1983 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1983 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 12th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1983. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The four teams that finished below eighth place in the standings were not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a two-game series where the team that scored the higher number of goals after the games was declared the victor and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference Standings[4]

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bowling Green† 32 24 5 3 51 200 115 40 28 8 4 238 143
Michigan State* 32 23 9 0 46 132 83 42 30 11 1 187 115
Ohio State 32 21 7 4 46 159 107 40 26 9 5 204 140
Michigan Tech 32 20 12 0 40 162 124 40 22 17 1 189 157
Northern Michigan 32 16 13 3 35 125 113 40 18 18 4 147 153
Miami 32 15 16 1 31 136 142 36 18 17 1 165 156
Ferris State 32 12 16 4 28 139 145 38 16 18 4 141 161
Notre Dame 32 13 17 2 28 141 170 36 13 21 2 155 206
Michigan 32 11 21 0 22 124 161 36 14 22 0 157 175
Western Michigan 32 10 20 2 22 105 135 36 11 23 2 117 156
Lake Superior State 32 10 21 1 21 110 140 36 12 23 1 131 157
Illinois-Chicago 32 6 24 2 14 82 160 36 6 28 2 95 185
Championship: Michigan State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 4–6		 Semifinals
March 10		 Championship
March 12
                               
  1  Bowling Green 8 7 – 1  Bowling Green 3  
8  Notre Dame 3 2 – 5  Northern Michigan 0  
  2  Michigan State 2 5 –
7  Ferris State 4 1 –     1  Bowling Green 3
  2  Michigan State 4*
  3  Ohio State 6 4 –
6  Miami 2 6 –
Consolation Game
  4  Michigan Tech 2 3 – 2  Michigan State 8
5  Northern Michigan 3 4 – 3  Ohio State 3   3  Ohio State 8
5  Northern Michigan 6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)


First Round

(1) Bowling Green vs. (8) Notre Dame

Bowling Green won series 15–5

(2) Michigan State vs. (7) Ferris State

Michigan State won series 7–5

(3) Ohio State vs. (6) Miami

Ohio State won series 10–8

(4) Michigan Tech vs. (5) Northern Michigan

Northern Michigan won series 6–5

Semifinals

(1) Bowling Green vs. (5) Northern Michigan

(2) Michigan State vs. (3) Ohio State

Consolation Game

(3) Ohio State vs. (5) Northern Michigan

Championship

(1) Bowling Green vs. (2) Michigan State

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team[4]

* Most Valuable Player(s)[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Michigan State Men's Team History". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Ron Mason Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  3. ↑ "CCHA Tournament MVP". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  5. ↑ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

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