College ice hockey tournament
| 2010 CHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 12–13, 2010 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Finals site | Dwyer Arena Lewiston, New York |
| Champions | Alabama–Huntsville (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Danton Cole (1st title) |
| MVP | Cameron Talbot (Alabama–Huntsville) |
| CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 2009 | |
The 2010 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played on March 12 and March 13, 2010 at Dwyer Arena in Lewiston, New York. The winner received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Alabama–Huntsville defeated hosts Niagara, 3–2, in overtime to win their second CHA Tournament title.
2010 marked the final men's tournament for the CHA, as the conference would disband its men's division after the season.
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 13, 2010, received an automatic bid to the 2010 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
| 2009–10 College Hockey America standings | ||||||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #12 Bemidji State† | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 71 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 128 | 87 | |
| Robert Morris | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 60 | 35 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 94 | 121 | |
| Alabama–Huntsville* | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 54 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 73 | 89 | |
| Niagara | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 59 | 36 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 107 | 118 | |
| Championship: Alabama–Huntsville † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
| Semifinals March 12 | Championship March 13 | ||||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Alabama–Huntsville | 3* | |||||||
| 3 | Robert Morris | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Alabama–Huntsville | 1 | Third place | ||||||
| 1 | Bemidji State | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Robert Morris | 3 | |||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
All times are local (EST).
Semifinals
| March 12, 2010 3:00 PM | (2) Robert Morris | 0 – 1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0) | (3) Alabama–Huntsville | Dwyer Arena, Lewiston, New York Attendance: 380 |
| Game reference | |||||
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| Brooks Ostergard | Goalies | Cameron Talbot | Referees: Mike Baker Chris Foote | ||
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| 22 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||
| 29 | Shots | 24 | |||
| March 12, 2010 7:00 PM | (1) Bemidji State | 4 – 5 (1–2, 1–2, 2–1) | (4) Niagara | Dwyer Arena, Lewiston, New York Attendance: 1,003 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dan Bakala | Goalies | Chris Noonan | Referees: Kevin Langseth John Philo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Third place
| March 13, 2010 4:00 PM | (1) Bemidji State | 3 – 3 (OT) (1–0, 0–0, 2–3, 0–0) | (2) Robert Morris | Dwyer Arena, Lewiston, New York Attendance: 425 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Bakala (out 45:49) Mathieu Dugas (in 45:49) | Goalies | Eric Levine | Referees: Mike Baker Chris Foote | |||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Championship
| March 13, 2010 8:00 PM | (4) Niagara | 2 – 3 (OT) (0–0, 1–2, 1–0, 0–1) | (3) Alabama–Huntsville | Dwyer Arena, Lewiston, New York Attendance: 1,818 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Noonan | Goalies | Cameron Talbot | Referees: Kevin Langseth John Philo | ||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- Goaltender: Cameron Talbot (Alabama–Huntsville)
- Defensemen: Tyler Gotto (Niagara)
- Forwards: Cody Campbell (UAH), Ron Cramer (Robert Morris), Ryan Cramer (Bemidji St.), Chris Moran (Niagara)
MVP
- Cameron Talbot (Alabama–Huntsville)
References
- Baldwin, Thomas (March 13, 2010). "Desmet Scores in OT as Alabama-Huntsville Captures Final CHA Crown". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- Baldwin, Thomas (March 6, 2010). "Mironov Scores Two as Niagara Sweeps Robert Morris". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "CHA All-Tournament Team Announced". College Hockey America. March 14, 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
External links
| CHA men's ice hockey tournaments | |
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| 2010 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournaments | |
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| Conference | |
| National | |