2014-15 NCHC Weekly Release National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of Sept
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2014-15 NCHC Weekly release National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of sept. 29-Oct. 6, 2014 Fax: 719-645-8206 Volume 2, Issue 1 www.NCHCHockey.com Michael Weisman • O: 719-694-9924 • C: 513-310-4869 • [email protected] • @TheNCHC 2014-15 NCHC StaNdiNgS Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. Colorado College 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Miami 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Minnesota Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Omaha 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 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Western Michigan 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 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 play a 24-game conference schedule. UpComiNg gameS NCHC FaCts aNd Figures • The second season of the NCHC begins this weekend as all eight Saturday, Oct. 4 teams host exhibitions against Canadian universities, while Miami will Univ. of Toronto at Western Michigan (exh.), 2:00 p.m. ET play two exhibitions, also hosting the U.S. U-18 Team. U.S. Under-18 Team at No. 9/11 Miami (exh.), 8:05 p.m. ET • Four NCHC teams are ranked in both national preseason polls, Trinity Western at No. 6/7 St. Cloud State (exh.), 7:00 p.m. CT which were released Monday. North Dakota is No. 2 in each poll, McGill at No. 15/18 Denver (exh.), 7:07 p.m. MT picking up at least one first-place vote in each poll. St. Cloud State sits at No. 6 in the USA Hockey Magazine Poll and No. 7 in the Sunday, Oct. 5 USCHO Poll, while Miami is 9th and 11th in those polls, respectively. Simon Fraser at No. 9/11 Miami (exh.), 5:05 p.m. ET Denver is also ranked in each poll, coming in at No. 15 and No. 18, Manitoba at No. 2/2 North Dakota (exh.), 5:07 p.m. CT respectively. McGill at Colorado College (exh.), 6:07 p.m. MT • Seven of the eight NCHC teams received multiples votes in the USCHO Poll, while the four NCHC teams ranked in the USA Today/ Monday, Oct. 6 USA Hockey Magazine Poll are the most by any conference. Lakehead at Minnesota Duluth (exh.), 7:07 p.m. CT • North Dakota, which finished second in the inaugural season of the NAIT at Omaha (exh.), 7:07 p.m. CT NCHC, was picked as the favorite to win the regular season in 2014-15 in a poll of 25 media members. UND collected 12 first-place votes, NCHC Teams in BOLD while Miami was tabbed second with nine first-place votes. Defending Penrose Cup champion St. Cloud State was picked third with four first- NCHC.tv place votes, the only other team to receive first-place votes (page 6). • Five different schools were represented on the NCHC Preseason New in 2014-15 is the NCHC’s Digital Network: NCHC.tv. All-Conference Team with Miami the lone school to have two players NCHC.tv aggregates all digital video and streaming content of all eight on the team in senior forward Austin Czarnik and junior forward Riley members and the conference in one location. Barber. Czarnik, SCSU junior forward Jonny Brodzinski, and Denver Upcoming Games on NCHC.tv senior defenseman Joey LaLeggia, who were both also selected to Saturday, Oct. 4 the Preseason All-NCHC Team with Czarnik, were all named to the Univ. of Toronto at Western Michigan (exh.), 2:00 p.m. ET All-College Hockey News Preseason First Team, as NCHC players made U.S. Under 18 at Miami (exh.), 8:05 p.m. ET up half the squad. UND junior goalie Zane McIntyre was the lone Trinity Western at St. Cloud State (exh.), 7:00 p.m. CT unanimous Preseason All-NCHC Team pick (page 4). • Miami’s Czarnik is the active career leader in points in the NCAA Sunday, Oct. 5 Simon Fraser at Miami (exh.), 5:05 p.m. ET with 124, including 87 assists, which is also tops among active NCAA Manitoba at North Dakota (exh.), 5:07 p.m. CT players. He has 37 career goals to go with that. North Dakota senior McGill at Colorado College (exh.), 6:07 p.m. MT forward Stephane Pattyn leads all active NCAA players with 125 career games played. Despite being just a junior, Brodzinski ranks Monday, Oct. 6 fourth among active players with 43 career goals. Lakehead at Minnesota Duluth (exh.), 7:07 p.m. CT • Colorado College’s new head coach, Mike Haviland, will lead the NAIT at Omaha (exh.), 7:07 p.m. CT Tigers in his first game Sunday in an exhibition against McGill. @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey /TheNCHC @TheNCHC NCHC.tv SID/School DIrectory National Collegiate Hockey Conference Website: ........................................ NCHCHockey.com Twitter/Instagram: ................................... @TheNCHC Communications Manager ................. Michael Weisman Facebook: ............................................... /TheNCHC Office: ................................................719-694-9924 Video: ........................................................ NCHC.tv Cell: ..................................................513-310-4869 Address: ............................1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Email: ............................ [email protected] Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Colorado College University of Denver Website: .............................................. CCTigers.com Website: ..................................... DenverPioneers.com Hockey SID: ............................................ Jerry Cross Hockey SID: ........................................ Rick Bowness Office: ................................................719-389-6755 Office: ................................................303-871-2390 Cell: ..................................................719-205-4432 Cell: .................................................720-425-0089 Email: ........................ 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Stop 9013, Grand Forks, ND 58202 St. Cloud State University Western Michigan University Website: ........................................ SCSUHuskies.com Website: ........................................ WMUBroncos.com Hockey SID: ...........................................Tom