2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
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The TD Garden in Boston hosted the 2015 Frozen Four
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Duration | October 4, 2014– April 11, 2015 |
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NCAA tournament | 2015 | ||||
National championship | TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
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NCAA champion | Providence | ||||
Hobey Baker Award | Jack Eichel (Boston University) |
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The 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2014 and ended with the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game in April 2015. This was the 68th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and the 121st year overall in which an NCAA school fielded a team.
Contents
Conference realignment
The only conference membership change in the 2014 offseason was the move of the Connecticut Huskies from Atlantic Hockey to Hockey East, which was already home to the UConn women's team.
School | Former Conference | New Conference |
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Connecticut Huskies | Atlantic Hockey | Hockey East |
Season Outlook
Pre-season polls
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The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.
The U.S. College Hockey Online poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.
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Regular season
Standings
2014–15 Atlantic Hockey standings
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Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Robert Morris | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 106 | 66 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 133 | 90 | |
Canisius | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 78 | 60 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 95 | 82 | |
#16 RIT * | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 90 | 62 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 121 | 96 | |
Bentley | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 76 | 67 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 100 | 92 | |
Mercyhurst | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 90 | 87 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 116 | 122 | |
Holy Cross | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 68 | 61 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 84 | 87 | |
Air Force | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 82 | 82 | 41 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 109 | 130 | |
Sacred Heart | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 77 | 82 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 96 | 113 | |
Army | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 60 | 84 | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 68 | 108 | |
American International | 28 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 107 | 36 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 87 | 155 | |
Niagara | 28 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 65 | 103 | 39 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 85 | 157 | |
Championship: March 21, 2015 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2015 |
2014–15 Big Ten ice hockey standings
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Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#13 Minnesota* | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 81 | 54 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 129 | 92 | |
Michigan State | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 47 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 82 | 76 | |
Michigan | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 88 | 60 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 132 | 101 | |
Penn State | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 62 | 66 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 118 | 110 | |
Ohio State | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 56 | 71 | 34 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 95 | 113 | |
Wisconsin | 20 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 75 | 34 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 58 | 124 | |
Championship: March 21, 2015 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 14, 2015 |
2014–15 ECAC Hockey men's standings
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Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#7 Quinnipiac | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 60 | 37 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 94 | 73 | |
St. Lawrence | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 70 | 41 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 104 | 70 | |
#19 Yale | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 60 | 37 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 45 | |
#15 Colgate | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 53 | 51 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 90 | 72 | |
Dartmouth | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 64 | 55 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 88 | 72 | |
#17 Harvard* | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 71 | 54 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 105 | 78 | |
Cornell | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 45 | 46 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 57 | 68 | |
Clarkson | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 49 | 47 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 81 | 87 | |
Rensselaer | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 53 | 66 | 39 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 76 | 125 | |
Union | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 58 | 63 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 115 | 95 | |
Brown | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 44 | 80 | 31 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 65 | 112 | |
Princeton | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 39 | 99 | |
Championship: March 21, 2015 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015 |
2014–15 Hockey East men's standings
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#3 Boston University * | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 88 | 55 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 124 | 78 | |
#14 Providence | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 61 | 37 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 100 | 69 | |
#11 Boston College | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 60 | 50 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 100 | 80 | |
#12 UMass Lowell | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 70 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 114 | 87 | |
Notre Dame | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 64 | 54 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 118 | 103 | |
Northeastern | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 70 | 69 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 107 | 107 | |
#16 Vermont | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 53 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 103 | 82 | |
New Hampshire | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 68 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 113 | 101 | |
Connecticut | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 74 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 66 | 111 | |
Maine | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 74 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 108 | 127 | |
Merrimack | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 56 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 79 | 82 | |
UMass | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 102 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 99 | 152 | |
Championship: March 21, 2015 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015 |
2014–15 National Collegiate Hockey Conference standings
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GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#1 North Dakota | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 72 | 55 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 127 | 87 | |
#6 Miami (OH) * | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 73 | 60 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 125 | 93 | |
#10 Omaha | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 67 | 56 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 96 | 85 | |
#5 Denver | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 79 | 68 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 125 | 93 | |
#8 Minnesota–Duluth | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 68 | 59 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 109 | 93 | |
#18 St. Cloud State | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 69 | 56 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 105 | 91 | |
Western Michigan | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 51 | 73 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 98 | 107 | |
Colorado College | 24 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 95 | 35 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 74 | 136 | |
Championship: March 21, 2015 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2015 |
2014–15 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#2 Minnesota State * | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 98 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 122 | 69 | |
#4 Michigan Tech | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 103 | 48 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 131 | 64 | |
#9 Bowling Green | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 87 | 66 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 110 | 85 | |
Alaska^ | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 75 | 69 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 92 | 81 | |
Bemidji State | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 73 | 62 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 98 | 83 | |
Ferris State | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 66 | 58 | 37 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 81 | 81 | |
Northern Michigan | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 59 | 71 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 83 | 93 | |
Alabama–Huntsville | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 44 | 95 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 62 | 117 | |
Lake Superior State | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 44 | 91 | 36 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 56 | 118 | |
Alaska Anchorage | 28 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 94 | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 70 | 107 | |
Championship: March 21, 2015 indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy) ^ indicates ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015 |
2015 NCAA Tournament
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Regional Semi-finals | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | National Championship | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | RIT | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | RIT | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Omaha | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Omaha | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Harvard | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
MW2 | Omaha | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Miami | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Providence | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
East Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Denver | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Denver | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Boston College | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Boston University | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Quinnipiac | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
West Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | St. Cloud State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan Tech | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | St. Cloud State | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | North Dakota | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Boston University | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Boston University | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Yale | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Boston University | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota–Duluth | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota | 1 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Jack Eichel | Freshman | Boston University | 40 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 28 |
Evan Rodrigues | Senior | Boston University | 41 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 31 |
Jimmy Vesey | Junior | Harvard | 37 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 21 |
Matt Garbowsky | Senior | RIT | 40 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 28 |
Zach Hyman | Senior | Michigan | 37 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 10 |
Josh Mitchell | Junior | RIT | 40 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 32 |
Daniel Ciampini | Senior | Union | 39 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 30 |
Danny O'Regan | Junior | Boston University | 41 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 26 |
Mike Vecchione | Sophomore | Union | 39 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 20 |
Kyle Criscuolo | Junior | Harvard | 37 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 12 |
Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Alex Lyon | Sophomore | Yale | 32 | 1925:05 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 7 | .939 | 1.62 |
Stephon Williams | Junior | Minnesota State | 35 | 1999:15 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 5 | .925 | 1.65 |
Jamie Phillips | Junior | Michigan Tech | 41 | 2417:18 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 70 | 6 | .933 | 1.74 |
Michael Bitzer | Freshman | Bemidji State | 28 | 1730:06 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 52 | 4 | .929 | 1.80 |
Kyle Hayton | Freshman | St. Lawrence | 36 | 2186:05 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 71 | 5 | .937 | 1.95 |
Ryan Massa | Senior | Omaha | 29 | 1652:40 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 2 | .939 | 1.96 |
Keegan Asmundson | Senior | Canisius | 26 | 1527:11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 2 | .930 | 1.96 |
James Kruger | Junior | Dartmouth | 26 | 1575:36 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 3 | .926 | 1.98 |
Sean Cahill | Senior | Alaska | 16 | 967:50 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 2 | .919 | 1.98 |
Mitch Gillam | Sophomore | Cornell | 27 | 1476:22 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 1 | .927 | 1.99 |
Awards
Big Ten
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ECAC
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Hockey East
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NCHC
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WCHA
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2015 NHL Entry Draft
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Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
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1 | 2 | Jack Eichel | Boston University | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres |
1 | 5 | Noah Hanifin | Boston College | Hockey East | Carolina Hurricanes |
1 | 8 | Zach Werenski | Michigan | Big Ten | Columbus Blue Jackets |
1 | 17 | Kyle Connor † | Michigan | Big Ten | Winnipeg Jets |
1 | 21 | Colin White † | Boston College | Hockey East | Ottawa Senators |
1 | 23 | Brock Boeser † | North Dakota | NCHC | Vancouver Canucks |
1 | 25 | Jack Roslovic † | Miami | NCHC | Winnipeg Jets |
2 | 39 | A. J. Greer | Boston University | Hockey East | Colorado Avalanche |
2 | 45 | Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson † | Boston University | Hockey East | Boston Bruins |
2 | 50 | Jordan Greenway † | Boston University | Hockey East | Minnesota Wild |
3 | 78 | Erik Foley † | Providence | Hockey East | Winnipeg Jets |
3 | 80 | Brent Gates † | Minnesota | Big Ten | Anaheim Ducks |
3 | 81 | Brendan Warren † | Michigan | Big Ten | Arizona Coyotes |
3 | 85 | Tommy Novak † | Minnesota | Big Ten | Nashville Predators |
3 | 86 | Mike Robinson † | New Hampshire | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks |
3 | 90 | Matej Tomek † | North Dakota | NCHC | Philadelphia Flyers |
3 | 91 | Dennis Gilbert † | Notre Dame | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
4 | 92 | Will Borgen † | St. Cloud State | NCHC | Buffalo Sabres |
4 | 107 | Christian Wolanin † | North Dakota | NCHC | Ottawa Senators |
4 | 121 | Ryan Shea † | Northeastern | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
5 | 125 | David Cotton † | Boston College | Hockey East | Carolina Hurricanes |
5 | 130 | Karlis Cukste † | Quinnipiac | ECAC Hockey | San Jose Sharks |
5 | 132 | Karch Bachman † | Miami | NCHC | Florida Panthers |
5 | 133 | Joe Cecconi † | Michigan | Big Ten | Dallas Stars |
5 | 140 | Chase Pearson † | Maine | Hockey East | Detroit Red Wings |
5 | 148 | Troy Terry † | Denver | NCHC | Anaheim Ducks |
5 | 149 | Adam Gaudette † | Northeastern | Hockey East | Vancouver Canucks |
5 | 150 | Ryan Zuhlsdorf † | Minnesota | Big Ten | Tampa Bay Lightning |
6 | 153 | Kris Oldham † | Omaha | NCHC | Tampa Bay Lightning |
6 | 156 | Jake Massie † | Vermont | Hockey East | Carolina Hurricanes |
6 | 157 | Brett Seney | Merrimack | Hockey East | New Jersey Devils |
6 | 158 | Cooper Marody † | Michigan | Big Ten | Philadelphia Flyers |
6 | 162 | Chris Wilkie † | North Dakota | NCHC | Florida Panthers |
6 | 167 | Frederik Tiffels | Western Michigan | NCHC | Pittsburgh Penguins |
6 | 168 | Mason Appleton † | Michigan State | Big Ten | Winnipeg Jets |
6 | 170 | Patrick Holway † | Maine | Hockey East | Detroit Red Wings |
6 | 171 | Nick Boka † | Michigan | Big Ten | Minnesota Wild |
6 | 172 | Misha Song † | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | New York Islanders |
6 | 175 | Tyler Moy | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Nashville Predators |
6 | 178 | Steven Ruggiero † | Providence | Hockey East | Anaheim Ducks |
6 | 179 | Garrett Metcalf † | Massachusetts–Lowell | Hockey East | Anaheim Ducks |
7 | 182 | Ivan Chukarov † | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres |
7 | 190 | Marcus Vela † | New Hampshire | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks |
7 | 192 | Patrick Shea † | Maine | Hockey East | Florida Panthers |
7 | 193 | Jake Kupsky † | Union | ECAC Hockey | San Jose Sharks |
7 | 194 | Matt Roy | Michigan Tech | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
7 | 195 | Jack Becker † | Michigan | Big Ten | Boston Bruins |
7 | 197 | Nikita Pavlychev † | Penn State | Big Ten | Pittsburgh Penguins |
7 | 199 | Joey Daccord † | Arizona State | Independent | Ottawa Senators |
7 | 204 | Jack Sadek † | Minnesota | Big Ten | Minnesota Wild |
7 | 206 | Ryan Bednard † | Bowling Green | WCHA | Florida Panthers |
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See also
References
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