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

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1991–92 NCAA 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)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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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 6th, four days after suffering a stroke.[2]

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]

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
            
E1 Maine –
– bye –
E1 Maine 2
East Regional
E5 Michigan State 3
E4 Boston University 2
E5 Michigan State 4
E5 Michigan State 2
W3 Lake Superior State 4
W2 Minnesota –
– bye –
W2 Minnesota 3
West Regional
W3 Lake Superior State 8
W3 Lake Superior State 7
W6 Alaska-Anchorage 3
W3 Lake Superior State 5
E6 Wisconsin 3
W1 Michigan –
– bye –
W1 Michigan 7
West Regional
W4 Northern Michigan 6
W4 Northern Michigan 8
W5 Clarkson 4
E6 Wisconsin 4
W1 Michigan 2
E2 St. Lawrence –
– bye –
E2 St. Lawrence 2
East Regional
E6 Wisconsin 5
E3 New Hampshire 2
E6 Wisconsin 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

[7]

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

[8]

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

[8]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "2-Year Probation For Lowell Team". New York Times. March 20, 1991. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  2. ^ The New York Times: Terry Slater, 54, Dies; Colgate Hockey Coach
  3. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". CCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  4. ^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  5. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  6. ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  7. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "1991-92 NCAA Division I Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  9. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  10. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  11. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  14. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  15. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  16. ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  17. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  18. ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  19. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  20. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  21. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  22. ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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