1978 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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1978 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
DatesMarch 3–11, 1978
Teams4
Finals siteBGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green, Ohio
ChampionsBowling Green[1] (3rd title)
Winning coachRon Mason[2] (2nd title)
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 1978 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the seventh CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 3 and March 11, 1978. All games were played at BGSU Ice Arena in Bowling Green, Ohio, the home venue of the Bowling Green Falcons. By winning the tournament, Bowling Green received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's invitation to play in a first round game created to allow entrance into the tournament for the CCHA.

Format[]

The tournament featured two rounds of play. Only the top four teams in the conference standings were eligible for postseason play. Each of the two rounds were structured so that the two teams facing one another would play two games and the winner would be decided by the goal differential totals of the combined scores. In the semifinal the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched as opponents. The victorious teams would then compete in the finals for the conference championship. The tournament champion was invited to play in a first round game in the 1978 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

1977–78 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bowling Green†* 18 15 3 0 30 96 42 39 31 8 0 196 108
Saint Louis 20 10 10 0 20 73 71 40 21 17 2 134 99
Northern Michigan 20 8 10 2 18 77 84 34 19 13 2 150 129
Ohio State 20 9 11 0 18 73 89 35 16 18 1 144 154
Lake Superior State 18 7 10 1 15 73 101 32 18 13 1 144 148
Western Michigan 20 7 12 1 15 83 88 33 15 17 1 175 140
Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

[3]

Bracket[]

Semifinals
March 3–4 		Championship
March 10–11
        
1 Bowling Green 3 4
4 Ohio State 1 2
1 Bowling Green 3 10
2 Saint Louis 1 2
2 Saint Louis 6 4
3 Northern Michigan 2 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals[]

(1) Bowling Green vs. (4) Ohio State[]

March 3 Bowling Green 3 – 1 Ohio State BGSU Ice Arena
March 4 Bowling Green 4 – 2 Ohio State BGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green won series 7-3


(2) Saint Louis vs. (3) Northern Michigan[]

March 3 Saint Louis 6 – 2 Northern Michigan BGSU Ice Arena
March 4 Saint Louis 4 – 4 Northern Michigan BGSU Ice Arena
Saint Louis won series 10-6


Championship[]

(1) Bowling Green vs. (2) Saint Louis[]

March 10 Bowling Green 3 – 1 Saint Louis BGSU Ice Arena
March 11 Bowling Green 10 – 2 Saint Louis BGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green won series 13-3


Tournament awards[]

MVP[]

  • None

[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bowling Green Men's Team History". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. ^ "Ron Mason Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  3. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  4. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

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