2003 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2003
Conference:CCHA
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 14–22, 2003
Teams:12
Finalarena:Joe Louis Arena
Finalcity:Detroit, Michigan
Champions:Michigan
Titlecount:6th
Coach:Red Berenson[1]
Coachcount:6th
Mvp:Dwight Helminen
Mvpteam:Michigan
Prevseason Year:2002
Prevseason Link:2002 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:2004
Nextseason Link:2004 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2003 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 32nd CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament in conference history. It was played between March 14 and March 22, 2003. First round games were played at campus sites, while all 'super six' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured four rounds of play. In the First Round, the first and twelfth seeds, the second and eleventh seeds, the third and tenth seeds, the fourth and ninth seeds, the fifth and eighth seeds and the sixth and seventh seeds played a best-of-three series. All six victors in the first round advance as the newly minted 'Super Six' and play only single-elimination for the duration of the tournament. The top two ranked winners receive byes into the semifinals while the four other teams play in the quarterfinals to determine the other qualifiers. 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 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round and quarterfinals

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(6) Miami vs. (7) Notre Dame

Quarterfinals

(4) Michigan State vs. (5) Northern Michigan

Semifinals

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Ohio State

Third Place

(3) Ohio State vs. (5) Northern Michigan

Championship

(1) Ferris State vs. (2) Michigan

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)]]

[2]

Tournament Three Stars

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Michigan Men's Team History . 2013-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005085854/http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/michigan/mens-hockey/ . 2012-10-05 . live .
  2. News: 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide. ISSUU.com. 2014-04-23.