The 1990 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 19th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 10, 1990. 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 1990 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 1990 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 2–4 |
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Semifinals
March 8 |
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Championship
March 10 |
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Michigan State |
6 |
13 |
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Michigan State |
4* |
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8 |
Ferris State |
3 |
1 |
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4 |
Michigan |
3 |
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Lake Superior State |
5 |
7 |
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Miami |
3 |
4 |
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Michigan State |
4 |
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Lake Superior State |
3 |
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Bowling Green |
7 |
6 |
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6 |
Ohio State |
1 |
5 |
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Consolation Game |
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Michigan |
5 |
8 |
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2 |
Lake Superior State |
4 |
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Western Michigan |
3 |
2 |
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3 |
Bowling Green |
2 |
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3 |
Bowling Green |
4 |
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Michigan |
5 |
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Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First Round
(1) Michigan State vs. (8) Ferris State
Michigan State won series 2–0 |
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(2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Miami
Lake Superior State won series 2–0 |
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(3) Bowling Green vs. (6) Ohio State
Bowling Green won series 2–0 |
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(4) Michigan vs. (5) Western Michigan
Semifinals
(1) Michigan State vs. (4) Michigan
(2) Lake Superior State vs. (3) Bowling Green
Consolation Game
(3) Bowling Green vs. (4) Michigan
Championship
(1) Michigan State vs. (2) Lake Superior State
Tournament awards
* Most Valuable Player(s)[5]
References
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