1995 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1995 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 24th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 9 and March 18, 1995. Opening round play-in and quarterfinal games were played at campus sites, while the Finals play-in and '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 1995 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The teams that finished tenth and eleventh in the standings played a single play-in game to determine the final qualifier for the playoffs. In the quarterfinals, the first and tenth seeds, the second and ninth seeds, the third seed and eighth seeds, the fourth seed and seventh seeds and the fifth seed and sixth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. The lowest two remaining seeds played a play-in game to determine the last qualifier for the 'final four'. 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 1995 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† 27 22 4 1 45 151 74 39 30 8 1 218 109
Bowling Green 27 18 7 2 38 135 101 38 25 11 2 199 137
Michigan State 27 17 7 3 37 123 79 40 25 12 3 183 124
Lake Superior State* 27 14 9 4 32 114 78 41 23 12 6 176 125
Miami 27 13 8 6 32 88 87 39 18 15 6 129 132
Ferris State 27 9 14 4 22 82 111 36 12 20 4 113 157
Western Michigan 27 9 14 4 22 87 102 40 17 18 5 141 144
Illinois-Chicago 27 8 16 3 19 99 132 37 11 22 4 146 177
Notre Dame 27 7 19 1 15 77 126 37 11 25 1 121 168
Ohio State 27 3 22 2 8 76 142 38 7 29 2 112 195
Alaska-Fairbanks^ 33 11 21 1 107 141
Championship: Lake Superior State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Alaska-Fairbanks is an affiliate member and its games do not count towards the conference standings
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

Bracket

  Play-in
March 9		 Quarterfinals
March 10–12		 Finals Play-in
March 15		 Semifinals
March 16		 Championship
March 18
                                                   
  1  Michigan 7 4 –   1  Michigan 4  
10  Ohio State 7     10  Ohio State 2 0 – 4  Lake Superior State 5     4  Lake Superior State 5*  
11  Alaska–Fairbanks 2     5  Miami 2  
  2  Bowling Green 7 5 –
9  Notre Dame 2 4 –
  3  Michigan State 6 4 –     4  Lake Superior State 5
8  Illinois–Chicago 4 2 –     3  Michigan State 3
  4  Lake Superior State 7 5 –
7  Western Michigan 2 0 –
  5  Miami 10 4 – 2  Bowling Green 3
6  Ferris State 2 2 – 3  Michigan State 4*  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)


Play-in

(10) Ohio State vs. (11) Alaska–Fairbanks

Quarterfinals

(1) Michigan vs. (10) Ohio State

Michigan won series 2–0

(2) Bowling Green vs. (9) Notre Dame

Bowling Green won series 2–0

(3) Michigan State vs. (8) Illinois–Chicago

Michigan State won series 2–0

(4) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Western Michigan

Lake Superior State won series 2–0

(5) Miami vs. (6) Ferris State

Miami won series 2–0

Finals Play-in

(4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Miami

Semifinals

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

(2) Bowling Green vs. (3) Michigan State

Championship

(3) Michigan State vs. (4) Lake Superior State

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team[4]

* Most Valuable Player(s)[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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