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Western Collegiate Hockey Association MSC 8302, 2211 S. Josephine Street Denver, CO 80208-8302 303.871.4491 • fax 303.871.4770 Bruce M. McLeod, Commissioner [email protected] Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Associate Commissioner of Operations [email protected] Greg Shepherd, Supervisor of Officials [email protected] Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner, Public Relations March 10, 2014 608.829.0100 • cell 303.475.9283 [email protected] WCHA First Round Playoffs Get Underway Home of a Record Thursday; Best-of-Three Series Set for March 13-16 2014 WCHA/MacNaughton Cup Champion Ferris State Hosts No. 8 37 NCAA Men’s Bemidji State, No. 2 Minnesota State Hosts No. 7 Northern Michigan, No. 3 Championship Teams Alaska Welcomes No. 6 Alaska Anchorage, No. 4 Bowling Green Entertains Since 1951 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, No. 5 Michigan Tech; Four First Round Winners to Advance to WCHA Final 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, Five; Tickets Available for 2014 WCHA Final Five ... Playoff Championship 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, March 21-22 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids; League Awards to Be 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, Announced Thursday Afternoon; Latest Div. 1 Men’s National Poll Has 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, FSU at No. 6, MSU at No. 18 … Alaska Receives Votes; Seven League 2011 Players Nominated for 2014 Hobey Baker Memorial Award; FSU’s Motte a Candidate for Inaugural Mike Richter Award; FSU’s Czarnowczan a Finalist Men’s Member Teams University of Alabama in Huntsville for 2014 Senior CLASS Award; Watch WCHA First Round Playoff Hockey University of Alaska Anchorage Live and On-Demand Via America ONE Sports; Video Highlights Package University of Alaska Fairbanks Bemidji State University of Top Plays Available Wednesdays at WCHA.com; Catch ‘This Week in the Bowling Green State University WCHA’ Radio Show Friday at WCHA.com Ferris State University Lake Superior State University MADISON, Wis. – The first round of the men’s 2014 Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff championship Michigan Technological University gets underway this Thursday night as eight member teams square off in four best-of-three series set for March Minnesota State University 13-16. The four first round winners will then move on to the WCHA Final Five and play for the Broadmoor Trophy Northern Michigan University con't on next page 2014 WCHA Final Five Playoff Championship Friday, March 21 & Saturday, March 22 2013-14 WCHA Men’s Standings Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI Conference Only Overall Pts GP W L T Win% GF- GA GP W L T Win% GF- GA Tickets available at the Van Andel Arena® and DeVos Place® Convention Center 1 Ferris State 42 28 20- 6- 2 .750 92- 62 37 25- 9- 3 .716 119- 82 box offices, online at www.ticketmaster. 2 Minnesota State 41 28 20- 7- 1 .732 95- 58 36 22-13- 1 .625 113- 86 com, at Ticketmaster outlets – including 3 Alaska 30 28 14-12- 2 .536 97- 77 34 17-13- 4 .559 118- 94 D&W stores and select Family Fare and Bowling Green 30 28 13-11- 4 .536 89- 73 36 16-14- 6 .528 112- 97 Walmart locations, or charge by phone 5 Michigan Tech 29 28 12-11- 5 .518 78- 78 38 14-17- 7 .461 96-101 at 1.800.745.3000. 6 Alaska Anchorage 28 28 12-12- 4 .500 74- 77 34 16-14- 4 .529 92- 94 7 Northern Michigan 27 28 13-14- 1 .482 77- 75 36 15-19- 2 .444 96-100 Visit us on the Web at: 8 Bemidji State 24 28 10-14- 4 .429 72- 76 36 10-19- 7 .375 90-107 wcha.com Lake Superior State 24 28 12-16- 0 .429 70- 84 36 16-19- 1 .458 94-114 10 Alabama Huntsville 5 28 2-25- 1 .089 30-114 38 2-35- 1 .066 41-166 wcha.com/mobile Watch WCHA Hockey This Week in the WCHA Live & On-Demand All Season Long at WCHA Playoffs • First Round • Best-of-Three America ONE Sports Games for Thursday, March 13:(6) Alaska Anchorage at (3) Alaska (NC), 7:07 pm AT. Games for Friday, March 14: (5) Michigan Tech at (4) Bowling Green (NC), 7:07 pm ET; (8) Bemidji State at (1) Ferris State (NC), 7:07 pm ET; (7) Northern Michigan at (2) Minnesota State (NC), 7:07 pm CT; (6) Alaska Anchor- age at (3) Alaska (NC), 7:07 pm AT. Games for Saturday, March 15: (5) Michigan Tech at (4) Bowling Green (NC), 7:07 pm ET; (8) Bemidji State at (1) Ferris State (NC), 7:07 pm ET; (7) Northern Michigan at (2) Minnesota State (NC), 7:07 pm CT; (6) Alaska Anchorage at (3) Alaska (NC), 7:07 pm AT (if necessary). Games for Sunday, March 16: (8) Bemidji State at Ferris State (NC), 5:07 pm ET (if necessary); (5) Michigan Tech at (4) Bowling Green (NC), 7:07 pm ET (if necessary); (7) Northern Michigan at (2) Minnesota State (NC), 7:07 pm CT (if necessary). WCHA M Release • Week 23 • 031014 and the league’s automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. The WCHA Five Five is March 21-22 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. Upcoming in the WCHA After a dramatic final regular season weekend March 7-8 that saw Ferris State capture the conference championship and MacNaughton Cup by one 2014 WCHA Final Five point over runner-up Minnesota State, Bowling Green clinch the final home Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, MI playoff spot and all four first-round pairings determined, the post-season promises even more excitement. Games for Friday, March 21 The four, best-of-three first round playoff series will feature No. 1 seed Semifinal #1 (teams TBA) 2:07 pm ET Ferris State hosting No. 8 Bemidji State, No. 2 seed Minnesota State enter- Semifinal #2 (teams TBA) 7:07 pm ET taining No. 7 Northern Michigan, No. 3 seed Alaska hosting in-state rival and No. 6 Alaska Anchorage, and No. 4 seed Bowling Green taking on No. Games for Saturday, March 22 5 Michigan Tech. Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game 7:07 pm ET In Big Rapids, No. 1 seed Ferris State (25-9-3) goes up against No. 8 seed Bemidji State (10-19-7) beginning Friday. Face-off times at Ewigleben Ice Arena (2490) are at 7:07 pm ET both Friday and Saturday and then, if round playoff series that gets underway Thursday. Puck drops at Carlson necessary, at 5:07 pm ET on Sunday. The Bulldogs were 3-1 against the Center (4595) in Fairbanks are at 7:07 pm AT on Thursday, Friday and Beavers during the regular season. FSU won twice at home against BSU on Saturday (if necessary). The two teams split their four-game regular season Nov. 8-9 by 5-4 (ot) and 5-3 scores, and then split their Feb. 14-15 series series 2-2. On Dec. 6-7 in Anchorage, UAA won game one 3-2 before UAF in Bemidji, winning 4-1 and losing 2-1. Ferris State is 14-1-1 at home this took game two 5-4. The last weekend in Fairbanks, UAF won the opener season while Bemidji State is 5-9-3 away. 7-2 before UAA claimed game two 3-1. Alaska is 10-6-2 on home ice this In Mankato this weekend, No. 2 seed Minnesota State (22-13-1) plays season while Alaska Anchorage is 4-10-2 away. host to No. 7 seed Northern Michigan (15-19-2) in a first round playoff And at the BGSU Ice Arena (5000) this weekend, No. 4 seed Bowling match up at Verizon Wireless Center (4832). Puck drops are slated for 7:07 Green (16-14-6) goes up against No. 5 seed Michigan Tech (14-17-7) in a pm CT Friday, Saturday and Sunday (if necessary). The Mavericks, who sport best-of-three playoff series. The Falcons will host the Huskies at 7:07 pm also sport a 14-1-1 mark on home ice this season, went 3-1 against the ET on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (if necessary). Michigan Tech prevailed Wildcats during the regular season. MSU won 3-2 and 3-0 over NMU on 2-1-1 over Bowling Green in their four-game regular season. In Houghton on Dec. 6-7 in Mankato and then split in Marquette on Jan. 31-Feb. 1, falling Dec. 13-14, the Huskies won game one 3-2 before a 4-4 (ot) draw in game 5-2 and winning 5-1. Northern Michigan stands 7-12-1 away. two. Then on Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Bowing Green, MTU swept the Falcons 5-2 Up in The Last Frontier, in-state rivals Alaska and Alaska Anchorage and 5-4 (ot). BGSU sports a 10-5-2 record on home ice this season while will be matched up for the second straight weekend. The No. 3 seeded Michigan Tech is 6-11-3 away. Nanooks (17-13-4) host the No. 6 seeded Seawolves (16-14-4) in a first Two teams, Lake Superior and Alabama Huntsville, saw their 2013-14 Ferris State Bulldogs 2014 WCHA/MacNaughton Cup Champions WCHA M Release • Week 23 • 031014 seasons conclude last weekend. The Lakers, who dropped a pair of one-goal games at league champion Ferris State on March 7-8, lost a tie-breaker to Last Week in the WCHA Bemidji State (BSU won season series 3-1) for a first round playoff berth.