List of CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions

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Dwyer Arena hosted the CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament three times. Niagara University Dwyer Arena.jpg
Dwyer Arena hosted the CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament three times.

College Hockey America (CHA) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I ice hockey-only conference based in Detroit, Michigan that was formed in mid-1999 after the dissolution of Division II ice hockey. [1] CHA was originally a men's and women's ice hockey conference, but has been a women's-only conference since 2010 when Niagara and Robert Morris joined Atlantic Hockey, Bemidji State joined the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, and Alabama–Huntsville became an independent school. [2] After the completion of each regular season, it held the CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament to determine its men's conference champion. In 2001, CHA commissioned the Bruce M. McLeod Trophy, named after its first commissioner, which was awarded to the tournament champion. [3] In 2003, CHA was granted an annual automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship for its tournament champion. [4] [5] Before this, the only CHA team to have played in the national championship tournament was Niagara, which received an at-large bid into the 2000 tournament. [6] No CHA team won a national championship, and until 2009, Niagara was the only CHA team to have advanced past the first round. [7] In the 2009 tournament, Bemidji State became the only CHA team and 16th ranked seed to ever advance to the Frozen Four. [7]

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Eleven CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments were held during the existence of CHA. The tournament was first hosted at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama and was won by Niagara. [8] Bemidji State, Niagara, and Wayne State won the most CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments, with three each. [9] Alabama–Huntsville and Bemidji State had the most championship game appearances, with six each. [9] Bill Wilkinson and Tom Serratore coached three championship teams, more than any other CHA coaches. Tom Serratore had the most championship game appearances as a coach, with six. Dwyer Arena in Lewiston, New York hosted the tournament three times, more than any other venue. [9]

Champions

Year [a] Winning teamCoachLosing teamCoachScoreLocationVenueReference
2000 Niagara Blaise MacDonald Alabama–Huntsville Doug Ross 3–2 Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Center [8]
2001 Wayne State Bill Wilkinson Alabama–Huntsville Doug Ross 4–1 Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Center [10]
2002 Wayne State Bill Wilkinson Alabama–Huntsville Doug Ross 5–4 (OT) Lewiston, New York Dwyer Arena [11]
2003 Wayne State Bill Wilkinson Bemidji State Tom Serratore 3–2 Kearney, Nebraska Tri-City Arena [12]
2004 Niagara Dave Burkholder Bemidji State Tom Serratore 4–3 (OT) Kearney, Nebraska Tri-City Arena [13]
2005 Bemidji State Tom Serratore Alabama–Huntsville Doug Ross 3–0 Grand Rapids, Minnesota IRA Civic Center [14]
2006 Bemidji State Tom Serratore Niagara Dave Burkholder 4–2 Detroit, Michigan Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum [15]
2007 Alabama–Huntsville Doug Ross Robert Morris Derek Schooley 5–4 (OT) Des Moines, Iowa 95KGGO Arena [16]
2008 Niagara Dave Burkholder Bemidji State Tom Serratore 3–2 Lewiston, New York Dwyer Arena [17]
2009 Bemidji State Tom Serratore Robert Morris Derek Schooley 3–2 (OT) Bemidji, Minnesota John S. Glas Field House [7]
2010 Alabama–Huntsville Danton Cole Niagara Dave Burkholder 3–2 (OT) Lewiston, New York Dwyer Arena [18]

Appearances

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AppearancesTeamWinsLossesWin %Years of appearance
6 Bemidji State 33.5002003, 2004, 2005Dagger-14-plain.png, 2006Dagger-14-plain.png, 2008, 2009Dagger-14-plain.png
6 Alabama–Huntsville 24.3332000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007Dagger-14-plain.png, 2010Dagger-14-plain.png
5 Niagara 32.6002000Dagger-14-plain.png, 2004Dagger-14-plain.png, 2006, 2008Dagger-14-plain.png, 2010
3 Wayne State 301.0002001Dagger-14-plain.png, 2002Dagger-14-plain.png, 2003Dagger-14-plain.png
2 Robert Morris 02.0002007, 2009

Notes

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References

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