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Michigan State and Maine were among the last teams to miss the tournament, so there will be no postseason for Jeff Petry or Robby Dee. Cornell's Riley Nash and North Dakota's Chris VandeVelde can meet, but only in the championship game.

North Dakota center Chris VandeVelde has 5 goals and 6 assists in his last 5 games. He's now accounted for 12 goals and 18 assists in 31 games on the season.

Senior Chris VandeVelde walked into Lynah Rink [last] Saturday night in the midst of the longest point drought since his freshman season... In a battle of defensive centers in the Oilers organization, Riley Nash and Chris VandeVelde split a weekend series in Ithaca.