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Contents

   



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1 Format  




2 Conference standings  




3 Bracket  




4 Results  


4.1  Quarterfinals  


4.1.1  (1) Minnesota State vs. (8) Ferris State  




4.1.2  (2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Alabama–Huntsville  




4.1.3  (3) Bowling Green vs. (6) Northern Michigan  




4.1.4  (4) Bemidji State vs. (5) Michigan Tech  






4.2  Semifinals  


4.2.1  (1) Minnesota State vs. (6) Northern Michigan  




4.2.2  (2) Lake Superior State vs. (4) Bemidji State  






4.3  Championship  


4.3.1  (2) Lake Superior State vs. (6) Northern Michigan  








5 Tournament awards  


5.1  Most Outstanding Player  






6 References  













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2021 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 12–20, 2020
Teams8
Finals siteMayo Clinic Health System Event Center
Mankato, Minnesota
ChampionsLake Superior State (1st title)
Winning coachDamon Whitten (1st title)
Most Outstanding PlayerAshton Calder (Lake Superior State)
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

← 2020

The 2021 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 62nd and final tournament in the history of the men's Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The tournament was held between March 12 and March 20, 2021. Quarterfinal games were played on home campus sites while semifinal- and championship-round games were held at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, the home venue for Minnesota State. By winning the tournament, Lake Superior State received the WCHA's automatic bid for the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

After the 2020–21 season, the men's WCHA disbanded after seven of its members left to reestablish the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Two other members dropped men's hockey after the season. The WCHA remains in operation as a women-only league.[1]

Format

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The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format, while the semifinals and final were single games held at the campus site of the highest remaining seed. The top eight conference teams participated in the tournament. Teams were 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.[2]

Conference standings

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2020–21 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings
  • t
  • e
    • Conference record Overall record
    GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #4 Minnesota State † 14 13 1 0 1 1 0 39 56 15 27 22 5 1 100 46
    #14 Lake Superior State * 14 9 5 0 2 2 0 27 39 34 29 19 7 3 86 63
    #18 Bowling Green 14 8 5 1 0 2 0 27 46 34 31 20 10 1 108 67
    #10 Bemidji State 14 8 5 1 3 2 0 24 42 34 29 16 10 3 82 70
    Michigan Tech 14 7 7 0 1 0 0 20 38 35 30 17 12 1 78 63
    Northern Michigan 14 6 7 1 2 2 1 20 40 47 29 11 17 1 79 103
    Alabama–Huntsville 14 3 11 0 1 0 0 8 18 49 22 3 18 1 31 80
    Ferris State 14 0 13 1 0 1 1 3 28 59 25 1 23 1 55 103
    Alaska 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
    Alaska Anchorage 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
    Championship: March 20, 2021
    † indicates conference regular season champion
    * indicates conference tournament champion
    Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

    Bracket

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    Quarterfinals
    March 12–14     		Semifinals
    March 19     		Championship
    March 20
               
    1 Minnesota State 3 3 —
    8Ferris State 0 1—
    1Minnesota State 1
    6 Northern Michigan 5
    2 Lake Superior State 6 4 —
    7Alabama-Huntsville 11—
    6Northern Michigan 3
    (Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
    2 Lake Superior State 6
    3Bowling Green 35 1
    6 Northern Michigan 4 0 5
    2 Lake Superior State 4
    4Bemidji State 1
    4 Bemidji State 3 4 —
    5Michigan Tech 11—

    Note: * denotes overtime periods

    Results

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    Quarterfinals

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    (1) Minnesota State vs. (8) Ferris State

    [edit]
    March 12, 2021
    6:07 PM    		Minnesota State3 – 0
    (0–0, 0–0, 3–0)    		Ferris StateMayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Mankato, Minnesota
    Attendance: 250
    Game reference
    Dryden McKayGoaliesLogan SteinReferees:
    Bruce Vida
    Ryan Gordon
    Linesmen:
    Matt Tyree
    Kyle Domin
    (Smith, Borchardt) Julian Napravnik (10) – GW – 48:491–0
    (Zmolek, Livingstone) Jared Spooner (3) – 49:422–0
    (McMahan) Walker Duehr (8) – 55:283–0
    2 minPenalties4 min
    27Shots15
    March 13, 2021
    4:07 pm    		Minnesota State3 – 1
    (0–0, 1–0, 2–1)    		Ferris StateMayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Mankato, Minnesota
    Attendance: 250
    Game reference
    Dryden McKayGoaliesLogan SteinReferees:
    Bruce Vida
    Ryan Gordon
    Linesmen:
    Matt Tyree
    Kyle Domin
    (Spooner, McMahan) Walker Duehr (9) – 29:031–0
    (Gerads) Sam Morton (4) – GW – 42:192–0
    (Gerads) Jake Livingstone (4) – EN – 59:153–0
    3–153:00 – PP – Marshall Moise (4) (Norris, Pokorny)
    2 minPenalties4 min
    31Shots24
    Minnesota State Won Series 2–0

    (2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Alabama–Huntsville

    [edit]
    March 12, 2021
    7:07 PM    		Lake Superior State6 – 1
    (2–0, 4–1, 0–0)    		Alabama–HuntsvilleTaffy Abel Arena, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
    Attendance: 0
    Game reference
    Mareks Mitens (40:00)
    Ethan Langenegger (20:00)    		GoaliesDavid Fessenden (36:20)
    Derek Krall (23:40)    		Referees:
    Scott Roth
    Shane Paskey
    Linesmen:
    Eric Froberg
    Jamie Grace
    (Calder, Boudon) Pete Veillette (12) – 03:141–0
    (Nordqvist, Riedell) Brandon Puricelli (5) – GW – 45:172–0
    2–121:35 – PP – Lucas Bahn (2) (Neudecker, Corrow)
    (unassisted) Pete Veillette (13) – 21:413–1
    (Calder, Boudon) Lukas Kaelble (1) – 33:504–1
    (Nordqvist, Posa) Alexandro Ambrosio (1) – 36:205–1
    (Eriksson) Miroslav Mucha (5) – 38:406–1
    24 minPenalties20 min
    27Shots14
    March 13, 2021
    5:07 pm    		Lake Superior State4 – 1
    (0–0, 3–1, 1–1)    		Alabama–HuntsvilleTaffy Abel Arena, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
    Attendance: 0
    Game reference
    Seth EiseleGoaliesDavid FessendenReferees:
    Scott Roth
    Shane Paskey
    Linesmen:
    Eric Froberg
    Jamie Grace
    (Jeffers, Eriksson) Louis Boudon (8) – PP – 20:181–0
    (Puricelli, Eriksson) Will Riedell (6) – PP GW – 27:152–0
    (Oliver, Veillette) Hampus Eriksson (5) – PP – 30:253–0
    (Manz) Brandon Puricelli (6) – 53:204–0
    4–118:41 – PP – Mick Henegan (1) (Merkley, Scoville)
    10 minPenalties18 min
    35Shots17
    Lake Superior State Won Series 2–0

    (3) Bowling Green vs. (6) Northern Michigan

    [edit]
    March 12, 2021
    7:00 PM    		Bowling Green3 – 4
    (1–0, 0–4, 2–0)    		Northern MichiganSlater Family Ice Arena, Bowling Green, Ohio
    Attendance: 630
    Game reference
    Eric DopGoaliesRico DiMatteoReferees:
    Rick Nelson
    Mike Forys
    Linesmen:
    Marty Shaffer
    Paul Tunison
    (Theocharidis, Craggs) Taylor Schneider (8) – 13:321–0
    1–129:48 – PP – Alex Frye (4) (Van Unen, Schultz)
    1–230:37 – Mikey Colella (2) (unassisted)
    1–333:26 – PP – Griffin Loughran (5) (Vanderbeck, Van Unen)
    1–437:05 – GW – Brandon Schultz (5) (Vanderbeck)
    (Wells, Wright) Taylor Schneider (9) – 41:452–4
    (Cullen, Theocharidis) Taylor Schneider (10) – 49:293–4
    10 minPenalties10 min
    33Shots21
    March 13, 2021
    7:07 PM    		Bowling Green3 – 4
    (2–0, 0–0, 3–0)    		Northern MichiganSlater Family Ice Arena, Bowling Green, Ohio
    Attendance: 630
    Game reference
    Eric DopGoaliesRico DiMatteo (44:42)
    John Hawthorne (15:18)    		Referees:
    Rick Nelson
    Mike Forys
    Linesmen:
    Marty Shaffer
    Paul Tunison
    (Johnson, Kruse) Cameron Wright (8) – GW – 11:481–0
    (Craggs, Cullen) Ethan Scardina (1) – 19:212–0
    (Craggs, Johnson) Evan Dougherty (7) – 43:053–0
    (Cullen, Theocharidis) Evan Dougherty (8) – 44:424–0
    (Theocharidis, Craggs) Alex Barber (9) – PP – 47:405–0
    6 minPenalties23 min
    50Shots23
    March 14, 2021
    5:07 PM    		Bowling Green3 – 4
    (0–2, 1–1, 0–2)    		Northern MichiganSlater Family Ice Arena, Bowling Green, Ohio
    Attendance: 630
    Game reference
    Eric DopGoaliesRico DiMatteoReferees:
    Rick Nelson
    Mike Forys
    Linesmen:
    Marty Shaffer
    Paul Tunison
    0–105:33 – Vincent de Mey (7) (Marritt, Keefer)
    0–217:56 – GW – Mikey Colella (3) (Ghantous, Nardi)
    0–337:04 – PP – Joseph Nardi (11) (Van Unen, Vanderbeck)
    (Dougherty, Barber) Sam Craggs (4) – PP – 38:481–3
    1–446:02 – PP – Mikey Colella (4) (Ghantous, Vanderbeck)
    1–558:08 – EN – Garrett Klee (3) (unassisted)
    36 minPenalties24 min
    40Shots34
    Northern Michigan Won Series 2–1

    (4) Bemidji State vs. (5) Michigan Tech

    [edit]
    March 12, 2021
    7:07 PM    		Bemidji State3 – 1
    (2–1, 1–0, 0–0)    		Michigan TechSanford Center, Bemidji, Minnesota
    Attendance: 250
    Game reference
    Zach DriscollGoaliesBlake PietilaReferees:
    Robert Lukkason
    Brady Johnson
    Linesmen:
    Nathan Voll
    Tyler Landman
    0–102:33 – Brian Halonen (8) (Ashbrook, Nardella)
    (Harris, Looft) Aaron Miller (6) – 08:001–1
    (Jubenvill, L. Sillinger) Alex Ierullo (7) – GW – 14:222–1
    (O. Sillinger, Ierullo) Lukas Sillinger (6) – 31:423–1
    6 minPenalties2 min
    26Shots34
    March 13, 2021
    6:07 PM    		Bemidji State4 – 1
    (0–1, 2–0, 2–0)    		Michigan TechSanford Center, Bemidji, Minnesota
    Attendance: 250
    Game reference
    Zach DriscollGoaliesBlake PietilaReferees:
    Robert Lukkason
    Brady Johnson
    Linesmen:
    Nathan Voll
    Tyler Landman
    0–112:09 – Tommy Parrottino (6) (Swoyer, Thorne)
    (Kirkup) Brad Johnson (3) – 36:581–1
    (Rosén, Miller) Ethan Somoza (7) – GW – 37:492–1
    (Zmolek) Alex Adams (2) – EN – 57:423–1
    (Ierullo, Johnson) Ross Armour (4) – EN – 59:294–1
    8 minPenalties2 min
    31Shots34
    Bemidji State Won Series 2–0

    Semifinals

    [edit]

    (1) Minnesota State vs. (6) Northern Michigan

    [edit]
    March 19, 2021
    2:07 PM    		Minnesota State1 – 5
    (0–1, 0–4, 1–0)    		Northern MichiganMayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Mankato, Minnesota
    Attendance: 250
    Game reference
    Dryden McKay (31:05)
    Ryan Edquist (28:55)    		GoaliesRico DiMatteoReferees:
    Bruce Vida
    T. J. Likens
    Linesmen:
    Tyler Landman
    Nathan Voll
    0–101:16 – PP – André Ghantous (8) (Nardi)
    0–220:24 – GW – Alex Frye (5) (Newhouse, Schultz)
    0–328:56 – Joseph Nardi (12) (Sorensen)
    0–431:05 – A. J. Vanderbeck (8) (Frye, Schultz)
    0–532:57 – PP – André Ghantous (9) (Nardi, Vanderbeck)
    (Furry, Gerads) Reggie Lutz (8) – PP – 42:491–5
    4 minPenalties4 min
    29Shots20

    (2) Lake Superior State vs. (4) Bemidji State

    [edit]
    March 19, 2021
    7:37 PM    		Lake Superior State4 – 1
    (1–0, 2–0, 1–1)    		Bemidji StateMayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Mankato, Minnesota
    Attendance: 250
    Game reference
    Mareks MitensGoaliesZach DriscollReferees:
    Rick Nelson
    Mike Forys
    Linesmen:
    Matt Tyree
    Kyle Domin
    (Manz, Jeffers) Brandon Puricelli (7) – 13:281–0
    (Eriksson, Mucha) Jacob Bengtsson (2) – GW – 35:312–0
    (Miura, Mucha) Hampus Eriksson (6) – 38:143–0
    (Eriksson) Lukas Kaelble (2) – 44:144–0
    4–156:00 – PP EA – Ethan Somoza (5) (O. Sillinger, Rosén)
    8 minPenalties4 min
    21Shots27

    Championship

    [edit]

    (2) Lake Superior State vs. (6) Northern Michigan

    [edit]
    March 20, 2021
    7:07 PM    		Lake Superior State6 – 3
    (2–0, 2–1, 2–2)    		Northern MichiganMayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Mankato, Minnesota
    Attendance: 250
    Game reference
    Mareks MitensGoaliesRico DiMatteoReferees:
    Robert Lukkason
    Brady Johnson
    Linesmen:
    Nathan Voll
    Tyler Landman
    (Puricelli, Nordqvist) Dustin Manz (2) – 01:201–0
    (Manz, Jeffers) Brandon Puricelli (8) – 12:022–0
    (Mucha, Henrikson) Jacob Nordqvist (3) – 30:503–0
    (Veillette, Boudon) Ashton Calder (13) – GW – 33:304–0
    4–139:14 – PP – André Ghantous (10) (Vanderbeck, Van Unen)
    4–243:05 – A. J. Vanderbeck (5) (Frye)
    (Veillette, Kaelble) Ashton Calder (14) – SH – 51:045–2
    5–355:52 – David Keefer (2) (Erkkila)
    (unassisted) Ashton Calder (15) – EN – 57:246–3
    4 minPenalties2 min
    30Shots28

    Tournament awards

    [edit]

    Most Outstanding Player

    [edit]

    Ashton Calder (Lake Superior State)
    [3]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Christensen, Joe (July 2, 2021). "WCHA's men's hockey era officially ends after 70 years". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  • ^ "WCHA Postseason Tournament". wcha.com. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  • ^ "Minnesota State's Mike Hastings Wins 2021 Spencer Penrose Award". WCHA. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

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