WCHA Rewind

Who's hot, WCHA?

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WCHA:
Alaska Anchorage 1 at Minnesota 7
Colorado College 3 at North Dakota 5
Michigan Tech 4 at Minnesota Duluth 5
Wisconsin 2 at Minnesota State 1 OT
Nebraska Omaha 3 at Denver 3 OT

Others:
Notre Dame 1 at Michigan State 4
Ohio State 1 at Ferris State 3
Boston College 1 at New Hampshire 2

So who's hot?

Well, let's start off with Wisconsin.  The Badgers are currently on a 10-game unbeaten streak after their last two overtime wins at Minnesota State.  7-0-3 and have won the last 6 in row.  Now the teams they have beaten are Huntsville, Anchorage, and Minnesota State, but it's not like the Mavericks aren't playing solid hockey this year?  Are the Badgers for real?  They host Miami Ohio next weekend to find out.

Since Christmas, Minnesota is on a 5-game win streak.  Among the four different teams they've beat over that span are former number 1 Boston College and Notre Dame, so it's not like it's been a complete walk in the park.  The Gophers will be tested next weekend as they host North Dakota in the last series between the two in at least a couple of years.

For a team that started off hot then cooled way down, Denver seems to be back on the rise again.  The Pioneers took 3 points from a very good Nebraska Omaha team this weekend and swept Cornell before that.  Have the Denver Pioneers broken the streak of inconsistency?  They head to St. Cloud State next weekend to try and keep the streak alive.

After giving up an ill-felt loss to Colorado College on Friday night, North Dakota found it's wheels and blew past them on Saturday night earning their 7th win in their last 10 games.  North Dakota is 6-1-1 in their last 8 game with big wins over Denver, Colorado College, and sweeps at home against Holy Cross and at Michigan Tech.  The North Dakotas head to Minnesota to play the Gophers in one of college hockey's biggest rivalries next weekend.

Lastly, Minnesota Duluth started off the year with a lack of scoring, question marks on goaltending, and a lack-lead team.  The Bulldogs seemed to have found the right track after failing miserably in the Florida College Classic, sweeping Michigan Tech at home this weekend.  In their last 6 WCHA games, the Dogs are 4-1-1 and head to Colorado College to play a very good Tigers team next weekend.

WCHA Standings:

			WCHA		OVERALL
	Pts.	W	L	T	W	L	T	GF	GA
Denver	20	8	4	4	13	6	4	82	57
Nebraska Omaha	20	9	5	2	13	9	2	88	67
Minnesota	19	8	3	3	16	3	3	84	40
North Dakota	19	8	3	3	13	6	3	76	55
St. Cloud State	18	9	5	0	12	10	0	70	58
Minnesota Duluth	17	7	6	3	9	10	3	60	61
Wisconsin	17	6	5	5	8	7	5	47	43
Minnesota State	16	8	8	0	14	8	2	75	57
Colorado College	13	6	9	1	9	13	2	81	90
Bemidji State	11	4	7	3	5	11	4	46	60
Michigan Tech	9	3	10	3	6	12	3	57	69
Alaska Anchorage	5	1	12	3	3	13	4	39	66

Scoring Offense:

	Goals/GM
Minnesota	3.82
Nebraska Omaha	3.67
Denver	3.57

Scoring Defense:

	Goals/GM
Minnesota	1.82
Wisconsin	2.15
Minnesota State	2.38

Penalty Minutes:

	Minutes/GM
Minnesota Duluth	16.5
Denver	16.3
Alaska Anchorage	15.1

Power Play:

	PP %
Minnesota	25.0%
Minnesota Duluth	22.8%
Denver	22.3%

Penalty Kill:

	PK %
Minnesota	90.5%
Denver	86.3%
St. Cloud State	83.8%

Scoring Leaders:

	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
Ryan Walters	UNO	15	21	36
Corban Knight	UND	10	21	31
Danny Kristo	UND	13	17	30

Freshman Scoring:

	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
Tony Cameranesi	UMD	10	11	22
Alex Petan	MTU	7	9	18
Austin Farley	UMD	8	9	17

Goalie Leaders (GAA):

	Team	GAA	Save %
Adam Wilcox	UMTC	1.65	0.925
Stephon Williams	MSU	1.84	0.925
Juho Olkinuora	DU	1.86	0.942

Enjoy.

GO DOGS!!