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WCHA AdmINISTRATIVE OffICE Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Assistant Commissioner of Operations Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials Mailing Address Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2211 S. Josephine Street, Room 302, ™ Denver, CO 80210 p: 303 871-4223. f: 303 871-4770. February 6, 2010/For Immediate Release [email protected] MINNESOTA DULUTH DOWNS MINNESOTA TO KEEP WCHA TITLE WCHA WOMEN’S OffICE WCHA PUBLIC RELATIONS OffICE HOPES ALIVE; OHIO STATE, ST. CLOUD STATE WIN FRIDAY TO STAY Sara R. Martin Associate Commissioner IN HUNT FOR HOME PLAYOff BERTHS; BADGERS HOST BEAVERS p: 608 829-0104. f: 608 829-0105. [email protected] OUTDOORS SATURDAY AT CAMP RANDALL HOckEY CLASSIC Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner ONE POINT SEPARATES FOUR TEAMS FROM THIRD PLACE TO SIXTH THRU GAMES OF FEB. 5 for Public Relations p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200. MADISON, Wis. – The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs kept the race for the women’s 2009-10 Western Collegiate [email protected] Hockey Association regular season championship a two-team derby with a 2-1 conference victory over league- Bill Brophy leading and defending champion Minnesota on Friday (Feb. 5) night in Duluth, closing to within five points of Women’s Public Relations Director the Gophers with five league games to go and stretching their unbeaten streak to 10 games at 8-0-2. p: 608-277-0282. In two other WCHA matchups contested on Friday, host teams Ohio State and St. Cloud State both gained [email protected] victories to keep their goals of first round home playoff berths alive, with the Buckeyes upending visiting North Mailing Address Dakota, 2-1, and the Huskies downing visiting Minnesota State, 6-1. Western Collegiate Hockey Association On Saturday, there will be three conference games contested as Ohio State hosts North Dakota at 4:07 pm 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Suite 103 Madison, WI 53719-2096 CT at the OSU Ice Rink, the Bulldogs and Golden Gophers get underway at 7:07 pm CT at the DECC, and one other Saturday-Sunday series – Wisconsin hosting Bemidji State gets underway. The Badgers and Beavers WCHA WOMEN’S LEAGUE will play at 2:07 pm CT outdoors as part of the Culver’s Camp Randall Hockey Classic doubleheader at Camp Bemidji State University Randall Stadium in Madison, followed by the UW men’s team taking on Michigan in non-conference action at University of Minnesota 5:07 pm CT. University of Minnesota Duluth Then on Sunday (Feb. 7), Minnesota State will host St. Cloud State at 12:07 pm CT at All Seasons Arena and Minnesota State University Wisconsin and Bemidji State will face-off at 2:07 pm CT at the Kohl Center. University of North Dakota Through games of Feb. 5, defending WCHA champ Minnesota (21-4-4, 17-3-3-3 WCHA) is in first place with Ohio State University 40 points, Minnesota Duluth (20-7-2, 16-5-2-1 WCHA) is second with 35, Wisconsin (15-10-3, 12-9-1 WCHA) St. Cloud State University and St. Cloud State (12-11-6, 9-10-4-3 WCHA) are tied for third with 25 points apiece, Bemidji State (8-13-7, 7- University of Wisconsin 8-7-3 WCHA) and Ohio State (14-11-4, 11-10-2 WCHA) share fifth with 24 points each, Minnesota State (4-18-5, 2-16-5-3 WCHA) is seventh with 12 points and North Dakota (5-18-4, 4-17-2 WCHA) is eighth with 10. HOME OF A RECORD 10 At the DECC in Duluth on Friday night, a crowd of 1,248 saw Minnesota Duluth goaltender Jennifer Harss CONSECUTIVE NATIONAL con’t on next page CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 2009-10 WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOckEY ASSOCIATION STANDINGS 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF Conference Only Overall March 6-7 • Ridder Arena • Minneapolis Pts GP W L T SW Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA 1 Minnesota 40 23 17- 3- 3 3 .804 80- 32 29 21- 4- 4 .793 94- 37 2 Minnesota Duluth 35 23 16- 5- 2 1 .739 71- 43 29 20- 7- 2 .724 91- 58 3 Wisconsin 25 22 12- 9- 1 0 .568 63- 49 28 15-10- 3 .589 81- 61 St. Cloud State 25 23 9-10- 4 3 .478 55- 62 29 12-11- 6 .517 76- 82 5 Bemidji State 24 22 7- 8- 7 3 .477 41- 48 28 8-13- 7 .411 50- 70 Ohio State 24 23 11-10- 2 0 .522 72- 72 29 14-11- 4 .552 93- 85 7 Minnesota State 12 23 2-16- 5 3 .196 37- 80 27 4-18- 5 .241 46- 93 8 North Dakota 10 23 4-17- 2 0 .217 32- 65 27 5-18- 4 .259 46- 76 (shootout win = 1 additional point) THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA Results of Friday, February 5: Minnesota State 1 at St. Cloud State 6 (WCHA); Minnesota 1 at Minnesota Duluth 3 (WCHA); North Dakota 1 at Ohio State 2 ot (WCHA) Games for Saturday, February 6: * Bemidji State at Wisconsin (WCHA), 2:07 pm CT; North Dakota at Ohio State (WCHA), 4:07 pm CT; Minnesota at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT. * Camp Randall Hockey Classic. Games for Sunday, February 7: St. Cloud State at Minnesota State (WCHA), 12:07 pm CT; Bemidji State at WCHA.COM Wisconsin (WCHA), 2:07 pm CT. WCHA WOMEN’S RELEASE/UPDATE/2-6-2010 stop 42 of 43 shots on goal and left winger Laura Fridfinnson score two goals and set up another as the host Bulldogs won 2-1 over WCHA-rival Minnesota. UMD was outshot 43-26, but received all seven points from 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF the line of Fridfinnson (2g, 1a), center Katie Wilson (1g, 1a), who netted MARCH 6-7 • RIddER ARENA • MINNEAPOLIS, MN the game-winner at 0:43 of the third period, and right winger Emmanuelle Blais (2a). UM led 1-0 after the first period on left winger Laura May’s game-opening goal at 3:47. Minnesota leads the season series, 2-1-0. At the OSU Ice Rink in Columbus on Friday, center Kim Theut scored at 2:16 of overtime and goaltender Chelsea Knapp made 21 saves as Ohio State claimed a 2-1 WCHA victory over North Dakota before 253. The Buckeyes, who outshot the Sioux 40-22, found themselves tied at the end of regulation. Scoring the game-opening goal for OSU at 5:00 of the first period was left winger Christina Mancuso. For UND, Jorid Dagfinrud made 38 saves between the pipes while center Mary Loken tied the game at 1-1 with a tally at 6:30 of period two. OSU leads the season series, 2-1-0. And at the National Hockey Center on Friday, host St. Cloud State received a goal and four assists from left winger Felicia Nelson and two TIckETS AVAILABLE FOR ANNUAL PLAYOff CHAMPIONSHIP goals, including the game-winner, and one assist from linemate and right winger Holly Roberts in a 6-1 league win over Minnesota State before MARCH 6-7 AT RIddER ARENA IN MINNEAPOLIS 468. The Huskies hit on 2-of-5 power-play attempts and held a 34-30 advantage in shots on goal. For the Mavericks, center Ashley Young tied Tickets for the 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF championship, set for March the game at 1-1 with a goal at 8:55 of the first period. SCSU leads the 6-7 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., are still available and on sale season series, 2-0-1. through the University of Minnesota Athletic Ticket Office. Three-game session tickets for the women’s playoff championship are available at three prices: $20 for a reserved seat, $18 for general UPCOMING IN THE WCHA admission, and $15 for seniors and youth (age 18 and under). Tickets may be purchased by calling the Gopher Ticket Office at 612-624-8080, Games for Friday, February 12 or 1-800-U-Gopher, or online at Gophersports.com. Minnesota State at Wisconsin (WCHA), 2:07 pm CT Single session tickets, priced at $15, $12 and $8, will be available on Ohio State at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT the days of the semifinals and championship game. North Dakota at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT The two semifinal games will be played on Saturday, March 6 at 12:00 St. Cloud State at Minnesota (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT Noon CT and 3:00 pm CT. The WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF Championship Games for Saturday, February 13 game is Sunday, March 7, at 3:00 pm CT.. Minnesota at St. Cloud State (WCHA), 2:07 pm CT Ohio State at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), 6:07 pm CT Bemidji State at North Dakota (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT Games for Sunday, February 14 Minnesota State at Wisconsin (WCHA), 12:07 pm CT WCHA IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY • 21-14-9 (.580) Team vs AHA vs CHA vs ECAC vs HEA Total BSU – 1-3-0 – 0-2-0 1-5-0 UM – 2-0-0 2-1-1 – 4-1-1 UMD – 2-2-0 – 2-0-0 4-2-0 MSU – 0-1-0 – 2-1-0 2-2-0 UND – – 1-1-0 0-0-2 1-1-2 OSU – 2-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-2 3-1-2 SCSU – 1-1-1 2-0-0 0-0-1 3-1-2 UW – 2-1-1 – 1-0-1 3-1-2 WCHA – 10-8-2 6-3-1 5-3-6 21-14-9 – .550 .650 .615 .580 THE ROAD TO THE 2010 WCHA CHAMPIONSHIP • HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS Note: each WCHA-member team plays the other seven conference-member teams four times during the regular season – two home and two away – for a total of 28 league games.