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2003 Frozen Four Team Capsules Posted: Wednesday April 09, 2003 3:41 PM
New Hampshire
Notes: Won seven straight games and is 9-0-3 in their last 12 ... Faces Cornell in first semifinal on Thursday ... Senior forward Lanny Gare posted a career-and team-high 22 goals this season and is the team leader in points with 51 ... In last 14 games, the Wildcats' penalty kill has shut down the opposing power play 54 of 60 times (90 percent) and shut out the opponent in nine of those 14 ... Junior goaltender Mike Ayers has a 2.14 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage, averaging 27 per game ... 8-3 in games decided by one goal this season ... 12-4-3 when scoring no power-play goals. Cornell
Coach: Mike Schafer (8th season at Cornell, overall: 156-87-25) Notes: First appearance in the Frozen Four in 23 years ... Overall top seed in tournament and faces New Hampshire in first semifinal Thursday ... Defeated Boston College 2-1 in double overtime to advance to national semifinals ... Of this year's three finalists for the Hobey Baker award, sophomore goaltender David LeNeveu is the only one left in the tournament ... LeNeveu is the nation's top goaltender with a 1.14 goals-against average, a .942 save percentage and nine shutouts (all three marks are ranked first in the country) ... Last year, Cornell lost to New Hampshire, 4-3, in the NCAA Tournament ... All-time series with New Hampshire: 10-10 ... Ryan Vesce leads team with 18 goals, 26 assists for 44 points. Minnesota
Coach: Don Lucia (16th season, fourth at Minnesota, overall: 384-203-46) Notes: Defending Champion ... Will attempt to become first team since to repeat since Boston University in 1971-72 ... Faces Michigan in second semifinal game Thursday ... Won six straight games and is 8-0-2 in their last 10 ... Defeated Michigan last year 3-2 in Frozen Four semifinal ... Have won nine straight postseason games ... Grant Potulny has nine goals in six career NCAA Tournament games ... Sophomore goaltender Travis Weber has not lost since February 7 at Colorado College -- 6-0-2 during that span with a 2.62 gaa and .889 save percentage ... Thomas Vanek leads the team in scoring (29 goals, 29 assists for 58 points) ... Troy Riddle has added 25 goals and 25 assists for the Golden Gophers. Michigan
Coach: Red Berenson (19th season, overall: 506-240-53) Notes: Face second-seed Minnesota in a rematch of last year's semifinal ... Won six straight and is unbeaten in their last nine games (7-0-2) ... Michigan has won more championships (9) than anyone in NCAA history ... Michigan is making its 13th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, the longest current streak plus the Wolverines have reached the Frozen Four for the 22nd time ... This is their third straight appearance in the Frozen Four for the Wolverines and the third straight year they are the lowest seed to advance to the Frozen Four ... Only one coach has made more NCAA Tournament appearances than Michigan's Red Berenson (13) ... Only team in the Frozen Four field to make an appearance at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo this season -- defeating Niagara 3-0 before falling to North Dakota 5-4 in OT in the championship game of the Xerox College Hockey Showcase in October ... Freshman goaltender Al Montoya is the youngest NCAA Division I hockey player in the country ... Freshman forward Jeff Tambellini leads the team with 44 points (26 goals, 18 assists). © 2003 SportsTicker Enterprises, LP
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Coach: Richard Umile (13th season at UNH, overall: 306-146-43)
