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.

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

2000–01 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Alabama–Huntsville201541317849342112111587
Niagara201073235952381419597105
Wayne State*208931959683518143114104
Air Force196941851613716174114109
Findlay20810218576327101526692
Bemidji State19412311516234426477133
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]

MVP

  • David Guerrera (Wayne State)[1]

References

  1. 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.
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