1987–88 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

NCAA Hockey Season August 2023 March 2026 men i 1987 October 1987–April 2, 1988 Olympic Center Lake Placid, New York Lake Superior State Robb Stauber Minnesota The 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1987 and concluded with the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 2, 1988 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York. This was the 41st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 94th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. After the season U.S. International would drop its hockey program (the school itself would eventually go bankrupt) causing the demise of the Great West Hockey Conference, the only principally west-coast conference in the history of Division I hockey. 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 College Hockey Statistics Bureau (CHSB) / WMEB poll was voted on by media. WMPL PollRankTeam1 Denver (8)2 Minnesota3 Western Michigan4 Michigan State5 North Dakota (1)6 Wisconsin7 Maine (1)8 Bowling Green9 Lowell10 St. Lawrence CHSB / WMEB PollRankTeam1 Denver (5)2 Maine (2)3 Minnesota (1)4 St. Lawrence5 Michigan State6 Lowell7 Harvard8 Bowling Green9 North Dakota (1)10 Colgate Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Cardinal Classic November 6–7 4 Army Rensselaer Holiday Tournament November 27–28 4 Rensselaer Dexter Shoe Classic December 27–28 4 Bowling Green Long Island Classic December 27–28 4 Boston College Auld Lang Syne Classic December 29–30 4 Vermont Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Wisconsin Syracuse Invitational December 29–30 4 Clarkson Riverfront Invitational January 2–3 4 Western Michigan Yale Hockey Classic January 2–3 4 Cornell Beanpot February 1, 8 4 Northeastern Standings 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide http://issuu.com/cchahockey/docs/2012-13_ccha_media_guide_final_2a_compressed CCHA 2014-06-292008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2008-09/Media_Guide_Files/Mens_Guide_155-178 ECAC Hockey 2014-06-29 June 24, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160624155828/http://www.ecachockey.com/men/2008-09/Media_Guide_Files/Mens_Guide_155-178 dead2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide http://issuu.com/hockeyeast/docs/1314heamguide Hockey East 2014-06-292008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-113-128.pdf WCHA 2014-06-29 Final regular season polls The final top 10 teams as ranked by coaches (WMPL) before the conference tournament finals. The final media poll (CHSB/WDOM) was released after the conference tournament finals. WMPL Coaches PollRankingTeam1 Minnesota (7)2 Lake Superior State3 Maine (3)4 St. Lawrence5 Wisconsin6 Bowling Green7 Northeastern8 Denver (tie) Harvard10 Cornell CHSB / WMEB Media PollRankingTeam1 Minnesota (8)2 Maine (3)3 Lake Superior State4 Wisconsin5 Harvard6 St. Lawrence7 Bowling Green8 Michigan State9 Northeastern10 Vermont 1988 NCAA Tournament 1988 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament tournament bracket Player stats Scoring leaders 1987-88 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1987 Elite Prospects 2016-06-04 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 PIMSteve Johnson Steve Johnson (ice hockey) Senior North Dakota 42 34 51 85 28Dave Capuano Sophomore Maine 42 34 51 85 51Paul Polillo Sophomore Western Michigan 42 25 60 85 34Keith Street Junior Alaska–Fairbanks 31 37 46 83 30Nelson Emerson Sophomore Bowling Green 45 34 49 83 54Mark Vermette Junior Lake Superior State 46 45 30 75 154Mike Golden Mike Golden (ice hockey) Senior Maine 44 31 44 75 46Greg Parks Junior Bowling Green 45 30 44 74 86Phil Berger Phil Berger (ice hockey) Junior Northern Michigan 38 40 32 72 22Mike McNeill ice hockey Senior Notre Dame 32 28 44 72 12 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% GAABruce Hoffort Freshman Lake Superior State 31 1787 23 4 3 79 2 .909 2.65Robb Stauber Sophomore Minnesota 44 2621 34 10 0 119 5 .913 2.72Mike Millham Freshman Vermont 18 1054 11 5 1 48 - .885 2.73Corrie D'Alessio Freshman Cornell 25 1457 17 8 0 67 0 .910 2.76Paul Cohen Paul Cohen (ice hockey) Junior St. Lawrence 30 1707 22 7 0 80 2 .903 2.78Wayne Cowley Junior Colgate 20 1162 11 7 1 58 1 - 2.99Scott King Scott King (ice hockey, born 1967) Sophomore Maine 33 1762 25 5 1 91 0 .896 3.10Chad Meyhoff Sophomore Alaska-Anchorage - - - - - - 1 .885 3.16John Fletcher John Fletcher (ice hockey) Sophomore Clarkson 33 1820 16 11 3 97 1 .908 3.20Dean Anderson Dean Anderson (ice hockey) Senior Wisconsin 45 2718 30 13 2 148 2 .898 3.27 Awards NCAA AwardNCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 RecipientHobey Baker Memorial Award Robb Stauber, MinnesotaSpencer Penrose Award Frank Anzalone, Lake Superior StateMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior StateAHCA All-American TeamsMen'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 East First Team   Position   West First Team Bruce Racine, Northeastern G Robb Stauber, Minnesota Jack Capuano, Maine D Scott Paluch, Bowling Green Brian McColgan, St. Lawrence D Paul Stanton, Wisconsin Réjean Boivin, Colgate F Steve Johnson, North Dakota Dave Capuano, Maine F Paul Ranheim, Wisconsin Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence F Mark Vermette, Lake Superior State East Second Team   Position   West Second Team John Fletcher, Clarkson G Dean Anderson, Wisconsin Brian Dowd, Northeastern D Mike DeAngelis, Minnesota-Duluth Don Sweeney, Harvard D Randy Skarda, Minnesota Luciano Borsato, Clarkson F Phil Berger, Northern Michigan Gord Cruickshank, Providence F Nelson Emerson, Bowling Green Mike Golden, Maine F Steve Tuttle, Wisconsin Mike McHugh, Maine F CCHA AwardsCCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Mark Vermette, Lake Superior StateRookie of the Year John DePourcq, Ferris StateCoach of the Year Frank Anzalone, Lake Superior StateMost Valuable Player in Tournament Paul Connell, Bowling GreenAll-CCHA TeamsCCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior State G Jason Muzzatti, Michigan State Tim Tilley, Michigan State D Kord Cernich, Lake Superior State Scott Paluch, Bowling Green D Mike Posma, Western Michigan D Barry McKinlay, Illinois-Chicago Mark Vermette, Lake Superior State F Mike de Carle, Lake Superior State Nelson Emerson, Bowling Green F Bobby Reynolds, Michigan State Paul Polillo, Western Michigan F Ron Hoover, Western Michigan ECAC AwardECAC Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Pete Lappin, St. LawrenceRookie of the Year Trent Andison, CornellCoach of the Year Bill Cleary, Harvard Mike Gilligan, VermontMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Pete Lappin, St. LawrenceAll-ECAC Hockey TeamsECAC All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013ECAC All-Rookie Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_roo.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team John Fletcher, Clarkson G Steve Laurin, Dartmouth Brian McColgan, St. Lawrence D Chris Norton, Cornell Don Sweeney, Harvard D Hank Lammens, St. Lawrence Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence F Luciano Borsato, Clarkson Réjean Boivin, Colgate F Ian Boyce, Vermont John Messuri, Princeton F Kyle McDonough, Vermont Rookie Team   Position   Corrie D'Alessio, Cornell G Mark Salsbury, Princeton G Andy Cesarski, Princeton D Steve Poapst, Colgate D Dave Tretowicz, Clarkson D Stephane Venne, Vermont D Trent Andison, Cornell F Peter Ciavaglia, Harvard F Bruce Coles, Rensselaer F Joé Juneau, Rensselaer F John LeClair, Vermont F Rob Tobin, Army F Hockey East AwardHockey East Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Mike McHugh, MaineRookie of the Year Mario Thyer, MaineCoach of the Year Award Shawn Walsh, MaineWilliam Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Bruce Racine, NortheasternAll-Hockey East TeamsHockey East All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013Hockey East All-Rookie Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_roo.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Scott King, Maine G David Littman, Boston College Jack Capuano, Maine D Carl Valimont, Lowell Brian Dowd, Northeastern D Claude Lodin, Northeastern Mike McHugh, Maine F Mike Golden, Maine Dave Capuano, Maine F Mike Kelfer, Boston University David O'Brien, Northeastern F Dan Shea, Boston College Rookie Team   Position   Pat Morrison, New Hampshire G Will Averill, Northeastern D Tom Dion, Boston University D David Emma, Boston College F Mario Thyer, Maine F Chris Winnes, New Hampshire F WCHA AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientMost Valuable Player Robb Stauber, MinnesotaFreshman of the Year Rick Berens, DenverGoaltender of the Year Robb Stauber, MinnesotaStudent-Athlete of the Year Steve Johnson, North DakotaCoach of the Year Herb Boxer, Michigan TechMost Valuable Player in Tournament Dean Anderson, WisconsinAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second Team Robb Stauber, Minnesota G Dean Anderson, Wisconsin Mike DeAngelis, Minnesota-Duluth D Todd Richards, Minnesota Randy Skarda, Minnesota D Paul Stanton, Wisconsin Phil Berger, Northern Michigan F Steve Tuttle, Wisconsin Paul Ranheim, Wisconsin F John Archibald, Michigan Tech Steve Johnson, North Dakota F Daryn McBride, Denver 1988 NHL entry draft 1988 NHL entry draft Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 9 Rod Brind'Amour † Michigan State CCHA white St. Louis Blues 1 21 Jason Muzzatti Michigan State CCHA white Calgary Flames 2 30 Adrien Plavsic New Hampshire Hockey East white St. Louis Blues 2 31 Russ Romaniuk † North Dakota WCHA white Winnipeg Jets 2 32 Barry Richter † Wisconsin WCHA white Hartford Whalers 2 35 Pat Murray Pat Murray (ice hockey) Michigan State CCHA white Philadelphia Flyers 2 41 Wade Bartley 1 † North Dakota WCHA white Washington Capitals 2 42 Todd Harkins Miami CCHA white Calgary Flames 3 43 Shaun Kane 1 † Providence Hockey East white Minnesota North Stars 3 44 Dane Jackson Dane Jackson (ice hockey) † North Dakota WCHA #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 3 56 Craig Fisher † Miami CCHA white Philadelphia Flyers 3 57 Duane Derksen † Wisconsin WCHA white Washington Capitals 3 60 Steve Heinze † Boston College Hockey East white Boston Bruins 4 64 Jeff Stolp 1 † Minnesota WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 4 65 Matt Ruchty Bowling Green CCHA white New Jersey Devils 4 68 Tony Amonte † Boston University Hockey East white New York Rangers 4 69 Ted Crowley † Boston College Hockey East white Toronto Maple Leafs 4 70 Rob Blake Bowling Green CCHA white Los Angeles Kings 4 72 Jaan Luik 1 Miami CCHA white St. Louis Blues 4 74 Dean Dyer 1 Lake Superior State CCHA white Hartford Whalers 4 75 Scott Luik 1 Miami CCHA white New Jersey Devils 4 76 Keith Carney † Maine Hockey East white Buffalo Sabres 4 77 Scott LaGrand † Boston College Hockey East white Philadelphia Flyers 4 81 Joé Juneau Rensselaer ECAC Hockey white Boston Bruins 4 82 Cam Brauer 1 Rensselaer ECAC Hockey white Edmonton Oilers 4 84 Gary Socha 1 † Providence Hockey East white Calgary Flames 5 86 Len Esau † St. Cloud State Independent white Toronto Maple Leafs 5 87 Stephane Venne 1 Vermont ECAC Hockey white Quebec Nordiques 5 88 Greg Andrusak Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Pittsburgh Penguins 5 90 Scott Matusovich 1 † Yale ECAC Hockey white Calgary Flames 5 91 Jeff Robison 1 † Providence Hockey East white Los Angeles Kings 5 92 Joe Cleary 1 † Boston College Hockey East white Chicago Blackhawks 5 95 Scott Morrow ice hockey, born 1969 † New Hampshire Hockey East white Hartford Whalers 5 96 Chris Nelson 1 † Wisconsin WCHA white New Jersey Devils 5 100 Paul Rutherford 1 Ohio State CCHA white New York Islanders 5 102 Dan Murphy 1 † Maine Hockey East white Boston Bruins 5 105 Dave LaCouture 1 † Maine Hockey East white St. Louis Blues 6 106 David DiVita 1 Lake Superior State CCHA white Buffalo Sabres 6 107 Corrie D'Alessio Cornell ECAC Hockey #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 6 108 Ed Ward Ed Ward (ice hockey) Northern Michigan WCHA white Quebec Nordiques 6 113 Justin Lafayette 1 Ferris State CCHA white Chicago Blackhawks 6 114 Dan Fowler 1 Maine Hockey East white St. Louis Blues 6 117 Chad Johnson 1 † North Dakota WCHA white New Jersey Devils 6 118 Mike McLaughlin 1 † Vermont ECAC Hockey white Buffalo Sabres 6 119 Gord Frantti 1 † Western Michigan CCHA white Philadelphia Flyers 6 121 Jason Rathbone 1 † Boston College Hockey East white New York Islanders 6 122 Phil von Stefenelli Boston University Hockey East #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 6 123 Derek Geary 1 † Dartmouth ECAC Hockey white Boston Bruins 7 128 Dixon Ward † North Dakota WCHA #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 7 132 Matt Mallgrave 1 † Harvard ECAC Hockey white Toronto Maple Leafs 7 133 Jeff Kruesel 1 † St. Cloud State Independent white Los Angeles Kings 7 134 Craig Woodcroft Colgate ECAC Hockey white Chicago Blackhawks 7 135 Matt Hayes 1 † Lowell Hockey East white St. Louis Blues 7 137 Kerry Russell 1 Michigan State CCHA white Hartford Whalers 7 138 Chad Erickson † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white New Jersey Devils 7 140 Jamie Cooke † Colgate ECAC Hockey white Philadelphia Flyers 7 141 Keith Jones Keith Jones (ice hockey) † Western Michigan CCHA white Washington Capitals 7 143 Kelly Hurd 1 Michigan Tech WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 7 146 Tim Chase 1 † Brown ECAC Hockey white Montreal Canadiens 8 148 Ken MacArthur 1 Denver WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 8 149 Greg Geldart 1 † North Dakota WCHA #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 8 151 Jeff Blaeser 1 † Yale ECAC Hockey white Pittsburgh Penguins 8 155 Chic Pojar 1 Colorado College WCHA white Chicago Blackhawks 8 158 Jim Burke 1 Maine Hockey East white Hartford Whalers 8 159 Bryan LaFort 1 † Boston University Hockey East white New Jersey Devils 8 160 Dan Ruoho 1 † Northern Michigan WCHA white Buffalo Sabres 8 162 Todd Hilditch 1 † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey white Washington Capitals 8 163 Marty McInnis † Boston College Hockey East white New York Islanders 8 164 Brian McCormack 1 † Harvard ECAC Hockey white Detroit Red Wings 8 165 Mark Krys 1 † Boston University Hockey East white Boston Bruins 8 166 Shjon Podein Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Edmonton Oilers 8 167 Sean Hill Sean Hill (ice hockey) † Wisconsin WCHA white Montreal Canadiens 9 169 Travis Richards † Minnesota WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 9 172 Rob Gaudreau † Providence Hockey East white Pittsburgh Penguins 9 173 Shorty Forrest 1 St. Cloud State Independent white New York Islanders 9 174 Mike Delay 1 † Boston College Hockey East white Toronto Maple Leafs 9 175 Jim Larkin 1 † Vermont ECAC Hockey white Los Angeles Kings 9 178 Mike Helber 1 † Michigan CCHA white Winnipeg Jets 9 179 Mark Hirth 1 Michigan State CCHA white Hartford Whalers 9 185 Jody Praznik 1 Colorado College WCHA white Detroit Red Wings 9 186 Jon Rohloff † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Boston Bruins 9 187 Tom Cole 1 † Northeastern Hockey East white Edmonton Oilers 9 189 Brett Petersen 1 † Denver WCHA white Calgary Flames 10 191 Paul Constantin † Lake Superior State CCHA #ffd100 Vancouver Canucks 10 192 Mark Sorensen 1 Michigan CCHA white Washington Capitals 10 195 David Sacco † Boston University Hockey East white Toronto Maple Leafs 10 198 Bret Hedican St. Cloud State Independent white St. Louis Blues 10 202 Eric Fenton † Maine Hockey East white New York Rangers 10 204 Claudio Scremin Maine Hockey East white Washington Capitals 10 205 Jeff Kampersal † Princeton ECAC Hockey white New York Islanders 11 211 Grant Bischoff 1 Minnesota WCHA white Minnesota North Stars 11 214 Cory Laylin † Minnesota WCHA white Pittsburgh Penguins 11 216 Mike Gregorio 1 † Kent State ACHA white Toronto Maple Leafs 11 217 Doug Laprade 1 Lake Superior State CCHA white Los Angeles Kings 11 221 Rob White 1 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey white Hartford Whalers 11 222 Chuckie Hughes 1 † Harvard ECAC Hockey white New Jersey Devils 11 223 Tom Nieman 1 † Dartmouth ECAC Hockey white Buffalo Sabres 11 224 Scott Billey 1 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Philadelphia Flyers 11 225 Chris Venkus 1 Western Michigan CCHA white Washington Capitals 11 226 Phil Neururer 1 † Northern Michigan WCHA white New York Islanders 11 228 Eric Reisman 1 Ohio State CCHA white Boston Bruins 11 229 Darin MacDonald 1 † Boston University Hockey East white Edmonton Oilers 11 230 Kevin Dahl Bowling Green CCHA white Montreal Canadiens 11 231 Dave Tretowicz Clarkson ECAC Hockey white Calgary Flames 12 232 Trent Andison 1 Cornell ECAC Hockey white Minnesota North Stars 12 238 Joe Flanagan 1 † New Hampshire Hockey East white Los Angeles Kings 12 240 Mike Francis 1 Harvard ECAC Hockey white St. Louis Blues 12 242 Dan Slatalla 1 † Princeton ECAC Hockey white Hartford Whalers 12 244 Bob Wallwork 1 Miami CCHA white Buffalo Sabres 12 246 Ron Pascucci 1 † Boston College Hockey East white Washington Capitals 12 248 Don Stone 1 Michigan CCHA white Detroit Red Wings † incoming freshman 1988 NHL Entry Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1988e.html Hockey DB October 25, 2023 1988 NHL supplemental draft 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft See also 1987–88 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season References 2 External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1987–88 NCAA Standings NCAA