# 2008 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2008 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 37th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 6 and March 22, 2008. Opening round and quarterfinal games were played at campus sites, while the semifinals, third place, and championship games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2008 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
2007–08 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 |
| #2 Michigan†* | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 107 | 62 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 170 | 89 |
| #5 Miami | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 114 | 56 | 42 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 169 | 78 |
| #7 Michigan State | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 92 | 58 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 135 | 98 |
| #3 Notre Dame | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 74 | 57 | 47 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 136 | 100 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 77 | 72 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 109 | 98 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 76 | 78 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 116 | 120 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 73 | 84 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 105 | 120 |
| Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 87 | 99 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 125 | 142 |
| Alaska | 28 | 0^ | 28^ | 0^ | 20 | 61 | 80 | 35 | 0^ | 35^ | 0^ | 80 | 104 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 65 | 101 | 37 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 91 | 125 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 61 | 93 | 41 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 98 | 136 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 100 | 38 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 82 | 126 |
| Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll ^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities. |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 6–9 | First round March 6–9 | First round March 6–9 | First round March 6–9 | First round March 6–9 | Quarterfinals March 14–16 | Quarterfinals March 14–16 | Quarterfinals March 14–16 | Quarterfinals March 14–16 | Quarterfinals March 14–16 | Semifinals March 21 | Semifinals March 21 | Semifinals March 21 | Championship March 22 | Championship March 22 | Championship March 22 |
| | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 10 | 2 | — | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ferris State | 4* | 6 | — | 8 | Nebraska-Omaha | 1 | 1 | — | | | | | | |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | — | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Northern Michigan | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Miami | 4 | 4 | — | | | | | | |
| 6 | Northern Michigan | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | — | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Miami | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | Michigan State | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 4* | 6 | Northern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 3* | | | |
| 10 | Lake Superior State | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Miami | 2* | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Notre Dame | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | Notre Dame | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | 4 | Notre Dame | 1 |
| 8 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 3 | 2*** | 5 | Ferris State | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | 6 | Northern Michigan | 2 |
| 9 | Alaska | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (5) Ferris State vs. (12) Western Michigan

* Ferris State won series 2–0

#### (6) Northern Michigan vs. (11) Ohio State

* Northern Michigan won series 2–1

#### (7) Bowling Green vs. (10) Lake Superior State

* Bowling Green won series 2–1

#### (8) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (9) Alaska

* Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–1

### Quarterfinals
#### (1) Michigan vs. (8) Nebraska-Omaha

* Michigan won series 2–0

#### (2) Miami vs. (7) Bowling Green

* Miami won series 2–0

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

* Northern Michigan won series 2–1

#### (4) Notre Dame vs. (5) Ferris State

* Notre Dame won series 2–1

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

* F Matt Siddall (Northern Michigan)
* F Tim Miller* (Michigan)
* F Ryan Jones (Miami)
* D Mark Mitera (Michigan)
* D Alec Martinez (Miami)
* G Jeff Zatkoff (Miami)
* Most Valuable Player(s)