2003 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2003 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 32nd CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament in conference history. It was played between March 14 and March 22, 2003. First round games were played at campus sites, while all 'super six' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured four rounds of play. In the First Round, the first and twelfth seeds, the second and eleventh seeds, the third and tenth seeds, the fourth and ninth seeds, the fifth and eighth seeds and the sixth and seventh seeds played a best-of-three series. All six victors in the first round advance as the newly minted 'Super Six' and play only single-elimination for the duration of the tournament.The top two ranked winners receive byes into the semifinals while the four other teams play in the quarterfinals to determine the other qualifiers. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference Standings

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Ferris State 28 22 5 1 45 121 64 42 31 10 1 188 100
#4 Michigan* 28 18 7 3 39 111 72 43 30 10 3 167 103
#12 Ohio State 28 16 8 4 36 90 63 43 25 13 5 129 95
#15 Michigan State 28 17 10 1 35 113 83 39 23 14 2 154 118
Northern Michigan 28 14 13 1 29 91 83 41 22 17 2 144 120
Miami (OH) 28 13 12 3 29 86 66 41 21 17 3 132 101
Notre Dame 28 13 12 3 29 90 90 40 17 17 6 122 123
Western Michigan 28 13 14 1 27 92 101 38 15 21 2 122 147
Alaska-Fairbanks 28 10 11 7 27 78 104 36 15 14 7 111 130
Nebraska-Omaha 28 9 17 2 20 64 97 40 13 22 5 98 135
Bowling Green 28 5 20 3 13 71 116 36 8 25 3 94 143
Lake Superior State 28 3 24 1 7 40 108 38 6 28 4 60 146
Championship: Michigan
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round and quarterfinals

  First Round[2]
March 14–16
Quarterfinals[3]
March 20
Semifinals
March 21
Championship
March 22
                                         
  1  Ferris State 6 6   1  Ferris State 4  
12  Lake Superior State 1 1 4  Michigan State 5     5  Northern Michigan 2  
  5  Northern Michigan 7  
  2  Michigan 3 4
11  Bowling Green 1 3
  3  Ohio State 4 3     1  Ferris State 3
10  Nebraska-Omaha 1 1     2  Michigan 5
  4  Michigan State 11 3
9  Alaska-Fairbanks 1 1
  5  Northern Michigan 8 6 2  Michigan 3
8  Western Michigan 3 4 3  Ohio State 3     3  Ohio State 0 Third Place
  7  Notre Dame 2  
  6  Miami 4 0 0 3  Ohio State 1
7  Notre Dame 2 1 5 5  Northern Michigan 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First Round

(1) Ferris State vs. (12) Lake Superior State

Ferris State won series 2–0

(2) Michigan vs. (11) Bowling Green

Michigan won series 2–0

(3) Ohio State vs. (10) Nebraska-Omaha

Ohio State won series 2–0

(4) Michigan State vs. (9) Alaska-Fairbanks

Michigan State won series 2–0

(5) Northern Michigan vs. (8) Western Michigan

Northern Michigan won series 2–0

(6) Miami vs. (7) Notre Dame

Notre Dame won series 2–1

Quarterfinals

(3) Ohio State vs. (7) Notre Dame

(4) Michigan State vs. (5) Northern Michigan

Semifinals

(1) Ferris State vs. (5) Northern Michigan

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Ohio State

Third Place

(3) Ohio State vs. (5) Northern Michigan

Championship

(1) Ferris State vs. (2) Michigan

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team[23]

* Most Valuable Player(s)

Tournament Three Stars

References

  1. "Michigan Men's Team History". Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  2. "CCHA men's 2002-03 Results Week 25". 2003. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  3. "CCHA men's 2002-03 Results Week 26". 2003. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
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  5. "Ferris State 6, Lake Superior State 1". USCHO.com. 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  6. "Michigan 3, Bowling Green 1". USCHO.com. 2003-03-14. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  7. "Michigan State 4, Bowling Green 2". USCHO.com. 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  8. "Ohio State 4, Nebraska-Omaha 1". USCHO.com. 2003-03-14. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  9. "Ohio State 3, Nebraska-Omaha 1". USCHO.com. 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  10. "Michigan State 11, Alaska-Fairbanks 1". USCHO.com. 2003-03-14. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  11. "Alaska-Fairbanks 2, Ferris State 1". USCHO.com. 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  12. "Northern Michigan 8, Western Michigan 3". USCHO.com. 2003-03-14. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  13. "Northern Michigan 6, Western Michigan 4". USCHO.com. 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  14. "Miami 4, Notre Dame 2". USCHO.com. 2003-03-14. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  15. "Notre Dame 1, Miami 0". USCHO.com. 2003-03-15. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  16. "Notre Dame 5, Miami 0". USCHO.com. 2003-03-16. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  17. "Ohio State 3, Notre Dame 2". USCHO.com. 2003-03-20. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  18. "Northern Michigan 7, Michigan State 5". USCHO.com. 2003-03-20. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  19. "Ferris State 4, Northern Michigan 2". USCHO.com. 2003-03-21. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  20. "Michigan 3, Ohio State 0". USCHO.com. 2003-03-21. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  21. "Northern Michigan 4, Ohio State 1". USCHO.com. 2003-03-22. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  22. "Michigan 3, Ferris State 2". USCHO.com. 2003-03-22. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  23. "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

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