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

Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado hosted the 2008 Frozen Four

Duration

October 7, 2007–
April 12, 2008

NCAA tournament

2008

National championship

Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado

NCAA champion

Boston College

Hobey Baker Award

Kevin Porter
(Michigan)

NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 2006–07	2008–09 →

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 113th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Pre-season polls

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 (OH) (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 (OH) (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 (OH)	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	8	16	4	20	61	80	35	9	21	5	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

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 * indicates conference tournament champion 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

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.^[3]

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

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gerbe, NathanNathan Gerbe	Junior	Boston College	43	35	33	68	65
Porter, KevinKevin Porter	Senior	Michigan	43	33	30	63	18
Kolarik, ChadChad Kolarik	Senior	Michigan	39	30	26	56	24
Lasch, RyanRyan Lasch	Sophomore	St. Cloud State	40	25	28	53	12
Lambert, SimonSimon Lambert	Senior	RIT	37	21	30	51	40
Whitney, JoeJoe Whitney	Freshman	Boston College	44	11	40	51	50
Smith, BenBen Smith	Sophomore	Boston College	44	25	25	50	12
Jones, RyanRyan Jones	Senior	Miami (OH)	42	31	18	49	83
Cruthers, RyanRyan Cruthers	Senior	Robert Morris	34	22	27	49	40
Fornataro, MattMatt Fornataro	Senior	New Hampshire	38	18	28	46	52
Rocco, VinceVince 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.^[3]

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

References

↑ "USCHO.com/CSTV Division I Men's Poll - October 1, 2007". USCHO.com. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
↑ "USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll - October 1, 2007". USCHO.com. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
1 2 "Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2007-2008". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2010-12-27.

External links

USCHO.com

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NCAA Awards	Hobey Baker Memorial Award Spencer Penrose Award National Rookie of the Year Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Mike Richter Award Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament

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