1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The Providence Civic Center served as the host for the 1995 Frozen Four
DurationOctober 1994–
April 1, 1995
NCAA tournament1995
National championshipProvidence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
NCAA championBoston University
Hobey Baker AwardBrian Holzinger
(Bowling Green)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1994 and concluded with the 1995 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 1, 1995, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 48th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 101st 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 WMEB was voted on by media. The Record poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston University (4)
2 Minnesota (2)
3 Michigan State (1)
4 Colorado College (1)
5 Wisconsin
6 Michigan (2)
7 (tie) Northeastern
7 (tie) Clarkson
9 Northern Michigan
10 Lake Superior State
WMEB Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston University (10)
2 Michigan State (2)
3 Lake Superior State
4 Michigan
5 Colorado College
6 Minnesota
7 Harvard
8 Clarkson
9 New Hampshire
10 Maine
The Record Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston University (20)
2 Michigan State (2)
3 Minnesota (3)
4 Colorado College
5 Michigan
6 Harvard
7 Northeastern
8 Lake Superior State
9 (tie) Clarkson
9 (tie) Vermont

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Great Alaska Face–Off November 24–26 4 Massachusetts–Lowell
College Hockey Showcase November 25–26 4
Cross Border Challenge November 25–26 4
Great Western Freeze–Out November 25–27 4 Maine
Dexter Shoe Classic December 22–23 4 Princeton
Chill Out at Saskatoon December 27–29 4 St. Lawrence
Badger Showdown December 28–29 4 Wisconsin
Denver Cup December 28–29 4 Denver
Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Michigan
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 Maine
Syracuse Invitational December 29–30 4 New Hampshire
Auld Lang Syne Classic December 30–31 4 Vermont
Mariucci Classic December 30–31 4 Boston University
Beanpot February 6, 13 4 Boston University

Standings

1994–95 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan† 27 22 4 1 45 151 74 39 30 8 1 218 109
Bowling Green 27 18 7 2 38 135 101 38 25 11 2 199 137
Michigan State 27 17 7 3 37 123 79 40 25 12 3 183 124
Lake Superior State* 27 14 9 4 32 114 78 41 23 12 6 176 125
Miami 27 13 8 6 32 88 87 39 18 15 6 129 132
Ferris State 27 9 14 4 22 82 111 36 12 20 4 113 157
Western Michigan 27 9 14 4 22 87 102 40 17 18 5 141 144
Illinois-Chicago 27 8 16 3 19 99 132 37 11 22 4 146 177
Notre Dame 27 7 19 1 15 77 126 37 11 25 1 121 168
Ohio State 27 3 22 2 8 76 142 38 7 29 2 112 195
Alaska-Fairbanks^ 33 11 21 1 107 141
Championship: Lake Superior State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Alaska-Fairbanks is an affiliate member and its games do not count towards the conference standings
1994–95 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Clarkson† 22 14 5 3 31 116 70 37 23 10 4 195 125
Brown 22 13 7 2 28 78 76 30 15 12 3 108 109
Harvard 22 12 9 1 25 79 68 30 14 14 2 107 99
Colgate 22 12 9 1 25 98 78 37 20 16 1 158 144
Vermont 22 11 9 2 24 85 61 35 19 14 2 134 106
Rensselaer* 22 10 9 3 23 75 78 37 19 14 4 127 123
Princeton 22 9 10 3 21 81 83 35 18 13 4 123 117
St. Lawrence 22 10 12 0 20 83 110 33 15 17 1 116 150
Cornell 22 8 10 4 20 72 76 30 11 15 4 105 115
Union 22 6 12 4 16 70 87 29 9 16 4 100 116
Dartmouth 22 7 13 2 16 80 111 27 9 16 2 95 136
Yale 22 6 13 3 15 65 84 28 8 17 3 91 115
Championship: Rensselaer
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
1994–95 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Maine† 24 15 3 6 1 88 104 63 44 32 6 6 196 118
Boston University†* 24 16 5 3 2 88 131 82 40 31 6 3 224 117
New Hampshire 24 14 6 4 0 78 113 85 36 22 10 4 161 123
Northeastern 24 11 8 5 5 70 98 89 35 16 14 5 143 137
Massachusetts–Lowell 24 11 12 1 1 58 105 116 41 17 19 4 165 175
Providence 24 7 11 6 3 50 102 103 37 14 17 6 158 159
Merrimack 24 7 12 5 3 48 74 91 37 14 18 5 125 137
Boston College 24 8 14 2 1 45 86 119 35 11 22 2 129 169
Massachusetts 24 3 21 0 0 15 64 129 36 6 28 2 92 173
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1994–95 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 - - - 33 15 17 1 137 159
Army 0 0 0 0 - - - 34 20 13 1 173 106
1994–95 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Colorado College† 32 22 9 1 45 155 108 43 30 12 1 213 143
Wisconsin* 32 17 11 4 38 128 112 43 24 15 4 172 152
Denver 32 18 12 2 38 131 115 42 25 15 2 181 147
Minnesota 32 16 11 5 37 121 95 44 25 14 5 169 133
St. Cloud State 32 15 16 1 31 126 113 38 17 20 1 146 139
North Dakota 32 14 15 3 31 120 141 39 18 18 3 151 169
Minnesota-Duluth 32 13 15 4 30 124 127 38 16 18 4 146 146
Michigan Tech 32 12 17 3 27 109 140 39 15 20 4 136 175
Northern Michigan 32 10 19 3 23 110 136 40 13 24 3 142 171
Alaska-Anchorage 32 10 22 0 20 106 142 36 11 25 0 122 169
Championship: Wisconsin
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Final regular season polls

The WMPL poll was released before the conference tournaments. The WMEB and The Record polls were released before the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1 Michigan (6)
2 Maine (3)
3 Boston University (1)
4 Colorado College
5 Bowling Green
6 Denver
7 New Hampshite
8 Michigan State
9 Wisconsin
10 Clarkson
WMEB Media Poll
Ranking Team
1 Michigan (8)
2 Maine (1)
3 Boston University (1)
4 Colorado College
5 Bowling Green
6 Denver
7 Michigan State
8 New Hampshite
9 Clarkson
10 Minnesota
The Record Poll
Ranking Team
1 Maine (18)
2 Michigan (7)
3 Boston University (4)
4 Colorado College (1)
5 Bowling Green
6 Denver
7 Clarkson
8 Michigan State
9 New Hampshite
10 Minnesota

1995 NCAA tournament

Main article: 1995 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
Regional Quarterfinals
March 24 		Regional semifinals
March 25 		Frozen Four
March 30 		National championship
April 1
            
E1 Boston University –
– bye –
E1 Boston University 6
East Regional
E5 Lake Superior State 2
E4 Clarkson 4
E5 Lake Superior State 5
E1 Boston University 7
W3 Minnesota 3
W2 Colorado College –
– bye –
W2 Colorado College 2
West Regional
W3 Minnesota 5
W3 Minnesota 1
W6 Rensselaer 0
E1 Boston University 6
E2 Maine 2
W1 Michigan –
– bye –
W1 Michigan 4
West Regional
W4 Wisconsin 3
W4 Wisconsin 5
W5 Michigan State 3
W1 Michigan 3
E2 Maine 4***
E2 Maine –
– bye –
E2 Maine 4
East Regional
E6 Denver 2
E3 New Hampshire 2
E6 Denver 9

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
Brendan Morrison Sophomore Michigan 39 23 53 76 42
Martin St. Louis Sophomore Vermont 35 23 48 71 36
Éric Perrin Sophomore Vermont 35 28 39 67 38
Brian Holzinger Senior Bowling Green 38 32 34 66 42
Greg Bullock Sophomore Massachusetts-Lowell 40 25 40 65 125
Brian Bonin Junior Minnesota 44 32 31 63 28
Mike Knuble Senior Michigan 34 38 22 60 62
Marko Tuomainen Senior Clarkson 37 23 37 60 34
Mike Harder Sophomore Colgate 36 22 36 58 46
Patrice Robitaille Senior Clarkson 37 30 27 57 24
Peter Geronazzo Junior Colorado College 43 29 28 57 111
Colin Schmidt Junior Colorado College 43 26 31 57 61

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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
Blair Allison Sophomore Maine 44 2572 32 6 6 115 2 .887 2.68
Tim Thomas Sophomore Vermont 34 2010 18 13 2 90 4 .914 2.69
Tom Noble Freshman Boston University 18 1007 15 3 0 46 2.74
Marty Turco Freshman Michigan 37 2064 27 7 1 95 0 .894 2.76
Jeff Callinan Senior Minnesota 43 2482 23 11 5 115 2 .892 2.78
John Grahame Freshman Lake Superior State 28 1616 16 7 3 75 0 .887 2.79
Sinuhe Wallinheimo Sophomore Denver 34 1668 16 10 1 79 1 .904 2.84
Chuck Thuss Senior Miami 34 1983 16 10 6 95 0 .901 2.87
Mike Tamburro Junior Rensselaer 27 1519 13 8 4 74 0 .914 2.92
Will Clarke Senior Bowling Green 26 1454 14 6 2 75 0 .888 3.10

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Awards

WCHA

Award[18] Recipient
Player of the Year Brian Bonin, Minnesota
Defensive Player of the Year Brian Rafalski, Wisconsin
Rookie of the Year Mike Crowley, Minnesota
Student-Athlete of the Year Justin McHugh, Minnesota
Coach of the Year George Gwozdecky, Denver
Most Valuable Player in Tournament Kirk Daubenspeck, Wisconsin
All-WCHA Teams[19][20]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Ryan Bach, Colorado College G Sinuhe Wallinheimo, Denver
Nick Naumenko, North Dakota D Kent Fearns, Colorado College
Brian Rafalski, Wisconsin D Kelly Hultgren, St. Cloud State
Greg Hadden, Northern Michigan F Brad Federenko, Minnesota-Duluth
Jay McNeill, Colorado College F Peter Geronazzo, Colorado College
Brian Bonin, Minnesota F Colin Schmidt, Colorado College
Rookie Team   Position  
Brian Leitza, St. Cloud State G
Mike Crowley, Minnesota D
Calvin Elfring, Colorado College D
Joe Bianchi, Wisconsin F
Mike Peluso, Minnesota-Duluth F
Ryan Kraft, Minnesota F

1995 NHL Entry Draft

Main article: 1995 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
6 146 Marc Magliarditi † Western Michigan CCHA Chicago Blackhawks
7 159 Mike LaPlante † Wisconsin WCHA Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
7 170 Stewart Bodtker Colorado College WCHA Vancouver Canucks
8 183 Kaj Linna Boston University Hockey East Ottawa Senators
8 194 Ryan Kraft Minnesota WCHA San Jose Sharks
8 197 Mark Murphy † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs
8 201 Casey Hankinson Minnesota WCHA Chicago Blackhawks
8 205 Derek Bekar † New Hampshire Hockey East St. Louis Blues
9 222 Jason Cugnet † Colorado College WCHA Vancouver Canucks
9 225 Scott Swanson † Colorado College WCHA Washington Capitals
9 231 Erik Kaminski † Northeastern Hockey East Ottawa Senators
9 233 Steve Shirreffs † Princeton ECAC Hockey Calgary Flames

† incoming freshman
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See also

References

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