# 1994 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1994 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 23rd CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 11 and March 20, 1994. 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, Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1994 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 twelfth seed and the sixth seed played the seventh 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 play each using single game to determine which teams advance to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1994 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
1993–94 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†* | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 146 | 80 | 41 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 205 | 112 |
| Lake Superior State | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 129 | 69 | 45 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 198 | 103 |
| Michigan State | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 115 | 87 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 155 | 123 |
| Western Michigan | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 117 | 101 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 165 | 134 |
| Miami | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 112 | 94 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 137 | 120 |
| Bowling Green | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 114 | 105 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 149 | 132 |
| Ferris State | 30 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 110 | 122 | 38 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 205 | 247 |
| Notre Dame | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 85 | 121 | 38 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 113 | 165 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 30 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 101 | 144 | 39 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 135 | 192 |
| Ohio State | 30 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 81 | 124 | 35 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 98 | 158 |
| Kent State | 30 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 109 | 172 | 39 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 151 | 219 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks^ | | | | | | | | 38 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 223 | 152 |
| Championship: Michigan † 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 11–13 | First Round March 11–13 | First Round March 11–13 | First Round March 11–13 | First Round March 11–13 | 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 | Michigan | 5* | 10 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Lake Superior State | 5 | 8 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Lake Superior State | 5 | 8 | – | | | | 1 | Michigan | 6 | | | |
| 10 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | – | | | | 1 | Michigan | 6 | | | |
| 10 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | Western Michigan | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Miami | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michigan State | 3 | 2* | 8 | 5 | Miami | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michigan State | 3 | 2* | 8 | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 3 |
| 9 | Illinois–Chicago | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 3 |
| 9 | Illinois–Chicago | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Lake Superior State | 0 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 6 | 7 | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 6 | 7 | – | | | | 2 | Lake Superior State | 4 | | | |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | – | | | | 2 | Lake Superior State | 4 | | | |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | Michigan State | 3* | 3 | Michigan State | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Bowling Green | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Miami | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Bowling Green | 2 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Alaska–Fairbanks | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 3 | 3* | – | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ferris State | 0 | 2 | – | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Michigan vs. (11) Kent State

* Michigan won series 2–0

#### (2) Lake Superior State vs. (10) Ohio State

* Lake Superior State won series 2–0

#### (3) Michigan State vs. (9) Illinois–Chicago

* Michigan State won series 2–1

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

* Western Michigan won series 2–0

#### (5) Miami vs. (12) Alaska–Fairbanks

* Miami won series 2–1

#### (6) Bowling Green vs. (7) Ferris State

* Bowling Green won series 2–0

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

* F Mike Stone* (Michigan)
* F Brian Wiseman (Michigan)
* F Steve Guolla (Michigan State)
* D Blake Sloan (Michigan)
* D Steven Halko (Michigan)
* G Blaine Lacher (Lake Superior State)
* Most Valuable Player(s)