The 1972 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 13th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 7 and March 11, 1972. 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 Denver were invited to participate in the 1972 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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

1971–72 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Denver†*281990541481043827110205137
Wisconsin*28208048134873827101170106
North Dakota2818100441301093621141161138
Michigan State2815130421191033620160154129
Minnesota-Duluth2815130401291233516181148150
Michigan2812160321081633416180132186
Michigan Tech2611150301201243416171152148
Notre Dame2610160281201213414200164160
Colorado College2811170281401653213190170184
Minnesota287210148313232824097157
Championship: Wisconsin, Denver
† 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 7–8 		Second Round
March 10–11
        
1 Denver 7 4
8 Notre Dame 2 2
1 Denver 2 9
4 Michigan State 1 3
2 Wisconsin 3 6
7 Michigan Tech 5 1
3 North Dakota 5 10
6 Michigan 1 2
2 Wisconsin 1 5
3 North Dakota 1 1
4 Michigan State 4 4
5 Minnesota-Duluth 2 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(1) Denver vs. (8) Notre Dame

March 7 Denver 7 – 2 Notre Dame DU Arena
March 8 Denver 4 – 2 Notre Dame DU Arena
Denver won series 11–4

(2) Wisconsin vs. (7) Michigan Tech

March 7 Wisconsin 3 – 5 Michigan Tech Dane County Coliseum
March 8 Wisconsin 6 – 1 Michigan Tech Dane County Coliseum
Wisconsin won series 9–6

(3) North Dakota vs. (6) Michigan

March 7 North Dakota 5 – 1 Michigan Winter Sports Center
March 8 North Dakota 10 – 2 Michigan Winter Sports Center
North Dakota won series 15–3

(4) Michigan State vs. (5) Minnesota-Duluth

March 7 Michigan State 4 – 2 Minnesota-Duluth Demonstration Hall
March 8 Michigan State 4 – 2 Minnesota-Duluth Demonstration Hall
Michigan State won series 8–4

Second round

(1) Denver vs. (4) Michigan State

March 10 Denver 2 – 1 Michigan State DU Arena
March 11 Denver 9 – 3 Michigan State DU Arena
Denver won series 11–4

(2) Wisconsin vs. (3) North Dakota

March 10 Wisconsin 1 – 1 North Dakota Dane County Coliseum
March 11 Wisconsin 5 – 1 North Dakota Dane County Coliseum
Wisconsin won series 6–2

Tournament awards

None

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wisconsin Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Denver Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bob Johnson Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Murray Armstrong Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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