The MacNaughton Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the regular season conference champion of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). ----A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement and usually afterwards serves as proof of merit Championships by school Location of Men's WCHA tournaments 1988 St The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. The trophy is named after James MacNaughton of Calumet, Michigan, who was an avid supporter of amateur ice hockey. The MacNaughton Cup is a Trophy awarded annually to the regular season conference champion of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U The Cup is hand crafted of pure silver and stands almost three-feet high and weighs nearly 40 pounds. [1]
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History
In 1913, MacNaughton purchased a cup trophy for US$2,000[2] and donated it to the President of the American Hockey Association, which was to be awarded to the league's champion at the end of the season. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The American Hockey Association was a minor professional hockey league that operated between 1926 and 1942 The MacNaughton Cup remained with the American Hockey Association until 1932. From 1933 to 1950, the Cup was given to semi-pro and intermediate hockey teams in Michigan's Copper Country. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America.
In 1951, the MacNaughton family arranged to have the Cup awarded to the newly-founded Midwest Collegiate Hockey League (MCHL), a precursor to the WCHA.
The MCHL was comprised of Michigan Tech University, Colorado College, University of Denver, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, and University of North Dakota. Michigan Technological University ( abbr Michigan Tech or MTU) is an American Public university with a range of degree offerings The Colorado College (familiarly known as CC) is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The University of Denver ( DU) founded in 1864 is the oldest private University in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. The University of North Dakota ( UND) is a Public university in Grand Forks North Dakota, USA. Michigan Tech University became the trustee for the MacNaughton Cup. In the original spirit of the trophy, the league decided to award the trophy to its regular season champion. In 1953, the MCHL became the Western Intercollegiate Hockey League (WIHL).
The Cup remained a part of the WIHL until the league was disbanded in March 1958. There was no league play for the 1958-59 season and for the 1959-60 season, the seven teams resumed competition under the new name of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
From the 1961-62 through the 1964-65 seasons, the Cup was awarded to the WCHA's playoff tournament champion instead of the regular season champion, but the WCHA resumed awarding the Cup to the regular season Champion again for the start of the 1965-66 season through the 1981-82 season.
Michigan Tech University left the WCHA to join the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) for the 1981-82 season. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska Since Michigan Tech is the trustee of the Cup, the Cup went to the CCHA. The Broadmoor Trophy was created as a replacement and awarded to the regular season champion until Michigan Tech returned to the WCHA for the start of the 1984-85 season. The Broadmoor Trophy has been awarded to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA playoff champion since 1985. The McNaughton Cup also returned and continues to be awarded to the regular season champion today. With the return of the MacNaughton Cup, the Broadmoor Trophy is awarded to the WCHA tournament champion.
Champions
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1951-52 | Colorado College |
| 1952-53 | Minnesota/Michigan |
| 1953-54 | Minnesota |
| 1954-55 | Colorado College |
| 1955-56 | Michigan |
| 1956-57 | Colorado College |
| 1957-58 | North Dakota/Denver |
| 1958-59 | Not Awarded |
| 1959-60 | Denver |
| 1960-61 | Denver |
| 1961-62 | Michigan Tech |
| 1962-63 | Denver |
| 1963-64 | Denver |
| 1964-65 | Michigan Tech |
| 1965-66 | Michigan Tech |
| 1966-67 | North Dakota |
| 1967-68 | Denver |
| 1968-69 | Michigan Tech |
| 1969-70 | Minnesota |
| 1970-71 | Michigan Tech |
| 1971-72 | Denver |
| 1972-73 | Denver |
| 1973-74 | Michigan Tech |
| 1974-75 | Minnesota |
| 1975-76 | Michigan Tech |
| 1976-77 | Wisconsin |
| 1977-78 | Denver |
| 1978-79 | North Dakota |
| 1979-80 | North Dakota |
| 1980-81 | Minnesota |
| 1981-82 | Bowling Green |
| 1982-83 | Bowling Green |
| 1983-84 | Bowling Green |
| 1984-85 | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 1985-86 | Denver |
| 1986-87 | North Dakota |
| 1987-88 | Minnesota |
| 1988-89 | Minnesota |
| 1989-90 | Wisconsin |
| 1990-91 | Northern Michigan |
| 1991-92 | Minnesota |
| 1992-93 | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 1993-94 | Colorado College |
| 1994-95 | Colorado College |
| 1995-96 | Colorado College |
| 1996-97 | Minnesota/North Dakota |
| 1997-98 | North Dakota |
| 1998-99 | North Dakota |
| 1999-2000 | Wisconsin |
| 2000-01 | North Dakota |
| 2001-02 | Denver |
| 2002-03 | Colorado College |
| 2003-04 | North Dakota |
| 2004-05 | Colorado College/Denver |
| 2005-06 | Minnesota |
| 2006-07 | Minnesota |
| 2007-08 | Colorado College |
See also
References
- ^ MacNaughton Cup. Championships by school Location of Men's WCHA tournaments 1988 St Gopher Hockey History. Retrieved on 2007-03-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
- ^ MacNaughton Cup Winners. Copper Country Hockey History. Retrieved on 2007-03-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
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