# 1985 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1985 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 14th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 8 and March 16, 1985. 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 1985 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 two-game series where the team that scored the higher number of goals after the games was declared the victor and advanced 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 1985 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
1984–85 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 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 191 | 78 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 262 | 100 |
| Lake Superior State | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 147 | 120 | 44 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 190 | 160 |
| Western Michigan | 32 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 37 | 133 | 103 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 164 | 138 |
| Bowling Green | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 154 | 146 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 201 | 196 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 154 | 169 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 193 | 219 |
| Ohio State | 32 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 121 | 146 | 41 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 162 | 181 |
| Michigan | 32 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 118 | 163 | 40 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 151 | 208 |
| Miami | 32 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 127 | 174 | 40 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 158 | 205 |
| Ferris State | 32 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 110 | 156 | 38 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 140 | 176 |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 8–10 | Quarterfinals March 8–10 | Quarterfinals March 8–10 | Quarterfinals March 8–10 | Quarterfinals March 8–10 | | | Semifinals March 14 | Semifinals March 14 | Semifinals March 14 | Championship March 16 | Championship March 16 | Championship March 16 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Miami | 3 | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Miami | 3 | 1 | – | | | 1 | Michigan State | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Ohio State | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Lake Superior State | 3 | 7 | – | | | 6 | Ohio State | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Michigan | 1 | 6 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Michigan | 1 | 6 | – | | | | | | 1 | Michigan State | 5 |
| (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 | 5 |
| (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 | 1 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 2 | 5 | – | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lake Superior State | 1 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 4 | 4* | – | | | | | |
| 6 | Ohio State | 4 | 4* | – | | | 2 | Lake Superior State | 4 | Consolation Game | Consolation Game | Consolation Game |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Bowling Green | 1 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 7 | 7 | – | | | 4 | Bowling Green | 1 | 4 | Bowling Green | 3 |
| 5 | Illinois–Chicago | 5 | 2 | – | | | | | | 6 | Ohio State | 7 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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

* Michigan State won series 11–4

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

* Lake Superior State won series 10–7

#### (3) Western Michigan vs. (6) Ohio State

* Ohio State won series 8–7

#### (4) Bowling Green vs. (5) Illinois–Chicago

* Bowling Green won series 14–7

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

* F Craig Simpson (Michigan State)
* F Kelly Miller (Michigan State)
* F Tom Anastos (Michigan State)
* D Donald McSween (Michigan State)
* D Dan McFall (Michigan State)
* G Norm Foster* (Michigan State)
* Most Valuable Player(s)