2017-18 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of Oct. 2-8, 2017 Fax: 719-645-8206 Volume 5, Issue 2 www.NCHCHockey.com Michael Weisman • O: 719-694-9924 • C: 513-310-4869 • [email protected] • @TheNCHC
2017-18 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), making all games worth three points. The 3-on-3 overtime and shootouts only affect conference standings while the game is officially a tie for NCAA purposes.
Upcoming Games NCHC Facts and Figures Friday, Oct. 6 • After NCHC teams went 5-1 in exhibition play last weekend, six NCHC Colorado College at Vermont, 7:05 p.m. ET teams open the 2017-18 regular season this weekend while Omaha Ferris State at No. 20 Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET hosts its exhibition opener. Highlighting the weekend is the Ice Breaker No. 5/11 Providence at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET Tournament, which is hosted by Minnesota Duluth. The 12th-ranked Nipissing at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT (exhibition) Bulldogs face in-state rival Minnesota Friday, with Michigan Tech of the ^No. 3/3 Minnesota at No. 12/6 Minnesota Duluth, 7:37 p.m. CT WCHA and Union of ECAC Hockey also taking part. This is the second straight season an NCHC school has hosted the Ice Breaker Tournament No. 7/7 North Dakota at Alaska Anchorage, 7:07 p.m. AT after Denver held the 2016 event at Magness Arena. North Dakota won the Ice Breaker in 2015 in Portland, Maine, while UMD also participated in Saturday, Oct. 7 the 2014 Ice Breaker Tournament hosted by Notre Dame. Colorado College at Vermont, 7:05 p.m. ET • NCHC teams have combined to post the best non-conference record No. 20 Western Michigan at Ferris State, 7:07 p.m. ET among the six Division I men’s hockey conferences each of the last three No. 5/11 Providence at Miami, 8:00 p.m. ET seasons, including compiling a 48-21-14 regular-season non-conference No. 6/9 St. Cloud State at No. 15/18 Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT record in 2016-17 for a .663 winning percentage. (page 9) ^Michigan Tech/No. 16 Union at No. 12/6 Minnesota Duluth, 7:37 p.m. CT • Four NCHC teams are ranked in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine No. 7/7 North Dakota at Alaska Anchorage, 7:07 p.m. AT Poll this week, tying with the Big Ten and Hockey East for the most ^ Ice Breaker Tournament (AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, Minn.) from one conference. Five NCHC teams are ranked in the USCHO.com Preseason Poll. Defending national champion Denver is No. 1 in both Last Week’s Results polls, including unanimously in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll. St. Cloud State and North Dakota are in the top 10 in both polls with Saturday, Sept. 30 Minnesota Duluth No. 12 in the USA Hockey Magazine Poll. (page 9) No. 20 Western Michigan 8, Wilfrid Laurier 2 (exh.) • Three NCHC players are tied, along with Quinnipiac’s Landon Smith, for %Colorado College 4, Lethbridge 1 (exh.) the most games played among active NCAA players. Minnesota Duluth No. 7/7 North Dakota 6, Manitoba 2 (exh.) forward Karson Kuhlman, Denver defenseman Adam Plant and North No. 6/9 St. Cloud State 8, Regina 0 (exh.) Dakota forward Austin Poganski, all seniors, have each played in 122 Alberta 4, No. 11/6 Minnesota Duluth 3 (exh.) career games. Kuhlman has never missed a game, tying him with Smith for the most consecutive games played among active players. Sunday, Oct. 1 • Colorado College is the only team in the NCAA this season with no No. 1/1 Denver 3, Lethbridge 1 (exh.) seniors on its roster. Only Boston College, with one, has fewer than % Game in Breckenridge, Colo. two seniors on its roster besides CC. The Tigers have 19 freshmen and sophomores, the third-most underclassmen in the country, tied with Upcoming Games on NCHC.tv Miami. On the flip side, Omaha has only three freshmen on the team Friday, Oct. 6 this year, the fewest in the NCAA. The Mavericks feature 16 juniors and Ferris State at No. 20 Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET seniors, the most upperclassmen in the NCHC and tying for the third-most No. 5/11 Providence at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET upperclassmen in all of NCAA men’s hockey. Nipissing at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT (exhibition) • After no new head coaches last season, the NCHC has one new head No. 3/3 Minnesota at No. 12/6 Minnesota Duluth, 7:37 p.m. CT coach this year -- Omaha’s Mike Gabinet, who replaced Dean Blais. Gabinet is the youngest head coach in men’s Division I hockey. Gabinet Saturday, Oct. 7 was an associate head coach for Omaha last season and is the first No. 5/11 Providence at Miami, 8:00 p.m. ET alumnus to serve as head coach of the Mavericks, having played at Omaha Michigan Tech/No. 16 Union at No. 12/6 Minnesota Duluth, 7:37 p.m. CT from 2000-04. He is only the third head coach in the program’s history. @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey /TheNCHC @TheNCHC TheNCHC NCHC.tv SID/School Directory
National Collegiate Hockey Conference Website:...... NCHCHockey.com Twitter/Instagram/Snapchat:...... @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: ...... Matthew McGreevy Office:...... 719-389-6755 Office:...... 303-871-2275 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 Specific Twitter:...... @CC_Hockey1 Hockey Specific Twitter:...... @DU_Hockey Hockey Facebook:...... /ColoradoCollegeHockey 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:...... MiamiRedHawks.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:...... @UMDMensHockey Hockey Facebook:...... /MiamiOHHockey 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 Twitter:...... @OmahaHKY 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] Press Box Phone:...... 320-308-5227 Press Box Phone:...... 269-760-5133 Hockey Specific Twitter: ...... @SCSUHUSKIES_MH Hockey Specific Twitter:...... @WMUHockey Hockey Facebook:...... /SCSUMensHockey Hockey Facebook:...... /WMUHockey Address:...... 720 4th Avenue South Address:...... 1903 W. Michigan Ave. St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 Kalamazoo, MI 49008
2 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Oct. 2-8, 2017 Team Notes/Match-Ups
Colorado College Tigers Denver Pioneers Head Coach: Mike Haviland (4th year) Head Coach: Jim Montgomery (5th year) Record at CC: 20-79-8 Record at DU: 102-46-19 2016-17 Record: 8-24-4 (4-16-4-1/0, 8th) 2016-17 Record: 33-7-4 (18-3-3-0/2, 1st) 2017-18 Record: 0-0-0 (0-0-0-0) 2017-18 Record: 0-0-0 (0-0-0-0) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 19/10 Lettermen Ret./Lost: 15/7 • Colorado College won its exhibition opener Saturday, downing Leth- • Denver enters the 2017-18 season as favorites to repeat as nation- bridge, 4-1. Junior forward Westin Michaud led CC with three points on al champions after winning the 2016-17 NCAA title and being ranked two goals and an assist. He had eight points in 36 games last season. No. 1 in both national preseason polls. The Pioneers have repeated as national champs thrice before – in 1960 & ’61, 1968 & ’69 and 2004 • CC enters the 2017-18 season with zero seniors on the roster, the & ’05. Denver is also the first team in the NCHC’s four-year history to only team in the NCAA without a senior on the team. All four captains be unanimously chosen as the favorite to win the Penrose Cup in the this year are juniors. Forwards Tanner Ockey and Mason Bergh will NCHC Preseason Poll. serve as co-captains while defensemen Andrew Farny and Cole Mc- Caskill will be the assistant captains. • The Pioneers won their exhibition opener against Lethbridge on Sun- day, 3-1. Sophomore forwards Tyson McLellan and Liam Finlay and • Sixteen of the 22 Tigers that recorded at least one point last season junior forward Troy Terry scored the goals return for the 2017-18 campaign. Junior Mason Bergh led the team in scoring last season, recording 24 points (14g, 10a). • Denver had four players named to the seven-man Preseason All-NCHC Team in sophomore forward Henrik Borgström, junior forwards Troy • Goaltender Alex Leclerc, last season’s team MVP, returns for his soph- Terry and Dylan Gambrell, and senior goalie Tanner Jaillet, who won omore season in the net. His 3.19 goals-against average last season as the Mike Richter Award last season. Borgström and Terry shared the the team’s starting goalie was the best in one season since 2013-14. NCHC goal-scoring lead last year with 22 goals each.
This Week’s Games: Off This Week - Next Games: Fri., Oct. 6 at Vermont - 7:05 p.m. ET Fri., Oct. 13 at No. 8/7 Notre Dame - 7:05 p.m. ET Gutterson Fieldhouse - Burlington, Vt. Compton Family Ice Arena - Notre Dame, Ind. Sat., Oct. 7 at Vermont - 7:05 p.m. ET Sat., Oct. 14 at No. 8/7 Notre Dame - 6:05 p.m. ET Gutterson Fieldhouse - Burlington, Vt. Compton Family Ice Arena - Notre Dame, Ind.
Game Fact: CC is 2-1-0 all-time against Vermont, but the teams hav- Game Fact: The meetings between Denver and Notre Dame mark a en’t met since the 1996-97 season. rematch from last season’s national semifinal in the NCAA Frozen Four, which Denver won, 6-1
Sat., Sept. 30 vs. Lethbridge (Exh.)% W, 4-1 Sun., Oct. 1 Lethbridge (Exh.) W, 3-1 Fri., Oct. 6 at Vermont 5:05 p.m. Fri., Oct. 13 at No. 8/7 Notre Dame 5:05 p.m. Sat., Oct. 7 at Vermont 5:05 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14 at No. 8/7 Notre Dame 4:05 p.m. Fri., Oct. 13 Alaska Anchorage 7:37 p.m. Fri., Oct. 20 Lake Superior State 7:05 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14 Alaska Anchorage 7:07 p.m. Sat., Oct. 21 Lake Superior State 7:05 p.m. Fri., Oct. 20 at New Hampshire 5:00 p.m. Fri., Oct. 27 at Boston University 5:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 21 at New Hampshire 5:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 28 at Boston College 5:00 p.m. Fri., Oct. 27 North Dakota* 7:37 p.m. Fri., Nov. 3 at Western Michigan* 5:05 p.m. Sat., Oct. 28 North Dakota* 6:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 4 at Western Michigan* 5:05 p.m. Fri., Nov. 3 at Miami* 5:35 p.m. Fri., Nov. 10 St. Cloud State* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Nov. 4 at Miami* 5:05 p.m. Sat., Nov. 11 St. Cloud State* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Nov. 10 Omaha* 7:37 p.m. Fri., Nov. 17 North Dakota* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Nov. 11 Omaha* 6:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 18 North Dakota* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Nov. 17 at St. Cloud State* 6:37 p.m. Fri., Dec. 1 at Minnesota Duluth* 6:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 18 at St. Cloud State* 6:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 2 at Minnesota Duluth* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Dec. 8 at Denver* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Dec. 8 Colorado College* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Dec. 9 Denver* 6:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 9 at Colorado College* 6:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 16 Arizona State 6:07 p.m. Fri., Dec. 15 Dartmouth 7:05 p.m. Sun., Dec. 17 Arizona State 2:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 16 Dartmouth 7:05 p.m. Fri., Dec. 29 at Air Force 7:05 p.m. Fri., Dec. 29 Merrimack 7:05 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 Merrimack 6:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 Air Force 7:05 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 Minnesota Duluth* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 Minnesota Duluth* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 5 at Miami* 5:35 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19 at Western Michigan* 4:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6 at Miami* 5:05 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 at Western Michigan* 5:05 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19 Omaha* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 Miami* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 Omaha* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 Miami* 4:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 at North Dakota* 6:38 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9 at North Dakota* 6:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 at North Dakota* 6:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 at North Dakota* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 Minnesota Duluth* 7:00 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 Denver* 8:08 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 Minnesota Duluth* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Denver* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Colorado College* 8:08 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at Omaha* 6:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 Colorado College* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at Omaha* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at St. Cloud State* 6:30 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 Western Michigan* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at St. Cloud State* 6:07 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 Western Michigan* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 Miami* 8:00 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD Sat., Mar. 3 Miami* 7:05 p.m. March 16-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are MT and subject to change March 16-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD % Game in Breckenridge, Colo. Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are MT and subject to change
Oct. 2-8, 2017 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 3 Team Notes/Match-Ups
Miami RedHawks Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Head Coach: Enrico Blasi (19th year) Head Coach: Scott Sandelin (18th year) Record at MU: 375-268-67 Record at UMD: 315-284-82 2016-17 Record: 9-20-7 (5-14-5-2/1, 7th) 2016-17 Record: 28-7-7 (15-5-4-1/2, 2nd) 2017-18 Record: 0-0-0 (0-0-0-0) 2017-18 Record: 0-0-0 (0-0-0-0) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 17/4 Lettermen Ret./Lost: 16/9
• The 2017-18 season marks the 40-year anniversary of Miami hockey. • In its exhibition opener on Saturday, Minnesota Duluth was edged by Since joining the NCAA ranks prior to the 1978-79 season, the Red- Alberta, 4-3. UMD allowed three goals in the third period after leading Hawks are 703-682-121 with 12 NCAA Tournament appearances. 3-1. Freshman defensemen Dylan Samberg and Scott Perunovich and sophomore forward Riley Tufte tallied the goals for the Bulldogs. • After having 14 freshmen on the 2016-17 roster, the Red and White return 17 of 21 letterwinners from last season. The top returners include • The Bulldogs bring in 11 newcomers this season, including three who junior forward Kiefer Sherwood (14-24-38), senior captain Louie were taken in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft -- defensemen Mikey Ander- Belpedio (6-11-17) and sophomore goaltender Ryan Larkin (2.77 GAA, son (4th round) and Samberg (2nd round), and forward Nick Swaney .910 save percentage). Sherwood is the NCHC’s top returning scorer in (7th round). Samberg was named to the College Hockey News Presea- conference play after 26 points last season (9g, 17a), while Belpedio son All-Rookie Team. was the top defenseman on the Preseason All-NCHC Team. • Serving as captain this season is senior forward Karson Kuhlman of • Miami saw one of its players get selected in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft Esko, Minn., near Duluth. This is the fourth straight season UMD has had a captain hail from Duluth or a nearby suburb: 2014-15 Adam Krause in June as sophomore forward Carson Meyer was taken in the sixth (Hermantown), 2015-16 Andy Welinski (Duluth), 2016-17 Dominic Ton- round by his hometown Columbus Blue Jackets after putting up 26 inato (Duluth). points (10g, 16a) last season as a freshman. This Week’s Games: This Week’s Games: Fri., Oct. 6 vs. No. 3/3 Minnesota - 7:37 p.m. CT Fri., Oct. 6 vs. No. 5/11 Providence - 7:35 p.m. ET AMSOIL Arena - Duluth, Minn. Ice Breaker Tournament Steve Cady Arena - Oxford, Ohio Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Michigan Tech/No. 16 Union - 7:37 p.m. CT Sat., Oct. 7 vs. No. 5/11 Providence - 8:00 p.m. ET AMSOIL Arena - Duluth, Minn. Ice Breaker Tournament Steve Cady Arena - Oxford, Ohio Game Fact: The Bulldogs have won seven straight meetings against Game Fact: Miami and Providence are meeting for the sixth straight sea- in-state rival Minnesota, which is the longest win streak against the Gophers in program history. son in 2017-18, with the RedHawks going 2-4-3 against the Friars over the last five years, including a split in Providence last season. Sat., Sept. 30 Alberta (Exh.) L, 4-3 Fri., Oct. 6 No. 3/3 Minnesota% 7:37 p.m. Fri., Oct. 6 No. 5/11 Providence 7:35 p.m. Sat., Oct. 7 Michigan Tech/No. 16 Union% 7:37 p.m. Sat., Oct. 7 No. 5/11 Providence 8:00 p.m. Fri., Oct. 13 at Bemidji State 7:07 p.m. Fri., Oct. 13 at U.S. U-18 Team (Exh.) 7:05 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14 Bemidji State 7:07 p.m. Fri., Oct. 20 at Maine 7:00 p.m. Fri., Oct. 20 Merrimack 7:37 p.m. Sat., Oct. 21 at Maine 7:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 21 Merrimack 7:37 p.m. Fri., Oct. 27 UConn 7:35 p.m. Fri., Oct. 27 at Maine 6:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 28 UConn 7:05 p.m. Sat., Oct. 28 at Maine 6:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 3 Colorado College* 7:35 p.m. Fri., Nov. 3 at St. Cloud State* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Nov. 4 Colorado College* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Nov. 4 at St. Cloud State* 4:07 p.m. Fri., Nov. 10 at North Dakota* 8:37 p.m. Fri., Nov. 10 Western Michigan* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 11 at North Dakota* 8:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 11 Western Michigan* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Nov. 17 Minnesota Duluth* 7:35 p.m. Fri., Nov. 17 at Miami* 6:35 p.m. Sat., Nov. 18 Minnesota Duluth* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Nov. 18 at Miami* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Nov. 24 at Bowling Green 7:37 p.m. Sat., Nov. 25 Minnesota State 7:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 25 at Bowling Green 7:07 p.m. Fri., Dec. 1 Denver* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Dec. 1 Cornell 7:35 p.m. Sat., Dec. 2 Denver* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 2 Cornell 7:05 p.m. Fri., Dec. 8 at Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Dec. 8 at Western Michigan* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Dec. 9 at Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 9 at Western Michigan* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Dec. 29 vs. Yale$ 3:00 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 Windsor (Exh.) 5:00 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 at Dartmouth$ 6:00 p.m. Fri., Jan. 5 Denver* 7:35 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 at Colorado College* 8:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6 Denver* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 at Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 at Omaha* 8:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19 North Dakota* 8:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 at Omaha* 8:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 at Colorado College* 9:37 p.m. Tue., Jan. 23 at Minnesota State 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 at Colorado College* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 St. Cloud State* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 Western Michigan* 7:35 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 St. Cloud State* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 Western Michigan* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 at Denver* 8:00 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9 St. Cloud State* 8:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 at Denver* 8:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 St. Cloud State* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 Miami* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Minnesota Duluth* 8:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 Miami* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Minnesota Duluth* 8:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 North Dakota* 7:35 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 North Dakota* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 at Denver* 10:00 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 at Denver* 9:05 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March 16-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD March 16-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change; Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are ET and subject to change % Ice Breaker Tournament (Duluth, Minn.); $ Ledyard Classic (Hanover, N.H.)
4 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Oct. 2-8, 2017 Team Notes/Match-Ups
North Dakota Omaha Mavericks Head Coach: Brad Berry (3rd year) Head Coach: Mike Gabinet (1st year) Record at UND: 55-22-7 Record at UNO: 0-0-0 2016-17 Record: 21-16-3 (11-12-1-1/0, 4th) 2016-17 Record: 17-17-5 (9-13-2-0/0, 6th) 2017-18 Record: 0-0-0 (0-0-0-0) 2017-18 Record: 0-0-0 (0-0-0-0) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 18/6 Lettermen Ret./Lost: 23/4 • North Dakota won its exhibition opener last Saturday, topping Manitoba, • Mike Gabinet takes over as head coach of the Mavericks this season, 6-2, behind a four-goal second period. Sophomore forward Ludvig Hoff replacing Dean Blais, who stepped down following the 2016-17 season tallied two goals to lead the way. He scored four goals his entire rookie after eight years leading the team. Gabinet is the third head coach in season and had no multi-goal outings. program history and the first former Maverick to lead the program, having played at UNO from 2000-04. Omaha also added new assistant • North Dakota enters the 2017-18 season with more wins over the last coaches in Dave Noel-Bernier, who played with Gabinet at Omaha for 11 seasons than any other program, collecting 290 wins. Boston College one season (2000-01), and former Denver goalie Peter Mannino. is second with 284 wins since 2006-07 while NCHC rival Denver has 282. • Senior forwards Tyler Vesel and Jake Randolph are both within reach • UND returns several key players from last season, led by junior forward of 100 career points to begin the 2017-18 season. Vesel needs 24 Shane Gersich, who is the team’s leading returning scorer after a 21-16- points to reach 100 after scoring a career-best 35 points last season. 37 campaign last year. He was named to the Preseason All-NCHC Team. Randolph needs 29 points to hit 100, which would be three more than Senior goaltender Cam Johnson is also back in net and currently holds his career best. the UND career record in goals-against average with a 2.08 career GAA. • Omaha boasts seven NHL draft picks on its roster in 2017-18 -- four This Week’s Games: forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender -- all of whom were also Fri., Oct. 6 at Alaska Anchorage - 7:07 p.m. AT on the team last season. Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska This Week’s Game: Sat., Oct. 7 at Alaska Anchorage - 7:07 p.m. AT Fri., Oct. 6 vs. Nipissing (Exhib.) - 7:07 p.m. CT Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, Alaska Baxter Arena - Omaha, Neb.
Game Fact: UND owns a 46-17-5 (.713) advantage in the all-time series Game Fact: Two of UNO’s four exhibition losses have come in the last with UAA, which has been dormant since 2012-13 when the two teams three years. Last year Omaha dropped a 3-2 decision to Alberta while were both members of the WCHA. UND is unbeaten (6-0-1) in the last the Mavericks lost to NAIT to open the 2014-15 season. Gabinet was seven meetings between the two teams. then an assistant coach for NAIT. That same year, UNO made its first appearance in the NCAA Frozen Four. Sat., Sept. 30 Manitoba (Exh.) W, 6-2 Fri., Oct. 6 at Alaska Anchorage 10:07 p.m. Sat., Oct. 7 at Alaska Anchorage 10:07 p.m. Fri., Oct. 6 Nipissing (Exh.) 7:07 p.m. Fri., Oct. 13 St. Lawrence 7:37 p.m. Fri., Oct. 13 at UMass Lowell 6:15 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14 St. Lawrence 7:07 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14 at UMass Lowell 6:05 p.m. Fri., Oct. 20 Minnesota 7:37 p.m. Fri., Oct. 20 Arizona State 7:07 p.m. Sat., Oct. 21 Minnesota 7:07 p.m. Sat., Oct. 21 Arizona State 7:07 p.m. Fri., Oct. 27 at Colorado College* 8:37 p.m. Thu., Oct. 26 at Notre Dame 6:35 p.m. Sat., Oct. 28 at Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Oct. 27 at Notre Dame 6:35 p.m. Fri., Nov. 3 at Wisconsin 7:00 p.m. Fri., Nov. 10 at Colorado College* 8:37 p.m. Sat., Nov. 4 at Wisconsin 7:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 11 at Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Nov. 10 Miami* 7:37 p.m. Fri., Nov. 17 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Sat., Nov. 11 Miami* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 18 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Nov. 17 at Denver* 8:05 p.m. Fri., Nov. 24 Northern Michigan 7:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 18 at Denver* 8:05 p.m. Sat., Nov. 25 Northern Michigan 7:07 p.m. Fri., Nov. 24 Union 7:37 p.m. Fri., Dec. 1 St. Cloud State* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 25 Union 7:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 2 St. Cloud State* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Dec. 1 Western Michigan* 7:37 p.m. Fri., Dec. 8 Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 2 Western Michigan* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 9 Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Dec. 8 at St. Cloud State* 7:37 p.m. Fri., Dec. 29 Union 7:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 9 at St. Cloud State* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 Union 7:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 U.S. U-18 Team (Exh.) 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 5 at North Dakota* 7:38 p.m. Fri., Jan. 5 Omaha* 7:38 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6 at North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6 Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 Miami* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 at Bemidji State 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 Miami* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 Bemidji State 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19 at Denver* 8:05 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19 at Minnesota Duluth* 8:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 at Denver* 8:05 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 Western Michigan* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 Denver* 7:38 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 Western Michigan* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 Denver* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 at St. Cloud State* 7:37 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9 Colorado College* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 at St. Cloud State* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 North Dakota* 6:38 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Omaha* 6:38 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at Miami* 6:35 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at Miami* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 St. Cloud State* 8:37 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 St. Cloud State* 8:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March 16-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD March 16-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change
Oct. 2-8, 2017 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 5 Team Notes/Match-Ups
St. Cloud State Huskies Western Michigan Broncos Head Coach: Bob Motzko (13th year) Head Coach: Andy Murray (7th year) Record at SCSU: 251-183-43 Record at WMU: 103-97-32 2016-17 Record: 16-19-1 (10-13-1-0/0, 5th) 2016-17 Record: 22-13-5 (13-9-2-0/1, 3rd) 2017-18 Record: 0-0-0 (0-0-0-0) 2017-18 Record: 0-0-0 (0-0-0-0) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 18/8 Lettermen Ret./Lost: 17/10
• The Huskies opened the season with an 8-0 win over Regina last • WMU opened the 2017-18 season with an 8-2 exhibition win over Saturday in exhibition action. The goalie trio of junior Jeff Smith, fresh- Wilfrid Laurier last Saturday. Junior forward Colt Conrad, the Broncos’ man David Hrenak and junior David Zevnik combined for the 25-save top returning goal-scorer, tallied two goals to lead the way. Sophomore shutout. Freshman forward Blake Lizotte tallied a hat trick in the win. goalie Ben Blacker, an NCHC All-Rookie Team selection last year, made 17 saves while playing the whole game. • The Huskies return their top 12 point producers from the 2016-17 season and 95 percent of their goal-scoring, which is second in the • For the first time in three seasons, WMU will have a new captain. Se- NCAA. The group is led by junior forward Mikey Eyssimont, who tallied nior defenseman Scott Moldenhauer takes over for three-time captain a team-leading 14 goals and 30 points as a sophomore. Junior forward Sheldon Dries. Dries, now with the AHL’s Texas Stars, was one of just Patrick Newell is also back after leading SCSU with 20 assists last year. two players in program history to wear the “C” for three seasons. Mold- enhauer served as an assistant captain each of the last two seasons. • SCSU head coach Bob Motzko returns for his 13th season in 2017-18. He owns a career record of 251-183-43 with the Huskies since 2005- • The Broncos are tasked with replacing 74 goals, or 56 percent of its 06. Motzko will serve as the head coach of Team USA at the 2018 IIHF scoring, from last season. Sixty of those goals came from only four players: Matheson Iacopelli (20), Sheldon Dries (16), Griffen Molino (15) World Junior Championship. This marks Motzko’s second consecutive and Frederik Tiffels (9). Of WMU’s 59 returning goals, 33 are from Con- season as the Team USA head coach after guiding Team USA to the rad (13) and sophomores Wade Allison (12) and Hugh McGing (8). gold medal at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship. This Week’s Games: This Week’s Game: Fri., Oct. 6 vs. Ferris State - 7:05 p.m. ET Sat., Oct. 7 at No. 15/18 Minnesota State - 7:07 p.m. CT Lawson Ice Arena - Kalamazoo, Mich. Verizon Center - Mankato, Minn. Sat., Oct. 7 at Ferris State - 7:07 p.m. ET Game Fact: Last season, the Huskies lost a pair of games at Minnesota Ewigleben Ice Arena - Big Rapids, Mich. State by scores of 4-1 and 6-4 on Oct. 14-15, 2016. At the Division I level, SCSU owns a 25-17-7 record against the Mavericks. SCSU is 5-4- Game Fact: Former CCHA rivals WMU and FSU last met Oct. 9-10, 1 in the last 10 outings against Minnesota State. 2015 with the Broncos winning in Kalamazoo and tying on the road.
Sat., Sept. 30 Regina (Exh.) W, 8-0 Sat., Sept. 30 Wilfrid Laurier (Exh.) W, 8-2 Sat., Oct. 7 at No. 15/18 Minnesota State 7:07 p.m. Fri., Oct. 6 Ferris State 7:05 p.m. Fri., Oct. 13 Alaska Fairbanks 7:37 p.m. Sat., Oct. 7 at Ferris State 7:07 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14 Alaska Fairbanks 7:07 p.m. Tue., Oct. 10 Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. Fri., Oct. 20 Boston College 7:37 p.m. Fri., Oct. 13 Clarkson 7:05 p.m. Sat., Oct. 21 Boston College 7:07 p.m. Sat., Oct. 14 Clarkson 8:05 p.m. Fri., Nov. 3 Minnesota Duluth* 7:37 p.m. Fri., Oct. 20 at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. Sat., Nov. 4 Minnesota Duluth* 4:07 p.m. Sat., Oct. 21 Michigan State 7:05 p.m. Fri., Nov. 10 at Denver* 8:05 p.m. Fri., Nov. 3 Denver* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Nov. 11 at Denver* 8:05 p.m. Sat., Nov. 4 Denver* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Nov. 17 Colorado College* 7:37 p.m. Fri., Nov. 10 at Minnesota Duluth* 8:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 18 Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 11 at Minnesota Duluth* 8:07 p.m. Fri., Dec. 1 at Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Nov. 17 Omaha* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Dec. 2 at Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 18 Omaha* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Dec. 8 North Dakota* 7:37 p.m. Fri., Nov. 24 Colgate 7:05 p.m. Sat., Dec. 9 North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 25 Colgate 7:05 p.m. Fri., Dec. 29 at Princeton 6:00 p.m. Fri., Dec. 1 at North Dakota* 8:37 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 at Princeton 6:00 p.m. Sat., Dec. 2 at North Dakota* 8:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6 Minnesota 6:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 8 Miami* 7:05 p.m. Sun., Jan. 7 at Minnesota 6:00 p.m. Sat., Dec. 9 Miami* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 Western Michigan* 7:37 p.m. Thu., Dec. 28 at Bowling Green 7:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 Western Michigan* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 at St. Cloud State* 8:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 Minnesota State 5:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 at St. Cloud State* 8:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19 Colorado College* 6:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 Colorado College* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 Omaha* 7:37 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 at Omaha* 8:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 at Omaha* 8:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9 at Miami* 7:00 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 at Miami* 7:35 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 at Miami* 6:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 at Miami* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 St. Cloud State* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 St. Cloud State* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 Denver* 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 Minnesota Duluth* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 Denver* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 Minnesota Duluth* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 at North Dakota* 7:37 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 at Colorado College* 9:37 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 at North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 at Colorado College* 8:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March 16-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD March 16-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are ET and subject to change
6 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Oct. 2-8, 2017 Players of the Week
NCHC Players of the Week (Begins Oct. 9) Offensive Player of the Week Defenseman of the Week Rookie of the Week Goaltender of the Week
Standout Performers (Exhibition Games Sept. 30-Oct. 1) Blake Lizotte, Fr., F, SCSU - Recorded a hat trick in an 8-0 win over Regina on five shots on goal.
Westin Michaud, Jr., F, CC - Tallied three points with two power play goals and an assist in a 4-1 victory over Lethbridge, while firing seven shots on goal.
Ludvig Hoff, So., F, UND - Notched a pair of goals in a 6-2 win over Manitoba with three shots on goal.
Colt Conrad, Jr., F, WMU - Scored two power play goals in an 8-2 win over Wilfrid Laurier with four shots on goal.
2017-18 NCHC Players of the Week (previous winners) WEEK OF OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN ROOKIE GOALTENDER
Oct. 2-8, 2017 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 7 Players of the Month/Awards
NCHC Monthly Honors Player of the Month Rookie of the Month
Preseason National Accolades 2017-18 NCHC Players of the Month MONTH PLAYER ROOKIE College Hockey News Preseason All-CHN First Team October Henrik Borgström, So., F - Denver Tanner Jaillet, Sr., G - Denver November December College Hockey News Preseason All-CHN Rookie Team January Dylan Samberg, D - Minnesota Duluth February March/April
2017-18 NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team
even student-athletes representing four teams earned a spot on the route to Honorable Mention All-NCHC. S2017-18 National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Preseason The third Pioneer on the Preseason All-Conference Team, Gambrell All-Conference Team, as selected by media. A total of 30 ballots were totaled 25 points in conference play a season ago, which led the Pioneers, submitted by local media members from each school, as well as select as he joined Borgström on the 2016-17 All-NCHC Second Team. Overall, national media. the Sharks prospect tallied 42 points, including 29 assists, in 38 games. Denver sophomore forward Henrik Borgström led all honorees in Gersich won the conference goal-scoring title a season ago with 14 goals voting, earning 28 of 30 possible votes, while Borgström’s teammate, in 24 conference games, while adding five helpers to garner Honorable junior forward Troy Terry collected 15 votes. Fellow DU junior forward Mention All-NCHC. The Capitals draft pick tied for third in the NCHC with Dylan Gambrell and North Dakota junior forward Shane Gersich tied for 21 goals overall in 40 games, and totaled 37 points on the year. the final forward spot with 13 votes each. On the blue line, Miami senior On the blue line, a pair of captains were elected, both of whom also Louie Belpedio was the top vote-getter with 24 votes, while SCSU junior earned Honorable Mention All-NCHC a season ago. Belpedio returns to Jimmy Schuldt picked up 14 votes as the other defenseman chosen to the the RedHawks for a second season as captain after tallying 17 points in 24 team. Denver senior Tanner Jaillet collected 27 of 30 votes to earn the games overall last season, including 11 points in 14 conference games for goaltending nod. Gambrell and Belpedio were also named to last season’s the Minnesota Wild prospect. Schuldt, a sophomore captain last season, NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team. notched 12 points in conference play and led the NCHC with 59 blocked Borgström was the NCHC Rookie of the Year a season ago, while shots, while finishing with 19 points in 36 games overall and again pacing also earning Second-Team All-NCHC honors after leading NCHC freshmen the NCHC with 88 blocks. with 19 points in conference play, including 12 goals. Overall, the Florida Jaillet was a near unanimous selection in goal after receiving First- Panthers prospect racked up 43 points in Team All-NCHC honors a season ago when 37 games, ranking third nationally among F: Henrik Borgström, So., Denver – 28 votes he was tabbed NCHC Goaltender of the Year freshmen in scoring, while his 22 goals tied and the 2016-17 Mike Richter Award winner for the NCHC lead. Terry shared the NCHC F: Troy Terry, Jr., Denver – 15 votes as the nation’s most outstanding goaltender. goal-scoring lead with Borgström, also F: Dylan Gambrell, Jr., Denver – 13 votes In 22 starts in conference play, he posted a potting 22 goals, while compiling 45 points F: Shane Gersich, Jr., North Dakota – 13 votes 16-2-3 record with a .936 save percentage in 35 games to rank third in the NCHC in D: Louie Belpedio, Sr., Miami – 24 votes and a 1.65 goals-against average, all of which scoring and tops among returning players. D: Jimmy Schuldt, Jr., St. Cloud State – 14 votes led the conference. Overall, he went 28-5-4, In conference play, the Anaheim Ducks draft tying for the NCAA wins lead with a 1.84 GAA pick had 17 points (9g, 8a) in 19 games en G: Tanner Jaillet, Sr., Denver – 27 votes and a .929 save percentage. 8 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Oct. 2-8, 2017 Polls/Non-Conference Comparison
National Polls
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll USCHO.com Poll Week 1 (Oct. 2) Preseason (Sept. 25) (first-place votes in parentheses) (first-place votes in parentheses) 2017-18 LAST WEEK’S 2016-17 FINAL 16-17 NO. TEAM POINTS RECORD RANKING NO. TEAM RECORD POINTS RANKING 1. Denver 510 (34) 0-0-0 1 1. Denver 33-7-4 998 (48) 1 2. Boston University 426 1-0-0 2 2. Boston University 24-11-3 837 6 3. Minnesota 403 0-0-0 3 3. Minnesota 23-12-3 822 7 4. Harvard 373 0-0-0 4 4. Harvard 28-6-2 744 (1) 3 5. Providence 338 0-0-0 5 5. UMass Lowell 27-11-3 711 4 6. St. Cloud State 302 0-0-0 6 6. Minnesota Duluth 28-7-7 642 (1) 2 7. North Dakota 280 0-0-0 7 7. North Dakota 21-16-3 632 9 8. Notre Dame 263 0-0-0 8 8. Notre Dame 23-12-5 611 5 9. UMass Lowell 238 0-0-0 9 9. St. Cloud State 16-19-1 547 NR 10. Wisconsin 186 1-0-0 t-11 10. Penn State 25-12-2 530 8 11. Penn State 168 0-0-0 10 11. Providence 22-12-5 494 15 12. Minnesota Duluth 130 0-0-0 t-11 12. Wisconsin 20-15-1 414 17 13. Northeastern 117 0-0-0 14 13. Boston College 21-15-4 366 16 14. Quinnipiac 108 0-0-0 13 14. Quinnipiac 23-15-2 286 20 15. Minnesota State 59 0-0-0 15 15. Cornell 21-9-5 279 13 16. Union 25-10-3 215 11 Others receiving votes: Boston College, 48; Clarkson, 29; 17. Air Force 27-10-5 203 12 Ohio State, 28; Cornell, 28; Air Force, 23; Miami, 14; Western 18. Minnesota State 22-13-4 198 NR Michigan, 7; Union , 2. 19. Ohio State 21-12-6 180 14 t-20. Northeastern 18-15-5 172 NR t-20. Western Michigan 22-13-5 172 10
Others receiving votes: Vermont 119, Michigan Tech 60, Bemidji College Hockey News State 52, Clarkson 45, Robert Morris 39, Miami 37, Michigan 24, Preseason Top-10 St. Lawrence 18, Omaha 17, Bowling Green 16, Yale 11, Ferris 1. Denver State 5, Brown 1, Canisius 1, Dartmouth 1, New Hampshire 1. 2. Providence 3. Penn State 4. Wisconsin The NCHC vs. ... (non-conference breakdown) for 2017-18 5. UMass Lowell 6. Minnesota AHA Big Ten ECAC HEA WCHA Ind. Total 7. Boston University Colorado College 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 8. North Dakota Denver 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 9. St. Cloud State Miami 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 10. Quinnipiac Minnesota Duluth 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Omaha 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 North Dakota 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2017-18 NCHC St. Cloud State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Media Preseason Poll Western Michigan 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 First-place votes in parentheses Total 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Team Points 1. Denver 240 (30) The NCHC vs. ... (non-conf. breakdown) for 2016-17 (regular season) 2. St. Cloud State 187 3. North Dakota 172 AHA Big Ten ECAC HEA WCHA Ind. Total 4. Minnesota Duluth 160 Colorado College 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 3-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-6-0 5. Miami 104 Denver 1-0-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 2-2-1 0-0-0 2-0-0 8-3-1 6. Western Michigan 102 Miami 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-2-0 2-1-1 1-1-0 0-0-0 4-4-2 7. Omaha 83 Minnesota Duluth 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 3-0-1 0-0-0 5-1-3 8. Colorado College 32 Omaha 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-2-1 5-0-1 0-0-0 7-2-3 A total of 30 ballots were submitted by North Dakota 2-0-0 0-2-2 2-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 7-2-2 local and national media. Points were St. Cloud State 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 3-2-0 1-0-0 6-3-0 awarded on a descending scale with a Western Michigan 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-1 1-0-1 7-0-3 first-place vote worth eight points, a sec- ond-place vote worth seven points, etc. Total 4-1-1 9-4-4 3-2-0 10-11-5 18-3-3 4-0-1 48-21-14
Oct. 2-8, 2017 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 9 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.
Team Leaders (conf. games only): SCHOOL POINTS Colorado College
Denver
2017-18 NCHC Institutional Demographics Miami Institution Location Population Enrollment Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO 465,101 2.008 Denver Denver, CO 682,545 11,614 Miami Oxford, OH 22,341 19,367 Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN 86,293 11,018 North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 57,339 14,648 Omaha Omaha, NE 446,970 15,627 Omaha St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN 67,641 15,092 Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI 75,984 23,252
NCHC Mission North Dakota The National Collegiate Hockey Conference facilitates and fosters competitive, academic and operational excellence for its member institutions through the 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 creating a positive experience for the student-athletes and fans it serves.
NCHC Vision Western Michigan
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference strives to be the best single- 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.
NCHC Media Information/Services
LOGO IDENTITY STANDARDS OFFICIAL COLORS The National Collegiate Hockey Conference logo was created to identify The official colors of the NCHC logo are: and promote the conference and its championship. Anyone desiring to Red (Pantone 1807; CMYK 0, 100, 96, 28; RGB 181,18,27), use the logo on products, promotions or advertisements must acquire a Blue (Pantone 539, CMYK 100, 49, 0, 70; RGB 0, 43, 84), and license or an authorization agreement from Learfield Licensing Partners. Gray (Pantone 430; CMYK 5, 0, 0, 45; RGB 148, 156, 16), and For more information, please contact Learfield Licensing at: Powder Blue (Pantone 283; CMYK 43, 12, 0, 0; RGB 139, 192, 232) only on the Frozen Faceoff logo. All logos are protected as Learfield Licensing Partners trademark properties of the NCHC. A NCHC Style Guide is available on 442 Century Lane, Suite 100 NCHCHockey.com Holland, Michigan 49424 Telephone: 616-395-0676 STATISTICS/WEEKLY RELEASES Website: www.learfieldlicensing.com Statistics are updated immediately on NCHCHockey.com while press releases are also posted throughout the season. The Players of the Week NCHCHOCKEY.COM (Monday) and the weekly release will be made available as well. You The official National Collegiate Hockey Conference website is hosted may obtain this information either on NCHCHockey.com or via email. by SportsEngine located in Minneapolis, Minn. A live scoreboard will be available for each game throughout the season, along with recaps and NCHC E-MAIL SERVICE box scores following the conclusion of each contest. You can also find Information regarding the NCHC will be emailed throughout the year standings, team-by-team statistics and results, rosters, schedules, weekly to accredited media. To be added to the distribution list, please email releases, Players of the Week, radio and TV information, social media, NCHC Director of Communications Michael Weisman at mweisman@ video and more. nchchockey. 10 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Oct. 2-8, 2017 TV Schedule/New Media
NCHC Games on National/Regional TV
CBS SPORTS NETWORK For NCHC News, Information and More... Date Game Time (ET) Fri., Jan. 5, 2018 Omaha at North Dakota 8:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6, 2018 *Minnesota at St. Cloud State 7:30 p.m. visit the NCHC website: NCHCHockey.com Fri., Jan. 19, 2018 Colorado College at Western Michigan 6:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19, 2018 North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth 9:00 p.m. follow the NCHC on Twitter: @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Fri., Jan. 26, 2018 Denver at North Dakota 8:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2, 2018 Minnesota Duluth at Denver 9:00 p.m. like the NCHC on Facebook: Facebook.com/TheNCHC Fri., Feb. 9, 2018 St. Cloud State at Miami 8:00 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16, 2018 North Dakota at Omaha 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16, 2018 Denver at Colorado College 10:00 p.m. follow the NCHC on Instagram: @TheNCHC Fri., Feb. 23, 2018 Denver at St. Cloud State 8:30 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2, 2018 Miami at Denver 10:00 p.m. add the NCHC on Snapchat: TheNCHC Fri., Mar. 16, 2018 Frozen Faceoff Semifinal 1 5:00 p.m. Fri., Mar. 16, 2018 Frozen Faceoff Semifinal 2 8:30 p.m. Sat., Mar. 17, 2018 Frozen Faceoff Championship 8:30 p.m. watch/subscribe to the NCHC on NCHC.tv Channel Finder: cbssportsnetwork.com/channel-finder download the NCHC and NCHC.tv mobile apps
FOX SPORTS NORTH Date Game Time (CT) Schedule to be announced later this week NCHC Radio Show Each Thursday on NCHCHockey.com and NCHC.tv will be a weekly audio show, the NCHC Radio Show, that recaps the previous week Channel Finder: foxsports.com/north/story/fox-sports-north-channel-finder-122313 in the conference and previews the upcoming weekend. Included in + Indicates game is on Fox Sports North Plus the roughly six-minute segment will be interviews with the confer- ence’s players and coaches, as well as audio highlights from the past weekend’s contests.
FOX COLLEGE SPORTS To obtain a copy of the NCHC Radio Show (or other NCHC promo- Date Game Time (CT) tional audio/video spots) for use during a broadcast or on the air, Schedule to be announced later this week email NCHC Director of Communications Michael Weisman at mweis- [email protected].
Channel Finder: fcs.channelfinder.net/v2/framework.aspx Weekly NCHC.tv Videos *Indicates non-conference game Plays of the Week: Each Tuesday, the NCHC unveils the “Top Five Plays TD = tape delayed of the Week” from the previous weekend on NCHC.tv, which culminates Games this week in BOLD in the Play of the Year Tournament at the end of the season. All times subject to change Game Show: Each Wednesday during the first half of the season, the NCHC will post its “Stump the Coach” game show featuring one team each week, when we see how well the head coaches know their players.
Preview Show: Each Friday, the NCHC will preview the upcoming week- end on “NCHC Morning Skate” presented by XOS Digital, highlighting the match-ups, the past week’s worth of news and spotlighting a feature series for the upcoming weekend.
NCHC Media Excellence Award New in 2017-18, the NCHC Media Excellence Award will be presented to one member of the media each season at the NCHC Awards Celebration in recognition of outstanding media coverage that conveys the stories of the NCHC and its members, furthers the conference’s brand and/or mission, and promotes the NCHC and its members in a positive manner. The award will honor a media member who is well-regarded within the conference and college hockey as a whole, and who dedicates at least some of their time to covering the sport. Special consideration may also be given to media members who have covered the conference and/or a member team for many years, or to a media member who has been bestowed with industry awards from other entities in that given year. NCHC member school sports information directors (SIDs) will submit nominations and also vote on the award at the end of the season.
Oct. 2-8, 2017 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 11 NCHC Regular Season/Tournament/Quick Facts
NCHC Quick Facts/Directory Julie & Spencer Penrose Memorial Cup
warded to the NCHC regular Website:...... NCHCHockey.com Aseason champion, the Julie Digital Network:...... NCHC.tv and Spencer Penrose Memorial Cup Headquarters:...... The Copper Building (right) serves as the league’s crowning 1631 Mesa Ave., Suite C achievement. The Cup is named Colorado Springs, CO 80906 after Julie and Spencer Penrose, who General Email:...... [email protected] were tremendously successful in the business world and did much of it in Colorado Springs in the early 1900s. Founded:...... July 13, 2011 The couple made much of their money Inaugural Season:...... 2013-14 in the copper industry, which is why the trophy includes copper stars on Commissioner:...... Josh Fenton it. The Penroses also set up the El Office Phone:...... 719-418-2427 Pomar Foundation, which still today Email:...... [email protected] helps pay for amateur sports and other non-profits, including the NCHC office located in the Copper Building next Director of Communications:...... Michael Weisman to the Penrose House on the grounds Office Phone:...... 719-694-9924 of the Penrose compound in Colorado Email:...... [email protected] Springs. The El Pomar Foundation has also issued grants for the Penrose Business Operations Manager:...... Verna Toller Cup, medallions for each individual champion and the NCHC’s annual Office Phone:...... 719-203-6818 Post-Graduate Scholarship. Denver won its first Penrose Cup last season, while North Dakota won back-to-back Penrose Cups in 2015 and 2016 Email:...... [email protected] after St. Cloud State won the inaugural season. Director of Officiating:...... Don Adam Office Phone:...... 719-203-6818 NCHC Tournament/Frozen Faceoff Email:...... [email protected] he NCHC Tournament will consist of four quarterfinal series on the first Regular-Season Trophy...... Julie and Spencer T weekend following regular-season play Penrose Memorial Cup (March 9-11, 2018). The four higher 2016-17 Regular-Season Champion...... Denver seeds will host the four lower seeds in 2016-17 Tournament Champion...... Minnesota Duluth a best two-out-of-three format. Seed Tournament Championship...... Frozen Faceoff #1 will host Seed #8, Seed #2 will host Seed #7, Seed #3 will host Seed Championship Site...... Xcel Energy Center #6, and Seed #4 will host Seed #5. The winners of the four quarterfinal Saint Paul, Minn. series will advance to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. for the two Championship Dates: ...... March 16-17, 2018 semifinal games on Friday, March 16. Semifinal Tickets:...... NCHCHockey.com or ticketmaster.com games will be reseeded based on the final regular- or call 1-800-745-3000 season standings. The winners of the two semifinal games (4:08/7:38 p.m. CT) will then meet in the 2017 NCAA Tournament Teams:...... 4 Championship Game (7:38 p.m. CT) on Saturday, NCAA Tournament Teams in NCHC History:...... 17 March 17 for an automatic bid to the NCAA 2017 NCAA Frozen Four Participants:...... 2 Tournament, while the two losers from the semifinal games will face each other in the third-place game NCAA Frozen Four Teams in NCHC History: ...... 7 (3:38 p.m. CT) earlier in the day. National Champions:...... 2 (North Dakota, 2016; Denver, 2017)
2016-17 Final NCHC Standings Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. Denver 59 24 18 3 3 0/2 .813 82 42 44 33 7 4 .795 152 80 2. Minnesota Duluth 52 24 15 5 4 1/2 .708 83 56 42 28 7 7 .750 140 95 3. Western Michigan 42 24 13 9 2 0/1 .583 79 75 40 22 13 5 .613 133 114 4. North Dakota 35 24 11 12 1 1/0 .479 69 63 40 21 16 3 .563 127 104 5. St. Cloud State 31 24 10 13 1 0/0 .438 64 69 36 16 19 1 .458 105 109 6. Omaha 29 24 9 13 2 0/0 .417 74 89 39 17 17 5 .500 122 128 7. Miami 23 24 5 14 5 2/1 .313 57 80 36 9 20 7 .347 91 113 8. Colorado College 17 24 4 16 4 1/0 .250 43 77 36 8 24 4 .278 70 120
12 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Oct. 2-8, 2017 NCHC Composite Schedule
Saturday, Oct. 21 Friday, Nov. 24 All dates and times are subject to change Colorado College at New Hampshire, 7 p.m. ET Colgate at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET All times are local to site Miami at Maine, 7 p.m. ET Miami at Bowling Green, 7:37 p.m. ET Michigan State at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET Northern Michigan at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Saturday, Sept. 30 Minnesota at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT Union at North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT Wilfrid Laurier 2, at Western Michigan 8 (exh.) Arizona State at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT #Lethbridge 1, Colorado College 4 (exh.) Boston College at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT Saturday, Nov. 25 Manitoba 2, at North Dakota 6 (exh.) Merrimack at Minnesota Duluth, 7:37 p.m. CT Colgate at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET Regina 0, at St. Cloud State 8 (exh.) Lake Superior State at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Miami at Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m. ET Alberta 4, at Minnesota Duluth 3 (exh.) Union at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT Thursday, Oct. 26 Northern Michigan at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Sunday, Oct. 1 Omaha at Notre Dame, 7:35 p.m. ET Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT Lethbridge 1, at Denver 3 (exh.) Friday, Oct. 27 Friday, Dec. 1 Friday, Oct. 6 Minnesota Duluth at Maine, 7 p.m. ET Cornell at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET Colorado College at Vermont, 7:05 p.m. ET Denver at Boston University, 7:30 p.m. ET *Denver at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT Ferris State at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET Connecticut at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET *St. Cloud State at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Providence at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET Omaha at Notre Dame, 7:35 p.m. ET *Western Michigan at North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT Nipissing at Omaha (exh.), 7:07 p.m. CT *North Dakota at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT ^Minnesota at Minnesota Duluth, 7:37 p.m. CT Saturday, Dec. 2 North Dakota at Alaska Anchorage, 7:07 p.m. AT Saturday, Oct. 28 Cornell at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET Denver at Boston College, 7 p.m. ET *Denver at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT Saturday, Oct. 7 Connecticut at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET *St. Cloud State at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Colorado College at Vermont, 7:05 p.m. ET Minnesota Duluth at Maine, 7:30 p.m. ET *Western Michigan at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT Western Michigan at Ferris State, 7:07 p.m. ET *North Dakota at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT Providence at Miami, 8:00 p.m. ET Friday, Dec. 8 St. Cloud State at Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Nov. 3 *Miami at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET ^Mich. Tech/Union at Minn. Duluth, 7:37 p.m. CT *Denver at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *Minnesota Duluth at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT North Dakota at Alaska Anchorage, 7:07 p.m. AT *Colorado College at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET *North Dakota at St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT *Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT *Colorado College at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Tuesday, Oct. 10 North Dakota at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. CT Bowling Green at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET Saturday, Dec. 9 Saturday, Nov. 4 *Miami at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET Friday, Oct. 13 *Denver at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *Minnesota Duluth at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Miami at U.S. Under-18 Team (exh.), 7:05 p.m. ET *Colorado College at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET *North Dakota at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT Clarkson at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State, 4:07 p.m. CT *Denver at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT Denver at Notre Dame, 7:05 p.m. ET North Dakota at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. CT Omaha at UMass Lowell, 7:15 p.m. ET Friday, Dec. 15 Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Nov. 10 Dartmouth at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT St. Lawrence at North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT *Western Michigan at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT Alaska at St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT *Miami at North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT Saturday, Dec. 16 Alaska Anchorage at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT *St. Cloud State at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Arizona State at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT *Omaha at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT Dartmouth at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Saturday, Oct. 14 Denver at Notre Dame, 6:05 p.m. ET Saturday, Nov. 11 Sunday, Dec. 17 Omaha at UMass Lowell, 7:05 p.m. ET *Omaha at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT Arizona State at Colorado College, 2:07 p.m. MT Clarkson at Western Michigan, 8:05 p.m. ET *Miami at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT St. Lawrence at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT *Western Michigan at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT Thursday, Dec. 28 Alaska at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Western Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:37 p.m. ET Bemidji State at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT Alaska Anchorage at Colorado College, 7:07 p.m. MT Friday, Nov. 17 Friday, Dec. 29 *Omaha at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET %Minnesota Duluth vs. Yale, 4 p.m. ET Friday, Oct. 20 *Minnesota Duluth at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET St. Cloud State at Princeton, 7 p.m. ET Colorado College at New Hampshire, 7 p.m. ET *Colorado College at St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT Union at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Miami at Maine, 7 p.m. ET *North Dakota at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Colorado College at Air Force, 7:05 p.m. MT Western Michigan at Michigan State, 7:05 p.m. ET Merrimack at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Arizona State at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Saturday, Nov. 18 Minnesota at North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT *Omaha at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET Boston College at St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT *Minnesota Duluth at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET Merrimack at Minnesota Duluth, 7:37 p.m. CT *Colorado College at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT Lake Superior State at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT *North Dakota at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT
Oct. 2-8, 2017 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 13 NCHC Composite Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 30 Friday, Feb. 2 Friday-Sunday, March 9-11 Windsor at Miami (exh.), 5:00 p.m. ET *Western Michigan at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET NCHC Quarterfinals St. Cloud State at Princeton, 7 p.m. ET *Omaha at St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT Best of Three Series, hosted by the higher seed %Minnesota Duluth at Dartmouth, 7 p.m. ET *Minnesota Duluth at Denver, 7:08 p.m. MT #8 seed at #1 seed Union at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT #7 seed at #2 seed U.S. U-18 Team at North Dakota (exh.), 7:07 p.m. CT Saturday, Feb. 3 #6 seed at #3 seed Merrimack at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT *Western Michigan at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET #5 seed at #4 seed Air Force at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT *Omaha at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT *Minnesota Duluth at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Friday, March 16 Friday, Jan. 5 (Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.) *Denver at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET Friday, Feb. 9 Frozen Faceoff Semifinal Game 1, 4 p.m. CT *Omaha at North Dakota, 7:38 p.m. CT *Colorado College at North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT Frozen Faceoff Semifinal Game 2, 7:30 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at Miami, 8:08 p.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 6 Saturday, March 17 *Denver at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET Saturday, Feb. 10 (Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.) *Omaha at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET Frozen Faceoff Third-Place Game, 3:30 p.m. CT Minnesota at St. Cloud State, 6:38 p.m. CT *Colorado College at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT Frozen Faceoff Championship, 7:30 p.m. CT
Sunday, Jan. 7 Friday, Feb. 16 Friday, March 23-Sunday, March 25 St. Cloud State at Minnesota, 6 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET NCAA Regionals *North Dakota at Omaha, 6:38 p.m. CT East Regional: Bridgeport, Conn. Friday, Jan. 12 *Miami at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT Northeast Regional: Worcester, Mass. *Miami at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT *Denver at Colorado College, 8:08 p.m. MT Midwest Regional: Allentown, Pa. North Dakota at Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m. CT West Regional: Sioux Falls, S.D. *Western Michigan at St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT Saturday, Feb. 17 *Minn. Duluth at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT *St. Cloud State at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET Thursday, April 5 (Saint Paul, Minn.) *North Dakota at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT NCAA Frozen Four National Semifinals Saturday, Jan. 13 *Miami at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *Minn. Duluth at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT *Colorado College at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Saturday, April 7 (Saint Paul, Minn.) *Western Michigan at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT NCAA National Championship Game *Miami at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Feb. 23 Bemidji State at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT *Minn. Duluth at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *North Dakota at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET All dates and times are subject to change Friday, Jan. 19 *Colorado College at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT All times are local to site *Colorado College at Western Michigan, 6:38 p.m. ET *Denver at St. Cloud State, 7:38 p.m. CT *North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth, 8:08 p.m. CT * National Collegiate Hockey Conference game *Omaha at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Saturday, Feb. 24 # Exhibition held in Breckenridge, Colo. *North Dakota at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET ^ Ice Breaker Tournament (Duluth, Minn.) Saturday, Jan. 20 *Minn. Duluth at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET % Ledyard Classic (Hanover, N.H.) Minnesota State at St. Cloud State, 5 p.m. CT *Denver at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT *Colorado College at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *Colorado College at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT *North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *Omaha at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Friday, March 2 *Omaha at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT Tuesday, Jan. 23 *St. Cloud State at North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT *Western Michigan at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT *Miami at Denver, 8:08 p.m. MT Friday, Jan. 26 *Western Michigan at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Saturday, March 3 *St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *Omaha at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *Denver at North Dakota, 7:38 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT *Miami at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT *Western Michigan at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT *Miami at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Saturday, Jan. 27 *Miami at Colorado College, 4:07 p.m. MT *Denver at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT *Western Michigan at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT
14 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Oct. 2-8, 2017 Last Week’s Box Scores
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30
Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Lethbridge vs Colorado College (Sep 30, 2017 at Breckenridge, CO) Lethbridge vs. Colorado College Date: Sep 30, 2017 • Location: Breckenridge, CO • Arena: Stephen West Arena Attendance: • Start time: 5:07 pm • End time: 7:33 • Total time: 2:26 27,14,6,19,24 3,18,14,27,25 16,18,3,20,22 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice Goals by Period 17,25,26,9,23 24,16,18,6,22 1. 1st 01:40 CC PP Westin Michaud Nick Halloran 23,24,7,17 17,13,14,3,15 Team 123Tot Kristian Blumenschei LETH 0 1 0 1 2. 1st 03:40 CC EV Trevor Gooch Westin Michaud 11,13,3,19,10 2,17,3,36,11 CC 202 4 3. 2nd 19:00 LETH EV Mitchell Maxwell Jay Merkley 13,11,19,27,3 39,7,36,11,18 12,25,24,16,12 27,19,18,6,24 Justin Valentino Shots by Period 23,26,25,16,17 29,20,8,28,25 4. 3rd 00:43 CC PP Westin Michaud Nick Halloran 27,5,9,12 17,3,13,14,15 Team 123Tot Trey Bradley LETH 8 3 8 19 10,24,6,11,7,14 5. 3rd 12:39 CC PP Zach Berzolla Alex Berardinell 3,9,19,27 8,7,5,19,29 CC 15 13 12 40 TEAM SUMMARY Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) # Lethbridge 1 2 3 Tot +/- # Colorado College 1 2 3 Tot +/- Prd LETHBRI CC Manitoba North Dakota 2 Tyler Hansen 0 0 0 0 0 2 Trevor Gooch 1 1 1 3 +1 1st 0-1 (1) 1-2 (3) 3 Dallas Valentine 0 0 0 0 0 3 Kristian Blumens 1 0 1 2 +1 2nd 0-1 (0) 0-2 (3) 5 Jeff Rayman 2 0 0 2 0 5 Cole McCaskill 1 0 0 1 0 3rd 0-0 (0) 2-3 (4) 6 Russell Maxwell 0 0 0 0 0 6 Nate Kwiecinski 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0-2 (1) 3-7 (10) 7 Spenser Jensen 1 0 0 1 0 7 Alex Berardinelli 1 0 1 2 -1 Penalties-Minutes by Prd 8 Ryan Chynoweth 0 0 1 1 0 8 Zach Berzolla 1 1 1 3 0 9 Dalton Sward 1 0 1 2 0 9 Kade Kehoe 1 1 0 2 0 Prd LETHBRI CC 1st 2-4 2-4 10 Blake Orban 0 0 2 2 -1 10 Tanner Ockey 1 1 1 3 0 2nd 6-23 1-2 11 Jay Merkley 0 0 0 0 0 11 Nick Olczyk 0 0 0 0 0 3rd 2-4 0-0 12 Sam McKechnie 0 0 1 1 0 13 Nick Halloran 1 1 0 2 0 Total 10-31 3-6 13 Mitchell Maxwell 0 1 0 1 0 14 Trey Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 14 Ryon Moser 1 0 0 1 0 15 Mason Bergh 0 2 0 2 0 Three stars: 16 Tyler Maltby 0 0 1 1 0 17 Westin Michaud 2 1 4 7 +1 1. None 17 Clint Filbrandt 2 0 0 2 0 18 Branden Makara 1 1 1 3 -1 2. None 18 Brandon Clowes 0 0 0 0 0 19 Troy Conzo 1 1 1 3 0 3. None 19 Justin Valentino 1 0 1 2 0 24 Jack Gates 0 0 0 0 0 23 Bryson Gore 0 2 0 2 0 25 Brian Williams 0 0 0 0 0 Officials: 24 Taylor Fisher 0 0 0 0 0 27 Ben Israel 0 1 0 1 0 Referee:Timm Walsh 27 Evan Wardley 0 0 0 0 +1 29 Christiano Versic 0 0 0 0 0 Linesman:Nathan Wieler 47 Artsiom Kalashni 0 0 1 1 0 36 McKay Flanagan 1 1 0 2 0 Linesman:Seth Mukai 29 Garret Hughson dnp 39 Andrew Farny 2 1 1 4 -1 Goal judge:John Grandt Scorer:Dave Reed 33 Jonny Hogue dnp 33 Jon Flakne dnp Totals 8 3 8 19 0 Totals 15 13 12 40 0
GOALTENDERS Manitoba North Dakota ## Lethbridge Dec Min GA 1 2 3 Saves ## Colorado College Dec Min GA 1 2 3 Saves 35 Ty Edmonds L 60:00 4 13 13 10 36 1 Alex Leclerc W 39:53 1 8 2 0 10 EMPTY NET 0:07 0 000 0 30 Alec Calvaruso 20:00 0 008 8
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 1st Tyler Maltby Lethbr 2.Roughing 01:13 PP 2nd Spenser Jensen Lethb 10.Game Misconduct 06:08 1st Clint Filbrandt Lethbr 2.High Sticking 08:46 PP 2nd Sam McKechnie Lethb 2.Interference 08:18 PP 1st Westin Michaud CC 2.Slashing 13:03 PP 2nd Trevor Gooch CC 2.Slashing 08:59 1st Jack Gates CC 2.Tripping 19:19 PP 2nd Artsiom Kalashnikov Lethb 2.Hooking 19:53 PP 2nd Evan Wardley Lethbr 2.Roughing 02:35 PP 3rd Clint Filbrandt Lethb 2.Slashing 11:12 PP 2nd Artsiom Kalashnikov Lethbr 2.Slashing 05:33 PP 3rd Russell Maxwell Lethb 2.Slashing 14:57 PP 2nd Spenser Jensen Lethbr 5.Charging 06:08 PP Win-Alex Leclerc. Loss-Ty Edmonds.
Referee's signature
College Hockey Box Score (Final) Referees: Matt Miller Game Start: 1:00
Wilfrid Laurier at Western Michigan Andy Thackaberry Game End: 3:35 College Hockey Box Score (Final) Referees: Todd Anderson Game Start: 7:10
Saturday, September 30, 2017 Linesmen: Brent Gawlik Game Length: 2:35 Regina at St. Cloud State Nick Krebsbach Game End: 9:28 John Philo Attendance: 1155 Saturday, September 30, 2017 Linesmen: Tony Aronson Game Length: 2:18 Dana Penkevich Attendance: 3467 Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd Final Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd SOG PP PP % PIM SHGF Wilfrid Laurier 1 1 0 2 Wilfrid Laurier 5 7 7 19 Wilfrid Laurier 0/5 .000 8/16 1 Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd Final Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd SOG PP PP % PIM SHGF Western Michigan 4 1 3 8 Western Michigan 17 19 14 50 Western Michigan 4/8 .500 6/12 0 Regina 0 0 0 0 Regina 4 11 10 25 Regina 0/4 .000 6/12 0 St. Cloud State 3 4 1 8 St. Cloud State 24 13 16 53 St. Cloud State 2/6 .333 4/8 0 # Prd Time Team Score Type Scored By Assists Offense On Ice Defense On Ice 1 1st 1:43 WFL 1-0 SH DANNY HANLON - 72,11,6,55,G42 22,9,28,14,23,G33 # Prd Time Team Score Type Scored By Assists Offense On Ice Defense On Ice 2 1st 6:45 WMU 1-1 PP Colt Conrad Brett Van Os, Aidan Muir 29,18,12,26,6,G33 4,12,72,25,G42 1 1st 4:23 STC 1-0 EV GW Jack Poehling Easton Brodzinski 3 1st 14:30 WMU 2-1 EV Cam Lee - 28,18,15,27,19,G33 26,16,44,9,11,G42 2 1st 4:57 STC 2-0 EV Blake Lizotte Blake Winiecki, Nick Poehling 4 1st 15:21 WMU 3-1 EV GW Corey Schueneman Aidan Muir, Paul Washe 6,12,23,13,24,G33 71,27,28,55,85,G42 3 1st 19:41 STC 3-0 PP Robby Jackson Jimmy Schuldt, Patrick Newell 5 1st 17:53 WMU 4-1 PP Colt Conrad Carson Vance 29,7,15,12,16,G33 6,24,12,55,G42 4 2nd 4:45 STC 4-0 EV Patrick Newell Ryan Poehling, Jimmy Schuldt 6 2nd 4:00 WFL 2-4 EV ANTHONY CONTI MITCH WRIGHT 71,12,44,72,26,G42 9,26,29,15,28,G33 5 2nd 6:27 STC 5-0 PP Blake Winiecki Patrick Newell, Robby Jackson 7 2nd 15:24 WMU 5-2 PP Aidan Muir Paul Stoykewych, Austin Rueschhoff 14,22,21,12,16,G33 12,24,4,25,G42 6 2nd 14:52 STC 6-0 EV Easton Brodzinski Jack Poehling 8 3rd 5:07 WMU 6-2 PP Josh Passolt Cam Orchard 21,27,18,15,7,G33 11,4,25,72,G42 7 2nd 15:15 STC 7-0 EV Blake Lizotte Blake Winiecki, Nick Poehling 9 3rd 7:21 WMU 7-2 EV Dawson DiPietro Cam Lee 9,28,27,6,19,G33 4,10,9,55,16,G42 8 3rd 8:15 STC 8-0 EV Blake Lizotte Easton Brodzinski, Jack Poehling
10 3rd 14:19 WMU 8-2 EV Brett Van Os Cam Lee, Scott Moldenhauer 18,28,15,19,27,G33 85,71,28,10,44,G42 ## Regina G A P PIM SOG +/- ## St. Cloud State G A P PIM SOG +/-
## Wilfrid Laurier G A P PIM SOG +/- ## Western Michigan G A P PIM SOG +/- 2 Kirk Bear 0 0 0 1/2 0 2 Clark Kuster 0 0 0 0/0 2 4 MATT FRANCZYK 0 0 0 2/4 0 -1 4 Luke Bafia 0 0 0 0/0 1 E 4 Isaac Schacher 0 0 0 1/2 0 3 Jack Poehling 1 2 3 0/0 3 6 JACOB HETHERINGTON 0 0 0 0/0 1 +1 6 Corey Schueneman 1 0 1 0/0 4 +2 5 Jordan Burns 0 0 0 1/2 1 6 Luke Jaycox 0 0 0 1/2 3 9 ERIK PUSHKA 0 0 0 0/0 0 -2 7 Carson Vance 0 1 1 0/0 2 E 7 Tyler King 0 0 0 0/0 1 7 Nick Poehling 0 2 2 0/0 4 10 CHRIS. MROCZKOWSKI 0 0 0 0/0 0 -2 9 Dawson DiPietro 1 0 1 0/0 2 -1 8 Austin Bourhis 0 0 0 0/0 3 8 Tyler Anderson 0 0 0 0/0 0 11 JEREMY PULLARA 0 0 0 1/2 1 E 12 Aidan Muir 1 2 3 0/0 6 +1 12 Corwin Stevely 0 0 0 2/4 0 10 Jon Lizotte 0 0 0 0/0 0 13 Tristan Frei 0 0 0 1/2 3 11 Ryan Poehling 0 1 1 0/0 0 12 MITCH WRIGHT 0 1 1 0/0 2 +1 13 Neal Goff 0 0 0 1/2 4 +1 14 Ian McNulty 0 0 0 0/0 0 12 Jack Ahcan 0 0 0 2/4 3 16 BRANDON ROBINSON 0 0 0 1/2 0 -2 14 Jade McMullen 0 0 0 0/0 2 -1 15 Carter Hansen 0 0 0 0/0 0 14 Patrick Newell 1 2 3 0/0 1 24 ANTHONY SORRENTINO 0 0 0 0/0 1 E 15 Scott Moldenhauer 0 1 1 1/2 3 +1 16 Zach McPhee 0 0 0 0/0 2 16 Will Hammer 0 0 0 0/0 2 25 NICK TETLEY 0 0 0 0/0 1 E 16 Hugh McGing 0 0 0 0/0 2 E 17 Corey Kosloski 0 0 0 0/0 0 17 Jacob Benson 0 0 0 0/0 2 26 KALOB WITZELL 0 0 0 0/0 0 E 18 Brett Van Os 1 1 2 0/0 1 +2 18 Brody Luhning 0 0 0 0/0 2 18 Judd Peterson 0 0 0 0/0 4 27 WILL COOK 0 0 0 1/2 1 -1 19 Lukas Samuelsson 0 0 0 0/0 1 +3 19 Gray Marr 0 0 0 0/0 2 20 Will Borgen 0 0 0 0/0 1 28 PATRICK CHORE 0 0 0 1/2 3 -2 21 Josh Passolt 1 0 1 1/2 3 E 20 Ben Duperreault 0 0 0 0/0 5 21 Jake Wahlin 0 0 0 0/0 6 29 COLIN FURLONG 0 0 0 0/0 1 E 22 Austin Rueschhoff 0 1 1 0/0 6 -1 21 Stephen Langrod 0 0 0 0/0 1 22 Jimmy Schuldt 0 2 2 0/0 2 44 MAC CLUTSAM 0 0 0 0/0 2 -1 23 Paul Washe 0 1 1 1/2 1 E 23 Christian Magnus 0 0 0 0/0 4 23 Robby Jackson 1 1 2 0/0 3 49 LUCAS BATT 0 0 0 0/0 0 E 24 Paul Stoykewych 0 1 1 0/0 0 +1 27 Cody Fowlie 0 0 0 0/0 0 26 Easton Brodzinski 1 2 3 1/2 2 55 ALEX ANNECCHAIARICO 0 0 0 0/0 0 -1 26 Ethen Frank 0 0 0 1/2 1 -1 32 Zachary Zborosky 0 0 0 0/0 1 27 Blake Lizotte 3 0 3 0/0 5 71 ANTHONY CONTI 1 0 1 2/4 2 -1 27 Cam Orchard 0 1 1 1/2 3 +3 30 G Brandon Holtby Did Not Play 28 Kevin Fitzgerald 0 0 0 0/0 3 72 DANNY HANLON 1 0 1 0/0 3 +2 28 Cam Lee 1 2 3 0/0 4 +1 35 G Michael Herringer 0 0 0 0/0 0 42 Blake Winiecki 1 2 3 0/0 4 74 KYLE JENKINS 0 0 0 0/0 1 E 29 Colt Conrad 2 0 2 0/0 4 -1 55 Mika Ilvonen 0 0 0 0/0 3 85 BRAYDON BLIGHT 0 0 0 0/0 0 -2 1 G Austin Cain Did Not Play 1 G Jeff Smith 0 0 0 0/0 0 95 NEIL AIRD 0 0 0 0/0 0 E 31 G Will Massey Did Not Play 30 G David Zevnik 0 0 0 0/0 0 42 G CHRIS FESTARINI 0 0 0 0/0 0 -2 33 G Ben Blacker 0 0 0 0/0 0 +2 34 G Dávid Hrenák 0 0 0 0/0 0 35 G Trevor Gorsuch Did Not Play Regina Totals 0 0 0 6/12 25 -6 St. Cloud State Totals 8 14 22 4/8 53 +6 Wilfrid Laurier Totals 2 1 3 8/16 19 -2 Western Michigan Totals 8 11 19 6/12 50 +2 ## Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves ## Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves ## Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves ## Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves 35 Michael Herringer (L) 60:00 8 21 9 15 45 1 Jeff Smith (W) 20:00 0 4 0 0 4 42 CHRIS FESTARINI (L) 59:57 8 13 18 11 42 33 Ben Blacker (W) 60:00 2 4 6 7 17 34 Dávid Hrenák 20:00 0 0 11 0 11 Empty Net 0:03 0 30 David Zevnik 20:00 0 0 0 10 10 Prd Player Team Min Infraction Time Prd Player Team Min Infraction Time Prd Player Team Min Infraction Time Prd Player Team Min Infraction Time 1st ANTHONY CONTI WFL 2 Hooking 0:16 2nd ANTHONY CONTI WFL 2 Goaltender Interference 9:37 1st Tristan Frei REG 2 Interference 5:40 2nd Isaac Schacher REG 2 Cross-Checking 5:35 1st Neal Goff WMU 2 Hooking 2:55 2nd Cam Orchard WMU 2 Slashing 13:18 1st Jack Ahcan STC 2 Tripping 5:55 2nd Luke Jaycox STC 2 Tripping 15:37 1st PATRICK CHORE WFL 2 Slashing 5:48 2nd BRANDON ROBINSON WFL 2 Slashing 13:35 1st Corwin Stevely REG 2 Tripping 9:49 2nd Jordan Burns REG 2 Grasping Face Mask 17:29 1st MATT FRANCZYK WFL 2 Tripping 16:17 2nd JEREMY PULLARA WFL 2 Interference 16:10 1st Easton Brodzinski STC 2 Tripping 12:12 3rd Jack Ahcan STC 2 High-Sticking 10:29 1st Paul Washe WMU 2 Tripping 18:34 3rd WILL COOK WFL 2 Tripping 4:37 1st Kirk Bear REG 2 Slashing 19:23 3rd Corwin Stevely REG 2 Elbowing 17:38 2nd Ethen Frank WMU 2 Hooking 6:55 3rd MATT FRANCZYK WFL 2 Interference 18:26 Three Stars: 1. Blake Lizotte (St. Cloud State) 2. Patrick Newell (St. Cloud State) 3. Blake Winiecki (St. Cloud State) 2nd Scott Moldenhauer WMU 2 Hooking 8:54 3rd Josh Passolt WMU 2 Roughing 18:58
Oct. 2-8, 2017 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 15 Last Week’s Box Scores
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30 AND SUNDAY, OCT. 1
College Hockey Box Score (Final) Referees: Sterling Egan Game Start: 7:07 Alberta at Minnesota Duluth Tom Sterns Game End: 9:27 Saturday, September 30, 2017 Linesmen: Nick Biondich Game Length: 2:20 Elliot Bucholz Attendance: 5704 Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd Final Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd SOG PP PP % PIM SHGF Lethbridge vs #1 Denver (Oct. 1, 2017 at Denver, Colo.) Alberta 1 0 3 4 Alberta 7 10 12 29 Alberta 1/9 .111 13/37 0 Minnesota Duluth 1 2 0 3 Minnesota Duluth 17 10 5 32 Minnesota Duluth 2/9 .222 10/23 0 Lethbridge vs. Denver # Prd Time Team Score Type Scored By Assists Offense On Ice Defense On Ice Date: Oct. 1, 2017 • Location: Denver, Colo. • Arena: Magness Arena 1 1st 0:52 MND 1-0 EV Dylan Samberg Karson Kuhlman, Nick Swaney 4,22,3,20,23,G37 5,6,11,14,10,G35 Attendance: 4683 • Start time: 5:05 PM • End time: 7:27 PM • Total time: 2:22 2 1st 6:16 ALB 1-1 EV Luke Philp Jason Fram 12,10,19,37,8,G35 20,22,23,7,5,G37 3 2nd 6:11 MND 2-1 PP Riley Tufte Joey Anderson, Jarod Hilderman 25,27,12,7,13,G32 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice Goals by Period 1. 1st 04:30 DEN SH Tyson McLellan Logan O'Connor 17,13,19,11,7 9,22,19,16 4 2nd 10:41 MND 3-1 PP Scott Perunovich Jarod Hilderman, Peter Krieger 7,12,25,27,13,G32 40,4,29,G35 Team 123Tot 2. 1st 10:48 DEN PP Liam Finlay Adam Plant 2,5,13,19 13,28,10,21,24 LETH 0 1 0 1 5 3rd 10:28 ALB 2-3 EV Cole Stanford Graeme Craig, Luke Philp 26,12,6,5,20,G35 22,23,7,12,20,G36 Jaakko Heikkinen DEN210 3 6 3rd 11:20 ALB 3-3 EV Luke Philp Taylor Cooper, Jason Fram 12,11,20,4,5,G35 17,28,8,12,21,G36 3. 2nd 05:30 DEN EV Troy Terry Dylan Gambrell 5,18,24,14,47 19,7,14,25,15 7 3rd 14:06 ALB 4-3 PP GW Graeme Craig Jason Fram, Trevor Cox 6,5,20,13,26,G35 20,13,4,G36 Jarid Lukosevicius Shots by Period 4. 2nd 16:56 LETH EV Brandon Clowes Bryson Gore 18,12,3,14,23 5,19,4,27,21 Team 123Tot ## Alberta G A P PIM SOG +/- ## Minnesota Duluth G A P PIM SOG +/- LETH 8 15 8 31 4 Clayton Kirichenko 0 0 0 2/15 3 +1 3 Mikey Anderson 0 0 0 1/2 2 +1 TEAM SUMMARY DEN 20 9 8 37 5 Jason Fram 0 3 3 0/0 2 +1 4 Dylan Samberg 1 0 1 1/2 2 +1 # Lethbridge 1 2 3 Tot +/- Bl # Denver 1 2 3 Tot +/- Bl 6 Graeme Craig 1 1 2 1/2 1 E 5 Nick Wolff 0 0 0 1/2 1 -1 2 Ryler Hansen 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Erich Fear 0 0 0 0 0 1 Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) 8 Ryan Rehill 0 0 0 0/0 2 +1 6 Louie Roehl 0 0 0 1/5 1 E 3 Dallas Valentine 0 0 1 1 +1 2 4 Griffin Mendel 1 0 0 1 -1 0 Prd LETH DEN 9 Stephane Legault 0 0 0 0/0 0 E 7 Scott Perunovich 1 0 1 0/0 2 -2 5 Jeff Rayman 0 0 0 0 -1 0 5 Henrik Borgstro 2 3 0 5 -1 0 1st 0-2 (3) 1-1 (3) 6 Russell Maxwell 1 1 0 2 0 0 7 Dylan Gambrell 2 0 1 3 +1 0 2nd 0-4 (7) 0-1 (0) 10 Jamie Crooks 0 0 0 2/4 2 E 8 Kobe Bender 0 0 0 0/0 0 -1 7 Spenser Jensen 0 1 1 2 -1 1 9 Tyson McLellan 1 0 1 2 +1 2 3rd 0-0 (0) 0-1 (1) 11 Taylor Cooper 0 1 1 1/2 0 E 10 Koby Roth 0 0 0 0/0 1 E 8 Ryan Chynoweth 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 Jaakko Heikkine 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total 0-6 (10) 1-3 (4) 12 Luke Philp 2 1 3 0/0 3 +3 11 Avery Peterson 0 0 0 0/0 2 E 9 Dalton Sward 1 1 1 3 0 0 12 Kohen Olischefsk 1 0 0 1 0 0 Penalties-Minutes by Prd 13 Steven Owre 0 0 0 0/0 1 E 12 Jarod Hilderman 0 2 2 0/0 2 -2 10 Blake Orban 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 Liam Finlay 2 1 0 3 0 0 11 Jay Merkley 0 1 0 1 -1 0 14 Jarid Lukoseviciu 1 1 1 3 +1 1 Prd LETH DEN 14 Riley Keiser 0 0 0 0/0 1 -1 13 Joey Anderson 0 1 1 0/0 3 E 1st 2-4 2-4 12 Sam McKechnie 0 0 0 0 +1 0 15 Ian Mitchell 1 0 1 2 +1 3 2nd 0-0 4-8 18 Tyson Baillie 0 0 0 3/6 0 E 16 Billy Exell 0 0 0 1/2 0 E 13 Mitchell Maxwell 3 1 0 4 -1 2 16 Jake Durflinger 0 0 1 1 +1 0 3rd 1-2 0-0 19 Brandon Magee 0 0 0 1/2 4 +1 17 Blake Young 0 0 0 0/0 0 -1 14 Ryon Moser 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Rudy Junda 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 3-6 6-12 20 Trevor Cox 0 1 1 0/0 2 +2 18 Nick McCormack 0 0 0 0/0 0 E 16 Tyler Maltby 0 1 1 2 0 0 18 Ryan Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Cole Stanford 1 0 1 0/0 5 +1 19 Justin Richards 0 0 0 1/2 1 E 17 Clint Filbrandt 0 3 2 5 -1 1 19 Troy Terry 4 2 0 6 +1 0 Three stars: 18 Brandon Clowes 1 1 0 2 0 0 21 Michael Davies 3 1 1 5 -1 1 29 Dylan Bredo 0 0 0 1/2 1 E 20 Karson Kuhlman 0 1 1 0/0 2 -1 1. None 19 Justin Valentino 0 0 1 1 -1 1 22 Logan O'Connor 1 0 1 2 +1 0 2. None 37 Lucas Nickles 0 0 0 1/2 2 +1 21 Matt Anderson 0 0 0 1/2 2 -1 23 Bryson Gore 0 0 0 0 +1 0 24 Colin Staub 0 0 0 0 0 0 3. None 40 Cole Linaker 0 0 0 0/0 0 E 22 Jared Thomas 0 0 0 0/0 1 -1 24 Taylor Fisher 0 3 0 3 -1 0 25 Blake Hillman 0 0 0 0 +1 1 52 Nick Charif 0 0 0 1/2 0 E 23 Nick Swaney 0 1 1 0/0 1 -1 27 Evan Wardley 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 Jake Doremus 0 0 1 1 0 2 Officials: Referee:Nathan Wieler 31 G Kenny Cameron Did Not Play 24 Will Campion 0 0 0 0/0 0 E 47 Artsiom Kalashni 1 1 1 3 -1 0 27 Sean Mostrom 0 0 0 0 -1 0 33 Jonny Hogue dnp 28 Adam Plant 1 1 0 2 0 1 Linesman:Timm Walsh 35 G Zach Sawchenko 0 0 0 0/0 0 +2 25 Peter Krieger 0 1 1 0/0 2 E 35 Ty Edmonds dnp Totals 20 9 8 37 +4 13 Linesman:Gary Pedigo 26 Jade Miller 0 0 0 0/0 1 E Totals 8 15 8 31 -5 10 Goal judge:John Shaw Scorer:Trevor Blair 27 Riley Tufte 1 0 1 0/0 5 E 28 Sammy Spurrell 0 0 0 1/2 1 -1 GOALTENDERS 39 Parker Mackay 0 0 0 1/2 0 E ## Lethbridge Dec Min GA 1 2 3 Saves ## Denver Dec Min GA 1 2 3 Saves 32 G Hunter Shepard 0 0 0 0/0 0 E 29 Garret Hughson 58:30 3 18 8 8 34 36 Tanner Jaillet 20:00 0 800 8 36 G Ben Patt 0 0 0 0/0 0 -2 EMPTY NET 1:30 0 000 0 31 Dayton Rasmussen 30:18 1 0 14 4 18 37 G Nick Deery 0 0 0 0/0 0 E 30 Devin Cooley 9:42 0 004 4 Bench 1/2 Alberta Totals 4 7 11 13/37 29 +2 Minnesota Duluth Totals 3 6 9 10/23 32 -2 PENALTY SUMMARY
## Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves ## Goaltending MIN GA 1 2 3 Saves Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 35 Zach Sawchenko (W) 59:56 3 16 8 5 29 37 Nick Deery 19:58 1 6 0 0 6 1st Ian Mitchell DEN 2.Cross-Checking 03:33 PP 2nd Colin Staub DEN 2.Interference 06:44 PP 1st Blake Orban LETH 2.Interference 09:06 PP 2nd Jaakko Heikkinen DEN 2.Boarding 09:16 PP Empty Net 0:04 0 32 Hunter Shepard 19:46 0 0 10 0 10 1st Dylan Gambrell DEN 2.Hooking 12:32 PP 2nd Troy Terry DEN 2.Hooking 14:33 PP 36 Ben Patt (L) 18:49 3 0 0 9 9 1st Russell Maxwell LETH 2.Tripping 19:39 PP 3rd Ryler Hansen LETH 2.Roughing 16:01 PP 2nd Dylan Gambrell DEN 2.Slashing 00:54 PP Empty Net 1:27 0
Prd Player Team Min Infraction Time Prd Player Team Min Infraction Time 1st Nick Charif ALB 2 Interference 8:37 3rd Tyson Baillie ALB 2 Cross-Checking 1:14 Referee's signature 1st Graeme Craig ALB 2 Cross-Checking 10:32 3rd Dylan Samberg MND 2 Interference 2:45 1st Tyson Baillie ALB 2 Roughing 18:08 3rd Tyson Baillie ALB 2 Slashing 6:03 1st Nick Wolff MND 2 Cross-Checking 18:08 3rd Taylor Cooper ALB 2 Boarding 11:28 1st Dylan Bredo ALB 2 Elbowing 19:06 3rd Bench MND 2 Too Many Players 12:22 2nd Justin Richards MND 2 Interference 2:05 3rd Parker Mackay MND 2 High-Sticking 13:29 2nd Jamie Crooks ALB 2 Boarding 5:50 3rd Jamie Crooks ALB 2 Hooking 14:56 2nd Billy Exell MND 2 Interference 6:54 3rd Mikey Anderson MND 2 Kneeing 15:22 2nd Brandon Magee ALB 2 Tripping 9:06 3rd Clayton Kirichenko ALB 5 Checking from Behind 17:00 2nd Lucas Nickles ALB 2 Slashing 9:56 3rd Clayton Kirichenko ALB 10 Game Misconduct 17:00 2nd Sammy Spurrell MND 2 Tripping 12:55 3rd Louie Roehl MND 5 Boarding 17:14 2nd Matt Anderson MND 2 Interference 18:20
16 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Oct. 2-8, 2017 Previous Week Round-Up
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30 SUNDAY, OCT. 1
n the first official day of the 2017-18 college hockey season, five n its first showing since capturing last season’s NCAA national cham- ONational Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) teams opened their Ipionship, No. 1/1 Denver began its title defense with a 3-1 exhibition season with exhibition contests and four NCHC teams came away victori- win over Lethbridge Sunday night at Magness Arena to start the 2017-18 ous Saturday. No. 6/9 St. Cloud State and No. 20 Western Michigan season. The Pioneers were one of six NCHC teams in exhibition action each put up eight goals with the Huskies blanking Regina, 8-0, while the this weekend, with five teams playing Saturday and DU the lone team to Broncos topped Wilfrid Laurier, 8-2. No. 7/7 North Dakota also poured play Sunday. NCHC teams finished the weekend 5-1 in exhibition games. on the offense in a 6-2 victory over Manitoba, while Colorado College defeated Lethbridge, 4-1, in a game held in Breckenridge, Colo. The lone Denver scored the game’s first three goals Sunday, including short-hand- NCHC team to fall Saturday was No. 11/6 Minnesota Duluth, which saw ed and on the power play in the first period, before the Pronghorns Alberta score three third-period goals to escape with a 4-3 win over scored late in the second stanza. Sophomore forwards Tyson McLellan UMD. and Liam Finlay and junior forward Troy Terry scored the goals for Den- ver. Three goaltenders combined to make 30 saves for the Pioneers, led In the first game of the 2017-18 season, No. 20 Western Michigan gave by 18 from freshman Dayton Rasmussen. DU outshot Lethbridge, 37-31, up an early goal but tallied the next four markers in the first period en in the win. The Pioneers are off next weekend before opening the regu- route to an 8-2 win over Wilfrid Laurier in exhibition action at Lawson lar season at No. 8/8 Notre Dame Oct. 13-14. Ice Arena. Junior forward Colt Conrad added two goals for the Broncos, while senior forward Aidan Muir and sophomore defenseman Cam Lee each had a goal and two assists. Sophomore goaltender Ben Blacker made 17 saves while playing the entire game as WMU outshot the Gold- en Hawks, 50-19. WMU opens the regular season next weekend with a home-and-home series against Ferris State.
No. 6/9 St. Cloud State also put up eight goals while three Huskies com- bined for a shutout in an 8-0 win over Regina in exhibition play at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Freshman forward Blake Lizotte re- corded a hat trick in his unofficial collegiate debut, while forwards Blake Winiecki, Easton Brodzinski, Patrick Newell and Jack Poehling all tallied a goal and each added two assists. Goaltenders Jeff Smith, David Hrenak and David Zevnik totaled 25 saves in the whitewash as SCSU outshot the Cougars, 53-25. The Huskies open the regular season next Saturday at No. 15/18 Minnesota State.
Behind a four-goal second period, No. 7/7 North Dakota skated past Manitoba, 6-2, in exhibition play at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Sophomore forward Ludvig Hoff tallied two goals while freshman forward Grant Mis- mash and sophomore blue liner Christian Wolanin chipped in a goal and an assist each. Senior goalie Cam Johnson made 10 saves in nearly 40 minutes of work as UND outshot Manitoba, 35-17. North Dakota opens the regular season at Alaska Anchorage next weekend.
Playing its exhibition game in Breckenridge, Colo., Colorado College downed Lethbridge, 4-1, at Stephen C. West Ice Arena. Junior forward Westin Michaud scored two goals and added an assist to pace the Tigers. Sophomore goalie Alex Leclerc made 10 saves in the first two periods before giving way to rookie Alec Calvaruso, who had eight stops. The Tigers outshot the Pronghorns, 40-19. CC opens the regular season at Vermont next weekend.
No. 11/6 Minnesota Duluth jumped out to a 3-1 lead, but Alberta scored three goals in the third period to steal a 4-3 win in exhibition play at AMSOIL Arena. Freshman defensemen Dylan Samberg and Scott Perunovich and sophomore forward Riley Tufte notched goals for the Bulldogs, with two coming on the power play. UMD outshot Alberta, 32- 29, despite the loss. The Bulldogs open the regular season next weekend hosting the Ice Breaker Tournament, facing No. 3/3 Minnesota on Friday night.
Oct. 2-8, 2017 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 17 2016-17 NCHC Overall Scoring Leaders
Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Alex Iafallo MND SR W 42 21-30-51 1.21 11/22 5 2 6 1 +22 2 Austin Ortega UNO SR F 38 20-27-47 1.24 13/26 4 1 3 1 +1 3 Troy Terry DEN SO F 35 22-23-45 1.29 11/22 5 1 4 1 +31 ANA 4 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F 37 22-21-43 1.16 8/16 8 0 7 0 +23 FLA 5 Dylan Gambrell DEN SO F 38 13-29-42 1.11 5/21 4 0 1 0 +25 SJS 6 Anthony Louis MIA SR F 36 14-25-39 1.08 10/20 3 0 2 0 -4 CHI 7 Kiefer Sherwood MIA SO F 36 14-24-38 1.06 10/20 6 1 2 0 -3 8 Joey Anderson MND FR F 39 12-25-37 0.95 4/8 3 0 2 0 +11 NJD Shane Gersich NDK SO F 40 21-16-37 0.93 10/20 4 0 3 1 +16 WSH Adam Johnson MND SO F 42 18-19-37 0.88 9/18 7 0 5 0 +5 Will Butcher DEN SR D 43 7-30-37 0.86 9/18 3 0 1 0 +27 COL 12 Matheson Iacopelli WMU SO F 40 20-16-36 0.90 10/20 5 0 3 1 +7 CHI 13 Tyson Jost NDK FR F 33 16-19-35 1.06 22/44 5 1 2 0 +17 COL Tyler Vesel UNO JR F 39 14-21-35 0.90 3/6 8 1 1 0 -5 EDM 15 Brock Boeser NDK SO F 32 16-18-34 1.06 12/24 5 0 2 1 +7 VAN Neal Pionk MND SO D 42 7-27-34 0.81 11/25 4 0 0 0 +24 17 Griffen Molino WMU SO F 40 15-18-33 0.82 13/29 6 3 1 1 +9 18 Jarid Lukosevicius DEN SO F 43 16-16-32 0.74 10/31 5 0 8 1 +13 19 David Pope UNO JR F 34 13-18-31 0.91 7/14 7 1 3 0 -1 DET Luc Snuggerud UNO JR D 39 11-20-31 0.79 18/36 7 1 1 0 -4 CHI 21 Sheldon Dries WMU SR F 36 16-14-30 0.83 17/34 5 1 3 1 +14 Mikey Eyssimont STC SO F 36 14-16-30 0.83 10/20 6 0 3 0 -8 LOS Tucker Poolman NDK JR D 38 7-23-30 0.79 7/14 3 0 1 0 +18 WPG 24 Wade Allison WMU FR F 36 12-17-29 0.81 17/53 5 0 2 0 +6 PHI Colt Conrad WMU SO F 40 13-16-29 0.72 9/18 1 0 3 0 +8 Dominic Toninato MND SR C 42 16-13-29 0.69 15/30 3 2 2 0 +25 TOR
Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Will Butcher DEN SR D 43 7-30-37 0.86 9/18 3 0 1 0 +27 COL 2 Neal Pionk MND SO D 42 7-27-34 0.81 11/25 4 0 0 0 +24 3 Luc Snuggerud UNO JR D 39 11-20-31 0.79 18/36 7 1 1 0 -4 CHI 4 Tucker Poolman NDK JR D 38 7-23-30 0.79 7/14 3 0 1 0 +18 WPG 5 Christian Wolanin NDK SO D 37 6-16-22 0.59 13/37 1 0 0 0 +5 OTT Corey Schueneman WMU SO D 38 5-17-22 0.58 7/25 2 0 1 0 +3 7 Jack Ahcan STC FR D 32 5-16-21 0.66 7/25 2 0 3 0 -7 Ian Brady UNO SR D 32 3-18-21 0.66 12/24 2 0 0 0 -2 9 Jimmy Schuldt STC SO D 36 8-11-19 0.53 14/28 4 1 1 0 -4 Taylor Fleming WMU SR D 39 2-17-19 0.49 31/106 0 0 1 0 +7 11 Grant Hutton MIA SO D 36 9-9-18 0.50 17/34 4 0 0 0 E 12 Louie Belpedio MIA JR D 24 6-11-17 0.71 18/39 5 1 0 0 -11 MIN Willie Raskob MND SR D 41 4-13-17 0.41 25/69 3 0 1 0 +10 Michael Davies DEN FR D 44 3-14-17 0.39 10/20 2 0 0 0 +32 15 Scott Moldenhauer WMU JR D 36 4-12-16 0.44 11/22 2 0 1 0 -1
Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F 37 22-21-43 1.16 8/16 8 0 7 0 +23 FLA 2 Joey Anderson MND FR F 39 12-25-37 0.95 4/8 3 0 2 0 +11 NJD 3 Tyson Jost NDK FR F 33 16-19-35 1.06 22/44 5 1 2 0 +17 COL 4 Wade Allison WMU FR F 36 12-17-29 0.81 17/53 5 0 2 0 +6 PHI 5 Carson Meyer MIA FR F 32 10-16-26 0.81 7/14 1 0 0 0 -2 6 Hugh McGing WMU FR F 39 8-14-22 0.56 14/28 2 0 1 0 +5 7 Jack Ahcan STC FR D 32 5-16-21 0.66 7/25 2 0 3 0 -7 Gordie Green MIA FR F 36 8-13-21 0.58 4/8 2 0 1 0 -7 9 Liam Finlay DEN FR F 38 8-11-19 0.50 6/12 2 0 3 1 +10 10 Michael Davies DEN FR D 44 3-14-17 0.39 10/20 2 0 0 0 +32 11 Ludvig Hoff NDK FR F 36 4-12-16 0.44 12/24 2 0 0 0 +4 Riley Tufte MND FR F 37 9-7-16 0.43 13/26 1 0 0 0 +15 DAL 13 Teemu Pulkkinen UNO FR F 35 4-10-14 0.40 5/10 0 0 1 0 -4 Cam Lee WMU FR D 38 2-12-14 0.37 13/26 0 0 0 0 E 15 Ryan Poehling STC FR F 35 7-6-13 0.37 6/12 2 0 2 0 -8
18 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Oct. 2-8, 2017 2016-17 NCHC Overall Scoring Leaders
Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Troy Terry DEN SO F 35 22 0.63 1 Alex Iafallo MND SR W 42 30 0.71 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F 37 22 0.59 Will Butcher DEN SR D 43 30 0.70 3 Shane Gersich NDK SO F 40 21 0.53 3 Dylan Gambrell DEN SO F 38 29 0.76 Alex Iafallo MND SR W 42 21 0.50 4 Austin Ortega UNO SR F 38 27 0.71 5 Austin Ortega UNO SR F 38 20 0.53 Neal Pionk MND SO D 42 27 0.64 Matheson Iacopelli WMU SO F 40 20 0.50 6 Anthony Louis MIA SR F 36 25 0.69 7 Adam Johnson MND SO F 42 18 0.43 Joey Anderson MND FR F 39 25 0.64 8 Brock Boeser NDK SO F 32 16 0.50 8 Kiefer Sherwood MIA SO F 36 24 0.67 Tyson Jost NDK FR F 33 16 0.48 9 Troy Terry DEN SO F 35 23 0.66 Sheldon Dries WMU SR F 36 16 0.44 Tucker Poolman NDK JR D 38 23 0.61 Dominic Toninato MND SR C 42 16 0.38 11 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F 37 21 0.57 Jarid Lukosevicius DEN SO F 43 16 0.37 Tyler Vesel UNO JR F 39 21 0.54
Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F 37 8 0.22 1 Austin Ortega UNO SR F 38 4-16-20 0.53 Tyler Vesel UNO JR F 39 8 0.21 2 Tyler Vesel UNO JR F 39 8-11-19 0.49 3 David Pope UNO JR F 34 7 0.21 Neal Pionk MND SO D 42 4-15-19 0.45 Luc Snuggerud UNO JR D 39 7 0.18 4 Luc Snuggerud UNO JR D 39 7-11-18 0.46 Adam Johnson MND SO F 42 7 0.17 Alex Iafallo MND SR W 42 5-13-18 0.43 6 Kiefer Sherwood MIA SO F 36 6 0.17 Will Butcher DEN SR D 43 3-15-18 0.42 Mikey Eyssimont STC SO F 36 6 0.17 7 Kiefer Sherwood MIA SO F 36 6-11-17 0.47 Griffen Molino WMU SO F 40 6 0.15 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F 37 8-9-17 0.46 9 13 Players Tied With 5 9 Adam Johnson MND SO F 42 7-9-16 0.38 10 3 Players Tied With 15 Points
Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Griffen Molino WMU SO F 40 3 0.07 1 Jarid Lukosevicius DEN SO F 43 8 0.19 2 Robby Jackson STC SO F 35 2 0.06 2 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F 37 7 0.19 Sam Rothstein CC SR F 36 2 0.06 3 Alex Iafallo MND SR W 42 6 0.14 Rhett Gardner NDK SO F 38 2 0.05 4 Adam Johnson MND SO F 42 5 0.12 Alex Iafallo MND SR W 42 2 0.05 5 Avery Peterson MND JR F 25 4 0.16 Dominic Toninato MND SR C 42 2 0.05 Justin Parizek UNO SR F 33 4 0.12 Logan O'Connor DEN SO F 44 2 0.05 Troy Terry DEN SO F 35 4 0.11 8 25 Players Tied With 1 Trevor Olson NDK JR F 38 4 0.11 9 11 Players Tied With 3
Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Michael Davies DEN FR D 44 +32 1 13 Players Tied With 1 2 Troy Terry DEN SO F 35 +31 3 Will Butcher DEN SR D 43 +27 4 Dylan Gambrell DEN SO F 38 +25 Dominic Toninato MND SR C 42 +25 6 Neal Pionk MND SO D 42 +24 7 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F 37 +23 8 Alex Iafallo MND SR W 42 +22 9 Brenden Kotyk MND SR D 41 +20 Tariq Hammond DEN JR D 44 +20
Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Jimmy Schuldt STC SO D 36 88 2.44 1 Matt Marcinew DEN SR F 580 346 .626 2 Brenden Kotyk MND SR D 41 86 2.10 2 Luke Nogard UNO JR F 107 68 .611 3 Will Butcher DEN SR D 43 82 1.91 3 Tyson Jost NDK FR F 380 252 .601 4 Gage Ausmus NDK SR D 38 80 2.11 4 Evan Ritt DEN SR F 234 159 .595 Adam Plant DEN JR D 43 80 1.86 5 Mikey Eyssimont STC SO F 60 46 .566 6 Joel Messner UNO JR D 34 78 2.29 6 Ben Storm STC SR F 44 34 .564 7 Neal Pionk MND SO D 42 70 1.67 7 Brock Boeser NDK SO F 147 116 .559 8 Sheldon Dries WMU SR F 36 65 1.81 8 Judd Peterson STC JR F 376 297 .559 9 Willie Raskob MND SR D 41 62 1.51 9 Colt Conrad WMU SO F 300 254 .542 10 Teemu Kivihalme CC JR D 36 60 1.67 10 Griffen Molino WMU SO F 70 60 .538
Oct. 2-8, 2017 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 19 2016-17 NCHC Overall Goaltending Leaders
Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Tanner Jaillet DEN JR 38 2222:06 68 1.84 28-5-4 0 893 .929 2 Hunter Miska MND FR 39 2320:34 85 2.20 27-5-5 5 982 .920 3 Cam Johnson NDK JR 37 2211:59 88 2.39 20-13-3 4 817 .903 4 Ben Blacker WMU FR 29 1645:06 70 2.55 17-8-2 3 750 .915 5 Jeff Smith STC SO 28 1497:02 69 2.77 10-13-0 0 665 .906 6 Ryan Larkin MIA FR 33 1946:22 90 2.77 8-16-7 1 905 .910 7 Evan Weninger UNO SO 28 1571:16 77 2.94 11-11-4 3 754 .907 8 Alex Leclerc CC_ FR 32 1824:16 97 3.19 6-21-4 2 877 .900
Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Tanner Jaillet DEN JR 38 2222:06 68 1.84 28-5-4 0 893 .929 2 Hunter Miska MND FR 39 2320:34 85 2.20 27-5-5 5 982 .920 3 Ben Blacker WMU FR 29 1645:06 70 2.55 17-8-2 3 750 .915 4 Ryan Larkin MIA FR 33 1946:22 90 2.77 8-16-7 1 905 .910 5 Evan Weninger UNO SO 28 1571:16 77 2.94 11-11-4 3 754 .907 6 Jeff Smith STC SO 28 1497:02 69 2.77 10-13-0 0 665 .906 7 Cam Johnson NDK JR 37 2211:59 88 2.39 20-13-3 4 817 .903 8 Alex Leclerc CC_ FR 32 1824:16 97 3.19 6-21-4 2 877 .900
Saves GP SVS/G Saves Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Hunter Miska MND FR 39 25.2 982 1 Hunter Miska MND FR 39 5 2 Ryan Larkin MIA FR 33 27.4 905 2 Cam Johnson NDK JR 37 4 3 Tanner Jaillet DEN JR 38 23.5 893 3 Evan Weninger UNO SO 28 3 4 Alex Leclerc CC_ FR 32 27.4 877 Ben Blacker WMU FR 29 3 5 Cam Johnson NDK JR 37 22.1 817 5 Evan Cowley DEN SR 11 2 6 Evan Weninger UNO SO 28 26.9 754 Alex Leclerc CC_ FR 32 2 7 Ben Blacker WMU FR 29 25.9 750 7 Zach Driscoll STC FR 14 1 8 Jeff Smith STC SO 28 23.8 665 Ryan Larkin MIA FR 33 1 9 Zach Driscoll STC FR 14 20.4 285 10 Kris Oldham UNO FR 10 27.2 272 11 Trevor Gorsuch WMU SO 11 21.6 238 12 Evan Cowley DEN SR 11 15.3 168 13 Chase Munroe MIA FR 5 21.0 105 14 Alex Blankenburg UNO SO 5 19.6 98 15 Collin Olson WMU SR 6 14.2 85 16 Derek Shatzer CC_ SR 6 12.2 73 17 Jacob Nehama CC_ SO 3 22.3 67 18 Matt Hrynkiw NDK SR 4 16.2 65 19 Nick Deery MND FR 3 19.0 57 20 Hunter Shepard MND FR 2 23.5 47
20 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Oct. 2-8, 2017 2016-17 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Team Overall Stats
TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Denver 44 152 3.45 1 Denver 44 80 1.82 2 Minnesota Duluth 42 140 3.33 2 Minnesota Duluth 42 95 2.26 3 Western Michigan 40 133 3.33 3 North Dakota 40 104 2.60 4 North Dakota 40 127 3.17 4 Western Michigan 40 114 2.85 5 Omaha 39 122 3.13 5 St. Cloud State 36 109 3.03 6 St. Cloud State 36 105 2.92 6 Miami 36 113 3.14 7 Miami 36 91 2.53 7 Omaha 39 128 3.28 8 Colorado College 36 70 1.94 8 Colorado College 36 120 3.33
POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHA PP % Team Totals SHF PK % 1 Omaha 43/185 6 23.2 1 North Dakota 140/167 6 83.8 2 Denver 40/188 2 21.3 2 Miami 144/172 2 83.7 3 Western Michigan 38/185 7 20.5 3 Denver 132/158 3 83.5 4 Minnesota Duluth 37/183 1 20.2 4 St. Cloud State 97/117 4 82.9 5 St. Cloud State 27/134 2 20.1 5 Western Michigan 170/209 5 81.3 6 North Dakota 32/173 5 18.5 6 Minnesota Duluth 154/190 6 81.1 7 Miami 29/166 6 17.5 7 Colorado College 134/170 5 78.8 8 Colorado College 20/181 9 11.0 8 Omaha 134/171 9 78.4
PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games PIM PIM/G Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Western Michigan 40 551 13.8 1 North Dakota 40 1363 34.1 2 Colorado College 36 462 12.8 2 Denver 44 1496 34.0 3 Minnesota Duluth 42 513 12.2 3 Minnesota Duluth 42 1340 31.9 4 Miami 36 430 11.9 4 Western Michigan 40 1248 31.2 5 North Dakota 40 473 11.8 5 St. Cloud State 36 1105 30.7 6 Omaha 39 432 11.1 6 Omaha 39 1174 30.1 7 Denver 44 429 9.8 7 Colorado College 36 930 25.8 8 St. Cloud State 36 321 8.9 8 Miami 36 917 25.5
SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Denver 41 70 39 2 152 1 Denver 20 27 32 1 80 2 Minnesota Duluth 39 46 50 5 140 2 Minnesota Duluth 33 37 25 0 95 3 Western Michigan 45 41 45 2 133 3 North Dakota 33 28 42 1 104 4 North Dakota 38 42 45 2 127 4 St. Cloud State 33 38 32 6 109 5 Omaha 40 33 47 2 122 5 Miami 30 38 44 1 113 6 St. Cloud State 32 39 32 2 105 6 Western Michigan 41 43 29 1 114 7 Miami 22 31 35 3 91 7 Colorado College 39 44 36 1 120 8 Colorado College 32 20 17 1 70 8 Omaha 44 43 40 1 128
SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Denver 40 2 +38 26 3 -23 +15 2 Omaha 43 6 +37 37 9 -28 +9 St. Cloud State 27 2 +25 20 4 -16 +9 4 Minnesota Duluth 37 1 +36 36 6 -30 +6 North Dakota 32 5 +27 27 6 -21 +6 6 Miami 29 6 +23 28 2 -26 -3 Western Michigan 38 7 +31 39 5 -34 -3 8 Colorado College 20 9 +11 36 5 -31 -20
Oct. 2-8, 2017 NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 21