2003–04 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season


The 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 3, 2003 and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 10, 2004 at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 57th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 109th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. The 2003-04 season was the inaugural year for the Atlantic Hockey Association after the discontinuation of Division I ice hockey sponsorship by the MAAC at the conclusion of the previous season.

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

2004 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
SeniorMinnesota-Duluth4532316334
JuniorNorth Dakota4127336040
JuniorMinnesota-Duluth4519385734
SophomoreNorth Dakota3723325524
JuniorNiagara3925275224
SophomoreMinnesota3826255172
JuniorAlabama-Huntsville3119315046
SeniorNew Hampshire412722492
SeniorMinnesota4424254952
SeniorMiami4117314836
JuniorMichigan State4219294838

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
SophomoreMaine2213631443276.9561.19
JuniorBoston College3822802774674.9071.76
SeniorBrown30182015114555.9421.81
SeniorMaine2313231940405.9231.81
JuniorColgate3118741894573.9271.82
FreshmanCornell32192916106595.9201.83
FreshmanNorth Dakota2212291443422.9082.05
JuniorWisconsin38229919108804.9242.09
FreshmanLake Superior State2312095104433.9332.13
SeniorRensselaer35209321131755.9222.15

Awards

NCAA

Atlantic Hockey

CCHA

CHA

ECAC

Hockey East

WCHA