The 2009 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 38th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 6 and March 21, 2009 at campus locations and at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Notre Dame won their second CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament features four rounds of play. In the first round, the fifth and twelfth, sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds as determined by the final regular season standings play a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and second-lowest-ranked first-round winner, the third seed and second-highest-ranked first-round winner, and the fourth seed and highest-ranked first-round winner play a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest seeds play a single game, with the winner advancing to the championship game and the loser advancing to the third-place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Regular season 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 SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Notre Dame†*282143348955240316313569
#5 Michigan2820800409851412912014584
#2 Miami2817742408957412313512889
Alaska280^28^0^0^345451390^39^0^7468
Ohio State281311433387854223154143119
Northern Michigan281112533072734119175111103
Western Michigan28913622675864114207111130
Nebraska–Omaha2881373266276401517898103
Ferris State2891452255868381219790105
Lake Superior State28715612173863911208110115
Michigan State2871743214385381023562118
Bowling Green2881910176096381124389131
Championship: Notre Dame
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll
^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities.[1]

Bracket

First round
March 6–8
Quarterfinals
March 13–15
Semifinals
March 20
Championship
March 21
1 Notre Dame 5 1
5 Ohio State 5 7 8 Nebraska-Omaha 0 0
12 Bowling Green 4 1 1 Notre Dame 2
6 Northern Michigan 1
2 Michigan 5 6
6 Northern Michigan 5 8 7 Western Michigan 2 1
11 Michigan State 3 2 1 Notre Dame 5
2 Michigan 2
3 Miami 3 2 1
7 Western Michigan 3 4** 3 6 Northern Michigan 2 3* 3
10 Lake Superior State 6 3 1 2 Michigan 3 Third place
4 Alaska 1
4 Alaska 4 2 1 4 Alaska 0
8 Nebraska-Omaha 3 5 5 Ohio State 0 4 0 6 Northern Michigan 2
9 Ferris State 0 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(5) Ohio State vs. (12) Bowling Green

March 6 Ohio State 5 – 4 Bowling Green OSU Ice Arena Recap  
Corey Elkins - 13:30 First period 18:27 - Nick Bailen
Corey Toy - 11:30 Second period 15:39 - Tommy Dee
Chris Reed - 03:14
Peter Boyd - 05:18
Peter Boyd - 14:23
Third period 05:52 - Dan Sexton
14:50 - Tommy Dee
Dustin Carlson ( 32 saves / 36 shots ) Goalie stats Jimmy Spratt ( 24 saves / 29 shots )
March 7 Ohio State 7 – 1 Bowling Green OSU Ice Arena Recap  
Sergio Somma - 19:03 First period No scoring
Corey Elkins - 02:20
Corey Elkins - 09:31
Matt Bartkowski - pp - 12:18
Shane Sims - pp - 19:08
Second period 09:59 - Nick Bailen
Corey Elkins - 12:54
Mathieu Picard - 18:26
Third period No scoring
Dustin Carlson ( 28 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Jimmy Spratt ( 18 saves / 23 shots )
Nick Eno ( 4 saves / 6 shots )
Ohio State won series 2–0

(6) Northern Michigan vs. (11) Michigan State

March 6 Northern Michigan 5 – 3 Michigan State Berry Events Center Recap  
Ben Lindemulder - 11:10
Tyler Gron - 17:50
First period 10:55 - pp - Brett Perlini
Mark Olver - 04:10
Billy Smith - sh - 19:43
Second period No scoring
Erik Gustafsson - 10:51 Third period 05:07 - Kurt Kivisto
19:12 - Daultan Leveille
Brian Stewart ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) Goalie stats Jeff Lerg ( 24 saves / 29 shots )
March 7 Northern Michigan 8 – 2 Michigan State Berry Events Center Recap  
Gregor Hanson - 11:46
Nick Sirota - 17:03
First period 18:12 - Dustin Gazley
Ben Lindemulder - 06:54
Ray Kaunisto - 12:48
Mark Olver - 16:27
Second period No scoring
Jared Brown - 04:57
Phil Fox - 05:38
Nick Sirota - sh - 15:08
Third period 16:54 - Dustin Gazley
Brian Stewart ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Jeff Lerg ( 21 saves / 29 shots )
Northern Michigan won series 2–0

(7) Western Michigan vs. (10) Lake Superior State

March 6 Western Michigan 3 – 6 Lake Superior State Lawson Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 03:47 - pp - Nathan Perkovich
08:26 - Troy Schwab
12:01 - Matt Cowie
J. J. Crew - 04:08 Second period 00:27 - Fred Cassiani
02:34 - Brad Cooper
10:32 - pp - Nathan Perkovich
Kevin Connauton - pp - 01:54
Patrick Galivan - pp - 07:59
Third period No scoring
Riley Gill ( 21 saves / 27 shots )
Jerry Kuhn ( 12 saves / 12 shots )
Goalie stats Brian Mahoney-Wilson ( 39 saves / 42 shots )
March 7 Western Michigan 4 – 3 2OT Lake Superior State Lawson Arena Recap  
Greg Squires - 09:46
Kevin Connauton - pp - 16:46
First period 13:19 - Dan Barczuk
Jared Katz - 07:24 Second period 17:17 - Nathan Perkovich
No scoring Third period 17:30 - Matt Cowie
Kevin Connauton - 07:57 Second overtime period No scoring
Riley Gill ( 54 saves / 57 shots ) Goalie stats Brian Mahoney-Wilson ( 41 saves / 45 shots )
March 8 Western Michigan 3 – 1 Lake Superior State Lawson Arena Recap  
Tyler Ludwig - pp - 13:10 First period 17:19 - pp - Nathan Perkovich
Kyle O'Kane - 03:42
J. J. Crew - 19:46
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Riley Gill ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Pat Inglis ( 25 saves / 28 shots )
Western Michigan won series 2–1

(8) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (9) Ferris State

March 6 Nebraska-Omaha 3 – 0 Ferris State Qwest Center Omaha Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
Alex Hudson - 05:28
J. P. Platisha - sh - 09:55
Second period No scoring
Matt Ambroz - pp - 01:21 Third period No scoring
Jerad Kaufmann ( 24 saves / 24 shots ) Goalie stats Taylor Nelson ( 29 saves / 32 shots )
March 7 Nebraska-Omaha 5 – 2 Ferris State Qwest Center Omaha Recap  
Matt Ambroz - pp - 18:54 First period No scoring
Joey Martin - 01:31
J. J. Koehler - 03:32
Joey Martin - 15:04
Second period 07:16 - Brendan Connolly
Eddie Del Grosso - sh - 10:55 Third period 11:14 - pp - Brendan Connolly
Jerad Kaufmann ( 18 saves / 20 shots ) Goalie stats Pat Nagle ( 30 saves / 35 shots )
Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–0

Quarterfinals

(1) Notre Dame vs. (8) Nebraska-Omaha

March 13 Notre Dame 5 – 0 Nebraska-Omaha Joyce Center Recap  
Calle Ridderwall - 02:01
Ben Ryan - pp - 07:18
Billy Maday - 15:46
Ryan Thang - 17:06
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Ryan Guentzel - 16:47 Third period No scoring
Jordan Pearce ( 30 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Jerad Kaufmann ( 11 saves / 15 shots )
Jermie Dupont ( 15 saves / 16 shots )
March 14 Notre Dame 1 – 0 Nebraska-Omaha Joyce Center Recap  
Justin White - 02:34 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jordan Pearce ( 30 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Jerad Kaufmann ( 23 saves / 24 shots )
Notre Dame won series 2–0

(2) Michigan vs. (7) Western Michigan

March 13 Michigan 5 – 2 Western Michigan Yost Ice Arena Recap  
Ben Winnett - 02:57
Chad Langlais - pp - 07:08
Carl Hagelin - sh - 19:58
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 12:12 - J. J. Crew
18:24 - pp - Kyle O'Kane
Matt Rust - 16:44
Carl Hagelin - en - 18:58
Third period No scoring
Bryan Hogan ( 16 saves / 18 shots ) Goalie stats Riley Gill ( 43 saves / 47 shots )
March 14 Michigan 6 – 1 Western Michigan Yost Ice Arena Recap  
Aaron Palushaj - 01:53
Brian Lebler - pp - 02:45
David Wohlberg - 19:57
First period No scoring
Aaron Palushaj - 19:35 Second period 13:56 - Patrick Galivan
Matt Rust - 05:49
Tim Miller - 07:43
Third period No scoring
Bryan Hogan ( 16 saves / 17 shots )
Billy Sauer ( 6 saves / 6 shots )
Goalie stats Riley Gill ( 49 saves / 55 shots )
Michigan won series 2–0

(3) Miami vs. (6) Northern Michigan

March 13 Miami 3 – 2 Northern Michigan Steve Cady Arena Recap  
Justin Mercier - 07:37
Carter Camper - pp - 14:49
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 08:59 - pp - Justin Florek
Andy Miele - pp - 18:06 Third period 18:40 - pp - Nick Sirota
Cody Reichard ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Brian Stewart ( 37 saves / 40 shots )
March 14 Miami 2 – 3 OT Northern Michigan Steve Cady Arena Recap  
Andy Miele - 10:16 First period 15:10 - Jared Brown
Justin Vaive - 04:33 Second period 04:04 - pp - Nick Sirota
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 05:12 - Gregor Hanson
Connor Knapp ( 19 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Brian Stewart ( 39 saves / 41 shots )
March 15 Miami 1 – 3 Northern Michigan Steve Cady Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 05:41 - sh - Mark Olver
No scoring Second period 10:55 - Mike Maltese
Will Weber - 17:53 Third period 19:25 - en - Nick Sirota
Connor Knapp ( 16 saves / 18 shots ) Goalie stats Brian Stewart ( 41 saves / 42 shots )
Northern Michigan won series 2–1

(4) Alaska vs. (5) Ohio State

March 13 Alaska 4 – 0 Ohio State Carlson Center Recap  
Adam Naglich - 07:57
Justin Filzen - 12:00
First period No scoring
Kevin Petovello - pp - 05:39 Second period No scoring
Dion Knelsen - sh - 18:03 Third period No scoring
Chad Johnson ( 22 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Dustin Carlson ( 22 saves / 25 shots )
March 14 Alaska 2 – 4 Ohio State Carlson Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 04:23 - Kyle Reed
15:26 - pp - Shane Sims
Scott Enders - pp - 13:22 Second period 11:14 - Kyle Reed
Dion Knelsen - sh - 00:46 Third period 04:46 - C. J. Severyn
Chad Johnson ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Dustin Carlson ( 31 saves / 33 shots )
March 15 Alaska 1 – 0 Ohio State Carlson Center  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Ron Meyers - 19:10 Third period No scoring
Chad Johnson ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Dustin Carlson ( 43 saves / 43 shots )
Alaska won series 2–1

Semifinals

(1) Notre Dame vs. (6) Northern Michigan

March 20 Notre Dame 2 – 1 Northern Michigan Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Kyle Lawson - pp - 04:15 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Ben Ryan - 19:00 Third period 18:37 - Nick Sirota
Jordan Pearce ( 21 saves / 22 shots ) Goalie stats Brian Stewart ( 34 saves / 36 shots )

(2) Michigan vs. (4) Alaska

March 20 Michigan 3 – 1 Alaska Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Chad Langlais - pp - 17:17 First period No scoring
Louie Caporusso - 15:49 Second period 13:35 - pp - Braden Walls
Aaron Palushaj - en pp - 17:56 Third period No scoring
Bryan Hogan ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Chad Johnson ( 29 saves / 31 shots )

Third place

(4) Alaska vs. (6) Northern Michigan

March 21 Alaska 0 – 2 Northern Michigan Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 05:58 - Tyler Gron
19:48 - en - Nick Sirota
Chad Johnson ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) Goalie stats Derek Janzen ( 31 saves / 31 shots )

Championship

(1) Notre Dame vs. (2) Michigan

March 21 Notre Dame 5 – 2 Michigan Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 14:32 - Luke Glendening
Billy Maday - 12:11 Second period 02:10 - David Wohlberg
Calle Ridderwall - pp - 01:15
Ben Ryan - 02:05
Calle Ridderwall - 11:11
Christiaan Minella - 16:53
Third period No scoring
Jordan Pearce ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) Goalie stats Bryan Hogan ( 29 saves / 34 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)[2]

[3]

References

  1. "NCAA bans Nanooks from postseason, takes away victories". Anchorage Daily News. November 5, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  2. "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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