The Denver Pioneers men's hockey team (5-0-1, 2-0-0-0) looks to continue its undefeated start to the season in an NCHC road series against No. 2 St. Cloud State (7-1-0, 2-0-0-0) on Nov. 9-10 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. Friday's puck drop is set for 6:07 p.m MT.

DENVER: SNAPSHOT
• Freshman Emilio Pettersen leads the Pioneers with 11 points (3-8-11)
• The Pioneers are undefeated through six games for the first time since starting 9-0-0 in the 2001-02 season
• Denver scores 4.33 goals per game, tied for 2nd-most in the NCAA, and allows 1.67 goals per game, tied for 4th-fewest in the NCAA
• The Pioneers have outscored their opponents 26-10 and 8-3 in the third period
 
DENVER: LAST SERIES
Denver 5, Western Michigan 2 | Denver 4, Western Michigan 3 (OT)
• Jarid Lukosevicius had five goals on the weekend, recording a hat trick on Nov. 2 and the overtime winner on Nov. 3
• Ian Mitchell had four assists on the weekend
• Denver finished the weekend 4/10 on the power play and 4/5 on the penalty kill
• Devin Cooley made 49 saves on 54 shots
 
DENVER: UP NEXT
Denver vs. No. 1 Minnesota Duluth – Nov. 16-17
• Denver hosts No. 1 Minnesota Duluth for the first time since defeating the 2018 National Champion, 3-1, in the semifinal of the 2018 NCHC Frozen Faceoff
• The Pioneers are 124-77-12 all-time against the Bulldogs, going 5-0-0 last season
 
ST. CLOUD STATE: SNAPSHOT
• The Huskies have won six of seven games to start the season, their only loss coming at Northeastern on Oct. 27 (3-2)
• St. Cloud State scores 4.25 goals per game, 8th-most in the NCAA, and allows 1.50 goals per game, 3rd-fewest in the NCAA
• The Huskies convert at 27.6% on the power play, tied for 8th in the NCAA, and 91.9% on the penalty kill, 1st in the NCAA
• Of St. Cloud State's 34 goals, 24% have been scored in the first period and 41% have been scored in the third period
 
ST. CLOUD STATE: LAST GAME
St. Cloud State 5, Colorado College 3 | St. Cloud State 2, Colorado College 1
• Ryan Poehling, Jimmy Schuldt and Robby Jackson each notched three points on the road in Colorado Springs, Colo.
• St. Cloud State trailed through the second period in both games, but outscored the Tigers 6-1 in the third periods
• The Huskies went 3/7 on the power play and 9/11 on the penalty kill
• David Hrenak made 41 saves on 45 shots
 
ST. CLOUD STATE: UP NEXT
St. Cloud State vs. Bemidji State - Nov. 16-17
• The Huskies host the Beavers for a two-game series at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
• St. Cloud State defeated Bemidji State, 2-1, in their last meeting on Jan. 27, 2017 at the Xcel Energy Center
 
NCHC/NCAA HONORS
• Emilio Pettersen was named NCHC Rookie of the Month for October after registering two goals, six assists and a +7 rating 
• Jarid Lukosevicius was named NCHC Offensive Player of the Week and NCAA First Star of the Week after recording five goals, nine shots and a +1 rating against Western Michigan on Nov. 2-3
• Ian Mitchell was named NCHC Defensive Player of the Week after notching four assists, four shots and an even rating against Western Michigan on Nov. 2-3
 
FIRST IN CLASS
• Denver's freshmen class has combined for 26 points (7-19-26), 1st in the NCAA
• Emilio Pettersen is 1st among NCAA freshmen with 11 points (3-8-11)
• Cole Guttman and Emilio Pettersen are tied for 7th among NCAA freshmen with a +7 rating
 
HOT STREAKS
• Jarid Lukosevicius is on a six-game point streak with seven goals and three assists
• Ian Mitchell is on a four-game point streak with seven assists
• Emilio Pettersen has three goals and eight assists in his last six games
• Liam Finlay has six goals and three assists in his last six games
 
TOUGH SCHEDULE
• The Pioneers are set to match up against the top three teams in the nation in the next three weeks with No. 2 St. Cloud State (Nov. 9-10), No. 1 Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 16-17) and No. 3 Providence (Nov. 23-24)
 
MILLER HOCKEY COMPLEX
• The new home of Denver hockey is named after University of Denver's Board of Trustees member John A. Miller, his wife, Sandy, and their family.
• The 4,464 square foot space houses the Pioneers' lockers, lounge, sauna, kitchen, training room and equipment room
• More than 150 donors contributed to the renovation
 
YOUNG PIONEERS
• At 29, 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

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