The 1963 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 4th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 7 and March 9, 1963. All games were played at home team campus sites. By reaching the title game both Denver and North Dakota were invited to participate in the 1963 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.

1963 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

1963 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

Bracket

First round

(1) Denver vs. (4) Minnesota

(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Michigan Tech

Final

(1) Denver vs. (2) North Dakota

Tournament awards

None

See also

Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's champions

References

External links

WCHA.com

1962–63 WCHA Standings

1962–63 NCAA Standings

2013–14 Denver Pioneers Media Guide

2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers Media Guide

2013–14 North Dakota Hockey Media Guide

WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

Wcha Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

1963 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament