2011 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

2011 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 11–19, 2011
Teams	12
Finals site	Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minnesota
Champions	North Dakota (16th title)
Winning coach	Dave Hakstol (4th title)
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The 2011 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 11 and March 19, 2011 at six conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. North Dakota received the Broadmoor Trophy as the tournament's champions, and was awarded the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The first round of the postseason tournament features a best-of-three games format. All twelve conference teams participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded No. 1 through No. 12 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top six seeded teams each earn home ice and host one of the lower seeded teams.

The winners of the first round series advance to the Xcel Energy Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams are re-seeded No. 1 through No. 6 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top two teams automatically advancing to the semifinals.

Conference standings

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

2010–11 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 North Dakota†*	28	21	6	1	43	112	62		44	32	9	3	178	94
#7 Denver	28	17	8	3	37	93	75		42	25	12	5	136	113
#14 Nebraska–Omaha	28	17	9	2	36	94	69		39	21	16	2	128	99
#1 Minnesota–Duluth	28	15	8	5	35	91	73		42	26	10	6	143	108
Minnesota	28	13	10	5	31	91	78		36	16	14	6	113	102
#11 Colorado College	28	13	13	2	28	83	84		45	23	19	3	143	131
Wisconsin	28	12	13	3	27	75	72		41	21	16	4	129	98
Alaska–Anchorage	28	12	14	2	26	62	78		37	16	18	3	89	106
St. Cloud State	28	11	13	4	26	84	80		38	15	18	5	112	113
Bemidji State	28	8	15	5	21	62	78		38	15	18	5	89	102
Minnesota State	28	8	16	4	20	67	90		38	14	18	6	105	116
Michigan Tech	28	2	24	2	6	49	124		38	4	30	4	75	169
Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round

	First round March 11–13							Quarterfinals March 17					Semifinals March 18					Championship March 19
	1	North Dakota	8	3	—
	12	Michigan Tech	0	1	—
	2	Denver	4	3*	—
													2	Denver	6
	11	Minnesota State	2	2	—
								4	Minnesota-Duluth	2			10	Bemidji State	2
								10	Bemidji State	3*
	3	Nebraska-Omaha	2	2	—
																		1	North Dakota	3**
	10	Bemidji State	4	3	—
																		2	Denver	2
	4	Minnesota-Duluth	4	3***	—
													1	North Dakota	4
	9	St. Cloud State	2	2	—
								6	Colorado College	4			6	Colorado College	3
								8	Alaska-Anchorage	2
	5	Minnesota	3	0	—
	8	Alaska-Anchorage	4	2	—
	6	Colorado College	1	4*	2
	7	Wisconsin	3	3	1

Note: * denotes overtime periods

First round

(1) North Dakota vs. (12) Michigan Tech

March 11	North Dakota		8 - 0		Michigan Tech	Ralph Engelstad Arena	Recap
Jason Gregoire (22) - 03:11 Brett Hextall (11) - 03:40 Matt Frattin (30) - 05:12 Matt Frattin (31) - SH - 12:39 Jason Gregoire (23) - 18:41		First period			No scoring
Jason Gregoire (24) - PP - 05:22 Matt Frattin (32) - PP - 15:17		Second period			No scoring
Jake Marto (7) - 04:23		Third period			No scoring
Aaron Dell - ( 16 saves / 16 shots )		Goalie stats			Kevin Genoe - ( 9 saves / 14 shots ) Josh Robinson - ( 25 saves / 28 shots )

March 12	North Dakota		3 - 1		Michigan Tech	Ralph Engelstad Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			06:15 - Ryan Furne (12)
Brett Hextall (12) - 03:33 Taylor Dickin (1) - 05:34		Second period			No scoring
Matt Frattin (33) - EN - 19:54		Third period			No scoring
Aaron Dell - ( 18 saves / 19 shots )		Goalie stats			Josh Robinson - ( 35 saves / 37 shots )

North Dakota Wins Series 2–0

(2) Denver vs. (11) Minnesota State

March 11	Denver		4 - 2		Minnesota State	Magness Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			10:49 - Zach Lehrke (2) 19:58 - Kurt Davis (9) - PP
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Kyle Ostrow (12) - PP - 04:20 Beau Bennett (9) - 08:00 Shawn Ostrow (1) - 17:35 Shawn Ostrow (2) - EN - 19:58		Third period			No scoring
Sam Brittain - ( 22 saves / 24 shots )		Goalie stats			Phil Cook - ( 23 saves / 26 shots )

March 12	Denver		3 - 2	OT	Minnesota State	Magness Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			00:46 - Ben Youds (2) - PP
Matt Donovan (8) - PP - 09:35 David Makowski (6) - PP - 13:45		Third period			11:56 - J.P. Burkemper (3)
Jason Zucker (21) - 01:29		First overtime period			No scoring
Sam Brittain - ( 32 saves / 34 shots )		Goalie stats			Austin Lee - ( 31 saves / 34 shots )

Denver Wins Series 2–0

(3) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (10) Bemidji State

March 11	Nebraska-Omaha		2 - 4		Bemidji State	Qwest Center Omaha	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Ryan Walters (10) - PP - 14:02		Second period			04:53 - Jordan George (16) 10:50 - Ian Lowe (12)
Terry Broadhurst (11) - PP - 06:44		Third period			18:07 - Jamie MacQueen (6) 18:28 - Matt Read (19)
John Faulkner - ( 13 saves / 17 shots )		Goalie stats			Dan Bakala - ( 46 saves / 48 shots )

March 12	Nebraska-Omaha		2 - 3		Bemidji State	Qwest Center Omaha	Recap
Rich Purslow (12) - 09:32		First period			11:34 - Matt Read (20) - PP
No scoring		Second period			08:15 - Jamie MacQueen (7)
Ryan Walters (11) - EA - 19:52		Third period			08:48 - Matt Read (21)
John Faulkner - ( 17 saves / 20 shots )		Goalie stats			Dan Bakala - ( 40 saves / 43 shots )

Bemidji State Wins Series 2-0

(4) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (9) St. Cloud State

March 11	Minnesota-Duluth		4 - 2		St. Cloud State	Amsoil Arena	Recap
J.T. Brown (15) (Schmidt, Hendrickson) - 01:42		First period			03:30 - David Eddy (8) (Johnson, Gravel)
Justin Faulk (8) (Fontaine, Montgomery) - 07:15 Mike Connolly (24) (Fontaine, J. Connolly) - 15:01		Second period			No scoring
Kyle Schmidt (8) (Olesksuk, Bergman) - EN - 19:11		Third period			15:53 - Jared Festler (12) (Jensen, Dowd) - EA
Kenny Reiter ( 18 saves / 20 shots )		Goalie stats			Mike Lee ( 22 saves / 25 shots )

March 12	Minnesota-Duluth		3 - 2	3OT	St. Cloud State	Amsoil Arena	Recap
Jack Connolly (14) (Fontaine, M. Connolly) - PP - 07:34 Jack Connolly (15) (Fontaine, Faulk) - 13:01		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			03:06 - David Eddy (9) (Reid, Roe) - PP
No scoring		Third period			09:20 - Taylor Johnson (3) (Marvin)
Mike Connolly (25) (Hendrickson, Fontaine) - 01:13		Third overtime period			No scoring
Kenny Reiter ( 37 saves / 39 shots )		Goalie stats			Mike Lee ( 60 saves / 63 shots )

Minnesota-Duluth Wins Series 2-0

Note: Game 2 was the 3rd longest game in WCHA History and 12th longest in NCAA history, although not the longest match between these two schools. SCSU defeated UMD in Triple Overtime in Game 3 of their WCHA 1st Round series in 2007, that went 11:13 into triple overtime. This is the 1st time 2 schools have played 2 triple-overtime games vs one another.

(5) Minnesota vs. (8) Alaska-Anchorage

March 11	Minnesota		3 - 4		Alaska-Anchorage	Mariucci Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			19:23 - Sean Wiles (10)
Jake Hansen (11) - PS - 12:12 Aaron Ness (2) - PP - 13:01		Second period			01:56 - Jade Portwood (2) 09:19 - Alex Gellert (2) - SH
Kevin Wehrs (3) - 11:18		Third period			13:28 - Mitch Bruijsten (9) - PP
Kent Patterson ( 32 saves / 36 shots )		Goalie stats			Chris Kamal ( 20 saves / 23 shots )

March 12	Minnesota		0 - 2		Alaska-Anchorage	Mariucci Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			02:32 - Mickey Spencer (1) 13:24 - Tommy Grant (16)
Kent Patterson ( 23 saves / 25 shots )		Goalie stats			Chris Kamal ( 24 saves / 24 shots )

Alaska-Anchorage Wins Series 2-0

(6) Colorado College vs. (7) Wisconsin

March 11	Colorado College		1 - 3		Wisconsin	World Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Nick Dineen (12) - PP - 05:53		Second period			12:11 - Joe Faust (1)
No scoring		Third period			04:12 - Ryan Little (6) 19:49 - Jefferson Dahl (2) - EN
Joe Howe ( 19 saves / 22 shots )		Goalie stats			Scott Gudmandson ( 27 saves / 28 shots )

March 12	Colorado College		4 - 3	OT	Wisconsin	World Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			11:00 - Craig Smith (18) 13:01 - Podge Turnbull (13)
Jaden Schwartz (14) - 10:49		Second period			No scoring
Gabe Guentzel (6) - 03:11 Scott Winkler (3) - 16:31		Third period			05:44 - Sean Dolan (7)
Jaden Schwartz (15) - PP - 05:48		First overtime period			No scoring
Joe Howe ( 27 saves / 30 shots )		Goalie stats			Scott Gudmandson ( 24 saves / 28 shots )

March 13	Colorado College		2 - 1		Wisconsin	World Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			17:22 - Craig Smith (19) - PP
Nick Dineen (13) - PP - 09:27 Stephen Schultz (15) - PP - 13:21		Third period			No scoring
Joe Howe ( 33 saves / 34 shots )		Goalie stats			Brett Bennett ( 24 saves / 26 shots )

Colorado College Wins Series 2-1

Quarterfinals

(4) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (10) Bemidji State

March 17	Minnesota-Duluth		2 - 3	OT	Bemidji State	Xcel Energy Center	Recap
Jack Connolly (16) - 06:05 Mike Connolly (26) - SH - 16:38		First period			13:37 - Brad Hunt (3)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			00:28 - Matt Read (22)
No scoring		First overtime period			06:12 - Shea Walters (1) - PP
Kenny Reiter ( 18 saves / 21 shots )		Goalie stats			Dan Bakala ( 20 saves / 22 shots )

(6) Colorado College vs. (8) Alaska-Anchorage

March 17	Colorado College		4 - 2		Alaska-Anchorage	Xcel Energy Center	Recap
William Rapuzzi (10) - PP - 07:30 Tim Hall (5) - 16:30		First period			No scoring
Joe Marciano (2) - 04:39 Joe Marciano (3) - 19:42		Second period			14:57 - Mickey Spencer (2)
No scoring		Third period			18:59 - Luka Vidmar (2) - SH
Joe Howe ( 21 saves / 23 shots )		Goalie stats			Chris Kamal ( 4 saves / 7 shots ) Rob Gunderson ( 8 saves / 9 shots )

Semifinals

(2) Denver vs. (10) Bemidji State

March 18	Denver		6 - 2		Bemidji State	Xcel Energy Center	Recap
Kyle Ostrow (13) - PP - 06:15		First period			09:31 - Jordan George (17) - PP 15:55 - Radoslav Illo (4)
Drew Shore (23) - PP - 04:15		Second period			No scoring
Nick Shore (7) - 02:56 Jarrod Mermis (4) - 08:17 Luke Salazar (17) - 15:46 Kyle Ostrow (14) - EN - 18:44		Third period			No scoring
Sam Brittain ( 36 saves / 38 shots )		Goalie stats			Dan Bakala ( 26 saves / 31 shots )

(1) North Dakota vs. (6) Colorado College

March 18	North Dakota		4 - 3		Colorado College	Xcel Energy Center	Recap
Danny Kristo (6) - 02:44		First period			17:24 - Stephen Schultz (16) - PP
Brent Davidson (4) - 14:55		Second period			05:14 - Rylan Schwartz (7)
Brad Malone (13) - SH - 08:30 Matt Frattin (34) - 14:20		Third period			11:10 - Rylan Schwartz (8) - PP
Aaron Dell ( 18 saves / 21 shots )		Goalie stats			Joe Howe ( 34 saves / 38 shots )

Championship

(1) North Dakota vs. (2) Denver

March 19	North Dakota		3 - 2	2OT	Denver	Xcel Energy Center	Recap
No scoring		First period			05:06 - Dustin Jackson (5)
Danny Kristo (7) - 02:32 Brent Davidson (5) - 08:18		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			17:47 - Anthony Maiani (8)
Matt Frattin (35) - 05:11		Second overtime period			No scoring
Aaron Dell ( 40 saves / 42 shots )		Goalie stats			Sam Brittain ( 33 saves / 36 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

• F Matt Frattin* (North Dakota)
• F Anthony Maiani (Denver)
• F Jaden Schwartz (Colorado College)
• D Matt Donovan (Denver)
• D Chay Genoway (North Dakota)
• G Sam Brittain (Denver)

* Most Valuable Player(s)

External links

• Western Collegiate Hockey Association