The 2000 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament (also known as the 2000 CHA Final Five) was the 1st tournament in conference history and was played between March 10 and March 12, 2000, at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Niagara defeated Alabama-Huntsville 3–2 in the championship game to win the inaugural tournament.
Format The tournament featured three rounds of play. The top five teams in the regular season conference standings advanced to the tournament. In the first round, the fourth and fifth ranked seeds, Air Force and Findlay, 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 12, 2000.
Conference standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
Bracket
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinal
(4) Air Force vs. (5) Findlay
Semifinals
(1) Niagara vs. (4) Air Force
(2) Alabama-Huntsville vs. (3) Bemidji State
Third Place Game
(3) Bemidji State vs. (4) Air Force
Championship
(1) Niagara vs. (2) Alabama-Huntsville
Tournament awards All-Star team Goaltender: Greg Gardner (Niagara) Defensemen: Chris MacKenzie (Niagara), Shane Stewart (Alabama-Huntsville) Forwards: Nathan Bowen (Alabama-Huntsville), Jay Kasparek (Niagara), Kyle Martin (Niagara)
MVP
Kyle Martin (Niagara)
References
External links College Hockey America tournament history