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
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Overall |
GP |
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L |
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PTS |
GF |
GA |
GP |
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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
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Quarterfinals March 1–3 |
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Semifinals March 7 |
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Championship March 9 |
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1 |
Lake Superior State |
5 |
3 |
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1 |
Lake Superior State |
11 |
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8 |
Illinois–Chicago |
3 |
1 |
– |
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4 |
Western Michigan |
4 |
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2 |
Michigan |
5 |
9 |
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7 |
Ohio State |
4 |
4 |
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1 |
Lake Superior State |
6* |
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2 |
Michigan |
5 |
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3 |
Ferris State |
5 |
3* |
– |
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6 |
Bowling Green |
3 |
2 |
– |
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Consolation Game |
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4 |
Western Michigan |
4 |
4 |
– |
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2 |
Michigan |
4 |
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5 |
Michigan State |
3 |
2 |
– |
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3 |
Ferris State |
2 |
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3 |
Ferris State |
1 |
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4 |
Western Michigan |
2* |
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Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First Round
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Illinois–Chicago
Lake Superior State won series 2–0 |
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(2) Michigan vs. (7) Ohio State
(3) Ferris State vs. (6) Bowling Green
Ferris State won series 2–0 |
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(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Michigan State
Western Michigan won series 2–0 |
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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
References
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