1998-99 SEASON SNAPSHOT REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION TOURNAMENT CHAMPION PLAYER OF THE YEAR NEW HAMPSHIRE BOSTON COLLEGE JASON KROG Coach of the Year: Richard Umile, New Hampshire Rookie of the Year: Darren Haydar, New Hampshire Best Defensive Forward: Doug Nolan, UMass Lowell Best Defensive Defenseman: Steve O’Brien, New Hampshire Sportsmanship Award: Steve Kariya, Maine Team Sportsmanship Award: Merrimack and New Hampshire Season History Standings GP W L T Pts GF GPG GA GAPG PP Pct. PK Pct. Overall 1. New Hampshire 24 18 3 3 39 100 4.12 (2) 49 2.02 (1) 21.4 (3) 88.6 (1) 31-7-3 2. Maine 24 17 5 2 36 96 3.97 (3) 64 2.65 (2) 18.2 (5) 81.8 (t4) 31-6-4 3. Boston College 24 15 7 2 32 99 4.15 (1) 73 3.06 (3) 20.5 (4) 81.8 (t4) 27-12-4 4. Providence 24 12 11 1 25 90 3.72 (4) 81 3.35 (4) 26.0 (1) 86.1 (2) 20-17-1 5. Boston University 24 8 13 3 19 72 2.97 (6) 86 3.52 (5) 17.0 (7) 76.5 (9) 14-20-3 6. UMass Lowell 24 9 15 0 18 65 2.69 (8) 85 3.55 (t6) 14.4 (8) 82.0 (3) 17-19-0 Massachusetts 24 8 14 2 18 56 2.31 (9) 86 3.55 (t6) 10.3 (9) 77.0 (8) 12-21-2 8. Merrimack 24 7 16 1 15 67 2.79 (7) 94 3.91 (8) 17.5 (6) 79.1 (7) 11-24-1 9. Northeastern 24 6 16 2 14 74 3.06 (5) 101 4.14 (9) 21.8 (2) 79.8 (6) 11-20-3 HOCKEY EAST LEADERS HOCKEY EAST ALL-STARS Points Goals Against Average First Team Position Second Team 1. Jason Krog - UNH 53 1. Ty Conklin - UNH 1.64 Michel Larocque - BU * G Ty Conklin - UNH 2. Brian Gionta - BC 41 2. Sean Matile - UNH 2.22 David Cullen - ME * D Anthony Cappelletti - UML 3. Mike Souza - UNH 39 3. Alfie Michaud - ME 2.60 Jayme Filipowicz - UNH * D * Mike Mottau - BC 4. Darren Haydar - UNH 38 4. Scott Clemmensen - BC 3.01 Brian Gionta - BC * F Darren Haydar - UNH 5. Steve Kariya - ME 37 5. Scott Fankhouser - UML 3.17 Steve Kariya - ME * F Mike Omicioli - PC Jason Krog - UNH * F * Rejean Stringer - MC Goals Save Percentage 1. Darren Haydar - UNH 20 1. Ty Conklin - UNH .926 Jason Krog - UNH 20 2. Sean Matile - UNH .903 3. Jeff Farkas - BC 16 3. Markus Helanen - UMass HOCKEY EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Brian Gionta - BC 16 .898 5. Blake Bellefeuille - BC 15 4. Michel Larocque - BU .895 Goalie: Ty Conklin, New Hampshire Kris Porter - MC 15 5. Alfie Michaud - ME .889 Defenseman: Jim Fahey, Northeastern Defenseman: Peter Metcalf, Maine Assists Wins Forward: Greg Classen, Merrimack 1. Cory Larose - ME 24 1. Ty Conklin - UNH 13 Forward: Darren Haydar, New Hampshire 2. Mike Mottau - BC 22 2. Matt Yeats - ME 10 Forward: Barrett Heisten, Maine 3. Blake Bellefeuille - BC 20 Rick DiPietro - BU 10 Forward: Willie Levesque, Northeastern Mike Souza - UNH 20 4. Scott Clemmensen - BC 9 Dan Cavanaugh - UNH 20 5. Tim Kelleher - BC 6 NCAA TOURNAMENT First Round Maine 4, Ohio State 2 Boston College 2, Northern Michigan 1 Quarterfinals Maine 7, Clarkson 2 New Hampshire 2, Michigan 1 (OT) Boston College 3, North Dakota 1 Semifinals New Hampshire 5, Michigan State 3 Maine 2, Boston College 1 Championship Maine 3, New Hampshire 2 (OT) 3232.