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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 January 30, 2012 Month of February Launches with Five WCHA Series as UNO Hosts BSU, MTU Visits MSU; UW Hosts SCSU, UMD Heads to UAA, CC and DU Play Home-and-Home; Six Teams Separated by Five Points League-Leading Minnesota Gets Bye Week, Owns Five-Point Advantage in MacNaughton Cup Race after Jan Home-and-Home Sweep vs SCSU; Five Points Separate Six Teams Between Second and Seventh; Denver Moves into Third with Two Wins at UAA; Michigan Tech Earns Three Key Points with Road Tie and Win over No. 1-Ranked Bulldogs; North Dakota Sweeps UW to Climb into Share of Fourth; Five WCHA Teams Ranked in Latest USCHO.Div. 1 Men s National Poll for Jan. 23 UMD at No. 1/2, UM at No. 1/2, CC No. 11, DU No. 13, UND No. 17 UNO, MTU Receive Votes; WCHA Teams Stand (.607) in Non-Conference Play; Ticket Packages for 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five at Xcel Energy Center Continue on Sale MADISON, Wis. The month of February, a four-week blitz that could go a long way in determining this season s Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season champion and the six teams that will earn home ice for the first round of playoffs, launches Friday and Saturday with five league series. On the docket for Feb. 3-4 are two-game match ups featuring Nebraska Omaha hosting Bemidji State, Michigan Tech traveling to Minnesota State, Wisconsin entertaining St. Cloud State, Minnesota Duluth visiting Alaska Anchorage and Colorado College and Denver playing home-and-home. Heading into the final five weeks of the regular season, No. 1/2-ranked Minnesota has opened a five-point advantage in the race for the MacNaughton Cup and just five points separate six teams between second place and No. 1/2-ranked Minnesota Duluth and seventh place Michigan Tech. At CenturyLink Center (15,959) in Omaha this weekend, the UNO Mavericks ( , WCHA) WCHA Men s Standings Conference Only Overall Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA 1 Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Denver Colorado College North Dakota Nebraska Omaha Michigan Tech St. Cloud State Wisconsin Bemidji State Minnesota State Alaska Anchorage con t This Week in the WCHA Games for Friday, February 3: St. Cloud State at Wisconsin (WCHA), ; Bemidji State at Nebraska Omaha (WCHA), ; Michigan Tech at Minnesota State (WCHA), ; Colorado College at Denver (WCHA), ; Minnesota Duluth at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT. Games for Saturday, February 4: Bemidji State at Nebraska Omaha (WCHA), ; Michigan Tech at Minnesota State (WCHA), ; Denver at Colorado College (WCHA), ; St. Cloud State at Wisconsin (WCHA), 8:07 pm CT; Minnesota Duluth at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT.

2 return to action after a bye week by taking on Bemidji State ( , WCHA) at on Friday and on Saturday. The Mavericks hold a advantage in the four-game regular season series, having tied (3-3 ot) and won (5-1) at Sanford Center in Bemidji back on Nov In Mankato, Minnesota State (9-18-1, WCHA) will engage Michigan Tech ( , WCHA) in a pair of evening contests, with Friday s face-off at Verizon Wireless Center (4,832) at and Saturday s contest at. The Mavericks and Huskies split their first two-game set back on Nov. 4-5 at John MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Houghton, with MTU blanking MSU 1-0 in the opener and MSU coming back for a 6-3 triumph in game two. Michigan Tech is in calendar year At the Kohl Center (15,325) in Madison on Feb. 2-3, two clubs separated by a single point in the standings Wisconsin ( , WCHA) and St. Cloud State ( , WCHA) will do battle at on Friday evening and 8:07 pm CT on Saturday night. The Huskies are vs the Badgers this season, having earned three points in their Nov. 4-5 series at the National Hockey Center with a 7-2 victory and 3-3 (ot) tie. Up at Sullivan Arena (6,251) this weekend, Alaska Anchorage (6-16-2, WCHA) will go up against defending national champion Minnesota Duluth (17-5-4, WCHA) in a pair of 7:07 pm AT puck drops. The Bulldogs swept the Seawolves at AMSOIL Arena back on Nov by 5-0 and 3-1 counts. And in the Rocky Mountain state this Friday and Saturday, archrivals Colorado College (14-9-1, WCHA) and Denver (15-8-3, WCHA) will go head-to-head in a home-and-home set. Game one between the No. 11-ranked Tigers and No. 13-ranked Pioneers will be played on Friday evening at at DU s Magness Arena (6,025) with Saturday s rematch at the Colorado Springs World Arena (7,380) at. Both teams won at home in their first go-round this season, with DU skating to a 5-4 win on Nov. 12 and CC prevailing 4-3 (ot) on Dec. 2. Denver sports a five-game winning streak heading into the series. Idle from competition this week are both Minnesota (19-9-1, WCHA) and No. 17-ranked North Dakota ( , WCHA). With five weeks and 54 conference games remaining in the regular season, this week s league standings find first place Minnesota expanding their lead to five points (20 gp, , 30 points) over second place Minnesota Duluth (18 gp, , 25 points), Denver (18 gp, , 23 points) moving up to third and Colorado College (18 gp, , 22 points) and defending champion North Dakota (20 gp, , 22 points) tied for fourth. Nebraska Omaha (18 gp, 9-6-3, 21 points) is sixth, followed closely by Michigan Tech (18 gp, 9-7-2, 20 points) in seventh. St. Cloud State (20 gp, , 17 points) is eighth Last Week in the WCHA Results of Friday, January 27 Michigan Tech 4 at Minnesota Duluth 4 ot (WCHA) St. Cloud State 1 at Minnesota 2 (WCHA) Minnesota State 1 at Bemidji State 2 (WCHA) Wisconsin 3 at North Dakota 5 (WCHA) Denver 4 at Alaska Anchorage 2 (WCHA) Results of Saturday, January 28 Minnesota 3 at St. Cloud State 2 (WCHA) Minnesota State 5 at Bemidji State 2 (WCHA) Michigan Tech 5 at Minnesota Duluth 0 (WCHA) Wisconsin 2 at North Dakota 4 (WCHA) Denver 6 at Alaska Anchorage 3 (WCHA) Coming Up in the WCHA Games for Friday, February 10 * Nebraska Omaha at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), Colorado College at Bemidji State (WCHA), Minnesota at Denver (WCHA), 8:07 pm MT Minnesota State at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT * Winter Carnival Games for Saturday, February 11 * Nebraska Omaha at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 5:07 pm ET Colorado College at Bemidji State (WCHA), North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), Minnesota at Denver (WCHA), Minnesota State at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT * Winter Carnival Games for Friday, February 17 Bemidji State at Minnesota (WCHA0, Denver at Wisconsin (WCHA), Alaska Anchorage at St. Cloud State (WCHA), Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota State (WCHA), Michigan Tech at North Dakota (WCHA), Nebraska Omaha at Colorado College (WCHA), 8:07 pm MT Games for Saturday, February 18 Alaska Anchorage at St. Cloud State (WCHA), Bemidji State at Minnesota (WCHA), Denver at Wisconsin (WCHA), Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota State (WCHA), Michigan Tech at North Dakota (WCHA), Nebraska Omaha at Colorado College (WCHA), this week, Wisconsin (20 gp, , 16 points) is ninth, Bemidji State (18 gp, , 14 points) is 10th, Minnesota State (20 gp, , 11 points) is 11th and Alaska Anchorage (20 gp, , seven points) is 12th. The team with the most points at the end of the regular season receives the MacNaughton Cup and the No. 1 playoff seed as conference champion. Should two teams tie for first place they would be declared co-champions. The top six ranked teams in the final regular season WCHA standings will earn home ice for the first round of playoffs. Those best-of-three series will be contested the weekend of March 9-11, with No. 1 hosting No. 12, No. 2 hosting No. 11, No. 3 hosting No. 10, No. 4 hosting No. 9, No. 5 hosting No. 8, and No. 6 hosting No. 7. The six first round playoff winners will then earn berths in the 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, set for March at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. At the Final Five, the No. 1 and No. 2 seeded teams will receive a first-day bye. There will be two games played on Thursday at 2:07 pm and, and then two semi-final matchups on Friday at 2:07 pm and. On Saturday, the Broadmoor Trophy championship game will be played at 7:07 pm CT. The winner of the Final Five receives the WCHA s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In conference play last weekend Friday, Jan. 27 and Saturday, Jan. 28 three teams were able to gain sweeps as Minnesota captured both ends of a home-and-home series with St. Cloud State, Denver swept at Alaska Anchorage, and North Dakota downed visiting Wisconsin twice. Michigan Tech probably turned in the biggest weekend, taking three of four points on the road from top-ranked Minnesota Duluth while host Bemidji State and Minnesota State split. At Mariucci Arena last Friday evening, the host Golden Gophers won

3 2-1 over St. Cloud State on a game-winning goal from center Nick Bjugstad at 11:49 of period two, a goal and an assist from right winger Jake Hansen and a stellar defense that limited the Huskies to just 13 shots on goal. Last Saturday, as the series moved to St. Cloud, UM again won by a single goal, this time 3-2 as left winger Sam Warning notched the game-winner at 18:41 of the third period. The Gophers limited the Huskies to just 12 shots on goal in game two, with center Ben Hanowski scoring both goals for SCSU. At Sullivan Arena last weekend, Denver won both games against the host UAA Seawolves to bank four points, skating to a 4-2 and 6-3 decisions. On Jan. 27, linemates Drew Shore (C, 1-2=3) and Luke Salazar (RW, 1-2=3) each had three points for the Pioneers, with Shore netting the winner at 1:29 of the second, while defenseman Joey LaLeggia had two assists. On Jan. 28, Denver left winger Ty Loney scored a pair of goals, Salazar had three assists, right winger Chris Knowlton had a goal and two helpers and LaLeggia had 1-1=2 to help goaltender Sam Brittain gain the victory with 24 stops in his first action since missing 25 games to injury. In Grand Forks last Friday and Saturday, North Dakota logged back-to-back two-goal victories over visiting Wisconsin with 5-3 and 4-2 verdicts at Ralph Engelstad Arena and evened their four-game regular season series at 2-2. In the opener, linemates Brock Nelson (LW) and Danny Kristo (RW) each had a goal and an assist for UND while left winger Stephane Pattyn s first collegiate goal at 18:06 of the third stood as the winner. For UW, right winger Michael Mersch tallied twice. In game two, Nelson and Kristo duplicated their Friday night efforts with a goal and an assist each, with right winger Michael Parks notching the deciding goal at 15:21 of period two. At AMSOIL Arena in Duluth last weekend, visiting Michigan Tech stung the No. 1-ranked UMD Bulldogs by following a 4-4 (ot) tie on Friday with a 5-0 whitewash on Saturday to earn three road points. After trailing 4-0 in game one, Tech scored nine unanswered goals in the series. On Jan. 27, UMD left winger Caleb Herbert scored two of his team s four goals in the first period before the Huskies rallied for the tie behind a goal and assist from right winger Jordan Baker, two assists from center Brett Olson, a shorthanded third period marker from center Jacob Johnstone, and a game-tying, third period powerplay tally from left winger David Johnstone at 14:12. On Jan. 28, MTU goaltender Josh Robinson stopped all 29 shots on goal for the 5-0 shutout win, with left winger Blake Pietila (1g, 2a), David Johnstone (1g, 1a) and defenseman Steven Seigo (2a) providing the offense. The Huskies also blanked Minnesota Duluth on all six power-play chances in the series. And at Sanford Center in Bemidji last weekend, the host BSU Beavers split with Minnesota State. Bemidji State earned a 2-1 victory on Friday behind 39 saves from goaltender Dan Bakala and a gamewinning third period goal from right winger Jordan George at 9:46. The visiting Mavericks stormed back on Saturday, however, to post a 5-2 triumph as left winger Michael Dorr (2g, 1a), center Zach Lehrke (1g, 1a), and right wingers Eriah Hayes (1g, 1a) and Mike Louwerse (1g, 1a) all had two points. Looking ahead to the weekend of Friday and Saturday, Feb , there will again be five WCHA series contested as Michigan Tech entertains Nebraska Omaha for Winter Carnival, Bemidji State hosts Colorado College, North Dakota travels to Minnesota Duluth, Denver hosts Minnesota and Minnesota State heads to Alaska Anchorage. Both St. Cloud State and Wisconsin will be idle. In this week s USCHO.com Div. 1 Men s College Hockey Poll released for Jan. 30, Minnesota Duluth continues with a No. 1 national ranking, Minnesota is up to No. 2, Colorado College is at No. 11, Denver is at No. 13 and North Dakota is at No. 17. Also receiving votes from the WCHA were Nebraska Omaha and Michigan Tech. And in the latest USA Hockey/USA Hockey Magazine Div. 1 Men s College Hockey Poll issued January 30, Minnesota is ranked No. 1, Minnesota Duluth is No. 2, Colorado College is No. 11 and Denver is No. 13. Receiving votes in the poll was North Dakota. Heading into February, six of the WCHA s 12-member teams own winning records overall while nine are at least.500. The top winning percentage overall is held by Minnesota Duluth at (.731), Minnesota is at (.672), Denver is at (.634), Colorado College is at (.604), North Dakota is at (.593) and Nebraska Omaha is at (.538). Michigan Tech ( ), Wisconsin ( ) and Bemidji State ( ) are all at.500. Through 84 games this season, WCHA-member teams stand a combined (.607) in non-conference play. League teams stand (.929) vs the Atlantic Hockey Association, (.800) vs Independents, (.650) vs ECAC Hockey, (.420) vs the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and (.433) vs the Hockey East Association. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association, home to a record 37 men s 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 again provide it s weekly radio show This Week in the WCHA via wcha.com and to interested media outlets. The show is posted 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.

4 Ticket Packages for 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five at Xcel Energy Center on Sale Now Pick Your Final Five Sweepstakes Launches SAINT PAUL, Minn. Xcel Energy Center and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) announced that tournament packages for the 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, to be held March at Xcel Energy Center, went on sale at 10 am Monday, Dec. 5. All session packages are $160 and $75 and can be purchased at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, charge by phone at or online at To charge by phone using Ticketmaster TDD/TTY, call Groups (12+) call Fans can celebrate college hockey at the Microsoft Store WCHA Fan Fest Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17 from 4:30-6:30 pm where guests can celebrate the Red Baron WCHA Final Five with music, interactive games, food, beverages and more. Cheerleaders, mascots and WCHA pep bands will also be present at this event with live music from Uncle Chunk on Friday and Playback on Saturday. College hockey fans will once again have the opportunity to get in on the tournament action with the return of the Pick Your Final Five Sweepstakes. Fans that enter will have a chance to win a prize of four (4) ticket packages to the 2013 Red Baron WCHA Final Five. Here's how the sweepstakes works: Visit starting at 12:01 am CT on Monday, Dec. 5. Choose the six (6) WCHA teams you predict will make it to the 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five. Choose the two (2) teams you predict will make the Championship game. Choose the 2012 Red Baron WCHA Championship winning team. Guess how many total goals will be scored during the 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five. If more than one (1) person correctly answers all four (4) questions, all contestants with correct answers will be entered into a random drawing to determine the prize winner. If no one correctly answers all four (4) questions, those persons that answer the most number of questions correctly will be entered into a random drawing to determine the winner. The contest begins at 12:01 am CT on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011, and ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on Friday, March 2, The winner will be announced by noon CT on Sunday, March 18, NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. The Pick Your Final Five Sweepstakes is subject in all respects to the complete Official Rules available at or by sending a S.A.S.E. to Pick Your Final Five Sweepstakes Rules Request, c/o Saint Paul Arena Company, LLC, 175 W. Kellogg Blvd., Ste. 501, St. Paul, MN Open only to entrants who, as of the entry date, are permanent legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old. Void outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited or restricted by law. Sweepstakes entry period begins at 12:01 am Central Time ( CT ) on Dec. 5, 2011 and ends at 11:59 pm CT on March 2, LIMIT: One (1) entry per person (regardless of method of entry) or address (physical or ). Entry methods, limits, restrictions and instructions, and prize information and restrictions are set forth in the Official Rules. Sponsor: Saint Paul Arena Company, LLC, 175 W. Kellogg Blvd., Ste. 501, St. Paul, MN This Week in the National Polls USCHO.com Div. 1 Men s College Hockey Poll Minneapolis, Minn./January 30, 2012 Rk Team (First Place) Record Pts Last Week 1 Minnesota Duluth (28) Minnesota (21) Boston University Merrimack Boston College Ferris State (1) Michigan Notre Dame Massachusetts-Lowell Ohio State Colorado College Union Denver Cornell Maine Western Michigan North Dakota Miami Northern Michigan Colgate NR others receiving votes: Michigan State 69, Lake Superior State 52, Rochester Institute of Technology 15, Nebraska Omaha 10, Michigan Tech 5, Quinnipiac 5, Harvard 4, Northeastern 1. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men s Division 1 College Hockey Poll Week 17: January 30, 2012 Rk Team, Points (1st Place) Record Last Poll 1 Minnesota, 473 (18) Minnesota Duluth, 473 (16) Boston University, Merrimack, Boston College, Notre Dame, Ferris State, Michigan, UMass Lowell, Ohio State, Colorado College, Union College, Denver, Cornell, Maine, NR others receiving votes: Western Michigan, 44; Miami, 34; North Dakota, 24; Northern Michigan, 12; Colgate, 7; Rochester Institute of Technology, 2.

5 Five Weeks Remain in Chase for WCHA Championship; North Dakota is Defending MacNaughton Cup Champion The race for the WCHA regular season championship and MacNaughton Cup is down to the final five weeks and 54 games. Six of the league s 12-member men s teams have played 20 of their 28 conference games (UAA, UM, MSU, UND, SCSU, UW) while six teams (BSU, CC, DU, MTU, UMD, UNO) have played 18. North Dakota is the defending WCHA regular season and MacNaughton Cup champion. Leading the chase through games of Jan. 30 is Minnesota with 30 points and a record in 20 games. Minnesota Duluth, with two games in hand on the Gophers, is second with 25 points and a mark, Denver is third with 23 points (18 gp, ), Colorado College (18 gp, ) and North Dakota (20 gp, ) are tied for fourth with 22 points apiece, Nebraska Omaha (18 gp, 9-6-3) is sixth with 21 points and Michigan Tech (18 gp, 9-7-2) is seventh with 20. A 168-game marathon, the championship race will conclude the weekend of March 2-3, with the first place team being crowned MacNaughton Cup champions. Should two teams deadlock for the top spot, they will be declared co-champions. There are only two more non-conference games involving WCHA teams Feb when in-state rivals Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks (CCHA) play for the Alaska Airlines Governor s Cup. Remaining WCHA Schedules, by Team Alaska Anchorage (8 games/6 home, 2 away): Feb. 3-4 vs MINNESOTA DULUTH; Feb vs MINNESOTA STATE; Feb. St. Cloud State; March 2-3 vs BEMIDJI STATE. Bemidji State (10 games/4 home, 6 away): Feb. Nebraska Omaha; Feb vs COLORADO COLLEGE; Feb. Minnesota; Feb vs WISCONSIN; March Alaska Anchorage. Colorado College (10 games/5 home, 5 away): Feb. Denver/vs DENVER; Feb. Bemidji State; Feb vs NEBRASKA OMAHA; Feb. Minnesota Duluth; March 2-3 vs MICHIGAN TECH. Denver (10 games/5 home, 5 away): Feb. 3-4 vs COLORADO COLLEGE/@ Colorado College; Feb vs MINNESOTA; Feb. Wisconsin; Feb vs NORTH DAKOTA; March Nebraska Omaha. Michigan Tech (10 games/4 home, 6 away): Feb. Minnesota State; Feb vs NEBRASKA OMAHA; Feb. North Dakota; Fe vs ST. CLOUD STATE; March Colorado College. Minnesota (8 games/4 home, 4 away): Feb. Denver; Feb vs BEMIDJI STATE; Feb. Nebraska Omaha; March 2-3 vs WISCONSIN. Minnesota Duluth (10 games/4 home, 6 away): Feb. Alaska Anchorage; Feb vs NORTH DAKOTA; Feb. Minnesota State; Feb vs COLORADO COLLEGE; March St. Cloud State. Minnesota State (8 games/4 home, 4 away): Feb. 3-4 vs MICHIGAN TECH; Feb. Alaska Anchorage; Feb vs MINNESOTA DULUTH; March North Dakota. Nebraska Omaha (10 games/6 home, 4 away): Feb. 3-4 vs BEMIDJI STATE; Feb. Michigan Tech; Feb. Colorado College; Feb vs MINNESOTA; March 2-3 vs DENVER. North Dakota (8 games/4 home, 4 away): Feb. Minnesota Duluth; Feb vs MICHIGAN TECH; Feb. Denver; March 2-3 vs MINNESOTA STATE. St. Cloud State (8 games/4 home, 4 away): Feb. Wisconsin; Feb vs ALASKA ANCHORAGE; Feb. Michigan Tech; March 2-3 vs MINNESOTA DULUTH. Wisconsin (8 games/4 home, 4 away): Feb. 3-4 vs ST. CLOUD STATE; Feb vs DENVER; Feb. Bemidji State; March Minnesota. Two-Game WCHA Series Sweeps, by Team Alaska Anchorage (0): Bemidji State (1): Oct vs Michigan Tech (6-5, 3-1). Colorado College (3): Oct vs Bemidji State (3-1, 6-4); Nov vs Wisconsin (4-2, 4-1); Dec. Minnesota State (2-1 ot, 6-2). Denver (3): Oct vs Minnesota State (4-2, 10-2); Jan vs Bemidji State (6-3, 3-2); Jan. Alaska Anchorage (4-2, 6-3). Michigan Tech (2): Oct vs Wisconsin (2-1 ot, 3-2 ot); Jan vs Alaska Anchorage (6-2, 6-4). Minnesota (5): Oct. Minnesota Duluth (5-4 ot, 5-4); Oct. Alaska Anchorage (5-0, 3-1); Nov. 4-5 vs North Dakota (2-0, 3-2); Dec. 2-3 vs Minnesota State (4-2, 3-2); Jan vs St. Cloud State/@ St. Cloud State (2-1, 3-2). Minnesota Duluth (4): Oct vs Bemidji State (6-2, 1-0); Nov vs Alaska Anchorage (5-0, 3-1); Nov vs Minnesota State (5-2, 7-3); Dec. Michigan Tech (5-3, 5-3). Minnesota State (0): Nebraska Omaha (1): Oct vs Alaska Anchorage (4-1, 3-1). North Dakota (3): Nov vs Colorado College (7-6, 4-3); Dec. Alaska Anchorage (5-2, 4-1); Jan vs Wisconsin (5-3, 4-2). St. Cloud State (0): Wisconsin (2): Oct vs North Dakota (5-3, 5-4); Jan vs Alaska Anchorage (4-0, 3-2). WCHA Road Victories, by Team Alaska Anchorage (2): Nov. Minnesota State (5-4); Dec. Colorado College (6-3). Bemidji State (1): Dec. St. Cloud State (3-1). Colorado College (4): Nov. 5 at Nebraska Omaha (5-2); Dec. Minnesota State (2-1 ot); Dec. Minnesota State (6-2); Jan. Minnesota (2-1). Denver (4): Dec. Bemidji State (3-2); Dec. St. Cloud State (3-2 ot); Jan. Alaska Anchorage (4-2); Jan. Alaska Anchorage (6-3). Michigan Tech (3): Nov. Alaska Anchorage (5-0); Dec. Minnesota (3-2 ot); Jan. Minnesota Duluth (5-0). Minnesota (7): Oct. Minnesota Duluth (5-4 ot); Oct. Minnesota Duluth (5-4); Oct. Alaska Anchorage (5-0); Oct. Alaska Anchorage (3-1); Nov. Wisconsin (4-1); Jan. North Dakota (6-2); Jan. St. Cloud State (3-2). Minnesota Duluth (5): Nov. Denver (4-0); Dec. Michigan Tech (5-3); Dec. Michigan Tech (5-3); Dec. Wisconsin (4-2); Jan. Nebraska Omaha (6-2). Minnesota State (2): Nov. Michigan Tech (6-3); Jan Bemidji State (5-2). Nebraska Omaha (4): Oct. Wisconsin (5-4); Nov. Bemidji State (5-1); Dec. North Dakota (2-1 ot); Jan. Minnesota State (2-1 ot). North Dakota (4): Nov. Bemidji State (5-2); Dec. Alaska Anchorage (5-2); Dec. Alaska Anchorage (4-1); Jan. St. Cloud State (3-2). St. Cloud State (3): Oct. North Dakota (4-0); Nov. Minnesota State (3-2); Jan. Colorado College (5-4 ot). Wisconsin (1): Jan. Minnesota State (4-0).

6 WCHA Home & Away Records, by Team Alaska Anchorage: Home = Away = Bemidji State: Home = Away = Colorado College: Home = Away = Denver: Home = Away = Michigan Tech: Home = Away = Minnesota: Home = Away = Minnesota Duluth: Home = Away = Minnesota State: Home = Away = Nebraska Omaha: Home = Away = North Dakota: Home = Away = St. Cloud State: Home = Away = Wisconsin: Home = Away = Tickets for 2012 NCAA Men s Div. 1 Midwest and West Regionals on Sale Now MTU to Host Midwest Regional at Resch Center in Green Bay; UM to Host West Regional at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul Tickets for the two NCAA Men s Div. 1 Ice Hockey Regionals to be hosted by WCHA-member teams are on sale now. Michigan Tech will host the NCAA Midwest Regional on Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24 at Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. All-session ticket packages (one ticket to both games on Friday and one ticket for final on Saturday) are priced at $68 each and are available for purchase at NCAA.com/tickets ( icehockey-men/article/ /regional-and-championshiptickets) and via the Resch Center ( default.asp?resch=12&objid=1439). Game times are 4:30 pm CT and 8:00 pm CT on March 23 and 8:00 pm CT on March 24. Minnesota will host the NCAA West Regional on Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. If Minnesota qualifies for the NCAA tournament, the Gophers will be assigned to play in the West Regional. All-session ticket packages (one ticket to both games Saturday and one ticket for championship game on Sunday) are priced at $90 (plus fees and taxes) and are available for purchase at NCAA.com/tickets (( icehockey-men/article/ /regional-and-championshiptickets). West Regional tickets are also available at the Xcel Energy Center box office, or by calling Ticketmaster charge-by-phone at To charge by phone using Ticketmaster TDD/TTY, call Game times are 12:30 pm CT and 4:00 pm CT on Saturday and 4:30 pm CT on Sunday. NCAA Men s Frozen Four Tickets on Sale 2012 Marks the First Time the Final will be Held in Florida Visit Us on the Web at WCHA.com Official Site 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 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 men s and women s teams. In addition, 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 This is a fully functional mobile website that also includes game stories, statistics, etc. A Live Mobile National Scoreboard box scores via 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 An Upgraded Standings Page includes information on head-to-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. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Tickets for the 2012 NCAA Men s Frozen Four went on sale Nov. 19. Reserved all session tickets for both semifinals and the championship game are $195 and can be purchased by visiting NCAA.com/frozenfour. The event will take place on April 5 and 7 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. The Men s Frozen Four has sold out 11 of the previous 12 years, with the only non-sellout occurring in 2010, when a crowd of 37,592 set the world indoor hockey attendance record at Ford Field in Detroit. The St. Pete Times Forum, which recently completed a $40 million renovation, will be known as the Tampa Bay Times Forum as of Jan. 1, 2012.

7 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five March Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN Download the WCHA Final Five Fan Guide, with Information on Tickets, Hotels, Special Events, etc., Now at WCHA.com 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, Final Five Ticket Packages On Sale Now Ticket packages for the 2012 Red Baron WCHA FInal Five at Xcel Energy Center are on sale now. Each ticket package includes five tickets, one ticket to each of the five games of the tournament. All session packages are $160 and $75 and can be purchased at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, charge by phone at or online at To charge by phone using Ticketmaster TDD/TTY, call Group Tickets: Group tickets (12+) are available for tournament packages and individual games. 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 are: Game 1 (LCU = $25, Upper = $20); Game 2 (LCU = $30, Upper = $20; Game 3 (LCU = $40, Upper = $20); Game 4 (LCU = $45, Upper = $20); Game 5 (LCU = $45, Upper = $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.

8 WCHA Weekly Team Notebooks University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves The Alaska Anchorage Seawolves continue their six-game homestand with the NCAA defending champions and the top ranked Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs on Feb. 3-4 at the Sullivan Arena the games are scheduled to commence at 7:07 p.m. both nights the home series marks the second time UAA and UMD have met this season The Seawolves and the Bulldogs met on Nov in Duluth, with UMD sweeping the league series, 5-0 and 3-1 UMD leads the all-time series record at and at Anchorage, the last time the teams met in Alaska was on March 5-6, 2010 with UAA winning the Friday night game, 3-2, before UMD won on Saturday, 6-3 in the last 12 outings, the teams are even at the last time UAA swept at home was on Nov. 5-6, 2004 (5-4, 3-0) the last time UAA faced a top-three ranked team was on Oct. 8, 2010 against No. 2 North Dakota (5-5 ot) The Seawolves were handed their sixth and seventh straight losses with a 4-2 and 6-3 defeats by then-no. 15-ranked Denver on Jan at the Sullivan Arena the seven-game losing streak is the most since Dave Shyiak s first season at helm for UAA in (10 losses) On Jan. 27 against DU, sophomore F Matt Bailey netted his fourth goal of the season, and first since Nov. 18 against Michigan Tech junior F Mitch Bruijsten s assist tied the Nijmegen, Netherlands native with senior F/D Curtis Leinweber, with 12 points apiece freshman F Eric Scheid s goal was his third of the season tying F Sam Mellor for most among freshmen, while his 9 points leads the rookie class freshman F Kory Roy s assist was his second collegiate point On Jan. 28, the Seawolves received points from five of their six defensemen, including an assist from junior D Scott Warner, who leads UAA with 10 helpers collecting his first goal of the season was junior F Alex Gellert, while junior F Daniel Naslund and sophomore D Quinn Sproule each picked up their third tally of the season Leinweber and senior F Jade Portwood each played in 110th game on Saturday night, ranking them tied for 68th on the all-time games played list with a guaranteed 12 games remaining, Leinweber and Portwood could climb as high as No. 53 In net for the Seawolves was sophomore G Rob Gunderson (3-7-2), who played all 60 minutes on Friday, before getting pulled in the 1st period of Saturday s game in favor of sophomore G Chris Kamal Combined, UAA out-shot DU 59-54, including a lead in the third periods UAA was unable to keep the WCHA s top power-play team from scoring on the man-advantage, allowing DU to go 2-for-8 the power-play goal last Friday was the first allowed by the Seawolves since Dec. 10 at Colorado College UAA is ranked 6th in league games on the penalty-kill, stopping 72 of 89 attempts (80.9%) With the sweep, UAA remains in the basement of the league with seven points the Seawolves will play six of their last eight league games at home. Bemidji State University Beavers The Bemidji State men's hockey team split a WCHA series with Minnesota State University, Mankato Jan BSU gained a 2-1 victory last Friday before dropping the series finale 5-2 Saturday David Bohem posted a goal an an assist in the series to pace BSU an establish a new career-best with his first multi-point game as a Beaver Senior goaltender Dan Bakala posted a.975 save percentage and 1.00 goals-against average Friday leading Bemidji State to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota State Friday at Sanford Center He stopped 39 for 40 shots in 60 minutes between the pipes to improve to on the season The Beavers improve to at Sanford Center this season Strong play at home has always been a trait of the BSU men s hockey team, however, the team was just a year ago in its first season its new digs The Beavers closed the John S. Glas Fieldhouse posting at least 10 wins at home in five of the six final seasons and a total of 33 of 43 season played in the hallowed barn BSU was all-time ( ) in the building Last Friday's 2-1 victory over MSU extends BSU home winning streak to six games dating back to a Dec. 10, 2-1 triumph versus Denver The last time BSU earned wins in seven consecutive home games was a string of 11 victories stretching from Mar. 7, 2009 to Dec. 11, 2009, which included a 2009 College Hockey America tournament hosted at The Glas which served a springboard to BSU s magical 2009 Frozen Four run Jordan George increased his team goal scoring lead to 13 last Friday night, accounting for the game-winner with 10:14 to go It was his team-best third game-winning goal of the season He now leads all current Beavers and sits tied with Jean-Guy Gervais ( ) and Matt Pope ( ) for fourth on BSU s Division I-era game-winning goals leader board George has logged a point in nine of the Beavers last 13 games and leads the team with 13-7=20 points LAST Friday's goal was the 43rd of his career and accounted for his 90th collegiate point (43-47=90) Danny Mattson added his second goal as a Beaver last Friday extending his current team-best point scoring streak of five games Since Dec. 17 he has 2-4=6 points, after failing to record a point in his first six collegiate games BSU is when he scores a goal His streak came to an end Saturday Last Saturday s contests was the 100th in BSU green and white for juniors Jordan George and Ben Kinne and for senior Darcy Findlay The Beavers got two assists from its defensive corps versus MSU Beaver defensemen have now scored in 21 of BSU s 26 games this season and have posted 13 goals and 33 assists (13-33=46) to account for over 26% of BSU s total scoring with an average of 1.87 points per game Jake Areshenko accounted for both of BSU's blueline helpers on the weekend increasing his season total to 2-6=8 points David Bohem's shorthanded goal last Saturday stood as the Beavers first goal short a man since Sam Rendle logged a shortie Oct. 7 at Miami the Beavers first game of BSU now has two short-handed goals this season BSU lowest single-season total for shorties is three in , and Brad Hunt has accumulated 80 assists during his first 138 games as a Beaver to sit atop the BSU Div. 1 assists list and hold down second on BSU s all-time assist-scoring by defensemen list Terry Mattson ( ), father of current freshman Danny Mattson, currently holds that title after piling up 81 helpers during his career The last time Hunt scored a point was Dec. 17 a streak spanning six games That might not seem like much, but before being held scoreless last Saturday, the senior blueliner had never gone more than four games without a point Following a 6-for-7 series killing penalties, BSU's penalty-kill unit is now (.841) on the season to sit 17th in the country, which includes snuffing out 63-of-77 (.840) in WCHA play to rank third the league Of the 58 Div. 1 men s teams in the country, only Dartmouth (65), which has played six fewer games than BSU, has fewer power-play opportunities than the Beavers 75 chances this winter In WCHA play, BSU has just 53 PP opportunities trailing its nearest opponent, SCSU (70) by 17 Minnesota State leads the league with 99 man-advantage opportunities BSU is now on Friday s in while it is in Saturday contests Dan Bakala sat out of last Saturday due to injury, but in his last three starts vs Minnesota State, Bakala is He s piled up 120 saves, a 1.32 goals-against average and a.968 save percentage BSU is back on the road this week traveling to Omaha to battle Nebraska Omaha in a WCHA series BSU is all-time versus the Mavericks with includes a mark at CenturyLink Center Since Dec. 10, 2010, BSU is versus UNO and rides a fourgame unbeaten streak versus the Mavericks when playing in Omaha. Colorado College Tigers CC heads into this week s away-and-home series with archrival Denver needing at least three points to reclaim possession of the Gold Pan, which is awarded annually to the winner of the regular-season series between the teams With their 2-1 victory at Mariucci Arena on Friday, Jan. 20,

9 Weekly Team Notebooks con t the Tigers snapped a four-game losing streak to Minnesota that dated back to the season CC is in 30 all-time encounters with the Gophers at Mariucci after splitting there two weekends ago Senior defenseman/alternate captain Gabe Guentzel has played in 120 consecutive games for Colorado College He s missed only two of a possible 146 during his four-year career Senior forward Tim Hall, whose rebound tally with :36 seconds in regulation broke a 1-1 tie in the recent series opener at Minnesota, is the eighth different CC player to score a game-winning goal this season Senior center David Civitarese and junior right wing William Rapuzzi, who earned assists on Hall s red lighter, became the 18th and 19th Tigers to factor in on a GWG Colorado College is 12-0 in when leading after two periods and just 1-7 when trailing after two Eighteen of CC s 24 results this season, including the last eight overall as well as three in which the winning team has clinched victory with an empty-netter in the waning moments, have been one-goal games The Tigers are in those 18 outings Senior center/team captain Nick Dineen, who leads Colorado College with four game-winners, has matched his career high with 13 goals overall this season Dineen also has assisted on one GWG, factoring in on five altogether The Tigers have held their opponent scoreless on the power-play in 13 of their 24 outings in Sophomore netminder Josh Thorimbert has started nine of CC s last 11 games, posting a stingy 1.67 goals-against average and.943 saves percentage to go with a 6-3 won-lost record He s 2-1 in his last three appearances, with a 1.34 GAA and.963 saves ratio after stopping 73 of 76 Gopher shots in the recent split Colorado College, which led the nation in scoring offense for most of December, has slipped to fifth after lighting the lamp only 17 times in its last eight games Sophomore left wing Jaden Schwartz has recorded at least a point in 16 of the 18 games in which he s played this season The Tigers, who have given up eight shorthanded goals overall in 11-12, have cashed in only one of 16 power-plays during their last four outings but still rank eighth nationally with a 23.1% success ratio (25-for-108) CC gave up its eighth shorthanded goal of the season in that Saturday loss. University of Denver Pioneers No. 15 Denver renews its historic rivalry against in-state rival Colorado College on Feb. 3-4 DU is third in the WCHA with 23 points and 14th in the latest PairWise Rankings The Pioneers charted a 5-4 win and 4-3 overtime loss earlier this season DU owns a advantage over CC in the series that dates back to 1950 DU and CC meet for the 282nd time at Magness Arena in Denver on Feb. 3 and battle at World Arena in Colorado Springs on Feb. 4 Denver needs two points to retain the Gold Pan Trophy for the third consecutive season CC owns a 10-8 advantage in the Gold Pan series The Pioneers charted a two-game WCHA road sweep (4-2, 6-3) at Alaska Anchorage last weekend to increase their season-high winning streak to five games Junior co-captain Drew Shore (Denver, CO) leads the WCHA with 1.56 points per game and ranks second with 39 points (16g, 23a) Shore is tied for first in the nation with nine power-play goals and seven game-winning goals Freshman Joey LaLeggia (Burnaby, BC) leads NCAA rookies in scoring with 28 points (10g, 18a) LaLeggia leads NCAA rookie blueliners in points (28), goals (10) and assists (18) LaLeggia has 15 points (4g, 11a) during his eight-game point streak Fifth-year defenseman John Ryder (Colorado Springs, CO) and sophomore goaltender Sam Brittain (Calgary, AB) returned to the DU lineup at Alaska Anchorage Brittain missed DU s first 25 games with a knee injury and stopped 24 shots in the 6-3 win on Jan. 28 Forward Beau Bennett (Gardena, CA) and defenseman David Makowski (Wildwood, MO) remain out with injuries DU leads the WCHA on the power-play at 23.5% and has an eight-game scoring streak on the man-advantage DU is 12-for-34 (35.3%) on the power-play in its last eight games The Pioneers, who went 8-for-8 on the penalty-kill at Anchorage, rank sixth in the WCHA on the penalty-kill at 80.8%. Michigan Technological University Huskies Michigan Tech improved to in 2012 with a win and tie at Minnesota Duluth last weekend The Huskies became the first team to defeat UMD at AMSOIL Arena since Oct. 15 and the first to shutout the Bulldogs (who came into the series leading the nation at 3.96 goals per game) in more than a year (Dec. 30, 2011) Tech shutout UMD for a combined 109:47 following UMD s fourth goal in Friday s first period Tech s win over No. 1 UMD was its third victory over a top-three-ranked team this season The Huskies are in games against the top three this season Goaltender Josh Robinson (Frankenmuth, MI) posted 29 saves last Saturday to earn his third shutout victory of The senior also shut out Minnesota State Nov. 4 and Alaska Anchorage on Nov. 19 Robinson owns the sixth-best save percentage in the WCHA (.912) and seventh-best goals-against average in the league (2.78) Freshman David Johnstone (Grand Ledge, MI) continued his tear on the man-advantage, posting two power-play goals in two games at Minnesota Duluth The forward scored the game-tying goal with 5:38 remaining in Tech s 4-4 deadlock with the Bulldogs Friday (Jan. 27) Johnstone added another tally in the opening period of last Saturday s (Jan. 28) 5-0 victory for his fourth power-play goal in the last three games The rookie is tied for the team lead in goals with eight Six of those have come on the manadvantage Tech has six players tied for the team lead in goals with eight apiece Two other players have seven goals this season Nine Huskies scored at least two points in the series vs. UMD Freshman Blake Pietila (Brighton, MI) had a team-high four points on the weekend He had an assist on Friday and a goal and two assists on Saturday Pietila is tied with fellow freshman David Johnstone for third on the team in points Both players have eight goals and 11 assists for 19 total points in Ryan Furne (Oakdale, MN) continued his productivity with a goal and an assist in Duluth last weekend The sophomore forward owns seven points over the last seven games beginning with the GLI Dec. 29 Furne possesses 8-10=18 on the year Tech s win over No. 1 UMD was its first victory vs. a nationally-ranked team since it upset No. 2 Minnesota in Minneapolis on Dec. 9 The Huskies held UMD senior and Hobey Baker Memorial Award candidate Jack Connolly scoreless on the weekend No team had accomplished that since Connolly s freshman year Tech held UMD scoreless on the power-play in six chances last weekend The Huskies have allowed just one power-play goal (a fiveon-three tally by Northern Michigan Jan. 21) in the last 23 chances The penalty-kill is 90.3% effective since Dec. 15 and 83.5% on the season (fourth best in the WCHA) Michigan Tech sits in seventh place in the league standings with 20 points In the last three years combined, the Huskies had 25 points in the WCHA Head coach Mel Pearson owns a record in his first year at the helm of the Huskies program The last Tech coach to go over.500 in his inaugural season was Jim Nahrgang, who was in Tech has 10 regular season games left Six are on the road and four are at home including the upcoming Winter Carnival series vs Nebraska Omaha Feb University of Minnesota Golden Gophers The Gophers, who have played 29 games this year ( record), do not play this week Minnesota returns to action Feb at WCHA foe Denver Minnesota leads the nation with 19 wins Minnesota Duluth and Ferris State are next with 17 wins The Gophers are in WCHA play and have a league-leading 30 points Minnesota Duluth, which has played two fewer league games than Minnesota, is second with an record and 25 points The Gophers are off this week, while Minnesota Duluth heads to Alaska Anchorage for two games Even if Minnesota Duluth sweeps Alaska Anchorage next weekend, the Gophers will still be atop the WCHA standings when they head to Denver in two weeks Minnesota is chasing its first MacNaughton Cup since when the Gophers finished with 39 points at in the WCHA That season was also the last time Minnesota finished with 15 or more wins in