2009 NCRHA Division I Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships

2009 NCRHA Division I
Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships

2009 CRHNC Logo
Teams 24
Tournament Site(s) Sportsplex
Feasterville, Pennsylvania
Champions UMSL (1st title, 2nd title game,
2nd Semifinal)
Runner-Up Lindenwood (9th title game,
9th Semifinal)
Semifinalists Buffalo (1st Semifinal)
Michigan State (7th Semifinal)
Winning Coach Jaime Schulz (1st title)
MVP Jimmy Steger (UMSL)
Top scorer Kyle Gouge (Lindenwood)
(31 points)
NCRHA Division I
Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships
«2008  2010»

The 2009 NCRHA Division I Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships involved 24 schools playing in a round robin followed by a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCRHA Division I college roller hockey. The tournament began on April 2, 2009 and ended with the championship game on April 5.

UMSL, coached by Jaime Schulz, won its first Division I national title with a 5–3 victory in the championship game over seven-time defending champion Lindenwood, coached by Ron Beilsten, in a rematch of the 2007 Division I National Championship Game.

Lindenwood had won seven college national championships in a row before UMSL knocked them off in the championship game. UMSL senior forward Blake Propp scored a goal with 17 seconds left in regulation time to break a 3–3 tie. UMSL sophomore defenseman PJ Tallo added an empty-net goal (his third goal and fifth point of the game) to provide the final 5–3 margin. Freshman forward Danny Dwyer also scored for UMSL. UMSL team captains were Adam Clarke, Andy Meade, and Blake Propp, and assistant coach was James Lambert.

UMSL Goaltender Jimmy Steger was named Tournament Most Valuable Player as well as Most Valuable Goaltender, becoming the first player to win both awards in the same year. Lindenwood Forward Kyle Gouge led the tournament in scoring with 19 goals and 12 assists for 31 points in 7 games, winning the Playmaker award.

Contents

Qualifying teams

Pool A Pool B
Seed School Organization Record Berth Type Seed School Organization Record Berth Type
1 Lindenwood GPCIHL 25–0–0 Tournament Champion 1 Michigan State MCRHL 22–1–0 Tournament Champion
2 Colorado State RMCRHA 24–3–2 Regular season Champion 2 Rutgers ECRHA 24–3–1 At-Large Bid
3 Ohio State MCRHL 16–7–0 At-Large Bid 3 UNLV WCRHL 12–8–4 At-Large Bid
4 Army ECRHA 8–18–2 At-Large Bid 4 Texas Tech SCHL 12–11–2 At-Large Bid
Pool C Pool D
Seed School Organization Record Berth Type Seed School Organization Record Berth Type
1 UC Santa Barbara WCRHL 17–6–2 Tournament Champion 1 Rhode Island ECRHA 21–5–3 Tournament Champion
2 Louisiana-Lafayette SCHL 22–2–0 Tournament Champion 2 Long Beach State WCRHL 16–6–2 At-Large Bid
3 Stony Brook ECRHA 11–13–3 At-Large Bid 3 Florida SECRHL 13–7–2 At-Large Bid
4 Florida International SECRHL 14–11–2 At-Large Bid 4 Penn State ECRHA 12–14–1 At-Large Bid
Pool E Pool F
Seed School Organization Record Berth Type Seed School Organization Record Berth Type
1 UMSL GPCIHL 17–5–0 At-Large Bid 1 Central Florida SECRHL 17–5–0 Tournament Champion
2 Towson ECRHA 19–7–2 At-Large Bid 2 Buffalo ECRHA 22–6–1 At-Large Bid
3 Michigan MCRHL 13–10–1 At-Large Bid 3 North Texas SCHL 17–6–0 At-Large Bid
4 Arizona State WCRHL 10–14–1 At-Large Bid 4 Missouri GPCIHL 11–8–1 At-Large Bid

Round robin

y = receive a first round bye; x = do not receive first round bye

Pool standings

Pool A GP W L T GF GA PTS
Lindenwood 3 3 0 0 36 6 6
Ohio State 3 2 1 0 19 19 4
Colorado State 3 1 2 0 9 24 2
Army 3 0 3 0 11 26 0
Pool B GP W L T GF GA PTS
Michigan State 3 2 0 1 22 7 5
UNLV 3 2 1 0 17 19 4
Rutgers 3 1 1 1 15 9 3
Texas Tech 3 0 3 0 5 24 0
Pool C GP W L T GF GA PTS
Stony Brook 3 3 0 0 22 9 6
Louisiana-Lafayette 3 2 1 0 20 15 4
UC Santa Barbara 3 1 2 0 12 13 2
Florida International 3 0 3 0 8 25 0
Pool D GP W L T GF GA PTS
Rhode Island 3 2 1 0 16 12 4
Long Beach State 3 2 1 0 16 14 4
Florida 3 2 1 0 14 11 4
Penn State 3 0 3 0 7 16 0
Pool E GP W L T GF GA PTS
UMSL 3 3 0 0 23 3 6
Towson 3 1 1 1 14 16 3
Michigan 3 1 1 1 16 22 3
Arizona State 3 0 3 0 12 24 0
Pool F GP W L T GF GA PTS
Buffalo 3 3 0 0 24 3 6
Missouri 3 2 1 0 18 15 4
Central Florida 3 1 2 0 13 15 2
North Texas 3 0 3 0 7 32 0

Playoff seedings

Group I

Seed Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
1 Lindenwood 3 3 0 0 36 6 6
2 Michigan State 3 2 0 1 22 7 5
3 Stony Brook 3 3 0 0 22 9 6
4 Long Beach State 3 2 1 0 16 14 4
5 UNLV 3 2 1 0 17 19 4
6 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 2 1 0 20 15 4
7 Missouri 3 2 1 0 18 15 4
8 Towson 3 1 1 1 14 16 3
9 UC Santa Barbara 3 1 2 0 12 13 2
10 Arizona State 3 0 3 0 12 24 0
11 Penn State 3 0 3 0 7 16 0
12 North Texas 3 0 3 0 7 32 0

Group II

Seed Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
1 UMSL 3 3 0 0 23 3 6
2 Buffalo 3 3 0 0 24 3 6
3 Rhode Island 3 2 1 0 16 12 4
4 Ohio State 3 2 1 0 19 19 4
5 Florida 3 2 1 0 14 11 4
6 Rutgers 3 1 1 1 15 9 3
7 Michigan 3 1 1 1 16 22 3
8 Central Florida 3 1 2 0 13 15 2
9 Colorado State 3 1 2 0 9 24 2
10 Army 3 0 3 0 11 26 0
11 Florida International 3 0 3 0 8 25 0
12 Texas Tech 3 0 3 0 5 24 0

Playoff Bracket

  First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                                               
   
  1  Lindenwood 11  
    8  Towson 3  
8  Towson 3
9  UC Santa Barbara 2  
  1  Lindenwood 8  
  4  Long Beach State 1  
   
   
  4  Long Beach State 6
    5  UNLV 3  
5  UNLV 10
12  North Texas 0  
  1  Lindenwood 10  
  2  Michigan State 5  
   
   
  2  Michigan State 7
    7  Missouri 4  
7  Missouri 12
10  Arizona State 2  
  2  Michigan State 7
  11  Penn State 3  
   
   
  3  Stony Brook 1
    11  Penn State 2  
6  Louisiana-Lafayette 6
11  Penn State 7  
  1  Lindenwood 3
  1  UMSL 5
   
  1  UMSL 4  
    8  Central Florida 1  
8  Central Florida 10
9  Colorado State 4  
  1  UMSL 10  
  5  Florida 2  
   
   
  4  Ohio State 1
    5  Florida 4  
5  Florida 5
12  Texas Tech 4  
  1  UMSL 2
  2  Buffalo 1  
   
   
  2  Buffalo 6
    10  Army 2  
7  Michigan 3
10  Army 5  
  2  Buffalo 7
  3  Rhode Island 3  
   
   
  3  Rhode Island 3
    6  Rutgers 2  
6  Rutgers 12
11  Florida International 2  

Record by organization

Organization # of Bids Record Win % Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game Champions
ECRHA 7 18–16–2 .528 3 1 – –
WCRHL 4 7–11–0 .389 1 – – –
GPCIHL 3 16–3–0 .842 2 2 2 1
MCRHL 3 7–5–2 .571 1 1 – –
SCHL 3 2–10–0 .167 – – – –
SECRHL 3 6–9–0 .400 1 – – –
RMCRHA 1 1–3–0 .250 – – – –

Tournament Awards

Individual awards

All-Tournament Teams

First team

Second Team

See also