List of WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) is the oldest active NCAA Division I ice hockey-only conference beginning in 1959–60, and based in Denver, Colorado. At the conclusion of each regular season, it holds the WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament to determine its conference champion(s), which it has done since the foundation of the conference.
The tournament has had many variations over the course of its history, starting with four teams and naming two regional champions. The modern format of the tournament, where only one champion was crowned, wasn't codified until 1981–82 after four teams left to join the CCHA and the NCAA began to offer automatic bids to the National tournament rather than inviting finals participants.
Denver has won the most WCHA championships with 15. Murray Armstrong has won the most titles (10), all with Denver, and appeared in the second most title games. John MacInnes has appeared in the most title games (15) and won the second most, all with Michigan Tech. These numbers are, however, misleading as the WCHA had named two tournament champions for most of its first 22 years rather than offering a game(s) to decide a single champion, the era that both Armstrong and MacInnes coached in. Had this policy continued unabated Doug Woog would be tied with Armstrong for most titles as well as winning 5 consecutive (1990–1994) and appearing in 12 consecutive finals (1986–1997).
==Champions==
Year	Winning team 	Coach 	Losing team 	Coach 	Score 	Location 	Venue 	Reference
1960	Michigan Tech†Denver‡ 	 	North DakotaColorado College 	 	9–7*12–3* 	Houghton, MichiganDenver, Colorado 	Dee StadiumDU Arena 	
1961	Minnesota†Denver‡ 	 	MichiganMichigan Tech 	 	6–4*17–3* 	Minneapolis, MinnesotaDenver, Colorado 	Williams ArenaDU Arena 	
1962	Michigan Tech 	 	Michigan 	 	6–4 	Ann Arbor, Michigan 	Weinberg Coliseum 	
1963	Denver 	 	North Dakota 	 	5–4 (OT) 	Denver, Colorado 	DU Arena 	
1964	Denver 	 	Michigan 	 	6–2 	Ann Arbor, Michigan 	Weinberg Coliseum 	
1965	Michigan Tech 	 	North Dakota 	 	6–4 	Grand Forks, North Dakota 	Winter Sports Building 	
1966	Michigan State†Denver‡ 	 	Michigan TechNorth Dakota 	 	4–35–4 (OT) 	Houghton, MichiganDenver, Colorado 	Dee StadiumDU Arena 	
1967	Michigan State†North Dakota‡ 	 	Michigan TechDenver 	 	2–1 (OT)3–2 	Houghton, MichiganDenver, Colorado 	Dee StadiumDU Arena 	
1968	North Dakota†Denver‡ 	 	Michigan TechMinnesota 	 	3–2*16–3* 	Houghton, MichiganDenver, Colorado 	Dee StadiumDU Arena 	
1969	Michigan Tech†Denver‡ 	 	MichiganColorado College 	 	7–43–1 	Ann Arbor, MichiganDenver, Colorado 	Weinberg ColiseumDU Arena 	
1970	Michigan Tech†Wisconsin‡ 	 	MinnesotaDenver 	 	6–53–2 	Duluth, MinnesotaDenver, Colorado 	Duluth Arena AuditoriumDU Arena 	
1971	Minnesota†Denver‡ 	 	North DakotaMinnesota-Duluth 	 	5–29–3 	Madison, WisconsinDenver, Colorado 	Dane County ColiseumDU Arena 	
1972	Wisconsin†Denver‡ 	 	North DakotaMichigan State 	 	6–2*11–4* 	Madison, WisconsinDenver, Colorado 	Dane County ColiseumDU Arena 	
1973	Wisconsin†Denver‡ 	 	Notre DameMichigan Tech 	 	8–7*7–3* 	Notre Dame, IndianaDenver, Colorado 	Edmund P. Joyce CenterDU Arena 	
1974	Michigan Tech†Minnesota‡ 	 	Michigan StateDenver 	 	12–10*5–4* 	Houghton, MichiganMinneapolis, Minnesota 	Student Ice ArenaWilliams Arena 	
1975	Michigan Tech†Minnesota‡ 	 	Michigan StateMichigan 	 	15–8*8–5* 	Houghton, MichiganMinneapolis, Minnesota 	Student Ice ArenaWilliams Arena 	
1976	Minnesota†Michigan Tech‡ 	 	Michigan StateMichigan 	 	9–9*10–7* 	East Lansing, MichiganHoughton, Michigan 	Munn Ice ArenaStudent Ice Arena 	
1977	Wisconsin 	 	Michigan 	 	9–4* 	Madison, Wisconsin 	Dane County Coliseum 	
1978	Wisconsin†Colorado College‡ 	 	Michigan TechDenver 	 	11–7*9–7* 	Madison, WisconsinDenver, Colorado 	Dane County ColiseumDU Arena 	
1979	Minnesota†North Dakota‡ 	 	Minnesota-DuluthWisconsin 	 	8–4*11–9* 	Minneapolis, MinnesotaGrand Forks, North Dakota	Williams ArenaRalph Engelstad Arena 	
1980	Minnesota†North Dakota‡ 	 	Colorado CollegeNotre Dame 	 	13–4*17–8* 	Minneapolis, MinnesotaGrand Forks, North Dakota	Williams ArenaRalph Engelstad Arena 	
1981	Michigan Tech†Minnesota‡ 	 	Colorado CollegeMichigan 	 	13–4*17–8* 	Houghton, MichiganMinneapolis, Minnesota 	Student Ice ArenaWilliams Arena 	
1982	Wisconsin 	 	North Dakota 	 	12–1* 	Grand Forks, North Dakota 	Ralph Engelstad Arena 	
1983	Wisconsin 	 	Minnesota 	 	8–3* 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	Williams Arena 	
1984	Minnesota-Duluth 	 	North Dakota 	 	12–6* 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	Williams Arena 	
1985	Minnesota-Duluth 	 	Minnesota 	 	10–8* 	Duluth, Minnesota 	Duluth Arena Auditorium 	
1986	Denver 	 	Minnesota 	 	6–2* 	Denver, Colorado 	DU Arena 	
1987	North Dakota 	 	Minnesota 	 	10–6* 	Grand Forks, North Dakota 	Ralph Engelstad Arena 	
1988	Wisconsin 	 	Minnesota 	 	3–2 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Civic Center 	
1989	Northern Michigan 	 	Denver 	 	9–4 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Civic Center 	
1990	Wisconsin 	 	Minnesota 	 	7–1 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Civic Center 	
1991	Northern Michigan 	 	Minnesota 	 	4–2 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Civic Center 	
1992	Northern Michigan 	 	Minnesota 	 	4–2 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Civic Center 	
1993	Minnesota 	 	Northern Michigan 	 	5–3 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Civic Center 	
1994	Minnesota 	 	St. Cloud State 	 	3–2 (OT) 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	Bradley Center 	
1995	Wisconsin 	 	Colorado College 	 	4–3 (OT) 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Civic Center 	
1996	Minnesota 	 	Michigan Tech 	 	7–2 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	Bradley Center 	
1997	North Dakota 	 	Minnesota 	 	4–3 (OT) 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Civic Center 	
1998	Wisconsin 	 	North Dakota 	 	3–2 	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	Bradley Center 	
1999	Denver 	 	North Dakota 	 	4–3 	Minneapolis 	Target Center 	
2000	North Dakota 	 	Wisconsin 	 	5–3 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	Target Center 	
2001	St. Cloud State 	 	North Dakota 	 	6–5 (OT) 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2002	Denver 	 	Minnesota 	 	5–2 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2003	Minnesota 	 	Colorado College 	 	4–2 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2004	Minnesota 	 	North Dakota 	 	5–4 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2005	Denver 	 	Colorado College 	 	1–0 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2006	North Dakota 	 	St. Cloud State 	 	5–3 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2007	Minnesota 	 	North Dakota 	 	3–2 (OT) 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2008	Denver 	 	Minnesota 	 	2–1 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2009	Minnesota-Duluth 	 	Denver 	 	4–0 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2010	North Dakota 	 	St. Cloud State 	 	5–3 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2011	North Dakota 	 	Denver 	 	3–2 (2OT) 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2012	North Dakota 	 	Denver 	 	4–0 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2013	Wisconsin 	 	Colorado College 	 	3–2 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2014	Minnesota State 	 	Ferris State 	 	4–1 	Grand Rapids, Michigan 	Van Andel Arena 	
2015	Minnesota State 	 	Michigan Tech 	 	5–2 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	
2016	Ferris State 	 	Minnesota State 	 	2–1 	Grand Rapids, Michigan 	Van Andel Arena 	
2017	Michigan Tech 	 	Bowling Green 	 	3-2 (2OT) 	Houghton, Michigan 	MacInnes Student Ice Arena 	
2018	Michigan Tech 	Joe Shawhan 	Northern Michigan 	Grant Potulny 	2–0 	Marquette, Michigan 	Berry Events Center 	
2019	Minnesota State 	Mike Hastings 	Bowling Green 	Chris Bergeron 	3–2 (OT) 	Mankato, Minnesota 	Mankato Civic Center 	
2020	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic 	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	
2021	Lake Superior State 	Damon Whitten 	Northern Michigan 	Grant Potulny 	6-3 	Mankato, Minnesota 	Mankato Civic Center 	http://www.wcha.com/men/recaps21.php?mlssnmu1.m20
† East regional champion‡ West regional champion* Champion decided by a total goal sum in multiple games
==References==
==External links==
*The Official Site of the WCHA
 
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