| Gender: | men |
| Division: | i |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Duration: | October 5, 2001– April 6, 2002 |
| Champ Stad: | Xcel Energy Center |
| Champ City: | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Champ: | Minnesota |
| Hobey Baker: | Jordan Leopold |
| Hobey Baker Team: | Minnesota |
The 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 5, 2001, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2002, at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the 55th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 108th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
See main article: 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.
The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.
The U.S. College Hockey Online poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.
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| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Breaker Tournament | October 12–13 | 4 | St. Cloud State |
| Nye Frontier Classic | October 12–13 | 4 | Denver |
| Maverick Stampede | October 12–13 | 4 | Minnesota–Duluth |
| Syracuse Invitational | November 23–24 | 4 | Niagara |
| College Hockey Showcase | November 23–25 | 4 | |
| New Hampshire Tournament | November 24–25 | 4 | New Hampshire |
| Badger Showdown | December 27–28 | 4 | New Hampshire |
| Denver Cup | December 28–29 | 4 | Denver |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 28–29 | 4 | North Dakota |
| Mariucci Classic | December 28–29 | 4 | Minnesota |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 28–29 | 4 | Rensselaer |
| Sheraton/Howard Bank Hockey Classic | December 28–29 | 4 | Lake Superior State |
| Silverado Shootout | December 28–29 | 4 | Boston College |
| Florida College Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Northern Michigan |
| Beanpot | February 4, 11 | 4 | Boston University |
The top 15 teams ranked before the NCAA tournament.
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See main article: 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 44 | 27 | 52 | 79 | 26 | |||
| Senior | 40 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 28 | |||
| Junior | 42 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 42 | |||
| Junior | 40 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 20 | |||
| Junior | 43 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 86 | |||
| Senior | 40 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 28 | |||
| Junior | 36 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 44 | |||
| Senior | 40 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 109 | |||
| Senior | 43 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 44 | |||
| Senior | 41 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 58 | |||
| Senior | 43 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 14 | |||
| Sophomore | 43 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 16 | |||
| Senior | 44 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 66 | |||
| Junior | 44 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 46 |
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
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshman | 14 | 842 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 2 | .936 | 1.50 | |||
| Junior | 24 | 1430 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | .943 | 1.72 | |||
| Junior | 40 | 2411 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 8 | .936 | 1.77 | |||
| Senior | 21 | 1334 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 3 | .922 | 1.80 | |||
| Sophomore | 24 | 1450 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 3 | .938 | 1.86 | |||
| Senior | 24 | 1372 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 6 | .920 | 1.88 | |||
| Senior | 30 | 1645 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 2 | .921 | 2.19 | |||
| Senior | 32 | 1727 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 3 | .923 | 2.22 | |||
| Senior | 43 | 2567 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 97 | 5 | .904 | 2.27 | |||
| Senior | 29 | 1683 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 64 | 4 | .925 | 2.28 |
| Award[9] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Guerrera, Wayne State | ||||
| Riley Riddell, Bemidji State | ||||
| Bill Wilkinson, Wayne State | ||||
| Brian Gornick, Air Force | ||||
| Dustin Kingston, Wayne State | ||||
| All-CHA Teams[10] [11] | ||||
| Position | Second Team | |||
| David Guerrera, Wayne State | align=center | G | Grady Hunt, Bemidji State | |
| Tyler Kindle, Wayne State | align=center | D | Scott Crawford, Niagara | |
| Tyler Butler, Alabama-Huntsville | align=center | D | Brant Somerville, Findlay | |
| Jason Durbin, Wayne State | align=center | F | Chris Vail, Wayne State | |
| Marty Goulet, Bemidji State | align=center | F | Riley Riddell, Bemidji State | |
| Derek Olson, Air Force | align=center | F | Rigel Shaw, Findlay | |
| align=center | F | Steve Cherlebois, Air Force | ||
| Position | ||||
| Zach Sikich, Alabama-Huntsville | align=center | G | ||
| Doug Watkins, Alabama-Huntsville | align=center | D | ||
| Anders Olsson, Bemidji State | align=center | D | ||
| Jared Ross, Alabama-Huntsville | align=center | F | ||
| Andrew Murray, Bemidji State | align=center | F | ||
| Riley Riddell, Bemidji State | align=center | F | ||
| Rigel Shaw, Findlay | align=center | F | ||
| Award[12] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Cavosie, Rensselaer | ||||
| Chris Higgins, Yale | ||||
| Mike Schafer, Cornell | ||||
| Stephen Bâby, Cornell | ||||
| Brian McMeekin, Cornell | ||||
| Matt Underhill, Cornell | ||||
| Tyler Kolarik, Harvard | ||||
| All-ECAC Hockey Teams[13] [14] | ||||
| Position | ||||
| Matt Underhill, Cornell | align=center | G | Yann Danis, Brown | |
| Kerry Ellis-Toddington, Clarkson | align=center | D | Trevor Byrne, Dartmouth | |
| Douglas Murray, Cornell | align=center | D | Mark McRae, Cornell | |
| Marc Cavosie, Rensselaer | align=center | F | Stephen Bâby, Cornell | |
| Mike Maturo, Dartmouth | align=center | F | Chris Higgins, Yale | |
| Matt Murley, Rensselaer | align=center | F | Brett Nowak, Harvard | |
| Position | ||||
| David LeNeveu, Cornell | align=center | G | ||
| Randy Jones, Clarkson | align=center | D | ||
| Noah Welch, Harvard | align=center | D | ||
| Chris Higgins, Yale | align=center | F | ||
| Jordan Webb, Union | align=center | F | ||
| Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth | align=center | F | ||
| Award[15] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Haydar, New Hampshire | ||||
| Sean Collins, New Hampshire | ||||
| Dick Umile, New Hampshire | ||||
| Jon DiSalvatore, Providence | ||||
| Mike Pandolfo, Boston University | ||||
| Chris Dyment, Boston University | ||||
| Colin Hemingway, New Hampshire | ||||
| Darren Haydar, New Hampshire | ||||
| All-Hockey East Teams[16] [17] | ||||
| Position | Second Team | |||
| Mike Morrison, Maine | align=center | G | Mike Ayers, New Hampshire | |
| Jim Fahey, Northeastern | align=center | D | Chris Dyment, Boston University | |
| Peter Metcalf, Maine | align=center | D | Garrett Stafford, New Hampshire | |
| Darren Haydar, New Hampshire | align=center | F | Niko Dimitrakos, Maine | |
| Colin Hemingway, New Hampshire | align=center | F | Ben Eaves, Boston College | |
| Tony Voce, Boston College | align=center | F | Ed McGrane, Massachusetts-Lowell | |
| Position | ||||
| Keni Gibson, Northeastern | align=center | G | ||
| Ryan Whitney, Boston University | align=center | D | ||
| Sean Collins, New Hampshire | align=center | F | ||
| Brian McConnell, Boston University | align=center | F | ||
| Colin Shields, Maine | align=center | F | ||
| Dave Spina, Boston College | align=center | F | ||
| Award[18] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Rissmiller, Holy Cross | ||||
| Steve Tobio, Bentley | ||||
| Peter Aubry, Mercyhurst | ||||
| Chris Casey, Army | ||||
| Jamie Holden, Quinnipiac | ||||
| Paul Pearl, Holy Cross | ||||
| Matt Craig, Quinnipiac | ||||
| All-MAAC Teams[19] [20] | ||||
| Position | Second Team | |||
| Peter Aubry, Mercyhurst | align=center | G | Eddy Ferhi, Sacred Heart | |
| Steve Tobio, Bentley | align=center | D | Nathan Lutz, Iona | |
| Mike Boylan, Connecticut | align=center | D | R.J. Irving, Holy Cross | |
| Patrick Rissmiller, Holy Cross | align=center | F | Brandon Doria, Holy Cross | |
| Louis Goulet, Mercyhurst | align=center | F | Brian Herbert, Quinnipiac | |
| Ryan Carter, Iona | align=center | F | Martin Paquet, Sacred Heart | |
| align=center | F | Adam Tackaberry, Mercyhurst | ||
| Position | ||||
| Jamie Holden, Quinnipiac | align=center | G | ||
| T. J. Kemp, Mercyhurst | align=center | D | ||
| Adam Rhein, Connecticut | align=center | D | ||
| Chris Casey, Army | align=center | F | ||
| Bryan Goodwin, Bentley | align=center | F | ||
| Rich Hanson, Mercyhurst | align=center | F | ||
| Brent Williams, Iona | align=center | F | ||
See main article: 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Boston University | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| 1 | 10 | Michigan | CCHA | Calgary Flames | ||
| 1 | 11 | Minnesota | WCHA | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| 1 | 14 | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens | ||
| 1 | 27 | † | Northeastern | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks | |
| 1 | 30 | Michigan State | CCHA | Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| 2 | 33 | † | Michigan State | CCHA | New York Rangers | |
| 2 | 39 | Boston University | Hockey East | Calgary Flames | ||
| 2 | 40 | Notre Dame | CCHA | Florida Panthers | ||
| 2 | 44 | † | North Dakota | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 2 | 46 | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| 2 | 52 | † | Boston University | Hockey East | Phoenix Coyotes | |
| 2 | 53 | Minnesota | WCHA | New Jersey Devils | ||
| 2 | 54 | Michigan State | CCHA | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| 3 | 64 | Michigan | CCHA | New Jersey Devils | ||
| 3 | 68 | † | Denver | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 3 | 70 | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| 3 | 72 | Minnesota | WCHA | Minnesota Wild | ||
| 3 | 78 | † | Northern Michigan | WCHA | Dallas Stars | |
| 3 | 79 | Michigan State | CCHA | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| 3 | 80 | North Dakota | WCHA | Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| 3 | 82 | Boston College | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres | ||
| 3 | 91 | ‡ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| 3 | 94 | Providence | Hockey East | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| 3 | 96 | † | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| 4 | 114 | † | Boston University | Hockey East | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 4 | 116 | Western Michigan | CCHA | Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| 4 | 119 | † | Boston University | Hockey East | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| 4 | 127 | † | Ohio State | CCHA | New York Rangers | |
| 4 | 129 | † | Wisconsin | WCHA | Colorado Avalanche | |
| 5 | 132 | † | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | Phoenix Coyotes | |
| 5 | 135 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 5 | 136 | † | Minnesota | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 5 | 143 | † | Notre Dame | CCHA | New York Rangers | |
| 5 | 148 | † | Denver | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 5 | 150 | † | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Ottawa Senators | |
| 5 | 152 | Miami | CCHA | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| 5 | 157 | † | Nebraska–Omaha | CCHA | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 5 | 158 | † | Western Michigan | CCHA | Florida Panthers | |
| 5 | 161 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| 5 | 163 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | San Jose Sharks | ||
| 5 | 165 | Boston University | Hockey East | St. Louis Blues | ||
| 6 | 170 | † | Minnesota | WCHA | Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 6 | 171 | † | Providence | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 6 | 172 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | Nashville Predators | ||
| 6 | 175 | Merrimack | Hockey East | Minnesota Wild | ||
| 6 | 176 | Colorado College | WCHA | Calgary Flames | ||
| 6 | 177 | † | Minnesota | WCHA | New York Rangers | |
| 6 | 185 | Boston College | Hockey East | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| 6 | 186 | † | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Phoenix Coyotes | |
| 6 | 193 | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| 6 | 195 | Bowling Green | CCHA | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| 7 | 198 | † | Northern Michigan | WCHA | Atlanta Thrashers | |
| 7 | 199 | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| 7 | 206 | † | Boston University | Hockey East | Calgary Flames | |
| 7 | 211 | † | Northern Michigan | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers | |
| 7 | 217 | † | St. Cloud State | WCHA | San Jose Sharks | |
| 7 | 222 | Ohio State | CCHA | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| 7 | 226 | † | Colorado College | WCHA | New York Rangers | |
| 7 | 227 | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| 8 | 230 | † | Michigan State | CCHA | Atlanta Thrashers | |
| 8 | 232 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Florida Panthers | ||
| 8 | 235 | † | Nebraska–Omaha | CCHA | Nashville Predators | |
| 8 | 239 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| 8 | 244 | Michigan | CCHA | Edmonton Oilers | ||
| 8 | 247 | Lake Superior State | CCHA | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| 8 | 250 | † | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | New Jersey Devils | |
| 8 | 259 | Notre Dame | CCHA | Boston Bruins | ||
| 9 | 270 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers | ||
| 9 | 273 | Boston College | Hockey East | Dallas Stars | ||
| 9 | 278 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| 9 | 279 | Denver | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| 9 | 280 | † | Alaska–Fairbanks | CCHA | Phoenix Coyotes | |
| 9 | 282 | † | Wisconsin | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 9 | 284 | † | Wisconsin | WCHA | St. Louis Blues | |
| 9 | 287 | Ohio State | CCHA | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| 9 | 288 | † | New Hampshire | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks | |
| 9 | 289 | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Colorado Avalanche |