1989 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

30th conference playoff in league history August 2023 1989 WCHA Men's 200px February 24-March 6, 1989 8 Civic Center St. Paul, Minnesota Northern MichiganNorthern Michigan Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/northern-michigan/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 1st Rick ComleyRick Comley Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,6/rick-comley/ 2014-06-01 1st Bill PyeWCHA Awards http://www.augenblick.org/chha/wcha_awd.html College Hockey Historical Archive 2014-06-01 Northern Michigan 50,232 1988 1988 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1990 1990 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1989 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 30th conference playoff in league history and 37th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between February 24 and March 6, 1989. First round games were played at home team campus sites while all 'Final Four' matches were held at the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Northern Michigan was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Format The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. Teams 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. The winners of the first round series advanced to the semifinal and championship rounds held at the Civic Center. All Final Four games used a single-elimination format. Teams 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 game and the losers competing in a Third Place contest. The Tournament Champion received an automatic bid to the 1989 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 Teams are reseeded after the first round 3/1/1 First RoundFebruary 24–27 1 Minnesota 5 7 — 8 Colorado College 4 1 — 2 Northern Michigan 7 7 — 7 Minnesota-Duluth 2 3 — 3 Wisconsin 5 5 — 6 Michigan Tech 2 3 — 4 North Dakota 7 4 2 5 Denver 1 5 3 SemifinalsMarch 5 1 Minnesota 1 5 Denver 2 2 Northern Michigan 4 3 Wisconsin 2 ChampionshipMarch 6 2 Northern Michigan 9 5 Denver 4 Third place 1 Minnesota 3 3 Wisconsin 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) Minnesota vs. (8) Colorado College Minnesota Colorado College Mariucci Arena February 24 5 – 4 1 February 25 7 – 1 1 Minnesota won series 2–0 (2) Northern Michigan vs. (7) Minnesota-Duluth Northern Michigan Minnesota-Duluth Lakeview Arena February 24 7 – 2 1 February 25 7 – 3 1 Northern Michigan won series 2–0 (3) Wisconsin vs. (6) Michigan Tech Wisconsin Michigan Tech Dane County Coliseum February 24 5 – 2 1 February 25 5 – 3 1 Wisconsin won series 2–0 (4) North Dakota vs. (5) Denver North Dakota Denver Ralph Engelstad Arena February 25 7 – 1 1 February 26 4 – 5 2 February 27 2 – 3 1 2 Denver won series 2–1 Semifinals (1) Minnesota vs. (5) Denver Minnesota Denver Civic Center March 5 1 – 2 2 (2) Northern Michigan vs. (3) Wisconsin Northern Michigan Wisconsin Civic Center March 5 4 – 2 1 Third Place (1) Minnesota vs. (3) Wisconsin Minnesota Wisconsin Civic Center March 6 3 – 4 2 Championship (2) Northern Michigan vs. (5) Denver Northern Michigan Denver Civic Center March 6 9 – 4 1 Tournament awards All-Tournament Team F Phil Berger (Northern Michigan) F Doug MacDonald (Wisconsin) F Jay Moore (Denver) D John Goode (Northern Michigan) D Darryl Olsen (Northern Michigan) G Bill Pye* (Northern Michigan) * Most Valuable Player(s) 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-129-144.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1988–89 WCHA Standings 1988–89 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192742/http://www.nmu.edu/sites/DrupalSportsAthletics/files/UserFiles/Files/Pre-Drupal/Sports/MensHockey/MediaGuides/hockey0607.pdf March 4, 2016 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 WCHA Men's Ice