1997 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1997 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 26th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 7 and March 15, 1997. 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 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The two 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 1997 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

1996–97 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Michigan†*272133461516443354424298
Miami 27197139112794027121174119
Michigan State 2716743699764023134145118
Lake Superior State 27158434106983819145154142
Bowling Green 2710125251001043817165158142
Western Michigan 27101252594993714185125134
Ohio State 27916220951323912252135190
Alaska-Fairbanks 27818117921263714221135169
Ferris State 27718216831213711233125166
Notre Dame 276201137310635925192131
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 7–9 		Semifinals
March 13 		Championship
March 15
           
1 Michigan811–
8 Alaska–Fairbanks 1 0 –
1 Michigan7
5 Bowling Green 2
2 Miami44–
7 Ohio State 1 2 –
1 Michigan3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Michigan State 1
3 Michigan State43–
6 Western Michigan 1 1 –
2 Miami 3
3 Michigan State4*
4 Lake Superior State 3 4 –
5 Bowling Green58–

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Michigan vs. (8) Alaska–Fairbanks

Michigan State8 – 1Ferris State Yost Ice Arena
Michigan State11 – 0Ferris State Yost Ice Arena
Michigan won series 2–0

(2) Miami vs. (7) Ohio State

Miami4 – 1Ohio State Goggin Ice Arena
Miami4 – 2Ohio State Goggin Ice Arena
Miami won series 2–0

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

Michigan State4 – 1Western Michigan Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State3 – 1Western Michigan Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State won series 2–0

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

Lake Superior State3 – 5Bowling Green Taffy Abel Arena
Lake Superior State4 – 8Bowling Green Taffy Abel Arena
Bowling Green won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Michigan vs. (5) Bowling Green

March 14Michigan7 – 2Bowling Green Joe Louis Arena

(2) Miami vs. (3) Michigan State

March 14Miami3 – 4OTMichigan State Joe Louis Arena

Championship

(1) Michigan vs. (3) Michigan State

March 15Michigan3 – 1Michigan State Joe Louis Arena

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s) [5]

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  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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