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. By winning the tournament,

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received the

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's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The two teams that finish below tenth place in the standings were not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, 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

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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 2000 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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(1) Michigan vs. (10) Western Michigan

(2) Michigan State vs. (9) Miami

(3) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Bowling Green

(4) Northern Michigan vs. (7) Nebraska-Omaha

(5) Notre Dame vs. (6) Ferris State

Play-in

(7) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (8) Bowling Green

Semifinals

(1) Michigan vs. (7) Nebraska-Omaha

(2) Michigan State vs. (5) Notre Dame

Championship

(2) Michigan State vs. (7) Nebraska-Omaha

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

*F Rustyn Dolyny (Michigan State) *F Jeff Hoggan (Nebraska-Omaha) *F

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(Michigan State) *D Andrew Hutchinson (Michigan State) *D

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(Nebraska-Omaha) *G

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* (Michigan State) * Most Valuable Player(s)

References

External links

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