1979 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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The 1979 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 20th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 6 and March 11, 1979. 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 North Dakota were invited to participate in the 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Though not official designations, Minnesota is considered as the East Regional Champion† and North Dakota 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
North Dakota†*3222100441681104230111245144
Minnesota*3220111411771164432111239147
Minnesota-Duluth 3218104401761414022144213170
Wisconsin 3219112401641384125133215172
Notre Dame 3217141351611533818191184196
Denver 3214162301471744320203188217
Michigan Tech 3213163291521413817183182165
Colorado College 3211192241441853812242165218
Michigan State 3212200241221803615210140192
Michigan 32625113117190368271132210
Championship: Minnesota, North Dakota
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 6–7
Second Round
March 10–11
        
1North Dakota67
8 Colorado College 3 3
1North Dakota47
4 Wisconsin 2 7
2Minnesota56
7 Michigan Tech 3 1
3Minnesota-Duluth52*
6 Denver 2 4
2Minnesota26
3 Minnesota-Duluth 1 3
4Wisconsin115
5 Notre Dame 5 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(1) North Dakota vs. (8) Colorado College

March 6North Dakota6 – 3Colorado College Winter Sports Center
March 7North Dakota7 – 3Colorado College Winter Sports Center
North Dakota won series 13–6

(2) Minnesota vs. (7) Michigan Tech

March 6Minnesota5 – 3Michigan Tech Williams Arena
March 7Minnesota6 – 1Michigan Tech Williams Arena
Minnesota won series 11–4

(3) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (6) Denver

March 6Minnesota-Duluth5 – 2Denver Duluth Arena Auditorium
March 7Minnesota-Duluth2 – 4OTDenver Duluth Arena Auditorium
Minnesota-Duluth won series 7–6

(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Notre Dame

March 6Wisconsin11 – 5Notre Dame Dane County Coliseum
March 7Wisconsin5 – 5Notre Dame Dane County Coliseum
Wisconsin won series 16–10

Second round

(1) North Dakota vs. (4) Wisconsin

March 10North Dakota4 – 2Wisconsin Winter Sports Center
March 11North Dakota7 – 7Wisconsin Winter Sports Center
North Dakota won series 11–9

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Minnesota-Duluth

March 10Minnesota2 – 1Minnesota-Duluth Williams Arena
March 11Minnesota6 – 3Minnesota-Duluth Williams Arena
Minnesota won series 8–4

Tournament awards

None

See also

References

  1. "Minnesota Men's Team History" . Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. "North Dakota Men's Team History" . Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. "Herb Brooks Year-by-Year Coaching Record" . Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. "John "Gino" Gasparini 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.