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1 NCHC WEEKLY RELEASE Week of Feb. 5-11, 2018 Volume 5, Issue Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO Phone: Fax: Michael Weisman O: C: NCHC Standings Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T 3/SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. Denver / St. Cloud State / Western Michigan / Minnesota Duluth / North Dakota / Omaha / Colorado College / Miami / Teams are awarded three points for each conference win in regulation or 5-on-5 overtime, and one point for a 5-on-5 overtime tie. Conference games still tied after a five-minute 5-on-5 overtime advance to a five-minute 3-on-3 overtime (and sudden victory shootout if still tied) with the team that wins the second overtime/shootout receiving an extra point in the standings (3/SW in the standings), making all games worth three points. The 3-on-3 overtime and shootouts only affect conference standings while the game is officially a tie for NCAA purposes. This Week s Games Friday, Feb. 9 *No. 4/3 St. Cloud State at Miami, 8:08 p.m. ET TV: CBS Sports Network *Colorado College at No. 8/8 North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT Saturday, Feb. 10 *No. 4/3 St. Cloud State at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET TV: FOX College Sports Pacific *Colorado College at No. 8/8 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT TV: FOX College Sports Central *National Collegiate Hockey Conference game Last Week s Results Friday, Feb. 2 *at Miami 4, No. 15 Western Michigan 2 *at No. 6/4 St. Cloud State 5, No. 13/13 Omaha 3 *at No. 4/5 Denver 1, No. 9/10 Minnesota Duluth 0 Saturday, Feb. 3 *No. 15 Western Michigan 3, at Miami 2 *at No. 6/4 St. Cloud State 6, No. 13/13 Omaha 2 *at No. 4/5 Denver 4, No. 9/10 Minnesota Duluth 3 *National Collegiate Hockey Conference game Upcoming Games on NCHC.tv Friday, Feb. 9 Colorado College at No. 8/8 North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT Saturday, Feb. 10 No. 4/3 St. Cloud State at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET Colorado College at No. 8/8 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT National Collegiate Hockey Conference NCHC Facts and Figures Only two NCHC series are on the schedule this weekend with Colorado College at No. 8/8 North Dakota and No. 4/3 St. Cloud State at Miami. Following this weekend s games, all eight teams will only have three series (six games) left in the regular season. The Huskies can move into sole possession of first place in the NCHC this weekend as they sit only three points behind No. 2/2 Denver, which is idle this weekend. That may be tough for SCSU, however, as home teams are in conference play over the last three weekends (since Jan. 19). On the season, home teams are in conference play so far. Six NCHC teams are ranked in both the USCHO.com Poll and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll this week, with all six teams in the top 15 of both polls. The NCHC s six ranked teams in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll are double the number of any other conference. This is only the seventh week since the start of the season that an NCHC team has not been No. 1 in the USCHO Poll. Half of the NCHC teams have held the No. 1 spot during that span (SCSU, DU, UND and UMD), while only four other NCAA teams have total (Boston University, Penn State, Notre Dame and Cornell). (page 9) Three NCHC skaters are off to South Korea this week to play in the 2018 Winter Olympics. SCSU junior defenseman Will Borgen and Denver junior forward Troy Terry will both suit up for Team USA, while North Dakota sophomore forward Ludvig Hoff will play for his native Norway. The U.S. plays its first game Feb. 14 against Slovenia, while Norway opens play a day later against rival Sweden. Terry is just one point shy of joining the Century Club for his collegiate career (42g, 57a), but will have to wait until he returns, along with the others, for the regular-season finale March 2-3. This weekend s SCSU at Miami series features some of the top-scoring defensemen in the country as SCSU junior Jimmy Schuldt is first nationally averaging 1.04 points per game, while Miami senior Louie Belpedio is second at 1.00 ppg. RedHawks junior Grant Hutton leads all NCAA blue liners with both 10 goals and eight power play goals this year, while Belpedio is tied for second with nine total tallies on the season. Denver senior goaltender Tanner Jaillet tied the NCHC single-season shutouts record with his fifth whitewash of the season last Friday. He leads the NCHC and is tied for third nationally with his five shutouts this year, one off the national lead. He joins six previous NCHC netminders in logging five shutouts in a season: Denver s Sam Brittain ( ), Miami s Jay Williams ( ), UND s Cam Johnson, UMD s Kasimir Kaskisuo and SCSU s Charlie Lindgren ( ), and UMD s Hunter Miska ( ). Four of the top six scoring offenses in the country hail from the NCHC, led by SCSU s 3.81 goals per game average, which is second in the NCAA. Omaha, WMU and Denver rank fourth through sixth, respectively. Five of the top 10 power play units in the NCAA also call the NCHC home, led by Miami at 27.0 percent, which ties for second in the country. (pages #NCHCHockey TheNCHC NCHC.tv

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3 Team Notes/Match-Ups Colorado College Tigers Head Coach: Mike Haviland (4th year) Record at CC: Record: ( /0, 8th) Record: ( /0 NCHC, 7th) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 19/10 Colorado College was idle last weekend, but picked up a 6-3 win and 4-4 overtime tie against Miami in its last action two weekends ago, while also earning an extra NCHC point with a 3-on-3 overtime goal Saturday. It was CC s first five-point NCHC weekend since sweeping Miami on Dec. 4-5, With the win over Miami Jan. 26, CC achieved its 11th win of the season, more than the team s win total in each of the last four seasons, and earlier than any season since Sophomore forward Nick Halloran leads the NCHC and is tied for second nationally with 39 points this season (16g, 23a), after only totaling five goals and nine points in 29 games as a freshman last season. His 30-point improvement from last season is the best in the NCAA, while his 11-goal improvement ties for second nationally. Junior forward Mason Bergh is tied for fourth in the NCHC and tied for 10th in the country with 34 points (15g, 19a) this season. Bergh and Halloran mark the first time Colorado College has had multiple 30-point scorers since season (Rylan Schwartz, Alexander Krushelnyski, William Rapuzzi). This Week s Games: Fri., Feb. 9 at No. 8/8 North Dakota (12-8-8, /2 NCHC) - 7:37 p.m. CT Ralph Engelstad Arena - Grand Forks, N.D. TV: MidcoSN/NCHC.tv Sat., Feb. 10 at No. 8/8 North Dakota (12-8-8, /2 NCHC) - 7:07 p.m. CT Ralph Engelstad Arena - Grand Forks, N.D. TV: MidcoSN/FCS/NCHC.tv Game Fact: In its 11 wins this season, CC has allowed just 18 goals. Conversely, opponents have scored 54 times in the Tigers 11 losses. Sat., Sept. 30 vs. Lethbridge (Exh.)% W, 4-1 Fri., Oct. 6 at Vermont L, 0-3 Sat., Oct. 7 at Vermont W, 4-3 Fri., Oct. 13 Alaska Anchorage W, 6-1 Sat., Oct. 14 Alaska Anchorage W, 3-2 Fri., Oct. 20 at No. 17 New Hampshire L, 3-6 Sat., Oct. 21 at No. 17 New Hampshire W, 2-1 (OT) Fri., Oct. 27 No. 4/4 North Dakota* W, 2-1 Sat., Oct. 28 No. 4/4 North Dakota* L, 4-6 Fri., Nov. 3 at Miami* L, 2-3 (OT) Sat., Nov. 4 at Miami* W, 2-1 Fri., Nov. 10 Omaha* L, 3-5 Sat., Nov. 11 Omaha* W, 4-0 Fri., Nov. 17 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 1-6 Sat., Nov. 18 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 1-5 Fri., Dec. 8 at No. 1/1 Denver* T, 4-4 (OT-3x3W) Sat., Dec. 9 No. 1/1 Denver* T, 1-1 (OT-3x3L) Sat., Dec. 16 Arizona State W, 4-0 Sun., Dec. 17 Arizona State T, 4-4 (OT) Fri., Dec. 29 at Air Force L, 3-6 Sat., Dec. 30 Merrimack W, 2-1 Fri., Jan. 12 No. 15/15 Minnesota Duluth* L, 5-6 Sat., Jan. 13 No. 15/15 Minnesota Duluth* L, 1-5 Fri., Jan. 19 at No. 11/11 Western Michigan* L, 2-3 (OT) Sat., Jan. 20 at No. 11/11 Western Michigan* W, 6-5 (OT) Fri., Jan. 26 Miami* W, 6-3 Sat., Jan. 27 Miami* T, 4-4 (OT-3x3W) Fri., Feb. 9 at No. 8/8 North Dakota* 6:37 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 at No. 8/8 North Dakota* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 Denver* 8:08 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Denver* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at Omaha* 6:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at Omaha* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 Western Michigan* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 Western Michigan* 6:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are MT and subject to change % Game in Breckenridge, Colo. Denver Pioneers Head Coach: Jim Montgomery (5th year) Record at DU: Record: ( /2, 1st) Record: ( /0 NCHC, 1st) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 15/7 Denver swept Minnesota Duluth last weekend with 1-0 and 4-3 wins to extend its unbeaten streak to seven games (5-0-2). DU also completed a four-game regular-season sweep of UMD, having now won five straight over the Bulldogs, all one-goal games. With the two wins, the Pioneers improved to against ranked opponents this season. Senior goaltender Tanner Jaillet pitched his fifth shutout of the season and ninth of his career on Friday with a 24-save effort. The five whitewashes lead the NCHC and tie for third nationally. The five shutouts also tie the NCHC single-season record, set by six other goalies previously, including former DU netminder Sam Brittain in and current North Dakota goaltender Cam Johnson in Jaillet s nine career shutouts trail only Johnson s 10 in NCHC history. Sophomore forward Henrik Borgström, who scored the only goal in Friday s win, is tied for sixth nationally with 37 points this season on 17 goals and 20 assists. He has 14 points (4g, 10a) in his last 11 games. Off This Week - Next Games: Fri., Feb. 16 at Colorado College ( , NCHC) - 8:08 p.m. MT Broadmoor World Arena - Colorado Springs, Colo. TV: CBSSN Sat., Feb. 17 vs. Colorado College ( , NCHC) - 7:05 p.m. MT Magness Arena - Denver, Colo. TV: Altitude/NCHC.tv Game Fact: The Pioneers have not lost a conference game at home since Nov. 17 against North Dakota. Denver is on a four-game home winning streak, allowing only three goals during that stretch. DU needs only one win or two ties against CC next weekend to secure the Gold Pan trophy for a fourth straight year. Sun., Oct. 1 Lethbridge (Exh.) W, 3-1 Fri., Oct. 13 at No. 6/4 Notre Dame T, 2-2 (OT) Sat., Oct. 14 at No. 6/4 Notre Dame W, 4-2 Fri., Oct. 20 Lake Superior State T, 3-3 (OT) Sat., Oct. 21 Lake Superior State W, 5-1 Fri., Oct. 27 at No. 6/6 Boston University W, 4-3 Sat., Oct. 28 at No. 19 Boston College W, 6-1 Fri., Nov. 3 at Western Michigan* L, 5-6 Sat., Nov. 4 at Western Michigan* L, 4-7 Fri., Nov. 10 No. 1/1 St. Cloud State* W, 4-2 Sat., Nov. 11 No. 1/1 St. Cloud State* W. 5-1 Fri., Nov. 17 No. 3/3 North Dakota* L, 4-5 Sat., Nov. 18 No. 3/3 North Dakota* W, 4-1 Fri., Dec. 1 at No. 16/15 Minnesota Duluth* W, 1-0 Sat., Dec. 2 at No. 16/15 Minnesota Duluth* W, 2-1 Fri., Dec. 8 Colorado College* T, 4-4 (OT-3x3L) Sat., Dec. 9 at Colorado College* T, 1-1 (OT-3x3W) Fri., Dec. 15 Dartmouth W, 1-0 Sat., Dec. 16 Dartmouth L, 4-5 Fri., Dec. 29 Merrimack L, 2-3 Sat., Dec. 30 Air Force W, 6-0 Fri., Jan. 5 at Miami* L, 3-4 Sat., Jan. 6 at Miami* W, 4-1 Fri., Jan. 19 No. 15/15 Omaha* W, 5-0 Sat., Jan. 20 No. 15/15 Omaha* W, 4-0 Fri., Jan. 26 at No. 11/7 North Dakota* T, 3-3 (OT-3x3W) Sat., Jan. 27 at No. 11/7 North Dakota* T, 1-1 (OT-3x3W) Fri., Feb. 2 No. 9/10 Minnesota Duluth* W, 1-0 Sat., Feb. 3 No. 9/10 Minnesota Duluth* W, 4-3 Fri., Feb. 16 at Colorado College* 8:08 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 Colorado College* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at St. Cloud State* 6:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at St. Cloud State* 6:07 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 Miami* 8:00 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 Miami* 7:05 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are MT and subject to change Feb. 5-11, 2018 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 3

4 Team Notes/Match-Ups Miami RedHawks Head Coach: Enrico Blasi (19th year) Record at MU: Record: ( /1, 7th) Record: ( NCHC, 8th) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 17/4 Miami split with Western Michigan last weekend, winning 4-2 on Friday, before falling, 3-2, on Saturday. The RedHawks and Broncos also split in Kalamazoo back in December. Friday s win snapped a five-game winless streak (0-4-1) for the RedHawks and also gave Miami 10 wins on the season, topping last season s total of nine. With Friday s win, Miami improved to when scoring three or more goals this season, but with Saturday s loss fell to when netting two goals or fewer. The RedHawks are also now on Friday nights this season, but have won just twice (2-8-3) on Saturdays. Senior defenseman Louie Belpedio logged four points against WMU and ranks second nationally among blue liners averaging 1.00 points per game, while his 26 points (9g, 17a) are third among defensemen. Junior Grant Hutton leads all NCAA blue liners with 10 goals this season, while Belpedio is tied for second among defensemen with his nine goals. Hutton s eight power play goals lead all NCAA defensemen, as well. This Week s Games: Fri., Feb. 9 vs. No. 4/3 St. Cloud State (17-6-3, NCHC) - 8:08 p.m. ET Steve Cady Arena - Oxford, Ohio TV: CBS Sports Network Sat., Feb. 10 vs. No. 4/3 St. Cloud State (17-6-3, NCHC) - 7:05 p.m. ET Steve Cady Arena - Oxford, Ohio TV: FCS/Spectrum Sports Ohio/NCHC.tv Game Fact: Miami s power play has scored at least one goal in sixstraight games and has poured in two or more goals on 10 occasions this year. The RedHawks are tied for second nationally on the man advantage, converting 27.0 percent of the time (33-of-122). Fri., Oct. 6 No. 5/11 Providence L, 1-3 Sat., Oct. 7 No. 5/11 Providence L, 2-3 Fri., Oct. 13 at U.S. U-18 Team (Exh.) W, 7-5 Fri., Oct. 20 at Maine W, 7-5 Sat., Oct. 21 at Maine L, 3-6 Fri., Oct. 27 UConn W, 3-0 Sat., Oct. 28 UConn W, 7-1 Fri., Nov. 3 Colorado College* W, 3-2 (OT) Sat., Nov. 4 Colorado College* L, 1-2 Fri., Nov. 10 at No. 2/4 North Dakota* L, 1-4 Sat., Nov. 11 at No. 2/4 North Dakota* T, 3-3 (OT-SOL) Fri., Nov. 17 No. 14/15 Minnesota Duluth* L, 1-3 Sat., Nov. 18 No. 14/15 Minnesota Duluth* W, 3-2 Fri., Nov. 24 at Bowling Green W, 6-3 Sat., Nov. 25 at Bowling Green T, 2-2 (OT) Fri., Dec. 1 No. 5/5 Cornell W, 2-1 Sat., Dec. 2 No. 5/5 Cornell L, 0-4 Fri., Dec. 8 at No. 11/10 Western Michigan* W, 5-2 Sat., Dec. 9 at No. 11/10 Western Michigan* L, 3-4 (OT) Sat., Dec. 30 Windsor (Exh.) W, 8-2 Fri., Jan. 5 No. 4/5 Denver* W, 4-3 Sat., Jan. 6 No. 4/5 Denver* L, 1-4 Fri., Jan. 12 at No. 17 Omaha* L, 7-11 Sat., Jan. 13 at No. 17 Omaha* L, 3-4 Fri., Jan. 26 at Colorado College* L, 3-6 Sat., Jan. 27 at Colorado College* T, 4-4 (OT-3x3L) Fri., Feb. 2 No. 15 Western Michigan* W, 4-2 Sat., Feb. 3 No. 15 Western Michigan* L, 2-3 Fri., Feb. 9 No. 4/3 St. Cloud State* 8:08 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 No. 4/3 St. Cloud State* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Minnesota Duluth* 8:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Minnesota Duluth* 8:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 North Dakota* 7:35 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 North Dakota* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 at Denver* 10:00 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 at Denver* 9:05 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are ET and subject to change Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Head Coach: Scott Sandelin (18th year) Record at UMD: Record: ( /2, 2nd) Record: ( NCHC, t-4th) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 16/9 Minnesota Duluth dropped both games at Denver last weekend, falling 1-0 on Friday and 4-3 on Saturday. UMD lost all four games against DU this year by one goal. The Bulldogs have now lost three straight games overall and four of their last five after going on a seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1) prior to the current skid. UMD has now been shut out six times this season, including twice by Denver. Freshman forward Kobe Roth scored his fourth goal of the season in Saturday s loss. He has all four of his goals this season in his last nine games after none in his first 10 games of the season. All four of his goals have come on the road as well. Freshman defenseman Scott Perunovich also tallied a goal Friday, giving him 25 points (7g, 18a) on the season, which is first nationally among rookie blue liners. He is fifth in scoring among all NCAA rookies. Off This Week - Next Games: Fri., Feb. 16 vs. Miami ( , NCHC) - 7:07 p.m. CT AMSOIL Arena - Duluth, Minn. TV: My9/NCHC.tv Sat., Feb. 17 vs. Miami ( , NCHC) - 7:07 p.m. CT AMSOIL Arena - Duluth, Minn. TV: My9/NCHC.tv Game Fact: The Bulldogs split with Miami in Oxford back on Nov with UMD winning the opener, 3-1, before falling, 3-2, in the finale. Perunovich led the Bulldogs with three points (1g, 2a) in the series. Sat., Sept. 30 Alberta (Exh.) L, 3-4 Fri., Oct. 6 No. 3/3 Minnesota% W, 4-3 (OT) Sat., Oct. 7 Michigan Tech% L, 3-4 Fri., Oct. 13 at Bemidji State L, 2-5 Sat., Oct. 14 Bemidji State T, 0-0 (OT) Fri., Oct. 20 Merrimack T, 5-5 (OT) Sat., Oct. 21 Merrimack W, 7-2 Fri., Oct. 27 at Maine W, 2-1 Sat., Oct. 28 at Maine W. 2-0 Fri., Nov. 3 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 3-5 Sat., Nov. 4 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 0-5 Fri., Nov. 10 No. 18/15 Western Michigan* W, 3-0 Sat., Nov. 11 No. 18/15 Western Michigan* L, 0-5 Fri., Nov. 17 at Miami* W, 3-1 Sat., Nov. 18 at Miami* L, 2-3 Sat., Nov. 25 No. 8/8 Minnesota State W, 3-1 Fri., Dec. 1 No. 1/1 Denver* L, 0-1 Sat., Dec. 2 No. 1/1 Denver* L, 1-2 Fri., Dec. 8 at Omaha* L, 5-7 Sat., Dec. 9 at Omaha* W, 6-2 Fri., Dec. 29 vs. Yale$ W, 5-0 Sat., Dec. 30 at Dartmouth$ T, 2-2 (OT) Fri., Jan. 12 at Colorado College* W, 6-5 Sat., Jan. 13 at Colorado College* W, 5-1 Fri., Jan. 19 No. 7/7 North Dakota* W, 5-3 Sat., Jan. 20 No. 7/7 North Dakota* W, 5-2 Tue., Jan. 23 at No. 7/8 Minnesota State L, 0-1 Fri., Jan. 26 No. 5/3 St. Cloud State* W, 5-1 Sat., Jan. 27 No. 5/3 St. Cloud State* L, 1-2 Fri., Feb. 2 at No. 4/5 Denver* L, 0-1 Sat., Feb. 3 at No. 4/5 Denver* L, 3-4 Fri., Feb. 16 Miami* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 Miami* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 Omaha* 7:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change; % Ice Breaker Tournament (Duluth, Minn.); $ Ledyard Classic (Hanover, N.H.) #NCHCHockey Feb. 5-11, 2018

5 Team Notes/Match-Ups North Dakota Head Coach: Brad Berry (3rd year) Record at UND: Record: ( /0, 4th) Record: ( /2 NCHC, t-4th) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 18/6 North Dakota was off last weekend but earned a pair of ties against rival Denver in its last action Jan , drawing 3-3 on Friday and 1-1 on Saturday, with UND rallying to tie the game both nights. The Fighting Hawks lost both 3-on-3 overtimes, however. UND s eight ties this season are the most in the country. UND will be without the services of sophomore center Ludvig Hoff this weekend as he is in PyeongChang, South Korea to represent his native Norway at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Hoff is the 29th UND product to compete in men s hockey at the Winter Olympics. North Dakota leads the country in faceoff percentage, winning 56.2 percent of its draws. Junior forward Nick Jones ranks sixth nationally, winning 60.2 percent of his draws this season. UND is second in the NCAA, allowing only shots on goal against per game. This Week s Games: Fri., Feb. 9 vs. Colorado College ( , /0 NCHC) - 7:37 p.m. CT Ralph Engelstad Arena - Grand Forks, N.D. TV: MidcoSN/NCHC.tv Sat., Feb. 10 vs. Colorado College ( , /0 NCHC) - 7:07 p.m. CT Ralph Engelstad Arena - Grand Forks, N.D. TV: MidcoSN/FCS/NCHC.tv Game Fact: UND split with Colorado College to open NCHC play Oct in Colorado Springs. The Fighting Hawks are just against CC over the last two seasons after going in the 12 meetings prior. Sat., Sept. 30 Manitoba (Exh.) W, 6-2 Fri., Oct. 6 at Alaska Anchorage T, 1-1 (OT) Sat., Oct. 7 at Alaska Anchorage W, 3-2 (OT) Fri., Oct. 13 St. Lawrence W, 2-1 Sat., Oct. 14 St. Lawrence W, 6-1 Fri., Oct. 20 No. 8/7 Minnesota L, 1-2 Sat., Oct. 21 No. 8/7 Minnesota W, 4-0 Fri., Oct. 27 at Colorado College* L, 1-2 Sat., Oct. 28 at Colorado College* W, 6-4 Fri., Nov. 3 at No. 7/7 Wisconsin W, 3-2 Sat., Nov. 4 at No. 7/7 Wisconsin T, 2-2 (OT) Fri., Nov. 10 Miami* W, 4-1 Sat., Nov. 11 Miami* T, 3-3 (OT-SOW) Fri., Nov. 17 at No. 1/1 Denver* W, 5-4 Sat., Nov. 18 at No. 1/1 Denver* L, 1-4 Fri., Nov. 24 Union L, 1-4 Sat., Nov. 25 Union T, 2-2 (OT) Fri., Dec. 1 No. 10/8 Western Michigan* W, 4-3 Sat., Dec. 2 No. 10/8 Western Michigan* W, 4-1 Fri., Dec. 8 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* T, 2-2 (OT-SOW) Sat., Dec. 9 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 1-3 Sat., Dec. 30 U.S. U-18 Team (Exh.) W, 5-2 Fri., Jan. 5 No. 18 Omaha* L, 1-4 Sat., Jan. 6 No. 18 Omaha* W, 7-0 Fri., Jan. 12 at Bemidji State W, 5-1 Sat., Jan. 13 Bemidji State T, 2-2 (OT) Fri., Jan. 19 at No. 14/13 Minnesota Duluth* L, 3-5 Sat., Jan. 20 at No. 14/13 Minnesota Duluth* L, 2-5 Fri., Jan. 26 No. 4/5 Denver* T, 3-3 (OT-3x3L) Sat., Jan. 27 No. 4/5 Denver* T, 1-1 (OT-3x3L) Fri., Feb. 9 Colorado College* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Omaha* 6:38 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Omaha* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 at Miami* 6:35 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 at Miami* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 St. Cloud State* 8:37 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 St. Cloud State* 8:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change Omaha Mavericks Head Coach: Mike Gabinet (1st year) Record at UNO: Record: ( /0, 6th) Record: ( NCHC, 6th) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 23/4 Omaha was swept at St. Cloud State last weekend, falling 5-3 and 6-2, as the Huskies won all four regular-season meetings this year. Senior forward David Pope recorded his first career hat trick in Friday s loss to SCSU as he scored all three Omaha goals and had a fourth disallowed after review. He is the second Maverick to tally a hat trick this season, following sophomore Zach Jordan, who had one against Minnesota Duluth on Dec. 8. The last time the Mavericks had two hat tricks in one season was when Dominic Zombo and Josh Archibald turned the trick in back-to-back weekends. With 20 points (5g, 15a) this season, senior defenseman Joel Messner eclipsed his point total from his three previous seasons combined (19). Pope has 19 goals on the season, which leads the NCHC and is tied for fourth nationally. His 12 power play goals lead the NCAA, three more than any other player. He also broke the NCHC single-season record for power play goals, topping the old mark of 11. Off This Week - Next Games: Fri., Feb. 16 vs. No. 8/8 North Dakota (12-8-8, /2 NCHC) - 6:38 p.m. CT Baxter Arena - Omaha, Neb. TV: CBS Sports Network Sat., Feb. 17 vs. No. 8/8 North Dakota (12-8-8, /2 NCHC) - 7:07 p.m. CT Baxter Arena - Omaha, Neb. NCHC.tv Game Fact: The Mavericks are overall since the Christmas break. They are at home, but only on the road. Omaha has outscored opponents, 38-19, during its six-game home winning streak. Fri., Oct. 6 Nipissing (Exh.) W, 5-2 Fri., Oct. 13 at No. 12/12 UMass Lowell W, 4-2 Sat., Oct. 14 at No. 12/12 UMass Lowell L, 2-5 Fri., Oct. 20 Arizona State W, 5-1 Sat., Oct. 21 Arizona State T, 4-4 (OT) Thu., Oct. 26 at No. 8/8 Notre Dame W, 6-4 Fri., Oct. 27 at No. 8/8 Notre Dame L, 4-5 Fri., Nov. 10 at Colorado College* W, 5-3 Sat., Nov. 11 at Colorado College* L, 0-4 Fri., Nov. 17 at No. 15/14 Western Michigan* L, 1-4 Sat., Nov. 18 at No. 15/14 Western Michigan* L, 2-5 Fri., Nov. 24 Northern Michigan W, 4-3 Sat., Nov. 25 Northern Michigan W, 4-1 Fri., Dec. 1 No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 4-7 Sat., Dec. 2 No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 0-5 Fri., Dec. 8 No. 17 Minnesota Duluth* W, 7-5 Sat., Dec. 9 No. 17 Minnesota Duluth* L, 2-6 Fri., Dec. 29 No. 19 Union W, 5-1 Sat., Dec. 30 No. 19 Union W, 5-3 Fri., Jan. 5 at No. 6/6 North Dakota* W, 4-1 Sat., Jan. 6 at No. 6/6 North Dakota* L, 0-7 Fri., Jan. 12 No. 20 Miami* W, 11-7 Sat., Jan. 13 No. 20 Miami* W, 4-3 Fri., Jan. 19 at No. 5/5 Denver* L, 0-5 Sat., Jan. 20 at No. 5/5 Denver* L, 0-4 Fri., Jan. 26 No. 12/11 Western Michigan* W, 6-2 Sat., Jan. 27 No. 12/11 Western Michigan* W, 7-3 Fri., Feb. 2 at No. 6/4 St. Cloud State* L, 3-5 Sat., Feb. 3 at No. 6/4 St. Cloud State* L, 2-6 Fri., Feb. 16 No. 8/8 North Dakota* 6:38 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 No. 8/8 North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change Feb. 5-11, 2018 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 5

6 Team Notes/Match-Ups St. Cloud State Huskies Head Coach: Bob Motzko (13th year) Record at SCSU: Record: ( /0, 5th) Record: ( NCHC, 2nd) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 18/8 St. Cloud State swept Omaha last weekend with 5-3 and 6-2 victories, completing a four-game regular-season sweep of the Mavericks. The Huskies are now on a three-game winning streak overall and rank second nationally in scoring offense, averaging 3.81 goals per game. Junior forward Mikey Eyssimont needs nine more points to join the Century Club with 100 career points. He currently has 39 goals and 52 assists for 91 points in 101 career games as a Husky. Junior Jimmy Schuldt leads all NCAA defensemen averaging 1.04 points per game on the season. His 27 points (6g, 21a) are second nationally among blue liners. Schuldt has never missed a game in his career, playing in 103 consecutive collegiate contests. Junior defenseman Will Borgen will miss the next three weekends as he will be representing Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. He is joined by former SCSU forward Garrett Roe ( ). This Week s Games: Fri., Feb. 9 at Miami ( , NCHC) - 8:08 p.m. ET Steve Cady Arena - Oxford, Ohio TV: CBS Sports Network Sat., Feb. 10 at Miami ( , NCHC) - 7:05 p.m. ET Steve Cady Arena - Oxford, Ohio TV: FCS Pacific/NCHC.tv Game Fact: This is the only regular-season series between Miami and SCSU this year. The home team swept both series between these teams last year. Miami holds a lead in the all-time series. Sat., Sept. 30 Regina (Exh.) W, 8-0 Sat., Oct. 7 at No. 15/18 Minnesota State W, 4-0 Fri., Oct. 13 Alaska Fairbanks W, 6-3 Sat., Oct. 14 Alaska Fairbanks W, 5-4 (OT) Fri., Oct. 20 No. 13/15 Boston College W, 5-2 Sat., Oct. 21 No. 13/15 Boston College W, 3-1 Fri., Nov. 3 No. 8/8 Minnesota Duluth* W, 5-3 Sat., Nov. 4 No. 8/8 Minnesota Duluth* W, 5-0 Fri., Nov. 10 at No. 3/3 Denver* L, 2-4 Sat., Nov. 11 at No. 3/3 Denver* L, 1-5 Fri., Nov. 17 Colorado College* W, 6-1 Sat., Nov. 18 Colorado College* W, 5-1 Fri., Dec. 1 at No. 20 Omaha* W, 7-4 Sat., Dec. 2 at No. 20 Omaha* W, 5-0 Fri., Dec. 8 No. 5/5 North Dakota* T, 2-2 (OT-SOL) Sat., Dec. 9 No. 5/5 North Dakota* W, 3-1 Fri., Dec. 29 at Princeton T, 3-3 (OT) Sat., Dec. 30 at Princeton T, 2-2 (OT) Sat., Jan. 6 No. 10/10 Minnesota W, 5-2 Sun., Jan. 7 No. 10/10 at Minnesota L, 0-2 Fri., Jan. 12 No. 12/12 Western Michigan* L, 5-7 Sat., Jan. 13 No. 12/12 Western Michigan* W, 4-3 Sat., Jan. 20 No. 9/8 Minnesota State L, 2-5 Fri., Jan. 26 at No. 9/13 Minnesota Duluth* L, 1-5 Sat., Jan. 27 at No. 9/13 Minnesota Duluth* W, 2-1 Fri., Feb. 2 No. 13/13 Omaha* W, 5-3 Sat., Feb. 3 No. 13/13 Omaha* W, 6-2 Fri., Feb. 9 at Miami* 7:08 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 at Miami* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 at Western Michigan* 6:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 Denver* 7:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 Denver* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 at North Dakota* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 at North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are CT and subject to change Western Michigan Broncos Head Coach: Andy Murray (7th year) Record at WMU: Record: ( /1, 3rd) Record: ( NCHC, 3rd) Lettermen Ret./Lost: 17/10 Western Michigan split at Miami last weekend, falling 4-2 in Friday s opener, before rallying for a 3-2 win on Saturday. The teams also split their series in Kalamazoo back in December. The victory Saturday snapped a four-game losing streak for the Broncos. Sophomore forward Dawson DiPietro had two assists against Miami, giving him 18 assists and 29 points on the season after only one point, an assist, all last season. His 28-point improvement from a season ago is the second-biggest improvement in the country so far, while his 11- goal improvement ties for the second biggest jump in the country. Freshman forward Ethen Frank tallied three goals in the series with Miami, more than doubling his season total entering the series. He had two goals in his first 21 games this year before his three goals on the weekend. He notched his first career multi-goal game on Saturday, striking twice to spark a comeback win. Off This Week - Next Games: Fri., Feb. 16 vs. No. 4/3 St. Cloud State (17-6-3, NCHC) - 7:05 p.m. ET Lawson Ice Arena - Kalamazoo, Mich. NCHC.tv Sat., Feb. 17 vs. No. 4/3 St. Cloud State (17-6-3, NCHC) - 7:05 p.m. ET Lawson Ice Arena - Kalamazoo, Mich. NCHC.tv Game Fact: Western Michigan split at St. Cloud State earlier this season back on Jan , totaling 10 goals, including a 7-5 win in the series opener. Junior defenseman Corey Schueneman (2g, 2a) and DiPietro (1g, 3a) each had four points in the series. Sat., Sept. 30 Wilfrid Laurier (Exh.) W, 8-2 Fri., Oct. 6 Ferris State W, 6-1 Sat., Oct. 7 at Ferris State L, 2-3 Tue., Oct. 10 Bowling Green W, 3-1 Fri., Oct. 13 No. 15/15 Clarkson T, 2-2 (OT) Sat., Oct. 14 No. 15/15 Clarkson L, 2-4 Fri., Oct. 20 at Michigan State L, 4-6 Sat., Oct. 21 Michigan State W, 3-1 Fri., Nov. 3 No. 1/1 Denver* W, 6-5 Sat., Nov. 4 No. 1/1 Denver* W, 7-4 Fri., Nov. 10 at No. 12/14 Minnesota Duluth* L, 0-3 Sat., Nov. 11 at No. 12/14 Minnesota Duluth* W, 5-0 Fri., Nov. 17 Omaha* W, 4-1 Sat., Nov. 18 Omaha* W, 5-2 Fri., Nov. 24 No. 18 Colgate W, 5-3 Sat., Nov. 25 No. 18 Colgate L, 1-5 Fri., Dec. 1 at No. 6/6 North Dakota* L, 3-4 Sat., Dec. 2 at No. 6/6 North Dakota* L, 1-4 Fri., Dec. 8 Miami* L, 2-5 Sat., Dec. 9 Miami* W, 4-3 (OT) Thu., Dec. 28 at Bowling Green W, 5-2 Fri., Jan. 12 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* W, 7-5 Sat., Jan. 13 at No. 2/2 St. Cloud State* L, 3-4 Fri., Jan. 19 Colorado College* W, 3-2 (OT) Sat., Jan. 20 Colorado College* L, 5-6 (OT) Fri., Jan. 26 at No. 19/15 Omaha* L, 2-6 Sat., Jan. 27 at No. 19/15 Omaha* L, 3-7 Fri., Feb. 2 at Miami* L, 2-4 Sat., Feb. 3 at Miami* W, 3-2 Fri., Feb. 16 No. 4/3 St. Cloud State* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 17 No. 4/3 St. Cloud State* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 Minnesota Duluth* 7:05 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 Minnesota Duluth* 7:05 p.m. Fri., Mar. 2 at Colorado College* 9:37 p.m. Sat., Mar. 3 at Colorado College* 8:07 p.m. March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals TBD March NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBD Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game; All times are ET and subject to change #NCHCHockey Feb. 5-11, 2018

7 Players of the Week NCHC Players of the Week (Week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4) Offensive Player of the Week Defenseman of the Week Rookie of the Week Goaltender of the Week Mikey Eyssimont St. Cloud State Junior Forward Littleton, Colo. Louie Belpedio Miami Senior Defenseman Skokie, Ill. Ethen Frank Western Michigan Freshman Forward Papillion, Neb. Tanner Jaillet Denver Senior Goaltender Red Deer, Alberta Eyssimont led SCSU to a sweep of Omaha last weekend with a fourpoint weekend. The Kings draft pick scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period Friday to break a 2-2 tie in an eventual 5-3 victory. The next night, Eyssimont tied a career high with three points as he had a hand in each of SCSU s first three goals. He assisted on SCSU s first goal, scored the second and capped his night with an assist on the game-winner in a 6-2 victory. The junior was +2 in the victory and earned First Star of the Game. Eyssimont finished the series with two goals, two assists, six shots on goal and a +2 plus/minus. Belpedio helped Miami split with WMU last weekend, chipping in four points from the blue line. The team captain tallied two points each night with a goal and an assist in Friday s 4-2 victory. He fired six shots on goal Friday, blocked three shots and was named First Star of the Game. The next night, the Minnesota Wild prospect dished out two primary assists, setting up each of Miami s two goals in an eventual 3-2 defeat. He was tabbed Second Star Saturday. Belpedio finished the series with a goal, three assists, three blocks and nine shots on goal, while helping Miami go 7-for-8 on the penalty kill. Entering the weekend with only two goals all season, Frank more than doubled his season total in a split at Miami. On Friday, he scored the Broncos final goal in the third period of a 4-2 defeat. The next night, Frank logged his first career multi-goal game to rally WMU from a two-goal deficit. With the Broncos trailing 2-0, he scored back-to-back goals in the second period to tie the game, before WMU went on to earn the win, 3-2. He put four shots on goal, was +2 and garnered First Star of the Game in Saturday s victory. Frank ended the weekend with three goals, five shots on goal and was +2. Other Standout Performers (Week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4) Jaillet backstopped Denver to a sweep of Minnesota Duluth, allowing only three goals all weekend. On Friday, he pitched his ninth career shutout, stopping all 24 shots he faced, including 17 in the decisive third period, in a 1-0 DU win. He earned First Star of the Game for his efforts. The next night, Jaillet made 32 saves, with 14 coming in the third period, as he shut down any hopes of a UMD comeback in a 4-3 victory Saturday. Jaillet finished the series with 56 saves on 59 shots faced for a.949 save percentage, while posting a 1.50 goals-against average in the two wins and his fifth shutout of the season. Ben Blacker, So., G, WMU In his only game of the weekend, allowed only two goals and made 26 saves, including eight on seven penalty kills, in a 3-2 win at Miami on Saturday. Easton Brodzinski, Fr., F, SCSU Tallied a goal each night in a sweep of Omaha, scoring the game-winning goal on Friday, while putting seven shots on goal in the series. Jimmy Schuldt, Jr., D, SCSU Dished out two assists and was +2 in each game of a sweep of Omaha for a four-point weekend, as he finished +4 with seven shots on goal and one blocked shot NCHC Players of the Week (previous winners) WEEK OF OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN ROOKIE GOALTENDER Oct. 2-8 Colt Conrad, WMU Jimmy Schuldt, SCSU Scott Perunovich, UMD Jeff Smith, SCSU Oct Mason Bergh, CC Jimmy Schuldt, SCSU Grant Mismash, UND Cam Johnson, UND Oct Gordie Green, Miami Grant Hutton, Miami Nick Swaney, UMD Cam Johnson, UND Oct David Pope, Omaha Louie Belpedio, Miami Grant Mismash, UND Hunter Shepard, UMD Oct. 30-Nov. 5 Wade Allison, WMU Corey Schueneman, WMU Dávid Hrenák, SCSU Peter Thome, UND Nov Mason Bergh, CC Adam Plant, Denver Grant Mismash, UND Ben Blacker, WMU Nov Henrik Borgström, Denver Scott Perunovich, UMD Easton Brodzinski, SCSU Jeff Smith, SCSU Nov Zach Jordan, Omaha Louie Belpedio, Miami Ben Lown, Miami Hunter Shepard, UMD Nov. 27-Dec. 3 Jake Wahlin, SCSU Jimmy Schuldt, SCSU Grant Mismash, UND Tanner Jaillet, Denver Dec Wade Allison, WMU Scott Perunovich, UMD Phil Knies, Miami Alex Leclerc, CC Dec Nick Halloran, CC Ryan Jones, Omaha Kohen Olischefski, Denver Hunter Shepard, UMD Jan. 1-7 Dylan Gambrell, Denver Blake Hillman, Denver Casey Gilling, Miami Evan Weninger, Omaha Jan Jake Randolph, Omaha Corey Schueneman, WMU Phil Knies, Miami Cam Johnson, UND Jan Joey Anderson, UMD Ian Mitchell, Denver Scott Perunovich, UMD Tanner Jaillet, Denver Jan Nick Halloran, CC/Tyler Vesel, Omaha Joel Messner, Omaha Nick Swaney, UMD Hunter Shepard, UMD Jan. 29-Feb. 4 Mikey Eyssimont, SCSU Louie Belpedio, Miami Ethen Frank, WMU Tanner Jaillet, Denver Feb. 5-11, 2018 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 7

8 Players of the Month/Awards NCHC Monthly Honors - January Player of the Month Nick Halloran Colorado College Sophomore Forward Draper, Utah Halloran tied for the NCHC scoring lead and tied for fifth nationally in January with 12 points in only six games, while his 2.00 points per game and 1.17 assists per game both led the conference, with the 2.00 points per game also ranking second nationally during the month. He scored five goals in January, while also tying for the NCHC lead with seven assists in the month, including six on the power play. Halloran recorded points in five of six games in January, including four multi-point games. Halloran logged four points in a pair of games against UMD Jan In the series opener, he notched three points, including a career-high-tying two goals, in a 6-5 loss, while adding an assist the next night. After being held scoreless in CC s series opener at WMU Jan. 19, his only game without a point during the month, he again recorded three points the next night in a 6-5 overtime win, handing out two assists before scoring the game-winner in overtime to nab First Star of the Game and give the Tigers their first ever win at WMU. Halloran concluded his month with a five-point outing against Miami Jan , which earned him NCHC co-offensive Player of the Week. In Friday s 6-3 victory, he tied a career high with three assists, as he was named Second Star of the Game. The sophomore then scored two goals in Saturday s 4-4 overtime tie for his second multigoal game of the month and First Star of the Game as he was +2. Rookie of the Month Phil Knies Miami Freshman Forward Phoenix, Ariz. Knies doubled his season point total and tripled his goal total in the month of January, recording eight points in six games, which tied for the NCHC lead among rookies and tied for fifth nationally among freshmen. His six goals in the month led all NCHC players and all rookies nationally, as did his 1.00 goals per game. His 1.33 points per game led all NCAA freshmen in January, as well. Knies started his month handing out an assist in Miami s win over Denver Jan. 5. The next weekend, he was named NCHC Rookie of the Week after a four-goal, five-point showing at Omaha. He tallied a career-high three points in a record-setting 18-goal contest Jan. 12 against the Mavericks, including his first career multi-goal game. The next night, Knies did it again, scoring two more goals, including one on the power play, in a narrow loss as he earned Third Star of the Game. Knies closed out January with a goal in each game at Colorado College Jan , tallying again on the power play in last Saturday s tie to stretch his goal-scoring streak to four games. He put 12 shots on goal during the month for a.500 shooting percentage, while he finished January with a +2 plus/minus and also blocked six shots. In-Season National Accolades HCA National Player of the Month Jimmy Schuldt, Jr., D, St. Cloud State - October NCAA Hockey Three Stars of the Week Nick Halloran, So., F, CC - Second Star (week of Jan ) Tanner Jaillet, Sr., G, DU - Second Star (week of Jan ) Joey Anderson, So., F, UMD - Third Star (week of Jan ) Jake Randolph, Sr., F, Omaha - First Star (week of Jan. 8-14) Christiano Versich, Fr., F, CC - Third Star (week of Dec ) Tanner Jaillet, Sr., G, DU - Second Star (week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3) Jake Wahlin, So., F, SCSU - Third Star (week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3) Wade Allison, So., F, WMU - First Star (week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5) Troy Terry, Jr., F, DU - Third Star (week of Oct ) Gordie Green, So., F, Miami - First Star (week of Oct ) Jimmy Schuldt, Jr., D, SCSU - Second Star (week of Oct. 9-15) Mason Bergh, Jr., F, CC - Third Star (week of Oct. 9-15) College Hockey News Team of the Week Minnesota Duluth - week of Jan (swept No. 7 UND) Denver - week of Nov (swept No. 1 St. Cloud State) Western Michigan - week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5 (swept No. 1 Denver) Senior CLASS Award Candidates Louie Belpedio, D, Miami Karson Kuhlman, F, Minnesota Duluth Judd Peterson, F, St. Cloud State Austin Poganski, F, North Dakota Ledyard Classic Hunter Shepard, So., G, UMD - MVP Ice Breaker All-Tournament Team Riley Tufte, So., F, UMD Scott Perunovich, Fr., D, UMD Preseason National Accolades Mike Richter Award Watch List Ben Blacker, So. - Western Michigan Tanner Jaillet, Sr. - Denver Cam Johnson, Sr. - North Dakota College Hockey News Preseason All-CHN First Team Henrik Borgström, So., F - Denver Tanner Jaillet, Sr., G - Denver NCHC Players of the Month MONTH PLAYER ROOKIE October Jimmy Schuldt, SCSU Grant Mismash, UND November Henrik Borgström, Denver Scott Perunovich, UMD December Nick Halloran, CC Jaakko Heikkinen, Denver January Nick Halloran, CC Phil Knies, Miami February March/April NCHC Players at 2018 Winter Olympics Will Borgen, Jr., D, SCSU - USA Troy Terry, Jr., F, Denver - USA Ludvig Hoff, So., F, UND - Norway Borgen and Terry are two of only four current NCAA players to be selected for the 2018 U.S. Men s Olympic Team. NCHC 2018 Hobey Baker Award Nominees Joey Anderson, So., F, UMD Louie Belpedio, Sr., D, Miami Mason Bergh, Jr., F, CC Henrik Borgström, So., F, Denver Nick Halloran, So., F, CC Dylan Gambrell, Jr., F, Denver Gordie Green, So., F, Miami Hugh McGing, So., F, WMU Josh Melnick, Jr., F, Miami Scott Perunovich, Fr., D, UMD David Pope, Sr., F, Omaha Jimmy Schuldt, Jr., D, SCSU Troy Terry, Jr., F, Denver Riley Tufte, So., F, UMD Tyler Vesel, Sr., F, Omaha Fan voting now open until March 4; Top 10 finalists announced March 14 Final Stats at 2018 World Junior Championship USA (Bronze Medal) GP G A P SOG +/- Joey Anderson, So., F, UMD Mikey Anderson, Fr., D, UMD Scott Perunovich, Fr., D, UMD Ryan Poehling, So., F, SCSU Dylan Samberg, Fr., D, UMD Riley Tufte, So., F, UMD Head Coach: Bob Motzko - St. Cloud State #NCHCHockey Feb. 5-11, 2018

9 Polls/Non-Conference Comparison National Polls USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll Week 17 (Feb. 5) (first-place votes in parentheses) LAST WEEK S NO. TEAM POINTS RANKING RECORD 1. Notre Dame 498 (26) Denver 460 (6) St. Cloud State Cornell 432 (2) Minnesota State Ohio State Clarkson North Dakota Minnesota Providence Northeastern Minnesota Duluth Omaha Western Michigan 55 NR Bowling Green Others receiving votes: Penn State, 16; Michigan, 9; Wisconsin, 9; Boston College, 7; UMass Lowell, NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team USCHO.com Poll Week 17 (Feb. 5) (first-place votes in parentheses) LAST WEEK S NO. TEAM RECORD POINTS RANKING 1. Notre Dame (36) 2 2. Denver (8) 4 3. Cornell (4) 1 4. St. Cloud State (2) 6 5. Minnesota State Ohio State Clarkson North Dakota Providence Minnesota Duluth Northeastern Minnesota Omaha Bowling Green Western Michigan Penn State Wisconsin Boston College Michigan Northern Michigan Others receiving votes: Boston University 44, Maine 37, UMass Lowell 21, Harvard 13, Union 9, Bemidji State 4, Mercyhurst 2, Canisius 1, Quinnipiac 1. F: Henrik Borgström, So., Denver 28 votes F: Troy Terry, Jr., Denver 15 F: Dylan Gambrell, Jr., Denver 13 F: Shane Gersich, Jr., North Dakota 13 D: Louie Belpedio, Sr., Miami 24 D: Jimmy Schuldt, Jr., St. Cloud State 14 G: Tanner Jaillet, Sr., Denver 27 as voted on by 30 media members NCHC Media Preseason Poll First-place votes in parentheses Team Points 1. Denver 240 (30) 2. St. Cloud State North Dakota Minnesota Duluth Miami Western Michigan Omaha Colorado College 32 A total of 30 ballots were submitted by local and national media. Points were awarded on a descending scale with a first-place vote worth eight points, a second-place vote worth seven points, etc. The NCHC vs.... (non-conference breakdown) for AHA Big Ten ECAC HEA WCHA Ind. (ASU) Total Colorado College Denver Miami Minnesota Duluth Omaha North Dakota St. Cloud State Western Michigan Total The NCHC vs.... (non-conf. breakdown) for (regular season) AHA Big Ten ECAC HEA WCHA Ind. Total Colorado College Denver Miami Minnesota Duluth Omaha North Dakota St. Cloud State Western Michigan Total Feb. 5-11, 2018 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 9

10 NCHC Media Information/3 Stars of the Game NCHC Map NCHC Institutional Demographics Institution Location Population Enrollment Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO 465, Denver Denver, CO 682,545 11,614 Miami Oxford, OH 22,341 19,367 Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN 86,293 11,018 North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 57,339 14,648 Omaha Omaha, NE 446,970 15,627 St. Cloud State St. Cloud, MN 67,641 15,092 Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI 75,984 23,252 NCHC Mission The National Collegiate Hockey Conference facilitates and fosters competitive, academic and operational excellence for its member institutions through the sport of ice hockey. The Conference supports a culture of professionalism and integrity, reflecting its commitment to grow the sport of ice hockey while creating a positive experience for the student-athletes and fans it serves. NCHC Vision The National Collegiate Hockey Conference strives to be the best singlesport conference in the NCAA by embracing our core values and operating collectively for the best interests of the Conference and member institutions. NCHC 3 Stars of the Game Overall Conference Leaders (conf. games only): PLAYER SCHOOL POINTS 1. David Pope Omaha Nick Halloran CC Tanner Jaillet Denver Easton Brodzinski SCSU Dylan Gambrell Denver 18 Team Leaders (conf. games only): SCHOOL... POINTS Colorado College 1. Nick Halloran Alex Leclerc Mason Bergh Denver 1. Tanner Jaillet Dylan Gambrell Troy Terry Miami 1. Ryan Larkin Josh Melnick Louie Belpedio...9 Minnesota Duluth 1. Hunter Shepard Scott Perunovich Joey Anderson Omaha 1. David Pope Zach Jordan...9 Jake Randolph...9 North Dakota 1. Christian Wolanin Nick Jones Austin Poganski...8 St. Cloud State 1. Easton Brodzinski Mikey Eyssimont Dávid Hrenák Western Michigan 1. Ben Blacker Wade Allison Hugh McGing...9 1st star = 5 pts.; 2nd star = 3 pts.; 3rd star = 1 pt. LOGO IDENTITY STANDARDS The National Collegiate Hockey Conference logo was created to identify and promote the conference and its championship. Anyone desiring to use the logo on products, promotions or advertisements must acquire a license or an authorization agreement from Learfield Licensing Partners. For more information, please contact Learfield Licensing at: Learfield Licensing Partners 442 Century Lane, Suite 100 Holland, Michigan Telephone: Website: NCHCHOCKEY.COM The official National Collegiate Hockey Conference website is hosted by SportsEngine located in Minneapolis, Minn. A live scoreboard will be available for each game throughout the season, along with recaps and box scores following the conclusion of each contest. You can also find standings, team-by-team statistics and results, rosters, schedules, weekly releases, Players of the Week, radio and TV information, social media, video and more. NCHC Media Information/Services OFFICIAL COLORS The official colors of the NCHC logo are: Red (Pantone 1807; CMYK 0, 100, 96, 28; RGB 181,18,27), Blue (Pantone 539, CMYK 100, 49, 0, 70; RGB 0, 43, 84), and Gray (Pantone 430; CMYK 5, 0, 0, 45; RGB 148, 156, 16), and Powder Blue (Pantone 283; CMYK 43, 12, 0, 0; RGB 139, 192, 232) only on the Frozen Faceoff logo. All logos are protected as trademark properties of the NCHC. A NCHC Style Guide is available on NCHCHockey.com STATISTICS/WEEKLY RELEASES Statistics are updated immediately on NCHCHockey.com while press releases are also posted throughout the season. The Players of the Week (Monday) and the weekly release will be made available as well. You may obtain this information either on NCHCHockey.com or via . NCHC SERVICE Information regarding the NCHC will be ed throughout the year to accredited media. To be added to the distribution list, please NCHC Director of Communications Michael Weisman at mweisman@ nchchockey. #NCHCHockey Feb. 5-11, 2018

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

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

13 NCHC Composite Schedule All dates and times are subject to change All times are local to site Saturday, Sept. 30 Wilfrid Laurier 2, at Western Michigan 8 (exh.) #Lethbridge 1, Colorado College 4 (exh.) Manitoba 2, at North Dakota 6 (exh.) Regina 0, at St. Cloud State 8 (exh.) Alberta 4, at Minnesota Duluth 3 (exh.) Sunday, Oct. 1 Lethbridge 1, at Denver 3 (exh.) Friday, Oct. 6 Colorado College 0, at Vermont 3 Ferris State 1, at Western Michigan 6 Providence 3, at Miami 1 Nipissing 2, at Omaha 5 (exh.) ^Minnesota 3, at Minnesota Duluth 4 (OT) North Dakota 1, at Alaska Anchorage 1 (OT) Saturday, Oct. 7 Colorado College 4, at Vermont 3 Western Michigan 2, at Ferris State 3 Providence 3, at Miami 2 St. Cloud State 4, at Minnesota State 0 ^Michigan Tech 4, at Minnesota Duluth 3 North Dakota 3, at Alaska Anchorage 2 (OT) Tuesday, Oct. 10 Bowling Green 1, at Western Michigan 3 Friday, Oct. 13 Miami 7. at U.S. Under-18 Team 5 (exh.) Clarkson 2, at Western Michigan 2 (OT) Denver 2, at Notre Dame 2 (OT) Omaha 4, at UMass Lowell 2 Minnesota Duluth 2, at Bemidji State 5 St. Lawrence 1, at North Dakota 2 Alaska 3, at St. Cloud State 6 Alaska Anchorage 1, at Colorado College 6 Saturday, Oct. 14 Denver 4, at Notre Dame 2 Omaha 2, at UMass Lowell 5 Clarkson 4, at Western Michigan 2 St. Lawrence 1, at North Dakota 6 Alaska 4, at St. Cloud State 5 (OT) Bemidji State 0, at Minnesota Duluth 0 (OT) Alaska Anchorage 2, at Colorado College 3 Friday, Oct. 20 Colorado College 3, at New Hampshire 6 Miami 7, at Maine 5 Western Michigan 4, at Michigan State 6 Arizona State 1, at Omaha 5 Minnesota 2, at North Dakota 1 Boston College 2, at St. Cloud State 5 Merrimack 5, at Minnesota Duluth 5 (OT) Lake Superior State 3, at Denver 3 (OT) Saturday, Oct. 21 Colorado College 2, at New Hampshire 1 (OT) Miami 3, at Maine 6 Michigan State 1, at Western Michigan 3 Minnesota 0, at North Dakota 4 Arizona State 4, at Omaha 4 (OT) Boston College 1, at St. Cloud State 3 Merrimack 2, at Minnesota Duluth 7 Lake Superior State 1, at Denver 5 Thursday, Oct. 26 Omaha 6, at Notre Dame 4 Friday, Oct. 27 Minnesota Duluth 2, at Maine 1 Denver 4, at Boston University 3 Connecticut 0, at Miami 3 Omaha 4, at Notre Dame 5 *North Dakota 1, at Colorado College 2 Saturday, Oct. 28 Denver 6, at Boston College 1 Connecticut 1, at Miami 7 Minnesota Duluth 2, at Maine 0 *North Dakota 6, at Colorado College 4 Friday, Nov. 3 *Denver 5, at Western Michigan 6 *Colorado College 2, at Miami 3 (OT) *Minnesota Duluth 3, at St. Cloud State 5 North Dakota 3, at Wisconsin 2 Saturday, Nov. 4 *Minnesota Duluth 0, at St. Cloud State 5 *Denver 4, at Western Michigan 7 *Colorado College 2, at Miami 1 North Dakota 2, at Wisconsin 2 (OT) Friday, Nov. 10 *Western Michigan 0, at Minnesota Duluth 3 *Miami 1, at North Dakota 4 *St. Cloud State 2, at Denver 4 *Omaha 5, at Colorado College 3 Saturday, Nov. 11 *Omaha 0, at Colorado College 4 *Miami 3, at North Dakota 3 (OT - UND SOW) *Western Michigan 5, at Minnesota Duluth 0 *St. Cloud State 1, at Denver 5 Friday, Nov. 17 *Omaha 1, at Western Michigan 4 *Minnesota Duluth 3, at Miami 1 *Colorado College 1, at St. Cloud State 6 *North Dakota 5, at Denver 4 Saturday, Nov. 18 *Omaha 2, at Western Michigan 5 *Minnesota Duluth 2, at Miami 3 *Colorado College 1, at St. Cloud State 5 *North Dakota 1, at Denver 4 Friday, Nov. 24 Colgate 3, at Western Michigan 5 Miami 6, at Bowling Green 3 Northern Michigan 3, at Omaha 4 Union 4, at North Dakota 1 Saturday, Nov. 25 Colgate 5, at Western Michigan 1 Miami 2, at Bowling Green 2 (OT) Union 2, at North Dakota 2 (OT) Northern Michigan 1, at Omaha 4 Minnesota State 1, at Minnesota Duluth 3 Friday, Dec. 1 Cornell 1, at Miami 2 *Denver 1, at Minnesota Duluth 0 *St. Cloud State 7, at Omaha 4 *Western Michigan 3, at North Dakota 4 Saturday, Dec. 2 Cornell 4, at Miami 0 *Denver 2, at Minnesota Duluth 1 *St. Cloud State 5, at Omaha 0 *Western Michigan 1, at North Dakota 4 Friday, Dec. 8 *Miami 5, at Western Michigan 2 *Minnesota Duluth 5, at Omaha 7 *North Dakota 2, at St. Cloud State 2 (OT - UND SOW) *Colorado College 4, at Denver 4 (OT - CC 3x3 W) Saturday, Dec. 9 *Miami 3, at Western Michigan 4 (OT) *Minnesota Duluth 6, at Omaha 2 *North Dakota 1, at St. Cloud State 3 *Denver 1, at Colorado College 1 (OT - DU 3x3 W) Friday, Dec. 15 Dartmouth 0, at Denver 1 Saturday, Dec. 16 Arizona State 0, at Colorado College 4 Dartmouth 5, at Denver 4 Sunday, Dec. 17 Arizona State 4, at Colorado College 4 (OT) Thursday, Dec. 28 Western Michigan 5, at Bowling Green 2 Friday, Dec. 29 %Minnesota Duluth 5, Yale 0 St. Cloud State 3, at Princeton 3 (OT) Union 1, at Omaha 5 Colorado College 3, at Air Force 6 Merrimack 3, at Denver 2 Feb. 5-11, 2018 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 13

14 NCHC Composite Schedule Saturday, Dec. 30 Windsor 2, at Miami 8 (exh.) St. Cloud State 2, at Princeton 2 (OT) %Minnesota Duluth 2, at Dartmouth 2 (OT) Union 3, at Omaha 5 U.S. U-18 Team 2, at North Dakota 5 (exh.) Merrimack 1, at Colorado College 2 Air Force 0, at Denver 6 Friday, Jan. 5 *Denver 3, at Miami 4 *Omaha 4, at North Dakota 1 Saturday, Jan. 6 *Denver 4, at Miami 1 *Omaha 0, at North Dakota 7 Minnesota 2, at St. Cloud State 5 Sunday, Jan. 7 St. Cloud State 0, at Minnesota 2 Friday, Jan. 12 *Miami 7, at Omaha 11 North Dakota 5, at Bemidji State 1 *Western Michigan 7, at St. Cloud State 5 *Minn. Duluth 6, at Colorado College 5 Saturday, Jan. 13 *Minn. Duluth 5, at Colorado College 1 *Western Michigan 3, at St. Cloud State 4 *Miami 3, at Omaha 4 Bemidji State 2, at North Dakota 2 (OT) Friday, Jan. 19 *Colorado College 2, at Western Michigan 3 (OT) *North Dakota 3, at Minnesota Duluth 5 *Omaha 0, at Denver 5 Saturday, Jan. 20 Minnesota State 5, at St. Cloud State 2 *Colorado College 6, at Western Michigan 5 (OT) *North Dakota 2, at Minnesota Duluth 5 *Omaha 0, at Denver 4 Tuesday, Jan. 23 Minnesota Duluth 0, at Minnesota State 1 Friday, Jan. 26 *Western Michigan 2, at Omaha 6 *St. Cloud State 1, at Minnesota Duluth 5 *Denver 3, at North Dakota 3 (OT - DU 3x3 W) *Miami 3, at Colorado College 6 Saturday, Jan. 27 *Miami 4, at Colorado College 4 (OT - CC 3x3 W) *Denver 1, at North Dakota 1 (OT - DU 3x3 W) *Western Michigan 3, at Omaha 7 *St. Cloud State 2, at Minnesota Duluth 1 Friday, Feb. 2 *Western Michigan 2, at Miami 4 *Omaha 3, at St. Cloud State 5 *Minnesota Duluth 0, at Denver 1 Saturday, Feb. 3 *Western Michigan 3, at Miami 2 *Omaha 2, at St. Cloud State 6 *Minnesota Duluth 3, at Denver 4 Friday, Feb. 9 *St. Cloud State at Miami, 8:08 p.m. ET *Colorado College at North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT Saturday, Feb. 10 *St. Cloud State at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET *Colorado College at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Feb. 16 *St. Cloud State at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *North Dakota at Omaha, 6:38 p.m. CT *Miami at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *Denver at Colorado College, 8:08 p.m. MT Saturday, Feb. 17 *St. Cloud State at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *North Dakota at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT *Miami at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *Colorado College at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Friday, Feb. 23 *Minn. Duluth at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *North Dakota at Miami, 7:35 p.m. ET *Colorado College at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT *Denver at St. Cloud State, 7:38 p.m. CT Saturday, Feb. 24 *North Dakota at Miami, 7:05 p.m. ET *Minn. Duluth at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET *Denver at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT *Colorado College at Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, March 2 *Omaha at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at North Dakota, 7:37 p.m. CT *Western Michigan at Colorado College, 7:37 p.m. MT *Miami at Denver, 8:08 p.m. MT Saturday, March 3 *Omaha at Minnesota Duluth, 7:07 p.m. CT *St. Cloud State at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT *Western Michigan at Colorado College, 6:07 p.m. MT *Miami at Denver, 7:05 p.m. MT Friday-Sunday, March 9-11 NCHC Quarterfinals Best of Three Series, hosted by the higher seed #8 seed at #1 seed #7 seed at #2 seed #6 seed at #3 seed #5 seed at #4 seed Friday, March 16 (Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.) Frozen Faceoff Semifinal Game 1, 4 p.m. CT Frozen Faceoff Semifinal Game 2, 7:30 p.m. CT Saturday, March 17 (Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minn.) Frozen Faceoff Third-Place Game, 3:30 p.m. CT Frozen Faceoff Championship, 7:30 p.m. CT Friday, March 23-Sunday, March 25 NCAA Regionals East Regional: Bridgeport, Conn. Northeast Regional: Worcester, Mass. Midwest Regional: Allentown, Pa. West Regional: Sioux Falls, S.D. Thursday, April 5 (Saint Paul, Minn.) NCAA Frozen Four National Semifinals Saturday, April 7 (Saint Paul, Minn.) NCAA National Championship Game All dates and times are subject to change All times are local to site * National Collegiate Hockey Conference game # Exhibition held in Breckenridge, Colo. ^ Ice Breaker Tournament (Duluth, Minn.) % Ledyard Classic (Hanover, N.H.) #NCHCHockey Feb. 5-11, 2018

15 Last Week s Box Scores FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Hockey Game Box Score (Final) #13 Omaha vs #4 St. Cloud State (Feb 02, 2018 at St. Cloud, MN) Omaha ( , NCHC) vs. St. Cloud State (16-6-3, NCHC) Date: Feb 02, 2018 Location: St. Cloud, MN Arena: Herb Brooks NHC Attendance: 3626 Start time: 7:37 pm End time: 10:00 pm Total time: 2:23 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 03:59 OMAH PP David Pope/17 Joel Messner/13 12,5,10,26,23 20,18,22,14 Tyler Vesel/ nd 00:58 SCSU EV Judd Peterson/4 Nick Poehling/3 27,19,5,20,14 18,7,22,3,20 Jimmy Schuldt/ nd 04:25 SCSU EV Nick Poehling/5 Judd Peterson/10 16,18,21,23,9 7,18,20,3,8 4. 2nd 15:37 OMAH PP David Pope/18 Fredrik Olofsson/13 12,28,5,13,10 20,10,11,23 Joel Messner/ nd 16:12 SCSU EV Mikey Eyssimont/10 Jack Ahcan/11 17,14,13,23,18 19,12,27,21,20 Blake Lizotte/ rd 01:02 SCSU PP Easton Brodzinski/9 Robby Jackson/16 6,15,10,26 26,23,12,19,42 Jack Ahcan/ rd 07:46 OMAH EV David Pope/19 Tyler Vesel/4 12,10,5,26,20 19,27,20,12,26 Joel Messner/ rd 19:07 SCSU EN Robby Jackson/11 Jacob Benson/8 5,19,20,12,27,2 23,17,22,11,12 Jimmy Schuldt/19 TEAM SUMMARY # Omaha G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 5 Joel Messner Lukas Buchta Riley Alferd Tyler Vesel David Pope Jake Randolph Teemu Pulkkinen Jalen Schulz Martin Sundberg Luke Nogard Dean Stewart Tristan Keck Ryan Jones Ryan Galt Grant Gallo Steven Spinner Zach Jordan Fredrik Olofsson Kris Oldham dnp Totals ## Omaha Dec Min GA Saves 35 Evan Weninger L 59: EMPTY NET 0: # St. Cloud State G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 3 Jack Poehling Luke Jaycox Nick Poehling Tyler Anderson Jon Lizotte Ryan Poehling Jack Ahcan Patrick Newell Jacob Benson Judd Peterson Mikey Eyssimont Will Borgen Jake Wahlin Jimmy Schuldt Robby Jackson Easton Brodzins Blake Lizotte Blake Winiecki Jeff Smith dnp 30 David Zevnik dnp Totals GOALTENDERS Hockey Game Box Score (Final) #10 Minnesota Duluth vs #5 Denver (Feb 02, 2018 at Denver, Colo.) Minnesota Duluth ( , ) vs. Denver (15-6-6, ) Date: Feb 02, 2018 Location: Denver, Colo. Arena: Magness Arena Attendance: 5564 Start time: 7:05 PM End time: 9:29 PM Total time: 2:24 Goals by Period Team Tot OMA SCSU Shots by Period Team Tot OMA SCSU Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd OMAHA SCSU 1st 1-2 (1) 0-1 (0) 2nd 1-2 (1) 0-1 (2) 3rd 0-0 (0) 1-1 (1) Total 2-4 (2) 1-3 (3) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd OMAHA SCSU 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. David Pope 2. Judd Peterson 3. Nick Poehling Officials: Referee:Todd Anderson Referee:Brad Shepherd Linesman:Tony Aronson Linesman:Sterling Egan Goal judge:brent Pakkala ## St. Cloud State Dec Min GA Saves 34 David Hrenak W 59: EMPTY NET 0: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Luke Nogard Omah 2.Unsportsmanlike 10:06 1st Blake Lizotte SCSU 2.Cross-Checking 03:51 PP Co PP 2nd Tyler Anderson SCSU 2.Slashing 14:31 PP 1st Martin Sundberg Omah 2.Interference 13:08 PP 2nd Joel Messner Omah 2.Slashing 19:30 PP 1st Robby Jackson SCSU 2.Holding 13:28 1st Blake Winiecki SCSU 2.Cross-Checking 18:14 PP Win-David Hrenak (7-4-0). Loss-Evan Weninger (12-9-0). Referee's signature Hockey Game Box Score (Final) #15 Western Michigan vs Miami (Feb 02, 2018 at Oxford, OH) Western Michigan ( , ) vs. Miami ( , ) Date: Feb 02, 2018 Location: Oxford, OH Arena: Steve Cady Arena Attendance: 2561 Start time: 7:35 PM End time: 10:10 PM Total time: 2:35 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 2nd 01:08 MIAM EV Ben Lown/3 Kiefer Sherwood/13 28,16,24,10,15 10,44,67,8, nd 04:47 MIAM PP Gordie Green/11 Louie Belpedio/9 24,28,15,7 9,85,58,37,11 Josh Melnick/ nd 09:42 WMU PP Corey Schueneman/4 Dawson DiPietro/17 6,9,16,22,14 67,27,58 Hugh McGing/ nd 16:24 MIAM PP Grant Hutton/10 Alec Mahalak/5 15,4,16 55,6,44,67,37 Kiefer Sherwood/ rd 16:36 MIAM EV Louie Belpedio/9 Josh Melnick 26,28,15,14,16 11,37,18,85, rd 19:35 WMU EV Ethen Frank/3 Paul Washe/3 26,23,27,4,7 58,22,39,9,11 TEAM SUMMARY # Western Michigan G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 4 Luke Bafia Corey Schuenem Carson Vance Dawson DiPietro Lawton Courtnall Neal Goff Jade McMullen Scott Moldenhau Hugh McGing Brett Van Os Josh Passolt Austin Rueschho Paul Washe Paul Stoykewych Richard Zehnal Ethen Frank Cam Orchard Cam Lee Ben Blacker dnp Totals ## Western Michigan Dec Min GA Saves 1 Austin Cain L 60: # Miami G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 6 Alec Mahalak Chaz Switzer Gordie Green Ben Lown Rourke Russell Carson Meyer Carter Johnson Ryan Siroky Scott Dornbrock Josh Melnick Casey Gilling Conor Lemirand Kiefer Sherwood Grant Hutton Louie Belpedio Phil Knies Karch Bachman Willie Knierim Chase Munroe dnp 36 Grant Valentine dnp Totals GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team Tot WMU MIAM Shots by Period Team Tot WMU MIAM Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd WMU MIAMI 1st 0-2 (0) 0-2 (2) 2nd 1-2 (2) 2-4 (6) 3rd 0-1 (0) 0-1 (1) Total 1-5 (2) 2-7 (9) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd WMU MIAMI 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. Louie Belpedio 2. Kiefer Sherwood 3. Grant Hutton Officials: Referee:Geno Binda Referee:Matt Miller Linesman:Dan Cohen Linesman:Eric Frank ## Miami Dec Min GA Saves 31 Ryan Larkin W 59: EMPTY NET 0: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Richard WMU 2.Hooking 15:19 1st Kiefer Sherwood Miami 2.Contact To The Head 03:05 PP Zehnal PP 2nd Neal Goff WMU 2.Facemasking 15:19 1st Chaz Switzer Miami 2.Slashing 03:05 PP 2nd Louie Belpedio Miami 2.Roughing 15:19 1st Dawson DiPietro WMU 2.Hooking 04:46 PP 2nd Paul Stoykewych WMU 2.Tripping 15:53 1st Luke Bafia WMU 2.Boarding 06:51 PP PP 2nd Cam Lee WMU Minute 15:53 2nd Carson Vance WMU 2.Holding 02:26 PP Miscondu 3rd Willie Knierim Miami 2.Boarding 05:44 2nd Hugh McGing WMU 2.Hooking 03:09 PP 3rd Richard Zehnal WMU 2.Embellishment 05:44 2nd Grant Hutton Miami 2.Interference 08:25 PP 3rd Paul Stoykewych WMU 2.Boarding 12:31 2nd Josh Melnick Miami 2.Hooking 08:54 PP PP Win-Ryan Larkin ( ). Loss-Austin Cain (1-2-0). Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 3rd 02:35 DEN EV Henrik Borgstrom/12 Ian Mitchell/9 4,12,16,17,28 5,15,19,7,25 Troy Terry/15 # Minnesota Duluth Tot +/- 3 Mikey Anderson Dylan Samberg Nick Wolff Louie Roehl Scott Perunovich Kobe Roth Jarod Hilderman Joey Anderson Billy Exell Blake Young Justin Richards Karson Kuhlman Jared Thomas Nick Swaney Peter Krieger Riley Tufte Sammy Spurrell Parker Mackay Nick Deery dnp Totals TEAM SUMMARY # Denver Tot +/- 3 Tariq Hammond Griffin Mendel Henrik Borgstro Dylan Gambrell Jaakko Heikkine Kohen Olischefsk Liam Finlay Jarid Lukoseviciu Ian Mitchell Jake Durflinger Rudy Junda Ryan Barrow Troy Terry Michael Davies Logan O'Connor Colin Staub Blake Hillman Adam Plant Devin Cooley dnp 31 Dayton Rasmuss dnp Totals Goals by Period Team Tot UMD DEN Shots by Period Team Tot UMD DEN Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd UMD DEN 1st 0-1 (1) 0-2 (3) 2nd 0-0 (0) 0-2 (0) 3rd 0-0 (0) 0-1 (4) Total 0-1 (1) 0-5 (7) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd UMD DEN 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. Tanner Jaillet 2. Henrik Borgstrom 3. Hunter Shepard ## Minnesota Duluth Dec Min GA Saves 32 Hunter Shepard L 58: EMPTY NET 1: GOALTENDERS Officials: Referee:Ryan Hersey Referee:Tom Sterns Linesman:John Grandt Linesman:Jon Shaw Scorer:Trevor Blair ## Denver Dec Min GA Saves 36 Tanner Jaillet W 60: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Peter Krieger UMD 2.Tripping 06:23 1st Jake Durflinger DEN 2.Tripping 04:08 PP PP 2nd Jared Thomas UMD 2.Slashing 14:26 PP 1st Parker Mackay UMD 2.Tripping 09:51 PP 3rd Jared Thomas UMD 2.Tripping 04:10 PP 1st Nick Wolff UMD 2.Holding 17:20 PP Win-Tanner Jaillet (14-5-6). Loss-Hunter Shepard ( ). Feb. 5-11, 2018 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 15

16 Last Week s Box Scores SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Hockey Game Box Score (Final) #13 Omaha vs #4 St. Cloud State (Feb 03, 2018 at St. Cloud, MN) Omaha ( , NCHC) vs. St. Cloud State (17-6-3, NCHC) Date: Feb 03, 2018 Location: St. Cloud, MN Arena: Herb Brooks NHC Attendance: 4172 Start time: 7:07 pm End time: 9:34 pm Total time: 2:27 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 04:56 SCSU PP Robby Jackson/12 Jack Ahcan/13 21,5,9,20 23,12,19,26,42 Mikey Eyssimont/ st 18:53 SCSU EV Mikey Eyssimont/11 Kevin Fitzgerald/9 19,27,28,5,18 19,28,22,27,10 Jimmy Schuldt/ nd 01:44 SCSU EV Blake Lizotte/4 Kevin Fitzgerald/10 17,13,14,18,8 27,28,19,22,10 Mikey Eyssimont/ nd 02:10 OMAH EV Riley Alferd/2 Jalen Schulz/3 9,15,6,24,21 26,11,23,20,6 Lukas Buchta/5 5. 2nd 06:04 OMAH EV Zach Jordan/13 Fredrik Olofsson/14 27,28,6,5,20 20,12,7,18,3 Lukas Buchta/6 6. 2nd 12:09 SCSU EV Jake Wahlin/5 Luke Jaycox/20 9,21,24,6,15 21,6,14,42,10 Patrick Newell/ nd 16:45 SCSU PP Will Borgen/2 Jimmy Schuldt/21 10,15,26,6 20,22,11,27,3 Ryan Poehling/ rd 05:03 SCSU EV Easton Brodzinski/10 Ryan Poehling/14 27,6,19,15,28 26,11,3,20,6 Robby Jackson/17 TEAM SUMMARY # Omaha G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 5 Joel Messner Lukas Buchta Lawson McDonal Riley Alferd Tyler Vesel David Pope Jake Randolph Teemu Pulkkinen Jalen Schulz Luke Nogard Dean Stewart Tristan Keck Ryan Jones Ryan Galt Cole Pickup Steven Spinner Zach Jordan Fredrik Olofsson Kris Oldham dnp Totals ## Omaha Dec Min GA Saves 35 Evan Weninger L 60: # St. Cloud State G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 2 Clark Kuster Jack Poehling Luke Jaycox Nick Poehling Jon Lizotte Ryan Poehling Jack Ahcan Patrick Newell Judd Peterson Mikey Eyssimont Will Borgen Jake Wahlin Jimmy Schuldt Robby Jackson Easton Brodzins Blake Lizotte Kevin Fitzgerald Blake Winiecki David Zevnik dnp 34 David Hrenak dnp Totals GOALTENDERS Hockey Game Box Score (Final) #10 Minnesota Duluth vs #5 Denver (Feb 03, 2018 at Denver, Colo.) Minnesota Duluth ( , ) vs. Denver (16-6-6, ) Date: Feb 03, 2018 Location: Denver, Colo. Arena: Magness Arena Attendance: 6200 Start time: 7:05 PM End time: 9:32 PM Total time: 2:27 Goals by Period Team Tot OMA SCSU Shots by Period Team Tot OMA SCSU Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd OMAHA SCSU 1st 0-1 (1) 1-1 (1) 2nd 0-1 (2) 1-1 (4) 3rd 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) Total 0-2 (3) 2-2 (5) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd OMAHA SCSU 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. Mikey Eyssimont 2. Jimmy Schuldt 3. Robby Jackson Officials: Referee:Todd Anderson Referee:Brad Shepherd Linesman:Tony Aronson Linesman:Sterling Egan Goal judge:brent Pakkala ## St. Cloud State Dec Min GA Saves 1 Jeff Smith W 60: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Dean Stewart Omah 2.Tripping 14:56 1st Jalen Schulz Omah 2.Holding 04:05 PP PP 3rd Cole Pickup Omah 2.Slashing 15:14 1st Blake Winiecki SCSU 2.Tripping 10:36 PP 3rd Will Borgen SCSU 2.Slashing 15:14 2nd Will Borgen SCSU 2.Holding 09:00 PP Win-Jeff Smith (10-2-3). Loss-Evan Weninger ( ). Referee's signature Hockey Game Box Score (Final) #15 Western Michigan vs Miami (Feb 03, 2018 at Oxford, OH) Western Michigan ( , ) vs. Miami ( , ) Date: Feb 03, 2018 Location: Oxford, OH Arena: Steve Cady Arena Attendance: 2383 Start time: 7:05 PM End time: 9:35 Total time: 1:30 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 19:22 MIAM PP Casey Gilling/7 Louie Belpedio/16 28,15,18,27 39,58,37,9,85 Josh Melnick/ nd 01:46 MIAM EV Carter Johnson/1 Louie Belpedio/17 28,24,22,7,10 22,58,9,39,11 Gordie Green/ nd 03:41 WMU EV Ethen Frank/4 Austin Rueschhof/4 26,22,9,15,6 44,67,58,10,11 Cam Lee/ nd 16:00 WMU EV Ethen Frank/5 Dawson DiPietro/19 26,9,6,7,22 58,85,37,18,11 Corey Schueneman/ 5. 2nd 17:24 WMU EV Lawton Courtnall/4-10,24,25,28,15 10,44,67,58,11 TEAM SUMMARY # Western Michigan G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 4 Luke Bafia Corey Schuenem Carson Vance Dawson DiPietro Lawton Courtnall Neal Goff Jade McMullen Scott Moldenhau Hugh McGing Brett Van Os Josh Passolt Austin Rueschho Paul Washe Paul Stoykewych Richard Zehnal Ethen Frank Cam Orchard Cam Lee T TEAM Austin Cain dnp Totals ## Western Michigan Dec Min GA Saves 33 Ben Blacker W 59: EMPTY NET 0: # Miami G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 6 Alec Mahalak Chaz Switzer Gordie Green Ben Lown Rourke Russell Carson Meyer Carter Johnson Ryan Siroky Scott Dornbrock Josh Melnick Casey Gilling Conor Lemirand Kiefer Sherwood Grant Hutton Louie Belpedio Phil Knies Karch Bachman Willie Knierim Chase Munroe dnp 36 Grant Valentine dnp Totals GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team Tot WMU MIAM Shots by Period Team Tot WMU MIAM Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd WMU MIAMI 1st 0-2 (1) 1-3 (5) 2nd 0-2 (1) 0-1 (0) 3rd 0-0 (0) 0-3 (4) Total 0-4 (2) 1-7 (9) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd WMU MIAMI 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. Ethen Frank 2. Louie Belpedio 3. Ben Blacker Officials: Referee:Geno Binda Referee:Matt Miller Linesman:Dan Cohen Linesman:Eric Frank ## Miami Dec Min GA Saves 31 Ryan Larkin L 58: EMPTY NET 1: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Alec Mahalak Miami 2.Tripping 11:21 1st TEAM WMU 2.Too Many Players On 00:45 PP PP 3rd Scott Moldenhauer WMU 2.Cross-Checking 01:20 PP 1st TEAM WMU 2.Too Many Players On 03:18 PP 3rd Ethen Frank WMU 5.Checking From 06:51 1st Chaz Switzer Miami 2.Interference 06:41 PP Behi 3rd Ethen Frank WMU 10.Game Misconduct 06:51 1st Casey Gilling Miami 2.Hooking 10:18 PP 3rd Louie Belpedio Miami 2.Roughing 11:48 1st Austin Rueschhoff WMU 2.Hooking 18:21 PP 3rd Luke Bafia WMU 2.Roughing 11:48 2nd Casey Gilling Miami 2.Hooking 07:27 PP 3rd Luke Bafia WMU 2.Elbowing 19:24 2nd Dawson DiPietro WMU 2.Hooking 07:38 PP Win-Ben Blacker ( ). Loss-Ryan Larkin ( ). Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 04:22 DEN SH Logan O'Connor/5-3,4,19,22,23 22,21,7,3 2. 1st 10:26 UMD EV Scott Perunovich/7 Jade Miller/3 7,26,16,17,21 3,5,22,24,25 Blake Young/5 3. 1st 18:04 UMD EV Kobe Roth/4 Mikey Anderson/12 10,3,26,4,16 5,15,22,24,28 Jade Miller/4 4. 2nd 04:53 DEN EV Ryan Barrow/2 Jake Durflinger/7 5,7,10,16,26 18,16,10,21, nd 09:10 UMD EV Riley Tufte/13 Louie Roehl/6 27,6,21,22,25 7,14,15,22, nd 17:40 DEN EV Jarid Lukosevicius/13 Dylan Gambrell/23 6,10,16,21,26 14,19,7,21,28 Michael Davies/6 7. 3rd 09:09 DEN EV Dylan Gambrell/11 Troy Terry/21 5,7,13,25,27 7,19,28,21,5 Adam Plant/3 # Minnesota Duluth Tot +/- 3 Mikey Anderson Dylan Samberg Nick Wolff Louie Roehl Scott Perunovich Kobe Roth Avery Peterson Joey Anderson Billy Exell Blake Young Justin Richards Karson Kuhlman Matt Anderson Jared Thomas Nick Swaney Peter Krieger Jade Miller Riley Tufte Nick Deery dnp Totals TEAM SUMMARY # Denver Tot +/- 3 Tariq Hammond Griffin Mendel Henrik Borgstro Dylan Gambrell Jaakko Heikkine Kohen Olischefsk Liam Finlay Jarid Lukoseviciu Ian Mitchell Jake Durflinger Rudy Junda Ryan Barrow Troy Terry Michael Davies Logan O'Connor Colin Staub Blake Hillman Adam Plant Devin Cooley dnp 31 Dayton Rasmuss dnp Totals Goals by Period Team Tot UMD DEN Shots by Period Team Tot UMD DEN Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd UMD DEN 1st 0-2 (3) 0-2 (5) 2nd 0-1 (0) 0-1 (2) 3rd 0-0 (0) 0-1 (1) Total 0-3 (3) 0-4 (8) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd UMD DEN 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. Dylan Gambrell 2. Troy Terry 3. Michael Davies Officials: Referee:Ryan Hersey Referee:Tom Sterns Linesman:John Grandt Linesman:Jon Shaw Scorer:Trevor Blair ## Minnesota Duluth Dec Min GA Saves 32 Hunter Shepard L 58: EMPTY NET 1: GOALTENDERS ## Denver Dec Min GA Saves 36 Tanner Jaillet W 60: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Nick Wolff UMD 2.Slashing 09:47 1st Nick Wolff UMD 2.Boarding 00:26 PP PP 2nd Kohen Olischefski DEN 2.Interference 10:30 1st Ian Mitchell DEN 2.Interference 02:36 PP 3rd Nick Wolff UMD 2.Slashing 18:36 1st Blake Hillman DEN 2.Boarding 05:08 PP PP 3rd Scott Perunovich UMD 2.Boarding 20:00 1st Jade Miller UMD 2.High Sticking 11:03 PP Win-Tanner Jaillet (15-5-6). Loss-Hunter Shepard ( ). #NCHCHockey Feb. 5-11, 2018

17 Previous Week Round-Up FRIDAY, FEB. 2 After home teams went last weekend in NCHC play, the trend continued Friday with all three home teams picking up victories on their own ice. No. 4/5 Denver kept sole possession of first place in the conference with a 1-0 shutout of No. 9/10 Minnesota Duluth, as senior goaltender Tanner Jaillet logged his fifth whitewash of the season. No. 6/4 St. Cloud State remained right on the Pioneers heels, earning a 5-3 win over No. 13/13 Omaha to stay only three points back, despite a hat trick from Mavericks senior David Pope. Miami started to claw its way out of last place with a 4-2 win over rival No. 15 Western Michigan behind a big second period and two power play goals. In a goaltending duel, No. 4/5 Denver tallied the game s only goal early in the third period for a 1-0 win over No. 9/10 Minnesota Duluth Friday at Magness Arena. Senior goaltender Tanner Jaillet stopped all 24 shots he faced for his fifth shutout of the season, including second against UMD, also a 1-0 win, while it was his ninth career shutout. Sophomore forward Henrik Borgström scored the game s only goal 2:35 into the final frame from a tight angle. The Bulldogs ( , NCHC) tried to rally, outshooting Denver (15-6-6, /0 NCHC), 17-8 over the final 20 minutes, but UMD couldn t find the equalizer. Overall, the Pioneers finished with a slight, 26-24, edge in shots, including 18-7, over the first 40 minutes. Sophomore goalie Hunter Shepard made 25 saves in the loss for the Bulldogs. Looking to stay right behind Denver in the NCHC standings, No. 6/4 St. Cloud State was able to overcome a hat trick from Omaha senior David Pope to top the No. 13/13 Mavericks, 5-3, Friday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Pope put Omaha ( , NCHC) in front in the first period on the power play, but the Huskies (16-6-3, NCHC) rattled off three goals in the second period to take the lead, including two in the first 4:25 of the middle frame as senior forward Judd Peterson and sophomore forward Nick Poehing combined for both goals with a goal and an assist each. Another Pope power play marker tied the game and also set the NCHC single-season power play goals record with 12, but junior forward Mikey Eyssimont answered a minute later to put SCSU in front for good. Freshman forward Easton Brodzinski made it 4-2 early in the final frame with a power play goal of his own, which held up as the game-winner, despite Pope completing his first career hat trick midway through the third period. Senior defenseman Joel Messner assisted on all three Pope tallies. SCSU outshot Omaha, 42-18, in the victory, including 19-4 over the final 20 minutes. Junior goalie Evan Weninger stopped 37 shots for UNO in the loss. Snapping a five-game winless streak, Miami used a three-goal second period to down rival No. 15 Western Michigan, 4-2, Friday at Steve Cady Arena. After a scoreless first frame, the RedHawks ( , NCHC) struck twice in the first five minutes of the second stanza with goals from freshman forward Ben Lown and sophomore forward Gordie Green, the latter on the power play. Junior defenseman Corey Schueneman put the Broncos ( , NCHC) on the board midway through the middle period with a power play goal, but junior defenseman Grant Hutton answered for Miami with his own power play goal to make it 3-1 after 40 minutes. Senior blue liner Louie Belpedio, who also had an assist in the win, sealed the game with a tight-angle goal late in the third period. Miami outshot WMU, 28-22, in the win. SATURDAY, FEB. 3 The race for the Penrose Cup appears to be down to two teams as both No. 4/5 Denver and No. 6/4 St. Cloud State finished off weekend sweeps Saturday, extending their lead from the rest of the pack. The Pioneers twice erased one-goal deficits to edge No. 9/10 Minnesota Duluth, 4-3, at Magness Arena, completing a four-game regular-season sweep of the Bulldogs all one-goal games -- while maintaining a three-point lead in first place in the conference. Right behind DU is St. Cloud State, which scored the first and last three goals of the game in a 6-2 victory over No. 13/13 Omaha Saturday to also cap a four-game regular-season sweep of the Mavericks, while keeping a seven-point cushion on third-place Western Michigan. The 15thranked Broncos salvaged a weekend spilt at Miami, overcoming a two-goal deficit by scoring the final three goals, including two from freshman Ethen Frank, to pick up a 3-2 victory in Oxford and claim sole possession of third place in the NCHC with three series remaining in the regular season. Erasing a pair of one-goal deficits, No. 4/5 Denver rallied and then held on to edge No. 9/10 Minnesota Duluth, 4-3, Saturday at Magness Arena to keep sole possession of first place. With the win, the Pioneers (16-6-6, /0 NCHC) completed a regular-season sweep of the Bulldogs ( , NCHC) with all four wins coming by one goal. An unassisted short-handed goal put DU in front early in the first frame, but UMD scored two goals off the sticks of freshmen Scott Perunovich and Kobe Roth over the final 10 minutes of the opening period to take the lead into the first intermission. Denver took advantage of a turnover early in the second stanza to tie the game, but the Bulldogs again went up by a goal when sophomore forward Riley Tufte got behind the Pioneers blue line for his 13th goal of the year. In the closing minutes of the middle period, the Pioneers pulled even again when junior forward Jarid Lukosevicius banged in a rebound. Then midway through the final frame, classmate Dylan Gambrell poked in a bouncing puck in the crease for the game-winner and his second point of the night after setting up the tying goal. Denver finished with a edge in shots on goal. Senior Tanner Jaillet made 32 saves in the win for DU, while sophomore Hunter Shepard stopped 40 shots for UMD in defeat. Both teams are idle next weekend, with Denver finishing its Gold Pan series with Colorado College Feb while the Bulldogs host Miami in two weekends. Scoring the game s first and final three goals, No. 6/4 St. Cloud State remained firmly in second place behind Denver with a 6-2 win over No. 13/13 Omaha, completing a four-game regular-season sweep of the Mavericks Saturday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Junior forwards Robby Jackson, on the power play, and Mikey Eyssimont, who also had two assists for a three-point night, put the Huskies (17-6-3, NCHC) up 2-0 after 20 minutes. Freshman forward Blake Lizotte then made it 3-0 1:44 into the second stanza, before the Mavericks ( , NCHC) struck twice in a span of four minutes to close the deficit to one. Midway through the second period, however, sophomore forward Jake Wahlin restored a two-goal lead for SCSU while a bomb on the power play from junior Feb. 5-11, 2018 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 17

18 Previous Week Round-Up defenseman Will Borgen, who is headed to the Olympics with Team USA, sealed the victory. The Huskies outshot Omaha, 41-26, and went 2-for-2 on the power play. St. Cloud State hits the road for two games at Miami next weekend, while the Mavericks are off next weekend before hosting No. 10/11 North Dakota Feb Rallying from a two-goal deficit, No. 15 Western Michigan scored the game s final three goals, all in the second period, to earn a 3-2 win over Miami Saturday at Steve Cady Arena, salvaging a weekend split. The RedHawks ( , NCHC) jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals from freshman forward Casey Gilling on the power play late in the first frame and sophomore forward Carter Johnson early in the second stanza, which was his first career goal. The Broncos ( , NCHC) stormed back, however, as freshman forward Ethen Frank tallied the first two goals to tie the game for his first career multi-goal game. Only 1:24 after Frank s second tally, sophomore forward Lawton Courtnall scored unassisted for the game-winner with less than three minutes left in the period. Miami tried to rally, outshooting WMU, 8-0, over the final 20 minutes, but despite not allowing a shot on goal, couldn t find the equalizer. The RedHawks finished with a edge in shots on goal, but sophomore goalie Ben Blacker made 26 saves to earn the win in net for the Broncos. Miami remains at home next weekend, hosting No. 6/4 St. Cloud State, while Western Michigan is off until hosting the same SCSU Huskies the following weekend in Kalamazoo. #NCHCHockey Feb. 5-11, 2018

19 NCHC Conference Scoring Leaders Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Nick Halloran CC_ SO F / David Pope UNO SR F / DET Henrik Borgström DEN SO F / FLA 4 Dylan Gambrell DEN JR F / SJS 5 Mason Bergh CC_ JR F / Mikey Eyssimont STC JR F / LOS Troy Terry DEN JR F / ANA 8 Dawson DiPietro WMU SO F / Hugh McGing WMU SO F / Robby Jackson STC JR F / Scott Perunovich MND FR D / Corey Schueneman WMU JR D / Wade Allison WMU SO F / PHI Tyler Vesel UNO SR F / EDM Ian Mitchell DEN FR D / CHI 16 Zach Jordan UNO SO F / E Louie Belpedio MIA SR D / MIN Josh Melnick MIA JR F / Jake Randolph UNO SR F / Joey Anderson MND SO F / NJD Shane Gersich NDK JR F / WSH Jimmy Schuldt STC JR D / Jarid Lukosevicius DEN JR F / Players Tied With 13 Points Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Scott Perunovich MND FR D / Corey Schueneman WMU JR D / Ian Mitchell DEN FR D / CHI 4 Louie Belpedio MIA SR D / MIN 5 Jimmy Schuldt STC JR D / Christian Wolanin NDK JR D / OTT Cam Lee WMU SO D / Kristian Blumenschein CC_ SO D / Joel Messner UNO SR D / Colton Poolman NDK SO D / Luke Bafia WMU SO D / Grant Hutton MIA JR D / Mikey Anderson MND FR D / LOS Will Borgen STC JR D / BUF Jon Lizotte STC JR D / Jack Ahcan STC SO D / Scott Moldenhauer WMU SR D / Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Scott Perunovich MND FR D / Ian Mitchell DEN FR D / CHI 3 Easton Brodzinski STC FR F / Grant Mismash NDK FR F / NSH Blake Lizotte STC FR F / Kevin Fitzgerald STC FR F / Phil Knies MIA FR F / Casey Gilling MIA FR F / Christiano Versich CC_ FR F / Mikey Anderson MND FR D / LOS Ben Lown MIA FR F / Jordan Kawaguchi NDK FR F / Jake Durflinger DEN FR F / Troy Conzo CC_ FR F / Austin Rueschhoff WMU FR F / Paul Washe WMU FR F / Feb. 5-11, 2018 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 19

20 Goal Scoring NCHC Conference Scoring Leaders GP G GPG 1 David Pope UNO SR F Henrik Borgström DEN SO F Jarid Lukosevicius DEN JR F Wade Allison WMU SO F Nick Halloran CC SO F Mason Bergh CC JR F Zach Jordan UNO SO F Easton Brodzinski STC FR F Mikey Eyssimont STC JR F Robby Jackson STC JR F Dylan Gambrell DEN JR F Players Tied With 7 Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Nick Halloran CC SO F Dylan Gambrell DEN JR F Troy Terry DEN JR F Henrik Borgström DEN SO F Ian Mitchell DEN FR D Mason Bergh CC JR F Jimmy Schuldt STC JR D Corey Schueneman WMU JR D David Pope UNO SR F Hugh McGing WMU SO F Players Tied With 12 Power Play Goals GP G GPG 1 David Pope UNO SR F Westin Michaud CC JR F Jarid Lukosevicius DEN JR F Mason Bergh CC JR F Troy Terry DEN JR F Corey Schueneman WMU JR D Players Tied With 3 Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG 1 Logan O'Connor DEN JR F Karson Kuhlman MND SR F Players Tied With 1 Plus-Minus GP +/- 1 Jimmy Schuldt STC JR D Dylan Gambrell DEN JR F Blake Winiecki STC SR F Jon Lizotte STC JR D Michael Davies DEN SO D Hayden Shaw NDK JR D Troy Terry DEN JR F Austin Poganski NDK SR F Mikey Eyssimont STC JR F Players Tied With +7 Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G 1 Luke Bafia WMU SO D Joel Messner UNO SR D Andrew Farny CC JR D Jimmy Schuldt STC JR D Dylan Samberg MND FR D Ben Israel CC JR D Jon Lizotte STC JR D Hayden Shaw NDK JR D Chaz Switzer MIA SO D Nick Wolff MND SO D Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 David Pope UNO SR F Nick Halloran CC SO F Jake Randolph UNO SR F Corey Schueneman WMU JR D Mason Bergh CC JR F Henrik Borgström DEN SO F Ian Mitchell DEN FR D Mikey Eyssimont STC JR F Troy Terry DEN JR F Joel Messner UNO SR D Tyler Vesel UNO SR F Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Easton Brodzinski STC FR F Nick Halloran CC SO F Josh Melnick MIA JR F Jarid Lukosevicius DEN JR F Peter Krieger MND JR F Rhett Gardner NDK JR F Lawton Courtnall WMU SO F Players Tied With 1 Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Wade Allison WMU SO F Zach Jordan UNO SO F 16 1 Henrik Borgström DEN SO F 18 1 David Pope UNO SR F 18 1 Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Blake Winiecki STC SR F Nick Jones NDK JR F Blake Lizotte STC FR F Judd Peterson STC SR F Peter Krieger MND JR F Austin Poganski NDK SR F Rhett Gardner NDK JR F Casey Gilling MIA FR F Luke Nogard UNO SR F Tyson McLellan DEN SO F on-3 OT Goals in Conference Games WINNER OPPONENT DATE SCORE GOAL SCORER ASSISTS TIME CC Denver 12/8/ Christiano Versich Mason Bergh, Nick Halloran 3:36 Denver CC 12/9/ Liam Finlay Troy Terry, Blake Hillman 1:35 Denver UND 1/26/ Troy Terry Unassisted 4:11 CC Miami 1/27/ Christiano Versich K. Blumenschein, Trey Bradley 4:02 Denver UND 1/27/ Ian Mitchell Logan O Connor 1:19 #NCHCHockey Feb. 5-11, 2018

21 NCHC Conference Goaltending Leaders Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Tanner Jaillet DEN SR : Dávid Hrenák STC FR 9 495: Jeff Smith STC JR 9 466: Hunter Shepard MND SO : Cam Johnson NDK SR : Ryan Larkin MIA SO : Ben Blacker WMU SO : Alex Leclerc CC_ SO : Evan Weninger UNO JR : Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Tanner Jaillet DEN SR : Dávid Hrenák STC FR 9 495: Jeff Smith STC JR 9 466: Hunter Shepard MND SO : Alex Leclerc CC_ SO : Ben Blacker WMU SO : Cam Johnson NDK SR : Ryan Larkin MIA SO : Evan Weninger UNO JR : Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Alex Leclerc CC_ SO Tanner Jaillet DEN SR Hunter Shepard MND SO Evan Weninger UNO JR Ryan Larkin MIA SO Ben Blacker WMU SO Cam Johnson NDK SR Dávid Hrenák STC FR Jeff Smith STC JR Peter Thome NDK FR Austin Cain WMU FR Alec Calvaruso CC_ FR Kris Oldham UNO SO Alex Blankenburg UNO JR Trevor Gorsuch WMU JR Dayton Rasmussen DEN FR Nick Deery MND SO Chase Munroe MIA SO Devin Cooley DEN FR Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Tanner Jaillet DEN SR Dávid Hrenák STC FR Peter Thome NDK FR 5 1 Alex Leclerc CC_ SO 16 1 Ben Blacker WMU SO 16 1 Hunter Shepard MND SO 18 1 Shootout Results in Conference Games WINNER OPPONENT DATE GAME SCORE ROUNDS SHOOTOUT SCORE WINNING SCORER GOALTENDERS UND Miami 11/11/ , UND Christian Wolanin Peter Thome, Ryan Larkin UND SCSU 12/8/ , UND Christian Wolanin Cam Johnson, Jeff Smith Feb. 5-11, 2018 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 21

22 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Team Conference-Only Stats TEAM OFFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 St. Cloud State Western Michigan Denver Omaha Colorado College Miami North Dakota Minnesota Duluth TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Denver St. Cloud State Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Colorado College Miami Western Michigan Omaha POWER PLAY Team Totals SHA PP % 1 Omaha 23/ Western Michigan 19/ St. Cloud State 17/ Miami 16/ Colorado College 17/ Minnesota Duluth 14/ Denver 17/ North Dakota 12/ PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHF PK % 1 Denver 51/ Minnesota Duluth 65/ Western Michigan 89/ St. Cloud State 45/ Miami 54/ North Dakota 54/ Omaha 63/ Colorado College 48/ PENALTY MINUTES Team Games PIM PIM/G 1 Western Michigan North Dakota Miami Colorado College Omaha Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State Denver SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 St. Cloud State Denver Omaha North Dakota Western Michigan Minnesota Duluth Colorado College Miami SCORING BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Western Michigan St. Cloud State Denver Omaha Minnesota Duluth Colorado College Miami North Dakota GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Denver St. Cloud State North Dakota Minnesota Duluth Colorado College Miami Western Michigan Omaha SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Denver Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State Miami Omaha Western Michigan Colorado College North Dakota #NCHCHockey Feb. 5-11, 2018