From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!uwvax!pal
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Title: WCHA playoff results
Article-I.D.: uwvax.769
Posted: Mon Feb 28 12:10:48 1983
Received: Tue Mar  1 07:07:26 1983

WCHA playoff results from this weekend (Feb 25-26)

Friday:
Colorado College 2	Wisconsin 3
Denver		 2	Minnesota-Duluth 7

Saturday:
Colorado College 2	Wisconsin 5		(Wisconsin wins total goals 
							series by 8-4)
Denver		 1	Minnesota-Duluth 5	(Unsure of this one, it was
						 like this when I last heard)

REview of Colorado at Wisconsin
Colorado had won only two WCHA games all season, losing 24, and were expected
to be easy pushovers.  HOwever, it didn't quite work that way.
Marty Wakelyn in goal was superb, making well over 50 saves each night.
Wisconsin took a 3-0 lead on Friday, but then slipped to 3-2, and Wakelyn
kept them out the rest of the night. CC started well on Saturday, going
ahead 2-0 (putting them ahead 4-3 in total goals), but Wisconsin came back to
2-2 in the first period. Interestingly, Behrend of Wisconsin had only one save
in the first period, tying the school record, but still had 2 goals scored
against him (neither his fault).  The score stayed that way well into the
third period, with Wakelyn making one incredible save after another, and the
CC defense were sharp in front of the net, clearing the rebound quickly.
Finally, a cheapie goal slipped through, and two more came quickly
thereafter.

NEXT WEEK:
Wisconsin at North Dakota
	Wisconsin are 0-3-1 against North Dakota this season, but don't count
	the out!  They were 1-3 against the Sioux last season at this stage,
	and blew them out 9-0 and 3-1 in the total-goals playoff in Grand Forks.
	The winner of this will probably join Minnesota in the Western Four for
	the NCAA, unless Duluth pulls a big upset. This is the important one.

Minnesota-Duluth at Minnesota
	Minnesota leads this contest 4-2 this season, but the teams are tied
	in goals scored against each other.  Minnesota are tough at home, 
	and have a line (Bjugstad, Erickson and Griffith) which has three of the
	top five scorers in the WCHA!! (Bjugstad-1,Erickson-2,Griffith-5).

The WCHA playoff final will be held the following week at the home of the
higher-ranked winner of these two match-ups (Minnesota=1,ND=2,Wisc=3,UMD=4)

Anyone know the Eastern playoff situation?
Anil Pal
UW-Madison