# 1990 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1990 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 19th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 10, 1990. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finished below eighth place in the standings was not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. 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 1990 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
1989–90 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 State†* | 32 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 190 | 93 | 45 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 251 | 138 |
| Lake Superior State | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 169 | 91 | 46 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 246 | 138 |
| Bowling Green | 32 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 42 | 153 | 142 | 44 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 211 | 195 |
| Michigan | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 37 | 148 | 125 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 199 | 151 |
| Western Michigan | 32 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 145 | 162 | 40 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 184 | 207 |
| Ohio State | 32 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 138 | 164 | 40 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 160 | 204 |
| Miami | 32 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 138 | 175 | 40 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 173 | 209 |
| Ferris State | 32 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 106 | 162 | 40 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 145 | 197 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 32 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 104 | 177 | 38 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 131 | 205 |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 2–4 | Quarterfinals March 2–4 | Quarterfinals March 2–4 | Quarterfinals March 2–4 | Quarterfinals March 2–4 | | | Semifinals March 8 | Semifinals March 8 | Semifinals March 8 | Championship March 10 | Championship March 10 | Championship March 10 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 6 | 13 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ferris State | 3 | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ferris State | 3 | 1 | – | | | 1 | Michigan State | 4* | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Michigan | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Lake Superior State | 5 | 7 | – | | | 4 | Michigan | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Miami | 3 | 4 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Miami | 3 | 4 | – | | | | | | 1 | Michigan State | 4 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Michigan State | 4 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 2 | Lake Superior State | 3 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 7 | 6 | – | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lake Superior State | 3 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 1 | 5 | – | | | | | |
| 6 | Ohio State | 1 | 5 | – | | | 2 | Lake Superior State | 4 | Consolation Game | Consolation Game | Consolation Game |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Bowling Green | 2 |
| 4 | Michigan | 5 | 8 | – | | | 3 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | Bowling Green | 4 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | – | | | | | | 4 | Michigan | 5 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Michigan State vs. (8) Ferris State

* Michigan State won series 2–0

#### (2) Lake Superior State vs. (7) Miami

* Lake Superior State won series 2–0

#### (3) Bowling Green vs. (6) Ohio State

* Bowling Green won series 2–0

#### (4) Michigan vs. (5) Western Michigan

* Michigan won series 2–0

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

* F Mark Ouimet (Michigan)
* F Jeff Jablonski (Lake Superior State)
* F Peter White* (Michigan State)
* D Kord Cernich (Lake Superior State)
* D Rob Blake (Bowling Green)
* G Jason Muzzatti (Michigan State)
* Most Valuable Player(s)