The 2019 WCCHA Tournament will be held February 8-10, 2019 at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, Minnesota. The winner of this season's league tournament will be crowned the 2019 WCCHA Champion and take home the Carla Berg Cup. In addition, this year's WCCHA Champion will earn the league autobid to the ACHA DII Central Regional Tournament (if not otherwise qualified via rankings).
The regular season standings will be used to determine qualification and seeding for the tournament. The top three teams from each division will automatically qualify, with the final two spots going to the highest 2 teams in the KRACH rankings not otherwise qualified. This will provide balance to the tournament field should one Division be particularly strong in a given season.
The 8 qualified teams will take part in a full-bracketed tournament, with quarterfinals played Friday, semifinals/consolations on Saturday, and the Championship round on Sunday.
SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2019:
QUARTERFINAL #1 - #1 St. Thomas (9) vs. #8 North Dakota (1) // 6:00 PM, Super Rink #1
QUARTERFINAL #2 - #2 North Dakota State (7) vs. #7 UW-Eau Claire (2) // 6:30 PM, Super Rink #2
QUARTERFINAL #3 - #4 St. Cloud State (4) vs. #5 Minnesota State (5 - 2OT) // 8:30 PM, Super Rink #1
QUARTERFINAL #4 - #3 Minnesota (6) vs. #6 Wisconsin (0) // 9:00 PM, Super Rink #2
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019:
CONSOLATION SEMI #1 - #4 St. Cloud State (4) vs. #8 North Dakota (3) // 5:30 PM, Super Rink #2
CONSOLATION SEMI #2 - #6 Wisconsin (2) vs. #7 UW-Eau Claire (6) // 8:00 PM, Super Rink #2
SEMIFINAL #1 - #1 St. Thomas (1) vs. #5 Minnesota State (0) // 5:00 PM, Super Rink #1
SEMIFINAL #2 - #2 North Dakota State (4) vs. #3 Minnesota (0) // 7:30 PM, Super Rink #1
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2019:
3rd Place Game - #3 Minnesota (9) vs. #5 Minnesota State (2) // 10:30 AM, Super Rink #1 (WATCH LIVE!)
CONSOLATION FINAL - #4 St. Cloud State (3) vs. #7 UW-Eau Claire (4) // 11:00 AM, Super Rink #2
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - #1 St. Thomas (4 - 2OT) vs. #2 North Dakota State (3) // 1:00 PM, Super Rink #1 (WATCH LIVE!)
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Game Protocol: If the game is tied following regulation and a 5 minute overtime, it will officially be scored a tie. For tournament purposes, an 8 minute, 3-on-3 sudden death overtime will follow in the championship bracket only. For consolation/3rd place and for ties in the championship round after the second overtime, best of 3 shootout will take place to determine who will move on in the bracket, or in the championship game, the Carla Berg Cup Winner.
