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1990–91 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1990 and concluded with the 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 30, 1991, at the Saint Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the 44th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 97th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

1990–91 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
DurationOctober 1990–
March 30, 1991
NCAA tournament1991
National championshipSaint Paul Civic Center
Saint Paul, Minnesota
NCAA championNorthern Michigan
Hobey Baker AwardDavid Emma
(Boston College)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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Season Outlook edit

Pre-season polls edit

The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.

The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches. The WMEB was voted on by media. The Times Union poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 North Dakota (5)
2 Boston University (2)
3 Michigan State
4 Michigan (1)
5 Northern Michigan
6 Boston College
7 (tie) Wisconsin (1)
7 (tie) Minnesota
9 (tie) Lake Superior State (1)
9 (tie) Maine
WMEB Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston University (11)
2 North Dakota (1)
3 Minnesota (4)
4 Michigan State (2)
5 Boston College (1)
6 Maine
7 Northern Michigan
8 Lake Superior State
9 Wisconsin (1)
10 Michigan
11 Cornell
12 Clarkson
13 (tie) Harvard
13 (tie) Rensselaer
15 Bowling Green
Times Union Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston University (19)
2 North Dakota (1)
3 Minnesota (2)
4 Michigan State (3)
5 Boston College
6 Maine
7 Northern Michigan
8 Cornell
9 Michigan
10 Rensselaer

Regular season edit

Season tournaments edit

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
USAir Hockey Classic November 2–3 4 Providence
Yale Hockey Classic November 23–24 4 Colgate
Great Western Freeze–Out December 20–21 4 Michigan State
Dexter Shoe Classic December 21–22 4 Maine
Jeep/Nissan Classic December 21–23 4 Alaska–Anchorage
Badger Showdown December 28–29 4 Wisconsin
Great Lakes Invitational December 28–29 4 Michigan
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–29 4 Rensselaer
Syracuse Invitational December 28–29 4 Lake Superior State
Sheraton/USAir Hockey Classic December 29–30 4 New Hampshire
Beanpot February 4, 11 4 Boston University

Standings edit

1990–91 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Lake Superior State†* 32 26 2 4 56 181 77 45 36 5 4 252 122
Michigan 32 24 5 3 51 178 107 47 34 10 3 248 162
Ferris State 32 15 12 5 35 122 111 42 23 14 5 174 144
Western Michigan 32 16 14 2 34 121 115 42 22 17 3 161 161
Michigan State 32 14 13 5 33 130 101 40 17 18 5 155 130
Bowling Green 32 13 17 2 28 123 144 40 15 23 2 149 190
Ohio State 32 9 19 4 22 99 158 40 11 25 4 135 209
Illinois-Chicago 32 9 21 2 20 112 150 38 13 23 2 143 165
Miami 32 3 26 3 9 78 181 37 5 29 3 97 219
Championship: Lake Superior State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1990–91 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Clarkson†* 22 15 5 2 32 113 77 40 29 9 2 213 143
Cornell 22 14 5 3 31 93 69 32 18 11 3 143 111
St. Lawrence 22 15 6 1 31 101 79 35 21 13 1 146 121
Harvard 22 13 7 2 28 130 74 29 14 12 3 145 102
Rensselaer 22 14 8 0 28 118 93 32 19 12 1 171 140
Vermont 22 12 8 2 26 89 83 33 17 14 2 129 130
Colgate 22 9 9 4 22 93 81 32 16 12 4 138 125
Brown 22 9 11 2 20 78 99 27 9 15 3 94 127
Yale 22 9 11 2 20 80 89 29 11 16 2 98 123
Princeton 22 7 14 1 15 84 104 27 8 18 1 97 129
Army 22 3 17 2 8 56 106 29 8 18 3 104 121
Dartmouth 22 0 19 3 3 52 131 28 1 24 3 68 170
Championship: Clarkson
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
1990–91 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston College† 21 16 5 0 32 106 77 39 27 12 0 185 133
Maine 21 15 5 1 31 110 73 43 32 9 2 227 134
Boston University* 21 13 6 2 28 104 69 41 28 11 2 234 142
Providence 21 10 9 2 22 94 84 36 22 12 2 180 139
New Hampshire 21 10 9 2 22 79 78 35 22 11 2 151 124
Merrimack 21 7 14 0 14 71 103 33 13 19 1 133 152
Lowell 21 5 15 1 11 69 108 34 10 23 1 125 169
Northeastern 21 3 16 2 8 86 127 35 8 25 2 146 196
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1990–91 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 32 11 17 4 118 149
Alabama–Huntsville 0 0 0 0 - - - 32 9 21 2 113 164
Alaska–Anchorage 0 0 0 0 - - - 43 22 17 4 203 143
Alaska–Fairbanks 0 0 0 0 - - - 35 17 16 2 - -
Kent State 0 0 0 0 - - - 35 10 22 3 143 157
Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 - - - 33 16 15 2 134 144
1990–91 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Northern Michigan†* 32 25 3 4 54 185 89 47 38 5 4 283 133
Minnesota 32 22 5 5 49 151 97 45 30 10 5 215 142
Wisconsin 32 19 11 2 40 132 108 44 26 15 3 174 143
North Dakota 32 18 12 2 38 148 127 43 24 17 2 207 171
St. Cloud State 32 12 16 4 28 124 152 41 18 19 4 170 186
Minnesota-Duluth 32 11 15 6 28 114 133 40 14 19 7 142 164
Michigan Tech 32 9 21 2 20 105 134 41 13 25 3 139 164
Colorado College 32 9 22 1 19 106 139 40 13 26 1 129 169
Denver 32 5 25 2 12 95 182 38 6 30 2 109 224
Championship: Northern Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Final regular season polls edit

The final polls were released before the conference tournaments.

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1 Lake Superior State (10)
2 Northern Michigan
3 Boston College
4 Maine
5 Michigan
6 Minnesota
7 Clarkson
8 Boston University
9 Wisconsin
10 Cornell
WMEB Media Poll
Ranking Team
1 Lake Superior State (12)
2 Northern Michigan (1)
3 Maine
4 Michigan
5 Boston College
6 Minnesota
7 Boston University
8 Clarkson
9 Wisconsin
10 New Hampshire
11 Cornell
12 Providence
13 North Dakota
14 St. Lawrence
15 Ferris State
Times Union Poll
Ranking Team
1 Lake Superior State (22)
2 Northern Michigan (2)
3 Maine
4 Michigan
5 Boston College (1)
6 Minnesota
7 Boston University
8 Clarkson
9 New Hampshire
10 Wisconsin

1991 NCAA Tournament edit

Main article: 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
First Round
March 15–17 		Quarterfinals
March 22–24 		Frozen Four
March 28 		National Championship
March 30
E1 Maine 4 5 –
W4 Minnesota 3 8 8 W4 Minnesota 0 3 –
E5 Providence 4 4 3 E1 Maine 3
W2 Northern Michigan 5
W2 Northern Michigan 8 5 –
E3 Boston College 2 1 – W6 Alaska Anchorage 5 3 –
W6 Alaska-Anchorage 3 3 – W2 Northern Michigan 8***
E2 Boston University 7
W1 Lake Superior State 3 6 3
E4 Clarkson 8 5 – E4 Clarkson 7 2 4
W5 Wisconsin 3 4 – E4 Clarkson 3
E2 Boston University 7
E2 Boston University 4 8 –
W3 Michigan 4 6 9 W3 Michigan 1 1 –
E6 Cornell 5* 4 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats edit

Scoring leaders edit

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

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Scott Beattie Sophomore Northern Michigan 46 48 41 89 66
Jean-Yves Roy Sophomore Maine 43 37 45 82 26
Shawn McEachern Junior Boston University 41 34 48 82 43
David Emma Senior Boston College 39 35 46 81 44
Jim Montgomery Sophomore Maine 43 24 57 81 44
Greg Johnson Sophomore North Dakota 38 18 61 79 6
Jim Dowd Senior Lake Superior State 44 24 54 78 53
Denny Felsner Junior Michigan 46 40 35 75 58
Hugo Belanger Sophomore Clarkson 40 32 43 75 18
Doug Weight Sophomore Lake Superior State 42 29 46 75 86

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Leading goaltenders edit

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average 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; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Darrin Madeley Sophomore Lake Superior State 36 2137 29 3 3 93 1 .917 2.40
Mike Gilmore Junior Michigan State 22 1218 9 8 3 54 0 .901 2.66
Jeff Stolp Senior Minnesota 32 1769 18 8 3 82 1 .894 2.78
Bill Pye Senior Northern Michigan 39 2300 32 3 4 109 4 .886 2.84
Mike Dunham Freshman Maine 23 1275 14 5 2 63 0 2.96
Garth Snow Sophomore Maine 25 1290 18 4 0 64 0 .879 2.98
Pat Mazzoli Freshman Ferris State 21 1202 13 7 1 64 0 .906 3.13
Jeff Levy Freshman New Hampshire 24 1490 15 7 2 80 0 .906 3.22
Duane Derksen Junior Wisconsin 42 2474 24 15 3 133 3 .880 3.23
Steve Shields Freshman Michigan 37 1963 26 6 3 106 0 .878 3.24

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Awards edit

WCHA edit

Award[17] Recipient
Most Valuable Player Scott Beattie, Northern Michigan
Rookie of the Year Tony Szabo, Northern Michigan
Student-Athlete of the Year Brad Werenka, Northern Michigan
Coach of the Year Rick Comley, Northern Michigan
Most Valuable Player in Tournament Bill Pye, Northern Michigan
All-WCHA Teams[18][19]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Bill Pye, Northern Michigan G Duane Derksen, Wisconsin
Bret Hedican, St. Cloud State D Jason Herter, North Dakota
Brad Werenka, Northern Michigan D Sean Hill, Wisconsin
Russ Romaniuk, North Dakota F Larry Olimb, Minnesota
Greg Johnson, North Dakota F Kelly Hurd, Michigan Tech
Scott Beattie, Northern Michigan F Dixon Ward, North Dakota
Rookie Team   Position  
Jamie Ram, Michigan Tech G
Chris McAlpine, Minnesota D
Shawn Reid, Colorado College D
Tony Szabo, Northern Michigan F
Jason Zent, Wisconsin F
Craig Johnson, Minnesota F

1991 NHL Entry Draft edit

Main article: 1991 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
1 4 Scott Lachance † Boston University Hockey East New York Islanders
1 5 Aaron Ward Michigan CCHA Winnipeg Jets
1 11 Brian Rolston † Lake Superior State CCHA New Jersey Devils
2 38 Rusty Fitzgerald † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
2 39 Mike Pomichter † Boston University Hockey East Chicago Blackhawks
2 43 Craig Darby † Providence Hockey East Montreal Canadiens
3 46 Rich Brennan † Boston University Hockey East Quebec Nordiques
3 51 Sean Pronger Bowling Green CCHA Vancouver Canucks
3 53 Todd Hall † Boston College Hockey East Hartford Whalers
3 56 George Breen † Providence Hockey East Edmonton Oilers
3 63 Brian Caruso Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Calgary Flames
4 68 Dave Karpa Ferris State CCHA Quebec Nordiques
4 75 Jim Storm Michigan Tech WCHA Hartford Whalers
4 76 Mike Knuble † Michigan CCHA Detroit Red Wings
4 77 Brad Willner † Lake Superior State CCHA New Jersey Devils
4 79 Keith Redmond Bowling Green CCHA Washington Capitals
4 82 Joe Tamminen † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
4 83 Sylvain Lapointe Clarkson ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
4 86 Aris Brimanis Bowling Green CCHA Philadelphia Flyers
5 93 Ryan Haggerty † Boston College Hockey East Edmonton Oilers
5 96 Corey Machanic Vermont ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
5 100 Brad Layzell Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
5 101 Steve Shields Michigan CCHA Buffalo Sabres
5 107 Jerome Butler † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Calgary Flames
5 109 Jeff Callinan † Minnesota WCHA St. Louis Blues
6 114 Rob Valicevic † Lake Superior State CCHA New York Islanders
6 119 Mike Harding † Northern Michigan WCHA Hartford Whalers
6 124 Brian Holzinger † Bowling Green CCHA Buffalo Sabres
6 126 Brian Clifford † Michigan State CCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
6 129 Bobby Marshall Miami CCHA Calgary Flames
6 131 Bruce Gardiner Colgate ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
7 137 Geoff Finch Brown ECAC Hockey Minnesota North Stars
7 141 Brian Mueller † Clarkson ECAC Hockey Hartford Whalers
7 144 David Oliver Michigan CCHA Edmonton Oilers
7 147 John Rushin † Notre Dame Independent New York Rangers
7 149 Brady Kramer † Providence Hockey East Montreal Canadiens
7 151 Kelly Harper Michigan State CCHA Calgary Flames
7 154 Scott Kirton † North Dakota WCHA Chicago Blackhawks
8 155 Dean Grillo † North Dakota WCHA San Jose Sharks
8 157 Aaron Asp Ferris State CCHA Quebec Nordiques
8 161 Eric Johnson † St. Cloud State WCHA Vancouver Canucks
8 164 Robb McIntyre † Ferris State CCHA Toronto Maple Leafs
8 166 Gary Kitching † Ferris State CCHA Edmonton Oilers
8 170 Peter McLaughlin † Harvard ECAC Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins
8 171 Brian Savage Miami CCHA Montreal Canadiens
8 172 Jay Moser † St. Cloud State WCHA Boston Bruins
8 174 Michael Burkett Michigan State CCHA Minnesota North Stars
8 175 Chris Kenady † Denver WCHA St. Louis Blues
9 177 Corwin Saurdiff † Northern Michigan WCHA San Jose Sharks
9 178 Adam Bartell † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Quebec Nordiques
9 184 Derek Herlofsky † Boston University Hockey East Minnesota North Stars
9 185 Chris Belanger Western Michigan CCHA Hartford Whalers
9 187 Dan Reimann † St. Cloud State WCHA New Jersey Devils
9 188 Brent Brekke Western Michigan CCHA Quebec Nordiques
9 192 Jeff Lembke † North Dakota WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
9 193 Scott Fraser Dartmouth ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
9 194 Dan Hodge Merrimack Hockey East Boston Bruins
9 196 Craig Brown Western Michigan CCHA Los Angeles Kings
9 197 Jed Fiebelkorn † Minnesota WCHA St. Louis Blues
9 198 Scott MacDonald † Vermont ECAC Hockey Chicago Blackhawks
10 200 Paul Koch † Denver WCHA Quebec Nordiques
10 202 Rob Canavan † Boston College Hockey East New York Islanders
10 204 Josh Bartell † Clarkson ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
10 207 Jason Currie Clarkson ECAC Hockey Hartford Whalers
10 211 Spencer Meany St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Buffalo Sabres
10 213 Jamie Ram Michigan Tech WCHA New York Rangers
10 216 Steve Norton Michigan State CCHA Boston Bruins
10 219 Chris MacKenzie Colgate ECAC Hockey St. Louis Blues
11 221 Aaron Kriss † Lowell Hockey East San Jose Sharks
11 222 Doug Friedman Boston University Hockey East Quebec Nordiques
11 223 Jonathan Kelley † Princeton ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
11 225 Jason Jennings Western Michigan CCHA Winnipeg Jets
11 226 Neil Little Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
11 229 Mike Santonelli Northeastern Hockey East Hartford Whalers
11 230 Bart Turner Michigan State CCHA Detroit Red Wings
11 237 P. J. Lepler † St. Cloud State WCHA Montreal Canadiens
11 241 Kevin Rappana † North Dakota WCHA St. Louis Blues
11 242 Mike Larkin † Vermont ECAC Hockey Chicago Blackhawks
12 245 Chris O'Rourke Alaska–Fairbanks Independent Toronto Maple Leafs
12 246 Marty Schriner North Dakota WCHA New York Islanders
12 249 Xavier Majic Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Vancouver Canucks
12 251 Rob Peters Ohio State CCHA Hartford Whalers
12 252 Andrew Miller † Miami CCHA Detroit Red Wings
12 253 Jason Hehr † Northern Michigan WCHA New Jersey Devils
12 255 Michael Smith Lake Superior State CCHA Buffalo Sabres
12 257 Brian Wiseman Michigan CCHA New York Rangers
12 259 Dale Hooper † Massachusetts Independent Montreal Canadiens
12 262 Michael Gaul St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
12 263 Mike Veisor † Northeastern Hockey East St. Louis Blues
12 264 Scott Dean † Michigan State CCHA Chicago Blackhawks

† incoming freshman
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1991 NHL Supplemental Draft edit

Main article: 1991 NHL Supplemental Draft

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
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  8. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  14. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  15. ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  16. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  17. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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