North Dakota won the title in 1987...at the end of the 86-87 season.  They
beat the Spartans at the Joe amidst a very hostile "home" crowd.  Minnesota took
3rd place over Harvard.
 
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Jennifer Iwen wrote:
 
> It's also interesting to point out of the examples you listed, only one
> year did the team from the more "populous" region win the title -- North
> Dakota last year.  Also Wisconsin did not make the Final 4 in 1993 - they
> lost to Michigan in OT at Joe Louis on a goal by David Roberts. (grr)
> Michigan State was not the other Michigan team in that year -- Lake St was.
> You omitted Maine.  To my knowledge, there have been three WCHA teams in
> the Final 4 before (maybe even 4?) -- at least once, not sure of the year.
 
North Dakota also won in 1986, when Michigan State and Minnesota were at Joe
Louis
Arena, and RPI in 1985 for other winners from the majority entrants; more
prevalent
than the minority team winning is that a western team wins whenever there is an
uneven distribution (RPI being the only exception in five 3-1 Final Fours).
On
the other, I meant 1992 in Albany; that's when the four teams were all western
and
Lake State beat Wisconsin in the final.
 
J. Michael Neal
 
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