This afternoon, North Dakota made vaunted Wisconsin goalie Brian Elliott look more like Billy Elliott as they rallied from an early deficit to defeat the Badgers 4-3 in the first WCHA Final Five semi-final game. A crowd of 16,468 was on hand at the Xcel Energy Center to catch the action.
After the game, Fox Sports Net joined the CCHA semi-final between Miami of Ohio and Northern Michigan in progress. The Red Hawks won by a score of 5-2, but what I noticed more than anything else was the crowd at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Or more accurately, the lack of a crowd. I haven't been able to find any official attendance figures, but there couldn't have been more than three thousand people in the rink. Pathetic.
When it comes to college hockey, nobody touches the WCHA whether it's the teams or the fans.
Right now in the second semi, the Gophers and St. Cloud State are in the first period with the Gophers up 2-1. It's gonna be a great weekend.
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