2002 CHA men's ice hockey tournament
| 2002 CHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 14–16, 2002 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Finals site | Dwyer Arena Lewiston, New York |
| Champions | Wayne State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Bill Wilkinson (2nd title) |
| MVP | Dustin Kingston (Wayne State) |
CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2002 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 14 and March 16, 2002 at Dwyer Arena in Lewiston, New York. Wayne State defeated Alabama-Huntsville 5–4 in overtime in the championship game to win the tournament for the second consecutive year.
Format
The tournament featured six team for the first time. The top two teams from the regular season received byes to the semifinals where they played the winners from the quarterfinal games. The two semifinal winners met in the championship game on March 16, 2002.
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 | ||
| Wayne State†* | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 84 | 48 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 124 | 112 | |
| Bemidji State | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 65 | 61 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 116 | 146 | |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 75 | 77 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 128 | 140 | |
| Niagara | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 65 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 120 | 118 | |
| Air Force | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 63 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 123 | 119 | |
| Findlay | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 81 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 105 | 140 | |
| Championship: Wayne State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinal
March 14, 2002 | Semifinals
March 15, 2002 | Championship
March 16, 2002 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wayne State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 3 | 5 | Air Force | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Air Force | 5 | 1 | Wayne State | 5* | |||||||||
| 3 | Alabama-Huntsville | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bemidji State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama-Huntsville | 4 | 3 | Alabama-Huntsville | 5 | |||||||||
| 6 | Findlay | 1 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Tournament awards
All-Star team
- Goaltender: Mark Byrne (Alabama-Huntsville)
- Defensemen: Tyler Butler (Alabama-Huntsville), Tyler Kindle (Wayne State)
- Forwards: Andy Berg (Air Force), Steve Charlebois (Alabama-Huntsville), Jason Durbin (Wayne State), Dustin Kingston (Wayne State)[1]
MVP
- Dustin Kingston (Wayne State)[1]
References
- ^ a b Phelps, Mekye (2007). 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide (PDF). College Hockey America. Retrieved 2009-01-31.