2007–08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
2007–08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
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Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado hosted the 2008 Frozen Four | |||||
Duration |
October 7, 2007– April 12, 2008 | ||||
NCAA tournament | 2008 | ||||
National championship |
Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado | ||||
NCAA champion | Boston College | ||||
Hobey Baker Award |
Kevin Porter (Michigan) | ||||
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The 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 7, 2007 and ended with the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 12, 2008 at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Boston College won their third NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship, defeating Notre Dame 4–1 in the national championship game. This was the 61st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 113th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Pre-season polls
The top 20 from USCHO.com/CSTV and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, both released on October 1, 2007.[1][2]
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Regular season
Standings
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Army† | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 84 | 51 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 73 | |
RIT | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 87 | 72 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 116 | 109 | |
Air Force* | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 89 | 65 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 130 | 91 | |
Sacred Heart | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 91 | 79 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 111 | 116 | |
Mercyhurst | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 83 | 89 | 41 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 112 | 133 | |
Canisius | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 80 | 79 | 37 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 93 | 121 | |
Connecticut | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 62 | 84 | 37 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 79 | 126 | |
Bentley | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 81 | 88 | 36 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 89 | 124 | |
Holy Cross | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 66 | 85 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 88 | 114 | |
American International | 28 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 67 | 98 | 36 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 83 | 135 | |
Championship: Air Force † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#2 Michigan†* | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 107 | 62 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 170 | 89 | |
#5 Miami (OH) | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 114 | 56 | 42 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 169 | 78 | |
#7 Michigan State | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 92 | 58 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 135 | 98 | |
#3 Notre Dame | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 74 | 57 | 47 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 136 | 100 | |
Ferris State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 77 | 72 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 109 | 98 | |
Northern Michigan | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 76 | 78 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 116 | 120 | |
Bowling Green | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 73 | 84 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 105 | 120 | |
Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 87 | 99 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 125 | 142 | |
Alaska | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 61 | 80 | 35 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 80 | 104 | |
Lake Superior State | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 65 | 101 | 37 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 91 | 125 | |
Ohio State | 28 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 61 | 93 | 41 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 98 | 136 | |
Western Michigan | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 100 | 38 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 82 | 126 | |
Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Bemidji State† | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 71 | 39 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 102 | 82 | |
Niagara* | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 71 | 51 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 128 | 98 | |
Robert Morris | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 67 | 67 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 114 | 127 | |
Wayne State | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 54 | 71 | 38 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 90 | 132 | |
Alabama–Huntsville | 20 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 75 | 31 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 60 | 117 | |
Championship: Niagara † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#10 Clarkson† | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 72 | 47 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 108 | 93 | |
#11 Princeton* | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 75 | 57 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 112 | 95 | |
Harvard | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 59 | 41 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 98 | 79 | |
Union | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 50 | 57 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 79 | 91 | |
Cornell | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 60 | 43 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 102 | 78 | |
Quinnipiac | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 62 | 67 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 120 | 118 | |
Yale | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 58 | 61 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 93 | 94 | |
Colgate | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 58 | 55 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 113 | 104 | |
St. Lawrence | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 58 | 68 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 103 | 109 | |
Rensselaer | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 45 | 69 | 38 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 79 | 113 | |
Brown | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 68 | 31 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 67 | 108 | |
Dartmouth | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 78 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 98 | 107 | |
Championship: Princeton † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#6 New Hampshire† | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 84 | 54 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 132 | 94 | |
Boston University | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 97 | 72 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 135 | 117 | |
Vermont | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 67 | 78 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 88 | 106 | |
#1 Boston College* | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 82 | 67 | 44 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 160 | 101 | |
Providence | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 66 | 66 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 91 | 99 | |
Northeastern | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 73 | 80 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 92 | 105 | |
Massachusetts–Lowell | 27 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 70 | 76 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 100 | 96 | |
Massachusetts | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 73 | 71 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 98 | 97 | |
Maine | 27 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 59 | 73 | 34 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 77 | 92 | |
Merrimack | 27 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 82 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 71 | 93 | |
Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#8 Colorado College† | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 95 | 52 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 136 | 88 | |
#4 North Dakota | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 85 | 53 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 129 | 80 | |
#9 Denver* | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 75 | 67 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 116 | 94 | |
#15 Minnesota State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 71 | 75 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 106 | 97 | |
#14 St. Cloud State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 79 | 74 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 118 | 94 | |
#13 Wisconsin | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 40 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 114 | 102 | |
#12 Minnesota | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 64 | 70 | 45 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 109 | 109 | |
Minnesota–Duluth | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 55 | 76 | 36 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 74 | 91 | |
Michigan Tech | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 55 | 77 | 39 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 78 | 99 | |
Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 89 | 36 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 81 | 112 | |
Championship: Denver † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Player stats
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.[3]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Gerbe, NathanNathan Gerbe | Junior | Boston College | 43 | 35 | 33 | 68 | 65 |
Porter, KevinKevin Porter | Senior | Michigan | 43 | 33 | 30 | 63 | 18 |
Kolarik, ChadChad Kolarik | Senior | Michigan | 39 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 24 |
Lasch, RyanRyan Lasch | Sophomore | St. Cloud State | 40 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 12 |
Lambert, SimonSimon Lambert | Senior | RIT | 37 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 40 |
Whitney, JoeJoe Whitney | Freshman | Boston College | 44 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 50 |
Smith, BenBen Smith | Sophomore | Boston College | 44 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 12 |
Jones, RyanRyan Jones | Senior | Miami (OH) | 42 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 83 |
Cruthers, RyanRyan Cruthers | Senior | Robert Morris | 34 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 40 |
Fornataro, MattMatt Fornataro | Senior | New Hampshire | 38 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 52 |
Rocco, VinceVince Rocco | Junior | Niagara | 37 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 10 |
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.[3]
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 |
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Zatkoff, JeffJeff Zatkoff | Junior | Miami (OH) | 36 | 2,161:26 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 62 | 3 | .933 | 1.72 |
Lamoureux, Jean-PhilippeJean-Philippe Lamoureux | Senior | North Dakota | 42 | 2,507:38 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 73 | 6 | .932 | 1.75 |
Bachman, RichardRichard Bachman | Freshman | Colorado College | 35 | 2,102:47 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 65 | 4 | .931 | 1.85 |
Kassel, JoshJosh Kassel | Junior | Army | 30 | 1,754:09 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 56 | 5 | .925 | 1.92 |
Sauer, BillyBilly Sauer | Junior | Michigan | 38 | 2,271:35 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 74 | 4 | .924 | 1.95 |
Kangas, AlexAlex Kangas | Freshman | Minnesota | 31 | 1,966:45 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 0 | .930 | 1.98 |
Scrivens, BenBen Scrivens | Sophomore | Cornell | 35 | 1,964:49 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 4 | .930 | 2.02 |
Pearce, JordanJordan Pearce | Junior | Notre Dame | 43 | 2,558:00 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 87 | 2 | .914 | 2.04 |
Zacharias, MikeMike Zacharias | Junior | Minnesota State | 36 | 2,221:13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 77 | 5 | .924 | 2.08 |
Volkening, AndrewAndrew Volkening | Sophomore | Air Force | 39 | 2,271:05 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 79 | 4 | .911 | 2.09 |
References
- ↑ "USCHO.com/CSTV Division I Men's Poll - October 1, 2007". USCHO.com. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ↑ "USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll - October 1, 2007". USCHO.com. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- 1 2 "Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2007-2008". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2010-12-27.