2005 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
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Dates | March 11–19, 2005 |
Teams | 12 |
Finals site | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan |
Champions | Michigan (7th title) |
Winning coach | Red Berenson [1] (7th title) |
MVP | Jeff Tambellini (Michigan) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments |
The 2005 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 34th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 11 and March 19, 2005. Opening round games were played at campus sites, while all "super six" games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The tournament featured four rounds of play. In the first round, the first and twelfth seeds, the second and eleventh seeds, the third seed and tenth seeds, the fourth seed and ninth seeds, the fifth seed and eighth seeds, and the sixth seed and seventh seeds played a best-of-three series, with the two highest-seeded winners advancing to the semifinals and the remaining four winners playing in the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winner 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 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#6 Michigan†* | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 128 | 70 | 42 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 178 | 103 | |
#9 Ohio State | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 100 | 62 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 142 | 96 | |
Northern Michigan | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 82 | 57 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 120 | 91 | |
Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 101 | 84 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 133 | 124 | |
Bowling Green | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 92 | 87 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 117 | 116 | |
Michigan State | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 87 | 74 | 41 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 121 | 100 | |
Miami | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 80 | 76 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 120 | 104 | |
Alaska-Fairbanks | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 74 | 99 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 110 | 122 | |
Lake Superior State | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 64 | 84 | 38 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 84 | 118 | |
Western Michigan | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 78 | 112 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 105 | 134 | |
Ferris State | 28 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 73 | 97 | 39 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 114 | 131 | |
Notre Dame | 28 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 105 | 38 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 60 | 138 | |
Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
First round [2] March 11–13 | Quarterfinals [3] March 17 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 19 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Michigan | 10 | 1* | — | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 5* | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Ferris State | 2 | 1* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Northern Michigan | 3 | 8 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Northern Michigan | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Ohio State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 4* | — | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Ohio State | 4 | Third Place | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Lake Superior State | 3 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 6 | Michigan State | 1 | |||||||||||||||
6 | Michigan State | 5 | 6 | Michigan State | 2 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 6 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Michigan State | 2 | 5* | — | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Miami | 1 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
March 11 [4] | Michigan | 10 – 1 | Notre Dame | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 15:38 - Evan Rankin | ||||||
Eric Nystrom - 01:48 Jeff Tambellini - GW PP - 02:28 Michael Woodford - 06:51 Milan Gajic - 07:41 Brandon Rogers - PP - 14:46 Chad Kolarik - PP - 16:21 Chad Kolarik - PP - 19:53 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Brandon Rogers - 05:43 Kevin Porter - 06:49 Milan Gajic - 19:09 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Al Montoya ( 10 saves / 11 shots ) / Noah Ruden ( 3 saves / 3 shots ) / Mike Mayhew ( 1 saves / 1 shots ) | Goalie stats | Morgan Cey ( 15 saves / 19 shots ) / David Brown (13 saves / 18 shots ) / Rory Walsh ( 4 saves / 5 shots ) |
March 12 [5] | Michigan | 1 – 0 | OT | Notre Dame | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Eric Werner - GW - 19:53 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Al Montoya ( 19 saves / 19 shots ) | Goalie stats | Morgan Cey ( 43 saves / 44 shots ) |
Michigan won series 2–0 | |
March 11 [6] | Ohio State | 4 – 2 | Ferris State | Value City Arena | Recap | |||
Dan Knapp - PP - 05:36 Matt Beaudoin - PP - 14:50 | First period | 08:47 - PP - Jeff Legue | ||||||
Rod Pelley - GW - 04:59 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Matt Beaudoin - 15:48 | Third period | 19:35 - PP - Matt York | ||||||
Dave Caruso ( 21 saves / 23 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mike Brown ( 40 saves / 44 shots ) |
March 12 [7] | Ohio State | 0 - 1 | OT | Ferris State | Value City Arena | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 01:09 - Zac Pearson | ||||||
Dave Caruso ( 18 saves / 19 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mike Brown ( 36 saves / 36 shots ) |
March 13 [8] | Ohio State | 5 – 4 | OT | Ferris State | Value City Arena | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | 04:56 - PP - Derek Nesbitt | ||||||
Matt Beaudoin - PP - 02:48 | Second period | 12:58 - PP - Derek Nesbitt | ||||||
Tom Fritsche - 09:55 Matt Beaudoin - SH - 01:58 Jason DeSantis - 19:10 | Third period | 03:18 - Matt Stefanishion 06:18 - Jeff Legue | ||||||
John Dingle - GW - 04:40 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Dave Caruso ( 20 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mike Brown ( 30 saves / 35 shots ) |
Ohio State won series 2–1 | |
March 11 [9] | Northern Michigan | 1 – 2 | Western Michigan | Berry Events Center | Recap | |||
Rob Lehtinen - 12:33 | First period | 19:11 - Nathan Ansell | ||||||
Brent Walton - GW PP - 04:21 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Tuomas Tarkki ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Daniel Bellissimo ( 23 saves / 24 shots ) |
March 12 [10] | Northern Michigan | 4 – 2 | Western Michigan | Berry Events Center | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 14:50 - Pat Dwyer | ||||||
No Scoring | Second period | 15:56 - Paul Szczechura | ||||||
Andrew Contois - SH - 02:08 Jamie Milam - PP - 05:20 Dirk Southern - GW - 06:26 Kevin Gardner - EN - 19:35 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Tuomas Tarkki ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Daniel Bellissimo ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) |
March 13 [11] | Northern Michigan | 4 – 1 | Western Michigan | Berry Events Center | Recap | |||
Kevin Gardner - SH - 14:09 Tim Hartung - GW - 15:51 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Pat Bateman - 04:49 | Second period | 15:11 - PP - Jeff Pierce | ||||||
Kevin Gardner - 17:21 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Tuomas Tarkki ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Daniel Bellissimo ( 17 saves / 21 shots ) |
Northern Michigan won series 2–1 | |
March 11 [12] | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 – 3 | Lake Superior State | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | |||
Bill Thomas - PP - 18:46 Dan Hacker - 18:56 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Brandon Scero - 15:11 | Second period | 15:42 - PP - Trent Campbell 17:06 - PP - Ren Fauci | ||||||
Joe Grimaldi - GW - 19:53 | Third period | 00:25 - Colin Nicholson | ||||||
Chris Holt ( 16 saves / 19 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Jakaitis ( 31 saves / 35 shots ) |
March 12 [13] | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 – 3 | OT | Lake Superior State | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | ||
Brandon Scero - PP - 18:04 | First period | 07:38 - Colin Nicholson 08:04 - Jeffrey Rainville | ||||||
Rob Chappell - 01:18 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Brandon Scero - PP - 03:15 | Third period | 05:02 - Jon Booras | ||||||
Scott Parse - GW - 05:24 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Chris Holt ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Jakaitis ( 39 saves / 43 shots ) |
Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–0 | |
March 11 [14] | Bowling Green | 3 – 6 | Alaska-Fairbanks | BGSU Ice Arena | Recap | |||
Alex Foster - 06:56 | First period | 00:05 - Ryan McLeod 00:13 - Ryan McLeod 03:19 - Kelly Czuy | ||||||
No Scoring | Second period | 03:34 - GW PP - Jared Sylvestre 17:03 - Lucas Burnett | ||||||
Jon Matsumoto - 04:37 Ben Geelan - 06:21 | Third period | 03:37 - PP - Curtis Fraser | ||||||
Jordan Sigalet ( 24 saves / 29 shots ) / Jon Horrell ( 8 saves / 9 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) |
March 12 [15] | Bowling Green | 3 – 6 | Alaska-Fairbanks | BGSU Ice Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 15:44 - PP - Aaron Lee 19:08 - Ryan Muspratt | ||||||
James Unger - 07:50 | Second period | 16:17 - Kyle Greentree | ||||||
Mike Nesdill - PP - 02:02 Jon Matsumoto - PP - 12:55 | Third period | 11:00 - GW - Aaron Lee 18:58 - Curtis Fraser 19:40 - EN - Jason Grinevitch | ||||||
Jordan Sigalet ( 27 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 34 saves / 37 shots ) |
Alaska-Fairbanks won series 2–0 | |
March 11 [16] | Michigan State | 2 – 1 | Miami | Munn Ice Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 08:52 - PP - Nathan Davis | ||||||
Chad Hontvet - PP - 07:35 Chad Hontvet - GW PP - 13:24 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Dominic Vicari ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brandon Crawford-West ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) |
March 12 [17] | Michigan State | 5 – 4 | OT | Miami | Munn Ice Arena | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | 13:44 - PP - Matt Davis | ||||||
Bryan Lerg - 16:46 Jim Slater - 19:46 | Second period | 03:27 - Mitch Ganzak 18:30 - Marty Guerin | ||||||
Tom Goebel - 13:25 Colton Fretter - 14:54 | Third period | 12:44 - Ryan Jones | ||||||
Colton Fretter - GW PP - 07:45 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Dominic Vicari ( 34 saves / 38 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brandon Crawford-West ( 31 saves / 36 shots ) |
Michigan State won series 2–0 | |
March 17 [18] | Northern Michigan | 3 – 6 | Alaska-Fairbanks | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
Rob Lehtinen - 10:18 Tim Hartung - PP - 12:21 | First period | 07:15 - PP - Ryan McLeod 18:17 - PP - Ryan McLeod | ||||||
Nathan Oystrick - PP - 19:04 | Second period | 02:18 - Aaron Lee 11:54 - GW PP - Jason Grinevitch | ||||||
No Scoring | Third period | 08:36 - SH - Nathan Fornataro 19:58 - EN - Kyle Greentree | ||||||
Tuomas Tarkki ( 24 saves / 29 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 25 saves / 28 shots ) |
March 17 [19] | Nebraska-Omaha | 0 – 5 | Michigan State | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 03:28 - GW PP - Colton Fretter 10:31 - PP - Jim McKenzie | ||||||
No Scoring | Second period | 06:17 - Tom Goebel 11:12 - Daniel Vukovic | ||||||
No Scoring | Third period | 18:42 - EN - Chris Mueller | ||||||
Chris Holt ( 37 saves / 41 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dominic Vicari ( 33 saves / 33 shots ) |
March 18 [20] | Michigan | 3 – 1 | Alaska-Fairbanks | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Brandon Kaleniecki - 12:13 Jeff Tambellini - GW - 19:41 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Chad Kolarik - PP - 05:37 | Third period | 02:43 - Ryan McLeod | ||||||
Al Montoya ( 12 saves / 13 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 43 saves / 46 shots ) |
March 18 [21] | Ohio State | 4 – 1 | Michigan State | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
Andrew Schembri - PP - 08:25 | First period | 17:44 - Ash Goldie | ||||||
Sean Collins - GW - 07:38 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Jason DeSantis - 07:35 Tom Fritsche - PP - 15:59 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Dave Caruso ( 24 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dominic Vicari ( 35 saves / 39 shots ) |
March 19 [22] | Michigan State | 2 – 3 | Alaska-Fairbanks | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 14:19 - SH - Jared Sylvestre | ||||||
Tom Goebel - 02:15 | Second period | 01:08 - PP - Adam Powell 15:10 - GW - Aaron Lee | ||||||
Adam Nightingale - 11:54 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Dominic Vicari ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 36 saves / 38 shots ) |
March 19 [23] | Michigan | 4 – 2 | Ohio State | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
Milan Gajic - PP - 02:54 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Milan Gajic - PP - 06:46 | Second period | 05:32 - Tom Fritsche 06:57 - JB Bittner | ||||||
Jeff Tambellini - GW - 05:27 Jason Ryznar - EN - 19:59 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Al Montoya ( 27 saves / 29 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dave Caruso ( 34 saves / 37 shots ) |
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