2003–04 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 3, 2003 and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 10, 2004 at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 57th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 109th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team. The 2003-04 season was the inaugural year for the Atlantic Hockey Association after the discontinuation of Division I ice hockey sponsorship by the MAAC at the conclusion of the previous season.
==Pre-season polls==
The top 15 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"	USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	USCHO.com/CBS College Sports
Ranking	Team 	
1 	Minnesota (25) 	
2 	Michigan (2) 	
3 	Boston College (2) 	
4 	New Hampshire (1) 	
5 	North Dakota 	
6 	Boston University 	
7 	Harvard 	
8 	Ferris State 	
9 	Cornell 	
10 	Michigan State 	
11 	Colorado College 	
12 	Maine 	
13 	Denver 	
14 	Ohio State 	
15 	Minnesota-Duluth 	
==Regular season==
===Standings===
==2004 NCAA Tournament==
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
 	Senior 	Minnesota-Duluth 	45	32	31	63 	34
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	41	27	33	60 	40
 	Junior 	Minnesota-Duluth 	45	19	38	57 	34
 	Sophomore	North Dakota 	37	23	32	55 	24
 	Junior 	Niagara 	39	25	27	52 	24
 	Sophomore	Minnesota 	38	26	25	51 	72
 	Junior 	Alabama-Huntsville	31	19	31	50 	46
 	Senior 	New Hampshire 	41	27	22	49 	2
 	Senior 	Minnesota 	44	24	25	49 	52
 	Senior 	Miami 	41	17	31	48 	36
 	Junior 	Michigan State 	42	19	29	48 	38
===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
 	Sophomore	Maine 	22	1363	14	4 	3 	27	6 	.956	1.19
 	Junior 	Boston College 	38	2280	27	7 	4 	67	4 	.907	1.76
 	Senior 	Brown 	30	1820	15	11	4 	55	5 	.942	1.81
 	Senior 	Maine 	23	1323	19	4 	0 	40	5 	.923	1.81
 	Junior 	Colgate 	31	1874	18	9 	4 	57	3 	.927	1.82
 	Freshman 	Cornell 	32	1929	16	10	6 	59	5 	.920	1.83
 	Freshman 	North Dakota 	22	1229	14	4 	3 	42	2 	.908	2.05
 	Junior 	Wisconsin 	38	2299	19	10	8 	80	4 	.924	2.09
 	Freshman 	Lake Superior State	23	1209	5 	10	4 	43	3 	.933	2.13
 	Senior 	Rensselaer 	35	2093	21	13	1 	75	5 	.922	2.15
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Hobey Baker Memorial Award 	Junior Lessard, Minnesota-Duluth
Spencer T. Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)	Spencer T. Penrose Award (Coach of the Year)	Scott Sandelin, Minnesota-Duluth
Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament 	Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament 	Adam Berkhoel, Denver
AHCA All-American Teams 	AHCA All-American Teams	AHCA All-American Teams
East First Team 	  Position   	West First Team
Yann Danis, Brown 	G 	Bernd Brückler, Wisconsin
Andrew Alberts, Boston College	D 	Keith Ballard, Minnesota
Thomas Pöck, Massachusetts 	D 	Ryan Caldwell, Denver
Steve Saviano, New Hampshire 	F 	Brandon Bochenski, North Dakota
Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth 	F 	Junior Lessard, Minnesota-Duluth
Tony Voce, Boston College 	F 	Zach Parise, North Dakota
East Second Team 	  Position   	West Second Team
Jimmy Howard, Maine 	G 	Al Montoya, Michigan
Prestin Ryan, Maine 	D 	Beau Geisler, Minnesota-Duluth
Stephen Wood, Providence 	D 	A. J. Thelen, Michigan State
Patrick Eaves, Boston College 	F 	Derek Edwardson, Miami
Todd Jackson, Maine 	F 	Jim Slater, Michigan State
Ryan Shannon, Boston College 	F 	Thomas Vanek, Minnesota
Colin Shields, Maine 	F 	
===Atlantic Hockey===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Tim Olsen, Connecticut
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Greg Kealey, Holy Cross
Best Defenseman 	Best Defenseman 	T.J. Kemp, Mercyhurst
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Pierre-Luc O'Brien, Sacred Heart
Regular Season Goaltending Award 	Regular Season Goaltending Award 	Jamie Holden, Quinnipiac
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Paul Pearl, Holy Cross
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Greg Kealey, Holy Cross
Individual Sportsmanship 	Individual Sportsmanship 	Tim Coskren, Holy Cross
Regular Season Scoring Trophy 	Regular Season Scoring Trophy 	Tim Olsen, Connecticut
All-Atlantic Hockey Teams 	All-Atlantic Hockey Teams	All-Atlantic Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Jamie Holden, Quinnipiac 	G 	Tony Quesada, Holy Cross
T. J. Kemp, Mercyhurst 	D 	Reid Cashman, Quinnipiac
Eric Nelson, Connecticut 	D 	Konn Hawkes, Sacred Heart
Jeff Dams, Holy Cross 	F 	Garrett Larson, Sacred Heart
Tim Olsen, Connecticut 	F 	Mike Carter, Mercyhurst
Guillaume Caron, American International	F 	David Wrigley, Mercyhurst
Rookie Team 	  Position   	
Scott Tomes, Connecticut 	G 	
Reid Cashman, Quinnipiac 	D 	
Jamie Hunt, Mercyhurst 	D 	
Pierre-Luc O'Brien, Sacred Heart 	F 	
Matt Scherer, Connecticut 	F 	
James Sixsmith, Holy Cross 	F 	
===CCHA===
Awards 	Awards 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Derek Edwardson, Miami
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Dwight Helminen, Michigan
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Doug Andress, Ohio State
Best Offensive Defenseman 	Best Offensive Defenseman 	A. J. Thelen, Michigan State
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	T. J. Hensick, Michigan
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Dominic Vicari, Michigan State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Enrico Blasi, Miami
Terry Flanagan Memorial Award 	Terry Flanagan Memorial Award 	Aaron Voros, Alaska-Fairbanks
Ilitch Humanitarian Award 	Ilitch Humanitarian Award 	Neil Komadoski, Notre Dame
Perani Cup Champion 	Perani Cup Champion 	Craig Kowalski, Northern Michigan
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Paul Caponigri, Ohio State
All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams 	All-CCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Jordan Sigalet, Bowling Green 	G 	Al Montoya, Michigan
Andy Greene, Miami 	D 	Brett Lebda, Notre Dame
A. J. Thelen, Michigan State 	D 	Nathan Oystrick, Northern Michigan
 	D 	Brandon Rogers, Michigan
Derek Edwardson, Miami 	F 	Aaron Gill, Notre Dame
T. J. Hensick, Michigan 	F 	Rob Globke, Notre Dame
Jim Slater, Michigan State 	F 	Greg Hogeboom, Miami
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Dominic Vicari, Michigan State	G 	
Matt Hunwick, Michigan 	D 	
A.J. Thelen, Michigan State 	D 	
Matt Christie, Miami 	F 	
Marty Guerin, Miami 	F 	
T.J. Hensick, Michigan 	F 	
===CHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Barret Ehgoetz, Niagara
 	 	Jared Ross, Alabama-Huntsville
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Luke Erickson, Bemidji State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Tom Serratore, Bemidji State
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Mike Polidor, Air Force
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Jeff Van Nynatten, Niagara
All-CHA Teams 	All-CHA Teams 	All-CHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Jeff Van Nynatten, Niagara 	G 	Grady Hunt, Bemidji State
Jeremy Schreiber, Alabama-Huntsville	D 	Andrew Lackner, Niagara
Bryce Methven, Bemidji State 	D 	Peter Jonsson, Bemidji State
Jared Ross, Alabama-Huntsville 	F 	Kris Wiebe, Findlay
Barret Ehgoetz, Niagara 	F 	Joe Tallari, Niagara
Brenden Cook, Bemidji State 	F 	Riley Riddell, Bemidji State
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Will Hooper, Findlay 	G 	
Kenny Macaulay, Findlay 	D 	
Pat Oliveto, Niagara 	D 	
Mike Batovanja, Findlay 	F 	
Luke Erickson, Bemidji State 	F 	
Nate Higgins, Wayne State 	F 	
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Yann Danis, Brown
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	David McKee, Cornell
 	 	Brian Ihnacak, Brown
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Stan Moore, Colgate
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Jon Smyth, Colgate
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Scott Ford, Brown
Ken Dryden Award 	Ken Dryden Award 	Yann Danis, Brown
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Brendan Bernakevitch, Harvard
All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams 	All-ECAC Hockey Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Yann Danis, Brown 	G 	Nathan Marsters, Rensselaer
Grant Lewis, Dartmouth 	D 	Scott Basiuk, Rensselaer
Ryan Glenn, St. Lawrence 	D 	Rob Brown, Colgate
Brady Leisenring, Vermont	F 	Joe Zappala, Yale
Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth 	F 	Hugh Jessiman, Dartmouth
Jon Smyth, Colgate 	F 	Kevin Croxton, Rensselaer
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
David McKee, Cornell 	G 	
Grant Lewis, Dartmouth 	D 	
Mike Campaner, Colgate 	D 	
Brian Ihnacak, Brown 	F 	
Kyle Rank, St. Lawrence 	F 	
Oren Eizenman, Rensselaer	F 	
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Steve Saviano, New Hampshire
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Michel Léveillé, Maine
Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 	Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 	Jerry York, Boston College
Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award 	Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award 	Steve Saviano, New Hampshire
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Todd Jackson, Maine
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Andrew Alberts, Boston College
 	 	Prestin Ryan, Maine
Three-Stars Award 	Three-Stars Award 	Keni Gibson, Northeastern
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	Jimmy Howard, Maine
All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams 	All-Hockey East Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Jimmy Howard, Maine 	G 	Matti Kaltiainen, Boston College
Thomas Pöck, Massachusetts 	D 	Andrew Alberts, Boston College
Stephen Wood, Providence 	D 	Prestin Ryan, Maine
Steve Saviano, New Hampshire 	F 	Patrick Eaves, Boston College
Ryan Shannon, Boston College 	F 	Todd Jackson, Maine
Tony Voce, Boston College 	F 	Colin Shields, Maine
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Jim Healey, Merrimack 	G 	
Cleve Kinley, Massachusetts-Lowell 	D 	
Kevin Schaeffer, Boston University 	D 	
Brett Hemingway, New Hampshire 	F 	
Michel Leveille, Maine 	F 	
Colin McDonald, Providence 	F 	
Jason Tejchma, Massachusetts-Lowell	F 	
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Junior Lessard, Minnesota-Duluth
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Ryan Caldwell, Denver
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Brady Murray, North Dakota
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Connor James, Denver
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Scott Sandelin, Minnesota-Duluth
Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Most Valuable Player in Tournament	Kellen Briggs, Minnesota
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Bernd Brückler, Wisconsin 	G 	Iassc Reichmuth, Minnesota-Duluth
Keith Ballard, Minnesota 	D 	Ryan Caldwell, Denver
Beau Geisler, Minnesota-Duluth 	D 	Matt Jones, North Dakota
Junior Lessard, Minnesota-Duluth	F 	Chris Connor, Michigan Tech
Brandon Bochenski, North Dakota 	F 	Thomas Vanek, Minnesota
Zach Parise, North Dakota 	F 	Evan Schwabe, Minnesota-Duluth
Third Team 	  Position  	Rookie Team
Adam Berkhoel, Denver 	G 	Matt Zaba, Colorado College
Mark Stuart, Colorado College 	D 	Ryan Suter, Wisconsin
Ryan Suter, Wisconsin 	D 	Matt Carle, Denver
Shane Joseph, Minnesota State 	F 	Brady Murray, North Dakota
Brady Murray, North Dakota 	F 	David Backes, Minnesota State
Gabe Gauthier, Denver 	F 	Robbie Earl, Wisconsin
==Team Photos==
03-04NDameFI.jpg|Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CCHA)
03-04Cornell.jpg|Cornell Big Red (ECAC)
03-04UDenverF4.jpg|Denver Pioneers (WCHA) (NCAA Champions)
03-04Wisconsin.jpg|Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
03-04Harvard.jpg|Harvard Crimson (ECAC)
==References==
==External links==
*USCHO.com
*College Hockey Historical Archives
*Inside College Hockey
*College Hockey Stats.net
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