1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
DurationOctober 1993–
April 2, 1994
NCAA tournament1994
National championshipSaint Paul Civic Center
Saint Paul, Minnesota
NCAA championLake Superior State
Hobey Baker AwardChris Marinucci
(Minnesota–Duluth)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1993 and concluded with the 1994 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 2, 1994, at the Saint Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the 47th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 100th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Season Outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.

The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches. The WMEB was voted on by media. The College Hockey USA Poll was voted on by coaches. The Record poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts.

Tim Leonard of The Record newspaper in Troy, New York started a poll in absence of the Times Union poll. The Record's poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 Lake Superior State (9)
2 Wisconsin
3 Maine (1)
4 Boston University
5 Michigan
6 Rensselaer
7 Michigan State
8 Michigan Tech
9 Northern Michigan
10 Harvard
WMEB Poll
Rank Team
1 Lake Superior State (10)
2 Wisconsin (3)
3 Boston University (3)
4 Maine
5 Rensselaer
6 Miami
7 Michigan
8 Michigan State
9 Harvard
10 Minnesota
College Hockey USA Poll
Rank Team
1 Lake Superior State
2 Wisconsin
3 Boston University
4 Maine
5 Rensselaer
6 Miami
7 Michigan
8 Minnesota
9 Harvard
10 Michigan State
The Record Poll
Rank Team
1 Lake Superior State (18)
2 Boston University
3 Wisconsin (2)
4 Maine (6)
5 Rensselaer (1)
6 Michigan
7 Michigan State
8 Michigan Tech
9 Harvard
10 Clarkson

Regular season

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Season tournaments

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Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Great Alaska Face–Off November 25–27 4 Lake Superior State
College Hockey Showcase November 26–27 4
Dexter Shoe Classic November 26–27 4 Rensselaer
National Capital Hockey Tournament November 26–27 4 Merrimack
Great Western Freeze–Out November 27–28 4 Miami
Badger Showdown December 28–29 4 Wisconsin
Denver Cup December 28–29 4 Denver
Cleveland College Hockey Classic December 29–30 4 Colorado College
Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Michigan
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 Rensselaer
Sheraton/USAir Hockey Classic December 29–30 4 New Hampshire
Syracuse Invitational December 29–30 4 Northeastern
Mariucci Classic December 31–January 2 4 Lake Superior State
Beanpot February 7, 14 4 Boston College

Standings

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1993–94 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan†* 30 24 5 1 49 146 80 41 33 7 1 205 112
Lake Superior State 30 18 8 4 40 129 69 45 31 10 4 198 103
Michigan State 30 17 8 5 39 115 87 41 23 13 5 155 123
Western Michigan 30 18 10 2 38 117 101 40 24 13 3 165 134
Miami 30 17 12 1 35 112 94 38 21 16 1 137 120
Bowling Green 30 15 13 2 32 114 105 38 19 17 2 149 132
Ferris State 30 12 17 1 25 110 122 38 14 23 1 205 247
Notre Dame 30 9 16 5 23 85 121 38 11 22 5 113 165
Illinois-Chicago 30 8 20 2 18 101 144 39 11 26 2 135 192
Ohio State 30 6 19 5 17 81 124 35 7 23 5 98 158
Kent State 30 6 22 2 14 109 172 39 11 26 2 151 219
Alaska-Fairbanks^ 38 24 13 1 223 152
Championship: Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Alaska-Fairbanks is an affiliate member and its games do not count towards the conference standings
1993–94 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Harvard†* 22 16 2 4 36 107 60 33 24 5 4 155 89
Clarkson 22 13 5 4 30 92 67 34 20 9 5 147 114
Rensselaer 22 12 6 4 28 99 75 36 21 11 4 171 115
Brown 22 12 7 3 27 91 73 32 15 13 4 116 117
Vermont 22 10 6 6 26 86 75 33 15 12 6 127 113
Union 22 10 9 3 23 83 89 30 15 11 4 117 118
Colgate 22 10 10 2 22 97 90 33 14 17 2 144 137
Cornell 22 7 10 5 19 73 89 30 8 17 5 97 126
Princeton 22 7 12 3 17 63 80 28 10 15 3 88 101
St. Lawrence 22 8 14 0 16 74 95 31 10 21 0 99 134
Yale 22 5 16 1 11 58 102 27 5 21 1 73 133
Dartmouth 22 4 17 1 9 80 111 27 5 21 1 94 137
Championship: Harvard
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
1993–94 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston University†* 24 21 3 0 42 120 63 41 34 7 0 195 113
Massachusetts–Lowell 24 14 6 4 32 91 91 40 25 10 5 164 120
New Hampshire 24 13 9 2 28 90 91 40 25 12 3 145 125
Northeastern 24 10 8 6 26 94 95 39 19 13 7 162 159
Providence 24 9 13 2 20 74 111 36 14 19 3 120 149
Boston College 24 7 12 5 19 85 96 35 15 16 5 145 133
Merrimack 24 8 14 2 18 77 110 37 16 19 2 126 152
Maine^ 24 3 20 1 7 92 130 36 6 29 1 142 130
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Towards the end of the season Maine was required to retroactively forfeit 14 games for using a player deemed ineligible by the NCAA
1993–94 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Air Force 0 0 0 0 - - - 32 15 16 1 121 139
Army 0 0 0 0 - - - 30 14 16 0 123 121
Massachusetts 0 0 0 0 - - - 29 20 9 0 177 94
1993–94 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Colorado College† 32 18 9 5 41 135 126 39 23 11 5 163 138
Minnesota* 32 18 10 4 40 111 109 42 25 13 4 151 142
Wisconsin 32 19 12 1 39 128 103 42 26 15 1 172 133
St. Cloud State 32 16 12 4 36 127 111 38 21 13 4 160 135
Northern Michigan 32 17 14 1 35 129 120 39 22 16 1 157 140
Alaska-Anchorage 32 14 16 2 30 110 109 36 15 19 2 123 132
Minnesota-Duluth 32 12 17 3 27 125 131 38 14 21 3 144 160
North Dakota 32 11 17 4 26 101 131 38 11 23 4 119 164
Denver 32 11 18 3 25 116 130 38 15 20 3 146 155
Michigan Tech 32 8 19 5 21 93 105 45 13 27 5 135 163
Championship: Minnesota
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Final regular season polls

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The WMPL poll was released before the conference tournaments. The WMEB and The Record polls were released before the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll
Ranking Team
1 Boston University (7)
2 Michigan (2)
3 Harvard
4 Lake Superior State (1)
5 Colorado College
6 Minnesota
7 Michigan State
8 Massachusetts Lowell
9 Wisconsin
10 Western Michigan
WMEB Media Poll
Ranking Team
1 Boston University (14)
2 Michigan
3 Harvard
4 Lake Superior State
5 Colorado College
6 Massachusetts Lowell
7 Minnesota
8 Wisconsin
9 Western Michigan
10 Michigan State
The Record Poll
Ranking Team
1 Boston University (20)
2 Michigan (3)
3 Harvard (2)
4 Lake Superior State (2)
5 Minnesota
6 Wisconsin
7 Massachusetts Lowell
8 Colorado College
9 Michigan State
10 Clarkson

1994 NCAA tournament

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Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
Regional Quarterfinals
March 25–26 		Regional semifinals
March 26–27 		Frozen Four
March 31 		National championship
April 2
            
E1 Boston University –
– bye –
E1 Boston University 6
East Regional
E4 Wisconsin 2
E4 Wisconsin 6
E5 Western Michigan 3
E1 Boston University 4
W2 Minnesota 1
W2 Minnesota –
– bye –
W2 Minnesota 2*
West Regional
W3 Massachusetts-Lowell 1
W3 Massachusetts-Lowell 4
W6 Michigan State 3
E1 Boston University 1
W4 Lake Superior State 9
W1 Michigan –
– bye –
W1 Michigan 4
West Regional
W4 Lake Superior State 5*
W4 Lake Superior State 6*
W5 Northeastern 5
W4 Lake Superior State 3*
E2 Harvard 2
E2 Harvard –
– bye –
E2 Harvard 7
East Regional
E3 New Hampshire 1
E3 New Hampshire 2
E6 Rensselaer 0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

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Scoring leaders

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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
Dean Fedorchuk Senior Alaska-Fairbanks 38 42 32 74 88
Tavis MacMillan Senior Alaska-Fairbanks 38 23 51 74 66
Steve Guolla Junior Michigan State 41 23 46 69 16
Brian Wiseman Senior Michigan 40 19 50 69 44
David Oliver Senior Michigan 41 28 40 68 16
Craig Conroy Senior Clarkson 34 26 39 65 46
Kelly Fairchild Senior Wisconsin 42 20 44 64 81
Andrew Shier Senior Wisconsin 42 17 45 62 76
Chris Marinucci Senior Minnesota–Duluth 38 30 31 61 65
Steve Martins Junior Harvard 32 25 35 60 93
Don Lester Senior Alaska-Fairbanks 38 19 41 60 32

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Leading goaltenders

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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
Blaine Lacher Junior Lake Superior State 30 1785 20 5 4 59 6 .918 1.98
Derek Herlofsky Junior Boston University 20 1056 15 3 0 44 4 .909 2.50
Steve Shields Senior Michigan 36 1961 28 6 1 87 0 .892 2.66
Mike Buzak Junior Michigan State 39 2297 21 12 5 104 2 .903 2.72
Dwayne Roloson Senior Massachusetts-Lowell 40 2305 23 10 7 106 2 .909 2.76
Craig Brown Senior Western Michigan 24 14 5 2 .907 2.86
J. P. McKersie Junior Boston University 24 1325 19 4 0 64 0 2.90
Richard Shulmistra Senior Miami 27 1521 13 12 1 74 0 .892 2.92
Dave Kilduff Freshman Massachusetts 20 1088 14 4 0 52 2 .866 2.93
Trent Cavicchi Sophomore New Hampshire 25 1324 14 7 1 65 1 .896 2.95

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Awards

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WCHA

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Award[18] Recipient
Player of the Year Chris Marinucci, Minnesota-Duluth
Rookie of the Year Landon Wilson, North Dakota
Student-Athlete of the Year Brian Konowalchuk, Denver
Jeff Nielsen, Minnesota
Coach of the Year Don Lucia, Colorado College
Most Valuable Player in Tournament Chris McAlpine, Minnesota
All-WCHA Teams[19][20]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Jamie Ram, Michigan Tech G Lee Schill, Alaska-Anchorage
Chris McAlpine, Minnesota D Kelly Hultgren, St. Cloud State
Shawn Reid, Colorado College D Kent Fearns, Colorado College
Jay McNeill, Colorado College F Mike Harding, Northern Michigan
Kelly Fairchild, Wisconsin F Jeff Nielsen, Minnesota
Chris Marinucci, Minnesota-Duluth F Andrew Shier, Wisconsin
Rookie Team   Position  
Toby Kvalevog, North Dakota G
Todd Bethard, Alaska-Anchorage D
Eric Rud, Colorado College D
Brad Federenko, Minnesota-Duluth F
Landon Wilson, North Dakota F
Dean Seymour, Northern Michigan F

1994 NHL Entry Draft

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Main article: 1994 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
1 20 Jason Botterill Michigan CCHA Dallas Stars
1 22 Jeff Kealty † Boston University Hockey East Quebec Nordiques
2 32 Mike Watt † Michigan State CCHA Edmonton Oilers
2 36 Ryan Johnson † North Dakota WCHA Florida Panthers
2 39 Robb Gordon † Michigan CCHA Vancouver Canucks
3 72 Chris Drury † Boston University Hockey East Quebec Nordiques
3 73 Greg Crozier † Michigan CCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
3 77 Chris Clark † Clarkson ECAC Hockey Calgary Flames
4 79 Adam Copeland † Miami CCHA Edmonton Oilers
4 81 Bryan Masotta † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Ottawa Senators
4 93 Matt Herr † Michigan CCHA Washington Capitals
4 94 Tyler Harlton † Michigan State CCHA St. Louis Blues
4 99 Eric Nickulas † New Hampshire Hockey East Boston Bruins
4 102 Tom O'Connor † Massachusetts Independent Pittsburgh Penguins
5 110 Jon Gaskins † Michigan State CCHA Edmonton Oilers
5 113 Tony Tuzzolino Michigan State CCHA Quebec Nordiques
5 115 Brian Swanson † Colorado College WCHA San Jose Sharks
5 116 Albie O'Connell † Boston University Hockey East New York Islanders
5 124 Marty Turco † Michigan CCHA Dallas Stars
5 127 Doug Battaglia † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Detroit Red Wings
5 128 Clint Johnson † Minnesota WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
6 131 Mike Gaffney † Massachusetts Independent Ottawa Senators
6 132 Bates Battaglia † Lake Superior State CCHA Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
6 134 Ryan Smart † Cornell ECAC Hockey New Jersey Devils
6 136 Terry Marchant † Lake Superior State CCHA Edmonton Oilers
6 137 Dan Juden † Massachusetts Independent Tampa Bay Lightning
6 139 Nick Windsor † Clarkson ECAC Hockey Quebec Nordiques
6 142 Jason Stewart † St. Cloud State WCHA New York Islanders
6 148 Joel Irving † Western Michigan CCHA Montreal Canadiens
6 155 Luciano Caravaggio Michigan Tech WCHA New Jersey Devils
7 158 Rocky Welsing † Northern Michigan WCHA Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
7 159 Doug Sproule † Harvard ECAC Hockey Ottawa Senators
7 160 Curtis Sheptak † Northern Michigan WCHA Edmonton Oilers
7 165 Calvin Elfring † Colorado College WCHA Quebec Nordiques
8 184 Brad Englehart † Wisconsin WCHA Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
8 188 Jason Reid † Vermont ECAC Hockey Edmonton Oilers
8 197 Chris Patrick † Princeton ECAC Hockey Washington Capitals
8 198 Steve Noble † Notre Dame CCHA St. Louis Blues
8 202 Raymond Giroux † Yale ECAC Hockey Philadelphia Flyers
8 205 Jason Elliott † Cornell ECAC Hockey Detroit Red Wings
8 208 Craig Anderson † Wisconsin WCHA New York Rangers
9 213 Ashlin Halfnight Harvard ECAC Hockey Hartford Whalers
9 217 Tim Thomas Vermont ECAC Hockey Quebec Nordiques
9 221 Bill Muckalt † Michigan CCHA Vancouver Canucks
9 223 John Tuohy † Providence Hockey East Washington Capitals
9 229 John Grahame † Lake Superior State CCHA Boston Bruins
9 231 Jeff Mikesch Michigan Tech WCHA Detroit Red Wings
9 232 Jason Godbout † Minnesota WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins
10 237 Steve MacKinnon † Massachusetts Independent Ottawa Senators
10 238 Mike Mader † Providence Hockey East Winnipeg Jets
10 239 Brian Regan † Massachusetts Independent Hartford Whalers
10 245 Aniket Dhadphale † Notre Dame CCHA San Jose Sharks
10 252 Chris Aldous † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
10 253 Mike Peluso † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA Calgary Flames
10 254 Jimmy Roy Michigan Tech WCHA Dallas Stars
10 259 Scott Swanjord † Providence Hockey East New Jersey Devils
11 263 Rob Mara † Colgate ECAC Hockey Chicago Blackhawks
11 268 Brian White † Maine Hockey East Tampa Bay Lightning
11 276 Scott Fankhouser † Massachusetts–Lowell Hockey East St. Louis Blues
11 282 Doug Nolan † Massachusetts–Lowell Hockey East Toronto Maple Leafs
11 284 Brian Leitza † St. Cloud State WCHA Pittsburgh Penguins

† incoming freshman
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1994 NHL Supplemental Draft

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Main article: 1994 NHL Supplemental Draft

See also

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References

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  3. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "2008-09 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
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  18. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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