2005 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2005 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 46th conference playoff in league history and 51st season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The 2005 tournament was played between March 11 and March 19, 2005, at five conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Denver was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Format

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The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All ten conference schools participated in the tournament with teams seeded No. 1 through No. 10 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top five seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.

The winners of the first round series advanced to the Xcel Energy Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 5 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top three teams automatically advancing to the semifinals.

Conference standings

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Note: PTS = Points; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Denver†* 28 19 7 2 40 114 81 43 32 9 2 174 110
#2 Colorado College 28 19 7 2 40 98 66 43 31 9 3 160 101
#4 Minnesota 28 17 10 1 35 105 80 44 28 15 1 155 109
#13 Wisconsin 28 16 9 3 35 94 64 41 23 14 4 127 91
#3 North Dakota 28 13 12 3 29 71 67 45 25 15 5 136 103
Minnesota–Duluth 28 11 13 4 26 90 89 38 15 17 6 119 118
Alaska–Anchorage 28 9 15 4 22 72 102 37 12 19 6 94 129
Minnesota State–Mankato 28 8 16 4 20 82 109 38 13 19 6 118 140
St. Cloud State 28 8 19 1 17 66 100 40 14 23 3 109 126
Michigan Tech 28 7 19 2 16 64 98 37 8 25 4 91 136
Championship: Denver
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

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Teams are reseeded after the first round

First round[2]
March 11–13
Quarterfinal[3]
March 17
Semifinals
March 18
Championship
March 19
1Denver71
10Michigan Tech10
1Denver2*
2Colorado College844Wisconsin15North Dakota1
9St. Cloud State225North Dakota3
3Minnesota751Denver1
8Minnesota State232Colorado College0
4Wisconsin512
7Alaska-Anchorage4212Colorado College3
3Minnesota0
5North Dakota86
6Minnesota-Duluth21

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

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(1) Denver vs. (10) Michigan Tech

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March 11[4] Denver 7 – 1 Michigan Tech Magness Arena Recap  
Ryan Helgason – 10:30
(Halme, Corbin) Ryan Dingle – GW SH – 18:01
First period 15:10 – Chris Connor (Desmet, Wilson)
(Helgason, Stastny) Gabe Gauthier - 08:41
(Drummond, Laatsch) Gabe Gauthier - 17:05
Second period No scoring
(Dingle) Paul Stastny - 06:26
(Handza, Thomas) Ryan Helgason - 08:30
(Dingle, Fulghum) Paul Stastny - 09:24
Third period No scoring
( 11 saves / 12 shots ) Glenn Fisher Goalie stats Cam Ellsworth ( 22 saves / 27 shots ) / Bryce Luker ( 6 saves / 8 shots )
March 12[5] Denver 1 – 0 Michigan Tech Magness Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Gauthier, Handza) Adrian VeidmanGW – 18:02 Third period No scoring
( 24 saves / 24 shots ) Peter Mannino Goalie stats Cam Ellsworth ( 45 saves / 46 shots )
Denver won series 2–0


(2) Colorado College vs. (9) St. Cloud State

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March 11[6] Colorado College 8 – 2 St. Cloud State World Arena, Colorado Springs Recap  
(Polaski, Hillen) Marty Sertich – 01:22
(Polaski, Sweatt) Brett Sterling – 07:05
(Cox) Aaron SlattengrenGW – 11:03
(Kilpatrick) Aaron Slattengren – 13:54
First period 03:19 – PPNate Raduns (Gordon, Jensen)
(Polich, Frischmon) Mark StuartPP – 02:31
(Sterling, Hillen) James Brannigan – 05:04
(Sertich, Crabb) Brett SterlingPP – 13:32
Second period No scoring
James Brannigan – 17:18 Third period No scoring
( 34 saves / 38 shots ) Curtis McElhinney Goalie stats Tim Boron ( 25 saves / 29 shots ) / Jason Montgomery ( 12 saves / 16 shots )
March 12[7] Colorado College 4 – 2 St. Cloud State World Arena, Colorado Springs Recap  
(Polaski) Brett Sterling – 11:51 First period 11:01 – Konrad Reeder (Jensen, Borer)
No scoring Second period 13:34 – PPJustin Fletcher (Hengen, Gens)
(Frischmon) Mark Stuart – 02:20
(Sterling, Salcido) Joey CrabbGW PP – 10:19
(Slattengren, Stuart) Jimmy Kilpatrick – 10:38
Third period No scoring
( 27 saves / 29 shots ) Matt Zaba Goalie stats Tim Boron ( 27 saves / 31 shots )
Colorado College won series 2–0


(3) Minnesota vs. (8) Minnesota State

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March 11[8] Minnesota 7 – 2 Minnesota State Mariucci Arena Recap  
(Stevens, Sertich) Garrett Smaagaard – 03:59
(Hirsch, Sertich) Evan Kaufmann – 06:38
(Hagemo, Stevens) Barry TallacksonGW – 14:12
(Guyer) Kris Chucko – 19:00
First period 03:02 – Christian Toll (McKelvie, Brenk)
05:54 – PPBrad Thompson (Morin)
(Potulny, Goligoski) Danny IrmenPP – 03:39
(Vannelli, Guyer) Barry Tallackson – 15:27
(Vannelli, Peltier) Danny IrmenPP – 19:48
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 25 saves / 27 shots ) Justin Johnson Goalie stats Jon Volp ( 27 saves / 34 shots )
March 12[9] Minnesota 5 – 3 Minnesota State Mariucci Arena Recap  
(Fleming) Jerrid Reinholz – 14:54 First period No scoring
(Hirsch, Goligoski) Danny Irmen – 08:01
(Stevens, Fleming) P.J. Atherton – 12:56
(Irmen, Vannelli) Mike Howe – 14:41
Second period 00:57 – Adam Gerlach (Thompson)
10:14 – PPBrad Thompson (Brenk, Backes)
14:08 – PPJake Brenk (Thompson, Morin)
(Harrington) Barry Tallackson – 14:24 Third period No scoring
( 25 saves / 28 shots ) Justin Johnson Goalie stats Chris Clark ( 31 saves / 36 shots )
Minnesota won series 2–0


(4) Wisconsin vs. (7) Alaska-Anchorage

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March 11[10] Wisconsin 5 – 4 Alaska-Anchorage Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
(Engel, Earl) Joe Pavelski – 00:46
(Gilbert, Joudrey) Joe PavelskiPP – 04:30
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 07:05 – Chris Tarkir (Cartwright)
11:15 – Martin Stuchlik (Johnson)
(Pavelski, MacMurchy) Robbie EarlPP – 05:01
(Piskula, Pavelski) Robbie Earl – 13:11
(Licari, Likens) Adam BurishGW – 16:40
Third period 01:29 – PPMartin Stuchlik (Bourne, Segal)
02:51 – SHBrent McMann
( 16 saves / 20 shots ) Bernd Brückler / ( 4 saves / 4 shots ) Brian Elliott Goalie stats John DeCaro ( 2 saves / 4 shots ) / Nathan Lawson ( 45 saves / 48 shots )
March 12[11] Wisconsin 1 – 2 Alaska-Anchorage Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
No Scoring First period 09:52 – SHJustin Johnson (Polaski, Sweatt)
(Earl, MacMurchy) Joe Pavelski – 00:59 Second period 09:35 – GWShea Hamilton (Segal, Bourne)
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 21 saves / 23 shots ) Brian Elliott Goalie stats Nathan Lawson ( 44 saves / 45 shots )
March 13[12] Wisconsin 2 – 1 Alaska-Anchorage Veterans Memorial Coliseum Recap  
No Scoring First period 08:39 – PPChad Anderson (Waldrop, Segal)
(Piskula) Joe Pavelski – 07:13
(Licari, Degenhardt) Adam BurishGW – 11:13
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 27 saves / 28 shots ) Bernd Brückler Goalie stats Nathan Lawson ( 37 saves / 39 shots )
Wisconsin won series 2–1


(5) North Dakota vs. (6) Minnesota-Duluth

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March 11[13] North Dakota 8 – 2 Minnesota-Duluth Ralph Engelstad Arena Recap  
(McMahon, Špirko) Colby Genoway – 03:12
(Murray, Genoway) Travis Zajac – 13:02
(Genoway, Bina) Rastislav ŠpirkoGW – 16:15
(Murray) Matt Jones – 17:59
First period No scoring
(Canady, Massen) Erik Fabian – 02:22 Second period 08:02 – Tim Stapleton (Hambly, Schwabe)
(Zajac) Erik Fabian – 05:21
(Massen, Fabian) Rory McMahon – 07:57
(McMahon, Špirko) Colby Genoway – 09:14
Third period 15:24 – Matt McKnight (Peluso, Stapleton)
( 17 saves / 19 shots ) Jordan Parise Goalie stats Isaac Reichmuth ( 10 saves / 14 shots ) / Josh Johnson ( 12 saves / 16 shots )
March 12[14] North Dakota 6 – 1 Minnesota-Duluth Ralph Engelstad Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period 15:22 – Tim Stapleton
(McMahon) Rastislav Špirko – 02:30
Rory McMahonGW – 05:02
(Stafford, Zajac) Colby GenowayPP – 09:39
(Jones) Brian Canady -09:58
Second period No scoring
(McMahon, Schneider) Rastislav Špirko – 11:31
(McMahon, Špirko) Nick FuherPP – 18:12
Third period No scoring
( 17 saves / 18 shots ) Jordan Parise Goalie stats Isaac Reichmuth ( 17 saves / 21 shots ) / Josh Johnson ( 8 saves / 10 shots )
North Dakota won series 2–0


Quarterfinal

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(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) North Dakota

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March 17[15] Wisconsin 2 – 3 North Dakota Xcel Energy Center Recap  
(Pavelski, Carlson) Robbie Earl – 09:21 First period 01:22 – Brady Murray (Zajac, Stafford)
14:08 – James Massen (Canady, Fabian)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Adam Burish – 10:43 Third period 09:44 – GW PPColby Genoway (Špirko, Fuher)
( 25 saves / 28 shots ) Bernd Brückler Goalie stats Jordan Parise ( 33 saves / 35 shots )


Semifinals

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(1) Denver vs. (8) North Dakota

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March 18[16] Denver 2 – 1 OT North Dakota Xcel Energy Center Recap  
(Stastny, Carle) Gabe Gauthier - PP - 04:29 First period 10:03 – PPNick Fuher (Murray)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
(Veideman) Gabe GauthierGW – 00:42 First overtime period No scoring
( 29 saves / 30 shots ) Glenn Fisher Goalie stats Philippe Lamoureux ( 30 saves / 32 shots )


(2) Colorado College vs. (3) Minnesota

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March 18[17] Colorado College 3 – 0 Minnesota Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Hillen, McElhinney) Brett SterlingGW – 01:57
(Sterling) Aaron SlattengrenPP – 06:46
Second period No scoring
Brett SterlingPP – 04:55 Third period No scoring
( 32 saves / 32 shots ) Curtis McElhinney Goalie stats Justin Johnson ( 19 saves / 22 shots )


Third Place

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(3) Minnesota vs. (5) North Dakota

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March 19[18] Minnesota 2 – 4 North Dakota Xcel Energy Center Recap  
(Potulny, Howe) Danny Irmen – 10:30 First period 09:23 – Quinn Fylling (Foyt)
(Gordon, Harrington) Mike HowePP – 06:04 Second period 10:56 – SHRastislav Špirko (Fylling)
No scoring Third period 03:03 – Matt Greene (Marvin, Stafford)
18:12 – Nick Fuher
( 18 saves / 22 shots ) Kellen Briggs Goalie stats Jordan Parise ( 25 saves / 27 shots )


Championship

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(1) Denver vs. (2) Colorado College

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March 19[19] Denver 1 – 0 Colorado College Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Carle) Luke FulghumGW PP – 16:56 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 25 saves / 25 shots ) Peter Mannino Goalie stats Curtis McElhinney ( 26 saves / 27 shots )


Tournament awards

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* Most Valuable Player(s)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Denver Men's Team History". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  2. ^ "WCHA men's Hockey 2004-05 Week 24". USCHO.com. March 13, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "WCHA men's Hockey 2004-05 Week 25". USCHO.com. March 19, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Denver 7, Michigan Tech 1". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  5. ^ "Denver 1, Michigan Tech 0". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  6. ^ "Colorado College 8, St. Cloud State 2". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Colorado College 4, St. Cloud State 2". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  8. ^ "Minnesota 7, Minnesota State 2". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  9. ^ "Minnesota 5, Minnesota State 3". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  10. ^ "Wisconsin 5, Alaska-Anchorage 4". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  11. ^ "Alaska-Anchorage 2, Wisconsin 1". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  12. ^ "Wisconsin 2, Alaska-Anchorage 1". USCHO.com. March 13, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  13. ^ "North Dakota 8, Minnesota-Duluth 2". USCHO.com. March 11, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  14. ^ "North Dakota 6, Minnesota-Duluth 1". USCHO.com. March 12, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  15. ^ "North Dakota 3, Wisconsin 2". USCHO.com. March 17, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  16. ^ "Denver 2, North Dakota 1". USCHO.com. March 18, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  17. ^ "Colorado College 3, Minnesota 0". USCHO.com. March 18, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  18. ^ "North Dakota 4, Minnesota 2". USCHO.com. March 19, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  19. ^ "Denver 1, Colorado College 0". USCHO.com. March 19, 2005. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  20. ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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