 2001 Frozen Four logo | |
| Teams | 12 |
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| Finals site | |
| Champions | Boston College Eagles (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | North Dakota Fighting Sioux (11th title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Jerry York (2nd title) |
| MOP | Chuck Kobasew (Boston College) |
| Attendance | 77,122 |
The 2001 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey.
The final event was played at Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York. Boston College, coached by Jerry York, won its first national title since 1949 by defeating North Dakota, 3-2, in overtime on April 7 on a goal scored by sophomore forward Krys Kolanos just 4:43 into the extra session. The Eagles had advanced to the title game after a 4-2 victory over Michigan in one semifinal on April 5, while the national runners-up Fighting Sioux, coached by Dean Blais, shut out Michigan State, 2-0, in the other semifinal earlier that day.
BC, which finished the season with a record of 33-8-2, earned its first NCAA hockey crown in 52 years by besting the three schools that had eliminated it in the three previous Frozen Fours: Maine (1999); Michigan (1998) and; North Dakota (2000).
2001 was the first year in which the MAAC received an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament,[1] with their representative being the Mercyhurst Lakers. Also, 2001 was the first year Frozen Four patches would debut and be worn by the final four teams.
Game locations
The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 12 teams representing five Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 12 within two regionals of 6 teams. The winners of five Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. The top regional placements are given to the best teams from each of the two regions (East and West) while the remaining 10 teams are seeded based upon their rankings regardless of region.
Regional Sites
- East Regional – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts
- West Regional – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Championship Site
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded on March 17, 2001. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had two berths, while the ECAC and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) each received one entry into the tournament, with the latter making its first appearance in the NCAA championship.
| West Regional – Grand Rapids | East Regional – Worcester | ||||||||||||
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| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid | Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
| 1 | Michigan State (1) | CCHA | 32–4–4 | Tournament champion | 21st | 2000 | 1 | Boston College (2) | Hockey East | 30–8–2 | Tournament champion | 22nd | 2000 |
| 2 | St. Cloud State | WCHA | 31–8–1 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2000 | 2 | North Dakota | WCHA | 27–7–9 | At-large bid | 17th | 2000 |
| 3 | Michigan | CCHA | 25–12–5 | At-large bid | 24th | 2000 | 3 | Colorado College | WCHA | 26–12–1 | At-large bid | 14th | 1999 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 21–14–4 | At-large bid | 19th | 2000 | 4 | Minnesota | WCHA | 27–12–2 | At-large bid | 25th | 1997 |
| 5 | Providence | Hockey East | 22–12–5 | At-large bid | 9th | 1996 | 5 | Maine | Hockey East | 19–11–7 | At-large bid | 11th | 2000 |
| 6 | Mercyhurst | MAAC | 22–11–2 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never | 6 | St. Lawrence | ECAC | 20–12–4 | Tournament champion | 15th | 2000 |
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
Bracket
Regionals
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Frozen Four
| National semifinals April 5 | National championship April 7 | ||||||||
| W1 | Michigan State | 0 | |||||||
| E2 | North Dakota | 2 | |||||||
| E2 | North Dakota | 2 | |||||||
| E1 | Boston College | 3* | |||||||
| E1 | Boston College | 4 | |||||||
| W3 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Regional Quarterfinals
West Regional
(3) Michigan vs. (6) Mercyhurst
| March 24[4] | Michigan | 4 – 3 | Mercyhurst | Van Andel Arena | Recap | |||
| (Huntzicker) Scott Matzka – 07:11 Mike Cammalleri – 07:17 |
First period | 03:31 – PP – Mike Muldoon (Goulet) 18:31 – Brad Olsen | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Shouneyia, Komisarek) Mark Kosick – PP – 09:22 (Vancik, Cammalleri) Andy Hilbert – GW – 16:27 |
Third period | 06:15 – PP – Adam Tackaberry (Robinson, Gould) | ||||||
| Josh Blackburn ( 21 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Peter Aubry ( 47 saves / 51 shots ) | ||||||
(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Providence
| March 24[5] | Wisconsin | 4 – 1 | Providence | Van Andel Arena | Recap | |||
| (Heatley, Boeser) Matt Hussey – 01:42 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Davyduke, Boeser) Dany Heatley – GW PP – 04:07 (Hussey, Doman) Matt Murray – 11:17 |
Second period | 18:41 – Adam Lee (Suderman, Picinic) | ||||||
| (Davyduke) Andy Wheeler – 13:52 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Graham Melanson ( 32 saves / 33 shots ) | Goalie stats | Nolan Schaefer ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) | ||||||
East Regional
(3) Colorado College vs. (6) St. Lawrence
| March 23[6] | Colorado College | 3 – 2 | 2OT | St. Lawrence | Centrum Centre | Recap | ||
| (Cullen) Peter Sejna – 10:22 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Sejna) Noah Clarke – PP – 10:51 | Second period | 07:36 – PP – Erik Anderson (Gellard, Bartlett) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 07:26 – Russ Bartlett (Veneruzzo, Clarance) | ||||||
| (Morrison, Sejna) Paul Manning – GW – 03:30 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Sanger ( 30 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeremy Symington ( 46 saves / 49 shots ) | ||||||
(4) Minnesota vs. (5) Maine
| March 23[7] | Minnesota | 4 – 5 | OT | Maine | Centrum Centre | Recap | ||
| (Westrum, Leopold) John Pohl – PP – 07:50 | First period | 19:54 – PP – Todd Jackson (Liscak, Janik) | ||||||
| (Pohl, Westrum) Grant Potulny – 08:44 | Second period | 10:40 – Lucas Lawson (Kerluke, Kariya) | ||||||
| (Mills, Leopold) Grant Potulny – PP – 07:02 (Martin, Pohl) Erik Westrum – 09:26 |
Third period | 02:58 – PP – Doug Janik (Dimitrakos, Reimann) 19:57 – EA PP – Michael Schutte (Dimitrakos, Kariya) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 13:04 – GW – Robert Liscak | ||||||
| Adam Hauser ( 34 saves / 39 shots ) | Goalie stats | Matt Yeats ( 40 saves / 44 shots ) | ||||||
Regional semifinals
West Regional
(1) Michigan State vs. (4) Wisconsin
| March 25[8] | Michigan State | 5 – 1 | Wisconsin | Van Andel Arena | Recap | |||
| Jon Insana – 07:45 (Fast, Ferguson) Sean Patchell – GW PP – 19:02 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Patchell) John Nail – 09:04 (Maloney, Dolyny) Jon Goodenow – PP – 11:50 |
Second period | 08:52 – PP – Matt Hussey (Wheeler, Bourque) | ||||||
| (Goodenow, Maloney) Rustyn Dolyny – PP – 05:42 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Miller ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) / Joe Blackburn ( 2 saves / 2 shots ) | Goalie stats | Graham Melanson ( 25 saves / 30 shots ) / Scott Kabotoff ( 3 saves / 3 shots ) | ||||||
(2) St. Cloud State vs. (3) Michigan
| March 25[9] | St. Cloud State | 3 – 4 | Michigan | Van Andel Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 13:30 – PP – Mark Kosick (Komisarek, Roemensky) 17:59 – Josh Langfeld (Kosick, Huntzicker) | ||||||
| (DiCasmirro) Brandon Sampair – 06:38 | Second period | 17:19 – Mike Cammalleri (Koch, Hibert) | ||||||
| (Arnason) Mark Hartigan – PP – 01:24 (Motzko, Cullen) Keith Anderson – PP – 14:52 |
Third period | 03:20 – GW – Geoff Koch (Hibert) | ||||||
| Scott Meyer ( 29 saves / 33 shots ) | Goalie stats | Josh Blackburn ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) | ||||||
East Regional
(1) Boston College vs. (5) Maine
| March 24[10] | Boston College | 3 – 1 | Maine | Centrum Centre | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Hughes, Allen) Jeff Giuliano – PP – 00:35 (Kolanos, Voce) Chuck Kobasew – GW – 06:15 (Orpik, Kolanos) Rob Scuderi – PP – 17:31 |
Third period | 01:41 – Michael Schutte (Trattnig, Kariya) | ||||||
| Scott Clemmensen ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Matt Yeats ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Colorado College
| March 24[11] | North Dakota | 4 – 1 | Colorado College | Centrum Centre | Recap | |||
| (Panzer, Bayda) Bryan Lundbohm – 06:24 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Bayda, Panzer) Bryan Lundbohm – GW – 16:09 | Second period | 10:59 – Alex Kim (Clarke) | ||||||
| (Panzer, B. Lundbohm) Ryan Bayda – 10:33 (Panzer, B. Lundbohm) Ryan Bayda – 13:20 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Karl Goehring ( 28 saves / 29 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Sanger ( 35 saves / 39 shots ) | ||||||
Frozen Four
National semifinal
(W1) Michigan State vs. (E2) North Dakota
| April 5[13] | Michigan State | 0 – 2 | North Dakota | Pepsi Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 01:15 – GW – Kevin Spiewak (Notermann, D. Lundbohm) 15:32 – PP – Ryan Bayda (B. Lundbohm, Roche) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Miller ( 34 saves / 36 shots ) | Goalie stats | Karl Goehring ( 30 saves / 30 shots ) | ||||||
(E1) Boston College vs. (W3) Michigan
| April 5[14] | Boston College | 4 – 2 | Michigan | Pepsi Arena | Recap | |||
| (Voce, Scuderi) Chuck Kobasew – 10:06 (Allen, Gionta) Ben Eaves – PP – 14:29 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Scuderi, Orpik) Chuck Kobasew – GW PP – 11:38 | Second period | 12:24 – John Shouneyia (Jillson, Langfeld) | ||||||
| Ben Eaves – EN – 19:39 | Third period | 05:12 – Mike Cammalleri (Huntzicker) | ||||||
| Scott Clemmensen ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) | Goalie stats | Josh Blackburn ( 32 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
National Championship
(E1) Boston College vs. (W2) North Dakota
| April 7[15] | Boston College | 3 – 2 | OT | North Dakota | Pepsi Arena | Recap |
| Scoring summary | |||||
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | ||||
| 2nd | BC | Chuck Kobasew (27) – PP | Giuliano | 25:26 | 1–0 BC |
| BC | Mike Lephart (15) | Forrest and Allen | 28:50 | 2–0 BC | |
| 3rd | UND | Tim Skarperud (10) – PP EA | Roche and B. Lundbohm | 56:18 | 2–1 BC |
| UND | Wes Dorey (17) – EA | Schneekloth and B. Lundbohm | 59:23 | 2–2 | |
| 1st Overtime | BC | Krys Kolanos (25) – GW | Kobasew and Voce | 64:43 | 3–2 BC |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | UND | David Hale | Cross-Checking | 2:49 | 2:00 |
| BC | Brett Peterson | Interference | 8:32 | 2:00 | |
| BC | Krys Kolanos | Goaltender Interference | 12:20 | 2:00 | |
| UND | Jason Notermann | Hooking | 14:02 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | UND | Aaron Schneekloth | Hooking | 24:27 | 2:00 |
| BC | Mike Lephart | Holding | 32:45 | 2:00 | |
| BC | Tony Voce | Slashing | 34:49 | 2:00 | |
| UND | Aaron Schneekloth | Tripping | 36:10 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | BC | J. D. Forrest | Tripping | 40:49 | 2:00 |
| UND | Kevin Spiewak | Slashing | 41:34 | 2:00 | |
| UND | David Lundbohm | Hooking | 42:51 | 2:00 | |
| BC | Brooks Orpik | Interference | 51:06 | 2:00 | |
| UND | Tim Skarperud | Slashing | 53:31 | 2:00 | |
| BC | BENCH | Too Many Men | 55:07 | 2:00 | |
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All-Tournament team
- G: Scott Clemmensen (Boston College)
- D: Travis Roche (North Dakota)
- D: Rob Scuderi (Boston College)
- F: Chuck Kobasew* (Boston College)
- F: Krys Kolanos (Boston College)
- F: Bryan Lundbohm (North Dakota)
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[16]
Record by conference
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Regional semifinals | Frozen Four | Championship Game | Champions |
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| WCHA | 5 | 4-4 | .500 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Hockey East | 3 | 4-2 | .666 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CCHA | 2 | 3-2 | .600 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| ECAC | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | - | - | - | - |
| MAAC | 1 | 0-1 | .000 | - | - | - | - |
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