Midco Picks up Saturday's Game Between UND and UW

If you get Midcontinent there's some good news for you. Saturday's game between the University of North Dakota and the University of Wisconsin will be on Midco Channels 622 and 26. For those wondering, the game will not be Fox College Sports.

Nick Schmaltz Named NCHC Rookie of the Month and Honorable Mention National Rookie of the Month

Freshman forward Jack Eichel (@TerrierHockey) has been named National Rookie of the Month #HockeyEast #HEA pic.twitter.com/c1mU1ZGD8G
— Hockey East (@hockey_east) November 5, 2014

It's been a good first month for UND forward Nick Schmaltz.

NCHC October award winners: @UNO_Hockey's Massa (Player) & @UNDMHockey's N. Schmaltz (Rookie): http://t.co/JIcSuLsXgV pic.twitter.com/J5D11jrmmX
— The NCHC (@TheNCHC) November 4, 2014

USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll

November 03, 2014
1. Minnesota (30)
2. North Dakota (11)
3. Boston College (1)
4. Colgate
5. Boston University
6. Mass-Lowell
7. St. Cloud State
8. Union
9. Michigan Tech (1)
10. Denver
11. Miami
12. Providence
13. Minnesota State
14. Vermont
15. Notre Dame
16. Ferris State
17. Minnesota-Duluth
18. Robert Morris
19. Nebraska-Omaha
20. Northern Michigan

Men's Division I Hockey Inter-Conference Records: 2014-2015

So far so good. To date, the NCHC has the best non-conference record in division I college hockey. Last season, the NCHC had a mediocre out of conference record and it ended up costing the league in the end.

Edited: Traditional Circle of Sticks

Traditional circle of sticks.

A photo posted by Eric J. Burton (@eric.burton.94801) on Nov 11, 2014 at 8:06pm PDT

UND vs. Air Force: Bryn Chyzyk game-winning, overtime goal

University of North Dakota junior forward Bryn Chyzyk picked a heck of a good time to get his second goal of the season. Chyzyk's game-winning goal was his second goal of the season.

From the fancy stat department: UND and Minnesota-Duluth lead the nation with five shorthanded goals each. UND has five shorthanded goals in seven games and that leads the nation in .071 shorthanded goals per game.

Related articles

• UND Blitzes Providence College 6-1(ndgoon.blogspot.com)

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• North Dakota Beats Providence in Grand Forks(insidehockey.com)

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Air Force Goalie Chris Truehl makes a great save against RIT

Here's something for the scouting report. Saturday night, UND plays the Air Force Academy in a non-conference matchup. This is a great save by Falcons goalie Chris Truehl (2-4-0, 3.36 GAA, .881 SV%).

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UND 3rd in UCHO Poll

October 27, 2014

	Team	(First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	Minnesota	(50)	4- 0-0	1000	1
2	Union		5- 1-0	901	2
3	North Dakota		4- 1-1	900	3
4	Colgate		5- 1-0	870	4
5	Boston College		3- 1-0	788	6
6	Boston University		3- 0-0	637	12
7	St. Cloud State		2- 2-0	628	9
8	Massachusetts-Lowell		3- 1-1	601	7
9	Providence		1- 2-1	587	5
10	Miami		4- 2-0	503	10
11	Denver		3- 1-0	422	11
12	Minnesota State		4- 2-0	404	13
13	Vermont		4- 0-0	352	17
14	Ferris State		2- 3-0	338	8
15	Michigan		2- 3-0	285	14
16	Alaska		5- 1-0	254	16
17	Michigan Tech		4- 0-0	218	NR
18	Cornell		0- 0-0	137	18
19	Minnesota-Duluth		3- 3-0	128	19
20	Notre Dame		4- 2-0	80	NR
Others receiving votes: Robert Morris 79, Nebraska-Omaha 76, Bowling Green 65, Quinnipiac 59, Northern Michigan 56, Alaska-Anchorage 34, Merrimack 33, New Hampshire 20, Ohio State 15, St. Lawrence 9, Dartmouth 8, Harvard 6, Yale 3, Mercyhurst 2, Bentley 1, Penn State 1.

Men's Division I Hockey Inter-Conference Records: 2014-2015

Men's Division I Hockey Inter-Conference Records:2014-2015

vs.	Atlantic Hockey	Big Ten	ECAC	Hockey East	NCHC	WCHA	OOC Record
Atlantic Hockey	—	0-1-0 (.000)	3-7-0 (.300)	1-6-0 (.143)	1-1-0 (.500)	2-2-0 (.500)	7-17-0 (.292)
Big Ten	1-0-0 (1.000)	—	1-0-0 (1.000)	5-6-1 (.458)	1-2-0 (.333)	2-6-1 (.278)	10-14-2 (.423)
ECAC	7-3-0 (.700)	0-1-0 (.000)	—	6-4-1 (.591)	3-5-0 (.375)	1-2-1 (.375)	17-15-2 (.529)
Hockey East	6-1-0 (.857)	6-5-1 (.542)	4-6-1 (.409)	—	2-2-1 (.500)	3-2-1 (.583)	21-16-4 (.561)
NCHC	1-1-0 (.500)	2-1-0 (.667)	5-3-0 (.625)	2-2-1 (.500)	—	7-5-0 (.583)	17-12-1 (.583)
WCHA	2-2-0 (.500)	6-2-1 (.722)	2-1-1 (.625)	2-3-1 (.417)	5-7-0 (.417)	—	17-15-3 (.529)

 

One of the concerns last season was the NCHC’s non-conference record. As you can see, so far, the NCHC has the best non-conference record. Obviously, that could change.