1994 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament
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The 1994 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 35th
1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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Format
The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All nine conference teams participated in the tournament as did Mankato State which was slated to join the WCHA as a full member in two years. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 9 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated while Mankato State was seeded tenth. The top five seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.
The winners of the first round series advanced to the
1994 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
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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 | ||
| Colorado College† | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 135 | 126 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 163 | 138 | |
| Minnesota* | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 111 | 109 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 151 | 142 | |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 39 | 128 | 103 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 172 | 133 | |
| St. Cloud State | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 36 | 127 | 111 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 160 | 135 | |
| Northern Michigan | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 129 | 120 | 39 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 157 | 140 | |
Alaska-Anchorage |
32 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 110 | 109 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 123 | 132 | |
Minnesota-Duluth |
32 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 125 | 131 | 38 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 144 | 160 | |
North Dakota |
32 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 101 | 131 | 38 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 119 | 164 | |
| Denver | 32 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 116 | 130 | 38 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 146 | 155 | |
| Michigan Tech | 32 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 93 | 105 | 45 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 135 | 163 | |
Championship : Minnesota† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
Teams are reseeded after the first round
| First Round March 11–12 | Quarterfinal March 17 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship March 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Colorado College | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Michigan Tech | 3 | 0 | 3* | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 8 | 6 | — | 5 | Northern Michigan | 1 | 10 | Michigan Tech | 1 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Denver | 5 | 3 | — | 10 | Michigan Tech | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | Minnesota | 3* | |||||||||||||
| 8 | North Dakota | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | St. Cloud State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Cloud State | 3 | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota-Duluth | 0 | 5 | — | 3 | Wisconsin | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Cloud State | 3* | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northern Michigan | 5 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Alaska-Anchorage | 2 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals
(1) Colorado College vs. (10) Michigan Tech
| March 11 | Colorado College | 2 – 3 | Michigan Tech | Broadmoor World Arena
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| March 12 | Colorado College | 3 – 0 | Michigan Tech | Broadmoor World Arena
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| March 13 | Colorado College | 2 – 3 | Michigan Tech | Broadmoor World Arena
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| Michigan Tech won series 2–1 | |
(2) Minnesota vs. (9) Denver
| March 11 | Minnesota | 8 – 5 | Denver | Mariucci Arena
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| March 12 | Minnesota | 6 – 3 | Denver | Mariucci Arena
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| Minnesota won series 2–0 | |
(3) Wisconsin vs. (8) North Dakota
| March 11 | Wisconsin | 6 – 1 | North Dakota | Dane County Coliseum
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| March 12 | Wisconsin | 4 – 2 | North Dakota | Dane County Coliseum
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| Wisconsin won series 2–0 | |
(4) St. Cloud State vs. (7) Minnesota-Duluth
| March 11 | St. Cloud State | 3 – 0 | Minnesota-Duluth | National Hockey Center | ||||
| March 12 | St. Cloud State | 8 – 5 | Minnesota-Duluth | National Hockey Center | ||||
| St. Cloud State won series 2–0 | |
(5) Northern Michigan vs. (6) Alaska-Anchorage
| March 11 | Northern Michigan | 5 – 2 | Alaska-Anchorage | Lakeview Arena | ||||
| March 12 | Northern Michigan | 5 – 1 | Alaska-Anchorage | Lakeview Arena | ||||
| Northern Michigan won series 2–0 | |
Quarterfinal
(5) Northern Michigan vs. (10) Michigan Tech
| March 17 | Northern Michigan | 1 – 5 | Michigan Tech | Bradley Center | ||||
Semifinals
(2) Minnesota vs. (10) Michigan Tech
| March 18 | Minnesota | 6 – 1 | Michigan Tech | Bradley Center | ||||
(3) Wisconsin vs. (4) St. Cloud State
| March 18 | Wisconsin | 2 – 3 | OT | St. Cloud State | Bradley Center | |||
Third Place
(3) Wisconsin vs. (10) Michigan Tech
| March 19 | Wisconsin | 8 – 3 | Michigan Tech | Bradley Center | ||||
Championship
(2) Minnesota vs. (4) St. Cloud State
| March 19 | Minnesota | 3 – 2 | OT | St. Cloud State | Bradley Center | |||
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- F Brian Bonin (Minnesota)
- F Bill Lund (St. Cloud State)
- F Jeff Nielsen (Minnesota)
- D Mickey Elick (Wisconsin)
- D Chris McAlpine* (Minnesota)
- G Grant Sjerven (St. Cloud State)
* Most Valuable Player(s)
See also
References
- ^ "Minnesota Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "Doug Woog 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
- 1993–94 WCHA Standings
- 1993–94 NCAA Standings
- 2012–13 Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves Media Guide
- 2013–14 Colorado College Tigers Media Guide
- 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media Guide[permanent dead link]
- 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