2002–03 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season


The 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 4, 2002, and concluded with the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 12, 2003, at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. This was the 56th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 108th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. The 2002–03 season was the final year for the MAAC hockey conference when Iona and Fairfield ended their programs at the conclusion of the season.
The NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament expanded to 16 teams for the first time in 2003. As a result, two regional sites were added for the new Northeast and Midwest brackets.

Pre-season polls

The top 15 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Standings

2003 NCAA Tournament

Note: * denotes overtime period

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerClassTeamGPGAPtsPIM
JuniorColorado College4236468212
SeniorFerris State4235447947
SeniorColorado College4221497015
JuniorMinnesota State-Mankato412936656
SophomoreMinnesota State-Mankato3827366338
SophomoreNorth Dakota4335276242
FreshmanMinnesota4531316260
FreshmanNorth Dakota3926356134
SophomoreFerris State4224355935
JuniorBoston College3618395718

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLOTGASOSV%GAA
SophomoreCornell3219462831399.9401.20
SophomoreMaine2111791045422.9152.14
JuniorNew Hampshire4124992786917.9262.18
SophomoreBoston College3018431893681.9032.21
JuniorOhio State36214020115802.9032.24
SeniorSacred Heart29176912125673.9242.27
JuniorDenver2614351264553.9082.30
JuniorBrown34207415145805.9292.31
FreshmanMichigan43254730103994.9112.33
SophomoreFerris State41240330101944.9252.35

Awards

NCAA

CCHA

CHA

ECAC

Hockey East

MAAC

WCHA

See Also