1961 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1961 WCHA Men's 200px March 10–11, 1961 4 Williams ArenaMinneapolis, MinnesotaDU Arena Denver, Colorado Minnesota†Michigan Tech Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/michigan-tech/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 (1st title)Denver‡Denver Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/denver/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 2nd John MariucciJohn Mariucci Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,260/john-mariucci/ 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 2nd 1960 1960 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1962 1962 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1961 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 2nd conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 10 and March 11, 1961. All games were played at home team campus sites. By being declared as co-champions, both Minnesota and Denver were invited to participate in the 1961 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Though not official designations, Minnesota is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Denver as the West Regional Champion‡. Format The top four teams in the WCHA, based upon the conference regular season standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 4. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched in two-game series where the team with the higher number of goals scored was declared the winner. Rather than decide upon a single tournament champion, the WCHA declared the winners of the two series as co-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 1 FinalsMarch 10–11 1 Denver 9 8 4 Michigan Tech 1 2 2 Minnesota 3 3 3 Michigan 1 3 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Finals (1) Denver vs. (4) Michigan Tech Denver Michigan Tech DU Arena March 10 9 – 1 1 March 11 8 – 2 1 Denver won series 17–3 (2) Minnesota vs. (3) Michigan Minnesota Michigan Williams Arena March 10 3 – 1 1 March 11 3 – 3 Minnesota won series 6–4 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions 1961 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament References 2 External links WCHA.com 1960–61 WCHA Standings 1960–61 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 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 Category:WCHA men's ice hockey tournament WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament