1988–89 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

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 94th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

1988–89 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
Duration	October 1988– April 1, 1989
NCAA tournament	1989
National championship	St. Paul Civic Center Saint Paul, Minnesota
NCAA champion	Harvard
Hobey Baker Award	Lane MacDonald (Harvard)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

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

1988–89 American Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Ptc.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Michigan–Dearborn †	12	10	1	1	.875	-	-		36	21	12	3	-	-
Notre Dame	11	3	7	1	.318	39	50		38	10	26	2	127	189
Lake Forest	11	3	8	0	.273	34	56		24	14	9	1	131	95
Kent State	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		0	0	0	0	-	-
Championship: Cancelled † indicates division regular season champion

1988–89 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Michigan State†*	32	25	6	1	51	188	95		47	37	9	1	277	150
Lake Superior State	32	19	7	6	44	128	90		46	29	11	6	186	129
Illinois-Chicago	32	18	10	4	40	132	120		42	23	14	5	178	154
Michigan	32	17	11	4	38	137	118		41	22	15	4	177	154
Bowling Green	32	15	14	3	33	131	125		47	26	18	3	202	171
Western Michigan	32	9	17	6	24	121	145		43	14	23	6	182	200
Ferris State	32	9	18	5	23	99	144		40	12	22	6	126	171
Ohio State	32	7	20	5	19	106	160		40	9	26	5	141	215
Miami	32	8	24	0	16	125	170		38	11	27	0	158	198
Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1988–89 ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard†	22	20	2	0	40	130	49		34	31	3	0	191	89
St. Lawrence*	22	18	4	0	36	99	56		36	29	7	0	169	95
Colgate	22	15	6	1	31	108	82		31	19	10	2	161	118
Clarkson	22	13	7	2	28	104	87		32	16	13	3	135	129
Cornell	22	13	9	0	26	76	74		30	16	13	1	113	100
Vermont	22	13	9	0	26	108	73		34	20	13	1	158	116
Yale	22	10	12	0	20	72	84		31	11	19	1	99	137
Rensselaer	22	8	12	2	18	74	82		32	12	17	3	118	123
Dartmouth	22	7	14	1	15	70	96		26	8	17	1	82	113
Army	22	6	15	1	13	62	108		30	13	16	1	93	125
Princeton	22	4	17	1	9	73	113		26	6	19	1	97	133
Brown	22	1	21	0	2	51	132		26	1	25	0	58	155
Championship: St. Lawrence † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)

1988–89 Hockey East standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Boston College†	26	16	6	4	36	122	89		40	25	11	4	191	137
Maine*	26	17	9	0	34	127	97		45	31	14	0	221	158
Northeastern	26	13	11	2	28	126	120		36	18	16	2	166	155
Providence	26	13	11	2	28	106	112		42	22	18	2	166	167
Boston University	26	10	15	1	21	114	116		36	14	21	1	157	169
New Hampshire	26	9	17	0	18	75	120		34	12	22	0	111	154
Lowell	26	4	21	1	9	82	156		34	8	24	2	122	189
Championship: Maine † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1988–89 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	-	-	-		29	14	12	3	150	128
Alabama–Huntsville	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		26	15	10	1	122	95
Alaska–Anchorage	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		34	18	13	3	195	141
Alaska–Fairbanks	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		38	23	12	3	-	-
St. Cloud State	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		37	19	16	2	158	141
†Kent State cancelled their season due to a hazing incident[1]

1988–89 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota†	35	27	6	2	56	157	91		48	34	11	3	209	134
Northern Michigan*	35	20	13	2	42	163	110		45	26	17	2	212	144
Wisconsin	35	17	13	5	39	126	108		46	25	16	5	168	134
North Dakota	35	19	15	1	39	131	119		41	22	18	1	164	138
Denver	35	16	17	2	34	143	144		43	22	19	2	179	178
Michigan Tech	35	15	19	1	31	128	150		42	15	25	2	142	188
Minnesota-Duluth	35	12	21	2	26	106	135		40	15	23	2	126	153
Colorado College	35	9	23	3	21	115	157		40	11	26	3	133	179
Championship: Northern Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

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1989 NCAA Tournament

First Round March 17–19

Quarterfinals March 24–26

Frozen Four March 30–31

National Championship April 1

E1

Maine

6

3

4**

W4

Providence

8

2

3

W4

Northern Michigan

9

2

0

E5

Providence

5

4

2

E1

Maine

4

W2

Minnesota

7

W2

Minnesota

4

4

–

W6

Wisconsin

2

2

–

E3

St. Lawrence

1

2

–

W6

Wisconsin

3

4

–

W2

Minnesota

3

E2

Harvard

4*

W1

Michigan State

3

7

5*

E4

Boston College

6

2

4

E4

Boston College

8

4

–

W5

Bowling Green

5

2

–

W1

Michigan State

3

E2

Harvard

6

E2

Harvard

4

5

–

W3

Lake Superior State

2

2

–

W3

Lake Superior State

6

4

–

Third Place Game

E6

St. Cloud State

3

2

–

E1

Maine

4

W1

Michigan State

7

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
Bobby Reynolds	Senior	Michigan State	47	36	41	77	78
Kip Miller	Junior	Michigan State	47	32	45	77	94
Greg Parks	Senior	Bowling Green	47	32	42	74	96
Tim Sweeney	Senior	Boston College	39	29	44	73	26
Nelson Emerson	Junior	Bowling Green	44	22	46	68	46
Dave Capuano	Junior	Maine	41	37	30	67	38
Anthony Palumbo	Senior	Lake Superior State	46	22	44	66	38
Paul Polillo	Junior	Western Michigan	41	20	46	66	32
Phil Berger	Senior	Northern Michigan	44	30	33	63	24
Peter Ciavaglia	Sophomore	Harvard	34	15	48	63	36

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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
Les Kuntar	Sophomore	St. Lawrence	14	786	11	2	0	31	0	.928	2.37
Robb Stauber	Junior	Minnesota	34	2024	26	8	0	82	0	.911	2.43
Allain Roy	Freshman	Harvard	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	.912	2.46
Curtis Joseph	Freshman	Wisconsin	38	2267	21	11	5	94	1	.919	2.49
Bruce Hoffort	Sophomore	Lake Superior State	44	2595	27	10	5	117	0	.894	2.71
Paul Cohen	Senior	St. Lawrence	25	1304	18	5	0	60	1	.909	2.76
Chuckie Hughes	Freshman	Harvard	17	-	15	1	0	-	-	.906	2.79
Jason Muzzatti	Sophomore	Michigan State	42	2515	32	9	1	127	0	.876	3.03
Jeff Carlson	Senior	Alaska-Anchorage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.03
Matt DelGuidice	Sophomore	Maine	20	1090	16	4	0	57	1	-	3.14

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Awards

NCAA

Award[8] Recipient Hobey Baker Memorial Award Lane MacDonald, Harvard Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Ted Donato, Harvard

AHCA All-American Teams[9] 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[10] Recipient Player of the Year Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior State Rookie of the Year Rod Brind'Amour, Michigan State Coach of the Year Ron Mason, Michigan State Most Valuable Player in Tournament Jason Muzzatti, Michigan State

All-CCHA Teams[11][12] 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[13] Recipient Player of the Year Lane MacDonald, Harvard Rookie of the Year Andre Faust, Princeton Coach of the Year Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Doug Murray, St. Lawrence

All-ECAC Hockey Teams[14][15] 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[16] Recipient Player of the Year Greg Brown, Boston College Rookie of the Year Rob Gaudreau, Providence Scott Pellerin, Maine Coach of the Year Award Fern Flaman, Northeastern William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Bob Beers, Maine

All-Hockey East Teams[17][18] 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[19] Recipient Most Valuable Player Curtis Joseph, Wisconsin Freshman of the Year Curtis Joseph, Wisconsin Goaltender of the Year Robb Stauber, Minnesota Student-Athlete of the Year Tim Budy, Colorado College Coach of the Year Rick Comley, Northern Michigan Most Valuable Player in Tournament Bill Pye, Northern Michigan

All-WCHA Teams[20] 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

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See also

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

External links

• College Hockey Historical Archives
• 1988–89 NCAA Standings