1973 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1973 WCHA Men's 200px March 5–11, 1973 8 Edmund P. Joyce CenterNotre Dame, IndianaDU Arena Denver, Colorado Wisconsin†Wisconsin Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/wisconsin/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 (3rd title)Denver‡Denver Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/denver/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 10th Bob JohnsonBob Johnson Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,304/bob-johnson/ 2014-06-01 (3rd title)Murray ArmstrongMurray Armstrong Year-by-Year Coaching Record https://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,309/murray-armstrong/ 2014-06-01 10th 1972 1972 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1974 1974 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1973 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 14th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 5 and March 11, 1973. All games were played at home team campus sites, including each of the two regional final series. By winning the regional tournaments, both Wisconsin and Denver were invited to participate in the 1973 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Though not official designations, Wisconsin is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Denver 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 97-112 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-97-112.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 Bracket Teams are reseeded after the first round 2 2 0 First RoundMarch 5–7 1 Denver 5 4 8 Minnesota-Duluth 4 2 2 Notre Dame 5 8 7 North Dakota 0 3 3 Wisconsin 8 6 6 Minnesota 6 4 4 Michigan State 2 3 5 Michigan Tech 7 1 Second RoundMarch 9–11 1 Denver 3 4 5 Michigan Tech 3 0 2 Notre Dame 4 3 3 Wisconsin 4 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) Denver vs. (8) Minnesota-Duluth Denver Minnesota-Duluth Denver Coliseum March 6 5 – 4 1 March 7 4 – 2 1 Denver won series 9–6 (2) Notre Dame vs. (7) North Dakota Notre Dame North Dakota Edmund P. Joyce Center March 5 5 – 0 1 March 6 8 – 3 1 Notre Dame won series 13–3 (3) Wisconsin vs. (6) Minnesota Wisconsin Minnesota Dane County Coliseum March 5 8 – 6 1 March 6 6 – 4 1 Wisconsin won series 14–10 (4) Michigan State vs. (5) Michigan Tech Michigan State Michigan Tech Demonstration Hall March 5 2 – 7 2 March 6 3 – 1 1 Michigan Tech won series 8–5 Second round (1) Denver vs. (5) Michigan Tech Denver Michigan Tech Denver Coliseum March 10 3 – 3 March 11 4 – 0 1 Denver won series 7–3 (2) Notre Dame vs. (3) Wisconsin Notre Dame Wisconsin Edmund P. Joyce Center March 9 4 – 4 March 10 3 – 4 2 Wisconsin won series 8–7 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-129-144.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1972–73 WCHA Standings 1972–73 NCAA Standings 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media GuideAugust 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 2013–14 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide; Section 5 https://web.archive.org/web/20140513201816/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-hockey/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/section-5-mg.pdf 2014-05-13 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