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2002 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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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.

Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota Golden Gophers (4th title)
Runner-upMaine Black Bears (4th title game)
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2002 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
2002 Frozen Four logo
Teams12
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota Golden Gophers (4th title)
Runner-upMaine Black Bears (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDon Lucia (1st title)
MOPGrant Potulny (Minnesota)
Attendance91,931
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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

2002 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament is located in the United States
Worcester
Worcester
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
Saint Paul
Saint Paul
2002 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

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

Championship Site

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.

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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 (4) Hockey East 25–9–3 At-large bid 26th 2000 2 Minnesota (3) 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
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Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

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Bracket

First Round
March 22–23 		Quarterfinals
March 23–24 		National Semifinals
April 4 		National Championship
April 6
E1 New Hampshire (1) 4
E4 Cornell 6 E4 Cornell 3
E5 Quinnipiac 1 East RegionalE1 New Hampshire (1) 2
E3 Maine 7
E2 Boston University (4) 3
E3 Maine 4* E3 Maine 4
E6 Harvard 3 E3 Maine 3
W2 Minnesota (3) 4*
W1 Denver (2) 3
W4 Michigan 4 W4 Michigan 5
W5 St. Cloud State 2 West RegionalW4 Michigan 2
W2 Minnesota (3) 3
W2 Minnesota (3) 4
W3 Michigan State 0 W6 Colorado College 2
W6 Colorado College 2

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament
(*) denotes overtime period(s)

Results

East Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts

First Round

March 23, 2002
12:00 pm		(3) Maine4–3 (OT)
(1–1, 2–1, 0–1, 1–0)		(6) HarvardCentrum Centre
Attendance: 8,889
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Mike MorrisonGoaliesDov Grumet-MorrisReferee:
Mark Wilkins
Linesmen:
Marco Hunt
Greg Wohlers
0 – 107:55 – Tim Pettit (Cavanaugh)
(Kariya, Reimann) Niko Dimitrakos – PP – 10:271 – 1
1 – 223:43 – Dave McCulloch (Nowak, Kolarik)
(Reimann) Chris Heisten – 32:082 – 2
(Liscak, Jackson) Michael Schutte – 34:223 – 2
3 – 336:15 – PP – Tom Cavanagh (Pettit, Welch)
(Falco) John Ronan – GW – 62:024 – 3
6 minPenalties10 min
37Shots22
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March 23, 2002
3:40 pm		(4) Cornell6–1
(4–0, 1–0, 1–1)		(5) QuinnipiacCentrum Centre
Attendance: 10,545
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Matt UnderhillGoaliesJamie Holden (out 03:30)
Justin Eddy (in 03:30)		Referee:
Mike Schmitt
Linesmen:
Joe Ross
John Jones
(Knoepfli) Krzysztof Wieckowski – 01:291 – 0
(unassisted) Sam Paolini – GW – 03:302 – 0
(McRae, Vesce) Douglas Murray – PP – 08:573 – 0
(McRae) Kelly Hughes – 14:244 – 0
(Bâby, McRae) Ryan Vesce – PP – 27:565 – 0
(Knoepfli) Stephen Bâby – SH – 43:286 – 0
6 – 155:23 – Ryan Morton (unassisted)
14 minPenalties25 min
35Shots14
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Quarterfinals

March 24, 2002
3:30 pm		(1) New Hampshire4–3
(3–2, 0–0, 1–1)		(4) CornellCentrum Centre
Attendance: 11,888
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Matt CarneyGoaliesMatt UnderhillReferee:
Steve Piotrowski
Linesmen:
Marco Hunt
Greg Wohlers
(Callander, Barker) Jim Abbott – 01:551 – 0
1 – 104:32 – Stephen Bâby (Palahicky, McRae)
1 – 205:37 – PP – Sam Paolini (Vesce, Bâby)
(Haydar, Collins) Colin Hemingway – PP – 06:392 – 2
(Collins, Haydar) Colin Hemingway – PP – 11:223 – 2
3 – 353:17 – Shane Palahicky (Bell)
(Stafford) Jim Abbott – GW – 57:214 – 3
10 minPenalties14 min
24Shots18
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March 24, 2002
12:00 pm		(2) Boston University3–4
(1–1, 0–0, 2–3)		(3) MaineCentrum Centre
Attendance: 11,888
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Sean FieldsGoaliesMatt Yeats
0 – 103:47 – Róbert Liščák (Metcalf, Lawson)
(Collins) Mike Pandolfo – PP – 07:141 – 1
1 – 243:48 – PP – Lucas Lawson (Liscak, Nault)
(Magowan, Bussoli) David Klema – 50:142 – 2
2 – 350:54 – Lucas Lawson (unassisted)
2 – 455:37 – GW – Colin Shields (unassisted)
(Mullen, Cronin) David Klema – 56:583 – 4
25 minPenalties12 min
34Shots34
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West Regional – Ann Arbor, Michigan

First Round

March 22, 2002
4:30 pm		(3) Michigan State0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		(6) Colorado CollegeYost Ice Arena
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Ryan MillerGoaliesJeff SangerReferee:
John Gravallese
Linesmen:
Bill Jones
Matt Smith
0 – 110:05 – GW – Trent Clark (Petiot)
0 – 245:43 – Alex Kim (Clarke, Polaski)
6 minPenalties8 min
25Shots29
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March 22, 2002
8:00 pm		(4) Michigan4–2
(3–1, 0–0, 1–1)		(5) St. Cloud StateYost Ice Arena
Attendance: 6,948
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Josh BlackburnGoaliesDean Weasler (out 20:00)
Jake Moreland (in 20:00)		Referee:
Scott Hanson
Linesmen:
Bob Bernard
Joe Andrews
(Shouneyia, Mink) Jason Ryznar – 04:091 – 0
1 – 105:19 – PP – Jeff Finger (Cullen, Motzko)
(Werner) Craig Murray – PP – 13:202 – 1
(Helminen, Roemensky) Milan Gajic – GW – 14:213 – 1
3 – 224:19 – PP – Jon Cullen (Motzko, Malone)
(Gajic) Dwight Helminen – 54:404 – 2
16 minPenalties16 min
24Shots24
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Quarterfinals

March 23, 2002
7:30 pm		(1) Denver3–5
(0–0, 3–2, 0–3)		(4) MichiganYost Ice Arena
Attendance: 6,933
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Wade DubielewiczGoaliesJosh BlackburnReferee:
John Gravallese
Linesmen:
Joe Andrews
Bob Bernard
0 – 120:56 – Eric Nystrom (Shouneyia, Ortmeyer)
(James, Caldwell) Chris Paradise – PP – 23:051 – 1
1 – 225:43 – PP – Mike Komisarek (Shouneyia, Ortmeyer)
(Ulanski, Cook) Kevin Doell – PP – 29:162 – 2
(Bull, MacKenzie) Luke Fulghum – 32:253 – 2
3 – 344:47 – Eric Werner (Cammalleri)
3 – 458:39 – GW – Jed Ortmeyer (Nystrom, Cammalleri)
3 – 559:33 – EN – Eric Nystrom (Cammalleri)
10 minPenalties12 min
21Shots38
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March 23, 2002
4:00 pm		(2) Minnesota4–2
(1–1, 2–1, 1–0)		(6) Colorado CollegeYost Ice Arena
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Adam HauserGoaliesJeff SangerReferee:
Tom Goddard
Linesmen:
John LaDuke
Paul Tunison
0 – 107:52 – Alex Kim (unassisted)
(Pohl, Riddle) Grant Potulny – 10:301 – 1
(Ballard, Riddle) Nick Angell – PP – 28:262 – 1
(Welch) Jeff Taffe – GW – 29:243 – 1
3 – 233:26 – Peter Sejna (Heerema)
(unassisted) John Pohl – SH – 45:564 – 2
24 minPenalties20 min
41Shots35
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Frozen Four – St. Paul, Minnesota

National Semifinals

April 4, 2002
12:30 pm		(E1) New Hampshire2–7
(2–1, 0–2, 0–4)		(E3) MaineXcel Energy Center
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Mike AyersGoaliesMike MorrisonReferee:
Mike Schmitt
Linesmen:
Gregg Wohlers
Marco Hunt
(unassisted) Sean Collins – 00:211 – 0
1 – 103:34 – Róbert Liščák (Jackson, Shaneberger)
(Busch) Steve Saviano – SH – 17:552 – 1
2 – 223:37 – Peter Metcalf (Heisten)
2 – 325:57 – GW – Peter Metcalf (Falco)
2 – 448:16 – Róbert Liščák (Jackson)
2 – 552:20 – Lucas Lawson (Dimitrakos, Metcalf)
2 – 653:30 – Paul Falco (Liscak)
2 – 756:21 – PP – Paul Falco (Murphy, Ronan)
16 minPenalties14 min
25Shots40
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April 4, 2002
6:30 pm		(W2) Minnesota3–2
(1–0, 1–0, 1–2)		(E4) MichiganXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 19,234
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Adam HauserGoaliesJosh Blackburn
(Taffe) Grant Potulny – 04:201 – 0
(Leopold, Pohl) Grant Potulny – PP – 24:332 – 0
(Welch) Jeff Taffe – GW – 41:403 – 0
3 – 153:55 – SH – J.J. Swistak (Roemensky)
3 – 258:26 – EA – Jed Ortmeyer (Nystrom, Cammalleri)
18 minPenalties22 min
26Shots29
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National Championship

April 6, 2002
6:00 pm		(W2) Minnesota4–3 (OT)
(1–0, 1–1, 1–2, 1–0)		(E3) MaineXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 19,324
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Referee:
Steve Piotrowski
Linesmen:
John LaDuke
Kevin Langseth
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Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st MIN Keith Ballard (10) – PP Riddle and Angell 7:18 1–0 MIN
2nd Maine Michael Schutte (12) – PP Metcalf and Dimitrakos 24:47 1–1
MIN John Pohl (27) Anthony and Angell 25:38 2–1 MIN
3rd Maine Michael Schutte (13) Ryan and Jackson 46:18 2–2
Maine Róbert Liščák (17) Dimitrakos 55:27 3–2 Maine
MIN Matt Koalska (10) – EA Riddle and Pohl 59:07 3–3
1st Overtime MIN Grant Potulny (15) – GW PP Pohl and Leopold 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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All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[2]

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Record by conference

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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 - - - -
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