2019-20 WCHA Hockey

[Millsy]

I hope I did this right this week.

Team, GP, Points, Possible Points, Possible Finish

Mankato 24 GP, 62, 74, 1-2 (home ice in first and second round)
Bemidji 22 GP, 51, 69, 1-5 (playoff berth)
Northern 22 GP, 44, 62, 2-7 (playoff berth)
Alaska 24 GP, 40, 52, 2-8 (playoff berth)
Tech 24 GP, 35, 49, 3-9
BGSU 22 GP, 34, 52, 2-9
Lake 22 GP, 27, 45, 3-10
UAA 24 GP, 20, 42, 4-10
Ferris 22 GP, 17, 35, 6-10
UAH 22 GP, 12, 30, 7-10

Remaining Schedules

Mankato: Bye, UAH, at BSU
BSU: at Northern, at UAA, Mankato
Northern: BSU, at Lake, home and home with Tech
Alaska: Bowling Green, Bye, UAA
Tech: at Ferris, Bye, home and home with Northern
Bowling Green: at Alaska, Ferris, at UAH
Lake: UAH, Northern, at Ferris
UAA: at Arizona State (non-conference), BSU, at Alaska
Ferris: Tech, at Bowling Green, Lake
UAH: at Lake, at Mankato, Bowling Green

[laker]

[laker]

[Millsy]

Little late, but the Beavers swept Northern Michigan in Marquette by the scores of 5-0 and 5-1. The Beavers travel to Anchorage this upcoming weekend, and if they can sweep the Seawolves, they will set up a HUGE series in Bemidji against the Mavs for the conference title!

[njmav1]

Little late, but the Beavers swept Northern Michigan in Marquette by the scores of 5-0 and 5-1. The Beavers travel to Anchorage this upcoming weekend, and if they can sweep the Seawolves, they will set up a HUGE series in Bemidji against the Mavs for the conference title!

Looking forward to that last weekend as well. Not many WCHA men's titles left to be had.

[Millsy]

As always, let me know if I missed anything. I have not even started looking at tiebreakers.

BSU fans are Huntsville fans this week (ugh.....)

Team, GP, Points, Possible Points, Possible Finish

Mankato 24 GP, 62, 74, 1-2 (home ice in first and second round)
Bemidji 24 GP, 57, 69, 1-2 (home ice in first and second round)
Northern 24 GP, 44, 56, 3-7 (playoff berth)
Alaska 26 GP, 43, 49, 3-7 (playoff berth)
Tech 26 GP, 41, 47, 3-7 (playoff berth)
BGSU 24 GP, 37, 49, 3-7 (playoff berth)
Lake 24 GP, 32, 44, 3-8 (playoff berth)
UAA 24 GP, 20, 32, 7-10
Ferris 24 GP, 17, 29, 8-10
UAH 24 GP, 13, 25, 8-10

Remaining Schedules

Mankato: UAH, at BSU
BSU: at UAA, Mankato
Northern: at Lake, home and home with Tech
Alaska: Bye, UAA
Tech: Bye, home and home with Northern
Bowling Green: Ferris, at UAH
Lake: Northern, at Ferris
UAA: BSU, at Alaska
Ferris: at Bowling Green, Lake
UAH: at Mankato, Bowling Green

[laker]

And the name for the new hockey league is---- as the Who sang, same as the old boss............. CCHA.

https://msumavericks.com/news/2020/2...sFmNGB2abNF0SA

[njmav1]

And the name for the new hockey league is---- as the Who sang, same as the old boss............. CCHA.

https://msumavericks.com/news/2020/2...sFmNGB2abNF0SA

Not my first choice, but no use looking back and second guessing. Hopefully the teams can prosper in the new CCHA.

[laker]

Not my first choice, but no use looking back and second guessing. Hopefully the teams can prosper in the new CCHA.

And no clue as to what will happen to Alaska, UAA and UAH.

[Millsy]

And the name for the new hockey league is---- as the Who sang, same as the old boss............. CCHA.

https://msumavericks.com/news/2020/2...sFmNGB2abNF0SA

I really don't believe that the travel is the main issue here for leaving UAH, Alaska and Alaska-Fairbanks out. Those three schools subsidize travel costs and they have to make the long trips for EVERY road series. It probably is a factor, but not the main one.

The issue is the uncertainty with the life of these three programs. When the seven teams announced their intent back last summer, the Alaska Legislature was in the process of cutting the UA System budget in half. Athletics was going to see a majority of those cuts. Top that off with Anchorage moving from the city run Sullivan Center (6000 seats) to the on campus Wells Fargo Student Center (750-1000 seats). Fairbanks has put in notice that they may have to leave the Carlson Center for their on-campus arena, the Patty Center (1200 seats), due to the ice plant failing at the Carlson Center and the City of Fairbanks not having the funds to replace it. Currently, the WCHA bylaws state that your arena must have 2500 seats and has stipulations as to what must be included in the visiting locker room areas. If I recall correctly, when Fairbanks traveled to Anchorage earlier this year, they could not get into the visiting locker room the required time before the game (I want to say they got in 60-90 minutes before game time) due to a swim meet going on in the Student Center.

As for UAH, there always seems to be an air of uncertainty with their program, and this year is no different. Even though the Alabama Board of Regents have given the green light to work on getting an on campus arena owned by the school, they have allocated $0 for the project or study. But yet they can do $100 million upgrades to the Crimson Tide football stadium, locker rooms and practice facility.

[Millsy]

So, here is where we are at going into the last week of the season, but I am sure everyone is pretty much aware of it:

Team, current points, possible points

Mankato 68, 74, 1-2 (home ice in first and second round, share of the MacNaughton)
Bemidji 62, 68, 1-2 (home ice in first and second round)
Northern 47, 53, 3-6 (playoff berth)
Alaska 43, 48, 3-6 (playoff berth)
BGSU 43, 49, 3-6 (playoff berth)
Tech 41, 47, 3-6 (playoff berth)
Lake 35, 41, 7th (playoff berth)
UAA 21, 27, 8-9
Ferris 17, 23, 8-9
UAH 13, 19, 10

Remaining Schedules

Mankato: BSU
BSU: Mankato
Northern: home and home with Tech
Alaska: UAA
Tech: home and home with Northern
Bowling Green: at UAH
Lake: at Ferris
UAA: at Alaska
Ferris: Lake
UAH: Bowling Green

I have only looked at head to head tiebreakers, which is only available if the teams played four times. I am sure others have put more time into looking at them that I have.

-BSU and Mankato are tied at 1-1, with the final two games this weekend. BSU needs to sweep to take over the one seed and share the MacNaughton
-Bowling Green owns the tiebreaker on Tech with a 2-1-1 record
-Alaska owns the tiebreaker over Tech with a 3-1 record
-Tech currently has a 2-0 lead over Northern with the final two games this weekend
-Northern has the tiebreaker on Alaska with a 2-1-1 record
-Bowling Green and Alaska would come down to other tiebreakers
-Anchorage and Ferris would come down to other tiebreakers

[laker]

3 Mav women make All-WCHA honors., along with 14 on the All-Academic team.

https://msumavericks.com/news/2020/2...emic-team.aspx

[laker]

0-0 at the end of two- BSU gets two goals, the the Mavs score but give up an empty netter and lose 3-1. All the marbles tomorrow night! If the Mavs win the host all the way through the tourney. If BSU wins they tie for the title, but would get the #1 seed.

[Millsy]

WCHA Standings heading into the final game:

1 Minnesota State 68
2 Bemidji State 65
3 Northern Michigan 47
4 Alaska 46
Bowling Green 46
6 Michigan Tech 44
7 Lake Superior State 38
8 Alaska Anchorage 21
9 Ferris State 17
10 Alabama Huntsville 13

All we really know right now is that Mankato and Bemidji will be hosting Lake Superior State and Anchorage. Lake Superior is locked in at 7 and Anchorage is locked in at 8.

[laker]

Mavs win in Bemidji 4-1, are outright champs and host throughout the playoffs.