NHL 1997-98 Season: Goaltenders

Updated September 14, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Regional Seeds

  West   East
1 Michigan St. (31-5-4) 1 Boston U. (28-7-2)
2 North Dakota (30-7-1) 2 Boston College (25-8-5)
3 Michigan (28-11-1) 3 Clarkson (23-8-3)
4 Ohio St. (24-12-2) 4 Wisconsin (26-13-1)
5 Yale (23-8-3) 5 New Hampshire (23-11-1)
6 Princeton (18-10-7) 6 Colorado Col. (25-12-3)

Held at Yost Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich., March 27-28. Single elimination, two second round winners advance to Final Four.

First Round

Michigan 2 Princeton 1
Ohio St. 4 Yale 0
(Byes: Michigan St. and North Dakota)

Second Round

Michigan 4   North Dakota 3
Ohio St. 4 OT Michigan St. 3

East Regional

Held at The Pepsi Arena in Albany, NY, March 28-29. Single elimination, two second round winners advance to Final Four.

First Round

New Hampshire 7 Wisconsin 4
Colorado College 3 Clarkson 1
(Byes: Boston College and Boston University)

Second Round

New Hampshire 4 OT Boston University 3
Boston College 6   Colorado College 1

The Final Four

At the FleetCenter in Boston, Mass., April 2 and April 4. Single elimination; no consolation game.

Semifinals

Michigan 4 New Hampshire 0
Boston College 5 Ohio St. 2

Championship

Michigan 3 OT Boston College 2
Final records: Michigan (32-11-1); Boston College (27-9-5); New Hampshire (25-12-1); Ohio St. (27-13-2).
Outstanding Player: Marty Turco, Michigan senior goalie; SEMIFINAL— shutout, 19 saves; FINAL— 28 saves.
All-Tournament Team: Turco, forwards Mark Kosick and Josh Langfeld and defenseman Bubba Berenzweig of Michigan; forward Marty Reasoner and defenseman Mike Mottau of Boston College.

Championship Game

Michigan, 3-2 (OT)

Saturday, April 4, 1998, at the FleetCenter in Boston, Mass.; Attendance: 18,276; TV Rating: 0.7/2 share (ESPN).

Michigan (CCHA) 0 1 1 1 3
Boston College (HE) 1 1 0 0 2

Scoring

1st Period: BC— Kevin Caufield (Mike Mottau), 4:19.

2nd Period: UM— Mark Kosick (Bubba Berenzweig), 7:42; BC— Mike Lephart (Jeff Farkas, Bobby Allen), 18:38 (pp).

3rd Period: UM— Kosick (Bill Muckalt, Chris Fox), 13:48.

Overtime: UM— Josh Langfeld (Fox, Scott Matzka), 17:51.

Goaltenders

Saves: UM— Marty Turco (30 shots/28 saves); BC— Scott Clemmensen (35 shots/32 saves).

 

U.S. Division I College Hockey 1997-98 Season Hobey Baker Award

 

 
 
NHL 1997-98 Season
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