2012 CCHA 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 2012 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

March 2–4 | RD1-seed1=8 | RD1-team1=Notre Dame | RD1-score1-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=4 | RD1-score1-3=— | RD1-seed2=9 | RD1-team2=Ohio State | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-score2-3=— | RD1-seed3=6 | RD1-team3=Northern Michigan | RD1-score3-1=4 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score3-3=1 | RD1-seed4=11 | RD1-team4=Bowling Green | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score4-2=5 | RD1-score4-3=4 | RD1-seed5=7 | RD1-team5=Lake Superior State | RD1-score5-1=4 | RD1-score5-2=2 | RD1-score5-3=— | RD1-seed6=10 | RD1-team6=Alaska | RD1-score6-1=3 | RD1-score6-2=0 | RD1-score6-3=— March 9–11 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Ferris State | RD2-score1-1=2 | RD2-score1-2=7 | RD2-score1-3=3 | RD2-seed2=11 | RD2-team2=Bowling Green | RD2-score2-1=3 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-score2-3=4 | RD2-seed3=4 | RD2-team3=Miami | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=4 | RD2-score3-3=— | RD2-seed4=5 | RD2-team4=Michigan State | RD2-score4-1=0 | RD2-score4-2=1 | RD2-score4-3=— | RD2-seed5=3 | RD2-team5=Western Michigan | RD2-score5-1=4 | RD2-score5-2=5 | RD2-score5-3=— | RD2-seed6=7 | RD2-team6=Lake Superior State | RD2-score6-1=2 | RD2-score6-2=2 | RD2-score6-3=— | RD2-seed7=2 | RD2-team7=Michigan | RD2-score7-1=2 | RD2-score7-2=3 | RD2-score7-3=— | RD2-seed8=8 | RD2-team8=Notre Dame | RD2-score8-1=1 | RD2-score8-2=1 | RD2-score8-3=— March 16 | RD3-seed1 = 3 | RD3-team1 = Western Michigan | RD3-score1 = 6 | RD3-seed2 = 4 | RD3-team2 = Miami | RD3-score2 = 2 | RD3-seed3 = 2 | RD3-team3 = Michigan | RD3-score3 = 3* | RD3-seed4 = 11 | RD3-team4 = Bowling Green | RD3-score4 = 2 March 17 | RD4-seed1 = 2 | RD4-team1 = Michigan | RD4-score1 = 2 | RD4-seed2 = 3 | RD4-team2 = Western Michigan | RD4-score2 = 3 | RD4b-seed1 = 4 | RD4b-team1 = Miami | RD4b-score1 = 4 | RD4b-seed2 = 11 | RD4b-team2 = Bowling Green | RD4b-score2 = 1

Semifinals

(3) Western Michigan vs. (4) Miami

(2) Michigan vs. (11) Bowling Green

Third place

(4) Miami vs. (11) Bowling Green

Championship

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Western Michigan

Tournament awards

[[List of CCHA All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]

• F Reilly Smith (Miami)
• F Greg Squires (Western Michigan)
• F Luke Moffatt (Michigan)
• D Danny DeKeyser (Western Michigan)
• D Lee Moffie (Michigan)
• G Frank Slubowski* (Western Michigan)

• Most Valuable Player(s)

References

References

1. "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive.
2. "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com.