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2007 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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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

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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
#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

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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

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(5) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (12) Bowling Green

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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

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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

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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

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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

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(1) Notre Dame vs. (11) Alaska

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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

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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

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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

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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

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(1) Notre Dame vs. (8) Lake Superior State

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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

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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

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(4) Michigan State vs. (8) Lake Superior State

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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

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(1) Notre Dame vs. (2) Michigan

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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

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* Most Valuable Player(s)[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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