1988-89 CCHA season

This is the 1988-89 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season. This was the league's eighteenth season.

Membership changes
none

Standings
Team                    GP  W  L T  P  GF  GA  Michigan State Spartans  32 25  6 1 51 188  95 Lake Superior Lakers    32 19  7 6 44 128  90 UIC Flames              32 18 10 4 40 132 120 Michigan Wolverines     32 17 11 4 38 137 118 Bowling Green Falcons   32 15 14 3 33 131 125 Western Michigan Broncos 32 9 17 6 24 121 145 Ferris State Bulldogs   32  9 18 5 23  99 144 Ohio State Buckeyes     32  7 20 5 19 106 160 Miami Redskins          32  8 24 0 16 125 170

Quarterfinals (best of three)

 * Michigan State defeated Ohio State two games to none, 9-5, 11-4
 * Lake Superior defeated Ferris State two games to none, 5-0, 3-0
 * Illinois-Chicago defeated Western Michigan two games to one, 8-4, 4-6, 6-2
 * Bowling Green defeated Michigan two games to one,  4-6, 4-1, 3-2 (3ot)

Semifinals

 * Michigan State defeated Bowling Green 3 to 2
 * Lake Superior defeated Illinois-Chicago 6 to 3

Final

 * Michigan State defeated Lake Superior 4 to 1

Consolation

 * Bowling Green defeated Illinois-Chicago 5 to 3

NCAA Tournament
Bowling Green Lake Superior Michigan State
 * lost to Boston College two games to none (8-5, 4-2) in the first round
 * defeated  St. Cloud State two games to none (6-3, 4-2) in the first round
 * lost to Harvard two games to none (4-2, 5-2) in the quarterfinals
 * defeated Boston College two games to one (3-6, 7-2, 5-4 (ot)) in the quarterfinals
 * lost to Harvard 6 to 3 in the semi finals
 * defeated Maine 7 to 4 in the third place game