1978 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1978 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 7th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 3 and March 11, 1978. All games were played at BGSU Ice Arena in Bowling Green, Ohio, the home venue of the Bowling Green Falcons. By winning the tournament, Bowling Green received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's invitation to play in a first round game created to allow entrance into the tournament for the CCHA.

Format

The tournament featured two rounds of play. Only the top four teams in the conference standings were eligible for postseason play. Each of the two rounds were structured so that the two teams facing one another would play two games and the winner would be decided by the goal differential totals of the combined scores. In the semifinal the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched as opponents. The victorious teams would then compete in the finals for the conference championship. The tournament champion was invited to play in a first round game in the 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference Standings[3]

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†* 18 15 3 0 30 96 42 39 31 8 0 196 108
Saint Louis 20 10 10 0 20 73 71 40 21 17 2 134 99
Northern Michigan 20 8 10 2 18 77 84 34 19 12 3 150 129
Ohio State 20 9 11 0 18 73 89 35 16 18 1 144 154
Lake Superior State 18 7 10 1 15 73 101 32 18 13 1 144 148
Western Michigan 20 7 12 1 15 83 88 33 15 17 1 175 140
Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Bracket

  Semifinals
March 3–4		 Championship
March 10–11
                     
  1  Bowling Green 3 4  
  4  Ohio State 1 2    
      1  Bowling Green 3 10
      2  St. Louis 1 2
  2  St. Louis 6 4    
  3  Northern Michigan 2 4  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(1) Bowling Green vs. (4) Ohio State

Bowling Green won series 7-3

(2) St. Louis vs. (3) Northern Michigan

St. Louis won series 10-6

Championship

(1) Bowling Green vs. (2) St. Louis

Bowling Green won series 13-3

Tournament awards

MVP[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Bowling Green Men's Team History". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Ron Mason Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  3. ↑ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  4. ↑ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

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