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
Conference Tournament[]
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
- lost to Boston College two games to none (8-5, 4-2) in the first round
Lake Superior
- 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
Michigan State
- 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