"…Taking the face-off, Tom Reimann who’s logged a lot of ice up front for the Maine Black Bears. Gophers win it. Leopold winds and FIRES right on! Taffe now picks up the loose puck on the right wing wall. Back to the blueline for Leopold. Another shot, deflected, it’s loose in front. Potulny! HE SCORES!!! THE GOPHERS WIN! THE GOPHERS WIN! THEY WIN! POTULNY, THE CHAMPIONS! YES SIR!"
-- WCCO Radio’s Wally Shaver’s call of the final moments of the 2002 National Championship game.

The 2002 NCAA Champions: #1 Adam Hauser, #3 Jordan Leopold, #5 Jon Waibel, #6 Judd Stevens, #9 Johnny Pohl, #10 Paul Martin, #11 Erik Wendell, #12 Jerrid Reinholz, #13 Keith Ballard, #14 Chad Roberg, #15 Mike Erickson, #16 Nick Anthony, #17 Garrett Smaagaard, #18 Grant Potulny, #19 Matt DeMarchi, #20 Joey Martin, #21 Troy Riddle, #22 Jeff Taffe, #23 Dan Welch, #24 Matt Koalska, #25 Pat O’Leary, #26 Nick Angell, #27 Barry Tallackson, #28 Brett MacKinnon, #29 Jake Fleming, #31 Travis Weber, #33 Justin Johnson.