2008 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| 2008 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 6–22, 2008 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Finals site | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan |
| Champions | Michigan (8th title) |
| Winning coach | Red Berenson (8th title) |
| MVP | Tim Miller (Michigan) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2008 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 37th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 6 and March 22, 2008. Opening round and quarterfinal games were played at campus sites, while the semifinals, third place, and championship games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's 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 | ||
| #2 Michigan†* | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 107 | 62 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 170 | 89 | |
| #5 Miami | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 114 | 56 | 42 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 169 | 78 | |
| #7 Michigan State | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 92 | 58 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 135 | 98 | |
| #3 Notre Dame | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 74 | 57 | 47 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 136 | 100 | |
| Ferris State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 77 | 72 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 109 | 98 | |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 76 | 78 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 116 | 120 | |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 73 | 84 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 105 | 120 | |
| Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 87 | 99 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 125 | 142 | |
| Alaska | 28 | 0^ | 28^ | 0^ | 20 | 61 | 80 | 35 | 0^ | 35^ | 0^ | 80 | 104 | |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 65 | 101 | 37 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 91 | 125 | |
| Ohio State | 28 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 61 | 93 | 41 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 98 | 136 | |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 100 | 38 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 82 | 126 | |
| Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll ^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities.[1] | ||||||||||||||
Bracket[]
| First round March 6–9 |
Quarterfinals March 14–16 |
Semifinals March 21 |
Championship March 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | Michigan | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ferris State | 4* | 6 | — | 8 | Nebraska-Omaha | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | Northern Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Miami | 4 | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern Michigan | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Miami | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan State | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 4* | 6 | Northern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 3* | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lake Superior State | 3 | 6 | 3 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Miami | 2* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 3 | 2*** | 5 | Ferris State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Notre Dame | 1 | 4 | Notre Dame | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Alaska | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Northern Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round[]
(5) Ferris State vs. (12) Western Michigan[]
| March 7 | Ferris State | 4 – 3 | OT | Western Michigan | Ewigleben Arena | Recap | ||
| - pp - 18:51 | First period | 13:38 - pp - | ||||||
| Blair Riley - pp - 08:48 | Second period | 15:37 - | ||||||
| Adam Miller - pp - 08:58 | Third period | 10:40 - | ||||||
| - 12:28 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Riley Gill ( 40 saves / 44 shots ) | ||||||
| March 8 | Ferris State | 6 – 3 | Western Michigan | Ewigleben Arena | Recap | |||
| - pp - 12:49 Aaron Lewicki - 18:06 |
First period | 05:44 - | ||||||
| Blair Riley - 02:10 Casey Haines - 06:45 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brendan Connolly - 01:11 Brendan Connolly - en - 19:40 |
Third period | 00:59 - 04:00 - | ||||||
| Pat Nagle ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Riley Gill ( 39 saves / 44 shots ) | ||||||
| Ferris State won series 2–0 | |
(6) Northern Michigan vs. (11) Ohio State[]
| March 7 | Northern Michigan | 3 – 4 | Ohio State | Berry Events Center | Recap | |||
| Jared Brown - pp - 15:39 | First period | 06:34 - 18:39 - | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 10:47 - Jason DeSantis 13:54 - pp - | ||||||
| - 16:07 - 18:04 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brian Stewart ( 14 saves / 18 shots ) | Goalie stats | Joe Palmer ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) | ||||||
| March 8 | Northern Michigan | 4 – 2 | Ohio State | Berry Events Center | Recap | |||
| Nick Sirota - 03:00 | First period | 07:03 - Jason DeSantis | ||||||
| - 01:28 Mark Olver - pp - 19:58 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nick Sirota - 06:18 | Third period | 19:44 - | ||||||
| Brian Stewart ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Joe Palmer ( 23 saves / 27 shots ) | ||||||
| March 9 | Northern Michigan | 6 – 1 | Ohio State | Berry Events Center | Recap | |||
| Mark Olver - 19:04 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mark Olver - pp - 14:48 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| - 01:24 Jared Brown - pp - 02:06 - pp - 07:41 - en - 19:07 |
Third period | 03:24 - | ||||||
| Brian Stewart ( 35 saves / 36 shots ) | Goalie stats | Joe Palmer ( 24 saves / 29 shots ) | ||||||
| Northern Michigan won series 2–1 | |
(7) Bowling Green vs. (10) Lake Superior State[]
| March 7 | Bowling Green | 4 – 3 | Lake Superior State | BGSU Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Andrew Krelove 05:03 - 06:26 Tommy Dee - 16:32 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 08:53 - 14:50 - pp - | ||||||
| - 09:10 | Third period | 13:59 - Nathan Perkovich | ||||||
| ( 20 saves / 23 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 32 saves / 36 shots ) | ||||||
| March 8 | Bowling Green | 1 – 6 | Lake Superior State | BGSU Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| - pp - 11:12 | First period | 04:59 - Will Acton 07:50 - 08:51 - Simon Gysbers 14:19 - pp - | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 09:19 - sh - Will Acton 13:39 - | ||||||
| ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) Jimmy Spratt ( 6 saves / 8 shots ) |
Goalie stats | ( 34 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
| March 9 | Bowling Green | 4 – 3 | OT | Lake Superior State | BGSU Ice Arena | Recap | ||
| - pp - 06:03 | First period | 01:05 - Will Acton | ||||||
| Derek Whitmore - pp - 12:02 | Second period | 06:15 - pp - Troy Schwab 08:45 - pp - Nathan Perkovich | ||||||
| - 17:00 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| - 01:34 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jimmy Spratt ( 29 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 49 saves / 53 shots ) | ||||||
| Bowling Green won series 2–1 | |
(8) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (9) Alaska[]
| March 6 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 – 3 | Alaska | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | |||
| - pp - 11:55 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| - 08:48 - 16:24 - sh - 17:39 |
Second period | 06:37 - pp - 19:40 - pp - Jeff Penner | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 00:50 - pp - Jeff Penner | ||||||
| ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 22 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
| March 8 | Nebraska-Omaha | 3 – 5 | Alaska | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | |||
| - 15:41 | First period | 07:43 - pp - 18:31 - pp - | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 04:03 - pp - Dion Knelsen 18:03 - Tyler Eckford | ||||||
| - pp - 05:43 Joey Martin - 17:12 |
Third period | 19:51 - en - | ||||||
| ( 22 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) | ||||||
| March 9 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2 – 1 | 3OT | Alaska | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | 11:06 - sh - | ||||||
| - pp - 14:19 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| - 04:22 | Third overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| ( 64 saves / 66 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 51 saves / 52 shots ) | ||||||
| Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–1 | |
Quarterfinals[]
(1) Michigan vs. (8) Nebraska-Omaha[]
| March 14 | Michigan | 10 – 1 | Nebraska-Omaha | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| - pp - 04:53 Chad Kolarik - 10:29 Chad Kolarik - 18:05 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Carl Hagelin - sh - 10:37 Travis Turnbull - 18:47 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chad Kolarik - 00:30 Louie Caporusso - 01:25 Mark Mitera - 04:21 Kevin Porter - 11:44 - 14:07 |
Third period | 02:50 - pp - | ||||||
| Billy Sauer ( 12 saves / 13 shots ) Shawn Hunwick ( 2 saves / 2 shots ) |
Goalie stats | ( 14 saves / 18 shots ) ( 10 saves / 15 shots ) ( 6 saves / 7 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Michigan | 2 – 1 | Nebraska-Omaha | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| - 03:14 Carl Hagelin - 18:57 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 05:25 - pp - | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Billy Sauer ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 34 saves / 36 shots ) | ||||||
| Michigan won series 2–0 | |
(2) Miami vs. (7) Bowling Green[]
| March 14 | Miami | 4 – 1 | Bowling Green | Steve Cady Arena | Recap | |||
| Pat Cannone - 03:51 Nathan Davis - 14:44 |
First period | 03:35 - | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Pat Cannone - pp - 06:14 Tommy Wingels - pp - 16:55 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Zatkoff ( 27 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jimmy Spratt ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Miami | 4 – 2 | Bowling Green | Steve Cady Arena | Recap | |||
| Justin Mercier - 05:57 Carter Camper - 13:22 |
First period | 14:35 - Tommy Dee | ||||||
| Nathan Davis - pp - 13:41 Ryan Jones - 18:54 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 16:48 - pp - Brandon Svendsen | ||||||
| Jeff Zatkoff ( 41 saves / 43 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 18 saves / 22 shots ) | ||||||
| Miami won series 2–0 | |
(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Northern Michigan[]
| March 14 | Michigan State | 5 – 1 | Northern Michigan | Munn Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Bryan Lerg - pp - 05:08 | First period | 04:32 - sh - Mark Olver 14:50 - pp - | ||||||
| Justin Abdelkader - pp - 16:29 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| - 05:42 Tim Crowder - pp - 11:04 Tim Kennedy - 13:44 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Lerg ( 24 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Stewart ( 35 saves / 40 shots ) ( 3 saves / 3 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Michigan State | 1 – 2 | Northern Michigan | Munn Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tim Crowder - pp - 18:53 | Second period | 03:56 - Mark Olver | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 08:13 - Ray Kaunisto | ||||||
| Jeff Lerg ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Stewart ( 41 saves / 42 shots ) | ||||||
| March 16 | Michigan State | 2 – 3 | OT | Northern Michigan | Munn Ice Arena | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | 17:51 - Andrew Sarauer | ||||||
| Bryan Lerg - 03:48 | Second period | 14:45 - | ||||||
| - 17:02 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 11:04 - pp - Matt Butcher | ||||||
| Jeff Lerg ( 34 saves / 37 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Stewart ( 41 saves / 43 shots ) | ||||||
| Northern Michigan won series 2–1 | |
(4) Notre Dame vs. (5) Ferris State[]
| March 14 | Notre Dame | 1 – 2 | Ferris State | Joyce Center | Recap | |||
| Ben Ryan - 19:49 | First period | 04:08 - 08:32 - pp - | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jordan Pearce ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Notre Dame | 6 – 3 | Ferris State | Joyce Center | Recap | |||
| Calle Ridderwall - 09:53 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ian Cole - 07:15 Ian Cole - 16:54 |
Second period | 11:11 - pp - 13:29 - pp - | ||||||
| Erik Condra - pp - 04:50 Ben Ryan - pp - 13:28 Kyle Lawson - en - 18:24 |
Third period | 16:45 - pp - Zach Redmond | ||||||
| Jordan Pearce ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 30 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
| March 16 | Notre Dame | 2 – 1 | Ferris State | Joyce Center | Recap | |||
| - 02:31 | First period | 04:16 - Adam Miller | ||||||
| Ian Cole - pp - 00:52 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jordan Pearce ( 24 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) | ||||||
| Notre Dame won series 2–1 | |
Semifinals[]
(1) Michigan vs. (6) Northern Michigan[]
| March 21 | Michigan | 6 – 4 | Northern Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| Chad Kolarik - 07:19 | First period | 15:05 - Matt Butcher | ||||||
| Travis Turnbull = 09:31 | Second period | 14:54 - Mark Olver 16:47 - | ||||||
| Tim Miller - 01:19 Travis Turnbull - pp - 06:30 Tim Miller - 16:00 - en - 19:48 |
Third period | 12:44 - Jared Brown | ||||||
| Billy Sauer ( 18 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Stewart ( 36 saves / 41 shots ) | ||||||
(2) Miami vs. (4) Notre Dame[]
| March 21 | Miami | 2 – 1 | OT | Notre Dame | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| - 19:56 | Third period | 15:30 - Evan Rankin | ||||||
| Alec Martinez - 06:06 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jeff Zatkoff ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jordan Pearce ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) | ||||||
Third place[]
(4) Notre Dame vs. (6) Northern Michigan[]
| March 22 | Notre Dame | 1 – 2 | Northern Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| Christian Hanson - 07:32 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 01:15 - 03:31 - | ||||||
| Jordan Pearce ( 19 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | ( 14 saves / 15 shots ) ( 25 saves / 25 shots ) | ||||||
Championship[]
(1) Michigan vs. (2) Miami[]
| March 22 | Michigan | 2 – 1 | Miami | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| Aaron Palushaj - 07:38 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| - 10:00 | Third period | 19:21 - pp - Alec Martinez | ||||||
| Billy Sauer ( 27 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Zatkoff ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
Tournament awards[]
All-Tournament Team[]
- F (Northern Michigan)
- F Tim Miller* (Michigan)
- F Ryan Jones (Miami)
- D Mark Mitera (Michigan)
- D Alec Martinez (Miami)
- G Jeff Zatkoff (Miami)
* Most Valuable Player(s)[2]
References[]
- ^ "NCAA bans Nanooks from postseason, takes away victories". Anchorage Daily News. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
External links[]
Categories:
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- 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season