Sophomore goalie Juho Olkinuora made 20 saves as Denver beat St. Cloud State 6-1 on Saturday. He is the third Pioneers goalie to get a win this season.
This was Olkinuora's first start. He has a .952 save percentage. Sam Britain is 2-1-0 with a 1.68 goals-against average and a .946 save percentage. Adam Murray is 2-0-0, 2.00 and .935.
Said DU coach George Gwozdecky, "Of the six games we've played, we've played hard and we've played well together. We can be a tough team to compete against when we play like that."
The Huskies won the first game of the series 3-0.
"We have to be emotionally ready to play with the intensity, discipline and eagerness to win those battles, and [Saturday] we wanted to win the fight."
Especially ready was senior Chris Knowlton who had a hat trick. The Pioneers play at Minnesota State Mankato this weekend.
* North Dakota plays at St. Cloud State this weekend. And, according to the Grand Forks Herald, UND is 0-6-4 at the National Hockey Center on Fridays the past 10 years, 10-0-0 on Saturdays.
* Jack Ramsey, the Minnetonka junior forward who recently committed to the Gophers, has a sister playing for the Gophers women's hockey team. Rachel Ramsey is a sophomore defenseman for the 12-0 Gophers.
Rachel has two goals and four assists for six points. She is a plus-17.
Their dad, Mike, is a former Gophers defenseman.
WCHA SCHEDULE
Games Friday
Denver at Minnesota State, 7:37 pm
North Dakota at St. Cloud State, 7:37 pm
Bemidji State at Colorado College, 8:37 pm
Minnesota at Alaska Anchorage, 10:07 pm
Games Saturday
Denver at Minnesota State, 7:07 pm
Minnesota Duluth at Nebraska Omaha, 7:07 pm
North Dakota at St. Cloud State, 7:07 pm
Bemidji State at Colorado College, 8:07 pm
Minnesota at Alaska Anchorage, 10:07 pm
Game Sunday
Minnesota Duluth at Nebraska Omaha, 2:07 pm