1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
Duration	October 1993– April 2, 1994
NCAA tournament	1994
National championship	Saint Paul Civic Center Saint Paul, Minnesota
NCAA champions	Lake Superior State
Hobey Baker Award	Chris Marinucci (Minnesota–Duluth)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons ← 1992–93  1994–95 →

The 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1993 and concluded with the 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 2, 1994 at the Saint Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the 47th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 99th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Regular season

Standings

1993–94 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Michigan†*	30	24	5	1	49	146	80		41	33	7	1	205	112
Lake Superior State	30	18	8	4	40	129	69		45	31	10	4	198	103
Michigan State	30	17	8	5	39	115	87		41	23	13	5	155	123
Western Michigan	30	18	10	2	38	117	101		40	24	13	3	165	134
Miami	30	17	12	1	35	112	94		38	21	16	1	137	120
Bowling Green	30	15	13	2	32	114	105		38	19	17	2	149	132
Ferris State	30	12	17	1	25	110	122		38	14	23	1	205	247
Notre Dame	30	9	16	5	23	85	121		38	11	22	5	113	165
Illinois-Chicago	30	8	20	2	18	101	144		39	11	26	2	135	192
Ohio State	30	6	19	5	17	81	124		35	7	23	5	98	158
Kent State	30	6	22	2	14	109	172		39	11	26	2	151	219
Alaska-Fairbanks^									38	24	13	1	223	152
Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Alaska-Fairbanks is an affiliate member and its games do not count towards the conference standings

1993–94 ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard†*	22	16	2	4	36	107	60		33	24	5	4	155	89
Clarkson	22	13	5	4	30	92	67		34	20	9	5	147	114
Rensselaer	22	12	6	4	28	99	75		36	21	11	4	171	115
Brown	22	12	7	3	27	91	73		32	15	13	4	116	117
Vermont	22	10	6	6	26	86	75		33	15	12	6	127	113
Union	22	10	9	3	23	83	89		30	15	11	4	117	118
Colgate	22	10	10	2	22	97	90		33	14	17	2	144	137
Cornell	22	7	10	5	19	73	89		30	8	17	5	97	126
Princeton	22	7	12	3	17	63	80		28	10	15	3	88	101
St. Lawrence	22	8	14	0	16	74	95		31	10	21	0	99	134
Yale	22	5	16	1	11	58	102		27	5	21	1	73	133
Dartmouth	22	4	17	1	9	80	111		27	5	21	1	94	137
Championship: Harvard † indicates conference regular season champion

1993–94 Hockey East standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Boston University†*	24	21	3	0	42	120	63		41	34	7	0	195	113
Massachusetts–Lowell	24	14	6	4	32	91	91		40	25	10	5	164	120
New Hampshire	24	13	9	2	28	90	91		40	25	12	3	145	125
Northeastern	24	10	8	6	26	94	95		39	19	13	7	162	159
Providence	24	9	13	2	20	74	111		36	14	19	3	120	149
Boston College	24	7	12	5	19	85	96		35	15	16	5	145	133
Merrimack	24	8	14	2	18	77	110		37	16	19	2	126	152
Maine^	24	3	20	1	7	92	130		36	6	29	1	142	130
Championship: Boston University † indicates conference regular season champion

1993–94 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	15	16	1	121	139
Army	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		30	14	16	0	123	121
Massachusetts	0	0	0	0	-	-	-		29	20	9	0	177	94

1993–94 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Colorado College†	32	18	9	5	41	135	126		39	23	11	5	163	138
Minnesota*	32	18	10	4	40	111	109		40	24	12	4	151	142
Wisconsin	32	19	12	1	39	128	103		40	26	15	1	172	133
St. Cloud State	32	16	12	4	36	127	111		38	21	13	4	160	135
Northern Michigan	32	17	14	1	35	129	120		39	22	16	1	157	140
Alaska-Anchorage	32	14	16	2	30	110	109		36	15	19	2	123	132
Minnesota-Duluth	32	12	17	3	27	125	131		38	14	21	3	144	160
North Dakota	32	11	17	4	26	101	131		38	11	23	4	119	164
Denver	32	11	18	3	25	116	130		38	15	20	3	146	155
Michigan Tech	32	8	19	5	21	93	105		45	13	27	5	135	163

1994 NCAA Tournament

Regional Quarterfinals March 25-26

Regional Semifinals March 26-27

Frozen Four March 31

National Championship April 2

E1

Boston University

–

–

bye

–

E1

Boston University

6

E4

Wisconsin

2

E4

Wisconsin

6

E5

Western Michigan

3

E1

Boston University

4

W2

Minnesota

1

W2

Minnesota

–

–

bye

–

W2

Minnesota

2*

W3

Massachusetts-Lowell

1

W3

Massachusetts-Lowell

4

W6

Michigan State

3

E1

Boston University

1

W4

Lake Superior State

9

W1

Michigan

–

–

bye

–

W1

Michigan

4

W4

Lake Superior State

5*

W4

Lake Superior State

6*

W5

Northeastern

5

W4

Lake Superior State

3*

E2

Harvard

2

E2

Harvard

–

–

bye

–

E2

Harvard

7

E3

New Hampshire

1

E3

New Hampshire

2

E6

Rensselaer

0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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
Fedorchuk, DeanDean Fedorchuk	Senior	Alaska-Fairbanks	38	42	32	74	88
MacMillan, TravisTravis MacMillan	Senior	Alaska-Fairbanks	38	23	51	74	66
Guolla, SteveSteve Guolla	Junior	Michigan State	41	23	46	69	16
Wiseman, BrianBrian Wiseman	Senior	Michigan	40	19	50	69	44
Oliver, DavidDavid Oliver	Senior	Michigan	41	28	40	68	16
Conroy, CraigCraig Conroy	Senior	Clarkson	34	26	39	65	46
Fairchild, KellyKelly Fairchild	Senior	Wisconsin	42	20	44	64	81
Shier, AndrewAndrew Shier	Senior	Wisconsin	42	17	45	62	76
Marinucci, ChrisChris Marinucci	Senior	Minnesota–Duluth	38	30	31	61	65
Martins, SteveSteve Martins	Junior	Harvard	32	25	35	60	93
Lester, DonDon Lester	Senior	Alaska-Fairbanks	38	19	41	60	32

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
Lacher, BlaineBlaine Lacher	Junior	Lake Superior State	30	1785	20	5	4	59	6	.918	1.98
Herlofsky, DerekDerek Herlofsky	Junior	Boston University	20	1056	15	3	0	44	4	.909	2.50
Shields, SteveSteve Shields	Senior	Michigan	36	1961	28	6	1	87	0	.892	2.66
Gordon, ChrisChris Gordon	Senior	Michigan	11							.895	2.70
Buzak, MikeMike Buzak	Junior	Michigan State	39	2297	21	12	5	104	2	.903	2.72
Roloson, DwayneDwayne Roloson	Senior	Massachusetts-Lowell	40	2305	23	10	7	106	2	.909	2.76
Brown, CraigCraig Brown	Senior	Western Michigan	24		14	5	2			.907	2.86
McKersie, J. P.J. P. McKersie	Junior	Boston University	24	1325	19	4	0	64	0		2.90
Shulmistra, RichardRichard Shulmistra	Senior	Miami	27	1521	13	12	1	74	0	.892	2.92
Kilduff, DaveDave Kilduff	Freshman	Massachusetts	20	1088	14	4	0	52	2	.866	2.93

Awards

NCAA

Award Recipient Hobey Baker Memorial Award Chris Marinucci, Minnesota–Duluth Spencer T. Penrose Award (Coach of the Year) Don Lucia, Colorado College Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament Sean Tallaire, Lake Superior State

AHCA All-American Teams East First Team   Position   West First Team Dwayne Roloson, Massachusetts-Lowell G Jamie Ram, Michigan Tech Brian Mueller, Clarkson D Shawn Reid, Colorado College Sean McCann, Harvard D John Gruden, Ferris State Mike Pomichter, Boston University F David Oliver, Michigan Craig Conroy, Clarkson F Brian Wiseman, Michigan Steve Martins, Harvard F Chris Marinucci, Minnesota–Duluth East Second Team   Position   West Second Team J. P. McKersie, Massachusetts-Lowell G Steve Shields, Michigan Rich Brennan, Boston University D Jeff Wells, Bowling Green Derek Maguire, Harvard D Chris McAlpine, Minnesota Jacques Joubert, Boston University F Dean Fedorchuk, Alaska-Fairbanks Shane Henry, Massachusetts-Lowell F Clayton Beddoes, Lake Superior State Chad Quenneville, Providence F Steve Guolla, Michigan State

CCHA

Awards Recipient Player of the Year David Oliver, Michigan Best Defensive Forward Mike Stone, Michigan Best Defensive Defenseman Brent Brekke, Western Michigan Best Offensive Defenseman John Gruden, Ferris State Rookie of the Year Brendan Morrison, Michigan Coach of the Year Red Berenson, Michigan Terry Flanagan Memorial Award Craig Lisko, Ferris State Most Valuable Player in Tournament Mike Stone, Michigan

All-CCHA Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Steve Shields, Michigan G Mike Buzak, Michigan State John Gruden, Ferris State D Bob Marshall, Miami Jeff Wells, Bowling Green D Keith Aldridge, Lake Superior State David Oliver, Michigan F Steve Guolla, Michigan State Brian Wiseman, Michigan F Mike Knuble, Michigan Anson Carter, Michigan State F Clayton Beddoes, Lake Superior State Rookie Team   Position   Bob Petrie, Bowling Green G Andy Roach, Ferris State D Harold Schock, Michigan D Blake Sloan, Michigan D Jason Botterill, Michigan F Curtis Fry, Bowling Green F Brendan Morrison, Michigan F

ECAC

Award Recipient Player of the Year Steve Martins, Harvard Rookie of the Year Éric Perrin, Vermont Coach of the Year Bruce Delventhal, Union Best Defensive Defenseman Mike Traggio, Brown Best Defensive Forward Ian Sharp, Princeton Most Outstanding Player in Tournament Sean McCann, Harvard

All-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Geoff Finch, Brown G Jason Currie, Clarkson Sean McCann, Harvard D Sean O'Brien, Princeton Brian Mueller, Clarkson D Derek Maguire, Harvard Craig Conroy, Clarkson F Ron Pasco, Rensselaer Brian Farrell, Harvard F Chris Kaban, Brown Steve Martins, Harvard F Bruce Gardiner, Colgate Rookie Team   Position   Tim Thomas, Vermont G Troy Creurer, St. Lawrence D Ashlin Halfnight, Harvard D Adam Wiesel, Clarkson D Steve Wilson, Cornell D Vince Auger, Cornell F Chris Ford, Union F Mike Harder, Colgate F Jean-Francois Houle, Clarkson F Éric Perrin, Vermont F Martin St. Louis, Vermont F Troy Stevens, Union F

Hockey East

Award Recipient Player of the Year Dwayne Roloson, Massachusetts-Lowell Rookie of the Year Greg Bullock, Massachusetts-Lowell Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award Bruce Crowder, Massachusetts-Lowell Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award Michael Spalla, Boston College William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Dwayne Roloson, Massachusetts-Lowell

All-Hockey East Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Dwayne Roloson, Massachusetts-Lowell G Derek Herlofsky, Boston University Rich Brennan, Boston University D Scott Malone, Boston University François Bouchard, Northeastern D Michael Spalla, Northeastern Shane Henry, Massachusetts-Lowell F Jean-Francois Aube, Massachusetts-Lowell Jacques Joubert, Boston University F Mike Latendresse, Boston University Mike Taylor, Northeastern F Greg Bullock, Massachusetts-Lowell Rookie Team   Position   Greg Taylor, Boston College G John Jakopin, Merrimack D Tim Murray, New Hampshire D Shawn Bates, Boston University F Eric Boguniecki, New Hampshire F Greg Bullock, Massachusetts-Lowell F

WCHA

Award Recipient Player of the Year Chris Marinucci, Minnesota-Duluth Rookie of the Year Landon Wilson, North Dakota Student-Athlete of the Year Brian Konowalchuk, Denver Jeff Nielsen, Minnesota Coach of the Year Don Lucia, Colorado College Most Valuable Player in Tournament Chris McAlpine, Minnesota

All-WCHA Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Jamie Ram, Michigan Tech G Lee Schill, Alaska-Anchorage Chris McAlpine, Minnesota D Kelly Hultgren, St. Cloud State Shawn Reid, Colorado College D Kent Fearns, Colorado College Jay McNeill, Colorado College F Mike Harding, Northern Michigan Kelly Fairchild, Wisconsin F Jeff Nielsen, Minnesota Chris Marinucci, Minnesota-Duluth F Andrew Shier, Wisconsin Rookie Team   Position   Toby Kvalevog, North Dakota G Todd Bethard, Alaska-Anchorage D Eric Rud, Colorado College D Brad Federenko, Minnesota-Duluth F Landon Wilson, North Dakota F Dean Seymour, Northern Michigan F

Team Photos

Lake Superior Lakers (CCHA)

Cornell Big Red (ECAC)

Western Michigan Broncos (CCHA)

Miami RedHawks (CCHA)

Harvard Crimson (ECAC)

Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA)

External links

• College Hockey Historical Archives
• 1993–94 NCAA Standings