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2002 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2002 |
| Gender | men's |
| Division | Division I |
| Image | NCAA 2002 Men's Frozen Four logo.png |
| ImageSize | 150px |
| Caption | 2002 Frozen Four logo |
| Teams | 12 |
| FrozenFourArena | Xcel Energy Center |
| FrozenFourCity | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Champions | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| TitleCount | 4th |
| ChampGameCount | 10th |
| ChampFFCount | 17th |
| RunnerUp | Maine Black Bears |
| GameCount | 4th |
| RunnerFFCount | 8th |
| Semifinal1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| FrozenFourCount | 21st |
| Semifinal2 | New Hampshire Wildcats |
| FrozenFourCount2 | 7th |
| Coach | Don Lucia |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Grant Potulny |
| MOPTeam | Minnesota |
| Attendance | 91,931 |
The 2002 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey.
The final event was played at Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota. The University of Minnesota, coached by Don Lucia, won its first NCAA title since 1979 by defeating the University of Maine, coached by Tim Whitehead, 4-3, in overtime on April 6. Matt Koalska tied the game with 53 seconds remaining in regulation with Minnesota goaltender Adam Hauser pulled for an extra attacker. Grant Potulny then won it on his power-play goal at 16:58 of the extra session, giving the Golden Gophers their fourth NCAA championship (6th overall). Minnesota senior forward John Pohl assisted on both the tying and winning goals in his final game in a Gophers uniform.
Minnesota advanced to the finals with a 3-2 semifinal win over Michigan on April 4, after Maine had bested Hockey East rival New Hampshire by a 7-2 score in the other semifinal.
Game locations
The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 12 teams representing five Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 12 within two regionals of 6 teams. The winners of five Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. The top regional placements are given to the best teams from each of the two regions (East and West) while the remaining 10 teams are seeded based upon their rankings regardless of region.
Regional Sites
- East Regional – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts
- West Regional – Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Championship Site
- Frozen Four – Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded on March 17, 2002. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), and the ECAC each had two berths, while the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) received a single bid for its tournament champion.
| East Regional – Worcester | West Regional – Ann Arbor | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire (1) | Hockey East | 29–6–3 | Tournament champion | 12th | 2000 | 1 | Denver (2) | WCHA | 32–7–1 | Tournament champion | 16th | 1999 | ||
| 2 | Boston University | Hockey East | 25–9–3 | At-large bid | 26th | 2000 | 2 | Minnesota | WCHA | 29–8–4 | At-large bid | 26th | 2001 | ||
| 3 | Maine | Hockey East | 23–10–7 | At-large bid | 12th | 2001 | 3 | Michigan State | CCHA | 27–8–5 | At-large bid | 22nd | 2001 | ||
| 4 | Cornell | ECAC | 24–7–2 | At-large bid | 13th | 1997 | 4 | Michigan | CCHA | 26–10–5 | Tournament champion | 25th | 2001 | ||
| 5 | Quinnipiac | MAAC | 20–12–5 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never | 5 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | 29–10–2 | At-large bid | 4th | 2001 | ||
| 6 | Harvard | ECAC | 15–14–4 | Tournament champion | 17th | 1994 | 6 | Colorado College | WCHA | 26–12–3 | At-large bid | 15th | 2001 |
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
Bracket
East Regional
March 23 March 24
| RD1-seed1=E4 | RD1-team1=Cornell | RD1-score1=6 | RD1-seed2=E5 | RD1-team2=Quinnipiac | RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=E3 | RD1-team3=Maine | RD1-score3=4* | RD1-seed4=E6 | RD1-team4=Harvard | RD1-score4=3
| RD2-seed1=E1 | RD2-team1=New Hampshire | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=E4 | RD2-team2=Cornell | RD2-score2=3
| RD2-seed3=E2 | RD2-team3=Boston University | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4=E3 | RD2-team4=Maine | RD2-score4=4
West Regional
March 22 March 23
| RD1-seed1=W4 | RD1-team1=Michigan | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=W5 | RD1-team2=St. Cloud State | RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=W3 | RD1-team3=Michigan State | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4=W6 | RD1-team4=Colorado College | RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1=W1 | RD2-team1=Denver | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=W4 | RD2-team2=Michigan | RD2-score2=5
| RD2-seed3=W2 | RD2-team3=Minnesota | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4=W6 | RD2-team4=Colorado College | RD2-score4=2
[[NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|Frozen Four]]
April 4 April 6
| RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=New Hampshire | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=E3 | RD1-team2=Maine | RD1-score2=7
| RD1-seed3=W4 | RD1-team3=Michigan | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4=W2 | RD1-team4=Minnesota | RD1-score4=3
| RD2-seed1=E3 | RD2-team1=Maine | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2=W2 | RD2-team2=Minnesota | RD2-score2=4* Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional Quarterfinals
East Regional
(3) Maine vs. (6) Harvard
|1-1-1 = (Kariya, Reimann) Niko Dimitrakos – PP – 10:27 |1-1-2 = 07:55 – Tim Pettit (Cavanaugh) |1-2-1 = (Reimann) Chris Heisten – 12:08 (Liscak, Jackson) Michael Schutte – 14:22 |1-2-2 = 03:43 – Dave McCulloch (Nowak, Kolarik) |1-3-2 = 06:15 – PP – Tom Cavanagh (Pettit, Welch) |1-4-1 = (Falco) John Ronan – GW – 02:02 |goalie1-1 = Mike Morrison ( 19 saves / 22 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Dov Grumet-Morris ( 33 saves / 37 shots )}}
(4) Cornell vs. (5) Quinnipiac
|1-1-1 = (Knoepfli) Krzysztof Wieckowski – 01:29 Sam Paolini – GW – 03:30 (McRae, Vesce) Douglas Murray – PP – 08:57 (McRae) Kelly Hughes – 14:24 |1-2-1 = (Bâby, McRae) Ryan Vesce – PP – 07:56 |1-3-1 = (Knoepfli) Stephen Bâby – SH – 03:28 |1-3-2 = 15:23 – Ryan Morton |goalie1-1 = Matt Underhill ( 13 saves / 14 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Jamie Holden ( 1 saves / 3 shots ) / Justin Eddy ( 28 saves / 32 shots )}}
West Regional
(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Colorado College
|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 10:05 – GW – Trent Clark (Petiot) |1-3-2 = 05:43 – Alex Kim (Clarke, Polaski) |goalie1-1 = Ryan Miller ( 27 saves / 29 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Jeff Sanger ( 25 saves / 25 shots )}}
(4) Michigan vs. (5) St. Cloud State
|1-1-1 = (Shouneyia, Mink) Jason Ryznar – 04:09 (Werner) Craig Murray – PP – 13:20 (Helminen, Roemensky) Milan Gajic – GW – 04:09 |1-1-2 = 05:19 – PP – Jeff Finger (Cullen, Motzko) |1-3-2 = (Motzko, Malone) Jon Cullen – PP – 04:19 |1-3-1 = 14:40 – Dwight Helminen (Gajic) |goalie1-1 = Josh Blackburn ( 22 saves / 24 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Dean Weasler ( 8 saves / 11 shots ) / Jake Moreland ( 12 saves / 13 shots )}}
Regional semifinals
East Regional
(1) New Hampshire vs. (4) Cornell
|1-1-1 = (Callander, Barker) Jim Abbott – 01:55 (Haydar, Collins) Colin Hemingway – PP – 06:39 (Collins, Haydar) Colin Hemingway – PP – 11:22 |1-1-2 = 04:32 – Stephen Bâby (Palahicky, McRae) 05:37 – PP – Sam Paolini (Vesce, Bâby) |1-3-1 = (Stafford) Jim Abbott – GW – 17:21 |1-3-2 = 13:17 – Shane Palahicky (Bell) |goalie1-1 = Matt Carney ( 15 saves / 18 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Matt Underhill ( 20 saves / 24 shots )}}
(2) Boston University vs. (3) Maine
|1-1-1 = (Collins) Mike Pandolfo – PP – 07:14 |1-1-2 = 03:47 – Róbert Liščák (Metcalf, Lawson) |1-3-1 = (Magowan, Bussoli) David Klema – 10:14 (Mullen, Cronin) David Klema – 16:58 |1-3-2 = 03:48 – Lucas Lawson (Liscak, Nault) 10:54 – Lucas Lawson 15:37 – GW – Colin Shields |goalie1-1 = Sean Fields ( 30 saves / 34 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Matt Yeats ( 31 saves / 34 shots )}}
West Regional
(1) Denver vs. (4) Michigan
|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-2-1 = (James, Caldwell) Chris Paradise – PP – 03:05 (Ulanski, Cook) Kevin Doell – PP – 09:16 (Bull, MacKenzie) Luke Fulghum – 12:25 |1-2-2 = 00:56 – Eric Nystrom (Shouneyia, Ortmeyer) 05:43 – Mike Komisarek (Shouneyia, Ortmeyer) |1-3-2 = 04:47 – Eric Werner (Cammalleri) 18:39 – GW – Jed Ortmeyer (Nystrom, Cammalleri) 19:33 – EN – Eric Nystrom (Cammalleri) |goalie1-1 = Wade Dubielewicz ( 33 saves / 37 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Josh Blackburn ( 18 saves / 21 shots )}}
(2) Minnesota vs. (6) Colorado College
|1-1-1 = (Pohl, Riddle) Grant Potulny – 10:30 |1-1-2 = 07:52 – Alex Kim |1-2-1 = (Ballard, Riddle) Nick Angell – PP – 08:26 (Welch) Jeff Taffe – GW – 9:24 |1-2-2 = 13:26 – Peter Sejna (Heerema) |1-3-1 = John Pohl – SH – 05:56 |goalie1-1 = Adam Hauser ( 33 saves / 35 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Jeff Sanger ( 37 saves / 41 shots )}}
Frozen Four
National semifinal
(E1) New Hampshire vs. (E3) Maine
|1-1-1 = Sean Collins – 00:21 (Busch) Steve Saviano – SH – 17:55 |1-1-2 = 03:34 – Róbert Liščák (Jackson, Shaneberger) |1-2-2 = 03:37 – Peter Metcalf (Heisten) 05:57 – GW – Peter Metcalf (Falco) |1-3-2 = 08:16 – Róbert Liščák (Jackson) 12:20 – Lucas Lawson (Dimitrakos, Metcalf) 13:30 – Paul Falco (Liscak) 16:21 – PP – Paul Falco (Murphy, Ronan) |goalie1-1 = Mike Ayers ( 33 saves / 40 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Mike Morrison ( 23 saves / 25 shots )}}
(W2) Minnesota vs. (W4) Michigan
|1-1-1 = (Taffe) Grant Potulny – 04:20 |1-2-1 = (Leopold, Pohl) Grant Potulny – PP – 04:33 |1-3-1 = (Welch) Jeff Taffe – GW – 01:40 |1-3-2 = 13:55 – SH – J.J. Swistak (Roemensky) 18:26 – EA – Jed Ortmeyer (Nystrom, Cammalleri) |goalie1-1 = Adam Hauser ( 27 saves / 29 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Josh Blackburn ( 23 saves / 26 shots )}}
National Championship
(W2) Minnesota vs. (E3) Maine
| Scoring summary | Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score | Penalty summary | Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | a | #FBB93C | 2px}}" | MIN | Keith Ballard (10) – PP | Riddle and Angell | 7:18 | 1–0 MIN | ||||||||
| 2nd | Maine Black Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Maine | Michael Schutte (12) – PP | Metcalf and Dimitrakos | 24:47 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| a | #FBB93C | 2px}}" | MIN | John Pohl (27) | Anthony and Angell | 25:38 | 2–1 MIN | |||||||||
| 3rd | Maine Black Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Maine | Michael Schutte (13) | Ryan and Jackson | 46:18 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| Maine Black Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Maine | Róbert Liščák (17) | Dimitrakos | 55:27 | 3–2 Maine | ||||||||||
| a | #FBB93C | 2px}}" | MIN | Matt Koalska (10) – EA | Riddle and Pohl | 59:07 | 3–3 | |||||||||
| 1st Overtime | a | #FBB93C | 2px}}" | MIN | Grant Potulny (15) – GW PP | Pohl and Leopold | 76:58 | 4–3 MIN | ||||||||
| 1st | Maine Black Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Maine | Cliff Loya | Holding | 5:40 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Maine Black Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Maine | Ben Murphy | Goaltender Interference | 9:20 | 2:00 | ||||||||||
| Maine Black Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Maine | Cliff Loya | Cross-Checking | 10:08 | 2:00 | ||||||||||
| a | #FBB93C | 2px}}" | MIN | Grant Potulny | Holding the Stick | 13:18 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Maine Black Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Maine | Ben Murphy | High-Sticking | 16:34 | 2:00 | ||||||||||
| 2nd | a | #FBB93C | 2px}}" | MIN | Grant Potulny | Interference | 23:47 | 2:00 | ||||||||
| a | #FBB93C | 2px}}" | MIN | Keith Ballard | Obstruction Holding | 29:37 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| Maine Black Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Maine | Gray Shaneberger | Tripping | 33:02 | 2:00 | ||||||||||
| 3rd | a | #FBB93C | 2px}}" | MIN | Jeff Taffe | Boarding | 49:15 | 2:00 | ||||||||
| Maine Black Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Maine | Lucas Lawson | Hitting after the Whistle | 59:19 | 2:00 | ||||||||||
| a | #FBB93C | 2px}}" | MIN | Matt DeMarchi | Hitting after the Whistle | 59:19 | 2:00 | |||||||||
| 1st Overtime | Maine Black Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Maine | Michael Schutte | Tripping | 75:58 | 2:00 |
| Shots by period | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Black Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Maine | 11 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 45 | ||
| a | #FBB93C | 2px}}" | Minnesota | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 35 |
| Goaltenders | Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Black Bears | color=#FFFFFF}};" | Maine | Matthew Yeats | 31 | 4 | 76:58 | ||
| a | #FBB93C | 2px}}" | MIN | Adam Hauser | 42 | 3 | 76:52 |
[[List of NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament team]]
- G: Adam Hauser (Minnesota)
- D: Peter Metcalf (Maine)
- D: Michael Schutte (Maine)
- F: Róbert Liščák (Maine)
- F: John Pohl (Minnesota)
- F: Grant Potulny* (Minnesota)
- Most Outstanding Player(s)
Record by conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional semifinals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCHA | 4 | 4-3 | .571 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hockey East | 3 | 4-3 | .571 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| CCHA | 2 | 2-2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| ECAC | 2 | 1-2 | .333 | 1 | - | - | - |
| MAAC | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | - | - | - | - |
References
References
- "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives.
- (2002-03-24). "Men's Division I Hockey 2001-2002 Schedule and Results — Week 26". USCHO.com.
- (2002-03-23). "Maine 4, Harvard 3". USCHO.com.
- (2002-03-23). "Cornell 6, Quinnipiac 1". USCHO.com.
- (2002-03-22). "Colorado College 2, Michigan State 0". USCHO.com.
- (2002-03-22). "Michigan 4, St. Cloud State 2". USCHO.com.
- (2002-03-24). "New Hampshire 4, Cornell 3". USCHO.com.
- (2002-03-24). "Maine 4, Boston University 3". USCHO.com.
- (2002-03-23). "Michigan 5, Denver 3". USCHO.com.
- (2002-03-23). "Minnesota 4, Colorado College 2". USCHO.com.
- (2002-04-06). "Men's Division I Hockey 2001-2002 Schedule and Results — Week 28". USCHO.com.
- (2002-04-04). "Maine 7, New Hampshire 2". USCHO.com.
- (2002-04-04). "Minnesota 3, Michigan 2". USCHO.com.
- (2002-04-06). "Minnesota 4, Maine 3". USCHO.com.
- "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives.
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records". NCAA.org.
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