WCHA Playoffs Open Friday; MacNaughton Cup Champ North Dakota, Minnesota-Duluth, Wisconsin, Denver, Minnesota To Host First Round Series
March 7, 2004
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MADISON, Wisc. With the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's top annual prize the MacNaughton Cup and the regular season championship now in the possession of the University of North Dakota for the fifth time in the past eight seasons under head coach Dean Blais and for a league record 13th time overall since the league's founding in 1951 attention switches to the proverbial OEsecond season'.
The WCHA's annual post-season playoff championship will be contested this coming weekend March 12, 13 and 14 (if necessary) with five first round, best-of-three series at campus sites. No. 1-seed North Dakota (26-6-3) will host No. 10-seed Michigan Tech (8-23-5) at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Regular season runner-up and No. 2-seed Minnesota-Duluth (23-10-4) will host No. 9-seed Minnesota State (9-22-5) at the Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center. Third place WCHA finisher and No. 3-seed Wisconsin (20-10-8) will host No. 8-seed Alaska Anchorage (11-20-3) at the Kohl Center. No. 4-seed Denver (23-10-5) will host No. 7-seed Colorado College (18-15-3) at Magness Arena. And No. 5-seed Minnesota (22-13-3) will host No. 6-seed St. Cloud State (18-14-4) at Mariucci Arena. Although tied for fourth in the final regular season standings, the Pioneers earned the higher tournament seed over the Golden Gophers by virtue of a 3-1 advantage in their head-to-head regular season season series.
Interestingly, three of the five first-round playoff matchups will constitute a continuation of regular season-ending series as North Dakota again hosts Michigan Tech, Denver again engages Colorado College, and Minnesota and St. Cloud State play again.
The five first-round WCHA playoff winners will then be re-seeded one through five according to their regular season finish, and earn a trip to the 2004 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, set for Thursday, March 18th, Friday, March 19th and Saturday, March 20th at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. Team #5 will play Team #4 on Thursday (March 18) night with the loser being eliminated. There will then be two sem-finals matchups on Friday (March 19), while Saturday (March 20) competition will feature the third place game and the Broadmoor Trophy championship game.
Play over the final week of the regular season March 2-6 saw the following key developments. North Dakota captured the MacNaughton Cup with a pair of 5-1 victories over visiting Michigan Tech.
Minnesota-Duluth gained three of four points at Wisconsin with a 2-2 overtime tie and 4-1 win to secure second place. Denver won twice over arch-rival Colorado College, 3-1 (@ CC) and 3-2 (@ Denver) to earn a share of fourth place, a home playoff berth, and the Gold Pan Trophy. Minnesota posted a 7-4, 4-2 home-ice sweep over St. Cloud State to earn a share of fourth place in the final standings and gain the final first round home playoff berth. And in non-conference play this past week, Minnesota State won twice, 5-3 and 9-1, in a home-and-home set with CCHA-member Nebraska-Omaha while host Alaska Anchorage split with CCHA-member Alaska Fairbanks, 5-4 and 4-6.
For the entire 2003-04 conference season, a total of 51 of the 140 conference games played, or 36%, were decided by one goal or less. In the 2002-03 season, 62 of the 140 total conference games, or 44%, were decided by one goal or less.
This Week in the WCHA - First Round Playoffs
Best-of-3. Friday, March 12: #10 Michigan Tech @ #1 North Dakota, 7:35 pm CT; #9 Minnesota State @ #2 Minnesota-Duluth, 7:05 pm CT; #8 Alaska Anchorage @ #3 Wisconsin, 7:05 pm CT; #7 Colorado College @ #4 Denver, 7:35 pm MT; #6 St. Cloud State @ #5 Minnesota, 7:05 pm CT.
Saturday, March 13: #10 Michigan Tech @ #1 North Dakota, 7:05 pm CT; #9 Minnesota State @ #2 Minnesota-Duluth, 7:05 pm CT; #8 Alaska Anchorage @ #3 Wisconsin, 7:05 pm CT; #7 Colorado College @ #4 Denver, 7:05 pm MT; #6 St. Cloud State @ #5 Minnesota, 7:05 pm CT.
Sunday, March 14 (if necessary): #10 Michigan Tech @ #1 North Dakota, 6:05 pm CT; #9 Minnesota State @ #2 Minnesota-Duluth, 7:05 pm CT; #8 Alaska Anchorage @ #3 Wisconsin, 7:05 pm CT; #7 Colorado College @ #4 Denver, 7:05 pm MT; #6 St. Cloud State @ #5 Minnesota, 7:05 pm CT.
WCHA Game Results € Week of March 2-7
Results from Tuesday, March 2: Minnesota State 5 @ Nebraska-Omaha 3 (nc). Results from Thursday, March 4: Denver 3 @ Colorado College 1. Results from Friday, March 5: Minnesota-Duluth 2 @ Wisconsin 2 ot; St. Cloud State 4 @ Minnesota 7; Michigan Tech 1 @ North Dakota 5; Colorado College 2 @ Denver 3; Alaska Fairbanks 4 @ Alaska Anchorage 5 (nc). Results from Saturday, March 6: St. Cloud State 2 @ Minnesota 4; Minnesota-Duluth 4 @ Wisconsin 1; Michigan Tech 1 @ North Dakota 5; Nebraska-Omaha 1 @ Minnesota State 9 (nc); Alaska Fairbanks 6 @ Alaska Anchorage 4 (nc). END OF REGULAR SEASON.
WCHA Overtime Procedures Playoffs & Final Five
Where advancement in a bracket or the determination of a tournament champion is necessary, any game that results in a tie will be broken by 20-minute sudden-death overtime periods.
The ice shall be resurfaced upon completion of regulation play, as well as after each succeeding 20-minute overtime period. Intermissions between overtimes will be the same as during the regular season, or 15 minutes in duration. The teams shall NOT change ends for the entire time that it takes to determine a winner.
MacNaughton Cup an Elusive Goal for Teams Aiming at Regular Season Title Repeat
For the sixth consecutive season, a different team has won the WCHA regular season championship and MacNaughton Cup. North Dakota was crowned the 2003-04 WCHA champion following the Fighting Sioux's 5-1 victory over Michigan Tech last Friday (March 5) in Grand Forks, taking over from Colorado College. The CC Tigers claimed the MacNaughton Cup in 2002-03, Denver won in the title in the league's 50th Anniversary Season of 2001-02, North Dakota won the crown in 2000-01, Wisconsin captured the OECup in 1999-2000, and North Dakota claimed the top prize in 1998-99. Interestingly, the last three league championship teams have all finished with an identical 43 points in the final standings.
Since the league's founding in 1951, there have been back-to-back regular season champions only nine times in 51 seasons. Those occured in 1953 (co-) and 1954 (Minnesota), 1960 and 1961 (Denver), 1963 and 1964 (Denver was co-champion each season), 1972 and 1973 (Denver), 1979 and 1980 (North Dakota), 1984 and 1985 (Minnesota-Duluth), 1988 and 1989 (Minnesota), 1994, 1995 and 1996 (Colorado College), and in 1997 (co-), 1998 and 1999 (North Dakota). Only Colorado College (1994-96), under coach Don Lucia, and North Dakota (1997-99), under coach Dean Blais, have been able to claim the league's regular season crown three successive times since 1951.
Bochenski, Lessard Share WCHA Scoring Championship; Bruckler Tops Goaltenders
The 2003-04 WCHA scoring championship came down to the final game of the regular season championship and as a result, the title is being shared led by junior winger Brandon Bochenski of University of North Dakota and senior winger Junior Lessard of University of Minnesota-Duluth. Both players completed the 28-game league season with 39 points. Bochenski (Blaine, Minn.) had 16 goals and 23 assists while Lessard (St. Joseph deBeauce, Que.) had 19 goals and 20 assists.
This marks the fourth time in league history (since 1951), and first time since 1997-98, that two players have shared the scoring title. The others occured in 1977-78 when Wisconsin's Mark Johnson and Mike Eaves both finished with 70 points, in 1996-97 when Colorado College's Brian Swanson and Minnesota's Mike Crowley (D) each had 42 points, and in 1997-98 when Minnesota's Reggie Berg and CC's Brian Swanson both had 34 points.
The 2003-04 WCHA goaltending championship, meanwhile, was won by University of Wisconsin junior Bernd Bruckler. Bruckler (Graz, Austria) finished the conference schedule with a 2.11 goals-against average to outdistance North Dakota freshman Jordan Parise at 2.14.
Strength of WCHA in 2003-04 Reflected in Polls, Results
The overall strength of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in 2003-04 is evident in on-going national polls, pairwise rankings and on-ice results.
In non-conference play through games of March 7th, WCHA member teams owned a noteworthy 54-19-9 record against non-league opponents and a .713 winning percentage. WCHA teams have been particularly strong outside league play the past three seasons, forging a 57-27-8 (.663) non-conference record in 2002-03 and a 56-24-2 (.695) non-league ledger in 2001-02.
Seven WCHA teams are listed among the top 16 in the latest USCHO.com Div. 1 Men Pairwise Rankings for March 8th. North Dakota (26-6-3) is tied at No. 1 (with Boston College and Maine), Minnesota-Duluth (23-10-4) is No. 4, Minnesota (22-13-3) is No. 5, Denver (23-10-5) is No. 6, Wisconsin (20-10-8) is tied at No. 8 (with New Hampshire and Miami), St. Cloud State (18-14-4) is No. 15, and Colorado College (18-15-3) is tied at No. 16 (with Cornell and Dartmouth).
Seven WCHA teams were also ranked among the nation's top 15 teams in the most recent USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll and six in the USCHO.com poll issued for the week of March 1-7. North Dakota is No. 1, Wisconsin is No. 4, Minnesota-Duluth is No. 5, Denver is No. 7/8, Minnesota is No. 10, St. Cloud State is No. 13, and Colorado College is No. 15 (USA Today/AHM). At least four conference teams have been ranked among the top 15 Division 1 men's teams in the country the past 19 consecutive weeks, while at least five league teams have been among the top 15 teams in 18 of the past 19 weeks.
Seven WCHA teams currently (thru March 7th) have overall winning percentages of .542 or better. North Dakota (26-6-3) is at .786, Denver (23-10-5) is at .671, Minnesota-Duluth (23-10-4) is at .676, Wisconsin (20-10-8) is at .632, Minnesota (22-13-3) is at .618, St. Cloud State (18-14-4) is at .556, and Colorado College (18-15-3) is at .542.
Also of note, five WCHA teams have already reached the 20-victory plateau this season in North Dakota (25), Denver (23), Minnesota-Duluth (22), Minnesota (21), and Wisconsin (20). Also, both St. Cloud State and Colorado College are at 18 victories to date. One season ago in 2002-03 six WCHA-member teams finished the season with at least 20 victories in CC (30), UM (28), UND (26), UMD (22), Denver (21), and Minnesota State (20).
Five WCHA Teams Improve Conference Points Totals
Five Western Collegiate Hockey Association teams Wisconsin, Alaska Anchorage, North Dakota, Minnesota-Duluth and Denver all topped their 28-game conference point totals of a year ago (2002-03).
The Badgers,who finished in third place, were up a total of +17 points from 18 to 35, the Seawolves were up 11 points (from 6 to 17), the Fighting Sioux were up 10 points (from 33 to 43), the Bulldogs were up eight points (from 32 to 40), and Denver was up three points (from 28 to 31).
National Statistics of Note € WCHA Players in the Spotlight
Six Western Collegiate Hockey Association players are among the top 20 NCAA Division 1 scorers in points per game this week. Listed at No. 2 is North Dakota junior W Brandon Bochenski at 1.43 points per game on 23-27=50. At No. 4 is North Dakota sophomore C Zach Parise (1.32, 18-23=41), at No. 5 is Minnesota-Duluth senior W Junior Lessard (1.30, 23-25=48), at No. 6 is Minnesota sophomore W Thomas Vanek (1.28, 21-20=41), at No. 7 is North Dakota freshman F Brady Murray (1.26, 17-22=39), and at No. 19 is Minnesota-Duluth junior W Tyler Brosz (1.12, 12-26=38).
In goals per game in Div. 1, Michigan Tech sophomore W Chris Conner is No. 4 at 0.69 (25g), Bochenski is No. 6 at 0.66 (23g), Vanek is No. 7 at 0.66 (21g), Lessard is No. 10 at 0.62 (23g), Parise is tied at No. 13 at 0.58 (18g), and Alaska Anchorage sophomore F Curtis Glencross and Murray are tied at No. 19 at 0.55 with 17 goals each.
In assists per game nationally, Bochenski is No. 7 at 0.77 (27a), Brosz is No. 8 at 0.76 (26a), Minnesota-Duluth junior C Evan Schwabe is No. 10 at 0.76 (28a), Parise is No. 11 at 0.74 (23a), Colorado College sophomore F Marty Sertich is tied at No. 15 at 0.72 (26a), and Murray is No. 20 at 0.71 (22a).
In power-play goals, Bochenski and Minnesota senior W Troy Riddle are tied at No. 6 with nine each.
In shorthanded goals, Conner is No. 1 nationally with eight while St. Cloud State juniorl W Dave Iannazzo is tied at No. 6 with three.
In game-winning goals, Murray is No. 3 with six, Minnesota junior D Keith Ballard, Bochenski, and Denver sophomore F Gabe Gauthier are all tied tied at No. 4 with five each, and Iannazzo and Denver senior W Connor James are tied at No. 12 with four each.
In points per game among Div. 1 defensemen, Ballard is No. 2 at 1.00 (11-20=31), Minnesota-Duluth senior Beau Geisler is No. 6 at 0.77 (8-16=24), Minnesota sophomore Chris Harrington is tied at No. 10 at 0.71 (5-20=25), Denver senior Ryan Caldwell is No. 15 at 0.69 (13-12=25), Denver sophomore Brett Skinner is No. 17 at 0.66 (6-19=25), Minnesota-Duluth junior Tim Hambly is tied at No. 20 at 0.64 (5-18=23), North Dakota juniro Nick Fuher is No. 23 at 0.64 (9-12=21), Minnesota State freshman Kyle Peto is No. 26 at 0.61 (3-16=19), Alaska Anchorage freshman Mark Smith is tied at No. 29 at 0.59 (5-14=19), Minnesota State junior Steven Johns is No. 31 at 0.59 (3-13=16), and Colorado College senior Andrew Canzanello is tied at No. 35 at 0.58 (4-17=21).
In points per game among Div. rookies, Murray is No. 1 at 1.26 (17-22=39), Minnesota State F David Backes is No. 4 at 0.94 (14-20=34), North Dakota F Drew Stafford is No. 10 at 0.87 (8-19=27), Michigan Tech F Taggart Desmet is No. 21 at 0.74 (12-14=26), Alaska Anchorage F Charlie Kronschnabel is No. 22 at 0.74 (8-12=20), North Dakota F Chris Porter is No. 27 at 0.66 (9-14=23), and Wisconsin F Robbie Earl is No. 28 at 0.65 (14-10=24).
In goals-against average, North Dakota junior Jake Brandt is No. 8 at 2.08, Wisconsin junior Bernd Bruckler is No. 12 at 2.15, Colorado College freshman Matt Zaba is No. 13 at 2.19, North Dakota freshman Jordan Parise is No. 14 at 2.23, Denver senior Adam Berkhoel is No. 20 at 2.49, Colorado College junior Curtis McElhinney is No. 22 at 2.52, Minnesota-Duluth sophomore Isaac Reichmuth is No. 24 at 2.54, Minnesota freshman Kellen Briggs is No. 25 at 2.58, and St. Cloud State junior Adam Coole is No. 33 at 2.68.
In saves percentage, Bruckler is No. 10 at .924, Berkhoel is No. 16 at .918, Zaba is No. 20 at .915, Alaska Anchorage senior Chris King is No. 26 at .913, Brandt is No. 27 at .913, Reichmuth is No. 30 at .912, Coole is No. 33 at .912, Parise is No. 46 at .902, Alaska Anchorage senior Kevin Reiter is No. 47 at .901, and McElhinney is No. 48 at .901.
And in winning percentage among Div. 1 goaltenders, Brandt is No. 1 at .824 (14-3-0), Parise is No. 4 at .750 (12-3-3), Reichmuth is No. 5 at .724 (19-6-4), Briggs is No. 11 at .672 (20-9-3), Berkhoel (20-9-4) and Coole (11-5-2) are tied at No. 12 at .667, Bruckler is No. 16 at .656 (17-7-8), and McElhinney is No. 24 at .594 (9-6-1).
WCHA Game Summaries
Thursday, March 4
Denver 3 @ Colorado College 1: 1st: No scoring. 2nd: G1 DU - Luke Fulghum 13 (unassisted), 3:36; G2 DU - Gabe Gauthier 15 (Lukas Dora 18, Matt Carle 15), PPG, 8:36; G3 CC - Colin Stuart 7 (Aaron Slattengren 12, Braydon Cox 8), 10:18. 3rd: G4 DU - Connor James 13 (Carle 16), ENG, 19:32. Score by Periods: DU 0-2-1 = 3; CC 0-1-0 = 1. Pen: DU 5-10; CC 6-12. PPs: DU 1-5; CC 0-4. Saves: Adam Berkhoel (DU), 10-12-7 = 29 (60:00); Curtis McElhinney (CC), 12-10-7 = 29 (59:38). Att: 7,566 (sellout). Time: 2:20.
Friday, March 5
Minnesota-Duluth 2 @ Wisconsin 2 ot: 1st: G1 UMD - Steve Czech 3 (Marco Peluso 9), 2:45; G2 UW - Jake Dowell 5 (Jeff Likens 11, Dan Boeser 13), 15:56. 2nd: G3 UMD - Jay Hardwick 2 (Josh Miskovich 2, Jeff McFarland 2), 12:55. 3rd: G4 UW - Boeser 7 (Likens 12, Rene Bourque 19), PPG, 17:25. Score by Periods: UMD 1-1-0-0 = 2; UW 1-0-1-0 = 2. Pen: UMD 16-32; UW 13-26. PPs: UMD 0-4; UW 1-7. Saves: Isaac Reichmuth (UMD), 9-7-5-3 = 24 (64:42); Bernd Bruckler (UW), 4-7-15-3 = 29 (65:00). Att: 13,444. Time: 2:20.
St. Cloud State 4 @ Minnesota 7: 1st: G1 UM - Grant Potulny 13 (Chris Harrington 18, Barry Tallackson 10), PPG, 2:27; G2 UM - Tallackson 9 (Tyler Hirsch 17), 15:46. 2nd: G3 SCSU - Andy Lundbohm 5 (unassisted), 3:17; G4 SCSU - Konrad Reeder 4 (Nate Raduns 7), 9:10; G5 UM - Matt Koalska 11 (Thomas Vanek 19, Harrington 19), 9:35; G6 UM - Danny Irmen 9 (Gino Guyer 16), SHG, 11:45; G7 SCSU - Garrett Larson 9 (Gary Houseman 9, Lundbohm 8), 12:03. 3rd: G8 UM - Vanek 20 (Koalska 21), 0:44; G9 SCSU - Peter Szabo 5 (Dave Iannazzo 11), SHG, 5:44; G10 UM - Guyer 11 (unassisted), 8:17; G11 UM - Vanek 21 (Judd Stevens 4, Troy Riddle 19), 10:47. Score by Periods: SCSU 0-3-1 = 4; UM 2-2-3 = 7. Pen: SCSU 10-20; UM 9-18. PPs: SCSU 0-5; UM 1-6. Saves: Tim Boron (SCSU), 12-6-4 = 22 (60:00); Kellen Briggs (UM), 7-10-6 = 23 (60:00). Att: 10,147 (sellout). Time: 2:20.
Michigan Tech 1 @ North Dakota 5: 1st: G1 UND - Chris Porter 9 (Nick Fuher 10, David Lundbohm 12), PPG, 8:54. 2nd: G2 UND - Rory McMahon 9 (Mike Prpich 5), 7:58; G3 UND - Lundbohm 13 (Porter 12, Matt Greene 14), 9:13; G4 UND - Zach Parise 18 (Brandon Bochenski, Brady Murray 22), PPG, 12:42. 3rd: G5 UND - Lundbohm 14 (Drew Stafford 18, Fuher 11), PPG, 6:49; G6 MTU - Brett Engelhardt 11 (Marek Dora 10), PPG, 18:48. Score by Periods: MTU 0-0-1 = 1; UND 1-3-1 = 5. Pen: MTU 5-10; UND 5-10. PPs: MTU 1-4; UND 3-4. Saves: Cam Ellsworth (MTU), 8-10-12 = 30 (60:00); Jake Brandt (UND), 7-8-7 = 22 (59:54). Att: 11,399. Time: 2:00.
Colorado College 2 @ Denver 3: 1st: G1 DU - Greg Keith 9 (Jeff Drummond), PPG, 6:20. 2nd: G2 DU - J.D. Corbin 3 (Kevin Ulanski, Michael Handza), 1:30; G3 CC - Colin Stuart 8 (Tyler Liebel), 8:52. 3rd: G4 CC - Colin Stuart 9 (Braydon Cox, Trevor Frischmon), 10:13; G5 DU - Ryan Caldwell 13 (Gabe Gauthier, Luke Fulghum), PPG, 16:33. Score by Periods: CC 0-1-1 = 2; DU 1-1-1 = 3. Pen: CC 23-46; DU 19-41. PPs: CC 0-5; DU 2-9. Saves: Matt Zaba (CC), 20-9-9 = 38 (59:28); Adam Berkhoel (DU), 3-10-14 = 27 (60:00). Att: 5,918. Time: 2:38.
Alaska Fairbanks 4 @ Alaska Anchorage 5 (nc): 1st: G1 UAA - Brett Arcand-Kootenay 5 (Justin Bourne 10, Lee Green 6), 2:07; G2 UAF - Jordan Hendry 4 (Cory Rask 9), SHG, 7;20; G3 UAA - Curtis Glencross 16 (unassisted), 11:49; G4 UAF - Aaron Voros 14 (Ryan Lang 13), 18:29. 2nd: G5 UAA - Dallas Steward 13 (Bourne 11, Charlie Kronschnabel 11), PPG, 15:23; G6 UAA - Glencross 17 (Nick Lowe 4), 17:26; G7 UAA - Mark Smith 5 (Glencross 12), 19:32. 3rd: G8 UAF - Lang 9 (Hendry 9, Ryan Campbell 18), PPG, 11:03; G9 UAF - Felipe Larranaga 3 (Campbell 19, Cam Keith 14), 16:35. Score by Periods: UAF 2-0-2 = 4; UAA 2-3-0 = 5. Pen: UAF 6-12; UAA 8-16. PPs: UAF 1-5; UAA 1-3. Saves: Preston McKay (UAF), 5-14-2 = 21 (58:00); Chris King (UAA), 14-7-13 = 34 (60:00). Att: 4,708. Time: 2:10.
Saturday, March 6
Minnesota-Duluth 4 @ Wisconsin 1: 1st: G1 UMD - Justin Williams 8 (Junior Lessard, Steve Czech), 13:21. 2nd: G2 UMD - Lessard 22 (Evan Schwabe, Williams), 9:51. 3rd: G3 UMD - Bryan McGregor 3 (Marco Peluso, T.J. Caig), PPG, 9:12; G4 UMD - Lessard 23 (Williams, Schwabe), 17:30; G5 UW - Adam Burish 6 (A.J. Degenhardt, Andy Wozniewski), 19:21. Score by Periods: UMD 1-1-2 = 4; UW 0-0-1 = 1. Pen: UMD 24-56; UW 20-48. PPs: UMD 1-4; UW 0-8. Saves: Josh Johnson (UMD), 11-8-10 = 29 (60:00); Brian Elliott (UW), 13-4-10 = 27 (60:00). Att: 15,237 (sellout). Time: 2:25.
St. Cloud State 2 @ Minnesota 4: 1st: G1 UM - Jake Fleming 7 (Grant Potulny), 6:38; G2 UM - Danny Irmen 10 (Chris Harrington, Barry Tallackson), PPG, 9:55; G3 SCSU - Matt Hendricks 13 (unassisted), 18:48. 2nd: G4 UM - Ryan Potulny 1 (Thomas Vanek, Keith Ballard), 3:34; G5 SCSU - Dave Iannazzo 16 (Bille Luger), 17:21. 3rd: G6 UM - Ballard 11 (Tallackson, Tyler Hirsch), 15:17. Score by Periods: SCSU 1-1-0 = 2; UM 2-1-1 = 4. Pen: SCSU 13-42; UM 12-40. PPs: SCSU 0-3; UM 1-4. Saves: Adam Coole (SCSU), 10-9-7 = 26 (60:00); Kellen Briggs (UM), 8-10-7 = 25 (60:00). Att: 10,100 (sellout). Time: 2:20.
Michigan Tech 1 @ North Dakota 5: 1st: G1 UND - David Lundbohm 15 (Chris Porter, Matt Greene), 15:24. 2nd: G2 MTU - Chris Conner 25 (Brett Engelhardt, Marek Dora), PPG, 5:59; G3 UND - Nick Fuher 9 (Porter, Lundbohm), PPG, 12:37; G4 UND - Tyler Palmiscno 2 (Greene, Drew Stafford), 16:04. 3rd: G5 UND - Brady Murray 17 (Quinn Fylling, Matt Jones), 3:00; G6 UND - Ryan Hale 2 (Matt Smaby, Fuher), 17:56. Score by Periods: MTU 0-1-0 = 1; UND 1-2-2 = 5. Pen: MTU 7-14; UND 9-18. PPs: MTU 1-4; UND 1-2. Saves: Cam Ellsworth (MTU), 7-12-7 = 26 (60:00); Jordan Parise (UND), 9-8-10 = 27 (60:00). Att: 11,512 (sellout). Time: 2:10.
Minnesota State 9 @ Nebraska-Omaha 1 (nc): 1st: G1 MSU - Shane Joseph 16 (Steven Johns, David Backes), PPG, 2:55; G2 MSU - Joseph 17 (Johns, Backes), PPG, 4:46; G3 UNO - Mike Lefley 9 (Phil Angell, Dan Knapp), PPG, 9:46; G4 MSU - Chad Clower 4 (Backes, Joseph), PPG, 16:50; G5 MSU - Johns 3 (Backes, Clower), PPG, 19:44. 2nd: G6 MSU - Jake Brenk 4 (Dana Sorenson, Ryan McKelvie), 13:53; G7 MSU - Adam Gerlach 4 (Kurtis Kisio, Nate Metcalf), PPG, 15:30. 3rd: G8 MSU - Travis Morin 8 (Rob Rankin), 2:47; G9 MSU - Brad Thompson 7 (Clower), 10:27; G10 MSU - Morin 9 (McKelvie, Sorenson), 19:29. Score by Periods: UNO 1-0-0 = 1; MSU 4-2-3 = 9. Pen: UNO 9-18; MSU 6-12. PPs: UNO 1-6; MSU 5-9. Saves: Kris Tebbe (UNO), 7-x-x = 7 (20:00); Chris Holt (UNO), x-11-9 = 20 (40:00); Jon Volp (MSU), 11-12-4 = 27 (60:00). Att: 3,051. Time: 2:08.
Alaska Fairbanks 6 @ Alaska Anchorage 4 (nc): 1st: G1 UAF - Jason Grinevitch 4 (Cramer Hickey, Curtis Fraser), 2:36; G2 UAA - Martin Stuchlik 2 (Chad Anderson, Vladimir Novak), 15:40; G3 UAF - Aaron Voros 15 (Cam Keith, Ryan Lang), 17:32. 2nd: G4 UAF - Lang 10 (unassisted), 7:16; G5 UAA - Charlie Kronschnabel (Lee Green, Mark Smith), PPG, 9:11; G6 UAF - Nthan Fornataro 13 (unassisted), PPG, 14:40. 3rd: G7 UAA - Kronschnabel (Green, Justin Johnson), 18:06; G8 UAF - Kelly Czuy 13 (unassisted), ENG, 18:58; G9 UAA - Justin Bourne 4 (Dallas Steward, Kronschnabel), w/goalie pulled, 19:35; G10 UAF - Jared Sylvestre 3 (Czuy), ENG, 19:57. Score by Periods: UAF 2-2-2 = 6; UAA 1-1-2 = 4. Pen: UAF 5-10; UAA 4-8. PPs: UAF 1-2; UAA 1-3. Saves: Keith Bartusch (UAF), 9-6-7 = 22 (60:00); Kevin Reiter (UAA), 7-13-11 = 31 (57:45). Att: 5,816. Time: 2:12.
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