▁advantage ▁and ▁swe pt ▁the ▁week end ▁to ▁put ▁themselves ▁at op ▁the ▁W CH A ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁all ▁season . ▁With ▁only ▁one ▁week end ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁U ND ▁only ▁needed ▁to ▁hold ▁serve ▁with ▁Wisconsin ▁but ▁luck ▁stayed ▁on ▁their ▁side ▁when ▁the ▁Bad gers ▁lost ▁an ▁ 8 – 9 ▁contest ▁to ▁Minnesota – D ul uth . ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁game ▁against ▁Den ver ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁W CH A ▁title , ▁ear ning ▁the ▁first ▁Broad mo or ▁Tro phy ▁which ▁replaced ▁the ▁Mac N aught on ▁Cup ▁that ▁Michigan ▁Te ch ▁kept ▁when ▁they ▁left ▁the ▁conference . ▁ ▁W CH A ▁Tournament ▁With ▁only ▁six ▁teams ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁conference ▁the ▁W CH A ▁decided ▁to ▁include ▁all ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁post season ▁tournament ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁se eds ▁receiving ▁by es ▁to ▁the ▁semif inal . ▁As ▁conference ▁champion , ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁sat ▁idle ▁for ▁a ▁week end ▁before ▁wel coming ▁Den ver ▁to ▁Grand ▁F ork s . ▁After ▁a ▁close ▁win ▁in ▁game ▁ 1 ▁U ND ▁captured ▁the ▁series ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 - goal ▁win ▁to ▁put ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁W CH A ▁championship ▁series ▁in ▁ 5 ▁years . ▁The ▁only ▁team ▁standing ▁in ▁their ▁way ▁was ▁Wisconsin ▁who ▁were ▁looking ▁for ▁reven ge ▁after ▁being ▁passed ▁for ▁the ▁conference ▁title . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁suffered ▁their ▁worst ▁lost ▁in ▁six ▁years , ▁losing ▁ 0