1968 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

American college hockey postseason tournament August 2023 1968 WCHA Men's 200px March 5–9, 1968 8 Dee StadiumHoughton, MichiganDU Arena Denver, Colorado North Dakota†North Dakota Men's Team History https://www.uscho.com/stats/history/north-dakota/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 (2nd title)Denver‡Denver Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/denver/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 6th Bill SelmanBill Selman Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,458/bill-selman/ 2014-06-01 (2nd title)Murray ArmstrongMurray Armstrong Year-by-Year Coaching Record https://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,309/murray-armstrong/ 2014-06-01 6th 1967 1967 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1969 1969 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1968 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 9th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 5 and March 9, 1968. All games were played at home team campus sites. By being declared as co-champions, both North Dakota and Denver were invited to participate in the 1968 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Though not official designations, North Dakota is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Denver as the West Regional Champion‡. Format All eight teams in the WCHA were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standings. In the first round the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third and sixth seeds and the fourth and fifth seeds played a single game with the winners advancing to the second round. After the first round the remaining teams were reseeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to their final conference standings and advanced to the second round. In the second round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched in two-game series where the school that scored the higher number of goals was declared the winner. The victors of the second round series were declared as co-conference 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 Teams are reseeded after the first round 1/2 2 0 First RoundMarch 5 1 Denver 11 8 Minnesota-Duluth 4 2 Michigan Tech 5 7 Colorado College 2 3 North Dakota 5 6 Michigan State 2 4 Michigan 3 5 Minnesota 5 Second RoundMarch 8–9 1 Denver 9 7 5 Minnesota 0 3 2 Michigan Tech 0 2 3 North Dakota 0 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) Denver vs. (8) Minnesota-Duluth Denver Minnesota-Duluth DU Arena March 5 11 – 4 1 (2) Michigan Tech vs. (7) Colorado College Michigan Tech Colorado College Dee Stadium March 5 5 – 2 1 (3) North Dakota vs. (6) Michigan State North Dakota Michigan State Winter Sports Building March 5 5 – 2 1 (4) Michigan vs. (5) Minnesota Michigan Minnesota Weinberg Coliseum March 5 3 – 5 2 Second round (1) Denver vs. (5) Minnesota Denver Minnesota DU Arena March 8 9 – 0 1 March 9 7 – 3 1 Denver won series 16–3 (2) Michigan Tech vs. (3) North Dakota Michigan Tech North Dakota Dee Stadium March 8 0 – 0 March 9 2 – 3 2 North Dakota won series 2–3 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1967–68 WCHA Standings 1967–68 NCAA Standings 2013–14 Colorado College Tigers Media Guide 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media GuideAugust 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 2013–14 Michigan Wolverines Media Guide; Through the Years https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164217/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/ihm-through-the-years.pdf 2014-07-14 2013–14 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide; Section 5 https://web.archive.org/web/20140513201816/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/section-5-mg.pdf 2014-05-13 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 Category:WCHA men's ice hockey tournament Wcha Men's Ice Hockey Tournament