WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Assistant Commissioner of Operations Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials Administrative Office Western Collegiate Hockey Association November 26, 2012/For Immediate Release 2211 S. Josephine Street, Room 302 Denver, CO 80210 ALL 12 WCHA MEN’S-MEMBER TEAMS TO ENGAGE IN LEAGUE p: 303 871-4491. f: 303 871-4770 [email protected] PLAY NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 1 … IT’S UMD AT MTU, UNO AT Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner for UM, BSU AT MSU, UW AT DU, UND AT CC, SCSU AT UAA Public Relations MINNESOTA STATE GAINS THANKSGIVING WCHA SWEEP AT UW; BEMIDJI STATE EARNS THREE Western Collegiate Hockey Association 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 POINTS FROM UAA; SCSU SPLITS AT UMD; WEEKEND RESULTS SEE MINNESOTA SWEEP AT Madison, WI 53719-2096 VERMONT, HOST NEBRASKA OMAHA DOWN UAH TWICE AS LEAGUE TEAMS GO 5-4-1 IN NON- p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200 [email protected] CONFERENCE PLAY; GOPHERS, UNO MAVERICKS UNBEATEN OVER LAST SIX; LATEST DIVISION 1 MEN’S NATIONAL POLLS HAVE UM NO. 3, DU NO. 5, UND NO. 7/8, UNO NO. 13/14, SCSU NO. HOME OF A COLLEGIATE RECORD 37 14/15, CC NO. 18 … MSU RECEIVES VOTES MEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS SINCE 1951 MADISON, Wis. – The first of two consecutive weekends that will feature all 12 Western Collegiate Hockey 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, Association men’s-member teams engaged in conference play will occur this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 30 and Dec. 1, in a total of six two-game series. In all, there are four such weekends during the course 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, of the 168-game conference season in 2012-13, with the others occuring on Feb. 8-9 and March 8-10. 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, Up in Houghton, Michigan Tech (4-6-0, 3-5-0 WCHA) will take on visiting Minnesota Duluth (3-7-2, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 1-5-2 WCHA) at John MacInnes Student Ice Arena (4,128) in a pair of 7:07 pm ET face-offs on Friday and 2011 Saturday. The two teams will play each other four times, with their second two-game set on Jan. 11-12 in Duluth. MEN’S CONFERENCE MEMBERS con’t University of Alaska Anchorage Bemidji State University Colorado College University of Denver 2012-13 WCHA MEN’S STANDINGS Michigan Technological University University of Minnesota Conference Only Overall University of Minnesota Duluth Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA Minnesota State University 1 Denver 14 8 7- 1- 0 .875 35- 19 12 9- 3- 0 .750 50- 30 University of Nebraska Omaha 2 Minnesota 10 8 4- 2- 2 .625 23- 19 13 9- 2- 2 .769 44- 23 University of North Dakota St. Cloud State 10 8 5- 3- 0 .625 25- 16 12 7- 5- 0 .583 42- 28 St. Cloud State University 4 Nebraska Omaha 9 6 4- 1- 1 .750 21- 15 12 8- 3- 1 .708 45- 25 University of Wisconsin 5 Colorado College 8 6 4- 2- 0 .667 24- 21 14 7- 6- 1 .536 52- 49 North Dakota 8 6 3- 1- 2 .667 20- 16 12 6- 4- 2 .583 36- 30 2013 RED BARON™ 7 Bemidji State 6 8 2- 4- 2 .375 23- 27 10 3- 5- 2 .400 28- 29 WCHA FINAL FIVE Michigan Tech 6 8 3- 5- 0 .375 21- 28 10 4- 6- 0 .400 31- 36 March 21-23 Minnesota State 6 8 3- 5- 0 .375 22- 27 12 5- 5- 2 .500 35- 36 Xcel Energy Center 10 Minnesota Duluth 4 8 1- 5- 2 .250 17- 27 12 3- 7- 2 .333 29- 37 Saint Paul, MN Wisconsin 4 8 1- 5- 2 .250 15- 23 10 1- 7- 2 .200 18- 29 visit us on the web at: 12 Alaska Anchorage 3 6 0- 3- 3 .250 12- 20 10 2- 4- 4 .400 23- 31 WCHA.COM WCHA.COM/MOBILE THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA Games for Friday, November 30: Minnesota Duluth at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET; Nebraska Omaha at Minnesota (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Bemidji State at Minnesota State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT; North Dakota at Colorado College (WCHA), 7:37 pm MT; Wisconsin at Denver (WCHA), 8:07 pm MT; St. Cloud State at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT. Games for Saturday, December 1: Minnesota Duluth at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET; Bemidji State at Minnesota State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Nebraska Omaha at Minnesota (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; North Dakota at Colorado College (WCHA), 7:07 pm MT; Wisconsin at Denver (WCHA), 7:07 pm MT; St. Cloud State at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT. Games for Tuesday, December 4: Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan (NC), 7:35 pm ET. WCHA MEN’S WEEKLY RELEASE • 112612 In Minneapolis, No. 3-ranked Minnesota (9-2-2, 4-2-2 WCHA) will UPCOMING IN THE WCHA host No. 13/14-ranked Nebraska Omaha (8-3-1, 4-1-1 WCHA) at Mar- iucci Arena (10,000) in back-to-back 7:07 pm CT encounters that will Games for Tuesday, December 4 be the only two meetings of the regular season between the Golden Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan (NC), 7:35 pm ET Gophers and Mavericks. Both teams are sporting six-game unbeaten Games for Friday, December 7 streaks, with UNO standing 6-0 and UM at 4-0-2. Bemidji State at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT In Mankato, Minnesota State (5-5-2, 3-5-0 WCHA) and Bemidji State Michigan Tech at Wisconsin (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT (3-5-2, 2-4-2 WCHA) will lace up the skates at Verizon Wireless Center Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT (4,832) on Friday night at 7:37 pm CT and Saturday evening at 7:07 Denver at North Dakota (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT pm CT. These, too, are the only two meetings of the regular season Nebraska Omaha at St. Cloud State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT between the Mavericks, who received votes in this week’s USCHO. Minnesota at Colorado College (WCHA), 7:37 pm MT com Men’s Div. 1 National Poll, and the Beavers. Games for Saturday, December 8 In Colorado Springs, No 18-ranked Colorado College (7-6-1, 4-2-0 Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT WCHA) entertains No. 7/8-ranked North Dakota (6-4-2, 3-1-2 WCHA) Bemidji State at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT at the Colorado Springs World Arena (7,380), with puck drops at 7:37 Denver at North Dakota (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT pm MT on Friday and 7:07 pm MT on Saturday. The second two-game Michigan Tech at Wisconsin (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT series between the Tigers and UND will occur in Grand Forks on Jan. Nebraska Omaha at St. Cloud State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT 11-12. Minnesota at Colorado College (WCHA), 7:07 pm MT Also out west, league-leading and No. 5-ranked Denver (9-3-0, 7-1-0 Games for Thursday, December 13 WCHA) plays host to Wisconsin (1-7-2, 1-5-2 WCHA) at Magness Arena Alabama-Huntsville at Wisconsin (NC), 7:07 pm CT (6,025) in the Mile High City at 8:07 pm MT on Nov. 30 and 7:07 pm Games for Friday, December 14 MT on Dec. 1. They will not meet again the regular season. North Dakota at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET And up in Alaska, Alaska Anchorage (2-4-4, 0-3-3 WCHA) will Alabama-Huntsville at Wisconsin (NC), 7:07 pm CT welcome No. 14/15-ranked St. Cloud State (7-5-0, 5-3-0 WCHA) to Colorado College at St. Cloud State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT Sullivan Arena (6,251) for 7:07 pm AT engagements on both Friday Denver at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT and Saturday. This two-game set will be the only regular season Minnesota State at Nebraska Omaha (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT meetings between the Seawolves and Huskies. Minnesota Duluth at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT There were three, two-game league series contested over the Games for Saturday, December 15 Thanksgiving weekend of Nov. 23-24, with Minnesota State traveling North Dakota at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET to Wisconsin, Bemidji State hosting Alaska Anchorage, and Minnesota Colorado College at St. Cloud State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT Duluth hosting St. Cloud State. In Madison, first-year coach Mike Denver at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT Hastings guided his Mavericks to a pair of 4-2 victories over host Minnesota State at Nebraska Omaha (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin at the Kohl Center to deposit four road points in the league Minnesota Duluth at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT standings. It also marked MSU’s first-ever sweep in Madison. At Sanford Center, host Bemidji State earned three of four points from Alaska Anchorage, with the two clubs playing to a 2-2 (ot) draw last Friday action, Denver leads the early race for the regular season title and before the Beavers pulled through with a 5-4 triumph last Saturday.