1977 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1977 WCHA Men's 200px March 9–17, 1977 8 Dane County Coliseum Madison, Wisconsin WisconsinWisconsin Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/wisconsin/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 4th Bob JohnsonBob Johnson Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,304/bob-johnson/ 2014-06-01 4th 1976 1976 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1978 1978 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1977 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 18th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 9 and March 17, 1977. All games were played at home team campus sites including the championship series. By reaching the finals both Wisconsin and Michigan were invited to participate in the 1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. This was the first year that the WCHA had named one tournament champion in twelve years. After this championship the conference would revert to awarding two teams the postseason title for an additional four years. 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 advancing to the championship series, again a two-game, total goal match. 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 0 2 y First RoundMarch 9–10 1 Wisconsin 3 3 6 8 Colorado College 1 1 2 2 Notre Dame 5 2 7 7 Minnesota 1 9 10 3 Michigan 6 5 11 6 Michigan Tech 5 2 7 4 Denver 8 7 15 5 North Dakota 3 2 5 SemifinalsMarch 12–13 1 Wisconsin 9 8 17 7 Minnesota 5 3 8 3 Michigan 6 11 17 4 Denver 4 4 8 ChampionshipMarch 16–17 1 Wisconsin 4 5 9 3 Michigan 0 4 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) Wisconsin vs. (8) Colorado College Wisconsin Colorado College Dane County Coliseum March 9 3 – 1 1 March 10 3 – 1 1 Wisconsin won series 6–2 (2) Notre Dame vs. (7) Minnesota Notre Dame Minnesota Edmund P. Joyce Center March 9 5 – 1 1 March 10 2 – 9 2 Minnesota won series 10–7 (3) Michigan vs. (6) Michigan Tech Michigan Michigan Tech Yost Ice Arena March 9 6 – 5 1 March 10 5 – 2 1 Michigan won series 11–7 (4) Denver vs. (5) North Dakota Denver North Dakota DU Arena March 9 8 – 3 1 March 10 7 – 2 1 Denver won series 15–5 Semifinals (1) Wisconsin vs. (7) Minnesota Wisconsin Minnesota Dane County Coliseum March 12 9 – 5 1 March 13 8 – 3 1 Wisconsin won series 17–8 (3) Michigan vs. (4) Denver Michigan Denver Yost Ice Arena March 12 6 – 4 1 March 13 11 – 4 1 Michigan won series 17–8 Championship (1) Wisconsin vs. (3) Michigan Wisconsin Michigan Dane County Coliseum March 16 4 – 0 1 March 17 5 – 4 1 Wisconsin won series 9–4 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1976–77 WCHA Standings 1976–77 NCAA Standings 2013–14 Colorado College Tigers Media Guide 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 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