# 1999 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1999 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 28th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 12 and March 20, 1999. Opening round games were played at campus sites, while all 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The three teams that finish 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 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 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
1998–99 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 |
| #3 Michigan State† | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 91 | 40 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 121 | 56 |
| #7 Michigan* | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 98 | 72 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 134 | 94 |
| Ohio State | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 87 | 66 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 119 | 98 |
| Notre Dame | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 92 | 68 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 114 | 100 |
| Northern Michigan | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 94 | 83 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 143 | 112 |
| Ferris State | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 76 | 69 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 89 | 87 |
| Bowling Green | 30 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 29 | 102 | 105 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 126 | 135 |
| Lake Superior State | 30 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 79 | 93 | 38 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 93 | 130 |
| Miami | 30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 78 | 104 | 36 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 98 | 130 |
| Western Michigan | 30 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 69 | 119 | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 75 | 130 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks | 30 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 77 | 124 | 34 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 94 | 131 |
| Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 12–14 | Quarterfinals March 12–14 | Quarterfinals March 12–14 | Quarterfinals March 12–14 | Quarterfinals March 12–14 | | | Semifinals March 19 | Semifinals March 19 | Semifinals March 19 | Championship March 20 | Championship March 20 | Championship March 20 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lake Superior State | 2 | 0 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lake Superior State | 2 | 0 | – | | | 1 | Michigan State | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Northern Michigan | 5 | | | |
| 2 | Michigan | 3 | 9 | – | | | 5 | Northern Michigan | 5 | | | |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | – | | | | | | 2 | Michigan | 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 | Michigan | 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) | 5 | Northern Michigan | 1 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | – | | | | | | | | | 5 | Northern Michigan | 1 |
| 6 | Ferris State | 1 | 2 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ferris State | 1 | 2 | – | | | 2 | Michigan | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Ohio State | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | 3 | Ohio State | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Northern Michigan | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### Quarterfinals
#### (1) Michigan State vs. (8) Lake Superior State

* Michigan State won series 2–0

#### (2) Michigan vs. (7) Bowling Green

* Michigan won series 2–0

#### (3) Ohio State vs. (6) Ferris State

* Ohio State won series 2–0

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

* Northern Michigan won series 2–1

### Championship
#### (2) Michigan vs. (5) Northern Michigan
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Mark Kosick* (Michigan)
* F Sean Ritchlin (Michigan)
* F J.P. Vigier (Northern Michigan)
* D Sean Connolly (Northern Michigan)
* D Mike Van Ryn (Michigan)
* G Josh Blackburn (Michigan)
* Most Valuable Player(s)