1991–92 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

1991–92 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The Knickerbocker Arena served as the host for the 1992 Frozen Four
DurationOctober 1991 –
April 4, 1992
NCAA tournament1992
National championshipKnickerbocker Arena
Albany, New York
NCAA championLake Superior State
Hobey Baker AwardScott Pellerin
(Maine)
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The 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1991 and concluded with the 1992 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 4, 1992, at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York. This was the 45th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 98th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Massachusetts–Lowell was placed on probation for 2 years and was banned from the NCAA tournament for this year due to NCAA rules violations.[1]

Terry Slater, the head coach of Colgate, died on December 6, four days after suffering a stroke.[2]

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

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 Maine (5)
2 Michigan (4)
3 Northern Michigan (1)
4 Minnesota
5 Clarkson
6 Providence
7 North Dakota
8 Lake Superior State
9 Bowling Green
10 Boston University
WMEB Poll
Rank Team
1 Maine (8)
2 Michigan (2)
3 Northern Michigan
4 Clarkson
5 Providence
6 Minnesota
7 North Dakota
8 Lake Superior State
9 Boston University
10 Bowling Green
11 St. Lawrence
12 Wisconsin
13 New Hampshite
14 Harvard
15 Boston College
Times Union Poll
Rank Team
1 Maine (10)
2 Northern Michigan (4)
3 Michigan (6)
4 Minnesota (2)
5 Clarkson (1)
6 Providence (2)
7 Lake Superior State
8 North Dakota
9 Boston University
10 St. Lawrence

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
USAir Hockey Classic November 1–2 4 Massachusetts–Lowell
Ottawa University Invitational November 29–30 4
Great Western Freeze–Out December 19–20 4 Maine
Jeep/Nissan Classic December 20–21 4 Northern Michigan
Mariucci Classic December 21–22 4 Minnesota
Badger Showdown December 27–28 4 Wisconsin
Great Lakes Invitational December 27–28 4 Michigan
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 27–28 4 St. Lawrence
Syracuse Invitational December 27–28 4 Ohio State
Auld Lang Syne Tournament December 28–29 4 Boston University
Dexter Shoe Classic January 3–4 4 Maine
Beanpot February 3, 10 4 Boston University

Standings

1991–92 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan† 32 22 7 3 47 150 104 44 32 9 3 215 144
Lake Superior State* 32 20 8 4 44 141 78 43 30 9 4 203 100
Michigan State 32 18 7 7 43 149 105 44 26 10 8 199 143
Western Michigan 32 14 12 6 34 119 114 36 16 14 6 140 130
Miami 32 12 14 6 30 124 145 40 18 16 6 165 183
Ferris State 32 11 15 6 28 102 127 38 13 18 7 119 148
Illinois-Chicago 32 8 18 6 22 101 132 36 10 20 6 123 152
Ohio State 32 8 19 5 21 134 182 38 12 21 5 162 211
Bowling Green 32 7 20 5 19 123 156 34 8 21 5 133 165
Championship: Lake Superior State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1991–92 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard† 22 13 3 6 32 90 59 27 14 7 6 103 78
St. Lawrence* 22 15 6 1 31 104 66 34 22 10 2 160 109
Clarkson 22 15 6 1 31 101 63 33 22 10 1 165 100
Yale 22 11 4 7 29 103 90 27 13 7 7 121 110
Cornell 22 10 8 4 24 70 59 29 14 11 4 92 78
Brown 22 10 8 4 24 93 86 30 11 15 4 118 135
Vermont 22 10 9 3 23 78 74 31 16 12 3 116 95
Colgate 22 11 11 0 22 105 108 31 14 16 1 152 151
Princeton 22 9 12 1 19 84 91 27 12 14 1 108 116
Rensselaer 22 6 12 4 16 70 89 33 14 15 4 124 128
Dartmouth 22 3 17 2 8 60 116 26 3 21 2 70 142
Union 22 2 19 1 5 61 118 25 3 21 1 82 138
Championship: St. Lawrence
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
1991–92 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
New Hampshire 21 15 4 2 32 94 75 37 24 11 2 168 127
Boston University 21 11 6 4 26 92 88 35 23 8 4 159 124
Maine†*^ 21 12 7 2 26 115 54 37 18 17 2 194 89
Providence 21 11 8 2 24 99 79 36 21 13 2 175 134
Boston College 21 10 9 2 22 68 76 36 15 18 3 116 138
Massachusetts–Lowell 21 6 11 4 16 75 91 34 11 19 4 127 155
Northeastern 21 7 14 0 14 70 103 35 16 19 0 142 167
Merrimack 21 4 17 0 8 60 102 34 13 21 0 128 149
Championship: Maine
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ After the season Maine was required to retroactively forfeit 13 games for using a player deemed ineligible by the NCAA
1991–92 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 34 14 20 0 138 149
Alabama–Huntsville 0 0 0 0 - - - 27 16 10 1 161 148
Alaska–Anchorage 0 0 0 0 - - - 36 27 8 1 193 124
Alaska–Fairbanks 0 0 0 0 - - - 35 7 27 1 - -
Army 0 0 0 0 - - - 31 13 17 1 138 163
Kent State 0 0 0 0 - - - 31 15 14 2 143 137
Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 - - - 31 12 18 1 107 142
1991–92 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota† 32 26 6 0 52 163 89 44 33 11 0 215 132
Wisconsin 32 19 11 2 40 129 106 43 27 14 2 175 142
Northern Michigan* 32 17 12 3 37 184 133 42 25 14 3 238 165
Colorado College 32 14 14 4 32 138 141 41 18 18 5 170 175
Minnesota-Duluth 32 14 16 2 30 124 137 37 15 20 2 144 162
Michigan Tech 32 14 17 1 29 114 137 39 16 22 1 141 177
St. Cloud State 32 12 19 1 25 120 138 37 14 21 2 150 159
North Dakota 32 12 19 1 25 137 172 39 17 21 1 170 199
Denver 32 8 22 2 18 110 166 36 9 25 2 124 187
Championship: Northern Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

[3][4][5][6]

Final regular season polls

The final polls were released before the conference tournaments.

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1 Maine (8)
2 Minnesota (2)
3 Michigan
4 Wisconsin
5 Michigan State
6 Lake Superior State
7 Boston University
8 Northern Michigan
9 St. Lawrence
10 New Hampshire
Times Union Poll
Ranking Team
1 Maine (23)
2 Minnesota (2)
3 Michigan
4 Wisconsin
5 Michigan State
6 Boston University
7 Lake Superior State
8 New Hampshire
9 Northern Michigan
10 St. Lawrence

1992 NCAA tournament

Main article: 1992 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
Regional Quarterfinals
March 26–27 		Regional semifinals
March 28–29 		Frozen Four
April 2 		National championship
April 4
            
E1Maine–
– bye –
E1 Maine 2
East Regional
E5Michigan State3
E4 Boston University2
E5Michigan State4
E5 Michigan State 2
W3Lake Superior State4
W2Minnesota–
– bye –
W2 Minnesota 3
West Regional
W3Lake Superior State8
W3Lake Superior State7
W6 Alaska-Anchorage3
W3Lake Superior State5
E6 Wisconsin 3
W1Michigan–
– bye –
W1Michigan7
West Regional
W4 Northern Michigan 6
W4Northern Michigan8
W5 Clarkson4
E6Wisconsin4
W1 Michigan 2
E2St. Lawrence–
– bye –
E2 St. Lawrence 2
East Regional
E6Wisconsin5
E3 New Hampshire2
E6Wisconsin4

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
Denny Felsner Senior Michigan 44 42 52 94 46
Jim Hiller Junior Northern Michigan 41 31 55 86 119
Dwayne Norris Senior Michigan State 44 44 39 83 62
Dallas Drake Senior Northern Michigan 40 39 44 83 58
Mark Beaufait Senior Northern Michigan 41 31 50 81 47
Larry Olimb Senior Minnesota 44 24 56 80 32
Peter White Senior Michigan State 44 26 51 77 32
Scott Beattie Junior Northern Michigan 40 28 46 74 80
Greg Johnson Junior North Dakota 39 20 54 74 8
Mike Boback Senior Providence 36 24 48 72 34

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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
Darrin Madeley Junior Lake Superior State 38 2144 25 6 4 64 2 .917 2.07
Garth Snow Junior Maine 31 1792 25 4 2 73 2 .883 2.44
Parris Duffus Freshman Cornell 28 1677 14 11 3 74 1 .913 2.65
Christian Soucy Freshman Vermont 30 1783 15 11 3 81 0 .910 2.73
Steve Shields Sophomore Michigan 37 2091 27 7 2 99 0 .885 2.81
Jason Currie Sophomore Clarkson 18 965 11 6 1 42 2 .912 2.88
Jeff Stolp Senior Minnesota 36 2017 26 9 0 98 2 .882 2.91
Paul Spagnoletti Sophomore St. Lawrence 25 1472 16 6 2 73 2 .896 2.98
Chris Rogles Junior Clarkson 18 974 11 3 0 49 0 .904 3.07
Mike Gilmour Senior Michigan State 33 1831 14 9 7 95 0 .877 3.07

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Awards

WCHA

Award[20] Recipient
Player of the Year Duane Derksen, Wisconsin
Rookie of the Year Darby Hendrickson, Minnesota
Student-Athlete of the Year Geoff Sarjeant, Michigan Tech
Coach of the Year Brad Buetow, Colorado College
Most Valuable Player in Tournament Corwin Saurdiff, Northern Michigan
All-WCHA Teams[21][22]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Duane Derksen, Wisconsin G Jeff Stolp, Minnesota
Greg Andrusak, Minnesota-Duluth D Travis Richards, Minnesota
Chris Hynnes, Colorado College D Doug Zmolek, Minnesota
Greg Johnson, North Dakota F Dixon Ward, North Dakota
Larry Olimb, Minnesota F Derek Plante, Minnesota-Duluth
Dallas Drake, Northern Michigan F Jim Hiller, Northern Michigan
Rookie Team   Position  
Corwin Saurdiff, Northern Michigan G
Jason Helr, Northern Michigan D
Kent Fearns, Colorado College D
Brian Rafalski, Wisconsin D
Sandy Gasseau, St. Cloud State F
Steve Magnusson, Minnesota F
Darby Hendrickson, Minnesota F

1992 NHL Entry Draft

Main article: 1992 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
1 7 Ryan Sittler † Michigan CCHA Philadelphia Flyers
1 13 Joe Hulbig † Providence Hockey East Edmonton Oilers
1 24 Peter Ferraro † Maine Hockey East New York Rangers
2 30 Chris O'Sullivan † Boston University Hockey East Calgary Flames
2 32 Jim Carey † Wisconsin WCHA Washington Capitals
4 85 Chris Ferraro † Maine Hockey East New York Rangers
4 94 Scott McCabe † Lake Superior State CCHA New Jersey Devils
5 100 Charlie Wasley † Minnesota WCHA Quebec Nordiques
5 106 Chris de Ruiter † Clarkson ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
5 110 Brian Loney Ohio State CCHA Vancouver Canucks
5 113 Tim Hogan Michigan CCHA Chicago Blackhawks
5 116 Don Chase † Boston College Hockey East Montreal Canadiens
5 117 Adrian Aucoin Boston University Hockey East Vancouver Canucks
5 118 Mike Sullivan † New Hampshire Hockey East Detroit Red Wings
6 121 Al Sinclair Michigan CCHA Ottawa Senators
6 124 Paxton Schulte ‡ North Dakota WCHA Quebec Nordiques
6 134 Bob Lachance † Boston University Hockey East St. Louis Blues
6 135 Rem Murray Michigan State CCHA Los Angeles Kings
6 138 Dan Trebil † Minnesota WCHA New Jersey Devils
6 141 Jason Clark † Bowling Green CCHA Vancouver Canucks
6 144 Davide Dal Grande † Notre Dame Independent New York Rangers
7 151 Kirk Daubenspeck † Wisconsin WCHA Philadelphia Flyers
7 154 Kyle Peterson † Michigan Tech WCHA Minnesota North Stars
7 168 Matt Oates Miami CCHA New York Rangers
8 169 Jay Kenney † Providence Hockey East Ottawa Senators
8 174 Ryan Mulhern † Brown ECAC Hockey Calgary Flames
8 181 Kyuin Shim † Northern Michigan WCHA Edmonton Oilers
8 182 Nick Naumenko † North Dakota WCHA St. Louis Blues
8 183 Justin Krall † Miami CCHA Detroit Red Wings
8 187 Fran Bussey † Wisconsin WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
8 190 Colin Schmidt † Colorado College WCHA Edmonton Oilers
8 192 Mickey Elick † Wisconsin WCHA New York Rangers
9 195 Chris Burns † Denver WCHA San Jose Sharks
9 197 Wayne Clarke Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
9 198 Brandon Carper Bowling Green CCHA Calgary Flames
9 201 Greg Zwakman † Minnesota WCHA Hartford Whalers
9 205 Marko Tuomainen Clarkson ECAC Hockey Edmonton Oilers
9 209 David Hymovitz † Boston College Hockey East Chicago Blackhawks
9 211 Brian Bonin † Minnesota WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
9 212 Earl Cronan † Colgate ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
9 216 Dan Brierly † Yale ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
10 220 Anson Carter † Michigan State CCHA Quebec Nordiques
10 224 David Wainwright † Boston College Hockey East New York Islanders
10 225 Steven Halko † Michigan CCHA Hartford Whalers
10 226 Jeff Romfo † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Minnesota North Stars
10 235 Brian Callahan † Boston College Hockey East Pittsburgh Penguins
10 236 Trent Cavicchi † New Hampshire Hockey East Montreal Canadiens
10 238 Dan McGillis † Northeastern Hockey East Detroit Red Wings
10 239 Greg Callahan † Boston College Hockey East Washington Capitals
11 244 Aaron Ellis † Bowling Green CCHA Quebec Nordiques
11 250 Jeff Moen † Minnesota WCHA Minnesota North Stars
11 259 Wade Salzman † Notre Dame Independent St. Louis Blues
11 262 Ryan Bach † Colorado College WCHA Detroit Red Wings

† incoming freshman
‡ Schulte had left school the year before
[23]

1992 NHL Supplemental Draft

Main article: 1992 NHL Supplemental Draft

See also

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