This is the 1987-88 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season. This was the league's seventeenth season.
Membership changes[]
none
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
Conference Tournament[]
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
- 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
Lake Superior
- 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
Michigan State
- 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