2002–03 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season

NCAAIceHockeyTeamSeason
Season=2002–03
PrevSeason=2001–02
NextSeason=2003–04
Team=Minnesota Golden Gophers
Sex=men


ImageSize=
Conference=Western Collegiate Hockey Association
ShortConference=WCHA
ConferenceRank=T-2nd
Poll#1=USA Today/AHCA
Poll#1Rank=2cite news | url=http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/ice_hockey/m_w_ice_hockey_records_book/2007/2007_m_w_ice_hockey_records.pdf | title= Official 2007 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book | work=NCAA.org | publisher= National Collegiate Athletic Association | date=2006 | accessdate=2007-10-26]
Poll#2=USCHO.com
Poll#2Rank=2
Record=28–8–9cite book | title=2006–07 Minnesota Men's Hockey Yearbook | |publisher = University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics | location=Minneapolis | date=2006]
HomeRecord=14–4–6
RoadRecord=9–4–3
NeutralRecord=5–0–0
HeadCoach=Don Lucia
Captain=Grant Potulny
AltCaptain=Paul Martin
Nick Anthony
Arena=Mariucci Arena
Champion=NCAA Division I National Champions
WCHA Tournament Champions
NCAATourney=NCAA Championship Game
NCAATourneyResult=W 5–1 vs. New Hampshire

The 2002–03 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's hockey season, winning the Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament championship and the NCAA national championship. The team was coached by Don Lucia and played their home games at Mariucci Arena.

The WCHA tournament championship was Minnesota's twelfth and its first since the 1995–96 season. It was their fifth NCAA national championship and marked the first time the team had won back-to-back national championships.

Before the season

Recruiting

Roster

eason standings

"Note: PTS = Points; GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against"

Regular season

Season Stats

coring Leaders

"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes"

Goaltending

"Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average"

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

References