1970 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1970 WCHA Men's 200px March 12–14, 1970 8 Duluth Arena AuditoriumDuluth, MinnesotaDU Arena Denver, Colorado Michigan Tech†Michigan Tech Men's Team History https://www.uscho.com/stats/history/michigan-tech/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 (5th title)Wisconsin‡Wisconsin Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/wisconsin/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 1st John MacInnesJohn MacInnes Year-by-Year Coaching Record https://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,481/john-macinnes/ 2014-06-01 (5th title)Bob JohnsonBob Johnson Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,304/bob-johnson/ 2014-06-01 1st 1969 1969 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament 1971 1971 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament The 1970 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament was the 11th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 12 and March 14, 1970. All East Regional games were played at the Duluth Arena Auditorium in Duluth, Minnesota, while West Regional games were held at the DU Arena in Denver, Colorado. By winning the regional tournaments, both the East Regional Champion†, Michigan Tech, and West Regional Champion‡, Wisconsin, were invited to participate in the 1970 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament. Format The top eight teams in the WCHA, according to their final conference standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8. The eight teams were then divided into two separate groups by placing all even-numbered seeds in one group (2, 4, 6, 8) and the odd-numbered seeds (1, 3, 5, 7) in the other group. Using the location of the top seeds in each of the groups, the odd-numbered group (containing Minnesota) was placed in the east region which was held at the Duluth Arena Auditorium while the odd-numbered grouping (containing Denver) was placed in the west region which was held at the DU Arena. Once each regional group was set the teams were reseeded No. 1 to No. 4 according to their final conference standings. Because Minnesota-Duluth was placed in the West Region despite their building hosting the East Region they were swapped with the equivalent seed (Michigan State) in the East Region to allow them to play in their home venue. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds in each region were matched in a single game with the winners advancing to their regional final games. The winners of the two championship games 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 2 East Regional West Regional Regional semifinalsMarch 12–13 E1 Minnesota 3* E4 Minnesota-Duluth 2 E2 Michigan Tech 5 E3 North Dakota 3 W1 Denver 6 W4 Michigan State 2 W2 Wisconsin 2 W3 Michigan 1 Regional FinalsMarch 14 E1 Minnesota 5 E2 Michigan Tech 6 W1 Denver 2 W2 Wisconsin 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-129-144.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 East Regional Semifinals (1) Minnesota vs. (4) Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota Minnesota-Duluth Duluth Arena Auditorium March 12 3 – 2 1 1 (2) Michigan Tech vs. (3) North Dakota Michigan Tech North Dakota Duluth Arena Auditorium March 13 5 – 3 1 Finals (1) Minnesota vs. (2) Michigan Tech Minnesota Michigan Tech Duluth Arena Auditorium March 14 5 – 6 2 West Regional Semifinals (1) Denver vs. (4) Michigan State Denver Michigan State DU Arena March 12 6 – 2 1 (2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Michigan Wisconsin Michigan DU Arena March 13 2 – 1 1 Finals (1) Denver vs. (2) Wisconsin Denver Wisconsin DU Arena March 14 2 – 3 2 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1969–70 WCHA Standings 1969–70 NCAA Standings 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 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers Media Guide Category:WCHA men's ice hockey tournament Wcha men's ice hockey tournament