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1 Season Outlook  



1.1  Pre-season polls  







2 Regular season  



2.1  Season tournaments  





2.2  Standings  





2.3  Final regular season polls  







3 1998 NCAA tournament  





4 Player stats  



4.1  Scoring leaders  





4.2  Leading goaltenders  







5 Awards  



5.1  NCAA  





5.2  CCHA  





5.3  ECAC  





5.4  Hockey East  





5.5  WCHA  







6 1998 NHL Entry Draft  





7 See also  





8 References  





9 External links  














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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 FleetCenterinBoston, 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]

Season Outlook[edit]

Pre-season polls[edit]

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]

  • e
  • 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
  • e
  • 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
  • e
  • 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
  • e
  • 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
  • e
  • 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

    [1][2][3][4]

    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]

    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)

    [5]

    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

    [6]

    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

    [6]

    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]

    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
    7 199 Erik Jensen Wisconsin WCHA New Jersey Devils
    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
    9 254 Matt Hussey Wisconsin WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
    9 255 John Pohl Minnesota WCHA St. Louis Blues

    † incoming freshman
    ‡ Ruutu had left school two years prior.
    [21]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  • ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  • ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  • ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  • ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ a b "1997-98 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  • ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  • ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  • ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  • ^ "1998 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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