2002–03 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
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{{Infobox NCAA ice hockey season
| gender = men
| division = iii
| year = 2002
| image =
| image_size = 250
| caption =
| duration = October 18, 2002–
March 22, 2003
| champ_stad = Kreitzberg Arena
| champ_city = Norwich, Vermont
| champ = Norwich
| sid_watson = Māris Ziediņš
| sid_watson_team = St. Norbert
}}
The 2002–03 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 18, 2002, and concluded on March 22, 2003. This was the 30th season of Division III college ice hockey.
The NCAA changed the national tournament format to have all rounds be Single elimination. As a result, the mini-game was eliminated from the Championship.
Regular season
=Season tournaments=
=Standings=
{{2002–03 ECAC East standings (men)}}
{{2002–03 ECAC Northeast standings}}
{{2002–03 ECAC West standings (men)}}
{{2002–03 Division III Independent ice hockey standings (men)}}
{{2002–03 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association standings}}
{{2002–03 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings (men)}}
{{2002–03 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey standings (men)}}
{{2002–03 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings (men)}}
{{2002–03 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standings}}
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings
Player stats
=Scoring leaders=
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| style="width: 9em;" | Player
! style="width: 7em;" | Class ! style="width: 11em;" | Team ! style="width: 4em;" | GP ! style="width: 4em;" | G ! style="width: 4em;" | A ! style="width: 4em;" | Pts ! style="width: 4em;" | PIM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{sortname|Brian|Yingling}} | Senior | Lebanon Valley | 27 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 36 |
| {{sortname|Sean|Pero}} | Sophomore | Curry | 25 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 67 |
| {{sortname|Brian|Doherty|dab=ice hockey}} | Sophomore | Curry | 27 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 44 |
| {{sortname|Don|Patrick}} | Senior | Oswego State | 33 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Alex|Marinkovich}} | Junior | Wentworth | 28 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 52 |
| {{sortname|Rob|Pascale}} | Junior | Stonehill | 24 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 8 |
| {{sortname|Manu|Mau'u|dab=ice hockey}} | Sophomore | Johnson & Wales | 25 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 73 |
| {{sortname|Mike|Lukajic}} | Junior | Oswego State | 33 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 14 |
| {{sortname|Travis|Banga}} | Junior | New England College | 25 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 42 |
| {{sortname|Nick|Cote}} | Junior | MCLA | 23 | 33 | 16 | 49 | 22 |
=Leading goaltenders=
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||||||
| style="width: 9em;" | Player
! style="width: 7em;" | Class ! style="width: 11em;" | Team ! style="width: 4em;" | GP ! style="width: 5em;" | Min ! style="width: 4em;" | W ! style="width: 4em;" | L ! style="width: 4em;" | T ! style="width: 4em;" | GA ! style="width: 4em;" | SO ! style="width: 4em;" | SV% ! style="width: 4em;" | GAA | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{sortname|Jamie|Vanek}} | Senior | Wentworth | 17 | 973 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | .941 | 1.66 |
| {{sortname|Cody|Brown|dab=ice hockey}} | Sophomore | Lake Forest | 16 | 949 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 1 | .932 | 2.46 |
| {{sortname|Zachary|Sikich}} | Sophomore | St. Thomas | 25 | 724 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 4 | .930 | 1.90 |
| {{sortname|Mike|Boudreau|dab=ice hockey, born 1983}} | Freshman | Norwich | 10 | 455 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .929 | 1.84 |
| {{sortname|Dan|Meneghin}} | Freshman | Wisconsin–River Falls | 14 | 839 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | .927 | 1.72 |
| {{sortname|J.D.|Hadiaris}} | Senior | Colby | 15 | 839 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | .925 | 1.57 |
| {{sortname|Jacque|Vezina}} | Senior | Wisconsin–River Falls | 17 | 1022 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 4 | .923 | 1.99 |
| {{sortname|Jay|Chrapala}} | Freshman | Manhattanville | 20 | 1110 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 1 | .922 | 2.22 |
| {{sortname|Tyson|Gajda}} | Junior | Oswego State | 25 | 1419 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 4 | .922 | 2.24 |
| {{sortname|Raj|Bhangoo}} | Junior | Wentworth | 13 | 707 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 2 | .922 | 2.38 |
2003 NCAA Tournament
{{Main|2003 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament}}
{{9TeamBracket
| RD1=First Round
March 12
| RD2=Quarterfinals
March 15
| RD3=Semifinals
March 21
| RD4=National Championship
March 22
| team-width = 150
| RD1-seed1=W2
| RD1-team1=Wisconsin–River Falls
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=W3
| RD1-team2=Saint John's
| RD1-score2=0
| RD2-seed1=W1
| RD2-team1=St. Norbert
| RD2-score1=5
| RD2-seed2=W2
| RD2-team2=Wisconsin–River Falls
| RD2-score2=2
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Norwich
| RD2-score3=6
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Trinity
| RD2-score4=4
| RD2-seed5=
| RD2-team5=Middlebury
| RD2-score5=5
| RD2-seed6=
| RD2-team6=Elmira
| RD2-score6=1
| RD2-seed7=
| RD2-team7=Oswego State
| RD2-score7=4
| RD2-seed8=
| RD2-team8=Wentworth
| RD2-score8=3
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=St. Norbert
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Norwich
| RD3-score2=6
| RD3-seed3=
| RD3-team3=Middlebury
| RD3-score3=0
| RD3-seed4=
| RD3-team4=Oswego State
| RD3-score4=6
| RD4-seed1=
| RD4-team1=Norwich
| RD4-score1=2
| RD4-seed2=
| RD4-team2=Oswego State
| RD4-score2=1
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
See also
References
{{reflist|50em}}
External links
{{NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Season}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season}}