| Gender: | men |
| Division: | i |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Duration: | October 10, 2008– April 11, 2009 |
| Champ Stad: | Verizon Center |
| Champ City: | Washington, D.C. |
| Hobey Baker: | Matt Gilroy |
| Hobey Baker Team: | Boston University |
The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 10, 2008 and concluded with the 2009 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 11, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Over the course of the season, five teams achieved the nation's #1 ranking, with Boston University finishing the season as the top-ranked team after winning the national championship tournament. This was the 62nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 115th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
See main article: 2008–09 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/CBS College Sports Network poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.
College Sports Television was acquired by CBS in 2008 and rebranded CBS College Sports Network. The network stopped sponsoring the USCHO poll after the end of the season.
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Beginning in 2008–09, a shootout is used to determine CCHA conference games that end in a tie. Shootout losers receive one point and an addition to their total number of ties. Shootout winners receive one point and an addition to their total number of ties, and as a bonus, receive one bonus point and an addition to their total number of shootout wins.[1]
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Breaker Tournament | October 10–11 | 4 | Boston University | |
| Superior Cup | October 10–11 | 4 | Minnesota-Duluth | |
| October 10–11 | 4 | Alaska | ||
| Mutual of Omaha Stampede | October 17–18 | 4 | Nebraska-Omaha | |
| Brice Alaska Goal Rush | October 17–18 | 4 | Alaska-Anchorage | |
| Governor's Cup | October 24–25 | 4 | Union | |
| Showcase at Brown | October 31–November 1 | 4 | ||
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | November 28–29 | 4 | Mercyhurst | |
| College Hockey Showcase | November 28–29 | 4 | ||
| Badger Showdown | December 27–28 | 4 | Wisconsin | |
| Florida College Classic | December 27–28 | 4 | Cornell | |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 27–28 | 4 | Michigan | |
| Ledyard Bank Classic | December 28–29 | 4 | Dartmouth | |
| UConn Hockey Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Quinnipiac | |
| Dodge Holiday Classic | January 2–3 | 4 | Minnesota | |
| Denver Cup | January 2–3 | 4 | Boston University | |
| Ohio Hockey Classic | January 2–3 | 4 | Ohio State | |
| Catamount Cup | January 2–3 | 4 | Vermont | |
| Shillelagh Tournament | January 2–3 | 4 | Notre Dame | |
| Beanpot | February 2–9 | 4 | Boston University |
See main article: 2009 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.[3]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 39 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 20 | |||
| Sophomore | 43 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 42 | |||
| Junior | 41 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 28 | |||
| Senior | 43 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 50 | |||
| Sophomore | 40 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 10 | |||
| Sophomore | 44 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 42 | |||
| Sophomore | 39 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 24 | |||
| Sophomore | 41 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 28 | |||
| Sophomore | 38 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 66 | |||
| Sophomore | 43 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 44 | |||
| Senior | 42 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 50 |
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.[3]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 35 | 2,062:29 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 57 | 6 | .940 | 1.66 | |||
| Senior | 39 | 2,326:20 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 8 | .931 | 1.68 | |||
| Junior | 36 | 2,152:50 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 7 | .931 | 1.81 | |||
| Junior | 34 | 2,041:37 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 62 | 2 | .932 | 1.82 | |||
| Freshman | 35 | 2,072:48 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 3 | .921 | 1.94 | |||
| Junior | 41 | 2,502:37 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 82 | 6 | .920 | 1.97 | |||
| Sophomore | 31 | 1,792:43 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 3 | .914 | 1.97 | |||
| Senior | 25 | 1,458:13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 4 | .923 | 2.06 | |||
| Junior | 19 | 1,106:15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 3 | .916 | 2.06 | |||
| Freshman | 23 | 1,349:53 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 2 | .904 | 2.09 |
| Award[6] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force | ||||
| Anthony Canzoneri, Bentley | ||||
| Greg Flynn, Air Force | ||||
| David Kostuch, Canisius | ||||
| Andrew Volkening, Air Force | ||||
| Ryan Soderquist, Bentley | ||||
| Matt Fairchild, Air Force | ||||
| Anthony Canzoneri, Bentley | ||||
| Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force | ||||
| All-Atlantic Hockey Teams[7] [8] | ||||
| Position | Second Team | |||
| Andrew Volkening, Air Force | align=center | G | Ryan Zapolski, Mercyhurst | |
| Greg Flynn, Air Force | align=center | D | Bobby Raymond, RIT | |
| Zach McKelvie, Army | align=center | D | Sean Erickson, Connecticut | |
| Dan Ringwald, RIT | align=center | D | ||
| Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force | align=center | F | Dain Prewitt, Bentley | |
| Owen Meyer, Army | align=center | F | Steve Cameron, Mercyhurst | |
| Brennan Sarazin, RIT | align=center | F | Matt Pierce, Mercyhurst | |
| Position | Rookie Team | |||
| Kyle Rank, Bentley | align=center | G | Kyle Rank, Bentley | |
| Al Mazur, RIT | align=center | D | Marcel Alvarez, Army | |
| Carl Hudson, Canisius | align=center | D | Scott Mathis, Air Force | |
| Matt Fairchild, Bentley | align=center | F | David Kostuch, Canisius | |
| Jason Weeks, Canisius | align=center | F | Phil Ginand, Mercyhurst | |
| Scott Pitt, Mercyhurst | align=center | F | Tyler Brenner, RIT | |
| Award[12] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juliano Pagliero, Niagara | ||||
| Brad Hunt, Bemidji State | ||||
| Tom Serratore, Bemidji State | ||||
| Vince Rocco, Niagara | ||||
| Matt Read, Bemidji State | ||||
| All-CHA Teams[13] [14] | ||||
| Position | Second Team | |||
| Juliano Pagliero, Niagara | align=center | G | Matt Dalton, Bemidji State | |
| Denny Urban, Robert Morris | align=center | D | Tyler Gotto, Niagara | |
| Brad Hunt, Bemidji State | align=center | D | Cody Bostock, Bemidji State | |
| Matt Read, Bemidji State | align=center | F | Tyler Scofield, Bemidji State | |
| Chris Margott, Robert Morris | align=center | F | Vince Rocco, Niagara | |
| Nathan Longpre, Robert Morris | align=center | F | Egor Mironov, Niagara | |
| Position | ||||
| Brooks Ostergard, Robert Morris | align=center | G | ||
| James Lyle, Robert Morris | align=center | D | ||
| Brad Hunt, Bemidji State | align=center | D | ||
| Dan Baco, Niagara | align=center | F | ||
| Cody Campbell, Alabama-Huntsville | align=center | F | ||
| Ben Kinne, Bemidji State | align=center | F | ||
| Award[15] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zane Kalemba, Princeton | ||||
| Jody O'Neill, Dartmouth | ||||
| Keith Allain, Yale | ||||
| Tyler Mugford, Cornell | ||||
| Matt Generous, St. Lawrence | ||||
| Zane Kalemba, Princeton | ||||
| Matt Cook, Union | ||||
| Sean Backman, Yale | ||||
| All-ECAC Hockey Teams[16] [17] | ||||
| Position | ||||
| Zane Kalemba, Princeton | align=center | G | Ben Scrivens, Cornell | |
| Lane Caffaro, Union | align=center | D | Tom Dignard, Yale | |
| Zach Miskovic, St. Lawrence | align=center | D | Brendon Nash, Cornell | |
| Mark Arcobello, Yale | align=center | F | Bryan Leitch, Quinnipiac | |
| Riley Nash, Cornell | align=center | F | Colin Greening, Cornell | |
| David McIntyre, Colgate | align=center | F | Brett Wilson, Princeton | |
| Position | Rookie Team | |||
| Alec Richards, Yale | align=center | G | Jody O'Neill, Dartmouth | |
| Alex Biega, Harvard | align=center | D | Jeff Buvinow, Brown | |
| Jody Peterson, Princeton | align=center | D | Keir Ross, Cornell | |
| Brock McBride, St. Lawrence | align=center | F | Patrick Cullen, Rensselaer | |
| Broc Little, Yale | align=center | F | Doug Jones, Dartmouth | |
| Adam Presizniuk, Union | align=center | F | Brian O'Neill, Yale | |
See main article: 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | † | Minnesota | WCHA | Minnesota Wild | |
| 1 | 18 | † | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 1 | 19 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | New York Rangers | |
| 1 | 22 | Minnesota | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| 1 | 26 | † | Notre Dame | CCHA | Anaheim Ducks | |
| 1 | 28 | † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 2 | 36 | † | Michigan | CCHA | Phoenix Coyotes | |
| 2 | 38 | † | Boston University | Hockey East | Dallas Stars | |
| 2 | 41 | † | Minnesota | WCHA | Nashville Predators | |
| 2 | 43 | † | Denver | WCHA | San Jose Sharks | |
| 2 | 44 | † | Denver | WCHA | Florida Panthers | |
| 2 | 50 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 2 | 51 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| 2 | 56 | † | Michigan | CCHA | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| 2 | 59 | † | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 2 | 61 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 3 | 63 | † | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 3 | 67 | † | Minnesota | WCHA | Florida Panthers | |
| 3 | 69 | † | Miami | CCHA | Dallas Stars | |
| 3 | 83 | Western Michigan | CCHA | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| 3 | 89 | † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 3 | 91 | † | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Phoenix Coyotes | |
| 4 | 98 | † | Wisconsin | WCHA | Nashville Predators | |
| 4 | 99 | † | Merrimack | Hockey East | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 4 | 100 | Miami | CCHA | Ottawa Senators | ||
| 4 | 110 | † | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Nashville Predators | |
| 4 | 114 | † | Minnesota | WCHA | New Jersey Devils | |
| 4 | 115 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | Washington Capitals | |
| 4 | 116 | † | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Minnesota Wild | |
| 5 | 123 | † | Providence | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 5 | 124 | Boston University | Hockey East | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| 5 | 128 | † | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 5 | 134 | † | Providence | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 5 | 135 | † | North Dakota | WCHA | Florida Panthers | |
| 5 | 136 | † | Bemidji State | CHA | Anaheim Ducks | |
| 5 | 137 | † | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| 5 | 138 | † | Boston University | Hockey East | Florida Panthers | |
| 5 | 144 | † | North Dakota | WCHA | New Jersey Devils | |
| 5 | 146 | † | Notre Dame | CCHA | Ottawa Senators | |
| 5 | 150 | † | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Detroit Red Wings | |
| 6 | 152 | † | Notre Dame | CCHA | New York Islanders | |
| 6 | 158 | † | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 6 | 159 | † | Miami | CCHA | Dallas Stars | |
| 6 | 164 | Miami | CCHA | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| 6 | 169 | † | Dartmouth | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 6 | 173 | Merrimack | Hockey East | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| 6 | 177 | † | Vermont | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 7 | 182 | † | Minnesota | WCHA | Minnesota Wild | |
| 7 | 183 | † | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 7 | 184 | † | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Colorado Avalanche | |
| 7 | 190 | † | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Ottawa Senators | |
| 7 | 191 | † | Princeton | ECAC Hockey | Ottawa Senators | |
| 7 | 192 | † | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Nashville Predators | |
| 7 | 195 | † | Denver | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 7 | 196 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| 7 | 198 | † | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 7 | 199 | † | North Dakota | WCHA | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 7 | 202 | † | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | St. Louis Blues | |
| 7 | 203 | † | Bowling Green | CCHA | Atlanta Thrashers | |
| 7 | 204 | † | Ohio State | CCHA | New Jersey Devils | |
| 7 | 206 | † | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Boston Bruins |