The 1970 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament was the 11th
conference playoff in league history. The
tournament
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was played between March 12 and March 14, 1970. All East Regional games were played at the
Duluth Arena Auditorium in
Duluth, Minnesota
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, while West Regional games were held at the
DU Arena in
Denver, Colorado
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. By winning the regional tournaments, both the East Regional Champion†,
Michigan Tech
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, and West Regional Champion‡,
Wisconsin
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, were invited to participate in the
1970 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey tournament.
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. The eight teams were then divided into two separate groups by placing all even-numbered seeds in one group (2, 4, 6, 8) and the odd-numbered seeds (1, 3, 5, 7) in the other group. Using the location of the top seeds in each of the groups, the odd-numbered group (containing
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
) was placed in the east region which was held at the
Duluth Arena Auditorium while the odd-numbered grouping (containing
Denver
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) was placed in the west region which was held at the
DU Arena. Once each regional group was set the teams were reseeded No. 1 to No. 4 according to their final conference standings. Because
Minnesota-Duluth was placed in the West Region despite their building hosting the East Region they were swapped with the equivalent seed (
Michigan State
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) in the East Region to allow them to play in their home venue. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds in each region were matched in a
single game with the winners advancing to their regional final games. The winners of the two championship games were declared as co-conference tournament champions.
Conference standings
''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PCT = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against''
Bracket
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
East Regional
Semifinals
(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Minnesota-Duluth
(2) Michigan Tech vs. (3) North Dakota
Finals
(1) Minnesota vs. (2) Michigan Tech
West Regional
Semifinals
(1) Denver vs. (4) Michigan State
(2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Michigan
Finals
(1) Denver vs. (2) Wisconsin
Tournament awards
None
See also
*
Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions The following is a list of men's champions of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, including champions of the conference's playoff tournament, the WCHA Final Five.
Championships by season
Championships by school
Colorado College won its ...
References
External links
WCHA.com1969–70 NCAA Standings2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media Guide2013–14 Michigan Wolverines Media Guide; Through the Years
2013–14 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide; Section 5
2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Media Guide
2012–13 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Media Guide2013–14 North Dakota Hockey Media Guide2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers Media Guide
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