2003 CHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 September 2026 2003 CHA Men's March 14–16, 2003 6 Tri-City Arena Kearney, Nebraska Wayne State 3rd Bill Wilkinson 3rd Marc St. Jean Wayne State 2002 2002 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 2004 2004 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2003 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 4th tournament in conference history and 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 Bracket Quarterfinal March 14, 2003 Semifinals March 15, 2003 Championship March 16, 2003 4 Bemidji State 4 5 Findlay 0 3 Wayne State 4 6 Air Force 2 1 Alabama-Huntsville 1 4 Bemidji State 2* 2 Niagara 4 3 Wayne State 6 3 Wayne State 3 4 Bemidji State 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)Phelps Mekye 2007 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide http://www.collegehockeyamerica.com/2005/media_guides/0708/0708MensMG.pdf College Hockey America 2009-01-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708175200/http://www.collegehockeyamerica.com/2005/media_guides/0708/0708MensMG.pdf 2011-07-08 dead MVP Marc St. Jean (Wayne State) References External links College Hockey America tournament history Category:CHA men's ice hockey tournament Cha Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:March 2003 sports events in the United States Category:Ice hockey in Nebraska Category:2003 in sports in Nebraska Category:Kearney, Nebraska Category:College sports tournaments in Nebraska