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

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#13 Niagara†*17150232861842308416565
Alabama–Huntsville181251257346311710412186
Bemidji State178811763693413201107155
Air Force1661001244503919182131125
Findlay18414083810131922079146
Army1019022141331318210298
Championship: Niagara
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

Quarterfinal
March 10, 2000
Semifinals
March 11, 2000
Championship
March 12, 2000
         
1 Niagara 9
4 Air Force 1
4 Air Force 4
5 Findlay 1
1 Niagara 3
2 Alabama-Huntsville 2
2 Alabama-Huntsville 10 Third place
3 Bemidji State 4
3 Bemidji State 5*
4 Air Force 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinal

(4) Air Force vs. (5) Findlay

March 10 Air Force 4 – 1 Findlay Von Braun Center

Semifinals

(1) Niagara vs. (4) Air Force

March 11 Niagara 9 – 1 Air Force Von Braun Center

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

March 11 Alabama-Huntsville 10 – 4 Bemidji State Von Braun Center

Third Place Game

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

March 12 Bemidji State 5 – 4 OT Air Force Von Braun Center

Championship

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

March 12 Niagara 3 – 2 Alabama-Huntsville Von Braun Center

Tournament awards

All-Star team

  • Goaltender: Greg Gardner (Niagara)
  • Defensemen: Chris MacKenzie (Niagara), Shane Stewart (Alabama-Huntsville)
  • Forwards: Nathan Bowen (Alabama-Huntsville), Jay Kasparek (Niagara), Kyle Martin (Niagara)[1]

MVP

  • Kyle Martin (Niagara)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Phelps, Mekye (2007). 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide (PDF). College Hockey America. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
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