WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Sara R. Martin Associate Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Assistant Commissioner of Operations ™ Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials November 9, 2009/For Immediate Release Administrative Office Western Collegiate Hockey Association DEFENDING WCHA CHAMPION NORTH DAKOTA TO FACE PRE- MSC 8302 University of Denver SEASON FAVORITE DENVER IN MILE HIGH CITY NOV. 20-21 2211 S. Josephine Street Denver, CO 80208-8302 ThREE OTHER LEAGUE SERIES TO FEATURE MINNESOTA DULUTH AT MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN p: 303 871-4491. f: 303 871-4770 AT ST. CLOUD STATE, MINNESOTA STATE AT ALASKA ANchORAGE; LEAGUE-LEADING COLORADO email: [email protected] COLLEGE TO HOST ROBERT MORRIS AS WCHA TEAMS STAND 17-10-1 IN NON-CONFERENCE Doug Spencer PLAY; FOUR POINTS SEPARATE TOP FIVE TEAMS; LATEST USCHO.COM DIV. 1 POLL HAS UND NO. Associate Commissioner for 2, DU NO. 3, CC NO. 7, UW NO. 15, UMD NO. 20 … SCSU RECEIVES VOTES; TICKETS FOR 2010 Public Relations Public Relations Office RED BARON™ WCHA FINAL FIVE AT XCEL ENERGY CENTER IN ST. PAUL MARch 18-20 ON SALE Western Collegiate Hockey Association 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 MADISON, Wis. – One of the big series of the early portion of the 2009-10 Western Collegiate Hockey Associa- Madison, WI 53719-2096 tion schedule takes place this weekend – Nov. 20-21 – when defending MacNaughton Cup champion and No. p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200 2-ranked North Dakota (7-2-1, 5-2-1 WCHA) heads to the Mile High City to take on pre-season league favorite email: [email protected] and No. 3-ranked Denver (6-3-1, 4-1-1 WCHA) at Magness Arena (6,026). The second place Fighting Sioux are coming off a home split with St. Cloud State last weekend while the Pioneers return to on-ice play after a week HOME OF A RECORD 36 MEn’s off. Face-offs are set for 7:37 pm MT on Friday and 7:07 pm MT on Saturday. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP In three other upcoming WCHA series this Friday and Saturday, No. 20-ranked Minnesota Duluth (7-4-1, 4-3-1 WCHA) travels to Minnesota (4-5-1, 3-4-1 WCHA) and Mariucci Arena (10,000), No. 15-ranked Wisconsin TEAMS SINCE 1951 (6-3-1, 4-3-1 WCHA) heads to St. Cloud State (4-4-2, 3-2-1 WCHA) and the National Hockey Center (5,371), and 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, Minnesota State, Mankato (3-6-1, 1-6-1 WCHA) journeys to Alaska Anchorage (4-8-0, 2-6-0 WCHA) and Sullivan 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, Arena (6,251). 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, League-leading and No. 7-ranked Colorado College (7-2-1, 6-1-1 WCHA), meanwhile, will take a break from 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, conference play to host Robert Morris of College Hockey America at the Colorado Springs World Arena (7,343). 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 So far this season, WCHA-member teams are a collective 17-10-1 in non-conference competition for a .625 winning percentage. MEN’S MEMBER TEAMS Michigan Tech (3-7-0, 2-6-0 WCHA), coming off a league road split at Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 13-14, is University of Alaska Anchorage idle this week. Colorado College Heading into the sixth week of the 140-game WCHA slate (28 games per team), Colorado College – selected University of Denver con’t Michigan Tech University University of Minnesota University of Minnesota Duluth 2009-10 wESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION STANDINGS Minnesota State University Conference Only Overall University of North Dakota Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA St. Cloud State University 1 Colorado College 13 8 6- 1- 1 .812 29- 17 10 7- 2- 1 .750 36- 23 University of Wisconsin 2 North Dakota 11 8 5- 2- 1 .688 27- 13 10 7- 2- 1 .750 35- 17 3 Denver 9 6 4- 1- 1 .750 20- 16 10 6- 3- 1 .650 31- 30 2010 RED BARON™ Minnesota Duluth 9 8 4- 3- 1 .562 29- 24 12 7- 4- 1 .625 42- 33 Wisconsin 9 8 4- 3- 1 .562 28- 17 10 6- 3- 1 .650 38- 19 WCHA FINAL FIVE 6 St. Cloud State 7 6 3- 2- 1 .583 16- 15 10 4- 4- 2 .500 24- 24 March 18, 19, 20 Minnesota 7 8 3- 4- 1 .438 19- 21 10 4- 5- 1 .450 25- 28 Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, MN 8 Alaska Anchorage 4 8 2- 6- 0 .250 16- 32 12 4- 8- 0 .333 28- 46 Michigan Tech 4 8 2- 6- 0 .250 17- 34 10 3- 7- 0 .300 23- 40 visit us on the web at: 10 Minnesota State 3 8 1- 6- 1 .188 16- 28 10 3- 6- 1 .350 23- 31 wchA.COM ThIS WEEK IN THE WCHA Games for Friday, November 20: Minnesota State at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT; Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Wisconsin at St. Cloud State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; North Dakota at Denver (WCHA), 7:37 pm MT; Robert Morris at Colorado College (WCHA), 7:37 pm MT. Games for Saturday, November 21: Minnesota State at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; North Dakota at Denver (WCHA), 7:07 pm MT; Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Wisconsin at St. Cloud State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Robert Morris at Colorado College (nc), 7:07 pm MT. WCHA MEN’S RELEASE/WEEK #8/11-16-2009 by the head coaches to finish eighth in the 10-team league this season LAST WEEK IN THE wchA – has been the story to date as the Tigers have compiled a 6-1-1 league mark to stand alone in first place with 13 points. Coach Scott Owens’ club Results of Friday, November 13 has also gained seven of their 13 points on the road so far, including a Alaska Anchorage 1 at Wisconsin 5 (WCHA) sweep this past weekend at Minnesota State and a three-point series at Michigan Tech 3 at Minnesota Duluth 2 (WCHA) Wisconsin on Oct. 16-17. North Dakota currently stands second with a Colorado College 1 at Minnesota State 0 ot (WCHA) 5-2-1 league mark and 11 points, followed by Denver (4-1-1), Minnesota St. Cloud State 2 at North Dakota 4 (WCHA) Duluth (4-3-1) and Wisconsin (4-3-1), all with nine points. St. Cloud State Results of Saturday, November 14 (3-2-1) and Minnesota (3-4-1) are tied for sixth place with seven points Alaska Anchorage 2 at Wisconsin 6 (WCHA) apiece, followed by Alaska Anchorage (2-6-0) and Michigan (2-6-0) in Colorado College 3 at Minnesota State 2 (WCHA) eighth with four points each, and Minnesota State (1-6-1) in 10th with Michigan Tech 1 at Minnesota Duluth 8 (WCHA) three. DU and SCSU have played the fewest league games to date with St. Cloud State 3 at North Dakota 2 (WCHA) six each. Bemidji State 1 at Minnesota 4 (nc) Five head-to-head WCHA matchups for the 2009-10 season – all two- Results of Sunday, November 15 game series – have already concluded. Alaska Anchorage and North Bemidji State 6 at Minnesota 2 (nc) Dakota split, 1-1; Wisconsin won over UAA, 2-0; Colorado College won over both Michigan Tech and Minnesota State, 2-0; and St. Cloud State took their two-game set vs Minnesota Duluth, 1-0-1. Looking ahead to Thanksgiving weekend – Nov. 27-28 – there will be three WCHA series on the docket as Colorado College hosts Alaska An- the third. chorage, Minnesota State entertains Michigan Tech, and Denver hosts St. MTU 3 @ UMD 2 (WCHA): Before 4,490 at the DECC in Duluth on Nov. Cloud State. In non-conference play next week, Minnesota and Wisconsin 13, visiting Michigan Tech earned a 3-2 conference victory over the host will take on CCHA-members and hosts Michigan and Michigan State in UMD Bulldogs despite being outshot, 50-19. The Huskies, who had a the College Hockey Showcase while North Dakota will host Bemidji State, 48-save effort from Kevin Genoe between the pipes, scored twice in the Miami and Ohio State in the four-team Subway Holiday Classic tourna- third period to rally back from a 2-1 deficit, as Eli Vlaisavljevich knocked ment at Ralph Engelstad Arena. home the winner at 14:07. Also for MTU, defenseman Steven Seigo had In this week’s (Nov. 16, 2009) USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Div. 1 a goal and an assist while for Minnesota Duluth center Jack Connolly Men’s College Hockey Poll, North Dakota is ranked No. 2, Denver is No. scored in the second period and Mike Seidel in the third. 3, Colorado College is No. 7, Wisconsin is No. 15 and Minnesota Duluth is No. 20. Also receiving votes this week was St. Cloud State. Saturday, November 14 This 2009-10 campaign marks the 58th in the storied history of the CC 3 @ MSU 2 (WCHA): At Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato on Saturday WCHA, with the league owning a record 36 national championships. It evening, defenseman Nate Proesser scored a game-winning power-play will also mark the final season with a membership consisting of 10 teams, goal at 3:55 of the third period and Joe Howe stopped 28 of 30 shots on as both Bemidji State University and the University of Nebraska-Omaha goal to lead visiting Colorado College to a 3-2 win over Minnesota State come on board as the 11th and 12th members in 2010-11.