2009-10 wcha men’s yearbook duluth bulldogs 2009-10 UMD schedule

October Date Game Time 3 UNIV. OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (x) 7:07 pm CT 9 LAKE SUPERIOR (Superior Showcase) (nc) 7:07 pm CT 11 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (Superior Showcase) (nc) 7:07 pm CT 16 MINNESOTA STATE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 17 MINNESOTA STATE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 23 at St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 24 at St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 30 CLARKSON (nc) 7:07 pm CT 31 CLARKSON (nc) 7:07 pm CT

November 6 at (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT 7 at Colorado College (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT 13 MICHIGAN TECH (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 14 MICHIGAN TECH (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 20 at Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 21 at Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT

December 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 5 NORTH DAKOTA (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 11 DENVER (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 12 DENVER (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT

January 2 @ Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup, Burlington, VT UMD vs Mercyhurst (nc) 4:00 pm ET Alabama-Huntsville vs Vermont (nc) 7:00 pm ET Drew Akins 3 @ Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup, Burlington, VT Alabama-Huntsville vs Mercyhurst/UMD (nc) 4:00 pm ET Mercyhurst/UMD vs Vermont (nc) 7:00 pm ET 8 COLORADO COLLEGE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 9 COLORADO COLLEGE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 15 at Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 16 at Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 22 at Bemidji State (nc) 7:35 pm CT 23 BEMIDJI STATE (nc) 7:07 pm CT 29 WISCONSIN (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 30 WISCONSIN (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT

February 5 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET 6 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) 5:07 pm ET 19 at North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 20 at North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 26 MINNESOTA (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 27 MINNESOTA (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT

March 5 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT 6 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT

(x) exhibition; (nc) non-conference; (WCHA) conference

Mike Connolly

49 2009-10 wcha men’s yearbook minnesota duluth bulldogs 2009-10 UMD Alphabetical roster Numerical roster

No. Name (Capts) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Ht Wt S/C Age Hometown / Previous Team / League No. Name Pos 7 Drew Akins SR C 6-0 190 L 24 Excelsior, MN / Sioux Falls / USHL 2 Brady Lamb D 28 Wade Bergman FR D 5-8 165 L 19 Calgary, AB / Olds / AJHL 3 Chase Ryan D 19 Rob Bordson JR W 6-2 195 L 21 Duluth, MN / Cedar Rapids / USHL 4 Dylan Olsen (CHI) D 12 Jack Connolly SO C 5-8 160 L 20 Duluth, MN / Sioux Falls / USHL 5 Trent Palm D 22 Mike Connolly SO W 5-9 190 L 20 Calgary, AB / Camrose / AJHL 6 Scott Kishel (MON) D 31 Aaron Crandall FR G 6-1 190 L 19 Lakeville, MN / Des Moines / USHL 7 Drew Akins C 20 Cody Danberg JR W 6-0 190 L 22 Canwood, SK / Nanaimo / BCHL 8 Drew Olson (CBJ) D 10 Dan DeLisle (CHI) FR C 6-5 225 L 19 Arden Hills, MN / Totino-Grace HS 10 Dan DeLisle (CHI) C 14 Keegan Flaherty FR W 6-0 190 R 19 Duluth, MN / Fargo / USHL 11 Kyle Schmidt W 37 Justin Fontaine JR W 5-11 175 R 22 Bonnyville, AB / Bonnyville / AJHL 12 Jack Connolly C 23 Jordan Fulton (CAL) SR W 6-0 195 L 22 Park, MN / The Breck School 14 Keegan Flaherty W 27 David Grun SO W 6-1 200 R 22 White Bear Lake, MN / Sioux Falls / USHL 15 Jake Hendrickson W 15 Jake Hendrickson FR W 5-10 175 R 20 Savage, MN / Sioux City / USHL 17 Mike Seidel W 30 Brady Hjelle SO G 5-11 175 L 19 International Falls, MN / Cedar Rapids / USHL 19 Rob Bordson W 26 Chad Huttel JR D 5-10 195 R 21 Hermantown, MN / Hermantown HS 20 Cody Danberg W 6 Scott Kishel (MON) SO D 5-11 180 L 20 Virginia, MN / Sioux Falls / USHL 21 Travis Oleksuk C 2 Brady Lamb SO D 6-1 215 R 21 Calgary, AB / Calgary Royals / AJHL 22 Mike Connolly W 24 Mike Montgomery JR D 6-3 210 R 23 Lino Lakes, MN / Southern Minnesota / NAHL 23 Jordan Fulton (CAL) W 21 Travis Oleksuk SO C 6-0 200 L 20 Thunder Bay, ON / Sioux City / USHL 24 Mike Montgomery D 4 Dylan Olsen (CHI) FR D 6-3 220 L 19 Calgary, AB / Camrose / AJHL 26 Chad Huttel D 8 Drew Olson (CBJ) FR D 6-0 200 L 19 Brainerd, MN / Omaha / USHL 27 David Grun W 5 Trent Palm SR D 6-1 200 R 21 Edina, MN / U.S. National Under-18 Team 28 Wade Bergman D 35 Kenny Reiter SO G 5-11 170 L 23 Pittsburgh, PA / Fairbanks / NAHL 30 Brady Hjelle G 3 Chase Ryan SR D 6-2 210 R 23 Algonquin, IL / Des Moines / USHL 31 Aaron Crandall G 11 Kyle Schmidt JR W 5-11 175 L 22 Hermantown, MN / Fairbanks / NAHL 35 Kenny Reiter G 17 Mike Seidel FR W 5-10 180 R 21 Darrien, IL / Cedrar Rapids / USHL 37 Justin Fontaine W

Captain: Drew Akins. Assistant Captains: Jordan Fulton, Mike Montgomery. : (North Dakota ‘87). Career Record (entering 2009-10): 145-173-45 (.461) (9 Seasons). Record at UMD (entering 2009-10): 145-173-45 (.461) (9 Seasons). Assistant Coaches: (Wisconsin ‘90); (Minnesota Duluth ‘04); (Minnesota Du- luth ‘90); Athletic Trainer: Suz Hoppe (Wisconsin- Eau Claire ‘99); Strength and Conditioning Coach: Justin May (Nebraska- Omaha ‘99).

head coach scott sandelin

hen Scott Sandelin accepted his going unbeaten in 12 of its final 16 games as general manager) the previous winter with first collegiate head coaching job (11-4-1) and capturing third place at the the American Hockey Association’s Fargo- Wwith the WCHA Final Five. One year earlier, he directed Moorhead Express. Duluth shortly after the new millennium, he the Bulldogs to a 13-24-1 record in all games Born and raised in Hibbing, Minn., Sandelin had already earned a reputation as one of the – nearly doubling the number of victories from capped off his four-year playing career at profession’s more promising up-and-comers. the previous season (7-28-4). In addition to North Dakota in 1985-86 by being named one It didn’t take long for him to live up to that racking up its most goals in five years, UMD of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial billing in his new surroundings. also ranked fifth in the nation in power-play Award. He captained the Sioux that season The 2003-04 Spencer Penrose Award scores (47) that season. and also was an All-WCHA First Team pick winner as the American Hockey Coaches In all, Sandelin has produced one Hobey and an All-American Second Team selection. Association NCAA Div. 1 Coach of the Year, Baker Memorial Award Winner in Junior Named UND’s Most Valuable Player as a senior Sandelin, 45, has helped thrust the Bulldog Lessard (2003-04), three All-Americans, 13 All- after amassing a career-high 38 points in 40 program back into the national forefront. In WCHA selections and 57 WCHA All-Academic games, Sandelin went on to play seven years his nine winters behind the UMD bench, he Team honorees during his UMD tenure. In of professional hockey, including NHL stints has compiled an overall record of 142-1173-45 addition, six of his players have gone on to with the (1986-88), including a 22-13-8 mark one year ago when skate in the . (1990-91) and Minnesota his Bulldogs laid claim to the WCHA playoff title Prior to officially becoming the Bulldogs’ North Stars (1991-92). The second round (becoming the first play-in game participant 12th head coach on March 31, 2000, Sandelin pick of the Montreal Canadiens in the 1982 in the 17-year history of the WCHA Final Five served with the University of North Dakota NHL draft (40th selection overall), he was to win it all) before advancing to the NCAA coaching staff the prior six years, including credited with four assists in 25 lifetime NHL West Regional Final. the last three as an associate head coach. outings. A nagging back injury forced him to Four years earlier, the Bulldogs were named During his tenure in Grand Forks, North retire prematurely from the professional ranks the preseason league favorite in the Grand Dakota laid claim to two NCAA titles (1996-97 following the 1991-92 season. Forks Herald WCHA Coaches Poll for the first place on a 19-7-2 mark) since the 1992-93 and 1999-2000), three WCHA regular season Sandelin, one of two current WCHA coaches time ever and, in mid-October of that year, season. UMD also sported the nation’s second- championships (1996-99), two WCHA playoff to do time in the NHL, also skated for Team occupied the No. 1 spot in a national poll for highest scoring team, and, during the course crowns (1996-97 and 1999-2000) and earned USA at the 1989 Goodwill Games, the 1986 the first time in 15 years. Over the Christmas of the year, pieced together a school-record four straight berths in the NCAA tournament World Championships, and the 1984 World Holidays that year, Sandelin displayed his 14-game unbeaten streak. For his efforts, he (1996-2000). His primary responsibilities with Junior Championships. coaching wares on the international stage was chosen the WCHA Coach of the Year as the Fighting Sioux included handling the Sandelin, who graduated from North as the head coach of Team USA at the 2004 well as the national coach of the year by both team’s recruiting coordinator and academic Dakota in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in World Junior Hockey Championships. insidecollegehockey.com and uscho.com. advisor duties, and assisting with all aspects marketing, is a past vice president of the Sandelin turned UMD into a NCAA Frozen Sandelin’s 2002-03 Bulldogs racked up of practice and game preparation. American Hockey Coaches Association. He Four participant for the first time in nearly a their best overall mark (22-15-5) in a decade Sandelin spent the 1993-94 season as the resides in Hermantown with his wife, Wendy, generation in 2003-04 while shepherding the while experiencing the greatest one-year head coach of the Fargo-Moorhead Junior and their son, Ryan (10), and daughter, Katie Bulldogs to their most victories (28-13-4 in all turnaround of any WCHA club. UMD ended Kings of the Junior Elite Hockey League after (3). outings) and highest WCHA finish (second that season as one of nation’s hottest clubs, working in that same capacity (and doubling

50 2009-10 wcha men’s yearbook minnesota duluth bulldogs 2008-09 UMD statistics & game-by-game results

------Minnesota Duluth | Overall - 43 GP (22-13- 8 .605) | Conf Only - 28 GP (10-11- 7 .482) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 18 MacGregor Sharp C SR | 43 26 24 50 10/ 20 10 1 6 0 | 28 13 14 27 6/ 12 6 0 1 0 | 157 50 58 108 37 Justin Fontaine W SO | 43 15 33 48 9/ 18 11 0 2 1 | 28 10 24 34 8/ 16 9 0 0 1 | 78 19 41 60 22 Mike Connolly W FR | 43 13 29 42 21/ 53 5 0 2 0 | 28 8 15 23 14/ 39 3 0 0 0 | 43 13 29 42 12 Jack Connolly C FR | 43 10 19 29 18/ 47 5 0 2 0 | 28 5 13 18 8/ 27 1 0 2 0 | 43 10 19 29 17 Josh Meyers (LAK) D SR | 43 10 18 28 17/ 42 10 0 0 3 | 28 7 14 21 10/ 28 7 0 0 2 | 143 30 46 76 4 Evan Oberg D SO | 43 7 20 27 21/ 50 5 0 0 0 | 28 5 9 14 18/ 44 4 0 0 0 | 67 8 22 30 10 Michael Gergen (PIT) W SR | 42 9 9 18 20/ 40 3 0 1 0 | 28 6 4 10 13/ 26 3 0 0 0 | 153 34 35 69 23 Jordan Fulton (CAL) W JR | 42 12 5 17 26/ 60 0 0 3 0 | 27 9 3 12 17/ 42 0 0 3 0 | 116 20 21 41 7 Drew Akins C JR | 43 5 10 15 33/ 82 2 0 1 0 | 28 2 7 9 21/ 58 1 0 1 0 | 113 15 19 34 20 Andrew Carroll W SR | 43 5 7 12 18/ 36 0 2 0 0 | 28 2 5 7 14/ 28 0 1 0 0 | 153 29 28 57 19 Nick Kemp W SR | 43 5 6 11 13/ 26 1 1 3 0 | 28 3 3 6 6/ 12 0 1 2 0 | 150 23 28 51 24 Mike Montgomery D SO | 42 2 8 10 10/ 20 1 0 0 0 | 28 1 6 7 6/ 12 1 0 0 0 | 51 2 9 11 16 Matt Greer (CBJ) W SR | 40 5 2 7 15/ 30 0 0 2 0 | 28 4 2 6 10/ 20 0 0 1 0 | 148 13 14 27 54 Trent Palm D JR | 28 0 6 6 20/ 40 0 0 0 0 | 22 0 6 6 16/ 32 0 0 0 0 | 94 3 14 17 October 13 Travis Oleksuk W FR | 18 0 5 5 5/ 10 0 0 0 0 | 6 0 0 0 4/ 8 0 0 0 0 | 18 0 5 5 Dt Game W-L Score 21 Cody Danberg W SO | 26 2 2 4 6/ 23 0 0 0 0 | 16 2 1 3 5/ 21 0 0 0 0 | 59 6 5 11 5 LAKEHEAD (x) W 6-0 26 Chad Huttel D SO | 27 0 4 4 17/ 42 0 0 0 0 | 17 0 3 3 11/ 30 0 0 0 0 | 43 1 5 6 10 * at Lake Superior (nc) T 2-2 ot 11 Kyle Schmidt W SO | 29 2 1 3 2/ 4 0 1 0 0 | 23 2 0 2 1/ 2 0 1 0 0 | 60 4 7 11 11 * at Northern Michigan (nc) W 5-0 14 Jay Cascalenda D SR | 42 0 3 3 15/ 38 0 0 0 0 | 27 0 1 1 12/ 32 0 0 0 0 | 127 1 9 10 17 WESTERN MICHIGAN (nc) W 5-2 2 Brady Lamb D FR | 21 1 1 2 5/ 13 0 0 0 0 | 10 0 1 1 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 21 1 1 2 18 WESTERN MICHIGAN (nc) W 6-5 ot 6 Scott Kishel (MON) D FR | 12 0 2 2 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 8 0 0 0 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 12 0 2 2 24 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) L 3-4 32 (SJS) G JR | 42 0 1 1 5/ 10 0 0 0 0 | 28 0 0 0 5/ 10 0 0 0 0 | 101 0 7 7 25 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) T 1-1 ot 30 Brady Hjelle G FR | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 27 David Grun W FR | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 0 0 0 15 Rob Bordson C SO | 15 0 0 0 3/ 6 0 0 0 0 | 11 0 0 0 3/ 6 0 0 0 0 | 42 1 6 7 November 1 # vs St. Cloud State (WCHA) W 5-1 Bench | 5/ 10 | 2/ 4 | 7 at Denver (WCHA) L 1-5 ------|------|------|------8 at Denver (WCHA) L 1-2 Minnesota Duluth | 43 129 215 344 315/722 53 5 22 4 | 28 79 131 210 212/513 35 3 10 3 | 14 WISCONSIN (WCHA) T 3-3 ot Opponents | 43 98 159 257 332/743 44 5 13 4 | 28 72 122 194 228/524 30 2 11 4 | 15 WISCONSIN (WCHA) L 1-4 ------|------|------21 NORTH DAKOTA (WCHA) T 2-2 ot ## Goaltending (Overall) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time | Overall 22 NORTH DAKOTA (WCHA) W 3-1 32 Alex Stalock (SJS) JR | 42 2533:39 90 1094 1184 .924 2.13 21-13- 8 .595 42 5 96.1% | +: 983:36 37.3% 29 ST. CLOUD STATE (WCHA) W 5-1 30 Brady Hjelle FR | 2 79:55 2 32 34 .941 1.50 1- 0- 0 1.000 1 0 3.0% | -: 720:39 27.3% Open Net | 25 22:38 6 6 0.9% | E: 931:57 35.4% Minnesota Duluth | 43 2636:12 98 1126 1224 .920 2.23 22-13- 8 .605 43 5 100.0% | December Opponents | 43 2636:12 129 1214 1343 .904 2.94 13-22- 8 .395 43 0 100.0% | 5 at Colorado College (WCHA) T 1-1 ot ------|------|------6 at Colorado College (WCHA) W 7-4 ## Goaltending (Conference Only) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time | Conference Only 12 MICHIGAN TECH (WCHA) W 3-1 32 Alex Stalock (SJS) JR | 28 1679:42 67 727 794 .916 2.39 10-11- 7 .482 28 2 97.9% | +: 474:46 27.7% 13 MICHIGAN TECH (WCHA) T 1-1 ot 30 Brady Hjelle FR | 1 20:00 0 9 9 1.000 0.00 0- 0- 0 --- 0 0 1.2% | -: 522:54 30.5% Open Net | 15 15:18 5 5 0.9% | E: 717:20 41.8% January Minnesota Duluth | 28 1715:00 72 736 808 .911 2.52 10-11- 7 .482 28 2 100.0% | 2 & vs UMass Lowell (nc) W 2-1 Opponents | 28 1715:00 79 792 871 .909 2.76 11-10- 7 .518 28 0 100.0% | 3 % vs Notre Dame (nc) L 1-3 ------|------|------9 at St. Cloud State (WCHA) L 1-3 ## Goaltending (Career) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO | 10 at St. Cloud State (WCHA) L 3-6 32 Alex Stalock (SJS) JR | 101 6067:29 251 2553 2804 .910 2.48 39-44-17 .475 100 9 | 16 BEMIDJI STATE (nc) W 3-2 30 Brady Hjelle FR | 2 79:55 2 32 34 .941 1.50 1- 0- 0 1.000 1 0 | 17 BEMIDJI STATE (nc) W 4-2 ------|------23 MINNESOTA STATE (WCHA) W 4-0 Special Teams (Overall|Conference) | Power Play Kill Combined PPC/G | Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G 24 MINNESOTA STATE (WCHA) W 7-4 Minnesota Duluth | 53/247 .215 185/229 .808 238/476 .500 5.7 | 35/161 .217 116/146 .795 151/307 .492 5.8 30 at Wisconsin (WCHA) L 1-3 Opponents | 44/229 .192 194/247 .785 238/476 .500 5.3 | 30/146 .205 126/161 .783 156/307 .508 5.2 31 at Wisconsin (WCHA) W 1-0 ------|------|------Scoring/Shots (Overall|Conference) | 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT | 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG | 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT | 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG Minnesota Duluth | 39 41 47 2 129 | 411 471 428 33 1343 | 21 29 29 0 79 | 262 314 279 16 871 February 6 DENVER (WCHA) L 3-4 Opponents | 33 33 32 0 98 | 381 423 388 32 1224 | 24 24 24 0 72 | 259 275 252 22 808 7 DENVER (WCHA) W 4-2 Difference | +6 +8 +15 +2 +31 | +30 +48 +40 +1 +119 | -3 +5 +5 +0 +7 | +3 +39 +27 -6 +63 20 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) W 4-1 ------|------|------21 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) T 2-2 ot Game Averages (Overall|Conference) | G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G | G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G 27 at Minnesota (WCHA) T 2-2 ot Minnesota Duluth | 3.00 5.00 8.00 31.2 7.3 16.8 1.2 | 2.82 4.68 7.50 31.1 7.6 18.3 1.2 28 at Minnesota (WCHA) L 3-5 Opponents | 2.28 3.70 5.98 28.5 7.7 17.3 1.0 | 2.57 4.36 6.93 28.9 8.1 18.7 1.1 Difference | +0.72 +1.30 +2.02 +2.8 -0.4 -0.5 +0.2 | +0.25 +0.32 +0.57 +2.2 -0.6 -0.4 +0.2 ------|------|------March Situational Records | H:17 10- 4- 3 A:18 6- 7- 5 N: 8 6- 2- 0 | H:13 6- 4- 3 A:14 3- 7- 4 N: 1 1- 0- 0 6 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (WCHA) L 4-5 (Overall|Conference) | E1 +:15 14- 1- 0 -:10 1- 6- 3 E:18 7- 6- 5 | E1 +: 6 5- 1- 0 -: 8 1- 5- 2 E:14 4- 5- 5 7 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (WCHA) L 3-4 | E2 +:18 16- 0- 2 -:13 3- 9- 1 E:12 3- 4- 5 | E2 +: 9 7- 0- 2 -: 8 1- 7- 0 E:11 2- 4- 5 13 + at Colorado College (nc) W 4-1 | Margin 1:12 6- 6 2: 9 5- 4 3+:14 11- 3 | Margin 1: 6 1- 5 2: 6 3- 3 3+: 9 6- 3 14 + at Colorado College (nc) W 3-1 | First +:25 18- 4- 3 -:18 4- 9- 5 | First Goal +:15 8- 4- 3 -:13 2- 7- 4 19 @ vs Minnesota (nc) W 2-1 ------20 ^ vs North Dakota (nc) W 3-0 21 $ vs Denver (nc) W 4-0 27 ! vs Princeton (nc) W 5-4 ot 28 1 vs (nc) L 1-2

Key: * Superior Cup; # WCHA Minnesota Showcase (St. Paul, MN); & Shillelagh Tournament (Hoffman Estates, Ill.); % Shillelagh Tournament Champion- ship (Hoffman Estates, IL); + WCHA First Round; @ WCHA Final Five Quarterfinal (St. Paul, MN); ^ WCHA Semifinal (St. Paul, MN); $ WCHA Championship (St. Paul, MN); ! NCAA West Regional Semifinal (Minneapolis, MN); 1 NCAA West Regional Final (Minneapolis, MN); (x) exhibition; (nc) non-conference; (WCHA) conference

51 2009-10 wcha men’s yearbook minnesota duluth bulldogs UMD program milestones UMD team directory

Dec. 13, 1957: UMD dumps visiting MTU, 5-3, for first triumph Athlete of the Year … is the second individual to over Div. 1 institution. be chosen WCHA Coach of the Year four times. Feb. 18, 1959: F Orest Wojcichowsky nets 10 points (4g,6a) Apr. 1, 1994: WCHA Player of the Year , vs Concordia for UMD (pre-Div. 1) game record. who scored more points than any other collegian the Aug. 10, 1961: UMD abandons MIAC and elects to compete past two seasons, closes his UMD career with the Hobey as a Div. 1 independent. Baker award. Dec. 19, 1964: G Bill Halbrehder makes Div. 1 single-game Feb. 23, 1996: in what is believed to be a college hockey first, record 77 saves in a 6-5 ot loss at Michigan. rookie W Forrest ‘Woody’ Glines scores his first (and only) goal Apr. 3, 1965: UMD announces it will become 8th team in on a penalty shot in a 5-1 home victory vs NMU. the WCHA beginning in 1965-66. Mar. 15, 1998: down 4-0 with 14:00 remaining, UMD rallies Feb. 18, 1966: Bulldogs take to the Duluth Curling Club ice to defeat Minnesota, 5-4, in deciding game of WCHA playoff mensinger nielson sandelin rohlik larson sheet for final time, falling 8-3 to Michigan. series at the DECC. Mar. 13, 1966: D Bob Hill is UMD’s first All-American First Apr. 18, 2000: after receiving WCHA Student-Athlete of the Team honoree. Year honor, senior F Jeff Scissons is named a GTE Academic Feb. 11, 1966: Bulldogs end 14-game winless WCHA streak All-American (1st Team). at UND, 3-2 ot, for first league victory. Mar. 22, 2003: UMD wins 6-4 over MSU to capture third at Nov. 19, 1966: in inaugural game at Duluth Arena, All-Ameri- WCHA Final Five … C Tim Stapleton becomes only the second can Keith ‘Huffer’ Christiansen, who later that year would be freshman (Div. 1 era) to lead UMD in scoring. named WCHA MVP, collects school-record six assists in 8-1 Feb. 21, 2004: Junior W Marco Peluso scores three times for win vs Minnesota before sellout crowd of 5,700. his first hat trick, and sparks Bulldogs to 5-3 WCHA win over Mar. 12, 1971: C Pat Boutette rams in a rebound for his second host CC … the victory extends UMD’s unbeaten streak to a goal of the game 7:00 into overtime to give Bulldogs a 4-3 win school-record 14 games. over Michigan State in WCHA playoffs in Denver. Mar. 18, 2004: UMD’s prodigious regular season does not go Dec. 17, 1971: over a dozen school game records fall as unnoticed as senior W is chosen WCHA Player watson garner hoppe nygaard Bulldogs paste Minnesota, 15-3, in Minneapolis … All- of the Year while Scott Sandelin receives WCHA Coach of the American centers Walt Ledingham and Pat Boutette each Year Award after he directed UMD to its highest league finish record hat tricks. (2nd) in 11 years … Sandelin would go on to lay claim to the Nov. 17, 1972: buoyed by school-record five goals from Spencer Penrose Award as the D-1 Coach of the Year. AC: 218. Location: Duluth, MN 55812. Founded: 1895. Enrollment: 11,300. Nick- Steve ‘Pokey’ Trachsel, UMD routs Lake Superior State, 11-4 … Mar. 28, 2004: In first NCAA playoff meeting between name: Bulldogs. Colors: Maroon, Gold & White. Arena: DECC (190 x 85). Capacity: Trachsel also equals a team record with six points … despite the two archrivals, Bulldogs ambush two-time defending that, he was overlooked on the All-Tournament first team. NCAA champ Minnesota, 3-1, to seize NCAA Midwest 5,294. Press Box Phone: 727-7939. Faculty Representative: Al Mensinger (726-7259, Jan. 13, 1973: in what arguably ranks as greatest UMD Regional title in Grand Rapids … it is UMD’s fifth win in [email protected]). Director of Athletics: Bob Nielson (726-8168, rnielson@ comeback, host Bulldogs rally from 6-2 deficit with 5:21 six tries vs the Gophers that winter … G Isaac Reichmuth remaining to edge MTU, 7-6 in overtime … C Pat Boutette is tournament MVP. d.umn.edu). Head Coach: Scott Sandelin (726-8579, [email protected]). As- scored three straight goals in 2:37 before F Tom Milani Apr. 8, 2004: for the first time in over a year, UMD fails to sistant Coaches: Steve Rohlik ([email protected]), Brett Larson ([email protected]. notched the winner at 3:02. hold on to a lead heading into the third and suffers a 5-3 loss Feb. 23, 1974: UMD sets single-game attendance record at to Denver in the semifinals of the Frozen Four in Boston … edu), Bill Watson (Volunteer Assistant). Director of Hockey Operations: Christian Duluth Arena as 6,158 watch Michigan Tech win, 5-3. UMD surrenders four unanswered goals in the final 18:00 … Koelling ([email protected]). Equipment Manager: Chris Garner (722-8415, Oct. 24, 1975: in his first game, freshman W John ‘Bah’ Har- UMD came in boasting a 25-0-1 record in games in which it rington scores past G Blane Comstock 4:04 into overtime to was ahead after two periods. [email protected]). Athletic Trainer: Suz Hoppe (726-8015, [email protected]. give UMD a 4-3 win over the U.S. Olympic Team. Apr. 9, 2004: Junior Lessard puts the exclamation point edu). Strength & Conditioning Coach: Justin May (726-6230). Public Relations Dec. 16, 1977: 13 days after equalling UMD record for points on a marvelous senior season by being bestowed with in a game (6), All-American D Curt Giles establishes club game the Hobey Baker Memorial Award – the 4th Bulldog to Director: Bob Nygaard (726-8191, fax 726-6529, [email protected]). UMD Ticket mark for assists with six in 7-6 victory at CC. win the award. Office: 726-8595. Web Site: umdbulldogs.com. Mar. 19, 1983: UMD falls to Providence, 7-3 and 3-2, in Feb. 3, 2006: Nearly two decades after he last dazzled college school’s first showing in the NCAA playoffs. hockey fans with his goal-scoring wizardry, returns Feb. 17, 1984: sparked by F Bob Lakso’s hat trick, UMD upends to his old hockey stomping grounds – the DECC – to have Wisconsin, 4-2, at home to secure first WCHA title. his jersey number (29) retired during the Bulldogs’ WCHA Mar. 10, 1984: forced to host a ‘home’ series at Williams Arena clash with Wisconsin … Hull, who still owns a number of in Minneapolis due to a scheduling conflict, Bulldogs blitz UMD scoring records and hung up his National Hockey North Dakota, 8-1, before 7,297 in first of two-game WCHA League skates earlier that year as its third all-time leading Playoff Championship series … Bulldogs defeat the Sioux, goal producer behind icons and Gordie Howe, 12-6, in total goals and advance to NCAAs. joins hockey center iceman Keith ‘Huffer’ Christiansen as the Mar. 22, 1984: Bulldogs beat UND in semifinals of NCAA only two Bulldog male athletes to ever have their numbers Championship in Lake Placid … the 2-1 ot win is sealed on forever enshrined. goal from All-American W Bill Watson at 3:09. March 21, 2009: Coach Scott Sandelin’s Bulldogs become Mar. 23, 1984: D , named WCHA MVP earlier the first team in the history of the WCHA Final Five to win in month, is first Bulldog to win Hobey Baker Memorial three games and capture the Broadmoor Trophy as league Award. playoff champions. UMD defeats UM, UND and DU at Xcel Mar. 24, 1984: making its first appearance in the NCAA finals, Center in St. Paul, Minn. UMD falls 5-4 in four overtimes to BGSU in Lake Placid … the 97:11 game was longest in NCAA tourney history … G Rick Kosti turns back tourney-record 55 shots. Dec. 22, 1984: UMD concludes six-day tour of Soviet Union, DUluth entertainment & convention center (DECC) • home of the bulldogs becoming first American collegiate hockey team to ever visit that country … Bulldogs split two-game series with Junior Red Army in Leningrad and Moscow. Feb. 16, 1985: the host Bulldogs, behind two goals from W Bill Watson, claim their second straight WCHA regular season crown by skating past MTU, 4-3 … 3rd-year coach Mike Sertich is WCHA Coach of the Year for a record third time in a row. Mar. 29, 1985: one day before he was to record his 109th point of the season (then a Div. 1 record), junior F Bill Watson is bestowed with the Hobey Baker Memorial Award … Watson had earlier been named WCHA MVP after leading the circuit in scoring for a second straight season. Mar. 30, 1985: after losing a 5-4 (3 ot) decision the previous evening to eventual NCAA champion RPI, UMD rebounds with a 6-5 overtime win vs BC to capture 3rd at the NCAAs in Detroit. Mar. 1, 1986: sophomore sensation Brett Hull beats NMU’s Dennis Jiannaris in the 3rd period in a WCHA playoff series in Duluth for his 50th goal of the year (4th of the night) to eclipse the previous Bulldog mark of 49 set in 1984-85 by Bill Watson … the All-WCHA winger would finish the year with 52 goals. Jan. 30, 1988: in a pre-game ceremony at the DECC, UMD retires ‘Huffer’ Christiansen’s No. 9 jersey, the first time the school has bestowed any of its athletes with that honor. Nov. 4, 1989: UMD ties best start (8-0-0) with 7-1 win vs Alaska Anchorage. Mar. 3, 1991: G Chad Erickson establishes a then-ironman record when he makes his 64th consecutive start in a WCHA playoff series at UW … it was his final collegiate game. Feb. 27, 1993: Bulldogs skate off their third WCHA title by blanking visiting SCSU, 4-0. Mar. 13, 1993: with a 4-0 victory, UMD sweeps UAA in the WCHA playoffs at the DECC and concludes the year with a 17-1 home record for a .944 pct., the best in school history. Mar. 19, 1993: Bulldogs steal the show at WCHA Awards Banquet as C Derek Plante lands the MVP honor and fellow All-WCHA First Team pick and D Brett Hauer, is named Student-

52 2009-10 wcha men’s yearbook mavericks minnesota state university, mankato The 2009-10 season

s Minnesota State marks its 40th season defensemen,” said Jutting. of competition in 2009-10, The Mavericks tied for 46th in the nation Athe Mavericks head into the year with in goal-against average (3.21) in 2008-09 a mixed bag of emotions. and graduated two veteran netminders in With depth and experience amongst two-time team Most Valuable Player Mike its forwards and along the blueline, there’s Zacharias and Dan Tormey. confidence and certainty. With the goaltending A trio of untested at the situation, not so much. collegiate level head into the 2009-10 MSU, which inaugurated its men’s campaign vying for time between the hockey program in 1969-70, ranked 19th in Maverick pipes. After apprenticing with the country in scoring in 2008-09. And an Fargo-Moorhead of the NAHL in 2006-07, improved power-play saw the Mavericks tally sophomore Austin Lee has spent the last two 41 goals with the man-advantage last year seasons biding his time with the Mavericks for a 20.1% mark, which ranked ninth in the (he redshirted 2007-08 and did not see any country. action as a freshman last year). “We have a lot of kids who have played a Freshmen Kevin Murdock (Lincoln/USHL) lot of games in the past two-three years and and Phil Cook (Fairbanks/NAHL) both are they bring a lot of experience to our team,” newcomers to MSU after plying their trade said head coach , who is entering in the junior ranks. his tenth campaign of guiding the Mavericks. “Obviously goaltending is the area in “They provide the kind of depth it takes to be question for us right now,” said Jutting. “With successful at this level.” the experience that we have up front and Minnesota State returns five of its top six on the blueline, our ability to sort out the scorers from a season ago in junior defenseman goaltending situation will likely be a key for Kurt Davis (6-25=31), senior forward Kael this year’s success. Mouillierat (17-13=30), senior forward Geoff “That being said, we feel confident in the Irwin (12-16-=28), junior forward Rylan three individuals we have coming in to the Galiardi (8-20=28) and sophomore forward season and that one or more of them will be Mike Louwerse (13-13=26). up to the task.” Mouillierat, a two-time WCHA Offensive The Mavericks will be looking to improve on Player of the Week last year (2008-09), ranked last year’s season, one in which they compiled third on MSU’s scoring charts with a career- a 15-17-6 overall mark and an 11-13-4 record high 17-13=30 in 29 games. Mouillierat, who in Western Collegiate Hockey Association finished second in the league in goals scored regular-season action. Geoff Irwin in conference games with 16, achieved career “To be honest, last year was somewhat highs for goals, assists and points and led the disappointing,” said Jutting. Mavericks in goals scored in 2008-09. “If we could have stayed healthy we had Irwin, who tied for fourth on MSU’s scoring an opportunity to be in the top five of the charts with 12-16=28 last winter, scored at league, which usually means you get to play least one point in nine of the last 12 games in the national tournament. (3-8=11) of the season and the Victoria, B.C., “But at the same time, we’re excited about native achieved career highs for goals, assists the progression of our youngsters. and points. “Last year’s team had that big junior class Louwerse finished 2008-09 ranking as which has some goals left to accomplish.” Minnesota State’s top-scoring freshman with 13-13=26. Louwerse also led the Mavericks with nine power play goals and with a 0.72 points per game he ranked 20th in the nation in rookie scoring. Galiardi, who had 4-11-=15 in the last 16 games of the season, ranked tied for fourth on MSU’s scoring charts with 8-20=28. Senior Zach Harrison had 9-6=15 last season and tied for second in the nation with four shorthanded tallies. The Minnesota State blueline looks solid for 2009-10 with five returnees. With 6-25=31 on the year, rearguard Kurt Davis tied for the team scoring lead. A 2008-09 All-WCHA Third Team pick, Davis ranked 12th amongst the nation’s defensemen last season with a 0.82 ppg mark. Also include returning senior Nick Canzanello (1-3=4), juniors Ben Youds (0- 8=8, +1) and Channing Boe (1-4=5, +2), and sophomore Cameron Cooper (1-1--2, +1). Newcomers to the Mavericks’ blueline corps include Tyler Elbrecht (St. Louis/NAHL) and Evan Mosey (Wenatchee/NAHL). “Kurt will be a leader for us, but with Nick, Ben, Channing and Cameron also back, we’re confident about where we are with our Ben Youds

53 2009-10 wcha men’s yearbook minnesota state mavericks 2009-10 MSU schedule

October Date Game Time 3 UNIV. OF LETHBRIDGE (x) 7:07 pm CT 9 BOWLING GREEN (nc) 7:37 pm CT 10 BOWLING GREEN (nc) 7:07 pm CT 16 at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 17 at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 23 WISCONSIN (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 24 WISCONSIN (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 30 at Denver (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT 31 at Denver (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT

November 13 COLORADO COLLEGE (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 14 COLORADO COLLEGE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 20 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT 21 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT 27 MICHIGAN TECH (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 28 MICHIGAN TECH (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT

December 4 at Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 5 MINNESOTA (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 11 at Bemidji State (nc) 7:35 pm CT 12 at Bemidji State (nc) 7:05 pm CT 18 NEBRASKA-OMAHA (nc) 7:37 pm CT 19 at Nebraska-Omaha (nc) 7:07 pm CT

January 1 RIT (nc) 7:37 pm CT 2 RIT (nc) 7:07 pm CT Zach Harrison 8 at North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 9 at North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 15 MINNESOTA DULUTH (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 16 MINNESOTA DULUTH (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 29 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET 30 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) 5:07 pm ET

February 12 at Wisconsin (WCHA) 8:07 pm CT 13 at Wisconsin (WCHA) 8:07 pm CT 19 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 20 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 26 DENVER (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 27 DENVER (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT

March 5 ST. CLOUD STATE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 6 at St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT

(x) exhibition; (nc) non-conference; (WCHA) conference

Kael Mouillierat

54 2009-10 wcha men’s yearbook minnesota state mavericks 2009-10 MSU Alphabetical roster Numerical roster

No. Name (Capts) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Ht Wt S/C Age Hometown / Previous Team (League) No. Name Pos 28 Channing Boe JR D 6-3 205 L 23 Bemidji, MN / Green Bay (USHL) 1 Austin Lee G 2 Nick Canzanello SR D 5-11 180 L 21 Rochester, MN / Mayo HS 2 Nick Canzanello D 30 Phil Cook FR G 6-3 190 L 21 Wheaton, IL / Fairbanks (NAHL) 3 Cameron Cooper D 3 Cameron Cooper SO D 6-0 205 L 21 Lakeville, MN / Tri-City (USHL) 5 Ben Youds D 22 Kurt Davis JR D 5-9 175 L 23 Plymouth, MN / Green Bay (USHL) 7 Tyler Pitlick F 18 Michael Dorr SO F 5-10 189 R 21 Roseville, MN / Minnesota (WCHA) 9 Kael Mouillierat F 16 Tyler Elbrecht FR D 6-4 225 L 21 Edwardsville, IL / St. Louis (NAHL) 10 Zach Harrison F 12 Rylan Galiardi JR F 6-1 195 L 23 Calgary, AB / Alexandria (NAHL) 11 Mike Louwerse F 13 James Gaulrapp SR F 6-1 185 L 24 Owatonna, MN / Southern Minnesota (NAHL) 12 Rylan Galiardi F 10 Zach Harrison SR F 5-11 190 R 22 Flint, MI / Shattuck-St. Mary’s (prep) 13 James Gaulrapp F #25 Eriah Hayes FR F 6-3 210 R 21 LaCresent, MN / Waterloo (USHL) 14 Justin Jokinen (BUF) F 19 Geoff Irwin SR F 6-0 195 L 24 Victoria, British Columbia / Burnaby (BCHL) 15 Jerad Stewart F 14 Justin Jokinen (BUF) SO F 6-3 180 R 20 Carlton, MN / Cloquet HS 16 Tyler Elbrecht D 1 Austin Lee SO G 6-3 200 L 21 Bloomington, MN / Fargo-Moorhead (NAHL) 17 Evan Mosey D 11 Mike Louwerse SO F 5-8 170 R 21 Brooklyn Park, MN / Blake HS 18 Michael Dorr F 17 Evan Mosey FR D 6-1 180 R 20 Downers Grove, IL / Wenatchee (NAHL) 19 Geoff Irwin F 9 Kael Mouillierat SR F 6-0 188 R 22 , AB / Drayton Valley (AJHL) 20 Jason Wiley F 24 Adam Mueller SO F 5-9 165 L 20 Roseville, MN / Roseville HS 21 Andrew Sackrison (STL) F 35 Kevin Murdock FR G 5-11 170 L 19 Bradenton, FL / Lincoln (USHL) 22 Kurt Davis D 27 Brett Peterson SO F 6-2 215 L 21 Elk River, MN / Indiana (USHL) 23 Tyler Thompson F 7 Tyler Pitlick FR F 6-1 190 R 18 Centerville, MN / Centennial HS 24 Adam Mueller F 21 Andrew Sackrison (STL) JR F 6-1 200 L 22 St. Louis Park, MN / Tri-City (USHL) 25 Eriah Hayes F 26 Joe Schiller SO F 6-0 180 R 21 Detroit Lakes, MN / Green Bay (USHL) 26 Joe Schiller F 15 Jerad Stewart SR F 5-11 210 R 22 Hastings, MN / Hastings HS 27 Brett Peterson F 23 Tyler Thompson SO F 6-0 175 R 20 Deephaven, MN / Cedar Rapids (USHL) 28 Channing Boe D 20 Jason Wiley SR F 6-0 210 R 24 Bloomington, MN / Southern Minnesota (NAHL) 29 Eli Zuck F 5 Ben Youds JR D 5-11 180 R 21 Maple Grove, MN / Shattuck-St. Mary’s (prep) 30 Phil Cook G 29 Eli Zuck FR F 5-11 180 L 20 Anchorage, AK / Tri-City (USHL) 35 Kevin Murdock G

Captain: Geoff Irwin. Assistant Captains: Kael Mouillierat, Channing Boe. Head Coach: Troy Jutting (Minnesota State ‘87). Career Record (entering 2009-10): 142-162-44 (.471) (9 Seasons). Record at MSU (entering 2009-10): 142-162-44 (.471) (9 Seasons). Associate Head Coach: Darren Blue (Minnesota ‘96). Assistant Coach: Todd Knott (Bemidji State ‘02).

head coach troy jutting

elected to guide the Minnesota State players – forwards Grant Stevenson and Shane in the WCHA regular season standings with men’s hockey program in the summer of Joseph – were not only First Team All-WCHA, a 15-10-3 mark and following a first-round S2000, Troy Jutting is recognized as one of but also Jofa All-Americans. In recognition series win over Alaska Anchorage, gained its the top college coaches in the nation. of his work, Jutting was named the 2002-03 first-ever berth in the WCHA Final Five. A two-time recipient of the Western WCHA Coach of the Year. The personable head coach, who Collegiate Hockey Association’s Coach of the The next four years will be characterized as has worked at numerous hockey camps Year award (2002-03 and 2007-08), Jutting also part of the rebuilding phase that all programs throughout the country, has also been garnered USA Hockey’s 2003 National Coach go through, and in 2007-08 Jutting was involved with USA Hockey, most recently of the Year award after piloting the country’s again named WCHA Coach of the Year and serving as the head coach with the USA entry to the gold medal at the Under-18 Junior was a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award National Under-18 Team that travelled to the World Cup. (nation’s top coach) after the Mavericks posted Czech Republic and Slovakia in the summer of When Jutting was named head coach of a 19-16-4 mark and went 12-12-4 in league 2003. With Jutting at the helm, the American the Mavericks prior to the start of the 2000- play to finish fourth in the regular-season squad claimed its first-ever championship at 01 season, he was somewhat of an unproven standings. the Under-18 Junior World Cup and he was commodity. A fine college player, Jutting had Stability, wins, post-season appearances, named USA Hockey’s 2003 National Coach served as an assistant coach at MSU for 10 strong recruiting classes and a national profile of the Year. years prior to being selected as the third head are program hallmarks and Jutting, along A 1987 graduate of MSU, Jutting played coach in the history of the program. But head with assistant coaches Eric Means and Darren four seasons for the Mavericks (1982-86) and coaching experience at any level was one thing Blue, have laid the foundation for continued finished his career with 145 points in 136 not on Jutting’s resume at the time. success. games. He still ranks among the school’s all- Nine years later, any lingering doubts about Since arriving on campus in 1982, time leaders in career games played, goals, Jutting’s ability have been laid to rest. Jutting’s name has become synonymous with assists, points and single-season goals. In During the course of the past nine Minnesota State University Hockey. Jutting 1985-86, Jutting’s senior year, he finished sixth campaigns, the Richfield, Minn., native has initially made his mark with the Mavericks as in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association led the Mavericks to respectability while Ultimately Jutting’s sophomore coaching a player and since then has worked his way scoring race while earning all-conference competing in arguably the toughest NCAA year served as a precursor for an extremely up the ranks as a graduate assistant coach, a honors. His efforts helped lead the Mavericks Division 1 men’s hockey league in the successful 2002-03 campaign. The Mavericks full-time assistant coach, and in the last eight to the NCAA Division III Final Four. MSU also nation. owned a 20-11-10 record, put together a years, as MSU’s head coach. All told, Jutting’s advanced to the NCAA tournament two other Named head coach of the Mavericks in school-record 17-game unbeaten streak, association with the Maverick Hockey program times during his career (1983 and 1985). March of 2000, he led his squad to a winning earned a second place finish in the WCHA stems 20+ years (four as a player, ten as an The 44-year old is one of three brothers record in his first year, with the Mavericks standings, earned a first round WCHA home assistant coach and eight years as a head to have played hockey for the Mavericks. He sporting a 19-18-11 mark for the 2000-01 playoff berth, claimed a pair of first round coach) and includes 14 winning seasons. earned an undergraduate degree in business campaign. playoff victories, and gained MSU’s first-ever Jutting has played a role in the program’s from Minnesota State and a master’s degree The Mavericks then went 16-20-2 and bid to the NCAA Div. 1 national tournament. ascension from the NCAA Div. II ranks to Div. 1 in sports administration from MSU in 1996. finished sixth in the WCHA with an 11-15-2 MSU hit the 20-win mark for the 12th time and membership in the WCHA. The Mavericks Jutting and his wife, Carol Ann, have two mark in 2001-02. in the program’s history in 2003-04 and two went 21-14-4 in 1999-2000, finished fourth sons, Ryan and Tyler.

55 2009-10 wcha men’s yearbook minnesota state mavericks 2008-09 MSU statistics & game-by-game results

------Minnesota State | Overall - 38 GP (15-17- 6 .474) | Conf Only - 28 GP (11-13- 4 .464) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 21 Mick Berge F SR | 38 7 24 31 7/ 14 3 0 0 1 | 28 6 16 22 4/ 8 2 0 0 1 | 135 42 43 85 22 Kurt Davis D SO | 38 6 25 31 8/ 16 4 0 0 0 | 28 4 20 24 7/ 14 3 0 0 0 | 74 7 39 46 9 Kael Mouillierat F JR | 30 17 13 30 24/ 48 8 1 2 0 | 25 16 12 28 20/ 40 8 1 2 0 | 106 36 31 67 19 Geoff Irwin F JR | 38 12 16 28 32/ 67 2 3 1 0 | 28 5 14 19 25/ 53 1 1 0 0 | 106 24 36 60 12 Rylan Galiardi F SO | 38 8 20 28 10/ 20 6 0 0 1 | 28 8 16 24 8/ 16 6 0 0 1 | 70 11 26 37 11 Mike Louwerse F FR | 36 13 13 26 17/ 45 9 0 0 0 | 26 10 10 20 12/ 24 7 0 0 0 | 40 13 13 26 23 Trevor Bruess F JR | 35 12 5 17 50/117 2 1 0 0 | 27 9 3 12 40/ 97 2 1 0 0 | 110 24 37 61 10 Zach Harrison F JR | 38 9 6 15 22/ 55 0 4 1 0 | 28 8 5 13 19/ 49 0 4 1 0 | 113 18 28 46 20 Jason Wiley F JR | 26 8 2 10 5/ 10 1 0 3 0 | 17 4 0 4 3/ 6 0 0 2 0 | 85 20 12 32 15 Jerad Stewart F JR | 32 7 3 10 12/ 27 0 1 2 0 | 24 5 1 6 11/ 25 0 1 1 0 | 105 15 12 27 7 Andrew Sackrison (STL) F SO | 31 3 5 8 9/ 18 2 0 2 0 | 23 2 5 7 5/ 10 2 0 2 0 | 67 9 19 28 18 James Gaulrapp F JR | 23 2 6 8 7/ 14 1 1 1 0 | 19 2 5 7 7/ 14 1 1 1 0 | 80 8 14 22 October 5 Ben Youds D SO | 32 0 8 8 21/ 45 0 0 0 0 | 22 0 5 5 16/ 35 0 0 0 0 | 69 1 19 20 Dt Game W-L Score 24 Adam Mueller F FR | 26 3 3 6 5/ 10 1 0 0 0 | 18 1 1 2 3/ 6 0 0 0 0 | 26 3 3 6 10 BEMIDJI STATE (nc) W 5-2 4 Brian Kilburg D SR | 37 1 5 6 27/ 54 0 0 0 0 | 27 1 3 4 21/ 42 0 0 0 0 | 137 5 28 33 11 BEMIDJI STATE (nc) W 4-2 17 Blake Friesen D SR | 37 1 5 6 16/ 32 0 0 0 0 | 27 1 2 3 10/ 20 0 0 0 0 | 111 4 13 17 17 NORTH DAKOTA (WCHA) W 5-1 14 Justin Jokinen (BUF) F FR | 24 3 2 5 3/ 6 1 0 1 0 | 17 2 0 2 2/ 4 1 0 0 0 | 24 3 2 5 28 Channing Boe D SO | 28 1 4 5 12/ 46 0 0 0 0 | 21 0 2 2 9/ 40 0 0 0 0 | 54 1 7 8 18 NORTH DAKOTA (WCHA) L 3-4 16 Tyler Thompson F FR | 22 2 2 4 8/ 32 1 0 1 0 | 15 2 1 3 6/ 28 1 0 1 0 | 22 2 2 4 31 at Minnesota (WCHA) T 3-3 ot 2 Nick Canzanello D JR | 24 1 3 4 19/ 38 0 0 1 0 | 18 1 3 4 13/ 26 0 0 1 0 | 88 3 20 23 1 Mike Zacharias G SR | 35 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 | 25 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 | 102 0 5 5 November 3 Cameron Cooper D FR | 22 1 1 2 13/ 26 0 0 0 1 | 18 1 1 2 9/ 18 0 0 0 1 | 22 1 1 2 1 * vs Minnesota (WCHA) L 3-6 8 Baylor Dieter D FR | 11 0 2 2 5/ 10 0 0 0 0 | 8 0 2 2 4/ 8 0 0 0 0 | 11 0 2 2 26 Joe Schiller F FR | 18 0 1 1 2/ 4 0 0 0 0 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 18 0 1 1 7 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) W 5-3 49 Dan Tormey G SR | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 56 0 3 3 8 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) T 2-2 ot Bench | 6/ 12 | 5/ 10 | 14 COLORADO COLLEGE (WCHA) W 2-1 ------|------|------|------15 COLORADO COLLEGE (WCHA) L 3-4 Minnesota State | 38 117 177 294 340/766 41 11 15 3 | 28 88 130 218 259/593 34 9 11 3 | 21 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) W 3-2 ot Opponents | 38 122 204 326 293/662 52 3 17 3 | 28 90 150 240 223/514 41 2 13 1 | 2 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) W 4-2 ------|------|------## Goaltending (Overall) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time | Overall 28 at Bowling Green (nc) T 2-2 ot 1 Mike Zacharias SR | 35 2044:16 102 1038 1140 .911 2.99 14-14- 6 .500 34 0 88.2% | +: 800:24 34.5% 29 at Bowling Green (nc) W 5-2 49 Dan Tormey SR | 6 263:54 17 122 139 .878 3.87 1- 3- 0 .250 4 0 11.4% | -: 679:39 29.3% Open Net | 15 9:02 3 3 0.4% | E: 837:09 36.1% December Minnesota State | 38 2317:12 122 1160 1282 .905 3.16 15-17- 6 .474 38 0 100.0% | Opponents | 38 2317:12 117 972 1089 .893 3.03 17-15- 6 .526 38 1 100.0% | 5 ST. CLOUD STATE (WCHA) L 2-4 ------|------|------6 at St. Cloud State (WCHA) L 2-6 ## Goaltending (Conference Only) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time | Conference Only 12 DENVER (WCHA) L 2-3 1 Mike Zacharias SR | 25 1509:54 77 753 830 .907 3.06 10-11- 4 .480 25 0 88.4% | +: 600:45 35.2% 13 DENVER (WCHA) L 2-5 49 Dan Tormey SR | 4 191:32 10 82 92 .891 3.13 1- 2- 0 .333 3 0 11.2% | -: 524:55 30.7% 29 at Princeton (nc) L 2-5 Open Net | 10 5:46 3 3 0.3% | E: 581:32 34.1% 30 at Yale (nc) L 2-3 Minnesota State | 28 1707:12 90 835 925 .903 3.16 11-13- 4 .464 28 0 100.0% | Opponents | 28 1707:12 88 700 788 .888 3.09 13-11- 4 .536 28 1 100.0% | ------|------|------January ## Goaltending (Career) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO | 3 NEBRASKA-OMAHA (nc) W 4-3 1 Mike Zacharias SR | 102 6056:41 274 2765 3039 .910 2.71 45-39-16 .530 99 6 | 9 at Colorado College (WCHA) L 2-5 49 Dan Tormey SR | 56 3026:28 168 1319 1487 .887 3.33 19-27- 4 .420 50 2 | 10 at Colorado College (WCHA) W 3-1 ------|------Special Teams (Overall|Conference) | Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G | Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G 16 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (WCHA) L 2-4 Minnesota State | 41/204 .201 204/256 .797 245/460 .533 5.4 | 34/153 .222 151/192 .786 185/345 .536 5.5 17 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (WCHA) W 7-1 Opponents | 52/256 .203 163/204 .799 215/460 .467 6.7 | 41/192 .214 119/153 .778 160/345 .464 6.9 23 at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) L 0-4 ------|------|------24 at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) L 4-7 Scoring/Shots (Overall|Conference) | 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT | 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG | 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT | 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG 30 MINNESOTA (WCHA) W 6-2 Minnesota State | 29 46 40 2 117 | 331 376 364 18 1089 | 22 36 28 2 88 | 242 273 261 12 788 Opponents | 24 49 49 0 122 | 403 449 409 21 1282 | 19 36 35 0 90 | 286 332 294 13 925 31 at Minnesota (WCHA) W 3-1 Difference | +5 -3 -9 +2 -5 | -72 -73 -45 -3 -193 | +3 +0 -7 +2 -2 | -44 -59 -33 -1 -137 ------|------|------February Game Averages (Overall|Conference) | G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G | G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G 13 at North Dakota (WCHA) L 1-4 Minnesota State | 3.08 4.66 7.74 28.7 8.9 20.2 1.1 | 3.14 4.64 7.79 28.1 9.2 21.2 1.2 14 at North Dakota (WCHA) L 3-4 Opponents | 3.21 5.37 8.58 33.7 7.7 17.4 1.4 | 3.21 5.36 8.57 33.0 8.0 18.4 1.5 Difference | -0.13 -0.71 -0.84 -5.1 +1.2 +2.7 -0.3 | -0.07 -0.71 -0.79 -4.9 +1.3 +2.8 -0.2 24 at Nebraska-Omaha (nc) T 2-2 ot ------|------|------27 WISCONSIN (WCHA) W 4-3 ot Situational Records | H:16 8- 6- 2 A:21 7-10- 4 N: 1 0- 1- 0 | H:13 5- 6- 2 A:14 6- 6- 2 N: 1 0- 1- 0 28 WISCONSIN (WCHA) T 3-3 ot (Overall|Conference) | E1 +:15 8- 3- 4 -:11 4- 7- 0 E:12 3- 7- 2 | E1 +:12 6- 3- 3 -: 9 3- 6- 0 E: 7 2- 4- 1 | E2 +:14 10- 2- 2 -:17 2-13- 2 E: 7 3- 2- 2 | E2 +:10 7- 2- 1 -:14 2-10- 2 E: 4 2- 1- 1 | Margin 1: 9 4- 5 2: 8 5- 3 3+:15 6- 9 | Margin 1: 7 3- 4 2: 6 4- 2 3+:11 4- 7 March | First Goal +:20 9- 7- 4 -:18 6-10- 2 | First Goal +:16 6- 7- 3 -:12 5- 6- 1 6 at St. Cloud State (WCHA) W 5-1 ------7 ST. CLOUD STATE (WCHA) T 4-4 ot 13 # at Wisconsin (nc) L 1-7 14 # at Wisconsin (nc) L 2-4

Key: * WCHA Minnesota Showcase (St. Paul, MN); # WCHA First Round; (x) exhibition; (nc) non-confer- ence; (WCHA) conference

56 2009-10 wcha men’s yearbook minnesota state mavericks MSU program milestones MSU team directory

Jan. 16, 1970: Jim Lang’s goal at 3:15 of the third period in WCHA play-off action to finish 15-17-6 for the season. is first goal in school history but MSU loses its first game, Including the two play-off games with UND, the Mavericks 8-2 to St. Cloud State. finish 3-13-2 in games against WCHA teams. Jan. 24, 1970: Dave Kramer records the first hat trick May 1, 1998: WCHA announces that MSU’s application in school history, leading MSU to its first-ever win, a 5-2 for membership has been accepted and the Mavericks will victory over UW-Stout. begin playing a full conference schedule in 1999-2000. Jan. 14, 1977: Bill Essel scores two goals to lead MSU to Oct. 23, 1998: MSU downs Canisius 11-3 as head coach its 100th win, a 4-2 victory over UW-Stout. claims his 500th career win. March 3, 1978: Making their first-ever post-season ap- March 12, 1999: A goal by Andy Fermoyle in overtime gives pearance, MSU posts a 7-3 win over Illinois-Chicago on the the Mavericks a 3-2 win over #1-ranked North Dakota in first anglin buisman jutting Blue Knott strength of two third-period goals by Steve Forliti. round action of the WCHA playoffs. MSU drops the next two March 18, 1978: Dave Pilot stops 33 shots and Marc games to finish the season with a 18-16-5 mark. Peckham scores into an empty net with :05 seconds to Jan. 22, 2000: Sophomore Eric Pateman play to secure a 5-3 win over Elmira as MSU finishes third stymies top-ranked Wisconson with 39 saves as Mavericks in its first NCAA tournament appearance. claim 3-0 home win. Pateman would go on to establish Nov. 16, 1979: John Passolt scores eight points (3g,5a) MSU career records for save percentage, goals against in leading MSU to its 150th victory, an 8-3 win over average and assists by a goaltender. Hamline. Jan. 29, 2000: Andy Fermoyle’s goal at the 2:01 mark of Dec. 7, 1979: Paul Mattson scores a school-record six goals overtime gives Mavericks first-ever win over Minnesota. in a 13-2 rout of UW-Eau Claire. Steve Forliti also sets school Feb. 26, 2000: A school record and standing-room only records for assists (7) and points (9) in a game. crowd of 5,144 watch the Mavericks and second-ranked March 22, 1979: Mavericks drop 6-4 game to Lowell to North Dakota battle to 1-1 draw in the Civic Center. finish second at NCAA Div. II championship tournament. March 11, 2000: MSU earns 3-2 win to sweep visiting christopher rideout donley allAn March 16, 1980: Steve Carroll’s 42 saves enables the Alaska-Anchorage in first round of WCHA playoffs. Mavericks to claim their first NCAA title with a 5-2 win March 16, 2000: Minnesota claims 6-4 Final Five victory over Elmira in the Division II championship. to end MSU’s season. Mavericks finish ‘99-00 with 21-14-4 AC: 507. Location: Mankato, MN 56001. Founded: 1868. Enrollment: 14,028. Colors: Feb. 7, 1981: A 6-4 win over St. Cloud State gives MSU mark. Brose finishes with 536-327-72 all-time mark and Purple and Gold. Nickname: Mavericks. Arena: Verizon Wireless Center (200 x 100). and head coach Don Brose their 200th win. ranks seventh on all-time NCAA coaching wins list. Dec. 20, 1985: Matt Mountain’s two third period goals March 27, 2000: Longtime assistant coach and former Capacity: 4,832. Press Box Phone: 389-3000. Faculty Representative: Kenneth lead the Mavericks to their 300th win, a 4-2 victory over player Troy Jutting is named MSU men’s hockey head Anglin (389-2713; [email protected]). Director of Athletics: Kevin Buisman St. Scholastica. coach. March 15, 1986: Dan Horn scores a pair of goals to en- Oct. 27, 2000: Six different players score goals and Todd (389-6111; [email protected]). Head Coach: Troy Jutting (389-5196, troy. able MSU to post a 6-5 win over St. Thomas in the first Kelzenberg stops 36 of 38 shots to give Troy Jutting his [email protected]). Assistant Coaches: Darren Blue ([email protected]); Todd game of its NCAA quarter-final series, giving Brose his first win, a 6-2 victory over North Dakota. Knott ([email protected]). Manager: Scott Rideout (389-1210, scott.rideout@ 300th career victory. June 21, 2001: Freshman forward Tim Jackman becomes March 21, 1986: Mavericks fall by a 6-0 margin to RIT in the first MSU player to be selected in the NHL Draft mnsu.edu). Athletic Trainer: Sean Donley (389-5619, [email protected]). NCAA Div. III national tournament third-place game. when Columbus chooses him with the second round Public Relations Director: Paul Allan (389-2625, fax 389-1923, paul.allan@mnsu. Jan. 23, 1988: Derek Cooper’s two goals leads the Mav- - 38th overall. Recruit Jake Brenk was also selected in ericks to their 350th win while Mark Kasner scores the the same draft when Edmonton made him a fifth-round edu). MSU Ticket Office: 389-3001. Web Site: msumavericks.com. final goal of the 8-2 win over UW-Eau Claire to record the second selection. 3,000th goal in school history. March 9, 2002: The Mavericks conclude the 2001-02 sea- Feb. 15, 1991: Bill Rooney and Dan Brettschneider each son with a 7-3 loss at Wisconsin in first round of WCHA play- score two goals as MSU records its 400th win with a 4-2 offs and finish the year with a 16-20-2 overall record. victory over UW-Stevens Point. Nov. 2, 2002: Sophomomore defenseman Steven Johns March 16, 1991: Mavericks lose 6-2 in NCAA Division tallies 5,000th goal in school history with game-winner in Dec. 20, 2003: Senior forward scores three WCHA regular season standing, Minnesota State hosts III national championship game to UW-Stevens Point. 3-1 victory over Bemidji State. times as the Mavericks rally from 7-1 deficit to earn 8-7 Minnesota in league first-round playoff action at Alltel Senior goaltender Glen Prodahl, senior center Bill Rooney Feb. 22, 2003: 5-4 win over UND gives MSU home sweep home win over eventual national champion Denver. By the Center … sophomore forward Trevor Bruess scores at and senior defenseman Derek Cooper are named All- over North Dakota and extends nation’s best unbeaten end of the season Joseph had concluded his career with 17:37 of the second overtime period to lift the Mavericks Americans. streak to school-record 17 games. 68-76--144 to rank 16th on MSU’s all-time list. to a 1-0 win in the first game, but the Gophers claim the Jan. 13, 1992: MSU announces the intention to elevate March 29, 2003: Mavericks drop 5-2 decision to Cornell in Dec. 22, 2005: For the first time ever a pair of former MSU next two games (both games also go into overtime) to program to NCAA Division I. first-ever appearance in NCAA Division I postseason tourna- players played against each other in a National Hockey win the epic postseason series. Jan. 24, 1992: A 4-2 win over UW-Superior, spearheaded ment and complete season with 20-11-10 overall record. League game when forwards Grant Stevenson (MSU, March 20, 2008: Senior forward Joel Hanson becomes the by Brettschneider’s two-goal effort, enables Brose to Troy Jutting named WCHA Coach of the Year, high-scoring 2001-03) and Tim Jackman (MSU, 2000-02) took the ice second MSU player in four years to be named the WCHA become the 14th coach in NCAA history to record 400 forwards Shane Joseph and Grant Stevenson named First for a San Jose-Phoenix game in Phoenix. Student-Athlete of the Year … defenseman Steven Johns career wins. Team All-WCHA and All-Americans. June 6, 2007: Forward Ryan Carter becomes the first former was the 2004-05 recipient of the award. Sept. 30, 1992: Minnesota State University Board denies Nov. 14, 2003: MSU and Michigan Tech battle to 0-0 Maverick to win the Stanley Cup when Anaheim completes MSU’s attempt to elevate program to NCAA Div. I level. overtime tie in Mankato marking the first scoreless game its successful run through the NHL playoffs. Oct. 30, 1992: MSU begins play as a NCAA Division II in the history of the program. March 16, 2008: After finishing fourth in the 2007-08 independent with game at Ferris State. Nov. 25, 1994: Brian Lyke and Ryan Rintoul both record hat tricks as MSU wins its 450th game by a 9-1 count over St. Scholastica. Those two and Alex Wheaton combine to set a school record by closing out the game with three Verizon Wireless center • home of the mavericks goals in a 38-second span. Feb. 3, 1995: Chris Hvinden christens the new Mankato Civic Center with a goal at 1:58 of the first period in MSU’s 6-3 win over Alabama-Huntsville. Rintoul’s goal at 6:55 begins a four-goal third period for the Mavericks and is the 4,000th in school history. Dec. 20, 1995: The board of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) approves MSU’s bid to become an NCAA Division I member. Mar. 2, 1996: The Mavericks close out 27 years as an NCAA II-III member with a 4-3 home loss to eventual NCAA II national champion Alabama-Huntsville. Oct. 11, 1996: MSU kicks off its first season as an indepen- dent member of NCAA Div. I with an away game at Ferris State. MSU defeats FSU the next night (5-4 ot) to record first wins as a member of Division I. The Mavericks go on to record a 17-14-3 won-loss mark for 1996-97. Nov. 2, 1996: Freshman forward Aaron Fox scores a pair of goals, including the game-winner, as the Mavericks earn their first Div. I home win, a 5-3 victory over Ferris State. Later Fox would cap his his four-year MSU career by being named All-WCHA Third Team. April 24, 1997: MSU makes presentation during WCHA meetings in Florida. June 10, 1997: Announcement is made that the WCHA has invited MSU to participate in in the 1997-98 post-season tournament and with its first completely Division I schedule in place, MSU accepts. Oct. 17, 1997: Des Christopher stops 36 Minnesota Duluth shots as the Mavericks open the ‘97-99 season by handing the Bulldogs a 2-1 loss in Duluth. MSU goes on to record wins over Ferris State and Denver during the season. Nov. 28, 1998: Ryan Severson’s goal at 15:03 of the third period caps a 3-1 win at home over Connecticut and is the 4,500th in school history. March 14, 1998: MSU drops 5-4 decision to North Dakota 57 2009-10 wcha men’s yearbook fighting sioux university of north dakota The 2009-10 season

he Fighting Sioux men’s hockey team UND’s top penalty-killers. A season-ending injury marks the 2009-10 season with one eye on suffered in February derailed LaPoint’s season, but Tdefending its MacNaughton Cup as WCHA Hakstol expects him to pick up where he left off. champion and the other on a fifth NCAA Frozen Much like teammates Marto and LaPoint, Blood Four berth in the past six seasons. showed marked improvement as the season went However, before either of those goals can come on and ended up leading the Sioux with a +11 to fruition, one key question must be answered: plus/minus rating. Who will fill the shoes of UND’s eight graduated Fienhage saw limited playing time amidst a seniors? veteran defensive corps, but Hakstol believes the Replacing a senior class is hardly exclusive to 6-3, 215-pound Fienhage is not only ready, but UND. It is a fact of life for every team in the nation. hungry to step into a significant role. But head coach is replacing more New to the fold are three talented freshmen than just goals and assists; he is replacing a group in Joe Gleason, Andrew MacWilliam and Ryan Hill, of young men that won 105 games and advanced each of whom brings a different skill set to the to three Frozen Fours, often relying more on savvy table. than skill. Up Front: UND relied on a balanced scoring “That is the big challenge for us,” said Hakstol. attack in 2008-09, with 13 players scoring at least “The outgoing class brought a lot of different 17 points. With the graduation of scoring leader things to the table, a lot of intangibles that helped and 2007 Hobey Baker Award winner , win hockey games. The experience those guys the scoring-by-committee approach will again be brought to our team was invaluable. front and center. “How quickly our sophomores and juniors “We have a lot of people to do that (provide can step up into those leadership roles is the big scoring) and who will get the opportunity,” Hakstol question we have to answer.” said. The 2009-10 Sioux will not be lacking in talent. One player UND will lean heavily on is senior Fifteen NHL draft picks dot the roster, one that assistant captain Chris VandeVelde, who elected includes 15 returning letterwinners. UND also to return for a final season despite the opportunity welcomes an incoming class of 10 freshmen, to begin his pro career with the NHL’s Edmonton including last season’s AJHL rookie of the year Oilers. The 6-2, 207-pound VandeVelde is poised and USHL playoff most valuable player. for a dominant season after scoring a career-high “As young as we are,” Hakstol said, “we have a 18 goals and 35 points last season. great mix of energy and excitement that youth “Chris is one of, if not the top, power forwards brings, combined with great experience and in the country,” Hakstol said. Hakstol added that character in our returning players. This is a team VandeVelde often turned in dominant late-season I’m very excited about.” performances despite playing with a significant Between the pipes: After an early transition injury over the final six weeks of the season. period, Brad Eidsness quickly established himself To aid VandeVelde in the scoring effort, Hakstol as one of the top goaltenders in the WCHA, leading cites the likes of juniors and Brad Chris VandeVelde the conference in victories and narrowly missing Malone, along with sophomores Jason Gregoire, out on the league’s goaltending title. He also Brett Hextall and David Toews as players capable became college hockey’s “iron man,” starting the of elevating their offensive games. final 33 games of the season. Trupp scored a career-high 20 points last season “He handled everything in a very professional and has shown flashes of being a game-breaker. way,” Hakstol said. “Brad has proven he can play a lot The 6-2, 210-pound Malone spent the bulk of minutes at this level. His challenge is to elevate of his first two seasons developing as a reliable his game from his freshman year consistently two-way forward in a checking role. After a strong throughout the season.” showing in the playoffs last season, Hakstol says Although Eidsness thrived with a heavy this may be Malone’s “breakout year.” workload, earning all-conference and all-rookie Gregoire quietly put together one of the honors, Hakstol sees freshman easing top freshman seasons in the country last year, Eidsness’ burden. establishing himself as a strong three-zone “We brought Aaron here for a reason,” said player. Hakstol. “He’s capable of pushing for minutes every It didn’t take long for Hextall to take his place as week.” a fan favorite, one who is equally adept at irritating Freshman Tate Maris was added to the team the opponent as he is scoring or setting up a key late in the summer and will complement Eidsness goal. He finished his freshman campaign with 12 and Dell. goals and 91 penalty minutes. On the Blueline: The Sioux return five Toews, according to Hakstol, has the tools to defensemen from last season in senior Chay be an offensive contributor after an up-and-down Genoway, juniors Derrick LaPoint and Jake freshman campaign that included injury and Marto and sophomores Ben Blood and Corey inconsistency. Fienhage. Also returning is senior assistant captain Darcy Genoway was the group’s workhorse, Zajac, arguably one of the most underrated players anchoring UND’s power-play and penalty-kill units in the conference. A top penalty killer and faceoff while regularly logging the most minutes on the man, Zajac is UND’s active leader in games played squad. One of the top offensive defensemen in (125) and the Sioux have never lost when he scores the country, he also collected a career-high 32 a goal (13-0-2). points. Junior Brent Davidson and sophomore Mario After a season in which he was named a second Lamoureux both emerged as valuable role players team All-American and the WCHA Defensive Player in 2008-09 and will push for increased playing of the Year, Genoway will wear the captain’s “C” in time. 2009-10. Five highly-decorated freshman forwards will “Chay is not only one of the most dynamic also be in the hunt for significant minutes this players in the country,” Hakstol said, “he’s also one season: Brett Bruneteau, Michael Cichy, Corban of the most competitive.” Knight, and Carter Rowney. Marto broke out as a top WCHA defenseman Cichy, Knight and Kristo are all described by last season, particularly down the stretch, picking Hakstol as “dynamic” and should be contributors up all of his career-high 17 points over the final 29 sooner than later. games. Not to be lost in the shuffle, Hakstol emphasizes, LaPoint emerged as a reliable defenseman as a are Bruneteau and Rowney. sophomore and had cemented himself as one of Brad Eidsness

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October Date Game Time 4 UNIVERSITY OF (x) 6:07 pm CT 9 MERRIMACK (nc) 7:37 pm CT 10 MERRIMACK (nc) 7:07 pm CT 16 MINNESOTA (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 17 MINNESOTA (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 23 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT 24 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT

November 6 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET 7 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:37 pm ET 13 ST. CLOUD STATE (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 14 ST. CLOUD STATE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 20 at Denver (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT 21 at Denver (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT 27 SUBWAY HOLIDAY CLASSIC Miami vs Bemidji State (nc) 4:07 pm CT Ohio State vs UND (nc) 7:07 pm CT 28 SUBWAY HOLIDAY CLASSIC Ohio State vs Bemidji State (nc) 4:07 pm CT Miami vs UND (nc) 7:07 pm CT

December 4 at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 5 at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 11 WISCONSIN (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 12 WISCONSIN (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 19 USA UNDER-20 TEAM (x) 7:07 pm CT Chay Genoway January 2 @ Shillelagh College Tournament, Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, IL Niagara vs UND (nc) 3:05 pm CT Colgate vs Notre Dame (nc) 6:05 pm CT 3 @ Shillelagh College Tournament, Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, IL UND/Niagara vs Colgate (nc) 2:05 pm CT Niagara/UND vs Notre Dame (nc) 5:05 pm CT 8 MINNESOTA STATE (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 9 MINNESOTA STATE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 15 at Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 16 at Minnesota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 22 at Cornell (nc) 7:00 pm ET 23 at Cornell (nc) 7:00 pm ET 29 DENVER (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 30 DENVER (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT

February 12 at St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 13 at St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 19 MINNESOTA DULUTH (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 20 MINNESOTA DULUTH (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 26 at Colorado College (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT 27 at Colorado College (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT

March 5 MICHIGAN TECH (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 6 MICHIGAN TECH (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT

(x) exhibition; (nc) non-conference; (WCHA) conference

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59 2009-10 wcha men’s yearbook north dakota fighting sioux 2009-10 UND Alphabetical roster Numerical roster

No. Name (Capts) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Ht Wt S/C Age Hometown / Previous Team (League) No. Name Pos 24 Ben Blood (OTT) SO D 6-4 220 L 20 Plymouth, MN / Indiana (USHL) 2 Andrew MacWilliam (TOR) D 13 Brett Bruneteau (WSH) FR F 5-10 186 L 21 Omaha, NE / Des Moines (USHL) 3 Derrick LaPoint (FLA) D 8 Michael Cichy (MON) FR F 5-11 180 L 19 New Hartford, CT / Indiana (USHL) 4 Corey Fienhage (BUF) D 15 Brent Davidson JR F 6-4 209 L 23 Morden, MB / Neepawa (MJHL) 5 Chay Genoway D 32 Aaron Dell FR G 6-0 185 L 20 Airdrie, AB / Calgary Canucks (AJHL) 7 Danny Kristo (MON) F 31 Brad Eidsness (BUF) SO G 6-0 175 L 20 Chestermere, AB / Okotoks (AJHL) 8 Michael Cichy (MON) F 4 Corey Fienhage (BUF) SO D 6-3 215 R 19 Apple Valley, MN / Indiana (USHL) 9 F 21 (TOR) JR F 6-0 200 R 22 Edmonton, AB / Fort Saskatchewan (AJHL) 10 Corban Knight (FLA) F 5 Chay Genoway SR D 5-9 174 L 23 Morden, MB / Vernon (BCHL) 11 Darcy Zajac F 20 Joe Gleason (CHI) FR D 5-9 181 R 19 Edina, MN / Des Moines (USHL) 13 Brett Bruneteau (WSH) F 17 Jason Gregoire (NYI) SO F 5-11 196 L 20 , MB / Lincoln (USHL) 15 Brent Davidson F 26 Brett Hextall (PHO) SO F 5-10 186 R 21 Beach, CA / Penticton (BCHL) 17 Jason Gregoire (NYI) F 28 Ryan Hill FR D 6-3 192 L 21 Hermantown, MN / Sioux Falls (USHL) 18 David Toews (NYI) F 10 Corban Knight (FLA) FR F 6-1 180 R 19 High River, AB / Okotoks (AJHL) 19 Evan Trupp F 7 Danny Kristo (MON) FR F 5-11 180 R 19 Eden Prairie, MN / Omaha (USHL) 20 Joe Gleason (CHI) D 9 Mario Lamoureux SO F 5-9 187 L 21 Grand Forks, ND / Tri-City (USHL) 21 Matt Frattin (TOR) F 3 Derrick LaPoint (FLA) JR D 6-3 195 L 21 Eau Claire, WI / Green Bay (USHL) 22 Brad Malone (COA) F 2 Andrew MacWilliam (TOR) FR D 6-2 213 L 19 Calgary, AB / Camrose (AJHL) 24 Ben Blood (OTT) D 22 Brad Malone (COA) JR F 6-2 210 L 20 Miramichi, NB / Sioux Falls (USHL) 25 Jake Marto D 35 Tate Maris FR G 5-10 165 L 21 Denver, CO / Bozeman (NPHL) 26 Brett Hextall (PHO) F 25 Jake Marto JR D 5-11 172 L 23 Grand Forks, ND / Omaha (USHL) 27 Carter Rowney F 27 Carter Rowney FR F 6-2 195 R 19 Sexsmith, AB / Grande Prairie (AJHL) 28 Ryan Hill D 18 David Toews (NYI) SO F 5-10 191 R 19 Winnipeg, MB / Shattuck-St. Mary’s 29 Chris VandeVelde (EDM) F 19 Evan Trupp JR F 5-8 164 L 22 Anchorage, AK / Penticton (BCHL) 31 Brad Eidsness (BUF) G 29 Chris VandeVelde (EDM) SR F 6-2 207 L 22 Moorhead, MN / Lincoln (USHL) 32 Aaron Dell G 11 Darcy Zajac SR F 6-1 196 R 23 Winnipeg, MB / Salmon Arm (BCHL) 35 Tate Maris G Captain: Chay Genoway. Assistant Captains: Chris VandeVelde, Darcy Zajac. Head Coach: Dave Hakstol (North Dakota ‘96). Career Record (entering 2009-10): 130-71-19 (.634) (5 Seasons). Record at UND (entering 2009-10): 130-71-19 (.634) (5 Sea- sons). Associate Head Coach: Cary Eades (North Dakota ‘84). Assistant Coach: Dane Jackson (North Dakota ‘92). Volunteer Assistant Coach: Scott Koberinski (North Dakota ‘89). Student Assistant Coach: Pierre-Paul Lamoureux. head coach dave hakstol n just five seasons as head coach at the University to an overall post-season record of 25-12 (.676) that task, but Hakstol’s background prepared him for the of North Dakota, Dave Hakstol has established includes a 16-7 WCHA playoff record and 9-5 NCAA challenge. Prior to taking over as UND’s head coach, Ihimself as one of the most accomplished and well- playoff mark. UND’s 16 WCHA playoff wins the last five the former Sioux captain was a member of ’s respected bench bosses in NCAA hockey. seasons are more than any other WCHA team and the coaching staff for four seasons and in that stint helped Already a five-time finalist for the prestigious Sioux have advanced to the NCAA postseason nine coach the Sioux to a 101-47-19 (.662) overall record Spencer Penrose Award as the national coach of the straight years, tied for the second-longest current and 63-33-16 (.634) WCHA record. year, Hakstol guided the Fighting Sioux to the NCAA streak in the nation. During Hakstol’s four years under Blais, UND won Frozen Four in each of his first four seasons and last UND has developed a reputation for doing an two WCHA titles, made three NCAA appearances and year led UND to a MacNaughton Cup championship outstanding job in preparing players for professional finished as the 2001 national runnerup. as WCHA regular season champions. hockey careers and careers beyond hockey. In 2008- Named a UND assistant coach on July 1, 2000, The Fighting Sioux went 24-15-4 overall and 17- 09, 17 former Fighting Sioux played in the NHL, the Hakstol was elevated to associate head coach in 7-4 in conference play in 2008-09 en route to their program’s most since the 1993-94 season. Thirteen Dec., 2000, and he served as the team’s recruiting WCHA-leading 14th league championship. Hakstol of those players were coached by Hakstol during his coordinator in his four seasons working under Blais. was also recognized as WCHA Coach of the Year for nine seasons on the UND staff. In that capacity, Hakstol played a vital role in helping the first time in his career. In the last three seasons alone, seven of Hakstol’s attract top-caliber student-athletes to UND. Eleven UND has moved up in the WCHA regular season former UND players have debuted in the NHL the year UND players or recruits were drafted by NHL teams standings in each of Hakstol’s five seasons, from fifth after completing their collegiate careers. Last season, while Hakstol and former associate head coach Brad to fourth to third to second to first last season. it was T.J. Oshie and Chris Porter of the St. Louis Blues Berry were Sioux assistants. Hakstol joined rare company when he took the and Taylor Chorney of the . Prior to joining the UND staff on July 1, 2000, Sioux to the Frozen Four in his first four seasons as a In 2007-08, made the jump to Hakstol spent four seasons (1996-2000) as general collegiate head coach, joining Jack Parker and Doug the NHL’s after playing two years manager and head coach of the USHL’s Sioux City Woog as the only three coaches to accomplish that at UND. He was a finalist for the NHL Rookie of the Musketeers, posting winning seasons in his last three feat. Year Award and in the summer of 2008 was named years. Overall, Hakstol had a 101-109-13 record with In Hakstol’s first season (2004-05) as head coach, the captain of the Blackhawks, becoming the third- the Musketeers. He was named USHL Coach of the he led a team with nine seniors to the Frozen Four. In youngest captain in NHL history at 20 years old. Year in 1997-98 when he led Sioux City to a 32-21-3 his second season (2005-06), he led a team with 13 In the last six seasons, 29 UND players have been record. freshmen and just two seniors to the Frozen Four. selected in the NHL Entry Draft, including six in both Hakstol also coached the 1998 USA/USHL hockey In his third season, Hakstol took UND to the Frozen the 2007 and 2008 NHL Drafts. team at the IIHF Four Nationals Cup in Oslo, Norway, Four yet again, and sophomore forward Ryan Duncan UND men’s hockey players are also outstanding and he was the head coach of the Central District won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the best accepting an assistant coach position in the NHL’s students. In 2008-09, 11 Sioux were named to the team (USA Hockey) at the National Select 16 Festival player in college hockey. organization in the summer of WCHA All-Academic Team, including a league-leading in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1998. In 2007-08, his fourth season, Hakstol led UND 2006. five who were honored for the third time. One of Before beginning his coaching career, Hakstol to a 28-11-4 overall record and 18-7-3 WCHA mark To fill the vacancy created by Berry’s departure, those players, junior defenseman Chay Genoway, played pro hockey with the IHL’s (second place). Eades was promoted to associate head coach and was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic from 1994-96, serving as team captain for two years, In his five seasons, Hakstol has compiled a record Hakstol hired former Sioux and NHL player Dane All-America third team. and with the IHL’s from 1992-94, of 130-71-19 (.634) overall and is already the fourth- Jackson as an assistant coach. In 2007-08, 10 UND men’s hockey players earned serving as captain for one season. In five pro seasons, winningest coach in Sioux history, trailing only John Jackson, who had an 11-year career as a WCHA All-Academic Team honors, most in the he played in 250 games, scoring 12 goals and 37 assists. “Gino” Gasparini (392 wins), Hakstol’s predecessor, professional hockey player, has became an integral league. He also accumulated 455 penalty minutes. Dean Blais (262) and (149). part of the coaching staff by working individually Hakstol, 35 years old when he was named UND As a defenseman on the Sioux hockey team from A key in Hakstol’s success has been surrounding with each Fighting Sioux player on developing their coach on July 9, 2004, is just the 15th head men’s 1989-92, Hakstol was a three-year letterwinner and himself with an outstanding coaching staff. His first skills. hockey coach in school history and only the fourth served as team captain from 1990 to 1992. He played two seasons, he was joined by associate head coach The trademark of the Fighting Sioux during Sioux head coach in the past 36 years. Hakstol, a Sioux in 107 games, scoring 10 goals and adding 36 assists and assistant coach Cary Eades. Eades has Hakstol’s first five seasons has been UND’s ability to player from 1989-92, is also just the fifth former UND for 46 points. He had 77 penalties for 191 minutes. won championships on every level at which he has play its best hockey at the most crucial time of the player to also become head coach at North Dakota. Hakstol and his wife, Erinn, have two children: played or coached. year – in the playoffs. Taking over a tradition-rich program that is daughter, Avery and son, Brenden. Berry’s outstanding work at UND resulted in him During his first five years, Hakstol has led the Sioux synonymous with the word ‘excellence’ was no small 60 2009-10 wcha men’s yearbook north dakota fighting sioux 2008-09 UND statistics & game-by-game results

------North Dakota | Overall - 43 GP (24-15- 4 .605) | Conf Only - 28 GP (17- 7- 4 .679) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 16 Ryan Duncan F SR | 43 20 19 39 11/ 22 9 2 4 0 | 28 13 15 28 5/ 10 5 2 3 0 | 175 85 87 172 29 Chris VandeVelde (EDM) F JR | 43 18 17 35 25/ 69 8 1 2 0 | 28 10 11 21 19/ 46 5 1 2 0 | 124 36 40 76 14 D SR | 41 6 29 35 15/ 30 3 0 2 0 | 27 4 15 19 9/ 18 3 0 1 0 | 128 21 48 69 5 Chay Genoway D JR | 42 3 29 32 23/ 46 1 0 2 0 | 27 1 17 18 19/ 38 0 0 1 0 | 123 16 64 80 17 Jason Gregoire (NYI) F FR | 42 12 17 29 14/ 28 5 1 3 0 | 27 10 10 20 11/ 22 5 0 3 0 | 42 12 17 29 26 Brett Hextall (PHO) F FR | 42 12 14 26 36/ 91 6 0 3 0 | 27 9 10 19 25/ 69 4 0 2 0 | 42 12 14 26 21 Matt Frattin (TOR) F SO | 42 13 12 25 20/ 48 5 0 3 0 | 27 6 5 11 15/ 38 2 0 1 0 | 85 17 23 40 8 Ryan Martens F SR | 40 10 12 22 6/ 12 4 0 1 0 | 26 5 8 13 6/ 12 1 0 0 0 | 98 14 27 41 10 Andrew Kozek (ATL) F SR | 38 8 12 20 20/ 40 1 0 0 0 | 24 7 8 15 14/ 28 1 0 0 0 | 167 38 27 65 19 Evan Trupp F SO | 38 7 13 20 12/ 24 0 1 0 0 | 25 3 9 12 8/ 16 0 1 0 0 | 70 15 18 33 25 Jake Marto D SO | 43 6 11 17 10/ 20 2 0 0 0 | 28 6 7 13 10/ 20 2 0 0 0 | 71 8 17 25 22 Brad Malone (COA) F SO | 41 5 12 17 32/ 75 0 1 1 0 | 26 3 9 12 21/ 53 0 1 1 0 | 75 6 14 20 October 11 Darcy Zajac F JR | 43 5 12 17 16/ 32 0 1 1 0 | 28 4 8 12 11/ 22 0 0 1 0 | 125 16 19 35 Dt Game W-L Score 20 Matt Watkins (DAL) F SR | 41 7 7 14 16/ 40 1 1 0 0 | 27 5 4 9 8/ 16 0 1 0 0 | 168 26 32 58 18 David Toews (NYI) F FR | 23 5 6 11 2/ 4 1 0 0 0 | 18 3 5 8 2/ 4 0 0 0 0 | 23 5 6 11 5 MANITOBA (x) W 6-2 2 Joe Finley (WSH) D SR | 27 2 8 10 24/ 56 1 0 0 0 | 16 2 7 9 14/ 28 1 0 0 0 | 154 7 28 35 10 * at Boston University (nc) L 1-5 9 Mario Lamoureux F FR | 24 3 3 6 9/ 18 0 0 1 0 | 17 2 3 5 8/ 16 0 0 1 0 | 24 3 3 6 11 * vs Massachusetts (nc) L 2-3 3 Derrick LaPoint (FLA) D SO | 32 1 4 5 6/ 12 0 0 0 0 | 22 1 3 4 4/ 8 0 0 0 0 | 63 3 9 12 17 at Minnesota State (WCHA) L 1-5 15 Brent Davidson F SO | 10 2 0 2 1/ 10 0 0 1 0 | 5 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 | 15 2 0 2 18 at Minnesota State (WCHA) W 4-3 6 Zach Jones D SR | 39 1 1 2 12/ 32 1 0 0 0 | 24 0 1 1 8/ 24 0 0 0 0 | 168 1 10 11 4 Corey Fienhage (BUF) D FR | 9 0 1 1 10/ 28 0 0 0 0 | 5 0 0 0 5/ 10 0 0 0 0 | 9 0 1 1 31 WISCONSIN (WCHA) W 3-2 24 Ben Blood (OTT) D FR | 31 0 1 1 6/ 12 0 0 0 0 | 22 0 0 0 5/ 10 0 0 0 0 | 31 0 1 1 30 Aaron Walski G SR | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 0 0 0 November 31 Brad Eidsness (BUF) G FR | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 41 0 0 0 1 WISCONSIN (WCHA) L 2-5 Bench | 5/ 10 | 3/ 6 | 7 at Colorado College (WCHA) W 3-1 ------|------|------|------North Dakota | 43 146 240 386 331/759 48 8 24 0 | 28 96 155 251 230/514 29 6 17 0 | 8 at Colorado College (WCHA) L 4-7 Opponents | 43 118 197 315 397/932 35 10 15 4 | 28 74 120 194 272/639 22 8 7 4 | 14 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (WCHA) L 2-3 ------|------|------15 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (WCHA) W 3-1 ## Goaltending (Overall) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time | Overall 21 at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) T 2-2 ot 31 Brad Eidsness (BUF) FR | 41 2441:11 104 1001 1105 .906 2.56 24-12- 4 .650 40 1 93.7% | +: 970:57 37.3% 22 at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) L 1-3 30 Aaron Walski SR | 3 150:16 10 39 49 .796 3.99 0- 3- 0 .000 3 0 5.8% | -: 754:06 28.9% 28 CORNELL (nc) W 7-3 Open Net | 27 13:31 4 4 0.5% | E: 879:55 33.8% North Dakota | 43 2604:58 118 1040 1158 .898 2.72 24-15- 4 .605 43 1 100.0% | 29 CORNELL (nc) L 1-2 Opponents | 43 2604:58 146 1300 1446 .899 3.36 15-24- 4 .395 43 2 100.0% | ------|------|------December ## Goaltending (Conference Only) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO %Time | Conference Only 5 at Harvard (nc) W 10-1 31 Brad Eidsness (BUF) FR | 27 1604:24 64 640 704 .909 2.39 17- 5- 4 .731 26 1 94.2% | +: 690:40 40.5% 30 Aaron Walski SR | 2 91:40 7 26 33 .788 4.58 0- 2- 0 .000 2 0 5.4% | -: 401:24 23.6% 6 at Harvard (nc) W 4-3 Open Net | 16 7:38 3 3 0.4% | E: 611:38 35.9% 12 ST. CLOUD STATE (WCHA) W 3-2 North Dakota | 28 1703:42 74 666 740 .900 2.61 17- 7- 4 .679 28 1 100.0% | 13 ST. CLOUD STATE (WCHA) W 7-4 Opponents | 28 1703:42 96 847 943 .898 3.38 7-17- 4 .321 28 1 100.0% | 19 USA UNDER-18 TEAM (x) W 5-2 ------|------|------27 # vs Michigan State (nc) L 1-2 ## Goaltending (Career) | GP Minutes GA Saves Shots Save% GAA Record Win% GS SO | 28 & vs Michigan Tech (nc) L 1-2 31 Brad Eidsness (BUF) FR | 41 2441:11 104 1001 1105 .906 2.56 24-12- 4 .650 40 1 | 30 Aaron Walski SR | 6 250:46 12 64 76 .842 2.87 1- 3- 0 .250 4 1 | ------|------January Special Teams (Overall|Conference) | Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G | Power Play Penalty Kill Combined PPC/G 2 at Bemidji State (nc) W 4-3 North Dakota | 48/279 .172 188/223 .843 236/502 .470 6.5 | 29/180 .161 126/148 .851 155/328 .473 6.4 3 BEMIDJI STATE (nc) W 4-3 ot Opponents | 35/223 .157 231/279 .828 266/502 .530 5.2 | 22/148 .149 151/180 .839 173/328 .527 5.3 9 MINNESOTA (WCHA) W 6-3 ------|------|------Scoring/Shots (Overall|Conference) | 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT | 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG | 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT | 1st 2nd 3rd OT SOG 10 MINNESOTA (WCHA) W 6-1 North Dakota | 48 42 53 3 146 | 486 505 439 16 1446 | 34 26 34 2 96 | 326 318 284 15 943 16 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) T 3-3 ot Opponents | 35 41 41 1 118 | 361 403 383 11 1158 | 19 26 29 0 74 | 234 246 250 10 740 17 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) W 5-0 Difference | +13 +1 +12 +2 +28 |+125 +102 +56 +5 +288 | +15 +0 +5 +2 +22 | +92 +72 +34 +5 +203 23 DENVER (WCHA) W 8-3 ------|------|------24 DENVER (WCHA) T 2-2 ot Game Averages (Overall|Conference) | G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G | G/GM A/GM PTS/G SOG/G PEN/G PIM/G PPG/G North Dakota | 3.40 5.58 8.98 33.6 7.7 17.7 1.1 | 3.43 5.54 8.96 33.7 8.2 18.4 1.0 30 at St. Cloud State (WCHA) L 0-3 Opponents | 2.74 4.58 7.33 26.9 9.2 21.7 0.8 | 2.64 4.29 6.93 26.4 9.7 22.8 0.8 31 at St. Cloud State (WCHA) W 4-2 Difference | +0.65 +1.00 +1.65 +6.7 -1.5 -4.0 +0.3 | +0.79 +1.25 +2.04 +7.2 -1.5 -4.5 +0.2 ------|------|------February Situational Records | H:19 14- 3- 2 A:18 10- 6- 2 N: 6 0- 6- 0 | H:14 10- 2- 2 A:14 7- 5- 2 N: 0 0- 0- 0 13 MINNESOTA STATE (WCHA) W 4-1 (Overall|Conference) | E1 +:18 14- 2- 2 -:13 5- 8- 0 E:12 5- 5- 2 | E1 +:13 11- 0- 2 -: 6 2- 4- 0 E: 9 4- 3- 2 | E2 +:19 17- 2- 0 -:14 1-13- 0 E:10 6- 0- 4 | E2 +:13 12- 1- 0 -: 7 1- 6- 0 E: 8 4- 0- 4 14 MINNESOTA STATE (WCHA) W 4-3 | Margin 1:17 11- 6 2: 4 3- 1 3+:18 10- 8 | Margin 1: 8 7- 1 2: 4 3- 1 3+:12 7- 5 20 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) W 2-1 ot | First Goal +:22 15- 3- 4 -:21 9-12- 0 | First Goal +:18 12- 2- 4 -:10 5- 5- 0 21 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) W 6-2 ------28 COLORADO COLLEGE (WCHA) T 4-4 ot

March 1 COLORADO COLLEGE (WCHA) W 4-3 ot 6 at Wisconsin (WCHA) W 2-1 7 at Wisconsin (WCHA) L 1-4 13 % MICHIGAN TECH (nc) W 5-1 14 % MICHIGAN TECH (nc) W 4-3 20 + vs Minnesota Duluth (nc) L 0-3 21 @ vs Wisconsin (nc) L 1-4 28 ^ vs New Hampshire (nc) L 5-6 ot

Key: * Icebreaker (Boston, MA); # Great Lakes Invita- tional (Detroit, MI); & Great Lakes Invitational Third Place (Detroit, MI); % WCHA First Round; + WCHA Semifinal (St. Paul, MN); @ WCHA Third Place (St. Paul, MN); ^ NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal (Manchester, NH); (x) exhibition; (nc) non-confer- ence; (WCHA) conference

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1951-52: a charter member of the MCHL (WCHA), UND finishes Mar. 15, 1997: UND then tops UM 4-3 in overtime on goal by F 13-11-1 under third-year coach Cliff ‘Fido’ Purpur. Peter Armbrust to take home the WCHA’s Broadmoor Trophy. Autumn, 1953: artificial ice arrives in the Mar. 27-29, 1997: 6-2 win over Cornell in West Regional sends (‘The Barn’) as Sioux hockey grows in popularity. UND to championship for first time in 10 years … in semifinals in Jan. 14-15 & 28-29, 1954: Gerald ‘Spike’ Schultz stones MTU Milwaukee, Sioux defeat CC, 6-2 … in title game, UND scores five with four consecutive shutouts – 5-0, 5-0 at Houghton and 4-0, times in the second period to win over BU … F Matt Henderson 7-0 in Grand Forks to set a WCHA record. named MOP … F Jason Blake becomes UND’s 10th Hobey Baker Mar. 15-16, 1958: seven Sioux score as UND routs Harvard, 9-1, finalist and Dean Blais is Div. 1 coach of the year. in Minneapolis, in its first trip to the NCAA semis … but league Feb. 27, 1998: Sioux clinch second straight WCHA title with foe Denver tops the Sioux, 6-2, in the title game. 6-3 win over UMD. Mar. 12-14, 1959: UND wins first national championship with Mar. 28, 1998: UND’s season is cut short as Michigan upends pair of 4-3 ot thrillers at RPI in Troy … D Guy LaFrance’s goal at the Sioux, 4-3, at West Regional … the 30-8-1 season is second 4:22 of sudden death and two goals from F Reg Morelli eliminate straight 30 win season … Curtis Murphy, WCHA Player of the jeno faison hakstol eades SLU in semis … Morelli then scores vs Michigan State at 4:18 Year, is All-American and a Hobey Baker Finalist. of overtime in the championship game, giving the Sioux a 4-3 Feb. 20, 1999: history is made as Sioux clinch third straight win … Morelli is tourney MVP. WCHA regular season title with a 4-3 win vs UAA. Mar. 14-16, 1963: UND tops host BC, 8-2, in NCAA semifinals Apr. 6, 2000: UND makes fourth trip to Providence for NCAAs … UND then races to a 5-2 first period lead over Denver to win … Sioux blank Maine, 2-0, in semis and down BC, 4-2, for 7th second NCAA title … McLean, tourney MVP, scores winning goal national title … Lee Goren is tourney MOP … C Jeff Panzer is at 5:01 of the second to make the final score 6-5. finalist for Hobey Baker Award and he and G are Mar. 16, 1967: Sioux win WCHA title and top Minnesota, 7-2, and first team All-Americans. Denver, 3-2, in the playoffs to advance to the NCAAs … Cornell Mar. 11, 2001: UND defeats UMD, 4-0, in final game at old Ralph G Ken Dryden shuts out UND, 1-0, in the semifinals. Engelstad Arena, where they were 400-171-22 (.693) in 29 seasons Mar. 15-16, 1968: UND topples Cornell, 3-1, in first round of NCAA … Karl Goehring posts record 14th career shutout. tourney in Duluth, but falls to Denver, 4-0, in title game. Mar. 17, 2001: after winning their 11th MacNaughton Cup as Dec. 21, 1968: UND edges Minnesota, 5-4, in final of the St. Paul WCHA champions, the Sioux advance to the WCHA Final Five Classic on Buzz Christiansen’s goal at 2:09 of the fifth overtime championship game and lose to SCSU, 6-5 in ot … UND then rolls jackson swanson poolman hajdu … game is one of longest in college history (4:54). through the NCAA East Regional with a 4-1 win over CC. Nov. 10, 1972: UND dedicates $2 million Winter Sports Center by Apr. 7, 2001: the Sioux and BC meet for second straight year topping Colorado College, 5-4, before capacity crowd. in Frozen Four championship in Albany … UND trails 2-0 with AC: 701. Location: Grand Forks, ND 58202. Founded: 1883. Enrollment: 12,559. Mar. 7, 1978: John ‘Gino’ Gasparini, a UND assistant, is named 3:42 left, but F Tim Skarperud and F Wes Dorey score after coach head coach, replacing Rube Bjorkman. Blais pulls G Karl Goehring to send game into overtime … F Krys Nickname: Fighting Sioux. Colors: Kelly Green & White. Arena: Mar. 3, 1979: Coach Gasprini leads UND to first WCHA title in Kolanos then scores in OT … F Jeff Panzer and D Travis Roche 12 years by beating Minnesota on the road, 4-2. are First Team All-Americans … Dean Blais receives the Spencer Arena (200 x 85). Capacity: 11,634. Press Box Phone: 777-3571. Faculty Represen- Mar. 23-24, 1979: UND defeats Dartmouth, 4-2, in Detroit in Penrose Award as Div. 1 Coach of the Year. tative: Sue Jeno (777-2831, [email protected]). Director of Athletics: NCAA semis … Minnesota edges Sioux 4-3 in title game. Oct. 5, 2001: Sioux move into New , Mar. 27-28, 1980: Sioux top Dartmouth, 4-1, at Providence on donated in full by former UND goaltender Ralph Engelstad … Brian Faison (777-2234, [email protected]). Head Coach: Dave four third period goals – two by F Phil Sykes … Sioux then ride the $100 million dollar structure seats over 11,300 fans. four goals by F Doug Smail to 5-2 win over Northern Michigan Mar. 28, 2003: Sioux return to NCAAs … UND is eliminated by Hakstol (777-3103, [email protected]). Associate Head Coach: Cary to win third NCAA title. Ferris State in NCAA West Regionalfreshman sensation Zach Eades (777-2654, [email protected]). Assistant Coach: Dane Jackson Mar. 27, 1982: Sioux win fourth NCAA crown, 5-2 over Wisconsin, Parise is named a Hobey Baker Finalist. after third period goals by F Phil Sykes (2) and F Cary Eades … Mar. 5, 2004: UND defeats MTU, 5-1, at Ralph Engelstad Arena, (777-3117, [email protected]). Director of Hockey Operations: Sioux beat Northeastern, 6-2, in semifinals. to clinch record 13th WCHA title. Dec. 26, 1982-Jan. 2, 1983: Sioux make their first trip to Europe Mar. 27, 2004: Denver stuns UND, 1-0, in West Regional cham- Pat Swanson (777-3110, [email protected]). Athletic Trainer: Mark to play in the in Switzerland … UND goes 1-4-1 vs pionship with 2:29 to play as UND’s season comes to an end at Poolman (777-3107, [email protected]). Public Relations Director: USSR, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland and West Germany. 30-8-3 … it was the fifth 30-win season for Dean Blais. Mar. 16-17 & 22-23, 1984: Sioux edge RPI at Troy, 5-4 and 4-2, to Apr. 7-9, 2004: Brandon Bochenski and Zach Parise are first Jayson Hajdu (777-2986, fax 777-4352, [email protected]). UND advance to NCAA semis in Lake Placid, where they lose 2-1 (ot) to team All-Americans … Zach Parise is one of three finalists for UMD and edge Michigan State 6-5 (ot) for third place. the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Ticket Office: 1-877-91-SIOUX. Web Site: fightingsioux.com. Jan. 11, 1986: in one of best comebacks in UND history, the Sioux June 25, 2004: Coach Dean Blais (262-115-33, .679) steps down defeat host UMD, 8-7 (ot) … UND trails 7-3 with 2:56 left. after 10 seasons to take a position with Columbus (NHL). Mar. 26-28, 1987: UND wins fifth NCAA title, third under Gas- June 26, 2004: freshman Drew Stafford is chosen by Buffalo as parini … UND downs Harvard, 5-2, in semis at Detroit’s Joe Louis the 13th overall selection in the NHL draft … incoming Travis Arena … freshman G Ed Belfour makes 37 saves … in the national Zajac is chosen 20th by New Jersey. title game, UND downs Michigan State, 5-3, before tourney record July 9, 2004: UND assistant Dave Hakstol is named 15th head June 24, 2006: Forward Jonathan Toews is drafted third overall in Apr. 10, 2008: UND loses 6-1 to Boston College in a Frozen crowd of 17,644 … C wins Hobey Baker Memorial coach in Sioux hockey history. the first round by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2006 NHL Entry Four semifinal matchup at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., Award and Gasparini is National Coach of the Year. Mar. 25-26, 2005: first-year coach Dave Hakstol guides the Sioux Draft, becoming UND’s highest-ever NHL draft choice. marking the third year in a row that the Sioux have lost to BC Feb. 26, 1993: Greg Johnson ends his UND career with 272 to NCAA East Regional title with wins over BU and BC. Mar. 24-25, 2007: UND beats Michigan, 8-5, and then stuns in the Frozen Four. points, the school’s all-time leading scorer. Apr. 7-9, 2005: the Sioux reach the NCAA Frozen Four again Minnesota, 3-2, in overtime at the NCAA West Regional in Denver, Mar. 6, 2009: UND clinches its WCHA-record 14th regular season Apr. 9, 1994: Gino Gasparini resigns as coach after 16 years, … UND downs WCHA foe Minnesota, 4-2, in the semis before Colo. … the Fighting Sioux advance to the NCAA Frozen Four for championship with a 2-1 win at Wisconsin in the penultimate three NCAA titles and 392-248-24 record. falling to WCHA foe Denver, 4-1, in the title game. the third year in a row and 17th time in school history. game of the regular season. The Sioux celebrate their MacNaugh- May 21, 1994: Dean Blais, a Sioux assistant from 1980-89, is Mar. 18, 2006: North Dakota downs St. Cloud State, 5-3, in at the Apr. 5, 2007: UND falls to Boston College, 6-4, in a Frozen Four ton Cup victory following their WCHA playoff series win over named UND’s 14th head coach. 2006 Red Baron WCHA Final Five before a sellout crowd of 19,282 semi-final matchup at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis … it’s Michigan Tech the following week in Grand Forks. Mar. 10-11, 1995: under Blais, Sioux win first playoff series in four at in Saint Paul … the Sioux had defeated UND’s second consecutive Frozen Four loss to the Eagles. years when they sweep host SCSU … UND advances to WCHA Wisconsin, 4-3, in a semi-final on March 17. Apr. 6, 2007: Sophomore F Ryan Duncan wins the Hobey Baker Final Five for first time and falls 3-2 to Minnesota. Mar. 24-25, 2006: The Sioux, playing host to the West Regional at Memorial Award, the second in UND history to do so. 1996-97: 50th anniversary season of UND hockey. Ralph Engelstad Arena, defeat Michigan, 5-1, and then Holy Cross, Mar. 29-30, 2008: In the NCAA Midwest Regional in Madison, Feb. 21-22, 1997: Sioux post back-to-back shutouts of UAA 5-2, to advance to their second straight NCAA Frozen Four. UND beats Princeton 5-1 and then host Wisconsin 3-2 (ot) … at Engelstad Arena to clinch MacNaughton Cup as WCHA Apr. 6, 2006: UND falls to Boston College, 6-5, in a Frozen Four UND earns its fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Frozen Four co-champions. semi-final matchup at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. and 18th in school history. ralph engelstad arena • home of the fighting sioux

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n the world of college hockey, experience is “We are fortunate to have enough a critical component of any team’s success experience and depth throughout our roster Iin a given season. As St. Cloud State heads that we won’t have to rely heavily on those into the new season, the return of 22 players new players,” Motzko said. “But, we also know and four of team’s top five point producers that our new players have the ability to make from 2008-09 certainly bode well for the a huge impact with our program and in the team’s success during the winter of 2009-10. WCHA over the next four seasons.” “One of our biggest strengths is that were On the other end of the rink, SCSU will face are a maturing team,” said head coach Bob a few questions in goal, but the ingredients Motzko, who is in his fifth season with the for success are certainly in place. Junior Dan Huskies. “Our team had a lot of young guys Dunn will be back for his third campaign after last year, and those players are returning this charting a .904 save rate and 2.60 goals-against year after seeing a lot of ice time in 2008-09. average in 2008-09. “There is no substitute for experience, and Sophomore Nate Hardy will also return to we were fortunate to have our players gain a the nets for SCSU, while newcomer Mike Lee lot of experience in critical areas last year.” brings in an impressive goaltending resume SCSU returns eight defenders, 12 forwards that includes leading Fargo to the USHL’s Clark and two goaltenders from a team that posted Cup finals in 2009. a solid 18-17-3 overall record in 2008-09. The The 2009 USHL and USA Hockey junior Huskies were 13-13-2 in the WCHA last year, goaltender of the year, Lee was selected in and were ranked among the nation’s top 20 the third round of the 2009 NHL draft by teams for much of the 2008-09 campaign. Phoenix. The Huskies’ 2009-10 roster is loaded with St. Cloud State’s defense will also benefit notable returners at all positions, and the from the return of several key players this strong recruit class this year features two third winter. Tops on that list will be senior Garrett round NHL draft picks. Raboin. On offense, the Huskies will see proflic A two-year team captain, Raboin posted point producer Ryan Lasch in his senior season career-high numbers in 2008-09 with 10 goals in 2009-10. A two-time All-WCHA selection, and 23 assists. For his efforts, he shared team Lasch earned All-American and Hobey Baker MVP honors with Roe last year and was also Memorial Award finalist status during the named to the All-WCHA squad. His ability to 2007-08 season. Last winter, Lasch was named score and unmatched leadership skills will the HCA Div. 1 Player of the Month in January certainly be big factors in 2009-10. 2009 and he joined the team’s 100-point “Garrett Raboin will return after an All- Garrett Raboin club. WCHA and team MVP season in 2008-09,” Lasch currently ranks eighth in the team Motzko said. “Without question he will be the records with 134 career points (59g, 75a), and leader of the team and anchor of our defensive last year he charted 18 goals and 24 assists for unit .” the Huskies – along with a school record five In addition to Raboin, SCSU has seven game-winning goals. other defenders back including sophomore The Huskies were led in scoring last winter Sam Zabkowicz (3g, 8a), junior Brett Barta by Garrett Roe, who avoided the sophomore (1g, 8a), junior Chris Hepp (2g, 6a), junior slump with a team-leading 31 assists and Nic Rioux (3g, 4a), senior Craig Gaudet (3a), 48 points in 2008-09. An All-WCHA award sophomore Oliver Lauridsen (1a) and senior recipient, Roe enters his junior season at SCSU Jon Ammerman. Of note, Lauridsen earned a with 93 points (35g, 58a) in just 77 games as spot on the 2009 Danish World Junior Team a Husky. and he was also a 2009 draft pick of the “On paper, we have the manpower to Philadelphia Flyers. take great strides on offense. Our returning The foundation for success on defense is players led by Lasch and Roe, along our two evident by the fact that SCSU outscored its rookie forwards, will provide us with depth opponents 122-107 in 2008-09. on offense,” Motzko said. “First and foremost, our success in 2009-10 SCSU has 10 other veteran forwards back in will depend on the level of play that this group 2009-10. Junior forward Aaron Marvin ranked can achieve,” Motzko said. “At times last year, fourth on the squad last season with 27 points we were going with four first-year players on (10g, 17a), while Jared Festler (7g, 10a), Drew defense, and how well our d-corps emerges LeBlanc (8g, 7a), Jordy Christian (6g, 9a) and this winter will be a key to our success. The Travis Novak (5g, 10a) all enjoyed solid rookie experience many of our players gained last campaigns last winter. season was important, but they will need to The group is completed by forwards senior take that next step with their games.” Ryan Peckskamp, and juniors Brian Volpei (2g, One area that Motzko hopes to see 8a), Tony Mosey (4g, 5a), Nick Oslund (4g, 3a) improvement on is his squad’s special teams and Mitch Ryan (2g, 1a). play. The Huskies were rated among the top To compliment this solid nucleus, the teams in NCAA hockey in 2007-08 with a 22.8% Huskies have added David Eddy and Ben power-play ratio. Last year, SCSU’s efforts on Hanowski to the fold. A standout in the USHL, the advantage fell to a 17.5% conversion rate. Eddy scored 59 points last year at Sioux Falls. When their opponents had the advantage, Hanowski capped a legendary prep hockey SCSU owned a 78.8% penalty-kill rate. career at nearby Little Falls HS in 2008-09 by The outlook is bright for the Huskies. setting a new state record with 405 career Motzko has set his sights on success in the points. He was selected in the third round of WCHA and a return to the WCHA Final Five the 2009 NHL draft by Pittsburgh. and the NCAA Div. I tournament. Ryan Lasch

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October Date Game Time 4 LETHBRIDGE UNIV. (x) 5:07 pm CT 9 at Miami (nc) 7:35 pm ET 10 at Miami (nc) 7:05 pm ET 16 UNION COLLEGE (nc) 7:07 pm CT 17 UNION COLLEGE (nc) 5:07 pm CT 23 MINNESOTA DULUTH (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 24 MINNESOTA DULUTH (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 30 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET 31 at Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET

November 13 at North Dakota (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT 14 at North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 20 WISCONSIN (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 21 WISCONSIN (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 27 at Denver (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT 28 at Denver (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT

December 4 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:05 pm AT 5 at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT 11 COLORADO COLLEGE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 12 COLORADO COLLEGE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT

January 2 BROWN (nc) 6:07 pm CT 3 BROWN (nc) 6:07 pm CT 8 MICHIGAN TECH (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 9 MICHIGAN TECH (WCHA) 5:07 pm CT Garrett Roe 15 at Quinnipiac (nc) 7:00 pm ET 16 at Quinnipiac (nc) 7:00 pm ET 22 MINNESOTA (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 23 at Minnesota (WCHA) 5:07 pm CT 29 at Colorado College (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT 30 at Colorado College (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT

February 5 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 6 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (WCHA) 5:07 pm CT 12 NORTH DAKOTA (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 13 NORTH DAKOTA (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 19 at Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 20 at Wisconsin (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT

March 5 at Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 6 MINNESOTA STATE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT

(x) exhibition; (nc) non-conference; (WCHA) conference

Aaron MARVIN

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