2020-21 WCHA Men's League WEEKLY RELEASE WEEK 13 (GAMES of FEB

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2020-21 WCHA STANDINGS Conference Overall Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T OTW/OTL SW Pts.% GF GA GP W L T GF GA 1. (3/3) Minnesota State 24 8 8 0 0 0/0 0 1.000 35 4 14 11 2 1 50 16 2. (12/12) Bowling Green 16 8 5 3 0 0/1 0 .667 28 23 22 16 6 0 81 47 3. (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 12 6 4 2 0 0/0 0 .667 19 17 18 12 5 1 49 37 4. Northern Michigan 9 6 3 3 0 1/1 0 .500 18 24 16 5 11 0 40 64 5. (17/RV) Bemidji State 6 4 2 1 1 1/0 0 .500 16 11 14 7 4 3 42 34 6. Alabama Huntsville 5 4 2 2 0 1/0 0 .417 8 10 10 2 7 1 19 31 7. (RV/UR) Lake Superior State 3 4 1 3 0 1/1 0 .250 10 17 14 7 4 3 36 35 Ferris State 3 12 0 11 1 0/1 1 .083 25 53 17 1 15 1 45 73 Standings presented by Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks have opted out of the 2020-21 season (3 points for a regulation win; 2 points for a 3-on-3 or shootout win; 1 point for a 3-on-3 or shootout loss; zero points for a regulation loss) (Rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine)

THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA (ALL TIMES LOCAL) THURSDAY, FEB. 11 SATURDAY, FEB. 13 (3/3) Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville*, 7:07 p.m. CT^ Ferris State at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech (NC), 6:07 p.m. ET^ (RV/UR) Lake Superior State at (12/12) Bowling Green*, 7:07 p.m. ET^ FRIDAY, FEB. 12 Northern Michigan at (17/RV) Bemidji State*, 6:07 p.m. CT^ Ferris State at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech (NC), 7:07 p.m. ET^ (RV/UR) Lake Superior State at (12/12) Bowling Green*, 7:07 p.m. ET^ TUESDAY, FEB. 16 (3/3) Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville*, 7:07 p.m. CT^ Alabama Huntsville at Northern Michigan*, 4:37 p.m. ET^ Northern Michigan at (17/RV) Bemidji State*, 7:07 p.m. CT^

* WCHA league game; (NC)- Non-conference game; ^ streaming live on FloHockey.tv; rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine

OPENING FACEOFF BY THE NUMBERS

• Minnesota State junior Dryden McKay has been named the national • 542: Points scored by Bowling Green's senior class (207g-335a). Goaltender of the Month for January by the Hockey Commissioner’s • 89: Career games for Bemidji State's Owen Sillinger and Brendan Harris, the Association the HCA announced Feb. 2. McKay is the co-winner of the award most among current BSU players. this month, sharing the honor with Michigan’s Strauss Mann. McKay appeared • 30: Career goals for Ferris State senior forward Coale Norris, the first Bulldog in six games during the month of January, led the nation with four shutouts to reach that mark since 2018. and tied for the most wins with six. He posted a goals against average of 0.50 • 21: Career shutouts for Minnesota State's Dryden McKay which equals the and a save percentage of .971, both of which ranked second in the nation. WCHA all-time record and is five shy of the NCAA career mark. • WCHA Announces All-Decade Team for the 1980s: The WCHA continued its • 7: Game road trip completed by Michigan Tech on Feb. 9. The Huskies posted a recognition of 70 Years of Excellence last week with the announcement of its 5-2 mark during that span. All-Decade honorees for the 1980s. • 5: Lake Superior State players who have scored at least one point in each • Named to the All-Decade Team were forwards Tony Hrkac of North game this season (Will Riedell, Miroslav Mucha, Jacob Nordqvist, Chase Dakota (1984-85, 1986-87), Pat Micheletti of Minnesota (1982- Gamelin, Benito Posa). 86) and Bill Watson of Minnesota Duluth (1982-85); defensemen • 4: Assists by Northern Michigan's Andre Ghantous at Lake Superior State on Tom Kurvers of Minnesota Duluth (1980-84) and Chris Chelios of Feb. 6, the most by a WCHA player in a game this season. Wisconsin (1981-83) and goaltender Robb Stauber of Minnesota • 2.10: Points per game for Alabama Huntsville's freshmen, the top average (1986-89). among all WCHA rookie classes. • North Dakota's Hrkac was honored as the Player of the Decade. Hrkac tallied 170 career points on 64 goals and 106 assists for the Fighting THE WEEK AHEAD Sioux, including a WCHA-record 116 points (46g-70a) in his Hobey Baker Award-winning season in 1986-87. • (3/3) Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville: The visiting Mavericks are • North Dakota's Gino Gasparini was named the WCHA Coach of the 17-12-3 in games played at UAH but are unbeaten in the last 34 meetings Decade. Gasparini, who coached at his alma mater from 1978-94, between the two schools at any location (30-0-4) dating to the 2001-02 led the Fighting Sioux to three national championships (1980, 1982, season. 1987) in the 1980s along with an NCAA runner-up finish in 1979 and a • Ferris State at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC): The Bulldogs and Huskies will third-place finish in 1984. Gasparini's squads won four WCHA regular meet for the third and fourth times since Feb. 2 in this week's non-conference season titles and four league postseason crowns in the 1980s. WCHA series. • Bemidji State Rejoins the Top-20 This Week: Minnesota State, Bowling Green • (RV/UR) Lake Superior State at (12/12) Bowling Green: The Lakers and and Bemidji State represent the WCHA in the latest USCHO rankings released Falcons renew acquaintances for the first time this season, continuing a series Feb. 8. Minnesota State is up to No. 3 this week while Bowling Green checks that Bowling Green leads 85-75-14. in at No. 12 and Bemidji State moves up one spot to No. 17. Michigan Tech and • Northern Michigan at (17/RV) Bemidji State: The Wildcats make their lone Lake Superior State received votes. regular season visit to Bemidji this weekend. The Beavers lead the all-time • The Mavericks and Falcons are No. 3 and No. 12, respectively, in the series between the two teams, 15-6-6. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine rankings this week while Bemidji • Alabama Huntsville at Northern Michigan (Feb. 16-17): The Chargers visit State and Michigan Tech received votes. Northern Michigan on Tuesday and Wednesday next week to make up a series • Minnesota State, Bowling Green and Bemidji State are ranked in the that was postponed from Jan. 22-23. latest College Hockey News Power 16 rankings released Feb. 9. MSU checks in at No. 5 while the Falcons are No. 12 and BSU is No. 15.

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WCHA Mission Website ...... wcha.com Streaming Partner ...... fl ohockey.tv The WCHA exists to achieve the highest level of competitive excellence in an Headquarters ...... 2950 Metro Drive environment that supports the academic and personal growth of all student ...... Suite 102 athletes...... Bloomington, Minn. 55425 Phone ...... 952-681-7947 Email ...... [email protected] WCHA Purpose Twitter ...... @WCHA_MHockey Instagram ...... @wcha_mhockey The WCHA is dedicated to outreach, education and support of men’s and Facebook ...... /WCHAmenshockey women’s intercollegiate ice hockey competition in furtherance of the student- LinkedIn ...... /wchahockey athletes that participate and its Member institutions, all under conditions compatible with the objectives, functions, and responsibilities of institutions Founded ...... 1951 of higher learning. The WCHA is organized for the purpose of continuing First Season ...... 1951-52 and improving competition in men’s and women’s ice hockey, both among its Members and with other interested institutions of higher learning. This Commissioner ...... Bill Robertson Association will provide a forum in which the representation of the Members Offi ce ...... 952-417-6958 will meet periodically for the discussion of mutual problems, the elimination Email ...... [email protected] of misunderstandings, the exchange of information and the determination of policies and procedures for ice hockey competition among Members. Assistant Commissioner, Operations ...... Dean Thibodeau Offi ce ...... 952-446-7152 WCHA Objectives Email ...... [email protected] • Maintaining the highest standard of valuing excellence on the ice and in Marketing & Communications Manager the classroom...... Todd Bell • Foster sportsmanship, fair play, and mutual respect by all Members of Offi ce ...... 952-681-7668 the WCHA. Mobile ...... 972-825-6686 • Insisting on the strict adherence to the concepts of compliance, integrity, Email ...... [email protected] accountability and ethical social conduct by student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Communications & Operations Intern • Maintain Association membership standards that refl ect the sport’s ...... Jane Horvat dynamic culture and ensure the preeminence of the WCHA in NCAA Offi ce ...... 952-681-7947 Division I Ice Hockey. Mobile ...... 815-721-0858 • Promote the development of hockey in our society to expand the Email ...... [email protected] opportunities for maintaining competitive and fi nancial viability of our Association Member institutions. Supervisor of Offi cials ...... Greg Shepard ABLE OF ONTENTS Regular Season Trophy ...... MacNaughton Cup T C 2019-20 Winner ...... Minnesota State WCHA QUICK FACTS ...... 2

Postseason Trophy WCHA SCHOOL DIRECTORY/MEDIA SERVICES/2020-21 WCHA CAPTAINS ...... 3 ...... Jeff Sauer WCHA Championship Trophy 2019-20 Winner ...... None (Tournament Cancelled) 70 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE ...... 4

2019-20 NCAA Tournament Teams ...... None (Tournament Cancelled) WCHA REGULAR SEASON/POSTSEASON ...... 6 WCHA NCAA Tournament Teams All-Time ...... 180 WCHA Frozen Four Teams All-Time ...... 99 WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ...... 7 WCHA NCAA National Champions All-Time ...... 37 WCHA NOTES ...... 8 Key Dates WCHA POST-REALIGNMENT CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS ...... 11 Nov. 13...... Regular season opens Dec. 2 ...... First WCHA league game WCHA ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS ...... 12 Jan. 1-2 ...... First weekend with ﬁ ve league series Feb. 27 ...... Regular season concludes SEASON HIGHS ...... 13 March 12-13 ...... WCHA Playoff Opening Round March 19-20 ...... WCHA Playoff Final Round NON-CONFERENCE/H-TO-H/POTW, POTM ...... 14 March 21 ...... NCAA Selection Announcement March 26-28 ...... NCAA Regionals NATIONAL POLLS/WEEK-BY-WEEK ...... 15 April 8-10 ...... NCAA Frozen Four WCHA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE ...... 16

2020-21 WCHA PRESEASON POLLS ...... 17

TEAM NOTEBOOKS ...... 18

2020-21 STATISTICS ...... 26

WEEK 13 (FEB. 11-16, 2021) 2 wcha.com WCHA MEDIA SERVICES/SCHOOL DIRECTORY #WEAREWCHA

WCHA School Directory WCHA Media Services Alabama Huntsville Statistics/Releases Hockey SID ...... Sam Baldwin Statistics are updated regularly on wcha.com while press releases are posted on the website throughout Offi ce ...... 256-824-2201 the season. Email ...... [email protected] Weekly Notes Alaska Anchorage Men’s League weekly notes packages will be posted on wcha.com and distributed via email on Wednesdays Hockey SID ...... Ian Marks during the season. Offi ce ...... 907-786-4625 Cell ...... 906-281-1204 Players of the Week Email ...... [email protected] Men’s League Players of the Week winners will be posted on wcha.com and distributed via email on Monday afternoons. Alaska Fairbanks Hockey SID ...... Nate Pearsall Offi ce ...... 907-474-6827 Offi cial Colors Cell ...... 360-389-8182 The offi cial colors of the WCHA logo are: Email ...... [email protected] Red (Pantone 485; CMYK: 0-95-100-0; RGB: 238-49-36) Bemidji State Black (Pantone Black; CMYK: 0-0-0-100; RGB: 35-31-32) Hockey SID ...... Brad Folkestad Silver: (Pantone 877; CMYK: 6-0-0-34; RGB: 167-177-183) Offi ce ...... 218-755-4603 Cell ...... 218-308-1115 Email [email protected] FLOHOCKEY.TV Press Box Phone ...... 218-441-4047 In partnership with FloSports, the innovator Bowling Green in live digital sports and original content, Hockey SID ...... Kyle Edmond FloHockey.tv - the offi cial online streaming Offi ce ...... 419-372-7105 platform of the WCHA - will provide fans with Cell ...... 419-618-3485 live and archived broadcasts of WCHA hockey Email ...... [email protected] via iOS, Roku, Fire TV or Apple TV 4. Press Box Phone ...... 814-464-8842 Featuring each of the 10 WCHA member Ferris State institutions, every league game – home and Hockey SID ...... Harrison Watt away – will be streamed live, along with all non- Offi ce ...... 231-591-3821 conference home games, select non-conference Cell ...... 231-920-5258 road contests and the 2021 WCHA Postseason. Email ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone ...... 231-591-2397

Lake Superior State Hockey SID ...... Kelsey Smith Ofﬁ ce ...... 906-635-2807 Cell ...... 631-560-2943 Email ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone ...... 906-635-7501 2020-21 WCHA CAPTAINS

Michigan Tech WCHA players donning the “C” or the “A” this season are: Hockey SID ...... Calvin Larson School Captain(s) Assistant Captain(s) Ofﬁ ce ...... 906-487-2351 Alabama Huntsville Bauer Neudecker Connor Merkley, Connor Wood Cell ...... 906-281-2493 Email ...... [email protected] Alaska Anchorage* Eric Sinclair Press Box Phone ...... 906-487-2337 Alaska* Max Newton Minnesota State Hockey SID ...... Paul Allan Bemidji State Ethan Somoza Brad Johnson, Owen Sillinger Ofﬁ ce ...... 507-389-2625 Cell ...... 507-381-7503 Bowling Green Connor Ford Alex Barber, Brandon Kruse Email ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone ...... 507-389-3000 Ferris State Liam MacDougall Coale Norris

Northern Michigan Lake Superior State Lukas Kaelble Ashton Calder, Hampus Eriksson, Will Riedell Hockey SID ...... Katherine Harvath Michigan Tech Alec Broetzman Trenton Bliss, Eric Gotz Ofﬁ ce ...... 906-227-1913 Cell ...... 248-496-9820 Minnesota State Riese Zmolek Jared Spooner, Dallas Gerads, Jack McNeely Email ...... [email protected] Northern Michigan Joseph Nardi Ben Newhouse

*-UAA and UAF have opted out of the 2020-21 season

WEEK 13 (FEB. 11-16, 2021) 3 wcha.com WCHA ANNOUNCES 1980S ALL-DECADE HONOREES #WEAREWCHA

Tony Pat Bill Tom Chris Robb Hrkac Micheletti Watson Kurvers Chelios Stauber Forward Forward Forward Defenseman Defenseman Goaltender North Dakota Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin Minnesota

WCHA 1980s All-Decade Team Name Pos. School Years Hometown By The Numbers Tony Hrkac F North Dakota 1984-85, 86-87 Thunder Bay, Ont. 64 G/106 A/170 Pts Pat Micheletti F Minnesota 1982-86 Hibbing, Minn. 120 G/149 A/269 Pts Bill Watson F Minnesota Duluth 1982-85 Powerview, Minn. 89 G/121 A/210 Pts Tom Kurvers D Minnesota Duluth 1980-84 Bloomington, Minn. 43 G/149 A/192 Pts Chris Chelios D Wisconsin 1981-83 Chicago, Ill. 22 G/75 A/97 Pts Robb Stauber G Minnesota 1986-89 Duluth, Minn. 98 Games/.906 Sv. Pct./2.77 GAA Coach of the Decade Player of the Decade Gino Gasparini, North Dakota Tony Hrkac, North Dakota Former North Dakota head coach Gino Gasparini has The ringleader of one of the greatest teams in Western been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s Collegiate Hockey Association history, North Dakota’s Coach of the Decade for the 1980s. Tony Hrkac has been named the WCHA Player of the Gasparini, who coached at his alma mater from 1978- Decade for the 1980s. A native of Thunder Bay, Ont., Hrkac entered North 1994, led North Dakota to three national championships Dakota as a freshman in the fall of 1984 and scored 18 in the 1980s (1980, 1982, 1987) along with a runner-up goals with 36 assists in his rookie campaign. He joined Gino Gasparini fi nish in 1979 and a third-place fi nish in 1984. In WCHA Tony Hrkac North Dakota North Dakota Canada's Olympic Development Program for the 1985-86 play, Gasparini’s Fighting Sioux squads captured four season before returning to North Dakota in the fall of 1986 regular-season titles and four postseason crowns during the decade. The to author the greatest scoring season in WCHA history. Fort Frances, Ont., native compiled a 16-season record of 392-248-24 In 1986-87, Hrkac tallied 116 points on 46 goals and 70 assists. The (.608) with North Dakota, including a 277-197-21 (.581) mark in the WCHA. point total still stands as a WCHA and NCAA record while the assist total His 392 career wins are the most in North Dakota’s storied history and remains a WCHA record and his 46 goals rank 15th in league history. stand as the sixth-most in WCHA history. Hrkac captured the WCHA Scoring Championship with 86 points on 36 Gasparini’s 1986-87 squad is considered one of the greatest in NCAA goals and 50 assists in WCHA play with the point and assist marks still history. That season, the Sioux rolled to a 40-8-0 overall record and a 29- topping the league charts to this day. He remains the only player in WCHA history to reach 110 points and 70 assists in a single season. 6-0 mark in WCHA play, setting WCHA records for wins and wins in league Hrkac and his UND teammates skated to a 40-8-0 overall record and a play. After capturing the MacNaughton Cup in the regular season and the 29-6-0 WCHA mark in 1986-87, both of which stand as league records WCHA postseason title, the Sioux took down St. Lawrence, Harvard and for victories and victories in WCHA play. The Fighting Sioux captured the Michigan State in the NCAA tournament to skate off with the school’s third MacNaughton Cup and the WCHA postseason title en route to the NCAA national championship of the decade. In 35 WCHA games that season, crown. North Dakota set records for goals (200), assists (319), points (519) and Hrkac went on to win the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's best shorthanded goals (16) that still stand today. player that season, marking the fi rst time a UND player won the award. Gasparini was named the WCHA Coach of the Year three times (1979, He was also named the WCHA's Most Valuable Player, All-WCHA, All- 1982, 1987) and received the American Hockey Coaches Association’s American and the NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player in 1987. Spencer Penrose Award in 1987. In 1999, the AHCA honored him with A 1984 draft choice of the St. Louis Blues, Hrkac played professionally the John MacInnes Award. He was inducted into the UND Athletic Hall of for 18 seasons (1987-2005), including 12 seasons in the NHL, where he scored 132 goals and recorded 239 assists for 371 points in 758 career Fame in 1987 and the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. games for nine different teams. As a player, Gasparini was a four-year letterman with the Fighting Sioux Among his many accomplishments, Hrkac was a member of the Stanley from 1964-68, serving as the team captain as a senior. Gasparini returned Cup champion Dallas Stars in 1999 and member of the 2004 Milwaukee to his alma mater in 1969 as an assistant coach under Rube Bjorkman Admirals team that won the American Hockey League's Calder Cup. He from 1969-78 before taking the reins as the program’s head coach for was named to the WCHA’s Top 50 Players in 50 Years list in 2002 and was the 1978-79 season. Following his retirement from coaching, Gasparini inducted into the UND Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. served as the commissioner of the United States Hockey League from 1994-2003 and the USHL president from 2003-09.

WEEK 13 (FEB. 11-16, 2021) 4 wcha.com WCHA HONORING 70 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN 2020-21 #WEAREWCHA

The Men’s League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association is All-Decade Teams celebrating seven decades of history this season. 1950s The league is announcing an All-Decade Team and a Coach Name Pos. School Years and Player of the Decade for the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, John Mayasich F Minnesota 1951-55 Ben Cherski F North Dakota 1951-55 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. All current and former WCHA member John Matchefts F Michigan 1951-53 institutions were asked to submit nominees for consideration Ken Yackel D Minnesota 1952-56 and nearly 200 current and former players and coaches were Bill Steenson D North Dakota 1956-59 nominated. The honorees will be selected by a panel of current Jack McCartan G Minnesota 1955-58 and former WCHA staff and media members who have covered 1960s the league. Name Pos. School Years Home to a record 37 national championships, 16 Hobey Baker Keith Christiansen F Minnesota Duluth 1963-67 Award winners, 407 All-Americans, more than 450 National Bill Masterton F Denver 1958-61 Hockey League players and over 100 Olympians, the WCHA Red Berenson F Michigan 1959-62 has been one of the most successful and decorated leagues in Keith Magnuson D Denver 1966-69 Lou Nanne D Minnesota 1960-63 intercollegiate hockey. Tony Esposito G Michigan Tech 1964-67 This year’s celebration is the second event of its kind in league history. During the 2001-02 season, the WCHA recognized the 1970s Top 50 Players in 50 Years with a season-long campaign that Name Pos. School Years culminated at that season’s Final Five. Mark Johnson F Wisconsin 1976-79 Tom Ross F Michigan State 1972-76 For more information on the WCHA's 70-Year Celebration, visit Mike Zuke F Michigan Tech 1972-76 http://wcha.com/men/70-years-of-excellence/index.php Curt Giles D Minnesota Duluth 1975-79 Craig Norwich D Wisconsin 1974-77 Ron Grahame G Denver 1969-73

1980s Name Pos. School Years Tony Hrkac F North Dakota 1984-85, 86-87 Pat Micheletti F Minnesota 1982-86 Bill Watson F Minnesota Duluth 1982-85 Tom Kurvers D Minnesota Duluth 1980-84 Chris Chelios D Wisconsin 1981-83 Mark Johnson Tony Hrkac Robb Stauber G Minnesota 1986-89 Wisconsin North Dakota Player of the Decade 1980s 1950s: John Mayasich, F, Minnesota (1951-55) Name Pos. School Years 1960s: Keith Christiansen, F, Minnesota Duluth (1963-67) Tony Hrkac F North Dakota 1984-85, 86-87 Pat Micheletti F Minnesota 1982-86 1970s: Mark Johnson, F, Wisconsin (1979-76) Bill Watson F Minnesota Duluth 1982-85 1980s: Tony Hrkac, F, North Dakota (1984-85, 1986-87) Tom Kurvers D Minnesota Duluth 1980-84 1990s: Chris Chelios D Wisconsin 1981-83 2000s: Robb Stauber G Minnesota 1986-89 2010s: Upcoming All-Decade Announcements The WCHA will announce its All-Decade honorees throughout the 2020-21 season.

1990s: Week of Feb. 15 2000s: Week of March 1 2010s: Week of March 15 Herb Brooks Gino Gasparini Minnesota North Dakota Coach of the Decade 1950s: Vic Heyliger, Michigan 1960s: Murray Armstrong, Denver 1970s: Herb Brooks, Minnesota 1980s: Gino Gasparini, North Dakota 1990s: Presented by 2000s: Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup 2010s: & SPIRE Credit Union

WEEK 13 (FEB. 11-16, 2021) 5 wcha.com WCHA REGULAR SEASON/POSTSEASON #WEAREWCHA MacNaughton Cup Jeff Sauer WCHA Championship Trophy The Western Collegiate Hockey The Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s an- Association men’s regular season nual postseason playoff tournament, which was championship, as has proven time introduced for the 1959-60 season, has included and time again over the past 67 numerous formats over the past 50-plus years. seasons, has traditionally been one of the toughest titles to win in Formats have included: one round of four teams collegiate sports. (1960-61); one round and a fi nals (1961-62); one round and a championship game (1962-65); Since the Association’s founding in two rounds with eight teams (1965-68); eight 1951-52, the number of games that teams at East and West regionals (1968-71); have made up the league’s regular eight teams in two rounds of two-game total season championship race have goals series (1971-76, 1977-81); eight teams in fl uctuated as well as the methods two rounds of two-game total goals series plus of determining the champions. a two-team championship (1976-77, 1981-87); an The number of league games have opening round, best-of-three series at campus ranged from a low of 12 in the sites followed by a four-team playoff champion- founding season of 1951-52 to a ship at one venue (1988-92); and, a fi rst round, high of 35 that ran from 1986-87 best-of-three series at campus sites followed by through 1988-89. Since 1997- Jeff Sauer Trophy a WCHA Final Five at one venue (1993-2016). 98, the conference schedule has consisted of 28 games per team. Bringing the singular intensity and passion of playoff college hockey directly to its member institution fans, since 2017 Methods of determining the annual the entirety of the WCHA Men's League postseason – from the quarter- MacNaughton Cup regular season team champion fi nals through the championship game – has been hosted by the highest have included points accumulated remaining seeds at on-campus venues. The “WCHA Playoffs” consist of (1951-58, 1973-79 and 1980-present) and winning percentage (1959-73, four best-of-three, quarterfi nal round series hosted by the league’s top 1979-80). four regular-season fi nishers, followed by two best-of-three semifi - nal round series hosted by the highest remaining seeds. The “WCHA The conference regular season title includes the awarding of the fabled Championship” is a single game, hosted by the highest remaining seed. MacNaughton Cup to the team champion. In 2018, in honor of an icon and beloved fi gure in both WCHA and Dating back 106 years to its original purchase in 1913, handcrafted of pure college hockey history, the league introduced the Jeff Sauer WCHA silver, standing three-feet high, and weighing more than 40 pounds, the Championship Trophy, Presented by Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup. MacNaughton Cup is the shining symbol of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and its distinguished tradition as a premier collegiate hockey Sauer’s association with the WCHA spanned six decades, beginning with conference since the league’s founding in 1951. his playing career at Colorado College in the 1960s, continuing through 31 years as head coach at Colorado College and Wisconsin, and for 14 The MacNaughton Cup is awarded annually to the winner of the league’s seasons in various consulting capacities to the WCHA Commissioner and regular season championship and, as a traveling trophy, is on display the WCHA offi ce. The only WCHA head coach with 30 years behind the each season at the home of the reigning champion. Beginning in 2005- bench, he is the league’s all-time winningest coach with 665 victories – 06, the WCHA also began awarding a replica MacNaughton Cup to the the 10th most in NCAA men’s hockey history. regular season champion each season. A two-time WCHA Coach of the Year, Sauer guided his CC and UW The MacNaughton Cup has traveled a long and winding road since its teams to a pair of league regular season titles and six WCHA playoff initial purchase in 1913 by the Calumet (Mich.) and Hecla Mining Company, championships. but it offi cially settled into a home with the original WCHA (MCHL/WIHL) in 1951. Jeff Sauer was a legendary coach, a tremendous ambassador for the game of hockey and, above all, a wonderful person who brought great joy The MacNaughton Cup has gone to the league’s regular season winner on to all. From the WCHA to his extensive involvement with the U.S. National all but seven occasions since 1951. From 1962-65, the MacNaughton Cup Sled Team and the American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association, Jeff was presented to the league playoff winner. embodied the kindness, generosity and heart that makes our sport truly special. With seven WCHA regular season titles, Michigan Tech (1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 2016) has won or shared the most MacNaughton Cups among current league members. Minnesota State (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020) is second with fi ve. Northern Michigan (1991), Ferris State (2014) and Bemidji State (2017) have each won one title.

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WEEK 13 (FEB. 11-16, 2021) 6 wcha.com WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (WEEK 12 - FEB. 2-7) #WEAREWCHA PRESENTED BY

FORWARD OF THE WEEK DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK OWEN SILLINGER WILL RIEDELL DRYDEN MCKAY ARVID CADEROTH JR., BEMIDJI STATE SR., LAKE SUPERIOR STATE JR., MINNESOTA STATE FR., F, MICHIGAN TECH (REGINA, SASK.) (GREENSBORO, N.C.) (DOWNERS GROVE, ILL.) (GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN)

Junior Owen Senior defenseman Minnesota State’s Michigan Tech Sillinger led Bemidji Will Riedell led Dryden McKay forward Arvid State to a four-point Lake Superior State stopped all 30 shots Caderoth led all series victory at to a split against in 4-0 win over WCHA rookies with Ferris State Feb. 5-6. Northern Michigan then-No. 8/8 Bowling four points on a goal over the weekend. Green Friday for his and three assists, The Regina, Sask., seventh shutout of one game-winning native keyed the In Saturday’s 5-4 the season and 21st goal, and three Beaver attack in its overtime win, of his career. power-play points 7-2 victory Saturday with a four-goal, Riedell recorded a pair of assists as he last week. one-assist performance that was BSU's registered the secondary assist on the The 21 shutouts equals the WCHA fi rst natural hat trick since Dec. 7, 2018, game-tying goal and the lone helper on career record and ties him for second The Gothenburg, Sweden, native was fi rst four-goal game since Dec. 3, 2005 the game-winning goal. on the NCAA all-time shutouts list. The second among WCHA newcomers with and fi rst fi ve-point night since Jan. 7, blanking was the 16th of his career in 21 faceoff wins and eight shots on goal 2007. The senior would add a goal and assist WCHA play, which also equals a WCHA in three games against Ferris State in the Lakers 4-3 overtime loss on record. and Alabama Huntsville and tallied The four goals led the WCHA on the Sunday. Riedell scored a goal with 1:01 the game-winning goal in the Huskies’ weekend while his fi ve points tied for remaining in regulation to bring the The Downers Grove, Ill., native stopped Friday victory at UAH. the weekend high. Lakers within a goal and notched the 20-of-21 shots in Saturday’s 5-1 victory primary assist on the game-tying goal as the Mavericks completed the two- Caderoth tallied a pair of assists This is Sillinger’s fi fth career WCHA with 12 seconds left in the game. game home league sweep. Tuesday at Ferris State, including one weekly honor. on the game-winning goal. The Greensboro, N.C., native tied for McKay leads the nation with 0.84 goals Honorable Mention fi rst among WCHA defensemen in against average, .959 save percentage He extended his point streak to eight Coale Norris, Sr., Ferris State: Tallied a points this week with four and ranked and seven shutouts. games over the week and now has two team-high four points with three goals second among conference defenders in goals and nine assists in that run. and an assist in three outings against assists with three. This is his 17th career WCHA weekly Michigan Tech and Bemidji State last honor and third this season. This is Caderoth’s second WCHA Rookie week. Also fi nished +1 on the ice. Riedell fi nished with a +2 rating and of the Week honor this season. recorded eight shots on goal. Honorable Mention Nathan Smith, So., Minnesota State: Michael Carr, So., Bemidji State: Honorable Mention Played a key role in the Mavericks’ This is his second career WCHA weekly Logged a career-high 26 saves leading Aaron Myers, Fr., F, Bemidji State: sweep of then-No. 8/8 Bowling Green honor. BSU to a 7-2 series-clinching victory at Posted his fi rst collegiate point helping with a game-winning goal on Friday and Ferris State Feb. 6 in his fi rst collegiate BSU to a 7-2 series-clinching victory at a pair of assists, including one on the Honorable Mention start and his second appearance as a Ferris State Saturday with his fi rst goal eventual game-winner, on Saturday. Eric Gotz, Jr., Michigan Tech: Tied for Beaver. as a Beaver. the WCHA defensemen lead with four AJ Vanderbeck, So., Northern points over the week with two assists Benito Posa, Fr., F, Lake Superior State: Michigan: Led the Wildcats with three at Ferris on Feb. 2 and a pair in two Notched a goal and an assist in the goals on the weekend as he recorded games at Alabama Huntsville over the Lakers’ weekend split with Northern his fi rst career hat trick in NMU’s weekend. Michigan. Sunday overtime victory at Lake Superior State. Riese Zmolek, Sr., Minnesota State: Ondrej Pavel, Fr., F, Minnesota State: Had a goal and assist in Minnesota Tallied his fi rst career points with a pair State's 4-0 win over then-No.-8/8 of assists in Minnesota State's 5-1 win Bowling Green on Friday and an assist over Bowling Green Saturday. on Saturday. Finished with a team-best +4 rating in the two wins.

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McKay Joins Bitzer Atop WCHA Career Shutout List: Minnesota State's Dryden McKay is moving up the WCHA career shutouts list. The junior netminder recorded WCHA 2020-21 National Accolades his 21st career shutout in his 82nd game with the Mavericks Feb. 5 when he blanked Bowling Green, 4-0. The victory tied him for the WCHA all-time lead with Bemidji Mike Richter Award Watch List State's Michael Bitzer, who posted 21 whitewashes from 2014-18. Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State The total also ties him with Bitzer for No. 2 in NCAA history behind Michigan State's Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green Ryan Miller, who holds the NCAA record with 26 shutouts from 1999-2002. Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green McKay's 21 shutouts are the most among active NCAA netminders. Bemidji State's Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State Zach Driscoll is tied for sixth among active goaltenders with eight shutouts. Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State WCHA Career Shuout Leaders Rk SO Goaltender, Team...... Seasons Hobey Baker Award Nominees 1. 21 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville 21 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 Zach Driscoll, Sr., G, Bemidji State 3. 16 Jeff Sanger, Colorado College ...... 1998-2002 Will Cullen, Jr., D, Bowling Green 16 Brian Elliott, Wisconsin ...... 2003-07 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green 5. 15 Karl Goehring, North Dakota ...... 1997-2001 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green 15 Peter Mannino, Denver ...... 2004-08 Ashton Calder, Jr., F, Lake Superior State Lukas Kaelble, Sr., D, Lake Superior State NCAA Career Shuout Leaders Mareks Mitens, Sr., G, Lake Superior State Rk SO Goaltender, Team...... Seasons Trenton Bliss, Jr., F, Michigan Tech 1. 26 Ryan Miller, Michigan State ...... 1999-2002 Blake Pietila, So., G, Michigan Tech 2. 21 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present Cade Borchardt, So., F, Minnesota State 21 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 Dryden McKay, Jr., G, Minnesota State 4. 20 Joe Fallon, Vermont ...... 2005-08 Nathan Smith, So., F, Minnesota State 5. 19 Matthew Galajda, Cornell ...... 2018-present Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan 19 Micahel Garteig, Quinnipiac ...... 2013-16 19 Ben Scrivens, Cornell ...... 2007-10 College Hockey News Team of the Week 8. 18 David McKee, Cornell ...... 2004-06 Feb. 3, 2021: Bowling Green

NCAA Active Career Shutout Leaders HCA National Rookie of the Month Rk SO Name, Team (League) November 2020: Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville 1. 21 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (WCHA) 2. 11 Matt Murray, Massachusetts (Hockey East) HCA National Goaltender of the Month 3. 10 Keith Petruzzelli, Quinnipiac (ECAC) December 2020: Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech 10 David Hrenak, St. Cloud State (NCHC) January 2021: Dryden McKay, Jr. Minnesota State 5. 9 Strauss Mann, Michigan (Big Ten) 6. 8 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State (WCHA) USA Hockey World Junior Championship Team- Gold Medal 8 Filip Lindberg, Massachusetts (Hockey East) Logan Stein, Fr., G, Ferris State 8 Tommy Nappier, Ohio State (Big Ten) AHCA Terry Flanagan Award Three-for-Three on Monthly Honors: WCHA players have taken home national Mark Kaufman, Assistant Coach, Ferris State player of the month honors in each of the first three months the awards have been presented by the Hockey Commissioners Association. Alabama Huntsville freshman Kruse, Johnson, Ford Among NCAA Active 100-Point Scorers: The Bowling Green forward Tyrone Bronte garnered Rookie of the Month honors in November after trio of Brandon Kruse, Max Johnson and Connor Ford rank as three of the NCAA's 10 leading the Chargers in assists (three) and tying for the team lead in points (three) active 100-point scorers. Kruse ranks second with 134 points while Johnson is fourth and plus/minus (+2). Michigan Tech sophomore Blake Pietila earned HCA Goaltender with 114 and Ford is seventh with 108 points. BGSU's Cameron Wright is currently tied of the Month honors in December after sharing the league lead in wins with four and for 14th among active players with 94 points. posting a 1.52 GAA for the month. Minnesota State junior Dryden McKay earned national Goaltender of the Month accolades in January after leading the nation in Most Career Points, Active Players shutouts for the month with four and posting a 0.50 GAA and a .971 save percentage. Rk Pts. Name, Class, Team 1. 150 Odeen Tufto, Sr., Quinnipiac Nope...Nope...Nope: Bemidji State boasts the most proficient penalty-kill unit in the 2. 134 Brandon Kruse, Sr., Bowling Green country. Through 14 games this season, the Beavers lead the nation with a .946 3. 119 Alex Limoges, Sr., Penn State PK percentage (35-of-37). Bemidji State has killed off 30 consecutive power plays 4. 114 Max Johnson, Sr., Bowling Green dating to a Dec. 18 contest at Minnesota State. 5. 111 Jordan Kawaguchi, Sr., North Dakota Minnesota State joins BSU in the top-10, checking in at No. 6 with a .880 percentage 6. 110 Jack Billings, Jr., Niagara (44-of-50). Michigan Tech is just outside the top-10 at No. 11 with an .854 average 7. 108 Connor Ford, Sr., Bowling Green (41-of-48). 8. 105 Johnny Walker, Sr., Arizona State 9. 102 Luke Santerno, Sr., Bentley High-Caliber Backstops: Four WCHA goaltenders rank among the best in the NCAA 10. 101 Logan Hutsko, Sr., Boston College this season. Minnesota State's Dryden McKay (0.84), Michigan Tech's Blake Pietila (1.76), Bowling Green's Zack Rose (1.86), and Lake Superior State's Mareks Mitens (1.92) rank No. 1, No, 6, No. 8 and No. 9, respectively in goals against average nationally. McKay (No. 1- .959), Pietila (No. 4- .939), Mitens (No. 9- .932), Alabama Huntsville's David Fessenden (No. 12- .931), Bowling Green's Eric Dop (No. 15- .926) and Bemidji State's Zach Driscoll (No. 16- .925) ranks among the top 16 nationally in save percentage. McKay's seven shutouts also leads the NCAA. In all, WCHA goalies have accounted for 15 of the 60 shutouts in nationally this season (25.0 percent).

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Another First for McKay: Minnesota State junior Dryden McKay authored another lengthy scoreless streak this season. On Jan. 16, the Downers Grove, Ill., ran his recent WCHA on Opening Night: Twenty-two alumni scoreless streak to 217:37 minutes before surrendering a goal in the Mavericks' 6-2 representing nine current Western Collegiate Hockey win at Lake Superior State. The streak is the ninth-longest in WCHA history and the Association member institutions appear on National second streak of 200+ minutes for the 2020 Richter Award fi nalist. McKay had a Hockey League rosters as the NHL opens the 2020-21 234:25 run last season that ranks No. 5 on the WCHA all-time list. He is now the fi rst season. goaltender in WCHA history with two scoreless streaks of more than 200 minutes. The total includes 14 players on active rosters, six players on taxi squads and two on injured reserve. Most Consecutive Scoreless Minutes Fourteen of the 31 NHL teams feature at least one WCHA Rk Mins. Goaltender, Team (Dates) ...... Season alum. 1. 339:05 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan (1/20-2/17/2017) ...... 2016-17 Michigan Tech and Minnesota State boast the most 2. 269:51 Brian Elliott, Wisconsin (3/17 – 4/6/2006) ...... 2005-06 alumni with fi ve players each. Bowling Green is next 3. 249:41 Gerald ‘Spike’ Schultz, North Dakota (1/14 – 2/4/1954) ...... 1953-54 with four players while Bemidji State and Lake Superior State have two. Alabama 4. 239:22 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State (12/13/2014 - 1/16/2015) ...... 2014-15 Huntsville, Alaska, Alaska Anchorage and Ferris State are represented by one 5. 234:25 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (2/7-28/2020) ...... 2019-20 player. 6. 223:51 Marc Cheverie, Denver (10/9 – 10/30/2009) ...... 2009-10 Four players are members of the Minnesota Wild, the most of any team in the 7. 220.18 Chris Nell, Bowling Green (2/4/17-3/3/17) ...... 2016-17 NHL. Five teams - Calgary, Dallas, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Vancouver are 8. 208:42 Peter Mannino, Denver (2/26 – 3/27/2004) ...... 2003-04 home to a pair of WCHA players while Anaheim, Arizona, Chicago, Edmonton, 9. 217:37 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (12/18/2020-1/16/2021) 2020-21 Philadelphia, St. Louis, Vegas and Washington opened the season with one 10. 189:24 Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech (3/7 - 3/20/2015) ...... 2014-16 former WCHA player.

Ferris State's Kaufman Honored by AHCA: Long-time Ferris State assistant coach WCHA Alumni on NHL Rosters Mark Kaufman has been chosen as the 2021 recipient of the American Hockey Player Pos. NHL Team WCHA School Coaches Association's Terry Flanagan Award. The award is presented annually to Cam Talbot G Minnesota Wild Alabama Huntsville honor an assistant coach's career body of work. In his 15th year with the Bulldogs, Colton Parayko D St. Louis Blues Alaska Kaufman joins FSU associate head coach Drew Famulak as FSU's second Flanagan Jay Beagle F Vancouver Alaska Anchorage winner. Famulak was honored in 2012. Brad Hunt D Minnesota Wild Bemidji State Zach Whitecloud D Vegas Golden Knights Bemidji State Bowling Green Joins Elite Company: No. 5/5 Bowling Green reached a milestone few Ryan Carpenter F Chicago Blackhawks Bowling Green programs have achieved when the Falcons defeated Northern Michigan, 6-2, on Jan. Mark Friedman D Philadelphia Flyers Bowling Green 16 at the Slater Family Ice Arena. The victory was the 1,000th for the Falcon program, Andrew Hammond (TS) G Minnesota Wild Bowling Green making BGSU just the 26th team to reach that lofty number. Sean Walker (IR) D Los Angeles Kings Bowling Green Gerald Mayhew F Minnesota Wild Ferris State High-Flying Falcons: No. 8/8 Bowling Green's 16-6-0 start has been fueled by a high- Buddy Robinson (TS) F Calgary Flames Lake Superior State octane offense that ranks among NCAA leaders in several key scoring categories. Zach Trotman (IR) D Pittsburgh Penguins Lake Superior State BGSU leads the nation in goals (81), assists (134) points (215), shots on goal (787), Pheonix Copley (TS) G Washington Capitals Michigan Tech plus/minus (+31), faceoff wins (677) and game-winning goals (16); ranks tied for Tanner Kero F Dallas Stars Michigan Tech second in shorthanded goals (three) and tied for third in power-play goals (19). Jujhar Khaira F Edmonton Oilers Michigan Tech Joel L’Esperance F Dallas Stars Michigan Tech Defense Wins Championships: In addition to boasting some of the top offensive Matt Roy D Los Angeles Kings Michigan Tech units in the country, WCHA teams are also among the stingiest defensive teams in David Backes (TS) F Anaheim Ducks Minnesota State the NCAA this season. Three of the top 10 teams in goals allowed per game call the Teddy Blueger F Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota State WCHA home, led by NCAA-leader Minnesota State, which is allowing only 1.14 goals Connor Mackey (TS) D Calgary Flames Minnesota State per game. Michigan Tech is ninth at 2.12 while Bowling Green is 10th at 2.14. Minnesota Marc Michaelis (TS) F Vancouver Canucks Minnesota State State, along with Massachusetts (1.89) and Quinnipiac (1.95) are the only NCAA teams Tyler Pitlick F Arizona Coyotes Minnesota State allowing fewer than two goals per game in 2020-21. (IR)- Injured Reserve/(TS)- Taxi Squad Make Them Pay: On the other end of the special teams spectrum, Minnesota State and Alabama Huntsville are second and tied for 10th nationally, respectively, in You'll Get Nothing and Like It: WCHA goaltenders are among the stingiest in the NCAA power-play percentage. The Mavericks are converting at a .302 clip (16-of-53) on the through 11 weeks of competition. League netminders have authored 15 shutouts so man advantage through 14 games this season while Alabama Huntsville is 8-for-34 far in 2020-21, which leads all Division I conferences. Hockey East and the Big Ten for a .235 percentage. are second with 13 shutouts followed by the NCHC (eight), Atlantic Hockey (six) and the ECAC (five). Fire Away: Bowling Green and Minnesota State are the two of the most-proficient The 15 shutouts include a rare 0-0 tie between Lake Superior State's Mareks Mitens WCHA squads at putting the puck on net. The Falcons are second nationally with an and Michigan Tech's Mark Sinclair on Nov. 21 in Sault Ste. Marie. Minnesota State's average of 35.77 shots on goal per game while the Mavericks rank third at 35.50. All-American goaltender Dryden McKay leads the NCAA with six shutouts this season Individually, BGSU senior forward Cameron Wright tops the league and is third in the while Sinclair and his Michigan Tech teammate, sophomore Blake Pietila, are tied for NCAA with 95 shots on goal. Teammates Alex Barber (72) and Connor Ford (72) are eighth nationally with two. tied for eighth. Minnesota State's Reggie Lutz tops the league and the ranks fifth nationally in SOG per game with a 4.62 average. Wright is seventh nationally at 4.32. Captain America: Ferris State freshman goaltender Logan Stein brought home a gold medal as a member of the U.S. squad that won the 2021 World Junior Championship I'll Make It: Bowling Green senior Max Johnson netted his fourth game-winning goal in Edmonton, Alta., with a 2-0 win over Canada in the championship game on Jan. 6. of the season against Bemidji State on Jan. 7, which is currently tied for the No. 2 totla The Suwanee, Ga., native is the first FSU player to represent the United States at the nationally. The game-winner was also the 12th of Johnson's career moving him into a WJC. tie for second on the WCHA post-realignment career list behind Northern Michigan's Darien Craighead, who potted 13 for the Wildcats from 2016-20. The single-season I Am Ironman: Bowling Green senior Brandon Kruse is currently riding the longest post-realignment high is seven, which is shared by four players. Colorado College's active consecutive games played streak in NCAA hockey. The Saline, Mich., native Brett Sterling holds the all-time WCHA career mark with 23 game-winners from has not missed a game in 142 career contests with the Falcons. Northern Michigan's 2002-06. Minnesota's Aaron Broten (1980-81) and Wisconsin's John Newberry Joseph Nardi has the second-longest active streak in the country at 136 games. (1981-82) share the league all-time single-season mark with 10.

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WCHA Tops Games Played List: In addition to holding the longest current consecutive games streak, Bowling Green's Brandon Kruse also tops all active NCAA players in total games played at 142. In all, seven WCHA players rank among the top 10 in games played among current players nationally.

NCAA Active Games Played Leaders* Rk. Games Name, School (Current League) 1. 142 Brandon Kruse, Bowling Green (WCHA) 2. 139 Connor Ford, Bowling Green (WCHA) 3. 137 Matt Hellickson, Notre Dame (Big Ten) 137 Justin Misiak, Michigan Tech (WCHA) 5. 136 Sam Craggs, Bowling Green (WCHA) 136 Joseph Nardi, Northern Michigan (WCHA) 136 Colin Thiesen, Notre Dame (Big Ten) 136 Seamus Donohue, St. Cloud State/Michigan Tech (NCHC) 9. 135 Cameron Wright, Bowling Green (WCHA)) 10. 134 Max Johnson, Bowling Green (WCHA) *- As of Feb. 10, 2021

Double Shutout: Michigan Tech netminder Mark Sinclair and his Lake Superior State counterpart Mareks Mitens found themselves in a familiar spot when their teams faced off at Lake Superior State on Nov. 21. The Huskies and Lakers battled for 65 minutes with neither team finding the back of the net. The scoreless tie was the seventh in the WCHA since 2013 and the second in a row involving Mitens and Sinclair. The Lakers, backstoped by Mitens, and Alabama Huntsville, with Sinclair in net, skated to the most-recent double shutout on Feb. 14, 2020. Sinclair transferred to Michigan Tech prior to the 2020-21 season.

Climbing the Ladder: Bemidji State's Tom Serratore and Minnesota State's Mike Hastings continue to climb the games-coached ladder in the WCHA. Serratore has coached 395 games as a WCHA coach while Hastings has been behind the bench for 335 contests. The two stand 20th and 23rd, respectively on the WCHA's games coached list.

Games Coached as a WCHA Head Coach Rk. Games Coach, Schools ...... Seasons 19. 449 Mike Eaves, Wisconsin ...... 2002-13 20. 395 Tom Serratore, Bemidji State ...... 2010-present 21. 391 Dave Hakstol, North Dakota ...... 2004-13 22. 370 Ralph Backstrom, Denver ...... 1981-90 23. 335 Mike Hastings, Minnesota State ...... 2012-present 24. 331 John Mariucci, Minnesota ...... 1952-66 25. 322 Bob Motzko, St. Cloud State ...... 2005-13

Bowling Green Shares Top Spot Among Returning Goal Leaders: Bowling Green and Michigan Tech rank among the top teams in terms of returning goal scorers entering the 2020-21 season. BGSU's 96 returning goals on this season's roster ties for the top spot in the NCAA with North Dakota. Michigan Tech's 86 returning goals ranks No. 5. The WCHA joins the NCHC as the only two leagues with multiple teams in the top 8.

Most Returning Goals- 2020-21 Rosters Goals School 96 Bowling Green (WCHA) 96 North Dakota (NCHC) 93 Minnesota (Big Ten) 90 Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) 86 Michigan Tech (WCHA) 84 Denver (NCHC) 84 Providence (Hockey East) 83 Arizona State (Independent)

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WCHA Career Points (2013-present) WCHA Career Wins (2013-present) Rk Points Player, Pos., School ...... Years Rk Wins Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 1. 162 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 1. 65 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 2. 134 Brandon Kruse, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. 65 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 3. 132 Parker Tuomie, F, Minnesota State ...... 2016-20 3. 62 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 4. 127 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 4. 55 Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech ...... 2013-16 5. 122 Alec Rauhauser, D, Bowling Green ...... 2016-20 5. 46 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 6. 121 Philip Beaulieu, D, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 6. 46 C.J. Motte, Ferris State ...... 2013-15 7. 119 Gerald Mayhew, F, Ferris State ...... 2013-17 7. 43 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 8. 114 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 8. 41 Eric Dop, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 113 Adam Rockwood, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 41 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 10. 111 Max Humitz, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2016-20 10. 39 Ryan Bednard, Bowling Green ...... 2016-19

WCHA Career Goals (2013-present) WCHA Career Saves (2013-present) Rk Goals Player, Pos., School ...... Years Rk Saves Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 1. 71 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 1. 3,564 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 2. 64 Max Humitz, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2016-20 2. 3,449 Olivier Mantha, Alaska Anchorage ...... 2014-18 3. 57 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2015-18 3. 2,962 Gordon Deﬁ el, Lake Superior State ...... 2014-17 4. 56 Troy Loggins, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 4. 2,368 Carmine Guerriero, Alabama Huntsville ...... 2013-17 5. 54 Kevin Dufour, F, Bowling Green ...... 2013-17 5. 2,131 C.J. Motte, Ferris State ...... 2013-15 54 Robbie Payne, F, Northern Michigan...... 2014-18 6. 2,086 Darren Smith, Ferris ...... 2015-18 7. 53 Mitchell McClain, F, Bowling Green ...... 2014-18 7. 2,085 Mark Sinclair, Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech ..... 2017-present 8. 52 Gerald Mayhew, F, Ferris State ...... 2013-17 8. 2,055 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 9. 50 Diego Cuglietta, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2015-19 9. 2,053 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 10. 49 Darien Craighead, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 10. 1,995 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-presenet

WCHA Career Assists (2013-present) WCHA Career Save Percentage (2013-present) Rk Assists Player, Pos., School ...... Years Min. 2 seasons, playing in 66.7% of team games 1. 97 Brandon Kruse, D, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Pct. Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 2. 95 Philip Beaulieu, D, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 1. .938 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 3, 93 Alec Rauhauser, D,Bowling Green ...... 2016-20 2. .926 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 93 Adam Rockwood, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 3. .922 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 5. 91 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 4. .920 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 6. 87 Parker Tuomie, F, Minnesota State ...... 2016-20 5. .918 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 7. 76 Troy Loggins, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 6. .915 Gordon Deﬁ el, Lake Superior State ...... 2014-17 8. 72 Ian Scheid, D, Minnesota State ...... 2017-20 .915 Mathias Dahlström, Northern Michigan ...... 2013-16 9. 70 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 8. .914 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 10. 69 Shane Hanna, D, Michigan Tech ...... 2013-17 9. .913 Eric Dop, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 10. .912 Darren Smith, Ferris State ...... 2015-18 WCHA Career Power Play Goals (2013-present) .912 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present Rk PPG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 1. 30 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 WCHA Career Goals-Against Average (2013-present) 2. 26 Connor Ford, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Min. 2 seasons, playing in 66.7% of team games 24 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk GAA Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 4. 22 Troy Loggins, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-19 1. 1.42 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 22 Gerry Fitzgerald, F, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 2. 2.00 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 6. 20 Cameron Wright, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 2.07 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 20 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 4. 2.17 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 20 Adam Brady, F, Bemidji State ...... 2016-20 5. 2.24 Eric Dop, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 9. 18 Max Humitz, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2016-20 6. 2.41 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 10. 17 Darien Craighead, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 7. 2.46 Mathias Dahlström, Northern Michigan ...... 2013-16 17 Jake Lucchini, F, Michigan Tech ...... 2015-19 8. 2.56 Davis Jones, Alaska ...... 2013-17 17 Tyler Heionen, F, Michigan Tech ...... 2013-17 WCHA Career Shutouts (2013-present) WCHA Career Shorthanded Goals (2013-present) Rk Shutouts Goaltender, Team...... Seasons Rk SHG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 1. 21 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 1. 10 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 21 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 2. 8 Troy Loggins, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 3. 13 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 3. 6 Nick Rivera, F, Minnesota State ...... 2016-20 4. 11 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 6 Mitchell McLain, F, Bowling Green ...... 2014-18 11 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 5. 5 Diego Cuglietta, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2015-19 6. 10 C.J. Motte, Ferris State ...... 2013-15 5 Kyle Bauman, F, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 5 Matt Salhany, F, Alabama Huntsville ...... 2013-17 WCHA Career Games Played (2013-present) Rk Games Goaltender, Team...... Seasons WCHA Career Game-Winning Goals (2013-present) 1. 138 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 Rk GWG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 2. 137 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 1. 13 Darien Craighead, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 3. 122 Olivier Mantha, Alaska Anchorage ...... 2014-18 2. 12 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 4. 99 Gordon Deﬁ el, Lake Superior State ...... 2013-17 12 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 5. 90 Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech ...... 2013-16 12 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 6. 88 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 5. 11 Jake Lucchini, F, Michigan Tech ...... 2015-19 7. 87 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 6. 10 Diego Cuglietta, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2015-19 8. 84 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2013-17 10 Zeb Knutson, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 9. 83 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 10 Gerry Fitzgerald, F, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 10. 81 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 10 Gerald Mayhew, F, Ferris State ...... 2013-17

WEEK 13 (FEB. 11-16, 2021) 11 wcha.com WCHA ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS #WEAREWCHA

Active Career Points Goaltenders Rk Points Player, Pos., School ...... Years Active Career Wins 1. 134 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Wins Player, Class, School ...... Years 2. 114 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 65 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 3. 108 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 2. 43 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 4. 94 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 41 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 5. 85 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 4. 26 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 6. 82 Jake Jaremko, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 5. 15 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 7. 80 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 6. 13 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 8. 77 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 11 Mark Sinclair, Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech ...... 2017-present 9. 70 Aaron Miller, Sr., F, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 8. 9 Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green ...... 2019-present 70 Jared Spooner, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 9. 8 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present 10. 5 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present Active Career Goals Rk Goals Player, Pos., School ...... Years Active Career Saves 1. 48 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Saves Player, Class, School ...... Years 2. 47 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 2,085 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 47 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. 2,055 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 4. 37 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 1,965 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 5. 36 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 4. 1,746 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 6. 34 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 5. 1,649 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 33 Grifﬁ n Loughran, Jr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 6. 1,285 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 33 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 7. 916 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 33 Owen Sillinger, Jr., F, Bemidji State ...... 2018-present 8. 373 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present 10. 32 Dallas Gerads, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 9. 357 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present 10. 355 David Fessenden, So., Alabama Huntsville ...... 2019-present Active Career Assists Rk Assists Player, Pos., School ...... Years Active Career Save Percentage 1. 97 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Pct. Player, Class, School ...... Years 2. 67 Max Johnson, Sr, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. .938 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 3. 60 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. .920 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 4. 52 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 3. .913 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 5. 51 Jake Jaremko, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 4. .912 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 6. 48 Jared Spooner, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 5. .903 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 7. 47 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 6. .896 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 8. 46 Lukas Kaelble, Sr., D, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 7. .882 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 46 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 10. 41 Aaron Miller, Sr., F, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present Active Career GAA 41 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present Rk GAA Player, Class, School ...... Years 1. 1.42 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present Active Career Power Play Goals 2. 2.17 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present Rk PPG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 3. 2.24 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 26 Connor Ford, Sr, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 4. 2.60 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 24 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 5. 2.98 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 3. 20 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 6. 3.32 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 4. 16 Trenton Bliss, Jr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present 7. 3.48 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 5. 13 Alec Broetzman, Jr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present 13 Alex Barber, Jr., F, Bowling Green...... 2018-present Active Career Shutouts 7. 12 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present Rk SO Player, Class, School ...... Years 12 Julian Napravnik, Jr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 1. 21 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 12 Dallas Gerads, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 2. 8 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 10. 11 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 6 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 6 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 5. 5 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present Active Career Shorthanded Goals 6. 2 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present Rk SHG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 2 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 1. 3 Alec Broetzman, So., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present 8. 1 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present 3 Owen Sillinger, Jr., F, Bemijdi State ...... 2019-present 1 Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green ...... 2019-present 3. 2 Four players Active Career Games Active Career Game-Winning Goals Rk Games Player, Class, School ...... Years Rk GWG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 1. 87 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 1. 12 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. 83 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 2. 9 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 81 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 9 Julian Napravnik, Jr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 4. 72 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 9 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 5. 71 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 6. 55 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present Active Career Games 7. 42 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present Rk Games Player, Class, Pos., School ...... Years 8. 19 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present 1. 142 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 9. 18 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present 2. 139 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 10. 14 David Fessenden, So., Alabama Huntsville ...... 2019-present 3. 137 Justin Misiak, Sr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2017-present 14 Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green ...... 2019-present 4. 136 Sam Craggs, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 136 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 6. 135 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 134 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 8. 131 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 9. 126 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 10. 124 Greyson Reitmeier, Sr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2017-present

WEEK 13 (FEB. 11-16, 2021) 12 wcha.com WCHA 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS #WEAREWCHA

TEAM SEASON HIGHS INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS GAME GAME Goals Goals 7 Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/5/2021 7 4 Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State)^ ...... 2/6/2021 Ferris State (vs. Trine (Ind.)) ...... 1/16/2021 Assists Goals (Two Teams) 4 Andre Ghantous, Northern Michigan (at Lake Superior State) ...... 2/6/2021 11 Northern Michigan (6) at Ferris State (5)* ...... 12/30/2020 Points Assists 5 Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/6/2021 14 Ferris State (vs. Trine (Ind.)) ...... 1/16/2021 Penalties Points 3 Four times; last; Will Cullen, Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) 21 Ferris State (vs. Trine (Ind.)) ...... 1/16/2021 and Ryan Sandelin, Minnesota State (at Bowling Green ...... 2/6/2021

Penalties Penalty Minutes 10 Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) ...... 2/6/2021 17 Will Cullen, Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) ...... 2/6/2021 17 Jake Transit, Ferris State (at Minnesota State) ...... 1/24/2021 Penalty Minutes 50 Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) ...... 2/6/2021 Power Play Goals 2 Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/6/2021 Penalties- Two Teams 19 Bowling Green (10) at Minnesota State (9)...... 2/6/2021 Shorthanded Goals 1 Nine times; last: Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/6/2021 Penalty Minutes- Two Teams 98 Bowling Green (60) at Minnesota State (48) ...... 2/6/2021 Shots on Goal 11 Reggie Lutz, Minnesota State (at Lake Superior State) ...... 1/16/2021 Fewest Penalties 1 Four times; last: Bemidji State (vs. Bowling Green) Blocked Shots and Bowling Green (at Bemidji State) ...... 1/21/2021 8 Michael Van Unen, Northern Michigan (vs. Minnesota State) ...... 1/2/2021 8 Cameron Wright, Bowling Green (at Mercyhurst)* ...... 12/6/2020 Fewst Penalty Minutes 2 Four times; last: Bemidji State (vs. Bowling Green) and Bowling Green (at Bemidji State) ...... 1/21/2021 PERIOD Goals Power Play Goals 2 Eight times; last: AJ Vanderbeck, Northern Michigan (at Lake Superior State) (3) .....2/7/2021 3 Five times Assists Shorthanded Goals 3 Andre Ghantous, Northern Michigan (at Lake Superior State) (2) .....2/6/2021 1 Nine times; last: Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/6/2021 Points Fastest Two Goals 3 Andre Ghantous, Northern Michigan (at Lake Superior State) ...... 2/6/2021 0:10 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech)* ...... 12/12/2020 3 Ethan Stewart, Ferris State (vs. Northern Michigan) * ...... 12/30/2020

Fastest Three Goals Penalties 0:54 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech)* ...... 12/12/2020 3 Will Cullen, Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) ...... 2/6/2021

Shots on Goal Penalty Minutes 57 Minnesota State (at Lake Superior State) ...... 1/16/2021 17 Will Cullen, Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) ...... 2/6/2021

Fewest Shots on Goal Power Play Goals 9 Alabama Huntsville (vs. Michigan Tech)* ...... 2/5/2021 1 Multiple times

PERIOD Shorthanded Goals Goals 1 Nine times; last: Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/6/2021 5 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech) (2) * ...... 12/12/2020

Assists GOALTENDING SEASON HIGHS 8 Bowling Green (at Adrian) (2)* ...... 11/21/2020 SERIES Saves Points 78 Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech (vs. Minnesota State)* ...... 12/6-7/2020 13 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech) (2)* ...... 12/12/2020 GAME Penalties Saves 10 Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) (3) ...... 2/6/2021 43 Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech (vs. Minnesota State)* ...... 12/6/2020

Penalty Minutes PERIOD 50 Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) (3) ...... 2/6/2021 Saves 19 David Fessenden, Alabama Huntsville (vs. Ferris State) ...... 1/9/2021 Power Play Goals 2 Eight times; last: Bemidji State (at Ferris State) (2) ...... 2/6/2021 *-Non-conference game

Shots on Goal 29 Minnesota State (at Lake Superior State) (2)...... 1/16/2021

Fewest Shots on Goal 0 Alabama Huntsville (vs. Michigan Tech) (3)* ...... 2/5/2021

WEEK 13 (FEB. 11-16, 2021) 13 wcha.com NONCONFERENCE AND HEAD-TO-HEAD, POTW, POTM #WEAREWCHA

2020-21 WCHA AGAINST THE REST 2020-21 WCHA PLAYERS OF THE MONTH By Team vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind.* Total Alabama Huntsville 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 Month Forward Defenseman Alaska Anchorage 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Alaska 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Nov. Ashton Calder, Jr., Lake Superior State Will Riedell, Jr., Lake Superior State Bemidji State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Dec. Cameron Wright, Sr., Bowling Green Will Cullen, Jr., Bowling Green Bowling Green 3-1-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 7-1-0 Jan. Brandon Kruse, Sr., Bowling Green Will Cullen, Jr., Bowling Green Ferris State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Feb. Lake Superior State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 March Michigan Tech 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Minnesota State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Northern Michigan 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 TOTALS: 3-3-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-0 10-3-0 Month Goaltender Rookie (.500) (.000) (1.000) (.000) (.000) (1.000) (.769) Nov. Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville

By Site vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind* Total Dec. Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech Akito Hirose, Fr., D, Minnesota State Home 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 4-1-0 Jan. Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State Arvid Caderoth, Fr., F, Michigan Tech Away 2-2-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 6-2-0 Feb. Neutral 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 March TOTALS: 3-3-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-0 10-3-0 (.500) (.000) (1.000) (.000) (.000) (1.000) (.769) *- Includes games against non-Division I NCAA teams

2020-21 WCHA HEAD-TO-HEAD (REGULAR SEASON, LEAGUE GAMES) UAH (pts) BSU (pts) BGSU (pts) FSU (pts) LSSU (pts) MTU (pts) MSU (pts) NMU (pts) W-L-T-3/SW-0L (pts) UAH ---- 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-0-0-0-0 (5/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-2-0-0-0 (5) BSU 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) ---- 1-1-0-1-0 (2/6) 1-0-1-0-0 (4/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-1-1-0-0 (6) BGSU 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 1-1-0-0-1 (4/6) ---- 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 5-3-0-0-1 (16) FSU 0-2-0-0-1 (1/6) 0-1-1-1-0 (2/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) ---- 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-10-1-1-1 (3) LSSU 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) ----- 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 1-1-0-1-1 (3/6) 1-3-0-1-1 (3) MTU 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) ----- 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-2-0-0-0 (6) MSU 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) ----- 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 8-0-0-0 (24) NMU 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 1-1-0-1-1 (3/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) ----- 3-3-0-1-1 (9)

2020-21 WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Date Forward Defenseman Goaltender Rookie Nov. 23 Tyr Thompson, Jr., Alabama Huntsville Dayne Finnson, Jr., Alabama Huntsville Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville Nov. 30 None None None None Dec. 8 Cameron Wright, Sr., Bowling Green Tim Theocharidis, Jr., Bowling Green Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech Quinn Green, Fr, F, Alabama Huntsville Dec. 14 Max Johnson, Sr., Bowling Green Colin Swoyer, Jr., Michigan Tech Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech Seth Fyten, Fr., F, Bowling Green Dec. 21 Connor Ford, Sr., Bowling Green Colin Swoyer, Jr., Michigan Tech Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green Akito Hirose, Fr., D, Minnesota State Jan. 4 Cameron Wright, Sr., Bowling Green Will Cullen, Jr., Bowling Green Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State Akito Hirose, Fr., D, Minnesota State Jan. 11 Pete Veillette, Jr., Lake Superior State Dayne Finnson, Jr., Alabama Huntsville Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville Jan. 18 Cade Borchardt, So., Minnesota State Will Cullen, Jr., Bowling Green Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State Chrystopher Collin, Fr., F, Bowling Green Jan. 26 Walker Duehr, Sr., Minnesota State Kyle Looft, So., Bemidj State Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State Arvid Caderoth, Fr., F, Michigan Tech Feb. 1 Grifﬁ n Loughran, Jr., Northern Michigan Justin Wells, Sr., Bowling Green Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State Tim Erkkila, Fr., D, Northern Michigan Feb. 8 Owen Sillinger, Jr., Bemidj State Will Riedell, Sr., Lake Superior State Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State Arvid Caderoth, Fr., F, Michigan Tech Feb. 15 Feb. 22 March 1 March 8

WEEK 13 (FEB. 11-16, 2021) 14 wcha.com NATIONAL POLLS #WEAREWCHA

USCHO.COM USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY MAGAZINE Feb. 8, 2021 Feb. 8, 2021

Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll Rank Team, Points (1st place) Last Poll Record Top 15 1. Boston College (23) 11-3-1 771 1 1. North Dakota, 488 (17) 3 13-4-1 14 2. North Dakota (10) 13-4-1 762 3 2. Boston College, 474 (12) 1 11-3-1 14 3. Minnesota State (5) 11-2-1 708 6 3. Minnesota State, 440 (4) 4 11-2-1 14 4. Minnesota Duluth (2) 12-5-2 678 5 4. Minnesota Duluth, 395 (1) 5 12-5-2 14 5. Minnesota 15-5-0 602 2 5. Minnesota, 343 2 15-5-0 14 6. St. Cloud State 12-7-0 582 4 6. Wisconsin, 342 12 13-7-0 12 7. Wisconsin 13-7-0 579 11 7. St. Cloud State, 313 5 12-7-0 10 8. Michigan 10-6-0 542 7 8. Michigan, 289 7 10-6-0 14 9. Massachusetts 11-5-3 441 10 9. Massachusetts, 234 9 11-5-3 14 10. Omaha 11-6-1 432 9 10. Omaha, 193 10 11-6-1 8 11. Quinnipiac 12-5-3 402 12 11. Quinnipiac, 177 11 12-5-3 13 12. Bowling Green 16-6-0 385 8 12. Bowling Green, 140 8 16-6-0 9 13. Boston University 6-2-0 342 15 13. Boston University, 106 15 6-2-0 3 14. Clarkson 9-7-4 203 13 14. American International, 35 UR 13-3-0 1 15. American International 13-3-0 169 17 T-15. Clarkson, 25 13 9-7-4 13 16. Providence 8-6-4 165 16 T-15. Connecticut, 25 UR 8-6-2 1 17. Bemidji State 7-4-3 155 18 18. Northeastern 6-5-2 121 14 Others receiving votes: Northeastern 12, Bemidji State 10, Denver 10, 19. Robert Morris 14-5-0 87 19 Notre Dame 10, Providence 9, Robert Morris 6, Michigan Tech 3, Penn 20. Connecticut 8-6-2 81 UR State 1.

Others receiving votes: Notre Dame, 74, Michigan Tech 67, Denver 26, Penn State 18, Lake Superior State 3, UMass Lowell 3, Mercyhurst 2.

2020-21 WCHA in the Rankings Week-by-Week

Week UAH UAA UAF BSU BGSU FSU LSSU MTU MSU NMU Preseason UR/UR UR/UR UR/UR 16/15 RV/RV UR/UR UR/UR RV/RV 4/5 RV/RV Nov. 16 UR/UR UR/UR UR/UR 16/RV 19/RV UR/UR UR/UR RV/UR 5/4 RV/RV Nov. 23 UR/UR X/X UR/UR 19/RV 18/RV UR/UR RV/RV RV/RV 6/5 RV/RV Nov. 30 UR/UR X/X UR/UR 19/RV 18/RV UR/UR RV/RV UR/UR 6/6 RV/RV Dec. 7 UR/UR X/X UR/UR RV/RV 16/RV UR/UR RV/RV RV/UR 6/6 RV/RV Dec. 14 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/UR 13/12 UR/UR RV/RV RV/UR 5/5 RV/RV Dec. 21 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/RV 9/8 UR/UR 20/RV RV/RV 5/5 UR/UR Dec. 28 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/UR 7/7 UR/UR 19/RV RV/UR 5/5 UR/UR Jan. 4 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/UR 7/6 UR/UR RV/RV RV/RV 4/4 UR/UR Jan. 11 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/UR 8/7 UR/UR 19/RV RV/RV 5/4 UR/UR Jan. 18 UR/UR X/X X/X UR/UR 5/5 UR/UR RV/RV RV/RV 2/2 UR/UR Jan. 25 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/UR 8/8 UR/UR RV/UR 18/RV 3/2 UR/UR Feb. 1 UR/UR X/X X/X 18/RV 8/8 UR/UR RV/UR RV/UR 6/4 UR/UR Feb. 8 UR/UR X/X X/X 17/RV 12/12 UR/UR RV/UR RV/RV 3/3 UR/UR Feb. 15 Feb. 22 March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 12

Rankings are USHCO/USAT-USAHM) X/X- UAA and UAF have opted out of the 2020-21 season

WEEK 13 (FEB. 11-16, 2021) 15 wcha.com 2020-21 WCHA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE #WEAREWCHA

NOVEMBER Schedule presented by Friday, February 12 Friday, November 13 (RV/UR)Lake Superior State at (12/12) Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET Adrian 2, at (RV/RV) Bowling Green (NC) 6 Ferris State at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET (3/3) Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. CT Saturday, November 21 Northern Michigan at (17/RV) Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 0, at Lake Superior State 0 (NC) (LSSU W/SO, 2-1) (19/RV) Bowling Green 5, at Adrian (Mich.) 0 (NC) Saturday, February 13 Alabama Huntsville 2, at (RV/UR) Robert Morris 5 (NC) Ferris State at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech (NC) 6:07 p.m. ET (RV/UR) Lake Superior State at (12/12) Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET Sunday, November 22 Northern Michigan at (17/RV) Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 1, at Lake Superior State 4 (NC) Sunday, January 3 Alabama Huntsville 3, at (RV/UR) Robert Morris 4 (NC) Alabama Huntsville 1, at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 2* Tuesday, February 16 (5/4) Minnesota State 5, at (16/RV) Bemidji State 0(NC) (RV/UR) Bemidji State 1, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 2 (OT) (BSU W/SO, 1-0 (NC) Alabama Huntsville at Northern Michigan* 4:37 p.m. ET (7/7) Bowling Green 4, at Ferris State 2* Wednesday, November 25 (5/5) Minnesota State 4, at Northern Michigan 0* Wednesday, February 17 (RV/RV)Lake Superior State at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) CCD Alabama Huntsville at Northern Michigan* 7:07 p.m. ET Thursday, January 7 Friday, November 27 (RV/UR) Bemidji State 2, at (7/6) Bowling Green 3* Friday, February 19 Adrian 3, at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 5 (NC) Alabama Huntsville at Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET (RV/RV) Michigan Tech at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) CCD Friday, January 8 Bemidji State at Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. ET Ferris State at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) CCD (RV/UR) Bemidji State 4, at (7/6) Bowling Green 3 (OT)* Minnesota State at Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 4, at Northern Michigan 1 (NC) Saturday, November 28 Ferris State 4, at Alabama Huntsville 5 (OT)* Saturday, February 20 (RV/RV) Northern Michigan at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech (NC) CCD Alabama Huntsville at Lake Superior State* 5:07 p.m. ET Saturday, January 9 Bowling Green at Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. ET Sunday, November 29 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 3, at Northern Michigan 2 (OT) (NC) Bemidji State at Michigan Tech* 6:07 p.m. ET (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 2, at Adrian 1 (NC) Ferris State 0, at Alabama Huntsville 2* Minnesota State at Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET (RV/RV) Lake Superior State at Ferris State (NC) CCD Monday, January 11 Sunday, February 21 DECEMBER (8/7) Bowling Green 1, at USNTDP 5 (EXH) Bowling Green at Northern Michigan* 4:07 p.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 1 (18/RV) Bowling Green 6, at (RV/RV) Robert Morris 3 (NC) Friday, January 15 Wednesday, February 24 Northern Michigan 1, at (8/7) Bowling Green 5 (NC) Alabama Huntsville at Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET Friday, December 4 (5/4) Minnesota State 3, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 0* (19/RV) Bemidji State at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) CCD Thursday, February 25 Saturday, January 16 Bemidji State at Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT Saturday, December 5 Trine (Ind.) 0, at Ferris State 7 (NC) Mercyhurst 2, at (18/RV) Bowling Green 1 (NC) Northern Michigan 2, at (8/7) Bowling Green 6 (NC) Friday, February 26 Alabama Huntsville 2, at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 2 (NC) (LSSU w/SO, 2-1) (5/4) Minnesota State 6, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 2* Ferris State at Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET (19/RV) Bemidji State at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) CCD Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. ET Thursday, January 21 Sunday, December 6 (2/2) Bowling Green 1, at Bemidji State 2 (NC) Saturday, February 27 (18/RV) Bowling Green 3, at Mercyhurst 1 (NC) Lake Superior State at Ferris State* 7:07 p.m. ET Alabama Huntsville 2, at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 3 (NC) Friday, January 22 Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. ET (6/6) Minnesota State 1, at Michigan Tech 3 (NC) (2/2) Bowling Green 1, at Bemidji State 3 (NC) Minnesota State at Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT (RV/RV) Lake Superior State at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech* PPD Monday, December 7 Sunday, February 28 (6/6) Minnesota State 2, at Michigan Tech 0 (NC) Saturday, January 23 Bowling Green at Alabama Huntsville* 3:07 p.m. CT Ferris State 0, at (2/2) Minnesota State 4* Wednesday, December 9 Northern Michigan 0, at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 2 (NC) MARCH Alabama Huntsville at Ferris State (NC) CCD (RV/RV) Lake Superior State at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech* PPD Friday, March 5 Michigan Tech at Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, December 11 Sunday, January 24 Alabama Huntsville at Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT Ferris State 2, at Bowling Green 3 (NC) Ferris State at 1, (2/2) Minnesota State 4* Northern Michigan at Minnesota State (NC) CCD Saturday, March 6 Monday, January 25 Michigan Tech at Minnesota State* 6:07 p.m. CT Saturday, December 12 (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 4, at Northern Michigan 1 (NC) Alabama Huntsville at Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT Bowling Green 6, at Ferris State 2 (NC) Michigan Tech 3, at Bemidji State 6 (NC) Thursday, January 28 -- END OF REGULAR SEASON -- Milwaukee School of Engineering at (6/6) Minnesota State CCD Alabama Huntsville at (3/2) Minnesota State (NC) PPD Northern Michigan at Minnesota State (NC) CCD 2021 WCHA POSTSEASON Friday, January 29 Format TBA Sunday, December 13 (3/2) Minnesota State 1, at (RV/UR) Bemidji State 4 (NC) Michigan Tech 3, at Bemidji State 0 (NC) Ferris State 4, at Northern Michigan 5* All dates subject to change Milwaukee School of Engineering at (6/6) Minnesota State CCD (18/RV) Michigan Tech 3, at (8/8) Bowling Green 6* *- WCHA league game Alabama Huntsville at (3/2) Minnesota State (NC) PPD (NC)- Non-conference contest Wednesday, December 16 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State at (RV/UR) Bemidji State* PPD (EXH)- Exhibition contest Ferris State 4, at (RV/RV)Northern Michigan 5 (NC)* Saturday, January 30 Friday, December 18 Ferris State 3. at Northern Michigan 5* (13/12) Bowling Green 4, at (11/11) Quinnipiac 1 (NC) (18/RV) Michigan Tech 2, at (8/8) Bowling Green 5* (RV/RV) Northern Michigan 3, at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 4 (OT) (NC) (RV/UR) Lake Superior State at (RV/UR) Bemidji State* PPD (RV/UR) Bemidji State 4, at (5/5) Minnesota State 5 (NC) FEBRUARY Saturday, December 19 Tuesday, February 2 (13/12) Bowling Green 4, at (11/11) Quinnipiac 2 (NC) (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 6, at Ferris State 4* (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 3, at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan 1 (NC) (RV/UR) Bemidji State 1, at (5/5) Minnesota State 1 (OT) (MSU W/SO, 1-0) (NC) Friday, February 5 (18/RV) Bemidji State 3, at Ferris State 3 (OT) (FSU w/SO, 1-0) Tuesday, December 29 (8/8) Bowling Green 0, at (6/4) Minnesota State 4* (RV)/RV) Robert Morris 1, at (7/7) Bowling Green 2 (NC) (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 3, at Alabama Huntsville 1 (NC)

Wednesday, December 30 Saturday, February 6 Northern Michigan 6, at Ferris State 5 (OT) (NC) Northern Michigan 4, at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State 5 (OT)* (18/RV) Bemidji State 7, at Ferris State 2* JANUARY (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 4, at Alabama Huntsville 1 (NC) Saturday, January 2 (8/8) Bowling Green 1, at (6/4) Minnesota State 5* (7/7) Bowling Green 6, at Ferris State 1* Alabama Huntsville 0, at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 4* Sunday, February 7 (RV)/UR) Bemidji State 4, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 1 (NC) Northern Michigan 4, at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State 3 (OT)* (5/5) Minnesota State 5, at Northern Michigan 0* Tuesday, February 9 (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 2, at Ferris State 1*

Thursday, February 11 (3/3) Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. CT

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Minnesota State is Coaches' Choice to ThreePeat as WCHA Regular Season Champion 2020-21 WCHA Preseason Coaches’ Poll Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Points 1. Minnesota State (6) 86 2. Bemidji State (1) 79 3. Bowling Green (3) 78 4. Michigan Tech 64 5. Northern Michigan 63 6. Lake Superior State 49 7. Alaska 40 8. Ferris State 35 9. Alaska Anchorage 28 10. Alabama Huntsville 18 Coaches could not vote for their own teams. Based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 scale.

WCHA Coaches’ Preseason Player of the Year (Votes) Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green (4) Dryden McKay, Jr. G, Minnesota State (4) Others Receiving Votes: Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green (1); Trenton Bliss, Jr., F, Michigan Tech (1)

WCHA Coaches’ Preseason Rookie of the Year (Votes) Akito Hirose, D, Minnesota State (3) Others Receiving Votes: Carson Bantle, F, Michigan Tech (2); Brendan Furry, F, Minnesota State (2); Jake Livingstone, D, Minnesota State (1); Logan Stein, G, Ferris State (1); Ethan Scardina, F, Bowling Green (1)

Coaches’ Preseason All-WCHA Team (Votes) Forwards: Grifﬁ n Loughran, Jr., Northern Michigan (7); Brandon Kruse, Sr., Bowling Green (7); Connor Ford, Sr., Bowling Green (4); Lucas Sowder, So., Minnesota State (4) Others Receiving Votes: Owen Sillinger, Jr, Bemidji State (3); Nathan Smith, So., Minnesota State (3); Alec Broetzman, Jr., Michigan Tech (1); Trenton Bliss, Jr., Michigan Tech (1). Defensemen: Elias Rosén, So., Bemidji State (7); Chris Jandric, Jr., Alaska (6) Others Receiving Votes: Jake Willets, So., Ferris State (4); Colin Swoyer, Jr., Michigan Tech (3) Goaltender: Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State (7) Others Receiving Votes: Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State (3)

Media Tabs Minnesota State as Unanimous Choice as WCHA Regular Season Champion 2020-21 WCHA Preseason Media Poll Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Points 1. Minnesota State (10) 100 2. Bemidji State 89 3. Bowling Green 76 4. Northern Michigan 68 5. Michigan Tech 67 6. Lake Superior State 44 7. Alaska 40 8. Ferris State 33 9. Alaska Anchorage 21 10. Alabama Huntsville 12 Predicted order of ﬁ nish. Based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale.

WCHA Preseason Media Player of the Year (Votes) Dryden McKay, Jr., G, Minnesota State (25) Others Receiving Votes: Grifﬁ n Loughran, Jr., F, Northern Michigan (21); Owen Sillinger, Jr., F, Bemidji State (5); Zach Driscoll, Sr., G, Bemidji State (2); Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green (2); Nathan Smith, So., F, Minnesota State (2); Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green (1); Colin Swoyer, Jr., D, Michigan Tech (1). Based on a 3-2-1 scale.

WCHA Preseason Media Rookie of the Year (Votes) Carson Bantle, F, Michigan Tech (16) Others Receiving Votes: Akito Hirose, D, Minnesota State (14); Tanner Edwards, F, Minnesota State (3); Connor Gregga, F, Minnesota State (3); Anton Malmstrom, D, Bowling Green (3); Lukas Sillinger, F, Bemidji State (3); Aaron Myers, F, Bemidj State (3); Ondrej Pavel, F, Minnesota State (3); Grant Johnson, F, Northern Michigan (3); Jed Pietila, D, Michigan Tech (2); Jake Livingstone, D, Minnesota State (2); Jett Jungels, F, Northern Michigan (2); Logan Stein, G, Ferris State (1); Joshua Wildauer, F, Lake Superior State (1); Mack Byers, F, Northern Michigan (1). Based on a 3-2-1 scale.

Preseason Media All-WCHA Team (Votes) Forwards: Grifﬁ n Loughran, Jr. Northern Michigan (10); Connor Ford, Sr., Bowling Green (7); Owen Sillinger, Jr., Bemidji State (5). Others Receiving Votes: Brandon Kruse, Sr., Bowling Green (3) Lucas Sowder, So., Minnesota State (2); Nathan Smith, So., Minnesota State (1); Jared Spooner, Sr., Minnesota State (1); Trenton Bliss, Jr., Michigan Tech (1). Defensemen: Elias Rosén, So., Bemidji State (9); Jake Willets, So., Ferris State (6). Others Receiving Votes: Chris Jandric, Jr., Alaska (2); Colin Swoyer, Jr., Michigan Tech (1); Tim Theochardis, Jr., Bowling Green (1); Jack McNeely, Sr., Minnesota State (1). Goaltender: Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State (10). Others Receiving Votes: None

2020-21 WCHA Media Poll Voters Alabama Huntsville: Justin Bradford, Penalty Box Radio Alaska Anchorage: Kurt Haider, Seawolf Radio Alaska: Bruce Cech, Nanook Radio Bemidji State: Austin Monteith, Bemidji Pioneer Bowling Green: Nick Piotrowicz, Toledo Blade Ferris State: John Raffel, Big Rapids Pioneer Lake Superior State: Bill Crawford, LSSU Radio Michigan Tech: Adam Niemi, Houghton Daily Mining Gazette Minnesota State: Kevin Dudley, Mankato Free Press Northern Michigan: Ryan Stieg, Marquette Mining Journal

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2020-21 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Lance West (First season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at UAH: 2-7-1 Nov. 21 at (RV/UR) Robert Morris (NC) L, 2-5 Overall: 13-30-4 (Second season) Nov. 22 at (RV/UR) Robert Morris (NC) L, 3-4 Dec. 5 at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) T, 2-2 (OT) (LSSU W SO, 2-1) 2020-21 Overall Record: 2-7-1 Dec. 6 at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) L, 3-2 2020-21 WCHA Record: 2-2-0-1-0-0 Jan. 2 at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech* L, 0-4 Jan. 3 at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech* L, 1-2 Jan. 8 Ferris State* W, 5-4 (OT) Jan. 9 Ferris State* W, 2-0 CHARGERS Jan. 28 at (3/2) Minnesota State (NC) PPD Jan. 29 at (3/2) Minnesota State (NC) PPD UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE Feb. 5 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 1-3 Feb. 6 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 1-4 • Alabama Huntsville is back in action this Thursday and Friday at the Feb. 11 (3/3) Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT Von Braun Center against No. 3/3 Minnesota State. Puck drops at Feb. 12 (3/3) Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT 7:07 p.m. CT both nights. Feb. 16 at Northern Michigan* 4:37 p.m. ET Jan. 17 at Northern Michigan* 7:07 p.m. ET • The Chargers are coming off a pair of losses over the weekend to Feb. 19 at Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET Michigan Tech at the VBC, with the Huskies winning 3-1 on Friday Feb. 20 at Lake Superior State* 5:07 p.m. ET before taking Saturday’s contest 4-1. UAH is now 2-7-1 overall and Feb. 24 at Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET 2-2-0 in WCHA contests. Feb. 28 Bowling Green* 3:07 p.m. CT • Freshman Tyrone Bronte remains atop the Chargers offense in 2020- March 5 at Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT 21 after posting assists in each of the games over the weekend to March 6 at Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT give him nine points on three goals and six assists. He is now tied for *- WCHA game second amongst WCHA freshmen with nine points, while leading all (NC)- Non-conference game conference rookies in assists per game (.60), points per game (.90) (National rank at time of game) and power-play goals (three). • Junior captain Bauer Neudecker recorded a goal and an assist against Michigan Tech this weekend to put him in a two-way tie for second on the roster with six points on three goals and three assists. • Freshman Mick Heneghan has delivered an assist in three straight appearances, as he’s now ranked third amongst UAH blue liners with three points. • UAH split the series in goal this past weekend between David Fessenden and Derek Krall, as each goaltender had 35-plus saves in a game. Fessenden has played the majority of time in goal for a .931 save percentage and 2.22 goals against average in seven games, while Krall owns a 3.73 goals against average and .876 save percentage in three games. • UAH has recorded 145 blocks as a team for a 14.50 blocks per game average, which ranks second amongst WCHA teams. The Chargers are led by Lucas Bahn and Brian Scoville who each have 17 blocks. • The Chargers freshman class has posted seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points over 10 games, giving the class a WCHA-leading goals per game (.70), assists per game (1.40) and points per game (2.10). • UAH’s power play stands at a 23.5 percent conversion rate through 10 games this season, good for third in the conference and tied for 10th nationally. • Following this weekend’s series, UAH looks ahead to four games in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula at Northern Michigan on Feb. 16-17 and Lake Superior State on Feb. 19-20.

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2020-21 BEMIDJI STATE SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Tom Serratore (20th season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at BSU/Overall: 326-301-92 Nov. 22 (5/4) Minnesota State (NC) L, 0-5 2020-21 Overall Record: 7-4-3 Dec. 12 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) W, 6-3 Dec. 13 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 0-3 2020-21 WCHA Record: 2-1-1-1-0-0 Dec. 18 at (5/5) Minnesota State (NC) L, 4-5 TM Dec. 19 at (5/5) Minnesota State (NC) T, 1-1 (OT) (MSU W SO, 1-0) Jan. 2 at (19/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) W, 4-1 Jan. 3 at (19/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) T, 2-2 (BSU W/SO, 1-0) Jan. 7 at (7/6) Bowling Green* L, 2-3 BEAVERS Jan. 8 at (7/6) Bowling Green* W, 4-3 (OT) Jan. 21 (5/5) Bowling Green (NC) W, 2-1 BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY Jan. 22 (5/5) Bowling Green (NC) W, 3-1 Jan. 29 vs. (3/2) Minnesota State (NC) W, 4-1 • Bemidji State improved to 7-4-3 overall and 2-1-2 in WCHA play Feb. 5-6. Jan. 29 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* PPD After a 3-3 tie and shootout loss Friday, BSU bounced back with a 7-2 victory Jan. 30 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* PPD Saturday to earn a series victory and extend its unbeaten streak versus FSU to Feb. 5 at Ferris State* T, 3-3 (OT) (FSU W SO, 1-0) fi ve games (4-0-1). Feb. 6 at Ferris State* W, 7-2 Feb. 12 Northern Michigan* 7:07 p.m. CT • Friday’s 3-3 draw snapped BSU’s four-game winning streak, but along with its Feb. 13 Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. CT win Saturday, extended its unbeaten streak to six games - it’s longest since an Feb. 19 at Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. ET eight-game streak (7-0-1) from Jan. 25 to Feb. 28 last season. Feb. 20 at Michigan Tech* 6;07 p.m. ET • Following Saturday’s BSU win, the all-time BSU-FSU series is tied at 16-16-4, Feb. 25 at Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT while BSU holds a 9-8-2 edge in games played at Ewigleben Arena. Feb. 27 Minnesota State* 6:07 p.m. CT • Since Jan. 21, 2017 the series had been dominated by the Beavers. BSU is 9-1-3 March 5 Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. CT in the last 13 meetings between the teams and enters the series riding a fi ve- March 6 Alabama Huntsville* 6:07 p.m. CT game winning streak over the Bulldogs. • BSU’s last loss to FSU was a 2-1 game in Big Rapids Nov. 15, 2019. *- WCHA game • Owen Sillinger entered the series leading all current BSU players with nine (NC)- Non-conference contest points (5g-4a) versus Ferris State. Following a fi ve-point weekend, Sillinger (National rank at time of game) has nine goals and fi ve assists in eight career appearances versus FSU. That includes a pair of game-winners, two power-play goals and two short-handed tallies. Elias Rosén has also experienced success versus FSU netting six assists in six games versus FSU. • Sophomore Brad Belisle netted his fi rst collegiate goal Friday in his 13th appearance as a Beavers. That leaves him 48 goals behind his father, Omer Belisle, who racked up 49 goals and 82 assists in 123 games for the Beavers from 1999-95. • Alex Ierullo scored the Beavers’ fi rst goal Friday. It was the 40th point of his career (16g-24a). • Kyle Looft was credited with his third assist of 2020-21 Friday. His four points • BSU last surrendered a power-play goal in the second period of its Dec. 18 this season (1g-3a) match a career-high point total set last winter (four assists). game versus Minnesota State. In the 10 games since, BSU is a perfect 30-for- • Aaron Myers netted his fi rst collegiate goal late in a 7-2 victory Saturday. In six 30 on the penalty kill. games he has one point on one goal. • BSU failed to net a power-play goal in two chances Friday, but bounced back to • Owen Sillinger stands as the fi rst Beaver to net four goals in a single game go 3-for-4 Saturday. The Beavers are now 8-for-46 (.174) on the season, while since Luke Erickson scored four Dec. 3, 2005 and the fi rst to post fi ve points in they are 5-for-14 (.375) on the man advantage to rank third in WCHA play. a game since Travis Winter (2g-3a) Jan. 6, 2007. • Zach Driscoll’s 380 saves this season leads the WCHA and ranks 14th in the • Sillinger’s hat trick was the fi rst by a BSU player since Charlie Combs, Dec. 7, country despite playing only 13 games. His 29.23 saves per game in 2020-21 2018. ranks ninth in the country. • Sillinger’s short-handed goal was BSU’s fi rst of the season and fi rst since • With 2,055 career saves, Driscoll needs just eight saves Saturday to move past Hampus Sjödahl recorded a shorty Nov. 1, 2019 Jack Horner (2,062 - 1974-78) for 10th on BSU’s all-time saves list. • Ierullo’s three-assist night Saturday marked a career-high for the junior. • BSU is 4-2-0 at home this season and has averaged 2.50 goals per game while • Darby Gula now has two goals in six appearances versus FSU. Both of the shots allowing 2.33 goals per game. The Beavers are 2-of-14 (.143) on the power-play he has taken versus the Bulldogs have found the net. at Sanford Center and their penalty-kill unit is 14-of-14 (1.00). • The seven-goal scoring burst Saturday marked BSU’s highest scoring output • Alex Ierullo leads the BSU roster with fi ve points (2g-3a) in six home since a 7-0 victory over Alabama-Huntsville Nov. 23, 2019 and just the fourth appearances in 2020-21, which includes a power-play goal and two game- time BSU has topped seven goals since the beginning of the 2009-10 campaign. winning goals. • Sam Solensky posted an assist late Saturday to record his fi rst point of 2020- • Friday will mark the 90th BSU appearance for junior Owen Sillinger and senior 21 snapping a streak of 17 games without a point. dating back to Jan. 24, 2020. Brendan Harris. • Sophomore goaltender Michael Carr made his fi rst collegiate start Saturday • This weekend BSU returns to Sanford Center to host Northern Michigan for the collecting 26 saves, while allowing two goals, in 59:57. In addition he and the fi rst time of the season and the fi rst time in nearly a calendar year (Feb. 14-15, BSU penalty-kill unit held of an FSU 5-on-3 power play. He improved to 1-0-0 in 2020). BSU holds a convincing 15-6-6 edge in the all-time series dating back the season. to 2009. • Senor Tyler Vold stands as BSU’s top-scoring defender this season. Through • BSU is 7-4-4 when hosting the Wildcats and has not lost to NMU at home since 14 games, he has seven points (1g-6a) to account for 37-percent of his career March 4, 2017 - a streak spanning fi ve games (2-0-3). scoring (7g-12a). • Aaron Miller leads all current Beavers in scoring versus NMU. He has three • Already matching his career-high for assists in a season, Vold needs one point goals and four assists in seven previous match ups with NMU. to equal his career-high for points and a goal to match his career-high single- • Zach Driscoll is the only BSU goaltender with any previous experience versus season goal mark (2g-6a) set in 37 appearances in 2019-20. NMU. He is 4-0-1 in fi ve appearances with a .79 goals-against average and • Ethan Somoza has fi ve goals in 14 games as a senior. A goal versus Northern a .966 save percentage. Two of his four wins versus NMU have comes as Michigan would match his career high (6g-12a) set a year ago. shutouts. • BSU held FSU without a goal on three power-play chances (0-for-3) Feb. 5-6. On the season, BSU is 35-for-37 (.946) to top the national penalty-kill chart and is a perfect 10-for-10 (1.000) in WCHA play to lead the league.

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2020-21 BOWLING GREEN SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time/Result Head Coach: Ty Eigner (Second season) Nov. 13 Adrian (Mich.) (NC) W, 6-2 Record at BGSU/Overall: 37-19-4 Nov. 21 at Adrian (Mich.) (NC) W, 5-0 2020-21 Overall Record: 16-6-0 Dec. 1 at (RV/RV) Robert Morris (NC) W, 6-3 2020-21 WCHA Record: 5-3-0-0-1-0 Dec. 5 Mercyhurst (NC) L, 1-2 Dec. 6 at Mercyhurst (NC) W, 3-1 Dec. 11 Ferris State (NC) W, 3-2 Dec. 12 at Ferris State (NC) W, 6-2 Dec. 18 at (11/11) Quinnipiac (NC) W, 4-1 FALCONS Dec. 19 at (11/11) Quinnipiac (NC) W, 4-2 Dec. 29 (RV/RV) Robert Morris (NC) W, 2-1 BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY Jan. 2 at Ferris State* W, 6-1 Jan. 3 at Ferris State* W, 4-2 Jan. 7 (RV/UR) Bemidji State* W, 3-2 • The No. 12/12 Bowling Falcons will look to get back on track this Jan. 8 (RV/UR) Bemidji State* L, 3-4 (OT) week against Lake Superior State after two losses to then-No. 6/4 Jan. 11 at USNTDP (EXH) L, 1-5 Minnesota State. The Lakers will be the third consecutive opponent Jan. 15 Northern Michigan (NC) W, 5-0 for Bowling Green that has been at least receiving votes in the USCHO Jan. 16 Northern Michigan (NC) W, 6-2 poll. The Falcons were able to sweep No. 18/RV Michigan Tech prior Jan. 22 at Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-2 to facing Minnesota State. With just three WCHA series left on the Jan. 23 at Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-3 Jan. 29 (18/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 6-3 regular season slate, the Falcons enter the weekend second in the Jan. 30 (18/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 5-2 conference with 16 WCHA points. As for Lake Superior State, they Feb. 5 at (6/4) Minnesota State* L, 0-4 are currently in seventh with three points, but have only played four Feb. 6 at (6/4) Minnesota State* L, 1-5 WCHA contests thus far. Feb. 12 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET • The power-play and penalty-kill units of both the Falcons and Lakers Feb. 13 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET could play a big role in the upcoming series. Beginning with the Feb. 20 at Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. ET Bowling Green power play against the Lake Superior penalty kill, Feb. 21 at Northern Michigan* 4:07 p.m. ET Feb. 24 Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. ET the Falcons could capitalize on opportunities. The Falcons have the Feb. 28 at Alabama Huntsville* 3:07 p.m. CT 21st best power play in the country with a mark of .207 while the Lakers have the 14th best penalty kill at .844, making for an intriguing *- WCHA game match-up should the Falcons be given the man advantage. On the fl ip, (NC)- Non-conference game should the Lakers have the advantage, then the gap is a bit bigger. (EXH)- Exhibition game Bowling Green's penalty kill is about where their power play is, coming (National rank at time of game) in at 27th in country at .797. However, the Lake Superior power play is 48th among 51 active teams in the country with just fi ve power-play goals on 59 chances so far this season. The gap has placed Lake Superior at 34th in the nation for combined special teams while the Falcons clock in at 37th with .480. • Last weekend the Falcons traveled north to face Minnesota State for a two-games series with the Mavericks. In the fi rst game, Bowling (148) and Brett Punchard (135). Wright would join Kruse, who has 134 Green outshot Minnesota State, but weren't able to get the puck past points, as well as Max Johnson (114) and Connor Ford (108). Dryden McKay between the pipes who logged his seventh shutout • Despite playing in just a total of 12 series so far in the 2020-21 of the season in the 4-0 fi nal. As for the second game of the series, campaign, the Falcons have already registered seven sweeps this the Falcons were able to net one goal in the 5-1 fi nal. The score came season, matching the total from the entire 2019-20 season. If the on the power play and saw Connor Ford connect for the goal from Falcons can pick up just one more sweep it would be the most since a knee. He was assisted on the score by Max Johnson and Brandon the 1987-88 season that logged 10 sweeps. That team fi nished Kruse, being the three active 100-point scorers on the roster. second in the CCHA and went on to win the CCHA Tournament while • This weekend the Falcons will recognize 10 seniors on the roster, advancing to the quarterfi nals of the NCAA Tournament. being Carson Musser, Max Johnson, Gavin Gould, Justin Wells, • With 16 wins, the Falcons are closing in on accomplishing their Cameron Wright, Connor Ford, Sam Craggs, Brandon Kruse, Eric 20th win of the season. If they can do so it would mark the seventh Dop and Brett Rich. Since this class arrived, Bowling Green has consecutive season with 20 wins or more, becoming the second compiled an 85-32-15 (.701) record entering the weekend, along longest streak in program history, with the record being nine straight with a 52-27-13 (.636) WCHA standing. As a group, this senior class seasons from 1981-82 until the 1989-90 campaign. has put on the Orange and Brown a combined 996 times entering • With their 14th win of the 2020-21 season, Bowling Green became the this weekend and have accounted for 207 goals and 335 assists 26th program in the country to reach 1,000 wins all-time. In addition to total 542 points. Additionally, in the net there have been 41 wins, to being the 26th program to hit the milestone, the Falcons are just 1,649 saves and six shutouts. The class has also already produced the third program to do so that began after World War II. Bowling three 100-point scorers, nearing a fourth and also closing in on the Green needed just 2,011 games to reach the milestone. Overall, the program's fi rst 100-assist player in the 21st century. Falcons are 1,002-867-148 in program history over 2,017 games for a • Both Brandon Kruse and Cameron Wright are closing in on adding .533 winning percentage since becoming a varsity sport. their names to the Bowling Green record book. Kruse is currently at 97 assists, needing just three to become the team's fi rst player to log 100 career assists since Kelly Perrault during the 1996-97 season and just the 21st all-time. As for Cameron Wright, he needs just six points to become the team's fourth active 100-point scorer, currently sitting at 94 points. If Wright reaches the mark it would be the fi rst time since the 1996-97 season that the Falcons have at least four active players with 100 career points. In that season, Bowling Green rostered Curtis Fry (194 points), Mike Johnson (162), Kelly Perrault

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2020-21 FERRIS STATE SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time/Result Head Coach: Bob Daniels (29th season) Dec. 11 at (16/RV) Bowling Green (NC) L, 2-3 Record at FSU/Overall: 462-529-107 Dec. 12 (16/RV) Bowling Green (NC) L, 2-6 2020-21 Overall Record: 1-15-1 Dec. 16 at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) L, 4-5 2020-21 WCHA Record: 0-11-1-0-1-1 Dec. 30 Northern Michigan (NC) L, 5-6 (OT) Jan. 2 (7/7) Bowling Green* L, 1-6 Jan. 3 (7/7) Bowling Green* L, 2-4 Jan. 8 at Alabama Huntsville* L, 4-5 (OT) Jan. 9 at Alabama Huntsville* L, 0-2 BULLDOGS Jan. 16 Trine (Ind.) (NC) W, 7-0 Jan. 23 at (2/2) Minnesota State* L, 0-4 FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY Jan. 24 at (2/2) Minnesota State* L, 1-4 Jan. 29 at Northern Michigan* L, 4-5 Jan. 30 at Northern Michigan* L, 3-5 • Ferris State and Michigan Tech will get very familiar, meeting three Feb. 2 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech* L, 4-6 times in a fi ve day span, once in Big Rapids (Tuesday) and twice Feb. 5 (18/RV) Bemidji State* T, 3-3 (OT) (FSU W SO, 1-0) in Houghton (Friday, Saturday) as the two will play for the Winter Feb. 6 (18/RV) Bemidji State* L, 2-7 Carnival's MacInnes Cup, named for legendary Huskies Coach John Feb. 9 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech* L, 1-2 MacInnes on the weekend set. Feb. 12 at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET • The Bulldogs all-time are 1-1 in Winter Carnival games, with a 3-2 win Feb. 13 at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET Feb. 19 Minnesota State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET on Feb. 10, 2017 when Corey Mackin, Jared VanWormer and Tyler Feb. 20 Minnesota State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET Andrew all scored for the Bulldogs. Ferris State fell, losing the goal Feb. 26 at Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET differential battle the following evening in a 5-2 loss to the Huskies in Feb. 27 Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET a game that was 3-2 late into regulation. • Ferris State is led in scoring by senior forward Coale Norris *- WCHA game (7g-7a/14pts, 16 GP), closely followed by junior forward Ethan Stewart (NC)- Non-conference game (5g-7a/12pts, 16 GP). (National rank at time of game) • Bulldog senior forward Coale Norris became the fi rst Bulldog to reach 30 career goals since Corey Mackin hit the mark on Jan. 12, 2018 at Taffy Abel Arena in a 4-0 Bulldog win over Lake Superior State. Norris also hit 60 points (30g-30a/60pts) in his career this past week, while passing junior forward Justin Michaelian in goals scored this season (seven) to pull into a fi rst place tie with freshman forward Mitch Deelstra for the team goal scoring lead. Norris has 14 points in 16 games played, and is on pace to pass his career high 20 (7g-13a/20pts) from his sophomore season in 2018-19. • Ferris State has several skaters ahead of their scoring clip from a year ago. Coale Norris, Ethan Stewart, Lucas Finner, Jason Brancheau and Jake Transit have all have surpassed their point- totals from last season. Senior forward Lucas Finner scored his second goal of the season on Friday to become the fi fth Bulldog with double-digit points this season. Finner and Blake Evennou lead the Bulldogs with eight assists this season. • Of the top 10 scorers, fi ve underclassmen are in the mix in the team scoring race. Mitch Deelstra leads all freshmen with seven goals amongst nine points, while sophomore defenseman Blake Evennou leads all Bulldog blueliners with nine points. Freshmen forwards Antonio Venuto and Stepan Pokorny each have six points for the Bulldogs. Four underclassmen were in the top-10 a year ago in scoring for the Bulldogs, including Jake Transit, Justin Michaelian and Evennou who remain in the top-10 this season. • The Bulldogs head north to see Michigan Tech twice more in the Winter Carnival series following their Tuesday, Feb. 9 match-up. When that series is complete, the Bulldogs will have played eight games in 16 days. They'll next host the Minnesota State Mavericks (Feb. 19-20) before a home-and-home to wrap the regular season against Lake Superior State.

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2020-21 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Damon Whitten (Seventh season) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 21 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) T, 0-0 (OT) (LSSU W SO, 2-1) Record at LSSU/Overall: 87-130-27 Nov. 22 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) W, 4-1 2020-21 Overall Record: 7-4-3 Nov. 27 Adrian (Mich.) (NC) W, 5-3 2020-21 WCHA Record: 1-3-0-0-0-0 Nov. 29 at Adrian (Mich.) (NC) W, 2-1 Dec. 5 Alabama Huntsville (NC) T, 2-2 (W/SO, 2-1) Dec. 6 Alabama Huntsville (NC) W, 3-2 Jan. 2 (RV/UR) Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-4 Jan. 3 (RV/UR) Bemidji State (NC) T, 2-2 (BSU W/S0, 1-0) LAKERS Jan. 8 at Northern Michigan (NC) W, 4-1 Jan. 9 at Northern Michigan (NC) W, 3-2 (OT) LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY Jan. 15 (5/4) Minnesota State* L, 0-3 Jan. 16 (5/4) Minnesota State* L, 2-6 • Lake Superior State will visit No. 12/12 Bowling Green Falcons this Jan. 22 at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech* PPD Jan. 23 at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech* PPD weekend for a WCHA series. The series, which will be played at the Jan. 29 at (RV/UR) Bemidji State* PPD Slater Family Ice Arena, is set for a 7:07 p.m. ET start on Friday, Feb. Jan. 30 at (RV/UR) Bemidji State* PPD 12 and will wrap on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 7:07 p.m. ET. Feb. 6 Northern Michigan* W, 5-4 (OT) • Last weekend, the Lakers split a home WCHA series with Northern Feb. 7 Northern Michigan* L, 4-3 (OT) Michigan with each team winning a game in overtime to split the set. Feb. 12 at (12/12) Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET The Lakers recorded a 5-4 overtime win on Saturday evening and Feb. 13 at (12/12) Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET despite a dramatic rally late in the third period, the Lakers fell to the Feb. 19 Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. ET Feb. 20 Alabama Huntsville* 5:07 p.m. ET Wildcats by a fi nal score of 4-3 in overtime on Sunday. Feb. 26 Ferris State* 7:07 p.m. ET • For the 12th straight week, the Lakers have received votes in at least Feb. 27 at Ferris State* 7:07 p.m. ET one of the two national polls (USCHO and the USA Today). On three occasions this season, the Lakers have been ranked in the USCHO *- WCHA game National Poll (No. 20, No. 19), marking the fi rst national ranking for (NC)- Non-conference game the program since the 2018-19 season. (National rank at time of game) • The Lakers returned for the program’s 55th season in 2020-21 following a seventh place fi nish in the WCHA standings during the 2019-20 season as the team posted a 14-23-4 overall record and an 11-14-4 record in conference play. LSSU qualifi ed for the WCHA postseason for the second consecutive season and would fall to the second seeded Bemidji State in the fi rst round of the playoffs. • Lakers Head Coach Damon Whitten is in his seventh season behind the bench in Sault Ste. Marie in 2020-21. Whitten has led the team to a 87-130-27 record, and playoff appearances in all but one season. • Sophomore goaltender Seth Eisele made his fi rst career start in the series opener against Northern Michigan and recorded his second career win as he stopped 29 shots in the game. • Goaltender Mareks Mitens ranks fourth among WCHA goaltenders in • For his play in the series against NMU, Will Riedell was named the goals against average (1.92), fi fth in minutes played (623:57), fourth WCHA’s Defenseman of the Week. Riedell, who led all defensemen in saves (275), and third in save percentage (.932) this season. with four points during the week of games, posted a goal and three • It marks the fi rst time since Dec. 2019 that the Lakers and Bowling assists. Green Falcons will play each other. Last season, the two WCHA rivals • Fourteen different skaters recorded at least a point for the Lakers in met four times with each team winning two games. In the most recent the series against Northern and fi ve players had at least a point in game, the Lakers defeated the then No. 10-ranked Falcons by a fi nal each game (Will Riedell, Miroslav Mucha, Jacob Nordqvist, Chase score of 3-2 in overtime with Hampus Eriksson scoring the game Gamelin, Benito Posa). winner. • Following the weekend, 20 Lakers have notched at least a point this • In the all-time series between the Lakers and Bowling Green, LSSU season and six players have recorded at least eight points through holds a 75-85-14 record against the Falcons. the fi rst 14 games of the season. 13 skaters have scored a goal for the Lakers this season with six of them scoring three or more goals. • This season, the Lakers power play has gone 5-for-59, totaling a 8.5 percent success rate while the team’s penalty kill has killed 54-of-64 power-play opportunities (84.4 percent). • Junior forward Ashton Calder, who leads the Lakers with 14 points this season, is tied for 12th among all WCHA players in points this season, tied for ninth in goals with seven and tied for second in the WCHA in game winning goals this season with three. • Among defensemen, two Lakers rank in the top-10 in point scoring among their conference peers. Will Riedell is tied for third in the category (3g-8a) with 11 points while Lukas Kaelble is tied for ninth among defensemen (0g-9a). Riedell ranks fi rst among WCHA defensemen in points per game with 0.79 while Kaelble leads all WCHA defenders in assists per game with 0.75. • Yuki Miura leads the Lakers in blocked shots with 20, which is the second most among all WCHA forwards.

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2020-21 MICHIGAN TECH SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Joe Shawhan (Fourth season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at MTU/Overall: 69-57-12 Nov. 21 at Lake Superior State (NC) T, 0-0 (OT) (LSSU W SO, 2-1) Nov. 22 at Lake Superior State (NC) L, 1-4 2020-21 Overall Record: 12-5-1 Dec. 6 (6/6) Minnesota State (NC) W, 3-1 2020-21 WCHA Record: 4-2-0-0-0-0 Dec. 7 (6/6) Minnesota State (NC) L, 0-2 Dec. 12 at (RV/RV) Bemidji State (NC) L, 3-6 Dec. 13 at (RV/RV) Bemidji State (NC) W, 3-0 Dec. 18 (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) W, 4-3 (OT) Dec. 19 at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) W, 3-1 HUSKIES Jan. 2 Alabama Huntsville* W, 4-0 Jan. 3 Alabama Huntsville* W, 2-1 MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Jan. 22 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State* PPD Jan. 23 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State* PPD • Michigan Tech hosts Ferris State for the annual Winter Carnival series Jan. 23 Northern Michigan (NC) W, 2-0 this weekend at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The puck drops at Jan. 25 at Northern Michigan (NC) W, 4-1 Jan. 29 at (8/8) Bowling Green* L, 3-6 7:07 p.m. ET Friday and 6:07 p.m. ET Saturday. Jan. 30 at (8/8) Bowling Green* L, 2-5 • The teams will play a total goal series for the MacInnes Trophy. A Feb. 2 at Ferris State* W, 6-4 Winter Carnival MVP will also be presented after Saturday’s game. Feb. 5 at Alabama Huntsville (NC) W, 3-1 • Arvid Caderoth is the WCHA Rookie of the Week after he led all WCHA Feb. 6 at Alabama Huntsville (NC) W, 4-1 rookies with a goal, three assists, four points, a game-winning goal, Feb. 9 at Ferris State* W, 2-1 and three points on the power play over the last week. Feb. 12 Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET • Caderoth entered the week on an eight-game point streak where he Feb. 13 Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET Feb. 19 Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. ET had two goals and nine assists. He leads WCHA rookies this season Feb. 20 Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. ET with 12 points, 10 assists, six points on the power play, and 100 Feb. 26 Northern Michigan* 7:07 p.m. ET faceoff wins. Feb. 27 at Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. ET • Tech began the week with a 2-1 victory at Ferris State Tuesday to March 5 at Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT sweep the Bulldogs in a WCHA series. The two teams played Game 1 March 6 at Minnesota State* 6:07 p.m. CT of the series on Feb. 2 with the Huskies winning 6-4. • The Huskies were on a seven-game road trip where they went 5-2. *- WCHA game (NC)- Non-conference game They defeated Northern Michigan, Ferris State (twice), and Alabama (National rank at time of game) Huntsville (twice). The losses were to Bowling Green. • Justin Misiak scored the fi rst goal of the game Tuesday at Ferris. He has a goal in three of the last four games. • Blais Richardz scored the game-winning goal in the third period for his fi rst collegiate goal. He has four points in 14 games as a freshman. • Blake Pietila stopped 29 shots Tuesday for his ninth win of the season. • The Huskies swept Alabama Huntsville in non-conference play last weekend. • Friday at UAH – Tech came back from a one-goal defi cit to win 3-1. Brian Halonen, Arvid Caderoth, and Tristan Ashbrook scored for the Huskies. Mark Sinclair had eight saves against his former team. • Saturday at UAH – Tech scored three third-period goals to sweep the Chargers 4-1. Trenton Bliss, Justin Misiak, Tristan Ashbrook, and Alec Broetzman scored. Blake Pietila stopped 18 shots.

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2020-21 MINNESOTA STATE SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Mike Hastings (Ninth season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at MSU/Overall: 225-86-24 Nov. 22 at (16/RV) Bemidji State (NC) W, 5-0 TM 2020-21 Overall Record: 11-2-1 Nov. 23 at (16/RV) Bemidji State (NC) PPD 2020-21 WCHA Record: 8-0-0-0-0-0 Dec. 6 at Michigan Tech (NC) L, 1-2 Dec. 7 at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) W, 2-0 Dec. 18 (RV/UR) Bemidji State (NC) W, 5-4 Dec. 19 (RV/UR) Bemidji State (NC) T, 1-1 (OT) (MSU W SO, 1-0) Jan. 2 at Northern Michigan* W, 4-0 Jan. 3 at Northern Michigan* W, 5-0 MAVERICKS Jan. 15 at (19/RV) Lake Superior State* W, 3-0 Jan. 16 at (19/RV) Lake Superior State* W, 6-2 MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Jan. 23 Ferris State* W, 4-0 Jan. 24 Ferris State* W, 4-1 • Rated third in the USCHO poll this week, Minnesota State enters this Jan. 28 Alabama Huntsville (NC) PPD weekend’s road series at Alabama Huntsville owning an 11-2-1 overall Jan. 29 Alabama Huntsville (NC) PPD record and an 8-0-0 WCHA mark. The Mavericks, who swept Bowling Jan. 29 at (RV/UR) Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-4 Green in a pair of home league games last weekend, are unbeaten in Feb. 5 (8/8) Bowling Green* W, 4-0 11 of their last 12 games. Feb. 6 (8/8) Bowling Green* W, 5-1 Feb. 11 at Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. CT • In a series that dates back to the 1988-89 season, Minnesota State Feb. 12 at Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. CT owns a 40-16-7 mark vs. Alabama Huntsville. The Mavericks have not Feb. 19 at Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET lost to UAH since the 2001-02 season and own a record of 30-0-4 Feb. 20 at Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET vs. the Chargers in the 34 games played during that time. Minnesota Feb. 25 Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT State stands 17-12-3 in games played vs. UAH in Huntsville. Feb. 27 at Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT • Minnesota State has gone 225-86-24 under the tutelage of head March 5 Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. CT coach Mike Hastings (St. Cloud State ‘93), who is in his ninth season March 6 Michigan Tech* 6:07 p.m. CT in charge of the Mavericks. No program in the nation has won more *- WCHA game games (225) during the time Hastings has been behind the MSU (NC)- Non-conference game bench. Under his leadership, the Crookston, Minn., native had guided (National rank at time of game) the Mavericks to fi ve NCAA tournament appearances, fi ve WCHA regular-season titles and three WCHA postseason tournament championships. • Junior netminder Dryden McKay stands 11-1-0 and owns a 0.84 goals against average and a .959 save percentage for 2020-21. He leads the country in goals against average, save percentage, winning percentage (.917) and shutouts. McKay, a three-time WCHA Goaltender of the Week this year whose name appears on this season’s Hobey Baker and Mike Richter watch lists, is tied for second on the NCAA’s all-time list with 21 career shutouts • McKay stands 7-0-0 all-time in games vs. Alabama Huntsville. His goals against average vs. the Chargers is 0.57 and along with a .962 • Freshman Akito Hirose is Minnesota State’s top-scoring defenseman save percentage, he owns three shutout vs. UAH. with 1g-8a/9pts on the year. The Calgary, Alta., native leads the • Senior forward Reggie Lutz leads the Mavericks in goal-scoring with Mavericks with a +13 rating - a mark that ties for third in the country seven goals this year and owns a team-high 60 shots on goal. In a 126 amongst all freshmen. career games, the Elk River, Minn., native has registered 34 goals and • Minnesota State has connected on 16-of-53 power play chances 46 assists for 80 points, which ties for 32nd on the school’s career for a .302 power play percentage, which ranks second in the nation. scoring list. The Mavericks own an .880 percent success rate on the penalty kill • Currently in the midst of a three-game point-scoring streak during to rank sixth in the nation in having fended off 44-of-50 opponent which he’s registered 1g-5a/6pts, senior defenseman Riese Zmolek chances with the man advantage. has 1g-6a/7pts in 11 games played on the year. The Rochester, Minn., native shares the team-lead for blocked shots with 22. • After chalking up a three-point weekend in the series vs. Bowling Green, sophomore center Nathan Smith enters the UAH series riding a four-game point-scoring streak (1g-5a/6pts). Smith has 3g-13a/16pts in 14 games played this year and his assists per game mark of 0.93 stands tied for fi fth in the country. • Sophomore forward Cade Borchardt stands tied for Minnesota State’s scoring lead with 6g-10a/16pts. His points per game average of 1.14 stands tied for 19th in the nation. • Junior forward Julian Napravnik stands tied for fi rst on the Mavericks in scoring with 6g-10a/16pts in 13 games played. He leads Minnesota State with three game-winning goals and stands tied for the team lead with three power play markers. • Freshman defenseman Jake Livingstone registered two assists in last Friday’s 4-0 win over Bowling Green for the fi rst multi-point game of his college career. The Creston, B.C., native has 2g-3a/6pts in 14 games played. • Junior defenseman Wyatt Aamodt, who has 1g-2a/3pts in 14 games played this season, stands tied for the team lead with 22 blocked shots.

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2020-21 NORTHERN MICHIGAN SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Grant Potulny (Fourth season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at NMU/Overall: 69-58-9 Dec. 16 Ferris State (NC) W, 5-4 2020-21 Overall Record: 5-11-0 Dec. 18 at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 3-4 (OT) 2020-21 WCHA Record: 3-3-0-0-0-0 Dec. 19 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 1-3 Dec. 30 at Ferris State (NC) W, 6-5 (OT) Jan. 2 (5/5) Minnesota State* L, 0-4 Jan. 3 (5/5) Minnesota State* L, 0-5 Jan. 8 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) L, 1-4 Jan. 9 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) L, 2-3 (OT) WILDCATS Jan. 15 at (8/7) Bowling Green (NC) L, 1-5 Jan. 16 at (8/7) Bowling Green (NC) L, 2-6 NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Jan. 23 at Michigan Tech (NC) L,0-2 Jan. 25 Michigan Tech (NC) L, 1-4 • Northern Michigan hits the road for the second-straight weekend as Jan. 29 Ferris State* W, 5-4 the Wildcats travel to northern Minnesota to visit Bemidji State for a Jan. 30 Ferris State* W, 5-3 two-game WCHA set. Feb. 6 at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* L, 4-5 (OT) • All-time, the Beavers hold the edge over the Wildcats, as NMU has Feb. 7 at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* W, 4-3 (OT) Feb. 12 at (17/RV) Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT a 6-14-5 record against BSU. On the road the Wildcats are 4-8-4 Feb. 13 at (17/RV) Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT against the Beavers. Feb. 16 Alabama Huntsville* 4:3 7 p.m. ET • Last season the Wildcats were swept in their two-game series with Jan. 17 Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. ET their conference rival. Former NMU star Darien Craighead scored Feb. 20 Bowling Green* 6:07 p.m. ET the lone Wildcat goal while current skaters Griffi n Loughran and Ty Feb. 21 Bowling Green* 4:07 p.m. ET Readman picked up assists. Feb. 26 at Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. ET • The Wildcats are coming off a weekend split at Lake Superior State Feb. 27 Michigan Tech* 6 p.m. ET University in which the teams each took an overtime victory. *- WCHA game • After leading by two goals in the second period, the Wildcats were (NC)- Non-conference game sent to overtime where the Lakers won game one, fi nding the back of (National rank at time of game) the net with 3.2 seconds to play in the extra session. • History looked to repeat itself as the Wildcats succumbed another two-goal lead late in Sunday’s contest, but AJ Vanderbeck highlighted the night, picking up his fi rst-career hat-trick and scoring the game- winner in OT to earn the split. • Nine Wildcats found their way onto the box score, including fi ve individuals with multi-point weekends. Andre Ghantous’ fi ve-point weekend (1g-4a/5pts) off a four-assist night in game one led all NMU skaters while Vanderbeck’s three goals was a team-high. He also recorded an assist in the fi rst game to fi nish the weekend with four points (3-1-4). Joseph Nardi had two goals on Saturday, fi nishing the weekend with four points (2-2-4). Griffi n Loughran and Alex Frye each picked up a goal and an assist at LSSU for the multi-point performances. • With the lone assist on Vanderbeck’s second goal of Sunday’s contest, Connor Marritt tallied his fi rst collegiate point. • The Wildcat newcomer, Rico DiMatteo made his collegiate debut between the pipes on Sunday, recording his fi rst collegiate win in the process. • With 19 points in 16 games played (7g-12a/19pts), the Wildcats leading scorer, Joseph Nardi ranks 15th nationally in points per game, averaging 1.19. • His team-leading nine goals this season puts AJ Vanderbeck 17th in the nation in goals per game (0.56). • Two Wildcats sit tied for 19th nationally in assists per game as both Joseph Nardi and Andre Ghantous are averaging 0.75 apples per game. Nardi leads the team with 12 while Ghantous boasts nine through his 12 games played. • Picking up the game-winning goal Sunday, AJ Vanderbeck is now tied with teammate Joseph Nardi for 20th among all Division I skaters with two apiece.

WEEK 13 (FEB. 11-16, 2021) 25 wcha.com WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 8 3-9-12 1.50 2/4 3 0 1 0 +5 WPG 2 Brandon Kruse BGSU SR F 8 3-8-11 1.38 2/4 1 0 0 0 +9 VGK 3 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 8 3-7-10 1.25 1/2 2 0 2 0 +6 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 8 3-7-10 1.25 0/0 2 0 1 0 +7 5 André Ghantous NMU SO F 6 2-7-9 1.50 2/4 1 0 0 0 +6 Connor Ford BGSU SR F 8 6-3-9 1.12 1/2 3 0 0 0 E Jake Transit FSU JR F 11 4-5-9 0.82 4/19 0 0 0 0 -1 Coale Norris FSU SR F 12 5-4-9 0.75 2/4 1 0 0 0 -2 9 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 6 4-4-8 1.33 0/0 0 0 0 0 +4 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 8 4-4-8 1.00 5/21 1 0 0 0 +4 11 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 4 6-1-7 1.75 2/4 3 1 1 1 +4 Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 4 1-6-7 1.75 2/4 0 0 0 0 +3 Griffin Loughran NMU JR F 5 3-4-7 1.40 3/6 0 0 0 0 +6 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 6 4-3-7 1.17 3/6 3 0 1 0 -4 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 8 4-3-7 0.88 5/10 3 0 0 0 +4 Cameron Wright BGSU SR F 8 3-4-7 0.88 3/6 0 0 2 0 +6 17 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 6 3-3-6 1.00 0/0 2 0 0 0 -1 Tyler Rockwell MTU SR D 6 2-4-6 1.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 +1 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 6 1-5-6 1.00 5/21 0 0 0 0 +7 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 6 0-6-6 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 -2 Gavin Gould BGSU SR F 8 2-4-6 0.75 0/0 1 0 0 0 +4 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 8 1-5-6 0.75 2/4 0 0 0 0 +9 Justin Michaelian FSU JR F 9 4-2-6 0.67 3/17 1 0 0 0 -4 Lucas Finner FSU SR F 10 1-5-6 0.60 6/12 0 0 0 0 -6 25 7 Players Tied With 5 Points

Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Tyler Rockwell MTU SR D 6 2-4-6 1.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 +1 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 6 1-5-6 1.00 5/21 0 0 0 0 +7 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 8 1-5-6 0.75 2/4 0 0 0 0 +9 4 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 6 0-5-5 0.83 2/4 0 0 0 0 -6 5 William Riedell LSSU SR D 4 1-3-4 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 +1 Elias Rosén BMJ SO D 4 0-4-4 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 8 1-3-4 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +7 Blake Evennou FSU SO D 12 1-3-4 0.33 1/2 0 0 0 0 -10 9 12 Players Tied With 3 Points

Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 6 0-6-6 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 -2 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 8 1-5-6 0.75 2/4 0 0 0 0 +9 3 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 12 3-2-5 0.42 2/4 1 0 0 0 -8 Stepan Pokorny FSU FR F 12 0-5-5 0.42 2/4 0 0 0 0 -1 5 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 8 1-3-4 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +7 6 Tyrone Bronte ALH FR F 4 2-1-3 0.75 1/2 2 0 0 0 E Nick Nardella MTU FR F 6 1-2-3 0.50 1/2 0 0 0 0 +3 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 6 0-3-3 0.50 1/2 0 0 0 0 +3 Chrystopher Collin BGSU FR F 7 0-3-3 0.43 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1 Antonio Venuto FSU FR F 11 2-1-3 0.27 3/6 0 0 0 0 -3 Ben Schultheis FSU FR D 12 0-3-3 0.25 2/4 0 0 0 0 -2 12 Ondrej Pavel MNS FR F 2 0-2-2 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 +2 Benito Posa LSSU FR F 3 1-1-2 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Mick Henegan ALH FR D 3 0-2-2 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 -2 Sam Skinner FSU FR D 3 0-2-2 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Eric Martin BMJ FR F 4 1-1-2 0.50 1/2 0 0 0 0 -2 Blais Richartz MTU FR F 5 1-1-2 0.40 1/2 0 0 1 0 +1 Anton Malmström BGSU FR D 5 0-2-2 0.40 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1 Seth Fyten BGSU FR F 7 2-0-2 0.29 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 4 6 1.50 1 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 8 9 1.12 Connor Ford BGS SR F 8 6 0.75 2 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 8 8 1.00 3 Coale Norris FSU SR F 12 5 0.42 3 André Ghantous NMU SO F 6 7 1.17 4 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 6 4 0.67 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 8 7 0.88 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 6 4 0.67 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 8 7 0.88 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 6 4 0.67 6 Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 4 6 1.50 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 8 4 0.50 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 6 6 1.00 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 8 4 0.50 8 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 6 5 0.83 Justin Michaelian FSU JR F 9 4 0.44 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 6 5 0.83 Jake Transit FSU JR F 11 4 0.36 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 8 5 0.62 11 9 Players Tied With 3 Lucas Finner FSU SR F 10 5 0.50 Jake Transit FSU JR F 11 5 0.45 Stepan Pokorny FSU FR F 12 5 0.42

Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 4 3 0.75 1 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 8 3-5-8 1.00 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 6 3 0.50 2 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 8 2-5-7 0.88 Connor Ford BGS SR F 8 3 0.38 3 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 8 2-3-5 0.62 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 8 3 0.38 4 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 4 3-1-4 1.00 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 8 3 0.38 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 6 2-2-4 0.67 6 Tyrone Bronte ALH FR F 4 2 0.50 Tyler Rockwell MTU SR D 6 1-3-4 0.67 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 6 2 0.33 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 6 0-4-4 0.67 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 8 2 0.25 Connor Ford BGS SR F 8 3-1-4 0.50 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 8 2 0.25 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 8 3-1-4 0.50 10 22 Players Tied With 1 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 8 1-3-4 0.50

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 4 1 0.25 1 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 6 2 0.33 Yuki Miura LSS SR C/LW 4 1 0.25 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 8 2 0.25 Sam Craggs BGS SRF 8 1 0.12 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 8 2 0.25 Taylor Schneider BGS JR F 8 1 0.12 4 19 Players Tied With 1 Ryan Sandelin MNS SO F 8 1 0.12

Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 8 +9 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 4 1 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 8 +9 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 6 1 3 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 6 +7 Justin Wells BGS SR D 8 +7 Jack McNeely MNS SR D 8 +7 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 8 +7 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 8 +7 8 5 Players Tied With +6

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Connor Fedorek FSU SO D 12 25 2.08 1 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 12 5 .706 2 Michael Van Unen NMU SO D 6 21 3.50 2 Mack Byers NMU FR F 9 4 .692 3 Ben Newhouse NMU SR D 6 20 3.33 3 Ross Armour BMJ JR F 21 11 .656 4 Max Finner FSU SOD 9 18 2.00 4 Connor Ford BGS SR F 89 51 .636 5 Blake Evennou FSU SO D 12 17 1.42 5 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 90 59 .604 6 Jack McNeely MNS SR D 8 15 1.88 6 Aaron Myers BMJ FR F 6 4 .600 Jake Willets FSU SOD 9 15 1.67 7 Jared Spooner MNS SR F 29 21 .580 8 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 6 14 2.33 8 Dustin Manz LSS SO F 40 29 .580 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 6 14 2.33 9 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 60 44 .577 Wyatt Aamodt MNS JR D 8 14 1.75 10 Sam Morton MNS JR F 45 35 .562 WCHA Conference Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 8 478:56 4 0.50 8-0-0 5 151 .974 2 Blake Pietila MTU SO 5 289:04 11 2.28 3-2-0 1 115 .913 3 David Fessenden ALH SO 4 238:25 10 2.52 2-2-0 1 122 .924 4 Eric Dop BGSU SR 6 319:45 15 2.81 3-2-0 0 162 .915 5 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 3 184:00 9 2.93 1-1-1 0 84 .903 6 Zack Rose BGSU SO 3 159:39 8 3.01 2-1-0 0 47 .855 7 Nolan Kent NMU JR 5 291:30 17 3.50 2-2-0 0 106 .862 8 Logan Stein FSU FR 8 456:34 29 3.81 0-7-1 0 207 .877 9 Ethan Langenegger LSSU FR 2 91:12 6 3.95 0-1-0 0 47 .887 10 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 2 90:26 6 3.98 0-2-0 0 50 .893 11 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 5 265:21 21 4.75 0-4-0 0 115 .846

Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 8 478:56 4 0.50 8-0-0 5 151 .974 2 David Fessenden ALH SO 4 238:25 10 2.52 2-2-0 1 122 .924 3 Eric Dop BGSU SR 6 319:45 15 2.81 3-2-0 0 162 .915 4 Blake Pietila MTU SO 5 289:04 11 2.28 3-2-0 1 115 .913 5 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 3 184:00 9 2.93 1-1-1 0 84 .903 6 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 2 90:26 6 3.98 0-2-0 0 50 .893 7 Ethan Langenegger LSSU FR 2 91:12 6 3.95 0-1-0 0 47 .887 8 Logan Stein FSU FR 8 456:34 29 3.81 0-7-1 0 207 .877 9 Nolan Kent NMU JR 5 291:30 17 3.50 2-2-0 0 106 .862 10 Zack Rose BGSU SO 3 159:39 8 3.01 2-1-0 0 47 .855 11 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 5 265:21 21 4.75 0-4-0 0 115 .846

Saves GP SVS/G Saves Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Logan Stein FSU FR 8 25.9 207 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 8 5 2 Eric Dop BGSU SR 6 27.0 162 2 David Fessenden ALH SO 4 1 3 Dryden McKay MNS JR 8 18.9 151 Blake Pietila MTU SO 5 1 4 David Fessenden ALH SO 4 30.5 122 5 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 5 23.0 115 Blake Pietila MTU SO 5 23.0 115 7 Nolan Kent NMU JR 5 21.2 106 8 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 3 28.0 84 9 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 2 25.0 50 10 Zack Rose BGSU SO 3 15.7 47 Ethan Langenegger LSSU FR 2 23.5 47 12 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 1 34.0 34 13 Seth Eisele LSSU SO 1 29.0 29 14 Michael Carr BMJ SO 1 26.0 26 15 Mark Sinclair MTU SR 2 11.0 22 16 Connor Ryckman NMU JR 1 7.0 7 WCHA Men Team Conference Statistics

TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE Team GamesGoalsG/GM Team GamesGoalsG/GM 1 Minnesota State 8 35 4.38 1 Minnesota State 8 4 0.50 2 Bemidji State 4 16 4.00 2 Alabama Huntsville 4 10 2.50 3 Bowling Green 8 28 3.50 3 Bemidji State 4 11 2.75 4 Michigan Tech 6 19 3.17 4 Michigan Tech 6 17 2.83 5 Northern Michigan 6 18 3.00 5 Bowling Green 8 23 2.88 6 Lake Superior State 4 10 2.50 6 Northern Michigan 6 24 4.00 7 Ferris State 12 25 2.08 7 Lake Superior State 4 17 4.25 8 Alabama Huntsville 4 8 2.00 8 Ferris State 12 53 4.42

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHA PP % Team TotalsSHFPK % 1 Minnesota State 13/35 1 37.1 1 Bemidji State 10/10 1 100.0 2 Bemidji State 5/14 0 35.7 2 Minnesota State 27/29 1 93.1 3 Michigan Tech 7/20 1 35.0 3 Alabama Huntsville 15/17 0 88.2 4 Alabama Huntsville 4/14 0 28.6 4 Lake Superior State 16/21 1 76.2 5 Bowling Green 7/31 0 22.6 5 Bowling Green 22/29 2 75.9 6 Ferris State 5/40 2 12.5 6 Michigan Tech 15/20 0 75.0 7 Lake Superior State 2/17 0 11.8 7 Northern Michigan 16/24 0 66.7 8 Northern Michigan 2/25 1 8.0 8 Ferris State 30/46 0 65.2

PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL Team GamesPIMPIM/G Team GamesSOGSOG/G 1 Bowling Green 8 144 18.0 1 Minnesota State 8 272 34.0 2 Minnesota State 8 139 17.4 2 Bemidji State 4 134 33.5 3 Lake Superior State 4 59 14.8 3 Bowling Green 8 247 30.9 4 Northern Michigan 6 66 11.0 4 Michigan Tech 6 161 26.8 5 Ferris State 12 130 10.8 5 Lake Superior State 4 106 26.5 6 Michigan Tech 6 61 10.2 6 Ferris State 12 309 25.8 7 Alabama Huntsville 4 38 9.5 7 Northern Michigan 6 153 25.5 8 Bemidji State 4 35 8.8 8 Alabama Huntsville 4 101 25.2

SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal 1 Minnesota State 12 14 9 - 35 1 Minnesota State 1 2 1 - 4 2 Bowling Green 10 6 12 0 28 2 Alabama Huntsville 3 4 3 0 10 3 Ferris State 9 8 8 0 25 3 Bemidji State 6 4 1 0 11 4 Michigan Tech 7 7 5 - 19 4 Lake Superior State 4 7 5 1 17 5 Northern Michigan 4 7 6 1 18 Michigan Tech 5 5 7 - 17 6 Bemidji State 4 7 4 1 16 6 Bowling Green 6 11 5 1 23 7 Lake Superior State 2 4 3 1 10 7 Northern Michigan 10 4 9 1 24 8 Alabama Huntsville 2 3 2 1 8 8 Ferris State 15 19 18 1 53

SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Minnesota State 13 1 +12 2 1 -1 +11 2 Bemidji State 5 0 +5 0 1 +1 +6 3 Alabama Huntsville 4 0 +4 2 0 -2 +2 Bowling Green 7 0 +7 7 2 -5 +2 5 Michigan Tech 7 1 +6 5 0 -5 +1 6 Lake Superior State 2 0 +2 5 1 -4 -2 7 Northern Michigan 2 1 +1 8 0 -8 -7 8 Ferris State 5 2 +3 16 0 -16 -13 WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders

Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Brandon Kruse BGSU SR F 22 10-16-26 1.18 8/16 1 0 0 0 +24 VGK 2 Connor Ford BGSU SR F 22 11-11-22 1.00 3/6 5 0 2 0 +5 Cameron Wright BGSU SR F 22 9-13-22 1.00 7/14 1 0 3 0 +21 4 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 16 7-12-19 1.19 0/0 2 0 2 0 E 5 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 17 8-10-18 1.06 6/23 3 0 1 0 +2 6 Will Cullen BGSU JR D 22 5-12-17 0.77 10/50 1 0 1 0 +14 7 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 13 6-10-16 1.23 1/2 3 0 3 0 +9 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 14 6-10-16 1.14 4/8 3 0 1 0 +9 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 14 3-13-16 1.14 5/10 3 0 1 0 +7 WPG Max Johnson BGSU SR F 18 9-7-16 0.89 3/6 2 0 4 0 +12 Alex Barber BGSU JR F 22 8-8-16 0.73 10/31 4 0 2 0 +6 12 Ashton Calder LSSU JR F 14 7-7-14 1.00 7/14 0 0 3 0 +4 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 16 9-5-14 0.88 4/8 1 0 2 1 -4 Coale Norris FSU SR F 17 7-7-14 0.82 2/4 1 0 0 0 -3 15 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 13 7-6-13 1.00 8/27 1 0 0 0 +7 Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 14 3-10-13 0.93 4/8 1 0 2 0 +3 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 18 7-6-13 0.72 2/12 3 0 0 0 +2 Gavin Gould BGSU SR F 20 3-10-13 0.65 3/6 2 0 0 0 +7 Taylor Schneider BGSU JR F 22 5-8-13 0.59 4/8 1 1 1 0 +7 20 André Ghantous NMU SO F 12 3-9-12 1.00 3/6 2 0 0 0 +1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 14 9-3-12 0.86 6/12 4 1 1 1 +6 Jake Transit FSU JR F 16 6-6-12 0.75 6/23 0 2 1 0 -3 Ethan Stewart FSU JR F 17 5-7-12 0.71 1/2 2 0 0 0 +2 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 18 3-9-12 0.67 3/6 3 0 2 0 -2 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 18 2-10-12 0.67 4/8 0 0 1 0 -2

Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Will Cullen BGSU JR D 22 5-12-17 0.77 10/50 1 0 1 0 +14 2 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 18 3-9-12 0.67 3/6 3 0 2 0 -2 3 William Riedell LSSU SR D 14 3-8-11 0.79 6/12 0 0 0 0 +5 T.J. Lloyd BGSU SO D 22 0-11-11 0.50 9/18 0 0 0 0 +15 5 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 18 1-9-10 0.56 7/14 1 0 0 0 +5 Tim Theocharidis BGSU JR D 22 4-6-10 0.45 3/6 1 0 1 0 +3 7 Lukas Kaelble LSSU SR D 12 0-9-9 0.75 5/10 0 0 0 0 +5 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 14 1-8-9 0.64 2/4 0 0 0 0 +13 Blake Evennou FSU SO D 17 1-8-9 0.53 3/6 0 0 0 0 -11 Tyler Rockwell MTU SR D 18 3-6-9 0.50 2/4 1 0 1 0 +1 Carson Musser BGSU SR D 22 1-8-9 0.41 4/8 0 0 1 0 +11 12 Elias Rosén BMJ SO D 10 2-5-7 0.70 3/6 0 0 0 0 +2 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 11 1-6-7 0.64 6/23 0 0 0 0 +7 Tyler Vold BMJ SR D 14 1-6-7 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 -6 Justin Wells BGSU SR D 22 2-5-7 0.32 4/16 0 1 0 0 +14

Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 18 2-10-12 0.67 4/8 0 0 1 0 -2 2 Tyrone Bronte ALH FR F 10 3-6-9 0.90 2/4 3 0 0 0 +2 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 14 1-8-9 0.64 2/4 0 0 0 0 +13 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 17 7-2-9 0.53 3/6 3 0 0 0 -8 5 Lukas Sillinger BMJ FR F 14 4-3-7 0.50 6/23 1 0 0 0 -1 6 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 14 3-3-6 0.43 4/8 0 0 0 0 +5 Antonio Venuto FSU FR F 14 2-4-6 0.43 3/6 0 0 0 0 E Stepan Pokorny FSU FR F 16 0-6-6 0.38 4/8 0 0 0 0 +2 9 Nick Nardella MTU FR F 10 1-4-5 0.50 3/6 0 0 0 0 +4 10 Eric Martin BMJ FR F 12 1-3-4 0.33 2/4 0 0 0 0 E Blais Richartz MTU FR F 14 1-3-4 0.29 1/2 0 0 1 0 +3 Chrystopher Collin BGSU FR F 15 1-3-4 0.27 0/0 0 0 1 0 +3 Ben Schultheis FSU FR D 17 0-4-4 0.24 4/8 0 0 0 0 -3 Seth Fyten BGSU FR F 19 4-0-4 0.21 2/4 0 0 0 0 +2 Ethan Scardina BGSU FR F 20 0-4-4 0.20 4/8 0 0 0 0 +4 WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders

Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Connor Ford BGS SR F 22 11 0.50 1 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 22 16 0.73 2 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 22 10 0.45 2 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 14 13 0.93 3 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 14 9 0.64 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 22 13 0.59 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 16 9 0.56 4 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 16 12 0.75 Max Johnson BGS SR F 18 9 0.50 Will Cullen BGS JR D 22 12 0.55 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 22 9 0.41 6 Connor Ford BGS SR F 22 11 0.50 7 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 17 8 0.47 T.J. Lloyd BGS SO D 22 11 0.50 Alex Barber BGS JR F 22 8 0.36 8 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 13 10 0.77 9 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 13 7 0.54 Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 14 10 0.71 Ashton Calder LSS JR F 14 7 0.50 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 14 10 0.71 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 16 7 0.44 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 17 10 0.59 Coale Norris FSU SR F 17 7 0.41 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 18 10 0.56 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 17 7 0.41 Gavin Gould BGS SR F 20 10 0.50 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 18 7 0.39

Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Connor Ford BGS SR F 22 5 0.23 1 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 14 3-6-9 0.64 2 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 14 4 0.29 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 14 3-6-9 0.64 Alex Barber BGS JR F 22 4 0.18 Connor Ford BGS SR F 22 5-4-9 0.41 4 10 Players Tied With 3 4 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 16 2-6-8 0.50 Will Cullen BGS JR D 22 1-7-8 0.36 6 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 18 3-4-7 0.39 Alex Barber BGS JR F 22 4-3-7 0.32 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 22 1-6-7 0.32 9 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 13 3-3-6 0.46 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 18 3-3-6 0.33 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 18 0-6-6 0.33

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Jake Transit FSU JR F 16 2 0.12 1 Max Johnson BGS SR F 18 4 0.22 2 Ryan Sandelin MNS SO F 13 1 0.08 2 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 13 3 0.23 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 14 1 0.07 Ashton Calder LSS JR F 14 3 0.21 Yuki Miura LSS SR C/LW 14 1 0.07 Brian Halonen MTU JR F 16 3 0.19 Pete Veillette LSS JR F 14 1 0.07 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 22 3 0.14 Sam Craggs BGS SR F 19 1 0.05 6 8 Players Tied With 2 Justin Wells BGS SR D 22 1 0.05 Taylor Schneider BGS JR F 22 1 0.05 Evan Dougherty BGS JR F 22 1 0.05

Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 22 +24 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 14 1 2 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 22 +21 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 16 1 3 T.J. Lloyd BGS SO D 22 +15 4 Justin Wells BGS SR D 22 +14 Will Cullen BGS JR D 22 +14 6 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 14 +13 7 Max Johnson BGS SR F 18 +12 8 Carson Musser BGS SR D 22 +11 9 Jack McNeely MNS SR D 14 +10 10 3 Players Tied With +9

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Ben Newhouse NMU SR D 16 43 2.69 1 Brenden MacLaren FSU SO F 21 13 .618 2 Michael Van Unen NMU SO D 16 39 2.44 2 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 221 137 .617 3 Connor Fedorek FSU SO D 17 31 1.82 3 Connor Ford BGS SR F 243 152 .615 4 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 18 30 1.67 4 Dustin Manz LSS SO F 126 82 .606 5 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 14 27 1.93 5 Ross Armour BMJ JR F 81 54 .600 6 Blake Evennou FSU SO D 17 23 1.35 6 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 238 162 .595 7 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 11 22 2.00 7 Alex Frye NMU SOF 95 67 .586 Wyatt Aamodt MNS JR D 14 22 1.57 8 Sam Morton MNS JR F 53 38 .582 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 16 22 1.38 9 Jared Spooner MNS SR F 62 48 .564 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 18 22 1.22 10 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 34 29 .540 WCHA Overall Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 12 717:13 10 0.84 11-1-0 7 235 .959 2 Blake Pietila MTU SO 13 743:22 21 1.69 9-3-0 2 336 .941 3 Zack Rose BGSU SO 9 516:16 16 1.86 7-2-0 1 171 .914 4 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 12 623:57 20 1.92 4-3-3 1 275 .932 5 David Fessenden ALH SO 7 403:14 15 2.23 2-3-1 1 203 .931 6 Eric Dop BGSU SR 14 797:34 30 2.26 9-4-0 0 373 .926 7 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 13 780:00 31 2.38 6-4-3 0 380 .925 8 Nolan Kent NMU JR 10 589:35 32 3.26 2-7-0 0 248 .886 9 Logan Stein FSU FR 8 456:34 29 3.81 0-7-1 0 207 .877 10 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 10 516:11 36 4.18 1-6-0 1 223 .861

Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 12 717:13 10 0.84 11-1-0 7 235 .959 2 Blake Pietila MTU SO 13 743:22 21 1.69 9-3-0 2 336 .941 3 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 12 623:57 20 1.92 4-3-3 1 275 .932 4 David Fessenden ALH SO 7 403:14 15 2.23 2-3-1 1 203 .931 5 Eric Dop BGSU SR 14 797:34 30 2.26 9-4-0 0 373 .926 6 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 13 780:00 31 2.38 6-4-3 0 380 .925 7 Zack Rose BGSU SO 9 516:16 16 1.86 7-2-0 1 171 .914 8 Nolan Kent NMU JR 10 589:35 32 3.26 2-7-0 0 248 .886 9 Logan Stein FSU FR 8 456:34 29 3.81 0-7-1 0 207 .877 10 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 10 516:11 36 4.18 1-6-0 1 223 .861

Saves GP SVS/G Saves Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 13 29.2 380 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 12 7 2 Eric Dop BGSU SR 14 26.6 373 2 Mark Sinclair MTU SR 7 2 3 Blake Pietila MTU SO 13 25.8 336 Blake Pietila MTU SO 13 2 4 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 12 22.9 275 4 David Fessenden ALH SO 7 1 5 Nolan Kent NMU JR 10 24.8 248 Zack Rose BGSU SO 9 1 6 Dryden McKay MNS JR 12 19.6 235 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 10 1 7 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 10 22.3 223 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 12 1 8 Logan Stein FSU FR 8 25.9 207 9 David Fessenden ALH SO 7 29.0 203 10 Zack Rose BGSU SO 9 19.0 171 11 Mark Sinclair MTU SR 7 16.9 118 12 Connor Ryckman NMU JR 5 19.8 99 13 Derek Krall ALH FR 3 26.0 78 14 Ethan Langenegger LSSU FR 4 13.8 55 15 John Hawthorne NMU SO 2 25.5 51 16 Seth Eisele LSSU SO 3 15.3 46 17 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 1 34.0 34 18 Michael Carr BMJ SO 2 14.0 28 19 Carter McPhail FSU SO 2 13.0 26 20 Ryan Edquist MNS SR 2 11.0 22 WCHA Men Team Overall Statistics

TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE Team GamesGoalsG/GM Team GamesGoalsG/GM 1 Bowling Green 22 81 3.68 1 Minnesota State 14 16 1.14 2 Minnesota State 14 50 3.57 2 Michigan Tech 18 37 2.06 3 Bemidji State 14 42 3.00 3 Bowling Green 22 47 2.14 4 Michigan Tech 18 49 2.72 4 Bemidji State 14 34 2.43 5 Ferris State 17 45 2.65 5 Lake Superior State 14 35 2.50 6 Lake Superior State 14 36 2.57 6 Alabama Huntsville 10 31 3.10 7 Northern Michigan 16 40 2.50 7 Northern Michigan 16 64 4.00 8 Alabama Huntsville 10 19 1.90 8 Ferris State 17 73 4.29

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHA PP % Team TotalsSHFPK % 1 Minnesota State 16/53 1 30.2 1 Bemidji State 35/37 1 94.6 2 Alabama Huntsville 8/34 0 23.5 2 Minnesota State 44/50 1 88.0 3 Michigan Tech 13/57 1 22.8 3 Michigan Tech 44/51 0 86.3 4 Bowling Green 19/92 0 20.7 4 Lake Superior State 54/64 2 84.4 5 Ferris State 11/59 2 18.6 5 Alabama Huntsville 36/43 0 83.7 Northern Michigan 11/59 3 18.6 6 Bowling Green 63/79 4 79.7 7 Bemidji State 8/46 0 17.4 7 Northern Michigan 48/64 0 75.0 8 Lake Superior State 5/59 0 8.5 8 Ferris State 41/61 2 67.2

PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL Team GamesPIMPIM/G Team GamesSOGSOG/G 1 Minnesota State 14 195 13.9 1 Bowling Green 22 787 35.8 2 Lake Superior State 14 179 12.8 2 Minnesota State 14 497 35.5 3 Bowling Green 22 272 12.4 3 Northern Michigan 16 464 29.0 4 Northern Michigan 16 193 12.1 4 Michigan Tech 18 521 28.9 5 Alabama Huntsville 10 113 11.3 5 Bemidji State 14 404 28.9 6 Ferris State 17 176 10.4 6 Lake Superior State 14 380 27.1 7 Michigan Tech 18 171 9.5 7 Ferris State 17 461 27.1 8 Bemidji State 14 116 8.3 8 Alabama Huntsville 10 211 21.1

SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal 1 Bowling Green 25 25 31 0 81 1 Minnesota State 4 8 4 0 16 2 Minnesota State 17 21 12 0 50 2 Alabama Huntsville 9 7 15 0 31 3 Michigan Tech 14 16 18 1 49 3 Bemidji State 13 14 7 0 34 4 Ferris State 15 16 14 0 45 4 Lake Superior State 9 15 10 1 35 5 Bemidji State 11 18 12 1 42 5 Michigan Tech 9 14 14 0 37 6 Northern Michigan 10 16 12 2 40 6 Bowling Green 12 20 14 1 47 7 Lake Superior State 12 9 13 2 36 7 Northern Michigan 25 14 22 3 64 8 Alabama Huntsville 5 9 4 1 19 8 Ferris State 19 28 24 2 73

SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Minnesota State 16 1 +15 6 1 -5 +10 2 Bemidji State 8 0 +8 2 1 -1 +7 Bowling Green 19 0 +19 16 4 -12 +7 4 Michigan Tech 13 1 +12 7 0 -7 +5 5 Alabama Huntsville 8 0 +8 7 0 -7 +1 6 Lake Superior State 5 0 +5 10 2 -8 -3 7 Northern Michigan 11 3 +8 16 0 -16 -8 8 Ferris State 11 2 +9 20 2 -18 -9 National Category Leaders

Points Per Game GP G-A-P P/GM Goals Against Average Minutes GA GAA 1 David Farrance (NSH) Boston University SR D 6 4-10-14 2.33 1 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 717:13 10 0.84 2 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 20 17-16-33 1.65 2 Cameron Rowe Wisconsin FR 440:16 11 1.50 3 Odeen Tufto Quinnipiac SRF20 4-25-29 1.45 3 Matt Ladd Canisius JR 178:32 5 1.68 4 Will Calverley RIT JR F 14 10-10-20 1.43 4 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 743:22 21 1.69 5 Linus Weissbach (BUF) Wisconsin SRF 20 8-18-26 1.30 5 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 1193:25 34 1.71 6 Jonny Evans UConn JRF1712-10-22 1.29 6 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 1033:30 30 1.74 7 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan FR F 14 5-13-18 1.29 7 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 971:18 29 1.79 8 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 18 11-12-23 1.28 8 Zack Rose Bowling Green SO 516:16 16 1.86 9 Tobias Fladeby American International SR F 13 9-7-16 1.23 9 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 623:57 20 1.92 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JR F 13 6-10-16 1.23 10 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 964:10 32 1.99 11 Carl Berglund UMass Lowell SO F 9 3-8-11 1.22 11 Ethan Haider (NSH) Clarkson FR 839:52 28 2.00 12 Nick Swaney (MIN) Minnesota Duluth SR F 19 9-14-23 1.21 12 Strauss Mann Michigan JR 778:44 26 2.00 13 Jakov Novak (OTT) Bentley JR F 10 6-6-12 1.20 13 Matt Murray Massachusetts SR 776:27 26 2.01 14 Joseph Nardi Northern Michigan SRF 16 7-12-19 1.19 14 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 726:32 25 2.06 15 Luke Santerno Bentley SRF11 2-11-13 1.18 15 Carter Gylander (DET) Colgate FR 638:17 22 2.07 Brandon Kruse (VGK) Bowling Green SR F 22 10-16-26 1.18 16 Emil Zetterquist St. Lawrence JR 663:56 24 2.17 17 Keaton Mastrodonato Canisius SOF 6 4-3-7 1.17 17 Trevin Kozlowski Army West Point SR 702:00 26 2.22 Jordan Kawaguchi North Dakota SRF 18 5-16-21 1.17 18 David Fessenden Alabama Huntsville SO 403:14 15 2.23 19 Nathan Smith (WPG) Minnesota State SO F 14 3-13-16 1.14 19 Ryan Fanti Minnesota Duluth SO 909:34 34 2.24 Cade Borchardt Minnesota State SOF 14 6-10-16 1.14 20 Ludvig Persson Miami FR 771:17 29 2.26 Elijah Gonsalves RIT SO F 14 7-9-16 1.14 21 Eric Dop Bowling Green SR 797:34 30 2.26 22 Kent Johnson Michigan FRF16 6-12-18 1.12 22 Henry Welsch UMass Lowell FR 316:24 12 2.28 23 Scott Reedy (SJS) Minnesota SR F 17 7-12-19 1.12 23 Stefano Durante American International SR 570:35 22 2.31 24 Chayse Primeau Omaha JRF18 7-13-20 1.11 24 Zach Driscoll Bemidji State SR 780:00 31 2.38 25 Bobby Trivigno Massachusetts JRF 19 7-14-21 1.11 25 Drew DeRidder Michigan State JR 1017:09 42 2.48 Grant Hebert Robert Morris JR F 19 7-14-21 1.11 Veeti Miettinen (TOR) St. Cloud State FR F 19 9-12-21 1.11

Points Per Game (Defensemen) GP G-A-P P/GM Save Percentage Saves GA Save % 1 David Farrance (NSH) Boston University SR D 6 4-10-14 2.33 1 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 235 10 .959 2 Matt Kiersted North Dakota SR D 18 3-14-17 0.94 2 Cameron Rowe Wisconsin FR 201 11 .948 3 Jayden Struble (MTL) Northeastern SO D 12 2-9-11 0.92 3 Matt Ladd Canisius JR 87 5 .946 4 Nick Jenny Robert Morris SR D 19 6-11-17 0.89 4 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 336 21 .941 Nick Perbix (TBL) St. Cloud State JR D 19 5-12-17 0.89 5 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 440 30 .936 6 Brennan Kapcheck American International SR D 16 0-14-14 0.88 6 Emil Zetterquist St. Lawrence JR 347 24 .935 Chase Blackmun UMass Lowell JR D 8 4-3-7 0.88 7 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 360 25 .935 8 Zach Metsa Quinnipiac JRD203-14-17 0.85 8 Ludvig Persson Miami FR 409 29 .934 9 Jordan Harris (MTL) Northeastern JR D 13 5-6-11 0.85 9 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 275 20 .932 10 Matthew Kessel (STL) Massachusetts SOD 19 9-7-16 0.84 10 Drew DeRidder Michigan State JR 572 42 .932 Zac Jones (NYR) Massachusetts SO D 19 5-11-16 0.84 11 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 463 34 .932 12 Kalle Eriksson New Hampshire SO D 17 4-10-14 0.82 12 David Fessenden Alabama Huntsville SO 203 15 .931 13 Jackson LaCombe (ANA) Minnesota SO D 16 3-10-13 0.81 13 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 383 29 .930 14 William Riedell Lake Superior State SR D 14 3-8-11 0.79 14 Strauss Mann Michigan JR 332 26 .927 15 Will Cullen Bowling Green JR D 22 5-12-17 0.77 15 Eric Dop Bowling Green SR 373 30 .926 16 Alex Vlasic (CHI) Boston University SO D 8 2-4-6 0.75 16 Zach Driscoll Bemidji State SR 380 31 .925 Domenick Fensore (CAR) Boston University SO D 8 1-5-6 0.75 17 Noah West Robert Morris FR 385 32 .923 Lukas Kaelble Lake Superior State SR D 12 0-9-9 0.75 18 Jacob Barczewski Canisius SO 96 8 .923 Joseph Maziarz Mercyhurst SO D 16 1-11-12 0.75 19 Ethan Haider (NSH) Clarkson FR 328 28 .921 Owen Power Michigan FRD162-10-12 0.75 20 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 373 32 .921 Brandon Scanlin Omaha SO D 16 1-11-12 0.75

Points Per Game (Freshmen) GP G-A-P P/GM Winning Percentage W-L-T Win % 1 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan F 14 5-13-18 1.29 1 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 11-1-0 .917 2 Kent Johnson Michigan F16 6-12-18 1.12 2 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 10-1-1 .875 3 Veeti Miettinen (TOR) St. Cloud State F 19 9-12-21 1.11 3 Cameron Rowe Wisconsin FR 6-1-0 .857 4 Randy Hernandez Robert Morris F 19 8-12-20 1.05 4 Drew Commesso (CHI) Boston University FR 5-1-0 .833 5 Carson Briere Mercyhurst F 17 4-13-17 1.00 5 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 12-3-1 .781 6 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State F 19 12-6-18 0.95 6 Zack Rose Bowling Green SO 7-2-0 .778 7 Nikita Nesterenko (MIN) Boston College F 15 6-8-14 0.93 7 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 9-3-0 .750 Dante Sheriff Mercyhurst F 15 5-9-14 0.93 8 Noah West Robert Morris FR 8-3-0 .727 9 Matty Beniers Michigan F 14 4-9-13 0.93 9 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 13-5-0 .722 10 Alex Jefferies (NYI) Merrimack F 11 4-6-10 0.91 10 Stefano Durante American International SR 7-3-0 .700 11 Tyrone Bronte Alabama Huntsville F 10 3-6-9 0.90 11 Eric Dop Bowling Green SR 9-4-0 .692 12 Luke Tuch (MTL) Boston University F 8 4-3-7 0.88 Matt Murray Massachusetts SR 9-4-0 .692 13 Brendan Brisson (VGK) Michigan F 14 5-7-12 0.86 13 Trevin Kozlowski Army West Point SR 7-3-1 .682 14 Austin Heidemann Mercyhurst F 13 7-4-11 0.85 14 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 12-5-3 .675 Gunnarwolfe Fontaine (NSH) Northeastern F 13 4-7-11 0.85 15 Ryan Fanti Minnesota Duluth SO 9-4-2 .667 Dylan Jackson Northeastern F 13 3-8-11 0.85 Matt Ladd Canisius JR 2-1-0 .667 17 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver F 18 10-5-15 0.83 Jacob Barczewski Canisius SO 2-1-0 .667 18 Alex Campbell (NSH) Clarkson F 20 4-12-16 0.80 18 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 8-4-4 .625 Alex Young (SJS) Colgate F 15 5-7-12 0.80 19 Dávid Hrenák (LOS) St. Cloud State SR 9-6-0 .600 Travis Treloar Ohio State F 20 6-10-16 0.80 Henry Welsch UMass Lowell FR 3-2-0 .600 National Category Leaders

Goals Per Game GP G G/GM Assists Per Game GP A A/GM 1 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 20 17 0.85 1 David Farrance (NSH) Boston University SR D 6 10 1.67 2 Colin Bilek Army West Point JR F 14 10 0.71 2 Odeen Tufto Quinnipiac SRF2025 1.25 Will Calverley RIT JR F 14 10 0.71 3 Luke Santerno Bentley SRF1111 1.00 4 Jonny Evans UConn JRF1712 0.71 4 Jáchym Kondelík (NSH) UConn JR F 17 16 0.94 5 Tobias Fladeby American International SR F 13 9 0.69 5 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan FR F 14 13 0.93 6 David Farrance (NSH) Boston University SR D 6 4 0.67 Nathan Smith (WPG) Minnesota State SO F 14 13 0.93 Keaton Mastrodonato Canisius SOF 6 4 0.67 7 Linus Weissbach (BUF) Wisconsin SRF 2018 0.90 Simon Gravel Canisius SO F 6 4 0.67 8 Jordan Kawaguchi North Dakota SRF 1816 0.89 9 Owen Sillinger Bemidji State JR F 14 9 0.64 Carl Berglund UMass Lowell SO F 9 8 0.89 10 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State FRF 1912 0.63 10 Brennan Kapcheck American International SR D 16 14 0.88 11 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SOF 1811 0.61 11 Chris Theodore American International JR F 16 13 0.81 12 Sampo Ranta (COL) Minnesota JRF 2012 0.60 12 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 20 16 0.80 Jakov Novak (OTT) Bentley JR F 10 6 0.60 13 Nick Prkusic Robert Morris SR F 19 15 0.79 14 Jonathan Bendorf Mercyhurst SOF 1710 0.59 14 Matt Kiersted North Dakota SRD 1814 0.78 15 Kevin Lombardi Sacred Heart SO F 12 7 0.58 Graham Slaggert Notre Dame JR F 18 14 0.78 16 Cole Koepke (TBL) Minnesota Duluth JR F 19 11 0.58 16 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JRF 1310 0.77 17 Angus Crookshank (OTT) New Hampshire JR F 14 8 0.57 17 Carson Briere Mercyhurst FR F 17 13 0.76 18 AJ Vanderbeck Northern Michigan SO F 16 9 0.56 18 Kent Johnson Michigan FRF1612 0.75 19 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver FR F 18 10 0.56 Joseph Nardi Northern Michigan SR F 16 12 0.75 Andre Lee (LOS) UMass Lowell SOF 9 5 0.56 Lukas Kaelble Lake Superior State SR D 12 9 0.75 21 Ty Smilanic (FLA) Quinnipiac FR F 20 11 0.55 Jayden Struble (MTL) Northeastern SO D 12 9 0.75 22 Austin Heidemann Mercyhurst FR F 13 7 0.54 André Ghantous Northern Michigan SO F 12 9 0.75 Reggie Lutz Minnesota State SRF 13 7 0.54 Cameron Buhl St. Lawrence SO F 12 9 0.75 Zach Solow Northeastern SRF13 7 0.54 24 Bobby Trivigno Massachusetts JRF 1914 0.74 25 Marc McLaughlin Boston College JR F 15 8 0.53 Nick Swaney (MIN) Minnesota Duluth SR F 19 14 0.74 Grant Hebert Robert Morris JR F 19 14 0.74

Power Play Goals GP PPG/G PPG Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 1 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State FRF 19 0.37 7 1 Marc McLaughlin Boston College JR F 15 5 2 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver FR F 18 0.33 6 2 Scott Reedy (SJS) Minnesota SR F 17 4 Ethan de Jong Quinnipiac JRF 20 0.30 6 Max Johnson Bowling Green SR F 18 4 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 20 0.30 6 Kobe Roth Minnesota Duluth SRF19 4 5 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 18 0.28 5 5 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JRF 13 3 Matthew Kessel (STL) Massachusetts SOD 19 0.26 5 Ashton Calder Lake Superior State JR F 14 3 Jackson Cates Minnesota Duluth JRF 19 0.26 5 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan FR F 14 3 Veeti Miettinen (TOR) St. Cloud State FR F 19 0.26 5 Will Calverley RIT JR F 14 3 Ethen Frank Western Michigan SRF 19 0.26 5 Chris Theodore American International JR F 16 3 Connor Ford Bowling Green SR F 22 0.23 5 Brian Halonen Michigan Tech JR F 16 3 11 16 Players Tied With 4 Kevin Conley Omaha SR F 17 3 Grant Mismash (NSH) North Dakota SR F 17 3 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 18 3 Randy Hernandez Robert Morris FR F 19 3 Sampo Ranta (COL) Minnesota JRF 20 3 Quinn Preston Ohio State JRF20 3 Ethan de Jong Quinnipiac JRF20 3 Ty Smilanic (FLA) Quinnipiac FR F 20 3 Cameron Wright Bowling Green SR F 22 3

Shorthanded Goals GP SHG/G SHG 1 Marc McLaughlin Boston College JR F 15 0.20 3 2 Logan Cockerill (NYI) Boston University SR F 4 0.50 2 Eduards Tralmaks Maine SR F 10 0.20 2 Jake Transit Ferris State JR F 16 0.12 2 Jackson LaCombe (ANA) Minnesota SO D 16 0.12 2 Filip Engarås (EDM) New Hampshire JR F 16 0.12 2 Paul Washe Western Michigan SRF 20 0.10 2 Owen Lindmark (FLA) Wisconsin SO F 20 0.10 2 9 55 Players Tied With 1 National Team Leaders TEAM SCORING TEAM DEFENSE

SCORING OFFENSE GP Goals G/GM SCORING DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM 1Wisconsin 20 79 3.95 1Minnesota State 14 16 1.14 2Robert Morris 19 75 3.95 2Massachusetts 19 36 1.89 3Minnesota 20 78 3.90 3Quinnipiac 20 39 1.95 4Boston University 8 31 3.88 4American International 16 32 2.00 5Boston College 15 58 3.87 5Minnesota 20 41 2.05 6North Dakota 18 69 3.83 6Minnesota Duluth 19 39 2.05 7American International 16 59 3.69 7Michigan Tech 18 37 2.06 8Bowling Green 22 81 3.68 8Michigan 16 33 2.06 9RIT 14 513.64 9North Dakota 18 38 2.11 10 Michigan 16 58 3.62 10Bowling Green 22 47 2.14 11Minnesota State 14 50 3.57 11Canisius 6 13 2.17 12Northeastern 13 45 3.46 12Boston College 15 35 2.33 13Omaha 18 62 3.44 13Providence 18 43 2.39 14Canisius 6 20 3.33 14Clarkson 20 48 2.40 15St. Cloud State 19 63 3.32 15Army West Point 14 34 2.43 16Mercyhurst 17 56 3.29 Bemidji State 14 34 2.43 17Massachusetts 19 62 3.26 17Wisconsin 20 49 2.45 Minnesota Duluth 19 62 3.26 18Colgate 15 37 2.47 19UMass Lowell 9 29 3.22 19Lake Superior State 14 35 2.50 20UConn 17 54 3.18 St. Lawrence 12 30 2.50 21Quinnipiac 20 63 3.15 21UConn 17 45 2.65 22Bemidji State 14 42 3.00 22St. Cloud State 19 51 2.68 Niagara 13 39 3.00 23Notre Dame 20 54 2.70 24Penn State 18 53 2.94 24Omaha 18 49 2.72 25Notre Dame 20 58 2.90 25Robert Morris 19 52 2.74 26Clarkson 20 56 2.80 26Denver 18 51 2.83 Maine 10 28 2.80 27Michigan State 18 52 2.89 Western Michigan 20 56 2.80 28Boston University 8 24 3.00 29Army West Point 14 39 2.79 Northeastern 13 39 3.00 30Denver 18 50 2.78 30Bentley 11 34 3.09 31 Michigan Tech 18 49 2.72 31Alabama Huntsville 10 31 3.10 32Arizona State 20 54 2.70 32Vermont 8 25 3.12 33Providence 18 48 2.67 33Holy Cross 14 45 3.21 34Ferris State 17 45 2.65 34Colorado College 16 53 3.31 35Lake Superior State 14 36 2.57 35Sacred Heart 12 40 3.33 36Northern Michigan 16 40 2.50 36Mercyhurst 17 57 3.35 37Bentley 11 26 2.36 37RIT 14 47 3.36 38New Hampshire 17 40 2.35 38Miami 20 68 3.40 39Sacred Heart 12 27 2.25 39UMass Lowell 9 31 3.44 40Merrimack 14 31 2.21 Penn State 18 62 3.44 41St. Lawrence 12 26 2.17 41Ohio State 20 72 3.60 42Colgate 15 32 2.13 42Long Island University 10 37 3.70 43Air Force 11 23 2.09 43New Hampshire 17 63 3.71 44Ohio State 20 41 2.05 44Merrimack 14 55 3.93 45Alabama Huntsville 10 19 1.90 45Western Michigan 20 79 3.95 Long Island University 10 19 1.90 46Northern Michigan 16 64 4.00 47Holy Cross 14 26 1.86 47Niagara 13 53 4.08 48Miami 20 37 1.85 48Air Force 11 45 4.09 49Colorado College 16 29 1.81 49Ferris State 17 73 4.29 50Michigan State 18 31 1.72 50Maine 10 43 4.30 51Vermont 8 13 1.62 51Arizona State 20 89 4.45 National Team Leaders POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL

POWER PLAY Totals SHA PP% PENALTY KILL Totals SHF PK% 1Wisconsin 19/61 1 31.1 1Bemidji State 35/37 1 94.6 2Minnesota State 16/53 1 30.2 2St. Lawrence 36/39 1 92.3 3Michigan 13/46 0 28.3 3Massachusetts 77/84 3 91.7 4Robert Morris 20/77 5 26.0 4Omaha 63/69 291.3 5Northeastern 16/62 0 25.8 5Providence 58/64 0 90.6 6St. Cloud State 15/61 0 24.6 6Minnesota State 44/50 1 88.0 7RIT 16/66 124.2 7Canisius 14/16 1 87.5 8Massachusetts 19/80 2 23.8 8Quinnipiac 67/77 1 87.0 9 Alabama Huntsville 8/34 0 23.5 9Bentley 38/44 0 86.4 Penn State 12/51 1 23.5 10Michigan Tech 44/51 0 86.3 11 American International 18/78 1 23.1 11St. Cloud State 62/72 1 86.1 12Michigan Tech 13/57 1 22.8 12North Dakota 68/80 2 85.0 13North Dakota 18/79 0 22.8 13Northeastern 44/52 1 84.6 14Western Michigan 14/62 2 22.6 14Lake Superior State 54/64 2 84.4 15Bentley 9/40 022.5 15Minnesota 43/51 4 84.3 16Minnesota 15/67 1 22.4 16Alabama Huntsville 36/43 0 83.7 17Maine 10/45 122.2 17Wisconsin 45/54 3 83.3 18Quinnipiac 20/91 1 22.0 18Boston College 53/64 6 82.8 19Minnesota Duluth 16/73 1 21.9 19RIT 42/51 482.4 20Army West Point 13/60 1 21.7 20Clarkson 62/76 1 81.6 21UMass Lowell 7/33 2 21.2 21Mercyhurst 52/64 1 81.2 22Bowling Green 19/92 0 20.7 22Maine 43/53 3 81.1 23Omaha 15/73 420.5 23Niagara 38/47 2 80.9 24Boston University 8/39 1 20.5 Sacred Heart 38/47 0 80.9 25Mercyhurst 11/54 2 20.4 25Boston University 32/40 2 80.0 26Ohio State 13/67 3 19.4 Denver 52/65 1 80.0 27Denver 14/73 0 19.2 27Bowling Green 63/79 4 79.7 28Sacred Heart 8/42 3 19.0 28Minnesota Duluth 59/74 2 79.7 29Providence 13/69 5 18.8 29Robert Morris 55/69 1 79.7 30UConn 14/75 118.7 30Notre Dame 43/54 1 79.6 31Ferris State 11/59 2 18.6 31Holy Cross 46/58 1 79.3 Northern Michigan 11/59 3 18.6 32Colgate 38/48 2 79.2 33Arizona State 12/65 3 18.5 33UConn 60/76 2 78.9 34New Hampshire 14/79 3 17.7 34Michigan State 50/64 0 78.1 35Canisius 3/17 0 17.6 35Michigan 42/54 0 77.8 Niagara 9/51 217.6 36Penn State 41/53 0 77.4 Notre Dame 9/51 0 17.6 37American International 54/70 1 77.1 38Clarkson 13/74 1 17.6 38Ohio State 57/74 0 77.0 39Bemidji State 8/46 0 17.4 39Miami 47/62 0 75.8 40St. Lawrence 6/38 1 15.8 40Arizona State 39/52 1 75.0 41Vermont 5/33 2 15.2 Northern Michigan 48/64 0 75.0 42 Merrimack 8/54 2 14.8 42Long Island University 37/50 1 74.0 43Miami 10/69 114.5 43Western Michigan 53/72 2 73.6 44Holy Cross 7/49 1 14.3 44Merrimack 44/60 1 73.3 45Air Force 5/40 1 12.5 45New Hampshire 49/67 2 73.1 46Colgate 5/46 110.9 46Army West Point 37/51 2 72.5 47Boston College 6/57 2 10.5 47Colorado College 38/54 1 70.4 48Lake Superior State 5/59 0 8.5 48UMass Lowell 23/33 1 69.7 49Colorado College 4/58 3 6.9 Vermont 23/33 0 69.7 50Michigan State 3/48 0 6.2 50Air Force 39/56 2 69.6 51Long Island University 2/34 2 5.9 51Ferris State 41/61 2 67.2