Wcha Men's Playoff Championship Gets Underway Friday in Six First Round March 15-17 Series
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WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Assistant Commissioner of Operations Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials Administrative Office Western Collegiate Hockey Association March 11, 2013 2211 S. Josephine Street, Room 302 Denver, CO 80210 WCHA MEN’S PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDERWAY FRIDAY p: 303 871-4491. f: 303 871-4770 [email protected] IN SIX FIRST ROUND MARCH 15-17 SERIES; IT’S UAA AT SCSU, BSU Doug Spencer AT UM, MTU AT UND, UMD AT UW, CC AT DU, UNO AT MSU Associate Commissioner for SIX WINNERS TO ADVANCE TO 2013 RED BARON™ WCHA FINAL FIVE; ST. CLOUD STATE, MINNESOTA Public Relations Western Collegiate Hockey Association REIGN AS 2012-13 WCHA CO-REGULAR SEASON, MACNAUGHTON CUP CHAMPIONS; WCHA TO 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 ANNOUNCE INDIVIDUAL AWARDS, ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS THURSDAY; SEVEN CONFERENCE TEAMS Madison, WI 53719-2096 p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200 RANKED IN LATEST DIV. 1 MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY POLLS … UM NO. 2, UND NO. 4, SCSU NO. 8, MSU NO. [email protected] 10/11, DU NO. 10/11, UW NO. 14/15, UNO NO. 20; TICKETS ON SALE FOR 2013 RED BARON WCHA FINAL FIVE MARCH 21-23 AT XCEL ENERGY CENTER IN SAINT PAUL … SINGLE GAME TICKETS NOW ON SALE HOME OF A COLLEGIATE RECORD 37 MEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MADISON, Wis. – The first round of the men’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff champion- TEAMS SINCE 1951 ship gets underway this Friday night as the 12-member teams, including seven that are ranked among 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, the nation’s top 20, square off in six best-of-three series set for March 15-17 with the winners moving 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, on to play for the Broadmoor Trophy and the league’s automatic berth in the NCAA tournament at the 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2013 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five. 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, After a dramatic final regular season weekend that saw St. Cloud State and Minnesota tie for the reg- 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, con’t 2011 MEN’S CONFERENCE MEMBERS 2012-13 WCHA MEN’S STANDINGS University of Alaska Anchorage Bemidji State University Conference Only Overall Colorado College Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA University of Denver 1 St. Cloud State 37 28 18- 9- 1 .661 94- 66 36 21-14- 1 .597 119- 91 Michigan Technological University Minnesota 37 28 16- 7- 5 .661 94- 65 36 24- 7- 5 .736 131- 71 University of Minnesota 3 North Dakota 35 28 14- 7- 7 .625 93- 71 36 19-10- 7 .625 117- 89 University of Minnesota Duluth 4 Wisconsin 33 28 13- 8- 7 .589 69- 64 36 17-12- 7 .569 90- 76 Minnesota State University Denver 33 28 14- 9- 5 .589 92- 81 35 19-11- 5 .614 120- 94 University of Nebraska Omaha Minnesota State 33 28 16-11- 1 .589 90- 68 36 22-11- 3 .653 117- 82 University of North Dakota 7 Nebraska Omaha 30 28 14-12- 2 .536 92- 91 36 18-16- 2 .528 121-109 St. Cloud State University 8 Colorado College 26 28 11-13- 4 .464 88- 98 36 14-17- 5 .458 116-126 University of Wisconsin 9 Minnesota Duluth 25 28 10-13- 5 .446 75- 83 36 14-17- 5 .458 97-102 10 Michigan Tech 20 28 8-16- 4 .357 75- 92 34 12-18- 4 .412 102-104 2013 RED BARON™ 11 Bemidji State 17 28 5-16- 7 .304 58- 87 34 6-20- 8 .294 70-104 WCHA FINAL FIVE 12 Alaska Anchorage 10 28 2-20- 6 .179 52-106 34 4-23- 7 .221 65-122 March 21-23 Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA visit us on the web at: WCHA PLAYOFFS • FIRST ROUND, BEST-OF-THREE WCHA.COM Games for Friday, March 15: #12 Alaska Anchorage at #1 St. Cloud State, 7:37 pm CT; #11 Bemidji State WCHA.COM/MOBILE at #2 Minnesota, 7:07 pm CT; #10 Michigan Tech at #3 North Dakota, 7:37 pm CT; #9 Minnesota Duluth at #4 Wisconsin, 7:07 pm CT; #8 Colorado College at #5 Denver, 7:37 pm MT; #7 Nebraska Omaha at #6 Minnesota State, 7:07 pm CT. Games for Saturday, March 16: #12 Alaska Anchorage at #1 St. Cloud State, 7:07 pm CT; #11 Bemidji State at #2 Minnesota, 7:07 pm CT; #10 Michigan Tech at #3 North Dakota, 7:07 pm CT; #9 Minnesota Duluth at #4 Wisconsin, 7:07 pm CT; #8 Colorado College at #5 Denver, 7:07 pm MT; #7 Nebraska Omaha at #6 Minnesota State, 7:07 pm CT. Games for Sunday, March 17 (if necessary): #12 Alaska Anchorage at #1 St. Cloud State, 7:07 pm CT; #11 Bemidji State at #2 Minnesota, 7:07 pm CT; #10 Michigan Tech at #3 North Dakota, 7:07 pm CT; #9 Minnesota Duluth at #4 Wisconsin, 7:07 pm CT; #8 Colorado College at #5 Denver, 7:07 pm MT; #7 Ne- braska Omaha at #6 Minnesota State, 7:07 pm CT. WCHA MEN’S WEEKLY RELEASE • 031113 ular season title and MacNaughton Cup and the six playoff pairings UPCOMING IN THE WCHA decided, the post-season promises even more excitement. St. Cloud State earned the No. 1 playoff seed by virtue of more league wins over Minnesota and the No. 8-ranked Huskies (21-4-1) 2013 RED BARON™ WCHA FINAL FIV will host No. 12 seed Alaska Anchorage (4-23-7) at the National Hock- @ XCEL ENERGY CENTER, SAINT PAUL, MN ey and Event Center (5,371) Games times are 7:37 pm CT on Friday, 7:07 pm CT on Saturday and 7:07 pm CT on Sunday, if necessary. St. Games for Thursday, March 21 Cloud State split with the Seawolves in the only two-game regular #5 Seed vs #4 Seed 2:07 pm CT season series on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in Anchorage, winning 4-3 (ot) #6 Seed vs #3 Seed 7:07 pm CT and losing 3-1. Gamfor Friday, March 22 No. 2 seed Minnesota (24-7-5) will entertain No. 11 seed Bemidji Semifinal #1: TBA vs TBA 2:07 pm CT State (6-20-8) at Mariucci Arena (10,000), with all playoff games getting Semifinal #2: TBA vs TBA 7:07 pm CT underway at 7:07 pm CT. The No. 2-ranked Golden Gophers swept Games for Saturday, March 23 the Beavers just last weekend (March 8-9) in Bemidji by 4-3 and 5-1 Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game 7:07 pm CT counts. No. 3 seed and three-time defending WCHA playoff champion North Dakota (19-10-7) will host No. 10 seed Michigan Tech (12-18-4) this weekend at Ralph Engelstad Arena (11,634). Start times in Grand will be contested Thursday, March 21 through Saturday, March 23 at Forks are 7:37 pm CT Friday, 7:07 pm CT Saturday and 7:07 pm CT on Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. At the Final Five, the No. 1 and Sunday, if necessary. No. 3-ranked North Dakota went 2-0 against the No. 2 seeds will receive a first-day bye. There will be two semifinals Huskies during the regular season, claiming 6-1 and 4-1 road victories on Thursday featuring the No. 5 seed vs the No. 4 seed at 2:07 pm in Houghton on Dec. 14-15. CT and the No. 6 seed vs the No. 3 seed at 7:07 pm CT. There will be No. 4 seed Wisconsin (17-12-7) welcomes No. 9 seed Minnesota two semifinal match ups on Friday at 2:07 pm CT and 7:07 pm CT, Duluth (14-17-5) to the Kohl Center (15,325) Friday through Sunday followed by the championship game on Saturday at 7:07 pm CT. (if necessary) for their best-of-three playoff series, with all games The winner of the Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five receives the Broad- facing-off at 7:07 pm CT. The No. 14/15-ranked Badgers went 1-0-1 moor Trophy and earns the WCHA’s automatic berth into the NCAA against the Bulldogs during the regular season, taking home three tournament. points after a 2-0 victory and 2-2 (ot) tie back on Oct. 26-27. On the final weekend of the 2012-13 regular season (March 8-10), No. 5 seed Denver (19-11-5) will take on visiting No. 8 seed and Minnesota, Denver and Minnesota Duluth each recorded sweeps, arch-rival Colorado College (14-17-5) in first round playoff match ups while three series ended in splits. The Gophers won 4-3 and 5-1 at at Magness Arena (6,205). Puck drops in the Mile High City are 7:37 Bemidji State to earn a share of the regular season title, the host pm MT Friday night, 7:07 pm MT Saturday evening and 7:07 pm MT Pioneers defeated Alaska Anchorage by 7-1 and 6-1 counts, and the Sunday (if necessary). The No. 10/11-ranked Pioneers claimed the Bulldogs downed visiting Nebraska Omaha twice by 5-4 and 6-0 four-game regular season series from the Tigers, 2-1-1, with a 6-5 scores. St. Cloud State secured the program’s first WCHA champion- win at CC on Nov.