# 2000–01 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

The 2000–01 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season was the 79th season of play for the program. They represent Boston College in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 17th season in Hockey East. The Eagles were coached by Jerry York, in his 7th season, and played their home games at the Conte Forum.

## Season
### Milestone

Entering the season, head coach Jerry York needed just seven wins to reach 600 for his career. Early on, the team lived up to their pre-season ranking, winning four road games before heading into a showdown with Wisconsin. In a battle between the top two ranked programs, BC entered the third period with a lead, only to see the Badgers score twice to take the match. After a poor start from backup netminder Tim Kelleher, Scott Clemmensen finished the following game, allowing BC to get back on track. The next week, the Eagles returned to type, winning both games, and gave York his milestone.

### Settling in

After a second consecutive poor showing from their backup, on November 7, BC turned over the net to Clemmenson for most of the rest of the season and got stellar play from the senior. In the team's 7–2 win over Merrimack, captain Brian Gionta set the program record for the fastest two goals when he scored 10 seconds apart in the third period. In the same game he recorded his 8th-career hat-trick, tying the program record, and hit 100 goals for his career, becoming the 4th player in program history to reach that mark. BC ended the first half of their season by taking down #11 Maine and establishing themselves as the #2 team in the nation, just behind Michigan State.

### Missed opportunity

BC began the second half of the regular season with its second 2-vs-1 matchup. Just like the first time, the Eagles were unable to overcome the higher-seeded team and fell to MSU in the Great Lakes Invitational semifinal. Boston College retained its ranking after recovering with a win over #4 Michigan in the consolation game. A further loss to arch-rival Boston University dropped the team one spot but four consecutive wins over ranked teams had them back in the #2 spot before long. In the last game in January, Gionta again set new program records. By scoring 5 goals in the first, he set a Hockey East record for the most goals in one period. He tied the program record of 112 career goals while setting a new benchmark of 9 career hat-tricks. The game also marked the first season sweep of Maine since 1990.

### Beanpot champions

After completing the season sweep of Massachusetts–Lowell, BC rode into the Beanpot tied in one poll for the #1 seed. The Eagles dropped Harvard in the semifinal, setting up a showdown with BU a week later. In the interim, however, BC saw its 6-game winning streak ended by Providence. Having lost yet another shot at being the top team in the nation, Boston College took out their frustrations out on the Terriers and won the Beanpot for the first time in seven years. Clemmenson was named tournament MVP.

### Down the stretch

The Eagles split the following weekend against #8 New Hampshire and then were not quite up to par a week later versus Massachusetts. Despite not losing either match, BC dropped to #3 in the polls but rebounded with two wins to end their regular season. Boston College ended atop the Hockey East standings with a 7-point margin. It was the first conference title for the Eagles in a decade.

### Hockey East tournament

BC opened their postseason with Scott Clemmensen earning the program record 13th and final shutout of his college career against Merrimack. He continued his strong play, allowing 1 goal in each of the next two games, and sent BC to their 4th-consecutive conference title game. The team got a tougher fight from Providence, but Tony Voce led the way with two goals and BC won the Hockey East Championship. Despite being held off the scoresheet in the final, Chuck Kobasew was named as the Tournament MVP.

### NCAA tournament

Entering the tournament as the #2 team in the nation, Boston College received the top eastern seed and a bye into the second round. Their first game came against Maine, the team that had knocked them out in 1999, and BC continued their dominance of the Black Bears in '01 with 3–1 victory. Entering their 4th-consecutive Frozen Four, the Eagles were faced with Michigan, the squad that had defeated them for the title in 1998, for the second time on the year. The seniors were able to get their revenge three-years in the making and took the game 4–2.
BC reached the championship game for the second straight season and the third time in four years. The only team left in their path to the title was defending champion, North Dakota. The two teams fought to a scoreless draw after one period and BC took over in the second, beginning with a power play goal from Kobasew. Senior Mike Lephart got a second goal three minutes later and Scott Clemmensen kept UND off the board until late in the game. After BC took a penalty for too many men with less than 5 minutes to play, the Fighting Sioux pulled their goaltender and cut the lead in half. Wes Dorey ted the game with under a minute before the buzzer and sent the championship into overtime. Despite the sudden change in fortune, BC found their nerve in the extra session and sent 4 shots on goal in less than 5 minutes. The final of which, coming from the stick of Krys Kolanos, found the back of the net and game Boston College its first national championship in 52 years. BC also became just the 3rd national champion that played more games on the road than at home (1978 Boston University, 1994 Lake Superior State)
Kobasew was named Tournament MOP while Clemmensen set the NCAA record for most game played by a goaltender in a Frozen Four with seven.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Blake Bellefeuille | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Columbus Blue Jackets) |
| Kevin Caulfield | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers) |
| Anthony D'Arpino | Forward | United States | Returned to juniors mid-season |
| Jeff Farkas | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Toronto Maple Leafs) |
| Tony Hutchins | Forward | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Paul Kelly | Forward | United States | Returned to juniors (Tri-City Storm) |
| Mike Mottau | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with New York Rangers) |
| Jeremy Wilson | Forward | United States | Returned to juniors (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Justin Dziama | Forward | United States | 20 | Natick, MA; selected 242nd overall in 1999 |
| Ben Eaves | Forward | United States | 18 | Minneapolis, MN |
| J. D. Forrest | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Auburn, NY; selected 181st overall in 2000 |
| Ty Hennes | Forward | United States | 20 | Kent, WA |
| Chuck Kobasew | Forward | Canada | 18 | Calgary, AB |
| Brett Peterson | Defenseman | United States | 18 | Northborough, MA |
| Joe Schuman | Defenseman | United States | 18 | Bloomington, MN |
| Tony Voce | Forward | United States | 19 | Philadelphia, PA |

## Standings

2000–01 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 |
| #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 |||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Record |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 6 | 7:00 PM | vs. Acadia* | #4 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | | | W 6–2 | |
| Maverick Stampede |||||||||
| October 13 | 6:05 PM | vs. #20 Notre Dame* | #4 | Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska (Maverick Stampede semifinal) | | Clemmensen | W 4–1 | 1–0–0 |
| October 14 | 9:05 PM | at #13 Nebraska–Omaha* | #4 | Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska (Maverick Stampede championship) | | Clemmensen | W 5–1 | 2–0–0 |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| October 20 | 9:35 PM | at Denver* | #3 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | | Kelleher | W 3–2 | 3–0–0 |
| October 21 | 9:05 PM | at Denver* | #3 | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | | Clemmensen | W 3–2 | 4–0–0 |
| October 27 | 7:00 PM | vs. #1 Wisconsin* | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | L 2–3 | 4–1–0 |
| October 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. Massachusetts | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 9–5 | 5–1–0 (1–0–0) |
| November 3 | 7:00 PM | vs. #13 Northeastern | #3 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 6–3 | 6–1–0 (2–0–0) |
| November 4 | 7:00 PM | at Massachusetts–Lowell | #3 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 6–1 | 7–1–0 (3–0–0) |
| November 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Yale* | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Kelleher | L 3–4 | 7–2–0 |
| November 10 | 7:05 PM | at Notre Dame* | #2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, Indiana | | Clemmensen | W 5–3 | 8–2–0 |
| November 17 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | #2 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 6–1 | 9–2–0 (4–0–0) |
| November 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. #9 New Hampshire | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | L 1–4 | 9–3–0 (4–1–0) |
| November 21 | 7:00 PM | vs. Merrimack | #4 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Kelleher | W 7–2 | 10–3–0 (5–1–0) |
| November 25 | 1:00 PM | at Harvard* | #4 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 11–3–0 |
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | #2 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | T 0–0 $^{OT}$ | 11–3–1 (5–1–1) |
| December 10 | 7:05 PM | at #11 Maine | #2 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | Clemmensen | W 7–2 | 12–3–1 (6–1–1) |
| Great Lakes Invitational |||||||||
| December 29 | 4:05 PM | vs. #1 Michigan State* | #2 | Joe Louis Arena • Detroit, Michigan (Great Lakes semifinal) | | Clemmensen | L 1–4 | 12–4–1 |
| December 30 | 8:05 PM | vs. #4 Michigan* | #2 | Joe Louis Arena • Detroit, Michigan (Great Lakes consolation game) | | Clemmensen | W 8–5 | 13–4–1 |
| January 6 | 7:00 PM | at Boston University | #2 | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | L 2–3 | 13–5–1 (6–2–1) |
| January 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. Boston University | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 5–2 | 14–5–1 (7–2–1) |
| January 12 | 7:05 PM | at Massachusetts–Lowell | #3 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 2–1 | 15–5–1 (8–2–1) |
| January 16 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | #2 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | L 3–6 | 15–6–1 (8–3–1) |
| January 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. #10 Providence | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 4–0 | 16–6–1 (9–3–1) |
| January 20 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Providence | #2 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Clemmensen | W 4–2 | 17–6–1 (10–3–1) |
| January 26 | 7:00 PM | vs. #10 Maine | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 4–1 | 18–6–1 (11–3–1) |
| January 27 | 7:00 PM | vs. #10 Maine | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 7–2 | 19–6–1 (12–3–1) |
| February 2 | 7:00 PM | vs. Massachusetts–Lowell | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 4–3 | 20–6–1 (13–3–1) |
| Beanpot |||||||||
| February 5 | 5:00 PM | vs. Harvard* | #2 | FleetCenter • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot semifinal) | | Clemmensen | W 4–1 | 21–6–1 |
| February 9 | 7:00 PM | at #8 Providence | #2 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | Clemmensen | L 3–5 | 21–7–1 (13–4–1) |
| February 12 | 8:00 PM | vs. Boston University* | #2 | FleetCenter • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot championship) | | Clemmensen | W 5–3 | 22–7–1 |
| February 16 | 7:00 PM | vs. #8 New Hampshire | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 3–2 | 23–7–1 (14–4–1) |
| February 18 | 7:00 PM | at #8 New Hampshire | #2 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | | Clemmensen | L 0–2 | 23–8–1 (14–5–1) |
| February 23 | 7:00 PM | vs. Massachusetts | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 23–8–2 (14–5–2) |
| February 24 | 7:00 PM | at Massachusetts | #2 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 6–3 | 24–8–2 (15–5–2) |
| March 1 | 7:00 PM | vs. Northeastern | #3 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Clemmensen | W 6–3 | 25–8–2 (16–5–2) |
| March 4 | 7:00 PM | at Boston University | #3 | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Kelleher | W 5–1 | 26–8–2 (17–5–2) |
| Hockey East Tournament |||||||||
| March 9 | 7:00 PM | vs. Merrimack* | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Hockey East quarterfinal game 1) | | Clemmensen | W 1–0 | 27–8–2 |
| March 10 | 7:0 PM | vs. Merrimack* | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Hockey East quarterfinal game 2) | | Clemmensen | W 5–1 | 28–8–2 |
| Boston College Won Series 2-0 |||||||||
| March 16 | 5:00 PM | vs. Massachusetts–Lowell* | #2 | FleetCenter • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East semifinal) | | Clemmensen | W 5–1 | 29–8–2 |
| March 17 | 7:00 PM | vs. #9 Providence* | #2 | FleetCenter • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East championship) | | Clemmensen | W 5–1 | 30–8–2 |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 24 | 8:30 PM | vs. #9 Maine* | #2 | Centrum Centre • Worcester, Massachusetts (NCAA East Regional semifinal) | | Clemmensen | W 3–1 | 31–8–2 |
| April 5 | 7:30 PM | vs. #5 Michigan* | #2 | Pepsi Arena • Albany, New York (NCAA National semifinal) | | Clemmensen | W 4–2 | 32–8–2 |
| April 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. #4 North Dakota* | #2 | Pepsi Arena • Albany, New York (NCAA National championship) | ESPN | Clemmensen | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 33–8–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## 2001 national championship

Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | None | None | None | None | None |
| 2nd | BC | Chuck Kobasew (27) – PP | Giuliano | 25:26 | 1–0 BC |
| 2nd | BC | Mike Lephart (15) | Forrest and Allen | 28:50 | 2–0 BC |
| 3rd | UND | Tim Skarperud (10) – PP EA | Roche and B. Lundbohm | 56:18 | 2–1 BC |
| 3rd | UND | Wes Dorey (17) – EA | Schneekloth and B. Lundbohm | 59:23 | 2–2 |
| 1st Overtime | BC | Krys Kolanos (25) – GW | Kobasew and Voce | 64:43 | 3–2 BC |
| Penalty summary ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | UND | David Hale | Cross-Checking | 2:49 | 2:00 |
| 1st | BC | Brett Peterson | Interference | 8:32 | 2:00 |
| 1st | BC | Krys Kolanos | Goaltender Interference | 12:20 | 2:00 |
| 1st | UND | Jason Notermann | Hooking | 14:02 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | UND | Aaron Schneekloth | Hooking | 24:27 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | BC | Mike Lephart | Holding | 32:45 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | BC | Tony Voce | Slashing | 34:49 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | UND | Aaron Schneekloth | Tripping | 36:10 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | BC | J. D. Forrest | Tripping | 40:49 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | UND | Kevin Spiewak | Slashing | 41:34 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | UND | David Lundbohm | Hooking | 42:51 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | BC | Brooks Orpik | Interference | 51:06 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | UND | Tim Skarperud | Slashing | 53:31 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | BC | BENCH | Too Many Men | 55:07 | 2:00 |
Shots by period :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| North Dakota | 9 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 36 |
| Boston College | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 |
Goaltenders :
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| UND | Karl Goehring | 29 | 3 | 63:26 |
| BC | Scott Clemmensen | 34 | 2 | 64:43 |

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Brian Gionta | RW | 43 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 47 |
| Krys Kolanos | C/LW/RW | 41 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 54 |
| Chuck Kobasew | RW | 43 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 38 |
| Ben Eaves | C/RW | 41 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 12 |
| Jeff Giuliano | LW | 43 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 28 |
| Mike Lephart | LW | 42 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 46 |
| Tony Voce | LW | 42 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 40 |
| Ales Dolinar | F | 42 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 33 |
| J. D. Forrest | D | 38 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 42 |
| Marty Hughes | D | 41 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 41 |
| Bobby Allen | D | 42 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 30 |
| Rob Scuderi | D | 43 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 40 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 124 |
| Brett Peterson | D | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| Ty Hennes | F | 40 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Bill Cass | D | 38 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 58 |
| Mike McLennan | F | 37 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| A. J. Walker | F | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Dziama | LW/RW | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| Joe Schuman | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Tom Egan | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Sullivan | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony D'Arpino | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Kelleher | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Clemmensen | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Total | | | 175 | 276 | 451 | 737 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Jason Endres | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Scott Clemmensen | 39 | 2312 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 876 | 3 | .914 | 2.13 |
| Tim Kelleher | 5 | 269 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 98 | 0 | .883 | 2.90 |
| Empty Net | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 43 | | 33 | 8 | 2 | 98 | 975 | 3 | .909 | |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | N/A |
| USA Today | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
USCHO did not release a poll in week 23.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award |
| Chuck Kobasew | NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player |
| Brian Gionta | AHCA East First Team All-American |
| Bobby Allen | AHCA East First Team All-American |
| Krys Kolanos | AHCA East Second Team All-American |
| Scott Clemmensen | NCAA All-Tournament Team |
| Rob Scuderi | NCAA All-Tournament Team |
| Chuck Kobasew | NCAA All-Tournament Team |
| Krys Kolanos | NCAA All-Tournament Team |
| Brian Gionta | Hockey East Player of the Year |
| Chuck Kobasew | Hockey East Rookie of the Year |
| Mike Lephart | Hockey East Best Defensive Forward |
| Bobby Allen | Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman |
| Brian Gionta | Hockey East Three-Stars Award |
| Chuck Kobasew | William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player |
| Brian Gionta | All-Hockey East First Team |
| Bobby Allen | All-Hockey East First Team |
| Chuck Kobasew | All-Hockey East Second Team |
| Krys Kolanos | All-Hockey East Second Team |
| J. D. Forrest | Hockey East All-Rookie Team |
| Ben Eaves | Hockey East All-Rookie Team |
| Chuck Kobasew | Hockey East All-Rookie Team |
| Chuck Kobasew | Hockey East All-Tournament Team |
| Tony Voce | Hockey East All-Tournament Team |
| Bobby Allen | Hockey East All-Tournament Team |
| Scott Clemmensen | Hockey East All-Tournament Team |

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2001 NHL Entry Draft

| = NHL All-Star team | = NHL All-Star | = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team | = Did not play in the NHL |
| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 1 | 14 | Chuck Kobasew | Calgary Flames |
| 4 | 111 | Matti Kaltiainen $^†$ | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | 131 | Ben Eaves | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 6 | 179 | Andrew Alberts $^†$ | Boston Bruins |
† incoming freshman