2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
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The Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota hosted the 2002 Frozen Four | |||||
Duration | October 5, 2001– April 6, 2002 | ||||
NCAA tournament | 2002 | ||||
National championship | Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minnesota | ||||
NCAA champion | Minnesota | ||||
Hobey Baker Award | Jordan Leopold (Minnesota) | ||||
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The 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 5, 2001, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2002, at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the 55th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 108th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
Pre-season polls
The top 15 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports[1] and the top 15 from USA Today/American Hockey Magazine.[2]
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Regular season
Season tournaments
Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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Ice Breaker Tournament | October 12–13 | 4 | St. Cloud State |
Nye Frontier Classic | October 12–13 | 4 | Denver |
Maverick Stampede | October 12–13 | 4 | Minnesota–Duluth |
Syracuse Invitational | November 23–24 | 4 | Niagara |
College Hockey Showcase | November 23–25 | 4 | |
New Hampshire Tournament | November 24–25 | 4 | New Hampshire |
Badger Showdown | December 27–28 | 4 | New Hampshire |
Denver Cup | December 28–29 | 4 | Denver |
Great Lakes Invitational | December 28–29 | 4 | North Dakota |
Mariucci Classic | December 28–29 | 4 | Minnesota |
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 28–29 | 4 | Rensselaer |
Sheraton/Howard Bank Hockey Classic | December 28–29 | 4 | Lake Superior State |
Silverado Shootout | December 28–29 | 4 | Boston College |
Florida College Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Northern Michigan |
Beanpot | February 4, 11 | 4 | Boston University |
Standings
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#4 Michigan†* | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 97 | 56 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 154 | 102 | |
#8 Michigan State | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 87 | 47 | 41 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 129 | 73 | |
#11 Northern Michigan | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 86 | 69 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 135 | 98 | |
#12 Alaska-Fairbanks | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 91 | 55 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 132 | 108 | |
Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 72 | 64 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 112 | 102 | |
Western Michigan | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 92 | 92 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 123 | 118 | |
#15 Ohio State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 71 | 81 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 109 | 112 | |
Notre Dame | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 95 | 86 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 117 | 113 | |
Ferris State | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 86 | 83 | 36 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 117 | 109 | |
Miami | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 68 | 88 | 36 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 89 | 121 | |
Bowling Green | 28 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 78 | 104 | 40 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 103 | 145 | |
Lake Superior State | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 106 | 37 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 61 | 132 | |
Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Wayne State†* | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 84 | 48 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 124 | 112 | |
Bemidji State | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 65 | 61 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 116 | 146 | |
Alabama-Huntsville | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 75 | 77 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 128 | 140 | |
Niagara | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 65 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 120 | 118 | |
Air Force | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 63 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 123 | 119 | |
Findlay | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 81 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 105 | 140 | |
Championship: Wayne State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#9 Cornell† | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 74 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 118 | 63 | |
Clarkson | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 62 | 51 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 109 | 97 | |
#13 Harvard* | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 67 | 62 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 97 | 99 | |
Dartmouth | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 66 | 59 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 97 | 89 | |
Rensselaer | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 64 | 59 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 120 | 101 | |
Princeton | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 51 | 63 | 31 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 66 | 98 | |
Colgate | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 53 | 59 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 90 | 121 | |
Brown | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 52 | 53 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 72 | 80 | |
St. Lawrence | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 62 | 64 | 34 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 83 | 107 | |
Yale | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 70 | 65 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 93 | 94 | |
Union | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 53 | 58 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 94 | 90 | |
Vermont | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 93 | 31 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 62 | 134 | |
Championship: Harvard † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#3 New Hampshire†* | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 103 | 49 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 184 | 102 | |
#6 Boston University | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 80 | 65 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 141 | 110 | |
#2 Maine | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 99 | 62 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 186 | 116 | |
#14 Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 70 | 67 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 121 | 91 | |
Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 69 | 74 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 123 | 116 | |
Boston College | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 73 | 81 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 119 | 116 | |
Providence | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 68 | 82 | 38 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 115 | 129 | |
Merrimack | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 87 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 101 | 133 | |
Massachusetts | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 94 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 70 | 125 | |
Championship: New Hampshire † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Mercyhurst† | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 103 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 130 | 89 | |
Quinnipiac* | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 89 | 57 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 129 | 110 | |
Holy Cross | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 95 | 69 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 120 | 109 | |
Sacred Heart | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 92 | 72 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 111 | 107 | |
Canisius | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 94 | 71 | 35 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 122 | 114 | |
Connecticut | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 86 | 89 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 104 | 129 | |
Iona | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 92 | 91 | 33 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 111 | 124 | |
Army | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 87 | 86 | 35 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 109 | 114 | |
American International | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 59 | 112 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 63 | 119 | |
Fairfield | 26 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 91 | 32 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 72 | 121 | |
Bentley | 26 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 121 | 32 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 69 | 150 | |
Championship: Quinnipiac † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#5 Denver†* | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 108 | 63 | 41 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 158 | 86 | |
#10 St. Cloud State | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 117 | 65 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 179 | 99 | |
#1 Minnesota | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 113 | 84 | 44 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 197 | 119 | |
#7 Colorado College | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 95 | 74 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 147 | 97 | |
Wisconsin | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 88 | 90 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 123 | 120 | |
Minnesota State-Mankato | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 84 | 107 | 38 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 124 | 138 | |
Alaska-Anchorage | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 79 | 96 | 36 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 99 | 125 | |
North Dakota | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 103 | 100 | 37 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 134 | 136 | |
Minnesota-Duluth | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 112 | 40 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 119 | 153 | |
Michigan Tech | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 66 | 134 | 38 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 92 | 177 | |
Championship: Denver † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
2002 NCAA Tournament
First Round | Quarterfinals | Frozen Four | National Championship | ||||||||||||||||
1 | New Hampshire | – | |||||||||||||||||
– | bye | – | |||||||||||||||||
1 | New Hampshire | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Cornell | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Cornell | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Quinnipiac | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | New Hampshire | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
East Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Maine | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Boston University | – | |||||||||||||||||
– | bye | – | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Boston University | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Maine | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Maine | 4* | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Harvard | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Maine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Minnesota | 4* | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Denver | – | |||||||||||||||||
– | bye | – | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Denver | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Michigan | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | St. Cloud State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
West Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Minnesota | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | – | |||||||||||||||||
– | bye | – | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Colorado College | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Michigan State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Colorado College | 2 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Player stats
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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John Pohl | Senior | Minnesota | 44 | 27 | 52 | 79 | 26 |
Darren Haydar | Senior | New Hampshire | 40 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 28 |
Mark Hartigan | Junior | St. Cloud State | 42 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 42 |
Colin Hemingway | Junior | New Hampshire | 40 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 20 |
Jeff Taffe | Junior | Minnesota | 43 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 86 |
Chad Theuer | Senior | Northern Michigan | 40 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 28 |
Marc Cavosie | Junior | Rensselaer | 36 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 44 |
Judd Medak | Senior | Minnesota-Duluth | 40 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 109 |
Niko Dimitrakos | Senior | Maine | 43 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 44 |
Nate DiCasmirro | Senior | St. Cloud State | 41 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 58 |
Mark Cullen | Senior | Colorado College | 43 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 14 |
Peter Sejna | Sophomore | Colorado College | 43 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 16 |
Peter Metcalf | Senior | Maine | 44 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 66 |
John Shouneyia | Junior | Michigan | 44 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 46 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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David LeNeveu | Freshman | Cornell | 14 | 842 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 2 | .936 | 1.50 |
Wade Dubielewicz | Junior | Denver | 24 | 1430 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | .943 | 1.72 |
Ryan Miller | Junior | Michigan State | 40 | 2411 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 8 | .936 | 1.77 |
Matt Underhill | Senior | Cornell | 21 | 1334 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 3 | .922 | 1.80 |
Yann Danis | Sophomore | Brown | 24 | 1450 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 3 | .938 | 1.86 |
Cam McCormick | Senior | Massachusetts-Lowell | 24 | 1372 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 6 | .920 | 1.88 |
Mike Morrison | Senior | Maine | 30 | 1645 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 2 | .921 | 2.19 |
Dean Weasler | Senior | St. Cloud State | 32 | 1727 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 3 | .923 | 2.22 |
Josh Blackburn | Senior | Michigan | 43 | 2567 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 97 | 5 | .904 | 2.27 |
Peter Aubry | Senior | Mercyhurst | 29 | 1683 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 64 | 4 | .925 | 2.28 |
Awards
CHA
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ECAC
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Hockey East
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MAAC
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WCHA
Award[23] | Recipient | |
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Player of the Year | Mark Hartigan, St. Cloud State | |
Defensive Player of the Year | Jordan Leopold, Minnesota | |
Rookie of the Year | Brandon Bochenski, North Dakota | |
Student-Athlete of the Year | Mark Cullen, Colorado College | |
Coach of the Year | George Gwozdecky, Denver | |
Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Wade Dubielewicz, Denver | |
All-WCHA Teams[24][25] | ||
First Team | Position | Second Team |
Wade Dubielewicz, Denver | G | Dean Weasler, St. Cloud State |
Jordan Leopold, Minnesota | D | Matt Shasby, Alaska-Anchorage |
Andy Reierson, Minnesota-Duluth | D | Paul Martin, Minnesota |
Mark Hartigan, St. Cloud State | F | Ryan Bayda, North Dakota |
John Pohl, Minnesota | F | Nate DiCasmirro, St. Cloud State |
Mark Cullen, Colorado College | F | Judd Medak, Minnesota-Duluth |
Third Team | Position | Rookie Team |
Adam Berkhoel, Denver | G | Bernd Brückler, Wisconsin |
Tom Preissing, Colorado College | D | Keith Ballard, Minnesota |
Aaron MacKenzie, Denver | D | Matt Gens, St. Cloud State |
Jeff Taffe, Minnesota | F | Mike Doyle, St. Cloud State |
Connor James, Denver | F | Brandon Bochenski, North Dakota |
Peter Sejna, Colorado College | F | Peter Szabo, St. Cloud State |
See also
References
- ^ "USCHO.com Division I Men's Preseason Poll". USCHO.com. 2001. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ^ "USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Preseason Poll". USCHO.com. 2001. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ^ "Men's Division I Hockey Standings: 2001-02". USCHO.com. 2002. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ^ a b "Men's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2001-2002". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "CHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "CHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "CHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "MAAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "MAAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "MAAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ "WCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 16, 2013.