2007–08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 7, 2007 and ended with the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 12, 2008 at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Boston College won their third NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship, defeating Notre Dame 4–1 in the national championship game. This was the 61st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 113th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

2007–08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado hosted the 2008 Frozen Four
Duration	October 7, 2007– April 12, 2008
NCAA tournament	2008
National championship	Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado
NCAA champion	Boston College
Hobey Baker Award	Kevin Porter (Michigan)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from USCHO.com/CSTV and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, both released on October 1, 2007.[1][2]

USCHO.com/CSTV Ranking Team 1 North Dakota (13) 2 Boston College (3) 3 Michigan State (11) 4 Miami (1) 5 Minnesota (1) 6 New Hampshire 7 Clarkson 8 Notre Dame 9 Boston University 10 Michigan 11 Colorado College 12 Maine 13 Denver 14 Quinnipiac 15 Wisconsin 16 St. Lawrence 17 St. Cloud State 18 Cornell 19 Ohio State 20 Vermont

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Ranking Team 1 North Dakota (14) 2 Michigan State (14) 3 Boston College 4 Minnesota (3) 5 Miami (2) 6 New Hampshire (1) 7 Clarkson 8 Notre Dame 9 Boston University 10 Michigan 11 Colorado College 12 Denver 13 Maine 14 Wisconsin 15 Quinnipiac

Regular season

Standings

2007–08 Atlantic Hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Army†	28	17	8	3	37	84	51		37	19	14	4	101	73
RIT	28	15	8	5	35	87	72		37	19	12	6	116	109
Air Force*	28	14	9	5	33	89	65		39	21	12	6	130	91
Sacred Heart	28	14	11	3	31	91	79		38	16	19	3	111	116
Mercyhurst	28	11	10	7	29	83	89		41	15	19	7	112	133
Canisius	28	10	13	5	25	80	79		37	11	20	6	93	121
Connecticut	28	11	14	3	25	62	84		37	13	21	3	79	126
Bentley	28	9	13	6	24	81	88		36	9	21	6	89	124
Holy Cross	28	9	15	4	22	66	85		36	10	19	7	88	114
American International	28	8	17	3	19	67	98		36	8	23	5	83	135
Championship: Air Force † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

2007–08 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Michigan†*	28	20	4	4	44	107	62		43	33	6	4	170	89
#5 Miami	28	21	6	1	43	114	56		42	33	8	1	169	78
#7 Michigan State	28	19	6	3	41	92	58		42	25	12	5	135	98
#3 Notre Dame	28	15	9	4	34	74	57		47	27	16	4	136	100
Ferris State	28	12	12	4	28	77	72		39	18	16	5	109	98
Northern Michigan	28	12	13	3	27	76	78		44	20	20	4	116	120
Bowling Green	28	13	15	0	26	73	84		39	18	21	0	105	120
Nebraska–Omaha	28	11	13	4	26	87	99		40	17	19	4	125	142
Alaska	28	0^	28^	0^	20	61	80		35	0^	35^	0^	80	104
Lake Superior State	28	7	15	6	20	65	101		37	10	20	7	91	125
Ohio State	28	7	18	3	17	61	93		41	12	25	4	98	136
Western Michigan	28	4	22	2	10	53	100		38	8	27	3	82	126
Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll ^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities.[3]

2007–08 College Hockey America standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Bemidji State†	20	13	4	3	29	71	39		36	17	16	3	102	82
Niagara*	20	12	6	2	26	71	51		37	22	11	4	128	98
Robert Morris	20	10	7	3	23	67	67		34	15	15	4	114	127
Wayne State	20	6	14	0	12	54	71		38	11	25	2	90	132
Alabama–Huntsville	20	3	13	4	10	40	75		31	6	21	4	60	117
Championship: Niagara † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

2007–08 ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#10 Clarkson†	22	15	4	3	33	72	47		39	22	13	4	108	93
#11 Princeton*	22	14	8	0	28	75	57		35	21	14	0	112	95
Harvard	22	12	7	3	27	59	41		34	17	13	4	98	79
Union	22	10	7	5	25	50	57		35	15	14	6	79	91
Cornell	22	12	9	1	25	60	43		36	19	14	3	102	78
Quinnipiac	22	9	9	4	22	62	67		39	20	15	4	120	118
Yale	22	9	9	4	22	58	61		34	16	14	4	93	94
Colgate	22	8	9	5	21	58	55		42	18	18	6	113	104
St. Lawrence	22	7	13	2	16	58	68		37	13	20	4	103	109
Rensselaer	22	6	13	3	15	45	69		38	11	23	4	79	113
Brown	22	6	13	3	15	50	68		31	6	21	4	67	108
Dartmouth	22	6	13	3	15	64	78		32	12	16	4	98	107
Championship: Princeton † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

2007–08 Hockey East standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#6 New Hampshire†	27	19	5	3	41	84	54		38	25	10	3	132	94
Boston University	27	15	9	3	33	97	72		40	19	17	4	135	117
Vermont	27	13	9	5	31	67	78		39	17	15	7	88	106
#1 Boston College*	27	11	9	7	29	82	67		44	25	11	8	160	101
Providence	27	11	11	5	27	66	66		36	14	17	5	91	99
Northeastern	27	12	13	2	26	73	80		37	16	18	3	92	105
Massachusetts–Lowell	27	10	13	4	24	70	76		37	16	17	4	100	96
Massachusetts	27	9	13	5	23	73	71		36	14	16	6	98	97
Maine	27	9	15	3	21	59	73		34	13	18	3	77	92
Merrimack	27	6	18	3	15	48	82		34	12	18	4	71	93
Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

2007–08 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Colorado College†	28	21	6	1	43	95	52		41	28	12	1	136	88
#4 North Dakota	28	18	7	3	39	85	53		43	28	11	4	129	80
#9 Denver*	28	16	11	1	33	75	67		41	26	14	1	116	94
#15 Minnesota State	28	12	12	4	28	71	75		39	19	16	4	106	97
#14 St. Cloud State	28	12	12	4	28	79	74		40	19	16	5	118	94
#13 Wisconsin	28	11	12	5	27	68	68		40	16	17	7	114	102
#12 Minnesota	28	9	12	7	25	64	70		45	19	17	9	109	109
Minnesota–Duluth	28	9	14	5	23	55	76		36	13	17	6	74	91
Michigan Tech	28	9	15	4	22	55	77		39	14	20	5	78	99
Alaska–Anchorage	28	3	19	6	12	54	89		36	7	21	8	81	112
Championship: Denver † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

2008 NCAA Tournament

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals					Frozen Four					National Championship
	1	Michigan	5
	4	Niagara	1
						1	Michigan	2
	East Regional
						3	Clarkson	0
	2	St. Cloud State	1
	3	Clarkson	2
											E1	Michigan	4
											W4	Notre Dame	5*
	1	New Hampshire	3
	4	Notre Dame	7
						4	Notre Dame	3
	West Regional
						3	Michigan State	1
	2	Colorado College	1
	3	Michigan State	3
																W4	Notre Dame	1
																NE2	Boston College	4
	1	Miami	3*
	4	Air Force	2
						1	Miami	3
	Northeast Regional
						2	Boston College	4*
	2	Boston College	5
	3	Minnesota	2
											NE2	Boston College	6
											MW1	North Dakota	1
	1	North Dakota	5
	4	Princeton	3
						1	North Dakota	3*
	Midwest Regional
						3	Wisconsin	2
	2	Denver	2
	3	Wisconsin	6

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.[6]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Nathan Gerbe	Junior	Boston College	43	35	33	68	65
Kevin Porter	Senior	Michigan	43	33	30	63	18
Chad Kolarik	Senior	Michigan	39	30	26	56	24
Ryan Lasch	Sophomore	St. Cloud State	40	25	28	53	12
Simon Lambert	Senior	RIT	37	21	30	51	40
Joe Whitney	Freshman	Boston College	44	11	40	51	50
Ben Smith	Sophomore	Boston College	44	25	25	50	12
Ryan Jones	Senior	Miami	42	31	18	49	83
Ryan Cruthers	Senior	Robert Morris	34	22	27	49	40
Matt Fornataro	Senior	New Hampshire	38	18	28	46	52
Vince Rocco	Junior	Niagara	37	14	32	46	10

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.[6]

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
Jeff Zatkoff	Junior	Miami	36	2,161:26	27	8	1	62	3	.933	1.72
Jean-Philippe Lamoureux	Senior	North Dakota	42	2,507:38	27	11	4	73	6	.932	1.75
Richard Bachman	Freshman	Colorado College	35	2,102:47	25	9	1	65	4	.931	1.85
Josh Kassel	Junior	Army	30	1,754:09	18	10	2	56	5	.925	1.92
Billy Sauer	Junior	Michigan	38	2,271:35	30	4	3	74	4	.924	1.95
Alex Kangas	Freshman	Minnesota	31	1,966:45	12	10	9	65	0	.930	1.98
Ben Scrivens	Sophomore	Cornell	35	1,964:49	19	12	3	66	4	.930	2.02
Jordan Pearce	Junior	Notre Dame	43	2,558:00	23	15	4	87	2	.914	2.04
Mike Zacharias	Junior	Minnesota State	36	2,221:13	18	13	4	77	5	.924	2.08
Andrew Volkening	Sophomore	Air Force	39	2,271:05	21	11	6	79	4	.911	2.09

Awards

NCAA

Award[7] Recipient Hobey Baker Memorial Award Kevin Porter, Michigan Spencer T. Penrose Award Red Berenson, Michigan Tournament Most Outstanding Player Nathan Gerbe, Boston College National Rookie of the Year Richard Bachman, Colorado College Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Chase Podsiad, Army Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Landis Stankievech, Princeton

AHCA All-American Teams[8] East First Team   Position   West First Team Kevin Regan, New Hampshire G Richard Bachman, Colorado College Matt Gilroy, Boston University D Tyler Eckford, Alaska Mike Moore, Princeton D Jack Hillen, Colorado College Nathan Gerbe, Boston College F Ryan Jones, Miami Lee Jubinville, Princeton F T. J. Oshie, North Dakota Mike Radja, New Hampshire F Kevin Porter, Michigan East Second Team   Position   West Second Team Josh Kassel, Army G Jeff Lerg, Michigan State Grant Clitsome, Clarkson D Chris Butler, Denver Brad Flaishans, New Hampshire D Alec Martinez, Miami Bryan Ewing, Boston University F Chad Kolarik, Michigan Matt Fornataro, New Hampshire F Ryan Lasch, St. Cloud State Pete MacArthur, Boston University F Chad Rau, Colorado College

Atlantic Hockey

Award[9] Recipient Player of the Year Josh Kassel, Army Best Defensive Forward David Kasch, Canisius Best Defenseman Zach McKelvie, Army Rookie of the Year Erik Peterson, Bentley Regular Season Goaltending Award Josh Kassel, Army Coach of the Year Brian Riley, Army Most Valuable Player in Tournament Brent Olson, Air Force Individual Sportsmanship Alexandre Parent, Sacred Heart Regular Season Scoring Trophy Simon Lambert, RIT

All-Atlantic Hockey Teams[10][11] First Team   Position   Second Team Josh Kassel, Army G Beau Erickson, Connecticut Zach McKelvie, Army D Scott Marchesi, Sacred Heart Dan Ringwald, RIT D Greg Flynn, Air Force Simon Lambert, RIT F Owen Meyer, Army Alexandre Parent, Sacred Heart F Ben Cottreau, Mercyhurst Luke Flicek, Army F Bear Trapp, Sacred Heart Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Joe Calvi, Bentley G Joe Calvi, Bentley Bobby Raymond, RIT D Jeff Terminesi, Mercyhurst Matt Burke, Holy Cross D Mark Znutas, Holy Cross Eric Ehn, Air Force F Everett Sheen, Holy Cross Brodie Sheahan, Holy Cross F Vincent Scarsella, Canisius Jereme Tendler, American International F Erik Peterson, Bentley

CCHA

Awards[12] Recipient Player of the Year Kevin Porter, Michigan Best Defensive Forward Justin Abdelkader, Michigan State Best Defensive Defenseman Alec Martinez, Miami Best Offensive Defenseman Tyler Eckford, Alaska Rookie of the Year Max Pacioretty, Michigan Best Goaltender Jeff Zatkoff, Miami Coach of the Year Red Berenson, Michigan Terry Flanagan Memorial Award Dan VeNard, Notre Dame Ilitch Humanitarian Award Justin Abdelkader, Michigan State Perani Cup Champion Kevin Porter, Michigan Scholar-Athlete of the Year Jeff Lerg Michigan State Most Valuable Player in Tournament Tim Miller, Michigan

All-CCHA Teams[13][14] First Team   Position   Second Team Jeff Lerg, Michigan State G Jeff Zatkoff, Miami Tyler Eckford, Alaska D Mitch Ganzak, Miami Alec Martinez, Miami D Mark Mitera, Michigan Kevin Porter, Michigan F Bryan Marshall, Nebraska-Omaha Ryan Jones, Miami F Derek Whitmore, Bowling Green Chad Kolarik, Michigan F Tim Kennedy, Michigan State Rookie Team   Position   Nick Eno, Bowling Green G Erik Gustafsson, Northern Michigan D Jeff Petry, Michigan State D Carter Camper, Miami F Max Pacioretty, Michigan F Jacob Cepis, Bowling Green F Mark Olver, Northern Michigan F

CHA

Award[15] Recipient Player of the Year Ryan Cruthers, Robert Morris Rookie of the Year Matt Read, Bemidji State Coach of the Year Tom Serratore, Bemidji State Student-Athlete of the Year Joel Gasper, Robert Morris Easton Three-Star Player of the Year Ryan Cruthers, Robert Morris Most Valuable Player in Tournament Ted Cook, Niagara

All-CHA Teams[16][17] First Team   Position   Second Team Juliano Pagliero, Niagara G Matt Climie, Bemidji State Jeff Caister, Wayne State D Tyler Gotto, Niagara Cody Bostock, Bemidji State D Ryan Annesley, Niagara D Ryan Cruthers, Robert Morris F Matt Caruana, Niagara Vince Rocco, Niagara F Travis Winter, Bemidji State Stavros Paskaris, Wayne State F Chris Margott, Robert Morris Rookie Team   Position   Adam Avramenko, Niagara G Denny Urban, Robert Morris D Ryan Adams, Wayne State D Matt Read, Bemidji State F Nathan Longpre, Robert Morris F Andrew Coburn, Alabama-Huntsville F

ECAC

Award[18] Recipient Player of the Year Lee Jubinville, Princeton Rookie of the Year Riley Nash, Cornell Tim Taylor Award Guy Gadowsky, Princeton Best Defensive Forward Nick Dodge, Clarkson Best Defensive Defenseman Mike Moore, Princeton Ken Dryden Award Kyle Richter, Harvard Student-Athlete of the Year Landis Stankievech, Princeton Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Zane Kalemba, Princeton

All-ECAC Hockey Teams[19][20] First Team   Position   Second Team Kyle Richter, Harvard G David Leggio, Clarkson Grant Clitsome, Clarkson D Lane Caffaro, Union Mike Moore, Princeton D Sean Hurley, Brown Nick Johnson, Dartmouth F Tyler Burton, Colgate Lee Jubinville, Princeton F Colin Greening, Cornell Steve Zalewski, Clarkson F Brett Wilson, Princeton Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Mark Dekanich, Colgate G Corey Milan, Union Alex Biega, Harvard D Mike Devin, Cornell Evan Stephens, Dartmouth D Evan Stephens, Dartmouth Sean Backman, Yale F Riley Nash, Cornell Matt Beca, Clarkson F Chase Polacek, Rensselaer Jesse Winchester, Colgate F Adam Presizniuk, Union

Hockey East

Award[21] Recipient Player of the Year Kevin Regan, New Hampshire Rookie of the Year Colin Wilson, Boston University Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award Kevin Sneddon, Vermont Len Ceglarski Award Chris Higgins, Boston University Best Defensive Forward Matt Greene, Boston College Best Defensive Defenseman Joe Charlebois, New Hampshire Three-Stars Award Bryan Ewing, Boston University William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Nathan Gerbe, Boston College

All-Hockey East Teams[22][23] First Team   Position   Second Team Kevin Regan, New Hampshire G Ben Bishop, Maine Brad Flaishans, New Hampshire D Mike Kostka, Massachusetts Matt Gilroy, Boston University D Craig Switzer, New Hampshire D Matt Taormina, Providence Nathan Gerbe, Boston College F Kory Falite, Massachusetts-Lowell Bryan Ewing, Boston University F Matt Fornataro, New Hampshire Pete MacArthur, Boston University F Joe Vitale, Northeastern Mike Radja, New Hampshire F Rookie Team   Position   Paul Dainton, Massachusetts G Maury Edwards, Massachusetts-Lowell D Kevin Shattenkirk, Boston University D James Marcou, Massachusetts F Joe Whitney, Boston College F James van Riemsdyk, New Hampshire F Colin Wilson, Boston University F

WCHA

Award[24] Recipient Player of the Year Richard Bachman, Colorado College Defensive Player of the Year Jack Hillen, Colorado College Rookie of the Year Richard Bachman, Colorado College Student-Athlete of the Year Joel Hanson, Minnesota State Coach of the Year Troy Jutting, Minnesota State Most Valuable Player in Tournament Alex Kangas, Minnesota

All-WCHA Teams[25][26] First Team   Position   Second Team Richard Bachman, Colorado College G Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, North Dakota Jack Hillen, Colorado College D Chris Butler, Denver Taylor Chorney, North Dakota D Chay Genoway, North Dakota Chad Rau, Colorado College F Andreas Nödl, St. Cloud State T. J. Oshie, North Dakota F Ryan Duncan, North Dakota Ryan Lasch, St. Cloud State F Garrett Roe, St. Cloud State Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Peter Mannino, Denver G Richard Bachman, Colorado College Robbie Bina, North Dakota D Ryan McDonagh, Wisconsin Jamie McBain, Wisconsin D Cade Fairchild, Minnesota Tyler Bozak, Denver F Kyle Turris, Wisconsin Blake Wheeler, Minnesota F Tyler Bozak, Denver Kyle Turris, Wisconsin F Garrett Roe, St. Cloud State

See also

• 2007–08 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

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External links

• USCHO.com