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2023 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament
2023 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament
March 3–18, 2023 8 Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterMankato, Minnesota Minnesota State (2nd title) Mike Hastings (2nd title) CCHA men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 2022 2024 →
The 2023 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 44th tournament in the history of the men's Central Collegiate Hockey Association . It began on March 3 and ended on March 18, 2023. All games were played at home campus sites. Minnesota State won the tournament and received the CCHA's automatic bid for the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
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.
Teams are reseeded for the semifinals
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: All game times are local.
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March 3, 20237:07 PM Minnesota State 6–1(2–0, 1–1, 3–0) Lake Superior State Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterAttendance: 3,948
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March 4, 20236:07 PM Minnesota State 2–1(0–0, 1–1, 1–0) Lake Superior State Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterAttendance: 3,798
Game reference
Keenan Rancier Goalies Seth EiseleEthan Langenegger Referees:Stephen McInchakRick NelsonLinesmen:Matt TyreeEric Standke (Livingstone, Hirose) Christian Fitzgerald – PP – 28:301–01–130:31 – Jack Jeffers (Tritt)(Livingstone, Fitzgerald) Ryan Sandelin – GW, PP – 58:432–1 (Livingstone, Hirose) Christian Fitzgerald – PP – 28:30 1–0 1–1 30:31 – Jack Jeffers (Tritt) (Livingstone, Fitzgerald) Ryan Sandelin – GW, PP – 58:43 2–1 (Livingstone, Hirose) Christian Fitzgerald – PP – 28:30 1–0 1–1 30:31 – Jack Jeffers (Tritt) (Livingstone, Fitzgerald) Ryan Sandelin – GW, PP – 58:43 2–1 4 min Penalties 8 min 40 Shots 18
Minnesota State wins series 2–0
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March 3, 20237:07 PM Michigan Tech 1–0(0–0, 0–0, 1–0) St. Thomas MacInnes Student Ice ArenaAttendance: 2,338
Game reference
Blake Pietila Goalies Aaron Trotter Referees:Scott RothMichael ForysLinesmen:Tyler LandmanNathan Voll (J. Pietila, Kukkonen) Brett Thorne – GW – 51:281–0 (J. Pietila, Kukkonen) Brett Thorne – GW – 51:28 1–0 (J. Pietila, Kukkonen) Brett Thorne – GW – 51:28 1–0 10 min Penalties 8 min 32 Shots 30
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March 4, 20236:07 PM Michigan Tech 5–4(3–1, 1–1, 1–2) St. Thomas MacInnes Student Ice ArenaAttendance: 2,587
Michigan Tech wins series 2–0
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March 3, 20237:07 PM Bowling Green 3–4 (OT)(2–1, 0–1, 1–1, 0–1) Ferris State Slater Family Ice ArenaAttendance: 1,686
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March 4, 20237:07 PM Bowling Green 1–2 (OT)(0–0, 0–0, 1–1, 0–1) Ferris State Slater Family Ice ArenaAttendance: 1,638
Game reference
Christian Stoever Goalies Noah Giesbrecht Referees:Derek BerkebileBrady JohnsonLinesmen:Kyle BusheePat Giles 0–147:13 – Brenden MacLaren (Dirks, Slick)(Swankler, Vinnell) Chase Gresock – 58:431–11–264:04 – GW – Jason Brancheau (Venuto) 0–1 47:13 – Brenden MacLaren (Dirks, Slick) (Swankler, Vinnell) Chase Gresock – 58:43 1–1 1–2 64:04 – GW – Jason Brancheau (Venuto) 0–1 47:13 – Brenden MacLaren (Dirks, Slick) (Swankler, Vinnell) Chase Gresock – 58:43 1–1 1–2 64:04 – GW – Jason Brancheau (Venuto) 6 min Penalties 14 min 33 Shots 30
Ferris State wins series 2–0
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March 3, 20237:07 PM Northern Michigan 7–3(2–2, 1–0, 4–1) Bemidji State Berry Events CenterAttendance: 3,116
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March 4, 20236:07 PM Northern Michigan 2–1 (OT)(0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 1–0) Bemidji State Berry Events CenterAttendance: 2,269
Game reference
Béni Halász Goalies Mattias Sholl Referees:Bruce Vida JrTJ LikensLinesmen:Jamie GraceEric Froberg (M. Van Unen, Vanderbeck) Alex Frye – 30:001–01–136:16 – PP – Ross Armour (Jones, Zmolek)(Papp, Enns) David Keefer – GW – 61:072–1 (M. Van Unen, Vanderbeck) Alex Frye – 30:00 1–0 1–1 36:16 – PP – Ross Armour (Jones, Zmolek) (Papp, Enns) David Keefer – GW – 61:07 2–1 (M. Van Unen, Vanderbeck) Alex Frye – 30:00 1–0 1–1 36:16 – PP – Ross Armour (Jones, Zmolek) (Papp, Enns) David Keefer – GW – 61:07 2–1 12 min Penalties 6 min 23 Shots 36
Northern Michigan wins series 2–0
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March 11, 20236:07 PM Minnesota State 7–2(2–1, 2–1, 3–0) Ferris State Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterAttendance: 4,468
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March 11, 20236:07 PM Michigan Tech 0–4(0–3, 0–0, 0–1) Northern Michigan MacInnes Student Ice ArenaAttendance: 3,930
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March 18, 20236:07 PM Minnesota State 3–2 (OT)(0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 1-0) Northern Michigan Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterAttendance: 4,805
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