2014 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament
| 2014 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 13–22, 2014 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Champions | Minnesota State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Hastings (1st title) |
| MVP | Cole Huggins (Minnesota State) |
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
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.
Format
[edit]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
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #6 Ferris State† | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 92 | 62 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 138 | 94 | |
| #11 Minnesota State* | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 95 | 58 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 130 | 95 | |
| Alaska | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 97 | 77 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 126 | 103 | |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 89 | 73 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 119 | 104 | |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 78 | 78 | 40 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 99 | 108 | |
| Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 74 | 77 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 105 | 107 | |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 77 | 75 | 38 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 102 | 108 | |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 72 | 76 | 38 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 92 | 118 | |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 70 | 84 | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 94 | 114 | |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 28 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 114 | 38 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 41 | 166 | |
| Championship: Minnesota State † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2014 | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
[edit]Teams are reseeded after the first round
| First round March 13–15 | Semifinals March 21 | Championship March 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ferris State | 8 | 3** | — | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Bemidji State | 0 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ferris State | 5* | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Alaska–Anchorage | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota State | 3 | 5* | — | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Northern Michigan | 2 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ferris State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 3* | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alaska–Anchorage | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bowling Green | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Bowling Green | 2 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Michigan Tech | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime periods
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]All times are local.
(1) Ferris State vs. (8) Bemidji State
[edit]| March 14 | Ferris State | 8–0 | Bemidji State | Ewigleben Arena | Recap | |||
| Justin Buzzeo (12) - (Thompson, Czarnowczan) - 10:47 Kyle Schempp (9) - (DeMartino) - 12:33 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Travis White (3) - (Babinski, Robertson) - 10:59 Justin Buzzeo (13) - (Thompson, Kane) - 16:15 | Second period | No 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 period | No scoring | ||||||
| C. J. Motte ( 26 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Andrew Walsh ( 15 saves / 23 shots ) / Jesse Wilkins ( 0 saves / 0 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Ferris State | 3–2 | 2OT | Bemidji State | Ewigleben Arena | Recap | ||
| Brandon Anselmini (5) - (Binkley, Buzzeo) - 3:50 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Phil Brewer (2) - (Ward) - 1:17 Nate Arentz (3) - (Illo, Harms) - 6:17 | ||||||
| Matt Robertson (12) - en - (Lowney, McDonald) - 19:15 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Scott Czarnowczan (6) - sh - (White, Thompson) - 5:15 | Second overtime period | No 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
[edit]| March 14 | Minnesota State | 3–2 | Northern Michigan | Verizon Wireless Center | Recap | |||
| Matt Leitner (10) - (Nelson, Gervais) - 3:44 | First period | No 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 scoring | Third period | Brock Maschmeyer (5) - pp - (Vigier) - 3:32 | ||||||
| Cole Huggins ( 16 saves / 18 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mathias Dahlstrom ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Minnesota State | 5–4 | OT | Northern Michigan | Verizon Wireless Center | Recap | ||
| Matt Leitner (11) - (Gervais, Huggins) - 19:59 | First period | Jake Johnson (3) - (Kesti) - 7:18 | ||||||
| Johnny McInnis (20) - pp - (Bļugers, Stepan) - 14:00 | Second 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) - 16:32 | First overtime period | No 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
[edit]| March 13 | Alaska | 3–2 | OT | Alaska–Anchorage | Carlson Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Justin Woods (1) (Youngmun, Hochhausen) - 11:59 | Second period | Tanner Dusyk (2) - (unassisted) - 2:44 | ||||||
| Marcus Basara (12) - PP - (Atkinson) - 13:54 | Third period | Blake Tatchell (8) - (unassisted) - 6:24 | ||||||
| Colton Beck (14) - (Basara, Woods) - 3:40 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sean Cahill ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Rob Gunderson ( 27 saves / 30 shots ) | ||||||
| March 14 | Alaska | 1–2 | Alaska–Anchorage | Carlson Center | Recap | |||
| Colton Parayko (5) - (Beck, Quinn) - 19:31 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | Matt Bailey (19) - (Allen) - 2:59 Brad Duwe (6) - (Tatchell, Kwas) - 4:27 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sean Cahill ( 22 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Rob Gunderson ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Alaska | 4–5 | Alaska–Anchorage | Carlson Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Colton Parayko (6) - PP - (Kunyk, Beck) - 16:04 | Second 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
[edit]| March 14 | Bowling Green | 2–1 | Michigan 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 scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tommy Burke ( 24 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | Pheonix Copley ( 22 saves / 24 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Bowling Green | 5–2 | Michigan Tech | BGSU Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Matt Pohlkamp (9) - (Carpenter, Sullivan) - 14:35 Adam Berkle (9) - pp - (Carpenter, DeSalvo) - 19:01 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marcus Perrier (2) - (DeSalvo, Mercier) - 13:30 | Second period | No 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
[edit]All times are local (UTC−4).
(2) Minnesota State vs. (4) Bowling Green
[edit]| March 21 | Minnesota State | 4–0 | Bowling Green | Van Andel Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chase Grant (9) - (Leitner, Gervais) - 3:52 Bryce Gervais (16) - sh - (unassisted) - 12:47 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Johnny McInnis (21) - (Bļugers)) - 10:47 Matt Leitner (12) - en - (Gervais) - 18:28 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cole Huggins ( 36 saves / 36 shots ) | Goalie stats | Tommy Burke ( 32 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
(1) Ferris State vs. (6) Alaska–Anchorage
[edit]| March 21 | Ferris State | 5–4 | OT | Alaska–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 scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gerald Mayhew (6) - (Kane) - 2:38 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| C.J. Motte ( 34 saves / 38 shots ) | Goalie stats | Rob Gunderson ( 8 saves / 12 shots ) Chris Kamal ( 10 saves / 11 shots ) | ||||||
Championship
[edit]All times are local (UTC−4).
(1) Ferris State vs. (2) Minnesota State
[edit]| March 22 | Ferris State | 1–4 | Minnesota State | Van Andel Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Michael Huntebrinker (2) - (Lehrke, Lafontaine) - 9:13 Brett Stern (1) - (Bļugers, Nelson) - 13:50 | ||||||
| Gerald Mayhew (7) - (Huff, Kane) - 19:14 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third 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
[edit]- F Teodors Bļugers (Minnesota State)
- F Bryce Gervais (Minnesota State)
- F Gerald Mayhew (Ferris State)
- D Austin Coldwell (Alaska-Anchorage)
- D Brett Stern (Minnesota State)
- G Cole Huggins* (Minnesota State)
References
[edit]- ^ "WCHA First Round Playoffs Get Underway Thursday; Best-of-Three Series Set for March 13–16". WCHA. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Minnesota State returns to the NCAA tournament after beating Ferris State for WCHA title". WCHA. March 22, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.