The 2003 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 14 and March 16, 2003 at Tri-City Arena in Kearney, Nebraska. By winning the tournament, Wayne State received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
| 2003 CHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 14–16, 2003 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Finals site | Tri-City Arena Kearney, Nebraska |
| Champions | Wayne State (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Bill Wilkinson (3rd title) |
| MVP | Marc St. Jean (Wayne State) |
CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
Format
editThe tournament featured six teams. The top two teams from the regular season received byes to the semifinals where they played the winners from the quarterfinal games. The two semifinal winners met in the championship game on March 16, 2003, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference standings
editNote: 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 | ||
| Alabama–Huntsville† | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 88 | 59 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 135 | 121 | |
| Niagara | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 77 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 126 | 133 | |
| Wayne State* | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 62 | 56 | 40 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 131 | 131 | |
| Bemidji State | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 95 | 98 | |
| Findlay | 20 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 77 | 35 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 93 | 120 | |
| Air Force | 20 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 73 | 37 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 98 | 146 | |
| Championship: Wayne State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinal
March 14, 2003 | Semifinals
March 15, 2003 | Championship
March 16, 2003 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama-Huntsville | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Bemidji State | 4 | 4 | Bemidji State | 2* | |||||||||
| 5 | Findlay | 0 | 3 | Wayne State | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Bemidji State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Niagara | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Wayne State | 4 | 3 | Wayne State | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Air Force | 2 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Tournament awards
editAll-Star team
edit- Goaltender: David Guerrera (Wayne State)
- Defensemen: Bryce Methven (Bemidji State), Marc St. Jean (Wayne State)
- Forwards: Jason Durbin (Wayne State), Dustin Kingston (Wayne State), Barret Ehgoetz (Niagara), Andrew Murray (Bemidji State)[1]
- Marc St. Jean (Wayne State)[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Phelps, Mekye (2007). 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide (PDF). College Hockey America. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2009.