1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2026 men i 1997 TD Garden (crop).JPG The Fleet Center served as the host for the 1998 Frozen Four October 1997–April 4, 1998 FleetCenter Boston, Massachusetts Michigan Chris Drury Boston University 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.February 2023 Season Outlook Pre-season polls 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 PollRankTeam1 North Dakota (5)2 Boston University (2)3 Colorado College (1)4 Michigan State5 Maine6 Miami (1)7 New Hampshire (1)8 Michigan9 Minnesota10 Wisconsin11 (tie) Cornell11 (tie) Colgate13 Boston College WMEB PollRankTeam1 North Dakota (8)2 Michigan State (1)3 Boston University (1)4 Colorado College5 (tie) Maine5 (tie) New Hampshire7 Michigan8 Minnesota9 Miami10 Colgate USCHO PollRankTeam1 North Dakota (30)2 Boston University3 Michigan State4 Minnesota5 Colorado College6 New Hampshire7 Maine8 Miami9 Michigan10 Rensselaer USA Today PollRankTeam1 North Dakota2 Michigan State3 Boston University4 Colorado College5 Maine6 New Hampshire7 Miami8 Michigan9 Minnesota10 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 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 WMEB poll was released before the conference tournaments. The USA Today and USCHO polls were released before the conference tournament finals. WMEB Media PollRankingTeam1 North Dakota (5)2 Michigan State (1)3 Boston University4 New Hampshire5 Michigan6 Yale7 Boston College8 Clarkson9 Ohio State10 St. Cloud State USA Today / American Hockey Magazine PollRankingTeam1 Michigan State (10)2 North Dakota3 Boston College4 Boston University5 Michigan6 Wisconsin7 Ohio State8 Clarkson9 Colorado College10 New Hampshire USCHO PollRankingTeam1 North Dakota (20)2 Michigan State (10)3 Boston College4 Boston University5 Michigan6 Clarkson7 Yale8 Ohio State9 Colorado College10 Wisconsin 1998 NCAA tournament 1998 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament Regional QuarterfinalsMarch 27–28 Regional semifinalsMarch 28–29 Frozen FourApril 2 National championshipApril 4 East Regional West Regional West Regional East Regional E1 Boston University – – bye – E4 Wisconsin 4 E5 New Hampshire 7 W2 North Dakota – – bye – W3 Michigan 2 W6 Princeton 1 W1 Michigan State – – bye – W4 Ohio State 4 W5 Yale 0 E2 Boston College – – bye – E3 Clarkson 1 E6 Colorado College 3 E1 Boston University 3 E5 New Hampshire 4 W2 North Dakota 3 W3 Michigan 4 W1 Michigan State 3 W4 Ohio State 4 E2 Boston College 6 E6 Colorado College 1 E5 New Hampshire 0 W3 Michigan 4 W4 Ohio State 2 E2 Boston College 5 W3 Michigan 3* E2 Boston College 2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) NCAA Tournament http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_trn.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 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 PIMMarty Reasoner Junior Boston College 42 33 40 73 56Bill Muckalt Senior Michigan 46 32 35 67 94Jason Krog Junior New Hampshire 38 33 33 66 44Brian Gionta Freshman Boston College 40 30 32 62 44Mike York Senior Michigan State 40 27 34 61 38Derek Bekar Junior New Hampshire 35 32 28 60 46Tom Nolan Tom Nolan (ice hockey) Senior New Hampshire 37 18 41 59 73Hugo Boisvert Sophomore Ohio State 42 23 35 58 70Chris Drury Senior Boston University 38 28 29 57 88Rejean Stringer Junior Merrimack 38 11 46 57 44 1997-98 NCAA Division I Statistics http://www.eliteprospects.com/league.php?leagueid=NCAA&season=1997 Elite Prospects 2014-06-29 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% GAAChad Alban Senior Michigan State 40 2438 31 4 5 64 6 .926 1.57Tom Noble Senior Boston University 16 930 11 4 1 33 3 .907 2.13Marty Turco Senior Michigan 45 2640 33 10 1 95 4 .907 2.16Michel Larocque Michel Larocque (ice hockey, born 1976) Junior Boston University 24 1370 17 4 1 50 1 .912 2.19Karl Goehring Freshman North Dakota 27 1504 23 3 1 57 1 .913 2.27Dan Murphy Dan Murphy (ice hockey) Senior Clarkson 23 1266 10 9 2 48 2 .907 2.27Alex Westlund Junior Yale 32 1918 20 9 3 74 3 .919 2.32Jeff Maund Freshman Ohio State 32 1858 22 8 0 73 0 .922 2.36Chris Bernard Chris Bernard (ice hockey) Senior Clarkson 16 864 13 0 1 35 0 .899 2.43Sean Matile Junior New Hampshire 38 2282 25 12 1 96 4 .908 2.52 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 Chris Drury, Boston UniversitySpencer T. Penrose Award Tim Taylor, YaleMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Marty Turco, MichiganAHCA 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 TeamMarc Robitaille, Northeastern GChad Alban, Michigan StateRay Giroux, Yale DDan Boyle, MiamiTom Poti, Boston University DCurtis Murphy, North DakotaChris Drury, Boston University FHugo Boisvert, Ohio StateMark Mowers, New Hampshire FBill Muckalt, MichiganMarty Reasoner, Boston College FMike York, Michigan State East Second Team   Position   West Second Team Alex Westlund, Yale GKarl Goehring, North DakotaChris Kelleher, Boston University DCalvin Elfring, Colorado CollegeMike Mottau, Boston College DTyler Harlton, Michigan StateSteve Shirreffs, Princeton DBrian Gionta, Boston College FSean Berens, Michigan StateJeff Hamilton, Yale FJason Blake, North DakotaEric Healey, Rensselaer FBrian Swanson, Colorado College CCHA AwardsCCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Chad Alban, Michigan StateBest Defensive Forward Terry Marchant, Lake Superior StateBest Defensive Defenseman Tyler Harlton, Michigan StateBest Offensive Defenseman Dan Boyle, MiamiRookie of the Year Mark Eaton, Notre DameCoach of the Year John Markell, Ohio StateTerry Flanagan Memorial Award Bryan Adams, Michigan StateMost Valuable Player in Tournament Mike York, Michigan StateAll-CCHA TeamsCCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013CCHA All-Rookie Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_roo.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second TeamChad Alban, Michigan State G Marty Turco, MichiganTyler Harlton, Michigan State D Bubba Berenzweig, Michigan Dan Boyle, Miami D Brett Colborne, Ferris StateHugo 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 AwardECAC Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ecac_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Ray Giroux, YaleRookie of the Year Erik Cole, Clarkson Willie Mitchell, ClarksonCoach of the Year Tim Taylor, YaleBest Defensive Defenseman Ray Giroux, YaleBest Defensive Forward Buddy Wallace, ClarksonKen Dryden Award Alex Westlund, YaleMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Jeff Halpern, PrincetonAll-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 Alex Westlund, Yale G Jason Elliott, CornellRay Giroux, Yale D Willie Mitchell, ClarksonSteve Shirreffs, Princeton D Jimmy Andersson, BrownEric Healey, Rensselaer F Paul DiFrancesco, St. Lawrence Damian Prescott, Brown FJeff Halpern, PrincetonJeff Hamilton, Yale F Chris Clark, Clarkson Rookie Team   Position   Andrew Allen, Vermont G Cory Murphy, Colgate D Andreas Moborg, Vermont D Willie Mitchell, Clarkson DDenis Ladouceur, Cornell F Steve Moore, Harvard F Erik Cole, Clarkson F Chris Bala, Harvard 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 Chris Drury, Boston UniversityRookie of the Year Brian Gionta, Boston CollegeBob Kullen Coach of the Year Award Bruce Crowder, NortheasternLen Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award Steve Kariya, MaineBest Defensive Forward Chris Drury, Boston UniversityWilliam Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Marty Reasoner, Boston CollegeAll-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 TeamMarc Robitaille, Northeastern G Michel Larocque, Boston UniversityMike 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 HampshireJason 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 AwardWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 RecipientPlayer of the Year Curtis Murphy North DakotaDefensive Player of the Year Matt Henderson, North Dakota Andy Sutton, Michigan TechRookie of the Year Karl Goehring, North DakotaStudent-Athlete of the Year Mitch Vig, North DakotaCoach of the Year Craig Dahl, St. Cloud StateMost Valuable Player in Tournament Joe Bianchi, WisconsinAll-WCHA TeamsWCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013WCHA All-Rookie Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_roo.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 19, 2013 First Team   Position   Second TeamKarl 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 TechBrian Swanson, Colorado College F Steven Reinprecht, WisconsinJason 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 1998 NHL entry draft Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 26 Mike Van Ryn Michigan CCHA white New Jersey Devils 2 52 Bobby Allen Bobby Allen (ice hockey) Boston College Hockey East white Boston Bruins 2 53 Steve Moore Steve Moore (ice hockey) Harvard ECAC Hockey white Colorado Avalanche 2 58 Chris Bala Harvard ECAC Hockey white Ottawa Senators 3 61 Joe DiPenta Boston University Hockey East white Florida Panthers 3 62 Paul Manning Paul Manning (ice hockey) Colorado College WCHA white Calgary Flames 3 68 Jarkko Ruutu ‡ Michigan Tech WCHA white Vancouver Canucks 3 71 Erik Cole Clarkson ECAC Hockey white Carolina Hurricanes 3 73 Pat O'Leary 1 † Minnesota WCHA white Phoenix Coyotes 3 77 Mike Pandolfo † Boston University Hockey East white Toronto Maple Leafs 3 81 Justin Morrison Colorado College WCHA white Vancouver Canucks 3 82 Brian Gionta Boston College Hockey East white New Jersey Devils 3 85 Geoff Koch 1 Michigan CCHA white Nashville Predators 4 88 Kent Sauer 1 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Nashville Predators 4 94 Matthias Trattnig Maine Hockey East white Chicago Blackhawks 4 99 Shawn Horcoff Michigan State CCHA white Edmonton Oilers 4 107 Chris Corrinet Princeton ECAC Hockey white Washington Capitals 5 115 Jay Leach Jay Leach (ice hockey, born 1979) Providence Hockey East white Phoenix Coyotes 5 116 Josh Blackburn † Michigan CCHA white Phoenix Coyotes 5 122 Pat Leahy Pat Leahy (ice hockey) Miami CCHA white New York Rangers 5 125 Erik Wendell 1 † Minnesota WCHA white Washington Capitals 5 134 Rob Scuderi Boston College Hockey East white Pittsburgh Penguins 6 149 Paul Cabana 1 † Michigan Tech WCHA white Vancouver Canucks 6 155 Kevin Clauson 1 Western Michigan CCHA white New York Islanders 6 156 Kent Huskins Clarkson ECAC Hockey white Chicago Blackhawks 7 178 Jesse Fibiger Minnesota–Duluth WCHA white Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 7 183 Tyler Arnason † St. Cloud State WCHA white Chicago Blackhawks 7 184 Don Smith 1 Clarkson ECAC Hockey white Carolina Hurricanes 7 186 Mike Morrison Mike Morrison (ice hockey) † Maine Hockey East white Edmonton Oilers 7 187 Erik Westrum Minnesota WCHA white Phoenix Coyotes 7 199 Erik Jensen 1 † Wisconsin WCHA white New Jersey Devils 7 200 Scott Perry 1 † Boston University Hockey East white Dallas Stars 8 201 Craig Murray 1 † Michigan CCHA white Montreal Canadiens 8 204 Graig Mischler 1 Northeastern Hockey East white Vancouver Canucks 8 212 Jim Fahey † Northeastern Hockey East white San Jose Sharks 8 217 Jim Henkel 1 † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey white Los Angeles Kings 8 219 Curtis Valentine 1 † Bowling Green CCHA white Vancouver Canucks 8 220 Mike Farrell Mike Farrell (ice hockey) Providence Hockey East white Washington Capitals 8 221 Mark Kosick 1 Michigan CCHA white Carolina Hurricanes 9 237 Ben Blais 1 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey white New York Islanders 9 244 Toby Petersen Colorado College WCHA white Pittsburgh Penguins 9 248 Matthew Yeats † Maine Hockey East white Los Angeles Kings 9 254 Matt Hussey † Wisconsin WCHA white Pittsburgh Penguins 9 255 John Pohl † Minnesota WCHA white St. Louis Blues † incoming freshman‡ Ruutu had left school two years prior. 1998 NHL Entry Draft https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1998e.html Hockey DB October 25, 2023 See also 1997–98 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season 1997–98 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season References 2 External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1997–98 NCAA Standings NCAA