| 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) |
CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
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
| 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
- Kyle Martin (Niagara)[1]
References
- 1 2 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.