St. Cloud State men’s hockey team members celebrate with the MacNaughton Cup on Saturday at center ice at the National Hockey Center. There was a postgame awarding of the cup for St. Cloud State, which tied for its first WCHA regular season title. The Huskies beat Alaska-Anchorage 5-1 Saturday to advance to the WCHA Final Five. Photo by Dave Schwarz, dschwarz@stcloudtimes.com
WCHA MEN’S FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS
Results Friday
St. Cloud State 6, Alaska-Anchorage 1
Minnesota 2, Bemidji State 1 (OT)
North Dakota 5, Michigan Tech 3
Wisconsin 3, Minnesota-Duluth 1
MSU-Mankato 4, Nebraska-Omaha 3 (OT)
Denver 5, Colorado College 3
Games Saturday
St. Cloud State 5, Alaska-Anchorage 1, Huskies sweep series 2-0
Minnesota 4, Bemidji State 3, Gophers sweep series 2-0
Michigan Tech 2, North Dakota 1, Series tied 1-1
Wisconsin 4, Minnesota-Duluth 1, Badgers sweep series 2-0
Nebraska-Omaha 2, MSU-Mankato 1, Series tied 1-1
Colorado College 2, Denver 1, Series tied 1-1
Games March 17
No. 10 Michigan Tech (13-19-4) at No. 3 North Dakota (20-11-7), 7:07 p.m.
No. 7 Nebraska-Omaha (19-17-2) at No. 6 MSU-Mankato (23-12-3), 7:07 p.m.
No. 8 Colorado College (15-18-5) at No. 5 Denver (20-12-5), 8:07 p.m.
WCHA FINAL FIVE (AT XCEL ENERGY CENTER)
Games March 21 (teams get re-seeded after opening round)
No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed, 7 p.m.
No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed, 2 p.m.
* Note: Wisconsin (19-12-7) has advanced to the Final Five. The Badgers are the No. 4 seed in the first round, but could be the No. 3 seed in the Final Five if North Dakota loses on Sunday.
Semifinals March 22
No. 3/6 winner vs. No. 2 Minnesota (26-7-5), 7 p.m.
No. 4/5 winner vs. No. 1 St. Cloud State (23-14-1), 2 p.m.
Championship March 23
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
