1962 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:1962
Conference:WCHA
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 1–3, 1962
Teams:4
Finalarena:Weinberg Coliseum
Finalcity:Ann Arbor, Michigan
Champions:Michigan Tech[1]
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:John MacInnes[2]
Coachcount:2nd
Prevseason Year:1961
Prevseason Link:1961 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:1963
Nextseason Link:1963 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1962 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 3rd conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 1 and March 3, 1962. All games were played at the Weinberg Coliseum in Ann Arbor, Michigan. By reaching the title game both Michigan Tech and Michigan were invited to participate in the 1962 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

The top four teams in the WCHA, based upon the conference regular season standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 4. The entire tournament consisted of single-elimination games. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched with winners advanced to the championship game and the losers playing in a third-place game.

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PCT = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against[3]

Bracket

[4] Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Semifinals

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Denver

Third-place game

(1) Denver vs. (2) Michigan State

Championship Game

(1) Michigan Tech vs. (2) Michigan

Tournament awards

None

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Michigan Tech Men's Team History. 2014-06-01.
  2. News: John MacInnes Year-by-Year Coaching Record. 2014-06-01.
  3. News: 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 97-112. WCHA. 2014-06-01.
  4. News: 2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144. WCHA. 2014-06-01.