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2002–03 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey
NCAA Division I National Champions
WCHA Tournament Champions
NCAA Championship Game,
W 5-1 v. New Hampshire
Conference T-2nd WCHA
2002–03 Record 28–8–9
Home Record 0–0–0
Road Record 0–0–0
Neutral Record 0–0–0
Head Coach Don Lucia
Captain Grant Potulny
Alternate captains Paul Martin
Nick Anthony
Arena Mariucci Arena
Seasons
« 2001–02 2003–04 »

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. The team was coached by Don Lucia and played their home games at Mariucci Arena.

Contents

[edit] Before the season

[edit] Recruiting

[edit] Roster

Goaltenders
# State Player Catches Year Hometown (Previous School) Previous Team
31 Flag of Minnesota Travis Weber Sophomore Hibbing, MN (Hibbing High School) USNDT - NAHL
33 Flag of Minnesota Justin Johnson Sophomore Ham Lake, MN (Blaine High School) Lincoln - USHL
34 Flag of Minnesota Dustin Smieja Freshman St. Paul, MN (St. Paul Johnson High School)
Defensemen
# State Player Shoots Year Hometown (Previous School) Previous Team
2 Flag of Nova Scotia Peter Kennedy Freshman Brookfield, Nova Scotia (Cobequid Educational Centre) Ottawa Jr. Senators - CJHL
3 Flag of Minnesota Chris Harrington Freshman St. Cloud, MN (St. Cloud Apollo High School) Omaha - USHL
4 Flag of Minnesota P.J. Atherton Freshman Edina, MN (Edina High School) Cedar Rapids - USHL
6 Flag of Minnesota Judd Stevens Sophomore Wayzata, MN (Wayzata High School) Green Bay - USHL
10 Flag of Minnesota Paul Martin – A Junior Elk River, MN (Elk River High School)
13 Flag of Minnesota Keith Ballard Sophomore Baudette, MN (Millard North High School) Omaha - USHL
19 Flag of Minnesota Matt DeMarchi Senior Bemidji, MN (Manly Central High School) North Iowa - USHL
20 Flag of Minnesota Joey Martin Junior Rogers, MN (Buffalo High School) Omaha - USHL
Forwards
# State Player Shoots Year Hometown (Previous School) Previous Team
5 Flag of Minnesota Jon Waibel Junior Baudette, MN (Pioneer High School) USNDT - NAHL
7 Flag of Minnesota Gino Guyer Freshman Coleraine, MN (Greenway High School)
9 Flag of Minnesota Andy Sertich Freshman Coleraine, MN (Greenway High School)
14 Flag of Minnesota Chad Roberg Senior Duluth, MN (Duluth East High School)
16 Flag of Minnesota Nick Anthony – A Senior Faribault, MN (Shattuck-Saint Mary's) Twin Cities - USHL
17 Flag of Minnesota Garrett Smaagaard Sophomore Eden Prairie, MN (Eden Prairie High School)
18 Flag of North Dakota Grant Potulny – C Junior Grand Forks, ND (Red River High School) Lincoln Stars - USHL
21 Flag of Minnesota Troy Riddle Junior Minneapolis, MN (Valley High School) Des Moines - USHL
23 Flag of Minnesota Tyler Hirsch Freshman Bloomington, MN (Shattuck-Saint Mary's)
24 Flag of Minnesota Matt Koalska Junior St. Paul, MN (Hill-Murray High School) Twin Cities - USHL
25 Flag of Minnesota Jerrid Reinholz Sophomore Ramsey, MN (Anoka High School) UMD, Des Moines - USHL
26 Flag of Austria Thomas Vanek Freshman Graz, Austria (O'Gorman High School) Sioux Falls - USHL
27 Flag of Minnesota Barry Tallackson Sophomore St. Paul, MN (St. Paul Johnson High School) USNDT - NAHL
28 Flag of Minnesota Brett MacKinnon Sophomore Wayzata, MN (Wayzata High School) Cedar Rapids - USHL
29 Flag of Minnesota Jake Fleming Sophomore Osseo, MN (Millard North High School) Omaha - USHL

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Conference Overall
PTS GP W L T GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Colorado College 43 28 19 4 5 125 70 42 30 7 5 190 103
Minnesota 37 28 15 6 7 106 81 45 28 8 9 189 122
Minnesota State 37 28 15 6 7 116 104 41 20 11 10 155 144
North Dakota 33 28 14 9 5 103 82 43 26 12 5 172 120
Minnesota Duluth 32 28 14 10 4 95 80 42 22 15 5 153 119
St. Cloud State 29 28 12 11 5 96 85 38 17 16 5 124 118
Denver 28 28 11 11 6 95 85 41 21 14 6 152 102
Wisconsin 18 28 7 14 4 61 101 40 13 23 4 93 134
Michigan Tech 17 28 7 18 3 77 116 38 10 24 4 109 154
Alaska Anchorage 6 28 0 22 6 41 111 36 1 28 7 57 143

[edit] Game log

# 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) 1–0–1 —
3 October 19* @ #3 New Hampshire #1 Whittemore Center Arena • Durham, NH 1–3 1–1–1 —
4 October 25 @ Michigan Tech #2 John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, MI 5–4 2–1–1 2
5 October 26 @ Michigan Tech #2 John J. MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, MI 3–3 (OT) 2–1–2 3
6 November 1* Alabama-Huntsville #4 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 12–1 3–1–2 —
7 November 2* Alabama-Huntsville #4 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 4–2 4–1–2 —
8 November 8 @ Minnesota State #3 Alltel Center • Mankato, MN 2–3 4–2–2 3
9 November 9 @ Minnesota State #3 Alltel Center • Mankato, MN 7–4 5–2–2 5
10 November 15 #7 Colorado College #8 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 3–7 5–3–2 5
11 November 16 #7 Colorado College #8 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 2–2 (OT) 5–3–3 6
12 November 22 Michigan Tech #9 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 4–2 6–3–3 8
13 November 23 Michigan Tech #9 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 2–1 7–3–3 10
14 November 29*‡ Michigan State #9 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 5–5 (OT) 7–3–4 —
15 December 1*‡ #8 Michigan #9 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 1–3 7–4–4 —
16 December 6 @ Wisconsin #10 Kohl Center • Madison, WI 3–0 8–4–4 12
17 December 7 @ Wisconsin #10 Kohl Center • Madison, WI 3–2 9–4–4 14
18 December 9* Team Italy (exh.) Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 4–2 9–4–4 —
19 December 27*$ Yale #7 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 7–3 10–4–4 —
20 December 28*$ #6 Boston College #7 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 2–1 (OT) 11–4–4 —
21 January 3 St. Cloud State #4 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 3–4 11–5–4 14
22 January 4 @ St. Cloud State #4 National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN 3–3 (OT) 11–5–5 15
23 January 10 #1 North Dakota #7 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 2–4 11–6–5 15
24 January 11 #1 North Dakota #7 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 6–3 12–6–5 17
25 January 17* U.S. Under-18 Team (exh.) Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 6–0 12–6–5 —
26 January 24 Minnesota State #8 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 2–2 (OT) 12–6–6 18
27 January 25 Minnesota State #8 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 4–4 (OT) 12–6–7 19
28 January 31 @ Alaska Anchorage #7 Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, AK 4–0 13–6–7 21
29 February 1 @ Alaska Anchorage #7 Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, AK 4–1 14–6–7 23
30 February 7 @ #1 Colorado College #7 World Arena • Colorado Springs, CO 2–6 14–7–7 23
31 February 8 @ #1 Colorado College #7 World Arena • Colorado Springs, CO 3–2 15–7–7 25
32 February 14 Wisconsin #7 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 5–2 16–7–7 27
33 February 15 Wisconsin #7 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 8–1 17–7–7 29
34 February 21 @ Minnesota-Duluth #6 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN 5–4 18–7–7 31
35 February 22 @ Minnesota-Duluth #6 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center • Duluth, MN 4–5 (OT) 18–8–7 31
36 February 28 #13 Denver #7 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 3–3 (OT) 18–8–8 32
37 March 1 #13 Denver #7 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 8–5 19–8–8 34
38 March 7 @ #2 St. Cloud State #6 National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN 5–3 20–8–8 36
39 March 8 #2 St. Cloud State #6 Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, MN 1–1 (OT) 20–8–9 37
*Non-Conference Game. †Hall of Fame Game. ‡College Hockey Showcase. $Dodge Holiday Classic.
#Rankings from USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll released prior to games.

[edit] Season Stats

[edit] Scoring Leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Thomas Vanek 31 31 62 60
Troy Riddle 26 26 52 50
Keith Ballard 12 29 41 78
Matt Koalska 9 31 40 26
Paul Martin 9 30 39 32

[edit] 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 1993 18 6 7 .902 2.50
Justin Johnson 14 765 10 2 2 .885 2.90

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Records

[edit] Milestones

[edit] References

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