1990–91 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

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1990–91 NCAA Division I
men's ice hockey season
DurationOctober 1990–
March 30, 1991
NCAA tournament1991
National championshipSaint Paul Civic Center
Saint Paul, Minnesota
NCAA championNorthern Michigan
Hobey Baker AwardDavid Emma
(Boston College)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1990 and concluded with the 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 30, 1991, at the Saint Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the 44th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 97th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Regular season[]

Season tournaments[]

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
November 2–3 4 Providence
November 23–24 4 Colgate
December 20–21 4 Michigan State
December 21–22 4 Maine
December 21–23 4 Alaska–Anchorage
Badger Showdown December 28–29 4 Wisconsin
Great Lakes Invitational December 28–29 4 Michigan
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 28–29 4 Rensselaer
December 28–29 4 Lake Superior State
Sheraton/USAir Hockey Classic December 29–30 4 New Hampshire
Beanpot February 4, 11 4 Boston University

Standings[]

1990–91 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Lake Superior State†* 32 26 2 4 56 181 77 45 36 5 4 252 122
Michigan 32 24 5 3 51 178 107 47 34 10 3 248 162
Ferris State 32 15 12 5 35 122 111 42 23 14 5 174 144
Western Michigan 32 16 14 2 34 121 115 42 22 17 3 161 161
Michigan State 32 14 13 5 33 130 101 40 17 18 5 155 130
Bowling Green 32 13 17 2 28 123 144 40 15 23 2 149 190
Ohio State 32 9 19 4 22 99 158 40 11 25 4 135 209
Illinois-Chicago 32 9 21 2 20 112 150 38 13 23 2 143 165
Miami 32 3 26 3 9 78 181 37 5 29 3 97 219
Championship: Lake Superior State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1990–91 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Clarkson†* 22 15 5 2 32 113 77 40 29 9 2 213 143
Cornell 22 14 5 3 31 93 69 32 18 11 3 143 111
St. Lawrence 22 15 6 1 31 101 79 35 21 13 1 146 121
Harvard 22 13 7 2 28 130 74 29 14 12 3 145 102
Rensselaer 22 14 8 0 28 118 93 32 19 12 1 171 140
Vermont 22 12 8 2 26 89 83 33 17 14 2 129 130
Colgate 22 9 9 4 22 93 81 32 16 12 4 138 125
Brown 22 9 11 2 20 78 99 27 9 15 3 94 127
Yale 22 9 11 2 20 80 89 29 11 16 2 98 123
Princeton 22 7 14 1 15 84 104 27 8 18 1 97 129
Army 22 3 17 2 8 56 106 29 8 18 3 104 121
Dartmouth 22 0 19 3 3 52 131 28 1 24 3 68 170
Championship: Clarkson
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
1990–91 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Boston College† 21 16 5 0 32 106 77 39 27 12 0 185 133
Maine 21 15 5 1 31 110 73 43 32 9 2 227 134
Boston University* 21 13 6 2 28 104 69 41 28 11 2 234 142
Providence 21 10 9 2 22 94 84 36 22 12 2 180 139
New Hampshire 21 10 9 2 22 79 78 35 22 11 2 151 124
Merrimack 21 7 14 0 14 71 103 33 13 19 1 133 152
Lowell 21 5 15 1 11 69 108 34 10 23 1 125 169
Northeastern 21 3 16 2 8 86 127 35 8 25 2 146 196
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
1990–91 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 11 17 4 118 149
Alabama–Huntsville 0 0 0 0 - - - 32 9 21 2 113 164
Alaska–Anchorage 0 0 0 0 - - - 43 22 17 4 203 143
Alaska–Fairbanks 0 0 0 0 - - - 35 17 16 2 - -
Kent State 0 0 0 0 - - - 35 10 22 3 143 157
Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 - - - 33 16 15 2 134 144
1990–91 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Northern Michigan†* 32 25 3 4 54 185 89 47 38 5 4 283 133
Minnesota 32 22 5 5 49 151 97 45 30 10 5 215 142
Wisconsin 32 19 11 2 40 132 108 44 26 15 3 174 143
North Dakota 32 18 12 2 38 148 127 43 24 17 2 207 171
St. Cloud State 32 12 16 4 28 124 152 41 18 19 4 170 186
Minnesota-Duluth 32 11 15 6 28 114 133 40 14 19 7 142 164
Michigan Tech 32 9 21 2 20 105 134 41 13 25 3 139 164
Colorado College 32 9 22 1 19 106 139 40 13 26 1 129 169
Denver 32 5 25 2 12 95 182 38 6 30 2 109 224
Championship: Northern Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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1991 NCAA Tournament[]

Main article: 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
  First Round
March 15–17 		Quarterfinals
March 22–24 		Frozen Four
March 28 		National Championship
March 30
                                             
  E1 Maine 4 5 –  
  W4 Minnesota 0 3 –  
W4 Minnesota 3 8 8  
E5 Providence 4 4 3
  E1 Maine 3  
  W2 Northern Michigan 5  
  W2 Northern Michigan 8 5 –
  W6 Alaska Anchorage 5 3 –  
E3 Boston College 2 1 –  
W6 Alaska-Anchorage 3 3 –
  W2 Northern Michigan 8***
  E2 Boston University 7
  W1 Lake Superior State 3 6 3  
  E4 Clarkson 7 2 4  
E4 Clarkson 8 5 –  
W5 Wisconsin 3 4 –
  E4 Clarkson 3
  E2 Boston University 7  
  E2 Boston University 4 8 –
  W3 Michigan 1 1 –  
W3 Michigan 4 6 9  
E6 Cornell 5* 4 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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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
Scott Beattie Sophomore Northern Michigan 46 48 41 89 66
Jean-Yves Roy Sophomore Maine 43 37 45 82 26
Shawn McEachern Junior Boston University 41 34 48 82 43
David Emma Senior Boston College 39 35 46 81 44
Jim Montgomery Sophomore Maine 43 24 57 81 44
Greg Johnson Sophomore North Dakota 38 18 61 79 6
Jim Dowd Senior Lake Superior State 44 24 54 78 53
Denny Felsner Junior Michigan 46 40 35 75 58
Hugo Belanger Sophomore Clarkson 40 32 43 75 18
Doug Weight Sophomore Lake Superior State 42 29 46 75 86

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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
Darrin Madeley Sophomore Lake Superior State 36 2137 29 3 3 93 1 .917 2.40
Junior Michigan State 22 1218 9 8 3 54 0 .901 2.66
Senior Minnesota 32 1769 18 8 3 82 1 .894 2.78
Bill Pye Senior Northern Michigan 39 2300 32 3 4 109 4 .886 2.84
Mike Dunham Freshman Maine 23 1275 14 5 2 63 0 2.96
Garth Snow Sophomore Maine 25 1290 18 4 0 64 0 .879 2.98
Freshman Ferris State 21 1202 13 7 1 64 0 .906 3.13
Jeff Levy Freshman New Hampshire 24 1490 15 7 2 80 0 .906 3.22
Duane Derksen Junior Wisconsin 42 2474 24 15 3 133 3 .880 3.23
Steve Shields Freshman Michigan 37 1963 26 6 3 106 0 .878 3.24

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Awards[]

WCHA[]

Award[18] Recipient
Most Valuable Player Scott Beattie, Northern Michigan
Rookie of the Year , Northern Michigan
Student-Athlete of the Year Brad Werenka, Northern Michigan
Coach of the Year Rick Comley, Northern Michigan
Most Valuable Player in Tournament Bill Pye, Northern Michigan
All-WCHA Teams[19][20]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Bill Pye, Northern Michigan G Duane Derksen, Wisconsin
Bret Hedican, St. Cloud State D Jason Herter, North Dakota
Brad Werenka, Northern Michigan D Sean Hill, Wisconsin
Russ Romaniuk, North Dakota F Larry Olimb, Minnesota
Greg Johnson, North Dakota F , Michigan Tech
Scott Beattie, Northern Michigan F Dixon Ward, North Dakota
Rookie Team   Position  
Jamie Ram, Michigan Tech G
Chris McAlpine, Minnesota D
Shawn Reid, Colorado College D
, Northern Michigan F
Jason Zent, Wisconsin F
Craig Johnson, Minnesota F

See also[]

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