Friday, December 4
Omaha, Neb.
6:35 PM MT
University of Denver
vs
North Dakota
Game Preview: No. 4 Denver vs. No. 1 North Dakota
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Who: No. 4 Denver (0-1-0, 0-1-0-0) vs. No. 1 North Dakota (1-0-0, 1-0-0-0)
What: Game 2
Where: Omaha, Neb. (Baxter, Arena)
When: 6:35 p.m. MT (Pioneer Pregame 6 p.m. MT on ESPN Denver 1600)
Game Coverage
TV: Altitude TV/NCHC.TV
Radio: ESPN Denver 1600
Last Time Out
The Pioneers allowed back-to-back power-play goals in the third period to squander a one-goal lead and fall to No. 3 Minnesota Duluth 2-1 in their season opener. Carter Savoie scored Denver's lone goal – a deflection on Bo Hanson's shot at 4:00 of the second period.
Series History
DU lost the season series to North Dakota last year with a 0-3-1 marker, bringing their all-time record to 128-149-16 against the Fighting Hawks. Ryan Barrow is Denver's leading scorer against North Dakota with one goal, four assists and a +4 rating in 12 games.
Last Meeting
The then-No. 5 Pioneers were swept in Grand Forks by the then-top-ranked Fighting Hawks, falling 4-1 and 3-1 on Feb. 14 & 15. Brett Edwards & Bobby Brink scored for Denver during the weekend. The Pioneers outshot the Fighting Hawks on both nights with a 27-23 advantage on Saturday before Jacob Bernard-Docker's empty-netter with 12 seconds left squashed Denver's hopes of a late game-tying goal.
What's Next
The Pioneers will play their first set of back-to-back games in the Pod when they take on St. Cloud State on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7:05 p.m. MT. The game will air on Altitude, NCHC.TV and 104.3 The Fan.
Snap Shots
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What: Game 2
Where: Omaha, Neb. (Baxter, Arena)
When: 6:35 p.m. MT (Pioneer Pregame 6 p.m. MT on ESPN Denver 1600)
Game Coverage
TV: Altitude TV/NCHC.TV
Radio: ESPN Denver 1600
Last Time Out
The Pioneers allowed back-to-back power-play goals in the third period to squander a one-goal lead and fall to No. 3 Minnesota Duluth 2-1 in their season opener. Carter Savoie scored Denver's lone goal – a deflection on Bo Hanson's shot at 4:00 of the second period.
Series History
DU lost the season series to North Dakota last year with a 0-3-1 marker, bringing their all-time record to 128-149-16 against the Fighting Hawks. Ryan Barrow is Denver's leading scorer against North Dakota with one goal, four assists and a +4 rating in 12 games.
Last Meeting
The then-No. 5 Pioneers were swept in Grand Forks by the then-top-ranked Fighting Hawks, falling 4-1 and 3-1 on Feb. 14 & 15. Brett Edwards & Bobby Brink scored for Denver during the weekend. The Pioneers outshot the Fighting Hawks on both nights with a 27-23 advantage on Saturday before Jacob Bernard-Docker's empty-netter with 12 seconds left squashed Denver's hopes of a late game-tying goal.
What's Next
The Pioneers will play their first set of back-to-back games in the Pod when they take on St. Cloud State on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7:05 p.m. MT. The game will air on Altitude, NCHC.TV and 104.3 The Fan.
Snap Shots
- Denver returns 63% of its goal scoring and 60% of its point production from last season. Juniors Cole Guttman and Brett Stapley eclipsed the 25-point mark last season: Stapley (5-25-30), Guttman (14-14-28)
- Bobby Brink was one of two unanimous selections for the NCHC All-Rookie team and was a finalist for NCHC Rookie of the Year. He finished second in NCHC rookie scoring with 11 goals and 13 assists in 28 games
- Magnus Chrona was named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team and was a finalist for NCHC Goalie of the Year with a 16-6-4 record in the regular season. He ranked 3rd among NCAA freshmen, 2nd among NCHC goalies in GAA (2.15) (3rd among NCAA freshmen) and led NCHC goalies in save percentage (.920)
- Denver has four defensemen with more than 25 games played: Griffin Mendel (110), Slava Demin (75), Kyle Mayhew (53), Justin Lee (31)
- Magnus Chrona was picked to the Preseason All-NCHC Team
- DU was picked second in the NCHC preseason poll
- Denver added three grad transfers for 2020-21: Bo Hanson (St. Lawrence), Steven Jandric (Alaska Fairbanks) & Corbin Kaczperski (Yale)
- DU started six of its first seven seasons in December, first dropping the puck on Dec. 19, 1949 vs. Saskatchewan. 1953 marks the last year the Pioneers started a season in December
- 5280 TOGETHER limited-edition commemorative poster
- Access to individual home game tickets based upon availability and guidelines set forth by the NCAA, DU, and local and state health officials
- Exclusive invitation to the weekly coaches "chalk talk"
- Complimentary NCHC.TV & Pioneer Vision subscriptions
- Official tailgate package delivered to your home
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: For the latest University of Denver updates on the coronavirus, click here.
DONATE: Fans interested in making a donation to the Pioneers Athletic Fund can do so by clicking here. Your gift will transform the lives of our student-athletes by giving them the first-class resources needed to excel in the classroom, in the classroom and beyond. Thank you for Building Pioneers for Life!
-5280 TOGETHER-
Visit DenverPioneers.com for complete coverage of all 17 of DU's NCAA Division I sports
Like Denver Pioneers and Denver Hockey on Facebook
Follow @DU_Pioneers and @DU_Hockey on Twitter
Follow @DenverPioneers and @DU_Hockey on Instagram
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