# 2002 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2002 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 31st CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament in conference history. It was played between March 8 and March 17, 2002. 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, Michigan won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2002 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 2002 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
2001–02 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 |
| #4 Michigan†* | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 97 | 56 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 154 | 102 |
| #8 Michigan State | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 87 | 47 | 41 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 129 | 73 |
| #11 Northern Michigan | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 86 | 69 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 135 | 98 |
| #12 Alaska-Fairbanks | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 91 | 55 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 132 | 108 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 72 | 64 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 112 | 102 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 92 | 92 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 123 | 118 |
| #15 Ohio State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 71 | 81 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 109 | 112 |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 95 | 86 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 117 | 113 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 86 | 83 | 36 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 117 | 109 |
| Miami | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 68 | 88 | 36 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 89 | 121 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 78 | 104 | 40 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 103 | 145 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 106 | 37 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 61 | 132 |
| Championship: Michigan † 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 8–10 | First Round March 8–10 | First Round March 8–10 | First Round March 8–10 | First Round March 8–10 | Quarterfinals March 15 | Quarterfinals March 15 | Quarterfinals March 15 | Semifinals March 16 | Semifinals March 16 | Semifinals March 16 | Championship March 17 | Championship March 17 | Championship March 17 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Lake Superior State | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Michigan State | 4* | 4 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Michigan State | 4* | 4 | – | | | | 1 | Michigan | 2 | | | |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | – | | | | 1 | Michigan | 2 | | | |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | – | 4 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 5 | 7 | Ohio State | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Ohio State | 6* | | | | | | |
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | Ohio State | 6* | | | | | | |
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 4 | 5 | – | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 3 |
| 10 | Miami | 0 | 2 | – | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 3 |
| 10 | Miami | 0 | 2 | – | | | | | | | 2 | Michigan State | 2 |
| 4 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 6 | 2 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 6 | 2 | – | | | | 2 | Michigan State | 2 | | | |
| 9 | Ferris State | 3 | 1 | – | | | | 2 | Michigan State | 2 | | | |
| 9 | Ferris State | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | Northern Michigan | 3 | 3 | Northern Michigan | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Notre Dame | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nebraska-Omaha | 3** | 1 | 1 | 8 | Notre Dame | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2* | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ohio State | 3* | 3 | – | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Michigan vs. (12) Lake Superior State

* Michigan won series 2–1

#### (2) Michigan State vs. (11) Bowling Green

* Michigan State won series 2–0

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

* Northern Michigan won series 2–0

#### (4) Alaska-Fairbanks vs. (9) Ferris State

* Alaska won series 2–0

#### (5) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (8) Notre Dame

* Notre Dame won series 2–1

#### (6) Western Michigan vs. (7) Ohio State

* Ohio State won series 2–0

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

* F Michael Cammalleri* (Michigan)
* F Chris Gobert (Northern Michigan)
* F Jed Ortmeyer (Michigan)
* D Brad Fast (Michigan State)
* D Mike Komisarek (Michigan)
* G Josh Blackburn (Michigan)
* Most Valuable Player(s)