No. 12 Cornell (7-4-2, 3-3-2 Eastern College Athletic Conference) at No. 11 Denver (10-6-3, 7-4-3 Western Collegiate Hockey Association)
What: Nonleague two-game series
When: Friday (7:30 p.m.) and Saturday (7 p.m.)
Where: Magness Arena
TV/radio: ROOT/102.3 FM
Notes: Sophomore Juho Olkinuora will start in goal for the Pioneers, who have only 11 forwards available. Freshman Garrett Allen (finger) and junior Jarrod Mermis (leave of absence) are unavailable. With a 6-0 victory over Boston University last weekend, DU snapped an eight-game winless skid and finally reached win No. 10. … Cornell is coming off a 6-4 loss to Maine in the championship game of the Florida College Classic last weekend. The Big Red previously was on a five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1).
Colorado College (8-10-2, 5-6-1 WCHA) at Nebraska Omaha (11-8-1, 7-4-1 WCHA)
What: WCHA two-game series
When: Friday (6:30 p.m. MST) and Saturday (6 p.m. MST)
Where: CenturyLink Center in Omaha
TV/radio: NBCSP (Friday only)/103.9 FM
Notes: CC is on a five-game winless skid (0-4-1) and has won only once in its last 10 games (1-7-2). The Tigers haven’t played since losing twice at St. Cloud State on Dec. 14-15 and are in the midst of six consecutive road games. They visit North Dakota next week. … CC is 3-3-1 against UNO.
Air Force (6-8-4, 4-4-2 Atlantic Hockey Association) at Niagara (10-3-4, 9-0-1 AHA)
What: AHA game
When: Saturday (5 p.m. MST)
Where: Dwyer Arena in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
TV/radio: None/1300 AM
Notes: Air Force is coming off a 6-1 victory over Alabama-Huntsville on Sunday. Niagara is on a two-game winless skid (0-1-1), having tied RIT 2-2 on Dec. 12 and losing 3-0 at Bowling Green last weekend. … This is the first of three regular-season meetings between AFA and Niagara. The Falcons host the Purple Eagles on March 1 and March 2 to conclude the regular season.
