The 1962 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 3rd conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 1 and March 3, 1962. All games were played at the Weinberg Coliseum in Ann Arbor, Michigan. By reaching the title game both Michigan Tech and Michigan were invited to participate in the 1962 NCAA Division I 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. The entire tournament consisted of single-elimination games. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched with winners advanced to the championship game and the losers playing in a third-place game.

1962 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PCT = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

1962 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1962 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

Semifinals

(1) Michigan Tech vs. (4) Michigan State

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Denver

Third-place game

(1) Denver vs. (2) Michigan State

Championship Game

(1) Michigan Tech vs. (2) Michigan

Tournament awards

None

See also

Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions

References

External links

WCHA.com

1961–62 WCHA Standings

1961–62 NCAA Standings

2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media Guide

2013–14 Michigan Wolverines Media Guide; Through the Years

2013–14 Michigan State Spartans Media Guide; Section 5

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Sports in Ann Arbor, Michigan