2002–03 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
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The 2002–03 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 18, 2002, and concluded on March 22, 2003. This was the 30th season of Division III college ice hockey.
DurationOctober 18, 2002–
March 22, 2003
March 22, 2003
National championshipKreitzberg Arena
Norwich, Vermont
Norwich, Vermont
| 2002–03 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | October 18, 2002– March 22, 2003 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 2003 | ||||
| National championship | Kreitzberg Arena Norwich, Vermont | ||||
| NCAA champion | Norwich | ||||
| Sid Watson Award | Māris Ziediņš (St. Norbert) | ||||
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The NCAA changed the national tournament format to have all rounds be Single elimination. As a result, the mini-game was eliminated from the Championship.
Regular season
Season tournaments
Standings
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Division III | ||||||||||||||
| Norwich †* | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 129 | 50 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 191 | 73 | |
| New England College | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 104 | 55 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 138 | 76 | |
| Babson | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 83 | 72 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 143 | 93 | |
| Salem State | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 85 | 79 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 127 | 103 | |
| Skidmore | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 75 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 66 | 103 | |
| MCLA | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 64 | 107 | 23 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 88 | 125 | |
| Southern Maine | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 101 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 86 | 135 | |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 19 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 153 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 43 | 183 | |
| Division II | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Anselm | 19 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 92 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 78 | 108 | |
| Saint Michael's ~ | 19 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 71 | 108 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 117 | 130 | |
| Division III Championship: March 8, 2003 Division II Championship: March 8, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ~ indicates Division II Tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Division III | ||||||||||||||
| Wentworth †* | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 101 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 153 | 58 | |
| Lebanon Valley | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 91 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 137 | 66 | |
| Curry | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 98 | 43 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 150 | 97 | |
| Fitchburg State | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 97 | 60 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 107 | 86 | |
| Johnson & Wales | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 67 | 52 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 131 | 116 | |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 67 | 52 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 103 | 82 | |
| Salve Regina | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 68 | 57 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 94 | 99 | |
| Worcester State | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 58 | 68 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 84 | 121 | |
| Suffolk | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 62 | 67 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 84 | 91 | |
| Plymouth State | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 86 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 75 | 120 | |
| Western New England | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 77 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 68 | 107 | |
| Nichols | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 102 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 70 | 138 | |
| Framingham State | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 118 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 52 | 179 | |
| Division II | ||||||||||||||
| Southern New Hampshire | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 52 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 110 | 88 | |
| Stonehill | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 78 | 69 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 111 | 103 | |
| Assumption | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 68 | 58 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 114 | 110 | |
| Franklin Pierce | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 123 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 45 | 184 | |
| Division III Championship: March 8, 2003 Division II Championship: March 8, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ~ indicates Division II Tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| RIT † | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 66 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 154 | 72 | |
| Manhattanville | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 108 | 64 | |
| Elmira * | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 64 | 39 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 154 | 104 | |
| Hobart | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 43 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 97 | 84 | |
| Utica | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 84 | 96 | |
| Neumann | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 83 | 24 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 48 | 173 | |
| Championship: March 8, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Minnesota–Crookston †* | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 89 | 48 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 129 | 75 | |
| Marian | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 75 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 104 | 80 | |
| Lawrence | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 72 | 67 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 97 | 113 | |
| MSOE | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 77 | 28 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 76 | 129 | |
| Northland | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 91 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 53 | 144 | |
| Championship: February 23, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Saint John's †* | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 76 | 47 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 116 | 89 | |
| St. Thomas | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 58 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 97 | 59 | |
| Augsburg | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 64 | 56 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 114 | 92 | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 114 | 75 | |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 55 | 62 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 92 | 103 | |
| Hamline | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 55 | 70 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 76 | 106 | |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 90 | 85 | |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 67 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 98 | 94 | |
| Bethel | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 84 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 49 | 136 | |
| Championship: March 1, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Middlebury † | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 99 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 135 | 63 | |
| Trinity * | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 93 | 43 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 119 | 73 | |
| Colby | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 88 | 48 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 125 | 60 | |
| Bowdoin | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 86 | 55 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 116 | 74 | |
| Hamilton | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 93 | 57 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 122 | 75 | |
| Amherst | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 70 | 76 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 78 | 116 | |
| Williams | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 89 | 64 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 104 | 96 | |
| Tufts | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 78 | 85 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 87 | 100 | |
| Wesleyan | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 49 | 75 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 56 | 93 | |
| Connecticut College | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 87 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 65 | 105 | |
| Championship: March 9, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| St. Norbert †* | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 67 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 164 | 66 | |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 63 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 129 | 65 | |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 78 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 164 | 63 | |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 109 | 89 | |
| Lake Forest | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 44 | 46 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 100 | 77 | |
| St. Scholastica | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 77 | 26 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 68 | 138 | |
| Wisconsin–Stout | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 71 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 66 | 133 | |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 81 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 57 | 153 | |
| Championship: March 1, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Oswego State †* | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 77 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 171 | 81 | |
| Fredonia State | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 43 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 76 | 57 | |
| Plattsburgh State | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 77 | 35 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 158 | 92 | |
| Potsdam State | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 100 | 95 | |
| Geneseo State | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 39 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 79 | 89 | |
| Cortland State | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 69 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 80 | 140 | |
| Brockport State | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 66 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 72 | 103 | |
| Buffalo State | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 79 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 78 | 123 | |
| Championship: March 9, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions | ||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings
Player stats
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Yingling | Senior | Lebanon Valley | 27 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 36 |
| Sean Pero | Sophomore | Curry | 25 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 67 |
| Brian Doherty | Sophomore | Curry | 27 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 44 |
| Don Patrick | Senior | Oswego State | 33 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 4 |
| Alex Marinkovich | Junior | Wentworth | 28 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 52 |
| Rob Pascale | Junior | Stonehill | 24 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 8 |
| Manu Mau'u | Sophomore | Johnson & Wales | 25 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 73 |
| Mike Lukajic | Junior | Oswego State | 33 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 14 |
| Travis Banga | Junior | New England College | 25 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 42 |
| Nick Cote | Junior | MCLA | 23 | 33 | 16 | 49 | 22 |
| Brad Carpenter | Sophomore | Wentworth | 28 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 23 |
Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Hadiaris | Senior | Colby | 15 | 839 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | .925 | 1.57 |
| Marc Scheuer | Junior | Middlebury | 13 | 491 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | .896 | 1.59 |
| Jamie Vanek | Senior | Wentworth | 17 | 973 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | .941 | 1.66 |
| Dan Meneghin | Freshman | Wisconsin–River Falls | 14 | 839 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | .927 | 1.72 |
| Mike Boudreau | Freshman | Norwich | 10 | 455 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .929 | 1.84 |
| Zachary Sikich | Sophomore | St. Thomas | 25 | 724 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 4 | .930 | 1.90 |
| Bob Berg | Sophomore | Marian | 11 | 603 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | .912 | 1.99 |
| Jacque Vezina | Senior | Wisconsin–River Falls | 17 | 1022 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 4 | .923 | 1.99 |
| Nathan Ziemski | Junior | Wisconsin–Superior | 26 | 1564 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 5 | .917 | 2.11 |
| Eric Van Den Bosch | Freshman | St. Norbert | 10 | 565 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .898 | 2.12 |
2003 NCAA Tournament
| First Round March 12 | Quarterfinals March 15 | Semifinals March 21 | National Championship March 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | St. Norbert | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 2 | W2 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| W3 | Saint John's | 0 | St. Norbert | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Norwich | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norwich | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norwich | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oswego State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Middlebury | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elmira | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Middlebury | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oswego State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oswego State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wentworth | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)