One of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s two major championship trophies is the statuesque and highly sought-after Broadmoor Trophy, which has been awarded annually since 1985 to the winner of the conference’s postseason playoff championship tournament.

The Broadmoor Trophy itself dates to 1981 when it was first presented to the conference by the world-renowned Broadmoor Hotel and Resort Complex in Colorado Springs, Colo.

For the first three seasons of its partnership with the WCHA (1981-1984) – and due to the departure of league member and MacNaughton Cup (regular season championship trophy) custodian Michigan Tech to the CCHA – the Broadmoor Trophy was presented to the Association’s regular season champion.

But when the Huskies returned to the WCHA fold in 1984 – with the MacNaughton Cup in hand – the Broadmoor Trophy became, and has remained since, the symbol of the league’s postseason tournament championship.

Long an ardent supporter of college hockey, the Broadmoor Hotel included the former Broadmoor World Arena, which hosted the NCAA Ice Hockey Championship a total of 11 times between 1948 and 1969.

Denver leads all WCHA schools with 15 playoff championships after defeating Minnesota 2-1 in the 2008 WCHA Final Five title contest.

Denver WCHA Playoff Titles

1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1986, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008