2017 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2017 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 3 and March 18, 2017, on campus locations. By winning the tournament, Michigan Tech was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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The first two rounds of the postseason tournament features a best-of-three games format. The top eight conference teams participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The higher seeded teams each earn home ice and host one of the lower seeded teams.

The final was a single game held at the campus site of the highest remaining seed.

Conference standings

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bemidji State 28 20 6 2 2 64 71 44 41 22 16 3 94 79
#19 Michigan Tech* 28 15 7 6 3 54 80 59 45 23 15 7 131 100
Minnesota State 28 15 9 4 2 51 89 68 39 22 13 4 119 95
Bowling Green 28 14 13 1 1 44 79 65 41 21 18 2 120 102
Ferris State 28 12 12 4 2 42 78 74 37 13 19 5 95 101
Alaska 28 11 13 4 3 40 67 84 36 12 20 4 79 113
Lake Superior State 28 8 13 7 4 35 78 87 36 11 18 7 103 119
Northern Michigan 28 10 15 3 1 34 69 75 39 13 22 4 93 108
Alabama–Huntsville 28 9 16 3 0 30 68 95 34 9 22 3 74 120
Alaska Anchorage 28 6 16 6 2 26 52 80 34 7 21 6 59 102
Championship: March 18, 2017
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup); * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 6, 2017

Bracket

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Teams are reseeded after the first round

Quarterfinals
March 3–5
Semifinals
March 10–12
Championship
March 18
             
1 Bemidji State 3 2 3
8 Northern Michigan 0 4 1
1 Bemidji State 3 1
4 Bowling Green 4* 2
2 Michigan Tech 6 8
7 Lake Superior State 4 0
2 Michigan Tech 3**
4 Bowling Green 2
3 Minnesota State 3 4
6 Alaska 0 1
2 Michigan Tech 5 0 4
3 Minnesota State 1 1 1
4 Bowling Green 6 5
5 Ferris State 1 3

Note: * denotes overtime periods

Results

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Quarterfinals

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(1) Bemidji State vs. (8) Northern Michigan

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March 3 Bemidji State 3–0 Northern Michigan Sanford Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(G. Fitzgerald, Harms) Leo Fitzgerald (6) - GW - 01:22
(Marinaccio, G. Fitzgerald) Zach Whitecloud (3) - PP - 08:20
(Marinaccio, Baudry) Kyle Bauman (13) - 12:36
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 30 saves / 30 shots ) Michael Bitzer Goalie stats Atte Tolvanen ( 24 saves / 27 shots )
March 4 Bemidji State 2–4 Northern Michigan Sanford Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 17:25 - Shane Sooth (5) (Hanson, Shine)
(Harms) Nate Arentz (6) - SH - 01:32 Second period 01:04 - PP - Gerard Hanson (7) (Hannoun, Shine)
17:25 - GW PP - Dominik Shine (19) (Hanson, Sooth)
(Muck, G. Fitzgerald) Dan Billett (2) - GW - 13:37 Third period 18:27 - EN - Dominik Shine (20) (Hanson, Yaremko)
( 17 saves / 20 shots ) Michael Bitzer Goalie stats Atte Tolvanen ( 46 saves / 48 shots )
March 5 Bemidji State 3–1 Northern Michigan Sanford Center Recap  
(Arentz, Muck) Myles Fitzgerald (5) - 05:18
(L. Fitzgerald, G. Fitzgerald) Brendan Harms (8) - GW - 05:52
First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 17:40 - PP - Brock Maschmeyer (5) (Shine, Payne)
(unassisted) Phillip Marinaccio (10) - EN - 19:42 Third period No scoring
( 19 saves / 20 shots ) Michael Bitzer Goalie stats Atte Tolvanen ( 25 saves / 27 shots )
Bemidji State wins series 2–1


(2) Michigan Tech vs. (7) Lake Superior State

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March 3 Michigan Tech 6–4 Lake Superior State MacInnes Student Ice Arena Recap  
(L'Esperance, Watson) Alex Smith (7) - 03:34
(Hanna, Jackson) Reid Sturos (9) - 04:54
(L'Esperance, Watson) Alex Gillies (5) - 09:35
(Hanna, Lucchini) Mitch Reinke (6) - PP - 10:53
(Sturos, Neville) Jake Jackson (7) - GW - 11:33
First period 07:28 - Mitch Hults (11) (Saccoman, Bindulis)
15:36 - PP - Luke Morgan (7) (Hults, Cuglietta)
(Neville, Sturos) Jake Jackson (8) - 01:19 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 03:47 - Gage Torrel (14) (Hults, Bindulis)
05:12 - Gus Correale (6) (Hults)
( 14 saves / 17 shots ) Angus Redmond / ( 0 saves / 1 shots ) Matt Wintjes Goalie stats Gordon Defiel ( 14 saves / 20 shots ) / Nick Kossoff ( 31 saves / 31 shots )
March 4 Michigan Tech 8–0 Lake Superior State MacInnes Student Ice Arena Recap  
(Jackson, Watson) Reid Sturos (10) - GW - 03:30
(Roy, Auk) Joel L'Esperance (9) - PP - 18:38
First period No scoring
(Sturos, Hanna) Mike Neville (6) - SH - 08:34 Second period No scoring
(Neville, Roy) Shane Hanna (7) - 01:42
(Roy, Auk) Gavin Gould (7) - PP - 05:49
(L'Esperance, Smith) Mark Auk (4) - PP - 11:56
(Gould) Chris Leibinger (8) - 12:08
(Heinonen, Lucchini) Joel L'Esperance (10) - 19:48
Third period No scoring
( 16 saves / 16 shots ) Angus Redmond Goalie stats Gordon Defiel ( 30 saves / 38 shots )
Michigan Tech wins series 2–0


(3) Minnesota State vs. (6) Alaska

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March 3 Minnesota State 3–0 Alaska Verizon Wireless Center Recap  
(Foguth, Stepan) Sean Flanagan (5) - GW - 02:05
(Huntebrinker, Flanagan) Parker Tuomie (7) - PP - 12:47
First period No scoring
(Nelson, Flanagan) Parker Tuomie (8) - 15:15 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 23 saves / 23 shots ) Jason Pawloski Goalie stats Davis Jones ( 30 saves / 33 shots )
March 4 Minnesota State 4–1 Alaska Verizon Wireless Center Recap  
(Tuomie, Coatta) Jordan Nelson (4) - 09:51 First period No scoring
(Brickley, Franklin) Zeb Knutson (14) - GW PP - 08:24 Second period No scoring
(Nelson) Max Coatta (5) - 15:10
(Brickley, Tuomie) Max Coatta (6) - EN - 19:45
Third period 03:47 - Ross Heidt (14) (Frye, Thompson)
( 29 saves / 30 shots ) Jason Pawloski Goalie stats Davis Jones ( 33 saves / 36 shots )
Minnesota State wins series 2-0


(4) Bowling Green vs. (5) Ferris State

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March 3 Bowling Green 6–1 Ferris State Slater Family Ice Arena Recap  
(Spezia, Walker) Matt Pohlkamp (9) - 06:46
(Mercier, Friedman) Stephen Baylis (3) - GW - 09:15
First period 12:47 - PP - Jared VanWormer (9) (McDonald, Mayhew)
(D'Andrea, Spezia) Matt Pohlkamp (10) - PP - 02:58
(Pohlkamp) Sean Walker (10) - GW - 03:50
(McLain, Pohlkamp) Alec Rauhauser (4) - 05:49
(Walker, D'Andrea) Lukas Craggs (7) - 17:47
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 27 saves / 28 shots ) Chris Nell Goalie stats Justin Kapelmaster ( 9 saves / 11 shots ) / Darren Smith ( 18 saves / 22 shots )
March 4 Bowling Green 5–3 Ferris State Slater Family Ice Arena Recap  
(Pohlkamp, Smith) Joe McKeown (1) - 03:39 First period No scoring
(Dufour, Pohlkamp) Pierre-Luc Mercier (6) - PP - 01:23 Second period 11:48 - PP - Mitch Maloney (9) (Mayhew, Dorantes)
(McLain, Mercier) Kevin Dufour (14) - 17:12
(Mercier, Walker) Alec Rauhauser (5) - GW PP - 17:48
(Pohlkamp, Friedman) Tyler Spezia (8) - PP EN - 19:26
Third period 11:20 - PP - Jason Tackett (4) (Dorantes, Rutkowski)
12:24 - Trevor Recktenwald (4) (Hetz)
( 27 saves / 30 shots ) Chris Nell Goalie stats Darren Smith ( 24 saves / 28 shots )
Bowling Green wins series 2–0


Semifinals

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(1) Bemidji State vs. (4) Bowling Green

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March 10 Bemidji State 3–4 OT Bowling Green Sanford Center Recap  
(Bauman, O'Connor) Phillip Marinaccio (11) - 14:09 First period 09:08 - Kevin Dufour (15) (Rauhauser)
(Bauman) Myles Fitzgerald (6) - PP - 04:45 Second period No scoring
(M. Fitzgerald, Struthers) Nate Arentz (11) - 01:45 Third period 00:32 - Matt Pohlkamp (11) (Spezia)
13:30 - Kevin Dufour (16) (Dalton, Pohlkamp)
No scoring First overtime period 17:23 - GW - Kevin Dufour (17) (Smith, Schilling)
( 30 saves / 34 shots ) Michael Bitzer Goalie stats Chris Nell ( 45 saves / 48 shots )
March 11 Bemidji State 1–2 Bowling Green Sanford Center Recap  
(L. Fitzgerald, Whitecloud) Gerry Fitzgerald (13) - 03:16 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 01:35 - Kevin Dufour (18) (Friedman, Spezia)
No scoring Third period 03:49 - GW - Matt Pohlkamp (12) (McLain, Baylis)
( 30 saves / 32 shots ) Michael Bitzer Goalie stats Chris Nell ( 25 saves / 26 shots )
Bowling Green wins series 2–0


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

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March 10 Michigan Tech 5–1 Minnesota State MacInnes Student Ice Arena Recap  
(Smith, Gillies) Mark Auk (5) - 14:55 First period 17:31 - Charlie Gerard (3) (Lewis)
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Gillies, Birks) Reid Sturos (11) - GW - 03:31
(L'Esperance, Hanna) Jake Jackson (9) - 06:55
(Auk, Redmond) Gavin Gould (8) - 10:07
(Roy, Smith) Dane Birks (2) - SH - 15:20
Third period No scoring
( 22 saves / 23 shots ) Angus Redmond Goalie stats Jason Pawloski ( 22 saves / 26 shots )
March 11 Michigan Tech 0–1 Minnesota State MacInnes Student Ice Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 06:29 - GW - Zeb Knutson (15) (Lewis)
No scoring Third period No scoring
( 22 saves / 23 shots ) Angus Redmond Goalie stats Jason Pawloski ( 15 saves / 15 shots )
March 12 Michigan Tech 4–1 Minnesota State MacInnes Student Ice Arena Recap  
(Beretta, Auk) Gavin Gould (9) - 07:10 First period 07:59 - Ian Scheid (3) (Brickley, Pawloski)
(L'Esperance, Auk) Gavin Gould (10) - GW PP - 09:28
(Roy, Smith) Gavin Gould (11) - 10:53
Second period No scoring
(Neville) Chris Leibinger (9) - EN - 18:28 Third period No scoring
( 20 saves / 21 shots ) Angus Redmond Goalie stats Jason Pawloski ( 18 saves / 21 shots )
Michigan Tech wins series 2–1


Championship

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(2) Michigan Tech vs. (4) Bowling Green

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March 18 Michigan Tech 3–2 2OT Bowling Green MacInnes Student Ice Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Gillies) Joel L'Esperance (11) - 04:53
(Neville, Hanna) Jake Jackson (10) - 12:25
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 06:36 - Joe McKeown (2) (Rauhauser, Spezia)
07:00 - Matt Pohlkamp (13) (unassisted)
(Roy, Neville) Shane Hanna (8) - GW - 06:35 Second overtime period No scoring
( 36 saves / 38 shots ) Angus Redmond Goalie stats Chris Nell ( 27 saves / 30 shots )


Tournament awards

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Shane Hanna (Michigan Tech)

References

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