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1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
October 1993–April 2, 1994
1994
Saint Paul Civic CenterSaint Paul, Minnesota
Lake Superior State
Chris Marinucci(Minnesota–Duluth)
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The 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1993 and concluded with the 1994 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 2, 1994, at the Saint Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the 47th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 100th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

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

The WMPL poll was voted on by coaches. The WMEB was voted on by media. The College Hockey USA Poll was voted on by coaches. The Record poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts.

Tim Leonard of The Record newspaper in Troy, New York started a poll in absence of the Times Union poll. The Record's poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts.

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
Great Alaska Face–Off	November 25–27	4	Lake Superior State
College Hockey Showcase	November 26–27	4
Dexter Shoe Classic	November 26–27	4	Rensselaer
National Capital Hockey Tournament	November 26–27	4	Merrimack
Great Western Freeze–Out	November 27–28	4	Miami
Badger Showdown	December 28–29	4	Wisconsin
Denver Cup	December 28–29	4	Denver
Cleveland College Hockey Classic	December 29–30	4	Colorado College
Great Lakes Invitational	December 29–30	4	Michigan
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament	December 29–30	4	Rensselaer
Sheraton/USAir Hockey Classic	December 29–30	4	New Hampshire
Syracuse Invitational	December 29–30	4	Northeastern
Mariucci Classic	December 31–January 2	4	Lake Superior State
Beanpot	February 7, 14	4	Boston College

The WMPL poll was released before the conference tournaments. The WMEB and The Record polls were released before the conference tournament finals.

WMPL Coaches Poll	Ranking	Team	WMEB Media Poll	Ranking	Team	The Record Poll	Ranking	Team
1	Boston University (7)
2	Michigan (2)
3	Harvard
4	Lake Superior State (1)
5	Colorado College
6	Minnesota
7	Michigan State
8	Massachusetts Lowell
9	Wisconsin
10	Western Michigan
1	Boston University (14)
2	Michigan
3	Harvard
4	Lake Superior State
5	Colorado College
6	Massachusetts Lowell
7	Minnesota
8	Wisconsin
9	Western Michigan
10	Michigan State
1	Boston University (20)
2	Michigan (3)
3	Harvard (2)
4	Lake Superior State (2)
5	Minnesota
6	Wisconsin
7	Massachusetts Lowell
8	Colorado College
9	Michigan State
10	Clarkson

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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
Dean Fedorchuk	Senior	Alaska-Fairbanks	38	42	32	74	88
Tavis MacMillan	Senior	Alaska-Fairbanks	38	23	51	74	66
Steve Guolla	Junior	Michigan State	41	23	46	69	16
Brian Wiseman	Senior	Michigan	40	19	50	69	44
David Oliver	Senior	Michigan	41	28	40	68	16
Craig Conroy	Senior	Clarkson	34	26	39	65	46
Kelly Fairchild	Senior	Wisconsin	42	20	44	64	81
Andrew Shier	Senior	Wisconsin	42	17	45	62	76
Chris Marinucci	Senior	Minnesota–Duluth	38	30	31	61	65
Steve Martins	Junior	Harvard	32	25	35	60	93
Don Lester	Senior	Alaska-Fairbanks	38	19	41	60	32

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

Award	Recipient
Player of the Year	Chris Marinucci, Minnesota-Duluth
Rookie of the Year	Landon Wilson, North Dakota
Student-Athlete of the Year	Brian Konowalchuk, Denver
	Jeff Nielsen, Minnesota
Coach of the Year	Don Lucia, Colorado College
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Chris McAlpine, Minnesota
Jamie Ram, Michigan Tech	G	Lee Schill, Alaska-Anchorage
Chris McAlpine, Minnesota	D	Kelly Hultgren, St. Cloud State
Shawn Reid, Colorado College	D	Kent Fearns, Colorado College
Jay McNeill, Colorado College	F	Mike Harding, Northern Michigan
Kelly Fairchild, Wisconsin	F	Jeff Nielsen, Minnesota
Chris Marinucci, Minnesota-Duluth	F	Andrew Shier, Wisconsin
Toby Kvalevog, North Dakota	G
Todd Bethard, Alaska-Anchorage	D
Eric Rud, Colorado College	D
Brad Federenko, Minnesota-Duluth	F
Landon Wilson, North Dakota	F
Dean Seymour, Northern Michigan	F

† incoming freshman

1993–94 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
1993–94 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
College Hockey Historical Archives
1993–94 NCAA Standings

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