CHA Tournament / Detroit

Lakers capture another CHA crown

2010-03-07T08:32:00.002-05:00

Make it eight years and eight CHA Championships as the Mercyhurst Lakers escaped the City Sports Center in Detroit with a 3-1 win over the Syracuse Orange.

Converted Laker blueliner Ashley Cockell started the scoring at 15:44 of the first period with her 20th marker of the season.

The Lakers out shot the Orange 20-7 in the first period and 22-5 in the second period, but thanks to Orange netminder Lucy Schoedel the score remained 1-0 going into the final frame.

Swiss Olympian Stephanie Marty gave the Orange something to cheer about at 5:11 of the third, scoring her 16th goal of the season on a 5-on-3 power-play to tie the score at 1-1.

The Orange and Lakers traded power-plays from there and with just 1:21 remaining, the record setting Mercyhurst penalty killing unit increased their NCAA record by scoring their 22nd shorthanded marker of the year.

Mercyhurst took advantage of a Syracuse line change as Cassea Schols picked up a puck near center ice and quickly got it up to Cockell. Cockell went in one-on-one with Schoedel a slid the puck through the five-hole for the game winner.

Jesse Scanzano added a late empty net goal for the top-tanked Lakers (29-2-3, 14-1-1 CHA) who will now await the seedings for the NCAA Tournament that will be announced Sunday night.

Schoedel was named to the CHA All-Tournament Team and finished with a career high 48 saves.

Hillary Pattenden stopped 19 on the other end for MC.

Cockell was named Tourney MVP, joining teammates Baily Bram, Scanzano and defenseman Melissa Lacroix on the All-Tournament Team.

Syracuse forward Lisa Mullan and blueline Gabrielle Beaudry rounded out the tournament team.

In just their second season, the Orange finished with an 18-17-1 overall record, including 8-8-0 in CHA conference play.

Picture courtesy Mercyhurst Athletics.

Mercyhurst vs. Syracuse CHA Championship Notes

2010-03-06T16:31:00.006-05:00

#1 Mercyhurst vs. #3 Syracuse 3.6.2010 5:00 PM
City Sports Center, Detroit, MI

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Mercyhurst & Syracuse to meet in CHA Final

2010-03-05T21:07:00.004-05:00

After a blowout and and a squeaker, the teams are set for tomorrow's CHA Championship at the City Sports Center in Detroit.

Top-ranked Mercyhurst scored three first period goals and never looked back as they dropped Robert Morris, 7-1, in the first semifinal.

Bailey Bram led the Lakers with a pair of goals and two assists as Mercyhurst moved back into another CHA final.

Melissa Lacriox, Vicki Bendus, Kyleigh Palmer, Ashley Cockell, and Jess Jones also scored for Mercyhurst.

In net, Hillary Pattenden started and stopped 12 shots for the win. She was relieved by freshman Stephaine Ciampa who played the final 3:54 and turned away all 3 shots she faced.

Chelseas Walkland scored the lone goal for the Colonials who were out shot 41-16 for the game.

Daneca Butterfield started in net for RMU, but took an early exit after giving up 3 goals on 5 shots. Kristin DiCiocco finished the final 55 minutes and stopped 32 blasts.

The late game was much closer as third seed Syracuse upended second seed Niagara, 5-3.

The Orange fought back from two, one-goal deficits and took control with three-straight goals in the second period.

Lisa Mullen grabbed first star honors with 2 goals for SU.

Swiss Olympian Stephine Marty, Janelle Malcolm, and Isabel Menard also scored as the Orange won their first ever CHA Tournament contest.

Niagara opened the scoring in each period on goals by Jennifer MacLean, Mery McKinnon, and Jenna Hendrikx.

Lucy Schoedel blocked 19 shots for SU for the victory while on the other end Jenni Bauer stopped 14.

Mercyhurst and Syracuse will meet back in Detroit on Saturday evening with a 5-PM face off for the title.

Colonials bounce Warriors to move on

2010-03-04T21:55:00.003-05:00

By Tom Balog

The Robert Morris Colonials won their first ever CHA Tournament game with a 3-1 knockout of the Wayne State Warriors in their quarterfinal match-up at the City Sports Center on Thursday.

Brianna Delaney, Jennifer Kindret, and Dayna Newsom scored first period goals and Daneca Butterfield stopped 14 of 15 shots for the Colonials (11-23-1).

"I thought we came out very prepared and energetic," said RMU head coach Nate Handrahan. "We got out to a quick lead that you need in the playoffs. I thought we weathered some storms in the second period, but still managed to get some chances, and in the third period we were very difficult to play against."

Alyssa Baldin picked up Wayne State’s lone marker, beating Butterfield on the glove side at 8:05 of the first period.

Delayne Brian started in net for Wayne State(9-18-4), but was relieved after giving up three goals on 12 shots. Lindsey Park played the final 42:46 of the game and was perfect in stopping all 13 shots she faced.

Robert Morris will move on to play top seeded and top ranked Mercyhurst in a semifinal match-up back in Detroit at 4 PM on Friday.

Second seeded Niagara will play third seed Syracuse in the late game, slated to face off at 7PM.

Saturday’s Championship game will face off at 5PM on Saturday.

ICE CHIPS…

- Thursday’s loss the last game for WSU senior’s Lindsey Park, Chelsea Burnett, Katrina Protopapas, and Captain Christine Jefferson.

- Alyssa Baldin finished the season with a point in seven of the final eight games.

- RMU has 3 of their last four games.

Mercyhurst vs. Robert Morris Semifinal Notes

2010-03-04T11:58:00.004-05:00

#1 Mercyhurst vs. #5 Robert Morris
3.5.2010 4:00 PM- City Sports Center, Detroit, MI

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Niagara vs. Syracuse Semifinal Notes

2010-03-04T11:41:00.004-05:00

#2 Niagara vs. #3 Syracuse 3.5.2010 7:00 PM- City Sports Center, Detroit, MI

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Wayne State vs. Robert Morris Quarterfinal Notes

2010-03-04T11:07:00.006-05:00

#4 Wayne State vs. #5 Robert Morris
3.4.2010 3:00 PM- City Sports Center, Detroit, MI

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CHA Women's Tournament Central

2010-03-03T07:22:00.001-05:00

2010 CHA Tournament Schedule

2010-01-23T10:39:00.000-05:00

Quarterfinal, Thursday, March 4

#4 seed vs. #5 seed at 3:00 p.m.

CHA Awards Banquet, 7 p.m., Ford Field, Cost is $30 per person.

Semifinals, Friday, March 5

Semifinal #1 at 4:00 p.m.

Semifinal #2 at 7:00 p.m.

Championship, Saturday, March 6

Semifinal winners at 5:00 p.m.

CHA Women's Tournament History

2009-12-17T08:41:00.000-05:00

2008- March 7-8 at Dwyer Arena in Niagara, N.Y.

Semifinals

Mercyhurst 4, Niagara 2

Wayne State 4, Robert Morris 0

Championship

Mercyhurst 2, Wayne State 1 (OT)

2007- March 2-3 at Island Sports Center in Moon Twp., Pa.

Semifinals

Mercyhurst 5, Robert Morris 2

Wayne State 3, Niagara 2

Championship

Mercyhurst 4, Wayne State 1

2006- March 9 & 12 at State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Detroit

Semifinals

Mercyhurst 9, Niagara 0

Niagara 4, Wayne State 3 (OT)

Championship

Mercyhurst 6, Niagara 2

2005- March 12-13 at Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, Pa.

Semifinals

Mercyhurst 9, Quinnipiac 1

Niagara 3, Wayne State 0

Championship

Mercyhurst 4, Niagara 1

2004-March 13-14 at Dwyer Arena in Niagara, N.Y.

Semifinals

Mercyhurst 4, Wayne State 0

Niagara 3, Findlay 2 (OT)

Championship

Mercyhurst 3, Niagara 1

2003- March 8-9 at City Ice Arena in Detroit

Semifinals

Mercyhurst 5, Wayne State 0

Findlay 1, Niagara 0

Championship

Mercyhurst 1, Findlay 0

2007 CHA Men's Conference Tournament Schedule

2007-01-08T13:04:00.000-05:00

95 KGGO Arena, Des Moines, IA

March 9, 2007:
CHA Quarterfinal, Seed #4 vs. #5 7:00 PM

March 10, 2007
CHA Semifinal, Seed #1 vs. #4 / #5 2:00 PM
CHA Semifinal, Seed #2 vs. #3 7:00 PM

March 11, 2007:
CHA Championship 3:00 PM

COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA MEN’S TOURNAMENT HEADING TO DES MOINES

2006-07-23T10:27:00.000-04:00

DETROIT – College Hockey America, which will enter its eighth season as an NCAA Division I college hockey conference this fall, will be playing its 2007 conference tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, at the 95KGGO Arena.

“The College Hockey America conference is indeed proud and pleased to join with Blackbeard Management/Des Moines Buccaneers in bringing NCAA Division I championship hockey to Des Moines and the Hawkeye State,” stated CHA Commissioner R.H. “Bob” Peters. Because the winning team advances to the 16 team NCAA Division I championships, hockey fans can expect to witness outstanding, competitive, fast paced collegiate hockey."

According to Andy Fales of WHO-TV in Des Moines, “95KGGO Arena is the best sports venue in the state of Iowa.” The 3,500 seat capacity facility is rich in tradition and home to the 2006 Tier 1 National Champion Des Moines Buccaneers. With a large contingency of youth players in the greater Des Moines area, 95KGGO Arena has long been a “hot-spot” for amateur hockey in the Midwest.

95KGGO Arena is owned and operated by Blackbeard Management, LLC a sister company of Buccaneers Hockey, LLC. Located in the city of Urbandale, 95KGGO Arena sits eight miles from downtown Des Moines. Originally built in 1959, the arena features fantastic sightlines for spectators and can be both an exhilarating and intimidating place to play and watch a hockey game.

“With the success of junior hockey here for the past three decades, we are a fitting venue to host the CHA Conference Championship,” commented Michael Ball, VP & COO of Blackbeard Management. “We are thrilled to team up with the CHA to promote college hockey to our fans and welcome the teams playing for a berth into the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament.”

“There are a number of former Buccaneer and USHL players now in the CHA and it’s exciting for us and our fans to see them play at the collegiate level,” added Des Moines Buccaneers head coach and general manager Regg Simon.

“It will be great to bring college hockey to Iowa and have our fans witness firsthand the next level that our players are striving to achieve,” said Buccaneers President Shawn Edwards. “We are committed to bringing in outside events to the greater Des Moines area and this is an excellent avenue for us to promote and grow our community.”

The CHA is co-hosting the 2007 Frozen Four at the Savvis Center in St. Louis, Mo., with the St. Louis Sports Commission.

ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY TO HOST 2007 CHA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT

2006-05-26T10:25:00.000-04:00

DETROIT – The 2007 College Hockey America (CHA) women’s tournament will be played at the RMU Island Sports Center in the greater Pittsburgh area on Friday and Saturday, March 2-3. The format will be consistent with previous years with semifinals on day one and a championship game on day two.

“This is a first for Robert Morris in hosting a hockey tournament,” stated CHA Commissioner R.H. “Bob” Peters. “We are delighted to be heading to Robert Morris and the Pittsburgh area to showcase CHA Division I women’s hockey.”

“We are thrilled to host the 2007 CHA Women’s Hockey Championships,” commented RMU Director of Athletics Craig Coleman, M.D. “We have a strong commitment to developing women’s ice hockey here at Robert Morris and this will be another step forward to demonstrate that commitment. Women’s ice hockey in an exciting emerging sport and we are pleased to give it additional exposure in western Pennsylvania by hosting next year’s championship event.”

Purchased by Robert Morris University in the summer of 2003, the RMU Island Sports Center is the region's premier sports and recreation destination. Located just nine miles from downtown Pittsburgh on the western tip of Neville Island, the facility is home to the RMU Division I men's and women's ice hockey teams, women's crew team and men's and women's outdoor track and field squads.

The 32-acre campus includes two indoor ice arenas and two outdoor multi-purpose rinks as well as an indoor golf driving range and Sports Dome, a track and field, miniature golf course, fitness center, batting cages, pro shop and bistro.

The state-of-the-art center, which opened in 1998, has been the site of such high-profile events as the Junior Olympic Figure Skating Championship, the National Short Track Speed Skating Championships, the USA Hockey National Tier I Championships and the 2005 World Street Hockey Championships.

With 981 seats and ample standing room, Collegiate Rink - home of the Colonials ice hockey teams - can easily facilitate over 1,000 spectators. And with the intimate size and low ceilings, the rink is an intimidating place for opponents to play with the raucous crowds. There is not a bad seat in the house, as even the top row of the bleachers is just a few yards from the action on the ice.

“We're very excited to host the 2007 CHA Women's Ice Hockey Championship,” stated RMU women’s head coach Nate Handrahan. “We have an excellent facility in the RMU Island Sports Center and I think this is a great opportunity to display the high level at which women's ice hockey is played. As an emerging sport and a new sport at Robert Morris, it is a good chance to showcase women's hockey in western Pennsylvania.”

Beaver keep the crown

2006-03-12T22:19:00.000-05:00

article courtesy of Matt Mackinder and USCHO

DETROIT — Bemidji State retained its CHA championship with a pulse-pounding 4-2 win over 2004 champion Niagara Sunday evening.

The game, played before a loud half-Bemidji, half-Niagara crowd and an announced 752 at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum, featured the past two champions and the fourth straight finals appearance for Bemidji State.

Tournament MVP Jean-Guy Gervais, BSU's captain, said the win was deserved, and felt different from the Beavers' victory in the tournament last March in Grand Rapids, Minn.

"Last year, I don't want to say we rolled or coasted through the tournament, but when you win 5-0 and 3-0, that's maybe how it looked and felt," Gervais said. "This year, it was the last kick of the can for me, personally, and was a lot tougher road. I wanted to go out there and leave it all on the ice and I felt we as a team did that."

Both goaltenders were sharp as BSU's Layne Sedevie and co-CHA Player of the Year Jeff Van Nynatten from Niagara made the necessary saves early on.

Van Nynatten was solid in stopping Luke Erickson, who was 1-on-1 against Andrew Lackner, and minutes later, Sedevie made a nifty glove save on Randy Harris off a faceoff win by the Purple Eagles.

The first period was scoreless with Niagara outshooting the Beavers, 12-9.

"This game was for a lot of marbles and we responded," Bemidji State coach Tom Serratore said. "Your goaltender in a game like this is your insurance policy and tonight Layne was exactly that. (Niagara) got a couple, but we had to put those in the past."

Sedevie started the second making a huge stop on Matt Caruana. Harris gathered the puck in the corner and fed Caruana at the lip of the crease, but Sedevie was down in the butterfly with his stick on the ice and made the save. Niagara captain Jason Williamson was then left alone in front at 5:28 only to see his shot graze Sedevie and go out of play.

It was Harris again at 7:39, but his blast from the bottom of the left circle went off the crossbar after Sedevie was already down. On a power play one minute later, Sedevie denied Ted Cook and Les Reaney on separate chances.

Van Nynatten gloved a Matt Pope shot at 11:35 as BSU started to build momentum.

That momentum amounted to a goal as Ryan Huddy knocked home a loose puck at 13:37. Van Nynatten juggled Erickson's shot and Huddy crashed the net to tap in the puck into a wide-open net and past an out-of-position Van Nynatten.

Miller made it 2-0 shorthanded at 19:31. Miller took a feed from Jake Bluhm and went in on Van Nynatten, who came out to almost the bottom of the circle. Miller went around the goaltender to stuff the puck into the cage. It appeared to deflect in off NU defenseman Pat Oliveto's skate, but looked like it would have gone in regardless.

Gervais then came in on a two-on-one with Tyler Scofield and beat Van Nynatten short side for a three-zip Bemidji State lead 1:07 into the final period. Andrew Martens started the play with a neutral-zone pass to Scofield, who found Gervais at the bottom of the right circle.

"After the second goal, I started having a mental breakdown," admitted Van Nynatten. "That opened the door for them and they took advantage. You could tell they were kind of waiting for us and wear us down. I just got beat by a better goaltender; Sedevie was the better man."

"That third goal was huge," Serratore said. "Other than that goal, we were nervous until the final buzzer."

Niagara answered 41 seconds later. Tim Madsen's shot was blockered out by Sedevie and the puck came across the crease to Vince Rocco, who beat a sliding Sedevie to ruin the shutout bid at 1:48.

Sedevie kept it 3-1 when he stoned Marc Norrington on a mini break at 10:49.

"I felt good all weekend," said Sedevie. "I faced pressure like this in junior hockey, but never in college. College is a whole different game. But not many people, well, not many teams if you think about it, can say they've won championships and we've won two straight. It was definitely a good weekend all the way around."

At 12:42, Niagara had a 50-second two-man advantage after Bemidji State, with Matt Pope already in the box, was caught with too many men on the ice.

After NU was unable to capitalize, Cook beat Sedevie at 14:54 on another power play from Justin Cross and Sean Bentivoglio. Bentivoglio found Cross at the right post and Cross then saw Cook to Sedevie's right for the tic-tac-toe score. The goal was NU's first power-play goal in four games.

Gervais salted the game away with a goal at 18:13 that started the eruption in the seats directly behind and above the Beavers' bench.

Sedevie finished with 31 saves and Van Nynatten stopped 19.

"To come so far after the season we've had, it's very empty right now," Niagara coach Dave Burkholder said. "But we've got guys with pulled groins, broken hands, feet, you name it. Spring break couldn't have come at a better time. We're a pretty beat up team right now."

With the automatic bid to the NCAA round of 16 and the first team in the nation to earn a berth to the NCAA tournament, Bemidji State knows winning in Detroit is one thing, but heading to regionals is another.

"We'll worry about who we play next later," said Serratore. "We've played enough quality competition this season that we know what to expect."

Last season, the Beavers took eventual champion Denver to overtime before bowing out in the first game of regionals. This year, anything is possible.

"We were down last night in the semis and came back to win," Gervais noted. "We just have to get back to business and be ready to bring it. The good thing is we now have two weeks to prepare and heal up some. We had a taste of this last year and maybe we were content to take Denver to OT, but now, we're excited and ready to get back at it."

CHA All-Tournament Team

F Logan Bittle, Robert Morris
F Ted Cook, Niagara
F Ryan Miller, Bemidji State
D Andrew Lackner, Niagara
D Andrew Martens, Bemidji State
G Layne Sedevie, Bemidji State

MVP: Jean-Guy Gervais, Bemidji State

Lakers win another title

2006-03-12T22:10:00.000-05:00

article courtesy of Matt Mackinder and USCHO

DETROIT — Back in 2003, Mercyhurst won its first CHA Tournament and ironically enough, it was in Detroit. The Lakers did it again this afternoon in knocking off Niagara, 6-2, for their fourth consecutive CHA title in front of a sparse crowd at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum.

The two Mercyhurst seniors — captain Samantha Shirley and defenseman Danielle Lansing — won the CHA regular season and postseason titles all four years at Mercyhurst.
"Not too many people can say they've won four straight college hockey championships," Shirley said. "But it was obviously a goal of ours from the beginning of the season to compete in the CHA and now, to win it, is icing on the cake."

Now the Lakers expect to be rewarded with an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament, having gone 20-2-5 since the end of October.

"We faced adversity all season," Mercyhurst coach Mike Sisti said. "We started out losing five of our first eight and since Nov. 1, every game has been a must-win game for us. From that point, we could have gone south very easily, but we learned enough each step to move forward and grow as a team."

Mercyhurst took control of the game with a pair of quick goals in the second period and held off Niagara for a 3-2 lead at the intermission. The Lakers then scored three in the third to ice the game. CHA Player of the Year Valerie Chouinard and Julia Colizza led the way with two goals each among Mercyhurst's first four.

The scoreless first period wasn't without action as Mercyhurst outshot Niagara, 17-3. NU goalie Alison Rutledge made several saves on pile-ups in her crease to keep the Purps in the contest. One of Niagara's three shots came shorthanded and MC goalie Laura Hosier threw out the glove to snag Melanie Mills' drive 7:30 into the first.

"Rutch absolutely gives us a 100 percent chance to win every game," Niagara coach Heather Reinke said. "She's phenomenal. Look at the shots in the first and it was still 0-0. She's a leader on and off the ice and that's why she wears the ‘C.' She carried the team on her back all season."

The Lakers took the lead at 3:19 of the second on a low shot by Chouinard from the bottom of the left circle that beat Rutledge short side.

Colizza made it 2-0 just 44 seconds later. Sherilyn Fraser's shot was stopped by Rutledge, but the rebound lay to the right of Rutledge and Colizza beat the sliding netminder to the puck and tapped it in.

The Purple Eagles responded 17 seconds later as Emily Castonguay scored just her second of the season off a slick feed from Amy Jack in tight on Hosier.

At 8:39, it was Colizza again on a bang-bang play in front. Stefanie Bourbeau centered the puck from the right wing goal line and Colizza jammed it by Rutledge for a 3-1 Mercyhurst advantage.

Niagara pulled to within 3-2 at 12:07 as Charde Hoyle-Levy made a move on Hosier, deked her down to the ice and beat her low. Katie Gray gave Hoyle-Levy a pass at the right faceoff dot to set-up the shorthanded scoring play.

Rutledge was a key factor in keeping the score 3-2 in favor of the Lakers as she stopped 28 shots through 40 minutes. Hosier needed to turn aside just 10.
"The puck was huge tonight," Hosier said. "But we got our opportunities and came through."

Chouinard restored the two-goal advantage at 4:50 of the third just after Niagara killed off a penalty. Bourbeau hit Chouinard from behind the net and Chouinard went backhand over Rutledge's glove. Rutledge got a piece of it, but the puck dropped just over the goal line.

Shirley iced the game at 14:59 when she squeezed the puck past Rutledge on yet another goal crease scrum. Jill Nugent's initial shot hit Rutledge and bounced to Shirley.

Stephanie Jones added an empty-netter for the Lakers at 17:11.
Hosier finished with 17 saves and Rutledge stopped 39.

"I felt good out there and saw everything," said Hosier. "We came into this tournament with lot of pressure and we respected Wayne State and Niagara. We'll see what happens next."

Ranked No. 7 in the PairWise and now with a league title, Mercyhurst
appears a shoo-in for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

"I've always said teams play better with no pressure and that's where we are now," Sisti said. "We'll see wherever we have to go play next, take a deep breath and we'll go there and play some hockey."

"It doesn't matter who we play," Shirley said. "We'll have to keep our speed going and do some research on who we play, but seriously, it doesn't matter who's next. We're going to go out and do what we've been doing."

All-Tournament Team
G - Allison Rutledge (Niagara)
F - Lindsey DiPietro (Wayne State)
F - Stefanie Bourbeau(Mercyhurst)
F - Julia Colizza (Mercyhurst)
D - Erin Toth (Niagara)
D - Danielle Lansing (Mercyhurst)

Most Valuable Player
Valerie Chouinard (Mercyhurst)

Coliseum getting prepped for Tourney

2006-03-04T14:17:00.000-05:00

With less than a week to go before the 2006 CHA Tournament, the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum is getting very close to being ready for the onslaught of 8 games in 4 days. Below are some pictures takes just before the Wayne State vs. Air Force game on Friday, March 3rd.

And of course, no trip to the Coliseum would be complete without getting your picture taken by the Bull!

Z's to host CHA Shindig

2006-03-03T15:08:00.000-05:00

The annual CHA Shindig will be held at Z’s Villa in Detroit on Friday, March 10th.

The festivities will begin immediately following the last Quarterfinal game at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum.

Z’s is conveniently located at 42 Piquette Street, half way between the Coliseum and the Marriott Renaissance Center (the host hotel of the 2006 CHA Tournament).

Z’s Villa features:

- A private room for the CHA Shindig
-Great food including award winning pizza
-A free shuttle from the Renaissance Center to the Coliseum for Friday’s games, back to Z’s for the Shindig, and then back to the Ren Cen.

For more information, please visit the CHA Tournament thread located on the Fan Forum at uscho.com.

Please click the image (right) for the Shindig flyer!

CHA Tourney Tickets Available

2006-01-09T10:30:00.000-05:00

College Hockey America and the Wayne State Ticket Office have released the order form (left) to the Men’s and Women’s Championships at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Detroit.

All-session passes for all four days are available for just $40.00. Individual tickets are priced at $10 for the Women’s semifinals on March 9th, $15.00 for the Men’s quarterfinals on March 10th and semifinals on March 11th, and $20.00 for the men’s and women’s Championship games on March 12th.

For more information please click on the image on the left, call the WSU Ticket office at 1-866-WSU-TIKS, or visit the Wayne State Athletics website at www.WSUathletics.com.

WSU officially back home at Fairgrounds

2005-09-27T08:00:00.000-04:00

Article by MichiganCollegeHockey Editor Matt Mackinder

Wayne State University director of athletics Rob Fournier announced today the Warrior men's hockey team will play its home games for the next three seasons at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum starting this fall.

"As we continue to look for that `home' away from campus, the Coliseum at the Fairgrounds offers us proximity, a classic venue and familiarity," said Fournier. "Hopefully our fans will quickly transition back to the Fairgrounds to create the atmosphere a top-tier college program should play before."

WSU head coach Bill Wilkinson begins his seventh season behind the Warrior bench in the same arena Wayne State hosted its first hockey game, the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum. The inaugural home game was Nov. 5, 1999 - an 8-4 loss to Western Ontario.

"We are excited to be back at the Fairgrounds," commented Wilkinson. "The Coliseum has a great aura. It will be nice to practice and play at the same building. Hopefully this location will allow our students to attend on a more regular basis. Playing in a centrally located arena will be a bonus for our fans in metro Detroit."

After playing its inaugural campaign at the Coliseum, WSU played the next three seasons at the Great Lakes Sports City Arena in Fraser followed by two seasons at the Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth. The third season in Fraser also saw WSU play two homes game at Joe Louis Arena, Taylor SportsPlex and Compuware.

In addition to serving as the home arena for Warrior men's hockey in 2005-06, the Coliseum will be the site of the 2006 College Hockey America men's and women's conference tournaments March 9-12.

The first action for the men comes Oct. 4 as WSU hosts the Oakland University club team in an exhibition contest at 7:05 p.m.

CONFIRMED: WSU to Host CHA Tournaments

2005-06-27T23:11:00.000-04:00

The Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum will be the host
for the 2006 CHA Men's and Women's hockey championships

College Hockey America and Wayne State University have announced that the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Detroit, Mich., will serve as the site for the 2006 CHA Championships for men and women, March 9-12.

The seventh annual men’s CHA Championship will get underway with quarterfinal games at 3:35 p.m. and 7:35 p.m. EST, Friday, March 10. The top two teams in the regular-season standings will receive byes into the semifinals, playing the quarterfinal winners at 3:35 p.m. and 7:35 p.m., Saturday, March 11.

The fourth annual women’s CHA Championship will begin with semifinal games Thursday, March 9, at 5:05 p.m. and 8:05 p.m. Both the men’s and women’s championship games will take place Sunday, March 12. The women’s championship is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. with the men’s title tilt set to get underway at 7:05 p.m.

This will mark the first time in college hockey history that a Division I men’s and women’s league will play their championship on the same weekend and at the same site. The event will take place at the historic, 5,600-seat Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum. Built in 1922,the arena was renovated in 1998 and served as the original home of Wayne State’s men’s and women’s hockey programs.

“It’s a great fit - the CHA Championship with Hockeytown,” Wayne State director of athletics Rob Fournier said. “As one of the few conferences that offers both men’s and women’s hockey, this opportunity to combine our championships offers a unique presentation that is perfect for the tradition-rich setting of Detroit.”

“Ever since the CHA expanded to include women’s hockey, the possibility of hosting the men’s and women’s tournament at the same site and on the same weekend posed an intriguing challenge,” CHA commissioner R.H. “Bob” Peters added. “Wayne State University, upon accepting the daunting task of hosting the first ever combined men’s and women’s hockey post-season conference tournament championships, exemplifies the spirit and commitment of the CHA regarding expansion and promotion of Division I men’s and women’s hockey."

WSU to host both CHA tourneys

2005-06-24T10:00:00.000-04:00

According to a story on Inside College Hockey, Wayne State will host both CHA Tournaments (men's and women's) next March at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Detroit.

Wayne State played at the Coliseum during their inaugural 1999-2000 season.

The arena holds 5,500 and would be an ideal spot for the six-team tournament the weekend of March 9-12.

The men's tournament was staged in Grand Rapids, Minn., this season and has also been held in Kearney, Neb., and on the campuses of CHA members Niagara and Alabama-Huntsville.

The women's tournament was held on Mercyhurst's campus this year, Niagara last year and at the City Sports Arena in Detroit in 2003.

Both tournament finals would ideally be played on the same day as a doubleheader, the INCH story adds, as CSTV would broadcast both.

Wayne State personnel would not comment.

Check out the INCH scoop here.

2005-06-23T04:27:00.000-04:00