The 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1988 and concluded with the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 1, 1989 at the St. Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the 42nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 95th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

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.

The College Hockey Statistics Bureau started ranking 15 teams in 1988.

KBJR-TV of Duluth, Minnesota started a coaches poll for its nationally syndicated show, College Hockey USA. For unknown reasons, the station stopped conducting the poll at the end of January 1990.

WMPL PollRankTeam1 Minnesota2 Lake Superior State3 North Dakota4 Michigan State5 Denver6 Bowling Green7 Harvard8 Western Michigan9 Maine10 Wisconsin CHSB / WMEB PollRankTeam1 Minnesota (11)2 Lake Superior State (1)3 Michigan State4 Harvard5 Maine6 North Dakota7 Boston College8 Denver9 Cornell10 Western Michigan11 Boston University12 Bowling Green13 Vermont14 Wisconsin15 St. Lawrence KBJR PollRankTeam1 Minnesota2 Michigan State3 North Dakota4 Harvard5 Lake Superior State6 Maine7 Bowling Green8 Michigan Tech9 Denver10 Boston College

Regular season

Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Maine Kickoff October 28–29 4 Maine Jeep/Nissan Classic December 17–18 4 Alaska–Anchorage Dexter Shoe Classic December 27–28 4 Maine Syracuse Invitational December 28–29 4 Bowling Green Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Michigan Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 Providence Riverfront Invitational December 29–30 4 Boston College Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 Northeastern Beanpot February 6, 13 4 Harvard

Standings

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 Michigan State (7)2 Minnesota (3)3 Harvard4 Boston College5 Northern Michigan6 St. Lawrence7 Lake Superior State8 Maine9 Colgate10 North Dakota CHSB / WMEB Media PollRankingTeam1 Minnesota (6)2 Harvard (3)3 Michigan State4 Boston College5 Lake Superior State6 Maine (tie) Northern Michigan8 St. Lawrence9 Illinois Chicago10 Wisconsin11 North Dakota12 Michigan13 Bowling Green14 Colgate15 Providence

1989 NCAA Tournament

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 Senior Michigan State 47 36 41 77 78 Junior Michigan State 47 32 45 77 94 Senior Bowling Green 47 32 42 74 96 Senior Boston College 39 29 44 73 26 Junior Bowling Green 44 22 46 68 46 Junior Maine 41 37 30 67 38 Senior Lake Superior State 46 22 44 66 38 Junior Western Michigan 41 20 46 66 32 Senior Northern Michigan 44 30 33 63 24 Sophomore Harvard 34 15 48 63 36

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 Sophomore St. Lawrence 14 786 11 2 0 31 0 .928 2.37 Junior Minnesota 34 2024 26 8 0 82 0 .911 2.43 Freshman Harvard 16 - - - - - - .912 2.46 Freshman Wisconsin 38 2267 21 11 5 94 1 .919 2.49 Sophomore Lake Superior State 44 2595 27 10 5 117 0 .894 2.71 Senior St. Lawrence 25 1304 18 5 0 60 1 .909 2.76 Freshman Harvard 17 - 15 1 0 - - .906 2.79 Sophomore Michigan State 42 2515 32 9 1 127 0 .876 3.03 Senior Alaska-Anchorage - - - - - - - - 3.03 Sophomore Maine 20 1090 16 4 0 57 1 - 3.14

Awards

NCAA Award RecipientHobey Baker Memorial Award Lane MacDonald, HarvardSpencer Penrose Award Joe Marsh, St. LawrenceMost Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Ted Donato, HarvardAHCA All-American Teams East First Team   Position   West First Team Mike O'Neill, Yale G Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior State Greg Brown, Boston College D Kord Cernich, Lake Superior State Mike Hurlbut, St. Lawrence D Myles O'Connor, Michigan Dave Capuano, Maine F Kip Miller, Michigan State Lane MacDonald, Harvard F Greg Parks, Bowling Green Kyle McDonough, Vermont F Bobby Reynolds, Michigan State East Second Team   Position   West Second Team David Littman, Boston College G Curtis Joseph, Wisconsin Bob Beers, Maine D Darryl Olsen, Northern Michigan Dave Williams, Dartmouth D Todd Richards, Minnesota Rick Bennett, Providence F Sheldon Gorski, Illinois-Chicago Tim Sweeney, Boston College F Daryn McBride, Denver C. J. Young, Harvard F Dave Snuggerud, Minnesota

CCHA Awards RecipientPlayer of the Year Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior StateRookie of the Year Rod Brind'Amour, Michigan StateCoach of the Year Ron Mason, Michigan StateMost Valuable Player in Tournament Jason Muzzatti, Michigan StateAll-CCHA Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior State G Dave DePinto, Illinois-Chicago Kord Cernich, Lake Superior State D Rob Blake, Bowling Green Myles O'Connor, Michigan D Chris Luongo, Michigan State Greg Parks, Bowling Green F Bobby Reynolds, Michigan State Sheldon Gorski, Illinois-Chicago F Nelson Emerson, Bowling Green Kip Miller, Michigan State F Todd Brost, Michigan Rookie Team   Position   G Jason Woolley, Michigan State D D Rod Brind'Amour, Michigan State F Denny Felsner, Michigan F Craig Fisher, Miami F Ken House, Miami F Peter White, Michigan State F

ECAC Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Lane MacDonald, HarvardRookie of the Year Andre Faust, PrincetonCoach of the Year Joe Marsh, St. LawrenceMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Doug Murray, St. LawrenceAll-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Mike O'Neill, Yale G Paul Cohen, Colgate Dave Williams, Dartmouth D Dave Baseggio, Yale Mike Hurlbut, St. Lawrence D Mike Bishop, St. Lawrence Scott Young, Colgate D Lane MacDonald, Harvard F C. J. Young, Harvard Kyle McDonough, Vermont F Allen Bourbeau, Harvard Jarmo Kekäläinen, Clarkson F Peter Ciavaglia, Harvard Rookie Team   Position   Chuckie Hughes, Harvard G Allain Roy, Harvard G Mike McKee, Princeton D Dan Ratushny, Cornell D Shawn Rivers, St. Lawrence D Dale Band, Colgate F Jeff Blaeser, Yale F Jamie Cooke, Colgate F Andre Faust, Princeton F Craig Ferguson, Yale F Jim Larkin, Vermont F

Hockey East Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Greg Brown, Boston CollegeRookie of the Year Rob Gaudreau, Providence Scott Pellerin, MaineCoach of the Year Award Fern Flaman, NortheasternWilliam Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Bob Beers, MaineAll-Hockey East Teams First Team   Position   Second Team David Littman, Boston College G Scott King, Maine Greg Brown, Boston College D Bob Beers, Maine Jim Hughes, Providence D Rob Cowie, Northeastern Dave Capuano, Maine F David Emma, Boston College Tim Sweeney, Boston College F Mike Kelfer, Boston University Dave Buda, Northeastern F Harry Mews, Northeastern Rookie Team   Position   Mark Richards, Lowell G Keith Carney, Maine D Shaun Kane, Providence D Rob Gaudreau, Providence F Steve Heinze, Boston College F Scott Pellerin, Maine F

WCHA Award RecipientMost Valuable Player Curtis Joseph, WisconsinFreshman of the Year Curtis Joseph, WisconsinGoaltender of the Year Robb Stauber, MinnesotaStudent-Athlete of the Year Tim Budy, Colorado CollegeCoach of the Year Rick Comley, Northern MichiganMost Valuable Player in Tournament Bill Pye, Northern MichiganAll-WCHA Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Curtis Joseph, Wisconsin G Robb Stauber, Minnesota Paul Stanton, Wisconsin D Todd Richards, Minnesota Darryl Olsen, Northern Michigan D Russ Parent, North Dakota Daryn McBride, Denver F Dave Snuggerud, Minnesota Shawn Harrison, Michigan Tech F John Byce, Wisconsin Tom Chorske, Minnesota F Phil Berger, Northern Michigan

1989 NHL entry draft

Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team 1 5 † Boston College Hockey East 1 7 † Minnesota WCHA 1 8 North Dakota WCHA 2 24 † Cornell ECAC Hockey 2 25 Cornell ECAC Hockey 2 29 † Michigan State CCHA 2 33 † North Dakota WCHA 2 42 † Harvard ECAC Hockey 3 44 † Wisconsin WCHA 3 47 Maine Hockey East 3 48 † Northeastern Hockey East 3 55 Michigan CCHA 3 56 † Clarkson ECAC Hockey 3 58 † Minnesota WCHA 3 59 † Boston College Hockey East 3 61 Michigan State CCHA 4 64 Boston University Hockey East 4 66 † Maine Hockey East 4 67 Michigan State CCHA 4 69 Harvard ECAC Hockey 4 71 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 4 77 Wisconsin WCHA 4 82 † Minnesota WCHA 4 84 † Denver WCHA 5 85 Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 5 86 † North Dakota WCHA 5 88 † Vermont ECAC Hockey 5 89 † Providence Hockey East 5 91 † Denver WCHA 5 92 Michigan State CCHA 5 93 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 5 96 † Lowell Hockey East 5 97 Miami CCHA 5 99 † Boston University Hockey East 5 100 † Minnesota WCHA 5 103 † Minnesota WCHA 5 104 Cornell ECAC Hockey 5 105 † Vermont ECAC Hockey 6 107 Northern Michigan WCHA 6 108 Cornell ECAC Hockey 6 109 Bowling Green CCHA 6 110 Boston College Hockey East 6 112 † Boston University Hockey East 6 114 † Michigan CCHA 6 116 Northern Michigan WCHA 6 118 Michigan State CCHA 6 119 Maine Hockey East 6 121 Denver WCHA 6 122 † Boston University Hockey East 6 124 Ferris State CCHA 6 125 † Vermont ECAC Hockey 7 128 † North Dakota WCHA 7 129 † Princeton ECAC Hockey 7 131 Michigan CCHA 7 133 † Bowling Green CCHA 7 135 Alaska–Anchorage Independent 7 137 † Boston College Hockey East 7 138 † Boston College Hockey East 7 140 Michigan Tech WCHA 7 142 † Boston College Hockey East 7 144 Michigan CCHA 7 146 Yale ECAC Hockey 7 147 Cornell ECAC Hockey 8 148 Alaska–Anchorage Independent 8 151 Bowling Green CCHA 8 154 † Boston University Hockey East 8 158 Western Michigan CCHA 8 159 † Princeton ECAC Hockey 8 161 † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA 8 162 Michigan Tech WCHA 9 170 † Lowell Hockey East 9 171 † New Hampshire Hockey East 9 172 Cornell ECAC Hockey 9 173 Princeton ECAC Hockey 9 174 Colgate ECAC Hockey 9 175 † Lake Superior State CCHA 9 176 Lake Superior State CCHA 9 177 † St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 9 181 † Boston University Hockey East 9 182 † St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 9 185 † Yale ECAC Hockey 10 192 † Maine Hockey East 10 193 † St. Cloud State Independent 10 194 Lake Superior State CCHA 10 195 Northeastern Hockey East 10 201 † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey 10 205 † St. Cloud State Independent 10 206 † Northern Michigan WCHA 10 207 † Northern Michigan WCHA 10 209 † Clarkson ECAC Hockey 10 210 † Notre Dame ACHA 11 211 † Western Michigan CCHA 11 214 † Denver WCHA 11 216 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 11 217 Minnesota WCHA 11 218 † Alaska–Anchorage Independent 11 219 † Lake Superior State CCHA 11 222 † Kent State ACHA 11 224 Alaska–Fairbanks Independent 11 227 Boston College Hockey East 11 230 North Dakota WCHA 12 232 Wisconsin WCHA 12 242 † Northern Michigan WCHA 12 245 † Boston University Hockey East 12 249 Harvard ECAC Hockey 12 250 Miami CCHA † incoming freshman

1989 NHL supplemental draft

See also 1988–89 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

References

External links College Hockey Historical Archives 1988–89 NCAA Standings