1998 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament
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The 1998 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 39th
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
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 | ||
North Dakota † |
28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 127 | 80 | 39 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 188 | 115 | |
Wisconsin* | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 102 | 88 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 151 | 121 | |
Colorado College | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 111 | 93 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 174 | 132 | |
St. Cloud State | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 101 | 90 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 141 | 121 | |
Minnesota-Duluth |
28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 94 | 90 | 40 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 140 | 130 | |
Minnesota | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 101 | 94 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 140 | 133 | |
Michigan Tech | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 79 | 116 | 40 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 132 | 155 | |
Denver | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 91 | 119 | 38 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 127 | 167 | |
Alaska-Anchorage |
28 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 81 | 36 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 59 | 116 | |
Championship: Wisconsin
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll |
Bracket
Teams are reseeded after the first round
First Round March 13–15 | Quarterfinal March 19 | Semifinals March 20 | Championship March 21 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 5 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Mankato State | 2 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | St. Cloud State | 4 | 4 | St. Cloud State | 3 | ||||||||||
9 | Alaska-Anchorage | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3 | |||||||||||||
3 | Colorado College | 3* | 6 | — | 1 | North Dakota | 2 | |||||||||||||
8 | Denver | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | Wisconsin | 3 | |||||||||||||
4 | St. Cloud State | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Michigan Tech | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Wisconsin | 5 | |||||||||||||
3 | Colorado College | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Minnesota-Duluth | 7 | 0 | 5* | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Minnesota | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Quarterfinals
(1) North Dakota vs. (10) Mankato State
March 13 | North Dakota | 5 – 2 | Mankato State | Ralph Engelstad Arena |
March 14 | North Dakota | 5 – 4 | Mankato State | Ralph Engelstad Arena |
North Dakota won series 2–0 | |
(2) Wisconsin vs. (9) Alaska-Anchorage
March 13 | Wisconsin | 6 – 1 | Alaska-Anchorage | Kohl Center |
March 14 | Wisconsin | 6 – 2 | Alaska-Anchorage | Kohl Center |
Wisconsin won series 2–0 | |
(3) Colorado College vs. (8) Denver
March 13 | Colorado College | 3 – 2 | OT | Denver | Colorado Springs World Arena
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March 14 | Colorado College | 6 – 4 | Denver | Colorado Springs World Arena
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Colorado College won series 2–0 | |
(4) St. Cloud State vs. (7) Michigan Tech
March 13 | St. Cloud State | 6 – 4 | Michigan Tech | National Hockey Center |
March 14 | St. Cloud State | 2 – 3 | Michigan Tech | National Hockey Center |
March 15 | St. Cloud State | 6 – 2 | Michigan Tech | National Hockey Center |
St. Cloud State won series 2–1 | |
(5) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (6) Minnesota
March 13 | Minnesota-Duluth | 7 – 3 | Minnesota | DECC |
March 14 | Minnesota-Duluth | 0 – 5 | Minnesota | DECC |
March 15 | Minnesota-Duluth | 5 – 4 | OT | Minnesota | DECC |
Minnesota-Duluth won series 2–1 | |
Quarterfinal
(4) St. Cloud State vs. (5) Minnesota-Duluth
March 19 | St. Cloud State | 4 – 3 | Minnesota-Duluth | Bradley Center
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Semifinals
(1) North Dakota vs. (4) St. Cloud State
March 20 | North Dakota | 4 – 3 | St. Cloud State | Bradley Center
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(2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Colorado College
March 20 | Wisconsin | 5 – 2 | Colorado College | Bradley Center
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Third Place
(3) Colorado College vs. (4) St. Cloud State
March 21 | Colorado College | 6 – 1 | St. Cloud State | Bradley Center
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Championship
(1) North Dakota vs. (2) Wisconsin
March 21 | North Dakota | 2 – 3 | Wisconsin | Bradley Center
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Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- F Joe Bianchi* (Wisconsin)
- F Jason Blake (North Dakota)
- F Stewart Bodtker (Colorado College)
- D Curtis Murphy (North Dakota)
- D Matt Peterson (Wisconsin)
- G Graham Melanson (Wisconsin)
See also
References
- ^ "Wisconsin Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "Jeff Sauer 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
- 1997–98 WCHA Standings
- 1997–98 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
- 2011–12 St. Cloud State Huskies Media Guide
- 2003–04 Wisconsin Badgers Media Guide