2001 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
2001 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
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Dates | March 8–10, 2000 |
Teams | 5 |
Finals site | Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama |
Champions | Wayne State (1st title) |
Winning coach | Bill Wilkinson (1st title) |
MVP | (Wayne State) |
CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments |
The 2001 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament (also known as the 2001 CHA Final Five) was played between March 8 and March 10, 2001 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Wayne State defeated Alabama-Huntsville 4–1 in the championship game to win the tournament.
Format[]
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The top five teams in the regular season conference standings advanced to the tournament. In the first round, the fourth and fifth ranked seeds, Air Force and Findlay, played for entry into the semifinals, to which the top three seeds received byes. The winners of the two semifinal games then played for the championship on March 10, 2001.
Conference Standings[]
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Alabama–Huntsville† | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 78 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 115 | 87 | |
Niagara | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 59 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 97 | 105 | |
Wayne State* | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 59 | 68 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 114 | 104 | |
Air Force | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 61 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 114 | 109 | |
Findlay | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 63 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 66 | 92 | |
Bemidji State | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 62 | 34 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 77 | 133 | |
Championship: Wayne State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Bracket[]
Quarterfinal
March 8, 2000 | Semifinals
March 9, 2000 | Championship
March 10, 2000 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alabama-Huntsville | 7 | ||||||||||||
4 | Air Force | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Air Force | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Findlay | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alabama-Huntsville | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wayne State | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Niagara | 2 | Third place | |||||||||||
3 | Wayne State | 3* | ||||||||||||
2 | Niagara | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Air Force | 1 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Tournament awards[]
All-Star team[]
- Goaltender: (Wayne State)
- Defensemen: (Alabama-Huntsville), (Wayne State)
- Forwards: (Wayne State), (Wayne State), (Alabama-Huntsville), (Wayne State)[1]
MVP[]
- (Wayne State)[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Phelps, Mekye (2007). 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide (PDF). College Hockey America. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
External links[]
- CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
- 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
- College sports in Alabama