1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

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1999–00 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
Dunkin' Donuts Center
The Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island, hosted the 2000 Frozen Four
DurationOctober 1, 1999–
April 8, 2000
NCAA tournament2000
National championshipProvidence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
NCAA championNorth Dakota
Hobey Baker AwardMike Mottau
(Boston College)
List of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 1, 1999, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 8, 2000, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 53rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 106th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

The 1999–2000 season was the inaugural year for College Hockey America, a seven-team conference (Wayne State begins conference play the following year) that was created for the purpose of stabilizing all the remaining independent Division I ice hockey teams.[1]

The University of Vermont cancelled the remainder of their season on January 14, 2000, as a result of a criminal investigation into hazing practices when it was revealed that players had lied to investigators.[2]

Season Outlook[edit]

Pre-season polls[edit]

Main article: 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.

The WMPL/D&N Bank Baker's Dozen poll was voted on by coaches. The U.S. College Hockey Online poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.

This was the 28th and last season for the WMPL poll.

WMPL Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston College (7)
2 Maine
3 North Dakota (2)
4 Michigan
5 Michigan State
6 New Hampshire
7 Colorado College
8 Northern Michigan
9 Clarkson
10 Denver
11 Wisconsin
12 Rensselaer
13 Miami
USCHO Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston College (26)
2 Maine (7)
3 Michigan State (1)
4 North Dakota (4)
5 Michigan (1)
6 New Hampshire (1)
7 Clarkson
8 Colorado College
9 Northern Michigan
10 Denver
USA Today Poll
Rank Team
1 Boston College
2 Maine
3 Michigan State
4 New Hampshire
5 North Dakota
6 Michigan
7 Clarkson
8 Rensselaer
9 Denver
10 St. Lawrence
11 Northern Michigan
12 Colorado College
13 Wisconsin
14 Colgate
15 Miami

Regular season[edit]

Season tournaments[edit]

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Johnson Nissan Tournament October 9–10 4 Boston University
ECAC–Omni Faceoff Classic October 15–16 4 Rensselaer
Ice Breaker Tournament October 15–16 4 Denver
JCPenney Classic October 22–23 4 Maine
Quinnipiac Cup October 22–23 4 Iona
College Hockey Showcase November 26–27 4
Festival of Lights Holiday Tournament November 26–27 4 Massachusetts–Lowell
Syracuse Invitational November 27–28 4 Colgate
UNH Tournament November 27–28 4 New Hampshire
Silverado Shootout December 27–28 4 Ferris State
Valour Cup December 27–28 4 Yale
Badger Showdown December 28–29 4 North Dakota
Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Michigan State
Mariucci Classic December 29–30 4 Minnesota
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament December 29–30 4 Providence
Sheraton/Howard Bank Hockey Classic December 29–30 4 Boston College
Denver Cup December 31–January 1 4 Maine
Beanpot February 7, 14 4 Boston University

Standings[edit]

1999–00 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#7 Michigan† 28 19 6 3 41 112 65 41 27 10 4 161 104
#10 Michigan State* 28 18 8 2 38 84 46 42 27 11 4 141 76
Lake Superior State 28 17 9 2 36 76 66 36 18 16 2 96 94
Northern Michigan 28 16 8 4 36 93 64 39 22 13 4 129 86
Notre Dame 28 11 10 7 29 65 76 42 16 18 8 103 119
Ferris State 28 13 13 2 28 85 79 39 21 16 2 127 102
Nebraska-Omaha 28 10 12 6 26 83 95 42 16 19 7 121 146
Bowling Green 28 12 15 1 25 90 88 37 17 19 1 115 114
Miami 28 10 15 3 23 75 89 36 13 20 3 99 122
Western Michigan 28 10 15 3 23 83 109 36 12 21 3 105 137
Ohio State 28 9 16 3 21 56 90 36 13 19 4 80 108
Alaska-Fairbanks 28 4 22 2 10 65 100 34 6 25 3 78 114
Championship: Michigan State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll
1999–00 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Niagara†* 17 15 0 2 32 86 18 42 30 8 4 165 65
Alabama-Huntsville 18 12 5 1 25 73 46 31 17 10 4 121 86
Bemidji State 17 8 8 1 17 63 69 34 13 20 1 107 155
Air Force 16 6 10 0 12 44 50 39 19 18 2 131 125
Findlay 18 4 14 0 8 38 101 31 9 22 0 79 146
Army 10 1 9 0 2 21 41 32 13 17 2 102 95
Championship: Niagara
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll
1999–00 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 St. Lawrence†* 20 16 3 1 33 76 47 37 27 8 2 130 94
#9 Colgate 20 14 4 2 30 85 61 35 24 9 2 132 93
#13 Rensselaer 21 11 9 1 23 61 49 37 22 13 2 123 85
Cornell 20 10 9 1 21 70 54 32 16 14 2 104 86
Clarkson 20 9 8 3 21 69 71 35 17 15 3 111 116
Princeton 21 8 9 4 20 66 66 30 10 16 4 84 97
Harvard 21 9 10 2 20 65 63 30 11 17 2 85 95
Dartmouth 21 8 10 3 19 54 63 30 9 17 4 71 98
Yale 21 6 11 4 16 45 63 30 9 16 5 68 85
Union 21 6 14 1 13 48 75 33 8 24 1 79 127
Brown 21 4 15 2 10 52 78 28 6 19 3 66 98
Vermont^ 7 3 2 2 8 25 26 17 5 9 3 53 75
Championship: St. Lawrence
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
^ Vermont was ineligible for the postseason
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll
1999–00 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Boston University† 24 15 3 6 36 85 69 42 25 10 7 150 118
#11 New Hampshire 24 13 5 6 32 75 68 38 23 9 6 122 105
#2 Boston College 24 15 8 1 31 91 50 42 29 12 1 165 92
#3 Maine* 24 13 7 4 30 88 67 40 27 8 5 151 106
Providence 24 10 13 1 21 65 79 38 18 18 2 114 122
Northeastern 24 8 11 5 21 67 76 36 12 19 5 95 118
Merrimack 24 6 12 6 18 58 81 36 11 19 6 87 115
Massachusetts 24 5 15 4 14 50 71 36 11 20 5 86 106
Massachusetts–Lowell 24 5 16 3 13 60 78 34 9 22 3 99 112
Championship: Maine
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll
1999–2000 Division I Independent ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Wayne State 0 0 0 0 - - - 30 12 16 2 93 104
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll
1999–00 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Quinnipiac† 27 23 1 3 49 152 60 36 27 6 3 195 95
Mercyhurst 27 19 6 2 40 113 64 37 23 10 4 143 94
Canisius 27 16 8 3 35 93 79 35 21 10 4 113 95
Connecticut* 27 15 11 1 31 104 77 36 19 16 1 133 116
Sacred Heart 27 14 10 3 31 86 74 34 16 15 3 104 104
Iona 27 13 12 2 28 93 93 37 17 17 3 126 132
Holy Cross 27 8 16 3 19 83 110 35 8 24 3 98 158
Bentley 27 7 18 2 16 90 130 32 7 23 2 98 159
American International 27 5 19 3 13 72 124 30 7 20 3 83 136
Fairfield 27 3 22 2 8 69 144 34 3 28 3 78 183
Championship: Connecticut
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll
1999–00 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Wisconsin† 28 23 5 0 46 112 70 41 31 9 1 166 109
#1 North Dakota* 28 17 6 5 39 113 61 44 31 8 5 192 97
#12 St. Cloud State 28 16 9 3 35 105 66 40 23 14 3 156 103
#15 Minnesota State-Mankato 28 15 10 3 33 90 82 39 21 14 4 126 117
Colorado College 28 14 11 3 31 88 69 39 18 18 3 126 102
#14 Minnesota 28 13 13 2 28 95 84 41 20 19 2 148 133
Alaska-Anchorage 28 11 14 3 25 65 87 36 15 18 3 85 104
Minnesota-Duluth 28 10 18 0 20 59 114 37 15 22 0 93 146
Denver 28 9 18 1 19 92 97 41 16 23 2 132 136
Michigan Tech 28 2 26 0 4 47 136 38 4 34 0 68 183
Championship: North Dakota
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

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Final regular season polls[edit]

The WMPL/D&N Bank poll and USA Today/American Hockey Magazine polls were released before the conference tournaments. The USCHO poll was released before the NCAA tournament.

WMPL Poll
Ranking Team
1 Wisconsin (10)
2 Boston University
3 North Dakota
4 Michigan
5 New Hampshire
6 Maine
7 Michigan State
8 St. Lawrence
9 Boston College
10 Northern Michigan
11 Colgate
12 St. Cloud State
(tie) Minnesota State Mankato
USA Today Poll
Ranking Team
1 Wisconsin
2 Boston University
3 North Dakota
4 Michigan
5 New Hampshire
6 Boston College
7 Maine
8 Michigan State
9 St. Lawrence
10 Northern Michigan
11 Colgate
12 St. Cloud State
13 Niagara
14 Minnesota State Mankato
15 Ferris State
USCHO Poll
Ranking Team
1 Wisconsin (27)
2 North Dakota (9)
3 Maine (3)
4 Boston University
5 St. Lawrence
6 Boston College
7 New Hampshire
8 Michigan State
9 Michigan
10 Colgate

2000 NCAA Tournament[edit]

Main article: 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
First Round Quarterfinals Frozen Four National Championship
            
1 Maine –
– bye –
1 Maine 5
East Regional
5 Michigan 2
4 Colgate 3
5 Michigan 4*
E1 Maine 0
W2 North Dakota 2
2 North Dakota –
– bye –
2 North Dakota 4
West Regional
6 Niagara 1
3 New Hampshire 1
6 Niagara 4
W2 North Dakota 4
E4 Boston College 2
1 Wisconsin –
– bye –
1 Wisconsin 1
West Regional
4 Boston College 4
4 Boston College 6*
5 Michigan State 5
W4 Boston College 4
E2 St. Lawrence 2
2 St. Lawrence –
– bye –
2 St. Lawrence 3****
East Regional
3 Boston University 2
3 Boston University 5
6 St. Cloud State 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Player stats[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

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

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Steven Reinprecht Senior Wisconsin 37 26 40 66 14
Shawn Horcoff Senior Michigan State 42 14 51 65 50
Jeff Panzer Junior North Dakota 44 19 46 65 16
Lee Goren Senior North Dakota 44 34 29 63 42
Mike Comrie Sophomore Michigan 40 24 35 59 95
John Pohl Sophomore Minnesota 41 18 41 59 26
Jeff Farkas Senior Boston College 41 32 26 58 59
Andy McDonald Senior Colgate 34 24 34 58 49
Brian Gionta Junior Boston College 42 33 23 56 66
Dany Heatley Freshman Wisconsin 38 28 28 56 32
Jason Ulmer Senior North Dakota 44 18 38 56 33

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Leading goaltenders[edit]

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Greg Gardner Senior Niagara 41 2503 29 8 4 64 12 .936 1.53
Ryan Miller Freshman Michigan State 26 1524 16 5 3 39 8 .932 1.53
Joel Laing Senior Rensselaer 27 1611 17 7 2 49 6 .947 1.82
Karl Goehring Junior North Dakota 30 1747 19 6 4 55 8 .927 1.89
Tim Kelleher Freshman Boston College 17 918 10 5 1 31 2 .919 2.02
Derek Gustafson Freshman St. Lawrence 24 1434 17 4 2 50 2 .936 2.09
Phil Osaer Sophomore Ferris State 25 1350 13 8 2 48 3 .917 2.13
Dan Ragusett Junior Northern Michigan 29 1698 16 9 3 61 5 .911 2.15
Joe Blackburn Junior Michigan State 18 1025 11 6 1 37 1 .907 2.17
Scott Clemmensen Junior Boston College 28 1610 19 7 0 59 5 .914 2.20

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Awards[edit]

WCHA[edit]

Award[23] Recipient
Player of the Year Steven Reinprecht, Wisconsin
Defensive Player of the Year Jeff Dessner, Wisconsin
Rookie of the Year Dany Heatley, Wisconsin
Student-Athlete of the Year Jeff Scissons, Minnesota-Duluth
Coach of the Year Don Brose, Minnesota State-Mankato
Most Valuable Player in Tournament Lee Goren, North Dakota
All-WCHA Teams[24][25]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Karl Goehring, North Dakota G Scott Meyer, St. Cloud State
Mike Pudlick, St. Cloud State D Jordan Leopold, Minnesota
Jeff Dessner, Wisconsin D Dylan Mills, Minnesota
Dany Heatley, Wisconsin F Tyler Arnason, St. Cloud State
Jeff Panzer, North Dakota F John Pohl, Minnesota
Steven Reinprecht, Wisconsin F Lee Goren, North Dakota
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Graham Melanson, Wisconsin G Corey McEachern, Alaska-Anchorage
Alex Brooks, Wisconsin D Travis Roche, North Dakota
Paul Manning, Colorado College D Brian Fahey, Wisconsin
Aaron Fox, Minnesota State-Mankato F Dany Heatley, Wisconsin
Jason Ulmer, North Dakota F Noah Clarke, Colorado College
Erik Westrum, Minnesota F Ryan Bayda, North Dakota

2000 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Main article: 2000 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
1 1 Rick DiPietro Boston University Hockey East New York Islanders
1 13 Ron Hainsey Massachusetts–Lowell Hockey East Montreal Canadiens
1 18 Brooks Orpik Boston College Hockey East Pittsburgh Penguins
1 19 Krys Kolanos Boston College Hockey East Phoenix Coyotes
1 22 David Hale † North Dakota WCHA New Jersey Devils
1 30 Jeff Taffe Minnesota WCHA St. Louis Blues
2 37 Andy Hilbert Michigan CCHA Boston Bruins
2 43 Matt Pettinger ‡ Denver WCHA Washington Capitals
2 57 Matt DeMarchi Minnesota WCHA New Jersey Devils
2 60 Dan Ellis † Nebraska–Omaha CCHA Dallas Stars
2 62 Paul Martin † Minnesota WCHA New Jersey Devils
3 77 Rob Fried † Harvard ECAC Hockey Florida Panthers
3 80 Ryan Bayda North Dakota WCHA Carolina Hurricanes
3 95 Dominic Moore Harvard ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
4 99 Marc Cavosie Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Minnesota Wild
4 103 Brett Nowak Harvard ECAC Hockey Boston Bruins
4 104 Jon DiSalvatore Providence Hockey East San Jose Sharks
4 122 Derrick Byfuglien † North Dakota WCHA Ottawa Senators
4 129 Troy Riddle † Minnesota WCHA St. Louis Blues
5 131 Matt Hendricks † St. Cloud State WCHA Nashville Predators
5 137 Mike Stuart Colorado College WCHA Nashville Predators
5 138 Paul Lynch † Maine Hockey East Tampa Bay Lightning
5 140 Nathan Martz † New Hampshire Hockey East New York Rangers
5 143 Brandon Snee Union ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
5 145 Ryan Glenn † St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey Montreal Canadiens
5 147 Matt McRae Cornell ECAC Hockey Atlanta Thrashers
5 150 Tyler Kolarik † Harvard ECAC Hockey Columbus Blue Jackets
5 153 Bill Cass Boston College Hockey East Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
5 154 Matt Koalska † Minnesota WCHA Nashville Predators
5 156 Greg Zanon Nebraska–Omaha CCHA Ottawa Senators
5 157 Grant Potulny † Minnesota WCHA Ottawa Senators
5 158 Sean Connolly Northern Michigan WCHA Ottawa Senators
5 159 John-Michael Liles Michigan State CCHA Colorado Avalanche
5 165 Nathan Marsters † Rensselaer ECAC Hockey Los Angeles Kings
5 166 Nolan Schaefer Providence Hockey East San Jose Sharks
5 167 Craig Weller † Minnesota–Duluth WCHA St. Louis Blues
6 172 Scott Selig † Northeastern Hockey East Montreal Canadiens
6 177 Mike Ayers † New Hampshire Hockey East Chicago Blackhawks
6 181 J. D. Forrest † Boston College Hockey East Carolina Hurricanes
6 185 Patrick Foley New Hampshire Hockey East Pittsburgh Penguins
6 189 Chris Bahen Clarkson ECAC Hockey Colorado Avalanche
6 193 Joey Martin † Minnesota WCHA Chicago Blackhawks
6 195 Colin Shields † Maine Hockey East Philadelphia Flyers
7 198 Ken Magowan † Boston University Hockey East New Jersey Devils
7 202 Ryan Caldwell † Denver WCHA New York Islanders
7 207 Cliff Loya Maine Hockey East Chicago Blackhawks
7 211 Joe Cullen Colorado College WCHA Edmonton Oilers
7 216 Jim Abbott New Hampshire Hockey East Pittsburgh Penguins
7 226 Brian Eklund Brown ECAC Hockey Tampa Bay Lightning
8 231 Pete Zingoni † Providence Hockey East Columbus Blue Jackets
8 235 Craig Kowalski † Northern Michigan WCHA Carolina Hurricanes
8 238 Danny Eberly Rensselaer ECAC Hockey New York Rangers
8 240 Adam Berkhoel † Denver WCHA Tampa Bay Lightning
8 242 Evan Nielsen Notre Dame CCHA Atlanta Thrashers
8 245 Dan Welch Minnesota WCHA Los Angeles Kings
8 247 Jason Platt † Providence Hockey East Edmonton Oilers
8 251 Todd Jackson † Maine Hockey East Detroit Red Wings
8 259 Regan Kelly † Providence Hockey East Philadelphia Flyers
9 266 Sean Kotary † Bowling Green CCHA Colorado Avalanche
9 276 Troy Ferguson Michigan State CCHA Carolina Hurricanes
9 280 Nick Boucher Dartmouth ECAC Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins
9 288 Mark McRae Cornell ECAC Hockey Atlanta Thrashers

† incoming freshman
‡ Pettinger had left school during the season
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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "History of College Hockey America". College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Vermont Cancels season in Player Hazing Scandal". The New York Times. January 15, 2000. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's Division I Hockey Standings: 1999-00". USCHO.com. 2000. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 1999-2000". USCHO.com. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  6. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  9. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  10. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  11. ^ "CHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  12. ^ "CHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  13. ^ "CHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  14. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  15. ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  16. ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  17. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  18. ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  19. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  20. ^ "MAAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  21. ^ "MAAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  22. ^ "MAAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  23. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  24. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  25. ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  26. ^ "2000 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

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