2004 CHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 September 2026 2004 CHA Men's March 12–14, 2004 6 Tri-City Arena Kearney, Nebraska Niagara 2nd Dave Burkholder 1st Jeff Van Nynatten Niagara 2003 2003 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 2005 2005 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2004 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 5th tournament in conference history and was played between March 12 and March 14, 2004 at Tri-City Arena in Kearney, Nebraska. By winning the tournament, Niagara received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2004 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 14, 2004, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the 2004 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 12, 2004 Semifinals March 13, 2004 Championship March 14, 2004 4 Findlay 9 5 Air Force 1 3 Alabama-Huntsville 3 6 Wayne State 5 1 Bemidji State 6 4 Findlay 2 2 Niagara 2 6 Wayne State 1 1 Bemidji State 3 2 Niagara 4* Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Tournament awards All-Star team Goaltender: Matt Kelly (Wayne State) Defensemen: John Haider (Bemidji State), Andrew Lackner (Niagara) Forwards: Aaron Clarke (Niagara), Billy Collins (Wayne State), Kris Wiebe (Findlay)Phelps Mekye 2007 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide http://www.collegehockeyamerica.com/2005/media_guides/0708/0708MensMG.pdf College Hockey America 2009-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708175200/http://www.collegehockeyamerica.com/2005/media_guides/0708/0708MensMG.pdf 2011-07-08 dead MVP Jeff Van Nynatten (Niagara) References External links College Hockey America tournament history Category:CHA men's ice hockey tournament Cha Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:College sports tournaments in Nebraska Category:Ice hockey in Nebraska Category:Kearney, Nebraska Category:2004 in sports in Nebraska Category:March 2004 sports events in the United States