2000 CHA men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2000
Conference:CHA
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 10–12, 2000
Teams:5
Finalarena:Von Braun Center
Finalcity:Huntsville, Alabama
Champions:Niagara
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Blaise MacDonald
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Kyle Martin
Mvpteam:Niagara
Nextseason Year:2001
Nextseason Link:2001 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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

Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinal

(4) Air Force vs. (5) Findlay

Semifinals

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

Third Place Game

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

Championship

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

Tournament awards

All-Star team

MVP

See also: List of CHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Phelps, Mekye. 2007. 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide. College Hockey America. 2009-01-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708175200/http://www.collegehockeyamerica.com/2005/media_guides/0708/0708MensMG.pdf. 2011-07-08. dead.