# 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1997 and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 4, 1998, at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 51st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 104th 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 Baker's Dozen poll was voted on by coaches. The WMEB poll was voted on by media. The U.S. College Hockey Online poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.
This was the 16th and last season for the WMEB poll, which started as the College Hockey Statistics Bureau/WDOM poll.
WMPL Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | North Dakota (5) |
| 2 | Boston University (2) |
| 3 | Colorado College (1) |
| 4 | Michigan State |
| 5 | Maine |
| 6 | Miami (1) |
| 7 | New Hampshire (1) |
| 8 | Michigan |
| 9 | Minnesota |
| 10 | Wisconsin |
| 11 (tie) | Cornell |
| 11 (tie) | Colgate |
| 13 | Boston College |
WMEB Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | North Dakota (8) |
| 2 | Michigan State (1) |
| 3 | Boston University (1) |
| 4 | Colorado College |
| 5 (tie) | Maine |
| 5 (tie) | New Hampshire |
| 7 | Michigan |
| 8 | Minnesota |
| 9 | Miami |
| 10 | Colgate |
USCHO Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | North Dakota (30) |
| 2 | Boston University |
| 3 | Michigan State |
| 4 | Minnesota |
| 5 | Colorado College |
| 6 | New Hampshire |
| 7 | Maine |
| 8 | Miami |
| 9 | Michigan |
| 10 | Rensselaer |
USA Today Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | North Dakota |
| 2 | Michigan State |
| 3 | Boston University |
| 4 | Colorado College |
| 5 | Maine |
| 6 | New Hampshire |
| 7 | Miami |
| 8 | Michigan |
| 9 | Minnesota |
| 10 | Colgate |

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| JCPenney Classic | October 24–25 | 4 | Colorado College |
| Governor's Cup | November 28–29 | 4 | New Hampshire |
| PAL Tournament | November 28–29 | 4 | Army |
| College Hockey Showcase | November 28–30 | 4 | |
| Badger Showdown | December 27–28 | 4 | Wisconsin |
| Mariucci Classic | December 27–28 | 4 | Northeastern |
| Denver Cup | December 27–28 | 4 | Miami |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 27–28 | 4 | Michigan State |
| Pepsi Cola Tournament | December 27–28 | 4 | North Dakota |
| Syracuse Invitational | December 27–28 | 4 | Minnesota–Duluth |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 29–30 | 4 | Lake Superior State |
| Sheraton/USAir Hockey Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Dartmouth |
| Saskatoon Chill Out | January 2–3 | 4 | Northeastern |
| Beanpot | February 2, 9 | 4 | Boston University |

### 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 |||||||||||||||
1997–98 ECAC Hockey 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 |
| Yale† | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 82 | 44 | 35 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 121 | 80 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 86 | 48 | 35 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 128 | 87 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 87 | 75 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 126 | 110 |
| Brown | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 73 | 64 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 100 | 104 |
| Harvard | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 72 | 78 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 112 | 124 |
| Colgate | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 69 | 75 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 116 | 126 |
| Princeton* | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 71 | 75 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 125 | 112 |
| Cornell | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 55 | 68 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 84 | 101 |
| Vermont | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 62 | 77 | 34 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 89 | 119 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 56 | 69 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 90 | 123 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 72 | 77 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 96 | 88 |
| Union | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 76 | 32 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 74 | 117 |
| Championship: Princeton † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |||||||||||||||
1997–98 Hockey East 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 |
| Boston University† | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 95 | 52 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 155 | 86 |
| Boston College* | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 107 | 78 | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 191 | 123 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 104 | 62 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 163 | 102 |
| Northeastern | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 77 | 78 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 125 | 133 |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 88 | 89 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 126 | 124 |
| Maine | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 98 | 89 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 145 | 121 |
| Providence | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 65 | 82 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 110 | 125 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 128 | 38 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 141 | 185 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 116 | 33 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 78 | 141 |
| Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |||||||||||||||
1997–98 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey 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 |
| Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 34 | 15 | 19 | 0 | | |
| Army | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 34 | 18 | 15 | 1 | | |
| Mankato State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 139 | 138 |
| Nebraska–Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 33 | 12 | 18 | 3 | | |
| Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |||||||||||||||
1997–98 Western 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 |
| North Dakota† | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 127 | 80 | 39 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 188 | 115 |
| Wisconsin* | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 102 | 88 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 151 | 121 |
| Colorado College | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 111 | 93 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 174 | 132 |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 101 | 90 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 141 | 121 |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 94 | 90 | 40 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 140 | 130 |
| Minnesota | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 101 | 94 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 140 | 133 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 79 | 116 | 40 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 132 | 155 |
| Denver | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 91 | 119 | 38 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 127 | 167 |
| Alaska-Anchorage | 28 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 81 | 36 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 59 | 116 |
| Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |||||||||||||||

### Final regular season polls

The WMEB poll was released before the conference tournaments. The USA Today and USCHO polls were released before the conference tournament finals.
WMEB Media Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | North Dakota (5) |
| 2 | Michigan State (1) |
| 3 | Boston University |
| 4 | New Hampshire |
| 5 | Michigan |
| 6 | Yale |
| 7 | Boston College |
| 8 | Clarkson |
| 9 | Ohio State |
| 10 | St. Cloud State |
USA Today / American Hockey Magazine Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Michigan State (10) |
| 2 | North Dakota |
| 3 | Boston College |
| 4 | Boston University |
| 5 | Michigan |
| 6 | Wisconsin |
| 7 | Ohio State |
| 8 | Clarkson |
| 9 | Colorado College |
| 10 | New Hampshire |
USCHO Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | North Dakota (20) |
| 2 | Michigan State (10) |
| 3 | Boston College |
| 4 | Boston University |
| 5 | Michigan |
| 6 | Clarkson |
| 7 | Yale |
| 8 | Ohio State |
| 9 | Colorado College |
| 10 | Wisconsin |

## 1998 NCAA tournament

| Regional Quarterfinals March 27–28 | Regional Quarterfinals March 27–28 | Regional Quarterfinals March 27–28 | Regional semifinals March 28–29 | Regional semifinals March 28–29 | Regional semifinals March 28–29 | Frozen Four April 2 | Frozen Four April 2 | Frozen Four April 2 | | National championship April 4 | National championship April 4 | National championship April 4 |
| E1 | Boston University | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | E1 | Boston University | 3 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E1 | Boston University | 3 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E5 | New Hampshire | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Wisconsin | 4 | E5 | New Hampshire | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | New Hampshire | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | New Hampshire | 7 | | | | E5 | New Hampshire | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W3 | Michigan | 4 | | | | |
| W2 | North Dakota | – | | | | | | | W3 | Michigan | 4 | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | W2 | North Dakota | 3 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W2 | North Dakota | 3 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W3 | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Michigan | 2 | W3 | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Princeton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Princeton | 1 | | | | | | | | W3 | Michigan | 3* |
| | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Boston College | 2 |
| W1 | Michigan State | – | | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Boston College | 2 |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | W1 | Michigan State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W1 | Michigan State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W4 | Ohio State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Ohio State | 4 | W4 | Ohio State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Yale | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Yale | 0 | | | | W4 | Ohio State | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | Boston College | 5 | | | | |
| E2 | Boston College | – | | | | | | | E2 | Boston College | 5 | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | E2 | Boston College | 6 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E2 | Boston College | 6 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E6 | Colorado College | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Clarkson | 1 | E6 | Colorado College | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Colorado College | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## 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 |
| Marty Reasoner | Junior | Boston College | 42 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 56 |
| Bill Muckalt | Senior | Michigan | 46 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 94 |
| Jason Krog | Junior | New Hampshire | 38 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 44 |
| Brian Gionta | Freshman | Boston College | 40 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 44 |
| Mike York | Senior | Michigan State | 40 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 38 |
| Derek Bekar | Junior | New Hampshire | 35 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 46 |
| Tom Nolan | Senior | New Hampshire | 37 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 73 |
| Hugo Boisvert | Sophomore | Ohio State | 42 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 70 |
| Chris Drury | Senior | Boston University | 38 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 88 |
| Rejean Stringer | Junior | Merrimack | 38 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 44 |

### 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 |
| Chad Alban | Senior | Michigan State | 40 | 2438 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 6 | .926 | 1.57 |
| Tom Noble | Senior | Boston University | 16 | 930 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 3 | .907 | 2.13 |
| Marty Turco | Senior | Michigan | 45 | 2640 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 95 | 4 | .907 | 2.16 |
| Michel Larocque | Junior | Boston University | 24 | 1370 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 1 | .912 | 2.19 |
| Karl Goehring | Freshman | North Dakota | 27 | 1504 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 1 | .913 | 2.27 |
| Dan Murphy | Senior | Clarkson | 23 | 1266 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 2 | .907 | 2.27 |
| Alex Westlund | Junior | Yale | 32 | 1918 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 74 | 3 | .919 | 2.32 |
| Jeff Maund | Freshman | Ohio State | 32 | 1858 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 73 | 0 | .922 | 2.36 |
| Chris Bernard | Senior | Clarkson | 16 | 864 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | .899 | 2.43 |
| Sean Matile | Junior | New Hampshire | 38 | 2282 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 96 | 4 | .908 | 2.52 |

## Awards
### WCHA

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Player of the Year | Player of the Year | Curtis Murphy North Dakota |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Matt Henderson, North Dakota |
| | | Andy Sutton, Michigan Tech |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Karl Goehring, North Dakota |
| Student-Athlete of the Year | Student-Athlete of the Year | Mitch Vig, North Dakota |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | Craig Dahl, St. Cloud State |
| Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Joe Bianchi, Wisconsin |
| All-WCHA Teams |||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Karl Goehring, North Dakota | G | Brian Leitza, St. Cloud State |
| Craig Anderson, Wisconsin | D | Calvin Elfring, Colorado College |
| Curtis Murphy, North Dakota | D | Andy Sutton, Michigan Tech |
| Brian Swanson, Colorado College | F | Steven Reinprecht, Wisconsin |
| Jason Blake, North Dakota | F | Reggie Berg, Minnesota |
| Andre Savage, Michigan Tech | F | David Hoogsteen, North Dakota |
| Third Team | Position | Rookie Team |
| Doug Taskey, Alaska-Anchorage | G | Karl Goehring, North Dakota |
| Josh DeWolf, St. Cloud State | D | Trevor Hammer, North Dakota |
| Scott Swanson, Colorado College | D | Ryan Coole, Minnesota-Duluth |
| | D | Paul Manning, Colorado College |
| Mike Peluso, Minnesota-Duluth | F | Kevin Granato, Wisconsin |
| Wyatt Smith, Minnesota | F | Mark Rycroft, Denver |
| Paul Comrie, Denver | F | Jeff Panzer, North Dakota |

## 1998 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 1 | 26 | Mike Van Ryn | Michigan | CCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 2 | 52 | Bobby Allen | Boston College | Hockey East | Boston Bruins |
| 2 | 53 | Steve Moore | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2 | 58 | Chris Bala | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Ottawa Senators |
| 3 | 61 | Joe DiPenta | Boston University | Hockey East | Florida Panthers |
| 3 | 62 | Paul Manning | Colorado College | WCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 3 | 68 | Jarkko Ruutu $^‡$ | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 3 | 71 | Erik Cole | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 3 | 73 | Pat O'Leary $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 3 | 77 | Mike Pandolfo $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 3 | 81 | Justin Morrison | Colorado College | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 3 | 82 | Brian Gionta | Boston College | Hockey East | New Jersey Devils |
| 3 | 85 | Geoff Koch | Michigan | CCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 4 | 88 | Kent Sauer $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 4 | 94 | Matthias Trattnig | Maine | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 4 | 99 | Shawn Horcoff | Michigan State | CCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 4 | 107 | Chris Corrinet | Princeton | ECAC Hockey | Washington Capitals |
| 5 | 115 | Jay Leach | Providence | Hockey East | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 5 | 116 | Josh Blackburn $^†$ | Michigan | CCHA | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 5 | 122 | Pat Leahy | Miami | CCHA | New York Rangers |
| 5 | 125 | Erik Wendell $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Washington Capitals |
| 5 | 134 | Rob Scuderi | Boston College | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 6 | 149 | Paul Cabana $^†$ | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 6 | 155 | Kevin Clauson | Western Michigan | CCHA | New York Islanders |
| 6 | 156 | Kent Huskins | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 7 | 178 | Jesse Fibiger | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 7 | 183 | Tyler Arnason $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 7 | 184 | Don Smith | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 7 | 186 | Mike Morrison $^†$ | Maine | Hockey East | Edmonton Oilers |
| 7 | 187 | Erik Westrum | Minnesota | WCHA | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 7 | 199 | Erik Jensen $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 7 | 200 | Scott Perry $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Dallas Stars |
| 8 | 201 | Craig Murray $^†$ | Michigan | CCHA | Montreal Canadiens |
| 8 | 204 | Graig Mischler | Northeastern | Hockey East | Vancouver Canucks |
| 8 | 212 | Jim Fahey $^†$ | Northeastern | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks |
| 8 | 217 | Jim Henkel $^†$ | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Los Angeles Kings |
| 8 | 219 | Curtis Valentine $^†$ | Bowling Green | CCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 8 | 220 | Mike Farrell | Providence | Hockey East | Washington Capitals |
| 8 | 221 | Mark Kosick | Michigan | CCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 9 | 237 | Ben Blais | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | New York Islanders |
| 9 | 244 | Toby Petersen | Colorado College | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 9 | 248 | Matthew Yeats $^†$ | Maine | Hockey East | Los Angeles Kings |
| 9 | 254 | Matt Hussey $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 9 | 255 | John Pohl $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
† incoming freshman ‡ Ruutu had left school two years prior.