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best-of-three series beginning Friday. The
opener is set for 7:00 p.m. ET, with Saturday's
contest and Sunday's if-necessary Game 3
slated for 6:00 p.m. ET. The entire series is
exclusively available on NCHC.tv.
No. 4 Western Michigan (24-9-1, 16-7-1
NCHC), which also won its first Penrose Cup
last year, finished in third place in the NCHC
after a loss and overtime win against North
Dakota to close the regular season. The
Broncos are looking to lift the National Cup as
NCHC Tournament champions for a second
straight season, something that has never
been done before. WMU has made the Frozen
Faceoff semifinals four times previously.
Colorado College (13-15-6, 7-11-6 NCHC)
finished the regular season on a high note
with a win and tie at No. 10 Minnesota Duluth
last weekend to jump Miami for the No. 6
seed. The Tigers are looking for their first
