2015-16 WCHA WEEKLY RELEASE NCAA TOURNAMENT (MARCH 26-27, 2016) / wcha.com @wcha_mhockey /WCHAHockey @wcha_mhockey WCHA.tv Matt Hodson ● o: 952-818-8872 ● c: 612-801-2808 ●
[email protected] WESTERN COLLEGIATE OPENING FacE-OFF HOCKEY ASSOCIATION • Ferris State and the 2016 NCAA Tournament: Ferris State, winners of the Broadmoor Trophy and the league's automatic tournament berth, will carry the WCHA banner into the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship. The Bulldogs will be the No. 4 • FOUNDED 1951 • seed in the West Regional, held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. on March 26-27. FSU will open against St. Cloud State, the Suite C tournament's overall No. 2 seed and NCHC tournament champion, this Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. A pair of at-large teams, Denver (NCHC) Minnesota State Univ., Mankato at Edina and Boston University (Hockey East), will skate Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET. The winners play in the regional final, Sunday at 5 p.m. ET, with 7700 France Avenue South, Suite 360C the Regional Champion advancing to the 2016 Frozen Four, held April 7 and 9 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Edina, MN 55435 • Television Coverage: Ferris State's NCAA Tournament opener against St. Cloud State will be televised live on ESPNews. The regional final 952-818-8869 will air live on ESPNU/WatchESPN. Both games are also available on TSN2 in Canada. • Polling Place: Ferris State makes its 2015-16 season debut in the USCHO.com top-20, entering the NCAA Tournament ranked No.