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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 January 13, 2014 608.829.0100 • cell 303.475.9283 [email protected] WCHA Leader Ferris State Takes Unbeaten League Home of a Record Mark into Friday-Saturday Set at Pre-Season Favorite 37 NCAA Men’s Minnesota State; Alaska Anchorage Heads to Championship Teams Alabama Huntsville; Northern Michigan Hosts Alaska Since 1951 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, January 17-18 Non-Conference Match Ups Find Bemidji State Playing North 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, Dakota in Home-and-Home, Lake Superior State Visiting Notre Dame; 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, Bulldogs Gain Pair of One-Goal Wins vs MTU January 10-11; Beavers Earn 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, Key Road Sweep at LSSU; Seawolves Prevail Twice in WCHA Home 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Set vs MSU; Falcons Win, Tie vs Nanooks; Ferris State Opens Five-Point 2011 Advantage in Race for MacNaughton Cup; BGSU Climbs into Second with 4-0-1 Mark Over Last Five; 2014 WCHA Final Five Ticket Packages Men’s Member Teams University of Alabama in Huntsville on Sale Now ... Playoff Championship March 21-22 at Van Andel Arena in University of Alaska Anchorage Grand Rapids; Latest Div. 1 National Polls Have FSU at No. 2 ... BGSU, LSSU University of Alaska Fairbanks Receives Votes; League Teams 25-39-11 in Non-Conference Play ... 15 Losses Bemidji State University Bowling Green State University by One-Goal; Watch WCHA Hockey Live and On-Demand All Season Ferris State University via America ONE Sports; Catch ‘This Week in the WCHA’ Radio Show Lake Superior State University Every Friday at WCHA.com; Top Plays Highlights Available Wednesdays Michigan Technological University Minnesota State University at WCHA.com; 14 Former, Current WCHA Players Set to Compete in 2014 Northern Michigan University Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia 2014 WCHA Final Five MADISON, Wis. – Eight weeks and 62 games remain in the race for the 2013-14 Western Collegiate Hockey Playoff Championship Association men’s regular season championship, with league-leading and No. 2-ranked Ferris State remain- Friday, March 21 & Saturday, March 22 ing unbeaten in conference action and holding a five-point advantage in pursuit of the MacNaughton Cup. Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI con't on next page Tickets available at the Van Andel Arena® and DeVos Place® Convention Center box offices, online at www.ticketmaster. 2013-14 WCHA Men’s Standings com, at Ticketmaster outlets – including D&W stores and select Family Fare and Conference Only Overall Walmart locations, or charge by phone Pts GP W L T Win% GF- GA GP W L T Win% GF- GA at 1.800.745.3000. 1 Ferris State 26 14 12- 0- 2 .929 51- 28 23 17- 3- 3 .804 78- 48 2 Bowling Green 21 18 9- 6- 3 .583 56- 38 26 12- 9- 5 .558 79- 62 Visit us on the Web at: 3 Minnesota State 20 16 10- 6- 0 .625 49- 39 22 12-10- 0 .545 59- 56 wcha.com 4 Bemidji State 18 18 7- 7- 4 .500 51- 47 24 7-11- 6 .417 66- 73 wcha.com/mobile 5 Alaska Anchorage 16 16 7- 7- 2 .500 39- 42 22 11- 9- 2 .545 57- 59 6 Lake Superior State 14 16 7- 9- 0 .438 40- 43 22 11-10- 1 .523 59- 63 Watch WCHA Hockey Michigan Tech 14 16 5- 7- 4 .438 35- 38 26 7-13- 6 .385 53- 61 8 Northern Michigan 13 12 6- 5- 1 .542 27- 23 20 8-10- 2 .450 46- 48 Live & On-Demand 9 Alaska 12 16 5- 9- 2 .375 43- 49 22 8-10- 4 .455 64- 66 All Season Long at 10 Alabama Huntsville 2 14 1-13- 0 .071 12- 56 24 1-23- 0 .042 23-108 America ONE Sports This Week in the WCHA Games for Friday, January 17: Alaska at Northern Michigan (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET; Lake Superior at Notre Dame (NC), 7:35 pm ET; Alaska Anchorage at Alabama Huntsville (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Ferris State at Minnesota State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT; North Dakota at Bemidji State (NC), 7:37 pm CT. Games for Saturday, January 18: Lake Superior at Notre Dame (NC), 7:05 pm ET; Alaska at Northern Michigan (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET; Ferris State at Minnesota State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Alaska Anchorage at Alabama Huntsville (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Bemidji State at North Dakota (NC), 7:07 pm CT. WCHA M Release • Week 15 • 011314 This coming weekend – January 17-18 – the Bulldogs put their unbeaten streak of 14 league games on the mark on the line in a key Upcoming in the WCHA WCHA series at pre-season favorite Minnesota State – one of three two-game conference match ups on the docket. Games for Friday, January 24 The Bulldogs (17-3-3, 12-0-2 WCHA) and Mavericks (12-10-0, 10-6-0 * Minnesota State vs Minnesota Duluth (NC), 4:00 pm CT WCHA) will commence play at Verizon Wireless Center (4832) in Lake Superior at Bowling Green (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET Mankato at 7:37 pm CT on Friday night and at 7:07 pm CT on Saturday Ferris State at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET evening. Also of key importance, this marks the only regular season Northern Michigan at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT series between the two clubs. Ferris State, with 26 points in 14 league Bemidji State at Alaska (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT games, holds a six-point advantage and has two games in hand over * North Star College Cup (St. Paul, MN) third place Minnesota State, with the Mavs owning 20 points in 16 Games for Saturday, January 25 contests. * St. Cloud State/Minnesota vs Minnesota State (NC), 4:00 pm/7:00 pm CT Up in Marquette, Northern Michigan (8-10-2, 6-5-1 WCHA) returns Lake Superior at Bowling Green (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET from a week off to play host to Alaska (8-10-4, 5-9-2 WCHA) in a pair Ferris State at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET of 7:07 pm ET face-offs Friday and Saturday at Berry Events Center Northern Michigan at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT (4260). The Wildcats have to date played the fewest league games this Bemidji State at Alaska (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT season at 12 and are one of four current teams with a winning record * North Star College Cup Third Place/Championship (St. Paul, MN) in conference play. The Wildcats and Nanooks split their first series of Games for Friday, January 31 the season in Fairbanks, with Alaska winning 5-4 on Nov. 1 and NMU Michigan Tech at Bowling Green (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET coming back with a 2-1 decision on Nov. 2. Minnesota State at Northern Michigan (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET And in Huntsville this weekend, Alabama Huntsville returns to home Alabama Huntsville at Alaska (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT ice to take on Alaska Anchorage. The Chargers (1-23-0, 1-13-0 WCHA) Games for Saturday, February 1 and Seawolves (11-9-2, 7-7-2 WCHA) will begin play at 7:07 pm CT Michigan Tech at Bowling Green (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET on both Friday and Saturday at Von Braun Center (6600). In their first Minnesota State at Northern Michigan (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET two-game set of the season, back on Nov. 8-9 in Anchorage, UAA Alabama Huntsville at Alaska (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT claimed 3-1 and 6-1 victories. Outside the WCHA this week, Lake Superior State and Bemidji State will look to better the league’s non-conference mark as the Lakers head to Hockey East Association-member Notre Dame and the Beavers go 2014 WCHA Final Five Tickets On Sale home-and-home with North Dakota of the National Collegiate Hockey Now; Playoff Championship March 21-22 Conference. Lake Superior State (11-10-1) will skate against the No. at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids 15 Irish (12-8-1) at Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend at 7:35 pm ET on Friday night and 7:05 pm ET on Saturday evening. Bemidji The 2014 WCHA Final Five is heading to Van Andel Arena in Grand State (7-11-6) will host No. 20 UND (11-7-2) in game one on Friday at Rapids, Michigan, March 21-22 and tickets are on sale now! 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