with 1 weekend to go, 4 teams have clinched home ice.
another 4 are in contention for the final spot.  Of those 4, only
wisconsin controls its own destiny.

This analysis is based on possible points only.
This analysis includes ONLY the mankato-anchorage tie breaker
This analysis dies not include include other tie-breakers which are....
        1) head to head
        2) WCHA wins
        3) if 4 game series, least goals against in series
        4) greater WCHA goal Differential

team          current possible position
              points   points  range    location
              ------   ------  -----    --------
denver          41      45      1-2     home hosting duluth or tech
st. cloud       40      44      1-2     home hosting duluth or tech
minnesota       35      39      3-3     home
cc              30      34      4-4     home
mankato         24      24      5-7     needs help to be home
anchorage       24      24      6-8     is on the road
wisconsin       23      27      5-8     needs 4 points to guarantee being home
north dakota    22      26      5-8     needs help to be home
duluth          15      19      9-9     is at denver or st. cloud
tech            10      14      10-10   is at denver or st. cloud

remaining schedule
denver          @north dakota           denver playing for championship
st. cloud       hh-minnesota            st. cloud playing for championship
cc              tech
minnesota       hh-st. cloud
mankato
anchorage
wisconsin       duluth                  with a sweeep will be home
north dakota    denver                  can pass wisconsin and mankato for 5th
duluth          @wisconsin
tech            @cc


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