2019-20 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE National Collegiate Hockey Conference 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719-203-6818 Week of February 10-17, 2020 Fax: 719-645-8206 Volume 7, Issue 20 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 40 16 12 2 2 1/1 .813 64 36 27 21 3 3 .833 113 55 2. Minnesota Duluth 38 18 12 4 2 0/0 .722 64 42 28 17 9 2 .643 89 66 3. Western Michigan 28 16 8 6 2 0/2 .563 57 54 28 14 10 4 .571 98 82 Denver 28 16 7 5 4 1/2 .563 45 37 28 17 6 5 .696 89 61 5. St. Cloud State 25 18 8 9 1 0/0 .472 47 54 28 11 12 5 .482 80 88 6. Omaha 21 18 6 9 3 0/0 .417 52 59 30 12 13 5 .483 97 91 7. Miami 12 16 3 11 2 1/0 .250 42 56 26 6 16 4 .308 73 94 Colorado College 12 18 3 13 2 0/1 .222 39 72 26 8 16 2 .346 67 95 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. tHiS Week’S gameS NCHC FaCts aNd Figures Friday, Feb. 14 RIVALRIES RENEWED: While three NCHC teams are idle this weekend, *Western Michigan at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET the other five NCHC teams in action face off against rivals. Denver battles *No. 6/5 Denver at No. 1/1 North Dakota, 7:36 p.m. CT North Dakota in a top-10 tilt in Grand Forks, while former CCHA foes TV: CBS Sports Network Western Michigan and Miami meet up in Oxford in the other conference series. In non-conference play, the Pikes Peak Trophy is at stake as Air Force at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT Colorado College collides with cross-town rival Air Force Friday and Monday. Saturday, Feb. 15 The Tigers won the Pikes Peak Trophy last year for the first time since it *Western Michigan at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET was created in 2013 and need a win or two ties this weekend to retain it. *No. 6/5 Denver at No. 1/1 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT LET’S TAKE THIS OUTSIDE: With the Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium TV: FOX College Sports Central/TSN2 hosting an NHL Stadium Series game Saturday night (Kings vs. Avalanche), Colorado College and Air Force will conclude their home-and-home series Monday, Feb. 17 this weekend on Monday night outdoors at the Falcons’ football stadium. It Colorado College at Air Force, 5:05 p.m. MT (Faceoff at Falcon Stadium) will be CC’s second ever outdoor game, with the other coming in the ‘Battle on Blake’ on Feb. 20, 2016 against rival Denver at Coors Field (home of the Colorado Rockies) in Denver -- a 4-1 Tigers loss. The only other outdoor LaSt Week’S ReSuLtS games involving NCHC teams since the NCHC began play were Miami and Western Michigan at Soldier Field in Chicago on Feb. 7, 2015 (a 4-3 Friday, Feb. 7 MU win) and WMU playing (and winning) the Great Lakes Invitational at at Western Michigan 8, RPI 4 Comerica Park in Detroit on Dec. 27-28, 2013. *at No. 6/7 Minnesota Duluth 3, Omaha 2 CLOSING THE BOOK ON NON-CONFERENCE: The final non-conference *St. Cloud State 3, at Colorado College 2 (OT) games of the season involving an NCHC team take place this weekend with Colorado College facing cross-town rival Air Force twice. So far this Saturday, Feb. 8 season, NCHC teams have combined to go 47-26-12 in non-conference at Western Michigan 6, RPI 2 play, with the .624 win percentage tops among the six Division I men’s *at No. 6/7 Minnesota Duluth 4, Omaha 1 hockey conferences. NCHC teams are a perfect 4-0-0 against Atlantic Hockey foes so far this season with Denver sweeping Niagara and North *at Colorado College 2, St. Cloud State 2 (OT - CC wins shootout) Dakota sweeping Canisius. The NCHC has posted the best combined non- * National Collegiate Hockey Conference game conference regular-season win percentage among the conferences four of the last five seasons, including last year at .659 (52-25-8).(page 7) POLL POSITIONS: The NCHC is once more home to the No. 1 team in This Weekend’s Games on NCHC.tv the country, as North Dakota remained in the top spot in both the USCHO. Friday Feb. 14 com Poll and USA Hockey Magazine Poll for the second straight week. Western Michigan at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET UND has now been No. 1 in the polls six weeks this season overall. Three Air Force at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT NCHC teams are ranked in both national polls, with all three in the top six in each poll, including top five in the USA Hockey Magazine Poll. (page 10) Saturday, Feb. 15 • Three NCHC teams (Denver, Minnesota Duluth and North Dakota) Western Michigan at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET have now held the top spot in 12 of 19 USCHO.com Polls so far this No. 6/5 Denver at No. 1/1 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT season. Since the start of the 2016-17 season, an NCHC team has been ranked No. 1 in the USCHO Poll in 72 of 91 polls. notes continued on page 7 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey /TheNCHC @TheNCHC TheNCHC NCHC.tv SID/School DIrectory National Collegiate Hockey Conference Dir. of Communications: ....Michael Weisman Address:.......1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Twitter: .................................@TheNCHC Office: ...........................719-694-9924 Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Instagram: ............................@TheNCHC Cell: .............................513-310-4869 Website: ....................NCHCHockey.com Facebook: .............................. /TheNCHC Email: [email protected] Digital Network/Video: ............. 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