1986 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1986 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 27th conference playoff in league history and 34th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between February 28 and March 15, 1986. First round and semifinal games were played at home team campus sites while the championship match was held at the DU Arena in Denver, Colorado. By winning the tournament, Denver was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1986 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesFebruary 28-March 15, 1986
Teams8
Finals siteDU Arena
Denver, Colorado
ChampionsDenver[1] (11th title)
Winning coachRalph Backstrom[2] (1st title)
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

Format

All member teams were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top four seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams. As a result of their being the regular season champion, Denver's home venue, DU Arena, served as the site for the Championship game regardless of which teams qualified for the penultimate match. Each series were two-game matchups with the team that scored the most goals advancing to the succeeding round. The teams that advanced to the semifinal were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top remaining seed matched against lowest remaining seed in one semifinal game while the two other semifinalists meeting with the winners advancing to the championship round. The Tournament Champion received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

1985–86 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Denver†*342590501691154834131236158
Minnesota3424100481771154835130252157
Wisconsin3423110461721364227150206173
Minnesota-Duluth3421121431531174226133206157
Northern Michigan3421130421681513923142191169
North Dakota3419141391551364124161188156
Colorado College3411212241311554012262158191
Michigan Tech349223211181644010264136205
Championship: Denver
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

[4] Teams are reseeded after the first round

First Round
February 28-March 1 		Semifinals
March 7–9 		Championship
March 14–15
               
1 Denver 3 6 9
8 Michigan Tech 4 2 6
1 Denver 8 5 13
4 Minnesota-Duluth 2 5 7
2 Minnesota 10 4 14
7 Colorado College 4 3 7
1 Denver 3 3 6
2 Minnesota 0 2 2
3 Wisconsin 6 6 12
6 North Dakota 2 5 7
2 Minnesota 4 7 11
3 Wisconsin 1 3 4
4 Minnesota-Duluth 4 8 12
5 Northern Michigan 4 4 8

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) Denver vs. (8) Michigan Tech
February 28 Denver 3 – 4 Michigan Tech DU Arena
March 1 Denver 6 – 2 Michigan Tech DU Arena
Denver won series 9–6

(2) Minnesota vs. (7) Colorado College
February 28 Minnesota 10 – 4 Colorado College Mariucci Arena
March 1 Minnesota 4 – 3 Colorado College Mariucci Arena
Minnesota won series 14–7

(3) Wisconsin vs. (6) North Dakota
February 28 Wisconsin 6 – 2 North Dakota Dane County Coliseum
March 1 Wisconsin 6 – 5 North Dakota Dane County Coliseum
Wisconsin won series 12–7

(4) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (5) Northern Michigan
February 28 Minnesota-Duluth 4 – 4 Northern Michigan Duluth Arena Auditorium
March 1 Minnesota-Duluth 8 – 4 Northern Michigan Duluth Arena Auditorium
Minnesota-Duluth won series 12–8

(1) Denver vs. (4) Minnesota-Duluth
March 7 Denver 8 – 2 Minnesota-Duluth DU Arena
March 8 Denver 5 – 5 Minnesota-Duluth DU Arena
Denver won series 13–7

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Wisconsin
March 8 Minnesota 4 – 1 Wisconsin Mariucci Arena
March 9 Minnesota 7 – 3 Wisconsin Mariucci Arena
Minnesota won series 11–4

(1) Denver vs. (2) Minnesota
March 14 Denver 3 – 0 Minnesota DU Arena
March 15 Denver 3 – 2 Minnesota DU Arena
Denver won series 6–2

Tournament awards

None

See also

References
  1. "Denver Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. "Ralph Backstrom Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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