1995-96 CCHA season

This is the 1995-96 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season. This was the league's twenty-fifth season.

Membership changes

 * The Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks become full members of the league after being an affilate member since 1992.

Standings
Team                     GP  W  L T  P  GF  GA  Lake Superior Lakers      30 22  6 2 46 136  89 Michigan Wolverines      30 22  6 2 46 178  71 Michigan State Spartans  30 22  7 1 45 115  86 Western Michigan Broncos 30 21  6 3 45 125  71 Bowling Green Falcons    30 18 11 1 37 126 106 Ferris State Bulldogs    30 10 17 3 23 101 120 Miami Redskins           30  9 17 4 22  99 142 Ohio State Buckeyes      30  8 17 5 21  82 105 Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks 30  8 22 0 16 104 142 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 30 6 20 4 16  87 136 UIC Flames               30  6 23 1 13  73 155

First Round (best of three)

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

Semifinals

 * Lake Superior defeated Bowling Green 7 to 0
 * Michigan defeated Michigan State 6 to 2

Final

 * Michigan defeated Lake Superior State 4 to 3

NCAA Tournament
Lake Superior Michigan Michigan State Western Michigan
 * defeated Cornell 5 to 4 in the first round
 * lost to Vermont 2 to 1 in the quarterfinals
 * defeated Minnesota 4 to 3 in the quarterfinals
 * defeated Boston University 4 to 0 in the semifinals
 * defeated Colorado College 3 to 2 in overtime to win the National Championship
 * lost to UMass-Lowell 6 to 2 in the first round
 * lost to Clarkson 6 to 1 in the first round