1987 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

August 2023 1987 WCHA Men's 200px February 27-March 14, 1987 8 Winter Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota North DakotaNorth Dakota Men's Team History http://www.uscho.com/stats/history/north-dakota/mens-hockey/ 2014-06-01 5th John GaspariniJohn "Gino" Gasparini Year-by-Year Coaching Record http://www.uscho.com/stats/coach/mid,214/john-%22gino%22-gasparini/ 2014-06-01 3rd 1986 1986 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 1988 1988 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament The 1987 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 28th conference playoff in league history and 35th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between February 27 and March 14, 1987. First round and semifinal games were played at home team campus sites while the championship match was held, for the final time, at the Winter Sports Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. By winning the tournament, North Dakota was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Format All member teams were eligible for the tournament and 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. As a result of their being the regular season champion, North Dakota's home venue, Winter Sports Center, served as the site for the Championship game regardless of which teams qualified for the penultimate match. Each series were two-game matchups with the team that scored the most goals advancing to the succeeding round. The teams that advanced to the semifinal 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 round. The Tournament Champion received an automatic bid to the 1987 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 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 RoundFebruary 27-March 1 1 North Dakota 5 8 13 8 Minnesota-Duluth 3 1 4 2 Minnesota 9 8 17 7 Michigan Tech 4 5 9 3 Denver 2 2 4 6 Colorado College 4 3 7 4 Wisconsin 4 6 10 5 Northern Michigan 2 2 4 SemifinalsMarch 6–7 1 North Dakota 6 1 7 6 Colorado College 2 2 4 2 Minnesota 1 8 9 4 Wisconsin 2 4 6 ChampionshipMarch 13–14 1 North Dakota 5 5 10 2 Minnesota 3 3 6 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) First round (1) North Dakota vs. (8) Minnesota-Duluth North Dakota Minnesota-Duluth Winter Sports Center February 28 5 – 3 1 March 1 8 – 1 1 North Dakota won series 13–4 (2) Minnesota vs. (7) Michigan Tech Minnesota Michigan Tech Mariucci Arena February 28 9 – 4 1 March 1 8 – 5 1 Minnesota won series 17–9 (3) Denver vs. (6) Colorado College Denver Colorado College DU Arena February 27 2 – 4 2 February 28 2 – 3 2 Colorado College won series 7–4 (4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Northern Michigan Wisconsin Northern Michigan Dane County Coliseum February 28 4 – 2 1 March 1 6 – 2 1 Wisconsin won series 10–4 Semifinals (1) North Dakota vs. (6) Colorado College North Dakota Colorado College Winter Sports Center March 6 6 – 2 1 March 7 1 – 2 2 North Dakota won series 7–4 (2) Minnesota vs. (4) Wisconsin Minnesota Wisconsin Mariucci Arena March 6 1 – 2 2 March 7 8 – 4 1 Minnesota won series 9–6 Championship (1) North Dakota vs. (2) Minnesota North Dakota Minnesota Winter Sports Center March 13 5 – 3 1 March 14 5 – 3 1 North Dakota won series 10–6 Tournament awards None See also Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions References 2 External links WCHA.com 1986–87 WCHA Standings 1986–87 NCAA Standings Category:WCHA men's ice hockey tournament Wcha Men's Ice Hockey Tournament