September 26, 2007
INCH's Fifth Anniversary | The Teams

We offer a stick salute to the best teams of the past five years, along with the changes in membership – and rinks – that Division I men's hockey has seen in that time.

THE TOP TEAMS

Thirty-five teams have won a league title or made an NCAA appearance in the last five years. Here they are, ranked by NCAA titles, wins and conference championships:

 
Conference
NCAA Tournament
Team
R-S
Playoff
Bids
Wins
Titles
Denver
1
1
2
8
2
Minnesota
2
3
5
8
1
Wisconsin
3
5
1
Michigan State
1
3
5
1
Boston College
3
2
5
10
North Dakota
1
1
5
8
Maine
1
5
7
Cornell
2
2
3
4
Michigan
2
2
5
4
New Hampshire
2
1
5
4
Colorado College
2
3
3
Minnesota-Duluth
1
2
Holy Cross
2
2
2
1
Notre Dame
1
1
2
1
Boston University
1
1
4
1
Miami
1
3
1
Ferris State
1
1
1
Massachusetts
1
1
Bemidji State
2
2
2
Niagara
2
1
1
Mercyhurst
1
2
2
Colgate
2
1
Harvard
2
4
Alabama-Huntsville
1
1
1
Dartmouth
1
Quinnipiac
1
RIT
1
St. Lawrence
1
1
Air Force
1
1
Clarkson
1
1
Ohio State
1
3
Wayne State
1
1
Minnesota State
1
Nebraska-Omaha
1
St. Cloud State
2

THE ADDITIONS

RIT
Robert Morris

THE SUBTRACTIONS

Fairfield
Findlay
Iona

THE RINKS

Old Rink
Team
New Rink
Walter Brown Arena
Boston University
Agganis Arena
Goggin Ice Arena
Miami
Goggin Ice Arena
Omaha Civic Auditorium
Nebraska-Omaha
Qwest Center
Northford Ice Arena
Quinnipiac
TD Banknorth Arena