Western Collegiate Hockey Association

Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Sara R. Martin Associate Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt ™ Assistant Commissioner of Operations Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials Administrative Office October 2, 2009/For Immediate Release Western Collegiate Hockey Association MSC 8302 University of Series of weekend Exhibitions Mark First 2211 S. Josephine Street Denver, CO 80208-8302 On-Ice Play in men’s wcha for 2009-10 p: 303 871-4491. f: 303 871-4770 email: [email protected] NINE LEAGUE-MEMBER TEAMS TO TAKE ON SERIES OF visiting CANADIAN OPPONENTS Friday thru sunday; wcha to host media teleconference Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner for with head coaches on tuesday, oct. 6 Public Relations Public Relations Office Western Collegiate Hockey Association MADISON, Wis. – A series of exhibition games involving nine of the 10 Western Collegiate Hockey 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 Association-member teams will mark the first on-ice action of the 2009-10 season, commencing on Madison, WI 53719-2096 Oct. 2 and running through Oct. 4. The first regular season games of the new campaign will occur p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200 next weekend – Oct. 9-11. email: [email protected] On Friday night, Alaska Anchorage will host SAIT Polytechnic of Calgary, Alberta at 7:07 pm CT Home of a Record 36 Men’s in Wasilla, Alaska. The game will be contested at Curtis C. Menard II Memorial Ice Arena. On Saturday evening, College will host University of Calgary at Colorado Springs World National Championship Arena at 7:07 pm MT, Michigan Tech will host Ryerson University out of Toronto at John MacInnes Teams Since 1951 Student Ice Arena in Houghton at 7:07 pm ET, Minnesota Duluth will entertain University of British 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, Columbia at the DECC at 7:07 pm CT, and Minnesota State, Mankato will go up against visiting Univ. 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, of Lethbridge at Alltel Civic Center at 7:07 pm CT. 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, Then on Sunday, the series of weekend exhibitions will conclude with Minnesota hosting Univ. 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, of British Columbia at Mariucci Arena at 4:07 pm CT, St. Cloud State taking on visiting Lethbridge 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 at 5:07 pm CT at the National Hockey Center, Denver hosting Calgary at Magness Arena 6:07 pm MT, and North Dakota hosting Univ. of Manitoba at at 6:07 pm CT. men’s Member teams University of Alaska Anchorage final 2008-09 wcha standings Michigan Tech University Conference Only Overall University of Minnesota Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA University of Minnesota Duluth 1 North Dakota$ 38 28 17- 7- 4 .679 96- 74 43 24-15- 4 .605 146-118 Minnesota State University 2 Denver 36 28 16- 8- 4 .643 96- 68 40 23-12- 5 .638 132- 96 University of North Dakota 3 Wisconsin 31 28 14-11- 3 .554 92- 78 40 20-16- 4 .550 131-106 St. Cloud State University University of Wisconsin Colorado College 31 28 12- 9- 7 .554 79- 82 38 16-12-10 .553 103-103 5 Minnesota 29 28 12-11- 5 .518 87- 83 37 17-13- 7 .554 119-105 6 St. Cloud State 28 28 13-13- 2 .500 83- 81 38 18-17- 3 .513 122-107 2010 Red Baron™ 7 Minnesota Duluth* 27 28 10-11- 7 .482 79- 72 43 22-13- 8 .605 129- 98 WCHA Final Five 8 Minnesota State 26 28 11-13- 4 .464 88- 90 38 15-17- 6 .474 117-122 March 18, 19, 20 9 Alaska Anchorage 23 28 9-14- 5 .411 69- 94 36 14-17- 5 .458 95-112 Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, MN 10 Michigan Tech 11 28 2-19- 7 .196 47- 94 38 6-25- 7 .250 62-122 $ 2009 WCHA/MacNaughton Cup champion;* 2009 WCHA Final Five/Broadmoor Trophy champion visit us on the web at: wcha.com this week in the wcha Games for Friday, Oct. 2: SAIT Polytechnic vs Alaska Anchorage @ Wasilla, AK, 7:07 pm AT (x). Games for Saturday, Oct. 3: Univ. of Calgary at Colorado College, 7:07 pm MT (x); Ryerson Univ. at Michigan Tech, 7:07 pm ET (x); Univ. of British Columbia at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 pm CT (x); Univ. of Lethbridge at Minnesota State, 7:07 pm CT (x). Games for Sunday, Oct. 4: Univ. of British Columbia at Minnesota, 4:07 pm CT (x); Univ. of Lethbridge at St. Cloud State, 5:07 pm CT (x); Univ. of Calgary at Denver, 6:07 pm MT (x); Univ. of Manitoba at North Dakota, 6:07 pm CT (x). WCHA Men/RELEASE 1/10-2-2009 Opening Games, 2009-10 Regular Season at www.ticketmaster.com or in-person at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum box office. The first regular season games of the 2009-10 season, all non- Tickets for the West regional at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, conference matchups, are set for the weekend of Oct. 9-11. Alaska Minn., (hosted by the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) will Anchorage will host Alaska Fairbanks, Mercyhurst and Michigan go on sale Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. Central. The first-round contests are in the Kendall Hockey Classic (Friday/Saturday); Colorado College at 4:30 and 8 p.m. Central, March 26, while the regional final will host Northeastern (Friday/Saturday); Denver will celebrate is scheduled for 8 p.m. Central, March 27. Three-game ticket the program’s 60th anniversary reunion while hosting Vermont packages are available for $94 and can be purchased at the Xcel (Friday/Saturday); Michigan Tech will entertain Northern Michigan Energy Center box office, logging onto www.ticketmaster.com or (Friday) and Lake Superior State (Sunday); Minnesota Duluth will by calling 800/745-3000. host Lake Superior State (Friday) and Northern Michigan (Sunday); If any of the aforementioned host institutions are selected to Minnesota State will take on visiting Bowling Green (Friday/Satur- participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Champi- day); North Dakota will host Merrimack (Friday/Saturday); and St. onship, they will be assigned to their host site. Links for ordering Cloud State will travel to Miami (Friday/Saturday). Minnesota and tickets online for all regionals are available through www.NCAA. Wisconsin will launch their regular season schedules on Oct. 16. com. Times for all regional contests are subject to change. The first Western Collegiate Hockey Association games of 2009-10 will occur on Oct. 16-17 when Wisconsin hosts Colorado TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 • 10:30 AM CT College, Minnesota visits North Dakota, and Minnesota Duluth entertains Minnesota State. WCHA MEN – MEDIA TELECONFERENCE WITH COMMISSIONER & MEN’S HEAD COACHES TICKETS FOR THE 2010 NCAA DIV. 1 MEN’S ICE The Western Collegiate Hockey Association will conduct a 2009-10 HOCKEY REGIONALS ON SALE season-opening teleconference with Commissioner Bruce McLeod and the ten conference-member team men’s head coaches on Sept. 29, 2009/INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NCAA Division I Men’s Tuesday, October 6 at 10:30 am CT. Ice Hockey Committee has announced the dates and times for The teleconference will begin with remarks from the Com- the start of ticket sales for the 2010 men’s ice hockey regionals. missioner, an update from the Supervisor of Officials, and then All regional tickets are being sold as a three-game package at a question and answer session with the men’s head coaches. each site through March 21. If any of the four sites are not sold The coaches portion of the teleconference will begin with the out by March 21, tickets will be available for individual sessions defending MacNaughton Cup champions and then proceed east at an increased price. to west to best accommodate the five time zones. Each coach will Individuals buying tickets in the first month they go on sale will give a brief presentation, followed by questions from attending also have the opportunity to win two tickets to the 2010 Men’s media. Frozen Four in Detroit. Each region will award a pair of tickets to The schedule (times are approximate) for the Oct. 6 telecon- a person who is randomly selected from those who purchased ference is as follows: tickets through the Internet, in-person or by phone. Tickets for the Northeast regional at the DCU Center in Worcester, 10:30 am CT: Welcome Mass., (hosted by the College of the Holy Cross) will go on sale WCHA Commissioner Bruce McLeod at 10 a.m. Eastern, Oct. 1. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting WCHA Supervisor of Officials the DCU Center box office, by calling 800/745-3000 or by log- 10:40 am CT: North Dakota Coach Dave Hakstol ging onto www.ticketmaster.com. Start times for the first-round 10:48 am CT: Michigan Tech Coach Jamie Russell games are 1:30 and 5 p.m. Eastern, March 27, while the regional 10:56 am CT: Wisconsin Coach Mike Eaves final is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Eastern, March 28. Tickets for the 11:04 am CT: Minnesota Duluth Coach Scott Sandelin three-game package are $85. 11:12 am CT: St. Cloud State Coach Bob Motzko East regional tickets at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y., 11:20 am CT: Minnesota Coach Don Lucia (hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and ECAC Hockey) 11:28 am CT: Minnesota State Coach Troy Jutting will go on sale Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. Eastern. Tickets can be purchased 11:36 am CT: Denver Coach by calling 800/303-8368, logging onto www.tickets.com or by 11:44 am CT: Colorado College Coach Scott Owens stopping by the Times Union Center box office. Start times for the 11:52 pm CT: Alaska Anchorage Coach Dave Shyiak first-round games are 3 and 6:30 p.m. Eastern, March 26, while the regional final is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Eastern, March 27. Tickets WCHA member team head coaches and staff should phone in for the three-game package are $82 for adults and $76 for youth to the Tuesday, Oct. 6 teleconference by 10:28 am CT. Coaches and under the age of 18. staff call-in number is: 1 888-245-7014. Passcode is 729388#. The Midwest regional at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum The call-in number for the media on Tuesday, Oct. 6 is: 973 in Fort Wayne, Ind., (hosted by the University of Notre Dame) will 935-2025. Passcode is 729388#. have tickets on sale starting at 10 a.m. Eastern, Oct. 1. First-round game start times are at 4 and 7:30 p.m. Eastern, March 27, while the regional final is at 8 p.m. Eastern, March 28. Tickets for the three-game package are $85 for adults and $75 for youth under the age of 18, and can be obtained by calling 800/745-3000, online WCHA Men/RELEASE 1/10-2-2009 Head Coaches Tab Denver as MacNaughton Cup Conference-Wide Media Select Denver as Favorite in Annual Grand Forks Herald WCHA Pre-Season WCHA Favorite Pre-Season Poll Madison.com media poll Released Sept. 29 by Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald http://host.madison.com/sports/college/hockey/article_adfc2d84-ac85-11de- 9686-001cc4c03286.html Grand Forks, N.D. – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association coaches believe the roles will be reversed this year. Madison.com WCHA Media Pre-Season Poll Denver is the preseason pick to win the league in the 39th annual Grand Forks Herald WCHA preseason coaches poll. The Pioneers gained eight of 10 first-place Rk Team (first-place votes) Points votes to finish ahead of UND, Wisconsin, Minnesota and St. Cloud State in the poll. 1 Denver (23) 248 The Sioux received the other two first-place votes. 2 North Dakota (1) 205 “We were fortunate enough not to lose too many players, other than our senior 3 Wisconsin 190 class and Tyler Bozak,” Denver coach George Gwozdecky said. “We have a majority 4 Minnesota (1) 186 of our team from last year coming back. Once the season begins, who knows? I 5 St. Cloud State 152 don’t know how many times the coaches poll has been accurate, but I’d be willing 6 Minnesota Duluth 118 to wager, more times than not, they’ve been wrong. 7 Colorado College 101 “The monkey is on our back this year.” 8 Minnesota State, Mankato 88 Indeed, the coaches haven’t always been able to pick the winner. Only twice in 9 Alaska Anchorage 57 the past eight years have they been right. Last season, projected winner Colorado 10 Michigan Tech 30 College finished fourth. UND is the defending league champion, but it lost a nine-player senior class WCHA Player of the Year: Jordan Schroeder, so., F, Minnesota that included a former Hobey Baker Award winner. The Sioux have the largest freshman class (10) and smallest senior class (three) in the WCHA, so the second- WCHA Rookie of the Year: Mike Lee, G, St. Cloud State place projection in the poll surprised coach Dave Hakstol a little bit. “We’re a team that has to answer a lot of questions,” Hakstol said. “We have a All-WCHA First Team: lot of players that quickly have to develop into some key roles. Chemistry is such Forward: Jordan Schroeder, So., Minnesota a big factor in this game. We’re going to have to develop chemistry real quick Forward: Ryan Lasch, Sr., St. Cloud State within a team structure. Forward: Justin Fontaine, Jr., Minnesota Duluth (tie) “The league is going to be very good this year. As you look through the league, Rhett Rakhshani, Sr., Denver (tie) there are a lot of guys who have the potential to be premier players on the national Defenseman: Patrick Wiercioch, So., Denver scene.” Defenseman: Chay Genoway, Sr., North Dakota Two of those players – St. Cloud State senior Ryan Lasch and Minnesota sopho- Goaltender: Marc Cheverie, Jr., Denver more Jordan Schroeder – are the co-preseason players of the year as voted by the coaches. Both Lasch and Schroeder received three votes as player of the year. Voting Panel: Kevin Allenspach, St. Cloud Times; Roman Augustoviz, Star Tribune; UND senior defenseman Chay Genoway received two votes, while Denver Andy Baggot, Wisconsin State Journal; Mike Chambers, Denver Post; Bruce Cis- defenseman Patrick Wiercioch and Pioneer forward Rhett Rakhshani both got kie, UMD radio/Fanhouse.com; Chris Dilks, Western College Hockey Blog; Shane one vote. Frederick, Mankato Free Press; John Gilbert, WCHA.com; Kurt Haider, UAA radio; Mike Lee, who led Roseau to a Minnesota big-school state championship as a Dirk Hembroff, MTU radio; Tim Hennessey, UND radio; Ken Landau, CC radio; Don sophomore in 2007, is the WCHA’s preseason rookie of the year. Lee, expected to Lyons, SCSU radio; Todd D. Milewski, USCHO.com; Dan Myers, collegehockeynews. be the No. 1 goalie at St. Cloud State, received five of 10 first-place votes. com; Jess Myers, insidecollegehockey.com/USA Hockey Magazine; Joe Paisley, Minnesota defenseman Nick Leddy and Minnesota-Duluth defenseman Dylan Colorado Springs Gazette; Kevin Pates, Duluth News Tribune; Brian Posick, UW Olsen each got two votes, while Denver defenseman Matt Donovan got one. radio; Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald; Wally Shaver, Minnesota radio; “I think the poll makes for some interesting talk, but that’s about it,” Gwozdecky Theresa Spisak, USCHO.com; Jay Stickney, Denver radio; Mike Sullivan, MSU radio; said. “Our players will look at it and say, ‘OK.’ They don’t have any bearing on how Doyle Woody, Anchorage Daily News. we play this coming Sunday night, and they don’t have any bearing on the games thereafter. The poll is just where everybody thinks people are when the season begins. “We’ve got to play hard and take care of the little things. In this league, things are so difficult and competitive. There’s such a fine line between success and failure. It’s usually not determined by better talent, but how the talent plays together.”

39th Annual Grand Forks WCHA Coaches Pre-Season Poll

Rk Team (first place votes) Points 1 Denver (8) 80 2 North Dakota (2) 70 3 Wisconsin 61 4 Minnesota 58 5 St. Cloud State 55 6 Minnesota Duluth 37 7 Minnesota State, Mankato 34 8 Colorado College 26 9 Alaska Anchorage 20 10 Michigan Tech 9

WCHA Player of the Year: Ryan Lasch, SCSU (3); Jordan Schroeder, Minnesota (3); Chay Genoway, UND (2); Rhett Rakhshani, Denver (1); Patrick Wiercioch, Denver (1)

WCHA Rookie of the Year: Mike Lee, SCSU (5); Nick Leddy, Minnesota (2); Dylan Olsen, Minnesota-Duluth (2); Matt Donovan, Denver (1) WCHA Men/RELEASE 1/10-2-2009 2009-10 WCHA Men’s composite schedule

October November

Date Game Time Date Game Time Fri/2 SAIT Polytechnic @ Alaska Anchorage (Wasilla, AK) (x) 7:07 pm AT Sun/1 Alaska Anchorage @ Minnesota (WCHA) 6:07 pm CT Sat/3 Ryerson Univ. @ Michigan Tech (x) 7:07 pm ET Fri/6 North Dakota @ Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Univ. of British Columbia @ Minnesota Duluth (x) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Univ. of Lethbridge @ Minnesota State (x) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Univ. of Calgary @ Colorado College (x) 7:07 pm MT Denver @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Sun/4 Univ. of British Columbia @ Minnesota (x) 4:07 pm CT Sat/7 North Dakota @ Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:37 pm ET Univ. of Lethbridge @ St. Cloud State (x) 5:07 pm CT Minnesota @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Univ. of Manitoba @ North Dakota (x) 6:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Univ. of Calgary @ Denver (x) 6:07 pm MT Denver @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Fri/9 Northern Michigan @ Michigan Tech (Superior Cup) (nc) 7:07 pm ET Fri/13 Alaska Anchorage @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT St. Cloud State @ Miami (nc) 7:35 pm ET Michigan Tech @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Lake Superior St. @ Minnesota Duluth (Superior Cup) (nc) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Bowling Green @ Minnesota State (nc) 7:37 pm CT St. Cloud State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Merrimack @ North Dakota (nc) 7:37 pm CT Sat/14 Alaska Anchorage @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Vermont @ Denver (nc) 7:37 pm MT Michigan Tech @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Northeastern @ Colorado College (nc) 7:37 pm MT Bemidji State @ Minnesota (nc) 7:37 pm CT Kendall Hockey Classic @ Colorado College @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK St. Cloud State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Michigan vs Alaska Fairbanks (nc) 5:07 pm AT Sun/15 Bemidji State @ Minnesota (nc) 6:07 pm CT Mercyhurst vs Alaska Anchorage (nc) 8:07 pm AT Fri/20 Minnesota Duluth @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sat/10 St. Cloud State @ Miami (nc) 7:05 pm ET Wisconsin @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Bowling Green @ Minnesota State (nc) 7:07 pm CT North Dakota @ Denver (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Merrimack @ North Dakota (nc) 7:07 pm CT Robert Morris @ Colorado College (nc) 7:37 pm MT Vermont @ Denver (nc) 7:07 pm MT Minnesota State @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Northeastern @ Colorado College (nc) 7:07 pm MT Sat/21 Minnesota Duluth @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Kendall Hockey Classic @ Wisconsin @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK North Dakota @ Denver (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Mercyhurst vs Alaska Fairbanks (nc) 4:07 pm AT Robert Morris @ Colorado College (nc) 7:07 pm MT Michigan vs Alaska Anchorage (nc) 7:07 pm AT Minnesota State @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Sun/11 Lake Superior St. @ Michigan Tech (Superior Cup) (nc) 5:07 pm ET Fri/27 Wisconsin @ Michigan State (College Hockey Showcase) (nc) 7:05 pm ET Northern Michigan @ Minnesota Duluth (Superior Cup) (nc) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota @ Michigan (College Hockey Showcase) (nc) 7:35 pm ET Thur/15 Denver @ Ohio State (nc) 7:05 pm ET Michigan Tech @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Fri/16 Colorado College @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Subway Holiday Classic @ Minnesota State @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, ND Union College @ St. Cloud State (nc) 7:07 pm CT Miami vs Bemidji State (nc) 4:07 pm CT Minnesota @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Ohio State vs North Dakota (nc) 7:07 pm CT Brice Alaska Goal Rush Tournament @ Fairbanks, AK St. Cloud State @ Denver (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Rensselaer vs Alaska Anchorage (nc) 4:35 pm AT Alaska Anchorage @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Robert Morris vs Alaska Fairbanks (nc) 7:35 pm AT Sat/28 Minnesota @ Michigan State (College Hockey Showcase) (nc) 7:05 pm ET Sat/17 Denver @ Ohio State (nc) 1:05 pm ET Wisconsin @ Michigan (College Hockey Showcase) (nc) 7:35 pm ET Colorado College @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Michigan Tech @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota State @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Subway Holiday Classic @ Union College @ St. Cloud State (nc) 5:07 pm CT Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, ND Minnesota @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Ohio State vs Bemidji State (nc) 4:07 pm CT Brice Alaska Goal Rush Tournament @ Fairbanks, AK Miami vs North Dakota (nc) 7:07 pm CT Robert Morris vs Alaska Anchorage (nc) 4:35 pm AT St. Cloud State @ Denver (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Rensselaer vs Alaska Fairbanks (nc) 7:35 pm AT Alaska Anchorage @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Fri/23 Denver @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT December Michigan Tech @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Date Game Time North Dakota @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Fri/4 Michigan Tech @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sat/24 Denver @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT North Dakota @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Minnesota State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Denver @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Michigan Tech @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT St. Cloud State @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT North Dakota @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Sat/5 Michigan Tech @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Fri/30 St. Cloud State @ Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET North Dakota @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT New Hampshire @ Wisconsin (nc) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Clarkson @ Minnesota Duluth (nc) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College @ Denver (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Alaska Anchorage @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT St. Cloud State @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Minnesota State @ Denver (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Fri/11 Minnesota @ Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Sat/31 St. Cloud State @ Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Denver @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT New Hampshire @ Wisconsin (nc) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Clarkson @ Minnesota Duluth (nc) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota State @ Bemidji State (nc) 7:35 pm CT Minnesota State @ Denver (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Wisconsin @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT WCHA Men/RELEASE 1/10-2-2009 2009-10 WCHA Men’s composite schedule Date Game Time Sun/3 Badger Hockey Showdown @ Date Game Time Kohl Center, Madison, WI Sat/12 Minnesota @ Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Merrimack vs Ferris State/Yale (nc) 4:07 pm CT Denver @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Ferris State/Yale vs Wisconsin (nc) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Dodge Holiday Classic @ Minnesota State @ Bemidji State (nc) 7:05 pm CT Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN Wisconsin @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Bowling Green vs N. Michigan/Clarkson (nc) 4:07 pm CT Fri/18 Michigan Tech @ Northern Michigan (nc) 7:35 pm ET Northern Michigan/Clarkson vs Minnesota (nc) 7:07 pm CT Nebraska Omaha @ Minnesota State (nc) 7:37 pm CT Brown @ St. Cloud State (nc) 6:07 pm CT Sat/19 U.S. Under-20 Team @ North Dakota (x) 7:07 pm CT Fri/8 Colorado College @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota State @ Nebraska Omaha (nc) 7:05 pm CT Harvard @ Minnesota (nc) 7:07 pm CT Tue/29 Great Lakes Invitational @ Michigan Tech @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI Minnesota State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Rensselaer vs Michigan (nc) 4:06 pm ET Alaska Anchorage @ Denver (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Michigan State vs Michigan Tech (nc) 7:36 pm ET Sat/9 U.S. Under-18 Team @ Wisconsin (x) 7:07 pm CT Florida College Hockey Classic @ Colorado College @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Germain Arena, Estero, FL Harvard @ Minnesota (nc) 7:07 pm CT Maine vs Princeton (nc) 4:05 pm ET Michigan Tech @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 5:07 pm CT Colorado College vs Cornell (nc) 7:35 pm ET Minnesota State @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wed/30 Great Lakes Invitational @ Alaska Anchorage @ Denver (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI Tue/12 Northern Michigan @ Michigan Tech (nc) 7:07 pm ET Third Place Game (nc) 4:06 pm ET Fri/15 St. Cloud State @ Quinnipiac (nc) 7:00 pm ET Championship Game (nc) 7:36 pm ET Alaska Anchorage @ Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Florida College Hockey Classic @ North Dakota @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Germain Arena, Estero, FL Minnesota Duluth @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Third Place Game (nc) 4:05 pm ET Wisconsin @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Championship Game (nc) 7:35 pm ET Sat/16 St. Cloud State @ Quinnipiac (nc) 7:00 pm ET Alaska Anchorage @ Michigan Tech (WCHA) 5:07 pm ET North Dakota @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT January Minnesota Duluth @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Date Game Time Fri/22 North Dakota @ Cornell (nc) 7:00 pm ET Fri/1 Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup @ Denver @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington, VT Minnesota @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth vs Mercyhurst 4:00 pm ET Minnesota Duluth @ Bemidji State (nc) 7:35 pm CT TBA vs Vermont 7:00 pm ET Colorado College @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Shillelagh College Hockey Tournament @ Sat/23 North Dakota @ Cornell (nc) 7:00 pm ET Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, IL Denver @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Niagara vs North Dakota (nc) 3:05 pm CT St. Cloud State @ Minnesota (WCHA) 5:07 pm CT Colgate vs Notre Dame (nc) 6:05 pm CT Bemidji State @ Minnesota Duluth (nc) 7:07 pm CT RIT @ Minnesota State (nc) 7:37 pm CT Colorado College @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Wells Fargo Denver Cup @ Magness Arena, Denver, CO Fri/29 Minnesota State @ Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET St. Lawrence vs Boston College (nc) 4:37 pm MT Wisconsin @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Nebraska Omaha vs Denver (nc) 7:37 pm MT Denver @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Sat/2 Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup @ St. Cloud State @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington, VT Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Third Place Game 4:00 pm ET Sat/30 Minnesota State @ Michigan Tech (WCHA) 5:07 pm ET Championship Game 7:00 pm ET Wisconsin @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Shillelagh College Hockey Tournament @ Denver @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, IL St. Cloud State @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT North Dakota/Niagara vs Colgate (nc) 2:05 pm CT Minnesota @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Niagara/North Dakota vs Notre Dame (nc) 5:05 pm CT Badger Hockey Showdown @ Kohl Center, Madison, WI February Ferris State vs Yale (nc) 4:07 pm CT Merrimack vs Wisconsin (nc) 7:07 pm CT Date Game Time Dodge Holiday Classic @ Fri/5 Minnesota Duluth @ Michigan Tech (Winter Carn) (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN Alaska Anchorage @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Northern Michigan vs Clarkson (nc) 4:07 pm CT Mercyhurst @ Denver (nc) 7:37 pm MT Bowling Green vs Minnesota (nc) 7:07 pm CT Air Force Academy @ Colorado College (nc) 7:37 pm MT Brown @ St. Cloud State (nc) 6:07 pm CT Sat/6 Minnesota Duluth @ Michigan Tech (Winter Carn) (WCHA) 5:07 pm ET RIT @ Minnesota State (nc) 7:07 pm CT Michigan @ Wisconsin (nc) 5:07 pm CT Wells Fargo Denver Cup @ @ Camp Randall Hockey Classic/U.S. Hockey Magness Arena, Denver, CO Hockey Hall of Fame Game, Camp Randall Stadium St. Lawrence vs Nebraska Omaha (nc) 4:07 pm MT Alaska Anchorage @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 5:07 pm CT Boston College vs Denver (nc) 7:07 pm MT Denver @ Air Force Academy (nc) 7:05 pm MT Mercyhurst @ Colorado College (nc) 7:07 pm MT Fri/12 Minnesota State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT North Dakota @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota @ Denver (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Sat/13 Minnesota State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 8:07 pm CT North Dakota @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota @ Denver (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT WCHA Men/RELEASE 1/10-2-2009 2009-10 WCHA Men’s composite schedule Date Game Time Fri/26 2010 NCAA East Regional @ Times Union Center, Albany, NY Date Game Time (Rensselaer & ECAC Hockey hosts) Fri/19 St. Cloud State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Semi-Final #1 3:00 pm ET Colorado College @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Semi-Final #2 6:30 pm ET Alaska Anchorage @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 2010 NCAA West Regional @ Minnesota Duluth @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN Michigan Tech @ Denver (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT (Univ. of Minnesota host) Sat/20 St. Cloud State @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Semi-Final #1 4:30 pm CT Colorado College @ Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Semi-Final #2 8:00 pm CT Alaska Anchorage @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sat/27 2010 NCAA East Regional @ Minnesota Duluth @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Times Union Center, Albany, NY Michigan Tech @ Denver (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Championship Game 6:30 pm ET Fri/26 Wisconsin @ Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET 2010 NCAA West Regional @ Minnesota @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Xcel Energy Center, Minneapolis, MN Denver @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Championship Game 8:00 pm CT North Dakota @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT 2010 NCAA Northeast Regional @ Alaska Fairbanks @ Alaska Anchorage (nc) 7:07 pm AT DCU Center, Worcester, MA Sat/27 Wisconsin @ Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET (College of the Holy Cross host) Minnesota @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Semi-Final #1 1:30 pm ET Denver @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Semi-Final #2 5:00 pm ET North Dakota @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT 2010 NCAA Midwest Regional @ Alaska Anchorage @ Alaska Fairbanks (nc) 7:05 pm AT Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN (Univ. of Notre Dame host) March Semi-Final #1 4:00 pm ET Semi-Final #2 7:30 pm ET Date Game Time Sun/28 NCAA Northeast Regional @ Fri/5 Wisconsin @ Minnesota @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA Target Center, Minneapolis, MN (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Championship Game 5:30 pm ET St. Cloud State @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT NCAA Midwest Regional @ Michigan Tech @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN Colorado College @ Denver (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Championship Game 8:00 pm ET Minnesota Duluth @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Sat/6 Minnesota State @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT April Michigan Tech @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Denver @ Colorado College (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Date Game Time Minnesota Duluth @ Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Thu/8 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four @ Sun/7 Wisconsin @ Minnesota (WCHA) 1:07 pm CT Ford Field, Detroit, MI (CCHA & Detroit Metro Sports Commission hosts) • end of regular season • Semi-Final #1 TBA pm CT Semi-Final #2 TBA pm CT Fri/12 2010 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three Sat/10 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four @ #10 Rank @ #1 Rank TBA Ford Field, Detroit, MI #9 Rank @ #2 Rank TBA National Championship Game TBA pm CT #8 Rank @ #3 Rank TBA #7 Rank @ #4 Rank TBA #6 Rank @ #5 Rank TBA Schedule Key Sat/13 2010 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three Association-member home games faceoff at either :07 or :37 after the hour; #10 Rank @ #1 Rank TBA (WCHA) conference game; (nc) non-conference game; (x) exhibition game; #9 Rank @ #2 Rank TBA tournaments/special events in bold #8 Rank @ #3 Rank TBA #7 Rank @ #4 Rank TBA #6 Rank @ #5 Rank TBA Sun/14 2010 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three #10 Rank @ #1 Rank (if necessary) TBA #9 Rank @ #2 Rank (if necessary) TBA #8 Rank @ #3 Rank (if necessary) TBA #7 Rank @ #4 Rank (if necessary) TBA #6 Rank @ #5 Rank (if necessary) TBA Thu/18 2010 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN No. 5 vs No. 4 7:07 pm CT Fri/19 2010 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN Semi-Final #1 2:07 pm CT Semi-Final #2 7:07 pm CT Sat/20 2010 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN Third Place Game 2:07 pm CT Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game 7:07 pm CT