# 2005 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2005 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 34th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 11 and March 19, 2005. Opening 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 2005 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 seed and tenth seeds, the fourth seed and ninth seeds, the fifth seed and eighth seeds, and the sixth seed and seventh seeds played a best-of-three series, with the two highest-seeded winners advancing to the semifinals and the remaining four winners playing in the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winner 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 2005 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
2004–05 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 |
| #6 Michigan†* | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 128 | 70 | 42 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 178 | 103 |
| #9 Ohio State | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 100 | 62 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 142 | 96 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 82 | 57 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 120 | 91 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 101 | 84 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 133 | 124 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 92 | 87 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 117 | 116 |
| Michigan State | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 87 | 74 | 41 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 121 | 100 |
| Miami | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 80 | 76 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 120 | 104 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 74 | 99 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 110 | 122 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 64 | 84 | 38 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 84 | 118 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 78 | 112 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 105 | 134 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 73 | 97 | 39 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 114 | 131 |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 105 | 38 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 60 | 138 |
| Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 11–13 | First round March 11–13 | First round March 11–13 | First round March 11–13 | First round March 11–13 | Quarterfinals March 17 | Quarterfinals March 17 | Quarterfinals March 17 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 19 | Championship March 19 | Championship March 19 |
| 1 | Michigan | 10 | 1* | — | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | — | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 5* | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 5* | | | | 1 | Michigan | 3 | | | |
| 11 | Ferris State | 2 | 1* | 4 | | | | 1 | Michigan | 3 | | | |
| 11 | Ferris State | 2 | 1* | 4 | 3 | Northern Michigan | 3 | 8 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 4 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 4 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Ohio State | 2 |
| 4 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 4* | — | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 4* | — | | | | 2 | Ohio State | 4 | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place |
| 9 | Lake Superior State | 3 | 3 | — | | | | 2 | Ohio State | 4 | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place |
| 9 | Lake Superior State | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 6 | Michigan State | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Michigan State | 5 | | | | 6 | Michigan State | 2 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | Michigan State | 5 | | | | 6 | Michigan State | 2 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | — | | | | | | | 8 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 3 |
| 8 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 6 | 6 | — | | | | | | | 8 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 3 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 2 | 5* | — | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Miami | 1 | 4 | — | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Michigan vs. (12) Notre Dame

* Michigan won series 2–0

#### (2) Ohio State vs. (11) Ferris State

* Ohio State won series 2–1

#### (3) Northern Michigan vs. (10) Western Michigan

* Northern Michigan won series 2–1

#### (4) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (9) Lake Superior State

* Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–0

#### (5) Bowling Green vs. (8) Alaska-Fairbanks

* Alaska-Fairbanks won series 2–0

#### (6) Michigan State vs. (7) Miami

* Michigan State won series 2–0

### Championship
#### (1) Michigan vs. (2) Ohio State
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Ryan McLeod (Alaska-Fairbanks)
* F Tom Fritsche (Ohio State)
* F Jeff Tambellini* (Michigan)
* D Sean Collins (Ohio State)
* D Brandon Rogers (Michigan)
* G Wylie Rogers (Alaska-Fairbanks)
* Most Valuable Player(s)

### Three Stars of the Tournament

* 3 Wylie Rogers (Alaska-Fairbanks)
* 2 Tom Fritsche (Ohio State)
* 1 Jeff Tambellini (Michigan)