2003 CHA men's ice hockey tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Ice Hockey Conference Tournament
| Year = 2003
| Conference = CHA
| Gender = Men's
| Image =
| ImageSize =
| Caption =
| Dates = March 14–16, 2003
| Teams = 6
| FinalArena = Tri-City Arena
| FinalCity = Kearney, Nebraska
| Champions = Wayne State
| TitleCount = 3rd
| Coach = Bill Wilkinson
| CoachCount = 3rd
| MVP = Marc St. Jean
| MVPTeam = Wayne State
| prevseason_year = 2002
| prevseason_link = 2002 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| nextseason_year = 2004
| nextseason_link = 2004 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
}}
The 2003 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 14 and March 16, 2003 at Tri-City Arena in Kearney, Nebraska. By winning the tournament, Wayne State received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format
The tournament featured six teams. The top two teams from the regular season received byes to the semifinals where they played the winners from the quarterfinal games. The two semifinal winners met in the championship game on March 16, 2003, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
=Conference standings=
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
{{2002–03 CHA standings (men)}}
Bracket
{{6TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarterfinal
March 14, 2003
| RD2=Semifinals
March 15, 2003
| RD3=Championship
March 16, 2003
| RD1-seed1=4
| RD1-team1=Bemidji State
| RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Findlay
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=Wayne State
| RD1-score3=4
| RD1-seed4=6
| RD1-team4=Air Force
| RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Alabama-Huntsville
| RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Bemidji State
| RD2-score2=2*
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=Niagara
| RD2-score3=4
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Wayne State
| RD2-score4=6
| RD3-seed1=3
| RD3-team1=Wayne State
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2=4
| RD3-team2=Bemidji State
| RD3-score2=2
}}
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Tournament awards
=All-Star team=
- Goaltender: David Guerrera (Wayne State)
- Defensemen: Bryce Methven (Bemidji State), Marc St. Jean (Wayne State)
- Forwards: Jason Durbin (Wayne State), Dustin Kingston (Wayne State), Barret Ehgoetz (Niagara), Andrew Murray (Bemidji State){{cite book|last=Phelps|first=Mekye|year=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=2009-01-31|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}}
=[[List of CHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament|MVP]]=
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081012160336/http://www.collegehockeyamerica.com/2005/tournament.htm College Hockey America tournament history]
{{CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament}}
{{2003 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament navbox}}
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