Ohio State at Ferris State Fsu Athletics Hotline November 19, 2002 (231) 591-2375
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Joe Gorby Hockey News Athletics Communications Director E-Mail: [email protected] Rob Bentley Release Asst. Athletics Communications Director E-Mail: [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OHIO STATE AT FERRIS STATE FSU ATHLETICS HOTLINE NOVEMBER 19, 2002 (231) 591-2375 2002-03 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FERRIS STATE HOSTS OHIO STATE IN KEY CCHA MATCHUP THIS WEEKEND THIS WEEK: A battle of nationally-ranked teams when the Buckeyes were 6-0-0. DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT ☛ 10/5 Western Ontario# W 9-5 will take place this weekend (Nov. 22-23) as Ohio State registered a 20-16-4 overall 10/11 St. Cloud State L 1-2 the Ferris State University men’s ice hockey mark a season ago while notching a seventh- 10/12 St. Cloud State W 6-3 team entertains the Ohio State University place tying 12-12-4 CCHA record. Buckeyes in a two-game Central Collegiate 10/18 Bowling Green State* W 10-1 BOB DANIELS: The sixth head coach in the pro- Hockey Association (CCHA) series at Big 10/19 Bowling Green State* W 5-1 gram’s history, Daniels became FSU’s win- Rapids, Mich. The two-game set represents 10/25 at Notre Dame* W 5-2 ningest coach following a 7-0 regular-season the only regular-season meetings between the 10/26 at Notre Dame* W 4-1 finale (3/4/00) win at Western Michigan to sur- two teams for the 2002-03 campaign. 11/1 at Alaska Fairbanks* W 5-0 pass the program’s inaugural coach Rick 11/2 at Alaska Fairbanks* W 5-1 FACEOFF/ARENA: Friday – 7:35 p.m. (EST) & Duffett (1975-82; 119-83-7). Daniels ranks 11/8 Wayne State W 4-1 Saturday – 7:05 p.m. (EST)/R.L. Ewigleben first among Ferris’ all-time coaches in CCHA 11/9 Wayne State L 4-5 (pronounced A-VAH-glave-in) Ice Arena (2,493). wins with a 117-150-29 (.444) league mark. 11/15 Western Michigan* W 6-3 11/16 at Western Michigan* L 1-4 FSU TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for all 2002- THE COACHES: Ferris State – Bob Daniels 11/22 Ohio State* 7:35 p.m. 03 FSUhome games are available by contact-(Michigan State, 1982), 11th season, 158-200-32 11/23 Ohio State* 7:05 p.m. ing the Ewigleben Arena Ticket Office at (231) (.446) – (11-19-2 vs. Ohio State – Home 8-6-2, 12/6 Michigan State* 7:35 p.m. 591-2888. Hours are Monday thru Friday – 9 Away 3-12-0, Neutral 0-1-0). Ohio State – John 12/7 at Michigan State* 7:05 p.m. a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST) and Saturday (home Markell (Bowling Green State, 1979), 8th sea- 12/29 Alabama-HuntsvilleN 2 p.m. games only) – 12 to 5 p.m. son, 130-135-24 (.491) – (16-8-1 vs. Ferris State). 12/30 Connecticut or FindlayN 2/5:15 p.m. 1/3 at Niagara 7:05 p.m. THE RECORDS: Ferris State is currently 9-3-0 ABOUT OHIO STATE: Junior forward Scott May 1/4 at Niagara 7:05 p.m. overall and 7-1-0 in the CCHA following a (3-12–15) is tops among six double-figure 1/10 Notre Dame* 7:35 p.m. league home-and-home series split with point getters for the Buckeyes. Freshman for- 1/11 Notre Dame* 7:05 p.m. Western Michigan last weekend (Nov. 15-16). ward Dan Knapp (6-7–13) along with junior 1/17 Northern Michigan* 7:35 p.m. Ferris registered a 6-3 victory over the forward Paul Caponigri (4-8–12) and frosh for- 1/18 Northern Michigan* 7:05 p.m. Broncos last Friday (Nov. 15) at FSU’s ward Ryan Kesler (3-9–12) are other leading 1/24 at Miami (Ohio)* 7:05 p.m. Ewigleben Ice Arena in Big Rapids, Mich. scorers. Junior Mike Betz (6-2-1, 2.43 GAA, 1/25 at Miami (Ohio)* 7:05 p.m. Western returned the favor with a 4-1 home .906sv%) and redshirt frosh Dave Caruso (2- 1/31 at Michigan* 7:35 p.m. triumph Saturday (Nov. 16) at WMU’s Lawson 0-0, 2.00 GAA, .922sv%) are the goaltenders. 2/1 Michigan* 7:05 p.m. Ice Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich. The Bulldogs 2/7 at Lake Superior State* 7:05 p.m. are ranked 12th for the third consecutive week SERIES INFORMATION: FSU trails 48-30-10 2/8 at Lake Superior State* 7:05 p.m. by the U.S. College Hockey Online. FSUis At Big Rapids: 20-18-3; At Columbus: 10-29-7; 2/15 Western Michigan* 7:05 p.m. tied for 12th place in USA Today/American At Neutral Sites: 0-1-0 2/16 at Western Michigan* 4 p.m. Hockey Magazine poll and is listed 14th in the Goals For/Against: 299 (3.39 gpg.)/345 (3.92 gpg.) 2/28 Nebraska-Omaha* 7:35 p.m. Inside College Hockey.com poll. FSUis 5-2-0 First Meeting: OSU 9, FSU 6 (12/1/78) 3/1 Nebraska-Omaha* 7:05 p.m. at home and 4-1-0 on the road to date. Last Meeting: OSU4, FSU3 (2/16/02) 3/7 at Bowling Green State* 7:05 p.m. ☛ Last season, Ferris State finished 15-20-1 Current Win Streak: OSU2 (2/15/02-2/16/02) 3/8 at Bowling Green State* 7:05 p.m. overall and placed ninth in the CCHA at 12-15- Longest Win Streak: FSU4 (1/29/88-10/29/88); 3/14-16 CCHA Tournament 1st Rd. TBA 1. FSU was 10-6-0 at home, 5-13-1 on the OSU 7 (12/1/78-2/8/80) 3/20 CCHA Tournament Quarterfinals✜ TBA road, and 0-1-0 at neutral sites. Last Season: FSU5-2* (12/14/01); FSU 3-2* 3/21 CCHA Super 6 Semifinals✜ 5:05/8:35 p.m. (12/15/01); OSU 5-2 (2/15/02); OSU 4-3 (2/16/02) ✜ 3/22 CCHA Super 6 Championships 7:35 p.m. Ohio State improved to 8-2-1 overall and 5- Top FSU Scorers: Chris Kunitz (4-2–6, 8 GP) ✦ 3/28-29 NCAA West Regional TBA 0-1 in the CCHA after a two-game sweep of Series Note: OSU is 12-4-1 in its last 17 outings. ✥ 3/28-29 NCAA Northeast Regional TBA Michigan State last weekend (Nov. 15-16) at * – FSU home game 3/29-30 NCAA East Regional◗ TBA OSU’s Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. 3/29-30 NCAA Midwest Regional✤ TBA The Buckeyes claimed a 5-2 win last Friday MONTH HOME AWAY NEUTRAL TOTAL 4/10 NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals# TBA (Nov. 15) before skating to a 4-1 triumph OCTOBER 3-0-0 0-3-2 0-0-0 3-3-2 4/12 NCAA Frozen Four Championships#7 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 16) while extending their cur- NOVEMBER 4-4-1 3-3-2 0-0-0 7-7-3 rent winning streak to five straight. OSU is ECEMBER 5-1-1 1-3-0 0-1-0 6-5-1 All times Eastern; home games in bold D ranked 10th this week by Inside College * – Central Collegiate Hockey Association game JANUARY 3-7-1 1-6-1 0-0-0 4-13-2 # – Exhibition Hockey.com, 13th by U.S. College Hockey FEBRUARY 5-4-0 4-9-0 0-0-0 9-13-0 N – UConn Classic (Storrs, Conn.) Online poll and is listed 14th in the USA ✜ – Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena) MARCH 0-2-0 1-5-2 0-0-0 1-7-2 ✥ Today/American Hockey Magazine poll. The – Worcester, Mass. (Centrum Centre) TOTALS 20-18-3 10-29-7 0-1-0 30-48-10 ◗ – Providence, R.I. (Dunkin’ Donuts Center) 5-0-1 CCHA mark is the best since 1983-84 ✦ – Minneapolis, Minn. (Mariucci Arena) – more – ✤ – Ann Arbor, Mich. (Yost Ice Arena) # – Buffalo, N.Y. (HSBC Arena) FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 330 Oak Street, West 025, Big Rapids, MI 49307-2031 Phone 231 591-2336/3821FAX 231 591-3775 www.ferris.edu/sports 2002-03 CCHA STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL BULLDOGS OF THE GAME: After each contest, GP W L T Pts GF GA W L T GF GA a Ferris State player will be selected the 1. Ferris State 8 7 1 0 14 41 13 9 3 0 56 24 Bulldog of the Game. Below is a compilation 2. Miami (Ohio) 8 6 2 0 12 33 15 11 3 0 68 31 3. Ohio State 6 5 0 1 11 25 10 8 2 1 42 27 of the recipients to date. Michigan 6 5 0 1 11 25 10 8 1 1 41 17 DATE/OPP.PLAYER NOTES 5. Northern Michigan 8 5 3 0 10 31 24 6 4 1 42 33 Oct. 11 vs. SCSUMike Brown 39 saves 6. Western Michigan 10 4 6 0 8 33 40 4 7 1 37 48 Oct. 12 vs. SCSUMike Kinnie 1-1–2, +1 7. Michigan State 6 3 3 0 6 20 22 5 5 0 28 34 Oct. 18 vs. BGSUChris Kunitz 2-4–6, +5 Notre Dame 6 3 3 0 6 18 20 4 3 2 28 28 Oct. 19 vs. BGSUChris Kunitz 2-0–2, +1 9. Alaska Fairbanks 8 2 5 1 5 16 33 3 6 1 22 37 Oct.