1985 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

1985 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 8–16, 1985
Teams8
Finals siteJoe Louis Arena
Detroit, Michigan
ChampionsMichigan State[1] (4th title)
Winning coachRon Mason[2] (7th title)
MVPNorm Foster[3] (Michigan State)
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 1985 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 14th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 8 and March 16, 1985. 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 1985 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 two-game series where the team that scored the higher number of goals after the games was declared the victor and advanced 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 1985 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

1984–85 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan State†* 32 27 5 0 54 191 78 44 38 6 0 262 100
Lake Superior State 32 21 11 0 42 147 120 44 27 16 1 190 160
Western Michigan 32 18 13 1 37 133 103 40 22 16 2 164 138
Bowling Green 32 17 15 0 34 154 146 42 21 21 0 201 196
Illinois-Chicago 32 15 17 0 30 154 169 40 17 23 0 193 219
Ohio State 32 13 17 2 28 121 146 41 19 20 2 162 181
Michigan 32 11 20 1 23 118 163 40 13 26 1 151 208
Miami 32 10 19 3 23 127 174 40 14 23 3 158 205
Ferris State 32 8 23 1 17 110 156 38 11 26 1 140 176
Championship: Michigan State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 8–10 		Semifinals
March 14 		Championship
March 16
           
1 Michigan State 4 7 –
8 Miami 3 1 –
1 Michigan State 8
6 Ohio State 0
2 Lake Superior State 3 7 –
7 Michigan 1 6 –
1 Michigan State 5
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Lake Superior State 1
3 Western Michigan 2 5 –
6 Ohio State 4 4* –
2 Lake Superior State 4 Consolation Game
4 Bowling Green 1
4 Bowling Green 7 7 – 4 Bowling Green 3
5 Illinois–Chicago 5 2 – 6 Ohio State 7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(1) Michigan State vs. (8) Miami

Michigan State 4 – 3 Miami Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State 7 – 1 Miami Munn Ice Arena
Michigan State won series 11–4


(2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Michigan

Lake Superior State 3 – 1 Michigan Taffy Abel Arena
Lake Superior State 7 – 6 Michigan Taffy Abel Arena
Lake Superior State won series 10–7


(3) Western Michigan vs. (6) Ohio State

Western Michigan 2 – 4 Ohio State Lawson Arena
Western Michigan 5 – 4 OT Ohio State Lawson Arena
Ohio State won series 8–7


(4) Bowling Green vs. (5) Illinois–Chicago

Bowling Green 7 – 5 Illinois–Chicago BGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green 7 – 2 Illinois–Chicago BGSU Ice Arena
Bowling Green won series 14–7


Semifinals

(1) Michigan State vs. (6) Ohio State

March 14 Michigan State 8 – 0 0 Ohio State Joe Louis Arena


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

March 14 Lake Superior State 4 – 1 Bowling Green Joe Louis Arena


Consolation Game

(4) Bowling Green vs. (6) Ohio State

March 16 Bowling Green 4 – 7 Ohio State Joe Louis Arena


Championship

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

March 16 Michigan State 5 – 1 Lake Superior State Joe Louis Arena


Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Michigan State Men's Team History". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ron Mason Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "CCHA Tournament MVP". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.