2009 CHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2009 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played on March 13 and March 14, 2009 at the John S. Glas Field House in Bemidji, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Bemidji State received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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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 14, 2009, received an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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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
#9 Bemidji State†* 18 12 5 1 25 55 38 37 20 16 1 106 97
Niagara 18 9 5 4 22 53 44 36 16 14 6 98 92
Robert Morris 18 5 8 5 15 46 57 36 10 19 7 93 121
Alabama–Huntsville 18 3 11 4 10 43 58 30 5 20 5 63 99
Championship: Bemidji State
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

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Semifinals
March 13
Championship
March 14
      
1 Bemidji State 4
4 Alabama-Huntsville 1
1 Bemidji State 3*
3 Robert Morris 2
3 Niagara 1
2 Robert Morris 2 Third place
2 Niagara 1
4 Alabama-Huntsville 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

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(1) Bemidji State vs. (4) Alabama-Huntsville

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March 13 Bemidji State 4 – 1 Alabama-Huntsville John S. Glas Field House Recap  
Matt Read - 04:40 First period No scoring
Matt Francis - pp - 01:06 Second period 05:51 - Joe Federoff
Brandon Marino - 02:22
Matt Read - en - 19:16
Third period No scoring
Matt Dalton ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) Goalie stats Cameron Talbot ( 29 saves / 32 shots )


(2) Niagara vs. (3) Robert Morris

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March 13 Niagara 1 – 2 Robert Morris John S. Glas Field House Recap  
No Scoring First period 11:53 - pp - Denny Urban
No scoring Second period 14:09 - Trevor Lewis
Derek Foam - 05:49 Third period No scoring
Juliano Pagliero ( 27 saves / 29 shots ) Goalie stats Brooks Ostergard ( 27 saves / 28 shots )


Third place

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(2) Niagara vs. (4) Alabama-Huntsville

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March 14 Niagara 1 – 1 OT Alabama-Huntsville John S. Glas Field House Recap  
Dan Sullivan - 09:20 First period 03:07 - Kevin Morrison
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No Scoring First overtime period No scoring
Adam Avramenko ( 46 saves / 47 shots ) Goalie stats Blake MacNicol ( 38 saves / 39 shots )


Championship

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(1) Bemidji State vs. (3) Robert Morris

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March 14 Bemidji State 3 – 2 OT Robert Morris John S. Glas Field House Recap  
Tyler Scofield - pp - 19:30 First period 03:53 - Ron Cramer
Matt Read - 14:08 Second period 18:47 - pp - Chris Margott
No scoring Third period No scoring
Matt Read - 08:05 First overtime period No scoring
Matt Dalton ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Goalie stats Brooks Ostergard ( 37 saves / 40 shots )


Tournament awards

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All-Tournament Team

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kozireski, Warren (March 14, 2009). "Bemidji State advances to third NCAA Tourney". Inside College Hockey. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
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