1978 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1978 WCHA Men's 200px March 10–15, 1978 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 (5th title)Colorado College‡Colorado College Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/colorado-college/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 1st Bob JohnsonBob Johnson Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,304/bob-johnson/ 2014-06-01 (5th title)Jeff SauerJeff Sauer Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,45/jeff-sauer/ 2014-06-01 1st 1977 1977 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1979 1979 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1978 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 19th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 10 and March 15, 1978. 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 Colorado College were invited to participate in the 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Though not official designations, Wisconsin is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Colorado College 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 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 2 2 0 First RoundMarch 10–11 1 Denver 6 7 8 Notre Dame 6 1 2 Wisconsin 9 5 7 Minnesota-Duluth 2 4 3 Michigan Tech 2 3* 6 North Dakota 2 2 4 Minnesota 3 4 5 Colorado College 3 5 Second RoundMarch 14–15 1 Denver 3 4 5 Colorado College 6 3 2 Wisconsin 4 7 3 Michigan Tech 3 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) Denver vs. (8) Notre Dame North Dakota Notre Dame DU Arena March 10 6 – 6 March 11 7 – 1 1 Denver won series 13–7 (2) Wisconsin vs. (7) Minnesota-Duluth Wisconsin Minnesota-Duluth Dane County Coliseum March 10 9 – 2 1 March 11 5 – 4 1 Wisconsin won series 14–6 (3) Michigan Tech vs. (6) North Dakota Michigan Tech North Dakota Student Ice Arena March 10 2 – 2 March 11 3 – 2 1 1 Michigan Tech won series 5–4 (4) Minnesota vs. (5) Colorado College Minnesota Colorado College Williams Arena March 10 3 – 3 March 11 4 – 5 2 Colorado College won series 8–7 Second round (1) Denver vs. (5) Colorado College Denver Colorado College DU Arena March 14 3 – 6 2 March 15 4 – 3 1 Colorado College won series 9–7 (2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Michigan Tech Wisconsin Michigan Tech Dane County Coliseum March 14 4 – 3 1 March 15 7 – 4 1 Wisconsin won series 11–7 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1977–78 WCHA Standings 1977–78 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 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 Men's Ice Hockey Tournament