1988–89 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1988 and concluded with the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 1, 1989 at the St. Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the 42nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 94th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Jeep/Nissan Classic 	December 17–18	4 	Alaska–Anchorage
Dexter Shoe Classic 	December 27–28	4 	Maine
Syracuse Invitational 	December 28–29	4 	Bowling Green
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 29–30	4 	Michigan
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	December 29–30	4 	Providence
Riverfront Invitational 	December 29–30	4 	Boston College
Auld Lang Syne Classic 	December 30–31	4 	Northeastern
Beanpot 	February 6, 13	4 	Harvard
===Standings===
==1989 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 	Michigan State 	47	36	41	77 	78
 	Junior 	Michigan State 	47	32	45	77 	94
 	Senior 	Bowling Green 	47	32	42	74 	96
 	Senior 	Boston College 	39	29	44	73 	26
 	Junior 	Bowling Green 	44	22	46	68 	46
 	Junior 	Maine 	41	37	30	67 	38
 	Senior 	Lake Superior State	46	22	44	66 	38
 	Junior 	Western Michigan 	41	20	46	66 	32
 	Senior 	Northern Michigan 	44	30	33	63 	24
 	Sophomore	Harvard 	34	15	48	63 	36
===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	St. Lawrence 	14	786 	11	2 	0 	31 	0 	.928	2.37
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	34	2024	26	8 	0 	82 	0 	.911	2.43
 	Freshman 	Harvard 	16	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.912	2.46
 	Freshman 	Wisconsin 	38	2267	21	11	5 	94 	1 	.919	2.49
 	Sophomore	Lake Superior State	44	2595	27	10	5 	117	0 	.894	2.71
 	Senior 	St. Lawrence 	25	1304	18	5 	0 	60 	1 	.909	2.76
 	Freshman 	Harvard 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	.906	2.79
 	Sophomore	Michigan State 	42	2515	32	9 	1 	127	0 	.876	3.03
 	Senior 	Alaska-Anchorage 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	3.03
 	Sophomore	Maine 	20	1090	16	4 	0 	57 	1 	- 	3.14
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Lane MacDonald, Harvard
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) 	Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament	Ted Donato, Harvard
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East First Team 	  Position   	West First Team
Mike O'Neill, Yale 	G 	Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior State
Greg Brown, Boston College 	D 	Kord Cernich, Lake Superior State
Mike Hurlbut, St. Lawrence 	D 	Myles O'Connor, Michigan
Dave Capuano, Maine 	F 	Kip Miller, Michigan State
Lane MacDonald, Harvard 	F 	Greg Parks, Bowling Green
Kyle McDonough, Vermont 	F 	Bobby Reynolds, Michigan State
East Second Team 	  Position   	West Second Team
David Littman, Boston College	G 	Curtis Joseph, Wisconsin
Bob Beers, Maine 	D 	Darryl Olsen, Northern Michigan
Dave Williams, Dartmouth 	D 	Todd Richards, Minnesota
Rick Bennett, Providence 	F 	Sheldon Gorski, Illinois-Chicago
Tim Sweeney, Boston College 	F 	Daryn McBride, Denver
C. J. Young, Harvard 	F 	Dave Snuggerud, Minnesota
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior State
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Rod Brind'Amour, Michigan State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Ron Mason, Michigan State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Jason Muzzatti, Michigan State
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior State	G 	Dave DePinto, Illinois-Chicago
Kord Cernich, Lake Superior State 	D 	Rob Blake, Bowling Green
Myles O'Connor, Michigan 	D 	Chris Luongo, Michigan State
Greg Parks, Bowling Green 	F 	Bobby Reynolds, Michigan State
Sheldon Gorski, Illinois-Chicago 	F 	Nelson Emerson, Bowling Green
Kip Miller, Michigan State 	F 	Todd Brost, Michigan
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
 	G 	
Jason Woolley, Michigan State 	D 	
 	D 	
Rod Brind'Amour, Michigan State 	F 	
Denny Felsner, Michigan 	F 	
Craig Fisher, Miami 	F 	
Ken House, Miami 	F 	
Peter White, Michigan State 	F 	
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Lane MacDonald, Harvard
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Andre Faust, Princeton
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Doug Murray, St. Lawrence
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Mike O'Neill, Yale 	G 	Paul Cohen, Colgate
Dave Williams, Dartmouth 	D 	Dave Baseggio, Yale
Mike Hurlbut, St. Lawrence	D 	Mike Bishop, St. Lawrence
Scott Young, Colgate 	D 	
Lane MacDonald, Harvard 	F 	C. J. Young, Harvard
Kyle McDonough, Vermont 	F 	Allen Bourbeau, Harvard
Jarmo Kekäläinen, Clarkson	F 	Peter Ciavaglia, Harvard
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Chuckie Hughes, Harvard 	G 	
Allain Roy, Harvard 	G 	
Mike McKee, Princeton 	D 	
Dan Ratushny, Cornell 	D 	
Shawn Rivers, St. Lawrence	D 	
Dale Band, Colgate 	F 	
Jeff Blaeser, Yale 	F 	
Jamie Cooke, Colgate 	F 	
Andre Faust, Princeton 	F 	
Craig Ferguson, Yale 	F 	
Jim Larkin, Vermont 	F 	
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Greg Brown, Boston College
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Rob Gaudreau, Providence
 	 	Scott Pellerin, Maine
Coach of the Year Award 	Coach of the Year Award 	Fern Flaman, Northeastern
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	Bob Beers, Maine
All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
David Littman, Boston College	G 	Scott King, Maine
Greg Brown, Boston College 	D 	Bob Beers, Maine
Jim Hughes, Providence 	D 	Rob Cowie, Northeastern
Dave Capuano, Maine 	F 	David Emma, Boston College
Tim Sweeney, Boston College 	F 	Mike Kelfer, Boston University
Dave Buda, Northeastern 	F 	Harry Mews, Northeastern
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Mark Richards, Lowell 	G 	
Keith Carney, Maine 	D 	
Shaun Kane, Providence 	D 	
Rob Gaudreau, Providence 	F 	
Steve Heinze, Boston College 	F 	
Scott Pellerin, Maine 	F 	
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Most Valuable Player 	Most Valuable Player 	Curtis Joseph, Wisconsin
Freshman of the Year 	Freshman of the Year 	Curtis Joseph, Wisconsin
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Robb Stauber, Minnesota
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Tim Budy, Colorado College
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Rick Comley, Northern Michigan
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Bill Pye, Northern Michigan
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Curtis Joseph, Wisconsin 	G 	Robb Stauber, Minnesota
Paul Stanton, Wisconsin 	D 	Todd Richards, Minnesota
Darryl Olsen, Northern Michigan	D 	Russ Parent, North Dakota
Daryn McBride, Denver 	F 	Dave Snuggerud, Minnesota
Shawn Harrison, Michigan Tech 	F 	John Byce, Wisconsin
Tom Chorske, Minnesota 	F 	Phil Berger, Northern Michigan
==References==
==External links==
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*1988–89 NCAA Standings
Category:1989 in hockey
Category:NCAA seasons