2007 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2007 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 36th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 17, 2007. Opening round and quarterfinal games were played at campus sites, while the semifinals, third place, and championship games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Notre Dame won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Contents

Conference standings

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

ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#4 Notre Dame†*28214345905142327314370
#10 Michigan 28189137119854126141174129
#11 Miami 2816843693704224144135107
#1 Michigan State 28151033381654226133137102
Nebraska–Omaha 281311430100854218168153128
Western Michigan 28141312985933718181120126
Ohio State 28121242889863715175120120
Lake Superior State 28111432565744321193111110
Ferris State 28101622270923914223107126
Northern Michigan 2810171216680411524296123
Alaska 2871651970903911226100128
Bowling Green 285221115110838729275147
Championship: Notre Dame
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

First round
March 2–4
Quarterfinals
March 9–10
Semifinals
March 16
Championship
March 17
1 Notre Dame73
5 Nebraska-Omaha3* 711 Alaska 1 1
12 Bowling Green 2 5 1 Notre Dame3
8 Lake Superior State 0
2 Michigan48
6 Western Michigan 2 61 10 Northern Michigan 1 3
11 Alaska3* 2 31 Notre Dame2
2 Michigan 1
3 Miami 1 1
7 Ohio State 62 2 8 Lake Superior State22
10 Northern Michigan2 3* 32 Michigan5Third place
4 Michigan State 2
4 Michigan State444 Michigan State7*
8 Lake Superior State3 435 Nebraska-Omaha 2 1 8 Lake Superior State 6
9 Ferris State 4* 3 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(5) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (12) Bowling Green

March 2Nebraska-Omaha3 – 2OTBowling Green Qwest Center Omaha Recap  
No ScoringFirst period13:33 - Derek Whitmore
Dan Charleston - 13:46Second periodNo scoring
Mick Lawrence - 04:35Third period16:06 - James Unger
Mick Lawrence - 04:24First overtime periodNo scoring
Jeremie Dupont ( 17 saves / 19 shots )Goalie statsJimmy Spratt ( 38 saves / 41 shots )
March 3Nebraska-Omaha7 – 5Bowling Green Qwest Center Omaha Recap  
Eddie Del Grosso - pp - 09:19
Nick Fanto - 12:51
Nick Fanto - 13:36
First period01:41 - James Unger
11:52 - James Unger
14:53 - James Unger
17:57 - pp - James Unger
Brandon Scero - 06:20
Brandon Scero - pp - 13:12
Second periodNo scoring
Brandon Scero - 10:57
Mark Bernier - 12:06
Third period08:18 - pp - Derek Whitmore
Jeremie Dupont ( 5 saves / 9 shots )
Jerad Kaufmann ( 11 saves / 12 shots )
Goalie statsJimmy Spratt ( 31 saves / 38 shots )
Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–0

(6) Western Michigan vs. (11) Alaska

March 2Western Michigan2 – 3OTAlaska Lawson Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
Paul Szczechura - 07:27
Mark Letestu - pp - 19:54
Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period17:38 - sh - Ryan Muspratt
18:43 - Darcy Campbell
No scoringFirst overtime period04:09 - Lucas Burnett
Riley Gill ( 29 saves / 32 shots )Goalie stats Wylie Rogers ( 18 saves / 20 shots )
March 3Western Michigan6 – 2Alaska Lawson Arena Recap  
Paul Szczechura - sh - 02:42
Jeff LoVecchio - sh - 05:02
Mark Letestu - 16:15
First periodNo scoring
Patrick Galivan - pp - 06:41Second period01:52 - Aaron Lee
07:07 - Braden Walls
Mark Letestu - pp - 15:25
Paul Szczechura - 16:45
Third periodNo scoring
Riley Gill ( 37 saves / 39 shots )Goalie stats Wylie Rogers ( 2 saves / 5 shots )
Chad Johnson ( 18 saves / 21 shots )
March 4Western Michigan1 – 3Alaska Lawson Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period02:45 - Curtis Fraser
No scoringSecond period06:49 - pp - Aaron Lee
Paul Szczechura - 19:17Third period18:56 - en - Adam Naglich
Riley Gill ( 27 saves / 29 shots )Goalie stats Wylie Rogers ( 32 saves / 33 shots )
Alaska won series 2–1

(7) Ohio State vs. (10) Northern Michigan

March 2Ohio State6 – 2Northern Michigan OSU Ice Arena Recap  
Sean P. Collins - pp - 15:45First periodNo scoring
John Dingle - pp - 04:06
Mathieu Beaudoin - 07:36
Second period16:43 - Matt Maunu
Tom Fritsche - 06:27
Tommy Goebel - 10:30
Jason DeSantis - 19:09
Third period18:19 - Mike Santorelli
Joe Palmer ( 22 saves / 24 shots )Goalie statsBill Zaniboni ( 19 saves / 22 shots )
Brian Stewart ( 18 saves / 21 shots )
March 3Ohio State2 – 3OTNorthern Michigan OSU Ice Arena Recap  
Kenny Bernard - 09:44First period07:21 - pp - Darin Olver
08:50 - Darin Olver
John Dingle - 07:02Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period03:15 - Dusty Collins
Joe Palmer ( 31 saves / 34 shots )Goalie statsBrian Stewart ( 42 saves / 44 shots )
March 4Ohio State2 – 3Northern Michigan OSU Ice Arena Recap  
Tyson Strachan - pp - 13:48First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period06:15 - sh - Zach Tarkir
14:18 - Nick Sirota
Tyson Strachan - 19:47Third period09:59 - sh - Darin Olver
Joe Palmer ( 21 saves / 24 shots )Goalie statsBrian Stewart ( 34 saves / 36 shots )
Northern Michigan won series 2–1

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

March 2Lake Superior State3 – 4OTFerris State Taffy Abel Arena Recap  
Trent Campbell - 10:39
Simon Gysbers - 18:46
First period03:03 - Mark Bomersback
No scoringSecond period00:39 - Mark Bomersback
Derek Smith - 03:55Third period16:29 - Aaron Lewicki
No scoringFirst overtime period12:29 - Mark Bomersback
Jeff Jakaitis ( 30 saves / 34 shots )Goalie stats Mitch O'Keefe ( 33 saves / 36 shots )
March 3Lake Superior State4 – 3Ferris State Taffy Abel Arena Recap  
Dominic Osman - 04:23
Trent Campbell - sh - 12:55
First period03:57 - Matt Verdone
Simon Gysbers - pp - 14:13Second period03:30 - pp - Joe Van Culin
16:49 - Casey Haines
Dominic Osman - pp - 06:25Third periodNo scoring
Jeff Jakaitis ( 23 saves / 26 shots )Goalie stats Mitch O'Keefe ( 28 saves / 32 shots )
March 4Lake Superior State3 – 2Ferris State Taffy Abel Arena Recap  
Simon Gysbers - pp - 13:34
Derek Smith - pp - 16:55
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period10:36 - Mark Bomersback
18:12 - Aaron Lewicki
Nik Sellers - 17:51Third periodNo scoring
Jeff Jakaitis ( 31 saves / 33 shots )Goalie stats Mitch O'Keefe ( 13 saves / 16 shots )
Lake Superior State won series 2–1

Quarterfinals

(1) Notre Dame vs. (11) Alaska

March 9Notre Dame7 – 1Alaska Joyce Center Recap  
Wes O'Neill - 03:06
Garrett Regan - 06:44
Brock Sheahan - 09:34
Garrett Regan - 14:25
Jason Paige - pp - 15:27
First periodNo scoring
Kyle Lawson - 16:14Second periodNo scoring
Mark Van Guilder - pp - 00:58Third period04:41 - Nathan Fornataro
David Brown ( 16 saves / 17 shots )Goalie stats Wylie Rogers ( 9 saves / 13 shots )
Chad Johnson ( 15 saves / 18 shots )
March 10Notre Dame3 – 1Alaska Joyce Center Recap  
Ryan Thang - pp - 17:19
Wes O'Neill - pp - 18:42
First periodNo scoring
Kevin Deeth - 14:47Second period10:20 - pp - Adam Naglich
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
David Brown ( 21 saves / 22 shots )Goalie stats Wylie Rogers ( 30 saves / 33 shots )
Notre Dame won series 2–0

(2) Michigan vs. (10) Northern Michigan

March 9Michigan4 – 1Northern Michigan Yost Ice Arena Recap  
Matt Hunwick - pp - 08:43
Chris Summers - 17:24
David Rohlfs - 19:13
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period01:20 - Nick Sirota
Andrew Cogliano - en - 19:09Third periodNo scoring
Billy Sauer ( 21 saves / 22 shots )Goalie statsBrian Stewart ( 34 saves / 37 shots )
March 10Michigan8 – 3Northern Michigan Yost Ice Arena Recap  
T. J. Hensick - 03:12
Jack Johnson - 08:21
Andrew Cogliano - 13:59
Kevin Porter - 18:04
First period12:39 - pp - Pat Bateman
T. J. Hensick - 08:05
Chad Kolarik - pp - 15:10
Andrew Cogliano - 19:37
Second period02:33 - pp - Mike Santorelli
T. J. Hensick - 14:33Third period04:15 - pp - Ray Kaunisto
Billy Sauer ( 14 saves / 17 shots )
Mike Mayhew ( 2 saves / 2 shots )
Goalie statsBill Zaniboni ( 9 saves / 14 shots )
Brian Stewart ( 10 saves / 13 shots )
Michigan won series 2–0

(3) Miami vs. (8) Lake Superior State

March 9Miami1 – 2Lake Superior State Steve Cady Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
Kevin Roeder - 18:27Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period03:22 - Jeffrey Rainville
09:57 - Derek Smith
Jeff Zatkoff ( 26 saves / 28 shots )Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis ( 37 saves / 38 shots )
March 10Miami1 – 2Lake Superior State Steve Cady Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period11:51 - Jeffrey Rainville
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Ryan Jones - pp - 14:45Third period16:16 - Jeffrey Rainville
Jeff Zatkoff ( 24 saves / 26 shots )Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis ( 44 saves / 45 shots )
Lake Superior State won series 2–0

(4) Michigan State vs. (5) Nebraska-Omaha

March 9Michigan State4 – 2Nebraska-Omaha Munn Ice Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
Jay Sprague - 11:51Second periodNo scoring
Nick Sucharski - pp - 00:54
Jim McKenzie - 19:00
Bryan Lerg - en - 19:29
Third period15:03 - pp - Dan Knapp
15:46 - Mick Lawrence
Jeff Lerg ( 23 saves / 25 shots )Goalie stats Jerad Kaufmann ( 22 saves / 25 shots )
March 10Michigan State4 – 1Nebraska-Omaha Munn Ice Arena Recap  
Tim Crowder - 15:06
Tim Kennedy - pp - 16:46
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period07:10 - Alex Nikiforuk
Chris Mueller - pp - 09:13
Jim McKenzie - en - 19:57
Third periodNo scoring
Jeff Lerg ( 20 saves / 21 shots )Goalie stats Jeremie Dupont ( 34 saves / 37 shots )
Michigan State won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Notre Dame vs. (8) Lake Superior State

March 16Notre Dame3 – 0Lake Superior State Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Wes O'Neill - pp - 09:46First periodNo scoring
Brock Sheahan - 08:46Second periodNo scoring
Christian Hanson - en - 17:33Third periodNo scoring
David Brown ( 17 saves / 17 shots )Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis ( 26 saves / 28 shots )

(2) Michigan vs. (4) Michigan State

March 16Michigan4 – 1Michigan State Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Chris Summers - 03:07
Kevin Porter - 04:11
Kevin Porter - 15:47
First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Chad Kolarik - 14:27
T. J. Hensick - en - 19:52
Third period13:37 - Jim McKenzie
16:04 - Tim Kennedy
Billy Sauer ( 18 saves / 20 shots )Goalie stats Jeff Lerg ( 16 saves / 20 shots )

Third place

(4) Michigan State vs. (8) Lake Superior State

March 17Michigan State7 – 6OTLake Superior State Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Bryan Lerg - 07:30
Daniel Vukovic - 11:23
Jim McKenzie - pp - 12:44
First period14:32 - Steven Oleksy
Daniel Vukovic - 09:22Second period08:41 - Nathan Perkovich
13:16 - pp - Nathan Perkovich
Chris Mueller - 05:25
Matt Schepke - 14:20
Third period07:56 - Steven Oleksy
18:54 - pp - Nathan Perkovich
19:40 - Trent Campbell
Tyler Howells - pp - 03:37First overtime periodNo scoring
Jeff Lerg ( 40 saves / 46 shots )Goalie stats Jeff Jakaitis ( 29 saves / 36 shots )

Championship

(1) Notre Dame vs. (2) Michigan

March 17Notre Dame2 – 1Michigan Joe Louis Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period19:54 - Kevin Porter
Erik Condra - 15:58Second periodNo scoring
Jason Paige - 08:52Third periodNo scoring
David Brown ( 31 saves / 32 shots )Goalie statsBilly Sauer ( 35 saves / 37 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s) [1]

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