The 1975 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 16th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 3 and March 9, 1975. All games were played at home team campus sites, including each of the two regional final series. By winning the regional tournaments, both Michigan Tech and Minnesota were invited to participate in the 1975 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Though not official designations, Michigan Tech is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Minnesota as the West Regional Champion‡.

Format

The top eight teams in the WCHA, according to their final conference standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8. In the first round the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third and sixth seeds and the fourth and fifth seeds were matched in two-game series where the school that scored the higher number of goals was declared the winner. After the first round the remaining teams were reseeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to their final conference standings and advanced to the second round. In the second round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds competed in an additional two-game, total goal series with the winners of each being declared as co-conference champions.

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

1974–75 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota†*322480481461024231101187133
Michigan Tech*3222100441811084232100243136
Colorado College3221110421651363923160196170
Wisconsin3219112401381213824122174143
Michigan State3219121391571364022171191175
Michigan3217150341581404022171192167
Notre Dame3210193231151583813223141187
Minnesota-Duluth329203211411663810244158192
Denver329221191161753612231138190
North Dakota3242621098173366282115192
Championship: Michigan Tech, Minnesota
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

[6] Teams are reseeded after the first round

First Round
March 3–5 		Second Round
March 6–9
        
1 Minnesota 6 4
8 Minnesota-Duluth 0 2
1 Minnesota 3 5
6 Michigan 3 2
2 Michigan Tech 2 6
7 Notre Dame 0 3
3 Colorado College 3 8
6 Michigan 4 9
2 Michigan Tech 6 9
5 Michigan State 4 4
4 Wisconsin 5 4
5 Michigan State 4 7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

(1) Minnesota vs. (8) Minnesota-Duluth

March 4 Minnesota 6 – 0 Minnesota-Duluth Williams Arena
March 5 Minnesota 4 – 2 Minnesota-Duluth Williams Arena
Minnesota won series 10–2

(2) Michigan Tech vs. (7) Notre Dame

March 3 Michigan Tech 2 – 0 Notre Dame Student Ice Arena
March 4 Michigan Tech 6 – 3 Notre Dame Student Ice Arena
Michigan Tech won series 8–3

(3) Colorado College vs. (6) Michigan

March 4 Colorado College 3 – 4 Michigan Broadmoor World Arena
March 5 Colorado College 8 – 9 Michigan Broadmoor World Arena
Michigan won series 13–11

(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Michigan State

March 4 Wisconsin 5 – 4 Michigan State Dane County Coliseum
March 5 Wisconsin 4 – 7 Michigan State Dane County Coliseum
Michigan State won series 11–9

Second round

(1) Minnesota vs. (6) Michigan

March 8 Minnesota 3 – 3 Michigan Williams Arena
March 9 Minnesota 5 – 2 Michigan Williams Arena
Minnesota won series 8–5

(2) Michigan Tech vs. (5) Michigan State

March 6 Michigan Tech 6 – 4 Michigan State Student Ice Arena
March 7 Michigan Tech 9 – 4 Michigan State Student Ice Arena
Michigan Tech won series 15–8

Tournament awards

None

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Michigan Tech Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Minnesota Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "John MacInnes Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Herb Brooks Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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