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    WCHA National Runner Up | 
  
  
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    A WCHA team has finished second in the NCAA National Championship 24 times in its history. 
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            | 1951-1952 | 
            1 | 
            Colorado College | 
            Cheddy Thompson | 
           
          
          
            | 1952-1953 | 
            1 | 
            Minnesota | 
            John Mariucci | 
           
          
          
            | 1953-1954 | 
            1 | 
            Minnesota | 
            John Mariucci | 
           
          
          
            | 1954-1955 | 
            1 | 
            Colorado College | 
            Cheddy Thompson | 
           
          
          
            | 1955-1956 | 
            2 | 
            Michigan Tech | 
            Al Renfrew | 
           
          
          
            | 1956-1957 | 
            2 | 
            Michigan | 
            Vic Heyliger | 
           
          
          
            | 1957-1958 | 
            1 | 
            North Dakota | 
            Bob May | 
           
          
          
            | 1959-1960 | 
            2 | 
            Michigan Tech | 
            John MacInnes | 
           
          
          
            | 1962-1963 | 
            1 | 
            Denver | 
            Murray Armstrong | 
           
          
          
            | 1963-1964 | 
            2 | 
            Denver | 
            Murray Armstrong | 
           
          
          
            | 1967-1968 | 
            3 | 
            North Dakota | 
            Bill Selman | 
           
          
          
            | 1970-1971 | 
            5 | 
            Minnesota | 
            Glen Sonmor | 
           
          
          
            | 1973-1974 | 
            1 | 
            Michigan Tech | 
            John MacInnes | 
           
          
          
            | 1974-1975 | 
            1 | 
            Minnesota | 
            Herb Brooks | 
           
          
          
            | 1975-1976 | 
            1 | 
            Michigan Tech | 
            John MacInnes | 
           
          
          
            | 1976-1977 | 
            3 | 
            Michigan | 
            Dan Farrell | 
           
          
          
            | 1978-1979 | 
            1 | 
            North Dakota | 
            John "Gino" Gasparini | 
           
          
          
            | 1980-1981 | 
            1 | 
            Minnesota | 
            Brad Buetow | 
           
          
          
            | 1981-1982 | 
            2 | 
            Wisconsin | 
            Bob Johnson | 
           
          
          
            | 1983-1984 | 
            1 | 
            Minnesota-Duluth | 
            Mike Sertich | 
           
          
          
            | 1988-1989 | 
            1 | 
            Minnesota | 
            Doug Woog | 
           
          
          
            | 1995-1996 | 
            1 | 
            Colorado College | 
            Don Lucia | 
           
          
          
            | 2000-2001 | 
            1 | 
            North Dakota | 
            Dean Blais | 
           
          
          
            | 2009-2010 | 
            2 | 
            Wisconsin | 
            Mike Eaves | 
           
          
 
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