2014 NCHC Tournament
College ice hockey tournament
The 2014 NCHC Tournament was the first tournament in league history. It was played between March 13 and March 22, 2014. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota . By winning the tournament, Denver received the NCHC's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
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The tournament features three rounds of play. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed play a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the semifinals. After the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest remaining seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds are matched against one another with the winners advancing to the championship game and the loser advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SOW = Shootout Wins; 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
#8 St. Cloud State †
24
15
6
3
0
48
87
64
38
22
11
5
136
107
#13 North Dakota
24
15
9
0
0
45
76
63
42
25
14
3
127
102
Omaha
24
13
9
2
1
42
82
69
37
17
18
2
117
120
Minnesota–Duluth
24
11
11
2
2
37
69
70
36
16
16
4
104
104
Western Michigan
24
11
11
2
2
37
66
69
40
19
16
5
103
106
#17 Denver *
24
10
11
3
2
35
60
58
42
20
16
6
112
98
Colorado College
24
6
13
5
1
24
52
72
37
7
24
6
74
121
Miami
24
6
17
1
1
20
56
80
38
15
20
3
111
115
Championship : Denver † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ; updated March 23, 2014
Bracket
Teams are reseeded after the Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals [ 5] March 13–16
Semifinals [ 6] March 21
Championship March 22
1
St. Cloud State
4
3
—
8
Miami
5 *
4
—
2
North Dakota
0
8
Miami
3
2
North Dakota
4
2
4
7
Colorado College
2
3 *
3
6
Denver
4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
8
Miami
3
3
Omaha
4
1
0
6
Denver
2
5
2
5
Western Michigan
3
Third Place
6
Denver
4
4
Minnesota-Duluth
2
3
—
2
North Dakota
5
5
Western Michigan
3
4
—
5
Western Michigan
0
* denotes overtime periods
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Results
Quarterfinals
(1) St. Cloud State vs. (8) Miami
(2) North Dakota vs. (7) Colorado College
North Dakota won series 2–1
(3) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (6) Denver
(4) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (5) Western Michigan
Western Michigan won series 2–0
Semifinals
(2) North Dakota vs. (8) Miami
(5) Western Michigan vs. (6) Denver
Third place
(2) North Dakota vs. (5) Western Michigan
Championship
(6) Denver vs. (8) Miami
Tournament awards
* Most Valuable Player(s)
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References
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^ "Jim Montgomery Year-by-Year Coaching Record" . USCHO.com. Retrieved May 22, 2013 .
^ "NCHC Awards" . College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014 .
^ "Format" . NCHC Hockey. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "NCHC Men's 2013-14 Schedule and Results Week 25" . USCHO.com. March 16, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "NCHC Men's 2013-14 Schedule and Results Week 26" . USCHO.com. March 22, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "2014 NCHC Tournament" (PDF) . NCHC Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "Miami 5, St. Cloud State 4" . USCHO.com. March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "Miami 4, St. Cloud State 3" . USCHO.com. March 15, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "North Dakota 4, Colorado College 2" . USCHO.com. March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "Colorado College 3, North Dakota 2" . USCHO.com. March 15, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "North Dakota 4, Colorado College 3" . USCHO.com. March 16, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "Nebraska-Omaha 4, Denver 3" . USCHO.com. March 13, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "Denver 5, Nebraska-Omaha 1" . USCHO.com. March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014 .
^ "Denver 2, Nebraska-Omaha 0" . USCHO.com. March 15, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2014 .
^ "Western Michigan 3, Minnesota-Duluth 2" . USCHO.com. March 14, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "Western Michigan 4, Minnesota-Duluth 3" . USCHO.com. March 15, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "Miami 3, North Dakota 0" . USCHO.com. March 21, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "Denver 4, Western Michigan 3" . USCHO.com. March 21, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "North Dakota 5, Western Michigan 0" . USCHO.com. March 22, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "Denver 4, Miami 3" . USCHO.com. March 22, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014 .
^ "Denver Wins Inaugural NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship" . NCHC Hockey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014 .
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