1964 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1964 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 5th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 12 and March 14, 1964. All games were played at home team campus sites. By reaching the title game both Denver and Michigan were invited to participate in the 1964 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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. Due to the ongoing dispute between Minnesota and Denver the Golden Gophers refused to participate in the tournament and were replaced by 5th-place North Dakota.

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

Conference Overall
GP W L T PCT GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Michigan 14 12 2 0 .857 90 37 29 24 4 1 217 80
Denver* 10 7 2 1 .750 33 17 31 20 7 4 141 76
Minnesota 16 10 6 0 .625 65 65 25 14 11 0 105 115
Michigan Tech 16 9 7 0 .563 57 47 27 14 12 1 95 79
North Dakota 14 5 8 1 .393 37 41 25 12 11 2 79 72
Colorado College 16 4 11 1 .281 57 84 26 11 14 1 121 131
Michigan State 14 1 12 1 .107 42 90 26 8 17 1 100 134
Championship: Denver
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

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First Round
March 12–13
Final
March 14
        
1 Michigan 4 5 9
4 Michigan Tech 3 5 8
1 Michigan 2
2 Denver 6
2 Denver 6 3 9
3 North Dakota 3 3 6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

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(1) Michigan vs. (4) Michigan Tech

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March 12 Michigan 4 – 3 Michigan Tech Weinberg Coliseum
March 13 Michigan 5 – 5 Michigan Tech Weinberg Coliseum
Michigan won series 9–8


(2) Denver vs. (5) North Dakota

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March 12 Denver 6 – 2 North Dakota DU Arena
March 13 Denver 3 – 3 North Dakota DU Arena
Denver won series 9–5


Final

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(1) Michigan vs. (2) Denver

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March 14 Michigan 2 – 6 Denver Weinberg Coliseum


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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