# 1995 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1995 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 24th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 9 and March 18, 1995. Opening round play-in and quarterfinal games were played at campus sites, while the Finals play-in and 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Lake Superior State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The teams that finished tenth and eleventh in the standings played a single play-in game to determine the final qualifier for the playoffs. In the quarterfinals, the first and tenth seeds, the second and ninth seeds, the third seed and eighth seeds, the fourth seed and seventh seeds and the fifth seed and sixth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. The lowest two remaining seeds played a play-in game to determine the last qualifier for the 'final four'. 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 1995 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
1994–95 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Michigan† | 27 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 151 | 74 | 39 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 218 | 109 |
| Bowling Green | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 135 | 101 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 199 | 137 |
| Michigan State | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 123 | 79 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 183 | 124 |
| Lake Superior State* | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 114 | 78 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 176 | 125 |
| Miami | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 88 | 87 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 129 | 132 |
| Ferris State | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 82 | 111 | 36 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 113 | 157 |
| Western Michigan | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 87 | 102 | 40 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 141 | 144 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 27 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 99 | 132 | 37 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 146 | 177 |
| Notre Dame | 27 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 77 | 126 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 121 | 168 |
| Ohio State | 27 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 76 | 142 | 38 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 112 | 195 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks^ | | | | | | | | 33 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 107 | 141 |
| Championship: Lake Superior State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Alaska-Fairbanks is an affiliate member and its games do not count towards the conference standings |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Play-in March 9 | Play-in March 9 | Play-in March 9 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Finals Play-in March 15 | Finals Play-in March 15 | Finals Play-in March 15 | Semifinals March 16 | Semifinals March 16 | Semifinals March 16 | Championship March 18 | Championship March 18 | Championship March 18 |
| | | | 1 | Michigan | 7 | 4 | – | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ohio State | 7 | 10 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Alaska–Fairbanks | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 4 | |
| | | | 2 | Bowling Green | 7 | 5 | – | 4 | Lake Superior State | 5 | 4 | Lake Superior State | 5* | |
| | | | 9 | Notre Dame | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | Miami | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Michigan State | 6 | 4 | – | | | 4 | | | | Lake Superior State | 5 |
| | | | 8 | Illinois–Chicago | 4 | 2 | – | | | 4 | | | | 3 | Michigan State | 3 |
| | | | 4 | Lake Superior State | 7 | 5 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | – | | | | 2 | Bowling Green | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michigan State | 4* | | | |
| | | | 5 | Miami | 10 | 4 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Ferris State | 2 | 2 | – | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### Quarterfinals
#### (1) Michigan vs. (10) Ohio State

* Michigan won series 2–0

#### (2) Bowling Green vs. (9) Notre Dame

* Bowling Green won series 2–0

#### (3) Michigan State vs. (8) Illinois–Chicago

* Michigan State won series 2–0

#### (4) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Western Michigan

* Lake Superior State won series 2–0

#### (5) Miami vs. (6) Ferris State

* Miami won series 2–0

### Championship
#### (3) Michigan State vs. (4) Lake Superior State
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Jason Trzcinski (Lake Superior State)
* F Bates Battaglia (Lake Superior State)
* F Wayne Strachan* (Lake Superior State)
* D Chris Slater (Michigan State)
* D Keith Aldridge (Lake Superior State)
* G Mike Buzak (Michigan State)
* Most Valuable Player(s)