1977 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament
| 1977 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 4–12, 1977 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Finals site | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| Champions | Bowling Green[1] (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Ron Mason[2] (1st title) |
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 1977 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the sixth CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1977. All games were played at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, the home venue of the St. Louis Billikens. By winning the tournament, Bowling Green received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's first invitation to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament, a first round game created to allow entrance 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 1977 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
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Saint Louis† | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 89 | 52 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 197 | 128 | |
| Bowling Green* | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 94 | 52 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 209 | 113 | |
| Ohio State | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 64 | 74 | 38 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 160 | 178 | |
| Western Michigan | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 79 | 37 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 179 | 180 | |
| Lake Superior State | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 98 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 139 | 197 | |
| Championship: Bowling Green † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
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Semifinals
(1) St. Louis vs. (4) Western Michigan
| March 4 | St. Louis | 3 – 2 | Western Michigan | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| March 5 | St. Louis | 11 – 4 | Western Michigan | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| St. Louis won series 14-6 | |
(2) Bowling Green vs. (3) Ohio State
| March 4 | Bowling Green | 5 – 2 | Ohio State | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| March 5 | Bowling Green | 4 – 1 | Ohio State | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| Bowling Green won series 9-3 | |
Championship
(1) St. Louis vs. (2) Bowling Green
| March 11 | St. Louis | 0 – 4 | Bowling Green | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| March 12 | St. Louis | 4 – 1 | Bowling Green | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| Bowling Green won series 5-4 | |
Tournament awards
- None
References
- ^ "Bowling Green Men's Team History". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "Ron Mason Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-23.