1971 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1971 WCHA Men's 200px March 11–13, 1971 8 Dane County ColiseumMadison, WisconsinDU Arena Denver, Colorado Minnesota†Minnesota Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/minnesota/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 8th Glen SonmorGlen Sonmor Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,262/glen-sonmor/ 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 8th 1970 1970 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament 1972 1972 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament The 1971 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament was the 12th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 12 and March 20, 1971. All East Regional games were played at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin while West Regional games were held at the DU Arena in Denver, Colorado. By winning the regional tournaments, both the East Regional Champion†, Minnesota, and West Regional Champion‡, Denver, were invited to participate in the 1971 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 Michigan Tech) was placed in the east region which was held at the Dane County Coliseum 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. 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 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-129-144.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 2 East Regional West Regional Regional semifinalsMarch 11–12 E1 Michigan Tech 4 E4 North Dakota 6 E2 Wisconsin 3 E3 Minnesota 4 W1 Denver 6 W4 Colorado College 3 W2 Michigan State 3 W3 Minnesota-Duluth 4 Regional FinalsMarch 13 E4 North Dakota 2 E3 Minnesota 5 W1 Denver 9 W3 Minnesota-Duluth 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) East Regional Semifinals (1) Michigan Tech vs. (4) North Dakota Michigan Tech North Dakota Dane County Coliseum March 11 4 – 6 2 (2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Minnesota Wisconsin Minnesota Dane County Coliseum March 11 3 – 4 2 Finals (3) Minnesota vs. (4) North Dakota Minnesota North Dakota Dane County Coliseum March 13 5 – 2 1 West Regional Semifinals (1) Denver vs. (4) Colorado College Denver Colorado College DU Arena March 11 6 – 3 1 (2) Michigan State vs. (3) Minnesota-Duluth Michigan State Minnesota-Duluth DU Arena March 12 3 – 4 2 Finals (1) Denver vs. (3) Minnesota-Duluth Denver Minnesota-Duluth DU Arena March 13 9 – 3 1 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1970–71 WCHA Standings 1970–71 NCAA Standings 2013–14 Colorado College Tigers Media Guide 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media GuideAugust 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 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