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NOTES hockey is in an era of unprecedented talent, parity and success on and off the ice. Consider: - Seven schools have won the last seven national championships, including four first-time champions - More than half of all teams (34) have reached the NCAA Tournament in the last five years - 32% of all NHL players developed in the NCAA ranks, including a record 15 players on the champion - 92% of all NCAA Division I men’s hockey players will earn a degree, among the top graduation rates of all NCAA men’s sports

KEY DATES

Sat., Sept. 30 First games of the season (Niagara at Colgate; Union at University), plus several exhibitions Sun., Oct. 1 U.S. Game (Michigan Tech at Wisconsin) Fri., Oct. 6 First full slate of games, including the in Duluth, Minn. Nov. 24-25 Clarkson, Maine, Providence and Rensselaer travel to Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the third annual Friendship Four tournament Wed., Dec. 13 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (including Kevin Collins, , Ben Smith, Ron Wilson, Scott Young) Dec. 26-Jan. 5 IIHF World Junior Championship (Buffalo, N.Y.) Feb. 5 & 12 (TD Garden, Boston) Feb. 14-25 2018 Winter Olympics (PyeongChang, South Korea) March 2-4 USA Hockey’s Hockey Weekend Across America March 2-4 Conference tournament play begins in , Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, and WCHA March 9-11 Conference tournament play begins in NCHC March 17 Conference championship games March 18 NCAA Selection Show March 23-25 NCAA Regionals (Bridgeport, Conn.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Worcester, Mass.; Allentown, Pa.) April 5 & 7 NCAA Frozen Four (Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.)

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DIVISION I PLAYERS BY HOMETOWN

United States – 66% Canada – 30% Europe – All-time high 96 players (from 15 countries)

American players come from 41 states plus D.C. The top 10: – 197 Michigan – 156 – 109 – 85 – 85 New Jersey – 47 Wisconsin – 44 Pennsylvania – 43 California – 43 Colorado – 31

Canadian players by province: Ontario – 199 Alberta – 90 – 78 – 35 Manitoba – 24 Saskatchewan – 21 Nova Scotia – 11 New Brunswick, P.E.I. – 1 each

Top European countries: Sweden – 31 Finland – 21 Germany – 7 Latvia – 7 Russia – 7 Czech Rep. – 5

BY JUNIOR LEAGUE

Division I players come from 25 junior leagues. The top producers sending players directly to Division I: USHL – 638 players (includes 50 from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program) NAHL – 274 BCHL – 262 AJHL – 96 USPHL – 93 OJHL – 90 CCHL – 69 Prep Schools – 37

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ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS ENTERING 2017-18

Points: Power-Play Goals: Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris – 118 , Northeastern – 21 Landon Smith, Quinnipiac – 97 Gerry Fitzgerald, Bemidji State – 19 Mike Szmatula, Minnesota – 93 Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris – 18 Dylan Sikura, Northeastern – 92 T.J. Moore, Holy Cross – 15 Jake Evans, Notre Dame – 92 C.J. Franklin, Minnesota State – 15 Jordan Gross, Notre Dame – 91 Dylan Gambrell, Denver – 89 Shorthanded Goals: Leon Bristedt, Minnesota – 89 Andrew Sturtz, Penn State – 6 Kyle Schmidt, Bentley – 89 Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris – 5 Mason Jobst, Ohio State – 85 Diego Cuglietta, Lake Superior State – 4 Matthew Weis, Ohio State – 85 Rhett Gardner, North Dakota – 4 Andrew McDonald, Bentley – 4 Goals: Mitchell McLain, Bowling Green – 4 Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris – 48 Kyle Schmidt, Bentley – 41 Game-Winning Goals: Andrew Sturtz, Penn State – 40 Landon Smith, Quinnipiac – 11 T.J. Moore, Holy Cross – 39 Jarid Lukosevicius, Denver – 10 Jonathan Charbonneau, Mercyhurst – 39 Brett Seney, Merrimack – 10 Adam Gaudette, Northeastern – 38 Gerry Fitzgerald, Bemidji State – 9 Mike Szmatula, Minnesota – 38 Landon Smith, Quinnipiac – 38 Games Played: Spencer Naas, Connecticut – 37 Karson Kuhlman, Minnesota Duluth – 122 Leon Bristedt, Minnesota – 37 Adam Plant, Denver – 122 Austin Poganski, North Dakota – 122 Assists: Landon Smith, Quinnipiac – 122 Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris – 70 Mitchell McLain, Bowling Green – 120 Jordan Gross, Notre Dame – 65 Bo Pieper, Quinnipiac – 120 Jake Evans, Notre Dame – 64 Jared Thomas, Minnesota Duluth – 120 Dylan Gambrell, Denver – 59 Jordan Gross, Notre Dame – 119 Landon Smith, Quinnipiac – 59 Tyler Ledford, Air Force – 119 Matthew Weis, Ohio State – 57 Jake Evans, Notre Dame – 118 Dylan Sikura, Northeastern – 56 Tyler Mueller, UMass Lowell – 118 Brian Pinho, Providence – 56 Mike Szmatula, Minnesota – 55 Consecutive Games Played (Active): Cameron Hughes, Wisconsin – 55 Karson Kuhlman, Minnesota Duluth – 122 Landon Smith, Quinnipiac – 122 Jordan Gross, Notre Dame – 119 Kyle Schmidt, Bentley – 116

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ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS ENTERING 2017-18

Saves: Kyle Hayton, Wisconsin – 3,079* * Statistics accumulated at St. Lawrence Daniel Tirone, New Hampshire – 2,705 Olivier Mantha, Alaska Anchorage – 2,503 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State – 2,346 Alex Murray, AIC – 2,322 Tanner Jaillet, Denver – 2,228 Brandon Wildung, Mercyhurst – 1,968 Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota – 1,906 Jayson Argue, Bentley – 1,846 Paul Berrafato, Holy Cross – 1,814

Save Percentage: Kyle Hayton, Wisconsin – .934* Francis Marotte, Robert Morris – .931 Justin Kapelmaster, Ferris State – .930 Aidan Pelino, Bentley – .930 , – .927 Merrick Madsen, Harvard – .926 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State – .925 Tanner Jaillet, Denver – .923 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan – .922

Goaltending Wins: Tanner Jaillet, Denver – 60 Kyle Hayton, Wisconsin – 54* Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State – 49 Merrick Madsen, Harvard – 46 Cam Johnson, North Dakota – 44 Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota – 43

Shutouts: Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State – 16 Kyle Hayton, Wisconsin – 13* Cam Johnson, North Dakota – 9 Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota – 8 Merrick Madsen, Harvard – 7

Goals-Against Average: Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State – 1.88 Jason Pawloski, Minnesota State – 1.97 Tyler Wall, UMass Lowell – 2.06 Merrick Madsen, Harvard – 2.07 Cam Johnson, North Dakota – 2.08 Francis Marotte, Robert Morris – 2.08 Andrew Shortridge, Quinnipiac – 2.08

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RETURNING OFFENSE FROM 2016-17

Most Returning Goals: Air Force – 119 Penn State – 119 Denver – 113 Canisius – 105 Ohio State – 102 St. Cloud State – 100 Minnesota State – 99 Robert Morris – 99 Notre Dame – 96 Northeastern – 95

Most Returning Points: Air Force – 322 Penn State – 304 Ohio State – 293 Denver – 279 Notre Dame – 277 Canisius – 274 Northeastern – 266 Robert Morris – 263 Mercyhurst – 261 Minnesota State – 249

Highest Percentage of Returning Goals: Canisius – 98% St. Cloud State – 95% Army West – 91% Brown – 91% Air Force – 90% Princeton – 89% Holy Cross – 89% RIT – 86% Mercyhurst – 85% Minnesota State – 83%

Highest Percentage of Returning Points: Canisius – 95% Holy Cross – 89% Air Force – 89% Brown – 88% Army West Point – 88% Princeton – 88% Mercyhurst – 88% Alabama Huntsville – 86% St. Cloud State – 86% AIC – 84%

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TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS

10 biggest teams, by average height: 10 oldest teams, by average age (as of Oct. 1): Maine – 6’1.71” Bemidji State – 22 years, 218 days Arizona State – 6’1.11” Alaska Anchorage – 22 years, 196 days Cornell – 6’1.11” Robert Morris – 22 years, 184 days Western Michigan – 6’0.89” Army West Point – 22 years, 180 days Bowling Green – 6’0.61” Alabama Huntsville – 22 years, 174 days Merrimack – 6’0.61” Mercyhurst – 22 years, 167 days Union – 6’0.57” Canisius – 22 years, 110 days Connecticut – 6’0.54” American International – 22 years, 108 days Rensselaer – 6’0.52” Northern Michigan – 22 years, 92 days Harvard – 6’0.52” Minnesota State – 22 years, 65 days

10 smallest teams, by average height: 10 youngest teams, by average age (as of Oct. 1): Vermont – 5’10.69” – 20 years, 125 days – 5’10.93” Boston University – 20 years, 127 days Alabama Huntsville – 5’10.96” Michigan – 20 years, 324 days Bemidji State – 5’11” Michigan State – 20 years, 335 days Northern Michigan – 5’11.29” Notre Dame – 21 years, 44 days Alaska – 5’11.30” Minnesota – 21 years, 59 days Mercyhurst – 5’11.35” Cornell – 21 years, 67 days Robert Morris – 5’11.37” Harvard – 21 years, 72 days Northeastern – 5’11.39” Denver – 21 years, 72 days Alaska Anchorage – 5’11.40” Providence – 21 years, 83 days

10 biggest teams, by average weight: Tallest players: UMass Lowell – 199.66 pounds 6’8” – Stephen Mundinger, Maine Maine – 195.84 6’8” – Keenan Suthers, St. Lawrence Arizona State – 195.46 Minnesota Duluth – 194.44 Shortest players: Western Michigan – 194.33 5’3” – Sean Dhooghe, Wisconsin Clarkson – 193.74 5’6” – Nathan Bryer, Mercyhurst Alaska – 192.41 5’6” – Charlie Combs, Bemidji State North Dakota – 192.00 5’6” – Cody DePourcq, Bentley Michigan – 191.52 5’6” – Myles Fitzgerald, Bemidji State Cornell – 191.14 5’6” – Jack Gates, Colorado College 5’6” – Ryan Papa, St. Cloud State 10 smallest teams, by average weight: 5’6” – Dan Willett, RIT Colorado College – 179.64 pounds Denver – 180.48 Youngest players: Alabama Huntsville – 180.56 10/14/99 – Quinn Hughes, Michigan Air Force – 181.67 9/16/99 – Brady Tkachuk, Boston University Northern Michigan – 182.43 9/5/99 – Bryce Misley, Vermont Yale – 183.00 8/23/99 – Michael Pastujov, Michigan Union – 183.14 8/11/99 – Cayden Primeau, Northeastern Vermont – 183.31 Alaska Anchorage – 183.50 Sacred Heart – 184.21

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TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS

Largest senior classes: 11 – Mercyhurst 9 – Connecticut, Robert Morris 8 – Air Force, Army West Point, Canisius, Holy Cross, New Hampshire, Princeton, Wisconsin

Largest freshman classes: 13 – Massachusetts 12 – Air Force, Alaska Anchorage 10 – Cornell, Maine, Minnesota Duluth, Quinnipiac

Most freshmen and sophomores: 21 – Massachusetts 20 – American International, Maine 19 – Boston College, Colorado College, Miami, Michigan State, Vermont

Most juniors and seniors: 22 – Mercyhurst 17 – Canisius 16 – Omaha, Wisconsin 15 – Air Force, Holy Cross, Minnesota, Niagara, Northern Michigan, Ohio State

Fewest freshmen 3 – Omaha 4 – Mercyhurst, Robert Morris 5 – Alaska, Connecticut, Ferris State, Holy Cross, Michigan

Fewest seniors 0 – Colorado College 1 – Boston College 2 – Massachusetts, Sacred Heart 3 – Arizona State, Miami, Michigan State, Rensselaer, St. Cloud State 2017-18 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT

RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS

Adam Fox, Harvard (East – first team) Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State (West – first team) Henrik Borgstrom, Denver (West – first team) Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota (West – first team) Kyle Hayton, Wisconsin (East – second team; at St. Lawrence) Tanner Jaillet, Denver (West – second team) Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State (West – second team) Mason Jobst, Ohio State (West – second team) Cam Johnson, North Dakota (West – second team, 2016)

RETURNING FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

Atlantic Hockey Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris Phil Boje, Air Force Lester Lancaster, Mercyhurst

Big Ten Tyler Sheehy, Minnesota Mason Jobst, Ohio State Eric Schierhorn, Minnesota

ECAC Hockey , Harvard Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence (now at Wisconsin)

NCHC Tanner Jaillet, Denver

WCHA Mitchell McLain, Bowling Green Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State Daniel Brickley, Minnesota State Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State

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NCAA TOURNAMENT

Frozen Four History: http://collegehockeyinc.com/frozen-four

Most Appearances: Minnesota – 37 Michigan – 36 Boston College, Boston University – 35 North Dakota – 32 Denver, Michigan State – 27 Wisconsin – 25 Harvard – 24

Most Appearances, Last 10 Years: Denver, North Dakota – 10 Boston College – 8 Miami, Notre Dame – 7 Michigan, Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth, St. Cloud State, Yale – 6

Most Frozen Fours: Boston College – 25 Michigan – 24 Boston University, North Dakota – 22 Minnesota – 21 Denver – 15 Harvard – 13

Most Championships: Michigan – 9 Denver, North Dakota – 8 Wisconsin – 6 Boston College, Boston University, Minnesota – 5 Lake Superior State, Michigan State, Michigan Tech – 3 Colorado College, Cornell, Maine, Rensselaer – 2 Bowling Green, Harvard, Minnesota Duluth, Northern Michigan, Providence, Union, Yale – 1

Longest Active NCAA Appearance Streaks: North Dakota – 15 Denver – 10 Providence – 4

Most Consecutive 20-Win Seasons Denver – 16 North Dakota – 15 Boston College – 8 UMass Lowell, Minnesota, Quinnipiac – 6

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COLLEGE COACHES

Most Career Wins entering 2016-17 (Division I): * (Boston College, Bowling Green, Clarkson) – 1,033 * Active; totals entering 2017-18 (Michigan State, Bowling Green, Lake Superior State) – 924 Jack Parker (Boston University) – 897 (Michigan) – 848 (Michigan State, Northern Michigan, Lake Superior State) – 783 * (Minnesota, Colorado College, Alaska Fairbanks) – 717 (Boston College, Clarkson) – 672 (Wisconsin, Colorado College) – 655 * (New Hampshire) – 586

Most NCAA Tournament Appearances, Active Coaches: 24 – Jerry York, Boston College (and Bowling Green) 19 – Don Lucia, Minnesota (and Colorado College) 15 – Dick Umile, New Hampshire 14 – Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame (and Lake Superior State) 10 – , Miami 10 – , Cornell

Teams with New Head Coaches in 2017-18: Alaska, Canisius, Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech, Niagara, Northern Michigan, Omaha, Mike Gabinet Rensselaer,

Longest Tenure, Current School: , Mercyhurst – 30th season Dick Umile, New Hampshire – 28th season , Ferris State – 26th season , Colgate – 25th season

Youngest Head Coaches: Mike Gabinet, Omaha – Turned 36 Sept. 26 Trevor Large, Canisius – Turned 37 June 28 Grant Potulny, Northern Michigan – Turned 37 March 4

Coaches with Sons Playing NCAA Division I Hockey: , Harvard (son Ryan is a Harvard junior; son Jack is a Harvard freshman) , Princeton (son Jordan is a Princeton sophomore) Rick Gotkin, Mercyhurst (son Brandon is a Mercyhurst senior) , Notre Dame associate coach (son Scott is a Holy Cross senior) , Army West Point (son Jack is a Mercyhurst senior; son Brendan is a Mercyhurst sophomore) , Bemidji State (son Matt is an Air Force junior) 2017-18 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT

Coaches Coaching their Alma Mater (20 of 60, 33%): , Yale , UMass Lowell , North Dakota Enrico Blasi, Miami Danton Cole, Michigan State Ted Donato, Harvard Mike Gabinet, Omaha , Dartmouth , Wisconsin , AIC , Northeastern , St. Cloud State Greg Powers, Arizona State , Boston University Mike Schafer, Cornell Tom Serratore, Bemidji State , Bentley Dick Umile, New Hampshire Brendan Whittet, Brown Jerry York, Boston College

Head Coaches with NHL Coaching Experience: Keith Allain, Yale (Assistant with Washington and St. Louis) Brad Berry, North Dakota (Assistant with Columbus) , Massachusetts (Assistant with Anaheim and Ottawa) Red Gendron, Maine (Assistant with New Jersey) Tony Granato, Wisconsin (Head Coach with Colorado; Assistant with Colorado, Detroit and Pittsburgh) , Colorado College (Assistant with Chicago) Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame (Assistant with NY Islanders) , St. Lawrence (Assistant with Florida) , Western Michigan (Head Coach with Los Angeles and St. Louis; Assistant with Philadelphia, Minnesota and Winnipeg) David Quinn, Boston University (Assistant with Colorado)

Head Coaches with NHL Playing Experience: , Union (15 GP) Brad Berry, North Dakota (241 GP) Danton Cole, Michigan State (318 GP) Ted Donato, Harvard (796 GP) Tony Granato, Wisconsin (773 GP) Jim Montgomery, Denver (122 GP) , Minnesota Duluth (25 GP)

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IN THE NHL

32% of all NHL players in 2016-17 developed in the NCAA Full list: http://collegehockeyinc.com/2016-17-alums-nhl.php

49 schools had an alum in the NHL last season

Colleges producing the most 2016-17 NHLers: Boston College – 24 Michigan, North Dakota – 22 Boston University, Wisconsin – 19 Minnesota – 18

NHL players by years in school (70% played at least three years) Four years – 104 Three years – 116 Two years – 65 One year – 29

By position: 177 forwards 112 defensemen 25

By NHL Draft status: 65 – First round 50 – Second round 26 – Third round 26 – Fourth round 24 – Fifth round 22 – Sixth round 12 – Seventh round 4 – Ninth round 85 were undrafted free agents (58% of all undrafted NHL players)

By nationality: 214 Americans 90 Canadians 10 Europeans

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44 schools have at least one NHL Draft pick on their roster in 2017-18. with the most draft picks: Minnesota – 13 Boston University – 12 Michigan – 10 Providence, Wisconsin – 9 Boston College – 8 Harvard, North Dakota, Northeastern, Omaha – 7

30 NHL teams have prospects in college in 2017-18. Those with the most: Chicago – 15 Buffalo – 12 Florida, San Jose – 10 Boston, Edmonton, Minnesota, Pittsburgh – 8

Full list: http://collegehockeyinc.com/nhl-draft-picks-playing-college-hockey.php

Nearly 200 NHL Draft picks will play college hockey this year. Ten were first-round picks: Cale Makar, Massachusetts (4th, Colorado) Casey Mittelstadt, Minnesota (8th, Buffalo) Dante Fabbro, Boston University (17th, Nashville) Josh Norris, Michigan (19th, San Jose) Henrik Borgstrom, Denver (23rd, Florida) Ryan Poehling, St. Cloud State (25th, ) Riley Tufte, Minnesota Duluth (25th, Dallas) Jake Oettinger, Boston University (26th, Dallas) Shane Bowers, Boston University (28th, Ottawa) Trent Frederic, Wisconsin (29th, Boston)

12 NHL general managers played college hockey: 8 NHL head coaches played college hockey: , Boston (Harvard) , Detroit (Ferris State) Jason Botterill, Buffalo (Michigan) Doug Weight, NY Islanders (Lake Superior State) Jarmo Kekalainen, Columbus (Clarkson) Jon Cooper, Tampa Bay (Hofstra-club) Peter Chiarelli, Edmonton (Harvard) Dave Hakstol, Philadelphia (North Dakota) Rob Blake, Los Angeles (Bowling Green) John Hynes, New Jersey (Boston University) Chuck Fletcher, Minnesota (Harvard) , Nashville (Westfield State) David Poile, Nashville (Northeastern) Mike Sullivan, Pittsburgh (Boston University) Ray Shero, New Jersey (St. Lawrence) John Tortorella, Columbus (Maine) Garth Snow, NY Islanders (Maine) , Toronto (Providence) George McPhee, Vegas (Bowling Green) Brian MacLellan, Washington (Bowling Green)

Many more former NCAA players play key roles in NHL front offices. Full list of former NCAA players in NHL executive roles: http://collegehockeyinc.com/former-collegians-nhl-front-offices.php

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More than 200 former college players from 42 schools have their names on the Stanley Cup as players. Schools with the most (counts multiple wins by the same player multiple times): Wisconsin – 19 Boston College – 18 Michigan, North Dakota – 16 Notre Dame – 11 Boston University, Michigan State, Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth – 10 Cornell – 9 Denver, Vermont – 8 Bowling Green, New Hampshire – 7 Clarkson, UMass Lowell, Providence, St. Cloud State – 6 Full list: http://collegehockeyinc.com/stanley-cup-winners.php

More than 30 players who are sons of NHLers are playing college hockey, including: Ty Amonte, Boston University (son of Tony) Trey Bradley, Colorado College (son of Brian) Christopher Brown, Boston College (son of Doug) Bobo Carpenter, Boston University (son of Bobby) Jack and , Harvard (sons of Ted) Mitch Eliot, Michigan State (son of Darren) Austin Lemieux, Arizona State (son of Mario) John Carter MacLean, Clarkson (son of John) Josh Norris, Michigan (son of Dwayne) Nick Olczyk, Colorado College (son of Eddie) Cayden Primeau, Northeastern (son of Keith) Justin Richards, Minnesota Duluth (son of Todd) , New Hampshire (son of Joe) Eetu Selanne, Northeastern (son of Teemu) Riley Simpson, Arizona State (son of Craig) Nolan Stevens, Northeastern (son of John) Brady Tkachuk, Boston University (son of Keith) Matt Tugnutt, Sacred Heart (son of Ron) Full list: http://collegehockeyinc.com/sons-nhlers-college-hockey.php

Players with brothers who have played in the NHL: Marc Biega, Merrimack (Alex) Easton Brodzinski, St. Cloud State (Jonny) Alex Carle, Merrimack (Matt) Ben Dalpe, Clarkson (Zac) Nathan Ferriero, Mercyhurst (Benn) Niklas Folin, UMass Lowell (Christian) Michael Gilroy, Sacred Heart (Matt) Joe Lappin, Arizona State (Nick) Sam McCormick, Ohio State (Max) Matt Miller, Ohio State (J.T.) Fredrik Olofsson, Omaha (Gustav) Eric Robinson, Princeton (Buddy) Riley Simpson, Arizona State (Dillon) Brendan van Riemsdyk, New Hampshire (James) Nolan Vesey, Maine (Jimmy) 2017-18 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT

HOCKEY HALL OF FAME

Players , Maine - 2017 Angela Ruggiero, Harvard - 2015 Rob Blake, Bowling Green - 2014 Chris Chelios, Wisconsin - 2013 , RPI - 2012 Ed Belfour, North Dakota - 2011 , Cornell - 2011 , Providence - 2010 , Minnesota Duluth - 2009 Brian Leetch, Boston College - 2009 Rod Langway, New Hampshire - 2002 , Boston College - 2000 Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech - 1988 , Cornell - 1983 Frank Brimsek, St. Cloud State - 1966 , Princeton - 1945

Builders Bill “Red” Hay, Colorado College - 2015 Lou Lamoriello, Providence - 2009 , Minnesota - 2006 Harley Hotchkiss, Michigan State - 2006 Bill Torrey, St. Lawrence - 1995 Bob Johnson, Minnesota (Wisconsin, Colorado College coach) - 1992 John Mariucci, Minnesota - 1985

U.S. HOCKEY HALL OF FAME

Kevin Collins, Jack Parker, Ben Smith, Ron Wilson and Scott Young will be inducted in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017.

Full list of honorees: http://collegehockeyinc.com/hall-fame-honorees.php

BIG STAGES

Seven NHL arenas will host NCAA games in 2017-18: Gila River Arena, Arizona Little Caesars Arena, Detroit , New York PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh TD Garden, Boston T-Mobile Arena, Vegas Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul

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COLLEGE ARENAS

New Arenas Since 1998 1998 (Wisconsin) RMU Island Sports Center (Robert Morris) (UMass Lowell) (Ohio State) Freitas Ice Forum (Connecticut) 1999 (Northern Michigan) 2001 Ralph Engelstad Arena (North Dakota) 2003 CenturyLink Center (Nebraska-Omaha) 2005 (Boston University) 2006 Goggin Ice Arena () 2007 TD Bank Sports Center (Quinnipiac) 2010 Amsoil Arena (Minnesota Duluth) (Bemidji State) 2011 (Notre Dame) 2013 Pegula Ice Arena (Penn State) 2014 Gene Polisseni Center (RIT) HarborCenter (Canisius) 2015 (Omaha) 2016 (Colgate) 2018 (scheduled) Bentley

Oldest arenas: , Northeastern – 1910 Baker Rink, Princeton – 1923 Yost Ice Arena, Michigan – 1923 (did not have ice until 1973) , RPI – 1949 , St. Lawrence – 1951 Bright-Landry Hockey Center – 1956 (originally Watson Rink) , Cornell – 1957 , Yale – 1958

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OLDEST PROGRAMS Yale – 1896 Brown, Harvard – 1898 Princeton – 1900 Cornell, Rensselaer – 1901

Top rivalries, by games played (entering 2017-18): Michigan vs. Michigan State – 314 games Colorado College vs. Denver – 308 games Minnesota vs. North Dakota – 293 games Michigan vs. Minnesota – 278 games Boston College vs. Boston University – 274 games Michigan Tech vs. Minnesota – 267 games

NEWEST PROGRAMS 2015 – Arizona State 2012 – Penn State 2004 – Robert Morris 1996 – Omaha, Niagara 1993 – Sacred Heart

OVERTIME FORMATS NCAA regular-season games feature a five-minute, full-strength, sudden-death . After that conferences have the option of additional measures to determine a winner for conference standings. Each conference’s approach if no is scored in the five-minute overtime: Atlantic Hockey: Game ends in a tie Big Ten: Three-person shootout; if still tied a sudden-death shootout follows ECAC Hockey: Game ends in a tie Hockey East: Games ends in a tie NCHC: Five-minute 3-on-3 overtime; if still tied a sudden-death shootout follows WCHA: Five-minute 3-on-3 overtime; if still tied a sudden-death shootout follows

OTHER RESOURCES

Differences between NHL and NCAA rules: http://collegehockeyinc.com/key-differences-ncaa-and-nhl-rules.php

Conference tournament formats: http://collegehockeyinc.com/conference-tournaments.php

NHL Matchup Tool – NCAA alumni in any NHL game: http://collegehockeyinc.com/nhlteams.php

College Hockey, Inc. Media Center: http://collegehockeyinc.com/media-center.php

For additional information: Nate Ewell College Hockey, Inc. [email protected] Cell: 617-780-0295 Office: 617-340-6572