BBemidji State Hockey

Current Record Beavers open league campaign at No. 8 COlorado College Overall 1-1-0 Bemidji State officially begins second season in the CW HA WCHA 0-0-0 Home 0-0-0 Away 1-1-0 Setting the Scene Neutral 0-0-0 Date: Oct. 14-15, 2011 Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. 2011-12 Schedule Time: 8:37/8:07 p.m. (MST) Date Opponent TIME/Result Venue: World Arena O2 Regina (Exh.) W, 7-0 Bemidji State Size / Capacity: 200x100 / 7,380 O7 at (1) Miami (Ohio) W, 5-3 Colorado College Local Radio: KKBJ FM Mix 103.7 O8 at (1) Miami (Ohio) L, 3-2 Beavers Tigers Play-by-play: Brian Schultz O14 at • (8) Colorado College 8:37 p.m. 1-1-0; 0-0-0 WCHA 0-0-0; 0-0-0 cCHA O15 at • (8) Colorado College 8:07 p.m. Internet Audio: beaverradionetwork.com

O21 © • Michigan Tech 7:37 p.m. Local Television: None O22 © • Michigan Tech 7:07 p.m. IN the polls IN the polls Live Stats: www.cctigers.com O28 at • Minnesota Duluth 7:07 p.m. RV USCHO.com 7 USCHO.com Live Webstream: http://www.b2livetv.com O29 at • Minnesota Duluth 7:07 p.m. RV USAToday/USA Hockey 8 USAToday/USA Hockey N4 at Lake Superior State 6:00 p.m. n/a PairWise Rankings n/a PairWise Rankings N5 at Lake Superior State 6:00 p.m. N11 © • Nebraska-Omaha 7:37 p.m. N12 © • Nebraska-Omaha 7:07 p.m. Top Players 10-11 Top Players Player to Watch N19 © • North Dakota 7:07 p.m. Goals: Goals: Junior Aaron McLeod opens N20 © • North Dakota 5:07 p.m. Aaron McLeod 2 Tyler Johnson 20 the WCHA season after a ca- D2 at • St. Cloud State 7:37 p.m. reer weekend at Miami Oct. 7-8. Assists: Assists: McLeod helped BSU down the D3 at • St. Cloud State 7:07 p.m. nation’s No. 1 team, 5-3, Friday D9 © • Denver 7:37 p.m. Brad Hunt 3 Jaden Schwartz 30 Points: Points: with a career-best two goals, D10 © • Denver 7:07 p.m. and after an assist, three points. D16 © Alabama-Huntsville 7:37 p.m. McLeod/Hunt 3 Jaden Schwartz 17-30=47 The Junior now has 10-8=18 D17 © Alabama-Huntsville 7:07 p.m. Goals Against Avg: Goals Against Avg: carrer points, but in the Beavers’ last 28 games, D30 © Bowling Green 7:37 p.m. Dan Bakala 3.03 Josh Howe 2.94 McLeod has contributed 7-5=12. D31 © Bowling Green 7:07 p.m. J13 R at • Denver 8:37 p.m. J14 at • Denver 8:07 p.m. The Match up The men’s team breaks the seal on it second season as members of the J27 © • Minnesota State 7:37 p.m. Western Collegiate Hockey Association this weekend as it hits the road for two-game set at Colorado College. J28 © • Minnesota State 7:07 p.m. The nationally-ranked Tigers welcome the Beavers to World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. to open the series F3 at • Nebraska-Omaha 7:37 p.m. Friday at 8:37 p.m. (CST) before wrapping up the series Saturday at 8:07 p.m. (CST). F4 at • Nebraska-Omaha 7:07 p.m. Bemidji State is coming off of a 1-1 nonconference weekend at then-No. 1 Miami University (Ohio). The F10 © • Colorado College 7:37 p.m. Beavers knocked off the nation’s top-ranked team. 5-3, Friday before falling in the series finale, 3-2. F11 © • Colorado College 7:07 p.m. BSU finished its first season in the WCHA with an 8-15-5 mark in league play before making a run through the first round of the WCHA and winning its Red Baron WCHA Final Five quarterfinal match up with F17 F at • Minnesota 7:07 p.m. Minnesota Duluth, before bowing out to Denver in the semis. F18 F at • Minnesota 7:07 p.m. BSU returns 20 players from its 2010-11 roster, including Jordan George. The junior forward was the F24 © • Wisconsin 7:37 p.m. team’s scoring leader a year ago posting 17-19--36 points and the team top goaltender in senior Dan F25 © • Wisconsin 7:07 p.m. Bakala. Bakala saw time in 31 games, posting a 14-13-4 record with three shutouts, a .919 save percent- M2 at • Alaska-Anchorage 10:07 p.m. age and a 2.47 goals against average. Friday’s series-opener also serves as the Tiger’s official season-opener. CC played two game during M3 at • Alaska-Anchorage 10:07 p.m. the exhibition season defeating McGill, 3-2, Oct. 2 and dropping the U.S. Under-18 team Oct. 8, 5-0. M9-11 2 WCHA First Round TBA The Tigers capped the 2010-11 season 23-19-3 overall and a 13-13-2 mark in league play to finish M1517 3 WCHA Final Five TBA sixth. A healthy Jaden Schwartz returns to the CC line up for 2011-12. The sophomore led the Tigers in scor- All Times Central ing a year ago with 17 goals and a team-high 30 assists, despite missing 15 games due to injury. CC also Subject to change without notice returns the services of its goaltender corps. Joe Howe led the crew posting a 2.94 goals agasint average Schedule Key and .903 save percentage playing in 36 games.

• WCHA regular-season game The Rivalry 2 WCHA First Round; Campus Sites The Beavers and Tigers enter the weekend with a very short history. The teams have logged just six previous 3 WCHA Final Five; St. Paul, Minn. head-to-head contests with CC holding a 3-2-1 edge in the series and a 3-1-0 advantage in Colorado Springs. (x) opponent national ranking (USA Today poll) With that said, BSU was unbeaten in two WCHA meetings with the Tigers a year ago. The teams played the Feb. x/ opponent tournament seed 18 series opener to a 5-5 tie before BSU captured a 2-1 victory Feb. 19. The BSU-CC series got its start with a Television Key single nonconference game Dec. 12, 2000. © Lakeland Public Television (state-wide) The Unparalleled Tradition ® MidContinent Communications (local markets) The 2011-12 season represents the 13th at the NCAA Division I level, and the 56th year of intercollegiate com- F Fox Sports North petition, for a BSU program which has assembled one of the finest traditions in all of American collegiate sport. R RootSports (local market) u BSU owns 13 NAIA, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III national titles. C CBS College Sports u The Beavers have captured 21 conference titles in 55 seasons of intercollegiate competition. u In 2009, BSU became the first No. 16 seed to ever earn a spot in the Frozen Four. In just its 10th year at the NCAA Division I level, only one team, the 1958 Denver Pioneers, found its way to college hockey’s grandest stage faster. u BSU has developed seven NHL players, six Olympians and 82 All-America honorees. u BSU has compiled an all-time record of 982-487-91 (.658) in 1,562 games.

Beaver Hockey 2011-12 game Notes BBemidji State Hockey General Notes Standings & Rankings National Polls 2011-12 WCHA Standings The Coaches USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine u Bemidji State’s Tom serratore (Bemidji State ‘86) is in his 11th season has an • Preseason: Sept. 26, 2011 Overall WCHA overall record of 179-147-38 (.544) as BSU’s head coach. In addition to directing Team Pts LW rec the Beavers to seasons of at least .500 hockey in seven of the last eight seasons, W L T W L T Pts 1 Boston College 495 (27) 5 2-0-0 Serratore’s teams won CHA Regular-season championships five times since 2003-04 Alaska Anchorage 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Notre Dame 428 (3) 2 1-1-0 and made trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010, with a 2009 3 uDenver 399 (2) 4 0-0-0 uBemidji State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 appearance in the Frozen Four. He is a five-timeCHA Coach of the Year recipient and 4 uMiami 384 1 1-1-0 Colo. College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 was Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year Runner-up in 2009. 5 Michigan 338 9 3-0-0 uIn 13 seasons at the helm of the Colorado College men’s hockey program, Scott Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 uNorth Dakota 328 3 1-1-0 Owens has posted a 281-169-41 (.614) overall record. A 1979 graduate of CC, Owens Michigan Tech 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Boston University 314 (1) 6 1-0-0 has led the Tigers to three WCHA regular-season titles and seven appearances in the 8 uColorado College 306 7 0-0-0 Minnesota 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA Tournament. His teams have average better than 23 wins per season since he 9 uMinnesota Duluth 252 10 1-1-0 Minnesota Duluth 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 took over the program. 10 Yale 234 (1) 8 0-0-0 Minnesota State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 Union 163 11 1-0-0 Last for the Beavers 12 Western Michigan 146 13 2-0-0 Nebraska-Omaha 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bemidji State University officially opened its 56th season of intercollegiate hockey Oct. 13 Merrimack 61 NR 1-0-0 North Dakota 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7-8 with a trip to then-No. 1 Miami. Behind a three-point effort from forward Aaron 14 uMinnesota 60 NR 2-0-0 McLeod, the Beavers topped the RedHawks, 5-3 in the opener. Saturday, the Beavers St. Cloud State 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 uNebraska Omaha 47 14 1-1-0 Wisconsin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 allowed a 5-on-3 and a short-handed goal late to allow MU to escape with a series split, 3-2. Through Oct. 12, 2011 Others receiving votes: New Hampshire 43, Maine 21, uWisconsin 15, Colgate 10, Cornell Beavers picked to finish Tenth 7, Ferris State 6, Northern Michigan 6, Alaska National Polls Western Collegiate Hockey Association coaches picked Bemidji State to finish 10th 5, Dartmouth 5, RPI 3, uSt. Cloud State 2 Be- in the 41th Annual Grand Forks Herald Preseason Coaches’ Poll. A tenth-place finish midji State 1, RIT 1. USCHO.com is just where the Beavers end the 2010-11 season with a 8-15-5 mark in league play. USA Today/

PairWise The Beavers garnered 30 points in the poll to six points behind University of Alaska-

USAHM LW= last week Anchorage. Denver University was forecast as the favorite to win the 2011-12 regular- u2011-12 opponents season and the MacNaughton Cup. The Pioneers garnered seven of 12 first-place votes and 115 points to edge University of North Dakota (110). U.S. College Hockey Online Alaska Anchorage nr RV - Oh , My captain • Week 2: Oct., 2011 Team Rec Pts LW uBemidji State RV RV - Junior forward Ben Kinne (St. Paul, Minn.) will captain the Beavers during the 2011-12 cam- 1 Boston College (36) 2-0-0 973 5 Colorado College 8 7 - paign. Senior defenseman Brad Hunt (Ridge Meadows, British Columbia) and junior blueliner 2 Notre Dame (7) 1-1-0 861 1 Jake Areshenko (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) will have the “A” on their jerseys designating Denver 3 3 - 3 uDenver (2) 0-0-0 807 4 them as alternate captains. Michigan Tech nr nr - 4 Michigan 3-0-0 806 6 Minnesota 14 14 - Playing close to home 5 uMiami (1) 1-1-0 742 2 6 uNorth Dakota 1-1-0 710 3 Minnesota Duluth 9 9 - Seven of the 28 players on the Beavers’ 2011-12 roster hail form the state of Minneso- 7 uColorado College 0-0-0 682 7 ta. Drew Fisher calls International Falls his hometown, Shea Walters is from Hibbing, Minnesota State nr RV - 8 Boston University (3) 1-0-0 669 10 Sam Rendle is from Grand Rapids and Ben Kinne, from St. Paul, Danny Mattson, Nebraska-Omaha 15 16 - 9 uMinnesota Duluth 1-1-0 665 8 from Minneapolis, Matt Hartmann, who calls Hugo home, and Sam Windle, from 10 Yale (1) 0-0-0 623 9 North Dakota 6 6 - Maple Grove, are from the Twin Cities-metro area. 11 Union 1-0-0 514 11 St. Cloud State RV RV - Conference Openers 12 Western Michigan 2-0-0 451 13 Wisconsin RV 18 - 13 Merrimack 1-0-0 363 15 In the 42 years during which the BSU hockey program has been affiliated with a 14 uMinnesota 2-0-0 294 19 Polls through Sept. 26, 2011 conference, the Beavers have opened their conference season with a victory on 15 New Hampshire 0-1-0 256 12 26 occasions. The Beavers are 26-15-1 (.646) in league season-openers and are 16 uNebraska-Omaha 1-1-0 230 14 50-29-5 ((.638) in conference schedule-opening series. The Beavers have yet to 17 Maine 1-1-0 201 16 BSU vs WCHA win a WCHA-season-opening game (0-1-0) after dropping last year’s opener to 18 uWisconsin 1-1-0 157 17 Team Series WCHAa WCHAb North Dakota, 5-2. 19 Cornell 0-0-0 98 20 Alaska Anchorage 1-1-0 1-1-0 - 20 Rensselaer 1-1-0 77 18 Colorado College 2-3-1 1-0-1 - Familiar look Denver 0-8-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 Tom serratore returns 20 letter winners from a year ago including Jordan George and Others receiving votes: Colgate 71, Ferris Michigan Tech 3-2-1 1-0-1 - Brad Hunt. George posted a career-high 17-19=36 points in 2010-11 to lead the team, while State 60, Dartmouth 31, Northern Michi- Hunt registered 3-18=21 to finish fourth on the team. BSU returns 59 percent of scoring for Minnesota 1-8-1 0-1-1 - gan 29, Bemidji state 24, uSt. Cloud Minnesota Duluth 10-19-1 0-1-1 1-0-0 a year ago, which includes 62 percent of its assist scoring (90-of-145), 49 percent of its goal State 23, Alaska 18, Air Force 14, uAlas- Minnesota State 45-36-13 1-1-0 - scoring (43-of-89). ka-Anchorage 13, RIT 8, Harvard 6, uLake Nebraska-Omaha 6-5-1 3-0-1 2-0-0 Superior 6, Michigan State 5, Massachu- North Dakota 1-21-1 0-4-0 - Road warriors setts 3, Quinnipiac 3, uMinnesota State 2, St. Cloud State 43-38-3 1-3-0 - The Beavers will have to adapt to playing on the road quickly in 2011-12 as eight of their Northeastern 2, Ohio State 2. Wisconsin 0-3-0 0-3-0 - first 10 game of the season will take place away from home. BSU was 7-9-2 on the road TOTAL 109-141-22 8-15-5 - a year ago, including a 7-4-3 stretch on the road after Jan. 7, 2011. The Beavers are LW= last week .441 .375 - already 1-1-0 this season. u2011-12 opponents WCHAa - regular season only WCHAb - conference playoffs Three is the magic number Poll Superlatives In 2010-11, the three-goal mark was a threshold for Bemidji State. The Beavers were USCHO 0-15-2 when allowing more than two goals and were 13-3-2 when scoring at least three. Weeks in Poll (2011-12) 1 BSU won just one game last season when scoring fewer than three times--a Feb. 12 1-0 Weeks in Poll (all time) 116 victory at Michigan Tech and garnered two points when allowing more than two goals--a Weeks Ranked (2011-12) 0 5-5 tie with Colorado College Feb. 18 and a 3-3 deadlock with Minnesota March 4. In Weeks Ranked (all-time) 34 2011-12 BSU is 1-0-0 when scoring in excess of three goals, and is 0-1-0 when scoring Highest Ranking 4 (12/7/09) fewer than three. Most Points 843 (12/7/09)

USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine Wins versus three Weeks in Poll (2011-12) 1 Last weekend, BSU won the opening game of the series at Miami, 5-3. That victory Weeks in Poll (all time) 53 marked the first time in 52 games that the Beavers had allowed three goals and gained a Weeks Ranked (2011-12) 0 victory. The last time BSU was victorious when its opponent scored three-or-more goals Weeks Ranked (all-time) 28 was a 5-4, victory at Minnesota Duluth Jan. 23, 2010. Highest Ranking 4 (11/30/09 & 12/7/09) Most Points 398 (12/7/09)

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Media Information General Notes Div. I-Era Records BSU Athletic Media Relations BSU 18th in all-time wins Atlantic Hockey 1500 Birchmont Drive NE #29 Bemidji State became the 18th program All-Time Division I Era Bemidji, MN 56601 among the 58 current members of NCAA Divi- NCAA All-time Victories Air Force 25-8-2 23-6-2 sion I to post its 900th all-time victory when wMinnesota 1,631 American Int’l 0-0-0 0-0-0 uBrad Folkestad, Director it defeated Ala.-Huntsville, 3-2, on Dec. 15, Michigan 1,528 Army 4-0-0 2-0-0 office (218) 755-4603 2006. BSU’s 980 victories currently rank 18th Boston College 1,435 Bentley 3-0-0 2-0-0 cell (218) 308-1115 all-time among current members of Division Boston University 1,405 Canisius 0-0-0 0-0-0 fax (218) 755-3898 I. Cornell is next ahead of BSU, in 17th all- wNorth Dakota 1,327 Connecticut 3-1-0 3-1-0 e-mail [email protected] time with 1,002 victories. Seventeen Division Clarkson 1,317 Holy Cross 0-0-0 0-0-0 I programs have posted 1,000 wins, including Harvard 1,231 Mercyhurst 4-0-0 0-0-0 Internet Services 2010-11 BSU foe Minnesota which leads Divi- wDenver 1,302 Niagara 22-22-8 22-22-8 Bemidji State provides extensive Internet in- sion I with 1,631 all-time victories, and is the Michigan State 1,204 R.I.T. 1-2-0 0-0-0 formation resources for those covering BSU only program in the nation with 1,600 or more Yale 1,148 Robert Morris 18-10-3 18-10-3 men’s ice hockey and its 14 other programs. all-time wins, while Michigan is second with New Hampshire 1,139 Sacred Heart 0-0-2 0-0-2 BSUBeavers.com contains schedules, 1,528 victories. wMichigan Tech 1,107 TOTAL 80-43-15 70-39-15 rosters, updated statistics and some histori- wColorado College 1,093 cal information from previous seasons. Print- Quick to strike Army 1,083 Central Collegiate Hockey Ass’n quality photos of BSU players and coaches are Scoring first in 20 of 38 contests of 2010- wWisconsin 1,069 also available for download. All-Time Division I Era 11 the Beavers lit the lamp during the first Dartmouth 1,026 Official BSU athletics web site: Alaska 3-0-0 0-0-0 minute of play three times a year ago. Even Cornell 1,002 • www.bsubeavers.com Bowling Green 0-0-0 0-0-0 Additionally, information on Bemidji State men’s more, the Beavers found the back of the net uBemidji State 980 Ferris State 4-5-0 3-4-0 ice hockey is available on other reputable web on their first shot on goal in six games last Rensselaer 954 Lake Superior St. 16-21-2 1-2-1 sites which cover college men’s ice hockey: season. BSU was 10-8-2 when scoring first. through 3/15/11 based on available info Miami (Ohio) 2-4-0 2-4-0 • http://www.wcha.com BSU has yet to score first in 2011-12. Michigan 0-1-0 0-1-0 • http://www.uscho.com Michigan State 0-0-0 0-0-0 • http://www.collegehockeystats.net Climbing BSU’s Division I assists li st Neb.-Omaha 1-5-0 1-5-0 Brad Hunt has accumulated 70 assists dur- Northern Michigan 2-1-1 2-1-1 Weekly Game Notes ing his first 114 games, or three complete BSU All-Time Assist List Notre Dame 1-0-0 1-0-0 Bemidji State’s weekly game-notes pack- seasons as a Beaver to settle into second on Defensemen Ohio State 0-1-0 0-1-0 age is completed and made available on-line the BSU Division I assists list and seventh on Terry Mattson 81 (1986-89) Western Michigan 3-2-1 3-2-1 Wednesday afternoons during the season, fol- BSU’s all-time assist-scoring by defensemen Chris Morque 79 (1990-94) TOTAL 32-40-4 13-20-3 lowing the release of national players of the list. His three assists versus Miami Oct. 7-8 Paul Ferry 79 (1989-93) week by USCHO. BSU’s game notes are in helped him to climb past BSU greats An- Jude Boulianne Jr. 74 (1991-95) ECAC Hockey League Adobe PDF format and will be distributed via drew Murray (2001-2005) and Luke Erickson Greg Ambrose 73 (1995-99) All-Time Division I Era electronic means only (e-mail or Web). Due to (2003-07) on BSU’s Division I-era assists list Drey Bradley 71 (1981-85) Brown 0-0-0 0-0-0 the size of the release, fax distribution will be to second behind (2007-11) (78). Brad Hunt 70 (2008-p) Clarkson 1-2-2 1-2-2 by request basis only. Colgate 0-0-0 0-0-0 In addition to the complete game-notes BSU versus the nationally-ranked Cornell 1-0-0 1-0-0 release, a one-sheet “tear sheet” is also pro- In 2010-11 the Beavers played 17 games against teams holding down one of the na- Dartmouth 0-2-0 0-2-0 duced. This tear sheet contains bullet-point tion’s top 15 rankings, which included three of the top four teams according to USA- notes on the BSU team and players and is dis- Harvard 0-0-0 0-0-0 Today and USA Hockey Magazine. BSU was 7-8-2 versus the nation’s top 15 last Princeton 2-0-0 2-0-0 tributed in conjunction with the full release. season. After going 0-5-1 versus nationally-ranked competition during the first two Please contact the BSU Athletic Media Quinnipiac 0-0-0 0-0-0 months of 2010-11, the Beavers are 8-4-1 versus the top 15 since Dec. 3. BSU is 1-1- Relations Office if you wish to be added to the Rensselaer 0-1-0 0-0-0 0 versus the nationally-ranked in 2011-12 BSU men’s ice hockey e-mail distribution list. St. Lawrence 0-0-0 0-0-0 Since the Beavers made the jump to the NCAA Division I ranks for the 1999-2000 Union (N.Y.) 1-2-3 1-2-3 campaign, BSU is 15-46-4 (.262) versus teams in the top-15. With that said, BSU is Game-Day Services Yale 0-0-0 0-0-0 now 13-11-2 (.583) versus the top 15 since the beginning of the 2008-09 campaign. Gameday packages containing programs, game TOTAL 5-7-5 5-6-5 notes and other information will be available in the BREC press box prior to all home games. Offensive Defenseman Hockey East Junior defenseman Brad Hunt has been a big factor for BSU on both ends of the ice Final statistics include an official NCAA All-Time Division I Era since becoming a Beaver in 2008-09. In addition to his duties in BSU’s defensive zone, box score, game summary, individual and Boston College 0-0-0 0-0-0 he has been a true offensive threat--especially on the power play. As a freshman, he team statistics. Game notes and quotes from Boston Univ. 0-0-0 0-0-0 was third on the team scoring 9-23=32 points with a team-leading 7-16=23 coming coaches and selected players will also be avail- Maine 0-2-0 0-2-0 on the man advantage. As a sophomore he had seven goals and a team-leading 26 able upon request. Telephone, copier, wireless Massachusetts 1-0-0 1-0-0 assists to pace all BSU defenders, while ranking sixth among the nation’s top bluelin- Internet and fax services are available on a Merrimack 3-3-0 1-3-0 ers (0.89 ppg). His 17 points (5-12=17) on the power play again paced the team. Last first-come, first-served basis. New Hampshire 0-0-0 0-0-0 season, he had two goals and 18 helpers. Twelve points (2-10=12) have come on the Northeastern 0-0-0 0-0-0 man advantage to place him fourth on the team in power-play scoring. This season he Credentials / Pass List Providence 0-0-0 0-0-0 enters the second week of play tied for the team lead in points (0-3=3) and leading the Season credentials will be issued to all media UMass-Lowell 0-0-0 0-0-0 team with three assists and has one power-play point (0-1=1). covering the Beavers on a regular basis. Vermont 0-0-0 0-0-0 For single-game passes and credentials, TOTAL 4-5-0 2-5-0 contact the BSU Athletic Media Relations Office 175 in the books no later than Wednesday before the scheduled In his 11th season as a collegiate head coach, BSU’s bench boss Tom Serratore recently Western Collegiate Hockey Ass’n event. Credential requests must be submitted achieved another milestone--his 175th victory as a head coach. He is 179-147-38 (.546) All-Time Division I Era via email. Credentials will be issued only to rep- since inheriting the Beaver hockey program from legendary R.H. “Bob” Peters prior to the Alaska-Anchorage 1-1-0 1-1-0 resentatives of an accredited media outlet who 2001-02 season. Serratore is second at the school in victories by a head coach behind Colorado College 2-3-1 2-3-1 will be working in an official capacity to cover a Peters, who posted 702 wins at BSU from 1966-2001. BSU event. Denver 0-8-0 0-7-0 No credentials will be issued to friends, Put it in the books after two Michigan Tech 3-2-1 3-2-1 Minnesota 1-8-1 1-8-1 spouses, children or family members. Creden- Since making the jump to NCAA Division I in 1999-2000, the Beavers are 154-10- tials remain the property of Bemidji State Uni- Minnesota Duluth 10-19-1 10-14-1 12 when leading after two periods of play, which includes an 11-1-0 mark in 2010- versity and may be revoked at any time. Minnesota State 45-36-13 6-16-2 11. Heading into its March 5, 2011 game, BSU had not lost a contest when taking North Dakota 1-21-1 0-18-1 a lead into the third period since Jan. 18, 2008 at Colorado College--a streak Nebraska Omaha 6-5-1 6-5-1 Interview Policies spanning 48 games (46-0-2). But the Gophers mounted a comeback to tie the All player interviews outside of post-game must St. Cloud State 44-39-3 2-14-0 game in regulation and win 20 seconds into overtime ending the nation’s longest be arranged through the BSU Athletic Media Wisconsin 0-3-0 0-3-0 current streak of wins without blowing a lead after two periods. Relations Office. Tom Serratore is availabel TOTAL 102-139-22 30-86-8 each Wednesday from 2:00-2:30 p.m. Contact The Hunt for power-play goals the Athletic Media Relations Office at (218) 755- Independants 4603. By NCAA rule, no player interviews will be In his fourth season, defenseman Brad Hunt has piled up 14 power-play goals, including seven in 2008-09, which matched a BSU Division I-era record for power- All-Time Division I Era available on gameday until the conclusion of Ala.-Huntsville 37-29-4 34-24-4 that day’s contest. play goals by a defender. Hunt is currently tied Clay Simmons (1999-02) for BSU’s Beaver Hockey 2011-12 game Notes 3 BBemidji State Hockey Div. I-Era Records General notes Div. I-Era Records Points Division I-era mark for power-play goals by a defenseman. Penalties 1 65-78=144 Matt Read 2007-11 1 99 Jean-Guy Gervais 2002-06 2 52-69=121 Luke Erickson 2003-07 Beaver scoring by class 2 91 David Deterding 2004-08 3 46-69=115 Andrew Murray 2001-05 Buoyed by career scoring numbers from Matt 3 87 Cody Bostock 2005-09 4 48-63=111 Tyler Scofield 2005-09 Read and Ian lowe, the Beavers’ 2010-11 BSU scoring by class 4 77 Marty Goulet 1999-03 5 55-47=102 Brendan Cook 2001-05 5 75 Riley Weselowski 2004-08 seniors class led the points race with 42 goals Seniors 41g 52g 93 pts 6 48-53=101 Rob Sirianni 2003-07 and 56 helpers. The junior (15-46=61) class 6 73 Bryce Methven 2000-04 7 47-53=100 Marty Goulet 1999-03 Juniors 13g 44a 57 pts ranked second with a five-point cushion over 7 67 John Haider 2001-05 8 28-62=90 Ryan Huddy 2002-06 Sophomores 21g 34a 55 pts the sophomores (22-34=56), while the fresh- 8 63 Matt Read 2007-11 9 35-53=88 Riley Riddell 2001-04 Freshmen 9g 9a 18 pts 9 61 Jesse Balsimo 2000-04 man class, which has 19 points (10-9=19) to 10 19-70=89 uBrad Hunt 2009-p -through Mar. 17, 2011 10 60 Andrew Murray 2001-05 11 34-51=85 Jeff McGill 1999-03 its credit, rounds out the group. This season’s 12 37-42=79 Ian Lowe 2007-11 juniors currently lead BSU’s scoring race with 5-3=8 points after the first weekend. Next is the Minutes t13 33-38=71 Matt Pope 2004-08 seniors with 1-4=5 points, followed by the sophomores (1-1=2). The BSU freshman class has 1 220 Jean-Guy Gervais 2002-06 t13 31-40=71 uJordan George 2009-p yet to log a point this season. 2 209 David Deterding 2004-08 15 30-37=67 Ryan Miller 2003-07 3 185 Cody Bostock 2005-09 Don’t call it a shutout 4 184 Marty Goulet 1999-03 Goals Held scoreless in a Dec. 11 game at Wisconsin, BSU was been shutout twice in 2010-11. 5 162 Bryce Methven 2000-04 1 65 Matt Read 2007-11 The last time the Beavers were blanked three times in a season was 2000-01. 6 153 John Haider 2001-05 2 55 Brendan Cook 2001-05 7 150 Riley Weselowski 2004-08 3 52 Luke Erickson 2003-07 Penalty killers... 8 142 Matt Read 2007-11 t4 48 Rob Sirianni 2003-07 This season, BSU has killed off 8-of-11 (.727) opponent power-play opportunities. In 2010- t9 137 Bill Methven 2000-04 t4 48 Tyler Scofield 2005-09 11, BSU’s penalty-kill unit held opponents scoreless on 133-of-168 opponent man advan- t9 137 Frank Udovich 1999-02 6 47 Marty Goulet 1999-03 tage opportunities (.792) and was 106-for-134 (.791) in WCHA play. 7 46 Andrew Murray 2001-05 Goaltending Victories 8 37 Ian Lowe 2007-11 Freaky Friday 1 45 Matt Climie 2004-08 9 35 Riley Riddell 2001-04 Although Bemidji State was victorious in the first game of series three times after the start of 2 39 Grady Hunt 2000-04 10 34 Jeff McGill 1999-03 3 34 uDan Bakala 2009-p t11 33 Jean-Guy Gervais 2002-06 the new year, in 2010-11 BSU was a meager 4-10-4 in the first game of the weekend, while the team has experience much greater success, a 10-7-1 record, in the final game of a series. The 4 29 Layne Sedevie 2003-07 t11 33 Blaine Jarvis 2004-08 5 20 Matt Dalton 2007-09 t11 33 Matt Pope 2004-08 Beavers was been out scored 55-43 in game one this season, which included a 48-36 deficit in 14 Friday contests versus WCHA competition. 6 7 Bob Tallarico 1999-01 14 31 uJordan George 2009-p 7 6 Orlando Alamano 2004-09 15 30 Ryan Miller 2003-07 t8 5 Dannie Morgan 2000-04 t16 28 Ryan Huddy 2002-06 Man Advantage t8 5 uMathieu Dugas 2009-p t16 28 Travis Winter 2005-09 BSU has struggled to get its power-play unit clicking early. In 2011-12, BSU is just 1-of-6 (.167). 10 4 Adam Pavlatos 1999 18 25 Clay Simmons 1999-02 Bemidji State finished the 2010-11 season 26-for-127 on the power play (.205), while it was 21-of- 19 23 Myles Kuharski 2002-05 99 on the man advantage in WCHA play. 20 22 Wade Chiodo 2001-04 Goaltending Losses Power Shortage 1 51 Grady Hunt 2000-04 2 30 Matt Climie 2004-08 Game-Winning Goals BSU completed 2010-11 12th in the league in penalties taken with only 99 power-play oppor- 3 22 uDan Bakala 2009-p 1 13 Brendan Cook 2001-05 tunities in WCHA play--that is 51 fewer opportunities than Colorado College and North Dakota 4 21 Layne Sedevie 2003-07 2 10 Matt Read 2007-11 which led the league in chances with 150 apiece. 3 8 Tyler Scofield 2005-09 5 15 Bob Tallarico 1999-00 t4 7 Jean-Guy Gervais 2002-06 6 14 Matt Dalton 2007-09 Shoot the Puck 7 12 Orlando Alamano 2004-09 t4 7 Matt Pope 2004-08 BSU was out shot 25 times last season to the tune of 1,146-951 overall and 939-712 in league 8 9 Adam Pavlatos 1999 t6 6 Andrew Murray 2001-05 play. BSU was 8-14-3 in those games. t6 6 Luke Erickson 2003-07 9 8 Dannie Morgan 2000-04 t6 6 Blaine Jarvis 2004-08 10 7 uMathieu Dugas 2009-p t6 6 Matt Francis 2006-09 Then there were seven Matt Read, a 2011 graduate of Bemidji State and the Beavers’ Division I-era scor- t10 5 Marty Goulet 1999-03 Goaltending Ties t10 5 Ryan Huddy 2002-06 ing leader, made the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2011-12 opening-day roster and scored 1 12 Grady Hunt 2000-04 t10 5 Rob Sirianni 2003-07 his first NHL goal in the Flyer’s second game of the season. 2 11 Matt Climie 2004-08 t10 5 Ryan Cramer 2007-11 Read’s trip to the NHL makes seven products of the Beaver Hockey program 3 7 uDan Bakala 2008-p t10 5 Ian Lowe 2007-11 to skate in the NHL ranks. He joins former BSU goaltender Matt Clime (2005- t4 4 Dannie Morgan 2000-04 2009) and his teammate Andrew Murray (2001-05) as the only other former Bea- t4 4 Layne Sedevie 2003-P Power-Play Goals vers currently in the NHL. 6 2 uMathieu Dugas 2009-p 1 23 Luke Erickson 2003-07 t7 1 Adam Pavlatos 1999 2 22 Brendan Cook 2001-05 Its share of OT Division I-Era Overtime Record t7 1 Kelly Shields 2002 3 20 Marty Goulet 1999-03 Extending their March 17 WCHA Final Five Year GP Record t7 1 Matt Dalton 2007-09 4 18 Rob Sirianni 2003-07 quarterfinal game versus Minnesota Duluth 1999-2000 5 2-2-1 t5 17 Andrew Murray 2001-05 to overtime, the Beavers completed the 2010- 2000-01 6 0-2-4 Saves t5 17 Tyler Scofield 2005-09 11 seasons playing in 12 overtime games, 2001-02 5 0-0-5 1 2,717 Grady Hunt 2000-04 t7 16 Travis Winter 2005-09 marking its most since playing in a school- 2 2,201 Matt Climie 2004-08 t7 16 Matt Read 2007-11 2002-03 15 4-3-8 record 15 in 2002-03. 2003-04 5 0-2-3 3 1,701 uDan Bakala 2008-p 9 15 Ian Lowe 2007-11 4 1,289 Layne Sedevie 2003-07 In the 11 years since the Beavers moved 2004-05 8 4-3-1 t10 14 Clay Simmons 1999-02 5 864 Matt Dalton 2007-09 to Division I, they have escaped overtime 2005-06 7 1-3-3 t10 14 uBrad Hunt 2008-p 6 780 Bob Tallarico 1999-00 with at least a tie in 75 percent (64) of the 85 2006-07 6 1-0-5 t12 11 Jeff McGill 1999-03 7 473 Dannie Morgan 2000-04 t12 11 Ryan Miller 2003-07 games that have needed extra time to decide 2007-08 4 1-0-3 8 465 Orlando Alamano 2004-09 the outcome. 2008-09 4 2-1-1 9 376 Adam Pavlatos 1999 Assists Since March 11, 2006, BSU is 11-6-17 in 2009-10 8 3-1-4 10 315 uMathiue Dugas 2009-p 1 78 Matt Read 2007-11 games extended to sudden death, including a u2010-11 11 2-4-5 2 70 uBrad Hunt 2008-p 3-4-5 record in extra time in 2010-11. Total 84 20-21-43 t3 69 Andrew Murray 2001-05 Goals-Against Average t3 69 Luke Erickson 2003-07 1 2.29 Matt Dalton 2007-09 Directions to the scoring column 2 2.42 uDan Bakala 2009-p 5 63 Tyler Scofield 2005-09 With nine new faces in the BSU line up, the opening of the WCHA season brings with it 6 62 Ryan Huddy 2002-06 3 2.45 Matt Climie 2004-08 many collegiate firsts--games, goals, assists. Sophomore Garrett Ladd and junior Matt t7 53 Marty Goulet 1999-03 4 2.88 Layne Sedevie 2003-07 t7 53 Riley Riddell 2001-03 Hartmann (0-0=0) remain the only BSU veterans without a point to their name. 5 3.07 Grady Hunt 2000-04 t7 53 Rob Sirianni 2003-07 min. 1,500 minutes played 10 51 Jeff McGill 1999-03 Assistance from the crease 11 47 Brendan Cook 2001-05 January 7, BSU’s blueliners produced a goal and three assists including a helper from Shutouts 12 45 Peter Jonsson 2001-05 goaltender Dan Bakala. The assist was the third of his career and first to come from 1 12 Matt Climie 2004-08 13 41 Ian Lowe 2007-11 between the pipes for the Beavers since Bakala contributed to a goal Nov. 12. With three 2 6 uDan Bakala 2008-p 14 40 uJordan Geoge 2009-p in his career, he is just two behind Jim Scanlan who holds BSU’s all-time record with five 3 5 Grady Hunt 2000-04 t15 39 Cody Bostock 2005-09 during his career. t4 3 Dannie Morgan 2000-04 t15 39 Bryce Methven 2000-04 t4 3 Matt Dalton 2007-09 17 38 Matt Pope 2004-08 One-goal wins... 5 2 Layne Sedevie 2003-07 18 37 John Haider 2001-05 BSU’s victory at MTU Feb. 12 stands as just the sixth 1-0 in the history of the program and is the first 4 Beaver Hockey 2011-12 game Notes Bemidji State Hockeyy

The Last Time... General Notes Academic Excellence 10 Goals Scored, Team since scoring the only goal of the game Dec. 1, 2006 to defeat Wayne State University. Since making the jump to NCAA Division I for the 1999-2000 campaign, BSU is 2-54-7 when scoring only one goal. As Bemidji State has made inroads in its devel- BSU: St. Scholastica (12) Oct. 31, 1997 opment as a Division I program, its progress in Opp: Minn.-Duluth (12) Dec. 7, 2002 Its a fine line... the classroom has been remarkable. Five Power Play Goals Scored, Team Last season, 19 of BSU’s 38 games were decided by one goal or less, which included seven In its 11th year under head coach Tom Serra- BSU: Alab-Huntsville (5) March 4, 2006 one-goal losses by the Beavers. Bemidji State was 7-7-5 in games decided by a goal or less. tore, the BSU program has become an academic Opp: at Maine (6) Oct. 13, 2006 BSU is 0-1-0 in one-goal games this season. juggernaut, annually dominating the academic honor roll while members of College Hockey Five Power Play Goals Scored, Team America and have now carried that tradition on BSU: Alab-Huntsville (5) March 4, 2006 I am Iron Man Opp: at Maine (6) Oct. 13, 2006 Brad Hunt is BSU’s current Ironman. Since stepping on campus in the fall of 2008, he has to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. dressed and played in each of the Beavers’ 114 games consecutively. Matt Read set a new mark In addition, BSU has had 14 College Sports 40+ Shots on Goal, Team for game played during BSU’s Division I era a year ago, playing in 147 games for BSU, which Information Directors of America Academic All- BSU: at Robert Morris (45) Feb. 12, 2010 District V selections over the last eight years and included 143 consecutively. Opp: at Nebraska Omaha (44) Mar. 12, 2011 has passed the NCAA’s first five Academic Prog- 50+ Shots on Goal, Team Bak-stopping Bemidji State ress Rate performance checks with flying colors. BSU: at Robert Morris (50) Jan. 6, 2006 Dan Bakala turned away 210 of 227 shots in BSU’s final six outings of 2010-11, which Overall, the BSU men’s ice hockey team car- Opp: at Alab-Huntsville (50) Jan. 22, 2005 included three consecutive 40-plus save efforts and a career-high 46 versus Nebraska ries a cumulative GPA of over 3.5. Omaha Mar. 11. He finished the seasons ranked third in the WCHA in total saves trailing Hat Trick, Individual NCAA Academic Progress Rate the league-leader, John Falkner (931) of UNO, by 56 saves despite playing in eight fewer BSU: Brad Hunt (3) vs UAH Nov. 21, 2009 Bemidji State men’s hockey received a score of Opp: Matt Frattin (3) vs UND Oct. 15, 2010 games 970 in the May 2009 release of the NCAA’s Aca- Hat Trick Defenseman Hunting for 100 demic Progress Rate (APR) score. BSU helped BSU: Brad Hunt (3) vs. UAH Nov. 21, 2009 the sport of men’s ice hockey achieve an aggre- Alternate Captain Brad Hunt is quickly approaching the 100-point plateau. During his gate score of 970, the third-highest of any men’s three seasons in the green and white, he has accumulated 19-70--89 points and has Natural Hat Trick sport in the Division. BSU: Chris McKelvie (3) at CC Jan. 18, 2008 already climbed to 10th on BSU’s all-time defensemen scoring list. With one point this The NCAA has established an APR cut rate weekend, he will match Greg Ambrose (1995-99) for ninth with 90 career points. In the Four Goals Scored, Individual of 925, which equates to a graduation rate of ap- BSU: Luke Erickson (4) vs. NU Dec. 3, 2005 history of the BSU hockey program, only five blueliners have topped the 100-point mark proximately 50 percent, for all NCAA Division I Opp: Dallas Miller, Augsburg Jan. 2, 1987 with the last being Jude Boulianne Jr. in 1994-95. sports. Programs which fail to meet the cut rate when 2006-07 numbers are added to the 2005- Five Goals Scored, Individual Back in the saddle 06 and 2004-03 data risk reductions in scholar- BSU: Jamie Erb vs. St. Scholastica Dec. 19, 1991 BSU captain Ben Kinne is back in action this season after missing the entire 2010-11 Opp: John Carr, LSS Feb. 28, 1970 ships. season after suffering a stroke in the offseason. He has been practicing, is in good health Three Assists, Individual and has been cleared to play. In his first two seasons at BSU he piled up 18-21=39 points NCAA APR ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 BSU: Matt Read at Minnesota State Feb. 5, 2011 and played a significant role on BSU’s power-play and penalty-kill units. Bemidji St. 990 980 973 973 970 Opp: Jay Barriball, Minnesota Mar. 5, 2011 Four Assists, Individual Players May Come... Academic All-WCHA BSU: Tyler Scofield vs. NU Dec. 3, 2005 Bemidji State welcomes a group of nine new players into the fold - eight freshmen BSU led in Academic Opp: Rastislav Spirko at UND Dec. 17, 2005 and one transfer with six playing forward, two looking for a home on the blue line All-CHA honorees each of its final eight years in along with a goalie. the league. In 2010-11, the Beavers began a new Five Points, Individual tradition of excellence in the WCHA. BSU led the BSU: Travis Winter (2-3=5) vs. WSU Jan. 6, 2007 Freshmen forwards Sean Rudy, Cody Strang, Danny Mattson, Tyler Tosunian Association with 21 of its 26-man roster earning Opp: Randy Harris (3-2=5) at NU Feb. 24, 2006 and Mitch Cain are looking to earn their way into the BSU lineup, while the sixth forward in the mix is sophomore transfer David Boehm. He is in his second sea- a place on the Academic All-WCHA squad. In Six or More Points, Individual son with the Beavers after sitting out and practicing with the team in 2010-11 after addition, Bemidji State placed a league-leading BSU: Shane Kalbrener vs. WSU Nov. 25, 2000 transferring from UMass. 11 players selected for the WCHA’s prestigious Opp: Dallas Miller, Augsburg Jan. 3, 1987 Sam Windle and Matt Prapavessis are the team’s new defensemen. While they Scholar Athlete award. BSU has an all-time total of conference 161 possess very different games, both bring great length to the Beavers’ line up as Shorthanded Goal Scored, Individual Academic picks at the NCAA Division I level and both stand over 6-1, which Windle measuring in at 6-4. Prapavessis is an of- BSU: Sam Rendle at Miami Oct. 7, 2011 153 honorees have come in the last 10 years un- fensive defender and will see time on the Beavers’ power-play, while Windle is a Opp: Matt Tomassoni, Miami Oct. 8, 2011 der head coach Tom Serratore. hard-nosed defender. Unassited Goal Scored, Individual The final addition is Andrew Walsh. The goaltender comes into the2011- CHA Student-Athlete of the Year BSU: Darcy Findlay at Miami Oct. 7, 2011 12 campaign from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, where he also played junior Opp: Patrick White, Minnesota Mar. 4, 2011 Kyle Hardwick was named 2010 CHA Student- hockey in the NAHL. Athlete of the year at the league’s 2010 awards Overtime Goal Scored, Individual banquet. The honor is the second to be garnered BSU: Shea Walters vs. Minn. Duluth Mar. 17, 2011 ...and Players May Go by a member of the BSU hockey team since the Opp: Nick Bjugstad, Minnesota Mar. 4, 2011 The conclusion of the 2010-11 campaign, meant the end of the collegiate careers of leagues inception. Andrew Murray became the BSU’s six seniors. The 2011 seniors make up a class that has been a part of three Col- first player in CHA history to be named Player of Three Shorthanded Goals, Team lege Hockey America regular-season championships, a CHA Tournament title, BSU’s the Year and Student-Athlete of the Year, picking BSU: (3) vs. Robert Morris March 7, 2009 first at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament a trip to the 2009 Frozen four and the tran- up the historic sweep at the 2005 CHA awards sition into a new building-Sanford Center--and the WCHA. BSU’s 2011 senior class banquet. Murray, a unanimous First-Team All- Five Goals in Period, Team CHA pick, became the first BSU skater to be BSU: 2nd Period (5) vs. RMU March 7, 2009 includes: Ryan Adams, Emil Billberg, Ryan Cramer, Dan MacIntyre, Matt Read and Ian Lowe. named CHA Student-Athlete of the Year. Penalty Shot Goal, Individual Read, now with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers, left his mark on the program more BSU: Tyler Scofield vs. UAH Feb. 17, 2007 than any of his departing teammates.. Read left BSU as its Division I-era leading scorer Academic All-District V (143) and tops the list in goals scoring (65) assist scoring (78) games played (148) and Over the last eight years, 14 Beavers have been BSU Posted Shutout at Home ranks 18th on BSU’s all-time scoring list. honored on the CoSIDA Academic All-District V Nebraska Omaha (3-0) Dec. 3, 2010 At-Large Team. In 2005, Peter Jonsson became just the second BSU men’s hockey player to be BSU Posted Shutout on the Road Bakala in the crease named Academic All-America. He was the only at Michigan Tech (1-0) Feb. 12, 2011 BSU goaltender Dan Bakala enters his senior season atop the BSU all-time save men’s hockey player in the nation to earn First- percentage list. In 3,700 minutes between the pipes for the Beavers, he made Team laurels in 2005. He was a two-time Aca- BSU Shut Out at Home 1,661 saves at a clip of .918. In addition, his total of six shutouts is tied for fourth demic All-District V selection, so honored in 2004 Northern Michigan (0-4) Nov. 26, 2010 all-time at BSU and he is third in goals-against average at 2.40. He finished 2010- and 2005. 11 making an appearance in 31 of the Beavers’ 38 games. He was 14-13-4 with a BSU’s other Academic All-District picks in- BSU Shut Out on the Road 2.47 GAA and a .919 save percentage. at Wisconsin (0-2) Dec. 11, 2010 clude Riley Weselowski (2006-07-08), Andrew Murray (2005), Bryce Methven (2003-04), Bill ac BSU Tied a WCHA Game M Queen vs. the Tigers Methven (2003) Travis Winter (2008-09), Cody Minnesota (3-3) Mar. 4, 2011 Senior forward Jamie MacQueen is certainly excited to face CC this weekend. In Bostock (2009), Kyle Hardwick (2009-10) and two career games versus the Tigers, He has two goals with one of the standing Ryan Adams (2010-11). BSU Tied a Non-League Game as a game-winner. Western Michigan (0-0 OT) Jan. 2, 2010 BSU Connection BSU Tied 0-0 OT CC goaltender Joe Howe has a close tie to Bemidji State. His grandfather was a at Western Michigan (0-0 OT) Jan. 2, 2010 defenseman for the Beavers from 1948-50. He posted 3-6=9 points in 13 games. Beaver Hockey 2011-12 game Notes 5 BBemidji State Hockey

Numerical Roster 2011-12 alphabetical roster No Name Pos Yr No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr S/C Hometown (Previous League/Team) 2 Sean Rudy F Fr. 8 Jake Areshenko (A) D 6-0 200 JR L Port Coquitlam, British Columbia (USHL/Fargo) 3 Cody Strang F Fr. 4 David Boehm F Jr. 33 Dan Bakala G 5-11 185 SR L Calgary, Alberta (AJHL/Calgary) 5 Matt Carlson D Jr. 4 David Boehm F 5-9 180 JR R Naples, Fla. (NCAA/UMass) 6 Darcy Findlay F Jr. 26 Kyle Brodie D 6-0 195 SO L Northglenn, Colo. (NAHL/Wenatchee 7 Brance Orban F Jr. 8 Jake Areshenko (A) D Jr. 27 Mitch Cain F 6-2 200 FR R Fort Frances, Ontario (USHL/Des Moines) 9 Ben Kinne (C) F Jr. 5 Matt Carlson D 6-3 210 JR L Grand Forks, N.D. (NAHL/Fairbanks) 11 Shea Walters F Sr. 35 Mathieu Dugas G 6-0 165 JR R L’Assomption, Quebec (NAHL/Wenatchee) 12 Jeff Jubinville F So. 13 Drew Fisher F Sr. 6 Darcy Findlay F 5-10 205 SR R Bristol, Quebec (CJHL/Cornwall) 14 Aaron McLeod F Jr. 13 Drew Fisher F 6-3 215 SR L International Falls, Minn. (NCAA/Minnesota) 15 Sam Windle D Fr. 28 Jordan George F 5-8 155 JR L Madison, Wis. (NAHL/Topeka) 16 Danny Mattson F Fr. 17 Jamie MacQueen F Sr. 21 Matt Hartmann F 6-0 200 JR R Hugo, Minn. (NAHL/Topeka) 18 Radoslav Illo F So. 29 Brad Hunt (A) D 5-9 175 SR L Ridge Meadows, British Columbia (BCHL/Burnaby) 19 Tyler Tosunian F Fr. 18 Radoslav Illo (ANA) F 6-0 190 SO L Bystrica, Slovakia (USHL/Tri-City) 20 Sam Rendle D So. 21 Matt Hartmann F Jr. 12 Jeff Jubinville F 5-10 170 SO L Edmonton, Alberta (NAHL/Wenatchee) 22 Matt Prapavessis D Fr. 9 Ben Kinne (C) F 6-0 190 JR L St. Paul, Minn. (USHL/Sioux City) 23 Garrett Ladd F So. 23 Garrett Ladd F 5-9 180 SO L Fenton, Mich. (NAHL/Marquette) 25 Brady Wacker F Jr. 26 Kyle Brodie D So. 17 Jamie MacQueen F 6-1 185 SR L St. Thomas, Ontario (OPJHL/Vaughn) 27 Mitch Cain F Fr. 16 Danny Mattson F 5-10 180 FR R Minneapolis, Minn. (USHL/Youngstown) 28 Jordan George F Jr. 14 Aaron McLeod F 5-9 165 JR L Ottawa, Ontario (CJHL/Ottawa) 29 Brad Hunt (A) D Sr. 30 Andrew Walsh G Fr. 7 Brance Orban F 5-9 160 JR L Lethbridge, Alberta (AJHL/Olds) 33 Dan Bakala G Sr. 22 Matt Prapavessis D 6-1 195 FR R Oakville, Ontario (USHL/Lincoln) 35 Mathieu Dugas G Jr. 20 Sam Rendle D 5-11 170 SO L Grand Rapids, Minn. (NAHL/Bismarck) 2 Sean Rudy F 6-2 190 FR L Long Sault, Ontario (OJHL/Wellington) Retired Numbers 3 Cody Strang F 5-9 160 FR R Madison, Wis. (USHL/Youngstown) 10 Bryan Grand F 1967-70 19 Tyler Tosunian F 5-8 175 FR R Whittier, Calif. (CJHL/Pembroke) 24 Joel Otto F 1980-84 15 Sam Windle D 6-4 201 FR R Maple Grove, Minn. (USHL/Des Moines) Geographical Breakdown 25 Brady Wacker F 5-7 155 JR R Jansen, Saskatchewan (SJHL/Humbolt) United States 14 30 Andrew Walsh G 6-2 190 FR L Dawson Creek, British Columbia (NAHL /Dawson Creek) California 1 11 Shea Walters F 5-11 180 SR R Hibbing, Minn. (NAHL /North Iowa) Colorado 1 Florida 1 Michiagn 1 HEAD COACH: Tom Serratore (Bemidji State ‘87) / 178-146-38 (11th year) Minnesota 7 ASSISTANT COACH: Bert Gilling (Minnesota Duluth ‘99 / 13th year) North Dakota 1 Wisconsin 2 ASSISTANT COACH: Ted Belisle (Bemidji State ‘01 / ninth year) GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Danny MacKinnon (Acadia ‘10 / second year) Canada 14 Alberta 3 British Columbia 3 Ontario 5 Quebec 2 Saskatchewan 1

Slovakia 1

Class Breakdown Upperclassmen 15 Seniors 6 Juniors 9

Underclassmen 14 Sophomores 6 Freshmen 8 Position Breakdown Forwards 18 Seniors 4 Juniors 6 Sophomores 4 Freshmen 5

Defensemen 7 Seniors 1 Juniors 2 Sophomores 2 Freshmen 2

Goaltenders 3 Seniors 1 Pronunciation Guide Juniors 1 Players Players Sophomores 0 Jake ARESHENKO ah-ray-SHEN-ko Matt Prapavessis prap-ah-VES-is Freshmen 1 Dan BAKALA BACK-a-lah Tyler TOSUNIAN toh-SOO-nee-en David Boehm BOHME Sam Windle WIN-duhl Kyle Brodie BROH-dee SHEA Walters SHAY Mathieu DUGAS MATH-Yoo DOO-gah Coaching Staff RADOSLAV ILLO RAD-oh-slav EE-loh Tom SERRATORE ser-a-TOR-ee Jeff JUBINVILLE JOO-bin-vil Ted BELISLE bell-EYE-el Ben KINNE KIN-ee Bert GILLING GILL-ing Aaron MCLEOD mac-LOWD Danny MacKinnon mac-KIN-in

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2011-12 Line Combinations BSU Roster by Position Forwards No. Name Pos. Yr. First Line (1) 2 Sean Rudy F Fr. Left Wing Center Right Wing GP GS PPG Points Record 3 Cody Strang F Fr. *Kinne George McQueen 2 2 1.00 1-1=2 1-1-0 4 David Boehm F Jr. Total 2 2 1.00 1-1=2 1-1-0 5 Matt Carlson D Jr. 6 Darcy Findlay F Jr. 7 Brance Orban F Jr. Second Line (1) 8 Jake Areshenko (A) D Jr. Left Wing Center Right Wing GP GS PPG Points Record 9 Ben Kinne (C) F Jr. *Illo Walters Boehm 2 0 1.00 1-1=2 1-1-0 11 Shea Walters F Sr. Total 2 0 1.00 1-1=2 1-1-0 12 Jeff Jubinville F So. 13 Drew Fisher F Sr. 14 Aaron McLeod F Jr. Third Line (1) 15 Sam Windle D Fr. Left Wing Center Right Wing GP GS PPG Points Record 16 Danny Mattson F Fr. *Jubinville McLeod Tosunian 2 0 2.00 2-2=4 1-1-0 17 Jamie MacQueen F Sr. Total 2 0 2.00 2-2=4 1-1-0 18 Radoslav Illo F So. 19 Tyler Tosunian F Fr. 20 Sam Rendle D So. Fourth Line (1) 21 Matt Hartmann F Jr. Left Wing Center Right Wing GP GS PPG Points Record 22 Matt Prapavessis D Fr. *Orban Fisher Findlay 2 0 1.00 1-1=2 1-1-0 23 Garrett Ladd F So. Total 2 0 1.00 1-1=2 1-1-0 25 Brady Wacker F Jr. 26 Kyle Brodie D So. 27 Mitch Cain F Fr. 28 Jordan George F Jr. Defensemen 29 Brad Hunt (A) D Sr. First Line (1) 30 Andrew Walsh G Fr. Left Defense Right Defense GP GS PPG Points Record 33 Dan Bakala G Sr. *Areshenko Hunt 2 2 2.00 1-3=4 1-1-0 35 Mathieu Dugas G Jr. Total 2 2 2.00 1-3=4 1-1-0 Forwards Second Line (1) 2 Sean Rudy F Fr. Left Defense Right Defense GP GS PPG Points Record 3 Cody Strang F Fr. 4 David Boehm F Jr. *Rendle Prapavessis 2 0 0.50 1-0=1 1-1-0 6 Darcy Findlay F Jr. Total 2 0 0.50 1-0=1 1-1-0 7 Brance Orban F Jr. 9 Ben Kinne (C) F Jr. Third Line (1) 11 Shea Walters F Sr. Left Defense Right Defense GP GS PPG Points Record 12 Jeff Jubinville F So. *Carlson Wacker 2 0 0.00 0-0=0 1-1-0 13 Drew Fisher F Sr. Total 2 0 0.00 0-0=0 1-1-0 14 Aaron McLeod F Jr. 16 Danny Mattson F Fr. 17 Jamie MacQueen F Sr. * Most recent contest 18 Radoslav Illo F So. 19 Tyler Tosunian F Fr. 21 Matt Hartmann F Jr. 23 Garrett Ladd F So. 25 Brady Wacker F Jr. 27 Mitch Cain F Fr. 28 Jordan George F Jr.

Defensemen 5 Matt Carlson D Jr. 8 Jake Areshenko (A) D Jr. 15 Sam Windle D Fr. 20 Sam Rendle D So. 22 Matt Prapavessis D Fr. 26 Kyle Brodie D So. 29 Brad Hunt (A) D Sr.

Goaltenders 30 Andrew Walsh G Fr. 33 Dan Bakala G Sr. 35 Mathieu Dugas G Jr.

Geographical Breakdown United States 14 California 1 Colorado 1 Florida 1 Michiagn 1 Minnesota 7 North Dakota 1 Wisconsin 2

Canada 14 Alberta 3 British Columbia 3 Ontario 5 Quebec 2 Saskatchewan 1

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Beaver Hockey 2011-12 Game Notes 7 BBemidji State Hockey

2011-12 Poll History general stats Multi-Point Games BSU’s Record When... USA Today / Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career 2011-12 Division I era American Hockey Magazine Top 15 Jake Areshenko - 0 0 - 0 BSU plays at... Pts Rk P15 11-12 All David Boehm - - - - 0 Home 0-0-0 104-59-22 Preseason - Kyle Brodie - - 0 - 0 Away 1-1-0 76-125-19 Oct. 10, 2011 1 (26) 46 1 53 Mitch Cain - - - - - Neutral Site 0-0-0 18-12-2 Oct. 17, 2011 Matt Carlson - 0 0 - 0 Intermissions Oct. 25, 2011 Darcy Findlay 0 2 0 - 2 BSU leads at first 0-0-0 101-34-17 Oct. 31, 2011 Jordan George - 9 8 - 17 BSU trails at first 1-1-0 24-98-10 Nov. 8, 2011 Matt Hartmann - 0 0 - 0 Game tied at first 0-0-0 69-58-15 BSU leads at second 0-0-0 154-10-12 Nov. 15, 2011 Brad Hunt 8 9 4 1 22 Radoslav Illo - - 0 - 0 BSU trails at second 1-0-0 16-139-13 Nov. 22, 2011 Jeff Jubinville - - 0 - 0 Game tied at second 0-1-0 29-41-18 Nov. 29, 2011 Ben Kinne 1 5 - - 6 In overtime 0-0-0 21-21-43 Dec. 6, 2011 Garrett Ladd - - 0 - 0 Games decided... Dec. 13, 2011 Jamie MacQueen 1 1 1 - 3 Ties 0 43 Dec. 20, 2011 Danny Mattson - - - - - By one goal 0-1 54-69 Jan. 3, 2012 Aaron McLeod - 0 0 1 1 By two goals 1-0 59-42 Jan. 10, 2012 Brance Orban - 1 0 - 1 By three or more goals 0-0 83-83 Jan. 17, 2012 Matt Prapavessis - - - - - Shots on Goal Jan. 24, 2012 Sam Rendle - - 1 - 1 BSU leads 1-0-0 126-67-23 Jan. 31, 2012 Sean Rudy - - - - - BSU trails 0-1-0 58-116-19 Feb. 7, 2012 Cody Strang - - - - - Shots even 0-0-0 10-6-1 Feb. 14, 2012 Tyler Tosunian - - - - - Game’s First Goal Feb. 21, 2012 Brady Wacker - 0 0 - 0 BSU scores first 0-0-0 145-68-23 Feb. 28, 2012 Shea Walters 1 4 2 - 7 Opponent scores first 1-1-0 50-121-19 Mar. 7, 2012 Sam Windle - - - - - Mar. 14, 2012 Mar. 21, 2012 Multi-Goal Games Shots on Goal Mar. 28, 2012 Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career BSU < 20 0-0-0 16-27-2 April 11, 2012 Jake Areshenko - 0 0 - 0 BSU 20-29 1-1-0 72-92-16 David Boehm - - - - 0 BSU 30-39 0-0-0 74-62-16 key: Kyle Brodie - - 0 - 0 BSU 40-49 0-0-0 27-12-9 Pts - points received in poll Matt Carlson - 0 0 - 0 BSU 50+ 0-0-0 4-1-1 Rk - rank or (rank if poll were extended) Mitch Cain - - - - - Opponent < 20 0-0-0 33-11-2 P15 - points out of Top 15 Darcy Findlay 0 1 0 - 1 Opponent 20-29 1-1-0 102-70-18 11-12-weeks in poll in 2011-12 / (x) consec. weeks Jordan George - 1 1 - 2 Opponent 30-39 0-0-0 46-74-20 All- weeks receiving votes in poll all-time Matt Hartmann - 0 0 - 0 Opponent 40-49 0-0-0 11-30-2 Brad Hunt 1 1 0 - 2 Opponent 50+ 0-0-0 0-8-0 Radoslav Illo - - 0 - 0 Jeff Jubinville - - 0 - 0 Ben Kinne 1 1 - - 2 Scoring U.S. College Hockey Online Top 20 Garrett Ladd - - 0 - 0 Shutouts 0-0-0 32-17-1 Pts Rk P20 11-12 All Jamie MacQueen 0 1 0 - 1 BSU scores one goal 0-0-0 2-55-7 Preseason - Danny Mattson - - - - - BSU scores two goals 0-1-0 27-64-18 Oct. 10, 2011 24 (25) 50 1 116 Aaron McLeod - 0 0 1 1 BSU scores three goals 0-0-0 48-39-12 Oct. 17, 2011 Brance Orban - 1 0 - 1 BSU scores four goals 0-0-0 37-13-2 Oct. 25, 2011 Matt Prapavessis - - - - - BSU scores five-plus goals 1-0-0 79-4-3 Oct. 31, 2011 Sam Rendle - - 0 - 0 Opponent scores one goal 0-0-0 64-2-7 Nov. 8, 2011 Sean Rudy - - - - - Opponent scores two goals 0-0-0 53-16-17 Nov. 15, 2011 Cody Strang - - - - - Opponent scores three goals 1-1-0 25-37-12 Nov. 22, 2011 Tyler Tosunian - - - - - Opponent scores four goals 0-0-0 10-46-2 Nov. 29, 2011 Brady Wacker - 0 0 - 0 Opponent scores five-plus goals 0-0-0 6-86-3 Shea Walters 0 0 0 - 0 Dec. 6, 2011 Sam Windle - - - - - Dec. 13, 2011 Dec. 20, 2011 Jan. 3, 2012 Multi-Assist Games Penalties Jan. 10, 2012 Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Career BSU leads 1-0-0 86-96-23 Jan. 17, 2012 Jake Areshenko - 0 - - 0 BSU trails 0-0-0 73-66-12 Jan. 24, 2012 David Boehm - - - - 0 Penalties even 0-0-0 34-30-8 Jan. 31, 2012 Kyle Brodie - - - - 0 Goals Feb. 7, 2012 Mitch Cain - - - - - Power Play 0 398 Matt Carlson - 0 - - 0 Feb. 14, 2012 Short-Handed 1 56 Darcy Findlay 0 0 - - 0 Unassisted 2 39 Feb. 21, 2012 Jordan George - 5 3 - 8 BSU plays in... Feb. 28, 2012 Matt Hartmann - 0 - - 0 Mar. 7, 2012 October 1-1-0 19-31-8 Brad Hunt 5 4 4 1 14 November 0-0-0 44-35-7 Mar. 14, 2012 Radoslav Illo - - - - 0 Mar. 21, 2012 December 0-0-0 27-36-6 Jeff Jubinville - - - - 0 January 0-0-0 43-30-7 Mar. 28, 2012 Ben Kinne 0 3 - - 3 February 0-0-0 39-39-12 April 11, 2012 Garrett Ladd - - - - 0 March 0-0-0 27-20-3 Jamie MacQueen 0 0 - - 0 April 0-0-0 0-1-0 key: Danny Mattson - - - - - Record against... Pts - points received in poll Aaron McLeod - 0 - - 0 CCHA 1-1-0 13-20-3 Rk - rank or (rank if poll were extended) Brance Orban - 0 - - 0 ECAC 0-0-0 2-6-5 P20 - points out of Top 20 Matt Prapavessis - - - - - 11-12 - weeks in poll in 2011-12 / (x) consec. weeks Hockey East 0-0-0 4-5-0 Sam Rendle - - 1 - 1 All- weeks receiving votes in poll all-time MAAC/Atlantic Hockey 0-0-0 9-3-2 Brady Wacker - 0 - - 0 WCHA (includes WCHA Postseason) 0-0-0 30-84-7 Shea Walters 1 1 2 - 4 Independent 0-0-0 3-1-0

* includes WCHA Postsason games

8 Beaver Hockey 2011-12 Game Notes Bemidji State Hockeyy 2010-11 Player Awards WCHA Players of the Week BSU players have won... 0 WCHA Offensive Players of the Week Ryan Adams (Sr., D, Deloraine, Manitoba) Brance Orban (So., F, Lethbridge, Alberta) 0 WCHA Defensive Players of the Week Alternate Captain 2011 WCHA Scholar Athlete 0 WCHA Rookies of the Week WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (1/18/11) All-WCHA Academic Team 2011 WCHA Scholar Athlete 2011-12 Honorees Oct. 11 All-WCHA Academic Team Matt Read (Sr., F, Illderton, Ontario) Offensive M. Spencer, Alaska-Anchorage Captain Defensive A. Lee, Minnesota State K. Patterson, Minneaota Jake Areshenko (So., D, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) All-Mariucci Classic Team (1/1/11) Rookie B. Pietila, Michigan Tech 2011 WCHA Scholar Athlete Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist Oct. 18 All-WCHA Academic Team All-WCHA Academic Team Offensive Defensive Rookie Dan Bakala (Jr., G, Calgary, Alberta) Sam Rendle (Fr., D, Grand Rapids, Minn.) Oct. 25 INCH National Player of the Week (12/6/10) All-Mariucci Classic Team (1/1/11) Offensive Defensive WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (12/7/10) Rookie USCHO First Star of the Week (12/8/10) Brady Wacker (So., D, Jansen, Saskatchewan) Nov. 1 All-Mariucci Classic Team (1/1/11) 2011 WCHA Scholar Athlete Offensive Defensive Mariuci Classic MVP All-WCHA Academic Team Rookie WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (1/3/11) Nov. 8 WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (2/5/11) Shea Walters (Jr., F, HIbbing, Minn.) Offensive INCH National Player of the Week (3/14/11) Defensive All-WCHA Academic Team Rookie 2011 WCHA Scholar Athlete Nov. 15 All-WCHA Academic Team Offensive Defensive Rookie Emil Billberg (Sr., F, Stockholm, Sweden) Nov. 22 2011 WCHA Scholar Athlete Offensive All-WCHA Academic Team Defensive Rookie Nov. 29 Travis Bosch (So., G, Regina, Saskatchewan) Offensive All-WCHA Academic Team Defensive Rookie Dec. 6 Matt Carlson (Jr., D, Grand Forks, N.D.) Offensive All-WCHA Academic Team Defensive Rookie Dec. 13 Ryan Cramer (Sr., F, International Falls, Minn.) Offensive Defensive All-WCHA Academic Team Rookie Dec. 20 Mathieu Dugas (So., G, L’Assomtion, Quebec) Offensive Defensive 2011 WCHA Scholar Athlete Rookie All-WCHA Academic Team Jan. 3 Offensive Defensive Darcy Findlay (Jr., F, Bristol, Quebec) Rookie 2011 WCHA Scholar Athlete Jan. 10 All-WCHA Academic Team Offensive Defensive Rookie Drew Fisher (Jr., F, Inernational Falls, Minn.) Jan. 17 2011 WCHA Scholar Athlete Offensive Defensive All-WCHA Academic Team Rookie Jan. 24 Matt Hartmann (So., F, Hugo, Minn.) Offensive Defensive All-WCHA Academic Team Rookie Jan. 31 Offensive Jordan George (So., F, Madison, Wis.) Defensive WCHA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (11/9/10) Rookie All-Mariucci Classic Team (1/1/11) Feb. 7 Offensive Defensive Brad Hunt (Jr., D, Ridge Meadows, British Columbia) Rookie INCH Preseason All-America Second Team Feb. 14 All-WCHA Academic Team Offensive Defensive Rookie Ben Kinne (Jr., F, St. Paul, Minn.) Feb. 21 Offensive INCH Preseason All-America Second Team Defensive All-WCHA Academic Team Rookie Feb. 28 Offensive Ian Lowe (Sr., F, Bradwardine, Manitoba) Defensive Alternate Captain Rookie All-WCHA Academic Team Mar. 6 Offensive Defensive Dan MacIntyre (Sr., D, Fort Frances, Ontario) Rookie All-WCHA Academic Team uBSU Player of the Week selection Jamie MacQueen (Jr., F, St. Thomas, Ontario) 2011 WCHA Scholar Athlete All-WCHA Academic Team

Aaron McLeod (So., F, Ottawa, Ontario) 2011 WCHA Scholar Athlete All-WCHA Academic Team

Beaver Hockey 2011-12 Game Notes 9 BBemidji State Hockey

All-Time Series Results Bemidji State - Colorado COllege Date Rank Notes Loc Result Cmb 12/2/00 - 10 a L 1 2 3 Quickly superlatives 12/29/06 - 8 a W 3 2 5 uSeries: Bemidji State trails, 2-3-1 First meeting: Dec. 2, 2000 (L, 1-2) 12/30/06 - 8 a L 3 5 8 1/18/08 - 3 a L 4 5 9 Last win: 2-1; Feb. 19, 2011 in Bemidji Last meeting: Feb. 19, 2011 (W, 2-1) 2/18/11 - 18 * h T 5 5 ot 10 Last loss: 4-5; Jan. 18, 2008 in Colorado Springs Shutouts: 0 (0-0-0) 2/19/11 - 18 * h W 2 1 3 10/14/11 RV 8 * a Last tie: 5-5 (ot); Feb. 18, 2011 in Bemidji Overtime Games: 0 (0-0-0) 10/15/11 RV 8 8 a uIn Bemidji: 1-0-1 Last Overtime game: - Key: Last win: 2-1; Feb. 19, 2011 Rank- BSU/Opponent rank in USA Today / Last loss: - largest deciding margin... USA Hockey Magazine poll on date of game *= Western Collegiate Hockey Ass’n game Last tie: 5-5 (ot); Feb. 18, 2011 u...of Victory: 1 (3-2); Dec. 29, 2006 & Feb. 19, 2011 uIn Colorado Springs: Bemidji State trails, 1-3-0 at home: 1 (2-1); Feb. 19, 2011 Last win: 3-2; Dec. 29, 2006 away: 1 (3-2) Dec. 29, 2006 Last loss: 405; Jan. 18, 2008 u... of Defeat: 2 (L, 3-5); Dec. 30, 2006 Last tie: - at home: - uNeutral: None away: 2 (L, 3-5); Dec. 30, 2006 Last win: - Last loss: - Last tie: - scoring superlatives uAll-Time Score... Total Per Game streaks ...Total 18-20 3.00-3.33 uCurrent: unbeaten in two ...in Bemidji 7-6 3.50-3.00 streak: T, W ...in Colorado Springs 11-14 2.75-3.50 streak began: Feb. 18, 2011 (T, 5-5 (ot)) uMost Goals... streak ended: active ...for 5 (T, 5-5); Feb. 18, 2011 uLongest Winning Streak: 1 (2x) ...against 5; three times streak began: Feb. 19, 2011 (W, 2-1) ...both 10 (T, 5-5); Feb. 18, 2011 streak ended: current uFewest Goals... uLongest Losing Streak: 2 ...for 1 (L, 1-2); Dec. 2, 2000 streak began: Dec. 30, 2006 (L, 3-5) ...against 1 (W, 2-1); Feb. 19, 2011 streak ended: Feb. 18, 2011 (T, 5-5 (ot)) ...both 3 (L, 1-2); Dec. 2, 2000 & (W, 2-1); Feb. 19, 2011

Career vs Colorado College Name GP G A Pts Sh Sh% PIM +/- PP SH GW Jake Areshenko 2 0 1 1 1 .000 2-4 E 0 0 0 David Boehm - Kyle Brodie 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 E 0 0 0 Mitch Cain - Matt Carlson 2 0 0 0 4 .000 1-2 +1 0 0 0 Darcy Findlay 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1-2 E 0 0 0 Drew Fisher+ 8 0 0 0 3 .000 1-2 -1 0 0 0 Jordan George 2 1 1 2 4 .250 0-0 +1 0 0 0 Matt Hartmann - Brad Hunt 2 0 2 2 2 .000 1-2 +1 0 0 0 Radoslav Illo 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 -1 0 0 0 Jeff Jubinville 2 1 0 1 2 .500 1-2 E 0 0 0 Ben Kinne - Garrett Ladd - Jamie MacQueen 2 2 0 2 4 .500 0-0 E 0 0 1 Danny Mattson - Aaron McLeod 2 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 -1 0 0 0 Brance Orban 1 1 0 1 2 .500 0-0 E 1 0 0 Matt Prapavessis - Sam Rendle 1 0 1 1 0 .000 0-0 E 0 0 0 Sean Rudy - Cody Strang - Tyler Tosunian - Brady Wacker - Shea Walters 2 0 3 3 1 .000 0-0 E 0 0 0 Sam Windle -

+played 2007-09 at Minnesota

Goaltenders GP GS Min GA GAA Sv Sv% W L T SHO PP SH Dan Bakala 2 2 125:00 6 3.00 50 .893 1 0 1 0 2 1 Mathieu Dugas - Andrew Walsh -

-through 2010-11 season

10 Beaver Hockey 2011-12 Game Notes Bemidji State Hockeyy Bemidji State Head Coach Tom Serratore BSU Quick Facts

Bemidji State ‘87 / 11th season at BSU Bemidji State University u Five-Time CHA Coach of the Year (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010) Location: Bemidji, Minn. (15,000) Founded/Enrollment: 1919 (5,171) u Five-Time Spencer Penrose Award Finalist (2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010) Conference: Western Collegiate Hockey Association WCHA Members: Alaska-Anchorage; Bemidji State; Colorado College; Denver; Michigan Tech; Minne- onventional sports wisdom has long contended it is never wise to follow sota; Minnesota Duluth; Minnesota State; Nebraska a legend. However, sporting a remarkable laundry-list of achievements Omaha; North Dakota; St. Cloud State; Wisconsin. after nearly nine years as head coach at Bemidji State, it appears Tom Affiliation: NCAA Division I SerratoreC is more than comfortable in the role. Nickname: Beavers School Colors: Green (PMS 3305) and White The legacy Serratore was asked to continue upon accepting the role as Be- Home Ice: Bemijdi Regional Event Center midji State’s seventh head coach in 2001 is one of the finest in all of collegiate Size (capacity): 200x85 (4,373) athletics. Serratore walks by the trophy case on his way to practice each day, President: Dr. Richard Hanson in full view of the 13 small-college national championship trophies enshrined Athletics Director: Dr. Rick Goeb Head Trainer: Bill Crews therein, trophies won by future hockey Hall of Fame member R.H. “Bob” Peters. Assistant Trainers: Corinne Dauksavage, Travis Shock Serratore not only had the challenge of inheriting one of the true dynasties Trainer Phone: (218) 755-2706 in the history of collegiate athletics, he also was called to oversee its growth into Compliance Coordinator: Sarah Levesque a Division I program. Compliance GA: David Lindell Compliance Phone: (218) 755-2142 While Serratore will be the first to admit he’ll not be able to replicate Peters’ Equipment Manager: Toby Palmiscno achievements, there can be little doubt the program is in the right hands. Equipment Phone: (218) 755-2707 BSU finished 4-26-4 in 2000-01, the year before Serratore took control of Athletics Secretary: Debbie Slough the program. He led BSU to a 12-18-5 record during his rookie campaign and Athletics Phone: (218) 755-2941 Athletics Fax: (218) 755-3898 increased BSU’s win total each of the four years that followed. BSU finished Serratore’s Milestone Wins 1a 10/12/01 vs Minnesota St. 23-13-1 in 2004-05, giving the Beavers a school-record for wins in a Division Athletic Media Relations I season and back-to-back 20-win campaigns for the first time as a Division I 25 3/14/03 vs Findlay b Director/Hockey: Brad Folkestad (Bemidji St ‘01) program. In 2008-09 Serratore led the Beavers through the regular season to 43 2/27/04 at Air Force Office: (218) 755-4603 post their fourth CHA championship in six years before their third CHA Tourna- 50 11/19/04 at Niagara Cell: (218) 308-1115 75 11/11/05 at Wayne St. (Mich.) ment championship, the program’s first NCAA Division I Tournament victory e-mail: [email protected] 100 1/5/07 vs Wayne St. (Mich.) Ass’t Director: Dax Larson (Minn. State ‘07) and a chance represent the university and the CHA in the Frozen Four for the 125 11/29/08 vs. Michigan Tech Office: (218) 755-2763 first time. The 2009-10 campaign served as the Beaver’s last as a member of 150 11/21/09 vs. Ala.-Huntsville e-mail: [email protected] College Hockey America and Serratore’s BSU squad went out with a bang. The Grad Ass’t: Shawn Smith (Iowa State ‘08) 175 2/19/11 vs. Colorado College e-mail: [email protected] team posted a 23-10-4 overall record with a 14-3-1 mark in CHA play en route a- coaching debut SID Phone: (218) 755-2763 to the team’s third consecutive league regular-season championship and fifth in SID Fax: (218) 755-3898 nine seasons as members of the league. Bemidji State capped the season by Hockey Press Box: (218) 441-4047 earning its first at-large bid and its fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Web: www.bsubeavers.com Mailing Address: Under Serratore’s guidance, 28 BSU skaters earned All-CHA honors, including two-time First-Team All- Bemidji State University #29 (PE 203) CHA picks Marty Goulet (2002-03), Bryce Methven (2003-04), Matt Climie (2006-07), Travis Winter (2006-07, 1500 Birchmont Drive NE Cody Bostock (2007-08), Brad Hunt (2009-2010) and Matt Read (2009-2010) with four Beavers earning CHA Bemidji, MN 56601 Rookie of the Year laurels. BSU had multiple skaters named First-Team All-CHA seven of its final eight seasons in the league, including a school-record three first-teamers in 2003. Team Information Academic excellence has been a staple of the BSU program under Serratore and that trend has continued 2010-11 Overall Record: 15-18-5 (.461) WCHA Record: 8-15-5 (10th) in the WCHA. The Beavers had a 21 skaters named to the 2010-11 WCHA All-Academic Team with 11 players Skaters Returning: 20 (2-G / 5-D / 13-F) earning WCHA Scholar Athlete laurels--both numbers were far and away the highest among league member Skaters Lost: 8 (1-G / 3-D / 4-F) institutions. Under Serratore’s guidance have a league-high 153 student-athletes have been named to confer- Newcomers: 8 (1-G / 2-D / 5-F) ence all-academic teams over the last 10 years. In addition, BSU has had nine CoSIDA Academic All-District V Program History selections during his reign, including 2005 First-Team Academic All-America selection Peter Jonsson. First Year of Hockey: 1947-48 Serratore’s achievements have not gone unnoticed. He is a five-time CHA Coach of the Year, winning the First Season in Division I 1998-99 honor in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010 in 10 years as a collegiate head coach he has been named a finalist Overall Record: 982-487-91 (56th year/.659) for the Spencer Penrose Award, given annually to the American Hockey Coaches Association’s National Coach Division I record: 196-193-43 (13th year/.503) of the Year, five times, including a runner-up finish in 2009. CHA Championship: 5 (2004-05-08-09-10) Serratore took the reigns as the seventh head coach at Bemidji State in 2001 after having spent the previ- CHA Tournament Championship: 3 (2005-06-09) Years in Post-Season Play: 30 ous three seasons as the associate head coach for Peters. Prior to coming to BSU, Serratore spent five years ...in Div. I Post-Season Play: 4 (2005-06-09-10) as recruiting coordinator for the WCHA’s St. Cloud State Huskies, where he recruited several NHL draft picks. National Championships: 13 NCAA Division II (5): 1984-93-94-95-97 NCAA Division III (1): 1986 Serratore at Bemidji State NAIA (7): 1968-69-70-71-73-79-80 year overall conf. Notes 2001-02 Bemidji State 12-18-5 8-7-4* Coaching Staff 2002-03 Bemidji State 14-14-8 10-6-4* First .500 finish as a Division I program Head Coach Tom Serratore 2003-04 Bemidji State 20-13-3 16-3-1* BSU’s 1st 20-win season in Division I; CHA regular-season champions Alma mater Bemidji State ‘87 2004-05 Bemidji State 23-13-1 16-4-0* CHA regular-season & tournament champions; NCAA Northeast Regional Office Phone: (218) 755-2879 2005-06 Bemidji State 20-14-3 12-7-1* BSU loses school-record nine one-goal games; NCAA Midwest Regional e-mail [email protected] 2006-07 Bemidji State 14-14-5 9-6-5* BSU-record 11-game unbeaten streak vs CHA; records 100th career win Record at BSU: 179-147-38 (.544) - 11th season Career Record: 179-147-38 (.544) - 11th season 2007-08 Bemidji State 17-16-3 13-4-3* CHA regular-season champions Ass’t Coaches 2008-09 Bemidji State 20-16-1 12-5-1* CHA Champions; CHA Tournament Champions; First Frozen Four appearance Bert Gilling (Minnesota Duluth ‘99) 2009-10 Bemidji State 23-10-4 14-3-1* 7-0-1 BSU’s best start to a season since 1984-85 (11-0-0); CHA Champions Office phone: 218-755-2765 2010-11 Bemidji State 15-18-5 8-15-5 First season in the WCHA; Final Five Semifinal e-mail: [email protected] 2011-12 Bemidji State 1-1-0 0-0-0 Ted Belisle (Bemidji State ‘01) Totals 179-147-38 118-60-25 (110-45-20 in CHA play and 8-15-5 in WCHA play) Office phone: 218-755-2717 e-mail: [email protected] *College Hcokey America .544 .640 Graduate Assistant: Danny MacKinnon (Acadia ‘10) BSU Career Coaching Victories BSU Career Games Coached Office phone: 218-755-2724 1. R.H. “Bob” Peters 702 1966-2001 1. R.H. “Bob” Peters 1,044 1966-2001 e-mail: [email protected] 2. uTom Serratore 179 2001-p 2. uTom Serratore 364 2001-p 3. Vic Weber 42 1959-’66 3. Vic Weber 63 1959-’66 4. Mike Gibbons 30 1982-’83 4. Mike Gibbons 37 1982-’83 5. Eric Hughes 17 1948-’50 5. Eric Hughes 30 1948-’50 6. Wayne Peterson 10 1964-’65 6. Wayne Peterson 12 1964-’65 7. Jack Aldrich 2 1947-’48 7. Jack Aldrich 10 1947-’48 Beaver Hockey 2011-12 Game Notes 11 BBemidji State Hockey

2011-12 Bemidji State Statistics Recap Schedule & Results Record Overall Home Away Neutral Overtime All Games 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Conference (WCHA) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Non-Conference 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Date Opponent W/L Score Shots Overall WCHA Time Attend Goalie of Record Oct. 7, 2011 (1) Miami (Ohio) W 5-3 24-20 1-0-0 - 2:20 3,406 Bakala (1-0-0) Oct. 8, 2011 (1) Miami (Ohio) L 2-1 21-26 1-1-0 - 2:20 3,081 Bakala (1-1-0) Oct. 14, 2011 (8) Colorado College Oct. 15, 2011 (8) Colorado College

(x) opponent’s rank in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll / # overtime / $ sellout crowd / a= freshman / *= decision in relief • Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season contest / ^ Western Collegiate Hockey Association postseason contest / 5 WCHA Red Baron Final Five

TEAM RECORD W-L-T Team Statistics Overall: 1-1-0 BSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS PENALTIES Conference: 0-0-0 Goals-Shot attempts 7-45 6-46 Number 12 7 Home: 0-0-0 Shot pct. .156 .130 Minutes 24 14 Away: 1-1-0 Goals/Game 3.5 3.0 Penalties/Game 6.0 3.5 Shots/Game 22.5 23.0 Pen minutes/Game 12.0 7.0 Neutral: 0-0-0 Assists 8 10 Minor 12 7 Overtime: 0-0-0 POWER PLAYS Major 0 0 Goals-Power Plays 1-6 3-11 10-minute Misconduct 0 0 ATTENDANCE Conversion Percent .167 .273 Game Misconduct 0 0 Shot Attempts 8 10 Gross Misconduct 0 0 Gms Total Avg. Shot Percent .125 .300 Match 0 0 Total: 2 6,487 3,244 GOAL BREAKDOWN SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) 0-0 0-0 Home: 0 0 0 Total Goals 7 6 Away: 2 6,487 3,244 Power Play 1 3 Short-handed 1 1 GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total Neutral: 0 0 0 Empty net 1 0 Bemidji State 0 3 4 0 7 Penalty 0 0 Opponents 2 2 2 0 6 Unassisted 2 0 Overtime 0 0 SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total Shootout 0 0 Bemidji State 8 11 21 0 40 Delayed Penalty 0 0 Opponents 17 9 12 0 38

12 Beaver Hockey 2011-12 Game Notes Bemidji State Hockeyy 2011-12 Bemidji State overall Statistics

Record Overall Home Away Neutral Overtime All Games 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Conference (WCHA) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Non-Conference 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

SCORING ## Name GP G A Pts Sh Pct +/- Pen Min Maj Oth PP SH FG GW GTG OT HT PN UA BLK 14 McLeod, Aaron 2 2 1 3 6 .333 +2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 29 Hunt, Brad 2 0 3 3 4 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 Areshenko, Jake 2 1 0 1 3 .333 +1 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 Findlay, Darcy 2 1 0 1 3 .333 +1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 28 George, Jordan 2 1 0 1 8 .125 -1 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 Rendle, Sam 2 1 0 1 3 .333 +2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 Walters, Shea 2 1 0 1 2 .500 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bohem, David 2 0 1 1 1 .000 +3 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jubinville, Jeff 2 0 1 1 3 .000 +2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Kinne, Ben 2 0 1 1 2 .000 +1 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Orban, Brance 2 0 1 1 1 .000 +1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Carlson, Matt 2 0 0 0 2 .000 +1 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 Fisher, Drew 2 0 0 0 1 .000 +1 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 Hartmann, Matt 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Illo, Radoslav 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 MacQueen, Jamie 2 0 0 0 2 .000 -2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Prapavessis, Matt 2 0 0 0 2 .000 +1 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 19 Tosunian, Tyler 2 0 0 0 0 .000 +1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Wacker, Brady 2 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 TM TEAM 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2 7 8 15 45 .156 +14 12-24 12 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 28 Opponents 2 6 10 16 46 .130 - 7-14 7 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 37

GOALTENDING ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho PP SH EN Pen SOG 33 Bakala, Dan 2-2 118:57 6 3.03 40 .870 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 TM EMPTY NET 1-0 1:03 0 - 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total...... 2-0 120:00 6 3.00 40 .870 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 Opponents...... 2-0 120:00 7 3.50 38 .844 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0

Miscellaneous Team Statistics Overall WCHA Games Only SHOTS ON GOAL Shots Avg/G Pct SHOTS ON GOAL Shots Avg/G Pct Bemidji State 45 22.50 .156 Bemidji State 0 0.00 .000 Opponents 46 23.00 .130 Opponents 0 0.00 .000 POWER PLAYS Goals Chances Pct POWER PLAYS Goals Chances Pct Bemidji State 1 6 .167 Bemidji State 0 0 .000 Opponents 3 11 .130 Opponents 0 0 .000 GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total GOALS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 OT Total Bemidji State 0 3 4 0 7 Bemidji State 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 2 2 2 0 6 Opponents 0 0 0 0 0

Beaver Hockey 2011-12 Game Notes 13 BBemidji State Hockey Bemidji State 5 Bemidji State 2 (1) Miami 3 (1) Miami 3 October 7, 2011 October 8, 2011 Oxford, Ohio - Steve Cady Arena Oxford, Ohio - Steve Cady Arena Attendance : 3,406 Attendance : 3,081

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 Final Scoring Summary 1 2 3 Final

Bemidji State (1-0-0) 0 1 4 5 Bemidji State (1-1-0) 0 2 0 2

Miami (0-1-0) 1 1 1 3 Miami (1-1-0) 1 1 1 3

First Period First Period 2:10 MU 0-1 6x5 PP Curtis McKenzie (1) (Mason) 8:06 MU 0-1 6x6 Matt Tomassoni (1) (Czarnik, Hirschfeld)

Second Period Second Period 4:03 BSU 1-1 6x5 PP Shea Walters (1) (Orban, Hunt) 1:44 BSU 1-1 6x6 Aaron McLeod (1) (Jubinville) 10:20 BSU 2-1 6x6 Jordan George (1) (Kinne, Hunt) 3:16 MU 1-2 6x6 Jimmy Mullin (1) (Wideman, Weber) 12:10 Mu 2-2 6x4 PP Chris Wideman (1) (Wideman, Coleman)

Third Period Third Period 5:06 BSU 2-2 6x6 Jake Areshenko (1) (McLeod, Hunt) 15:05 MU 2-3 5x6 SH uMatt Tomassoni (2) (Vogelhuber, Schilling) 8:30 BSU 3-2 6x6 Aaron McLeod (2) (unassisted) 15:10 MU 3-3 6x5 PP Alex Wideman (1) (Schilling, Hirschfeld) 18:05 BSU 4-3 6x6 uDarcy Findlay (1) (unassisted) 19:41 BSU 5-3 5x6 SH EN Sam Rendle (1) (Boehm)

Shots on Goal Shots on Goal 1 2 3 Final 1 2 3 Final BSU 7 7 10 24 BSU 10 5 6 21 MU 4 6 10 20 MU 6 7 13 26 Penalties & Power Plays Penalties & Power Plays Pen Min SHG PPG/O Pct. Pen Min SHG PPG/O Pct. BSU 6 12 1 o-for-2 .000 BSU 6 12 0 1-for-4 .250 MU 3 6 0 2-for-5 .400 MU 4 8 1 1-for-6 .167

Goaltending Goaltending BSU 1 2 3 Tot Min GA BSU 1 2 3 Tot Min GA Bakala (1-0-0) 3 5 9 17 60:00 3 Bakala (1-1-0) 5 6 12 23 58:57 3 MU 1 2 3 Tot Min GA Empty Net - - 0 0 1:03 0 Reichard (0-1-0) 7 6 6 19 58:55 4 MU 1 2 3 Tot Min GA Empty Net - - 0 0 0:46 1 Knapp (1-0-0) 10 3 6 19 59:48 2 Empty Net 0 0 0 0 0:07 0

Bemidji State Lines Bemidji State Lines 1F Kinne George MacQueen 0-0=0 pts 1F Kinne George MacQueen 1-1=2 pts 2F Illo Walters Boehm 0-1=1 pts 2F Illo Walters Boehm 1-0=1 pts 3F Jubinville McLeod Tosunian 2-2=4 pts 3F Jubinville McLeod Tosunian 0-0=0 pts 4F Orban Fisher Findlay 1-0=1 pts 4F Orban Fisher Findlay 0-1=1 pts 1D Areshenko Hunt 1-1=2 pts 1D Areshenko Hunt 0-2=2 pts 2D Rendle Prapavessis 1-0=1 pts 2D Rendle Prapavessis 0-0=0 pts 3D Carlson Wacker 0-0=0 pts 3D Carlson Wacker 0-0=0 pts bold= starting line TOTAL 5-4=9 pts bold= starting line TOTAL 2-4=6 pts

OXFORD, Ohio (Steve Cady Arena) -- Junior forward Aaron McLeod OXFORD, Ohio (Steve Cady Arena) -- The Bemidji State University men’s ice scored twice and the Bemidji State University men’s ice hockey team got hockey team went toe-to-toe with the nation’s top-ranked team, Miami Uni- two goals in the final 6:10 of play to defeat No. 1 Miami University 5-3 at versity, for 55 minutes Saturday, but a short-handed goal by Matt Tomassoni Steve Cady Arena in Oxford, Ohio. in the game’s final minutes proved too much as the RedHawks earned a 3-2 After a shaky first period, BSU seemed to get better as the game rolled on. victory to split in the season-opening, nonconference series in Oxford, Ohio. Bemidji State alternate captain collected a pair of assists, his The tentative Beavers got whistled for a penalty early and the RedHawks Brad Hunt second and third of 2011-12, in the game to lead the Beavers and BSU con- capitalized, taking a 1-0 lead on a goal just 2:10 into the game. The power- verted its first power-play goal in six chances this season, but it was special play marker came off the backhand of Curtis McKenzie. teams situations that ultimately cost BSU the game. BSU regrouped after allowing the early goal and despite trailing 1-0, held The Beavers put the RedHawks on a 5-on-3 power-play opportunity late in a 7-4 edge in shots on goal. the second frame to allow MU to tied the score 2-2 and a power-play miscue led Bemidji State shook the butterflies before the second period and knot- to the short-handed, go-ahead goal with just under five minutes to go in the third. ted the score just 1:44 in. For the second consecutive night, Miami was the first to light the score- McLeod finished an end-to-end rush putting the puck over the shoulder board. Tomassoni took a pass from Austin Czarnik and beat BSU goaltender of Cody Reichard for BSU’s first goal of the 2011-12 season. Sophomore Dan Bakala at the 8:06 mark of the first period to put MU up 1-0. Jeff Jubinville earned and assist on the play after carrying the puck into Trailing 1-0 to open the second period, Shea Walters collected a loose the neutral zone, fighting through a hook and put the puck on the stick of puck on the doorstep and buried his first goal of the season. Hunt got the play McLeod between the circles. started with a shot form the blueline. Orban picked up the shot off the boards The momentum would quickly switch ends as it took the top-ranked and left it in front for Walters and the Beavers converted their first power-play RedHawks just 1:32 to regain the lead (3:16). Chris Wideman funneled the chance of the season. puck to the net and Blake Coleman deflected it past BSU goaltender Dan Just over six minutes later (10:20) the Beavers took the lead, 2-1, when Bakala and into the back of the cage. Jordan George put a rebound past the Miami goaltender Connor Knapp for Entering the final frame trailing by a goal, the Beavers netted four goals his first tally of 2011. Captain Ben Kinne and Hunt were credited with assists to solidify the win. on the play. Just over five minutes in (5:08),Jake Areshenko potted his second col- Following the goal BSU’s Radoslav Illo and Jake Areshenko were called legiate goal unleashing a shot form the point that glanced of the left post and for slashing penalties separated by just 14 seconds to gave the RedHawks a off the skate of MU goaltender Reichard before sliding beyond the goal line. 1:46 5-on-3 opportunity. Miami took full advantage of the chance scoring the McLeod picked up his second point of the night as he and senior defender equalizing goal just 63 seconds later on a Chris Wideman slapshot from the Brad Hunt earned assisted on the scoring play. blueline. With 5:26 to play and the score knotted at 2-2, the Beavers got the break McLeod would give the Beavers their first lead of the game, 3-2, when he it needed when Steven Spinell was whistled for slashing. The penalty supplied netted and unassisted goal at the 8:30 mark of the period, but BSU would not the Beavers with their fourth power-play opportunity of the evening. But it was make it easy on itself. Drew Fisher was whistled for a penalty with 6:10 left in the RedHawks that would use the opportunity to snatched the lead. When the game. It took 1:40, but MU connected on its second power-play of the night Matt Prapavessis fell trying to keep the puck in the zone, MU’s Trent Vogel- when Alex Wideman tucked a rebound past Bakala. huber picked up the puck and led the short-handed rush with a shot. Bakala Bemidji State would gain momentum and the lead less than three min- made the initial save, but Tomassoni was there to put the rebound past the utes later (18:05). Darcy Findlay intercepted a pass out of the corner and BSU goaltender and give the nation’s top-ranked team the lead for good. buried a backhand to put the Beavers up 4-3. As time wound down, the Beavers pulled Bakala for an extra attacker, but BSU was called for its sixth penalty of the game immediately following were unable to score to force overtime. the goal setting the RedHawks up on the man advantage for the final 1:50 Bakala finished with 23 saves in 58:57 of action. He allowed three goals of regulation. MU would later pull its goaltender, but David Boehm came as his record evens at 1-1-0 on the season. up with the puck, found Sam Rendle and the Grand Rapids, Minn. native Each teamed completed the night 1-for-4 on the man advantage, with secured the 5-3 win with an empty-net goal. MU’s short-handed marker standing as the decisive goal. Bakala made 17 saves in the game, collecting his first win of the season (1-0- BSU his now 2-4-0 versus Miami all-time. 0). In the loss, Reichard (0-1-0) turned away 19 BSU shots and allowed four goals. Tonight’s game was a momentous occasion for three BSU players. Boehm, Matt Prapavessis and Tyler Tosunian each made their debuts for the Beavers. BSU has now won 41 of 56 season-openers all time and is 2-3-0 versus Miami, with both wins coming over the RedHawks when they carried the nations No. 1 ranking. 14 Beaver Hockey 2011-12 Game Notes