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1 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE Week of March 13-19, 2017 Volume 4, Issue 24 - Frozen Faceoff 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO Phone: Fax: Michael Weisman O: C: Final NCHC Standings Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T 3/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 / 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). A 3-on-3 overtime or shootout win then is worth two points in the standings while the team that loses the 3-on-3 overtime/shootout receives just one point for the tie. The 3-on-3 overtime and shootouts only affect conference standings while the game is officially a tie for NCAA purposes. NCHC Frozen Faceoff Schedule Thursday, March 16 (Practice Day) North Dakota a.m. (Press Conference at 11:10 a.m.) Minnesota Duluth 11:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. (Press Conference 12:25 p.m.) Western Michigan 12:45-1:45 p.m. (Press Conference 1:55 p.m.) Denver 2-3 p.m. (Press Conference 3:10 p.m.) NCHC Awards Celebration - 5:15 p.m. (Muse Event Center) Friday, March 17 (Semifinals) (3) No. 8/8 Western Michigan vs. (2) No. 3/3 Minnesota Duluth, 4:08 p.m. CT TV: CBS Sports Network (4) No. 11/11 North Dakota vs. (1) No. 1/1 Denver, 7:38 p.m. CT TV: CBS Sports Network Saturday, March 18 Third-Place Game, 3:38 p.m. CT Championship Game, 7:38 p.m. CT TV: CBS Sports Network All practices/games at Target Center (Minneapolis, Minn.); all times CT All press conferences and Awards Celebration streamed live for free on NCHC.tv NCHC Quarterfinal Results Friday, March 10 (6) Omaha 2, at (3) No. 7/8 Western Michigan 1 (OT) at (2) No. 3/3 Minnesota Duluth 5, (7) Miami 4 (OT) at (4) No. 14/13 North Dakota 5, (5) No. 20 St. Cloud State 2 at (1) No. 1/1 Denver 4, (8) Colorado College 1 Saturday, March 11 at (3) No. 7/8 Western Michigan 5, (6) Omaha 2 at (4) No. 14/13 North Dakota 6, (5) No. 20 St. Cloud State 5 (OT) (UND wins series, 2-0) at (2) No. 3/3 Minnesota Duluth 5, (7) Miami 3 (UMD wins series, 2-0) at (1) No. 1/1 Denver 4, (8) Colorado College 0 (DU wins series, 2-0) Sunday, March 12 at (3) No. 7/8 Western Michigan 2, (6) Omaha 1 (OT) (WMU wins series, 2-0) Tournament seed in (); Quarterfinals are best-of-3 series National Collegiate Hockey Conference NCHC Facts and Figures For the second straight season, all four higher seeds won their best-ofthree NCHC Quarterfinal series to advance to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff at Target Center in Minneapolis. Only one series needed three games as third-seeded Western Michigan edged sixth-seeded Omaha on Sunday in overtime to clinch the final Frozen Faceoff berth. In the last three NCHC postseasons, only two quarterfinal series have gone the distance, including WMU this year. Top-seeded Denver, second-seeded Minnesota Duluth and fourth-seeded North Dakota all swept their series to return to Minneapolis. All four Frozen Faceoff participants have qualified for the NCHC s championship weekend previously, with Denver and North Dakota both making their fourth straight appearance in the Frozen Faceoff, the only NCHC teams to appear in all four Frozen Faceoffs to date. Minnesota Duluth is making its second straight trip after taking runner-up honors in its first Frozen Faceoff last season, while Western Michigan is also making its second appearance but first since the inaugural 2014 event. Of the four participants, only Denver has won the tournament (2014), while UND and WMU are still searching for their first championship game appearance. Denver enters the Frozen Faceoff on a 13-game winning streak, which is the longest active win streak in the NCAA. The Pioneers last lost Jan. 20 at St. Cloud State. DU s 28 wins this season are the most in the NCAA, three more than second-place Union. Denver also leads the nation on defense, allowing only 1.84 goals per game. With two wins last weekend, UND reached the 20-win plateau for the 15th consecutive season, which is the second-longest active 20-win streak behind Denver, which has secured its 16th straight 20-win season. Western Michigan s 22 wins this season are its most since the season (27). Last year, WMU won only eight games with the 14-win improvement this season the largest turnaround in the NCAA. Denver senior captain Will Butcher was named a Top-10 Hobey Baker Award finalist Wednesday, the lone defenseman on the list. He is the sixth Hobey Baker finalist in the NCHC s four years. The NCHC has had at least one Hobey Baker Award finalist all four years of competition so far. Upcoming Events on NCHC.tv Thursday, March 16 Post-practice press conferences (free) NCHC Awards Celebration, 5:15 p.m. CT (free) Friday, March 17 Post-game press conferences (free) Saturday, March 18 Frozen Faceoff Third-Place Game, 3:38 p.m. CT (subscription needed) Post-game press conferences #NCHCHockey NCHC.tv

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3 Team Notes/Match-Ups Denver Pioneers Head Coach: Jim Montgomery (4th year) Record at DU: Record: ( , t-2nd) Record: ( /2, 1st NCHC) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 18/6 Denver swept rival Colorado College in the NCHC Quarterfinals, picking up 4-1 and 4-0 wins last weekend. DU has now won 14 straight games over its rival Tigers, tying the second-longest win streak against CC in program history. The Pioneers have won 13 straight games overall, the longest active NCAA win streak and tying the fourth-longest in DU history. Senior goaltender Evan Cowley pitched his second straight shutout last Saturday, stopping all 17 shots he faced from the Tigers after a 28-save shutout March 4 at Omaha. He has Denver s only two shutouts this season and now has six in his career. As a team, the Pioneers rank first nationally allowing only 1.84 goals per game. While Denver is making its fourth straight trip to the Frozen Faceoff, the Pioneers are looking to advance to the championship game for the first time since the inaugural 2014 event when DU won the Frozen Faceoff as the No. 6 seed in the NCHC Tournament. This Week s Games: Fri., Mar. 17 vs. No. 11/11 North Dakota ( ) - 6:38 p.m. MT Target Center - Minneapolis, Minn. TV: CBS Sports Network Sat., Mar. 18 vs. No. 3/3 UMD or No. 8/8 WMU - 2:38 or 6:38 p.m. MT Target Center - Minneapolis, Minn. TV: CBS Sports Network or NCHC.tv Game Fact: Denver has faced North Dakota in each of the last two Frozen Faceoffs, but both times came in the Third-Place Game, with DU winning the contest in 2015 while the teams tied last season. The rivals met only twice during the regular season, with Denver earning a tie and a win in Grand Forks back on Nov Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Head Coach: Scott Sandelin (17th year) Record at UMD: Record: ( , 4th) Record: ( /2, 2nd NCHC) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 16/9 Minnesota Duluth earned its second straight and second ever trip to the Frozen Faceoff with a sweep of seventh-seeded Miami last weekend. UMD picked up a 5-4 overtime win Friday and a 5-3 comeback victory Saturday. After going 0-4 in their first two NCHC Tournaments, the Bulldogs are 5-1 in their last two so far. The Bulldogs wound up with the program s second-best regular season record ( for a.721 winning percentage) -- and fewest regular season losses -- since it joined the NCAA ranks in UMD also did something in that only two other Bulldogs clubs had ever done before in 56 years of competing at the NCAA I level -- go through an entire regular season without being swept. UMD also accomplished that feat in and two years ago ( ). This Week s Games: Fri., Mar. 17 vs. No. 8/8 Western Michigan ( ) - 4:08 p.m. CT Target Center - Minneapolis, Minn. TV: CBS Sports Network Sat., Mar. 18 vs. No. 1/1 DU or No. 11/11 UND - 3:38 or 7:38 p.m. CT Target Center - Minneapolis, Minn. TV: CBS Sports Network or NCHC.tv Game Fact: The Bulldogs face the Broncos for the first time in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff, though WMU swept UMD in the 2014 NCHC Quarterfinals in their only NCHC Tournament meetings. The teams met four times this season, splitting both weekend series. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series with WMU and are against Western Michigan since the two clubs joined the NCHC in Sat., Oct. 1 Mount Royal (Exh.) W, 4-1 Fri., Oct. 7 Ohio State$ L, 3-2 Sat., Oct. 8 No. 5/9 Boston College$ L 3-1 Fri., Oct. 14 No. 2/2 Boston University W, 4-3 Sat., Oct. 15 No. 2/2 Boston University W, 3-1 Fri., Oct. 21 at Michigan State W, 2-1 Sat., Oct. 22 at Michigan State W, 3-1 Fri., Oct. 28 Western Michigan* W, 3-1 Sat., Oct. 29 Western Michigan* W, 4-2 Fri., Nov. 11 at No. 6/6 North Dakota* T, 1-1 (3x3 OTL) Sat., Nov. 12 at No. 6/6 North Dakota* W, 3-2 Fri., Nov. 18 Miami* T, 1-1 (OT-SOW) Sat., Nov. 19 Miami* T, 2-2 (OT-SOW) Fri., Nov. 25 at Air Force W, 4-3 (OT) Sat., Nov. 26 Wisconsin W, 6-5 Fri., Dec. 2 at Colorado College* W, 3-1 Sat., Dec. 3 Colorado College* W, 3-1 Fri., Dec. 9 No. 1/1 Minnesota Duluth* W, 4-3 Sat., Dec. 10 No. 1/1 Minnesota Duluth* L, 3-1 Fri., Dec. 30 at Providence T, 2-2 (OT) Sat., Dec. 31 at Providence L, 3-1 Fri., Jan. 6 Arizona State W, 5-1 Sat., Jan. 7 Arizona State W, 6-1 Fri., Jan. 13 at No. 14/14 Western Michigan* L, 3-0 Sat., Jan. 14 at No. 14/14 Western Michigan* W, 7-2 Fri., Jan. 20 at St. Cloud State* L, 3-2 (OT) Sat., Jan. 21 at St. Cloud State* W, 3-1 Fri., Jan. 27 No. 18 Omaha* W, 5-3 Sat., Jan. 28 No. 18 Omaha* W, 5-0 Fri., Feb. 10 Colorado College* W, 2-1 Sat., Feb. 11 at Colorado College* W, 5-1 Fri., Feb. 17 at Miami* W, 5-2 Sat., Feb. 18 at Miami* W, 5-2 Fri., Feb. 24 No. 18 St. Cloud State* W, 4-3 (OT) Sat., Feb. 25 No. 18 St. Cloud State* W, 7-2 Fri., Mar. 3 at Omaha* W, 4-2 Sat., Mar. 4 at Omaha* W, 3-0 March Colorado College W, 4-1/W, 4-0 March 17 vs. No. 11/11 North Dakota^ 6:38 p.m. Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are MT and subject to change $ Ice Breaker Tournament (Denver, Colo.); ^Frozen Faceoff (Minneapolis) Sat., Oct. 1 No. 17 Michigan Tech W, 6-0 Sun., Oct. 2 No. 17 Michigan Tech W, 4-3 Fri., Oct. 7 at No. 8/7 UMass Lowell T, 4-4 (OT) Sat., Oct. 8 at No. 8/7 UMass Lowell T, 1-1 (OT) Fri., Oct. 14 No. 5/6 Notre Dame W, 4-3 Sat., Oct. 15 No. 5/6 Notre Dame L, 3-1 Sat., Oct. 22 U.S. U-18 Team (Exh.) L, 2-1 Fri., Oct. 28 No. 1/1 North Dakota* W, 5-2 Sat., Oct. 29 No. 1/1 North Dakota* W, 3-0 Fri., Nov. 4 at No. 8/8 St. Cloud State* W, 5-3 Sat., Nov. 5 at No. 8/8 St. Cloud State* W, 5-3 Fri., Nov. 11 Western Michigan* L, 4-3 Sat., Nov. 12 Western Michigan* W, 2-0 Fri., Nov. 18 at Omaha* W, 6-4 Sat., Nov. 19 at Omaha* W, 3-2 Fri., Dec. 9 at No. 2/2 Denver* L, 4-3 Sat., Dec. 10 at No. 2/2 Denver* W, 3-1 Fri., Dec. 16 No. 15/15 Bemidji State T, 1-1 (OT) Sat., Dec. 17 at No. 15/15 Bemidji State W, 2-1 Fri., Jan. 6 Colorado College* T, 2-2 (3x3 OTW) Sat., Jan. 7 Colorado College* L, 2-1 Fri., Jan. 13 St. Cloud State* L, 2-1 Sat., Jan. 14 St. Cloud State* W, 4-3 (OT) Fri., Jan. 20 at No. 8/8 North Dakota* W, 5-3 Sat., Jan. 21 at No. 8/8 North Dakota* W, 4-0 Fri., Jan. 27 vs. No. 6/6 Minnesota$ W, 3-2 Sat., Jan. 28 vs. St. Cloud State$ W, 2-1 (OT) Fri., Feb. 3 Omaha* T, 2-2 (OT-SOW) Sat., Feb. 4 Omaha* W, 5-0 Fri., Feb. 17 at Colorado College* W, 2-1 Sat., Feb. 18 at Colorado College* T, 2-2 (OT-SOW) Thu., Feb. 23 Miami* W, 4-3 Fri., Feb. 24 Miami* T, 3-3 (3x3 OTL) Fri., Mar. 3 at No. 8/8 Western Michigan* L, 7-4 Sat., Mar. 4 at No. 8/8 Western Michigan* W, 6-3 March Miami W, 5-4 (OT)/W, 5-3 March 17 vs. No. 8/8 Western Michigan^ 4:08 p.m. Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change; $ North Star College Cup (St. Paul, Minn.); ^Frozen Faceoff (Minneapolis) March 13-19, 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 3

4 Team Notes/Match-Ups North Dakota Head Coach: Brad Berry (2nd year) Record at UND: Record: ( , 1st) Record: ( /0, 4th NCHC) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 18/9 North Dakota earned its 15th straight trip to its conference s championship weekend, including all four years of the Frozen Faceoff, after sweeping St. Cloud State in the NCHC Quarterfinals with 5-2 and 6-5 wins, the latter coming in overtime. With the wins, UND assured itself of its 15th straight 20-win season, the second-longest active streak in the NCAA. Junior forward Trevor Olson scored the overtime game-winner last Saturday against SCSU. Olson has now scored the game-winning goal three times during UND s current four-game win streak. He had one game-winning goal all season prior to his three in the last four games. North Dakota has posted a record of in its first three trips to the Frozen Faceoff and is looking for its first NCHC semifinal win and championship game appearance after falling in the semifinals each of the first three seasons of the NCHC. This Week s Games: Fri., Mar. 17 vs. No. 1/1 Denver (28-6-4) - 7:38 p.m. CT Target Center - Minneapolis, Minn. TV: CBS Sports Network Sat., Mar. 18 vs. No. 3/3 UMD or No. 8/8 WMU - 3:38 or 7:38 p.m. CT Target Center - Minneapolis, Minn. TV: CBS Sports Network or NCHC.tv Game Fact: UND is in two previous Frozen Faceoff meetings with Denver, but this is the first time the rivals have met in the NCHC semifinals. Their other two meetings both came in the last two Third-Place Games, which resulted in a 5-1 UND loss and a 1-1 overtime tie. Western Michigan Broncos Head Coach: Andy Murray (6th year) Record at WMU: Record: ( , 7th) Record: ( /1, 3rd NCHC) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 18/4 Western Michigan earned its second trip to the Frozen Faceoff by winning its quarterfinal series with Omaha in three games, overcoming a Game 1 overtime loss to win the final two games, 5-2 on Saturday and 2-1 in overtime on Sunday. WMU, which hosted a NCHC Quarterfinal series for the first time, is making its first trip to Minneapolis since In Saturday s 5-2 victory over Omaha, freshman forward Hugh McGing tallied a career-high three points, including his first career multi-goal game, while also adding an assist. Linemate and classmate Wade Allison tied his career high with a trio of points, his third three-point game this year, while scoring the game-winning goal on Saturday. Sophomore forward Colt Conrad added a career-high four points (1g, 3a) in the win. Western Michigan s 22 wins this season are its most under sixth-year head coach Andy Murray and its most wins since earning 27 in This Week s Games: Fri., Mar. 17 vs. No. 3/3 Minnesota Duluth (23-6-7) - 5:08 p.m. ET Target Center - Minneapolis, Minn. TV: CBS Sports Network Sat., Mar. 18 vs. No. 1/1 DU or No. 11/11 UND - 4:38 or 8:38 p.m. ET Target Center - Minneapolis, Minn. TV: CBS Sports Network or NCHC.tv Game Fact: WMU earned its only previous Frozen Faceoff berth by sweeping Minnesota Duluth in the 2014 NCHC Quarterfinals in Duluth in the conference s first season. This season, WMU and UMD split four meetings with the Broncos winning both Friday night games. WMU is also the only team to beat the Bulldogs twice this season. Sat., Oct. 1 Manitoba (Exh.) W, 5-1 Fri., Oct. 7 Canisius W, 6-0 Sat., Oct. 8 Canisius W, 4-1 Sat., Oct. 15 RPI (U.S. HHOF Game) W, 5-2 Fri., Oct. 21 No. 18 Bemidji State W, 3-2 Sat., Oct. 22 No. 18 Bemidji State W, 5-4 Fri., Oct. 28 at No. 2/2 Minnesota Duluth* L, 5-2 Sat., Oct. 29 at No. 2/2 Minnesota Duluth* L, 3-0 Fri., Nov. 4 at No. 13/13 Minnesota T, 5-5 (OT) Sat., Nov. 5 at No. 13/13 Minnesota L, 2-0 Fri., Nov. 11 No. 2/2 Denver* T, 1-1 (3x3 OTW) Sat., Nov. 12 No. 2/2 Denver* L, 3-2 Fri., Nov. 18 at No. 12/12 St. Cloud State* W, 4-0 Sat., Nov. 19 at No. 12/12 St. Cloud State* W, 3-0 Fri., Nov. 25 Michigan State L, 4-3 Sat., Nov. 26 Michigan State T, 2-2 (OT) Sat., Dec. 3 vs. No. 3/4 Boston College% W, 4-3 Fri., Dec. 9 No. 18 Western Michigan* W, 5-1 Sat., Dec. 10 No. 18 Western Michigan* L, 3-1 Sat., Dec. 31 at No. 10/9 Union College W, 3-1 Fri., Jan. 6 at No. 18 Omaha* W, 9-1 Sat., Jan. 7 at No. 18 Omaha* W, 7-3 Fri., Jan. 13 Miami* L, 6-3 Sat., Jan. 14 Miami* W, 3-1 Fri., Jan. 20 No. 4/3 Minnesota Duluth* L, 5-3 Sat., Jan. 21 No. 4/3 Minnesota Duluth* L, 4-0 Fri., Jan. 27 at Colorado College* W, 5-2 Sat., Jan. 28 at Colorado College* L, 3-0 Fri., Feb. 3 St. Cloud State* L, 3-1 Sat., Feb. 4 St. Cloud State* W, 2-1 (OT) Fri., Feb. 17 at No. 8/9 Western Michigan* L, 4-2 Sat., Feb. 18 at No. 8/9 Western Michigan* L, 3-2 Fri., Feb. 24 Omaha* W, 6-4 Sat., Feb. 25 Omaha* L, 3-0 Fri., Mar. 3 at Miami* W, 3-2 Sat., Mar. 4 at Miami* W, 5-2 March No. 20 St. Cloud State W, 5-2/W, 6-5 (OT) March 17 vs. No. 1/1 Denver^ 7:38 p.m. Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change; % College Hockey Showdown at Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.); ^Frozen Faceoff (Minneapolis) Sat., Oct. 1 Toronto (Exh.) L, 4-3 Thu., Oct. 6 at No. 20 Ferris State W, 5-3 Fri., Oct. 7 No. 20 Ferris State W, 2-1 Fri., Oct. 14 at No. 20 Bowling Green T, 4-4 (OT) Sat., Oct. 15 No. 20 Bowling Green W, 8-2 Fri., Oct. 28 at No. 3/3 Denver* L, 3-1 Sat., Oct. 29 at No. 3/3 Denver* L, 4-2 Fri., Nov. 4 Miami* W, 6-3 Sat., Nov. 5 Miami* W, 5-2 Fri., Nov. 11 at No. 1/1 Minnesota Duluth* W, 4-3 Sat., Nov. 12 at No. 1/1 Minnesota Duluth* L, 2-0 Fri., Nov. 18 Air Force T, 5-5 (OT) Sat., Nov. 19 Air Force W, 4-1 Fri., Dec. 2 No. 17 St. Cloud State* L, 3-0 Sat., Dec. 3 No. 17 St. Cloud State* T, 5-5 (OT-SOW) Fri., Dec. 9 at No. 8/9 North Dakota* L, 5-1 Sat., Dec. 10 at No. 8/9 North Dakota* W, 3-1 Thu., Dec. 29 vs. Michigan State% W, 4-1 Fri., Dec. 30 vs. Michigan Tech% W, 1-0 (OT) Fri., Jan. 13 No. 1/1 Denver* W, 3-0 Sat., Jan. 14 No. 1/1 Denver* L, 7-2 Fri., Jan. 20 Colorado College* W, 4-2 Sat., Jan. 21 Colorado College* W, 3-0 Fri., Jan. 27 at Miami* W, 2-1 Sat., Jan. 28 at Miami* L, 4-3 Fri., Feb. 3 Arizona State W, 4-2 Sat., Feb. 4 Arizona State T, 2-2 (OT) Fri., Feb. 10 at Omaha* W, 7-6 Sat., Feb. 11 at Omaha* L, 6-3 Fri., Feb. 17 No. 13/12 North Dakota* W, 4-2 Sat., Feb. 18 No. 13/12 North Dakota* W, 3-2 Fri., Feb. 24 at Colorado College* T, 3-3 (3x3 OTL) Sat., Feb. 25 at Colorado College* W, 5-1 Fri., Mar. 3 No. 3/2 Minnesota Duluth* W, 7-4 Sat., Mar. 4 No. 3/2 Minnesota Duluth* L, 6-3 March Omaha L, 2-1 (OT)/W, 5-2/W, 2-1 (OT) March 17 vs. No. 3/3 Minnesota Duluth^ 5:08 p.m. Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are ET and subject to change; % Great Lakes Invitational (Detroit, Mich.); ^Frozen Faceoff (Minneapolis) #FrozenFaceoff March 13-19, 2017

5 NCHC Tournament Bracket 2017 NCHC TOURNAMENT Quarterfinal-Round Games Best-of-Three Series Campus Sites (Top 4 Seeds) March Colorado College Magness Arena Denver, Colo. 4-1, DU/4-0, DU Denver St. Cloud State Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, N.D. 5-2, UND/6-5 (OT), UND North Dakota Omaha Lawson Ice Arena Kalamazoo, Mich. 2-1 (OT), UNO/5-2, WMU/2-1 (OT), WMU Western Michigan Miami AMSOIL Arena Duluth, Minn. 5-4 (OT), UMD/5-3, UMD Minnesota Duluth NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinal Games Target Center, Minneapolis Friday, March North Dakota Denver 7:38 p.m. CT Western Michigan 4:08 p.m. CT Minnesota Duluth NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship/Third-Place Games Target Center, Minneapolis Saturday, March 18 7:38 p.m. CT 3:38 p.m. CT NCHC Frozen Faceoff Champion Third Place March 13-19, 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 5

6 NCHC and National Awards NCHC All-Conference Teams ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM F: *Alex Iafallo, Sr., UMD 34 points (11) F: Anthony Louis, Sr., Miami 30 (9) F: $Austin Ortega, Sr., Omaha 23 (6) D: #Will Butcher, Sr., Denver 35 (11) D: Tucker Poolman, Jr., UND 26 (7) G: Tanner Jaillet, Jr., Denver 32 (10) ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM F: %Henrik Borgström, Fr., Denver 20 (6) Gambrell, So., Denver 19 (5) F: Sheldon Dries, Sr., WMU 14 (3) D: Neal Pionk, So., UMD 25 (6) D: ^Luc Snuggerud, Jr., Omaha 21 (6) G: Hunter Miska, Fr., UMD 16 (3) HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE F: Troy Terry, So., Denver 10 (3) F: Shane Gersich, So., UND 9 (1) F: Mikey Eyssimont, So., SCSU 8 (0) D: ^+Louie Belpedio, Jr., Miami 14 (2) Schuldt, So., SCSU 4 (0) G: %Ben Blacker, Fr., WMU 15 (3) NCHC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM F: Tyson Jost, North Dakota 40 points (13) F: Henrik Borgström, Denver 39 (13) F: Joey Anderson, Minnesota Duluth 37 (11) D: Jack Ahcan, St. Cloud State 42 (14) (unanimous) D: Michael Davies, Denver 24 (6) G: Ben Blacker, Western Michigan 29 (8) First-Place Votes in () # NCHC First-Team All-Conference NCHC Honorable Mention All-Conference $ NCHC Honorable Mention All-Conference % NCHC All-Rookie NCHC All-Rookie Team ^ NCHC All-Rookie Team * NCHC All-Rookie Team Voting for all-conference/all-rookie teams was conducted by the head coaches and one student-athlete at each institution. Coaches and players were not allowed to vote for themselves or their players/ teammates Hobey Baker Award Finalist Will Butcher, Sr., D, Denver Denver senior defenseman Will Butcher was named a 2017 Hobey Baker Award finalist as one of only 10 players nationally up for men s college hockey s top honor. He is the lone Hobey Baker Award finalist from the NCHC this season and the sixth in the conference s four-year history as the NCHC has had at least one top-10 finalist all four seasons. Butcher is lone defenseman among the Hobey Baker Award finalists, along with seven forwards and two goaltenders. The Hobey Hat Trick (three finalists) will be announced on March 30, 2017 and the Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced Friday, April 7, 2017 from Chicago during the NCAA Frozen Four Senior CLASS Award Finalists Will Butcher, Sr., D, Denver University of Denver senior defenseman Will Butcher was selected one of only 10 NCAA men s hockey student-athletes up for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award, as the finalists were announced Feb. 17. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence community, classroom, character and competition. The winner will be revealed at the 2017 NCAA Frozen Four in Chicago on Friday, April Mike Richter Award Semifinalists Tanner Jaillet, Jr., G, Denver Hunter Miska, Fr., G, Minnesota Duluth Denver junior Tanner Jaillet and Minnesota Duluth freshman Hunter Miska were two of 10 NCAA men s goaltenders named semifinalists for the fourth annual Mike Richter Award, it was announced on Thursday, March 9. The award recognizes the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men s hockey. Criteria for the Mike Richter Award includes outstanding skills on the ice, academic achievement and sportsmanship, playing in 50 percent or more of the season, and consideration should be given to the candidate s activities in the community. The candidate must also comply with all NCAA rules and be in good academic standing at his college or university. The five finalists for the fourth annual award will be announced on Thursday, March 23, with the winner presented on Friday, April 7 at the 2017 NCAA Men s Frozen Four in Chicago NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team F: Brock Boeser, So., North Dakota 30 votes* F: Dylan Gambrell, So., Denver 28 votes F: Austin Ortega, Sr., Omaha 11 votes D: Will Butcher, Sr., Denver 27 votes D: Louie Belpedio, Jr., Miami 17 votes G: Cam Johnson, Jr., North Dakota 27 votes Poll voted on by 30 media members *Unanimous BOLD indicates player named First-Team All-NCHC #FrozenFaceoff March 13-19, 2017

7 NCHC Monthly Honors - February NCHC Players of the Week/Month Player of the Month Sheldon Dries Western Michigan Senior Forward Macomb, Mich. Dries led the NCHC with 11 points in February, while pacing WMU to a record, a third-place finish in the NCHC and the Broncos first home ice NCHC quarterfinal series in program history. The three-time captain tallied points in seven of WMU s eight games with two multi-point games, while scoring four goals in three games. Dries also posted a plus-7 rating during the month while firing an NCHC-best 31 shots on goal. Dries opened February with an assist in a win over Arizona State Feb. 3, before exploding for six points in a road split at Omaha, which earned him NCHC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career. On Feb. 10, he tallied a career-high four points, scoring both short-handed and on the power play in the first period, before handing out the primary assist on both the game-tying and game-winning goals in a 7-6 third-period comeback win over the Mavericks to earn Third Star of the Game. The next night, Dries added two more assists as WMU erased a 3-0 hole before falling 6-3. Dries returned to Lawson Ice Arena Friday, Feb. 17 and scored the game-winning goal to break a 2-2 tie in WMU s win over North Dakota. That earned him First Star of the Game honors, while he dished out a primary assist the following night to help the Broncos complete their first sweep of UND. The Macomb, Mich. native then wrapped up February with two points at Colorado College, tallying the Broncos first goal Feb. 24 in a tie, while picking up an assist on WMU s first goal in a 5-1 win the following night to extend his point streak to six games. In addition to his scoring, Dries led the NCHC with 21 blocked shots in February, which were the most among all NCAA forwards during the month. He also led the conference with 106 faceoff wins in his eight games, winning 56.1 percent of his 189 draws in February. Rookie of the Month Hunter Miska Minnesota Duluth Freshman Goaltender Stacy, Minn. Leading Minnesota Duluth to an undefeated month, Miska posted a record in net, playing all 375 minutes of his team s action in February. He posted a 1.76 goals-against average in the month, which ranked second in the NCHC and sixth nationally, but first among all NCAA rookie netminders. Miska also logged an NCHC-best.933 save percentage in February with one shutout. Miska opened his month with a 22-save outing in a 2-2 overtime tie against Omaha Feb. 3 in Duluth, which earned him Third Star of the Game after also stopping UNO s only shootout attempt. The following night he pitched his fifth shutout of the season, tying the UMD single-season record, by making 27 saves in a 5-0 win to earn First Star of the Game. His showing on the weekend also earned him NCHC Goaltender of the Week honors for the second straight week. After the Bulldogs had an off weekend, Miska resumed his post in net, giving up only three goals at Colorado College Feb In the series opener he made 20 saves in a 2-1 victory, while putting up 34 saves in a 2-2 overtime tie in the finale, including 15 saves in the third period. Miska was named the game s Second Star Saturday while also garnering NCHC Rookie of the Week honors. The Stacy, Minn. native closed his February by combining for 48 saves against Miami with 28 saves in a 4-3 win on Thursday, Feb. 23, before adding 20 more stops in a 3-3 overtime tie Feb. 24. Miska finished February with 152 saves on 163 shots faced, while only seven of the 11 goals he allowed during the month came even strength NCHC Players of the Month MONTH PLAYER ROOKIE October Brock Boeser, UND Henrik Borgström, DU November Matheson Iacopelli, WMU Joey Anderson, UMD December Austin Ortega, Omaha Ben Blacker, WMU January Tanner Jaillet, Denver Hunter Miska, UMD February Sheldon Dries, WMU Hunter Miska, UMD March/April NCHC Players of the Week WEEK OF OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN ROOKIE GOALTENDER Oct. 1-9 Brock Boeser, UND Neal Pionk, UMD Ben Blacker, WMU Nick Deery, UMD Oct Adam Johnson, UMD Will Butcher, Denver Wade Allison, WMU Tanner Jaillet, Denver Oct Brock Boeser, UND Louie Belpedio, Miami Nick Halloran, CC Ryan Larkin, Miami Oct Alex Iafallo, UMD Will Butcher, Denver Jack Ahcan, SCSU Hunter Miska, UMD Oct. 31-Nov. 6 Matheson Iacopelli, WMU Carson Soucy, UMD Joey Anderson, UMD Trevor Gorsuch, WMU Nov Austin Ortega, Omaha Luc Snuggerud, Omaha Jack Ahcan, SCSU Tanner Jaillet, Denver Nov Matheson Iacopelli, WMU Tucker Poolman, UND Ryan Larkin, Miami Cam Johnson, UND Nov Dylan Gambrell, Denver Will Butcher, Denver Henrik Borgström, Denver Evan Weninger, Omaha Nov. 28-Dec. 4 Austin Ortega, Omaha Will Butcher, Denver Tyson Jost, UND Evan Weninger, Omaha Dec Wade Allison, WMU Neal Pionk, UMD Alex Leclerc, CC Ben Blacker, WMU Dec. 26-Jan. 1 Austin Ortega, Omaha Ian Brady, Omaha Ben Blacker, WMU Alex Leclerc, CC Jan. 2-8 Troy Terry, Denver Christian Wolanin, UND Henrik Borgström, Denver Alex Leclerc, CC Jan Anthony Louis, Miami Jack Ahcan, SCSU Jack Ahcan, SCSU Tanner Jaillet, Denver Jan Riley Tufte, UMD Willie Raskob, UMD Hunter Miska, UMD Ben Blacker, WMU Jan Liam Finlay, Denver Will Butcher, Denver Alex Leclerc, CC Hunter Miska, UMD Jan. 30-Feb. 5 Colt Conrad, WMU Neal Pionk, UMD Wade Allison, WMU Hunter Miska, UMD Feb Sheldon Dries, WMU Luc Snuggerud, Omaha Jeff Smith, SCSU Tanner Jaillet, Denver Feb Troy Terry, Denver Will Butcher, Denver Hunter Miska, UMD Ben Blacker, WMU Feb Dylan Gambrell, Denver Neal Pionk, UMD Jared Brandt, Miami Evan Weninger, Omaha Feb. 27-Mar. 5 Griffen Molino, WMU Tucker Poolman, UND Henrik Borgström, Denver Evan Cowley, Denver March 13-19, 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 7

8 Frozen Faceoff History/In-Season Tournaments/World Juniors 2014 FROZEN FACEOFF Semifinals (March 21) Denver 4, Western Michigan 3 Miami 3, North Dakota 0 Third-Place Game (March 22) North Dakota 5, Western Michigan 0 Championship Game (March 22) Denver 4, Miami 3 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM F Daniel Doremus, Denver (MVP) F Ty Loney, Denver F Anthony Louis, Miami D Joey LaLeggia, Denver D Nolan Zajac, Denver G Sam Brittain, Denver 2015 FROZEN FACEOFF Semifinals (March 20) St. Cloud State 3, North Dakota 1 Miami 6, Denver 3 Third-Place Game (March 21) Denver 5, North Dakota 1 Championship Game (March 21) Miami 3, St. Cloud State 2 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM F Blake Coleman, Miami (MVP) F Austin Czarnik, Miami F Joey Benik, SCSU D Louie Belpedio, Miami D Tim Daly, SCSU G Charlie Lindgren, SCSU 2016 FROZEN FACEOFF Semifinals (March 18) Minnesota Duluth 4, North Dakota 2 St. Cloud State 4, Denver 2 Third-Place Game (March 19) Denver 1, North Dakota 1 (OT) Championship Game (March 19) St. Cloud State 3, Minnesota Duluth 1 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM F Mikey Eyssimont, SCSU (MVP) F Dominic Toninato, UMD F Nick Schmaltz, UND D Ethan Prow, SCSU D Willie Raskob, UMD G Charlie Lindgren, SCSU TEAM-BY-TEAM FROZEN FACEOFF HISTORY Team FF Apps FF Record NCHC Tourney Denver UMD WMU UND Final NCHC Skater Statistics at 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship U.S. National Junior Team* GP G A +/- SOG GWG PIM Jack Ahcan, SCSU, Fr., D Joey Anderson, UMD, Fr., F Jack Roslovic, Miami^, F Troy Terry, DU, So., F Canada National Junior Team GP G A +/- SOG GWG PIM Tyson Jost, UND, Fr., F In-Season National Accolades NCAA Three Stars of the Week Brock Boeser, So., F, UND - Third Star (week of Oct ) Alex Iafallo, Sr., F, UMD - Second Star (week of Oct ) Cam Johnson, Jr., G, UND - First Star (week of Nov ) Ben Blacker, Fr., G, WMU - Third Star (week of Dec. 26-Jan. 1) Troy Terry, So., F, Denver - First Star (week of Jan. 2-8) Brock Boeser, So., F, UND - Third Star (week of Jan. 2-8) Riley Tufte, Fr., F, UMD - First Star (week of Jan ) Dylan Gambrell, So., F, DU - Second Star (week of Feb ) College Hockey News Team of the Week Denver - Week of Oct (swept No. 2/2 BU) St. Cloud State - Week of Oct (swept No. 7/7 Minnesota) Minnesota Duluth - Week of Oct (swept No. 1/1 UND) North Dakota - Week of Nov (swept at No. 12/12 SCSU) Miami - Week of Jan. 2-8 (swept No. 20 St. Cloud State) Preseason National Accolades Mike Richter Award Watch List for Tanner Jaillet, JR, Denver Cam Johnson, JR, North Dakota Evan Weninger, SO, Omaha College Hockey News All-CHN Preseason Teams Brock Boeser, SO, F, UND - First Team Dylan Gambrell, SO, F, Denver - First Team Cam Johnson, JR, G, UND - First Team Will Butcher, SR, D, Denver - Second Team Finland National Junior Team GP G A +/- SOG GWG PIM Henrik Borgström, DU, Fr., F Slovakia National Junior Team GP Svs GA Save% GAA Record Matej Tomek, UND, So., G * Coached by St. Cloud State head coach Bob Motzko ^ Played at Miami in In-Season Tournament Titles Brice Alaska Goal Rush (Oct , Fairbanks, Alaska) Champion: Omaha (4-3 win in OT over host Alaska) MVP: Austin Ortega, Sr., F All-Tournament Team: Jake Randolph, Jr., F Florida College Hockey Classic (Dec , Estero, Fla.) Champion: Colorado College (2-1 win in OT over host Cornell) MVP: Alex Leclerc, Fr., G All-Tournament Team: Teemu Kivihalme, Jr., D Great Lakes Invitational (Dec , Detroit, Mich.) Champion: Western Michigan (1-0 win in OT over Michigan Tech) MVP: Colt Conrad, So., F All-Tournament Team: Ben Blacker, Fr., G; Corey Schueneman, So., D; Matheson Iacopelli, So., F North Star College Cup (Jan , St. Paul, Minn.) Champion: Minnesota Duluth (2-1 win in OT over St. Cloud State) MVP: Hunter Miska, Fr., G, UMD No All-Tournament Team #FrozenFaceoff March 13-19, 2017

9 Polls/Non-Conference Comparison National Polls USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll Week 22 (March 12) (first-place votes in parentheses) LAST WEEK S NO. TEAM POINTS RECORD RANKING 1. Denver 509 (33) Harvard 466 (1) Minnesota Duluth Minnesota UMass Lowell Union Boston University Western Michigan Notre Dame Cornell North Dakota Providence Ohio State Penn State Boston College NR Others receiving votes: Air Force, 16; Vermont, 7; Quinnipiac, 3. USCHO.com Poll Week 22 (March 12) (first-place votes in parentheses) LAST WEEK S NO. TEAM RECORD POINTS RANKING 1. Denver (48) 1 2. Harvard (2) 2 3. Minnesota Duluth UMass Lowell Minnesota Union Boston University Western Michigan Cornell Notre Dame North Dakota Providence Ohio State Boston College Penn State Vermont Air Force Wisconsin Quinnipiac NR 20. Canisius NR PairWise Ratings Top 16 (as of March 15) 1. Denver 2. Minnesota Duluth 3. Harvard 4. Western Michigan 5. Minnesota 6. Boston University 7. Union 8. UMass Lowell 9. Cornell 10. Notre Dame 11. North Dakota 12. Providence 13. Penn State 14. Ohio State 15. Air Force 16. Boston College Others receiving votes: Michigan Tech 27, Omaha 21, St. Lawrence 11, Bowling Green 5, Bemidji State 2, St. Cloud State 2. The NCHC vs.... NON-CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN AHA Big Ten ECAC HEA WCHA Ind. Total Colorado College Denver Miami Minnesota Duluth Omaha North Dakota St. Cloud State Western Michigan Total NCHC Preseason Poll (voting conducted by media only) First-place votes in parentheses Team Points Finish 1. North Dakota 235 (25) 4th 2. Denver 200 (3) 1st 3. Minnesota Duluth 173 (2) 2nd 4. St. Cloud State 155 5th 5. Omaha 119 6th 6. Miami 96 7th 7. Western Michigan 65 3rd 8. Colorado College 37 8th March 13-19, 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 439,886 2,050 Denver Denver, CO 682,545 11,797 Miami Oxford, OH 21,470 17,720 Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN 86,238 10,878 North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 58,277 14,951 Omaha Omaha, NE 446,599 15,526 St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN 67,109 15,461 Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI 75,922 23,914 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. Final NCHC 3 Stars of the Game Overall Conference Leaders (league games only): PLAYER, POS SCHOOL *POINTS 1. Ben Blacker, G WMU 30 (5) 2. Hunter Miska, G UMD 27 (4) 3. Henrik Borgström, F Denver 26 (3) Adam Johnson, F UMD 26 (3) 5. Dylan Gambrell, F Denver 24 (2) * First Stars in () serve as tiebreaker Team Leaders (league games only): SCHOOL POINTS Colorado College 1. Alex Leclerc Mason Bergh Matt Hansen/Sam Rothstein Denver 1. Henrik Borgström Dylan Gambrell Tanner Jaillet Miami 1. Ryan Larkin Josh Melnick Anthony Louis Minnesota Duluth 1. Hunter Miska Adam Johnson Alex Iafallo Omaha 1. Evan Weninger Austin Ortega Tyler Vesel North Dakota 1. Tyson Jost Cam Johnson Shane Gersich St. Cloud State 1. Jeff Smith Mikey Eyssimont Judd Peterson...11 Western Michigan 1. Ben Blacker Matheson Iacopelli Sheldon Dries st 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. and was relaunched this summer. 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. #FrozenFaceoff March 13-19, 2017

11 TV/New Media/Award Finalists/Alumni in NHL NCHC Individual Award Finalists Winners announced Thurs., March 16 Player of the Year Finalists Will Butcher, Sr., D, Denver Alex Iafallo, Sr., F, Minnesota Duluth Anthony Louis, Sr., F, Miami Herb Brooks Coach of the Year Finalists Jim Montgomery, Denver Andy Murray, Western Michigan Scott Sandelin, Minnesota Duluth Senior Scholar-Athlete Award Finalists Matt Marcinew, F, Denver Justin Parizek, F, Omaha Rookie of the Year Finalists Joey Anderson, F, Minnesota Duluth Henrik Borgström, F, Denver Hunter Miska, G, Minnesota Duluth Goaltender of the Year Finalists Ben Blacker, Fr., Western Michigan Tanner Jaillet, Jr., Denver Hunter Miska, Fr., Minnesota Duluth Forward of the Year Finalists Dylan Gambrell, So., Denver Alex Iafallo, Sr., Minnesota Duluth Anthony Louis, Sr., Miami Austin Ortega, Sr., Omaha Defensive Defenseman of the Year Finalists Will Borgen, So., St. Cloud State Neal Pionk, So., Minnesota Duluth Tucker Poolman, Jr., North Dakota Offensive Defenseman of the Year Finalists Will Butcher, Sr., Denver Neal Pionk, So., Minnesota Duluth Luc Snuggerud, Jr., Omaha Defensive Forward of the Year Finalists Sheldon Dries, Sr., Western Michigan Karson Kuhlman, Jr., Minnesota Duluth Dominic Toninato, Sr., Minnesota Duluth NCHC Games on National TV CBS SPORTS NETWORK Date Game Time (ET) Fri., Mar. 17, 2017 Western Michigan vs. Minn. Duluth 5:00 p.m. Fri., Mar. 17, 2017 North Dakota vs. Denver 8:30 p.m. Sat., Mar. 18, 2017 Frozen Faceoff Championship 8:30 p.m. Channel Finder: cbssportsnetwork.com/channel-finder 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 watch/subscribe to the NCHC on NCHC.tv download the NCHC mobile app The NCHC on Social Media Get involved and stay connected with the NCHC on social media. See behind the scenes photos, find out the latest news and take part in giveaway contests during the season on social media. When discussing the NCHC on Twitter, please use the hashtag #NCHCHockey. NCHC Alumni Debuts in NHL Season Name, NCHC Team Pos. NHL Team Date of Debut Nick Schmaltz, UND F Chicago Oct. 12, 2016 Austin Czarnik, Miami F Boston Oct. 13, 2016 Danton Heinen, Denver F Boston Oct. 13, 2016 Troy Stecher, UND D Vancouver Oct. 25, 2016 Zane McIntyre, UND G Boston Oct. 25, 2016 Sean Kuraly, Miami F Boston Nov. 3, 2016 Drake Caggiula, UND F Edmonton Nov. 19, 2016 Jake Guentzel, Omaha F Pittsburgh Nov. 21, 2016 Dillon Simpson, UND D Edmonton Dec. 8, 2016 Blake Coleman, Miami F New Jersey Jan. 12, 2017 Kalle Kossila, SCSU F Anaheim Jan. 25, 2017 Paul LaDue, UND D Los Angeles Feb. 7, 2017 Riley Barber, Miami F Washington Feb. 24, 2017 March 13-19, 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...St. Cloud State Tournament Championship... Frozen Faceoff Championship Site...Target Center Minneapolis, Minn. Championship Dates:...March 17-18, 2017 Tickets:...NCHCHockey.com or AXS.com or call AXS-TIX ( ) 2016 NCAA Tournament Teams:... 4 NCAA Tournament Teams in NCHC History: NCAA Frozen Four Participants:... 2 NCAA Frozen Four Teams in NCHC History:... 5 National Champions:...1 (North Dakota, 2016) 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. North Dakota has won back-to-back Penrose Cups after St. Cloud State won the inaugural season. NCHC Tournament/Frozen Faceoff The NCHC Tournament consists of four quarterfinal series on the first weekend following regular-season play (March 10-12, 2017). 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 Target Center in Minneapolis for the two semifinal games on Friday, March 17. (Semifinal games will be reseeded based on the final regular-season standings). The winners of the two semifinal games (4:00/7:30 p.m. CT) will then meet in the Championship Game (7:30 p.m. CT) on Saturday, March 18 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 (3:30 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. North Dakota St. Cloud State Denver Minnesota Duluth Miami Omaha Western Michigan Colorado College #FrozenFaceoff March 13-19, 2017

13 NCHC Composite Schedule All times are local to site Saturday, Oct. 1 Michigan Tech 0, at Minnesota Duluth 6 Waterloo 1, at Miami 8 (exh.) Toronto 4, at Western Michigan 3 (exh.) Mount Royal 1, at Denver 4 (exh.) Manitoba 1, at North Dakota 5 (exh.) Sunday, Oct. 2 Michigan Tech 3, at Minnesota Duluth 4 Regina 2, at St. Cloud State 6 (exh.) Mount Royal 0, at Colorado College 3 (exh.) Thursday, Oct. 6 Western Michigan 5, at Ferris State 3 Friday, Oct. 7 Miami 3, at Providence 4 Ferris State 1, at Western Michigan 2 Colorado College 0, at UMass 3 ^Ohio State 3, at Denver 2 Canisius 0, at North Dakota 6 Minnesota Duluth 4, at UMass Lowell 4 (OT) Saturday, Oct. 8 Miami 2, at Providence 1 Colorado College 7, at UMass 4 ^Boston College 3, at Denver 1 Canisius 1, at North Dakota 4 Minnesota Duluth 1, at UMass Lowell 1 (OT) Alberta 3, at Omaha 2 (exh.) Friday, Oct. 3, Alaska-Anchorage 1 Western Michigan 4, at Bowling Green 4 (OT) UMass Lowell 8, at Colorado College 5 Boston University 3, at Denver 4 St. Cloud State 1, at Minnesota State 4 Notre Dame 3, at Minnesota Duluth 4 Saturday, Oct. 15 Ohio State 1, at Miami 1 4, at Alaska 3 (OT) Bowling Green 2, at Western Michigan 8 UMass Lowell 4, at Colorado College 0 Boston University 1, at Denver 3 St. Cloud State 4, at Minnesota State 6 Notre Dame 3, at Minnesota Duluth 1 RPI 2, at North Dakota 5 (U.S. HHOF Game) Friday, Oct. 21 Maine 3, at Miami 3 (OT) Vermont 4, at Omaha 4 (OT) Colorado College 1, at Boston College 4 Denver 2, at Michigan State 1 St. Cloud State 6, at Minnesota 5 (OT) Bemidji State 2, at North Dakota 3 Saturday, Oct. 22 Maine 0, at Miami 5 Vermont 5, at Omaha 2 Colorado College 4, at New Hampshire 3 Denver 3, at Michigan State 1 Minnesota 2, at St. Cloud State 3 Bemidji State 4, at North Dakota 5 U.S. U-18 Team 2, at Minnesota Duluth 1 (exh.) Friday, Oct. 28 *Western Michigan 1, at Denver 3 *North Dakota 2, at Minnesota Duluth 5 Alabama Huntsville 1, at St. Cloud State 5 Bowling Green 1, at Miami 2 (OT) UMass Lowell 1, at Omaha 5 Saturday, Oct. 29 *Western Michigan 2, at Denver 4 *North Dakota 0, at Minnesota Duluth 3 Alabama Huntsville 2, at St. Cloud State 5 Bowling Green 4, at Miami 1 UMass Lowell 4, at Omaha 2 Friday, Nov. 4 *Miami 3, at Western Michigan 6 *Minnesota Duluth 5, at St. Cloud State 3 *Colorado College 2, at Omaha 1 North Dakota 5, at Minnesota 5 (OT) Saturday, Nov. 5 *Miami 2, at Western Michigan 5 *Minnesota Duluth 5, at St. Cloud State 3 *Colorado College 4, at Omaha 6 North Dakota 0, at Minnesota 2 Friday, Nov. 11 *Omaha 6, at Miami 4 *Western Michigan 4, at Minnesota Duluth 3 *Denver 1, at North Dakota 1 (UND wins 3x3 OT) *St. Cloud State 7, at Colorado College 3 Saturday, Nov. 12 *Omaha 6, at Miami 2 *Western Michigan 0, at Minnesota Duluth 2 *Denver 3, at North Dakota 2 *St. Cloud State 4, at Colorado College 1 Friday, Nov. 18 *Minnesota Duluth 6, at Omaha 4 *North Dakota 4, at St. Cloud State 0 *Miami 1, at Denver 1 (OT - DU wins SO) Air Force 5, at Western Michigan 5 (OT) Saturday, Nov. 19 *Minnesota Duluth 3, at Omaha 2 *North Dakota 3, at St. Cloud State 0 *Miami 2, at Denver 2 (OT - DU wins SO) Air Force 1, at Western Michigan 4 Friday, Nov. 25 Omaha 2, at Northern Michigan 2 (OT) Wisconsin 2, at Colorado College 1 Denver 4, at Air Force 3 (OT) Michigan State 4, at North Dakota 3 Saturday, Nov. 26 Omaha 2, at Northern Michigan 0 Air Force 6, at Colorado College 3 Wisconsin 5, at Denver 6 Michigan State 2, at North Dakota 2 (OT) Friday, Dec. 2 *Denver 3, at Colorado College 1 *St. Cloud State 3, at Western Michigan 0 Miami 3, at Cornell 4 Omaha 3, at Wisconsin 3 (OT) Saturday, Dec. 3 *Colorado College 1, at Denver 3 *SCSU 5, at Western Michigan 5 (OT - WMU wins SO) $Boston College 3, North Dakota 4 Miami 1, at Cornell 2 Omaha 7, at Wisconsin 4 Friday, Dec. 9 *Western Michigan 1, at North Dakota 5 *Omaha 3, at St. Cloud State 1 *Colorado College 1, at Miami 1 (OT- MU wins SO) *Minnesota Duluth 3, at Denver 4 Saturday, Dec. 10 *Western Michigan 3, at North Dakota 1 *Omaha 2, at St. Cloud State 4 *Colorado College 2, at Miami 3 (OT) *Minnesota Duluth 3, at Denver 1 Friday, Dec. 16 Bemidji State 1, at Minnesota Duluth 1 (OT) Saturday, Dec. 17 Minnesota Duluth 2, at Bemidji State 1 Wednesday, Dec. 28 %Colorado College 3, Merrimack 0 Thursday, Dec. 29 %Colorado College 2, Cornell 1 (OT) #Western Michigan 4, Michigan State 1 Friday, Dec. 30 #Western Michigan 1, Michigan Tech 0 (OT) Denver 2, at Providence 2 (OT) +St. Cloud State 3, UConn 4 Lake Superior State 1, at Omaha 4 March 13-19, 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 13

14 NCHC Composite Schedule Saturday, Dec. 31 Denver 1, at Providence 3 +St. Cloud State 4, Arizona State 2 Lake Superior State 3, at Omaha 5 Miami 6, at Ohio State 3 North Dakota 3, at Union 1 Friday, Jan. 6 *Colorado College 2, at Minn. Duluth 2 (UMD wins 3x3 OT) *North Dakota 9, at Omaha 1 *St. Cloud State 2, at Miami 3 (OT) Arizona State 1, at Denver 5 Saturday, Jan. 7 *Colorado College 2, at Minnesota Duluth 1 *North Dakota 7, at Omaha 3 *St. Cloud State 1, at Miami 4 Arizona State 1, at Denver 6 Friday, Jan. 13 *Denver 0, at Western Michigan 3 *Miami 6, at North Dakota 3 *St. Cloud State 2, at Minnesota Duluth 1 *Omaha 5, at Colorado College 2 Saturday, Jan. 14 *Denver 7, at Western Michigan 2 *Miami 1, at North Dakota 3 *St. Cloud State 3, at Minnesota Duluth 4 (OT) *Omaha 4, at Colorado College 2 Friday, Jan. 20 *Denver 2, at St. Cloud State 3 (OT) *Colorado College 2, at Western Michigan 4 *Miami 3, at Omaha 3 (MU wins 3x3 OT) *Minnesota Duluth 5, at North Dakota 3 Saturday, Jan. 21 *Denver 3, at St. Cloud State 1 *Colorado College 0, at Western Michigan 3 *Miami 0, at Omaha 2 *Minnesota Duluth 4, at North Dakota 0 Friday, Jan. 27 *Western Michigan 2, at Miami 1 *Omaha 3, at Denver 5 *North Dakota 5, at Colorado College 2 &St. Cloud State 2, Bemidji State 1 &Minnesota Duluth 3, Minnesota 2 Saturday, Jan. 28 *Western Michigan 3, at Miami 4 *Omaha 0, at Denver 5 *North Dakota 0, at Colorado College 3 &Minnesota Duluth 2, St. Cloud State 1 (OT) Friday, Feb. 3 *Omaha 2, at Minn. Duluth 2 (OT-UMD wins SO) *St. Cloud State 3, at North Dakota 1 Arizona State 2, at Western Michigan 4 Saturday, Feb. 4 *Omaha 0, at Minnesota Duluth 5 *St. Cloud State 1, at North Dakota 2 (OT) Arizona State 2, at Western Michigan 2 (OT) Friday, Feb. 10 *Miami 2, at St. Cloud State 4 *Western Michigan 7, at Omaha 6 *Colorado College 1, at Denver 2 Saturday, Feb. 11 *Miami 1, at St. Cloud State 3 *Western Michigan 3, at Omaha 6 *Denver 5, at Colorado College 1 Friday, Feb. 17 *North Dakota 2, at Western Michigan 4 *Denver 5, at Miami 2 *Minnesota Duluth 2, at Colorado College 1 Saturday, Feb. 18 *North Dakota 2, at Western Michigan 3 *Denver 5, at Miami 2 *Minn. Duluth 2, at Colo. College 2 (OT -UMD wins SO) Thursday, Feb. 23 *Miami 3, at Minnesota Duluth 4 Friday, Feb. 24 *Miami 3, at Minn. Duluth 3 (MU wins 3x3 OT) *Omaha 4, at North Dakota 6 *St. Cloud State 3, at Denver 4 (OT) *Western Michigan 3, at Colo. College 3 (CC wins 3x3 OT) Saturday, Feb. 25 *Omaha 3, at North Dakota 0 *St. Cloud State 2, at Denver 7 *Western Michigan 5, at Colorado College 1 Friday, March 3 *Denver 4, at Omaha 2 *Colorado College 2, at St. Cloud State 5 *North Dakota 3, at Miami 2 *Minnesota Duluth 4, at Western Michigan 7 Saturday, March 4 *Denver 3, at Omaha 0 *Colorado College 2, at St. Cloud State 1 *North Dakota 5, at Miami 2 *Minnesota Duluth 6, at Western Michigan 3 Friday, March 10 (NCHC Quarterfinals) Colorado College 1, at Denver 4 Miami 4, at Minn. Duluth 5 (OT) Omaha 2, at Western Michigan 1 (OT) St. Cloud State 2, at North Dakota 5 Saturday, March 11 (NCHC Quarterfinals) Colorado College 0, at Denver 4 Miami 3, at Minn. Duluth 5 Omaha 2, at Western Michigan 5 St. Cloud State 5, at North Dakota 6 (OT) Sunday, March 12 (NCHC Quarterfinals) Omaha 1, at Western Michigan 2 (OT) Friday, March 17 (Minneapolis, Minn.) Western Mich. vs. Minn. Duluth, 4:00 p.m. CT North Dakota vs. Denver, 7:30 p.m. CT Saturday, March 18 (Minneapolis, Minn.) Frozen Faceoff Third-Place Game, 3:30 p.m. CT Frozen Faceoff Championship, 7:30 p.m. CT Friday-Sunday, March NCAA East Region: Providence, R.I. NCAA Northeast Region: Manchester, N.H. NCAA Midwest Region: Cincinnati, Ohio NCAA West Region: Fargo, N.D. Thursday, April 6 (Chicago, Ill.) NCAA Frozen Four National Semifinals Saturday, April 8 (Chicago, Ill.) NCAA National Championship Game * National Collegiate Hockey Conference game ^ Ice Breaker Tournament, Denver, Brice Alaksa Goal Rush, Fairbanks, Alaska $ College Hockey Showdown at MSG, New York City % Florida College Hockey Classic, Estero, Fla. # Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, Mich. + Desert Hockey Classic, Prescott Valley, Ariz. & North Star College Cup, St. Paul, Minn. All times are local to site #FrozenFaceoff March 13-19, 2017

15 Last Friday s Box Scores Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Miami vs #3 Minnesota Duluth (Mar 10, 2017 at Duluth, Minn.) Miami (9-19-7)( NCHC) vs. Minnesota Duluth (22-6-7)( NCHC) Date: Mar 10, 2017 Location: Duluth, Minn. Arena: AMSOIL Arena Attendance: 4556 Start time: 7:07 pm End time: 10:07pm Total time: 3:00 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 05:21 UMD EV Parker Mackay/7-73,16,7,95,37 39,8,7,3, st 05:50 MIAM EV Zach LaValle/2 Gordie Green/12 28,9,44,7,8 15,20,27,11,10 Chaz Switzer/1 3. 1st 06:25 MIAM EV Carson Meyer/10 Anthony Louis/25 18,27,95,37,3 4,13,14,19,7 Scott Dornbrock/9 4. 2nd 03:44 UMD EV Riley Tufte/6 Nick Wolff/7 44,9,95,27,8 27,5,11,20,3 5. 2nd 15:54 MIAM EV Gordie Green/8 Grant Hutton/7 9,55,44,16 11,3,4,20 Jared Brandt/7 6. 2nd 16:37 UMD EV Alex Iafallo/16 Willie Raskob/10 44,9,3,16 14,3,15,19 Dan Molenaar/8 7. 3rd 11:14 MIAM EV Ryan Siroky/3 Grant Hutton/8 24,37,55,85,8 39,5,3,7,8 Karch Bachman/4 8. 3rd 12:19 UMD EV Riley Tufte/7 Karson Kuhlman/15 27,44,28,9,3 27,4,20,11,10 Avery Peterson/6 9. OT 07:24 UMD EV Dominic Toninato/12 Alex Iafallo/23 95,7,16,18,37 19,14,15,13,4 # Miami G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 3 Colin Sullivan 7 Grant Frederic Chaz Switzer Gordie Green Jared Brandt Carson Meyer Carter Johnson Ryan Siroky Justin Greenberg Scott Dornbrock Zach LaValle Josh Melnick Conor Lemirand Kiefer Sherwood Grant Hutton Alex Alger Karch Bachman Anthony Louis T TEAM Andrew dnp Masters Totals TEAM SUMMARY ## Miami Dec Min GA OT Saves 31 Ryan 22: Larkin 30 Chase Munroe 45: OTL # Minnesota Duluth G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 3 Dan Molenaar Neal Pionk Nick Wolff Adam Johnson Kyle Osterberg Brenden Kotyk Avery Peterson Joey Anderson Alex Iafallo Willie Raskob Billy Exell Blake Young Dominic Toninat Karson Kuhlman Jared Thomas Riley Tufte Sammy Spurrell Parker Mackay T TEAM Hunter dnp Shepard 37 Nick Deery dnp Totals GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team OT Tot MIAM UMD Shots by Period Team OT Tot MIAM UMD Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd MIAMI UMD 1st 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) 2nd 0-3 (1) 0-1 (0) 3rd 0-0 (0) 0-3 (4) OT 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) Total 0-3 (1) 0-4 (4) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd MIAMI UMD 1st nd rd OT Total Three stars: 1. Dominic Toninato 2. Riley Tufte 3. Alex Iafallo Officials: Referee:Dan Dreger Referee:Nick Kresbach Linesman:Sterling Egan Linesman:Jeff Schultz Game timekeeper:morgan Nygaard ## Minnesota Duluth Dec Min GA OT Saves 35 Hunter Miska W 67: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Nick Wolff UMD 2.Hooking 17:21 2nd Adam Johnson UMD 2.Tripping 03:50 PP PP 3rd Scott Dornbrock Miami 2.Interference 03:13 PP 2nd Billy Exell UMD 2.Interference 06:42 PP 3rd Josh Melnick Miami 2.Holding The 06:43 PP 2nd Scott Dornbrock Miami 2.Interference 08:12 PP Stick 3rd Kiefer Sherwood Miami 2.Hooking 17:26 PP 2nd Riley Tufte UMD 2.Roughing 14:51 2nd Grant Frederic Miami 2.Roughing 14:51 Win-Hunter Miska (21-4-5). Loss-Chase Munroe (1-3-0). Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Omaha vs Western Michigan (Mar 10, 2017 at Kalamazoo, Mich.) Omaha ( ) vs. Western Michigan ( ) Date: Mar 10, 2017 Location: Kalamazoo, Mich. Arena: Lawson Ice Arena Attendance: 1610 Start time: 7:05 pm End time: 9:46 pm Total time: 2:41 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 15:34 WMU EV Paul Stoykewych/2 Colt Conrad/14 19,26,27,22,24 24,29,16,4, nd 09:38 OMAH EV Jake Randolph/6 Luke Nogard/2 13,17,20,7,23 24,28,10,15,26 3. OT 04:17 OMAH EV Justin Parizek/12 Mason Morelli/10 25,11,10,20,23 15,17,7,10,28 TEAM SUMMARY # Omaha G A Pim Sh +/- Bl 4 Luc Snuggerud Lukas Buchta Colin Grannary Tyler Vesel Mason Morelli David Pope Jake Randolph Austin Ortega Luke Nogard Tristan Keck Ryan Jones Jordan Klehr Grant Gallo Ian Brady Justin Parizek Steven Spinner Zach Jordan Fredrik Olofsson Kris Oldham dnp Totals ## Omaha Dec Min GA OT Saves 35 Evan Weninger W 64: # Western Michigan G A Pim Sh +/- Bl 4 Luke Bafia Corey Schueneman Matheson Iacopelli Lawton Courtnall Neal Goff Scott Moldenhauer Hugh McGing Griffen Molino Frederik Tiffels Taylor Fleming Mike McKee Aaron Hadley Paul Stoykewych Richard Zehnal Michael Rebry Wade Allison Cam Lee Colt Conrad Collin Olson dnp 35 Trevor Gorsuch dnp Totals GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team OT Tot OMAH WMU Shots by Period Team OT Tot OMAH WMU Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd OMAHA WMU 1st 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) 2nd 0-1 (0) 0-2 (4) 3rd 0-1 (2) 0-0 (0) OT 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) Total 0-2 (2) 0-2 (4) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd OMAHA WMU 1st nd rd OT Total Three stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None Officials: Referee:17 - Timm Walsh Referee:33 - Brad Shepherd Linesman:52 - John Philo Linesman:93 - Paul Carnathan Scorer:Adam Bodnar ## Western Michigan Dec Min GA OT Saves 33 Ben Blacker OTL 64: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Team MinOffense Time 2nd Lukas Buchta Omaha 2.Holding 07:23 2nd Corey Schueneman WMU 2.Holding 00:41 PP PP 3rd Cam Lee WMU 2.Tripping 16:16 PP 2nd Mason Morelli Omaha 2.Hooking 01:26 PP Win-Evan Weninger (11-9-4). Loss-Ben Blacker (15-5-2). Timeout WMU 13:46 2nd Period Timeout UNO 7:00 3rd Period College Hockey Box Score (Final) Colorado College at Denver Friday, March 10, 2017 Referees: Todd Anderson Game Start: 7:37 Tom Sterns Game End: 10:14 Bob Keltie Game Length: 2:37 Linesmen: Scott Staudte Attendance: 4994 Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd Final Colorado College Denver Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd SOG PP PP % PIM SHGF 0/ /18 0 Colorado College Colorado College Denver 2/ /10 0 Denver # Prd Time Team Score Type Scored By Assists Offense On Ice Defense On Ice 1 2nd 1:37 DEN 1 0 EV Troy Terry (17) Henrik Borgström/16, Dylan Gambrell/25 19,5,7,6,21,G36 2,8,17,27,39,G1 2 2nd 6:48 DEN 2 0 PP GW Liam Finlay (7) Troy Terry/16, Will Butcher/29 13,19,4,7,14,G36 8,3,17,10,G1 3 2nd 9:11 DEN 3 0 EV Blake Hillman (1) Troy Terry/17 25,19,6,14,5,G36 15,8,39,12,20,G1 4 2nd 10:56 CC 1 3 EV Westin Michaud (5) Ben Israel/6, Trevor Gooch/2 17,27,2,24,16,G1 19,5,28,14,4,G36 5 3rd 12:36 DEN 4 1 PP Matt Marcinew (10) Jarid Lukosevicius/15, Dylan Gambrell/26 23,14,7,4,5,G36 20,25,27,8,G1 ## Colorado College G A P PIM SOG +/ ## Denver G A P PIM SOG +/ 2 Trevor Gooch /2 2 E 3 Tariq Hammond /0 0 E 3 Kristian Blumenschein /2 0 E 4 Will Butcher / Nate Kwiecinski /0 0 E 5 Henrik Borgström / Luc Gerdes / Matt VanVoorhis / Sam Rothstein /4 1 E 7 Dylan Gambrell / Tanner Ockey /0 1 E 9 Tyson McLellan /0 1 E 12 Bryce Van Horn / Liam Finlay /0 2 E 15 Mason Bergh / Jarid Lukosevicius /0 4 E 16 Teemu Kivihalme / Evan Ritt /0 2 E 17 Westin Michaud /2 2 E 18 Emil Romig /0 3 E 18 Branden Makara /0 4 E 19 Troy Terry / Alex Pernitsky / Michael Davies / Matt Hansen /2 3 E 22 Logan O'Connor /2 3 E 24 Kade Kehoe / Matt Marcinew /2 5 E 25 Alex Berardinelli /0 1 E 24 Colin Staub /0 2 E 27 Ben Israel /0 0 E 25 Blake Hillman / Gregg Burmaster /0 2 E 26 Evan Janssen /2 2 E 39 Andrew Farny / Adam Plant / G Alex Leclerc / G Greg Ogard Did Not Play 30 G Derek Shatzer Did Not Play 31 G Evan Cowley Did Not Play Bench 1/2 36 G Tanner Jaillet / Colorado College Totals / Denver Totals / ## Goaltending MIN GA Saves ## Goaltending MIN GA Saves 1 Alex Leclerc (L, ) 60: Tanner Jaillet (W, ) 60: Prd Player Team Min Infraction Time Prd Player Team Min Infraction Time 1st Kade Kehoe CC 2 Holding 2:07 3rd Sam Rothstein CC 2 Roughing 9:04 1st Logan O'Connor DEN 2 Holding 15:32 3rd Evan Janssen DEN 2 Holding 9:04 1st Michael Davies DEN 2 Interference 19:11 3rd Matt Hansen CC 2 Slashing 10:36 2nd Bench CC 2 Too Many Players 5:46 3rd Troy Terry DEN 2 Unsportsmanlike Conduct 10:36 3rd Bryce Van Horn CC 2 Embellishment 2:40 3rd Trevor Gooch CC 2 Roughing 11:46 3rd Matt Marcinew DEN 2 Tripping 2:40 3rd Westin Michaud CC 2 Boarding 17:33 3rd Sam Rothstein CC 2 Holding 9:04 3rd Kristian Blumenschein CC 2 Elbowing 19:44 New Records: Denver , Colorado College Notes: NCHC Quarterfinals 17,22,5,11,19 21,67,22,27,4 19,17,14,24,5 17,19,22,23,27 16,3,27,22,14 22,23,42,17,19 42,22,12,14,23 14,19,20,17,4 12,18,19,42,22, 25,16,22,20,4 St. Cloud State St. Cloud State North Dakota North Dakota March 13-19, 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 15

16 Last Saturday s Box Scores Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Miami vs #3 Minnesota Duluth (Mar 11, 2017 at Duluth, Minn.) Miami (9-20-7)( NCHC) vs. Minnesota Duluth (23-6-7)( NCHC) Date: Mar 11, 2017 Location: Duluth, Minn. Arena: AMSOIL Arena Attendance: 4732 Start time: 7:37 pm End time: 9:57 pm Total time: 2:20 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 02:49 UMD EV Brenden Kotyk/3 Alex Iafallo/24 3,27,18,95,37 10,15,19,14,13 Dominic Toninato/ nd 08:59 UMD EV Nick Wolff/1 Parker Mackay/3 55,24,85,26,8 5,3,39,7,8 Kyle Osterberg/9 3. 2nd 10:42 MIAM PP Justin Greenberg/2 Grant Hutton/9 26,55,44,28,16 22,16,3,15 Kiefer Sherwood/ rd 01:25 MIAM EV Kiefer Sherwood/14 Zach LaValle/13 44,8,55,28,9 27,15,10,11,20 Gordie Green/9 5. 3rd 03:17 MIAM EV Anthony Louis/14 Willie Knierim/4 95,16,37,7,18 4,22,16,10,17 Scott Dornbrock/ rd 13:25 UMD EV Jared Thomas/2 Kyle Osterberg/10 24,3,26,27,85 22,8,39,10,5 Nick Wolff/8 7. 3rd 15:37 UMD EV Alex Iafallo/17 Joey Anderson/18 18,95,8,55,37 14,19,3,13,5 Nick Wolff/9 8. 3rd 18:55 UMD EN Dominic Toninato/13 Joey Anderson/19 55,27,95,37,18,44 19,13,4,5,22 Neal Pionk/22 # Miami G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 3 Colin Sullivan 7 Grant Frederic Chaz Switzer Gordie Green Jared Brandt Carson Meyer Carter Johnson Ryan Siroky Justin Greenberg Scott Dornbrock Zach LaValle Josh Melnick Conor Lemirand Kiefer Sherwood Grant Hutton Karch Bachman Willie Knierim Anthony Louis Andrew Masters dnp Totals TEAM SUMMARY ## Miami Dec Min GA Saves 30 Chase Munroe L 59: EMPTY NET 0: # Minnesota Duluth G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 3 Dan Molenaar Neal Pionk Nick Wolff Adam Johnson Kyle Osterberg Brenden Kotyk Avery Peterson Jarod Hilderman Joey Anderson Alex Iafallo Willie Raskob Billy Exell Blake Young Dominic Toninat Karson Kuhlman Jared Thomas Riley Tufte Parker Mackay Hunter Shepard dnp 37 Nick Deery dnp Totals GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team Tot MIAM UMD Shots by Period Team Tot MIAM UMD Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd MIAMI UMD 1st 0-1 (1) 0-0 (0) 2nd 1-1 (2) 0-2 (2) 3rd 0-0 (0) 0-3 (2) Total 1-2 (3) 0-5 (4) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd MIAMI UMD 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. Nick Wolff 2. Jared Thomas 3. Alex Iafallo Officials: Referee:Dan Dreger Referee:Nick Kresbach Linesman:Sterling Egan Linesman:Jeff Schultz Game timekeeper:morgan Nygaard ## Minnesota Duluth Dec Min GA Saves 35 Hunter Miska W 60: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Grant Frederic Miami 2.Interference 18:56 1st Nick Wolff UMD 2.Boarding 06:06 PP PP 3rd Colin Sullivan Miami 2.Hooking 09:54 PP 2nd Grant Frederic Miami 2.Cross-Checking 01:09 PP 3rd Grant Hutton Miami 2.Holding 19:51 PP 2nd Joey Anderson UMD 2.Interference 09:37 PP 2nd Willie Knierim Miami 2.Hooking 11:29 PP Win-Hunter Miska (22-4-5). Loss-Chase Munroe (1-4-0). UMD timeout with 2:31 to play in the third period. Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Omaha vs Western Michigan (Mar 11, 2017 at Kalamazoo, Mich.) Omaha ( ) vs. Western Michigan ( ) Date: Mar 11, 2017 Location: Kalamazoo, Mich. Arena: Lawson Ice Arena Attendance: 1996 Start time: 7:05 pm End time: 9:26 pm Total time: 2:21 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 00:48 OMAH EV Tyler Vesel/13 Justin Parizek/8 10,25,11,23,20 15,29,27,28,16 Mason Morelli/ st 07:56 WMU EV Colt Conrad/12 Wade Allison/16 23,19,26,27,20 29,27,16,4,24 Hugh McGing/ st 10:49 WMU EV Hugh McGing/7 Colt Conrad/15 24,19,27,26,4 16,15,27,29,28 Wade Allison/ nd 00:13 OMAH EV Austin Ortega/20 David Pope/17 16,12,28,4,6 20,7,24,17,19 Fredrik Olofsson/ rd 00:52 WMU EV Wade Allison/12 Corey Schueneman/17 20,23,25,11,10 27,29,15,16, rd 12:21 WMU EV Hugh McGing/8 Colt Conrad/16 12,16,4,28,23 16,29,4,27,13 Scott Moldenhauer/ rd 13:11 WMU EV Michael Rebry/3 Colt Conrad/17 11,24,22,17,7 26,29,4,27,13 Luke Bafia/6 TEAM SUMMARY # Omaha G A Pim Sh +/- Bl 4 Luc Snuggerud Lukas Buchta Colin Grannary Tyler Vesel Mason Morelli David Pope Jake Randolph Austin Ortega Luke Nogard Tristan Keck Ryan Jones Jordan Klehr Grant Gallo Ian Brady Justin Parizek Steven Spinner Zach Jordan Fredrik Olofsson Kris Oldham dnp Totals ## Omaha Dec Min GA Saves 35 Evan Weninger L 60: # Western Michigan G A Pim Sh +/- Bl 4 Luke Bafia Corey Schueneman Matheson Iacopelli Lawton Courtnall Neal Goff Scott Moldenhauer Hugh McGing Griffen Molino Frederik Tiffels Taylor Fleming Mike McKee Aaron Hadley Paul Stoykewych Richard Zehnal Michael Rebry Wade Allison Cam Lee Colt Conrad Collin Olson dnp 35 Trevor Gorsuch dnp Totals GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team Tot OMAH WMU Shots by Period Team Tot OMAH WMU Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd OMAHA WMU 1st 0-1 (2) 0-1 (3) 2nd 0-1 (0) 0-1 (1) 3rd 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) Total 0-2 (2) 0-2 (4) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd OMAHA WMU 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None Officials: Referee:17 - Timm Walsh Referee:33 - Brad Shepherd Linesman:52 - John Philo Linesman:93 - Paul Carnathan Scorer:Adam Bodnar ## Western Michigan Dec Min GA Saves 33 Ben Blacker W 60: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Team MinOffense Time 2nd Austin Omaha 2.Roughing 08:05 1st Lukas Buchta Omaha 2.Tripping 02:40 PP Ortega 2nd Wade Allison WMU 2.Elbowing 12:21 1st Paul Stoykewych WMU 2.Holding 13:07 PP PP 2nd Hugh McGing WMU 2.Charging 15:03 2nd Ian Brady Omaha 2.Holding The Stick 02:23 PP 2nd David Pope Omaha 2.Slashing 15:03 2nd Wade Allison WMU 2.Roughing 08:05 Win-Ben Blacker (16-5-2). Loss-Evan Weninger ( ). Timeout WMU 10:29 1st Period Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Colorado College vs #1 Denver (Mar 11, 2017 at Denver, Colo.) College Hockey Box Score (Final) St. Cloud State at North Dakota Saturday, March 11, 2017 Referees: Geno Binda Game Start: 7:08 Joe Sullivan Game End: 10:08 Linesmen: Mike Eslinger Game Length: 3:00 Justin Hills Attendance: Colorado College (8-24-4) vs. Denver (28-6-4) Date: Mar 11, 2017 Location: Denver, Colo. Arena: Magness Arena Attendance: 5899 Start time: 7:07pm End time: 9:30pm Total time: 2:23 Scoring 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final St. Cloud State North Dakota Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG St. Cloud State North Dakota PP PP % PIM SHGF St. Cloud State 0/ /4 0 North Dakota 1/ /4 1 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 2nd 04:48 DEN EV Logan O'Connor/6 Tyson McLellan/5 2,17,6,3,9 22,9,6,15,3 Matt VanVoorhis/3 2. 2nd 10:09 DEN EV Logan O'Connor/7 Tyson McLellan/6 18,12,11,27,16 22,9,21,15,3 Tariq Hammond/4 3. 3rd 00:18 DEN PP Troy Terry/18 Henrik Borgstrom/178,9,20,16 19,14,5,4,7 Evan Cowley 4. 3rd 11:50 DEN SH Troy Terry/19-15,23,9,25,16 19,7,3,25 # Colorado College Tot +/- 2 Trevor Gooch Kristian Blumens Nate Kwiecinski Luc Gerdes Sam Rothstein Tanner Ockey Christian Heil Bryce Van Horn Mason Bergh Teemu Kivihalm Westin Michaud Branden Makara Alex Pernitsky Matt Hansen Kade Kehoe Alex Berardinelli Ben Israel Andrew Farny Derek Shatzer dnp Totals TEAM SUMMARY ## Colorado College Dec Min GA Saves 1 Alex Leclerc L 60: # Denver Tot +/- 3 Tariq Hammond Will Butcher Henrik Borgstro Matt VanVoorhis Dylan Gambrell Tyson McLellan Liam Finlay Jarid Lukoseviciu Evan Ritt Emil Romig Troy Terry Michael Davies Logan O'Connor Matt Marcinew Colin Staub Blake Hillman Evan Janssen Adam Plant Evan Cowley Greg Ogard dnp 36 Tanner Jaillet dnp Totals GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team Tot CC DEN Shots by Period Team Tot CC DEN Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd CC DEN 1st 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) 2nd 0-0 (0) 0-2 (7) 3rd 0-2 (2) 1-2 (1) Total 0-2 (2) 1-4 (8) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd CC DEN 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None Officials: Referee:Todd Anderson Referee:Tom Sterns Linesman:Bob Keltie Linesman:Scott Staudte ## Denver Dec Min GA Saves 31 Evan Cowley W 59: EMPTY NET 0: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 3rd Troy Terry DEN 2.Hooking 08:51 2nd Nate Kwiecinski CC 2.Roughing 02:17 PP PP 3rd Michael Davies DEN 2.Holding 11:03 PP 2nd Luc Gerdes CC 2.Tripping 16:41 PP 3rd Alex Pernitsky CC 2.Elbowing 19:32 PP 2nd Ben Israel CC 2.Cth Roughing 19:25 PP Win-Evan Cowley (4-2-0). Loss-Alex Leclerc (6-21-4). Denver wins best-of-three series 2-0. Referee's signature # Prd Time Team Score Type Scored By Assists Offense On Ice Defense On Ice 1 1st 15:11 STC 1 0 EV Nick Poehling (2) Nathan Widman/1, Jack Poehling/6 8,5,3,27,18,G1 11,26,10,6,3,G33 2 1st 19:16 NDK 1 1 PP Austin Poganski (11) Tyson Jost/16, Christian Wolanin/14 14,17,24,3,19,G33 17,5,22,18,G1 3 2nd 0:53 NDK 2 1 SH Tyson Jost (15) Austin Poganski/13 17,14,3,6,G33 23,42,17,22,19,G1 4 2nd 8:46 STC 2 2 EV Patrick Newell (4) Robby Jackson/13, Blake Winiecki/13 14,23,12,42,22,G1 11,26,5,24,10,G33 5 2nd 10:37 NDK 3 2 EV Brock Boeser (15) Rhett Gardner/13, Casey Johnson/3 16,22,5,25,24,G33 3,12,22,8,18,G1 6 3rd 7:11 STC 3 3 EV Jon Lizotte (3) Ben Storm/4, Jake Wahlin/6 10,4,21,7,67,G1 19,16,22,3,6,G33 7 3rd 10:28 NDK 4 3 EV Shane Gersich (21) Trevor Olson/7 19,11,17,4,24,G33 12,14,22,42,4,G1 8 3rd 11:30 STC 4 4 EV Jon Lizotte (4) 10,11,27,19,17,G1 16,25,22,4,20,G33 9 3rd 13:16 STC 5 4 EV Nick Poehling (3) 8,22,23,27,18,G1 14,19,17,5,24,G rd 15:58 NDK 5 5 EV Christian Wolanin (5) Johnny Simonson/5, Cole Smith/3 24,10,26,5,16,G33 17,19,12,11,22,G1 11 OT 7:38 NDK 6 5 EV GW Trevor Olson (5) Johnny Simonson/6, Cole Smith/4 11,10,26,3,6,G33 23,14,12,42,22,G1 ## St. Cloud State G A P PIM SOG +/ ## North Dakota G A P PIM SOG +/ 3 Jack Poehling /0 1 E 3 Tucker Poolman /0 1 E 4 Ben Storm /0 2 E 4 Andrew Peski /0 2 E 5 Nathan Widman / Casey Johnson /0 3 E 7 Niklas Nevalainen / Colton Poolman /0 3 E 8 Nick Poehling / Zach Yon /0 2 E 10 Jon Lizotte / Dixon Bowen /0 1 E 11 Ryan Poehling /0 0 E 10 Johnny Simonson /0 1 E 12 Jack Ahcan / Trevor Olson /2 2 E 14 Patrick Newell / Austin Poganski /0 2 E 17 Jacob Benson / Brock Boeser /0 3 E 18 Judd Peterson / Tyson Jost / Mikey Eyssimont / Shane Gersich / Jake Wahlin / Gage Ausmus / Jimmy Schuldt / Rhett Gardner / Robby Jackson /0 1 E 24 Christian Wolanin / Dennis Cholowski / Joel Janatuinen /0 5 E 42 Blake Winiecki / Cole Smith /2 1 E 67 Daniel Tedesco / Ludvig Hoff /0 2 E 1 G Jeff Smith /0 0 E 30 G Matt Hrynkiw Did Not Play 33 G Zach Driscoll Did Not Play 33 G Cam Johnson /0 0 E St. Cloud State Totals /4 35 E North Dakota Totals /4 41 E ## Goaltending MIN GA OT Saves ## Goaltending MIN GA OT Saves 1 Jeff Smith (L, ) 67: Cam Johnson (W, ) 67: Prd Player Team Min Infraction Time Prd Player Team Min Infraction Time 1st Daniel Tedesco STC 2 Holding 11:09 2nd Cole Smith NDK 2 Boarding 0:34 1st Blake Winiecki STC 2 Unsportsmanlike Conduct 18:06 3rd Trevor Olson NDK 2 Tripping 4:15 New Records: North Dakota , St. Cloud State Three Stars: 1. Trevor Olson (North Dakota) 2. Jon Lizotte (St. Cloud State) 3. Tyson Jost (North Dakota) Notes: NCHC Quarterfinals #FrozenFaceoff March 13-19, 2017

17 Last Sunday Box Score/Last Friday Round-up Two Game Ones End in OT; Omaha Earns Lone Road Win on Opening Night of NCHC Playoffs UMD edges Miami in OT, Denver downs CC, UND tops SCSU and Omaha clips WMU in OT for 1-0 series leads The 2017 National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Tournament certainly started with excitement, as fans were treated to bonus hockey in each of the first two quarterfinal game ones Friday night, one of which resulted in the only road victory among the four best-of-three series. Sixth-seeded Omaha took a series lead on senior forward Justin Parizek s game-winner in overtime to beat No. 3 seed Western Michigan, 2-1, in Kalamazoo. Also in overtime, senior forward Dominic Toninato proved to be the hero for second-seeded Minnesota Duluth, which escaped with a 5-4 win over No. 7 seed Miami. Top-seeded and top-ranked Denver stretched its win streak to 12 games with a 4-1 victory over rival No. 8 seed Colorado College. In the 4-5 match-up, North Dakota held serve with a 5-2 win over St. Cloud State. Continuing its dominance over its in-state rival, No. 1/1 Denver overcame a slow start to earn a 4-1 win over Colorado College Friday at Magness Arena in their NCHC Quarterfinal series opener. With the win, DU (27-6-4) extended its win streak to an NCAA-best 12 games, while picking up their 13th straight win over the Tigers (8-23-4). Sophomore forward Troy Terry had a hand in each of the Pioneers first three goals, breaking a scoreless deadlock with a goal early in the second stanza while setting up the next two goals in the period to put Denver up 3-0. CC broke through midway through the middle period off the stick of sophomore forward Westin Michaud, but a DU power play goal in the third period sealed the win. Denver outshot the Tigers, 46-22, despite CC freshman Alex Leclerc making 42 saves. The rivals play game two of their series Saturday at 7:07 p.m. MT. In the only NCHC Quarterfinal game one that was won by the road team, Omaha senior forward Justin Parizek scored 4:17 into overtime to give the Mavericks a 2-1 win over No. 7/8 Western Michigan Friday at Lawson Ice Arena. Sophomore forward Mason Morelli won a draw back to Parizek, who fired the game-winner under the crossbar to give Omaha ( ) a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series. Junior defenseman Paul Stoykewych put the Broncos ( ) in front late in the first period, while Omaha pulled even midway through the second stanza on a goal from junior forward Jake Randolph. The Mavericks outshot WMU, 37-28, in the win. The two teams continue their series Saturday at 7:07 p.m. ET with Omaha hoping to clinch its first ever Frozen Faceoff berth. The second NCHC Quarterfinal game to be decided in overtime was at AMSOIL Arena, where senior forward Dominic Toninato found the back of the net 7:24 into the extra session to lift No. 3/3 Minnesota Duluth to a 5-4 win over Miami. Fellow senior forward Alex Iafallo set up the game-winner off a faceoff win to put the second-seeded Bulldogs (22-6-7) up 1-0 in the bestof-three series. Sophomore forward Parker Mackay put UMD in front early in the game unassisted, taking advantage of a turnover, but Miami (9-19-7) answered with two goals in 35 seconds right after to take the lead. The teams then traded goals, with the RedHawks holding a 3-2 lead before UMD tied it heading into the final frame. Sophomore forward Ryan Siroky put Miami in front again midway through the third period, but UMD freshman forward Riley Tufte tallied his second goal of the game a minute later to force overtime. The Bulldogs outshot Miami, 41-22, in the win. The teams play game two of their series Saturday at 7:37 p.m. CT with UMD looking to earn its second straight trip to the Frozen Faceoff. No. 14/13 North Dakota jumped out to a 2-0 first-period lead and never looked back in a 5-2 win over No. 20 St. Cloud State Friday at Ralph Engelstad Arena to take a 1-0 series lead in their best-of-three quarterfinal series. Sophomore forward Rhett Gardner opened the scoring for UND ( ) while classmate Shane Gersich doubled the lead a minute later. Grand Forks native Jacob Benson cut the deficit in half for SCSU ( ) on the power play, but UND sophomore Brock Boeser answered with his own power play marker to regain a two-goal lead. Another Husky power play tally closed the gap to one, but Gersich and Boeser set up goals later in the third period to seal the victory and two-point nights for each of them. UND outshot SCSU, 36-28, in the win. Game two of the series is set for 7:07 p.m. CT with North Dakota aiming for a fourth straight trip to the Frozen Faceoff. Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Omaha vs Western Michigan (Mar 12, 2017 at Kalamazoo, Mich.) Omaha ( ) vs. Western Michigan ( ) Date: Mar 12, 2017 Location: Kalamazoo, Mich. Arena: Lawson Ice Arena Attendance: 1768 Start time: 7:05 pm End time: 9:50 pm Total time: 2:45 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 06:31 OMAH PP Tyler Vesel/14 Austin Ortega/27 10,16,12,11,4 10,20,4,23 David Pope/ st 19:31 WMU SH Griffen Molino/14-10,11,4,28,25 17,15,8,28 3. OT 00:34 WMU EV Michael Rebry/4 Lawton Courtnall/6 5,17,12,26,20 26,10,15,28,23 Scott Moldenhauer/12 TEAM SUMMARY # Omaha G A Pim Sh +/- Bl 4 Luc Snuggerud Joel Messner Lukas Buchta Colin Grannary Riley Alferd Tyler Vesel Mason Morelli David Pope Jake Randolph Jalen Schulz Austin Ortega Luke Nogard Ryan Jones Ryan Galt Jordan Klehr Justin Parizek Steven Spinner Fredrik Olofsson Kris Oldham dnp Totals # Western Michigan G A Pim Sh +/- Bl 4 Luke Bafia Corey Schueneman Matheson Iacopelli Sheldon Dries Lawton Courtnall Neal Goff Scott Moldenhauer Hugh McGing Griffen Molino Frederik Tiffels Taylor Fleming Mike McKee Aaron Hadley Paul Stoykewych Michael Rebry Wade Allison Cam Lee Colt Conrad TM TEAM Collin Olson dnp 35 Trevor Gorsuch dnp Totals Goals by Period Team OT Tot OMAH WMU Shots by Period Team OT Tot OMAH WMU Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd OMAHA WMU 1st 1-1 (3) 0-1 (1) 2nd 0-2 (1) 0-1 (6) 3rd 0-0 (0) 0-1 (1) OT 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) Total 1-3 (4) 0-3 (8) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd OMAHA WMU 1st nd rd OT Total Three stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None Officials: Referee:#17 Timm Walsh Referee:#33 Brad Shepherd Linesman:#52 John Philo Linesman:#93 Paul Carnathan Scorer:Adam Bodnar GOALTENDERS ## Omaha Dec Min GA OT Saves 35 Evan Weninger OTL 60: ## Western Michigan Dec Min GA OT Saves 33 Ben Blacker W 60: EMPTY NET 0: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Team MinOffense Time 2nd TEAM WMU 2.Too Many 05:01 1st Sheldon Dries WMU 2.Interference 05:43 PP Players On Ice PP 2nd Luc Snuggerud Omaha 2.Tripping 10:09 PP 1st Colin Grannary Omaha 2.Boarding 08:32 PP 2nd Justin Parizek Omaha 2.Tripping 18:47 PP 1st Paul Stoykewych WMU 2.Slashing 18:17 PP Win-Ben Blacker (16-5-2). Loss-Evan Weninger ( ). Timeout WMU 13:42 2nd Period Timeout UNO 18:47 2nd Period WMU Advances to NCHC Frozen Faceoff Referee's signature March 13-19, 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 17

18 Last Saturday/Sunday Round-up Denver, UMD and North Dakota All Punch Tickets to NCHC Frozen Faceoff with Sweeps Saturday Broncos force decisive game 3 with Omaha Sunday night after 5-2 win Saturday After last season s National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Tournament saw all four higher seeds sweep in two games, this year the NCHC Quarterfinals will have one game three while three higher seeds did complete sweeps Saturday night to advance to the 2017 NCHC Frozen Faceoff. Top-ranked and top-seeded Denver secured its fourth straight trip to the Frozen Faceoff in four years of the NCHC after blanking rival Colorado College, 4-0, at Magness Arena to win its 13th straight game and take the best-of-three series 2-0, while ending CC s season. Fourth-seeded No. 14/13 North Dakota also clinched its fourth appearance in as many years at the Frozen Faceoff with a 6-5 overtime win over No. 20 St. Cloud State to sweep the playoff series and end the Huskies season. The third team to book a trip to Minneapolis was No. 2 seed and No. 3 ranked Minnesota Duluth, which used a three-goal third-period rally to top Miami, 5-3, and earn its second straight trip to the Frozen Faceoff while ending the RedHawks campaign. The lone game three will take place in Kalamazoo, where third-seeded No. 7/8 Western Michigan topped No. 6 seed Omaha, 5-2, to even the best-of-three series after falling in Friday s series opener. After picking up a 4-1 win Friday, No. 1/1 Denver cruised to a 4-0 shutout of Colorado College Saturday to complete a quarterfinal sweep of their in-state rivals at Magness Arena and earn a fourth straight trip to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff. The Pioneers (28-6-4) received a second straight shutout from senior Evan Cowley, who stopped all 17 shots he faced for his sixth career whitewash. After a scoreless first period, DU received two goals from sophomore forward Logan O Connor in the second stanza for his first career multi-goal game, and picked up two more goals from classmate Troy Terry in the final frame, each on special teams, to cap the win. Denver outshot the Tigers (8-24-4), 31-17, in the win. In a wild back-and-forth affair, junior forward Trevor Olson scored in overtime to lift No. 14/13 North Dakota to a 6-5 win over No. 20 St. Cloud State Saturday at Ralph Engelstad Arena, finishing an NCHC quarterfinal series sweep of the Huskies. UND ( ) led 3-2 after two periods when Grand Forks native and SCSU sophomore defenseman Jon Lizotte tied the game with the first of his two goals. Minutes later UND regained the lead only for Lizotte to pull the Huskies ( ) even again 4-4 a minute after. Freshman forward Nick Poehling added his second goal of the game to put SCSU in front, but sophomore defenseman Christian Wolanin answered for UND to force overtime. Olson then deflected a shot from fellow junior Johnny Simonson 7:38 into overtime for the game-winner. Behind a three-goal third period, No. 3/3 Minnesota Duluth rallied past Miami for a 5-3 win Saturday at AMSOIL Arena to complete a NCHC quarterfinal series sweep and move on to Minneapolis. The Bulldogs (23-6-7) grabbed a 2-0 lead midway through the second period, but the RedHawks, who finished the season , mounted a rally with their season on the line. A power play goal started the rally in the middle stanza, while sophomore forward Kiefer Sherwood picked up his second point of the night with the tying goal to start the final frame. Senior forward Anthony Louis put Miami in front minutes later. However, UMD potted two goals in a little more than two minutes with seven minutes left in regulation, as senior forward Alex Iafallo scored the game-winner with 4:23 remaining. An empty-net goal then sealed the 5-3 win and playoff sweep. The Bulldogs outshot Miami, Despite giving up an early goal, No. 7/8 Western Michigan responded to earn a 5-2 win over Omaha Saturday at Lawson Ice Arena, tying their best-of-three quarterfinal series at one game apiece. Junior forward Tyler Vesel put the Mavericks ( ) ahead only 48 ticks into the game but goals from sophomore Colt Conrad and freshman Hugh McGing gave WMU ( ) the lead midway through the first frame. Omaha pulled even in the second stanza, but the Broncos poured in three goals in the third period to secure the win, as freshman forward Wade Allison scored the game-winner 52 ticks into the final frame. Conrad added three assists for a career-high four points while McGing had two goals and a career-high three points. Omaha outshot WMU, 38-32, despite the loss, but freshman Ben Blacker made 36 saves to get the win. SUNDAY, MARCH 12 WMU NABS FINAL FROZEN FACEOFF SPOT BY TOPPING OMAHA IN OVERTIME While there was only one National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Quarterfinal series game 3 Sunday night, it certainly provided excitement as third-seeded Western Michigan edged sixth-seeded Omaha, 2-1, in overtime to win the best-of-three series and earn the final Frozen Faceoff berth. With WMU s win, the top four seeds in the NCHC Tournament all advanced to the semifinals for the second straight season, where top-seeded Denver will face No. 4 seed North Dakota and the Broncos will take on No. 2 seed Minnesota Duluth with both games on Friday, March 17 at Target Center in Minneapolis. In his final game at Lawson Ice Arena, senior forward Michael Rebry scored only 34 seconds into overtime to lift No. 7/8 Western Michigan to a 2-1 win over Omaha Sunday night in the decisive third game of their best-of-three NCHC Quarterfinal series. The Broncos ( ) dropped the opening game of the series in overtime by the same, 2-1 score, but won the final two contests to earn their second ever trip to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff and first since the inaugural 2014 event. The Mavericks, who finish their season at , took the lead on a power play goal from junior forward Tyler Vesel early in the first period, but couldn t find the back of the net again. WMU sophomore forward Griffen Molino evened the game with a short-handed tally unassisted in the final minute of the first period. Despite a edge in shots in regulation, including 18-7 in the second stanza for the Broncos, the game remained deadlocked until Rebry scored on the first shot of overtime. #FrozenFaceoff March 13-19, 2017

19 NCHC Overall Scoring Leaders Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Austin Ortega UNO SR F / Alex Iafallo MND SR W / Anthony Louis MIA SR F / CHI 4 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F / FLA Kiefer Sherwood MIA SO F / Dylan Gambrell DEN SO F / SJS Shane Gersich NDK SO F / WSH 8 Troy Terry DEN SO F / ANA 9 Will Butcher DEN SR D / COL Tyler Vesel UNO JR F / EDM 11 Matheson Iacopelli WMU SO F / CHI 12 Brock Boeser NDK SO F / VAN Tyson Jost NDK FR F / COL David Pope UNO JR F / DET Adam Johnson MND SO F / Luc Snuggerud UNO JR D / CHI 17 Mikey Eyssimont STC SO F / LOS Tucker Poolman NDK JR D / WPG 19 Sheldon Dries WMU SR F / Wade Allison WMU FR F / PHI Neal Pionk MND SO D / Griffen Molino WMU SO F / Joey Anderson MND FR F / NJD Colt Conrad WMU SO F / Josh Melnick MIA SO F / Defenseman Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Will Butcher DEN SR D / COL 2 Luc Snuggerud UNO JR D / CHI 3 Tucker Poolman NDK JR D / WPG 4 Neal Pionk MND SO D / Corey Schueneman WMU SO D / Jack Ahcan STC FR D / Ian Brady UNO SR D / Christian Wolanin NDK SO D / OTT Jimmy Schuldt STC SO D / Grant Hutton MIA SO D / E 11 Louie Belpedio MIA JR D / MIN Taylor Fleming WMU SR D / Scott Moldenhauer WMU JR D / Carson Soucy MND SR D / MIN 15 Cam Lee WMU FR D / Freshman Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F / FLA 2 Tyson Jost NDK FR F / COL 3 Wade Allison WMU FR F / PHI 4 Joey Anderson MND FR F / NJD 5 Carson Meyer MIA FR F / Jack Ahcan STC FR D / Gordie Green MIA FR F / Hugh McGing WMU FR F / Liam Finlay DEN FR F / Teemu Pulkkinen UNO FR F / Ludvig Hoff NDK FR F / Cam Lee WMU FR D / Ryan Poehling STC FR F / Riley Tufte MND FR F / DAL Nick Poehling STC FR F / E Alex Berardinelli CC_ FR F / Jake Wahlin STC FR F / Dennis Cholowski STC FR D / DET March 13-19, 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 19

20 Goal Scoring NCHC Overall Scoring Leaders GP G GPG 1 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F Shane Gersich NDK SO F Matheson Iacopelli WMU SO F Austin Ortega UNO SR F Troy Terry DEN SO F Alex Iafallo MND SR W Adam Johnson MND SO F Brock Boeser NDK SO F Tyson Jost NDK FR F Sheldon Dries WMU SR F Players Tied With 14 Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Will Butcher DEN SR D Austin Ortega UNO SR F Dylan Gambrell DEN SO F Anthony Louis MIA SR F Kiefer Sherwood MIA SO F Alex Iafallo MND SR W Tucker Poolman NDK JR D Neal Pionk MND SO D Tyler Vesel UNO JR F Patrick Newell STC SO F Luc Snuggerud UNO JR D Joey Anderson MND FR F Power Play Goals GP G GPG 1 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F Tyler Vesel UNO JR F David Pope UNO JR F Luc Snuggerud UNO JR D Kiefer Sherwood MIA SO F Mikey Eyssimont STC SO F Griffen Molino WMU SO F Players Tied With 5 Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG 1 Griffen Molino WMU SO F Rhett Gardner NDK SO F Robby Jackson STC SO F Sam Rothstein CC SR F Alex Iafallo MND SR W Dominic Toninato MND SR C Logan O'Connor DEN SO F Players Tied With 1 Plus Minus GP +/ 1 Michael Davies DEN FR D Troy Terry DEN SO F Will Butcher DEN SR D Henrik Borgström DEN FR F Dylan Gambrell DEN SO F Dominic Toninato MND SR C Karson Kuhlman MND JR W Tyson Jost NDK FR F Neal Pionk MND SO D Players Tied With +17 Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G 1 Jimmy Schuldt STC SO D Joel Messner UNO JR D Gage Ausmus NDK SR D Will Butcher DEN SR D Brenden Kotyk MND SR D Adam Plant DEN JR D Sheldon Dries WMU SR F Teemu Kivihalme CC JR D Andrew Farny CC SO D Ryan Jones UNO FR D Power Play Points GP G A P PPG 1 Austin Ortega UNO SR F Tyler Vesel UNO JR F Will Butcher DEN SR D Luc Snuggerud UNO JR D Kiefer Sherwood MIA SO F Henrik Borgström DEN FR F David Pope UNO JR F Mikey Eyssimont STC SO F Neal Pionk MND SO D Anthony Louis MIA SR F Game Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Henrik Borgström DEN FR F Jarid Lukosevicius DEN SO F Avery Peterson MND JR F Troy Terry DEN SO F Justin Parizek UNO SR F Trevor Olson NDK JR F Alex Iafallo MND SR W Adam Johnson MND SO F Players Tied With 3 Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Brock Boeser NDK SO F 29 1 Liam Finlay DEN FR F 32 1 Joel Janatuinen NDK SO F 33 1 Robby Jackson STC SO F 35 1 Sheldon Dries WMU SR F 35 1 Alex Iafallo MND SR W 36 1 Judd Peterson STC JR F 36 1 Shane Gersich NDK SO F 37 1 Matheson Iacopelli WMU SO F 37 1 Griffen Molino WMU SO F 37 1 Austin Ortega UNO SR F 38 1 Face Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Matt Marcinew DEN SR F Luke Nogard UNO JR F Evan Ritt DEN SR F Tyson Jost NDK FR F Mikey Eyssimont STC SO F Ben Storm STC SR F Judd Peterson STC JR F Colt Conrad WMU SO F Sheldon Dries WMU SR F Johnny Simonson NDK JR F #FrozenFaceoff March 13-19, 2017

21 NCHC Overall Goaltending Leaders Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Tanner Jaillet DEN JR : Hunter Miska MND FR : Ben Blacker WMU FR : Cam Johnson NDK JR : Jeff Smith STC SO : Ryan Larkin MIA FR : Evan Weninger UNO SO : Alex Leclerc CC_ FR : Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Tanner Jaillet DEN JR : Ben Blacker WMU FR : Hunter Miska MND FR : Ryan Larkin MIA FR : Evan Weninger UNO SO : Jeff Smith STC SO : Cam Johnson NDK JR : Alex Leclerc CC_ FR : Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Ryan Larkin MIA FR Alex Leclerc CC_ FR Hunter Miska MND FR Tanner Jaillet DEN JR Evan Weninger UNO SO Cam Johnson NDK JR Ben Blacker WMU FR Jeff Smith STC SO Zach Driscoll STC FR Kris Oldham UNO FR Trevor Gorsuch WMU SO Evan Cowley DEN SR Chase Munroe MIA FR Alex Blankenburg UNO SO Collin Olson WMU SR Derek Shatzer CC_ SR Jacob Nehama CC_ SO Matt Hrynkiw NDK SR Nick Deery MND FR Hunter Shepard MND FR Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Hunter Miska MND FR Ben Blacker WMU FR 26 3 Evan Weninger UNO SO 28 3 Cam Johnson NDK JR Evan Cowley DEN SR 10 2 Alex Leclerc CC_ FR Zach Driscoll STC FR 14 1 Ryan Larkin MIA FR 33 1 March 13-19, 2017 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 21

22 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Team Overall Stats TEAM OFFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Western Michigan Denver Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Omaha St. Cloud State Miami Colorado College TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Denver Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Western Michigan St. Cloud State Miami Omaha Colorado College POWER PLAY Team Totals SHA PP % 1 Omaha 43/ Western Michigan 38/ Denver 36/ St. Cloud State 27/ Minnesota Duluth 32/ North Dakota 29/ Miami 29/ Colorado College 20/ PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHF PK % 1 North Dakota 131/ Denver 120/ Miami 144/ St. Cloud State 97/ Western Michigan 159/ Minnesota Duluth 131/ Colorado College 134/ Omaha 134/ PENALTY MINUTES Team Games PIM PIM/G 1 Western Michigan Colorado College Minnesota Duluth Miami North Dakota Omaha Denver St. Cloud State SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Denver North Dakota Minnesota Duluth Western Michigan St. Cloud State Omaha Colorado College Miami SCORING BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Denver Western Michigan Omaha Minnesota Duluth North Dakota St. Cloud State Miami Colorado College GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Denver Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Western Michigan St. Cloud State Miami Colorado College Omaha SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Denver Omaha St. Cloud State Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Western Michigan Miami Colorado College #FrozenFaceoff March 13-19, 2017