2013-14 NCHC WEEKEND UPDATE INAUGURAL SEASON National Collegiate Hockey Conference Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Volume 8, Issue 2 Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Fax: 719-645-8206 Michael Weisman • O: 719-203-6818 • C: 513-310-4869 • [email protected] • www.NCHCHockey.com 2013-14 NCHC STANDINGS Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. Nebraska Omaha 15 6 5 1 0 0 .833 21 13 14 8 6 0 .571 46 43 2. St. Cloud State 13 6 4 1 1 0 .750 16 10 12 9 1 2 .833 43 22 3. Denver 11 6 3 2 1 1 .583 13 11 14 7 5 2 .571 34 26 4. North Dakota 9 8 3 5 0 0 .375 21 28 13 4 7 2 .385 34 44 5. Minnesota Duluth 6 4 2 2 0 0 .500 14 11 12 6 5 1 .542 35 30 Western Michigan 6 4 2 2 0 0 .500 11 9 13 5 5 3 .500 33 30 Miami 6 6 2 4 0 0 .333 15 17 15 7 6 2 .533 49 38 Colorado College 6 8 1 5 2 1 .250 13 25 12 1 9 2 .167 17 37 Teams are awarded three points for each conference win in regulation or overtime, and one point for an overtime tie. Conference games still tied after a five-minute overtime advance to a three-player shootout with the team that wins the shootout receiving an extra point in the standings (SW in the standings). A shootout win then is worth two points in the standings while the team that loses the shootout receives just one point for the tie. Teams will play a 24-game league schedule. RIDAY S IGHLIGHTS FRIDAY, NOV. 29 RESULTS F ’ H ^Western Michigan 1, Northeastern 1 (OT - NU wins shootout, 1-0) • Western Michigan senior forward Shane Berschbach scored a No. 12/13 Miami 4, at Bemidji State 4 (OT) third-period goal to erase a 1-0 deficit against Northeastern in the St. Lawrence 5, at North Dakota 2 opening game of the Shillelagh Tournament, hosted by Notre Dame. No. 20 New Hampshire 6, at Colorado College 2 Berschbach’s goal forced overtime, as the teams played to a 1-1 draw but Northeastern advanced in the tournament by winning a shootout. SATURDAY, NOV. 30 SCHEDULE Berschbach now has five points in his last three games with at least one ^Western Michigan vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 4:05 p.m. ET point in each game. No. 12/13 Miami at Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m. CT • Miami junior forward Blake Coleman and sophomore forward Alex St. Lawrence at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT No. 20 New Hampshire at Colorado College, 7:07 p.m. MT Gacek each scored two goals in its 4-4 tie at Bemidji State. The two goals for Gacek marked his first career multi-point and multi-goal game. Coleman, meanwhile, now has nine goals on the year, which is tied for the team lead and tied for second in the NCHC. Sophomore forward Ri- ^Shillelagh Tournament (South Bend, Ind./hosted by Notre Dame) ley Barber dished out an assist in the game as well, as he now leads the NCHC Teams in BOLD *Indicates conference game NCHC by himself with 20 points on the year. • North Dakota freshman defenseman Keaton Thompson scored his first collegiate goal Friday against St. Lawrence in the third period. Junior forward Connor Gaarder also tallied his first goal of the season in the loss. NCHC TEAMS HAVE ... • Colorado College freshman forward Sam Rothstein tallied his first collegiate goal on Friday, as well, against New Hampshire in the second ... produced 12 Hobey Baker Award winners, including each of the period. Rothstein now leads all Tiger freshmen with five points this year. last three and eight of the last 11. The 12 winners are the most of any current league. FOR NCHC NEWS, INFORMATION AND MORE... ... won a combined 17 national championships, including three in visit the NCHC website: www.NCHCHockey.com the last 10 years. ... seen a combined 47 alumni make 2013 NHL opening-day rosters follow the NCHC on Twitter: @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey ... made 50 Frozen Four appearances combined, including 13 in the like the NCHC on Facebook: Facebook.com/TheNCHC last 10 Frozen Fours. watch the NCHC on YouTube: YouTube.com/NCHCHockey ... a combined 54 NHL draft picks on their current rosters, the most of any NCAA conference. download the NCHC mobile app ... qualified for the NCAA Tournament107 times among them. view the inaugural NCHC Media Guide online: www.nchchockey.com/page/show/888867-media%20guide FRIDAY RECAPS as Radoslav Illo cut it to 4-2 just 2:45 into the period while Brendan FRIDAY, NOV. 29 Harms scored unassisted to make it a one-goal contest with still over 12 minutes to go. BSU then pulled their goalie for the extra attacker in the closing minute and Sam Rendle deflected a shot in to tie the game at our National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) teams were in 4-4 with 43 seconds left in regulation. action one day after Thanksgiving, but went just 0-2-2 Friday night The game went to overtime and both sides had good chances with Fagainst non-conference opponents. No. 12/13 Miami went on the Miami holding a slight, 4-3, edge in shots, but neither team scored as road and tied WCHA foe Bemidji State, 4-4, in overtime, while West- the game ended in a 4-4 draw. The RedHawks finished with a 38-36 ern Michigan played Hockey East foe Northeastern to a 1-1 draw in the advantage in shots on the night, but BSU outshot Miami, 16-6, in the Shillelagh Tournament, hosted by Notre Dame, but NU won the shootout third period. Sophomore goaltender Ryan McKay compiled 32 saves for to advance. MU while Andrew Walsh stopped 34 shots for the Beavers. Miami went Both NCHC teams playing at home suffered losses Friday as North 0-for-4 on the power play, including one in overtime, but killed all three Dakota fell to St. Lawrence out of the ECAC, 5-2, in UND’s annual Sub- BSU power plays. Senior forward Max Cook and sophomore forward Sean way Holiday Classic, while Colorado College was topped by No. 20 New Kuraly each had two assists on the night for the RedHawks, who square Hampshire of Hockey East, 6-2. off with the Beavers again Saturday night at 7:07 p.m. CT. WESTERN MICHIGAN 1, NORTHEASTERN 1 (OT) ST. LAWRENCE 5, NORTH DAKOTA 2 Northeastern wins shootout, 1-0 GRAND FORKS, N.D. – St. Lawrence scored three power play goals and NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Western Michigan senior forward Shane Ber- SLU’s Greg Carey had a hand in each of the Saints first four goals to lead schbach scored in the third period to force overtime against Northeastern them past North Dakota, 5-2, Friday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena in as the Broncos and Huskies played to a 1-1 tie Friday afternoon at the UND’s annual Subway Holiday Classic. North Dakota (4-7-2, 3-5-0-0 Shillelagh Tournament, hosted by Notre Dame at its Compton Family Ice NCHC) is now riding a four-game winless streak after suffering just its Arena. Northeastern (8-5-1, 3-4-0 HEA) advanced to the champion- second loss in 13 all-time meetings with St. Lawrence (8-5-2, 2-2-2 ship game of the tournament, however, winning the shootout, 1-0, over ECAC). WMU (5-5-3, 2-2-0-0 NCHC). The Saints were 50 percent on the power play, going 3-for-6, Both goals in the contest came on the power play as each team striking just 18 ticks into their first power play as Matt Carey scored 5:32 went 1-for-7 on the man advantage. The Huskies struck first when John into the game with Greg Carey earning an assist on the goal. Junior Stevens put home their power play tally just eight seconds into the sec- forward Connor Gaarder knotted the game for UND just 55 ticks into the ond period. The Broncos were held off the scoreboard until Berschbach second stanza with a power play goal of his own, his first tally of the was able to knot the game with 7:51 remaining in regulation with his year. Midway through the middle period however, Jeremy Wick put SLU power play goal off assists from junior forward Justin Kovacs and sopho- back in front on the power play while Justin Baker made it 3-1 with a more forward Sam Mellor. With his goal, Berschbach now has five points minute to go in the second period, again on the man advantage, as Greg in his last three games. Carey assisted on both scores. Freshman defenseman Keaton Thompson The game remained deadlocked after 60 minutes and went to brought North Dakota within one at 3-2 4:36 into the final frame with overtime. After neither team scored in the extra five-minute session, a his first career goal, but Greg Carey, the nation’s leading scorer, capped shootout was conducted to determine who advanced in the tournament. his four-point night with his only goal eight minutes later. The Saints The Broncos were unable to convert on any of their three attempts while added a short-handed empty-netter late to seal the 5-2 win as Wick NU’s Dalen Hedges scored in the first round to move the Huskies to the scored for a second time to complete his three-point night.