Regular Season Champion
NEW HAMPSHIRE
1998-99 Tournament Season snapshot Champion BOSTON COLLEGE
Player of the Year
JASON KROG Sr. F, New Hampshire
Coach of the Year: Richard Umile, New Hampshire Rookie of the Year: Darren Haydar, New Hampshire Best Defensive Forward: Doug Nolan, UMass Lowell Best Defensive Defenseman: Steve O’Brien, New Hampshire Sportsmanship Award: Steve Kariya, Maine Team Sportsmanship Award: Merrimack and New Hampshire
Hockey East All-Stars (*All-Americans)
First Team Position Second Team Michel Larocque (BU) * G Ty Conklin (UNH) David Cullen (ME) * D Anthony Cappelletti (UML) Jayme Filipowicz (UNH) * D * Mike Mottau (BC) Brian Gionta (BC) * F Darren Haydar (UNH) Steve Kariya (ME) * F Mike Omicioli (PC) Jason Krog (UNH) * F * Rejean Stringer (MC) Standings 1. New Hampshire 2. Maine 3. Boston College 4. Providence 5. Boston University 6. UMass Lowell Massachusetts 8. Merrimack 9. Northeastern
GP 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
Leaders (league games) Points 1. Jason Krog (UNH) 2. Brian Gionta (BC) 3. Mike Souza (UNH) 4. Darren Haydar (UNH) 5. Steve Kariya (ME)
53 41 39 38 37
Goals 1. Darren Haydar (UNH) Jason Krog (UNH) 3. Jeff Farkas (BC) Brian Gionta (BC) 5. Blake Bellefeuille (BC) Kris Porter (MC)
20 20 16 16 15 15
Goals Against Average 1. Ty Conklin (UNH) 2. Sean Matile (UNH) 3. Alfie Michaud (ME) 4. Scott Clemmensen (BC) 5. Scott Fankhouser (UML)
1.64 2.22 2.60 3.01 3.17
Save Percentage 1. Ty Conklin (UNH) 2. Sean Matile (UNH) 3. Markus Helanen (UMA) 4. Michel Larocque (BU) 5. Alfie Michaud (ME)
.926 .903 .898 .895 .889
W 18 17 15 12 8 9 8 7 6
L 3 5 7 11 13 15 14 16 16
T Pts 3 39 2 36 2 32 1 25 3 19 0 18 2 18 1 15 2 14
GF 100 96 99 90 72 65 56 67 74
GPG 4.12 (2) 3.97 (3) 4.15 (1) 3.72 (4) 2.97 (6) 2.69 (8) 2.31 (9) 2.79 (7) 3.06 (5)
NCAA Tournament First Round Maine 4, Ohio St. 2 BC 2, No. Michigan 1 Quarterfinals Maine 7, Clarkson 2 UNH 2, Michigan 1 (OT) BC 3, North Dakota 1 Semifinals UNH 5, Michigan St. 3 Maine 2, Boston College 1 (OT) CHAMPIONSHIP Maine 3, UNH 2 (OT)
All-Rookie Team Ty Conklin (UNH) Jim Fahey (NU) Peter Metcalf (ME) Greg Classen (MC) Darren Haydar (UNH) Barrett Heisten (ME) Willie Levesque (NU) GA 49 64 73 81 86 85 86 94 101
GAPG 2.02 (1) 2.65 (2) 3.06 (3) 3.35 (4) 3.52 (5) 3.55 (t6) 3.55 (t6) 3.91 (8) 4.14 (9)
G D D F F F F
PP Pct. 21.4 (3) 18.2 (5) 20.5 (4) 26.0 (1) 17.0 (7) 14.4 (8) 10.3 (9) 17.5 (6) 21.8 (2)
PK Pct. 88.6 (1) 81.8 (t4) 81.8 (t4) 86.1 (2) 76.5 (9) 82.0 (3) 77.0 (8) 79.1 (7) 79.8 (6)
Overall 31-7-3 31-6-4 27-12-4 20-17-1 14-20-3 17-19-0 12-21-2 11-24-1 11-20-3
98-99 SNAPSHOT
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1999 HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS (best-of-three series) #1 New Hampshire def. #8 Merrimack, 3-2, 5-4 #2 Maine def. #7 Massachusetts, 3-1, 5-2 #3 Boston College def. #6 UMass Lowell, 5-0, 5-4 #4 Providence def. #5 Boston University, 8-2, 2-8, 5-1 SEMIFINALS – FleetCenter New Hampshire 6, Providence 2 Boston College 3, Maine 2 CHAMPIONSHIP – FleetCenter Boston College 5, New Hampshire 4 (OT)
Alfie Michaud, Maine Most Outstanding Player See page 89 for more on the 1999 NCAA championship
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM G: Scott Clemmensen (BC) D: Bobby Allen (BC) D: Jayme Filipowicz (UNH) F: Blake Bellefeuille (BC) F: Jeff Farkas (BC) F: Jason Krog (UNH)
MVP: Blake Bellefeuille
88 NCAA Tournament Appearances
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