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Contents 2 Public Relations, Media Information 5 This is the WCHA 8 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF 9 The Conference Office 11 Campus Profiles 13 The 2009-10 Season 16 WCHA Member Teams 40 2008-09 Season In Review 47 WCHA History 54 WCHA Records 56 2009-10 WCHA Schedule

Special thanks to WCHA member-team women’s public relations directors Ross LaDue (BSU), Michelle Traen (UM), Kelly Grgas-Wheeler (UMD), Kyle Bradt (MSU), Derek Koenen (UND), Courtney Marsh (OSU), Celest Stang (SCSU) and Jacqueline Boscacci (UW).  2 0 0 9 - 1 0 w c h a w o m e n ’ s y e a r b o o k WCHA public relations & media information

Media arrangements for covering the first round of WCHA Playoffs are to be made through the four host team Sports Information Directors while 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF media arrangements will be made through the league’s public relations department.

WCHA Radio and Television Policies 1. General Policies The radio broadcast and telecast facilities and resources of the Association members shall be utilized to advance the highest standards of intercollegiate athletics and serve the fullest extent and the best interests and needs of the Association schools. In all broadcasting and telecasting, the highest standards of good taste shall prevail and the reputation of the schools shall be upheld and defended from misuse or misrepresentation in any form. Schools shall provide the Association office with a complete list of radio and television stations (originating and feed stations), sports announcers, analysts and producers involved in the broadcast or telecast of hockey games. Two games will be selected from each member institution for national television exposure. The Commis- sioner will have exclusive priority on one of those games. The selection of games will be based on institutional contractual availability. As current institution contracts expire, the two game Association component needs to be included in future contract agreements. 2. Radio Policies a. Each Association school shall assess radio rights charges for both home and away games to their regular station and/or stations. press row at RIDDER ARENA FOR the wcha final face-off b. No rights fee shall be assessed by a host school to a visiting Association school’s regular stations (a maximum of two). c. Radio broadcasts by visiting school’s non-regular stations must be approved by both athletic directors. Information Services The host school will determine the fee for those non-regular stations. The WCHA Public Relations Office serves those wishing to access information on the conference, its member d. Working media credentials shall be granted for use by that station’s working personnel only. teams and personnel, and student-athletes. e. Home teams will provide two analog phone lines to the visiting team’s regular broadcast station. Media members and the public have access to many different services under the conference umbrella. The 3. Television Policies league office strives to assist those interested in obtaining information and focuses its efforts on showcasing Definitions the accomplishments of its teams and players. In addition to it’s weekly press release and statistics, the confer- Exhibition: To transmit, distribute, license, sublicense, telecast, display, exhibit, reproduce, exploit, or ence provides several other avenues to assist the public and the media in following the WCHA. otherwise use. Broadcast: Method of transmitting television signals over-the-air, which are receivable in final usable form by standard, analog or digital television receiving sets, owned by the general public. Information Dissemination Non-Standard Television: Method of distribution other than Broadcast Information is released on a frequent basis. The conference’s comprehensive weekly news release, issued on a. Cable Tuesdays during the playing season, features news on the upcoming week’s games, conference standings, b. Satellite schedules and results, game summaries, member team notebooks, team and individual statistics (conference c. Internet and overall), and Division 1 national team and individual statistical leaders. The weekly press release is issued d. Developing technology in the field to accredited media in a PDF format and is also available via the league’s official web site at: wcha.com. 4. Internet Broadcasts WCHA Players of the Week – offense, defense and rookie – are released by the public relations office on Internet broadcasts will be allowed to be telecast live, under the following conditions. Wednesdays during the regular season. a. When the system (service) can protect (blackout) the home institutions DMA by Zip Code. If the system cannot provide this service, the broadcast will be allowed only on a delayed basis. (Internet Broadcast not to begin until conclusion of the game.) WCHA.com b. If the game is not being telecast, there are no Internet restrictions. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s official website address is: wcha.com. The conference web site is 5. Start Time, Intermission, and Time-Out Policies produced through the joint efforts of the league’s public relations office and CBS College Sports Network. The following policies are effective for all Association regular season home games. Visitors to wcha.com will find information on all facets of the league, including press releases, league a. All games shall start seven (:07) or thirty-seven (:37) minutes after the designated hour. and member-team playing schedules, game-by-game results and summaries, complete team and individual Game Time: 7:00 pm – drop puck at 7:07 pm statistics, feature stories, team-by-team data, rosters, ticket information for league championships, league Game Time: 7:30 pm – drop puck at 7:37 pm archives and a comprehensive on-line store – the WCHA Shop – that features official WCHA and member team b. Between period intermissions will be 15:00 minutes in length. New periods are not to begin until the merchandise. The league’s web site features automated standings, scoreboards, results, box scores, and team entire 15:00 minute intermission has concluded. and individual statistics that are updated as games are completed. c. In the case of a televised game, there will be a total of four,: 30 second Official Time-Outs per period. CBS College Sports Network, the host for the WCHA’s official web site (wcha.com), consists of some 160 Time-outs may not exceed: 30 seconds and there should be no more than four per period. It is recommended official athletic sites for top colleges, universities, and athletic conferences and associations. CBS College Sports by the Association that the four Official Time-Outs be taken at the first stoppage of play after the 16:00, 12:00, Network designs, builds, hosts, maintains and markets the official athletic sites for schools such as Notre Dame, 8:00, and 4:00 marks of each period. (A AT 15:55 EFFECTIVELY CANCELS THE 16:00 TIME OUT IF THE Ohio State, Maryland, Stanford, North Carolina and Miami (Fla.). CBS College Sports Network’s “College Sports BREAK CANNOT BE TAKEN FIVE (5) SECONDS EARLY). Time-Outs may not be taken during power-plays, and Pass” subscription service provides audio and video of games, coaches’ shows, press conferences and other time-outs are discouraged (but not prohibited) during even-strength shorthanded play. exclusive broadband programming; its exclusive “GameTracker” application provides live statistics, scores and d. When a game is telecast, the producer(s) of the telecast(s) or the producer’s Representative will meet play-by-play for football, basketball, baseball and softball. CBS Collge Sports Networks offers network partners with the Official prior to the game to establish the need and mechanism for signaling media Time-Outs. When a complete Web site solution, including online brand management, content delivery, consumer marketing, more that one telecast is involved, the home telecast has the right (which may be waived to the visitors or third and business/commerce solutions. It is the only provider that can design, develop, implement and oversee party) to initiate the signal for media Time-Outs. All telecasts must have a communications link for Time-Out an official online store for an athletic department. coordination. e. When a game is telecast, the minor official in charge of timekeeping will coordinate the time of day WCHA Statistics • www.collegehockeystats.net to which the scoreboard is set with the producer or director of each telecast at least 90 minutes prior to the The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is part of a comprehensive internet-based collegiate hockey start of the game. statistical service that can be acessed on the web at: collegehockeystats.net. Visitors to this user-friendly service will find complete and up-to-date team-by-team and individual statistics, league standings, team-by-team rosters, team-by-team schedules and results, complete box scores, national WCHA Regulations 1. Telecast Rights team and individual leaders, and historical archives. Complete, updated statistics for WCHA-member teams Member institutions have the rights to telecast all home and away games in their home DMA/or through the – both team and player – are typically available within 15 minutes following the conclusion of each game. normal regional coverage of their designated broadcaster despite any overlap of these areas. 2. Access and Facilities Conference Publications a. Visiting and third party partners will pay an Access Fee of no more than $600.00 per series. The WCHA produces numerous publications each season, including a conference yearbook, schedule & direc- b. The receipt of the Access Fee will obligate the home institutions to mediate the needs of home, tory booklet, post-season tournament championship program, and year-in-review statistical summary. The visiting and third party broadcast partners. The payment of fees to the home institution is unrelated to financial 2009-10 WCHA Women’s Yearbook, a comprehensive guide to the league and its teams, is available on-line considerations among the broadcast partners relating to sharing of program content. All broadcast partners and in a downloadable format (PDF) via the conference web site at wcha.com. are encouraged to share camera, audio, replay and program feeds to the extent practical. c. The home institution will make available to all telecasts feeds from WCHA cameras installed at the venue. The home institution will further endeavor to make available a data feed from the arena scoreboard Conference Honors for the use of all telecasts. Each week during the regular season, the conference office honors offensive, defensive and rookie players of d. Visiting and third party telecasts will, at the request of the home institution, make available without the week from nominations made by the league’s head coaches. WCHA Players of the Week are released on charge, a feed of all or part of its program video for the use of the arena scoreboard or the home coaching Wednesdays throughout the regular season and are available on the league’s official web site at: wcha.com. staff. In addition, the conference office administers annual post-season individual honors, with balloting done e. Electrical power, telephone service, additional lines and high-speed Internet access provided to near the end of the regular season and voting by league-member coaches, players, sports information directors visiting and third party telecasts may be billed by the home institution at fair market value. and media who cover league-member teams. Post-season awards are then announced in conjunction with f. The home institution must make a reasonable effort to provide visiting television with access to the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF, the league’s annual post-season championship tournament. camera, booth and transmission positions comparable to those available at other WCHA venues, subject to constraints imposed by the physical limitations of the home arena. g. Priority of Camera and Booth positions, are subject to good faith discussion and compromise wcha playoffs, wcha final face-off among the broadcast partners: Information for media interested in covering the first round of the 2010 WCHA Playoffs and the 2010 WCHA 1. home FINAL FACE-OFF will be published by the league public relations office in early February and will also be avail- 2. visitor able via the league web site at: wcha.com. An information packet will include details on securing credentials, 3. third party (i.e. CSTV/ESPN, etc) radio and television broadcast information and rights fees structure.

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h. credentials – TV production crew and staff credentials shall be granted as deemed necessary by the telecast producer in consultation with the home institution. Live Web Scoreboard and Mobile Scoreboard 3. WCHA Playoff Television Rights An institution’s designated television outlet will be given a first right of refusal when that institution is involved in now available at wcha.com WCHA Playoff games. This includes all WCHA first round playoff games and WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF games. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association, in conjuction with Tim Danehy (collegehockeystats. net) and Dan Parkhurst (SportDesigns.com), is pleased to now offer live game scoreboards for GET ALL THE INFO YOU NEED AT WCHA.COM both its women’s and men’s leagues. These new scoreboards will be available on the league’s official website, wcha.com, and also accessible from your web-enabled mobile phone. Looking for the latest Western Collegiate Hockey Association game scores, statistics, standings, The live website stats platform can be accessed on game days from the home page at WCHA. results, team schedules, team rosters, television schedules, etc? Then visit www.WCHA.com, com. The live box scores come directly from feeds at game sites. With multiple leagues using the league’s official web site. the same live stats platform, even many non-conference road games will be included in the WCHA.com, in conjuction with collegehockeystats.net, features all the latest team and new live scoreboard. individual statistics (both overall and conference), game results and complete box scores At WCHA.com, located just above the WCHA standings, visitors will find a graphic for “Live (in three printable formats), standings, league and team schedules, team rosters, and more. Scoreboard’. Just click on the link for either “Women” or “Men” and you’ll be taken to a page Complete and updated team and player statistics, scores, standings and more are available featuring live scores each day there is a scheduled game with links to Live In-Game Box Scores. typically within 10-15 minutes of games being completed and inputted into the system. Visitors to WCHA.com can also access the live scoreboards by using the drop-down menu under The WCHA wishes to acknowledge both Tim Danehy (collegehockeystats.net) and Dan ‘Scores/Stats’ at the top of the front page. Parkhurst (SportDesigns.com) for their assistance. The new WCHA mobile scoreboard can be accessed on your web-enabled phone by visiting For all the latest, visit the following links: the following urls:

WCHA Standings Women’s Mobile Scoreboard: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wcstand/wchaw www.sportdesigns.com/wchamobile/indexw.php WCHA Schedules, Game Results & Box Scores Men’s Mobile Scoreboard: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wccompos/wchaw www.sportdesigns.com/wchamobile/indexm.php. WCHA Live Scoreboard http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats2.html?files/wchaw_live.php The mobile scoreboard also features links to live in-game box scores, allowing fans to track WCHA Member Team Rosters their favorite teams and players from any location they have mobile web access. http://wcha.cstv.com/genrel/wcha-stand-stat.html “The WCHA is tremendously pleased to offer these exciting new mobile services to our WCHA Team Statistics fans,” said Commissioner Bruce M. McLeod. “This is another positive step forward for us and overall: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/ioteam/wchaw we owe a great deal of thanks to both Tim Danehy (collegehockeystats.net) and Dan Parkhurst league: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/icteam/wchaw (SportDesigns.com) for all of their assistance in this endeavor.” WCHA Scoring Leaders overall: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/ioplay/wchaw league: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/icplay/wchaw WCHA Goaltending Leaders overall: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/iogoal/wchaw visit the wcha shop at wcha.com League: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/icgoal/wchaw League’s on-line store features full-line of Official WCHA, Member Team Merchandise WCHA WOmen’s Member Team Information For all the latest apparel you’ll need to show off your favorite Western Collegiate Hockey As- Roster: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/iros/bmjm sociation-member team – including jerseys, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, jackets and more – visit Statistics: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/itstat/bmjm The WCHA Shop, at WCHA.com. The WCHA Shop is a joint venture between the WCHA and Schedule, Results, Box Scores: SportDesigns.com. http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wctsched/bmjm http://wcha.sportdesigns.com/index.mhtml Golden Gophers The WCHA Shop also includes a great line of NCAA Frozen Four, , Roster: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/iros/minw International and USA Hockey merchandise. as well as collectibles and historical DVDs. Statistics: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/itstat/minw Schedule, Results, Box Scores: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wctsched/minw Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Roster: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/iros/mndw Statistics: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/itstat/mndw Schedule, Results, Box Scores: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wctsched/mndw Minnesota State Mavericks Roster: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/iros/mnsw Stats: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/itstat/mnsw Schedule, Results, Box Scores: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wctsched/mnsw Fighting Sioux Roster: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/iros/ndkw Statistics: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/itstat/ndkw Schedule, Results, Box Scores: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wctsched/ndkw Roster: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/iros/osuw Statistics: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/itstat/osuw Schedule, Results, Box Scores: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wctsched/osuw St. Cloud State Huskies Roster: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/iros/stcw Statistics: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/itstat/stcw Schedule, Results, Box Scores: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wctsched/stcw Wisconsin Badgers Roster: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/iros/wisw Statistics: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/itstat/wisw Schedule, Results, Box Scores: http://www.wcha.com/genrel/stats.html?0910/wctsched/wisw  2 0 0 9 - 1 0 w c h a w o m e n ’ s y e a r b o o k wcha public relations, media information wcha team Public Relations directors media covering the wcha

bemidji State AC: 218. Print: Bemidji Pioneer (Eric Stromgren, 751-3740, [email protected]); Northern Student (BSU) (Sports Editor, 755-2987, email ???). Radio: ListenToTheBeavers.com (BSU Hockey) (Kelly Shultz, [email protected]); KKBJ 1360 Talk Radio (Brian Schultz, 751-7777, [email protected]); KBUN 1450 AM (Scott Williams, 444-1500), [email protected]); KBSB FM90 Radio (BSU campus) (755-4119); KBUN Radio (1450 AM) (Kevin Jackson, 751-4120 or 4121, [email protected]). Television: KAWE/KAWB-TV Lakeland News (Ch. 9/22) (Aaron McElherne, 751-0085, [email protected]).

Minnesota AC: 612/651/952. Print: Minneapolis Star Tribune (Roman Augustoviz, 612 673-4451, raugustoviz@startri- Ross LaDue, bsu michelle traen, um kelly grgas-wheeler, umd Kyle Bradt, msu bune.com; Rachel Blount, 612 673-4389, [email protected]); St. Paul Pioneer Press (Brian Murphy, 651 398-6169, [email protected]; Charley Walters, [email protected]); Associated Press (Dave Campbell, 612 332-2727, [email protected]); (UM) (612 435-5678); Let’s Play Hockey (Kevin Kurtt, 612 729-0023, [email protected]). Radio: gophersports.com (UM web audiocast) (http://www.gophersports.com (Dan Hamann, [email protected]); WCCO (952 432-8939); KSTP/1500 AM (651 647-1500); KUOM (UM) (612 625-3500); Minnesota News Network (612 321-7211). Tele- vision: Fox Sports Net (Max Michalak, Producer, 612 486-9544, [email protected]; Frank Mazzocco, 651 633-1122, [email protected]); KARE/NBC (Randy Shaver, 763 797-7242, [email protected], Eric Perkins, 763-797-7240, [email protected]); KMSP/Fox (Seth Kaplan, 952 946-5795, skapl795@FOXTV. COM); KSTP/ABC (Ryan Kibbe, 651 642-4463, [email protected]); WCCO/CBS (Carry Clancy, 612 330-2591, [email protected]). derek koenen, und courtney marsh, osu celest stang, scsu jacqueline boscacci, uw minnesota duluth AC: 218. Print: Duluth News Tribune (Kevin Pates, 723-5303, fax 723-5314, [email protected]); Superior Evening Telegram (Ken Olson, 394-4411, fax 394-9404, [email protected]); Duluth Budgeteer-News (Mat Suoja, 723-1207, fax 727-7348,[email protected]); UMD Statesman (UMD) (Ali Draves, 726-7113, fax 726-8246, [email protected]). Radio: KDAL/610 AM (UMD hockey broadcast) (Bruce Ciskie, division 1 college hockey directory 722-4321, 722-5423,[email protected]); WEBC/560 AM (Mark Marette, 727-4500, fax 727-9356, markmarette@gap- broadcasting.com ); KUMD (Sports Director, UMD) (726-7181); KQDS (Sports Director, 728-9500, fax 723-1499). Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) Television: WDIO/ABC-10 (Josh Zenner, 727-6865, fax 727-4415, [email protected]); KBJR-TV/NBC-6,(Tom Office: 7 Parkridge Road, Haverhill, MA 01835. Phone: 978-373-9640. Fax: 978-373-9642. Commissioner: Robert Hansen, 720-9625, fax 720-9660, [email protected]) KDLH-TV/CBS 3 (Joe Dufek, 720-9625, fax 720-9660, DeGregorio. Director of Media Relations: David Rourke (978 373-9640, [email protected]). [email protected]); KQDS-TV/Fox (Chris Nettleton, 728-9500, [email protected]). Supervisor of Officials: Eugene Binda. AHA Web Site: atlantichockeyonline.com. AHA Member Press Box Numbers: Air Force (719 333-0832); American International (413 205-3930); Army (845 938-5116); Bentley (646 minnesota State 387-2427); Canisius (585-615-5316); Connecticut (860 486-3886); Holy Cross (508 793-3978); Mercyhurst (814 AC: 507. Print: Mankato Free Press (Shane Frederick, 344-6373, [email protected]); Minne- 824-2167); Rochester Institute of Technology (585 475-5537); Sacred Heart (203 918-4898). apolis Star Tribune (college sports, 800 827-8742); St. Paul Pioneer Press (college sports, 651 228-5518); MSU Reporter (MSU) (TBA, 389-1776). Radio: KDOG/96.7 FM (Mike Sullivan, 625-1420, [email protected]); Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) KYSM/1230 AM (Mike Sullivan, 625-1420, [email protected]); KTOE/1420 AM (Barry Wortel, 345-1420, Office: 23995 Freeway Park Drive, Farmington Hills, MI 48335. Phone: 248 888-0600. Fax: 248 888-0664. [email protected]); KEEZ/99.1 FM (Greg Travis, 345-3636, [email protected]); KMSU/89.7 FM (TBA, Commissioner: Tom Anastos ([email protected]). Associate Commissioner: Fred Pletsch (fpletsch@ccha. 389-2625). Television: KEYC/CBS-12 (Perry Dyke, 625-7905, [email protected]). com). Communications Manager: Ted Newton ([email protected]). Director of Officials: Steve Piotrowski ([email protected]). Director of Sales & Marketing: Rob Murphy ([email protected]). CCHA Web Site: North Dakota ccha.com. CCHA Member Team Press Box Numbers: Alaska Fairbanks (907 451-1957); Bowling Green (419 AC: 701. Print: Grand Forks Herald (Brad Elliott Schlossman, 780-1157, [email protected]); Dakota Student 372-1236); Ferris State (231 591-2397); Lake Superior State (906 635-7501); Miami (513 529-1427); Michigan (UND) (Sports Editor, 777-2677, [email protected]); Associated Press (800 472-2186); Fargo Forum (734 647-7916); Michigan State (517 353-6359); Nebraska-Omaha (402 599-6620); Northern Michigan (906 (235-7311, [email protected]); Bismarck Tribune (223-2500); Minot Daily News (857-1900); Dakota 227-1720); Notre Dame (574 631-4899); Ohio State (614 688-5330); Western Michigan (616 387-3065). News/Sports Network (237-4500); Associated Press (800 472-2186, fax 224-0158); Dakota Wire UPI (237-4887, fax 237-9885). Radio: Clear Channel Radio (UND hockey broadcast) (Darrin Looker, play-by-play, 218 686-8089, College Hockey America (CHA) [email protected]); KQHT ŒThe Fox1, 96.1 FM (Tim Hennessy, 746-1417, [email protected]); Office Address: P.O. Box 2009, Niagara University, N.Y. 14109. Commissioner: Ed McLaughlin (phone 716 286- KCNN/104.3 FM & 1590 AM (772-2204); KNOX/1310 AM (775-4611); KFGO/790 AM (237-5346); Dakota News 8600, [email protected]). Assistant Commissioner for Public Relations: Chris Smith (716 286-8724, csmith@ Network (Steve Carlson, 237-5000). Television: WDAZ/8 (ABC) (Pat Sweeney, 775-2511, [email protected]); niagara.edu.). Supervisor of Officials: Greg Shepherd. CHA Web Site: CHAhockey.com. CHA Member Team KXJB/4 (CBS) (Eric Hanson, 282-0444, x 183, [email protected]; KVLY/11 (NBC) (237-5211) (Scott Peters, Press Box Numbers: Alabama-Huntsville (256 518-6167); Bemidji State (218 755-3700); Robert Morris (412 [email protected]; KVRR/10 (FOX) (277-1515) (Greg Enkers, [email protected]). 865-4907); Niagara (716 286-8794). Ohio State ECAC Hockey AC: 614. Print: Columbus Dispatch (Ray Stein, 461-5234, [email protected]); Associated Press (Rusty Miller, Office: 51 S. Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207. Phone: 518 487-2288. Fax: 518 487-2290. Commissioner: Steve 885-2727, [email protected]); Buckeye Sports Bulletin (486-2202, [email protected]); Ohio State Lantern Hagwell ([email protected]). Assistant Commissioner: Ed Krajewski ([email protected]). (OSU) (292-5721, [email protected]). Radio: WBNS Radio/1460/The Fan (Skip Mosic, 460-3971, smosic@radiohio. Director of Officials: Paul Stewart ([email protected]). ECAC Hockey Web site: ecachockey.com. ECAC com). Television: WBNS-TV/CBS (Paul Spohn, 460-3962, [email protected]); WCMH-TV/NBC (Jerod Smalley, Hockey Member Team Press Box Numbers: Brown (401 863-3507, 3518); Clarkson (315 268-6688); Colgate 263-5555, ([email protected]); WSYX-TV/ABC (Clay Hall, 481-6641, [email protected]); Ohio News (315 228-6820); Cornell (607 255-3533); Dartmouth (603 646-1131); Harvard (617 495-3775); Princeton (609 Network/ONN (Anthony Moretti, 460-2882, [email protected]). 258-1813); Quinnipiac (203 484-7592); Rensselaer (518 276-2661); St. Lawrence (315 229-7312); Union (518 388-8726); Yale (203 432-0778). St. Cloud State AC: 320. Print: St. Cloud Times (Kevin Allenspach, 255-8770, [email protected]); University Hockey East Association (HEA) Chronicle (SCSU) (Tyler Ohmann, Sports Editor, 308-4086); St. Paul Pioneer Press (Brian Murphy, 651 398-6169, Office: 591 North Avenue, #2, Wakefield, MA 01880. Phone: 781 245-2122. Fax: 781 245-2492.Commissioner: [email protected]); Minneapolis Star Tribune (Roman Augustoviz, 612 673-4451, raugustoviz@ Joe Bertagna ([email protected]). Associate Commissioner: Kathy Wynters (kwynters@ startribune.com). Radio: KNSI 1450 AM/KCML 99.9 (Don Lyons, 251-1450, [email protected]); hockeyeastonline.com). Director of Public Relations: Pete Souris ([email protected]). Supervi- WJON AM 1240/The FAN 1390 AM, Jay Caldwell (251-4422, [email protected]; KVSC FM 88.1 sor of Officials: Richard DeCaprio ([email protected]). HEA Web Site: HockeyEastOnline.com. (SCSU) Sports Directors (Peter Tomala & Matt Bishop, 308-4747, [email protected]); WVAL/WHMH/ HEA Member Team Press Box Numbers: Boston College (617 552-4747); Boston University (617 358-7300); WBHR Radio, Mark Lewandowski (252-6200). Television: Husky Productions/UTVS (SCSU hockey telecast) Maine (207 581-1049); Massachusetts (413 545-6139); Massachusetts-Lowell (978 848-6948); Merrimack Derrick Silvestri ([email protected]) & Justin Maas, 308-6601. (978 837-5397); New Hampshire (603 862-0735); Northeastern (617 373-5561); Providence (401 865-1414); Vermont (802 656-4193). Wisconsin AC: 608. Print: Wisconsin State Journal ([email protected]) (Andy Baggot, 252-6165); The Capital Times national collegiate athletic association (NCAA) ([email protected]) (Adam Mertz, 252-6474); Milwaukee Journal Sentinal (258-2271, jssports@onwis. Office Address: P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222. Phone: 317 917-6222. Fax: 317 917-6888. Associ- com); Badger Herald (UW) (257-4712, [email protected]); Daily Cardinal (UW) (262-5857, sports@ ate Director of Championships: Kristin Fasbender ([email protected]). Hockey Media Coordinator: dailycardinal.com); Wisconsin Sports Weekly (848-9005); Associated Press (Madison 255-3679, Milwaukee 414 Mark Bedics (317 917-6541, [email protected]). Rules Coordinator: Ty Halpin ([email protected]). Statistics 225-3580, [email protected]); Journal Sentinal On Line (414-225-5012); Badger Nation (Benjamin Worgull, badgerna- Coordinator: Bonnie Senappe ([email protected]). Web Site: ncaa.org. [email protected]). Radio: WIBA/1310 AM (UW Broadcast) (Brian Posick, 274-5450, BrianPosick@clearchannel. com). Television: WHA/PBS 21(UW delayed telecast) (Deb Piper, 263-2121); WISC/CBS-3 (Jay Wilson, jwilson@ wisctv.com, 276-7400,[email protected]); WMTV/NBC-15 (Robb Vogel, 274-1520, [email protected]); WKOW/ABC-27 (Jake Zimmermann, 274-6118, [email protected]).

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as head coach of the U.S. Women’s National and Olympic Teams this year is Wisconsin’s Mark Johnson while St. Cloud State’s Jeff Giesen will coach the WCHA All-Star Team. In 2009, the women’s WCHA had more than two dozen current and former WCHA players compete in the IIHF Women’s World Champi- onship in Finland, including 12 for Team USA and others for Canada, Sweden and Finland. And in 2008, the women’s WCHA had six of its players help lead Team USA and coach Jackie Barto (Ohio State) to the gold medal in Harbin, China. The men’s WCHA has also hosted tour- ing teams from the USSR, Canada, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Latvia, Germany, Italy, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, England and France and has also sent WCHA All-Star Teams to Europe in both 1998 (Switzerland) and 2000 (Norway). Just a few of the more than 400 past and present National Hockey Leaguer’s who have roots in the men’s WCHA include the likes of legendary goaltenders Tony Esposito, Eddie Mio Glenn ‘Chico’ Resch and Mike Richter, defensemen Keith Magnuson, Lou Nanne and Curt Giles, and forwards Lou Angotti, Bill Masterton, Bill ‘Red’ Hay, Red Berenson, Glenn competing for championships and the pride that comes with success Anderson, Mark Johnson and Brett Hull. The current crop of WCHA stars playing in the NHL include the likes of Zach Parise, Dany Heatley, Jordan Leopold, Jason Blake, Tyler panning six decades and marking its and its member teams. Since it’s founding in Hockey Association also owns an enviable Arnason, Mark Stuart, Thomas Vanek, Andy 58th season of men’s competition and 1999-2000, teams representing the women’s reputation for producing outstanding Sutton, Matt Carle, Joe Pavelski, Jonathan S11th season of women’s competition WCHA have now captured 10 consecutive coaches and student-athletes, with hundreds Toews and Tom Gilbert. In the most recent in 2009-10, the Western Collegiate Hockey national championships beginning the of its alumni tracking successes in both inter- season of 2008-09 alone, a total of 96 WCHA Association continues to be defined by first year of 2000 and on through the most national and professional competition. On alums earned playing time in the NHL. its history, its tradition and its continuing recent campaign of 2008-09 when Wisconsin top of the more than 230 women’s and men’s In terms of national attendance, both success. earned its third NCAA Frozen Four title in league alumni who have Olympic experience the women’s and men’s WCHA continue to From it’s founding days in 1951 as the Mid- the past four years! And since 1951, teams playing for the likes of the USA, Canada, Italy, set the pace among all Division 1 leagues. west Collegiate Hockey League (MCHL), on to representing the men’s WCHA have earned Norway, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Finland On the women’s side in 2008-09, Wisconsin the Western Intercollegiate Hockey League a record 36 NCAA (national) championships, and France, conference-member teams and (1,654 average per game) and Minnesota (WIHL) in 1958, and finally to the Western finished as the national runner-up another 27 players have also received additional inter- (1,332 average per game) ranked No. 1 and Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) in times, and qualified for a berth in collegiate national exposure on a regular basis since No. 2 respectively in women’s average home 1959, this prestigious athletic conference hockey’s national championship round – the 1951. attendance while Minnesota Duluth (4th), has developed and maintained a tradition NCAA Men’s Frozen Four – in 53 of 57 seasons The women’s WCHA has regularly put North Dakota (7th), Ohio State (11th), St. of excellence that truly is second to none. overall. together all-star teams, including another Cloud State (14th and Minnesota State (19th) In fact, no Division 1 collegiate conference In addition to its unmatched team suc- one for the 2009-10 season which will take were also among the top 20. In the men’s – in any sport – can top the impressive list of cesses in national championship tournament on the U.S. National Team at Xcel Energy WCHA, Wisconsin (13,785 average per game), national scale accomplishments of the WCHA play over the years, the Western Collegiate Center in St. Paul, Minn., on Sept. 25. Serving North Dakota (11,719 average per game) and

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Celebrating Big Victories with teammates  2 0 0 9 - 1 0 w c h a w o m e n ’ s y e a r b o o k the western collegiate hockey association having fans of all ages experiencing great comraderie and Playing with Pride as a Team

Minnesota (10,022 average per game) ranked 1-2-3 in the nation in men’s average home attendance, while Colorado College (5th), St. Cloud State (7th), (10th), Minnesota State (15th) and Minnesota Duluth (16th) also ranked among the leaders. A year ago, the 2009 Red Baron WCHA Final Five (men’s playoff championship) drew a total of 82,065 to the Xcel Energy Center, outdrawing the Big 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament by nearly (UMD) and Krissy Wendell (UM), defensemen and (UM) and Mark Johnson (UW) Stalock (G, UMD) was the league goaltending 14,000 fans. Tessa Bonhomme (OSU), Ronda Curtin (UM) were league co-coaches of the year. Johnson champion, and Dave Hakstol (UND) was the In the final women’s college hockey poll and (UW) and goaltender was also honored as the Women’s Div. 1 men’s Coach of the Year. for 2008-09, WCHA-member teams Wisconsin (UW), who also earned the 2009 National Coach of the Year. The women’s and men’s leagues had a (1st), Minnesota (3rd) and Minnesota Duluth Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as college On the men’s side, UW defenseman Jamie combined 71 players named as prestigious (4th) led the way. And in the final USCHO. hockey’s top player. Three women’s players McBain was a Top 10 Finalist for the 2009 WCHA Scholar-Athletes for 2008-09, with 35 com/CBS College Sports Div. 1 Men’s Poll for – Jessie Vetter (G, UW), Hilary Knight (F, UW) Hobey Baker Memorial Award and was an of those being repeat honorees. The women’s 2008-09 (March 23) there were five WCHA- and Jocelyne Larocque (D, UMD) earned All- All-American. Other men’s players earning WCHA had a total of 76 student-athletes member teams ranked among the top 20 in American First Team honors in 2008-09 while All-American honors were First Teamers Alex representing all eight-member teams earn Denver (4th), North Dakota (7th), Minnesota Second Team honorees included Melanie Stalock (G, UMD) and Ryan Stoa (F, UM) while recognition as WCHA All-Academic Team Duluth (8th), Wisconsin (17th) and Minnesota Gagnon (D, UM) and Monique Lamoureux (F, Second Team members were Chay Genoway honorees last winter while the men’s WCHA (19th) while both Colorado College and St. UM). In the WCHA, Hilary Knight (F, UW) was (D, UND) and Chad Rau (F, CC). In the WCHA, had a record total of 107 student-athletes Cloud State also received votes. the Player of the Year, (F, UM) was Jamie McBain was tabbed the WCHA Player named to the 2008-09 All-WCHA Men’s Aca- In terms of individual honors, the 2008- the Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, of the Year, J.P. Testwuide (D, DU) was the demic Team. 09 season saw the women’s WCHA honor Melanie Gagnon (D, UM) was the Defensive Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, In terms of exposure, more than 200 its Top 10 Players from the First 10 Years in Player of the Year, Monique Lamoureux (F, Chay Genoway (D, UND) was the league’s De- WCHA mens’ games were televised in 2008- forwards (UW), UM) was the Rookie of the Year and the fensive Player of the Year, Jordan Schroeder (F, 09, including all five games live from the 2009 (UM), Caroline Ouellette (UMD), Jenny league scoring champion, Alyssa Grogan (G, UM) was the Rookie of the Year, Ryan Stoa (F, Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five by Fox Sports Schmidgall Potter (UMD/UM), Maria Rooth UM) was the league goaltending champion, UM) was the league scoring champion, Alex North. All four NCAA regionals, and all three games at the 2009 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in Denver were also televised live. In addition the league also webcast all three games live via wcha.com and wcha.tv from the women’s 2009 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF Championship in Minneapolis. The semifinals and cham- pionship of the FINAL FACE-OFF were also televised by FS North. This Week in the WCHA, the league’s weekly men’s radio show, marked it’s 13th season in 2008-09. A quick look at the 2009-10 campaign will see both the women’s and men’s leagues involved in several showcase events. The women’s WCHA All-Star Team kicked things off when they took on the U.S. National Team on Sept. 25 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Also along the way, the conference season will launch the weekend of Oct. 2-3, Wisconsin will host Bemidji State in a Hall of Fame game outdoor contest – The Camp Randall Hockey Classic – at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Feb. 6, and Minnesota’s Ridder Arena will serve as the host site for both the 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF (playoff championship) on March 6-7 and the 2010 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four from March 19-21. Under the leadership and guidance of Commissioner Bruce M. McLeod and Associ- ate Commissioner Sara R. Martin, prospects for another highly successful campaign for both the women’s and men’s WCHA in 2009- 10 appear very bright. Defending WCHA regular season champions are Minnesota on the women’s side and North Dakota on the Giving all you have to give … and more … to achieve success men’s side while defending WCHA playoff

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2008-09 another season for the record books

The Western Collegiate Hockey Associa- tion made it a perfect 10 women’s national championships in 10 seasons of the league’s existence in March of 1009 when the Wiscon- sin Badgers rode the goaltending of senior Jessie Vetter to the Frozen Four crown with a 5-1 win over UMD in their semi-final and a 5-0 win over Mercyhurst in the title game. Vetter, who was named the WCHA’s third winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award during the Frozen Four, played in her fourth straight national title game. Wisconsin, which finished the season with a 34-2-5 record, marked their third NCAA crown in the past four years. Minnesota, under coach Brad Frost, won the WCHA regular season championship with a 23-2-3 record and 51 points. The Golden Gophers have now won five of the first 10 The WCHA had five players named to the must have completed at least one year of and officials and then submitted to a selec- league titles. Wisconsin was the runner-up 2008-09 American Hockey Coaches Associa- residency at their present institution prior tion committee that was appointed by the with a 21-2-5 record and 50 points and Min- tion All-America team. First team honorees to the current academic year and must also Commissioner’s office. The group of 10 were nesota Duluth finished third with 41 points were Wisconsin goaltender Jessie Vetter and have a grade-point average of at least 3.50 Wisconsin forward Sara Bauer, Ohio State and an 18-6-4 league record. forward Hilary Knight along with Minnesota on a 4.0 scale for the previous two semesters defenseman Tessa Bonhomme, Minnesota For the first time, the women’s league Duluth defenseman Jocelyne Larocque. On or three quarters, or may qualify if his or her defenseman Ronda Curtin, Minnesota for- instituted a shootout to determine a winner the second team were Minnesota freshman overall GPA is at least 3.50 for all terms at his ward Natalie Darwitz, Wisconsin defenseman for all regular season league games tied after forward Monique Lamoureux and Golden or her present institution. Molly Engstrom, Minnesota Duluth forward regulation and a five-minute overtime. Gopher defenseman Melanie Gagnon. Minnesota senior Dagney Willey was Caroline Ouellette, UMD and UM forward Wisconsin won the 2009 WCHA FINAL As the Patty Kazmaier Award winner, Vet- named one of 10 finalists for the 2009 Hockey Jenny Potter, UMD forward Maria Rooth, FACE-OFF, held at UM’s Ridder Arena, by ter won an NCAA record 91 games during her Humanitarian Award and was a nominee for Wisconsin goaltender Jessie Vetter and Min- defeating Minnesota in the title game before four-year career and posted a NCAA-record the second straight season. nesota forward Krissy Wendell. 1,730. Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota State 39 career shutouts. The WCHA was well represented at the Looking forward to the 2009-10 season, also earned trips to the FINAL FACE-OFF after In the WCHA’s post-season awards, Wis- 2009 IIHF Women’s World Championship, there are a number of noteworthy items: the winning their first round playoff series. consin forward Hilary Knight was the player held April 4-12 in Finland. Team USA, coached WCHA All-Star Team, coached by SCSU’s Jeff Minnesota, Wisconsin and Minnesota of the year, Minnesota senior Gigi Marvin ws by Mark Johnson, won the Gold Medal with Giesen, faced-off against the U.S. Women’s Duluth all earned berths in the 2009 NCAA the Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, a team that included 12 current and former National Team, coached by the UW’s Mark Women’s Division 1 Championship tourna- Minnesota defenseman Melanie Gagnon ws WCHA players, including four from this year’s Johnson on Sept. 25 at Xcel Energy Center ment, with the Golden Gophers and Badgers the Defensive Player of the Year, Minnesota Wisconsin team and three from this season’s in St. Paul to start the season; Wisconsin hosting regional games and the Bulldogs forward Monique Lamoureux was both the Minnesota team. UMD had seven current will host Bemidji State in the Camp Randall playing out east. Minnesota defeated Boston WCHA Rookie of the Year and the WCHA players and five former players competing Hockey Classic/U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame College, the Badgers downed Dartmouth, Scoring Champion, the Golden Gophers’ in the World Championship for the USA, Game outdoors at Camp Randall Stadium in and UMD won on the road at New Hamp- Alyssa Grogan was the WCHA Goaltending Canada, Swedenand Finland while Ohio State Madison on February 6; and Minnesota will shire. Champion and Brad Frost and Mark Johnson had three alums represent their nations of host both the 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF Those results set up a NCAA Women’s were named co-coaches of the year. Finland, Canada and the USA. playoff championship (March 6-7) and the Frozen Four in Boston that featured three A total of 76 student-athletes were hon- And during the 2008-09 season, the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four (March 19-21) WCHA teams in Minnesota, Wisconsin and ored as mmebers of the 2008-09 All-WCHA WCHA honored its Top 10 Players from the at Ridder Arena. Minnesota Duluth along with Mercyhurst. Academic Team and 32, representing all First Decade, with nominations coming The Badgers rode the goaltending of senior eight women’s teams, were named WCHA from a list of All-Americans, Olympians and Jessie Vetter to the national championship Scholar-Athletes. To earn recognition as a post-season awards winners over the first 10 with a 5-1 win over UMD in their semi-final WCHA Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes years that were reviewed by league coaches and a 5-0 win over Mercyhurst in the title game. Vetter, who was named the WCHA’s third winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award during the Frozen Four, played in her WCHA all-Stars Vs U.S. Women’s National Team • September, 2009 fourth straight national title game. Wisconsin, which finished the season with a 34-2-5 re- cord, marked their third NCAA crown in the past four years and a WCHA-member team has now won the national championship 10 straight seasons. For his efforts, Mark Johnson was named the national coach of the year, his third such honor in four seasons. In the final women’s national poll for 2008- 09, Wisconsin was ranked No. 1, Minnesota was ranked No. 3 and Minnesota Duluth was No. 5. The WCHA led women’s hockey in national attendance again in 2008-09, with the league having four of the top seven schools in aver- age home attendance. Wisconsin was No. 1 with an average of 1,654 fans per home game, Minnesota was second at 1,332, UMD was fourth and UND was seventh.

 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 w c h a w o m e n ’ s y e a r b o o k 2010 WCHA Final Face-off LEAGUE PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP march 6-7AT Ridder Arena IN Minneapolis

berth in the annual WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF, the Western A Collegiate Hockey Association’s post-season playoff championship, is always a season-long of the eight member teams. The WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF features the four teams who win their first round, best-of-three playoff series. ticket information 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF March 6-7 • Ridder Arena • Minneapolis

Tickets for the 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF championship, set for March 6-7 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., are available and on sale now through the Athletic Ticket Office. Three-game session tickets for the women’s playoff championship are available at three prices: $20 for a reserved seat, $18 for general admission, and $15 for seniors and youth (age 18 and under). Tickets may be purchased by calling the Gopher Ticket Office at 612-624-8080, or 1-800-U-Gopher, or online at Gophersports.com. Single session tickets, priced at $15, $12 and $8, will be available on the days of the semifinals and championship game. Two FINAL FACE-OFF semifinal games will be played on Saturday, March 6 at 1:00 pm CT and 4:00 pm CT. The WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF Championship game is Sunday, March 7, with game time TBA.

 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 w c h a w o m e n ’ s y e a r b o o k the western collegiate hockey association the conference office commissioner (national championship) trophies in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, there have been seven WCHA men’s players who have won the Hobey Baker bruce m. mcleod Memorial Award as college hockey’s top player in Brian Bonin (UM, 1976), Jordan Leopold (UM, 2002), Over 16 successful and memorable seasons at the helm of the now 58-year-old Western Collegiate (CC, 2003), Junior Lessard (UMD, 2004), Hockey Association, Bruce M. McLeod has made Marty Sertich (CC, 2005), Matt Carle (DU, 2006) and a truly significant mark as the conference’s com- Ryan Duncan (UND, 2007) and three WCHA women’s players who have won the Patty Kazmaier Award missioner. as college hockey’s top player in Krissy Wendell Chosen by the membership to succeed retiring commissioner Otto Breitenbach, McLeod has led (UM, 2005), Sara Bauer (UW, 2006) and Jessie Vetter college hockey’s most historic and successful league (UW, 2009). to ever greater heights since 1994. He has presided In 2005, the WCHA announced it’s inaugural group of 50 WCHA Scholar-Athletes (men and women) over some of the most successful seasons in the and instituted a new playoff format for the women’s conference’s long and noteworthy history, including national championship campaigns by WCHA men’s post-season tournament. member teams in 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 In 2003, the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame presented and 2006 and by WCHA women’s member teams for McLeod with the first-ever President’s Award, pre- sented to an individual who has made a significant 10 consecutive seasons in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and long-term commitment to the Hall of Fame. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. “Being honored with the first President’s Award was Recognized as one of the true leaders in all of ice unexpected, but I’m very appreciative”, said McLeod. hockey, McLeod has a wealth of experience that “When I work with various groups, I don’t think about covers more than five decades in the sport. From a recognition such as this. In my many years of work- player and student-athlete in the Western Collegiate ing with the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, the Hockey Association in the 1960s, to a member- bruce mcleod sara martin pleasure has truly been mine.” school administrator in the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s, and Final Five at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul attracted moved into the department of facilities and events McLeod has been involved with the U.S. Hockey Hall then on to commissioner of the WCHA since the a record 88,900 fans while the 2008 Red BaronTM in 1995. In 1997 she became the Event Manager of Fame’s Faceoff Classic since the game’s inception mid-1990s. He is also, pure and simple, one of the WCHA Final Five drew the third highest total ever at the Kohl Center, where she stayed until June of in 1974, when it was first played in the Eveleth Hip- game’s biggest fans. at 86,855. Attendance in the women’s WCHA also 1999. While at Wisconsin, Martin was the tournament podrome. Inititally, as Athletic Director at University McLeod is among a select group of leaders who have continues to hold the lead on a national basis, with director for the Badger Hockey Showdown, held each of Minnesota Duluth, McLeod helped establish the had continual impact on the college hockey scene WCHA-member teams Minnesota, Wisconsin and December at the Bradley Center. Faceoff Classic, and now as WCHA Commissioner - whether the topic concerns expansion, playing Minnesota Duluth ranking first, second and third A native of Sheboygan, Wis., Martin earned a has helped bring the game into much bigger arenas. rules, the national tournament, corporate sponsor- respectively in both average home attendance and Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Through the years, the Faceoff Classic has become an ships, professional issues, television or promotions. total home attendance. Wisconsin in 1990 and a Master of Arts in Sports important fundraising event for the Hall. His on-going efforts to continue the growth of the McLeod’s productive tenure at the helm of the WCHA Administration from Minnesota State University in “Through Bruce’s efforts and commitment to help college game saw him play a key role in the formation has most recently included an on-going video history 1993. the Hall, we have this wonderful college hockey of a new Division 1 league - College Hockey America of the men’s WCHA, being chronicled decade-by- Sara and her husband, Bruce, make their home game once a year and in many cases our Faceoff - which announced in 2001 that they would name decade with the 1950s completed in 2009 and the in Middleton, Wis. Classic has opened new arenas across the country,” their championship trophy in his honor. He is also a 1960s set for 2010, the addition of two new member said Jim Findley, Board of Directors President for key contributor to the sport of on national, teams - and the University the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2001-02, the WCHA international and professional levels and plays a lead of Nebraska-Omaha to the men’s league beginning Assistant Commissioner of celebrated a highly-successful 50th Anniversary Sea- role in the Hockey Commissioners’ Association. The with the 2010-11 season, ever-increasing exposure son under Commissioner McLeod with a number of Operations HCA serves as a springboard of ideas for the six Div. for the league through expanded marketing efforts, season-long promotions, including the season-long 1 conference’s, having recently introduced a national increased television (over 200 games are telecast an- announcement of the `Top 50 Players in 50 Years’ and Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt rookie of the year award, the Derek Hines’ Unsung nually and the annual Red BaronTM WCHA Final Five bringing numerous former players and coaches to Hero Award, a national player of the month award, is telecast live via Fox Sports North), continuing suc- As Assistant Commissioner of Operations for the Saint Paul for a special anniversary celebration during a national rookie of the month award, a new XM cess for league-member teams, coaches and student- Western Collegiate Hockey Association, Carol the WCHA Final Five weekend. Satellite radio show, and a new web site to promote athletes on the ice and in the classroom, record levels LaBelle-Ehrhardt plays a crucial role in the multiple From 1983-96, McLeod was Athletic Director at UMD college hockey - www.playcollegehockey.com. of attendance, new avenues and increased levels of and day-to-day functions of the league and it’s and over his 25 years of service to that institution he In recent years, McLeod’s tireless efforts on behalf of corporate sponsorships and promotions, conference administrative office. She marks her 12th year with also held titles of assistant athletic director, business amateur ice hockey have seen him twice honored championship tournaments (men’s WCHA Final Five the conference in 2009-10. manager, and sports information director. A 1969 nationally - first with the United States Hockey Hall and women’s WCHA Championship) that continue to LaBelle-Ehrhardt directly assists Commissioner graduate of the University of Minnesota Duluth, of Fame’s first-ever President’s Award in 2003 and sec- reach new levels of success, the advent of a weekly Bruce McLeod with a wide range of duties in the McLeod was a four-year player on the Bulldogs’ hock- ond with the American Hockey Coaches’ Association conference radio show - This Week in the WCHA overall management of both the men’s and women’s ey team, producing 81 scoring points in 77 games Jim Fullerton Award in April of 2004. The President’s - that is heard across five time zones - a significant leagues. She is the WCHA’s business manager, serves as a winger between 1966-69. As a sophomore, he Award is presented to an individual who has made presence for the league on the web at wcha.com, as Tournament Director for the highly-successful ranked second in scoring in the WCHA and served a significant and long-term commitment to the U.S. and the formation of a new WCHA women’s league men’s WCHA Final Five, handles eligibility record- as the Bulldogs’ team captain in 1968-69. Hockey Hall of Fame while the Jim Fullerton Award which began play in 1999-2000. keeping and student-athlete screening, coordinates A native of Fort Frances, Ont., Bruce and his wife, recognizes an individual who loves the purity of the In addition to its successes in national champion- league scheduling, and handles the set-up of numer- Sande, reside in Highlands Ranch, Colo. He has two sport of ice hockey - whether a coach, administrator, ship tournament play over the years, the Western ous meetings and events – including the league’s daughters (Leah and Shannon) and two granddaugh- trainer, official, journalist or simply a fan - and who Collegiate Hockey Association owns an enviable annual meeting. ters (Allyson and Lindsey). exemplifies Jim Fullerton, who gave as much as he reputation for producing outstanding coaches and In 2003, LaBelle-Ehrhardt – in conjunction with received and never stopped caring about the direc- student-athletes, with hundreds upon hundreds of the WCHA – was awarded the (2002) Tourism Ambas- tion in which our game was heading. its alumni moving on to successful professional and Associate Commissioner sador Award for St. Paul, Minn. The award recognizes Since assuming the reigns as Commissioner of the Olympic playing careers. On top of the more than the league as a whole, and LaBelle individually, for WCHA from the retiring Otto Breitenbach - who 200 men’s and women’s league alumni who have Sara R. Martin the on-going promotion and support of the St. Paul had pushed the league to ever-new heights over Olympic experience playing for the likes of the U.S., community and work with local merchants in relation a highly-successful 10-year span from 1984-1994 Canada, Italy, Norway, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Marking her 11th year as Associate Commissioner to the WCHA Final Five. As Tournament Director for - McLeod has continued to move the league forward Finland, and France, conference-member teams and with the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in the Final Five, LaBelle-Ehrhardt has been partnering and add to its continuing evolution via new avenues players have also received additional international 2009-10 is Sara R. Martin, who has served as the with the St. Paul community and meeting with local of prosperity and development. That prosperity exposure on a regular basis since 1951. The WCHA league’s women’s commissioner since it’s founding merchants the past seven years to create a mini-vaca- has included a lucrative, long-term contract for the has hosted touring teams from the USSR, Canada, in July, 1999. tion for Final Five attendees. men’s annual Red BaronTM WCHA Final Five at the Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Latvia, Germany, Italy, Among her primary responsibilities is overseeing Prior to joining the conference full-time, LaBelle- 18,000+ seat Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., Finland, Norway, Switzerland, England and France. the continuing development, administration and Ehrhardt was an Assistant to the Athletic Director at one of the premier sports facilities in the country Under McLeod, the league has maintained a strong functions of the women’s conference. the University of Denver for five years. and home to the NHL’s highly-successful Minnesota international visibility, having sent men’s WCHA Martin has been extensively involved with col- A graduate of the University of Denver, LaBelle- Wild. Entering the 2009-10 season, the 58th overall All-Star Teams to Europe in both 1998 (Switzerland) lege hockey for 19 years. She served as tournament Ehrhardt and her husband, Mark Ehrhardt, live in for the men’s league and the 11th for the still rela- and 2000 (Norway) while the women’s WCHA has director of the WCHA Final Five Playoff Champion- Colorado. Carol is mother to married daughter Shaina tively young women’s league, commitment to the also regularly put together all-star teams, including ship in 1994, 1996 and 1998. She was the tournament and son, Brenton, who is serving in the United States sport by the league and its member institutions a most recent club in 2009. Both the 2005-06 and manager for the 1997 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four held Army and is also the stepmother to Tera and Tyler. has never been stronger. Conference attendance 2009-10 seasons brought women’s WCHA All-Star at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee and was assistant for both men’s and women’s games continues to Team games against the U.S. National Team at the tournament manager for the 1993 NCAA Men’s Fro- grow and interest in the sport of college hockey Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. In 2007-08, a strong zen Four, also held in Milwaukee. She was also the itself continues to grow both across the league and Team USA contingent of WCHA players, who were tournament manager for the 1995 and 1999 NCAA across the country. Attendance in the men’s league led by Ohio State coach Jackie Barto, won Gold Div. 1 Men’s West Regionals, held in Madison. has exceeded the 1,000,000 mark for 16 consecutive at the 2008 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Prior to assuming her duties with the WCHA, seasons now and has now topped the 1,500,000 mark Harbin, China. Martin worked at the University of Wisconsin Athletic the past seven straight campaigns, including a record During McLeod’s tenure, the WCHA has captured Department from 1990-99. She began as an adminis- 1,606,686 in 2006-07. The 2007 Red BaronTM WCHA both the men’s and women’s NCAA Frozen Four trative assistant to the associate athletic director and

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Commissioner: Bruce M. McLeod ([email protected]). Associate Commission- er: Sara R. Martin ([email protected]). Assistant Commissioner of Operations: Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt ([email protected]). Supervisor of Officials: Greg Shep- herd. Associate Commissioner for Public Relations: Doug Spencer (dspencer@ mailbag.com). Special Assistant to the Commissioner: Jeff Sauer (coachjsauer@ gmail.com). Women’s Public Relations: Bill Brophy ([email protected]).

carol labelle-ehrhardt greg shepherd doug spencer WCHA Administrative Office Mailing Address & Phones: Western Collegiate Hockey Association, MSC 8302, University of Denver, 2211 S. Josephine Street, Denver, CO 80208-8302. Phone: 303 871-4223. Fax: 303 871-4770.

WCHA Women’s Administrative Office & WCHA Public Relations Office Mailing Address & Phones: Western Collegiate Hockey Association, 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Suite 103, Madison, WI 53719-2096. Women’s Administrative Phone: 608 829-0104. Public Relations Phones: 608 829-0100 or 608 277-0282 (Bill Brophy). Office Fax: 608 829-0200.

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Supervisor of Officials Associate Commissioner loves WWII history and computers. Maggie is a 6th as the State Journal sports editor until 1996. He also grader who loves art and writing and participates in served as the radio analyst on Badger hockey from Greg Shepherd for Public Relations swimming, dance, piano and ballet. 1991 until 2003. For ten years, Brophy was the communications director for the Diocese of Madison and most re- A veteran and highly-respected ice hockey official Doug Spencer Assistant to the Commissioner cently has done television work for “When We Were with a long and distinguished tenure of service in Marking his 33rd season of publicizing and promot- Young Productions”, which produces high school and to collegiate ice hockey, Greg Shepherd was ing amateur athletics overall and 23rd overall with Jeff Sauer and collegiate sports for Fox Sports North and appointed Supervisor of Officials for the Western the WCHA in 2009-10, is Doug Spencer, the WCHA’s Charter Cable. He also was honored as the American Collegiate Hockey Association by Commissioner Associate Commissioner for Public Relations. Spencer One of the most successful and distinguished Hockey Coaches’ Association Jim Fullerton Award Bruce McLeod in 1994. The 2009-10 season marks has served the league over three decades, spanning coaches in the history of college hockey, the ‘retired’ in April of 2007. The Fullerton Award recognizes an his 15th with the conference in that capacity and seasons from 1986-2010. Jeff Sauer now continues to serve the WCHA as individual who loves the purity of the sport of ice 31st overall working in the WCHA. Assistant to the Commissioner. With the WCHA, He has also been involved in publicizing and hockey – whether a coach, administrator, trainer, Coordinating officiating for both the men’s and promoting college hockey over four decades dat- his duties include league compliance, special official, journalist or simply a fan. women’s leagues, and long recognized as one of the ing to the early-1970s, when he started as a student projects, NCAA Rules, and support for the league’s A native of Minneapolis, Minn., Brophy earned his top on-ice officials in college hockey, Shepherd has assistant in the SID office of his alma mater, Western Supervisor of Officials within both the women’s and bachelor’s degree from the College of St. Thomas. He brought a wealth of expertise and experience to his Michigan University. men’s leagues. is the father of two daughters, Katie and Kelly, and position with the WCHA. He is respected by both his - For the WCHA, Spencer coordinates public and In addition to his work with the conference of makes his home in Madison, Wis. officiating colleagues as well as coaches and players media information needs for the conference, assists fice, Sauer is involved with preparing and coaching across the country. Among the thousands of college in the general administration of the annual WCHA the USA Deaf Olympic Team that will participate in hockey games Shepherd has refereed are 10 NCAA Final Five, produces numerous publications for both the Winter Deaf Olympics. This is the sixth Olympic Men’s Frozen Four championships. the men’s and women’s leagues, issues regular press team he has been involved with. After winning the Shepherd was a 36-year employee of Xcel Energy, releases and statistics, maintains historical playing Gold medal in 2007, the team is now preparing in St. Paul, Minn., where he worked in Gas Construc- records, oversees the league’s web site and weekly for the 2011 Olympics in Slovakia. In April of 2009, tion. He was a former City Council person in West St. wcha Women’s radio show, and coordinates the league’s post-season Sauer coached the United States to a bronze medal Paul, Minn., and served in the Armed Forces with the and player of the week awards. in the first World Deaf Hockey Championships held United States Navy from 1967-69. in Winnipeg. Jeff Sauer is also a member of the USA officiating staff Spencer previously had tenures as an Assistant Greg and his wife, Nancy, live in West St. Paul and SID at Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Wis- Hockey International Council and the Disabled are the parents of three children – Derek, Tiffany, and 2009-10 consin and was also a staff member at the Amateur Hockey Committee. Brad. His two sons, Derek and Brad, have followed in Hockey Association of the United States (AHAUS) Over 36 seasons as a Div. 1 college hockey coach, their Dad’s footsteps and both are now respected where he served as Publicity & Publications Director Sauer recorded an amazing 655 victories (ranks 7th referees in the Western Collegiate Hockey Associa- Supervisor of Officials and Editorial Director of American Hockey & Arena all-time) between 1971 and 2002 while heading tion. The Shepherds are also the proud grandparents Magazine. up the teams at both Colorado College and the Greg Shepherd to eight grandchildren – Austyn, Madison, Cameron, University of Wisconsin. He was twice named WCHA Born in East Lansing, Mich., Spencer earned his Lauren, Gabby Rose, Anthony, Joe and Ryan. B.A. from WMU in 1976. He and his wife, Caroline Coach of the Year, won national championships as have two children – Connor (15) and Maggie (11). coach of the Badgers in both 1983 and 1990, won Referees Caroline works as a certified personal trainer and WCHA regular season titles and MacNaughton Cups Erin Blair (R/L), Ray Doocy, Michael Elam with Wisconsin in both 1989-90 and 1999-2000, and has completed six Ironman competitions. Connor (R/L), Joe Harris, Dan Kovarik, Dan Lick, is a member of his high school’s football team who guided his teams to six WCHA playoff championships and Broadmoor trophies. In addition, Sauer earned Dave Lick, Robert Ludwig (R/L), Tom the John ‘Snooks’ Kelley Founders Award from the Lund (R/L), Jay Mendel, Chris Perrault, AHCA in 2003, presented to individuals in the coach- ing profession who have contributed to the overall Tina Simonson, Ron Storey, Shawn ASSOCIATION Officers AND Committees growth and development of the sport of ice hockey Thiele, Evonne Young-Fix. in the United States. fOR 2009-10 Jeff and his wife, Jamie, reside in Middleton, Wisc., and are the parents of married son, Chip, and married Linesmen Chair of Association: Doug Leif, Faculty Representative, BSU. daughter, Beth. Lisa Albers, Ashley Alm, Sara Anderson, Executive Committee: Doug Leif, Faculty Representative, BSU, chair; Sue Jeno, Faculty Jason Bauers, Kevin Capocasa, Casey Representative, UND; Sean Frazier, Associate Athletic Director, UW; Jackie Barto, Head Women’s Public Relations director Enge, Daniel Fitzsimons, Alicia Hanra- Coach, OSU; Sara Martin, WCHA, Ex-Officio. Bill Brophy han, Tom Jerome, Kristine Langley, Ron Faculty Representatives Chair: Doug Leif, Faculty Representative, BSU. Laituri, David McGree, Todd Plackner, Athletic Directors Chair: Sean Frazier, Associate Athletic Director, UW. Bill Brophy marks his fourth season as Public Rela- Tim Richter, Cyndi Robertson, Kelli Head Coaches Chair: Jackie Barto, Head Coach, OSU. tions Director for the women’s league in 2009-10, but he has a wealth of experience in the Western Rolstad, Karly Schoeman, Wendy Se- Tournament Committee: Sara Martin, WCHA (Chair); Sue Becker, Associate Athletic Collegiate Hockey Association. ronko, David Spivey, Phil Stodgell, Tai Director, SCSU; Bob Nielson, Athletic Director, UMD; Brad Frost, Head Coach, UM; Brian Brophy has covered the WCHA since 1974. He Thorsheim, Candace Utecht. Idalski, Head Coach, UND; Sue Jeno, Faculty Representative, UND. spent five years covering high school and college Structure Committee: Chris Schneider, Associate Athletic Director, OSU (Chair); Doug hockey for the Duluth News-Tribune from 1973 to 1978. Brophy served as the University of Wisconsin (R-L) referee, linesman. Leif, Faculty Representative, BSU; Kevin Buisman, Athletic Director, MSU; Jeff Giesen, beat reporter for the Wisconsin State Journal in Coach, SCSU; Sara Martin, WCHA (ex officio). Madison from 1978 until 1984 before taking over

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bemidji state university University of Minnesota Duluth Bemidji State marks the 21st century with a deep sense of commitment to its region, a national reputation A Great University on a Great Lake. For more than 100 years, the modest teachers college that has grown and for quality programming and an international perspective for its more than 5,000 students. Founded on evolved into the University of Minnesota Duluth has been offering students of all ages, and all interests, a a sound liberal education, University programs are designed to educate students so that they may live as window into the opportunities that come with knowledge. responsible, productive and free citizens in a global society. Bemidji State began as a state Normal school in The modern-day UMD has a campus community of over 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students 1919, became a leading teachers’ college in the region, and achieved University status in 1975. Currently, BSU pursuing bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees in 75 majors and close to 20 graduate programs. A unique recognizes over 30,000 alumni. combination of quality and value, UMD consistently ranks among the top midwestern, regional universities The only baccalaureate institution in northern Minnesota, BSU offers over 70 major fields of study housed in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s best Colleges” issue and was also recently the recipient of a “best in one of three major colleges: Arts and Letters, Social and Natural Sciences, and Professional Studies. Quality education buy” rating from Money magazine. education is a priority, as many programs have earned national acclaim. The accounting program ranks among Complimented by a full- and part-time staff, UMD’s students come to Duluth and call it their home during the nation’s Top 10 in preparing students for the CPA examination, and scientific research has gained national their college careers and beyond. Unlike the sprawling commuter schools of the Midwest’s metropolitan exposure in a variety of fields. area’s, where parking spaces out-number library periodicals, UMD is a community where almost half of Nearly 70% of students come from northern Minnesota, but BSU broadens its services to attract students the undergraduate population resides in the many on-campus housing options available, or in the historic and faculty from diverse backgrounds and aspirations. Through teaching and and informed attention to the neighborhoods surrounding the campus. educational needs of students, the University seeks to instill the spark of openness and commitment for lifelong Comprised of more than 50 buildings and set on 250 acres of residential land with views of Lake Supe- learning. Many faculty members continue to pursue knowledge as specialists and educators in their fields. rior, the UMD campus is a city unto itself, with housing, dining facilities, a theater, a planetarium, research In the heart of the Minnesota lakes and forest region, BSU is situated midway between Minneapolis/St. laboratories, athletic facilities, parks, wilderness areas, radio and television studios, a newspaper, the latest Paul and Winnipeg, Man. With stands of pine, oak and birch reflecting the presence of the northern woods, the computer technology, medical facilities, shopping, entertainment, and a new library which merges the print east side of campus lines the shores of Lake Bemidji. A city of 30,000, Bemidji provides a focus for educational, and digital worlds, providing students with the region’s most advanced gateway to information. Dedicated business and medical services. Entertainment and activities include a lively downtown, shopping malls, theatre, in August 2000, the UMD library is a $25 million project that provides the campus with nearly 168,000 square art, alpine skiing and water recreation. The campus spans 89 acres on the shores of the lake, including the feet of new space and room for more than 200 laptop and desktop computers. recently renovated Physical Education Complex which houses John S. Glas Fieldhouse. Since the turn of the century, UMD has added $200 million worth of new projects, the latest being the Sports and Health Center Addition (a $13 million facility which opened in 2006 and includes an 8,500-square foot state-of-the-are weight/strength training area for intercollegiate athletics), the Life Science Renovation University of Minnesota ($15 million, opened 2006) and Labovitz School of Business & Economics ($23 million, opening 2008). On tap When the University of Minnesota was founded as a preparatory school in 1851, Minnesota had been a territory is the construction of $15 million civil engineering building, scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2010. for just two years, and statehood was still seven years away. The school was built on the east bank of the In a community like Duluth-Superior, with its metro population of nearly 180,000 and its amazingly diverse Mississippi River with little more than the pioneer’s faith in education. economy, opportunities for internships, employment and on-the-job education abound, giving countless UMD The University has since grown into the single greatest center of creativity in the state. The students it graduates a much-desired chance to make their permanent home and start their careers in the area. educates, the ideas it generates and the medical, scientific, agricultural and economic activities it stimulates- represent an enormous resource that contributes directly to Minnesota’s economic, intellectual and cultural life. Today, the UM is an international research institution, a land-grant school with a strong tradition of education Minnesota State University, Mankato and public service and a metropolitan university. The campus is among the most comprehensive in the nation, Minnesota State University, Mankato has become a destination for those seeking higher education. The Uni- with 18 colleges that offer a full range of academic and professional degrees. versity is experiencing its highest enrollment in a decade with more than 14,000 students enrolling in fall 2008. The University of Minnesota has embarked on a course designed to build on its tradition of excellence In addition, 1,300 faculty and staff; approximately 500 international students who represent 68 countries; and to make the University one of the top five public institutions of higher education in the nation. Research is more than 99,000 alumni from around the world are proud to be a part of the Mavericks tradition. key among its special capabilities and the resulting accomplishments have improved and saved the lives of Founded in 1868, MSU is a four-year, comprehensive university in south central Minnesota approximately people throughout the world. Among the many achievements that have come from UM researchers have 85 miles from the Twin Cities. The University provides high-quality education with 24 programs accredited by been the continuing success of the world’s leading kidney transplant program at UM Hospital and Clinics, national professional organizations. In addition to quality, variety is one of the many attractions at MSU which the development of the successful wheat variety known as ‘Eva’, the world’s first total body X-ray scanner, the offers more than 150 programs in six undergraduate colleges, and 82 programs in the College of Graduate isolation of uranium isotope U-235, and the elimination of dozens of poultry and livestock diseases. In addition Studies. The school’s most popular majors are: Business, Education, Health Professions, Computer and Informa- to fostering research projects that have obvious benefits, the ‘U’ is a center for the basic research that makes tion Science, and Criminal Justice/Corrections. scientific breakthroughs possible. UM has the 15th-largest library system in North America, one that includes Student organizations are abundant at MSU including more than 200 department clubs, political organiza- more than 39,000 subscriptions to periodicals and 4.5 million volumes. tions, recreation clubs, intramural athletics, social clubs, service and religious organizations. The University Service to the people of Minnesota is another way the ‘U’ plays an important role in the quality of life in also offers 23 intercollegiate men and women’s sports activities including: hockey, volleyball, soccer, softball, the state. More than 150 programs reach out to Minnesotans, solving problems and bringing to communities tennis, golf, swimming, football, cross country, basketball, track and field, wrestling, bowling and baseball. the UM’s vast store of knowledge. The University has exciting opportunities for freshmen to enhance their academic and social experience on The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul offer more than any individual could ask for in an urban set- campus through Learning Communities, First Year Experience program and residence hall living/learning ting. More than 2.5 million people live in the area, yet the warm hospitality and high quality of life still remain. environment. Business opportunities are plentiful for graduates as the area boasts a large concentration of Fortune 500 Located on 354 acres overlooking the Minnesota River Valley, MSU is the third largest higher educational companies. A variety of cultural and sports events also brings Minnesotans in touch with the ‘U’. Large crowds institution in the state and is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. Mankato State Uni- attend Gopher games and the Twin Cities has hosted the World Series, the Stanley Cup, and the Super Bowl. versity became Minnesota State University, Mankato in the fall of 1998 to reflect is increasing global reach.

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University of North Dakota St. Cloud State University The University of North Dakota is the state’s most comprehensive intensive research university and the primary St. Cloud State University, located on the banks of the Mississippi River 70 miles northwest of Minneapolis, has center for professional education and training. UND has brought in more than $548.5 million for sponsored a 139-year tradition of excellence and opportunity. In keeping with the needs of a new century, St. Cloud State research programs from internal and external sources since 2001, including $10 million in fiscal year 2007. is an affordable university where students benefit from nationally accredited, top-rated academic programs Founded by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before statehood, UND was intended to be, and cutting-edge technology. and has remained, a university with a strong liberal arts foundation surrounded by a variety of professional While it started as a state normal school and remains one of the top 15 producers of teachers in the nation, and specialized programs. UND has the only law school and medical school in the state, and it is one of only nationally recognized programs such as Business, Mass Communications and Applied Psychology provide 47 public universities in the country with both an accredited law and medical school. career preparation for many of today’s St. Cloud State graduates. With about 17,000 students from Minnesota, UND enrolls 12,559 students from every state and more than 50 nations in 193 fields of study (baccalaure- 45 states and 80 foreign countries, SCSU is the second largest and most highly accredited undergraduate ate, master’s, doctoral, and professional). With an annual budget of $272 million, UND employs more than university in Minnesota. 2,720 individuals full time, including 682 faculty and researchers. UND’s total economic impact on the state The university offers more than 175 majors, minors and pre-professional programs and is one of the few and region is nearly $1 billion a year. The University has more than 100,000 living alumni, including 54,245 universities in the Upper Midwest with programs in such diverse fields as Aviation, Meteorology and Geographic residing in North Dakota and Minnesota. The assets of the UND Foundation total more than $205 million. Information Systems. The university offers more than 50 master’s degrees and also offers doctoral degrees. UND, located in Grand Forks, a vibrant eastern North Dakota college town located on the Red River of the St. Cloud State is committed to being at the forefront in academic excellence and technology. To that end, North, is regarded as a national leader in rural and family health issues, aerospace, energy and environmental SCSU built a $32.5 million, state-of-the-art library and completed the university’s first-ever capital campaign. research, and educational programs for American Indians. U.S. News & World Report ranks the School of The 235,000-square-foot library, which opened in the fall of 2000, is the visual centerpiece of the campus and Medicine and Health Sciences among the nation’s best for commitment to rural medicine. Nearly half of all the hub of research and learning. doctors in the state of North Dakota were trained at UND. The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Studies The university’s physical master plan is turning the campus into a more inviting environment, with the addi- is recognized as one of the top aerospace programs in the world. UND has the world’s largest non-military tion of a river walk along the Mississippi and trees and clearly marked entry ways along the campus perimeter. fleet of training aircraft and also has an renowned master’s program in space studies. The university’s strategic plan provides the blueprint and the capital campaign provides the support to make UND’s 12,559 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled in 10 academic divisions, which together St. Cloud State one of the top universities in the nation while remaining a school where students receive the offer more than 2,940 courses in 193 fields of study. The divisions are the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace same personal attention they would at a small college. Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Public Administration, Division of Continuing St. Cloud State brings significant benefits to its home community. St. Cloud residents, as well as students, Education, College of Education and Human Development, School of Engineering and Mines, Graduate School, benefit from a wide array of opportunities for educational and cultural enrichment, as well as athletic and School of Law, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and College of Nursing. entertainment events. According to a recent economic impact survey conducted by the St. Cloud State The new $20 million Student Wellness Center is a 106,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that houses Department of Economics, the university has a $369 million annual impact on local retail business. a three-court gymnasium, multi-activity court, cardiovascular and weight stations, a running track, a climbing wall, and more. UND competes at the Div. 1 level in men’s and women’s hockey and in Div. II in 16 other sports. The 11,700-seat Ralph Engelstad Arena is considered the finest college hockey arena in North America and is University of Wisconsin the home of the seven-time national champion Fighting Sioux men’s hockey team. The Betty Engelstad Sioux The University of Wisconsin is a world-class university, nationally and internationally recognized for its Center opened in 2004 as the home to UND basketball volleyball. The community-owned Alerus Center is academic excellence, incredible students, inspiring faculty, exceptional value, and an amazing campus and the largest sports, convention and entertainment facility of its kind in the Upper Midwest. It boasts concert community. seating for anywhere from 5,000-22,000 people and is home for UND football. Founded in 1848, the first class of 17 students enrolled Feb. 5, 1849. Today, Wisconsin ranks as the nation’s ninth largest university with more than 41,000 students. On a single campus, students can find a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs the ohio state university and student activities. As one of the nation’s first land-grant universities, Wisconsin maintains a strong research Founded in 1870 as the state’s land-grant institution, The Ohio State University consistently ranks among our emphasis in agricultural and life sciences. Award-winning research spanning the academic disciplines, how- nation’s top public research universities, integrating teaching and learning with research and community ever, has earned Wisconsin a place among the world’s elite institutions of higher education. The quality of its service. A research powerhouse with global reach, Ohio State’s Columbus campus had the nation’s largest undergraduate, graduate and research programs is recognized around the world. single-campus enrollment of 52,568 (60,347 on all campuses). One university with multiple locations through- The school of the state system, UW–Madison offers the only public schools of law, medicine and out Ohio—main campus in Columbus; regional campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion and Newark; and the veterinary medicine in the state and is one of only two state-supported schools to offer doctoral degrees. Agricultural Technical Institute and Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster—Ohio One of the most picturesque college campuses in the country, the 933-acre UW-Madison campus sits State is home to the best and the brightest. along the shore of beautiful Lake Mendota. The city of Madison and the University were designed to be linked, Ohio State ranks 19th among the nation’s public universities, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s signifying the interrelated nature of academic and political life at Wisconsin. 2008 edition of “America’s Best Colleges.” Ohio State is ranked 10th among national public universities based The UW offers instruction in more than 100 fields, with more than 4,200 course listings. Learning takes on research, social mobility and service in the Washington Monthly College Guide. Ohio State’s 2007 first-year place in a variety of settings – from traditional classrooms, to undergraduate research opportunities, to class of 6,110 students (Columbus campus) recruited from more than 22,000 applicants, is the most academi- service-learning experiences in the community. Additional opportunities for growth range from 700 student cally prepared in the university’s history, with an average ACT score of 27. Fifty-three percent of the students organizations to unique residential learning communities. were in the top 10 percent and 89 percent were in the top 25 percent of their graduating classes. Growing with the times to meet changing needs in education and research has kept the university great. Constantly ranked among the top national public universities for undergraduate, graduate and professional With an eye to the future, the university continues to change, guaranteeing a community and environment programs, Ohio State is a student-centered research university that provides a well-rounded experience both where true learning can take place. inside and outside the classroom. From admission to graduation, Ohio State’s academic programs are designed to challenge students and prepare them for the future.

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he Western Collegiate Hockey their country in 2009-10. League coaches Association women are a perfect have highlighted Minnesota Duluth’s T10. A dominant streak continues in Saara Tuominen, Ohio State’s sophomore women’s college hockey, thanks to the Natalie Spooner and Wisconsin’s sopho- University of Wisconsin, who for the third more Brooke Ammerman as possible time in four years, are the best team in player of the year candidates. the country. The WCHA will watch the Olympics with Since the inception of the NCAA great pride, knowing that many familiar Women’s Frozen Four in 2001, three dif- faces will dot various Olympic team ros- ferent WCHA teams have won the national ters. There were 18 underclassmen among championship. It allows the WCHA to mark the 38 WCHA stars who are on national its 11th season of 2009-10 established as team rosters as of Sept. 15. Here is the the premier collegiate women’s hockey list of WCHA players, underclassmen and conference in the country. alums, who hope to play in Vancouver in The Badgers extended the string and the Winter Games in February (A - denotes kept the WCHA’s national title streak WCHA alum): alive in 2008-09 when they won their Bemidji State (1 player): Zuzana Tom- third national championship by defeating cikova, G, Team Slovakia … Mercyhust, 4-0, in Boston in the NCAA title Minnesota (6 players): Natalie Darwitz, game. F, Team USA (A); Rachael Drazen, D, Team The victory capped a memorable USA (A); Gigi Marvin, F, Team USA (A); season for the WCHA, which placed three Jenny Potter, F, Team USA (A); Noora Wisconsin’s Brooke Ammerman Ohio State’s Natalie Spooner teams in the Frozen Four including league Räty, G, Team Finland; and Mira Jalusuo, champion Minnesota, traditional power D, Team Finland … will still be considered ties for NCAA pur- The WCHA has also approved the fol- Minnesota Duluth and Wisconsin, which Minnesota Duluth (13 players): Haley Ir- poses so there will be no effect on NCAA lowing point system for regular-season won the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF, the win, F, Team Canada; Jocelyne Larocque, records for the purposes of the Pairwise play; two (2) points for a win in regulation league playoff championships. D, Team Canada; Caroline Ouellette, F, and determining the NCAA tournament or overtime, one (1) point for each school Last season’s success marked the ninth Team Canada (A); Jenny Potter, F, Team field. Bonus points awarded will impact if the game is tied at the conclusion of the straight national championship won by USA (A); Kim Martin, G, Team Sweden; the conference standings only. five-minute overtime period, and one (1) a WCHA-member institution. Minnesota Elin Holmlov, F, Team Sweden; Jenni Duluth won the first three NCAA titles in Asserholt, D, Team Sweden; Pernilla 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2008. The Badgers Winberg, F, Team Sweden; Maria Rooth, have won national crowns in 2006, 2007 F, Team Sweden (A); Erika Holst, F, Team defending national champ wisconsin Tabbed in addition to last season. Minnesota Sweden (A); Saara Tuominen, F, Team took home the titles in 2004 and 2005, Finland; Maria Posa, D, Team Finland; as Favorite in 2009-10 WCHA Coaches’ Poll and the Golden Gophers also won the Heidi Pelttari, F, Team Finland (A) … UW’S Brooke Ammerman Named Pre-Season WCHA Player of the 2000 AWCHA Div. 1 national collegiate Minnesota State (2 players): Emilia Year; UW’s IS Pre-Season Rookie of the year championship, prior to the inception of Andersson, D, Team Sweden; Emmi Lei- the NCAA tournament, giving the league nonen, F, Team Finland … Sept. 24, 2009/MADISON, Wis. – Defending national champion Wisconsin is without its head nine straight national championships in North Dakota (2 players): Monique coach and many familiar faces, but the Badgers are still the preseason pick to win the Western nine years. Lamoureux, F, Team USA; Jocelyne Collegiate Hockey Association women’s title, according to a poll of league-member head The WCHA has seen tremendous Lamoureux, F, Team USA … coaches. growth in a short period, making the Ohio State (4 players): Emma Laak- The Badgers collected six first place votes and 48 total points in the poll of the eight head league competitive from top to bottom. sonen, D, Team Finland (A); Tessa Bon- coaches and edged out defending WCHA regular season champion Minnesota, which placed second with 43 points and two first place votes. Minnesota Duluth, with 38 points, was selected North Dakota became the eighth league homme, D, Team Canada (A); Lisa Ches- to finish third. All three of those teams qualified for the NCAA Frozen Four last season. member in 2004-05 and is looking to es- son (2005-08), D, Team USA (A); and St. Cloud State was picked to finish fourth in the final regular season standings, followed tablish itself with the original seven teams Minttu Tuominen, F, Team Finland … by Ohio State in fifth place, North Dakota in sixth, Minnesota State, Mankato in seventh and – Bemidji State, Minnesota, Minnesota Wisconsin (10 players): Jessie Vetter, G, Bemidji State in eighth. Duluth, Minnesota State, Mankato, Ohio Team USA (A); Erika Lawler, F, Team USA Wisconsin sophomore forward Brooke Ammerman (River Vale, NJ) received five votes and is State, St. Cloud State, and Wisconsin – in (A); , F, Team USA; Hilary the head coaches’ pick to be preseason player of the year in the WCHA. Ohio State sophomore a league which has can says its the best Knight, F, Team USA; Angie Keseley, F, forward Natalie Spooner (Scarborough, ON) is the pick of two coaches for player of year and and has the trophies to prove it. Team USA (A); Molly Engstrom, D, Team Minnesota Duluth senior forward Saara Tuominen (Ylojarvi, Finland) also received a vote. Since this 2009-10 season will be con- USA (A); Kerry Weiland, D, Team USA Wisconsin’s Brianna Decker (Dousman, WI), a forward, received six votes and as the coaches’ tested during an Olympic year, the race for (A); Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej, F, Team USA choice as preseason rookie of the year while Ohio State forward Hokey Langan (Chatham, ON) the league title may be more wide open (A); Carla MacLeod, D, Team Canada (A); and Minnesota Duluth goaltender Jennifer Harss (Rieden, Germany) each received a vote. than ever. There are two new coaches Meaghan Mikkelson, D, Team Canada – Eric Means moves from being a men’s (A). 2009-10 Pre-Season WCHA Women’s Coaches’ Poll assistant at Minnesota State, Mankato to Once again this season the women’s (Points determined on 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Coaches do not vote for their own team.) leading the Mavericks’ women and Tracey WCHA will use the shootout to deter- DeKeyser takes over at Wisconsin for Mark mine a winner if the teams are tied after Rk Team 1st Place Votes Points 2008-09 Record 1 Wisconsin 6 48 34-2-5 Johnson, who is taking a sabbatical to overtime. For the second straight season, 2 Minnesota 2 43 32-5-3 coach the U.S. Women’s Hockey Olympic an National Hockey League-style three- 3 Minnesota Duluth – 38 26-9-4 team. player shootout will be used to determine 4 St. Cloud State – 29 15-18-4 In a preseason coaches’ poll, defending a winner for all WCHA games tied after 5 Ohio State – 23 8-25-3 national champion Wisconsin has been regulation and the five-minute overtime. 6 North Dakota – 20 13-19-4 chosen to win the league title with de- The NCAA rules and ice hockey com- 7 Minnesota State, Mankato – 16 12-19-5 fending champion Minnesota second and mittees have allowed conferences the 8 Bemidji State – 7 6-25-5 Minnesota Duluth third. The rest of the ablity to implement this tie-breaker poll has St. Cloud State fourth, followed protocol so that every regular-season 2009-10 Pre-Season WCHA Player of the Year (votes): Brooke Ammerman, So., F, Wisconsin by Ohio State, North Dakota, Minnesota league game will have a winner while (5); Natalie Spooner, So., F, Ohio State (2); Saara Tuominen, Sr., F, Minnesota Duluth (1). State and Bemidji State. preserving the integrity of the national 2009-10 Pre-Season WCHA Rookie of the Year (votes): Brianna Decker, Fr., F, Wisconsin (6); But not all the stars will be playing for rankings. Games decided by a shootout Hokey Langan, Fr., F, Ohio State (1); Jennifer Harss, Fr., G, Minnesota Duluth (1). 13 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 w c h a w o m e n ’ s y e a r b o o k the 2009-10 season point is awarded to the team who wins the shootout. Overtime will continue to be played similar to regulation time with five skaters for each team (penalties excepted). The 2009-10 WCHA post-season playoff format will stay the same and once again the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF will be held at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. For the third straight year, all eight teams will advance to the playoffs and the post-season will be extended over two weekends instead of one. The league tournament will open the weekend of Feb. 26-28 (Friday, Sat- urday and Sunday, if necessary) with a first round, best-of-three series format at campus sites. The No. 1 seeded team will host the No. 8 seed, the No. 2 seed will host the No. 7 seed, the No. 3 seed will host the No. 6 seed, and the No. 4 seed will host the No. 5 seed. The four first-round winners will then Minnesota Duluth’s Saara TUOMINEN MINNESOTA’S ANNE SCHLEPER BEMIDJI STATE’S ZUZANA TOMCIKOVA advance to the 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE- OFF to be held at Ridder in Minneapolis have a roster of quality, not quantity. With and Stephanie Ney give the Sioux a vet- on Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7. On Golden Gophers six players gone the entire season for the eran goalie tandem. Saturday, there will be two semi-finals Minnesota 2010 Olympic Games, the UMD Women’s Coach Idalski says: “I believe our at 1:07 pm CT and 4:07 pm CT, with the Coach Brad Frost guided the UM team to Hockey team will only have 19 on their strengths that we see in our team are go- championship game set for Sunday (time a WCHA regular season championship, roster. Unable to replace the Olympians ing to be our defense and our goaltending. TBA). Minnesota’s first since 2005. In 2008-09, because they will be returning to UMD It will all start there. Who is going to step The NCAA tournament will also be held Frost led the Gophers to their first NCAA the fall of 2010, UMD has no choice but up and put the puck in the net up front is over the course of two weeks as the four Frozen Four since 2006 and they posted to carry a limited roster this season. Hav- a bit of a question mark to start the year. regional games will be played the week- an overall record of 32-5-3, including 11 ing said that, the team has brought in Between some of our young kids coming end of March 13-15 at campus sites and series sweeps in WCHA play. some very talented freshman and will rely in and the development of our juniors and the 2010 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four will They lost 70% of their scoring in Marvin, heavily on the seven returning juniors and sophomores, we have kids capable of tak- be held for the first time at Ridder Arena a three-time all league forward, Jen Schou- seniors to lead the way.” ing on that load. There is no doubt in how on March 19-21. lis, who is injured, and twins Jocelyn and our sophomore and junior classes develop Here’s a look at the teams and a quote Monique Lamoureux. Forwards Emily West is going to go a long way to determining from each coach: (13g, 26 pts in league play) and Sarah Er- Mavericks how our season goes.” ickson and sophomore defenseman Anne Minnesota State Schleper will be asked to step up their play The Mavericks went 4-1-1 down the Beavers in front of veteran goalies Alyssa Grogan, Buckeyes Bemidji State stretch to capture the No. 5 seed in the who had the best goals-against average final WCHA standings last year, and then ohio state The Beavers (6-25-5) compiled all 11 of in the league last season(1.37 gaa), and upset St. Cloud State for its first playoff The Buckeyes will be young this season its league points after the holiday break Jenny Lura. series victory. with a total of 14 underclassmen with last season and showed the league it is Coach Frost says: “The Golden Gophers New coach Eric Means hopes to build seven sophomores and seven freshmen. an improving team. are very excited for the 2009-10 season. off that momentum and will rely on senior Last year, the rookies had big shoes to fill Sophomore goalie Zuzana Tomcikova We have a great group of players coming forwards Christina Lee (10g, 26 pts) and but stepped up as Laura McIntosh and backboned the revitalized Beavers and back as well as six very good additions in Kala Buganski and defenseman Holly Natalie Spooner lead the team in points she returns along with their top four scor- our freshmen class. We are lead by our six Snyder. and goals, respectively. ers: forwards, Erin Cody (12g, 16a), Erin seniors who have all gained tremendous Coach Means says: “We have a good se- Filling the leadership roles this season Johnson (10g, 11a), Annie Bauerfield (8g, experience over the course of their ca- nior class (seven players) with nine of our are seniors Rachel Davis and Raelyn 13a), and defensemen Montana Vichorek reers. There is great opportunity for our top ten scorers returning from last year. LaRocque. The duo of Teal Bishop and (3g, 10a). The four combined for 59% of players to grow and emerge this season, We should have a balanced scoring attack Shannon Reilly solidify the back end, but the Beaver’s offensive output a year ago. and we are looking forward to seeing it among the top nine forwards. We need veteran coach Jackie Barto, in her 11th sea- Tomcikova, a member of the Slovakian happen.” to build on the momentum of last year’s son, knows she needs to find a consistent National Team, gained All-WCHA Second finish where we won our first ever WCHA goaltender. Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team honors playoff series (SCSU) and advanced to the Coach Barto says: “We have three se- last year after posting a .915 save per- Bulldogs WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF. The goaltending niors, with our captains being Davis and centage while making a league-best 882 Minnesota Duluth position needs to provide a consistent Larocque. This class may be small, but it as saves. The Bulldogs have reached the NCAA tour- effort throughout the year, as it was the earned the respect from their teammates Coach Steve Sertich says: “We are nament eight times in the last nine years key to success down the stretch last year. and coaches through their dedication hoping to build off a competitive second and Shannon Miller, in her 11th season Looking to host a home playoff series for and work ethic. At forward, McIntosh half of the 2008-09 season. Leading our at UMD, is the first coach to ever win four the first time in the program’s history.” and Spooner are two difference makers. returning players is goaltender Zuzana titles. Miller also has more NCAA appear- Larocque sets the tone with her work Tomcikova. Montana Vichorek, Jackie ances (8) and NCAA wins (12). ethic and energy. They will be a key for Robertson and Marlee Wheelhouse will She has a team in transition with six Fighting sioux us along with the development of fellow anchor the D corps. All of our top scorers players gone to the Olympics for the year. classmates Theut and Feste. Six freshman return at forwards, including Annie Bau- North Dakota Saara Tuominen, a Finnish National Team forwards bring a combination of skill, scor- erfield, Erin Johnson and Erin Cody. Our The Fighting Sioux improved its record player who will have to leave at midseason ing and hard work. On the blue line, we are goal is to become more than a competitive by nine games under coach Brian Idalski for the Olympics, Laura Fridfinnson and returning the bulk of our defensive corps. team in the WCHA and to move up in the a seaszon ago and finished tied for fifth Emmanuelle Blais are proven scorers for Davis leads the unit and juniors Bishop league standings.” place in the WCHA with Minnesota State. the Bulldogs and Jaime Rasmussen will Alyssa Wiebe gives North Dakota a and Reilly gained experience last year, anchor the defense. scoring threat while Ashley Lynch was a along with the sophomore duo of Wild Coach Miller says: “The UMD Bulldogs consistent defenseman. Brittany Kirkham and Carlson. In the goal, it will be a battle

14 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 w c h a w o m e n ’ s y e a r b o o k the 2009-10 season for the starting job between junior Facklis, sophomore Bilko and freshman Knapp. All UMD’s Myriam Trepanier is recipient of wcha Post-Graduate three are hard working working and they all want to be successful and do well.” Scholarship for 2009-10 Huskies St. Cloud State The Huskies return eight forwards from last season‘s WCHA fourth place team, in- cluding Caitlin Hogan, who had 31 points (14g, 17a) during her junior season, and Felicia Nelson and Holly Roberts, who are laura fast denelle maguet meghan mutrie kelsey bills proven scorers. Danielle Hirsch set a Husky single sea- athlete, excelling both in the classroom and son record for defenseman assists with 18 on the field as a member of the UMD women’s last season and leads the blueline corp in hockey and softball teams. front of junior goaltender Ashley Nixon. “Despite the time constraints of a Div. 1 Coach Jeff Giesen says: “We are excited hockey schedule, participating at the con- clusion of the hockey season with the UMD for the 2009-10 season we have a large softball team and a demanding academic senior class with a lot of experience and a major, Myriam has also been able to give time large freshman class with a lot of energy. to the community, serving at UMD as a Health Myriam trepanier emma laaksonen michelle mcateer We hope to keep climbing the ladder in Services intern, being actively involved in the toughest league in the country” the campus’ alcohol awareness program, May 19, 2009/MADISON, Wis. – The Western of workers and should not jeopardize the volunteering at a local hospital, and helping Collegiate Hockey Association today an- conservation of our environment. With new coach a local high school hockey team. Badgers nounced that seniors Myriam Trepanier of the advances in alternate sources of energy and University of Minnesota Duluth and Jake Gan- the multiple attempts at building a greener wisconsin non of Colorado College are the recipients of society, environmental health and safety History of the WCHA Post- The Badgers have played in the national the annual WCHA Post-Graduate Scholarship professionals will play an important role in Graduate Scholarship championship game each of the last Program for 2009-10. protecting the environment and workers. four seasons and won three titles. They “We are tremendously proud to announce My research interests include ergonomics The WCHA Post-Graduate Scholarship program was will have new faces behind the bench as Myriam and Jake as the latest WCHA Post- and risk management and I would love to first announced in 2003 by P.J. Hill, then Chair of the long-time assistant Tracey DeKeyser takes Graduate Scholarship winners,” said Com- complete an internship related to those Association and Faculty Representative from Alaska missioner Bruce M. McLeod and Associate topics.” Anchorage and league Commissioner Bruce M. over for Mark Johnson, while he coaches McLeod. In announcing the post-graduate scholar- the U.S. Olympic team, and new players Commissioner Sara R. Martin in a joint state- On the ice, Trepanier has been a key con- ship program, Hill said, “This represents another posi- on the ice. ment. “They continue the outstanding tradi- tributor to the success of the UMD program tive step forward for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in the area and recognition of academic Forward Brianna Decker is one of tion of excellence – both on and off the ice for four seasons. While being a vital cog defensively over her school-record 142 career achievement. We are extremely proud of the excel- the more highly-touted freshman in – of our previous post-graduate scholarship recipients and together they represent the games, she helped lead the Bulldogs to the lent reputation our member institutions have in both the league and should take some of the athletics and academics, and this new post-graduate best of collegiate athletics. We join the entire national championship in 2008, the WCHA scoring load off Brooke Ammerman, who scholarship program will only enhance that.” membership in saluting their tremendous regular season title in 2007-08, and the WCHA The first two winners of the men’s and women’s was the league‘s fourth leading scorer accomplishments. We also want to wish them FINAL FACE-OFF crown in 2008. She has also WCHA’s Post-Graduate Scholarship in 2003-04 were (19 g, 39 pts) last season, Jasmine Giles all the best in their future endeavors and have been a part of four consecutive teams that Mike Colgan of Colorado College and Michelle and Mallory Deluce. Sophomore Brittany no doubt that both of them will achieve great have earned national tournament berths. McAteer of Minnesota Duluth. The 2004-05 recipients were Reid Goolsby of Colorado College and Emma Haverstock leads the blueline corps which successes in their lifetimes.” “Myriam is an accomplished member of Laaksonen of Ohio State, the 2005-06 recipients will be asked to step up in front of a rookie An advocate of excellence both on and off our hockey program,” said Bulldogs’ head were Jake Brandt of North Dakota and Kelsey Bills of goalie. Gone is Patty Kazmaier Award the ice for student-athletes, the WCHA first coach Shannon Miller. “She led our defense Minnesota, the 2006-07 recipients were Ted O’Leary winner Jessie Vetter, who rewrote the announced the annual men’s and women’s in scoring her sophomore and junior seasons of Denver and Meghan Mutrie of North Dakota, and post-graduate scholarship program in April and has garnered 59 career points, the sixth the 2007-08 honorees were Nate Raduns and Denelle WCHA goaltending record book the last Maguet, both of St. Cloud State. four years and is a member of the WCHA‘s of 2003, with the initial recipients named most from a defenseman in Bulldog program Outline of the WCHA’s post-graduate schol- all-time team. after the 2003-04 academic year. The WCHA history. She has earned NCAA Frozen Four arship program: Criteria: 1. the nominee must graduate by the end of the academic year (or by the Coach DeKeyser says: “The 2009-10 Post-Graduate Scholarships are two grants of and WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF all-tournament team honors and her success on the ice has end of the summer) and must have earned at least a season looks to be filled with energy and $10,000 each that are presented annually to a male and female student-athlete for post- equalled her success in the classroom. 3.0 grade-point average. 2. the nominee must have opportunity as the Wisconsin Badgers competed in the WCHA for at least three years. graduate studies. “In addition to being a phenomenal stu- welcome nine new players to the program Nominating Process: A student-athlete must be Trepanier (St-Michel-de-Bellechasse, dent-athlete, it is her character that separates nominated by the Faculty Athletics Representative. in addition to two new assistant coaches Quebec), a senior defenseman from Min- her from other athletes. Her play and leader- Nominations are due April 15th. (Peter Johnson, Mark‘s brother, and Jackie nesota Duluth, played in 142 career games ship have been instrumental in our success Selection Process: Scholarship recipients and Friesen). We are confident that our return- for the Bulldogs, including 38 of 39 this past and she consistently demonstrates tremen- alternates will be selected by a vote of an Association Committee composed of five Faculty Athletics Rep- ers and talented rookie class will compete season. She is also an accomplished col- dous work-ethic, sacrifice and inspires her resentatives. The Association selection committee(s) to give us a chance to be one of the top legiate softball player at UMD. Graduating teammates to challenge themselves. Myriam will review and make the final selections. The teams in the WCHA once again this sea- with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree has great perspective and truly understands committee(s) may select one male and one female son.” this spring, she is a Health Education major the ‘big picture’. We can always count on her winner annually to receive the WCHA post-graduate and Psychology minor and carries a 3.70 to say and do what is best for the team, even scholarship, as well as an alternate for each scholar- ship. Selections will be made by the committee by by Bill Brophy, WCHA Women’s grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale). She has if the message is unpopular. Myriam embod- May 15th. Public Relations Director made the Dean’s List at UMD for academic ies the talent, dedication and character of a Process Following Nomination and Selection: excellence every eligible semester, is a three- student-athlete. She has impacted the UMD Following notification, the award winners have time WCHA Scholar-Athlete award winner, hockey program tremendously and the UMD until July 1 to accept, in writing, the scholarship. and is a three-time member of the All-WCHA and Duluth community respectively.” Announcements will be made at the kick-off event at the student-athlete recipient’s home venue, the Academic Team. Trepanier was nominated for the WCHA following fall. “I wish to pursue my graduate studies in Post-Graduate Scholarship by UMD Faculty The winners must enroll in graduate school Environmental Health and Safety at UMD,” Athletics Representative Allen Mensinger. within two years of graduation. Designated full-time said Trepanier. “This master program prepares According to Mensinger, “Myriam Trepa- enrollment (post-graduate degree hours) shall be graduate students to ensure the health and nier is an outstanding scholar and athlete required and verification from the program director must be presented to the Conference office before safety of workers and the preservation of our who will be matriculating in the University the award shall be presented. The scholarship money environment. of Minnesota Duluth’s Master’s program in will be sent directly to the post-graduate institu- “I selected this program because I believe environmental health and safety in the fall tion. that workplaces should not threaten the lives of 2009. She is the consummate student- 15 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 w c h a w o m e n ’ s y e a r b o o k bembeaversidji state university

2009-10 schedule October Dt Game Time 2 @ Mercyhurst (nc) 7:00 pm ET 3 @ Mercyhurst (nc) 2:00 pm ET 10 WISCONSIN (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT @ Hodgins-Berardo Arena Coleraine, MN 11 WISCONSIN (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT 16 OHIO STATE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 17 OHIO STATE (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT senior FORWARD FRANNY DOOR SENIOR DEFENSEMAN JACKIE ROBERTSON 23 @ Northeastern (nc) 7:00 pm ET 24 @ Northeastern (nc) 3:00 pm ET 30 WAYNE STATE (nc) 7:07 pm CT 31 WAYNE STATE (nc) 2:07 pm CT the 2009-10 season November he Bemidji State women’s hockey Hockey finalist two years ago, she returns the first player ever named WCHA Defen- Dt Game Time team is looking to keep improving for another go at her freshman year. sive Player of the Week three consecutive 6 @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Ton its successes coming off a Incoming freshman MacKenzie Thur- times, winning for the weeks of Dec. 10, 7 @ Minnesota State (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT rebuilding season that saw the Beavers go ston comes to BSU as another highly-re- Dec. 17, and Jan. 7. 13 ST. CLOUD STATE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT 6-25-5 overall and 2-22-3 in the Western garded recruit. She was part of the Provin- Tomcikova will have to take a tempo- 14 ST. CLOUD STATE (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Collegiate Hockey Association in the cial Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Silver rary leave of absence when she is called 20 @ Minnesota (WCHA) 6:07 pm CT 2008-09 season. After losing 14 returning Medalist team in the 2007-08 season. up for the Olympic Games come this 21 @ Minnesota (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT players after the 2007-08 season, the Playing at such a high level should make February. The Beavers won’t have to worry young team was launched into a high for a fairly easy transition to the WCHA. as they will have a solid goaltending corps December level of competition most freshmen don’t Jackie Robertson returns for her senior as sophomores Alana McElhinney and Eri Dt Game Time get to see. season as one of the team captains. Rob- Kiribuchi return in net. 5 @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT The Beavers will return all but four play- ertson anchors the blue line this season as McElhinney, who was the backup last 6 NORTH DAKOTA (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT ers return to the ice, including the top four the oldest and most experienced member year, saw action in seven games. Coach 12 @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT scorers from the 08-09 season: forwards of the D-line. Also returning on defense Sertich is hoping that McElhinney will be 13 @ Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT Erin Cody (12g, 16a), Erin Johnson (10g, are sophomores Marlee Wheelhouse able to share time in net with Tomcikova 11a) and Annie Bauerfield (8g, 13a), and and Brittany DeBoer. Marlee Wheelhouse to help build her experience. January defenseman Montana Vichorek (3g, 10a). comes back after posting eight points last Kiribuchi has yet to see time in net for Dt Game Time The four combined for 59% of the Beaver’s season. the Beavers, but brings with her solid high- 8 MINNESOTA STATE (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT offensive output a year ago. Sophomore Montana Vichorek returns level experience, as part of the Japanese 9 MINNESOTA STATE (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT The trio of Cody, Bauerfield, and John- as the most effective offensive defense- women’s national team. 15 MINNESOTA (WCHA) 6:07 pm CT son will be called upon to lead the BSU men. Vichorek tallied 13 points, scoring 16 MINNESOTA (WCHA) 4:07 pm CT offense this year as the three provided for three goals, two of which were on the 22 @ Ohio State (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET nearly half of the total offense last year. power play. Her freshman campaign ranks 23 @ Ohio State (WCHA) 2:07 pm ET They also provided for the majority of the sixth best in school history for points in a 29 @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT offense on special teams scoring a com- season by a defenseman. Those 13 points 30 @ St. Cloud State (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT bined 11 out of a total 18 power-play goals were also good enough to elevate her to and accounting for all the shorthanded ninth on the list for most points in a career February goals. Their production on the power-play by a defenseman. In addition, Vichorek Dt Game Time will be a key to the success for the Beavers was named WCHA Rookie Player of the 6 @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT this season. Week for the week of Jan. 28 (2009). Camp Randall Hockey Classic/ Seniors Franny Dorr and Nicole Rawl- The team will also be returning sopho- U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game ings, and sophomores Erin Babineau, more goaltender Zuzana Tomcikova, who 7 @ Wisconsin (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT Kaylee Keys and Lauren Williams, will garnered All-WCHA Second Team and 12 NORTH DAKOTA (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT complement Cody, Bauerfield, and John- All-WCHA Rookie Team honors last year 13 @ North Dakota (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT son up front. Babineau and Keys played after posting a .915 saves percentage 19 MINNESOTA DULUTH (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT supporting roles as freshmen in 2008-09, while making a league-best 882 saves in 20 MINNESOTA DULUTH (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT tallying nine and six points respectively. conference play. Tomcikova rose to the Emily Erickson was a freshman on the occasion in her freshman year, replacing (x) exhibition; (nc) non-conference game; (WCHA) conference game team last year, but after playing five games Emily Brookshaw, garnering the highest she suffered a season-ending injury and individual award in team history as she took a medical redshirt. As a highly-re- was named to the All-WCHA Second Team cruited forwarded and a Minnesota Miss and All-WCHA Rookie Team. She was also

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