Western Collegiate Hockey Association Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Assistant Commissioner of Operations Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials Administrative Office March 14, 2011/For Immediate Release Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2211 S. Josephine Street, Room 302 2011 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five Gets Underway Thursday as Denver, CO 80210 p: 303 871-4491. f: 303 871-4770 North Dakota, Denver, Minnesota Duluth, Colorado College, email: [email protected] Doug Spencer Alaska Anchorage, Bemidji State Descend on Saint Paul Associate Commissioner for Public Annual Playoff Championship to be Contested March 17-19 at Xcel Energy Center; WCHA/ Relations MacNaughton Cup Champion, Defending Broadmoor Trophy Winner North Dakota is No. 1 Seed; Public Relations Office Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five Championship Tickets Still Available; Final Five Media Teleconference with Coaches, 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 Commissioner Set for Tuesday, March 15; FOX Sports North to Televise Final Five Live; All Five Madison, WI 53719-2096 p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200 Games to be Audiocast Live at WCHA.com; UND’s Frattin, Genoway Named WCHA Player of the email: [email protected] Year, Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year to Highlight 2010-11 WCHA Awards; Ten WCHA Teams Recognized in Latest USCHO.com Div. 1 Poll … UND Again No. 1, DU No. 5, UMD No. 11, Home of a Record 36 Men’s CC No. 13, UNO No. 14, UW No. 19 … UM, UAA, BSU, SCSU Receive Votes; WCHA Teams Stand 51- National Championship 25-12 (.648) in Non-Conference Play this Season Teams Since 1951 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, MADISON, Wis. – One of the premier annual events in collegiate athletics – the Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, – gets underway this Thursday with the exciting new 2011 edition at Xcel Energy Center (18,064) in Saint 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, Paul, Minn. 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, The Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s men’s league playoff championship, set for March 17-19, will 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 feature six teams for the first time, contesting five games over three days and culminating with the awarding of the Broadmoor Trophy and the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey Champion- Conference Members ship tournament. University of Alaska Anchorage WCHA regular season (MacNaughton Cup) and defending playoff (Broadmoor Trophy) champion North con’t on next page Bemidji State University Colorado College 2010-11 WCHA Men’s Standings –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– University of Denver 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 ! 43 28 21- 6- 1 .768 112- 62 39 28- 8- 3 .756 159- 86 Minnesota State University 2 Denver 37 28 17- 8- 3 .661 93- 75 38 23-10- 5 .671 124-100 University of Nebraska Omaha 3 Nebraska-Omaha 36 28 17- 9- 2 .643 94- 69 38 21-15- 2 .579 126- 96 University of North Dakota St. Cloud State University 4 Minnesota Duluth 35 28 15- 8- 5 .625 91- 73 37 22- 9- 6 .676 127- 97 University of Wisconsin 5 Minnesota 31 28 13-10- 5 .554 91- 78 36 16-14- 6 .528 113-102 6 Colorado College 28 28 13-13- 2 .500 83- 84 41 21-17- 3 .549 127-119 7 Wisconsin 27 28 12-13- 3 .482 75- 72 41 21-16- 4 .561 129- 98 2011 Red Baron™ 8 Alaska Anchorage 26 28 12-14- 2 .464 62- 78 36 16-17- 3 .486 87-102 WCHA Final Five St. Cloud State 26 28 11-13- 4 .464 84- 80 38 15-18- 5 .461 112-113 March 17-19 • Xcel Energy Center 10 Bemidji State 21 28 8-15- 5 .375 62- 78 36 14-17- 5 .458 84- 94 Saint Paul, Minnesota 11 Minnesota State 20 28 8-16- 4 .357 67- 90 38 14-18- 6 .447 105-116 12 Michigan Tech 6 28 2-24- 2 .107 49-124 38 4-30- 4 .158 75-169 visit us at the all-new: ! WCHA regular season/MacNaughton Cup champion WCHA.com This Week in the WCHA • 2011 Red Baron WCHA Final Five –––––––––––– Xcel Energy Center • Saint Paul, MN Thursday, March 17: No. 6 Bemidji State vs No. 3 Minnesota Duluth, 3:37 pm CT (TV - FOX Sports North); No. 5 Alaska Anchorage vs No. 4 Colorado College, 7:07 pm CT (TV - FOX Sports North). Friday, March 18: Semi-Final: Bemidji State or Minnesota Duluth vs No. 2 Denver, 2:07 pm CT (TV - FOX Sports North); Semi-Final: Alaska Anchorage or Colorado College vs No. 1 North Dakota, 7:07 pm CT (TV - FOX Sports North). Saturday, March 19: Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game, 7:07 pm CT (TV - FOX Sports North). 2010-11 WCHA Men’s Weekly Release • #24 • 031411 Dakota is the No. 1 seed for the tournament, Denver is the No. 2 seed, WCHA Playoff Results Minnesota Duluth is the No. 3 seed, Colorado College is the No. 4 seed, Alaska Anchorage is the No. 5 seed and first-year WCHA men’s league First Round • Best-of-Three member Bemidji State is the No. 6 seed. Results of Friday, March 11: #8 Alaska Anchorage 4 at #5 Minnesota 3 For the Final Five, the six first round winners were re-seeded No. 1 (NC); #9 St. Cloud State 2 at #4 Minnesota Duluth 4 (NC); #7 Wisconsin 3 thru No. 6 following the first round of playoffs based on their regular at #6 Colorado College 1 (NC); #10 Bemidji State 4 at #3 Nebraska-Omaha season finish. North Dakota as the No. 1 seed and Denver as the No. 2 2 (NC); #11 Minnesota State 2 at #2 Denver 4 (NC); #12 Michigan Tech 0 seed receive a bye on Thursday. at #1 North Dakota 8 (NC). Thursday’s (March 17) two Final Five quarterfinal match-ups will have No. 6 seed Bemidji State (14-17-5) vs No. 3 seed Minnesota Duluth (22-9-6) Results of Saturday, March 12: #7 Wisconsin 3 at #6 Colorado College in a 3:37 pm CT afternoon face-off while the evening game on Thursday 4 ot (NC); #8 Alaska Anchorage 2 at #5 Minnesota 0 (NC) (UAA wins se- will feature No. 5 seed Alaska Anchorage (16-17-3) against No. 4 seed ries 2-0); #9 St. Cloud State 2 at #4 Minnesota Duluth 3 (3 ot) (NC) (UMD Colorado College (21-17-3) at 7:07 pm CT. wins series 2-0); #10 Bemidji State 3 at #3 Nebraska-Omaha 2 (NC) (BSU On Friday (March 18) afternoon at the Xcel Energy Center, No. 2 seed wins series 2-0); #11 Minnesota State 2 at #2 Denver 3 ot (NC) (DU wins Denver (23-10-5) will play the winner of Thursday’s Minnesota Duluth series 2-0); #12 Michigan Tech 1 at #1 North Dakota 3 (NC) (UND wins vs Bemidji State game at 2:07 pm CT while top-seeded North Dakota series 2-0). (28-8-3) will go up against either Colorado College or Alaska Anchorage Results of Sunday, March 13: #7 Wisconsin 1 at #6 Colorado College 2 in the evening semi-final at 7:07 pm CT. (NC) (CC wins series 2-1). Then on March 19, championship Saturday will get underway at 1:00 pm CT when the Minnesota Wild host the Columbus Blue Jackets in a National Hockey League regular season contest. From 4:30 pm-6:30 pm CT on Saturday, fans can attend free of charge Following this week’s 2011 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five, the first The Microsoft Store WCHA Fan Fest, at the Iron Range Grill located at round the NCAA tournament, to be contested the weekend of March Gate 4 of the Xcel Energy Center. Come celebrate the Red Baron™ WCHA 25-27, will consist of four regionals. The East Regional will be played at Final Five with music, interactive games, food & beverages and more! Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday and Saturday. The Cheerleaders, mascots and WCHA pep bands will rock the house with West Regional will be played at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo., and the school songs that lead their teams to victory. Live music by Playback. will also be played on Friday and Saturday. The Northeast Regional will Notable WCHA alumni will also be part of the action. be contested that Saturday and Sunday at Verizon Wireless Arena in The 2011 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five will then conclude on Saturday Manchester, N.H., while the Midwest Regional will be on Saturday and evening with the Broadmoor Trophy championship game at 7:07 pm CT. Sunday at Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. The winner receives the WCHA’s automatic berth into the NCAA tourna- The 2011 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four, matching up the four regional win- ment. ners from the previous weekend, is set for Thursday, April 7 and Saturday, In head-to-head matchups during the regular season … April 9 at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. • Minnesota Duluth is 1-0-1 vs Bemidji State this season, winning 3-2 In this week’s (March 14, 2011) USCHO.com Men’s Div. 1 Hockey National on Oct. 29 and tying 1-1 (ot) on Oct. 30 with both games in Bemidji. Poll, the WCHA has six member teams ranked among the nation’s top 20 • Colorado College is 2-3-0 in five encounters against Alaska Anchor- and four more who received votes.