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

1990–91 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
Duration	October 1990– March 30, 1991
NCAA tournament	1991
National championship	Saint Paul Civic Center Saint Paul, Minnesota
NCAA champion	Northern Michigan
Hobey Baker Award	David Emma (Boston College)
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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 96th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Regular season

Standings^[1][2][3][4]

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 Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

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	0	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 Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

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 Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

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
Alaska-Anchorage	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		43	22	17	4	203	143
Alaska-Fairbanks	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		35	17	16	2	-	-
Army	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		29	8	18	3	104	121
Kent State	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		35	10	22	3	143	157
Notre Dame	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		33	16	15	2	134	144
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

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 Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

1991 NCAA Tournament^[5]

	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)

Player stats

Scoring leaders^[6]

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
Beattie, ScottScott Beattie	Sophomore	Northern Michigan	46	48	41	89	66
Roy, Jean-YvesJean-Yves Roy	Sophomore	Maine	43	37	45	82	26
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern	Junior	Boston University	41	34	48	82	43
Emma, DavidDavid Emma	Senior	Boston College	39	35	46	81	44
Montgomery, JimJim Montgomery	Sophomore	Maine	43	24	57	81	44
Johnson, GregGreg Johnson	Sophomore	North Dakota	38	18	61	79	6
Dowd, JimJim Dowd	Senior	Lake Superior State	44	24	54	78	53
Felsner, DennyDenny Felsner	Junior	Michigan	46	40	35	75	58
Belanger, HugoHugo Belanger	Sophomore	Clarkson	40	32	43	75	18
Weight, DougDoug Weight	Sophomore	Lake Superior State	42	29	46	75	86

Leading goaltenders^[6]

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
Madeley, DarrinDarrin Madeley	Sophomore	Lake Superior State	36	2137	29	3	3	93	1	.917	2.40
Kruhlak, RobRob Kruhlak	Sophomore	Northern Michigan	11							.887	2.52
Gilmore, MikeMike Gilmore	Junior	Michigan State	22	1218	9	8	3	54	0	.901	2.66
Stolp, JeffJeff Stolp	Senior	Minnesota	32	1769	18	8	3	82	1	.894	2.78
Pye, BillBill Pye	Senior	Northern Michigan	39	2300	32	3	4	109	4	.886	2.84
Dunham, MikeMike Dunham	Freshman	Maine	23	1275	14	5	2	63	0		2.96
Snow, GarthGarth Snow	Sophomore	Maine	25	1290	18	4	0	64	0	.879	2.98
Mazzoli, PatPat Mazzoli	Freshman	Ferris State	21	1202	13	7	1	64	0	.906	3.13
Levy, JeffJeff Levy	Freshman	New Hampshire	24	1490	15	7	2	80	0	.906	3.22
Derksen, DuaneDuane Derksen	Junior	Wisconsin	42	2474	24	15	3	133	3		3.23

Awards

NCAA

Award[7] Recipient Hobey Baker Memorial Award David Emma, Boston College Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) Rick Comley, Northern Michigan Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Scott Beattie, Northern Michigan

AHCA All-American Teams[8] East First Team   Position   West First Team Les Kuntar, St. Lawrence G Darrin Madeley, Lake Superior State Keith Carney, Maine D Brad Werenka, Northern Michigan Dan Ratushny, Cornell D Jason Woolley, Michigan State David Emma, Boston College F Scott Beattie, Northern Michigan Shawn McEachern, Boston University F Jim Dowd, Lake Superior State Jean-Yves Roy, Maine F Greg Johnson, North Dakota East Second Team   Position   West Second Team Jeff Levy, St. Lawrence G Bill Pye, Northern Michigan Peter Ahola, Maine D Sean Hill, Wisconsin Ted Crowley, Boston College D Karl Johnston, Lake Superior State Peter Ciavaglia, Harvard F Denny Felsner, Michigan Joé Juneau, Rensselaer F David Roberts, Michigan Jim Montgomery, Maine F Doug Weight, Lake Superior State

CCHA

Awards[9] Recipient Player of the Year Jim Dowd, Lake Superior State Best Defensive Forward Jeff Napierala, Lake Superior State Best Defensive Defenseman Karl Johnston, Lake Superior State Best Offensive Defenseman Jason Woolley, Michigan State Rookie of the Year Brian Wiseman, Michigan Coach of the Year Jeff Jackson, Lake Superior State Most Valuable Player in Tournament Clayton Beddoes, Lake Superior State

All-CCHA Teams[10][11] First Team   Position   Second Team Darrin Madeley, Lake Superior State G Mike Gilmore, Michigan State Karl Johnston, Lake Superior State D Mark Astley, Lake Superior State Jason Woolley, Michigan State D Patrick Neaton, Michigan Jim Dowd, Lake Superior State F Mike Eastwood, Western Michigan Denny Felsner, Michigan F David Roberts, Michigan Doug Weight, Lake Superior State F Rod Taylor, Ferris State Rookie Team   Position   Pat Mazzoli, Ferris State G Steven Barnes, Lake Superior State D Aaron Ward, Michigan D Clayton Beddoes, Lake Superior State F David Oliver, Michigan F Brian Wiseman, Michigan F

ECAC

Award[12] Recipient Player of the Year Peter Ciavaglia, Harvard Rookie of the Year Geoff Finch, Brown Coach of the Year Mark Morris, Clarkson Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Hugo Belanger, Clarkson

All-ECAC Hockey Teams[13][14] First Team   Position   Second Team Les Kuntar, St. Lawrence G Chris Rogles, Clarkson Dan Ratushny, Cornell D Mike Brewer, Brown Dave Tretowicz, Clarkson D Daniel Laperrière, St. Lawrence Peter Ciavaglia, Harvard F Joé Juneau, Rensselaer Ted Donato, Harvard F John LeClair, Vermont Andy Pritchard, St. Lawrence F Mike Vukonich, Harvard Rookie Team   Position   Geoff Finch, Brown G Mike Bracco, Dartmouth G Neil Little, Rensselaer G Ed Henrich, Clarkson D Derek Maguire, Harvard D Sean McCann, Harvard D Mike McCourt, St. Lawrence D Craig Conroy, Clarkson F Tony DelCarmine, Dartmouth F Scott Fraser, Dartmouth F Rob Laferriere, Princeton F Eric Lacroix, St. Lawrence F Martin Leroux, Yale F

Hockey East

Award[15] Recipient Player of the Year David Emma, Boston College Rookie of the Year Jeff Levy, New Hampshire Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award Dick Umile, New Hampshire William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Shawn McEachern, Boston University

All-Hockey East Teams[16][17] First Team   Position   Second Team Scott LaGrand, Boston College G Jeff Levy, New Hampshire Keith Carney, Maine D Shaun Kane, Maine Ted Crowley, Boston College D Rob Cowie, Northeastern David Emma, Boston College F Jim Montgomery, Maine Shawn McEachern , Boston University F Rob Gaudreau, Providence Jean-Yves Roy, Maine F Tony Amonte, Boston University Rookie Team   Position   Jeff Levy, New Hampshire G Scott Lachance, Boston University D Chris Therien, Providence D Keith Tkachuk, Boston University F Mike Taylor, Northeastern F Patrice Tardif, Maine F

WCHA

Award[18] Recipient Player of the Year Scott Beattie, Northern Michigan Rookie of the Year Tony Szabo, 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 Kelly Hurd, 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 Tony Szabo, Northern Michigan F Jason Zent, Wisconsin F Craig Johnson, Minnesota F

References

External links

• College Hockey Historical Archives
• 1990–91 NCAA Standings

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