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1991 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament
DatesMarch 1–11, 1991
Teams8
Finals siteCivic Center
St. Paul, Minnesota
ChampionsNorthern Michigan[1] (2nd title)
Winning coachRick Comley[2] (2nd title)
MVPBill Pye[3] (Northern Michigan)
Attendance44,287
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments

The 1991 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 32nd conference playoff in league history and 39th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between March 1 and March 11, 1991. 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 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

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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 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference standings

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

1990–91 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Northern Michigan†* 32 25 3 4 54 185 89 47 38 5 4 283 133
Minnesota 32 22 5 5 49 151 97 45 30 10 5 215 142
Wisconsin 32 19 11 2 40 132 108 44 26 15 3 174 143
North Dakota 32 18 12 2 38 148 127 43 24 17 2 207 171
St. Cloud State 32 12 16 4 28 124 152 41 18 19 4 170 186
Minnesota-Duluth 32 11 15 6 28 114 133 40 14 19 7 142 164
Michigan Tech 32 9 21 2 20 105 134 41 13 25 3 139 164
Colorado College 32 9 22 1 19 106 139 40 13 26 1 129 169
Denver 32 5 25 2 12 95 182 38 6 30 2 109 224
Championship: Northern Michigan
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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Bracket

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Teams are reseeded after the first round

First Round
March 1–3 		Semifinals
March 10 		Championship
March 11
           
1 Northern Michigan 7 6 —
8 Colorado College 0 3 —
1 Northern Michigan 8
4 North Dakota 4
2 Minnesota 5 6 —
7 Michigan Tech 3 5 —
1 Northern Michigan 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Minnesota 2
3 Wisconsin 5 5 —
6 Minnesota-Duluth 1 2 —
2 Minnesota 3 Third place
3 Wisconsin 2
4 North Dakota 2 10 7 3 Wisconsin 2
5 St. Cloud State 4 2 4 4 North Dakota 5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round

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(1) Northern Michigan vs. (8) Colorado College

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March 1 Northern Michigan 7 – 0 Colorado College Lakeview Arena
March 2 Northern Michigan 6 – 3 Colorado College Lakeview Arena
Northern Michigan won series 2–0


(2) Minnesota vs. (7) Michigan Tech

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March 1 Minnesota 5 – 3 Michigan Tech Mariucci Arena
March 2 Minnesota 6 – 5 Michigan Tech Mariucci Arena
Minnesota won series 2–0


(3) Wisconsin vs. (6) Minnesota-Duluth

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March 2 Wisconsin 5 – 1 Minnesota-Duluth Dane County Coliseum
March 3 Wisconsin 5 – 2 Minnesota-Duluth Dane County Coliseum
Wisconsin won series 2–0


(4) North Dakota vs. (5) St. Cloud State

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March 1 North Dakota 2 – 4 St. Cloud State Ralph Engelstad Arena
March 2 North Dakota 10 – 2 St. Cloud State Ralph Engelstad Arena
March 3 North Dakota 7 – 4 St. Cloud State Ralph Engelstad Arena
North Dakota won series 2–1


Semifinals

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(1) Northern Michigan vs. (4) North Dakota

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March 10 Northern Michigan 8 – 4 North Dakota Civic Center


(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Wisconsin

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March 10 Minnesota 3 – 2 Wisconsin Civic Center


Third Place

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(3) Wisconsin vs. (4) North Dakota

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March 11 Wisconsin 2 – 5 North Dakota Civic Center


Championship

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(1) Northern Michigan vs. (2) Minnesota

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March 11 Northern Michigan 4 – 2 Minnesota Civic Center


Tournament awards

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All-Tournament Team

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MVP

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Northern Michigan Men's Team History". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Rick Comley Year-by-Year Coaching Record". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 113-128" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "2009-10 WCHA Yearbook 129-144" (PDF). WCHA. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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