The No. 2 Denver Pioneers men's hockey team (2-0-0, 0-0-0-0) will continue their 10-day road trip with a non-conference series against the Lake Superior State Lakers (2-0-0-0, WCHA 0-0-0-0) on Oct. 11-12. Friday's puck drop is set for 5:30 p.m. MT at the Taffy Abel Arena.
DENVER: SNAPSHOT
• The Pioneers went 1/9 on the power play and 10/10 on the penalty kill with a shorthanded goal against Alaska Fairbanks
• Junior
Liam Finlay leads the Pioneers in points (3) and assists (3).
Ryan Barrow leads Denver in goals (2)
• Four freshmen have made their collegiate debuts for the Pioneers this season:
Bobby Brink,
Justin Lee,
Magnus Chrona and
Brett Edwards. Brink is the only freshman to have registered a point, scoring his first career goal in his first career game
DENVER: LAST SERIES
Denver 4, Alaska Fairbanks 3 | Denver 3, Alaska Fairbanks 0
• Freshman goalie
Magnus Chrona played both games, making 58 saves on 61 shots for a .951 SV% and a 1.50 GAA. He made 28 saves in his first career shutout on Sunday
•
Ryan Barrow,
Liam Finlay and
Ian Mitchell recorded points in both games
DENVER: UP NEXT
October 18-19, 2019 vs. Boston College (Magness Arena)
• The Pioneers will host Homecoming against the Eagles. Denver is 17-15-0 all-time against Boston College, having won three of the last five meetings. The Pioneers beat the Terriers 6-1 in Boston in their last matchup on Oct. 28, 2017
LAKE SUPERIOR STATE: SNAPSHOT
• LSSU has received votes in the USCHO.com poll for two consecutive weeks
• The Lakers swept Merrimack to the start the season for the second straight year
• Junior Hampus Eriksson leads LSSU with five points (1-4-5)
• LSSU is coming off its best season in 23 years, going 23-12-2 (WCHA 16-10-2-0) in 2018-19 to finish fourth in the conference and take home ice advantage in the WCHA playoffs for the first time since joining the conference in 2013
• The Lakers return three of their top six scorers from last season, including seniors Max Humitz and Brayden Gelsinger, who both had double-digit points last season
• LSSU leads the NCAA in goals scored (10)
LAKE SUPERIOR STATE: LAST SERIES
LSSU 6, Merrmiack 2 | LSSU 4, Merrimack 3
• Thirteen Lakers recorded at least one point and nine Lakers scored at least one goal. Hampus Eriksson was the only player to score twice
• LSSU went 1/7 on the power play and 7/7 on the penalty kill
LAKE SUPERIOR STATE: UP NEXT
Oct. 18-19, 2019 at Michigan
• The Lakers will travel to play the Wolverines after splitting their home series vs. Michigan last season. After their trip to Ann Arbor, LSSU travels to No. 9 Notre Dame
DENVER VS. LAKE SUPERIOR STATE
• The Pioneers are 3-0-1 all-time against the Lakers
• This marks Denver's first trip to LSSU in program history
• The Pioneers went 1-0-1 vs. the Lakers in 2017, winning 5-1 and tying 3-3
HOMECOMING FOR MELDRUM
• Pioneer equipment manager
Nick Meldrum graduated from Lake Superior State in 2007. In his 11th season at Denver, Meldrum came to the Mile High City following two years with the USNDTP, winning a gold medal with the Americans at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship and a silver medal at the 2007 World U17 Challenge. Meldrum won a silver medal with the Americans at the 2019 World Junior Championship
70TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
• The Pioneers are playing in their 70th Anniversary Season. Since its inaugural season in 1949, Denver has made 30 appearances in the NCAA tournament, 17 appearances in the Frozen Four and won eight National Championships, tied for the second-most titles among any college hockey program
• More than 150 alumni representing more than 60 years of Denver Hockey are expected to attend the 70th Anniversary Weekend set for Nov. 1-2 vs. Niagara
UP NEXT:
Denver will continue its road trip on Oct. 11-12 at Lake Superior State before returning to Magness Arena for its first home series of the season on Oct. 18-19 vs. Boston College.
2019-20 SEASON TICKETS:
Season tickets for the 2019-20 season are on sale now, and can be purchased here. Check out the complete 2019-20 schedule here.
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