TM TM 2019-20 WCHA WEEKLY RELEASE WEEK 3 (GAMES OF OCT. 17-19) / 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 • Full Non-Conference Slate: The WCHA slate this weekend will be the final one before Christmas that does not include a HOCKEY ASSOCIATION league series. Six league teams will hit the ice against non-league foes Oct. 17-19 in matchups with a number of teams • FOUNDED 1951 • ranked or receiving votes in the latest polls. 2950 Metro Drive, Suite 102 • Team of the Week: The Alaska Nanooks opened the WCHA league season with a sweep at Michigan Tech, which snapped Bloomington, MN 55425 a 16-game losing streak to the Huskies. The 'Nooks performance earned Coach Erik Largen's squad Team of the Week honors from College Hockey News. 952-681-7947 • Movin' On Up: Minnesota State climbs one spot to No. 2 in this week's USCHO.com Top-20 following the Mavericks' season-opening home sweep of 2019 NCAA Tournament qualifier Arizona State. MSU remains No. 3 in the latest USA MEMBER TEAMS Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top-15. University of Alabama in Huntsville • Five WCHA programs received votes in this week's USCHO poll - Bowling Green, Northern Michigan, Alaska, University of Alaska Anchorage Bemidji State and Lake Superior State. University of Alaska Fairbanks BY THE NUMBERS Bemidji State University • 104: Previous meetings between Ferris State and Miami. The two teams will face off in a pair of games in Oxford, Ohio Bowling Green State University this weekend. Ferris State University • 103: Saves by Lake Superior State netminder Mareks Mitens through four games this season. The total leads the WCHA Lake Superior State University and ranks No. 5 in the NCAA. Michigan Technological University • 23: Third period saves by Alaska's Gustav Grigals in the Nanooks' two-game sweep at Michigan Tech. The sophomore did Minnesota State University not allow a goal in the final frame of either game in leading UAF to a pair of road wins. Northern Michigan University • 13: Blocks by Michigan Tech defenseman Seamus Donohue, which leads the NCAA through two weeks of play. • 8: Career short-handed goals by Minnesota State's Marc Michaelis, which is tied for the most among WCHA players since realignment in 2013. TRADITION STARTS HERE • 2: Short-handed goals scored by Michigan Tech in its first four games of the season - one each by Alec Broetzman and #WEAREWCHA Logan Pietila. THE WEEK AHEAD FLOHOCKEY.TV • Facing the Best: Six WCHA teams will be in action in non-conference play this weekend, with five teams facing opponents who are ranked or receiving votes in the latest national polls. • In the biggest matchup of the weekend, No. 2/3 Minnesota State hosts No. 16/RV North Dakota in a two-game set In partnership with FloSports, the in Mankato. The Mavericks split the most-recent meeting between the two schools in Grand Forks last season. innovator in live digital sports and • Fresh off their sweep at Michigan Tech, Alaska travels to State College, Pa., to take on No. 9/8 Penn State on original content, FloHockey.tv - the Thursday and Friday. UAF won the only previous meeting with PSU, 4-3, on Oct. 18, 2014 in Fairbanks. offi cial online streaming platform of • In an odd scheduling twist, Bowling Green will meet No. 14/15 Western Michigan for the second weekend in a row. the WCHA - will provide fans with live The two long-time rivals squared off in the consolation game of the Ice Breaker Tournament last Saturday and and archived broadcasts of WCHA will engage in home-and-home series this weekend. hockey via iOS, Roku, Fire TV or Apple • Northern Michigan travels to Massachusetts to take on No. 20/RV Boston University. NMU holds a 6-3-1 TV 4. advantage in a series that dates to the 1984-85 season. • Lake Superior State visits Ann Arbor, Mich., for a date with RV/UR Michigan. Friday's series opener will be the Featuring each of the 10 WCHA member 120th between the two schools in a series that dates to 1973. institutions, every league game – home • Ferris State plays its first two-game set of the season this weekend when the Bulldogs visit Miami in the first and away – will be streamed live, along meeting between the old CCHA rivals since 2012. 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 (RV/UR) Alaska 6 2 0 0 0 0/0 1.000 5 3 4 2 2 0 .500 8 10 2 Alabama Huntsville 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 4 0 4 0 .000 3 19 Alaska Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 0 2 0 .000 2 9 (RV/UR) Bemidji State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 0 0 2 .250 6 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS (RV/RV) Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 3 1 2 0 .333 11 12 Ferris State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3 1 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 4 2 2 0 .500 14 12 WCHA QUICK FACTS/MEDIA SERVICES ..........2 (2/3) Minnesota State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 2 0 0 1.000 9 1 WCHA SCHOOL DIRECTORY .............................3 (RV/UR) Northern Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 1 1 0 .500 5 5 WCHA REGULAR SEASON/POSTSEASON ........4 Michigan Tech 0 2 0 2 0 0/0 .000 3 5 4 2 2 0 .500 12 6 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 2019-20 WCHA CAPTAINS ..........................9 THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA (ALL TIMES LOCAL) NON-CONFERENCE/H-TO-H/POTW, POTM . 10 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 NATIONAL POLLS/WEEK-BY-WEEK ................. 11 (RV/UR) Alaska at (9/8) Penn State, 7 pm ET (RV/UR) Northern Michigan at (20/RV) Boston University, 7 pm ET (RV/RV) Bowling Green at (14/15) Western Michigan, 7 pm ET^ WCHA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE ...................... 12 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State at (RV/UR) Michigan, 7:30 pm ET 2019-20 WCHA PRESEASON POLLS ......... 13 (RV/UR) Alaska at (9/8) Penn State, 7 pm ET Ferris State at Miami, 8 pm ET TEAM NOTEBOOKS ........................................... 14 Ferris State at Miami, 7:05 pm ET (16/RV) North Dakota at (2/3) Minnesota State, 6:07 pm CT^ 2019-20 STATISTICS ................................... 24 (14/15) Western Michigan at (RV/RV) Bowling Green, 7:07 pm ET^ (RV/UR) Northern Michigan at (20/RV) Boston University, 7:30 pm ET (RV/UR) Lake Superior State at (RV/UR) Michigan, 7:30 pm ET (16/RV) North Dakota at (2/3) Minnesota State, 7:07 pm CT^ ^ 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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