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NCHC Frozen Faceoff crown, after making
the championship game in 2023. CC also
made the semifinals in 2019.
Both times the Tigers have advanced past
the NCHC Quarterfinals, it's come against
Western Michigan in Kalamazoo – as a No.
6 seed in three games in 2019 and as a
No.7 seed in two games in 2023. Those are
the only previous NCHC playoff meetings
between the teams. This season, WMU
and CC played just one series in Colorado
Springs with the teams tying 1-1 before a 2-0
Broncos win in the finale.
NO. 5 SEED ST. CLOUD STATE
AT NO. 4 SEED MINNESOTA DULUTH
In-state rivals collide in the final NCHC
Quarterfinal series as No. 10 Minnesota
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