1994 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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1994 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
DatesMarch 11–20, 1994
Teams12
Finals siteJoe Louis Arena
Detroit, Michigan
ChampionsMichigan[1] (1st title)
Winning coachRed Berenson[2] (1st title)
MVP[3] (Michigan)
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 1994 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 23rd CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 11 and March 20, 1994. First round games were played at campus sites, while second round and 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format[]

The tournament featured four rounds of play. The teams that finished in the top six in conference standings were allowed to choose their opponents in descending order for the first round. Alaska–Fairbanks was an affiliate member and allowed to compete in the conference tournament as the lowest seed. The first seed chose to play the eleventh seed, the second seed chose to play the tenth seed, third seed chose to play the ninth seed, the fourth seed chose to play the eighth seed, the fifth seed chose to play the twelfth seed and the sixth seed played the seventh seed in best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the second round. The highest two remaining seeds received byes into the semifinal round while the remaining four teams competing in single-game second round series. The highest and lowest non-advancing teams were matched against one another for one game while the remaining two teams competing in the other game. In the semifinals the higher automatic qualifier played the lower seed advancing from the second round while and second highest and second lowest seeds play each using single game to determine which teams advance to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1994 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

1993–94 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan†* 30 24 5 1 49 146 80 41 33 7 1 205 112
Lake Superior State 30 18 8 4 40 129 69 45 31 10 4 198 103
Michigan State 30 17 8 5 39 115 87 41 23 13 5 155 123
Western Michigan 30 18 10 2 38 117 101 40 24 13 3 165 134
Miami 30 17 12 1 35 112 94 38 21 16 1 137 120
Bowling Green 30 15 13 2 32 114 105 38 19 17 2 149 132
Ferris State 30 12 17 1 25 110 122 38 14 23 1 205 247
Notre Dame 30 9 16 5 23 85 121 38 11 22 5 113 165
Illinois-Chicago 30 8 20 2 18 101 144 39 11 26 2 135 192
Ohio State 30 6 19 5 17 81 124 35 7 23 5 98 158
Kent State 30 6 22 2 14 109 172 39 11 26 2 151 219
Alaska-Fairbanks^ 38 24 13 1 223 152
Championship: Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
^ Alaska-Fairbanks is an affiliate member and its games do not count towards the conference standings

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Bracket[]

  First Round
March 11–13 		Second Round
March 17 		Semifinals
March 18 		Championship
March 20
                                         
  1 Michigan 5* 10 –   1 Michigan 6  
11 Kent State 4 3 – 4 Western Michigan 4     4 Western Michigan 4  
  5 Miami 3  
  2 Lake Superior State 5 8 –
10 Ohio State 1 0 –
  3 Michigan State 3 2* 8     1 Michigan 3
9 Illinois–Chicago 4 1 3     2 Lake Superior State 0
  4 Western Michigan 6 7 –
8 Notre Dame 3 1 –
  5 Miami 5 1 4 2 Lake Superior State 4
12 Alaska–Fairbanks 3 6 3 3 Michigan State 3*     3 Michigan State 0
  6 Bowling Green 2  
  6 Bowling Green 3 3* –
7 Ferris State 0 2 –

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First Round[]

(1) Michigan vs. (11) Kent State[]

Michigan 5 – 4 OT Kent State Yost Ice Arena
Michigan 10 – 3 Kent State Yost Ice Arena
Michigan won series 2–0


(2) Lake Superior State vs. (10) Ohio State[]

Lake Superior State 5 – 0 Ohio State Taffy Abel Arena
Lake Superior State 8 – 0 Ohio State Taffy Abel Arena
Lake Superior State won series 2–0


(3) Michigan State vs. (9) Illinois–Chicago[]

Michigan State 3 – 4 Illinois–Chicago Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State 2 – 1 OT Illinois–Chicago Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State 8 – 3 Illinois–Chicago Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State won series 2–1


(4) Western Michigan vs. (8) Notre Dame[]

Western Michigan 6 – 3 Notre Dame Lawson Arena
Western Michigan 7 – 1 Notre Dame Lawson Arena
Western Michigan won series 2–0


(5) Miami vs. (12) Alaska–Fairbanks[]

Miami 5 – 3 Alaska–Fairbanks Goggin Ice Arena
Miami 1 – 6 Alaska–Fairbanks Goggin Ice Arena
Miami 4 – 3 Alaska–Fairbanks Goggin Ice Arena
Miami won series 2–1


(6) Bowling Green vs. (7) Ferris State[]

Bowling Green 3 – 0 Ferris State BGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green 3 – 2 OT Ferris State BGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green won series 2–0


Second Round[]

(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Bowling Green[]

March 17 Michigan State 3 – 2 OT Bowling Green Joe Louis Arena


(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Miami[]

March 17 Western Michigan 4 – 3 Miami Joe Louis Arena


Semifinals[]

(1) Michigan vs. (4) Western Michigan[]

March 18 Michigan 6 – 4 Western Michigan Joe Louis Arena Recap  
(Hilton, Legg) Ryan Sittler - PP - 04:20
(Stone, Frescoln) John Madden - 17:45 		First period 07:25 - (Mayers)
12:23 - PP - Chris Brooks (Brekke, Innanen)
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Stone, Halko) Warren Luhning - SH - 10:56
(unassisted) Brendan Morrison - SH - 11:28
(Madden, Schock) Mike Legg - GW - 13:12
(unassisted) Jason Botterill - EN - 19:49 		Third period 18:43 - Colin Ward (Mayers)
19:44 - Jamal Mayers (Brooks, Gallentine)
( 19 saves / 23 shots ) Steve Shields Goalie stats ( 38 saves / 43 shots )


(2) Lake Superior State vs. (3) Michigan State[]

March 18 Lake Superior State 4 – 0 Michigan State Joe Louis Arena


Championship[]

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

March 20 Michigan 3 – 0 Lake Superior State Joe Louis Arena Recap  
(unassisted) Brian Wiseman - GW - 16:18 First period No scoring
(Madden, Legg) - 03:18 Second period No scoring
(unassisted) Ryan Sittler - 10:43 Third period No scoring
( 15 saves / 15 shots ) Steve Shields Goalie stats Blaine Lacher ( 21 saves / 24 shots )


Tournament awards[]

All-Tournament Team[]

* Most Valuable Player(s)[5]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Michigan Men's Team History". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. ^ "Red Berenson Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  3. ^ "CCHA Tournament MVP". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  4. ^ a b "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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