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1963 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.

1963 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 7–9, 1963
Teams4
Finals siteDU Arena
Denver, Colorado
ChampionsDenver[1] (3rd title)
Winning coachMurray Armstrong[2] (3rd title)
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

Format

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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

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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

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Bracket

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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

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(1) Denver vs. (4) Minnesota

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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

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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

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(1) Denver vs. (2) North Dakota

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March 9 Denver 5 – 4 OT North Dakota DU Arena


Tournament awards

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None

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Denver Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Murray Armstrong Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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