2012 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 September 2026 2012 CCHA Men's 2012 CCHA Tournament logo.jpg 300px 2012 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Logo March 2–17, 2012 11 Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan Western Michigan 2nd Andy Murray 1st Frank Slubowski Western Michigan 60,741 (all games) yes Dan DeSalvo Bowling Green 13 2011 2011 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 2013 2013 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 2012 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is the 41st CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It will be played between March 2 and March 17, 2012, at campus locations and at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Western Michigan won the Mason Cup and they earned the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2012 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 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 0 0 3/3/1 First roundMarch 2–4 8 Notre Dame 2 4 — 9 Ohio State 0 2 — 6 Northern Michigan 4 3 1 11 Bowling Green 2 5 4 7 Lake Superior State 4 2 — 10 Alaska 3 0 — QuarterfinalsMarch 9–11 1 Ferris State 2 7 3 11 Bowling Green 3 4 4 4 Miami 6 4 — 5 Michigan State 0 1 — 3 Western Michigan 4 5 — 7 Lake Superior State 2 2 — 2 Michigan 2 3 — 8 Notre Dame 1 1 — SemifinalsMarch 16 3 Western Michigan 6 4 Miami 2 2 Michigan 3* 11 Bowling Green 2 ChampionshipMarch 17 2 Michigan 2 3 Western Michigan 3 Third place 4 Miami 4 11 Bowling Green 1 Semifinals (3) Western Michigan vs. (4) Miami Western Michigan Miami Joe Louis Arena March 16 @ 4:35 pm 6 - 2 http://www.ccha.com/stats.aspx?s=1112/ccbox/mmiawmu1.m16 1 (2) Michigan vs. (11) Bowling Green Michigan Bowling Green Joe Louis Arena March 16 @ 8:05 pm 3 - 2 (OT) http://www.ccha.com/stats.aspx?s=1112/ccbox/mbgsmic1.m16 1 Third place (4) Miami vs. (11) Bowling Green Miami Bowling Green Joe Louis Arena March 17 @ 3:35 pm 4 - 1 http://www.ccha.com/stats.aspx?s=1112/ccbox/mbgsmia1.m17 1 Championship (2) Michigan vs. (3) Western Michigan Michigan Western Michigan Joe Louis Arena March 17 @ 7:35 pm 2 - 3 http://www.ccha.com/stats.aspx?s=1112/ccbox/mmicwmu1.m17 2 Tournament awards 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)CCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archive 2014-04-23 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide http://issuu.com/cchahockey/docs/2012-13_ccha_media_guide_final_2a_compressed# ISSUU.com 2014-04-23 References External links 2012 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Category:CCHA men's ice hockey tournament