# 1984 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1984 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 13th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 10, 1984. 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, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The four teams that finished below eighth place in the standings were 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 two-game series where the team that scored the higher number of goals after the games was declared the victor and advanced 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 1984 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
1983–84 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 |
| Bowling Green† | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | .821 | 146 | 95 | 44 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 228 | 146 |
| Ohio State | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | .700 | 155 | 96 | 41 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 212 | 133 |
| Michigan State* | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | .700 | 162 | 90 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 241 | 129 |
| Northern Michigan | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 126 | 118 | 40 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 155 | 161 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | .482 | 125 | 114 | 42 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 187 | 168 |
| Michigan Tech | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | 123 | 128 | 41 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 160 | 167 |
| Ferris State | 30 | 13 | 15 | 2 | .467 | 128 | 138 | 41 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 184 | 184 |
| Lake Superior State | 30 | 12 | 17 | 1 | .417 | 103 | 127 | 40 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 152 | 176 |
| Michigan | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | .383 | 105 | 148 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 134 | 179 |
| Miami | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .333 | 116 | 156 | 37 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 149 | 188 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | .196 | 83 | 162 | 35 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 106 | 221 |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 2–4 | Quarterfinals March 2–4 | Quarterfinals March 2–4 | Quarterfinals March 2–4 | Quarterfinals March 2–4 | | | Semifinals March 8 | Semifinals March 8 | Semifinals March 8 | Championship March 10 | Championship March 10 | Championship March 10 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 7 | 6 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lake Superior State | 3 | 7 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lake Superior State | 3 | 7 | – | | | 1 | Bowling Green | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Western Michigan | 4** | | | |
| 2 | Ohio State | 5 | 6 | – | | | 5 | Western Michigan | 4** | | | |
| 7 | Ferris State | 2 | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ferris State | 2 | 1 | – | | | | | | 3 | Michigan State | 5 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 3 | Michigan State | 5 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 5 | Western Michigan | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | – | | | | | | | | | 5 | Western Michigan | 0 |
| 6 | Michigan Tech | 3 | 1 | – | | | | | |
| 6 | Michigan Tech | 3 | 1 | – | | | 2 | Ohio State | 1 | Consolation Game | Consolation Game | Consolation Game |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Michigan State | 8 |
| 4 | Northern Michigan | 2 | 4 | – | | | 3 | Michigan State | 8 | 1 | Bowling Green | 2 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 3 | 4 | – | | | | | | 2 | Ohio State | 3* |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Bowling Green vs. (8) Lake Superior State

* Bowling Green won series 13–10

#### (2) Ohio State vs. (7) Ferris State

* Ohio State won series 11–3

#### (3) Michigan State vs. (6) Michigan Tech

* Michigan State won series 8–4

#### (4) Northern Michigan vs. (5) Western Michigan

* Western Michigan won series 7–6

### Championship
#### (3) Michigan State vs. (5) Western Michigan
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Dan Dorion (Western Michigan)
* F Gord Flegel (Michigan State)
* F Newell Brown (Michigan State)
* D Jeff Eisley (Michigan State)
* D Dave Ellett (Bowling Green)
* G Norm Foster (Michigan State)

### MVP

* Glenn Healy (Western Michigan)