2001–02 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season

March 2026 August 2023 color:white; background:#862334; a #FBB93C 2px white white Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Golden Gophers logo (old).svg 225 white 2001–02 Minnesota Golden Gophers men Western Collegiate Hockey Association WCHA 3rd USCHO 3 USA Today 1 32–8–4 18–7–3 18–4–0 10–3–4 4–1–0 Don Lucia Mike Guentzel Bob Motzko Robb Stauber Jordan LeopoldJohn Pohl Grant Potulny Mariucci Arena NCAA Division I National ChampionMariucci Classic, champion NCAA Tournament champion 2000–01 2002–03 background:#862334; color:#FFFFFF; a #FBB93C 2px background:#eeeeee; The 2001–02 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey season was the 81st season of play for the program. They represent the University of Minnesota in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 43rd season in Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The Golden Gophers were coached by Don Lucia, in his 3rd season, and played their home games at the Mariucci Arena. Season Fast start Minnesota entered the season with the highest expectations since the mid-90s, being ranked in the top-5 in both preseason polls. The team lived up to its billing and then some from the start when they downed defending finalist and #2 North Dakota and then went on a long unbeaten streak. In the game starting goaltender Adam Hauser faltered in the first and was replaced by freshman Travis Weber. Houser regained the starting role after a strong performance the following week and cemented his position when he relieved Weber after the young netminder allowed 4 goals in the first period against Michigan Tech.College Hockey Stats http://collegehockeystats.net/0102/boxes/mminmtu1.n03 Saturday, November 3, 2001 January 30, 2022 While the goalies were sorting themselves out, the Golden Gophers' offense was overpowering in their first 13 games. Minnesota scored no fewer than 4 goals a night and averaging 6 goals a game.Minnesota Golden Gophers https://s3.amazonaws.com/gophersports.com/documents/2018/12/31/MHK_Guide_2019.pdf Minnesota Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide April 2, 2019 April 2, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190402134445/https://s3.amazonaws.com/gophersports.com/documents/2018/12/31/MHK_Guide_2019.pdf dead The scoring was led by Jeff Taffe and Jordan Leopold but was spread across the lineup with all four lines contributing to the team's success. Hiccup Minnesota rode its stellar record to the #1 seed and held it until early December. The offense cooled off a bit against St. Cloud State and the Gophers lost their top ranking as a result. The team split a road series at Denver to head into then holiday break but recovered a bit by winning the Mariucci Classic. Despite winning the tournament, Minnesota dropped another spot in the rankings and slowly slipped down to #5 by failing to sweep any of the succeeding 5 weekends. During this time, the team began rotating the starting job in goal between Hauser and Weber with mixed results. Returning to form The Gopher offense finally regained its footing in early February and remained consistent for most of the rest of the season. The result was Minnesota going 7–1 down the stretch to finish strong. Unfortunately, the mid-season stumble cost the team a chance at a regular season title and the Golden Gophers finished 3rd in the WCHA. In the final month of the season, Hauser regain the starting role with a string of solid performances and led the team into the postseason as the #3 team. WCHA Tournament In spite of a scare in the second game against North Dakota, Minnesota continued their hot streak. They overpowered St. Cloud State in the semifinal to reach their first championship game since 1997. While the Gophers outshout Denver 40–27, they were stymied by a masterful performance by Wade Dubielewicz and fell 2–5.College Hockey Stats http://collegehockeystats.net/0102/boxes/mdenmin1.m16 Saturday, March 16, 2002 January 30, 2022 NCAA tournament Though disappointed at the runner-up finish, Minnesota did receive the second western seed for the NCAA Tournament and were advanced into the second round. Their first game came against conference-rival Colorado College. The Tigers got on the board first, but the Gophers got the next three goals. CC closed the gap just after the mid-point of the game but the defense closed ranks and limited the opportunities on their goal for the remainder of the match. Early in the 3rd, Barry Tallackson took a hooking call, giving Colorado College a man-advantage, but it was Minnesota's John Pohl who scored during the ensuing power play. Several more penalties were called before the end of the match, but a pair of cross-checking infractions from Alex Kim put CC at a disadvantage for most of the final four minutes and helped usher the Gophers to their first postseason victory in 5 years.College Hockey Stats http://collegehockeystats.net/0102/boxes/mcc_min1.m23 Saturday, March 23, 2002 January 30, 2022 The national semifinal against Michigan wasn't any more sedate and Minnesota had to kill off six separate penalties during the game. They managed to do so and progressively built a 3–0 lead early in the third. The Wolverines would not quit, however, and scored twice to pull within a goal with 90 seconds remaining. With Minnesota playing a defensive shell, they managed to hold off Michigan and still had the lead when the buzzer sounded. National championship In Minnesota's first championship appearance in over a decade, they met Maine and the two fought a back-and-forth battle for the title. Minnesota got on the board in the first period on the strength of the power play goal from Keith Ballard. They held the lead for a time but couldn't extend their advantage despite three succeeding penalties by Maine. Instead, it was the Black bears who netted a power play marker early in the second frame. John Pohl wasted no time and scored to give Minnesota the lead just 51 seconds later. The Gophers continued to hold a 1-goal advantage for the rest of the period on the strength of Hauser's play. Maine tied the game a second time, just 77 seconds into the third, and continued to fire the puck on goal until they got their first lead of the game with under 5 minutes to play. Minnesota tried to tie the game for a fourth time but the clock was quickly counting down. After an icing, head coach Don Lucia called a timeout with 58 seconds remaining and drew up a play for the team. The ensuing drew turned to a melee but the puck found its way to Matt Koalska, who shot it between Matthew Yeats' legs to the delight of the partisan crowd. Both teams had several opportunities to score in the ensuing overtime, but Minnesota got the biggest break when Maine took a tripping penalty with just over 4 minutes remaining. A minute later, Grant Potulny collected the second rebound after shots by Leopold and Pohl and fired the puck into the cage, winning the 4th national title for the program.YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyc-XoMHfaE Maine vs. Minnesota 2002 NCAA Hockey Championship Highlights January 30, 2018 January 30, 2022 This was the 4th national championship team consisted entirely of American players (1949 Boston College, 1976 Minnesota, 1979 Minnesota). Departures Player Position Nationality Cause Matt Leimbek Forward Graduation (retired) Dylan Mills Defenseman Graduation (signed with Quad City Mallards) Aaron Miskovich Forward Graduation (signed with Hershey Bears) Pete Samargia Goaltender Transferred to Augsburg Stuart Senden Forward Graduation (retired) Ben Tharp Defenseman Returned to juniors (Chicago Steel) Erik Westrum Forward Graduation (signed with Phoenix Coyotes) Erik Young Goaltender Returned to juniors (Tri-City Storm) Recruiting Player Position Nationality Age Notes Dan Welch Forward 20 Hastings, MN; joined mid-season; returned from juniors Keith Ballard Defenseman 18 Baudette, MN Mike Erickson Forward 18 Elk River, MN Jake Fleming Forward 19 Osseo, MN Justin Johnson Goaltender 21 Ham Lake, MN Brett MacKinnon Forward 20 Wayzata, MN Jerrid Reinholz Forward 22 Ramsey, MN; transfer from Minnesota–Duluth; redshirt Garrett Smaagaard Forward 19 Eden Prairie, MN Judd Stevens Defenseman 18 Wayzata, MN Barry Tallackson Forward 18 Grafton, ND Travis Weber Goaltender 18 Hibbing, MN Roster yes 1 Adam Hauser Adam Hauser sr G 6 2 194 1980 5 27 Minnesota Bovey, Minnesota USNTDP USHL Edmonton 81st 1999 2 Mark Nenovich sr D 6 1 192 1979 7 15 Minnesota Plymouth, Minnesota 3 Jordan Leopold Jordan Leopold sr D 6 1 206 1980 8 3 Minnesota Golden Valley, Minnesota USNTDP USHL Anaheim 44th 1999 C 5 Jon Waibel so F 5 11 190 1982 5 19 Minnesota Baudette, Minnesota USNTDP USHL Anaheim 153rd 2000 6 Judd Stevens fr D 6 2 203 1983 4 9 Minnesota Wayzata, Minnesota Green Bay Gamblers USHL 9 John Pohl John Pohl sr F 6 1 196 1979 6 26 Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota Twin City Vulcans USHL St. Louis 255th 1998 C 10 Paul Martin Paul Martin (ice hockey) so D 6 1 200 1981 6 20 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Elk River High School MN-HS New Jersey 62nd 2000 11 Erik Wendell sr F 6 1 196 1979 8 23 Minnesota Maple Grove, Minnesota Twin City Vulcans USHL Washington 125th 1998 13 Keith Ballard Keith Ballard fr D 5 11 199 1982 11 26 Minnesota Baudette, Minnesota Omaha Lancers USHL 14 Chad Roberg so F 5 11 174 1980 10 25 Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota East High School MN-HS 15 Mike Erickson fr F 6 3 200 1983 4 12 Minnesota Elk River, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 16 Nick Anthony jr F 5 0 181 1979 1 30 Minnesota Faribault, Minnesota Twin City Vulcans USHL 17 Garrett Smaagaard fr F 5 11 188 1982 8 13 Minnesota Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie High School MN-HS 18 Grant Potulny Grant Potulny so F 6 3 204 1980 3 4 North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota Lincoln Stars USHL Ottawa 157th 2000 A 19 Matt DeMarchi Matt DeMarchi jr D 6 2 205 1981 5 4 Minnesota Bemidji, Minnesota North Iowa Huskies USHL New Jersey 57th 2000 20 Joey Martin so D 6 3 203 1981 7 17 Minnesota Buffalo, Minnesota Omaha Lancers USHL Chicago 193rd 2000 21 Troy Riddle Troy Riddle so F 5 10 175 1981 8 24 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers USHL St. Louis 129th 2000 22 Jeff Taffe Jeff Taffe jr F 6 3 215 1981 2 19 Minnesota Hastings, Minnesota Rochester Mustangs USHL St. Louis 30th 2000 23 Dan Welch Daniel Welch (ice hockey) so F 5 11 181 1981 2 23 Minnesota Hastings, Minnesota Omaha Lancers USHL Los Angeles 193rd 2000 24 Matt Koalska Matt Koalska so F 6 0 205 1980 5 16 Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota Twin City Vulcans USHL Nashville 154th 2000 25 Pat O'Leary sr F 6 2 200 1979 9 2 Minnesota Plymouth, Minnesota Phoenix 73rd 1998 26 Nick Angell Nicholas Angell sr D 6 0 220 1979 10 31 Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota East High School MN-HS 27 Barry Tallackson Barry Tallackson fr F 6 5 210 1983 4 14 North Dakota Grafton, North Dakota USNTDP USHL 28 Brett MacKinnon fr F 5 11 190 1981 1 2 Minnesota Wayzata, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 29 Jake Fleming fr F 5 9 166 1982 8 28 Minnesota Osseo, Minnesota Omaha Lancers USHL 31 Travis Weber fr G 5 11 205 1983 5 26 Minnesota Hibbing, Minnesota USNTDP USHL 33 Justin Johnson fr G 5 10 183 1980 9 22 Minnesota Ham Lake, Minnesota Lincoln Stars USHL Standings MIN Schedule and results yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#862334; a #FBB93C 2px" | Regular season October 5 7:05 PM w yes yes 4 North Dakota 2 Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota US Hockey Hall of Fame Game   7–5 11,690 Weber 1–0–0 October 19 7:05 PM w yes no 3 Bemidji State Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   7–2 9,569 Weber 2–0–0 October 20 7:05 PM w yes no 3 Bemidji State Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   7–1 9,562 Hauser 3–0–0 October 26 7:05 PM w yes no 2 Colgate Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   8–0 9,684 Hauser 4–0–0 October 27 7:05 PM w yes no 2 Colgate Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   9–0 9,730 Johnson 5–0–0 November 2 6:04 PM w yes 1 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena Houghton, Michigan   7–3 2,555 Hauser 6–0–0 1–0–0 November 3 7:04 PM t yes 1 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena Houghton, Michigan   5–5 OT 2,545 Hauser 6–0–1 1–0–1 November 9 7:05 PM w no 2 Minnesota State–Mankato Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   5–3 9,804 Hauser 7–0–1 2–0–1 November 10 7:05 PM w no 2 Minnesota State–Mankato Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   4–2 9,871 Johnson 8–0–1 3–0–1 November 16 7:05 PM w no 1 Minnesota–Duluth Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   5–1 9,899 Hauser 9–0–1 4–0–1 November 17 8:05 PM w no 1 Minnesota–Duluth Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   5–3 9,917 Hauser 10–0–1 5–0–1 |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#862334; a #FBB93C 2px" | #FFFFFF College Hockey Showcase November 23 6:35 PM w yes yes 1 Michigan 11 Yost Ice Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan College Hockey Showcase game 1   5–2 6,917 Hauser 11–0–1 November 25 12:34 PM t yes yes 1 Michigan State 4 Munn Ice Arena East Lansing, Michigan College Hockey Showcase game 2   4–4 OT 6,871 Hauser 11–0–2 November 30 7:05 PM l no 1 St. Cloud State 2 Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   2–3 10,231 Hauser 11–1–2 5–1–1 December 1 7:08 PM t yes 1 St. Cloud State 2 National Hockey Center St. Cloud, Minnesota   2–2 OT 6,685 Hauser 11–1–3 5–1–2 December 7 8:35 PM w yes 2 Denver 3 Magness Arena Denver, Colorado   2–1 6,013 Hauser 12–1–3 6–1–2 December 8 8:05 PM l yes 2 Denver 3 Magness Arena Denver, Colorado   3–4 6,013 Hauser 12–2–3 6–2–2 |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#862334; a #FBB93C 2px" | #FFFFFF Mariucci Classic December 28 7:05 PM w yes no 2 Ferris State Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota Mariucci semifinal   3–2 10,040 Hauser 13–2–3 December 30 7:05 PM w yes no 3 Providence Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota Mariucci championship   6–1 10,074 Weber 14–2–3 January 6 7:05 PM l no 3 North Dakota Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   3–4 10,214 Hauser 14–3–3 6–3–2 January 7 7:05 PM w no 3 North Dakota Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   2–1 10,183 Weber 15–3–3 7–3–2 January 11 7:08 PM l yes 4 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin   3–8 12,937 Weber 15–4–3 7–4–2 January 12 7:08 PM w yes 4 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin   6–2 14,711 Hauser 16–4–3 8–4–2 January 18 10:08 PM t yes 5 Alaska–Anchorage Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska   3–3 OT 4,658 Hauser 16–4–4 8–4–3 January 19 10:05 PM w yes 5 Alaska–Anchorage Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska   5–2 5,230 Weber 17–4–4 9–4–3 January 25 7:05 PM l no 4 Denver 1 Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   1–3 10,176 Hauser 17–5–4 9–5–3 January 26 7:05 PM w no 4 Denver 1 Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   6–1 10,217 Weber 18–5–4 10–5–3 January 28 7:05 PM w yes no 3 France Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   6–2     February 1 7:05 PM l yes 3 Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Duluth, Minnesota   2–5 5,405 Weber 18–6–4 10–6–3 February 2 7:05 PM w yes 3 Minnesota–Duluth Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Duluth, Minnesota   2–1 5,405 Hauser 19–6–4 11–6–3 February 8 7:35 PM w yes 5 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota   6–4 11,815 Johnson 20–6–4 12–6–3 February 9 7:35 PM w yes 5 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, North Dakota   4–3 12,189 Hauser 21–6–4 13–6–3 February 15 7:05 PM l no 4 Colorado College 6 Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   5–6 10,219 Weber 21–7–4 13–7–3 February 16 7:05 PM w no 4 Colorado College 6 Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   7–3 10,221 Hauser 22–7–4 14–7–3 February 22 7:05 PM w no 4 Wisconsin Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   6–3 10,192 Hauser 23–7–4 15–7–3 February 23 7:05 PM w no 4 Wisconsin Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   4–3 OT 10,228 Hauser 24–7–4 16–7–3 March 1 7:13 PM w yes 4 St. Cloud State 2 National Hockey Center St. Cloud, Minnesota   5–4 6,685 Hauser 25–7–4 17–7–3 March 2 7:05 PM w no 4 St. Cloud State 2 Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota   3–1 10,248 Hauser 26–7–4 18–7–3 |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#862334; a #FBB93C 2px" | #FFFFFF WCHA Tournament March 8 7:05 PM w yes no 3 North Dakota Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota WCHA first round game 1   7–2 10,203 Hauser 27–7–4 March 9 7:05 PM w yes no 3 North Dakota Mariucci Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota WCHA first round game 2   4–3 OT 10,216 Hauser 28–7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" |colspan=11|Minnesota Won Series 2-0 March 15 7:08 PM w yes yes 3 St. Cloud State 4 Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minnesota WCHA semifinal   4–1 18,523 Hauser 29–7–4 March 17 7:00 PM l yes yes 3 Denver 2 Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minnesota WCHA championship   2–5 18,126 Hauser 29–8–4 |- !colspan=12 style="color:white; background:#862334; a #FBB93C 2px" | #FFFFFF NCAA Tournament March 23 3:06 PM w yes yes 3 Colorado College 10 Yost Ice Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan NCAA West Regional semifinal   4–2 - Hauser 30–8–4 April 4 6:37 PM w yes yes 3 Michigan 7 Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minnesota NCAA National semifinal   3–2 19,234 Hauser 31–8–4 April 6 6:07 PM w yes yes 3 Maine 6 Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minnesota NCAA National championship ESPN 4–3 OT 19,324 Hauser 32–8–4 Central Time 2001-02 2002 national championship Minnesota Maine Xcel Energy Center April 6Minnesota 4, Maine 3 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2002/04/06/maine-vs-minnesota/ USCHO.com 2002-04-06 2013-06-08 4 – 3 www.uscho.com/recaps/2002/04/06/potulny-ends-gophers-title-drought-in-ot/ 1 1 Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MINKeith Ballard (10) – PPRiddle and Angell 7:18 1–0 MIN 2nd MaineMichael Schutte (12) – PPMetcalf and Dimitrakos 24:47 1–1 MINJohn Pohl (27)Anthony and Angell 25:38 2–1 MIN 3rd MaineMichael Schutte (13)Ryan and Jackson 46:18 2–2 MaineRóbert Liščák (17)Dimitrakos 55:27 3–2 Maine MINMatt Koalska (10) – EARiddle and Pohl 59:07 3–3 1st Overtime MINGrant Potulny (15) – GW PPPohl and Leopold 76:58 4–3 MIN Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st MaineCliff LoyaHolding 5:40 2:00 MaineBen MurphyGoaltender Interference 9:20 2:00 MaineCliff LoyaCross-Checking 10:08 2:00 MINGrant PotulnyHolding the Stick 13:18 2:00 MaineBen MurphyHigh-Sticking 16:34 2:00 2nd MINGrant PotulnyInterference 23:47 2:00 MINKeith BallardObstruction Holding 29:37 2:00 MaineGray ShanebergerTripping 33:02 2:00 3rd MINJeff TaffeBoarding 49:15 2:00 MaineLucas LawsonHitting after the Whistle 59:19 2:00 MINMatt DeMarchiHitting after the Whistle 59:19 2:00 1st Overtime MaineMichael SchutteTripping 75:58 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT T Maine 11 13 16 5 45 Minnesota 11 8 9 7 35 Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice Maine Matthew Yeats 31 4 76:58 MIN Adam Hauser 42 3 76:52 Scoring statistics Name Position Games Goals Assists Points #FFFFFF PIM John Pohl 1 C 44 27 52 79 26 Jeff Taffe 1 C 43 34 24 58 86 Jordan Leopold 1 D 44 20 28 48 28 Troy Riddle 1 C 44 16 31 47 46 Paul Martin 1 D 44 8 30 38 22 Grant Potulny 1 C 43 15 19 34 38 Matt Koalska 1 C 44 10 23 33 34 Barry Tallackson 1 RW 44 13 10 23 44 Keith Ballard 1 D 41 10 13 23 42 Nick Anthony 1 C 25 9 9 18 8 Erik Wendell 1 LW/RW 44 8 9 17 42 Judd Stevens 1 D 41 1 15 16 14 Nick Angell 1 D 44 4 11 15 61 Jake Fleming 1 F 43 3 9 12 6 Dan Welch 1 LW/RW 19 4 7 11 12 Matt DeMarchi 1 D 36 3 8 11 112 Jon Waibel 1 F 44 5 4 9 38 Pat O'Leary 1 C 40 4 2 6 18 Brett MacKinnon 1 F 20 1 3 4 0 Joey Martin 1 D 11 0 4 4 14 Mike Erickson 1 RW 9 1 2 3 2 Garrett Smaagaard 1 F 18 1 2 3 2 Adam Hauser 1 G 35 0 2 2 8 Mark Nenovich 1 D 5 0 1 1 4 Chad Roberg 1 F 2 0 0 0 0 Justin Johnson 1 G 6 0 0 0 0 Travis Weber 1 G 10 0 0 0 0 Bench - - - - - 10 Total 197 318 515 717 Minnesota 2001-2002 Skater Stats https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/776/univ.-of-minnesota/2001-2002?tab=stats Elite Prospects May 8, 2020 Goaltending statistics Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals against Saves Shut outs #FFFFFF SV % #FFFFFF GAA Adam Hauser 1 35 2002 23 6 4 80 842 1 .913 2.40 Justin Johnson 1 6 233 3 0 0 12 99 1 .892 3.08 Travis Weber 1 10 456 6 2 0 25 167 0 .870 3.29 Empty Net - 5 - - - 2 - - - - Total 44 2697 32 8 4 119 1108 2 .903 2.65 Rankings 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings PollWeekPre123456789101112131415161718192021 22 232425 (Final) USCHO.com4N/A3212111222345435444333N/AN/A USA Today32221211122234543546633321 USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 24 and 25.https://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-mens-poll/ USCHO Division I Men's Poll USCHO.com November 26, 2019 Awards and honors Honor Player Ref Grant Potulny NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player NCAA Division I Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ncaa_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives June 11, 2013 Jordan Leopold AHCA West Second Team All-American Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_icehockey_rb/2013/MIH%20awards%20for%202013.pdf NCAA.org June 11, 2013 John Pohl Adam Hauser NCAA All-Tournament Team NCAA Frozen Four Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf NCAA.org 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120817163005/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf 2012-08-17 live John Pohl Grant Potulny Jordan Leopold WCHA Defensive Player of the Year WCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 16, 2013 Jordan Leopold All-WCHA First Team WCHA All-Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_all.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 16, 2013 John Pohl Paul Martin All-WCHA Second Team Jeff Taffe All-WCHA Third Team Keith Ballard WCHA All-Rookie Team Hockey East All-Rookie Teams http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_roo.html College Hockey Historical Archives May 16, 2013 Troy Riddle WCHA All-Tournament Team 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-129-144.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 Jordan Leopold Players drafted into the NHL 2002 NHL entry draft = NHL All-Star team= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career. = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team= Did not play in the NHL Round Pick Player NHL team 1 11 Keith Ballard Buffalo Sabres 2 53 Barry Tallackson New Jersey Devils 5 136 Andy Sertich † Pittsburgh Penguins 6 170 P. J. Atherton † Tampa Bay Lightning 6 177 Jake Taylor † New York Rangers † incoming freshman References 50em Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey seasons Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota