2001 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2001 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament (also known as the 2001 CHA Final Five) was played between March 8 and March 10, 2001 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Wayne State defeated Alabama-Huntsville 4–1 in the championship game to win the tournament.
| 2001 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 8–10, 2000 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Finals site | Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama |
| Champions | Wayne State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Bill Wilkinson (1st title) |
| MVP | David Guerrera (Wayne State) |
CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The top five teams in the regular season conference standings advanced to the tournament. In the first round, the fourth and fifth ranked seeds, Air Force and Findlay, 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 10, 2001.
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 | ||
| Alabama–Huntsville† | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 78 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 115 | 87 | |
| Niagara | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 59 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 97 | 105 | |
| Wayne State* | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 59 | 68 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 114 | 104 | |
| Air Force | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 61 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 114 | 109 | |
| Findlay | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 63 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 66 | 92 | |
| Bemidji State | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 62 | 34 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 77 | 133 | |
| Championship: Wayne State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinal
March 8, 2000 |
Semifinals
March 9, 2000 |
Championship
March 10, 2000 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama-Huntsville | 7 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Air Force | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Air Force | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Findlay | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama-Huntsville | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Wayne State | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Niagara | 2 | Third place | ||||||||||
| 3 | Wayne State | 3* | |||||||||||
| 2 | Niagara | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Air Force | 1 | |||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Tournament awards
All-Star team
- Goaltender: David Guerrera (Wayne State)
- Defensemen: Darren Curry (Alabama-Huntsville), Tyler Kindle (Wayne State)
- Forwards: Jason Durbin (Wayne State), Dustin Kingston (Wayne State), Ryan McCormack (Alabama-Huntsville), Maxim Starchenko (Wayne State)[1]
References
- Phelps, Mekye (2007). 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide (PDF). College Hockey America. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-01-31.