1977 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1977 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the sixth CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1977. All games were played at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, the home venue of the St. Louis Billikens. By winning the tournament, Bowling Green received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's first invitation to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament, a first round game created to allow entrance for the CCHA.

Format

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The tournament featured two rounds of play. Only the top four teams in the conference standings were eligible for postseason play. Each of the two rounds were structured so that the two teams facing one another would play two games and the winner would be decided by the goal differential totals of the combined scores. In the semifinal the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched as opponents. The victorious teams would then compete in the finals for the conference championship. The tournament champion was invited to play in a first round game in the 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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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
Saint Louis 16 13 2 1 27 89 52 39 27 11 1 197 128
Bowling Green* 16 10 6 0 20 94 52 39 28 11 0 209 113
Ohio State 16 8 7 1 17 64 74 38 17 20 1 160 178
Western Michigan 16 5 11 0 10 52 79 37 17 19 1 179 180
Lake Superior State 16 3 13 0 6 56 98 33 10 23 0 139 197
Championship: Bowling Green
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

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Semifinals
March 4–5
Championship
March 11–12
        
1 Saint Louis 3 11
4 Western Michigan 2 4
1 Saint Louis 0 4
2 Bowling Green 4 1
2 Bowling Green 5 4
3 Ohio State 2 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

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(1) Saint Louis vs. (4) Western Michigan

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March 4 Saint Louis 3 – 2 Western Michigan St. Louis Arena
March 5 Saint Louis 11 – 4 Western Michigan St. Louis Arena
Saint Louis won series 14-6


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

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March 4 Bowling Green 5 – 2 Ohio State St. Louis Arena
March 5 Bowling Green 4 – 1 Ohio State St. Louis Arena
Bowling Green won series 9-3


Championship

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(1) Saint Louis vs. (2) Bowling Green

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March 11 Saint Louis 0 – 4 Bowling Green St. Louis Arena
March 12 Saint Louis 4 – 1 Bowling Green St. Louis Arena
Bowling Green won series 5-4


Tournament awards

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  • None

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References

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  1. ^ "Bowling Green Men's Team History". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ron Mason Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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