2008 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2008 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 37th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 6 and March 22, 2008. Opening round and quarterfinal games were played at campus sites, while the semifinals, third place, and championship games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference Standings

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

2007–08 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Michigan†*282044441076243336417089
#5 Miami282161431145642338116978
#7 Michigan State281963419258422512513598
#3 Notre Dame2815943474574727164136100
Ferris State2812124287772391816510998
Northern Michigan28121332776784420204116120
Bowling Green28131502673843918210105120
Nebraska–Omaha28111342687994017194125142
Alaska280^28^0^206180350^35^0^80104
Lake Superior State2871562065101371020791125
Ohio State287183176193411225498136
Western Michigan284222105310038827382126
Championship: Michigan
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll
^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities.[1]

Bracket

  First round
March 6–9
Quarterfinals
March 14–16
Semifinals
March 21
Championship
March 22
                                             
  1 Michigan 10 2 1 Michigan 6  
5 Ferris State 4* 6 8 Nebraska-Omaha 1 1 6 Northern Michigan 4  
12 Western Michigan 3 3
  2 Miami 4 4
6 Northern Michigan 3 4 6 7 Bowling Green 1 2     1 Michigan 2
11 Ohio State 4 2 1   2 Miami 1
  3 Michigan State 5 1 2
7 Bowling Green 4 1 4* 6 Northern Michigan 1 2 3*
10 Lake Superior State 3 6 3 Third place
  4 Notre Dame 1 6 2 2 Miami 2*
8 Nebraska-Omaha 4 3 2*** 5 Ferris State 2 3 1 4 Notre Dame 1   4 Notre Dame 1
9 Alaska 3 5 1 6 Northern Michigan 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(5) Ferris State vs. (12) Western Michigan

Ferris State won series 2–0

(6) Northern Michigan vs. (11) Ohio State

Northern Michigan won series 2–1

(7) Bowling Green vs. (10) Lake Superior State

Bowling Green won series 2–1

(8) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (9) Alaska

Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–1

(1) Michigan vs. (8) Nebraska-Omaha

Michigan won series 2–0

(2) Miami vs. (7) Bowling Green

Miami won series 2–0

(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Northern Michigan

Northern Michigan won series 2–1

(4) Notre Dame vs. (5) Ferris State

Notre Dame won series 2–1

(1) Michigan vs. (6) Northern Michigan

(2) Miami vs. (4) Notre Dame

(4) Notre Dame vs. (6) Northern Michigan

(1) Michigan vs. (2) Miami

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)[2]

[3]

References

  1. "NCAA bans Nanooks from postseason, takes away victories". Anchorage Daily News. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  3. "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
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