UAA Squares Off with WCHA Newcomer Bemidji State
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HKY SID: DALLAS BALDWIN OFFICE: (907) 786-4625 FAX: (907) 563-4565 EmAIL: [email protected] uAA SPORTS INFORmATION • WELLS FARGO SPORTS COmPLEX Rm 220 • 3211 provIDENCE DR • anchorage, AK 99508 Nov. 9, 2010 UAA squares off with WCHA newcomer Bemidji State ALASKA ANCHORAGE HOCKEY ALASKA ANCHORAGE (1-5-2, 0-3-1 WCHA) vs. BEMIDJI STATE (1-4-1, 1-4-1 WCHA) 2010-11 SCHEDULE Nov. 12-13 @ Bemidji Regional Event Center (4,258) Oct. 2 WINDSOR (exhibition) W, 4-1 MEDIA COVERAGE vs. Oct. 8 #2 NORTH DAKOTA# T, 5-5 Live Stats - BSUBeavers.com Oct. 9 AIR FORCE# W, 3-2 Live Radio - Kurt Haider - KTZN 550 AM / GoSeawolves.com Oct. 15 vs. #18 Colorado College& L, 3-4 Live TV - GCI Channel 1 Oct. 16 vs. #16 Union& L, 3-4 Live Webcast - None Oct.22 #5/6 Minnesota Duluth* L, 2-3 Game Updates - UAA Facebook & Twitter Oct. 23 #5/6 Minnesota Duluth* L, 0-6 Oct. 29 MINNESOTA STATE* L, 2-3 THIS WEEK: Following a weekend off, the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves will travel to Bemidji, Minn., to face the Bemidji State Beavers for a Western Collegiate Hockey Association series in the Oct. 30 MINNESOTA STATE* T, 2-2 teams’ first-ever meeting on Nov. 12-13. The puck is scheduled to drop at 4:37 p.m. AST on Friday Nov. 12 Bemidji State* 4:37 p.m. night and at 4:07 p.m. AST on Saturday evening. Nov. 13 Bemidji State* 4:07 p.m. Nov. 19 ST. CLOUD STATE* 7:07 p.m. THE SERIES – UAA vs. BSU Nov. 20 ST. CLOUD STATE* 7:07 p.m. First meeting between the two teams. Nov. 26 Colorado College* 5:37 p.m. Nov. 27 Colorado College* 5:07 p.m. SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: The Beavers, who are in their first season with the WCHA, will host Dec. 3 WISCONSIN* 7:07 p.m. the Seawolves after opening the season with three conference series ... BSU was swept by North Dec. 4 WISCONSIN* 7:07 p.m. Dakota on Oct. 15-16 with identical 5-2 losses, before dropping a 3-2 contest and tying 1-1 against Dec. 10 DENVER* 7:07 p.m. Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 29-30 ... last weekend, the Beavers picked up their first win of the season Dec. 11 DENVER* 7:07 p.m. against St. Cloud State on Nov. 6 (3-2), after losing to the Huskies on Nov. 5 (6-3) ... BSU is led by Jan. 14 COLORADO COLLEGE* 7:07 p.m. sophomore F Jordan George (4-5–9, 2ppg), senior F Ian Lowe (3-4–7, 1ppg, 1gwg) and senior F Matt Read (3-3–6) ... leading BSU from the blueline is junior D Brad Hunt (0-4–4) ... suiting up for Jan. 15 COLORADO COLLEGE* 7:07 p.m. 4 games between the pipes is junior G Dan Bakala (.889 sv%, 3.19 gaa, 1-3-0) ... the Beavers are Jan. 21 Denver* 5:37 p.m. coached by 11th-year Tom Serratore, who holds a career record of 164-132-34. Jan. 22 Denver* 5:07 p.m. Jan. 28 Minnesota* 4:07 p.m. MINNESOTA STATE RECAP: The visiting Minnesota State Mavericks took three Jan. 29 Minnesota* 4:07 p.m. points from the Seawovles in their WCHA home opener on Oct. 29-30 at the Sul- Feb. 4 MICHIGAN TECH* 7:07 p.m. livan Arena ... UAA lost on Oct. 29, 3-2, before tying the Mavericks in OT, 2-2 on Feb. 5 MICHIGAN TECH* 7:07 p.m. Oct. 30 ... on Friday, the Seawolves received the first of two goals by rookie F Feb. 11 North Dakota* 4:37 p.m. Justin Kirchhevel in the final second of the first frame, but the Mavs responded Feb. 12 North Dakota* 4:07 p.m. with three unanswered goals in the second and beginning of the third period for a Feb. 18 NEBRASKA-OMAHA* 7:07 p.m. 3-1 lead ... UAA pulled goaltender F Rob Gunderson for the extra attacker, and Feb. 19 NEBRASKA-OMAHA* 7:07 p.m. Kirchhevel once again found the back of the net, but it wasn’t enough as MSU held Kirchhevel Feb. 25 Alaska Fairbanks% 7:05 p.m. off UAA in the final minutes of the game ... on Saturday, MSU scored first, before seniors Tommy Grant and Craig Parkinson added a goal apiece for a 2-1 lead ... with five minutes Feb. 26 ALASKA FAIRBANKS% 7:07 p.m. left in the game, the Mavericks found the equalizer on the man advantage and sent the game into March 4 Minnesota State* 4:37 p.m. extra minutes for the tie. March 5 Minnesota State* 4:07 p.m. Home games in all CAPS / All times Alaska * WCHA game UAA SPORTS INFORMATION # Kendall Hockey Classic (Anchorage, AK) & Brice Alaska Goal Rush (Fairbanks, AK) Please contact assistant sports information director Dallas Baldwin (907-786-GOAL or [email protected]. % Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup edu) for credentials, releases, statistics, general or game information, or assistance in arranging interviews with players or coaches. SEAWOLF HOCKEY 2010-11 RECORD BREAKDOWN FOLLOW YOUR SEAWOLVES ON Overall Record 1-5-2 When UAA Scores First 0-2-0 WCHA Record 0-3-1 When Opponent Scores First 1-2-2 Home Record 1-1-2 When Leading After 1st Period 0-2-0 Road Record 0-4-0 When Trailing After 1st Period 1-3-2 Neutral Site Record 0-2-0 When Tied After 1st Period 0-0-0 WCHA Home Games 0-1-1 When Leading After 2nd Period 1-0-0 SEAWOLF BITES: UAA (1-5-2, 0-3-1 WCHA) is off to its slowest start WCHA Road Games 0-2-0 When Tied After 2nd Period 0-1-1 Last 5 Games 0-4-1 When Trailing After 2nd Period 0-4-1 under head coach Dave Shyiak with just one win — against Air Force Last 10 Games 1-5-2 When Scoring on the Power Play 0-3-1 on Oct. 9 ... despite their record, seven of the eight games this season When Outshooting Opp. 1-2-1 When Scoreless on the PP 1-2-1 have been determined by one goal or have ended in a tie ... the Sea- When UAA Out-shot 0-3-1 When Opp. Scores on PP 0-4-2 wolves have registered 2.50 goals per game this season – No. 11 in Ties Opponents on Shots 0-0-0 When Opp. Scoreless on PP 1-1-0 scoring offense in the WCHA (20 goals) ... UAA has also allowed 3.62 In One-Goal Games 1-4-0 goals per game – placing them No. 11 in the conference (29 goals) In Two-Goal Games 0-0-0 ... in an area that the Seawolves struggled with last season, UAA has In Three-Goal Games 0-0-0 October 1-5-2 only been tagged for 81 minutes in 8 games for 10.1 penalty minutes In 4+ Goal Games 0-1-0 November 0-0-0 In Overtime Games 0-0-2 December 0-0-0 per game – second fewest to St. Cloud State in the WCHA ... on Friday Games 0-3-1 January 0-0-0 three different occasions, the Seawolves posted a season-low-tying Saturday Games 1-2-1 February 0-0-0 three penalties for six minutes ... UAA is struggling on special teams, Non-Conference 1-2-1 March 0-0-0 scoring just four power-play goals in 38 opportunities (10.5 %) and 40 or more shots on goal 0-0-0 Allowing 40 or more shots 0-0-0 allowing eight man-advantage strikes in 31 penalty kills (74.2%) ... the 30-39 shots on goal 1-2-1 Allowing 30-39 shots 1-0-1 Seawolves rank No. 12 in power play and No. 11 in penalty kill ... the 20-29 shots on goal 0-2-1 Allowing 20-29 shots 0-4-1 freshman class leads scoring with 23 points and 15 assists, while the 10-19 shots on goal 0-1-0 Allowing 10-19 shots 0-1-0 senior class leads in goals scored (9) ... the sophomores have eight THE LAST TIME ... a Seawolf scored the following in a single game: points, while the junior class – with just three representatives – has 2 Goals Justin Kirchhevel vs. Minnesota State (10/29/10) five points ... against ranked opponents, the Seawolves are 0-4-1 ... 3 Goals Kevin Clark at. Michigan Tech (01/16/10) UAA is winless after scoring the first goal (0-2-0) and wrapped up the 4 Goals David Vallieres vs. Michigan Tech (11/4/95) month of October with a 1-5-2 record ... the Seawolves have played 5 Goals Cary Fisher vs. Gustavus Adolphus (2/4/88) 3 Points Kevin Clark (2-1—3) vs. St. Cloud State (02/05/10) in three overtime games this season, claiming two ties and one loss 4 Points Kevin Clark (3-1—4) at Michigan Tech (01/16/10) ... following the series against Minnesota State on Oct. 29-30, UAA 5 Points David Vallieres (4-1—5) vs. Michigan Tech (11/4/95) holds an all-time record of 437-540-96 in its 33rd season, and a 130- 6+ Points Doug Spooner (3-5—8) vs. Gustavus Adolphus (2/4/88) 309-61 record in its 18th season in the WCHA. UAA goaltender made 50 saves: Nathan Lawson (51) at Michigan Tech (1/21/06) PLAYER NOTES: Leading the Seawolves offensively is senior F UAA goaltender made 40 saves: Tommy Grant (3-5—8) ..