2001 CHA men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2001
Conference:CHA
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 8–10, 2000
Teams:5
Finalarena:Von Braun Center
Finalcity:Huntsville, Alabama
Champions:Wayne State
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Bill Wilkinson
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:David Guerrera
Mvpteam:Wayne State
Prevseason Year:2000
Prevseason Link:2000 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:2002
Nextseason Link:2002 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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

Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Tournament awards

All-Star team

MVP

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Phelps, Mekye. 2007. 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide. College Hockey America. 2009-01-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708175200/http://www.collegehockeyamerica.com/2005/media_guides/0708/0708MensMG.pdf. 2011-07-08. dead.