The 1989 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 18th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament . It was played between March 3 and March 11, 1989. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan . By winning the tournament, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association 's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
Format [ ] The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finished below eighth place in the standings was not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
Conference Standings[4] [ ] Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
1988–89 CCHA standings
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Michigan State †*32
25
6
1
51 188
95
47
37
9
1
277
150
Lake Superior State 32
19
7
6
44 128
90
46
29
11
6
186
129
Illinois-Chicago 32
18
10
4
40 132
120
42
23
14
5
178
154
Michigan 32
17
11
4
38 137
118
41
22
15
4
177
154
Bowling Green 32
15
14
3
33 131
125
47
26
18
3
202
171
Western Michigan 32
9
17
6
24 121
145
43
14
23
6
182
200
Ferris State 32
9
18
5
23 99
144
40
12
22
6
126
171
Ohio State 32
7
20
5
19 106
160
40
9
26
5
141
215
Miami 32
8
24
0
16 125
170
38
11
27
0
158
198
Championship : Michigan Stateindicates conference regular season champion indicates conference tournament champion
Bracket [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
1
Michigan State
9
11
–
1
Michigan State
3
8
Ohio State
5
4
–
5
Bowling Green
2
2
Lake Superior State
5
3
–
7
Ferris State
0
0
–
1
Michigan State
4
2
Lake Superior State
1
3
Illinois–Chicago
8
4
6
6
Western Michigan
4
6
2
Consolation Game
4
Michigan
4
4
2
2
Lake Superior State
6
5
Bowling Green
6
1
3 ***
3
Illinois–Chicago
3
3
Illinois–Chicago
3
5
Bowling Green
5
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First Round [ ] (1) Michigan State vs. (8) Ohio State [ ]
Michigan State won series 2–0
(2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Ferris State [ ]
Lake Superior State won series 2–0
(3) Illinois–Chicago vs. (6) Western Michigan [ ]
Illinois–Chicago won series 2–1
(4) Michigan vs. (5) Bowling Green [ ]
Bowling Green won series 2–1
Semifinals [ ] (1) Michigan State vs. (5) Bowling Green [ ]
(2) Lake Superior State vs. (3) Illinois–Chicago [ ]
Consolation Game [ ] (3) Illinois–Chicago vs. (5) Bowling Green [ ]
Championship [ ] (1) Michigan State vs. (2) Lake Superior State [ ]
Tournament awards [ ] * Most Valuable Player(s) [5]
References [ ] External links [ ]
