1986 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1986 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 15th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 7 and March 15, 1986. 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, Western Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1986 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 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 1986 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
==Bracket==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
===First Round===
====(1) Michigan State vs. (8) Michigan====
====(2) Bowling Green vs. (7) Illinois–Chicago====
====(3) Western Michigan vs. (6) Ferris State====
====(4) Lake Superior State vs. (5) Ohio State====
===Semifinals===
====(1) Michigan State vs. (4) Lake Superior State====
====(2) Bowling Green vs. (3) Western Michigan====
===Consolation Game===
====(2) Bowling Green vs. (4) Lake Superior State====
===Championship===
====(1) Michigan State vs. (3) Western Michigan====
==Tournament awards==
===All-Tournament Team</small>===
*F Stuart Burnie* (Western Michigan)
*F Jamie Wansbrough (Bowling Green)
*F Dan Dorion (Western Michigan)
*D Chris MacDonald (Western Michigan)
*D Wayne Gagné (Western Michigan)
*G Bill Horn (Western Michigan)
* Most Valuable Player(s)
==References==
==External links==
*CCHA Champions
*1985–86 CCHA Standings
*1985–86 NCAA Standings
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