2002 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2002 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 43rd conference playoff in league history and 49th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The 2002 tournament was played between March 8 and March 16, 2002, at five conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, the home of the NHL's Minnesota Wild. By winning the tournament, Denver was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Format

The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All ten conference schools participated in the tournament with teams seeded No. 1 through No. 10 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top five seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.

The winners of the first round series advanced to the Xcel Energy Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 5 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top three teams automatically advancing to the semifinals.

Conference standings

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

2001–02 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#5 Denver†*282161431086341328115886
#10 St. Cloud State 2819724011765422911217999
#1 Minnesota 2818733911384443284197119
#7 Colorado College 2816102349574432713314797
Wisconsin 28121332788903916194123120
Minnesota State-Mankato 281115224841073816202124138
Alaska-Anchorage 2810144247996361219599125
North Dakota 2811152241031003716192134136
Minnesota-Duluth 28619315721124013243119153
Michigan Tech 284222106613438828292177
Championship: Denver
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round

First round [2]
March 8–9		Quarterfinal [3]
March 14		Semifinals
March 15		Championship
March 16
1Denver58–
10Michigan Tech11–
1Denver3
2St. Cloud State5*6–4Colorado College3*4Colorado College0
9Minnesota-Duluth43–5Wisconsin2
3Minnesota74*–1Denver5
8North Dakota43–3Minnesota2
4Colorado College61—
7Alaska-Anchorage10—2St. Cloud State1
3Minnesota4
5Wisconsin3*7—
6Minnesota State-Mankato23—

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(1) Denver vs. (10) Michigan Tech

March 8 [4] Denver5 – 1Michigan Tech Magness Arena Recap  
(Fulghum, Bull) Greg Keith - 15:19
(Bull, MacKenzie) Jussi Halme - GW - 19:36		First periodNo scoring
(Adams) Chris Paradise - 19:05Second period15:10 - Frank Werner (Markham)
(James, Vines) Chris Paradise - 04:07
(Foster, Weber) David Neale - 17:16		Third periodNo scoring
Wade Dubielewicz ( 13 saves / 14 shots )Goalie stats Cam Ellsworth ( 35 saves / 40 shots )
March 9 [5] Denver8 – 1Michigan Tech Magness Arena Recap  
(Foster, Paradise) Connor James - 07:54
(Weber, Dubielewicz) David Neale - GW - 11:26		First periodNo scoring
(Ulanski, MacKenzie) Lukas Dora - 00:18
(Doell, James) Greg Barber - 04:31
(Caldwell, Foster) Chris Paradise - PP - 13:25		Second periodNo scoring
(Foster, Neale) Matt Weber - 08:53
(Foster) David Neale - 10:36
(Caldwell, Ulanski) Kevin Doell - PP - 19:56		Third period18:39 - Colin Murphy
Wade Dubielewicz ( 18 saves / 18 shots ) / Andy Lemelin ( 0 saves / 1 shots )Goalie stats Cam Ellsworth ( 23 saves / 31 shots )
Denver won series 2–0

(2) St. Cloud State vs. (9) Minnesota-Duluth

March 8 [6] St. Cloud State5 – 4OTMinnesota-Duluth National Hockey Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst period18:15 - Drew Otten (Petruic, Nelson)
(Doyle, Iannazzo) Peter Szabo - 01:45
(DiCasmirro, Hartigan) Joe Motzko - PP - 11:23
(Cullen, Motzko) Mark Hartigan - PP - 11:56		Second period04:20 - Drew Otten (Francisco, Geisler)
12:14 - Andy Reierson (Nelson, Anderson)
(Motzko, Eastman) Matt Gens - 11:02Third period16:52 - Mark Carlson (Geisler, Francisco)
(Malone, Cullen) Matt Gens - GW - 17:39First overtime periodNo scoring
Dean Weasler ( 36 saves / 40 shots )Goalie stats Rob Anderson ( 31 saves / 37 shots )
March 9 [7] St. Cloud State6 – 3Minnesota-Duluth National Hockey Center Recap  
(Meyer, Brooks) Ryan Malone - 03:50
(Hartigan, Finger) Joe Cullen - PP - 06:09
(DiCasmirro, LaMere) Mark Hartigan - 17:07		First period18:44 - Junior Lessard (Nelson, Geisler)
(Hartigan, Motzko) Joe Cullen - GW - 07:33Second periodNo scoring
(Hartigan, Motzko) Nate DiCasmirro - PP - 10:26
(DiCasmirro, Gens) Mark Hartigan - PP - 15:17		Third period08:40 - PP - Mark Carlson (Hambly, Geisler)
18:44 - PP - Judd Medak (Francisco, Reierson)
Jake Moreland ( 26 saves / 29 shots )Goalie stats Rob Anderson ( 20 saves / 26 shots )
St. Cloud State won series 2–0

(3) Minnesota vs. (8) North Dakota

March 8 [8] Minnesota7 – 2North Dakota Mariucci Arena Recap  
(Anthony, Riddle) John Pohl - 02:17
(Anthony, Pohl) Troy Riddle - 04:57		First periodNo scoring
(Riddle, Pohl) Nick Anthony - GW - 00:18
(Koalska, Wendell) Barry Tallackson - 02:59
(Leopold, Martin) John Pohl - PP - 04:02
(Welch, Taffe) Keith Ballard - 06:08		Second period11:28 - Tim Skarperud
(Potulny) Jeff Taffe - 10:42Third period16:45 - Rory McMahon (Hale)
Adam Hauser ( 21 saves / 23 shots )Goalie stats Josh Siembida ( 24 saves / 30 shots ) / Andy Kollar ( 15 saves / 16 shots )
March 9 [9] Minnesota4 – 3OTNorth Dakota Mariucci Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period01:10 - SH - Rory McMahon (Hale)
(Martin) Dan Welch - 01:15
(Taffe, Welch) Jordan Leopold - 12:02		Second period19:46 - Ryan Bayda
Jeff Taffe - 07:21Third period18:53 - EA PP - Chad Mazurak (Bayda, Lundbohm)
(Tallackson) Keith Ballard - GW - 18:36First overtime periodNo scoring
Adam Hauser ( 30 saves / 33 shots )Goalie stats Andy Kollar ( 48 saves / 52 shots )
Minnesota won series 2–0

(4) Minnesota State vs. (7) Alaska-Anchorage

March 8 [10] Colorado College6 – 1Alaska-Anchorage Colorado Springs World Arena  
(Preissing, Kim) Peter Sejna - PP - 17:59First periodNo scoring
(Sejna, Preissing) Jesse Heerema - GW - 13:31
(Clarke, Liebel) Alex Kim - 15:36		Second period10:11 - Ryan Young
(Cullen) Jesse Heerema - 00:39
Noah Clarke - 01:14
(Cullen, Clarke) Peter Sejna - 08:01		Third periodNo scoring
Jeff Sanger ( 21 saves / 22 shots )Goalie stats Kevin Reiter ( 39 saves / 45 shots )
March 9 [11] Colorado College1 – 0Alaska-Anchorage Colorado Springs World Arena  
(Kim, Clarke) Tom Preissing - GW - 10:51First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Jeff Sanger ( 16 saves / 16 shots )Goalie stats Chris King ( 31 saves / 32 shots )
Colorado College won series 2–0

(5) Wisconsin vs. (6) Minnesota State-Mankato

March 8Wisconsin3 – 2OTMinnesota State-Mankato Alliant Energy Center Recap
March 9Wisconsin7 – 3Minnesota State-Mankato Alliant Energy Center Recap
Wisconsin won series 2–0

Quarterfinal

(4) Colorado College vs. (5) Wisconsin

March 14 [12] Minnesota3 – 2Wisconsin Xcel Energy Center Recap  
(Cullen) Colin Stuart - 17:35First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period03:49 - Rene Bourque (Leavitt, Boeser)
(Stuart, Cullen) Chris Hartsburg - 14:49Third period18:29 - Matt Doman (Davyduke, Wozniewski)
(Cullen) Peter Sejna - GW - 00:53OvertimeNo scoring
Jeff Sanger ( 25 saves / 27 shots )Goalie stats Scott Kabotoff ( 17 saves / 20 shots )

Semifinals

(1) Denver vs. (4) Colorado College

March 15 [13] Denver3 – 0Colorado College Xcel Energy Center Recap  
(Ulanski, Dora) Chris Paradise - GW - 08:38First periodNo scoring
Greg Keith - 14:10Second periodNo scoring
(Ulanski) Chris Paradise - 12:10Third periodNo scoring
Wade Dubielewicz ( 26 saves / 26 shots )Goalie stats Jeff Sanger ( 26 saves / 29 shots )

(2) St. Cloud State vs. (3) Minnesota

March 15 [14] St. Cloud State1 – 4Minnesota Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst period00:55 - Jordan Leopold (Riddle, Pohl)
No scoringSecond period19:43 - GW - Troy Riddle (Pohl, Fleming)
(Szabo, Eastman) Ryan Malone - PP - 11:32Third period00:35 - Jeff Taffe (DeMarchi, Leopold)
07:03 - PP - Matt Koalska (Riddle, Tallackson)
Jake Moreland ( 22 saves / 26 shots ) / Dean Weasler ( 7 saves / 7 shots )Goalie stats Adam Hauser ( 26 saves / 27 shots )

Third Place

(2) St. Cloud State vs. (4) Colorado College

March 16 [15] St. Cloud State1 – 2Colorado College Xcel Energy Center Recap  
(Hendricks, Cullen) Colin Peters - 05:02First period06:39 - Richard Petiot (Sejna, Heerema)
No scoringSecond period03:48 - GW PP - Chris Hartsburg (Stuart, Canzanello)
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Dean Weasler ( 23 saves / 25 shots )Goalie stats Jeff Sanger ( 35 saves / 36 shots )

Championship

(1) Denver vs. (3) Minnesota

March 16 [16] Denver5 – 2Minnesota Xcel Energy Center Recap  
(Caldwell, Paradise) David Neale - PP - 03:32First periodNo scoring
(Cook, Dora) Kevin Ulanski - 01:29
Max Bull - GW - 04:03		Second period02:29 - Keith Ballard (Tallackson, Koalska)
13:38 - Troy Riddle (Angell, Tallackson)
(James, Doell) Greg Barber - 08:11
(Barber) Kevin Doell - EN - 19:15		Third periodNo scoring
Wade Dubielewicz ( 38 saves / 40 shots )Goalie stats Adam Hauser ( 22 saves / 26 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)

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See also

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  11. ↑ "Colorado College 1, Alaska-Anchorage 0". USCHO.com. March 9, 2002. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
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  14. ↑ "Minnesota 4, St. Cloud State 1". USCHO.com. March 15, 2002. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Colorado College 5, St. Cloud State 4". USCHO.com. March 16, 2002. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Denver 5, Minnesota 2". USCHO.com. March 16, 2002. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  17. ↑ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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