# 1986 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1986 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 15th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 7 and March 15, 1986. 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, Western Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

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 1986 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
1985–86 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 State† | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 177 | 124 | 45 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 245 | 161 |
| Bowling Green | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 179 | 129 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 218 | 164 |
| Western Michigan* | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 189 | 138 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 256 | 177 |
| Lake Superior State | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 133 | 124 | 43 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 170 | 153 |
| Ohio State | 32 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 157 | 177 | 43 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 219 | 203 |
| Ferris State | 32 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 152 | 174 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 191 | 202 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 32 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 137 | 161 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 164 | 197 |
| Michigan | 32 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 151 | 184 | 38 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 182 | 222 |
| Miami | 32 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 113 | 177 | 38 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 158 | 201 |
| Championship: Western Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 7–9 | Quarterfinals March 7–9 | Quarterfinals March 7–9 | Quarterfinals March 7–9 | Quarterfinals March 7–9 | | | Semifinals March 13 | Semifinals March 13 | Semifinals March 13 | Championship March 15 | Championship March 15 | Championship March 15 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 5 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michigan | 3 | 2 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michigan | 3 | 2 | – | | | 1 | Michigan State | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Lake Superior State | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 7 | 2* | – | | | 4 | Lake Superior State | 2 | | | |
| 7 | Illinois–Chicago | 2 | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Illinois–Chicago | 2 | 1 | – | | | | | | 1 | Michigan State | 1 |
| (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) | 1 | Michigan State | 1 |
| (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 | Western Michigan | 3 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 4 | 12 | – | | | | | | | | | 3 | Western Michigan | 3 |
| 6 | Ferris State | 3 | 2 | – | | | | | |
| 6 | Ferris State | 3 | 2 | – | | | 2 | Bowling Green | 3 | Consolation Game | Consolation Game | Consolation Game |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Western Michigan | 4* |
| 4 | Lake Superior State | 3 | 1 | 3* | | | 3 | Western Michigan | 4* | 2 | Bowling Green | 3 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Lake Superior State | 0 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Michigan State vs. (8) Michigan

* Michigan State won series 2–0

#### (2) Bowling Green vs. (7) Illinois–Chicago

* Bowling Green won series 2–0

#### (3) Western Michigan vs. (6) Ferris State

* Western Michigan won series 2–0

#### (4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Ohio State

* Lake Superior State won series 2–1

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

* F Stu Burnie* (Western Michigan)
* F Jamie Wansbrough (Bowling Green)
* F Dan Dorion (Western Michigan)
* D Chris MacDonald (Western Michigan)
* D Wayne Gagné (Western Michigan)
* G Bill Horn (Western Michigan)
* Most Valuable Player(s)