# 2004 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2004 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 33rd CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament in conference history. It was played between March 12 and March 20, 2004. First 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, Ohio State won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2004 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 and tenth seeds, the fourth and ninth seeds, the fifth and eighth seeds and the sixth and seventh seeds played a best-of-three series. All six victors in the first round advance as the newly minted 'Super Six' and play only single-elimination for the duration of the tournament. The top two ranked winners receive byes into the semifinals while the four other teams play in the quarterfinals to determine the other qualifiers. 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 2004 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
2003–04 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 |
| #7 Michigan† | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 101 | 66 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 151 | 104 |
| #10 Miami | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 99 | 74 | 41 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 137 | 106 |
| #14 Michigan State | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 91 | 62 | 42 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 136 | 105 |
| #9 Ohio State* | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 89 | 70 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 134 | 106 |
| #12 Notre Dame | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 84 | 71 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 108 | 99 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 92 | 92 | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 117 | 127 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 66 | 79 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 105 | 113 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 87 | 101 | 39 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 123 | 136 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 69 | 83 | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 92 | 112 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 71 | 97 | 38 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 108 | 126 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 60 | 83 | 36 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 72 | 102 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 60 | 91 | 39 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 91 | 135 |
| Championship: Ohio State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round and quarterfinals
| First Round March 12–14 | First Round March 12–14 | First Round March 12–14 | First Round March 12–14 | First Round March 12–14 | Quarterfinals March 18 | Quarterfinals March 18 | Quarterfinals March 18 | Semifinals March 19 | Semifinals March 19 | Semifinals March 19 | Championship March 20 | Championship March 20 | Championship March 20 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nebraska-Omaha | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Miami | 4 | 2* | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Miami | 4 | 2* | – | | | | 1 | Michigan | 5 | | | |
| 11 | Lake Superior State | 0 | 1 | – | | | | 1 | Michigan | 5 | | | |
| 11 | Lake Superior State | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | Michigan State | 1 | 7 | Northern Michigan | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Northern Michigan | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michigan State | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | Northern Michigan | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michigan State | 6 | 5 | – | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 2 |
| 10 | Ferris State | 4 | 3 | – | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 2 |
| 10 | Ferris State | 4 | 3 | – | | | | | | | 4 | Ohio State | 4 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 3 | 5 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ohio State | 3 | 5 | – | | | | 2 | Miami | 3 | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | – | | | | 2 | Miami | 3 | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | Ohio State | 6* | 4 | Ohio State | 4* | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Notre Dame | 5 | | | | 2 | Miami | 4 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | 5* | 5 | Notre Dame | 5 | | | | 2 | Miami | 4 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | 5* | | | | | | | 7 | Northern Michigan | 0 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | Northern Michigan | 0 |
| 6 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 1 | 2 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Northern Michigan | 3 | 3 | – | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Michigan vs. (12) Nebraska-Omaha

* Michigan won series 2–1

#### (2) Miami vs. (11) Lake Superior State

* Miami won series 2–0

#### (3) Michigan State vs. (10) Ferris State

* Michigan State won series 2–0

#### (4) Ohio State vs. (9) Bowling Green

* Ohio State won series 2–0

#### (5) Notre Dame vs. (8) Western Michigan

* Notre Dame won series 2–1

#### (6) Alaska-Fairbanks vs. (7) Northern Michigan

* Northern Michigan won series 2–0

### Championship
#### (1) Michigan vs. (4) Ohio State
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Brandon Kaleniecki (Michigan)
* F Rod Pelley (Ohio State)
* F Paul Caponigri* (Ohio State)
* D Andy Greene (Miami)
* D Doug Andress (Ohio State)
* G Dave Caruso (Ohio State)
* Most Valuable Player(s)