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

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 120th 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

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from USCHO.com, September 29, 2014, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 29, 2014.[1][2] First place votes are in parentheses.

USCHO.com
Ranking 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/USA Hockey Magazine
Ranking 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

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
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

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 19, 2015.[3]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Eichel, JackJack Eichel Freshman Boston University 34 20 41 61 20
Rodrigues, EvanEvan Rodrigues Senior Boston University 35 18 36 54 27
Vesey, JimmyJimmy Vesey Junior Harvard 34 27 26 53 19
Hyman, ZachZach Hyman Senior Michigan 35 21 31 52 8
Garbowsky, MattMatt Garbowsky Senior RIT 36 26 24 50 30
Ciampini, DanielDaniel Ciampini Senior Union 39 26 24 50 30
Vecchione, MikeMike Vecchione Sophomore Union 39 19 31 50 20
Larkin, DylanDylan Larkin Freshman Michigan 33 15 32 47 42
Mitchell, JoshJosh Mitchell Junior RIT 36 14 33 47 30
Gunner, ColeCole Gunner Senior Air Force 41 21 25 46 54

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 15, 2015 while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Lyon, AlexAlex Lyon Sophomore Yale 31 1857:38 17 9 5 49 7 .939 1.58
Phillips, JamieJamie Phillips Junior Michigan Tech 38 2229:07 27 7 2 60 6 .938 1.62
Williams, StephonStephon Williams Junior Minnesota State 32 1821:50 23 5 3 51 6 .923 1.68
Bitzer, MichaelMichael Bitzer Freshman Bemidji State 28 1730:06 14 11 3 52 4 .929 1.80
Williams, JayJay Williams Junior Miami (OH) 25 1404:05 17 8 0 43 5 .924 1.84

Awards

WCHA

Award Recipient
Player of the Year Tanner Kero, Michigan Tech
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Tanner Kero, Michigan Tech
Defensive Player of the Year Colton Parayko, Alaska
Rookie of the Year Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State
Scoring Champion Tanner Kero, Michigan Tech
Goaltending Champion Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
Coach of the Year Mike Hastings, Minnesota State
All-WCHA Teams[4]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech G Stephon Williams, Minnesota State
Zach Palmquist, Minnesota State D Casey Nelson, Minnesota State
Colton Parayko, Alaska D Matt Prapavessis, Bemidji State
Tanner Kero, Michigan Tech F Bryce Gervais, Minnesota State
Matt Leitner, Minnesota State F Malcolm Gould, Michigan Tech
Tyler Morley, Alaska F Alex Petan, Michigan Tech
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
C. J. Motte, Ferris State G Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State
Shane Hanna, Michigan Tech D Mark Friedman, Bowling Green
Brock Maschmeyer, Northern Michigan D Nolan Valleau, Bowling Green
Marcus Basara, Alaska F C.J. Franklin, Minnesota State
Brendan Harms, Bemidji State F Brandon Hawkins, Bowling Green
Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech F Max McHugh, Alabama–Huntsville
Blake Tatchell, Alaska Anchorage F –

NCHC

Award Recipient
Player of the Year Joey LaLeggia, Denver
Rookie of the Year Danton Heinen, Denver
Goaltender of the Year Zane McIntyre, North Dakota
Forward of the Year Trevor Moore, Denver
Defenseman of the Year Joey LaLeggia, Denver
Offensive Defenseman of the Year Joey LaLeggia, Denver
Defensive Forward of the Year Mark MacMillan, North Dakota
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Nick Mattson, North Dakota
Sportsmanship Award Nick Oliver, St. Cloud State
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year Dave Hakstol, North Dakota
All-NCHC Teams[5][6]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Zane McIntyre, North Dakota G Ryan Massa, Omaha
Joey LaLeggia, Denver D Jordan Schmaltz, North Dakota
Jaccob Slavin, Colorado College D Andy Welinski, Minnesota–Duluth
Jonny Brodzinski, St. Cloud State F Drake Caggiula, North Dakota
Mark MacMillan, North Dakota F Austin Czarnik, Miami (OH)
Trevor Moore, Denver F Danton Heinen, Denver
Honorable Mention   Position   Rookie Team
Charlie Lindgren, St. Cloud State G Kasimir Kaskisuo, Minnesota–Duluth
Matthew Caito, Miami (OH) D Louie Belpedio, Miami (OH)
Andrew Prochno, St. Cloud State D Luc Snuggerud, Omaha
Jake Guentzel, Omaha F Danton Heinen, Denver
Austin Ortega, Omaha F Patrick Russell, St. Cloud State
Dominic Toninato, Minnesota–Duluth F Nick Schmaltz, North Dakota

Atlantic Hockey

Award Recipient[7]
Player of the Year Matt Garbowsky, RIT
Rookie of the Year Tyler Pham, Army
Best Defensive Forward Matt Garbowsky, RIT
Best Defenseman Steven Weinstein, Bentley
Individual Sportmanship Award Zak Zaremba, Army
Scoring Trophy Matt Garbowsky, RIT
Goaltending Trophy Keegan Asmundson, Canisius
Team Sportsmanship Award American International College
Coach of the Year Derek Schooley, Robert Morris
Atlantic Hockey All-Conference Teams[8][9]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Matt Ginn, Holy Cross G Keegan Asmundson, Canisius
Steven Weinstein, Bentley D Brady Norrish, RIT
Chris Rumble, Canisius D Ryan Misiak, Mercyhurst
Matt Garbowsky, RIT F Ralph Cuddemi, Canisius
Cody Wydo, Robert Morris F Josh Mitchell, RIT
Andrew Gladiuk, Bentley F Cole Gunner, Air Force
Third Team   Position   All-Rookie Team
Jayson Argue, Bentley G Jayson Argue, Bentley
Dalton Izyk, Robert Morris G –
Alexander Kuqali, RIT D Brady Norrish, RIT
Chase Golightly, Robert Morris D Keegan Harper, Niagara
Daniel Bahntge, Mercyhurst F Tyler Pham, Army
Zac Lynch, Robert Morris F Jack Riley, Mercyhurst
Brad McGowan, RIT F Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris

Big Ten

Award Recipient
Player of the Year Jake Hildebrand, Michigan State
Defensive Player of the Year Mike Reilly, Minnesota
Goaltender of the Year Jake Hildebrand, Michigan State
Freshman of the Year Dylan Larkin, Michigan
Scoring Champion Zach Hyman, Michigan
Coach of the Year Guy Gadowsky, Penn State
All-Big Ten Teams[10]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Jake Hildebrand, Michigan State G Adam Wilcox, Minnesota
Zach Werenski, Michigan D Michael Downing, Michigan
Mike Reilly, Minnesota D Travis Walsh, Michigan State
Zach Hyman, Michigan F Andrew Copp, Michigan
Dylan Larkin, Michigan F Travis Boyd, Minnesota
Casey Bailey, Penn State F Kyle Rau, Minnesota
Honorable Mention   Position   All-Freshman Team
P. J. Musico, Penn State G –
Brady Skjei, Minnesota D Zach Werenski, Michigan
Nate Jensen, Penn State D Josh Jacobs, Michigan State
Luke Juha, Penn State D –
Patrick Koudys, Penn State D –
Matt Berry, Michigan State F Dylan Larkin, Michigan
Anthony Greco, Ohio State F Matthew Weis, Ohio State
David Goodwin, Penn State F Scott Conway, Penn State
Taylor Holstrom, Penn State F –

Hockey East

Award Recipient
Player of the Year Jack Eichel, Boston University
Best Defensive Forward Noel Acciari, Providence
Best Defensive Defenseman Mike Paliotta, Vermont
Rookie of the Year Jack Eichel, Boston University
Goaltender of the Year Jon Gillies, Providence
Len Ceglarski Sportmanship Award Michael Sit, Boston College
Three Stars Award Jack Eichel, Boston University
Scoring Champion Jack Eichel, Boston University
Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award Vermont
Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) David Quinn, Boston University
Hockey East All-Star Teams[11][12][13]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Jon Gillies, Providence G Matt O'Connor, Boston University
Matt Grzelcyk, Boston University D Noah Hanifin, Boston College
Robbie Russo, Notre Dame D Mike Paliotta, Vermont
Jack Eichel, Boston University F Danny O'Regan, Boston University
Kevin Roy, Northeastern F Evan Rodrigues, Boston University
Vince Hinostroza, Notre Dame F Devin Shore, Maine
Honorable Mention   Position   Rookie Team
Thatcher Demko, Boston College G Cal Petersen, Notre Dame
Rasmus Tirronen, Merrimack G —
Ian McCoshen, Boston College D Noah Hanifin, Boston College
Ben Hutton, Maine D Brandon Montour, UMass
Matt Benning, Northeastern D —
Alex Tuch, Boston College F Alex Tuch, Boston College
Matt Willows, New Hampshire F Jack Eichel, Boston University
Tyler Kelleher, New Hampshire F C. J. Smith, UMass Lowell
Ross Mauermann, Providence F —

ECAC

Award Recipient
Player of the Year Jimmy Vesey, Harvard
Best Defensive Forward Cole Bardreau, Cornell
Best Defensive Defenseman Rob O'Gara, Yale
Rookie of the Year Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence
Goaltender of the Year Alex Lyon, Yale
Sportmanship Award Yale
Student-Athlete of the Year Kyle Criscuolo, Harvard
Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year) Greg Carvel, St. Lawrence
All-ECAC Teams[14]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Alex Lyon, Yale G Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence
Rob O'Gara, Yale D Eric Sweetman, St. Lawrence
Joakim Ryan, Cornell D Patrick McNally, Harvard
Daniel Ciampini, Union F Sam Anas, Quinnipiac
Matthew Peca, Quinnipiac F Kyle Criscuolo, Harvard
Jimmy Vesey, Harvard F Eric Neiley, Dartmouth
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Michael Garteig, Quinnipiac G Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence
Danny Federico, Quinnipiac D Nolan Gluchowski, St. Lawrence
Jeff Taylor, Union D Kelly Summers, Clarkson
Cole Bardreau, Cornell F Spencer Foo, Union
Kyle Baun, Colgate F Drew Melanson, Rensselaer
Tyson Spink, Colgate F Landon Smith, Quinnipiac

Hobey Baker Award

Hobey Baker Award Finalists[15]
Player Position School
Ciampini, DanielDaniel Ciampini Forward Union
Eichel, JackJack Eichel Forward Boston University
Garbowsky, MattMatt Garbowsky Forward RIT
Hyman, ZachZach Hyman Forward Michigan
Kero, TannerTanner Kero Forward Michigan Tech
LaLeggia, JoeyJoey LaLeggia Defenceman Denver
McIntyre, ZaneZane McIntyre Goaltender North Dakota
Reilly, MikeMike Reilly Defenceman Minnesota
Vesey, JimmyJimmy Vesey Forward Harvard
Wydo, CodyCody Wydo Forward Robert Morris

Mike Richter Award

Mike Richter Award Finalists[16]
Player School
Hayton, KyleKyle Hayton St. Lawrence
Hildebrand, JakeJake Hildebrand Michigan State
Lyon, AlexAlex Lyon Yale
McIntyre, ZaneZane McIntyre North Dakota
Phillips, JamieJamie Phillips Michigan Tech

Spencer Penrose Award

Spencer Penrose Award Finalists[17]
Coach School
Blais, DeanDean Blais Omaha
Carvel, GregGreg Carvel St. Lawrence
Gadowsky, GuyGuy Gadowsky Penn State
Hakstol, DaveDave Hakstol North Dakota
Hastings, MikeMike Hastings[18] Minnesota State
Leaman, NateNate Leaman Providence
Quinn, DavidDavid Quinn Boston University
Schooley, DerekDerek Schooley Robert Morris

References

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