1963 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:1963
Conference:WCHA
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 7–9, 1963
Teams:4
Finalarena:DU Arena
Finalcity:Denver, Colorado
Champions:Denver[1]
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Murray Armstrong[2]
Coachcount:3rd
Prevseason Year:1962
Prevseason Link:1962 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:1964
Nextseason Link:1964 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 1963 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 4th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 7 and March 9, 1963. All games were played at home team campus sites. By reaching the title game both Denver and North Dakota were invited to participate in the 1963 NCAA 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. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched in two-game series where the school that scored the higher number of goals was declared the winner. The winners advanced to the title game which was to be played at the higher remaining seed's home venue.

Conference standings

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

Bracket

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First round

(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Michigan Tech

Final

(1) Denver vs. (2) North Dakota

Tournament awards

None

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Denver Men's Team History. 2014-06-01.
  2. News: Murray Armstrong 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.