After a contested rivalry series against Colorado College that resulted in two ties and dropped them to No. 2 in the national polls, the Denver Pioneers will break from NCHC play this weekend, hosting Dartmouth College for a pair of games.
The team will have a week off over the holiday weekend after the series, which will mark the end of the first half of their season. Luckily for Denver, Dartmouth (2-7-1, 2-4-1 ECAC) has struggled mightily to start the season and presents a good opportunity to tie up their first half with a pair of wins.
Being an Ivy League school, Dartmouth started their schedule later than most teams.