1965 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1965 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 6th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 5 and March 13, 1965. All games were played at home team campus sites. By reaching the title game both Michigan Tech and North Dakota were invited to participate in the 1965 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1965 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 5–13, 1965
Teams4
Finals siteWinter Sports Building
Grand Forks, North Dakota
ChampionsMichigan Tech[1] (3rd title)
Winning coachJohn MacInnes[2] (3rd title)
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

This was the final season that the WCHA named a single tournament champion until 1977.

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. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched in two-game series where the school that scored the higher number of goals was declared the winner. The winners advanced to the title game which was to be played at the higher remaining seed's home venue.

Conference standings

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

1964–65 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PCT GF GA GP W L T GF GA
North Dakota†161330.8137548332580184106
Michigan Tech*181251.694784731245215382
Minnesota181080.55686782814122137121
Michigan State14770.50069612917120165118
Michigan187110.38968942613121110122
Denver12471.375343728188214474
Colorado College162140.125519625717196132
Championship: Michigan Tech
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

[3]

Bracket
First Round
March 5–6 		Final
March 13
        
1 North Dakota 7 4 11
4 Michigan State 1 6 7
1 North Dakota 4
2 Michigan Tech 6
2 Michigan Tech 8 3 11
3 Minnesota 4 3 7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) North Dakota vs. (4) Michigan State
March 5 North Dakota 7 – 1 Michigan State Winter Sports Building
March 6 North Dakota 4 – 6 Michigan State Winter Sports Building
North Dakota won series 11–7

(2) Michigan Tech vs. (3) Minnesota
March 5 Michigan Tech 8 – 4 Minnesota Dee Stadium
March 6 Michigan Tech 3 – 3 Minnesota Dee Stadium
Michigan Tech won series 11–7

(1) North Dakota vs. (2) Michigan Tech
March 13 North Dakota 4 – 6 Michigan Tech Winter Sports Building

[4]

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.
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