TM TM 2019-20 WCHA WEEKLY RELEASE WEEK 2 (GAMES OF OCT. 10-12) / wcha.com @wcha_mhockey @wcha_mhockey /WCHAmenshockey /WCHAHockey FloHockey.tv CONTACT: TODD BELL / O: 952-681-7668 / C: 972-825-6686 / [email protected] WESTERN COLLEGIATE OPENING FACEOFF • Falcons Host Ice Breaker: Bowling Green will host the Ice Breaker Tournament this weekend at the Huntington Center HOCKEY ASSOCIATION in Toledo, Ohio. The event, which rotates around the country each season, annually features four teams from four of the • FOUNDED 1951 • six NCAA Division I conferences. This year's event is the first Ice Breaker hosted by a WCHA institution since the league 2950 Metro Drive, Suite 102 realigned in 2013. Bloomington, MN 55425 • The No. 17/RV Falcons will meet RIT of .Atlantic Hockey at 8:05 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 11. No. 14/12 Western Michigan of the NCHC will face No. 12/14 Ohio State from the Big 10 in Friday's opener at 5 p.m. ET. 952-681-7947 • The consolation and championship games will be held on Saturday, Oct. 12. • All four games of the Ice Breaker will air on FloHockey.tv. MEMBER TEAMS • FloHockey Spotlight Series Kicks Off Friday: WCHA streaming partner FloHockey, will debut its monthly Spotlight Series University of Alabama in Huntsville on Friday with bonus social media coverage of Lake Superior State's home contest with No. 2/2 Denver. University of Alaska Anchorage • FloHockey correspondent Tim Rappleye will be on site in Sault Ste. Marie providing live pregame, in-game and University of Alaska Fairbanks postgame sights and sounds via Flo's social media channels. • Polling Place: Two WCHA programs remain in the top-20 with three additional programs receiving votes in the polls Bemidji State University following the first weekend of action in 2019-20. Bowling Green State University • Minnesota State is the top-ranked WCHA squad, checking in at No. 3 in both the USCHO Top 20 and the USA Ferris State University Hockey/USA Today rankings. Bowling Green remains at No. 17 in USCHO and again received votes in the USAH/ Lake Superior State University USAT Top 15 following the Falcons' season-opening, 7-4, win at Miami on Oct. 6. Northern Michigan, Michigan Michigan Technological University Tech and Lake Superior State all received votes in the USCHO poll. Minnesota State University Northern Michigan University BY THE NUMBERS • 95: Previous meetings between Bemidji State and St. Cloud State in a series that dates to 1948. The two teams will face off in a two-game set at the Sanford Center in Bemidji this weekend. BSU leads the all-time series, 46-44-5. TRADITION STARTS HERE • 37: Saves by Alabama Huntsville goaltender David Fessenden in his first career start at UMass Lowell on Sunday. The #WEAREWCHA total was the third-highest nationally during on the weekend. • 5: Goals scored by Michigan Tech in the first period of the Huskies' 7-0 win over Robert Morris on Sunday. • 4: Goals scored by Bowling Green junior Cameron Wright in the Falcons' 7-4 win at Miami on Sunday. FLOHOCKEY.TV THE WEEK AHEAD • League Play Gets Underway: Alaska and Michigan Tech will kick off the 2019-20 WCHA league season when the Nanooks In partnership with FloSports, the and Huskies meet in a two-game set at the John MacInnes Student Ice Center on Friday and Saturday this week. innovator in live digital sports and • The two schools met twice last season with Tech taking the two-game set in Houghton on Nov. 23-24, 2018. original content, FloHockey.tv - the • Michigan Tech leads the all-time series, 20-3-0, including a 10-2-0 mark at home. The Huskies have won the last offi cial online streaming platform of 16 meetings between the two schools dating to a 7-2 win by Alaska at Tech in 2014. That win was part of a two- the WCHA - will provide fans with live game sweep by the Nanooks on Feb. 14-15, 2014. and archived broadcasts of WCHA • Non-Conference Action: The remaining eight WCHA teams will hit the ice for non-conference action this week. hockey via iOS, Roku, Fire TV or Apple • In addition to Bowling Green hosting the Ice Breaker, Ferris State will take on visiting Colgate in a single game on TV 4. Thursday, Oct. 10. • The remaining non-league matchups are all two-game series on Friday and Saturday, with Northern Michigan Featuring each of the 10 WCHA member hosting Michigan State, Lake Superior State hosting No. 2/2 Denver, Bemidji State hosting No. 7/8 St. Cloud State, institutions, every league game – home No. 3/3 Minnesota State hosting RV/RV Arizona State, Alaska Anchorage visiting Maine and Alabama Huntsville and away – will be streamed live, along traveling to Omaha. with all nonconference home games, select nonconference road contests and 2019-20 WCHA STANDINGS the 2020 WCHA Tournament. Conference Overall Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T 3/SW % GF GA GP W L T % GF GA 1 Alabama Huntsville 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 0 2 0 .000 2 8 Alaska Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 0 2 0 .000 3 7 Bemidji State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS (17/RV) Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 7 4 Ferris State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 2 0 0 1.000 10 5 WCHA QUICK FACTS/MEDIA SERVICES ..........2 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 2 0 0 1.000 9 1 WCHA SCHOOL DIRECTORY .............................3 (3/3) Minnesota State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 WCHA REGULAR SEASON/POSTSEASON ........4 (RV/UR) Northern Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 THE WEEK IN REVIEW .......................................5 (3 points for win in regulation or 5-on-5 OT; 1 point for tie after regulation and 5-on-5 OT; 1 point for win in 3-on-3 OT or shootout; rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine) WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ....................... 7 WCHA NOTES .................................................8 NON-CONFERENCE/H-TO-H/POTW, POTM ...9 THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA (ALL TIMES LOCAL) NATIONAL POLLS/WEEK-BY-WEEK ................ 10 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 2019-20 WCHA PRESEASON POLLS .......... 11 Colgate at Ferris State, 7:07 pm ET^ Alaska at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech, 6:07 pm ET^ Michigan State at (RV/UR) Northern Michigan, 6:07 pm ET^ WCHA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE ...................... 12 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 Alaska Anchorage at Maine, 7 p.m. ET 2019-20 WCHA CAPTAINS ........................ 13 Alaska at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech, 7:07 pm ET^ (2/2) Denver at (RV/NR) Lake Superior State, 7:07 pm ET^ TEAM NOTEBOOKS ........................................... 14 Alaska Anchorage at Maine, 7 p.m. ET (14/12) Western Michigan or (12/14) Ohio State vs. 2019-20 STATISTICS ................................... 24 Michigan State at (RV/UR) Northern Michigan, 7:07 pm ET^ (17/RV) Bowling Green, 8:05 pm ET$^ (2/2) Denver at (RV/NR) Lake Superior State, 7:37 pm ET^ (7/8) St. Cloud State at Bemidji State, 6:07 pm CT^ RIT vs. (17/RV) Bowling Green, 8:05 pm ET$^ (RV/RV) Arizona State at (3/3) Minnesota State, 6:07 p.m. CT^ (7/8) St. Cloud State at Bemidji State, 7:07 pm CT^ Alabama Huntsville at Omaha, 7:07 pm CT (RV/RV) Arizona State at (3/3) Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT^ Alabama Huntsville at Omaha, 7:07 pm CT $- Ice Breaker Tournament (Toledo, Ohio) ^ streaming live on FloHockey.tv; (EXH) exhibition game; rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine WCHA QUICK FACTS/MEDIA SERVICES #WEAREWCHA WCHA Media Services Website ..................................................................................................................... wcha.com Streaming Partner ............................................................................................fl ohockey.tv Headquarters ..........................................................................................2950 Metro Drive Statistics/Releases ........................................................................................................................................ 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