2014 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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

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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

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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

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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

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First round

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All times are local.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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All times are local (UTC−4).

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

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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

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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

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All times are local (UTC−4).

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

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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

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* Most Valuable Player(s)

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References

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  1. ^ "WCHA First Round Playoffs Get Underway Thursday; Best-of-Three Series Set for March 13–16". WCHA. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Minnesota State returns to the NCAA tournament after beating Ferris State for WCHA title". WCHA. March 22, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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