The 2009 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 38th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 6 and March 21, 2009 at campus locations and at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Notre Dame won their second CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament and Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
| 2009 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
 2009 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament logo | |
| Dates | March 6–21, 2009 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Finals site | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan |
| Champions | Notre Dame (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Jeff Jackson (6th title) |
| MVP | Jordan Pearce (Notre Dame) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
Format
editThe tournament features four rounds of play. In the first round, the fifth and twelfth, sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds as determined by the final regular season standings play a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and second-lowest-ranked first-round winner, the third seed and second-highest-ranked first-round winner, and the fourth seed and highest-ranked first-round winner play a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest seeds play a single game, with the winner advancing to the championship game and the loser advancing to the third-place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.
Regular season standings
editNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #4 Notre Dame†* | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 95 | 52 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 135 | 69 | |
| #5 Michigan | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 98 | 51 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 145 | 84 | |
| #2 Miami | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 89 | 57 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 128 | 89 | |
| Alaska | 28 | 0^ | 28^ | 0^ | 0^ | 34 | 54 | 51 | 39 | 0^ | 39^ | 0^ | 74 | 68 | |
| Ohio State | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 87 | 85 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 143 | 119 | |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 72 | 73 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 111 | 103 | |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 75 | 86 | 41 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 111 | 130 | |
| Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 62 | 76 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 98 | 103 | |
| Ferris State | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 58 | 68 | 38 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 90 | 105 | |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 73 | 86 | 39 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 110 | 115 | |
| Michigan State | 28 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 43 | 85 | 38 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 62 | 118 | |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 60 | 96 | 38 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 89 | 131 | |
| Championship: Notre Dame † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll ^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities.[1] | |||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| First round March 6–8 | Quarterfinals March 13–15 | Semifinals March 20 | Championship March 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ohio State | 5 | 7 | — | 8 | Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 5 | 6 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern Michigan | 5 | 8 | — | 7 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | Notre Dame | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Miami | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Michigan | 3 | 4** | 3 | 6 | Northern Michigan | 2 | 3* | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Lake Superior State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Michigan | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alaska | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alaska | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Alaska | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nebraska-Omaha | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | Ohio State | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Northern Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Ferris State | 0 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round
edit(5) Ohio State vs. (12) Bowling Green
edit| March 6 | Ohio State | 5 – 4 | Bowling Green | OSU Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Corey Elkins - 13:30 | First period | 18:27 - Nick Bailen | ||||||
| Corey Toy - 11:30 | Second period | 15:39 - Tommy Dee | ||||||
| Chris Reed - 03:14 Peter Boyd - 05:18 Peter Boyd - 14:23 |
Third period | 05:52 - Dan Sexton 14:50 - Tommy Dee | ||||||
| Dustin Carlson ( 32 saves / 36 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jimmy Spratt ( 24 saves / 29 shots ) | ||||||
| March 7 | Ohio State | 7 – 1 | Bowling Green | OSU Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Sergio Somma - 19:03 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Corey Elkins - 02:20 Corey Elkins - 09:31 Matt Bartkowski - pp - 12:18 Shane Sims - pp - 19:08 |
Second period | 09:59 - Nick Bailen | ||||||
| Corey Elkins - 12:54 Mathieu Picard - 18:26 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dustin Carlson ( 28 saves / 29 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jimmy Spratt ( 18 saves / 23 shots ) Nick Eno ( 4 saves / 6 shots ) | ||||||
| Ohio State won series 2–0 | |
(6) Northern Michigan vs. (11) Michigan State
edit| March 6 | Northern Michigan | 5 – 3 | Michigan State | Berry Events Center | Recap | |||
| Ben Lindemulder - 11:10 Tyler Gron - 17:50 |
First period | 10:55 - pp - Brett Perlini | ||||||
| Mark Olver - 04:10 Billy Smith - sh - 19:43 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Erik Gustafsson - 10:51 | Third period | 05:07 - Kurt Kivisto 19:12 - Daultan Leveille | ||||||
| Brian Stewart ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Lerg ( 24 saves / 29 shots ) | ||||||
| March 7 | Northern Michigan | 8 – 2 | Michigan State | Berry Events Center | Recap | |||
| Gregor Hanson - 11:46 Nick Sirota - 17:03 |
First period | 18:12 - Dustin Gazley | ||||||
| Ben Lindemulder - 06:54 Ray Kaunisto - 12:48 Mark Olver - 16:27 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jared Brown - 04:57 Phil Fox - 05:38 Nick Sirota - sh - 15:08 |
Third period | 16:54 - Dustin Gazley | ||||||
| Brian Stewart ( 20 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Lerg ( 21 saves / 29 shots ) | ||||||
| Northern Michigan won series 2–0 | |
(7) Western Michigan vs. (10) Lake Superior State
edit| March 6 | Western Michigan | 3 – 6 | Lake Superior State | Lawson Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 03:47 - pp - Nathan Perkovich 08:26 - Troy Schwab 12:01 - Matt Cowie | ||||||
| J. J. Crew - 04:08 | Second period | 00:27 - Fred Cassiani 02:34 - Brad Cooper 10:32 - pp - Nathan Perkovich | ||||||
| Kevin Connauton - pp - 01:54 Patrick Galivan - pp - 07:59 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Riley Gill ( 21 saves / 27 shots ) Jerry Kuhn ( 12 saves / 12 shots ) |
Goalie stats | Brian Mahoney-Wilson ( 39 saves / 42 shots ) | ||||||
| March 7 | Western Michigan | 4 – 3 | 2OT | Lake Superior State | Lawson Arena | Recap | ||
| Greg Squires - 09:46 Kevin Connauton - pp - 16:46 |
First period | 13:19 - Dan Barczuk | ||||||
| Jared Katz - 07:24 | Second period | 17:17 - Nathan Perkovich | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 17:30 - Matt Cowie | ||||||
| Kevin Connauton - 07:57 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Riley Gill ( 54 saves / 57 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Mahoney-Wilson ( 41 saves / 45 shots ) | ||||||
| March 8 | Western Michigan | 3 – 1 | Lake Superior State | Lawson Arena | Recap | |||
| Tyler Ludwig - pp - 13:10 | First period | 17:19 - pp - Nathan Perkovich | ||||||
| Kyle O'Kane - 03:42 J. J. Crew - 19:46 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Riley Gill ( 29 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Pat Inglis ( 25 saves / 28 shots ) | ||||||
| Western Michigan won series 2–1 | |
(8) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (9) Ferris State
edit| March 6 | Nebraska-Omaha | 3 – 0 | Ferris State | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alex Hudson - 05:28 J. P. Platisha - sh - 09:55 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Ambroz - pp - 01:21 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jerad Kaufmann ( 24 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Taylor Nelson ( 29 saves / 32 shots ) | ||||||
| March 7 | Nebraska-Omaha | 5 – 2 | Ferris State | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | |||
| Matt Ambroz - pp - 18:54 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joey Martin - 01:31 J. J. Koehler - 03:32 Joey Martin - 15:04 |
Second period | 07:16 - Brendan Connolly | ||||||
| Eddie Del Grosso - sh - 10:55 | Third period | 11:14 - pp - Brendan Connolly | ||||||
| Jerad Kaufmann ( 18 saves / 20 shots ) | Goalie stats | Pat Nagle ( 30 saves / 35 shots ) | ||||||
| Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–0 | |
Quarterfinals
edit(1) Notre Dame vs. (8) Nebraska-Omaha
edit| March 13 | Notre Dame | 5 – 0 | Nebraska-Omaha | Joyce Center | Recap | |||
| Calle Ridderwall - 02:01 Ben Ryan - pp - 07:18 Billy Maday - 15:46 Ryan Thang - 17:06 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Guentzel - 16:47 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jordan Pearce ( 30 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jerad Kaufmann ( 11 saves / 15 shots ) Jermie Dupont ( 15 saves / 16 shots ) | ||||||
| March 14 | Notre Dame | 1 – 0 | Nebraska-Omaha | Joyce Center | Recap | |||
| Justin White - 02:34 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jordan Pearce ( 30 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jerad Kaufmann ( 23 saves / 24 shots ) | ||||||
| Notre Dame won series 2–0 | |
(2) Michigan vs. (7) Western Michigan
edit| March 13 | Michigan | 5 – 2 | Western Michigan | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Ben Winnett - 02:57 Chad Langlais - pp - 07:08 Carl Hagelin - sh - 19:58 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 12:12 - J. J. Crew 18:24 - pp - Kyle O'Kane | ||||||
| Matt Rust - 16:44 Carl Hagelin - en - 18:58 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bryan Hogan ( 16 saves / 18 shots ) | Goalie stats | Riley Gill ( 43 saves / 47 shots ) | ||||||
| March 14 | Michigan | 6 – 1 | Western Michigan | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Aaron Palushaj - 01:53 Brian Lebler - pp - 02:45 David Wohlberg - 19:57 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aaron Palushaj - 19:35 | Second period | 13:56 - Patrick Galivan | ||||||
| Matt Rust - 05:49 Tim Miller - 07:43 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bryan Hogan ( 16 saves / 17 shots ) Billy Sauer ( 6 saves / 6 shots ) |
Goalie stats | Riley Gill ( 49 saves / 55 shots ) | ||||||
| Michigan won series 2–0 | |
(3) Miami vs. (6) Northern Michigan
edit| March 13 | Miami | 3 – 2 | Northern Michigan | Steve Cady Arena | Recap | |||
| Justin Mercier - 07:37 Carter Camper - pp - 14:49 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 08:59 - pp - Justin Florek | ||||||
| Andy Miele - pp - 18:06 | Third period | 18:40 - pp - Nick Sirota | ||||||
| Cody Reichard ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Stewart ( 37 saves / 40 shots ) | ||||||
| March 14 | Miami | 2 – 3 | OT | Northern Michigan | Steve Cady Arena | Recap | ||
| Andy Miele - 10:16 | First period | 15:10 - Jared Brown | ||||||
| Justin Vaive - 04:33 | Second period | 04:04 - pp - Nick Sirota | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 05:12 - Gregor Hanson | ||||||
| Connor Knapp ( 19 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Stewart ( 39 saves / 41 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Miami | 1 – 3 | Northern Michigan | Steve Cady Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 05:41 - sh - Mark Olver | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 10:55 - Mike Maltese | ||||||
| Will Weber - 17:53 | Third period | 19:25 - en - Nick Sirota | ||||||
| Connor Knapp ( 16 saves / 18 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Stewart ( 41 saves / 42 shots ) | ||||||
| Northern Michigan won series 2–1 | |
(4) Alaska vs. (5) Ohio State
edit| March 13 | Alaska | 4 – 0 | Ohio State | Carlson Center | Recap | |||
| Adam Naglich - 07:57 Justin Filzen - 12:00 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kevin Petovello - pp - 05:39 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dion Knelsen - sh - 18:03 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chad Johnson ( 22 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dustin Carlson ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) | ||||||
| March 14 | Alaska | 2 – 4 | Ohio State | Carlson Center | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 04:23 - Kyle Reed 15:26 - pp - Shane Sims | ||||||
| Scott Enders - pp - 13:22 | Second period | 11:14 - Kyle Reed | ||||||
| Dion Knelsen - sh - 00:46 | Third period | 04:46 - C. J. Severyn | ||||||
| Chad Johnson ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dustin Carlson ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) | ||||||
| March 15 | Alaska | 1 – 0 | Ohio State | Carlson Center | ||||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ron Meyers - 19:10 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chad Johnson ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dustin Carlson ( 43 saves / 43 shots ) | ||||||
| Alaska won series 2–1 | |
Semifinals
edit(1) Notre Dame vs. (6) Northern Michigan
edit| March 20 | Notre Dame | 2 – 1 | Northern Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| Kyle Lawson - pp - 04:15 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ben Ryan - 19:00 | Third period | 18:37 - Nick Sirota | ||||||
| Jordan Pearce ( 21 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Stewart ( 34 saves / 36 shots ) | ||||||
(2) Michigan vs. (4) Alaska
edit| March 20 | Michigan | 3 – 1 | Alaska | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| Chad Langlais - pp - 17:17 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Louie Caporusso - 15:49 | Second period | 13:35 - pp - Braden Walls | ||||||
| Aaron Palushaj - en pp - 17:56 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bryan Hogan ( 25 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Chad Johnson ( 29 saves / 31 shots ) | ||||||
Third place
edit(4) Alaska vs. (6) Northern Michigan
edit| March 21 | Alaska | 0 – 2 | Northern Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 05:58 - Tyler Gron 19:48 - en - Nick Sirota | ||||||
| Chad Johnson ( 26 saves / 27 shots ) | Goalie stats | Derek Janzen ( 31 saves / 31 shots ) | ||||||
Championship
edit(1) Notre Dame vs. (2) Michigan
edit| March 21 | Notre Dame | 5 – 2 | Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| No Scoring | First period | 14:32 - Luke Glendening | ||||||
| Billy Maday - 12:11 | Second period | 02:10 - David Wohlberg | ||||||
| Calle Ridderwall - pp - 01:15 Ben Ryan - 02:05 Calle Ridderwall - 11:11 Christiaan Minella - 16:53 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jordan Pearce ( 28 saves / 30 shots ) | Goalie stats | Bryan Hogan ( 29 saves / 34 shots ) | ||||||
Tournament awards
edit- F Ben Ryan (Notre Dame)
- F Calle Ridderwall (Notre Dame)
- F Louie Caporusso (Michigan)
- D Steven Kampfer (Michigan)
- D Ian Cole (Notre Dame)
- G Jordan Pearce* (Notre Dame)
References
edit- ^ "NCAA bans Nanooks from postseason, takes away victories". Anchorage Daily News. November 5, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.