2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
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The Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. hosted the 2009 Frozen Four
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Duration | October 10, 2008– April 11, 2009 |
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NCAA tournament | 2009 | ||||
National championship | Verizon Center Washington, D.C. |
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NCAA champion | Boston University | ||||
Hobey Baker Award | Matt Gilroy (Boston University) |
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The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 10, 2008 and concluded with the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 11, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.. Over the course of the season, five teams achieved the nation's #1 ranking, with Boston University finishing the season as the top-ranked team after winning the national championship tournament. This was the 62nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 114th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
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Pre-season polls
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The top 20 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports, October 6, 2008, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 22, 2008.[1][2]
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Regular season
Season format
Beginning in 2008–09, a shootout is used to determine CCHA conference games that end in a tie. Shootout losers receive one point and an addition to their total number of ties. Shootout winners receive one point and an addition to their total number of ties, and as a bonus, receive one bonus point and an addition to their total number of shootout wins.[3]
Season tournaments
Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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IceBreaker Invitational | October 10–11 | 4 | Boston University |
Superior Cup | October 10–11 | 4 | Minnesota-Duluth |
Kendall Hockey Classic | October 10–11 | 4 | Alaska |
Mutual of Omaha Stampede | October 17–18 | 4 | Nebraska-Omaha |
Brice Alaska Goal Rush | October 17–18 | 4 | Alaska-Anchorage |
Governor's Cup | October 24–25 | 4 | Union |
Showcase at Brown | October 31–November 1 | 4 | |
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | November 28–29 | 4 | Mercyhurst |
College Hockey Showcase | November 28–29 | 4 | |
Badger Showdown | December 27–28 | 4 | Wisconsin |
Florida College Classic | December 27–28 | 4 | Cornell |
Great Lakes Invitational | December 27–28 | 4 | Michigan |
Ledyard Bank Tournament | December 28–29 | 4 | Dartmouth |
UConn Hockey Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Quinnipiac |
Dodge Holiday Classic | January 2–3 | 4 | Minnesota |
Denver Cup | January 2–3 | 4 | Boston University |
Ohio Hockey Classic | January 2–3 | 4 | Ohio State |
Catamount Cup | January 2–3 | 4 | Vermont |
Shillelagh Tournament | January 2–3 | 4 | Notre Dame |
Beanpot | February 2–9 | 4 | Boston University |
Standings
2008–09 Atlantic Hockey standings
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#14 Air Force†* | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 105 | 61 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 148 | 86 | |
RIT† | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 112 | 73 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 148 | 117 | |
Mercyhurst | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 117 | 73 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 155 | 119 | |
Bentley | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 91 | 76 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 116 | 116 | |
Canisius | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 86 | 80 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 114 | 111 | |
Army | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 77 | 91 | 36 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 92 | 125 | |
Holy Cross | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 73 | 87 | 38 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 106 | 130 | |
Sacred Heart | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 83 | 107 | 38 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 99 | 147 | |
Connecticut | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 74 | 107 | 37 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 89 | 142 | |
American International | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 53 | 116 | 35 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 58 | 141 | |
Championship: Air Force † indicates conference regular season co-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 | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#4 Notre Dame†* | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 95 | 52 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 135 | 69 | |
#5 Michigan | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 98 | 51 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 145 | 84 | |
#2 Miami (OH) | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 89 | 57 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 128 | 89 | |
Alaska | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 54 | 51 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 74 | 68 | |
Ohio State | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 87 | 85 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 143 | 119 | |
Northern Michigan | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 72 | 73 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 111 | 103 | |
Western Michigan | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 75 | 86 | 41 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 111 | 130 | |
Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 62 | 76 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 98 | 103 | |
Ferris State | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 58 | 68 | 38 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 90 | 105 | |
Lake Superior State | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 73 | 86 | 39 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 110 | 115 | |
Michigan State | 28 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 43 | 85 | 38 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 62 | 118 | |
Bowling Green | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 60 | 96 | 38 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 89 | 131 | |
Championship: Notre Dame † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
2008–09 College Hockey America standings
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#9 Bemidji State†* | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 106 | 97 | |
Niagara | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 53 | 44 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 98 | 92 | |
Robert Morris | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 57 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 93 | 121 | |
Alabama–Huntsville | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 58 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 63 | 99 | |
Championship: Bemidji State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
2008–09 ECAC Hockey standings
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#10 Yale†* | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 74 | 48 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 113 | 76 | |
#12 Cornell | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 56 | 41 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 92 | 74 | |
#15 Princeton | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 53 | 40 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 99 | 74 | |
St. Lawrence | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 71 | 48 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 124 | 92 | |
Harvard | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 54 | 56 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 68 | 96 | |
Dartmouth | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 63 | 60 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 88 | 87 | |
Quinnipiac | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 62 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 124 | 110 | |
Union | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 56 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 111 | 107 | |
Clarkson | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 58 | 68 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 88 | 115 | |
Colgate | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 58 | 37 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 89 | 109 | |
Rensselaer | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 50 | 75 | 39 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 76 | 132 | |
Brown | 22 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 82 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 60 | 115 | |
Championship: Yale † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
2008–09 Hockey East standings
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#1 Boston University†* | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 103 | 54 | 45 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 177 | 91 | |
#11 Northeastern | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 78 | 59 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 121 | 91 | |
#6 New Hampshire | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 80 | 78 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 116 | 112 | |
#3 Vermont | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 78 | 69 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 121 | 102 | |
Massachusetts–Lowell | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 84 | 66 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 112 | 86 | |
Boston College | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 81 | 77 | 37 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 112 | 105 | |
Massachusetts | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 77 | 75 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 112 | 103 | |
Maine | 27 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 52 | 82 | 39 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 86 | 110 | |
Merrimack | 27 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 57 | 80 | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 72 | 89 | |
Providence | 27 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 106 | 34 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 77 | 133 | |
Championship: Boston University † 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 | ||
#13 North Dakota† | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 96 | 74 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 146 | 118 | |
#7 Denver | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 96 | 68 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 132 | 96 | |
Wisconsin | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 92 | 78 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 131 | 106 | |
Colorado College | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 79 | 82 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 103 | 103 | |
Minnesota | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 87 | 83 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 119 | 105 | |
St. Cloud State | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 83 | 81 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 122 | 107 | |
#8 Minnesota–Duluth* | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 78 | 72 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 128 | 98 | |
Minnesota State | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 88 | 90 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 117 | 122 | |
Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 69 | 93 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 95 | 111 | |
Michigan Tech | 28 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 94 | 38 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 62 | 122 | |
Championship: Minnesota–Duluth † 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.[4]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Bryan Leitch | Senior | Quinnipiac | 39 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 20 |
Colin Wilson | Sophomore | Boston University | 43 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 42 |
Jacques Lamoureux | Junior | Air Force | 41 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 28 |
MacGregor Sharp | Senior | Minnesota–Duluth | 43 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 50 |
Steve Cameron | Sophomore | Mercyhurst | 40 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 10 |
Nick Bonino | Sophomore | Boston University | 44 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 42 |
Aaron Palushaj | Sophomore | Michigan | 39 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 24 |
Louie Caporusso | Sophomore | Michigan | 41 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 28 |
Garrett Roe | Sophomore | St. Cloud State | 38 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 66 |
Justin Fontaine | Sophomore | Minnesota–Duluth | 43 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 44 |
Chris Higgins | Senior | Boston University | 42 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 50 |
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.[4]
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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Chad Johnson | Senior | Alaska | 35 | 2,062:29 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 57 | 6 | .940 | 1.66 |
Jordan Pearce | Senior | Notre Dame | 39 | 2,326:20 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 8 | .931 | 1.68 |
Ben Scrivens | Junior | Cornell | 36 | 2,152:50 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 7 | .931 | 1.81 |
Zane Kalemba | Junior | Princeton | 34 | 2,041:37 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 62 | 2 | .932 | 1.82 |
Kieran Millan | Freshman | Boston University | 35 | 2,072:48 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 3 | .921 | 1.94 |
Andrew Volkening | Junior | Air Force | 41 | 2,502:37 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 82 | 6 | .920 | 1.97 |
Bryan Hogan | Sophomore | Michigan | 31 | 1,792:43 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 3 | .914 | 1.97 |
Alec Richards | Senior | Yale | 25 | 1,458:13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 4 | .923 | 2.06 |
Carter Hutton | Junior | Massachusetts–Lowell | 19 | 1,106:15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 3 | .916 | 2.06 |
Connor Knapp | Freshman | Miami (OH) | 23 | 1,349:53 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 2 | .904 | 2.09 |
Awards
Award | Recipient |
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Hobey Baker Award | Matt Gilroy, Boston University |
HCA Rookie of the Year | Kieran Millan, Boston University |
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award | Jeff Lerg, Michigan State |
Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award | Mike Phillipich, Air Force |
East First Team | Position | West First Team |
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Brad Thiessen, Northeastern | G | Alex Stalock, Minnesota–Duluth |
Matt Gilroy, Boston University | D | Ian Cole, Notre Dame |
Zach Miskovic, St. Lawrence | D | Jamie McBain, Wisconsin |
David McIntyre, Colgate | F | Louie Caporusso, Michigan |
Viktor Stalberg, Vermont | F | Aaron Palushaj, Michigan |
Colin Wilson, Boston University | F | Ryan Stoa, Minnesota |
East Second Team | Position | West Second Team[5] |
Zane Kalemba, Princeton | G | Chad Johnson, Alaska |
Maury Edwards, Massachusetts–Lowell | D | Chay Genoway, North Dakota |
Kevin Shattenkirk, Boston University | D | Erik Gustafsson, Northern Michigan |
Mark Arcobello, Yale | F | Carter Camper, Miami (OH) |
Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force | F | Erik Condra, Notre Dame |
James Marcou, Massachusetts | F | Chad Rau, Colorado College |
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