1979 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

1979 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 2–10, 1979
Teams4
Finals siteBGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green, Ohio
ChampionsBowling Green[1] (4th title)
Winning coachRon Mason[2] (3rd title)
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 1979 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the eighth CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 10, 1979. 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 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

[3] Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

1978–79 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bowling Green†* 24 21 2 1 43 142 54 45 37 6 2 179 113
Ohio State 24 15 8 1 31 126 101 40 25 13 2 218 170
Northern Michigan 24 13 10 1 27 109 93 34 19 13 2 168 126
Lake Superior State 24 11 12 1 23 118 112 36 16 18 2 164 181
Saint Louis 24 9 13 2 20 104 137 35 16 16 3 174 189
Western Michigan 24 8 16 0 16 116 142 36 17 19 0 171 182
Ferris State‡ 24 4 20 0 8 87 163 34 10 24 0 155 217
Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
‡ Ferris State was still considered a member of the NAIA

Bracket

Semifinals
March 2–3 		Championship
March 9–10
        
1 Bowling Green 12 6
4 Lake Superior State 1 1
1 Bowling Green 5 6
3 Ohio State 3 4
2 Ohio State 5 5****
3 Northern Michigan 5 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(1) Bowling Green vs. (4) Lake Superior State

March 2 Bowling Green 12 – 1 Lake Superior State BGSU Ice Arena
March 3 Bowling Green 6 – 1 Lake Superior State BGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green won series 18-2


(2) Ohio State vs. (3) Northern Michigan

March 2 Ohio State 5 – 5 Northern Michigan BGSU Ice Arena
March 3 Ohio State 5 – 4 4OT Northern Michigan BGSU Ice Arena
Ohio State won series 10-9


Championship

(1) Bowling Green vs. (2) Ohio State

March 9 Bowling Green 5 – 3 Ohio State BGSU Ice Arena
March 10 Bowling Green 6 – 4 Ohio State BGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green won series 11-7


Tournament awards

MVP

  • None

[4]

References

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