1964 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament
| 1964 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 12–14, 1964 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Finals site | Weinberg Coliseum Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Champions | Denver[1] (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Murray Armstrong[2] (4th title) |
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
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
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
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 | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
| 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
(1) Michigan vs. (4) Michigan Tech
| 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
| March 12 | Denver | 6 – 2 | North Dakota | DU Arena | ||||
| March 13 | Denver | 3 – 3 | North Dakota | DU Arena | ||||
| Denver won series 9–5 | |
Final
(1) Michigan vs. (2) Denver
| March 14 | Michigan | 2 – 6 | Denver | Weinberg Coliseum | ||||
Tournament awards
None
See also
References
- ^ "Denver Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "Murray Armstrong Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 97-112" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
External links
- WCHA.com
- 1963–64 WCHA Standings
- 1963–64 NCAA Standings
- 2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media Guide[permanent dead link]
- 2013–14 Michigan Wolverines Media Guide; Through the Years Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Media Guide Archived 2014-07-28 at the Wayback Machine