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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 March 4-10, 2019 Fax: 719-645-8206 Volume 6, Issue 22 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. St. Cloud State 56 22 17 2 3 1/1 .841 86 46 32 25 4 3 .828 129 67 2. Minnesota Duluth 43 22 14 7 1 0/0 .659 69 40 32 21 9 2 .688 103 64 3. Denver 39 22 11 8 3 2/1 .568 53 52 32 19 8 5 .672 94 70 4. Western Michigan 35 22 11 10 1 0/1 .523 69 76 32 18 13 1 .578 110 106 5. North Dakota 31 22 10 11 1 0/0 .477 52 53 33 16 15 2 .515 84 79 6. Colorado College 24 22 7 12 3 0/0 .386 62 64 34 13 17 4 .441 104 94 7. Omaha 18 22 5 15 2 0/1 .273 51 82 32 9 20 3 .328 83 119 Miami 18 22 5 15 2 1/0 .273 47 76 34 11 19 4 .382 80 100 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. BOLD = position clinched NCHC FaCts aNd Figures This Week’s Games • Entering the final weekend of the regular season, the Penrose Cup and Friday, March 8 three home-ice playoff spots have already been settled, but the final home- *No. 12/13 Western Michigan at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET ice playoff spot is still to be decided. No. 12/13 Western Michigan has the *Omaha at No. 19 North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT inside track, sitting in fourth place with a four-point cushion over No. 19 *No. 3/3 Minnesota Duluth at No. 1/1 St. Cloud State, 7:38 p.m. CT North Dakota. The Broncos can clinch home ice by earning two points at rival Miami this weekend (a win, a tie and 3-on-3 overtime/shootout win, or TV: CBS Sports Network two ties), as WMU holds the tiebreaker with North Dakota by virtue of their *Colorado College at No. 6/6 Denver, 7:07 p.m. MT 3-1-0 record against UND this season. Should the Broncos fail to get at least TV: Altitude 2/TSN.ca two points in Oxford, that would open the door for the Fighting Hawks, who need to secure at least five points at home against Omaha to have a chance Saturday, March 9 at home ice and extending its first-round home-ice streak. North Dakota *No. 3/3 Minnesota Duluth at No. 1/1 St. Cloud State, 4:07 p.m. CT has hosted a first-round conference series for 16 straight seasons, the TV: FOX Sports North/FOX College Sports Central/TSN.ca longest such streak in the country. The last time UND was on the road for *No. 12/13 Western Michigan at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET the first round of its conference tournament was the 2002 WCHA Playoffs *Omaha at No. 19 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT when they played at Minnesota. Penrose Cup champions and top-ranked St. TV: FOX College Sports Pacific Cloud State, No. 3/3 Minnesota Duluth and No. 6/6 Denver have all already locked up home ice for their NCHC Quarterfinal series next weekend. The *No. 6/6 Denver at Colorado College, 7:07 p.m. MT Bulldogs need to earn two points or have Denver drop two points to secure TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain/TSN.ca the No. 2 seed for the NCHC Tournament. (tiebreakers on page 18) • Top-ranked St. Cloud State won its second straight Penrose Cup LasT Week’s Results and third in six years by winning the 2018-19 NCHC regular-season championship. The Huskies are the only NCHC team with three Penrose Tuesday, Feb. 26 Cups, while they become the second NCHC team to win back-to-back *No. 6/6 Denver 1, at Colorado College 0 Cups (North Dakota in 2014-15 and 2015-16). The Huskies enter the final Friday, March 1 weekend of the regular season with a chance to set some NCHC regular- season team records. SCSU sits on 56 conference points with six more *No. 1/1 St. Cloud State 5, at No. 10/10 Western Michigan 4 points possible (max of 62) against rival Minnesota Duluth this weekend, *No. 6/6 Denver 4, at Omaha 1 while the record for most conference points is 59 (North Dakota in 2015-16 *at No. 3/3 Minnesota Duluth 4, Miami 2 and Denver in 2016-17). That UND team also set the record for conference *at Colorado College 3, No. 20 North Dakota 1 wins with 19, meaning the Huskies need to sweep to match that mark, while the 2016-17 Denver squad had the fewest losses in conference play Saturday, March 2 with only three. SCSU only has two losses in NCHC play so far this season. *No. 1/1 St. Cloud State 8, at No. 10/10 Western Michigan 2 • No. 6/6 Denver heads into its Gold Pan rivalry with Colorado College on *No. 6/6 Denver 3, at Omaha 3 (OT - DU wins 3x3 OT) 19 wins this season. DU needs just one more to reach the 20-win plateau *at No. 3/3 Minnesota Duluth 6, Miami 5 for the 18th straight season. The Pioneers' streak of 17-straight 20-win *No. 20 North Dakota 2, at Colorado College 1 seasons is the longest active streak in the NCAA. Boston College holds the next longest active streak (9). The NCAA record for consecutive 20-win * National Collegiate Hockey Conference Game seasons is held by Michigan, which had 25 from 1987-2012. A win (or tie) vs. CC would also lock up the Gold Pan for Denver for a rivalry-record fifth This Weekend's Games on NCHC.tv straight season. DU has won the Gold Pan 13 times previously (in 25 years). • Entering the final weekend of the regular season, the NCHC scoring race For this weekend's games on NCHC.tv, see page 12. is very tight, but it's almost assured the champion will come from St. Cloud State. In conference-only scoring, SCSU holds the top four spots, led by senior Patrick Newell's 26 points. He and Denver senior Jarid Lukosevicius are tied for the NCHC goal-scoring lead with 12 goals. (page 19) @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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