2003 CHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2003 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 14 and March 16, 2003 at Tri-City Arena in Kearney, Nebraska. By winning the tournament, Wayne State received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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The tournament featured six teams. The top two teams from the regular season received byes to the semifinals where they played the winners from the quarterfinal games. The two semifinal winners met in the championship game on March 16, 2003, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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 Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Alabama–Huntsville 20 13 5 2 28 88 59 35 18 14 3 135 121
Niagara 20 11 4 5 27 77 60 37 15 17 5 126 133
Wayne State* 20 11 7 2 24 62 56 40 21 17 2 131 131
Bemidji State 20 10 6 4 24 58 46 36 14 14 8 95 98
Findlay 20 3 13 4 10 41 77 35 10 21 4 93 120
Air Force 20 2 15 3 7 45 73 37 10 24 3 98 146
Championship: Wayne State
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

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Quarterfinal

March 14, 2003

Semifinals

March 15, 2003

Championship

March 16, 2003

1 Alabama-Huntsville 1
4 Bemidji State 4 4 Bemidji State 2*
5 Findlay 0 3 Wayne State 3
4 Bemidji State 2
2 Niagara 4
3 Wayne State 4 3 Wayne State 6
6 Air Force 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Tournament awards

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All-Star team

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  • Marc St. Jean (Wayne State)[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Phelps, Mekye (2007). 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide (PDF). College Hockey America. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
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