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1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Assistant Commissioner of Operations Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials Administrative Office Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2211 S. Josephine Street, Room 302 Denver, CO p: f: Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner for Public Relations Western Collegiate Hockey Association 559 D Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 Madison, WI p: f: dspencer@mailbag.com Home of a Collegiate Record 37 Men s National Championship Teams Since , 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 Men s Conference Members University of Alaska Anchorage Bemidji State University Colorado College University of Denver Michigan Technological University University of Minnesota University of Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State University University of Nebraska Omaha University of North Dakota St. Cloud State University University of Wisconsin 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five March Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN wcha.com November 7, 2011 No. 1-Ranked, League-Leading Minnesota Travels to UW to Headline WCHA Play for Nov ; UMD to Host UAA; UNO Heads to BSU; SCSU Visits MSU; CC at DU in Single Game Saturday Golden Gophers Remain Unbeaten in Conference After Nov. 4-5 Home Sweep of UND; Bulldogs Earn Three Points at Denver to Push Unbeaten Streak to Six; SCSU Huskies Post Win & Tie vs Badgers; MTU-MSU, UNO-CC Series End in Splits; Bemidji State Splits Set at CCHA-Leader LSSU; Latest USCHO.com Division 1 Men s Poll for Nov. 7 Has Minnesota Ranked No. 1, CC No. 3, UMD No. 10, DU No. 12, MTU No. 15, UND No. 20 UNO, SCSU, UW Also Receive Votes; Minnesota s Patterson and Rau Named National College Player and National Rookie of the Month for October; Ticket Packages On Sale for 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, March at Xcel Energy Center; Nine WCHA Alums On USA Roster for Nov Deutschland Cup MADISON, Wis. Nine games all conference matchups are on the docket in the men s Western Collegiate Hockey Association for the upcoming weekend of Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday, Nov. 12, headlined by a two-game set in Madison featuring league-leading and No. 1-ranked Minnesota at Wisconsin. The streaking Golden Gophers (9-1-0, WCHA), winners of four straight and with only a single loss coming by one goal at home to non-conference opponent Vermont on Oct. 23, will face-off against the Badgers (4-5-1, WCHA) at the Kohl Center (15,325) at Friday night and on Saturday evening. The second series of the season against the two rivals will occur on the final weekend of the regular season March 2-3 in Minneapolis. In addition to the Minnesota at Wisconsin set, there will be three other two-game WCHA series and one single conference game on Saturday. Defending national champion and No. 10-ranked Minnesota WCHA Men s Standings Conference Only Overall Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA 1 Minnesota Michigan Tech Nebraska Omaha Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin Colorado College Denver St. Cloud State Bemidji State Minnesota State North Dakota Alaska Anchorage con t This Week in the WCHA Games for Friday, November 11: Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), ; Minnesota at Wisconsin (WCHA), ; St. Cloud State at Minnesota State (WCHA), ; Nebraska Omaha at Bemidji State (WCHA),. Games for Saturday, November 12: Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), ; St. Cloud State at Minnesota State (WCHA), ; Nebraska Omaha at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT; Minnesota at Wisconsin (WCHA), ; Colorado College at Denver (WCHA),.

2 Duluth (5-3-2, 3-2-1), sporting a six-game unbeaten streak (4-0-2), will play host to Alaska Anchorage (3-4-1, WCHA) at 6,726-seat AMSOIL Arena (7:07 pm/), Bemidji State (4-6-0, WCHA) will entertain Nebraska Omaha (5-5-0, WCHA) in a pair of 7:07 pm CT encounters at the Sanford Center (4,373), and St. Cloud State (4-4-2, WCHA) will journey south to take on Minnesota State (2-6-0, WCHA) at Verizon Wireless Center (4,832) in Mankato (7:37 pm/). On Saturday evening at, No. 12-ranked Denver (3-3-2, WCHA) and No. 3-ranked Colorado College (5-1-0, WCHA) will renew their rivalry in a single contest at the Pioneers Magness Arena (6,026). UAA and UMD conclude their four-game regular season series on Feb. 3-4 at Sullivan Arena; the return engagement for BSU vs UNO will be Feb. 3-4 at CenturyLink Center in Omaha; Minnesota State and St. Cloud State do not meet again during the regular season; remaining games in the CC vs DU series are Dec. 2 in Colorado Springs, Feb. 3 in Denver and Feb. 4 in Colorado Springs. Idle from play this week are No. 15-ranked Michigan Tech (6-3-1, WCHA) and No. 20-ranked North Dakota (3-6-1, WCHA). The race for the WCHA regular season championship and MacNaughton Cup consists of 168 games, with each league club playing 28 contests (14 home and 14 away). Of the 17 two-game WCHA series played through Nov. 6, 10 have resulted in sweeps. In conference action this past weekend (Nov. 4-5), Minnesota swept North Dakota for four points, Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State each posted a win and tie for three-point series, and two series ended in splits. At Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis last Friday, host Minnesota won 2-0 over the Sioux as goaltender Kent Patterson earned his fifth shutout of the season with 24 saves and center Nick Bjugstad scored the game-winner on a power-play at 12:44 of the second period. On Saturday, UND left winger Rocco Grimaldi gave his team a 2-1 lead at 8:39 of period two before the Gophers stormed back to win 3-2 with two goals in the final 6:00 of the third from right winger Nick Larson at 13:56 and left winger Kyle Rau at 19:14. Up at John MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Houghton last weekend, host Michigan Tech gained a 1-0 shutout win over Minnesota State on Friday to run it s home unbeaten streak this season to seven games with Josh Robinson stopping all 29 shots on goal and left winger Ryan Furne scoring a power-play, game-winner at 14:22 of the first. The visiting Mavericks, however, powered back on Saturday for a 6-3 victory over MTU as left winger Jean-Paul Lafontaine scored twice and added an assist, linemate and centerman Matt Leitner had two goals, and defenseman Zach Palmquist had three assists. Last Week in the WCHA Results of Friday, November 4 Bemidji State 3 at Lake Superior 2 ot (NC) Minnesota State 0 at Michigan Tech 1 (WCHA) North Dakota 0 at Minnesota 2 (WCHA) Colorado College 5 at Nebraska Omaha 7 (WCHA) Wisconsin 2 at St. Cloud State 7 (WCHA) Minnesota Duluth 3 at Denver 3 ot (WCHA) Results of Saturday, November 5 Bemidji State 1 at Lake Superior 2 (NC) Minnesota State 6 at Michigan Tech 3 (WCHA) Colorado College 5 at Nebraska Omaha 2 (WCHA) Wisconsin 3 at St. Cloud State 3 ot (WCHA) North Dakota 2 at Minnesota 3 (WCHA) Minnesota Duluth 4 at Denver 0 (WCHA) Coming Up in the WCHA Games for Friday, November 18 Minnesota at St. Cloud State (WCHA), Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), Nebraska Omaha at Denver (WCHA), Wisconsin at Colorado College (WCHA, Michigan Tech at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), Games for Saturday, November 19 Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), North Dakota at Bemidji State (WCHA), St. Cloud State at Minnesota (WCHA), Nebraska Omaha at Denver (WCHA), Wisconsin at Colorado College (WCHA), Michigan Tech at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), Games for Sunday, November 20 North Dakota at Bemidji State (WCHA), 5:07 pm CT Games for Friday, November 25 Michigan Tech at St. Lawrence (NC), 7:00 pm ET Minnesota at Michigan State (NC), 7:05 pm ET Mercyhurst at Wisconsin (NC), Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota State (WCHA), Colorado College at North Dakota (WCHA), * Miami vs Providence (NC), 4:37 pm MT * Princeton at Denver (NC), * Denver Cup Classic (Denver, CO) Games for Saturday, November 26 Michigan Tech at St. Lawrence (NC), 7:00 pm ET Minnesota at Michigan State (NC), 7:05 pm ET Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota State (WCHA), Colorado College at North Dakota (WCHA), Mercyhurst at Wisconsin (NC), St. Cloud State at Nebraska Omaha (WCHA), * Princeton vs Providence (NC), 4:07 pm CT * Miami at Denver (NC), * Denver Cup Classic (Denver, CO) Games for Sunday, November 27 St. Cloud State at Nebraska Omaha (WCHA), 2:07 pm CT At the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud on Nov. 4-5, the host SCSU Huskies skated past Wisconsin 7-2 behind two-goal evenings from both left winger Ben Hanowski and right winger David Eddy and points from 13 players. Last Saturday, Hanowski s third goal of the series gave SCSU a 3-1 lead early in the third period before the Badgers rallied back for a 3-3 (ot) tie on back-to-back power-play goals from right winger Matt Paape at 15:41 and blueliner Justin Schultz with an extra attacker at 19:20. In Denver, visiting Minnesota Duluth took home three points from the host DU Pioneers at Magness Arena by virtue of a 3-3 (ot) draw last Friday and a 4-0 triumph last Saturday. In game one, Denver led 3-1 in the second period following a goal from right winger Daniel Doremus at 3:33 but the Bulldogs fought back to gain the tie on power-play goals from left winger Travis Oleksuk at 15:45 of period two and defenseman Brady Lamb at 15:55 of the third. In game two, UMD goaltender Kenny Reiter came up with a 29-save shutout, Oleksuk tallied twice and Lamb added 1-1=2 in the 4-0 triumph. And at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, host Nebraska Omaha and Colorado College split their two-game league set. The Mavericks prevailed 7-5 last Friday night as right winger Matt White had four points (2g, 2a) and left winger Terry Broadhurst (1g, 2a) and defenseman Michael Young (3a) each had three. The visiting Tigers gained the split on Saturday, however, behind three man-advantage

3 goals, four points from center Nick Dineen (1g, 3a) and 45 saves from goaltender Josh Thorimbert. Outside the WCHA last weekend, Bemidji State went on the road and earned a series split against CCHA-leader Lake Superior State. The Beavers won 3-2 (ot) last Friday on center Jordan George s winner at 4:19 of the extra session before falling 2-1 last Saturday evening. Through games of Nov. 6, WCHA-member teams are a combined (.579) in 38 non-conference games. Conference teams are vs the Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA), vs the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), vs ECAC Hockey (ECACH) and vs the Hockey East Association (HEA). Looking ahead to the weekend of Nov , Friday-Saturday WCHA series will have Nebraska Omaha at Denver, Colorado College hosting Wisconsin, Minnesota Duluth hosting Minnesota State, Michigan Tech traveling to Alaska Anchorage and St. Cloud State and Minnesota playing a home-and-home set (@ SCSU UM Saturday). On Saturday and Sunday, Bemidji State will entertain North Dakota, with game two being a 5:07 pm CT start. In this week s (Nov. 7) USCHO.com Div. 1 Men s College Hockey Poll, Minnesota is ranked No. 1 nationally, Colorado College is No. 3, Minnesota Duluth is No. 10, Denver is No. 12, Michigan Tech is No. 15 and North Dakota is No. 20. Also receiving votes from the WCHA were Nebraska Omaha, St. Cloud State and Wisconsin. And in this week s (Nov. 7) USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Div. 1 Men s College Hockey Poll, Minnesota is ranked No. 1, Colorado College is at No. 3, Denver is at No. 12 and Minnesota Duluth is at No. 13. Others receiving votes in the poll were Michigan Tech, Nebraska Omaha and North Dakota. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association, home to a record 37 national championship teams since it s founding in 1951 including the most recent NCAA Frozen Four title won by Minnesota Duluth in 2011 marks it s 60th season of on-ice competition in Visit for Live League & National Scoreboards, Box Scores, Statistics The Western Collegiate Hockey Association s official web site wcha. com now features fully functional mobile pages where visitors can access live league and national scoreboards, in-game box scores, statistics, standings, etc. To access all the latest developments as games are in progress visit Catch the League s Weekly Radio Show This Week in the WCHA at WCHA.com The WCHA is pleased to once again provide it s weekly radio show This Week in the WCHA via wcha.com and to interested media outlets. The show is available each Friday at WCHA.com and is also available for electronic distribution. Hosted by Jim Rich and produced by Kevin Falness of the Minnesota Wild Radio Network, This Week in the WCHA runs 6-7 minutes and features key moments and highlights from live game broadcasts, post-game sound clips, and a look at upcoming games. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men s Division 1 College Hockey Poll Week 6: November 7, 2011 Rk Team, Points (1st Place) Record Last Poll 1 Minnesota, 489 (27) Boston College, 469 (6) Colorado College, Merrimack, 390 (1) Michigan, Western Michigan, Notre Dame, Ferris State, Union College, Yale, Lake Superior State, Denver, Minnesota Duluth, Dartmouth, NR 15 Northern Michigan, NR others receiving votes: Michigan Tech, 29; Boston University, 26; Colgate, 24; Quinnipiac, 24; Nebraska Omaha, 6; Clarkson, 3; Air Force Academy, 3; North Dakota, 1. USCHO.com Div. 1 Men s College Hockey Poll Minneapolis, Minn./November 7, 2011 Rk Team (First Place) Record Pts Last Week 1 Minnesota (32) Boston College (15) Colorado College Michigan (1) Western Michigan Merrimack (2) Notre Dame Ferris State Union College Minnesota Duluth Lake Superior State Denver Yale Northern Michigan Michigan Tech Boston University Dartmouth NR 18 Colgate Quinnipiac North Dakota others receiving votes: Clarkson 53, Nebraska Omaha 51, Ohio State 51, Air Force 41, St. Cloud State 32, Miami 17, New Hampshire 16, Maine 14, Providence 8, Wisconsin 8, Cornell 6, Massachusetts- Lowell 4, Michigan State 4. The USCHO.com Poll consists of 50 voters, including 28 coaches from the Division 1 conferences and 22 beat writers and sports professionals from across the country. The poll, published weekly by the Associated Press, is a production of USCHO.com, which provides in-depth coverage of college hockey..

4 November 4, 2011 Minnesota s Kent Patterson Named National College Hockey Player of the Month Golden Gophers Kyle Rau Tabbed as Rookie of the Month WAKEFIELD, Mass. University of Minnesota goaltender Kent Patterson, who posted a record, a 1.74 goals-against average, a.939 saves percentage and a nation s best four shutouts in eight starts between the pipes, is the Hockey Commissioners Association National Division I Player of the Month for October. A 6-1, 196-pound senior from Plymouth, Minn., Patterson began the season with three straight home shutouts, blanking Sacred Heart twice (9-0 and 6-0 on Oct. 7 & 8) and Vermont once (6-0 on Oct. 21). He then picked up his first road shutout on Oct. 28 with a 5-0 triumph at league rival Alaska Anchorage. A perfect on the road, Patterson s seven victory-month also includes a WCHA sweep at defending national champion Minnesota Duluth on Oct when he posted back-to-back, career-high, 46-save performances. Named WCHA co-defensive Player of the Week twice in the month, he surrendered just nine even-strength goals in eight games, with five coming on the power-play. Patterson s four shutouts in October make him the third recorded Minnesota goaltender to shutout an opponent more than three times in the same month by himself, joining Robb Stauber in 1988 and George Clausen in February of His four shutouts also are one shy of the UM season record of five, set by Stauber in when he won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Kyle Rau, a freshman forward at the University of Minnesota, is the choice as HCA National Rookie of the Month for October. A 5-8, 172-pound freshman from Eden Prairie, Minn., Rau produced 13 scoring points (7g, 6a) in eight games in the month of October, notching at least one point in seven games. He had six multiple-point games and scored at least one goal in six of those eight games. Rau, who is the team s first line left wing, leads all freshmen nationally in both scoring and goals, has four power-play goals, three game-winners and is tied for the team lead with a +12 plus/minus rating. He was named the WCHA Rookie of the Month on Oct. 18 after helping the Golden Gophers to a road sweep over defending national champion Minnesota Duluth. HCA Commissioners Choice Awards October, 2011 National Player of the Month Kent Patterson, G, Minnesota, WCHA National Rookie of the Month Kyle Rau, F, Minnesota, WCHA Honorable Mention Player of the Month Bill Arnold, F, Boston College, HEA; Kyle De Laurell, F, Air Force, AHA; Jeremy Langlois, F, Quinnipiac, ECACH; Anders Lee, F, Notre Dame, CCHA. Honorable Mention Rookie of the Month Cole Gunner, F, Air Force, AHA; Phil Di Giuseppe, F, Michigan, CCHA; Johnny Gaudreau, F, Boston College, HEA; Matthew Peca, F, Quinnipiac, ECACH. USA Hockey Announces Deutschland Cup Roster for Nov Tournament in Munich Team Includes WCHA Alums Noah Clarke, Brandon Bochenski, Kyle Klubertanz, Brian Salcido, Ryan Lasch, Marty Sertich, Steve Wagner, Andy Wozniewski, Barry Tallackson Oct. 20, 2011/COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. USA Hockey announced the 21-man roster for its 2011 U.S. Men s Select Team that will compete at the Deutschland Cup from Nov in Munich, Germany. All 21 players on the roster currently are participating in elite European leagues in the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland. Named to the squad were nine WCHA-member team alums in Noah Clarke (CC), Brandon Bochenski (UND), Kyle Klubertanz (UW), Brian Salcido (CC), Ryan Lasch (SCSU), Marty Sertich (CC), Steve Wagner (MSU), Andy Wozniewski (UW) and Barry Tallackson (UM). Highlighting the U.S. squad are five players who have U.S. national ice hockey team experience at multiple International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships, including Ben Eaves (Minneapolis, MN), who played on the 2002 U.S. National Junior Team and the 2000 U.S. Men s National Under-18 Team; Freddy Meyer (Sanbornville, NH), who skated with the 2006 U.S. Men s National Team, the 2001 U.S. National Junior Team and the 1999 U.S. Men s National Under-18 Team; Robbie Schremp (Fulton, NY), who was a member of two (2005, 2006) U.S. National Junior Teams; Yan Stastny (St. Louis, MO), who skated with three (2005, 2006, 2011) U.S. Men s National Teams and Barry Tallackson (Grafton, ND), who played on the 2003 U.S. National Junior Team and the 2001 U.S. Men s National Under-18 Team. Also included on the roster are five alumni of USA Hockey s National Team Development Program, including forwards Tallackson ( ) and Stephen Werner (Chevy Chase, MD/ ); defensemen Andrew Hutchinson (Evanston, IL/ ) and Meyer ( ); and goaltender Chris Holt (Billings, MT/ ). In addition, Team USA includes five players with previous experience playing for the U.S. Men s Select Team at the Deutschland Cup, including forwards Noah Clarke (La Verne, CA/2009), Chris Collins (Fairport, NY/2009), and Stastny (2003, 2004); defenseman Kyle Klubertanz (Sun Prairie, WI/2009); and goaltender John Curry (Shorewood, MN/2007). The U.S. Men s Select Team faces off against Slovakia in its first game on Nov. 11 at 10:15 am ET. Notes: The U.S. roster includes 13 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders One more player will be added to the U.S. roster prior to the start of the tournament Fourteen members of Team USA have National Hockey League experience, while 20 played U.S. college hockey The 21 players on the U.S. roster represent 12 different states Minnesota leads the way with four natives on the roster, while California boasts three The Deutschland Cup has been held every year since 1987 and will feature teams from Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland and the United States Team USA has participated in the Deutschland Cup on six different occasions ( , 2007, 2009) The U.S. won the tournament in 2003 and 2004, garnered second-place finishes in 2007 and 2009 and finished third in 2005 Jim Johannson, USA Hockey's assistant executive director of hockey operations, will serve as general manager of the team Don Waddell, long-time head coach and general manager in the National Hockey League and International Hockey league, will serve as head coach with Chris Chelios, advisor to hockey operations of the NHL s Detroit Red Wings, and Bill Guerin, player development coach of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, serving as assistant coaches The following support staff will assist the 2011 U.S. Men s Select Team: BobWebster,

5 team leader; Scott Aldrich, equipment manager; Stan Wong, athletic trainer; Peewee Willmann, massage therapist; and Mike Shindle, team doctor The U.S. Men's National Team Advisory Group, comprised of Brian Burke, David Poile, Don Waddell, Ray Shero, Paul Holmgren, Dean Lombardi, and Dale Tallon, was formed in February 2007 and assists USA Hockey in the selection of staff and players for all U.S. Men's National Teams. Team USA 2011 Deutschland Cup Schedule November Munich, Germany Date Opponent Time (Local/ET) Fri., Nov. 11 Slovakia 4:15 pm/10:15 am Sat., Nov. 12 Switzerland 6:15 pm/12:15 pm Sun., Nov. 13 Germany 5:15 pm/11:15 am Tickets for 2012 NCAA Men s Div. 1 Hockey West Regional in Saint Paul on Sale Now Tickets for the 2012 NCAA Division 1 Men s Hockey West Regional, co-hosted by the University of Minnesota and Xcel Energy Center on Saturday, March 24, and Sunday, March 25, in St. Paul, are on sale now. If Minnesota qualifies for the NCAA tournament, the Gophers will be assigned to play in the West Regional. All-session packages for the two-day event are priced at $90 (plus fees and taxes). Each 2012 Division 1 Men s Ice Hockey West Regional package includes one ticket to Session I (Saturday, March 24 two games) and one ticket to Session II (Sunday, March 25). The four participating teams will also host an open practice at Xcel Energy Center on March 23 before their opening round games. The regional winner will earn a trip to the NCAA Men s Frozen Four, which will be held at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. Tickets may be purchased in person online at tickets, at the Xcel Energy Center box office, or by calling Ticketmaster charge-by-phone at To charge by phone using Ticketmaster TDD/TTY, call Note: game times will be announced by the NCAA in November. page. A Live Game Day WCHA Scoreboard with links to live box scores that will appear on the home page on any day there is a game. A Live Game Day National Scoreboard with links to live box scores that will appear on the home page on any day there is a game. A Live Mobile WCHA Scoreboard box scores via com/mobile. This is a fully functional mobile website that also includes game stories, statistics, etc. A Live Mobile National Scoreboard box scores via com/mobile. Game story integration with game stories posted from all games to make the all-new WCHA.com a place fans want to visit more regularly. For example, on Saturday morning fans can read what happened in all Friday night games in one cohesive location. An Upgraded Standings Page includes information on headto-head records within the league. New Sortable Team Statistic Pages can be sorted by category at the top of the table. A New WCHA Against the Rest Page with records for each WCHA team against teams from other leagues. New WCHA-member team pages that feature direct links to each school s website, tickets, and audio and/or video broadcasts. Some of the new technology employed in the design of the all-new TheWCHAShop.com are upgraded photo zooming on the product pages, the ability for people to share product pages through places like Facebook and Twitter for added exposure, new TheWCHAShop. com Gift Certificates, and a new checkout process upgraded to a onepage checkout to make it easier for customers to shop. Additionally, TheWCHAShop.com is developing a mobile commerce website to allow for purchases from Smart Phones. WCHA.com will continue to evolve as we build and integrate the history of the men s and women s leagues into the archives. Visit Us on the Web at WCHA.com Website Features Game Day Story Integration, Live Game-Day League & National Scoreboards, Mobile Applications; Sortable Statistics; Individual Player Pages; New On-Line Store at TheWCHAShop.com The Western Collegiate Hockey Association s official website WCHA.com was all-new for The WCHA teamed up with SportDesigns.com to provide visitors with a full-service experience that now features a significant number of upgrades, including new game-day live league and national scoreboards, fully-functional mobile pages, a host of new features including sortable statistics and individual player pages, and the league s on-line store TheWCHAShop.com. Now included at WCHA.com are game-day live scoreboards, fully functional mobile pages that include press releases, game stories, box scores, team and league stats and live game box scores, a more seemless integration of schedules, rosters, standings, live box scores, and statistics in conjunction with collegehockeystats.net, a new campus news section that features the latest press releases from both men s and women s member teams. In addition, the upgrades include: Easy access to standings and statistics right from the home

6 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five March Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN Download the WCHA Final Five Fan Guide Now at WCHA.com Featuring Information on Tickets, Hotels, Special Tournament Events, etc. The 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five will once again be held at one of the nation's premier ice hockey facilities, Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. Dates are Thursday, March 15, Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17. The six first-round playoff winners will be re-seeded No. 1 through No. 6, according to their regular season finish, and advance to the Final Five Red Baron WCHA Final Five Schedule Thursday, March 15: Quarterfinals: 2:07 pm CT & Friday, March 16: Semifinals: 2:07 pm CT & Saturday, March 17: Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game, Red Baron WCHA Final Five Season Ticket Holders Season Ticket Holders: All tournament package holders for the Red Baron WCHA Final Five receive: discounted ticket pricing, right of first refusal to their seats the following year, seating upgrade opportunity (based on availability), and the ability to add additional packages. Season tickets will be mailed in February Tournament Ticket Packages: Reserve your tournament packages now to receive the best seats available following the season ticket holder renewal process. Alltournament packages are $160 for lower level, club level and upper level side sections and $75 for upper level end sections. Each ticket package includes five tickets, one ticket to each of the five games of the tournament. Group Tickets: Group tickets (10+) are available for tournament packages and individual games beginning December 5. Call (651) Single Game Tickets: Single game tickets (if available) go on sale to the public Monday, March 5, Purchase tickets in person at the Xcel Energy Center box office, online at or by phone at (800) Individual Game Ticket Prices Game Date - Time (CT) LCU Upper Game 1: Quarterfinal Thursday, March 15-2:00 pm $25 $20 Game 2: Quarterfinal Thursday, March 15 7:00 pm $30 $20 Game 3: Semi-final Friday, March 16 2:00 pm $40 $20 Game 4: Semi-final Friday, March 16 7:00 pm $45 $20 Game 5: Championship Saturday, March 17 7:00 pm $45 $20 LCU = Lower, Club & Upper (Side) Levels; UPPER = Upper (End) Levels WCHA Fan Fest Friday, March 16 & Saturday, March 17 Iron Range Grill (Xcel Energy Center/Gate 4) 4:30 pm 6:30 pm Come celebrate the Red Baron WCHA Final Five with live music, interactive games, food & beverages and more! Cheerleaders, mascots and WCHA pep bands will rock the house with the school songs that lead their teams to victory! Microsoft Store WCHA Fan Fest is free and open to the public! Live Music Enjoy the sounds of local live music before the games on Friday and Saturday nights as these bands rock inside Gate 4 at the Iron Range Grill. Friday, March 16, 4:30 pm Uncle Chunk ( Saturday, March 17, 4:30 pm Playback ( Dance Mania Bring your dance moves and shake what your momma gave you at the 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five Dance Mania Contest! Throughout the tournament, get up and dance when you hear the designated song! The person who shakes it the best throughout the entire tournament will walk away with $250 from Visit Saint Paul and tickets to the 2013 Red Baron WCHA Final Five. Costumes encouraged! Pick Your Final Five Get in on the action at this year s 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five with the Pick Your Final Five Sweepstakes! Pick the teams you think will be part of the 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five and you may go to the 2013 Red Baron WCHA Final Five with three friends for FREE! For details, visit Stay & Play Saturday As you prepare for the championship game at 7 p.m. on Saturday, take time to enjoy all there is to do around Saint Paul. Hop on the FREE shuttle to Mall of America from the Crowne Plaza Hotel at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm. Take in the Minnesota Wild vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 1 pm. Or celebrate St. Patrick s Day at one of our local Irish pubs and then stop by the Microsoft Store WCHA Fan Fest at 4:30 pm.

7 Weekly Team Notebooks Seawolves University of Alaska Anchorage The Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (3-4-1, WCHA) return to on-ice action with a Friday-Saturday, Nov , WCHA series at defending national champion Minnesota Duluth Face-offs at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth are at each evening UAA was idle last week after being swept by nationally-ranked Minnesota 5-0, 3-1 on Oct Combined with a Nebraska Omaha sweep on Oct , the Seawolves have lost four straight games the last time UAA lost four consecutive games was on Oct , 2010 the Seawolves are still looking for their first WCHA win of the season the four-game losing streak is the worst league start since bench boss Dave Shyiak took over the reins in On Oct. 28, the Seawolves suffered their first home shutout since a 5-0 loss to North Dakota on Oct. 23, 2009 the loss also snapped a three-game winning streak against the Gophers the last time Minnesota shutout UAA was on Nov. 16, 2007, in Minnesota, while the last time UM shutout UAA at the Sullivan was on Feb. 25, 2006 On Oct. 29, the Seawolves surrendered a season-high 20 shots on goal in the first period of play, before keeping Minnesota to just six in the second frame and five in the third UAA is when outshooting its opponents and when being out shot The Seawolves are winless when allowing 25 shots or more on net Since posting 17 goals in the first four non-conference games, UAA has furnished just three goals in league play UAA s powerplay also continues to struggle at 17.2% (5/29) UAA found the net on Oct. 29 on the power-play the first since Oct. 15 against Mercyhurst UAA has been staying out of the box this season, averaging 9.2 minutes per game 2nd fewest in the overall WCHA stats behind Colorado College (9/gm) and 9th-fewest in the nation Getting his first Friday night start of the season on Oct. 28 was sophomore G Chris Kamal Kamal (4 gp, 2-2-0,.896sv%, 2.44 gaa) recorded the loss with 16 saves classmate G Rob Gunderson (3 gp, 1-1-1,.904sv%, 2.29gaa) got the start on Oct. 29 making his first Saturday night appearance of the year Making his college debut on Oct. 28 was rookie F Eric Sheid (Blaine, MN), while teammate F Andrew Pettitt (Whitehorse, YK) made his college debut on Oct forward Kory Roy (Anchorage, AK) is the lone UAA rookie without ice time this season Senior F Jade Portwood suited up in his 100th career game on Oct. 28 scoring the only Seawolf goal against the Gophers was freshman Sam Mellor second of career and first since Oct. 15 against Mercyhurst both goals were scored on the man-advantage picking up the assists was junior D Scott Warner his third of the season and junior F Alex Gellert his fourth of the year. Beavers Bemidji State University BSU returns home this week and will play 10 of its next 12 games on its home ice BSU is this season at Sanford Center The BSU powerplay unit came up draw this weekend going 0-for-5 The Beavers have now gone without a power-play goal since Oct. 22 a streak spanning 11 man-advantage opportunities Shea Walters leads all BSU players with 3-3=6 points on the power-play, with 2-3=5 coming in WCHA play to share the No. 5 spot among league players The BSU penalty-kill was flawless last Friday night snuffing out all three of the Lakers manadvantage opportunities before going 3-for-4 on Saturday to finish the weekend series 6-for-7 (.857) On the season, BSU is now (.833) on the kill this season and have allowed just three power-play goals in their opponents last 24 opportunities (.975) dating back to Oct. 21 versus Michigan Tech Bemidji State was on the road last weekend for a nonconference series with No. 11 Lake Superior State University rekindling a series that got its start in 1966 but had been on hiatus for the last six years The Beavers and Lakers split the series BSU's Jordan George scored with :41.1 seconds remaining in overtime to capture the game one win, while LSSU scored early in the third period to settle the score at 2-1 and salvage the split last Friday night s overtime game marks the first time the Beavers have been forced to play beyond 60 minutes this season In the 11 years since the Beavers moved to Division 1, they have escaped overtime with at least a tie in 75% (65) of the 86 games that have needed extra time to decide the outcome Since March 11, 2006, BSU is in games extended to sudden death, including a record in extra time in Last Saturday s game marked the end of a 10-game stretch to open the season with eight of those games taking place on the road BSU finished the road swing BSU was out shot last Saturday, which included an 18-1 differential at the conclusion of the first period The Beavers have now been out shot in seven of its 10 games this season and trails its opponents on the season BSU is when being out shot this season and when out shooting its foes with a win in its only game with the shots even Now with 35 career goals, jordan George climbed into a tie with Riley Riddell ( ) for ninth place on the BSU Division 1 goal scoring list George s 35-41=76 career points seats him 13th on the Beavers Division 1-era career scoring list Last Friday s goal for George stands as his fifth career game-winner Jamie MacQueen leads all current players with six game-winning goals Registering his team-leading fifth assist of the season last Friday night, Brad Hunt continued his push toward 100 career points Hunt enters this weekend s series with 21-72=93 points He currently sits ninth on BSU s all-time defensemen scoring list In the 56-year history of the BSU men s hockey program, only five blueliners have eclipsed the 100-point plateau with the last coming in the campaign by Jude Bullianne Jr. (39-76=115) Shea Walters scores in each game of the non-conference series at LSSU to lead the Beavers His Saturday tally marked his fifth of the season, establishing a new single-season high for the senior and placing him in a tie with Jordan George for the team s lead in goal scoring Jamie MacQueen posted his first goal of last Friday night He now has 20 goals in his career to go with 19 assists for 39 points to rank fifth among current BSU players, behind Hunt (93), George (76), Walters (51) and Kinne (44) Bemidji State posted its fifth game of the season with at least three goals scored last Friday night When scoring more than three, BSU is 4-1, while it is when failing to score at least three In the two-game set, LSSU scored three third period goals, while BSU failed to light the lamp during the final 20 minutes of play BSU has now been out scored 13-6 in the third period of games, which includes a 9-2 deficit in the third period of WCHA contests Scoring the first two goals of last Friday night s game, BSU never trailed, marking the first time all season BSU has not faced a deficit Despite owing a record, in nearly 565 minutes of play this season, BSU has held the lead for just 130:23 and 41:16 came in the Beavers 6-5 victory over Michigan Tech Oct. 21 The Beavers earned a 3-2 victory over No. 11 Lake Superior State last Friday night before falling Saturday BSU is now versus teams ranked among the nation s top 15 in The Beavers are versus the top 15 since , but are versus nationally-ranked teams according to USA Today and USA Hockey Magazine since the beginning of the campaign The Beavers jump back into WCHA play this week as they return to Sanford Center to host the University of Nebraska Omaha The two-game set is set to get underway at 7:37 pm on Friday with Saturday s series finale set for 7:07 pm Bemidji State is all-time when facing the Mavericks, which includes a mark during the season and a playoff series sweep of UNO Mar

8 Weekly Team Notebooks con t Tigers Colorado College The Tigers, who play a single game this Saturday at the University of Denver, are 3-1 so far during a stretch of five consecutive road games on NHL-size sheets of ice They ll try to get a jump on regaining possession of the Gold Pan for the first time since when they visit Magness Arena later this week After going 0-for-4 on the power-play in its season opener against Bemidji State on Oct. 14, Colorado College has clicked for at least one PPG in five straight games while posting a 31% (9-for-29) success rate with the manpower advantage CC was 5-for -13 (38.5%) in last week s split at Nebraska Omaha Senior center/team captain Nick Dineen, an Omaha native, accounted for three of the power-play tallies in the series with UNO and now has collected nine points (6g, 3a) in four all-time appearances against the Mavericks He recorded a career-best 4 (1g, 3a), including an assist on the game-winning goal, in last Saturday s 5-2 victory The 45 saves by Josh Thorimbert last Saturday, including 23 in the second period, represents a career high for the sophomore net minder from Saskatoon, Sask. Sophomore left wing Jaden Schwartz, who snapped a 2-2 deadlock with 6:27 left in the third period of last Saturday s contest, has either scored or helped set up the game-winner in four of Colorado College s five victories in as well as in all five of its post-season triumphs last March He takes a 12-game point-scoring streak into this week s game at DU Junior center Rylan Schwartz has scored nearly half (11) of his 23 goals as a Tiger in the team s last nine games dating back to the final three post-season outings of the campaign He now has factored in on 21 game-winners after earning the primary assist on his younger brother s decisive red lighter on Saturday He s scored six GWG, including two in 11-12, and assisted on 15 Eighteen different CC players have collected at least one point this season after senior left wing Tim Hall, junior right wing Andrew Hamburg and freshman winger Charlie Taft each picked up his first of the season in last Friday s 7-5 loss at CenturyLink Center Eleven have scored The seven goals allowed on Friday matched the total that Colorado College had given up in its first four games combined Senior defenseman Gabe Guentzel recorded the 17th multiple-point game of his collegiate career with a power-play goal and an assist on Dineen s PPG just :65 seconds apart early in the second period of last Saturday s victory Empty-net tallies by Rylan Schwartz and sophomore left wing Dakota Eveland late in the series finale in Omaha gave the Tigers six ENG already this season after they scored only one during all of With seven more points (1g, 6a) in last week s split, CC defensemen collectively have accounted for 21 (4a, 17a) of the team s total of 65 (27g, 38a) so far in Despite dropping a pair of decisions at DU last season, the Tigers head there this weekend with an all-time record of at Magness Arena against their archrival They are in 29 meetings with Denver at the Colorado Springs World Arena. Pioneers University of Denver Denver renews its in-state and Gold Pan Trophy rivalry with Colorado College on Saturday, Nov. 12 The Pioneers and Tigers are tied for sixth in the WCHA with six points each The Pioneers have held possession of the Gold Pan Trophy, awarded to the annual series winner between DU and CC, for the past two seasons DU owns a advantage over Colorado College in the all-time series which dates back to 1950 CC owns a 10-8 advantage in 18 years of Gold Pan competition The Pioneers went 2-2 against the Tigers last season, claiming 5-3 and 4-1 wins at Magness Arena and suffering 3-2 and 9-2 losses at the World Arena The Pioneers are 3-2 against the Tigers in their last five games and in the last 10 Denver has been outscored 16-7 during its current four-game winless streak (0-2-2) The Pioneers charted a 3-3 overtime tie and 4-0 loss against 2011 NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth last weekend Junior co-captain Drew Shore (Denver, Colo.) and sophomore Jason Zucker (Las Vegas, Nev.), who lead Denver in scoring with 10 points each, were held pointless last weekend against the Bulldogs Freshman Joey LaLeggia (Burnaby, B.C.) leads WCHA rookie blueliners in goals (4) and points (7) Goaltender Adam Murray (3-2-1, 3.18 GAA,.907 Sv%) stopped a career-high 43 shots in the 3-3 tie against UMD last Friday and freshman Juho Olkinuora (0-1-1, 2.31 GAA,.907 Sv%) had 21 saves in the 4-0 loss last Saturday Murray has six starts and Olkinuora has played in four games with two starts Sophomore forward Beau Bennett (Gardena, Calif.) has missed the last four games with a wrist injury DU has struggled to a 16.6 percentage (6-for-36) on the power-play and 80.9 percentage (38-for-47) on the penalty-kill DU has played 11 forwards and seven defensemen in seven of eight games this season DU hosts Nebraska Omaha (Nov ), Princeton (Nov. 25) and Miami (Nov. 26) this month at Magness Arena. Huskies Michigan Technological University Michigan Tech extended its home unbeaten streak to seven games last Friday in a 1-0 shutout of Minnesota State before having that streak snapped on Saturday in a 6-3 loss The Huskies 1-0 shutout of MSU last Friday was the team s first since Dec. 20, 2008, when Josh Robinson (Frankenmuth, Mich.) then a freshman made 20 saves in a 1-0 win at Northern Michigan Tech will have its first weekend off of games since September this weekend Starting with an exhibition game on Oct. 1, the Huskies have played six straight weekends Senior Brett Olson (Superior, Wis.) leads the team in points this season with 4-8=12 The center had an assist in each game vs. Minnesota State last weekend to extend his point streak to four games Olson had scored at least a point in nine of 10 games this season The assist on Saturday gave him 75 points (36g, 39a) in 98 career games Goaltender Josh Robinson tallied 68 saves in two games last weekend vs. Minnesota State while giving up five goals His 29-save, 1-0 victory last Friday was the second shutout of his career Robinson ranks fourth among goaltenders in the WCHA in save percentage at.918 Eight different Huskies had one point in Tech s 6-3 loss to Minnesota State on Nov. 5 Freshman Tanner Kero scored his fourth goal of the season last Friday The Hancock, Mich., native has 4-1=5 on the season with all four of his goals coming in front of his hometown fans at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena Tech has now played eight of its 17 regular season home games in After the off weekend, the Huskies will spend the next two weekends in Anchorage, Alaska, and Canton, New York (St. Lawrence) Ryan Furne (Oakdale, Minn.) had the only goal in Tech s 1-0 win vs. Minnesota State last Friday The sophomore forward has two goals on the season both game-winners The other came Oct. 28 in a 7-2 win over Denver. Golden Gophers University of Minnesota Minnesota heads to rival Wisconsin for a pair of WCHA games this weekend The Gophers were against the Badgers last year (1-0-1 on the road and at home) The Gophers are the new No. 1 team in the nation in both major polls Minnesota was ranked No. 5 in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls last week but climbed to No. 1 after sweeping rival North Dakota at home The Gophers began the year at No. 19 in the USCHO.com poll and were unranked in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll On Friday the Gophers will play their first game as the No. 1 team in the nation since Nov. 29, 2008 (4-4 tie against Michigan State at home) Minnesota is on the year, which is its best start since beginning the season The Gophers are also in the WCHA for the first time since the season The Gophers earned their fourth sweep of the season last weekend when they defeated rival North Dakota 2-0 on Friday and 3-2

9 Weekly Team Notebooks con t on Saturday The Gophers now have four sweeps this season (Sacred Heart, at Minnesota Duluth, at Alaska Anchorage and North Dakota) Minnesota had four sweeps all of last season (Massachusetts, at Colorado College, at Michigan Tech and against Michigan Tech) Win a 3-2 win last Saturday night, the Gophers swept North Dakota for the first time at home in the regular season under head coach Don Lucia Minnesota last swept North Dakota at Mariucci Arena on March 8-9, 2002 in the first round of the WCHA playoffs and last did it in the regular season on Nov. 8-9, 1996 Minnesota s last sweep overall against its rival came on Dec. 9-10, 2006 in Grand Forks Goaltender Kent Patterson picked up his fifth shutout of the season last Friday, making 24 saves in a 2-0 win against North Dakota Patterson is now tied with Robb Stauber with five shutouts in a season, which is the most in program history Stauber posted five shutouts during the season On the season, Patterson is and has a 1.60 goals-against average and a.942 save percentage Minnesota s 2-0 win against North Dakota on Friday was the first time that the Maroon and Gold blanked its rival since Oct. 23, 2004 (Kellen Briggs in a 6-0 win at North Dakota) and was the first for the Gophers against North Dakota at home since Dec. 12, 1993 (Jeff Moen in a 3-0 win) Minnesota has allowed only 16 goals (10 at even-strength and six on the power-play) in 10 games this year The Gophers have outscored their opponents this season The Gophers have the top-ranked offense in the nation as they are averaging 4.80 goals-pergame (Cornell second at 4.67) and their defense is the third-best in the country allowing only 1.60 goals-per-game (Merrimack first at 1.25 and Union second at 1.56) Erik Haula does not have a point in his last three games, but he still leads the nation in scoring with 17 points Haula recorded seven goals and 10 assists in his first seven games of the year Matt White of Nebraska Omaha is second in the nation with 16 points (5g, 11a) Haula and White played together for Omaha in the USHL in White led the Lancers with 82 points, while Haula was second with 72 Minnesota has scored the first goal of the game nine times in 10 games this season The Gophers are when they score first (lone loss was 5-4 against Vermont on Oct. 23) and 1-0 when their opponent scores first (win was 5-4 at Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 15) Last Saturday, the Gophers won while trailing after two periods It was only the second time this season that the Gophers trailed after two periods (lost previous time to Vermont on Oct. 23) Minnesota scored twice in the third period to beat North Dakota and it was the first time that the Gophers won after trailing after two periods since they rallied to defeat Bemidji State 3-2 in overtime on the road on March 5, 2011 (were trailing 2-1 after 40 minutes) The Gophers have played 31 periods of hockey this year (counting the overtime at Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 15) and have scored in 28 of them The only periods that Minnesota did not score in was the third period of a 6-0 win against Vermont (Oct. 21), the first period of a 2-0 win against North Dakota (No. 4) and the second period against North Dakota (Nov. 5) The Gophers have scored at least one goal in all 13 periods (including the overtime at Minnesota Duluth) it has played on the road this year Minnesota has scored 14 goals in the first period, 18 in the second period, 15 in the third period and one in overtime this year Freshman Kyle Rau scored the game-winning goal for Minnesota last Saturday with :45 seconds left in the game The goal was his eighth of the season (leads all freshmen and tied for fifth among all players in the nation) and was his fourth game-winner (first in the nation) of the year Rau leads all freshmen and is tied for third nationally among all players with 15 points The true freshman has points in nine of 10 games this year, including points in his last eight games Rau, who was named national rookie of the month for October, has 13 points (7g, 6a) during his streak Minnesota has allowed 29 or fewer shots in eight of its 10 games this year and is in those games In 36 games last season, the Gophers allowed 29 or fewer shots in 13 games Minnesota has held Vermont (17 shots on Oct. 21) and North Dakota (19 shots on Nov. 5) to under 20 shots in games this year The Gophers did not do that once last year. Bulldogs University of Minnesota Duluth The defending NCAA champion Bulldogs will put their six-game unbeaten streak (4-0-2) on the line this weekend when they host the University of Alaska Anchorage in a pair of WCHA engagements It marks the start of a four-game homestand for UMD, which, after a Nov. 19 clash with Minnesota State University, Mankato, will not return to AMSOIL Arena until Jan. 20 UMD skated out of Denver with three of a possible four points last weekend following up a 3-3 draw Friday night with a 4-0 victory over the eighth-ranked Pioneer the next evening Three different Bulldogs scored in the opener, including senior defenseman Scott Kishel, who also added an assist, as UMD rallied from a 3-1 deficit and outshot the Pioneers on the night On Saturday, senior center Travis Oleksuk collected a pair of goals and senior goaltender Kenny Reiter rejected all 29 shots Denver sent his way for his second shutout in three games During it six-game unbeaten streak, the Bulldogs have outscored the opposition 21-9 while killing off 24 of 25 power-play attempts (96.0%) With a goal and two assist over the weekend in Denver, senior team captain Jack Connolly hiked his career scoring harvest to a nation-leading 150 points (50g, 100a) That moved the Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist into 20th place on UMD s all-time scoring charts, two points behind the No. 19 occupant, center Tim Stapleton ( ) and thee points behind Monty Jones ( ) Connolly, the country s top returning scorer from a year ago (he finished third among NCAA skaters with a career-high 59 points), has been a model of consistency when it comes to offensive contributions Case in Point: Since the start of the season, he has been held pointless for more than one game only once (Jan. 23 and Jan. 29, 2010) Connolly, who has suited up in all 135 outings over the past four seasons, became just the 14th Bulldog ever to reach the 100 mark for a career The current owner of an eightgame scoring streak, he is second in the WCHA in overall power-play points with ninth, is tied for sixth in assists (9) and is tied for seventh in points (13) Connolly, a member of the All-WCHA First Team and WCHA All-Academic Team the past two winters, is just the second two-time All-American the Bulldogs have ever had in their lineup (defenseman Norm Maciver, in , was the other) This past Saturday night in Denver, UMD was held without a power-play goal and failed to outscore the opposition for the first time this season Senior Travis Oleksuk has racked up a WCHA-leading nine goals this season, three of which came at the expense of Denver last weekend The Thunder Bay, Ont., product, who is a plus-6 on the year, has picked up at least one point in all but one of UMD s 10 outings this season Oleksuk and junior left winger Mike Seidel have combined to score 38.9% of UMD s goals Seidel has five tallies to his credit, including a team-leading three on the power-play, but has been blanked in that department in each of the past four games UMD is now unbeaten in 22 of its 27 games away from Duluth since the start of the season (16-5-6) Kenny Reiter s 4-0 shutout last Saturday night against the Pioneers was the eighth of his career, which is one shy of the school record held by All-American Alex Stalock Reiter, blanked the Pioneers for the final 101:09 of the weekend and, for the second time in three games, stopped a penalty shot (by Denver s Jason Zucker with 4:30 to go in the second period Saturday) Over the course of UMD s six-game unbeaten streak, he has crafted a 1.46 goals-against average and a.944 saves percentage in six starts Reiter, a three-time WCHA All-Academic Team pick, has compiled a nifty career record with the Bulldogs That translates into a.625 winning percentage, the second best mark in club history behind All-American Rick Kosti s.753 figure ( between ) Going back to the start of the 2011 NCAA playoffs, the Pittsburgh, Pa., native has lost just twice in his last 13 appearances (9-2-2) After giving up eight power-plays in 18 opportunities to the opposition during the first two weekends of the season, UMD has allowed just one goal (at Providence College on Oct. 22) in 25 man-advantage chances since Senior Brady Lamb, who will bring a personal-best four-game scoring streak into Friday night s clash with Alaska Anchorage, ranks third among