The Denver Pioneers men's hockey team looks to improve on its 2-0-0 start when it hosts Alaska-Fairbanks for a two-game series on Oct. 19-20 at Magness Arena. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. MT on both nights. 

PROMOTIONS
• Kids Club members get in free! Learn more about the Kids Club here
• With the Pioneers scoring three goals last Saturday, the Smiling Moose was on the loose and all fans in attendance received a coupon for a free sandwich as they exited the game. Cheer on Denver this weekend for your chance to walk out with a coupon for a free sand which from the Smiling Moose
• Sign your child up to be a Stone Law Bench Kid prior to each Denver Hockey home game at https://stonelawllc.com/du/. (Ages 5-12 Years Old)
• Stop by the marketing table on the west concourse to pick up your free game program, poster and enter the raffle to win a Matt Laatsch replica jersey 

DENVER: SNAPSHOT
• Denver returns 55% of its point scoring and 48% of its goal scoring from '17-'18
• Jarid Lukosevicius leads the returners with 79 points (44-35-79) in 120 GP 
• Returners/Lost: 15/11 (Total), 9/5 (Forwards), 5/4 (Defenseman), 1/2 (Goalies)
• 13 Pioneers have at least one point this season and seven have multiple points

DENVER: LAST GAME
Denver 4, Air Force 1 | Denver 6, Alabama-Huntsville 0
• Devin Cooley made 38 saves on 39 shots, recording a 16-save shutout on Oct. 13 vs. Alabama-Huntsville
• Emilio Pettersen and Jarid Lukosevicius were the only Pioneers with points in both games
• The Pioneers went 3/11 on the power play and 10/11 on the penalty kill

DENVER: UP NEXT
Denver vs. Western Michigan – Nov. 2-3, 2018
• Denver has a bye week before hosting Western Michigan for the first time since sweeping the Broncos on Oct. 28-29, 2016 in Magness Arena
• The Pioneers are 14-7-1 all-time against Western Michigan and finished 0-2-0 against the Broncos last season

ALASKA-FAIRBANKS: SNAPSHOT
• The Nanooks are on a four-game losing streak, getting outscored 17-4 during that stretch
• Alaska-Fairbanks failed to score in its opening weekend at Arizona State, getting outscored 8-0 and outshot 66-36 
• The Nanooks are in a stretch of playing three Top-10 opponents in three weeks (St. Cloud State, Denver, Minnesota State)

ALASKA-FAIRBANKS: LAST WEEKEND
St. Cloud State 3, Alaska-Fairbanks 2 | St. Cloud State 6, Alaska-Fairbanks 2
• Kyle Marino led the Nanooks with one goal and two assists last weekend
• Anton Martinsson and Gustavs Grigals split starts against the Huskies
• The Nanooks went 0/13 on the power play and 9/10 on the penalty kill

ALASKA-FAIRBANKS: UP NEXT
Alaska-Fairbanks at Minnesota State – Oct. 26-27, 2018
• The Nanooks will play Minnesota State for the first time since falling to the Mavericks in the first round of the WCHA playoffs last season. Alaska-Fairbanks went 1-3-0 against Minnesota State last season
• Alaska-Fairbanks plays 8 of its first 10 games on the road

WEEKLY HONORS
• Emilio Pettersen was named NCHC Rookie of the Week after recording one goal, three assists, seven shots and a +2 rating in his first two collegiate games
• Devin Cooley was named NCHC Goalie of the Week after recording 38 saves on 39 shots and a 16-save shutout in his first two collegiate starts

FIRST IN CLASS
• Denver's freshmen class has combined for three goals and seven assists, tied for 1st in the NCAA
• Emilio Pettersen is averaging 2.00 points per game, tied for 1st among NCAA freshmen
• Seven freshmen played on opening weekend and four registered at least one point

ROOTED IN ALASKA
• Richard and Kitzia Goodman Head Coach David Carle is from Anchorage, Alaska
• Assistant Coach Tavis MacMillan played at Alaska-Fairbanks from 1990-1994, recording 192 points in 135 games. He served as assistant coach of the Nanooks from 1996-2003 (7 seasons) and head coach from 2004-2007 (3 seasons)
• Assistant Coach Dallas Ferguson played at Alaska-Fairbanks from 1992-1996, recording 104 points in 138 games. He served as assistant coach of the Nanooks 2004-2008 (4 seasons) and head coach from 2008-2017 (9 seasons)
• Joe Howe was hired as assistant coach of Alaska-Fairbanks on Aug. 29, 2018 after serving two seasons as the Pioneers' volunteer assistant coach and one season as the director of hockey operations

YOUNG PIONEERS
• At 28, David Carle is the youngest coach in Division I college hockey
• The Pioneers have the fourth-youngest team in college hockey with an average age of 20 years/8 months
• At 24, Colin Staub is Denver's oldest player and more than six years older than Brendan Budy (18), the Pioneers' youngest player
• The Pioneers have 20 freshmen and sophomores, the most since the 2007-08 season when Tyler Bozak was a freshman

NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING
• Brendan Budy and Sean Comrie were each named to the NHL Central Scouting preliminary players to watch list for the 2019 NHL Draft, receiving C ratings as potential fourth, fifth or sixth round selections

EXPERIENCED STAFF
• Assistant Coach Tavis MacMillan served as head coach of Alaska-Fairbanks from 2004-07
• Assistant Coach Dallas Ferguson served as head coach of Alaska-Fairbanks from 2008-17
• Volunteer Assistant Coach Steven Reinprecht played 663 NHL games over 11 NHL seasons, winning a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001
• Team Manager Ben Scrivens played 144 NHL games over five NHL seasons in addition to representing Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics

DENVER PIONEERS SUCCESS 
• Denver Athletics has claimed the I-AAA Directors' Cup in 10 of the last 11 seasons, for the top finish in the Directors' Cup standings amongst schools without football
• The Pioneers have claimed 33 National Championships in their history (Skiing 24, Hockey 8, Men's Lacrosse 1)
•Denver's 35th place overall Directors' Cup finish in 2016-17 is the department's bestin its history. DU's men's programs finished fifth in the Capital One Cup for the second time in three years
•Entering 2018-19, the Pioneers are one of five athletic departments in the country to take home an NCAA title in each of the last five years. country to take home an NCAA title in each of the last four (4) years

SEASON TICKET RENEWAL
Season tickets for the 2018-2019 season are available now. Call to reserve or renew your tickets by calling 303-871-4625 or click here for more info.
 
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