# 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 108th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

## Season Outlook
### Pre-season polls

The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.
The U.S. College Hockey Online poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.
USCHO Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Michigan State (33) |
| 2 | North Dakota (4) |
| 3 | Colorado College |
| 4 | Minnesota (3) |
| 5 | Michigan |
| 6 | Providence |
| 7 | Maine |
| 8 | St. Cloud State |
| 9 | Harvard |
| 10 | New Hampshire |
| 11 | Boston College |
| 12 | Clarkson |
| 13 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 14 | Dartmouth |
| 15 | Boston University |
USA Today Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Michigan State (6) |
| 2 | North Dakota (7) |
| 3 | Minnesota (2) |
| 4 | Michigan |
| 5 | Providence |
| 6 | Colorado College |
| 7 | Boston College (4) |
| 8 | Harvard |
| 9 | St. Cloud State |
| 10 | Maine |
| 11 | New Hampshire |
| 12 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 13 | Clarkson |
| 14 | Wisconsin |
| 15 (tie) | Dartmouth |
| 15 (tie) | Denver |

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| Ice Breaker Tournament | October 12–13 | 4 | St. Cloud State |
| Nye Frontier Classic | October 12–13 | 4 | Denver |
| Maverick Stampede | October 12–13 | 4 | Minnesota–Duluth |
| Syracuse Invitational | November 23–24 | 4 | Niagara |
| College Hockey Showcase | November 23–25 | 4 | |
| New Hampshire Tournament | November 24–25 | 4 | New Hampshire |
| Badger Showdown | December 27–28 | 4 | New Hampshire |
| Denver Cup | December 28–29 | 4 | Denver |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 28–29 | 4 | North Dakota |
| Mariucci Classic | December 28–29 | 4 | Minnesota |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 28–29 | 4 | Rensselaer |
| Sheraton/Howard Bank Hockey Classic | December 28–29 | 4 | Lake Superior State |
| Silverado Shootout | December 28–29 | 4 | Boston College |
| Florida College Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Northern Michigan |
| Beanpot | February 4, 11 | 4 | Boston University |

### Standings

2001–02 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #4 Michigan†* | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 97 | 56 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 154 | 102 |
| #8 Michigan State | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 87 | 47 | 41 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 129 | 73 |
| #11 Northern Michigan | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 86 | 69 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 135 | 98 |
| #12 Alaska-Fairbanks | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 91 | 55 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 132 | 108 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 72 | 64 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 112 | 102 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 92 | 92 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 123 | 118 |
| #15 Ohio State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 71 | 81 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 109 | 112 |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 95 | 86 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 117 | 113 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 86 | 83 | 36 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 117 | 109 |
| Miami | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 68 | 88 | 36 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 89 | 121 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 78 | 104 | 40 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 103 | 145 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 106 | 37 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 61 | 132 |
| Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2001–02 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Wayne State†* | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 84 | 48 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 124 | 112 |
| Bemidji State | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 65 | 61 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 116 | 146 |
| Alabama-Huntsville | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 75 | 77 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 128 | 140 |
| Niagara | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 65 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 120 | 118 |
| Air Force | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 63 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 123 | 119 |
| Findlay | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 81 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 105 | 140 |
| Championship: Wayne State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2001–02 ECAC Hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #9 Cornell† | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 74 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 118 | 63 |
| Clarkson | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 62 | 51 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 109 | 97 |
| #13 Harvard* | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 67 | 62 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 97 | 99 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 66 | 59 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 97 | 89 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 64 | 59 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 120 | 101 |
| Princeton | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 51 | 63 | 31 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 66 | 98 |
| Colgate | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 53 | 59 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 90 | 121 |
| Brown | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 52 | 53 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 72 | 80 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 62 | 64 | 34 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 83 | 107 |
| Yale | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 70 | 65 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 93 | 94 |
| Union | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 53 | 58 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 94 | 90 |
| Vermont | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 93 | 31 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 62 | 134 |
| Championship: Harvard † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2001–02 Hockey East standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #3 New Hampshire†* | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 103 | 49 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 184 | 102 |
| #6 Boston University | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 80 | 65 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 141 | 110 |
| #2 Maine | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 99 | 62 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 186 | 116 |
| #14 Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 70 | 67 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 121 | 91 |
| Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 69 | 74 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 123 | 116 |
| Boston College | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 73 | 81 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 119 | 116 |
| Providence | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 68 | 82 | 38 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 115 | 129 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 87 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 101 | 133 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 94 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 70 | 125 |
| Championship: New Hampshire † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2001–02 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Mercyhurst† | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 103 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 130 | 89 |
| Quinnipiac* | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 89 | 57 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 129 | 110 |
| Holy Cross | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 95 | 69 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 120 | 109 |
| Sacred Heart | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 92 | 72 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 111 | 107 |
| Canisius | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 94 | 71 | 35 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 122 | 114 |
| Connecticut | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 86 | 89 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 104 | 129 |
| Iona | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 92 | 91 | 33 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 111 | 124 |
| Army | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 87 | 86 | 35 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 109 | 114 |
| American International | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 59 | 112 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 63 | 119 |
| Fairfield | 26 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 91 | 32 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 72 | 121 |
| Bentley | 26 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 121 | 32 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 69 | 150 |
| Championship: Quinnipiac † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
2001–02 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #5 Denver†* | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 108 | 63 | 41 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 158 | 86 |
| #10 St. Cloud State | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 117 | 65 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 179 | 99 |
| #1 Minnesota | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 113 | 84 | 44 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 197 | 119 |
| #7 Colorado College | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 95 | 74 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 147 | 97 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 88 | 90 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 123 | 120 |
| Minnesota State-Mankato | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 84 | 107 | 38 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 124 | 138 |
| Alaska-Anchorage | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 79 | 96 | 36 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 99 | 125 |
| North Dakota | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 103 | 100 | 37 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 134 | 136 |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 112 | 40 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 119 | 153 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 66 | 134 | 38 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 92 | 177 |
| Championship: Denver † 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.
USA Today Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | New Hampshire |
| 2 | Denver |
| 3 | Minnesota |
| 4 | Boston University |
| 5 | Maine |
| 6 | Michigan State |
| 7 | Michigan |
| 8 | St. Cloud State |
| 9 | Cornell |
| 10 | Colorado College |
| 11 | Northern Michigan |
| 12 | Alaska |
| 13 | Massachusetts Lowell |
| 14 | Ohio State |
| 15 | Harvard |
USCHO Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | New Hampshire |
| 2 | Denver |
| 3 | Minnesota |
| 4 | Michigan State |
| 5 | Boston University |
| 6 | Maine |
| 7 | Michigan |
| 8 | St. Cloud State |
| 9 | Cornell |
| 10 | Colorado College |
| 11 | Northern Michigan |
| 12 | Alaska |
| 13 | Massachusetts Lowell |
| 14 | Ohio State |
| 15 | Harvard |

## 2002 NCAA Tournament

| First Round | First Round | First Round | | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Frozen Four | Frozen Four | Frozen Four | | National Championship | National Championship | National Championship |
| 1 | New Hampshire | – | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | 1 | New Hampshire | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Cornell | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cornell | 6 | | | 4 | Cornell | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Quinnipiac | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Quinnipiac | 1 | | | | | | E1 | New Hampshire | 2 | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E1 | New Hampshire | 2 | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | E3 | Maine | 7 | | | | |
| 2 | Boston University | – | | | | | | | | | E3 | Maine | 7 | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | 2 | Boston University | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Maine | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Maine | 4* | | | 3 | Maine | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Harvard | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Harvard | 3 | | | | | | | | | | E3 | Maine | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Minnesota | 4* |
| 1 | Denver | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Minnesota | 4* |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | 1 | Denver | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Michigan | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Michigan | 4 | | | 4 | Michigan | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | St. Cloud State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | St. Cloud State | 2 | | | | | | W4 | Michigan | 2 | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W4 | Michigan | 2 | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | W2 | Minnesota | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Minnesota | – | | | | | | | | | W2 | Minnesota | 3 | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | 2 | Minnesota | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Colorado College | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michigan State | 0 | | | 6 | Colorado College | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Colorado College | 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 |
| John Pohl | Senior | Minnesota | 44 | 27 | 52 | 79 | 26 |
| Darren Haydar | Senior | New Hampshire | 40 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 28 |
| Mark Hartigan | Junior | St. Cloud State | 42 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 42 |
| Colin Hemingway | Junior | New Hampshire | 40 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 20 |
| Jeff Taffe | Junior | Minnesota | 43 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 86 |
| Chad Theuer | Senior | Northern Michigan | 40 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 28 |
| Marc Cavosie | Junior | Rensselaer | 36 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 44 |
| Judd Medak | Senior | Minnesota-Duluth | 40 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 109 |
| Niko Dimitrakos | Senior | Maine | 43 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 44 |
| Nate DiCasmirro | Senior | St. Cloud State | 41 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 58 |
| Mark Cullen | Senior | Colorado College | 43 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 14 |
| Peter Sejna | Sophomore | Colorado College | 43 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 16 |
| Peter Metcalf | Senior | Maine | 44 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 66 |
| John Shouneyia | Junior | Michigan | 44 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 46 |

### 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 |
| David LeNeveu | Freshman | Cornell | 14 | 842 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 2 | .936 | 1.50 |
| Wade Dubielewicz | Junior | Denver | 24 | 1430 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | .943 | 1.72 |
| Ryan Miller | Junior | Michigan State | 40 | 2411 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 8 | .936 | 1.77 |
| Matt Underhill | Senior | Cornell | 21 | 1334 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 3 | .922 | 1.80 |
| Yann Danis | Sophomore | Brown | 24 | 1450 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 45 | 3 | .938 | 1.86 |
| Cam McCormick | Senior | Massachusetts-Lowell | 24 | 1372 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 6 | .920 | 1.88 |
| Mike Morrison | Senior | Maine | 30 | 1645 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 2 | .921 | 2.19 |
| Dean Weasler | Senior | St. Cloud State | 32 | 1727 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 3 | .923 | 2.22 |
| Josh Blackburn | Senior | Michigan | 43 | 2567 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 97 | 5 | .904 | 2.27 |
| Peter Aubry | Senior | Mercyhurst | 29 | 1683 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 64 | 4 | .925 | 2.28 |

## Awards
### WCHA

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Player of the Year | Player of the Year | Mark Hartigan, St. Cloud State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Jordan Leopold, Minnesota |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Brandon Bochenski, North Dakota |
| Student-Athlete of the Year | Student-Athlete of the Year | Mark Cullen, Colorado College |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | George Gwozdecky, Denver |
| Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Wade Dubielewicz, Denver |
| All-WCHA Teams |||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Wade Dubielewicz, Denver | G | Dean Weasler, St. Cloud State |
| Jordan Leopold, Minnesota | D | Matt Shasby, Alaska-Anchorage |
| Andy Reierson, Minnesota-Duluth | D | Paul Martin, Minnesota |
| Mark Hartigan, St. Cloud State | F | Ryan Bayda, North Dakota |
| John Pohl, Minnesota | F | Nate DiCasmirro, St. Cloud State |
| Mark Cullen, Colorado College | F | Judd Medak, Minnesota-Duluth |
| Third Team | Position | Rookie Team |
| Adam Berkhoel, Denver | G | Bernd Brückler, Wisconsin |
| Tom Preissing, Colorado College | D | Keith Ballard, Minnesota |
| Aaron MacKenzie, Denver | D | Matt Gens, St. Cloud State |
| Jeff Taffe, Minnesota | F | Mike Doyle, St. Cloud State |
| Connor James, Denver | F | Brandon Bochenski, North Dakota |
| Peter Sejna, Colorado College | F | Peter Szabo, St. Cloud State |

## 2002 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 1 | 5 | Ryan Whitney | Boston University | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1 | 10 | Eric Nystrom | Michigan | CCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 1 | 11 | Keith Ballard | Minnesota | WCHA | Buffalo Sabres |
| 1 | 14 | Chris Higgins | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1 | 27 | Mike Morris $^†$ | Northeastern | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks |
| 1 | 30 | Jim Slater | Michigan State | CCHA | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 2 | 33 | Lee Falardeau $^†$ | Michigan State | CCHA | New York Rangers |
| 2 | 39 | Brian McConnell | Boston University | Hockey East | Calgary Flames |
| 2 | 40 | Rob Globke | Notre Dame | CCHA | Florida Panthers |
| 2 | 44 | Matt Greene $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2 | 46 | David LeNeveu | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 2 | 52 | Dan Spang $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 2 | 53 | Barry Tallackson | Minnesota | WCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 2 | 54 | Duncan Keith | Michigan State | CCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 3 | 64 | Jason Ryznar | Michigan | CCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 3 | 68 | Brett Skinner $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 3 | 70 | Joe Callahan | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 3 | 72 | Mike Erickson | Minnesota | WCHA | Minnesota Wild |
| 3 | 78 | Geoff Waugh $^†$ | Northern Michigan | WCHA | Dallas Stars |
| 3 | 79 | Brock Radunske | Michigan State | CCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 3 | 80 | Matt Jones | North Dakota | WCHA | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 3 | 82 | John Adams | Boston College | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres |
| 3 | 91 | Jesse Lane $^‡$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 3 | 94 | Eric Lundberg | Providence | Hockey East | Colorado Avalanche |
| 3 | 96 | Jeff Genovy $^†$ | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 4 | 114 | John Laliberte $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Vancouver Canucks |
| 4 | 116 | Patrick Dwyer | Western Michigan | CCHA | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 4 | 119 | Jēkabs Rēdlihs $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 4 | 127 | Nate Guenin $^†$ | Ohio State | CCHA | New York Rangers |
| 4 | 129 | Tom Gilbert $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Colorado Avalanche |
| 5 | 132 | John Zeiler $^†$ | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 5 | 135 | Joe Pearce $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 5 | 136 | Andy Sertich $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 5 | 143 | Mike Walsh $^†$ | Notre Dame | CCHA | New York Rangers |
| 5 | 148 | Glenn Fisher $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 5 | 150 | Brock Hooton $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Ottawa Senators |
| 5 | 152 | Greg Hogeboom | Miami | CCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 5 | 157 | Joel Andresen $^†$ | Nebraska–Omaha | CCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 5 | 158 | Vince Bellissimo $^†$ | Western Michigan | CCHA | Florida Panthers |
| 5 | 161 | Dov Grumet-Morris | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 5 | 163 | Tom Walsh | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | San Jose Sharks |
| 5 | 165 | Justin Maiser | Boston University | Hockey East | St. Louis Blues |
| 6 | 170 | P. J. Atherton $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 6 | 171 | Bobby Goepfert $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 6 | 172 | Mike McKenna | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | Nashville Predators |
| 6 | 175 | Matt Foy | Merrimack | Hockey East | Minnesota Wild |
| 6 | 176 | Curtis McElhinney | Colorado College | WCHA | Calgary Flames |
| 6 | 177 | Jake Taylor $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | New York Rangers |
| 6 | 185 | Ryan Murphy | Boston College | Hockey East | Los Angeles Kings |
| 6 | 186 | Jeff Pietrasiak $^†$ | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 6 | 193 | Joey Mormina | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 6 | 195 | Taylor Christie | Bowling Green | CCHA | Colorado Avalanche |
| 7 | 198 | Nathan Oystrick $^†$ | Northern Michigan | WCHA | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 7 | 199 | Greg Mauldin | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 7 | 206 | David Van der Gulik $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Calgary Flames |
| 7 | 211 | Patrick Murphy $^†$ | Northern Michigan | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 7 | 217 | Tim Conboy $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | San Jose Sharks |
| 7 | 222 | Scott May | Ohio State | CCHA | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 7 | 226 | Joey Crabb $^†$ | Colorado College | WCHA | New York Rangers |
| 7 | 227 | Ryan Steeves | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Colorado Avalanche |
| 8 | 230 | Colton Fretter $^†$ | Michigan State | CCHA | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 8 | 232 | Peter Hafner | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Florida Panthers |
| 8 | 235 | Kaleb Betts $^†$ | Nebraska–Omaha | CCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 8 | 239 | Ryan Lannon | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 8 | 244 | Dwight Helminen | Michigan | CCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 8 | 247 | Matt Violin | Lake Superior State | CCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 8 | 250 | Dan Glover $^†$ | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | New Jersey Devils |
| 8 | 259 | Yan Stastny | Notre Dame | CCHA | Boston Bruins |
| 9 | 270 | Rob Flynn | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers |
| 9 | 273 | Ned Havern | Boston College | Hockey East | Dallas Stars |
| 9 | 278 | Matt Gens | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Vancouver Canucks |
| 9 | 279 | Connor James | Denver | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 9 | 280 | Russell Spence $^†$ | Alaska–Fairbanks | CCHA | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 9 | 282 | Adam Burish $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 9 | 284 | Ryan MacMurchy $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 9 | 287 | John Toffey | Ohio State | CCHA | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 9 | 288 | Michael Hutchins $^†$ | New Hampshire | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks |
| 9 | 289 | Sean Collins | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Colorado Avalanche |
† incoming freshman ‡ Lane left school during the season