# 2010 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2010 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is the 39th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 5 and March 20, 2010 at campus locations and at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The winning team, the University of Michigan Wolverines, received the Mason Cup and earned the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

The tournament features four rounds of play. In the first round, the fifth and twelfth, sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds as determined by the final regular season standings play a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and second-lowest-ranked first-round winner, the third seed and second-highest-ranked first-round winner, and the fourth seed and highest-ranked first-round winner play a best-of-three series, with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest seeds play a single game, with the winner advancing to the championship game and the loser advancing to the third-place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

### Regular season standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
2009–10 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #3 Miami† | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 100 | 39 | 44 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 147 | 86 |
| Michigan State | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 73 | 64 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 115 | 97 |
| #14 Ferris State | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 79 | 66 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 118 | 92 |
| #13 Northern Michigan | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 86 | 72 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 124 | 104 |
| #15 Alaska | 28 | 0^ | 28^ | 0^ | 0^ | 45 | 73 | 70 | 39 | 0^ | 39^ | 0^ | 108 | 93 |
| Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 85 | 83 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 124 | 116 |
| #8 Michigan* | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 83 | 69 | 45 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 148 | 102 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 81 | 93 | 39 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 110 | 122 |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 65 | 76 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 90 | 102 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 66 | 90 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 93 | 118 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 58 | 102 | 36 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 71 | 138 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 62 | 87 | 36 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 76 | 104 |
| Championship: Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll ^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities. ||||||||||||||||

## Bracket

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

### First round
#### (5) Alaska vs. (12) Western Michigan

* Alaska won series 2–0

#### (6) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (11) Bowling Green

* Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–0

#### (7) Michigan vs. (10) Lake Superior State

* Michigan won series 2–0

#### (8) Ohio State vs. (9) Notre Dame

* Ohio State won series 2–0

### Quarterfinals
#### (1) Miami vs. (8) Ohio State

* Miami wins 2–1

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

* Michigan Won Series 2–0

#### (3) Ferris State vs. (6) Nebraska-Omaha

* Ferris State Won Series 2–0

#### (4) Northern Michigan vs. (5) Alaska

* Northern Michigan Won Series 2–0

### Championship
#### (7) Michigan vs. (4) Northern Michigan
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Carl Hagelin (Michigan)
* F Ray Kaunisto (Northern Michigan)
* F Louie Caporusso (Michigan)
* D Steven Kampfer (Michigan)
* D Eric Gustaffson (Northern Michigan)
* G Shawn Hunwick* (Michigan)
* Most Valuable Player(s)