2005 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2005 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 34th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 11 and March 19, 2005. Opening round games were played at campus sites, while all "super six" games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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The tournament featured four rounds of play. In the first round, the first and twelfth seeds, the second and eleventh seeds, the third seed and tenth seeds, the fourth seed and ninth seeds, the fifth seed and eighth seeds, and the sixth seed and seventh seeds played a best-of-three series, with the two highest-seeded winners advancing to the semifinals and the remaining four winners playing in the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winner advancing to the championship game and the loser advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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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
#6 Michigan†* 28 23 3 2 48 128 70 42 31 8 3 178 103
#9 Ohio State 28 21 5 2 44 100 62 42 27 11 4 142 96
Northern Michigan 28 17 7 4 38 82 57 40 22 11 7 120 91
Nebraska-Omaha 28 13 11 4 30 101 84 39 19 16 4 133 124
Bowling Green 28 13 12 3 29 92 87 36 16 16 4 117 116
Michigan State 28 12 13 3 27 87 74 41 20 17 4 121 100
Miami 28 11 13 4 26 80 76 38 15 18 5 120 104
Alaska-Fairbanks 28 11 14 3 25 74 99 37 17 16 4 110 122
Lake Superior State 28 8 14 6 22 64 84 38 9 22 7 84 118
Western Michigan 28 8 18 2 18 78 112 37 14 21 2 105 134
Ferris State 28 7 17 4 18 73 97 39 13 22 4 114 131
Notre Dame 28 3 20 5 11 48 105 38 5 27 6 60 138
Championship: Michigan
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

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First round[2]
March 11–13
Quarterfinals[3]
March 17
Semifinals
March 18
Championship
March 19
1Michigan101*
12Notre Dame10
2Ohio State405*
1Michigan3
11Ferris State21*4
3Northern Michigan38Alaska-Fairbanks1
8Alaska-Fairbanks6
3Northern Michigan144
1Michigan4
10Western Michigan221
2Ohio State2
4Nebraska-Omaha44*
2Ohio State4Third Place
9Lake Superior State33
4Nebraska-Omaha06Michigan State1
6Michigan State56Michigan State2
5Bowling Green33
8Alaska-Fairbanks3
8Alaska-Fairbanks66
6Michigan State25*
7Miami14

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

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(1) Michigan vs. (12) Notre Dame

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March 11[4] Michigan 10 – 1 Notre Dame Yost Ice Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 15:38 - Evan Rankin
Eric Nystrom - 01:48
Jeff Tambellini - GW PP - 02:28
Michael Woodford - 06:51
Milan Gajic - 07:41
Brandon Rogers - PP - 14:46
Chad Kolarik - PP - 16:21
Chad Kolarik - PP - 19:53
Second period No scoring
Brandon Rogers - 05:43
Kevin Porter - 06:49
Milan Gajic - 19:09
Third period No scoring
Al Montoya ( 10 saves / 11 shots ) / Noah Ruden ( 3 saves / 3 shots ) / Mike Mayhew ( 1 saves / 1 shots ) Goalie stats Morgan Cey ( 15 saves / 19 shots ) / David Brown (13 saves / 18 shots ) / Rory Walsh ( 4 saves / 5 shots )
March 12[5] Michigan 1 – 0 OT Notre Dame Yost Ice Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Eric Werner - GW - 19:53 First overtime period No scoring
Al Montoya ( 19 saves / 19 shots ) Goalie stats Morgan Cey ( 43 saves / 44 shots )
Michigan won series 2–0


(2) Ohio State vs. (11) Ferris State

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March 11[6] Ohio State 4 – 2 Ferris State Value City Arena Recap  
Dan Knapp - PP - 05:36
Matt Beaudoin - PP - 14:50
First period 08:47 - PP - Jeff Legue
Rod Pelley - GW - 04:59 Second period No scoring
Matt Beaudoin - 15:48 Third period 19:35 - PP - Matt York
Dave Caruso ( 21 saves / 23 shots ) Goalie stats Mike Brown ( 40 saves / 44 shots )
March 12[7] Ohio State 0 - 1 OT Ferris State Value City Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 01:09 - Zac Pearson
Dave Caruso ( 18 saves / 19 shots ) Goalie stats Mike Brown ( 36 saves / 36 shots )
March 13[8] Ohio State 5 – 4 OT Ferris State Value City Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 04:56 - PP - Derek Nesbitt
Matt Beaudoin - PP - 02:48 Second period 12:58 - PP - Derek Nesbitt
Tom Fritsche - 09:55
Matt Beaudoin - SH - 01:58
Jason DeSantis - 19:10
Third period 03:18 - Matt Stefanishion
06:18 - Jeff Legue
John Dingle - GW - 04:40 First overtime period No scoring
Dave Caruso ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) Goalie stats Mike Brown ( 30 saves / 35 shots )
Ohio State won series 2–1


(3) Northern Michigan vs. (10) Western Michigan

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March 11[9] Northern Michigan 1 – 2 Western Michigan Berry Events Center Recap  
Rob Lehtinen - 12:33 First period 19:11 - Nathan Ansell
Brent Walton - GW PP - 04:21 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Tuomas Tarkki ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) Goalie stats Daniel Bellissimo ( 23 saves / 24 shots )
March 12[10] Northern Michigan 4 – 2 Western Michigan Berry Events Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 14:50 - Pat Dwyer
No Scoring Second period 15:56 - Paul Szczechura
Andrew Contois - SH - 02:08
Jamie Milam - PP - 05:20
Dirk Southern - GW - 06:26
Kevin Gardner - EN - 19:35
Third period No scoring
Tuomas Tarkki ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Goalie stats Daniel Bellissimo ( 22 saves / 25 shots )
March 13[11] Northern Michigan 4 – 1 Western Michigan Berry Events Center Recap  
Kevin Gardner - SH - 14:09
Tim Hartung - GW - 15:51
First period No scoring
Pat Bateman - 04:49 Second period 15:11 - PP - Jeff Pierce
Kevin Gardner - 17:21 Third period No scoring
Tuomas Tarkki ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Daniel Bellissimo ( 17 saves / 21 shots )
Northern Michigan won series 2–1


(4) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (9) Lake Superior State

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March 11[12] Nebraska-Omaha 4 – 3 Lake Superior State Qwest Center Omaha Recap  
Bill Thomas - PP - 18:46
Dan Hacker - 18:56
First period No scoring
Brandon Scero - 15:11 Second period 15:42 - PP - Trent Campbell
17:06 - PP - Ren Fauci
Joe Grimaldi - GW - 19:53 Third period 00:25 - Colin Nicholson
Chris Holt ( 16 saves / 19 shots ) Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis ( 31 saves / 35 shots )
March 12[13] Nebraska-Omaha 4 – 3 OT Lake Superior State Qwest Center Omaha Recap  
Brandon Scero - PP - 18:04 First period 07:38 - Colin Nicholson
08:04 - Jeffrey Rainville
Rob Chappell - 01:18 Second period No scoring
Brandon Scero - PP - 03:15 Third period 05:02 - Jon Booras
Scott Parse - GW - 05:24 First overtime period No scoring
Chris Holt ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis ( 39 saves / 43 shots )
Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–0


(5) Bowling Green vs. (8) Alaska-Fairbanks

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March 11[14] Bowling Green 3 – 6 Alaska-Fairbanks BGSU Ice Arena Recap  
Alex Foster - 06:56 First period 00:05 - Ryan McLeod
00:13 - Ryan McLeod
03:19 - Kelly Czuy
No Scoring Second period 03:34 - GW PP - Jared Sylvestre
17:03 - Lucas Burnett
Jon Matsumoto - 04:37
Ben Geelan - 06:21
Third period 03:37 - PP - Curtis Fraser
Jordan Sigalet ( 24 saves / 29 shots ) / Jon Horrell ( 8 saves / 9 shots ) Goalie stats Wylie Rogers ( 28 saves / 31 shots )
March 12[15] Bowling Green 3 – 6 Alaska-Fairbanks BGSU Ice Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 15:44 - PP - Aaron Lee
19:08 - Ryan Muspratt
James Unger - 07:50 Second period 16:17 - Kyle Greentree
Mike Nesdill - PP - 02:02
Jon Matsumoto - PP - 12:55
Third period 11:00 - GW - Aaron Lee
18:58 - Curtis Fraser
19:40 - EN - Jason Grinevitch
Jordan Sigalet ( 27 saves / 32 shots ) Goalie stats Wylie Rogers ( 34 saves / 37 shots )
Alaska-Fairbanks won series 2–0


(6) Michigan State vs. (7) Miami

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March 11[16] Michigan State 2 – 1 Miami Munn Ice Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 08:52 - PP - Nathan Davis
Chad Hontvet - PP - 07:35
Chad Hontvet - GW PP - 13:24
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dominic Vicari ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Brandon Crawford-West ( 32 saves / 34 shots )
March 12[17] Michigan State 5 – 4 OT Miami Munn Ice Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 13:44 - PP - Matt Davis
Bryan Lerg - 16:46
Jim Slater - 19:46
Second period 03:27 - Mitch Ganzak
18:30 - Marty Guerin
Tom Goebel - 13:25
Colton Fretter - 14:54
Third period 12:44 - Ryan Jones
Colton Fretter - GW PP - 07:45 First overtime period No scoring
Dominic Vicari ( 34 saves / 38 shots ) Goalie stats Brandon Crawford-West ( 31 saves / 36 shots )
Michigan State won series 2–0


Quarterfinals

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(3) Northern Michigan vs. (8) Alaska-Fairbanks

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March 17[18] Northern Michigan 3 – 6 Alaska-Fairbanks Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Rob Lehtinen - 10:18
Tim Hartung - PP - 12:21
First period 07:15 - PP - Ryan McLeod
18:17 - PP - Ryan McLeod
Nathan Oystrick - PP - 19:04 Second period 02:18 - Aaron Lee
11:54 - GW PP - Jason Grinevitch
No Scoring Third period 08:36 - SH - Nathan Fornataro
19:58 - EN - Kyle Greentree
Tuomas Tarkki ( 24 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Wylie Rogers ( 25 saves / 28 shots )


(4) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (6) Michigan State

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March 17[19] Nebraska-Omaha 0 – 5 Michigan State Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 03:28 - GW PP - Colton Fretter
10:31 - PP - Jim McKenzie
No Scoring Second period 06:17 - Tom Goebel
11:12 - Daniel Vukovic
No Scoring Third period 18:42 - EN - Chris Mueller
Chris Holt ( 37 saves / 41 shots ) Goalie stats Dominic Vicari ( 33 saves / 33 shots )


Semifinals

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(1) Michigan vs. (8) Alaska-Fairbanks

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March 18[20] Michigan 3 – 1 Alaska-Fairbanks Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Brandon Kaleniecki - 12:13
Jeff Tambellini - GW - 19:41
Second period No scoring
Chad Kolarik - PP - 05:37 Third period 02:43 - Ryan McLeod
Al Montoya ( 12 saves / 13 shots ) Goalie stats Wylie Rogers ( 43 saves / 46 shots )


(2) Ohio State vs. (6) Michigan State

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March 18[21] Ohio State 4 – 1 Michigan State Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Andrew Schembri - PP - 08:25 First period 17:44 - Ash Goldie
Sean Collins - GW - 07:38 Second period No scoring
Jason DeSantis - 07:35
Tom Fritsche - PP - 15:59
Third period No scoring
Dave Caruso ( 24 saves / 25 shots ) Goalie stats Dominic Vicari ( 35 saves / 39 shots )


Third Place

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(6) Michigan State vs. (8) Alaska-Fairbanks

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March 19[22] Michigan State 2 – 3 Alaska-Fairbanks Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 14:19 - SH - Jared Sylvestre
Tom Goebel - 02:15 Second period 01:08 - PP - Adam Powell
15:10 - GW - Aaron Lee
Adam Nightingale - 11:54 Third period No scoring
Dominic Vicari ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Wylie Rogers ( 36 saves / 38 shots )


Championship

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(1) Michigan vs. (2) Ohio State

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March 19[23] Michigan 4 – 2 Ohio State Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Milan Gajic - PP - 02:54 First period No scoring
Milan Gajic - PP - 06:46 Second period 05:32 - Tom Fritsche
06:57 - JB Bittner
Jeff Tambellini - GW - 05:27
Jason Ryznar - EN - 19:59
Third period No scoring
Al Montoya ( 27 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Dave Caruso ( 34 saves / 37 shots )


Tournament awards

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* Most Valuable Player(s)[24]

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Three Stars of the Tournament

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References

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  1. ^ "Michigan Men's Team History". 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "CCHA men's 2004-05 Results Week 24". 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  3. ^ "CCHA men's 2004-05 Results Week 25". 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "Michigan 10, Notre Dame 1". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "Michigan 1, Notre Dame 0". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  6. ^ "Ohio State 4, Ferris State 2". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  7. ^ "Ferris State 1, Ohio State 0". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  8. ^ "Ohio State 5, Ferris State 4". USCHO.com. March 13, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  9. ^ "Western Michigan 2, Northern Michigan 1". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  10. ^ "Northern Michigan 4, Western Michigan 2". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  11. ^ "Northern Michigan 4, Western Michigan 1". USCHO.com. March 13, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  12. ^ "Nebraska-Omaha 4, Lake Superior State 3". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  13. ^ "Nebraska-Omaha 4, Lake Superior State 3". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  14. ^ "Alaska-Fairbanks 6, Bowling Green 3". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  15. ^ "Alaska-Fairbanks 6, Bowling Green 3". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  16. ^ "Michigan State 2, Miami 1". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  17. ^ "Michigan State 5, Miami 4". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  18. ^ "Alaska-Fairbanks 6, Northern Michigan 3". USCHO.com. March 17, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  19. ^ "Michigan State 5, Nebraska-Omaha 0". USCHO.com. March 17, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  20. ^ "Michigan 3, Alaska-Fairbanks 1". USCHO.com. March 18, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  21. ^ "Ohio State 4, Michigan State 1". USCHO.com. March 18, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  22. ^ "Alaska-Fairbanks 3, Michigan State 2". USCHO.com. March 19, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  23. ^ "Michigan 4, Ohio State 2". USCHO.com. March 19, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  24. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  25. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  26. ^ "Saving the Best for Last". Inside College Hockey. March 19, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
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