The 2008 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 9th tournament in conference history and was played between March 14 and March 16, 2008 at Dwyer Arena in Lewiston, New York. By winning the tournament, Niagara received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the first round, the fourth and fifth ranked seeds, Wayne State and Alabama-Huntsville, played for entry into the semifinals, to which the top three seeds received byes. The winners of the two semifinal games then played for the championship on March 16, 2008, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the 2008 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 (4) Wayne State vs. (5) Alabama-Huntsville
Semifinals (1) Bemidji State vs. (4) Wayne State
(2) Niagara vs. (3) Robert Morris
Championship (1) Bemidji State vs. (2) Niagara
Tournament awards All-Star team Goaltender: Juliano Pagliero (Niagara) Defensemen: Cody Bostock (Bemidji State), Dan Sullivan (Niagara) Forwards: Chris Margott (Robert Morris), Kyle Rogers (Niagara), Tyler Scofield (Bemidji State)
MVP Ted Cook (Niagara)
References
External links Official tournament website