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Benning, Mike

Men's Ice Hockey

Game Preview: No. 8 Denver vs. No. 9 St. Cloud State

Who: No. 8 Denver (3-5-1, NCHC 3-5-1-0) vs. No. 9 St. Cloud State (5-3-0, 5-3-0-0)
What: Game 10
Where: Omaha, Neb. (Baxter, Arena)
When: 3:05 p.m. MT 
 

Game Coverage
TV: Altitude TV/NCHC.TV
Radio: ESPN Denver 1600

Last Time Out
Denver tied Western Michigan 3-3, outshooting the Broncos 49-20.Cole Guttmnan & McKade Webster both had one goal and one assist. 

Series History
The Pioneers tied the all-time series 53-48-6, but are 4-5-1 in the last 10 games. 

Last Meeting
Denver fell 4-3 to St. Cloud State despite leading the Huskies early in the second period and outshooting St. Cloud State 19-4 in the third period. 

What's Next
The Pioneers will open the second half of the season with a home-and-home series against Colorado College on Jan. 1-2. 

Snap Shots
  • Denver is one win away from its 1,500th program victory with a 1,499-966-168 all-time record. Only five other programs have reached 1,500 victories: Minnesota (1,834), Michigan (1,715), Boston College (1,645), Boston University (1,581) & North Dakota (1,558)
  • Carter Savoie is T-2nd in the NCAA in goals (6) and leads the NCAA in power-play goals (4). Mike Benning is T-3rd among NCAA defensemen in points (7) and assists (6) 
  • The Pioneers have scored on the power play in five of their nine games and have scored twice on the power play in four games
  • Carter Savoie leads Denver and is T-2nd in the NCAA with seven power-play points (4-3-7), while Mike Benning is second on the team with four (0-4-4)
  • Bobby Brink (U.S.) has joined the U.S. National Junior Team for the IIHF World Junior Championship to be played from Dec. 25, 2020 – Jan. 5, 2021 in Edmonton, Alberta. He had one goal and one assist in five games for the Americans at the 2019 WJC
  • The Pioneers are wearing jersey patches with the letters "JB" honoring the late Joy Burns whose vast contributions to DU included becoming the first woman to chair the University of Denver Board of Trustees, which she did for 17 years, making direct contributions to the physical transformation of campus and helping the athletic department move to Division I
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Players Mentioned

Bobby Brink

#24 Bobby Brink

Forward
5' 8"
Freshman
Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
Carter Savoie

#8 Carter Savoie

Forward
5' 9"
Freshman
Sherwood Park Crusaders - AJHL
Mike Benning

#20 Mike Benning

Defenseman
5' 8"
Freshman
Sherwood Park Crusaders - AJHL
McKade Webster

#6 McKade Webster

Forward
5' 10"
Freshman
Green Bay Gamblers - USHL

Players Mentioned

Bobby Brink

#24 Bobby Brink

5' 8"
Freshman
Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
Forward
Carter Savoie

#8 Carter Savoie

5' 9"
Freshman
Sherwood Park Crusaders - AJHL
Forward
Mike Benning

#20 Mike Benning

5' 8"
Freshman
Sherwood Park Crusaders - AJHL
Defenseman
McKade Webster

#6 McKade Webster

5' 10"
Freshman
Green Bay Gamblers - USHL
Forward