1996 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament
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.
| 1996 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 8–16, 1996 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan |
| Champions | Michigan[1] (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Red Berenson[2] (2nd title) |
| MVP | John Madden[3] (Michigan) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
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
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Lake Superior State† | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 136 | 89 | 40 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 184 | 109 | |
| Michigan†* | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 178 | 71 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 239 | 93 | |
| Michigan State | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 115 | 86 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 154 | 129 | |
| Western Michigan | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 125 | 71 | 41 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 172 | 111 | |
| Bowling Green | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 126 | 106 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 172 | 138 | |
| Ferris State | 30 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 101 | 120 | 38 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 126 | 196 | |
| Miami | 30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 99 | 142 | 36 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 119 | 168 | |
| Ohio State | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 82 | 105 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 94 | 118 | |
| Alaska-Fairbanks | 30 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 101 | 142 | 34 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 114 | 152 | |
| Notre Dame | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 87 | 136 | 36 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 110 | 159 | |
| Illinois-Chicago | 30 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 73 | 155 | 36 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 97 | 177 | |
| Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals March 8–10 | Semifinals March 14 | Championship March 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lake Superior State | 4* | 8 | – | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | – | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lake Superior State | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bowling Green | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 5 | 3 | – | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Miami | 1 | 0 | – | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lake Superior State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan State | 3* | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ferris State | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Bowling Green | 8 | 3 | – | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Ohio State
| Lake Superior State | 4 – 3 | OT | Ohio State | Taffy Abel Arena | ||||
| Lake Superior State | 8 – 2 | Ohio State | Taffy Abel Arena | |||||
| Lake Superior State won series 2–0 | |
(2) Michigan vs. (7) Miami
| Michigan | 5 – 1 | Miami | Yost Ice Arena | |||||
| Michigan | 3 – 0 | Miami | Yost Ice Arena | |||||
| Michigan won series 2–0 | |
(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Ferris State
| Michigan State | 3 – 2 | OT | Ferris State | Munn Ice Arena | ||||
| Michigan State | 1 – 5 | Ferris State | Munn Ice Arena | |||||
| Michigan State | 3 – 1 | Ferris State | Munn Ice Arena | |||||
| Michigan State won series 2–1 | |
(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Bowling Green
| Western Michigan | 1 – 8 | Bowling Green | Lawson Arena | |||||
| Western Michigan | 1 – 3 | Bowling Green | Lawson Arena | |||||
| Bowling Green won series 2–0 | |
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Bowling Green
| March 14 | Lake Superior State | 7 – 0 | Bowling Green | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (2) Michigan
| March 16 | Lake Superior State | 3 – 4 | Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- F Bobby Hayes (Michigan)
- F Gerald Tallaire (Lake Superior State)
- F John Madden* (Michigan)
- D Keith Aldridge (Lake Superior State)
- D Harold Schock (Michigan)
- G John Grahame (Lake Superior State)
References
- "Michigan Men's Team History". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- "Red Berenson Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- "CCHA Tournament MVP". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.