2007 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| 2007 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | March 9–11, 2007 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Finals site | 95KGGO Arena Des Moines, Iowa |
| Champions | Alabama-Huntsville (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Doug Ross (1st title) |
| MVP | (Alabama-Huntsville) |
CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2007 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 9 and March 11, 2007 at the 95KGGO Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. By winning the tournament, Alabama-Huntsville received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format[]
The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the first round, the fourth and fifth ranked seeds, Wayne State and Alabama-Huntsville, 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 11, 2007, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference Standings[]
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Niagara† | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 70 | 62 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 126 | 128 | |
| Bemidji State | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 56 | 54 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 97 | 109 | |
| Robert Morris | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 67 | 72 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 110 | 129 | |
| Wayne State | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 63 | 35 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 97 | 125 | |
| Alabama–Huntsville* | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 63 | 69 | 36 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 112 | 137 | |
| Championship: Alabama–Huntsville † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Bracket[]
| Quarterfinal
March 9, 2007 | Semifinals
March 10, 2007 | Championship
March 11, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Niagara | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Alabama-Huntsville | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wayne State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Alabama-Huntsville | 4* | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Robert Morris | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Alabama-Huntsville | 5* | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bemidji State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Robert Morris | 7 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Tournament awards[]
All-Star team[]
- Goaltender: (Alabama-Huntsville)
- Defensemen: Rob Cowan (Robert Morris), (Alabama-Huntsville)
- Forwards: (Robert Morris), (Robert Morris), (Alabama-Huntsville)[1]
MVP[]
- (Alabama-Huntsville)[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 2009-02-06.
External links[]
- CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
- 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
- College sports in Iowa