The WCCHA Tournament is held on the second weekend each February to determine the WCCHA Champion. Regular season standings are used for seeding with a single elimination format. Games ending in a tie play a 5 minute, sudden-death overtime. If the game is still tied, a best of 3 shootout is used to determine who moves on (or, in the championship game, the winner).
The 2015 WCCHA Tournament will be held February 13-15, 2015 at the Coon Rapids Ice Center in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
ADDRESS: 11000 Crooked Lake Blvd NW, Minneapolis, MN 55433 (Google Maps)
FORMAT: The five full members will be seeded 1-5 for the tournament. The #1 and #2 teams earn a bye into seperate semifinals, while teams #3, #4 and #5 - along with North Dakota State - will play in the quarterfinal round. The team seeded #3 will select their quaterfinal opponent; the remaining two teams will play each other in the remaining game. Following the quarterfinal games, the #1 seed will select their semifinal opponent; the remaining team will play the #2 seed in the second semifinal.
The tournament will include a "lucky loser" game (losers of each quarterfinal will plan each other), 3rd place and Championship game.
For ACHA scoring purposes, regular season protocol will be followed. If an overtime is needed, one 5-minute sudden death period will be played. If the game remains even, the official game result is a tie. However, a best-of-three shootout will be used to determine who advances, or in the final, the WCCHA Champion.
SCHEDULE:
Friday, February 13, 2015
Quarterfinal #1 - 6:10 PM :: #4 Minnesota (3) vs. (WC) North Dakota State (1)
Quarterfinal #2 - 8:35 PM :: #3 St. Thomas (7) vs. #5 Wisconsin (2)
Saturday, February 14, 2015
"Lucky Loser" Game - 2:00 PM (Outdoor) :: #5 Wisconsin (4) vs. (WC) North Dakota State (7)
Semifinal #1 - 5:10 PM :: #1 UW-Eau Claire (9) vs. #4 Minnesota (3)
Semifinal #2 - 7:35 PM :: #2 St. Cloud State (6) vs. #3 St. Thomas (4)
Sunday, February 15, 2015
3rd Place Game - 10:00 AM :: #3 St. Thomas (9) vs. #4 Minnesota (3)
WCCHA Championship - 12:25 PM :: #1 UW-Eau Claire (2) vs. #2 St. Cloud State (1)
