| 1987 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 6–14, 1987 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan |
| Champions | Michigan State [1] (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Ron Mason [2] (8th title) |
| MVP | Bobby Reynolds [3] (Michigan State) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 1987 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 16th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 6 and March 14, 1987. 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 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
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 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
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 | ||
| Bowling Green† | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 181 | 121 | 45 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 238 | 160 | |
| Michigan State* | 32 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 163 | 117 | 45 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 231 | 156 | |
| Lake Superior State | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 143 | 130 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 181 | 168 | |
| Illinois-Chicago | 32 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 37 | 148 | 118 | 39 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 176 | 154 | |
| Western Michigan | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 155 | 144 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 219 | 187 | |
| Ohio State | 32 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 132 | 168 | 43 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 188 | 211 | |
| Michigan | 32 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 153 | 174 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 188 | 220 | |
| Ferris State | 32 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 114 | 152 | 43 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 157 | 197 | |
| Miami | 32 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 127 | 192 | 39 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 151 | 232 | |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals March 6–8 | Semifinals March 12 | Championship March 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ferris State | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ohio State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | 8* | 6 | – | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Michigan | 7 | 3 | – | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bowling Green | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | 4* | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lake Superior State | 8 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ohio State | 5 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | 6 | Consolation Game | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Western Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Illinois–Chicago | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Western Michigan | 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | Western Michigan | 3* | 4 | 5 | 6 | Ohio State | 7 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
| Bowling Green | 4 – 6 | Ferris State | BGSU Ice Arena | |||||
| Bowling Green | 5 – 0 | Ferris State | BGSU Ice Arena | |||||
| Bowling Green | 5 – 1 | Ferris State | BGSU Ice Arena | |||||
| Bowling Green won series 2–1 | |
| Michigan State | 8 – 7 | OT | Michigan | Munn Ice Arena | ||||
| Michigan State | 6 – 3 | Michigan | Munn Ice Arena | |||||
| Michigan State won series 2–0 | |
| Lake Superior State | 8 – 5 | Ohio State | Taffy Abel Arena | |||||
| Lake Superior State | 3 – 5 | Ohio State | Taffy Abel Arena | |||||
| Lake Superior State | 8 – 4 | Ohio State | Taffy Abel Arena | |||||
| Ohio State won series 2–1 | |
| Illinois–Chicago | 2 – 3 | OT | Western Michigan | UIC Pavilion | ||||
| Illinois–Chicago | 6 – 4 | Western Michigan | UIC Pavilion | |||||
| Illinois–Chicago | 1 – 5 | Western Michigan | UIC Pavilion | |||||
| Western Michigan won series 2–1 | |
| March 12 | Bowling Green | 5 – 3 | Ohio State | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| March 12 | Michigan State | 6 – 3 | Western Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| March 14 | Western Michigan | 4 – 7 | Ohio State | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
| March 14 | Bowling Green | 3 – 4 | OT | Michigan State | Joe Louis Arena | |||
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