WCHA Weekend Preview

• The Gophers who are still looking for their first win of the season host Alaksa-Anchorage which enters the weekend with plenty of confidence stemming from a split with the University of North Dakota last weekend. The big story is how the Gophers were outscored 6-0 last weekend in a sweep issued by the Denver University. It will be interesting to see how the Gophers will react from what has turned out to be a rather embarrassing start for a team that has so much talent on paper. It's not the record that's embarrassing as the quality of opponents is as good as could be, but the way that Minnesota seemed inept at various times in both weekends.
  Read Gophers.com Preview HERE
  Read Star Tribune Article on Gophers missing scoring HERE
• St Cloud State travels to Michigan Tech for an important series for both teams. Michigan Tech was swept by Colorado College last week and SCSU took three points from UMD. Tech is the only team in the WCHA without a point, but only one of three teams that has only played two WCHA games.
  Read Michigan Tech web preview HERE
  Read Gameday HERE
• Minnesota State-Mankato isn't traveling to the University of Denver at the right time of the year, not that their is going to be a right time this year. Denver goalie Marc Cheverie enters this weekend with three consecutive shutouts and a shutout minutes
  streak of 203:19. Last weekend the Pioneers shut out Minnesota twice. The weekend prior they were shut out Saturday night against Ohio State after shutting out the Buckeyes Friday night. The Mavericks responded nicely last weekend after getting demolished 6-0 by Wisconsin on the opening night of the two-game series. MSU-Mankato earned a split with the higher ranked Badgers in Mankato.
  Denver Pioneers Gameday HERE
  Minnesota State-Mankato Gameday HERE
  
• For the first time since 1997 UMD and Clarkson meet in a non-conference game as the Bulldogs host the member of the ECAC for a series in Duluth. UMD is looking to rebound from only taking one point in the series at St. Cloud. The Bulldogs are 3-2-1 and Clarkson is 3-2. UMD's first line has been brilliant, but in order to be among the WCHA's elite, they will need other lines to emerge.
  Read UMD Gameday HERE
  Read Article on Clarkson returning to Duluth after 25 years in Duluth News Tribune HERE