1972 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1972 WCHA Men's 200px March 7–11, 1972 8 Dane County ColiseumMadison, WisconsinDU Arena Denver, Colorado Wisconsin†Wisconsin Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/wisconsin/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 9th Bob JohnsonBob Johnson Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,304/bob-johnson/ 2014-06-01 (2nd title)Murray ArmstrongMurray Armstrong Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,309/murray-armstrong/ 2014-06-01 9th 1971 1971 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1973 1973 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1972 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 13th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 7 and March 11, 1972. All games were played at home team campus sites, including each of the two regional final series. By winning the regional tournaments, both Wisconsin and Denver were invited to participate in the 1972 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Though not official designations, Wisconsin is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Denver as the West Regional Champion‡. 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. 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 were matched in two-game series where the school that scored the higher number of goals was declared the winner. 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 competed in an additional two-game, total goal series with the winners of each being declared as co-conference champions. Conference standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; 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 2 2 0 First RoundMarch 7–8 1 Denver 7 4 8 Notre Dame 2 2 2 Wisconsin 3 6 7 Michigan Tech 5 1 3 North Dakota 5 10 6 Michigan 1 2 4 Michigan State 4 4 5 Minnesota-Duluth 2 2 Second RoundMarch 10–11 1 Denver 2 9 4 Michigan State 1 3 2 Wisconsin 1 5 3 North Dakota 1 1 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) Denver vs. (8) Notre Dame Denver Notre Dame DU Arena March 7 7 – 2 1 March 8 4 – 2 1 Denver won series 11–4 (2) Wisconsin vs. (7) Michigan Tech Wisconsin Michigan Tech Dane County Coliseum March 7 3 – 5 2 March 8 6 – 1 1 Wisconsin won series 9–6 (3) North Dakota vs. (6) Michigan North Dakota Michigan Winter Sports Center March 7 5 – 1 1 March 8 10 – 2 1 North Dakota won series 15–3 (4) Michigan State vs. (5) Minnesota-Duluth Michigan State Minnesota-Duluth Demonstration Hall March 7 4 – 2 1 March 8 4 – 2 1 Michigan State won series 8–4 Second round (1) Denver vs. (4) Michigan State Denver Michigan State DU Arena March 10 2 – 1 1 March 11 9 – 3 1 Denver won series 11–4 (2) Wisconsin vs. (3) North Dakota Wisconsin North Dakota Dane County Coliseum March 10 1 – 1 March 11 5 – 1 1 Wisconsin won series 6–2 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1971–72 WCHA Standings 1971–72 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 2012–13 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Media Guide 2013–14 North Dakota Hockey Media Guide 2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Media Guide; History https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100207/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/0809hockmghistory1.pdf 2016-03-04 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers Media Guide Category:WCHA men's ice hockey tournament Wcha