| 2011 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 11–19, 2011 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Finals site | Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Champions | North Dakota (16th title) |
| Winning coach | Dave Hakstol (4th title) |
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2011 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 52nd conference playoff in league history and 57th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The 2011 tournament was played between March 11 and March 19, 2011, at five conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, North Dakota received the Broadmoor Trophy and was awarded the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
The first round of the postseason tournament features a best-of-three games format. All twelve conference teams participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded No. 1 through No. 12 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top six seeded teams each earn home ice and host one of the lower seeded teams.
The winners of the first round series advance to the Xcel Energy Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams are re-seeded No. 1 through No. 6 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top two teams automatically advancing to the semifinals.
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 | ||
| #2 North Dakota†* | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 112 | 62 | 44 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 178 | 94 | |
| #7 Denver | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 93 | 75 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 136 | 113 | |
| #14 Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 94 | 69 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 128 | 99 | |
| #1 Minnesota–Duluth | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 91 | 73 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 143 | 108 | |
| Minnesota | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 91 | 78 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 113 | 102 | |
| #11 Colorado College | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 83 | 84 | 45 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 143 | 131 | |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 75 | 72 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 129 | 98 | |
| Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 62 | 78 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 89 | 106 | |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 84 | 80 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 112 | 113 | |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 62 | 78 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 89 | 102 | |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 67 | 90 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 105 | 116 | |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 124 | 38 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 75 | 169 | |
| Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Teams are reseeded after the first round
| First round March 11–13 | Quarterfinals March 17 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Dakota | 8 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Michigan Tech | 0 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denver | 4 | 3* | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denver | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Minnesota State | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 | 10 | Bemidji State | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Bemidji State | 3* | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Dakota | 3** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Bemidji State | 4 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denver | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Minnesota-Duluth | 4 | 3*** | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Dakota | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | St. Cloud State | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Colorado College | 4 | 6 | Colorado College | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Alaska-Anchorage | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Alaska-Anchorage | 4 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Colorado College | 1 | 4* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime periods
| March 11 | North Dakota | 8 - 0 | Michigan Tech | Ralph Engelstad Arena | Recap | |||
| Jason Gregoire (22) - 03:11 Brett Hextall (11) - 03:40 Matt Frattin (30) - 05:12 Matt Frattin (31) - SH - 12:39 Jason Gregoire (23) - 18:41 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jason Gregoire (24) - PP - 05:22 Matt Frattin (32) - PP - 15:17 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jake Marto (7) - 04:23 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aaron Dell - ( 16 saves / 16 shots ) | Goalie stats | Kevin Genoe - ( 9 saves / 14 shots ) Josh Robinson - ( 25 saves / 28 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | North Dakota | 3 - 1 | Michigan Tech | Ralph Engelstad Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 06:15 - Ryan Furne (12) | ||||||
| Brett Hextall (12) - 03:33 Taylor Dickin (1) - 05:34 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Frattin (33) - EN - 19:54 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aaron Dell - ( 18 saves / 19 shots ) | Goalie stats | Josh Robinson - ( 35 saves / 37 shots ) | ||||||
| North Dakota Wins Series 2–0 | |
| March 11 | Denver | 4 - 2 | Minnesota State | Magness Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:49 - Zach Lehrke (2) 19:58 - Kurt Davis (9) - PP | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kyle Ostrow (12) - PP - 04:20 Beau Bennett (9) - 08:00 Shawn Ostrow (1) - 17:35 Shawn Ostrow (2) - EN - 19:58 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sam Brittain - ( 22 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Phil Cook - ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | Denver | 3 - 2 | OT | Minnesota State | Magness Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 00:46 - Ben Youds (2) - PP | ||||||
| Matt Donovan (8) - PP - 09:35 David Makowski (6) - PP - 13:45 | Third period | 11:56 - J.P. Burkemper (3) | ||||||
| Jason Zucker (21) - 01:29 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sam Brittain - ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Austin Lee - ( 31 saves / 34 shots ) | ||||||
| Denver Wins Series 2–0 | |
| March 11 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2 - 4 | Bemidji State | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Walters (10) - PP - 14:02 | Second period | 04:53 - Jordan George (16) 10:50 - Ian Lowe (12) | ||||||
| Terry Broadhurst (11) - PP - 06:44 | Third period | 18:07 - Jamie MacQueen (6) 18:28 - Matt Read (19) | ||||||
| John Faulkner - ( 13 saves / 17 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Bakala - ( 46 saves / 48 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2 - 3 | Bemidji State | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | |||
| Rich Purslow (12) - 09:32 | First period | 11:34 - Matt Read (20) - PP | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 08:15 - Jamie MacQueen (7) | ||||||
| Ryan Walters (11) - EA - 19:52 | Third period | 08:48 - Matt Read (21) | ||||||
| John Faulkner - ( 17 saves / 20 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Bakala - ( 40 saves / 43 shots ) | ||||||
| Bemidji State Wins Series 2-0 | |
| March 11 | Minnesota-Duluth | 4 - 2 | St. Cloud State | Amsoil Arena | Recap | |||
| J.T. Brown (15) (Schmidt, Hendrickson) - 01:42 | First period | 03:30 - David Eddy (8) (Johnson, Gravel) | ||||||
| Justin Faulk (8) (Fontaine, Montgomery) - 07:15 Mike Connolly (24) (Fontaine, J. Connolly) - 15:01 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kyle Schmidt (8) (Olesksuk, Bergman) - EN - 19:11 | Third period | 15:53 - Jared Festler (12) (Jensen, Dowd) - EA | ||||||
| Kenny Reiter ( 18 saves / 20 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mike Lee ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3 - 2 | 3OT | St. Cloud State | Amsoil Arena | Recap | ||
| Jack Connolly (14) (Fontaine, M. Connolly) - PP - 07:34 Jack Connolly (15) (Fontaine, Faulk) - 13:01 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 03:06 - David Eddy (9) (Reid, Roe) - PP | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 09:20 - Taylor Johnson (3) (Marvin) | ||||||
| Mike Connolly (25) (Hendrickson, Fontaine) - 01:13 | Third overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kenny Reiter ( 37 saves / 39 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mike Lee ( 60 saves / 63 shots ) | ||||||
| Minnesota-Duluth Wins Series 2-0 | |
Note: Game 2 was the 3rd longest game in WCHA History and 12th longest in NCAA history, although not the longest match between these two schools. SCSU defeated UMD in Triple Overtime in Game 3 of their WCHA 1st Round series in 2007, that went 11:13 into triple overtime. This is the 1st time 2 schools have played 2 triple-overtime games vs one another.
| March 11 | Minnesota | 3 - 4 | Alaska-Anchorage | Mariucci Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 19:23 - Sean Wiles (10) | ||||||
| Jake Hansen (11) - PS - 12:12 Aaron Ness (2) - PP - 13:01 | Second period | 01:56 - Jade Portwood (2) 09:19 - Alex Gellert (2) - SH | ||||||
| Kevin Wehrs (3) - 11:18 | Third period | 13:28 - Mitch Bruijsten (9) - PP | ||||||
| Kent Patterson ( 32 saves / 36 shots ) | Goalie stats | Chris Kamal ( 20 saves / 23 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | Minnesota | 0 - 2 | Alaska-Anchorage | Mariucci Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 02:32 - Mickey Spencer (1) 13:24 - Tommy Grant (16) | ||||||
| Kent Patterson ( 23 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | Chris Kamal ( 24 saves / 24 shots ) | ||||||
| Alaska-Anchorage Wins Series 2-0 | |
| March 11 | Colorado College | 1 - 3 | Wisconsin | World Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nick Dineen (12) - PP - 05:53 | Second period | 12:11 - Joe Faust (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 04:12 - Ryan Little (6) 19:49 - Jefferson Dahl (2) - EN | ||||||
| Joe Howe ( 19 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Scott Gudmandson ( 27 saves / 28 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | Colorado College | 4 - 3 | OT | Wisconsin | World Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 11:00 - Craig Smith (18) 13:01 - Podge Turnbull (13) | ||||||
| Jaden Schwartz (14) - 10:49 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gabe Guentzel (6) - 03:11 Scott Winkler (3) - 16:31 | Third period | 05:44 - Sean Dolan (7) | ||||||
| Jaden Schwartz (15) - PP - 05:48 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joe Howe ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Scott Gudmandson ( 24 saves / 28 shots ) | ||||||
| March 13 | Colorado College | 2 - 1 | Wisconsin | World Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 17:22 - Craig Smith (19) - PP | ||||||
| Nick Dineen (13) - PP - 09:27 Stephen Schultz (15) - PP - 13:21 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joe Howe ( 33 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brett Bennett ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
| Colorado College Wins Series 2-1 | |
| March 17 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 - 3 | OT | Bemidji State | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | ||
| Jack Connolly (16) - 06:05 Mike Connolly (26) - SH - 16:38 | First period | 13:37 - Brad Hunt (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 00:28 - Matt Read (22) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 06:12 - Shea Walters (1) - PP | ||||||
| Kenny Reiter ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Bakala ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) | ||||||
| March 17 | Colorado College | 4 - 2 | Alaska-Anchorage | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| William Rapuzzi (10) - PP - 07:30 Tim Hall (5) - 16:30 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joe Marciano (2) - 04:39 Joe Marciano (3) - 19:42 | Second period | 14:57 - Mickey Spencer (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:59 - Luka Vidmar (2) - SH | ||||||
| Joe Howe ( 21 saves / 23 shots ) | Goalie stats | Chris Kamal ( 4 saves / 7 shots ) Rob Gunderson ( 8 saves / 9 shots ) | ||||||
| March 18 | Denver | 6 - 2 | Bemidji State | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| Kyle Ostrow (13) - PP - 06:15 | First period | 09:31 - Jordan George (17) - PP 15:55 - Radoslav Illo (4) | ||||||
| Drew Shore (23) - PP - 04:15 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nick Shore (7) - 02:56 Jarrod Mermis (4) - 08:17 Luke Salazar (17) - 15:46 Kyle Ostrow (14) - EN - 18:44 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sam Brittain ( 36 saves / 38 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Bakala ( 26 saves / 31 shots ) | ||||||
| March 18 | North Dakota | 4 - 3 | Colorado College | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | |||
| Danny Kristo (6) - 02:44 | First period | 17:24 - Stephen Schultz (16) - PP | ||||||
| Brent Davidson (4) - 14:55 | Second period | 05:14 - Rylan Schwartz (7) | ||||||
| Brad Malone (13) - SH - 08:30 Matt Frattin (34) - 14:20 | Third period | 11:10 - Rylan Schwartz (8) - PP | ||||||
| Aaron Dell ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | Joe Howe ( 34 saves / 38 shots ) | ||||||
| March 19 | North Dakota | 3 - 2 | 2OT | Denver | Xcel Energy Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 05:06 - Dustin Jackson (5) | ||||||
| Danny Kristo (7) - 02:32 Brent Davidson (5) - 08:18 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:47 - Anthony Maiani (8) | ||||||
| Matt Frattin (35) - 05:11 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aaron Dell ( 40 saves / 42 shots ) | Goalie stats | Sam Brittain ( 33 saves / 36 shots ) | ||||||