No. 11 Colorado College (13-8-1, 10-6 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) at No. 2 Minnesota (16-8-1, 12-4 WCHA)
What: WCHA two-game series
When: Tonight (6 p.m.) and Saturday (4 p.m.)
Where: Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis
TV/radio: Root (live tonight, two-hour, tape-delay Saturday)/103.9 FM
Notes: Saturday’s game can be seen live on FSN North. … Minnesota has 17 NHL draft picks on its roster. … CC senior defenseman and assistant captain Gabe Guentzel is the son of Minnesota assistant coach Mike Guentzel … CC visits Mariucci Arena for the first time since the 2009-10 season. … CC is coming off a six-game homestand, in which it went 2-3-1. … The Gophers have lost three of their past four games but are coming off a 6-2 victory at North Dakota on Saturday.
Air Force (10-7-4, 8-4-3 Atlantic Hockey Association) at Army (2-13-6, 1-11-4 AHA)
What: AHA two-game series
When: Tonight (5:35 p.m.) and Saturday (5 p.m.)
Where: Tate Rink, West Point, N.Y.
TV/radio: CBS Sports Network (tonight only)/1300 AM
Notes: Air Force is on a five-game winless drought (0-3-2) since upsetting Colorado College 2-1 on Dec. 30. … CBS Sports Network is on DirecTV channel 613, Dish Network 152 and Colorado Springs Comcast 170. … The Black Knights are on a four-game losing streak and are averaging just 1.62 goals. … AFA leads this series 30-20-3 and has won three of the past four games.
Mike Chambers, The Denver Post
