The 1988 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 17th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1988. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Bowling Green received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
1988 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
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Dates | March 4–12, 1988 |
Teams | 8 |
Finals site | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan |
Champions | Bowling Green[1] (5th title) |
Winning coach | Jerry York[2] (1st title) |
MVP | Paul Connell[3] (Bowling Green) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments |
Format edit
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finished below eighth place in the standings was 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 champion receives an automatic bid to the 1988 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 | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Lake Superior State† | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 163 | 97 | 46 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 233 | 139 | |
Bowling Green* | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 190 | 144 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 258 | 188 | |
Michigan State | 32 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 39 | 151 | 123 | 46 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 222 | 173 | |
Western Michigan | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 152 | 136 | 42 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 208 | 184 | |
Michigan | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 140 | 131 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 176 | 171 | |
Illinois-Chicago | 32 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 137 | 138 | 39 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 170 | 169 | |
Ferris State | 32 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 118 | 165 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 155 | 198 | |
Ohio State | 32 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 116 | 178 | 40 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 138 | 209 | |
Miami | 32 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 113 | 168 | 38 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 145 | 187 | |
Championship: Bowling Green † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |
Bracket edit
Quarterfinals March 4–6 | Semifinals March 10 | Championship March 12 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Lake Superior State | 6 | 4 | – | ||||||||||||
8 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||
1 | Lake Superior State | 5* | ||||||||||||||
4 | Western Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Bowling Green | 5**** | 6 | – | ||||||||||||
7 | Ferris State | 4 | 3 | – | ||||||||||||
1 | Lake Superior State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Bowling Green | 5 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Michigan State | 9 | 6 | – | ||||||||||||
6 | Illinois–Chicago | 4 | 3 | – | ||||||||||||
2 | Bowling Green | 6 | Consolation Game | |||||||||||||
3 | Michigan State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | Michigan State | 9 | |||||||||
5 | Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Western Michigan | 6 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round edit
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Ohio State edit
Lake Superior State | 6 – 2 | Ohio State | Taffy Abel Arena |
Lake Superior State | 4 – 1 | Ohio State | Taffy Abel Arena |
Lake Superior State won series 2–0 | |
(2) Bowling Green vs. (7) Ferris State edit
Bowling Green | 5 – 4 | 4OT | Ferris State | BGSU Ice Arena |
Bowling Green | 6 – 3 | Ferris State | BGSU Ice Arena |
Bowling Green won series 2–0 | |
(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Illinois–Chicago edit
Michigan State | 9 – 4 | Illinois–Chicago | Munn Ice Arena |
Michigan State | 6 – 3 | Illinois–Chicago | Munn Ice Arena |
Michigan State won series 2–0 | |
(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Michigan edit
Western Michigan | 4 – 5 | Michigan | Lawson Arena |
Western Michigan | 4 – 3 | Michigan | Lawson Arena |
Western Michigan | 10 – 0 | Michigan | Lawson Arena |
Western Michigan won series 2–1 | |
Semifinals edit
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (4) Western Michigan edit
March 10 | Lake Superior State | 5 – 4 | OT | Western Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |
(2) Bowling Green vs. (3) Michigan State edit
March 10 | Bowling Green | 6 – 4 | Michigan State | Joe Louis Arena |
Consolation Game edit
(3) Michigan State vs. (4) Western Michigan edit
March 12 | Michigan State | 9 – 6 | Western Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |
Championship edit
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (2) Bowling Green edit
March 12 | Lake Superior State | 3 – 5 | Bowling Green | Joe Louis Arena |
Tournament awards edit
All-Tournament Team edit
- F Don Barber (Bowling Green)
- F Brett Barnett (Lake Superior State)
- F Bobby Reynolds (Michigan State)
- D Scott Paluch (Bowling Green)
- D Karl Johnston (Lake Superior State)
- G Paul Connell* (Bowling Green)
References edit
- ^ "Bowling Green Men's Team History". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "Jerry York Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "CCHA Tournament MVP". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.