1960 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1960 WCHA Men's 200px March 11–12, 1960 4 Dee StadiumHoughton, MichiganDU Arena Denver, Colorado Michigan Tech†Minnesota Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/minnesota/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 (1st title)Denver‡Denver Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/denver/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 1st John MacInnesJohn MacInnes Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,481/john-macinnes/ 2014-06-01 (1st title)Murray ArmstrongMurray Armstrong Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,309/murray-armstrong/ 2014-06-01 1st 1961 1961 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1960 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 1st conference playoff in league history. Additionally it is the first conference tournament ever held for an American college ice hockey conference. The tournament was played between March 11 and March 12, 1960. All games were played at home team campus sites. By being declared as co-champions, both Michigan Tech and Denver were invited to participate in the 1960 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Though not official designations, Michigan Tech is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Denver as the West Regional Champion‡. Format The top four teams in the WCHA, based upon the conference regular season standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 4. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched in two-game series where the team with the higher number of goals scored was declared the winner. Rather than decide upon a single tournament champion, the WCHA declared the winners of the two series as co-tournament champions. Conference standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PCT = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 97-112 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 Bracket 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-129-144.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 2 1 FinalsMarch 11–12 1 Denver 9 3 4 Colorado College 2 1 2 Michigan Tech 4 5 3 North Dakota 3 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Finals (1) Denver vs. (4) Colorado College Denver Colorado College DU Arena March 11 9 – 2 1 March 12 3 – 1 1 Denver won series 12–3 (2) Michigan Tech vs. (3) North Dakota Michigan Tech North Dakota Dee Stadium March 11 4 – 3 1 March 12 5 – 4 1 Michigan Tech won series 9–7 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions 1960 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament References 2 External links WCHA.com 1959–60 WCHA Standings 1959–60 NCAA Standings 2013–14 Colorado College Tigers Media Guide 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media GuideAugust 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 2013–14 North Dakota Hockey Media Guide Category:WCHA men's ice hockey tournament Wcha Men's Ice Hockey Tournament