The NCHC is a meat grinder. Every game is a war, and series sweeps don’t happen very often. It sounds cliche’ but any team can win on any given night. There are no off nights. This was an intended consequence when the NCHC was formed. It would not be a surprise if regular season champion was .500 in league play. When you have a league that this tough and this balanced, it’s hard to get separation.
So far this season, that theme has continued. The top teams in the NCHC (St. Cloud State, Nebraska-Omaha and North Dakota) have all split their weekend series which each other.
Back in November, SCSU and UND split (4-3 W, 6-1 L) their series of the season weekend series in St. Cloud, MN. This is the only time these two teams will play this season. A sweep, either way, would’ve been huge in the standings.
In December, the SCSU split their series with UNO (4-1 W, 7-2 L). In February, the Huskies and Mavericks will play in Omaha, NE. A series split is a safe bet.
This past weekend, UND split their weekend series with the Mavericks. The two teams will meet again in February. More than likely, the two teams will split that series, too.
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