1996 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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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.

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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 champions received an automatic bid to the 1996 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

1995–96 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Lake Superior State†3022624613689403082184109
Michigan†*302262461787143347223993
Michigan State 30227145115864228131154129
Western Michigan 30216345125714127113172111
Bowling Green 3018111371261064126141172138
Ferris State 3010173231011203813223126196
Miami 30917422991423610224119168
Ohio State 3081752182105341019594118
Alaska-Fairbanks 308220161011423410231114152
Notre Dame 3062041687136369234110159
Illinois-Chicago 306231137315536924397177
Championship: Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll

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Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 8–10 		Semifinals
March 14 		Championship
March 16
           
1 Lake Superior State4* 8–
8 Ohio State 3 2 –
1 Lake Superior State7
5 Bowling Green 0
2 Michigan53–
7 Miami 1 0 –
1 Lake Superior State 3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Michigan4
3 Michigan State3* 3 3
6 Ferris State 2 51
2 Michigan6
3 Michigan State 2
4 Western Michigan 1 1 –
5 Bowling Green83–

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Ohio State

Lake Superior State4 – 3OTOhio State Taffy Abel Arena
Lake Superior State8 – 2Ohio State Taffy Abel Arena
Lake Superior State won series 2–0

(2) Michigan vs. (7) Miami

Michigan5 – 1Miami Yost Ice Arena
Michigan3 – 0Miami Yost Ice Arena
Michigan won series 2–0

(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Ferris State

Michigan State3 – 2OTFerris State Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State1 – 5Ferris State Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State3 – 1Ferris State Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State won series 2–1

(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Bowling Green

Western Michigan1 – 8Bowling Green Lawson Arena
Western Michigan1 – 3Bowling Green Lawson Arena
Bowling Green won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Bowling Green

March 14Lake Superior State7 – 0Bowling Green Joe Louis Arena

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Michigan State

March 14Michigan6 – 2Michigan State Joe Louis Arena

Championship

(1) Lake Superior State vs. (2) Michigan

March 16Lake Superior State3 – 4Michigan Joe Louis Arena

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s) [5]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Red Berenson Year-by-Year Coaching Record" . Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "CCHA Tournament MVP". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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