1991 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1991 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 20th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 1 and March 9, 1991. 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, Lake Superior State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1991 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 1991 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
Lake Superior State†* 32 26 2 4 56 181 77 45 36 5 4 252 122
Michigan 32 24 5 3 51 178 107 47 34 10 3 248 162
Ferris State 32 15 12 5 35 122 111 42 23 14 5 174 144
Western Michigan 32 16 14 2 34 121 115 42 22 17 3 161 161
Michigan State 32 14 13 5 33 130 101 40 17 18 5 155 130
Bowling Green 32 13 17 2 28 123 144 40 15 23 2 149 190
Ohio State 32 9 19 4 22 99 158 40 11 25 4 135 209
Illinois-Chicago 32 9 21 2 20 112 150 38 13 23 2 143 165
Miami 32 3 26 3 9 78 181 37 5 29 3 97 219
Championship: Lake Superior 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 1–3		 Semifinals
March 7		 Championship
March 9
                               
  1 Lake Superior State 5 3 – 1 Lake Superior State 11  
8 Illinois–Chicago 3 1 – 4 Western Michigan 4  
  2 Michigan 5 9 –
7 Ohio State 4 4 –     1 Lake Superior State 6*
  2 Michigan 5
  3 Ferris State 5 3* –
6 Bowling Green 3 2 –
Consolation Game
  4 Western Michigan 4 4 – 2 Michigan 4
5 Michigan State 3 2 – 3 Ferris State 2   3 Ferris State 1
4 Western Michigan 2*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First Round

(1) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Illinois–Chicago

Lake Superior State won series 2–0

(2) Michigan vs. (7) Ohio State

Michigan won series 2–0

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

Ferris State won series 2–0

(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Michigan State

Western Michigan won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Lake Superior State vs. (4) Western Michigan

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Ferris State

Consolation Game

(3) Ferris State vs. (4) Western Michigan

Championship

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

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team[4]

MVP[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Lake Superior Men's Team History". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Jeff Jackson Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  3. ↑ "CCHA Tournament MVP". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  4. 1 2 "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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