GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The University of Providence men's hockey program heads to Salt Lake City, Utah for the Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League Conference Championships. UP will face #6 Utah in the quarterfinals on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. (MST).

Last Time Out
The Argos dominated Montana Tech 11-2 in the regular season finale and saw sophomore Sam Duehlmeier net his first career hat trick.    

Stat Leaders
Junior Adam Husli is the Argos scoring leader with 20 goals so far this season. Husli is also leading the team in points with 39 and seniors Colby Friedrich and Fabian Vik are second and third with 35 and 29, respectively. Junior Chris Fines and freshman Tucker Bayly and Josh Matthews have taken over in goal combining for 795 saves and allowing 2.8 goals per game.    

University of Utah
The Utes were ranked #6 in the latest ACHA West Division 2 Poll after starting their season 21-10. Utah is coming off a 16-1 victory over Utah Valley their last time out and this will be the third meeting this season between the Argos and the Utes with Utah taking both matchups 3-1 and 6-3.     

Seeds

1. Weber State (ACHA #2)
2. Montana State (ACHA #3)
3. Utah State (ACHA #4)
4. Providence (ACHA #5)
5. Utah (ACHA #6)
6. Montana (ACHA #13)
7. Boise State (ACHA #14)
8. Montana Tech (ACHA #31)

The format for the double elimination tournament will be:

Thursday, February 5, 2026, MWCHL Day 1
10:30 AM: Game #01, #7 Boise State vs. #2 Montana State
1:30 PM: Game #02, #6 Montana vs #3 Utah State
4:30 PM: Game #03, #8 Montana Tech vs. #1 Weber State
7:30 PM: Game #04, #5 Utah vs. #4 Providence

Friday, February 6, 2026, MWCHL Day 2
10:30 AM: Game #05, TBD vs. TBD
1:30 PM: Game #06, TBD vs. TBD
4:30 PM: Game #07, TBD vs. TBD
7:30 PM: Game #08, TBD vs. TBD

Saturday, February 7, 2026, MWCHL Day 3
4:30 PM: Game #09, Third Place Game
7:30 PM: Game #10, Championship Game

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