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
Duration	October 1997– April 4, 1998
NCAA tournament	1998
National championship	FleetCenter Boston, Massachusetts
NCAA champion	Michigan
Hobey Baker Award	Chris Drury (Boston University)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

Season Outlook

Pre-season polls

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

Season tournaments

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

1997–98 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t 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

1997–98 ECAC Hockey standings v t 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

1997–98 Hockey East standings v t 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

1997–98 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	-	-	-		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 v t 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

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Final regular season polls

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

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

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
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

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

NCAA Award[7] Recipient Hobey Baker Memorial Award Chris Drury, Boston University Spencer T. Penrose Award Tim Taylor, Yale Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Marty Turco, Michigan AHCA All-American Teams[8] East First Team   Position   West First Team Marc Robitaille, Northeastern G Chad Alban, Michigan State Ray Giroux, Yale D Dan Boyle, Miami Tom Poti, Boston University D Curtis Murphy, North Dakota Chris Drury, Boston University F Hugo Boisvert, Ohio State Mark Mowers, New Hampshire F Bill Muckalt, Michigan Marty Reasoner, Boston College F Mike York, Michigan State East Second Team   Position   West Second Team Alex Westlund, Yale G Karl Goehring, North Dakota Chris Kelleher, Boston University D Calvin Elfring, Colorado College Mike Mottau, Boston College D Tyler Harlton, Michigan State Steve Shirreffs, Princeton D Brian Gionta, Boston College F Sean Berens, Michigan State Jeff Hamilton, Yale F Jason Blake, North Dakota Eric Healey, Rensselaer F Brian Swanson, Colorado College

CCHA Awards[9] Recipient Player of the Year Chad Alban, Michigan State Best Defensive Forward Terry Marchant, Lake Superior State Best Defensive Defenseman Tyler Harlton, Michigan State Best Offensive Defenseman Dan Boyle, Miami Rookie of the Year Mark Eaton, Notre Dame Coach of the Year John Markell, Ohio State Terry Flanagan Memorial Award Bryan Adams, Michigan State Most Valuable Player in Tournament Mike York, Michigan State All-CCHA Teams[10][11] First Team   Position   Second Team Chad Alban, Michigan State G Marty Turco, Michigan Tyler Harlton, Michigan State D Bubba Berenzweig, Michigan Dan Boyle, Miami D Brett Colborne, Ferris State Hugo Boisvert, Ohio State F Mike York, Michigan State Bill Muckalt, Michigan F Terry Marchant, Lake Superior State Sean Berens, Michigan State F Bobby Hayes, Michigan Rookie Team   Position   Jeff Maund, Ohio State G Mark Eaton, Notre Dame D Mike Van Ryn, Michigan D Rustyn Dolyny, Michigan State F Mark Kosick, Michigan F Kevin Swider, Ferris State F

ECAC Award[12] Recipient Player of the Year Ray Giroux, Yale Rookie of the Year Erik Cole, Clarkson Willie Mitchell, Clarkson Coach of the Year Tim Taylor, Yale Best Defensive Defenseman Ray Giroux, Yale Best Defensive Forward Buddy Wallace, Clarkson Ken Dryden Award Alex Westlund, Yale Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Jeff Halpern, Princeton All-ECAC Hockey Teams[13][14] First Team   Position   Second Team Alex Westlund, Yale G Jason Elliott, Cornell Ray Giroux, Yale D Willie Mitchell, Clarkson Steve Shirreffs, Princeton D Jimmy Andersson, Brown Eric Healey, Rensselaer F Paul DiFrancesco, St. Lawrence Damian Prescott, Brown F Jeff Halpern, Princeton Jeff Hamilton, Yale F Chris Clark, Clarkson Rookie Team   Position   Andrew Allen, Vermont G Cory Murphy, Colgate D Andreas Moborg, Vermont D Willie Mitchell, Clarkson D Denis Ladouceur, Cornell F Steve Moore, Harvard F Erik Cole, Clarkson F Chris Bala, Harvard F

Hockey East Award[15] Recipient Player of the Year Chris Drury, Boston University Rookie of the Year Brian Gionta, Boston College Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award Bruce Crowder, Northeastern Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award Steve Kariya, Maine Best Defensive Forward Chris Drury, Boston University William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Marty Reasoner, Boston College All-Hockey East Teams[16][17] First Team   Position   Second Team Marc Robitaille, Northeastern G Michel Larocque, Boston University Mike Mottau, Boston College D Chris Kelleher, Boston University Tom Poti, Boston University D Mike Nicholishen, Massachusetts-Lowell Chris Drury, Boston University F Derek Bekar, New Hampshire Jason Krog, New Hampshire F Brian Gionta, Boston College Marty Reasoner, Boston College F Mark Mowers, New Hampshire Rookie Team   Position   Boyd Ballard, Providence G Scott Clemmensen, Boston College G Bobby Allen, Boston College D Rob Scuderi, Boston College D Carl Corazzini, Boston University F Brian Cummings, Northeastern F Brian Gionta, Boston College F Matthias Trattnig, Maine F

WCHA

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

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	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.
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See also

• 1997–98 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
• 1997–98 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season