# 1982 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1982 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 11th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 5 and March 13, 1982. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan for the first time. By winning the tournament, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The four teams that finished below eighth place in the standings were 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 1982 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
1981–82 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 |
| Bowling Green† | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 164 | 105 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 235 | 163 |
| Michigan State* | 32 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 138 | 94 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 184 | 123 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 129 | 120 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 195 | 165 |
| Notre Dame | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 32 | 139 | 130 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 199 | 168 |
| Michigan | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 32 | 93 | 101 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 130 | 131 |
| Ferris State | 30 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 117 | 133 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 144 | 158 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 112 | 110 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 165 | 150 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 106 | 127 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 141 | 171 |
| Western Michigan | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 129 | 150 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 141 | 164 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 107 | 132 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 158 | 150 |
| Miami | 28 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 100 | 132 | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 163 | 153 |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 5–7 | Quarterfinals March 5–7 | Quarterfinals March 5–7 | Quarterfinals March 5–7 | Quarterfinals March 5–7 | Semifinals March 11 | Semifinals March 11 | Semifinals March 11 | Championship March 13 | Championship March 13 | Championship March 13 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 10 | 18 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Northern Michigan | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Northern Michigan | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Notre Dame | 8 | | | |
| 2 | Michigan State | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | Notre Dame | 8 | | | |
| 7 | Lake Superior State | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lake Superior State | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | 2 | Michigan State | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Notre Dame | 1 |
| 3 | Michigan Tech | 7 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | 4 | Notre Dame | 1 |
| 6 | Ferris State | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | |
| 6 | Ferris State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | Michigan State | 3 | Consolation Game | Consolation Game | Consolation Game |
| | | | | | 3 | Michigan Tech | 2 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | Michigan Tech | 2 | 1 | Bowling Green | 2 |
| 5 | Michigan | 5 | 3 | 8 | | | | 3 | Michigan Tech | 1 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Bowling Green vs. (8) Northern Michigan

* Bowling Green won series

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

* Michigan State won series

#### (3) Michigan Tech vs. (6) Ferris State

* Michigan Tech won series

#### (4) Notre Dame vs. (5) Michigan

* Notre Dame won series

### Championship
#### (2) Michigan State vs. (4) Notre Dame
## Tournament awards
### MVP

* Ron Scott (Michigan State)