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1 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE Week of December 25-31, 2017 Volume 5, Issue Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO Phone: Fax: Michael Weisman O: C: NCHC Standings Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T 3/SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. St. Cloud State / North Dakota / Western Michigan / Denver / Colorado College / Miami / Minnesota Duluth / Omaha / 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. This Week s Games Thursday, Dec. 28 No. 12/12 Western Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:37 p.m. ET Friday, Dec. 29 % No. 17 Minnesota Duluth vs. Yale, 4:00 p.m. ET No. 1/1 St. Cloud State at Princeton, 7:00 p.m. ET No. 19 Union at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Colorado College at Air Force, 7:05 p.m. MT Merrimack at No. 2/2 Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT TV: Altitude 2 Saturday, Dec. 30 Windsor at Miami, 5:05 p.m. ET (exhibition) % No. 17 Minnesota Duluth at Dartmouth, 7:00 p.m. ET No. 1/1 St. Cloud State at Princeton, 7:00 p.m. ET No. 19 Union at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT U.S. U-18 National Team at No. 6/6 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT (exhib.) Merrimack at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT Air Force at No. 2/2 Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT TV: Altitude 2 % Ledyard Classic (Hanover, N.H.) *National Collegiate Hockey Conference game Last Week s Results Friday, Dec. 15 at No. 2/2 Denver 1, Dartmouth 0 Saturday, Dec. 16 at Colorado College 4, Arizona State 0 Dartmouth 5, at No. 2/2 Denver 4 Sunday, Dec. 17 at Colorado College 4, Arizona State 4 (OT) CC wins shootout, 1-0, in 1 round National Collegiate Hockey Conference NCHC Facts and Figures Coming off the break, all eight NCHC teams are in action with six facing non-conference foes and two (Miami and North Dakota) playing exhibition games. Three of the non-conference series this weekend are against ECAC Hockey foes, with NCHC teams going a combined against ECAC teams so far this season. Overall, NCHC teams are a combined in non-conference play this season, with the.664 win percentage second among the six conferences behind only the Big Ten at.697 (page 9) Seven NCHC skaters are taking part in the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship from Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Buffalo, N.Y., including six on Team USA: Minnesota Duluth sophomore forwards Joey Anderson, who is serving as captain, and Riley Tufte, UMD freshman defensemen Mikey Anderson, Scott Perunovich and Dylan Samberg, and St. Cloud State sophomore forward Ryan Poehling. SCSU freshman goalie Dávid Hrenák is representing his native Slovakia. Team USA is coached for a second straight year by SCSU head coach Bob Motzko. According to the KRACH on USCHO.com, NCHC teams have played seven of the eight toughest schedules in the country. Minnesota has faced the toughest, but Denver, St. Cloud State and Omaha are second through fourth, respectively, while NCHC teams are also in spots five through eight. Colorado College has played the weakest schedule among NCHC teams, which is still 16th nationally, according to the KRACH Ratings. With conference play complete until January, previous history says a look at the current standings can be indicative of the final results. In the NCHC s first four seasons, the Penrose Cup champion was already in first place as of Jan. 1 two times (SCSU in and North Dakota in ). Last season on Jan. 1, Penrose Cup champion Denver was in second place, only one point out of first, while in , eventual champion UND sat in fourth place on Jan. 1, but only two points back of first place. notes continued on page 8 Upcoming Games on NCHC.tv Friday, Dec. 29 No. 19 Union at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Merrimack at No. 2/2 Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Saturday, Dec. 30 Windsor at Miami, 5:05 p.m. ET No. 19 Union at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT U.S. U-18 National Team at No. 6/6 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT Merrimack at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT Air Force at No. 2/2 Denver, 7:05 p.m. #NCHCHockey TheNCHC NCHC.tv

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3 Team Notes/Match-Ups Colorado College Tigers Head Coach: Mike Haviland (4th year) Record at CC: Record: ( /0, 8th) Record: ( /0 NCHC, 5th) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 19/10 In its first ever meetings with Arizona State Dec , Colorado College earned a 4-0 shutout on Dec. 16, before settling for a 4-4 overtime tie the next day. With the win on Dec. 16, the Tigers matched their season win total from last season of eight. The tie Sunday was CC s third tie in its last four games after having none in its first 14 games. Sophomore goaltender Alex Leclerc earned his second shutout of the season and fourth of his career with a 36-save performance in the win on Dec. 16. Leclerc has stopped at least 30 shots in five straight games. Freshman forward Christiano Versich notched five points against ASU, including a career-high three points on a goal and two assists in the win Dec. 16, which was his first career multi-point game. He tallied another two-assist game the next day, as he equaled his season total of five points in one weekend and now has 10 on the year (3g, 7a). Junior forward Trevor Gooch tallied his first career multi-goal game in the tie with ASU Dec. 17, potting two goals in a span of 2:15. This Week s Games: Fri., Dec. 29 at Air Force (7-8-3, AHA) - 7:05 p.m. MT Cadet Ice Arena - Colorado Springs, Colo. TV: CET (Xfinity) Sat., Dec. 30 vs. Merrimack (4-9-4, HEA) - 6:07 p.m. MT Broadmoor World Arena - Colorado Springs, Colo. NCHC.tv Game Fact: Colorado College faces Air Force on Friday, as the crosstown rivals battle for the Pikes Peak Trophy. The Falcons have claimed the trophy in each of the four seasons since it was created. However, CC controls the all-time series, Sat., Sept. 30 vs. Lethbridge (Exh.)% W, 4-1 Fri., Oct. 6 at Vermont L, 0-3 Sat., Oct. 7 at Vermont W, 4-3 Fri., Oct. 13 Alaska Anchorage W, 6-1 Sat., Oct. 14 Alaska Anchorage W, 3-2 Fri., Oct. 20 at No. 17 New Hampshire L, 3-6 Sat., Oct. 21 at No. 17 New Hampshire W, 2-1 (OT) Fri., Oct. 27 No. 4/4 North Dakota* W, 2-1 Sat., Oct. 28 No. 4/4 North Dakota* L, 4-6 Fri., Nov. 3 at Miami* L, 2-3 (OT) Sat., Nov. 4 at Miami* W, 2-1 Fri., Nov. 10 Omaha* L, 3-5 Sat., Nov. 11 Omaha* W, 4-0 Fri., Nov. 17 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 1-6 Sat., Nov. 18 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 1-5 Fri., Dec. 8 at No. 1/1 Denver* T, 4-4 (OT-3x3W) Sat., Dec. 9 No. 1/1 Denver* T, 1-1 (OT-3x3L) Sat., Dec. 16 Arizona State W, 4-0 Sun., Dec. 17 Arizona State T, 4-4 (OT) Fri., Dec. 29 at Air Force 7:05 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 Merrimack 6:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 Minnesota Duluth* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 Minnesota Duluth* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19 at Western Michigan* 4:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 at Western Michigan* 5:05 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 Miami* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 Miami* 4:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9 at North Dakota* 6:37 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 at North Dakota* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 Denver* 8:08 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Denver* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at Omaha* 6:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at Omaha* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 Western Michigan* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 Western Michigan* 6:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are MT and subject to change % Game in Breckenridge, Colo. Denver Pioneers Head Coach: Jim Montgomery (5th year) Record at DU: Record: ( /2, 1st) Record: ( /0 NCHC, t-3rd) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 15/7 Denver split its series on Dec with Dartmouth, earning a 1-0 win on Dec. 15, before falling, 5-4, on Dec. 16. The loss on Dec. 16 marked the Pioneers first loss in non-conference play this season as Denver fell to outside of the NCHC this season. Senior goaltender Tanner Jaillet earned his second shutout of the season and sixth of his career with a 23-save performance against Dartmouth on Dec. 15. Freshman forward Kohen Olischefski scored the first two goals of his collegiate career in the loss to Dartmouth Dec. 16. He also assisted on the game-winning goal in the 1-0 win Dec. 15, giving him a three-point weekend after only notching one point, an assist, in his first 11 games at Denver. Fellow freshman forward Jack Doremus also potted his first career goal on Dec. 16 against the Big Green. The Pioneers have gone 16-for-16 on the penalty kill over their last six games. Denver s penalty kill ranks 15th in the nation at 84.2 percent (48-of-57) this season. This Week s Games: Fri., Dec. 29 vs. Merrimack (4-9-4, HEA) - 7:05 p.m. MT Magness Arena - Denver, Colo. TV: Altitude 2/NCHC.tv Sat., Dec. 30 vs. Air Force (7-8-3, AHA) - 7:05 p.m. MT Magness Arena - Denver, Colo. TV: Altitude 2/NCHC.tv Game Fact: Seven of Denver s last eight games have been decided by one or fewer goals. The Pioneers have posted a record in games decided by a goal or less this season. Sun., Oct. 1 Lethbridge (Exh.) W, 3-1 Fri., Oct. 13 at No. 6/4 Notre Dame T, 2-2 (OT) Sat., Oct. 14 at No. 6/4 Notre Dame W, 4-2 Fri., Oct. 20 Lake Superior State T, 3-3 (OT) Sat., Oct. 21 Lake Superior State W, 5-1 Fri., Oct. 27 at No. 6/6 Boston University W, 4-3 Sat., Oct. 28 at No. 19 Boston College W, 6-1 Fri., Nov. 3 at Western Michigan* L, 5-6 Sat., Nov. 4 at Western Michigan* L, 4-7 Fri., Nov. 10 No. 1/1 St. Cloud State* W, 4-2 Sat., Nov. 11 No. 1/1 St. Cloud State* W. 5-1 Fri., Nov. 17 No. 3/3 North Dakota* L, 4-5 Sat., Nov. 18 No. 3/3 North Dakota* W, 4-1 Fri., Dec. 1 at No. 16/15 Minnesota Duluth* W, 1-0 Sat., Dec. 2 at No. 16/15 Minnesota Duluth* W, 2-1 Fri., Dec. 8 Colorado College* T, 4-4 (OT-3x3L) Sat., Dec. 9 at Colorado College* T, 1-1 (OT-3x3W) Fri., Dec. 15 Dartmouth W, 1-0 Sat., Dec. 16 Dartmouth L, 4-5 Fri., Dec. 29 Merrimack 7:05 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 Air Force 7:05 p.m. Fri., Jan. 5 at Miami* 5:35 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6 at Miami* 5:05 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19 Omaha* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 Omaha* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 at North Dakota* 6:38 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 at North Dakota* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 Minnesota Duluth* 7:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 Minnesota Duluth* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Colorado College* 8:08 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 Colorado College* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at St. Cloud State* 6:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at St. Cloud State* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 Miami* 8:00 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 Miami* 7:05 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are MT and subject to change Dec , 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 3

4 Team Notes/Match-Ups Miami RedHawks Head Coach: Enrico Blasi (19th year) Record at MU: Record: ( /1, 7th) Record: ( NCHC, 6th) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 17/4 For the second straight weekend, Miami split with a top-10 opponent, winning Dec. 8 at Western Michigan, 5-2, before falling in overtime the next night, 4-3. With the results, the RedHawks are now on Fridays this season, winning three straight on Friday, compared to just in Saturday games this season. Junior defenseman Grant Hutton scored a short-handed goal in the Dec. 9 loss at WMU, becoming the first NCHC blue liner with a short-handed tally this season. He has eight goals on the season, which tie for the NCAA lead among defensemen, while his six power play goals are two better than any other NCAA blue liner. His 0.44 goals per game are first nationally by himself among NCAA defensemen. Sophomore forward Gordie Green logged four points against WMU with two goals and an assist Dec. 8, while adding another goal on Dec. 9. His two goals on Dec. 8 tied a career high and marked his second multi-goal game this season. He leads Miami and is tied for 14th nationally with 22 points (9g, 13a) this season. RedHawk defensemen have combined for 15 goals this season, which tie for third in the NCAA among blue-line goal-scoring. This Week s Game: Sat., Dec. 30 vs. Windsor (8-14-0, OUA) - 5:00 p.m. ET (Exhib.) Steve Cady Arena - Oxford, Ohio NCHC.tv Game Fact: Miami is averaging penalty minutes per game this season, which is tops in the NCHC and ranks third nationally. Fri., Oct. 6 No. 5/11 Providence L, 1-3 Sat., Oct. 7 No. 5/11 Providence L, 2-3 Fri., Oct. 13 at U.S. U-18 Team (Exh.) W, 7-5 Fri., Oct. 20 at Maine W, 7-5 Sat., Oct. 21 at Maine L, 3-6 Fri., Oct. 27 UConn W, 3-0 Sat., Oct. 28 UConn W, 7-1 Fri., Nov. 3 Colorado College* W, 3-2 (OT) Sat., Nov. 4 Colorado College* L, 1-2 Fri., Nov. 10 at No. 2/4 North Dakota* L, 1-4 Sat., Nov. 11 at No. 2/4 North Dakota* T, 3-3 (OT-SOL) Fri., Nov. 17 No. 14/15 Minnesota Duluth* L, 1-3 Sat., Nov. 18 No. 14/15 Minnesota Duluth* W, 3-2 Fri., Nov. 24 at Bowling Green W, 6-3 Sat., Nov. 25 at Bowling Green T, 2-2 (OT) Fri., Dec. 1 No. 5/5 Cornell W, 2-1 Sat., Dec. 2 No. 5/5 Cornell L, 0-4 Fri., Dec. 8 at No. 11/10 Western Michigan* W, 5-2 Sat., Dec. 9 at No. 11/10 Western Michigan* L, 3-4 (OT) Sat., Dec. 30 Windsor (Exh.) 5:00 p.m. Fri., Jan. 5 Denver* 7:35 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6 Denver* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 at Omaha* 8:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 at Omaha* 8:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 at Colorado College* 9:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 at Colorado College* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 Western Michigan* 7:35 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 Western Michigan* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9 St. Cloud State* 8:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 St. Cloud State* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Minnesota Duluth* 8:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Minnesota Duluth* 8:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 North Dakota* 7:35 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 North Dakota* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 at Denver* 10:00 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 at Denver* 9:05 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are ET and subject to change Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Head Coach: Scott Sandelin (18th year) Record at UMD: Record: ( /2, 2nd) Record: ( NCHC, 7th) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 16/9 After allowing a season-high seven goals in a 7-5 loss at Omaha Dec. 8, Minnesota Duluth snapped a season-long three-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Mavericks the next night for a series split. UMD put up 11 goals in the series after totaling 12 goals in their previous eight games combined, never scoring more than three in a game. Freshman defenseman Scott Perunovich notched four points in the split at Omaha, including a career-high three points (1g, 2a) in the Dec. 9 victory. He leads all rookie defensemen nationally with 16 points (4g, 12a) on the season, but will be one of five Bulldogs missing this weekend s Ledyard Classic, as he and four teammates are representing Team USA at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo, N.Y. UMD has the NCHC s highest-scoring freshman class, as the rookies have combined for 45 points (11g, 34a), which tie for seventh nationally among rookie classes. Defensemen have notched 33 of those points, including eight goals, both tops among NCAA rookie defensemen. This Week s Games: Fri., Dec. 29 vs. Yale (5-7-0, ECAC) - 4:00 p.m. ET Thompson Arena - Hanover, N.H. Ledyard Classic Sat., Dec. 30 at Dartmouth (3-8-1, ECAC) - 7:00 p.m. ET Thompson Arena - Hanover, N.H. Ledyard Classic Game Fact: UMD is all-time against Yale and against tournament host Dartmouth, last meeting on Dec. 30, Sat., Sept. 30 Alberta (Exh.) L, 3-4 Fri., Oct. 6 No. 3/3 Minnesota% W, 4-3 (OT) Sat., Oct. 7 Michigan Tech% L, 3-4 Fri., Oct. 13 at Bemidji State L, 2-5 Sat., Oct. 14 Bemidji State T, 0-0 (OT) Fri., Oct. 20 Merrimack T, 5-5 (OT) Sat., Oct. 21 Merrimack W, 7-2 Fri., Oct. 27 at Maine W, 2-1 Sat., Oct. 28 at Maine W. 2-0 Fri., Nov. 3 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 3-5 Sat., Nov. 4 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 0-5 Fri., Nov. 10 No. 18/15 Western Michigan* W, 3-0 Sat., Nov. 11 No. 18/15 Western Michigan* L, 0-5 Fri., Nov. 17 at Miami* W, 3-1 Sat., Nov. 18 at Miami* L, 2-3 Sat., Nov. 25 No. 8/8 Minnesota State W, 3-1 Fri., Dec. 1 No. 1/1 Denver* L, 0-1 Sat., Dec. 2 No. 1/1 Denver* L, 1-2 Fri., Dec. 8 at Omaha* L, 5-7 Sat., Dec. 9 at Omaha* W, 6-2 Fri., Dec. 29 vs. Yale$ 3:00 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 at Dartmouth$ 6:00 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 at Colorado College* 8:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 at Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19 North Dakota* 8:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. Tue., Jan. 23 at Minnesota State 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 St. Cloud State* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 St. Cloud State* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 at Denver* 8:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 at Denver* 8:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 Miami* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 Miami* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 Omaha* 7:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change; % Ice Breaker Tournament (Duluth, Minn.); $ Ledyard Classic (Hanover, N.H.) #NCHCHockey Dec , 2017

5 Team Notes/Match-Ups North Dakota Head Coach: Brad Berry (3rd year) Record at UND: Record: ( /0, 4th) Record: ( /2 NCHC, 2nd) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 18/6 North Dakota earned two points in its last series Dec. 8-9 at St. Cloud State, both coming Dec. 8 in a 2-2 overtime tie and shootout win, as the Fighting Hawks fell on Dec. 9, 3-1. UND has now played in both of the only two NCHC games to go to a shootout this season, winning them both, with junior defenseman Christian Wolanin scoring the shootout-winning goal both times. Sophomore forward Cole Smith scored a goal in both games at SCSU and now has a goal in three straight games after notching one goal in his first 15 games this season. His four tallies this year already top his total from last year when he had three goals in 29 games as a rookie. North Dakota ranks seventh nationally, allowing only 2.20 goals per game this season. The Fighting Hawks rank sixth in the country on the penalty kill, killing 87.1 percent of their opponents power plays (74/85) after going 7-for-8 at St. Cloud State on the penalty kill. This Week s Game: Sat., Dec. 30 vs. U.S. U-18 National Team - 7:07 p.m. CT (Exhib.) Ralph Engelstad Arena - Grand Forks, N.D. TV: MidcoSN/NCHC.tv Game Fact: North Dakota is allowing only shots on goal per game by its opponent, which ranks first in the NCHC and third nationally. UND s shots on goal margin per game is sixth in the country. In addition, the Fighting Hawks are winning 56.2 percent of faceoffs as a team this season, which leads the entire country. Sat., Sept. 30 Manitoba (Exh.) W, 6-2 Fri., Oct. 6 at Alaska Anchorage T, 1-1 (OT) Sat., Oct. 7 at Alaska Anchorage W, 3-2 (OT) Fri., Oct. 13 St. Lawrence W, 2-1 Sat., Oct. 14 St. Lawrence W, 6-1 Fri., Oct. 20 No. 8/7 Minnesota L, 1-2 Sat., Oct. 21 No. 8/7 Minnesota W, 4-0 Fri., Oct. 27 at Colorado College* L, 1-2 Sat., Oct. 28 at Colorado College* W, 6-4 Fri., Nov. 3 at No. 7/7 Wisconsin W, 3-2 Sat., Nov. 4 at No. 7/7 Wisconsin T, 2-2 (OT) Fri., Nov. 10 Miami* W, 4-1 Sat., Nov. 11 Miami* T, 3-3 (OT-SOW) Fri., Nov. 17 at No. 1/1 Denver* W, 5-4 Sat., Nov. 18 at No. 1/1 Denver* L, 1-4 Fri., Nov. 24 Union L, 1-4 Sat., Nov. 25 Union T, 2-2 (OT) Fri., Dec. 1 No. 10/8 Western Michigan* W, 4-3 Sat., Dec. 2 No. 10/8 Western Michigan* W, 4-1 Fri., Dec. 8 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* T, 2-2 (OT-SOW) Sat., Dec. 9 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 1-3 Sat., Dec. 30 U.S. U-18 Team (Exh.) 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 5 Omaha* 7:38 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6 Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 at Bemidji State 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 Bemidji State 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19 at Minnesota Duluth* 8:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 Denver* 7:38 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 Denver* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9 Colorado College* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Omaha* 6:38 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at Miami* 6:35 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at Miami* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 St. Cloud State* 8:37 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 St. Cloud State* 8:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change Omaha Mavericks Head Coach: Mike Gabinet (1st year) Record at UNO: Record: ( /0, 6th) Record: ( NCHC, 8th) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 23/4 Omaha picked up its second win in NCHC play this season with a 7-5 victory over Minnesota Duluth back on Dec. 8, before falling a night later, 6-2. The seven goals on Dec. 8 marked a season high for the Mavericks and their most since Dec. 3, 2016 in a 7-4 win at Wisconsin. Sophomore forward Zach Jordan recorded his first career hat trick in the win Dec. 8. It was the first hat trick by a Maverick in the two-anda-half year history of Omaha s Baxter Arena and it was UNO s first hat trick since Dec. 3, 2016 when Austin Ortega had three at Wisconsin. Jordan, who scored only one goal in 23 games as a freshman last year, has six goals in his last six games and eight goals on the season. In the Dec. 8 win over UMD, junior defenseman Jalen Schulz scored his first career goal in his 36th career game. He also had an assist for his first collegiate multi-point game. This Week s Games: Fri., Dec. 29 vs. No. 19 Union (10-8-1, ECAC) - 7:07 p.m. CT Baxter Arena - Omaha, Neb. NCHC.tv Sat., Dec. 30 vs. No. 19 Union (10-8-1, ECAC) - 7:07 p.m. CT Baxter Arena - Omaha, Neb. NCHC.tv Game Fact: The Mavericks are all-time against Union, including a record of in Omaha. Omaha has not played the Dutchmen since Oct. 18, 2008, when UNO won, 2-1, in Omaha. These are the final non-conference games of the season for the Mavs. UNO is in non-conference play so far this season. Fri., Oct. 6 Nipissing (Exh.) W, 5-2 Fri., Oct. 13 at No. 12/12 UMass Lowell W, 4-2 Sat., Oct. 14 at No. 12/12 UMass Lowell L, 2-5 Fri., Oct. 20 Arizona State W, 5-1 Sat., Oct. 21 Arizona State T, 4-4 (OT) Thu., Oct. 26 at No. 8/8 Notre Dame W, 6-4 Fri., Oct. 27 at No. 8/8 Notre Dame L, 4-5 Fri., Nov. 10 at Colorado College* W, 5-3 Sat., Nov. 11 at Colorado College* L, 0-4 Fri., Nov. 17 at No. 15/14 Western Michigan* L, 1-4 Sat., Nov. 18 at No. 15/14 Western Michigan* L, 2-5 Fri., Nov. 24 Northern Michigan W, 4-3 Sat., Nov. 25 Northern Michigan W, 4-1 Fri., Dec. 1 No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 4-7 Sat., Dec. 2 No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 0-5 Fri., Dec. 8 No. 17 Minnesota Duluth* W, 7-5 Sat., Dec. 9 No. 17 Minnesota Duluth* L, 2-6 Fri., Dec. 29 No. 19 Union 7:07 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 No. 19 Union 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 5 at North Dakota* 7:38 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6 at North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 Miami* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 Miami* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19 at Denver* 8:05 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 at Denver* 8:05 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 Western Michigan* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 Western Michigan* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 at St. Cloud State* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 at St. Cloud State* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 North Dakota* 6:38 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change Dec , 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 5

6 Team Notes/Match-Ups St. Cloud State Huskies Head Coach: Bob Motzko (13th year) Record at SCSU: Record: ( /0, 5th) Record: ( NCHC, 1st) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 18/8 St. Cloud State enters its series with Princeton on a six-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1). The Huskies lead the country on offense, scoring 4.27 goals per game, and rank fourth nationally allowing only 2.07 goals per game. Junior Jimmy Schuldt is tied for the NCAA lead among defensemen with 19 points (5g, 14a), while his +22 plus-minus leads all NCAA skaters and is +3 better than any other NCAA player. His 1.27 points per game are tops among NCAA blue liners by himself. Freshman goaltender Dávid Hrenák, who will be playing for Slovakia at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship, is on the year with his.947 save percentage ranking second nationally. His 1.82 goalsagainst average ranks fourth in the country and second among NCAA rookies. He also has two shutouts in only six starts. This Week s Games: Fri., Dec. 29 at Princeton (6-7-1, ECAC) - 7:00 p.m. ET Hobey Baker Rink - Princeton, N.J. Sat., Dec. 30 at Princeton (6-7-1, ECAC) - 7:00 p.m. ET Hobey Baker Rink - Princeton, N.J. Game Fact: The Huskies will be without head coach Bob Motzko and sophomore forward Ryan Poehling this weekend at Princeton, as Motzko is serving as head coach of the 2018 U.S. National Junior Team and Poehling is playing for Team USA at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo, N.Y. Motzko coached Team USA to gold last year. Sat., Sept. 30 Regina (Exh.) W, 8-0 Sat., Oct. 7 at No. 15/18 Minnesota State W, 4-0 Fri., Oct. 13 Alaska Fairbanks W, 6-3 Sat., Oct. 14 Alaska Fairbanks W, 5-4 (OT) Fri., Oct. 20 No. 13/15 Boston College W, 5-2 Sat., Oct. 21 No. 13/15 Boston College W, 3-1 Fri., Nov. 3 No. 8/8 Minnesota Duluth* W, 5-3 Sat., Nov. 4 No. 8/8 Minnesota Duluth* W, 5-0 Fri., Nov. 10 at No. 3/3 Denver* L, 2-4 Sat., Nov. 11 at No. 3/3 Denver* L, 1-5 Fri., Nov. 17 Colorado College* W, 6-1 Sat., Nov. 18 Colorado College* W, 5-1 Fri., Dec. 1 at No. 20 Omaha* W, 7-4 Sat., Dec. 2 at No. 20 Omaha* W, 5-0 Fri., Dec. 8 No. 5/5 North Dakota* T, 2-2 (OT-SOL) Sat., Dec. 9 No. 5/5 North Dakota* W, 3-1 Fri., Dec. 29 at Princeton 6:00 p.m. Sat., Dec. 30 at Princeton 6:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6 Minnesota 6:30 p.m. Sun., Jan. 7 at Minnesota 6:00 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 Western Michigan* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 Western Michigan* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 Minnesota State 5:00 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 Omaha* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9 at Miami* 7:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 at Miami* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 Denver* 7:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 Denver* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 at North Dakota* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 at North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change Western Michigan Broncos Head Coach: Andy Murray (7th year) Record at WMU: Record: ( /1, 3rd) Record: ( NCHC, t-3rd) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 17/10 Western Michigan split with rival Miami back on Dec. 8-9, dropping its fourth straight game in the opener, 5-2, before snapping the four-game skid Dec. 9 with a 4-3 comeback win in overtime. It was only WMU s second overtime game this season as the Broncos are now in OT. Sophomore forward Wade Allison recorded his second hat trick of the season and of his career in the 4-3 win over Miami on Dec. 9. His hat trick was a natural one, scoring the game s final three goals to erase a 3-1 deficit, tallying the game-winner in overtime. The natural hat trick was the first natural hat trick by a WMU player since Brent Walton had one against Notre Dame on Dec. 2, Allison now has 14 goals on the season, which lead the NCHC and tie him for third nationally. His 25 points this year also lead the NCHC and tie for third in the country. Allison has already topped his freshman goal total of 12 from last year. Junior forward Colt Conrad dished out three assists in the series against Miami, including on Allison s OT game-winner. He now has 24 points (9g, 15a) on the season, which tie for sixth in the country. Allison and Conrad are the top-scoring duo in the NCAA with 49 points. This Week s Game: Thurs., Dec. 28 at Bowling Green (8-5-6, WCHA) - 7:37 p.m. ET Slater Family Ice Arena - Bowling Green, Ohio Game Fact: Western Michigan finishes its home-and-home series with former CCHA foe Bowling Green on Thursday. The Broncos won the first game in Kalamazoo back on Oct. 10, 3-1. Sophomore defenseman Cam Lee tallied two goals in that win. Sat., Sept. 30 Wilfrid Laurier (Exh.) W, 8-2 Fri., Oct. 6 Ferris State W, 6-1 Sat., Oct. 7 at Ferris State L, 2-3 Tue., Oct. 10 Bowling Green W, 3-1 Fri., Oct. 13 No. 15/15 Clarkson T, 2-2 (OT) Sat., Oct. 14 No. 15/15 Clarkson L, 2-4 Fri., Oct. 20 at Michigan State L, 4-6 Sat., Oct. 21 Michigan State W, 3-1 Fri., Nov. 3 No. 1/1 Denver* W, 6-5 Sat., Nov. 4 No. 1/1 Denver* W, 7-4 Fri., Nov. 10 at No. 12/14 Minnesota Duluth* L, 0-3 Sat., Nov. 11 at No. 12/14 Minnesota Duluth* W, 5-0 Fri., Nov. 17 Omaha* W, 4-1 Sat., Nov. 18 Omaha* W, 5-2 Fri., Nov. 24 No. 18 Colgate W, 5-3 Sat., Nov. 25 No. 18 Colgate L, 1-5 Fri., Dec. 1 at No. 6/6 North Dakota* L, 3-4 Sat., Dec. 2 at No. 6/6 North Dakota* L, 1-4 Fri., Dec. 8 Miami* L, 2-5 Sat., Dec. 9 Miami* W, 4-3 (OT) Thu., Dec. 28 at Bowling Green 7:37 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12 at St. Cloud State* 8:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13 at St. Cloud State* 8:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19 Colorado College* 6:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20 Colorado College* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26 at Omaha* 8:07 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 at Omaha* 8:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2 at Miami* 7:35 p.m. Sat., Feb. 3 at Miami* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 St. Cloud State* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 St. Cloud State* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 Minnesota Duluth* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 Minnesota Duluth* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 at Colorado College* 9:37 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 at Colorado College* 8:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are ET and subject to change #NCHCHockey Dec , 2017

7 Players of the Week NCHC Players of the Week (Week of Dec. 4-10) Offensive Player of the Week Defenseman of the Week Rookie of the Week Goaltender of the Week Wade Allison Western Michigan Sophomore Forward Myrtle, Manitoba Scott Perunovich Minnesota Duluth Freshman Defenseman Hibbing, Minn. Phil Knies Miami Freshman Forward Phoenix, Ariz. Alex Leclerc Colorado College Sophomore Goaltender Longueuil, Quebec Allison had a five-point series in a split with Miami. In Friday s loss, he handed out the primary assist on WMU s first goal. The next night, the Flyers draft pick recorded a natural hat trick to erase a two-goal deficit and earn a 4-3 win in overtime. Allison set up the game s opening goal for a career-high four-point night. With WMU trailing 3-1, Allison started the comeback and tied the game with 4:02 left in regulation. He then scored in OT to cap the hat trick. He was named First Star of the Game Saturday and finished with a +2. In the series, Allison totaled three goals, two assists and put seven shots on goal. Perunovich chipped in four points in a split at Omaha. In the series opener Friday, he scored UMD s fourth goal in an eventual loss. Despite the loss, Perunovich still logged a +2. The next night, Perunovich earned First Star of the Game after tallying a career-high three points in a 6-2 victory. He had the primary helper on the game s first goal to put UMD in front on the power play, while also assisting on the Bulldogs second goal. He then sealed the win, scoring UMD s fifth goal early in the third period. Perunovich finished the weekend with two goals, two assists, +3, three shots on goal and one blocked shot. Knies chipped in two points to help Miami earn a split at WMU last weekend after logging only one point in his previous 10 outings. In Friday s 5-2 victory, he scored the RedHawks fourth goal, his first since Oct. 28, to help put the game out of reach at 4-1 in the third period. He also fired two shots on goal and was +2 in the contest. The next night, Knies had the primary assist on Miami s third goal, which came on the power play, to make it 3-1 RedHawks, before WMU rallied for a 4-3 overtime win. Knies finished the series with a goal, an assist, four shots on goal and a +2 plus-minus, while also blocking a shot. Standout Performers (Week of Dec ) Leclerc backstopped CC to a pair of overtime ties against then-no. 1 Denver last weekend. On Friday, he compiled 34 saves in a 4-4 tie at Denver, and helped kill all four DU power plays. A night later in Colorado Springs, Leclerc racked up 37 saves, while allowing only one goal, early in the third period, in a 1-1 tie. He garnered Second Star of the Game on Saturday, again helping kill all three DU power plays, while making 18 of his saves in the third period and overtime. On the weekend, Leclerc finished with an record, a 2.32 GAA and a.934 save percentage, totaling 71 saves on 76 shots. Trevor Gooch, Jr., F, CC Notched four points and was +3 against Arizona State, handing out two assists in Saturday s win, while potting two goals in Sunday s overtime tie. Alex Leclerc, So., G, CC Totaled 71 saves on 75 shots against Arizona State for a.947 save percentage, logging a 36-save shutout Saturday night, while making 35 more saves in Sunday s tie, finishing with a 1.93 GAA in the series. Kohen Olischefski, Fr., F, Denver Had three points and put 10 shots on goal in a split with Dartmouth, assisting on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win Friday, while scoring the first two goals of his collegiate career on Saturday. Christiano Versich, Fr., F, CC Totaled five points on a goal and four assists against Arizona State, recording a career-high three points in Saturday s win on a goal and two assists, while also scoring the shootout-winner after Sunday s tie when he handed out two helpers NCHC Players of the Week (previous winners) WEEK OF OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN ROOKIE GOALTENDER Oct. 2-8 Colt Conrad, WMU Jimmy Schuldt, SCSU Scott Perunovich, UMD Jeff Smith, SCSU Oct Mason Bergh, CC Jimmy Schuldt, SCSU Grant Mismash, UND Cam Johnson, UND Oct Gordie Green, Miami Grant Hutton, Miami Nick Swaney, UMD Cam Johnson, UND Oct David Pope, Omaha Louie Belpedio, Miami Grant Mismash, UND Hunter Shepard, UMD Oct. 30-Nov. 5 Wade Allison, WMU Corey Schueneman, WMU Dávid Hrenák, SCSU Peter Thome, UND Nov Mason Bergh, CC Adam Plant, Denver Grant Mismash, UND Ben Blacker, WMU Nov Henrik Borgström, Denver Scott Perunovich, UMD Easton Brodzinski, SCSU Jeff Smith, SCSU Nov Zach Jordan, Omaha Louie Belpedio, Miami Ben Lown, Miami Hunter Shepard, UMD Nov. 27-Dec. 3 Jake Wahlin, SCSU Jimmy Schuldt, SCSU Grant Mismash, UND Tanner Jaillet, Denver Dec Wade Allison, WMU Scott Perunovich, UMD Phil Knies, Miami Alex Leclerc, CC Dec , 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 7

8 Players of the Month/Awards NCHC Monthly Honors - November Player of the Month Borgström logged a point in all six games he played in November, including three games with at least three points. The Florida Panthers draft pick led all NCHC skaters and tied for the NCAA lead with 14 points in November, while his Henrik Borgström Denver Sophomore Forward Helsinki, Finland 1.33 goals per game and 2.33 points per game during the month were both best in the nation. Borgström scored eight goals in his six games, which tied for the NCHC lead and tied for third nationally in November. He also chipped in six assists, or one per game. Borgström opened November with a five-point weekend in a pair of losses at WMU Nov In the series opener, he tallied a career-high four points, including his first career hat trick, and posted a +3, while earning the game s Third Star. The next night he added another goal. The following weekend, Nov , Borgström compiled four points in a sweep of St. Cloud State. In the opener on Nov. 10, the Finn scored two goals to book-end the 4-2 victory, while assisting on the game-winning goal as well, and had an assist the next night. Borgström rounded out November with another five-point weekend in a split with UND Nov After an assist Friday, he matched his career high with four points, having a hand in each goal in Saturday s 4-1 victory, scoring two and adding two assists, including on the game-winner. He was named First Star of the Game and earned NCHC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts. During the month, Borgström fired 27 shots on goal (4.50 per game) and was a +3. Rookie of the Month Scott Perunovich Minnesota Duluth Freshman Defenseman Hibbing, Minn. Perunovich paced the Bulldogs with six points in seven games in November, as UMD went during the month. His six points ranked second among NCHC rookies during the month, scoring a goal and adding five assists, while he posted a +3 plus-minus and blocked 10 shots in November, both of which also ranked second among NCHC freshmen. The draft-eligible free agent notched a point in five of his seven outings, with one multipoint game, as his only scoreless contests came when UMD was shut out. Perunovich opened his November with an assist in a loss at St. Cloud State Nov. 3. The following weekend the former Cedar Rapids Roughrider handed out another helper in UMD s series-opening shutout win over Western Michigan Nov. 10, when he was +2. Perunovich tallied three points in a split at Miami Nov and was +2 each night to earn NCHC Defenseman of the Week accolades. In Friday s 3-1 win, he set up UMD s first goal and capped the win with his second career goal to earn Second Star of the Game. The following night he added an assist in a 3-2 defeat. Perunovich then capped November with another assist on UMD s third goal in a 3-1 win over then-no. 8 Minnesota State on Nov. 25 to stretch his point streak to three games, while again logging a +2 plus-minus. The Hibbing, Minn. native fired six shots on goal during the month, as well. In-Season National Accolades HCA National Player of the Month Jimmy Schuldt, Jr., D, St. Cloud State - October NCAA Hockey Three Stars of the Week Christiano Versich, Fr., F, CC - Third Star (week of Dec ) Tanner Jaillet, Sr., G, DU - Second Star (week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3) Jake Wahlin, So., F, SCSU - Third Star (week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3) Wade Allison, So., F, WMU - First Star (week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5) Troy Terry, Jr., F, DU - Third Star (week of Oct ) Gordie Green, So., F, Miami - First Star (week of Oct ) Jimmy Schuldt, Jr., D, SCSU - Second Star (week of Oct. 9-15) Mason Bergh, Jr., F, CC - Third Star (week of Oct. 9-15) College Hockey News Team of the Week Denver - week of Nov (swept No. 1 St. Cloud State) Western Michigan - week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5 (swept No. 1 Denver) Senior CLASS Award Candidates Louie Belpedio, D, Miami Karson Kuhlman, F, Minnesota Duluth Judd Peterson, F, St. Cloud State Austin Poganski, F, North Dakota Ice Breaker All-Tournament Team Riley Tufte, So., F, UMD Scott Perunovich, Fr., D, UMD Preseason National Accolades Mike Richter Award Watch List Ben Blacker, So. - Western Michigan Tanner Jaillet, Sr. - Denver Cam Johnson, Sr. - North Dakota College Hockey News Preseason All-CHN First Team Henrik Borgström, So., F - Denver Tanner Jaillet, Sr., G - Denver College Hockey News Preseason All-CHN Rookie Team Dylan Samberg, D - Minnesota Duluth NCHC Players of the Month MONTH PLAYER ROOKIE October Jimmy Schuldt, SCSU Grant Mismash, UND November Henrik Borgström, Denver Scott Perunovich, UMD December January February March/April NCHC at the 2018 World Junior Championship USA Joey Anderson, So., F - Minnesota Duluth Mikey Anderson, Fr., D - Minnesota Duluth Scott Perunovich, Fr., D - Minnesota Duluth Ryan Poehling, So., F - St. Cloud State Dylan Samberg, Fr., D - Minnesota Duluth Riley Tufte, So., F - Minnesota Duluth Head Coach: Bob Motzko - St. Cloud State Slovakia Dávid Hrenák, Fr., G - St. Cloud State NCHC Facts and Figures (cont. from page 1) Five NCHC teams are ranked in the USCHO.com Poll, tying the Big Ten for the most from one conference, while all eight NCHC teams are receiving votes and would be ranked in the top 25. NCHC teams own the top two spots in the USCHO.com Poll for the eighth straight week, with St. Cloud State at No. 1. With SCSU in the top spot, the NCHC has now held the No. 1 ranking in the USCHO Poll 35 of the last 37 weeks, with half of the NCHC teams earning the No. 1 spot during that span (SCSU, DU, UND and UMD). Since the USCHO Poll on Nov. 17, 2014, the NCHC has had a team ranked in the top two 93 times. Hockey East is second during that span with only 28 top-two appearances. SCSU is also now No. 1 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll. In the Pairwise Ratings, all eight NCHC teams sit in the top 20. (page 9) Western Michigan sophomore forward Wade Allison is one of only two players in the NCAA with multiple hat tricks this year. #NCHCHockey Dec , 2017

9 Polls/Non-Conference Comparison National Polls USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll Week 11 (Dec. 11) (first-place votes in parentheses) LAST WEEK S NO. TEAM POINTS RANKING RECORD 1. St. Cloud State 502 (27) Denver 451 (3) Notre Dame 448 (3) Clarkson 435 (1) Cornell North Dakota Minnesota State Northeastern Ohio State Minnesota Providence Western Michigan Penn State 91 NR Boston College Wisconsin Others receiving votes: New Hampshire, 16; Union, 11; Minnesota Duluth, 7; Canisius, 5; Colgate, 4; Michigan, 2; Omaha, NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team USCHO.com Poll Week 11 (Dec. 11) (first-place votes in parentheses) LAST WEEK S NO. TEAM RECORD POINTS RANKING 1. St. Cloud State (35) 2 2. Denver (8) 1 3. Notre Dame (6) 4 4. Clarkson (1) 3 5. Cornell North Dakota Minnesota State Northeastern Ohio State Minnesota Providence Western Michigan Wisconsin Boston College Penn State New Hampshire Minnesota Duluth Colgate Union Canisius NR Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 61, Colorado College 50, Miami 37, UMass Lowell 33, Omaha 26, Boston University 20, Harvard 16, Michigan 14, Massachusetts 10, Niagara 4, Army 2, Bentley 1, Maine 1. F: Henrik Borgström, So., Denver 28 votes F: Troy Terry, Jr., Denver 15 F: Dylan Gambrell, Jr., Denver 13 F: Shane Gersich, Jr., North Dakota 13 D: Louie Belpedio, Sr., Miami 24 D: Jimmy Schuldt, Jr., St. Cloud State 14 G: Tanner Jaillet, Sr., Denver 27 as voted on by 30 media members NCHC Media Preseason Poll First-place votes in parentheses Team Points 1. Denver 240 (30) 2. St. Cloud State North Dakota Minnesota Duluth Miami Western Michigan Omaha Colorado College 32 A total of 30 ballots were submitted by local and national media. Points were awarded on a descending scale with a first-place vote worth eight points, a second-place vote worth seven points, etc. The NCHC vs.... (non-conference breakdown) for AHA Big Ten ECAC HEA WCHA Ind. (ASU) Total Colorado College Denver Miami Minnesota Duluth Omaha North Dakota St. Cloud State Western Michigan Total The NCHC vs.... (non-conf. breakdown) for (regular season) AHA Big Ten ECAC HEA WCHA Ind. Total Colorado College Denver Miami Minnesota Duluth Omaha North Dakota St. Cloud State Western Michigan Total Dec , 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 9

10 NCHC Media Information/3 Stars of the Game NCHC Map NCHC Institutional Demographics Institution Location Population Enrollment Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO 465, Denver Denver, CO 682,545 11,614 Miami Oxford, OH 22,341 19,367 Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN 86,293 11,018 North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 57,339 14,648 Omaha Omaha, NE 446,970 15,627 St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN 67,641 15,092 Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI 75,984 23,252 NCHC Mission The National Collegiate Hockey Conference facilitates and fosters competitive, academic and operational excellence for its member institutions through the sport of ice hockey. The Conference supports a culture of professionalism and integrity, reflecting its commitment to grow the sport of ice hockey while creating a positive experience for the student-athletes and fans it serves. NCHC Vision The National Collegiate Hockey Conference strives to be the best singlesport conference in the NCAA by embracing our core values and operating collectively for the best interests of the Conference and member institutions. NCHC 3 Stars of the Game Overall Conference Leaders (conf. games only): PLAYER SCHOOL POINTS 1. Alex Leclerc CC Wade Allison WMU Easton Brodzinski SCSU Ben Blacker (WMU)/Dávid Hrenák (SCSU) 13 Team Leaders (conf. games only): SCHOOL... POINTS Colorado College 1. Alex Leclerc Nick Halloran Mason Bergh...7 Denver 1. Tanner Jaillet Troy Terry Henrik Borgström/Logan O Connor... 6 Miami 1. Josh Melnick Ryan Larkin Gordie Green...6 Minnesota Duluth 1. Scott Perunovich Hunter Shepard Avery Peterson/Jared Thomas...5 Omaha 1. David Pope Zach Jordan Jake Randolph... 1 North Dakota 1. Nick Jones Austin Poganski Christian Wolanin...6 St. Cloud State 1. Easton Brodzinski Dávid Hrenák Jake Wahlin...8 Western Michigan 1. Wade Allison Ben Blacker Colt Conrad...7 1st star = 5 pts.; 2nd star = 3 pts.; 3rd star = 1 pt. LOGO IDENTITY STANDARDS The National Collegiate Hockey Conference logo was created to identify and promote the conference and its championship. Anyone desiring to use the logo on products, promotions or advertisements must acquire a license or an authorization agreement from Learfield Licensing Partners. For more information, please contact Learfield Licensing at: Learfield Licensing Partners 442 Century Lane, Suite 100 Holland, Michigan Telephone: Website: NCHCHOCKEY.COM The official National Collegiate Hockey Conference website is hosted by SportsEngine located in Minneapolis, Minn. A live scoreboard will be available for each game throughout the season, along with recaps and box scores following the conclusion of each contest. You can also find standings, team-by-team statistics and results, rosters, schedules, weekly releases, Players of the Week, radio and TV information, social media, video and more. NCHC Media Information/Services OFFICIAL COLORS The official colors of the NCHC logo are: Red (Pantone 1807; CMYK 0, 100, 96, 28; RGB 181,18,27), Blue (Pantone 539, CMYK 100, 49, 0, 70; RGB 0, 43, 84), and Gray (Pantone 430; CMYK 5, 0, 0, 45; RGB 148, 156, 16), and Powder Blue (Pantone 283; CMYK 43, 12, 0, 0; RGB 139, 192, 232) only on the Frozen Faceoff logo. All logos are protected as trademark properties of the NCHC. A NCHC Style Guide is available on NCHCHockey.com STATISTICS/WEEKLY RELEASES Statistics are updated immediately on NCHCHockey.com while press releases are also posted throughout the season. The Players of the Week (Monday) and the weekly release will be made available as well. You may obtain this information either on NCHCHockey.com or via . NCHC SERVICE Information regarding the NCHC will be ed throughout the year to accredited media. To be added to the distribution list, please NCHC Director of Communications Michael Weisman at mweisman@ nchchockey. #NCHCHockey Dec , 2017

11 TV Schedule/New Media NCHC Games on National/Regional TV CBS SPORTS NETWORK Date Game Time (ET) Fri., Jan. 5, 2018 Omaha at North Dakota 8:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 6, 2018 *Minnesota at St. Cloud State 7:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19, 2018 Colorado College at Western Michigan 6:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 19, 2018 North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth 9:00 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26, 2018 Denver at North Dakota 8:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2, 2018 Minnesota Duluth at Denver 9:00 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9, 2018 St. Cloud State at Miami 8:00 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16, 2018 North Dakota at Omaha 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16, 2018 Denver at Colorado College 10:00 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23, 2018 Denver at St. Cloud State 8:30 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2, 2018 Miami at Denver 10:00 p.m. Fri., Mar. 16, 2018 Frozen Faceoff Semifinal 1 5:00 p.m. Fri., Mar. 16, 2018 Frozen Faceoff Semifinal 2 8:30 p.m. Sat., Mar. 17, 2018 Frozen Faceoff Championship 8:30 p.m. Channel Finder: cbssportsnetwork.com/channel-finder FOX SPORTS NORTH Date Game Time (CT) Sun., Jan. 7, 2018 *St. Cloud State at Minnesota 6:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20, 2018 *Minnesota State at St. Cloud State+ 5:00 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26, 2018 St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth+ 7:00 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2, 2018 Omaha at St. Cloud State 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16, 2018 Miami at Minnesota Duluth+ 7:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24, 2018 Denver at St. Cloud State+ 7:00 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3, 2018 Omaha at Minnesota Duluth+ 7:00 p.m. Channel Finder: foxsports.com/north/story/fox-sports-north-channel-finder Indicates game is on Fox Sports North Plus FOX COLLEGE SPORTS Date Game Time (CT) Sun., Jan. 7, 2018 *St. Cloud State at Minnesota 6:00 p.m. Fri., Jan. 12, 2018 Miami at Omaha 7:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 20, 2018 *Minnesota State at St. Cloud State 5:00 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26, 2018 St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth 7:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27, 2018 Denver at North Dakota 7:00 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2, 2018 Omaha at St. Cloud State 11 p.m. (TD) Sat., Feb. 3, 2018 Western Michigan at Miami 6:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10, 2018 St. Cloud State at Miami 6:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10, 2018 Colorado College at North Dakota 7:00 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16, 2018 Miami at Minnesota Duluth 7:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24, 2018 North Dakota at Miami 6:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24, 2018 Denver at St. Cloud State 7:00 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3, 2018 St. Cloud State at North Dakota 7:00 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3, 2018 Omaha at Minnesota Duluth 7:00 p.m. Channel Finder: fcs.channelfinder.net/v2/framework.aspx *Indicates non-conference game TD = tape delayed Games this week in BOLD All times subject to change For NCHC News, Information and More... visit the NCHC website: NCHCHockey.com follow the NCHC on #NCHCHockey like the NCHC on Facebook: Facebook.com/TheNCHC follow the NCHC on add the NCHC on Snapchat: TheNCHC watch/subscribe to the NCHC on NCHC.tv download the NCHC and NCHC.tv mobile apps NCHC Radio Show Each Thursday on NCHCHockey.com and NCHC.tv will be a weekly audio show, the NCHC Radio Show, that recaps the previous week in the conference and previews the upcoming weekend. Included in the roughly six-minute segment will be interviews with the conference s players and coaches, as well as audio highlights from the past weekend s contests. To obtain a copy of the NCHC Radio Show (or other NCHC promotional audio/video spots) for use during a broadcast or on the air, NCHC Director of Communications Michael Weisman at mweisman@nchchockey.com. Weekly NCHC.tv Videos Plays of the Week: Each Tuesday, the NCHC unveils the Top Five Plays of the Week from the previous weekend on NCHC.tv, which culminates in the Play of the Year Tournament at the end of the season. Inside the NCHC: Each Wednesday during the second half of the season, the NCHC will post a short feature video spotlighting a student-athlete or aspect from an NCHC team, with all eight teams featured once. Preview Show: Each Friday, the NCHC will preview the upcoming weekend on NCHC Morning Skate presented by XOS Digital, highlighting the match-ups, the past week s worth of news and spotlighting a feature series for the upcoming weekend. NCHC Media Excellence Award New in , the NCHC Media Excellence Award will be presented to one member of the media each season at the NCHC Awards Celebration in recognition of outstanding media coverage that conveys the stories of the NCHC and its members, furthers the conference s brand and/or mission, and promotes the NCHC and its members in a positive manner. The award will honor a media member who is well-regarded within the conference and college hockey as a whole, and who dedicates at least some of their time to covering the sport. Special consideration may also be given to media members who have covered the conference and/or a member team for many years, or to a media member who has been bestowed with industry awards from other entities in that given year. NCHC member school sports information directors (SIDs) will submit nominations and also vote on the award at the end of the season. Dec , 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 11

12 NCHC Regular Season/Tournament/Quick Facts NCHC Quick Facts/Directory Website:...NCHCHockey.com Digital Network:... NCHC.tv Headquarters:... The Copper Building 1631 Mesa Ave., Suite C Colorado Springs, CO General ...info@nchchockey.com Founded:... July 13, 2011 Inaugural Season: Commissioner:...Josh Fenton Office Phone: jfenton@nchchockey.com Director of Communications:... Michael Weisman Office Phone: mweisman@nchchockey.com Business Operations Manager:...Verna Toller Office Phone: vtoller@nchchockey.com Director of Officiating:...Don Adam Office Phone: dadam@nchchockey.com Regular-Season Trophy... Julie and Spencer Penrose Memorial Cup Regular-Season Champion...Denver Tournament Champion... Minnesota Duluth Tournament Championship... Frozen Faceoff Championship Site... Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minn. Championship Dates:...March 16-17, 2018 Tickets:...NCHCHockey.com or ticketmaster.com or call NCAA Tournament Teams:... 4 NCAA Tournament Teams in NCHC History: NCAA Frozen Four Participants:... 2 NCAA Frozen Four Teams in NCHC History:... 7 National Champions:...2 (North Dakota, 2016; Denver, 2017) Julie & Spencer Penrose Memorial Cup Awarded to the NCHC regular season champion, the Julie and Spencer Penrose Memorial Cup (right) serves as the league s crowning achievement. The Cup is named after Julie and Spencer Penrose, who were tremendously successful in the business world and did much of it in Colorado Springs in the early 1900s. The couple made much of their money in the copper industry, which is why the trophy includes copper stars on it. The Penroses also set up the El Pomar Foundation, which still today helps pay for amateur sports and other non-profits, including the NCHC office located in the Copper Building next to the Penrose House on the grounds of the Penrose compound in Colorado Springs. The El Pomar Foundation has also issued grants for the Penrose Cup, medallions for each individual champion and the NCHC s annual Post-Graduate Scholarship. Denver won its first Penrose Cup last season, while North Dakota won back-to-back Penrose Cups in 2015 and 2016 after St. Cloud State won the inaugural season. NCHC Tournament/Frozen Faceoff The NCHC Tournament will consist of four quarterfinal series on the first weekend following regular-season play (March 9-11, 2018). The four higher seeds will host the four lower seeds in a best two-out-of-three format. Seed #1 will host Seed #8, Seed #2 will host Seed #7, Seed #3 will host Seed #6, and Seed #4 will host Seed #5. The winners of the four quarterfinal series will advance to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. for the two semifinal games on Friday, March 16. Semifinal games will be reseeded based on the final regularseason standings. The winners of the two semifinal games (4:08/7:38 p.m. CT) will then meet in the Championship Game (7:38 p.m. CT) on Saturday, March 17 for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, while the two losers from the semifinal games will face each other in the third-place game (3:38 p.m. CT) earlier in the day Final NCHC Standings Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. Denver / Minnesota Duluth / Western Michigan / North Dakota / St. Cloud State / Omaha / Miami / Colorado College / #NCHCHockey Dec , 2017

13 NCHC Composite Schedule All dates and times are subject to change All times are local to site Saturday, Sept. 30 Wilfrid Laurier 2, at Western Michigan 8 (exh.) #Lethbridge 1, Colorado College 4 (exh.) Manitoba 2, at North Dakota 6 (exh.) Regina 0, at St. Cloud State 8 (exh.) Alberta 4, at Minnesota Duluth 3 (exh.) Sunday, Oct. 1 Lethbridge 1, at Denver 3 (exh.) Friday, Oct. 6 Colorado College 0, at Vermont 3 Ferris State 1, at Western Michigan 6 Providence 3, at Miami 1 Nipissing 2, at Omaha 5 (exh.) ^Minnesota 3, at Minnesota Duluth 4 (OT) North Dakota 1, at Alaska Anchorage 1 (OT) Saturday, Oct. 7 Colorado College 4, at Vermont 3 Western Michigan 2, at Ferris State 3 Providence 3, at Miami 2 St. Cloud State 4, at Minnesota State 0 ^Michigan Tech 4, at Minnesota Duluth 3 North Dakota 3, at Alaska Anchorage 2 (OT) Tuesday, Oct. 10 Bowling Green 1, at Western Michigan 3 Friday, Oct. 13 Miami 7. at U.S. Under-18 Team 5 (exh.) Clarkson 2, at Western Michigan 2 (OT) Denver 2, at Notre Dame 2 (OT) Omaha 4, at UMass Lowell 2 Minnesota Duluth 2, at Bemidji State 5 St. Lawrence 1, at North Dakota 2 Alaska 3, at St. Cloud State 6 Alaska Anchorage 1, at Colorado College 6 Saturday, Oct. 14 Denver 4, at Notre Dame 2 Omaha 2, at UMass Lowell 5 Clarkson 4, at Western Michigan 2 St. Lawrence 1, at North Dakota 6 Alaska 4, at St. Cloud State 5 (OT) Bemidji State 0, at Minnesota Duluth 0 (OT) Alaska Anchorage 2, at Colorado College 3 Friday, Oct. 20 Colorado College 3, at New Hampshire 6 Miami 7, at Maine 5 Western Michigan 4, at Michigan State 6 Arizona State 1, at Omaha 5 Minnesota 2, at North Dakota 1 Boston College 2, at St. Cloud State 5 Merrimack 5, at Minnesota Duluth 5 (OT) Lake Superior State 3, at Denver 3 (OT) Saturday, Oct. 21 Colorado College 2, at New Hampshire 1 (OT) Miami 3, at Maine 6 Michigan State 1, at Western Michigan 3 Minnesota 0, at North Dakota 4 Arizona State 4, at Omaha 4 (OT) Boston College 1, at St. Cloud State 3 Merrimack 2, at Minnesota Duluth 7 Lake Superior State 1, at Denver 5 Thursday, Oct. 26 Omaha 6, at Notre Dame 4 Friday, Oct. 27 Minnesota Duluth 2, at Maine 1 Denver 4, at Boston University 3 Connecticut 0, at Miami 3 Omaha 4, at Notre Dame 5 *North Dakota 1, at Colorado College 2 Saturday, Oct. 28 Denver 6, at Boston College 1 Connecticut 1, at Miami 7 Minnesota Duluth 2, at Maine 0 *North Dakota 6, at Colorado College 4 Friday, Nov. 3 *Denver 5, at Western Michigan 6 *Colorado College 2, at Miami 3 (OT) *Minnesota Duluth 3, at St. Cloud State 5 North Dakota 3, at Wisconsin 2 Saturday, Nov. 4 *Minnesota Duluth 0, at St. Cloud State 5 *Denver 4, at Western Michigan 7 *Colorado College 2, at Miami 1 North Dakota 2, at Wisconsin 2 (OT) Friday, Nov. 10 *Western Michigan 0, at Minnesota Duluth 3 *Miami 1, at North Dakota 4 *St. Cloud State 2, at Denver 4 *Omaha 5, at Colorado College 3 Saturday, Nov. 11 *Omaha 0, at Colorado College 4 *Miami 3, at North Dakota 3 (OT - UND SOW) *Western Michigan 5, at Minnesota Duluth 0 *St. Cloud State 1, at Denver 5 Friday, Nov. 17 *Omaha 1, at Western Michigan 4 *Minnesota Duluth 3, at Miami 1 *Colorado College 1, at St. Cloud State 6 *North Dakota 5, at Denver 4 Saturday, Nov. 18 *Omaha 2, at Western Michigan 5 *Minnesota Duluth 2, at Miami 3 *Colorado College 1, at St. Cloud State 5 *North Dakota 1, at Denver 4 Friday, Nov. 24 Colgate 3, at Western Michigan 5 Miami 6, at Bowling Green 3 Northern Michigan 3, at Omaha 4 Union 4, at North Dakota 1 Saturday, Nov. 25 Colgate 5, at Western Michigan 1 Miami 2, at Bowling Green 2 (OT) Union 2, at North Dakota 2 (OT) Northern Michigan 1, at Omaha 4 Minnesota State 1, at Minnesota Duluth 3 Friday, Dec. 1 Cornell 1, at Miami 2 *Denver 1, at Minnesota Duluth 0 *St. Cloud State 7, at Omaha 4 *Western Michigan 3, at North Dakota 4 Saturday, Dec. 2 Cornell 4, at Miami 0 *Denver 2, at Minnesota Duluth 1 *St. Cloud State 5, at Omaha 0 *Western Michigan 1, at North Dakota 4 Friday, Dec. 8 *Miami 5, at Western Michigan 2 *Minnesota Duluth 5, at Omaha 7 *North Dakota 2, at St. Cloud State 2 (OT - UND SOW) *Colorado College 4, at Denver 4 (OT - CC 3x3 W) Saturday, Dec. 9 *Miami 3, at Western Michigan 4 (OT) *Minnesota Duluth 6, at Omaha 2 *North Dakota 1, at St. Cloud State 3 *Denver 1, at Colorado College 1 (OT - DU 3x3 W) Friday, Dec. 15 Dartmouth 0, at Denver 1 Saturday, Dec. 16 Arizona State 0, at Colorado College 4 Dartmouth 5, at Denver 4 Sunday, Dec. 17 Arizona State 4, at Colorado College 4 (OT) Thursday, Dec. 28 Western Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:37 p.m. ET Friday, Dec. 29 %Minnesota Duluth vs. Yale, 4 p.m. ET St. Cloud State at Princeton, 7 p.m. ET Union at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Colorado College at Air Force, 7:05 p.m. MT Merrimack at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Dec , 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 13

14 NCHC Composite Schedule Saturday, Dec. 30 Windsor at Miami (exh.), 5:00 p.m. ET St. Cloud State at Princeton, 7 p.m. ET %Minnesota Duluth at Dartmouth, 7 p.m. ET Union at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT U.S. U-18 Team at North Dakota (exh.), 7:07 p.m. CT Merrimack at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT Air Force at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Friday, Jan. 5 *Denver at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET *Omaha at North Dakota, 7:38 p.m. CT Saturday, Jan. 6 *Denver at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET *Omaha at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT Minnesota at St. Cloud State, 6:38 p.m. CT Sunday, Jan. 7 St. Cloud State at Minnesota, 6 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 12 *Miami at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT North Dakota at Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m. CT *Western Michigan at St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT *Minn. Duluth at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT Saturday, Jan. 13 *Minn. Duluth at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT *Western Michigan at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT *Miami at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Bemidji State at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 19 *Colorado College at Western Michigan, 6:38 p.m. ET *North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth, 8:08 p.m. CT *Omaha at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Saturday, Jan. 20 Minnesota State at St. Cloud State, 5 p.m. CT *Colorado College at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *Omaha at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Tuesday, Jan. 23 Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 26 *Western Michigan at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *Denver at North Dakota, 7:38 p.m. CT *Miami at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT Saturday, Jan. 27 *Miami at Colorado College, 4:07 p.m. MT *Denver at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT *Western Michigan at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Feb. 2 *Western Michigan at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET *Omaha at St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m. CT *Minnesota Duluth at Denver, 7:08 p.m. MT Saturday, Feb. 3 *Western Michigan at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET *Omaha at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT *Minnesota Duluth at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Friday, Feb. 9 *Colorado College at North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at Miami, 8:08 p.m. ET Saturday, Feb. 10 *St. Cloud State at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET *Colorado College at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Feb. 16 *St. Cloud State at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *North Dakota at Omaha, 6:38 p.m. CT *Miami at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *Denver at Colorado College, 8:08 p.m. MT Saturday, Feb. 17 *St. Cloud State at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *North Dakota at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT *Miami at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *Colorado College at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Friday, Feb. 23 *Minn. Duluth at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *North Dakota at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET *Colorado College at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT *Denver at St. Cloud State, 7:38 p.m. CT Saturday, Feb. 24 *North Dakota at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET *Minn. Duluth at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *Denver at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT *Colorado College at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, March 2 *Omaha at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT *Western Michigan at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT *Miami at Denver, 8:08 p.m. MT Saturday, March 3 *Omaha at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT *Western Michigan at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT *Miami at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Friday-Sunday, March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals Best of Three Series, hosted by the higher seed #8 seed at #1 seed #7 seed at #2 seed #6 seed at #3 seed #5 seed at #4 seed Friday, March 16 (Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.) Frozen Faceoff Semifinal Game 1, 4 p.m. CT Frozen Faceoff Semifinal Game 2, 7:30 p.m. CT Saturday, March 17 (Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.) Frozen Faceoff Third-Place Game, 3:30 p.m. CT Frozen Faceoff Championship, 7:30 p.m. CT Friday, March 23-Sunday, March 25 NCAA Regionals East Regional: Bridgeport, Conn. Northeast Regional: Worcester, Mass. Midwest Regional: Allentown, Pa. West Regional: Sioux Falls, S.D. Thursday, April 5 (Saint Paul, Minn.) NCAA Frozen Four National Semifinals Saturday, April 7 (Saint Paul, Minn.) NCAA National Championship Game All dates and times are subject to change All times are local to site * National Collegiate Hockey Conference game # Exhibition held in Breckenridge, Colo. ^ Ice Breaker Tournament (Duluth, Minn.) % Ledyard Classic (Hanover, N.H.) #NCHCHockey Dec , 2017

15 Last Week s Box Scores FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Dartmouth vs #2 Denver (Dec 15, 2017 at Denver, Colo.) Dartmouth (2-8-1, 2-4-1) vs. Denver (10-3-4, ) Date: Dec 15, 2017 Location: Denver, Colo. Arena: Magness Arena Attendance: 5124 Start time: 7:05 pm End time: 9:27 pm Total time: 2:22 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 2nd 16:00 DEN PP Jaakko Heikkinen/5 Colin Staub/10 16,23,8,6 10,24,12,25,13 Kohen Olischefski/2 # Dartmouth Tot +/- 2 Rymsha, River 5 Shoup, Tim Yau, Connor Warpecha, Danie Rutherford, Colli Sellar, Shane Jasiek, Alex Strong, Cam Baker, Matt Michalowski, Cha Kilistoff, Kevan Foreman, Quin Kalk, Corey Ernsting, John Han, Clay Less, Brendan Demler, Brendan Graber, Will Shatzer, Dean dnp 35 Clark, Adrian dnp Totals TEAM SUMMARY ## Dartmouth Dec Min GA Saves 33 Buffalo, Devin L 59: EMPTY NET 0: Prd Player Team MinOffense Time 1st Blake Hillman DEN 2.Interference 02:29 PP 1st Rymsha, River DART 2.Interference 11:54 PP 1st Erich Fear DEN 2.Holding 14:46 PP 2nd Michalowski, Charley DART 2.Hooking 03:16 PP # Denver Tot +/- 2 Erich Fear 3 Tariq Hammond Griffin Mendel Henrik Borgstro Dylan Gambrell Jaakko Heikkine Kohen Olischefsk Liam Finlay Jarid Lukoseviciu Ian Mitchell Jake Durflinger Rudy Junda Ryan Barrow Troy Terry Michael Davies Logan O'Connor Colin Staub Blake Hillman Devin Cooley dnp 31 Dayton Rasmuss dnp Totals GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team Tot DART DEN Shots by Period Team Tot DART DEN Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd DART DEN 1st 0-2 (4) 0-1 (6) 2nd 0-1 (3) 1-3 (5) 3rd 0-0 (0) 0-1 (2) Total 0-3 (7) 1-5 (13) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd DART DEN 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. Tanner Jaillet 2. Jaakko Heikkinen 3. Buffalo, Devin Officials: Referee:Ian Croft Referee:Ryan Hersey Linesman:Bob Keltie Linesman:Seth Mukai ## Denver Dec Min GA Saves 36 Tanner Jaillet W 59: EMPTY NET 0: PENALTY SUMMARY Win-Tanner Jaillet (9-2-4). Loss-Buffalo, Devin (2-4-0). Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Ernsting, DART 2.Boarding 08:13 John PP 2nd Ryan Barrow DEN 2.Boarding 11:28 PP 2nd Demler, Brendan DART 2.Tripping 14:34 PP 3rd Strong, Cam DART 2.Slashing 14:13 PP SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Dartmouth vs #2 Denver (Dec 16, 2017 at Denver, Colo.) Dartmouth (3-8-1, 2-4-1) vs. Denver (10-4-4, ) Date: Dec 16, 2017 Location: Denver, Colo. Arena: Magness Arena Attendance: 5501 Start time: 7:05 PM End time: 9:27 PM Total time: 2:22 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 09:29 DEN PP Kohen Olischefski/1 Blake Hillman/2 5,8,16,24 12,25,13,10,24 Jaakko Heikkinen/1 2. 1st 14:24 DEN PP Troy Terry/8 Henrik Borgstrom/116,14,16,27 19,5,15,7,14 Ian Mitchell/ st 18:03 DEN EV Kohen Olischefski/2 Jaakko Heikkinen/2 6,12,14,18,23 12,10,25,4,13 Blake Hillman/3 4. 2nd 03:06 DART EV Strong, Cam/1 Less, Brendan/2 12,24,21,9,5 17,18,21,25,26 Neiley, Kevin/1 5. 2nd 04:14 DART EV Graber, Will/2 Foreman, Quin/2 28,17,27,2,10 3,5,14,15, nd 16:17 DART EV Sellar, Shane/1 Neiley, Kevin/2 10,21,9,5,24 2,3,10,12, rd 18:23 DART EV Rutherford, Collin/1 Neiley, Kevin/3 9,21,12,5,24 2,3,7,22,24 Strong, Cam/1 8. 3rd 19:03 DART EN Sellar, Shane/2-10,17,5,28,24 19,24,14,5,25,7 9. 3rd 19:33 DEN EV Jack Doremus/1 Ryan 6,8,15,16,27 26,18,4,2,17 Barrow/2 Griffin Mendel/1 TEAM SUMMARY # Dartmouth Tot +/- # Denver Tot +/- 2 Rymsha, River Erich Fear Shoup, Tim Tariq Hammond Yau, Connor Griffin Mendel Warpecha, Danie Henrik Borgstro Rutherford, Colli Dylan Gambrell Sellar, Shane Jaakko Heikkine Jasiek, Alex Kohen Olischefsk Strong, Cam Liam Finlay Baker, Matt Jarid Lukoseviciu Michalowski, Cha Ian Mitchell Kilistoff, Kevan Rudy Junda Foreman, Quin Ryan Barrow Kalk, Corey Troy Terry Neiley, Kevin Michael Davies Han, Clay Logan O'Connor Less, Brendan Colin Staub Demler, Brendan Blake Hillman Graber, Will Jack Doremus T TEAM Devin Cooley dnp 30 Shatzer, Dean dnp 31 Dayton Rasmuss dnp 35 Clark, Adrian dnp Totals Totals ## Dartmouth Dec Min GA Saves 33 Buffalo, Devin W 60: GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team Tot DART DEN Shots by Period Team Tot DART DEN Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd DART DEN 1st 0-1 (3) 2-3 (10) 2nd 0-1 (0) 0-1 (3) 3rd 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) Total 0-2 (3) 2-4 (13) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd DART DEN 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. Kohen Olischefski 2. Neiley, Kevin 3. Blake Hillman Officials: Referee:Ian Croft Referee:Ryan Hersey Linesman:Bob Keltie Linesman:Seth Mukai ## Denver Dec Min GA Saves 36 Tanner Jaillet L 58: EMPTY NET 1: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 1st Sellar, DART 2.Hooking 13:41 1st Blake Hillman DEN 2.Holding 00:24 PP Shane PP 2nd Erich Fear DEN 2.Boarding 04:47 PP 1st Jasiek, Alex DART 2.Hooking 09:01 PP 2nd Shoup, Tim DART 2.Tripping 08:53 PP 1st Kalk, Corey DART 2.Boarding 10:49 PP Win-Buffalo, Devin (3-4-0). Loss-Tanner Jaillet (9-3-4). SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Arizona State vs Colorado College (Dec 16, 2017 at Colorado Springs, CO) Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Arizona State vs Colorado College (Dec 17, 2017 at Colorado Springs, CO) Arizona State (4-10-3) vs. Colorado College (8-7-2) Date: Dec 16, 2017 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Arena: Broadmoor WorldArena Attendance: 3687 Start time: 6:07 pm End time: 8:21 Total time: 2:14 Arizona State (4-10-4) vs. Colorado College (8-7-3) Date: Dec 17, 2017 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Arena: Broadmoor WorldArena Attendance: 4135 Start time: 2:09 pm End time: 4:30 Total time: 2:27 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 10:45 CC EV Westin Michaud/5 Zach Berzolla/2 7,29,27,18,26 17,8,29,2,5 Christiano Versich/4 2. 1st 11:02 CC EV Nick Halloran/8 Trey Bradley/11 18,7,27,39,4 13,14,39,27, st 15:53 CC PP Christiano Versich/3 Trevor Gooch/4 13,37,44,3 29,2,19,3,27 Troy Conzo/3 4. 2nd 01:31 CC EV Westin Michaud/6 Trevor Gooch/5 21,8,10,29,26 17,2,29,3,22 Christiano Versich/5 TEAM SUMMARY # Arizona State G A Pi Sh +/- # Colorado College G A Pi Sh +/- 3 Gvido Jansons Trevor Gooch Jacob Wilson Kristian Blumens Johnny Walker Cole McCaskill Joe Lappin Zach Berzolla Tyler Busch Kade Kehoe Jack Rowe Tanner Ockey Dylan Hollman Nick Halloran Riley Simpson Trey Bradley Filips Buncis Mason Bergh Anthony Croston Westin Michaud David Norris Branden Makara Jake Clifford Troy Conzo Max Balinson Cole Josefchak Brett Gruber Jack Gates Jakob Stridsberg Brian Williams Dominic Garcia Ben Israel Brinson Pasichnu Christiano Versic Joey Raats Andrew Farny Totals T TEAM Alec Calvaruso dnp 33 Jon Flakne dnp Totals ## Arizona State Dec Min GA Saves 35 Joey Daccord L 21: Ryland Pashovitz 38: GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team Tot ASU CC Shots by Period Team Tot ASU CC Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd ASU CC 1st 0-0 (0) 1-1 (2) 2nd 0-1 (3) 0-1 (1) 3rd 0-1 (3) 0-3 (13) Total 0-2 (6) 1-5 (16) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd ASU CC 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. Westin Michaud 2. Alex Leclerc 3. Christiano Versich Officials: Referee:Timm Walsh Referee:Joe Sullivan Linesman:Scott Staudte Linesman:Steve Stankevich Game timekeeper:heather Croze ## Colorado College Dec Min GA Saves 1 Alex Leclerc W 60: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 3rd Brett Gruber ASU 2.Cross-Checking 07:14 1st Tyler Busch ASU 2.Slashing 14:48 PP PP 3rd Trey Bradley CC 2.Hooking 14:47 PP 2nd Jake Clifford ASU 2.Charging 06:47 PP 3rd Tyler Busch ASU 2.Slashing 19:59 PP 2nd TEAM CC 2.Too Many Players On 14:54 PP 3rd Riley Simpson ASU 5.Interference 03:05 PP Win-Alex Leclerc (8-7-2). Loss-Joey Daccord (4-9-3). ASU TO 5:30 left in 3rd period CC To 2:59 left in 3rd period Referee's signature Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1st 04:25 ASU Gvido Jansons/2 Anthony 3,18,27,44,7 39,14,13,27,29 1. EV Croston/4 2. 1st 10:06 ASU EV Brett Gruber/4 Johnny Walker/4 27,18,7,3,44 39,9,3,14, st 15:11 CC PP Nick Halloran/9 Mason Bergh/12 10,44,3,37 13,15,39,14,17 Andrew Farny/4 4. 1st 17:18 CC EV Trevor Gooch/6 Westin Michaud/7 29,10,21,8,24 2,17,29,5,8 Christiano Versich/4 5. 1st 19:34 CC PP Trevor Gooch/7 Troy Conzo/4 4,32,39,12 2,19,29,3,17 Christiano Versich/7 6. 2nd 06:18 CC EV Tanner Ockey/2 Jack Gates/1 7,18,27,24,29 10,24,8,5,9 7. 2nd 10:39 ASU EV Tyler Busch/6 David Norris/3 10,21,8,3,44 25,24,5,19,8 Joe Lappin/5 8. 2nd 11:11 ASU SH Anthony Croston/3 Brett Gruber/9 18,27,39,4 39,17,14,13,15 TEAM SUMMARY # Arizona State G A Pi Sh +/- # Colorado College G A Pi Sh +/- 3 Gvido Jansons Trevor Gooch Jacob Wilson Kristian Blumens Johnny Walker Cole McCaskill Joe Lappin Zach Berzolla Tyler Busch Kade Kehoe Dylan Hollman Tanner Ockey Filips Buncis Nick Halloran Anthony Croston Trey Bradley David Norris Mason Bergh Jake Clifford Westin Michaud Liam McGing Branden Makara Brett Gruber Troy Conzo Steenn Pasichnu Cole Josefchak Jakob Stridsberg Jack Gates Louie Rowe Brian Williams Dominic Garcia Ben Israel Brinson Pasichnu Christiano Versic Joey Raats Andrew Farny Ryland Pashovitz dnp 30 Alec Calvaruso dnp Totals Jon Flakne dnp Totals ## Arizona State Dec Min GA OT Saves 35 Joey Daccord T 65: GOALTENDERS PENALTY SUMMARY Goals by Period Team OT Tot ASU CC Shots by Period Team OT Tot ASU CC Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd ASU CC 1st 0-0 (0) 2-2 (5) 2nd 0-2 (2) 0-3 (5) 3rd 0-2 (1) 0-2 (2) OT 0-1 (2) 0-0 (0) Total 0-5 (5) 2-7 (12) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd ASU CC 1st nd rd OT Total Three stars: 1. Trevor Gooch 2. Christiano Versich 3. Tanner Ockey Officials: Referee:Timm Walsh Referee:Joe Sullivan Linesman:Scott Staudte Linesman:Steve Stankevich Game timekeeper:heather Croze ## Colorado College Dec Min GA OT Saves 1 Alex Leclerc T 64: EMPTY NET 0: Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Trevor CC 2.Interference 15:54 1st Jake Clifford ASU 2.Interference 14:24 PP Gooch PP 3rd Mason Bergh CC 2.Hooking 04:05 PP 1st Jake Clifford ASU 2.Roughing 17:53 PP 3rd Steenn Pasichnuk ASU 2.Boarding 06:37 PP 2nd Louie Rowe ASU 2.Cross-Checking 03:29 PP 3rd Christiano Versich CC 2.Slashing 10:51 PP 2nd Filips Buncis ASU 2.Interference 07:40 PP 3rd Brinson Pasichnuk ASU 2.Tripping 14:36 PP 2nd Joe Lappin ASU 2.Boarding 10:54 PP OT Andrew Farny CC 2.Roughing 02:13 PP 2nd Andrew Farny CC 2.Slashing 11:12 PP Arizona State-Joey Daccord (4-9-4). Colorado College-Alex Leclerc (8-7-3). Referee's signature Dec , 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 15

16 Previous Week Round-Up FRIDAY, DEC. 15 In the lone National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) game, and only non-conference game in the NCAA Friday, No. 2/2 Denver downed Dartmouth, 1-0, at Magness Arena behind senior goalie Tanner Jaillet s shutout in the series opener. Jaillet stopped all 23 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season and sixth of his career. After both teams had power play chances go empty in the first period, the Pioneers (10-3-4) took advantage in the second stanza when freshman forward Jaakko Heikkinen buried the puck in the back of the net on the man advantage with four minutes to play in the middle period. Junior forward Colin Staub and freshman forward Kohen Olischefski set up the tally with tic-tac-toe passing. DU controlled much of the play in the final frame, but neither team was able to score again as the Pioneers held on for the victory. Denver outshot Dartmouth (2-8-1), 32-23, and went 1-for-5 on the power play, compared to 0-for-3 for the Big Green. Devin Buffalo made 31 saves in net for Dartmouth. SATURDAY, DEC. 16 For the second straight night, a National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) team recorded a shutout, but NCHC teams went just 1-1 Saturday night in non-conference action. Colorado College earned the victory, as sophomore goaltender Alex Leclerc logged his second shutout of the season to backstop CC to a 4-0 win over Arizona State in the teams first-ever meeting. Up the road at Magness Arena, second-ranked Denver jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead, but Dartmouth rattled off five straight goals to upset the Pioneers, 5-4, as the teams split their weekend series. Behind a big first period and a shutout from sophomore goaltender Alex Leclerc, Colorado College downed Arizona State, 4-0, Saturday evening at the Broadmoor World Arena in the first-ever meeting between the non-conference foes. After a scoreless first 10 minutes, the Tigers (8-7-2) pounced with two goals in a span of 17 seconds midway through the first frame. Junior forward Westin Michaud scored the first of his two goals in the game, finishing a one-timer to open the scoring, while sophomore forward Nick Halloran doubled the CC lead ticks later when he potted his eighth goal of the season. Freshman forward Christiano Versich made it 3-0 with 4:07 left in the opening period, finishing a spinning pass from junior forward Trevor Gooch on the power play, while Versich also handed out a pair of assists for a career-high three-point night and his first collegiate multi-point game. Michaud then capped the scoring with his second tally of the night early in the second stanza, wristing home a feed from Gooch, who had a two-assist game. Leclerc totaled 36 saves to earn his second shutout of the season and fourth of his career, as the Tigers outshot the Sun Devils (4-10-3), 43-36, in the win. CC went 1-for-5 on the power play and killed both ASU man advantages. Following a narrow, 1-0, victory on Friday, No. 2/2 Denver came out firing on Saturday, grabbing a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes, but Dartmouth stormed back with three in the second and pulled off a 5-4 upset over the Pioneers at Magness Arena to earn a series split. Freshman forward Kohen Olischefski scored the first two goals of his collegiate career as part of the threegoal first frame for the Pioneers (10-4-4), two of which came on the power play with one of them from junior forward Troy Terry. The Big Green (3-8-1) came out strong in the second stanza, as Cam Strong got Dartmouth on the board early, while a little more than a minute later Will Graber made it a one-goal game. Late in the middle period, Shane Sellar scored the first of his two goals to tie the game. With only 1:37 remaining in regulation, Collin Rutherford beat senior goalie Tanner Jaillet to give the Big Green the lead and Sellar tacked on an empty-netter to seal the win, which turned out to be the game-winner after freshman forward Jack Doremus notched his first career goal for DU in the waning seconds. Despite the loss, Denver outshot Dartmouth, 42-28, but Devin Buffalo made 38 saves to earn the win in net. The Pioneers are now off until Dec. 29 when they host Merrimack and Dec. 30 when they welcome Air Force. SUNDAY, DEC. 17 In the only National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) game Sunday and the final NCAA game in the unofficial first half of the season, Colorado College battled Arizona State to a 4-4 overtime tie at the Broadmoor World Arena in their series finale. With the result, the NCHC heads into the holiday break with a combined non-conference record of , with the.664 non-conference winning percentage second among the six Division I men s conferences (Big Ten at.697). After earning a 4-0 shutout over Arizona State on Saturday night, Colorado College found the Sun Devils a bit more devilish on Sunday, settling for a 4-4 overtime tie in the series finale at the Broadmoor World Arena. ASU (4-10-4) jumped out to a 2-0 lead midway through the first frame, but the Tigers (8-7- 3) roared back with three goals in the final five minutes of the opening period, including two on the power play. Sophomore forward Nick Halloran scored for the second time this weekend to put CC on the board on the power play, while junior forward Trevor Gooch then tacked on two goals for his first career multigoal game, the second of which also came on the man advantage and put the Tigers in front, 3-2. Junior co-captain Tanner Ockey made it 4-2 Colorado College early in the second stanza, but the Sun Devils struck twice in a span of 32 seconds midway through the middle period to even the game, with the game-tying goal coming short-handed by Anthony Croston, who had a two-point night. Neither team managed to find the net in the third period or overtime as the game ended a 4-4 draw. Freshman forward Christiano Versich handed out two assists in the tie and also scored in the exhibition shootout following overtime. ASU finished with a slight, edge in shots on goal, after outshooting CC, 5-0, in the 5-on-5 overtime. The Tigers went 2-for-7 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill, while sophomore goalie Alex Leclerc made 35 saves in net for Colorado College. CC returns to action Dec. 29 at crosstown rival Air Force, before hosting Merrimack Dec. 30. #NCHCHockey Dec , 2017

17 NCHC Conference Scoring Leaders Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Henrik Borgström DEN SO F / FLA 2 Wade Allison WMU SO F / PHI Nick Halloran CC_ SO F / E 4 Mason Bergh CC_ JR F / E Hugh McGing WMU SO F / Troy Terry DEN JR F / ANA 7 Mikey Eyssimont STC JR F / LOS 8 David Pope UNO SR F / DET Dawson DiPietro WMU SO F / Dylan Gambrell DEN JR F / SJS 11 Robby Jackson STC JR F / Colt Conrad WMU JR F / Jacob Benson STC JR F / Corey Schueneman WMU JR D / Scott Perunovich MND FR D / Jimmy Schuldt STC JR D / Gordie Green MIA SO F / Mason Morelli UNO JR F / Easton Brodzinski STC FR F / Nick Jones NDK JR F / Ryan Poehling STC SO F / MTL Patrick Newell STC JR F / Jarid Lukosevicius DEN JR F / Grant Mismash NDK FR F / NSH Kevin Fitzgerald STC FR F / Ian Mitchell DEN FR D / CHI Christian Wolanin NDK JR D / OTT Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Corey Schueneman WMU JR D / Scott Perunovich MND FR D / Jimmy Schuldt STC JR D / Ian Mitchell DEN FR D / CHI Christian Wolanin NDK JR D / OTT 6 Louie Belpedio MIA SR D / MIN Nick Wolff MND SO D / Colton Poolman NDK SO D / Jon Lizotte STC JR D / Luke Bafia WMU SO D / Kristian Blumenschein CC_ SO D / Scott Moldenhauer WMU SR D / Michael Davies DEN SO D / E Will Borgen STC JR D / BUF Ben Israel CC_ JR D / Jack Ahcan STC SO D / Neal Goff WMU SR D / Cam Lee WMU SO D / Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Scott Perunovich MND FR D / Easton Brodzinski STC FR F / Grant Mismash NDK FR F / NSH Kevin Fitzgerald STC FR F / Ian Mitchell DEN FR D / CHI 6 Jake Durflinger DEN FR F / Blake Lizotte STC FR F / Christiano Versich CC_ FR F / Jordan Kawaguchi NDK FR F / Brett Van Os WMU FR F / Mikey Anderson MND FR D / LOS Casey Gilling MIA FR F / Paul Washe WMU FR F / E Jaakko Heikkinen DEN FR F / Austin Rueschhoff WMU FR F / E Gabe Bast NDK FR D / Dec , 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 17

18 Goal Scoring NCHC Conference Scoring Leaders GP G GPG 1 Wade Allison WMU SO F Henrik Borgström DEN SO F Jarid Lukosevicius DEN JR F David Pope UNO SR F Easton Brodzinski STC FR F Mason Bergh CC JR F Nick Halloran CC SO F Mikey Eyssimont STC JR F Dawson DiPietro WMU SO F Players Tied With 4 Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Troy Terry DEN JR F Nick Halloran CC SO F Hugh McGing WMU SO F Corey Schueneman WMU JR D Mason Bergh CC JR F Dylan Gambrell DEN JR F Jimmy Schuldt STC JR D Henrik Borgström DEN SO F Ian Mitchell DEN FR D Christian Wolanin NDK JR D Mikey Eyssimont STC JR F Players Tied With 6 Power Play Goals GP G GPG 1 David Pope UNO SR F Jacob Benson STC JR F Westin Michaud CC JR F Jarid Lukosevicius DEN JR F Henrik Borgström DEN SO F Players Tied With 2 Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG 1 Grant Hutton MIA JR D Jack Poehling STC SO F Ethen Frank WMU FR F Logan O'Connor DEN JR F Henrik Borgström DEN SO F Karson Kuhlman MND SR F Judd Peterson STC SR F Robby Jackson STC JR F Plus-Minus GP +/- 1 Jimmy Schuldt STC JR D Jon Lizotte STC JR D Gordie Green MIA SO F 8 +6 Blake Winiecki STC SR F 8 +6 Kale Bennett WMU SO D 8 +6 Hayden Shaw NDK JR D Mikey Eyssimont STC JR F Robby Jackson STC JR F Players Tied With +5 Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G 1 Luke Bafia WMU SO D Jimmy Schuldt STC JR D Jon Lizotte STC JR D Andrew Farny CC JR D Ben Israel CC JR D Dylan Samberg MND FR D Hayden Shaw NDK JR D Colton Poolman NDK SO D Jack Ahcan STC SO D Joel Messner UNO SR D Will Borgen STC JR D Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 David Pope UNO SR F Henrik Borgström DEN SO F Nick Halloran CC SO F Troy Terry DEN JR F Mikey Eyssimont STC JR F Ian Mitchell DEN FR D Jake Randolph UNO SR F Jacob Benson STC JR F Corey Schueneman WMU JR D Hugh McGing WMU SO F Jimmy Schuldt STC JR D Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Josh Melnick MIA JR F Easton Brodzinski STC FR F Nick Halloran CC SO F Players Tied With 1 Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Wade Allison WMU SO F Zach Jordan UNO SO F 6 1 Henrik Borgström DEN SO F 10 1 Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Jacob Benson STC JR F Kiefer Sherwood MIA JR F Blake Lizotte STC FR F Blake Winiecki STC SR F Judd Peterson STC SR F Peter Krieger MND JR F Paul Washe WMU FR F Jaakko Heikkinen DEN FR F Nick Jones NDK JR F Casey Gilling MIA FR F on-3 OT Goals in Conference Games WINNER OPPONENT DATE SCORE GOAL SCORER ASSISTS TIME CC Denver 12/8/ Christiano Versich Mason Bergh, Nick Halloran 3:36 Denver CC 12/9/ Liam Finlay Troy Terry, Blake Hillman 1:35 #NCHCHockey Dec , 2017

19 NCHC Conference Goaltending Leaders Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dávid Hrenák STC FR 4 240: Tanner Jaillet DEN SR 9 545: Jeff Smith STC JR 6 363: Cam Johnson NDK SR 6 360: Ryan Larkin MIA SO 8 485: Peter Thome NDK FR 4 244: CLB 7 Ben Blacker WMU SO : Alex Leclerc CC_ SO : Hunter Shepard MND SO : Evan Weninger UNO JR 6 265: Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dávid Hrenák STC FR 4 240: Jeff Smith STC JR 6 363: Tanner Jaillet DEN SR 9 545: Alex Leclerc CC_ SO : Ryan Larkin MIA SO 8 485: Peter Thome NDK FR 4 244: CLB 7 Cam Johnson NDK SR 6 360: Ben Blacker WMU SO : Hunter Shepard MND SO : Evan Weninger UNO JR 6 265: Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Alex Leclerc CC_ SO Tanner Jaillet DEN SR Ben Blacker WMU SO Hunter Shepard MND SO Ryan Larkin MIA SO Jeff Smith STC JR Dávid Hrenák STC FR Cam Johnson NDK SR Evan Weninger UNO JR Peter Thome NDK FR Alex Blankenburg UNO JR Kris Oldham UNO SO Alec Calvaruso CC_ FR Dayton Rasmussen DEN FR Nick Deery MND SO Austin Cain WMU FR Trevor Gorsuch WMU JR Devin Cooley DEN FR Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Dávid Hrenák STC FR Tanner Jaillet DEN SR 9 1 Alex Leclerc CC_ SO 10 1 Hunter Shepard MND SO 10 1 Ben Blacker WMU SO 10 1 Shootout Results in Conference Games WINNER OPPONENT DATE GAME SCORE ROUNDS SHOOTOUT SCORE WINNING SCORER GOALTENDERS UND Miami 11/11/ , UND Christian Wolanin Peter Thome, Ryan Larkin UND SCSU 12/8/ , UND Christian Wolanin Cam Johnson, Jeff Smith Dec , 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 19

20 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Team Conference-Only Stats TEAM OFFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 St. Cloud State Western Michigan Denver North Dakota Omaha Miami Colorado College Minnesota Duluth TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 St. Cloud State North Dakota Miami Denver Minnesota Duluth Western Michigan Colorado College Omaha POWER PLAY Team Totals SHA PP % 1 Omaha 10/ St. Cloud State 11/ Denver 11/ North Dakota 7/ Colorado College 8/ Western Michigan 7/ Miami 3/ Minnesota Duluth 4/ PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHF PK % 1 Denver 30/ Western Michigan 47/ Omaha 28/ St. Cloud State 35/ North Dakota 39/ Miami 30/ Colorado College 34/ Minnesota Duluth 31/ PENALTY MINUTES Team Games PIM PIM/G 1 Western Michigan Miami St. Cloud State Colorado College North Dakota Minnesota Duluth Omaha Denver SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Omaha St. Cloud State Denver North Dakota Minnesota Duluth Western Michigan Miami Colorado College SCORING BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 St. Cloud State Western Michigan Denver North Dakota Colorado College Minnesota Duluth Omaha Miami GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 St. Cloud State Miami North Dakota Denver Minnesota Duluth Western Michigan Colorado College Omaha SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Denver St. Cloud State Omaha Colorado College Miami North Dakota Western Michigan Minnesota Duluth #NCHCHockey Dec , 2017