Weekend winnings

There are numerous things at stake in this weekend's series against DU. For starters, the often forgotten Gold Pan is on the line for the winner of the regular season series. DU has won in the past 3 years but CC has the edge this season by virtue of their 2 game sweep earlier this season. CC needs to simply get one point (TIE) over the weekend to win the pan. Of course we would all prefer that the Tigers do better and get the 4-0 season sweep!

Another important aspect of this game, and probably much more important that a mining pan, is the seeding for the WCHA playoffs that start next weekend. DU has already clinched home ice but CC can clinch home ice with at least a win. Michigan Tech trails the Tigers by 2 points and could still take the final home ice spot if the Tigers get swept (let's hope the Tigers can turn it around, back-to-back sweeps are never a good motivator for the WCHA tourney). Other fun facts about the game are listen on the CC website and look over all the records and history between the two teams. One fun thing to note is that 12 members of the Tigers' 1957 National Championship team will be at the game Saturday to celebrate the 50yr anniversary. It's too bad there aren't any more between then and now because certain DU fans mark this date as "50 years without a title"...I won't mention any names...