2000 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2000 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 29th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 10 and March 18, 2000. First round and play-in games were played at campus sites, while all 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The two teams that finish below tenth place in the standings were not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and tenth seeds, the second and ninth seeds, the third and eighth seeds, the fourth and seventh seeds and the fifth and sixth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the top three ranked winners advancing to the semifinals and two lower-seeded teams playing in a single play-in game to determine the final qualifier. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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

ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#7 Michigan28196341112654127104161104
#10 Michigan State*281882388446422711414176
Lake Superior State 28179236766636181629694
Northern Michigan 281684369364392213412986
Notre Dame 28111072965764216188103119
Ferris State 28131322885793921162127102
Nebraska-Omaha 28101262683954216197121146
Bowling Green 28121512590883717191115114
Miami 2810153237589361320399122
Western Michigan 281015323831093612213105137
Ohio State 289163215690361319480108
Alaska-Fairbanks 284222106510034625378114
Championship: Michigan State
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket

First Round [2]
March 10–12
Play-In
March 14
Semifinals [3]
March 17
Championship
March 18
1Michigan46
10Western Michigan22
1Michigan4
2Michigan State657Nebraska-Omaha37Nebraska-Omaha7
9Miami218Bowling Green1
3Lake Superior State127Nebraska-Omaha0
8Bowling Green2*32Michigan State6
4Northern Michigan251
7Nebraska-Omaha4122Michigan State4
5Notre Dame0
5Notre Dame414
6Ferris State362

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(1) Michigan vs. (10) Western Michigan

March 10 [4] Michigan4 – 2Western Michigan Yost Ice Arena  
Josh Langfeld - 01:37
J.J. Swistak - 07:59
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Mark Mink - GW - 02:09
Scott Matzka - 17:15
Third period03:22 - Steve Rymsha
05:35 - Mikeal Bishai
Josh Blackburn ( 17 saves / 19 shots )Goalie stats Jeff Reyneart ( 25 saves / 29 shots )
March 11 [5] Michigan6 – 2Western Michigan Yost Ice Arena  
Scott Matzka - SH - 06:01
John Shouneyia - 08:58
First periodNo scoring
Mike Comrie - GW - 03:25
Scott Matzka - SH - 11:58
Second period01:44 - PP - Brent Rumble
19:30 - Mikeal Bishai
Mike Comrie - GW - 15:11
Mark Kosick - PP - 16:03
Third periodNo scoring
Josh Blackburn ( 25 saves / 27 shots )Goalie stats Jeff Reyneart ( 20 saves / 26 shots )
Michigan won series 2–0

(2) Michigan State vs. (9) Miami

March 10 [6] Michigan State3 – 2Miami Munn Ice Arena  
Sean Patchell - PP - 11:05
Rustyn Dolyny - PP - 19:18
First period02:32 - Craig Desjarlais
Joe Goodenow - GW - 04:11
Troy Ferguson - SH - 07:38
Damon Whitten - PP - 12:38
Second periodNo scoring
Troy Ferguson - SH - 09:33Third period11:48 - Ernie Hartlieb
13:17 - Matt Medevecz
Ryan Miller ( 17 saves / 19 shots )Goalie stats David Burleigh ( 12 saves / 17 shots ) / Andy Marsch ( 9 saves / 10 shots )
March 11 [7] Michigan State5 - 1Miami Munn Ice Arena  
Troy Ferguson - PP - 07:28
Shawn Horcoff - GW PP - 13:29
Andrew Hutchinson - 19:59
First period07:53 - Ernie Hartlieb
Rustyn Dolyny - 05:07Second periodNo scoring
Sean Patchell - 19:18Third periodNo scoring
Ryan Miller ( 20 saves / 21 shots )Goalie stats David Burleigh ( 11 saves / 15 shots ) / Andy Marsch ( 11 saves / 12 shots )
Michigan State won series 2–0

(3) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Bowling Green

March 10 [8] Lake Superior State1 – 2OTBowling Green Taffy Abel Arena  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Chris McNamara - 09:21Third period16:26 - Mike Jones
No scoringFirst overtime period01:32 - GW - Ryan Fultz
Jayme Platt ( 35 saves / 37 shots )Goalie stats Tyler Masters ( 24 saves / 25 shots )
March 11 [9] Lake Superior State2 – 3Bowling Green Taffy Abel Arena  
No ScoringFirst period11:28 - Ryan Murphy
Trevor Weisgerber - 02:30Second period12:49 - Marc Barlow
Scott Hewson - GW - 15:03Third period19:02 - EA - Mike Vigilante
Jayme Platt ( 24 saves / 27 shots )Goalie stats Tyler Masters ( 43 saves / 45 shots )
Bowling Green won series 2–0

(4) Northern Michigan vs. (7) Nebraska-Omaha

March 10 [10] Northern Michigan2 – 4Nebraska-Omaha Berry Events Center  
No ScoringFirst period00:14 - James Chalmers
08:36 - Allan Carr
Jim Jackson - PP - 06:51Second periodNo scoring
Roger Trudeau - PP - 11:04Third period08:11 - GW PP - Jeff Hoggan
17:33 - James Chalmers
Dan Ragusett ( 23 saves / 27 shots )Goalie stats Kendall Sidoruk ( 27 saves / 29 shots )
March 11 [11] Northern Michigan5 – 1Nebraska-Omaha Berry Events Center  
Chad Theuer - PP - 05:48First period07:12 - James Chalmers
J.P. Vigier - GW - 02:59
J.P. Vigier - 05:51
Terry Harrison - 08:17
Chris Gobert - 08:30
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Duane Hoey ( 21 saves / 22 shots )Goalie stats Kendall Sidoruk ( 7 saves / 12 shots ) / Rodney McLeod ( 10 saves / 10 shots )
March 12 [12] Northern Michigan1 – 2Nebraska-Omaha Berry Events Center  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period00:40 - Jason White
Lee Ruff - PP - 00:48Third period13:29 - GW - Jeff Hoggan
Duane Hoey ( 20 saves / 22 shots )Goalie stats Kendall Sidoruk ( 26 saves / 27 shots )
Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–1

(5) Notre Dame vs. (6) Ferris State

March 10 [13] Notre Dame4 – 3Ferris State Joyce Center  
Ryan Dolder - 00:48
Ben Simon - 18:23
First period14:47 - Chris Kunitz
No scoringSecond period14:35 - SH - Rob Kozak
18:49 - Jim Dube
Andy Jurkowski - 01:11
Dan Carlson - GW - 05:46
Third periodNo scoring
Tony Zasowski ( 23 saves / 26 shots )Goalie stats Phil Osaer ( 27 saves / 31 shots )
March 11 [14] Notre Dame1 – 6Ferris State Joyce Center  
Ryan Dolder - PP - 11:12First period04:04 - PP - Phil Lewandowski
08:33 - GW - Rob Collins
No scoringSecond period00:45 - SH - Brian McCollough
No scoringThird period00:27 - PP - Brian McCollough
01:59 - Chris Kunitz
08:14 - PP - Troy Milam
Tony Zasowski ( 20 saves / 25 shots ) / Jeremiah Kimento ( 3 saves / 4 shots )Goalie stats Phil Osaer ( 20 saves / 21 shots )
March 12 [15] Notre Dame4 – 2Ferris State Joyce Center  
Matt Van Arkel - 05:31First periodNo scoring
Jay Kopischke - 02:05
Tyson Fraser - GW - 09:56
Second period06:46 - Jason Basile
Ryan Dolder - EN - 19:44Third period03:36 - Phil Lewandowski
Tony Zasowski ( 24 saves / 26 shots )Goalie stats Phil Osaer ( 26 saves / 29 shots )
Notre Dame won series 2–1

Play-in

(7) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (8) Bowling Green

March 14 [16] Nebraska-Omaha3 – 1Bowling Green Omaha Civic Auditorium  
Jeff Hoggan - PP - 16:59First period14:48 - PP - Mike Jones
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Jeff Hoggan - GW - 15:45
David Brisson - EN - 19:38
Third periodNo scoring
Kendall Sidoruk ( 25 saves / 26 shots )Goalie stats Tyler Masters ( 39 saves / 41 shots )

Semifinals

(1) Michigan vs. (7) Nebraska-Omaha

March 17 [17] Michigan4 – 7Nebraska-Omaha Joe Louis Arena  
Scott Matzka - 19:12First period07:18 - Dave Noel-Bernier
13:58 - Nick Fohr
No scoringSecond period00:11 - PP - Jeff Hoggan
01:47 - PP - Jeff Hoggan
Sean Peach - 02:52
Mike Comrie - 17:39
Mark Kosick - EA - 19:15
Third period00:31 - GW - James Chalmers
17:07 - EN - David Brisson
19:42 - EN - Dave Noel-Bernier
Josh Blackburn ( 13 saves / 18 shots )Goalie stats Kendall Sidoruk ( 32 saves / 36 shots )

(2) Michigan State vs. (5) Notre Dame

March 17 [18] Michigan State4 – 0Notre Dame Joe Louis Arena  
Rustyn Dolyny - GW - 05:27
Shawn Horcoff - 15:05
Andrew Hutchinson - 19:49
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Adam Hall - EN SH - 18:44Third periodNo scoring
Ryan Miller ( 20 saves / 20 shots )Goalie stats Tony Zasowski ( 29 saves / 32 shots )

Championship

(2) Michigan State vs. (7) Nebraska-Omaha

March 18 [19] Michigan State6 – 0Nebraska-Omaha Joe Louis Arena  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
Shawn Horcoff - GW - 04:05
Rustyn Dolyny - 07:11
Damon Whitten - 09:34
Adam Hall - PP - 16:16
Second periodNo scoring
Andrew Bogle - 03:36
Brad Fast - 19:51
Third periodNo scoring
Ryan Miller ( 24 saves / 24 shots )Goalie stats Kendall Sidoruk ( 22 saves / 28 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s) [20]

[21]

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