2003 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

2003 NCAA Division I men's
ice hockey tournament
2003 Frozen Four logo
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota Golden Gophers (5th title)
Runner-upNew Hampshire Wildcats (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDon Lucia (2nd title)
MOPThomas Vanek (Minnesota)
Attendance111,224

The 2003 NCAA Division I men's 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. The tournament began on March 28, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 12. A total of 15 games were played. 2003 was the first year 16 teams were invited to the tournament and was the first expansion of the tournament since 1988 when it increased from eight to 12 teams. The first and second rounds of the 2003 tournament were divided across four regional sites, an increase from the two regional format in place since 1992.

Minnesota became the first team to successfully defend their title since Boston University won back-to-back titles in 1971 and 1972.

Game locations

2003 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament is located in the United States
Providence
Providence
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
Worcester
Worcester
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Buffalo
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2003 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)

The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. Regional placements are based primarily on the home location of the top seed in each bracket with an attempt made to put the top-ranked teams close to their home site.

First round and regional finals

Frozen Four

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 23, 2003.[1] 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.

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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**
Providence, Rhode Island – Sat/Sun
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
Worcester, Massachusetts – Fri/Sat
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
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Sat/Sun
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
Minneapolis – Fri/Sat
2 Ferris State 4
2 Ferris State 5
3 North Dakota 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Regional semifinals

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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

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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 Mike 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
Scoring summary[20]
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st MIN Matt DeMarchi (8) Smaagaard 10:58 1–0 MIN
UNH Sean Collins (22) – PP Martz and Aikins 19:41 1–1
2nd None
3rd MIN Thomas Vanek (31) – GW Koalska 48:14 2–1 MIN
MIN Jon Waibel (9) Vanek 51:25 3–1 MIN
MIN Barry Tallackson (8) – PP Guyer and Harrington 53:34 4–1 MIN
MIN Barry Tallackson (9) – EN Potulny 58:31 5–1 MIN
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st UNH Colin Hemingway Charging 8:57 2:00
MIN Keith Ballard Roughing 11:35 2:00
UNH Justin Aikins Hooking 13:12 2:00
MIN Garrett Smaagaard Hitting after the Whistle 18:01 2:00
2nd UNH Patrick Foley Charging 22:33 2:00
MIN Thomas Vanek Cross-Checking 23:10 2:00
UNH Brian Yandle Interference 35:27 2:00
MIN Judd Stevens Obstruction Holding 38:39 2:00
3rd MIN Jon Waibel Hooking 48:59 2:00
UNH Nathan Martz Roughing 51:43 2:00
UNH Tim Horst Hooking 58:46 2:00
MIN Jake Fleming Slashing 58:46 2:00

All-Tournament team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[21]

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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 - - - -

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