2014 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2014 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 13 and March 22, 2014, at four conference arenas and the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Minnesota State was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Format

The first round of the postseason tournament features a best-of-three games format. The top eight or ten conference teams participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top four seeded teams each earn home ice and host one of the lower seeded teams.

The winners of the first round series advance to the Van Andel Arena for the WCHA Final Five, a holdover from previous tournaments where it was used as the collective name of the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams are re-seeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to the final regular season conference standings. [1]

Conference standings

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

2013–14 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#6 Ferris State Dagger-14-plain.png282062429262432911313894
#11 Minnesota State*282071419558412614113095
Alaska 28141223097773718154126103
Bowling Green 28131143089733918156119104
Michigan Tech 2812115297878401419799108
Alaska–Anchorage 28121242874773818164105107
Northern Michigan 28131412777753815212102108
Bemidji State 2810144247276381021792118
Lake Superior State 2812160247084361619194114
Alabama–Huntsville 28225153011438235141166
Championship: Minnesota State
Dagger-14-plain.png indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round

First round
March 13–15 		Semifinals
March 21 		Championship
March 22
           
1Ferris State83** —
8 Bemidji State 0 2 —
1Ferris State5*
6 Alaska–Anchorage 4
2Minnesota State35* —
7 Northern Michigan 2 4 —
1 Ferris State 1
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2Minnesota State4
3 Alaska 3* 1 4
6Alaska–Anchorage2 25
2Minnesota State4
4 Bowling Green 0
4Bowling Green25—
5 Michigan Tech 1 2 —

Note: * denotes overtime periods

Results

First round

All times are local.

(1) Ferris State vs. (8) Bemidji State

March 14Ferris State8–0Bemidji State Ewigleben Arena Recap  
Justin Buzzeo (12) - (Thompson, Czarnowczan) - 10:47
Kyle Schempp (9) - (DeMartino) - 12:33		First periodNo scoring
Travis White (3) - (Babinski, Robertson) - 10:59
Justin Buzzeo (13) - (Thompson, Kane) - 16:15		Second periodNo scoring
Kyle Schempp (10) - (White, Czarnowczan) - 5:23
Cory Kane (13) - (Huff, Mayhew) - 5:58
Kenny Babinski (9) - (Robertson, McDonald) - 12:47
Andy Huff (10) - (Kane, White) - 13:49		Third periodNo scoring
C. J. Motte ( 26 saves / 26 shots )Goalie stats Andrew Walsh ( 15 saves / 23 shots ) / Jesse Wilkins ( 0 saves / 0 shots )
March 15Ferris State3–22OTBemidji State Ewigleben Arena Recap  
Brandon Anselmini (5) - (Binkley, Buzzeo) - 3:50First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period Phil Brewer (2) - (Ward) - 1:17
Nate Arentz (3) - (Illo, Harms) - 6:17
Matt Robertson (12) - en - (Lowney, McDonald) - 19:15Third periodNo scoring
Scott Czarnowczan (6) - sh - (White, Thompson) - 5:15Second overtime periodNo scoring
C. J. Motte ( 34 saves / 36 shots )Goalie stats Jesse Wilkins ( 38 saves / 41 shots )
Ferris State wins series 2–0

(2) Minnesota State vs. (7) Northern Michigan

March 14Minnesota State3–2Northern Michigan Verizon Wireless Center Recap  
Matt Leitner (10) - (Nelson, Gervais) - 3:44First periodNo scoring
Bryce Gervais (13) - pp - (Bļugers, Stepan) - 4:24
Sean Flanagan (6) - pp - (Stepan, Bļugers) - 8:23		Second period Shane Sooth (4) - (Shine, Maschmeyer) - 15:01
No scoringThird period Brock Maschmeyer (5) - pp - (Vigier) - 3:32
Cole Huggins ( 16 saves / 18 shots )Goalie stats Mathias Dahlstrom ( 22 saves / 25 shots )
March 15Minnesota State5–4OTNorthern Michigan Verizon Wireless Center Recap  
Matt Leitner (11) - (Gervais, Huggins) - 19:59First period Jake Johnson (3) - (Kesti) - 7:18
Johnny McInnis (20) - pp - (Bļugers, Stepan) - 14:00Second period Ryan Kesti (4) - (Shine) - 3:21
Bryce Gervais (14) - (Leitner, Grant) - 7:22
Bryce Gervais (15) - pp - (Palmquist, Stepan) - 15:37		Third period Stephan Vigier (16) - pp - (Maschmeyer, Sooth) - 4:44
Brock Maschmeyer (6) - pp - (Jones, Vigier) - 12:11
Zach Stepan (8) - (Palmquist, McInnis) - 16:32First overtime periodNo scoring
Cole Huggins ( 28 saves / 32 shots )Goalie stats Mathias Dahlstrom ( 53 saves / 58 shots )
Minnesota State wins series 2–0

(3) Alaska vs. (6) Alaska–Anchorage

March 13Alaska3–2OTAlaska–Anchorage Carlson Center Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Justin Woods (1) (Youngmun, Hochhausen) - 11:59Second period Tanner Dusyk (2) - (unassisted) - 2:44
Marcus Basara (12) - PP - (Atkinson) - 13:54Third period Blake Tatchell (8) - (unassisted) - 6:24
Colton Beck (14) - (Basara, Woods) - 3:40First overtime periodNo scoring
Sean Cahill ( 20 saves / 22 shots )Goalie stats Rob Gunderson ( 27 saves / 30 shots )
March 14Alaska1–2Alaska–Anchorage Carlson Center Recap  
Colton Parayko (5) - (Beck, Quinn) - 19:31First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period Matt Bailey (19) - (Allen) - 2:59
Brad Duwe (6) - (Tatchell, Kwas) - 4:27
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Sean Cahill ( 22 saves / 24 shots )Goalie stats Rob Gunderson ( 25 saves / 26 shots )
March 15Alaska4–5Alaska–Anchorage Carlson Center Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Colton Parayko (6) - PP - (Kunyk, Beck) - 16:04Second period Jordan Kwas (13) - (Cameron, Tatchell) - 1:09
Matt Bailey (20) - (Allen) - 5:00
Scott Allen (17) - (Matt Bailey) - 19:46
Alec Hajdukovich (3) - (Morley, Quinn) - 5:04
Colton Parayko (7) - (Woods, Perry) - 10:19
Alec Hajdukovich (4) - (Quinn, Perry) - 14:47		Third period Austin Coldwell (5) - (Cameron, Tatchell) - 13:23
Brad Duwe (7) - (Tatchell, Kwas) - 17:15
Sean Cahill ( 17 saves / 22 shots )Goalie stats Rob Gunderson ( 24 saves / 28 shots )
Alaska–Anchorage wins series 2–1

(4) Bowling Green vs. (5) Michigan Tech

March 14Bowling Green2–1Michigan Tech BGSU Ice Arena Recap  
Bryce Williamson (12) - pp - (Freibergs, DeSalvo) - 5:55
Ryan Carpenter (7) - (Pohlkamp, Mercier) - 11:52		First period David Johnstone (11) - pp - (Hanna, Petan) - 10:12
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Tommy Burke ( 24 saves / 25 shots )Goalie stats Pheonix Copley ( 22 saves / 24 shots )
March 15Bowling Green5–2Michigan Tech BGSU Ice Arena Recap  
Matt Pohlkamp (9) - (Carpenter, Sullivan) - 14:35
Adam Berkle (9) - pp - (Carpenter, DeSalvo) - 19:01		First periodNo scoring
Marcus Perrier (2) - (DeSalvo, Mercier) - 13:30Second periodNo scoring
Ryan Carpenter (8) - (Williamson, Murphy) - 2:11
Adam Berkle (10) - en - (Carpenter, DeSalvo) - 18:26		Third period Reid Sturos (8) - pp - (Petan, Pietila) - 0:29
Malcolm Gould (6) - (Johnstone) - 8:42
Tommy Burke ( 28 saves / 30 shots )Goalie stats Pheonix Copley ( 29 saves / 33 shots )
Bowling Green wins series 2–0

Semifinals

All times are local (UTC−4).

(2) Minnesota State vs. (4) Bowling Green

March 21Minnesota State4–0Bowling Green Van Andel Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
Chase Grant (9) - (Leitner, Gervais) - 3:52
Bryce Gervais (16) - sh - (unassisted) - 12:47		Second periodNo scoring
Johnny McInnis (21) - (Bļugers)) - 10:47
Matt Leitner (12) - en - (Gervais) - 18:28		Third periodNo scoring
Cole Huggins ( 36 saves / 36 shots )Goalie stats Tommy Burke ( 32 saves / 35 shots )

(1) Ferris State vs. (6) Alaska–Anchorage

March 21Ferris State5–4OTAlaska–Anchorage Van Andel Arena Recap  
Gerald Mayhew (5) - pp - (Kane) - 4:41
Justin Buzzeo (14) - (Thompson, Anselmini) - 6:31		First period Brett Cameron (10) - (Coldwell, Leask) - 8:54
Garrett Thompson (16) - (Buzzeo, Czarnowczan) - 12:50
Andy Huff (11) - (Binkley, Lowney) - 15:29		Second period Austin Coldwell (6) - (Kwas, Tatchell) - 7:16
Zack Rassell (3) - (Hubbs, Pettitt) - 8:56
Hudson Friesen (3) - (Dusyk, Trupp) - 11:22
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Gerald Mayhew (6) - (Kane) - 2:38First overtime periodNo scoring
C.J. Motte ( 34 saves / 38 shots )Goalie stats Rob Gunderson ( 8 saves / 12 shots )
Chris Kamal ( 10 saves / 11 shots )

Championship

All times are local (UTC−4).

(1) Ferris State vs. (2) Minnesota State

March 22Ferris State1–4Minnesota State Van Andel Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst period Michael Huntebrinker (2) - (Lehrke, Lafontaine) - 9:13
Brett Stern (1) - (Bļugers, Nelson) - 13:50
Gerald Mayhew (7) - (Huff, Kane) - 19:14Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period Brett Knowles (1) - (Bļugers) - 8:38
Teodors Bļugers (4) - en - (Leitner) - 19:56
C.J. Motte ( 28 saves / 31 shots )Goalie stats Cole Huggins ( 25 saves / 26 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)

[2]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Minnesota State returns to the NCAA tournament after beating Ferris State for WCHA title". WCHA. 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
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