2004–05 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 3, 2004 and concluded with the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 9, 2005 at the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. This was the 58th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 110th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
2004–05 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
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The Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio hosted the 2005 Frozen Four | |||||
Duration | October 3, 2004– April 9, 2005 | ||||
NCAA tournament | 2005 | ||||
National championship | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||
NCAA champion | Denver | ||||
Hobey Baker Award | Marty Sertich (Colorado College) | ||||
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Pre-season polls
The top 15 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine.[1]
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Regular season
Season tournaments
Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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Lefty McFadden Invitational | October 8–9 | 4 | Miami (unofficial) |
Ice Breaker Tournament | October 9–10 | 4 | New Hampshire |
Maverick Stampede | October 9–10 | 4 | Nebraska–Omaha |
Nye Frontier Classic | October 15–16 | 4 | Alaska–Anchorage |
College Hockey Showcase | November 26–27 | 4 | |
Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Pot | November 27–28 | 4 | Merrimack |
Dodge Holiday Classic | December 22–23 | 4 | Minnesota |
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 26–27 | 4 | Air Force |
Florida College Classic | December 28–29 | 4 | Boston College |
Great Lakes Invitational | December 29–30 | 4 | Michigan State |
Ledyard Bank Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Dartmouth |
Ohio Hockey Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Colorado College |
UConn Holiday Classic | December 30–31 | 4 | Brown |
Badger Showdown | December 31–January 1 | 4 | Ferris State |
Denver Cup | January 1–2 | 4 | Denver |
Beanpot | February 7, 14 | 4 | Boston University |
Standings
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Quinnipiac† | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 96 | 64 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 120 | 102 | |
Canisius | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 76 | 62 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 98 | 98 | |
Mercyhurst* | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 86 | 64 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 124 | 116 | |
Holy Cross | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 76 | 60 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 108 | 102 | |
Sacred Heart | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 76 | 73 | 35 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 89 | 128 | |
Connecticut | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 64 | 71 | 37 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 90 | 128 | |
Bentley | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 65 | 83 | 34 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 81 | 125 | |
Army | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 71 | 31 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 60 | 97 | |
American International | 24 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 88 | 31 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 63 | 116 | |
Championship: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#6 Michigan†* | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 128 | 70 | 42 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 178 | 103 | |
#9 Ohio State | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 100 | 62 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 142 | 96 | |
Northern Michigan | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 82 | 57 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 120 | 91 | |
Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 101 | 84 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 133 | 124 | |
Bowling Green | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 92 | 87 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 117 | 116 | |
Michigan State | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 87 | 74 | 41 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 121 | 100 | |
Miami | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 80 | 76 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 120 | 104 | |
Alaska-Fairbanks | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 74 | 99 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 110 | 122 | |
Lake Superior State | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 64 | 84 | 38 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 84 | 118 | |
Western Michigan | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 78 | 112 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 105 | 134 | |
Ferris State | 28 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 73 | 97 | 39 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 114 | 131 | |
Notre Dame | 28 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 105 | 38 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 60 | 138 | |
Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#15 Bemidji State†* | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 69 | 45 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 123 | 95 | |
Alabama–Huntsville | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 71 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 106 | 79 | |
Niagara | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 61 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 110 | 114 | |
Wayne State | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 55 | 54 | 35 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 107 | 107 | |
Air Force | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 64 | 36 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 82 | 107 | |
Robert Morris | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 64 | 33 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 62 | 107 | |
Championship: Bemidji State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#5 Cornell†* | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 70 | 26 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 112 | 45 | |
#10 Harvard | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 71 | 38 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 98 | 64 | |
#14 Colgate | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 55 | 38 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 108 | 78 | |
Vermont | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 66 | 37 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 108 | 85 | |
Dartmouth | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 74 | 49 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 120 | 83 | |
Brown | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 54 | 60 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 89 | 87 | |
St. Lawrence | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 70 | 73 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 116 | 117 | |
Union | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 43 | 72 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 79 | 111 | |
Clarkson | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 44 | 66 | 39 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 92 | 120 | |
Princeton | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 59 | 81 | 31 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 81 | 120 | |
Rensselaer | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 73 | 38 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 102 | 118 | |
Yale | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 89 | 32 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 70 | 140 | |
Championship: Cornell † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#7 Boston College†* | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 78 | 47 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 130 | 79 | |
#12 Boston University | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 76 | 54 | 41 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 111 | 101 | |
#8 New Hampshire | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 90 | 59 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 166 | 114 | |
#11 Maine | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 75 | 47 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 124 | 79 | |
Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 76 | 66 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 120 | 96 | |
Northeastern | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 66 | 58 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 100 | 106 | |
Providence | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 54 | 73 | 37 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 85 | 108 | |
Massachusetts | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 48 | 96 | 38 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 86 | 134 | |
Merrimack | 24 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 104 | 36 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 85 | 146 | |
Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#1 Denver†* | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 114 | 81 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 174 | 110 | |
#2 Colorado College† | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 98 | 66 | 43 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 160 | 101 | |
#4 Minnesota | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 105 | 80 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 155 | 109 | |
#13 Wisconsin | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 94 | 64 | 41 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 127 | 91 | |
#3 North Dakota | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 71 | 67 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 136 | 103 | |
Minnesota–Duluth | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 90 | 89 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 119 | 118 | |
Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 72 | 102 | 37 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 94 | 129 | |
Minnesota State-Mankato | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 82 | 109 | 38 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 118 | 140 | |
St. Cloud State | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 66 | 100 | 40 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 109 | 126 | |
Michigan Tech | 28 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 64 | 98 | 37 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 91 | 136 | |
Championship: Denver † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
2005 NCAA Tournament
First Round | Regional Finals | Frozen Four | National Championship | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Boston College | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Mercyhurst | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Boston College | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
East Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | North Dakota | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | North Dakota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Boston University | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | North Dakota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Minnesota | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 1* | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Maine | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 2* | |||||||||||||||||
West Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Cornell | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Cornell | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Ohio State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | North Dakota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Denver | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Denver | 4* | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Bemidji State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Denver | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Northeast Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | New Hampshire | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | New Hampshire | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Harvard | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Denver | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
MW1 | Colorado College | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Colorado College | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Colgate | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Colorado College | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Midwest Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Wisconsin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats
Scoring leaders
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 |
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Marty Sertich | Junior | Colorado College | 43 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 28 |
Brett Sterling | Junior | Colorado College | 43 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 74 |
Jeff Tambellini | Junior | Michigan | 42 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 32 |
Gabe Gauthier | Junior | Denver | 43 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 46 |
Sean Collins | Senior | New Hampshire | 42 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 26 |
T.J. Hensick | Sophomore | Michigan | 39 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 24 |
Preston Callander | Senior | New Hampshire | 42 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 38 |
Colin Murphy | Senior | Michigan Tech | 37 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 40 |
Brent Walton | Junior | Western Michigan | 37 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 28 |
Scott Parse | Sophomore | Nebraska-Omaha | 39 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 32 |
Leading goaltenders
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 |
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David McKee | Sophomore | Cornell | 35 | 2125 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 10 | .947 | 1.24 |
Dov Grumet-Morris | Senior | Harvard | 31 | 1910 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 6 | .923 | 1.63 |
Matti Kaltiainen | Senior | Boston College | 24 | 1369 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 2 | .921 | 1.79 |
Matt Climie | Freshman | Bemidji State | 21 | 1167 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 4 | .916 | 1.80 |
Steve Silverhorn | Senior | Colgate | 37 | 2229 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 70 | 5 | .921 | 1.88 |
Cory Schneider | Freshman | Boston College | 18 | 1102 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 1 | .916 | 1.91 |
Jimmy Howard | Junior | Maine | 39 | 2309 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 74 | 6 | .924 | 1.92 |
Joe Fallon | Freshman | Vermont | 32 | 1932 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 63 | 5 | .921 | 1.96 |
John Curry | Sophomore | Boston University | 33 | 1949 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 65 | 3 | .922 | 2.00 |
Tuomas Tarkki | Senior | Northern Michigan | 34 | 1974 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 3 | .930 | 2.07 |
Awards
NCAA
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Atlantic Hockey
CCHA
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ECAC
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Hockey East
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WCHA
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References
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