1992 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
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Dates | March 13–21, 1992 |
Teams | 8 |
Finals site | Civic Center St. Paul, Minnesota |
Champions | Northern Michigan[1] (3rd title) |
Winning coach | Rick Comley[2] (3rd title) |
MVP | Corwin Saurdiff[3] (Northern Michigan) |
Attendance | 44,079 |
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments |
The 1992 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 33rd conference playoff in league history and 40th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between March 13 and March 21, 1992. First round games were played at home team campus sites while all 'Final Four' matches were held at the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, Northern Michigan was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format
The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. The team that finished ninth in the conference was not eligible for tournament play. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top four seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.
The winners of the first round series advanced to the semifinal and championship rounds held at the Civic Center. All Final Four games used a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top remaining seed matched against lowest remaining seed in one semifinal game while the two other semifinalists meeting with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers competing in a Third Place contest. The Tournament Champion received an automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Conference standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
Minnesota† | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 163 | 89 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 215 | 132 | |
Wisconsin | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 129 | 106 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 175 | 142 | |
Northern Michigan* | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 184 | 133 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 238 | 165 | |
Colorado College | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 138 | 141 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 170 | 175 | |
Minnesota-Duluth | 32 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 124 | 137 | 37 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 144 | 162 | |
Michigan Tech | 32 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 114 | 137 | 39 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 141 | 177 | |
St. Cloud State | 32 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 120 | 138 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 150 | 159 | |
North Dakota | 32 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 137 | 172 | 39 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 170 | 199 | |
Denver | 32 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 110 | 166 | 36 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 124 | 187 | |
Championship: Northern Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |
Bracket
Teams are reseeded after the first round
First Round March 13–15 | Semifinals March 20 | Championship March 21 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 3 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | North Dakota | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 5 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Colorado College | 1 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 6* | 3 | 4* | ||||||||||||
7 | St. Cloud State | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Northern Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Northern Michigan | 9 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
6 | Michigan Tech | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||||
3 | Northern Michigan | 6 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Colorado College | 7*** | 3 | 5*** | 2 | Wisconsin | 5 | |||||||||
5 | Minnesota-Duluth | 6 | 4* | 4 | 4 | Colorado College | 3 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals
(1) Minnesota vs. (8) North Dakota
March 13 | Minnesota | 3 – 5 | North Dakota | Mariucci Arena |
March 14 | Minnesota | 9 – 2 | North Dakota | Mariucci Arena |
March 15 | Minnesota | 3 – 1 | North Dakota | Mariucci Arena |
Minnesota won series 2–1 | |
(2) Wisconsin vs. (7) St. Cloud State
March 13 | Wisconsin | 6 – 5 | OT | St. Cloud State | Dane County Coliseum |
March 14 | Wisconsin | 3 – 5 | St. Cloud State | Dane County Coliseum |
March 15 | Wisconsin | 4 – 3 | OT | St. Cloud State | Dane County Coliseum |
Wisconsin won series 2–1 | |
(3) Northern Michigan vs. (6) Michigan Tech
March 13 | Northern Michigan | 9 – 1 | Michigan Tech | Lakeview Arena |
March 14 | Northern Michigan | 6 – 2 | Michigan Tech | Lakeview Arena |
Northern Michigan won series 2–0 | |
(4) Colorado College vs. (5) Minnesota-Duluth
March 13 | Colorado College | 7 – 6 | 3OT | Minnesota-Duluth | Broadmoor World Arena |
March 14 | Colorado College | 3 – 4 | OT | Minnesota-Duluth | Broadmoor World Arena |
March 15 | Colorado College | 5 – 4 | 3OT | Minnesota-Duluth | Broadmoor World Arena |
Colorado College won series 2–1 | |
Semifinals
(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Colorado College
March 20 | Minnesota | 5 – 1 | Colorado College | Civic Center |
(2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Northern Michigan
March 20 | Wisconsin | 3 – 6 | Northern Michigan | Civic Center |
Third Place
(2) Wisconsin vs. (4) Colorado College
March 21 | Wisconsin | 5 – 3 | Colorado College | Civic Center |
Championship
(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Northern Michigan
March 21 | Minnesota | 2 – 4 | Northern Michigan | Civic Center |
Tournament awards
- F Craig Johnson (Minnesota)
- F Dan Plante (Wisconsin)
- F Tony Szabo (Northern Michigan)
- D Chris Hynnes (Colorado College)
- D Doug Zmolek (Minnesota)
- G Corwin Saurdiff* (Northern Michigan)
See also
References
- ^ "Northern Michigan Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "Rick Comley Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
External links
- WCHA.com
- 1991–92 WCHA Standings
- 1991–92 NCAA Standings
- 2013–14 Colorado College Tigers Media Guide
- 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Media Guide Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- 2012–13 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs Media Guide
- 2013–14 North Dakota Hockey Media Guide
- 2006–07 Northern Michigan Wildcats Media Guide
- 2011–12 St. Cloud State Huskies Media Guide
- 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers Media Guide