1992 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1992 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 21st CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 13 and March 21, 1992. 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, Lake Superior State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1992 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 1992 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
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Conference |
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Overall |
GP |
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L |
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PTS |
GF |
GA |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
Michigan† | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 150 | 104 | | 46 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 215 | 144 |
Lake Superior State* | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 141 | 78 | | 43 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 203 | 100 |
Michigan State | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 149 | 105 | | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 199 | 143 |
Western Michigan | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 119 | 114 | | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 140 | 130 |
Miami | 32 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 124 | 145 | | 40 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 165 | 183 |
Ferris State | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 28 | 102 | 127 | | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 119 | 148 |
Illinois-Chicago | 32 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 101 | 132 | | 36 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 123 | 152 |
Ohio State | 32 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 134 | 182 | | 38 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 162 | 211 |
Bowling Green | 32 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 123 | 156 | | 34 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 133 | 165 |
Championship: Lake Superior State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |
Bracket
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Quarterfinals March 13–15 |
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Semifinals March 19 |
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Championship March 21 |
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Michigan |
4 |
9 |
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1 |
Michigan |
6 |
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8 |
Ohio State |
2 |
4 |
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5 |
Miami |
2 |
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2 |
Lake Superior State |
3 |
9 |
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7 |
Illinois–Chicago |
1 |
2 |
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1 |
Michigan |
1 |
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2 |
Lake Superior State |
3 |
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3 |
Michigan State |
5 |
4 |
– |
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6 |
Ferris State |
2 |
1 |
– |
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Consolation Game |
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4 |
Western Michigan |
1 |
3 |
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2 |
Lake Superior State |
5 |
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5 |
Miami |
3 |
4* |
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3 |
Michigan State |
3 |
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3 |
Michigan State |
8 |
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5 |
Miami |
5 |
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Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First Round
(1) Michigan vs. (8) Ohio State
(2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Illinois–Chicago
Lake Superior State won series 2–0 |
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(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Ferris State
Michigan State won series 2–0 |
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(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Miami
Semifinals
(1) Michigan vs. (5) Miami
(2) Lake Superior State vs. (3) Michigan State
Consolation Game
(3) Michigan State vs. (3) Miami
Championship
(1) Michigan vs. (2) Lake Superior State
Tournament awards
* Most Valuable Player(s)[5]
References
External links