| 1963 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 7–9, 1963 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Finals site | DU Arena Denver, Colorado |
| Champions | Denver (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Murray Armstrong (3rd title) |
| WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 1962 1964 → | |
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
| 1962–63 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PCT | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Denver†* | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 77 | 54 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 156 | 102 | |
| North Dakota† | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | .667 | 76 | 62 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 162 | 91 | |
| Michigan Tech | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .600 | 68 | 53 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 109 | 76 | |
| Minnesota | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .575 | 87 | 67 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 128 | 84 | |
| Colorado College | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 70 | 91 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 113 | 125 | |
| Michigan State | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 60 | 90 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 90 | 108 | |
| Michigan | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | .225 | 62 | 89 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 98 | 96 | |
| Championship: Denver † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
| First Round March 7–8 | Final March 9 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Denver | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||||||
| 4 | Minnesota | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Denver (OT) | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | North Dakota | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | North Dakota | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
| 3 | Michigan Tech | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
First round
(1) Denver vs. (4) Minnesota
| March 7 | Denver | 3 – 0 | Minnesota | DU Arena | ||||
| March 8 | Denver | 6 – 2 | Minnesota | DU Arena | ||||
| Denver won series 9–2 | |
(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Michigan Tech
| March 7 | North Dakota | 2 – 0 | Michigan Tech | Winter Sports Building | ||||
| March 8 | North Dakota | 6 – 1 | Michigan Tech | Winter Sports Building | ||||
| North Dakota won series 8–1 | |
Final
(1) Denver vs. (2) North Dakota
| March 9 | Denver | 5 – 4 | OT | North Dakota | DU Arena | |||
Tournament awards
None
See also
References
- "Denver Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- "Murray Armstrong Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
External links
- WCHA.com
- 1962–63 WCHA Standings
- 1962–63 NCAA Standings
- 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media Guide
- 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Media Guide Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- 2013–14 North Dakota Hockey Media Guide
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