TM TM 2020-21 WCHA Men's League WEEKLY RELEASE WEEK 5 (GAMES OF DEC. 11-13) / wcha.com CONTACT: TODD BELL / O: 952-681-7668 / C: 972-825-6686 / [email protected] 2020-21 WCHA STANDINGS Conference Overall Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T 3/SW Pts.% GF GA GP W L T GF GA 1. Alabama Huntsville 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 4 0 3 1 9 14 Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (RV/RV) Bemidji State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 (16/RV) Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 5 4 1 0 21 8 Ferris State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (RV/RV)Lake Superior State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 6 4 0 2 16 9 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 3 1 2 1 4 7 (6/6) Minnesota State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 3 2 1 0 8 3 (XX/XX) Northern Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alaska Anchorage has opted out of the 2020-21 season (3 points for a regulation win; 2 points for a 3-on-3 or shootout win; 1 point for a 3-on-3 or shootout loss; zero points for a regulation loss) THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA (ALL TIMES LOCAL) FRIDAY, DEC. 11 SUNDAY, DEC. 13 Ferris State at (16/RV) Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m. ET^ (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at (RV/RV) Bemidji State, 2:07 p.m. CT^ Milwaukee School of Engineering at (6/6) Minnesota State, 4:07 p.m. CT^ SATURDAY, DEC. 12 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at (RV/RV) Bemidji State, 4:07 p.m. CT^ (16/RV) Bowling Green at Ferris State, 7:07 p.m. ET^ Milwaukee School of Engineering at (6/6) Minnesota State, 6:07 p.m. CT^ * WCHA league game; ^ streaming live on FloHockey.tv; rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine OPENING FACEOFF BY THE NUMBERS • MSU Adds Non-Conference Series: Minnesota State will host Division III • 69: WCHA-best faceoff wins total for Lake Superior State sophomore forward Milwaukee School of Engineering in a two-game set this weekend. The Dustin Manz, which ranks No. 7 nationally. Mavericks will take on the Engineers in game one of the series on Saturday, • 43: Saves by Michigan Tech's Blake Pietila in the Huskies' 3-1 win over No. 6/6 Dec. 12 with game two set for Sunday Dec. 13. Minnesota State on Dec. 6, the most by a WCHA netminder this season. • Ferris State's Stein Added to Team USA Camp: Ferris State freshman • 28: Shots on goal by Bowling Green's Cameron Wright, which leads the WCHA. goaltender Logan Stein is one of 29 players in camp with USA Hockey in • 12: Goals for Bemidji State in the Beavers' last four meetings with Michigan advance of the 2021 World Junior Championships, which will be held Dec. Tech. BSU has averaged 2.93 goals per game in the 34-game series. 25-Jan. 6 in Edmonton, Alta. The Suwanee, Ga., native was added to the camp • 10: Blocked shots by Alabama Huntsville sophomore defenseman Lucas Bahn, roster on Dec. 6 and is the first player in Ferris State history to be named to the the most by any player in the WCHA. U.S. JWC roster. • +7: Plus/Minus rating for Bowling Green's Brandon Kruse, which leads the • Get It On Net: Through five games this season, Bowling Green leads the WCHA WCHA and is tied for third nationally. in shots on goal with 222. The Falcons are averaging an NCAA-best 44.4 SOG, more than three shots per game better than second place Canisius (41.5). THE WEEK AHEAD • No. 16 for McKay: Minnesota State's Dryden McKay notched his 16th career shutout with a 2-0 blanking of Michigan Tech on Dec. 7. The junior netminder • Ferris State vs. (16/RV) Bowling Green: The Bulldogs and Falcons will meet is now tied for ninth on the NCAA career shutouts list and stands No. 2 on the for the 146th and 147th times when the two teams tangle in a home-and-home WCHA career chart behind Bemidji State's Michael Bitzer, who recorded 21 non-conference series Friday at Bowling Green and Saturday in Big Rapids. whitewashes for the Beavers from 2014-18. BGSU leads the all-time series, 72-60-13 and swept the most-recent meeting • Minnesota State No. 6, Bowling Green Up to No. 16 in USCHO Poll: The between the two squads on the final weekend of the 2019-20 season. Minnesota State Mavericks held steady at No. 6 in the USCHO poll for the • (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at (RV/RV) Bemidji State: Bemidji State returns to the third-straight week while Bowling Green moved up two spots to No. 16 in the ice for the first time since Nov. 22 to meet a Tech squad coming off a split with latest rankings released Dec. 7. Bemidji State, Lake Superior State, Northern No. 6/6 Minnesota State. The Huskies lead the all-time series, 16-12-6 but the Michigan and Michigan Tech also received votes. Beavers are unbeaten in the last four meetings in Bemidji (3-0-1). • Minnesota State stays at No. 6 in this week's USA Today/USA Hockey • Milwaukee School of Engineering at (6/6) Minnesota State: The Mavericks Magazine poll. 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