1990 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament
The 1990 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 31st conference playoff in league history and 38th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between March 1 and March 12, 1990. First round games were played at home team campus sites while all 'Final Four' matches were held at the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Wisconsin was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
| 1990 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 1–12, 1990 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Civic Center St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Champions | Wisconsin[1] (9th title) |
| Winning coach | Jeff Sauer[2] (4th title) |
| MVP | Steve Rohlik[3] (Wisconsin) |
| Attendance | 47,845 |
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
Format
The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. Teams 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.
The winners of the first round series advanced to the semifinal and championship rounds held at the Civic Center. All Final Four games used a single-elimination format. Teams 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 game and the losers competing in a Third Place contest. The Tournament Champion received an automatic bid to the 1990 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
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Wisconsin†* | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 147 | 111 | 46 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 254 | 166 | |
| Minnesota | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 147 | 124 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 227 | 189 | |
| North Dakota | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 149 | 114 | 45 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 252 | 175 | |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 130 | 129 | 42 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 191 | 191 | |
| Denver | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 130 | 139 | 42 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 183 | 201 | |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 114 | 112 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 170 | 152 | |
| Colorado College | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 97 | 129 | 40 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 152 | 174 | |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 112 | 168 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 150 | 218 | |
| Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
Teams are reseeded after the first round
| First Round March 1–4 | Semifinals March 11 | Championship March 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4* | — | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Michigan Tech | 2 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4* | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 9 | 9 | — | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Colorado College | 3 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Dakota | 11 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Minnesota-Duluth | 4 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 5 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| 3 | North Dakota | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Michigan | 3 | 9 | — | 3 | North Dakota | 6* | |||||||||
| 5 | Denver | 0 | 4 | — | 4 | Northern Michigan | 5 | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
(1) Wisconsin vs. (8) Michigan Tech
| March 3 | Wisconsin | 4 – 2 | Michigan Tech | Dane County Coliseum | ||||
| March 4 | Wisconsin | 4 – 3 | OT | Michigan Tech | Dane County Coliseum | |||
| Wisconsin won series 2–0 | |
(2) Minnesota vs. (7) Colorado College
| March 2 | Minnesota | 9 – 3 | Colorado College | Mariucci Arena | ||||
| March 3 | Minnesota | 9 – 2 | Colorado College | Mariucci Arena | ||||
| Minnesota won series 2–0 | |
(3) North Dakota vs. (6) Minnesota-Duluth
| March 1 | North Dakota | 11 – 4 | Minnesota-Duluth | Ralph Engelstad Arena | ||||
| March 2 | North Dakota | 2 – 1 | Minnesota-Duluth | Ralph Engelstad Arena | ||||
| North Dakota won series 2–0 | |
(4) Northern Michigan vs. (5) Denver
| March 2 | Northern Michigan | 3 – 0 | Denver | Lakeview Arena | ||||
| March 3 | Northern Michigan | 9 – 4 | Denver | Lakeview Arena | ||||
| Northern Michigan won series 2–0 | |
(3) North Dakota vs. (4) Northern Michigan
| March 12 | North Dakota | 6 – 5 | OT | Northern Michigan | Civic Center | |||
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- F Ken Gernander (Minnesota)
- F Greg Johnson (North Dakota)
- F Russ Romaniuk (North Dakota)
- D Jason Herter (North Dakota)
- D Sean Hill (Wisconsin)
- G Duane Derksen (Wisconsin)
MVP
- Steve Rohlik (Wisconsin)
References
- "Wisconsin Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- "Jeff Sauer Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
External links
- WCHA.com
- 1989–90 WCHA Standings
- 1989–90 NCAA Standings
- 2013–14 Colorado College Tigers Media Guide
- 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media Guide
- 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Media Guide Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- 2012–13 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Media Guide
- 2013–14 North Dakota Hockey Media Guide
- 2006–07 Northern Michigan Wildcats Media Guide
- 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers Media Guide