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Joe Louis Arena hosted the CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament from 1982 until the end in 2013.
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I ice hockey -only conference based in Farmington Hills, Michigan . At the completion of each regular season, it held the CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament to determine its conference champion. The tournament champions received the Mason Cup .
The tournament has had a variety of formats over its existence.
The tournament was first hosted at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri with Ohio State winning the inaugural tournament. Michigan State won the most CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments with eleven while Michigan appeared in the most championship game appearances with seventeen. Ron Mason has coached thirteen championship teams, more than any other CCHA coach, and also has the most championship game appearances as coach with seventeen. The Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan hosted the tournament from 1982 to 2013. The St. Louis Arena hosted the tournament six times, while the BGSU Ice Arena in Bowling Green, Ohio and Lakeview Arena in Marquette, Michigan each hosted the championship game twice.
In the final CCHA championship tournament in 2013, Notre Dame defeated Michigan.
Champions
Year
Winning team
Coach
Losing team
Coach
Score
Location
Venue
Reference
1972
Ohio State
Dave Chambers
Saint Louis
Bill Selman
3–0
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis Arena
1973
Bowling Green
Jack Vivian
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—
—
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis Arena
1974
Saint Louis
Bill Selman
Lake Superior State
Rick Comley
8–3
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis Arena
1975
Saint Louis
Bill Selman
Lake Superior State
Rick Comley
8–3
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis Arena
1976
Saint Louis
Bill Selman
Western Michigan
Bill Neal
15–4 (agg. )
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis Arena
1977
Bowling Green
Ron Mason
Saint Louis
Bill Selman
5–4 (agg. )
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis Arena
1978
Bowling Green
Ron Mason
Saint Louis
Bill Selman
13–3 (agg. )
Bowling Green, Ohio
BGSU Ice Arena
1979
Bowling Green
Ron Mason
Ohio State
Jerry Welsh
11–7 (agg. )
Bowling Green, Ohio
BGSU Ice Arena
1980
Northern Michigan
Rick Comley
Ferris State
Rick Duffett
15–9 (agg. )
Marquette, Michigan
Lakeview Arena
1981
Northern Michigan
Rick Comley
Ohio State
Jerry Welsh
6–4 (agg. )
Marquette, Michigan
Lakeview Arena
1982
Michigan State
Ron Mason
Notre Dame
Lefty Smith
4–1
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1983
Michigan State
Ron Mason
Bowling Green
Jerry York
4–3 (OT )
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1984
Michigan State
Ron Mason
Western Michigan
Bill Wilkinson
5–0
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1985
Michigan State
Ron Mason
Lake Superior State
Frank Anzalone
5–1
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1986
Western Michigan
Bill Wilkinson
Michigan State
Ron Mason
3–1
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1987
Michigan State
Ron Mason
Bowling Green
Jerry York
4–3 (OT )
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1988
Bowling Green
Jerry York
Lake Superior State
Frank Anzalone
5–3
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1989
Michigan State
Ron Mason
Lake Superior State
Frank Anzalone
4–1
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1990
Michigan State
Ron Mason
Lake Superior State
Frank Anzalone
4–3
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1991
Lake Superior State
Jeff Jackson
Michigan
Red Berenson
6–5 (OT )
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1992
Lake Superior State
Jeff Jackson
Michigan
Red Berenson
3–1
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1993
Lake Superior State
Jeff Jackson
Miami
George Gwozdecky
3–0
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1994
Michigan
Red Berenson
Lake Superior State
Jeff Jackson
3–0
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1995
Lake Superior State
Jeff Jackson
Michigan State
Ron Mason
5–3
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1996
Michigan
Red Berenson
Lake Superior State
Jeff Jackson
4–3
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1997
Michigan
Red Berenson
Michigan State
Ron Mason
3–1
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1998
Michigan State
Ron Mason
Ohio State
John Markell
3–2 (2OT )
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
1999
Michigan
Red Berenson
Northern Michigan
Rick Comley
5–1
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2000
Michigan State
Ron Mason
Nebraska-Omaha
Mike Kemp
6–0
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2001
Michigan State
Ron Mason
Michigan
Red Berenson
2–0
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2002
Michigan
Red Berenson
Michigan State
Ron Mason
3–2
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2003
Michigan
Red Berenson
Ferris State
Bob Daniels
5–3
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2004
Ohio State
John Markell
Michigan
Red Berenson
4–2
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2005
Michigan
Red Berenson
Ohio State
John Markell
4–2
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2006
Michigan State
Rick Comley
Miami
Enrico Blasi
2–1
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2007
Notre Dame
Jeff Jackson
Michigan
Red Berenson
2–1
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2008
Michigan
Red Berenson
Miami
Enrico Blasi
2–1
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2009
Notre Dame
Jeff Jackson
Michigan
Red Berenson
5–2
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2010
Michigan
Red Berenson
Northern Michigan
Walt Kyle
2–1
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2011
Miami
Enrico Blasi
Western Michigan
Jeff Blashill
5–2
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2012
Western Michigan
Andy Murray
Michigan
Red Berenson
3–2
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
2013
Notre Dame
Jeff Jackson
Michigan
Red Berenson
3–1
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
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