# 1997–98 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season

The 1997–98 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The head coach was Red Berenson and the team captain was Matt Herr. The team played its home games in the Yost Ice Arena on the university campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team finished second in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season, lost in the semifinals of the CCHA Tournament and won the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Season

The team was led by Bill Muckalt who was a Division I All-Americans selection of the American Hockey Coaches Association. Muckalt was the only first team Central Collegiate Hockey Association All-Conference selection.
Marty Turco set the current career (1995–98) win (127) and shutouts (15) records. His wins total is an NCAA Division I national record: The team established the current NCAA Division I record for single-season overtime wins (6). Muckalt led the conference in game-winning goals (6) and was the team's highest ranked scorer with 43 points which was second in the league.
The team concluded the Central Collegiate Hockey Association 30-game regular season one point behind the 21–5–4 conference championship Michigan State team with a 22–7–1 record. In the first round, number two seeded Michigan defeated Notre Dame in a three-game series by scores of 2–4, 2–1 (overtime) and 4–3. In the second round, the team lost to number three Ohio State 4–2.
In the 12-team 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament as the number three seed in the west, the team posted the following victories en route to the championship: Princeton University 2–1, North Dakota 4–3, New Hampshire 4–0 and Boston College 3–2 in overtime. Marty Turco set Frozen Four career records with 9 wins and 2 career shutouts, which have both been eclipsed. Scott Clemmensen has totalled 10 career tournament victories in a career ending in 2001 for Boston College, while Cory Schneider compiled three tournament shutouts for Boston College in a career that ended in 2007.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Craig Assenmacher | Forward | United States | Left program |
| Jason Botterill | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Dallas Stars) |
| Peter Bourke | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Chris Frescoln | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Mike Legg | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with HIFK Hockey) |
| Warren Luhning | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with New York Islanders) |
| John Madden | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with New Jersey Devils) |
| Harold Schock | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (Signed with Jacksonville Lizard Kings) |
| Blake Sloan | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with Dallas Stars) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Krikor Arman | Forward | United States | 19 | West Bloomfield, Michigan |
| Bob Gassoff | Defenseman | United States | 20 | St. Louis, Missouri |
| David Huntzicker | Forward | United States | 21 | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Troy Kahler | Forward | Canada | 18 | Toronto |
| Geoff Koch | Forward | United States | 18 | Exeter, New Hampshire; selected 85th overall in 1998 |
| Mark Kosick | Forward | Canada | 18 | Victoria, BC; selected 211th overall in 1998 |
| Josh Langfeld | Forward | United States | 20 | Fridley, Minnesota; selected 66th overall in 1997 |
| Scott Matzka | Forward | United States | 19 | Port Huron, Michigan |
| Bill Trainor | Forward | United States | 21 | Canton, Michigan |
| Mike Van Ryn | Defenseman | Canada | 18 | London, ON; selected 26th overall in 1998 |

## Standings

1997–98 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Michigan State†* | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 110 | 54 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 156 | 76 |
| Michigan | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 109 | 69 | 46 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 163 | 108 |
| Ohio State | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 106 | 76 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 161 | 110 |
| Northern Michigan | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 96 | 90 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 130 | 117 |
| Miami | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 32 | 100 | 87 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 134 | 114 |
| Lake Superior State | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 82 | 100 | 37 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 104 | 121 |
| Notre Dame | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 91 | 89 | 41 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 127 | 115 |
| Ferris State | 30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 88 | 106 | 39 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 119 | 138 |
| Western Michigan | 30 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 80 | 91 | 38 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 94 | 125 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks | 30 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 87 | 138 | 35 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 110 | 154 |
| Bowling Green | 30 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 77 | 106 | 38 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 100 | 157 |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 10 | vs. #4 Minnesota* | #9 | Target Center • Minneapolis (US Hockey Hall of Fame game) | Turco | W 3–2 | 1–0–0 |
| October 12 | vs. Toronto* | #9 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | W 9–2 | 2–0–0 |
| October 17 | vs. Colgate* | #5 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | L 1–2 | 2–1–0 |
| October 18 | vs. Colgate* | #5 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | W 6–4 | 2–1–0 |
| October 25 | vs. #2 Michigan State | #8 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | L 2–4 | 3–2–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 31 | at Alaska–Fairbanks | #8 | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska | Turco | W 6–3 | 4–2–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 1 | at Alaska–Fairbanks | #8 | Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska | Turco | W 4–3 | 5–2–0 (2–1–0) |
| November 7 | at Northern Michigan | #8 | Lakeview Arena • Marquette, Michigan | Turco | W 5–3 | 6–2–0 (3–1–0) |
| November 8 | at Northern Michigan | #8 | Lakeview Arena • Marquette, Michigan | Turco | L 0–1 | 6–3–0 (3–2–0) |
| November 14 | at Ferris State | #10 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 7–3–0 (4–2–0) |
| November 16 | vs. Ferris State | #10 | Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan | Turco | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 7–3–1 (4–2–1) |
| November 21 | vs. Bowling Green | | BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Turco | W 4–2 | 8–3–1 (5–2–1) |
| November 23 | vs. Ohio State | | OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, Ohio | Turco | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 9–3–1 (6–2–1) |
| College Hockey Showcase |||||||
| November 28 | at Minnesota* | | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis (College Hockey Showcase game 1) | Turco | W 4–3 | 10–3–1 |
| November 30 | at #6 Wisconsin* | | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin (College Hockey Showcase game 2) | Turco | W 2–1 | 11–3–1 |
| December 5 | at Lake Superior State | | Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | Turco | W 7–0 | 12–3–1 (7–2–1) |
| December 12 | vs. Western Michigan | #7 | Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, Michigan | Turco | W 4–3 | 13–3–1 (8–2–1) |
| December 13 | vs. Western Michigan | #7 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | W 4–1 | 14–3–1 (9–2–1) |
| Great Lakes Invitational |||||||
| December 27 | vs. St. Lawrence* | #5 | Joe Louis Arena • Detroit (Great Lakes semifinal) | Turco | W 3–2 | 15–3–1 |
| December 28 | vs. #2 Michigan State* | #5 | Joe Louis Arena • Detroit (Great Lakes championship) | Turco | L 3–5 | 15–4–1 |
| January 2 | vs. Ohio State | #7 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | W 4–2 | 16–4–1 (10–2–1) |
| January 3 | vs. Ohio State | #7 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | W 6–0 | 17–4–1 (11–2–1) |
| January 9 | vs. Bowling Green | #6 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | W 4–2 | 18–4–1 (12–2–1) |
| January 10 | at Western Michigan | #6 | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | Turco | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 19–4–1 (13–2–1) |
| January 17 | vs. Alaska–Fairbanks | #5 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | W 5–1 | 20–4–1 (14–2–1) |
| January 23 | at #7 Miami | #4 | Goggin Ice Arena • Oxford, Ohio | Turco | L 1–3 | 20–5–1 (14–3–1) |
| January 24 | at #7 Miami | #4 | Goggin Ice Arena • Oxford, Ohio | Turco | L 3–4 | 20–6–1 (14–4–1) |
| January 30 | at Notre Dame | #7 | Edmund P. Joyce Center • Notre Dame, Indiana | Turco | W 7–2 | 21–6–1 (15–4–1) |
| January 31 | vs. Notre Dame | #7 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Malicke | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 22–6–1 (16–4–1) |
| February 7 | vs. Lake Superior State | #6 | Joe Louis Arena • Detroit | Turco | W 4–1 | 23–6–1 (17–4–1) |
| February 13 | vs. #7 Miami | #5 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | W 3–1 | 24–6–1 (18–4–1) |
| February 14 | vs. Northern Michigan | #5 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | W 4–2 | 25–6–1 (19–4–1) |
| February 20 | at #2 Michigan State | #5 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | Malicke | L 1–5 | 25–7–1 (19–5–1) |
| February 21 | vs. #2 Michigan State | #5 | Joe Louis Arena • Detroit | Turco | L 1–4 | 25–8–1 (19–6–1) |
| February 27 | vs. Ferris State | #5 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | L 1–2 | 25–9–1 (19–7–1) |
| February 28 | vs. Lake Superior State | #5 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan | Turco | W 5–2 | 26–9–1 (20–7–1) |
| March 6 | vs. Bowling Green | #4 | BGSU Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio | Turco | W 5–4 | 27–9–1 (21–7–1) |
| March 7 | vs. Notre Dame | #4 | Edmund P. Joyce Center • Notre Dame, Indiana | Turco | W 1–0 | 28–9–1 (22–7–1) |
| CCHA Tournament |||||||
| March 13 | vs. Notre Dame* | #4 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (CCHA first round game 1) | Turco | L 2–4 | 28–10–1 |
| March 14 | vs. Notre Dame* | #4 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (CCHA first round game 2) | Turco | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 29–10–1 |
| March 15 | vs. Notre Dame* | #4 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (CCHA first round game 3) | Turco | W 4–3 | 30–10–1 |
| Michigan Won Series 2-1 |||||||
| March 20 | vs. #8 Ohio State* | #5 | Joe Louis Arena • Detroit (CCHA semifinal) | Turco | L 2–4 | 30–11–1 |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||
| March 27 | vs. Princeton* | #5 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (NCAA west regional quarterfinal) | Turco | W 2–1 | 31–11–1 |
| March 28 | vs. #1 North Dakota* | #5 | Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan (NCAA west regional semifinal) | Turco | W 4–3 | 32–11–1 |
| April 2 | vs. New Hampshire* | #5 | FleetCenter • Boston (NCAA national semifinal) | Turco | W 4–0 | 33–11–1 |
| April 4 | vs. #3 Boston College* | #5 | FleetCenter • Boston (NCAA national championship) | Turco | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 34–11–1 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. Source: |||||||

## 1998 National Championship

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BC | Kevin Caufield | Mottau | 4:19 | 1–0 BC |
| 2nd | UM | Mark Kosick | Berenzweig and Crozier | 27:42 | 1–1 |
| 2nd | BC | Mike Lephart – PP | Farkas and Allen | 38:38 | 2–1 BC |
| 3rd | UM | Mark Kosick | Muckalt and Fox | 53:48 | 2–2 |
| 1st Overtime | UM | Josh Langfeld – GW | Fox and Matzka | 77:51 | 3–2 UM |
Shots by period :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Michigan | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| Boston College | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
Goaltenders :
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UM | Marty Turco | 28 | 2 | |
| BC | Scott Clemmensen | 32 | 3 | |

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Bill Muckalt | RW | 46 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 94 |
| Mark Kosick | C | 45 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 18 |
| Bobby Hayes | C | 45 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 68 |
| Josh Langfeld | RW | 46 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 66 |
| Matt Herr | C | 31 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 62 |
| Dale Rominski | RW | 46 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 102 |
| Greg Crozier | LW | 45 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 26 |
| Chris Fox | D | 43 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 28 |
| Andrew Berenzweig | D | 45 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 32 |
| Mike Van Ryn | D | 38 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 44 |
| Scott Matzka | C | 41 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 36 |
| Geoff Koch | LW | 43 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 51 |
| Sean Peach | D | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 69 |
| David Huntzicker | D | 46 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| Andrew Merrick | LW | 33 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 74 |
| Justin Clark | RW | 41 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 |
| Sean Ritchlin | RW | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| Bill Trainor | LW | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Troy Kahler | C/LW | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Scott Crawford | D | 30 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| Marty Turco | G | 45 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| Krikor Arman | LW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Gassoff | D | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| Kevin Magnuson | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Greg Daddario | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Malicke | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | – | 46 | – | - | – | 12 |
| Total | | | 163 | 255 | 418 | 960 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Marty Turco | 45 | 2640 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 95 | 927 | 4 | .907 | 2.16 |
| Gregg Malicke | 8 | 151 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 0 | .848 | 3.97 |
| Greg Daddario | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7.73 |
| Empty Net | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | - |
| Total | 46 | | 34 | 11 | 1 | 108 | 987 | 4 | .901 | |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | NR | NR | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | N/A |
| USA Today | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | 8 | NR | NR | 9 | 6 | - | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - |
USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award |
| Marty Turco | NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player |
| Bill Muckalt | AHCA West First Team All-American |
| Marty Turco | NCAA All-Tournament Team |
| Andrew Berenzweig | NCAA All-Tournament Team |
| Mark Kosick | NCAA All-Tournament Team |
| Josh Langfeld | NCAA All-Tournament Team |
| Bill Muckalt | All-CCHA First Team |
| Marty Turco | All-CCHA Second Team |
| Andrew Berenzweig | All-CCHA Second Team |
| Bobby Hayes | All-CCHA Second Team |
| Mike Van Ryn | CCHA All-Rookie Team |
| Mark Kosick | CCHA All-Rookie Team |

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 1998 NHL Entry Draft

| = NHL All-Star team | = NHL All-Star | = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team | = Did not play in the NHL |
| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 1 | 26 | Mike Van Ryn | New Jersey Devils |
| 3 | 85 | Geoff Koch | Nashville Predators |
| 3 | 91 | Mike Comrie$^†$ | Edmonton Oilers |
| 5 | 116 | Josh Blackburn$^†$ | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 8 | 201 | Craig Murray$^†$ | Montreal Canadiens |
| 8 | 211 | Mark Kosick | Carolina Hurricanes |
† incoming freshman