2001 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

The 2001 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 12 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey.

The final event was played at Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York. Boston College, coached by Jerry York, won its first national title since 1949 by defeating North Dakota, 3-2, in overtime on April 7 on a goal scored by sophomore forward Krys Kolanos just 4:43 into the extra session. The Eagles had advanced to the title game after a 4-2 victory over Michigan in one semifinal on April 5, while the national runners-up Fighting Sioux, coached by Dean Blais, shut out Michigan State, 2-0, in the other semifinal earlier that day.

BC, which finished the season with a record of 33-8-2, earned its first NCAA hockey crown in 52 years by besting the three schools that had eliminated it in the three previous Frozen Fours: Maine (1999); Michigan (1998) and; North Dakota (2000).

2001 was the first year in which the MAAC received an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, with their representative being the Mercyhurst Lakers. Also, 2001 was the first year Frozen Four patches would debut and be worn by the final four teams.

Game locations

The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 12 teams representing five Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 12 within two regionals of 6 teams. The winners of five Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. The top regional placements are given to the best teams from each of the two regions (East and West) while the remaining 10 teams are seeded based upon their rankings regardless of region.

Regional Sites East Regional – Centrum Centre, Worcester, Massachusetts West Regional – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Championship Site Frozen Four – Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York

Qualifying teams The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament were announced after the conference tournaments concluded on March 17, 2001. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) had five teams receive a berth in the tournament, Hockey East had three teams receive a berth in the tournament, Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) had two berths, while the ECAC and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) each received one entry into the tournament, with the latter making its first appearance in the NCAA championship.

West Regional – Grand Rapids East Regional – WorcesterSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1 Michigan State CCHA 32–4–4 Tournament champion 21st 20001 Boston College Hockey East 30–8–2 Tournament champion 22nd 20002 St. Cloud State WCHA 31–8–1 Tournament champion 3rd 20002 North Dakota WCHA 27–7–9 At-large bid 17th 20003 Michigan CCHA 25–12–5 At-large bid 24th 20003 Colorado College WCHA 26–12–1 At-large bid 14th 19994 Wisconsin WCHA 21–14–4 At-large bid 19th 20004 Minnesota WCHA 27–12–2 At-large bid 25th 19975 Providence Hockey East 22–12–5 At-large bid 9th 19965 Maine Hockey East 19–11–7 At-large bid 11th 20006 Mercyhurst MAAC 22–11–2 Tournament champion 1st Never6 St. Lawrence ECAC 20–12–4 Tournament champion 15th 2000

Bracket

Results East Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts First Round

Quarterfinals

West Regional – Grand Rapids, Michigan First Round

Quarterfinals

Frozen Four – Albany, New York National Semifinals

National Championship

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st No scoring 2nd BCChuck Kobasew (27) – PPGiuliano 25:26 1–0 BC BCMike Lephart (15) Forrest and Allen 28:50 2–0 BC 3rd UNDTim Skarperud (10) – PP EARoche and B. Lundbohm 56:18 2–1 BC UNDWes Dorey (17) – EASchneekloth and B. Lundbohm 59:23 2–2 1st Overtime BCKrys Kolanos (25) – GWKobasew and Voce 64:43 3–2 BC Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st UNDDavid HaleCross-checking 2:49 2:00 BCBrett PetersonInterference 8:32 2:00 BCKrys KolanosGoaltender interference 12:20 2:00 UNDJason NotermannHooking 14:02 2:00 2nd UNDAaron SchneeklothHooking 24:27 2:00 BCMike LephartHolding 32:45 2:00 BCTony VoceSlashing 34:49 2:00 UNDAaron SchneeklothTripping 36:10 2:00 3rd BCJ. D. ForrestTripping 40:49 2:00 UNDKevin SpiewakSlashing 41:34 2:00 UNDDavid LundbohmHooking 42:51 2:00 BCBrooks OrpikInterference 51:06 2:00 UNDTim SkarperudSlashing 53:31 2:00 BCBenchToo many men (served by A. J. Walker) 55:07 2:00 1st Overtimenone

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT T North Dakota 9 9 16 3 37 Boston College 9 12 7 3 31

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice UND Karl Goehring 28 3 63:26 BC Scott Clemmensen 35 2 64:43

All-Tournament team G: Scott Clemmensen (Boston College) D: Travis Roche (North Dakota) D: Rob Scuderi (Boston College) F: Chuck Kobasew* (Boston College) F: Krys Kolanos (Boston College) F: Bryan Lundbohm (North Dakota) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional semifinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions WCHA 5 4-4 .500 4 1 1 - Hockey East 3 4-2 .666 2 1 1 1 CCHA 2 3-2 .600 2 2 - - ECAC 1 0-1 .000 - - - - MAAC 1 0-1 .000 - - - -

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