2004-05 CCHA season

This is the 2004-05 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season. This was the league's thirty-fourth season.

Membership changes

 * none

Standings
Team                      GP  W  L T  P  GF  GA Michigan Wolverines        28 23  3 2 48 128  70 Ohio State Buckeyes       28 21  5 2 44 100  62 Northern Michigan Wildcats 28 17 7 4 38  82  57 Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks  28 13 11 4 30 101  84 Bowling Green Falcons     28 13 12 3 29  92  87 Michigan State Spartans   28 12 13 3 27  87  74 Miami RedHawks            28 11 13 4 26  80  76 Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks  28 11 14 3 25  74  99 Lake Superior Lakers      28  8 14 6 22  64  84 Western Michigan Broncos  28  8 18 2 18  78 112 Ferris State Bulldogs     28  7 17 4 18  73  97 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28  3 20 5 11  48 105

First Round (best of three)

 * Michigan defeated Notre Dame two games to none (10-1, 1-0 (ot))
 * Ohio State defeated Ferris State two games to one (4-2, 0-1 (ot), 5-4 (ot)
 * Michigan State defeated Western Michigan two games to one (1-2, 4-2, 4-1)
 * Nebraska-Omaha defeated Lake Superior two games to none (4-3, 4-3 (ot))
 * Alaska-Fairbanks defeated Bowling Green two games to none (6-3, 6-3)
 * Michigan State defeated Miami two games to none (2-1, 5-4 (ot))

Quarterfinals

 * Alaska-Fairbanks defeated Northern Michigan 6 to 3
 * Michigan State defeated Nebraska-Omaha 5 to 0

Semifinals

 * Michigan defeated Alaska-Fairbanks 3 to 1
 * Ohio State defeated Michigan State 4 to 1

Final

 * Michigan defeated Ohio State 4 to 2

Third Place

 * Alaska-Fairbanks defeated Michigan State 3 to 2

NCAA Tournament
Michigan Ohio State
 * defeated Wisconsin 4 to 1 in the Midwest Regional Semifinals
 * lost to Colorado College 4 to 3 in Midwest Regional Final
 * lost to Cornell 3 to 2 in the West Regional Semifinals