Colorado College, North Dakota, Denver, St. Cloud State, Minnesota Make up field for 2008 Red BaronTM WCHA Final Five March 20-22
Tony Lucia had the game-winner for Minnesota over MSU that gave the Golden Gophers a berth in the Final Five |
 |
March 16, 2008
Complete Release in PDF Format 
MADISON, Wisc. - Victories by host North Dakota and visiting Minnesota in critical game threes of first round conference playoff series Sunday (March 16) night have completed the field for the 2008 Red BaronTM WCHA Final Five, set for March 20-22 at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. The Fighting Sioux edged Michigan Tech, 2-1, while the Golden Gophers won a 3-2 double overtime contest against Minnesota State. Regular season and MacNaughton Cup champion Colorado College is the No. 1 seed, regular season runner-up North Dakota is the No. 2 seed, Denver is the No. 3 seed, St. Cloud State is the No. 4 seed and Minnesota is the No. 5 seed.
On Thursday evening at Xcel Energy Center, No. 5 seed Minnesota (17-15-9) will face-off against No. 4 St. Cloud State (19-14-5) at 7:07 pm CT. On Friday afternoon at 2:07 pm CT, No. 3 seed Denver (24-13-1) will take on No. 2 seed North Dakota (25-9-4), while on Friday evening, Thursday night's winner will go up against Colorado College (28-9-1) at 7:07 pm CT.
Then on Saturday, the third place game of the 2008 Red BaronTM WCHA Final Five will get underway at 2:07 pm CT with the Broadmoor Trophy championship contest set for 7:07 pm CT.
2008 Red BaronTM WCHA Final Five Tickets Continue on Sale
Five-game ticket packages for the 2008 Red BaronTM WCHA Final Five, set for March 20-22 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., are still available and continue on sale. In addition, single game tickets are also now available. Ticket package prices range from $60 - $145 and can be purchased at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone at (651) 989-5151 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. To charge by phone using Ticketmaster TDD/TTY, call: 800-359-2525. Group tickets (12+) are available by calling 651-312-3486.
This Week in the WCHA • WCHA Playoffs • First Round • Best-of-3
Results of Friday, March 14: #10 Alaska Anchorage 1 @ #1 Colorado College 4; #9 Michigan Tech 0 @ #2 North Dakota 4; #8 Minnesota Duluth 3 @ #3 Denver 6; #7 Minnesota 0 @ #4 Minnesota State 1 (2 ot); #6 Wisconsin 0 @ #5 St. Cloud State 3.
Results of Saturday, March 15: #10 Alaska Anchorage 2 @ #1 Colorado College 3 ot (CC wins series 2-0); #9 Michigan Tech 3 @ #2 North Dakota 2 ot (series tied 1-1); #8 Minnesota Duluth 0 @ #3 Denver 1 (DU wins series 2-0); #7 Minnesota 2 @ #4 Minnesota State 1 ot (series tied 1-1); #6 Wisconsin 3 @ #5 St. Cloud State 4 ot (SCSU wins series 2-0).
Results of Sunday, March 16: #9 Michigan Tech 1 @ #2 North Dakota 2 (UND wins series 2-1); #7 Minnesota 3 @ #4 Minnesota State 2 (2 ot) (UM wins series 2-1).
2008 Red BaronTM WCHA Final Five • Xcel Energy Center • Saint Paul, MN
Games for Thursday, March 20: No. 5 Minnesota vs No. 4 St. Cloud State, 7:07 pm CT.
Games for Friday, March 21: Semi-Finals: No. 3 Denver vs No. 2 North Dakota, 2:07 pm CT; Thursday Winner vs No. 1 Colorado College, 7:07 pm CT.
Games for Saturday, March 22: Third Place Game, 2:07 pm CT; Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game, 7:07 pm CT.
|
|
 |
