2001 WCHA Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 42nd conference playoff in league history and 48th season where a WCHA champion was crowned . The 2001 tournament was played between March 9 and March 17 , 2001 , at five conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul , Minnesota , the home of the NHL 's Minnesota Wild . By winning the tournament , St. Cloud State was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the Western Collegiate Hockey Association 's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Men 's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament . This was the inaugural year in which the Xcel Energy Center hosted the WCHA final five and it remained there until the conclusion of the 2013 tournament
2013 tournament
2013 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
2001 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament