Sports tournament
The 1987 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 16th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament . It was played between March 6 and March 14, 1987. 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 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
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 1987 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 Bowling Green † 32 24 6 2 50 181 121 45 33 10 2 238 160 Michigan State * 32 23 8 1 47 163 117 45 33 10 2 231 156 Lake Superior State 32 19 11 2 40 143 130 40 22 16 2 181 168 Illinois-Chicago 32 18 13 1 37 148 118 39 21 17 1 176 154 Western Michigan 32 16 16 0 32 155 144 43 23 20 0 219 187 Ohio State 32 12 19 1 25 132 168 43 19 23 1 188 211 Michigan 32 11 20 1 23 153 174 40 14 25 1 188 220 Ferris State 32 9 23 0 18 114 152 43 16 27 0 157 197 Miami 32 8 24 0 16 127 192 39 8 31 0 151 232 Championship : Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
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Bracket [ edit ] Quarterfinals March 6–8 Semifinals March 12 Championship March 14 1 Bowling Green 4 5 5 8 Ferris State 6 0 1 1 Bowling Green 5 6 Ohio State 3 2 Michigan State 8 * 6 – 7 Michigan 7 3 – 1 Bowling Green 3 (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) 2 Michigan State 4 * 3 Lake Superior State 8 2 4 6 Ohio State 5 5 8 2 Michigan State 6 Consolation Game 5 Western Michigan 3 4 Illinois–Chicago 2 6 1 5 Western Michigan 4 5 Western Michigan 3 * 4 5 6 Ohio State 7
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round [ edit ] (1) Bowling Green vs. (8) Ferris State [ edit ] Bowling Green won series 2–1
(2) Michigan State vs. (7) Michigan [ edit ] Michigan State won series 2–0
(3) Lake Superior State vs. (6) Ohio State [ edit ] Ohio State won series 2–1
(4) Illinois–Chicago vs. (5) Western Michigan [ edit ] Western Michigan won series 2–1
Semifinals [ edit ] (1) Bowling Green vs. (6) Ohio State [ edit ]
(2) Michigan State vs. (5) Western Michigan [ edit ]
Consolation Game [ edit ] (5) Western Michigan vs. (6) Ohio State [ edit ]
Championship [ edit ] (1) Bowling Green vs. (2) Michigan State [ edit ]
Tournament awards [ edit ] * Most Valuable Player(s) [5]
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References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]