Hopefully every American enjoyed their
Thanksgiving weekend and spent time with family or friends. Now that the turkey hangover should be a
distant memory, we continue on our way with a full helping of WCHA games this
weekend.
WCHA STANDINGS 2012-2013
Team………………………W-L-T………Points1. Denver…………..………7-1-0………....14
2. St. Cloud St………….…5-3-0………….10
2. Minnesota………………4-2-2………….10
4. Nebraska-Omaha………4-1-1……........9
5. Colorado College ……..4-2-0..….……..8
5. North Dakota.………..…3-1-2…..……...8
7. Bemidji State……..…….2-4-2.…….......6
7. Michigan Tech………….3-5-0…………6
7. Minnesota State………..3-5-0.…...……6
10. Wisconsin…....………..1-5-2………....4
10. Minnesota-Duluth….…1-5-2………….4
12. Alaska-Anchorage…....0-3-3…...…….3
WCHA
Games
#7 North
Dakota @ #18 Colorado College
Last weekend NoDak split with the Irish in
South Bend (2-1, 2-5) and the Tigers tied with New Hampshire (4-4ot) on Friday
and lost to Yale (6-5ot), on Saturday in Colorado Springs.
ND and CC find themselves tied for fifth in the
league after six games. The Tigers are
3-3-0 at World Arena this season in NoDak is 2-3-0 away from home. ND has won every Friday night game this
season and has been less than perfect on Saturday evenings. The Tigers have fallen on hard times, again,
they are winless in their last four games, 0-3-1. CC has gone streaking this year, 3-wins,
3-loses, 4-wins, and now 4-winless. The
Tigers have a tough stretch starting this weekend hosting NoDak, then UMinn,
and then at SCSU, before the Christmas break.
I’m saying these team end the weekend they way they started, tied in the
standings. SPLIT
Wisconsin
@ #5 Denver
Last weekend the Badgers were swept by the MSUM
Mavericks (4-2, 4-2) in Madison and the Pioneers lost to Yale (2-1ot) on Friday
and lost to New Hampshire (6-4) on Saturday in Denver.
I think the Pioneers were suffering from a
double hangover last weekend, the CC games and the Thanksgiving holiday. DU got a wakeup call with a pair of wins last
weekend. But the doctor might have the
right prescription to help DU, a woefully Badger team, comes into Magnus this
weekend. UW has managed a total of 18
goals over a total of 10 games; the Badgers however have limited the damage, by
only allowing 29 goals over their 10 games.
In the end, the Pioneers should bury the Badgers. PIONEERS SWEEP
Bemidji
St. @ Minnesota State
Last weekend the Beavers took 3-pts from the
Seawolves (2-2ot, 5-4) in Bemidji and the Mavericks swept the Badgers (4-2,
4-2) in Madison.
With these teams in a three way tie for
seventh, it should mean a couple of too close to call games. Both are coming off successful Thanksgiving
weekends, with MSUM getting four points and BSU collecting three points in the
league. Both have scored one less goal
than they have allowed, overall, with the Beavers at 28-29 and the Mavericks at
35-36. The numbers are telling me it
should be a split, so that is what I’m going with. SPLIT
Minnesota-Duluth
@ Michigan Tech
Last weekend the Bulldogs split with the SCSU
Huskies (2-1, 1-5) in Duluth and the MTU Huskies enjoyed their open
Thanksgiving weekend.
The Bulldogs finally notched a conference win,
with a 2-1 victory on Friday night. UMD
is 1-4-1 this year away from Duluth, while the Huskies are 2-3-0 in Houghton,
overall. When looking at both teams
goals for and against, they are almost even, UMD has 29-37, and MTU has
31-36. The Huskies could even their
league record with a couple of wins this weekend, and but the Bulldogs further
in their rear view mirror. A pointless
weekend for the Bulldogs would certainly cause further concern in Duluth. Huskies 3-points
#14 St.
Could St. @ Alaska-Anchorage
Last weekend the Huskies split with the
Bulldogs (1-2, 5-1) in Duluth and the Seawolves got a point from the Beavers (2-2ot,
4-5) in Bemidji.
The Seawolves find themselves in the bottom
spot in the league after six games, the upside is UAA has two games in hand on
most of the league. UAA is now the last
team looking for their first conference win.
SCSU finds themselves in an excellent position, tied for second in the
WCHA. The Huskies are looking to improve
on their 2-4-0 road record this weekend, and playing in Anchorage could be what
they need. Even though the Seawolves
haven’t won a WCHA game this year, you still have to play your game, or UAA
can/will beat you. HUSKIES SWEEP
#13 Nebraska-Omaha
@ #3 Minnesota
Last weekend the Mavericks swept the UAH
Chargers (3-2, 8-0) in Omaha and the Gophers swept the Catamounts (5-1, 3-1) in
Vermont.
The Mavericks trail the Gophers by a lone point
in the standings, but have played two fewer games than the Gophers. The Mavericks are currently on a 6-game
winning streak and the Gophers are on a 6-game unbeaten streak, 4-0-2, so
unless there is a pair of ties, somebody’s streak is going to come to an end. SPLIT
