This was the first time in the history of the tournament that teams from the same conference would play each other in the opening round.
Denver's 10-point margin of victory is the largest ever for a title game and the second most for one team in the championship match, behind only Colorado College in both 1950 and 1957.
(as of 2016) Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions.
Two at-large bids were offered to eastern teams based upon both their regular season record and strength of competition.
[1] The higher-ranked eastern team was seeded as the top eastern team while the WCHA champion with the better conference record was given the top western seed.