TM TM 2019-20 WCHA WEEKLY RELEASE WEEK 4 (GAMES OF OCT. 25-26) / 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 • Conference Play Heats Up: Four WCHA series highlight the Week 4 slate around the league, with six teams playing in HOCKEY ASSOCIATION their initial league contests this weekend. • FOUNDED 1951 • • Returning Home: Alaska Anchorage hosts in-state rival Alaska Friday and Saturday in the first on-campus games at UAA 2950 Metro Drive, Suite 102 since 1983. The Seawolves will play their home games at the Seawolf Sports Complex in the heart of campus after 36 Bloomington, MN 55425 years at the off-campus Sullivan Center • Movin' On Up: Minnesota State is the consensus No. 2 team in the country following a 1-0-1 series win over No. 16/RV 952-681-7947 North Dakota. MSU remains second in the USCHO.com poll this week and moved into the No. 2 spot in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top-15. MEMBER TEAMS • Bowling Green returned to the USCHO rankings at No. 17 after its home-and-home sweep of No. 14/15 Western University of Alabama in Huntsville Michigan. The Falcons also received votes in the USAT/USAH rankings. University of Alaska Anchorage • Alaska's split at Penn State garnered the Nanooks votes in both polls while Northern Michigan finished just University of Alaska Fairbanks outside the Top-20 in the USCHO poll this week. Bemidji State University BY THE NUMBERS Bowling Green State University • 96: Meetings between Ferris State and Northern Michigan. The two teams will meet again this weekend at FSU. Ferris State University • 82: Career points for Lake Superior State forward Max Humitz, the most among active Lakers. Lake Superior State University • 65: Saves by Alaska netminder Anton Martinsson in the Nanooks' series split at No. 9/8 Penn State, which is a WCHA Michigan Technological University season-high for stops in a two-game series. Minnesota State University • 37: Saves by Bowling Green's Eric Dop in the Falcons' 2-1 overtime victory on Saturday, equaling the WCHA single-game Northern Michigan University high in 2019-20. • 4: Points by Minnesota State freshman Nathan Smith in his collegiate debut on Friday against North Dakota. Smith finished with a goal and three assists in the 4-4 tie. TRADITION STARTS HERE #WEAREWCHA THE WEEK AHEAD • Four WCHA Series on Tap this Weekend: Eight of 10 WCHA teams will hit the ice for conference play this weekend, while Lake Superior State and Bemijdi State take to the road to face nationally-ranked non-league opponents. FLOHOCKEY.TV • Alaska and Alaska Anchorage renew the NCAA's northernmost rivalry when the Seawolves host the Nanooks in Anchorage in the first leg of the Governor's Cup. Alaska holds a narrow 36-35-7 lead in the Governor's Cup battles and is seeking its 16th Governor's Cup in 24 attempts. In partnership with FloSports, the • No. 17/RV Bowling Green hosts Michigan Tech in the Falcons' WCHA opener. Tech owns an 18-15-4 advantage in innovator in live digital sports and the series but the teams are knotted at 11-11-3 since Bowling Green's entry into the WCHA. original content, FloHockey.tv - the • Northern Michigan and Ferris State renew acquaintances in the WCHA opener for both in Big Rapids, Mich. NMU offi cial online streaming platform of leads the all-time series, 60-30-6, and swept FSU in their only meeting last season. the WCHA - will provide fans with live • In the final WCHA series of the weekend, No. 2/2 Minnesota State travels south to open its WCHA slate with and archived broadcasts of WCHA Alabama Huntsville. The Mavericks went 4-0 against UAH a season ago, including a two-game sweep in the hockey via iOS, Roku, Fire TV or Apple WCHA Quarterfinals, and are 35-17-7 all-time against the Chargers. The Mavericks enter the series on a 26-0-4 TV 4. streak vs. Alabama Huntsville, dating back to their last loss in the series during the 2001-02 season. • Lake Superior State continues its non-conference road swing with a two-game set at No. 4/5 Notre Dame this Featuring each of the 10 WCHA member weekend. Friday's game will air on NBCSN, with the series finale slated for the NHL Network. institutions, every league game – home • Bemidji State returns to action after a week off with a trip to Grand Forks, N.D., to meet No. 16/RV North Dakota. and away – will be streamed live, along Eleven of the last 17 meetings have been decided by one goal or less, with the two teams even at 3-3-5 in those with all nonconference home games, contests. select nonconference road contests and the 2020 WCHA Tournament. 2019-20 WCHA STANDINGS Conference Overall Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T 3/SW % GF GA GP W L T % GF GA 1 (RV/RV) Alaska 6 2 2 0 0 0/0 1.000 5 3 6 3 3 0 .500 12 17 2 Alabama Huntsville 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 4 0 4 0 .000 3 19 TABLE OF CONTENTS Alaska Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 0 2 0 .000 2 9 Bemidji State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 0 0 2 .250 6 6 (17/RV) Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 5 3 2 0 .600 15 14 WCHA QUICK FACTS/MEDIA SERVICES ..........2 Ferris State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 3 2 1 0 .667 9 6 WCHA SCHOOL DIRECTORY .............................3 Lake Superior State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 6 2 4 0 .333 17 20 WCHA REGULAR SEASON/POSTSEASON ........4 (2/2) Minnesota State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 4 3 0 1 .875 15 6 THE WEEK IN REVIEW .......................................5 (RV/UR) Northern Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 4 2 1 1 .625 13 12 Michigan Tech 0 2 0 2 0 0/0 .000 3 5 4 2 2 0 .500 12 6 WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ....................... 7 (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; WCHA NOTES .................................................8 rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine) 2019-20 WCHA CAPTAINS ..........................9 NON-CONFERENCE/H-TO-H/POTW, POTM . 10 NATIONAL POLLS/WEEK-BY-WEEK ................. 11 THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA (ALL TIMES LOCAL) WCHA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE ...................... 12 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 2019-20 WCHA PRESEASON POLLS ......... 13 Lake Superior State at (5/4) Notre Dame, 7 pm ET (NBCSN) Lake Superior State at (5/4) Notre Dame, 6 pm ET (NHL Network) TEAM NOTEBOOKS ........................................... 14 Michigan Tech at (17/RV) Bowling Green, 7:07 pm ET^ (RV/UR) Northern Michigan at Ferris State, 6:07 pm ET^ 2019-20 STATISTICS ................................... 24 (RV/UR) Northern Michigan at Ferris State, 7:07 pm ET^ Michigan Tech at (17/RV) Bowling Green, 7:07 pm ET^ (2/2) Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville, 7:07 pm CT^ (2/2) Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville, 7:07 pm CT^ Bemidji State at (16/RV) North Dakota, 7:37 pm CT Bemidji State at (16/RV) North Dakota, 7:07 pm CT (RV/RV) Alaska at Alaska Anchorage, 7:07 pm AT^ (RV/RV) Alaska at Alaska Anchorage, 5:07 pm AT^ ^ 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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