2007 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament
College ice hockey tournament
2007 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
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![]() 2007 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament logo | |
Dates | March 2–17, 2007 |
Teams | 12 |
Finals site | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan |
Champions | Notre Dame (1st title) |
Winning coach | Jeff Jackson (5th title) |
MVP | David Brown (Notre Dame) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments |
The 2007 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 36th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 17, 2007. Opening round and quarterfinal games were played at campus sites, while the semifinals, third place, and championship games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Notre Dame won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
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Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#4 Notre Dame†* | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 90 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 143 | 70 | |
#10 Michigan | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 119 | 85 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 174 | 129 | |
#11 Miami | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 93 | 70 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 135 | 107 | |
#1 Michigan State | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 81 | 65 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 137 | 102 | |
Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 100 | 85 | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 153 | 128 | |
Western Michigan | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 85 | 93 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 120 | 126 | |
Ohio State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 89 | 86 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 120 | 120 | |
Lake Superior State | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 65 | 74 | 43 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 111 | 110 | |
Ferris State | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 70 | 92 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 107 | 126 | |
Northern Michigan | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 80 | 41 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 96 | 123 | |
Alaska | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 70 | 90 | 39 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 100 | 128 | |
Bowling Green | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 108 | 38 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 75 | 147 | |
Championship: Notre Dame † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |
Bracket
First round March 2–4 | Quarterfinals March 9–10 | Semifinals March 16 | Championship March 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Notre Dame | 7 | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Nebraska-Omaha | 3* | 7 | — | 11 | Alaska | 1 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||
12 | Bowling Green | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Lake Superior State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Western Michigan | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | Northern Michigan | 1 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||
11 | Alaska | 3* | 2 | 3 | 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Miami | 1 | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Ohio State | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Lake Superior State | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||
10 | Northern Michigan | 2 | 3* | 3 | 2 | Michigan | 5 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
4 | Michigan State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | Michigan State | 7* | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Lake Superior State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | Lake Superior State | 6 | |||||||||||
9 | Ferris State | 4* | 3 | 2 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round
(5) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (12) Bowling Green
March 2 | Nebraska-Omaha | 3 – 2 | OT | Bowling Green | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | 13:33 - Derek Whitmore | ||||||
Dan Charleston - 13:46 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Mick Lawrence - 04:35 | Third period | 16:06 - James Unger | ||||||
Mick Lawrence - 04:24 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Jeremie Dupont ( 17 saves / 19 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jimmy Spratt ( 38 saves / 41 shots ) |
March 3 | Nebraska-Omaha | 7 – 5 | Bowling Green | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | |||
Eddie Del Grosso - pp - 09:19 Nick Fanto - 12:51 Nick Fanto - 13:36 | First period | 01:41 - James Unger 11:52 - James Unger 14:53 - James Unger 17:57 - pp - James Unger | ||||||
Brandon Scero - 06:20 Brandon Scero - pp - 13:12 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Brandon Scero - 10:57 Mark Bernier - 12:06 | Third period | 08:18 - pp - Derek Whitmore | ||||||
Jeremie Dupont ( 5 saves / 9 shots ) Jerad Kaufmann ( 11 saves / 12 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jimmy Spratt ( 31 saves / 38 shots ) |
Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–0 | |
(6) Western Michigan vs. (11) Alaska
March 2 | Western Michigan | 2 – 3 | OT | Alaska | Lawson Arena | Recap | ||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Paul Szczechura - 07:27 Mark Letestu - pp - 19:54 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 17:38 - sh - Ryan Muspratt 18:43 - Darcy Campbell | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 04:09 - Lucas Burnett | ||||||
Riley Gill ( 29 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 18 saves / 20 shots ) |
March 3 | Western Michigan | 6 – 2 | Alaska | Lawson Arena | Recap | |||
Paul Szczechura - sh - 02:42 Jeff LoVecchio - sh - 05:02 Mark Letestu - 16:15 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Patrick Galivan - pp - 06:41 | Second period | 01:52 - Aaron Lee 07:07 - Braden Walls | ||||||
Mark Letestu - pp - 15:25 Paul Szczechura - 16:45 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Riley Gill ( 37 saves / 39 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 2 saves / 5 shots ) Chad Johnson ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) |
March 4 | Western Michigan | 1 – 3 | Alaska | Lawson Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 02:45 - Curtis Fraser | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 06:49 - pp - Aaron Lee | ||||||
Paul Szczechura - 19:17 | Third period | 18:56 - en - Adam Naglich | ||||||
Riley Gill ( 27 saves / 29 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 32 saves / 33 shots ) |
Alaska won series 2–1 | |
(7) Ohio State vs. (10) Northern Michigan
March 2 | Ohio State | 6 – 2 | Northern Michigan | OSU Ice Arena | Recap | |||
Sean P. Collins - pp - 15:45 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
John Dingle - pp - 04:06 Mathieu Beaudoin - 07:36 | Second period | 16:43 - Matt Maunu | ||||||
Tom Fritsche - 06:27 Tommy Goebel - 10:30 Jason DeSantis - 19:09 | Third period | 18:19 - Mike Santorelli | ||||||
Joe Palmer ( 22 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Bill Zaniboni ( 19 saves / 22 shots ) Brian Stewart ( 18 saves / 21 shots ) |
March 3 | Ohio State | 2 – 3 | OT | Northern Michigan | OSU Ice Arena | Recap | ||
Kenny Bernard - 09:44 | First period | 07:21 - pp - Darin Olver 08:50 - Darin Olver | ||||||
John Dingle - 07:02 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 03:15 - Dusty Collins | ||||||
Joe Palmer ( 31 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Stewart ( 42 saves / 44 shots ) |
March 4 | Ohio State | 2 – 3 | Northern Michigan | OSU Ice Arena | Recap | |||
Tyson Strachan - pp - 13:48 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 06:15 - sh - Zach Tarkir 14:18 - Nick Sirota | ||||||
Tyson Strachan - 19:47 | Third period | 09:59 - sh - Darin Olver | ||||||
Joe Palmer ( 21 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Stewart ( 34 saves / 36 shots ) |
Northern Michigan won series 2–1 | |
(8) Lake Superior State vs. (9) Ferris State
March 2 | Lake Superior State | 3 – 4 | OT | Ferris State | Taffy Abel Arena | Recap | ||
Trent Campbell - 10:39 Simon Gysbers - 18:46 | First period | 03:03 - Mark Bomersback | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 00:39 - Mark Bomersback | ||||||
Derek Smith - 03:55 | Third period | 16:29 - Aaron Lewicki | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 12:29 - Mark Bomersback | ||||||
Jeff Jakaitis ( 30 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mitch O'Keefe ( 33 saves / 36 shots ) |
March 3 | Lake Superior State | 4 – 3 | Ferris State | Taffy Abel Arena | Recap | |||
Dominic Osman - 04:23 Trent Campbell - sh - 12:55 | First period | 03:57 - Matt Verdone | ||||||
Simon Gysbers - pp - 14:13 | Second period | 03:30 - pp - Joe Van Culin 16:49 - Casey Haines | ||||||
Dominic Osman - pp - 06:25 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jeff Jakaitis ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mitch O'Keefe ( 28 saves / 32 shots ) |
March 4 | Lake Superior State | 3 – 2 | Ferris State | Taffy Abel Arena | Recap | |||
Simon Gysbers - pp - 13:34 Derek Smith - pp - 16:55 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 10:36 - Mark Bomersback 18:12 - Aaron Lewicki | ||||||
Nik Sellers - 17:51 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jeff Jakaitis ( 31 saves / 33 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mitch O'Keefe ( 13 saves / 16 shots ) |
Lake Superior State won series 2–1 | |
Quarterfinals
(1) Notre Dame vs. (11) Alaska
March 9 | Notre Dame | 7 – 1 | Alaska | Joyce Center | Recap | |||
Wes O'Neill - 03:06 Garrett Regan - 06:44 Brock Sheahan - 09:34 Garrett Regan - 14:25 Jason Paige - pp - 15:27 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Kyle Lawson - 16:14 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Mark Van Guilder - pp - 00:58 | Third period | 04:41 - Nathan Fornataro | ||||||
David Brown ( 16 saves / 17 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 9 saves / 13 shots ) Chad Johnson ( 15 saves / 18 shots ) |
March 10 | Notre Dame | 3 – 1 | Alaska | Joyce Center | Recap | |||
Ryan Thang - pp - 17:19 Wes O'Neill - pp - 18:42 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Kevin Deeth - 14:47 | Second period | 10:20 - pp - Adam Naglich | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
David Brown ( 21 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Wylie Rogers ( 30 saves / 33 shots ) |
Notre Dame won series 2–0 | |
(2) Michigan vs. (10) Northern Michigan
March 9 | Michigan | 4 – 1 | Northern Michigan | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
Matt Hunwick - pp - 08:43 Chris Summers - 17:24 David Rohlfs - 19:13 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 01:20 - Nick Sirota | ||||||
Andrew Cogliano - en - 19:09 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Billy Sauer ( 21 saves / 22 shots ) | Goalie stats | Brian Stewart ( 34 saves / 37 shots ) |
March 10 | Michigan | 8 – 3 | Northern Michigan | Yost Ice Arena | Recap | |||
T. J. Hensick - 03:12 Jack Johnson - 08:21 Andrew Cogliano - 13:59 Kevin Porter - 18:04 | First period | 12:39 - pp - Pat Bateman | ||||||
T. J. Hensick - 08:05 Chad Kolarik - pp - 15:10 Andrew Cogliano - 19:37 | Second period | 02:33 - pp - Mike Santorelli | ||||||
T. J. Hensick - 14:33 | Third period | 04:15 - pp - Ray Kaunisto | ||||||
Billy Sauer ( 14 saves / 17 shots ) Mike Mayhew ( 2 saves / 2 shots ) | Goalie stats | Bill Zaniboni ( 9 saves / 14 shots ) Brian Stewart ( 10 saves / 13 shots ) |
Michigan won series 2–0 | |
(3) Miami vs. (8) Lake Superior State
March 9 | Miami | 1 – 2 | Lake Superior State | Steve Cady Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Kevin Roeder - 18:27 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 03:22 - Jeffrey Rainville 09:57 - Derek Smith | ||||||
Jeff Zatkoff ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Jakaitis ( 37 saves / 38 shots ) |
March 10 | Miami | 1 – 2 | Lake Superior State | Steve Cady Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 11:51 - Jeffrey Rainville | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Ryan Jones - pp - 14:45 | Third period | 16:16 - Jeffrey Rainville | ||||||
Jeff Zatkoff ( 24 saves / 26 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Jakaitis ( 44 saves / 45 shots ) |
Lake Superior State won series 2–0 | |
(4) Michigan State vs. (5) Nebraska-Omaha
March 9 | Michigan State | 4 – 2 | Nebraska-Omaha | Munn Ice Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Jay Sprague - 11:51 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Nick Sucharski - pp - 00:54 Jim McKenzie - 19:00 Bryan Lerg - en - 19:29 | Third period | 15:03 - pp - Dan Knapp 15:46 - Mick Lawrence | ||||||
Jeff Lerg ( 23 saves / 25 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jerad Kaufmann ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) |
March 10 | Michigan State | 4 – 1 | Nebraska-Omaha | Munn Ice Arena | Recap | |||
Tim Crowder - 15:06 Tim Kennedy - pp - 16:46 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 07:10 - Alex Nikiforuk | ||||||
Chris Mueller - pp - 09:13 Jim McKenzie - en - 19:57 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jeff Lerg ( 20 saves / 21 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeremie Dupont ( 34 saves / 37 shots ) |
Michigan State won series 2–0 | |
Semifinals
(1) Notre Dame vs. (8) Lake Superior State
March 16 | Notre Dame | 3 – 0 | Lake Superior State | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
Wes O'Neill - pp - 09:46 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Brock Sheahan - 08:46 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Christian Hanson - en - 17:33 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
David Brown ( 17 saves / 17 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Jakaitis ( 26 saves / 28 shots ) |
(2) Michigan vs. (4) Michigan State
March 16 | Michigan | 4 – 1 | Michigan State | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
Chris Summers - 03:07 Kevin Porter - 04:11 Kevin Porter - 15:47 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Chad Kolarik - 14:27 T. J. Hensick - en - 19:52 | Third period | 13:37 - Jim McKenzie 16:04 - Tim Kennedy | ||||||
Billy Sauer ( 18 saves / 20 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Lerg ( 16 saves / 20 shots ) |
Third place
(4) Michigan State vs. (8) Lake Superior State
March 17 | Michigan State | 7 – 6 | OT | Lake Superior State | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | ||
Bryan Lerg - 07:30 Daniel Vukovic - 11:23 Jim McKenzie - pp - 12:44 | First period | 14:32 - Steven Oleksy | ||||||
Daniel Vukovic - 09:22 | Second period | 08:41 - Nathan Perkovich 13:16 - pp - Nathan Perkovich | ||||||
Chris Mueller - 05:25 Matt Schepke - 14:20 | Third period | 07:56 - Steven Oleksy 18:54 - pp - Nathan Perkovich 19:40 - Trent Campbell | ||||||
Tyler Howells - pp - 03:37 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Jeff Lerg ( 40 saves / 46 shots ) | Goalie stats | Jeff Jakaitis ( 29 saves / 36 shots ) |
Championship
(1) Notre Dame vs. (2) Michigan
March 17 | Notre Dame | 2 – 1 | Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
No Scoring | First period | 19:54 - Kevin Porter | ||||||
Erik Condra - 15:58 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Jason Paige - 08:52 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
David Brown ( 31 saves / 32 shots ) | Goalie stats | Billy Sauer ( 35 saves / 37 shots ) |
Tournament awards
- F Kevin Porter (Michigan)
- F T. J. Hensick (Michigan)
- F Erik Condra (Notre Dame)
- D Wes O'Neill (Notre Dame)
- D Jack Johnson (Michigan)
- G David Brown* (Notre Dame)
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References
External links
- 2007 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament[permanent dead link]