1987–88 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

Duration

October 1987–
April 2, 1988

NCAA tournament

1988

National championship

Olympic Center
Lake Placid, New York

NCAA champion

Lake Superior State

Hobey Baker Award

Robb Stauber
(Minnesota)

NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
← 1986–87	1988–89 →

The 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1987 and concluded with the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 2, 1988 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York. This was the 41st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 93rd year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

After the season U.S. International would drop its hockey program (the school itself would eventually go bankrupt) causing the demise of the Great West Hockey Conference, the only principally west-coast conference in the history of Division I hockey.

Regular season

Standings^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

1987–88 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Lake Superior State†	32	22	4	6	50	163	97	46	33	7	6	233	139
Bowling Green*	32	19	11	2	40	190	144	45	30	13	2	258	188
Michigan State	32	18	11	3	39	151	123	46	27	16	3	222	173
Western Michigan	32	17	12	3	37	152	136	42	22	17	3	208	184
Michigan	32	17	15	0	34	140	131	41	22	19	0	176	171
Illinois-Chicago	32	14	17	1	29	137	138	39	18	20	1	170	169
Ferris State	32	11	17	4	26	118	165	40	15	20	5	155	198
Ohio State	32	7	21	4	18	116	178	40	10	24	6	138	209
Miami	32	7	24	1	15	113	168	38	12	25	1	145	187
Championship: Bowling Green † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1987–88 ECAC Hockey standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Harvard†	22	18	4	0	36	93	52	32	21	11	0	132	96
St. Lawrence†*	22	18	4	0	36	124	70	38	29	9	0	200	112
Cornell	22	15	7	0	30	98	68	28	19	9	0	121	81
Vermont	22	14	7	1	29	81	67	35	21	11	3	127	101
Colgate	22	13	8	1	27	105	63	32	18	11	3	156	104
Clarkson	22	10	9	3	23	86	82	35	17	15	3	133	125
Princeton	22	11	10	1	23	80	77	28	12	15	1	94	110
Rensselaer	22	9	13	0	18	99	91	32	15	17	0	164	125
Dartmouth	22	8	13	1	17	59	84	26	10	15	1	70	98
Yale	22	6	16	0	12	60	97	26	6	20	0	76	128
Army	22	3	17	2	8	59	119	30	9	19	2	97	151
Brown	22	2	19	1	5	46	120	26	3	22	1	63	144
Championship: St. Lawrence † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1987–88 Great West Hockey Conference standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Alaska–Fairbanks†	8	5	3	0	10	-	-	31	20	9	2	172	115
U.S. International	8	4	4	0	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alaska–Anchorage	8	3	5	0	6	36	34	36	18	15	3	170	121
† indicates conference regular season champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

1987–88 Hockey East standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Maine†	26	20	4	2	44	159	90	44	34	8	2	259	144
Northeastern*	26	13	9	4	30	115	107	37	21	13	4	155	142
Boston University	26	11	12	3	25	116	117	34	14	17	3	150	154
Lowell	26	12	14	0	24	111	119	39	20	17	2	165	166
Boston College	26	10	14	2	22	104	119	34	13	18	3	132	151
Providence	26	8	13	5	21	97	119	36	13	18	5	135	165
New Hampshire	26	6	18	2	14	86	128	30	7	20	3	101	146
Championship: Northeastern † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1987–88 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	-	-	-	29	15	14	0	133	118
Alabama–Huntsville	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	30	11	18	1	139	159
Kent State	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	40	11	26	3	-	-
Merrimack	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	40	34	6	0	261	98
Notre Dame	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	33	27	4	2	222	114
St. Cloud State	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	37	11	25	1	131	231
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

1987–88 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota†	35	28	7	0	56	167	107	44	34	10	0	209	125
Wisconsin*	35	22	12	1	45	163	125	45	30	13	2	205	161
Denver	35	19	14	2	40	169	152	39	20	17	2	184	170
Michigan Tech	35	19	15	1	39	165	158	41	20	20	1	189	188
North Dakota	35	16	18	1	33	147	140	42	21	20	1	174	160
Minnesota-Duluth	35	15	18	2	32	143	155	41	18	21	2	163	179
Northern Michigan	35	14	17	4	32	145	147	40	16	20	4	164	159
Colorado College	35	3	31	1	7	102	206	38	4	33	1	111	222
Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

1988 NCAA Tournament^[5]

Main article: 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

First Round March 18-20					Quarterfinals March 25-27					Frozen Four March 31-April 1			National Championship April 2

					E1	Maine	5	4	9

					W4	Bowling Green	1	3	4
W4	Bowling Green	5	5	10

E5	Vermont	1	1	2
										E1	Maine	3

										W2	Lake Superior State	6

					W2	Lake Superior State	3	5	8

					W6	Merrimack	4	0	4
E3	Northeastern	5	3	8

W6	Merrimack	3	7	10
													W2	Lake Superior State	4*

													E2	St. Lawrence	3
					W1	Minnesota	4	4	8

					W5	Michigan State	2	3	5
E4	Harvard	5	3	8

W5	Michigan State	6	5	11
										W1	Minnesota	2

										E2	St. Lawrence	3

					E2	St. Lawrence	7	3	10

					W3	Wisconsin	0	4	4
W3	Wisconsin	7	4	11									Third Place Game

E6	Lowell	3	2	5
													E1	Maine	5
													W1	Minnesota	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

Scoring leaders^[6]

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
Johnson, SteveSteve Johnson	Senior	North Dakota	42	34	51	85	28
Capuano, DaveDave Capuano	Sophomore	Maine	42	34	51	85	51
Polillo, PaulPaul Polillo	Sophomore	Western Michigan	42	25	60	85	34
Street, KeithKeith Street	Junior	Alaska–Fairbanks	31	37	46	83	30
Emerson, NelsonNelson Emerson	Sophomore	Bowling Green	45	34	49	83	54
Vermette, MarkMark Vermette	Junior	Lake Superior State	46	45	30	75	154
Golden, MikeMike Golden	Senior	Maine	44	31	44	75	46
Parks, GregGreg Parks	Junior	Bowling Green	45	30	44	74	86
Berger, PhilPhil Berger	Junior	Northern Michigan	38	40	32	72	22
McNeill, MikeMike McNeill	Senior	Notre Dame	32	28	44	72	12

Leading goaltenders^[6]

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
Hoffort, BruceBruce Hoffort	Freshman	Lake Superior State	31	1787	23	4	3	79	2	.909	2.65
Stauber, RobbRobb Stauber	Sophomore	Minnesota	44	2621	34	10	0	119	5	.913	2.72
Millham, MikeMike Millham	Freshman	Vermont	18	1054	11	5	1	48	-	.885	2.73
D'Alessio, CorrieCorrie D'Alessio	Freshman	Cornell	25	1457	17	8	0	67	0	.910	2.76
Cohen, PaulPaul Cohen	Junior	St. Lawrence	30	1707	-	-	-	80	2	.903	2.78
Delaney, EliasElias Delaney	Junior	Vermont	10	507	6	2	2	25	-	.887	2.96
Cowley, WayneWayne Cowley	Junior	Colgate	20	1162	11	7	1	58	1	-	2.99
King, ScottScott King	Sophomore	Maine	33	1762	25	5	1	91	0	.896	3.10
Meyhoff, ChadChad Meyhoff	Sophomore	Alaska-Anchorage	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	.885	3.16
Fletcher, JohnJohn Fletcher	Sophomore	Clarkson	33	1820	16	11	3	97	1	.908	3.20

Awards

NCAA

Award^[7]		Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award		Robb Stauber, Minnesota
Spencer Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)		Frank Anzalone, Lake Superior State
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament		Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior State

AHCA All-American Teams^[8]
East First Team	Position	West First Team
Bruce Racine, Northeastern	G	Robb Stauber, Minnesota
Jack Capuano, Maine	D	Scott Paluch, Bowling Green
Brian McColgan, St. Lawrence	D	Paul Stanton, Wisconsin
Rejean Boivin, Colgate	F	Steve Johnson, North Dakota
Dave Capuano, Maine	F	Paul Ranheim, Wisconsin
Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence	F	Mark Vermette, Lake Superior State
East Second Team	Position	West Second Team
John Fletcher, Clarkson	G	Dean Anderson, Wisconsin
Brian Dowd, Northeastern	D	Mike DeAngelis, Minnesota-Duluth
Don Sweeney, Harvard	D	Randy Skarda, Minnesota
Luciano Borsato, Clarkson	F	Phil Berger, Northern Michigan
Gord Cruickshank, Providence	F	Nelson Emerson, Bowling Green
Mike Golden, Maine	F	Steve Tuttle, Wisconsin
Mike McHugh, Maine	F

CCHA

Awards^[9]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Mark Vermette, Lake Superior State
Rookie of the Year		John DePourcq, Ferris State
Coach of the Year		Frank Anzalone, Lake Superior State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament		Paul Connell, Bowling Green

All-CCHA Teams^[10]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Bruce Hoffort, Lake Superior State	G	Jason Muzzatti, Michigan State
Tim Tilley, Michigan State	D	Kord Cernich, Lake Superior State
Scott Paluch, Bowling Green	D	Mike Posma, Western Michigan
	D	Barry McKinlay, Illinois-Chicago
Mark Vermette, Lake Superior State	F	Mike de Carle, Lake Superior State
Nelson Emerson, Bowling Green	F	Bobby Reynolds, Michigan State
Paul Polillo, Western Michigan	F	Ron Hoover, Western Michigan

ECAC

Award^[11]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence
Rookie of the Year		Trent Andison, Cornell
Coach of the Year		Bill Cleary, Harvard
		Mike Gilligan, Vermont
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament		Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence

All-ECAC Hockey Teams^[12]^[13]
First Team	Position	Second Team
John Fletcher, Clarkson	G	Steve Laurin, Dartmouth
Brian McColgan, St. Lawrence	D	Cris Norton, Cornell
Don Sweeney, Harvard	D	Hank Lammens, St. Lawrence
Pete Lappin, St. Lawrence	F	Luciano Borsato, Clarkson
Rejean Boivin, Colgate	F	Ian Boyce, Vermont
John Messuri, Princeton	F	Kyle McDonough, Vermont
Rookie Team	Position
Corrie D'Alessio, Cornell	G
Mark Salsbury, Princeton	G
Andy Cesarski, Princeton	D
Steve Poapst, Colgate	D
Dave Tretowicz, Clarkson	D
Stephane Venne, Vermont	D
Trent Andison, Cornell	F
Peter Ciavaglia, Harvard	F
Bruce Coles, Rensselaer	F
Joé Juneau, Rensselaer	F
John LeClair, Vermont	F
Rob Tobin, Army	F

Hockey East

Award^[14]		Recipient
Player of the Year		Mike McHugh, Maine
Rookie of the Year		Mario Thyer, Maine
Coach of the Year Award		Shawn Walsh, Maine
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player		Bruce Racine, Northeastern

All-Hockey East Teams^[15]^[16]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Scott King, Maine	G	David Littman, Boston College
Jack Capuano, Maine	D	Carl Valimont, Lowell
Brian Dowd, Northeastern	D	Claude Lodin, Northeastern
Mike McHugh, Maine	F	Mike Golden, Maine
Dave Capuano, Maine	F	Mike Kelfer, Boston University
David O'Brien, Northeastern	F	Dan Shea, Boston College
Rookie Team	Position
Pat Morrison, New Hampshire	G
Will Averill, Northeastern	D
Tom Dion, Boston University	D
David Emma, Boston College	F
Mario Thyer, Maine	F
Chris Winnes, New Hampshire	F

WCHA

Award^[17]		Recipient
Most Valuable Player		Robb Stauber, Minnesota
Rookie of the Year		Rick Berens, Denver
Goaltender of the Year		Robb Stauber, Minnesota
Student-Athlete of the Year		Steve Johnson, North Dakota
Coach of the Year		Herb Boxer, Michigan Tech
Most Valuable Player in Tournament		Dean Anderson, Wisconsin

All-WCHA Teams^[18]
First Team	Position	Second Team
Robb Stauber, Minnesota	G	Dean Anderson, Wisconsin
Mike DeAngelis, Minnesota-Duluth	D	Todd Richards, Minnesota
Randy Skarda, Minnesota	D	Paul Stanton, Wisconsin
Phil Berger, Northern Michigan	F	Steve Tuttle, Wisconsin
Paul Ranheim, Wisconsin	F	John Archibald, Michigan Tech
Steve Johnson, North Dakota	F	Daryn McBride, Denver

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