2007 CHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2007 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 9 and March 11, 2007 at the 95KGGO Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. By winning the tournament, Alabama-Huntsville received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the first round, the fourth and fifth ranked seeds, Wayne State and Alabama-Huntsville, played for entry into the semifinals, to which the top three seeds received byes. The winners of the two semifinal games then played for the championship on March 11, 2007, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I 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
Niagara 20 9 5 6 24 70 62 37 18 13 6 126 128
Bemidji State 20 9 6 5 23 56 54 33 14 14 5 97 109
Robert Morris 20 9 10 1 19 67 72 35 14 19 2 110 129
Wayne State 20 8 10 2 18 64 63 35 12 21 2 97 125
Alabama–Huntsville* 20 7 11 2 16 63 69 36 13 20 3 112 137
Championship: Alabama–Huntsville
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 9, 2007

Semifinals

March 10, 2007

Championship

March 11, 2007

         
1 Niagara 3
5 Alabama-Huntsville 5
4 Wayne State 3
5 Alabama-Huntsville 4*
3 Robert Morris 4
5 Alabama-Huntsville 5*
2 Bemidji State 5
3 Robert Morris 7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Tournament awards

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All-Star team

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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 February 6, 2009.
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