2019 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2019 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 8 and March 23, 2019 on campus locations. By winning the tournament, Minnesota State was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Format

The first two rounds of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. The top eight conference teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standings, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The higher seeded teams each earned home ice and host one of the lower seeded teams. (teams will NOT be re-seeded with each proceeding round). [1]

The final was a single game held at the campus site of the highest remaining seed.

Standings

2018–19 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLT3/SWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#6 Minnesota State †*282251168994342328214776
Northern Michigan 2818820568257392116210496
#13 Bowling Green 2816843557752412511513375
Lake Superior State 28161020509169382313212393
Bemidji State 2813114245716338151769594
Michigan Tech 28131231436863381420490101
Alaska 28121422405781361221372114
Alabama–Huntsville 288182228619338828267129
Ferris State 2871830246896361023390123
Alaska Anchorage 282233211298634328340115
Championship: March 23, 2019
Dagger-14-plain.png indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 8–9 		Semifinals
March 15–16 		Championship
March 23
             
1 Minnesota State 3 4 X
8 Alabama–Huntsville 1 1 X
1 Minnesota State 2 2 X
4 Lake Superior 1 0 X
4 Lake Superior 4 3 X
5 Bemidji State 2 1 X
1 Minnesota State 3*
3 Bowling Green 2
3 Bowling Green 3 6 X
6 Michigan Tech 2 2 X
2 Northern Michigan 1 1 X
3 Bowling Green 6 2** X
2 Northern Michigan 5** 4 X
7 Alaska 4 3 X

Note: * denotes overtime periods

Results

Quarterfinals

(1) Minnesota State vs. (8) Alabama–Huntsville

March 8Minnesota State3-1Alabama–Huntsville Verizon Arena Recap  
(Rivera, French) Walker Duehr (9) - 05:09First periodNo scoring
(Gerard, Scheid) Marc Michaelis (17) - GW PP - 04:48Second period16:28 - Connor Merkley (3) (Finnson, Dunn)
(Scheid, Tuomie) Marc Michaelis (22) - PP - 05:26Third periodNo scoring
( 12 saves / 13 shots ) Dryden McKay Goalie stats Mark Sinclair ( 32 saves / 35 shots )
March 9Minnesota State4–1Alabama–Huntsville Verizon Arena Recap  
(Jaremko, Mackey) Reggie Lutz (5) - PP - 01:44
(Gerard) Parker Tuomie (14) - GW - 08:57		First periodNo scoring
(Jaremko, Coatta) Reggie Lutz (6) - PP - 14:25
(Tuomie) Marc Michaelis (19) - 15:36		Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period10:16 - Adam Wilcox (3) (Wood)
( 18 saves / 19 shots ) Dryden McKay Goalie stats Mark Sinclair ( 27 saves / 31 shots )
Minnesota State wins series 2–0

(2) Northern Michigan vs. (7) Alaska

March 8Northern Michigan5–42OTAlaska Berry Events Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst period16:38 - Tyler Cline (9) (Staley)
(Loughran, Readman) Joseph Nardi (8) - 02:09
(Frantti, Loven) Vincent de Mey (4) - 03:31		Second period10:30 - Kyle Marino (5) (LaDouce, Doyle)
12:46 - Steven Jandric (9) (Newton, Young)
16:05 - Chase Ellingson (1) (Hope)
(Nardi, Readman) Griffin Loughran (6) - PP - 06:51
(Craighead, Beaulieu) Adam Rockwood (7) - EA - 19:46		Third periodNo scoring
(Loughran, Beaulieu) Joseph Nardi (9) - GW - 10:30Second overtime periodNo scoring
( 38 saves / 42 shots ) Atte Tolvanen Goalie stats Anton Martinsson ( 39 saves / 44 shots )
March 9Northern Michigan4–3Alaska Berry Events Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst period08:06 - Kylar Hope (8) (Leiter, Jandric)
(Black, Rockwood) Denver Pierce (10) - 12:54
(Klee, Loven) Vincent de Mey (5) - 13:36		Second period08:28 - Kyle Marino (6) (Doyle)
(Pierce) Troy Loggins (23) - 09:59
(Rockwood, Loggins) Darien Craighead (9) - GW PP - 11:58		Third period17:52 - EA - Tyler Cline (6) (Thompson, Jandric)
( 26 saves / 29 shots ) Atte Tolvanen Goalie stats Anton Martinsson ( 26 saves / 30 shots )
Northern Michigan wins series 2–0

(3) Bowling Green vs. (6) Michigan Tech

March 8Bowling Green3–2Michigan Tech Slater Family Ice Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period06:56 - Raymond Brice (3) (Parrottino, Reitmeier)
No scoringSecond period18:18 - SH - Alec Broetzman (8) (Reitmeier)
(Barber, Johnson) Connor Ford (14) - PP - 11:55
(Smith, Pohlkamp) Frédéric Létourneau (14) - 12:10
(Ford, Kruse) Max Johnson (14) - GW PP - 13:41		Third periodNo scoring
( 23 saves / 25 shots ) Ryan Bednard Goalie stats Matt Jurusik ( 38 saves / 41 shots )
March 9Bowling Green6–2Michigan Tech Slater Family Ice Arena Recap  
(Johnson) Adam Smith (2) - 05:25
(Wright, Pohlkamp) Max Johnson (16) - 09:30
(Kruse, Johnson) Connor Ford (15) - GW PP - 10:24		First period04:35 - PP - Jake Lucchini (10) (Bliss, Smith)
11:54 - Jake Lucchini (3) (Smith, Donohue)
(Schneider, Theorcharidis) Max Johnson (17) - PP - 07:36Second periodNo scoring
(unassisted) Frédéric Létourneau (6) - PS - 09:08
(unassisted) Connor McDonald (1) - SH EN - 11:05		Third periodNo scoring
( 25 saves / 27 shots ) Ryan Bednard Goalie stats Matt Jurusik ( 25 saves / 30 shots ) / Devin Kero ( 4 saves / 4 shots )
Bowling Green wins series 2-0

(4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Bemidji State

March 8Lake Superior State4–2Bemidji State Taffy Abel Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period07:20 - Nick Cardelli (9) (Harris, Billett)
(Eriksson) Diego Cuglietta (24) - 05:17
(Saccoman, Calder) Lukas Kaelble (2) - PP - 18:29		Second periodNo scoring
(Calder, Saccoman) Anthony Nellis (15) - GW PP - 09:49
(unassisted) Max Humitz (15) - EN - 19:44		Third period10:27 - EA - Brad Johnson (3) (Sillinger, Combs)
( 29 saves / 31 shots ) Nick Kossoff Goalie stats Zach Driscoll ( 17 saves / 20 shots )
March 9Lake Superior State3–1Bemidji State Taffy Abel Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Nordqvist, Nellis) Max Humitz (16) - 09:29Second period12:01 - Justin Baudry (9) (Somoza, Ierullo)
(Nordqvist, Cuglietta) Hampus Eriksson (3) - GW PP - 06:30
(Cuglietta) Collin Saccoman (10) - EN - 19:22		Third periodNo scoring
( 39 saves / 40 shots ) Nick Kossoff Goalie stats Zach Driscoll ( 31 saves / 33 shots )
Lake Superior State wins series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Minnesota State vs. (4) Lake Superior State

March 15Minnesota State2–1Lake Superior State Verizon Arena Recap  
(Tuomie, Michaelis) Charlie Gerard (11) - 06:18
(French, Mackey) Walker Duehr (10) - GW - 07:20		First period01:37 - Diego Cuglietta (25) (Humitz, Ruggiero)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 20 saves / 21 shots ) Dryden McKay Goalie stats Nick Kossoff ( 29 saves / 31 shots )
March 16Minnesota State2–0Lake Superior State Verizon Arena Recap  
(Michaelis, Gerard) Julian Napravnik (8) - GW PP - 12:14
(Coatta, Scheid) Reggie Lutz (7) - PP - 13:27		First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
( 31 saves / 31 shots ) Dryden McKay Goalie stats Nick Kossoff ( 28 saves / 30 shots )
Minnesota State wins series 2–0

(2) Northern Michigan vs. (3) Bowling Green

March 15Northern Michigan1–6Bowling Green Berry Events Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond period01:35 - Max Johnson (18) (Létourneau)
05:42 - GW - Adam Smith (3) (Ford, Létourneau)
(Loggins, Rockwood) Griffin Loughran (7) - 8:55Third period00:30 - PP - Brandon Kruse (9) (Rauhauser, Johnson)
01:23 - PP - Connor Ford (16) (Rauhauser, Johnson)
11:12 - Max Johnson (19) (Kruse, Johnson)
19:54 - Cameron Wright (9) (Barber, Linkenheld)
( 36 saves / 42 shots ) Atte Tolvanen Goalie stats Ryan Bednard ( 26 saves / 27 shots )
March 16Northern Michigan1–22OTBowling Green Berry Events Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst period15:12 - Connor Ford (17) (Pohlkamp, Baylis)
(Beaulieu, Rockwood) Darien Craighead (10) - 00:21Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond overtime period02:09 - GW - Sam Craggs (8) (Cullen, Rauhauser)
( 41 saves / 43 shots ) Atte Tolvanen Goalie stats Ryan Bednard ( 40 saves / 41 shots )
Bowling Green wins series 2–0

Championship

(1) Minnesota State vs. (3) Bowling Green

March 23Minnesota State3–2OTBowling Green Verizon Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period14:56 - Frédéric Létourneau (7) (Schneider, Cullen)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
(Zmolek, Coatta) Jake Jaremko (6) - EA - 18:16
(McNeely, Tuomie) Connor Mackey (7) - EA - 19:04		Third period01:28 - PP - Alec Rauhauser (4) (Johnson, Ford)
(French, McMahan) Nick Rivera (15) - GW - 01:37First overtime periodNo scoring
( 17 saves / 19 shots ) Dryden McKay Goalie stats Ryan Bednard ( 24 saves / 27 shots )

Tournament awards

Most Outstanding Player

Nick Rivera (Minnesota State)

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References

  1. ↑ "WCHA Postseason Tournament - Western Collegiate Hockey Association".
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