Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Bemidji State's players would lose a season of play.

After flirting with a ranking of their own for a few weeks, the Beavers put a string of wins together towards the end of the regular season that placed them firmly in the top 20.

A gaffe by Wisconsin's netminder allowed Owen Sillinger to score the team's fourth goal and the Beavers added another early in the third.

BSU ended up recording just 18 shots all game and were unable to score on any of their six power play opportunities, which included a five-minute major.

To make matters worse, Massachusetts opened the scoring with a short-handed goal and never let the Beavers onto the game, winning the match 4–0.