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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 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 October 24, 2011/For Immediate Release Final Weekend of October Features Five Head-to-Head WCHA Series as UAA Hosts UM, DU Travels to MTU, UNO Visits UW, BSU Heads to UMD, UND Hosts SCSU Lone Non-Conference Matchup for Oct has Colorado College at Rensselaer; Bemidji State, Denver, Nebraska Omaha Post Oct League Sweeps; Latest Men s Division 1 National Polls Have Denver No. 2, CC No. 3, UM No. 8, UND No. 12/13, UMD No. 15 UW, MTU, UNO, UAA, BSU, SCSU Receive Votes; Ticket Packages On Sale for 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, March at Xcel Energy Center; Nine WCHA Alums Named to Team USA Roster for Nov Deutschland Cup MADISON, Wis. Ten of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association s 12 member men s team will engage in conference action over the final weekend of October. Friday (Oct. 28) and Saturday (Oct. 29) twogame series feature Alaska Anchorage hosting Minnesota, Denver traveling to Michigan Tech, Nebraska Omaha visiting Wisconsin, Bemidji State heading to Minnesota Duluth and North Dakota entertaining St. Cloud State. All five of these series mark the only two regular season encounters of between the respective foes. Up at Sullivan Arena (6,251) in Anchorage, the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (3-2-1, WCHA) and No. 8-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-1-0, WCHA) will face-off at each evening. The Seawolves dropped their first two games of the season last weekend (Oct ) at league rival WCHA Men s Standings Conference Only Overall Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA 1 Colorado College Denver Minnesota Nebraska Omaha Bemidji State Michigan Tech Wisconsin St. Cloud State Alaska Anchorage Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State North Dakota This Week in the WCHA Games for Friday, October 28: Colorado College at Rensselaer (NC), 7:00 pm ET; Denver at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET; Bemidji State at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), ; Nebraska Omaha at Wisconsin (WCHA), ; St. Cloud State at North Dakota (WCHA), ; Minnesota at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA),. Games for Saturday, October 29: Colorado College at Rensselaer (NC), 7:00 pm ET; Denver at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET; Bemidji State at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), ; St. Cloud State at North Dakota (WCHA), ; Nebraska Omaha at Wisconsin (WCHA), ; Minnesota at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA),. con t

2 Nebraska Omaha by 4-1 and 3-1 scores while the Gophers split a home non-conference series with Vermont, winning 6-0 last Friday before falling 5-4 on Sunday (Oct. 23) afternoon. At John MacInnes Student Ice Arena (4,128) in Houghton, the Michigan Tech Huskies (4-2-0, WCHA) will engage the No. 2- ranked Denver Pioneers (3-1-0, WCHA) in a pair of 7:07 pm ET encounters. The Huskies lost twice on the road at WCHA-foe Bemidji State last weekend, 6-5 and 3-1, while the Pioneers skated to back-toback league victories over visiting Minnesota State, 4-2 and At the Kohl Center (15,325) in Madison this weekend, Wisconsin (3-3-0, WCHA) will entertain Nebraska Omaha (3-3-0, WCHA) in Friday and Saturday evening contests. Last weekend, Wisconsin took four points from defending WCHA/MacNaughton Cup-champion North Dakota with 5-3 and 5-4 home-ice victories while UNO swept visiting UAA by 4-1 and 3-1 counts. At AMSOIL Arena (6,726) in Duluth this Friday and Saturday, defending national champion and No. 15-ranked Minnesota Duluth (2-3-1, WCHA) will hook-up with Bemidji State (3-3-0, WCHA) in a pair of starts. The Bulldogs won (5-2) and tied (2-2 ot) in a non-conference set at Providence College last weekend while the Beavers fashioned a 6-5, 3-1 league sweep of visiting Michigan Tech. And at Ralph Engelstad Arena (11,634) in Grand Forks this weekend, No. 12/13-ranked North Dakota (2-3-1, WCHA) will play host to St. Cloud State (2-3-1, WCHA) in a face-off Friday night and a start on Saturday evening. These will be the first two league games of the season for the Huskies. The Sioux fell twice in league play at Wisconsin last weekend, 3-5 and 4-5, while SCSU claimed a 7-5 win before a 3-3 (ot) tie in a home non-conference series against New Hampshire. 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 seven two-game WCHA series played through Oct. 23, all have resulted in sweeps. One other WCHA member team No. 3-ranked Colorado College (2-0-0) hits the road for a Friday-Saturday set at ECAC Hockeymember Rensselaer (1-4-0). Face-offs are 7:00 pm ET each night. Idle from action this week is Minnesota State (1-5-0, WCHA). Through games of Oct. 23, WCHA-member teams are a combined (.559) in 34 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 first weekend of November (Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th, there will be five conference series contested Next Week in the WCHA Games for Friday, November 4 Bemidji State at Lake Superior (NC), 7:05 pm ET Minnesota State at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET North Dakota at Minnesota (WCHA), Colorado College at Nebraska Omaha (WCHA), Wisconsin at St. Cloud State (WCHA), Minnesota Duluth at Denver (WCHA), Games for Saturday, November 5 Bemidji State at Lake Superior (NC), 7:05 pm ET Minnesota State at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET Colorado College at Nebraska Omaha (WCHA), Wisconsin at St. Cloud State (WCHA), North Dakota at Minnesota (WCHA), Minnesota Duluth at Denver (WCHA), Last Week in the WCHA Results of Friday, October 21 Minnesota Duluth 5 at Providence 2 (NC) Vermont 0 at Minnesota 6 (NC) North Dakota 3 at Wisconsin 5 (WCHA) Alaska Anchorage 1 at Nebraska Omaha 4(WCHA) Michigan Tech 5 at Bemidji State 6 (WCHA) New Hampshire 5 at St. Cloud State 7 (NC) Minnesota State 2 at Denver 4 (WCHA) Results of Saturday, October 22 Minnesota Duluth 2 at Providence 2 ot (NC) Alaska Anchorage 1 at Nebraska Omaha 3 (WCHA) Michigan Tech 1 at Bemidji State 3 (WCHA) North Dakota 4 at Wisconsin 5 (WCHA) New Hampshire 3 at St. Cloud State 3 ot (NC) Minnesota State 2 at Denver 10 (WCHA) Results of Sunday, October 23 Vermont 5 at Minnesota 4 (NC) as Michigan Tech hosts Minnesota State, Minnesota entertains North Dakota, Wisconsin travels to St. Cloud State, Colorado College visits Nebraska Omaha and Denver hosts Minnesota Duluth. In nonconference play, Bemidji State will head to CCHA-member Lake Superior State. Alaska Anchorage will be idle. In this week s (Oct. 24) USCHO.com Div. 1 Men s College Hockey Poll, Denver is up to No. 2, Colorado College is ranked No. 3, Minnesota is No. 8, North Dakota is No. 12 and Minnesota Duluth is No. 15. Other WCHA teams receiving votes were Wisconsin, Michigan Tech, Nebraska Omaha, Alaska Anchorage, Bemidji State and St. Cloud State. And in the latest (Oct. 24) USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Div. 1 Men s College Hockey Poll, Denver is No. 2, Colorado College is No. 3, Minnesota is No. 8, North Dakota is No. 13 and Minnesota Duluth is No. 15. Receiving votes from the WCHA were Wisconsin and Nebraska Omaha. 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.

3 USCHO.com Div. 1 Men s College Hockey Poll Minneapolis, Minn./October 24, 2011 Rk Team (First Place) Record Pts Last Week 1 Boston College (32) Denver (11) Colorado College (4) Michigan Notre Dame (1) Ferris State (1) Western Michigan Minnesota Merrimack Yale (1) Union North Dakota Boston University Northern Michigan Minnesota Duluth Colgate Miami Lake Superior State Cornell Quinnipiac NR others receiving votes: Wisconsin 74, Maine 72, Michigan Tech 33, Nebraska Omaha 30, Dartmouth 29, Alaska Anchorage 25, Bowling Green 22, Providence 21, Air Force 17, Alaska Fairbanks 16, Clarkson 16, Holy Cross 14, Bemidji State 7, UMass-Lowell 5, St. Cloud State 3, Ohio State 2, Vermont 2. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men s Division 1 College Hockey Poll Week 4: October 24, 2011 Rk Team, Points (1st Place) Record Last Poll 1 Boston College, 492 (22) Denver, 466 (6) Colorado College, 415 (3) Michigan, 395 (2) Notre Dame, Yale, 286 (1) Ferris State, NR 8 Minnesota, Merrimack College, Western Michigan, Union College, Boston University, North Dakota, Northern Michigan, NR 15 Minnesota Duluth, Others receiving votes: Miami, 40; Colgate, 31; Lake Superior State, 15; Cornell, 12; Dartmouth College, 12; Wisconsin, 9; Quinnipiac, 5; Maine, 4; Holy Cross, 1; Nebraska Omaha, 1. Jeff Sauer, Mark Johnson Among Four Lester Patrick Trophy Winners Award Ceremony Set for Oct. 26 in Saint Paul Courtesy of NHL.com NEW YORK, N.Y. Distinguished player and coach Mark Johnson, Hockey Hall of Famer Bob Pulford, long-time USA Hockey executive Tony Rossi and college coaching legend Jeff Sauer have been named recipients of the 2011 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. The recipients will be honored at an evening reception on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn. Johnson, a Minneapolis, Minn. native, is an not only an accomplished athlete, but has distinguished himself as an outstanding coach as well. He played 11 years in the NHL ( ), where he amassed 508 points in 669 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars, Hartford Whalers, St. Louis Blues and New Jersey Devils. Johnson may be best known as the leading scorer for Team USA at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, where he scored twice in Team USA s iconic victory against the Soviet Union en route to the gold medal. All total, Johnson represented the United States as a player in 13 international tournaments. He also enjoyed a three-year collegiate playing career at the University of Wisconsin where he was a twotime All-American and was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Freshman of the Year in Johnson is currently the head coach of the women s hockey team at his alma mater, having led Wisconsin to four NCAA championships (2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011). He also served as the head coach of the 2010 silver-medal winning U.S. Olympic women s ice hockey team and twice was as an assistant coach for the U.S. men s national team at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship (2000, 2002). Johnson, the son of legendary college and NHL coach Badger Bob Johnson, was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Pulford was one of the most reliable players in the NHL during a 16-year career that spanned three decades. The Ontario native played 1,079 regular-season NHL games, winning four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs ( , 1967) before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in He took his first coaching role with the Kings, guiding them to their first playoff appearance in five years in 1974, and won the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year in That season, the Kings amassed 105 points, still a club record. Pulford then joined the Chicago Blackhawks, where he spent more than 30 years in various roles. He served as the club's coach on three separate occasions from 1977 to He was promoted to senior vice president in 1990 and took on the general manager s duties three separate times. Pulford was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Outside of a highly successful business career, Rossi has generously donated significant time, resources and expertise to USA Hockey for parts of five decades at the grassroots and executive leadership levels. After beginning his volunteer career with the National Governing Body in the mid-1970s, Rossi was elected to the USA Hockey Board of Directors in 1983 and served as a director from the Central District until After that, he was elected to the USA Hockey Executive Committee and transitioned into the role of USA Hockey treasurer in He currently serves as vice president of the organization and its international council chair. During his time with USA Hockey, Rossi helped guide the formation and growth of The USA Hockey Foundation, a charitable and educational non-profit corporation that provides long-range financial support for USA Hockey and promotes the growth of the

4 game in the United States. He was elected to the International Ice Hockey Federation council in Sauer, a Fort Atkinson, Wis., native, is one of the most successful and distinguished coaches in the history of college hockey. Following his playing career at Colorado College, where he played for Bob Johnson, Sauer spent more than 30 seasons as an NCAA Division 1 head coach both at Colorado College from and then at the University of Wisconsin from Sauer won national championships as coach of the Badgers in both 1983 and 1990 and ranks eighth on the all-time wins list of college hockey coaches with more than 650 victories ( ) and a winning percentage of.549. Sauer also is closely involved with preparing and coaching the USA Deaf Olympic Team, having participated in seven Deaflympics and earning a gold medal in 2007 at the IIHF Winter Deaf Olympics. In April 2009, he also coached Team USA to a bronze medal in the first ever World Deaf Hockey Championships. Sauer earned the John Snooks Kelley Founders Award from the American Hockey Coaches Association in 2003, presented to individuals in the coaching profession who have contributed to the overall growth and development of the sport of ice hockey in the United States. He is a member of USA Hockey s International Council and the Disabled Hockey Committee and also currently works for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association as assistant to the commissioner. Sauer was recently named head coach of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. The Lester Patrick award, one of the most prestigious in hockey, was presented to the National Hockey League by the New York Rangers in It honors the memory of Lester Patrick, who spent 50 years in hockey as a player, coach and general manager and was a pioneer in the sport s development. October 20, 2011 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 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. USA Hockey today 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, 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

5 Tickets for 2012 NCAA Men s 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. 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 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

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 (3-2-1, WCHA) will host ranked Minnesota at the Sullivan Arena for UAA s WCHA home openers on Oct The games are scheduled to commence at on both evenings The series will mark the first meeting between the teams after the Seawolves became the first team ever to sweep the Golden Gophers in the first round of WCHA Playoffs in Minnesota UAA defeated UM on March 11, 2011, 4-3, before blanketing the Gophers, 3-0, on March 12 The Gophers hold the all-time series record against the Seawolves at and in Anchorage, In the last five outings, the Seawolves are 4-1 against the Gophers and enter the series with a three-game winning streak against UM The last time the Seawolves and Gophers met in Anchorage, UM won on Jan. 29, 2010, 7-4, before the Seawolves came back on Jan. 30 with a 2-1 win The last and only time the Seawolves have swept the Gophers in Anchorage was on Nov , 1997 with identical 3-2 wins UAA and UM face-off after the Seawolves were swept by the Nebraska Omaha Mavericks in their WCHA season openers in Omaha on Oct UNO won, 4-1 last Friday and 3-1 last Saturday The loss on Friday broke a four-game unbeaten streak for the Seawolves In the first meeting between the teams outside of Alaska, the Mavericks now lead the all-time series record at After averaging 38 shots per game in the first four games this season, the Seawolves were held to a season-low 19 shots on net last Friday and 21 on Saturday UAA also allowed a then season-high 28 shots on net on Oct. 21, before giving up a season-high 40 on Oct. 22 In the overall WCHA stats, the Seawolves are tied for 5th in scoring defense (2.67), 6th in penalty-kill (79.2%), tied for 7th in scoring offense (3.17), 8th in power-play (18.2%) and tied for 9th in penalty minutes (9.7) In national stats, UAA s junior class (9-18=27) is ranked 4th, averaging 4.50 points per game, while the sophomore class (7-10=17) is15th, averaging 2.83 points per game The Seawolves are tied for No. 16 with Alaska Fairbanks in shots on goal, averaging 32, and are No. 20 in shots allowed per game (27) Individually, the Seawolves received goals by juniors Mickey Spencer and Mitch Bruijsten over the weekend Spencer collected his team-leading fifth goal of the season and 11th of his career Spencer is tied for third in the WCHA overall stats for goals and is tied with teammate junior forward Daniel Naslund with seven points apiece for the Seawolves Last Friday night, Naslund failed to score, breaking a team-high four-game point streak, while senior D Brad Gorham picked up his first assist and point of the season In net for UAA was sophomore G Rob Gunderson (1-1-1) Gunderson holds a.904 save percentage on the season ranking 9th in the overall WCHA stats He is also ranked 4th in goals-against average at 2.29 Last Saturday night, Bruijsten garnered his first goal of the season and 12th of his career In goal was sophomore G Chris Kamal (2-1-0), who made a career- and team season-high 37 saves in the loss Following the Minnesota series, the Seawolves will have the next week off with a bye. Beavers Bemidji State University Kinne and Brance Orban each contributed two goals and an assist in the sweep, while freshman Matt Prapavessis logged three assists Rookie goaltender Andrew Walsh made a splash in his collegiate debut weekend Called on to replace starter Dan Bakala down 3-1 in the first period last Friday, the newcomer turned aside 17 Michigan Tech shots in the final 47:11 to backstop the Beavers to a 6-5 win In his first collegiate start the following night, Walsh posted 31 saves and allowed just one goal in a 3-1 victory The last BSU goaltender to post a victory in relief was Orlando Alamano when BSU defeated Wayne State (Mich.) 7-5 Feb. 8, 2008 Each of the three goaltenders on BSU s roster recorded a victory in their collegiate debuts In addition to Walsh s win last Friday, Dan Bakala won his collegiate debut over Air Force Oct. 9, 2009 and Mathieu Dugas posted a win over Northern Michigan in his first appearance for BSU Oct. 26, 2009 Last Friday night s goal-scoring total of six was the Beavers highest scoring output of the season The last time the Beavers scored more than five goals was a 6-1 victory over Niagara Feb. 20, 2009 Eleven different Beavers logged at least a point in the victory Brance Orban s two goals last Friday stood as just the third multi-point effort of the junior s career He also scored a pair of goals to go with an assist in a career-high three-point night at Niagara Jan. 16, 2010 Orban leads BSU in scoring after six games with 2-5=7 points and is the team s top assist man He has now surpassed the scoring totals of both of his first two years and has nearly doubled his career scoring total (6-9=15) already this season With 2-4=6 points in WCHA action, Orban enters the third week of the conference season leading the league in scoring Jordan George led all BSU players in scoring last Friday with two goals and an assist The two-goal night was the 18th multipoint game of his career, his third multi-goal effort and his three points matched a career-high With 33 career goals, George climbed into a tie with BSU greats Jean-Guy Jervais ( ), Blaine Jarvis ( ) and Matt Pope ( ) for 11th on BSU Division I-era goal scoring list The BSU penalty-kill continues to be a strong point for BSU The unit was flawless in the series holding MTU without a power-play goal in seven opportunities The Beavers are now 21-of-25 (.840) on the kill this season, including a.929 mark in league play (13-of-14), and have allowed just one power-play goal in their opponents last 16 opportunities Bemidji State s power-play scored three times versus MTU improving to unit is 7-for-25 (.280) on the season and is 6-for-19 (.316) on the manadvantage in WCHA play With 2-3=5 points on the man-advantage, senior Shea Walters leads the league in power-play scoring Saturday defender Sam Windle will make his debut in the green and white The Maple Grove, Minn. native spent the season in the USHL splitting time between Chicago and Des Moines While at Maple Grove High School, Windle played for former Beaver captain Mark Phenow ( ) The Beavers are back on the road this weekend as they travel east to Duluth to battle the defensing national champion University of Minnesota Duluth The Beavers were versus the Bulldogs last season including a 3-2 (ot) victory in the quarterfinals of the Red Baron WCHA Final Five In an all-time series that got its start in 1948, the Beavers trail UMD with a record when playing in Duluth This weekend s series marks the Beavers first visit to the Bulldogs new home AMSOIL Arena. The Bemidji State University men s ice hockey program posted its first conference sweep of the season Oct , posting back-to-back wins over previously unbeaten Michigan Tech, 6-5 and 3-1 The wins allowed the Beavers to even their record at overall and 2-2 in WCHA play The sweep stands as the first in regular-season league play since BSU defeated then-no. 4 Nebraska Omaha in consecutive games Dec. 3-4, 2010 The Beavers extend their unbeaten streak versus Michigan Tech to six games (5-0-1) dating back to Nov. 28, 2008, while the team is a perfect when hosting Michigan Tech BSU is versus the Huskies all-time in a series dating back to Jordan George, Ben

8 Weekly Team Notebooks con t Tigers Colorado College After enjoying a bye weekend, Colorado College plays its next five games on the road, at arenas with NHL-size sheets of ice CC heads to Troy, N.Y., this week for a two-game non-league series against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of ECAC Hockey, and owns a all-time record against the Engineers With his early goals-against average of 0.75 and saves percentage of.973, junior netminder Joe Howe ranks second nationally in both categories The Tigers have won 15 consecutive home openers, including all 13 during Scott Owens reign as head coach, since dropping a 6-3 decision to St. Cloud State at the World Arena on Nov. 1, 1996 They ve prevailed in 10 straight season openers overall, all at home, dating back to a 6-2 loss at North Dakota to start the campaign Junior center Rylan Schwartz, whose first career hat trick fueled a 6-4 come-from-behind 6-4 victory over Bemidji State on Oct. 15, has factored in on 19 game-winning goals for Colorado College after his third tally midway through the third period stood up as the GWG in the series finale against the Beavers He s scored five game-winners and assisted on 14 Schwartz also won 59.5% (25 of 42) of his face-offs in the Bemidji series Sophomore left wing Jaden Schwartz has either scored or assisted on the game-winning goal in CC s last six victories, including all four post-season triumphs last March, when the Tigers reached the WCHA Final Five and NCAA quarterfinals The younger Schwartz struck for the GWG in the series opener against BSU on Oct. 14, then teamed up with junior linemate Scott Winkler to set up his brother s final red lighter the next night before adding an empty-netter of his own with :32.7 seconds left He s already been involved in 10 game-winners during his collegiate career, and has amassed 51 points (19g, 32a) in just 32 games overall Twenty-four of the 28 players on Colorado College s roster saw action in the sweep of Bemidji State, and 13 of them including five of the six defensemen who played recorded at least one point With three assists on Oct. 15, Winkler recorded the first three-point game of his career as a Tiger Howe, who started 36 games in each of his first two seasons, was credited with both victories against the Beavers after stopping 36 of 37 shots in the series He made 25 saves while going the distance that Friday, then steered away all 11 third-period attempts he faced in a relief of starter Josh Thorimbert on Saturday CC s blue-line corps, which included freshmen Aaron Harstad and Peter Stoykewych, combined for nine points (2g, 7a) in the season-opening sweep Senior Gabe Guentzel and junior Mike Boivin each scored a goal in the series opener Boivin added an assist in both games, while alternate captain Guentzel helped set up a tally in the second contest In 310 all-time games on the World Arena s Olympic-size ice, including 19 exhibitions, Colorado College owns a winning percentage of.706 ( ) The Tigers don t play at home again, however, until Wisconsin visits the CSWA for a two-game series on Nov. 18 and 19 Jaden Schwartz, who led the team with four points altogether (2g, 2a) in its season-opening sweep, has compiled 18 (6g, 12a) during an eight-game streak that includes the team s final six outings of his freshman season He has seven points (3g, 4a) in four all-time appearances against Bemidji State. Pioneers University of Denver the most scored by DU since netting 11 against Air Force on Dec. 27, 1995 Sophomore Jason Zucker (Las Vegas, NV) leads DU in scoring with 8 points (3g, 5a) Junior Drew Shore (Denver, CO) tallied a careerbest four assists in the 10-2 win and is second on the team with seven points (3g, 4a) Zucker and Shore have four-game point streaks to start the season Sophomore David Makowski (Wildwood, MO) tallied a career-high four points (1g, 3a) in the 10-2 win and leads DU blueliners in scoring with five points (2g, 3a) Freshman Joey LaLeggia (Burnaby, BC) tallied his first two-goal effort on Oct. 22 and leads DU rookies with four points (2g, 2a) Junior Shawn Ostrow (Calgary, AB) added a careerhigh four points (2g, 2a) in the 10-2 win Freshmen Scott Mayfield (St. Louis, MO), Daniel Doremus (Aspen, CO) and LaLeggia tallied their first collegiate goals as 12 Pioneers recorded points on Oct. 22 Junior Adam Murray (Anchorage, AK) leads DU with a 3-1 record, a 2.64 goals-against average and a.917 save percentage The Pioneers are 4-for-20 (20%) on the power-play and 23-for-27 (85.2%) on the penalty-kill DU has outscored its opponents 18-7 in the second and third periods, respectively Head coach George Gwozdecky recorded his 400th win at Denver on Oct. 21 DU returns home on Nov. 4-5 against 2011 NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth. Huskies Michigan Technological University Junior defenseman Steven Seigo (Edenwolk, SK) is tied for seventh in the nation in points per game among defensemen He had a goal and an assist last weekend both points coming even-strength in Friday s third period Seigo owns 2-4=6 on the season and 10-32=42 for his career Michigan Tech fell to Bemidji State 6-5 last Friday (Oct. 21), tallying five goals for the first time since Oct. 16, 2010 Center Brett Olson (Superior, WI) extended his point streak to five games Friday (Oct. 21) at Bemidji State before having it come to an end last Saturday The senior captain has two goals and five assists on the season and 34-36=70 in 94 career games Five different players scored a goal in Tech s 6-5 loss at Bemidji State last Friday Two of the goals came from defensemen including Carl Nielsen s (Amherst, OH), which was the third of his career Michigan Tech owns a record at home this season and will play its next four contests at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena Sophomore Bradley Stebner (Fort McMurray, AB) had an assist on Tech s only goal of the game at Bemidji State last Saturday The point was just the second of Stebner s career in 34 career games Both points are assists The other came last Feb. 18 vs. Denver Tech split its goaltenders last the weekend after starting Josh Robinson (Frankenmuth, MI) in both games of the sweep vs. Wisconsin Oct Robinson had 28 saves on 34 shots vs. Bemidji last Friday Kevin Genoe (Qualicum, BC) started last Saturday s game and made 13 saves on 16 Beaver shots Freshman David Johnstone (Grand Ledge, MI) tallied his first collegiate goal in the first period of last Friday s game at Bemidji State The tally came off an assist from his older brother Jacob, a sophomore forward for the Huskies Both Johnstones have four points on the season David has 1-3=4 and Jacob has 3-1=4 Senior Alex MacLeod (Nelson, BC) had a goal in each game at Bemidji State for his first two points on the season MacLeod has played in 111 career games as a Husky with 17 goals and eight assists for 25 career points Tech s trip to Bemidji State accounted for its only road games before a Nov series at Alaska Anchorage. No. 3-ranked Denver (3-1-0, WCHA) travels to Michigan Tech (4-2, WCHA) for a two-game WCHA series on Oct The Pioneers are all-time against the Huskies, including a mark in Houghton DU is 4-1 in its last five games against Michigan Tech and 9-1 in its last 10 The Pioneers are in their last six games against the Huskies in Houghton DU is tied for first in the WCHA with six teams at four league points each The Pioneers charted a two-game sweep (4-2, 10-2) last weekend against Minnesota State The 10 goals were

9 Weekly Team Notebooks con t Golden Gophers University of Minnesota Minnesota heads to Alaska Anchorage for a pair of games this weekend Last year, the rivalry intensified when the Seawolves became the first-ever team to end a Gopher Hockey season at the current Mariucci Arena with a two-game sweep in the first round of the WCHA playoffs This happened 42 days after the two teams split a pair of games in the same venue in late January Then-freshman Chris Kamal started in goal for the all three Seawolves wins against UM last year and recorded two shutouts in the process Minnesota owns a advantage in the all-time series between the schools and is in nine trips to Anchorage under head coach Don Lucia Erik Haula is tied for first in the nation in scoring with 14 points with junior forward Jeremy Langlois of Quinnipiac The sophomore center has five goals (tied for sixth in the nation) and nine assists (tied for first in the nation) in six games His 2.33 points-per game average leads all players, as Langlois has played in two more games than Haula Senior Jake Hansen is tied for third in the nation in points with three other players with 11 points Hansen has three goals and eight assists (tied for third in the nation with teammate Nate Schmidt and one other) on the year Six players are tied for 10th in the nation in scoring with nine points and three of them are Gophers Freshmen Kyle Rau has six goals and three assists on the year, while sophomores Nick Bjugstad (5a, 4a) and Nate Schmidt (1g, 8a) also have nine points after six games Rau is tied with Cole Gunner (2g, 7a) of Air Force for first in the nation in freshmen scoring Rau has six goals to lead the Gophers His six strikes tie him for third in the nation with junior Travis Ouellette of Ferris State and senior Travis Oleksuk of Minnesota Duluth Rau leads all freshmen in the nation with six goals Sophomore Nate Schmidt, who scored his first career goal this past Sunday against Vermont, leads all defensemen in the nation in scoring with nine points (1g, 8a) His eight assists tie him with teammate Jake Hansen and one other for third in the nation The Gophers have the No. 1 offense in the nation and are averaging 5.83 goals-per game (Denver is second with a 5.25 average) Minnesota has scored at least four goals in every game and has scored five or more goals in five of its six games One of the reasons that Minnesota has the most potent offense in the nation is its power-play, which is also best in the country The Gophers are 12-of-33 on the power-play for a 36.36% success rate (Union is second at 8-of-23 for 34.78%) Freshman Kyle Rau leads the Maroon and Gold (and is tied for second in the nation) with four power-play goals Senior goaltender Kent Patterson earned his third shutout of the season (best in the nation) with a 6-0 win against Vermont last Friday Patterson made 17 saves as the Gophers won their first three homes games by shutout since the season Minnesota s home shutout streak ended on Sunday at 204:07 when Connor Brickley scored for Vermont in the second period Minnesota has scored 35 goals this year and 32 of them have been scored by forwards Entering last Sunday s game against Vermont, Ben Marshall was the only defenseman to score a goal on the season Sophomore blueliners Justin Holl and Nate Schmidt notched their first goals of the year with blasts from the point Schmidt s goal was the first of his career Holl scored for the first time since his first career game (29 total games played in between goals) last year against Massachusetts Minnesota s impressive unbeaten run against one of the top conferences in the nation, Hockey East, came to an end on Sunday The Gophers were against Hockey East opponents since losing to Boston College 5-2 in the 2008 NCAA Regional in Worcester, Mass. before losing 5-4 to Vermont on Sunday The Gophers defeated Northeastern, Vermont, and Massachusetts (twice) and beat and tied New Hampshire in those six games The Gophers run of five straight games with five or more goals, the longest such run for the program since the season, also came to an end in the loss Minnesota gave its opponent more than six power-play chances for the first time all year, providing the Catamounts with a man-advantage seven times. Bulldogs University of Minnesota Duluth UMD returns to AMSOIL Arena this weekend to face Bemidji State University in the only two regular season meetings between the two clubs Bemidji State owned the distinction of being the last team to beat the Bulldogs in (a 3-2 overtime victory in the opening game of the WCHA Final Five tournament last March) before UMD went on its four-game NCAA playoff run and captured the Frozen Four title The Bulldogs made their road debuts last Friday and Saturday against Providence College and bested the Friars 5-2 in the opener, which snapped a three-game losing skid, before settling for a 2-2 tie the following evening Senior center Travis Oleksuk scored twice in the 5-2 triumph while senior defenseman Brady Lamb and sophomore right winger Max Tardy each had a pair of assists Junior left winger Mike Seidel (his second in as many nights) and rookie left winger Justin Crandall accounted for the two Bulldog goals Saturday UMD is unbeaten in 20 of its 25 games away from Duluth since the start of the season (15-5-5) With an assist each night at Providence College, senior team captain Jack Connolly upped his career scoring harvest to a nationleading 143 points (47g, 96a) That moved the two-time All-American and Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist into 23rd place on UMD s all-time scoring charts, one point behind the No. 22 occupant, Hockey Hall of Famer Brett Hull ( ) 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 off consistency when it comes to offensive contributions Consider this: 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 is now within four assists of becoming the 14th Bulldog ever to reach the 100 mark for a career The Bulldogs have outshot their opponents in all six games to date and holds a advantage in that department Senior center Travis Oleksuk had his six-game goal scoring streak snapped in last Saturday s 2-2 deadlock with Providence College Oleksuk s run began in the NCAA Frozen Four championship against Michigan and continued through the first five outings of (he also potted a pair of goals in the Oct. 2 exhibition victory over Lakehead University) Oleksuk, who tops the WCHA in overall goals with six, still has managed least one point in all six games to date the lone Bulldog to so The Thunder Bay, Ont. native and alternate team captain will skate in his 100th career game this Friday night Junior left winger Mike Seidel and Oleksuk have combined to collect half of UMD s 22 goals this season Seidel has five tallies to his credit, including a team-leading three on the power-play Over the last four seasons, UMD has gone in overtime games (.636 winning percentage), picking up a school-record seven of those wins one year ago Senior defenseman Scott Kishel was blanked in the points column last Saturday night at Providence College which put the clamps on his career-high four-game scoring streak The Bulldogs are at AMSOIL Arena since that $80-million, 6,726-seat facility opened on Dec. 30, 2010 Sophomore right winger J.T. Brown, a All-WCHA Rookie Team pick and the reigning Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player, currently is tied for second in scoring among Bulldogs with six points and has put a team-leading 35 shots on goal After giving up eight power-plays in 18 opportunities to the opposition during the first two weekends of the season, UMD went 10-for-11 on the penaltykill against Providence College Rookie center Caleb Herbert will take a four-game scoring streak into this Friday s clash with Bemidji State Since the start of the season, UMD is when taking a lead into the final period of play with the lone loss coming at the hands of Bemidji State at the WCHA Final Five.