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.
| 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 | |
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 | ||
| #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
edit| First round March 6–9 | Quarterfinals March 14–16 | Semifinals March 21 | Championship March 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan | 10 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ferris State | 4* | 6 | — | 8 | Nebraska-Omaha | 1 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | Michigan | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern Michigan | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Miami | 4 | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern Michigan | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 | Miami | 2* | Third place | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Notre Dame | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 3 | 2*** | 5 | Ferris State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Northern Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Alaska | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round
edit(5) Ferris State vs. (12) Western Michigan
edit| March 7 | Ferris State | 4 – 3 | OT | Western Michigan | Ewigleben Arena | Recap | ||
| Cody Chupp - pp - 18:51 | First period | 13:38 - pp - Jeff Pierce | ||||||
| Blair Riley - pp - 08:48 | Second period | 15:37 - Cam Watson | ||||||
| Adam Miller - pp - 08:58 | Third period | 10:40 - Kevin O'Connor | ||||||
| Cody Chupp - 12:28 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mitch O'Keefe ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Riley Gill ( 40 saves / 44 shots ) | ||||||
| March 8 | Ferris State | 6 – 3 | Western Michigan | Ewigleben Arena | Recap | |||
| Justin Lewandowski - pp - 12:49 Aaron Lewicki - 18:06 |
First period | 05:44 - Nathan Ansell | ||||||
| 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 - Jeff Pierce 04:00 - Travis Paeth | ||||||
| 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
edit| March 7 | Northern Michigan | 3 – 4 | Ohio State | Berry Events Center | Recap | |||
| Jared Brown - pp - 15:39 | First period | 06:34 - Tommy Goebel 18:39 - Patrick Schafer | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 10:47 - Jason DeSantis 13:54 - pp - Todd Rudasill | ||||||
| Matt Siddall - 16:07 T. J. Miller - 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 | ||||||
| Phil Fox - 01:28 Mark Olver - pp - 19:58 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nick Sirota - 06:18 | Third period | 19:44 - Kyle Reed | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Phil Fox - 01:24 Jared Brown - pp - 02:06 Matt Siddall - pp - 07:41 Billy Smith - en - 19:07 |
Third period | 03:24 - Peter Boyd | ||||||
| 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
edit| March 7 | Bowling Green | 4 – 3 | Lake Superior State | BGSU Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Andrew Krelove 05:03 John Mazzei - 06:26 Tommy Dee - 16:32 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 08:53 - Steven Kaunisto 14:50 - pp - Steven Kaunisto | ||||||
| Todd McIlrath - 09:10 | Third period | 13:59 - Nathan Perkovich | ||||||
| Nick Eno ( 20 saves / 23 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Mahoney-Wilson ( 32 saves / 36 shots ) | ||||||
| March 8 | Bowling Green | 1 – 6 | Lake Superior State | BGSU Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Jacob Cepis - pp - 11:12 | First period | 04:59 - Will Acton 07:50 - Pat Aubry 08:51 - Simon Gysbers 14:19 - pp - Dan Eves | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 09:19 - sh - Will Acton 13:39 - Dan Eves | ||||||
| Nick Eno ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) Jimmy Spratt ( 6 saves / 8 shots ) |
Goalie stats | Pat Inglis ( 34 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
| March 9 | Bowling Green | 4 – 3 | OT | Lake Superior State | BGSU Ice Arena | Recap | ||
| Tomas Petruska - 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 | ||||||
| Todd McIlrath - 17:00 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jacob Cepis - 01:34 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jimmy Spratt ( 29 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | Pat Inglis ( 49 saves / 53 shots ) | ||||||
| Bowling Green won series 2–1 | |
(8) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (9) Alaska
edit| March 6 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 – 3 | Alaska | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | |||
| Brandon Scero - pp - 11:55 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| J. J. Koehler - 08:48 Tomas Klempa - 16:24 Jeric Agosta - sh - 17:39 |
Second period | 06:37 - pp - Dustin Sather 19:40 - pp - Jeff Penner | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 00:50 - pp - Jeff Penner | ||||||
| Jerad Kaufmann ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 22 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
| March 8 | Nebraska-Omaha | 3 – 5 | Alaska | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | |||
| Eric Olimb - 15:41 | First period | 07:43 - pp - Landon Novotney 18:31 - pp - Ryan Hohl | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 04:03 - pp - Dion Knelsen 18:03 - Tyler Eckford | ||||||
| Brandon Scero - pp - 05:43 Joey Martin - 17:12 |
Third period | 19:51 - en - Derek Klassen | ||||||
| Jerad Kaufmann ( 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 - Trevor Hyatt | ||||||
| Matt Ambroz - pp - 14:19 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| J. P. Platisha - 04:22 | Third overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jerad Kaufmann ( 64 saves / 66 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 51 saves / 52 shots ) | ||||||
| Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–1 | |
Quarterfinals
edit(1) Michigan vs. (8) Nebraska-Omaha
edit| March 14 | Michigan | 10 – 1 | Nebraska-Omaha | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Brandon Naurato - 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 Danny Fardig - 14:07 |
Third period | 02:50 - pp - Tomas Klempa | ||||||
| Billy Sauer ( 12 saves / 13 shots ) Shawn Hunwick ( 2 saves / 2 shots ) |
Goalie stats | Jerad Kaufmann ( 14 saves / 18 shots ) Jeremie Dupont ( 10 saves / 15 shots ) Eric Aarnio ( 6 saves / 7 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Michigan | 2 – 1 | Nebraska-Omaha | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Brandon Naurato - 03:14 Carl Hagelin - 18:57 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 05:25 - pp - Dan Charleston | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Billy Sauer ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jerad Kaufmann ( 34 saves / 36 shots ) | ||||||
| Michigan won series 2–0 | |
(2) Miami vs. (7) Bowling Green
edit| March 14 | Miami | 4 – 1 | Bowling Green | Steve Cady Arena | Recap | |||
| Pat Cannone - 03:51 Nathan Davis - 14:44 |
First period | 03:35 - John Mazzei | ||||||
| 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 | Nick Eno ( 18 saves / 22 shots ) | ||||||
| Miami won series 2–0 | |
(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Northern Michigan
edit| 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 - Steven Kaunisto | ||||||
| Justin Abdelkader - pp - 16:29 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nick Sucharski - 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 ) Derek Janzen ( 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 - Phil Fox | ||||||
| Nick Sucharski - 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
edit| March 14 | Notre Dame | 1 – 2 | Ferris State | Joyce Center | Recap | |||
| Ben Ryan - 19:49 | First period | 04:08 - Cody Chupp 08:32 - pp - Justin Menke | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jordan Pearce ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mitch O'Keefe ( 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 - Mike Fillinger 13:29 - pp - Corey Couturier | ||||||
| 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 | Mitch O'Keefe ( 30 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
| March 16 | Notre Dame | 2 – 1 | Ferris State | Joyce Center | Recap | |||
| Dan Kissel - 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 | Mitch O'Keefe ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) | ||||||
| Notre Dame won series 2–1 | |
Semifinals
edit(1) Michigan vs. (6) Northern Michigan
edit| 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 - Matt Siddall | ||||||
| Tim Miller - 01:19 Travis Turnbull - pp - 06:30 Tim Miller - 16:00 Ben Winnett - 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
edit| March 21 | Miami | 2 – 1 | OT | Notre Dame | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | ||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mitch Ganzak - 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
edit(4) Notre Dame vs. (6) Northern Michigan
edit| 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 - Tim Hartung 03:31 - Matt Siddall | ||||||
| Jordan Pearce ( 19 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | Reid Ellingson ( 14 saves / 15 shots ) Derek Janzen ( 25 saves / 25 shots ) | ||||||
Championship
edit(1) Michigan vs. (2) Miami
edit| March 22 | Michigan | 2 – 1 | Miami | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| Aaron Palushaj - 07:38 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brandon Naurato - 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
edit- F Matt Siddall (Northern Michigan)
- F Tim Miller* (Michigan)
- F Ryan Jones (Miami)
- D Mark Mitera (Michigan)
- D Alec Martinez (Miami)
- G Jeff Zatkoff (Miami)
References
edit- ^ "NCAA bans Nanooks from postseason, takes away victories". Anchorage Daily News. November 5, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.