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2020-21 WCHA STANDINGS Conference Overall Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T OTW/OTL SW Pts.% GF GA GP W L T GF GA 1. (6/4) State 18 6 6 0 0 0/0 0 1.000 26 3 12 9 2 1 41 15 2. (8/8) Bowling Green 16 5 5 1 0 0/1 0 .889 27 14 20 16 4 0 80 38 3. (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 9 5 3 2 0 0/0 0 .600 17 16 15 9 5 1 40 34 Northern Michigan 6 4 2 2 0 0/0 0 .500 10 16 14 4 10 0 32 56 5. Alabama Huntsville 5 4 2 2 0 1/0 0 .417 8 10 8 2 5 1 17 24 6. (18/RV) Bemidji State 2 2 1 1 0 1/0 0 .333 6 6 12 6 4 2 32 29 7. Ferris State 1 9 0 9 0 0/1 0 .037 19 41 14 1 13 0 39 61 8. (RV/UR) Lake Superior State 0 2 0 2 0 0/0 0 .000 2 9 12 6 3 3 28 27 Standings presented by Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks have opted out of the 2020-21 season (3 points for a regulation win; 2 points for a 3-on-3 or shootout win; 1 point for a 3-on-3 or shootout loss; zero points for a regulation loss) (Rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine)

THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA (ALL TIMES LOCAL) FRIDAY, FEB. 5 SATURDAY, FEB. 6 (18/RV) Bemidji State at Ferris State*, 7:07 p.m. ET^ Northern Michigan at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State*, 5:07 p.m. ET^ (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at Alabama Huntsville (NC), 7:07 p.m. CT^ (18/RV) Bemidji State at Ferris State*, 7:07 p.m. ET^ (8/8) Bowling Green at (6/4) Minnesota State*, 7:07 p.m. CT^ (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at Alabama Huntsville (NC), 5:07 p.m. CT^ (8/8) Bowling Green at (6/4) Minnesota State*, 6:07 p.m. CT^

SUNDAY, FEB. 7 Northern Michigan at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State*, 3:07 p.m. ET^

TUESDAY, FEB. 9 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at Ferris State*, 4:07 p.m. ET^

* WCHA league game; (NC)- Non-conference game; ^ streaming live on FloHockey.tv; rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine

OPENING FACEOFF BY THE NUMBERS

• WCHA Lands Six on Mike Richter Watch List: Six WCHA netminders are • 96: Career assists for Bowling Green's Brandon Kruse, the most by a WCHA among the 35 named to the Hockey Commissioners Association’s player since the 2013 realignment. Mike Richter Award watch list released Feb. 2. • 60: Career points for Bemidji State's Owen Sillinger in 87 games with the • Named to the watch list from the WCHA were Zach Driscoll of Bemidji Beavers. State, Eric Dop and Zack Rose of Bowling Green, Mareks Mitens • 15: Points for Minnesota State's Cade Borchardt (6g-9a), which leads the of Lake Superior State, Blake Pietila of Michigan Tech and Dryden Mavericks. His 1.25 ppg average ranks 11th nationally. McKay of Minnesota State. • 11: Career points for Lake Superior State's Ashton Calder against Northern • A committee of voters — made up of a cross section of coaches, Michigan, the most for any current Laker against the Wildcats. administrators, scouts and media — will pare this list down to • 6: Consecutive games with a point for WCHA January Rookie of the Month approximately 15 names within the next two weeks and then ultimately Arvid Caderoth of Michigan Tech. choose the winner who will be announced in April during the NCAA • 5: Points for Northern Michigan's Griffin Loughran in the Wildcats' sweep of Frozen Four. Ferris State last weekend. • Hobey Baker Nominees: Fourteen WCHA players have been nominated for the • .941: NCAA-best -kill percentage for Bemidji State. The Beavers have 2021 Hobey Baker Award. killed 32-of-34 opponent power-play attempts this season. • This season's nominees include Alabama Huntsville's Tyrone Bronte; Bemidji State's Zach Driscoll, Bowling Green's Will Cullen, Connor THE WEEK AHEAD Ford and Brandon Kruse; Lake Superior State's Ashton Calder, Lukas Kaelble and Mareks Mitens; Michigan Tech's Trenton Bliss and Blake • (8/8) Bowling Green at (6/4) Minnesota State: The Falcons visit Minnesota Pietila; Minnesota State's Cade Borchardt, Dryden McKay and Nathan State for a two-game set this weekend for a match-up between the WCHA's Smith and Northern Michigan's Joseph Nardi. two top-10 teams. Minnesota State is 8-5-0 at home against BGSU all-time. • Fan voting for this year's Hobey Baker Award runs through March 8 at • (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at Alabama Huntsville (NC): In the lone non- hobeybaker.com/vote. conference series of the weekend, the Huskies visit Alabama Huntsville. • Bemidji State Rejoins the Top-20 This Week: Minnesota State and Bowling Michigan Tech leads the all-time series, 19-3-2, and is 8-1-1 in Huntsville. Green were joined by Bemidji State in the latest USCHO rankings released Feb. • (18/RV) Bemidji State at Ferris State: Ferris State owns a 16-15-4 lead in the 1. Minnesota State checks in at No. 6 this week while Bowling Green remains series with the Beavers but the series record at FSU is tied, 8-8-2. in the No. 8 spot and Bemidji State returns to the rankings at No. 18. Michigan • Northern Michigan at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State: In one of the most-played Tech and Lake Superior State received votes. rivalries among current WCHA teams, Northern Michigan leads the 133-game • The Mavericks and Falcons are No. 4 and No. 8, respectively, in the series with the Lakers, 74-46-13. However, LSSU swept the non-conference USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine rankings this week while Bemidji series between the two teams earlier this season in Marquette. State received votes. • (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at Ferris State: The Bulldogs host Michigan Tech on • Minnesota State, Bowling Green and Bemidji State also found Tuesday evening in the second of two rescheduled WCHA league contests. themselves ranked in the latest College Hockey News Power 16 Michigan Tech won the first game of the set, 6-4, on Feb. 2. rankings released Feb. 2. MSU checks in at No. 6 while the Falcons are No. 8 and BSU is No. 14.

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WCHA Mission Website ...... wcha.com Streaming Partner ...... fl ohockey.tv The WCHA exists to achieve the highest level of competitive excellence in an Headquarters ...... 2950 Metro Drive environment that supports the academic and personal growth of all student ...... Suite 102 athletes...... Bloomington, Minn. 55425 Phone ...... 952-681-7947 Email ...... [email protected] WCHA Purpose Twitter ...... @WCHA_MHockey Instagram ...... @wcha_mhockey The WCHA is dedicated to outreach, education and support of men’s and Facebook ...... /WCHAmenshockey women’s intercollegiate competition in furtherance of the student- LinkedIn ...... /wchahockey athletes that participate and its Member institutions, all under conditions compatible with the objectives, functions, and responsibilities of institutions Founded ...... 1951 of higher learning. The WCHA is organized for the purpose of continuing First Season ...... 1951-52 and improving competition in men’s and women’s ice hockey, both among its Members and with other interested institutions of higher learning. This Commissioner ...... Bill Robertson Association will provide a forum in which the representation of the Members Offi ce ...... 952-417-6958 will meet periodically for the discussion of mutual problems, the elimination Email ...... [email protected] of misunderstandings, the exchange of information and the determination of policies and procedures for ice hockey competition among Members. Assistant Commissioner, Operations ...... Dean Thibodeau Offi ce ...... 952-446-7152 WCHA Objectives Email ...... [email protected] • Maintaining the highest standard of valuing excellence on the ice and in Marketing & Communications Manager the classroom...... Todd Bell • Foster sportsmanship, fair play, and mutual respect by all Members of Offi ce ...... 952-681-7668 the WCHA. Mobile ...... 972-825-6686 • Insisting on the strict adherence to the concepts of compliance, integrity, Email ...... [email protected] accountability and ethical social conduct by student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Communications & Operations Intern • Maintain Association membership standards that refl ect the sport’s ...... Jane Horvat dynamic culture and ensure the preeminence of the WCHA in NCAA Offi ce ...... 952-681-7947 Division I Ice Hockey. Mobile ...... 815-721-0858 • Promote the development of hockey in our society to expand the Email ...... [email protected] opportunities for maintaining competitive and fi nancial viability of our Association Member institutions. Supervisor of Offi cials ...... Greg Shepard ABLE OF ONTENTS Regular Season Trophy ...... MacNaughton Cup T C 2019-20 Winner ...... Minnesota State WCHA QUICK FACTS ...... 2

Postseason Trophy WCHA SCHOOL DIRECTORY/MEDIA SERVICES/2020-21 WCHA CAPTAINS ...... 3 ...... WCHA Championship Trophy 2019-20 Winner ...... None (Tournament Cancelled) WCHA TO CELEBRATE 70 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE...... 4

2019-20 NCAA Tournament Teams ...... None (Tournament Cancelled) WCHA REGULAR SEASON/POSTSEASON ...... 6 WCHA NCAA Tournament Teams All-Time ...... 180 WCHA Frozen Four Teams All-Time ...... 99 WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ...... 7 WCHA NCAA National Champions All-Time ...... 37 WCHA PLAYERS OF THE MONTH ...... 8 Key Dates WCHA NOTES ...... 9 Nov. 13...... Regular season opens Dec. 2 ...... First WCHA league game WCHA POST-REALIGNMENT CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS ...... 12 Jan. 1-2 ...... First weekend with fi ve league series Feb. 27 ...... Regular season concludes WCHA ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS ...... 13 March 12-13 ...... WCHA Playoff Opening Round March 19-20 ...... WCHA Playoff Final Round SEASON HIGHS ...... 14 March 21 ...... NCAA Selection Announcement March 26-28 ...... NCAA Regionals NON-CONFERENCE/H-TO-H/POTW, POTM ...... 15 April 8-10 ...... NCAA Frozen Four NATIONAL POLLS/WEEK-BY-WEEK ...... 16

WCHA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE ...... 17

2020-21 WCHA PRESEASON POLLS ...... 18

TEAM NOTEBOOKS ...... 19

2020-21 STATISTICS ...... 27

WEEK 12 (FEB. 5-9, 2021) 2 wcha.com WCHA MEDIA SERVICES/SCHOOL DIRECTORY #WEAREWCHA

WCHA School Directory WCHA Media Services Alabama Huntsville Statistics/Releases Hockey SID ...... Sam Baldwin Statistics are updated regularly on wcha.com while press releases are posted on the website throughout Offi ce ...... 256-824-2201 the season. Email ...... [email protected] Weekly Notes Alaska Anchorage Men’s League weekly notes packages will be posted on wcha.com and distributed via email on Wednesdays Hockey SID ...... Ian Marks during the season. Offi ce ...... 907-786-4625 Cell ...... 906-281-1204 Players of the Week Email ...... [email protected] Men’s League Players of the Week winners will be posted on wcha.com and distributed via email on Monday afternoons. Alaska Fairbanks Hockey SID ...... Nate Pearsall Offi ce ...... 907-474-6827 Offi cial Colors Cell ...... 360-389-8182 The offi cial colors of the WCHA logo are: Email ...... [email protected] Red (Pantone 485; CMYK: 0-95-100-0; RGB: 238-49-36) Bemidji State Black (Pantone Black; CMYK: 0-0-0-100; RGB: 35-31-32) Hockey SID ...... Brad Folkestad Silver: (Pantone 877; CMYK: 6-0-0-34; RGB: 167-177-183) Offi ce ...... 218-755-4603 Cell ...... 218-308-1115 Email [email protected] FLOHOCKEY.TV Press Box Phone ...... 218-441-4047 In partnership with FloSports, the innovator Bowling Green in live digital sports and original content, Hockey SID ...... Kyle Edmond FloHockey.tv - the offi cial online streaming Offi ce ...... 419-372-7105 platform of the WCHA - will provide fans with Cell ...... 419-618-3485 live and archived broadcasts of WCHA hockey Email ...... [email protected] via iOS, Roku, Fire TV or Apple TV 4. Press Box Phone ...... 814-464-8842 Featuring each of the 10 WCHA member Ferris State institutions, every league game – home and Hockey SID ...... Harrison Watt away – will be streamed live, along with all non- Offi ce ...... 231-591-3821 conference home games, select non-conference Cell ...... 231-920-5258 road contests and the 2021 WCHA Postseason. Email ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone ...... 231-591-2397

Lake Superior State Hockey SID ...... Kelsey Smith Offi ce ...... 906-635-2807 Cell ...... 631-560-2943 Email ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone ...... 906-635-7501 2020-21 WCHA CAPTAINS

Michigan Tech WCHA players donning the “C” or the “A” this season are: Hockey SID ...... Calvin Larson School (s) Assistant Captain(s) Offi ce ...... 906-487-2351 Alabama Huntsville Bauer Neudecker Connor Merkley, Connor Wood Cell ...... 906-281-2493 Email ...... [email protected] Alaska Anchorage* Eric Sinclair Press Box Phone ...... 906-487-2337 Alaska* Max Newton Minnesota State Hockey SID ...... Paul Allan Bemidji State Ethan Somoza Brad Johnson, Owen Sillinger Offi ce ...... 507-389-2625 Cell ...... 507-381-7503 Bowling Green Connor Ford Alex Barber, Brandon Kruse Email ...... [email protected] Press Box Phone ...... 507-389-3000 Ferris State Liam MacDougall Coale Norris

Northern Michigan Lake Superior State Lukas Kaelble Ashton Calder, Hampus Eriksson, Will Riedell Hockey SID ...... Katherine Harvath Michigan Tech Alec Broetzman Trenton Bliss, Eric Gotz Offi ce ...... 906-227-1913 Cell ...... 248-496-9820 Minnesota State Riese Zmolek Jared Spooner, Dallas Gerads, Jack McNeely Email ...... [email protected] Northern Michigan Joseph Nardi Ben Newhouse

*-UAA and UAF have opted out of the 2020-21 season

WEEK 12 (FEB. 5-9, 2021) 3 wcha.com WCHA ANNOUNCES 1970S ALL-DECADE HONOREES #WEAREWCHA

Mark Tom Mike Curt Craig Ron Johnson Ross Zuke Giles Norwich Grahame Forward Forward Forward Defenseman Defenseman Wisconsin Michigan State Michigan Tech Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin Denver

WCHA 1970s All-Decade Team Name Pos. School Years Hometown By The Numbers Mark Johnson F Wisconsin 1976-79 Madison, Wis. 125 G/131 A/256 Pts Tom Ross F Michigan State 1972-76 Detroit, Mich. 138 G/186 A/324 Pts Mike Zuke F Michigan Tech 1972-76 Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 133 G/177 A/310 Pts Curt Giles D Minnesota Duluth 1975-79 The Pas, Man. 36 G/125 A/171 Pts D Wisconsin 1974-77 Edina, Minn. 42 G/126 A/168 Pts Ron Grahame G Denver 1969-73 Victoria, B.C. 120 Gms/.898 Sv. Pct./3.24 GAA Coach of the Decade Player of the Decade , Minnesota Mark Johnson, F, Wisconsin Former Minnesota head coach Herb Brooks has been One of the top scorers in the WCHA’s highest-scoring named the WCHA Coach of the Decade for the 1970s. decade, Wisconsin’s Mark Johnson has been named the Brooks led Minnesota to the school’s fi rst three national WCHA Player of the Decade for the 1970s. championships in the 1970s, winning NCAA titles in 1974, Johnson fi nished his three-year career with 256 points (125g-131a) in 125 career games with the Badgers, an 1976 and 1979 along with a runner-up fi nish in 1975. In average of 85 points per season. His career points total WCHA play, Brooks’ Golden Gopher squads captured four ranks No. 11 in league history while his total is No. 6 Herb Brooks postseason titles and one regular season crown. The St. Mark Johnson Minnesota Wisconsin all-time and his assist total is tied for 24th in WCHA history. Paul, Minn., native compiled a seven-season record of 167- Johnson played under his father, Bob, with the Badgers 97-18 (.643) with Minnesota from 1972-1979, including a 119-83-14 (.583) for three seasons, winning WCHA Freshman of the Year honors in 1976- mark in the WCHA. 77 as Wisconsin stormed to its second NCAA championship with a 37-7-1 But his lasting legacy stretched far beyond his time in Minnesota as he record. Johnson tallied 80 points on 36 goals and 44 assists in his rookie coached the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team – comprised primarily of campaign. He earned the fi rst of two All-America and All-WCHA honors as WCHA players – to one of the greatest upsets in sports history. After an a sophomore, netting 86 points on 48 goals and 38 assists and sharing unbeaten run through pool play, the took down the mighty WCHA Scoring Champion honors with 70 points in 31 league contests that Soviet Union, 4-3, on Feb. 22, 1980 before clinching an improbable Gold season. Johnson repeated the All-America/All-WCHA double as a junior with a 90-point campaign (41g-49a). medal two days later with a 4-2 win over Finland. Johnson would forego his senior season after being tabbed for a spot on Following the Olympics, Brooks spent four seasons behind the bench the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, tallying 70 points in pre-Olympic competition with the from 1981-85, earning NHL Coach of the Year before leading the team in scoring in Lake Placid with 11 points as the honors in 1982. Brooks would go on NHL stops with the Minnesota North United States stunned the world en route to the Gold medal. Stars, New Jersey and . Johnson scored one of the most-critical goals of the tournament for the Brooks returned to the collegiate level for one season, coaching then- United States in their upset of the Soviet Union, pouncing on a rebound Division III St. Cloud State to a 25-10-1 record and a third-place fi nish in at the Soviet net and tying the game as time expired in the fi rst period. the NCAA Division III in 1986-87. In 2013, the Huskies’ arena was Johnson would tie the game again in the third period as the went on to renamed the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in his honor. U.S. completed the 4-3 victory. Two days later, he assisted on the game- He capped his coaching career by leading the United States to a Silver winning goal and potted the fi nal score of the contest as the United medal at the in Salt Lake. States clinched Gold with a 4-2 win over Finland. Following the Olympics, Johnson would go on to an 11-year career in the NHL with Pittsburgh, the As a player, Brooks played three varsity seasons at Minnesota from 1956- , Hartford, St. Louis and New Jersey. 59, scoring 45 points in 75 games with the Maroon and Gold before going In 2002, he returned to his alma mater as the head coach of the Badgers’ to a long international career, playing in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and women’s program. Now in his 18th season, he has built a Wisconsin appearing on six other U.S. national teams. program that is one of the most successful in women’s hockey. The Among his many honors, Brooks was awarded the Lester Patrick Award in Badgers have won fi ve NCAA championships, eight WCHA postseason 2002; was inducted into the U.S. in 1990, the IIHF Hall crowns and eight league regular season titles. Both WCHA totals are of Fame in 1999 and Hockey Hall of Fame in in 2006. league records for a head coach. On Oct. 12, 2019, Johnson became the fi rst head coach in NCAA women’s hockey history to win 500 games. Through January 16, his career record stands at 528-94-46 (.825).

WEEK 12 (FEB. 5-9, 2021) 4 wcha.com WCHA HONORING 70 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN 2020-21 #WEAREWCHA

The Men’s League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association is All-Decade Teams celebrating seven decades of history this season. 1950s The league is announcing an All-Decade Team and a Coach Name Pos. School Years and Player of the Decade for the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, John Mayasich F Minnesota 1951-55 Ben Cherski F North Dakota 1951-55 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. All current and former WCHA member John Matchefts F Michigan 1951-53 institutions were asked to submit nominees for consideration Ken Yackel D Minnesota 1952-56 and nearly 200 current and former players and coaches were Bill Steenson D North Dakota 1956-59 nominated. The honorees will be selected by a panel of current Jack McCartan G Minnesota 1955-58 and former WCHA staff and media members who have covered 1960s the league. Name Pos. School Years Home to a record 37 national championships, 16 Hobey Baker Keith Christiansen F Minnesota Duluth 1963-67 Award winners, 407 All-Americans, more than 450 National Bill Masterton F Denver 1958-61 Hockey League players and over 100 Olympians, the WCHA Red Berenson F Michigan 1959-62 has been one of the most successful and decorated leagues in D Denver 1966-69 Lou Nanne D Minnesota 1960-63 intercollegiate hockey. Tony Esposito G Michigan Tech 1964-67 This year’s celebration is the second event of its kind in league history. During the 2001-02 season, the WCHA recognized the 1970s Top 50 Players in 50 Years with a season-long campaign that Name Pos. School Years culminated at that season’s Final Five. Mark Johnson F Wisconsin 1976-79 Tom Ross F Michigan State 1972-76 For more information on the WCHA's 70-Year Celebration, visit Mike Zuke F Michigan Tech 1972-76 http://wcha.com/men/70-years-of-excellence/index.php Curt Giles D Minnesota Duluth 1975-79 Craig Norwich D Wisconsin 1974-77 Ron Grahame G Denver 1969-73

Upcoming All-Decade Announcements The WCHA will announce its All-Decade honorees throughout the 2020-21 season.

1980s: Week of Feb. 1 1990s: Week of Feb. 15 Keith Christiansen Mark Johnson Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin 2000s: Week of March 1 Player of the Decade 2010s: Week of March 15 1950s: John Mayasich, F, Minnesota (1951-55) 1960s: Keith Christiansen, F, Minnesota Duluth (1963-67) 1970s: Mark Johnson, F, Wisconsin (1979-76) 1980s: 1990s: 2000s: 2010s:

Murray Armstrong Herb Brooks Denver Minnesota Coach of the Decade 1950s: Vic Heyliger, Michigan 1960s: Murray Armstrong, Denver 1970s: Herb Brooks, Minnesota 1980s: 1990s: Presented by 2000s: Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup 2010s: & SPIRE Credit Union

WEEK 12 (FEB. 5-9, 2021) 5 wcha.com WCHA REGULAR SEASON/POSTSEASON #WEAREWCHA MacNaughton Cup Jeff Sauer WCHA Championship Trophy The Western Collegiate Hockey The Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s an- Association men’s regular season nual postseason playoff tournament, which was championship, as has proven time introduced for the 1959-60 season, has included and time again over the past 67 numerous formats over the past 50-plus years. seasons, has traditionally been one of the toughest titles to win in Formats have included: one round of four teams collegiate sports. (1960-61); one round and a fi nals (1961-62); one round and a championship game (1962-65); Since the Association’s founding in two rounds with eight teams (1965-68); eight 1951-52, the number of games that teams at East and West regionals (1968-71); have made up the league’s regular eight teams in two rounds of two-game total season championship race have goals series (1971-76, 1977-81); eight teams in fl uctuated as well as the methods two rounds of two-game total goals series plus of determining the champions. a two-team championship (1976-77, 1981-87); an The number of league games have opening round, best-of-three series at campus ranged from a low of 12 in the sites followed by a four-team playoff champion- founding season of 1951-52 to a ship at one venue (1988-92); and, a fi rst round, high of 35 that ran from 1986-87 best-of-three series at campus sites followed by through 1988-89. Since 1997- Jeff Sauer Trophy a WCHA Final Five at one venue (1993-2016). 98, the conference schedule has consisted of 28 games per team. Bringing the singular intensity and passion of playoff college hockey directly to its member institution fans, since 2017 Methods of determining the annual the entirety of the WCHA Men's League postseason – from the quarter- MacNaughton Cup regular season team champion fi nals through the championship game – has been hosted by the highest have included points accumulated remaining seeds at on-campus venues. The “WCHA Playoffs” consist of (1951-58, 1973-79 and 1980-present) and winning percentage (1959-73, four best-of-three, quarterfi nal round series hosted by the league’s top 1979-80). four regular-season fi nishers, followed by two best-of-three semifi - nal round series hosted by the highest remaining seeds. The “WCHA The conference regular season title includes the awarding of the fabled Championship” is a single game, hosted by the highest remaining seed. MacNaughton Cup to the team champion. In 2018, in honor of an icon and beloved fi gure in both WCHA and Dating back 106 years to its original purchase in 1913, handcrafted of pure college hockey history, the league introduced the Jeff Sauer WCHA silver, standing three-feet high, and weighing more than 40 pounds, the Championship Trophy, Presented by Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup. MacNaughton Cup is the shining symbol of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and its distinguished tradition as a premier collegiate hockey Sauer’s association with the WCHA spanned six decades, beginning with conference since the league’s founding in 1951. his playing career at Colorado College in the 1960s, continuing through 31 years as head coach at Colorado College and Wisconsin, and for 14 The MacNaughton Cup is awarded annually to the winner of the league’s seasons in various consulting capacities to the WCHA Commissioner and regular season championship and, as a traveling trophy, is on display the WCHA offi ce. The only WCHA head coach with 30 years behind the each season at the home of the reigning champion. Beginning in 2005- bench, he is the league’s all-time winningest coach with 665 victories – 06, the WCHA also began awarding a replica MacNaughton Cup to the the 10th most in NCAA men’s hockey history. regular season champion each season. A two-time WCHA Coach of the Year, Sauer guided his CC and UW The MacNaughton Cup has traveled a long and winding road since its teams to a pair of league regular season titles and six WCHA playoff initial purchase in 1913 by the Calumet (Mich.) and Hecla Mining Company, championships. but it offi cially settled into a home with the original WCHA (MCHL/WIHL) in 1951. Jeff Sauer was a legendary coach, a tremendous ambassador for the game of hockey and, above all, a wonderful person who brought great joy The MacNaughton Cup has gone to the league’s regular season winner on to all. From the WCHA to his extensive involvement with the U.S. National all but seven occasions since 1951. From 1962-65, the MacNaughton Cup Sled Team and the American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association, Jeff was presented to the league playoff winner. embodied the kindness, generosity and heart that makes our sport truly special. With seven WCHA regular season titles, Michigan Tech (1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 2016) has won or shared the most MacNaughton Cups among current league members. Minnesota State (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020) is second with fi ve. Northern Michigan (1991), Ferris State (2014) and Bemidji State (2017) have each won one title.

Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup The Presenting Sponsor of the Jeff Sauer WCHA Championship Trophy

WEEK 12 (FEB. 5-9, 2021) 6 wcha.com WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (WEEK 11 - JAN. 29-30) #WEAREWCHA PRESENTED BY

FORWARD OF THE WEEK DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK GRIFFIN LOUGHRAN JUSTIN WELLS ZACH DRISCOLL TIM ERKKILA JR., NORTHERN MICHIGAN SR., BOWLING GREEN SR., BEMIDJI STATE FR., D, NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WEST SENECA, N.Y.) (NORTH CANTON, OHIO) (APPLE VALLEY, MINN.) (BRIGHTON, MICH.)

Northern Michigan’s Bowling Green senior Bemidji State’s Zach Northern Michigan’s Griffi n Loughran defensemen Justin Driscoll backstopped Tim Erkkila led the Wildcats and Wells totaled three a Beaver penalty-kill registered his the WCHA with fi ve points on a goal unit that held then- fi rst career point points on two goals and two assists for No. 3/2 Minnesota Friday night when and three assists the Falcons in their State scoreless in he assisted on AJ in NMU’s sweep of weekend sweep over fi ve man-advantage Vanderbeck's game- Ferris State. Michigan Tech. attempts on Friday. winning tally halfway through the third The West Seneca, N.Y., native got his In Friday's contest, Wells logged the The Apple Valley, Minn., native stopped period of the Wildcats’ 5-4 win over team back in the win column behind an fi rst goal of the game as well as an 35-of-36 Maverick shots as the Ferris State. even-strength tally Friday and empty- assist on the second for the fi rst Beavers rolled to a 4-1 non-conference net goal Saturday. multiple-point game of his collegiate win. Driscoll’s .972 save percentage and Erkkila went on to record his fi rst multi- career. 1.00 GAA led all WCHA netminders on point game the following night with two Loughran scored with less than a the weekend. assists in NMU’s 5-3 victory to cap the minute to play in the fi rst period Friday As for Saturday night, Wells added weekend sweep of the Bulldogs. night to cut the Ferris State lead to one another assist to his line, coming on the This is Driscoll’s eighth career WCHA goal, 3-2 before the Wildcats rallied for game-winner for the Falcons. weekly honor and second in a row this The Brighton, Mich., native registered a 5-4 win. season. six blocked shots on the weekend, This is Wells’ fi rst career WCHA weekly second on the team and fi rst among His three assists on the weekend tied honor. Honorable Mention Wildcat rookies. for third nationally while his fi ve total Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green: Picked points was tied for fourth in the NCAA Honorable Mention up his ninth win of the season Friday, His six blocked shots tied for third in the and led in the WCHA. Tyler Vold, Sr., Bemidji State: Recorded stopping 25-of-28 shots in Bowling WCHA and 10th nationally and ranked the fi rst multi-assist game of his career Green’s 6-3 win over visiting Michigan fi rst among league rookies and second This is Loughran’s fourth career WCHA with two helpers in Bemidji State’s 4-1 Tech. among NCAA newcomers. weekly honor. non-conference win over Minnesota State on Friday. With three assists, he tied teammate Honorable Mention Ben Newhouse for a league best and Connor Ford, Sr., Bowling Green: Blake Evennou, So., Ferris State: Tallied tied for third nationally. Tallied four points on three goals and a goal and an assist along with fi ve one assist in Bowling Green’s sweep of blocks in the Bulldogs' weekend series This is his fi rst career WCHA weekly Michigan Tech. at Northern Michigan. honor.

Justin Michaelean, Jr., Ferris State: Ben Newhouse, Sr., Northern Michigan: Honorable Mention Potted two goals, including one on the Led the nation in blocked shots on Mitch Deelstra, Fr., F, Ferris State: Had power play, in Ferris State’s series at the weekend with nine in Northern both a goal and an assist along with Northern Michigan. Michigan’s sweep of Ferris State. seven shots on goal in the Bulldogs' weekend series at Northern Michigan.

Arvid Caderoth, Fr., F, Michigan Tech: Had three points on three assists in Michigan Tech’s series with Bowling Green to run his points streak to fi ve games.

WEEK 12 (FEB. 5-9, 2021) 7 wcha.com WCHA PLAYERS OF THE MONTH (JANUARY 2021) #WEAREWCHA PRESENTED BY

FORWARD OF THE MONTH DEFENSEMAN OF THE MONTH GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH ROOKIE OF THE MONTH BRANDON KRUSE WILL CULLEN DRYDEN MCKAY ARVID CADERTOH SR. BOWLING GREEN JR., MICHIGAN TECH JR., MINNESOTA STATE FR., F, MICHIGAN TECH (SALINE, MICH.) (PELHAM, MANOR, N.Y.) (DOWNERS GROVE, ILL.) (GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN)

Bowling Green senior Bowling Green junior Minnesota State’s Michigan Tech’s forward Brandon defensemen Will Dryden McKay Arvid Caderoth led Kruse totaled a Cullen tallied a total appeared in six WCHA rookies with team-high 14 points of eight points during games during the seven points, six in the month of the month of January month of January, assists, and three January, scoring at with three goals and led the nation with assists on the power least one point in fi ve assists. four shutouts and play in January. nine of the Falcons' tied for the most 10 games over the The Pelham Manor, wins with six. The Gothenburg, course of the month. N.Y., native totaled a January-high three Sweden, native ranked second with 39 points against Northern Michigan on The Downers Grove, Ill., native posted faceoff wins and third in plus/minus His best game came on Jan. 29 against Jan. 16 with a goal and an assist. a goals against average of 0.50 and a (+4) and blocked shots (eight). Michigan Tech when he tallied four save percentage of .971, both of which points, including a goal and an assist. He also had two points against Northern ranked second in the nation. Caderoth had a point in fi ve of six The goal in that contest also came on Michigan the night before on Jan. 15 games over the month and is currently the power play. with a goal and an assist. McKay had a scoreless streak of 217:37 on a fi ve-game point streak. minutes spanning fi ve games from Dec. The Saline, Mich., native also registered Cullen also had another two-point 18, 2020-Jan. 16, 2021, that places him This is his fi rst WCHA monthly honor. two points in each of the fi rst two outing on Jan. 2, logging two assists 19th on the NCAA all-time consecutive games of the month, both against Ferris against Ferris State. shutout minutes list. Honorable Mention State. Chrystopher Collin, Fr., F, Bowling This is Cullen’s second WCHA monthly The streak is also the ninth-longest in Green: Tallied four points in the month With the 14 points, Kruse is now up to honor. WCHA history. of January, including his fi rst collegiate 133 career points, which ranks No. 2 on goal and fi rst multiple-point game. the WCHA post-realignment scoring Coupled with his 234:25 streak in 2019- chart. 20, he is the fi rst goaltender in WCHA Akito Hirose, Fr., D, Minnesota State: history with two shutout streaks of 200 Led WCHA rookies with a +6 rating for This is Kruse’s second career WCHA minutes or more. the month of January while his 17 shots monthly award. on goal ranked third amongst league This is McKay’s sixth WCHA monthly newcomers. Honorable Mention honor. Brendan Harris, Sr., Bemidji State: Finished the month tied for second Honorable Mention among WCHA scorers with fi ve goals Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State: and paced the league netting 0.71 goals Backstopped a Bemidji State penalty- per game. kill unit that was a perfect 26-of-26 in seven games as he led BSU to a 5-1-1 Nathan Smith, So., Minnesota State: mark during the month, which included Led WCHA in assists per game (1.14) a 4-0 mark against top-5 teams. and points per game (1.43) for the month. Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green: Tallied 30 or more saves in fi ve of his seven January appearances, including a season-high 36 in back-to-back games, just one shy of his career-high.

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McKay Adds to Shutout Total: Minnesota State's Dryden McKay is moving up the WCHA career shutouts list. The junior netminder recorded his 20th career shutout WCHA 2020-21 National Accolades in his 80th game with the Mavericks Jan. 23 when he blanked Ferris State, 4-0. The victory moved him within one of the the WCHA all-time leader, Bemidji State's Michael Mike Richter Award Watch List Bitzer, who posted 21 whitewashes from 2014-18. Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State The total is also tied for third-best in NCAA history with Vermont's Joe Fallon (2005- Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green 08). Michigan State's Ryan Miller holds the NCAA record with 26 shutouts from Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green 1999-2002. Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State McKay's 20 shutouts are the most among active NCAA netminders. Bemidji State's Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech Zach Driscoll is tied for sixth among active goaltenders with eight shutouts. Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State

WCHA Career Shuout Leaders Hobey Baker Award Nominees Rk SO Goaltender, Team...... Seasons Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville 1. 21 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 Will Cullen, Jr., D, Bowling Green 2. 20 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green 3. 16 Jeff Sanger, Colorado College ...... 1998-2002 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green 16 , Wisconsin ...... 2003-07 Ashton Calder, Jr., F, Lake Superior State 5. 15 Karl Goehring, North Dakota ...... 1997-2001 Lukas Kaelble, Sr., D, Lake Superior State 15 Peter Mannino, Denver ...... 2004-08 Mareks Mitens, Sr., G, Lake Superior State Trenton Bliss, Jr., F, Michigan Tech NCAA Career Shuout Leaders Blake Pietila, So., G, Michigan Tech Rk SO Goaltender, Team...... Seasons Cade Borchardt, So., F, Minnesota State 1. 26 Ryan Miller, Michigan State ...... 1999-2002 Dryden McKay, Jr., G, Minnesota State 2. 21 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 Nathan Smith, So., F, Minnesota State 3. 20 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan 20 Joe Fallon, Vermont ...... 2005-08 5. 19 Matthew Galajda, Cornell ...... 2018-present College Hockey News Team of the Week 19 Micahel Garteig, Quinnipiac ...... 2013-16 Feb. 3, 2021: Bowling Green 19 Ben Scrivens, Cornell ...... 2007-10 8. 18 David McKee, Cornell ...... 2004-06 HCA National Rookie of the Month November 2020: Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville NCAA Active Career Shutout Leaders Rk SO Name, Team (League) HCA National Goaltender of the Month 1. 20 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (WCHA) December 2020: Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech 2. 11 Matt Murray, Massachusetts () 3. 10 Keith Petruzzelli, Quinnipiac (ECAC) USA Hockey World Junior Championship Team- Gold Medal 10 David Hrenak, St. Cloud State (NCHC) Logan Stein, Fr., G, Ferris State 5. 9 Strauss Mann, Michigan (Big Ten) 6. 8 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State (WCHA) AHCA Terry Flanagan Award 8 Filip Lindberg, Massachusetts (Hockey East) Mark Kaufman, Assistant Coach, Ferris State 8 Tommy Nappier, Ohio State (Big Ten)

Kruse, Johnson, Ford Among NCAA Active 100-Point Scorers: The Bowling Green Another First for McKay: Minnesota State junior Dryden McKay authored another trio of Brandon Kruse, Max Johnson and Connor Ford rank as three of the NCAA's 10 lengthy scoreless streak this season. On Jan. 16, the Downers Grove, Ill., ran his recent active 100-point scorers. Kruse ranks second with 133 points while Johnson is fourth scoreless streak to 217:37 minutes before surrendering a goal in the Mavericks' 6-2 with 113 and Ford is seventh with 107 points. BGSU's Cameron Wright is currently tied win at Lake Superior State. The streak is the ninth-longest in WCHA history and the for 13th among active players with 94 points. second streak of 200+ minutes for the 2020 Richter Award fi nalist. McKay had a 234:25 run last season that ranks No. 5 on the WCHA all-time list. He is now the fi rst Most Career Points, Active Players goaltender in WCHA history with two scoreless streaks of more than 200 minutes. Rk Pts. Name, Class, Team 1. 149 Odeen Tufto, Sr., Quinnipiac Most Consecutive Scoreless Minutes 2. 133 Brandon Kruse, Sr., Bowling Green Rk Mins. Goaltender, Team (Dates) ...... Season 3. 119 Alex Limoges, Sr., Penn State 1. 339:05 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan (1/20-2/17/2017) ...... 2016-17 4. 113 Max Johnson, Sr., Bowling Green 2. 269:51 Brian Elliott, Wisconsin (3/17 – 4/6/2006) ...... 2005-06 5. 111 , Sr., North Dakota 3. 249:41 Gerald ‘Spike’ Schultz, North Dakota (1/14 – 2/4/1954) ...... 1953-54 6. 110 Jack Billings, Jr., Niagara 4. 239:22 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State (12/13/2014 - 1/16/2015) ...... 2014-15 7. 107 Connor Ford, Sr., Bowling Green 5. 234:25 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (2/7-28/2020) ...... 2019-20 8. 105 Johnny Walker, Sr., Arizona State 6. 223:51 Marc Cheverie, Denver (10/9 – 10/30/2009) ...... 2009-10 9. 102 Luke Santerno, Sr., Bentley 7. 220.18 Chris Nell, Bowling Green (2/4/17-3/3/17) ...... 2016-17 10. 101 Logan Hutsko, Sr., Boston College 8. 208:42 Peter Mannino, Denver (2/26 – 3/27/2004) ...... 2003-04 9. 217:37 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (12/18/2020-1/16/2021) 2020-21 10. 189:24 Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech (3/7 - 3/20/2015) ...... 2014-16

Ferris State's Kaufman Honored by AHCA: Long-time Ferris State assistant coach Mark Kaufman has been chosen as the 2021 recipient of the American Hockey Coaches Association's Terry Flanagan Award. The award is presented annually to honor an assistant coach's career body of work. In his 15th year with the Bulldogs, Kaufman joins FSU associate head coach Drew Famulak as FSU's second Flanagan winner. Famulak was honored in 2012.

Bowling Green Joins Elite Company: No. 5/5 Bowling Green reached a milestone few programs have achieved when the Falcons defeated Northern Michigan, 6-2, on Jan. 16 at the . The victory was the 1,000th for the Falcon program, making BGSU just the 26th team to reach that lofty number.

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I'll Make It: Bowling Green senior Max Johnson netted his fourth game-winning goal of the season against Bemidji State on Jan. 7, tying him for the national lead. WCHA on Opening Night: Twenty-two alumni The game-winner was also the 12th of Johnson's career moving him into a tie for representing nine current Western Collegiate Hockey second on the WCHA post-realignment career list behind Northern Michigan's Darien Association member institutions appear on National Craighead, who potted 13 for the Wildcats from 2016-20. The single-season post- Hockey League rosters as the NHL opens the 2020-21 realignment high is seven, which is shared by four players. Colorado College's Brett season. Sterling holds the all-time WCHA career mark with 23 game-winners from 2002- The total includes 14 players on active rosters, six 06. Minnesota's Aaron Broten (1980-81) and Wisconsin's John Newberry (1981-82) players on taxi squads and two on injured reserve. share the league all-time single-season mark with 10. Fourteen of the 31 NHL teams feature at least one WCHA alum. High-Caliber Backstops: Four WCHA goaltenders rank among the best in the Michigan Tech and Minnesota State boast the most NCAA this season. Minnesota State's Dryden McKay (0.90), Bowling Green's Zack alumni with fi ve players each. Bowling Green is next Rose (1.51), Michigan Tech's Blake Pietila (1.83), and Lake Superior State's Mareks with four players while Bemidji State and Lake Superior State have two. Alabama Mitens (1.92) rank No. 1, No, 3, No. 8 and No. 10, respectively in goals against average Huntsville, Alaska, Alaska Anchorage and Ferris State are represented by one nationally. The quartet also sit in the top-13 in save percentage along with Bowling player. Green's Eric Dop and Alabama Huntsville's David Fessenden. McKay leads the Four players are members of the , the most of any team in the country at .954, Pietlia (.938) is sixth, Fessenden ninth (.933), Mitens 10th (.932), NHL. Five teams - , Dallas, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and are Dop 12th (.930) and Rose 13th (.930). McKay's six shutouts also leads the NCAA. In home to a pair of WCHA players while Anaheim, Arizona, Chicago, , all, WCHA goalies have accounted for 14 of the 56 shutouts in nationally this season , St. Louis, Vegas and Washington opened the season with one (25.0 percent). former WCHA player.

High-Flying Falcons: No. 8/8 Bowling Green's 14-4-0 start has been fueled by a high- WCHA Alumni on NHL Rosters octane offense that ranks among NCAA leaders in several key scoring categories. Player Pos. NHL Team WCHA School BGSU leads the nation in goals (80), assists (132) points (212), shots on goal (736), Cam Talbot G Minnesota Wild Alabama Huntsville plus/minus (+38) and game-winning goals (16); ranks second in shorthanded goals Colton Parayko D St. Louis Blues Alaska (three) and faceoff wins (628) and are tied for third in power-play goals (18). Jay Beagle F Vancouver Alaska Anchorage D Minnesota Wild Bemidji State Nope...Nope...Nope: Bemidji State boasts the most proficient penalty-kill unit in the Zach Whitecloud D Bemidji State country. Through 12 games this season, the Beavers lead the nation with a .941 PK Ryan Carpenter F Bowling Green percentage (32-of-34). Minnesota State joins BSU in the top-10, checking in at No. 8 Mark Friedman D Bowling Green with at .881 percentage (37-of-42). Andrew Hammond (TS) G Minnesota Wild Bowling Green Sean Walker (IR) D Bowling Green Defense Wins Championships: In addition to boasting some of the top offensive Gerald Mayhew F Minnesota Wild Ferris State units in the country, WCHA teams are also among the stingiest defensive teams in Buddy Robinson (TS) F Lake Superior State the NCAA this season. Two of the top four teams in goals allowed per game call the Zach Trotman (IR) D Lake Superior State WCHA home, led by NCAA-leader Minnesota State, which is allowing only 1.25 goals Pheonix Copley (TS) G Michigan Tech per game. Bowling Green is fourth at 1.90. The duo, along with Minnesota, which Tanner Kero F Michigan Tech ranks second at 1.61 GAPG, and No. 3 Massachusetts (1.89) are the only teams in the Jujhar Khaira F Michigan Tech country allowing fewer than two goals per game in 2020-21. Joel L’Esperance F Dallas Stars Michigan Tech Matt Roy D Los Angeles Kings Michigan Tech Make Them Pay: On the other end of the special teams spectrum, Minnesota State David Backes (TS) F Minnesota State and Alabama Huntsville are first and second nationally, respectively, in power-play Teddy Blueger F Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota State percentage. The Mavericks are converting at a .304 clip (14-of-48) on the man Connor Mackey (TS) D Calgary Flames Minnesota State advantage through 12 games this season while Alabama Huntsville is 8-for-27 for a Marc Michaelis (TS) F Minnesota State .296 percentage. Tyler Pitlick F Minnesota State

Fire Away: Bowling Green and Minnesota State are the two of the most-proficient (IR)- Injured Reserve/(TS)- Taxi Squad WCHA squads at putting the puck on net. The Falcons are second nationally with an average of 36.80 shots on goal per game while the Mavericks rank third at 36.50. WCHA Tops Games Played List: In addition to holding the longest current consecutive Individually, BGSU senior forward Cameron Wright tops the league and is third in the games streak, Bowling Green's Brandon Kruse also tops all active NCAA players in NCAA with 89 shots on goal. Teammates Alex Barber (70) and Connor Ford (66) are total games played at 140. In all, seven WCHA players rank among the top 10 in games tied for sixth and tied for eighth, respectively. Minnesota State's Reggie Lutz tops the played among current players nationally. league and the ranks third nationally in SOG per game with a 5.00 average. Wright is fifth nationally at 4.45. NCAA Active Games Played Leaders* Rk. Games Name, School (Current League) You'll Get Nothing and Like It: WCHA goaltenders are among the stingiest in the NCAA 1. 140 Brandon Kruse, Bowling Green (WCHA) through 11 weeks of competition. League netminders have authored 14 shutouts so 2. 137 Connor Ford, Bowling Green (WCHA) far in 2020-21, which leads all Division I conferences. Hockey East and the Big Ten 3. 135 Matt Hellickson, Notre Dame (Big Ten) are second with 13 shutouts followed by the NCHC (eight), ECAC (four) and Atlantic 4. 134 Sam Craggs, Bowling Green (WCHA) Hockey (four). 134 Joseph Nardi, Northern Michigan (WCHA) The 14 shutouts include a rare 0-0 tie between Lake Superior State's Mareks Mitens 134 Justin Misiak, Michigan Tech (WCHA) and Michigan Tech's Mark Sinclair on Nov. 21 in Sault Ste. Marie. Minnesota State's 134 Colin Thiesen, Notre Dame (Big Ten) All-American goaltender Dryden McKay leads the NCAA with six shutouts this season 134 Seamus Donohue, St. Cloud State/Michigan Tech (NCHC) while Sinclair and his Michigan Tech teammate, sophomore Blake Pietila, are tied for 9. 133 Cameron Wright, Bowling Green (WCHA)) eighth nationally with two. 10. 132 Max Johnson, Bowling Green (WCHA) *- As of Feb. 3, 2021 Captain America: Ferris State freshman goaltender Logan Stein brought home a gold medal as a member of the U.S. squad that won the 2021 World Junior Championship Double Shutout: Michigan Tech netminder Mark Sinclair and his Lake Superior State in Edmonton, Alta., with a 2-0 win over Canada in the championship game on Jan. 6. counterpart Mareks Mitens found themselves in a familiar spot when their teams The Suwanee, Ga., native is the first FSU player to represent the United States at the faced off at Lake Superior State on Nov. 21. The Huskies and Lakers battled for 65 WJC. minutes with neither team finding the back of the net. The scoreless tie was the seventh in the WCHA since 2013 and the second in a row involving Mitens and Sinclair. I Am Ironman: Bowling Green senior Brandon Kruse is currently riding the longest The Lakers, backstoped by Mitens, and Alabama Huntsville, with Sinclair in net, skated active consecutive games played streak in NCAA hockey. The Saline, Mich., native to the most-recent double shutout on Feb. 14, 2020. Sinclair transferred to Michigan has not missed a game in 140 career contests with the Falcons. Northern Michigan's Tech prior to the 2020-21 season. Joseph Nardi has the second-longest active streak in the country at 134 games.

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Climbing the Ladder: Bemidji State's Tom Serratore and Minnesota State's Mike Hastings continue to climb the games-coached ladder in the WCHA. Serratore has coached 393 games as a WCHA coach while Hastings has been behind the bench for 333 contests. The two stand 20th and 23rd, respectively on the WCHA's games coached list.

Games Coached as a WCHA Head Coach Rk. Games Coach, Schools ...... Seasons 19. 449 Mike Eaves, Wisconsin ...... 2002-13 20. 393 Tom Serratore, Bemidji State ...... 2010-present 21. 391 Dave Hakstol, North Dakota ...... 2004-13 22. 370 Ralph Backstrom, Denver ...... 1981-90 23. 333 Mike Hastings, Minnesota State ...... 2012-present 24. 331 John Mariucci, Minnesota ...... 1952-66 25. 322 Bob Motzko, St. Cloud State ...... 2005-13

Bowling Green Shares Top Spot Among Returning Goal Leaders: Bowling Green and Michigan Tech rank among the top teams in terms of returning goal scorers entering the 2020-21 season. BGSU's 96 returning goals on this season's roster ties for the top spot in the NCAA with North Dakota. Michigan Tech's 86 returning goals ranks No. 5. The WCHA joins the NCHC as the only two leagues with multiple teams in the top 8.

Most Returning Goals- 2020-21 Rosters Goals School 96 Bowling Green (WCHA) 96 North Dakota (NCHC) 93 Minnesota (Big Ten) 90 Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) 86 Michigan Tech (WCHA) 84 Denver (NCHC) 84 Providence (Hockey East) 83 Arizona State (Independent)

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WCHA Career Points (2013-present) WCHA Career Wins (2013-present) Rk Points Player, Pos., School ...... Years Rk Wins Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 1. 162 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 1. 65 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 2. 133 Brandon Kruse, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. 63 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 3. 132 Parker Tuomie, F, Minnesota State ...... 2016-20 3. 62 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 4. 127 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 4. 55 Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech ...... 2013-16 5. 122 Alec Rauhauser, D, Bowling Green ...... 2016-20 5. 46 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 6. 121 Philip Beaulieu, D, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 6. 46 C.J. Motte, Ferris State ...... 2013-15 7. 119 Gerald Mayhew, F, Ferris State ...... 2013-17 7. 43 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 8. 113 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 8. 41 Eric Dop, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 113 Adam Rockwood, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 41 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 10. 111 Max Humitz, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2016-20 10. 39 Ryan Bednard, Bowling Green ...... 2016-19

WCHA Career Goals (2013-present) WCHA Career Saves (2013-present) Rk Goals Player, Pos., School ...... Years Rk Saves Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 1. 71 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 1. 3,564 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 2. 64 Max Humitz, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2016-20 2. 3,449 Olivier Mantha, Alaska Anchorage ...... 2014-18 3. 57 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2015-18 3. 2,962 Gordon Defi el, Lake Superior State ...... 2014-17 4. 56 Troy Loggins, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 4. 2,368 Carmine Guerriero, Alabama Huntsville ...... 2013-17 5. 54 Kevin Dufour, F, Bowling Green ...... 2013-17 5. 2,131 C.J. Motte, Ferris State ...... 2013-15 54 Robbie Payne, F, Northern Michigan...... 2014-18 6. 2,086 Darren Smith, Ferris ...... 2015-18 7. 53 Mitchell McClain, F, Bowling Green ...... 2014-18 7. 2,077 Mark Sinclair, Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech ..... 2017-present 8. 52 Gerald Mayhew, F, Ferris State ...... 2013-17 8. 2,053 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 9. 50 Diego Cuglietta, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2015-19 9. 2,030 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 10. 49 Darien Craighead, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 10. 1,995 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-presenet

WCHA Career Assists (2013-present) WCHA Career Save Percentage (2013-present) Rk Assists Player, Pos., School ...... Years Min. 2 seasons, playing in 66.7% of team games 1. 96 Brandon Kruse, D, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Pct. Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 2. 95 Philip Beaulieu, D, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 1. .936 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 3, 93 Alec Rauhauser, D,Bowling Green ...... 2016-20 2. .926 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 93 Adam Rockwood, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 3. .922 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 5. 91 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 4. .920 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 6. 87 Parker Tuomie, F, Minnesota State ...... 2016-20 5. .918 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 7. 76 Troy Loggins, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 6. .915 Gordon Defi el, Lake Superior State ...... 2014-17 8. 72 Ian Scheid, D, Minnesota State ...... 2017-20 .915 Mathias Dahlström, Northern Michigan ...... 2013-16 9. 70 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 8. .914 Eric Dop, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 10. 69 Shane Hanna, D, Michigan Tech ...... 2013-17 .914 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 10. .912 Darren Smith, Ferris State ...... 2015-18 WCHA Career Power Play Goals (2013-present) .912 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present Rk PPG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 1. 30 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 WCHA Career Goals-Against Average (2013-present) 2. 25 Connor Ford, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Min. 2 seasons, playing in 66.7% of team games 24 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk GAA Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 4. 22 Troy Loggins, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-19 1. 1.45 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 22 Gerry Fitzgerald, F, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 2. 2.00 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 6. 20 Cameron Wright, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 2.07 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 20 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 4. 2.16 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 20 Adam Brady, F, Bemidji State ...... 2016-20 5. 2.22 Eric Dop, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 9. 18 Max Humitz, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2016-20 6. 2.41 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 10. 17 Darien Craighead, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 7. 2.46 Mathias Dahlström, Northern Michigan ...... 2013-16 17 Jake Lucchini, F, Michigan Tech ...... 2015-19 8. 2.56 Davis Jones, Alaska ...... 2013-17 17 Tyler Heionen, F, Michigan Tech ...... 2013-17 WCHA Career Shutouts (2013-present) WCHA Career Shorthanded Goals (2013-present) Rk Shutouts Goaltender, Team...... Seasons Rk SHG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 1. 21 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 1. 10 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 2. 20 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 2. 8 Troy Loggins, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 4. 13 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 3. 6 Nick Rivera, F, Minnesota State ...... 2016-20 4. 11 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 6 Mitchell McLain, F, Bowling Green ...... 2014-18 11 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 5. 5 Diego Cuglietta, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2015-19 6. 10 C.J. Motte, Ferris State ...... 2013-15 5 Kyle Bauman, F, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 5 Matt Salhany, F, Alabama Huntsville ...... 2013-17 WCHA Career Games Played (2013-present) Rk Games Goaltender, Team...... Seasons WCHA Career Game-Winning Goals (2013-present) 1. 138 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 Rk GWG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 2. 137 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 1. 13 Darien Craighead, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 3. 122 Olivier Mantha, Alaska Anchorage ...... 2014-18 2. 12 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 4. 99 Gordon Defi el, Lake Superior State ...... 2013-17 12 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 5. 90 Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech ...... 2013-16 12 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 6. 88 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 5. 11 Jake Lucchini, F, Michigan Tech ...... 2015-19 7. 86 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 6. 10 Diego Cuglietta, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2015-19 8. 84 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2013-17 10 Zeb Knutson, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 9. 81 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 10 Gerry Fitzgerald, F, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 81 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 10 Gerald Mayhew, F, Ferris State ...... 2013-17

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Active Career Points Goaltenders Rk Points Player, Pos., School ...... Years Active Career Wins 1. 133 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Wins Player, Class, School ...... Years 2. 113 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 63 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 3. 107 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 2. 43 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 4. 94 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 41 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 5. 81 Jake Jaremko, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 4. 26 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 81 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 5. 15 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 7. 78 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 13 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 77 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 10 Mark Sinclair, Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech ...... 2017-present 9. 70 Aaron Miller, Sr., F, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 8. 9 Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green ...... 2019-present 10. 69 Jared Spooner, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 9. 6 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present 10. 5 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present Active Career Goals Rk Goals Player, Pos., School ...... Years Active Career Saves 1. 47 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Saves Player, Class, School ...... Years 47 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 2,077 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 47 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. 2,030 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 4. 37 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 1,965 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 5. 36 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 4. 1,696 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 6. 32 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 5. 1,610 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 32 Griffi n Loughran, Jr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 6. 1,275 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 8. 31 Jake Jaremko, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 7. 893 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 31 Dallas Gerads, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 8. 357 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present 31 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 9. 340 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present 10. 319 David Fessenden, So., Alabama Huntsville ...... 2019-present Active Career Assists Rk Assists Player, Pos., School ...... Years Active Career Save Percentage 1. 96 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Pct. Player, Class, School ...... Years 2. 66 Max Johnson, Sr, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. .936 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 3. 60 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. .920 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 4. 50 Jake Jaremko, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 3. .914 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 50 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 4. .912 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 6. 48 Jared Spooner, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 5. .903 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 7. 47 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 6. .898 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 8. 46 Lukas Kaelble, Sr., D, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 7. .883 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 46 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 10. 41 Aaron Miller, Sr., F, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present Active Career GAA 41 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present Rk GAA Player, Class, School ...... Years 1. 1.45 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present Active Career Power Play Goals 2. 2.16 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present Rk PPG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 3. 2.22 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 25 Connor Ford, Sr, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 4. 2.60 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 24 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 5. 2.93 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 3. 20 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 6. 3.36 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 4. 15 Trenton Bliss, Jr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present 7. 3.45 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 5. 13 Alex Barber, Jr., F, Bowling Green...... 2018-present 6. 12 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present Active Career Shutouts 12 Julian Napravnik, Jr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present Rk SO Player, Class, School ...... Years 8. 11 Alec Broetzman, Jr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present 1. 20 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 11 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. 8 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 11 Dallas Gerads, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 3. 6 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 6 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 5. 5 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present Active Career Shorthanded Goals 6. 2 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present Rk SHG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 2 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 1. 3 Alec Broetzman, So., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present 8. 1 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present 2. 2 Five players 1 Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green ...... 2019-present Active Career Game-Winning Goals Active Career Games Rk GWG Player, Pos., School ...... Years Rk Games Player, Class, School ...... Years 1. 12 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 86 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 2. 9 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. 81 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 9 Julian Napravnik, Jr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 81 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 9 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 4. 71 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 5. 69 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Active Career Games 6. 54 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present Rk Games Player, Class, Pos., School ...... Years 7. 41 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 1. 140 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 8. 19 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present 2. 137 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 9. 16 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present 3. 134 Sam Craggs, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 10. 13 David Fessenden, So., Alabama Huntsville ...... 2019-present 134 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 13 Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green ...... 2019-present 134 Justin Misiak, Sr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2017-present 6. 133 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 132 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 8. 129 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 9. 124 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 124 Greyson Reitmeier, Sr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2017-present

WEEK 12 (FEB. 5-9, 2021) 13 wcha.com WCHA 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS #WEAREWCHA

TEAM SEASON HIGHS INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS GAME GAME Goals Goals 7 Ferris State (vs. Trine (Ind.)) ...... 1/16/2021 2 13 times

Goals (Two Teams) Assists 11 Northern Michigan (6) at Ferris State (5)* ...... 12/30/2020 3 Eight times

Assists Points 14 Ferris State (vs. Trine (Ind.)) ...... 1/16/2021 4 Brandon Kruse, Bowling Green (vs. Michigan Tech0 ...... 1/29/2021 4 Joseph Nardi, Northern Michigan (vs. Ferris State) ...... 1/29/2021 Points 4 Cade Borchardt, Minnesota State (vs. Bemidji State)* ...... 12/18/2020 21 Ferris State (vs. Trine (Ind.)) ...... 1/16/2021 4 Cameron Wright, Bowling Green (at Robert Morris)*...... 12/1/2020

Penalties Penalties 9 Lake Superior State (vs. Minnesota State) ...... 1/16/2021 3 Jake Transit, Ferris State (at Minnesota State) ...... 1/24/2021 9 Northern Michigan (vs. Lake Superior State)* ...... 1/9/2021 3 Brandon Kruse, Bowling Green (at Quinnipiac)* ...... 12/18/2020

Penalty Minutes Penalty Minutes 29 Lake Superior State (vs. Minnesota State) ...... 1/16/2021 17 Jake Transit, Ferris State (at Minnesota State) ...... 1/24/2021 29 Northern Michigan (vs. Lake Superior State) ...... 1/9/2021 Power Play Goals Penalties- Two Teams 1 Multiple times 17 Lake Superior State (8) at Northern Michigan (9)* ...... 1/9/2021 Shorthanded Goals Penalty Minutes 1 Seven times 45 Lake Superior State (27) at Northern Michigan (18)* ...... 1/9/2021 Shots on Goal Fewest Penalties 11 Reggie Lutz, Minnesota State (at Lake Superior State) ...... 1/16/2021 1 Four times Blocked Shots Fewst Penalty Minutes 8 Michael Van Unen, Northern Michigan (vs. Minnesota State) ...... 1/2/2021 2 Four times 8 Cameron Wright, Bowling Green (at Mercyhurst)* ...... 12/6/2020

Power Play Goals 3 Three times PERIOD Goals Shorthanded Goals 2 Six times 1 Four times Assists Fastest Two Goals 2 14 times 0:10 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech)* ...... 12/12/2020 Points Fastest Three Goals 3 Ethan Stewart, Ferris State (vs. Northern Michigan) (1)* ...... 12/30/2020 0:54 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech)* ...... 12/12/2020 Penalties Shots on Goal 2 Multiple times 57 Minnesota State (at Lake Superior State) ...... 1/16/2021 Penalty Minutes Fewest Shots on Goal 15 Multiple times 10 Bemidji State (vs. Minnesota State)* ...... 1/29/2021 Power Play Goals PERIOD 1 Multiple times Goals 6 Michigan Tech (1) at Bemidji State (5) (2)* ...... 12/12/2020 Shorthanded Goals 6 Alabama Huntsville (1) at Robert Morris (5) (3)* ...... 11/21/2020 1 Three times

Assists 8 Bowling Green (at Adrian) (2)* ...... 11/21/2020 GOALTENDING SEASON HIGHS SERIES Points Saves 13 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech) (2)* ...... 12/12/2020 78 Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech (vs. Minnesota State)* ...... 12/6-7/2020

Penalties GAME 6 Lake Superior State (vs. Minnesota State) (2) ...... 1/16/2021 Saves 43 Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech (vs. Minnesota State)* ...... 12/6/2020 Penalty Minutes 23 Lake Superior State (vs. Minnesota State) (2) ...... 1/16/2021 PERIOD Saves Power Play Goals 19 David Fessenden, Alabama Huntsville (vs. Ferris State) ...... 1/9/2021 2 Six times *-Non-conference game Shots on Goal 29 Minnesota State (at Lake Superior State) (2)...... 1/16/2021

Fewest Shots on Goal 1 Ferris State (at Minnesota State) (3) ...... 1/24/2021 1 Ferris State (at Minnesota State) (2) ...... 1/23/2021 1 Northern Michigan (vs. Minnesota State) (2) ...... 1/2/2021 1 Michigan Tech (vs. Alabama Huntsville) (2) ...... 12/7/2020

WEEK 12 (FEB. 5-9, 2021) 14 wcha.com NONCONFERENCE AND HEAD-TO-HEAD, POTW, POTM #WEAREWCHA

2020-21 WCHA AGAINST THE REST 2020-21 WCHA PLAYERS OF THE MONTH By Team vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind.* Total Alabama Huntsville 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 Month Forward Defenseman Alaska Anchorage 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Alaska 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Nov. Ashton Calder, Jr., Lake Superior State William Riedell, Jr., Lake Superior State Bemidji State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Dec. Cameron Wright, Sr., Bowling Green Will Cullen, Jr., Bowling Green Bowling Green 3-1-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 7-1-0 Jan. Brandon Kruse, Sr., Bowling Green Will Cullen, Jr., Bowling Green Ferris State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Feb. Lake Superior State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 March Michigan Tech 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Minnesota State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Northern Michigan 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 TOTALS: 3-3-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-0 10-3-0 Month Goaltender Rookie (.500) (.000) (1.000) (.000) (.000) (1.000) (.769) Nov. Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville

By Site vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind* Total Dec. Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech Akito Hirose, Fr., D, Minnesota State Home 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 4-1-0 Jan. Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State Arvid Caderoth, Fr., F, Michigan Tech Away 2-2-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 6-2-0 Feb. Neutral 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 March TOTALS: 3-3-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-0 10-3-0 (.500) (.000) (1.000) (.000) (.000) (1.000) (.769) *- Includes games against non-Division I NCAA teams

2020-21 WCHA HEAD-TO-HEAD (REGULAR SEASON, LEAGUE GAMES) UAH (pts) BSU (pts) BGSU (pts) FSU (pts) LSSU (pts) MTU (pts) MSU (pts) NMU (pts) W-L-T-3/SW-0L (pts) UAH ---- 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-0-0-0-0 (5/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-2-0-0-0 (5) BSU 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) ---- 1-1-0-1-0 (2/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 1-1-0-0-0 (2) BGSU 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 1-1-0-0-1 (4/6) ---- 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 5-1-0-0-1 (16) FSU 0-2-0-0-1 (1/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) ---- 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-8-0-0-1 (1) LSSU 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) ----- 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0) MTU 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) ----- 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-2-0-0-0 (6) MSU 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) ----- 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 6-0-0-0 (18) NMU 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) ----- 2-2-0-0-0 (6)

2020-21 WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Date Forward Defenseman Goaltender Rookie Nov. 23 Tyr Thompson, Jr., Alabama Huntsville Dayne Finnson, Jr., Alabama Huntsville Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville Nov. 30 None None None None Dec. 8 Cameron Wright, Sr., Bowling Green Tim Theocharidis, Jr., Bowling Green Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech Quinn Green, Fr, F, Alabama Huntsville Dec. 14 Max Johnson, Sr., Bowling Green Colin Swoyer, Jr., Michigan Tech Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech Seth Fyten, Fr., F, Bowling Green Dec. 21 Connor Ford, Sr., Bowling Green Colin Swoyer, Jr., Michigan Tech Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green Akito Hirose, Fr., D, Minnesota State Jan. 4 Cameron Wright, Sr., Bowling Green Will Cullen, Jr., Bowling Green Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State Akito Hirose, Fr., D, Minnesota State Jan. 11 Pete Veillette, Jr., Lake Superior State Dayne Finnson, Jr., Alabama Huntsville Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville Jan. 18 Cade Borchardt, So., Minnesota State Will Cullen, Jr., Bowling Green Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State Chrystopher Collin, Fr., F, Bowling Green Jan. 26 Walker Duehr, Sr., Minnesota State Kyle Looft, So., Bemidj State Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State Arvid Caderoth, Fr., F, Michigan Tech Feb. 1 Griffi n Loughran, Jr., Northern Michigan Justin Wells, Sr., Bowling Green Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State Tim Erkkila, Fr., D, Northern Michigan Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 March 1 March 8

WEEK 12 (FEB. 5-9, 2021) 15 wcha.com NATIONAL POLLS #WEAREWCHA

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Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll Rank Team, Points (1st place) Last Poll Record Top 15 1. Boston College (28) 9-2-1 787 1 1. Boston College, 490 (22) 1 9-2-1 13 2. Minnesota (11) 15-3-0 763 4 2. Minnesota, 481 (11) 4 15-3-0 13 3. North Dakota (1) 13-4-1 725 2 3. North Dakota, 448 (1) 3 13-4-1 13 4. St. Cloud State 11-6-0 627 5 4. Minnesota State, 387 2 9-2-1 13 5. Minnesota Duluth 10-5-2 625 6 5. St. Cloud State, 349 5 11-6-0 9 6. Minnesota State 9-2-1 612 3 6. Minnesota Duluth, 347 6 10-5-2 13 7. Michigan 10-6-0 530 7 7. Michigan, 277 7 10-6-0 13 8. Bowling Green 16-4-0 524 8 8. Bowling Green, 274 8 16-4-0 8 9. Omaha 10-5-1 470 9 9. Massachusetts, 250 10 11-5-3 13 10. Massachusetts 11-5-3 467 10 10. Omaha, 212 9 10-5-1 7 11. Wisconsin 11-7-0 369 13 11. Quinnipiac, 152 11 10-5-3 12 12. Quinnipiac 10-5-3 366 11 12. Wisconsin, 148 13 11-7-0 11 13. Clarkson 9-6-3 316 12 13. Clarkson, 97 14 9-6-3 12 14. Northeastern 6-3-2 277 14 14. Northeastern, 84 12 6-3-2 10 15. Boston University 5-1-0 264 15 15. Boston University, 35 15 5-1-0 2 16. Providence 7-5-4 185 17 17. American International 13-3-0 134 19 Others receiving votes: American International 18, Denver 10, 18. Bemidji State 6-4-2 75 UR Connecticut 8, Robert Morris 6, Notre Dame 4, Bemidji State 1, Penn 19. Robert Morris 12-5-0 53 UR State 1, Providence 1. 20. UMass Lowell 3-3-0 50 16

Others receiving votes: Michigan Tech 49, Notre Dame 48, Denver 29, Connecticut 26, Penn State 23, Lake Superior State 5, RIT 1.

2020-21 WCHA in the Rankings Week-by-Week

Week UAH UAA UAF BSU BGSU FSU LSSU MTU MSU NMU Preseason UR/UR UR/UR UR/UR 16/15 RV/RV UR/UR UR/UR RV/RV 4/5 RV/RV Nov. 16 UR/UR UR/UR UR/UR 16/RV 19/RV UR/UR UR/UR RV/UR 5/4 RV/RV Nov. 23 UR/UR X/X UR/UR 19/RV 18/RV UR/UR RV/RV RV/RV 6/5 RV/RV Nov. 30 UR/UR X/X UR/UR 19/RV 18/RV UR/UR RV/RV UR/UR 6/6 RV/RV Dec. 7 UR/UR X/X UR/UR RV/RV 16/RV UR/UR RV/RV RV/UR 6/6 RV/RV Dec. 14 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/UR 13/12 UR/UR RV/RV RV/UR 5/5 RV/RV Dec. 21 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/RV 9/8 UR/UR 20/RV RV/RV 5/5 UR/UR Dec. 28 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/UR 7/7 UR/UR 19/RV RV/UR 5/5 UR/UR Jan. 4 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/UR 7/6 UR/UR RV/RV RV/RV 4/4 UR/UR Jan. 11 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/UR 8/7 UR/UR 19/RV RV/RV 5/4 UR/UR Jan. 18 UR/UR X/X X/X UR/UR 5/5 UR/UR RV/RV RV/RV 2/2 UR/UR Jan. 25 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/UR 8/8 UR/UR RV/UR 18/RV 3/2 UR/UR Feb. 1 UR/UR X/X X/X 18/RV 8/8 UR/UR RV/UR RV/UR 6/4 UR/UR Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 12

Rankings are USHCO/USAT-USAHM) X/X- UAA and UAF have opted out of the 2020-21 season

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NOVEMBER Schedule presented by Friday, February 12 Friday, November 13 Lake Superior State at Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET Adrian 2, at (RV/RV) Bowling Green (NC) 6 Ferris State at Michigan Tech (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. CT Saturday, November 21 Northern Michigan at Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 0, at Lake Superior State 0 (NC) (LSSU W/SO, 2-1) (19/RV) Bowling Green 5, at Adrian (Mich.) 0 (NC) Tuesday, February 16 Alabama Huntsville 2, at (RV/UR) Robert Morris 5 (NC) Alabama Huntsville at Northern Michigan* 4:37 p.m. ET

Sunday, November 22 Tuesday, February 17 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 1, at Lake Superior State 4 (NC) Sunday, January 3 Alabama Huntsville at Northern Michigan* 7:07 p.m. ET Alabama Huntsville 3, at (RV/UR) Robert Morris 4 (NC) Alabama Huntsville 1, at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 2* (5/4) Minnesota State 5, at (16/RV) Bemidji State 0(NC) (RV/UR) Bemidji State 1, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 2 (OT) (BSU W/SO, 1-0 (NC) Saturday, February 13 (7/7) Bowling Green 4, at Ferris State 2* Ferris State at Michigan Tech (NC) 6:07 p.m. ET Wednesday, November 25 (5/5) Minnesota State 4, at Northern Michigan 0* Lake Superior State at Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET (RV/RV)Lake Superior State at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) CCD Northern Michigan at Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT Thursday, January 7 Friday, November 27 (RV/UR) Bemidji State 2, at (7/6) Bowling Green 3* Friday, February 19 Adrian 3, at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 5 (NC) Alabama Huntsville at Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET (RV/RV) Michigan Tech at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) CCD Friday, January 8 Bemidji State at Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. ET Ferris State at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) CCD (RV/UR) Bemidji State 4, at (7/6) Bowling Green 3 (OT)* Minnesota State at Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 4, at Northern Michigan 1 (NC) Saturday, November 28 Ferris State 4, at Alabama Huntsville 5 (OT)* Saturday, February 20 (RV/RV) Northern Michigan at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech (NC) CCD Alabama Huntsville at Lake Superior State* 5:07 p.m. ET Saturday, January 9 Bowling Green at Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. ET Sunday, November 29 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 3, at Northern Michigan 2 (OT) (NC) Bemidji State at Michigan Tech* 6:07 p.m. ET (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 2, at Adrian 1 (NC) Ferris State 0, at Alabama Huntsville 2* Minnesota State at Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET (RV/RV) Lake Superior State at Ferris State (NC) CCD Monday, January 11 Sunday, February 21 DECEMBER (8/7) Bowling Green 1, at USNTDP 5 (EXH) Bowling Green at Northern Michigan* 4:07 p.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 1 (18/RV) Bowling Green 6, at (RV/RV) Robert Morris 3 (NC) Friday, January 15 Wednesday, February 24 Northern Michigan 1, at (8/7) Bowling Green 5 (NC) Alabama Huntsville at Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET Friday, December 4 (5/4) Minnesota State 3, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 0* (19/RV) Bemidji State at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) CCD Friday, February 26 Saturday, January 16 Lake Superior State at Ferris State* 7:07 p.m. ET Saturday, December 5 Trine (Ind.) 0, at Ferris State 7 (NC) Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. ET Mercyhurst 2, at (18/RV) Bowling Green 1 (NC) Northern Michigan 2, at (8/7) Bowling Green 6 (NC) Minnesota State at Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT Alabama Huntsville 2, at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 2 (NC) (LSSU w/SO, 2-1) (5/4) Minnesota State 6, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 2* (19/RV) Bemidji State at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) CCD Saturday, February 27 Thursday, January 21 Lake Superior State at Ferris State* 7:07 p.m. ET Sunday, December 6 (2/2) Bowling Green 1, at Bemidji State 2 (NC) Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. ET (18/RV) Bowling Green 3, at Mercyhurst 1 (NC) Minnesota State at Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT Alabama Huntsville 2, at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 3 (NC) Friday, January 22 (6/6) Minnesota State 1, at Michigan Tech 3 (NC) (2/2) Bowling Green 1, at Bemidji State 3 (NC) Sunday, February 28 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech* PPD Bowling Green at Alabama Huntsville* 2:07 p.m. CT Monday, December 7 (6/6) Minnesota State 2, at Michigan Tech 0 (NC) Saturday, January 23 MARCH Ferris State 0, at (2/2) Minnesota State 4* Friday, March 5 Wednesday, December 9 Northern Michigan 0, at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 2 (NC) Michigan Tech at Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT Alabama Huntsville at Ferris State (NC) CCD (RV/RV) Lake Superior State at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech* PPD Alabama Huntsville at Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT

Friday, December 11 Sunday, January 24 Saturday, March 6 Ferris State 2, at Bowling Green 3 (NC) Ferris State at 1, (2/2) Minnesota State 4* Michigan Tech at Minnesota State* 6:07 p.m. CT Northern Michigan at Minnesota State (NC) CCD Alabama Huntsville at Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT Monday, January 25 Saturday, December 12 (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 4, at Northern Michigan 1 (NC) -- END OF REGULAR SEASON -- Bowling Green 6, at Ferris State 2 (NC) Michigan Tech 3, at Bemidji State 6 (NC) Thursday, January 28 2021 WCHA POSTSEASON Milwaukee School of Engineering at (6/6) Minnesota State CCD Alabama Huntsville at (3/2) Minnesota State (NC) PPD Format TBA Northern Michigan at Minnesota State (NC) CCD Friday, January 29 All dates subject to change Sunday, December 13 (3/2) Minnesota State 1, at (RV/UR) Bemidji State 4 (NC) *- WCHA league game Michigan Tech 3, at Bemidji State 0 (NC) Ferris State 4, at Northern Michigan 5* (NC)- Non-conference contest Milwaukee School of Engineering at (6/6) Minnesota State CCD (18/RV) Michigan Tech 3, at (8/8) Bowling Green 6* (EXH)- Exhibition contest Alabama Huntsville at (3/2) Minnesota State (NC) PPD Wednesday, December 16 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State at (RV/UR) Bemidji State* PPD Ferris State 4, at (RV/RV)Northern Michigan 5 (NC)* Saturday, January 30 Friday, December 18 Ferris State 3. at Northern Michigan 5* (13/12) Bowling Green 4, at (11/11) Quinnipiac 1 (NC) (18/RV) Michigan Tech 2, at (8/8) Bowling Green 5* (RV/RV) Northern Michigan 3, at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 4 (OT) (NC) (RV/UR) Lake Superior State at (RV/UR) Bemidji State* PPD (RV/UR) Bemidji State 4, at (5/5) Minnesota State 5 (NC) FEBRUARY Saturday, December 19 Tuesday, February 2 (13/12) Bowling Green 4, at (11/11) Quinnipiac 2 (NC) (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 6, at Ferris State 4* (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 3, at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan 1 (NC) (RV/UR) Bemidji State 1, at (5/5) Minnesota State 1 (OT) (MSU W/SO, 1-0) (NC) Friday, February 5 (18/RV) Bemidji State at Ferris State* 7:07 p.m. ET Tuesday, December 29 (8/8) Bowling Green at (6/4) Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT (RV)/RV) Robert Morris 1, at (7/7) Bowling Green 2 (NC) (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at Alabama Huntsville (NC) 7:07 p.m. CT

Wednesday, December 30 Saturday, February 6 Northern Michigan 6, at Ferris State 5 (OT) (NC) Northern Michigan at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* 5:07 p.m. ET (18/RV) Bemidji State at Ferris State* 7:07 p.m. ET JANUARY (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at Alabama Huntsville (NC) 5:07 p.m. CT Saturday, January 2 (8/8) Bowling Green at (6/4) Minnesota State* 6:07 p.m. CT (7/7) Bowling Green 6, at Ferris State 1* Alabama Huntsville 0, at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 4* Sunday, February 7 (RV)/UR) Bemidji State 4, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 1 (NC) Northern Michigan at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* 3:07 p.m. ET (5/5) Minnesota State 5, at Northern Michigan 0* Tuesday, February 9 Michigan Tech at Ferris State* 4:07 p.m. ET

Thursday, February 11 Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. CT

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Minnesota State is Coaches' Choice to ThreePeat as WCHA Regular Season Champion 2020-21 WCHA Preseason Coaches’ Poll Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Points 1. Minnesota State (6) 86 2. Bemidji State (1) 79 3. Bowling Green (3) 78 4. Michigan Tech 64 5. Northern Michigan 63 6. Lake Superior State 49 7. Alaska 40 8. Ferris State 35 9. Alaska Anchorage 28 10. Alabama Huntsville 18 Coaches could not vote for their own teams. Based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 scale.

WCHA Coaches’ Preseason Player of the Year (Votes) Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green (4) Dryden McKay, Jr. G, Minnesota State (4) Others Receiving Votes: Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green (1); Trenton Bliss, Jr., F, Michigan Tech (1)

WCHA Coaches’ Preseason Rookie of the Year (Votes) Akito Hirose, D, Minnesota State (3) Others Receiving Votes: Carson Bantle, F, Michigan Tech (2); Brendan Furry, F, Minnesota State (2); Jake Livingstone, D, Minnesota State (1); Logan Stein, G, Ferris State (1); Ethan Scardina, F, Bowling Green (1)

Coaches’ Preseason All-WCHA Team (Votes) Forwards: Griffi n Loughran, Jr., Northern Michigan (7); Brandon Kruse, Sr., Bowling Green (7); Connor Ford, Sr., Bowling Green (4); Lucas Sowder, So., Minnesota State (4) Others Receiving Votes: Owen Sillinger, Jr, Bemidji State (3); Nathan Smith, So., Minnesota State (3); Alec Broetzman, Jr., Michigan Tech (1); Trenton Bliss, Jr., Michigan Tech (1). Defensemen: Elias Rosén, So., Bemidji State (7); Chris Jandric, Jr., Alaska (6) Others Receiving Votes: Jake Willets, So., Ferris State (4); Colin Swoyer, Jr., Michigan Tech (3) Goaltender: Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State (7) Others Receiving Votes: Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State (3)

Media Tabs Minnesota State as Unanimous Choice as WCHA Regular Season Champion 2020-21 WCHA Preseason Media Poll Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Points 1. Minnesota State (10) 100 2. Bemidji State 89 3. Bowling Green 76 4. Northern Michigan 68 5. Michigan Tech 67 6. Lake Superior State 44 7. Alaska 40 8. Ferris State 33 9. Alaska Anchorage 21 10. Alabama Huntsville 12 Predicted order of fi nish. Based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale.

WCHA Preseason Media Player of the Year (Votes) Dryden McKay, Jr., G, Minnesota State (25) Others Receiving Votes: Griffi n Loughran, Jr., F, Northern Michigan (21); Owen Sillinger, Jr., F, Bemidji State (5); Zach Driscoll, Sr., G, Bemidji State (2); Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green (2); Nathan Smith, So., F, Minnesota State (2); Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green (1); Colin Swoyer, Jr., D, Michigan Tech (1). Based on a 3-2-1 scale.

WCHA Preseason Media Rookie of the Year (Votes) Carson Bantle, F, Michigan Tech (16) Others Receiving Votes: Akito Hirose, D, Minnesota State (14); Tanner Edwards, F, Minnesota State (3); Connor Gregga, F, Minnesota State (3); Anton Malmstrom, D, Bowling Green (3); Lukas Sillinger, F, Bemidji State (3); Aaron Myers, F, Bemidj State (3); Ondrej Pavel, F, Minnesota State (3); Grant Johnson, F, Northern Michigan (3); Jed Pietila, D, Michigan Tech (2); Jake Livingstone, D, Minnesota State (2); Jett Jungels, F, Northern Michigan (2); Logan Stein, G, Ferris State (1); Joshua Wildauer, F, Lake Superior State (1); Mack Byers, F, Northern Michigan (1). Based on a 3-2-1 scale.

Preseason Media All-WCHA Team (Votes) Forwards: Griffi n Loughran, Jr. Northern Michigan (10); Connor Ford, Sr., Bowling Green (7); Owen Sillinger, Jr., Bemidji State (5). Others Receiving Votes: Brandon Kruse, Sr., Bowling Green (3) Lucas Sowder, So., Minnesota State (2); Nathan Smith, So., Minnesota State (1); Jared Spooner, Sr., Minnesota State (1); Trenton Bliss, Jr., Michigan Tech (1). Defensemen: Elias Rosén, So., Bemidji State (9); Jake Willets, So., Ferris State (6). Others Receiving Votes: Chris Jandric, Jr., Alaska (2); Colin Swoyer, Jr., Michigan Tech (1); Tim Theochardis, Jr., Bowling Green (1); Jack McNeely, Sr., Minnesota State (1). Goaltender: Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State (10). Others Receiving Votes: None

2020-21 WCHA Media Poll Voters Alabama Huntsville: Justin Bradford, Penalty Box Radio Alaska Anchorage: Kurt Haider, Seawolf Radio Alaska: Bruce Cech, Nanook Radio Bemidji State: Austin Monteith, Bemidji Pioneer Bowling Green: Nick Piotrowicz, Toledo Blade Ferris State: John Raffel, Big Rapids Pioneer Lake Superior State: Bill Crawford, LSSU Radio Michigan Tech: Adam Niemi, Houghton Daily Mining Gazette Minnesota State: Kevin Dudley, Mankato Free Press Northern Michigan: Ryan Stieg, Marquette Mining Journal

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2020-21 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Lance West (First season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at UAH: 2-5-1 Nov. 21 at (RV/UR) Robert Morris (NC) L, 2-5 Overall: 13-28-4 (Second season) Nov. 22 at (RV/UR) Robert Morris (NC) L, 3-4 Dec. 5 at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) T, 2-2 (OT) (LSSU W SO, 2-1) 2020-21 Overall Record: 2-5-1 Dec. 6 at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) L, 3-2 2020-21 WCHA Record: 2-2-0-1-0-0 Jan. 2 at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech* L, 0-4 Jan. 3 at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech* L, 1-2 Jan. 8 Ferris State* W, 5-4 (OT) Jan. 9 Ferris State* W, 2-0 CHARGERS Jan. 28 at (3/2) Minnesota State (NC) PPD Jan. 29 at (3/2) Minnesota State (NC) PPD UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE Feb. 5 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) 7:07 p.m. CT Feb. 6 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) 5:07 p.m. CT • Alabama Huntsville is set to return to action following three weekends Feb. 11 Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT which were postponed due to COVID-19 protocols, as the Chargers Feb. 12 Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT host Michigan Tech for a non-conference series this Friday and Feb. 16 at Northern Michigan* 4:37 p.m. ET Jan. 17 at Northern Michigan* 7:07 p.m. ET Saturday at the . Puck drops at 7:07 p.m. CT for Feb. 19 at Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET Friday’s opener, followed by a 5:07 p.m. CT game time on Saturday. Feb. 20 at Lake Superior State* 5:07 p.m. ET • The Chargers have rescheduled the Jan. 22-23 home series against Feb. 24 at Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET Northern Michigan to Feb. 16-17 in Marquette, Michigan. Also, UAH Feb. 28 Bowling Green* 2:07 p.m. CT moved its Feb. 27 home game against Bowling Green to Sunday, Feb. March 5 at Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT 28 at 3:07 p.m. March 6 at Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT • UAH’s most recent action was on Jan. 8-9 at the Von Braun Center, *- WCHA game where the Chargers swept Ferris State by scores of 5-4 and 2-0. The (NC)- Non-conference game Chargers hold a 2-5-1 overall record and a 2-2-0 mark in WCHA play. (National rank at time of game) • The Chargers are 3-19-2 in the all-time series against Michigan Tech, with the Huskies taking the most recent match-ups on Jan. 2-3 in Houghton by scores of 4-0 and 2-1. • Freshman Tyrone Bronte is atop the Chargers roster and fourth amongst WCHA rookies with seven points on three goals and four assists in the 2020-21 season. A native of Melbourne, Australia, Bronte is the Chargers 2020-21 Hobey Baker Fan Vote nominee, which opened this week. • Sophomore David Fessenden has played the majority of time in goal through the Chargers initial eight games this season, and he’s accumulated a 2.10 goals against average and .933 save percentage over 343:25 on the ice. His .933 save percentage currently rates third amongst league netminders, while his 2.10 goals against average ranks sixth in the WCHA. • UAH enters the week as one of two teams in the WCHA to rank in the top three in the league on both penalty kills and power plays, as the Chargers are second with a 29.6 percent conversion rate on power plays and third with a 86.1 percent success rate on penalty kills. In 2019-20, the Chargers were last in the conference in both power plays (5.0 percent) and penalty kills (75.0 percent). • Junior Tyr Thompson currently ranks second on the offense with six points on three goals and three assists. His three assists are a career- high for the Sherwood Park, Alta., native. • Junior Dayne Finnson paces all Chargers from the blue line with fi ve points from two goals and three assists, followed by sophomore Lucas Bahn with four point on a career-best four assists. • UAH is second in the WCHA with 14.88 blocks per game for a total of 119 blocks through eight games in 2020-21. Brian Scoville leads the Chargers with 15 blocked shots, as a total of fi ve UAH players have reached double-digit blocks. • After this weekend’s series, UAH hosts nationally-ranked Minnesota State on Feb. 11-12 at the VBC for a two-game WCHA series.

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2020-21 BEMIDJI STATE SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Tom Serratore (20th season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at BSU/Overall: 325-301-91 Nov. 22 (5/4) Minnesota State (NC) L, 0-5 2020-21 Overall Record: 6-4-2 Dec. 12 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) W, 6-3 Dec. 13 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 0-3 2020-21 WCHA Record: 1-1-0-1-0-0 Dec. 18 at (5/5) Minnesota State (NC) L, 4-5 TM Dec. 19 at (5/5) Minnesota State (NC) T, 1-1 (OT) (MSU W SO, 1-0 Jan. 2 at (19/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) W, 4-1 Jan. 3 at (19/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) T, 2-2 (BSU W/SO, 1-0) Jan. 7 at (7/6) Bowling Green* L, 2-3 BEAVERS Jan. 8 at (7/6) Bowling Green* W, 4-3 (OT) Jan. 21 (5/5) Bowling Green (NC) W, 2-1 Jan. 22 (5/5) Bowling Green (NC) W, 3-1 Jan. 29 vs. (3/2) Minnesota State (NC) W, 4-1 • Bemidji State improved its record to 6-4-2 Friday with a 4-1 victory Jan. 29 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* PPD over then-No. 3/2 Minnesota State to snap a four-game (0-3-1) Jan. 30 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* PPD Feb. 5 at Ferris State* 7:07 p.m. ET winless skid versus the Mavericks and extend its winning streak to Feb. 6 at Ferris State* 7:07 p.m. ET four games, dating back to Jan. 8. Feb. 12 Northern Michigan* 7:07 p.m. CT • Although BSU took the victory, MSU still leads the all-time series Feb. 13 Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. CT 60-56-16, while BSU has a 36-24-5 edge when hosting the Feb. 19 at Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. ET Mavericks. Feb. 20 at Michigan Tech* 6;07 p.m. ET • Ethan Somoza leads all current Beavers in career scoring versus Feb. 25 at Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT Minnesota State. He has eight points (3g-5a) in 12 appearances, while Feb. 27 Minnesota State* 6:07 p.m. CT March 5 Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. CT Aaron Miller has four goals goals and Tyler Kirkup and Brad Johnson March 6 Alabama Huntsville* 6:07 p.m. CT are the only BSU players with a game-winning goal versus MSU. • Senior goaltender Zach Driscoll is 3-5-1 in his career versus *- WCHA game Minnesota State. He owns a 3.06 goals against average and a .903 (NC)- Non-conference contest save percentage. (National rank at time of game) • Scoring fi rst Friday and never relinquishing the lead, BSU has now not trailed in 216:34, or since the 3:26 mark of the second period of BSU’s Jan. 8 game at Bowling Green. Not coincidentally, BSU is 4-0-0 during that span. • Miller’s goal Friday stood as his 70th collegiate point (29g-41a) in 114 games at BSU. He leads all current BSU players in career scoring. • With a goal Friday, Owen Sillinger reached the 60-point plateau. In 87 career games, he has 29 goals and 31 assists. • Friday’s game was Alex Ierullo’s 80th at BSU. Senior Ethan Somoza leads all current BSU players with 116 games played. • Held without a point Friday, BSU’s top scorer Brendan Harris saw his • BSU went 1-for-4 on the man advantage Jan. 29 netting a power-play eight-game scoring streak (5g-4a) come to an end. His 10 points (6g- goal in its second straight game. The Beavers are now 5-for-40 (.125) 4a) leads the team, while his six goals stand as a career-high. on the season. • Brad Johnson posted his fi rst goal of 2020-21 Friday, it also stood as • January has traditionally been BSU’s best month of the season. the game-winner. Of his 10 collegiate goals, three have been GWG. Since its moved to the NCAA Division I level in 1999-2000 the team is • Aaron Miller scored his third goal of the season in the win over 82-57-15 (.581) and is 5-1-1 this season. In the last two seasons BSU Minnesota State. BSU is 3-0-0 when he scores this season and 5-0-0 is 12-2-2 (.813) in the month of January. when he logs at least one point. • Friday’s 35-save night marked goaltender Zach Driscoll’s 43rd win in • Alex Ierullo and Tyler Vold each netted his fi rst multi-assist game a BSU sweater. He is quickly approaching the top 10 and Matt Clime with pair of assists in the game versus Minnesota State. (2004-08) who sits in 10th place all-time with 45 wins. • Blueliner Elias Rosén scored his second goal of the season Friday • BSU is 4-2-0 at home this season and has averaged 2.50 goals per from nearly 200 feet from the net. It was his fi rst tally since Dec. 12 game while allowing 2.33 goals per game. While the Beavers are 2-of- and six appearances. 14 (.143) on the power-play at its penalty-kill unit is a • Senor Tyler Vold stands as BSU’s top-scoring defender this season. perfect 14-for-14. Through 12 games, he has seven points (1g-6a) to account for • BSU is 2-2-2 on the road this season and has averaged 2.83 goals 37-percent of his career scoring (7g-12a). per game while allowing 2.50 goals per game. The Beavers are 3-of- • Since Dec. 19, Driscoll is 5-1-2 with a 1.60 goals against average and 26 (.115) on the power-play on the road and thier penalty-kill unit is a .950 save percentage to rank among the top fi ve in the country in 18-of-20 (.900). wins, save percentage and GAA during that run. • The Beavers travel to Big Rapids, Mich. for a two-game series with • Driscoll’s 355 saves this season leads the WCHA and ranks 12th in Ferris State this weekend. FSU owns a 16-15-4 edge in the series, the country despite playing only 12 games. His 29.6 saves per game while the series is tied at 8-8-2 in games played at . this season trails only former teammate Hank Johnson, who has piled • Since Jan. 21, 2017 the series had been dominated by the Beavers. up 31.5 saves per game for Mercyhurst. BSU is 8-1-2 in the last 11 meetings between the teams and enters the • This season BSU has already played eight games versus teams series riding a three game wining streak over the Bulldogs. among the top 10 in the country and is 4-3-1 in those games. • BSU’s last loss to FSU was a 2-1 game in Big Rapids Nov. 15, 2019. • The BSU penalty-kill unit surrendered two power-play goals in Dec. 18, • Owen Sillinger leads all current BSU players with nine points (5g-4a), but has been fl awless in the other 10 games this season. In all, BSU is which includes a game-winner, in six career appearances versus 32-for-34 (.941) to lead the nation in power-play percentage. Ferris State. Elias Rosén has also experienced success versus FSU • BSU last surrendered a power-play goal in the second period of its netting fi ve assists in four games versus FSU. Dec. 18 game versus Minnesota State. In the eight games since, BSU • Zach Driscoll is the only BSU goaltender with any experience versus is a perfect 26-for-26 on the penalty kill, which includes a 5-for-5 the Bulldogs. He is 3-1-1 in fi ve appearances with a 1.58 goals against mark versus MSU Jan. 29. average and a .936 save percentage.

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2020-21 BOWLING GREEN SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time/Result Head Coach: Ty Eigner (Second season) Nov. 13 Adrian (Mich.) (NC) W, 6-2 Record at BGSU/Overall: 37-17-4 Nov. 21 at Adrian (Mich.) (NC) W, 5-0 2020-21 Overall Record: 16-4-0 Dec. 1 at (RV/RV) Robert Morris (NC) W, 6-3 2020-21 WCHA Record: 5-1-0-0-1-0 Dec. 5 Mercyhurst (NC) L, 1-2 Dec. 6 at Mercyhurst (NC) W, 3-1 Dec. 11 Ferris State (NC) W, 3-2 Dec. 12 at Ferris State (NC) W, 6-2 Dec. 18 at (11/11) Quinnipiac (NC) W, 4-1 FALCONS Dec. 19 at (11/11) Quinnipiac (NC) W, 4-2 Dec. 29 (RV/RV) Robert Morris (NC) W, 2-1 BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY Jan. 2 at Ferris State* W, 6-1 Jan. 3 at Ferris State* W, 4-2 Jan. 7 (RV/UR) Bemidji State* W, 3-2 • For the second straight weekend the Falcons will be opposed by a Jan. 8 (RV/UR) Bemidji State* L, 3-4 (OT) ranked WCHA opponent, this time traveling to face No.6/4 Minnesota Jan. 11 at USNTDP (EXH) L, 1-5 State. The Mavericks and Falcons will enter the series as the top two Jan. 15 Northern Michigan (NC) W, 5-0 teams in the WCHA with Minnesota State holding just a two-point Jan. 16 Northern Michigan (NC) W, 6-2 advantage over Bowling Green in the conference standings. For the Jan. 22 at Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-2 Falcons, they enter after taking a weekend sweep over then-No. 18/ Jan. 23 at Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-3 Jan. 29 (18/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 6-3 RV Michigan Tech at the Slater Family Ice Arena. As for Minnesota Jan. 30 (18/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 5-2 State, they fell short to Bemidji State the last time they took the ice in Feb. 5 at (6/4) Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT a non-conference matchup. Feb. 6 at (6/4) Minnesota State* 6:07 p.m. CT • The Falcons and Mavericks will enter this weekend's series as two Feb. 12 Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET of the top three teams in the country in regards to scoring margin. Feb. 13 Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET Minnesota State slots in at second in the nation with a margin of 2.17 Feb. 20 at Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. ET while Bowling Green is just behind in third at 2.10, being two of the Feb. 21 at Northern Michigan* 4:07 p.m. ET Feb. 24 Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. ET three teams in the nation to have a scoring margin north of two. This Feb. 28 at Alabama Huntsville* 2:07 p.m. CT comes from both teams being among the top in country for scoring defense. As previously mentioned, Minnesota State is leading the *- WCHA game statistic, but Bowling Green isn't too far off with the fourth-best mark (NC)- Non-conference game at 1.90. The two teams are just two of the four in the country giving (EXH)- Exhibition game up less than two goals per game. The difference could be in scoring (National rank at time of game) offense where the Falcons are just one of three teams averaging four goals or more per game and are third in the nation, whereas Minnesota State is 14th and averaging 3.42 goals per game. • Last weekend the Falcons were able to come away with a series sweep over then-No. 18/RV Michigan Tech to advance to 5-1 in the WCHA and 16-4 on the season. In the fi rst game of the series the Falcons were able to capture a 6-3 victory behind four points from players with 100 career points. In that season, Bowling Green rostered Brandon Kruse and a perfect power play, going 2-for-2. As for Curtis Fry (194 points), Mike Johnson (162), Kelly Perrault (148) and Saturday night, the Falcons rallied back from being down 2-1 to score Brett Punchard (135). four straight goals between the second and third period to best the • Despite playing in just a total of 10 series so far, the Falcons have Huskies in a 5-2 fi nal. In that match-up it was Alex Barber's three already registered seven sweeps this season, matching the total from points that helped make the difference, including two goals in the the entire 2019-20 season. If the Falcons can pick up just one more contest. sweep it would be the most since the 1987-88 season that logged 10 • This past weekend the Falcons mixed up the forward lines and formed sweeps. That team fi nished second in the CCHA and went on to win what is being referred to as the "200 Lines." With the exception of the CCHA Tournament while advancing to the quarterfi nals of the the freshman forward line, the other three all have over 200 career NCAA Tournament. points. The trio of Sam Craggs, Connor Ford and Cameron Wright • With 16 wins, the Falcons are closing in on accomplishing their have the highest total with 243 career points. Not far behind is the 20th win of the season. If they can do so it would mark the seventh line of Brandon Kruse, Taylor Schneider and Alex Barber with 232 consecutive season with 20 wins or more, becoming the second combined points. The third grouping, consisting of Gavin Gould, Max longest streak in program history, with the record being nine straight Johnson and Evan Dougherty, has been able to put up 203 career seasons from 1981-82 until the 1989-90 campaign. points. • With their 14th win of the 2020-21 season, Bowling Green became the • While Brandon Kruse put his name in the BG Falcon Hockey record 26th program in the country to reach 1,000 wins all-time. In addition book almost a year ago for totaling 100 career points, he could add to being the 26th program to hit the milestone, the Falcons are just his name to the same page for the second time. Currently with 96 the third program to do so that began after World War II. Bowling career assists, Kruse needs just four more to become the program's Green needed just 2,011 games to reach the milestone. Overall, the 21st player all-time to total 100 career assists and the fi rst player to Falcons are 1,002-865-148 in program history over 2,015 games. do so in the 21st century. The last player to reach the milestone was Kelly Perrault during the 1996-97 season when both he and Curtis Fry hit the mark. • Bowling Green already has three active 100-point scorers on the roster, but that number could soon become four. After logging three assists against Michigan Tech, Cameron Wright is now narrowing the gap and needs just six points to reach the century mark, currently sitting at 94. If Wright reaches the mark it would be the fi rst time since the 1996-97 season that the Falcons have at least four active

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2020-21 FERRIS STATE SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time/Result Head Coach: (29th season) Dec. 11 at (16/RV) Bowling Green (NC) L, 2-3 Record at FSU/Overall: 462-527-106 Dec. 12 (16/RV) Bowling Green (NC) L, 2-6 2020-21 Overall Record: 1-13-0 Dec. 16 at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) L, 4-5 2020-21 WCHA Record: 0-9-0-0-1-0 Dec. 30 Northern Michigan (NC) L, 5-6 (OT) Jan. 2 (7/7) Bowling Green* L, 1-6 Jan. 3 (7/7) Bowling Green* L, 2-4 Jan. 8 at Alabama Huntsville* L, 4-5 (OT) Jan. 9 at Alabama Huntsville* L, 0-2 BULLDOGS Jan. 16 Trine (Ind.) (NC) W, 7-0 Jan. 23 at (2/2) Minnesota State* L, 0-4 Jan. 24 at (2/2) Minnesota State* L, 1-4 Jan. 29 at Northern Michigan* L, 4-5 Jan. 30 at Northern Michigan* L, 3-5 • Ferris State continues to get strong performances out of their Feb. 2 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech* L, 4-6 upper-classmen, as junior Justin Michaelian shares the team lead Feb. 5 (18/RV) Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. ET with senior Coale Norris with 11 points in 14 games for the Bulldogs. Feb. 6 (18/RV) Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. ET Freshman forward Mitch Deelstra’s seven goals lead the team. Feb. 9 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech* 4:07 p.m. ET Senior forward Lucas Finner leads Ferris State with eight assists, Feb. 12 at Michigan Tech (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET while sophomore defenseman Blake Evennou, junior forward Ethan Feb. 13 at Michigan Tech (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET Feb. 19 Minnesota State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET Stewart and Norris are tied for second with six each. Deelstra also Feb. 20 Minnesota State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET leads the Bulldogs in power-play goals with three, while junior forward Feb. 26 at Lake Superior State* 7 p.m. ET Jake Transit leads all Bulldogs with two shorthanded goals. All but Feb. 27 Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET two Bulldog skaters have at leas a point, with 17 registering multiple points on the season. Ferris State is far ahead of their offensive *- WCHA game output on average from the last fi ve seasons, and is currently on (NC)- Non-conference game pace to have their best power-play percentage since 2002-03 (Chris (National rank at time of game) Kunitz’s senior year). • Freshman forward Mitch Deelstra is trying to do what no Bulldog freshman has done since 1992: lead Ferris State in goal scoring. His seven goals lead the team. Deelstra leads Ferris State in power-play goals with three, and shots with 44 on the frame. Justin Michaelian is shooting at a blistering 27.2 percent, scoring six times on 22 shots on goal. He’s scored on four of 11 shots on the frame in league play as well. Michaelian’s 11 points are a new career-best for the Wixom, Mich., native. • The Bulldogs have a weekend set with the to cap a fi ve games in eight days stretch of conference contests. The Bulldogs will also see Michigan Tech three straight times following including Tuesday, Feb. 9 at home before heading north on the 12-13 to fi nish off their season series with Michigan Tech for an eight games in 16 days stretch

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2020-21 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Damon Whitten (Seventh season) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 21 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) T, 0-0 (OT) (LSSU W SO, 2-1) Record at LSSU/Overall: 86-128-27 Nov. 22 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) W, 4-1 2020-21 Overall Record: 6-3-3 Nov. 27 Adrian (Mich.) (NC) W, 5-3 2020-21 WCHA Record: 0-2-0-0-0-0 Nov. 29 at Adrian (Mich.) (NC) W, 2-1 Dec. 5 Alabama Huntsville (NC) T, 2-2 (W/SO, 2-1) Dec. 6 Alabama Huntsville (NC) W, 3-2 Jan. 2 (RV/UR) Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-4 Jan. 3 (RV/UR) Bemidji State (NC) T, 2-2 (BSU W/S0, 1-0) LAKERS Jan. 8 at Northern Michigan (NC) W, 4-1 Jan. 9 at Northern Michigan (NC) W, 3-2 (OT) LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY Jan. 15 (5/4) Minnesota State* L, 0-3 Jan. 16 (5/4) Minnesota State* L, 2-6 • Lake Superior State will return to the ice this weekend after a Jan. 22 at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech* PPD Jan. 23 at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech* PPD two-week pause in competition due to COVID-19 protocols going Jan. 29 at (RV/UR) Bemidji State* PPD into effect within the LSSU hockey program. The Lakers will host Jan. 30 at (RV/UR) Bemidji State* PPD the Northern Michigan Wildcats in a Western Collegiate Hockey Feb. 6 Northern Michigan* 5:07 p.m. ET Association series on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 5:07 p.m. ET and Sunday, Feb. 7 Northern Michigan* 3:07 p.m. ET Feb. 7 at 3:07 p.m. ET at the in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Feb. 12 at Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET • The Lakers series that were originally scheduled for Jan. 22 and Feb. 13 at Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET 23 at Michigan Tech and Jan. 29 and 30 at Bemidji State were both Feb. 19 Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. ET Feb. 20 Alabama Huntsville* 5:07 p.m. ET postponed as a result of COVID-19 protocols. Feb. 26 Ferris State* 7:07 p.m. ET • For the 11th straight week, the Lakers have received votes in at least Feb. 27 at Ferris State* 7:07 p.m. ET one of the two national polls (USCHO and the USA Today). On three occasions this season, the Lakers have been ranked in the USCHO *- WCHA game National Poll (No. 20, No. 19), marking the fi rst national ranking for (NC)- Non-conference game the program since the 2018-19 season. (National rank at time of game) • The Lakers returned for the program’s 55th season in 2020-21 following a seventh place fi nish in the WCHA standings during the 2019-20 season as the team posted a 14-23-4 overall record and an 11-14-4 record in conference play. LSSU qualifi ed for the WCHA postseason for the second consecutive season and would fall to the second-seeded Bemidji State in the fi rst round of the playoffs. • Lakers Head Coach Damon Whitten is in his seventh season behind the bench in Sault Ste. Marie in 2020-21. Whitten has led the team to a 86-129-27 record, and playoff appearances in all but one season. • In the team’s last series, the then-No. 19/RV ranked Lakers dropped both games in a series against the then No. 5/4 ranked Minnesota State Mavericks in the team’s fi rst WCHA series of the 2020-21 • Among defensemen, two Lakers rank in the top ten in point scoring season. Lake Superior State fell by a fi nal score of 3-0 on Friday, Jan. among their conference peers. Lukas Kaelble is tied for fourth among 15 and followed with a 6-2 loss on Saturday, Jan. 16. defensemen (0G, 9A) and Will Riedell is tied for ninth in the category • Earlier this season, the Lakers and the Wildcats played a non (2G, 5A). Kaelble, who ranks ninth in the WCHA in assists with nine, is conference series with the Lakers winning both games in Marquette one of two skaters in the WCHA with at least two shorthanded points on Jan. 8 and 9. Lake Superior State won the fi rst game by a fi nal this season. score of 4-1 and followed with a thrilling 3-2 win in overtime in the • Yuki Miura leads the Lakers in blocked shots with 16, which is the second game of the series. second most among all WCHA forwards. • For their play in the series against Northern Michigan, Pete Veillette • Goaltender Mareks Mitens ranks fourth among WCHA goaltenders in and Mareks Mitens received WCHA Player of the Week honors. goals against average (1.92), third in minutes played (623:57), third in Veillette, who led all skaters in the conference in goals (three) and saves (275), and fourth in save percentage (.932) this season. points (fi ve), was named Forward of the Week. Mitens, who led all WCHA goaltenders in goals against average (1.50) and save percentage (.952), was named Goaltender of the Week. • In the all-time series between the two teams, the Lakers hold a 46-74-13 record against Northern Michigan. • Against NMU, Ashton Calder ranks fi rst among his teammates with 11 points (2G, 9A) while Lukas Kaelble and Veillette are tied for second among the Lakers with eight career points against the Wildcats. All of Kaelble’s points against NMU are assists while Veillette has posted four goals and four assists. • 18 Lakers have notched at least a point this season and eight players have recorded at least fi ve points through the fi rst ten games of the season. 11 skaters have scored a goal for the Lakers this season with four of them scoring three or more goals. • This season, the Lakers power play has gone 3-for-50, totaling a 6.0 percent success rate while the team’s penalty kill has killed 47 of 55 power play opportunities (85.5 percent). • Junior forward Ashton Calder, who leads the Lakers with 12 points this season, ranks 14th among all WCHA players in points this season.

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2020-21 MICHIGAN TECH SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Joe Shawhan (Fourth season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at MTU/Overall: 66-57-12 Nov. 21 at Lake Superior State (NC) T, 0-0 (OT) (LSSU W SO, 2-1) Nov. 22 at Lake Superior State (NC) L, 1-4 2020-21 Overall Record: 9-5-1 Dec. 6 (6/6) Minnesota State (NC) W, 3-1 2020-21 WCHA Record: 3-2-0-0-0-0 Dec. 7 (6/6) Minnesota State (NC) L, 0-2 Dec. 12 at (RV/RV) Bemidji State (NC) L, 3-6 Dec. 13 at (RV/RV) Bemidji State (NC) W, 3-0 Dec. 18 (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) W, 4-3 (OT) Dec. 19 at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) W, 3-1 HUSKIES Jan. 2 Alabama Huntsville* W, 4-0 Jan. 3 Alabama Huntsville* W, 2-1 MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Jan. 22 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State* PPD Jan. 23 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State* PPD • Michigan Tech continues its seven-game road trip at Alabama Jan. 23 Northern Michigan (NC) W, 2-0 Huntsville this weekend (Feb. 5-6). The puck drops at 8:07 p.m. ET Jan. 25 at Northern Michigan (NC) W, 4-1 Jan. 29 at (8/8) Bowling Green* L, 3-6 and 6:07 p.m. ET on Friday and Saturday, respectively, at the Von Jan. 30 at (8/8) Bowling Green* L, 2-5 Braun Center. Feb. 2 at Ferris State* W, 6-4 • The Huskies began the week with a 6-4 win at Ferris State on Tuesday Feb. 5 at Alabama Huntsville (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET in the fi rst of a two-game WCHA series. Six different Huskies scored Feb. 6 at Alabama Huntsville (NC) 5:07 p.m. ET the goals. Feb. 9 at Ferris State* 4:07 p.m. ET • The second game of the WCHA series is scheduled for February 9 in Feb. 12 Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET Big Rapids and then the two teams will meet in Houghton on February Feb. 13 Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET Feb. 19 Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. ET 12-13 in non-conference play. Feb. 20 Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. ET • Tech is 19-3-2 all-time against the UAH since 2014. The Huskies are Feb. 26 Northern Michigan* 7:07 p.m. ET 8-1-1 against the Chargers in Huntsville. Feb. 27 at Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. ET • Tech swept the Chargers on January 2-3 to begin WCHA play. The March 5 at Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT Huskies won 4-0 Friday and 2-1 Saturday. Tyler Rockwell scored both March 6 at Minnesota State* 6:07 p.m. CT games. Brian Halonen, Nick Nardella, Trenton Bliss, and Chris Lipe also scored in the series. *- WCHA game (NC)- Non-conference game • Arvid Caderoth was named the WCHA Rookie of the Month for (National rank at time of game) January. He led WCHA newcomers with seven points, six assists, and three assists on the power play in January. He ranked second amongst newcomers with 39 faceoff wins and was third in plus/ minus (+4) and blocked shots (eight). • Blake Pietila was named to the Mike Richter Award Watch List. In 11 games this season he holds a 1.83 goals-against average and .938 save percentage. • Alec Broetzman has scored in four straight games has at least two points in three of the last four. He has eight points with four goals and four assists over the span. • Arvid Caderoth is on a six-game point streak with a goal and eight assists. He also has a point in seven of the last eight games.

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2020-21 MINNESOTA STATE SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Mike Hastings (Ninth season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at MSU/Overall: 223-86-24 Nov. 22 at (16/RV) Bemidji State (NC) W, 5-0 TM 2020-21 Overall Record: 9-2-1 Nov. 23 at (16/RV) Bemidji State (NC) PPD 2020-21 WCHA Record: 6-0-0-0-0-0 Dec. 6 at Michigan Tech (NC) L, 1-2 Dec. 7 at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) W, 2-0 Dec. 18 (RV/UR) Bemidji State (NC) W, 5-4 Dec. 19 (RV/UR) Bemidji State (NC) T, 1-1 (OT) (MSU W SO, 1-0) Jan. 2 at Northern Michigan* W, 4-0 Jan. 3 at Northern Michigan* W, 5-0 MAVERICKS Jan. 15 at (19/RV) Lake Superior State* W, 3-0 Jan. 16 at (19/RV) Lake Superior State* W, 6-2 MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY Jan. 23 Ferris State* W, 4-0 Jan. 24 Ferris State* W, 4-1 • Rated sixth in the USCHO poll this week, Minnesota State enters this Jan. 28 Alabama Huntsville (NC) PPD weekend’s home series vs No. 8/8 Bowling Green owning a 9-2-1 Jan. 29 Alabama Huntsville (NC) PPD overall record and a 6-0-0 WCHA mark. The Mavericks are unbeaten Jan. 29 at (RV/UR) Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-4 in nine of their last ten games. Feb. 5 (8/8) Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. CT • In a series that dates back to the 2008-09 season, Minnesota State Feb. 6 (8/8) Bowling Green* 6:07 p.m. CT Feb. 11 at Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. CT owns a 16-10-3 mark vs. Bowling Green. The Mavericks have won the Feb. 12 at Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 pm. CT last three times they’ve faced the Falcons and own an 8-5 mark in Feb. 19 at Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET games vs. BGSU played in the Key City. Feb. 20 at Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET • Minnesota State has gone 223-86-24 under the tutelage of head Feb. 25 Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT coach Mike Hastings (St. Cloud State ‘93), who is in his ninth season Feb. 27 at Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT in charge of the Mavericks. No program in the nation has won more March 5 Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. CT games (223) during the time Hastings has been behind the MSU March 6 Michigan Tech* 6:07 p.m. CT bench. Under his leadership, the Crookston, Minn., native had guided *- WCHA game the Mavericks to fi ve NCAA tournament appearances, fi ve WCHA (NC)- Non-conference game regular-season titles and three WCHA postseason tournament (National rank at time of game) championships. • Junior netminder Dryden McKay, who leads the country with a 0.90 goals against average, a .954 save percentage and six shutouts, stands 9-1-1 for the year. McKay, who is tied for third on the NCAA’s all-time list with 20 career shutouts, stands 4-2-0 all-time in games vs. Bowling Green. His goals against average vs. the Falcons is 2.24 and along with a .913 save percentage, he owns one shutout vs. BGSU. • Sophomore center Nathan Smith, who has three assists in the last two games, has 2g-11a/13pts in 12 games played this year. His assists per game mark of 0.92 ranks eighth in the country. • Sophomore forward Cade Borchardt leads Minnesota State in scoring with 6g-9a/15pts. His points per game average of 1.25 stands tied for 11th in the nation. • Freshman defenseman Jake Livingstone registered his second goal of the season in last Friday’s nonconference tilt at Bemidji State. The Creston, B.C., native has 2-1--3 in 12 games played in his fi rst season of college hockey. • Junior defenseman Wyatt Aamodt, who has 1g-1a/2pts in 12 games played this season, leads the Mavericks with 20 blocked shots. • Freshman Akito Hirose is Minnesota State’s top-scoring defenseman with 1g-7a/8pts on the year. The Calgary, Alta., native leads the Mavericks with a +10 rating - a mark that ranks fi fth in the country amongst all freshmen. • Junior forward Julian Napravnik stands tied for second on the Mavericks in scoring with 6g-7a/13pts in 11 games played. He leads Minnesota State with three game-winning goals and stands tied for the team lead with three power-play markers. • Minnesota State has connected on 14 of 46 power-play chances for a nation’s best .304 power-play percentage this year. The Mavericks own an .881 percent success rate on the penalty kill to rank eighth in the nation in having fended off 37-of-42 opponent chances with the man advantage. • The Mavericks have three players appearing on the Hobey Baker Award nomination list in Dryden McKay, Cade Borchardt and Nathan Smith. • Freshman forward Connor Gregga made his fi rst appearance in Purple & Gold when he suited up in last Friday’s non-conference game vs. Bemidji State.

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2020-21 NORTHERN MICHIGAN SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Grant Potulny (Fourth season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at NMU/Overall: 68-57-9 Dec. 16 Ferris State (NC) W, 5-4 2020-21 Overall Record: 4-10-0 Dec. 18 at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 3-4 (OT) 2020-21 WCHA Record: 2-2-0-0-0-0 Dec. 19 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 1-3 Dec. 30 at Ferris State (NC) W, 6-5 (OT) Jan. 2 (5/5) Minnesota State* L, 0-4 Jan. 3 (5/5) Minnesota State* L, 0-5 Jan. 8 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) L, 1-4 Jan. 9 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) L, 2-3 (OT) WILDCATS Jan. 15 at (8/7) Bowling Green (NC) L, 1-5 Jan. 16 at (8/7) Bowling Green (NC) L, 2-6 NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Jan. 23 at Michigan Tech (NC) L,0-2 Jan. 25 Michigan Tech (NC) L, 1-4 • Northern Michigan visits Lake Superior State for a two-game WCHA Jan. 29 Ferris State* W, 5-4 series this weekend. Jan. 30 Ferris State* W, 5-3 • In 133 all-time meetings between the Wildcats and Lakers, NMU owns Feb. 6 at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* 5:07 p.m. ET a 74-46-13 record. Their most recent meeting saw LSSU take the two- Feb. 7 at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* 3:07 p.m. ET Feb. 12 at Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT game series after an overtime loss at home for NMU. Feb. 13 at Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT • Six Wildcats highlighted the box score against the Lakers earlier this Feb. 16 Alabama Huntsville* 4:3 7 p.m. ET season, including Joseph Nardi who led the weekend series with Jan. 17 Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. ET three points (1-2-3). Feb. 20 Bowling Green* 6:07 p.m. ET • NMU is coming off a weekend sweep of Ferris State University in Feb. 21 Bowling Green* 4:07 p.m. ET which eight individuals found the back of the net over the two game Feb. 26 at Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. ET series. Feb. 27 Michigan Tech* 6 p.m. ET • Griffi n Loughran, in his fi rst series back, tallied a team-best fi ve *- WCHA game points on the weekend, including two goals and three assists while (NC)- Non-conference game Joseph Nardi (2g-2a/4pts) and Andre Ghantous (1g-3a/4pts) both (National rank at time of game) had four points each. • Four Wildcats in Ghantous, Loughran, Ben Newhouse and Tim Erkkila had three assists in two games against the Bulldogs. • With two game-winning goals, Joseph Nardi is tied for 18th in the nation • Vincent de Mey’s three power-play goals rank 23rd nationally • Following their performance against Ferris State Jan. 29-30, both Griffi n Loughran and Tim Erkkila were named WCHA Forward and Rookie of the Week, respectively. • Loughran registered fi ve points on the weekend, leading the league in the category, while Erkkila recorded his fi rst career point in game one before a two-assist night on Saturday for the fi rst multi-point game of his career.

WEEK 12 (FEB. 5-9, 2021) 26 wcha.com WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Brandon Kruse BGSU SR F 6 3-7-10 1.67 2/4 1 0 0 0 +9 VGK 2 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 6 3-6-9 1.50 0/0 2 0 1 0 +5 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 6 2-7-9 1.50 2/4 2 0 0 0 +2 WPG 4 Connor Ford BGSU SR F 6 5-3-8 1.33 1/2 2 0 0 0 +3 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 6 3-5-8 1.33 1/2 2 0 2 0 +4 6 Cameron Wright BGSU SR F 6 3-4-7 1.17 2/4 0 0 2 0 +9 Coale Norris FSU SR F 9 3-4-7 0.78 2/4 1 0 0 0 -2 8 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 5 4-2-6 1.20 2/4 3 0 1 0 -4 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 5 3-3-6 1.20 0/0 2 0 0 0 -1 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 5 0-6-6 1.20 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 Gavin Gould BGSU SR F 6 2-4-6 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 +6 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 6 2-4-6 1.00 2/4 1 0 0 0 +2 Jake Transit FSU JR F 8 2-4-6 0.75 4/19 0 0 0 0 -2 Justin Michaelian FSU JR F 9 4-2-6 0.67 3/17 1 0 0 0 -4 15 Griffin Loughran NMU JR F 3 2-3-5 1.67 2/4 0 0 0 0 +4 Tyler Rockwell MTU SR D 5 2-3-5 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 E Eric Gotz MTU JR D 5 0-5-5 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 -7 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 6 3-2-5 0.83 4/8 2 0 0 0 +1 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 6 1-4-5 0.83 2/4 0 0 0 0 +6 Lucas Finner FSU SR F 7 0-5-5 0.71 6/12 0 0 0 0 -5 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 9 3-2-5 0.56 2/4 1 0 0 0 -6 22 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 4 2-2-4 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +3 André Ghantous NMU SO F 4 1-3-4 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 +5 Alex Barber BGSU JR F 6 2-2-4 0.67 3/6 1 0 1 0 +2 Taylor Schneider BGSU JR F 6 2-2-4 0.67 0/0 0 1 0 0 +2 Walker Duehr MNS SR F 6 2-2-4 0.67 5/18 0 0 1 0 +4 Sam Morton MNS JR F 6 2-2-4 0.67 1/2 1 0 1 0 +4 Brendan Furry MNS SO F 6 1-3-4 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 +5 Ethan Stewart FSU JR F 9 1-3-4 0.44 1/2 1 0 0 0 -2

Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Tyler Rockwell MTU SR D 5 2-3-5 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 E Eric Gotz MTU JR D 5 0-5-5 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 -7 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 6 1-4-5 0.83 2/4 0 0 0 0 +6 4 Drew Lennon ALH JR D 4 1-2-3 0.75 1/2 0 0 0 0 -2 Dayne Finnson ALH JR D 4 1-2-3 0.75 1/2 1 0 1 0 -1 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 4 0-3-3 0.75 2/4 0 0 0 0 +3 Ben Newhouse NMU SR D 4 0-3-3 0.75 0/0 0 0 0 0 +4 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 4 0-3-3 0.75 1/2 0 0 0 0 +2 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 5 1-2-3 0.60 1/2 1 0 0 0 +1 Carson Musser BGSU SR D 6 1-2-3 0.50 2/4 0 0 1 0 +5 Justin Wells BGSU SR D 6 1-2-3 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +8 Will Cullen BGSU JR D 6 1-2-3 0.50 3/25 0 0 0 0 +3 T.J. Lloyd BGSU SO D 6 0-3-3 0.50 5/10 0 0 0 0 +7 Blake Evennou FSU SO D 9 1-2-3 0.33 1/2 0 0 0 0 -9 15 11 Players Tied With 2 Points

Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 5 0-6-6 1.20 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 2 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 6 1-4-5 0.83 2/4 0 0 0 0 +6 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 9 3-2-5 0.56 2/4 1 0 0 0 -6 4 Tyrone Bronte ALH FR F 4 2-1-3 0.75 1/2 2 0 0 0 E Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 4 0-3-3 0.75 1/2 0 0 0 0 +2 Nick Nardella MTU FR F 5 1-2-3 0.60 0/0 0 0 0 0 +3 Chrystopher Collin BGSU FR F 5 0-3-3 0.60 0/0 0 0 0 0 +3 Stepan Pokorny FSU FR F 9 0-3-3 0.33 2/4 0 0 0 0 -1 9 Mick Henegan ALH FR D 3 0-2-2 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 -2 Sam Skinner FSU FR D 3 0-2-2 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Anton Malmström BGSU FR D 4 0-2-2 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1 Seth Fyten BGSU FR F 5 2-0-2 0.40 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 6 1-1-2 0.33 0/0 0 0 0 0 +6 Antonio Venuto FSU FR F 8 2-0-2 0.25 2/4 0 0 0 0 -2 Ben Schultheis FSU FR D 9 0-2-2 0.22 1/2 0 0 0 0 -2 WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Connor Ford BGS SR F 6 5 0.83 1 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 6 7 1.17 2 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 5 4 0.80 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 6 7 1.17 Justin Michaelian FSU JR F 9 4 0.44 3 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 5 6 1.20 4 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 5 3 0.60 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 6 6 1.00 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 6 3 0.50 5 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 5 5 1.00 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 6 3 0.50 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 6 5 0.83 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 6 3 0.50 Lucas Finner FSU SR F 7 5 0.71 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 6 3 0.50 8 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 6 4 0.67 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 6 3 0.50 Gavin Gould BGS SR F 6 4 0.67 Coale Norris FSU SR F 9 3 0.33 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 6 4 0.67 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 9 3 0.33 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 6 4 0.67 12 18 Players Tied With 2 Jake Transit FSU JR F 8 4 0.50 Coale Norris FSU SR F 9 4 0.44

Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 5 3 0.60 1 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 6 2-5-7 1.17 2 Tyrone Bronte ALH FR F 4 2 0.50 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 6 2-5-7 1.17 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 5 2 0.40 3 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 5 2-2-4 0.80 Connor Ford BGS SR F 6 2 0.33 Tyler Rockwell MTU SR D 5 1-3-4 0.80 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 6 2 0.33 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 5 0-4-4 0.80 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 6 2 0.33 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 6 2-2-4 0.67 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 6 2 0.33 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 6 1-3-4 0.67 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 6 2 0.33 8 9 Players Tied With 3 Points 9 18 Players Tied With 1

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Yuki Miura LSS SR C/LW 2 1 0.50 1 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 6 2 0.33 Sam Craggs BGS SRF 6 1 0.17 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 6 2 0.33 Taylor Schneider BGS JR F 6 1 0.17 3 15 Players Tied With 1 Ryan Sandelin MNS SO F 6 1 0.17

Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 6 +9 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 6 +9 3 Justin Wells BGS SR D 6 +8 4 T.J. Lloyd BGS SO D 6 +7 5 Gavin Gould BGS SR F 6 +6 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 6 +6 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 6 +6 8 André Ghantous NMU SO F 4 +5 Carson Musser BGS SR D 6 +5 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 6 +5 Brendan Furry MNS SO F 6 +5

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Connor Fedorek FSU SO D 9 20 2.22 1 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 12 5 .706 2 Max Finner FSU SOD 9 18 2.00 2 Mack Byers NMU FR F 9 4 .692 3 Ben Newhouse NMU SR D 4 16 4.00 3 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 61 29 .678 4 Michael Van Unen NMU SO D 4 15 3.75 4 Ross Armour BMJ JR F 4 2 .667 Blake Evennou FSU SO D 9 15 1.67 5 Connor Ford BGS SR F 68 41 .624 Jake Willets FSU SOD 9 15 1.67 6 Nick Nardella MTU FR F 8 5 .615 7 Wyatt Aamodt MNS JR D 6 12 2.00 7 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 30 20 .600 8 Dayne Finnson ALH JR D 4 11 2.75 8 Alex Frye NMU SO F 3121 .596 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 4 11 2.75 9 Lucas Finner FSU SR F 45 31 .592 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 4 11 2.75 10 Jared Spooner MNS SR F 13 9 .591 Jack McNeely MNS SR D 6 11 1.83 WCHA Conference Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 6 358:56 3 0.50 6-0-0 4 101 .971 2 Zack Rose BGSU SO 2 119:40 4 2.01 2-0-0 0 36 .900 3 Eric Dop BGSU SR 4 239:45 10 2.50 3-1-0 0 123 .925 4 David Fessenden ALH SO 4 238:25 10 2.52 2-2-0 1 122 .924 5 Blake Pietila MTU SO 4 229:04 10 2.62 2-2-0 1 86 .896 6 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 2 119:00 6 3.03 1-1-0 0 59 .908 7 Nolan Kent NMU JR 4 226:34 12 3.18 2-1-0 0 83 .874 8 Logan Stein FSU FR 5 273:20 17 3.73 0-5-0 0 131 .885 9 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 2 90:26 6 3.98 0-2-0 0 50 .893 10 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 5 265:21 21 4.75 0-4-0 0 115 .846

Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 6 358:56 3 0.50 6-0-0 4 101 .971 2 Eric Dop BGSU SR 4 239:45 10 2.50 3-1-0 0 123 .925 3 David Fessenden ALH SO 4 238:25 10 2.52 2-2-0 1 122 .924 4 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 2 119:00 6 3.03 1-1-0 0 59 .908 5 Zack Rose BGSU SO 2 119:40 4 2.01 2-0-0 0 36 .900 6 Blake Pietila MTU SO 4 229:04 10 2.62 2-2-0 1 86 .896 7 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 2 90:26 6 3.98 0-2-0 0 50 .893 8 Logan Stein FSU FR 5 273:20 17 3.73 0-5-0 0 131 .885 9 Nolan Kent NMU JR 4 226:34 12 3.18 2-1-0 0 83 .874 10 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 5 265:21 21 4.75 0-4-0 0 115 .846

Saves GP SVS/G Saves Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Logan Stein FSU FR 5 26.2 131 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 6 4 2 Eric Dop BGSU SR 4 30.8 123 2 David Fessenden ALH SO 4 1 3 David Fessenden ALH SO 4 30.5 122 Blake Pietila MTU SO 4 1 4 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 5 23.0 115 5 Dryden McKay MNS JR 6 16.8 101 6 Blake Pietila MTU SO 4 21.5 86 7 Nolan Kent NMU JR 4 20.8 83 8 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 2 29.5 59 9 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 2 25.0 50 10 Zack Rose BGSU SO 2 18.0 36 11 Ethan Langenegger LSSU FR 1 25.0 25 12 Mark Sinclair MTU SR 2 11.0 22 13 Connor Ryckman NMU JR 1 7.0 7 WCHA Men Team Conference Statistics

TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE Team GamesGoalsG/GM Team GamesGoalsG/GM 1 Bowling Green 6 27 4.50 1 Minnesota State 6 3 0.50 2 Minnesota State 6 26 4.33 2 Bowling Green 6 14 2.33 3 Michigan Tech 5 17 3.40 3 Alabama Huntsville 4 10 2.50 4 Bemidji State 2 6 3.00 4 Bemidji State 2 6 3.00 5 Northern Michigan 4 10 2.50 5 Michigan Tech 5 16 3.20 6 Ferris State 9 19 2.11 6 Northern Michigan 4 16 4.00 7 Alabama Huntsville 4 8 2.00 7 Lake Superior State 2 9 4.50 8 Lake Superior State 2 2 1.00 8 Ferris State 9 41 4.56

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHA PP % Team TotalsSHFPK % 1 Minnesota State 11/28 1 39.3 1 Bemidji State 7/7 0 100.0 2 Michigan Tech 7/18 1 38.9 2 Minnesota State 20/21 1 95.2 3 Alabama Huntsville 4/14 0 28.6 3 Alabama Huntsville 15/17 0 88.2 4 Bowling Green 6/23 0 26.1 4 Bowling Green 17/22 2 77.3 5 Bemidji State 2/8 0 25.0 5 Lake Superior State 9/12 1 75.0 6 Ferris State 5/34 1 14.7 6 Michigan Tech 12/17 0 70.6 7 Lake Superior State 0/8 0 0.0 7 Ferris State 25/38 0 65.8 Northern Michigan 0/16 1 0.0 8 Northern Michigan 9/15 0 60.0

PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL Team GamesPIMPIM/G Team GamesSOGSOG/G 1 Lake Superior State 2 41 20.5 1 Minnesota State 6 213 35.5 2 Ferris State 9 114 12.7 2 Bemidji State 2 69 34.5 3 Bowling Green 6 73 12.2 3 Bowling Green 6 196 32.7 4 Northern Michigan 4 48 12.0 4 Michigan Tech 5 138 27.6 5 Minnesota State 6 68 11.3 5 Alabama Huntsville 4 101 25.2 6 Michigan Tech 5 55 11.0 6 Ferris State 9 223 24.8 7 Alabama Huntsville 4 38 9.5 7 Northern Michigan 4 94 23.5 8 Bemidji State 2 16 8.0 8 Lake Superior State 2 41 20.5

SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal 1 Bowling Green 10 6 11 0 27 1 Minnesota State 1 2 0 - 3 2 Minnesota State 11 9 6 - 26 2 Bemidji State 3 2 1 0 6 3 Ferris State 6 6 7 0 19 3 Lake Superior State 2 4 3 - 9 4 Michigan Tech 6 7 4 - 17 4 Alabama Huntsville 3 4 3 0 10 5 Northern Michigan 2 4 4 - 10 5 Bowling Green 5 6 2 1 14 6 Alabama Huntsville 2 3 2 1 8 6 Michigan Tech 5 5 6 - 16 7 Bemidji State 1 3 1 1 6 Northern Michigan 8 2 6 - 16 8 Lake Superior State 0 2 0 - 2 8 Ferris State 11 15 14 1 41

SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Minnesota State 11 1 +10 1 1 0 +10 2 Bowling Green 6 0 +6 5 2 -3 +3 3 Alabama Huntsville 4 0 +4 2 0 -2 +2 Bemidji State 2 0 +2 0 0 0 +2 5 Michigan Tech 7 1 +6 5 0 -5 +1 6 Lake Superior State 0 0 0 3 1 -2 -2 7 Northern Michigan 0 1 -1 6 0 -6 -7 8 Ferris State 5 1 +4 13 0 -13 -9 WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders

Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Brandon Kruse BGSU SR F 20 10-15-25 1.25 8/16 1 0 0 0 +24 VGK 2 Cameron Wright BGSU SR F 20 9-13-22 1.10 6/12 1 0 3 0 +24 3 Connor Ford BGSU SR F 20 10-11-21 1.05 3/6 4 0 2 0 +8 4 Will Cullen BGSU JR D 20 5-12-17 0.85 7/33 1 0 1 0 +15 5 Alex Barber BGSU JR F 20 8-8-16 0.80 8/16 4 0 2 0 +7 6 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 12 6-9-15 1.25 4/8 3 0 1 0 +7 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 14 7-8-15 1.07 4/19 3 0 1 0 -1 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 14 5-10-15 1.07 0/0 2 0 2 0 -1 Max Johnson BGSU SR F 16 9-6-15 0.94 2/4 2 0 4 0 +14 10 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 11 6-8-14 1.27 1/2 3 0 3 0 +7 11 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 12 2-11-13 1.08 5/10 2 0 0 0 +4 WPG Gavin Gould BGSU SR F 18 3-10-13 0.72 3/6 2 0 0 0 +9 Taylor Schneider BGSU JR F 20 5-8-13 0.65 4/8 1 1 1 0 +7 14 Ashton Calder LSSU JR F 12 5-7-12 1.00 7/14 0 0 2 0 +4 Coale Norris FSU SR F 14 5-7-12 0.86 2/4 1 0 0 0 -3 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 15 6-6-12 0.80 2/12 2 0 0 0 +1 17 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 11 5-6-11 1.00 5/10 1 0 0 0 +5 Justin Michaelian FSU JR F 14 6-5-11 0.79 3/17 1 0 0 0 -5 Ethan Stewart FSU JR F 14 5-6-11 0.79 1/2 2 0 0 0 +2 T.J. Lloyd BGSU SO D 20 0-11-11 0.55 9/18 0 0 0 0 +19 21 Brendan Harris BMJ SR F 12 6-4-10 0.83 0/0 1 0 1 0 +4 Vincent de Mey NMU JR F 14 6-4-10 0.71 5/10 3 0 0 0 -3 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 14 6-4-10 0.71 3/6 1 0 1 0 -7 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 15 3-7-10 0.67 3/6 3 0 2 0 -5 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 15 1-9-10 0.67 3/6 0 0 0 0 -1 Tim Theocharidis BGSU JR D 20 4-6-10 0.50 3/6 1 0 1 0 +5

Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Will Cullen BGSU JR D 20 5-12-17 0.85 7/33 1 0 1 0 +15 2 T.J. Lloyd BGSU SO D 20 0-11-11 0.55 9/18 0 0 0 0 +19 3 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 15 3-7-10 0.67 3/6 3 0 2 0 -5 Tim Theocharidis BGSU JR D 20 4-6-10 0.50 3/6 1 0 1 0 +5 5 Lukas Kaelble LSSU SR D 12 0-9-9 0.75 5/10 0 0 0 0 +5 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 15 1-8-9 0.60 6/12 1 0 0 0 +5 Carson Musser BGSU SR D 20 1-8-9 0.45 4/8 0 0 1 0 +15 8 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 12 1-7-8 0.67 2/4 0 0 0 0 +10 Blake Evennou FSU SO D 14 1-7-8 0.57 3/6 0 0 0 0 -10 10 William Riedell LSSU SR D 12 2-5-7 0.58 5/10 0 0 0 0 +3 Tyler Vold BMJ SR D 12 1-6-7 0.58 0/0 0 0 0 0 -5 Tyler Rockwell MTU SR D 15 3-4-7 0.47 1/2 1 0 1 0 -3 Justin Wells BGSU SR D 20 2-5-7 0.35 2/4 0 1 0 0 +15 14 Dayne Finnson ALH JR D 8 2-3-5 0.62 2/4 2 0 1 0 -3 Elias Rosén BMJ SOD 8 2-3-5 0.62 3/6 0 0 0 0 +2 Jake Willets FSU SO D 14 2-3-5 0.36 5/10 2 0 0 0 -9

Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 15 1-9-10 0.67 3/6 0 0 0 0 -1 2 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 14 7-2-9 0.64 3/6 3 0 0 0 -6 3 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 12 1-7-8 0.67 2/4 0 0 0 0 +10 4 Tyrone Bronte ALH FR F 8 3-4-7 0.88 2/4 3 0 0 0 +1 5 Lukas Sillinger BMJ FR F 12 3-3-6 0.50 6/23 0 0 0 0 +1 6 Antonio Venuto FSU FR F 11 2-3-5 0.45 2/4 0 0 0 0 +1 7 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 12 3-1-4 0.33 4/8 0 0 0 0 +4 Chrystopher Collin BGSU FR F 13 1-3-4 0.31 0/0 0 0 1 0 +5 Stepan Pokorny FSU FR F 13 0-4-4 0.31 4/8 0 0 0 0 +2 Seth Fyten BGSU FR F 17 4-0-4 0.24 2/4 0 0 0 0 +4 Ethan Scardina BGSU FR F 19 0-4-4 0.21 4/8 0 0 0 0 +4 12 Quinn Green ALH FR F 6 0-3-3 0.50 1/2 0 0 0 0 -2 Nick Nardella MTU FR F 7 1-2-3 0.43 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 Eric Martin BMJ FR F 10 1-2-3 0.30 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 Drew Cooper FSU FR D 10 1-2-3 0.30 0/0 0 0 0 0 -10 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 12 0-3-3 0.25 1/2 0 0 0 0 -3 Ben Schultheis FSU FR D 14 0-3-3 0.21 3/6 0 0 0 0 -3 Carson Bantle MTU FR F 15 2-1-3 0.20 3/6 0 0 0 0 E ARI WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders

Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Connor Ford BGS SR F 20 10 0.50 1 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 20 15 0.75 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 20 10 0.50 2 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 20 13 0.65 3 Max Johnson BGS SR F 16 9 0.56 3 Will Cullen BGS JR D 20 12 0.60 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 20 9 0.45 4 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 12 11 0.92 5 Alex Barber BGS JR F 20 8 0.40 Connor Ford BGS SR F 20 11 0.55 6 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 14 7 0.50 T.J. Lloyd BGS SO D 20 11 0.55 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 14 7 0.50 7 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 14 10 0.71 8 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 11 6 0.55 Gavin Gould BGS SR F 18 10 0.56 Brendan Harris BMJ SR F 12 6 0.50 9 Lukas Kaelble LSS SR D 12 9 0.75 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 12 6 0.50 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 12 9 0.75 Justin Michaelian FSU JR F 14 6 0.43 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 15 9 0.60 Vincent de Mey NMU JR F 14 6 0.43 12 7 Players Tied With 8 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 14 6 0.43 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 15 6 0.40

Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Connor Ford BGS SR F 20 4 0.20 1 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 12 3-6-9 0.75 Alex Barber BGS JR F 20 4 0.20 2 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 12 2-6-8 0.67 3 Tyrone Bronte ALH FR F 8 3 0.38 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 14 2-6-8 0.57 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 11 3 0.27 Connor Ford BGS SR F 20 4-4-8 0.40 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 12 3 0.25 Will Cullen BGS JR D 20 1-7-8 0.40 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 14 3 0.21 6 Alex Barber BGS JR F 20 4-3-7 0.35 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 14 3 0.21 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 20 1-6-7 0.35 Vincent de Mey NMU JR F 14 3 0.21 8 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 15 3-3-6 0.40 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 15 3 0.20 9 9 Players Tied With 5 Points 10 12 Players Tied With 2

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Jake Transit FSU JR F 13 2 0.15 1 Max Johnson BGS SR F 16 4 0.25 2 Ryan Sandelin MNS SO F 11 1 0.09 2 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 11 3 0.27 Yuki Miura LSS SR C/LW 12 1 0.08 Brian Halonen MTU JR F 13 3 0.23 Pete Veillette LSS JR F 12 1 0.08 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 20 3 0.15 Sam Craggs BGS SR F 17 1 0.06 5 Ethan Somoza BMJ SR F 12 2 0.17 Justin Wells BGS SR D 20 1 0.05 Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 12 2 0.17 Taylor Schneider BGS JR F 20 1 0.05 Ashton Calder LSS JR F 12 2 0.17 Evan Dougherty BGS JR F 20 1 0.05 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 14 2 0.14 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 15 2 0.13 Connor Ford BGS SRF 20 2 0.10 Alex Barber BGS JR F 20 2 0.10

Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 20 +24 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 20 +24 3 T.J. Lloyd BGS SO D 20 +19 4 Carson Musser BGS SR D 20 +15 Justin Wells BGS SR D 20 +15 Will Cullen BGS JR D 20 +15 7 Max Johnson BGS SR F 16 +14 8 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 12 +10 9 Gavin Gould BGS SR F 18 +9 10 Connor Ford BGS SR F 20 +8

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Ben Newhouse NMU SR D 14 39 2.79 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 191 113 .628 2 Michael Van Unen NMU SO D 14 33 2.36 2 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 209 132 .613 3 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 15 27 1.80 3 Connor Ford BGS SR F 222 142 .610 4 Connor Fedorek FSU SO D 14 26 1.86 4 Alex Frye NMU SOF 75 48 .610 5 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 12 24 2.00 5 Dustin Manz LSS SO F 100 66 .602 6 Blake Evennou FSU SO D 14 21 1.50 6 Ross Armour BMJ JR F 64 45 .587 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 15 21 1.40 7 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 34 25 .576 8 5 Players Tied With 20 8 Sam Morton MNS JR F 50 38 .568 9 Jared Spooner MNS SR F 46 36 .561 10 Mack Byers NMU FR F 49 42 .538 WCHA Overall Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 10 597:13 9 0.90 9-1-0 6 185 .954 2 Zack Rose BGSU SO 8 476:17 12 1.51 7-1-0 1 160 .930 3 Blake Pietila MTU SO 11 623:22 19 1.83 7-3-0 2 289 .938 4 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 12 623:57 20 1.92 4-3-3 1 275 .932 5 Eric Dop BGSU SR 12 717:34 25 2.09 9-3-0 0 334 .930 6 David Fessenden ALH SO 6 343:25 12 2.10 2-2-1 1 167 .933 7 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 12 715:00 28 2.35 6-4-2 0 355 .927 8 Nolan Kent NMU JR 9 524:39 27 3.09 2-6-0 0 225 .893 9 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 10 516:11 36 4.18 1-6-0 1 223 .861

Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 10 597:13 9 0.90 9-1-0 6 185 .954 2 Blake Pietila MTU SO 11 623:22 19 1.83 7-3-0 2 289 .938 3 David Fessenden ALH SO 6 343:25 12 2.10 2-2-1 1 167 .933 4 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 12 623:57 20 1.92 4-3-3 1 275 .932 5 Eric Dop BGSU SR 12 717:34 25 2.09 9-3-0 0 334 .930 6 Zack Rose BGSU SO 8 476:17 12 1.51 7-1-0 1 160 .930 7 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 12 715:00 28 2.35 6-4-2 0 355 .927 8 Nolan Kent NMU JR 9 524:39 27 3.09 2-6-0 0 225 .893 9 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 10 516:11 36 4.18 1-6-0 1 223 .861

Saves GP SVS/G Saves Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 12 29.6 355 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 10 6 2 Eric Dop BGSU SR 12 27.8 334 2 Mark Sinclair MTU SR 6 2 3 Blake Pietila MTU SO 11 26.3 289 Blake Pietila MTU SO 11 2 4 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 12 22.9 275 4 David Fessenden ALH SO 6 1 5 Nolan Kent NMU JR 9 25.0 225 Zack Rose BGSU SO 8 1 6 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 10 22.3 223 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 10 1 7 Dryden McKay MNS JR 10 18.5 185 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 12 1 8 David Fessenden ALH SO 6 27.8 167 9 Zack Rose BGSU SO 8 20.0 160 10 Logan Stein FSU FR 5 26.2 131 11 Mark Sinclair MTU SR 6 18.3 110 12 Connor Ryckman NMU JR 5 19.8 99 13 John Hawthorne NMU SO 2 25.5 51 14 Derek Krall ALH FR 2 20.5 41 15 Ethan Langenegger LSSU FR 3 11.0 33 16 Carter McPhail FSU SO 2 13.0 26 17 Ryan Edquist MNS SR 2 11.0 22 18 George McBey ALH SO 1 18.0 18 19 Seth Eisele LSSU SO 2 8.5 17 20 Michael Carr BMJ SO 1 2.0 2 WCHA Men Team Overall Statistics

TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE Team GamesGoalsG/GM Team GamesGoalsG/GM 1 Bowling Green 20 80 4.00 1 Minnesota State 12 15 1.25 2 Minnesota State 12 41 3.42 2 Bowling Green 20 38 1.90 3 Ferris State 14 39 2.79 3 Lake Superior State 12 27 2.25 4 Bemidji State 12 32 2.67 4 Michigan Tech 15 34 2.27 Michigan Tech 15 40 2.67 5 Bemidji State 12 29 2.42 6 Lake Superior State 12 28 2.33 6 Alabama Huntsville 8 24 3.00 7 Northern Michigan 14 32 2.29 7 Northern Michigan 14 56 4.00 8 Alabama Huntsville 8 17 2.12 8 Ferris State 14 61 4.36

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHA PP % Team TotalsSHFPK % 1 Minnesota State 14/46 1 30.4 1 Bemidji State 32/34 0 94.1 2 Alabama Huntsville 8/27 0 29.6 2 Minnesota State 37/42 1 88.1 3 Michigan Tech 11/48 1 22.9 3 Alabama Huntsville 31/36 0 86.1 4 Bowling Green 18/84 0 21.4 4 Lake Superior State 47/55 2 85.5 5 Ferris State 11/53 1 20.8 5 Michigan Tech 34/41 0 82.9 6 Northern Michigan 9/50 3 18.0 6 Bowling Green 58/72 4 80.6 7 Bemidji State 5/40 0 12.5 7 Northern Michigan 41/55 0 74.5 8 Lake Superior State 3/50 0 6.0 8 Ferris State 36/53 2 67.9

PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL Team GamesPIMPIM/G Team GamesSOGSOG/G 1 Lake Superior State 12 161 13.4 1 Bowling Green 20 736 36.8 2 Northern Michigan 14 175 12.5 2 Minnesota State 12 438 36.5 3 Alabama Huntsville 8 95 11.9 3 Northern Michigan 14 405 28.9 4 Ferris State 14 160 11.4 4 Bemidji State 12 339 28.2 5 Minnesota State 12 124 10.3 5 Michigan Tech 15 418 27.9 6 Bowling Green 20 201 10.1 6 Ferris State 14 375 26.8 7 Michigan Tech 15 147 9.8 7 Lake Superior State 12 315 26.2 8 Bemidji State 12 97 8.1 8 Alabama Huntsville 8 183 22.9

SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal 1 Bowling Green 25 25 30 0 80 1 Minnesota State 4 8 3 0 15 2 Minnesota State 16 16 9 0 41 2 Alabama Huntsville 8 6 10 0 24 3 Michigan Tech 12 15 12 1 40 3 Lake Superior State 7 12 8 0 27 4 Ferris State 12 14 13 0 39 4 Bemidji State 10 12 7 0 29 5 Bemidji State 8 14 9 1 32 5 Michigan Tech 8 13 13 0 34 Northern Michigan 8 13 10 1 32 6 Bowling Green 11 15 11 1 38 7 Lake Superior State 10 7 10 1 28 7 Northern Michigan 23 12 19 2 56 8 Alabama Huntsville 4 8 4 1 17 8 Ferris State 15 24 20 2 61

SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Minnesota State 14 1 +13 5 1 -4 +9 2 Bowling Green 18 0 +18 14 4 -10 +8 3 Alabama Huntsville 8 0 +8 5 0 -5 +3 Bemidji State 5 0 +5 2 0 -2 +3 Michigan Tech 11 1 +10 7 0 -7 +3 6 Lake Superior State 3 0 +3 8 2 -6 -3 7 Ferris State 11 1 +10 17 2 -15 -5 8 Northern Michigan 9 3 +6 14 0 -14 -8 National Category Leaders

Points Per Game GP G-A-P P/GM Goals Against Average Minutes GA GAA 1 David Farrance (NSH) Boston University SR D 6 4-10-14 2.33 1 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 597:13 9 0.90 2 Will Calverley RIT JR F 12 10-10-20 1.67 2 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 953:23 22 1.38 3 Odeen Tufto Quinnipiac SRF18 4-24-28 1.56 3 Zack Rose Bowling Green SO 476:17 12 1.51 (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 18 14-14-28 1.56 4 Cameron Rowe Wisconsin FR 380:16 10 1.58 5 Luke Santerno Bentley SRF 9 2-11-13 1.44 5 Matt Ladd Canisius JR 178:32 5 1.68 6 Jakov Novak (OTT) Bentley JR F 8 6-5-11 1.38 6 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 853:25 25 1.76 7 Jonny Evans UConn JRF15 11-9-20 1.33 7 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 1073:27 32 1.79 8 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan FR F 14 5-13-18 1.29 8 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 623:22 19 1.83 9 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 18 11-12-23 1.28 9 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 604:51 19 1.88 10 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JR F 11 6-8-14 1.27 10 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 623:57 20 1.92 11 Brandon Kruse (VGK) Bowling Green SR F 20 10-15-25 1.25 11 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 964:10 32 1.99 Cade Borchardt Minnesota State SOF 12 6-9-15 1.25 12 Strauss Mann Michigan JR 778:44 26 2.00 13 Nick Swaney (MIN) Minnesota Duluth SR F 17 7-14-21 1.24 13 Matt Murray Massachusetts SR 776:27 26 2.01 14 Tobias Fladeby American International SR F 13 9-7-16 1.23 14 Ludvig Persson Miami FR 697:39 24 2.06 15 Linus Weissbach (BUF) Wisconsin SRF 18 8-14-22 1.22 15 Emil Zetterquist St. Lawrence JR 548:35 19 2.08 16 Chase Blackmun UMass Lowell JR D 5 3-3-6 1.20 16 Eric Dop Bowling Green SR 717:34 25 2.09 Scott Reedy (SJS) Minnesota SR F 15 7-11-18 1.20 17 David Fessenden Alabama Huntsville SO 343:25 12 2.10 18 Matt Boldy (MIN) Boston College SO F 11 4-9-13 1.18 18 Ethan Haider (NSH) Clarkson FR 714:57 25 2.10 19 Nick Prkusic Robert Morris SR F 17 5-15-20 1.18 19 Corbin Kaczperski Denver SR 330:45 12 2.18 20 Carl Berglund UMass Lowell SO F 6 3-4-7 1.17 20 Stefano Durante American International SR 570:35 22 2.31 Jordan Kawaguchi North Dakota SRF 18 5-16-21 1.17 21 Ryan Fanti Minnesota Duluth SO 849:34 33 2.33 22 Carson Briere Mercyhurst FR F 14 4-12-16 1.14 22 Zach Driscoll Bemidji State SR 715:00 28 2.35 Brannon McManus Minnesota SRF 14 6-10-16 1.14 23 Carter Gylander (DET) Colgate FR 513:25 21 2.45 24 Kent Johnson Michigan FRF16 6-12-18 1.12 24 Henry Welsch UMass Lowell FR 195:33 8 2.45 25 Ben Meyers Minnesota SOF18 8-12-20 1.11 25 Drew DeRidder Michigan State JR 1017:09 42 2.48

Points Per Game (Defensemen) GP G-A-P P/GM Save Percentage Saves GA Save % 1 David Farrance (NSH) Boston University SR D 6 4-10-14 2.33 1 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 185 9 .954 2 Chase Blackmun UMass Lowell JR D 5 3-3-6 1.20 2 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 400 22 .948 3 Domenick Fensore (CAR) Boston University SO D 6 1-5-6 1.00 3 Cameron Rowe Wisconsin FR 174 10 .946 Nick Perbix (TBL) St. Cloud State JR D 17 5-12-17 1.00 Matt Ladd Canisius JR 87 5 .946 5 Matt Kiersted North Dakota SR D 18 3-14-17 0.94 5 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 319 19 .944 Zach Metsa Quinnipiac JRD183-14-17 0.94 6 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 289 19 .938 7 Jackson LaCombe (ANA) Minnesota SO D 14 3-10-13 0.93 7 Emil Zetterquist St. Lawrence JR 279 19 .936 8 Joseph Maziarz Mercyhurst SO D 13 1-11-12 0.92 8 Ludvig Persson Miami FR 350 24 .936 9 Jayden Struble (MTL) Northeastern SO D 12 2-9-11 0.92 9 David Fessenden Alabama Huntsville SO 167 12 .933 10 Nick Jenny Robert Morris SR D 17 6-9-15 0.88 10 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 275 20 .932 11 Brennan Kapcheck American International SR D 16 0-14-14 0.88 11 Drew DeRidder Michigan State JR 572 42 .932 12 Brandon Scanlin Omaha SO D 14 1-11-12 0.86 12 Eric Dop Bowling Green SR 334 25 .930 13 Will Cullen Bowling Green JR D 20 5-12-17 0.85 13 Zack Rose Bowling Green SO 160 12 .930 14 Matthew Kessel (STL) Massachusetts SOD 19 9-7-16 0.84 14 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 331 25 .930 Zac Jones (NYR) Massachusetts SO D 19 5-11-16 0.84 15 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 418 32 .929 16 Jordan Harris (MTL) Northeastern JR D 12 5-5-10 0.83 16 Strauss Mann Michigan JR 332 26 .927 Dan Willett RIT SR D 12 2-8-10 0.83 17 Zach Driscoll Bemidji State SR 355 28 .927 18 Drew Bavaro Bentley FR D 9 2-5-7 0.78 18 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 373 32 .921 19 Lukas Kaelble Lake Superior State SR D 12 0-9-9 0.75 19 Isaiah Saville (VGK) Omaha SO 393 34 .920 Owen Power Michigan FRD162-10-12 0.75 20 Garrett Metcalf (ANA) Long Island University SR 217 19 .919

Points Per Game (Freshmen) GP G-A-P P/GM Winning Percentage W-L-T Win % 1 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan F 14 5-13-18 1.29 1 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 9-0-1 .950 2 Carson Briere Mercyhurst F 14 4-12-16 1.14 2 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 9-1-0 .900 3 Kent Johnson Michigan F16 6-12-18 1.12 3 Zack Rose Bowling Green SO 7-1-0 .875 4 Randy Hernandez Robert Morris F 17 7-11-18 1.06 4 Drew Commesso (CHI) Boston University FR 5-1-0 .833 Veeti Miettinen (TOR) St. Cloud State F 17 9-9-18 1.06 Cameron Rowe Wisconsin FR 5-1-0 .833 6 Nikita Nesterenko (MIN) Boston College F 13 6-7-13 1.00 6 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 13-3-0 .812 Dante Sheriff Mercyhurst F 12 4-8-12 1.00 7 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 12-3-1 .781 8 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State F 19 12-6-18 0.95 8 Eric Dop Bowling Green SR 9-3-0 .750 9 Matty Beniers Michigan F 14 4-9-13 0.93 9 Stefano Durante American International SR 7-3-0 .700 10 Alex Young (SJS) Colgate F 13 5-7-12 0.92 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 7-3-0 .700 11 Gunnarwolfe Fontaine (NSH) Northeastern F 12 4-7-11 0.92 Noah West Robert Morris FR 7-3-0 .700 Dylan Jackson Northeastern F 12 3-8-11 0.92 Corbin Kaczperski Denver SR 3-1-1 .700 13 Alex Jefferies (NYI) Merrimack F 11 4-6-10 0.91 13 Matt Murray Massachusetts SR 9-4-0 .692 14 Alex Campbell (NSH) Clarkson F 18 4-12-16 0.89 14 Kris Oldham (TBL) Clarkson SR 4-2-0 .667 Travis Treloar Ohio State F 18 6-10-16 0.89 Matt Ladd Canisius JR 2-1-0 .667 16 Tyrone Bronte Alabama Huntsville F 8 3-4-7 0.88 Henry Welsch UMass Lowell FR 2-1-0 .667 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver F 16 9-5-14 0.88 17 Ryan Fanti Minnesota Duluth SO 8-4-2 .643 18 Brendan Brisson (VGK) Michigan F 14 5-7-12 0.86 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 7-3-4 .643 19 Austin Heidemann Mercyhurst F 13 7-4-11 0.85 19 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 10-5-3 .639 20 Luke Tuch (MTL) Boston University F 6 2-3-5 0.83 20 Dávid Hrenák (LOS) St. Cloud State SR 8-5-0 .615 National Category Leaders

Goals Per Game GP G G/GM Assists Per Game GP A A/GM 1 Colin Bilek Army West Point JR F 12 10 0.83 1 David Farrance (NSH) Boston University SR D 6 10 1.67 Will Calverley RIT JR F 12 10 0.83 2 Odeen Tufto Quinnipiac SRF1824 1.33 3 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 18 14 0.78 3 Luke Santerno Bentley SRF 911 1.22 4 Jakov Novak (OTT) Bentley JR F 8 6 0.75 4 Jáchym Kondelík (NSH) UConn JR F 15 14 0.93 5 Jonny Evans UConn JRF1511 0.73 5 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan FR F 14 13 0.93 6 Tobias Fladeby American International SR F 13 9 0.69 6 Nathan Smith (WPG) Minnesota State SO F 12 11 0.92 7 Sampo Ranta (COL) Minnesota JRF 1812 0.67 7 Jordan Kawaguchi North Dakota SRF 1816 0.89 David Farrance (NSH) Boston University SR D 6 4 0.67 8 Nick Prkusic Robert Morris SR F 17 15 0.88 9 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State FRF 1912 0.63 9 Brennan Kapcheck American International SR D 16 14 0.88 10 Marc McLaughlin Boston College JR F 13 8 0.62 10 Carson Briere Mercyhurst FR F 14 12 0.86 11 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 1811 0.61 11 Joseph Maziarz Mercyhurst SO D 13 11 0.85 Ty Smilanic (FLA) Quinnipiac FR F 18 11 0.61 12 Nick Bruce RIT SR F 12 10 0.83 13 Keaton Mastrodonato Canisius SOF 5 3 0.60 Will Calverley RIT JR F 12 10 0.83 Chase Blackmun UMass Lowell JR D 5 3 0.60 Domenick Fensore (CAR) Boston University SO D 6 5 0.83 15 Ethen Frank Western Michigan SRF 1710 0.59 15 Nick Swaney (MIN) Minnesota Duluth SR F 17 14 0.82 16 Jonathan Bendorf Mercyhurst SOF 14 8 0.57 16 Matt Boldy (MIN) Boston College SO F 11 9 0.82 Ryan Steele Sacred Heart JR F 7 4 0.57 17 Chris Theodore American International JR F 16 13 0.81 18 Max Johnson Bowling Green SR F 16 9 0.56 18 Cameron Buhl St. Lawrence SOF 10 8 0.80 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver FR F 16 9 0.56 19 Brandon Scanlin Omaha SOD1411 0.79 20 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JR F 11 6 0.55 20 Matt Kiersted North Dakota SRD 1814 0.78 21 Austin Heidemann Mercyhurst FRF 13 7 0.54 Zach Metsa Quinnipiac JRD1814 0.78 22 Carter Turnbull UConn JRF15 8 0.53 Drew Worrad Western Michigan JR F 18 14 0.78 23 Grant Mismash (NSH) North Dakota SR F 17 9 0.53 Linus Weissbach (BUF) Wisconsin SRF 1814 0.78 Veeti Miettinen (TOR) St. Cloud State FR F 17 9 0.53 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 18 14 0.78 25 Carson Gicewicz Massachusetts SRF 1910 0.53 25 6 Players Tied With 0.75

Power Play Goals GP PPG/G PPG Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 1 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State FRF 19 0.37 7 1 Marc McLaughlin Boston College JR F 13 5 2 Ethan de Jong Quinnipiac JRF 18 0.33 6 2 Scott Reedy (SJS) Minnesota SR F 15 4 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 18 0.33 6 Max Johnson Bowling Green SR F 16 4 4 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver FR F 16 0.31 5 4 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JRF 11 3 Jackson Cates Minnesota Duluth JRF 17 0.29 5 Will Calverley RIT JR F 12 3 Veeti Miettinen (TOR) St. Cloud State FR F 17 0.29 5 Brian Halonen Michigan Tech JR F 13 3 Ethen Frank Western Michigan SRF 17 0.29 5 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan FR F 14 3 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 18 0.28 5 Kevin Conley Omaha SR F 15 3 Matthew Kessel (STL) Massachusetts SOD 19 0.26 5 Chris Theodore American International JR F 16 3 10 13 Players Tied With 4 Kobe Roth Minnesota Duluth SRF17 3 Grant Mismash (NSH) North Dakota SR F 17 3 Randy Hernandez Robert Morris FR F 17 3 Sampo Ranta (COL) Minnesota JRF 18 3 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 18 3 Quinn Preston Ohio State JRF18 3 Ty Smilanic (FLA) Quinnipiac FR F 18 3 Cameron Wright Bowling Green SR F 20 3

Shorthanded Goals GP SHG/G SHG 1 Marc McLaughlin Boston College JR F 13 0.23 3 2 Logan Cockerill (NYI) Boston University SR F 4 0.50 2 Eduards Tralmaks Maine SR F 10 0.20 2 Jake Transit Ferris State JR F 13 0.15 2 Jackson LaCombe (ANA) Minnesota SO D 14 0.14 2 Paul Washe Western Michigan SRF 18 0.11 2 Owen Lindmark (FLA) Wisconsin SO F 18 0.11 2 8 53 Players Tied With 1 National Team Leaders TEAM SCORING TEAM DEFENSE

SCORING OFFENSE GP Goals G/GM SCORING DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM 1Minnesota 18 76 4.22 1Minnesota State 12 15 1.25 2Boston University 6 25 4.17 2Minnesota 18 29 1.61 3Boston College 13 53 4.08 3Massachusetts 19 36 1.89 4Bowling Green 20 80 4.00 4Bowling Green 20 38 1.90 5Robert Morris 17 67 3.94 5American International 16 32 2.00 6RIT 12 473.92 6Quinnipiac 18 37 2.06 7North Dakota 18 69 3.83 7Michigan 16 33 2.06 8Wisconsin 18 67 3.72 8North Dakota 18 38 2.11 9American International 16 59 3.69 9Minnesota Duluth 17 37 2.18 10Northeastern 12 44 3.67 10Boston College 13 29 2.23 11 Michigan 16 58 3.62 11Lake Superior State 12 27 2.25 12Omaha 16 56 3.50 12Michigan Tech 15 34 2.27 13Mercyhurst 14 48 3.43 13Canisius 5 12 2.40 14Minnesota State 12 41 3.42 St. Lawrence 10 24 2.40 15Canisius 5 17 3.40 15Bemidji State 12 29 2.42 16Massachusetts 19 62 3.26 16Providence 16 39 2.44 17UConn 15 48 3.20 17Clarkson 18 45 2.50 18St. Cloud State 17 54 3.18 18Wisconsin 18 47 2.61 19UMass Lowell 6 19 3.17 19Omaha 16 42 2.62 Quinnipiac 18 57 3.17 20St. Cloud State 17 45 2.65 21Clarkson 18 55 3.06 21Army West Point 12 32 2.67 22Minnesota Duluth 17 51 3.00 22UConn 15 41 2.73 Niagara 13 39 3.00 23Colgate 13 36 2.77 24Penn State 18 53 2.94 24Denver 16 45 2.81 25Army West Point 12 34 2.83 25Bentley 9 26 2.89 26Maine 10 28 2.80 Michigan State 18 52 2.89 27Ferris State 14 39 2.79 Notre Dame 18 52 2.89 28Western Michigan 18 50 2.78 28Northeastern 12 35 2.92 29Arizona State 20 54 2.70 29Alabama Huntsville 8 24 3.00 30Denver 16 43 2.69 Robert Morris 17 51 3.00 31Bemidji State 12 32 2.67 31Vermont 8 25 3.12 Bentley 9 24 2.67 32Boston University 6 19 3.17 Michigan Tech 15 40 2.67 Miami 18 57 3.17 34Providence 16 41 2.56 34Holy Cross 14 45 3.21 35Notre Dame 18 44 2.44 35Ohio State 18 58 3.22 36St. Lawrence 10 24 2.40 36Colorado College 16 53 3.31 37Lake Superior State 12 28 2.33 37UMass Lowell 6 20 3.33 38Northern Michigan 14 32 2.29 RIT 12 403.33 39Long Island University 8 18 2.25 39Penn State 18 62 3.44 Merrimack 12 27 2.25 40Mercyhurst 14 50 3.57 41Colgate 13 29 2.23 41Long Island University 8 29 3.62 42Ohio State 18 39 2.17 42New Hampshire 15 56 3.73 43 Alabama Huntsville 8 17 2.12 43Western Michigan 18 70 3.89 Sacred Heart 8 17 2.12 44Merrimack 12 48 4.00 45Air Force 11 23 2.09 Northern Michigan 14 56 4.00 46New Hampshire 15 31 2.07 46Niagara 13 53 4.08 47Miami 18 35 1.94 47Air Force 11 45 4.09 48Holy Cross 14 26 1.86 48Sacred Heart 8 33 4.12 49Colorado College 16 29 1.81 49Maine 10 43 4.30 50Michigan State 18 31 1.72 50Ferris State 14 61 4.36 51Vermont 8 13 1.62 51Arizona State 20 89 4.45 National Team Leaders POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL

POWER PLAY Totals SHA PP% PENALTY KILL Totals SHF PK% 1Minnesota State 14/46 1 30.4 1Bemidji State 32/34 0 94.1 2 Alabama Huntsville 8/27 0 29.6 2Omaha 56/60 293.3 3Wisconsin 16/56 1 28.6 3Massachusetts 77/84 3 91.7 4Michigan 13/46 0 28.3 4Providence 52/57 0 91.2 5Northeastern 15/59 0 25.4 5St. Lawrence 29/32 1 90.6 6RIT 15/60 125.0 6Bentley 35/39 0 89.7 7Bentley 8/33 024.2 7Minnesota 41/46 4 89.1 8Quinnipiac 20/84 1 23.8 8Minnesota State 37/42 1 88.1 9Massachusetts 19/80 2 23.8 9Canisius 14/16 1 87.5 10Penn State 12/51 1 23.5 10St. Cloud State 53/61 0 86.9 Robert Morris 16/68 5 23.5 11Quinnipiac 64/74 1 86.5 St. Cloud State 12/51 0 23.5 12Alabama Huntsville 31/36 0 86.1 Western Michigan 12/51 1 23.5 13Lake Superior State 47/55 2 85.5 14Minnesota 15/64 1 23.4 14North Dakota 68/80 2 85.0 15 American International 18/78 1 23.1 15Northeastern 43/51 1 84.3 16Michigan Tech 11/48 1 22.9 16Boston College 47/56 6 83.9 17North Dakota 18/79 0 22.8 17Michigan Tech 34/41 0 82.9 18UMass Lowell 5/22 1 22.7 18Sacred Heart 29/35 0 82.9 Omaha 15/66 422.7 19Wisconsin 42/51 3 82.4 20Maine 10/45 122.2 20RIT 35/43 481.4 21Mercyhurst 10/46 2 21.7 21Maine 43/53 3 81.1 22Minnesota Duluth 14/65 1 21.5 22Ohio State 51/63 0 81.0 23Bowling Green 18/84 0 21.4 23Clarkson 55/68 1 80.9 24Ohio State 13/62 3 21.0 24Niagara 38/47 2 80.9 25Ferris State 11/53 1 20.8 25Mercyhurst 46/57 1 80.7 26Army West Point 11/55 1 20.0 26Boston University 25/31 2 80.6 27UConn 14/71 119.7 27Bowling Green 58/72 4 80.6 28Boston University 6/31 1 19.4 28UConn 55/69 2 79.7 29Canisius 3/16 0 18.8 29Colgate 35/44 2 79.5 Denver 12/64 018.8 30Holy Cross 46/58 1 79.3 31Arizona State 12/65 3 18.5 31Minnesota Duluth 51/65 2 78.5 Providence 12/65 5 18.5 32Michigan State 50/64 0 78.1 33Northern Michigan 9/50 3 18.0 33Long Island University 32/41 1 78.0 34Niagara 9/51 2 17.6 34Michigan 42/54 0 77.8 35Clarkson 12/70 1 17.1 35Denver 45/58 1 77.6 St. Lawrence 6/35 1 17.1 36Notre Dame 38/49 1 77.6 37Sacred Heart 5/32 2 15.6 37Penn State 41/53 0 77.4 38Vermont 5/33 2 15.2 38American International 54/70 1 77.1 39New Hampshire 11/73 3 15.1 39Robert Morris 46/60 1 76.7 40Miami 9/60 115.0 40Miami 41/54 0 75.9 41 Merrimack 7/47 2 14.9 41Arizona State 39/52 1 75.0 42Holy Cross 7/49 1 14.3 42Northern Michigan 41/55 0 74.5 43Air Force 5/40 1 12.5 43Western Michigan 46/62 2 74.2 Bemidji State 5/40 0 12.5 44Merrimack 41/56 1 73.2 45Colgate 4/38 110.5 45Army West Point 33/46 1 71.7 46Notre Dame 4/40 0 10.0 46New Hampshire 43/60 1 71.7 47Boston College 4/48 2 8.3 47UMass Lowell 17/24 1 70.8 48Long Island University 2/25 2 8.0 48Colorado College 38/54 1 70.4 49Colorado College 4/58 3 6.9 49Vermont 23/33 0 69.7 50Michigan State 3/48 0 6.2 50Air Force 39/56 2 69.6 51Lake Superior State 3/50 0 6.0 51Ferris State 36/53 2 67.9