2007–08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

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2007–08 NCAA Division I
men's ice hockey season
Denver Pepsi Center 1.jpg
Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado hosted the 2008 Frozen Four
DurationOctober 7, 2007–
April 12, 2008
NCAA tournament2008
National championshipPepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
NCAA championBoston College
Hobey Baker AwardKevin Porter
(Michigan)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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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 114th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Pre-season polls[]

Main article: 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

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]

USCHO.com/CSTV
Ranking Team
1 North Dakota (13)
2 Boston College (3)
3 Michigan State (11)
4 Miami (1)
5 Minnesota (1)
6 New Hampshire
7 Clarkson
8 Notre Dame
9 Boston University
10 Michigan
11 Colorado College
12 Maine
13 Denver
14 Quinnipiac
15 Wisconsin
16 St. Lawrence
17 St. Cloud State
18 Cornell
19 Ohio State
20 Vermont
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Ranking Team
1 North Dakota (14)
2 Michigan State (14)
3 Boston College
4 Minnesota (3)
5 Miami (2)
6 New Hampshire (1)
7 Clarkson
8 Notre Dame
9 Boston University
10 Michigan
11 Colorado College
12 Denver
13 Maine
14 Wisconsin
15 Quinnipiac

Regular season[]

Standings[]

2007–08 Atlantic Hockey standings
Conference Overall
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
2007–08 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
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 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 0^ 28^ 0^ 20 61 80 35 0^ 35^ 0^ 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
^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities.[3]
2007–08 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
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
2007–08 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
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 (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll
2007–08 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
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
2007–08 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
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

2008 NCAA Tournament[]

Main article: 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Frozen Four National Championship
            
1 Michigan 5
4 Niagara 1
1 Michigan 2
East Regional
3 Clarkson 0
2 St. Cloud State 1
3 Clarkson 2
E1 Michigan 4
W4 Notre Dame 5*
1 New Hampshire 3
4 Notre Dame 7
4 Notre Dame 3
West Regional
3 Michigan State 1
2 Colorado College 1
3 Michigan State 3
W4 Notre Dame 1
NE2 Boston College 4
1 Miami 3*
4 Air Force 2
1 Miami 3
Northeast Regional
2 Boston College 4*
2 Boston College 5
3 Minnesota 2
NE2 Boston College 6
MW1 North Dakota 1
1 North Dakota 5
4 Princeton 3
1 North Dakota 3*
Midwest Regional
3 Wisconsin 2
2 Denver 2
3 Wisconsin 6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

[4][5]

Player stats[]

Scoring leaders[]

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.[6]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Nathan Gerbe Junior Boston College 43 35 33 68 65
Kevin Porter Senior Michigan 43 33 30 63 18
Chad Kolarik Senior Michigan 39 30 26 56 24
Ryan Lasch Sophomore St. Cloud State 40 25 28 53 12
Senior RIT 37 21 30 51 40
Joe Whitney Freshman Boston College 44 11 40 51 50
Ben Smith Sophomore Boston College 44 25 25 50 12
Ryan Jones Senior Miami 42 31 18 49 83
Ryan Cruthers Senior Robert Morris 34 22 27 49 40
Matt Fornataro Senior New Hampshire 38 18 28 46 52
Vince 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.[6]

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
Jeff Zatkoff Junior Miami 36 2,161:26 27 8 1 62 3 .933 1.72
Jean-Philippe Lamoureux Senior North Dakota 42 2,507:38 27 11 4 73 6 .932 1.75
Richard Bachman Freshman Colorado College 35 2,102:47 25 9 1 65 4 .931 1.85
Josh Kassel Junior Army 30 1,754:09 18 10 2 56 5 .925 1.92
Billy Sauer Junior Michigan 38 2,271:35 30 4 3 74 4 .924 1.95
Freshman Minnesota 31 1,966:45 12 10 9 65 0 .930 1.98
Ben Scrivens Sophomore Cornell 35 1,964:49 19 12 3 66 4 .930 2.02
Jordan Pearce Junior Notre Dame 43 2,558:00 23 15 4 87 2 .914 2.04
Junior Minnesota State 36 2,221:13 18 13 4 77 5 .924 2.08
Sophomore Air Force 39 2,271:05 21 11 6 79 4 .911 2.09

Awards[]

WCHA[]

Award[24] Recipient
Player of the Year Richard Bachman, Colorado College
Defensive Player of the Year Jack Hillen, Colorado College
Rookie of the Year Richard Bachman, Colorado College
Student-Athlete of the Year , Minnesota State
Coach of the Year Troy Jutting, Minnesota State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament , Minnesota
All-WCHA Teams[25][26]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Richard Bachman, Colorado College G Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, North Dakota
Jack Hillen, Colorado College D Chris Butler, Denver
Taylor Chorney, North Dakota D Chay Genoway, North Dakota
Chad Rau, Colorado College F Andreas Nödl, St. Cloud State
T. J. Oshie, North Dakota F Ryan Duncan, North Dakota
Ryan Lasch, St. Cloud State F Garrett Roe, St. Cloud State
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Peter Mannino, Denver G Richard Bachman, Colorado College
Robbie Bina, North Dakota D Ryan McDonagh, Wisconsin
Jamie McBain, Wisconsin D Cade Fairchild, Minnesota
Tyler Bozak, Denver F Kyle Turris, Wisconsin
Blake Wheeler, Minnesota F Tyler Bozak, Denver
Kyle Turris, Wisconsin F Garrett Roe, St. Cloud State

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll - October 1, 2007". USCHO.com. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  3. ^ "NCAA bans Nanooks from postseason, takes away victories". Anchorage Daily News. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "2008 NCAA Tournament Results". College Hockey News. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2007-2008". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  7. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
  8. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
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  11. ^ "AHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
  12. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  13. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  14. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  15. ^ "CHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  16. ^ "CHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  17. ^ "CHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  18. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  19. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  20. ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  21. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  22. ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  23. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  24. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  25. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  26. ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-06.

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