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College ice hockey tournament
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
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[4]
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
Template:8TeamBracket-NCAA-with 3rd
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First Round
(1) Michigan State vs. (8) Michigan
Michigan State won series 2–0
(2) Bowling Green vs. (7) Illinois–Chicago
Bowling Green won series 2–0
(3) Western Michigan vs. (6) Ferris State
Western Michigan won series 2–0
(4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Ohio State
Lake Superior State won series 2–1
Semifinals
(1) Michigan State vs. (4) Lake Superior State
(2) Bowling Green vs. (3) Western Michigan
Consolation Game
(2) Bowling Green vs. (4) Lake Superior State
Championship
(1) Michigan State vs. (3) Western Michigan
Tournament awards
* Most Valuable Player(s) [5]
References
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