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2018-19 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of Nov. 12-18, 2018 Fax: 719-645-8206 Volume 6, Issue 7 www.NCHCHockey.com Michael Weisman • O: 719-694-9924 • C: 513-310-4869 • [email protected] • @TheNCHC 2018-19 NChC sTaNdings Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T 3/SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. St. Cloud State 12 4 4 0 0 0/0 1.000 15 10 10 9 1 0 .900 42 18 2. Minnesota Duluth 6 2 2 0 0 0/0 1.000 8 1 10 8 1 1 .850 37 19 Denver 6 4 2 2 0 0/0 .500 15 13 8 5 2 1 .688 32 18 Miami 6 4 2 2 0 0/0 .500 11 12 12 8 4 0 .667 35 22 Omaha 6 4 2 2 0 0/0 .500 13 16 10 2 7 1 .250 28 49 6. North Dakota 3 2 1 1 0 0/0 .500 5 4 9 5 3 1 .611 26 20 Western Michigan 3 4 1 3 0 0/0 .250 14 15 10 4 6 0 .400 36 38 8. Colorado College 0 4 0 4 0 0/0 .000 5 15 10 4 5 1 .450 32 28 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 (3) points. The 3-on-3 overtime and shootouts only affect conference standings, while the game is officially a tie for NCAA purposes. aCts aNd igures his eek s ames NCHC F F T W ’ G • While six NCHC teams remain in conference play this weekend, No. 2/2 Friday, Nov. 16 St. Cloud State faces in-state and former WCHA rival Bemidji State in a Bemidji State at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT non-conference clash. NCHC teams are 31-15-5 in non-conference play *Western Michigan at No. 11/11 North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT this season, with the .657 win percentage tops among the six Division I *No. 1/1 Minnesota Duluth at No. 7/7 Denver, 7:07 p.m. MT men’s hockey conferences. NCHC teams are 15-5-2 against WCHA foes TV: Altitude 2/TSN2 this season, including a 4-0-0 record from SCSU (wins over Alaska and *No. 20 Miami at Colorado College, 8:00 p.m. MT Northern Michigan). BSU does have a win and a tie against the NCHC this TV: AT&T Sportsnet Rocky Mountain season, facing North Dakota to open 2018-19. (page 9) • For the seventh straight week, five NCHC teams remain ranked in the Saturday, Nov. 17 USCHO.com Poll, while the NCHC holds the top two spots in both the USCHO Bemidji State at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State, 6:07 p.m. CT and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Polls for the third straight week as TV: FOX Sports North PLUS/FOX College Sports Pacific Minnesota Duluth remains at No. 1 and SCSU sits at No. 2. The Bulldogs enter *No. 20 Miami at Colorado College, 6:00 p.m. MT this weekend’s series at No. 7/7 Denver on an NCAA-best eight-game winning *Western Michigan at No. 11/11 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT streak, while SCSU’s nine wins this year tie for the most in the country and its *No. 1/1 Minnesota Duluth at No. 7/7 Denver, 7:07 p.m. MT .900 win percentage is tops alone in the NCAA. (page 9) TV: Altitude 2 • Freshmen have been contributing significantly for NCHC teams this season as three of the top six highest-scoring and highest goal-scoring LasT Week’s Results rookie classes in the NCAA reside in the NCHC. Denver leads the country Friday, Nov. 9 with 12 goals, 23 assists and 35 points from rookies, while SCSU is tied for second in rookie scoring with 30 points and Miami is sixth with 27 points. *at Western Michigan 7, Omaha 2 UMD and SCSU each have 10 goals from freshmen this year, which ties for *No. 11/11 North Dakota 3, at No. 19 Miami 1 fourth in the country. Denver forward Emilio Pettersen and SCSU forward *at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State 4, No. 5/5 Denver 3 Nolan Walker share the NCAA lead in rookie scoring with 12 points each, *at No. 1/1 Minnesota Duluth 3, Colorado College 0 while Walker and fellow DU freshman Cole Guttman are tied for the NCAA rookie lead with five goals each.(page 27) Saturday, Nov. 10 • This weekend’s top-10 showdown between Denver and Minnesota Duluth *Omaha 4, at Western Michigan 2 in Denver is a match-up of the last two national champions and a rematch *at No. 19 Miami 3, No. 11/11 North Dakota 2 of the 2017 NCAA National Championship game. This marks the second *at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State 4, No. 5/5 Denver 3 straight season the last two national champions have met the following *at No. 1/1 Minnesota Duluth 5, Colorado College 1 season as Denver (2017) and North Dakota (2016) went 1-1-2 against each * National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) game other a season ago. The Pioneers have won six straight games over UMD dating back to the 2017 NCAA title game. • Four NCHC teams rank in the top 10 nationally in goal margin, led by Upcoming Games on NCHC.tv SCSU at +24. Minnesota Duluth is sixth at +18, while Denver is tied for Friday, Nov. 16 and Saturday, Nov. 17 eighth at +14 and Miami is right behind in 10th at +13. SCSU, Miami and Bemidji State at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m./6:07 p.m. CT UMD all rank in the top seven nationally in team defense, as well, with Western Michigan at No. 11/11 North Dakota, 7:37 p.m./7:07 p.m. CT SCSU allowing only 1.80 goals per game, which is fourth nationally, while No. 1/1 Minnesota Duluth at No. 7/7 Denver, 7:07 p.m./7:07 p.m. MT Miami is fifth (1.83 gapg) and the Bulldogs are seventh (1.90).(page 29) No. 20 Miami at Colorado College, 8:00 p.m./6:00 p.m. MT • UMD sophomore Scott Perunovich leads all NCAA defensemen with 13 assists and 14 points on the season, while SCSU junior Jack Ahcan is tied for third among NCAA blue liners with 12 points (1g, 11a). @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey /TheNCHC @TheNCHC TheNCHC NCHC.tv SID/School DIrectory National Collegiate Hockey Conference Dir. of Communications: ....Michael Weisman Communications Intern: ... 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