2024 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

2024 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 8–22, 2024
Teams	8
Finals site	Sanford Center Bemidji, Minnesota
Champions	Michigan Tech (1st title)
Winning coach	Joe Shawhan (1st title)
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The 2024 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is the 45th tournament in the history of the men's Central Collegiate Hockey Association. It began on March 8 and ended on March 22, 2024. All games were played at home campus sites.

Format

The first round of the postseason tournament features a best-of-three games format, while the semifinals and final are single games held at the campus sites of the highest remaining seeds. All eight conference teams participated in the tournament. Teams are seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standings, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The higher-seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower-seeded teams. The teams that advance out of the quarterfinals are reseeded according to the regular season standings. The semifinals and final are single-elimination games. The winners of the semifinals play one another to determine the conference tournament champion.

Conference standings

2023–24 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Standings
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Bemidji State †	24	15	7	2	2	1	2	48	82	64		38	20	16	2	117	111
St. Thomas	24	12	11	1	0	2	0	39	68	62		37	15	20	2	97	105
#20 Michigan Tech*	24	12	10	2	1	2	0	39	63	54		40	19	15	6	109	102
Minnesota State	24	12	10	2	2	1	1	38	73	62		37	18	15	4	111	96
Northern Michigan	24	10	10	4	1	1	2	36	57	67		34	12	16	6	83	105
Bowling Green	24	11	12	1	1	1	1	35	60	69		36	13	22	1	86	116
Lake Superior State	24	11	12	1	2	2	0	34	79	73		38	17	20	1	114	113
Ferris State	24	6	17	1	3	2	1	19	49	80		36	10	24	2	83	125
Augustana ^	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		34	12	18	4	90	105
Championship: March 22, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) ^ Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents that are not counted in the standings Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded for the semifinals

	Quarterfinals March 8–10							Semifinals March 16					Championship March 22
	1	Bemidji State	5*	4	-
	8	Ferris State	4	0
								1	Bemidji State	4
								7	Lake Superior State	1
	2	St. Thomas	1	4	2
	7	Lake Superior State	4	2	3
													1	Bemidji State	1
													3	Michigan Tech	2
	3	Michigan Tech	5	6	-
	6	Bowling Green	0	5	-
								3	Michigan Tech	4
								4	Minnesota State	3
	4	Minnesota State	2	6	-
	5	Northern Michigan	1	1	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Note: All game times are local.

Quarterfinals

(1) Bemidji State vs. (8) Ferris State

March 8, 2024 7:07 pm

Bemidji State

5–4 (OT) (1–2, 2–2, 1–0, 1–0)

Ferris State

Sanford Center Attendance: 1,725

Game reference
	Mattias Sholl	Goalies	Noah Giesbrecht	Referees: Brady Johnson Robert Lukkason Linesmen: Tyler Landman Nathan Voll
	0–1 8:58 – PP – Austin McCarthy (2) (Ergang, Hale) 0–2 9:56 – Austin McCarthy (3) (Nardecchia, Taulien) (Roed, Wolfe) Eric Martin (7) – 11:30 1–2 (Vaisanen, Pohlkamp) Donte Lawson (4) – 26:04 2–2 2–3 28:32 – Emerson Goode (2) (Ergang, Hale) 2–4 35:14 – Andrew Noel (1) (Pokorny, Taulien) (Flammang, Jones) Kasper Magnussen (6) – PP – 39:04 3–4 (Looft, Pohlkamp) Eric Martin (8) – EA – 59:21 4–4 (Looft, Jouppi) Eric Pohlkamp (8) – GW – 60:37 5–4
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	51	Shots	27

March 9, 2024 6:07 pm

Bemidji State

4–0 (0–0, 3–0, 1–0)

Ferris State

Sanford Center Attendance: 2,176

Game reference
	Mattias Sholl	Goalies	Logan Stein	Referees: Brady Johnson Robert Lukkason Linesmen: Tyler Landman Nathan Voll
	(Flammang, Vaisanen) Carter Jones (6) – GW – 23:50 1–0 (Looft, Jutting) Eric Pohlkamp (9) – PP – 35:24 2–0 (Looft, Roed) Eric Pohlkamp (10) – PP – 39:09 3–0 (Lawson, Magnuson) Jake McLean (5) – 43:35 4–0
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	39	Shots	25

Bemidji State wins series 2–0

(2) St. Thomas vs. (7) Lake Superior State

March 8, 2024 7:07 pm

St. Thomas

1–4 (1–1, 0–1, 0–2)

Lake Superior State

St. Thomas Ice Arena Attendance: 506

Game reference
	Aaron Trotter	Goalies	Ethan Langenegger	Referees: Stephen McInchak Bruce Vida Linesmen: Kyle Domin Patrick Giles
	0–1 16:19 – Connor Milburn (14) (Kungle) (Piechowski, Laylin) Matthew Gleason (5) – 19:55 1–1 1–2 33:38 – GW – Jared Westcott (18) (C. Milburn) 1–3 56:18 – Timo Bakos (8) (Herrington, Roy) 1–4 56:45 – EN – Artyom Borshyov (2) (unassisted)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	28

March 9, 2024 6:07 pm

St. Thomas

4–2 (2–0, 2–1, 0–1)

Lake Superior State

St. Thomas Ice Arena Attendance: 495

Game reference
	Aaron Trotter	Goalies	Ethan Langenegger out 40:00 Easton Hesse in 40:00	Referees: Stephen McInchak Bruce Vida Linesmen: Kyle Domin Patrick Giles
	(Wahlin, Gleason) Liam Malmquist (10) – 05:46 1–0 (Malmquist, Poolman) Lucas Wahlin (12) – 11:09 2–0 (unassisted) Jase Sofo (1) – GW – 23:12 3–0 3–1 32:18 – Timo Bakos (9) (Blanchett, Roy) (Wahlin, Laylin) Noah Prokop (3) – 35:00 4–1 4–2 53:02 – EA – Connor Milburn (15) (Schweitzer, Piku)
	16 min	Penalties	25 min
	35	Shots	31

March 10, 2024 5:07 pm

St. Thomas

2–3 (1–0, 1–1, 0–2)

Lake Superior State

St. Thomas Ice Arena Attendance: 437

Game reference
	Aaron Trotter	Goalies	Ethan Langenegger	Referees: Stephen McInchak Bruce Vida Linesmen: Kyle Domin Patrick Giles
	(O'Neill, Gauer) Luc Laylin (9) – 13:34 1–0 1–1 25:10 – Connor Milburn (16) (Tritt) (Poolman, Malmquist) Chase Cheslock (1) – PP – 36:16 2–1 2–2 50:23 – Reagan Milburn (2) (Hindman) 2–3 59:54 – GW – Dawson Tritt (13) (Levandowski, C. Milburn)
	6 min	Penalties	23 min
	30	Shots	31

Lake Superior State wins series 2–1

(3) Michigan Tech vs. (6) Bowling Green

March 8, 2024 7:07 pm

Michigan Tech

5–0 (1–0, 2–0, 2–0)

Bowling Green

MacInnes Student Ice Arena Attendance: 2,718

Game reference
	Blake Pietila	Goalies	Cole Moore	Referees: Nicholas Kresbach Sterling Egan Linesmen: Eric Froberg Jamie Grace
	(Gordon, Mosley) Logan Pietila (3) – GW – 11:44 1–0 (L. Pietila, Russell) Isaac Gordon (17) – 30:14 2–0 (Richartz, Nordstrom) Henry Bartle (1) – 33:09 3–0 (Gordon, L. Pietila) Ryland Mosley (15) – 40:54 4–0 (Koskipirtti, Works) Arvid Caderoth (7) – 43:57 5–0
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	44	Shots	21

March 9, 2024 6:07 pm

Michigan Tech

6–5 (1–2, 4–2, 1–1)

Bowling Green

MacInnes Student Ice Arena Attendance: 2,889

Game reference
	Blake Pietila	Goalies	Christian Stoever	Referees: Nicholas Kresbach Sterling Egan Linesmen: Eric Froberg Jamie Grace
	0–1 3:38 – Ethan Scardina (6) (Santa Juana, Waters) 0–2 7:26 – PP – Spencer Kersten (9) (Scardina, Pfoh) (Williams, C. Pietila) Blais Richartz (3) – 13:36 1–2 (Bronte, L. Pietila) Isaac Gordon (18) – PP – 20:32 2–2 (Koskipirtti, Caderoth) Ryland Mosley (16) – 20:40 3–2 3–3 28:49 – Brett Pfoh (8) (Grant, Pasanen) 3–4 30:53 – PP – Ben Doran (3) (Bevilacqua, Parker) (L. Pietila, Gordon) Tyrone Bronte (6) – PP – 37:39 4–4 (Gordon, Campbell) Jack Works (9) – PP – 38:40 5–4 5–5 42:00 – Brett Pfoh (14) (Grant) (C. Pietila, Williams) Ryland Mosley (6) – GW PP – 58:57 6–5
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	40	Shots	15

Michigan Tech wins series 2–0

(4) Minnesota State vs. (5) Northern Michigan

March 8, 2024 7:07 pm

Minnesota State

2–1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Northern Michigan

Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center Attendance: 3,084

Game reference
	Alex Tracy	Goalies	Béni Halász	Referees: Derek Berkebile Rick Nelson Linesmen: Andrew Dokken Nicholas Bradshaw
	(unassisted) Jordan Power (1) – 17:20 1–0 (Morton, Koch) Lucas Sowder (12) – GW PP – 36:59 2–0 2–1 44:17 – Rylan Van Unen (14) (Perbix, M. Van Unen)
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	21	Shots	33

March 9, 2024 6:07 pm

Minnesota State

6–1 (1–1, 2–0, 3–0)

Northern Michigan

Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center Attendance: 3,494

Game reference
	Alex Tracy	Goalies	Béni Halász	Referees: Derek Berkebile Rick Nelson Linesmen: Andrew Dokken Nicholas Bradshaw
	0–1 4:08 – SH – Andre Ghantous (9) (unassisted) (unassisted) Brian Carrabes (9) – 12:15 1–1 (Murr, Koch) Sam Morton (23) – GW – 27:01 2–1 (unassisted) Luc Wilson (7) – 35:28 3–1 (Murr, Koch) Sam Morton (24) – 42:51 4–1 (Krajnik) Tyler Haskins (4) – EN – 58:18 5–1 (Wilson, Steinmetz) Brian Carrabes (10) – 59:36 6–1
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	27

Minnesota State wins series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Bemidji State vs. (7) Lake Superior State

March 16, 2024 7:07 pm

Bemidji State

4–1 (1–0, 2–1, 1–0)

Lake Superior State

Sanford Center Attendance: 3,048

Game reference
	Mattias Sholl	Goalies	Ethan Langenegger	Referees: Stephen McInchak Rick Nelson Linesmen: Patrick Giles Nick Bradshaw
	(Väisänen) Eric Pohlkamp (11) – 1:48 1–0 (Lawson, Wolfe) Jake McLean (6) – GW – 27:32 2–0 (Martin, Follmer) Kirklan Irey (8) – 28:30 3–0 3–1 32:37 – Branden Piku (7) (Levandowski, Westcott) (Jones, Flammang) Jere Väisänen (9) – EN – 59:50 4–1
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	38	Shots	14

(3) Michigan Tech vs. (4) Minnesota State

March 16, 2024 5:07 pm

Michigan Tech

4–3 (0–1, 1–1, 3–1)

Minnesota State

MacInnes Student Ice Arena Attendance: 3,527

Game reference
	Blake Pietila	Goalies	Alex Tracy	Referees: Bruce Vida Brady Johnson Linesmen: Tyler Landman Nathan Voll
	0–1 7:08 – Lucas Sowder (13) (unassisted) (Koskipirtti, Bronte) Jack Works (10) – 23:00 1–1 1–2 29:13 – Will Hillman (2) (Haskins, Wheeler) (Koskipirtti, Mosley) Kash Rasmussen (3) – PP – 41:34 2–2 2–3 45:57 – Adam Eisele (8) (Wilson) (unassisted) Logan Pietila (8) – PS – 55:27 3–3 (Mosley) Logan Pietila (9) – GW – 59:51 4–3
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	38	Shots	32

Championship

(1) Bemidji State vs. (3) Michigan Tech

March 22, 2024 7:07 pm

Bemidji State

1–2 (1–1, 0–1, 0–0)

Michigan Tech

Sanford Center Attendance: 4,373

Game reference
	Mattias Sholl	Goalies	Blake Pietila	Referees: Brady Johnson Bruce Vida Jr. Linesmen: Tyler Landman Nathan Voll
	(Jouppi, Jutting) Kasper Magnussen (7) – 14:07 1–0 1–1 14:59 – Chase Pietila (3) (Nordstrom, Bartle) 1–2 29:20 – GW – Ryland Mosley (18) (Campbell)
	0 min	Penalties	2 min
	35	Shots	27