1993 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1993 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 22nd CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 12 and March 21, 1993. First-round games were played at campus sites, while second-round 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 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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The tournament featured four rounds of play. The teams that finished in the top six in conference standings were allowed to choose their opponents in descending order for the first round. Alaska–Fairbanks was an affiliate member and allowed to compete in the conference tournament as the lowest seed. The first seed chose to play the eleventh seed, the second seed chose to play the tenth seed, third seed chose to play the ninth seed, the fourth seed chose to play the eighth seed, the fifth seed chose to play the seventh seed and the sixth seed played the twelfth seed in best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the second round. The highest two remaining seeds received byes into the semifinal round while the remaining four teams competing in single-game second-round series. The highest and lowest non-advancing teams were matched against one another for one game while the remaining two teams competing in the other game. In the semifinals the higher automatic qualifier played the lower seed advancing from the second round while and second-highest and second-lowest seeds played each in a single game to determine which teams advanced to the finals. The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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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
Miami 30 22 3 5 49 150 88 41 27 9 5 189 126
Michigan 30 23 5 2 48 180 71 40 30 7 3 238 95
Lake Superior State* 30 20 5 5 45 147 91 45 32 8 5 220 125
Michigan State 30 18 10 2 38 128 98 40 24 14 2 169 127
Western Michigan 30 17 11 2 36 118 117 38 20 16 2 147 150
Ferris State 30 13 13 4 30 103 118 41 21 16 4 162 141
Bowling Green 30 12 17 1 25 121 132 41 19 21 1 169 180
Kent State 30 10 19 1 21 118 148 38 13 22 3 150 181
Illinois-Chicago 30 8 20 2 18 100 134 37 10 25 2 122 170
Notre Dame 30 5 23 2 12 87 144 36 7 27 2 102 181
Ohio State 30 3 25 2 8 74 144 37 5 30 2 94 221
Alaska-Fairbanks^ 37 23 12 2 204 127
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

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Bracket

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First Round
March 12–14
Second Round
March 17
Semifinals
March 18
Championship
March 20
1Miami87
11Ohio State22
2Michigan138
1Miami4*
10Notre Dame21
4Michigan State26Ferris State3
6Ferris State3
3Lake Superior State74
1Miami0
9Illinois–Chicago22
3Lake Superior State3
4Michigan State65
2Michigan3
8Kent State52
3Lake Superior State73Lake Superior State5
7Bowling Green1
5Western Michigan43
7Bowling Green56
6Ferris State87
12Alaska–Fairbanks62

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

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(1) Miami vs. (11) Ohio State

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Miami 8 – 2 Ohio State Goggin Ice Arena
Miami 7 – 2 Ohio State Goggin Ice Arena
Miami won series 2–0


(2) Michigan vs. (10) Notre Dame

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Michigan 13 – 2 Notre Dame Yost Ice Arena
Michigan 8 – 1 Notre Dame Yost Ice Arena
Michigan won series 2–0


(3) Lake Superior State vs. (9) Illinois–Chicago

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Lake Superior State 7 – 2 Illinois–Chicago Taffy Abel Arena
Lake Superior State 4 – 2 Illinois–Chicago Taffy Abel Arena
Lake Superior State won series 2–0


(4) Michigan State vs. (8) Kent State

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Michigan State 6 – 5 Kent State Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State 5 – 2 Kent State Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State won series 2–0


(5) Western Michigan vs. (7) Bowling Green

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Western Michigan 4 – 5 Bowling Green Lawson Arena
Western Michigan 3 – 6 Bowling Green Lawson Arena
Bowling Green won series 2–0


(6) Ferris State vs. (12) Alaska–Fairbanks

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Ferris State 8 – 6 Alaska–Fairbanks Ewigleben Arena
Ferris State 7 – 2 Alaska–Fairbanks Ewigleben Arena
Ferris State won series 2–0


Second round

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(3) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Bowling Green

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March 18 Lake Superior State 7 – 1 Bowling Green Joe Louis Arena


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

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March 18 Michigan State 2 – 3 Ferris State Joe Louis Arena


Semifinals

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(1) Miami vs. (6) Ferris State

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March 19 Miami 4 – 3 OT Ferris State Joe Louis Arena


(2) Michigan vs. (3) Lake Superior State

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March 19 Michigan 3 – 5 Lake Superior State Joe Louis Arena


Championship

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(1) Miami vs. (3) Lake Superior State

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March 21 Miami 0 – 3 Lake Superior State Joe Louis Arena


Tournament awards

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* Most Valuable Player(s)[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Lake Superior Men's Team History". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Jeff Jackson Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "CCHA Tournament MVP". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "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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