1978 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1978 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 19th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 10 and March 15, 1978. All games were played at home team campus sites, including each of the two regional final series. By winning the regional tournaments, both Wisconsin and Colorado College were invited to participate in the 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1978 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 10–15, 1978
Teams8
Finals siteDane County Coliseum
Madison, Wisconsin
DU Arena
Denver, Colorado
ChampionsWisconsin†[1] (5th title)
Colorado College‡[2] (1st title)
Winning coachBob Johnson[3] (5th title)
Jeff Sauer[4] (1st title)
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

Though not official designations, Wisconsin is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Colorado College 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

1977–78 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Denver†32275054192112403361235140
Wisconsin*322192441271134328123214149
Michigan Tech3221110421501234025141184157
Minnesota3218131371431343822142171150
Colorado College*3213190261621724118221212218
North Dakota3213190261461673815221172192
Minnesota-Duluth3212191251351553714221155182
Notre Dame3212191251171473812242137186
Michigan3212191251491753615201169192
Michigan State32723216119182367272130201
Championship: Wisconsin, Colorado College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

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Teams are reseeded after the first round

First Round
March 10–11 		Second Round
March 14–15
        
1 Denver 6 7
8 Notre Dame 6 1
1 Denver 3 4
5 Colorado College 6 3
2 Wisconsin 9 5
7 Minnesota-Duluth 2 4
3 Michigan Tech 2 3*
6 North Dakota 2 2
2 Wisconsin 4 7
3 Michigan Tech 3 4
4 Minnesota 3 4
5 Colorado College 3 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) Denver vs. (8) Notre Dame
March 10 North Dakota 6 – 6 Notre Dame DU Arena
March 11 North Dakota 7 – 1 Notre Dame DU Arena
Denver won series 13–7

(2) Wisconsin vs. (7) Minnesota-Duluth
March 10 Wisconsin 9 – 2 Minnesota-Duluth Dane County Coliseum
March 11 Wisconsin 5 – 4 Minnesota-Duluth Dane County Coliseum
Wisconsin won series 14–6

(3) Michigan Tech vs. (6) North Dakota
March 10 Michigan Tech 2 – 2 North Dakota Student Ice Arena
March 11 Michigan Tech 3 – 2 OT North Dakota Student Ice Arena
Michigan Tech won series 5–4

(4) Minnesota vs. (5) Colorado College
March 10 Minnesota 3 – 3 Colorado College Williams Arena
March 11 Minnesota 4 – 5 Colorado College Williams Arena
Colorado College won series 8–7

(1) Denver vs. (5) Colorado College
March 14 Denver 3 – 6 Colorado College DU Arena
March 15 Denver 4 – 3 Colorado College DU Arena
Colorado College won series 9–7

(2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Michigan Tech
March 14 Wisconsin 4 – 3 Michigan Tech Dane County Coliseum
March 15 Wisconsin 7 – 4 Michigan Tech Dane County Coliseum
Wisconsin won series 11–7

Tournament awards

None

See also

References
  1. "Wisconsin Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. "Colorado College Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. "Bob Johnson Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. "Jeff Sauer 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.
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