2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2003 NCAA Division I Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament

2003 Frozen Four logo
Teams 16
Finals Site HSBC Arena
Buffalo, New York
Champions Minnesota (5th title, 11th title game,
18th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up New Hampshire (2nd title game,
7th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists Cornell (8th Frozen Four)
Michigan (22nd Frozen Four)
Winning Coach Don Lucia (2nd title)
MOP Thomas Vanek (Minnesota)
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 28, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 12. A total of 15 games were played.

The University of Minnesota, coached by Don Lucia, won their fifth NCAA title (7th overall) with a 5-1 victory in the final game over the University of New Hampshire, coached by Dick Umile.

Minnesota forward Thomas Vanek was named the Frozen Four's Most Outstanding Player.

Contents

Game locations

First round and regional finals

Frozen Four

Teams

East Regional

Seed Team Conference Coach
1 Cornell ECAC Mike Schafer  
2 Boston College    Hockey East Jerry York
3 Ohio State CCHA John Markell
4 Minnesota State WCHA Troy Jutting

Midwest Regional

Seed Team Conference Coach
1 Colorado College WCHA Scott Owens
2 Maine Hockey East Tim Whitehead
3 Michigan CCHA Red Berenson
4 Wayne State CHA Bill Wilkinson
 

Northeast Regional

Seed Team Conference Coach
1 New Hampshire Hockey East     Dick Umile
2 Boston University Hockey East Jack Parker
3 Harvard ECAC Mark Mazzoleni
4 St. Cloud State WCHA Craig Dahl

West Regional

Seed Team Conference Coach
1 Minnesota WCHA Don Lucia
2 Ferris State CCHA Bob Daniels
3 North Dakota       WCHA Dean Blais
4 Mercyhurst Atlantic Hockey Rick Gotkin

Brackets

East Regional

  First round
March 29		 Regional Finals
March 30
                 
1  Cornell 5  
4  Minnesota State 2  
    1  Cornell 2**
  2  Boston College 1
2  Boston College 1
3  Ohio State 0  

Northeast Regional

  First round
March 28		 Regional Finals
March 29
                 
1  New Hampshire 5  
4  St. Cloud State 2  
    1  New Hampshire 3
  2  Boston University 0
2  Boston University 6
3  Harvard 4  

Midwest Regional

  First round
March 29		 Regional Finals
March 30
                 
1  Colorado College 4  
4  Wayne State 2  
    1  Colorado College 3
  3  Michigan 5
2  Maine 1
3  Michigan 2  

West Regional

  First round
March 28		 Regional Finals
March 29
                 
1  Minnesota 9  
4  Mercyhurst 2  
    1  Minnesota 7
  2  Ferris State 4
2  Ferris State 5
3  North Dakota 2  

Frozen Four

  Semifinals
April 10		 National Championship
April 12
                 
E1  Cornell 2  
NE1  New Hampshire 3  
    NE1  New Hampshire 1
  W1  Minnesota 5
MW3  Michigan 2
W1  Minnesota 3*  

* Overtime
** Double Overtime

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
WCHA 5 5-3 .625 2 1 1 1
Hockey East 4 5-4 .556 3 1 1 -
CCHA 3 3-3 .500 2 1 - -
ECAC Hockey 2 2-2 .500 1 1 - -
Atlantic Hockey 1 0-1 .000 - - - -
CHA 1 0-1 .000 - - - -

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