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2013-14 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE INAUGURAL SEASON Week of March 24-30, 2014 National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Volume 23 - NCAA Tournament Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Fax: 719-645-8206 www.NCHCHockey.com Michael Weisman • O: 719-694-9924 • C: 513-310-4869 • [email protected] • @TheNCHC 2013-14 FINAL NCHC STANDINGS Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. St. Cloud State 48 24 15 6 3 0 .688 87 64 36 21 10 5 .653 132 100 2. North Dakota 45 24 15 9 0 0 .625 76 63 39 23 13 3 .628 119 97 3. Nebraska Omaha 42 24 13 9 2 1 .583 82 69 37 17 18 2 .486 117 120 4. *Minnesota Duluth 37 24 11 11 2 2 .500 69 70 36 16 16 4 .500 104 104 Western Michigan 37 24 11 11 2 2 .500 66 69 40 19 16 5 .538 103 106 6. Denver 35 24 10 11 3 2 .479 60 58 41 20 15 6 .561 110 92 7. Colorado College 24 24 6 13 5 1 .354 52 75 37 7 24 6 .270 74 121 8. Miami 20 24 6 17 1 1 .271 56 80 38 15 20 3 .434 111 115 Teams are awarded three points for each conference win in regulation or overtime, and one point for an overtime tie. Conference games still tied after a five-minute overtime advance to a three-player shootout with the team that wins the shootout receiving an extra point in the standings (SW in the standings). A shootout win then is worth two points in the standings while the team that loses the shootout receives just one point for the tie. Teams will play a 24-game league schedule. *Minnesota Duluth wins head-to-head tiebreaker with Western Michigan. NCAA TOURNAMENT SchEDULE NCHC FROZEN FACEOFF RESULTS Friday, March 28 Friday, March 21 (semifinals) No. 13/13 (4) North Dakota vs. No. 4/4 (1) Wisconsin, 8 p.m. ET Denver 4, No. 19 Western Michigan 3 Midwest Regional - Cincinnati, Ohio (U.S. Bank Arena) Miami 3, No. 11/11 North Dakota 0 Saturday, March 29 Saturday, March 22 No. 17 (4) Denver vs. No. 3/3 (1) Boston College, 4 p.m. ET Third-Place Game Northeast Regional - Worcester, Mass. (DCU Center) No. 11/11 North Dakota 5, No. 19 Western Michigan 0 Midwest Regional Final, 6:30 p.m. ET Championship Game No. 8/8 (3) St. Cloud State vs. No. 9/9 (2) Notre Dame, 9 p.m. ET Denver 4, Miami 3 West Regional - St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center) All games at Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn. Sunday, March 30 Northeast Regional Final, 5 p.m. ET NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES West Regional Final, 7:30 p.m. ET • In its inaugural season, the NCHC placed three of its eight teams in the NCAA Tournament. No. 17 Denver captured the conference’s automatic NCAA Tournament seeds in ( ); all games listed televised live on ESPNU/WatchESPN bid by winning the NCHC Frozen Faceoff, while No. 8/8 St. Cloud State and No. 13/13 North Dakota earned at-large bids. DU and UND are No. 4 seeds in the Northeast and Midwest Regionals, respectively, while SCSU is NCHC TEAMS HAVE ... a three seed in the West Regional. • The NCHC tied for second among the six NCAA conferences with its three entrants in the NCAA field, tying with the ECAC. Hockey East led all ... produced 12 Hobey Baker Award winners, including each of the leagues with five teams in the National Tournament. By putting 37.5 per- last three and eight of the last 11. The 12 winners are the most of any cent of its teams in the Tournament, the NCHC was second behind only current league. Hockey East, which put 45.5 percent (5/11) of its teams in the field. • Two NCHC teams (Denver and SCSU) face Hockey East foes in the first round. The NCHC went just 5-10-5 against Hockey East foes during the ... won a combined 17 national championships, including three in the season, but DU was 3-0-0 with a sweep of Merrimack and a win over last 10 years. UMass. SCSU did not face any HEA foes during the year. No NCHC teams faced Boston College, which is DU’s first-round opponent, while Minneso- ... seen a combined 47 alumni make 2013 NHL opening-day rosters ta Duluth split with Notre Dame, which is SCSU’s opponent, as UMD was the lone NCHC school to play the Irish during the season. • North Dakota faces Big Ten foe and former WCHA rival Wisconsin ... made 50 Frozen Four appearances combined, including 13 in the in the first round. The NCHC was 9-7-1 against the Big Ten during the last 10 Frozen Fours. season, but UND did not face any Big Ten teams. Against Wisconsin, the NCHC went 1-3-0 as Miami split and Colorado College was swept by UW. ... a combined 54 NHL draft picks on their current rosters, the most • North Dakota is making its 12th straight appearance in the NCAA of any NCAA conference. Tournament, the longest active streak in the NCAA. Denver boasts the second-longest active streak in the NCAA making its seventh straight appearance, after Miami saw its eight-year streak snapped this season. ... qualified for the NCAA Tournament110 times among them. • St. Cloud State is making its second straight trip to the NCAA Tourna- ment and is one of three Frozen Four teams from last year to qualify for this year’s National Championship. SID/SCHOOL DIRECTORY NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY CONFERENCE Website: .................................... NCHCHockey.com Cell: ..............................................513-310-4869 Communications Manager .............Michael Weisman Email: [email protected] Office: ............................................719-694-9924 Twitter:........................................... @TheNCHC COLORADO COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Website: ..........................................CCTigers.com Website: .................................DenverPioneers.com Hockey SID: ..................................... Dave Moross Hockey SID: ...................................... Randy Press Office: ............................................719-389-6755 Office: ........................................... 303-871-2390 Cell: ..............................................719-492-4347 Cell: ............................................ 303-908-0439 Email: ...................... [email protected] Email: .................................. [email protected] Press Box Phone: ............................ 719-540-6520 Press Box Phone: ............................ 303-871-3922 Athletics Twitter: .............................. @CCTigers Hockey Specific Twitter: ................ @DU_Hockey Athletics Facebook: ............................./CCTigers Hockey Facebook: ....................... /DenverHockey Address: ..................14 East Cache La Poudre Street Address: ..............................2201 East Asbury Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Denver, CO 80208 MIAMI UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH Website: ................................... MURedHawks.com Website: ....................................UMDBulldogs.com Hockey SID: .......................................Chad Twaro Hockey SID: ..................................... Bob Nygaard Office: ............................................ 513-529-1601 Office: .............................................218-726-8191 Cell: ............................................. 810-288-9075 Cell: ..............................................218-341-0524 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Press Box Phone: ............................. 513-529-1427 Press Box Phone: ..............................218-623-1391 Hockey Specific Twitter: ........ @MiamiOH_Hockey Hockey Specific Twitter: ................@UMDHockey Athletics Facebook: Swoop’s Official Miami Athletics Fan Page Hockey Facebook: ......................... /UMD Hockey Address: ........................................230 Millett Hall Address: ....................... 170 Sports & Health Center Oxford, OH 45056 1216 Ordean Court, Duluth, MN 55812 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA Website: .............................................OMavs.com Website: .......................................UNDSports.com Hockey SID: ...................................... Dave Ahlers Hockey SID: .....................................Jayson Hajdu Office: ...........................................402-554-3387 Office: ............................................701-777-2985 Cell: ............................................. 402-332-8329 Cell: ............................................. 701-740-7659 Email: ................................ [email protected] Email: [email protected] Press Box Phone: ............................402-599-6620 Press Box Phone: ............................. 701-777-3571 Hockey Specific Twitter: ..............@UNO_Hockey Hockey Specific Twitter: ............. @UNDMHockey Athletics Facebook: ................................/omavs Hockey Facebook: ......................../UNDMHockey Address: ....................................... 6001 Dodge St, Address: .................Hyslop Sports Center Room 120 Omaha, NE 68182 2751 2nd Ave. N. Stop 9013, Grand Forks, ND 58202 ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Website: .................................... SCSUHuskies.com Website: ................................WMUBroncos.com Hockey SID: ...................................... Tom Nelson Hockey SID: .................................... Adam Bodnar Office: ............................................320-308-2141 Office: ............................................269-387-4122 Cell: ............................................. 320-224-0813 Cell: ............................................. 269-760-5133 Email: ........................... [email protected] Email: ......................... [email protected]