2016_WCHA_men's_ice_hockey_tournament
The 2016 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 11 and March 19, 2016, at four conference arenas and the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Ferris State was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I 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 |
| Champions | Ferris State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Bob Daniels (1st title) |
| MVP | Darren Smith (Ferris State) |
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
This was the last WCHA tournament where an All-Tournament Team was named. This is also the only year with an All-Tournament Team where the Tournament MVP was not also named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
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.[2]
Conference standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #12 Michigan Tech † | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 92 | 55 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 123 | 77 | |
| #15 Minnesota State † | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 82 | 48 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 105 | 80 | |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 81 | 59 | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 118 | 91 | |
| Ferris State* | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 73 | 70 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 112 | 109 | |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 65 | 69 | 38 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 89 | 99 | |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 66 | 66 | 39 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 96 | 96 | |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 49 | 71 | 41 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 74 | 105 | |
| Alaska | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 65 | 87 | 36 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 86 | 117 | |
| 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: Ferris State † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Teams are reseeded after the first round
| First round March 11–13 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 19 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan Tech | 7 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Alaska | 1 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Michigan Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ferris State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota State | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Lake Superior State | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ferris State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bowling Green | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Bemidji State | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bowling Green | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ferris State | 3 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Northern Michigan | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Davis Jones (40:00) Jesse Jenks (20:00) | Goalies | Jamie Phillips | Referees: Mike Elam Dan Kovarik Linesmen: Eric Froberg Dan Juopperi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Davis Jones | Goalies | Jamie Phillips | Referees: Mike Elam Dan Kovarik Linesmen: Eric Froberg Dan Juopperi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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| Chris Nell | Goalies | Cole Huggins | Referees: Pete Friesema Tony Czech Linesmen: Dan Juopperi Eric Froberg | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| Darren Smith | Goalies | Jamie Phillips | Referees: Tony Czech Chris Perrault Linesmen: Rick Nelson Matt Tyree | ||
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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 | |||||||||||
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| Darren Smith | Goalies | Cole Huggins | Referees: Tony Czech Chris Perrault Linesmen: Rick Nelson Matt Tyree | ||||||||
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| 27 min | Penalties | 31 min | |||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 14 | |||||||||
All-Tournament Team
- F Kenny Babinski (Ferris State)
- F Gerald Mayhew (Ferris State)
- F Brad McClure (Minnesota State)
- D Brandon Anselmini (Ferris State)
- D Casey Nelson (Minnesota State)
- G Cole Huggins (Minnesota State)
Most Valuable Player
G Darren Smith (Ferris State)
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