PROMOTIONS: 70th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND
• The Pioneers will debut 70th Anniversary Season alternate jerseys as part of 70th Anniversary Weekend which welcomes more than 170 alumni representing more than 60 years of Denver Hockey. The alumni will be honored during an on-ice recognition at the first intermission
• Bid on a signed Logan O;Connor Frozen Four jersey at the marketing table on the west concourse before the end of the second intermission
LAST GAME: DU 6, NIAGARA 2 (NOV. 1, 2019)
• Trailing 2-1 after the first period, Denver turned its one-goal deficit into a three-goal lead by the third period. The Pioneers scored three goals in 2:02 starting at 15:23 of the second period to establish their lead
• Kohen Olischefski led Denver with two goals, while Ian Mitchell and Brett Stapley each had three assists
• The Pioneers went 3/8 on the power play and 4/4 on the penalty kill. Denver outshot Niagara 48-16
DENVER: SNAPSHOT
• At 7-0-0, Denver is having its best start since 2001-02 when the team started 9-0-0. Denver was 5-0-1 to start last season
• The Pioneers are 28/29 (96.6%) on the penalty kill with two shorthanded goals. Denver's PK ranks 1st in the NCAA among teams with more than one game played
• Ian Mitchell leads the Pioneers and all NCAA defensemen with 10 points on three goals and seven assists. He is on a seven-game point streak
• Magnus Chrona has played every minute in net with a .925 SV%, 2nd among NCAA freshmen, and a 1.86 GAA, 1st among NCAA freshmen
• The Pioneers have a +16 goal margin, T-3rd in the NCAA
DENVER: UP NEXT
Nov. 8-9 at Minnesota Duluth (AMSOIL Arena)
• After three weeks at home, the Pioneers will open conference play on the road with a series against Minnesota Duluth. Denver went 2-3-0 against Minnesota Duluth last year. The Pioneers are 126-80-12 all-time against the Bulldogs and 17-6-2 in the last seven years with 15 of those games being decided by one or fewer goals and an additional four being decided by two goals with an empty-netter
NIAGARA: SNAPSHOT
• The Purple Eagles are searching for their first win of the season after dropping a road series vs. Minnesota and home series vs. Sacred Heart
• Niagara has five skaters with two points and seven skaters with one goal. Cam Cook leads the Purple Eagles with 12 shots and a +3 rating while Brian Wilson has played 4/5 games in net with an .887 SV% and 3.77 GAA
• Niagara is 0/19 (0.0%) on the power play and 16/25 on the penalty kill (64.0%)
NIAGARA: UP NEXT
Nov. 8-9, 2019 vs. RIT (Dwyer Arena & Gene Polisseni Center)
• Niagara will play a home-and-home series vs. RIT for its second conference series of the season. The Purple Eagles will play on the road on Friday and host the Tigers on Saturday. Niagara was 2-2-1 vs. RIT last season, winning 1-0 (OT) in the semifinal of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs
DENVER VS. NIAGARA
• Denver is 4-0-0 all-time against Niagara with each game being played at Magness Arena
• The Pioneers swept the series that last time they faced the Purple Eagles on Jan. 12-13, 2007 (2-1 W, 5-2 W)
NON-CONFERENCE STREAK
• The Pioneers are undefeated in 18 straight non-conference games with a 16-0-2 mark in that stretch
• Denver is 21-2-4 against non-conference opponents since the 2017-18 season
NCHC FORWARD OF THE WEEK
• Tyson McLellan was named NCHC Forward of the Week on Oct. 21 for his three-goal performance against Boston College. The senior forward finished the weekend with a team-leading nine shots and +3 rating
HOT STREAKS
• Ian Mitchell is on a seven-game point streak with three goals and seven assists
• Emilio Pettersen is on a five-game point streak with one goal and six assists
• Tyson McLellan is on a three-game goal streak with four goals
70TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND
• More than 170 alumni representing more than 60 years of Denver Hockey are expected to attend the 70th Anniversary Weekend on Nov. 1-2 vs. Niagara
• Denver will debut its 70th Anniversary Season alternate jerseys on Nov. 2. The jerseys will be worn on a rotation throughout the season following their unveiling
• 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
UP NEXT: Denver men's hockey presented by Centura Health closes its series with Niagara and completes its 70th Anniversary Weekend on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7:00 p.m. in Magness Arena.
2019-20 SEASON TICKETS: Season tickets for the 2019-20 season can be purchased here. Check out the complete 2019-20 schedule here.
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