1997-98 SEASON SNAPSHOT REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION TOURNAMENT CHAMPION PLAYER OF THE YEAR Season History BOSTON UNIVERSITY BOSTON COLLEGE CHRIS DRURY Coach of the Year: Bruce Crowder, Northeastern Rookie of the Year: Brian Gionta, Boston College Best Defensive Forward: Chris Drury, Boston University Sportsmanship Award: Steve Kariya, Maine Team Sportsmanship Award: Maine Standings GP W L T Pts GF GPG GA GAPG PP Pct. PK Pct. Overall 1. Boston University 24 18 4 2 38 95 3.96 (4) 52 2.17 (1) 17.9 (6) 89.8 (1) 28-8-2 2. Boston College 24 15 5 4 34 107 4.46 (1) 78 3.25 (t3) 26.9 (1) 79.3 (5) 28-9-5 3. New Hampshire 24 15 8 1 31 104 4.33 (2) 62 2.67 (2) 23.5 (3) 87.3 (2) 25-12-1 4. Northeastern 24 13 8 3 29 77 3.21 (7) 78 3.25 (t3) 15.5 (9) 82.5 (3) 21-15-3 5. UMass Lowell 24 11 10 3 25 88 3.67 (5) 89 3.71 (t6) 22.5 (4) 80.0 (4) 16-16-3 6. Maine 24 10 11 3 23 98 4.08 (3) 89 3.71 (t6) 25.0 (2) 78.6 (6) 17-15-4 7. Providence 24 9 13 2 20 65 2.71 (8) 82 3.42 (5) 16.0 (8) 76.3 (7) 15-18-3 8. Merrimack 24 4 20 0 8 78 3.25 (6) 128 5.33 (9) 20.0 (5) 70.6 (9) 11-26-1 Massachusetts 24 3 19 2 8 62 2.58 (9) 116 4.83 (8) 17.4 (7) 71.7 (8) 6-24-3 HOCKEY EAST LEADERS HOCKEY EAST ALL-STARS Points (*All-Americans) 1. Tom Nolan - UNH 42 First Team Position Second Team Marty Reasoner - BC 42 Marc Robitaille - NU * G Michel Larocque - BU 3. Brian Gionta - BC 38 Mike Mottau - BC * D * Chris Kelleher - BU Jason Krog - UNH 38 Tom Poti - BU * D Mike Nicholishen - UML 5. Mark Mowers - UNH 37 Chris Drury - BU * F Derek Bekar - UNH Jason Krog - UNH F * Brian Gionta - BC Goals Marty Reasoner - BC * F * Mark Mowers - UNH 1. Brian Gionta - BC 22 2. Derek Bekar - UNH 21 3. Jason Krog - UNH 20 HOCKEY EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Kris Porter - MC 20 5. Marty Reasoner - BC 17 Goalie: Boyd Ballard, Providence Goalie: Scott Clemmensen, Boston College Goals Against Average Defenseman: Bobby Allen, Boston College 1. Michel Larocque - BU 1.74 Defenseman: Rob Scuderi, Boston College 2. Sean Matile - UNH 2.55 Forward: Carl Corazzini, Boston University 3. Tom Noble - BU 2.64 Forward: Brian Cummings, Northeastern 4. Mark Kane - PC 2.94 Forward: Brian Gionta, Boston College 5. Scott Clemmensen - BC 3.06 Forward: Matthias Trattnig, Maine Marc Robitaille - NU 3.06 NCAA TOURNAMENT Save Percentage First Round 1. Michel Larocque - BU .929 New Hampshire 7, Wisconsin 4 2. Sean Matile - UNH .909 Marc Robitaille - NU .909 Quarterfinals 4. Mark Kane - PC .900 Boston College 6, Colorado College 1 5. Tom Noble - BU .890 New Hampshire 4, Boston University 3 (OT) Semifinals Michigan 4, New Hampshire 0 Boston College 5, Ohio State 2 Championship Michigan 3, Boston College 2 (OT) 31.