1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

1999–00 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island hosted the 2000 Frozen Four
Duration	October 1, 1999– April 8, 2000
NCAA tournament	2000
National championship	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
NCAA champion	North Dakota
Hobey Baker Award	Mike Mottau (Boston College)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 1, 1999 and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 8, 2000 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 53rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 105th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

The 1999-00 season was the inaugural year for College Hockey America, a seven-team conference (Wayne State begins conference play the following year) that was created for the purpose of stabilizing all the remaining independent Division I ice hockey teams.^[1]

The University of Vermont cancelled the remainder of their season on January 14, 2000 as a result of a criminal investigation into hazing practices when it was revealed that players had lied to investigators.^[2]

Pre-season polls

The top 10 from USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll^[3]

USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll Ranking Team 1 Boston College (26) 2 Maine (7) 3 Michigan State (1) 4 North Dakota (4) 5 Michigan (1) 6 New Hampshire (1) 7 Clarkson 8 Colorado College 9 Northern Michigan 10 Denver

Regular season

Standings^[4]

1999–00 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#7 Michigan†	28	19	6	3	41	112	65		41	27	10	4	161	104
#10 Michigan State*	28	18	8	2	38	84	46		42	27	11	4	141	76
Lake Superior State	28	17	9	2	36	76	66		36	18	16	2	96	94
Northern Michigan	28	16	8	4	36	93	64		39	22	13	4	129	86
Notre Dame	28	11	10	7	29	65	76		42	16	18	8	103	119
Ferris State	28	13	13	2	28	85	79		39	21	16	2	127	102
Nebraska-Omaha	28	10	12	6	26	83	95		42	16	19	7	121	146
Bowling Green	28	12	15	1	25	90	88		37	17	19	1	115	114
Miami (OH)	28	10	15	3	23	75	89		36	13	20	3	99	122
Western Michigan	28	10	15	3	23	83	109		36	12	21	3	105	137
Ohio State	28	9	16	3	21	56	90		36	13	19	4	80	108
Alaska-Fairbanks	28	4	22	2	10	65	100		34	6	25	3	78	114
Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

1999–00 College Hockey America standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Niagara†*	17	15	0	2	32	86	18		42	30	8	4	165	65
Alabama-Huntsville	18	12	5	1	25	73	46		31	17	10	4	121	86
Bemidji State	17	8	8	1	17	63	69		34	13	20	1	107	155
Air Force	16	6	10	0	12	44	50		39	19	18	2	131	125
Findlay	18	4	14	0	8	38	101		31	9	22	0	79	146
Army	10	1	9	0	2	21	41		32	13	17	2	102	95
Championship: Niagara † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

1999–00 ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 St. Lawrence†*	20	16	3	1	33	76	47		37	27	8	2	130	94
#9 Colgate	20	14	4	2	30	85	61		35	24	9	2	132	93
#13 Rensselaer	21	11	9	1	23	61	49		37	22	13	2	123	85
Cornell	20	10	9	1	21	70	54		32	16	14	2	104	86
Clarkson	20	9	8	3	21	69	71		35	17	15	3	111	116
Princeton	21	8	9	4	20	66	66		30	10	16	4	84	97
Harvard	21	9	10	2	20	65	63		30	11	17	2	85	95
Dartmouth	21	8	10	3	19	54	63		30	9	17	4	71	98
Yale	21	6	11	4	16	45	63		30	9	16	5	68	85
Union	21	6	14	1	13	48	75		33	8	24	1	79	127
Brown	21	4	15	2	10	52	78		28	6	19	3	66	98
Vermont^	7	3	2	2	8	25	26		17	5	9	3	53	75
Championship: St. Lawrence † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Vermont was ineligible for the postseason Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

1999–00 Hockey East standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#6 Boston University†	24	15	3	6	36	85	69		42	25	10	7	150	118
#11 New Hampshire	24	13	5	6	32	75	68		38	23	9	6	122	105
#2 Boston College	24	15	8	1	31	91	50		42	29	12	1	165	92
#3 Maine*	24	13	7	4	30	88	67		40	27	8	5	151	106
Providence	24	10	13	1	21	65	79		38	18	18	2	114	122
Northeastern	24	8	11	5	21	67	76		36	12	19	5	95	118
Merrimack	24	6	12	6	18	58	81		36	11	19	6	87	115
Massachusetts	24	5	15	4	14	50	71		36	11	20	5	86	106
Massachusetts–Lowell	24	5	16	3	13	60	78		34	9	22	3	99	112
Championship: Maine † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

1999–00 Division I Independent standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Wayne State	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		30	12	16	2	93	104
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

1999–00 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Quinnipiac†	27	23	1	3	49	152	60		36	27	6	3	195	95
Mercyhurst	27	19	6	2	40	113	64		36	22	10	4	143	94
Canisius	27	16	8	3	35	93	79		35	21	10	4	113	95
Connecticut*	27	15	11	1	31	104	77		36	19	16	1	133	116
Sacred Heart	27	14	10	3	31	86	74		34	16	15	3	104	104
Iona	27	13	12	2	28	93	93		37	17	17	3	126	132
Holy Cross	27	8	16	3	19	83	110		35	8	24	3	98	158
Bentley	27	7	18	2	16	90	130		32	7	23	2	98	159
American International	27	5	19	3	13	72	124		30	7	20	3	83	136
Fairfield	27	3	22	2	8	69	144		34	3	28	3	78	183
Championship: Connecticut † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

1999–00 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#5 Wisconsin†	28	23	5	0	46	112	70		41	31	9	1	166	109
#1 North Dakota*	28	17	6	5	39	113	61		44	31	8	5	192	97
#12 St. Cloud State	28	16	9	3	35	105	66		40	23	14	3	156	103
#15 Minnesota State-Mankato	28	15	10	3	33	90	82		39	21	14	4	126	117
Colorado College	28	14	11	3	31	88	69		39	18	18	3	126	102
#14 Minnesota	28	13	13	2	28	95	84		41	20	19	2	148	133
Alaska-Anchorage	28	11	14	3	25	65	87		36	15	18	3	85	104
Minnesota-Duluth	28	10	18	0	20	59	114		37	15	22	0	93	146
Denver	28	9	18	1	19	92	97		41	16	23	2	132	136
Michigan Tech	28	2	26	0	4	47	136		38	4	34	0	68	183
Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

2000 NCAA Tournament^[5]

First Round

Quarterfinals

Frozen Four

National Championship

1

Maine

–

–

bye

–

1

Maine

5

East Regional

5

Michigan

2

4

Colgate

3

5

Michigan

4*

E1

Maine

0

W2

North Dakota

2

2

North Dakota

–

–

bye

–

2

North Dakota

4

West Regional

6

Niagara

1

3

New Hampshire

1

6

Niagara

4

W2

North Dakota

4

E4

Boston College

2

1

Wisconsin

–

–

bye

–

1

Wisconsin

1

West Regional

4

Boston College

4

4

Boston College

6*

5

Michigan State

5

W4

Boston College

4

E2

St. Lawrence

2

2

St. Lawrence

–

–

bye

–

2

St. Lawrence

3****

East Regional

3

Boston University

2

3

Boston University

5

6

St. Cloud State

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
Reinprecht, StevenSteven Reinprecht	Senior	Wisconsin	37	26	40	66	14
Horcoff, ShawnShawn Horcoff	Senior	Michigan State	42	14	51	65	50
Panzer, JeffJeff Panzer	Junior	North Dakota	44	19	46	65	16
Goren, LeeLee Goren	Senior	North Dakota	44	34	29	63	42
Comrie, MikeMike Comrie	Sophomore	Michigan	40	24	35	59	95
Pohl, JohnJohn Pohl	Sophomore	Minnesota	41	18	41	59	26
Farkas, JeffJeff Farkas	Senior	Boston College	41	32	26	58	59
McDonald, AndyAndy McDonald	Senior	Colgate	34	24	34	58	49
Gionta, BrianBrian Gionta	Junior	Boston College	42	33	23	56	66
Heatley, DanyDany Heatley	Freshman	Wisconsin	38	28	28	56	32
Ulmer, JasonJason Ulmer	Senior	North Dakota	44	18	38	56	33

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
Gardner, GregGreg Gardner	Senior	Niagara	41	2503	29	8	4	64	12	.936	1.53
Miller, RyanRyan Miller	Freshman	Michigan State	26	1524	16	5	3	39	8	.932	1.53
Laing, JoelJoel Laing	Senior	Rensselaer	27	1611	17	7	2	49	6	.947	1.82
Goehring, KarlKarl Goehring	Junior	North Dakota	30	1741	19	6	4	55	8	.927	1.90
Kelleher, TimTim Kelleher	Freshman	Boston College	17	918	10	5	1	31	2	.919	2.02
Gustafson, DerekDerek Gustafson	Freshman	St. Lawrence	24	1434	17	4	2	50	2	.936	2.09
Osaer, PhilPhil Osaer	Sophomore	Ferris State	25	1350	13	8	2	48	3	.917	2.13
Ragusett, DanDan Ragusett	Junior	Northern Michigan	29	1698	16	9	3	61	5	.911	2.15
Blackburn, JoeJoe Blackburn	Junior	Michigan State	18	1025	11	6	1	37	1	.907	2.17
Clemmensen, ScottScott Clemmensen	Junior	Boston College	28	1610	19	7	0	59	5	.914	2.20

Awards

NCAA

Award[7] Recipient Hobey Baker Memorial Award Mike Mottau, Boston College Spencer T. Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) Joe Marsh, St. Lawrence Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Lee Goren, North Dakota

AHCA All-American Teams[8] East First Team   Position   West First Team Joel Laing, Rensselaer G Karl Goehring, North Dakota Justin Harney, St. Lawrence D Jeff Dessner, Wisconsin Mike Mottau, Boston College D Jeff Jillson, Michigan Brian Gionta, Boston College F Shawn Horcoff, Michigan State Andy McDonald, Colgate F Jeff Panzer, North Dakota Jeff Farkas, Boston College F Steve Reinprecht, Wisconsin East Second Team   Position   West Second Team Ty Conklin, New Hampshire G Jayme Platt, Lake Superior State Chris Dyment, Boston University D Mike Pudlick, St. Cloud State Brian Pothier, Rensselaer D Mike Weaver, Michigan State Brandon Dietrich, St. Lawrence F Mike Comrie, Michigan Cory Larose, Maine F Lee Goren, North Dakota Brad Tapper, Rensselaer F Dany Heatley, Wisconsin

CCHA

Awards[9] Recipient Player of the Year Shawn Horcoff, Michigan State Best Defensive Forward Shawn Horcoff, Michigan State Best Defensive Defenseman Mike Weaver, Michigan State Best Offensive Defenseman Jeff Jillson, Michigan Rookie of the Year Chris Gobert, Northern Michigan Coach of the Year Scott Borek, Lake Superior State Terry Flanagan Memorial Award Sean Peach, Michigan Most Valuable Player in Tournament Ryan Miller, Michigan State

All-CCHA Teams[10][11] First Team   Position   Second Team Jayme Platt, Lake Superior State G Ryan Miller, Michigan State Mike Weaver, Michigan State D Kevin Schmidt, Michigan State Jeff Jillson, Michigan D Dave Huntzicker, Michigan Roger Trudeau, Northern Michigan F David Gove, Western Michigan Shawn Horcoff, Michigan State F Adam Hall, Michigan State Mike Comrie, Michigan F Brian McCollough, Ferris State Rookie Team   Position   Ryan Miller, Michigan State G Greg Zanon, Nebraska-Omaha D Jimmy Jackson, Northern Michigan D Andy Hilbert, Michigan F Chris Gobert, Northern Michigan F David Brisson, Nebraska-Omaha F

CHA

Award[12] Recipient Player of the Year Greg Gardner, Niagara Rookie of the Year Andy Berg, Air Force Coach of the Year Blaise MacDonald, Niagara Student-Athlete of the Year Jay Woodcroft, Alabama-Huntsville Most Valuable Player in Tournament Kyle Martin, Niagara

All-CHA Teams[13][14] First Team   Position   Second Team Greg Gardner, Niagara G Steve Briere, Alabama-Huntsville Chris MacKenzie, Niagara D Shane Stewart, Alabama-Huntsville Stefan Bjork, Bemidji State D Brant Somerville, Findlay Kyle Martin, Niagara F Mikko Sivonen, Niagara Mike Isherwood, Niagara F Calvin Chartrand, Bemidji State Nathan Bowen, Alabama-Huntsville F Brian Gornick, Air Force Rookie Team   Position   Bob Tallarico, Bemidji State G Clay Simmons, Bemidji State D Rico Faticci, Bemidji State D Mike Funk, Alabama-Huntsville F Andy Berg, Air Force F Brad Johnson, Bemidji State F Daryl Bat, Bemidji State F

ECAC

Award[15] Recipient Player of the Year Andy McDonald, Colgate Rookie of the Year Derek Gustafson, St. Lawrence Coach of the Year Don Vaughan, Colgate Best Defensive Forward Doug Stienstra, Cornell Best Defensive Defenseman Justin Harney, St. Lawrence Ken Dryden Award Joel Laing, Rensselaer Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Derek Gustafson, St. Lawrence

All-ECAC Hockey Teams[16][17] First Team   Position   Second Team Joel Laing, Rensselaer G Derek Gustafson, St. Lawrence Cory Murphy, Colgate D Kent Huskins, St. Lawrence Justin Harney, Clarkson D Brian Pothier, Rensselaer Andy McDonald, Colgate F Erik Anderson, St. Lawrence Brad Tapper, Rensselaer F Erik Cole, Clarkson Brandon Dietrich, St. Lawrence F Kirk Lamb, Princeton Rookie Team   Position   Derek Gustafson, St. Lawrence G Trevor Byrne, Dartmouth D Mark McRae, Cornell D Dominic Moore, Harvard F Marc Cavosie, Rensselaer F Matt McRae, Cornell F

Hockey East

Award[18] Recipient Player of the Year Ty Conklin, New Hampshire Mike Mottau, Boston College Rookie of the Year Rick DiPietro, Boston University Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award Jack Parker, Boston University Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award Cory Larose, Maine Best Defensive Forward John Sadowski, New Hampshire Best Defensive Defenseman Mike Mottau, Boston College William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Niko Dimitrakos, Maine

All-Hockey East Teams[19][20] First Team   Position   Second Team Ty Conklin, New Hampshire G Rick DiPietro, Boston University Chris Dyment, Boston University D Bobby Allen, Boston College Mike Mottau, Boston College D Pat Aufiero, Boston University Jeff Farkas, Boston College F Blake Bellefeuille, Boston College Brian Gionta, Boston College F Mike Souza, New Hampshire Cory Larose, Maine F Darren Haydar, New Hampshire Rookie Team   Position   Rick DiPietro, Boston University G Ron Hainsey, Massachusetts-Lowell D Freddy Meyer, Boston University D Anthony Aquino, Merrimack F Brian Collins, Boston University F Peter Fregoe, Providence F Krys Kolanos, Boston College F

MAAC

Award[21] Recipient Offensive Player of the Year Shawn Mansoff, Quinnipiac Defensive Player of the Year Paul Colontino, Mercyhurst Steve Tobio, Bentley Goaltender of the Year Sean Weaver, Canisius Offensive Rookie of the Year Martin Paquet, Sacred Heart Defensive Rookie of the Year Nathan Lutz, Iona Coach of the Year Shaun Hannah, Sacred Heart Tournament Most Valuable Player Marc Senerchia, Connecticut

All-MAAC Teams[22][23] First Team   Position   Second Team Sean Weaver, Canisius G Alexis Jutras-Binet, Sacred Heart Paul Colontino, Mercyhurst D Nathan Lutz, Iona Steve Tobio, Bentley D Jim Whelan, Holy Cross Anthony DiPalma, Quinnipiac D Shawn Mansoff, Quinnipiac F Eric Ellis, Mercyhurst Ryan Carter, Iona F Louis Goulet, Mercyhurst Ryan Soderquist, Bentley F Martin Paquet, Sacred Heart Chris Cerrella, Quinnipiac F Rookie Team   Position   Mike Fraser, Iona G Nathan Lutz, Iona D Matt Erhart, Quinnipiac D Les Hrapchak, Sacred Heart D Rae Metz, Fairfield F Martin Paquet, Sacred Heart F Brian Herbert, Quinnipiac F

WCHA

Award[24] Recipient Player of the Year Steven Reinprecht, Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Year Jeff Dessner, Wisconsin Rookie of the Year Dany Heatley, Wisconsin Student-Athlete of the Year Jeff Scissons, Minnesota-Duluth Coach of the Year Don Brose, Minnesota State-Mankato Most Valuable Player in Tournament Lee Goren, North Dakota

All-WCHA Teams[25][26] First Team   Position   Second Team Karl Goehring, North Dakota G Scott Meyer, St. Cloud State Mike Pudlick, St. Cloud State D Jordan Leopold, Minnesota Jeff Dessner, Wisconsin D Dylan Mills, Minnesota Dany Heatley, Wisconsin F Tyler Arnason, St. Cloud State Jeff Panzer, North Dakota F John Pohl, Minnesota Steven Reinprecht, Wisconsin F Lee Goren, North Dakota Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Graham Melanson, Wisconsin G Corey McEachern, Alaska-Anchorage Alex Brooks, Wisconsin D Travis Roche, North Dakota Paul Manning, Colorado College D Brian Fahey, Wisconsin Aaron Fox, Minnesota State-Mankato F Dany Heatley, Wisconsin Jason Ulmer, North Dakota F Noah Clarke, Colorado College Erik Westrum, Minnesota F Ryan Bayda, North Dakota

References

External links

• USCHO.com
• College Hockey Historical Archives
• College Hockey Stats.net

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