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)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1989–90	1991–92 →

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

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
USAir Hockey Classic	November 2–3	4	Providence
Yale Hockey Classic	November 23–24	4	Colgate
Great Western Freeze–Out	December 20–21	4	Michigan State
Dexter Shoe Classic	December 21–22	4	Maine
Jeep/Nissan Classic	December 21–23	4	Alaska–Anchorage
Badger Showdown	December 28–29	4	Wisconsin
Great Lakes Invitational	December 28–29	4	Michigan
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	December 28–29	4	Rensselaer
Syracuse Invitational	December 28–29	4	Lake Superior State
Sheraton/USAir Hockey Classic	December 29–30	4	New Hampshire
Beanpot	February 4, 11	4	Boston University

Standings

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

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	1	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 (Whitelaw Cup)

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

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
Alabama–Huntsville	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	32	9	21	2	113	164
Alaska–Anchorage	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	43	22	17	4	203	143
Alaska–Fairbanks	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	35	17	16	2	-	-
Kent State	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	35	10	22	3	143	157
Notre Dame	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	33	16	15	2	134	144

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

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1991 NCAA Tournament

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)

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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
Scott Beattie	Sophomore	Northern Michigan	46	48	41	89	66
Jean-Yves Roy	Sophomore	Maine	43	37	45	82	26
Shawn McEachern	Junior	Boston University	41	34	48	82	43
David Emma	Senior	Boston College	39	35	46	81	44
Jim Montgomery	Sophomore	Maine	43	24	57	81	44
Greg Johnson	Sophomore	North Dakota	38	18	61	79	6
Jim Dowd	Senior	Lake Superior State	44	24	54	78	53
Denny Felsner	Junior	Michigan	46	40	35	75	58
Hugo Belanger	Sophomore	Clarkson	40	32	43	75	18
Doug Weight	Sophomore	Lake Superior State	42	29	46	75	86

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

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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, Boston University	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
Most Valuable Player		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

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External links

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[2] "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-06-29.

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[9] "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[10] "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[11] "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[12] "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[13] "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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[19] "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[20] "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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