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2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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2003 NCAA Division I Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament
2003 Frozen Four logo
2003 Frozen Four logo
Season 2002–03
Teams 16
Finals Site HSBC Arena
Buffalo, New York
Champions Minnesota (5th title, 11th title game,
18th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up New Hampshire (2nd title game,
7th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists Cornell (7th Frozen Four)
Michigan (22nd Frozen Four)
Winning Coach Don Lucia (2nd title)
MOP Thomas Vanek Minnesota
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
← 2002  2004 →

The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 28, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 12. A total of 15 games were played.

The University of Minnesota, coached by Don Lucia, won their fifth NCAA title (7th overall) with a 5-1 victory in the final game over the University of New Hampshire, coached by Dick Umile.

Minnesota forward Thomas Vanek was named the Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player.

Qualifying teams[1][]

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 23, 2003.[2] The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, the ECAC had two berths, while both the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and College Hockey America (CHA) received one bid for their tournament champions.

East Regional – Providence Midwest Regional – Ann Arbor
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Cornell (1) ECAC 28–4–1 Tournament champion 14th 2002 1 Colorado College (2) WCHA 29–6–5 At-large bid 16th 2002
2 Boston College Hockey East 23–10–4 At-large bid 23rd 2001 2 Maine Hockey East 24–9–5 At-large bid 13th 2002
3 Ohio State CCHA 24–12–5 At-large bid 3rd 1999 3 Michigan CCHA 28–9–3 Tournament champion 26th 2002
4 Minnesota State-Mankato WCHA 20–10–10 At-large bid 1st Never 4 Wayne State CHA 21–16–2 Tournament champion 1st Never
Northeast Regional – Worcester West Regional – Minneapolis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 New Hampshire (3) Hockey East 25–7–6 Tournament champion 13th 2002 1 Minnesota (4) WCHA 24–8–9 Tournament champion 27th 2002
2 Boston University Hockey East 24–13–3 At-large bid 27th 2002 2 Ferris State CCHA 30–10–1 At-large bid 1st Never
3 Harvard ECAC 22–9–2 At-large bid 18th 2002 3 North Dakota WCHA 26–11–5 At-large bid 18th 2001
4 St. Cloud State WCHA 17–15–5 At-large bid 5th 2002 4 Mercyhurst MAAC 22–12–2 Tournament champion 2nd 2001

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Game locations[]

First round and regional finals[]

Frozen Four[]

Tournament Bracket[]

  Regional Semifinals
March 28–29 		Regional Finals
March 29–30 		National Semifinals
April 10 		National Championship
April 12
                                     
1  Cornell (1) 5  
4  Minnesota State 2  
  1  Cornell 2**  
  2  Boston College 1  
2  Boston College 1
3  Ohio State 0  
  E1  Cornell 2  
  N1  New Hampshire 3  
1  New Hampshire (3) 5  
4  St. Cloud State 2  
  1  New Hampshire 3
  2  Boston University 0  
2  Boston University 6
3  Harvard 4  
  N1  New Hampshire 1
  W1  Minnesota 5
1  Colorado College (2) 4  
4  Wayne State 2  
  1  Colorado College 3
  3  Michigan 5  
2  Maine 1
3  Michigan 2  
  M3  Michigan 2
  W1  Minnesota 3*  
1  Minnesota (4) 9  
4  Mercyhurst 2  
  1  Minnesota 7
  2  Ferris State 4  
2  Ferris State 5
3  North Dakota 2  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional Semifinals[3][]

East Regional[]

(1) Cornell vs. (4) Minnesota State-Mankato[]

March 29[4] Cornell 5 – 2 Minnesota State-Mankato Dunkin' Donuts Center Recap  
(Murray) Mike Knoepfli – 01:53
(Knoepfli, Moulson) Shane Hynes – PP – 09:07 		First period 01:53 – Dana Sorenson (Stevenson)
(Moulson, Cook) Shane Hynes – GW PP – 13:56 Second period 03:24 – PP – Brock Becker (Marler, Runkel)
(Cook) Mike Knoepfli – 06:42
(Vesce, Bâby) Sam Paolini – PP – 10:34 		Third period No scoring
( 18 saves / 20 shots ) David LeNeveu Goalie stats Jon Volp ( 32 saves / 37 shots )


(2) Boston College vs. (3) Ohio State[]

March 29[5] Boston College 1 – 0 Ohio State Dunkin' Donuts Center Recap  
(Forrest) Tony Voce – GW SH – 05:56 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 26 saves / 26 shots ) Matti Kaltiainen Goalie stats Mike Betz ( 20 saves / 21 shots )


Midwest Regional[]

(1) Colorado College vs. (4) Wayne State[]

March 29[6] Colorado College 4 – 2 Wayne State Yost Ice Arena Recap  
(Laux, Preissing) Brett Sterling – PP – 16:26 First period No scoring
(Stuart) James Laux – 05:31
(Sterling, Preissing) Noah Clarke – GW PP – 14:09 		Second period 04:51 – Keith Stanich (Kingston, Durbin)
(Sejna, Clarke) Tom Preissing – PP – 10:02 Third period 06:31 – Billy Collins (Poupard, Stanich)
Curtis McElhinney ( 23 saves / 25 shots ) Goalie stats David Guerrera ( 27 saves / 31 shots )


(2) Maine vs. (3) Michigan[]

March 29[7] Maine 1 – 2 Michigan Yost Ice Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Kariya, Lawson) Colin Shields – 16:06 Third period 06:47 – Eric Nystrom (Woodford)
18:29 – GW PP – Jed Ortmeyer (Tambellini, Nystrom)
( 25 saves / 27 shots ) Frank Doyle Goalie stats Al Montoya ( 34 saves / 35 shots )


Northeast Regional[]

(1) New Hampshire vs. (4) St. Cloud State[]

March 28[8] New Hampshire 5 – 2 St. Cloud State Worcester Centrum Recap  
(Gare, Prudden) Colin Hemingway – 00:10
(Stafford) Colin Hemingway – PP – 18:47 		First period 08:11 – Ryan Malone (Hendricks, Motzko)
(Abbott, Aikins) Preston Callander – GW – 01:20
(Saviano, Martz) Sean Collins – PP – 07:08 		Second period 03:53 – Jeff Finger (Hendricks)
(Aikins, Hemingway) Preston Callander – PP – 12:08 Third period No scoring
( 23 saves / 25 shots ) Mike Ayers Goalie stats Jake Moreland ( 27 saves / 31 shots )


(2) Boston University vs. (3) Harvard[]

March 28[9] Boston University 6 – 4 Harvard Worcester Centrum Recap  
(Miller, Van der Gulik) Brian Collins – PP – 03:39
(Priem) Matt Radoslovich – 14:57 		First period 04:07 – Brendan Bernakevitch (Pettit)
17:06 – PP – Tyler Kolarik (Pettit, Welch)
(Magowan, Skladany) Brad Zancanaro – 14:44 Second period 08:33 – Brett Nowak (Kolarik)
(McConnell) Mark Mullen – 00:45
(McConnell) Bryan Miller – GW PP – 02:03
František Skladaný – 03:34 		Third period 07:53 – Dominic Moore (Johnson, Pettit)
( 34 saves / 38 shots ) Sean Fields Goalie stats Dov Grumet-Morris ( 25 saves / 31 shots )


West Regional[]

(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Mercyhurst[]

March 28[10] Minnesota 9 – 2 Mercyhurst Mariucci Arena Recap  
(Guyer, Tallackson) Grant Potulny – 01:15
(Guyer) Keith Ballard – 04:33
(DeMarchi, Guyer) Grant Potulny – GW – 14:59 		First period No scoring
(Guyer) Barry Tallackson – 01:40
(Ballard) Thomas Vanek – 04:10
(Reinholz) Paul Martin – 05:07
(Fleming, Smaagaard) Jon Waibel – 05:34
(Fleming) Keith Ballard – 13:57 		Second period No scoring
(Guyer, Tallackson) Grant Potulny – 01:05 Third period 04:33 – PP – David Wrigley (Tackaberry)
07:21 – PP – Scott Reynolds (Borrelli, Rivers)
( 16 saves / 18 shots ) Travis Weber Goalie stats Andy Franck ( 47 saves / 56 shots )


(2) Ferris State vs. (3) North Dakota[]

March 28[11] Ferris State 5 – 2 North Dakota Mariucci Arena Recap  
(Kunitz, Kinnie) Derek Nesbitt – PP – 14:01 First period No scoring
(Kunitz, Milam) Simon Mangos – PP – 15:42
(Nesbitt, Kunitz) Jeff Legue – GW – 18:04 		Second period No scoring
(Large) Greg Rallo – 09:11
(Meyer) Trevor Large – EN – 19:42 		Third period 07:25 – David Lundbohm (Bochenski, Jones)
15:34 – Ryan Hale (Prpich, Fuher)
( 44 saves / 46 shots ) Mike Brown Goalie stats Jake Brandt ( 17 saves / 20 shots ) / Josh Siembida ( 5 saves / 6 shots )


Regional Finals[]

East Regional[]

(1) Cornell vs. (2) Boston College[]

March 30[12] Cornell 2 – 1 2OT Boston College Dunkin' Donuts Center Recap  
Ryan Vesce – 10:05 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 08:00 – J. D. Forrest (Voce, Eaves)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Matt McRae – GW – 10:05 Second overtime period No scoring
( 26 saves / 27 shots ) David LeNeveu Goalie stats Matti Kaltiainen ( 34 saves / 36 shots )


Midwest Regional[]

(1) Colorado College vs. (3) Michigan[]

March 30[13] Colorado College 3 – 5 Michigan Yost Ice Arena Recap  
(Sejna, Clarke) Brett Sterling – PP – 08:10
(Clarke, Preissing) Peter Sejna – PP – 10:42 		First period 02:22 – Eric Nystrom (Helminen, Mink)
17:18 – Milan Gajic (Moss, Roemensky)
(Liebel) Brett Sterling – 11:57 Second period 01:23 – SH – Mark Mink
No scoring Third period 04:25 – GW – Jason Ryznar
19:42 – EN PP – Mark Mink (Nystrom)
( 27 saves / 31 shots ) Curtis McElhinney Goalie stats Al Montoya ( 21 saves / 24 shots )


Northeast Regional[]

(1) New Hampshire vs. (2) Boston University[]

March 29[14] New Hampshire 3 – 0 Boston University Worcester Centrum Recap  
(Callander, Abbott) Joshua Prudden – GW PP – 13:09 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Aikins, Abbott) Patrick Foley – 09:12
Sean Collins – EN – 18:55 		Third period No scoring
( 27 saves / 27 shots ) Mike Ayers Goalie stats Sean Fields ( 24 saves / 26 shots )


West Regional[]

(1) Minnesota vs. (2) Ferris State[]

March 29[15] Minnesota 7 – 4 Ferris State Mariucci Arena Recap  
(Vanek, DeMarchi) Matt Koalska – 00:13
Keith Ballard – PP – 01:38
(Smaagaard) Jake Flemming – 06:09
Thomas Vanek – 12:41
(Hirsch, Tallackson) Matt DeMarchi – GW PP – 18:54 		First period 12:02 – Chris Kunitz (Meyer)
17:48 – SH – Chris Kunitz (Nesbitt)
(Koalska) Thomas Vanek – 19:31 Second period 12:43 – Derek Nesbitt
(Smaagaard, Fleming) Jon Waibel – 10:31 Third period 02:04 – Phil Lewandowski (Field)
( 4 saves / 6 shots ) Justin Johnson / ( 12 saves / 14 shots ) Travis Weber Goalie stats Mike Brown ( 42 saves / 49 shots )


Frozen Four[16][]

National Semifinal[]

(E1) Cornell vs. (NE1) New Hampshire[]

April 10[17] Cornell 2 – 3 New Hampshire HSBC Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 14:21 – Tim Horst (Scott)
(Bâby, Murray) Ryan Vesce – PP – 09:38 Second period 01:23 – Steve Saviano (Martz, Collins)
07:10 – GW PP – Steve Saviano (Martz)
(Abbott, Hornby) Chris Abbott – 09:52 Third period No scoring
( 18 saves / 21 shots ) David LeNeveu Goalie stats Michael Ayers ( 19 saves / 21 shots )


(W1) Minnesota vs. (MW3) Michigan[]

April 10[18] Minnesota 3 – 2 OT Michigan HSBC Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 09:33 – Brandon Kaleniecki (Ebbett)
(Vanek, Koalska) Troy Riddle – 17:45 Second period 14:38 – Jed Ortmeyer (Tambellini)
(Tallackson, Harrington) Gino Guyer – 01:35 Third period No scoring
Thomas Vanek – GW – 08:55 First overtime period No scoring
( 31 saves / 33 shots ) Travis Weber Goalie stats Al Montoya ( 29 saves / 32 shots )


National Championship[]

(W1) Minnesota vs. (NE1) New Hampshire[]

April 12[19] Minnesota 5 – 1 New Hampshire HSBC Arena Recap


All-Tournament Team[20][]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[21]

Record by conference[]

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
WCHA 5 5-4 .556 2 1 1 1
Hockey East 4 5-4 .556 3 1 1 -
CCHA 3 3-3 .500 2 1 - -
ECAC 2 2-2 .500 1 1 - -
MAAC 1 0-1 .000 - - - -
CHA 1 0-1 .000 - - - -

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Tournament", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  2. ↑ "Cornell, CC, Minnesota, UNH Get Top Seeds", USCHO.com. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  3. ↑ "Men's Division I Hockey 2002-2003 Schedule and Results — Week 27", USCHO.com, 2003-03-30. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  4. ↑ "NCAA East Regional", Inside College Hockey, 2003-03-29. Retrieved on 2013-06-21. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. 
  5. ↑ "Boston College 1, Ohio State 0", USCHO.com, 2003-03-29. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  6. ↑ "Colorado College 4, Wayne State 2", USCHO.com, 2003-03-29. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  7. ↑ "Michigan 2, Maine 1", USCHO.com, 2003-03-29. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  8. ↑ "New Hampshire 5, St. Cloud State 2", USCHO.com, 2003-03-28. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  9. ↑ "Boston University 6, Harvard 4", USCHO.com, 2003-03-28. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  10. ↑ "Minnesota 9, Mercyhurst 2", USCHO.com, 2003-03-28. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  11. ↑ "Ferris State 5, North Dakota 2", USCHO.com, 2003-03-28. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  12. ↑ "Cornell 2, Boston College 1", USCHO.com, 2003-03-30. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  13. ↑ "Michigan 5, Colorado College 3", USCHO.com, 2003-03-30. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  14. ↑ "New Hampshire 3, Boston University 0", USCHO.com, 2003-03-29. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  15. ↑ "Minnesota 7, Ferris State 4", USCHO.com, 2003-03-29. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  16. ↑ "Men's Division I Hockey 2002–2003 Schedule and Results — Week 29", USCHO.com, 2003-04-12. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  17. ↑ "Maine 3, Cornell 2", USCHO.com, 2003-04-10. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  18. ↑ "Minnesota 3, Michigan 2", USCHO.com, 2003-04-10. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  19. ↑ "Minnesota 5, New Hampshire 1", USCHO.com, 2002-04-12. Retrieved on 2013-06-16. 
  20. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records", NCAA.org. Retrieved on 2013-06-19. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. 
  21. ↑ "NCAA Division I Awards", College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved on 2013-07-17. 
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