1990 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1990 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 19th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 10, 1990. 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 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finished below eighth place in the standings was 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 best-of-three series, with the winners advancing 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 1990 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
Michigan State†* 32 26 3 3 55 190 93 45 35 7 3 251 138
Lake Superior State 32 24 6 2 50 169 91 46 33 10 3 246 138
Bowling Green 32 20 10 2 42 153 142 44 25 17 2 211 195
Michigan 32 16 11 5 37 148 125 42 24 12 6 199 151
Western Michigan 32 12 18 2 26 145 162 40 14 24 2 184 207
Ohio State 32 11 17 4 26 138 164 40 11 24 5 160 204
Miami 32 8 21 3 19 138 175 40 12 24 4 173 209
Ferris State 32 6 20 6 18 106 162 40 11 23 6 145 197
Illinois-Chicago 32 7 24 1 15 104 177 38 10 27 1 131 205
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 2–4		 Semifinals
March 8		 Championship
March 10
                               
  1  Michigan State 6 13 – 1  Michigan State 4*  
8  Ferris State 3 1 – 4  Michigan 3  
  2  Lake Superior State 5 7 –
7  Miami 3 4 –     1  Michigan State 4
  2  Lake Superior State 3
  3  Bowling Green 7 6 –
6  Ohio State 1 5 –
Consolation Game
  4  Michigan 5 8 – 2  Lake Superior State 4
5  Western Michigan 3 2 – 3  Bowling Green 2   3  Bowling Green 4
4  Michigan 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)


First Round

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

Michigan State won series 2–0

(2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Miami

Lake Superior State won series 2–0

(3) Bowling Green vs. (6) Ohio State

Bowling Green won series 2–0

(4) Michigan vs. (5) Western Michigan

Michigan won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Michigan State vs. (4) Michigan

(2) Lake Superior State vs. (3) Bowling Green

Consolation Game

(3) Bowling Green vs. (4) Michigan

Championship

(1) Michigan State vs. (2) Lake Superior 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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