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2020-21 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of Dec. 28, 2020 - Jan. 3, 2021 Fax: 719-645-8206 Volume 8, Week 4 www.NCHCHockey.com Michael Weisman • O: 719-694-9924 • C: 513-310-4869 • [email protected] • @TheNCHC

2020-21 NCHC Standings Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T OW OL SW Win % GF GA GP W L T Win % GF GA 1. North Dakota 20 10 7 2 1 2 0 0 .750 39 24 10 7 2 1 .750 39 24 2. Omaha 19 10 6 3 1 1 0 1 .650 37 22 10 6 3 1 .650 37 22 3. Minnesota Duluth 18 9 5 2 2 0 0 1 .667 26 20 9 5 2 2 .667 26 20 St. Cloud State 18 9 6 3 0 1 1 0 .667 29 24 9 6 3 0 .667 29 24 5. Denver 12 10 3 6 1 0 1 1 .350 23 28 10 3 6 1 .350 23 28 6. Colorado College 11 8 2 4 2 0 1 2 .375 18 24 8 2 4 2 .375 18 24 7. Miami 8 10 2 7 1 0 1 0 .250 15 29 10 2 7 1 .250 15 29 Western Michigan 8 10 2 6 2 0 0 0 .300 30 46 10 2 6 2 .300 30 46 Teams are awarded three (3) points for each conference win in regulation, two (2) points for an overtime or shootout win, and one (1) point for an overtime or shootout loss. Overtime wins and losses appear in both the W and L columns, as well as the OTW and OTL columns in a team’s conference record. Shootouts will only occur if a conference game remains tied after the lone overtime, which is now 3-on-3, with the shootout winner earning two points and the loser getting one point, the same as an overtime win and loss.

Upcoming Games NCHC Facts and Figures POST-POD PORTION: After successfully completing the 38-game, 21-day Friday, Jan. 1 Pod in Omaha, Neb. in December, the second portion of the 2020-21 *No. 16/14 Denver at Colorado College, 7:00 p.m. MT (TV: CBSSN) NCHC season gets underway this weekend with three rivalry series on tap. The NCHC resumes play on New Year’s Day with a Gold Pan battle Saturday, Jan. 2 between Denver and Colorado College as part of a home-and-home *Miami at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET series. On Saturday and Sunday, No. 4 Minnesota Duluth visits No. 6 St. *No. 4/4 Minnesota Duluth at No. 6/6 St. Cloud State, 6:07 p.m. CT Cloud State for a pair of top-10, in-state tilts, while Miami also heads to *Colorado College at No. 16/14 Denver, 7:07 p.m. MT (TV: Altitude) Western Michigan for two games. All three series will take place again next Sunday, Jan. 3 weekend, Jan. 8-9, with the locations flipped. *Miami at Western Michigan, 5:05 p.m. ET *No. 4/4 Minnesota Duluth at No. 6/6 St. Cloud State, 4:07 p.m. CT FIRST-PLACE BATTLE POSTPONED: The top two teams in the NCHC standings, No. 3 North Dakota and No. 11 Omaha, were scheduled to start the second half of the NCHC season on Dec. 31-Jan. 1 back in Omaha, but Latest Results the series has been postponed due to a combination of positive COVID-19 Friday, Jan. 1 tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the *No. 3/3 North Dakota at No. 11/11 Omaha, Postponed to Jan. 30 Omaha hockey program. The series has been rescheduled for Jan. 29-30 at Baxter Arena in Omaha. The teams are still scheduled to play in Grand Thursday, Dec. 31 Forks next weekend, Jan. 8-9. *No. 3/3 North Dakota at No. 11/11 Omaha, Postponed to Jan. 29 GOING FOR GOLD: Three NCHC players will have a chance to bring Monday, Dec. 21 home hardware from the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, as Denver *No. 17 Omaha 3, Colorado College 0 (in NCHC Pod at Baxter Arena) sophomore forward Bobby Brink and North Dakota freshman defensemen Tyler Kleven and Jake Sanderson are all part of the U.S. National Junior *Conference game Team, which won Group B Thursday night and will face Slovakia in the quarterfinals on Jan. 2. Brink, who has two goals and two assists so far in the tournament, is on Team USA for the second straight season. One other NCHC.tv Schedule NCHC player, Western Michigan freshman blue liner Cedric Fiedler, played Saturday, Jan. 2 only all four games for Team Switzerland before the Swiss were eliminated from Colorado College at No. 16/14 Denver, 7:07 p.m. MT the tournament. (page 7)

Saturday, Jan. 2 & Sunday, Jan. 3 FRESHMAN PHENOMS: The top-two goal scorers in the NCHC are both Miami at Western Michigan, 7:05/5:05 p.m. ET freshmen and both share the NCAA goal-scoring lead as well, as both No. 4/4 Minnesota Duluth at No. 6/6 St. Cloud State, 6:07/4:07 p.m. CT Denver’s Carter Savoie and North Dakota’s Riese Gaber each have seven goals this season. They are two of five players nationally with seven goals, three of which are rookies. Savoie’s 11 points (7g, 4a) are third nationally among freshmen. (page 15) @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey /TheNCHC @TheNCHC TheNCHC NCHC.tv SID/School Directory

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Colorado College University of Denver Website:...... CCTigers.com Website:...... DenverPioneers.com Hockey SID: ...... Jerry Cross Hockey SID: ...... Matthew McGreevy Office:...... 719-389-6755 Office:...... 303-871-2390 Cell: ...... 719-205-4432 Cell: ...... 614-202-3423 Email:...... [email protected] Email:...... [email protected] Press Box Phone:...... 719-540-6520 Press Box Phone:...... 303-871-3922 Hockey Twitter:...... @CC_Hockey1 Hockey Twitter:...... @DU_Hockey Hockey Facebook:...... /ColoradoCollegeHockey Hockey Facebook:...... /DenverHockey Hockey Instagram:...... @coloradocollegetigerhockey Hockey Instagram:...... @du_hockey Address:...... 14 East Cache La Poudre Street Address:...... 2201 East Asbury Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Denver, CO 80208

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2 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021 NCHC 2020-21 Composite Schedule

All dates and times subject to change Wednesday, Dec. 16 Saturday, Jan. 16 All games listed are conference games Omaha 2, Minnesota Duluth 2 (OT/UNO wins SO) Minnesota Duluth at Miami North Dakota 4, St. Cloud State 3 (OT) St. Cloud State at Western Michigan Omaha at Colorado College THE POD Thursday, Dec. 17 North Dakota at Denver All games at Baxter Arena, Omaha, Neb. Miami 3, Denver 0 Friday, Jan. 22 Tuesday, Dec. 1 Friday, Dec. 18 Colorado College at North Dakota Minnesota Duluth 5, Omaha 3 Western Michigan 5, Omaha 6 Miami at St. Cloud State St. Cloud State 4, Western Michigan 3 St. Cloud State 4, Colorado College 3 (OT) Western Michigan at Minnesota Duluth Denver at Omaha Wednesday, Dec. 2 Saturday, Dec. 19 Miami 0, North Dakota 2 Minnesota Duluth 1, North Dakota 2 Saturday, Jan. 23 Denver 1, Minnesota Duluth 2 Western Michigan 3, Denver 3 (OT/DU wins SO) Colorado College at North Dakota Colorado College 1, Miami 1 (OT/CC wins SO) Miami at St. Cloud State Thursday, Dec. 3 Western Michigan at Minnesota Duluth Omaha 10, Western Michigan 2 Sunday, Dec. 20 Denver at Omaha Denver 1, St. Cloud State 3 Friday, Dec. 4 North Dakota 6, Miami 2 Friday, Jan. 29 North Dakota 4, Denver 3 (OT) North Dakota at Omaha Monday, Dec. 21 Saturday, Dec. 5 Colorado College 0, Omaha 3 Saturday, Jan. 30 Miami 1, Omaha 2 (OT) North Dakota at Omaha St. Cloud State 4, Denver 3 Postponed/Dates TBD in ‘Normal Travel’ Colorado College at St. Cloud State, TBD Thursday, Feb. 4 Sunday, Dec. 6 Colorado College at Minnesota Duluth, TBD Colorado College at Omaha North Dakota 8, Western Michigan 2 Minnesota Duluth 5, Miami 3 Friday, Feb. 5 Omaha 3, St. Cloud State 5 Colorado College at Omaha NORMAL TRAVEL Denver at North Dakota Tuesday, Dec. 8 Miami at Minnesota Duluth Western Michigan 3, Colo. College 3 (OT/CC wins SO) Friday, Jan. 1 Western Michigan at St. Cloud State Denver 3, North Dakota 2 Denver at Colorado College, 7:00 p.m. MT Miami 2, Minnesota Duluth 4 Saturday, Feb. 6 Saturday, Jan. 2 Denver at North Dakota Miami at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET Wednesday, Dec. 9 Miami at Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State, 6:07 p.m. CT Western Michigan 2, St. Cloud State 1 Western Michigan at St. Cloud State Omaha 6, Colorado College 1 Colorado College at Denver, 7:07 p.m. MT Friday, Feb. 12 Thursday, Dec. 10 Sunday, Jan. 3 Minnesota Duluth at Western Michigan Miami at Western Michigan, 5:05 p.m. ET Denver 5, Miami 1 St. Cloud State at Miami Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State, 4:07 p.m. CT North Dakota 2, Minn. Duluth 2 (OT/UMD wins SO) North Dakota at Colorado College Omaha at Denver Friday, Dec. 11 Friday, Jan. 8 Western Michigan at Miami Colorado College 2, Western Michigan 5 Saturday, Feb. 13 St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth at Western Michigan Omaha at North Dakota Saturday, Dec. 12 St. Cloud State at Miami Colorado College at Denver Minnesota Duluth 4, Denver 1 North Dakota at Colorado College St. Cloud State 5, North Dakota 3 Omaha at Denver Omaha 0, Miami 1 Saturday, Jan. 9 Western Michigan at Miami Friday, Feb. 26 St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth Sunday, Dec. 13 Miami at Western Michigan Omaha at North Dakota Minnesota Duluth 1, Colorado College 4 North Dakota at Omaha Denver at Colorado College Western Michigan 3, North Dakota 6 Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State St. Cloud State 0, Omaha 2 Friday, Jan. 15 Saturday, Feb. 27 Minnesota Duluth at Miami Tuesday, Dec. 15 St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State at Western Michigan Denver 3, Western Michigan 2 Denver at Colorado College Miami 1, Colorado College 4 Omaha at Colorado College North Dakota at Denver

Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 3 NCHC 2020-21 Composite Schedule

Sunday, Feb. 28 Western Michigan at Miami

Friday, March 5 Omaha at North Dakota

Saturday, March 6 Colorado College at Denver

Friday-Sunday, March 12-14 NCHC Quarterfinals Best of Three Series, hosted by the higher seed #8 seed at #1 seed #7 seed at #2 seed #6 seed at #3 seed #5 seed at #4 seed

Friday-Saturday, March 19-20 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.

All dates and times are subject to change All games listed are conference games All times listed local to site

4 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021 Team Notes/TV Schedule

Team-by-Team Notes & Numbers NCHC Games on National/Regional TV

COLORADO COLLEGE: Junior captain Grant Cruikshank has five goals in his last five games, after seeing his four-game goal streak CBS SPORTS NETWORK snapped in his final game of the Pod on Dec. 21 against Omaha. He Date Game Time (ET) has six goals this season, which rank third in the NCHC, while he leads Fri., Jan. 1, 2021 Denver at Colorado College 9:00 p.m. the conference averaging 0.75 goals per game. Fri., Jan. 8, 2021 St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth 8:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 15, 2021 North Dakota at Denver 9:00 p.m. Senior captain and defenseman Zach Berzolla is tied for the national Sat., Jan. 16, 2021 Minnesota Duluth at Miami 7:30 p.m. lead in blocked shots per game (3.62) and leads the NCHC with 29 Fri., Mar. 19, 2021 Frozen Faceoff Semifinal 1 TBA blocks so far. Fri., Mar. 19, 2021 Frozen Faceoff Semifinal 2 TBA Sat., Mar. 20, 2021 Frozen Faceoff Championship TBA DENVER: Denver is one win away from its 1,500th program victory Four more regular-season games to be added to schedule. with a 1,499-966-168 all-time record. Only five other programs have reached 1,500 victories all-time: Minnesota (1,834), Michigan (1,715), Channel Finder: cbssportsnetwork.com/channel-finder Boston College (1,645), Boston University (1,581) & North Dakota (1,559).

Freshmen have accounted for 52 percent of Denver’s goals and 23 percent of its points. Five of six freshmen skaters have a point this season and four have scored their first NCAA goal already.Carter Savoie leads the way with seven goals and four assists.

MIAMI: Freshman goaltender Ludvig Persson ranks second nationally among goalies with at least two games played with his .962 save percentage on the season. He has two shutouts this season, which ties for the NCAA lead, while his 1.19 goals-against average ranks third in the country.

MINNESOTA DULUTH: Senior forward Nick Swaney leads the NCHC, averaging 1.33 points per game, while his 12 points tie for second in the NCHC. His five multi-point games tie for the NCHC.

NORTH DAKOTA: Senior forward Jordan Kawaguchi was the only NCHC player to record a point in every game in the Pod. He is riding a 10-point streak and is tied for the NCHC lead with 13 points (3g, 10a) this season. He is also the only current active NCHC player in the Century Club, with his 103 career points (33g, 70a) sixth among active NCAA players.

OMAHA: The Mavericks came out of the Pod having killed off 26 straight opponent power plays over a stretch of more than eight games. Omaha ranks ninth nationally on the penalty kill this season with a 90.6 percent kill rate (29/32). For NCHC News, Information and More... The Mavericks’ 6-3-1 record this year is the best start to a season over the first 10 games during theMike Gabinet era. visit the NCHC website: NCHCHockey.com ST. CLOUD STATE: Junior Nick Perbix is tied for second nationally follow the NCHC on Twitter: @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey among defensemen with his nine points this season, sharing the NCHC lead. His four goals from the blue line also tie for second in the NCAA and lead the conference. like the NCHC on Facebook: Facebook.com/TheNCHC

The Huskies have scored at least four goals in five of their nine games follow the NCHC on Instagram: @TheNCHC this season. SCSU currently ranks 17th in the nation with a 3.22 goals- per-game scoring rate. add the NCHC on Snapchat: TheNCHC WESTERN MICHIGAN: Paul Washe scored two short-handed goals in the Pod, becoming the first Bronco to have two shorties in a watch/subscribe to the NCHC on NCHC.tv season since Hugh McGing did it back in 2018-19. No Bronco has gone beyond two short-handed goals since Mark Letestu and Jeff LoVecchio download the NCHC and NCHC.tv mobile apps surpassed that mark during the 2006-07 season. LoVecchio tallied three on the season, while Letestu led the nation with five.

Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 5 Players of the Week

NCHC Players of the Week: Week 3 (Dec. 14-21, 2020) Forward of the Week Defenseman of the Week Rookie of the Week Goaltender of the Week

Taylor Ward Nick Perbix Veeti Miettinen Ludvig Persson Omaha St. Cloud State St. Cloud State Miami Junior Junior Freshman Freshman Forward Defenseman Forward Goaltender Kelowna, B.C. Elk River, Minn. Espoo, Finland Hindas, Sweden

Ward tied for the NCHC scoring Perbix finished a strong three Miettinen recorded a goal in each Persson gloved Goaltender of lead during the final week of weeks in the Pod by leading of SCSU’s final three games in the Week honors for the second the NCHC Pod with five points. all NCHC blue liners with four Omaha. The Toronto Maple Leafs straight week, allowing only one He opened the week by scoring points in the final week of the draft pick opened the week with goal in his two starts, as he went the game-tying goal in a 2-2 tie Pod, helping the Huskies going a goal in a 4-3 overtime loss to 1-0-1 in his final week in the Pod. and shootout win over then-No. 2-1-0. The Tampa Bay Lightning North Dakota on Dec. 16. He then After shutting out Omaha the 3 Minnesota Duluth on Dec. 16. draft pick scored a goal in a 4-3 helped SCSU erase a two-goal previous week, Persson recorded He followed that game with two overtime loss to then-No. 4 North deficit to top Colorado College a second straight whitewash with goals and two assists to lead the Dakota on Dec. 16, before record- two days later, scoring a power a 26-save blanking of then-No. 8 ing a season-high three points in play goal and then setting up the Mavericks to a 6-5 come-from- Denver on Dec. 17, backstopping a 4-3 overtime win over Colorado tying goal in the third period to behind win over Western Michigan Miami to a 3-0 win. Two days College two days later. Perbix force overtime in an eventual 4-3 on Friday, Dec. 18, setting up the later he made a career-high 38 rallied SCSU from two goals down victory. The Finn closed his time saves in a 1-1 overtime tie against game-winning goal late in that against the Tigers on Dec. 18, as in the Pod with the game-winning Colorado College. CC’s goal late contest. Ward finished the week he set up a power play goal and goal midway through the third in the second period on Dec. 19 with three goals, two assists and then scored the game-tying goal period to break a 1-1 tie against snapped Persson’s shutout streak a +1 plus/minus, while firing 10 with an extra attacker all in the Denver and lift the Huskies to a of 162:02, which spanned four shots on goal. third period to force overtime, 3-1 victory. It was his first career games (Dec. 8-19). He finished before tallying the primary assist game-winning goal, while he fin- with a .985 save percentage on the game-winning goal in the ished the week with three goals, during the week and a 0.48 GAA, extra session. an assist and eight shots on goal. totaling 64 saves on 65 shots.

Other Nominees for Week 3 Forward of the Week Defenseman of the Week Rookie of the Week Goaltender of the Week Collin Adams, Sr., North Dakota Jacob Bernard-Docker, Jr., UND Riese Gaber, F, North Dakota Dominic Basse, Fr., CC Grant Cruikshank, Jr., CC Zach Berzolla, Sr., Colorado CC Carter Savoie, F, Denver Isaiah Saville, So., Omaha Sam Hentges, Jr. St. Cloud State Logan Will, F, Colorado College Adam Scheel, Jr., North Dakota Paul Washe, Sr. Western Michigan

2020-21 NCHC Players of the Week (previous winners) WEEK OF OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN ROOKIE GOALTENDER Dec. 1-6 Shane Pinto, So., UND Ethan Frisch, So., UND Matt Miller, F, Omaha Ryan Fanti, So., UMD Dec. 7-13 Ethen Frank, Sr., WMU Matt Kiersted, Sr., UND Riese Gaber, F, UND/Carter Savoie, F, DU Ludvig Persson, Fr., Miami Dec. 14-21 Taylor Ward, Jr., Omaha Nick Perbix, Jr., SCSU Veeti Miettinen, F, SCSU Ludvig Persson, Fr., Miami

6 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021 Players of the Month/Awards/World Juniors

NCHC Monthly Honors Player of the Month Rookie of the Month Goaltender of the Month

2020-21 NCHC Players of the Month MONTH PLAYER ROOKIE GOALTENDER December January February March/April

NCHC at 2021 World Junior Championship U.S. National Junior Team 2020-21 NCHC Bobby Brink, So., F, Denver (2G, 2A, +6 in 4 GP) Tyler Kleven, Fr., D, North Dakota (1 assist, +3 in 2 GP) Media Preseason Poll Jake Sanderson, Fr., D, North Dakota (1 assist, +4 in 4 GP) First-place votes in parentheses

Swiss National Junior Team Team Points Cedric Fiedler, Fr., D, Western Michigan (10 PIM in 4GP) 1. North Dakota 223 (27) 2. Denver 185 (1) Tournament runs Dec. 25 - Jan. 5 in Edmonton, Alta. 3. Minnesota Duluth 173 4. St. Cloud State 126 5. Western Michigan 116 2020-21 Preseason All-NCHC Team 6. Omaha 96 7. Colorado College 45 F: Jordan Kawaguchi, Sr., North Dakota – 27 votes 8. Miami 44 F: Noah Cates, Jr., Minnesota Duluth – 21 A total of 28 ballots were submitted by F: Cole Koepke, Jr., Minnesota Duluth – 15 local and national media. Points were D: Matt Kiersted, Sr., North Dakota – 24 awarded on a descending scale with a D: Jacob Bernard-Docker, Jr., North Dakota – 12 first-place vote worth eight points, a sec- G: Magnus Chrona, So., Denver – 12 ond-place vote worth seven points, etc. Preseason all-conference team voted upon by 28 NCHC media members

Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 7 National Polls

National Polls

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll USCHO.com Poll Week 7 (Dec. 28) Week 7 (Dec. 28) (first-place votes in parentheses) (first-place votes in parentheses) LAST WEEK’S 2020-21 2020-21 LAST WEEK’S NO. TEAM POINTS RANKING RECORD NO. TEAM RECORD POINTS RANKING 1. Minnesota 506 (29) 1 8-0-0 1. Minnesota 8-0-0 795 (36) 1 2. Boston College 472 (5) 2 5-1-0 2. Boston College 5-1-0 755 (4) 2 3. North Dakota 448 3 7-2-1 3. North Dakota 7-2-1 727 3 4. Minnesota Duluth 410 4 5-2-2 4. Minnesota Duluth 5-2-2 673 4 5. Minnesota State 351 5 3-1-1 5. Minnesota State 3-1-1 622 5 6. St. Cloud State 294 9 6-3-0 6. St. Cloud State 6-3-0 581 6 7. Bowling Green 278 8 8-1-0 7. Bowling Green 8-1-1 514 9 8. Michigan 237 7 5-5-0 8. Michigan 5-5-0 492 7 9. Massachusetts 230 10 5-3-1 9. Massachusetts 5-3-0 463 10 10. Northeastern 165 11 3-1-2 10. Clarkson 4-3-0 401 8 11. Omaha 154 14 6-3-1 11. Omaha 6-3-1 364 11 12. Clarkson 139 9 4-3-0 12. Quinnipiac 6-2-0 343 16 13. Quinnipiac 121 NR 6-2-0 13. Northeastern 3-1-2 325 12 14. Denver 104 12 3-6-1 14. Wisconsin 5-5-0 286 13 15. Wisconsin 54 15 5-5-0 15. Providence 2-2-1 227 15 16. Denver 3-6-1 193 14 Others receiving votes: Providence College, 46; University of 17. UMass Lowell 1-1-0 191 17 Massachusetts-Lowell, 32; Lake Superior State University, 13; Penn 18. Notre Dame 4-5-0 111 18 State University, 12; AIC, 7; Ohio State University, 7; University of 19. Lake Superior State 4-0-2 85 20 Notre Dame, 6; Robert Morris University, 4; Boston University, 2; 20. American International 5-2-0 48 19 Michigan State University, 2; Arizona State University, 1. Others receiving votes: Robert Morris 45, Ohio State 41, Michigan State 30, Arizona State 25, Michigan Tech 18, New Hampshire 9, Boston University 8, RIT 6, Western Michigan 6, Bemidji State 5, Penn State 5, Colgate 4, Mercyhurst 2. College Hockey News Power 16 (Dec. 22) Last Week 1. Minnesota 1 USCHO.com Poll Week-by-Week Rankings 2. Boston College 2 3. North Dakota 4 CC DU MU UMD UND UNO SCSU WMU 4. Minnesota Duluth 3 10/26 (Pre) NR 5 NR 3 1 RV RV 18 5. St. Cloud State 7 6. Minnesota State 6 11/16 NR 4 NR 3 1 RV RV 17 7. Michigan 5 11/23 RV 5 NR 3 1 RV RV 17 8. Bowling Green 14 11/30 RV 4 NR 3 1 RV RV 17 9. Omaha 11 12/7 NR 9 NR 3 1 18 13 RV 10. Northeastern 8 12/14 RV 8 NR 3 4 17 9 RV 11. Quinnipiac 9 12. Clarkson 12 12/21 RV 14 NR 4 3 11 6 NR 13. Providence NR 12/28 NR 16 NR 4 3 11 6 RV 14. Massachusetts 15 15. Wisconsin 13 16. American International NR

8 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021 NCHC Media Information/3 Stars of the Game

NCHC Map NCHC 3 Stars of the Game Overall Conference Leaders (conf. games only): PLAYER SCHOOL POINTS 1. Grant Cruikshank Colorado College 14 (2) 2. Jordan Kawaguchi North Dakota 13 (2) Ludvig Persson Miami 13 (2) 4. Perbix/Swaney SCSU/UMD 12 (1) Team Leaders (conf. games only): SCHOOL POINTS Colorado College 1. Grant Cruikshank...... 14 (2) 2. Josiah Slavin...... 11 (2) 3. Dominic Basse...... 3 Denver 1. Carter Savoie...... 11 (1) 2. McKade Webster...... 8 (1) 2020-21 NCHC Institutional Demographics 3. Barrow/Olischefski...... 5 (1) Miami Institution Location Population Enrollment 1. Ludvig Persson...... 13 (2) Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO 472,688 2,298 2. Ben Lown...... 3 Denver Denver, CO 716,492 11,434 Hampus Rydqvist...... 3 Miami Oxford, OH 22,859 17,327 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN 86,066 11,040 1. Nick Swaney...... 12 (1) North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 56,948 13,847 2. Koby Bender...... 10 (2) Omaha Omaha, NE 468,262 15,431 Cole Koepke...... 10 (2) Omaha St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN 67,984 13,467 1. Chayse Primeau...... 11 (1) Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI 75,807 22,562 2. Brandon Scanlin...... 8 (1) Taylor Ward...... 8 (1) NCHC Mission North Dakota 1. Jordan Kawaguchi...... 13 (2) The National Collegiate Hockey Conference facilitates and fosters competitive, 2. Shane Pinto...... 11 (1) academic and operational excellence for its member institutions through the 3. Riese Gaber...... 10 (2) sport of ice hockey. The Conference supports a culture of professionalism and St. Cloud State integrity, reflecting its commitment to grow the sport of ice hockey while 1. Nick Perbix...... 12 (1) creating a positive experience for the student-athletes and fans it serves. 2. Veeti Miettinen...... 10 (2) 3. Kevin Fitzgerald...... 8 (1) ision Western Michigan NCHC V 1. Austin Cain...... 5 (1) Ethen Frank...... 5 (1) The National Collegiate Hockey Conference strives to be the best single- 3. Paul Washe...... 4 sport conference in the NCAA by embracing our core values and operating collectively for the best interests of the Conference and member institutions. 1st star = 5 pts.; 2nd star = 3 pts.; 3rd star = 1 pt.

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NCHC Quick Facts/Directory Julie & Spencer Penrose Memorial Cup

warded to the NCHC regular season Website:...... NCHCHockey.com Achampion, the Julie and Spencer Penrose Digital Network:...... NCHC.tv Memorial Cup (right) serves as the league’s Headquarters:...... The Copper Building crowning achievement. The Cup is named 1631 Mesa Ave., Suite C after Julie and Spencer Penrose, who were Colorado Springs, CO 80906 tremendously successful in the business world General Email:...... [email protected] and did much of it in Colorado Springs in the early 1900s. The couple made much of their money in the copper industry, which is why the Founded:...... July 13, 2011 trophy includes copper stars on it. The Penroses Inaugural Season:...... 2013-14 also set up the El Pomar Foundation, which still today helps pay for amateur sports and other Commissioner:...... Josh Fenton non-profits, including the NCHC office located in Office Phone:...... 719-418-2427 the Copper Building next to the Penrose House Email:...... [email protected] on the grounds of the Penrose compound in Colorado Springs. The El Pomar Foundation has also issued grants for the Penrose Cup, medallions for each individual champion and the NCHC’s Director of Communications:...... Michael Weisman annual Post-Graduate Scholarship. North Dakota won last year’s Penrose Office Phone:...... 719-694-9924 Cup (2019-20), winning it for the third time (2014-15, 2015-16). St. Email:...... [email protected] Cloud State has also won the Penrose Cup three times (2013-14, 2017- 18, 2018-19), while Denver is the only other team to win the Penrose Business Operations Manager:...... Verna Toller Cup, claiming it in 2016-17. Office Phone:...... 719-203-6818 Email:...... [email protected] NCHC Tournament/Frozen Faceoff

Director of Officiating:...... Don Adam he NCHC Tournament is scheduled Office Phone:...... 719-203-6818 Tto consist of four quarterfinal series Email:...... [email protected] on the first weekend following regular- season play (March 12-14, 2021). The four higher seeds will host the four lower Regular-Season Trophy...... Julie and Spencer seeds in a best two-out-of-three format. Penrose Memorial Cup Seed #1 will host Seed #8, Seed #2 will 2019-20 Regular-Season Champion...... North Dakota host Seed #7, Seed #3 will host Seed 2020 Tournament Champion...... N/A (cancelled) #6, and Seed #4 will host Seed #5. The Tournament Championship...... Frozen Faceoff winners of the four quarterfinal series Championship Site...... Xcel Energy Center will advance to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. for the two semifinal games on Friday, Saint Paul, Minn. March 19. Semifinal games will be reseeded based Championship Dates: ...... March 19-20, 2021 on the final regular-season standings. The winners of the two semifinal games will then meet in the 2020 NCAA Tournament Teams:...... N/A (cancelled) Championship Game on Saturday, March 20 for an 2019 NCAA Tournament Teams:...... 3 automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The 2018 NCAA Tournament Teams in NCHC History:...... 23 NCHC Frozen Faceoff, won by Denver, was named Visit Saint Paul’s Event of the Year for 2017-18. 2019 NCAA Frozen Four Participants:...... 2 Minnesota Duluth won the 2019 Frozen Faceoff NCAA Frozen Four Teams in NCHC History: ...... 10 title, its second NCHC Tournament crown (2017). National Champions:...... 4 The 2020 Frozen Faceoff was cancelled due to the (North Dakota, 2016; Denver, 2017; Minnesota Duluth, 2018 & 2019) COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Final 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 56 24 17 4 3 1/1 .771 86 49 35 26 5 4 .800 135 68 2. Minnesota Duluth 53 24 17 5 2 0/0 .750 89 53 34 22 10 2 .676 114 77 3. Denver 42 24 11 8 5 1/3 .563 74 57 36 21 9 6 .667 118 81 4. Western Michigan 41 24 12 9 3 0/2 .563 84 73 36 18 13 5 .569 125 101 5. St. Cloud State 33 24 10 12 2 0/1 .458 61 74 34 13 15 6 .471 94 108 6. Omaha 27 24 8 13 3 0/0 .396 63 75 36 14 17 5 .458 108 107 7. Miami 20 24 5 16 3 2/0 .271 61 89 34 8 21 5 .309 92 127 8. Colorado College 16 24 4 17 3 0/1 .229 48 96 34 11 20 3 .368 86 123

10 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021 NCHC Conference Scoring Leaders

Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Shane Pinto NDK SO F 10 5-8-13 1.30 0/0 3 0 1 0 +7 OTT Jordan Kawaguchi NDK SR F 10 3-10-13 1.30 4/16 1 0 2 0 +1 3 Nick Swaney MND SR F 9 3-9-12 1.33 3/6 0 1 0 0 +4 MIN Chayse Primeau UNO JR F 10 4-8-12 1.20 0/0 2 0 2 0 +5 5 Carter Savoie DEN FR F 10 7-4-11 1.10 1/2 4 0 1 0 -2 EDM 6 Grant Mismash NDK SR F 10 4-6-10 1.00 4/8 1 0 1 0 +1 NSH Drew Worrad WMU JR F 10 2-8-10 1.00 2/4 1 0 0 0 -3 8 Nick Perbix STC JR D 9 4-5-9 1.00 2/4 0 0 1 0 +5 TBL Riese Gaber NDK FR F 10 7-2-9 0.90 5/10 1 0 2 0 +5 Paul Washe WMU SR F 10 5-4-9 0.90 2/4 2 2 0 0 +5 Collin Adams NDK SR F 10 4-5-9 0.90 2/4 2 0 0 0 +2 NYI Josh Passolt WMU SR F 10 3-6-9 0.90 3/6 0 0 1 0 +1 Matt Kiersted NDK SR D 10 2-7-9 0.90 6/12 1 0 1 0 +2 14 Grant Cruikshank CC_ JR F 8 6-2-8 1.00 0/0 2 1 1 0 +5 Ethen Frank WMU SR F 9 6-2-8 0.89 2/4 3 0 0 0 -5 Veeti Miettinen STC FR F 9 4-4-8 0.89 0/0 2 0 1 0 +4 TOR Cole Guttman DEN JR F 9 3-5-8 0.89 1/2 3 0 0 0 -1 TBL Noah Cates MND JR F 9 3-5-8 0.89 2/4 2 0 1 0 +3 PHI Taylor Ward UNO JR F 10 5-3-8 0.80 2/4 0 0 1 0 +4 Jack Randl UNO SO F 10 4-4-8 0.80 2/4 1 1 0 0 +6 Tyler Weiss UNO JR F 10 2-6-8 0.80 2/4 0 0 0 0 +7 COL Jason Smallidge UNO JR D 10 1-7-8 0.80 1/2 0 0 0 0 +9 Brandon Scanlin UNO SO D 10 1-7-8 0.80 1/2 0 0 0 0 +4 24 7 Players Tied With 7 Points

Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Nick Perbix STC JR D 9 4-5-9 1.00 2/4 0 0 1 0 +5 TBL Matt Kiersted NDK SR D 10 2-7-9 0.90 6/12 1 0 1 0 +2 3 Jason Smallidge UNO JR D 10 1-7-8 0.80 1/2 0 0 0 0 +9 Brandon Scanlin UNO SO D 10 1-7-8 0.80 1/2 0 0 0 0 +4 5 Mike Benning DEN FR D 9 1-6-7 0.78 2/4 0 0 0 0 +1 FLA 6 Ronnie Attard WMU SO D 10 1-5-6 0.60 2/4 0 0 0 0 -3 PHI 7 Ethan Frisch NDK SO D 8 2-3-5 0.62 2/4 0 1 0 0 +6 Jacob Bernard-Docker NDK JR D 10 1-4-5 0.50 3/6 0 0 0 0 +8 OTT 9 Jack Millar CC_ FR D 8 2-2-4 0.50 0/0 1 0 0 0 -5 Wyatt Kaiser MND FR D 9 0-4-4 0.44 6/12 0 0 0 0 +4 CHI Matt Cairns MND SR D 9 0-4-4 0.44 1/2 0 0 0 0 +8 EDM Derek Daschke MIA JR D 10 2-2-4 0.40 1/2 0 0 0 0 -3 Scooter Brickey WMU SO D 10 1-3-4 0.40 1/2 0 0 0 0 +3 Aidan Fulp WMU FR D 10 0-4-4 0.40 2/4 0 0 0 0 E 15 7 Players Tied With 3 Points

Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Carter Savoie DEN FR F 10 7-4-11 1.10 1/2 4 0 1 0 -2 EDM 2 Riese Gaber NDK FR F 10 7-2-9 0.90 5/10 1 0 2 0 +5 3 Veeti Miettinen STC FR F 9 4-4-8 0.89 0/0 2 0 1 0 +4 TOR 4 Mike Benning DEN FR D 9 1-6-7 0.78 2/4 0 0 0 0 +1 FLA 5 Matt Miller UNO FR F 10 4-2-6 0.60 0/0 1 0 0 0 +3 Matthew Barbolini MIA FR F 10 2-4-6 0.60 4/8 0 0 0 0 -1 7 McKade Webster DEN FR F 10 3-2-5 0.50 3/6 2 0 0 0 -1 TBL 8 Jack Millar CC_ FR D 8 2-2-4 0.50 0/0 1 0 0 0 -5 Wyatt Kaiser MND FR D 9 0-4-4 0.44 6/12 0 0 0 0 +4 CHI Brock Bremer UNO FR F 10 2-2-4 0.40 1/2 1 0 0 0 E Luke Grainger WMU FR F 10 2-2-4 0.40 2/4 0 0 0 0 -3 Aidan Fulp WMU FR D 10 0-4-4 0.40 2/4 0 0 0 0 E 13 Jake Sanderson NDK FR D 3 1-2-3 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 +4 OTT Antti Tuomisto DEN FR F 10 0-3-3 0.30 1/2 0 0 0 0 -5 DET Ty Glover WMU FR F 10 0-3-3 0.30 1/2 0 0 0 0 -11

Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 11 NCHC Conference Scoring Leaders

Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Carter Savoie DEN FR F 10 7 0.70 1 Jordan Kawaguchi NDK SR F 10 10 1.00 Riese Gaber NDK FR F 10 7 0.70 2 Nick Swaney MND SR F 9 9 1.00 3 Grant Cruikshank CC JR F 8 6 0.75 3 Chayse Primeau UNO JR F 10 8 0.80 Ethen Frank WMU SR F 9 6 0.67 Shane Pinto NDK SO F 10 8 0.80 5 Kobe Roth MND SR F 9 5 0.56 Drew Worrad WMU JR F 10 8 0.80 Martin Sundberg UNO SR F 10 5 0.50 6 Jason Smallidge UNO JR D 10 7 0.70 Taylor Ward UNO JR F 10 5 0.50 Brandon Scanlin UNO SO D 10 7 0.70 Shane Pinto NDK SO F 10 5 0.50 Matt Kiersted NDK SR D 10 7 0.70 Paul Washe WMU SR F 10 5 0.50 9 Mike Benning DEN FR D 9 6 0.67 10 9 Players Tied With 4 Tyler Weiss UNO JR F 10 6 0.60 Grant Mismash NDK SR F 10 6 0.60 Josh Passolt WMU SR F 10 6 0.60

Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Carter Savoie DEN FR F 10 4 0.40 1 Matt Kiersted NDK SR D 10 1-7-8 0.80 2 Cole Guttman DEN JR F 9 3 0.33 2 Carter Savoie DEN FR F 10 4-3-7 0.70 Jackson Cates MND JR F 9 3 0.33 Shane Pinto NDK SO F 10 3-4-7 0.70 Ethen Frank WMU SR F 9 3 0.33 Jordan Kawaguchi NDK SR F 10 1-6-7 0.70 Shane Pinto NDK SO F 10 3 0.30 5 Nick Swaney MND SR F 9 0-6-6 0.67 6 7 Players Tied With 2 6 Cole Guttman DEN JR F 9 3-2-5 0.56 Noah Cates MND JR F 9 2-3-5 0.56 8 Jackson Cates MND JR F 9 3-1-4 0.44 Easton Brodzinski STC SR F 9 1-3-4 0.44 Mike Benning DEN FR D 9 0-4-4 0.44 McKade Webster DEN FR F 10 2-2-4 0.40

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Paul Washe WMU SR F 10 2 0.20 1 Kobe Roth MND SR F 9 2 0.22 2 Grant Cruikshank CC JR F 8 1 0.12 Chayse Primeau UNO JR F 10 2 0.20 Ethan Frisch NDK SO D 8 1 0.12 Jordan Kawaguchi NDK SR F 10 2 0.20 Nick Swaney MND SR F 9 1 0.11 Riese Gaber NDK FR F 10 2 0.20 Hunter Lellig MND JR D 9 1 0.11 5 25 Players Tied With 1 Nolan Sullivan UNO SO F 10 1 0.10 Jack Randl UNO SO F 10 1 0.10 Gavin Hain NDK JR F 10 1 0.10

Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Jason Smallidge UNO JR D 10 +9 2 Matt Cairns MND SR D 9 +8 Jacob Bernard-Docker NDK JR D 10 +8 4 Nate Knoepke UNO SR D 10 +7 Tyler Weiss UNO JR F 10 +7 Shane Pinto NDK SO F 10 +7 7 Ethan Frisch NDK SO D 8 +6 Seamus Donohue STC SR D 9 +6 Martin Sundberg UNO SR F 10 +6 Jack Randl UNO SO F 10 +6

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Zach Berzolla CC SR D 8 29 3.62 1 Shane Pinto NDK SO F 157 84 .651 2 Nate Knoepke UNO SR D 10 21 2.10 2 Micah Miller STC JR F 17 11 .607 3 Matt Kiersted NDK SR D 10 19 1.90 3 Nolan Sullivan UNO SO F 106 73 .592 4 Jack Clement MIA SO D 10 18 1.80 4 Noah Prokop UNO SO F 43 32 .573 Jason Smallidge UNO JR D 10 18 1.80 5 Will Hammer STC SR F 85 65 .567 Jacob Bernard-Docker NDK JR D 10 18 1.80 6 Jasper Weatherby NDK JR F 86 66 .566 7 Seamus Donohue STC SR D 9 17 1.89 7 Monte Graham MIA JR F 88 71 .553 Michael Joyaux WMU JR D 10 17 1.70 8 Logan Will CC FR F 52 42 .553 Kale Bennett WMU SR D 10 17 1.70 9 Ben Lown MIA SR F 32 26 .552 10 Ronnie Attard WMU SO D 10 16 1.60 10 Cam Knuble WMU FR F 20 17 .541

12 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021 NCHC Conference Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Ludvig Persson MIA FR 5 303:07 6 1.19 2-2-1 2 152 .962 2 Isaiah Saville UNO SO 9 511:02 17 2.00 5-3-1 1 221 .929 VGK 3 Adam Scheel NDK JR 9 507:06 18 2.13 6-1-1 1 190 .913 4 Ryan Fanti MND SO 8 489:55 18 2.20 4-2-2 0 198 .917 5 Dominic Basse CC_ FR 6 352:53 13 2.21 2-2-1 0 139 .914 CHI 6 Dávid Hrenák STC SR 6 358:05 16 2.68 4-2-0 0 162 .910 LOS 7 Magnus Chrona DEN SO 8 465:29 21 2.71 2-6-0 0 197 .904 TBL 8 Ben Kraws MIA SO 5 296:33 19 3.84 0-5-0 0 167 .898 9 Austin Cain WMU SR 10 524:57 37 4.23 2-6-2 0 252 .872

Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Ludvig Persson MIA FR 5 303:07 6 1.19 2-2-1 2 152 .962 2 Isaiah Saville UNO SO 9 511:02 17 2.00 5-3-1 1 221 .929 VGK 3 Ryan Fanti MND SO 8 489:55 18 2.20 4-2-2 0 198 .917 4 Dominic Basse CC_ FR 6 352:53 13 2.21 2-2-1 0 139 .914 CHI 5 Adam Scheel NDK JR 9 507:06 18 2.13 6-1-1 1 190 .913 6 Dávid Hrenák STC SR 6 358:05 16 2.68 4-2-0 0 162 .910 LOS 7 Magnus Chrona DEN SO 8 465:29 21 2.71 2-6-0 0 197 .904 TBL 8 Ben Kraws MIA SO 5 296:33 19 3.84 0-5-0 0 167 .898 9 Austin Cain WMU SR 10 524:57 37 4.23 2-6-2 0 252 .872

Saves GP SVS/G Saves Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Austin Cain WMU SR 10 25.2 252 1 Ludvig Persson MIA FR 5 2 2 Isaiah Saville UNO SO 9 24.6 221 2 Austin Roden UNO SO 2 1 3 Ryan Fanti MND SO 8 24.8 198 Isaiah Saville UNO SO 9 1 4 Magnus Chrona DEN SO 8 24.6 197 Adam Scheel NDK JR 9 1 5 Adam Scheel NDK JR 9 21.1 190 6 Ben Kraws MIA SO 5 33.4 167 7 Dávid Hrenák STC SR 6 27.0 162 8 Ludvig Persson MIA FR 5 30.4 152 9 Dominic Basse CC_ FR 6 23.2 139 10 Matt Vernon CC_ SO 3 21.0 63 11 Austin Roden UNO SO 2 24.5 49 12 Jaxon Castor STC SO 2 17.0 34 13 Corbin Kaczperski DEN SR 3 10.0 30 Peter Thome NDK SR 2 15.0 30 15 Zach Stejskal MND FR 1 23.0 23 16 Joey Lamoreaux STC SO 2 10.5 21 Alex Aslanidis WMU FR 2 10.5 21 18 Brandon Bussi WMU SO 1 9.0 9 19 Harrison Feeney NDK SO 1 3.0 3

Overtime Goals in 2020-21 Conference Games WINNER OPPONENT DATE SCORE GOAL SCORER ASSISTS TIME UND Denver 12/4/20 4-3 Jordan Kawaguchi Collin Adams 1:17 Omaha Miami 12/5/20 2-1 Martin Sundberg Joey Abate, Brandon Scanlin 0:17 UND SCSU 12/16/20 4-3 Jordan Kawaguchi Shane Pinto 0:08 SCSU CC 12/19/20 4-3 Sam Hentges Nick Perbix, Kevin Fitzgerald 1:37

Shootouts in 2020-21 Conference Games WINNER OPPONENT DATE SCORE SHOOTOUT WINNER ROUNDS CC WMU 12/8/20 3-3 Hunter McKown 4 UMD UND 12/10/20 2-2 Nick Swaney 3 Omaha UMD 12/16/20 2-2 Chayse Primeau 6 Denver WMU 12/19/20 3-3 McKade Webster 3 CC Miami 12/19/20 1-1 Hunter McKown 3

Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 13 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Team Conference-Only Stats

TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM Team Games Goals G/GM 1 North Dakota 10 39 3.90 1 Omaha 10 22 2.20 2 Omaha 10 37 3.70 2 Minnesota Duluth 9 20 2.22 3 St. Cloud State 9 29 3.22 3 North Dakota 10 24 2.40 4 Western Michigan 10 30 3.00 4 St. Cloud State 9 24 2.67 5 Minnesota Duluth 9 26 2.89 5 Denver 10 28 2.80 6 Denver 10 23 2.30 6 Miami 10 29 2.90 7 Colorado College 8 18 2.25 7 Colorado College 8 24 3.00 8 Miami 10 15 1.50 8 Western Michigan 10 46 4.60

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHA PP % Team Totals SHF PK % 1 North Dakota 12/43 0 27.9 1 St. Cloud State 33/36 0 91.7 2 Denver 10/42 0 23.8 2 Omaha 29/32 2 90.6 3 Minnesota Duluth 7/35 1 20.0 3 Miami 27/31 0 87.1 4 Western Michigan 6/31 1 19.4 4 North Dakota 34/41 2 82.9 5 St. Cloud State 5/28 0 17.9 5 Minnesota Duluth 29/36 2 80.6 6 Omaha 7/40 3 17.5 6 Western Michigan 28/38 2 73.7 7 Colorado College 3/23 3 13.0 7 Denver 25/34 0 73.5 8 Miami 2/32 1 6.2 8 Colorado College 17/26 1 65.4

PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games PIM PIM/G Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 St. Cloud State 9 105 11.7 1 Denver 10 310 31.0 2 North Dakota 10 114 11.4 2 Minnesota Duluth 9 277 30.8 3 Omaha 10 106 10.6 3 Colorado College 8 244 30.5 Western Michigan 10 106 10.6 North Dakota 10 305 30.5 5 Minnesota Duluth 9 91 10.1 5 Omaha 10 304 30.4 6 Denver 10 89 8.9 6 St. Cloud State 9 270 30.0 7 Colorado College 8 69 8.6 7 Western Michigan 10 249 24.9 8 Miami 10 75 7.5 8 Miami 10 219 21.9

SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 North Dakota 10 16 11 2 39 1 Minnesota Duluth 7 6 7 0 20 2 Omaha 11 10 15 1 37 2 Omaha 7 7 8 0 22 3 Western Michigan 9 13 8 0 30 3 Colorado College 7 7 9 1 24 4 St. Cloud State 7 10 11 1 29 North Dakota 8 6 10 0 24 5 Minnesota Duluth 5 7 14 0 26 St. Cloud State 11 9 3 1 24 6 Denver 7 8 8 0 23 6 Denver 5 10 12 1 28 7 Colorado College 7 4 7 0 18 7 Miami 4 13 11 1 29 8 Miami 5 5 5 0 15 8 Western Michigan 12 15 19 0 46

SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 North Dakota 12 0 +12 7 2 -5 +7 2 Omaha 7 3 +4 3 2 -1 +3 3 St. Cloud State 5 0 +5 3 0 -3 +2 4 Denver 10 0 +10 9 0 -9 +1 Minnesota Duluth 7 1 +6 7 2 -5 +1 6 Miami 2 1 +1 4 0 -4 -3 Western Michigan 6 1 +5 10 2 -8 -3 8 Colorado College 3 3 0 9 1 -8 -8

14 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021 National Category Leaders

Points Per Game GP G-A-P P/GM Goals Against Average Minutes GA GAA 1 Kaden Pickering St. Lawrence JR F 1 0-2-2 2.00 1 Justin Evenson Army West Point SO 60:00 0 0.00 Cameron Buhl St. Lawrence SO F 1 1-1-2 2.00 2 Henry Welsch UMass Lowell FR 60:00 1 1.00 3 Odeen Tufto Quinnipiac SR F 9 3-14-17 1.89 3 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 479:46 8 1.00 4 AJ Vanderbeck Northern Michigan SO F 4 5-2-7 1.75 4 David Fessenden Alabama Huntsville SO 105:00 2 1.14 Will Calverley RIT JR F 8 6-8-14 1.75 5 Ludvig Persson Miami FR 303:07 6 1.19 6 Alex Campbell (NSH) Clarkson FR F 8 4-9-13 1.62 6 Zack Rose Bowling Green SO 296:37 6 1.21 7 Logan Hutsko (FLA) Boston College SR F 6 3-6-9 1.50 7 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 334:44 8 1.43 Grant Meyer Canisius SR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 8 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 289:19 7 1.45 Derek Hamelin Canisius JR D 2 0-3-3 1.50 9 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 239:40 6 1.50 Lynden Breen Maine FR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 10 Matt Murray Massachusetts SR 477:38 12 1.51 Carl Berglund UMass Lowell SO F 2 1-2-3 1.50 11 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 238:17 6 1.51 Joseph Nardi Northern Michigan SR F 4 2-4-6 1.50 12 Carter Gylander (DET) Colgate FR 110:02 3 1.64 13 Bobby Trivigno Massachusetts JR F 10 4-10-14 1.40 13 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 243:15 7 1.73 14 Paul McAvoy Colgate SR F 3 3-1-4 1.33 14 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 524:56 16 1.83 Griffin Lunn Colgate JR F 3 1-3-4 1.33 15 Emil Zetterquist St. Lawrence JR 65:00 2 1.85 Alex Young (SJS) Colgate FR F 3 1-3-4 1.33 16 Mike Robinson (SJS) New Hampshire SR 183:53 6 1.96 Nick Swaney (MIN) Minnesota Duluth SR F 9 3-9-12 1.33 17 Drew DeRidder Michigan State JR 488:49 16 1.96 Griffin Loughran Northern Michigan JR F 3 0-4-4 1.33 18 Isaiah Saville (VGK) Omaha SO 511:02 17 2.00 Grant Hebert Robert Morris JR F 9 4-8-12 1.33 19 Eric Dop Bowling Green SR 299:20 10 2.00 20 Jordan Kawaguchi North Dakota SR F 10 3-10-13 1.30 20 Noah West Robert Morris FR 297:35 10 2.02 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 10 5-8-13 1.30 21 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 507:06 18 2.13 22 Tobias Fladeby American International SR F 7 7-2-9 1.29 22 Ryan Fanti Minnesota Duluth SO 489:55 18 2.20 23 Alex Jefferies (NYI) Merrimack FR F 4 3-2-5 1.25 23 Dominic Basse (CHI) Colorado College FR 352:53 13 2.21 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan FR F 8 3-7-10 1.25 24 Stefano Durante American International SR 338:26 13 2.30 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JR F 4 3-2-5 1.25 25 Erik Gordon Holy Cross JR 361:28 14 2.32 Vincent de Mey Northern Michigan JR F 4 4-1-5 1.25 Elijah Gonsalves RIT SO F 8 5-5-10 1.25

Points Per Game (Defensemen) GP G-A-P P/GM Save Percentage Saves GA Save % 1 Derek Hamelin Canisius JR D 2 0-3-3 1.50 1 Justin Evenson Army West Point SO 24 0 1.000 2 Jayden Struble (MTL) Northeastern SO D 6 1-6-7 1.17 2 Henry Welsch UMass Lowell FR 31 1 .969 3 Zach Metsa Quinnipiac JR D 9 2-8-10 1.11 3 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 220 8 .965 4 Noah Wilson Army West Point SO D 3 1-2-3 1.00 4 Ludvig Persson Miami FR 152 6 .962 Pierson Brandon Colgate FR D 3 0-3-3 1.00 5 David Fessenden Alabama Huntsville SO 45 2 .957 Patrick Holway (DET) Merrimack SR D 4 1-3-4 1.00 6 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 171 8 .955 Jordan Harris (MTL) Northeastern JR D 6 2-4-6 1.00 7 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 126 6 .955 Peter DiLiberatore (VGK) Quinnipiac JR D 9 1-8-9 1.00 8 Emil Zetterquist St. Lawrence JR 33 2 .943 Nick Perbix (TBL) St. Cloud State JR D 9 4-5-9 1.00 9 Zack Rose Bowling Green SO 97 6 .942 Tim Makowski St. Lawrence SO D 1 0-1-1 1.00 10 Drew DeRidder Michigan State JR 251 16 .940 11 Will Cullen Bowling Green JR D 10 2-7-9 0.90 11 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 108 7 .939 Matthew Kessel (STL) Massachusetts SO D 10 5-4-9 0.90 12 Noah West Robert Morris FR 154 10 .939 Matt Kiersted North Dakota SR D 10 2-7-9 0.90 13 Matt Murray Massachusetts SR 170 12 .934 14 Dan Willett RIT SR D 8 1-6-7 0.88 14 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 98 7 .933 15 Lukas Kaelble Lake Superior State SR D 6 0-5-5 0.83 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 84 6 .933 16 Zac Jones (NYR) Massachusetts SO D 10 4-4-8 0.80 16 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 219 16 .932 Jason Smallidge Omaha JR D 10 1-7-8 0.80 17 Isaiah Saville (VGK) Omaha SO 221 17 .929 Brandon Scanlin Omaha SO D 10 1-7-8 0.80 18 Garrett Metcalf (ANA) Long Island University SR 113 9 .926 19 Mike Benning (FLA) Denver FR D 9 1-6-7 0.78 19 Carter Gylander (DET) Colgate FR 35 3 .921 Nick Jenny Robert Morris SR D 9 4-3-7 0.78 20 Henry Wilder Boston College FR 69 6 .920

Points Per Game (Freshmen) GP G-A-P P/GM Winning Percentage W-L-T Win % 1 Alex Campbell (NSH) Clarkson F 8 4-9-13 1.62 1 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 8-0-0 1.000 2 Lynden Breen Maine F 2 1-2-3 1.50 Eric Dop Bowling Green SR 5-0-0 1.000 3 Alex Young (SJS) Colgate F 3 1-3-4 1.33 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 4-0-0 1.000 4 Alex Jefferies (NYI) Merrimack F 4 3-2-5 1.25 Justin Evenson Army West Point SO 1-0-0 1.000 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan F 8 3-7-10 1.25 Henry Welsch UMass Lowell FR 1-0-0 1.000 6 Nikita Nesterenko (MIN) Boston College F 6 3-4-7 1.17 6 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 6-1-1 .812 Carson Briere Mercyhurst F 6 3-4-7 1.17 7 Zack Rose Bowling Green SO 4-1-0 .800 8 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver F 10 7-4-11 1.10 Kris Oldham (TBL) Clarkson SR 4-1-0 .800 9 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State F 12 7-6-13 1.08 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 4-1-0 .800 10 Tyrone Bronte Alabama Huntsville F 4 1-3-4 1.00 10 Matt Murray Massachusetts SR 6-2-0 .750 Colby Ambrosio (COL) Boston College F 6 4-2-6 1.00 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 3-1-0 .750 Cooper Haar Canisius F 2 0-2-2 1.00 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 2-0-2 .750 Jami Virtanen Canisius F 2 1-1-2 1.00 13 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 6-2-1 .722 Pierson Brandon Colgate D 3 0-3-3 1.00 14 Stefano Durante American International SR 4-2-0 .667 Kent Johnson Michigan F 10 2-8-10 1.00 Erik Gordon Holy Cross JR 4-2-0 .667 Steven Agriogianis Northeastern F 6 2-4-6 1.00 Dávid Hrenák (LOS) St. Cloud State SR 4-2-0 .667 Greg Lapointe St. Lawrence F 1 1-0-1 1.00 Connor Murphy Northeastern SO 3-1-2 .667 18 Riese Gaber North Dakota F 10 7-2-9 0.90 Logan Drackett RIT SR 3-1-2 .667 Travis Treloar Ohio State F 10 3-6-9 0.90 Garrett Metcalf (ANA) Long Island University SR 2-1-0 .667 20 Ty Smilanic (FLA) Quinnipiac F 9 6-2-8 0.89 Connor Ryckman Northern Michigan JR 2-1-0 .667 Randy Hernandez Robert Morris F 9 3-5-8 0.89 Dyllan Lubbesmeyer Robert Morris SR 2-1-0 .667 Veeti Miettinen (TOR) St. Cloud State F 9 4-4-8 0.89

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Goals Per Game GP G G/GM Assists Per Game GP A A/GM 1 AJ Vanderbeck Northern Michigan SO F 4 5 1.25 1 Kaden Pickering St. Lawrence JR F 1 2 2.00 2 Tobias Fladeby American International SR F 7 7 1.00 2 Odeen Tufto Quinnipiac SR F 9 14 1.56 Vincent de Mey Northern Michigan JR F 4 4 1.00 3 Derek Hamelin Canisius JR D 2 3 1.50 Paul McAvoy Colgate SR F 3 3 1.00 4 Griffin Loughran Northern Michigan JR F 3 4 1.33 Matt Long Canisius SR F 2 2 1.00 5 Alex Campbell (NSH) Clarkson FR F 8 9 1.12 Cameron Buhl St. Lawrence SO F 1 1 1.00 6 Bobby Trivigno Massachusetts JR F 10 10 1.00 Greg Lapointe St. Lawrence FR F 1 1 1.00 Jordan Kawaguchi North Dakota SR F 10 10 1.00 8 Jordan Timmons Robert Morris JR F 9 7 0.78 Nick Swaney (MIN) Minnesota Duluth SR F 9 9 1.00 9 Max Johnson Bowling Green SR F 8 6 0.75 Will Calverley RIT JR F 8 8 1.00 Grant Cruikshank Colorado College JR F 8 6 0.75 Logan Hutsko (FLA) Boston College SR F 6 6 1.00 Scott Reedy (SJS) Minnesota SR F 8 6 0.75 Jayden Struble (MTL) Northeastern SO D 6 6 1.00 Will Calverley RIT JR F 8 6 0.75 Jake Jaremko Minnesota State SR F 5 5 1.00 Mitch Deelstra Ferris State FR F 4 3 0.75 Logan Drevitch Merrimack JR F 4 4 1.00 Alex Jefferies (NYI) Merrimack FR F 4 3 0.75 Joseph Nardi Northern Michigan SR F 4 4 1.00 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JR F 4 3 0.75 Griffin Lunn Colgate JR F 3 3 1.00 16 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver FR F 10 7 0.70 Pierson Brandon Colgate FR D 3 3 1.00 Riese Gaber North Dakota FR F 10 7 0.70 Alex Young (SJS) Colgate FR F 3 3 1.00 18 Ty Smilanic (FLA) Quinnipiac FR F 9 6 0.67 Grant Meyer Canisius SR F 2 2 1.00 Ethen Frank Western Michigan SR F 9 6 0.67 Cooper Haar Canisius FR F 2 2 1.00 Trevor Kuntar (BOS) Boston College FR F 6 4 0.67 Lynden Breen Maine FR F 2 2 1.00 Colby Ambrosio (COL) Boston College FR F 6 4 0.67 Carl Berglund UMass Lowell SO F 2 2 1.00 Ashton Calder Lake Superior State JR F 6 4 0.67 Cameron Buhl St. Lawrence SO F 1 1 1.00 Ty Jackson Northeastern FR F 6 4 0.67 Tim Makowski St. Lawrence SO D 1 1 1.00 Matt Verboon Colgate SO F 3 2 0.67 24 Peter DiLiberatore (VGK) Quinnipiac JR D 9 8 0.89 Angus Crookshank (OTT) New Hampshire JR F 3 2 0.67 Zach Metsa Quinnipiac JR D 9 8 0.89 Grant Hebert Robert Morris JR F 9 8 0.89

Power Play Goals GP PPG/G PPG Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 1 Ethan de Jong Quinnipiac JR F 9 0.56 5 1 Scott Reedy (SJS) Minnesota SR F 8 4 2 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver FR F 10 0.40 4 2 Max Johnson Bowling Green SR F 8 3 3 Tobias Fladeby American International SR F 7 0.43 3 3 Matt Boldy (MIN) Boston College SO F 4 2 Grant Cooper Clarkson SR F 8 0.38 3 Joseph Nardi Northern Michigan SR F 4 2 Scott Reedy (SJS) Minnesota SR F 8 0.38 3 Ashton Calder Lake Superior State JR F 6 2 Alex Limoges Penn State SR F 8 0.38 3 Brian Halonen Michigan Tech JR F 6 2 Cole Guttman (TBL) Denver JR F 9 0.33 3 Tobias Fladeby American International SR F 7 2 Jackson Cates Minnesota Duluth JR F 9 0.33 3 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan FR F 8 2 Ethen Frank Western Michigan SR F 9 0.33 3 Will Calverley RIT JR F 8 2 Matthew Kessel (STL) Massachusetts SO D 10 0.30 3 Kobe Roth Minnesota Duluth SR F 9 2 Josh Lopina Massachusetts FR F 10 0.30 3 Ethan de Jong Quinnipiac JR F 9 2 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 10 0.30 3 Randy Hernandez Robert Morris FR F 9 2 Quinn Preston Ohio State JR F 10 0.30 3 Connor Ford Bowling Green SR F 10 2 14 31 Players Tied With 2 Chayse Primeau Omaha JR F 10 2 Jordan Kawaguchi North Dakota SR F 10 2 Riese Gaber North Dakota FR F 10 2 Quinn Preston Ohio State JR F 10 2 Brock Caufield Wisconsin JR F 10 2

Shorthanded Goals GP SHG/G SHG 1 Paul Washe Western Michigan SR F 10 0.20 2 2 29 Players Tied With 1

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SCORING OFFENSE GP Goals G/GM SCORING DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM 1 Boston College 6 27 4.50 1 Minnesota 8 8 1.00 Canisius 2 9 4.50 2 Lake Superior State 6 9 1.50 3 RIT 8 34 4.25 3 Bowling Green 10 16 1.60 4 Clarkson 8 33 4.12 Minnesota State 5 8 1.60 5 Bowling Green 10 40 4.00 5 Boston College 6 12 2.00 Quinnipiac 9 36 4.00 Massachusetts 10 20 2.00 7 North Dakota 10 39 3.90 St. Lawrence 1 2 2.00 8 Northeastern 6 23 3.83 8 Quinnipiac 9 19 2.11 9 Robert Morris 9 34 3.78 9 Michigan Tech 8 17 2.12 10 Northern Michigan 4 15 3.75 10 Omaha 10 22 2.20 11 Omaha 10 37 3.70 11 Minnesota Duluth 9 20 2.22 12 Massachusetts 10 36 3.60 12 Michigan State 8 18 2.25 13 Wisconsin 10 34 3.40 13 American International 7 16 2.29 14 Minnesota 8 27 3.38 14 New Hampshire 3 7 2.33 Penn State 8 27 3.38 15 North Dakota 10 24 2.40 16 Colgate 3 10 3.33 16 UMass Lowell 2 5 2.50 17 Ferris State 4 13 3.25 17 Michigan 10 26 2.60 18 St. Cloud State 9 29 3.22 18 Army West Point 3 8 2.67 19 American International 7 21 3.00 Northeastern 6 16 2.67 Arizona State 12 36 3.00 St. Cloud State 9 24 2.67 Mercyhurst 6 18 3.00 21 Denver 10 28 2.80 Michigan 10 30 3.00 Notre Dame 10 28 2.80 Western Michigan 10 30 3.00 Ohio State 10 28 2.80 24 Minnesota Duluth 9 26 2.89 24 Bentley 6 17 2.83 25 Niagara 8 23 2.88 25 UConn 7 20 2.86 26 Minnesota State 5 14 2.80 26 Holy Cross 8 23 2.88 27 Lake Superior State 6 16 2.67 27 Robert Morris 9 26 2.89 28 Holy Cross 8 21 2.62 28 Miami 10 29 2.90 29 Long Island University 4 10 2.50 29 Colorado College 8 24 3.00 Notre Dame 10 25 2.50 30 Providence 6 19 3.17 31 New Hampshire 3 7 2.33 31 Wisconsin 10 32 3.20 32 Denver 10 23 2.30 32 Air Force 4 13 3.25 33 Alabama Huntsville 4 9 2.25 33 Colgate 3 10 3.33 Colorado College 8 18 2.25 34 Clarkson 8 27 3.38 Merrimack 4 9 2.25 RIT 8 27 3.38 36 Bemidji State 5 11 2.20 36 Bemidji State 5 17 3.40 37 Michigan Tech 8 17 2.12 37 Alabama Huntsville 4 14 3.50 38 Ohio State 10 21 2.10 Arizona State 12 42 3.50 39 UConn 7 14 2.00 Canisius 2 7 3.50 UMass Lowell 2 4 2.00 Maine 2 7 3.50 Michigan State 8 16 2.00 Mercyhurst 6 21 3.50 Providence 6 12 2.00 Vermont 4 14 3.50 Sacred Heart 4 8 2.00 43 Long Island University 4 15 3.75 St. Lawrence 1 2 2.00 44 Northern Michigan 4 16 4.00 45 Army West Point 3 5 1.67 45 Penn State 8 34 4.25 Bentley 6 10 1.67 46 Niagara 8 36 4.50 47 Maine 2 3 1.50 Sacred Heart 4 18 4.50 Miami 10 15 1.50 48 Western Michigan 10 46 4.60 49 Air Force 4 5 1.25 49 Merrimack 4 19 4.75 50 Vermont 4 4 1.00 50 Ferris State 4 20 5.00

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POWER PLAY Totals SHA PP% PENALTY KILL Totals SHF PK% 1 Northern Michigan 4/12 1 33.3 1 Minnesota 17/17 1 100.0 2 Northeastern 10/31 0 32.3 St. Lawrence 5/5 0 100.0 3 Alabama Huntsville 4/13 0 30.8 3 Providence 20/21 0 95.2 Ferris State 4/13 0 30.8 4 Michigan Tech 19/20 0 95.0 5 Mercyhurst 6/20 0 30.0 5 Massachusetts 42/45 3 93.3 6 Minnesota 9/31 0 29.0 6 Boston College 24/26 3 92.3 7 UMass Lowell 2/7 0 28.6 7 Mercyhurst 23/25 0 92.0 Michigan 8/28 0 28.6 8 St. Cloud State 33/36 0 91.7 Wisconsin 8/28 1 28.6 9 Omaha 29/32 2 90.6 10 North Dakota 12/43 0 27.9 10 Bentley 25/28 0 89.3 11 Quinnipiac 14/52 1 26.9 11 Miami 27/31 0 87.1 12 Clarkson 7/27 1 25.9 12 Bowling Green 34/40 2 85.0 Penn State 7/27 1 25.9 13 Michigan State 28/33 0 84.8 14 Massachusetts 12/47 1 25.5 14 New Hampshire 11/13 0 84.6 15 Ohio State 8/32 1 25.0 Northern Michigan 11/13 0 84.6 Robert Morris 10/40 2 25.0 16 Alabama Huntsville 16/19 0 84.2 17 Denver 10/42 0 23.8 17 Holy Cross 25/30 1 83.3 18 Minnesota State 3/13 0 23.1 Lake Superior State 15/18 0 83.3 19 Colgate 2/9 0 22.2 19 North Dakota 34/41 2 82.9 Maine 2/9 0 22.2 20 Minnesota State 14/17 0 82.4 21 RIT 9/43 1 20.9 21 Army West Point 9/11 0 81.8 22 Minnesota Duluth 7/35 1 20.0 Colgate 9/11 1 81.8 23 Western Michigan 6/31 1 19.4 Maine 9/11 0 81.8 24 Bowling Green 10/52 0 19.2 24 Wisconsin 22/27 2 81.5 Providence 5/26 3 19.2 25 Quinnipiac 30/37 1 81.1 26 American International 6/33 0 18.2 26 Long Island University 17/21 0 81.0 27 St. Cloud State 5/28 0 17.9 27 Minnesota Duluth 29/36 2 80.6 28 Omaha 7/40 3 17.5 Niagara 29/36 0 80.6 29 Holy Cross 5/29 1 17.2 29 Canisius 4/5 1 80.0 30 Merrimack 3/18 0 16.7 Notre Dame 24/30 0 80.0 31 Bentley 3/19 0 15.8 31 Ohio State 27/34 0 79.4 32 Canisius 1/7 0 14.3 32 RIT 22/28 2 78.6 33 Niagara 4/29 1 13.8 33 UConn 27/35 1 77.1 34 Michigan Tech 3/22 0 13.6 34 Sacred Heart 13/17 0 76.5 35 Colorado College 3/23 3 13.0 35 Northeastern 19/25 0 76.0 36 Arizona State 5/39 1 12.8 36 American International 27/36 1 75.0 37 Vermont 2/16 2 12.5 Bemidji State 6/8 0 75.0 38 New Hampshire 2/18 0 11.1 Clarkson 21/28 1 75.0 39 Bemidji State 1/11 0 9.1 39 Robert Morris 26/35 0 74.3 Boston College 2/22 1 9.1 40 Western Michigan 28/38 2 73.7 41 Notre Dame 2/24 0 8.3 41 Denver 25/34 0 73.5 Sacred Heart 1/12 0 8.3 42 Michigan 27/37 0 73.0 43 Michigan State 2/25 0 8.0 43 Arizona State 23/32 1 71.9 44 Air Force 1/13 0 7.7 44 Ferris State 10/14 1 71.4 45 Miami 2/32 1 6.2 45 Penn State 17/24 0 70.8 46 UConn 2/36 0 5.6 46 UMass Lowell 7/10 0 70.0 47 Army West Point 0/14 1 0.0 47 Vermont 14/21 0 66.7 Lake Superior State 0/18 0 0.0 48 Colorado College 17/26 1 65.4 Long Island University 0/15 2 0.0 49 Merrimack 15/23 0 65.2 St. Lawrence 0/2 0 0.0 50 Air Force 11/17 0 64.7

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