1985 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1985 WCHA Men's 200px March 1–16, 1985 8 Duluth Arena Auditorium Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota-DuluthMinnesota-Duluth Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/minnesota-duluth/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 2nd Mike SertichMike Sertich Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,40/mike-sertich/ 2014-06-01 2nd 1984 1984 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1986 1986 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1985 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 26th conference playoff in league history and 33rd season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between March 1 and March 16, 1985. First round and semifinal games were played at home team campus sites while the championship match was held at the Duluth Arena Auditorium in Duluth, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Minnesota-Duluth was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Format All member teams were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top four seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams. As a result of their being the regular season champion, Minnesota-Duluth's home venue, Duluth Arena Auditorium, served as the site for the Championship game regardless of which teams qualified for the penultimate match. Each series were two-game matchups with the team that scored the most goals advancing to the succeeding round. The teams that advanced to the semifinal were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top remaining seed matched against lowest remaining seed in one semifinal game while the two other semifinalists meeting with the winners advancing to the championship round. The Tournament Champion received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. 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 high 0 2 score First RoundMarch 1–3 SemifinalsMarch 8–10 ChampionshipMarch 15–16 1 Minnesota-Duluth 3 5 8 Michigan Tech 2 2 2 Minnesota 3 6 7 Northern Michigan 4 4 3 Wisconsin 2 7 6 Colorado College 1 3 4 North Dakota 7 8 5 Denver 1 4 1 Minnesota-Duluth 4 6 4 North Dakota 4 4 2 Minnesota 6 8 3 Wisconsin 0 7 1 Minnesota-Duluth 4 6 2 Minnesota 6 2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (8) Michigan Tech Minnesota-Duluth Michigan Tech Duluth Arena Auditorium March 1 3 – 2 1 March 2 5 – 2 1 Minnesota-Duluth won series 8–4 (2) Minnesota vs. (7) Northern Michigan Minnesota Northern Michigan Mariucci Arena March 2 3 – 4 2 March 3 6 – 4 1 Minnesota won series 9–8 (3) Wisconsin vs. (6) Colorado College Wisconsin Colorado College Dane County Coliseum March 2 2 – 1 1 March 3 7 – 3 1 Wisconsin won series 9–4 (4) North Dakota vs. (5) Denver North Dakota Denver Winter Sports Center March 1 7 – 1 1 March 2 8 – 4 1 North Dakota won series 15–5 Semifinals (1) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (4) North Dakota Minnesota-Duluth North Dakota Duluth Arena Auditorium March 8 4 – 4 March 9 6 – 4 1 Minnesota-Duluth won series 10–8 (2) Minnesota vs. (3) Wisconsin Minnesota Wisconsin Mariucci Arena March 9 6 – 0 1 March 10 8 – 7 1 Minnesota won series 14–7 Championship (1) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (2) Minnesota Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota Duluth Arena Auditorium March 15 4 – 6 2 March 16 6 – 2 1 Minnesota-Duluth won series 10–8 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1984–85 WCHA Standings 1984–85 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 2006–07 Northern Michigan Wildcats Media Guide 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001910/http://images.library.wisc.edu/UW/EFacs/UWAthletics/Hockey/Hock2004/reference/uw.hock2004.i0001.pdf March 4, 2016 Category:WCHA men's ice hockey tournament Wcha Men's Ice Hockey Tournament