2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2013 and ended with the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game in April 2014. This was the 67th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and the 119th year overall in which an NCAA school fielded a team.

Conference realignment

The March 2011 announcement that the Big Ten Conference would start sponsoring men's ice hockey in the 2013–14 season, which came shortly after Penn State had announced that it would upgrade its team from club to full varsity status effective in 2012–13, led to a major wave of conference realignment in that sport. Once the Big Ten took the ice with six teams, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) faced the loss of three of its mainstays (Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State), while the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) was set to lose two prominent members (Minnesota and Wisconsin).

Several CCHA and WCHA members then entered into talks to break away from their current leagues to form a new conference; six of these schools would soon form the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), which would also take the ice in 2013–14. Further moves by both the NCHC and WCHA would eventually lead to the demise of the CCHA after the 2012–13 season. The upheaval also gave Hockey East its first non-New England member in Notre Dame.

In the end, the only conferences that neither gained nor lost members for 2013–14 were Atlantic Hockey and ECAC Hockey. The former conference would go on to lose Connecticut to Hockey East, which was already home to the school's women's team, for the 2014–15 season.

Membership changes

School Former Conference New Conference
Alabama–Huntsville Chargers Independent WCHA
Alaska Nanooks CCHA WCHA
Bowling Green Falcons CCHA WCHA
Colorado College Tigers WCHA NCHC
Denver Pioneers WCHA NCHC
Ferris State Bulldogs CCHA WCHA
Lake Superior State Lakers CCHA WCHA
Miami RedHawks CCHA NCHC
Michigan Wolverines CCHA Big Ten
Michigan State Spartans CCHA Big Ten
Minnesota Golden Gophers WCHA Big Ten
Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs WCHA NCHC
North Dakota (no nickname) WCHA NCHC
Northern Michigan Wildcats CCHA WCHA
Notre Dame Fighting Irish CCHA Hockey East
Ohio State Buckeyes CCHA Big Ten
Omaha Mavericks WCHA NCHC
Penn State Nittany Lions Independent Big Ten
St. Cloud State Huskies WCHA NCHC
Western Michigan Broncos CCHA NCHC
Wisconsin Badgers WCHA Big Ten

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from USCHO.com, September 30, 2013, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 23, 2013.[1][2] First place votes are in parentheses.

USCHO.com
Ranking Team
1 UMass Lowell (19)
2 Miami (OH) (14)
3 Wisconsin (2)
4 Boston College
5 Minnesota (1)
6 Yale (8)
7 North Dakota
8 Notre Dame
9 St. Cloud State
10 Quinnipiac (1)
11 Michigan
11 Minnesota State
13 New Hampshire
14 Providence
15 RPI
16 Union
17 Denver
18 Western Michigan
19 Boston University
20 Niagara
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Ranking Team
1 UMass Lowell (20)
2 Miami (OH) (9)
3 Wisconsin (1)
4 Boston College
5 Minnesota
6 North Dakota
7 Notre Dame
8 Yale (4)
9 St. Cloud State
10 Michigan
11 Quinnipiac
12 Union
13 New Hampshire
14 Minnesota State
15 Providence

Regular season

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Mercyhurstdagger27174640107654121137148124
Bentley2716743610067371914412799
Air Force2715933381733921144115106
Connecticut27159333756136181449186
Robert Morris*2713953195784219185145130
Niagara27111152789784015205113122
Canisius27111332581784117213120125
Holy Cross2711133256872391422397114
RIT2710143236784371220594124
Sacred Heart2711160227599361224082137
American International2791711974107361025190151
Army275220106011034628073146
Championship: Robert Morris
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Minnesotadagger201433045593741287614386
#7 Wisconsin*2013610406346372411212095
#16 Michigan2010821336859351813410789
#20 Ohio State2069542753553718145119100
Michigan State20596425425536111877993
Penn State203161010427536826280129
Championship: Wisconsin
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014
2013–14 ECAC Hockey men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Uniondagger*22183137834242326416090
#12 Colgate2213632972593920145108104
#7 Quinnipiac221264287843402410614181
#16 Cornell22117426515032171057774
Clarkson2211922457644221174101102
Yale221084247156331711510682
Rensselaer228952157573715166104100
St. Lawrence2271141870783815194122131
Brown22813117486231111737587
Dartmouth227132165172341020484115
Harvard22612416445231101746983
Princeton2241808449132626060126
Championship: Union
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014
2013–14 Hockey East men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Boston Collegedagger20162234754040288416494
#5 UMass Lowell*201163255443412611411677
#10 Providence201172245049392211611588
#18 New Hampshire2011902264514122181126106
#19 Northeastern2010822252513719144117103
Maine20983215948351615410283
#9 Notre Dame20992204340402315212086
#14 Vermont2010100204948382015310589
Boston University205123134366351021481113
UMass20413311426134822476106
Merrimack203152832663382236297
Championship: UMass Lowell
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 St. Cloud Statedagger24156304887643822115136107
#13 North Dakota24159004576634225143127102
Omaha24139214282693717182117120
Minnesota–Duluth241111223769703616164104104
Western Michigan241111223766694019165103106
#17 Denver*24101132356058422016611298
Colorado College246135124527237724674121
Miami24617112056803815203111115
Championship: Denver
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Ferris Statedagger282062429262432911313894
#11 Minnesota State*282071419558412614113095
Alaska28141223097773718154126103
Bowling Green28131143089733918156119104
Michigan Tech2812115297878401419799108
Alaska–Anchorage28121242874773818164105107
Northern Michigan28131412777753815212102108
Bemidji State2810144247276381021792118
Lake Superior State2812160247084361619194114
Alabama–Huntsville28225153011438235141166
Championship: Minnesota State
dagger indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014

2014 NCAA Tournament

Regional Semi-finals Regional Finals Frozen Four National Championship
            
1 Minnesota 7
4 Robert Morris 3
1 Minnesota 4
West Regional
3 St. Cloud State 0
2 Notre Dame 3
3 St. Cloud State 4*
W1 Minnesota 2
MW4 North Dakota 1
1 Wisconsin 2
4 North Dakota 5
4 North Dakota 2**
Midwest Regional
2 Ferris State 1
2 Ferris State 1
3 Colgate 0
W1 Minnesota 4
E1 Union 7
1 Boston College 6
4 Denver 2
1 Boston College 4
Northeast Regional
2 Massachusetts–Lowell 3
2 Massachusetts–Lowell 2
3 Minnesota State 1
NE1 Boston College 4
E1 Union 5
1 Union 5
4 Vermont 2
1 Union 3
East Regional
3 Providence 1
2 Quinnipiac 0
3 Providence 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats[3]

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Johnny GaudreauJuniorBoston College4036448014
Kevin HayesSeniorBoston College4027386516
Greg CareySeniorSt. Lawrence3818395739
Cody WydoJuniorRobert Morris4231235419
Brett GenslerSeniorBentley3721325310
Bill ArnoldSeniorBoston College4014395351
Kevin GoumasSeniorNew Hampshire4019335242
Daniel CarrSeniorUnion3922285028
Alex GrieveJuniorBentley3725224728
Zac LynchSophomoreRobert Morris4219284768
Austin CzarnikJuniorMiami3713344728

Leading goaltenders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Connor HellebuyckSophomoreMassachusetts–Lowell291747:491892526.9411.79
Cole HugginsFreshmanMinnesota State341880:082181596.9261.88
Michael GarteigSophomoreQuinnipiac402409:2924106786.9101.94
Adam WilcoxSophomoreMinnesota382281:372666754.9321.97
Zane McIntyreSophomoreNorth Dakota331929:5920103643.9261.99
Steven SummerhaysSeniorNotre Dame382233:5221142767.9232.04
Colin StevensJuniorUnion362080:112842716.9292.05
Steve PerryJuniorClarkson241402:2911103484.9172.05
Lukas HafnerSophomoreWestern Michigan211047:26962362.9252.06
Joel RumpelJuniorWisconsin291713:572161592.9292.07

Awards

References

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  2. "Preseason: Men's College Hockey Poll". September 23, 2013.
  3. "Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2013–2014". USCHO.com. 2013-10-17.
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