2001 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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2001 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
DatesMarch 9–17, 2001
Teams10
Finals siteXcel Energy Center
St. Paul, Minnesota
ChampionsSt. Cloud State (1st title)
Winning coachCraig Dahl[1] (1st title)
MVPTyler Arnason (St. Cloud State)
Attendance67,612
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 2001 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 42nd conference playoff in league history and 48th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The 2001 tournament was played between March 9 and March 17, 2001, at five conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, the home of the NHL's Minnesota Wild. By winning the tournament, St. Cloud State was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament. This was the inaugural year in which the Xcel Energy Center hosted the WCHA final five and it remained there until the conclusion of the 2013 tournament.

Format[]

The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All ten conference schools participated in the tournament with teams seeded No. 1 through No. 10 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top five seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.

The winners of the first round series advanced to the Xcel Energy Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 5 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top three teams automatically advancing to the semifinals.

Conference Standings[]

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

2000–01 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 North Dakota† 28 18 4 6 42 115 80 46 29 8 9 183 121
#5 St. Cloud State* 28 20 8 0 40 111 69 41 31 9 1 168 94
#9 Minnesota 28 18 8 2 38 107 70 42 27 13 2 171 109
#6 Colorado College 28 17 11 0 34 106 81 41 27 13 1 150 108
#8 Wisconsin 28 14 10 4 32 81 86 41 22 15 4 133 129
Denver 28 14 11 3 31 84 78 38 19 15 4 116 104
Minnesota State-Mankato 28 13 14 1 27 91 99 38 19 18 1 128 135
Michigan Tech 28 6 19 3 15 69 105 36 8 24 4 91 135
Alaska-Anchorage 28 4 20 4 12 61 104 36 7 24 5 82 132
Minnesota-Duluth 28 3 22 3 9 68 121 39 7 28 4 103 166
Championship: St. Cloud State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket[]

Teams are reseeded after the first round

  First round[2]
March 9–11, 2001 		Quarterfinal[3]
March 15, 2001 		Semifinals
March 16, 2001 		Championship
March 17, 2001
                                         
  1 North Dakota 2 6 4   1 North Dakota 2  
10 Minnesota-Duluth 3 2 0 4 Colorado College 4     4 Colorado College 1  
  5 Wisconsin 3  
  2 St. Cloud State 5 8 –
9 Alaska-Anchorage 1 2 –
  3 Minnesota 7 3 –     1 North Dakota 5
8 Michigan Tech 2 1 –     2 St. Cloud State 6*
  4 Colorado College 3 7 —
7 Minnesota State-Mankato 0 3 —
Third place
  5 Wisconsin 6 6 — 2 St. Cloud State 3
6 Denver 4 2 — 3 Minnesota 0   3 Minnesota 4
4 Colorado College 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals[]

(1) North Dakota vs. (10) Minnesota-Duluth[]

March 9[4] North Dakota 2 – 3 Minnesota-Duluth Ralph Engelstad Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Notermann, Dorey) David Lundbohm - 01:13 Second period 12:17 - PP - (Homstol, Lessard)
15:13 - (Gunderson, Otten)
(Dorey, Hammer) Ryan Bayda - 11:14 Third period 17:48 - GW - (Otten)
15:13 - (Gunderson, Otten)
Karl Goehring ( 24 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats ( 35 saves / 37 shots )
March 10[5] North Dakota 6 – 2 Minnesota-Duluth Ralph Engelstad Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Schneekloth, Roche) Jeff Panzer - PP - 08:53
(Skarperud, Spiewak) - 12:33
(Bayda, Panzer) Bryan Lundbohm - GW - 14:58
(Roche, Mazurak) - PP - 19:13 		Second period 07:01 - Mark Carlson (Reierson, Medak)
08:01 -
(Skarperud, Spiewak) Aaron Schneekloth - 10:24
(Lundbohm, Notermann) - 13:19 		Third period No scoring
( 19 saves / 21 shots ) Goalie stats ( 33 saves / 38 shots ) / ( 0 saves / 1 shots )
March 11[6] North Dakota 4 – 0 Minnesota-Duluth Ralph Engelstad Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Ryan Bayda - GW - 07:31
(Skarperud, Panzer) - 12:16 		Second period No scoring
(Dorey, Lundbohm) - 03:11
Jeff Panzer - 05:27 		Third period No scoring
Karl Goehring ( 25 saves / 25 shots ) Goalie stats ( 29 saves / 33 shots ) / ( 5 saves / 5 shots )
North Dakota won series 2–1


(2) St. Cloud State vs. (9) Alaska-Anchorage[]

March 9[7] St. Cloud State 5 – 1 Alaska-Anchorage National Hockey Center Recap  
- 04:36
(Arnason) - GW - 17:06 		First period No scoring
(Arnason, Sampair) Mark Hartigan - PP - 15:48 Second period No scoring
- 04:52
(Arnason, Hartigan) Nate DiCasmirro - PP - 11:11 		Third period 05:49 - (Gilkerson, Ludwig)
Scott Meyer ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) Goalie stats ( 14 saves / 18 shots ) / Kevin Reiter ( 6 saves / 7 shots )
March 10[8] St. Cloud State 8 – 2 Alaska-Anchorage National Hockey Center Recap  
(Motzko, Meyer) - 01:16
(Eastman, Hartigan) Joe Motzko - 06:01
(Hartigan) Joe Motzko - GW - 10:48
(DiCasmirro, Arnason) Mark Hartigan - PP - 18:04 		First period 19:26 - (Leitner, Cygan)
(Westcott) - PP - 18:15 Second period 03:26 - (Garvin)
(Malone) - 01:16
(Westcott, DiCasmirro) Mark Hartigan - 10:53
(DiCasmirro, Finger) Ryan Malone - 14:49 		Third period No scoring
Scott Meyer ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats ( 5 saves / 9 shots ) / Kevin Reiter ( 22 saves / 26 shots ))
St. Cloud State won series 2–0


(3) Minnesota vs. (8) Michigan Tech[]

March 9[9] Minnesota 7 ��� 2 Michigan Tech Mariucci Arena Recap  
(Koalska, Anthony) - 00:58
(Leopold, Westrum) Grant Potulny - PP - 08:55
(Pohl, Martin) Jeff Taffe - GW - 10:11
(Senden) - 13:03 		First period 12:34 - PP - Brett Engelhardt (Snesrud, Way)
(Martin, Miskovich) - PP - 11:49 Second period No scoring
(Westrum) - 17:21
(Tharp, Westrum) Nick Angell - 18:13 		Third period 16:18 - (Patterson)
Adam Hauser ( 16 saves / 18 shots ) Goalie stats ( 25 saves / 32 shots )
March 10[10] Minnesota 3 – 1 Michigan Tech Mariucci Arena Recap  
(Koalska, Anthony) - 17:01 First period No scoring
(Anthony, Koalska) - GW - 17:12 Second period No scoring
(Martin) - 14:44 Third period 03:43 - Chris Durno (Ulwelling)
Adam Hauser ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats ( 38 saves / 41 shots )
Minnesota won series 2–0


(4) Colorado College vs. (7) Minnesota State-Mankato[]

March 9 Colorado College 3 – 0 OT Minnesota State-Mankato Colorado Springs World Arena Recap
March 10 Colorado College 7 – 3 Minnesota State-Mankato Colorado Springs World Arena Recap
Colorado College won series 2–0


(5) Wisconsin vs. (6) Denver[]

March 9[11] Wisconsin 6 – 4 Denver Alliant Energy Center Recap  
(Bourque, Hukalo) Dany Heatley - 14:30
(Boeser) Matt Hussey - 15:48 		First period 07:38 - PP - Ryan Caldwell (Paradise, James)
07:51 - (Engstrom, Hartmann)
08:29 - (Doell, Barber)
(Brooks, Hukalo) Rene Bourque - 07:48
(Jensen, Boeser) Dany Heatley - PP - 09:37
(Heatley, Hussey) Rene Bourque - GW - 17:42 		Second period No scoring
(Bourque, Heatley) - PP - 06:45 Third period 19:41 - PP - (Weber)
( 28 saves / 31 shots ) Goalie stats Wade Dubielewicz ( 26 saves / 31 shots ) / Adam Berkhoel ( 10 saves / 11 shots )
March 10[12] Wisconsin 6 – 2 Denver Alliant Energy Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Wheeler, Dessner) - 00:55
(Brooks, Doman) - 12:48
(Winchester) Dany Heatley - GW - 13:34 		Second period 06:16 - Ryan Caldwell (Paradise)
07:50 - (Stauss)
(Hergert) - 10:56
(Bourque, Heatley) Jeff Dessner - PP - 15:02
(Jensen) - EN - 18:49 		Third period No scoring
( 41 saves / 43 shots ) Goalie stats Adam Berkhoel ( 19 saves / 23 shots ) / Wade Dubielewicz ( 0 saves / 1 shots )
Wisconsin won series 2–0


Quarterfinal[]

(4) Colorado College vs. (5) Wisconsin[]

March 15[13] Minnesota 4 – 3 Wisconsin Xcel Energy Center Recap  
(Preissing, Manning) - 04:02
(Clark, Jozsa) Noah Clarke - 14:26 		First period 13:12 - Dany Heatley
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Cullen, Manning) Peter Sejna - 19:13
(Cullen, Sejna) Justin Morrison - GW EN - 19:25 		Third period 00:53 - PP - Rene Bourque (Heatley, Hukalo)
19:49 - Dany Heatley (Granato, Brooks)
( 37 saves / 40 shots ) Goalie stats ( 30 saves / 33 shots )


Semifinals[]

(1) North Dakota vs. (4) Colorado College[]

March 16[14] North Dakota 2 – 1 Colorado College Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 04:26 - Mark Cullen (Sejna, Morrison)
(Bayda, Panzer) Aaron Schneekloth - PP - 03:27
(Dorey, Roche) - GW - 10:51 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Karl Goehring ( 18 saves / 19 shots ) Goalie stats ( 18 saves / 20 shots )


(2) St. Cloud State vs. (3) Minnesota[]

March 16[15] St. Cloud State 3 – 0 Minnesota Xcel Energy Center Recap  
(Arnason, Sampair) - GW - 05:07
(Arnason, Westcott) Nate DiCasmirro - 05:47 		First period No scoring
(Westcott) Tyler Arnason - SH - 09:46 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Scott Meyer ( 23 saves / 23 shots ) Goalie stats Adam Hauser ( 18 saves / 21 shots )


Third Place[]

(3) Minnesota vs. (4) Colorado College[]

March 17[16] Minnesota 4 – 5 Colorado College Xcel Energy Center Recap  
(Pohl) Erik Westrum - PP - 08:13
(Westrum, Leopold) - 10:32 		First period 06:01 - SH - Mark Cullen (Clark)
(Pohl, Leopold) Erik Westrum - 08:46 Second period 13:05 - PP - (Kim, Stuart)
14:54 - PP - Mike Stuart (Morrison, Kim)
(Leopold) John Pohl - PP - 15:18 Third period 14:29 - Peter Sejna (Cullen)
16:55 - Justin Morrison
( 27 saves / 32 shots ) Goalie stats ( 37 saves / 41 shots )


Championship[]

(1) North Dakota vs. (2) St. Cloud State[]

March 17[17] North Dakota 5 – 6 OT St. Cloud State Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 12:10 - Tyler Arnason (Westcott, Meyer)
(Bayda, Mazurak) Jeff Panzer - 05:21 Second period 08:10 - Derek Eastman (Malone, Cullen)
15:06 - PP - Joe Motzko (Anderson, Eastman)
16:06 - Tyler Arnason (DiCasmirro)
(Skarperud) - 08:11
(Hammer, Lundbohm) Jeff Panzer - 14:25
- 18:58
(Lundbohm) Travis Roche - EA - 19:49 		Third period 12:24 - PP - Tyler Arnason (Sampair, Eastman)
No scoring First overtime period 11:33 - GW - Derek Eastman (Malone, Cullen)
( 30 saves / 36 shots ) Goalie stats Scott Meyer ( 33 saves / 38 shots )


Tournament awards[]

All-Tournament Team[]

* Most Valuable Player(s)

[18]

See also[]

References[]

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  5. ^ "North Dakota 6, Minnesota-Duluth 2". USCHO.com. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  6. ^ "North Dakota 6, Minnesota-Duluth 2". USCHO.com. 2001-03-11. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  7. ^ "St. Cloud State 5, Alaska-Anchorage 1". USCHO.com. 2001-03-09. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  8. ^ "St. Cloud State 8, Alaska-Anchorage 2". USCHO.com. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  9. ^ "Minnesota 7, Michigan Tech 2". USCHO.com. 2001-03-09. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  10. ^ "Minnesota 3, Michigan Tech 1". USCHO.com. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  11. ^ "Wisconsin 6, Denver 4". USCHO.com. 2001-03-09. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  12. ^ "Wisconsin 6, Denver 2". USCHO.com. 2001-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  13. ^ "Colorado College 4, Wisconsin 3". USCHO.com. 2001-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  14. ^ "North Dakota 2, Colorado College 1". USCHO.com. 2001-03-16. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  15. ^ "St. Cloud State 3, Minnesota 0". USCHO.com. 2001-03-16. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  16. ^ "Colorado College 5, Minnesota 4". USCHO.com. 2001-03-17. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  17. ^ "St. Cloud State 6, North Dakota 5". USCHO.com. 2001-03-17. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  18. ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-01.

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