1985 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1985 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 14th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 8 and March 16, 1985. 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 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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 two-game series where the team that scored the higher number of goals after the games was declared the victor and advanced 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 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference Standings[4]

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
Michigan State†* 32 27 5 0 54 191 78 44 38 6 0 262 100
Lake Superior State 32 21 11 0 42 147 120 44 27 16 1 190 160
Western Michigan 32 18 13 1 37 133 103 40 22 16 2 164 138
Bowling Green 32 17 15 0 34 154 146 42 21 21 0 201 196
Illinois-Chicago 32 15 17 0 30 154 169 40 17 23 0 193 219
Ohio State 32 13 17 2 28 121 146 37 17 18 2 162 181
Michigan 32 11 20 1 23 118 163 40 13 26 1 151 208
Miami 32 10 19 3 23 127 174 40 14 23 3 158 205
Ferris State 32 8 23 1 17 110 156 38 11 26 1 140 176
Championship: Michigan State
† 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  Michigan State 4 7 – 1  Michigan State 8  
8  Miami 3 1 – 6  Ohio State 0  
  2  Lake Superior State 3 7 –
7  Michigan 1 6 –     1  Michigan State 5
  2  Lake Superior State 1
  3  Western Michigan 2 5* –
6  Ohio State 4 2 –
Consolation Game
  4  Bowling Green 7 7 – 2  Lake Superior State 4
5  Illinois–Chicago 5 2 – 4  Bowling Green 1   4  Bowling Green 3
6  Ohio State 7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First Round

(1) Michigan State vs. (8) Miami

Michigan State won series 11–4

(2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Michigan

Lake Superior State won series 10–7

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

Ohio State won series 8–7

(4) Bowling Green vs. (5) Illinois–Chicago

Bowling Green won series 14–7

Semifinals

(1) Michigan State vs. (6) Ohio State

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

Consolation Game

(4) Bowling Green vs. (6) Ohio State

Championship

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

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team[4]

* Most Valuable Player(s)[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Michigan State Men's Team History". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Ron Mason Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  3. ↑ "CCHA Tournament MVP". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  4. 1 2 "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  5. ↑ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

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