ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The 55th NCAA Division I men's ice hockey national championship game will be played Saturday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) at the Xcel Energy Center:
Maine Black Bears (East No. 3 seed)
Record: 26-10-7 (8-1-1 in last 10 games)
Coach: Tim Whitehead (1-0 in Frozen Four games)
Leading scorers: Niko Dimitrakos (20-29-49), Peter Metcalf (9-40-49), Colin Shields (29-17-46), Martin Kariya (16-28-44), Robert Liscak (16-20-36)
Leading goaltenders: Mike Morrison (20-3-4, 2.19, .921), Matt Yeats (6-7-3, 3.09, .887)
Frozen Four appearances: 8 (first since 2000)
NCAA titles: 2 (1993, 1999)
NHL draft picks on roster: 8, Niko Dimitrakos (San Jose, '99 - 5th round), Todd Jackson (Detroit, '00 - 8th round), Cliff Loya (Chicago, '00 - 7th round), Paul Lynch (Tampa Bay, '01 - 5th round), Peter Metcalf (Toronto, '99 - 9th round), Mike Morrison (Edmonton, '98 - 7th round), Colin Shields (Philadelphia, '00 - 6th round), Matthew Yeats (Los Angeles, '98 - 9th round)
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Line combinations
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13 - Todd Jackson
(7-20-27)
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10 - Robert Liscak
(16-20-36)
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14 - Gray Shaneberger
(7-10-17)
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61 - Chris Heisten
(3-5-8)
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22 - Tom Reimann
(12-23-35)
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21 - Colin Shields
(29-17-46)
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11 - Lucas Lawson
(18-13-31)
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16 - Martin Kariya
(16-28-44)
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15- Niko Dimitrakos
(20-29-49)
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26 - Paul Falco
(4-7-11)
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17 - Ben Murphy
(7-9-16)
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18 - John Ronan
(5-4-9)
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4 - Peter Metcalf
(9-40-49)
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2 - Cliff Loya
(0-5-5)
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31 - Francis Nault
(6-17-23)
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6- Troy Barnes
(0-4-4)
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24 - Prestin Ryan
(6-8-14)
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27 - Michael Schutte
(11-18-29)
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30 - Mike Morrison
(20-3-4, 2.19, .921)
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1- Matt Yeats
(6-7-3, 3.09, .887)
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Minnesota Golden Gophers (West No. 2 seed)
Record: 31-8-4 (9-1-0 in last 10 games)
Coach: Don Lucia (2-2 in Frozen Four games, includes 1-2 at Colorado College)
Leading scorers: John Pohl (26-50-76), Jeff Taffe (34-24-58), Jordan Leopold (20-27-47), Troy Riddle (16-29-45), Paul Martin (8-30-38), Grant Potulny (14-19-33)
Leading goaltender: Adam Hauser (22-6-4, 2.40, .912)
Frozen Four appearances: 17 (first since 1995)
NCAA titles: 3 (1974, 1976, 1979)
NHL draft picks on roster: 13, Matt DeMarchi (New Jersey, '00 - 2nd round), Adam Hauser (Edmonton, '99 - 3rd round), Matt Koalska (Nashville, '00 - 5th round), Jordan Leopold (Anaheim, '99 - 2nd round, rights traded to Calgary on 9/26/00), Joey Martin (Chicago, '00 - 6th round), Paul Martin (New Jersey, '00 - 2nd round), Pat O'Leary (Phoenix, '98 - 3rd round), John Pohl (St. Louis, '98 - 9th round), Grant Potulny (Ottawa, '00 - 5th round), Troy Riddle (St. Louis, '00 - 4th round), Jeff Taffe (St. Louis, '00 - 1st round, rights traded to Phoenix on 3/13/00), Dan Welch (Los Angeles, '00 - 8th round), Erik Wendell (Washington, '98 - 5th round)
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Line combinations
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16 - Nick Anthony
(9-8-17)
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9 - John Pohl
(26-50-76)
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21 - Troy Riddle
(16-29-45)
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18 - Grant Potulny
(14-19-33)
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22 - Jeff Taffe
(34-24-58)
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23 - Dan Welch
(4-7-11)
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11 - Erik Wendell
(8-9-17)
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24 - Matt Koalska
(9-23-32)
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27 - Barry Tallackson
(13-10-23)
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25 - Pat O'Leary
(4-2-6)
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29 - Jake Fleming
(3-9-12)
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5 - Jon Waibel
(5-4-9)
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3 - Jordan Leopold
(20-27-47)
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19 - Matt DeMarchi
(3-8-11)
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10 - Paul Martin
(8-30-38)
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6 - Judd Stevens
(1-15-16)
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13 - Keith Ballard
(9-13-22)
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26 - Nick Angell
(4-9-13)
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1 - Adam Hauser
(22-6-4, 2.40, .912)
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33 - Justin Johnson
(3-0-0, 3.08, .892)
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