1980 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1980 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the ninth CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 7 and March 15, 1980. All games were played at Lakeview Arena in Marquette, Michigan, the home venue of the Northern Michigan Wildcats. By winning the tournament, Northern Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's invitation to play in a first round game created to allow entrance into the tournament 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 1980 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
Northern Michigan†* 20 17 3 0 34 113 63 41 34 6 1 239 128
Ohio State 20 14 5 1 29 111 70 38 25 10 3 192 123
Ferris State 20 11 9 0 22 108 94 38 26 11 1 214 156
Bowling Green 20 9 11 0 18 87 90 38 16 20 2 161 174
Western Michigan 20 6 13 1 13 95 119 36 18 16 2 196 182
Lake Superior State 20 2 18 0 4 63 140 34 12 21 1 158 201
Championship: Northern Michigan
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

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Semifinals
March 7–8
Championship
March 13–14
        
1 Northern Michigan 3 11
4 Bowling Green 3 3
1 Northern Michigan 7 8
3 Ferris State 3 6
2 Ohio State 4 4
3 Ferris State 4 8

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

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(1) Northern Michigan vs. (4) Bowling Green

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March 7 Northern Michigan 11 – 3 Bowling Green Lakeview Arena
March 8 Northern Michigan 3 – 3 Bowling Green Lakeview Arena
Northern Michigan won series 14-6


(2) Ohio State vs. (3) Ferris State

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March 7 Ohio State 4 – 4 Ferris State Lakeview Arena
March 8 Ohio State 4 – 8 Ferris State Lakeview Arena
Ferris State won series 12-8


Championship

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(1) Northern Michigan vs. (3) Ferris State

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March 14 Northern Michigan 7 – 3 Ferris State Lakeview Arena
March 15 Northern Michigan 8 – 6 Ferris State Lakeview Arena
Northern Michigan won series 15-9


Tournament awards

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  • None

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References

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  1. ^ "Northern Michigan Men's Team History". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Rick Comley 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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