| Gender: | men |
| Division: | i |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Duration: | October 3, 2004– April 9, 2005 |
| Champ Stad: | Value City Arena |
| Champ City: | Columbus, Ohio |
| Champ: | Denver |
| Hobey Baker: | Marty Sertich |
| Hobey Baker Team: | Colorado College |
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 111th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
See main article: 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.
The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.
The U.S. College Hockey Online/College Sports Television poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.
USA Hockey changed the name of its magazine from American Hockey Magazine to USA Hockey Magazine in August 2004.[1]
U.S. College Hockey Online partnered with cable sports network College Sports Television to release its weekly poll.
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| 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 |
The top 15 teams ranked before the NCAA tournament.
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See main article: 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 43 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 28 | |||
| Junior | 43 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 74 | |||
| Junior | 42 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 32 | |||
| Junior | 43 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 46 | |||
| Senior | 42 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 26 | |||
| Sophomore | 39 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 24 | |||
| Senior | 42 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 38 | |||
| Senior | 37 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 40 | |||
| Junior | 37 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 28 | |||
| Sophomore | 39 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 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
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophomore | 35 | 2125 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 10 | .947 | 1.24 | |||
| Senior | 31 | 1910 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 6 | .923 | 1.63 | |||
| Senior | 24 | 1369 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 2 | .921 | 1.79 | |||
| Freshman | 21 | 1167 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 4 | .916 | 1.80 | |||
| Senior | 37 | 2229 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 70 | 5 | .921 | 1.88 | |||
| Freshman | 18 | 1102 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 1 | .916 | 1.91 | |||
| Junior | 39 | 2309 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 74 | 6 | .924 | 1.92 | |||
| Freshman | 32 | 1932 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 63 | 5 | .921 | 1.96 | |||
| Sophomore | 33 | 1949 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 65 | 3 | .922 | 2.00 | |||
| Senior | 34 | 1974 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 3 | .930 | 2.07 |
| Award[7] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Cashman, Quinnipiac | ||||
| Scott Reynolds, Mercyhurst | ||||
| Conrad Martin, Mercyhurst | ||||
| Ben Cottreau, Mercyhurst | ||||
| Ben Conway, Holy Cross | ||||
| Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac | ||||
| Scott Champagne, Mercyhurst | ||||
| Chris Garceau, Army | ||||
| Reid Cashman, Quinnipiac | ||||
| All-Atlantic Hockey Teams[8] [9] | ||||
| Position | Second Team | |||
| Frank Novello, American International | align=center | G | Jamie Holden, Quinnipiac | |
| Bryan Woroz, Canisius | align=center | G | ||
| Reid Cashman, Quinnipiac | align=center | D | Conrad Martin, Mercyhurst | |
| T. J. Kemp, Mercyhurst | align=center | D | Kalen Wright, Sacred Heart | |
| Tyler McGregor, Holy Cross | align=center | F | Matt Craig, Quinnipiac | |
| Pierre-Luc O'Brien, Sacred Heart | align=center | F | Pierre Napert-Frenette, Holy Cross | |
| Tim Olsen, Connecticut | align=center | F | David Wrigley, Mercyhurst | |
| Position | ||||
| Brad Smith, Connecticut | align=center | G | ||
| Matt Sorteberg, Quinnipiac | align=center | D | ||
| Scott Marchesi, Sacred Heart | align=center | D | ||
| Ben Cottreau, Mercyhurst | align=center | F | ||
| Ben Nelson, Quinnipiac | align=center | F | ||
| Alexandre Parent, Sacred Heart | align=center | F | ||
| Award[13] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Murray, Bemidji State | ||||
| Stavros Paskaris, Wayne State | ||||
| Tom Serratore, Bemidji State | ||||
| Andrew Murray, Bemidji State | ||||
| Bruce Mulherin, Alabama-Huntsville | ||||
| Matt Climie, Bemidji State | ||||
| All-CHA Teams[14] [15] | ||||
| Position | Second Team | |||
| Scott Munroe, Alabama-Huntsville | align=center | G | Matt Kelly, Wayne State | |
| Peter Jonsson, Bemidji State | align=center | D | Brian Gineo, Air Force | |
| Jeremy Schreiber, Alabama-Huntsville | align=center | D | Jeff Winchester, Alabama-Huntsville | |
| Andrew Murray, Bemidji State | align=center | F | Bruce Mulherin, Alabama-Huntsville | |
| Jared Ross, Alabama-Huntsville | align=center | F | Brenden Cook, Bemidji State | |
| Barret Ehgoetz, Niagara | align=center | F | Ryan Gale, Niagara | |
| Position | ||||
| Matt Climie, Bemidji State | align=center | G | ||
| Chris Kaufman, Robert Morris | align=center | D | ||
| Matt Charbonneau, Air Force | align=center | D | ||
| Eric Ehn, Air Force | align=center | F | ||
| Stavros Paskaris, Wayne State | align=center | F | ||
| Jace Buzek, Robert Morris | align=center | F | ||
| Award[16] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David McKee, Cornell | ||||
| Joe Fallon, Vermont | ||||
| Mike Schafer, Cornell | ||||
| Tom Cavanagh, Harvard | ||||
| Jamie Sifers, Vermont | ||||
| David McKee, Cornell | ||||
| Charlie Cook, Cornell | ||||
| All-ECAC Hockey Teams[17] [18] | ||||
| Position | ||||
| David McKee, Cornell | align=center | G | Dov Grumet-Morris, Harvard | |
| Luc Paquin, Princeton | align=center | D | Charlie Cook, Cornell | |
| Noah Welch, Harvard | align=center | D | Jamie Sifers, Vermont | |
| Matt Moulson, Cornell | align=center | F | Dustin Sproat, Princeton | |
| Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth | align=center | F | Tom Cavanagh, Harvard | |
| T.J. Trevelyan, St. Lawrence | align=center | F | Scott Mifsud, Vermont | |
| Position | ||||
| Joe Fallon, Vermont | align=center | G | ||
| Sean Hurley, Brown | align=center | D | ||
| Sasha Pokulok, Cornell | align=center | D | ||
| Tyler Burton, Clarkson | align=center | F | ||
| Nick Johnson, Dartmouth | align=center | F | ||
| Torrey Mitchell, Vermont | align=center | F | ||
See main article: 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | † | Michigan | CCHA | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| 1 | 7 | † | Wisconsin | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 1 | 9 | † | North Dakota | WCHA | Ottawa Senators | |
| 1 | 14 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Washington Capitals | ||
| 1 | 24 | † | North Dakota | WCHA | St. Louis Blues | |
| 1 | 25 | † | Michigan | CCHA | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 1 | 27 | † | North Dakota | WCHA | Washington Capitals | |
| 1 | 28 | † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Dallas Stars | |
| 2 | 34 | † | Minnesota | WCHA | Colorado Avalanche | |
| 2 | 36 | † | North Dakota | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 2 | 38 | † | Minnesota | WCHA | New Jersey Devils | |
| 2 | 42 | † | Michigan State | CCHA | Detroit Red Wings | |
| 2 | 44 | Denver | WCHA | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| 2 | 47 | † | Ohio State | CCHA | Colorado Avalanche | |
| 2 | 51 | † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 2 | 53 | † | North Dakota | WCHA | Atlanta Thrashers | |
| 2 | 54 | Boston College | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| 2 | 58 | Minnesota | WCHA | Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| 2 | 60 | † | Denver | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 2 | 61 | † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 3 | 63 | † | Michigan | CCHA | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | |
| 3 | 72 | † | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 3 | 76 | † | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | New York Islanders | |
| 3 | 85 | † | Maine | Hockey East | St. Louis Blues | |
| 3 | 86 | † | Maine | Hockey East | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 3 | 88 | Michigan | CCHA | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| 4 | 96 | † | Denver | WCHA | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 4 | 97 | † | North Dakota | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 4 | 100 | Bowling Green | CCHA | Boston Bruins | ||
| 4 | 104 | † | Maine | Hockey East | Florida Panthers | |
| 4 | 109 | Denver | WCHA | Washington Capitals | ||
| 4 | 112 | † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | San Jose Sharks | |
| 4 | 113 | Miami | CCHA | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| 5 | 126 | † | Michigan State | CCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 5 | 129 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | Minnesota Wild | |
| 5 | 134 | † | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 5 | 138 | † | Northern Michigan | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 5 | 141 | Colorado College | WCHA | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
| 5 | 142 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 5 | 145 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| 5 | 153 | † | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 5 | 155 | † | Providence | Hockey East | New Jersey Devils | |
| 5 | 160 | † | North Dakota | WCHA | Dallas Stars | |
| 5 | 161 | † | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Florida Panthers | |
| 5 | 162 | Massachusetts | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks | ||
| 6 | 167 | Vermont | ECAC Hockey | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| 6 | 168 | † | Miami | CCHA | Colorado Avalanche | |
| 6 | 176 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Nashville Predators | ||
| 6 | 178 | † | Yale | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers | |
| 6 | 180 | † | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | New York Islanders | |
| 6 | 181 | † | Michigan State | CCHA | Washington Capitals | |
| 6 | 185 | † | Colorado College | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 6 | 188 | † | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 6 | 193 | † | Minnesota | WCHA | San Jose Sharks | |
| 7 | 195 | † | Northeastern | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 7 | 198 | † | Notre Dame | CCHA | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| 7 | 204 | † | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Ottawa Senators | |
| 7 | 206 | † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 7 | 208 | † | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 7 | 210 | ‡ | Maine | Hockey East | New York Islanders | |
| 7 | 212 | † | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Phoenix Coyotes | |
| 7 | 215 | † | Western Michigan | CCHA | Philadelphia Flyers | |
| 7 | 217 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | Boston Bruins | |
| 7 | 220 | † | Denver | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 7 | 223 | † | Quinnipiac | Atlantic Hockey | Dallas Stars | |
| 7 | 224 | † | Wisconsin | WCHA | Florida Panthers | |
| 7 | 227 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 7 | 228 | † | Colorado College | WCHA | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 7 | 229 | † | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |