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

1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
Duration	October 1993– April 2, 1994
NCAA tournament	1994
National championship	Saint Paul Civic Center Saint Paul, Minnesota
NCAA champion	Lake Superior State
Hobey Baker Award	Chris Marinucci (Minnesota–Duluth)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

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.

Regular season[]

Season tournaments[]

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
	November 25–27	4	Lake Superior State
College Hockey Showcase	November 26–27	4
	November 26–27	4	Rensselaer
	November 26–27	4	Merrimack
	November 27–28	4	Miami
Badger Showdown	December 28–29	4	Wisconsin
	December 28–29	4	Denver
	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
	December 29–30	4	Northeastern
Mariucci Classic	December 31–January 2	4	Lake Superior State
Beanpot	February 7, 14	4	Boston College

Standings[]

1993–94 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t
	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 v t
	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 v t
	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 v t
	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 v t
	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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1994 NCAA Tournament[]

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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[]

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
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
	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
	Senior	Alaska-Fairbanks	38	19	41	60	32

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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
Blaine Lacher	Junior	Lake Superior State	30	1785	20	5	4	59	6	.918	1.98
	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
	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
	Freshman	Massachusetts	20	1088	14	4	0	52	2	.866	2.93
	Sophomore	New Hampshire	25	1324	14	7	1	65	1	.896	2.95

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Awards[]

WCHA[]

Award[18]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Chris Marinucci, Minnesota-Duluth
Rookie of the Year		Landon Wilson, North Dakota
Student-Athlete of the Year		, 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	, Alaska-Anchorage
Chris McAlpine, Minnesota	D	, St. Cloud State
Shawn Reid, Colorado College	D	Kent Fearns, Colorado College
Jay McNeill, Colorado College	F	, Northern Michigan
Kelly Fairchild, Wisconsin	F	Jeff Nielsen, Minnesota
Chris Marinucci, Minnesota-Duluth	F	, Wisconsin
Rookie Team	Position
, North Dakota	G
, Alaska-Anchorage	D
, Colorado College	D
, Minnesota-Duluth	F
Landon Wilson, North Dakota	F
Dean Seymour, Northern Michigan	F

See also[]

• 1993–94 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
• 1993–94 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

References[]

External links[]

• College Hockey Historical Archives
• 1993–94 NCAA Standings