2019-20 WCHA Hockey

[Millsy]

Standing heading into the Christmas Break for both the Men's and Women's League

Men's (Points, GP, Conference W-L-T-3/SO, GF, GA, Overall W, L, T, GF, GA)

1	MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS	30	12	10	2	0	0	44	15		15	2	1	66	23
2	BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS	25	12	8	3	1	0	46	20		8	5	3	54	32
3	ALASKA NANOOKS	24	14	8	6	0	0	30	32		10	10	0	41	53
	MICHIGAN TECH HUSKIES	24	14	8	6	0	0	32	29		10	8	1	46	39
5	BOWLING GREEN FALCONS	23	12	7	4	1	1	36	24		12	6	1	61	42
6	NORTHERN MICHIGAN WILDCATS	21	12	7	5	0	0	38	33		9	7	2	58	53
7	FERRIS STATE BULLDOGS	14	12	4	6	2	0	34	37		6	9	2	47	55
	LAKE SUPERIOR STATE LAKERS	14	14	4	9	1	1	24	48		6	15	1	47	79
9	ALASKA ANCHORAGE SEAWOLVES	10	12	2	8	2	2	21	37		2	11	3	29	53
10	ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE CHARGERS	7	14	1	10	3	1	28	58		1	14	3	31	77

Women's (Points, GP, Conference W-L-T-3/SO, GF, GA, Overall W, L, T, GF, GA)

1	WISCONSIN BADGERS	31	12	10	1	1	0	51	24		18	1	1	103	32
2	MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS	30	12	9	1	2	1	49	19		15	1	3	79	27
3	OHIO STATE BUCKEYES	22	12	6	3	3	1	35	31		11	5	4	60	49
4	BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS	18	12	6	6	0	0	26	33		11	8	1	44	47
5	MINNESOTA DULUTH BULLDOGS	15	12	4	6	2	1	31	30		8	8	2	49	41
6	MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS	10	12	2	8	2	2	18	40		7	10	2	36	54
7	ST. CLOUD STATE HUSKIES	0	12	0	12	0	0	17	50		4	13	2	40	60

[Millsy]

2019-2020 WCHA Non-Conference Schedule
-3 AHA Games 2-1-0
-11-12 Big10 Games 4-6-0
-5 ECAC Games 1-1-1
-8 Hockey East Games 3-4-1
-28-29 NCHC Games 7-15-5
-6 Independent Games 3-1-0
-0-2 Interleague games (not included in WCHA non-conference record)
-4 Exhibitions (not included in WCHA or team record)
TOTAL: 20-28-7 0.427 (72 possible games)

ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE (0-4-0)
-at Mass-Lowell L 1-5, L 1-3
-at Nebraska-Omaha L 1-6, L 0-5
-at North Dakota (2)

ALASKA (2-4-0)
-Denver L 3-4, L 0-3
-at Penn State L 0-7, W 4-0
-Arizona State W 4-3, L 0-4

ALASKA-ANCHORAGE (0-3-1)
-at Maine L 1-7, L 1-2 (OT)
-Nebraska-Omaha L 3-4, T 3-3
-at Arizona State (2)

BEMIDJI STATE (0-2-2)
-St. Cloud State T 4-4, T 2-2
-at North Dakota L 1-2 OT, L 1-4
-vs. Minnesota (Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, MN)
-vs. Minnesota State/St. Cloud State (Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, MN)

BOWLING GREEN (5-2-0)
-at Miami W 7-4
-vs. RIT (Icebreaker Tournament, Toledo, OH) L 2-3 (OT)
-vs Western Michigan (Icebreaker Tournament, Toledo, OH) L 2-5
-Western Michigan W 2-1
-at Western Michigan W 2-1 (OT)
-at Notre Dame W 5-2
-Notre Dame W 5-2
-Miami

FERRIS STATE (2-3-0)
-Waterloo (EXH) T 2-2
-USNTDP (EXH) W 5-0
-Colgate W 3-1
-at Miami L 3-4, W 3-1
-at Western Michigan L 2-4
-Western Michigan L 2-8
-vs. Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI)
-vs. Michigan Tech/Michigan State (Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI)

LAKE SUPERIOR STATE (2-6-0)
-Merrimack W 6-2, W 4-3
-Denver L 3-1, L 4-3
-at Michigan L 0-4, L 3-4
-at Notre Dame L 2-5, L 4-6

MICHIGAN TECH (2-2-1)
-at Robert Morris W 2-1 (OT), W 7-0
-at North Dakota (Hall of Fame Game) L 1-3
-Clarkson T 2-2, L 2-4
-vs. Michigan State (Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI)
-vs. Ferris State/Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI)
-at Arizona State (2)

MINNESOTA STATE (5-0-1)
-Mount Royal (EXH) W 5-2
-Arizona State W 4-1, W 5-0
-North Dakota T 4-4, W 2-1
-at Minnesota-Duluth (2) W 4-1, W 3-1
-vs. St. Cloud State (Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, MN)
-vs. Bemidji State/Minnesota (Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, MN)

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (2-2-2)
-at USNTDP (EXH) W 4-3
-Michigan State L 3-5, W 2-0
-at Boston University T 4-4, W 4-3
-St. Cloud State T 3-3, L 4-5 (OT)
-at Cornell (2)

[laker]

Mav women's series with Lindenwood is postponed. They have no goalies. Tried to play forwards there last week- lost 7-0 & 13-1 to Syracuse. At least they are trying to make them up Jan 31-Feb 1, but nothing for sure. They canceled a game with SCSU before they played Syracuse.

https://www.keyc.com/2019/12/12/minn...ood-postponed/

[MStateMaverick]

Agree. I was pleasantly surprised at MSU's sweep at UMD this past weekend.

[Millsy]

Some big sweeps by Bowling Green and Mankato this past weekend! Hopefully those will help out the WCHA's Pairwise ranking come tournament selection time.

2019-2020 WCHA Non-Conference Schedule
-3 AHA Games 2-1-0
-11-12 Big10 Games 4-6-0
-5 ECAC Games 1-0-0
-8 Hockey East Games 3-4-1
-28-29 NCHC Games 7-15-5
-6 Independent Games 3-1-0
-0-2 Interleague games (not included in WCHA non-conference record)
-4 Exhibitions (not included in WCHA or team record)
TOTAL: 20-27-6 0.434 (72 possible games)

ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE (0-4-0)
-at Mass-Lowell L 1-5, L 1-3
-at Nebraska-Omaha L 1-6, L 0-5
-at North Dakota (2)

ALASKA (2-4-0)
-Denver L 3-4, L 0-3
-at Penn State L 0-7, W 4-0
-Arizona State W 4-3, L 0-4

ALASKA-ANCHORAGE (0-3-1)
-at Maine L 1-7, L 1-2 (OT)
-Nebraska-Omaha L 3-4, T 3-3
-at Arizona State (2)

BEMIDJI STATE (0-2-2)
-St. Cloud State T 4-4, T 2-2
-at North Dakota L 1-2 OT, L 1-4
-vs. Minnesota (Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, MN)
-vs. Minnesota State/St. Cloud State (Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, MN)

BOWLING GREEN (5-2-0)
-at Miami W 7-4
-vs. RIT (Icebreaker Tournament, Toledo, OH) L 2-3 (OT)
-vs Western Michigan (Icebreaker Tournament, Toledo, OH) L 2-5
-Western Michigan W 2-1
-at Western Michigan W 2-1 (OT)
-at Notre Dame W 5-2
-Notre Dame W 5-2
-Miami

FERRIS STATE (2-3-0)
-Waterloo (EXH) T 2-2
-USNTDP (EXH) W 5-0
-Colgate W 3-1
-at Miami L 3-4, W 3-1
-at Western Michigan L 2-4
-Western Michigan L 2-8
-vs. Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI)
-vs. Michigan Tech/Michigan State (Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI)

LAKE SUPERIOR STATE (2-6-0)
-Merrimack W 6-2, W 4-3
-Denver L 3-1, L 4-3
-at Michigan L 0-4, L 3-4
-at Notre Dame L 2-5, L 4-6

MICHIGAN TECH (2-1-0)
-at Robert Morris W 2-1 (OT), W 7-0
-at North Dakota (Hall of Fame Game) L 1-3
-Clarkson (2)
-vs. Michigan State (Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI)
-vs. Ferris State/Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, MI)
-at Arizona State (2)

MINNESOTA STATE (5-0-1)
-Mount Royal (EXH) W 5-2
-Arizona State W 4-1, W 5-0
-North Dakota T 4-4, W 2-1
-at Minnesota-Duluth (2) W 4-1, W 3-1
-vs. St. Cloud State (Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, MN)
-vs. Bemidji State/Minnesota (Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, MN)

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (2-2-2)
-at USNTDP (EXH) W 4-3
-Michigan State L 3-5, W 2-0
-at Boston University T 4-4, W 4-3
-St. Cloud State T 3-3, L 4-5 (OT)
-at Cornell (2)

[laker]

http://NCHC.tv broadcast of Minnesota State at UMD will be FREE.

[Millsy]

Women's WCHA Standings 11/26/19 (Points, Games Played)

1 Minnesota 30 12
2 Wisconsin 25 10
3 Ohio State 22 12
4 Minnesota Duluth 15 10
5 Bemidji State 12 10
6 Minnesota State 10 12
7 St. Cloud State 0 10

[Millsy]

Men's WCHA Standings 11/26/19 (Points, Games Played)

1 Minnesota State 21 8
2 Bemidji State 18 8
Alaska 18 10
4 Bowling Green 15 8
Northern Michigan 15 8
Michigan Tech 15 10
7 Lake Superior State 9 8
8 Alaska Anchorage 8 8
9 Ferris State 6 8
10 Alabama Huntsville 1 8

[Millsy]

UAH announces intentions to leave WCHA. That would leave the two Alaska teams as the only ones left. No idea where UAH would go. Sad situation.

https://collegead.com/western-colleg...association-9/

I think it is more of a case that they don't want to be left holding the bag if/when the other 7 schools depart and the Alaskas (one or both) end up folding up shop. There is still a lot of uncertainty in Alaska's budget situation, even though the Board of Trustees has said that both Alaska teams will be there for the 20-21 season. After that, it is still a crap shoot, which I think is why the seven, now eight, other schools have announced their intentions.

It also gets UAH out of any fines that may have been put on them by the league (or what was left of it) come 21-22 when the seven do leave and then UAH decides they want out.

[laker]

UAH announces intentions to leave WCHA. That would leave the two Alaska teams as the only ones left. No idea where UAH would go. Sad situation.

https://collegead.com/western-colleg...association-9/

[Millsy]

The Beavers split this weekend's series at Ferris State, losing 2-1 on Friday night and winning on Saturday night 4-1. I know it is early in the year, but that Friday loss could be big considering the standings.

Current WCHA Standings:

1 Minnesota State 15 Pts 6 GP
Northern Michigan 15 Pts 6 GP
Alaska 15 Pts 8 GP
4 Bemidji State 12 Pts 6 GP
Bowling Green 12 Pts 6 GP
6 Michigan Tech 9 Pts 8 GP
7 Alaska Anchorage 8 Pts 6 GP
8 Lake Superior State 6 Pts 6 GP
9 Ferris State 3 Pts 6 GP
10 Alabama Huntsville 1 Pts 6 GP

[laker]

Mavs get top spot in USCHO poll.

https://msumavericks.com/news/2019/1...oad-sweep.aspx

[laker]

That's good news. Still will be a weird season, as it could possibly be the last season for WCHA men's hockey as we know it.

Yes, and the unanswered question, what is going to happen to them and UAH?

[njmav1]

Alaska and UAA will still have hockey in 2020-21.

https://www.uscho.com/2019/11/10/ala...-20-21-season/

That's good news. Still will be a weird season, as it could possibly be the last season for WCHA men's hockey as we know it.

[laker]

Alaska and UAA will still have hockey in 2020-21.

https://www.uscho.com/2019/11/10/ala...-20-21-season/