Report #23/April 11, 1992
LAKE SUPERIOR CLAIMS NCAA TITLE
ANN ARBOR-Lake Superior State University claimed the fourth NCAA title by a
CCHA team with a 5-3 win over Wisconsin in Saturday's national championship
game in Albany, New York. It is the second NCAA title for the Lakers (first
was in 1988 in Lake Placid with a 4-3 overtime win over St. Lawrence).
The Lakers will begin the 1992-93 season with a 10-game winning streak that
began on March 6-7 with a home sweep of Western Michigan (6-1, 3-2). The
season-ending win streak included victories over four of the top six ranked
teams in the nation.
FINAL 1991-92 STANDINGS
TEAM (OVERALL RECORD) WON LOST TIED PTS GF GA
1. Michigan (32-9-3) 22 7 3 47 150 104
2. Lake Superior (30-9-4) 20 8 4 44 141 78
3. Michigan State (25-11-8) 18 7 7 43 149 105
4. Western Michigan (16-14-6) 14 12 6 34 119 114
5. Miami (17-17-6) 12 14 6 30 124 145
6. Ferris State (13-18-7) 11 15 6 28 102 127
7. UIC (10-20-6) 8 18 6 22 101 132
8. Ohio State (12-21-5) 8 19 5 21 134 182
9. Bowling Green (8-21-5) 7 20 5 19 123 156
NCAA FINALS -- KNICKERBOCKER ARENA, ALBANY, NEW YORK
April 2 - Semi-Finals -- LAKE SUPERIOR 4, MICHIGAN STATE 2
April 2 - Semi-Finals -- Wisconsin 4, MICHIGAN 2
April 4 - CHAMPIONSHIP -- LAKE SUPERIOR 5, Wisconsin 3
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NCAA All-Tournament Team: Goalie -- Darrin Madeley, LSSU; Defense -- Mark
Astley, LSSU; Defense -- Barry Richter, Wisconsin; Forward -- Paul Constantin,
LSSU; Forward -- Brian Rolston, LSSU; Forward -- Jason Zent, Wisconsin.
MVP -- Paul Constantin, Lake Superior.
CCHA PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Paul Constantin, a senior right wing from Lake
Superior State University, has been selected CCHA Player of the Week for the
final week of the 1991-92 season.
Constantin, a 6-2, 180-pound native of Burlington, Ontario, scored three goals
in the Lakers two games this past weekend. In Thursday's 4-2 win over
Michigan State in an NCAA Semi-Final contest, Constantin scored the first two
Lake Superior goals. In Saturday's 5-3 Championship game win over Wisconsin,
he scored the first Laker marker cutting the Badger lead to 2-1.
Constantin, a June 1988 draft selection of the Vancouver Canucks, scored six
goals in the final three games of his collegiate career. In his first three
seasons combined, he scored 20 goals. During his senior campaign, Constantin
notched 21 goals and had 54 points.
SPECIALTY TEAMS
POWER PLAY (OVERALL) PENALTY KILLING (OVERALL)
TEAM ATT PPG PCT. SHA TEAM ATT PPG PCT. SHF
Michigan 302 73 .242 3 Lake Superior 242 37 .847 5
Bowling Green 208 50 .240 9 Michigan State 263 44 .833 13
Michigan State 292 69 .236 4 Michigan 314 57 .818 6
Ohio State 254 59 .232 11 UIC 224 44 .804 7
Western Mich. 245 56 .229 5 Western Mich. 288 58 .799 5
Lake Superior 299 68 .227 3 Ferris State 247 53 .785 6
Ferris State 242 47 .194 8 Miami 244 56 .770 6
Miami 247 46 .186 10 Bowling Green 194 50 .742 8
UIC 222 31 .140 8 Ohio State 279 82 .706 8
NOTES
Three CCHA players lead country in stats: Michigan State senior Dwayne Norris
led the country with 44 goals (20 on the power play, also best in the nation).
Michigan senior Denny Felsner led all NCAA Division I skaters with 94 points
on 42 goals and 52 assists. Lake Superior junior netminder Darrin Madeley led
all goaltenders with a 2.07 goals against average and a .917 save percentage.
CCHA players claim five first team All-America spots: The four first team
All-CCHA unanimous honorees (goalie Darrin Madeley, LSSU; defenseman Mark
Astley, LSSU; forward Denny Felsner, Michigan; and forward Dwayne Norris,
Michigan State) all were selected to the 1991-92 Titan/AHCA West All-American
First Team. In addition, Michigan State defenseman Joby Messier also garnered
a spot on the first team. The West All-Americans were announced on Saturday,
April 11th at the Decathlon Club of Bloomington, Minnesota. This is the
second most CCHA players selected to the First team (1988-89 all six first
team selections were from CCHA teams).
LSSU netminder Darrin Madeley was the only repeat first team selection from a
year ago, while Felsner moved up from the second to the first team. Dallas
Drake of Northern Michigan was also selected to the first team.
Mason selected AHCA national Coach-of-the-Year: Michigan State University
head coach Ron Mason has been selected the AHCA Division I Coach of the Year
by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The Spartans, picked fifth in the
CCHA during the pre-season, finished in third place in both the CCHA regular
season and playoffs while also being a semi-finalist in the NCAA tournament.
Mason will receive the Spencer Penrose Award during the AHCA Annual Convention
in Naples, Florida on Sunday, April 26. Mason is the third CCHA coach to be
selected national coach of the year (Rick Comley, NMU, 1980 and Frank Anzalone,
LSSU, 1988). Bowling Green's Jerry York won in 1977 while coach at Clarkson.
NOTES (Cont.)
Hobey Baker Winner Named: University of Maine senior Scott Pellerin received
the 1992 Hobey Baker Memorial Award in an announcement last Friday in Albany.
CCHA Teams claim national title in the East: All four of the CCHA's national
championship teams were crowned in the East. Bowling Green and Lake Superior
were winners in Lake Placid in 1984 and 1988, respectively. Michigan State
won the 1986 title at the Providence Civic Center and the Lakers title in 1992
in Albany.
NCAA SEMI-FINAL BOXSCORES
MICHIGAN STATE 1-1-0--2 Wisconsin 2-1-1--4
LAKE SUPERIOR 1-1-2--4 MICHIGAN 2-0-0--2
Scoring: Scoring:
Pd Time TM Goal (Assists) Pd Time TM Goal (Assists)
1 1:27 LS Constantin (Beddoes, Hanley) 1 5:12 WI Francisco (Tucker, Helgeson)
1 5:28 MS Perreault (Harper, Garbarz) 1 6:06 MI Felsner (Roberts, Harlock)
2 6:32 LS Constantin (Hanley, Hendry) 1 15:32 MI Stone (unassisted) SHG
2 17:22 MS Norris (Smolinski, Murray) 1 19:33 WI Plante (Kurtz)
3 10:58 LS Astley (Hendry, Rolston) 2 18:42 WI Francisco (Moore, Doers)
3 12:22 LS Moger (Strachan, Hanley) 3 19:27 WI Zent (Macdonald) ENG
Goalie Saves: Goalie Saves:
Gilmore, MSU 6-9-7--22 Derksen, Wisc. 8-4-5--17
Madeley, LSSU 9-7-6--22 Shields, Michigan 9-12-8--29
POWER PLAY: MSU 0-4. LSSU 0-2. POWER PLAY: WISC 0-7. MICHIGAN 0-7.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BOXSCORE
Wisconsin 2-0-1--3 LAKE SUPERIOR 0-2-3--5
Scoring Summary:
Period Time Team Goal Scorer Assists PP/EN
First 9:45 Wisconsin Jason Zent (25) Macdonald, Richter
First 18:58 Wisconsin Zent (26) Richter PPG
Second 11:40 LAKE SUPERIOR Paul Constantin (21) Hendry, Barnes 5-3 PPG
Second 19:54 LAKE SUPERIOR Tim Hanley (3) Faucher
Third 4:16 LAKE SUPERIOR Michael Smith (8) unassisted PPG
Third 8:24 Wisconsin Zent (27) Plante, Richter PPG
Third 15:08 LAKE SUPERIOR Brian Rolston (18) Hendry, Hulett
Third 19:58 LAKE SUPERIOR Jay Ness (9) unassisted ENG
Goalie Saves:
Derksen, Wisconsin 6-17-10--33 Madeley, LSSU 10-3-11--24
Power Plays:
Wisconsin two-for-eight Lake Superior two-for-11
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