From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sports tournament
The 1987 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 16th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament . It was played between March 6 and March 14, 1987. 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 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
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 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
Conference standings [ edit ] 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
Bowling Green †32
24
6
2
50 181
121
45
33
10
2
238
160
Michigan State *32
23
8
1
47 163
117
45
33
10
2
231
156
Lake Superior State 32
19
11
2
40 143
130
40
22
16
2
181
168
Illinois-Chicago 32
18
13
1
37 148
118
39
21
17
1
176
154
Western Michigan 32
16
16
0
32 155
144
43
23
20
0
219
187
Ohio State 32
12
19
1
25 132
168
43
19
23
1
188
211
Michigan 32
11
20
1
23 153
174
40
14
25
1
188
220
Ferris State 32
9
23
0
18 114
152
43
16
27
0
157
197
Miami 32
8
24
0
16 127
192
39
8
31
0
151
232
Championship : Michigan Stateindicates conference regular season champion indicates conference tournament champion
[ 4]
Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 1
Bowling Green
4
5
5
8
Ferris State
6
0
1
1
Bowling Green
5
6
Ohio State
3
2
Michigan State
8 *
6
–
7
Michigan
7
3
–
1
Bowling Green
3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2
Michigan State
4 *
3
Lake Superior State
8
2
4
6
Ohio State
5
5
8
2
Michigan State
6
Consolation Game
5
Western Michigan
3
4
Illinois–Chicago
2
6
1
5
Western Michigan
4
5
Western Michigan
3 *
4
5
6
Ohio State
7
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
[ edit ]
Bowling Green won series 2–1
[ edit ]
Michigan State won series 2–0
[ edit ]
Ohio State won series 2–1
[ edit ]
Western Michigan won series 2–1
[ edit ]
[ edit ]
[ edit ]
[ edit ]
* Most Valuable Player(s) [ 5]
[ 4]
