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. 16-22, 2017 Fax: 719-645-8206 Volume 5, Issue 4 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 4 3 1 0 .750 13 9 Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 1 0 1 .750 6 4 Miami 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 0 2 0 .000 3 6 Minnesota Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 4 1 2 1 .375 9 12 North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 4 3 0 1 .875 12 5 Omaha 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 2 1 1 0 .500 6 7 St. Cloud State 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 3 3 0 0 1.000 15 7 Western Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 0 0 5 2 2 1 .500 15 11 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. pComiNg ameS NCHC FaCts aNd Figures U g • For the first time all season, all eight NCHC teams are in action on the Friday, Oct. 20 same day as everyone plays a non-conference series Friday and Saturday. Colorado College at No. 17 New Hampshire, 7:00 p.m. ET NCHC teams are off to a 14-8-4 combined record in non-conference play Miami at Maine, 7:00 p.m. ET this season, with the .615 win percentage second among the six Division I Western Michigan at Michigan State, 7:05 p.m. ET conferences behind only the Big Ten (.618). Half of the NCHC’s eight non- Arizona State at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT conference series this weekend are with Hockey East foes. NCHC teams No. 8/7 Minnesota at No. 4/4 North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT are 2-4-0 against Hockey East so far. Two series are with Big Ten foes with No. 13/15 Boston College at No. 3/2 St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT NCHC teams 2-0-1 against the Big Ten so far. (page 9) Merrimack at No. 9/13 Minnesota Duluth, 7:37 p.m. CT • Three NCHC teams are ranked in the top four of both the USA Today/ Lake Superior State at No. 1/1 Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT (TV: Altitude) USA Hockey Magazine Poll and the USCHO.com Poll this week, the Saturday, Oct. 21 only conference to have more than one team in the top five. Defending national champion Denver remains No. 1 in both polls, including Colorado College at No. 17 New Hampshire, 7:00 p.m. ET unanimously in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll, while St. Miami at Maine, 7:00 p.m. ET Cloud State is No. 2 and 3 in the polls and North Dakota is fourth in both. Michigan State at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET Minnesota Duluth is the fourth NCHC team ranked in both polls. (page 9) Arizona State at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT • Renewing one of college hockey’s biggest rivalries, North Dakota hosts No. 8/7 Minnesota at No. 4/4 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT Minnesota in a top-10 series this weekend. It is the third-most played No. 13/15 Boston College at No. 3/2 St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT (TV: FSN+/FCS) rivalry in the NCAA with 293 all-time meetings. Only Michigan-Michigan Merrimack at No. 9/13 Minnesota Duluth, 7:37 p.m. CT State (314) and the Gold Pan rivalry between Colorado College and Denver Lake Superior State at No. 1/1 Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT (TV: Altitude 2) (308) have played more times. • St. Cloud State, at 3-0-0, is one of only three NCAA teams with a 1.000 LaSt Week’S ResultS winning percentage this season, along with New Hampshire (4-0-0), which Friday, Oct. 13 hosts Colorado College this weekend, and Army (2-0-0). Miami 7, at U.S. Under-18 National Team 5 (exhib.) • Western Michigan junior forward Colt Conrad has tallied at least one No. 15/15 Clarkson 2, at Western Michigan 2 (OT) notes continued on page 8 No. 1/1 Denver 2, at No. 6/4 Notre Dame 2 (OT) Upcoming Games on NCHC.tv Omaha 4, at No. 12/12 UMass Lowell 2 at Bemidji State 5, No. 9/5 Minnesota Duluth 2 Friday, Oct. 20 at No. 8/8 North Dakota 2, St. Lawrence 1 Arizona State at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT at No. 4/6 St. Cloud State 6, Alaska 3 No. 8/7 Minnesota at No. 4/4 North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT at Colorado College 6, Alaska Anchorage 1 No. 13/15 Boston College at No. 3/2 St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT Merrimack at No. 9/13 Minnesota Duluth, 7:37 p.m. CT Saturday, Oct. 14 Lake Superior State at No. 1/1 Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT No. 15/15 Clarkson 4, at Western Michigan 2 Saturday, Oct. 21 No. 1/1 Denver 4, at No. 6/4 Notre Dame 2 Michigan State at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET at No. 12/12 UMass Lowell 5, Omaha 2 Arizona State at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Bemidji State 0, at No. 9/5 Minnesota Duluth 0 (OT) No. 8/7 Minnesota at No. 4/4 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT at No. 8/8 North Dakota 6, St. Lawrence 1 No. 13/15 Boston College at No. 3/2 St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT at No. 4/6 St. Cloud State 5, Alaska 4 (OT) Merrimack at No. 9/13 Minnesota Duluth, 7:37 p.m. CT at Colorado College 3, Alaska Anchorage 2 Lake Superior State at No. 1/1 Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey /TheNCHC @TheNCHC TheNCHC NCHC.tv SID/School DIrectory National Collegiate Hockey Conference Website: .................................................... 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