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How they got here: Beat No. 10 Alaska-Anchorage 4-1, 3-2 (OT)
What they’re playing for: Other than their first Broadmoor Trophy win, the Tigers are looking to wrap up the No. 1 seed in the West Regional, which will be played at home in Colorado Springs. Right now, they’re sitting in one of those slots as the 4th overall seed, but they’ll probably need at least a win to lock it down.
Outlook: The Tigers have been remarkably consistent for basically the entire season, never losing two in a row all year with the exception of a long road trip to New Hampshire followed by a trip to North Dakota. They’re 10-2-0 since the beginning of February, and they did exactly what they were supposed to do last weekend by sweeping the Seawolves. Still, they may face a challenge in the semifinal regardless of their opponent — they haven’t faced Minnesota since the first weekend of the season, and St. Cloud State is the only WCHA team to beat the Tigers twice.
"It’ll be a great matchup either way," coach Scott Owens said. "Those are two teams that we aren’t looking forward to from a possible result standpoint, but from an excitement standpoint it should be great."
If the Tigers do claim their first tournament title, expect freshman netminder Richard Bachman to be the key, as he has been all season.
How they got here: Beat No. 9 Michigan Tech 4-0, 2-3 (OT), 2-1
What they’re playing for: Like Colorado College, the Sioux have their eyes on a top seed in the NCAA tournament, which they seemed to be in very good shape for until their shock loss to Michigan Tech in Game 2 of their playoff series. Now, sitting in the No. 5 slot overall in the Pairwise, North Dakota needs to re-prove its mettle in the Final Five, likely by advancing to the Broadmoor title game for the third straight season.

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