2019-20 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of December 16-22, 2019 Fax: 719-645-8206 Volume 7, Issue 12 www.NCHCHockey.com Michael Weisman • O: 719-694-9924 • C: 513-310-4869 • [email protected] • @TheNCHC 2019-20 NCHC STANDINGS Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T 3/SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. North Dakota 23 8 7 0 1 1/0 .938 32 12 17 14 1 2 .882 71 27 2. Minnesota Duluth 19 8 6 1 1 0/0 .813 31 19 16 9 6 1 .594 47 41 3. Denver 12 8 3 3 2 0/1 .500 20 17 18 11 4 3 .694 56 36 4. Western Michigan 11 8 3 4 1 0/1 .438 21 31 16 7 7 2 .500 46 48 5. St. Cloud State 9 8 3 5 0 0/0 .375 21 24 16 5 7 4 .438 46 52 6. Miami 8 8 2 5 1 1/0 .313 21 27 17 4 10 3 .324 48 63 7. Colorado College 7 8 2 5 1 0/0 .313 20 29 14 6 7 1 .464 39 44 Omaha 7 8 2 5 1 0/0 .313 23 30 16 7 7 2 .500 52 48 Teams are awarded three points for each conference win in regulation or 5-on-5 overtime, and one point for a 5-on-5 overtime tie. Conference games still tied after a five-minute 5-on-5 overtime advance to a five-minute 3-on-3 overtime (and sudden victory shootout if still tied) with the team that wins the second overtime/shootout receiving an extra point in the standings (3/SW in the standings), making all games worth three (3) points. The 3-on-3 overtime and shootouts only affect conference standings, while the game is officially a tie for NCAA purposes. NCHC FACTS AND FIGURES UPCOMING GAMES THE ONLY SHOW IN TOWN: There are only two Division I men’s college hockey games this weekend and they both involve an NCHC team, as Saturday, Dec. 21 Omaha hosts No. 16/14 Arizona State in a non-conference series. No. 16/14 Arizona State at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT • The Mavericks are 5-2-1 all-time against the Sun Devils, while the NCHC as a whole is 12-5-4 all-time against Arizona State. Sunday, Dec. 22 • This weekend’s series is at Baxter Arena, where ASU is 0-5-1 all- No. 16/14 Arizona State at Omaha, 4:07 p.m. CT time, while the Sun Devils are 0-11-3 all-time in NCHC arenas. However, ASU is 5-0-0 against NCHC teams at Oceanside Arena in Tempe, Ariz., but 0-1-1 on neutral ice against the NCHC, with both games in Arizona. • The Sun Devils lone series so far this season against the NCHC came LAST WEEK’S RESULTS on Dec. 6-7 against Denver, with ASU winning the opener in Oceanside Friday, Dec. 13 Arena and tying DU at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. a night later. *at St. Cloud State 4, Omaha 1 NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS: The NCHC has posted the best combined non-conference regular-season winning percentage among the six Division *at No. 8/8 Denver 3, Colorado College 0 I men’s hockey conferences in four of the last five seasons, including last year at .659. This season, NCHC teams have combined to go 35-21-10 in Saturday, Dec. 14 non-conference play so far, with the .606 win percentage ranking second *Omaha 4, at St. Cloud State 3 (OT) among conferences, barely trailing Hockey East at .608. Included in that *No. 8/8 Denver 3, at Colorado College 1 mark is Omaha’s 5-2-1 non-conference record this season. (page 9) POLL POSITIONS: The NCHC is once again home to the No. 1 team in *NCHC conference game the country after North Dakota claimed the top spot in both national polls for the first time this season. Four NCHC teams are ranked overall in the USCHO.com Poll this week, including three in the top 10. Three NCHC teams remain ranked in the USA Hockey Magazine Poll. (page 9) • North Dakota is ranked No. 1 for the first time since Oct. 24, 2016, while they are the third different NCHC team to be ranked No. 1 this season (along with Minnesota Duluth and Denver). • NCHC teams have now held the top spot in seven of 12 USCHO.com Polls so far this season. Since the start of the 2016-17 season, an NCHC team has been ranked No. 1 in the USCHO Poll in 67 of 84 polls. • Over the last six seasons, an NCHC team has been ranked No. 1 This Weekend’s Games on NCHC.tv in the USCHO Poll 84 weeks, 69 more weeks than any other conference Saturday, Dec. 21 combined (Big Ten second at 15 weeks). Four different NCHC teams (DU, No. 16/14 Arizona State at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT UMD, UND and St. Cloud State) have all held the No. 1 ranking for at least 19 weeks during that span, all more than any other conference combined. Sunday, Dec. 22 No. 16/14 Arizona State at Omaha, 4:07 p.m. CT GOING FOR GOLD: Five NCHC players could have a chance to bring home some hardware at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic. 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