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2015-16 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of Oct. 5-11, 2015 Fax: 719-645-8206 Volume 3, Issue 2 www.NCHCHockey.com Michael Weisman • O: 719-694-9924 • C: 513-310-4869 • [email protected] • @TheNCHC 2015-16 NCHC StaNdiNgS Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T 3/SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. Colorado College 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Miami 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Minnesota Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Omaha 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 St. Cloud State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Western Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 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). A 3-on-3 overtime or shootout win then is worth two points in the standings while the team that loses the 3-on-3 overtime/shootout receives just one point for the tie. The 3-on-3 overtime and shootouts only affect conference standings while the game is officially a tie for NCAA purposes. NCHC FaCts aNd Figures UpComiNg gameS • After NCHC teams went 6-1 in exhibition games last weekend (Omaha didn’t play), all eight NCHC teams open the 2015-16 regular season this Friday, Oct. 9 weekend with non-conference games. Two series feature a pair of top-10 % No. 4/4 North Dakota vs. Lake Superior State, 4:30 p.m. ET teams as No. 11/10 Miami hosts defending national champion and No. Ferris State at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. ET 7/7 Providence for two games, while No. 10/11 Omaha travels to No. 6/9 No. 7/7 Providence at No. 11/10 Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET Minnesota State for two games. The Friars eliminated Miami from the No. 10/11 Omaha at No. 6/9 Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT NCAA Tournament last season while the two Mavericks also opened last Bemidji State at No. 2/3 Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT season against each other, splitting two games in Omaha. $ No. 17 St. Cloud State vs. Alaska, 5:00 p.m. AT • After six NCHC teams were ranked in the USCHO Preseason Poll last No. 5/6 Denver at Air Force, 7:05 p.m. MT week, including three in the top five, five NCHC teams are ranked in the UMass at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT 15-team USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Preseason Poll, with four in the top 10. The NCHC led all conferences with six and five teams ranked, Saturday, Oct. 10 respectively, in the preseason polls. Three NCHC teams also landed in the Western Michigan at Ferris State, 7:00 p.m. ET College Hockey News Preseason Top 10. (page 6) No. 7/7 Providence at No. 11/10 Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET • UND officially begins the Brad Berry era on Friday as he begins his first % No. 4/4 North Dakota vs. Maine, 8:00 p.m. ET season at the helm of his alma mater after nine seasons as an assistant No. 10/11 Omaha at No. 6/9 Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT coach at UND. He is the NCAA’s only new head coach this season. No. 2/3 Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m. CT • Omaha returns 91.4 percent of its goal-scoring from last season and Air Force at No. 5/6 Denver, 7:06 p.m. MT 90.1 percent of its points from a year ago, both of which are the highest UMass at Colorado College, 7:07 p.m. MT percentage of any NCAA team this season. $ No. 17 St. Cloud State at Alaska Anchorage, 7:00 p.m. AT • Omaha junior forward Austin Ortega is the active NCAA leader in NCHC Teams in BOLD; % Ice Breaker Tournament (Portland, Maine); career game-winners with 12. Miami senior forward Sean Kuraly is tied for $ Kendall Hockey Classic (Anchorage, Alaska) second among active players with 11 career game-winning tallies. • North Dakota senior forward Drake Caggiula has played in 123 career games, the most of any active NCAA player. Miami senior defenseman LaSt Week’S ResultS Matthew Caito and Denver seniors Nolan Zajac and Gabe Levin have all played in 119 career games, which is tied for third among active players. Saturday, Oct. 3 • NCHC teams have a combined 44 NHL Draft picks on their rosters. at No. 11 Miami 6, Western Ontario 1 (exh.) Lethbridge 4, at Western Michigan 3 (exh.) Upcoming Games on NCHC.tv at No. 17 St. Cloud State 6, Alberta 2 (exh.) Friday, Oct. 9 at No. 4 North Dakota 8, Manitoba 3 (exh.) Ferris State at Western Michigan, 7:00 p.m. ET at Colorado College 6, Calgary 2 (exh.) No. 7/7 Providence at No. 11/10 Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET Bemidji State at No. 2/3 Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT Sunday, Oct. 4 UMass at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT at No. 2 Minnesota Duluth 6, Lakehead 1 (exh.) at No. 5 Denver 4, Calgary 0 (exh.) Saturday, Oct. 10 No. 7/7 Providence at No. 11/10 Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET NCHC Teams in BOLD Air Force at No. 5/6 Denver, 7:06 p.m. MT exh. = Exhibition game UMass at Colorado College, 7:07 p.m. MT @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey /TheNCHC @TheNCHC NCHC.tv SID/School DIrectory National Collegiate Hockey Conference Website: .................................................... 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