NCHC
STANDINGS 2013-2014
Team………………………W-L-T-SW………Points
North Dakota……………..13-7-0-0…..…….….39 St. Cloud St……………….12-5-3-0…………...39
Nebraska-Omaha………..10-8-2-1…..………..33
Western Michigan………...9-9-2-1…….………31
Denver………………………8-9-3-2………….…29
Minnesota-Duluth………….8-10-2-2….….……28
Colorado College……….. ..6-9-5-1…….….…..24
Miami………………………..5-14-1-1….…….….17
NCHC
Games
#20 Minnesota-Duluth
@ Miami
Last weekend the Bulldogs were swept by NoDak (3-0,
6-2) in Duluth and the RedHawks split with the Huskies (4-3W, 3-0L) in Oxford.
The Bulldogs have taken some lumps the last two
weekends, but they have come at the hands of the top two teams in the
conference. Miami showed a sign of life
on Friday with a win, but they are still not the team everyone predicted at the
beginning of this year. The Bulldogs
still have a good chance to get home ice the first round of the playoffs, so
hope is not lost in Duluth. In Oxford,
hope was lost a few months ago, now they can only hope to drag down others with
them. SPLIT
#10 North
Dakota @ #5 SCSU
Last weekend NoDak swept the Bulldogs (3-0, 6-2)
in Duluth and the Huskies split with the RedHawks (4-3L, 3-0W) in Oxford.
If this was a boxing match, it would be the
main event, a battle of the heavy-weights.
This series could determine the first ever NCHC regular season
title. If one team gets a sweep they
will have clinched at least a share of the Penrose Cup. A split and it comes down to the last weekend
of the regular season. Way back, the
first and second of November these teams played a series in Grand Forks with
SCSU sweeping 3-2 and 3-1. The Huskies
are 6-3-5 at home and NoDak is 7-4-2 on the road this season. I see the title being up for grabs next
weekend, with nothing decided in the National Hockey Center this weekend. SPLIT
Colorado
College @ Nebraska-Omaha
Last weekend the Tigers swept the Pioneers (3-2,
3-1) in a home and home series and the Mavericks split with the Broncos (5-1W,
5-3L) in Kalamazoo.
The Tigers are seven points behind the
Mavericks in the standings and UNO is sitting in a home spot. The Mavericks are 7-9-0 at home and the
Tigers are 1-11-2 on the road this season.
This weekend is the chance the Mavericks need to lock up a home ice
spot. The Tigers are not very good on
the road, and their record reflects it, and I don’t see them getting a win in
Omaha. MAVERICKS SWEEP
Denver @
Western Michigan
Last weekend the Pioneers were swept by the Tigers
(3-2, 3-1) in a home and home series and the Broncos split with the Mavericks (5-1L,
5-3W) in Kalamazoo.
The Pioneers have had a snag, dropping four of
their last five games. The Broncos too
have been skidding, having only one regulation win in their last four
games. Back in mid-November these teams
played a series in Denver with the Pioneers sweeping 5-3 and 1-0. The teams are only two points apart in the
standings and the Broncos are sitting in the last home ice spot. This could be a playoff rematch in a couple
of weeks… With that last home spot on the line, this should be a good series to
watch, I think each team will get a win, in the “Omelet Series”. SPLIT
