2002 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2002 NCAA Division I Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament

2002 Frozen Four logo
Season 200102
Teams 12
Finals Site Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul, Minnesota
Champions Minnesota (4th title, 10th title game,
17th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up Maine (4th title game,
8th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists Michigan (21st Frozen Four)
New Hampshire (7th Frozen Four)
Winning Coach Don Lucia (1st title)
MOP Grant Potulny (Minnesota)
Attendance 91,931
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
 2001  2003 

The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I 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, St. 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.

Qualifying teams[1]

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.

Game locations

Bracket

East Regional

  Regional Quarterfinals
March 23
    Regional Semifinals
March 24
    Frozen Four
                           
        E1  New Hampshire 4  
  E4  Cornell 6     E4  Cornell 3    
  E5  Quinnipiac 1               
            
        E2  Boston University 3    
  E3  Maine 4*     E3  Maine 4  
  E6  Harvard 3  

West Regional

  Regional Quarterfinals
March 22
    Regional Semifinals
March 23
    Frozen Four
                           
        W1  Denver 3  
  W4  Michigan 4     W4  Michigan 5    
  W5  St. Cloud State 2               
            
        W2  Minnesota 4    
  W3  Michigan State 0     W6  Colorado College 2  
  W6  Colorado College 2  

Frozen Four

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)

Regional Quarterfinals[2]

East Regional

(3) Maine vs. (6) Harvard

(4) Cornell vs. (5) Quinnipiac

West Regional

(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Colorado College

(4) Michigan vs. (5) St. Cloud State

Regional Semifinals

East Regional

(1) New Hampshire vs. (4) Cornell

(2) Boston University vs. (3) Maine

West Regional

(1) Denver vs. (4) Michigan

(2) Minnesota vs. (6) Colorado College

Frozen Four[11]

National Semifinal

(E1) New Hampshire vs. (E3) Maine

(W2) Minnesota vs. (W4) Michigan

National Championship

(W2) Minnesota vs. (E3) Maine

All-Tournament Team[15]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[16]

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

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  2. "Men's Division I Hockey 2001-2002 Schedule and Results — Week 26". USCHO.com. 2002-03-24. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  3. "Maine 4, Harvard 3". USCHO.com. 2002-03-23. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  4. "Cornell 6, Quinnipiac 1". USCHO.com. 2002-03-23. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  5. "Colorado College 2, Michigan State 0". USCHO.com. 2002-03-22. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  6. "Michigan 4, St. Cloud State 2". USCHO.com. 2002-03-22. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  7. "New Hampshire 4, Cornell 3". USCHO.com. 2002-03-24. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  8. "Maine 4, Boston University 3". USCHO.com. 2002-03-24. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  9. "Michigan 5, Denver 3". USCHO.com. 2002-03-23. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  10. "Minnesota 4, Colorado College 2". USCHO.com. 2002-03-23. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  11. "Men's Division I Hockey 2001-2002 Schedule and Results — Week 28". USCHO.com. 2002-04-06. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  12. "Maine 7, New Hampshire 2". USCHO.com. 2002-04-04. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  13. "Minnesota 3, Michigan 2". USCHO.com. 2002-04-04. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  14. "Minnesota 4, Maine 3". USCHO.com. 2002-04-06. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  15. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  16. "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

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