COBBER MEN’S HOCKEY GAMEDAY November 24, 2006 – 7 p.m. Concordia-Moorhead vs. St. Scholastica Moorhead Sports Center
GAME #6 GAMEDAY GAME NOTES St. Scholastica (420) MIAC Notes at Concordia Concordia College (320) Concordia sophomore goalie Jeremy Boniface allowed his first two November 24, 2006 goals of the season last weekend. After starting the year with a shutout and then extending his scoreless streak to 90:21 against UM Moorhead Sports Center Crookston, he allowed a pair of goals to Gustavus on Friday. His streak Moorhead, MN of not allowing a goal reached 110:18. Boniface currently leads the MIAC in goals against average (0.80) and save percentage (.974). GAME TIME: 7 p.m. Concordia continued their losing streak in conference games this past SERIES: Series Tied 13131 weekend against Gustavus. Despite entering the game unbeaten at 3 SERIES STARTED: 1976 0, the Cobbers lost a pair of league games and have now gone 26 LAST SEASON: Last year St. Scholastica scored the conference games without a victory. first five goals of the game and outshot Concordia by a Augsburg 4315 margin en route to a 63 victory in a game that Augsburg (141 overall, 101 MIAC) opened conference play by was played in St. Paul, Minn. As part of the NCAA taking three of four points from St. Mary’s in a weekend series, winning Division III Shocase Tournament. Dustin Sieben 42 on Friday and tying 33 in overtime on Saturday. Augsburg hosts a scored two goals the first and last goals of the game fourteam Thanksgiving tournament on Wednesday and Thursday at and added an assist to lead the Saints. Shawn the Augsburg Ice Arena, with Finlandia (Mich.), Bethel and Wisconsin Bartlette scored a goal and added two assists, while Superior. Joey Martini, Joey Hughes and Curtis Markewich added Bethel the other St. Scholastica markers. Kelly Reynolds had The Royals are currently 13 and hope to improve that record this three assists, with A.J. Tucker adding two assists. Wednesday and Thursday at the Augsburg Tournament. Bethel's first Carl Babich, Aaron Bruggeman and Matt Cosmos game will be a rematch against #7 UWSuperior who the team lost to scored goals for Concordia, with Mike Vlasak, Brice earlier in the season. Bethel has started four different goaltenders in Berggren and Chris Babich adding assists. Steve four games with freshman Aaron Damjanovich earning the lone win Bounds made 12 saves in goal to score the win for St. thus far against St. Scholastica. Scholastica, while Josh Hand took the loss for Gustavus Concordia, making 12 saves in the first period. Mike Sophomore goaltender Kevin Johnson (Montrose, Minn.) posted the Dowers played the second and third periods for first two victories of his collegiate career against the Cobbers. Johnson Concordia, making 25 saves. turned in two strong performances as he allowed one goal and made 18 saves on Friday and then he allowed two goals and made 18 saves on Saturday. Johnson has a record of 220 this season with 71 saves and a 2.77 goals against average. Hamline Cobber Series Profile–Ryan Clukey #7 The Pipers stopped an eightgame winless streak against the Johnnies Year: Sophomore with their 21 win Saturday night at Drake Arena. The last win against Hometown: Moorhead, Minn. St. John’s came in 200102. The Pipers were 071 in their previous Position: Forward eight games with the Johnnies. Major: Nutrition/Dietetics Saint John’s Post Graduation Plans: The Saint John's University hockey team went 11 in a weekend series To become a dietician against Hamline last week. The Johnnies fell to the Pipers, 21 on Nov. Place I would most like to visit: 18 in St. Paul, and then retaliated with a 72 win over HU on Nov. 19. Australia or New Zealand Saint Mary’s Favorite movies: Eric Dahl (St. Cloud, Minn.) netted his first collegiate goal vs. the Wedding Crashers Auggies Friday and Mike Christensen (Detroit Lakes, Minn.) did the Favorite TV show: Deal or No Deal, CSI, same on Saturday. Prison Break St. Olaf Favorite music groups: Hinder, Rascal Flatts Jeff Wilde made 33 saves to help St. Olaf to a 31 win over the Favorite Book: “Five People You Meet In Heaven” University of St. Thomas on Saturday night in Mendota Heights. Dylan If I were to play another sport, it would be: Mueller had a goal and an assist for the Oles (151, 110 MIAC), who Football led 30 after two periods. St. Olaf got power play goals from John Egge and John Paulson. St. Thomas The Toms' 33 start has knocked them out of the USCHO top15 poll for the first time since 20032004. GAMEDAY ROSTERS CONCORDIA COLLEGE MOORHEAD “COBBERS” No. Name Yr. Po. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last Team 01 Josh Hand Jr. G 63 225 Temple, Pa./Thunder Bay (SIJHL) 02 Adam Campbell Fr. F 510 175 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 03 Alec Holen So. C 59 185 Thief River Falls, Minn./FM Jets (NAHL) 04 Shawn Goos Fr. C 511 165 Fergus Falls, Minn./Fergus Falls HS 05 Casey Olson Fr. F 60 210 Rock Springs, Wyo./Hartford (AJHL) 07 Ryan Clukey So. C 510 175 Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS Cobber Hockey Info: 08 Chris Babich So. D 60 165 Eveleth, Minn./EvelethGilbert HS 2005 Record: 5182 09 Sean Lofgren So. F 510 185 Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS 2005 MIAC: 0151 (9 th) 10 Kevin Kratz So. F 511 185 Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS Home: 392 12 Joachim Flaten Fr. F 60 200 Baerum, Norway/Frisk Asker Away: 180 14 Andy Murray So. F 511 185 Staples, Minn./Dubuque (MJHL) 15 Dan Perry Sr. F 65 225 Fergus Falls, Minn./Fergus Falls HS Neutral: 110 16 Kirby Markowsky Jr. D 63 215 Wakaw, Sask./MSUBottineau Last Postseason: 17 Tyler Neu Jr. F 61 190 Wadena, Minn./WDC HS 200203 Loss to Gustavus 19 Mark Buchholz Sr. D 62 190 Moorhead, Minn./Topeka (USHL) 31 in the first round of the 20 Carl Babich So. D 60 165 Eveleth, Minn./EvelethGilbert HS MIAC playoffs 21 Knut Bitustoeyl Fr. C 511 185 Asker, Norway/Frisk Asker 2005 Stat Leaders: 22 Matt Cosmos Jr. F 60 215 Middlebury, Conn./Hartford (AJHL) Points: 23 Tony Webber So. F 54 140 Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS Dan Perry (19), 24 Blaine Gamst Fr. F 511 205 Willow River, Minn./Dubuque (MJHL) Brice Berggren (14), 25 Guy Grivas So. C 511 200 Southlake, Texas/Humboldt (SJHL) Mark Buchholz (14) 26 Brent Sands Fr. F 60 175 Cypress, Texas/Dubuque (MJHL) Goals: 27 Tony Janssen Fr. C 511 185 Superior, Wis./Fairbanks (NAHL) Dan Perry (12), 28 Cory Johnson So. C 58 185 Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead H.S. Chris Babich (5), 29 Mike Persson Fr. G 60 190 Regina, Sask./Fort Worth (WSHL) Matt Cosmos (5), 35 Jeremy Boniface So. G 61 180 Goderich, Ont./Mount Forest (OHA) Sean Lofgren (5) Assists: Coaching Staff: Head Coach – Steve Baumgartner (Concordia College ‘82; 21 st Season – 21327233 Overall) Mark Buchholz (14), Assistant Coach – Tim Laurila (1 st Season) Brice Berggren (11) Goals Against: Jeremy Boniface (5.71) Mike Dowers (5.74)
COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA “SAINTS” No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last Team 2 Kyle Luschinski F 511 170 Jr. Winnipeg, Man./Waywayseecappo (MJHL) 3 Jake Nelson F 511 195 So. Superior, Wis./Minnesota (NAHL) 4 Scott Honkola D 61 205 Sr. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck Bobcats (AWHL) 5 Chris Meagher D 510 175 Fr. Victoria, B.C./Brooks Bandits (AJHL) 7 Aaron Spotts F 61 205 Fr. Spokane, Wash./Cowichan Valley (BCHL) Saints Hockey Info: 8 Kelly Reynolds D 510 185 So. Parksville, B.C./Cowichan Valley (BCHL) 2005 Record: 15102 9 Matt Saler F 511 200 So. Minnedosa, Man./Powell River (BCHL) 2005 NCHA: 671 (6 th) 10 Kris Boyce F 60 175 Fr. Fruitvale, B.C./ Cowichan Valley (BCHL) Home: 841 11 A.J. Tucker F 60 192 So. Fort Frances, Ont./Waywayseecappo (MJHL) Away: 561 12 Shane Auger D 510 180 So. Russell, Man./Waywayseecappo (MJHL) 13 Shawn Bartlette F 61 190 Jr. E. Grand Forks, Minn./Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) Neutral: 200 15 Ben Fearing D 63 215 Fr. Coleraine, Minn./Greenway HS Last Postseason: 16 Trevor Geiger F 510 183 So. Salmon Arm, B.C./Salmon Arm (BCHL) 200506 Loss to UW 18 Jordan Chong F 511 175 Fr. N. Vancouver, B.C./Dryden Ice Dogs (SIJHL) Superior in the 19 Joey Nigro F 510 190 Fr. Thunder Bay, Ont./Ft. Williams N. Stars (SIJHL) quarterfinals of the NCHA 20 Matt Stengl F 60 170 So. E. Grand Forks, Minn./Selkirk (MJHL) playoffs 21 Joey Hughes F 511 190 So. Melbourne, Australia/Cowichan Valley (BCHL) 22 Neil Sauter D 511 185 Fr. Superior, Wis./Lincoln Stars (USHL) 200506 Stat Leaders: 23 Chris Blackmon F 62 215 Fr. Plano, Texas/Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) Points: 24 Michael Epp D 64 230 Sr. Winnipeg, Man./Melville Millionaires (SJHL) Joey Martini (31), 25 Joey Martini F 511 190 So. Calgary, Alta./Canmore (AJHL) A.J. Tucker (30) 27 Jordan Baird D 511 200 Fr. Port McNeill, B.C./Victoria Salsa (BCHL) Goals: 29 Jeff Gagnon F 61 210 Fr. Quesnel, B.C./Victoria Salsa (BCHL) Joey Martini (17), 33 Jameson Lundquist F 57 155 Fr. Superior, Wis./Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) Trevor Geiger (12) 37 Tyler Johnson G 511 170 Jr. E. Grand Forks, Minn./E. Grand Forks HS Assists: 39 Steve Bounds G 510 173 So. Airdire, Alta./Powell River (BCHL) A.J. Tucker (21), 44 Nick Cuvelier F 510 185 Fr. Calgary, Alta./Antigonish Bulldogs (MJAHL) Joey Martini (14) Coaching Staff: Goals Against: Head Coach: Mark Wick, 3rd season Tyler Johnson (2.65), Associate Head Coach: Randy Barker Steve Bounds (2.76) Assistant Coaches: Brant Nicklin, Dave Reyelts GAMEDAY SCHEDULES 200607 Concordia Schedule COBBER LAST GAME RECAP NOVEMBER______Gustavus 5 at Concordia 2 – Saturday, Nov. 18 3 Northland W 10 Usually when a game features 25 total penalties and 50 penalty minutes, fans 4 Northland W 32 think the game was a chippy, overly physical affair that was more of a push 7 UMCROOKSTON W 83 andshove battle than a hockey game. That wasn't the case on Saturday as 17 GUSTAVUS L 12 Concordia and Gustavus played their second straight penaltyfilled game with 18 GUSTAVUS L 25 the Gusties coming out on top 52 on the strength of two goals in the final eight minutes of the first period. Despite the numerous penalties, the game 24 ST. SCHOLASTICA 7 p.m. was played from endtoend with the officiating crew clamping down on the 25 ST. SCHOLASTICA 7 p.m. holding, hooking and interference that usually slows the game down. In the end, Concordia's down fall was their inability to score or find any offensive DECEMBER______output on the power play. The Cobbers went 2for11 in manadvantage 8 HAMLINE 7 p.m. situations on Saturday and 3for18 for the weekend. Gustavus was equally 9 HAMLINE 2 p.m. ineffective on the power play, going 1for7 on Saturday and 1for15 in the 16 at UMCrookston 7:30 p.m. twogame sweep.
JANUARY______The first period went back and forth and did not show any signs of turning into 5 at UWEau Claire 7 p.m. a chopped up penalty fest. The two teams had only one penalty in the first 20 6 at UWStevens Point 7:30 p.m. minutes of play. The game turned in the final eight minutes of the opening 9 at UWStout 7:30 p.m. frame when the Gusties scored two evenstrength goals. Mike Hosfield scored 19 at St. Mary’s 7:05 p.m. the first of his two goals and then Steven Jensen netted his first goal of the 20 at St. Mary’s 2:05 p.m. year at 17:08 to give Gustavus the 20 lead. The Gusties extended the lead to 27 ST. OLAF 7 p.m. 30 at the 7:11 mark of the second period and then Concordia was finally able 28 ST. OLAF 2 p.m. to get on the board on the power play when freshman Knut Bitustoeyl scored his second goal of the series, and of his collegiate career, at 16:30. FEBRUARY______Gustavus countered less than two minutes later before Carl Babich brought 2 at Bethel 7 p.m. Concordia back to within two with a power play goal at 19:16. 3 at Bethel 2 p.m. 9 at St. Thomas 7 p.m. The third period was hard for the Concordia special teams. After going 2for5 10 at St. Thomas 2 p.m. on the power play in the second period, the Cobbers were held scoreless in six 16 at Augsburg 7 p.m. attempts in the final 20 minutes. Concordia goalie Mike Persson made 23 17 at Augsburg 2 p.m. saves in the game and lost for the first time on the year. He also picked up an 23 ST. JOHN’S 7 p.m. assist on the second Cobber goal. Gustavus goalie Kevin Johnson stopped 18 24 ST. JOHN’S 2 p.m. shots and picked up his second win of the weekend.
0607 St. Scholastica Schedule SAINTS 200607 SEASON PREVIEW NOVEMBER______(courtesy of USCHO.com) 3 HAMLINE W 64 The cat is out of the bag on the Saints. Although they dropped their final 4 BETHEL L 14 two games last season and fell to sixth in the conference, the Saints are 10 at St. Olaf W 40 coming off their first winning season in twenty years and definitely won't 11 at Gustavus W 32 be sneaking up on anyone this time around. Immediately jumping out as 17 at Lake Forest (Ill.) W 52 a strongsuit is an offensively gifted group of sophomores that took the 18 at St. Norbert L 23 league by storm last season. The Saints top nine scorers return for only 24 at Concordia 7 p.m. their second season together, and it's not only their productivity but the 25 at Concordia 7 p.m. depth they provide that has head coach Mark Wick excited. DECEMBER______1 at UWStevens Point 7 p.m. Though sophomore Steve Bounds saw a majority of action in net last 2 at UWEau Claire 7 p.m. season, the Saints don't expect he will be forced into a situation in which 8 UWRIVER FALLS 7:05 p.m. he must carry the load. Expect junior Tyler Johnson to also see a fair 9 UWSTOUT 7:05 p.m. amount of action. Having two experienced goaltenders is a luxury Wick is JANUARY______happy to have. Regardless of which goalie takes the ice for the Saints, 5 at Finlandia (Mich.) 6:15 p.m. they will be assisted by a defensive unit that allowed 2.74 goals per game 6 ST. MARY’S 7:05 p.m. last season, good enough for fourth in the NCHA. Led by the sophomore 10 at Northland (Wis.) 6 p.m. Kelly Reynolds (2315) and a host of other young talent that proved 12 at Augsburg 7 p.m. itself capable last season, the Saints should once again be solid 13 at St. John’s 7 p.m. defensively. 19 ST. NORBERT 7:05 p.m. 20 LAKE FOREST (ILL.) 7:05 p.m. In the midst of last season's surprising run with an extremely young 26 UWEAU CLAIRE 7:05 p.m. team, Wick was quick to praise a handful of seniors for their superb 27 UWSTEVENS POINT 7:05 p.m. leadership both on and off the ice. With their graduation the leadership FEBRUARY______responsibilities now fall on three sophomore captains in Joey Martini, 2 at UWStout 7:30 p.m. Trevor Geiger and Reynolds. Many are picking St. Scholastica as the next 3 at UWRiver Falls 7 p.m. team to step up into the realm of the Division III elite, and they certainly 9 at UWSuperior 7 p.m. are a team with a lot of upside. For now however, they are lumped in 10 UWSUPERIOR 7:05 p.m. with a group of teams who will all be battling for home ice, and with such a short conference season anything than happen. Like the teams they will be battling it out with, the Saints have the tools to make it happen. As is the case with the rest of the league, only time will tell whether they will be able to do so. GAMEDAY BACK PAGE 200607 MIAC STANDINGS 200607 TEAM STATISTICS MIAC Overall Games Concordia College School WLT PTS WLT .PCT GFGA ## Name G A Pts Shots Pct +/ NoMin Gustavus 200 4 241 .357 21 24 28 Alec Holen 4 5 9 6 .667 +4 36 7 Ryan Clukey 2 5 7 3 .667 +3 48 Augsburg 101 3 241 .357 20 27 27 Tony Janssen 1 3 4 7 .143 2 48 Hamline 110 2 240 .333 19 30 21 Knut Bitustoeyl 2 1 3 7 .286 1 714 St. John's 110 2 340 .429 21 21 20 Carl Babich 1 2 3 5 .200 1 36 St. Olaf 110 2 150 .167 12 19 24 Blaine Gamst 1 2 3 7 .143 0 24 St. Thomas 110 2 330 .500 15 20 15 Dan Perry 1 2 3 7 .143 +3 24 19 Mark Buchholz 1 2 3 5 .200 3 00 St. Mary's 011 1 241 .357 25 29 8 Chris Babich 0 2 2 5 .000 +3 39 Bethel 000 0 140 .200 13 22 17 Tyler Neu 0 2 2 5 .000 2 00 Concordia 020 0 320 .600 15 12 22 Matt Cosmos 1 0 1 1 1.000 +3 24 12 Joachim Flaten 1 0 1 3 .333 2 12 UPCOMING GAMES 29 Mike Persson 0 1 1 0 .000 0 00 2 Adam Campbell 0 0 0 2 .000 1 12 11/24/2006 (Friday) 33 Shawn Goos 0 0 0 2 .000 3 12 St. Scholastica @ Concordia, 7 p.m. 25 Guy Grivas 0 0 0 0 .000 0 12 11/25/2006 (Saturday) 28 Cory Johnson 0 0 0 1 .000 1 00 St. Scholastica @ Concordia, 7 p.m. 10 Kevin Kratz 0 0 0 5 .000 2 00 Gustavus vs. MSOE @ MSOE Tournament, 7:05 p.m. 9 Sean Lofgren 0 0 0 4 .000 1 24 11/26/2006 (Sunday) 16 Kirby Markowsky 0 0 0 2 .000 1 714 Gustavus vs. TBA @ MSOE Tournament 14 Andy Murray 0 0 0 4 .000 2 612 5 Casey Olson 0 0 0 2 .000 0 12 12/1/2006 (Friday) 26 Brent Sands 0 0 0 0 .000 0 00 Bethel @ St. Thomas, 7 p.m. 23 Tony Webber 0 0 0 0 .000 0 12 Augsburg @ St. Olaf, 7 p.m. Total...... 15 27 42 187 .080 6 52107 Gustavus @ Hamline, 7:15 p.m. Opponents...... 12 17 29 155 .077 54108 12/2/2006 (Saturday) Saint Mary's @ Saint John's, 7 p.m. Goaltending St. Thomas @ Bethel, 7 p.m. ## Name GPGS Min GA Avg Saves Pct WLT Sho Hamline @ Gustavus, 7:05 p.m. 35 Jeremy Boniface 32 150 2 0.80 76 .974 210 1 St. Olaf @ Augsburg, 7:05 p.m. 29 Mike Persson 32 149 9 3.61 67 .882 110 0 Total...... 50 300 12 2.40 143 .923 320 1 Opponents...... 50 300 15 3.00 172 .920 230 0 RECENT RESULTS 11/22/2006 (Wednesday) Bethel 4 vs WisSuperior 9 College of St. Scholastica Finlandia 1 at Augsburg 5 ## Name G A Pts Shots Pct +/ NoMin 11/21/2006 (Tuesday) 11 A.J. Tucker 3 3 6 11 .273 1 24 Saint John's 3 @ Gustavus 1 (NC) 25 Joey Martini 4 1 5 12 .333 +1 36 Northland 2 @ Saint Mary's 6 9 Matt Saler 2 3 5 15 .133 +3 419 11/19/2006 (Sunday) 21 Joey Hughes 1 4 5 4 .250 +3 24 Hamline 2 @ Saint John's 7 8 Kelly Reynolds 0 5 5 12 .000 +1 48 13 Shawn Bartlette 2 2 4 1 2.000 +2 12 11/18/2006 (Saturday) 19 Joey Nigro 1 3 4 7 .143 2 48 Gustavus 5 @ Concordia 2 10 Kris Boyce 2 1 3 7 .286 +1 48 St. Olaf 3 @ St. Thomas 1 7 Aaron Spotts 2 1 3 4 .500 +2 12 Augsburg 3 @ Saint Mary's 3 (OT) 20 Matt Stengl 2 1 3 4 .500 +2 12 Saint John's 1 @ Hamline 2 3 Jake Nelson 0 3 3 3 .000 2 48 11/17/2006 (Friday) 5 Chris Meagher 0 2 2 1 .000 +1 510 Gustavus 2 @ Concordia 1 12 Shane Auger 1 0 1 0 .000 +1 00 St. Thomas 4 @ St. Olaf 3 2 Kyle Luschinski 1 0 1 3 .333 3 00 27 Jordan Baird 0 1 1 0 .000 2 48 Saint Mary's 2 @ Augsburg 4 23 Christopher Blackmon 0 1 1 1 .000 0 48 11/17/2006 (Friday) 18 Jordan Chong 0 1 1 4 .000 0 12 Gustavus 2 @ Concordia 1 29 Jeff Gagnon 0 1 1 4 .000 0 48 St. Thomas 4 @ St. Olaf 3 16 Trevor Geiger 0 1 1 13 .000 3 722 Saint Mary's 2 @ Augsburg 4 4 Scott Honkola 0 1 1 4 .000 +1 00 11/11/2006 (Saturday) 22 Neil Sauter 0 1 1 9 .000 1 612 UWSuperior 4 @ St. Olaf 3 37 Tyler Johnson 0 0 0 0 .000 0 12 Total...... 21 36 57 119 .176 +4 62143 Hamline 4 @ UWEau Claire 5 Opponents...... 15 25 40 121 .124 50100 Bethel 3 @ UWStevens Point 4 Lake Forest 1 @ St. Thomas 4 Goaltending St. Scholastica 3 @ Gustavus 2 ## Name GPGS Min GA Avg Saves Pct WLT Sho UWStout 4 @ Augsburg 2 37 Tyler Johnson 44 239 7 1.76 127 .948 310 1 St. Norbert 7 @ Saint Mary's 2 39 Steve Bounds 32 120 8 4.00 44 .846 110 0 Saint John's 1 @ UWRiver Falls 4 Total...... 60 360 15 2.50 171 .919 420 1 Opponents..... 60 360 21 3.50 163 .891 240 0