CCHA REGULAR SEASON CONCLUDES AS TOP TEAMS FINISH STRONG
CCHA PLAYOFFS BEGIN TUESDAY, ON-CAMPUS THIS WEEKEND
 
ANN ARBOR -- Bowling Green defeated Lake Superior and Ferris State to finish
second in the CCHA.  Michigan State earned a third place finish with victories
over Ohio State and Miami, while Michigan skated past Miami and Ohio State.
Western Michigan defeated Illinois @ Chicago and Notre Dame, while Notre Dame
won against Illinois @ Chicago.  In non-league action, CCHA affiliate Alaska
Fairbanks swept visiting Mankato State, while Lake Superior beat Ferris State
(last Thursday) at Fraser Ice Arena.
 
The 1995 CCHA playoffs begin Tuesday night with Ohio State entertaining
affiliate Alaska Fairbanks in the Preliminary Playoff game.  Should OSU win,
the Buckeyes would travel to Michigan for the quarterfinals.  The CCHA
quarterfinals are the best two- out-of-three.  Bowling Green will host either
Alaska Fairbanks or Notre Dame, while Michigan State will face Illinois @
Chicago.  Lake Superior will play host to Western Michigan and Ferris State
will travel to Oxford, Ohio, to face Miami.
 
FINAL 1994-95 CCHA REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS  (Overall records through 3/6/95)
 
        Team (Overall Record)       GP  WON LOST    TIED    PTS GF  GA  PEN MIN
LAST 10*
  1.   Michigan (27-6-1)            27  22    4     1       45  151  74 297 636
8-2-0
  2.   Bowling Green (23-10-2)      27  18    7     2       38  135 101 261 558
6-3-1
  3.   Michigan State (22-10-3)     27  17    7     3       37  123  79 239 510
5-4-1
  4.   Lake Superior (17-11-6)      27  14    9     4       32  114  78 283 623
8-1-1
        Miami (16-14-6)             27  13    8     6       32   88  87 218 444
6-3-1
  6.   Ferris State (12-18-4)       27   9   14     4       22   82 111 301 682
2-6-2
        Western Michigan (17-16-5)  27   9   14     4       22   87 102 289 629
3-5-2
  8.   Illinois @ Chicago (11-20-4) 27   8   16     3       19   99 132 248 535
1-8-1
  9.   Notre Dame (11-23-1)         27   7   19     1       15   77 126 310 687
5-5-0
10.   Ohio State (6-27-2)           27   3   22     2        8   76 142 309 743
1-9-0
 Alaska Fairbanks (11-20-1) Affiliate   (5-9-0 vs. CCHA teams)        267*  559*
5-5-0
   *-Overall games
 
Lake Superior and Ferris State gain higher playoff seed on tiebreaker.
 
RESULTS
 
Thursday, March 2
Western Michigan 5, Illinois @ Chicago 1
Lake Superior 5, Ferris State 2 - Non-CCHA
 
Friday, March 3
Michigan 2, Miami 0
Bowling Green 3, Lake Superior 2
Michigan State 4, Ohio State 3 (OT)
Notre Dame 5, Illinois @ Chicago 2
Alaska Fairbanks 3, Mankato State 2 (OT)
 
Saturday, March 4
Bowling Green 3, Ferris State 1
Michigan State 6, Miami 3
Western Michigan 2, Notre Dame 1
Alaska Fairbanks 5, Mankato State 3
 
Sunday, March 5
Michigan 10, Ohio State 2
 
UPCOMING GAMES
 
Tuesday, March 7 - CCHA Preliminary Playoff Game
Alaska Fairbanks at Ohio State
 
CCHA QUARTERFINALS - Best 2-of-3 Games
 
Friday, March 10
Ohio State or Notre Dame at Michigan
Notre Dame or Alaska Fairbanks at Bowling Green
Illinois @ Chicago at Michigan State
Western Michigan at Lake Superior
Ferris State at Miami
 
Saturday, March 11
Ohio State or Notre Dame at Michigan
Notre Dame or Alaska Fairbanks at Bowling Green
Illinois @ Chicago at Michigan State
Western Michigan at Lake Superior
Ferris State at Miami
 
Sunday, March 12 (If necessary)
 
Wednesday, March 15 - Championship Play-In Game - #5 at #4