WCHA playoff quarterfinal pairings set;
Minnesota to face Minnesota State in best-of-three series
As was determined following the weekend of February 16 & 17, the Gopher Women's Hockey team finished as the #3 seed for the WCHA playoffs. After this past weekend's action, Minnesota posted a 19-7-2-2 conference record (1-2 in OT). As a result, the Gophers will face Minnesota State in a best-of-3 conference quarterfinal series at Ridder Arena next weekend, the first playoff meeting of the two squads since 2015.
Game times are set for...
Friday, March 1 at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 2 at 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 3 at 3:00 p.m. (if necessary)
We'll have more details with our full series preview in our regular Penalty Box Post later this week.
Season ticket holders should have received tickets for the quarterfinal series as part of their package, and should contact the U. of M. Ticket Office at 1-800-U-GOPHER with any questions or concerns. Tickets for each of the three contests are available to purchase on the ticket office website.
All-session packages and single-session tickets for the 2024 WCHA Final Faceoff at Ridder Arena are on sale through the U. of M. Ticket Office; please refer to the website for prices.
Game times are set as follows:
Semifinal Game 1: Friday, March 8 at 1:00 p.m. CT
Semifinal Game 2: Friday, March 8 at 4:30 p.m. CT (approximately)
Championship Game: Saturday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m. CT
Tickets can also be purchased in-person at the 3M Arena at Mariucci Box Offices or by phone at 1-800-U-GOPHER. All tickets purchased in advance will be issued electronically.
Other WCHA quarterfinal pairings
Best 2-out-of-3 / Friday, Saturday, and (if necessary) Sunday, March 1-3
#5-seed St. Cloud State University at #4-seed University of Minnesota Duluth
Friday at 4:00 p.m. CT / Saturday & Sunday at 3:00 p.m. CT
#7-seed University of St. Thomas at #2-seed University of Wisconsin
Friday at 5:00 p.m. CT / Saturday & Sunday at 4:00 p.m. CT
#8-seed Bemidji State University at #1-seed Ohio State University
Friday at 6:00 p.m. ET / Saturday & Sunday at 3:00 p.m. ET
More information about the entire WCHA Playoff Tournament is available here.
Incoming Gopher Ayla Puppe named 2024 Minnesota Ms. Hockey
We send our congratulations to incoming Gopher Women's Hockey freshman Ayla Puppe, who was named 2024 Minnesota Ms. Hockey yesterday following her senior year performance as a member of the Northfield H.S. Raiders girls hockey team. Puppe finished the season with 111 points on 61 goals and 50 assists in 30 games. She becomes the 21st Ms. Hockey winner committed to the University of Minnesota for college.
As noted in the announcement from Let's Play Hockey, Puppe played parts of six seasons with Northfield and in her high school career scored 185 goals and added 140 assists for 325 points in 135 games.
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