1995 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1995 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 24th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 9 and March 18, 1995. Opening round play-in and quarterfinal games were played at campus sites, while the Finals play-in and 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Lake Superior State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The teams that finished tenth and eleventh in the standings played a single play-in game to determine the final qualifier for the playoffs. In the quarterfinals, the first and tenth seeds, the second and ninth seeds, the third seed and eighth seeds, the fourth seed and seventh seeds and the fifth seed and sixth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. The lowest two remaining seeds played a play-in game to determine the last qualifier for the 'final four'. 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 1995 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
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Overall |
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PTS |
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GA |
GP |
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GF |
GA |
Michigan† | 27 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 151 | 74 | | 39 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 218 | 109 |
Bowling Green | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 135 | 101 | | 38 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 199 | 137 |
Michigan State | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 123 | 79 | | 40 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 183 | 124 |
Lake Superior State* | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 114 | 78 | | 41 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 176 | 125 |
Miami | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 88 | 87 | | 39 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 129 | 132 |
Ferris State | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 82 | 111 | | 36 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 113 | 157 |
Western Michigan | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 87 | 102 | | 40 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 141 | 144 |
Illinois-Chicago | 27 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 99 | 132 | | 37 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 146 | 177 |
Notre Dame | 27 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 77 | 126 | | 37 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 121 | 168 |
Ohio State | 27 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 76 | 142 | | 38 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 112 | 195 |
Alaska-Fairbanks^ | | | | | | | | | 33 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 107 | 141 |
Championship: Lake Superior State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Alaska-Fairbanks is an affiliate member and its games do not count towards the conference standings Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |
Bracket
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Play-in March 9 |
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Quarterfinals March 10–12 |
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Finals Play-in March 15 |
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Semifinals March 16 |
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Championship March 18 |
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Michigan |
7 |
4 |
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Michigan |
4 |
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10 |
Ohio State |
7 |
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10 |
Ohio State |
2 |
0 |
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4 |
Lake Superior State |
5 |
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4 |
Lake Superior State |
5* |
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11 |
Alaska–Fairbanks |
2 |
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5 |
Miami |
2 |
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Bowling Green |
7 |
5 |
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9 |
Notre Dame |
2 |
4 |
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3 |
Michigan State |
6 |
4 |
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4 |
Lake Superior State |
5 |
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8 |
Illinois–Chicago |
4 |
2 |
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3 |
Michigan State |
3 |
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4 |
Lake Superior State |
7 |
5 |
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7 |
Western Michigan |
2 |
0 |
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5 |
Miami |
10 |
4 |
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2 |
Bowling Green |
3 |
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6 |
Ferris State |
2 |
2 |
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3 |
Michigan State |
4* |
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Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Play-in
(10) Ohio State vs. (11) Alaska–Fairbanks
Quarterfinals
(1) Michigan vs. (10) Ohio State
(2) Bowling Green vs. (9) Notre Dame
Bowling Green won series 2–0 |
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(3) Michigan State vs. (8) Illinois–Chicago
Michigan State won series 2–0 |
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(4) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Western Michigan
Lake Superior State won series 2–0 |
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(5) Miami vs. (6) Ferris State
Finals Play-in
(4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Miami
Semifinals
(1) Michigan vs. (4) Lake Superior State
(2) Bowling Green vs. (3) Michigan State
Championship
(3) Michigan State vs. (4) Lake Superior State
Tournament awards
- F Jason Trzcinski (Lake Superior State)
- F Bates Battaglia (Lake Superior State)
- F Wayne Strachan* (Lake Superior State)
- D Chris Slater (Michigan State)
- D Keith Aldridge (Lake Superior State)
- G Mike Buzak (Michigan State)
* Most Valuable Player(s)[5]
References
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