1994 Memorial Award Winner
CHRIS MARINUCCI
of University of Minnesota-Duluth
Marinucci was the WCHA leading scorer in 1993-94 with 30 goals and 31 assists for 61 points. He helped the Bulldogs to the WCHA regular season title in 1992-93. On the All-WCHA First Team, he was the league’s Most Valuable Player in 1993-94, having been runner-up for the league scoring title in 1992-93 and placing on the All-WCHA second team (he finished second to teammate and 1993 Hobey Baker finalist Derek Plante). He played in a team record 149 consecutive games during his four seasons at UMD, notched a team record nine game-winning goals in 1992-93, and was named USA Hockey’s College Hockey Player of the Year in 1994. Marinucci, a native of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, was selected by the New York Islanders in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. He retired from pro hockey after a ten-year career in minor pro hockey, including single season stints in Japan, Germany, and Sweden.
1994 Runner-Ups
Craig Conroy
Clarkson University
Forward
1994 Additional Top 10 Finalists
Brian Wiseman
University of Michigan
Forward
David Oliver
University of Michigan
Forward
Dean Fedorchuk
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Forward
Dwayne Roloson
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Goalie
Jamie Ram
Michigan Technological University
Goalie
Neil Little
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Goalie
Sean McCann
Harvard University
Defense
Steve Shields
University of Michigan
Goalie