1999 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

1999 CCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
Dates	March 12–20, 1999
Teams	8
Finals site	Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Michigan
Champions	Michigan (4th title)
Winning coach	Red Berenson[1] (4th title)
MVP	Mark Kosick (Michigan)
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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.

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.

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

1998–99 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								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

	Quarterfinals[2] March 12–14							Semifinals[3] March 19					Championship March 20
	1	Michigan State	3	4	–
	8	Lake Superior State	2	0	–
								1	Michigan State	3
								5	Northern Michigan	5
	2	Michigan	3	9	–
	7	Bowling Green	2	3	–
													2	Michigan	5
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
													5	Northern Michigan	1
	3	Ohio State	4	3	–
	6	Ferris State	1	2	–
								2	Michigan	3
								3	Ohio State	2
	4	Notre Dame	3	1	2
	5	Northern Michigan	2	7	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

March 12[4]	Michigan State		3 – 2		Lake Superior State	Munn Ice Arena
No Scoring		First period			12:10 - Ryan Vince
Adam Hall - 13:02 Andrew Hutchinson - PP - 16:20		Second period			No scoring
Rustyn Dolyny - GW - 18:33		Third period			13:45 - Trent Walford
Joe Blackburn ( 19 saves / 21 shots )		Goalie stats			Jayme Platt ( 35 saves / 38 shots )

March 13[5]	Michigan State		4 – 0		Lake Superior State	Munn Ice Arena
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
Adam Hall - GW - 06:41 Adam Hall - 07:19		Second period			No scoring
Mike York - 06:41 Bryan Adams - EN - 17:34		Third period			No scoring
Joe Blackburn ( 20 saves / 20 shots )		Goalie stats			Jayme Platt ( 28 saves / 31 shots ) / Mike Brusseau ( 0 saves / 0 shots )

Michigan State won series 2–0

March 11[6]	Michigan		3 – 2		Bowling Green	Yost Ice Arena
Dale Rominski - SH - 13:26		First period			02:32 - Craig Desjarlais
No scoring		Second period			18:12 - Ryan Murphy
Bobby Hayes - 11:00 Dave Huntzicker - GW SH - 14:31		Third period			No scoring
Josh Blackburn ( 19 saves / 21 shots )		Goalie stats			Mike Savard ( 18 saves / 21 shots )

March 13[7]	Michigan		9 - 3		Bowling Green	Yost Ice Arena
Mike Comrie - 15:01 Josh Langfeld - PP - 17:04		First period			No scoring
Geoff Koch - 08:09 Sean Ritchlin - GW - 13:56 Bobby Hayes - 19:52		Second period			03:25 - PP - Greg Day 16:18 - PP - Dan Price
Bobby Hayes - PP - 04:27 Mike Van Ryn - PP - 05:06 Greg Crozier - 07:27 Josh Langfeld - PP - 19:37		Third period			00:28 - PP - Dan Price
Josh Blackburn ( 21 saves / 24 shots ) / Kevin O'Malley ( 2 saves / 2 shots )		Goalie stats			Mike Savard ( 30 saves / 39 shots )

Michigan won series 2–0

March 12[8]	Ohio State		4 – 2		Ferris State	Value City Arena
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
Dan Cousineau - 15:02 Yan Des Gagne - 17:56		Second period			17:19 - Scott Lewis
Éric Meloche - GW PP - 04:15 Ryan Jestadt - EN SH - 19:53		Third period			17:19 - Rob Collins
Jeff Maund ( 23 saves / 25 shots )		Goalie stats			Vince Owen ( 16 saves / 19 shots ) / Phil Osaer ( 4 saves / 4 shots )

March 13[9]	Ohio State		3 – 1		Ferris State	Value City Arena
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
No Scoring		Second period			01:30 - PP - Brian McCollough
Hugo Boisvert - PP - 07:31 Ryan Skaleski - GW - 12:02 Hugo Boisvert - EN SH - 19:58		Third period			No scoring
Jeff Maund ( 36 saves / 37 shots )		Goalie stats			Phil Osaer ( 25 saves / 27 shots )

Ohio State won series 2–0

March 12[10]	Notre Dame		3 – 2		Northern Michigan	Joyce Center
Dan Carlson - 01:19 Brian Urick - 11:25		First period			16:57 - Brad Frattaroli
No scoring		Second period			19:38 - SH - Tyson Holly
Ben Simon - GW - 17:27		Third period			No scoring
Forrest Karr ( 18 saves / 20 shots )		Goalie stats			Dan Ragusett ( 31 saves / 34 shots )

March 13[11]	Notre Dame		1 – 7		Northern Michigan	Joyce Center
No Scoring		First period			00:13 - J.P. Vigier 12:14 - GW - Sean Connolly
Ben Simon - 02:13		Second period			13:39 - PP - Buddy Smith 15:55 - Bryan Phillips
No scoring		Third period			02:27 - Fred Mattersdorfer 07:34 - J.P. Vigier 12:45 - Bryan Phillips
Forrest Karr ( 23 saves / 29 shots ) / Jeremiah Kimento ( 5 saves / 69 shots )		Goalie stats			Dan Ragusett ( 26 saves / 27 shots )

March 14[12]	Notre Dame		2 – 3		Northern Michigan	Joyce Center
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
Tyson Holly - 01:33		Second period			09:36 - PP - Benoit Cotnoir
Brian Urick - 05:37		Third period			03:07 - Sean Connolly 08:46 - GW - Tyler Barabonoff
Forrest Karr ( 18 saves / 21 shots )		Goalie stats			Dan Ragusett ( 30 saves / 32 shots )

Northern Michigan won series 2–1

March 19[13]	Michigan State		3 – 5		Northern Michigan	Joe Louis Arena
Brad Hodgins - PP - 06:06 Brad Hodgins - PP - 13:12 Mike York - 13:30		First period			12:18 - Tyson Holly 17:42 - Roger Trudeau
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			08:38 - Sean Connolly 16:06 - GW - Brad Frattaroli 19:25 - EN - J.P. Vigier
Joe Blackburn ( 15 saves / 19 shots )		Goalie stats			Dan Ragusett ( 31 saves / 44 shots )

March 19[14]	Michigan		3 – 2		Ohio State	Joe Louis Arena
Mark Kosick - PP - 14:07		First period			07:45 - Éric Meloche
Mark Kosick - PP - 03:30 Sean Ritchlin - GW - 14:38		Second period			12:01 - Dan Cousineau
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Josh Blackburn ( 32 saves / 34 shots )		Goalie stats			Jeff Maund ( 21 saves / 24 shots )

March 20[15]	Michigan		5 – 1		Northern Michigan	Joe Louis Arena
Scott Matzka - 11:59 Dale Rominski - GW - 14:11		First period			No scoring
Dave Huntzicker - 04:52 Greg Crozier - 08:16 Mark Kosick - 11:43		Second period			03:16 - J.P. Vigier
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Josh Blackburn ( 29 saves / 30 shots )		Goalie stats			Dan Ragusett ( 21 saves / 26 shots )

• 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)^[16]

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• 1998-99 CCHA Season