1996 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

1996 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 8–16, 1996
Teams8
Finals siteJoe Louis Arena
Detroit, Michigan
ChampionsMichigan[1] (2nd title)
Winning coachRed Berenson[2] (2nd title)
MVPJohn Madden[3] (Michigan)
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

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 champions received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

1995–96 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
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 43 34 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

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Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 8–10 		Semifinals
March 14 		Championship
March 16
           
1 Lake Superior State 4* 8 –
8 Ohio State 3 2 –
1 Lake Superior State 7
5 Bowling Green 0
2 Michigan 5 3 –
7 Miami 1 0 –
1 Lake Superior State 3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Michigan 4
3 Michigan State 3* 3 3
6 Ferris State 2 5 1
2 Michigan 6
3 Michigan State 2
4 Western Michigan 1 1 –
5 Bowling Green 8 3 –

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

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

Lake Superior State 4 – 3 OT Ohio State Taffy Abel Arena
Lake Superior State 8 – 2 Ohio State Taffy Abel Arena
Lake Superior State won series 2–0


(2) Michigan vs. (7) Miami

Michigan 5 – 1 Miami Yost Ice Arena
Michigan 3 – 0 Miami Yost Ice Arena
Michigan won series 2–0


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

Michigan State 3 – 2 OT Ferris State Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State 1 – 5 Ferris State Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State 3 – 1 Ferris State Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State won series 2–1


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

Western Michigan 1 – 8 Bowling Green Lawson Arena
Western Michigan 1 – 3 Bowling Green Lawson Arena
Bowling Green won series 2–0


Semifinals

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

March 14 Lake Superior State 7 – 0 Bowling Green Joe Louis Arena


(2) Michigan vs. (3) Michigan State

March 14 Michigan 6 – 2 Michigan State Joe Louis Arena


Championship

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

March 16 Lake Superior State 3 – 4 Michigan Joe Louis Arena


Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Michigan Men's Team History". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Red Berenson Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "CCHA Tournament MVP". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.