1966 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1966 WCHA Men's 200px March 3–5, 1966 8 Dee StadiumHoughton, MichiganDU Arena Denver, Colorado Michigan State†Michigan State Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/michigan-state/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 5th Amo BessoneAmo Bessone Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,327/amo-bessone/ 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 5th 1965 1965 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1967 1967 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1966 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 7th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 3 and March 5, 1966. All games were played at home team campus sites. By being declared as co-champions, both Michigan State and Denver were invited to participate in the 1966 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Though not official designations, Michigan State is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Denver as the West Regional Champion‡. Format All eight teams in the WCHA were eligible for the tournament. In the first round the schools were matched up based upon regional location, having the schools closest to one another play a single game with the winners advancing to the second round. The two Colorado schools (Colorado College and Denver) met in one match, leaving North Dakota to play their closest geographic rival Minnesota. With the Gophers occupied Minnesota-Duluth's next closest opponent was Michigan Tech, leaving Michigan and Michigan State as the pair in the final First Round game. This format was to be used for the following season as well with each team in the first round matches serving as the home team once. Denver was the only higher seed to play a road game in the first round but was guaranteed to be the home team the following season. After the first round the two easternmost remaining teams met in the home venues of Michigan Tech (Dee Stadium) while the two westernmost schools met at Denver's home building (DU Arena). In the second round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched with the winners being declared as co-conference 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 Eastern Teams advanced to one final while western teams advanced to the other 2 First RoundMarch 3 1 Michigan Tech 9 8 Minnesota-Duluth 3 2 North Dakota 4 3 Minnesota 3 4 Denver 8 7 Colorado College 2 5 Michigan 2 6 Michigan State 3 Second RoundMarch 5 2 North Dakota 4 4 Denver 5* 1 Michigan Tech 3 6 Michigan State 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) Michigan Tech vs. (8) Minnesota-Duluth Michigan Tech Minnesota-Duluth Dee Stadium March 3 9 – 3 1 (2) North Dakota vs. (3) Minnesota North Dakota Minnesota Winter Sports Building March 3 4 – 3 1 (4) Denver vs. (7) Colorado College Colorado College Denver Broadmoor World Arena March 3 2 – 8 2 (5) Michigan vs. (6) Michigan State Michigan Michigan State Weinberg Coliseum March 3 2 – 3 2 Second round (1) Michigan Tech vs. (6) Michigan State Michigan Tech Michigan State Demonstration Hall March 5 3 – 4 2 (2) North Dakota vs. (4) Denver Denver North Dakota DU Arena March 5 5 – 4 1 1 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References External links WCHA.com 1965–66 WCHA Standings 1965–66 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 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 Category:WCHA men's ice hockey tournament Wcha Men's Ice Hockey Tournament