Western Collegiate Hockey Association Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Assistant Commissioner of Operations Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials Administrative Office November 22, 2010/For Immediate Release Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2211 S. Josephine Street, Room 302 Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend to Feature Alaska Anchorage at Denver, CO 80210 p: 303 871-4491. f: 303 871-4770 email: [email protected] Colorado College in Lone League Series; Denver, UM, Minnesota Doug Spencer State, UND, UW to Engage in Non-Conference Action Associate Commissioner for Public Pioneers Host Four-Team Denver Cup Classic; Badgers, Golden Gophers Host Michigan, Michigan Relations Public Relations Office State in College Hockey Showcase; Sioux Entertain Notre Dame; MSU Mavericks Head to UMass- Western Collegiate Hockey Association Lowell; Bemidji State Hosts NMU; Bulldogs, Pioneers, Golden Gophers Post Nov. 19-20 WCHA 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 Madison, WI 53719-2096 Sweeps; Minnesota Duluth Retains No. 1 National Ranking as Six WCHA Teams Again Among p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200 Top 20 in Latest USCHO.com Div. 1 Hockey Poll … UMD No. 1, UNO No. 4, UND No. 9, DU No. 12, email: [email protected] UM No. 15, UW No. 16 … CC, SCSU Receive Votes; WCHA Teams 20-12-7 in Non-Conference Play; Home of a Record 36 Men’s Tickets on Sale for 2011 Red Baron WCHA Final Five March 17-19 at Xcel Energy Center National Championship MADISON, Wis. – The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend of November 26-28 will feature just one Western Teams Since 1951 Collegiate Hockey Association series as Colorado College entertains Alaska Anchorage while six other league- 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, member teams will be engaged in non-conference tournaments and two-game match ups. 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, The CC Tigers (5-6-1, 2-4-0 WCHA) return to on-ice play after having last weekend off, playing host to Alaska 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, Anchorage (3-7-2, 2-5-1 WCHA) on Friday at 7:37 pm MT and Saturday at 7:07 pm MT at Colorado Springs World 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, Arena (7,380). The Seawolves, meanwhile, split at home against St. Cloud State on Nov. 19-20. This two-game 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, set will mark the first of two CC vs UAA series this season, with the rematch set for Jan. 14-15 in Anchorage. 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Outside the WCHA over the holiday weekend, Denver will host the four-team Denver Cup Classic on Friday con’t on next page Conference Members University of Alaska Anchorage Bemidji State University 2010-11 WCHA Men’s Standings Colorado College University of Denver Conference Only Overall Michigan Tech University Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA University of Minnesota 1 Minnesota Duluth 17 10 8- 1- 1 .850 36- 23 14 11- 1- 2 .857 57- 35 University of Minnesota Duluth 2 Denver 15 10 7- 2- 1 .750 34- 24 14 8- 4- 2 .643 42- 37 Minnesota State University 3 North Dakota 14 10 7- 3- 0 .700 31- 23 14 8- 5- 1 .607 44- 40 University of Nebraska Omaha 4 Nebraska-Omaha 13 8 6- 1- 1 .812 32- 19 12 9- 2- 1 .792 50- 30 University of North Dakota 5 Minnesota 11 10 5- 4- 1 .550 36- 34 12 7- 4- 1 .625 46- 41 St. Cloud State University 6 Wisconsin 8 10 3- 5- 2 .400 31- 26 14 6- 6- 2 .500 52- 32 University of Wisconsin 7 St. Cloud State 7 8 3- 4- 1 .438 24- 23 14 5- 7- 2 .429 40- 43 8 Minnesota State 6 10 2- 6- 2 .300 23- 38 12 2- 6- 4 .333 29- 44 2011 Red Baron™ 9 Alaska Anchorage 5 8 2- 5- 1 .312 17- 28 12 3- 7- 2 .333 31- 43 WCHA Final Five Bemidji State 5 10 2- 7- 1 .250 24- 34 10 2- 7- 1 .250 24- 34 March 17-19 • Xcel Energy Center 11 Colorado College 4 6 2- 4- 0 .333 20- 24 12 5- 6- 1 .458 36- 41 Saint Paul, Minnesota 12 Michigan Tech 3 8 1- 6- 1 .188 23- 35 11 3- 6- 2 .364 37- 44 visit us at the all-new: wcha.com This Week in the WCHA Games for Friday, November 26: Minnesota State at UMass Lowell (NC), 7:00 pm ET; * Michigan at Wisconsin (NC), 7:07 pm CT; * Michigan State at Minnesota (NC), 7:07 pm CT; # Lake Superior at Denver (NC), 7:37 pm MT; Alaska Anchorage at Colorado College (WCHA), 7:37 pm MT; & Notre Dame at North Dakota (NC), 7:37 pm CT; Northern Michigan at Bemidji State (NC), 7:37 pm CT. * College Hockey Showcase; # Denver Cup Classic; & Subway Holiday Classic. Games for Saturday, November 27: Minnesota State at UMass Lowell (NC), 4:00 pm ET; Alaska Anchorage at Colorado College (WCHA), 7:07 pm MT; * Air Force at Denver (NC), 7:07 pm MT; # Michigan State at Wisconsin (NC), 8:07 pm CT; & Notre Dame at North Dakota (NC), 7:07 pm CT; Northern Michigan at Bemidji State (NC), 7:07 pm CT. * Denver Cup Classic; # College Hockey Showcase; & Subway Holiday Classic. Games for Sunday, November 28: * Michigan at Minnesota (NC), 4:37 pm CT. * College Hockey Showcase. 2010-11 WCHA Men’s Weekly Release • #9• 112210 and Saturday at Magness Arena (6,026), Bemidji State will take on visit- Last Week in the WCHA ing Northern Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin will take turns hosting Central Collegiate Hockey Association-members Michigan State and Results of Friday, November 19 Michigan in the College Hockey Showcase, North Dakota entertains Minnesota 6 at Michigan Tech 4 (WCHA) Notre Dame, and Minnesota State ventures east to face UMass-Lowell. Minnesota Duluth 6 at Wisconsin 5 ot (WCHA) The No. 12-ranked Pioneers (8-4-2) will face-off against Lake Superior St. Cloud State 2 at Alaska Anchorage 3 ot (WCHA) State (5-7-2) of the CCHA at 7:37 pm MT on Friday and then take on Air Bemidji State 1 at Denver 3 (WCHA) Force (4-6-1) of the Atlantic Hockey Association on Saturday at 7:07 pm North Dakota 6 at Nebraska-Omaha 5 (WCHA) MT. Bemidji State (2-7-1) will face a non-conference opponent for the first time this season when they hook-up with CCHA-member Northern Results of Saturday, November 20 Michigan (5-6-2) at Sanford Center (4,258) on Nov. 26 at 7:37 pm CT Bemidji State 2 at Denver 4 (WCHA) and Nov. 27 at 7:07 pm CT. At Mariucci Arena (10,000) in Minneapolis Minnesota 4 at Michigan Tech 1 (WCHA) this weekend, No. 15-ranked Minnesota (7-4-1) will host Michigan State Minnesota Duluth 3 at Wisconsin 2 ot (WCHA) (4-5-3) at 7:07 pm CT on Friday and No. 8 Michigan (8-3-3) on Sunday North Dakota 0 at Nebraska-Omaha 1 (WCHA) at 4:37 pm CT. In Madison, No. 16-ranked Wisconsin (6-6-2) will face-off St. Cloud State 4 at Alaska Anchorage 3 (WCHA) against eighth-ranked Michigan (8-3-3) at the Kohl Center (15,325) on Friday at 7:07 pm CT and against Michigan State (4-5-3) on Saturday at 8:07 pm CT. In Grand Forks, No. 9-ranked North Dakota (8-5-1) welcomes CCHA-member and No. 11-ranked Notre Dame (9-3-1) to Ralph Engelstad with 15 points (10 gp, 7-2-1), pre-season league favorite North Dakota Arena (11,634) for the Subway Holiday Classic. And Minnesota State (2-6-4) in third with 14 points (10 gp, 7-3-0) and first-year league member Ne- returns to action after a bye week when the Mavericks visit Hockey East braska Omaha in fourth with 13 points (6-1-1) in eight games. Minnesota Association-member UMass-Lowell (2-8-2) for a 7:00 pm ET encounter (5-4-1, 11 points) is fifth, Wisconsin (10 gp, 3-5-2, 8 points) is sixth, St. on Nov. 26 and a 4:00 pm ET game on Nov. 27. Cloud State (8 gp, 3-4-1, 7 points) is seventh and Minnesota State (10 gp, Through games of Nov. 22, WCHA-member teams own a combined 2-6-2, 6 points) is eighth. Rounding out the current standings are Alaska record of 20-12-7 (.603) in 39 Division 1 non-conference games this Anchorage (8 gp, 2-5-1) and Bemidji State (10 gp, 2-7-1), tied for ninth season. with five points each, Colorado College (2-4-0, 4 points) has played just Four other WCHA-member teams – Michigan Tech (3-6-2), league- six league games, and Michigan Tech (8 gp, 1-6-1, 3 points) leading and No. 1 nationally-ranked Minnesota Duluth (11-1-2), Nov. The chase for the WCHA regular season championship and MacNaugh- 4-ranked Nebraska Omaha (9-2-1) and St. Cloud State (5-7-2) will all have ton Cup consists of 168-games, with each of the league’s 12-member the holiday week off. The top-ranked Bulldogs are off to the best start in teams playing 28 WCHA games. the hockey program’s history. In this week’s (Nov. 22) USCHO.com Men’s Div. 1 Hockey National Poll, In conference action last weekend (Nov.