2003 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 2003 WCHA Men's Red Baron WCHA Final Five-old.png 200px 2003 WCHA Final Five logo March 14–22, 2003 10 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, MN Minnesota 12th Don LuciaMinnesota Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/minnesota/mens-hockey/ 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20140415072639/http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/minnesota/mens-hockey/ 2014-04-15 live 1st Grant Potulny Minnesota 72,786 2002 2002 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 2004 2004 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2003 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 44th conference playoff in league history and 49th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The 2003 tournament was played between March 14 and March 22, 2003, at five conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Minnesota was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Format The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All ten conference schools participated in the tournament with teams seeded No. 1 through No. 10 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top five seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams. The winners of the first round series advanced to the Xcel Energy Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 5 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top three teams automatically advancing to the semifinals. Conference standings Note: PTS = Points; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against Bracket Teams are reseeded after the first round First roundWCHA men's Hockey 2002-03 Week 25 http://www.uscho.com/scoreboard/wcha/2002-2003/list-25/ USCHO.com 2003-03-16 2013-06-19March 14–16, 2003 1 Colorado College 5 4 — 10 Alaska-Anchorage 3 1 — 2 Minnesota 3 5 — 9 Michigan Tech 1 2 — 3 Minnesota State 2 6** — 8 Wisconsin 1 5 — 4 North Dakota 1 3* 3* 7 Denver 4 2 2 5 Minnesota-Duluth 5 2 7 6 St. Cloud State 4 3* 3 QuarterfinalWCHA men's Hockey 2002-03 Week 26 http://www.uscho.com/scoreboard/wcha/2002-2003/list-26/ USCHO.com 2003-03-22 2013-06-19March 20, 2003 4 North Dakota 1 5 Minnesota-Duluth 2 SemifinalsMarch 21, 2003 1 Colorado College 4* 5 Minnesota-Duluth 3 2 Minnesota 3* 3 Minnesota State 2 ChampionshipMarch 22, 2003 1 Colorado College 2 2 Minnesota 4 Third place 3 Minnesota State 4 5 Minnesota-Duluth 6 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) Colorado College vs. (10) Alaska-Anchorage Colorado College Alaska-Anchorage World Arena, Colorado Springs March 14Colorado College 5, Alaska-Anchorage 3 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/14/alaska-anchorage-vs-colorado-college/ USCHO.com 2003-03-14 2013-06-19 5 – 3 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/14/sejna-helps-tigers-avoid-upset/ 1 (Sejna, Clarke) Joe Cullen - 13:23 16:33 - PP - Matt Hanson James Laux - 02:44(Goolsby) Scott Polaski - 12:22 (Clarke, Petoit) Peter Sejna - GW - 05:43(Sejna) Noah Clarke - SH - 12:44 13:05 - PP - Vladimir Novak (Glencross, Parez)13:22 - Dan Gilkerson (Roach) Curtis McElhinney ( 16 saves / 19 shots ) Chris King ( 44 saves / 49 shots ) March 15Colorado College 4, Alaska-Anchorage 1 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/15/alaska-anchorage-vs-colorado-college/ USCHO.com 2003-03-15 2013-06-19 4 – 1 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/15/special-teams-guide-tigers-to-sweep/ 1 (Canzanello, Clarke) Peter Sejna - PP - 09:05(McElhinney) Tom Preissing - GW - 15:51(Sertich, Stuart) James Laux - PP - 18:11 (Canzanello, Preissing) Peter Sejna - PP - 04:16 13:03 - PP - Lee Green (Johnson, Shasby) Curtis McElhinney ( 13 saves / 14 shots ) Chris King ( 15 saves / 18 shots ) / Kevin Reiter ( 27 saves / 28 shots ) Colorado College won series 2–0 (2) Minnesota vs. (9) Michigan Tech Minnesota Michigan Tech Mariucci Arena March 14Minnesota 3, Michigan Tech 1 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/14/michigan-tech-vs-minnesota/ USCHO.com 2003-03-14 2013-06-19 3 – 1 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/14/minnesota-eclipses-michigan-tech-3-1/ 1 (Reinholz) Andy Sertich - 01:51 (Hirsch, Weber) Troy Riddle - GW PP - 08:42(Hirsch, Sertich) Grant Potulny - PP - 14:51 19:15 - PP - Chris Conner (Brown, Murphy) Travis Weber ( 21 saves / 22 shots ) Cam Ellsworth ( 29 saves / 32 shots ) March 15Minnesota 5, Michigan Tech 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/15/michigan-tech-vs-minnesota/ USCHO.com 2003-03-15 2013-06-19 5 – 2 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/15/gophers-continue-hot-play-to-reach-final-five/ 1 (Riddle, Koalska) Grant Potulny - PP - 19:59 08:55 - Colin Murphy (Conner, Singer) (Tallackson) Gino Guyer - SH - 04:35(Harrington, Tallackson) Grant Potulny - GW - 09:23(Potulny, Hirsch) Barry Tallackson - PP - 15:01 15:41 - Brett Engelhardt (Martin, Ballard) Thomas Vanek - PP - 08:36 Travis Weber ( 4 saves / 5 shots ) / Justin Johnson ( 11 saves / 12 shots ) Cam Ellsworth ( 55 saves / 60 shots ) Minnesota won series 2–0 (3) Minnesota State-Mankato vs. (8) Wisconsin Minnesota State-Mankato Wisconsin Verizon Wireless Center March 14 2 – 1 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/14/minnesota-states-win-comes-gift-wrapped/ 1 March 15 6 – 5 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/15/razor-thin-mavericks-rally-once-again/ 1 2 Minnesota State-Mankato won series 2–0 (4) North Dakota vs. (7) Denver North Dakota Denver Ralph Engelstad Arena March 14Denver 4, North Dakota 1 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/14/denver-vs-north-dakota/ USCHO.com 2003-03-14 2013-06-19 1 – 4 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/14/pioneers-stifle-parise-grab-game-one-4-1/ 2 No Scoring 03:22 - PP - Brett Skinner (Caldwell)13:28 - GW - Luke Fulghum (Skinner, Bull) (Spiewak, Fylling) David Lundbohm - 08:44 14:08 - Lukas Dora (Barber, Doell)14:41 - Connor James (Halme, Drummond) Marc Ranfranz ( 3 saves / 5 shots ) / Jake Brandt ( 8 saves / 10 shots ) Adam Berkhoel ( 16 saves / 17 shots ) March 15North Dakota 3, Denver 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/15/denver-vs-north-dakota/ USCHO.com 2003-03-15 2013-06-19 3 – 2 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/15/sioux-rally-to-down-denver-in-ot/ 1 1 No Scoring (Parise, Schneider) Rory McMahon - PP - 13:13 18:29 - PP - Greg Barber (MacKenzie, James) (Schneider, Parise) Brandon Bochenski - EA PP - 16:42 14:23 - Ryan Caldwell (Fulghum, Dora) (Schneider, Fuher) Brandon Bochenski - GW - 00:46 Jake Brandt ( 17 saves / 19 shots ) Wade Dubielewicz ( 30 saves / 33 shots ) March 16North Dakota 3, Denver 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/16/denver-vs-north-dakota/ USCHO.com 2003-03-16 2013-06-19 3 – 2 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/16/sioux-top-pioneers-in-second-straight-ot/ 1 1 1 (Bochenski, Marvin) Zach Parise - 07:31 (Schneider, Parise) Mike Prpich - 19:19 05:05 - Lukas Dora (Doell, Barber)13:41 - PP - Connor James (Keith, Doell) (Lundbohm) Nick Fuher - GW - 18:56 Jake Brandt ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) Adam Berkhoel ( 37 saves / 40 shots ) North Dakota won series 2–1 (5) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (6) St. Cloud State Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State Duluth Entertainment Convention Center March 14Minnesota-Duluth 5, St. Cloud State 4 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/14/st-cloud-state-vs-minnesota-duluth/ USCHO.com 2003-03-14 2013-06-19 5 – 4 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/14/bulldogs-edge-huskies-on-home-ice/ 1 Brett Hammond - 00:27 10:36 - PP - Jon Cullen (Malone, Eastman) (Stauffacher, Hammond) Marco Peluso - PP - 02:58(Lessard, Stapleton) Beau Geisler - 03:19(Peluso, Stapleton) Junior Lessard - 06:07 17:56 - PP - Matt Gens (Cullen, Malone) Brett Hammond - GW SH - 03:08 04:23 - PP - Jon Cullen (Motzko, Hendricks)06:49 - Jonathan Lehun (Szabo, Hendricks) Isaac Reichmuth ( 27 saves / 31 shots ) Jason Montgomery ( 24 saves / 29 shots ) March 15St. Cloud State 3, Minnesota-Duluth 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/15/st-cloud-state-vs-minnesota-duluth/ USCHO.com 2003-03-15 2013-06-19 2 – 3 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/15/st-cloud-state-stays-alive-with-ot-win/ 2 1 (Anderson, Francisco) T. 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Caig - PP - 11:57Tim Stapleton - SH - 18:56 17:24 - Peter Szabo (Hendricks, Lehun) 17:17 - Matt Hendricks (Doyle) 09:00 - GW - Mike Doyle (Malone, Wright) Rob Anderson ( 17 saves / 19 shots ) Jake Moreland ( 30 saves / 33 shots ) March 16Minnesota-Duluth 7, St. Cloud State 3 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/16/st-cloud-state-vs-minnesota-duluth/ USCHO.com 2003-03-16 2013-06-19 7 – 3 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/16/bulldogs-pound-huskies-advance-to-final-five/ 1 1 (Otten) Evan Schwabe - 09:15 03:44 - Ryan Malone (Motzko, Hendricks) (Anderson) Drew Otten - 04:57(Stapleton, Caig) Nick Anderson - PP - 05:59(Stauffacher, Hammond) Beau Geisler - GW - 10:45 (Lessard, Geris) Brett Hammond - PP - 04:40Brett Hammond - SH - 05:59Tim Stapleton - EN - 18:18 03:57 - SH - Ryan Malone (Doyle)10:19 - Matt Hendricks (Cullen) Isaac Reichmuth ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) Jake Moreland ( 29 saves / 35 shots ) Minnesota-Duluth won series 2–1 Quarterfinal (4) North Dakota vs. (5) Minnesota-Duluth North Dakota Minnesota-Duluth Xcel Energy Center March 20Minnesota-Duluth 2, North Dakota 1 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/20/minnesota-duluth-vs-north-dakota/ USCHO.com 2003-03-20 2013-06-19 1 – 2 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/20/umd-keeps-ncaa-hopes-alive/ 1 (Schneider, Lundbohm) Brandon Bochenski - 07:12 08:48 - Matt Mathias (Schwabe) 14:47 - GW - Junior Lessard (Czech, Francisco) Jake Brandt ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) Isaac Reichmuth ( 31 saves / 32 shots ) Semifinals (1) Colorado College vs. (5) Minnesota-Duluth Colorado College Minnesota-Duluth Xcel Energy Center March 21Colorado College 4, Minnesota-Duluth 3 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/21/minnesota-duluth-vs-colorado-college/ USCHO.com 2003-03-21 2013-06-19 4 – 3 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/21/colorado-college-rallies-past-umd-in-ot-thriller/ 1 1 No Scoring 05:57 - Neil Petruic (Stauffacher, Hammond) (Cullen) Colin Stuart - SH - 00:56(Polaski, Stuart) Trevor Frischmon - 00:56 10:34 - Junior Lessard (Brosz, Geisler)12:41 - Tim Stapleton (Hammond, Lessard) (Sejna, Stuart) Tom Preissing - PP - 09:05 (Leibel) Brett Sterling - GW - 07:18 Curtin McElhinney ( 20 saves / 23 shots ) Rob Anderson ( 37 saves / 41 shots ) (2) Minnesota vs. (3) Minnesota State-Mankato Minnesota Minnesota State-Mankato Xcel Energy Center March 212003 WCHA Semifinals http://insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/Notebooks/wcha_semis.htm Inside College Hockey 2003-03-21 2013-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20101216225630/http://insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/Notebooks/wcha_semis.htm 2010-12-16 live 3 – 2 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/21/gophers-overcome-mavericks-on-vaneks-winner/ 1 1 (Ballard) Barry Tallackson - 04:42 01:54 - Grant Stevenson (Joseph, Forscythe) 14:30 - PP - B.J. Abel (Bassett, Stevenson) (Ballard, Martin) Grant Potulny - PP - 01:58 (Riddle, Harrington) Thomas Vanek - GW - 03:57 Justin Johnson ( 14 saves / 16 shots ) Jon Volp ( 46 saves / 49 shots ) Third Place (3) Minnesota State-Mankato vs. (5) Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota State-Mankato Minnesota-Duluth Xcel Energy Center March 222003 WCHA Championship http://insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/Notebooks/wcha_final.htm Inside College Hockey 2003-03-22 2013-06-19 4 – 6 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/22/hopeful-umd-holds-off-mankato-in-consolation/ 2 (Stevenson, Joseph) Cole Bassett - PP - 19:04 03:20 - Tim Hambly12:12 - Junior Lessard (Petruic, Brosz)19:45 - Tyler Brosz (Caig) (Bassett, Stevenson) Shane Joseph - PP - 12:19(Bassett, Abel) Shane Joseph - PP - 13:06 02:22 - Josh Miskovich (Czech) (Dubel, Joseph) Adam Gerlach - 13:00 06:15 - Steve Czech (Anderson, Francisco)12:05 - T. J. Caig (Lessard) Jason Jensen ( 7 saves / 10 shots ) / Jon Volp ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) Isaac Reichmuth ( 23 saves / 27 shots ) Championship (1) Colorado College vs. (2) Minnesota Colorado College Minnesota Xcel Energy Center March 22Minnesota 4, Colorado College 2 http://www.uscho.com/box/mens-hockey/2003/03/22/minnesota-vs-colorado-college/ USCHO.com 2003-03-22 2013-06-19 2 – 4 http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/22/potulny-keys-early-strike-gophers-hold-off-tigers/ 2 No Scoring 01:29 - Grant Potulny (Guyer)01:49 - Gino Guyer (Potunly, Tallackson)05:25 - GW PP - Grant Potulny (Vanek, Koalska) (Preissing, Canzanello) Kevin Ulanski - PP - 19:46 (Smaagaard) Jon Waibel - 05:13 06:41 - PP - Peter Sejna (Clarke, Canzanello) Curtis McElhinney ( 21 saves / 25 shots ) Justin Johnson ( 36 saves / 38 shots ) Tournament awards All-Tournament Team F Grant Potulny* (Minnesota) F Junior Lessard (Minnesota-Duluth) F Shane Joseph (Minnesota State-Mankato) D Tom Preissing (Colorado College) D Keith Ballard (Minnesota) G Justin Johnson (Minnesota) * Most Valuable Player(s) 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-129-144.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 Tournament Three Stars 3 Justin Johnson (Minnesota) 2 Peter Sejna (Colorado College) 1 Grant Potulny (Minnesota) 2003 WCHA Championship http://insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/Notebooks/wcha_final.htm Inside College Hockey 2003-03-22 2013-06-19 See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA official site https://web.archive.org/web/20080316230821/http://wcha.cstv.com/ 2008-03-16 2002–03 WCHA Standings 2002–03 NCAA Standings WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:WCHA men's ice hockey tournament