After a eventful opening day, the WCHA first round continues with six hockey games Saturday night. Two teams, Denver and Colorado College, look to tie things up and force a game three Sunday on home ice against Wisonsin and Michigan Tech, respectively. At the same time, Michigan Tech looks to make the WCHA Final Five for the first time since 2007, Minnesota is one win away from their first trip to St. Paul in three years and North Dakota can book their tenth consecutive Final Five appearance with a win over Bemidji State.
Details for each of the games are below.
#12 University of Alaska-Anchorage at #1 University of Minnesota (Minnesota leads 1-0)
Time: 7:00 p.m. Central
Location: Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN
TV/Radio: Fox Sports North/FCS Atlantic; 1500 ESPN (Minnesota)
#11 Minnesota State University Mankato at #2 University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD leads 1-0)
Time: 7:00 p.m. Central
Location: AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, MN
TV: None
#10 University of Wisconsin at #3 University of Denver (Wisconsin leads 1-0)
Time: 8:00 p.m. Central
Location: Magness Arena, Denver, CO
TV: None
#9 Bemidji State University at #4 University of North Dakota (North Dakota leads 1-0)
Time: 7:00 p.m. Central
Location: Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, ND
TV: FCS Central/Fighting Sioux Sports Network (North Dakota)
#8 Michigan Tech University at #5 Colorado College (Michigan Tech leads 1-0)
Time: 8:00 p.m. Central
Location: World Arena, Colorado Springs, CO
TV: None
#7 University of Nebraska-Omaha at #6 St. Cloud State University (St. Cloud State leads 1-0)
Time: 7:00 p.m. Central
Location National Hockey Center, St. Cloud, MN
TV: None
For more coverage of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, check out The Daily Gopher and for Wisconsin coverage read Bucky's Fifth Quarter. You can also find more on the WCHA at Western College Hockey.