2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

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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.

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
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.

USCHO Poll
Rank Team
1 Minnesota (36)
2 North Dakota (2)
3 Providence (2)
4 Boston College
5 Union (9)
6 Colgate (1)
7 St. Cloud
8 Michigan
9 Ferris State
10 Wisconsin (1)
11 Miami (OH)
11 Notre Dame
13 Minnesota State
14 Cornell
15 Quinnipiac
16 Northeastern
17 UMass Lowell
18 Denver
19 New Hampshire
20 Boston University
USA Today Poll
Rank Team
1 Minnesota (32)
2 North Dakota (1)
3 Providence
4 Boston College
5 Colgate
6 St. Cloud
7 Michigan
8 Union (1)
9 Miami (OH)
10 Ferris State
11 Notre Dame
12 Wisconsin
13 Minnesota State
14 Cornell
15 Denver

Regular season

Standings

2014–15 Atlantic Hockey standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Robert Morris dagger 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
dagger 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
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#13 Minnesotadagger* 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
dagger 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
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#7 Quinnipiacdagger 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
dagger 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
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Boston University dagger* 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
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 North Dakotadagger 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
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2015
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Minnesota State dagger* 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
dagger 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
Northeast Regional
2 Minnesota–Duluth 2
2 Minnesota–Duluth 4
3 Minnesota 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

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Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
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
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

2015 NHL Entry Draft

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Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
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

† incoming freshman
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See also

References

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