1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season


The 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1997 and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 4, 1998, at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 51st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 103rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Pre-season polls

Regular season

Season tournaments

Standings

1998 NCAA Tournament

Note: * denotes overtime period

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
PlayerClassTeamGPGAPtsPIM
JuniorBoston College4233407356
SeniorMichigan4632356794
JuniorNew Hampshire3833336644
FreshmanBoston College4030326244
SeniorMichigan State4027346138
JuniorNew Hampshire3532286046
SeniorNew Hampshire3718415973
SophomoreOhio State4223355870
SeniorBoston University3828295788
JuniorMerrimack3811465744

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
PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLOTGASOSV%GAA
SeniorMichigan State4024383145640.9261.57
SeniorBoston University169301141333.9072.13
SeniorMichigan45264033101950.9072.16
JuniorBoston University2413701741501.9122.19
FreshmanNorth Dakota2715042331571.9132.27
SeniorClarkson2312661092482.9072.27
JuniorYale3219182093743.9192.32
FreshmanOhio State3218582280730.9222.36
SeniorClarkson168641301350.8992.43
JuniorNew Hampshire38228225121964.9082.52

Awards

NCAA

CCHA

ECAC

Hockey East

WCHA

See Also