1987-88 CCHA season

This is the 1987-88 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season. This was the league's seventeenth season.

Membership changes
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Standings
Team                    GP  W  L T  P  GF  GA  Lake Superior Lakers     32 22  4 6 50 163  97 Bowling Green Falcons   32 19 11 2 40 190 144 Michigan State Spartans 32 18 11 3 39 151 123 Western Michigan Broncos 32 17 12 3 37 152 136 Michigan Wolverines     32 17 15 0 34 140 131 UIC Flames              32 14 17 1 29 137 138 Ferris State Bulldogs   32 11 17 4 26 118 165 Ohio State Buckeyes     32  7 21 4 18 116 178 Miami Redskins          32  7 24 1 15 113 168

Quarterfinals (best of three)

 * Lake Superior defeated Ohio State two games to none, 6-2, 4-1
 * Bowling Green defeated Ferris State two games to none, 5-4 (4ot), 6-3
 * Michigan State defeated Illinois-Chicago two games to none, 9-4, 6-3
 * Western Michigan defeated Michigan two games to one, 4-5, 4-3, 10-0

Semifinals

 * Lake Superior defeated Western Michigan 5 to 4 in overtime
 * Bowling Green defeated Michigan State 6 to 4

Championship

 * Bowling Green defeated Lake Superior 5 to 3

Consolation

 * Michigan State defeated Michigan State 9 to 6

NCAA Tournament
Bowling Green Lake Superior Michigan State
 * defeated Vermont 10 goals to 1 (5-1, 5-1) in a first round two game total goal series
 * lost to Maine 9 goals to 4 (5-1, 4-3) in a quarterfinal two game total goal
 * defeated Merrimack 8 goals to 4 (3-4, 5-0) in a quarterfinal two game total goal series
 * defeated Maine 6 to 3 in the semifinals 
 * defeated St. Lawrence 4 to 3 in overtime in the National Championship game 
 * defeated Harvard 11 goals to 8 (6-5, 5-3) in a first round two game total goal series
 * lost to Minnesota 8 goals to 5 (4-2, 4-3) in a quarterfinals two game total goal series