# 2007 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2007 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 36th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 17, 2007. Opening round and quarterfinal games were played at campus sites, while the semifinals, third place, and championship games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Notre Dame won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2007 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
2006–07 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 |
| #4 Notre Dame†* | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 90 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 143 | 70 |
| #10 Michigan | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 119 | 85 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 174 | 129 |
| #11 Miami | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 93 | 70 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 135 | 107 |
| #1 Michigan State | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 81 | 65 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 137 | 102 |
| Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 100 | 85 | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 153 | 128 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 85 | 93 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 120 | 126 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 89 | 86 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 120 | 120 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 65 | 74 | 43 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 111 | 110 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 70 | 92 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 107 | 126 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 80 | 41 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 96 | 123 |
| Alaska | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 70 | 90 | 39 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 100 | 128 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 108 | 38 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 75 | 147 |
| Championship: Notre Dame † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 2–4 | First round March 2–4 | First round March 2–4 | First round March 2–4 | First round March 2–4 | Quarterfinals March 9–10 | Quarterfinals March 9–10 | Quarterfinals March 9–10 | Quarterfinals March 9–10 | Quarterfinals March 9–10 | Semifinals March 16 | Semifinals March 16 | Semifinals March 16 | Championship March 17 | Championship March 17 | Championship March 17 |
| | | | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 7 | 3 | — | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nebraska-Omaha | 3* | 7 | — | 11 | Alaska | 1 | 1 | — | | | | | | |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 2 | 5 | — | | | | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lake Superior State | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | — | | | | | | |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | Northern Michigan | 1 | 3 | — | | | | | | |
| 11 | Alaska | 3* | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Michigan | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | Miami | 1 | 1 | — | | | |
| 7 | Ohio State | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Lake Superior State | 2 | 2 | — | | | |
| 10 | Northern Michigan | 2 | 3* | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Michigan | 5 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Michigan State | 2 |
| | | | | | 4 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | — | | | | 4 | Michigan State | 7* |
| 8 | Lake Superior State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2 | 1 | — | | | | 8 | Lake Superior State | 6 |
| 9 | Ferris State | 4* | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (5) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (12) Bowling Green

* Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–0

#### (6) Western Michigan vs. (11) Alaska

* Alaska won series 2–1

#### (7) Ohio State vs. (10) Northern Michigan

* Northern Michigan won series 2–1

#### (8) Lake Superior State vs. (9) Ferris State

* Lake Superior State won series 2–1

### Quarterfinals
#### (1) Notre Dame vs. (11) Alaska

* Notre Dame won series 2–0

#### (2) Michigan vs. (10) Northern Michigan

* Michigan won series 2–0

#### (3) Miami vs. (8) Lake Superior State

* Lake Superior State won series 2–0

#### (4) Michigan State vs. (5) Nebraska-Omaha

* Michigan State won series 2–0

### Championship
#### (1) Notre Dame vs. (2) Michigan
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Kevin Porter (Michigan)
* F T. J. Hensick (Michigan)
* F Erik Condra (Notre Dame)
* D Wes O'Neill (Notre Dame)
* D Jack Johnson (Michigan)
* G David Brown* (Notre Dame)
* Most Valuable Player(s)