1992–93 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1992 and concluded with the 1993 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 3, 1993, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was the 46th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 99th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

1992–93 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The Bradley Center served as the host for the 1993 Frozen Four
Duration	October 1992– April 3, 1993
NCAA tournament	1993
National championship	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA champion	Maine
Hobey Baker Award	Paul Kariya (Maine)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

Season Outlook

Pre-season polls

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

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

This was the 4th and last season of the Times Union poll.

WMPL Poll Rank Team 1 Michigan (8) 2 Maine (2) 3 Lake Superior State 4 (tie) Minnesota 4 (tie) Boston University 6 Clarkson 7 Michigan State 8 Wisconsin 9 Michigan Tech 10 Harvard

Times Union Poll Rank Team 1 Maine (9) 2 Michigan (7) 3 Minnesota (5) 4 Boston University (1) 5 Lake Superior State (2) 6 Clarkson (1) 7 Wisconsin 8 Michigan State 9 Harvard 10 Providence

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
Great Alaska Face–Off	November 26–28	4	Maine
Duracell Hockey Challenge	November 27–28	4	Lake Superior State
Holy Cross Tournament	November 28–29	4	Holy Cross
Great Western Freeze–Out	December 19–20	4	Maine
Great Lakes Invitational	December 26–27	4	Michigan
Badger Showdown	December 28–29	4	Boston University
Cleveland College Hockey Classic	December 29–30	4	Maine
UNH Holiday Tournament	December 29–30	4	Dartmouth
Denver Cup	December 29–30	4	Denver
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	December 29–30	4	Providence
Dexter Shoe Classic	January 2–3	4	Maine
Mariucci Classic	January 2–3	4	Ferris State
Beanpot	February 1, 8	4	Harvard

Standings

1992–93 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Miami†	30	22	3	5	49	150	88		41	27	9	5	189	126
Michigan	30	23	5	2	48	180	71		40	30	7	3	238	95
Lake Superior State*	30	20	5	5	45	147	91		45	32	8	5	220	125
Michigan State	30	18	10	2	38	128	98		40	24	14	2	169	127
Western Michigan	30	17	11	2	36	118	117		38	20	16	2	147	150
Ferris State	30	13	13	4	30	103	118		41	21	16	4	162	141
Bowling Green	30	12	17	1	25	121	132		41	19	21	1	169	180
Kent State	30	10	19	1	21	118	148		38	13	22	3	150	181
Illinois-Chicago	30	8	20	2	18	100	134		37	10	25	2	122	170
Notre Dame	30	5	23	2	12	87	144		36	7	27	2	102	181
Ohio State	30	3	25	2	8	74	144		37	5	30	2	94	221
Alaska-Fairbanks^									37	23	12	2	204	127
Championship: Lake Superior State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Alaska-Fairbanks is an affiliate member and its games do not count towards the conference standings

1992–93 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard†	22	16	3	3	35	95	61		31	22	6	3	137	85
Rensselaer	22	15	6	1	31	96	61		35	20	11	4	145	108
Clarkson*	22	12	6	4	28	103	64		35	20	10	5	157	95
Brown	22	13	7	2	28	102	78		31	16	12	3	134	123
Yale	22	12	7	3	27	97	86		31	15	12	4	132	122
St. Lawrence	22	12	8	2	26	89	77		32	17	12	3	133	114
Vermont	22	10	11	1	21	71	68		31	12	16	3	95	102
Dartmouth	22	9	13	0	18	82	96		27	11	16	0	98	121
Colgate	22	9	13	0	18	81	101		34	13	18	3	135	146
Princeton	22	6	13	3	15	70	98		29	9	17	3	90	124
Cornell	22	5	16	1	11	61	94		26	6	19	1	75	114
Union	22	3	19	0	6	44	107		25	3	22	0	53	120
Championship: Clarkson † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)

1992–93 Hockey East standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Maine†*	24	22	1	1	45	162	56		45	42	1	2	272	107
Boston University	24	18	5	1	37	126	84		40	29	9	2	193	126
New Hampshire	24	11	11	2	24	102	99		38	18	17	3	158	143
Massachusetts–Lowell	24	10	13	1	21	100	100		39	20	17	2	158	151
Providence	24	9	12	3	21	91	109		36	16	16	4	149	147
Merrimack	24	8	16	0	16	85	141		36	14	20	2	135	184
Boston College	24	6	15	3	15	80	120		38	9	24	5	117	187
Northeastern	24	6	17	1	13	89	127		35	10	24	1	137	193
Championship: Maine † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1992–93 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Air Force	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		30	8	20	2	93	150
Alaska-Anchorage	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		36	18	13	5	129	126
Army	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		28	16	11	1	133	86

1992–93 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota-Duluth†	32	21	9	2	44	161	118		40	27	11	2	202	142
Wisconsin	32	18	11	3	39	138	107		42	24	15	3	192	146
Minnesota*	32	16	9	7	39	128	123		42	22	12	8	167	155
Michigan Tech	32	15	12	5	35	134	116		37	17	15	5	151	134
Northern Michigan	32	15	13	5	34	135	122		43	21	18	4	178	161
Denver	32	15	15	2	32	122	138		38	19	17	2	143	156
St. Cloud State	32	14	16	2	30	121	123		36	15	18	3	143	141
North Dakota	32	11	20	1	23	118	146		38	12	25	1	138	173
Colorado College	32	6	26	0	12	110	174		36	8	28	0	134	195
Championship: Minnesota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

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Final regular season polls

The WMPL and Times Union polls were released before the conference tournaments. The WMEB poll was released after the conference tournaments.

WMPL Coaches Poll Ranking Team 1 Maine (10) 2 Michigan 3 Miami 4 Boston University 5 Harvard (tie) Miami 7 Lake Superior State 8 Wisconsin 9 Rensselaer 10 Minnesota

WMEB Media Poll Ranking Team 1 Maine (12) 2 Miami 3 Boston University 4 Michigan 5 Lake Superior State 6 Miami 7 Clarkson 8 Minnesota 9 Harvard 10 Wisconsin

Times Union Poll Ranking Team 1 Maine (24) 2 Michigan (1) 3 Miami 4 Boston University 5 Miami 6 Harvard 7 Lake Superior State 8 Rensselaer 9 Wisconsin 10 Minnesota

1993 NCAA tournament

Main article: 1993 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

Regional Quarterfinals March 26

Regional semifinals March 27

Frozen Four April 1

National championship April 3

E1

Maine

6

E5

Minnesota

2

E4

Clarkson

1

E5

Minnesota

2

E1

Maine

4*

W2

Michigan

3

W2

Michigan

4*

W6

Wisconsin

3

W3

Miami

1

W6

Wisconsin

3

E1

Maine

5

W1

Lake Superior State

4

E2

Boston University

4

E6

Northern Michigan

1

E3

Harvard

2

E6

Northern Michigan

3**

E2

Boston University

1

W1

Lake Superior State

6

W1

Lake Superior State

4

W4

Minnesota–Duluth

3

W4

Minnesota–Duluth

7

W5

Brown

3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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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

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Paul Kariya	Freshman	Maine	39	25	75	100	12
Jim Montgomery	Senior	Maine	45	32	63	95	40
Derek Plante	Senior	Minnesota–Duluth	37	36	56	92	30
Cal Ingraham	Junior	Maine	45	46	39	85	50
Chris Marinucci	Junior	Minnesota–Duluth	40	35	42	77	52
Brian Rolston	Sophomore	Lake Superior State	41	35	36	71	20
Bryan Smolinski	Senior	Michigan State	40	31	37	68	91
David Roberts	Senior	Michigan	40	27	38	65	40
Dean Fedorchuk	Junior	Alaska-Fairbanks	36	28	36	64	48
Greg Johnson	Senior	North Dakota	38	19	45	64	18

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Leading goaltenders

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
Garth Snow	Senior	Maine	23	1210	21	0	1	42	1	.915	2.08
Steve Shields	Junior	Michigan	39	2027	30	6	2	87	2	.909	2.22
Chris Rogles	Senior	Clarkson	27	1486	16	4	4	60	3	.915	2.42
Mike Dunham	Junior	Maine	25	1429	21	1	1	63	0	.893	2.65
Blaine Lacher	Sophomore	Lake Superior State	34	1915	24	5	3	86	0	.892	2.69
Richard Shulmistra	Junior	Miami	33	1949	22	6	4	88	1	.895	2.71
Rod Adimey	Freshman	Army	11	637	6	4	1	31	2	.888	2.92
Mike Buzak	Sophomore	Michigan State	38	2090	22	10	2	102	0	.896	2.93
Neil Little	Junior	Rensselaer	31	1801	19	9	3	88	1	.906	2.93
Jim Carey	Freshman	Wisconsin	26	1525	15	8	1	78	1	.899	3.07

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Awards

NCAA Award[7] Recipient Hobey Baker Memorial Award Paul Kariya, Maine Spencer Penrose Award George Gwozdecky, Miami Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Jim Montgomery, Maine AHCA All-American Teams[8] East First Team   Position   West First Team Mike Dunham, Maine G Jamie Ram, Michigan Tech Chris Imes, Maine D Barry Richter, Wisconsin Jack Duffy, Yale D Brett Hauer, Minnesota-Duluth David Sacco, Boston University F Bryan Smolinski, Michigan State Ted Drury, Harvard F Derek Plante, Minnesota-Duluth Paul Kariya, Maine F Greg Johnson, North Dakota East Second Team   Position   West Second Team Neil Little, Rensselaer G Steve Shields, Michigan Aaron Miller, Vermont D Bob Marshall, Miami Kaj Linna, Boston University D Michael Smith, Lake Superior State Cal Ingraham, Maine F Fred Knipscheer, St. Cloud State Jim Montgomery, Maine F Brian Savage, Miami Mark Kaufmann, Yale F Brian Rolston, Lake Superior State

CCHA Awards[9] Recipient Player of the Year Brian Savage, Miami Best Defensive Forward Chris Bergeron, Miami Best Defensive Defenseman Bob Marshall, Miami Best Offensive Defenseman Joe Cook, Miami Rookie of the Year Chris Brooks, Western Michigan Coach of the Year George Gwozdecky, Miami Terry Flanagan Memorial Award Wes McCauley, Michigan State Most Valuable Player in Tournament Blaine Lacher, Lake Superior State All-CCHA Teams[10][11] First Team   Position   Second Team Steve Shields, Michigan G Richard Shulmistra, Miami Patrick Neaton, Michigan D Bob Marshall, Miami Joe Cook, Miami D Michael Smith, Lake Superior State Brian Rolston, Lake Superior State F Brian Holzinger, Bowling Green Brian Savage, Miami F David Roberts, Michigan Bryan Smolinski, Michigan State F David Oliver, Michigan Rookie Team   Position   Bob Petrie, Bowling Green G Aaron Ellis, Bowling Green D Scott Chartier, Western Michigan D Justin Krall, Miami D Chris Brooks, Western Michigan F Jamie Ling, Notre Dame F Sean Tallaire, Lake Superior State F

ECAC Award[12] Recipient Player of the Year Ted Drury, Harvard Rookie of the Year Burke Murphy, St. Lawrence Coach of the Year Roger Demment, Dartmouth Best Defensive Defenseman Martin d'Orsonnens, Clarkson Best Defensive Forward Greg Carvel, St. Lawrence Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Chris Rogles, Clarkson All-ECAC Hockey Teams[13][14] First Team   Position   Second Team Neil Little, Rensselaer G Christian Soucy, Vermont Jack Duffy, Yale D Ted Beattie, St. Lawrence Aaron Miller, Vermont D Brad Layzell, Rensselaer Ted Drury, Harvard F Scott Fraser, Dartmouth Mark Kaufmann, Yale F Scott Hanley, Brown Marko Tuomainen, Clarkson F Todd Marchant, Clarkson Rookie Team   Position   Aaron Israel, Harvard G Tripp Tracy, Harvard G Dan Brierley, Yale D Jeff Kungle, St. Lawrence D Reid Simpson, Union D Jason Smith, Princeton D Matt Johnson, Vermont F Bill Kelleher, Dartmouth F Ryan Mulhern, Brown F Burke Murphy, St. Lawrence F Tim Regan, Rensselaer F Bryan Richardson, Rensselaer F

Hockey East Award[15] Recipient Player of the Year Paul Kariya, Maine Rookie of the Year Paul Kariya, Maine Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award Shawn Walsh, Maine Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award Shane Henry, Massachusetts-Lowell William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Jim Montgomery, Maine All-Hockey East Teams[16][17] First Team   Position   Second Team Mike Dunham, Maine G Garth Snow, Maine Chris Imes, Maine D Kaj Linna, Boston University Kevin O'Sullivan, Boston University D Chris Therien, Providence Paul Kariya, Maine F Rob Donovan, New Hampshire Jim Montgomery, Maine F Shane Henry, Massachusetts-Lowell David Sacco, Boston University F Mike Murray, Massachusetts-Lowell Rookie Team   Position   Mike Veisor, Northeastern G Dave MacIsaac, Maine D Dan McGillis, Northeastern D Chris Ferraro, Maine F Mark Goble, Merrimack F Paul Kariya, Maine F

WCHA

Award[18]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Derek Plante, Minnesota-Duluth
Rookie of the Year		Jim Carey, Wisconsin
Student-Athlete of the Year		Brett Hauer, Minnesota-Duluth
Coach of the Year		Mike Sertich, Minnesota-Duluth
Most Valuable Player in Tournament		Travis Richards, Minnesota
All-WCHA Teams[19][20]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Jamie Ram, Michigan Tech	G	Jim Carey, Wisconsin
Barry Richter, Wisconsin	D	Jon Rohloff, Minnesota-Duluth
Brett Hauer, Minnesota-Duluth	D	Travis Richards, Minnesota
Fred Knipscheer, St. Cloud State	F	Joe Frederick, Northern Michigan
Greg Johnson, North Dakota	F	John Young, Michigan Tech
Derek Plante, Minnesota-Duluth	F	Chris Marinucci, Minnesota-Duluth
Rookie Team	Position
Jim Carey, Wisconsin	G
Jason Wright, Michigan Tech	D
Nick Naumenko, North Dakota	D
Brian Bonin, Minnesota	F
Jay McNeill, Colorado College	F
Pat Mikesch, Michigan Tech	F

1993 NHL Entry Draft

Main article: 1993 NHL entry draft

Round	Pick	Player	College	Conference	NHL team
1	4	Paul Kariya	Maine	Hockey East	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
1	19	Landon Wilson †	North Dakota	WCHA	Toronto Maple Leafs
1	25	Kevyn Adams	Miami	CCHA	Boston Bruins
2	32	Jay Pandolfo	Boston University	Hockey East	New Jersey Devils
2	39	Brendan Morrison †	Michigan	CCHA	New Jersey Devils
2	48	Jon Coleman †	Boston University	Hockey East	Detroit Red Wings
2	51	Matt Alvey †	Lake Superior State	CCHA	Boston Bruins
3	64	Ethan Philpott †	Harvard	ECAC Hockey	Buffalo Sabres
3	70	Dan Tompkins †	Wisconsin	WCHA	Calgary Flames
3	74	Kevin Hilton	Michigan	CCHA	Detroit Red Wings
3	75	Bill Pierce †	Boston University	Hockey East	Quebec Nordiques
4	84	Trevor Roenick †	Maine	Hockey East	Hartford Whalers
4	85	Adam Wiesel †	Clarkson	ECAC Hockey	Montreal Canadiens
4	89	Jamal Mayers	Western Michigan	CCHA	St. Louis Blues
4	92	Warren Luhning †	Michigan	CCHA	New York Islanders
4	95	Jason Smith	Princeton	ECAC Hockey	Calgary Flames
4	97	John Jakopin †	Merrimack	Hockey East	Detroit Red Wings
4	98	Dieter Kochan †	Northern Michigan	WCHA	Vancouver Canucks
4	99	Jean-François Houle †	Clarkson	ECAC Hockey	Montreal Canadiens
4	103	Shawn Bates †	Boston University	Hockey East	Boston Bruins
5	122	John Emmons	Yale	ECAC Hockey	Calgary Flames
5	130	Chris Kelleher †	Boston University	Hockey East	Pittsburgh Penguins
6	136	Rick Mrozik †	Minnesota–Duluth	WCHA	Dallas Stars
6	137	Nick Checco †	Minnesota	WCHA	Quebec Nordiques
6	140	Mike Crowley †	Minnesota	WCHA	Philadelphia Flyers
6	141	Todd Kelman †	Bowling Green	CCHA	St. Louis Blues
6	150	Troy Creuer †	St. Lawrence	ECAC Hockey	Vancouver Canucks
7	160	Matt Peterson †	Wisconsin	WCHA	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
7	164	Todd Marchant	Clarkson	ECAC Hockey	New York Rangers
7	166	Aaron Israel	Harvard	ECAC Hockey	Philadelphia Flyers
7	167	Mike Buzak	Michigan State	CCHA	St. Louis Blues
7	172	Justin Martin †	Vermont	ECAC Hockey	Los Angeles Kings
7	173	Dan Hendrickson †	Minnesota	WCHA	Washington Capitals
7	177	David Ruhly †	Providence	Hockey East	Montreal Canadiens
7	180	Tom White	Miami	CCHA	Chicago Blackhawks
7	181	Ryan Golden †	Massachusetts–Lowell	Hockey East	Boston Bruins
8	186	Tom Askey	Ohio State	CCHA	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
8	189	Martin Bakula	Alaska–Anchorage	Independent	Edmonton Oilers
8	190	Ed Campbell †	Massachusetts–Lowell	Hockey East	New York Rangers
8	191	Rob Lurtsema †	Wisconsin	WCHA	Dallas Stars
8	193	Eric Boguniecki †	New Hampshire	Hockey East	St. Louis Blues
8	195	Thom Cullen †	St. Lawrence	ECAC Hockey	New Jersey Devils
8	198	Travis Dillabough †	Providence	Hockey East	Los Angeles Kings
8	202	Sean Tallaire	Lake Superior State	CCHA	Vancouver Canucks
8	206	Sergei Petrov †	Minnesota–Duluth	WCHA	Chicago Blackhawks
8	207	Hal Gill †	Providence	Hockey East	Boston Bruins
9	209	Toby Kvalevog †	North Dakota	WCHA	Ottawa Senators
9	215	Brad Norton †	Massachusetts	Independent	Edmonton Oilers
9	218	Tripp Tracy	Harvard	ECAC Hockey	Philadelphia Flyers
9	219	Mike Grier †	Boston University	Hockey East	St. Louis Blues
9	221	Judd Lambert †	Colorado College	WCHA	New Jersey Devils
9	226	E. J. Bradley †	Wisconsin	WCHA	Philadelphia Flyers
9	231	Vincent Auger †	Cornell	ECAC Hockey	Quebec Nordiques
9	233	Joel Prpic †	St. Lawrence	ECAC Hockey	Boston Bruins
9	234	Tim Harberts †	Notre Dame	CCHA	Pittsburgh Penguins
10	235	Rick Schuhwerk †	Northeastern	Hockey East	Ottawa Senators
10	246	Chris Davis †	Alaska–Anchorage	Independent	Buffalo Sabres
10	253	Kyle Ferguson	Michigan Tech	WCHA	Toronto Maple Leafs
10	255	Brian Larochelle †	New Hampshire	Hockey East	Montreal Canadiens
10	256	Jamie Kosecki †	Lake Superior State	CCHA	Detroit Red Wings
10	257	Mark Pivetz †	North Dakota	WCHA	Quebec Nordiques
11	264	David Penney †	Northeastern	Hockey East	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
11	270	Ken Hemenway †	Boston College	Hockey East	Philadelphia Flyers
11	273	Mike Legg †	Michigan	CCHA	New Jersey Devils
11	278	Burke Murphy	St. Lawrence	ECAC Hockey	Calgary Flames
11	279	Mikhail Lapin	Western Michigan	CCHA	Toronto Maple Leafs
11	281	Russ Guzior †	Providence	Hockey East	Montreal Canadiens
11	282	Gordy Hunt †	Ferris State	CCHA	Detroit Red Wings
11	283	John Hillman †	Minnesota	WCHA	Quebec Nordiques
11	284	Tom Noble †	Boston University	Hockey East	Chicago Blackhawks

† incoming freshman
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1993 NHL Supplemental Draft

Main article: 1993 NHL Supplemental Draft

See also

• 1992–93 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
• 1992–93 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season