# 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1994 and concluded with the 1995 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 1, 1995, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 48th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 101st 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 poll was voted on by coaches. The WMEB was voted on by media. The Record poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts.
WMPL Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Boston University (4) |
| 2 | Minnesota (2) |
| 3 | Michigan State (1) |
| 4 | Colorado College (1) |
| 5 | Wisconsin |
| 6 | Michigan (2) |
| 7 (tie) | Northeastern |
| 7 (tie) | Clarkson |
| 9 | Northern Michigan |
| 10 | Lake Superior State |
WMEB Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Boston University (10) |
| 2 | Michigan State (2) |
| 3 | Lake Superior State |
| 4 | Michigan |
| 5 | Colorado College |
| 6 | Minnesota |
| 7 | Harvard |
| 8 | Clarkson |
| 9 | New Hampshire |
| 10 | Maine |
The Record Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Boston University (20) |
| 2 | Michigan State (2) |
| 3 | Minnesota (3) |
| 4 | Colorado College |
| 5 | Michigan |
| 6 | Harvard |
| 7 | Northeastern |
| 8 | Lake Superior State |
| 9 (tie) | Clarkson |
| 9 (tie) | Vermont |

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| Great Alaska Face–Off | November 24–26 | 4 | Massachusetts–Lowell |
| College Hockey Showcase | November 25–26 | 4 | |
| Cross Border Challenge | November 25–26 | 4 | |
| Great Western Freeze–Out | November 25–27 | 4 | Maine |
| Dexter Shoe Classic | December 22–23 | 4 | Princeton |
| Chill Out at Saskatoon | December 27–29 | 4 | St. Lawrence |
| Badger Showdown | December 28–29 | 4 | Wisconsin |
| Denver Cup | December 28–29 | 4 | Denver |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 29–30 | 4 | Michigan |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 29–30 | 4 | Maine |
| Syracuse Invitational | December 29–30 | 4 | New Hampshire |
| Auld Lang Syne Classic | December 30–31 | 4 | Vermont |
| Mariucci Classic | December 30–31 | 4 | Boston University |
| Beanpot | February 6, 13 | 4 | Boston University |

### Standings

1994–95 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† | 27 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 151 | 74 | 39 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 218 | 109 |
| Bowling Green | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 135 | 101 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 199 | 137 |
| Michigan State | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 123 | 79 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 183 | 124 |
| Lake Superior State* | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 114 | 78 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 176 | 125 |
| Miami | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 88 | 87 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 129 | 132 |
| Ferris State | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 82 | 111 | 36 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 113 | 157 |
| Western Michigan | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 87 | 102 | 40 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 141 | 144 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 27 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 99 | 132 | 37 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 146 | 177 |
| Notre Dame | 27 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 77 | 126 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 121 | 168 |
| Ohio State | 27 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 76 | 142 | 38 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 112 | 195 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks^ | | | | | | | | 33 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 107 | 141 |
| Championship: Lake Superior State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Alaska-Fairbanks is an affiliate member and its games do not count towards the conference standings |||||||||||||||
1994–95 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 |
| Clarkson† | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 116 | 70 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 195 | 125 |
| Brown | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 78 | 76 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 108 | 109 |
| Harvard | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 79 | 68 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 107 | 99 |
| Colgate | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 98 | 78 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 158 | 144 |
| Vermont | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 85 | 61 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 134 | 106 |
| Rensselaer* | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 75 | 78 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 127 | 123 |
| Princeton | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 81 | 83 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 123 | 117 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 83 | 110 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 116 | 150 |
| Cornell | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 72 | 76 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 105 | 115 |
| Union | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 70 | 87 | 29 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 100 | 116 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 80 | 111 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 95 | 136 |
| Yale | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 65 | 84 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 91 | 115 |
| Championship: Rensselaer † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) |||||||||||||||
1994–95 Hockey East standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Maine† | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 104 | 63 | 44 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 196 | 118 |
| Boston University†* | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 88 | 131 | 82 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 224 | 117 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 113 | 85 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 161 | 123 |
| Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 98 | 89 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 143 | 137 |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 105 | 116 | 41 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 165 | 175 |
| Providence | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 102 | 103 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 158 | 159 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 74 | 91 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 125 | 137 |
| Boston College | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 86 | 119 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 129 | 169 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 64 | 129 | 36 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 92 | 173 |
| Championship: Boston University † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ||||||||||||||||
1994–95 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 | - | - | - | 33 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 137 | 159 |
| Army | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 34 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 173 | 106 |
1994–95 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 |
| Colorado College† | 32 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 45 | 155 | 108 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 213 | 143 |
| Wisconsin* | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 128 | 112 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 172 | 152 |
| Denver | 32 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 131 | 115 | 42 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 181 | 147 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 121 | 95 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 169 | 133 |
| St. Cloud State | 32 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 31 | 126 | 113 | 38 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 146 | 139 |
| North Dakota | 32 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 120 | 141 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 151 | 169 |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 32 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 124 | 127 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 146 | 146 |
| Michigan Tech | 32 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 109 | 140 | 39 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 136 | 175 |
| Northern Michigan | 32 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 110 | 136 | 40 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 142 | 171 |
| Alaska-Anchorage | 32 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 106 | 142 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 122 | 169 |
| Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||

### Final regular season polls

The WMPL poll was released before the conference tournaments. The WMEB and The Record polls were released before the conference tournament finals.
WMPL Coaches Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Michigan (6) |
| 2 | Maine (3) |
| 3 | Boston University (1) |
| 4 | Colorado College |
| 5 | Bowling Green |
| 6 | Denver |
| 7 | New Hampshite |
| 8 | Michigan State |
| 9 | Wisconsin |
| 10 | Clarkson |
WMEB Media Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Michigan (8) |
| 2 | Maine (1) |
| 3 | Boston University (1) |
| 4 | Colorado College |
| 5 | Bowling Green |
| 6 | Denver |
| 7 | Michigan State |
| 8 | New Hampshite |
| 9 | Clarkson |
| 10 | Minnesota |
The Record Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Maine (18) |
| 2 | Michigan (7) |
| 3 | Boston University (4) |
| 4 | Colorado College (1) |
| 5 | Bowling Green |
| 6 | Denver |
| 7 | Clarkson |
| 8 | Michigan State |
| 9 | New Hampshite |
| 10 | Minnesota |

## 1995 NCAA tournament

| Regional Quarterfinals March 24 | Regional Quarterfinals March 24 | Regional Quarterfinals March 24 | Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional semifinals March 25 | Frozen Four March 30 | Frozen Four March 30 | Frozen Four March 30 | | National championship April 1 | National championship April 1 | National championship April 1 |
| E1 | Boston University | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | E1 | Boston University | 6 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E1 | Boston University | 6 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E5 | Lake Superior State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Clarkson | 4 | E5 | Lake Superior State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Lake Superior State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Lake Superior State | 5 | | | | E1 | Boston University | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W3 | Minnesota | 3 | | | | |
| W2 | Colorado College | – | | | | | | | W3 | Minnesota | 3 | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | W2 | Colorado College | 2 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W2 | Colorado College | 2 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W3 | Minnesota | 5 | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Minnesota | 1 | W3 | Minnesota | 5 | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Rensselaer | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Rensselaer | 0 | | | | | | | | E1 | Boston University | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Maine | 2 |
| W1 | Michigan | – | | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Maine | 2 |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | W1 | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W1 | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W4 | Wisconsin | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Wisconsin | 5 | W4 | Wisconsin | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Michigan State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Michigan State | 3 | | | | W1 | Michigan | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | Maine | 4*** | | | | |
| E2 | Maine | – | | | | | | | E2 | Maine | 4*** | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | E2 | Maine | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E2 | Maine | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E6 | Denver | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | New Hampshire | 2 | E6 | Denver | 2 | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Denver | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
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 |
| Brendan Morrison | Sophomore | Michigan | 39 | 23 | 53 | 76 | 42 |
| Martin St. Louis | Sophomore | Vermont | 35 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 36 |
| Éric Perrin | Sophomore | Vermont | 35 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 38 |
| Brian Holzinger | Senior | Bowling Green | 38 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 42 |
| Greg Bullock | Sophomore | Massachusetts-Lowell | 40 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 125 |
| Brian Bonin | Junior | Minnesota | 44 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 28 |
| Mike Knuble | Senior | Michigan | 34 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 62 |
| Marko Tuomainen | Senior | Clarkson | 37 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 34 |
| Mike Harder | Sophomore | Colgate | 36 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 46 |
| Patrice Robitaille | Senior | Clarkson | 37 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 24 |
| Peter Geronazzo | Junior | Colorado College | 43 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 111 |
| Colin Schmidt | Junior | Colorado College | 43 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 61 |

### 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 |
| Blair Allison | Sophomore | Maine | 44 | 2572 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 115 | 2 | .887 | 2.68 |
| Tim Thomas | Sophomore | Vermont | 34 | 2010 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 90 | 4 | .914 | 2.69 |
| Tom Noble | Freshman | Boston University | 18 | 1007 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 46 | | | 2.74 |
| Marty Turco | Freshman | Michigan | 37 | 2064 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 95 | 0 | .894 | 2.76 |
| Jeff Callinan | Senior | Minnesota | 43 | 2482 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 115 | 2 | .892 | 2.78 |
| John Grahame | Freshman | Lake Superior State | 28 | 1616 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 75 | 0 | .887 | 2.79 |
| Sinuhe Wallinheimo | Sophomore | Denver | 34 | 1668 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 79 | 1 | .904 | 2.84 |
| Chuck Thuss | Senior | Miami | 34 | 1983 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 95 | 0 | .901 | 2.87 |
| Mike Tamburro | Junior | Rensselaer | 27 | 1519 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 74 | 0 | .914 | 2.92 |
| Will Clarke | Senior | Bowling Green | 26 | 1454 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 0 | .888 | 3.10 |

## Awards
### WCHA

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Player of the Year | Player of the Year | Brian Bonin, Minnesota |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Brian Rafalski, Wisconsin |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Mike Crowley, Minnesota |
| Student-Athlete of the Year | Student-Athlete of the Year | Justin McHugh, Minnesota |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | George Gwozdecky, Denver |
| Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Kirk Daubenspeck, Wisconsin |
| All-WCHA Teams |||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Ryan Bach, Colorado College | G | Sinuhe Wallinheimo, Denver |
| Nick Naumenko, North Dakota | D | Kent Fearns, Colorado College |
| Brian Rafalski, Wisconsin | D | Kelly Hultgren, St. Cloud State |
| Greg Hadden, Northern Michigan | F | Brad Federenko, Minnesota-Duluth |
| Jay McNeill, Colorado College | F | Peter Geronazzo, Colorado College |
| Brian Bonin, Minnesota | F | Colin Schmidt, Colorado College |
| Rookie Team | Position | |
| Brian Leitza, St. Cloud State | G | |
| Mike Crowley, Minnesota | D | |
| Calvin Elfring, Colorado College | D | |
| Joe Bianchi, Wisconsin | F | |
| Mike Peluso, Minnesota-Duluth | F | |
| Ryan Kraft, Minnesota | F | |

## 1995 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 6 | 146 | Marc Magliarditi $^†$ | Western Michigan | CCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 7 | 159 | Mike LaPlante $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 7 | 170 | Stewart Bodtker | Colorado College | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 8 | 183 | Kaj Linna | Boston University | Hockey East | Ottawa Senators |
| 8 | 194 | Ryan Kraft | Minnesota | WCHA | San Jose Sharks |
| 8 | 197 | Mark Murphy $^†$ | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 8 | 201 | Casey Hankinson | Minnesota | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 8 | 205 | Derek Bekar $^†$ | New Hampshire | Hockey East | St. Louis Blues |
| 9 | 222 | Jason Cugnet $^†$ | Colorado College | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 9 | 225 | Scott Swanson $^†$ | Colorado College | WCHA | Washington Capitals |
| 9 | 231 | Erik Kaminski $^†$ | Northeastern | Hockey East | Ottawa Senators |
| 9 | 233 | Steve Shirreffs $^†$ | Princeton | ECAC Hockey | Calgary Flames |
† incoming freshman