1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1997 and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 4, 1998 at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 51st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 103rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Regular season==
===Standings===
==1998 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 	Boston College 	42	33	40	73 	56
 	Senior 	Michigan 	46	32	35	67 	94
 	Junior 	New Hampshire 	38	33	33	66 	44
 	Freshman 	Boston College 	40	30	32	62 	44
 	Senior 	Michigan State 	40	27	34	61 	38
 	Junior 	New Hampshire 	35	32	28	60 	46
 	Senior 	New Hampshire 	37	18	41	59 	73
 	Sophomore	Ohio State 	42	23	35	58 	70
 	Senior 	Boston University	38	28	29	57 	88
 	Junior 	Merrimack 	38	11	46	57 	44
===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
 	Senior 	Michigan State 	40	2438	31	4 	5 	64	0 	.926	1.57
 	Senior 	Boston University	16	930 	11	4 	1 	33	3 	.907	2.13
 	Senior 	Michigan 	45	2640	33	10	1 	95	0 	.907	2.16
 	Junior 	Boston University	24	1370	17	4 	1 	50	1 	.912	2.19
 	Freshman	North Dakota 	27	1504	23	3 	1 	57	1 	.913	2.27
 	Senior 	Clarkson 	23	1266	10	9 	2 	48	2 	.907	2.27
 	Junior 	Yale 	32	1918	20	9 	3 	74	3 	.919	2.32
 	Freshman	Ohio State 	32	1858	22	8 	0 	73	0 	.922	2.36
 	Senior 	Clarkson 	16	864 	13	0 	1 	35	0 	.899	2.43
 	Junior 	New Hampshire 	38	2282	25	12	1 	96	4 	.908	2.52
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Chris Drury, Boston University
Spencer T. Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)	Spencer T. Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)	Tim Taylor, Yale
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament 	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament 	Marty Turco, Michigan
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East First Team 	  Position   	West First Team
Marc Robitaille, Northeastern 	G 	Chad Alban, Michigan State
Ray Giroux, Yale 	D 	Dan Boyle, Miami
Tom Poti, Boston University 	D 	Curtis Murphy, North Dakota
Chris Drury, Boston University 	F 	Hugo Boisvert, Ohio State
Mark Mowers, New Hampshire 	F 	Bill Muckalt, Michigan
Marty Reasoner, Boston College 	F 	Mike York, Michigan State
East Second Team 	  Position   	West Second Team
Alex Westlund, Yale 	G 	Karl Goehring, North Dakota
Chris Kelleher, Boston University	D 	Calvin Elfring, Colorado College
Mike Mottau, Boston College 	D 	Tyler Harlton, Michigan State
Steve Shirreffs, Princeton 	D 	
Brian Gionta, Boston College 	F 	Sean Berens, Michigan State
Jeff Hamilton, Yale 	F 	Jason Blake, North Dakota
Eric Healey, Rensselaer 	F 	Brian Swanson, Colorado College
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Chad Alban, Michigan State
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Terry Marchant, Lake Superior State
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Tyler Harlton, Michigan State
Best Offensive Defenseman 	Best Offensive Defenseman 	Dan Boyle, Miami
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Mark Eaton, Notre Dame
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	John Markell, Ohio State
Terry Flanagan Memorial Award 	Terry Flanagan Memorial Award 	Bryan Adams, Michigan State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Mike York, Michigan State
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Chad Alban, Michigan State 	G 	Marty Turco, Michigan
Tyler Harlton, Michigan State	D 	Bubba Berenzweig, Michigan
Dan Boyle, Miami 	D 	Brett Colborne, Ferris State
Hugo Boisvert, Ohio State 	F 	Mike York, Michigan State
Bill Muckalt, Michigan 	F 	Terry Marchant, Lake Superior State
Sean Berens, Michigan State 	F 	Bobby Hayes, Michigan
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Jeff Maund, Ohio State 	G 	
Mark Eaton, Notre Dame 	D 	
Mike Van Ryn, Michigan 	D 	
Rustyn Dolyny, Michigan State	F 	
Mark Kosick, Michigan 	F 	
Kevin Swider, Ferris State 	F 	
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Ray Giroux, Yale
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Erik Cole, Clarkson
 	 	Willie Mitchell, Clarkson
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Tim Taylor, Yale
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Ray Giroux, Yale
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Buddy Wallace, Clarkson
Ken Dryden Award 	Ken Dryden Award 	Alex Westlund, Yale
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Jeff Halpern, Princeton
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Alex Westlund, Yale 	G 	Jason Elliott, Cornell
Ray Giroux, Yale 	D 	Willie Mitchell, Clarkson
Steve Shirreffs, Princeton	D 	Jimmy Andersson, Brown
Eric Healey, Rensselaer 	F 	Paul DiFrancesco, St. Lawrence
Damian Prescott, Brown 	F 	Jeff Halpern, Princeton
Jeff Hamilton, Yale 	F 	Chris Clark, Clarkson
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Andrew Allen, Vermont 	G 	
Cory Murphy, Colgate 	D 	
Andreas Moborg, Vermont 	D 	
Willie Mitchell, Clarkson 	D 	
Denis Ladouceur, Cornell 	F 	
Steve Moore, Harvard 	F 	
Erik Cole, Clarkson 	F 	
Chris Bala, Harvard 	F 	
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Chris Drury, Boston University
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Brian Gionta, Boston College
Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 	Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 	Bruce Crowder, Northeastern
Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award 	Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award 	Steve Kariya, Maine
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Chris Drury, Boston University
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	Marty Reasoner, Boston College
All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Marc Robitaille, Northeastern 	G 	Michel Larocque, Boston University
Mike Mottau, Boston College 	D 	Chris Kelleher, Boston University
Tom Poti, Boston University 	D 	Mike Nicholishen, Massachusetts-Lowell
Chris Drury, Boston University 	F 	Derek Bekar, New Hampshire
Jason Krog, New Hampshire 	F 	Brian Gionta, Boston College
Marty Reasoner, Boston College 	F 	Mark Mowers, New Hampshire
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Boyd Ballard, Providence 	G 	
Scott Clemmensen, Boston College 	G 	
Bobby Allen, Boston College 	D 	
Rob Scuderi, Boston College 	D 	
Carl Corazzini, Boston University	F 	
Brian Cummings, Northeastern 	F 	
Brian Gionta, Boston College 	F 	
Matthias Trattnig, Maine 	F 	
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Curtis Murphy North Dakota
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Matt Henderson, North Dakota
 	 	Andy Sutton, Michigan Tech
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Karl Goehring, North Dakota
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Mitch Vig, North Dakota
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Craig Dahl, St. Cloud State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Joe Bianchi, Wisconsin
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Karl Goehring, North Dakota 	G 	Brian Leitza, St. Cloud State
Craig Anderson, Wisconsin 	D 	Calvin Elfring, Colorado College
Curtis Murphy, North Dakota 	D 	Andy Sutton, Michigan Tech
Brian Swanson, Colorado College	F 	Steven Reinprecht, Wisconsin
Jason Blake, North Dakota 	F 	Reggie Berg, Minnesota
Andre Savage, Michigan Tech 	F 	David Hoogsteen, North Dakota
Third Team 	  Position  	Rookie Team
Doug Taskey, Alaska-Anchorage 	G 	Karl Goehring, North Dakota
Josh DeWolf, St. Cloud State 	D 	Trevor Hammer, North Dakota
Scott Swanson, Colorado College	D 	Ryan Coole, Minnesota-Duluth
 	D 	Paul Manning, Colorado College
Mike Peluso, Minnesota-Duluth 	F 	Kevin Granato, Wisconsin
Wyatt Smith, Minnesota 	F 	Mark Rycroft, Denver
Paul Comrie, Denver 	F 	Jeff Panzer, North Dakota
==Team Photos==
97-98YaleBulldogs.jpg|Yale Bulldogs (ECAC)
97-98Cornell.jpg|Cornell Big Red (ECAC)
97-98Princeton.jpg|Princeton Tigers (ECAC)
97-98UMInnesota.jpg|Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA)
97-98Dartmouth.jpg|Dartmouth Big Green (ECAC)
97-98UMichigan.jpg|Michigan Wolverines (CCHA)
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1997–98 NCAA Standings
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Category:1998 in hockey