| No. |
Team |
|
Of
Note |
| 1. |
 Michigan |
– |
Step
aside, Reggie. With 27 points in 19 career games in the
month – including 10 in four contests this season
– T.J. Hensick is Mr. October. |
| 4-0-0
(0-0-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Boston College, 3-2; W
vs. Merrimack, 9-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Michigan State. |
| 2. |
 North
Dakota |
– |
With
a pair of shutouts to start the season, goaltender Jordan
Parise has put up more zeroes than the White Sox pitching
staff. |
| 3-1-0
(0-0-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Northeastern, 6-0; W vs.
Northeastern, 2-1. THIS WEEK: at New Hampshire, at New
Hampshire. |
| 3. |
 Minnesota |
– |
Gophers
didn't look bad, but were within one homer no-call on
Saturday night from being swept in their opening series. |
| 0-1-1
(0-0-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, 4-3 ot;
T vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, 3-3 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Minnesota
State, vs. Minnesota State. |
| 4. |
 Ohio
State |
– |
Instant
karma: Rod Pelley guests on INCH's weekly ESPN.com chat
Thursday, picks up goal and assist in win at Colorado
College Friday. |
| 1-1-0
(0-0-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W at Colorado College, 4-2; L
at Colorado College, 1-0. THIS WEEK: at Bowling Green,
vs. Bowling Green. |
| 5. |
 Colorado
College |
– |
Zaba
dabba doo! Junior goalie Matt Zaba leads Tigers to split
with Ohio State by making 34 saves in a 1-0 win Saturday. |
| 3-1-0
(0-0-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L vs. Ohio State, 4-2; W vs.
Ohio State, 1-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Notre Dame, vs. Air Force. |
| 6. |
 Cornell |
– |
Wait
'til next year: Chris Fontas, a transfer from UMass Lowell,
scored in the Red-White scrimmage. |
| 0-0-0
(0-0-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. U.S. Under-18
Team (Ex.) |
| 7. |
 Maine |
– |
The
supposedly offensively challenged Black Bears scored as
many goals against Denver as the Pioneers' last seven
2004-05 opponents combined. |
| 3-1-0
(0-0-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. Denver, 5-1; W vs.
Denver, 4-2. THIS WEEK: vs. Alabama-Huntsville, vs. Alabama-Huntsville. |
| 8. |
 Denver |
– |
Back-to-back
national champions suffer back-to-back losses. Something
tells us we won't be seeing that on the title of their
press releases this week. |
| 0-2-0
(0-0-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: L at Maine, 5-1; L at Maine,
4-2. THIS WEEK: at Air Force, vs. Notre Dame. |
| 9. |
 Boston
College |
– |
Nine
players had multiple-point games in Saturday's 9-6 win
at Bowling Green. |
| 1-1-0
(0-0-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: L at Michigan, 3-2; W
at Bowling Green, 9-6. THIS WEEK: at Northeastern. |
| 10. |
 Vermont |
– |
Brady's
back: Leisenring scored two goals in his debut. |
| 2-0-0
(0-0-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. Michigan Tech, 4-3
ot; W at Alaska Anchorage, 2-0. THIS WEEK: vs. Minnesota
Duluth, vs. Minnesota Duluth. |
| 11. |
 Wisconsin |
– |
Remember
the days when the hockey team used to score in bunches
and the football team couldn't? |
| 1-1-0
(0-0-0 WCHA). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: at St. Cloud
State, at St. Cloud State. |
| 12. |
 Michigan
State |
– |
The
next five games set the tone for the rest of the season
– one at Michigan, a series at Cornell, and two
games at home with Northern Michigan. |
| 2-0-0
(0-0-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Western Ontario, 4-2 (Ex.).
THIS WEEK: at Michigan. |
| 13. |
 New
Hampshire |
– |
Football
is upstaging hockey in Durham this fall. What next, a
winter without snow? |
| 1-1-0
(0-0-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. Ferris State, 4-2;
L at Nebrkaska-Omaha, 5-3. THIS WEEK: vs. North Dakota,
vs. North Dakota. |
| 14. |
 Bemidji
State |
– |
If
the season ended today, Bemidji State would be hoisting
the MacNaughton Cup. |
| 4-0-0
(0-0-0 CHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Minnesota State, 4-3; W
vs. Minnesota State, 7-3. THIS WEEK: Off. |
| 15. |
 Alaska-Fairbanks |
– |
All
eyes were on Phil Kessel this weekend, but we came away
most impressed with the Nanooks' tenacity. They'll shoot
up this list if they can maintain that after repeated
12-hour trips to the continental U.S. |
| 1-0-1
(0-0-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W at Minnesota, 4-3 ot; T at
Minnesota, 3-3 ot. THIS WEEK: at Alaska Anchorage, at
Alaska Anchorage. |
| 16. |
 Boston
University |
– |
The
Terriers are the only team in the nation with a conference
win already. So if the season ended today, they'd get
all six automatic bids. |
| 1-0-0
(1-0-0 Hockey East). LAST WEEK: W vs. UMass Lowell, 3-1.
THIS WEEK: vs. Rensselaer. |
| 17. |
 Dartmouth |
– |
When
McGill comes to Thompson Arena on Saturday, keep an eye
on Doug Orr. He's the nephew of some guy that New England
hockey fans have probably heard of. |
| 0-0-0
(0-0-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: Off. THIS WEEK: vs. McGill
(Ex.). |
| 18. |
 Northern
Michigan |
– |
Wildcats
were seven seconds from a three-point weekend, but Joe
Jensen's OT goal at 4:53 Saturday allowed St. Cloud State
to escape with a split. |
| 1-1-0
(0-0-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. St. Cloud State, 3-0; L
vs. St. Cloud State, 3-2 ot. THIS WEEK: vs. Michigan Tech,
at Michigan Tech. |
| 19. |
 St.
Lawrence |
– |
Four
of the Saints' seven goals this weekend were scored
on the power play, by four different players. |
| 3-1-0
(0-0-0 ECACHL). LAST WEEK: W vs. Massachusetts, 2-1; W
vs. Providence, 5-3. THIS WEEK: vs. Western Ontario (Ex.) |
| 20. |
 Nebraska-Omaha |
– |
The
first goal scorer of the season is supposed to be good
luck. So buy a lottery ticket featuring Alex Nikiforuk's
No. 9, since he scored the Mavs' first four goals of the
year. |
| 2-0-0
(0-0-0 CCHA). LAST WEEK: W vs. Army, 3-2; W vs. New Hampshire,
5-3. THIS WEEK: vs. Miami, vs. Miami. |