1977 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1977 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the sixth CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1977. All games were played at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, the home venue of the St. Louis Billikens. By winning the tournament, Bowling Green received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's first invitation to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament, a first round game created to allow entrance for the CCHA.

1977 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
DatesMarch 4–12, 1977
Teams4
Finals siteSt. Louis Arena
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsBowling Green[1] (2nd title)
Winning coachRon Mason[2] (1st title)
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

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 1977 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

1976–77 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Saint Louis†1613212789523927111197128
Bowling Green*1610602094523928110209113
Ohio State168711764743817201160178
Western Michigan1651101052793717191179180
Lake Superior State163130656983310230139197
Championship: Bowling Green
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

[3]

Bracket
  Semifinals
March 4–5		 Championship
March 11–12
                     
  1 Saint Louis 3 11  
  4 Western Michigan 2 4    
      1 Saint Louis 0 4
      2 Bowling Green 4 1
  2 Bowling Green 5 4    
  3 Ohio State 2 1  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) Saint Louis vs. (4) Western Michigan
Saint Louis won series 14-6

(2) Bowling Green vs. (3) Ohio State
Bowling Green won series 9-3

(1) Saint Louis vs. (2) Bowling Green
Bowling Green won series 5-4

Tournament awards

MVP
  • None

[4]

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