2002 CHA men's ice hockey tournament
College ice hockey tournament
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The 2002 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 3rd tournament in conference history and was played between March 14 and March 16, 2002 at Dwyer Arena in Lewiston, New York, United States. Wayne State defeated Alabama-Huntsville 5–4 in overtime in the championship game to win the tournament for the second consecutive year.
Lewiston, New York
| 2002 CHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 14–16, 2002 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Finals site | Dwyer Arena Lewiston, New York |
| Champions | Wayne State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Bill Wilkinson (2nd title) |
| MVP | Dustin Kingston (Wayne State) |
CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
Format
The tournament featured six teams for the first time. 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, 2002.
Conference standings
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 | ||
| Wayne State†* | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 84 | 48 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 124 | 112 | |
| Bemidji State | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 65 | 61 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 116 | 146 | |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 75 | 77 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 128 | 140 | |
| Niagara | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 65 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 120 | 118 | |
| Air Force | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 63 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 123 | 119 | |
| Findlay | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 81 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 105 | 140 | |
| Championship: Wayne State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinal
March 14, 2002 | Semifinals
March 15, 2002 | Championship
March 16, 2002 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wayne State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 3 | 5 | Air Force | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Air Force | 5 | 1 | Wayne State | 5* | |||||||||
| 3 | Alabama-Huntsville | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bemidji State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama-Huntsville | 4 | 3 | Alabama-Huntsville | 5 | |||||||||
| 6 | Findlay | 1 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)