2021_WCHA_Men's_Ice_Hockey_Tournament

2021 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

2021 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

College ice hockey tournament


The 2021 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 62nd and final tournament in the history of the men's Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The tournament was held between March 12 and March 20, 2021. Quarterfinal games were played on home campus sites while semifinal- and championship-round games were held at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, the home venue for Minnesota State. By winning the tournament, Lake Superior State received the WCHA's automatic bid for the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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After the 2020–21 season, the men's WCHA disbanded after seven of its members left to reestablish the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Two other members dropped men's hockey after the season. The WCHA remains in operation as a women-only league.[1]

Format

The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format, while the semifinals and final were single games held at the campus site of the highest remaining seed. The top eight conference teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standings, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The higher seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.[2]

Conference standings

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Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 12–14
Semifinals
March 19
Championship
March 20
           
1 Minnesota State 3 3
8 Ferris State 0 1
1 Minnesota State 1
6 Northern Michigan 5
2 Lake Superior State 6 4
7 Alabama-Huntsville 1 1
6 Northern Michigan 3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Lake Superior State 6
3 Bowling Green 3 5 1
6 Northern Michigan 4 0 5
2 Lake Superior State 4
4 Bemidji State 1
4 Bemidji State 3 4
5 Michigan Tech 1 1

Note: * denotes overtime periods

Results

Quarterfinals

(1) Minnesota State vs. (8) Ferris State

March 12, 2021
6:07 PM
Minnesota State3 – 0
(0–0, 0–0, 3–0)
Ferris StateMayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Mankato, Minnesota
Attendance: 250
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March 13, 2021
4:07 pm
Minnesota State3 – 1
(0–0, 1–0, 2–1)
Ferris StateMayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Mankato, Minnesota
Attendance: 250
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(2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Alabama–Huntsville

March 12, 2021
7:07 PM
Lake Superior State6 – 1
(2–0, 4–1, 0–0)
Alabama–HuntsvilleTaffy Abel Arena, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Attendance: 0
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March 13, 2021
5:07 pm
Lake Superior State4 – 1
(0–0, 3–1, 1–1)
Alabama–HuntsvilleTaffy Abel Arena, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Attendance: 0
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(3) Bowling Green vs. (6) Northern Michigan

March 12, 2021
7:00 PM
Bowling Green3 – 4
(1–0, 0–4, 2–0)
Northern MichiganSlater Family Ice Arena, Bowling Green, Ohio
Attendance: 630
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March 13, 2021
7:07 PM
Bowling Green3 – 4
(2–0, 0–0, 3–0)
Northern MichiganSlater Family Ice Arena, Bowling Green, Ohio
Attendance: 630
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March 14, 2021
5:07 PM
Bowling Green3 – 4
(0–2, 1–1, 0–2)
Northern MichiganSlater Family Ice Arena, Bowling Green, Ohio
Attendance: 630
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(4) Bemidji State vs. (5) Michigan Tech

March 12, 2021
7:07 PM
Bemidji State3 – 1
(2–1, 1–0, 0–0)
Michigan TechSanford Center, Bemidji, Minnesota
Attendance: 250
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March 13, 2021
6:07 PM
Bemidji State4 – 1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0)
Michigan TechSanford Center, Bemidji, Minnesota
Attendance: 250
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Semifinals

(1) Minnesota State vs. (6) Northern Michigan

March 19, 2021
2:07 PM
Minnesota State1 – 5
(0–1, 0–4, 1–0)
Northern MichiganMayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Mankato, Minnesota
Attendance: 250
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(2) Lake Superior State vs. (4) Bemidji State

March 19, 2021
7:37 PM
Lake Superior State4 – 1
(1–0, 2–0, 1–1)
Bemidji StateMayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Mankato, Minnesota
Attendance: 250
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Championship

(2) Lake Superior State vs. (6) Northern Michigan

March 20, 2021
7:07 PM
Lake Superior State6 – 3
(2–0, 2–1, 2–2)
Northern MichiganMayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Mankato, Minnesota
Attendance: 250
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Tournament awards

Most Outstanding Player

Ashton Calder (Lake Superior State)
[3]


References

  1. Christensen, Joe (July 2, 2021). "WCHA's men's hockey era officially ends after 70 years". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. "WCHA Postseason Tournament". wcha.com. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. "Minnesota State's Mike Hastings Wins 2021 Spencer Penrose Award". WCHA. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

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