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TM TM 2019-20 WCHA WEEKLY RELEASE WEEK 9 (GAMES OF NOV. 29-30) / wcha.com @wcha_mhockey @wcha_mhockey /WCHAmenshockey /WCHAHockey FloHockey.tv CONTACT: TODD BELL / O: 952-681-7668 / C: 972-825-6686 / [email protected] WESTERN COLLEGIATE OPENING FACEOFF • Ranked Non-League Opponents Highlight Week 9 Slate: A pair of matchups between ranked WCHA squads and ranked HOCKEY ASSOCIATION non-league foes highlights the post-Thanksgiving slate in Week 9. • FOUNDED 1951 • • No. 1/1 Minnesota State travels to the North Shore to visit the NCHC's No. 8/9 Minnesota Duluth in the only series 2950 Metro Drive, Suite 102 in the NCAA featuring two top-10 teams this weekend. Bloomington, MN 55425 • No. 16/15 Bowling Green will meet No. 5/4 Notre Dame out of the Big Ten in a home-and-home series that opens in South Bend on Friday evening before shifting to Bowling Green on Saturday night. 952-681-7947 • Mavericks Top the Polls for the Third Straight Week: Minnesota State remains the nation's No. 1 team in both the USCHO and USA Hockey Magazine/USA Today polls after its weekend sweep of Alaska Anchorage. MEMBER TEAMS • Bowling Green is No. 16 in the USCHO rankings and No. 15 in the USAT/USAH poll. Northern Michigan Alaska, University of Alabama in Huntsville Michigan Tech and Bemidji State received votes in the USCHO rankings while MTU and NMU received votes in the University of Alaska Anchorage USAT/USAH poll. University of Alaska Fairbanks • The top ranking for the Mavericks gives the WCHA the No. 1 teams in both men's and women's hockey for the third week in a row as Minnesota continues to hold down the top spot in the women's rankings. Bemidji State University Bowling Green State University BY THE NUMBERS Ferris State University • 425: Shots on goal by Lake Superior State this season, which leads the WCHA and ranks No. 10 nationally. Lake Superior State University • 57: Career goals for Minnesota State's Marc Michaelis, tied for the most in the WCHA since the 2013 realignment. Michigan Technological University • 11: Goals scored by Northern Michigan sophomore Griffin Loughran, which leads the WCHA and is tied for No. 1 in the Minnesota State University NCAA. Northern Michigan University • 7: Career shutouts for Minnesota State netminder Dryden McKay. The sophomore is tied for the national lead with three blankings this season. • 6: Power play assists by Ferris State freshman defenseman Jake Willets, who tops in the WCHA and tied for ninth in the TRADITION STARTS HERE NCAA. #WEAREWCHA THE WEEK AHEAD • (1/1) Minnesota State at (8/9) Minnesota Duluth: The top two teams in the nation's No. 1 hockey state will meet in a FLOHOCKEY.TV two-game series in Duluth this weekend. UMD leads the all-time series, 30-19-6 but the Mavericks are 3-2 in the last five contests played at AMSOIL Arena. • (16/15) Bowling Green vs. (5/4) Notre Dame: In the other matchup with ranked non-conference foes, No. 16/15 Bowling In partnership with FloSports, the Green tangles with No. 5/4 Notre Dame in a home-and-home series. Notre Dame leads the all-time series, 55-37-8. innovator in live digital sports and • (RV/UR) Bemidji State at Lake Superior State: The Beavers travel to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., to conclude the season original content, FloHockey.tv - the series with the Lakers. BSU swept Lake State Nov. 8-9 in Bemidji in the first series between the two this season. LSSU offi cial online streaming platform of holds a 33-28-4 series edge all-time, including a 17-14-1 advantage at home. the WCHA - will provide fans with live • (RV/RV) Northern Michigan at Alabama Huntsville: Northern Michigan and Alabama Huntsville meet for the second and and archived broadcasts of WCHA final time this season this weekend in Huntsville. NMU swept the first meeting, Nov. 1-2, in Marquette by scores of 5-3 and hockey via iOS, Roku, Fire TV or Apple 4-2. Northern holds an 18-7-4 advantage in the series. TV 4. • (RV/RV) Michigan Tech at (RV/UR) Alaska: The Huskies and the Nanooks wrap up their season series with a pair of games in Fairbanks this weekend. Alaska opened WCHA play with a sweep of the Huskies in Houghton on Oct. 11-12. The Featuring each of the 10 WCHA member Huskies hold a 20-5-0 advantage in the series, including an 8-1 mark in Fairbanks. institutions, every league game – home • Ferris State at Alaska Anchorage: The Bulldogs complete the two-weekend tour of college hockey's northernmost and away – will be streamed live, along programs when they visit Alaska Anchorage on Friday and Saturday. FSU leads the all-time series between the two with all nonconference home games, teams, 16-3-3. select nonconference road contests and the 2020 WCHA Tournament. 2019-20 WCHA STANDINGS Conference Overall Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T 3/SW % GF GA GP W L T % GF GA 1. (1/1) Minnesota State 21 8 7 1 0 0/0 .875 31 8 10 10 1 1 .875 46 14 2. (RV/UR) Bemidji State 18 8 6 2 0 0/0 .750 34 11 12 6 4 2 .583 42 23 TABLE OF CONTENTS (RV/UR) Alaska 18 10 6 4 0 0/0 .600 19 21 16 8 8 0 .500 30 42 4. (16/15) Bowling Green 15 8 5 3 0 0/0 .625 21 16 13 8 5 0 .636 36 30 WCHA QUICK FACTS/MEDIA SERVICES ..........2 (RV/RV) Northern Michigan 15 8 5 3 0 0/0 .625 27 22 14 7 5 2 .571 47 42 (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 15 10 5 5 0 0/0 .500 21 22 13 7 6 0 .538 31 26 WCHA SCHOOL DIRECTORY .............................3 7. Lake Superior State 9 8 3 5 0 0/0 .375 17 31 16 5 11 0 .313 40 62 WCHA REGULAR SEASON/POSTSEASON ........4 8. Alaska Anchorage 8 8 2 5 1 0/1 .313 14 23 12 2 8 2 .250 22 39 THE WEEK IN REVIEW .......................................5 9. Ferris State 6 8 2 6 0 0/0 .250 21 29 13 4 9 0 .308 34 47 WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ....................... 7 10. Alabama Huntsville 1 8 0 7 1 0/0 .062 15 37 12 0 11 1 .042 18 56 (3 points for win in regulation or 5-on-5 OT; 1 point for tie after regulation and 5-on-5 OT; 1 point for win in 3-on-3 OT or shootout; WCHA NOTES .................................................8 rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine) 2019-20 WCHA CAPTAINS ..........................9 SEASON HIGHS ................................................ 10 NON-CONFERENCE/H-TO-H/POTW, POTM .... 11 THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA (ALL TIMES LOCAL) NATIONAL POLLS/WEEK-BY-WEEK ................ 12 FRIDAY, NOV. 22 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 WCHA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE ...................... 13 (16/15) Bowling Green at (5/4) Notre Dame, 7 pm ET (RV/UR) Bemidji State at Lake Superior State, 5:07 pm ET^ 2019-20 WCHA PRESEASON POLLS ......... 14 (RV/UR) Bemidji State at Lake Superior State, 7:07 pm ET^ (5/4) Notre Dame at (16/15) Bowling Green, 7:07 pm ET^ TEAM NOTEBOOKS ........................................... 15 (RV/RV) Northern Michigan at Alabama Huntsville, 7:07 pm CT^ (RV/RV) Northern Michigan at Alabama Huntsville, 7:07 pm CT^ 2019-20 STATISTICS ................................... 25 (1/1) Minnesota State at (8/9) Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 pm CT (1/1) Minnesota State at (8/9) Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 pm CT Ferris State at Alaska Anchorage, 7:07 pm AT^ Ferris State at Alaska Anchorage, 5:07 pm AT^ (RV/RV) Michigan Tech at (RV/UR) Alaska, 7:07 pm AT^ (RV/RV) Michigan Tech at (RV/UR) Alaska, 7:07 pm AT^ ^ streaming live on FloHockey.tv; (EXH) exhibition game; rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine WCHA QUICK FACTS/MEDIA SERVICES #WEAREWCHA WCHA Media Services Website ..................................................................................................................... wcha.com Streaming Partner ............................................................................................fl ohockey.tv Headquarters ..........................................................................................2950 Metro Drive Statistics/Releases ........................................................................................................................................ 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