1986 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

Ice hockey tournament August 2023 1986 WCHA Men's 200px February 28-March 15, 1986 8 DU Arena Denver, Colorado DenverDenver Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/denver/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 11th Ralph BackstromRalph Backstrom Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,311/ralph-backstrom/ 2014-06-01 1st 1985 1985 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1987 1987 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1986 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 27th conference playoff in league history and 34th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between February 28 and March 15, 1986. First round and semifinal games were played at home team campus sites while the championship match was held at the DU Arena in Denver, Colorado. By winning the tournament, Denver was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Format All member teams were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top four seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams. As a result of their being the regular season champion, Denver's home venue, DU Arena, served as the site for the Championship game regardless of which teams qualified for the penultimate match. Each series were two-game matchups with the team that scored the most goals advancing to the succeeding round. The teams that advanced to the semifinal were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top remaining seed matched against lowest remaining seed in one semifinal game while the two other semifinalists meeting with the winners advancing to the championship round. The Tournament Champion received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Conference standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-113-128.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 Teams are reseeded after the first round 0 2 y First RoundFebruary 28-March 1 1 Denver 3 6 9 8 Michigan Tech 4 2 6 2 Minnesota 10 4 14 7 Colorado College 4 3 7 3 Wisconsin 6 6 12 6 North Dakota 2 5 7 4 Minnesota-Duluth 4 8 12 5 Northern Michigan 4 4 8 SemifinalsMarch 7–9 1 Denver 8 5 13 4 Minnesota-Duluth 2 5 7 2 Minnesota 4 7 11 3 Wisconsin 1 3 4 ChampionshipMarch 14–15 1 Denver 3 3 6 2 Minnesota 0 2 2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) Denver vs. (8) Michigan Tech Denver Michigan Tech DU Arena February 28 3 – 4 2 March 1 6 – 2 1 Denver won series 9–6 (2) Minnesota vs. (7) Colorado College Minnesota Colorado College Mariucci Arena February 28 10 – 4 1 March 1 4 – 3 1 Minnesota won series 14–7 (3) Wisconsin vs. (6) North Dakota Wisconsin North Dakota Dane County Coliseum February 28 6 – 2 1 March 1 6 – 5 1 Wisconsin won series 12–7 (4) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (5) Northern Michigan Minnesota-Duluth Northern Michigan Duluth Arena Auditorium February 28 4 – 4 March 1 8 – 4 1 Minnesota-Duluth won series 12–8 Semifinals (1) Denver vs. (4) Minnesota-Duluth Denver Minnesota-Duluth DU Arena March 7 8 – 2 1 March 8 5 – 5 Denver won series 13–7 (2) Minnesota vs. (3) Wisconsin Minnesota Wisconsin Mariucci Arena March 8 4 – 1 1 March 9 7 – 3 1 Minnesota won series 11–4 Championship (1) Denver vs. (2) Minnesota Denver Minnesota DU Arena March 14 3 – 0 1 March 15 3 – 2 1 Denver won series 6–2 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1985–86 WCHA Standings 1985–86 NCAA Standings 2013–14 Colorado College Tigers Media Guide 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media GuideAugust 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20140728061657/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/minn/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013_14_Media_Guide.pdf 2014-07-28 2012–13 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Media Guide 2013–14 North Dakota Hockey Media Guide 2006–07 Northern Michigan Wildcats Media Guide 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001910/http://images.library.wisc.edu/UW/EFacs/UWAthletics/Hockey/Hock2004/reference/uw.hock2004.i0001.pdf March 4, 2016 Category:WCHA men's ice hockey tournament Wcha Men's Ice Hockey Tournament