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1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1997 and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 4, 1998, at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 51st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 104th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.[citation needed]

1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The Fleet Center served as the host for the 1998 Frozen Four
DurationOctober 1997–
April 4, 1998
NCAA tournament1998
National championshipFleetCenter
Boston, Massachusetts
NCAA championMichigan
Hobey Baker AwardChris Drury
(Boston University)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

Season Outlook edit

Pre-season polls edit

Main article: 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

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

The WMPL Baker's Dozen poll was voted on by coaches. The WMEB poll was voted on by media. The U.S. College Hockey Online poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.

This was the 16th and last season for the WMEB poll, which started as the College Hockey Statistics Bureau/WDOM poll.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 North Dakota (5)
2 Boston University (2)
3 Colorado College (1)
4 Michigan State
5 Maine
6 Miami (1)
7 New Hampshire (1)
8 Michigan
9 Minnesota
10 Wisconsin
11 (tie) Cornell
11 (tie) Colgate
13 Boston College
WMEB Poll
Rank Team
1 North Dakota (8)
2 Michigan State (1)
3 Boston University (1)
4 Colorado College
5 (tie) Maine
5 (tie) New Hampshire
7 Michigan
8 Minnesota
9 Miami
10 Colgate
USCHO Poll
Rank Team
1 North Dakota (30)
2 Boston University
3 Michigan State
4 Minnesota
5 Colorado College
6 New Hampshire
7 Maine
8 Miami
9 Michigan
10 Rensselaer
USA Today Poll
Rank Team
1 North Dakota
2 Michigan State
3 Boston University
4 Colorado College
5 Maine
6 New Hampshire
7 Miami
8 Michigan
9 Minnesota
10 Colgate

Regular season edit

Season tournaments edit

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
JCPenney Classic October 24–25 4 Colorado College
Governor's Cup November 28–29 4 New Hampshire
PAL Tournament November 28–29 4 Army
College Hockey Showcase November 28–30 4
Badger Showdown December 27–28 4 Wisconsin
Mariucci Classic December 27–28 4 Northeastern
Denver Cup December 27–28 4 Miami
Great Lakes Invitational December 27–28 4 Michigan State
Pepsi Cola Tournament December 27–28 4 North Dakota
Syracuse Invitational December 27–28 4 Minnesota–Duluth
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 Lake Superior State
Sheraton/USAir Hockey Classic December 29–30 4 Dartmouth
Saskatoon Chill Out January 2–3 4 Northeastern
Beanpot February 2, 9 4 Boston University

Standings edit

1997–98 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan State†* 30 21 5 4 46 110 54 44 33 6 5 156 76
Michigan 30 22 7 1 45 109 69 46 34 11 1 163 108
Ohio State 30 19 10 1 39 106 76 42 27 13 2 161 110
Northern Michigan 30 15 12 3 33 96 90 38 19 15 4 130 117
Miami 30 14 12 4 32 100 87 37 19 14 4 134 114
Lake Superior State 30 12 14 4 28 82 100 37 15 18 4 104 121
Notre Dame 30 12 14 4 28 91 89 41 18 19 4 127 115
Ferris State 30 12 15 3 27 88 106 39 15 21 3 119 138
Western Michigan 30 9 19 2 20 80 91 38 10 25 3 94 125
Alaska-Fairbanks 30 7 20 3 17 87 138 35 10 21 4 110 154
Bowling Green 30 6 21 3 15 77 106 38 8 27 3 100 157
Championship: Michigan State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
1997–98 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Yale† 22 17 4 1 35 82 44 35 23 9 3 121 80
Clarkson 22 16 4 2 34 86 48 35 23 9 3 128 87
Rensselaer 22 11 7 4 26 87 75 35 18 13 4 126 110
Brown 22 11 9 2 24 73 64 31 13 16 2 100 104
Harvard 22 10 11 1 21 72 78 33 14 17 2 112 124
Colgate 22 9 10 3 21 69 75 35 16 15 4 116 126
Princeton* 22 7 9 6 20 71 75 36 18 11 7 125 112
Cornell 22 9 12 1 19 55 68 33 15 16 2 84 101
Vermont 22 7 11 4 18 62 77 34 10 20 4 89 119
St. Lawrence 22 8 12 2 18 56 69 33 9 20 4 90 123
Dartmouth 22 7 12 3 17 72 77 29 11 13 5 96 88
Union 22 4 15 3 11 42 76 32 6 22 4 74 117
Championship: Princeton
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
1997–98 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston University† 24 18 4 2 38 95 52 38 28 8 2 155 86
Boston College* 24 15 5 4 34 107 78 42 28 9 5 191 123
New Hampshire 24 15 8 1 31 104 62 38 25 12 1 163 102
Northeastern 24 13 8 3 29 77 78 39 21 15 3 125 133
Massachusetts–Lowell 24 11 10 3 25 88 89 36 16 17 3 126 124
Maine 24 10 11 3 23 98 89 36 17 15 4 145 121
Providence 24 9 13 2 20 65 82 36 15 18 3 110 125
Merrimack 24 4 20 0 8 78 128 38 11 26 1 141 185
Massachusetts 24 3 19 2 8 62 116 33 6 24 3 78 141
Championship: Boston College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
1997–98 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 - - - 34 15 19 0
Army 0 0 0 0 - - - 34 18 15 1
Mankato State 0 0 0 0 - - - 38 15 17 6 139 138
Nebraska–Omaha 0 0 0 0 - - - 33 12 18 3
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll
1997–98 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
North Dakota† 28 21 6 1 43 127 80 39 30 8 1 188 115
Wisconsin* 28 17 10 1 35 102 88 41 26 14 1 151 121
Colorado College 28 16 10 2 34 111 93 42 26 13 3 174 132
St. Cloud State 28 16 11 1 33 101 90 40 22 16 2 141 121
Minnesota-Duluth 28 14 12 2 30 94 90 40 21 17 2 140 130
Minnesota 28 12 16 0 24 101 94 39 17 22 0 140 133
Michigan Tech 28 10 17 1 21 79 116 40 17 20 3 132 155
Denver 28 8 18 2 18 91 119 38 11 25 2 127 167
Alaska-Anchorage 28 5 19 4 14 45 81 36 6 25 5 59 116
Championship: Wisconsin
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

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Final regular season polls edit

The WMEB poll was released before the conference tournaments. The USA Today and USCHO polls were released before the conference tournament finals.

WMEB Media Poll
Ranking Team
1 North Dakota (5)
2 Michigan State (1)
3 Boston University
4 New Hampshire
5 Michigan
6 Yale
7 Boston College
8 Clarkson
9 Ohio State
10 St. Cloud State
USA Today / American Hockey Magazine Poll
Ranking Team
1 Michigan State (10)
2 North Dakota
3 Boston College
4 Boston University
5 Michigan
6 Wisconsin
7 Ohio State
8 Clarkson
9 Colorado College
10 New Hampshire
USCHO Poll
Ranking Team
1 North Dakota (20)
2 Michigan State (10)
3 Boston College
4 Boston University
5 Michigan
6 Clarkson
7 Yale
8 Ohio State
9 Colorado College
10 Wisconsin

1998 NCAA tournament edit

Main article: 1998 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
Regional Quarterfinals
March 27–28 		Regional semifinals
March 28–29 		Frozen Four
April 2 		National championship
April 4
            
E1 Boston University –
– bye –
E1 Boston University 3
East Regional
E5 New Hampshire 4
E4 Wisconsin 4
E5 New Hampshire 7
E5 New Hampshire 0
W3 Michigan 4
W2 North Dakota –
– bye –
W2 North Dakota 3
West Regional
W3 Michigan 4
W3 Michigan 2
W6 Princeton 1
W3 Michigan 3*
E2 Boston College 2
W1 Michigan State –
– bye –
W1 Michigan State 3
West Regional
W4 Ohio State 4
W4 Ohio State 4
W5 Yale 0
W4 Ohio State 2
E2 Boston College 5
E2 Boston College –
– bye –
E2 Boston College 6
East Regional
E6 Colorado College 1
E3 Clarkson 1
E6 Colorado College 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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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
Marty Reasoner Junior Boston College 42 33 40 73 56
Bill Muckalt Senior Michigan 46 32 35 67 94
Jason Krog Junior New Hampshire 38 33 33 66 44
Brian Gionta Freshman Boston College 40 30 32 62 44
Mike York Senior Michigan State 40 27 34 61 38
Derek Bekar Junior New Hampshire 35 32 28 60 46
Tom Nolan Senior New Hampshire 37 18 41 59 73
Hugo Boisvert Sophomore Ohio State 42 23 35 58 70
Chris Drury Senior Boston University 38 28 29 57 88
Rejean Stringer Junior Merrimack 38 11 46 57 44

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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
Chad Alban Senior Michigan State 40 2438 31 4 5 64 6 .926 1.57
Tom Noble Senior Boston University 16 930 11 4 1 33 3 .907 2.13
Marty Turco Senior Michigan 45 2640 33 10 1 95 4 .907 2.16
Michel Larocque Junior Boston University 24 1370 17 4 1 50 1 .912 2.19
Karl Goehring Freshman North Dakota 27 1504 23 3 1 57 1 .913 2.27
Dan Murphy Senior Clarkson 23 1266 10 9 2 48 2 .907 2.27
Alex Westlund Junior Yale 32 1918 20 9 3 74 3 .919 2.32
Jeff Maund Freshman Ohio State 32 1858 22 8 0 73 0 .922 2.36
Chris Bernard Senior Clarkson 16 864 13 0 1 35 0 .899 2.43
Sean Matile Junior New Hampshire 38 2282 25 12 1 96 4 .908 2.52

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Awards edit

WCHA edit

Award[18] Recipient
Player of the Year Curtis Murphy North Dakota
Defensive Player of the Year Matt Henderson, North Dakota
Andy Sutton, Michigan Tech
Rookie of the Year Karl Goehring, North Dakota
Student-Athlete of the Year Mitch Vig, North Dakota
Coach of the Year Craig Dahl, St. Cloud State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament Joe Bianchi, Wisconsin
All-WCHA Teams[19][20]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Karl Goehring, North Dakota G Brian Leitza, St. Cloud State
Craig Anderson, Wisconsin D Calvin Elfring, Colorado College
Curtis Murphy, North Dakota D Andy Sutton, Michigan Tech
Brian Swanson, Colorado College F Steven Reinprecht, Wisconsin
Jason Blake, North Dakota F Reggie Berg, Minnesota
Andre Savage, Michigan Tech F David Hoogsteen, North Dakota
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Doug Taskey, Alaska-Anchorage G Karl Goehring, North Dakota
Josh DeWolf, St. Cloud State D Trevor Hammer, North Dakota
Scott Swanson, Colorado College D Ryan Coole, Minnesota-Duluth
D Paul Manning, Colorado College
Mike Peluso, Minnesota-Duluth F Kevin Granato, Wisconsin
Wyatt Smith, Minnesota F Mark Rycroft, Denver
Paul Comrie, Denver F Jeff Panzer, North Dakota

1998 NHL Entry Draft edit

Main article: 1998 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
1 26 Mike Van Ryn Michigan CCHA New Jersey Devils
2 52 Bobby Allen Boston College Hockey East Boston Bruins
2 53 Steve Moore Harvard ECAC Hockey Colorado Avalanche
2 58 Chris Bala Harvard ECAC Hockey Ottawa Senators
3 61 Joe DiPenta Boston University Hockey East Florida Panthers
3 62 Paul Manning Colorado College WCHA Calgary Flames
3 68 Jarkko Ruutu ‡ Michigan Tech WCHA Vancouver Canucks
3 71 Erik Cole Clarkson ECAC Hockey Carolina Hurricanes
3 73 Pat O'Leary † Minnesota WCHA Phoenix Coyotes
3 77 Mike Pandolfo † Boston University Hockey East Toronto Maple Leafs
3 81 Justin Morrison Colorado College WCHA Vancouver Canucks
3 82 Brian Gionta Boston College Hockey East New Jersey Devils
3 85 Geoff Koch Michigan CCHA Nashville Predators
4 88 Kent Sauer † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Nashville Predators
4 94 Matthias Trattnig Maine Hockey East Chicago Blackhawks
4 99 Shawn Horcoff Michigan State CCHA Edmonton Oilers
4 107 Chris Corrinet Princeton ECAC Hockey Washington Capitals
5 115 Jay Leach Providence Hockey East Phoenix Coyotes
5 116 Josh Blackburn † Michigan CCHA Phoenix Coyotes
5 122 Pat Leahy Miami CCHA New York Rangers
5 125 Erik Wendell † Minnesota WCHA Washington Capitals
5 134 Rob Scuderi Boston College Hockey East Pittsburgh Penguins
6 149 Paul Cabana † Michigan Tech WCHA Vancouver Canucks
6 155 Kevin Clauson Western Michigan CCHA New York Islanders
6 156 Kent Huskins Clarkson ECAC Hockey Chicago Blackhawks
7 178 Jesse Fibiger Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
7 183 Tyler Arnason † St. Cloud State WCHA Chicago Blackhawks
7 184 Don Smith Clarkson ECAC Hockey Carolina Hurricanes
7 186 Mike Morrison † Maine Hockey East Edmonton Oilers
7 187 Erik Westrum Minnesota WCHA Phoenix Coyotes
7 200 Scott Perry † Boston University Hockey East Dallas Stars
8 201 Craig Murray † Michigan CCHA Montreal Canadiens
8 204 Graig Mischler Northeastern Hockey East Vancouver Canucks
8 212 Jim Fahey † Northeastern Hockey East San Jose Sharks
8 217 Jim Henkel † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
8 219 Curtis Valentine † Bowling Green CCHA Vancouver Canucks
8 220 Mike Farrell Providence Hockey East Washington Capitals
8 221 Mark Kosick Michigan CCHA Carolina Hurricanes
9 237 Ben Blais St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey New York Islanders
9 244 Toby Petersen Colorado College WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
9 248 Matthew Yeats † Maine Hockey East Los Angeles Kings
9 255 John Pohl † Minnesota WCHA St. Louis Blues

† incoming freshman
‡ Ruutu had left school two years prior.
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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.
  4. ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "1997-98 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  7. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  9. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  14. ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  15. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  16. ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  17. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  18. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  19. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  20. ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  21. ^ "1998 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

External links edit

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