2014-15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2014 and ended with the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game in April 2015. This was the 68th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and the 120th year overall in which an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Conference realignment==
The only conference membership change in the 2014 offseason was the move of the Connecticut Huskies from Atlantic Hockey to Hockey East, which was already home to the UConn women's team.
School 	Former Conference	New Conference
Connecticut Huskies	Atlantic Hockey 	Hockey East
==Polls==
===Pre-season===
The top 20 from USCHO.com, September 29, 2014, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 29, 2014. First place votes are in parentheses.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"	USCHO.com 	USCHO.com
Ranking	Team 	
1 	Minnesota (36) 	
2 	North Dakota (2) 	
3 	Providence (2) 	
4 	Boston College 	
5 	Union (9) 	
6 	Colgate (1) 	
7 	St. Cloud 	
8 	Michigan 	
9 	Ferris State 	
10 	Wisconsin (1) 	
11 	Miami (OH) 	
11 	Notre Dame 	
13 	Minnesota State 	
14 	Cornell 	
15 	Quinnipiac 	
16 	Northeastern 	
17 	UMass Lowell 	
18 	Denver 	
19 	New Hampshire 	
20 	Boston University	
==Regular season==
===Standings===
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==2015 NCAA Tournament==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==Player stats==
===Scoring leaders===
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player	Class 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	Freshman 	Boston University	40	26	45	71 	28
 	Senior 	Boston University	41	21	40	61 	31
 	Junior 	Harvard 	37	32	26	58 	21
 	Senior 	RIT 	40	26	28	54 	28
 	Senior 	Michigan 	37	22	32	54 	10
 	Junior 	RIT 	40	16	36	52 	32
 	Senior 	Union 	39	26	24	50 	30
 	Junior 	Boston University	41	23	27	50 	26
 	Sophomore	Union 	39	19	31	50 	20
 	Junior 	Harvard 	37	17	31	48 	12
===Leading goaltenders===
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player	Class 	Team 	GP	Min 	W 	L 	T	GA	SO	SV% 	GAA
 	Sophomore	Yale 	32	1925:05	17	10	5	52	7 	.939	1.62
 	Junior 	Minnesota State	35	1999:15	25	6 	3	55	5 	.925	1.65
 	Junior 	Michigan Tech 	41	2417:18	28	9 	2	70	6 	.933	1.74
 	Freshman 	Bemidji State 	28	1730:06	14	11	3	52	4 	.929	1.80
 	Freshman 	St. Lawrence 	36	2186:05	20	13	3	71	5 	.937	1.95
 	Senior 	Omaha 	29	1652:40	14	8 	6	54	2 	.939	1.96
 	Senior 	Canisius 	26	1527:11	13	8 	4	50	2 	.930	1.96
 	Junior 	Dartmouth 	26	1575:36	13	9 	4	52	3 	.926	1.98
 	Senior 	Alaska 	16	967:50 	9 	6 	1	32	2 	.919	1.98
 	Sophomore	Cornell 	27	1476:22	9 	9 	5	49	1 	.927	1.99
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Award 	Hobey Baker Award 	Jack Eichel, Boston University
Spencer T. Penrose Award 	Spencer T. Penrose Award 	Mike Hastings, Minnesota State
Tim Taylor Award 	Tim Taylor Award 	Jack Eichel, Boston University
Mike Richter Award 	Mike Richter Award 	Zane McIntyre, North Dakota
Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award 	Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award 	P. J. Musico, Penn State
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award 	Lowe's Senior CLASS Award 	Spiro Goulakos, Colgate
Tournament Most Outstanding Player	Tournament Most Outstanding Player	Jon Gillies, Providence
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams
East First Team 	Position 	West First Team
Alex Lyon, Yale 	G 	Jake Hildebrand, Michigan State
Matt Grzelcyk, Boston University 	D 	Joey LaLeggia, Denver
Rob O'Gara, Yale 	D 	Mike Reilly, Minnesota
Daniel Ciampini, Union 	F 	Zach Hyman, Michigan
Jack Eichel, Boston University 	F 	Tanner Kero, Michigan Tech
Jimmy Vesey, Harvard 	F 	Matt Leitner, Minnesota State
East Second Team 	Position 	West Second Team
Jon Gillies, Providence 	G 	Zane McIntyre, North Dakota
Mike Paliotta, Vermont 	D 	Zach Palmquist, Minnesota State
Robbie Russo, Notre Dame 	D 	Colton Parayko, Alaska
Sam Anas, Quinnipiac 	F 	Austin Czarnik, Miami
Matt Garbowsky, RIT 	F 	Dylan Larkin, Michigan
Kevin Roy, Northeastern 	F 	Michael Mersch, Wisconsin
 	F 	Trevor Moore, Denver
===Atlantic Hockey===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Matt Garbowsky, RIT
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Tyler Pham, Army
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Matt Garbowsky, RIT
Best Defenseman 	Best Defenseman 	Steven Weinstein, Bentley
Individual Sportsmanship 	Individual Sportsmanship 	Zak Zaremba, Army
Regular Season Scoring Trophy 	Regular Season Scoring Trophy 	Matt Garbowsky, RIT
Regular Season Goaltending Award 	Regular Season Goaltending Award 	Keegan Asmundson, Canisius
Team Sportsmanship Award 	Team Sportsmanship Award 	American International College
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Derek Schooley, Robert Morris
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Matt Garbowsky, RIT
All-Atlantic Hockey Teams 	All-Atlantic Hockey Teams 	All-Atlantic Hockey Teams
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Matt Ginn, Holy Cross 	G 	Keegan Asmundson, Canisius
Steven Weinstein, Bentley 	D 	Brady Norrish, RIT
Chris Rumble, Canisius 	D 	Ryan Misiak, Mercyhurst
Matt Garbowsky, RIT 	F 	Ralph Cuddemi, Canisius
Cody Wydo, Robert Morris 	F 	Josh Mitchell, RIT
Andrew Gladiuk, Bentley 	F 	Cole Gunner, Air Force
Third Team 	Position 	Rookie Team
Jayson Argue, Bentley 	G 	Jayson Argue, Bentley
Dalton Izyk, Robert Morris 	G 	–
Alexander Kuqali, RIT 	D 	Brady Norrish, RIT
Chase Golightly, Robert Morris 	D 	Keegan Harper, Niagara
Daniel Bahntge, Mercyhurst 	F 	Tyler Pham, Army
Zac Lynch, Robert Morris 	F 	Jack Riley, Mercyhurst
Brad McGowan, RIT 	F 	Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris
===Big Ten===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Jake Hildebrand, Michigan State
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Mike Reilly, Minnesota
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Jake Hildebrand, Michigan State
Freshman of the Year 	Freshman of the Year 	Dylan Larkin, Michigan
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Zach Hyman, Michigan
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Guy Gadowsky, Penn State
Tournament Most Outstanding Player 	Tournament Most Outstanding Player 	Adam Wilcox, Minnesota
All-Big Ten Teamshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2015HockeyAllBigTen.pdf	All-Big Ten Teamshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2015HockeyAllBigTen.pdf	All-Big Ten Teamshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/2015HockeyAllBigTen.pdf
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Jake Hildebrand, Michigan State 	G 	Adam Wilcox, Minnesota
Zach Werenski, Michigan 	D 	Michael Downing, Michigan
Mike Reilly, Minnesota 	D 	Travis Walsh, Michigan State
Zach Hyman, Michigan 	F 	Andrew Copp, Michigan
Dylan Larkin, Michigan 	F 	Travis Boyd, Minnesota
Casey Bailey, Penn State 	F 	Kyle Rau, Minnesota
Honorable Mention 	Position 	Freshman Team
P. J. Musico, Penn State 	G 	–
Brady Skjei, Minnesota 	D 	Zach Werenski, Michigan
Nate Jensen, Penn State 	D 	Josh Jacobs, Michigan State
Luke Juha, Penn State 	D 	–
Patrick Koudys, Penn State 	D 	–
Matt Berry, Michigan State 	F 	Dylan Larkin, Michigan
Anthony Greco, Ohio State 	F 	Matthew Weis, Ohio State
David Goodwin, Penn State 	F 	Scott Conway, Penn State
Taylor Holstrom, Penn State 	F 	–
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Jimmy Vesey, Harvard
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Cole Bardreau, Cornell
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Rob O'Gara, Yale
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence
Ken Dryden Award 	Ken Dryden Award 	Alex Lyon, Yale
Sportmanship Award 	Sportmanship Award 	Yale
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Kyle Criscuolo, Harvard
Tim Taylor Award 	Tim Taylor Award 	Greg Carvel, St. Lawrence
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Jimmy Vesey, Harvard
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Alex Lyon, Yale 	G 	Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence
Rob O'Gara, Yale 	D 	Eric Sweetman, St. Lawrence
Joakim Ryan, Cornell 	D 	Patrick McNally, Harvard
Daniel Ciampini, Union 	F 	Sam Anas, Quinnipiac
Matthew Peca, Quinnipiac 	F 	Kyle Criscuolo, Harvard
Jimmy Vesey, Harvard 	F 	Eric Neiley, Dartmouth
Third Team 	Position 	Rookie Team
Michael Garteig, Quinnipiac 	G 	Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence
Danny Federico, Quinnipiac 	D 	Nolan Gluchowski, St. Lawrence
Jeff Taylor, Union 	D 	Kelly Summers, Clarkson
Cole Bardreau, Cornell 	F 	Spencer Foo, Union
Kyle Baun, Colgate 	F 	Drew Melanson, Rensselaer
Tyson Spink, Colgate 	F 	Landon Smith, Quinnipiac
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Jack Eichel, Boston University
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Noel Acciari, Providence
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Mike Paliotta, Vermont
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Jack Eichel, Boston University
Goaltending Champion 	Goaltending Champion 	Jon Gillies, Providence
Len Ceglarski Award 	Len Ceglarski Award 	Michael Sit, Boston College
Three-Stars Award 	Three-Stars Award 	Jack Eichel, Boston University
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Jack Eichel, Boston University
Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award 	Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award 	Vermont
Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 	Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 	David Quinn, Boston University
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	Jack Eichel, Boston University
All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Jon Gillies, Providence 	G 	Matt O'Connor, Boston University
Matt Grzelcyk, Boston University 	D 	Noah Hanifin, Boston College
Robbie Russo, Notre Dame 	D 	Mike Paliotta, Vermont
Jack Eichel, Boston University 	F 	Danny O'Regan, Boston University
Kevin Roy, Northeastern 	F 	Evan Rodrigues, Boston University
Vince Hinostroza, Notre Dame 	F 	Devin Shore, Maine
Honorable Mention 	Position 	Rookie Team
Thatcher Demko, Boston College 	G 	Cal Petersen, Notre Dame
Rasmus Tirronen, Merrimack 	G 	—
Ian McCoshen, Boston College 	D 	Noah Hanifin, Boston College
Ben Hutton, Maine 	D 	Brandon Montour, Massachusetts
Matt Benning, Northeastern 	D 	—
Alex Tuch, Boston College 	F 	Alex Tuch, Boston College
Matt Willows, New Hampshire 	F 	Jack Eichel, Boston University
Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire 	F 	C. J. Smith, Massachusetts–Lowell
Ross Mauermann, Providence 	F 	—
===NCHC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Joey LaLeggia, Denver
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Danton Heinen, Denver
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Zane McIntyre, North Dakota
Forward of the Year 	Forward of the Year 	Trevor Moore, Denver
Defenseman of the Year 	Defenseman of the Year 	Joey LaLeggia, Denver
Offensive Defenseman of the Year 	Offensive Defenseman of the Year 	Joey LaLeggia, Denver
Defensive Forward of the Year 	Defensive Forward of the Year 	Mark MacMillan, North Dakota
Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Nick Mattson, North Dakota
Sportsmanship Award 	Sportsmanship Award 	Nick Oliver, St. Cloud State
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year 	Herb Brooks Coach of the Year 	Dave Hakstol, North Dakota
Tournament MVP 	Tournament MVP 	Blake Coleman, Miami
All-NCHC Teamshttp://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0071/9580/3-11_NCHC_All-Conference_Teams.pdfhttp://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/493145?referrer_id=878553-news	All-NCHC Teamshttp://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0071/9580/3-11_NCHC_All-Conference_Teams.pdfhttp://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/493145?referrer_id=878553-news	All-NCHC Teamshttp://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0071/9580/3-11_NCHC_All-Conference_Teams.pdfhttp://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/493145?referrer_id=878553-news
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Zane McIntyre, North Dakota 	G 	Ryan Massa, Omaha
Joey LaLeggia, Denver 	D 	Jordan Schmaltz, North Dakota
Jaccob Slavin, Colorado College 	D 	Andy Welinski, Minnesota–Duluth
Jonny Brodzinski, St. Cloud State 	F 	Drake Caggiula, North Dakota
Mark MacMillan, North Dakota 	F 	Austin Czarnik, Miami
Trevor Moore, Denver 	F 	Danton Heinen, Denver
Honorable Mention 	Position 	Rookie Team
Charlie Lindgren, St. Cloud State 	G 	Kasimir Kaskisuo, Minnesota–Duluth
Matthew Caito, Miami 	D 	Louie Belpedio, Miami
Andrew Prochno, St. Cloud State 	D 	Luc Snuggerud, Omaha
Jake Guentzel, Omaha 	F 	Danton Heinen, Denver
Austin Ortega, Omaha 	F 	Patrick Russell, St. Cloud State
Dominic Toninato, Minnesota–Duluth 	F 	Nick Schmaltz, North Dakota
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Tanner Kero, Michigan Tech
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Tanner Kero, Michigan Tech
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Colton Parayko, Alaska
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Tanner Kero, Michigan Tech
Goaltending Champion 	Goaltending Champion 	Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Mike Hastings, Minnesota State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament 	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Brad McClure, Minnesota State
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	Position 	Second Team
Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech 	G 	Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
Zach Palmquist, Minnesota State 	D 	Casey Nelson, Minnesota State
Colton Parayko, Alaska 	D 	Matt Prapavessis, Bemidji State
Tanner Kero, Michigan Tech 	F 	Bryce Gervais, Minnesota State
Matt Leitner, Minnesota State 	F 	Malcolm Gould, Michigan Tech
Tyler Morley, Alaska 	F 	Alex Petan, Michigan Tech
Third Team 	Position 	Rookie Team
C. J. Motte, Ferris State 	G 	Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State
Shane Hanna, Michigan Tech 	D 	Mark Friedman, Bowling Green
Brock Maschmeyer, Northern Michigan	D 	Nolan Valleau, Bowling Green
Marcus Basara, Alaska 	F 	C.J. Franklin, Minnesota State
Brendan Harms, Bemidji State 	F 	Brandon Hawkins, Bowling Green
Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech 	F 	Max McHugh, Alabama–Huntsville
Blake Tatchell, Alaska Anchorage 	F 	–
===Hobey Baker Award===
Hobey Baker Award Finalists
Player	Position 	School
 	Forward 	Union
 	Forward 	Boston University
 	Forward 	RIT
 	Forward 	Michigan
 	Forward 	Michigan Tech
 	Defenceman	Denver
 	Goaltender	North Dakota
 	Defenceman	Minnesota
 	Forward 	Harvard
 	Forward 	Robert Morris
===Mike Richter Award===
Mike Richter Award Finalistshttp://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0072/4150/Mike_Richter_Award_Finalists_3-18-15.pdf
Player	School
 	St. Lawrence
 	Michigan State
 	Yale
 	North Dakota
 	Michigan Tech
===Spencer Penrose Award===
Spencer Penrose Award Finalists
Coach	School
 	Omaha
 	St. Lawrence
 	Penn State
 	North Dakota
 	Minnesota State
 	Providence
 	Boston University
 	Robert Morris
==See Also==
* 2014–15 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
* 2014–15 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
==References==
 
NCAA