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Golden Gophers are Defending Final Five Champs; All Five Teams in 2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five Nationally-Ranked and All Have at Least 20 Victories; All Final Five Games to be Telecast Live by Fox Sports Net North; WCHA Final Five Part of FSN's College Hockey Breakaway Weekend... Telecasts to Reach into 49 Million Homes; All WCHA Final Five Games also to be Audiocast Live at WCHA.com; 2005 WCHA Awards Banquet to be Held March 17 at Rivercentre; 2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five Tickets Still Available; WCHA Home Season Attendance Reaches 1,430,681

MADISON, Wisc. ­ One of the most formidable fields in college hockey tournament history will be on display this week when five Western Collegiate Hockey Association-member teams ­ all nationally-ranked and all with at least 20 victories on the season ­ faceoff in the 2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, set for March 17-19 at Xcel Energy Center (18,064) in St. Paul, Minn. The cast of competing clubs includes MacNaughton Cup co-champion and No. 2/3-ranked University of Denver (26-9-2) at the No. 1 seed, regular season co-champion and No. 1-ranked Colorado College (28-7-3) at the No. 2 seed, No. 6-ranked University of Minnesota (26-12-1) at the No. 3 seed, No. 8/9-ranked University of Wisconsin (23-12-4) at the No. 4 seed, and No. 14/15-ranked University of North Dakota (20-13-5) at the No. 5 seed.

All five games from the 2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five will be telecast live by Fox Sports Net North and audiocast live via the league's official web site at www.wcha.com. The Final Five will also be part of FSN's College Hockey Breakaway Weekend television package, with the WCHA & Central Collegiate Hockey Association tournaments reaching into 49 million homes nationwide.

The Final Five weekend gets underway on Thursday afternoon, March 17, at 3:45 with the 2005 WCHA Awards Banquet, to be held at Rivercentre Grand Ballrooms A & B. The awards ceremony will be followed by the sudden-death quarterfinal matchup between No. 4 seed Wisconsin and No. 5 seed North Dakota at 7:37 pm CT. Coach Mike Eaves' Badgers knocked off visiting Alaska Anchorage in three first round games, 5-4, 1-2, and 2-1, to earn their first trip to the championship since 2002. First-year coach Dave Hakstol's Fighting Sioux, who defeated visiting Minnesota Duluth, 8-2 and 6-1, in the first round, enter the Final Five on a six-game unbeaten streak at 4-0-2.

On Friday, March 18, the winner of the Wisconsin vs North Dakota game will take on No. 1 seed Denver at 2:37 pm CT, followed by No. 2 seed Colorado College vs No. 3 seed Minnesota at 7:37 pm CT. Coach George Gwozdecky's defending NCAA-champion Pioneers are on a three-game winning streak and last weekend knocked off Michigan Tech in the first round of WCHA Playoffs, 7-1 and 1-0. Coach Scott Owen's Tigers enter the tournament as the nation's top-ranked team and are coming off a 8-2, 4-2 sweep over visiting St. Cloud State in the first round. Coach Don Lucia's defending WCHA Final Five-champion Golden Gophers, meanwhile, enter the championship on a seven-game unbeaten streak at 6-0-1 and after a 7-2, 5-3 home-ice playoff sweep over Minnesota State on March 11-12.

The 2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five will conclude on Saturday, March 19, with the Third Place Game facing-off at 2:37 pm CT and the Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game commencing at 7:37 pm CT.

This Week in the WCHA - 2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five
March 17-19 - Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN
Games for Thursday, March 17: No. 5 North Dakota (20-13-5) vs No. 4 Wisconsin (23-12-4), 7:37 pm CT (TV: FSN North).

Games for Friday, March 18: North Dakota/Wisconsin winner vs No. 1 Denver (26-9-2), 2:37 pm CT (TV: FSN North); No. 3 Minnesota (26-12-1) vs No. 2 Colorado College (28-7-3), 7:37 pm CT (TV: FSN North).

Games for Saturday, March 19: Third Place Game, 2:37 pm CT (TV: FSN North); Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game, 7:37 pm CT (TV: FSN North).

WCHA Final Five Expected to Surpass 1,000,000 Mark in Total Attendance
Since it's inception in 1988, the WCHA Playoff Championship, or WCHA Final Five as it has been known since 1993, has drawn a total of 939,036 fans. This year, the championship is expected to draw it's 1,000,000th fan, after a record-setting 82,564 attended the Final Five at Xcel Energy Center in 2004.

A year ago, Final Five attendance at Xcel Energy Center by game was 14,123 (Thursday night), 15,022 (Friday afternoon), 19,208 (Friday night), 14,905 (Saturday afternoon third place game) and 19,306 (Saturday night championship game).

WCHA Final Five Overtime Procedures
For the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five, overtimes will consist of 20-minute sudden death periods, with the exception of the third place game on Saturday, March 19.

For overtimes, the ice will 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. (Note: first intermission for the championship game will be 17:00 in duration.)

The teams shall NOT change ends for the entire time that it takes to determine a winner.

Should the Saturday afternoon Final Five third place game be tied after regulation, a 5:00 sudden-death overtime will be played as during the regular season. If that game ends in a tie, it will remain a tie.

Media Teleconference - 2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five
Tuesday, March 15 - 11:00 AM CT
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association will conduct a teleconference for the media with the Commissioner and the five head coaches whose teams qualify for the 2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five on Tuesday, March 15 at 11:00 am CT.

Final Five qualifying head coaches and staff should phone in to the teleconference by 10:59 am CT at: 1 888 245-7014, followed by passcode 729388#.

Media should phone in to the teleconference by 10:59 am CT at: 1 973 935-2025, followed by passcode 729388#.

2005 WCHA Awards Ceremony
Thursday, March 17 - 3:45 pm CT - Rivercentre Grand Ballrooms A & B
The 2005 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Awards Ceremony, presented by RBC Financial Group will honor the league's individual award winners and kickoff the 2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five. It will be held on Thursday, March 17th at 3:45 pm CT at Rivercentre Grand Ballrooms A & B. The event is open to attending media, Final Five teams, conference-member coaches and administrators and invited guests.

The WCHA awards program will begin promptly at 3:45 pm CT with the announcement of the 2003-04 league award winners, followed by the Hobey Baker Memorial Award's Top 10 Finalists video presentation.

The awards program then be followed by a catered meal provided for attending media, the Final Five competing teams, league and member-school administrators and staff, and invited guests.

Fox Sports Net (FSN) North Reaches Two-Year Agreement to Broadcast all Five Games of WCHA Final Five

SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. ­ Xcel Energy Center and FSN North, in conjunction with the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, announced on March 3, 2005 a two-year agreement to televise all five games of the WCHA Final Five for the first time ever in 2005 and 2006. The agreement will result in unprecedented comprehensive coverage of the tournament, presented by Minnesota Wild Broadcasting. The 2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five will take place March 17-19 at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul.

"We are really happy about the development of this comprehensive television package for the WCHA Final Five," commented WCHA Commissioner Bruce M. McLeod. "With the quality and professional assistance from Fox Sports Net and Xcel Energy Center, it's an indication of the quality of our Final Five championship and that this event has really come of age. We are especially happy to be involved with the Fox Sports Net people, who have made a real commitment to WCHA hockey, and we want to also recognize the quality, first-class work done by Minnesota Wild Broadcasting."

2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five Television Schedule

Date	Game	Time CT	Television
March 17	Quarterfinal	7:30 pm	Fox Sports Net North
March 18	Semifinal 1	2:30 pm	Fox Sports Net North
	Semifinal 2	7:30 pm	Fox Sports Net North
March 19	Third Place Game	2:30 pm	Fox Sports Net North
	Championship Game	7:30 pm	Fox Sports Net North

"We are excited to continue our long-standing relationship with the WCHA," said Mike Dimond, Vice President and General Manager of FSN North. "The WCHA Final Five is a marquee element in our College Hockey Breakaway Weekend which will provide the most complete coverage of Division 1 tournament play."

Frank Mazzocco will handle play-by-play duties for the 2005 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, with Doug Woog providing expert analysis and Clay Matvick and Mike Greenlay reporting rink-side. The tournament will be televised by FSN North in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota and Iowa. FSN Rocky Mountain will distribute the games in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Portions of the tournament will also be carried on FSN Chicago, FSN Ohio, FSN New England, FSN New York, FSN South and FSN Midwestwith additional distribution on Fox College Sports. In all, College Hockey Breakaway Weekend will reach in to 44 million homes.

FSN North reaches more than 3 million homes throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and North and South Dakota and telecasts nearly 2,600 hours of locally produced programming per year. The Emmy Award-winning regional sports network provides comprehensive coverage of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and Milwaukee Bucks, MLB's Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers, the NHL's Minnesota Wild and the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx as well as the University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin athletic events.

Visit FSN on the Internet at www.FoxSports.com. Visit the Xcel Energy Center on the Internet at www.XcelEnergyCenter.com. Visit the WCHA on the internet at www.wcha.com.

The Broadmoor Trophy
One of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's two major championship trophies is the statuesque and highly sought-after Broadmoor Trophy, which has been awarded annually since 1985 to the winner of the conference's post season playoff championship tournament.

The Broadmoor Trophy itself dates to 1981 when it was first presented to the conference by the world-renowned Broadmoor Hotel and Resort Complex of Colorado Springs, Colo.

For the first three seasons of its partnership with the WCHA (1981-1984) ­ and due to the departure of league member and MacNaughton Cup (regular season championship trophy) custodian Michigan Tech to the CCHA ­ the Broadmoor Trophy was presented to the Association's regular season champion.

But when the Huskies returned to the WCHA fold in 1984 ­ with the MacNaughton Cup in hand ­ the Broadmoor Trophy became, and has remained since, the symbol of the league's post-season tournament championship.

Long an ardent supporter of college hockey, the Broadmoor Hotel included the former Broadmoor World Arena, which hosted the NCAA Ice Hockey Championship a total of 11 times between 1948 and 1969.

WCHA Playoff Titles by Team
Denver (13): 1960*, 1961*, 1963, 1964, 1966-, 1968-, 1969+, 1971+, 1972-, 1973-, 1986, 1999, 2002
Minnesota (13): 1961*, 1971+, 1974-, 1975-, 1976-, 1979-, 1980-, 1981-, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004
Wisconsin (11): 1970+, 1972-, 1973-, 1977, 1978-, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998
Michigan Tech (9): 1960*, 1962, 1965, 1969+, 1970+, 1974-, 1975-, 1976-, 1981-
North Dakota (7): 1967-, 1968-, 1979-, 1980-, 1987, 1997, 2000
Northern Michigan (3): 1989, 1991, 1992
Michigan State (2): 1966-, 1967-
Minnesota Duluth (2): 1984, 1985
Colorado College (1): 1978-
St. Cloud State (1): 2001
*1st round winner; -2nd round winner; +East & West Regional playoff winners

Season Home Attendance in WCHA Reaches 1,430,681
For the 12th consecutive season here in 2004-05, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association has drawn in excess of 1,000,000 fans to member team home games. The league passed the one million mark back on Jan. 28, when a sellout crowd of 6,105 watched host Denver take on Alaska Anchorage at Magness Arena.

Through games of March 12, 2005, league home attendance stands at 1,430,681 for a per game average of 6,945.

In 2003-04, the WCHA eclipsed its own Div. 1 hockey conference season attendance record when 1,513,137 fans attended 217 home games, including a record 82,564 for the 2004 Red Baron WCHA Final Five.

Five are 20-Game Winners
Five Western Collegiate Hockey Association teams have reached the 20-victory plateau in 2004-05. They are Colorado College (28), Denver (26), Minnesota (26), Wisconsin (22), and North Dakota (20).

One season ago (2003-04), the WCHA had six teams win at least 20 games in WCHA champion North Dakota (30), Minnesota Duluth (28), national champion Denver (27), WCHA Final Five champion Minnesota (27), Wisconsin (22) and Colorado College (20).

WCHA Players, Teams Prominent in Latest Div. 1 National Rankings Sertich, Sterling, Murphy Run 1-2-4 in Scoring
In this week's (March 14-20, 2005) NCAA Division 1 men's hockey national statistical rankings, WCHA players run No. 1, 2 and 4 in average points per game. CC's Marty Sertich (25-36-61) is at 1.61, CC's Brett Sterling (30-28-58) is at 1.53, and MTU's Colin Murphy is at 1.43. Other WCHA players among the leaders include Denver's Gabe Gauthier (20th, 1.19, 18-26-44) and UMD's Evan Schwabe (23rd, 1.18, 19-26-45).

In goals per game, Sterling (0.79) is No. 1, Sertich (0.66) is tied at No. 7, UM's Ryan Potulny (0.62) is No. 12, and UM's Danny Irmen is No. 13 (0.59). Sterling is also No. 1 nationally in goals scored with 30.

In assists per game, Murphy (1.14) is No. 1, Sertich (0.95) is No. 2, UM's Tyler Hirsch is tied at No. 7 (0.85) and Denver's Brett Skinner is No. 15 (0.81). Murphy is also No. 1 nationally in assists overall with 42.

In power-play goals, Sterling is No. 1 nationally with 16 while Potulny is tied at No. 2 with 14. In shorthanded goals, UW's Adam Burish is tied at No. 7 with three. In game-winning goals, Sterling, Potulny, and UW's Robbie Earl and Burish are tied in the No. 4 slot with five each.

In points per game among Div. 1 defensemen, Denver's Matt Carle (12-25-37) is No. 2 at 1.00, Skinner (4-30-34) is tied at No. 3 at 0.92, MTU's Lars Helminen (8-24-32) is No. 7 at 0.86, CC's Brian Salcido (5-21-26) is No. 11 at 0.79, and MSU's Kyle Peto (3-24-27) is No. 14 at 0.73.

In points per game among Div. 1 rookies, Denver's Paul Stastny (15-26-41) is No. 2 nationally at 1.14, UW's Joe Pavelski (16-28-44) is No. 3 at 1.13, UND's Rastislav Spirko (15-19-34) is No. 10 at 0.89, and UND's Travis Zajac (5-17-32) is No. 16 at 0.84.

In goals-against average, CC's Curtis McElhinney is No. 11 at 2.06, UND's Jordan Parise is No. 15 at 2.17, UND's Philippe Lamoureux is No. 16 at 2.20 and UW's Bernd Brückler is No. 20 at 2.33.

In saves percentage, McElhinney is No. 5 at .929, Denver's Peter Mannino is No. 22 at .917, Brückler is No. 24 at .916, MTU's Cam Ellsworth is No. 26 at .916, and CC's Matt Zaba is No. 27 at .916.

And in winning percentage among the nation's goaltenders, McElhinney is No. 1 nationally at .881 (18-2-1), Denver's Peter Mannino is No. 6 at .763 (14-4-1), Denver's Glenn Fisher is No. 12 at .694 (12-5-1), UM's Kellen Briggs is No. 14 at .655 (19-10-0), CC's Zaba is tied at No. 17 at .647 (10-5-2), and UND's Jordan Parise is No. 18 at .643 (12-6-3).

In men's Div. 1 national team statistics, Western Collegiate Hockey Association-member teams are also prominent among the leaders.

In scoring offense, Denver is No. 2 nationally at 4.14 goals per game, Colorado College is No. 4 at 3.82, Minnesota is No. 5 at 3.79, and Wisconsin is No. 18 at 3.18.

In scoring defense, Wisconsin is No. 6 at 2.15 goals allowed per game, Colorado College is No. 10 at 2.26, North Dakota is No. 11 at 2.32, and Minnesota is No. 16 at 2.49.

In average scoring margin, Colorado College is No. 3 at 1.55 goals per game, Denver is No. 4 at 1.41, Minnesota is No. 7 at 1.31, Wisconsin is No. 12 at 1.03, and North Dakota is No. 19 at 0.66.

In team power-play stats, Colorado College is No. 3 at 23.7%, Minnesota is No. 7 at 22.4%, Michigan Tech is No. 9 at 22.1%, Wisconsin is No. 13 at 20.3%, and Denver is No. 18 at 19.5%.

In team penalty-killing stats, Wisconsin is No. 5 at 87.0%, Colorado College is No. 12 at 85.8%, North Dakota is No. 14 at 85.5%, and Denver is No. 15 at 85.0%.

And in team winning percentage, Colorado College is tied at No. 2 at .776 (28-7-3), Denver is No. 5 at .730 (26-9-2), Minnesota is No. 10 at .679 (26-12-1), Wisconsin is tied at No. 13 at .641 (23-12-4), and North Dakota is No. 21 at .592 (20-13-5).

WCHA Team Statistical Leaders
(thru games of March 13)
Scoring Offense, G/GM (All Games): 4.14, Denver
Scoring Offense, G/GM (WCHA): 4.07, Denver
Scoring Defense, G/GM (All Games): 2.15, Wisconsin
Scoring Defense, G/GM (WCHA): 2.29, Wisconsin
Penalty Minutes, Game (All Games): 20.7, Minnesota State
Penalty Minutes, Game (WCHA): 20.8, Minnesota State
Power-Play (All Games): 23.7%, Colorado College
Power-Play (WCHA): 25.2%, Colorado College
Penalty-Kill (All Games): 87.0%, Wisconsin
Penalty-Kill (WCHA): 86.2%, Wisconsin

WCHA Individual Statistical Leaders
(thru games of March 13)
Most Points (All Games): 61, Marty Sertich, Jr, C, CC
Most Points (WCHA): 42, Marty Sertich, Jr, C, CC
Most Goals (All Games): 30, Brett Sterling, Jr, LW, CC
Most Goals (WCHA): 20, Luke Fulghum, Sr, LW, Denver
Most Assists (All Games): 42, Colin Murphy, Sr, RW, MTU
Most Assists (WCHA): 25, Marty Sertich, Jr, C, CC; Colin Murphy, Sr, RW, MTU
Most PP Points (All Games): 31, Brett Sterling, Jr, LW, CC
Most PPG (All Games): 16, Brett Sterling, Jr, LW, CC
Most SH Points (All Games): 4, Jussi Halme, Sr, D, Denver
Most SHG (All Games): 3, Adam Burish, Jr, C, UW
Most GWG (All Games): 5, Brett Sterling, Jr, LW, CC; Ryan Potulny, So, C, UM; Adam Burish, Jr, C, UW; Robbie Earl, So, W, UW.
Most Points, Defenseman (All Games): 37, Matt Carle, So, D, Denver
Most Points, Defenseman (WCHA): 30, Matt Carle, So, D, Denver
Most Points, Freshman (All Games): 44, Joe Pavelski, Fr, C, UW
Most Points, Freshman (WCHA): 31, Paul Stastny, Fr, C, Denver
Best GAA (All Games): 2.06, Curtis McElhinney, Sr, G, CC
Best GAA (WCHA): 2.09, Curtis McElhinney, Sr, G, CC
Best Saves Percentage (All Games): .929, Curtis McElhinney, Sr, G, CC
Best Saves Percentage (WCHA): .931, Curtis McElhinney, Sr, G, CC
Best Winning Pct. (All Games): .881 (18-2-1), Curtis McElhinney, Sr, G, CC
Best Winning Pct. (WCHA): .833 (12-2-1), Curtis McElhinney, Sr, G, CC.

WCHA First Round Playoff Summaries
Friday, March 11
(#10) Michigan Tech 1 @ (#1) Denver 7
1st: G1 Denver - Ryan Helgason 5 (unassisted), 10:30; G2 MTU - Chris Conner 14 (Taggart Desmet, Clay Wilson), 15:10; G3 Denver - Ryan Dingle 5 (Jussi Halme, J.D. Corbin), SHG/GWG, 18:01. 2nd: G4 Denver - Gabe Gauthier 17 (Helgason, Paul Stastny), 8:41; G5 Denver - Gauthier 18 (Jeff Drummond, Matt Laatsch), 17:05. 3rd: G6 Denver - Stastny 14 (Dingle), 6:26; G7 Denver - Helgason 6 (Michael Handza, Andrew Thomas), 8:30; G8 Denver - Stastny 15 (Dingle, Luke Fulghum), 9:24. Score by Periods: MTU 1-0-0 = 1; Denver 2-2-3 = 7. Pen: MTU 11-22; Denver 9-18. PP: MTU 0-5; Denver 0-7. Saves: Cam Ellsworth (MTU), 5-9-8 = 22 (46:26); Bryce Luker (MTU), x-x-6 = 6 (13:34); Glenn Fisher (Denver), 6-4-1 = 11 (60:00). Att: 6,002. Time: 2:14.

(#9) St. Cloud State 2 @ (#2) Colorado College 8
1st: G1 CC - Marty Sertich 25 (Scott Polaski, Jack Hillen), 1:22; G2 SCSU - Nate Raduns 4 (Andrew Gordon, Joe Jensen), PPG, 3:19; G3 CC - Brett Sterling 28 (Polaski, Lee Sweatt), 7:05; G4 CC - Aaron Slattengren 9 (Braydon Cox), GWG, 11:03; G5 CC - Slattengren 10 (Jimmy Kilpatrick), 13:54. 2nd: G6 CC - Mark Stuart 4 (Brandon Polich, Trevor Frischmon), PPG, 2:31; G7 CC - James Brannigan 4 (Sterling, Hillen), 5:04; G8 SCSU - Billy Hengen 7 (Justin Fletcher), 9:32; G9 CC - Sterling 29 (Sertich, Joey Crabb), PPG, 13:32. 3rd: G10 CC - Brannigan 5 (unassisted), 17:18. Score by Periods: SCSU 1-1-0 = 2; CC 4-3-1 = 8. Pen: SCSU 7-14; CC 6-12. PP: SCSU 1-4; CC 2-5. Saves: Tim Boron (SCSU), 5-x-20 = 25 (31:03); Jason Montgomery (SCSU), 4-8-x = 12 (28:57); Curtis McElhinney (CC), 12-9-8 = 29 (60:00). Att: 6,823. Time: 2:13.

(#8) Minnesota State 2 @ (#3) Minnesota 7
1st: No scoring. 2nd: G1 MSU - Christian Toll 1 (Ryan McKelvie, Jake Brenk), 3:02; G2 UM - Garrett Smaagaard 8 (Judd Stevens, Andy Sertich), 3:59; G3 MSU - Brad Thompson 12 (Travis Morin), PPG, 5:54; G4 UM - Evan Kaufmann 6 (Tyler Hirsch, Sertich), 6:38; G5 UM - Barry Tallackson 8 (Nate Hagemo, Stevens), GWG, 14:12; G6 UM - Kris Chucko 10 (Gino Guyer), 19:00. 3rd: G7 UM - Danny Irmen 21 (Ryan Potulny, Alex Goligoski), PPG, 3:39; G8 UM - Tallackson 9 (Mike Vannelli, Guyer), 15:27; G9 UM - Irmen 22 (Vannelli, Derek Peltier), PPG, 19:48. Score by Periods: MSU 0-2-0 = 2; UM 0-4-3 = 7. Pen: MSU 15-30; UM 12-24. PP: MSU 1-6; UM 2-10. Saves: Jon Volp (MSU), 9-12-6 = 27 (59:58); Justin Johnson (UM), 9-11-5 = 25 (59:25). Att: 10,178 (sellout). Time: 2:05.

(#7) Alaska Anchorage 4 @ (#4) Wisconsin 5 @ The Coliseum @ Alliant Energy Center
1st: G1 UW - Joe Pavelski 13 (Josh Engel, Robbie Earl), 0:46; G2 UIW - Pavelski 14 (Tom Gilbert, Andrew Joudrey), PPG, 4:30. 2nd: G3 UAA - Chris Tarkir 6 (Peter Cartwright), 7:05; G4 UAA - Martin Stuchlik 11 (Justin Johnson), 11:15. 3rd: G5 UAA - Stuchlik 12 (Justin Bourne, Brandon Segal), PPG, 1:29; G6 UAA - Brent McMann 5 (unassisted), SHG, 2:51; G7 UW - Earl 18 (Pavelski, Ryan MacMurchy), PPG, 5:01; G8 UW - Earl 19 (Joe Piskula, Pavelski), 13:11; G9 UW - Adam Burish 10 (Nick Licari, Jeff Likens), GWG, 16:40. Score by Periods: UAA 0-2-2 = 4; UW 2-0-3 = 5. Pen: UAA 8-16; UW 7-14. PP: UAA 1-4; UW 2-5. Saves: John DeCaro (UAA), 2-x-x = 2 (4:30); Nathan Lawson (UAA), 13-16-16 = 45 (54:02); Bernd Brückler (UW), 7-8-1 = 16 (42:51); Brian Elliott (UW), x-x-7 = 7 (17:09). Att: 5,912. Time: 2:30.

(#6) Minnesota Duluth 2 @ (#5) North Dakota 8
1st: G1 UND - Colby Genoway 8 (Rory McMahon, Rastislav Spirko), 3:12; G2 UND - Travis Zajac 15 (Brady Murray, Genoway), 13:02; G3 UND - Spirko 13 (Genoway, Robbie Bina), GWG, 16:15; G4 UND - Matt Jones 6 (Murray), 17:59. 2nd: G5 UND - Erik Fabian 2 (Brian Canady, James Massen), 2:22; G6 UMD - Tim Stapleton 18 (Tim Hambly, Evan Schwabe), PPG, 8:02. 3rd: G7 UND - Fabian 3 (Zajac), 5:21; G8 UND - McMahon 12 (Massen, Fabian), 7:57; G9 UND - Genoway 9 (McMahon, Spirko), 9:14; G10 UMD - Matt McKnight 6 (Marco Peluso, Tim Hambly), PPG, 15:24. Score by Periods: UMD 0-1-1 = 2; UND 4-1-3 = 8. Pen: UMD 9-18; UND 10-20. PP: UMD 2-5; UND 0-4. Saves: Isaac Reichmuth (UMD), 10-x-x = 10 (20:00); Josh Johnson (UMD), x-8-4 = 12 (40:00); Jordan Parise (UND), 5-3-9 = 17 (60:00). Att: 9,455. Time: 2:13.

Saturday, March 12
(#10) Michigan Tech 0 @ (#1) Denver 1
1st: No scoring. 2nd: No scoring. 3rd: G1 Denver - Adrian Veideman 4 (Gabe Gauthier, Michael Handza), GWG, 18:02. Score by Periods: MTU 0-0-0 = 0; Denver 0-0-1 = 1. Pen: MTU 7-22; Denver 4-8. PP: MTU 0-3; Denver 0-6. Saves: Cam Ellsworth (MTU), 14-17-14 = 45 (58:07); Peter Mannino (Denver), 5-10-9 = 24 (60:00). Att: 6,029 (sellout). Time: 2:22.

(#9) St. Cloud State 2 @ (#2) Colorado College 4
1st: G1 SCSU - Konrad Reeder 2 (Joe Jensen, Casey Borer), 11:01; G2 CC - Brett Sterling 30 (Scott Polaski), 11:51. 2nd: G3 SCSU - Justin Fletcher 8 (Billy Hengen, Matt Gens), PPG, 13:34. 3rd: G4 CC - Mark Stuart 5 (Trevor Frischmon), 2:20; G5 CC - Joey Crabb 15 (Sterling, Brian Salcido), PPG/GWG, 10:19; G6 CC - Jimmy Kilpatrick 8 (Aaron Slattengren, Stuart), 10:38. Score by Periods: SCSU 1-1-0 = 2; CC 1-0-3 = 4. Pen: SCSU 6-12; CC 7-14. PP: SCSU 1-7; CC 1-6. Saves: Tim Boron (SCSU), 13-8-6 = 27 (59:03); Matt Zaba (CC), 8-12-7 = 27 (60:00). Att: 7,109. Time: 2:33.

(#8) Minnesota State 3 @ (#3) Minnesota 5
1st: G1 UM - Jerrid Reinholz 2 (Jake Fleming), 14:54. 2nd: G2 MSU - Adam Gerlach 11 (Brad Thompson), 0:57; G3 UM - Danny Irmen 23 (Tyler Hirsch, Alex Goligoski), PPG, 8:01; G4 MSU - Thompson 13 (Jake Brenk, David Backes), PPG, 10:14; G5 UM - P.J. Atherton 2 (Judd Stevens, Fleming), PPG, 12:56; G6 MSU - Brenk 6 (Thompson, Travis Morin), PPG, 14:08; G7 UM - Mike Howe 5 (Irmen, Mike Vannelli), GWG, 14:41. 3rd: G8 UM - Barry Tallackson 10 (Chris Harrington), 14:24. Score by Periods: MSU 0-3-0 = 3; UM 1-3-1 = 5. Pen: MSU 9-18; UM 10-20. PP: MSU 2-8; UM 2-7. Saves: Chris Clark (MSU), 15-7-9 = 31 (56:54); Justin Johnson (UM), 5-9-11 = 25 (60:00). Att: 10,007. Time: 2:17.

(#7) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (#4) Wisconsin 1 @ The Coliseum @ Alliant Energy Center
1st: G1 UAA - Justin Johnson 4 (unassisted), 9:52. 2nd: G2 UW - Joe Pavelski 15 (Robbie Earl, Ryan MacMurchy), 0:59; G3 UAA - Shea Hamilton 7 (Brandon Segal, Justin Bourne), GWG, 9:35. 3rd: No scoring. Score by Periods: UAA 1-1-0 = 2; UW 0-1-0 = 1. Pen: UAA 14-39; UW 13-29. PP: UAA 0-4; UW 0-4. Saves: Nathan Lawson (UAA), 17-18-9 = 44 (60:00); Brian Elliott (UW), 6-7-8 = 21 (59:03). Att: 8,100 (sellout). Time: 2:23.

(#6) Minnesota Duluth 1 @ (#5) North Dakota 6
1st: G1 UMD - Tim Stapleton 19 (unassisted), 15:22. 2nd: G2 UND - Rastislav Spirko 14 (Rory McMahon), PPG, 2:30; G3 UND - McMahon 13 (unassisted), GWG, 5:02; G4 UND - Colby Genoway 10 (Drew Stafford, Travis Zajac), PPG, 9:39; G5 UND - Brian Canady 3 (Matt Jones), 9:58. 3rd: G6 UND - Spirko 15 (McMahon, Andy Schneider), 11:31; G7 UND - Nick Fuher 5 (McMahon, Spirko), PPG, 18:12. Score by Periods: UMD 1-0-0 = 1; UND 0-4-2 = 6. Pen: UMD 7-14; UND 4-8. PP: UMD 0-3; UND 3-6. Saves: Isaac Reichmuth (UMD), 8-9-x = 17 (40:00); Josh Johnson (UMD), x-x-8 = 8 (20:00); Jordan Parise (UND), 5-7-5 = 17 (60:00). Att: 9,784. Time: 2:18.

Sunday, March 13
(#7) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (#4) Wisconsin 2 @ The Coliseum @ Alliant Energy Center
1st: G1 UAA - Chad Anderson 4 (Merit Waldrop, Brandon Segal), PPG, 8:39. 2nd: G2 UW - Joe Pavelski 16 (Joe Piskula), 7:13; G3 UW - Adam Burish 11 (Nick Licari, A.J. Degenhardt), GWG, 11:13. 3rd: No scoring. Score by Periods: UAA 1-0-0 = 1; UW 0-2-0 = 2. Pen: UAA 6-12; UW 5-10. PP: UAA 1-3; UW 0-4. Saves: Nathan Lawson (UAA), 10-13-14 = 37 (58:32); Bernd Brückler (UW), 4-7-16 = 27 (59:48). Att: 3,423. Time: 2:10.