Pod play is like a mini-Frozen Faceoff every day, and it has already produced some stellar games. Matthew and I are off to a good start, with each of us going 8-3-2 in the first week of play. We’ll be picking an entire week’s worth of games each Friday. Let’s see how we do this … Read more
Grad transfer Hank Johnson made 38 saves as Mercyhurst and junior forward Stephen Ipri (pictured), a team that finished last season last of 60 clubs in the PairWise last season, opened the 2020-21 campaign with a 2-1 upset of No. 18 Bowling Green (File photo)
No. 1 North Dakota got a goal from Jordan Kawaguchi’s at 1:17 of 3-on-3 overtime to earn a 4-3 win over No. 4 Denver, closing out a thrilling back-and-forth affair inside the NCHC bubble on Friday (photo: Mark Kulhmann/Omaha Athletics)
Going forward, Matthew and I will be publishing picks a week in advance. We’ve already seen some interesting results in the NCHC, so let’s look at this weekend’s games. Friday, Dec. 4 No. 1 North Dakota versus No. 4 Denver Candace: Denver wasn’t able to hold on against Minnesota Duluth the other night, and last … Read more
The NCHC announced changes to its 2020-21 schedule on Friday. The changes were necessary due to a positive COVID-19 test and quarantine requirements for the entire Colorado College team, forcing the Tigers to delay the start of their season. The pod will still begin on Tuesday, Dec. 1 as scheduled at Omaha’s Baxter Arena. Colorado … Read more
The NCHC on Tuesday unveiled its 2020 NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team as selected by media. North Dakota makes up half of the six-man squad, while Minnesota Duluth has two representatives and Denver one. 2020 NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team F: Jordan Kawaguchi, Sr., North Dakota – 27 votes F: Noah Cates, Jr., Minnesota Duluth – 21 … Read more
It seems surreal. The last time I sat down at my computer to do a story on the NCHC, I had interviewed Denver coach David Carle about the abrupt end to the college hockey season. Carle, in a statement that seems prescient, said, “I think the lesson to be learned, or one of the many, … Read more
After hoisting the Penrose Cup as NCHC regular-season champions in 2019-20, North Dakota has been selected to do the same in 2020-21, as the Fighting Hawks topped the 2020 NCHC preseason media poll released Monday. North Dakota received 27 of a possible 28 first-place votes, totaling 223 points to sit first in the poll. NCHC … Read more
Denver has added graduate transfer goalie Corbin Kaczperski to its 2020-21 roster. Kaczperski transfers from Yale where he went a combined 29-22-4 with a 2.53 GAA, .911 save percentage and three shutouts from 2017 to 2020. The China Township, Mich., native started 29 of 30 games last season, going 14-13-2 with a 2.77 GAA and … Read more
After releasing its plans and format for the 2020-21 season on Oct. 16, the NCHC on Monday unveiled the updated conference schedule for the season. All eight NCHC teams will play a 26-game conference slate for a total of 104 conference games in 2020-21. The NCHC season will be divided into two portions. The first … Read more
The Robert Morris men’s hockey team has added Mike Corbett to the coaching staff ahead of the upcoming 2020-21 season (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Denver goalie Devin Cooley, who would have been a senior in 2020-21, has signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the NHL’s Nashville Predators (photo: DU Athletics).
In addition to St. Lawrence defenseman Bo Hanson, Denver has also added Alaska forward Steven Jandric as a graduate transfer for the 2020-21 season (photo: Paul H. McCarthy/UAF Photography).
Denver sophomore forward Emilio Pettersen has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
According to the Union Leader, Denver sophomore forward Tyler Ward is transferring to New Hampshire (photo: Candace Horgan).
Bo Hanson played youth hockey in Colorado and will be returning to Denver next season to play as a graduate transfer on the blue line for the Pioneers (photo: St. Lawrence Athletics).
The Chicago Blackhawks have signed Denver junior defenseman and captain Ian Mitchell to a three-year, entry-level contract (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Having already completed his bachelor’s degree and working towards his master’s, Denver senior defenseman Erich Fear has been selected as the recipient of the NCHC’s fifth annual postgraduate scholarship (photo: Candace Horgan).
For a brief moment last weekend, I thought I’d picked up another two games on Matthew in our picks race, but alas, I misread the score of Friday’s game between Minnesota Duluth and Western Michigan. Instead, we had the same record, as I was wrong on that game but correct on the Omaha-CC game. Last … Read more
Minnesota Duluth has been my Kryponite more often than not this season. Last weekend, picking the Bulldogs to sweep St. Cloud State ended up costing me a game in the picks race with Matthew, but I still have three games in hand. Last week, I went 2-3-2 (.437), while Matthew went 3-2-3 (.562). On the … Read more