2017-18 Division I Men's Hockey Media
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2017-18 DIVISION I MEN’S HOCKEY MEDIA KIT NOTES College 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 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins - 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 Boston University), plus several exhibitions Sun., Oct. 1 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game (Michigan Tech at Wisconsin) Fri., Oct. 6 First full slate of games, including the Ice Breaker Tournament 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, Jack Parker, Ben Smith, Ron Wilson, Scott Young) Dec. 26-Jan. 5 IIHF World Junior Championship (Buffalo, N.Y.) Feb. 5 & 12 Beanpot (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 Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East 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.) collegehockeyinc.com | @collegehockey 2017-18 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT 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: Minnesota – 197 Michigan – 156 Massachusetts – 109 Illinois – 85 New York – 85 New Jersey – 47 Wisconsin – 44 Pennsylvania – 43 California – 43 Colorado – 31 Canadian players by province: Ontario – 199 Alberta – 90 British Columbia – 78 Quebec – 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 2017-18 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS ENTERING 2017-18 Points: Power-Play Goals: Brady Ferguson, Robert Morris – 118 Adam Gaudette, 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 2017-18 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT 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 Jake Oettinger, Boston University – .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 2017-18 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT 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 Point – 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% 2017-18 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT 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” Boston College – 20 years, 125 days Colorado College – 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