First round matchups
Wisconsin has clinched the league title and will host michigan tech
in the first round
North Dakota has clinched second place and will host either denver
or minnesota duluth
Anchorage will finish 7th and will travel for the first round.
based on the remaining schedule
st cloud has a home and home with minnesota
mankato has two games at duluth
minnesota is home & home with st cloud
cc has 2 at wisconsin
it seems likely that mankato and st. cloud will finish 3rd and 4th
and CC and minnesota will be 5th and 6th
the wcha tie-breakers are (from http://www.wcha.com/wcha-body.html)
a) head to head
b) wcha wins
c) head to head fewest goals against (if 4 game series)
d) wcha goals for minus goals against
st cloud
wins tiebreaker with MSU mankato (2-0)
is 1-0-1 (1 goal up) and 1 win up against minnesota
loses to CC
msu mankato
loses tiebreaker to St. Cloud
is even and 1 win up on Minnesota
wins tiebreaker with cc (3-1)
minnesota
is 0-1-1 (one goal down) and 1 win down against st. cloud
is even and 1 win down against mankato
loses to CC on goal differential
cc
wins over st cloud
loses (1-3) to mankato
will win on goal differential
team to today can get placing
play points points
Wisconsin 2 44 48 1
North Dakota 0 39 39 2
St Cloud 2 31 35 3-6
MSU-Mankato 2 31 35 3-6
Colorado College 2 29 33 3-6
Minnesota 2 28 32 3-6
Alaska-Anchorage 0 25 25 7
Minnesota-Duluth 2 18 22 8-9
Denver 2 15 19 8-9
Michigan Tech 2 4 8 10
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