38 FROZEN FOUR APPEARANCES MAINE
1987-88 Tournament Season snapshot Champion
Player of the Year
NORTHEASTERN
MIKE McHUGH Sr. F, Maine
Coach of the Year: Shawn Walsh, Maine Rookie of the Year: Mario Thyer, Maine
Hockey East All-Stars (*All-Americans)
First Team Scott King (ME) Jack Capuano (ME) * Brian Dowd (NU) * David Capuano (ME) * Mike McHugh (ME) * David O’Brien (NU)
Position G D D F F F
All-Rookie Team Pat Morrison (UNH) Will Averill (NU) Tom Dion (BU) David Emma (BC) Mario Thyer (ME) Chris Winnes (UNH)
Second Team David Littman (BC) Claude Lodin (NU) Carl Valimont (UL) * Mike Golden (ME) Mike Kelfer (BU) Dan Shea (BC)
G D D F F F
* Other All-Americans: Gord Cruickshank, Forward (PC) Bruce Racine, Goaltender (NU)
Standings 1. Maine 2. Northeastern 3. Boston University 4. Lowell 5. Boston College 6. Providence 7. New Hampshire
GP 26 26 26 26 26 26 26
Leaders (league games) Points 1. David Capuano (ME) 2. Mike McHugh (ME) 3. Mike Golden (ME) Mike Kelfer (BU) Mario Thyer (ME)
W 20 13 11 12 10 8 6
L 4 9 12 14 14 13 18
T Pts 2 44 4 30 3 25 0 24 2 22 5 21 2 14
GF 159 115 116 111 104 97 86
GPG 6.12 (1) 4.42 (3) 4.46 (2) 4.27 (4) 4.00 (5) 3.73 (6) 3.31 (7)
First Round at Northeastern 5, Merrimack 3 Merrimack 7, at Northeastern 3 (Merrimack wins series, 10-8) at Wisconsin 7, Lowell 1 Lowell 4, at Wisconsin 4 (Wisconsin wins series, 11-5)
Goals 1. David Capuano (ME) 2. Jeff Flaherty (UL) 3. Gord Cruickshank (PC) Mike Kelfer (BU) Mike McHugh (ME)
25 22 21 21 21
Goals Against Average 1. Scott King (ME) 2. Bruce Racine (NU) 3. David Littman (BC) 4. Dave Delfino (UL) 5. Mark Romaine (PC)
2.97 3.84 3.97 4.22 4.23
Save Percentage 1. Scott King (ME) 2. Dave Littman (BC) 3. Peter Fish (BU) 4. Bruce Racine (NU) 5. Pat Morrison (UNH)
.902 .889 .887 .882 .875
Quarterfinals Merrimack 4, at Lake Superior 3 at Lake Superior 5, Merrimack 0 (LSSU wins series, 8-4) at Maine 5, Bowling Green 1 at Maine 4, Bowling Green 3 (Maine wins series, 9-4) Semifinals Lake Superior 6, Maine 3 Consolation Maine 5, Minnesota 2
GAPG 3.46 (1) 4.00 (2) 4.50 (3) 4.58 (t4) 4.58 (t4) 4.58 (t4) 4.92 (7)
PP Pct. 28.1 (1) 22.9 (3) 20.7 (6) 22.7 (5) 21.8 (4) 23.9 (2) 13.4 (7)
PK Pct. 77.7 (2) 77.6 (t3) 74.6 (6) 74.4 (7) 77.6 (t3) 75.5 (5) 78.8 (1)
Overall 34-8-2 21-13-3 14-17-3 20-17-2 13-18-3 13-18-5 7-20-3
1988 HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT
NCAA Tournament (Merrimack competing as an Independent)
59 42 41 41 41
GA 90 107 117 119 119 119 128
QUARTERFINALS (two games, total goals) #4 Lowell def. #5 Boston College, 3-3, 5-2 #6 Providence def. #3 Boston University, 3-2, 6-4 SEMIFINALS (two games, total goals) #2 Northeastern def. Lowell, 3-1, 1-2 #1 Maine def. Providence, 6-5, 11-2
8 7 - 8 8 SNA P SHOT
Regular Season Champion
CHAMPIONSHIP – Boston Garden Northeastern 4, Maine 3
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM G: Bruce Racine (NU) D: Jack Capuano (ME) D: Brian Dowd (NU) F: Mike McHugh (ME) F: Harry Mews (NU) F: Rico Rossi (NU) F: Mario Thyer (ME)
MVP: Bruce Racine
T W I T T E R: @ HOCKEY_ EAST
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