1976 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1976 WCHA Men's 200px March 10–15, 1976 8 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, MichiganStudent Ice Arena Houghton, Michigan Minnesota†Minnesota Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/minnesota/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 (5th title)Michigan Tech‡Michigan Tech Men's Team History https://www.uscho.com/stats/history/michigan-tech/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 8th Herb BrooksHerb Brooks Year-by-Year Coaching Record https://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,263/herb-brooks/ 2014-06-01 (3rd title)John MacInnesJohn MacInnes Year-by-Year Coaching Record https://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,481/john-macinnes/ 2014-06-01 8th 1975 1975 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1977 1977 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1976 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 17th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 10 and March 15, 1976. All games were played at home team campus sites, including each of the two regional final series. By winning the regional tournaments, both Minnesota and Michigan Tech were invited to participate in the 1976 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Though not official designations, Minnesota is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Michigan Tech 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 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128 http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-113-128.pdf WCHA 2014-06-01 Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against 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 2 2 0 First RoundMarch 10–11 1 Michigan Tech 5 8 8 Denver 4 6 2 Michigan State 6 6 7 Wisconsin 4 4 3 Minnesota 7 5 6 Colorado College 4 1 4 Michigan 8 4 5 Notre Dame 3 5 Second RoundMarch 13–15 1 Michigan Tech 4 6 4 Michigan 2 5 2 Michigan State 2 6 3 Minnesota 2 7*** Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) Michigan Tech vs. (8) Denver Michigan Tech Denver Student Ice Arena March 10 5 – 4 1 March 11 8 – 6 1 Michigan Tech won series 13–10 (2) Michigan State vs. (7) Wisconsin Michigan State Wisconsin Munn Ice Arena March 10 6 – 4 1 March 11 6 – 4 1 Michigan State won series 12–8 (3) Minnesota vs. (6) Colorado College Minnesota Colorado College Williams Arena March 10 7 – 4 1 March 11 5 – 1 1 Minnesota won series 12–5 (4) Michigan vs. (5) Notre Dame Michigan Notre Dame Yost Ice Arena March 10 8 – 3 1 March 11 4 – 5 2 Michigan won series 12–8 Second round (1) Michigan Tech vs. (4) Michigan Michigan Tech Michigan Student Ice Arena March 14 4 – 2 1 March 15 6 – 5 1 Michigan Tech won series 10–7 (2) Michigan State vs. (3) Minnesota Michigan State Minnesota Munn Ice Arena March 13 2 – 2 March 14 6 – 7 2 3 Minnesota won series 9–8 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1975–76 WCHA Standings 1975–76 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 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