2020-21 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of January 20-24, 2021 Fax: 719-645-8206 Season 8, Week 7 www.NCHCHockey.com Michael Weisman • O: 719-694-9924 • C: 513-310-4869 • [email protected] • @TheNCHC 2020-21 NCHC STANDINGS Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T OW OL SW Win % GF GA GP W L T Win % GF GA 1. North Dakota 29 14 10 3 1 2 0 0 .750 50 30 14 10 3 1 .750 50 30 2. St. Cloud State 27 15 9 6 0 2 2 0 .600 43 41 15 9 6 0 .600 43 41 3. Omaha 24 12 8 3 1 2 0 1 .708 43 26 12 8 3 1 .708 43 26 4. Minnesota Duluth 21 13 6 5 2 1 1 1 .538 34 31 13 6 5 2 .538 34 31 5. Western Michigan 19 16 5 8 3 0 0 1 .406 48 61 16 5 8 3 .406 48 61 6. Denver 18 14 5 8 1 0 1 1 .393 37 39 14 5 8 1 .393 37 39 7. Colorado College 15 14 3 9 2 0 2 2 .286 28 44 14 3 9 2 .286 28 44 Miami 15 14 4 8 2 0 1 0 .357 27 38 14 4 8 2 .357 27 38 Teams are awarded three (3) points for each conference win in regulation, two (2) points for an overtime or shootout win, and one (1) point for an overtime or shootout loss. Overtime wins and losses appear in both the W and L columns, as well as the OTW and OTL columns in a team’s conference record. Shootouts will only occur if a conference game remains tied after the lone overtime, which is now 3-on-3, with the shootout winner earning two points and the loser getting one point, the same as an overtime win and loss. UPCOMING GAMES NCHC NEWS & NOTES Friday, Jan. 22 FULL SLATE AT LAST: For the first time all season, the NCHC has a full *Miami at No. 6/6 St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT slate this weekend with all eight teams playing a two-game series. Due to the NCHC Pod schedule, along with various postponements and schedule Saturday, Jan. 23 adjustments, there has yet to be a four-series weekend in the NCHC. *Western Michigan at No. 7/7 Minnesota Duluth, 6:07 p.m. CT This Saturday will also mark the first day this season when all eight NCHC *Miami at No. 6/6 St. Cloud State, 6:07 p.m. CT teams are in action on the same day. While in a normal year it would be *Colorado College at No. 3/3 North Dakota, 6:07 p.m. CT common for all eight NCHC teams to have games on the same day, as of *No. 19/15 Denver at No. 11/11 Omaha, 6:07 p.m. CT now there are only two other days in the regular season that are slated to have four NCHC games with all eight teams playing (Friday, Feb. 5 and Sunday, Jan. 24 Friday, Feb. 26). *Western Michigan at No. 7/7 Minnesota Duluth, 4:07 p.m. CT *Colorado College at No. 3/3 North Dakota, 6:07 p.m. CT FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: After all three series last weekend were *No. 19/15 Denver at No. 11/11 Omaha, 6:07 p.m. CT repeat meetings from the NCHC Pod, three of four series this weekend mark the first match-ups between the teams in 2020-21 (Western LATEST RESULTS Michigan at No. 7 Minnesota Duluth, Miami at No. 6 St. Cloud State and Friday, Jan. 15 No. 19/15 Denver at No. 11 Omaha). The only series that is a repeat from *at Western Michigan 6, No. 4/5 St. Cloud State 2 earlier this season is Colorado College at No. 3 North Dakota, as the teams met less than two weeks ago in Colorado Springs on Jan. 10-11, with UND Saturday, Jan. 16 claiming 3-0 and 2-1 victories. *at Western Michigan 3, No. 4/5 St. Cloud State 1 Sunday, Jan. 17 GOING STREAKING: While No. 3 North Dakota saw its six-game win *at No. 18 Denver 4, No. 2/2 North Dakota 1 streak snapped by Denver last Sunday, No. 11 Omaha is now riding a six-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1), including four straight wins, after Monday, Jan. 18 picking up a pair of victories at Colorado College on Monday and Tuesday. *No. 11/11 Omaha 3, at Colorado College 2 The Mavericks’ six-game unbeaten streak is the second-longest active *No. 3/3 North Dakota 5, at No. 19/15 Denver 1 unbeaten streak in the country behind Minnesota State’s seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1). Western Michigan is on a season-best four-game Tuesday, Jan. 19 unbeaten streak of its own, going 3-0-1, including last weekend’s sweep *No. 11/11 Omaha 3, at Colorado College 2 (OT) of then-No. 4 St. Cloud State. *Conference game ROAD RULES: Road teams went 3-3-0 last week in the NCHC, including NCHC.tv one overtime win, as Omaha took five of six points at Colorado College. Road teams have had success in the NCHC post-Pod, with visitors going Nearly all NCHC games can be watched on the NCHC’s digital network, 11-6-1 (.639) since play resumed in 2021. NCHC.tv. This week’s NCHC.tv schedule can be found on page 4. POLL POSITIONS: The national polls were released on Monday and three @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey /TheNCHC @TheNCHC TheNCHC NCHC.tv SID/SCHOOL DIRECTORY National Collegiate Hockey Conference Director of Communications: .........................Michael Weisman Digital Network/Video: ................................................ 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