2000 CHA men's ice hockey tournament

2000 CHA Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 10–12, 2000
Teams	5
Finals site	Von Braun Center Huntsville, Alabama
Champions	Niagara (1st title)
Winning coach	Blaise MacDonald (1st title)
MVP	Kyle Martin (Niagara)
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The 2000 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament (also known as the 2000 CHA Final Five) was played between March 10 and March 12, 2000, at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Niagara defeated Alabama-Huntsville 3–2 in the championship game to win the inaugural 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 12, 2000.

Conference standings

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

1999–2000 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#13 Niagara†*	17	15	0	2	32	86	18		42	30	8	4	165	65
Alabama–Huntsville	18	12	5	1	25	73	46		31	17	10	4	121	86
Bemidji State	17	8	8	1	17	63	69		34	13	20	1	107	155
Air Force	16	6	10	0	12	44	50		39	19	18	2	131	125
Findlay	18	4	14	0	8	38	101		31	9	22	0	79	146
Army	10	1	9	0	2	21	41		33	13	18	2	102	98
Championship: Niagara † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinal March 10, 2000					Semifinals March 11, 2000					Championship March 12, 2000
						1	Niagara	9
						4	Air Force	1
	4	Air Force	4
	5	Findlay	1
											1	Niagara	3
											2	Alabama-Huntsville	2
						2	Alabama-Huntsville	10			Third place
						3	Bemidji State	4
											3	Bemidji State	5*
											4	Air Force	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinal

(4) Air Force vs. (5) Findlay

March 10

Air Force

4 – 1

Findlay

Von Braun Center

Semifinals

(1) Niagara vs. (4) Air Force

March 11

Niagara

9 – 1

Air Force

Von Braun Center

(2) Alabama-Huntsville vs. (3) Bemidji State

March 11

Alabama-Huntsville

10 – 4

Bemidji State

Von Braun Center

Third Place Game

(3) Bemidji State vs. (4) Air Force

March 12

Bemidji State

5 – 4

OT

Air Force

Von Braun Center

Championship

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

March 12

Niagara

3 – 2

Alabama-Huntsville

Von Braun Center

Tournament awards

All-Star team

• Goaltender: Greg Gardner (Niagara)
• Defensemen: Chris MacKenzie (Niagara), Shane Stewart (Alabama-Huntsville)
• Forwards: Nathan Bowen (Alabama-Huntsville), Jay Kasparek (Niagara), Kyle Martin (Niagara)[1]

MVP

See also: List of CHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament

• Kyle Martin (Niagara)[1]

References

1. Phelps, Mekye (2007). 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide (PDF). College Hockey America. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2009.

External links

• College Hockey America tournament history