1991 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1991 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 32nd conference playoff in league history and 39th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between March 1 and March 11, 1991. 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, Northern Michigan was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

1991 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 1–11, 1991
Teams8
Finals siteCivic Center
St. Paul, Minnesota
ChampionsNorthern Michigan[1] (2nd title)
Winning coachRick Comley[2] (2nd title)
MVPBill Pye[3] (Northern Michigan)
Attendance44,287
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

Format

The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. The team that finished ninth in the conference was not eligible for tournament play. 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 1991 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

1990–91 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Northern Michigan†*3225345418589473854283133
Minnesota32225549151974530105215142
Wisconsin3219112401321084426153174143
North Dakota3218122381481274324172207171
St. Cloud State3212164281241524118194170186
Minnesota-Duluth3211156281141334014197142164
Michigan Tech329212201051344113253139164
Colorado College329221191061394013261129169
Denver3252521295182386302109224
Championship: Northern Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round

First Round
March 1–3 		Semifinals
March 10 		Championship
March 11
           
1 Northern Michigan 7 6 —
8 Colorado College 0 3 —
1 Northern Michigan 8
4 North Dakota 4
2 Minnesota 5 6 —
7 Michigan Tech 3 5 —
1 Northern Michigan 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Minnesota 2
3 Wisconsin 5 5 —
6 Minnesota-Duluth 1 2 —
2 Minnesota 3 Third place
3 Wisconsin 2
4 North Dakota 2 10 7 3 Wisconsin 2
5 St. Cloud State 4 2 4 4 North Dakota 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

(1) Northern Michigan vs. (8) Colorado College
March 1 Northern Michigan 7 – 0 Colorado College Lakeview Arena
March 2 Northern Michigan 6 – 3 Colorado College Lakeview Arena
Northern Michigan won series 2–0

(2) Minnesota vs. (7) Michigan Tech
March 1 Minnesota 5 – 3 Michigan Tech Mariucci Arena
March 2 Minnesota 6 – 5 Michigan Tech Mariucci Arena
Minnesota won series 2–0

(3) Wisconsin vs. (6) Minnesota-Duluth
March 2 Wisconsin 5 – 1 Minnesota-Duluth Dane County Coliseum
March 3 Wisconsin 5 – 2 Minnesota-Duluth Dane County Coliseum
Wisconsin won series 2–0

(4) North Dakota vs. (5) St. Cloud State
March 1 North Dakota 2 – 4 St. Cloud State Ralph Engelstad Arena
March 2 North Dakota 10 – 2 St. Cloud State Ralph Engelstad Arena
March 3 North Dakota 7 – 4 St. Cloud State Ralph Engelstad Arena
North Dakota won series 2–1

(1) Northern Michigan vs. (4) North Dakota
March 10 Northern Michigan 8 – 4 North Dakota Civic Center

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Wisconsin
March 10 Minnesota 3 – 2 Wisconsin Civic Center

(3) Wisconsin vs. (4) North Dakota
March 11 Wisconsin 2 – 5 North Dakota Civic Center

(1) Northern Michigan vs. (2) Minnesota
March 11 Northern Michigan 4 – 2 Minnesota Civic Center

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

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MVP

See also

References
  1. "Northern Michigan Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. "Rick Comley Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  5. "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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