2011 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2011
Conference:CCHA
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 4–19, 2010
Teams:11
Finalarena:Joe Louis Arena
Finalcity:Detroit, Michigan
Champions:Miami
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Enrico Blasi
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Andy Miele
Mvpteam:Miami
Prevseason Year:2010
Prevseason Link:2010 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:2012
Nextseason Link:2012 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2011 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is the 40th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 19, 2011 at campus locations and at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The Miami Redhawks won the tournament and was awarded the Mason Cup. They earned the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament features four rounds of play. In the first round the 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 winners 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 the fifth seed play a best-of-three series, with the winners 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 2011 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) Lake Superior vs. (9) Ohio State

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

(2) Notre Dame vs. (3) Miami

Third place

(1) Michigan vs. (2) Notre Dame

Championship

(3) Miami vs. (4) Western Michigan

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

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

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External links

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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.