2002 CHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 September 2026 2002 CHA Men's March 14–16, 2002 6 Dwyer Arena Lewiston, New York Wayne State 2nd Bill Wilkinson 2nd Dustin Kingston Wayne State 2001 2001 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 2003 2003 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2002 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 3rd tournament in conference history and was played between March 14 and March 16, 2002 at Dwyer Arena in Lewiston, New York, United States. Wayne State defeated Alabama-Huntsville 5–4 in overtime in the championship game to win the tournament for the second consecutive year. Format The tournament featured six teams for the first time. 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, 2002. Conference standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against Bracket Quarterfinal March 14, 2002 Semifinals March 15, 2002 Championship March 16, 2002 4 Niagara 3 5 Air Force 5 3 Alabama-Huntsville 4 6 Findlay 1 1 Wayne State 3 5 Air Force 1 2 Bemidji State 2 3 Alabama-Huntsville 5 1 Wayne State 5* 3 Alabama-Huntsville 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Tournament awards All-Star team Goaltender: Mark Byrne (Alabama-Huntsville) Defensemen: Tyler Butler (Alabama-Huntsville), Tyler Kindle (Wayne State) Forwards: Andy Berg (Air Force), Steve Charlebois (Alabama-Huntsville), Jason Durbin (Wayne 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 Dustin Kingston (Wayne State) References External links College Hockey America tournament history Category:CHA men's ice hockey tournament Cha Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:College ice hockey tournaments in New York (state) Category:Niagara County, New York Category:March 2002 sports events in the United States