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College Puck Guide (Men's D1)
Pucks arranged by school under current conference affiliation.
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Western Collegiate Hockey Association
General dating of pucks
There are multiple ways to narrow down puck dates based on the logos on the puck. Here is some general information that pertains to pucks used in the WCHA. The first obvious thing to do is look at years of membership.
The conference started in 1951 as the MCHL (Midwest College Hockey League) and changed names in 1953 to the WIHL (Western Intercollegiate Hockey League). There was no league play for the 58-59 season (due to recruiting disagreements). When play resumed the league came to its current title of the WCHA.
School logos on game pucks have appeared on game pucks as early as the 70s. From most of my research, logos were more often seen in the 1980s. The WCHA conference logo started appearing on the reverse side of the puck in 1990s, possibly in the late 80s at some schools.
The WCHA gold series was the first league logo found on WCHA game pucks. They first started appearing on game pucks around 1990. Most all of the pucks with this logo were printed on InGlasCo slugs. Some earlier ones were found on Czechoslovakia pucks. This logo continued until 2000 when the skater and the "A" connection was updated. Not all of the 90s pucks did carry the logo. Late 1990s schools such as Minnesota Duluth used an advertisement on the back some years in the 1990s.
The stripes between the A and the skate showed up on pucks around 2000. At this time most game pucks were printed on InGlasCo pucks. There were multiple variations of WCHA design. Some schools such as North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth and Michigan Tech used advertisements on the reverse at this time. Colorado College featured the Nike swoosh with the WCHA logo. The reverses during the early 2000s were not really standardized league wide as they were in the 90s for the most part. The gold (center) logo is found both on souvenir and game pucks.
Again around 2005 the reverse became more standardized league-wide. The teal WCHA series showed up around 2005 and lasted until 2013. There are several different variations of the teal design puck. Typically the pucks of Michigan Tech were brighter and manufactured by Gufex whereas most other pucks were still produced by InGlasCo (later Sherwood). Despite saying "official game puck" on the reverse, the teal logo was found on both game pucks and souvenir versions.
Sherwood reverse changed for several schools the 2011-12 season. This design was used for the last few seasons before major conference realignment. T
2013 saw major conference realignment. In the process the WCHA moved the skater from the end to the front of the logo. Many variations of the logo appeared on the member schools pucks.