WCHA NCAA HISTORY WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (1951-2021) WCHA NCAA HISTORY MINNESOTA DULUTH’S 2011 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP WAS THE 37TH WON BY A WCHA TEAM. 135 WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (1951-2021) WCHA NCAA HISTORY WCHA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1952 • MICHIGAN 1953 • MICHIGAN 1955 • MICHIGAN Back Row (L-R): Eddie May, Joe Marmo, Head Coach Back Row (L-R): Curtis Swelt, Bill Lucier, Trainer Carl Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Vic Heyliger, Bill Lucier, Neil Vic Heyliger, Trainer Carl Isaacson, Bob Heathcott, Alex Isaacson, Lou Paolatto, Alex MacLellan, Doug Philpott, Buchanan, Bernie Hanna, Baden Cosby, Bob Pitts, Lorne MacLellan, Graham Cragg, Pat Cooney, Paul Pelow, Reggie Reggie Shave, Burt Dunn, Doug Mullen, Telly Mascarin, Pat Howes, Jay Gould, Gerald Karpinka, Trainer Carl Isaacson. Shave, Doug Philpott, Doug Mullen, Manager Chuck Hyman. Cooney, Jim Hass, Head Coach Vic Heyliger. Front Row (L-R): Mike Buchanan, Bob Schiller, Bill Front Row (L-R): John McKennell, Earl Keyes, Tournament Front Row (L-R): Manager Albert Picus, George Chin, Ron MacFarland, Tom Rendall, Yves Hebert, Dick Dunnigan. Queen Leslie Lockhart, Ron Martinson, George Chin, Willard Martinson, Tournament Queen Mary Ann Harman, John Ikola, Jim Haas. Matchefts, Willard Ikola. Overall Record: 18-5-1 WIHL: 13-5-0 – Second Overall Record: 22-4-0 Overall Record: 17-7-0 Head Coach: Vic Heyliger MCHL: 9-3-0 – Tie-Second MCHL: 12-4-0 – Tie-First Captain: Bill MacFarland Head Coach: Vic Heyliger Head Coach: Vic Heyliger Captain: Earl Keyes Captain: John Matchefts Dec. 4 McGill W 7-2 Dec. 5 McGill W 4-2 Dec. 5 +at Michigan State W 11-1 Dec. 6 St. Lawrence W 6-1 Dec. 10 Montreal W 3-2 Dec. 7 Montreal W 9-2 Dec. 13 Toronto W 6-3 Dec. 11 Montreal T 3-3 Dec. 8 Montreal L 4-5 Dec. 19 +at Colorado College W 3-2 Dec. 17 +at Colorado College L 0-4 Dec. 14 Toronto W 4-1 Dec. 20 +at Colorado College W 10-6 Dec. 18 +at Colorado College L 4-5 (ot) Dec. 15 Toronto W 6-4 Dec. 22 +at Denver W 5-2 Dec. 21 +at Denver W 2-1 Dec. 21 +Denver W 7-5 Dec. 23 +at Denver L 4-5 (ot) Dec. 22 +at Denver L 2-8 Dec. 23 +Denver L 4-5 (ot) Jan. 7 +at Michigan State W 6-0 Jan. 7 +at Michigan State W 7-0 Jan. 4 +at North Dakota W 4-2 Jan. 9 Montreal W 13-2 Jan. 8 +Michigan State W 3-1 Jan. 5 +at North Dakota L 2-4 Jan. 10 Montreal L 1-2 Jan. 14 +Minnesota L 4-10 Jan. 11 +Minnesota W 5-4 Jan. 14 +Michigan State W 10-2 Jan. 15 +Minnesota W 5-3 Jan. 12 +Minnesota W 6-1 Jan. 16 +Minnesota L 3-4 Feb. 4 +at Michigan Tech W 4-2 Jan. 16 +Michigan State W 7-1 Jan. 17 +Minnesota W 5-4 Feb. 5 +at Michigan Tech L 1-4 Jan. 18 +at Minnesota W 7-2 Feb. 11 +Michigan State W 4-0 Feb. 11 +at Michigan State W 7-4 Jan. 19 +at Minnesota W 5-0 Feb. 13 +at Minnesota L 2-5 Feb. 12 +Michigan State W 4-3 Feb. 8 +at Michigan Tech W 9-2 Feb. 14 +at Minnesota L 0-4 Feb. 18 +at Minnesota W 5-2 Feb. 9 +at Michigan Tech W 10-4 Feb. 20 +North Dakota W 5-3 Feb. 19 +at Minnesota W 3-1 Feb. 15 +Colorado College L 3-5 Feb. 21 +North Dakota W 8-3 Feb. 25 +North Dakota W 7-0 Feb. 16 +Colorado College W 7-6 (ot) Feb. 27 McGill L 0-7 Feb. 26 +North Dakota W 7-2 Feb. 22 McGill W 6-0 Feb. 28 McGill L 1-2 March 4 +Michigan Tech W 5-1 Feb. 23 McGill W 3-1 March 4 +at Michigan State W 8-4 March 5 +Michigan Tech W 8-4 Feb. 29 +at Michigan State W 8-2 March 6 +Michigan Tech W 8-3 March 10 Harvard N1 W 7-3 March 1 +Michigan State W 6-2 March 7 +Michigan Tech W 10-2 March 12 Colorado College N2 W 5-3 March 7 +Michigan Tech W 11-4 March 13 Boston University N1 W 14-2 March 8 +Michigan Tech W 4-3 March 14 Minnesota N2 W 7-3 + – WIHL game March 13 St. Lawrence N1 W 9-3 N1 – NCAA Semifi nal (Colorado Springs, Colo.) March 15 Colorado College N2 W 4-1 + – MCHL game N2 – NCAA Championship (Colorado Springs, Colo.) N1 – NCAA Semifi nal (Colorado Springs, Colo.) + – MCHL game N2 – NCAA Championship (Colorado Springs, Colo.) N1 – NCAA Semifi nal (Colorado Springs, Colo.) N2 – NCAA Championship (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 136 WCHA NCAA HISTORY WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (1951-2021) WCHA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1956 • MICHIGAN 1957 • COLORADO COLLEGE 1958 • DENVER Back Row (L-R): Mike Buchanan, Manager Dick Brown, Back Row (L-R): Manager Pete Gazzola, Dick McGhee, George Back Row (L-R): Blair Livingstone, Barry Sharp, John Bernie Hanna, Dick Dunnigan, Bob Schiller, Neil McDonald, deRappard, Murray Dea, Harley Patterson, Bob Southwood. Barnhill, Walt Dingwall, Murray Massier, Jim Brown, John Head Coach Vic Heyliger, Tom Rendall, Trainer Carl Isaacson, Middle Row (L-R): Head Coach Tom Bedecki, Bob Tanner, Godfrey, John MacMillan. Don McIntosh, Wally Maxwell, Bob Pitts. Harry Harasyn, Gerald Capello, Ron Villeneuve, John Andrews, Trainer Rosie Collins. Middle Row (L-R): Murray MacDonald, Gordon Cresswell, Front Row (L-R): Lorne Howes, Jerry Karpinka, Ed Switzer, Bruce Walker, Con Collie, Dennis Slinn. Bill MacFarland, Tournament Queen Jackie LeClair, Neil Front Row (L-R): Jerry Art, Ron Laughlin, Bunt Hubchick, Buchanan, Jay Gould. Gary Hughes, Don Wishart, Bill ‘Red’ Hay, Bob McCusker, Ike Front Row (L-R): Alan Cook, Wayne Klinck, Head Coach Scott, Howie Viger. Murray Armstrong, Ed Zemrau, Rodney Schneck. Overall Record: 20-2-1 WIHL: 15-2-1 – First Overall Record: 25-5-0 Overall Record: 24-10-2 Head Coach: Vic Heyliger WIHL: 14-4-0 – First WIHL: 12-10-0 – Tie-First Captain: Bill MacFarland Head Coach: Tom Bedecki Head Coach: Murray Armstrong Captain: Don Wishart Captain: Ed Zemrau Dec. 3 McGill W 5-3 Dec. 9 +at North Dakota W 5-1 Nov. 30 Colorado College Alumni (Exh.) W, 2-1 Nov. 30 DU Hilltoppers W 6-2 Dec. 10 +at North Dakota L 2-4 Dec. 1 Colorado College Alumni (Exh.) W, 9-5 Dec. 6 Toronto W 4-3 Dec. 13 +Denver T 3-3 (ot) Dec. 6 Humboldt Indians W, 8-4 Dec. 10 Toronto W 6-1 Dec. 14 +Denver W 6-2 Dec. 8 Humboldt Indians W, 12-3 Dec. 13 +Colorado College W 6-4 Jan. 6 +at Michigan State W 5-2 Dec. 13 Saint Boniface Canadiens W, 12-2 Dec. 14 +at Colorado College L 6-2 Jan. 7 +Michigan State W 3-1 Dec. 15 Saint Boniface Canadiens W, 15-5 Dec. 17 +at Michigan W 7-6 Jan. 13 +Minnesota W 2-0 Dec. 18 +Michigan W, 5-4 Dec. 18 +at Michigan W 3-2 (ot) Jan. 14 +Minnesota W 2-1 Dec. 19 +Michigan W, 7-5 Dec. 20 +at Michigan State W 5-1 Jan. 20 +at Michigan State W 3-2 (ot) Dec. 21 +Michigan State W, 8-2 Dec. 21 +at Michigan State W 4-2 Jan. 21 +Michigan State W 7-1 Dec. 22 +Michigan State W, 7-1 Dec. 27 +Michigan Tech W 3-0 Feb. 7 +Colorado College L 3-6 Jan. 1 Yale W, 10-0 Dec. 30 +Michigan Tech W 6-2 Feb. 8 +Colorado College W 7-2 Jan. 2 Yale W, 17-3 Jan. 1 +Minnesota L 2-1 Feb. 17 +at Minnesota W 5-3 Jan. 4 +Minnesota W, 4-1 Jan. 3 +Minnesota W 4-2 Feb. 18 +at Minnesota W 6-2 Jan. 5 +Minnesota W, 5-3 Jan. 7 U.S. National Team T 3-3 (ot) Feb. 24 Montreal W 5-2 Jan. 11 +at Denver L, 3-6 Jan. 10 U.S. National Team W 7-6 Feb. 25 Montreal W 10-1 Jan. 12 +Denver W, 8-7 (ot) Jan. 13 +at Colorado College L 10-4 March. 2 +at Michigan Tech W 5-2 Jan. 26 Regina Pats W, 5-3 Jan. 14 +Colorado College W 3-2 (ot) March. 3 +at Michigan Tech W 6-3 Jan. 28 Regina Pats W, 8-1 Jan. 17 Flin Flon Bombers W 7-0 March. 9 +Michigan Tech W 5-1 Feb. 2 Flin Flon Bombers L, 3-5 Jan. 20 Flin Flon Bombers W 7-2 March. 10 +Michigan Tech W 5-1 Feb. 4 Flin Flon Bombers W, 4-2 Jan. 24 RPI W 20-3 March 16 St. Lawrence N1 W 2-1 (ot) Feb. 8 +at North Dakota L, 3-6 Jan. 25 RPI W 4-2 March 17 Michigan Tech N2 W 7-5 Feb. 9 +at North Dakota L, 4-5 Jan. 31 +at Minnesota L 6-4 Feb. 11 +at Minnesota^ W, 3-2 (ot) Feb. 1 +at Minnesota L 4-0 + – WIHL game Feb. 12 +at Minnesota W, 5-2 Feb. 3 +at North Dakota L 9-0 N1 – NCAA Semifi nal (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Feb. 15 +at Denver W, 6-4 Feb. 4 +at North Dakota L 2-1 N2 – NCAA Championship (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Feb. 16 +Denver W, 4-3 Feb. 7 Prince Albert Mintos W 9-3 Feb.