The 1982 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 11th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 5 and March 13, 1982. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan for the first time. By winning the tournament, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
| 1982 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 5–13, 1982 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan |
| Champions | Michigan State[1] (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Ron Mason[2] (4th title) |
| MVP | Ron Scott[3] (Michigan State) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
Format
editThe tournament featured three rounds of play. The four teams that finished below eighth place in the standings were 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 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference standings
editNote: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Bowling Green† | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 164 | 105 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 235 | 163 | |
| Michigan State* | 32 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 138 | 94 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 184 | 123 | |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 129 | 120 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 195 | 165 | |
| Notre Dame | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 139 | 130 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 199 | 168 | |
| Michigan | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 32 | 93 | 101 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 130 | 131 | |
| Ferris State | 30 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 117 | 133 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 144 | 158 | |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 112 | 110 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 165 | 150 | |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 106 | 127 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 141 | 171 | |
| Western Michigan | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 129 | 150 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 141 | 164 | |
| Ohio State | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 107 | 132 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 158 | 150 | |
| Miami | 28 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 100 | 132 | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 163 | 153 | |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals March 5–7 | Semifinals March 11 | Championship March 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 10 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Northern Michigan | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | 9 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Lake Superior State | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan Tech | 7 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ferris State | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan State | 3 | Consolation Game | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Michigan Tech | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Michigan | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | Michigan Tech | 1 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round
edit(1) Bowling Green vs. (8) Northern Michigan
edit| Bowling Green won series | |
(2) Michigan State vs. (7) Lake Superior State
edit| Michigan State won series | |
(3) Michigan Tech vs. (6) Ferris State
edit| Michigan Tech won series | |
(4) Notre Dame vs. (5) Michigan
edit| Notre Dame won series | |
Semifinals
edit(1) Bowling Green vs. (4) Notre Dame
edit| March 11 | Bowling Green | 5 – 8 | Notre Dame | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
(2) Michigan State vs. (3) Michigan Tech
edit| March 11 | Michigan State | 3 – 2 | Michigan Tech | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
Consolation Game
edit(1) Bowling Green vs. (3) Michigan Tech
edit| March 13 | Bowling Green | 2 – 1 | Michigan Tech | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
Championship
edit(2) Michigan State vs. (4) Notre Dame
edit| March 13 | Michigan State | 4 – 1 | Notre Dame | Joe Louis Arena | ||||
Tournament awards
edit- Ron Scott (Michigan State)
References
edit- ^ "Michigan State Men's Team History". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "Ron Mason Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "CCHA Tournament MVP". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.