1996 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1996 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 25th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 8 and March 16, 1996. Opening round games were played at campus sites, while all 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The three teams that finish 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 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 1996 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† 30 22 6 2 46 136 89 40 30 8 2 184 109
Michigan†* 30 22 6 2 46 178 71 42 33 7 2 239 93
Michigan State 30 22 7 1 45 115 86 42 28 13 1 154 129
Western Michigan 30 21 6 3 45 125 71 41 27 11 3 172 111
Bowling Green 30 18 11 1 37 126 106 41 26 14 1 172 138
Ferris State 30 10 17 3 23 101 120 38 13 22 3 126 196
Miami 30 9 17 4 22 99 142 36 10 22 4 119 168
Ohio State 30 8 17 5 21 82 105 34 10 19 5 94 118
Alaska-Fairbanks 30 8 22 0 16 101 142 34 10 23 1 114 152
Notre Dame 30 6 20 4 16 87 136 36 9 23 4 110 159
Illinois-Chicago 30 6 23 1 13 73 155 36 9 24 3 97 177
Championship: Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 8–10		 Semifinals
March 14		 Championship
March 16
                               
  1 Lake Superior State 4* 8 – 1 Lake Superior State 7  
8 Ohio State 3 2 – 5 Bowling Green 0  
  2 Michigan 5 3 –
7 Miami 1 0 –     1 Lake Superior State 3
  2 Michigan 4
  3 Michigan State 3* 3 3
6 Ferris State 2 5 1
  4 Western Michigan 1 1 – 2 Michigan 6
5 Bowling Green 8 3 – 3 Michigan State 2  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Ohio State

Lake Superior State won series 2–0

(2) Michigan vs. (7) Miami

Michigan won series 2–0


(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Ferris State

Michigan State won series 2–1

(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Bowling Green

Bowling Green won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Bowling Green

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Michigan State

Championship

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

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team[4]

* Most Valuable Player(s)[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Michigan Men's Team History". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Red Berenson 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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