2009 CHA men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2009
Conference:CHA
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 13–14, 2009
Teams:4
Finalarena:John S. Glas Field House
Finalcity:Bemidji, Minnesota
Champions:Bemidji State
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Tom Serratore
Coachcount:3rd
Mvp:Matt Read
Mvpteam:Bemidji State
Prevseason Year:2008
Prevseason Link:2008 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:2010
Nextseason Link:2010 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2009 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played on March 13 and March 14, 2009 at the John S. Glas Field House in Bemidji, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Bemidji State received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured two rounds of play. In the first round, the first and fourth seeds and second and third seeds each played for a berth in the championship game. The winners of the championship, played on March 14, 2009, received an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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)

Semifinals

(2) Niagara vs. (3) Robert Morris

Third place

(2) Niagara vs. (4) Alabama-Huntsville

Championship

(1) Bemidji State vs. (3) Robert Morris

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

MVP

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kozireski. Warren. Bemidji State advances to third NCAA Tourney. Inside College Hockey. 2009-03-14. 2009-03-16.