2003 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
| File:2003frozenfour.png 2003 Frozen Four logo | |
| Teams | 16 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota (5th title) |
| Runner-up | New Hampshire (2nd title game) |
| Semifinalists | |
| Winning coach | Don Lucia (2nd title) |
| MOP | Thomas Vanek (Minnesota) |
| Attendance | 111,224 |
The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I 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.
The University of Minnesota, coached by Don Lucia, won its fifth NCAA title (7th overall) with a 5-1 victory in the final game over the University of New Hampshire, coached by Dick Umile. Minnesota became the first team to successfully defend their title since Boston University won back-to-back titles in 1971 and 1972.
Minnesota forward Thomas Vanek was named the Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player.
Qualifying teams[1]
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 23, 2003.[2] 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.
Game locations
First round and regional finals
- East – Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
- Midwest – Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Northeast – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts
- West – Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tournament Bracket
| First round March 28-29 | Second round March 29-30 | Semifinals April 10 | Championship April 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cornell (1) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Minnesota State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cornell | 2** | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence, RI – 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, MA – 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, MI – 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, MN – Fri/Sat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ferris State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ferris State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Dakota | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional Semifinals[3]
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[16]
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 | Michael 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 | |||
| (Smaagaard) Matt DeMarchi - 10:58 | First period | 19:41 - PP - Sean Collins (Martz, Aikins) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Koalska) Thomas Vanek - GW - 08:14 (Vanek) Jon Waibel - 11:25 (Guyer, Harrington) Barry Tallackson - PP - 13:34 (Potulny) Barry Tallackson - EN - 18:31 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Travis Weber | Goalie stats | Michael Ayers ( 40 saves / 44 shots ) | ||||||
- G: Travis Weber (Minnesota)
- D: Paul Martin (Minnesota)
- D: Matt DeMarchi (Minnesota)
- F: Steve Saviano (New Hampshire)
- F: Thomas Vanek* (Minnesota)
- F: Nathan Martz (New Hampshire)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[21]
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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