72 DIVISION I Ice Hockey DIVISION I 2002 Championship Highlights Gophers Golden in Overtime: Perhaps it was a slight tweak in tradition that propelled Minnesota to the championship April 6 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Not since 1987 had a non-Minnesotan laced up the skates for the Gophers. The streak ended with Grant Potulny, a native of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Potulny scooped up a loose puck and beat Maine goaltender Matt Yeats, 16:58 into overtime, to bring the Gophers their first championship since 1979. When the puck hit the back of the net, the majority of the 19,324 on hand – a Frozen Four record – erupted. The three-session combined attendance at the Xcel Energy Center also set a Frozen Four record, totaling 57,957, to break the mark set at the 1998 championship in Boston’s Fleet Center (54,355). For the complete championship story go to the April 15, 2002 issue of The NCAA News at Photo by Vince Muzik/NCAA Photos www.ncaa.org on the World Wide Web. Minnesota players swarm Grant Potulny (18) after he scored in overtime, giving the Golden Gophers a 4-3 win over Maine in the championship game. Second period: C—Vesce (Stephen Baby, McRae), 7:56 New Hampshire 4, Cornell 3 Results (pp). Penalties: Q—Brian Herbert (slashing), 7:20; C— Cornell.............................................. 2 0 1—3 Greg Hornby (roughing), 10:18; Q—Craig Falite (rough- New Hampshire ................................ 3 0 1—4 EAST REGIONAL ing), 10:18; Q—Ben Blais (hitting from behind), 11:43; First period: NH—Jim Abbott (Preston Callander, Robbie Q—Blais (game misconduct), 11:43. Barker), 1:55; C—Stephen Baby (Shane Palahicky, Mark MARCH 23 AT WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS Third period: C—Baby (Mike Knoepfli), 3:28; Q—Ryan McRae), 4:32; C—Sam Paolini (Ryan Vesce, Baby), 5:37 Maine 4, Harvard 3 (ot) Morton (unassisted), 15:23. Penalties: C—Hornby (trip- (pp); NH—Colin Hemingway (Darren Haydar, Sean Harvard ........................................ 1 1 1 0—3 ping), 2:22; C—Brian McMeekin (hooking), 6:53; C— Collins), 6:39 (pp); NH—Hemingway (Collins, Haydar), Maine ........................................... 1 2 0 1—4 Kelly Hughes (boarding), 17:44; C—Jeremy Downs (cross- 11:22 (pp). Penalties: NH—Abbott (interference), 5:19; First period: H—Tim Pettit (Tom Cavanaugh), 7:55; M— checking), 19:01; Q—Ryan Olson (slashing), 19:01. C—Krzysztof Wieckowski (hooking), 6:08; C—Baby Shots on goal: Quinnipiac 4-3-7—14; Cornell 10-14-11— Niko Dimitrakos (Martin Kariya, Tom Reimann), 10:27 (high-sticking), 9:42; C—Brian McMeekin (high-sticking), 35. Saves: Quinnipiac (Jamie Holden 1, Justin Eddy 28), (pp). Penalties: H—Dennis Packard (hooking), 5:45; H— 10:29; NH—Ed Caron (holding), 13:29; C— 29, Cornell (Matt Underhill) 13. Penalties: Q—7 for 25 Tyler Kolarik (hooking), 9:30; H—Team (Too many men), Wieckowski (hitting after whistle), 20:00; NH—Patrick min.; C—7 for 14 min. Referee: Mike Schmitt. Assistant ref- 16:33. Foley (hitting after whistle), 20:00. erees: Joe Ross, John Jones. Attendance: 10,545. Second period: H—David McCullough (Brett Nowak, Second period: No scoring. Penalties: C—Palahicky Kolarik), 3:43; M—Chris Heisten (Reimann), 12:08; M— MARCH 24 (holding), 5:51; NH—Tim Horst (holding), 9:09; NH—Ed Michael Schutte (Robert Liscak, Todd Jackson), 14:22. Maine 4, Boston U. 3 Caron (charging), 12:45; C—Doug Murray (elbowing), Penalties: H—Rob Fried (interference), 14:50; M—Lucas Maine............................................... 1 0 3—4 15:33. Lawson (boarding), 18:38. Boston U. .......................................... 1 0 2—3 Third period: C—Palahicky (Travis Bell), 13:17; NH— Third period: H—Cavanaugh (Pettit, Noah Welch), 6:15 First period: M—Robert Liscak (Peter Metcalf, Lucas Abbott (Garrett Stafford), 17:21. Penalties: C—Baby (pp). Penalties: M—Team (too many men), 4:26; H— Lawson), 3:47; B—Mike Pandolfo (Brian Collins), 7:14 (interference), 4:40. Welch (boarding), 10:10; M—Team (too many men), (pp). Penalties: M—Francis Nault (interference), 2:06; Shots on goal: Cornell 7-5-6—18; New Hampshire 9-4- 18:38. B—Justin Maiser (tripping), 3:10; M—Tom Reimann 11—24. Saves: Cornell (Matt Underhill) 20; New First overtime: M—John Ronan (Paul Falco), 2:02. (holding the stick), 6:11; B—Maiser (spearing), 10:41; Hampshire (Matt Carney) 15. Penalties: C—7 for 14 Penalties: none. B—Maiser (game misconduct), 10:41; M—Prestin Ryan min.; NH—5 for 10 min. Referee: Steve Pietrowski. Shots on goal: Harvard 8-7-7-0—22; Maine 15-11-9-2— (roughing), 15:58; B—Gregg Johnson (roughing), 15:58; Assistant referees: Marco Hunt, Greg Wohlers. 37. Saves: Harvard (Dov Grumet-Morris) 33, Maine (Mike M—Colin Shields (hooking), 16:36. Attendance: 11,888. Morrison) 19. Penalties: H—5 for 10 min.; M—3 for 6 Second period: No scoring. Penalties: M—Nault (hook- WEST REGIONAL min. Referee: Mark Wilkins. Assistant referees: Marco ing), 10:07; B—Freddy Meyer (high-sticking), 10:55; B— Hunt, Greg Wohlers. Attendance: 10,545. Ken Magowan (holding), 15:43. MARCH 22 AT ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Colorado Col. 2, Michigan St. 0 Cornell 6, Quinnipiac 1 Third period: M—Lawson (Liscak, Nault), 3:48 (pp); B— David Klema (Magowan, Mike Bussoli), 10:14; M— Colorado Col. ................................... 1 0 1—2 Quinnipiac ........................................ 0 0 1—1 Michigan St....................................... 0 0 0—0 Cornell.............................................. 4 1 1—6 Lawson (unassisted), 10:54; M—Colin Shields (unassist- ed), 15:37; B—Klema (Mark Mullen, John Cronin), First period: CC—Trent Clark (Richard Petiot), 10:05. First period: C—Krzysztof Wieckowski (Mike Knoepfli), 16:58. Penalties: B—Stephen Greeley (holding), 2:15; Penalties: CC—Noah Clarke (hooking), 2:06; MS— 1:29; C—Sam Paolini (unassisted), 3:30; C—Doug M—Metcalf (slashing), 7:41. Duncan Keith (holding), 7:50; CC—Alex Kim (roughing), Murray (Mark McRae, Ryan Vesce), 8:57 (pp); C—Kelly Shots on goal: Maine 11-18-5—34; Boston U. 10-11- 17:55. Hughes (McRae), 14:24. Penalties: C—Kelly Hughes 13—34. Saves: Maine (Matt Yeats) 31, Boston U. (Sean Second period: No scoring. CC—Scott Polaski (roughing (cross-checking), 5:01; Q—Team (too many men), 5:39; Fields) 30. Penalties: M—6 for 12 min.; B—7 for 25 min. after the whistle), 1:52; MS—Ash Goldie (roughing after Q—Brandon Schmitt (high-sticking), 8:51; C—Murray Referee: Mike Schmitt. Assistant referees: Kevin Langseth, the whistle), 1:52; CC—Mark Cullen (interference), 2:26; (interference), 15:34. Bruce Vida. Attendance: 11,888. MS—Jim Slater (high-sticking), 5:15. DIVISION I 73 Third period: CC—Kim (Clarke, Petiot), 5:43. Shots on goal: Colorado Col. 13-14-8—35; Minnesota 6- Minnesota 3, Michigan 2 Shots on goal: Colorado Col. 15-6-8—29; Michigan St. 17-18—41. Saves: Colorado Col. (Jeff Sanger) 37, Michigan .......................................... 0 0 2—2 6-9-10—25. Saves: Colorado Col. (Jeff Sanger) 25. Minnesota (Adam Hauser) 33. Referee: Tom Goddard. Minnesota ......................................... 1 1 1—3 Michigan St. (Ryan Miller) 27. Penalties: CC—4 for 8 Assistant referees: John LaDuke, Paul Tunison. First period: MN—Grant Potulny (Jeff Taffe), 4:20. min.; MS—3 for 6 min. Referee: John Gravallese. Attendance: 6,933. Penalties: MI—Mike Roemensky (interference), 6:23; Assistant referees: Bill Jones, Matt Smith. Attendance: Michigan 5, Denver 3 MI—Eric Nystrom (hooking), 15:10; MN—Judd Stevens 6,984. Michigan .......................................... 0 2 3—5 (holding), 17:49; MI—Mike Komisarek (hitting after the Michigan 4, St. Cloud St. 2 Denver .............................................. 0 3 0—3 whistle); MN—Taffe (hitting after the whistle); MI—Mike St. Cloud St. ...................................... 1 0 1—2 First period: No scoring. Penalties: D—Ryan Caldwell Cammalleri (unsportsmanlike conduct), 20:00; MN— Michigan .......................................... 3 0 1—4 (roughing), 3:44; M—Michael Woodford (hitting after Keith Ballard (unsportsmanlike conduct), 20:00. First period: M—Jason Ryznar (John Shouneyia, Mark whistle), 5:35; D—Greg Keith (charging), 9:35; M—Eric Second period: MN—Potulny (Jordan Leopold, John Mink), 4:09; SC—Jeff Finger (Jon Cullen, Joe Motzko), Werner (interference), 12:39; D—Erik Adams (cross- Pohl), 4:33. 5:19 (pp); M—Craig Murray (Eric Werner), 13:20 (pp); checking), 18:55. Penalties: MN—Matt DeMarchi (hooking), 1:26; MI— M—Milan Gajic (Dwight Helminen, Mike Roemensky), Second period: M—Eric Nystrom (John Shouneyia, Jed Too many players on the ice (served by Jason Ryznar), 14:21. Penalties: M—Michael Woodford (cross-check- Ortmeyer), :56; D—Chris Paradise (Connor James, 3:55; MN—Potulny (interference), 5:30; MI—Jed Ortmeyer (checking from behind), 10:07; MN—Nick ing), 4:52; SC—Mike Walsh (obstruction-holding), 9:00; Caldwell), 3:05 (pp); M—Mike Komisarek (Shouneyia, Angell (roughing), 10:54; MN—John Waibel (checking SC—Ryan Malone (obstruction-holding), 11:42; M— Ortmeyer), 5:43 (pp); D—Kevin Doell (Kevin Ulanski, from behind), 11:50; MI—Ryznar (interference), 14:55; Murray (boarding), 16:46; M—Brandon Rogers (interfer- Jesse Cook), 9:16 (pp); D—Luke Fulghum (Max Bull, MN—Dan Welch (charging), 19:17; MI—Nystrom (hit- ence), 19:25. Aaron MacKenzie), 12:25. Penalties: M—Brandon ting after the whistle), 20:00; MN—Mtt Koalska (hitting Second period: No scoring. Penalties: SC—Dave Rogers (holding), 2:11; D—David Neale (charging), after the whistle), 20:00. Iannazzo (checking from behind), 9:34; SC—Motzko 5:37; M—Ortmeyer (interference), 7:14; M—Komisarek Third period: MN—Taffe (Welch), 1:40; MI—J.J. Swistak (roughing), 12:50; M—Jay Vancik (holding), 12:50. (tripping), 8:10; D—Adams (interference), 14:46; M— (Roemensky), 13:55; MI—Ortmeyer (Nystrom, Third period: SC—Cullen (Motzko, Malone), 4:19 (pp); Jay Vancik (cross-checking), 19:33.