The 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in = October 2006 and ended with the
2007 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 7, 2007, at the
Scottrade Center
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in
St. Louis, Missouri
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.
Michigan State
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won the
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship, defeating
Boston College
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3–1 in the national championship game. This was the 60th
season
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in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 113th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Season Outlook
Pre-season polls
The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.
The U.S. College Hockey Online/
College Sports Television poll was voted on by coaches, media, and
NHL
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scouts
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. The
USA Today
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/USA Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.
Regular season
Season tournaments
Standings
2007 NCAA tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in
goals against average
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at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
''GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% =
Save percentage
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In ice hockey and lacrosse and association football, it is a sta ...
; GAA = Goals against average''
Awards
NCAA
Atlantic Hockey
CCHA
CHA
ECAC
Hockey East
WCHA
2007 NHL Entry Draft
† incoming freshman
See also
*
2006–07 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
References
External links
USCHO.com
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NCAA
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