1984–85 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1984 and concluded with the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 30, 1985 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. This was the 38th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 90th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Seven teams from ECAC Hockey left after the previous year to form a new conference, Hockey East.
Hockey East and the WCHA formed an agreement where games played between their respective conferences would count towards the standings in each conference. This arrangement would continue for five year, ending after the 1988–89 season.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Empire Cup 	November 23–24	4 	St. Lawrence
First Interstate Classic 	December 27–30	4 	Yale
Key Bank Tournament 	December 28–29	4 	Ohio State
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 28–29	4 	Michigan State
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	December 28–29	4 	Rensselaer
Syracuse Invitational 	December 29–30	4 	Colgate
Auld Lang Syne Classic 	December 30–31	4 	New Hampshire
CBC Micron Tournament 	January 3–4 	4 	
Down East Classic 	January 4–5 	4 	Brown
Phoenix Mutual Classic 	January 4–5 	4 	Northern Michigan
Beanpot 	February 4, 11	4 	Northeastern
===Standings===
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 	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†* 	32 	27 	5 	0 	54 	191 	78 	 	44 	38 	6 	0 	262 	100
Lake Superior State 	32 	21 	11 	0 	42 	147 	120 	 	44 	27 	16 	1 	190 	160
Western Michigan 	32 	18 	13 	1 	37 	133 	103 	 	40 	22 	16 	2 	164 	138
Bowling Green 	32 	17 	15 	0 	34 	154 	146 	 	42 	21 	21 	0 	201 	196
Illinois-Chicago 	32 	15 	17 	0 	30 	154 	169 	 	40 	17 	23 	0 	193 	219
Ohio State 	32 	13 	17 	2 	28 	121 	146 	 	41 	19 	20 	2 	162 	181
Michigan 	32 	11 	20 	1 	23 	118 	163 	 	40 	13 	26 	1 	151 	208
Miami 	32 	10 	19 	3 	23 	127 	174 	 	40 	14 	23 	3 	158 	205
Ferris State 	32 	8 	23 	1 	17 	110 	156 	 	38 	11 	26 	1 	140 	176
Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan State† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion
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 	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 College† 	34 	24 	9 	1 	49 	182 	125 	 	45 	28 	15 	2 	240 	172
Boston University 	34 	19 	11 	4 	42 	139 	132 	 	42 	24 	14 	4 	170 	165
Providence* 	34 	15 	14 	5 	35 	119 	127 	 	45 	23 	17 	5 	156 	149
New Hampshire 	34 	12 	21 	1 	25 	139 	152 	 	43 	16 	26 	1 	198 	191
Lowell 	34 	11 	21 	2 	24 	125 	169 	 	42 	15 	25 	2 	169 	215
Northeastern 	34 	11 	22 	1 	23 	120 	155 	 	38 	13 	24 	1 	130 	167
Maine 	34 	8 	26 	0 	16 	105 	185 	 	42 	12 	29 	1 	140 	211
Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Providence† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion
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 	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 	- 	- 	- 	 	29 	14 	14 	1 	136 	145
Alaska–Anchorage 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	38 	17 	21 	0 	202 	190
Alaska–Fairbanks 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	34 	21 	12 	1 	201 	170
Kent State 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	27 	11 	14 	2 	 	
Northern Arizona 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	30 	12 	18 	0 	121 	173
Notre Dame 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	28 	11 	16 	1 	162 	170
U.S. International Gulls 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	32 	7 	23 	2 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==1985 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 	Minnesota−Duluth	46	49	60	109	48
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	44	48	48	96 	154
 	Junior 	Rensselaer 	38	31	60	91 	29
 	Sophomore	Michigan State 	42	31	53	84 	33
 	Junior 	Harvard 	32	34	47	81 	24
 	Junior 	Minnesota−Duluth	48	30	47	77 	32
 	Senior 	Minnesota 	44	25	51	76 	44
 	Senior 	Providence 	45	27	46	73 	16
 	Junior 	Rensselaer 	37	43	29	72 	52
 	Sophomore	Illinois–Chicago	38	37	35	72 	98
 	Junior 	Boston College 	44	34	38	72 	45
===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	Michigan State 	18	1059	15	2 	0 	29 	2 	.921	1.64
 	Sophomore	Rensselaer 	12	454 	5 	1 	0 	18 	0 	.893	2.38
 	Sophomore	Rensselaer 	32	1830	30	1 	1 	78 	2 	.901	2.56
 	Sophomore	Michigan State 	26	1531	22	4 	0 	67 	0 	.883	2.63
 	Junior 	Harvard 	31	1785	19	9 	2 	86 	1 	.901	2.89
 	Junior 	Clarkson 	29	1668	18	9 	1 	81 	0 	.895	2.91
 	Sophomore	Boston University	15	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.902	3.01
 	Sophomore	Minnesota−Duluth 	45	2736	33	9 	3 	146	0 	.890	3.20
 	Senior 	Western Michigan 	37	2171	21	14	2 	118	0 	.906	3.26
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	31	- 	15	12	2 	- 	2 	.889	3.28
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Bill Watson, Minnesota–Duluth
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Len Ceglarski, Boston College
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Chris Terreri, Providence
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East First Team 	  Position   	West First Team
Chris Terreri, Providence 	G 	Rick Kosti, Minnesota–Duluth
Dave Fretz, Clarkson 	D 	Norm Maciver, Minnesota–Duluth
Ken Hammond, Rensselaer 	D 	Dan McFall, Michigan State
Tim Army, Providence 	F 	Pat Micheletti, Minnesota
Scott Fusco, Harvard 	F 	Kelly Miller, Michigan State
Adam Oates, Rensselaer 	F 	Craig Simpson, Michigan State
 	F 	Bill Watson, Minnesota–Duluth
East Second Team 	  Position   	West Second Team
Jeff Cooper, Colgate 	G 	Glenn Healy, Western Michigan
Jim Averill, Northeastern 	D 	Gary Haight, Michigan State
Peter Taglianetti, Providence	D 	Tim Thomas, Wisconsin
Doug Brown, Boston College 	F 	Tony Granato, Wisconsin
John Carter, Rensselaer 	F 	Steve Moria, Alaska-Fairbanks
Bob Sweeney, Boston College 	F 	Ray Staszak, Illinois-Chicago
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Ray Staszak, Illinois-Chicago
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Paul Ysebaert, Bowling Green
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Ron Mason, Michigan State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Norm Foster, Michigan State
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Bob Essensa, Michigan State 	G 	Glenn Healy, Western Michigan
Gary Haight, Michigan State 	D 	Dan McFall, Michigan State
Don McSween, Michigan State 	D 	Mike Rousseau, Ohio State
Craig Simpson, Michigan State	F 	Jamie Wansbrough, Bowling Green
Ray Staszak, Illinois-Chicago	F 	Allan Butler, Lake Superior State
Kelly Miller, Michigan State 	F 	Tom Anastos, Michigan State
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Scott Fusco, Harvard
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Joe Nieuwendyk, Cornell
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Daren Puppa, Rensselaer
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Jeff Cooper, Colgate 	G 	Grant Blair, Harvard
Dave Fretz, Clarkson 	D 	Peter Sawkins, Yale
Ken Hammond, Rensselaer	D 	Steve Tuite, St. Lawrence
John Carter, Rensselaer	F 	Duanne Moeser, Cornell
Scott Fusco, Harvard 	F 	Peter Natyshak, Cornell
Adam Oates, Rensselaer 	F 	Randy Wood, Yale
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Chris Terreri, Providence
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Ken Hodge, Boston College
Coach of the Year Award 	Coach of the Year Award 	Len Ceglarski, Boston College
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	Chris Terreri, Providence
All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Chris Terreri, Providence 	G 	Bruce Racine, Northeastern
Jim Averill, Northeastern 	D 	Scott Shaunessy, Boston University
Peter Taglianetti, Providence 	D 	Paul Ames, Lowell
Tim Army, Providence 	F 	Doug Brown, Boston College
John Cullen, Boston University 	F 	Bob Sweeney, Boston College
Rod Isbister, Northeastern 	F 	Scott Harlow, Boston College
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Bruce Racine, Northeastern 	G 	
Shawn Whitham, Providence 	D 	
Paul Cavallini, Providence 	D 	
Ken Hodge, Boston College 	F 	
Jon Morris, Lowell 	F 	
Steve Leach, New Hampshire 	F 	
Clark Donatelli, Boston University	F 	
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Most Valuable Player	Bill Watson, Minnesota-Duluth
Freshman of the Year	Freshman of the Year	Brett Hull, Minnesota-Duluth
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Mike Sertich, Minnesota-Duluth
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Rick Kosti, Minnesota-Duluth 	G 	John Blue, Minnesota
Tim Thomas, Wisconsin 	D 	Rob Doyle, Colorado College
Norm Maciver, Minnesota-Duluth	D 	Doug Clarkem Colorado College
Bill Watson, Minnesota-Duluth 	F 	Matt Christensen, Minnesota-Duluth
Pat Micheletti, Minnesota 	F 	Corey Millen, Minnesota
Jim Archibald, North Dakota 	F 	Tony Granato, Wisconsin
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1984–85 NCAA Standings
 
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