2004–05 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 3, 2004 and concluded with the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 9, 2005 at the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. This was the 58th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 110th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Pre-season polls==
The top 15 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"	USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	USCHO.com/CBS College Sports
Ranking	Team 	
1 	Michigan (17) 	
2 	Maine (9) 	
3 	Boston College (2) 	
4 	Minnesota-Duluth (4) 	
5 	North Dakota (2) 	
6 	Minnesota 	
7 	Denver (4) 	
8 	Wisconsin (1) 	
9 	Michigan State 	
10 	New Hampshire (1) 	
11 	Dartmouth 	
12 	Ohio State 	
13 	Cornell 	
14 	Colorado College 	
15 	Miami 	
==Regular season==
===Standings===
==2005 NCAA Tournament==
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
 	Junior 	Colorado College	43	27	37	64 	28
 	Junior 	Colorado College	43	34	29	63 	74
 	Junior 	Michigan 	42	24	33	57 	32
 	Junior 	Denver 	43	26	31	57 	46
 	Senior 	New Hampshire 	42	19	37	56 	26
 	Sophomore	Michigan 	39	23	32	55 	24
 	Senior 	New Hampshire 	42	25	29	54 	38
 	Senior 	Michigan Tech 	37	11	42	53 	40
 	Junior 	Western Michigan	37	21	29	50 	28
 	Sophomore	Nebraska-Omaha 	39	19	30	49 	32
===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
 	Sophomore	Cornell 	35	2125	27	5 	3 	44	10	.947	1.24
 	Senior 	Harvard 	31	1910	19	9 	3 	52	6 	.923	1.63
 	Senior 	Boston College 	24	1369	13	6 	3 	41	2 	.921	1.79
 	Freshman 	Bemidji State 	21	1167	12	5 	1 	35	4 	.916	1.80
 	Senior 	Colgate 	37	2229	24	10	3 	70	5 	.921	1.88
 	Freshman 	Boston College 	18	1102	13	1 	4 	35	1 	.916	1.91
 	Junior 	Maine 	39	2309	19	13	7 	74	6 	.924	1.92
 	Freshman 	Vermont 	32	1932	17	10	4 	63	5 	.921	1.96
 	Sophomore	Boston University	33	1949	18	11	3 	65	3 	.922	2.00
 	Senior 	Northern Michigan	34	1974	20	8 	5 	68	3 	.930	2.07
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Marty Sertich, Colorado College
Spencer T. Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)	Spencer T. Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)	George Gwozdecky, Denver
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament 	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament 	Peter Mannino, Denver
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East First Team 	  Position   	West First Team
David McKee, Cornell 	G 	Curtis McElhinney, Colorado College
Andrew Alberts, Boston College	D 	Matt Carle, Denver
Noah Welch, Harvard 	D 	Mark Stuart, Colorado College
Sean Collins, New Hampshire 	F 	T. J. Hensick, Michigan
Patrick Eaves, Boston College 	F 	Marty Sertich, Colorado College
Jason Guerriero, Northeastern 	F 	Brett Sterling, Colorado College
East Second Team 	  Position   	West Second Team
Dov Grumet-Morris, Harvard 	G 	Tuomas Tarkki, Northern Michigan
Charlie Cook, Cornell 	D 	Andy Greene, Miami
Brian Yandle, New Hampshire 	D 	Brett Skinner, Denver
Matt Moulson, Cornell 	F 	Gabe Gauthier, Denver
Ryan Shannon, Boston College 	F 	Colin Murphy, Michigan Tech
Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth 	F 	Jeff Tambellini, Michigan
===Atlantic Hockey===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Reid Cashman, Quinnipiac
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Scott Reynolds, Mercyhurst
Best Defenseman 	Best Defenseman 	Conrad Martin, Mercyhurst
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Ben Cottreau, Mercyhurst
Regular Season Goaltending Award 	Regular Season Goaltending Award 	Ben Conway, Holy Cross
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Scott Champagne, Mercyhurst
Individual Sportsmanship 	Individual Sportsmanship 	Chris Garceau, Army
Regular Season Scoring Trophy 	Regular Season Scoring Trophy 	Reid Cashman, Quinnipiac
All-Atlantic Hockey Teams 	All-Atlantic Hockey Teams	All-Atlantic Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Frank Novello, American International	G 	Jamie Holden, Quinnipiac
Bryan Woroz, Canisius 	G 	
Reid Cashman, Quinnipiac 	D 	Conrad Martin, Mercyhurst
T. J. Kemp, Mercyhurst 	D 	Kalen Wright, Sacred Heart
Tyler McGregor, Holy Cross 	F 	Matt Craig, Quinnipiac
Pierre-Luc O'Brien, Sacred Heart 	F 	Pierre Napert-Frenette, Holy Cross
Tim Olsen, Connecticut 	F 	David Wrigley, Mercyhurst
Rookie Team 	  Position   	
Brad Smith, Connecticut 	G 	
Matt Sorteberg, Quinnipiac 	D 	
Scott Marchesi, Sacred Heart 	D 	
Ben Cottreau, Mercyhurst 	F 	
Ben Nelson, Quinnipiac 	F 	
Alexandre Parent, Sacred Heart 	F 	
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Tuomas Tarkki, Northern Michigan
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Eric Nystrom, Michigan
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Nathan Oystrick, Northern Michigan
Best Offensive Defenseman 	Best Offensive Defenseman 	Andy Greene, Miami
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Bill Thomas, Nebraska-Omaha
Best Goaltender 	Best Goaltender 	Tuomas Tarkki, Northern Michigan
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Mike Kemp, Nebraska-Omaha
Terry Flanagan Memorial Award 	Terry Flanagan Memorial Award 	Jordan Sigalet, Bowling Green
Ilitch Humanitarian Award 	Ilitch Humanitarian Award 	Bo Cheesman, Lake Superior State
Perani Cup Champion 	Perani Cup Champion 	Jordan Sigalet, Bowling Green
Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Michael Eickman, Nebraska-Omaha
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Jeff Tambellini, Michigan
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Tuomas Tarkki, Northern Michigan 	G 	Jordan Sigalet, Bowling Green
Andy Greene, Miami 	D 	Nate Guenin, Ohio State
Nathan Oystrick, Northern Michigan	D 	Matt Hunwick, Michigan
T.J. Hensick, Michigan 	F 	Rod Pelley, Michigan
Scott Parse, Nebraska-Omaha 	F 	Bill Thomas, Nebraska-Omaha
Jeff Tambellini, Michigan 	F 	Brent Walton, Western Michigan
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Wylie Rogers, Alaska-Fairbanks 	G 	
Joe Grimaldi, Nebraska-Omaha 	D 	
Mike Hodgson, Bowling Green 	D 	
Tom Fritsche, Ohio State 	F 	
Mike Santorelli, Northern Michigan	F 	
Bill Thomas, Nebraska-Omaha 	F 	
===CHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Andrew Murray, Bemidji State
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Stavros Paskaris, Wayne State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Tom Serratore, Bemidji State
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Andrew Murray, Bemidji State
Easton Three-Star Player of the Year	Easton Three-Star Player of the Year	Bruce Mulherin, Alabama-Huntsville
Most Valuable Player in Tournament 	Most Valuable Player in Tournament 	Matt Climie, Bemidji State
All-CHA Teams 	All-CHA Teams 	All-CHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Scott Munroe, Alabama-Huntsville 	G 	Matt Kelly, Wayne State
Peter Jonsson, Bemidji State 	D 	Brian Gineo, Air Force
Jeremy Schreiber, Alabama-Huntsville	D 	Jeff Winchester, Alabama-Huntsville
Andrew Murray, Bemidji State 	F 	Bruce Mulherin, Alabama-Huntsville
Jared Ross, Alabama-Huntsville 	F 	Brenden Cook, Bemidji State
Barret Ehgoetz, Niagara 	F 	Ryan Gale, Niagara
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Matt Climie, Bemidji State 	G 	
Chris Kaufman, Robert Morris 	D 	
Matt Charbonneau, Air Force 	D 	
Eric Ehn, Air Force 	F 	
Stavros Paskaris, Wayne State 	F 	
Jace Buzek, Robert Morris 	F 	
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	David McKee, Cornell
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Joe Fallon, Vermont
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Mike Schafer, Cornell
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Tom Cavanagh, Harvard
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Jamie Sifers, Vermont
Ken Dryden Award 	Ken Dryden Award 	David McKee, Cornell
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Charlie Cook, Cornell
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
David McKee, Cornell 	G 	Dov Grumet-Morris, Harvard
Luc Paquin, Princeton 	D 	Charlie Cook, Cornell
Noah Welch, Harvard 	D 	Jamie Sifers, Vermont
Matt Moulson, Cornell 	F 	Dustin Sproat, Princeton
Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth 	F 	Tom Cavanagh, Harvard
T.J. Trevelyan, St. Lawrence	F 	Scott Mifsud, Vermont
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Joe Fallon, Vermont 	G 	
Sean Hurley, Brown 	D 	
Sasha Pokulok, Cornell 	D 	
Tyler Burton, Clarkson 	F 	
Nick Johnson, Dartmouth 	F 	
Torrey Mitchell, Vermont 	F 	
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Patrick Eaves, Boston College
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Peter Vetri, Massachusetts-Lowell
Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 	Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 	Jack Parker, Boston University
Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award 	Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award 	Jason Guerriero, Northeastern
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Preston Callander, New Hampshire
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Tim Judy, Northeastern
Three-Stars Award 	Three-Stars Award 	Patrick Eaves, Boston College
 	 	Ryan Shannon, Boston College
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	Brian Boyle, Boston College
All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Keni Gibson, Northeastern 	G 	John Curry, Boston University
Andrew Alberts, Boston College 	D 	Bryan Schmidt, Merrimack
Bryan Miller, Boston University 	D 	Brian Yandle, New Hampshire
Patrick Eaves, Boston College 	F 	Sean Collins, New Hampshire
Jason Guerriero, Northeastern 	F 	Mike Morris, Northeastern
Ryan Shannon, Boston College 	F 	Ben Walter, Massachusetts-Lowell
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Kevin Regan, New Hampshire 	G 	
Cory Schneider, Boston College 	G 	
Peter Vetri, Massachusetts-Lowell 	G 	
David Leaderer, Massachusetts 	D 	
Bret Tyler, Maine 	D 	
Chris Bourque, Boston University 	F 	
P.J. Fenton, Massachusetts 	F 	
Peter MacArthur, Boston University	F 	
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Marty Sertich, Colorado College
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Mark Stuart, Colorado College
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Paul Stastny, Denver
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Steven Johns, Minnesota State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	George Gwozdecky, Denver
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Brett Sterling, Colorado College
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Curtis McElhinney, Colorado College	G 	Bernd Bruckler, Wisconsin
Matt Carle, Denver 	D 	Lars Helminen, Michigan Tech
Brett Skinner, Denver 	D 	Mark Stuart, Colorado College
Marty Sertich, Colorado College 	F 	Gabe Gauthier, Denver
Brett Sterling, Colorado College 	F 	Evan Schwabe, Minnesota-Duluth
Colin Murphy, Michigan Tech 	F 	Robbie Earl, Wisconsin
Third Team 	  Position  	Rookie Team
Cam Ellsworth, Michigan Tech 	G 	Nathan Lawson, Alaska-Anchorage
Tom Gilbert, Wisconsin 	D 	Alex Goligoski, Minnesota
Matt Jones, North Dakota 	D 	Kyle Klubertanz, Wisconsin
David Backes, Minnesota State 	F 	Joe Pavelski, Wisconsin
Ryan Potulny, Minnesota 	F 	Paul Stastny, Denver
Danny Irmen, Minnesota 	F 	Travis Zajac, North Dakota
==Team Photos==
04-05RMUCol.jpg|Robert Morris Colonials (College Hockey America)
04-05YaleBulldogs.jpg|Yale Bulldogs
04-05UDenver.jpg|Denver Pioneers (WCHA) (NCAA Champions)
04-05Wisconsin.jpg|Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
04-05Cornell.jpg|Cornell Big Red (ECAC)
==References==
==External links==
*USCHO.com
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*Inside College Hockey
*College Hockey Stats.net
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