2015 NCAA FROZEN FOUR NOTES

IMPORTANT LINKS

Frozen Four History: http://collegehockeyinc.com/frozen-four NCAA Record Book: http://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/2015-men-s-and-women-s-frozen-four-records Bracket (.pdf): http://sportdesigns.com/chinc/links/2015_bracket.pdf Frozen Four Storylines: http://collegehockeyinc.com/articles/boston-bound-frozen-four-storylines NCAA Tournament Storylines: http://collegehockeyinc.com/articles/top-ncaa-tournament-storylines-0 Statistical Comparison: http://collegehockeyinc.com/articles/stat-pack-ncaa-breakdown Sortable National Statistics: http://collegehockeyinc.com/stats/filters.php Team Rosters, Statistics & Results: http://collegehockeyinc.com/d1teams

ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS ENTERING FROZEN FOUR

Points: Evan Rodrigues, Boston University – 121 Ross Mauermann, Providence – 110 Danny O’Regan, Boston University – 108 Mark MacMillan, – 99* Michael Parks, North Dakota – 92 Cason Hohmann, Boston University – 89 Dominic Zombo, Nebraska Omaha – 86

Goals: Ross Mauermann, Providence – 52 Danny O’Regan, Boston University – 48 Mark MacMillan, North Dakota – 46* Michael Parks, North Dakota – 43 Evan Rodrigues, Boston University – 42 Drake Caggiula, North Dakota – 37 Dominic Zombo, Nebraska Omaha – 36

Assists: Evan Rodrigues, Boston University – 79 Danny O’Regan, Boston University – 60 Nick Mattson, North Dakota – 60 Cason Hohmann, Boston University – 58 Ross Mauermann, Providence – 58

Games Played: Stephane Pattyn, North Dakota – 166 Ross Mauermann, Providence – 154 Nick Mattson, North Dakota – 152 Mark MacMillan, North Dakota – 151* Connor Gaarder, North Dakota – 150 Michael Parks, North Dakota – 150 Evan Rodrigues, Boston University – 144 Cason Hohmann, Boston University – 143

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Most Consecutive Games Played (Active): Ross Mauermann, Providence – 154

Power-Play Goals: Ahti Oksanen, Boston University – 16 Danny O’Regan, Boston University – 16 Nick Saracino, Providence – 14 Dominic Zombo, Nebraska Omaha – 13

Shorthanded Goals: Ross Mauermann, Providence – 6 Noel Acciari, Providence – 5 Mark MacMillan, North Dakota – 5*

Game-Winning Goals: Shane Luke, Providence – 13 Austin Ortega, Nebraska Omaha – 12 Ross Mauermann, Providence – 12 Danny O’Regan, Boston University – 11

* Injured

Goaltending Career Stats: W-L-T Saves Sv.% GAA SO Jon Gillies, Providence 58-34-13 2,926 .930 2.08 13 Zane McIntyre, North Dakota 58-23-9 2,547 .927 2.08 4 Matt O’Connor, Boston University 39-20-10 2,106 .921 2.52 1 Ryan Massa, Nebraska Omaha 32-26-9 1,835 .917 2.47 4

ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES

Scoring: Shane Luke, Providence 4 GP 3-2—5 Evan Rodrigues, Boston Univ. 3 GP 3-1—4 Brandon Tanev, Providence 4 GP 2-2—4 Trevor Mingoia, Providence 4 GP 2-2—4 Nick Saracino, Providence 4 GP 1-3—4 Mark MacMillan, N. Dakota 7 GP 1-3—4 Paul LaDue, N. Dakota 5 GP 0-4—4

Goaltending: Zane McIntyre, UND 6 GP 5-1 381:59 168 svs. 8 GA 1.26 .955 1 SO Jon Gillies, Providence 4 GP 3-1 236:45 117 svs. 9 GA 2.54 .929 1 SO Ryan Massa, UNO 2 GP 2-0 120:00 73 svs. 1 GA 0.50 .986 1 SO Matt O’Connor, BU 2 GP 2-0 127:27 48 svs. 4 GA 1.88 .923

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NCAA TOURNAMENT

Most Appearances: – 36 Michigan – 35 Boston College – 34 Boston University – 33 North Dakota – 30

Other Frozen Four Teams: Providence – 11 Nebraska Omaha – 3

Most Frozen Fours: Boston College, Michigan – 24 Boston University – 22 Minnesota, North Dakota – 21 Denver – 13

Other Frozen Four Teams: Providence – 4 Nebraska Omaha – 1

Most Championships: Michigan – 9 Denver, North Dakota – 7 Wisconsin – 6 Boston College, Boston University, Minnesota – 5

Longest Active Appearance Streaks: North Dakota – 13 Denver – 8 Boston College – 6

NCAA Appearances by Frozen Four Coaches 11 – , North Dakota 9 – , Nebraska Omaha (2 titles) 3 – Nate Leaman, Providence 1 – David Quinn, Boston University

Frozen Four Appearances by Coaches 7 – Dave Hakstol, North Dakota 4 – Dean Blais, Nebraska Omaha (2 titles) 1 – Nate Leaman, Providence 1 – David Quinn, Boston University

Tournament Most Outstanding Players 34 former winners have gone on to play in the NHL, including 2014-15 NHLers Thomas Vanek (Minnesota, 2003), Justin Abdelkader (Michigan State, 2007), Nathan Gerbe (Boston College, 2008), Ben Smith (Boston College, 2010), J.T. Brown (Minnesota Duluth, 2011), Andrew Miller (Yale, 2013) and (Union, 2014). 2015 NCAA FROZEN FOUR NOTES

Regular-Season Meetings of Frozen Four Teams Boston University vs. Providence Oct. 31 at Providence: BU 4, PC 1. Evan Rodrigues had 1-2—3 as BU outshot Providence, 41-18. Nov. 1 at BU: PC 2, BU 1. Shane Luke (1-1—2) and Jon Gillies (37 saves) led the Friars.

North Dakota vs. Providence Oct. 24 at North Dakota: UND 6, PC 1. North Dakota scored the first five goals, as Drake Caggiula posted 1-3—4. Oct. 25 at North Dakota: UND 2, PC 2 OT. Nick Saracino scored both Friar goals and PC outshot the hosts, 33-26.

Nebraska Omaha vs. North Dakota Nov. 28 at North Dakota: UNO 2, UND 2 OT. Justin Parizek had 1-1—2 to lead all scorers. Dominic Zombo scored the lone in the shootout for NCHC standings purposes. Nov. 29 at North Dakota: UND 3, UNO 2. Stephane Pattyn’s SHG stood up as the game-winner. Drake Caggiula and Michael Parks each had two assists. Jan. 30 at UNO: UNO 3, UND 2 OT. Austin Ortega scored the winner with 33 seconds remaining in OT. Jan. 31 at UNO: UND 4, UNO 3 OT. Brendan O’Donnell netted the OT goal after Jake Guentzel and Mark MacMillan both scored a pair in regulation.

TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS

To see all tournament teams ranked by height, weight, age and other stats, visit: http://collegehockeyinc.com/articles/stat-pack-ncaa-breakdown

2014-15 Records vs. Other NCAA Tournament Teams 13-8-3 – North Dakota 5-3-0 – Boston University 10-9-3 – Nebraska Omaha 4-4-1 – Providence

Active Winning Streak 7 – Boston University 2 – Nebraska Omaha, North Dakota, Providence

Last 10 Games 8-2-0 – Boston University 7-3-0 – North Dakota, Providence 3-4-3 – Nebraska Omaha

Distance to TD Garden (from campus, via Google Maps) North Dakota – 1,710 miles, 25 hour drive Nebraska Omaha – 1,439 miles, 23 hours Providence – 50 miles, 54 minutes Boston University – 3.8 miles, 9 minutes

Undergraduate Enrollment Boston University – 15,803 Nebraska Omaha – 12,221 North Dakota – 11,537 Providence – 3,852 2015 NCAA FROZEN FOUR NOTES

Offense from senior classes: Offense from sophomore classes: 134 points – North Dakota (61g-73a) 125 – Nebraska Omaha (52-73) 89 – Boston University (31-58) 75 – North Dakota (22-53) 60 – Providence (25-35) 34 – Boston University (7-27) 21 – Omaha (8-13) 24 – Providence (3-21)

Offense from junior classes: Offense from freshman classes: 199 – Providence (79-120); leads nation in G, A, P 144 – Boston University (44-100); leads nation in G, A, P 146 – Boston University (68-78) 109 – Nebraska Omaha (37-72) 85 – North Dakota (32-53) 65 – North Dakota (20-45) 25 – Nebraska Omaha (7-18) 34 – Providence (8-26)

Offense from defensemen: 119 – North Dakota (29-90); leads nation in A, P, but includes Tucker Poolman, who has also played F 96 – Boston University (19-77) 71 – Providence (14-57) 67 – Nebraska Omaha (16-51)

RECORD WHEN: BU UNO UND PC Scoring first 16-1-3 13-3-1 20-3-3 17-3-0 Allowing first 11-6-2 7-9-5 9-6-0 7-10-2 Leading after 1 9-0-1 11-1-1 16-0-1 10-1-0 Trailing after 1 5-5-0 6-8-1 3-6-0 3-5-0 Tied after 1 13-2-4 3-3-4 10-3-2 11-7-2 Leading after 2 18-0-0 15-1-1 25-0-2 17-1-0 Trailing after 2 6-7-3 1-9-2 2-8-1 2-10-1 Tied after 2 3-0-2 4-2-3 2-1-0 5-2-1 One-goal games 9-5 8-7 11-2 11-9

GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN 3 countries, 21 states, 6 Canadian provinces and the District of Columbia are represented on Frozen Four rosters.

By State 17 – Massachusetts, Minnesota 5 – California, New York 4 – Missouri, North Dakota, Pennsylvania 3 – Connecticut, Wisconsin 2 – Alaska, Michigan 1 – Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Texas, District of Columbia

By Province By Country 11 – Ontario 77 – United States (75%) 7 – British Columbia 25 – Canada (24%) 5 – Manitoba 1 – Finland 2 – Alberta, Quebec, Saskatchewan 2015 NCAA FROZEN FOUR NOTES

IN THE NHL

279 former NCAA players have appeared in an NHL game this season (30% of NHL; as of March 29) Full list: http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/2014-15-alums-nhl

47 schools have had an alum in the NHL this season

Colleges producing the most NHLers, 2014-15: Boston College – 22 Wisconsin – 20 Michigan – 18 Minnesota – 17 North Dakota – 15 Michigan State – 14 Boston University – 12

Other Frozen Four teams: Nebraska Omaha, Providence – 3

NHL Teammates Whose Alma Maters Meet in the Semifinals: Minnesota: Zach Parise (North Dakota) and Charlie Coyle (BU) NY Islanders: Brock Nelson (North Dakota) and Brian Strait (BU) St. Louis: T.J. Oshie/Chris Porter (North Dakota) and Kevin Shattenkirk (BU)

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FORMER NCAA PLAYERS IN THE NHL IN 2014-15

By years in school (72% played at least three years) Four years – 110 Three years – 92 Two years – 56 One year – 21

By position: 156 forwards 100 defensemen 23 goaltenders

By NHL Draft status: 97 were first- or second-round picks 103 were third- through ninth-round picks 79 were undrafted free agents

By nationality: 178 Americans 93 Canadians 8 Europeans

FUTURE NHLers

Nearly 200 NHL Draft picks played college hockey this season, including three first-round picks in the Frozen Four: Nick Schmaltz, North Dakota (20th, Chicago) Mark Jankowski, Providence (21st, Calgary) Jordan Schmaltz, North Dakota (25th, St. Louis)

Draft picks per team: North Dakota – 14 Boston University, Nebraska Omaha, Providence – 7

21 NHL teams have prospects in the Frozen Four: Calgary, Chicago – 4 St. Louis – 3 Anaheim, Boston, Buffalo, San Jose, Tampa Bay, Winnipeg – 2 Detroit, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Montreal, Nashville, NY Islanders, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Washington – 1

Full list of draft picks in the tournament: http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/nhl-draft-picks-2015-ncaa-tournament

Sons of NHLers in the Frozen Four: Danny O’Regan, Boston University (son of Tom) Dominic Zombo, Nebraska Omaha (son of Rick)

Players in the Frozen Four whose brothers have played in the NHL: Brandon Tanev, Providence (Chris)

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BIG STAGES

NHL arenas that hosted NCAA games in 2014-15: First Niagara Center, Buffalo Prudential Center, Newark Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul TD Garden, Boston Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Madison Square Garden, New York

OTHER RESOURCES

Differences between NHL and NCAA rules: http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/key-differences-ncaa-and-nhl-rules

College Hockey, Inc. Media Center: http://collegehockeyinc.com/media-center

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