1979 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:1979
Conference:CCHA
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 2–10, 1979
Teams:4
Finalarena:BGSU Ice Arena
Finalcity:Bowling Green, Ohio
Champions:Bowling Green[1]
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Ron Mason[2]
Coachcount:3rd
Prevseason Year:1978
Prevseason Link:1978 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:1980
Nextseason Link:1980 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1979 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the eighth CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 10, 1979. All games were played at BGSU Ice Arena in Bowling Green, Ohio, the home venue of the Bowling Green Falcons. By winning the tournament, Bowling Green received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's invitation to play in a first round game created to allow entrance into the tournament 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 1979 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

Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(2) Ohio State vs. (3) Northern Michigan

Championship

(1) Bowling Green vs. (2) Ohio State

Tournament awards

MVP

[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Bowling Green Men's Team History. 2014-04-23.
  2. News: Ron Mason Year-by-Year Coaching Record. 2014-04-23.
  3. News: 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide. ISSUU.com. 2014-04-23.
  4. News: CCHA Awards. College Hockey Historical Archive. 2014-04-23.