2002 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament

Infobox NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament
Year=2002
Gender=Men's
Division=Division I


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=12
FrozenFourArena=Xcel Energy Center
FrozenFourCity=St. Paul, Minnesota
Champions=Minnesota
TitleCount=4th
RunnerUp=Maine
GameCount=4th
Semifinal1=Michigan
FrozenFourCount=21st
Semifinal2=New Hampshire
FrozenFourCount2=7th
Coach=Don Lucia
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Grant Potulny
MOPTeam=Minnesota
Attendance=94,135

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.

Teams

* Minnesota
* Maine
* Cornell
* Quinnipiac
* New Hampshire
* Harvard
* Boston University
* Michigan State
* Colorado College
* Michigan
* St.Cloud State
* Denver

Bracket

East Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts

3TeamBracket
RD1=First Round
RD2=National Quarterfinals

RD1-seed1=E4
RD1-team1=Cornell
RD1-score1=6
RD1-seed2=E5
RD1-team2=Quinnipiac
RD1-score2=1

RD2-seed1=E4
RD2-team1=Cornell
RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2=E1
RD2-team2=New Hampshire
RD2-score2=4

3TeamBracket
RD1=First Round
RD2=National Quarterfinals

RD1-seed1=E3
RD1-team1=Maine
RD1-score1=4*
RD1-seed2=E6
RD1-team2=Harvard
RD1-score2=3

RD2-seed1=E3
RD2-team1=Maine
RD2-score1=4
RD2-seed2=E2
RD2-team2=Boston University
RD2-score2=3

West Regional – Ann Arbor, Michigan

3TeamBracket
RD1=First Round
RD2=National Quarterfinals

RD1-seed1=W3
RD1-team1=Michigan State
RD1-score1=0
RD1-seed2=W6
RD1-team2=Colorado College
RD1-score2=2

RD2-seed1=W6
RD2-team1=Colorado College
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=W2
RD2-team2=Minnesota
RD2-score2=4

3TeamBracket
RD1=First Round
RD2=National Quarterfinals

RD1-seed1=W4
RD1-team1=Michigan
RD1-score1=4
RD1-seed2=W5
RD1-team2=St.Cloud State
RD1-score2=2

RD2-seed1=W4
RD2-team1=Michigan
RD2-score1=5
RD2-seed2=W1
RD2-team2=Denver
RD2-score2=3

Frozen Four – St. Paul, Minnesota

4TeamBracket
RD1=National Semifinals April 4
RD2=National Championship April 6

RD1-seed1=E1
RD1-team1=New Hampshire
RD1-score1=2
RD1-seed2=E3
RD1-team2=Maine
RD1-score2=7

RD1-seed3=W2
RD1-team3=Minnesota
RD1-score3=3
RD1-seed4=W4
RD1-team4=Michigan
RD1-score4=2

RD2-seed1=E3
RD2-team1=Maine
RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2=W2
RD2-team2=Minnesota
RD2-score2=4** Overtime

All-Tournament Team

*G: Adam Hauser, Minnesota
*D: Peter Metcalf, Maine
*D: Michael Schutte, Maine
*F: Robert Liscak
*F: John Pohl, Minnesota
*F: Grant Potulny, Minnesota** Most Outstanding Player(s)

References

*cite web|url=http://insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ncaa_02.htm|title=2002 NCAA Tournament|accessdate=2008-03-30|work=Inside College Hockey
*cite book | last=Hamilton | first=J.D. | coauthors=Bonnie Senappe, Jeff Williams | url=http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/ice_hockey/m_w_ice_hockey_records_book/2008/2008_m_w_ice_hockey_records.pdf | title= Official 2008 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book | publisher= NCAA | year=2007 | accessdate=2008-03-30

External links

* [http://www.ncaa.com/icehockey-mens/default.aspx?id=284 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com]