The 2009 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played on March 13 and March 14, 2009 at the John S. Glas Field House

John S. Glas Field House

John S. Glas Fieldhouse is a 2,399-seat hockey arena in Bemidji, Minnesota. It was home to the Bemidji State University Beavers men's and women's ice hockey teams until October, 2010...

 in Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was at 13,431 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beltrami County. Bemidji is the most major city in North Central Minnesota and the largest commercial center between Grand Forks, North Dakota and Duluth,...

. By winning the tournament, Bemidji State

Bemidji State University

Bemidji State University is a public state university in Bemidji, Minnesota, USA, located on the shores of Lake Bemidji. It is a part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities .-History:BSU was founded in 1919 as Bemidji State Normal School...

 received College Hockey America

College Hockey America

College Hockey America is a women's college ice hockey conference in the United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. The conference is currently made up of four women's teams in New York and Pennsylvania....

's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament will featured two rounds of play. In the first round, the first and fourth seeds and second and third seeds will each play for a berth in the championship game. The winners of the championship, played on March 14, 2009, will receive an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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)

(1) Bemidji State vs. (4) Alabama-Huntsville

(2) Niagara vs. (3) Robert Morris

(2) Niagara vs. (4) Alabama-Huntsville

(1) Bemidji State vs. (3) Robert Morris

All-Tournament Team

• Goaltender: Matt Dalton
  Matt Dalton
  Matt Dalton is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for Vityaz Chekhov of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Career:On April 22, 2009, he was signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins....
  
   (Bemidji State)
• Defensemen: Brad Hunt
  Brad Hunt (ice hockey)
  Brad Hunt is a Canadian ice hockey player.Hunt attends the Bemidji State University where he plays with the Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey team which now competes in the NCAA's Division I WCHA conference. In his first year Hunt was named to the CHA First All-Star Team.-Awards and...
  
   (Bemidji State), Dan Sullivan (Niagara)
• Forwards: Matt Francis
  Matt Francis
  Matt Francis is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League.-External links:...
  
   (Bemidji State), Chris Margott
  Chris Margott
  Chris Margott is an American former professional ice hockey player. Margott attended Robert Morris University where he played four years with the Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey team which then competed in the NCAA's Division I College Hockey America conference...
  
   (Robert Morris), Matt Read
  Matt Read
  Matthew Read is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
  
  (Bemidji State)

External links

• Official tournament website