The following is a list of men's champions of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, including champions of the conference's playoff tournament, the WCHA Final Five. Championships by season Championships by school Colorado College won its first NCAA national championship in 1950 prior to the founding of the Midwest Collegiate Hockey League. Likewise, Michigan won its 1948 title prior to the start of league play. North Dakota won a national title in 1959 as an independent. The Wolverines won two additional national championships in 1996 and 1998 after leaving the WCHA for the CCHA. Michigan State also won its 1986 and 2007 national championships after leaving the WCHA. Two of the five schools that made their WCHA debuts in 2013, Bowling Green and Lake Superior State, won all of their national championships while in the CCHA (one for Bowling Green in 1984, and three for Lake Superior State in 1988, 1992, and 1994). Location of Men's WCHA tournaments 1988 thru 1993: St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul MN 1994: Bradley Center, Milwaukee WI 1995: St. Paul Civic Center 1996: Bradley Center 1997: St. Paul Civic Center 1998: Bradley Center 1999 thru 2000: Target Center, Minneapolis MN 2001 thru 2013: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul MN 2014: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids MI 2015: Xcel Energy Center 2016: Van Andel Arena 2017 thru 2019: Campus Sites References Champions, men