1986 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament
| 1986 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 7–15, 1986 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan |
| Champions | Western Michigan [1] (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Bill Wilkinson [2] (1st title) |
| MVP | Bill Horn [3] (Western Michigan) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 1986 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 15th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 7 and March 15, 1986. 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, Western Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format
[edit ]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 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference standings
[edit ]Note: 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 | ||
| Michigan State† | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 177 | 124 | 45 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 245 | 161 | |
| Bowling Green | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 179 | 129 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 218 | 164 | |
| Western Michigan* | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 189 | 138 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 256 | 177 | |
| Lake Superior State | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 133 | 124 | 43 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 170 | 153 | |
| Ohio State | 32 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 157 | 177 | 43 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 219 | 203 | |
| Ferris State | 32 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 152 | 174 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 191 | 202 | |
| Illinois-Chicago | 32 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 137 | 161 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 164 | 197 | |
| Michigan | 32 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 151 | 184 | 38 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 182 | 222 | |
| Miami | 32 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 113 | 177 | 38 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 158 | 201 | |
| Championship: Western Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
[edit ]March 7–9 Semifinals
March 13 Championship
March 15
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round
[edit ](1) Michigan State vs. (8) Michigan
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(2) Bowling Green vs. (7) Illinois–Chicago
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(3) Western Michigan vs. (6) Ferris State
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(4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Ohio State
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Semifinals
[edit ](1) Michigan State vs. (4) Lake Superior State
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(2) Bowling Green vs. (3) Western Michigan
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Consolation Game
[edit ](2) Bowling Green vs. (4) Lake Superior State
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Championship
[edit ](1) Michigan State vs. (3) Western Michigan
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Tournament awards
[edit ]- F Stu Burnie* (Western Michigan)
- F Jamie Wansbrough (Bowling Green)
- F Dan Dorion (Western Michigan)
- D Chris MacDonald (Western Michigan)
- D Wayne Gagné (Western Michigan)
- G Bill Horn (Western Michigan)
References
[edit ]- ^ "Western Michigan Men's Team History" . Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "Bill Wilkinson Year-by-Year Coaching Record" . Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "CCHA Tournament MVP". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014.