This weekend the Fighting Sioux 17-8-2 play the Denver Pioneers 19-8-1 in an important WCHA series. This series will help decide where the two teams end up in the league standings as well as the all important PWR rankings. Here is a look at the Pioneers past 8 games and it would appear that DU has been a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde team. The Pioneers have a record of 3-4-1 during the new year. In the four loses the Pioneers have given up 20 goals and score 7 goals. In the 3 wins the Pioneers have scored 11 goals and gave up 5 goals. I don't know what DU Pioneers team to expect this weekend, however, this weekends series will not be a cake walk that some Sioux fans have suggested it will be. Anytime UND and DU strap it on it is ussually a hard fought and highly contested series and more than likely a split is probable result. I just don't see either team running away and hiding this weekend.
January (2-2, 2-2)
11 #17 Wisconsin * W, 3-2
12 #17 Wisconsin * L, 7-2
18 @ Air Force L, 5-2
19 Bemidji State W, 4-2
February (1-2-1, 1-2-1)
1 @ Minnesota State * L, 5-1
2 @ Minnesota State * L, 3-2
8 #20 Minnesota * T, 1-1 OT
9 #20 Minnesota * W, 4-1
Peter Mannino Pictured aboveis a four-time Red Baron WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16, Nov. 6, Nov. 20, Feb. 12) honoree and candidate for Lowes Senior CLASS Award
for accomplishments on and off the ice. Mannino is tied for first all-time at Denver in shutouts (13), second in saves percentage (.918), third in goals against average (2.32) and tied for sixth in wins (56). He is 1-4-1 with a 3.61 GAA and .875 Sv% in his last six starts.
