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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 Denver 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, Colorado 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 Ralph Engelstad Arena at 6:07 pm CT. MEN’S MEMBER TEAMS University of Alaska Anchorage Colorado College University of Denver 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.