2000 CHA men's ice hockey tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Ice Hockey Conference Tournament
| Year = 2000
| Conference = CHA
| Gender = Men's
| Image =
| ImageSize =
| Caption =
| Dates = March 10–12, 2000
| Teams = 5
| FinalArena = Von Braun Center
| FinalCity = Huntsville, Alabama
| Champions = Niagara
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach = Blaise MacDonald
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Kyle Martin
| MVPTeam = Niagara
| nextseason_year = 2001
| nextseason_link = 2001 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
}}
The 2000 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament (also known as the 2000 CHA Final Five) was played between March 10 and March 12, 2000, at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Niagara defeated Alabama-Huntsville 3–2 in the championship game to win the inaugural tournament.
Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The top five teams in the regular season conference standings advanced to the tournament. In the first round, the fourth and fifth ranked seeds, Air Force and Findlay, 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 12, 2000.
=Conference standings=
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
{{1999–2000 CHA standings (men)}}
Bracket
{{3RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1=Quarterfinal
March 10, 2000
| RD2=Semifinals
March 11, 2000
| RD3=Championship
March 12, 2000
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=
| RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=
| RD1-score2=
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=Air Force
| RD1-score3=4
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Findlay
| RD1-score4=1
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5=
| RD1-score5=
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=
| RD1-score6=
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7=
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| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8=
| RD1-score8=
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Niagara
| RD2-score1=9
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Air Force
| RD2-score2=1
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=Alabama-Huntsville
| RD2-score3=10
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Bemidji State
| RD2-score4=4
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Niagara
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=Alabama-Huntsville
| RD3-score2=2
| RD3-seed3=3
| RD3-team3=Bemidji State
| RD3-score3=5*
| RD3-seed4=4
| RD3-team4=Air Force
| RD3-score4=4
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
=Quarterfinal=
==(4) Air Force vs. (5) Findlay==
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|team2 = Findlay
|stadium1 = Von Braun Center
|date1 = March 10
|score1 = 4 – 1
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=Semifinals=
==(1) Niagara vs. (4) Air Force==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Niagara
|team2 = Air Force
|stadium1 = Von Braun Center
|date1 = March 11
|score1 = 9 – 1
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==(2) Alabama-Huntsville vs. (3) Bemidji State==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Alabama-Huntsville
|team2 = Bemidji State
|stadium1 = Von Braun Center
|date1 = March 11
|score1 = 10 – 4
|recap1 =
|won1 = 1
|1-1-1 =
|1-3-1 =
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|goalie1-2 = }}
=Third Place Game=
==(3) Bemidji State vs. (4) Air Force==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Bemidji State
|team2 = Air Force
|stadium1 = Von Braun Center
|date1 = March 12
|score1 = 5 – 4
|recap1 =
|won1 = 1
|ot1 = 1
|1-1-1 =
|1-2-1 =
|1-3-1 =
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}}
=Championship=
==(1) Niagara vs. (2) Alabama-Huntsville==
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Niagara
|team2 = Alabama-Huntsville
|stadium1 = Von Braun Center
|date1 = March 12
|score1 = 3 – 2
|recap1 =
|won1 = 1
|1-1-1 =
|1-2-1 =
|1-3-1 =
|goalie1-1 =
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}}
Tournament awards
=All-Star team=
- Goaltender: Greg Gardner (Niagara)
- Defensemen: Chris MacKenzie (Niagara), Shane Stewart (Alabama-Huntsville)
- Forwards: Nathan Bowen (Alabama-Huntsville), Jay Kasparek (Niagara), Kyle Martin (Niagara){{cite book|last=Phelps|first=Mekye|date=2007|title=2007–08 College Hockey America media guide|url=http://www.collegehockeyamerica.com/2005/media_guides/0708/0708MensMG.pdf|publisher=College Hockey America|accessdate=2009-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708175200/http://www.collegehockeyamerica.com/2005/media_guides/0708/0708MensMG.pdf|archive-date=2011-07-08|url-status=dead}}
=MVP=
{{See also|List of CHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament}}
- Kyle Martin (Niagara)
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081012160336/http://www.collegehockeyamerica.com/2005/tournament.htm College Hockey America tournament history]
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