2003 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

2003 Hockey East Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 6–15, 2003
Teams	8
Finals site	Fleet Center Boston, Massachusetts
Champions	New Hampshire (2nd title)
Winning coach	Dick Umile [1] (2nd title)
MVP	Sean Fields (Boston University)
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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

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

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

2002–03 Hockey East standings v t e
	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

	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

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

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

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

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

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

(1) New Hampshire vs. (6) Massachusetts

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

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

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

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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All-Tournament Team

• F Justin Maiser (Boston University)
• F Steve Saviano (New Hampshire)
• F Stephen Werner (Massachusetts)
• D Garrett Stafford (New Hampshire)
• D Thomas Pöck (Massachusetts)
• G Sean Fields* (Boston University)

* Tournament MVP(s)

Tournament Three Stars

• 3 Stephen Werner (Massachusetts)
• 2 Steve Saviano (New Hampshire)
• 1 Sean Fields (Boston University)

References

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.

External links

• Hockey East Online