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DENVER PIONEERS HOCKEY Seven Na onal Titles, 27 WCHA Titles, 23 NCAA Tournament Berths DU Media Rela ons Jan. 18, 2013 at #19/RV St. Cloud State (Game #24) Hockey SID: Randy Press 303-871-2390 (offi ce) 303-908-0439 (cell) [email protected] 303-871-3890 (fax) 303-871-3922 (Press Box) #7/7 DENVER PIONEERS (13-6-4, 8-4-4 WCHA) 2012-13 Schedule/Results GAME #24 October (4-0-0, 2-0-0) Result/Time at #19/RV St. Cloud State (12-10-0, 9-5-0 WCHA) 19 9/10 UMass Lowell W, 5-1 20 Air Force W, 5-2 Date: Friday, January 18, 2013 26 Michigan Tech* W, 5-1 Puck Drop: 6:37 p.m. (MT) 27 Michigan Tech* W, 5-2 Site: St. Cloud, Minn. Arena: Na onal Hockey Center (5,371) November (5-3-1, 5-1-1) TV: None Locally 2 18/18 St. Cloud State* L, 0-3 Radio/Web: 102.3 FM ESPN (KDSP - Denver) with Jay S ckney (play-by-play) on the call. 3 18/18 St. Cloud State* W, 6-1 Twi er: DU_Hockey 9 @ Minnesota State* W, 4-3 All-Time Series: Denver leads 39-33-4 10 @ Minnesota State* W, 3-2 16 14/14 @ Colorado College* W, 6-5 Up Next: The Pioneers will close out the weekend series at St. Cloud on Saturday in a 17 14/14 Colorado College* W, 6-2 6:07 p.m. (MT) start. Denver will be off next weekend before returning to 23 Yale L, 2-1 OT the road for a two-game stop at Minnesota Duluth on Feb. 1-2. 24 3/3 New Hampshire L, 6-4 30 Wisconsin* T, 1-1 OT DDROPPINGROPPING THETHE PUCK...PUCK... December (1-3-3, 0-3-3) • The No. 9/11 Pioneers enter this weekend’s ac on riding a fi ve-game winning streak that has 1 Wisconsin* L, 1-3 seen them out-score their opponents 23-9 while pos ng an overall mark of 4-0-1. 7 @ 9/9 North Dakota* T, 2-2 OT • Denver returns to the road for the fi rst me since Dec. 14-15 when it played a two-game 8 @ 9/9 North Dakota* L, 3-6 series at Bemidji State. The Pioneers are 3-2-2 on the road this season but have been out- 14 @ Bemidji State* T, 1-1 OT scored by their opponents 24-20 over those seven previous contests. 15 @ Bemidji State* L, 1-5 29 6/6 Boston University% W, 6-0 • Denver leads the all- me series with St. Cloud State 39-33-4. The series began in 1988-89 and the Pioneers split a pair of games in their most recent visit to St. Cloud on Dec. 16-17, January (3-0-1, 1-0-1) 2011 and also split two games with the Huskies in Denver previously this season on Nov. 4 12/11 Cornell W, 5-1 2-3. 5 12/11 Cornell W, 2-1 • Including this weekend’s series in St. Cloud, Denver will play fi ve of its next six games on 11 13/13 Nebraska Omaha* W, 7-4 road ice. 12 13/13 Nebraska Omaha* T, 3-3 18 @ 19/ RV St. Cloud State* 6:37 p.m. 19 @ 19/RV St. Cloud State* 6:07 p.m. IINN TTHEHE NNATIONALATIONAL RRANKINGS...ANKINGS... • Denver moved up to No. 7 in the most recent USCHO.com rankings and the USA Today/USA February (0-0-0, 0-0-0) Hockey Magazine poll, both of which were released Jan. 14. The Pioneers were previously 1 @ Minnesota Duluth* 6:07 p.m. slo ed No. 9 in both rankings. 2 @ Minnesota Duluth* 6:07 p.m. 8 Colorado College* 7:37 p.m. 9 @ Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. • Minnesota holds the top spot in both sets of rankings, with 992 points in the USCHO.com 22 North Dakota* 8:07 p.m. poll and 507 points in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15. Boston College is second 23 North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. in the USCHO.com poll with 924 points, followed by New Hampshire (875), Quinnipiac (847), Notre Dame (829), North Dakota (714), Denver (667), Miami (623), Boston University (617) and March (0-0-0, 0-0-0) Western Michigan (598). 1 @ Minnesota* 6:07 p.m. 2 @ Minnesota* 6:07 p.m. • Boston College was second in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll as well with 457 8 Alaska Anchorage* 7:37 p.m. points. New Hampshire (430), Notre Dame (398), Quinnipiac (397), North Dakota(310), Denver 10 Alaska Anchorage* 12:07 p.m. 15-17 WCHA First Round TBA (285), Miami (263), Boston University (258) and Western Michigan (225) round out the top-10. 21-23 WCHA Final Five TBA 29-31 NCAA Regionals TBA • Denver sits in No. 8 posi on in the most recent PairWise rankings entering the weekend, while St. Cloud is slo ed in a e for No. 18. April (0-0-0) 11-13 NCAA Frozen Four TBA VVS.S. RRANKEDANKED OPPONENTS...OPPONENTS... Home Games in Bold • This weekend’s games against No. 19/RV St. Cloud State will mark Denver’s 14th and 15th * - WCHA Game against a ranked opponent this season and its seventh straight come Saturday night. The % - U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game Pioneers sport a record of 8-3-2 vs. ranked foes this season and have outscored their opponents All Times Mountain and Subject to Change 55-35 in those previous 13 contests. WWINNINGINNING WWAYSAYS CCOMINGOMING AAGAINSTGAINST RRANKEDANKED FFOES...OES... • All four wins during the Pioneers’ recent winning streak came against ranked opponents, marking MMediaedia IInformationnformation the fi rst me that Denver has defeated four straight ranked foes since March 14-22,2008, and the fi rst me it has defeated four straight foes ranked among the top-13 na onally since the last WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: The George Gwozdecky Weekly Press Conference are held on Tuesdays at 12 four games of the 2003-04 season, which culminated in the 2004 NCAA Na onal Championship. p.m. during the season. The press conference will be held in the Champions Room on the concourse of QQSHORESHORE HHEATINGEATING UUP...P... Magness Arena. • Freshman Quen n Shore (Denver, Colo.) has scored four goals in his last fi ve games overall a er RADIO HOME: 102.3 ESPN will serve as the radio registering just three in his fi rst 18 collegiate contests. home for the Pioneer hockey program for the second-consecu ve season. All 35 regular-season • Shore has been honored as the WCHA Rookie of the Week in each of the last two vo ng periods games as well as WCHA and NCAA postseason games (Jan. 8 & Jan. 15) will be carried live on 102.3 ESPN. Jay S ckney begins his 13th season calling the play-by-play ac on for the Pioneers. Former Pioneer and NHL player Mark LLARRAZAARRAZA LIGHTSLIGHTS TTHEHE LLAMPAMP VVS.S. OOMAHA...MAHA... Rycro will serve as game analyst during home games for the third-straight year. Norm Jones also returns to • Sophomore Zac Larraza (Sco sdale, Ariz.) scored three goals over the two games against Pioneer broadcasts for play-by-play on select games. Nebraska Omaha last weekend including a pair in a span of two minutes with less than seven All Denver hockey games will be streamed live on minutes remaining in the third period to spark Denver to a 7-4 win. Larazza fi nished the weekend Pioneer Vision located at www.DenverPioneers.com with three goals and two assists. PIONEERS ON ROOT SPORTS: The Pioneers will make six appearances on ROOT SPORTS in 2012-13. Jay • Larraza’s two goals marked the second me in a three game span that the Pioneers have had a S ckney enters his fi rst season as the television play- player register mul ple goals a er not having it happen in the previous nine contests. by-play voice of the Pioneers. S ckney is joined in the booth by former Pioneer Charlie Host. SSCORINGCORING FFIVEIVE OORR MMORE...ORE... PIONEER VISION: DU will webcast 12 hockey • Friday’s 7-4 win over Nebraska-Omaha marked the 10th me this season that Denver has home games on Pioneer Vision located at www. registered at least fi ve goals – the Pioneers are a perfect 10-0 in those contests. DenverPioneers.com. Pioneer Vision is available for $8.95 monthly or $59.95 annually. PPIONEERSIONEERS IINN OOVERTIME...VERTIME... TWITTER/FACEBOOK: Media and fans can follow • Saturday’s 3-3 e vs. Nebraska Omaha marked Denver’s fi h over me game this season. The the Pioneers live via Twi er and Facebook to get Pioneers now stand at 0-1-4 in games that required extra me. the most up-to-the-minute news, scores and event updates. Twi er will be used to send out breaking news, scores and highlights during Pioneer athle c FFLIPPINGLIPPING TTHEHE CCALENDER...ALENDER... events. The Pioneers’ Facebook Page will be used to Friday’s game at St. Cloud will mark the Pioneers fi h this season in the month of January. Since post news, scores, upcoming events and promo onal ac vi es for all 17 Pioneer sports. Follow the head coach George Gwozdecky took over the program’s reigns in 1994-95, Denver has posted an Pioneers on Twi er (@DU_Hockey) and Facebook overall mark of 74-43-17 in games played during the calender’s fi rst month.