The 1990 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 19th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament . It was played between March 2 and March 10, 1990. 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 1990 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 1990 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
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Michigan State †*32
26
3
3
55 190
93
45
35
7
3
251
138
Lake Superior State 32
24
6
2
50 169
91
46
33
10
3
246
138
Bowling Green 32
20
10
2
42 153
142
44
25
17
2
211
195
Michigan 32
16
11
5
37 148
125
42
24
12
6
199
151
Western Michigan 32
12
18
2
26 145
162
40
14
24
2
184
207
Ohio State 32
11
17
4
26 138
164
40
11
24
5
160
204
Miami 32
8
21
3
19 138
175
40
12
24
4
173
209
Ferris State 32
6
20
6
18 106
162
40
11
23
6
145
197
Illinois-Chicago 32
7
24
1
15 104
177
38
10
27
1
131
205
Championship : Michigan Stateindicates conference regular season champion indicates conference tournament champion
Bracket [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
1
Michigan State
6
13
–
1
Michigan State
4 *
8
Ferris State
3
1
–
4
Michigan
3
2
Lake Superior State
5
7
–
7
Miami
3
4
–
1
Michigan State
4
2
Lake Superior State
3
3
Bowling Green
7
6
–
6
Ohio State
1
5
–
Consolation Game
4
Michigan
5
8
–
2
Lake Superior State
4
5
Western Michigan
3
2
–
3
Bowling Green
2
3
Bowling Green
4
4
Michigan
5
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First Round [ ] (1) Michigan State vs. (8) Ferris State [ ]
Michigan State won series 2–0
(2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Miami [ ]
Lake Superior State won series 2–0
(3) Bowling Green vs. (6) Ohio State [ ]
Bowling Green won series 2–0
(4) Michigan vs. (5) Western Michigan [ ]
Semifinals [ ] (1) Michigan State vs. (4) Michigan [ ]
(2) Lake Superior State vs. (3) Bowling Green [ ]
Consolation Game [ ] (3) Bowling Green vs. (4) Michigan [ ]
Championship [ ] (1) Michigan State vs. (2) Lake Superior State [ ]
Tournament awards [ ] * Most Valuable Player(s) [5]
References [ ] External links [ ]
