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WCHASTANDINGS 2012-2013
Team………………………W-L-T………Points
1. St. Cloud St……………15-6-1…….….312. Nebraska-Omaha….....14-8-2…....…..30
3. Minnesota State……….14-9-1.…...….29
4. Minnesota……………...12-6-4……..…28
5. North Dakota.………….11-5-6………..28
6. Wisconsin…....………..10-7-7………...27
7. Denver…………..……..10-7-5..….......25
8. Colorado College ……..8-10-4..…..….20
9. Minnesota-Duluth….…..8-12-4……….20
10. Michigan Tech………..6-14-4…..……16
11. Bemidji State……..…..5-13-6......……16
12. Alaska-Anchorage…....2-18-6.....……10
WCHA Games
#7 St. Could St. @ Colorado College
Last weekend the Huskies and the Tigers were taking breaks from hockey.The Huskies still control their destiny for the McNaughton Cup, keep winning and win the cup. The Tigers odds of getting home ice are not good, needing to make up five points in six games, and then they need help, lots of help. CC hosts MSUM next week before ending the season at MTU. The Huskies on the other hand have MTU next week and go to UW to end the season. The Huskies have only one loss in their last eight games, and that was to the UM. The Tigers are undefeated in their last five games going 2-0-3 over that span. When a team is desperate like CC, the Huskies better be ready for the kitchen sink to be thrown at them this weekend. SPLIT
#6 North Dakota @ #10 Denver
Last weekend NoDak was on a bye and Pioneers were also on a bye.These teams met earlier this year in Grand Forks with UND taking three points in a Friday night 2-2 tie and a win on Saturday 6-3. NoDak is on a three game winning streak and a five game unbeaten streak, DU is 2-2-1 in their last five contests. The games in December were not as heated as some of the past season. And this weekend with valuable WCHA points at stake, I don’t think anyone wants to take any unnecessary penalties. The Pioneers have played well in Denver this season owning a 10-4-3 record at Magness Arena, NoDak is a respectable 7-5-1 away from The Ralph this year. I think this series comes down to goal tending and who makes a few timely saves or even steals a game. SPLIT
Minnesota-Duluth @ #2 Minnesota
Last weekend the Bulldogs got a point from the Beavers (4-2, 1-1ot) in Bemidji and the Gophers split with the Badgers (3-2W, 2-3L) in Madison/Chicago.The Bulldogs are all but guaranteed a road trip in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. They would need to run their remaining schedule and get a ton of help. UMD has not won a game since defeating CC on Jan-18, that’s more than a month. If a Bulldog had a tail it would firmly tucked between in legs now. However, UMD can look ahead to next weekend when they host the Chargers from Huntsville, who only have three wins on the season. The Gophers will be just too much for the Bulldogs to handle, too much speed, and too much talent. Plus the Gophers are looking to grab the last McNaughton Cup, and need to gain ground on the teams ahead of them. GOPHERS SWEEP
NON-Conference
Penn State @ #18 Wisconsin (Sun/Mon)
Last weekend the Badgers split with the Gophers (2-3L, 3-2W) in Madison/Chicago and the Nittany Lions swept Oklahoma (4-1, 3-0) in exhibition play.PSU has a couple of quality wins this year, over Michigan St., Ohio St., and Air Force. This is the last series for the Lions this year and are current owners of a 12-13-0 record. The Badgers are playing well and be the best team PSU has seen this season. I don’t think PSU will get many scoring opportunities against the stingy Badgers defense. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a couple of shut outs in Madison this weekend. BADGERS SWEEP
Exhibition
US U-18 @ #14 Nebraska-Omaha (Fri)
Last weekend the Mavericks swept the Seawolves (3-0, 6-5ot) in Anchorage.This is Omaha’s last “break” before the end of the season and playoff run starts. Since this game doesn’t exist in the record books, I look to see Omaha play a few goalies in this game and see who might be the go to guy. UNO WINS
BYE WEEK
Alaska-Anchorage Bemidji St.
Michigan Tech
#9 Minnesota State
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