 2002 Frozen Four logo | |
| Teams | 12 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota Golden Gophers (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Maine Black Bears (4th title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Don Lucia (1st title) |
| MOP | Grant Potulny (Minnesota) |
| Attendance | 91,931 |
The2002 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools playing insingle-elimination play to determine the national champion of men'sNCAA Division Icollegeice hockey.
The final event was played atXcel 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.
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.
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded on March 17, 2002. TheWestern Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had four teams receive a berth in the tournament,Hockey East had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, theCentral Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), and theECAC each had two berths, while theMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) received a single bid for its tournament champion.
| East Regional –Worcester | West Regional –Ann Arbor | ||||||||||||
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| 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.
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| National semifinals April 4 | National championship April 6 | ||||||||
| E1 | New Hampshire | 2 | |||||||
| E3 | Maine | 7 | |||||||
| E3 | Maine | 3 | |||||||
| W2 | Minnesota | 4* | |||||||
| W4 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||
| W2 | Minnesota | 3 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| March 23[3] | Maine | 4 – 3 | OT | Harvard | Centrum Centre | Recap | ||
| (Kariya, Reimann)Niko Dimitrakos –PP – 10:27 | First period | 07:55 –Tim Pettit(Cavanaugh) | ||||||
| (Reimann)Chris Heisten – 12:08 (Liscak, Jackson)Michael Schutte – 14:22 | Second period | 03:43 –Dave McCulloch(Nowak, Kolarik) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 06:15 –PP –Tom Cavanagh(Pettit, Welch) | ||||||
| (Falco)John Ronan –GW – 02:02 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mike Morrison ( 19 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dov Grumet-Morris ( 33 saves / 37 shots ) | ||||||
| March 23[4] | Cornell | 6 – 1 | Quinnipiac | Centrum Centre | Recap | |||
| (Knoepfli)Krzysztof Wieckowski – 01:29 Sam Paolini –GW – 03:30 (McRae, Vesce)Douglas Murray –PP – 08:57 (McRae)Kelly Hughes – 14:24 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Bâby, McRae)Ryan Vesce –PP – 07:56 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Knoepfli)Stephen Bâby –SH – 03:28 | Third period | 15:23 –Ryan Morton | ||||||
| Matt Underhill ( 13 saves / 14 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jamie Holden ( 1 saves / 3 shots ) /Justin Eddy ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) | ||||||
| March 22[5] | Michigan State | 0 – 2 | Colorado College | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 10:05 –GW –Trent Clark(Petiot) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 05:43 – Alex Kim(Clarke, Polaski) | ||||||
| Ryan Miller ( 27 saves / 29 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Sanger ( 25 saves / 25 shots ) | ||||||
| March 22[6] | Michigan | 4 – 2 | St. Cloud State | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| (Shouneyia, Mink)Jason Ryznar – 04:09 (Werner)Craig Murray –PP – 13:20 (Helminen, Roemensky) Milan Gajic –GW – 04:09 | First period | 05:19 –PP –Jeff Finger(Cullen, Motzko) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| 14:40 –Dwight Helminen(Gajic) | Third period | (Motzko, Malone)Jon Cullen –PP – 04:19 | ||||||
| Josh Blackburn ( 22 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dean Weasler ( 8 saves / 11 shots ) /Jake Moreland ( 12 saves / 13 shots ) | ||||||
| March 24[7] | New Hampshire | 4 – 3 | Cornell | Centrum Centre | Recap | |||
| (Callander, Barker)Jim Abbott – 01:55 (Haydar, Collins)Colin Hemingway –PP – 06:39 (Collins, Haydar)Colin Hemingway –PP – 11:22 | First period | 04:32 –Stephen Bâby(Palahicky, McRae) 05:37 –PP –Sam Paolini(Vesce, Bâby) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Stafford)Jim Abbott –GW – 17:21 | Third period | 13:17 –Shane Palahicky(Bell) | ||||||
| Matt Carney ( 15 saves / 18 shots ) | Goalie stats | Matt Underhill ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) | ||||||
| March 24[8] | Boston University | 3 – 4 | Maine | Centrum Centre | Recap | |||
| (Collins)Mike Pandolfo –PP – 07:14 | First period | 03:47 –Róbert Liščák(Metcalf, Lawson) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Magowan, Bussoli)David Klema – 10:14 (Mullen, Cronin)David Klema – 16:58 | Third period | 03:48 –Lucas Lawson(Liscak, Nault) 10:54 –Lucas Lawson 15:37 –GW –Colin Shields | ||||||
| Sean Fields ( 30 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Matt Yeats ( 31 saves / 34 shots ) | ||||||
| March 23[9] | Denver | 3 – 5 | Michigan | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (James, Caldwell)Chris Paradise –PP – 03:05 (Ulanski, Cook)Kevin Doell –PP – 09:16 (Bull, MacKenzie)Luke Fulghum – 12:25 | Second period | 00:56 –Eric Nystrom(Shouneyia, Ortmeyer) 05:43 –Mike Komisarek(Shouneyia, Ortmeyer) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 04:47 –Eric Werner(Cammalleri) 18:39 –GW –Jed Ortmeyer(Nystrom, Cammalleri) 19:33 –EN –Eric Nystrom(Cammalleri) | ||||||
| Wade Dubielewicz ( 33 saves / 37 shots ) | Goalie stats | Josh Blackburn ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) | ||||||
| March 23[10] | Minnesota | 4 – 2 | Colorado College | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| (Pohl, Riddle)Grant Potulny – 10:30 | First period | 07:52 – Alex Kim | ||||||
| (Ballard, Riddle)Nick Angell –PP – 08:26 (Welch)Jeff Taffe –GW – 9:24 | Second period | 13:26 –Peter Sejna(Heerema) | ||||||
| John Pohl –SH – 05:56 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Adam Hauser ( 33 saves / 35 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Sanger ( 37 saves / 41 shots ) | ||||||
| April 4[12] | New Hampshire | 2 – 7 | Maine | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| Sean Collins – 00:21 (Busch)Steve Saviano –SH – 17:55 | First period | 03:34 –Róbert Liščák(Jackson, Shaneberger) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 03:37 –Peter Metcalf(Heisten) 05:57 –GW –Peter Metcalf(Falco) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 08:16 –Róbert Liščák(Jackson) 12:20 –Lucas Lawson(Dimitrakos, Metcalf) 13:30 –Paul Falco(Liscak) 16:21 –PP –Paul Falco(Murphy, Ronan) | ||||||
| Mike Ayers ( 33 saves / 40 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mike Morrison ( 23 saves / 25 shots ) | ||||||
| April 4[13] | Minnesota | 3 – 2 | Michigan | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| (Taffe)Grant Potulny – 04:20 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Leopold, Pohl)Grant Potulny –PP – 04:33 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Welch)Jeff Taffe –GW – 01:40 | Third period | 13:55 –SH –J.J. Swistak(Roemensky) 18:26 –EA –Jed Ortmeyer(Nystrom, Cammalleri) | ||||||
| Adam Hauser ( 27 saves / 29 shots ) | Goalie stats | Josh Blackburn ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
| April 6[14] | Minnesota | 4 – 3 | OT | Maine | Xcel Energy Center | Recap |
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | MIN | Keith Ballard (10) –PP | Riddle andAngell | 7:18 | 1–0 MIN |
| 2nd | Maine | Michael Schutte (12) –PP | Metcalf andDimitrakos | 24:47 | 1–1 |
| MIN | John Pohl (27) | Anthony andAngell | 25:38 | 2–1 MIN | |
| 3rd | Maine | Michael Schutte (13) | Ryan andJackson | 46:18 | 2–2 |
| Maine | Róbert Liščák (17) | Dimitrakos | 55:27 | 3–2 Maine | |
| MIN | Matt Koalska (10) –EA | Riddle andPohl | 59:07 | 3–3 | |
| 1st Overtime | MIN | Grant Potulny (15) –GW PP | Pohl andLeopold | 76:58 | 4–3 MIN |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | Maine | Cliff Loya | Holding | 5:40 | 2:00 |
| Maine | Ben Murphy | Goaltender Interference | 9:20 | 2:00 | |
| Maine | Cliff Loya | Cross-Checking | 10:08 | 2:00 | |
| MIN | Grant Potulny | Holding the Stick | 13:18 | 2:00 | |
| Maine | Ben Murphy | High-Sticking | 16:34 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | MIN | Grant Potulny | Interference | 23:47 | 2:00 |
| MIN | Keith Ballard | Obstruction Holding | 29:37 | 2:00 | |
| Maine | Gray Shaneberger | Tripping | 33:02 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | MIN | Jeff Taffe | Boarding | 49:15 | 2:00 |
| Maine | Lucas Lawson | Hitting after the Whistle | 59:19 | 2:00 | |
| MIN | Matt DeMarchi | Hitting after the Whistle | 59:19 | 2:00 | |
| 1st Overtime | Maine | Michael Schutte | Tripping | 75:58 | 2:00 |
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*Most Outstanding Player(s)[15]
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional semifinals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
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| 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 | - | - | - | - |