The WCHA race for the MacNaughton Cup appears to be down to three teams: St. Cloud State, which is in first; North Dakota, which is alone in second, and the Gophers, who are tied for third but qwho have two games in hand on all the contenders.
Here are the standings:
St. Cloud State 15-6-1 31 pts.
North Dakota 11-5-6 28
Gophers 11-5-4 26
Neb Omaha 12-8-2 26
So why is UNO out? Well, if the Huskies just go 3-3-0 in their final six games, they will finish with 37 points. To reach that total the Mavericks would have to close 5-0-1. A daunting task and they also would have to climb over North Dakota and the Gophers, who have eight games left and a potential of 16 points.
UNO was looking good until being swept by UND at home this past weekend.