1962 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1962 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 3rd conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 1 and March 3, 1962. All games were played at the Weinberg Coliseum in Ann Arbor, Michigan. By reaching the title game both Michigan Tech and Michigan were invited to participate in the 1962 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1962 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 1–3, 1962
Teams4
Finals siteWeinberg Coliseum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
ChampionsMichigan Tech[1] (2nd title)
Winning coachJohn MacInnes[2] (2nd title)
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

Format

The top four teams in the WCHA, based upon the conference regular season standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 4. The entire tournament consisted of single-elimination games. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched with winners advanced to the championship game and the losers playing in a third-place game.

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PCT = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

1961–62 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PCT GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan Tech†*201730.8501015832293018880
Michigan181530.833954827225015076
Denver181170.61183713017112144111
Michigan State16691.406577125131119894
North Dakota187110.389627126917096123
Minnesota165101.34469612191029573
Colorado College180180.0005614323023074181
Championship: Michigan Tech
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

[3]

Bracket

[4]

First round Championship
      
1 Michigan Tech 5
4 Michigan State 1
1 Michigan Tech 6
2 Michigan 4
2 Michigan 8
3 Denver 4 Third-place game
3 Denver 3
4 Michigan State 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) Michigan Tech vs. (4) Michigan State
March 1 Michigan Tech 5 – 1 Michigan State Weinberg Coliseum

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Denver
March 2 Michigan 8 – 4 Denver Weinberg Coliseum

(1) Denver vs. (2) Michigan State
March 3 Denver 3 – 4 Michigan State Weinberg Coliseum

(1) Michigan Tech vs. (2) Michigan
March 3[5] Michigan Tech 6 – 4 Michigan Weinberg Coliseum  
(Akervall) John Ivanitz - PP - 19:37
(Rebellato) Jerry Sullivan - 19:59		 First period 09:32 - PP - Jerry Kolb (Coristine)
11:39 - PP - Don Rodgers (Kelly, Hinnegan)
No scoring Second period 08:05 - PP - Red Berenson (Kolb, Coristine)
(unassisted) Elov Seger - 02:00
(Begg) Scott Watson - 02:17
(unassisted) Lou Angotti - GW - 12:35
(Angotti) Mike Draper - 14:19		 Third period 11:23 - Ron Coristine (Berenson, Kartusch)
Garry Bauman (29 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Dave Butts (30 saves / 36 shots)

Tournament awards

None

See also

References
  1. "Michigan Tech Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. "John MacInnes Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  5. "Tech Beats Wolverines in Playoffs". The Michigan Daily. March 4, 1962. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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