2002 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament
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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
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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.
East Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts
West Regional – Ann Arbor, Michigan
Frozen Four – St. Paul, Minnesota (Xcel Energy Center
* Overtime
* Most Outstanding Player(s)
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division I college ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
.
The final event was played at Xcel Energy Center
Xcel Energy Center
The Xcel Energy Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is named for its locally-based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. With an official capacity of 18,064, the arena has four spectator levels: one suite level and three general seating levels. The arena is owned by the...
, 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
East Regional – Worcester, MassachusettsWorcester, MassachusettsWorcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
(Worcester Centrum)
West Regional – Ann Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganAnn Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
(Yost Ice ArenaYost Ice ArenaYost Ice Arena is an indoor ice hockey arena located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the home of the University of Michigan varsity ice hockey team which plays in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association...
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Frozen Four – St. Paul, Minnesota (Xcel Energy CenterXcel Energy CenterThe Xcel Energy Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is named for its locally-based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. With an official capacity of 18,064, the arena has four spectator levels: one suite level and three general seating levels. The arena is owned by the...
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All-Tournament Team
- G: Adam HauserAdam HauserAdam Aaron Hauser is an American professional ice hockey Goaltender, currently playing for the Vienna Capitals in Austria's Erste Bank Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, Minnesota - D: Peter MetcalfPeter Metcalf (ice hockey)Peter Metcalf is an American retired ice hockey player who played eight seasons of professional hockey in the American Hockey League and ECHL from 2002–10. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 9th round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.-Awards and honours:-External links:...
, Maine - D: Michael Schutte, Maine
- F: Robert Liscak, Maine
- F: John PohlJohn PohlJohn Pohl is a retired American professional ice hockey center.-Playing career:Pohl played for the University of Minnesota where he helped lead the team to the 2002 NCAA National Championship. He also was a standout player at Red Wing High School in Red Wing, Minnesota, where he grew up; during...
, Minnesota - F: Grant Potulny, Minnesota*