2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season


The 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 5, 2001, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2002, at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This was the 55th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 107th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Pre-season polls

The top 15 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports and the top 15 from USA Today/American Hockey Magazine.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Standings

2002 NCAA Tournament

Note: * denotes overtime period

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
PlayerClassTeamGPGAPtsPIM
SeniorMinnesota4427527926
SeniorNew Hampshire4031457628
JuniorSt. Cloud State4237387542
JuniorNew Hampshire4033336620
JuniorMinnesota4334245886
SeniorNorthern Michigan4016395528
JuniorRensselaer3623285144
SeniorMinnesota-Duluth40183351109
SeniorMaine4320315144
SeniorSt. Cloud State4117335058
SeniorColorado College4314365014
SophomoreColorado College4326245016
SeniorMaine449415066
JuniorMichigan4410405046

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLOTGASOSV%GAA
FreshmanCornell148421121212.9361.50
JuniorDenver2414302040412.9431.72
JuniorMichigan State4024112695718.9361.77
SeniorCornell2113341461403.9221.80
SophomoreBrown24145011102453.9381.86
SeniorMassachusetts-Lowell2413721363436.9201.88
SeniorMaine3016452034602.9212.19
SeniorSt. Cloud State3217272162643.9232.22
SeniorMichigan43256727115975.9042.27
SeniorMercyhurst2916831972644.9252.28

Awards

NCAA

CCHA

CHA

ECAC

Hockey East

MAAC

WCHA

See Also