North Dakota 4 - DU 0 FINAL

(above) It was a long night in the Xcel Energy Center for the Pioneers

The WCHA Final 5 Championship Game was played at the Xcel Energey Center, but "energy" was something that the University of Denver had very little of. The Pioneers ran out of gas and North Dakota was ready and able to extinguish the Pioneers on Saturday night.  The final score was 4-0, but it wasn't that close.  DU looked like they were skating in quicksand.

DU will move on to the NCAA Tournament next week.  The ESPN Selection Show [ESPNU Sunday 10 AM MT] will announce the sites and seedings.  It is projected that DU will head to NCAA Regionals in either Bridgeport, CT or Green Bay, WI.

According to Mike Chambers' Twitter, Jason Zucker was injured in third period, and was en route to local hospital for tests after the game.

Denver Post Game Recap

Boxscore

NCAA Field - Pairwise Rankings
1). BC
2). Michigan
3). Union
4). UND
5). Miami
6). Ferris State
7). UMD
8). Minnesota
9). BU
10). Maine
11). DU
12). UMAss-Lowel
13). Cornell
14). Western Michigan
15). Michigan State
16). Air Force