2010 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2010
Conference:CCHA
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 5–20, 2010
Teams:12
Finalarena:Joe Louis Arena
Finalcity:Detroit, Michigan
Champions:Michigan
Titlecount:9th
Coach:Red Berenson
Coachcount:9th
Mvp:Shawn Hunwick
Mvpteam:Michigan
Prevseason Year:2009
Prevseason Link:2009 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:2011
Nextseason Link:2011 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2010 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is the 39th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 5 and March 20, 2010 at campus locations and at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The winning team, the University of Michigan Wolverines, received the Mason Cup and earned the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament features four rounds of play. In the first round, the fifth and twelfth, sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds as determined by the final regular season standings play a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and second-lowest-ranked first-round winner, the third seed and second-highest-ranked first-round winner, and the fourth seed and highest-ranked first-round winner play a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest seeds play a single game, with the winner advancing to the championship game and the loser advancing to the third-place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Regular season standings

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

Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(8) Ohio State vs. (9) Notre Dame

Quarterfinals

(4) Northern Michigan vs. (5) Alaska

Semifinals

(3) Ferris State vs. (4) Northern Michigan

Third place

(1) Miami vs. (3) Ferris State

Championship

(7) Michigan vs. (4) Northern Michigan

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)]][1]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: CCHA Awards. College Hockey Historical Archive. 2014-04-23.
  2. News: 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide. ISSUU.com. 2014-04-23.