2018 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2018 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 2 and March 17, 2018, on campus locations. By winning the tournament, Michigan Tech was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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The first two rounds of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. The top eight conference teams participated in the tournament. Teams were 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 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
#9 Minnesota State 28 22 5 1 0 67 116 58 40 29 10 1 153 84
#20 Northern Michigan 28 19 7 2 2 61 85 64 43 25 15 3 130 108
Bowling Green 28 17 6 5 2 58 87 63 41 23 12 6 122 100
Bemidji State 28 13 9 6 4 49 77 63 38 16 14 8 103 95
#16 Michigan Tech* 28 12 11 5 2 43 82 75 44 22 17 5 134 117
Ferris State 28 11 16 1 0 34 68 86 38 14 23 1 87 122
Alabama–Huntsville 28 10 16 2 1 33 69 86 37 12 23 2 84 121
Alaska 28 9 17 2 1 30 74 85 36 11 22 3 97 118
Lake Superior State 28 8 17 3 0 27 59 90 36 10 22 4 76 121
Alaska Anchorage 28 4 21 3 3 18 55 102 34 4 26 4 65 124
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 5, 2018

Bracket

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Teams are reseeded after the first round

Quarterfinals
March 2–4[1]
Semifinals
March 9–11
Championship
March 17
             
1 Minnesota State 8 6
8 Alaska 2 2
1 Minnesota State 2 2 1
5 Michigan Tech 1 4 2*
2 Northern Michigan 7 2 5
7 Alabama-Huntsville 1 3 2
5 Michigan Tech 2
2 Northern Michigan 0
3 Bowling Green 2* 5
6 Ferris State 1 2
2 Northern Michigan 6 0 3*
3 Bowling Green 1 1 2
4 Bemidji State 3 4
5 Michigan Tech 5 5

Note: * denotes overtime periods

Results

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Quarterfinals

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(1) Minnesota State vs. (8) Alaska

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March 2 Minnesota State 8–2 Alaska Verizon Arena Recap  
(Rivera, Spooner) Brad McClure (10) - 02:18
(Spooner) Reggie Lutz (7) - 10:53
(Zmolek, Suess) Marc Michaelis (17) - GW - 15:58
First period 04:04 - Ross Heidt (7) (Staley, Leiter)
(Brickley, Gerads) Max Coatta (5) - 05:58
(Knutson, Hookenson) Jake Jaremko (13) - 06:16
(Spooner, Rivera) Brad McClure (11) - 08:04
(Suess) Parker Tuomie (9) - 10:34
Second period 05:29 - Tristan Thompson (5) (Staley, Frye)
(Tuomie, LaCouvee) C. J. Suess (22) - PP - 08:53 Third period No scoring
( 19 saves / 21 shots ) Connor LaCouvee Goalie stats Anton Martinsson ( 16 saves / 22 shots ) / Niko DellaMaggiore ( 15 saves / 17 shots )
March 3 Minnesota State 6–2 Alaska Verizon Arena Recap  
(Frye) Tayler Munson (8) - PP - 00:51
(Lutz, Scheid) Dallas Gerads (6) - PP - 15:21
First period 10:50 - Edwin Hookenson (2) (Rivera, Lewis)
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Lewis) Nick Rivera (8) - GW SH - 05:43
(Spooner, Brickley) Connor Mackey (6) - 06:08
(Knutson, Tuomie) Daniel Brickley (10) - PP - 07:36
(Tuomie, Knutson) Marc Michaelis (18) - PP - 10:38
Third period 18:03 - PP - Zach Frye (11) (Van Tetering, Woods)
( 22 saves / 24 shots ) Connor LaCouvee Goalie stats Niko DellaMaggiore ( 33 saves / 39 shots )
Minnesota State wins series 2–0


(2) Northern Michigan vs. (7) Alabama–Huntsville

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March 2 Northern Michigan 7–1 Alabama–Huntsville Berry Events Center Recap  
(Rockwood, Beaulieu) Troy Loggins (18) - SH - 01:59
(Heikkila, Paskaruk) Demico Hannoun (2) - GW - 04:47
(Diamantoni, Rockwood) Robbie Payne (21) - 05:35
(Beaulieu, Rockwood) Denver Pierce (10) - PP - 08:50
First period No scoring
(Rockwood, Loggins) Denver Pierce (11) - 17:19 Second period No scoring
(Klimek, Craighead) Philip Beaulieu (10) - 06:51
(Diamantoni, Tolvanen) Robbie Payne (22) - 07:20
Third period 18:58 - PP - Brandon Parker (1) (Dunn, Kestner)
( 13 saves / 14 shots ) Atte Tolvanen Goalie stats Jordan Uhelski ( 4 saves / 8 shots ) / Mark Sinclair ( 28 saves / 31 shots )
March 3 Northern Michigan 2–3 Alabama–Huntsville Berry Events Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Klimek, Beaulieu) Troy Loggins (19) - 03:52
(Beaulieu, Rockwood) Mitchell Slattery (2) - 14:18
Second period 11:47 - Josh Kestner (22) (McHugh)
17:22 - Adam Wilcox (2) (Poulsen)
No scoring Third period 19:31 - GW - Josh Kestner (23) (unassisted)
( 11 saves / 14 shots ) Atte Tolvanen Goalie stats Jordan Uhelski ( 22 saves / 24 shots )
March 4 Northern Michigan 5–2 Alabama–Huntsville Berry Events Center Recap  
(Loggins, Beaulieu) Denver Pierce (12) - 02:45 First period 10:54 - Josh Kestner (24) (Poulsen)
(Nardi, Black) Mitchell Slattery (11) - 00:55
(Beaulieu, Rockwood) Troy Loggins (20) - GW PP - 13:11
(Loggins, Beaulieu) Denver Pierce (13) - PP - 14:58
Second period 06:41 - PP - Max McHugh (3) (Gosselin, Larson)
(Rockwood) Troy Loggins (21) - EH EN - 19:38 Third period No scoring
( 16 saves / 18 shots ) Atte Tolvanen Goalie stats Jordan Uhelski ( 28 saves / 32 shots )
Northern Michigan wins series 2–1


(3) Bowling Green vs. (6) Ferris State

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March 2 Bowling Green 2–1 OT Ferris State Slater Family Ice Arena Recap  
(McLain, Spezia) Brandon Kruse (7) - 15:38 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 15:50 - PP - Jason Tackett (2) (Rutkowski, Recktenwald)
No scoring Third period No scoring
(McLain, Spezia) Brandon Kruse (8) - GW - 12:05 First overtime period No scoring
( 34 saves / 35 shots ) Ryan Bednard Goalie stats Darren Smith ( 62 saves / 64 shots )
March 3 Bowling Green 5–2 Ferris State Slater Family Ice Arena Recap  
(Reichert, Johnson) Sam Craggs (3) - 05:25
(Baylis, Rauhauser) Max Johnson (11) - PP - 14:22
First period No scoring
(Pohlkamp, Ford) Alec Rauhauser (9) - GW - 04:11 Second period 07:44 - Jason Tackett (3) (Rutkowski, Recktenwald)
14:08 - Jasen Fernsler (3) (Killins, MacDougall)
(Wright, Baylis) Brett D'Andrea (9) - 02:25
(Johnson, Baylis) Mitchell McLain (17) - PP - 15:55
Third period No scoring
( 33 saves / 35 shots ) Ryan Bednard Goalie stats Darren Smith ( 32 saves / 37 shots )
Bowling Green wins series 2-0


(4) Bemidji State vs. (5) Michigan Tech

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March 2 Bemidji State 3–5 Michigan Tech Sanford Center Recap  
(Harris) Hampus Sjödahl (3) - 06:46
(Bauman, Miller) Justin Baudry (8) - PP - 17:41
First period 07:20 - Gavin Gould (13) (L'Esperance, Meek)
(Miller, Baudry) Brendan Harris (4) - PP - 03:18 Second period 16:43 - PP - Jake Lucchini (14) (Reinke, Auk)
No scoring Third period 13:19 - PP - Jake Lucchini (15) (Auk, Reinke)
18:30 - GW - Seamus Donohue (3) (Steman)
19:44 - EN - Jake Jackson (10) (Lucchini, L'Esperance)
( 27 saves / 31 shots ) Michael Bitzer Goalie stats Devin Kero ( 22 saves / 25 shots )
March 3 Bemidji State 4–5 Michigan Tech Sanford Center Recap  
No Scoring First period 00:41 - Mitch Reinke (3) (L'Esperance, Lucchini)
04:13 - SH - Jake Lucchini (16) (L'Esperance)
(Whitecloud, Brady) Gerry Fitzgerald (7) - PP - 11:03 Second period No scoring
(G. Fitzgerald, Whitecloud) Jay Dickman (15) - EA - 17:48
(L. Fitzgerald) Justin Baudry (9) - EA - 18:47
(Brady, Whitecloud) Charlie Combs (13) - EA - 19:04
Third period 13:01 - PP - Justin Misiak (7) (Auk, Reinke)
12:24 - Joel L'Esperance (9) (Lucchini, Birks)
18:32 - GW EN - Mark Auk (8) (Steman)
( 20 saves / 24 shots ) Michael Bitzer Goalie stats Devin Kero ( 33 saves / 37 shots )
Michigan Tech wins series 2–0


Semifinals

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(1) Minnesota State vs. (5) Michigan Tech

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March 9 Minnesota State 2–1 Michigan Tech Verizon Arena Recap  
(Rivera, Brickley) Jared Spooner (4) - 18:26 First period No scoring
(Tuomie, Scheid) Jake Jaremko (14) - GW PP - 01:22 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 09:19 - Joel L'Esperance (10) (Gould, Lucchini)
( 18 saves / 19 shots ) Connor LaCouvee Goalie stats Devin Kero ( 26 saves / 28 shots )
March 10 Minnesota State 2–4 Michigan Tech Verizon Arena Recap  
(Brickley) Jake Jaremko (15) - 12:57 First period 09:19 - Justin Misiak (8) (unassisted)
15:20 - Mark Auk (9) (Jackson, Beretta)
(Jaremko, Scheid) Dallas Gerads (7) - PP - 13:13 Second period 12:04 - GW - Raymond Brice (4) (Gould, L'Esperance)
No scoring Third period 19:53 - EN - Dylan Steman (7) (unassisted)
( 17 saves / 20 shots ) Connor LaCouvee Goalie stats Patrick Munson ( 31 saves / 33 shots )
March 11 Minnesota State 1–2 OT Michigan Tech Verizon Arena Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
(Tuomie) Zeb Knutson (14) - PP - 10:30 Second period 06:09 - Jake Jackson (11) (Baltus, Donohue)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 15:07 - GW - Jake Jackson (12) (unassisted)
( 26 saves / 28 shots ) Connor LaCouvee Goalie stats Patrick Munson ( 41 saves / 42 shots )
Michigan Tech wins series 2–1


(2) Northern Michigan vs. (3) Bowling Green

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March 9 Northern Michigan 6–1 Bowling Green Berry Events Center Recap  
(Rockwood, Pierce) Troy Loggins (22) - PP - 14:30 First period 01:49 - PP - Max Johnson (12) (Baylis, Rauhauser)
(Rockwood, Beaulieu) Robbie Payne (23) - GW PP - 02:20
(Loggins, Rockwood) Philip Beaulieu (11) - 09:17
(Hannoun, Beaulieu) Anthony Paskaruk (1) - 09:44
Second period No scoring
(Craighead) Mitchell Slattery (4) - 10:28
(Diamantoni) Robbie Payne (24) - 16:55
Third period No scoring
( 19 saves / 20 shots ) Atte Tolvanen Goalie stats Ryan Bednard ( 23 saves / 29 shots )
March 10 Northern Michigan 0–1 Bowling Green Berry Events Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 03:05 - GW PP - Connor Ford (8) (Schilling, Wright)
( 19 saves / 20 shots ) Atte Tolvanen Goalie stats Ryan Bednard ( 23 saves / 23 shots )
March 11 Northern Michigan 3–2 OT Bowling Green Berry Events Center Recap  
(Payne) Zach Diamantoni (6) - 18:55 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 00:52 - Max Johnson (13) (McLain, Baylis)
(Black, Diamantoni) Joseph Nardi (9) - 10:53 Third period 19:52 - EA - Mitchell McLain (18) (Rauhauser, Baylis)
(Black, Vermeulen) Troy Loggins (23) - GW - 15:53 First overtime period No scoring
( 30 saves / 32 shots ) Atte Tolvanen Goalie stats Ryan Bednard ( 39 saves / 42 shots )
Northern Michigan wins series 2–1


Championship

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(2) Northern Michigan vs. (5) Michigan Tech

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March 18 Northern Michigan 0–2 Michigan Tech Berry Events Center Recap  
No Scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 05:36 - GW - Greyson Reitmeier (5) (Misiak, Meek)
No scoring Third period 19:13 - EN - Joel L'Esperance (11) (Lucchini, Birks)
( 19 saves / 20 shots ) Atte Tolvanen Goalie stats Patrick Munson ( 21 saves / 21 shots )


Tournament awards

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Patrick Munson (Michigan Tech)

References

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  1. ^ "Field Is Set For 2018 WCHA Postseason Tournament". wcha.com. February 25, 2018. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2018.