2017-18 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of Jan
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2017-18 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2018 Fax: 719-645-8206 Volume 5, Issue 18 www.NCHCHockey.com Michael Weisman • O: 719-694-9924 • C: 513-310-4869 • [email protected] • @TheNCHC 2017-18 NCHC StaNdiNgS Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T 3/SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. Denver 31 16 8 4 4 3/0 .625 54 37 26 14 6 6 .654 91 57 2. St. Cloud State 28 14 9 4 1 0/0 .679 53 37 24 15 6 3 .688 88 61 3. Minnesota Duluth 24 16 8 8 0 0/0 .500 50 45 28 14 11 3 .554 85 69 Western Michigan 24 16 8 8 0 0/0 .500 60 61 26 13 12 1 .519 93 89 North Dakota 24 16 6 6 4 0/2 .500 48 45 28 12 8 8 .571 80 65 6. Omaha 21 16 7 9 0 0/0 .438 53 71 26 14 11 1 .558 96 100 7. Colorado College 20 16 5 8 3 2/0 .406 48 58 26 11 11 4 .500 79 85 8. Miami 14 14 4 8 2 0/0 .357 42 54 24 9 12 3 .438 75 82 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 points. The 3-on-3 overtime and shootouts only affect conference standings while the game is officially a tie for NCAA purposes. HiS eek S ameS NCHC FaCts aNd Figures t W ’ g • All three NCHC series this weekend are rematches from earlier in the Friday, Feb. 2 year. Minnesota Duluth visits Denver in another rematch of last year’s *No. 15 Western Michigan at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET National Championship game, though the Pioneers swept UMD in a pair of *No. 13/13 Omaha at No. 6/4 St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT one-goal games in Duluth back on Dec. 1-2. St. Cloud State also already TV: FOX Sports North/FOX College Sports Pacific earned a road sweep against this weekend’s opponent as the Huskies host *No. 9/10 Minnesota Duluth at No. 4/5 Denver, 7:08 p.m. MT Omaha, which they swept in Omaha also Dec. 1-2. The third series between TV: CBS Sports Network Western Michigan and Miami ended in a split in Kalamazoo on Dec. 8-9. • Six NCHC teams are ranked in the USCHO.com Poll this week, tying for Saturday, Feb. 3 the most ranked teams from one conference, while all six teams are in the top 15 of the USCHO.com Poll. The NCHC’s five ranked teams in the USA *No. 15 Western Michigan at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll are two more than any other conference. TV: FOX College Sports Central With no NCHC teams higher than fourth in the USCHO.com poll, this is *No. 13/13 Omaha at No. 6/4 St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT only the sixth week since the start of the 2016-17 season that an NCHC *No. 9/10 Minnesota Duluth at No. 4/5 Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT team has not been No. 1 in the USCHO Poll. Half of the NCHC teams have held the No. 1 spot during that span (SCSU, DU, UND and UMD), while LaSt Week’S ReSuLtS only four other NCAA teams have total (Boston University, Penn State, Notre Dame and Cornell, this week). (page 9) Tuesday, Jan. 23 • Omaha senior forward Tyler Vesel became the second active NCHC at No. 7/8 Minnesota State 1, No. 9/13 Minnesota Duluth 0 player to join the Century Club last weekend as he sits on exactly 100 career points (38g, 62a) in 139 games played. He joins Denver junior Friday, Jan. 26 forward Dylan Gambrell (40-81=121) in the 100-point club. Fellow DU *at No. 19/15 Omaha 6, No. 12/11 Western Michigan 2 junior forward Troy Terry is next in line, needing only three points for 100 *at No. 9/13 Minnesota Duluth 5, No. 5/3 St. Cloud State 1 with 42 goals and 55 assists for 97 career points in 102 games. Omaha *No. 4/5 Denver 3, at No. 11/7 North Dakota 3 (OT - DU wins 3x3 OT) senior forward Jake Randolph is only seven points away (25-68=93). • Four of the top five largest individual point improvements from last season *at Colorado College 6, Miami 3 to this season are by NCHC players. CC sophomore Nick Halloran leads Saturday, Jan. 27 the country with a 30-point improvement as he is tied for the NCAA lead with 39 points this year after only nine all last season. Western Michigan *at No. 19/15 Omaha 7, No. 12/11 Western Michigan 3 sophomore Dawson DiPietro is second with a 26-point improvement as *No. 5/3 St. Cloud State 2, at No. 9/13 Minnesota Duluth 1 he has 27 points this year after only one assist as a rookie. CC junior Trey *No. 4/5 Denver 1, at No. 11/7 North Dakota 1 (OT - DU wins 3x3 OT) Bradley and Omaha sophomore Zach Jordan are tied for fourth as both *at Colorado College 4, Miami 4 (OT - CC wins 3x3 OT) have a 19-point improvement from last season (Bradley was hurt much of last season). DiPietro, Halloran and Jordan are all tied for the biggest goal *National Collegiate Hockey Conference game improvement in the NCAA this year, each with an 11-goal improvement from their freshman seasons. Upcoming Games on NCHC.tv • Omaha senior forward David Pope leads the NCAA with 10 power play Friday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 3 goals this season, two more than any other player. He needs just one more power play goal to tie the NCHC single-season record, set by St. Cloud No. 15 Western Michigan at Miami, 7:35/7:05 p.m. ET State’s Jonny Brodzinski in 2014-15 when he tallied 11. Colorado College No. 13/13 Omaha at No. 6/4 St. Cloud State, 7:37/7:07 p.m. CT junior Mason Bergh and Denver junior Jarid Lukosevicius are both tied for Saturday, Feb. 3 only second nationally with eight power play goals each. No. 9/10 Minnesota Duluth at No. 4/5 Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT • The NCHC is home to five of the top 10 power play units in the country, led by Miami, which is first nationally at 27.8 percent. @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey /TheNCHC @TheNCHC TheNCHC NCHC.tv SID/School DIrectory National Collegiate Hockey Conference Website: .................................................... 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