2016 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| 2016 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 11–19, 2016 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site |
Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments 2017 → | |
The 2016 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament will be played between March 11 and March 19, 2016, at four conference arenas and the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Format
The first round of the postseason tournament features a best-of-three games format. The top eight 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
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| 2015–16 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#12 Michigan Tech  | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 92 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 111 | 72 | |
| #15 Minnesota State | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 82 | 48 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 94 | 73 | |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 81 | 59 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 106 | 83 | |
| Ferris State* | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 73 | 70 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 93 | 94 | |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 65 | 69 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 85 | 91 | |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 66 | 66 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 90 | 85 | |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 49 | 71 | 38 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 70 | 97 | |
| Alaska | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 65 | 87 | 34 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 82 | 105 | |
| Alaska Anchorage | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 63 | 84 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 81 | 103 | |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 28 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 61 | 88 | 34 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 73 | 106 | |
| Championship: March 19, 2016 indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
Teams are reseeded after the first round
| First round March 11–13 |
Semifinals March 18 |
Championship March 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan Tech | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | Michigan Tech | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Alaska | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | Ferris State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota State | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lake Superior State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Ferris State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bowling Green | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bemidji State | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ferris State | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | Minnesota State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Northern Michigan | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | Bowling Green | 1 | |||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime periods
First round
All times are local.
(1) Michigan Tech vs. (8) Alaska
| March 11, 2016 7:07 pm CDT |
(8) Alaska | 1 – 7 (1–2, 0–3, 0–2) |
(1) Michigan Tech | MacInnes Student Ice Arena, Houghton, MI Attendance: 2,709 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Jones (40:00) Jesse Jenks (20:00) |
Goalies | Jamie Phillips | Referees: Mike Elam Dan Kovarik Linesmen: Eric Froberg Dan Juopperi | |
Tyler Morley – 11:05 |
First Period 0 – 1 1 – 1 1 – 2 Second Period 1 – 3 1 – 4 1 – 5 Third Period 1 – 6 1 – 7 |
8:36 – Joel L'Esperance (Gould, Watson) 13:29 – Dylan Steman (Petan, Watson) 4:05 – Jake Lucchini (Vallis, Roy) 13:12 – Joel L'Esperance (Heinonen, Steman) 14:28 – Alex Gillies (Lucchini, Hanna) 7:38 – Cliff Watson (Heinonen, Steman) 15:24 – C.J. Eick (Petan, Watson) | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 21 | Shots | 42 | ||
| March 12, 2016 7:07 pm CDT |
(8) Alaska | 3 – 5 (1–2, 2–2, 0–1) |
(1) Michigan Tech | MacInnes Student Ice Arena, Houghton, MI Attendance: 3,018 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Jones | Goalies | Jamie Phillips | Referees: Mike Elam Dan Kovarik Linesmen: Eric Froberg Dan Juopperi | |
Chad Staley (Erickson, Morley) – 2:27 Tyler Morley (Atkinson, Woods) – pp – 11:46 Marcus Basara (Atkinson, Huysmans) – pp – 17:23 |
First Period 1 – 0 1 – 1 1 – 2 Second Period 1 – 3 1 – 4 2 – 4 3 – 4 Third Period 3 – 5 |
12:09 – Alex Petan 12:40 – Reid Sturos (Vallis, Neville) 3:48 – Alex Gillies (Baltus, Auk) 4:39 – Joel L'Esperance (Eick, Vallis) 19:25 – en – Malcolm Gould | ||
| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 24 | Shots | 40 | ||
(2) Minnesota State vs. (7) Lake Superior State
| March 11, 2016 7:07 pm CDT |
(7) Lake Superior State | 2 – 5 |
(2) Minnesota State |
| March 12, 2016 7:07 pm CDT |
(7) Lake Superior State | 2 – 0 |
(2) Minnesota State |
| March 13, 2016 7:07 pm CDT |
(7) Lake Superior State | 0 – 3 |
(2) Minnesota State |
(3) Bowling Green vs. (6) Bemidji State
| March 11, 2016 7:07 pm CDT |
(6) Bemidji State | 3 – 1 |
(3) Bowling Green |
| March 12, 2016 7:07 pm CDT |
(6) Bemidji State | 2 – 7 |
(3) Bowling Green |
| March 13, 2016 7:07 pm CDT |
(6) Bemidji State | 1 – 3 |
(3) Bowling Green |
(4) Ferris State vs. (5) Northern Michigan
| March 11, 2016 7:07 pm CDT |
(5) Northern Michigan | 2 – 3 |
(4) Ferris State |
| March 12, 2016 7:07 pm CDT |
(5) Northern Michigan | 2 – 5 |
(4) Ferris State |
Semifinals
All times are local (UTC−4).
(3) Bowling Green vs. (2) Minnesota State
| March 18, 2016 4:07 pm EDT |
(3) Bowling Green | 1 – 2 (0–2, 0–0, 1–0) |
(2) Minnesota State | Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Attendance: 5,044 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Nell | Goalies | Cole Huggins | Referees: Pete Friesema Tony Czech Linesmen: Dan Juopperi Eric Froberg | |
Mitchell McLain (Pohlkamp, Cooper) – pp – 16:05 |
First Period 0 – 1 0 – 2 Second Period No scoring Third Period 1 – 2 |
5:18 – Brad McClure (Brickley) 7:00 – Casey Nelson (Franklin, Knutson) | ||
| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 24 | Shots | 23 | ||
(4) Ferris State vs. (1) Michigan Tech
| March 18, 2016 7:37 pm EDT |
(4) Ferris State | 1 – 0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0) |
(1) Michigan Tech | Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Attendance: 5,044 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Smith | Goalies | Jamie Phillips | Referees: Tony Czech Chris Perrault Linesmen: Rick Nelson Matt Tyree | |
Kenny Babinski (Dorantes, O'Rourke) – 11:15 |
First Period No scoring Second Period No scoring Third Period 1 – 0 |
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 33 | Shots | 30 | ||
Championship
All times are local (UTC−4).
(4) Ferris State vs. (2) Minnesota State
| March 19, 2016 6:07 pm EDT |
(4) Ferris State | 2 – 1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0) |
(2) Minnesota State | Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Attendance: 4,048 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Smith | Goalies | Cole Huggins | Referees: Tony Czech Chris Perrault Linesmen: Rick Nelson Matt Tyree | |
Brandon Anselmini (Lowney, Dorantes) – pp – 14:55 Gerald Mayhew – ps – 19:34 |
First Period 0 – 1 1 – 1 Second Period 2 – 0 Third Period No scoring |
10:33 – pp – Bryce Gervais (McClure, Jutzi) | ||
| 27 min | Penalties | 31 min | ||
| 29 | Shots | 14 | ||
References
- ↑ "WCHA playoff central". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
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