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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 Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]'s home venue, [[University of Denver Arena|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]]. |
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 Pioneers men's ice hockey|Denver]]'s home venue, [[University of Denver Arena|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]]. |
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''Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against'' |
''Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against'' |
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==Bracket<ref>{{cite news|title=2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144|url=http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-129-144.pdf|publisher=WCHA|accessdate=2014-06-01}}</ref>== |
==Bracket<ref>{{cite news|title=2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144|url=http://wcha.com/pdf/mguide0910/Ybk-129-144.pdf|publisher=WCHA|accessdate=2014-06-01}}</ref>== |
Revision as of 15:25, 5 May 2020
1986 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
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Dates | February 28-March 15, 1986 |
Teams | 8 |
Finals site | DU Arena Denver, Colorado |
Champions | Denver[1] (11th title) |
Winning coach | Ralph Backstrom[2] (1st title) |
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments |
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.
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
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Denver†* | 34 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 169 | 115 | 48 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 236 | 158 | |
Minnesota | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 177 | 115 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 252 | 157 | |
Wisconsin | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 46 | 172 | 136 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 206 | 173 | |
Minnesota-Duluth | 34 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 153 | 117 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 206 | 157 | |
Northern Michigan | 34 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 42 | 168 | 151 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 191 | 169 | |
North Dakota | 34 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 39 | 155 | 136 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 188 | 156 | |
Colorado College | 34 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 131 | 155 | 40 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 158 | 191 | |
Michigan Tech | 34 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 118 | 164 | 40 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 136 | 205 | |
Championship: Denver † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |
Bracket[4]
Teams are reseeded after the first round Template:8TeamBracket-NCAA5 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First Round
(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 | |
Semifinals
(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 | |
Championship
(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
- ^ "Denver Men's Team History". Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Ralph Backstrom Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
External links
- WCHA.com
- 1985–86 WCHA Standings
- 1985–86 NCAA Standings
- 2013–14 Colorado College Tigers Media Guide
- 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media Guide[permanent dead link ]
- 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Media Guide
- 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