2018 CHA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2018 College Hockey America Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 16th tournament in league history played between March 1 and March 3, 2018, at the Harborcenter in Buffalo, New York. Mercyhurst won their 12th tournament and earned College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

All six CHA Teams participated in the Tournament. On the first day of the Tournament, the top two seeds received a bye, while the #3 seed played the #6 seed, and the #4 seed played the #5 seed in the Quarterfinal round. On the second day, the Semifinal games featured the #1 seed against the lowest remaining seed, while the #2 seed played the highest remaining seed. On the third and final day, the CHA Championship was played between the two Semifinal winners. There was a total of five games.[1]

Standings

2017–18 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#10 Robert Morris20143331753033218412270
Mercyhurst* 20134329582437181549474
Syracuse20118123534336132127698
Penn State20677194336361015116569
Lindenwood20812016375731102016192
RIT2011902199535428342141
Championship:
indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
  • Rankings based on number of wins in the conference
RoundMatchNameTeam 1Team 2
1March 1Quarterfinal 1 (#3 v. #6)Syracuse 5vRIT 1
2March 1Quarterfinal 2 (#4 v. #5)Penn State 2vLindenwood 1
3March 2Semifinal 1 (#1 v. #4)Robert Morris 7vPenn State 2
4March 2Semifinal 2 (#2 v. #3)Mercyhurst 3vSyracuse 2*
5March 3Championship GameRobert Morris 3vMercyhurst 5

Tournament Champion: Mercyhurst

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Mercyhurst Forward Emma Nuutinen was named the Tournament MVP[2]

The Tournament Champion earned a berth in the 2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament to determine the national champion. The Mercyhurst Lakers were the number 8 seed out of 8 in the tournament, and lost to #1 seed Clarkson 3–2 in overtime on March 10, in Potsdam, New York.

References

  1. http://chawomenshockey.com/tournaments/?id=7
  2. "Mercyhurst Wins 12th CHA Championship". College Hockey America. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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