# 1993 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1993 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 22nd CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 12 and March 21, 1993. First-round games were played at campus sites, while second-round and 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Lake Superior State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

The tournament featured four rounds of play. The teams that finished in the top six in conference standings were allowed to choose their opponents in descending order for the first round. Alaska–Fairbanks was an affiliate member and allowed to compete in the conference tournament as the lowest seed. The first seed chose to play the eleventh seed, the second seed chose to play the tenth seed, third seed chose to play the ninth seed, the fourth seed chose to play the eighth seed, the fifth seed chose to play the seventh seed and the sixth seed played the twelfth seed in best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the second round. The highest two remaining seeds received byes into the semifinal round while the remaining four teams competing in single-game second-round series. The highest and lowest non-advancing teams were matched against one another for one game while the remaining two teams competing in the other game. In the semifinals the higher automatic qualifier played the lower seed advancing from the second round while and second-highest and second-lowest seeds played each in a single game to determine which teams advanced to the finals. The tournament champion received an automatic bid to the 1993 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
1992–93 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 |
| Miami† | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 150 | 88 | 41 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 189 | 126 |
| Michigan | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 180 | 71 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 238 | 95 |
| Lake Superior State* | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 147 | 91 | 45 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 220 | 125 |
| Michigan State | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 128 | 98 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 169 | 127 |
| Western Michigan | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 118 | 117 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 147 | 150 |
| Ferris State | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 103 | 118 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 162 | 141 |
| Bowling Green | 30 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 121 | 132 | 41 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 169 | 180 |
| Kent State | 30 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 118 | 148 | 38 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 150 | 181 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 30 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 100 | 134 | 37 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 122 | 170 |
| Notre Dame | 30 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 87 | 144 | 36 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 102 | 181 |
| Ohio State | 30 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 74 | 144 | 37 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 94 | 221 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks^ | | | | | | | | 37 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 204 | 127 |
| Championship: Lake Superior State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ^ Alaska-Fairbanks is an affiliate member and its games do not count towards the conference standings |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| 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 | Second Round March 17 | Second Round March 17 | Second Round March 17 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 20 | Championship March 20 | Championship March 20 |
| 1 | Miami | 8 | 7 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Michigan | 13 | 8 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Michigan | 13 | 8 | – | | | | 1 | Miami | 4* | | | |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | – | | | | 1 | Miami | 4* | | | |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | Michigan State | 2 | 6 | Ferris State | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Ferris State | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lake Superior State | 7 | 4 | – | 6 | Ferris State | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lake Superior State | 7 | 4 | – | | | | | | | 1 | Miami | 0 |
| 9 | Illinois–Chicago | 2 | 2 | – | | | | | | | 1 | Miami | 0 |
| 9 | Illinois–Chicago | 2 | 2 | – | | | | | | | 3 | Lake Superior State | 3 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 6 | 5 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Michigan State | 6 | 5 | – | | | | 2 | Michigan | 3 | | | |
| 8 | Kent State | 5 | 2 | – | | | | 2 | Michigan | 3 | | | |
| 8 | Kent State | 5 | 2 | – | 3 | Lake Superior State | 7 | 3 | Lake Superior State | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Bowling Green | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | Bowling Green | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 5 | 6 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ferris State | 8 | 7 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Alaska–Fairbanks | 6 | 2 | – | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Miami vs. (11) Ohio State

* Miami won series 2–0

#### (2) Michigan vs. (10) Notre Dame

* Michigan won series 2–0

#### (3) Lake Superior State vs. (9) Illinois–Chicago

* Lake Superior State won series 2–0

#### (4) Michigan State vs. (8) Kent State

* Michigan State won series 2–0

#### (5) Western Michigan vs. (7) Bowling Green

* Bowling Green won series 2–0

#### (6) Ferris State vs. (12) Alaska–Fairbanks

* Ferris State won series 2–0

### Championship
#### (1) Miami vs. (3) Lake Superior State
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Brian Rolston (Lake Superior State)
* F Wayne Strachan (Lake Superior State)
* F Rob Valicevic (Lake Superior State)
* D Bob Marshall (Miami)
* D Michael Smith (Lake Superior State)
* G Blaine Lacher* (Lake Superior State)
* Most Valuable Player(s)