THE WEEK AHEAD

January 8, 2012 at 3:23AM

THE WEEK AHEAD

THE LAW OF AVERAGES DICTATES THAT MINNESOTA TEAMS HAVE TO EVENTUALLY MAKE THE POSTSEASON.

I-94 west: U men's hockey heads to North Dakota for big series.

Playoffs: The divisional round starts in the NFL postseason.

Rough road: Gophers men's hoops at suddenly red-hot Indiana.

Catch their breath: Wolves DON'T play after back-to-back-to-back.

Milestone: Wild's Matt Cullen slated to play 1,000th career game.

BCS: Alabama vs. LSU in the title game, or at least what passes as one.

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