1978 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1978 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the seventh CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 3 and March 11, 1978. All games were played at BGSU Ice Arena in Bowling Green, Ohio, the home venue of the Bowling Green Falcons. By winning the tournament, Bowling Green received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's invitation to play in a first-round game created to allow entrance into the tournament for the CCHA.

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Format

The tournament featured two rounds of play. Only the top four teams in the conference standings were eligible for postseason play. Each of the two rounds were structured so that the two teams facing one another would play two games and the winner would be decided by the goal differential totals of the combined scores. In the semifinal the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched as opponents. The victorious teams would then compete in the finals for the conference championship. The tournament champion was invited to play in a first-round game in the 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

1977–78 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Bowling Green†*181530309642393180196108
Saint Louis 2010100207371402117213499
Northern Michigan 2081021877843419132150129
Ohio State 2091101873893516181144154
Lake Superior State 18710115731013218131144148
Western Michigan 2071211583883315171175140
Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

Semifinals
March 3–4 		Championship
March 10–11
        
1 Bowling Green34
4 Ohio State 1 2
1 Bowling Green310
2 Saint Louis 1 2
2 Saint Louis64
3 Northern Michigan 2 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(1) Bowling Green vs. (4) Ohio State

March 3Bowling Green3 – 1Ohio State BGSU Ice Arena
March 4Bowling Green4 – 2Ohio State BGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green won series 7-3

(2) Saint Louis vs. (3) Northern Michigan

March 3Saint Louis6 – 2Northern Michigan BGSU Ice Arena
March 4Saint Louis4 – 4Northern Michigan BGSU Ice Arena
Saint Louis won series 10-6

Championship

(1) Bowling Green vs. (2) Saint Louis

March 10Bowling Green3 – 1Saint Louis BGSU Ice Arena
March 11Bowling Green10 – 2Saint Louis BGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green won series 13-3

Tournament awards

MVP

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References

  1. ↑ "Bowling Green Men's Team History" . Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ron Mason Year-by-Year Coaching Record" . Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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