The 1988 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 17th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1988. 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, Bowling Green received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1988 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 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 1988 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
Bracket
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Quarterfinals
March 4–6 |
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Semifinals
March 10 |
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Championship
March 12 |
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Lake Superior State |
6 |
4 |
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Lake Superior State |
5* |
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8 |
Ohio State |
2 |
1 |
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4 |
Western Michigan |
4 |
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Bowling Green |
5**** |
6 |
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Ferris State |
4 |
3 |
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Lake Superior State |
3 |
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Bowling Green |
5 |
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Michigan State |
9 |
6 |
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6 |
Illinois–Chicago |
4 |
3 |
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Consolation Game |
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Western Michigan |
4 |
4 |
10 |
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Bowling Green |
6 |
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Michigan |
5 |
3 |
0 |
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3 |
Michigan State |
4 |
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3 |
Michigan State |
9 |
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4 |
Western Michigan |
6 |
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Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First Round
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Ohio State
Lake Superior State won series 2–0 |
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(2) Bowling Green vs. (7) Ferris State
Bowling Green won series 2–0 |
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(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Illinois–Chicago
Michigan State won series 2–0 |
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(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Michigan
Western Michigan won series 2–1 |
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Semifinals
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (4) Western Michigan
(2) Bowling Green vs. (3) Michigan State
Consolation Game
(3) Michigan State vs. (4) Western Michigan
Championship
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (2) Bowling Green
Tournament awards
* Most Valuable Player(s)[5]
References
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