1990–91 Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey season

March 2026 November 2019 color:white; background:#095339; a #FFC425 2px white white Northern Michigan Wildcats white 1990–91 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Wildcats wordmark.png 250 men WCHA 1st 38–5–4 25–3–4 23–0–2 11–5–2 4–0–0 Rick Comley Walt Kyle Morey Gare Dean AntosDarryl PlandowskiDave ShyiakBrad Werenka Lakeview Arena National championWCHA, championWCHA Tournament, champion NCAA Tournament champion 1989–90 1991–92 Northern Michigan Wildcats #FFFFFF background:#eeeeee; The 1990–91 Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey team represented Northern Michigan University (NMU) in college ice hockey. In its 15th year under head coach Rick Comley, the team compiled a 38–5–4 record. 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-113-128.pdf WCHA June 1, 2014 The Wildcats won the 1991 national championship, their first national title. Season Northern Michigan was looking to bounce back after a disappointing season. Defense man Brad Werenka recovered from his injury and rejoined the team for the fifth year. Scott Beattie and Jim Hiller, strong sophomores would also help the team. Scoring early and often From the start of the season, it was apparent that the Wildcats had one of the best offenses in the nation. Their scoring prowess, combined with playing seven consecutive games at home, allowed NMU to get off to an 8–0–1 start. Their winning streak ended when they hit the road to play Minnesota; without the advantage of the Lakeview Arena crowd NMU took only 1 point over the weekend and allowed the Gophers to take the top spot in the WCHA standings. 1990‑91 Minnesota https://www.collegehockeynews.com/schedules/team/Minnesota/34/19901991 College Hockey News November 13, 2019 Road woes Northern Michigan followed up their first loss of the season with a visit to the east, taking on Hockey East powerhouse Maine. The Black Bears shut down the high-flying Wildcat offense, holding NMU to three goals in two games. After the pair of losses, NMU returned home to face nearby rival Michigan Tech and were able to accomplish two wins in the home-and-home series. Two weeks later NMU headed to North Dakota to take on the Fighting Sioux in a very important series. Though the scores were close, NMU won both games, putting them ahead of Minnesota, who were also busy playing non-conference games. After the big win the Wildcats lost against St. Cloud State, a program that had just joined the WCHA, losing both road games to the Huskies. NMU had a one-point lead in the conference standings, but Minnesota had won two games, and it looked like the two teams would fight for the MacNaughton Cup. Unbeaten streak With 10 of their next 14 games at home, NMU saw an opportunity to make a run at their first WCHA title. After dominating Ohio State in a non-conference matchup, the Wildcats swept Colorado College before taking three points on road against Minnesota–Duluth. NMU got their revenge against St. Cloud with a pair of home wins, then headed to Colorado to face Denver where the porous defense gave Northern Michigan their biggest scoring weekend of the season with 20 goals in two games. NMU would end the season with a program-record 26-game unbeaten streak(and eventually extended that mark to 30 games) WCHA showdown By the end of January, Northern Michigan and Minnesota were tied in the conference standings with identical 20–3–3 records. While NMU hosted non-conference Bowling Green, Minnesota took on Minnesota–Duluth and could only manage a single point in two games. The two teams headed for a clash of the WCHA titans in Marquette with the Gophers up by a point while Northern Michigan had two games in hand, a reversal of situation back in December. The teams fought to a 3–3 tie in the first game but the Wildcats offense broke through in the second match, giving NMU a much-needed win and the lead in the WCHA standings. While Minnesota licked its wounds with a week off, NMU faced MTU for their second home-and-home. The Huskies were no match for the Wildcats, and with the two wins, NMU won the MacNaughton Cup with two games to spare. The conference title all but guaranteed Northern Michigan a spot in the NCAA Tournament and they headed to Wisconsin where they won both games against the defending national champion the Badgers. WCHA tournament NMU took on Colorado College in the quarterfinals. While the Wildcats scored 13 goals in the two games, Bill Pye got his fourth shutout of the season, a new program record. Northern Michigan Wildcats ice hockey Record Book https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/i/9/8kfakf0z7c1cki/Hockey_Records_2018-19.pdf Northern Michigan Wildcats October 12, 2019 After dropping North Dakota in the semifinal, NMU faced Minnesota for the championship. Prior to the game the NCAA had already announced the seeding for the NCAA tournament and Northern Michigan was given the second western slot. Golden Season- Part 2: 1990-91 NMU Hockey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvh8U0EqFeE Northern Michigan Wildcats November 13, 2019 Despite being guaranteed a first round bye, the Wildcats weren't distracted by their good fortune and held the Gophers back, winning the close affair 4–2 with an empty net goal to seal the match. Bill Pye was named the Tournament MVP, and is the only player in history to win the award more than once (as of 2019). WCHA Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives August 28, 2013 NCAA tournament With a week of to rest and prepare for the quarterfinals, Northern Michigan was gearing up to face Boston College but, surprisingly, the Eagles were upset in the first round by Alaska–Anchorage. When the Seawolves arrived at Marquette, Northern Michigan expected to run roughshod over the unheralded team. Early in the first game it appeared they were going to do just that but after building a 3-goal lead UAA scored the next two to give NMU a challenge. Anchorage did everything in their power to win the game but the Wildcat offense was just too powerful, and Northern Michigan took the first game 8–5. It was a similar case in the second game and when the dust settled NMU won the game 5–3 and advanced to the Frozen Four. The two wins against Alaska–Anchorage saw two more program records set; the first win was Northern Michigan's 35th of the season, breaking the mark set by the 1980 team, while the rematch saw Bill Pye winning his 30th game of the year, breaking Steve Weeks' previous record, also set in 1980. In the national semifinals NMU played the Black Bears. The top eastern team had easily dispatched Minnesota in their quarterfinals and were looking for a repeat performance but this time the Wildcats were ready for the opposing team's defense. Northern Michigan beat Maine by scoring 4 of the last 5 goals and winning 5–3 and advanced to their second championship game. National championship With one game left, only Boston University stood in the way of NMU's first national championship. From the start the two teams seemed evenly matched but in the first the puck bounced in BU's favor and the Terriers scored three times to build a big lead. The Wildcats headed into the locker room worried about their deficit but as the nation's top offense, scoring was one thing they knew they could do. One of the four team captains, Dean Antos finally got NMU on the board in the second period and the team took off. In what head coach Rick Comley would later call their best period of the season, Northern Michigan scored five unanswered goals in middle frame to take a 5–3 lead after 40 minutes. Comley's counterpart, Jack Parker, responded to the turn of events by replacing his goaltender at for the third. The initial result was poor as Scott Beattie scored his third goal of the game to open the period. BU finally responded with a goal from a falling Dave Thomlinson but Darryl Plandowski's second of the night gave NMU back their three-goal lead. With less than 12 minutes remaining, the Wildcats started to believe they were going to win the national championship but BU kept coming. In a short span Tony Amonte and Shawn McEachern scored, with each assisting on the other's goal, to cut the lead down to one. Northern Michigan tightened up defensively and kept the Terriers off the scoresheet until 39 seconds when Dave Sacco chipped the puck into the net with the goaltender pulled. With their lead evaporated, NMU nearly lost the game outright with seconds to play but Bill Pye snagged a shot from Amonte out of the air and keep the game tied. COLLEGE HOCKEY; Boston U. Left Dazed in Finale https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/01/sports/college-hockey-boston-u-left-dazed-in-finale.html The New York Times April 1, 1991 November 13, 2019 In the overtime session Northern Michigan seemed to regain its focus and continued to fire the puck on goal but couldn't find the back of the net. Disaster nearly struck the Wildcats when Kevin O'Sullivan got free in the left circle and fired a shot that eluded Bill Pye's right pad and hit the post behind him. The puck deflected across the front of the net then bounced right to BU's leading scorer, Shawn McEachern, who had to hurry a shot at a nearly open net. Rather than hit the twine the puck struck the same post yet again, slid all the way across the goal line and bounced off Brad Werenka's skate back in front of the net where Pye was finally able to cover it before it entered the net. Not to be outdone, off of the ensuing faceoff, Northern Michigan's Tony Szabo hit the crossbar with a slapshot leaving both teams feeling fortunate for the close misses. The chances kept coming in the second 10-minute overtime session but both goaltenders stood tall. In took a third overtime before a team would break the tie and just under two minutes in Mark Beaufait grabbed the puck after a drop pass from Plandowski and skated towards the left circle. Two BU players followed Beaufait as he headed for the goal line, allowing Plandowski to skate unchecked into the slot. Right when he got to the goal line, Beaufait extended his stick as far in front of him as he could and slipped the puck around a sliding defender right to Plandowski. BU's goaltender, Scott Cashman, had over played Beaufait and left the net essentially vacated so when Plandowski shot the puck there was no one there to stop it and NMU's eighth goal of the night ended one of craziest games in NCAA history. Try, Try, Try Again https://www.si.com/vault/1991/04/08/123945/try-try-try-again-northern-michigan-needed-three-overtimes-to-defeat-boston-university-for-the-ncaa-title Sports Illustrated April 8, 1991 November 13, 2019 Beattie and Plandowski became the first two players to score hat-tricks in the same NCAA championship game, a feat that has not been repeated since (as of 2019). Awards and honors Scott Beattie was named as the Tournament MOP and his hat-trick in the finale gave him the program record for goals in a season (48). Beattie was joined on the All-Tournament Team by teammates Bill Pye, Lou Melone and Brad Werenka. Beattie's 89 points led both his team and the nation in scoring, becoming NMU's first (and only as of 2019) NCAA Scoring champion. Rick Comley's team posted a program record 38 wins, tied for the 3rd-highest total ever (as of 2019) and received the Spencer Penrose Award as the national coach of the year. http://www.ahcahockey.com/coty.html American Hockey Coaches Association July 11, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100116180435/http://www.ahcahockey.com/coty.html January 16, 2010 Brad Werenka set a program record for goals, assists and points in a season by a defenseman (20, 43 and 63 respectively) and was named to the All-American West First Team along with Beattie. Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 Bill Pye's program-record 32 wins led the nation and he was a Second Team All-American. NMU's dominance throughout the season was recognized with a clean sweep of the individual WCHA awards: Scott Beattie was named Most Valuable Player, Tony Szabo received the Rookie of the Year, Werenka was awarded the Student-Athlete of the Year and Rick Comley got his second Coach of the Year Award. WCHA Awards https://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 Beattie, Werenka and Pye were all named to the All-WCHA First Team. WCHA All-Teams https://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 while Szabo made the inaugural conference Rookie team. Standings NMU Schedule no |- !colspan=12 style="Northern Michigan Wildcats #FFFFFF;" | Regular season October 12 w yes 1990 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 7–5 1–0 1–0 no October 13 w yes 1990 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 8–3 2–0 2–0 no October 19 w no 1990 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 6–0 3–0 3–0 no October 20 t no 1990 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 5–5 OT 3–0–1 3–0–1 no October 26 w no 1990 men Laurentian Voyageurs Laurentian Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 10–1 4–0–1 3–0–1 no November 2 w no 1990 men Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 6–1 5–0–1 4–0–1 no November 3 w no 1990 men Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 4–2 6–0–1 5–0–1 no November 9 w no 1990 men Denver Pioneers Denver Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 9–2 7–0–1 6–0–1 no November 10 w no 1990 men Denver Pioneers Denver Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 6–3 8–0–1 7–0–1 no November 16 l yes 1990 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 3–5 8–1–1 7–1–1 no November 17 t yes 1990 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 4–4 OT 8–1–2 7–1–2 no November 23 l yes yes 1990 men Maine Black Bears Maine Alfond Arena Orono, Maine 1–4 8–2–2 7–1–2 no November 24 l yes yes 1990 men Maine Black Bears Maine Alfond Arena Orono, Maine 2–4 8–3–2 7–1–2 no November 30 w no 1990 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 6–3 9–3–2 8–1–2 no December 1 w yes 1990 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena Houghton, Michigan 4–3 10–3–2 9–1–2 no December 7 w no 1990 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 6–3 11–3–2 10–1–2 no December 8 w no 1990 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 8–0 12–3–2 11–1–2 no December 16 w yes 1990 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 5–3 13–3–2 12–1–2 no December 17 w yes 1990 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota 7–5 14–3–2 13–1–2 no December 20 l yes 1990 men St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State National Hockey Center St. Cloud, Minnesota 3–4 14–4–2 13–2–2 no December 21 l yes 1990 men St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State National Hockey Center St. Cloud, Minnesota 4–6 14–5–2 13–3–2 no December 28 w yes no 1990 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 10–0 15–5–2 13–3–2 no December 29 w yes no 1990 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 8–3 16–5–2 13–3–2 no January 4 w no 1990 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 6–2 17–5–2 14–3–2 no January 5 w no 1990 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 6–2 18–5–2 15–3–2 no January 11 t yes 1990 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Arena Auditorium Duluth, Minnesota 2–2 OT 18–5–3 15–3–3 no January 12 w yes 1990 men Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Arena Auditorium Duluth, Minnesota 5–4 19–5–3 16–3–3 no January 18 w no 1990 men St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 8–3 20–5–3 17–3–3 no January 19 w no 1990 men St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 8–1 21–5–3 18–3–3 no January 25 w yes 1990 men Denver Pioneers Denver DU Arena Denver, Colorado 12–2 22–5–3 19–3–3 no January 26 w yes 1990 men Denver Pioneers Denver DU Arena Denver, Colorado 8–3 23–5–3 20–3–3 no February 1 w yes no 1990 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 9–3 24–5–3 20–3–3 no February 2 w yes no 1990 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 7–2 25–5–3 20–3–3 no February 8 t no 1990 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 3–3 OT 25–5–4 20–3–4 no February 9 w no 1990 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 6–4 26–5–4 21–3–4 no February 15 w yes 1990 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena Houghton, Michigan 4–1 27–5–4 22–3–4 no February 16 w no 1990 men Michigan Tech Huskies Michigan Tech Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan 6–2 28–5–4 23–3–4 no February 22 w yes 1990 men Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Dane County Coliseum Madison, Wisconsin 6–1 29–5–4 24–3–4 no February 23 w yes 1990 men Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Dane County Coliseum Madison, Wisconsin 4–3 OT 30–5–4 25–3–4 no |- !colspan=12 style="Northern Michigan Wildcats #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF WCHA Tournament March 1 w yes no 1990 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan WCHA Quarterfinal game 1 7–0 31–5–4 25–3–4 no March 2 w yes no 1990 men Colorado College Tigers Colorado College Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan WCHA Quarterfinal game 2 6–3 32–5–4 25–3–4 no |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=12|Northern Michigan won series 2-0 March 10 w yes yes 1990 men North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Civic Center Saint Paul, Minnesota WCHA Semifinal 8–4 33–5–4 25–3–4 no March 11 w yes yes 1990 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Civic Center Saint Paul, Minnesota WCHA championship 4–2 34–5–4 25–3–4 no |- !colspan=12 style="Northern Michigan Wildcats #FFFFFF;" | #FFFFFF NCAA Tournament March 22 w yes no 1990 men Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves Alaska–Anchorage Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan National Quarterfinal game 1 8–5 35–5–4 25–3–4 no March 23 w yes no 1990 men Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves Alaska–Anchorage Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan National Quarterfinal game 2 5–3 36–5–4 25–3–4 no |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=12|Northern Michigan won series 2-0 March 28 w yes yes 1990 men Maine Black Bears Maine Civic Center Saint Paul, Minnesota National Semifinal 5–3 37–5–4 25–3–4 no March 30 w yes yes 1990 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Civic Center Saint Paul, Minnesota National championship 8–7 3OT 38–5–4 25–3–4 no no Source: Roster and scoring statistics Northern Michigan Univ. 1990-1991 Skater Stats https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/925/northern-michigan-univ./1990-1991?tab=stats Elite Prospects November 8, 2019 2 Northern Michigan Wildcats No. Name Year Position Hometown unsortable S/P/C Games Goals Assists Pts #FFFFFF PIM 17 Scott Beattie Sophomore C Kimberley, BC British Columbia 46 48 41 89 66 18 Jim Hiller Sophomore RW Port Alberni, BC British Columbia 43 22 41 63 59 5 Brad Werenka Senior D Two Hills, AB Alberta 47 20 43 63 36 25 Tony Szabo 1 Freshman F Flint, MI Michigan 47 39 20 59 60 10 Dallas Drake Junior C Trail, BC British Columbia 44 22 36 58 89 19 Kevin Scott 1 Senior LW Vernon, BC British Columbia 47 27 30 57 42 20 Mark Beaufait Junior C Royal Oak, MI Michigan 47 19 30 49 18 14 Dean Antos 1 Senior C Killam, AB Alberta 40 17 26 43 63 8 Phil Soukoroff 1 Junior D Fernie, BC British Columbia 47 6 33 39 22 15 Darryl Plandowski 1 Senior W Lloydminster, AB Alberta 44 16 16 32 60 22 Ed Ward Ed Ward (ice hockey) Senior RW Edmonton, AB Alberta 46 13 18 31 109 44 Lou Melone 1 Junior D Milford, MI Michigan 47 1 23 24 34 33 Joe Frederick Freshman RW Madison, WI Wisconsin 40 9 11 20 77 4 Geoff Simpson 1 Sophomore D Port Alberni, BC British Columbia 44 2 15 17 27 24 Dave Shyiak Senior RW Brandon, MB Manitoba 36 6 9 15 80 27 Bryan Ganz 1 Freshman F Iron Mountain, MI Michigan 25 4 8 12 14 23 Scott Smith 1 Freshman D Sault Ste. Marie, MI Michigan 14 3 9 12 2 21 Mark Olson 1 Junior F Schenectady, NY New York 23 4 7 11 6 26 Garett MacDonald 1 Freshman D Burnaby, BC British Columbia 41 2 8 10 56 7 Steve Carpenter Freshman D Prince George, BC British Columbia 32 0 7 7 24 16 Steve Woog 1 Freshman F Saint Paul, MN Minnesota 16 2 2 4 4 6 Phil Neururer 1 Junior D Brooklyn Park, MN Minnesota 11 1 2 3 6 3 Dave Huettl 1 Sophomore F Fond du Lac, WI Wisconsin 8 0 2 2 12 2 Dan Ruoho 1 Sophomore LW Madison, WI Wisconsin 6 0 1 1 9 1 Bill Pye Bill Pye (ice hockey) Senior G Canton, MI Michigan 39 0 1 1 4 29 Jamie Welsh 1 Freshman G Markham, ON Ontario 5 0 0 0 0 30 Rob Kruhlak 1 SophomoreG Calgary, ABAlberta11 0 0 0 0 Total Goaltending statistics 2 Northern Michigan Wildcats No. Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals against Saves Shut outs #FFFFFF SV % #FFFFFF GAA 29 Jamie Welsh 1 5 248 1 0 0 5 40 0 .889 2.29 30 Rob Kruhlak 1 11 428 5 2 0 18 142 0 .887 2.52 1 Bill Pye 1 39 2300 32 3 4 109 849 4 .886 2.84 Total 47 38 5 4 133 4 1991 national championship (W2) Northern Michigan vs. (E2) Boston University Northern Michigan Boston University Saint Paul Civic Center March 30 8 – 7 Golden Season- Part 3: 1990-91 NMU Hockey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ddVzRQwUDI Northern Michigan Wildcats November 13, 2019 1 3 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BUEd Ronan 1–0 BU BUDavid Sacco 2–0 BU BUEd Ronan 3–0 BU 2nd NMUDean AntosWerenka and Beattie 3–1 BU NMUMark BeaufaitMelone and Soukoroff 3–2 BU NMUScott BeattieMelone and Scott 3–3 NMUDarryl PlandowskiFrederick 4–3 NMU NMUScott Beattieunassisted 5–3 NMU 3rd NMUScott Beattieunassisted 43:08 6–3 NMU BUDave Tomlinson 45:59 6–4 NMU NMUDarryl PlandowskiSoukoroff 48:24 7–4 NMU BUTony AmonteMcEachern 52:24 7–5 NMU BUShawn McEachernAmonte 54:51 7–6 NMU BUDavid SaccoTomlinson 59:21 7–7 3rd Overtime NMUDarryl PlandowskiBeaufait and Antos 81:57 8–7 NMU Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice NMU Bill Pye 7 BU John Bradley 5 BU Scott Cashman 3 Players drafted into the NHL 1991 NHL entry draft 1991 NHL Entry Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1991e.html Hockey DB November 8, 2019 = NHL All-Star team= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career. = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team= Did not play in the NHL 2 Northern Michigan Wildcats Round Pick Player NHL team 6 119 Mike Harding† Hartford Whalers 9 177 Corwin Saurdiff† San Jose Sharks 12 253 Jason Hehr† New Jersey Devils † incoming freshman 1991 NHL supplemental draft 1991 NHL Supplemental Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1991s.html Hockey DB October 22, 2019 2 Northern Michigan Wildcats Pick Player NHL team 7 Mark Beaufait San Jose Sharks 17 Rob Kruhlak New Jersey Devils See also 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions References Category:Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey seasons Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan