The 1996 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 25th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament . It was played between March 8 and March 16, 1996. Opening round games were played at campus sites, while all 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan . By winning the tournament, Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association 's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
Format [ ] The tournament featured three rounds of play. The three teams that finish below eighth place in the standings were 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 1996 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
Lake Superior State †30
22
6
2
46 136
89
40
30
8
2
184
109
Michigan †*30
22
6
2
46 178
71
42
33
7
2
239
93
Michigan State 30
22
7
1
45 115
86
42
28
13
1
154
129
Western Michigan 30
21
6
3
45 125
71
41
27
11
3
172
111
Bowling Green 30
18
11
1
37 126
106
41
26
14
1
172
138
Ferris State 30
10
17
3
23 101
120
38
13
22
3
126
196
Miami 30
9
17
4
22 99
142
36
10
22
4
119
168
Ohio State 30
8
17
5
21 82
105
34
10
19
5
94
118
Alaska-Fairbanks 30
8
22
0
16 101
142
34
10
23
1
114
152
Notre Dame 30
6
20
4
16 87
136
36
9
23
4
110
159
Illinois-Chicago 30
6
23
1
13 73
155
36
9
24
3
97
177
Championship : Michiganindicates conference regular season champion indicates conference tournament champion
Bracket [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
1
Lake Superior State
4 *
8
–
1
Lake Superior State
7
8
Ohio State
3
2
–
5
Bowling Green
0
2
Michigan
5
3
–
7
Miami
1
0
–
1
Lake Superior State
3
2
Michigan
4
3
Michigan State
4 *
1
3
6
Ferris State
2
5
1
4
Western Michigan
1
1
–
2
Michigan
6
5
Bowling Green
8
3
–
3
Michigan State
2
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals [ ] (1) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Ohio State [ ]
Lake Superior State won series 2–0
(2) Michigan vs. (7) Miami [ ]
(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Ferris State [ ]
Michigan State won series 2–1
(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Bowling Green [ ]
Bowling Green won series 2–0
Semifinals [ ] (1) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Bowling Green [ ]
(2) Michigan vs. (3) Michigan State [ ]
Championship [ ] (1) Lake Superior State vs. (2) Michigan [ ]
Tournament awards [ ] F Bobby Hayes (Michigan)
F Gerald Tallaire (Lake Superior State)
F John Madden * (Michigan)
D Keith Aldridge (Lake Superior State)
D Harold Schock (Michigan)
G John Grahame (Lake Superior State) * Most Valuable Player(s) [5]
References [ ] External links [ ]
