University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey

2001-2002 National (NCAA) Championship Team

Hockey Game Box Score (Final)

2001-2002 Hockey East Association

Maine vs Minnesota (Apr 06, 2002 at St. Paul, Minn.)

Maine (26-11-7) vs. Minnesota (32-8-4)

Date: Apr 06, 2002 Location: St. Paul, Minn. Arena: Xcel Energy Center

Attendance:19324 Start time:6:07 pm End time:9:34 pm Total time:3:27

# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice

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1 1st 07:18 MINN PP BALLARD, Keith (10) RIDDLE, Troy, ANGELL, Nick 22,21,24,27 24,26,13,27,21

2 2nd 04:47 ME PP Michael Schutte (12) Peter Metcalf, Niko Dimitrakos 27,4,15,16,22 3,19,23,22

3 2nd 05:38 MINN EV POHL, John (27) ANTHONY, Nick, ANGELL, Nick 31,14,6,61,13 9,16,26,13,21

4 3rd 01:17 ME EV Michael Schutte (13) Prestin Ryan, Todd Jackson 27,24,13,14,10 3,19,22,23,18

5 3rd 15:27 ME EV Robert Liscak (17) Niko Dimitrakos 10,15,2,13,24 23,22,18,3,19

6 3rd 19:07 MINN EX KOALSKA, Matt (10) RIDDLE, Troy, POHL, John 27,4,13,10,2 24,9,22,3,21,10

7 OT 16:58 MINN PP POTULNY, Grant (15) POHL, John, LEOPOLD, Jordan 22,24,31,61 18,9,3,10,22

SHOTS & PLUS/MINUS

|-Shots by Prd-|

## Maine 1 2 3 Tot +/-

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2 Cliff Loya.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 Peter Metcalf....... 1 0 0 0 1 -1

6 Troy Barnes......... 0 0 0 0 0 -1

10 Robert Liscak....... 0 1 1 0 2 +1

11 Lucas Lawson........ 1 1 0 0 2 0

13 Todd Jackson........ 0 1 2 0 3 0

14 Gray Shaneberger.... 0 0 2 1 3 0

15 Niko Dimitrakos..... 1 0 0 1 2 +1

16 Martin Kariya....... 0 0 0 0 0 0

17 Ben Murphy.......... 1 0 0 0 1 0

18 John Ronan.......... 0 0 2 0 2 0 21 Colin Shields....... 1 5 2 0 8 0 22 Tom Reimann......... 3 1 0 0 4 0 24 Prestin Ryan........ 0 0 2 0 2 +2 26 Paul Falco.......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 Michael Schutte..... 1 4 3 1 9 0 31 Francis Nault....... 0 0 1 1 2 -1 61 Chris Heisten....... 1 0 1 1 3 -1 Totals.............. 11 13 16 5 45 0 |-Shots by Prd-| ## Minnesota 1 2 3 Tot +/- ------------------------------------------- 3 LEOPOLD, Jordan..... 1 1 1 1 4 -1 5 WAIBEL, Jon......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 STEVENS, Judd....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 POHL, John.......... 0 1 1 0 2 +2 10 MARTIN, Paul........ 0 1 0 0 1 +1 11 WENDELL, Erik....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 BALLARD, Keith...... 1 1 0 1 3 +1 16 ANTHONY, Nick....... 1 1 1 1 4 +1 18 POTULNY, Grant...... 3 2 0 1 6 -2 19 DEMARCHI, Matt...... 1 0 0 0 1 -2 21 RIDDLE, Troy........ 0 0 1 2 3 +2 22 TAFFE, Jeff......... 2 1 0 0 3 -1 23 WELCH, Dan.......... 0 0 0 0 0 -2 24 KOALSKA, Matt....... 1 0 3 0 4 +1 25 O'LEARY, Pat........ 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 ANGELL, Nick........ 0 0 1 0 1 +1 27 TALLACKSON, Barry... 1 0 1 0 2 0 29 FLEMING, Jake....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.............. 11 8 9 7 35 +1 Goals by Period Team 1 2 3 OT Tot ---------------------- ME 0 1 2 0 - 3 MINN 1 1 1 1 - 4 Shots by Period Team 1 2 3 OT Tot ---------------------- ME 11 13 16 5 - 45 MINN 11 8 9 7 - 35 Power Play G-Att (Shots) Prd ME MINN ----------------------------- 1st 0-1 (4) 1-4 (4) 2nd 1-2 (3) 0-1 (1) 3rd 0-1 (0) 0-0 (0) OT 0-0 (0) 1-1 (2) Total 1-4 (7) 2-6 (7) Penalties/Minutes by Prd Prd ME MINN ------------------------- 1st 4/8 1/2 2nd 1/2 2/4 3rd 1/2 2/4 OT 1/2 0/0 Total 7/14 5/10 Three stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None Officials: Referee:Steve Piotrowski Asst Ref:John Laduke Asst Ref:Kevin Langseth GOALTENDERS Maine Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 OT Svs -------------------------------------------------------- 1 Matt Yeats.......... OTL 76:58 4 0 10 7 8 6 31 Minnesota Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 OT Svs -------------------------------------------------------- 1 HAUSER, Adam........ W 76:52 3 0 11 12 14 5 42 TM TEAM................ 00:06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team Min Offense Time ------------------------------------------------------------ 1st Cliff Loya ME 2 HOLDING 05:40 PP 1st Ben Murphy ME 2 GI 09:20 PP 1st Cliff Loya ME 2 CROSS-CHECKING 10:08 1st POTULNY, Grant MINN 2 HOLDING THE STICK 13:18 PP 1st Ben Murphy ME 2 HIGH STICKING 16:34 PP 2nd POTULNY, Grant MINN 2 INTERFERENCE 03:47 PP 2nd BALLARD, Keith MINN 2 OH 09:37 PP 2nd Gray Shaneberger ME 2 TRIPPING 13:02 PP 3rd TAFFE, Jeff MINN 2 BOARDING 09:15 PP 3rd DEMARCHI, Matt MINN 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 19:19 3rd Lucas Lawson ME 2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE 19:19 OT Michael Schutte ME 2 TRIPPING 15:58 PP Win-HAUSER, Adam (23-6-4). Loss-Matt Yeats (6-8-3). Third-longest championship game in NCAA Frozen Four history. Hockey Game Box Score (Final) 2001-2002 Hockey East Association Maine vs Minnesota (Apr 06, 2002 at St. Paul, Minn.) Maine - Faceoffs ## Player W L ------------------------------ 22 Tom Reimann 10 9 16 Martin Kariya 10 18 10 Robert Liscak 8 11 17 Ben Murphy 5 11 61 Chris Heisten 1 0 11 Lucas Lawson 1 0 27 Michael Schutte 1 1 Totals......... 36 50 Minnesota - Faceoffs ## Player W L ------------------------------ 9 POHL, John 16 10 24 KOALSKA, Matt 12 10 22 TAFFE, Jeff 10 8 16 ANTHONY, Nick 5 1 29 FLEMING, Jake 5 4 25 O'LEARY, Pat 1 1 23 WELCH, Dan 1 1 5 WAIBEL, Jon 0 1 Totals......... 50 36 Maine - Power Play Summary Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp) ---------------------------------- 1st 13:18 15:18 02:00 4 0 2nd 03:47 04:47 01:00 2 0 PPG 2nd 09:37 11:37 02:00 1 0 3rd 09:15 11:15 02:00 0 1 SUMMARY: 4 opps, 7 shots, 1 goal, time 07:00 Minnesota - Power Play Summary Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp) ---------------------------------- 1st 05:40 07:18 01:38 2 0 PPG 1st 09:20 11:20 02:00 0 0 1st 11:20 12:08 00:48 0 0 1st 16:34 18:34 02:00 2 1 2nd 13:02 15:02 02:00 1 1 OT 15:58 16:58 01:00 2 0 PPG SUMMARY: 6 opps, 7 shots, 2 goals, time 09:26

Saturday, April 6 Minnesota 4, Maine 3, OT ESPN.com RECAP | BOX SCORE 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL Maine 0 1 2 0 3 Minnesota 1 1 1 1 4 First Period: 1, Minnesota, Ballard 10 (Riddle, Angell), 7:18 (pp). Penalties -- Loya, Mai (holding), 5:40; Murphy, Mai (goalie interference), 9:20; Loya, Mai (cross-checking), 10:08; Potulny, Min (holding stick), 13:18; Murphy, Mai (high-sticking), 16:34. Second Period: 2, Maine, Schutte 12 (Metcalf, Dimitrakos), 4:47 (pp). 3, Minnesota, Pohl 27 (Anthony, Angell), 5:38. Penalties -- Potulny, Min (interference), 3:47; Ballard, Min (ob.-holding), 9:37; Shaneberger, Mai (tripping), 13:02. Third Period: 4, Maine, Schutte 13 (Ryan, Jackson), 1:17. 5, Maine, Liscak 17 (Dimitrakos), 15:27. 6, Minnesota, Koalska 10 (Riddle, Pohl), 19:07. Penalties -- Taffe, Min (boarding), 9:15; DeMarchi, Min (hitting after whistle), 19:19; Lawson, Mai (hitting after whistle), 19:19. Overtime: 5, Minnesota, Potulny 15 (Pohl, Leopold), 16:58 (pp). Penalty -- Schutte, Mai (tripping), 15:58. SHOTS ON GOAL Maine 11 13 16 5 --45 Minnesota 11 8 9 7 --35 Power-play opportunities -- Maine 1 of 4; Minnesota 2 of 6. Goalies -- Maine, Yeats (35 shots-31 saves). Minnesota, Hauser (45-42). A -- 19,324 (18,064). Referee -- Steve Piotrowski. Linesmen -- John LaDuke, Kevin Langseth.

Game and Celebration Photographs

Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey Team - 2002 National Champions

Small post-game Gopher Team photo

Captain Jordan Leopold with Tribune Headline

Coach Don Lucia with trophy

Matt Koalska's tieing goal shot

Celebration after tieing goal: Paul Martin, Matt Koalska, Pat O'Leary, and Grant Potulny

Celebration after tieing goal: Troy Riddle

Winning Goal

Game winning goal celebration: Jeff Taffe, Grant Potulny, Paul Martin, and Jordan Leopold

Celebration pile-up: Travis Weber, Judd Stevens, Nick Angell, and Jon Waibel

Celebration: Grant Potulny, Nick Angell, and Pat O'Leary