The 1997–98 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college ice hockey during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The head coach was Red Berenson and the team captain was Matt Herr. The team played its home games in the Yost Ice Arena on the university campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The team finished second in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season, lost in the semifinals of the CCHA Tournament and won the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Season The team was led by Bill Muckalt who was a Division I All-Americans selection of the American Hockey Coaches Association. Muckalt was the only first team Central Collegiate Hockey Association All-Conference selection.
Marty Turco set the current career (1995–98) win (127) and shutouts (15) records. His wins total is an NCAA Division I national record: The team established the current NCAA Division I record for single-season overtime wins (6). Muckalt led the conference in game-winning goals (6) and was the team's highest ranked scorer with 43 points which was second in the league.
The team concluded the Central Collegiate Hockey Association 30-game regular season one point behind the 21–5–4 conference championship Michigan State team with a 22–7–1 record. In the first round, number two seeded Michigan defeated Notre Dame in a three-game series by scores of 2–4, 2–1 (overtime) and 4–3. In the second round, the team lost to number three Ohio State 4–2.
In the 12-team 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament as the number three seed in the west, the team posted the following victories en route to the championship: Princeton University 2–1, North Dakota 4–3, New Hampshire 4–0 and Boston College 3–2 in overtime. Marty Turco set Frozen Four career records with 9 wins and 2 career shutouts, which have both been eclipsed. Scott Clemmensen has totalled 10 career tournament victories in a career ending in 2001 for Boston College, while Cory Schneider compiled three tournament shutouts for Boston College in a career that ended in 2007.
Departures Craig Assenmacher Forward Left program Jason Botterill Forward Graduation (signed with Dallas Stars) Peter Bourke Defenseman Graduation (retired) Chris Frescoln Defenseman Graduation (retired) Mike Legg Forward Graduation (signed with HIFK Hockey) Warren Luhning Forward Graduation (signed with New York Islanders) John Madden Forward Graduation (signed with New Jersey Devils) Harold Schock Defenseman Graduation (Signed with Jacksonville Lizard Kings) Blake Sloan Forward Graduation (Signed with Dallas Stars)
Recruiting Krikor Arman Forward 19 West Bloomfield, Michigan Bob Gassoff Defenseman 20 St. Louis, Missouri David Huntzicker Forward 21 Ann Arbor, Michigan Troy Kahler Forward 18 Toronto Geoff Koch Forward 18 Exeter, New Hampshire; selected 85th overall in 1998 Mark Kosick Forward 18 Victoria, BC; selected 211th overall in 1998 Josh Langfeld Forward 20 Fridley, Minnesota; selected 66th overall in 1997 Scott Matzka Forward 19 Port Huron, Michigan Bill Trainor Forward 21 Canton, Michigan Mike Van Ryn Defenseman 18 London, ON; selected 26th overall in 1998
Roster
Standings
Schedule and results
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1998 National Championship
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BCKevin CaufieldMottau 4:19 1–0 BC 2nd UMMark KosickBerenzweig and Crozier 27:42 1–1 BCMike Lephart – PPFarkas and Allen 38:38 2–1 BC 3rd UMMark KosickMuckalt and Fox 53:48 2–2 1st Overtime UMJosh Langfeld – GWFox and Matzka 77:51 3–2 UM
Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT T Michigan 7 8 10 10 35 Boston College 11 7 9 3 30
Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UM Marty Turco 28 2 BC Scott Clemmensen 32 3
Scoring statistics RW 46 32 35 67 94 C 45 14 32 46 18 C 45 21 23 44 68 RW 46 19 17 36 66 C 31 14 17 31 62 RW 46 10 14 24 102 LW 45 12 10 22 26 D 43 5 17 22 28 D 45 8 11 19 32 D 38 4 14 18 44 C 41 4 11 15 36 LW 43 5 6 11 51 D 36 1 7 8 69 D 46 0 8 8 24 LW 33 4 3 7 74 RW 41 3 4 7 27 RW 27 3 3 6 29 LW 34 0 6 6 6 C/LW 22 1 4 5 16 D 30 0 5 5 16 G 45 0 4 4 20 LW 6 2 1 3 2 D 24 1 2 3 24 D 15 0 1 1 14 G 1 0 0 0 0 G 8 0 0 0 0 Bench – 46 – - – 12 Total 163 255 418 960
Goaltending statistics 45 2640 33 10 1 95 927 4 .907 2.16 8 151 1 1 0 10 56 0 .848 3.97 1 16 0 0 0 2 4 0 .667 7.73 Empty Net – – – – – 1 – – – - Total 46 34 11 1 108 987 4 .901
Rankings
PollWeekPre123456789101112131415161718192021 22 2324 (Final) USCHO.com9588810NRNR7757654765554455N/A USA Today---8108NRNR96-775510866554--- USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.
Awards and honors Marty Turco NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Bill Muckalt AHCA West First Team All-American Marty Turco NCAA All-Tournament Team Andrew Berenzweig Mark Kosick Josh Langfeld Bill Muckalt All-CCHA First Team Marty Turco All-CCHA Second Team Andrew Berenzweig Bobby Hayes Mike Van Ryn CCHA All-Rookie Team Mark Kosick
Players drafted into the NHL
1998 NHL entry draft = NHL All-Star team= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career. = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team= Did not play in the NHL 1 26 Mike Van Ryn New Jersey Devils 3 85 Geoff Koch Nashville Predators 3 91 Mike Comrie† Edmonton Oilers 5 116 Josh Blackburn† Phoenix Coyotes 8 201 Craig Murray† Montreal Canadiens 8 211 Mark Kosick Carolina Hurricanes † incoming freshman
See also 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions
References
External links Official University of Michigan Athletics website Official Site