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2019-20 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of March 2-8, 2020 Fax: 719-645-8206 Volume 7, Issue 23 www.NCHCHockey.com Michael Weisman • O: 719-694-9924 • C: 513-310-4869 • [email protected] • @TheNCHC 2019-20 NCHC STANDINGS Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T 3/SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. North Dakota 53 22 16 3 3 1/1 .795 80 45 33 25 4 4 .818 129 64 2. Minnesota Duluth 47 22 15 5 2 0/0 .727 79 51 32 20 10 2 .656 104 75 3. Denver 37 22 10 8 4 1/2 .545 67 54 34 20 9 5 .662 111 78 4. Western Michigan 35 22 10 9 3 0/2 .523 71 67 34 16 13 5 .544 112 95 5. St. Cloud State 33 22 10 10 2 0/1 .500 59 64 32 13 13 6 .500 92 98 6. Omaha 24 22 7 12 3 0/0 .386 59 69 34 13 16 5 .456 104 101 7. Miami 20 22 5 14 3 2/0 .295 55 76 32 8 19 5 .328 86 114 8. Colorado College 15 22 4 16 2 0/1 .227 45 89 32 11 19 2 .375 83 116 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. ACTS AND IGURES THIS WEEK’S GAMES NCHC F F WRAPPING UP THE REGULAR SEASON: Entering the final weekend Friday, March 6 of the regular season, not one team is set in its seeding for the upcoming *Miami at No. 17/15 Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET NCHC Tournament. All eight teams can finish in at least two places, while *No. 2/2 North Dakota at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT half the conference can finish in three different places. Here are the *St. Cloud State at No. 5/5 Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT different seed possibilities/place finishes for each team: TV: FOX Sports North PLUS/FOX College Sports Atlantic • 1. North Dakota - 1 or 2 (needs 1 point to clinch the 1 seed) *No. 6/6 Denver at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT • 2. Minnesota Duluth - 1 or 2 Saturday, March 7 • 3. Denver - 3, 4 or 5 (3 points clinch home ice for playoffs) • 4. Western Michigan - 3, 4 or 5 (5 points clinch home ice) *Miami at No. 17/15 Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET • 5. St. Cloud State - 3, 4 or 5 *No. 2/2 North Dakota at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT • 6. Omaha - 6 or 7 *St. Cloud State at No. 5/5 Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT • 7. Miami - 6, 7 or 8 *Colorado College at No. 6/6 Denver, 8:06 p.m. MT • 8. Colorado College - 7 or 8 TV: CBS Sports Network Tiebreakers are available on page 14. Revisiting the NCHC Media Preseason Poll, North Dakota was picked to finished fourth, while current runner-up LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Minnesota Duluth was the preseason favorite. (poll on page 10) Friday, Feb. 28 PURSUIT OF THE PENROSE: No. 2/2 North Dakota clinched at least a *at Miami 3, Omaha 0 share of the Penrose Cup last Saturday night with a 2-1 overtime win over *at St. Cloud State 5, No. 6/6 Denver 1 now No. 17/15 Western Michigan in Grand Forks. The Fighting Hawks can *at No. 3/1 North Dakota 3, No. 16/14 Western Michigan 1 earn the NCHC regular-season title outright by earning one point at Omaha *No. 5/5 Minnesota Duluth 4, at Colorado College 2 this weekend or having Minnesota Duluth drop one point. UND has now won three Penrose Cups, also winning in 2014-15 and 2015-16, joining St. Saturday, Feb. 29 Cloud State as three-time winners. Denver is the only other team to win *at Miami 4, Omaha 0 the Penrose Cup, doing so in its national title year of 2016-17. *No. 6/6 Denver 5, at St. Cloud State 2 HOME FOR THE PLAYOFFS: North Dakota and Minnesota Duluth have *at No. 3/1 North Dakota 2, No. 16/14 Western Michigan 1 (OT) already secured home ice for the playoffs. Denver, Western Michigan and *No. 5/5 Minnesota Duluth 6, at Colorado College 1 St. Cloud State are all battling for the final two home-ice playoff spots. The Pioneers need only three points, or to have St. Cloud State drop three * National Collegiate Hockey Conference game points, to secure home ice. WMU can assure itself of home ice with five points against Miami, or have SCSU drop five points (or some combination of both). The Huskies need at least three points to have a chance at home This Weekend’s Games on NCHC.tv ice, and will need help from Miami and Colorado College even with a sweep at Minnesota Duluth. Omaha, Miami and CC are assured of being on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7 the road in the first round, which they all were last year, as well. Miami at No. 17/15 Western Michigan, 7:05/7:05 p.m. ET No. 2/2 North Dakota at Omaha, 7:07/7:07 p.m. CT SO WE MEET AGAIN: In-state rivals Colorado College and Denver meet again this weekend to decide the Gold Pan. DU needs only a tie to take St. Cloud State at No. 5/5 Minnesota Duluth, 7:07/7:07 p.m. CT the trophy back from CC after a sweep of the Tigers in December. The Fri., Mar. 6 only: No. 6/6 Denver at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT teams have met 322 times previously, making it the second-most played rivalry in college hockey, behind only Michigan and Michigan State (328). notes continued on page 7 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey /TheNCHC @TheNCHC TheNCHC NCHC.tv SID/SCHOOL DIRECTORY National Collegiate Hockey Conference Dir. of Communications: ....Michael Weisman Address:.......1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Twitter: .................................@TheNCHC Office: ...........................719-694-9924 Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Instagram: ............................@TheNCHC Cell: .............................513-310-4869 Website: ....................NCHCHockey.com Facebook: .............................. /TheNCHC Email: [email protected] Digital Network/Video: ............. NCHC.tv Snapchat:................................. TheNCHC Colorado College University of Denver Website: ........................................................... 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