1980 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1980 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the ninth CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 7 and March 15, 1980. All games were played at Lakeview Arena in Marquette, Michigan, the home venue of the Northern Michigan Wildcats. By winning the tournament, Northern Michigan 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.

1980 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
DatesMarch 7–15, 1980
Teams4
Finals siteLakeview Arena
Marquette, Michigan
ChampionsNorthern Michigan[1] (1st title)
Winning coachRick Comley[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 1980 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

1979–80 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Northern Michigan†*2017303411363413461239128
Ohio State20145129111703825103192123
Ferris State20119022108943826111214156
Bowling Green2091101887903816202161174
Western Michigan20613113951193618162196182
Lake Superior State2021804631403412211158201
Championship: Northern Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

[3]

Bracket
  Semifinals
March 7–8		 Championship
March 13–14
                     
  1 Northern Michigan 3 11  
  4 Bowling Green 3 3    
      1 Northern Michigan 7 8
      3 Ferris State 3 6
  2 Ohio State 4 4    
  3 Ferris State 4 8  

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) Northern Michigan vs. (4) Bowling Green
Northern Michigan won series 14-6

(2) Ohio State vs. (3) Ferris State
Ferris State won series 12-8

(1) Northern Michigan vs. (3) Ferris State
Northern Michigan won series 15-9

Tournament awards

MVP
  • None

[4]

References
  1. "Northern Michigan Men's Team History". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. "Rick Comley 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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