2002–03 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season
2002–03 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season | |
---|---|
![]() | |
NCAA Division I National champion WCHA Tournament champions NCAA championship game, W 5–1 vs. New Hampshire | |
Conference | T-2nd WCHA |
Home ice | Mariucci Arena |
Rankings | |
USA Today/AHCA | 2 |
USCHO.com | 2 |
Record | |
Overall | 28–8–9[1] |
Home | 14–4–6 |
Road | 9–4–3 |
Neutral | 5–0–0 |
Coaches and Captains | |
Head Coach | Don Lucia |
Captain(s) | Grant Potulny |
Alternate captain(s) | Paul Martin |
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[]
Roster[]
Goaltenders
| |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | State | Player | Year | Hometown (Previous School) | Previous Team |
31 | ![]() |
Sophomore | Hibbing, MN (Hibbing High School) | USNDT - NAHL | |
33 | ![]() |
Sophomore | Ham Lake, MN (Blaine High School) | Lincoln - USHL | |
34 | ![]() |
Freshman | St. Paul, MN (St. Paul Johnson High School) |
Defensemen
| |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | State | Player | Year | Hometown (Previous School) | Previous Team |
2 | ![]() |
Freshman | Brookfield, Nova Scotia (Cobequid Educational Centre) | Ottawa Jr. Senators - CJHL | |
3 | ![]() |
Chris Harrington | Freshman | St. Cloud, MN (St. Cloud Apollo High School) | Omaha - USHL |
4 | ![]() |
Freshman | Edina, MN (Edina High School) | Cedar Rapids - USHL | |
6 | ![]() |
Sophomore | Wayzata, MN (Wayzata High School) | Green Bay - USHL | |
10 | ![]() |
Paul Martin – A | Junior | Elk River, MN (Elk River High School) | |
13 | ![]() |
Keith Ballard | Sophomore | Baudette, MN (Millard North High School) | Omaha - USHL |
19 | ![]() |
Matt DeMarchi | Senior | Bemidji, MN () | North Iowa - USHL |
20 | ![]() |
Joey Martin | Junior | Rogers, MN (Buffalo High School) | Omaha - USHL |
Forwards
| |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | State | Player | Year | Hometown (Previous School) | Previous Team |
5 | ![]() |
Junior | Baudette, MN (Pioneer High School) | USNDT - NAHL | |
7 | ![]() |
Gino Guyer | Freshman | Coleraine, MN (Greenway High School) | |
9 | ![]() |
Andy Sertich | Freshman | Coleraine, MN (Greenway High School) | |
14 | ![]() |
Senior | Duluth, MN (Duluth East High School) | ||
16 | ![]() |
– A | Senior | Faribault, MN (Shattuck-Saint Mary's) | Twin Cities - USHL |
17 | ![]() |
Sophomore | Eden Prairie, MN (Eden Prairie High School) | ||
18 | ![]() |
Grant Potulny – C | Junior | Grand Forks, ND (Red River High School) | Lincoln Stars - USHL |
21 | ![]() |
Junior | Minneapolis, MN (Valley High School) | Des Moines - USHL | |
23 | ![]() |
Freshman | Bloomington, MN (Shattuck-Saint Mary's) | ||
24 | ![]() |
Matt Koalska | Junior | St. Paul, MN (Hill-Murray High School) | Twin Cities - USHL |
25 | ![]() |
Sophomore | Ramsey, MN (Anoka High School) | UMD, Des Moines - USHL | |
26 | ![]() |
Thomas Vanek | Freshman | Graz, Austria (O'Gorman High School) | Sioux Falls - USHL |
27 | ![]() |
Barry Tallackson | Sophomore | St. Paul, MN (St. Paul Johnson High School) | USNDT - NAHL |
28 | ![]() |
Sophomore | Wayzata, MN (Wayzata High School) | Cedar Rapids - USHL | |
29 | ![]() |
Sophomore | Osseo, MN (Millard North High School) | Omaha - USHL |
Season standings[]
Note: PTS = Points; GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#5 Colorado College† | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 125 | 70 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 190 | 103 | |
#2 Minnesota* | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 106 | 81 | 45 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 189 | 122 | |
#11 Minnesota State-Mankato | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 116 | 104 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 155 | 144 | |
#13 North Dakota | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 103 | 82 | 43 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 172 | 120 | |
#14 Minnesota-Duluth | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 95 | 80 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 153 | 119 | |
St. Cloud State | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 96 | 85 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 124 | 118 | |
Denver | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 95 | 85 | 41 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 152 | 102 | |
Wisconsin | 28 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 61 | 101 | 40 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 93 | 134 | |
Michigan Tech | 28 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 77 | 116 | 38 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 109 | 154 | |
Alaska-Anchorage | 28 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 111 | 36 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 57 | 143 | |
Championship: Minnesota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Regular season[]
# | Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Score | Goaltender | Record | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | October 12*† | vs. #15 Ohio State | #1 | Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, MN | 7–2 | 1–0–0 | — | ||
2 | October 18* | @ #3 New Hampshire | #1 | Whittemore Center Arena • Durham, NH | 5–5 (OT) | Johnson | 1–0–1 | — | |
3 | October 19* | @ #3 New Hampshire | #1 | Whittemore Center Arena • Durham, NH | 1–3 | Weber | 1–1–1 | — | |
4 | October 25 | @ Michigan Tech | #2 | John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, MI | 5–4 | Weber / Johnson | 2–1–1 | 2 | |
5 | October 26 | @ Michigan Tech | #2 | John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, MI | 3–3 (OT) | Johnson | 2–1–2 | 3 | |
6 | November 1* | Alabama-Huntsville | #4 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 12–1 | Weber | 3–1–2 | — | |
7 | November 2* | Alabama-Huntsville | #4 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 4–2 | Johnson | 4–1–2 | — | |
8 | November 8 | @ Minnesota State | #3 | Alltel Center • Mankato, MN | 2–3 | Weber | 4–2–2 | 3 | |
9 | November 9 | @ Minnesota State | #3 | Alltel Center • Mankato, MN | 7–4 | Johnson | 5–2–2 | 5 | |
10 | November 15 | #7 Colorado College | #8 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 3–7 | Johnson | 5–3–2 | 5 | |
11 | November 16 | #7 Colorado College | #8 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 2–2 (OT) | Weber | 5–3–3 | 6 | |
12 | November 22 | Michigan Tech | #9 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 4–2 | Weber | 6–3–3 | 8 | |
13 | November 23 | Michigan Tech | #9 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 2–1 | Weber | 7–3–3 | 10 | |
14 | November 29*‡ | Michigan State | #9 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 5–5 (OT) | Weber | 7–3–4 | — | |
15 | December 1*‡ | #8 Michigan | #9 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 1–3 | Weber | 7–4–4 | — | |
16 | December 6 | @ Wisconsin | #10 | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | 3–0 | Weber | 8–4–4 | 12 | |
17 | December 7 | @ Wisconsin | #10 | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | 3–2 | Weber | 9–4–4 | 14 | |
18 | December 9* | Team Italy (exh.) | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 4–2 | Weber | 9–4–4 | — | ||
19 | December 27*$ | Yale | #7 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 7–3 | Weber | 10–4–4 | — | |
20 | December 28*$ | #6 Boston College | #7 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 2–1 (OT) | Weber | 11–4–4 | — | |
21 | January 3 | St. Cloud State | #4 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 3–4 | Weber | 11–5–4 | 14 | |
22 | January 4 | @ St. Cloud State | #4 | National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | 3–3 (OT) | Weber | 11–5–5 | 15 | |
23 | January 10 | #1 North Dakota | #7 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 2–4 | Weber | 11–6–5 | 15 | |
24 | January 11 | #1 North Dakota | #7 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 6–3 | Weber | 12–6–5 | 17 | |
25 | January 17* | U.S. Under-18 Team (exh.) | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 6–0 | Johnson | 12–6–5 | — | ||
26 | January 24 | Minnesota State | #8 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 2–2 (OT) | Weber | 12–6–6 | 18 | |
27 | January 25 | Minnesota State | #8 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 4–4 (OT) | Weber | 12–6–7 | 19 | |
28 | January 31 | @ Alaska Anchorage | #7 | Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, AK | 4–0 | Weber | 13–6–7 | 21 | |
29 | February 1 | @ Alaska Anchorage | #7 | Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, AK | 4–1 | Johnson | 14–6–7 | 23 | |
30 | February 7 | @ #1 Colorado College | #7 | World Arena • Colorado Springs, CO | 2–6 | Weber | 14–7–7 | 23 | |
31 | February 8 | @ #1 Colorado College | #7 | World Arena • Colorado Springs, CO | 3–2 | Johnson | 15–7–7 | 25 | |
32 | February 14 | Wisconsin | #7 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 5–2 | Weber | 16–7–7 | 27 | |
33 | February 15 | Wisconsin | #7 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 8–1 | Johnson | 17–7–7 | 29 | |
34 | February 21 | @ Minnesota-Duluth | #6 | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN | 5–4 | Weber | 18–7–7 | 31 | |
35 | February 22 | @ Minnesota-Duluth | #6 | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN | 4–5 (OT) | Johnson | 18–8–7 | 31 | |
36 | February 28 | #13 Denver | #7 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 3–3 (OT) | Weber | 18–8–8 | 32 | |
37 | March 1 | #13 Denver | #7 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 8–5 | Weber | 19–8–8 | 34 | |
38 | March 7 | @ #2 St. Cloud State | #6 | National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | 5–3 | Weber | 20–8–8 | 36 | |
39 | March 8 | #2 St. Cloud State | #6 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 1–1 (OT) | Weber | 20–8–9 | 37 | |
*Non-Conference Game. †Hall of Fame Game. ‡College Hockey Showcase. $Dodge Holiday Classic. #Rankings from USA Today/American Hockey Coaches Association poll released prior to games. |
Postseason[]
WCHA Playoffs[]
# | Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Score | Goaltender | Record | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | March 14* | Michigan Tech | #6 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 3–1 | Weber | 21–8–9 | |
2 | March 15* | Michigan Tech | #6 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 5–2 | Weber / Johnson | 22–8–9 | |
3 | March 21‡ | vs. #9 Minnesota State | #5 | Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, MN | 3–2 (OT) | Johnson | 23–8–9 | |
4 | March 22$ | vs. #1 Colorado College | #5 | Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, MN | 4–2 | Johnson | 24–8–9 | |
*WCHA First-Round (best of three). ‡WCHA Final Five Semifinal. $WCHA Final Five championship. #Rankings from USA Today/American Hockey Coaches Association poll released prior to games. |
NCAA Playoffs[]
# | Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Score | Goaltender | Record | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | March 28* | Mercyhurst | #4 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 9–2 | Weber | 25–8–9 | |
2 | March 29† | #6 Ferris State | #4 | Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN | 7–4 | Johnson / Weber | 26–8–9 | |
3 | April 10‡ | vs. #4 Michigan | #2 | HSBC Arena • Buffalo, NY | 3–2 (OT) | Weber | 27–8–9 | |
4 | April 12$ | vs. #3 New Hampshire | #2 | HSBC Arena • Buffalo, NY | 5–1 | Weber | 28–8–9 | |
*NCAA First-Round (West Regional). †NCAA Quarterfinal (West Regional). ‡NCAA Semifinal (Frozen Four). $NCAA championship (Frozen Four). #Rankings from USA Today/American Hockey Coaches Association poll released prior to games. |
Season Stats[]
Scoring Leaders[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Vanek | 45 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 60 |
Troy Riddle | 45 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 50 |
Keith Ballard | 45 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 78 |
Matt Koalska | 41 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 26 |
Paul Martin | 45 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 32 |
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
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | SO | Sv% | GAA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Travis Weber | 34 | 1994 | 18 | 6 | 7 | .902 | 2.50 |
Justin Johnson | 14 | 765 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .885 | 2.90 |
Awards and records[]
![]() | This section is empty. You can help by . (June 2021) |
References[]
- ^ 2006–07 Minnesota Men's Hockey Yearbook. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics. 2006.
- 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey seasons
- NCAA men's ice hockey Frozen Four seasons
- NCAA men's ice hockey championship seasons
- 2002 in sports in Minnesota
- 2003 in sports in Minnesota