DENVER – The Denver Pioneers men's hockey team is ranked 5th in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) preseason poll, as released on Monday.
The Pioneers received 115 points and one (1) first-place vote from a total of 27 ballots submitted by local media members from each school, as well as select 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.
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 (5) 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.
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