2000–01 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 6, 2000 and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 7, 2001 at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. This was the 54th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 107th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
2000–01 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season | |||||
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![]() The Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York hosted the 2001 Frozen Four | |||||
Duration | October 6, 2000– April 7, 2001 | ||||
NCAA tournament | 2001 | ||||
National championship | Pepsi Arena Albany, New York | ||||
NCAA champion | Boston College | ||||
Hobey Baker Award | Ryan Miller (Michigan State) | ||||
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Season Outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 20 from U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) [1] and the top 15 from USA Today/American Hockey Magazine.[2]
Bob Olson, creator and compiler of the WMPL poll, ceased the coaches poll after 28 seasons in honor of his wife, Edda Olson, who died shortly before the 2000-01 season.
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Regular season
Season tournaments
Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
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Ice Breaker Tournament | October 6–7 | 4 | New Hampshire |
Maverick Stampede | October 13–14 | 4 | Boston College |
Black Bear Classic | October 20–21 | 4 | Maine |
Johnson Nissan Classic | October 6–7 | 4 | Michigan |
College Hockey Showcase | November 23–25 | 4 | |
Sheraton/Howard Bank Hockey Classic | November 25–26 | 4 | New Hampshire |
Syracuse Invitational | November 25–26 | 4 | Niagara |
Florida College Classic | December 27–28 | 4 | Maine |
Silverado Shootout | December 28–29 | 4 | Western Michigan |
Auld Lang Syne Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Vermont |
Badger Showdown | December 29–30 | 4 | Wisconsin |
Denver Cup | December 29–30 | 4 | Denver |
Great Lakes Invitational | December 29–30 | 4 | Michigan State |
Mariucci Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Minnesota |
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 29–30 | 4 | St. Lawrence |
Beanpot | February 5, 12 | 4 | Boston College |
Standings
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#3 Michigan State†* | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 86 | 37 | 42 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 134 | 57 | |
Miami | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 95 | 71 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 120 | 108 | |
#4 Michigan | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 102 | 60 | 45 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 167 | 110 | |
#13 Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 86 | 80 | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 127 | 107 | |
Northern Michigan | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 76 | 71 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 121 | 102 | |
Western Michigan | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 97 | 96 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 149 | 129 | |
Ohio State | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 81 | 89 | 37 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 118 | 117 | |
Ferris State | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 64 | 81 | 38 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 91 | 112 | |
Bowling Green | 28 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 72 | 82 | 40 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 109 | 110 | |
Alaska-Fairbanks | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 91 | 36 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 90 | 112 | |
Notre Dame | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 72 | 98 | 39 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 104 | 150 | |
Lake Superior State | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 53 | 95 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 79 | 119 | |
Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Alabama-Huntsville† | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 78 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 115 | 87 | |
Niagara | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 59 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 97 | 105 | |
Wayne State* | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 59 | 68 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 114 | 104 | |
Air Force | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 63 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 66 | 92 | |
Findlay | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 61 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 114 | 109 | |
Bemidji State | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 62 | 34 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 77 | 133 | |
Championship: Wayne State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#15 Clarkson† | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 81 | 45 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 123 | 91 | |
#10 St. Lawrence* | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 83 | 70 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 127 | 120 | |
Harvard | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 68 | 60 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 103 | 105 | |
Cornell | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 73 | 72 | |
Dartmouth | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 67 | 62 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 96 | |
Rensselaer | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 62 | 54 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 107 | 89 | |
Princeton | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 70 | 66 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 90 | 103 | |
Yale | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 72 | 80 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 105 | 114 | |
Union | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 54 | 75 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 88 | 115 | |
Vermont | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 68 | 69 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 116 | 110 | |
Colgate | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 60 | 67 | 34 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 95 | 112 | |
Brown | 22 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 80 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 63 | 107 | |
Championship: St. Lawrence † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#1 Boston College†* | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 103 | 57 | 43 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 175 | 98 | |
#7 Maine | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 70 | 62 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 116 | 95 | |
#11 Providence | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 76 | 71 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 131 | 108 | |
#14 New Hampshire | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 61 | 47 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 122 | 86 | |
Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 67 | 66 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 124 | 104 | |
Boston University | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 66 | 77 | 37 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 109 | 118 | |
Northeastern | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 58 | 73 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 102 | 122 | |
Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 60 | 86 | 38 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 92 | 121 | |
Massachusetts | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 53 | 81 | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 78 | 123 | |
Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#12 Mercyhurst†* | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 110 | 52 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 140 | 89 | |
Quinnipiac | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 106 | 67 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 141 | 106 | |
Iona | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 122 | 84 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 136 | 121 | |
Canisius | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 95 | 90 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 117 | 111 | |
Connecticut | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 94 | 86 | 35 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 108 | 123 | |
Sacred Heart | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 81 | 76 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 103 | 91 | |
Army | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 84 | 101 | 35 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 112 | 132 | |
Fairfield | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 82 | 104 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 101 | 139 | |
American International | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 75 | 96 | 31 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 80 | 123 | |
Holy Cross | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 81 | 99 | 32 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 89 | 133 | |
Bentley | 26 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 67 | 142 | 29 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 72 | 153 | |
Championship: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#2 North Dakota† | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 115 | 80 | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 183 | 121 | |
#5 St. Cloud State* | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 111 | 69 | 41 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 168 | 94 | |
#9 Minnesota | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 107 | 70 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 171 | 109 | |
#6 Colorado College | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 106 | 81 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 150 | 108 | |
#8 Wisconsin | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 81 | 86 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 133 | 129 | |
Denver | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 84 | 78 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 116 | 104 | |
Minnesota State-Mankato | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 91 | 99 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 128 | 135 | |
Michigan Tech | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 69 | 105 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 91 | 135 | |
Alaska-Anchorage | 28 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 61 | 104 | 36 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 82 | 132 | |
Minnesota-Duluth | 28 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 68 | 121 | 39 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 103 | 166 | |
Championship: St. Cloud State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |
Final regular season polls
The top 15 teams ranked before the NCAA tournament.
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2001 NCAA Tournament
First Round | Quarterfinals | Frozen Four | National Championship | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Boston College | – | |||||||||||||||||
– | bye | – | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Boston College | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
East Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Maine | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Minnesota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Maine | 5* | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston College | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | St. Cloud State | – | |||||||||||||||||
– | bye | – | |||||||||||||||||
2 | St. Cloud State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
West Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Mercyhurst | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston College | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | North Dakota | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Michigan State | – | |||||||||||||||||
– | bye | – | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Michigan State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
West Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Wisconsin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Wisconsin | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Providence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Michigan State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | North Dakota | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | North Dakota | – | |||||||||||||||||
– | bye | – | |||||||||||||||||
2 | North Dakota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
East Regional | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Colorado College | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Colorado College | 3** | |||||||||||||||||
6 | St. Lawrence | 2 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
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
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Jeff Panzer | Senior | North Dakota | 46 | 26 | 55 | 81 | 28 |
Bryan Lundbohm | Junior | North Dakota | 46 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 38 |
Mike Bishai | Junior | Western Michigan | 37 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 37 |
Andy Hilbert | Sophomore | Michigan | 42 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 27 |
Mike Cammalleri | Sophomore | Michigan | 42 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 29 |
Erik Westrum | Senior | Minnesota | 42 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 84 |
Ryan Bayda | Sophomore | North Dakota | 46 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 48 |
David Gove | Senior | Western Michigan | 39 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 16 |
Peter Sejna | Freshman | Colorado College | 41 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 10 |
Dany Heatley | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 39 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 74 |
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
Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Ryan Miller | Sophomore | Michigan State | 40 | 2445 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 10 | .950 | 1.32 |
Mike Walsh | Sophomore | Clarkson | 21 | 1290 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 4 | .924 | 1.81 |
Matt Underhill | Junior | Cornell | 25 | 1503 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 1 | .928 | 1.88 |
Ty Conklin | Senior | New Hampshire | 34 | 2048 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 70 | 5 | .920 | 2.05 |
Scott Clemmensen | Senior | Boston College | 39 | 2316 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 3 | .914 | 2.12 |
Colin Zulianello | Senior | Colorado College | 17 | 950 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 0 | .918 | 2.21 |
Scott Meyer | Senior | St. Cloud State | 36 | 2095 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 78 | 2 | .926 | 2.23 |
Josh Blackburn | Junior | Michigan | 45 | 2646 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 101 | 5 | .905 | 2.29 |
Nathan Marsters | Freshman | Rensselaer | 28 | 1632 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 64 | 4 | .929 | 2.35 |
Phil Osaer | Junior | Ferris State | 25 | 1449 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 57 | 3 | .909 | 2.36 |
Awards
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ECAC
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Hockey East
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MAAC
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WCHA
Award[23] | Recipient | |
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Player of the Year | Jeff Panzer, North Dakota | |
Defensive Player of the Year | Jordan Leopold, Minnesota | |
Rookie of the Year | Peter Sejna, Colorado College | |
Student-Athlete of the Year | Karl Goehring, North Dakota | |
Coach of the Year | Dean Blais, North Dakota | |
Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Tyler Arnason, St. Cloud State | |
All-WCHA Teams[24][25] | ||
First Team | Position | Second Team |
Scott Meyer, St. Cloud State | G | Wade Dubielewicz, Denver |
Travis Roche, North Dakota | D | Duvie Westcott, St. Cloud State |
Jordan Leopold, Minnesota | D | Paul Manning, Colorado College |
Jeff Panzer, North Dakota | F | Erik Westrum, Minnesota |
Bryan Lundbohm, North Dakota | F | Dany Heatley, Wisconsin |
Mark Cullen, Colorado College | F | Ryan Bayda, North Dakota |
Third Team | Position | Rookie Team |
Adam Hauser, Minnesota | G | Chris King, Alaska-Anchorage |
Ben Christopherson, Minnesota State-Mankato | D | Ryan Cladwell, Denver |
Tom Preissing, Colorado College | D | Paul Martin, Minnesota |
Peter Sejna, Colorado College | F | Peter Sejna, Colorado College |
Mark Hartigan, St. Cloud State | F | Grant Potulny, Minnesota |
Brandon Sampair, St. Cloud State | F | Troy Riddle, Minnesota |
2001 NHL Entry Draft
Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
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8 | 229 | Aaron Voros † | Alaska–Fairbanks | CCHA | New Jersey Devils |
8 | 242 | Andrew Murray † | Bemidji State | CHA | Columbus Blue Jackets |
† incoming freshman
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