1975 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1975 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 16th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 3 and March 9, 1975. All games were played at home team campus sites, including each of the two regional final series. By winning the regional tournaments, both Michigan Tech and Minnesota were invited to participate in the 1975 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Contents

Though not official designations, Michigan Tech is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Minnesota 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

ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Minnesota†*322480481461024231101187133
Michigan Tech*3222100441811084232100243136
Colorado College 3221110421651363923160196170
Wisconsin 3219112401381213824122174143
Michigan State 3219121391571364022171191175
Michigan 3217150341581404022171192167
Notre Dame 3210193231151583813223141187
Minnesota-Duluth 329203211411663810244158192
Denver 329221191161753612231138190
North Dakota 3242621098173366282115192
Championship: Michigan Tech, Minnesota
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

[6] Teams are reseeded after the first round

First Round
March 3–5
Second Round
March 6–9
        
1Minnesota64
8 Minnesota-Duluth 0 2
1Minnesota3 5
6 Michigan 3 2
2Michigan Tech26
7 Notre Dame 0 3
3 Colorado College 3 8
6Michigan49
2Michigan Tech69
5 Michigan State 4 4
4 Wisconsin 54
5Michigan State4 7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(1) Minnesota vs. (8) Minnesota-Duluth

March 4Minnesota6 – 0Minnesota-Duluth Williams Arena
March 5Minnesota4 – 2Minnesota-Duluth Williams Arena
Minnesota won series 10–2

(2) Michigan Tech vs. (7) Notre Dame

March 3Michigan Tech2 – 0Notre Dame Student Ice Arena
March 4Michigan Tech6 – 3Notre Dame Student Ice Arena
Michigan Tech won series 8–3

(3) Colorado College vs. (6) Michigan

March 4Colorado College3 – 4Michigan Broadmoor World Arena
March 5Colorado College8 – 9Michigan Broadmoor World Arena
Michigan won series 13–11

(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Michigan State

March 4Wisconsin5 – 4Michigan State Dane County Coliseum
March 5Wisconsin4 – 7Michigan State Dane County Coliseum
Michigan State won series 11–9

Second round

(1) Minnesota vs. (6) Michigan

March 8Minnesota3 – 3Michigan Williams Arena
March 9Minnesota5 – 2Michigan Williams Arena
Minnesota won series 8–5

(2) Michigan Tech vs. (5) Michigan State

March 6Michigan Tech6 – 4Michigan State Student Ice Arena
March 7Michigan Tech9 – 4Michigan State Student Ice Arena
Michigan Tech won series 15–8

Tournament awards

None

See also

References

  1. "Michigan Tech Men's Team History" . Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. "Minnesota Men's Team History" . Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. "John MacInnes Year-by-Year Coaching Record" . Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. "Herb Brooks Year-by-Year Coaching Record" . Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  5. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  6. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.