2008 CHA men's ice hockey tournament

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the first round, the fourth and fifth ranked seeds, Wayne State and Alabama-Huntsville, 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 16, 2008, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the 2008 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

March 14, 2008 March 15, 2008 March 16, 2008 | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Wayne State | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=Alabama-Huntsville | RD1-score4=0 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Bemidji State | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=Wayne State | RD2-score2=1 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=Niagara | RD2-score3=6 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=Robert Morris | RD2-score4=3 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Bemidji State | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=Niagara | RD3-score2=3

Quarterfinal

(4) Wayne State vs. (5) Alabama-Huntsville

|1-1-1 = Brock Meadows - 11:40 |1-2-1 = Stavros Paskaris - pp - 08:47 Mike Forgie - 14:22 |1-3-1 = Dylan Exton - 04:34 |goalie1-1 = Brett Bothwell ( 21 saves / 21 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Blake MacNicol ( 25 saves / 29 shots )}}

Semifinals

(1) Bemidji State vs. (4) Wayne State

|1-1-1 = Matt Pope - pp - 04:00 Cody Bostock - pp - 16:26 |1-2-1 = Matt Read - 05:19 |1-2-2 = 12:13 - Chris Kushneriuk |1-3-1 = Tyler Scofield - en pp - 19:28 |goalie1-1 = Matt Climie ( 10 saves / 11 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Brett Bothwell ( 26 saves / 29 shots )}}

(2) Niagara vs. (3) Robert Morris

|1-1-1 = No Scoring |1-1-2 = 16:57 - Chris Margott |1-2-1 = David Ross - 05:36 Dan Sullivan - 17:42 |1-2-2 = 16:59 - Chris Margott |1-3-1 = Ted Cook - 01:21 Egor Mironov - pp - 10:29 Egor Mironov - 12:44 Matt Caruana - en - 19:02 |1-3-2 = 07:39 - pp - Chris Margott |goalie1-1 = Juliano Pagliero ( 34 saves / 37 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Christian Boucher ( 22 saves / 27 shots )}}

Championship

(1) Bemidji State vs. (2) Niagara

|1-1-1 = Brandon Marino - pp - 02:55 |1-1-2 = 10:19 - pp - Ted Cook |1-2-1 = Tyler Lehrke - 12:33 |1-2-2 = 16:28 - Chris Moran 19:15 - pp - Kyle Rogers |goalie1-1 = Matt Climie ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) |goalie1-2 = Juliano Pagliero ( 27 saves / 29 shots )}}

Tournament awards

All-Star team

• Goaltender: Juliano Pagliero (Niagara)
• Defensemen: Cody Bostock (Bemidji State), Dan Sullivan (Niagara)
• Forwards: Chris Margott (Robert Morris), Kyle Rogers (Niagara), Tyler Scofield (Bemidji State)

[[List of CHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament|MVP]]

• Ted Cook (Niagara)

References

References

1. (2008-03-16). "2008 College Hockey America All-Tournament Team announced". [[College Hockey America]].