# 1992 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1992 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 33rd conference playoff in league history and 40th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between March 13 and March 21, 1992. 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 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

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 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

### Conference standings

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
1991–92 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Minnesota† | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 163 | 89 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 215 | 132 |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 129 | 106 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 175 | 142 |
| Northern Michigan* | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 184 | 133 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 238 | 165 |
| Colorado College | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 32 | 138 | 141 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 170 | 175 |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 32 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 124 | 137 | 37 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 144 | 162 |
| Michigan Tech | 32 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 114 | 137 | 39 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 141 | 177 |
| St. Cloud State | 32 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 120 | 138 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 150 | 159 |
| North Dakota | 32 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 25 | 137 | 172 | 39 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 170 | 199 |
| Denver | 32 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 110 | 166 | 36 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 124 | 187 |
| Championship: Northern Michigan † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the first round
| First Round March 13–15 | First Round March 13–15 | First Round March 13–15 | First Round March 13–15 | First Round March 13–15 | | | Semifinals March 20 | Semifinals March 20 | Semifinals March 20 | Championship March 21 | Championship March 21 | Championship March 21 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | North Dakota | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | North Dakota | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | Minnesota | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Colorado College | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 6* | 3 | 4* | | | 4 | Colorado College | 1 | | | |
| 7 | St. Cloud State | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | St. Cloud State | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Minnesota | 2 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Minnesota | 2 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 3 | Northern Michigan | 4 |
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 9 | 6 | — | | | | | | | | | 3 | Northern Michigan | 4 |
| 6 | Michigan Tech | 1 | 2 | — | | | | | |
| 6 | Michigan Tech | 1 | 2 | — | | | 2 | Wisconsin | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Northern Michigan | 6 |
| 4 | Colorado College | 7*** | 3 | 5*** | | | 3 | Northern Michigan | 6 | 2 | Wisconsin | 5 |
| 5 | Minnesota-Duluth | 6 | 4* | 4 | | | | | | 4 | Colorado College | 3 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### Quarterfinals
#### (1) Minnesota vs. (8) North Dakota

* Minnesota won series 2–1

#### (2) Wisconsin vs. (7) St. Cloud State

* Wisconsin won series 2–1

#### (3) Northern Michigan vs. (6) Michigan Tech

* Northern Michigan won series 2–0

#### (4) Colorado College vs. (5) Minnesota-Duluth

* Colorado College won series 2–1

### Championship
#### (1) Minnesota vs. (3) Northern Michigan
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Craig Johnson (Minnesota)
* F Dan Plante (Wisconsin)
* F Tony Szabo (Northern Michigan)
* D Chris Hynnes (Colorado College)
* D Doug Zmolek (Minnesota)
* G Corwin Saurdiff* (Northern Michigan)
* Most Valuable Player(s)