This is good news for the WCHA after being shutout last season and having none of their teams make the Frozen Four the WCHA will have at least one representive at the NCAA Frozen Four this season in Detroit.
Bruce McLeod had a smile on his face in the lower level of the Xcel Energy Center late Friday night.
The WCHA commissioner had just seen St. Cloud State and Wisconsin advance to Saturday night’s West Regional final, meaning the league would have at least one team in the Frozen Four. North Dakota opens Northeast Regional play against Yale on Saturday; Denver was bounced from the tournament by RIT on Friday.
After the league failed to send a team to the Frozen Four last season, there was some pretty good reason for relief for McLeod, who confirmed that, yes, he would sleep better Friday night knowing that his league would have a team in Detroit. [USCHO.COM]
The WCHA has only missed out on the Frozen Four 4 times since its official status in 1952, and last season was one of those four. This year is not the case. That is and absolutely mind boggling stat.
ReplyDeleteI think Duluth could have made some noise in a regional somewhere representing the WCHA as well had they qualified.