# 1991 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1991 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 20th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 1 and March 9, 1991. 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, Lake Superior State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1991 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 1991 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
1990–91 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 |
| Lake Superior State†* | 32 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 181 | 77 | 45 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 252 | 122 |
| Michigan | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 178 | 107 | 47 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 248 | 162 |
| Ferris State | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 122 | 111 | 42 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 174 | 144 |
| Western Michigan | 32 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 121 | 115 | 42 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 161 | 161 |
| Michigan State | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 130 | 101 | 40 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 155 | 130 |
| Bowling Green | 32 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 123 | 144 | 40 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 149 | 190 |
| Ohio State | 32 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 99 | 158 | 40 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 135 | 209 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 32 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 112 | 150 | 38 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 143 | 165 |
| Miami | 32 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 78 | 181 | 37 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 97 | 219 |
| Championship: Lake Superior State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 1–3 | Quarterfinals March 1–3 | Quarterfinals March 1–3 | Quarterfinals March 1–3 | Quarterfinals March 1–3 | | | Semifinals March 7 | Semifinals March 7 | Semifinals March 7 | Championship March 9 | Championship March 9 | Championship March 9 |
| 1 | Lake Superior State | 5 | 3 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Illinois–Chicago | 3 | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Illinois–Chicago | 3 | 1 | – | | | 1 | Lake Superior State | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Western Michigan | 4 | | | |
| 2 | Michigan | 5 | 9 | – | | | 4 | Western Michigan | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | – | | | | | | 1 | Lake Superior State | 6* |
| (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 | Lake Superior State | 6* |
| (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 | Michigan | 5 |
| 3 | Ferris State | 5 | 3* | – | | | | | | | | | 2 | Michigan | 5 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | – | | | | | |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | – | | | 2 | Michigan | 4 | Consolation Game | Consolation Game | Consolation Game |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Ferris State | 2 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | – | | | 3 | Ferris State | 2 | 3 | Ferris State | 1 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | – | | | | | | 4 | Western Michigan | 2* |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Illinois–Chicago

* Lake Superior State won series 2–0

#### (2) Michigan vs. (7) Ohio State

* Michigan won series 2–0

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

* Ferris State won series 2–0

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

* Western Michigan won series 2–0

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

* F Mike Eastwood (Western Michigan)
* F Doug Weight (Lake Superior State)
* F Don Stone (Michigan)
* D Aaron Ward (Michigan)
* D Karl Johnston (Lake Superior State)
* G Darrin Madeley (Lake Superior State)

### MVP

* Clayton Beddoes (Lake Superior State)