2003 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

The 2003 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 19th Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 6 and March 17, 2003. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament New Hampshire received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finishes ninth in the conference is not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-elimination game, with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 New Hampshire†* 24 15 5 4 34 84 55 42 28 8 6 156 96
#8 Boston College 24 16 6 2 34 97 55 39 24 11 4 149 97
#9 Maine 24 14 6 4 32 81 61 39 24 10 5 140 91
Providence 24 12 9 3 27 76 71 36 19 14 3 126 104
#7 Boston University 24 13 10 1 27 78 66 42 25 14 3 143 112
Massachusetts 24 10 14 0 20 60 80 37 19 17 1 119 125
Merrimack 24 7 13 4 18 59 80 36 12 18 6 92 116
Massachusetts–Lowell 24 4 16 4 12 63 95 36 11 20 5 110 142
Northeastern 24 5 17 2 12 54 89 34 10 21 3 83 115
Championship: New Hampshire
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket

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Quarterfinals[2]
March 6–8
Semifinals[3]
March 14
Championship
March 15
           
1 New Hampshire 8 8
8 Massachusetts-Lowell 4 4
1 New Hampshire 5
6 Massachusetts 4
2 Boston College 4 2
7 Merrimack 1 1
1 New Hampshire 1*
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
5 Boston University 0
3 Maine 3 2
6 Massachusetts 5 4
2 Boston College 5
5 Boston University 6**
4 Providence 4 1
5 Boston University 5* 7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

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(1) New Hampshire vs. (8) Massachusetts-Lowell

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March 7[4] New Hampshire 8 – 4 Massachusetts-Lowell Whittemore Center Recap  
(Hemingway) Lanny Gare - 10:29
(Lubesnick, Scott) Tim Horst - 18:12
First period No scoring
(Prudden) Colin Hemingway - 00:17
(Saviano) Jim Abbott - 05:48
(Callander, Yandle) Jim Abbott - GW - 13:52
Second period 07:20 - Ed McGrane (Green, Martin)
17:03 - Geoff Schomogyi (Strome, Tormey)
19:24 - Mark Concannon (Domish)
(Callander) Jim Abbott - 01:28
(Yandle, Saviano) Sean Collins - 03:58
(Lubesnick, Teplitsky) Steve Saviano - 19:54
Third period 15:58 - Stephen Slonina (Godoy, Reed)
Mike Ayers ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Dominic Smart ( 16 saves / 23 shots ) / Chris Davidson ( 3 saves / 4 shots )
March 8[5] New Hampshire 8 – 4 Massachusetts-Lowell Whittemore Center Recap  
(Stafford, Foley) Tyler Scott - 01:44
(Saviano, Aikins) Sean Collins - PP - 13:25
(Stafford, Gare) Jim Abbott - PP - 17:06
First period 02:14 - Mark Concannon (Slonina)
12:35 - Darryl Green (Slonina, Godoy)
(Stafford, Abbott) Colin Hemingway - PP - 09:46
(Foley) Robbie Barker - GW - 15:41
Second period No scoring
(Saviano, Aikins) Kevin Truelson - PP - 08:44
(Callander, Ayers) Justin Aikins - 12:14
(Gare, Stafford) Colin Hemingway - PP - 16:07
Third period 00:24 - Ed McGrane (Reed)
04:41 - Darryl Green (Reed, O'Brien)
Mike Ayers ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) Goalie stats Dominic Smart ( 29 saves / 37 shots )
New Hampshire won series 2–0


(2) Boston College vs. (7) Merrimack

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March 7[6] Boston College 4 – 1 Merrimack Conte Forum Recap  
(Spina, Harrold) Ryan Shannon - PP - 16:28
(Eaves, Forrest) Ben Eaves - GW - 18:58
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Alberts, Spina) Ryan Shannon - 15:16
(Spina, Shannon) Andrew Alberts - PP - 18:13
Third period 14:58 - Brent Gough (LaLonde)
Matti Kaltiainen ( 12 saves / 13 shots ) Goalie stats Joe Exter ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) / Casey Guenther ( 2 saves / 4 shots )
March 8[7] Boston College 2 – 1 Merrimack Conte Forum Recap  
(D'Arpino, Hennes) Justin Dziama - 07:25 First period 07:04 - PP - Brent Gough (Schmidt, Johnson)
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Voce) J. D. Forrest - GW - 19:42 Third period No scoring
Matti Kaltiainen ( 17 saves / 18 shots ) Goalie stats Casey Guenther ( 27 saves / 29 shots )
Boston College won series 2–0


(3) Maine vs. (6) Massachusetts

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March 6[8] Maine 3 – 5 Massachusetts Alfond Arena Recap  
(Lawson, Nault) Martin Kariya - PP - 08:07 First period 12:19 - Dusty Demianiuk (Solon)
13:51 - Matt Anderson (Turner, Mauldin)
(Lynch, Liščák) John Ronan - 09:47 Second period 02:54 - Peter Trovato (Hanson, Solon)
(Heisten, Barnes) Gray Shaneberger - 01:36 Third period 01:54 - GW - Stephen Jacobs (Vitek)
19:14 - EN - Greg Mauldin (Pöck, Warner)
Jimmy Howard ( 9 saves / 12 shots ) / Frank Doyle ( 13 saves / 14 shots ) Goalie stats Gabe Winer ( 23 saves / 26 shots )
March 7[9] Maine 2 – 4 Massachusetts Alfond Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 03:01 - Thomas Pöck
11:18 - Chris Capraro (Warner, Turner)
16:24 - GW - Stephen Werner (Pöck, Lang)
(Liščák, Ryan) Todd Jackson - 12:48 Second period No scoring
(Shields, Moore) Derek Damon - 05:47 Third period 11:55 - PP - Mike Warner (Pöck)
Jimmy Howard ( 6 saves / 9 shots ) / Frank Doyle ( 10 saves / 11 shots ) Goalie stats Gabe Winer ( 28 saves / 30 shots )
Massachusetts won series 2–0


(4) Providence vs. (5) Boston University

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March 7[10] Providence 4 – 5 OT Boston University Schneider Arena Recap  
(Wood) Jon DiSalvatore - PP - 04:03
(DiSalvatore) Peter Fregoe - PP - 13:59
First period 02:56 - Ken Magowan (Redlihs, Maiser)
12:35 - Ken Magowan (Zancanaro)
(Goodwin, Wood) Chris Chaput - PP - 07:30 Second period 12:48 - Frantisek Skladany (Meyer, McConnell)
Jon DiSalvatore - 00:48 Third period 04:35 - Ken Magowan
No scoring First overtime period 08:03 - GW - Bryan Miller (Laliberte)
Nolan Schaefer ( 41 saves / 46 shots ) Goalie stats Sean Fields ( 26 saves / 30 shots )
March 8[11] Providence 1 – 7 Boston University Schneider Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 08:40 - SH - Mark Mullen (McConnell)
09:57 - GW - John Laliberte
No scoring Second period No scoring
(DiSalvatore, Fregoe) Devin Rask - PP - 07:14 Third period 01:21 - Frantisek Skladany (Cronin)
05:34 - Brien McConnell (Redlihs, Mullen)
13:21 - PP - David Van der Gulik (Collins)
13:56 - PP - Dan Spang (Van der Gulik)
17:50 - PP - Brian Collins (Van der Gulik, Sabo)
Nolan Schaefer ( 22 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Sean Fields ( 29 saves / 30 shots )
Boston University won series 2–0


Semifinals

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(1) New Hampshire vs. (6) Massachusetts

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March 14[12] New Hampshire 4 – 3 Massachusetts Fleet Center Recap  
(Truelson, Saviano) Tim Horst - PP - 17:06
(Gare, Mounsey) Joshua Prudden - 18:08
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 03:24 - Stephen Werner (Kuiper)
14:40 - PP - Greg Mauldin (Lang, Werner)
(Foley) Tyler Scott - 03:17
(Martz) Steve Saviano - 06:43
(Aikins, Truelson) Preston Callander - GW - 17:01
Third period 09:40 - Stephen Werner (Degon, Pöck)
09:50 - Tim Turner (Warner)
Mike Ayers ( 26 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Gabe Winer ( 23 saves / 28 shots )


(2) Boston College vs. (5) Boston University

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March 14[13] Boston College 5 – 6 2OT Boston University Fleet Center Recap  
(Gionta, Hennes) Ned Havern - 09:03 First period 00:43 - Brian Collins (Whitney)
(Shannon, Harrold) Chris Collins - 01:00
(Adams) Ty Hennes - 04:07
Second period 02:08 - Mike Bussoli (Laliberte)
03:39 - Brad Zancanaro (Magowan, Miller)
16:39 - PP - Justin Maiser (Bussoli, Whitney)
(Forrest, Eaves) Tony Voce - PP - 07:18
(Gionta, Eaves) Tony Voce - 04:07
Third period 16:38 - Justin Maiser (Spang)
No scoring Second overtime period 05:00 - Justin Maiser (McConnell)
Matti Kaltiainen ( 29 saves / 35 shots ) Goalie stats Sean Fields ( 46 saves / 51 shots )


Championship

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(1) New Hampshire vs. (5) Boston University

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March 15[14] New Hampshire 1 – 0 OT Boston University Fleet Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Tyson Teplitsky - GW - 11:43 First overtime period No scoring
Mike Ayers ( 24 saves / 24 shots ) Goalie stats Sean Fields ( 40 saves / 41 shots )


Tournament awards

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[15]

* Tournament MVP(s)

Tournament Three Stars

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References

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  1. ^ "New Hampshire Men's Team History". Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Hockey East men's Hockey 2002-03 Week 24". USCHO.com. March 8, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "Hockey East men's Hockey 2002-03 Week 25". USCHO.com. March 15, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "New Hampshire 8, Massachusetts-Lowell 4". USCHO.com. March 7, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  5. ^ "New Hampshire 8, Massachusetts-Lowell 4". USCHO.com. March 8, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  6. ^ "Boston College 4, Merrimack 1". USCHO.com. March 7, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  7. ^ "Boston College 2, Merrimack 1". USCHO.com. March 8, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  8. ^ "Massachusetts 5, Maine 3". USCHO.com. March 6, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  9. ^ "Massachusetts 4, Maine 2". USCHO.com. March 7, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  10. ^ "Boston University 5, Providence 4". USCHO.com. March 7, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  11. ^ "Boston University 7, Providence 1". USCHO.com. March 8, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  12. ^ "New Hampshire 5, Massachusetts 4". USCHO.com. March 14, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  13. ^ "Boston University 6, Boston College 5". USCHO.com. March 14, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  14. ^ "New Hampshire 1, Boston University 0". USCHO.com. March 15, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  15. ^ "2003 Hockey East Championship". Inside College Hockey. March 15, 2003. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
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