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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 January 28, 2013 2211 S. Josephine Street, Room 302 Denver, CO 80210 FIVE WCHA SERIES FOR FEBRUARY 1-2 WEEKEND TO FEATURE p: 303 871-4491. f: 303 871-4770 [email protected] SCSU AT BSU, MTU AT UNO, UW AT UND, DU AT UMD, CC AT UAA; Doug Spencer ST. CLOUD STATE LEADS PACK AS REGULAR SEASON RACE HEADS Associate Commissioner for Public Relations INTO FINAL SIX WEEKS; FIVE POINTS SEPARATE TOP SEVEN Western Collegiate Hockey Association 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 ST. CLOUD STATE EARNS THREE POINTS AT UND TO TAKE SOLE POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE; Madison, WI 53719-2096 NEBRASKA OMAHA WINS TWICE AT BSU TO MOVE INTO SHARE OF SECOND; STREAKING p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200 [email protected] WISCONSIN SWEEPS UAA TO CLIMB INTO TIE FOR FOURTH; MINNESOTA, MINNESOTA STATE TRADE WINS ON OPPONENT’S ICE; SEVEN WCHA TEAMS RANKED IN LATEST DIVISION 1 MEN’S HOME OF A COLLEGIATE RECORD 37 POLLS … UM NO. 1, UND NO. 7/8, DU NO. 10, SCSU NO. 12/13, UNO NO. 14, MSU NO. 15, UW NO. MEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS SINCE 1951 19; WCHA WELCOMES ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE INTO MEN’S LEAGUE; 2013 RED BARON WCHA 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, FINAL FIVE TICKET PACKAGES CONTINUE ON SALE … ANNUAL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP SET 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, FOR MARCH 21-23 AT XCEL ENERGY CENTER IN SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, MADISON, Wis. – The final six weeks of the 2012-13 regular season promise plenty of excitement as the 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, battle for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association men’s regular season championship and the race 2011 for a top six finish and first-round home playoff berths continues to intensify. This coming weekend of Friday, February 1 and Saturday, February 2 brings about five more head-to- MEN’S CONFERENCE MEMBERS head two-game league sets as league-leading and No. 12/13-ranked St. Cloud State travels to Bemidji University of Alaska Anchorage State, No. 14-ranked Nebraska Omaha hosts Michigan Tech, No. 7/8-ranked North Dakota entertains No. Bemidji State University Colorado College 19 Wisconsin, No. 10-ranked Denver visits Minnesota Duluth and Colorado College ventures to Alaska University of Denver Anchorage. Both No. 1-ranked Minnesota and No. 15-ranked Minnesota State are idle this week. Michigan Technological University con’t University of Minnesota University of Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State University 2012-13 WCHA MEN’S STANDINGS University of Nebraska Omaha University of North Dakota Conference Only Overall St. Cloud State University Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA University of Wisconsin 1 St. Cloud State 25 18 12- 5- 1 .694 60- 39 26 15-10- 1 .596 85- 64 2 Minnesota 24 18 10- 4- 4 .667 61- 42 26 18- 4- 4 .769 98- 48 2013 RED BARON™ Nebraska Omaha 24 18 11- 5- 2 .667 66- 53 26 15- 9- 2 .615 95- 71 WCHA FINAL FIVE 4 North Dakota 21 18 8- 5- 5 .583 60- 51 26 13- 8- 5 .596 84- 69 March 21-23 Wisconsin 21 18 8- 5- 5 .583 42- 39 24 11- 8- 5 .562 56- 48 Xcel Energy Center Minnesota State 21 20 10- 9- 1 .525 58- 51 28 16- 9- 3 .625 85- 65 Saint Paul, MN 7 Denver 20 18 8- 6- 4 .556 57- 54 25 13- 8- 4 .600 85- 67 8 Minnesota Duluth 19 18 8- 7- 3 .528 50- 51 24 10-11- 3 .479 64- 68 visit us on the web at: 9 Colorado College 15 18 7-10- 1 .417 60- 66 26 10-14- 2 .423 88- 94 WCHA.COM 10 Bemidji State 12 18 4-10- 4 .333 40- 56 24 5-14- 5 .312 52- 73 WCHA.COM/MOBILE Michigan Tech 12 18 4-10- 4 .333 44- 61 23 7-12- 4 .391 63- 71 12 Alaska Anchorage 6 20 1-15- 4 .150 34- 69 24 3-16- 5 .229 45- 80 THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA Games for Friday, February 1: Denver at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Michigan Tech at Nebraska Omaha (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT; St. Cloud State at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT; Wisconsin at North Dakota (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT; Colorado College at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT. Games for Saturday, February 2: Denver at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Michigan Tech at Nebraska Omaha (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; St. Cloud State at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Wisconsin at North Dakota (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Colorado College at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT. WCHA MEN’S WEEKLY RELEASE • 012813 At Sanford Center (4,373) in Bemidji this Friday and Saturday, St. UPCOMING IN THE WCHA Cloud State (15-10-1, 12-5-1 WCHA) will go up against host Bemidji State (5-14-5, 4-10-4 WCHA) at 7:37 pm CT in the opener and 7:07 pm Games for Friday, February 8 CT in the finale. The only two-game series between the Huskies and * Alaska Anchorage at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET Beavers during the regular season, SCSU has forged a 3-0-1 over the North Dakota at Nebraska Omaha (WCHA), 6:37 pm CT last four league outings, including a sweep over Denver and a win Bemidji State at Wisconsin (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT at tie at North Dakota, to move into first place. Minnesota at St. Cloud State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT At CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,959), Nebraska Omaha (15-9-2, Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT 11-5-2 WCHA) will host Michigan Tech (7-12-4, 4-10-4 WCHA) at 7:37 Colorado College at Denver (WCHA), 7:37 pm MT pm CT on Friday evening and 7:07 pm CT on Saturday night. The * Winter Carnival Mavericks, who are 4-1-1 over their last six WCHA contests while Games for Saturday, February 9 banking nine of a possible 12 points, won twice over the host Huskies * Alaska Anchorage at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 5:07 pm ET in Houghton back on Nov. 2-3 by 2-1 and 5-3 scores. MTU, idle last # North Dakota at Nebraska Omaha (WCHA), 4:07 pm CT week, is 3-2-1 since Dec. 15. Bemidji State at Wisconsin (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT In Grand Forks, Ralph Engelstad Arena (11,634) will be the site of a Minnesota at St. Cloud State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT two-game set between longtime rivals North Dakota and Wisconsin, Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT with face-offs at 7:37 pm CT on Friday and 7:07 pm CT on Saturday. Denver at Colorado College (WCHA), 7:07 pm MT North Dakota (13-8-5, 8-5-5 WCHA) and Wisconsin (11-8-5, 8-5-5 * Winter Carnival; # TD Ameritrade Park (Omaha, NE) WCHA) feature identical league records and are tied for fourth in the Games for Tuesday, February 12 league standings (with Minnesota State). The games are of added Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech (NC), 7:07 pm ET significance as this, too, is the only regular season series between Games for Friday, February 15 UND and the Badgers. North Dakota has one win in the last six Minnesota at Wisconsin (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT league games after a loss and tie to visiting St. Cloud State on Jan. Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT 25-26 while Wisconsin enters the series as one of the hottest clubs Michigan Tech at Minnesota State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT in the country, standing 10-1-3 overall since Nov. 24 and boasting a Nebraska Omaha at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT 10-game unbeaten streak in league play at 7-0-3. Games for Saturday, February 16 At AMSOIL Arena (6,726) Feb. 1-2, Minnesota Duluth and Denver Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT return to league play with a two-game set that features a pair of 7:07 Michigan Tech at Minnesota State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT pm CT puck drops. The Bulldogs (10-11-3, 8-7-3 WCHA) and Pioneers Nebraska Omaha at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT (13-8-4, 8-6-4 WCHA) are separated by just a single point in the Games for Sunday, February 17 standings and this is their only two-game series during the regular * Minnesota vs Wisconsin (WCHA), 3:30 pm CT season. UMD is 5-3-0 in league play since Dec. 8 and 3-1-0 over the * Hockey City Classic (Soldier Field, Chicago, IL) last four, while DU is coming off a bye week. And up at Sullivan Arena (6,251) Friday and Saturday, Alaska An- chorage (3-16-5, 1-15-4 WCHA) takes on visiting Colorado College (10-14-2, 7-10-1 WCHA) in a pair of 7:07 pm AT encounters – also the for the weekend of Friday-Sunday, March 15-17. only two regular season meetings between the Seawolves and Tigers.