The Michigan Wolverines and Northern Michigan Wildcats square off Saturday in a top-20 battle. Michigan checks in at No. 8 while Northern Michigan is ranked No. 20. The game will be played at Northern Michigan’s Berry Events Center at 7:35 p.m. ET.
2012 NCAA Hockey schedule: Michigan, Northern Michigan square off
Michigan and Northern Michigan will meet in a battle of ranked teams.


The Minnesota Golden Gophers, the nation’s No. 2 team, face an in-state rivalry matchup on the road when they travel to Minnesota State to play the Mavericks. Three other top-five teams are in action Saturday as No. 3 Denver hosts No. 18 St. Cloud State, No. 4 Miami plays at No. 19 Ferris State and No. 5 North Dakota hosts No. 12 Boston University.
The complete list of ranked teams playing Saturday is as follows (all times ET):
No. 2 Minnesota at Minnesota State, 8:05 p.m.
No. 18 St. Could State at No. 3 Denver, 8:05 p.m.
No. 4 Miami at No. 19 Ferris State, 7:05 p.m.
No. 12 Boston University at No. 5 North Dakota, 8:05 p.m.
Colgate at No. 6 Cornell, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Michigan at No. 20 Northern Michigan, 7:35 p.m.
Rensselaer at No. 10 Union, 7 p.m.
No. 15 Northeastern at Merrimack, 7:30 p.m.
Alabama-Huntsville at No. 16 St. Lawrence, 7 p.m.











