| 1988 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 25-March 7, 1988 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Finals site | Civic Center St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Champions | Wisconsin[1] (8th title) |
| Winning coach | Jeff Sauer[2] (3rd title) |
| MVP | Dean Anderson[3] (Wisconsin) |
| Attendance | 51,807 |
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 1988 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 29th conference playoff in league history and 36th season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The tournament was played between February 25 and March 7, 1988. First round games were played at home team campus sites while all 'Final Four' matches were held, for the first time, at the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. This was the first year in the tournament's history that the championship game was held at a neutral site which it would continue to do henceforward (as of 2014). By winning the tournament, Wisconsin was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the WCHA's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Additionally, this was the first season that the WCHA named a tournament MVP as well as an All-Tournament Team.