2001 CHA men's ice hockey 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)
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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 v t e
	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]

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 July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2009.

External links

• College Hockey America tournament history