1981 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament
The 1981 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the tenth CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 6 and March 14, 1981. 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 automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, the first automatic bid for the conference.
| 1981 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 6–14, 1981 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Finals site | Lakeview Arena Marquette, Michigan |
| Champions | Northern Michigan[1] (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Rick Comley[2] (2nd title) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
Format edit
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 receives an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference standings edit
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†* | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 115 | 81 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 201 | 158 | |
| Ohio State | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 107 | 82 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 189 | 149 | |
| Ferris State | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 101 | 92 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 166 | 144 | |
| Bowling Green | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 98 | 99 | 39 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 153 | 188 | |
| Western Michigan | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 99 | 107 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 178 | 165 | |
| Lake Superior State | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 101 | 134 | 36 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 183 | 202 | |
| Miami^ | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 68 | 35 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 174 | 142 | |
| Championship: Northern Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Only Miami's road games were counted for conference standings | ||||||||||||||
Bracket edit
| Semifinals March 6–7 | Championship March 13–14 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Michigan | 3 | 10 | ||||||||
| 4 | Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Northern Michigan | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ferris State | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Semifinals edit
(1) Northern Michigan vs. (4) Bowling Green edit
| March 6 | Northern Michigan | 3 – 3 | Bowling Green | Lakeview Arena | ||||
| March 7 | Northern Michigan | 10 – 2 | Bowling Green | Lakeview Arena | ||||
| Northern Michigan won series 13-5 | |
(2) Ohio State vs. (3) Ferris State edit
| March 6 | Ohio State | 5 – 3 | Ferris State | Lakeview Arena | ||||
| March 7 | Ohio State | 3 – 3 | Ferris State | Lakeview Arena | ||||
| Ohio State won series 8-6 | |
Championship edit
(1) Northern Michigan vs. (2) Ohio State edit
| March 13 | Northern Michigan | 2 – 2 | Ohio State | Lakeview Arena | ||||
| March 14 | Northern Michigan | 4 – 2 | Ohio State | Lakeview Arena | ||||
| Northern Michigan won series 6-4 | |
Tournament awards edit
MVP edit
- None
References edit
- ^ "Northern Michigan Men's Team History". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "Rick Comley Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.