Western Collegiate Hockey Association Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Assistant Commissioner of Operations Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials Administrative Office March 19, 2012 Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2211 S. Josephine Street, Room 302 Denver, CO 80210 Denver, Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth, North Dakota Head to p: 303 871-4491. f: 303 871-4770 [email protected] NCAA Division 1 Men’s Ice Hockey Regionals this Week WCHA Owns Record 37 National Championships Since 1951; West Regional at Xcel Energy Center Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner for in Saint Paul Features Fighting Sioux as No. 1 Seed, Golden Gophers as No. 2; Bulldogs are No. Public Relations 2 Seed in Northeast Regional in Worchester; Pioneers are No. 3 Seed at Midwest Regional at Western Collegiate Hockey Association 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 Resch Center in Green Bay; North Dakota Claims Record Third Straight Red Baron™ WCHA Final Madison, WI 53719-2096 Five Championship; Latest Div. 1 Men’s National Polls have UND No. 4, UMD No. 5, UM No. 6, DU p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200 No. 9/10 … SCSU, CC, MTU Receive Votes [email protected] MADISON, Wis. – Four nationally-ranked teams from the men’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association Home of a Collegiate Record 37 – the University of Denver, regular season and MacNaughton Cup-champion University of Minnesota, Men’s National Championship defending Frozen Four champion University of Minnesota Duluth and playoff and Broadmoor Trophy Teams Since 1951 titlist University of North Dakota – will represent the conference in the 2012 NCAA Division 1 Men’s 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, con’t 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2011-12 WCHA Men’s Standings 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, Conference Only Overall 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- G 2011 1 Minnesota 40 28 20- 8- 0 .714 88- 57 40 26-13- 1 .662 142- 88 2 Minnesota Duluth 37 28 16- 7- 5 .661 103- 73 39 24- 9- 6 .692 142-100 Men’s Conference Members 3 Denver 36 28 16- 8- 4 .643 96- 79 42 25-13- 4 .643 138-109 University of Alaska Anchorage 4 North Dakota 33 28 16-11- 1 .589 82- 73 40 25-12- 3 .662 130-102 Bemidji State University 5 Colorado College 31 28 15-12- 1 .554 95- 86 36 18-16- 2 .528 114-104 Colorado College 6 St. Cloud State 28 28 12-12- 4 .500 86- 74 39 17-17- 5 .500 120-104 University of Denver 7 Nebraska Omaha 27 28 11-12- 5 .482 83- 85 38 14-18- 6 .447 106-112 Michigan Technological University 8 Michigan Tech 26 28 11-13- 4 .464 85- 87 39 16-19- 4 .462 111-116 University of Minnesota 9 Bemidji State 25 28 11-14- 3 .446 72- 89 38 17-18- 3 .487 101-109 University of Minnesota Duluth 10 Wisconsin 24 28 11-15- 2 .429 76- 83 37 17-18- 2 .486 105-102 Minnesota State University 11 Minnesota State 18 28 8-18- 2 .321 73-102 38 12-24- 2 .342 101-129 University of Nebraska Omaha 12 Alaska Anchorage 11 28 5-22- 1 .196 60-111 36 9-25- 2 .278 85-134 University of North Dakota St. Cloud State University University of Wisconsin This Week in the WCHA • NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey Regionals 2012 Red Baron™ NCAA East Regional @ Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT. Friday, March 23, 3 pm ET (TV WCHA Final Five - ESPNU HD/ESPN3): No. 1 Union College (24-7-7) vs No. 4 Michigan State (19-15-4). Friday, March 23, 6:30 pm ET (TV - ESPNU HD/ESPN3): No. 2 Miami (24-12-2) vs No. 3 Massachusetts-Lowell (23-12-1). Saturday, March March 15-17 • Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN 24, 6:30 pm ET (TV - ESPNU HD): East Regional Championship. NCAA Midwest Regional @ Resch Center, Green Bay, WI. Friday, March 23, 5:30 pm ET (TV - ESPN Syndication HD/ESPN3 and ESPNU HD tape delay on Friday, March 23, 11:30 pm ET): No. 2 Ferris State (23-11-5) vs No. 3 wcha.com Denver (25-13-4). Friday, March 23, 9 pm ET (TV - ESPNU HD/ESPN3): No. 1 Michigan (24-12-4) vs No. 4 Cornell (18-8-7). Saturday, March 24, 9 pm ET (TV - ESPNU HD/ESPN3): Midwest Regional Championship. NCAA West Regional @ Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN. Saturday, March 24, 1:30 pm ET (TV - ESPN Syndication HD/ESPN3 and ESPNU HD tape delay on Sunday, March 25, 12:30 pm ET): No. 1 North Dakota (25-12-3) vs No. 4 Western Michigan (21-13-6). Saturday, March 24, 5 pm ET (TV - ESPN Syndication HD/ESPN3 and ESPNU HD tape delay on Sunday, March 25, 3 pm ET): No. 2 Minnesota (26-13-1) vs No. 3 Boston University (23-14-1). Sunday, March 25, 5:30 pm ET (TV - ESPNU HD/ESPN3): West Regional Championship. NCAA Northeast Regional @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA. Saturday, March 24, 4 pm ET (TV - ESPNU HD/ ESPN3): No. 1 Boston College (29-10-1) vs No. 4 Air Force (21-10-7). Saturday, March 24, 7:30 pm ET (TV - ESPN Syndication HD/ESPN3 and ESPNU HD tape delay on Saturday, March 24, 11:30 pm ET): No. 2 Minnesota Duluth (24-9-6) vs No. 3 Maine (23-13-3). Sunday, March 25, 8 pm ET (TV - ESPNU HD/ESPN3); Northeast Regional Championship. WCHA Men’s Release • Weekly • 031912 Ice Hockey Championship tournament, which gets underway this Poll, North Dakota is No. 4, Minnesota Duluth is No. 5, Minnesota is Friday (March 23) and continues through Sunday (March 25) at four No. 6 and Denver is No. 10. Also receiving votes were St. Cloud State, regional sites. Colorado College and Michigan Tech. Teams representing the WCHA have captured a record 37 national And in the latest USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s Div. 1 championships since the league’s founding in 1951, with the most College Hockey Poll for March 19, North Dakota is No. 4, Minnesota recent title earned by Minnesota Duluth in 2011 at Xcel Energy Center Duluth is No. 5, Minnesota is No. 6 and Denver is No. 9. in Saint Paul. The most recent Frozen Fours captured by league- Through 86 games overall this season, WCHA-member teams stand member clubs are: Minnesota Duluth in 2011, Wisconsin in 2006, a combined 48-30-8 (.605) in non-conference play. League-member Denver in 2005 and 2004 and Minnesota in 2003 and 2002. teams stand 13-1-0 (.929) vs the Atlantic Hockey Association, 8-2-0 2012 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five champion (playoff) and No. (.800) vs Independents, 11-5-4 (.650) vs ECAC Hockey, 5-7-3 vs the 4-ranked North Dakota is the No. 1 seed for the West Regional, No. Hockey East Association (.433) and 11-15-1 (.426) vs the Central 6-ranked Minnesota is the No. 2 West Regional seed, No. 5-ranked Collegiate Hockey Association. Minnesota Duluth is the No. 2 Northeast Regional seed and No. 9/10- The WCHA, home to a record 37 men’s national championship ranked Denver is the No. 3 seed for the Midwest Regional. There are teams since it’s founding in 1951 – including the most recent Frozen no WCHA teams in the East Regional. Four title won by Minnesota Duluth in 2011 – marks it’s 60th season The West Regional will be contested Saturday (March 24) and of on-ice competition in 2011-12. Sunday (March 25) at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. Match ups for the first day have No. 1 North Dakota (25-12-3) taking on No. 4 March 18, 2012 Western Michigan (21-13-6) at 12:30 pm CT and No. 2 Minnesota (26-13-1) against No. 3 Boston University (23-14-1) at 4:00 pm CT. 2012 NCAA Div. 1 Men’s Ice Hockey Championship The championship game is on Sunday at 4:30 pm CT. Tournament Selections The Midwest Regional is being played at Resch Center in Green Bay on Friday (March 23) and Saturday (March 24). There, No. 3 Denver Release courtesy of NCAA (25-13-4) will face No. 2 Ferris State (23-11-5) at 4:30 pm CT in the first INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NCAA Division 1 Men’s Ice Hockey Committee game followed by No. 1 Michigan (24-12-4) vs No. 4 Cornell (18-8-7) at has selected the 16 teams that will be participating in the 2012 NCAA 8:00 pm CT. The championship contest is Saturday at 8:00 pm CT. Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship. The Northeast Regional is on Saturday (March 24) and Sunday The championship playoff format involves four predetermined (March 25) at DCU Center in Worchester, Mass. Day one match ups regional sites with four teams assigned to each site. The four regional have No. 1 Boston College (29-10-1) facing off against No. 4 Air Force winners advance to the Men’s Frozen Four. The entire championship (21-10-7) at 4:00 pm ET followed by No. 2 Minnesota Duluth (24-9-6) uses a single-elimination format. against No. 3 Maine (23-13-3) at 7:30 pm ET. The Northeast Regional Automatic qualification privileges are granted to the postseason title contest is on Sunday at 5:30 pm ET.