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1988 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

1988 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
March 4–12, 1988
8
Joe Louis ArenaDetroit, Michigan
Bowling Green (5th title)
Jerry York (1st title)
Paul Connell (Bowling Green)
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 17th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1988. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Bowling Green received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finished below eighth place in the standings was not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. 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 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Lake Superior State6 – 2Ohio StateTaffy Abel Arena
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Lake Superior State4 – 1Ohio StateTaffy Abel Arena
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Lake Superior State won series 2–0
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Bowling Green5 – 44OTFerris StateBGSU Ice Arena
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Bowling Green6 – 3Ferris StateBGSU Ice Arena
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Bowling Green won series 2–0
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Michigan State9 – 4Illinois–ChicagoMunn Ice Arena
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Michigan State6 – 3Illinois–ChicagoMunn Ice Arena
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Michigan State won series 2–0
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Western Michigan4 – 5MichiganLawson Arena
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Western Michigan4 – 3MichiganLawson Arena
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Western Michigan10 – 0MichiganLawson Arena
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Western Michigan won series 2–1
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March 10Lake Superior State5 – 4OTWestern MichiganJoe Louis Arena
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March 10Bowling Green6 – 4Michigan StateJoe Louis Arena
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March 12Michigan State9 – 6Western MichiganJoe Louis Arena
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March 12Lake Superior State3 – 5Bowling GreenJoe Louis Arena
  • F Don Barber (Bowling Green)
  • F Brett Barnett (Lake Superior State)
  • F Bobby Reynolds (Michigan State)
  • D Scott Paluch (Bowling Green)
  • D Karl Johnston (Lake Superior State)
  • G Paul Connell* (Bowling Green)

* Most Valuable Player(s)

  • CCHA Champions
  • 1987–88 CCHA Standings
  • 1987–88 NCAA Standings
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