DENVER – The Denver Pioneers men's hockey team is ranked 11^th in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine preseason poll, as released on Monday.
 
The Pioneers received 153 points in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll conducted in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) with input from coaches and members of the media from each of the six (6) Division I college hockey conferences as well as officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.
 
Four National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) schools cracked the Top 15 with Minnesota Duluth at No. 1 (505 points), St. Cloud State at No. 4 (379) and North Dakota at No. 12 (147). Western Michigan was receiving votes.
 
Denver is set to open the regular season on Friday, Oct. 12 vs. Air Force. The Pioneers return 15 student-athletes from the 2017-18 season, including senior captain Colin Staub, senior alternate captain Jarid Lukosevicius and sophomore alternate captain Ian Mitchell. Denver enters the season with six (6) NHL draft picks, five of whom are incoming freshmen. Last season, the Pioneers finished 23-10-8 (12-6-6-4 NCHC), made their 11^th consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament and became the first two-time winners of the NCHC Frozen Faceoff.
 
The Pioneers ranked 9^th in the USCHO.com preseason poll on Sept. 24.
 
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