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 October 8, 2012/For Immediate Release 2211 S. Josephine Street, Room 302 Denver, CO 80210 REGULAR SEASON BEGINS THURSDAY AS MIchIGAN TEch VISITS p: 303 871-4491. f: 303 871-4770 [email protected] LSSU; OCT. 12-13 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE UAA HOSTING KENDALL Doug Spencer HOCKEY CLASSIC, UNO HOSTING ICE BREAKER TOURNEY IN KC Associate Commissioner for Public Relations cc ENTERTAINS CLARKSON; UM HOSTS MIchIGAN STATE; UMD WELCOMES OHIO STATE; MSU Western Collegiate Hockey Association HEADS TO ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE; SCSU OFF TO NEW HAMPSHIRE; UW TAKES ON NORTHERN 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 Madison, WI 53719-2096 MIchIGAN IN GREEN BAY; BSU, UNO, UND HOST EXHIBITIONS; WCHA MEDIA TELECONFERENCE p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200 WITH HEAD COAchES SET FOR TUESDAY, OcT. 9; FIVE wchA TEAMS RANKED AMONG TOP 20 IN [email protected] LATEST USchO.COM DIV. 1 MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY POLL … UM NO. 2, UND NO. 4, DU NO. 7, UMD HOME OF A COLLEGIATE RECORD 37 NO. 13, UW NO. 15 … cc, SCSU, UNO, MTU, MSU RECEIVE VOTES MEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS SINCE 1951 MADISON, Wis. – The 2012-13 regular season commences this week as nine of the 12 Western Collegiate 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, Hockey Association men’s-member teams participate in non-conference action. 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, Michigan Tech will get things started on Thursday (Oct. 11) evening in a 7:35 pm ET face-off when the 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, Huskies visit CCHA-member Lake Superior in the first game of a home-and-home set that will then find 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, con’t 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 FINAL 2011-12 WCHA MEN’S STANDINGS MEN’S CONFERENCE MEMBERS Conference Only Overall University of Alaska Anchorage Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA Bemidji State University 1 Minnesota 40 28 20- 8- 0 .714 88- 57 43 28-14- 1 .663 155- 99 Colorado College 2 Minnesota Duluth 37 28 16- 7- 5 .661 103- 73 41 25-10- 6 .683 147-106 University of Denver Michigan Technological University 3 Denver 36 28 16- 8- 4 .643 96- 79 43 25-14- 4 .628 139-111 University of Minnesota 4 North Dakota 33 28 16-11- 1 .589 82- 73 42 26-13- 3 .655 135-108 University of Minnesota Duluth 5 Colorado College 31 28 15-12- 1 .554 95- 86 36 18-16- 2 .528 114-104 Minnesota State University 6 St. Cloud State 28 28 12-12- 4 .500 86- 74 39 17-17- 5 .500 120-104 University of Nebraska Omaha 7 Nebraska Omaha 27 28 11-12- 5 .482 83- 85 38 14-18- 6 .447 106-112 University of North Dakota 8 Michigan Tech 26 28 11-13- 4 .464 85- 87 39 16-19- 4 .462 111-116 St. Cloud State University 9 Bemidji State 25 28 11-14- 3 .446 72- 89 38 17-18- 3 .487 101-109 University of Wisconsin 10 Wisconsin 24 28 11-15- 2 .429 76- 83 37 17-18- 2 .486 105-102 11 Minnesota State 18 28 8-18- 2 .321 73-102 38 12-24- 2 .342 101-129 2013 RED BARON™ WCHA 12 Alaska Anchorage 11 28 5-22- 1 .196 60-111 36 9-25- 2 .278 85-134 FINAL FIVE March 21-23 Xcel Energy Center ThIS WEEK IN THE WCHA Saint Paul, MN Games for Monday, October 8: Univ. of Lethbridge at Nebraska Omaha (EX), 7:07 pm CT. visit us on the web at: Games for Thursday, October 11: Michigan Tech at Lake Superior (NC), 7:35 pm ET. wchA.COM Games for Friday, October 12: Michigan State at Minnesota (NC), 6:07 pm CT; St. Cloud State at New Hampshire wchA.COM/MOBILE (NC), 7:30 pm ET; Minnesota State at Alabama-Huntsville (NC), 7:00 pm CT; * Wisconsin vs Northern Michigan (NC), 7:05 pm CT; Ohio State at Minnesota Duluth (NC), 7:07 pm CT; USA Under-18 Team at North Dakota (EX), 7:37 pm CT; Clarkson at Colorado College (NC), 7:37 pm MT; # Army vs Nebraska Omaha (NC), 9:00 pm CT; & Canisius at Alaska Anchorage (NC), 8:07 pm AT. * Resch Center (Green Bay, WI); # IceBreaker (Kansas City, MO); & Kendall Hockey Classic (Anchorage, AK) Games for Saturday, October 13: * Notre Dame/Maine vs Nebraska Omaha (NC), 3:30/6:30 pm CT; St. Cloud State at New Hampshire (NC), 7:00 pm ET; # Lake Superior at Michigan Tech (NC), 7:07 pm ET; Minnesota State at Alabama-Huntsville (NC), 7:00 pm CT; & Wisconsin vs Northern Michigan (NC), 7:05 pm CT; Ohio State at Minnesota Duluth (NC), 7:07 pm CT; USA Under-18 Team at Bemidji State (EX), 7:07 pm CT; Clarkson at Colorado College (NC), 7:07 pm MT; Michigan State at Minnesota (NC), 8:07 pm CT; % Air Force at Alaska Anchorage (NC), 7:07 pm AT. * IceBreaker (Kansas City, MO); # Hall of Fame Day; & - Resch Center (Green Bay, WI); % Kendall Hockey Classic WCHA MEN’S RELEASE • 100812 the two clubs playing game two of the series on Saturday (Oct. 13) WCHA TO HOST MEDIA TELECONFERENCE WITH night at 7:07 pm ET at John MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Hough- ton. MEN’S HEAD COAchES ON TUESDAY, OcT. 9 On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12-13, Alaska Anchorage will host Air Force (Atlantic Hockey Association), Alaska (CCHA) and Canisius The Western Collegiate Hockey Association will conduct a season- (AHA) at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage in the 22nd annual Kendall opening teleconference for 2012-13 with 12 conference-member Hockey Classic while Nebraska Omaha hosts the Ice Breaker Tourna- men’s head coaches on Tuesday, October 9 at 11:00 am CT (12 Noon ment at Sprint Center in Kansas City with Army (AHA), Maine (HEA) ET, 10 am MT, 8 am AT). and Notre Dame (CCHA). In two-game non-conference series this The teleconference will include remarks from Commissioner Bruce weekend, Colorado College will entertain Clarkson (ECAC Hockey) McLeod, a playing rules update from Supervisor of Officials Greg at Colorado Springs World Arena, Minnesota takes on visiting CCHA- Shepherd, and a question and answer session with the men’s head member Michigan State at Mariucci Arena, Minnesota Duluth hosts coaches. Each coach will give a brief synopsis of his team for the Ohio State of the CCHA at AMSOIL Arena, Minnesota State travels to 2012-13 season, followed by questions from media members. Alabama Huntsville (independent), St. Cloud State heads to Hockey The schedule (times are approximate) for the Oct. 9 media tele- East Association-member New Hampshire, and Wisconsin suits up conference is: against CCHA-member Northern Michigan at Resch Center in Green 11:00 am CT: Commissioner Bruce McLeod and NCAA Playing Bay. Rules Update, Supervisor of Officials Greg Shepherd In exhibition play this week, Nebraska Omaha entertains University 11:10 am CT: Minnesota coach Don Lucia of Lethbridge on Monday evening, North Dakota hosts the USA Under- 11:17 am CT: St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko 18 Team on Friday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena, and Bemidji State 11:24 am CT: Michigan Tech Coach Mel Pearson skates against the visiting USA Under-18 Team on Saturday evening 11:31 am CT: Wisconsin Coach Mike Eaves at Sanford Center. 11:38 am CT: Nebraska Omaha Coach Dean Blais In the first on-ice activity of 2012-13, ten league-member teams 11:45 am CT: North Dakota Coach Dave Hakstol competed in a series of exhibition match ups against Canadian-based 11:52 am CT: Bemidji State Coach Tom Serratore opponents. Last Saturday (Oct. 6), host Alaska Anchorage defeated 11:59 am CT: Minnesota Duluth Coach Scott Sandelin University of Regina 3-1 at McDonald Center in Eagle River, Michigan 12:06 am CT: Minnesota State Coach Mike Hastings Tech won 6-2 over Brock University in Houghton, host Minnesota 12:13 pm CT: Denver Coach George Gwozdecky blanked University of Lethbridge 7-0, Wisconsin shut out the USA 12:20 pm CT: Colorado College Coach Scott Owens Under-18 Team 5-0 in Madison, and Denver tied University of British 12:27 pm CT: Alaska Anchorage Coach Dave Shyiak Columbia 2-2 (ot) in a game played at Pepsi Center in Denver. On Sunday (Oct. 7), host Colorado College skated past British Columbia WCHA member team head coaches and staff should phone in to 3-1, Minnesota State downed Lethbridge 7-1 in Mankato, and Bemidji the Tuesday, Oct. 9 teleconference by 10:59 am CT. Coaches and staff State tied visiting Manitoba 3-3. call-in number is: 1 888-245-7014. Enter passcode is 729388#. The first WCHA series of 2012-13 will occur Oct. 19-20 when Michi- The call-in number for the media on Tuesday, Oct. 9 is: 973 935- gan Tech hosts defending league champion and preseason favorite 2025. Enter passcode is 729388#. Minnesota. The conference schedule and race for the MacNaughton Cup (regular season championship) again consists of a total of 168 games, with each member team playing 28 WCHA contests. CATch THE LEAGUE’S WEEKLY RADIO ShOW In this week’s (Oct. 8) USCHO.com Division 1 Men’s College Hockey Poll, five WCHA-member teams were listed among the nation’s top – ThIS WEEK IN THE WCHA – AT WCHA.COM 20, led by Minnesota at No.