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2018-19 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of Oct. 22-28, 2018 Fax: 719-645-8206 Volume 6, Issue 4 www.NCHCHockey.com Michael Weisman • O: 719-694-9924 • C: 513-310-4869 • [email protected] • @TheNCHC 2018-19 NCHC StaNdiNgS Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T 3/SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. Colorado College 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 6 4 1 1 .750 27 13 Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 4 3 0 1 .875 17 5 Miami 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 6 4 2 0 .667 14 9 Minnesota Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 6 4 1 1 .750 23 15 North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 4 1 2 1 .375 10 13 Omaha 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 4 0 3 1 .125 10 20 St. Cloud State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 4 4 0 0 1.000 18 5 Western Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 6 3 3 0 .500 22 23 Teams are awarded three points for each conference win in regulation or 5-on-5 overtime, and one point for a 5-on-5 overtime tie. Conference games still tied after a five-minute 5-on-5 overtime advance to a five-minute 3-on-3 overtime (and sudden victory shootout if still tied) with the team that wins the second overtime/shootout receiving an extra point in the standings (3/SW in the standings), making all games worth three (3) points. The 3-on-3 overtime and shootouts only affect conference standings, while the game is officially a tie for NCAA purposes. NCHC FaCts aNd Figures UpComiNg gameS • Five NCHC teams face non-conference competition this weekend before Thursday, Oct. 25 conference play starts next weekend. NCHC teams play three games against Big Ten foes and two each against ECAC Hockey, Hockey East No. 2/3 St. Cloud State at Boston College, 7:00 p.m. ET and Arizona State. Overall, NCHC teams are 23-12-5 in non-conference Friday, Oct. 26 play this season, with the .637 win percentage second-best among the six men’s Division I conferences (Big Ten at .739). NCHC teams are 4-2-0 No. 3/2 Minnesota Duluth at No. 1/1 Notre Dame, 7:00 p.m. ET (TV: NBCSN) against Hockey East this year, but just 1-4-1 against the Big Ten. (page 9) Colgate at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET • Five NCHC teams are ranked in this week’s USCHO.com Poll, second-most Omaha at Arizona State, 7:05 p.m. PT from one conference (Big Ten with six), with two other NCHC teams receiving votes. The NCHC has two teams in the top three of both national polls Saturday, Oct. 27 (Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State). Eight teams are tied for the NCAA Colgate at Miami, 5:00 p.m. ET lead with four wins this season, half of which are NCHC teams in Colorado No. 3/2 Minnesota Duluth at No. 1/1 Notre Dame, 5:00 p.m. ET College, Miami, UMD and SCSU. (page 9) No. 2/3 St. Cloud State at No. 18 Northeastern, 7:00 p.m. ET • UMD sophomore defenseman Scott Perunovich, who was named NCAA First Star of the Week on Tuesday, leads the country with nine assists Omaha at Arizona State, 7:05 p.m. PT and is tied for first in scoring with 10 points. CC junior forward Alex $No. 5/5 Minnesota vs. No. 17 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. PT Berardinelli and Denver junior forward Liam Finlay are tied for the NCAA $ U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game (Las Vegas, Nev.) lead with five goals, while Berardinelli is the only player in the country with two short-handed goals. SCSU senior forward Patrick Newell leads the NCAA with three game-winning goals, while WMU junior Cam Lee’s ReCeNt ResultS four goals are tops among NCAA defensemen. UMD junior forward Riley Friday, Oct. 19 Tufte’s three power play goals sit in a three-way tie for first nationally. at No. 11/10 Michigan 6, No. 19 Western Michigan 5 • Freshmen have been producing early and often this season as Denver’s No. 2/3 Notre Dame 4, at Omaha 1 rookie class leads the NCAA with both 14 assists and 19 points. Colorado College is tied for second nationally with 15 points from freshmen, while UMass Lowell 3, at Miami 0 Minnesota Duluth’s eight goals from rookies are tops in the country. at No. 3/2 Minnesota Duluth 8, Maine 2 DU freshman forward Emilio Pettersen leads all NCAA rookies with six at No. 4/4 St. Cloud State 4, Northern Michigan 1 assists and eight points so far, while CC forward Grant Cruikshank is No. 7/8 Minnesota State 7, at No. 16 North Dakota 4 tied for second nationally in rookie scoring with six points. UMD’s Tanner at No. 9/9 Denver 4, Alaska 1 Laderoute is tied for first among NCAA rookies with three goals. • Denver and St. Cloud State are two of only three teams in the country New Hampshire 3, at Colorado College 3 (OT) to rank in the top 10 in both scoring offense and scoring defense (Bowling Saturday, Oct. 20 Green the other). DU and SCSU are tied for second nationally allowing at No. 19 Western Michigan 5, No. 11/10 Michigan 4 only 1.25 goals per game and are eighth (4.25 gpg) and sixth (4.5 gpg), respectively, in scoring. CC’s 27 goals this season are tops in the NCAA, No. 2/3 Notre Dame 8, at Omaha 2 while UMD is third with 23 and Western Michigan fourth with 22. at Miami 2, UMass Lowell 1 at No. 3/2 Minnesota Duluth 3, Maine 2 Upcoming Games on NCHC.tv at No. 4/4 St. Cloud State 5, Northern Michigan 0 Friday, Oct. 26 at No. 16 North Dakota 4, No. 7/8 Minnesota State 3 Colgate at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET at No. 9/9 Denver 3, Alaska 3 (OT) at Colorado College 4, New Hampshire 3 Saturday, Oct. 27 Colgate at Miami, 5:00 p.m. ET Tuesday, Oct. 23 No. 5/5 Minnesota vs. No. 17 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. PT at No. 15 Bowling Green 4, No. 19 Western Michigan 1 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey /TheNCHC @TheNCHC TheNCHC NCHC.tv SID/School DIrectory National Collegiate Hockey Conference Dir. of Communications: ....Michael Weisman Communications Intern: ... 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