1987–88 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1987 and concluded with the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 2, 1988 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York. This was the 41st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 93rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
After the season U.S. International would drop its hockey program (the school itself would eventually go bankrupt) causing the demise of the Great West Hockey Conference, the only principally west-coast conference in the history of Division I hockey.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	November 27–28	4 	Rensselaer
Dexter Shoe Classic 	December 27–28	4 	Bowling Green
Long Island Classic 	December 27–28	4 	Boston College
Auld Lang Syne Classic 	December 29–30	4 	Vermont
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 29–30	4 	Wisconsin
Syracuse Invitational 	December 29–30	4 	Clarkson
Riverfront Invitational 	January 2–3 	4 	Western Michigan
Yale Hockey Classic 	January 2–3 	4 	Cornell
Beanpot 	February 1, 8 	4 	Northeastern
===Standings===
==1988 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
 	Senior 	North Dakota 	42	34	51	85 	28
 	Sophomore	Maine 	42	34	51	85 	51
 	Sophomore	Western Michigan 	42	25	60	85 	34
 	Junior 	Alaska–Fairbanks 	31	37	46	83 	30
 	Sophomore	Bowling Green 	45	34	49	83 	54
 	Junior 	Lake Superior State	46	45	30	75 	154
 	Senior 	Maine 	44	31	44	75 	46
 	Junior 	Bowling Green 	45	30	44	74 	86
 	Junior 	Northern Michigan 	38	40	32	72 	22
 	Senior 	Notre Dame 	32	28	44	72 	12
===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
 	Freshman 	Lake Superior State	31	1787	23	4 	3 	79 	2 	.909	2.65
 	Sophomore	Minnesota 	44	2621	34	10	0 	119	5 	.913	2.72
 	Freshman 	Vermont 	18	1054	11	5 	1 	48 	- 	.885	2.73
 	Freshman 	Cornell 	25	1457	17	8 	0 	67 	0 	.910	2.76
 	Junior 	St. Lawrence 	30	1707	- 	- 	- 	80 	2 	.903	2.78
 	Junior 	Vermont 	10	507 	6 	2 	2 	25 	- 	.887	2.96
 	Junior 	Colgate 	20	1162	11	7 	1 	58 	1 	- 	2.99
 	Sophomore	Maine 	33	1762	25	5 	1 	91 	0 	.896	3.10
 	Sophomore	Alaska-Anchorage 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	1 	.885	3.16
 	Sophomore	Clarkson 	33	1820	16	11	3 	97 	1 	.908	3.20
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Robb Stauber, Minnesota
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Frank Anzalone, Lake Superior State
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior State
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East First Team 	  Position   	West First Team
Bruce Racine, Northeastern 	G 	Robb Stauber, Minnesota
Jack Capuano, Maine 	D 	Scott Paluch, Bowling Green
Brian McColgan, St. Lawrence	D 	Paul Stanton, Wisconsin
Rejean Boivin, Colgate 	F 	Steve Johnson, North Dakota
Dave Capuano, Maine 	F 	Paul Ranheim, Wisconsin
Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence 	F 	Mark Vermette, Lake Superior State
East Second Team 	  Position   	West Second Team
John Fletcher, Clarkson 	G 	Dean Anderson, Wisconsin
Brian Dowd, Northeastern 	D 	Mike DeAngelis, Minnesota-Duluth
Don Sweeney, Harvard 	D 	Randy Skarda, Minnesota
Luciano Borsato, Clarkson 	F 	Phil Berger, Northern Michigan
Gord Cruickshank, Providence	F 	Nelson Emerson, Bowling Green
Mike Golden, Maine 	F 	Steve Tuttle, Wisconsin
Mike McHugh, Maine 	F 	
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Mark Vermette, Lake Superior State
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	John DePourcq, Ferris State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Frank Anzalone, Lake Superior State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Paul Connell, Bowling Green
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior State	G 	Jason Muzzatti, Michigan State
Tim Tilley, Michigan State 	D 	Kord Cernich, Lake Superior State
Scott Paluch, Bowling Green 	D 	Mike Posma, Western Michigan
 	D 	Barry McKinlay, Illinois-Chicago
Mark Vermette, Lake Superior State	F 	Mike de Carle, Lake Superior State
Nelson Emerson, Bowling Green 	F 	Bobby Reynolds, Michigan State
Paul Polillo, Western Michigan 	F 	Ron Hoover, Western Michigan
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Trent Andison, Cornell
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Bill Cleary, Harvard
 	 	Mike Gilligan, Vermont
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
John Fletcher, Clarkson 	G 	Steve Laurin, Dartmouth
Brian McColgan, St. Lawrence	D 	Chris Norton, Cornell
Don Sweeney, Harvard 	D 	Hank Lammens, St. Lawrence
Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence 	F 	Luciano Borsato, Clarkson
Rejean Boivin, Colgate 	F 	Ian Boyce, Vermont
John Messuri, Princeton 	F 	Kyle McDonough, Vermont
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Corrie D'Alessio, Cornell 	G 	
Mark Salsbury, Princeton 	G 	
Andy Cesarski, Princeton 	D 	
Steve Poapst, Colgate 	D 	
Dave Tretowicz, Clarkson 	D 	
Stephane Venne, Vermont 	D 	
Trent Andison, Cornell 	F 	
Peter Ciavaglia, Harvard 	F 	
Bruce Coles, Rensselaer 	F 	
Joé Juneau, Rensselaer 	F 	
John LeClair, Vermont 	F 	
Rob Tobin, Army 	F 	
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Mike McHugh, Maine
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Mario Thyer, Maine
Coach of the Year Award 	Coach of the Year Award 	Shawn Walsh, Maine
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	Bruce Racine, Northeastern
All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Scott King, Maine 	G 	David Littman, Boston College
Jack Capuano, Maine 	D 	Carl Valimont, Lowell
Brian Dowd, Northeastern 	D 	Claude Lodin, Northeastern
Mike McHugh, Maine 	F 	Mike Golden, Maine
Dave Capuano, Maine 	F 	Mike Kelfer, Boston University
David O'Brien, Northeastern	F 	Dan Shea, Boston College
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Pat Morrison, New Hampshire	G 	
Will Averill, Northeastern 	D 	
Tom Dion, Boston University	D 	
David Emma, Boston College 	F 	
Mario Thyer, Maine 	F 	
Chris Winnes, New Hampshire	F 	
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player 	Most Valuable Player 	Robb Stauber, Minnesota
Freshman of the Year 	Freshman of the Year 	Rick Berens, Denver
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Robb Stauber, Minnesota
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Steve Johnson, North Dakota
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Herb Boxer, Michigan Tech
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Dean Anderson, Wisconsin
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Robb Stauber, Minnesota 	G 	Dean Anderson, Wisconsin
Mike DeAngelis, Minnesota-Duluth	D 	Todd Richards, Minnesota
Randy Skarda, Minnesota 	D 	Paul Stanton, Wisconsin
Phil Berger, Northern Michigan 	F 	Steve Tuttle, Wisconsin
Paul Ranheim, Wisconsin 	F 	John Archibald, Michigan Tech
Steve Johnson, North Dakota 	F 	Daryn McBride, Denver
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1987–88 NCAA Standings
 
NCAA
{Wikipedia}}