1979 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1979 WCHA Men's 200px March 6–11, 1979 8 Williams ArenaMinneapolis, MinnesotaWinter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota Minnesota†Minnesota Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/minnesota/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 (6th title)North Dakota‡North Dakota Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/north-dakota/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 3rd Herb BrooksHerb Brooks Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,263/herb-brooks/ 2014-06-01 (4th title)John GaspariniJohn "Gino" Gasparini Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,214/john-%22gino%22-gasparini/ 2014-06-01 1st 1978 1978 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1980 1980 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1979 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 20th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 6 and March 11, 1979. All games were played at home team campus sites, including each of the two regional final series. By winning the regional tournaments, both Minnesota and North Dakota were invited to participate in the 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Though not official designations, Minnesota is considered as the East Regional Champion† and North Dakota 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 6–7 1 North Dakota 6 7 8 Colorado College 3 3 2 Minnesota 5 6 7 Michigan Tech 3 1 3 Minnesota-Duluth 5 2* 6 Denver 2 4 4 Wisconsin 11 5 5 Notre Dame 5 5 Second RoundMarch 10–11 1 North Dakota 4 7 4 Wisconsin 2 7 2 Minnesota 2 6 3 Minnesota-Duluth 1 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) North Dakota vs. (8) Colorado College North Dakota Colorado College Winter Sports Center March 6 6 – 3 1 March 7 7 – 3 1 North Dakota won series 13–6 (2) Minnesota vs. (7) Michigan Tech Minnesota Michigan Tech Williams Arena March 6 5 – 3 1 March 7 6 – 1 1 Minnesota won series 11–4 (3) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (6) Denver Minnesota-Duluth Denver Duluth Arena Auditorium March 6 5 – 2 1 March 7 2 – 4 2 1 Minnesota-Duluth won series 7–6 (4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Notre Dame Wisconsin Notre Dame Dane County Coliseum March 6 11 – 5 1 March 7 5 – 5 Wisconsin won series 16–10 Second round (1) North Dakota vs. (4) Wisconsin North Dakota Wisconsin Winter Sports Center March 10 4 – 2 1 March 11 7 – 7 North Dakota won series 11–9 (2) Minnesota vs. (3) Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota Minnesota-Duluth Williams Arena March 10 2 – 1 1 March 11 6 – 3 1 Minnesota won series 8–4 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1978–79 WCHA Standings 1978–79 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