TM TM 2019-20 WCHA WEEKLY RELEASE WEEK 2 (GAMES OF OCT. 4-5, 2019) / wcha.com @wcha_whockey @wcha_whockey /WCHAWomensHockey /WCHAHockey FloHockey.tv CONTacT: TODD BELL / O: 952-681-7668 / C: 972-825-6686 / [email protected] OPENING FACEOFF WESTERN COLLEGIATE • Regular Season In Full Swing: After an undefeated regular-season opening weekend for WCHA teams, two league series HOCKEY ASSOCIATION are set to take place in Week 2. Additionally, three schools will face off against nonconference opponents in series versus • FOUNDED 1999 • Lindenwood, No. 3/3 Clarkson and Penn State. 2950 Metro Drive, Suite 102 • Polling Place: With Week 1 compete, all four ranked WCHA teams maintained their spots on the Sept. 30 USCHO Poll Bloomington, MN 55425 as Minnesota Duluth stayed at No. 10, Ohio State kept the No. 9 spot, Minnesota remained ranked No. 2 and Wisconin 952-681-7947 maintains their unanimous No. 1 selection. The Oct. 1 USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll included saw Ohio State move up one spot to No. 8 and Minnesota Duluth, who received votes in the preseason poll, crack the Top 10 as they slid into the tenth spot. Minnesota and Wisconsin remained at No. 2 and No. 1, respectively. MEMBER TEAMS Bemidji State University University of Minnesota BY THE NUMBERS • 44: Goals scored by WCHA teams during the weekend of Sept. 27-28. Wisconsin and Minnesota posted 10 apiece, University of Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State and Ohio State each added seven, Bemidji State put up five, St. Cloud State scored three and Minnesota Minnesota State University Duluth rounded out the league with two goals on the weekend. The Ohio State University • 41: Saves along with two wins for Ohio State's Andrea Braendli in the Buckeyes' series against St. Lawrence. St. Cloud State University • 27: Saves between the pipes for Minnesota State's goaltending tandem of Abigail Levy and Calla Frank who combined to University of Wisconsin lead the Mavericks to a series sweep and two-game shutout of RPI. • 19: Letterwinners returning to the ice for the Bemidji State Beavers who open their regular season with a series against 17 National Championships Lindenwood at home on Friday and Saturday. 101 All-Americans • 7: Players for St. Cloud State picked up points in the Huskies' exhibition victory over Regina. Klára Hymlárová led the 100+ Olympians and team with one goal and one assist for two points. National Team Members • 5: Goals scored on the power play by Wisconsin in the Badgers' sweep of Lindenwood. Daryl Watts put two in the back of the net while Sophie Shirley, Abby Roque and Britta Curl each contributed one to the Badger total. • 3: Gophers posted a pair of goals in Minnesota's 8-1 victory over Colgate on Saturday night. Taylor Heise, Olivia Knowles FLOHOCKEY.TV and Grace Zumwickle each tallied two goals in the contest. • 2: WCHA teams have tested out the new 3-on-3 overtime format as Minnesota Duluth tested out the period against the Once again in 2019-20, FloHockey. Minnesota Whitecaps on Saturday. The Minnesota Gophers tried out 3-on-3 last weekend in their exhibition against the tv will stream every game (live and NWHL team. on-demand) hosted by Bemidji State, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State THE WEEK AHEAD and St. Cloud State, along with the • League Play Begins: This weekend marks the first set of conference contests for WCHA teams as Minnesota faces off WCHA Final Faceoff tournament. against Minnesota State in Mankato, Minn. and Ohio State heads to St. Cloud, Minn. to take on the Huskies. • Nonconference Matchups: • Two Top 10 teams are set to compete with No. 3 Clarkson traveling to No. 10 Minnesota Duluth this FloHockey.tv also offers access to weekend. This series marks the only competition between two top-ranked programs the opening games hosted by Minnesota, Ohio weekend of October. State and Wisconsin that are also • The Wisconsin women’s hockey team will host Penn State this weekend at LaBahn Arena in the first- available on BTN Plus. ever meeting between the two Big Ten Conference rivals. Puck drop on Friday and Saturday is set for 7 p.m. and Friday’s contest can be seen live on Fox Sports Wisconsin. • Bemidji State welcomes Lindenwood who was swept by Wisconsin this past weekend. The series begins regular- season play for the Beavers who are fresh off a 5-1 exhibition win over Regina. 2019-20 WCHA STANDINGS Conference Overall TABLE OF CONTENTS Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T SW % GF GA GP W L T % GF GA 1 Bemidji State 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 WCHA Quick Facts/School Directory .....2 (2/2) Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 10 1 WCHA Media Information ...........................3 (10/10) Minnesota Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 WCHA Regular Season/Final Faceoff ....3 Minnesota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 7 0 WCHA Week in Review .................................4 (9/8) Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 7 3 Players of the Week ......................................5 St. Cloud State 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Non-Conference/H-to-H/PotW/PotM ...6 (1/1) Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 10 2 National Polls/WCHA Week-by-Week .... 7 (shootout win = 1 additional point; rankings listed by USCHO.com first, followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine) WCHA Composite Schedule .......................8 Preseason Poll/WCHA Captains ..............9 THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA (ALL TIMES LOCAL) Team Notebooks .......................................... 10 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 2/2 Minnesota at Minnesota State, 6:07 pm ET^ 2/2 Minnesota at Minnesota State, 2:07 pm CT^ 2019-20 WCHA/NCAA Statistics ............17 Lindenwood at Bemidji State, 6:07 pm ET [NC]^ 9/8 Ohio State at St. Cloud State, 2:07 pm CT^ 9/8 Ohio State at St. Cloud State, 7:07 pm CT^ Lindenwood at Bemidji State, 3:07 pm CT [NC]^ 3/3 Clarkson at 10/10 Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 pm CT [NC]^ 3/3 Clarkson at 10/10 Minnesota Duluth, 3:07 pm CT [NC]^ Penn State at 1/1 Wisconsin, 7:07 pm CT [NC]^ Penn State at 1/1 Wisconsin, 7:07 pm CT [NC]^ ^ denotes streaming live on FloHockey.tv; (EXH) denotes exhibition, rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine HOME OF A RECORD 17 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 •2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2015 • 2016 • 2019 #WEAREWCHA | #LEADERSANDCHAMPIONS WCHA QUICK FACTS/SCHOOL DIRECTORY #WEAREWCHA Website ......................................................................................................................wcha.com Bemidji State Hockey SID ................................................................................. 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