2011 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2011 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is the 40th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 19, 2011 at campus locations and at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The Miami Redhawks won the tournament and was awarded the Mason Cup. They earned the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament features four rounds of play. In the first round the sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds as determined by the final regular season standings play a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and second-lowest-ranked first-round winner, the third seed and second-highest-ranked first-round winner, and the fourth seed and the fifth seed play a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest seeds play a single game, with the winner advancing to the championship game and the loser advancing to the third-place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Regular season standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

ConferenceOverall
GPWLTSWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#3 Michigan2820710619257442911414698
#4 Notre Dame28187325995694425145151121
#8 Miami*28167525510358392310614685
#13 Western Michigan281099544777142191310116104
Ferris State2812124443596239181659486
Northern Michigan28121330396187391519591117
Alaska280^28^0^0^386466380^38^0^8991
Lake Superior State2881285375978391317993115
Ohio State2810144236667237151849592
Michigan State28111520356575381519498107
Bowling Green2832142154187411027474123
Championship: Miami
Conference regular season champion
* Conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll
^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and loses due to player ineligibilities.[1]

Bracket

First round
March 4–6
Quarterfinals
March 11–13
Semifinals
March 18
Championship
March 19
1Michigan54
8Lake Superior State4311Bowling Green11
9Ohio State021Michigan2
4Western Michigan5
4Western Michigan135*
5Ferris State314
4Western Michigan2
3Miami5
3Miami44
6Northern Michigan6017Alaska11
11Bowling Green322**3Miami6Third place
2Notre Dame2
2Notre Dame3*341Michigan4
7Alaska3*4**8Lake Superior State2422Notre Dame2
10Michigan State23

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(6) Northern Michigan vs. (11) Bowling Green

March 4Northern Michigan6 – 3Bowling GreenBerry Events CenterRecap 
Tyler Gronpp – 15:45
Stephan Vigier – pp – 16:27
First periodMike Fink – pp – 07:03
Erik Higby – 05:12
Brian Nugent – 06:01
Stephan Vigier – 08:38
Second periodCameron Sinclair – 06:32
Bryce Williamson – pp – 09:04
Justin Floreken – 18:01Third periodNo scoring
Reid Ellingson – ( 25 saves / 28 shots )Goalie statsAndrew Hammond – ( 21 saves / 25 shots )
Nick Eno – ( 15 saves / 16 shots )
March 5Northern Michigan0 – 2Bowling GreenBerry Events CenterRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodJordan Samuels-Thomas – 07:44
No scoringThird periodRyan Viselli – en – 18:57
Reid Ellingson – ( 18 saves / 19 shots )Goalie statsAndrew Hammond – ( 29 saves / 29 shots )
March 6Northern Michigan1 – 22OTBowling GreenBerry Events CenterRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodChad Sumsion – 18:25
Andrew Cherniwchan – 06:40Third periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond overtime periodBryce Williamson – 00:34
Reid Ellingson – ( 32 saves / 34 shots )Goalie statsAndrew Hammond – ( 44 saves / 45 shots )
Bowling Green wins series 2–1


(7) Alaska vs. (10) Michigan State

March 4Alaska3 – 2OTMichigan StateCarlson CenterRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Michael Quinn – 17:07Second periodJake Cheliospp – 08:07
Jarret Granberg – 12:45Third periodTim Buttery – 08:26
Nik Yaremchuk – 19:40First overtime periodNo scoring
Scott Greenham – ( 23 saves / 25 shots )Goalie statsDrew Palmisano – ( 34 saves / 37 shots )
March 5Alaska4 – 32OTMichigan StateCarlson CenterRecap 
Andy Taranto – pp – 07:54First periodDean Chelios – 15:43
Dustin Gazleypp – 17:12
Derek Klassen – 12:46
Cody Kunykpp – 15:59
Second periodBrett Perlini – 19:19
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Nik Yaremchuk – 03:18Second overtime periodNo scoring
Scott Greenham – ( 33 saves / 36 shots )Goalie statsWill Yanakeff – ( 30 saves / 34 shots )
Alaska wins series 2–0


(8) Lake Superior vs. (9) Ohio State

March 4Lake Superior4 – 0Ohio StateTaffy Abel ArenaRecap 
Dan Radke – 07:05First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Kellan Lain – 09:44
Rick Schofielden – 18:21
Nick McParland – en – 19:20
Third periodNo scoring
Kevin Kapalka – ( 48 saves / 48 shots )Goalie statsCal Heeter – ( 36 saves / 38 shots )
March 5Lake Superior3 – 2Ohio StateTaffy Abel ArenaRecap 
Ben Powerpp – 11:15First periodNo scoring
Will Acton – 06:14
Rick Schofieldpp – 19:32
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodSergio Somma – 02:59
Danny Dries – 05:47
Kevin Kapalka – ( 28 saves / 30 shots )Goalie statsCal Heeter – ( 31 saves / 34 shots )
Lake Superior wins series 2–0


Quarterfinals

(1) Michigan vs. (11) Bowling Green

March 11Michigan5 – 1Bowling GreenYost Ice ArenaRecap 
David Wohlberg – 09:54
Chris Brownpp – 12:25
First periodNo scoring
Scooter Vaughan – 13:27Second periodNo scoring
Lindsay Sparks – 00:42
Luke Moffatt – 12:05
Third periodBryce Williamson – 04:27
Shawn Hunwick – ( 23 saves / 24 shots )Goalie statsAndrew Hammond – ( 36 saves / 41 shots )
March 12Michigan4 – 1Bowling GreenYost Ice ArenaRecap 
Lee Moffie – sh – 07:28First periodNo scoring
Lindsay Sparks – 14:05
Lee Moffie – pp – 18:27
Second periodNo scoring
A.J. Treais – pp – 01:12Third periodCamden Wojtala – 10:10
Shawn Hunwick – ( 12 saves / 12 shots )
Bryan Hogan – ( 6 saves / 7 shots )
Adam Janecyk – ( 1 saves / 1 shots )
Goalie statsAndrew Hammond – ( 30 saves / 34 shots )
Nick Eno – ( 1 saves / 1 shots )
Michigan Wins Series 2–0


(2) Notre Dame vs. (8) Lake Superior

March 11Notre Dame3 – 2OTLake SuperiorJoyce Center RinkRecap 
T.J. Tynanpp – 06:48First periodNo scoring
Anders Lee – 17:42Second periodChad Nehring – pp – 09:28
Rick Schofield – 11:14
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Jeff Costello – 04:52First overtime periodNo scoring
Mike Johnson – ( 24 saves / 26 shots )Goalie statsKevin Kapalka – ( 34 saves / 37 shots )
March 12Notre Dame3 – 4Lake SuperiorJoyce Center RinkRecap 
T. J. Tynan – 09:12
Nick Larson – 10:12
First periodKellan Lainpp – 18:37
Calle Ridderwall – 16:30Second periodFred Cassiani – 16:07
Chad Nehring – 18:55
No scoringThird periodFred Cassiani – 07:40
Mike Johnson – ( 35 saves / 39 shots )Goalie statsKevin Kapalka – ( 37 saves / 40 shots )
Series Tied 1–1


(3) Miami vs. (7) Alaska

March 11Miami4 – 1AlaskaSteve Cady ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst periodBryant Molle – 10:02
Chris Widemanpp – 05:06Second periodNo scoring
Patrick Tiesling – 03:15
Andy Miele – 11:11
Reilly Smith – 17:35
Third periodNo scoring
Cody Reichard – ( 17 saves / 18 shots )Goalie statsScott Greenham – ( 32 saves / 36 shots )
March 12Miami4 – 1AlaskaSteve Cady ArenaRecap 
Cameron Schilling – 13:23First periodChad Gehon – 04:31
Andy Miele – 00:16
Vincent LoVerdesh – 09:59
Reilly Smithpp – 11:29
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Connor Knapp – ( 14 saves / 15 shots )Goalie statsScott Greenham – ( 32 saves / 36 shots )
Miami Wins Series 2–0


(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Ferris State

March 11Western Michigan1 – 3Ferris StateLawson ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst periodCory Kane – 11:31
Mike Leone – 05:21Second periodTravis Ouellette – pp – 16:30
No scoringThird periodTravis Ouellette – en – 19:21
Jerry Kuhn – ( 26 saves / 28 shots )Goalie statsPat Nagle – ( 31 saves / 32 shots )
March 12Western Michigan3 – 1Ferris StateLawson ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Shane Berschbach – 10:00
Danny DeKeyserpp – 15:14
Second periodMike Fillinger – 17:02
Trevor Eliasen – 19:05Third periodNo scoring
Jerry Kuhn – ( 30 saves / 31 shots )Goalie statsPat Nagle – ( 28 saves / 30 shots )
Series Tied 1–1


Semifinals

(1) Michigan vs. (4) Western Michigan

March 18Michigan2 – 5Western MichiganJoe Louis ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst periodMike Leone (5) – pp – 09:25
Lee Moffie (7) – pp – 14:21Second periodDane Walters (8) – pp – 06:28
Matt Tennyson (9) – pp – 13:53
Derek Roehl (3) – 15:01
Kyle O'Kane (6) – 17:27
Lindsay Sparks (4) – 08:33Third periodNo scoring
Shawn Hunwick – (18 saves / 23 shots)
Bryan Hogan – (4 saves / 4 shots)
Goalie statsJerry Kuhn – (29 saves / 31 shots)


(2) Notre Dame vs. (3) Miami

March 18Notre Dame2 – 6MiamiJoe Louis ArenaRecap 
No scoringFirst periodCarter Camper (18) – pp – 04:52
Bryon Paulazzo (2) – 05:53
Alden Hirschfeld (12) – pp – 09:47
Carter Camper (19) – sh – 13:32
Billy Maday (8) – pp – 06:46
Calle Ridderwall (14) – 18:05
Second periodAndy Miele (22) – 12:01
No scoringThird periodAndy Miele (23) – 03:35
Mike Johnson – ( 12 saves / 16 shots )
Steven Summerhays – ( 6 saves / 6 shots )
Goalie statsCody Reichard – ( 25 saves / 27 shots )


Third place

(1) Michigan vs. (2) Notre Dame

March 19Michigan4 – 2Notre DameJoe Louis ArenaRecap 
Louie Caporusso (10) – pp – 16:07
Carl Hagelin (18) – 16:22
First periodRiley Sheahan (5) – 04:34
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Jeff Rohrkemper (2) – 04:37
Luke Glendening (8) – en – 19:55
Third periodT.J. Tynan (22) – 18:38
Shawn Hunwick – ( 42 saves / 44 shots )Goalie statsSteven Summerhays – ( 19 saves / 22 shots )


Championship

(3) Miami vs. (4) Western Michigan

March 19Miami5 – 2Western MichiganJoe Louis ArenaRecap 
Bryon Paulazzo (3) – 12:03
Reilly Smith (27) – pp – 18:53
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodMike Leone (6) – pp – 18:22
Andy Miele (24) – 08:13
Curtis McKenzie (7) – pp – 10:10
Reilly Smith (28) – 16:30
Third periodDane Walters (9) – pp – 02:38
Cody Reichard – ( 14 saves / 16 shots )Goalie statsJerry Kuhn – ( 30 saves / 35 shots )


Tournament awards

* Most Valuable Player(s)[2]

[3]

References