Sports tournament
The 2001 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 30th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament . It was played between March 8 and March 17, 2001. First round and play-in 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 State won the inaugural Mason Cup (named after head coach Ron Mason ) and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association 's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
The tournament featured four rounds of play. The two teams that finish below tenth place in the standings were not eligible for postseason play. In the First Round, the first and tenth seeds, the second and ninth seeds, the third and eighth seeds, the fourth and seventh seeds and the fifth and sixth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the top three ranked winners advancing to the semifinals and two lower-seeded teams playing in a single play-in game to determine the final qualifier. 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 2001 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
Bracket
First Round [ 2] March 8–11Play-In March 13Semifinals [ 3] March 16Championship March 171 Michigan State 5 3 *– 10 Alaska-Fairbanks 2 2 – 1 Michigan State 2 2 Miami 3 3 – 5 Northern Michigan 1 9 Bowling Green 1 9 Bowling Green 4 4 *– 9 Bowling Green 2 *3 Michigan 8 3 – 1 Michigan State 2 8 Ferris State 3 0 – 3 Michigan 0 4 Nebraska-Omaha 4 2 4 **7 Ohio State 5 *1 3 3 Michigan 3 4 Nebraska-Omaha 2 5 Northern Michigan 3 *7 5 *6 Western Michigan 2 9 4
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First round
(1) Michigan State vs. (10) Alaska-Fairbanks
Michigan State won series 2–0
(2) Miami vs. (9) Bowling Green
Bowling Green won series 2–0
(3) Michigan vs. (8) Ferris State
(4) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (7) Ohio State
Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–1
(5) Northern Michigan vs. (6) Western Michigan
Northern Michigan won series 2–1
Play-in
(5) Northern Michigan vs. (9) Bowling Green
Semifinals
(1) Michigan State vs. (5) Northern Michigan
(3) Michigan vs. (4) Nebraska-Omaha
Championship
(1) Michigan State vs. (3) Michigan
Tournament awards
* Most Valuable Player(s) [ 20]
[ 21]
References
^ "Michigan State Men's Team History" . Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "CCHA men's 2000-01 Results Week 24" . 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "CCHA men's 2000-01 Results Week 25" . 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Michigan State 5, Alaska-Fairbanks 2" . USCHO.com. March 9, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Michigan State 3, Alaska-Fairbanks 2" . USCHO.com. March 10, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Bowling Green 4, Miami 3" . USCHO.com. March 8, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Bowling Green 4, Miami 3" . USCHO.com. March 9, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Michigan 8, Ferris State 3" . USCHO.com. March 9, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Michigan 3, Ferris State 0" . USCHO.com. March 10, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Ohio State 5, Nebraska-Omaha 4" . USCHO.com. March 9, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Nebraska-Omaha 2, Ohio State 1" . USCHO.com. March 10, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Nebraska-Omaha 4, Ohio State 3" . USCHO.com. March 11, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Northern Michigan 3, Western Michigan 2" . USCHO.com. March 9, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Western Michigan 9, Northern Michigan 7" . USCHO.com. March 10, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Northern Michigan 5, Western Michigan 4" . USCHO.com. March 11, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Bowling Green 2, Northern Michigan 1" . USCHO.com. March 13, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Michigan State 2, Northern Michigan 1" . USCHO.com. March 16, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Michigan 3, Nebraska-Omaha 2" . USCHO.com. March 16, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "Michigan State 2, Michigan 0" . USCHO.com. March 17, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2013 .
^ "CCHA Awards" . College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved April 23, 2014 .
^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide" . ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014 .
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