2009 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2009 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played on March 13 and March 14, 2009 at the John S. Glas Field House in Bemidji, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Bemidji State received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament will featured two rounds of play. In the first round, the first and fourth seeds and second and third seeds will each play for a berth in the championship game. The winners of the championship, played on March 14, 2009, will receive an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference Standings

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

2008–09 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#9 Bemidji State†*181251255538372016110697
Niagara1895422534436161469892
Robert Morris18585154657361019793121
Alabama–Huntsville1831141043583052056399
Championship: Bemidji State
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

  Semifinals
March 13
    Championship
March 14
                 
  1 Bemidji State 4  
  4 Alabama-Huntsville 1    
      1 Bemidji State 3*
      3 Robert Morris 2
  2 Niagara 1    
  3 Robert Morris 2   Third place
 
2 Niagara 1
  4 Alabama-Huntsville 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) Bemidji State vs. (4) Alabama-Huntsville

(2) Niagara vs. (3) Robert Morris

(2) Niagara vs. (4) Alabama-Huntsville

(1) Bemidji State vs. (3) Robert Morris

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

MVP

References

  1. Kozireski, Warren (2009-03-14). "Bemidji State advances to third NCAA Tourney". Inside College Hockey. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
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