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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 19, 2013 2211 S. Josephine Street, Room 302 Denver, CO 80210 ST. CLOUD STATE, MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, WISCONSIN, p: 303 871-4491. f: 303 871-4770 [email protected] MINNESOTA STATE, COLORADO COLLEGE HEAD TO SAINT PAUL Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner for AND XCEL ENERGY CENTER FOR 2013 RED BARON WCHA FINAL Public Relations Western Collegiate Hockey Association FIVE; UND IS THREE-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 SIX FIRST ROUND WINNERS TO PLAY FOR LEAGUE PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP, BROADMOOR TROPHY AND Madison, WI 53719-2096 NCAA TOURNAMENT BERTH; ALL FIVE FINAL FIVE GAMES BROADCAST LIVE VIA FOX SPORTS NORTH; p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200 [email protected] LIVE AUDIO, IN-GAME STATS AVAILABLE AT WCHA.COM; THURSDAY QUARTERFINAL MATCH UPS HAVE NO. 5 SEED MINNESOTA STATE VS NO. 4 SEED WISCONSIN, NO. 6 SEED COLORADO COLLEGE VS NO. HOME OF A COLLEGIATE RECORD 37 3 SEED NORTH DAKOTA; FRIDAY SEMIFINALS FEATURE MSU/UW WINNER VS NO. 1 ST. CLOUD STATE, MEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CC/UND WINNER VS NO. 2 MINNESOTA; ST. CLOUD STATE, MINNESOTA REIGN AS 2012-13 WCHA TEAMS SINCE 1951 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, REGULAR SEASON, MACNAUGHTON CUP CO-CHAMPIONS; SIX WCHA TEAMS RANKED IN LATEST DIV. 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1 MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY POLLS … MINNESOTA NO. 1/2, NORTH DAKOTA NO. 6, ST. CLOUD STATE NO. 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 7, MINNESOTA STATE NO. 8, DENVER NO. 12/13, WISCONSIN NO. 14/15 … UNO, CC RECEIVE VOTES 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, MADISON, Wis. – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s flagship men’s event – the 2013 Red Bar- 2011 on™ WCHA Final Five – gets underway Thursday (March 21) at 18,568-seat Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., with a stellar six-team field that features regular season/MacNaughton Cup co-champions MEN’S CONFERENCE MEMBERS University of Alaska Anchorage con’t Bemidji State University Colorado College 2012-13 WCHA MEN’S STANDINGS University of Denver Michigan Technological University Conference Only Overall University of Minnesota Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA University of Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State University 1 St. Cloud State 37 28 18- 9- 1 .661 94- 66 38 23-14- 1 .618 130- 93 University of Nebraska Omaha Minnesota 37 28 16- 7- 5 .661 94- 65 38 26- 7- 5 .750 137- 75 University of North Dakota 3 North Dakota 35 28 14- 7- 7 .625 93- 71 39 21-11- 7 .628 129- 94 St. Cloud State University 4 Wisconsin 33 28 13- 8- 7 .589 69- 64 38 19-12- 7 .592 97- 78 University of Wisconsin Denver 33 28 14- 9- 5 .589 92- 81 38 20-13- 5 .592 129-103 Minnesota State 33 28 16-11- 1 .589 90- 68 39 24-12- 3 .654 125- 88 2013 RED BARON™ 7 Nebraska Omaha 30 28 14-12- 2 .536 92- 91 39 19-18- 2 .513 127-117 WCHA FINAL FIVE 8 Colorado College 26 28 11-13- 4 .464 88- 98 39 16-18- 5 .474 125-135 March 21-23 9 Minnesota Duluth 25 28 10-13- 5 .446 75- 83 38 14-19- 5 .434 99-109 Xcel Energy Center 10 Michigan Tech 20 28 8-16- 4 .357 75- 92 37 13-20- 4 .405 107-116 Saint Paul, MN 11 Bemidji State 17 28 5-16- 7 .304 58- 87 36 6-22- 8 .278 74-110 12 Alaska Anchorage 10 28 2-20- 6 .179 52-106 36 4-25- 7 .208 67-133 visit us on the web at: WCHA.COM WCHA.COM/MOBILE THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA 2013 RED BARON WCHA FINAL FIVE • XCEL ENERGY CENTER • SAINT PAUL, MN Games for Thursday, March 21: Quarterfinal – No. 5 Minnesota State vs No. 4 Wisconsin, 2:07 pm CT (TV - FOX Sports North; AUDIO - WCHA.com); Quarterfinal – No. 6 Colorado College vs No. 3 North Dakota, 7:07 pm CT (TV - FOX Sports North; AUDIO - WCHA.com). Games for Friday, March 22: Semifinal – Minnesota State/Wisconsin vs No. 1 St. Cloud State, 2:07 pm CT (TV - FOX Sports North; AUDIO - WCHA.com); Semifinal – Colorado College/North Dakota vs No. 2 Minnesota, 7:07 pm CT (TV - FOX Sports North; AUDIO - WCHA.com). Games for Saturday, March 23: Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game, 7:07 pm CT (TV - FOX Sports North; AUDIO - WCHA.com). WCHA MEN’S WEEKLY RELEASE • 031913 St. Cloud State as the No. 1 seed and Minnesota as the No. 2 seed, UPCOMING SCHEDULE three-time defending playoff champion North Dakota as the No. 3 seed, Wisconsin at No. 4, Minnesota State at No. 5, and Colorado College at No. 6. Five of the Final Five participants are ranked in the NCAA MEN’S DIV. 1 ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT top 14 in this week’s USCHO.com Men’s Division 1 College Hockey Poll, with Minnesota at No. 1, North Dakota at No. 6, St. Cloud State Games for Friday, March 29 at No. 7, Minnesota State at No. 8 and Wisconsin at No. 14. Colorado NCAA Northeast Regional @ Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH College, meanwhile, also received votes. Host: University of New Hampshire The common goal for all this week is to claim the Broadmoor Trophy Semifinal 4:30 pm ET on Saturday night and receive the WCHA’s automatic berth into the Semifinal 8:00 pm ET national tournament. NCAA West Regional @ Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI The three-day 2013 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five championship Host: University of Michigan (March 21-23) will be telecast live by FOX Sports North, audiocast Semifinal 2:00 pm CT live at WCHA.com, and will include a number of ceremonial face-offs Semifinal 5:30 pm CT involving this season’s WCHA individual award winners, distinguished Games for Saturday, March 30 coaching legends and league alums from the National Hockey League, NCAA East Regional @ Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, RI a NHL regular season game between the Minnesota Wild and San Host: Brown University Jose Sharks on Saturday afternoon, the Minnesota National Guard Semifinal 5:30 pm ET WCHA Fan Fest at the Bud Light Blue Line Bar (Xcel Energy Center Semifinal 9:00 pm ET - Gate 4) on both Friday and Saturday from 4:30-6:30 pm with live NCAA Midwest Regional @ Huntington Center, Toledo, OH music, interactive games, food and beverages, cheerleaders, mascots Host: Bowling Green State University and pep bands, Fan Appreciation Nights, Dance Mania and plenty of Semifinal 1:30 pm ET great music from member team pep bands in attendance. Semifinal 5:00 pm ET The St. Cloud State Huskies are making their 14 appearance in the NCAA Northeast Regional @ Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH conference playoff championship since 1994, having won the WCHA Championship Game 6:30 pm ET Final Five in 2001. NCAA West Regional @ Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI The Minnesota Golden Gophers will mark their 23rd appearance Championship Game 4:00 pm ET in the event beginning in 1988, with titles in 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, Games for Sunday, March 31 2004 and 2007. NCAA East Regional @ Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, RI North Dakota, making the program’s 20th appearance overall in Championship Game 6:30 pm ET the playoff championship since 1987 and 11th straight, enters the NCAA Midwest Regional @ Huntington Center, Toledo, OH Final Five as the three-time defending Broadmoor Trophy champion. Championship Game 4:00 pm ET Since 1987, UND has won WCHA playoff championships in 1997, 2000, Games for Thursday, April 11 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012. 2013 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four @ Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA Wisconsin heads to Saint Paul for the Badgers’ 19th championship Semifinal #1 4:30 pm ET appearance beginning in 1988 with previous Broadmoor Trophy Semifinal #2 8:00 pm ET crowns won in 1988, 1990, 1995 and 1998. Games for Saturday, April 13 Minnesota State will be participating in the WCHA Final Five for 2013 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four @ Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA the third time, with previous appearances coming in 2000 and 2003. Championship Game 7:00 pm ET And Colorado College, seeking its first Final Five title, marks their 14th appearance overall. 2013 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five action gets underway Thursday afternoon with a 2:07 pm CT quarterfinal match up between No. 5 LAST WEEK IN THE WCHA seed Minnesota State (24-12-3) and No. 4 seed Wisconsin (19-12-7). WCHA PLAYOFFS • FIRST ROUND, BEST-OF-THREE Minnesota State and Wisconsin were 2-2 in their four regular season WCHA meetings this season, with both clubs sweeping on the road. Results of Friday, March 15: #7 Nebraska Omaha 3 at #6 Minnesota The Mavericks won back-to-back 4-2 games over the Badgers on Nov. State 4 ot (NC) (MSU leads 1-0); #9 Minnesota Duluth 1 at #4 Wisconsin 23-24 in Madison while Wisconsin prevailed 4-3 and 2-1 in a pair of 3 (NC) (UW leads 1-0); #11 Bemidji State 1 at #2 Minnesota 2 ot (NC) overtime contests in Mankato on Jan. 11-12. (UM leads 1-0); #10 Michigan Tech 3 at #3 North Dakota 5 (NC) (UND The second quarterfinal game will have No. 6 seed Colorado College leads 1-0); #12 Alaska Anchorage 1 at #1 St.