NMU HOCKEY 2011-12 GAME NOTES Calvin Larson • Sports Information [email protected] • 906.227.1917 Office • 906.281.2493 Cell

NMU HOCKEY 2011-12 GAME NOTES Calvin Larson • Sports Information Calarson@Nmu.Edu • 906.227.1917 Office • 906.281.2493 Cell

NMU HOCKEY 2011-12 GAME NOTES Calvin Larson • Sports Information [email protected] • 906.227.1917 office • 906.281.2493 cell http://webb.nmu.edu/SportsAthletics/

Matchup 2011-12 Schedule Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 • 8:07 p.m. (ET) October Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 • 8:07 p.m. (ET) Oct. 7 at Wisconsin 8:07 p.m. Madison, Wis. Oct. 8 at Wisconsin 8:07 p.m. Madison, Wis. Oct. 14 St. Cloud State 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Northern Michigan Oct. 15 St. Cloud State 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center at Oct. 21 Michigan 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Oct. 22 Michigan 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center No. 17 Wisconsin Oct. 28 at Western Michigan 7:35 p.m. Kalamazoo, Mich. Oct. 29 at Western Michigan 7:35 p.m. Kalamazoo, Mich. Marquette Radio: 100.3 FM “The Point” (Dave Danis) Live Stats: http://www.uwbadgers.com/ November Television: (Friday) Fox Sport Wisconsin (Live HD) Nov. 4 Notre Dame* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Nov. 5 Notre Dame* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Nov. 11 at Ohio State* 12 p.m. Columbus, Ohio This Week’s Notes (10/3) Nov. 12 at Ohio State* 7 p.m. Columbus, Ohio THIS WEEKEND’S SERIES Nov. 18 Michigan State* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center The Wildcats open the 2011-12 season at No. 17 Wisconsin on Oct. Nov. 19 Michigan State* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center 7 and 8. NMU plays all WCHA opponents in its non-conference schedule. It’s the 36th season of NMU hockey. December Dec. 2 Miami of Ohio* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Dec. 3 Miami of Ohio* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center SERIES HISTORY Dec. 9 at Lake Superior State* 7 p.m. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The Badgers lead the all-time series 44-24-6 and have outscored the Dec. 10 at Lake Superior State* 7 p.m. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. ‘Cats 307-249. NMU swept the series the last time the two teams Dec. 16 Michigan Tech 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center met. NMU won 3-2 and 6-5 in overtime on January 2 and 3, 2009 in Dec. 30 Russian Red Stars (ex.) 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Madison. Justin Florek scored two goals in the Friday night game and had an assist on Saturday. Tyler Gron had an assist in the Saturday January Jan. 6 Alaska – Fairbanks* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center night game. The Badgers lead the series in Madison 30-11. Jan. 7 Alaska – Fairbanks* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Jan. 13 at Michigan State* 7 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. JUMPING INTO REGULAR SEASON Jan. 14 at Michigan State* 7 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Neither teams played an exhibition game and jump directly into the Jan. 21 Michigan Tech 7 p.m. Houghton, Mich. regular season. Jan. 27 at Miami of Ohio* 7:30 p.m. Oxford, Ohio Jan. 28 at Miami of Ohio* 7 p.m. Oxford, Ohio LAST SEASON February The Wildcats finished 2010-11 sixth in the CCHA with an overall Feb. 3 Ferris State* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center record of 15-19-5 and 12-13-3-0 in conference play and were Feb. 4 Ferris State* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center bounced from the conference tournament by Bowling Green State. Feb. 10 at Bowling Green State* 7 p.m. Bowling Green, Ohio It was the earliest exit in the postseason since 1999-2000. Feb. 11 at Bowling Green State* 7 p.m. Bowling Green, Ohio Feb. 17 at Michigan* 7:35 p.m. Ann Arbor, Mich. COACH KYLE Feb. 18 at Michigan* 7:35 p.m. Ann Arbor, Mich. Feb. 24 Lake Superior State* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Head coach Walt Kyle begins his 10th season on the bench for NMU. Feb. 25 Lake Superior State* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center He is 176-153-39 all-time. March TOP FORWARDS Mar. 2-4 CCHA First Round NMU returns its top-three goal scorers from a season ago as Tyler Mar. 9-1 CCHA Quarterfinals Gron, Justin Florek and Andrew Cherniwchan return at the forwards Mar. 16-17 CCHA Championships position along with 12 other lettermen. Mar. 23-25 NCAA Regional Mar. Frozen Four

TOP BLUE-LINERS *CCHA Games Scott Macaulay and Kyle Follmer return on the blue line to anchor ex=Exhibition Game the Wildcat defense. Macaulay led the team in assists with 17 and Home Games in Bold plus minus last season. All Times Eastern

NETMINDERS Reid Ellingson and Jared Coreau both return between the pipes with a lot of experience. The two will battle for the starting spot and Devan Hartigan will be in the third spot.

Northern Michigan Hockey • Game Notes • 36th Season Page 1 This Week’s Notes (10/3) CCHA Standings PREASON PICKS School...... CCHA...... Overall NMU was picked sixth in the CCHA Coaches Poll. The media picked Alaska...... 0-0-0-0...... 0-0-0 the ‘Cats seventh in a tie with Ferris State. Tyler Gron was named to Bowling Green...... 0-0-0-0...... 0-0-0 the Preseason CCHA Second Team. Justin Florek was an honorable Ferris State...... 0-0-0-0...... 0-0-0 mention selection. Lake Superior...... 0-0-0-0...... 0-0-0 Miami...... 0-0-0-0...... 0-0-0 ‘CATS ON THE RADIO Michigan...... 0-0-0-0...... 0-0-0 100.3 FM “The Point” is the officail radio station of the NMU Wildcats. Michigan State...... 0-0-0-0...... 0-0-0 Dave Danis brings you the play-by-play all season long. Northern Michigan...... 0-0-0-0...... 0-0-0 Notre Dame...... 0-0-0-0...... 0-0-0 ‘CATS ON TELEVISION Ohio State...... 0-0-0-0...... 0-0-0 Friday night’s game will be broadcast in live HD on Fox Sport Wisonsin. Western Michigan...... 0-0-0-0...... 0-0-0 Both games will also be broad on Public TV-Wisconsin Channel on delay. NMU plays four other TV games this season. Fox Sports Detroit will broadcast form the Berry Events Center on Satruday (Nov. 19) This Week’s CCHA Games against Michigan State. FSD will also broadcast the Saturday (Jan. 14) Away Home...... Time game at MSU. The Big Ten Network will carry the Friday (Feb. 17) game Oct. 7 Michigan State Boston College...... 4:07 p.m. at Michigan while FSD will broadcast the Saturday (Feb. 18) game. Ferris State St. Lawrence...... 7 p.m. Alab.-Huntsville Western Michigan...... 7:05 p.m. CAPTAINS Connecticut Bowling Green...... 7:05 p.m. Justin Florek, Andrew Cherniwchan and Scott Macualay will serve as Quinnipiac Ohio State...... 7:05 p.m. captains this season. Florek will wear the “C” at home while Macualay Bentley Michigan...... 7:35 p.m. wear it on the road. Bemidji State Miami...... 7:35 p.m. Notre Dame Minnesota-Duluth...... 8:07 p.m. Northern Michigan Wisconsin...... 8:07 p.m. Alaska St. Cloud State...... 9:07 p.m. Wildcats vs. Badgers Oct. 8 Ferris State St. Lawrence...... 4:30 p.m. 18 Justin Florek...... 2GP, 2G, 1A Air Force/N. Dakota Michigan State...... 5:07/8:37 p.m. 17 Tyler Gron...... 2GP, 1A Alab.-Huntsville Western Michigan...... 7:05 p.m. 22 Andrew Cherniwchan...... 2GP Bemidji State Miami...... 7:05 p.m. 3 Ryan Kesti...... First Meeting Connecticut Bowling Green...... 7:05 p.m. 4 Scott Macaulay...... First Meeting Quinnipiac Ohio State...... 7:05 p.m. 8 DJ Vandercook...... First Meeting Bentley Michigan...... 7:35 p.m. 9 Reed Seckel...... First Meeting Clarkson Alaska...... 9:07 p.m. 11 Ryan Aynsley...... First Meeting Notre Dame Minnesota-Duluth...... 8:07 p.m. 12 Matt Thurber...... First Meeting Northern Michigan Wisconsin...... 8:07 p.m. 14 Brian Nugent...... First Meeting 16 Jake Johnson...... First Meeting 19 Kory Kaunisto...... First Meeting USCHO Top 25 (9/26) 23 Jake Baker...... First Meeting Rank Team (1st-Place) Record Points 24 CJ Ludwig...... First Meeting 1 Notre Dame (11) 25-14-5 740 4 25 Austin Handley...... First Meeting 2 Miami (12) 23-10-6 722 8 26 Erik Higby...... First Meeting 3 North Dakota ( 5) 32- 9-3 720 2 27 Wade Epp...... First Meeting 4 Denver 25-12-5 670 7 28 Eric Walker...... First Meeting 5 Boston College ( 2) 30- 8-1 659 5 29 Ryan Daugherty...... First Meeting 6 Michigan 29-11-4 613 3 31 Jared Coreau...... First Meeting 7 Colorado College 23-19-3 594 11 33 Kyle Follmer...... First Meeting 8 Minnesota-Duluth (10) 26-10-6 586 1 35 Reid Ellingson...... First Meeting 9 Yale ( 1) 28- 7-1 571 6 40 Stephan Vigier...... First Meeting 10 Boston University ( 2) 19-12-8 542 17 44 Devan Hartigan...... First Meeting 11 Union 26-10-4 382 12 74 Mitch Jones...... First Meeting 12 New Hampshire 22-11-6 368 9 89 Dylan Walchuk...... First Meeting 13 Western Michigan 19-13-10 362 13 14 Nebraska-Omaha 21-16-2 288 14 15 Merrimack 25-10-4 198 10 16 Maine 17-12-7 190 19 17 Wisconsin 21-16-4 129 NR 18 Rensselaer 20-13-5 121 16 19 Minnesota 16-14-6 107 NR 20 Cornell 16-15-3 106 20 Others receiving votes: Dartmouth 80, Air Force 74, Rochester Institute of Technology 53, St. Cloud State 48, Alaska 22, Ohio State 16, North- eastern 15, Ferris State 12, Lake Superior 8, Northern Michigan 8, Provi- dence 8, Princeton 7, Michigan State 4, Quinnipiac 4, Massachusetts 3.

Northern Michigan Hockey • Game Notes • 36th Season Page 2 CCHA Preseason CoachesPoll CCHA Preseason Media Poll NMU Quick Facts Location...... Marquette, Mich. 49855 1 Notre Dame (8) ...... 108 1 Notre Dame (44) ...... 819 Nickname...... Wildcats 2 Miami (2) ...... 99 2 Miami (16) ...... 772 Founded/Enrollment...... 1899/9,400 3 Michigan (1) ...... 93 3 Michigan (12) ...... 757 Colors...... Old Gold and Olive Green 4 Western Michigan ...... 83 4 Western Michigan ...... 604 President...... Dr. Leslie (Les) Wong 5 Alaska ...... 63 5 Alaska ...... 449 NCAA Faculty Representative...... Julie Rochester 6 Northern Michigan ...... 60 6 Michigan State ...... 439 Affiliation (Hockey)...... NCAA I 7 Ohio State ...... 56 7 Ferris State ...... 425 Conference...... Central Collegiate Hockey Association 8 Michigan State ...... 51 7 Northern Michigan (tie) ...... 425 Arena Name...... Berry Events Center Capacity...... 3,902 9 Ferris State ...... 50 9 Ohio State ...... 386 Ice Surface...... 200’ x 100’ 10 Lake Superior State ...... 30 10 Lake Superior State ...... 298 Director of Athletics...... Ken Godfrey 11 Bowling Green ...... 22 11 Bowling Green ...... 170 Assistant A.D./S.W.A...... Bridget Berube Associate Dir.-Facilities...... Carl Bammert Associate Dir.-Programming...... Brian Gaudreau Opponent Series Information Associate Dir.-Operations...... Steve Reed Athletics Secretary...... Nita Thomas University of Wisconsin...... (Madison, Wis.) Date Site...... Result Office Phone...... 906-227-2107 Date Site...... Result 10/31/1992 Madison...... L 2-9 Hockey Athletic Trainer...... Kris Rowe 3/27/1981 *Duluth, Minn...... L 1-5 11/1/1992 Madison...... L 0-11 Office Phone...... 906-227-2027 1/2/1982 Madison...... L 3-5 2/12/1993 Marquette...... L 4-5 1/3/1982 Madison...... L 1-7 2/13/1993 Marquette...... W 5-2 Coaching Staff 1/3/1984 Madison...... L 1-2 12/3/1993 Madison...... W 5-2 Head Hockey Coach...... Walt Kyle 1/4/1984 Madison...... L 5-4 OT 12/4/1993 Madison...... L 4-5 Alma Mater...... NMU, 1981 NMU Record/Years...... 176-153-39/9 11/2/1984 Marquette...... W 8-2 12/29/1993 +Milwaukee, Wis...... L 2-3 Overall Record/Years...... 176-153-39/9 11/3/1984 Marquette...... W 9-5 2/18/1994 Marquette...... L 2-4 Email...... [email protected] 2/15/1985 Madison...... L 1-6 2/19/1994 Marquette...... L 3-6 Hockey Office Phone...... 906-227-1209 2/16/1985 Madison...... L 2-7 11/18/1994 Madison...... L 3-4 Assistant Coach...... John Kyle/NMU/’82 2/14/1986 Madison...... W 7-3 11/19/1994 Madison...... L 2-4 Assistant Coach...... Joe Shawhan/NMU ‘09 2/15/1986 Madison...... L 0-6 1/20/1995 Marquette...... T 1-1 OT Hockey Operations...... Rob Lehtinen 10/10/1986 Madison...... L 1-6 1/21/1995 Marquette...... T 5-5 OT 10/11/1986 Madison...... W 6-2 3/10/1995 ^Madison...... W 4-3 Team Information 2010 Overall Record...... 15-19-5 2/6/1987 Marquette...... L 3-5 3/11/1995 ^Madison...... L 4-5 2010 CCHA Record/Place...... 12-13-3/6th 2/7/1987 Marquette...... W 5-3 3/12/1995 ^Madison...... L 1-5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 15/7 2/28/1987 ^ Madison...... L 2-4 12/15/1995 Madison...... L 3-4 Forwards (r/l)...... 7/5 3/1/1987 ^ Madison...... L 2-6 12/16/1995 Madison...... L 2-4 Defensemen (r/l)...... 5/2 10/9/1987 Madison...... L 2-6 2/16/1996 Marquette...... T 1-1 OT Goaltenders (r/l)...... 3/0 10/10/1987 Madison...... L 5-6 2/17/1996 Marquette...... L 4-5 2/19/1988 Marquette...... W 6-4 11/8/1996 Marquette...... L 2-5 History 2/20/1988 Marquette...... T 3-3 OT 11/9/1996 Marquette...... L 3-4 First Year...... 1976-77 NCAA Appearances...... 8 2/25/1988 ^ Madison...... L 1-2 OT 1/10/1997 Madison...... L 1-4 Years...... 1980, 81, 89, 91, 92, 93, 99, 2010 2/26/1988 ^ Madison...... L 4-5 1/11/1997 Madison...... W 4-1 Best NCAA Finish...... NCAA Champions, 1991 10/21/1988 Marquette...... T 2-2 OT 12/28/1997 +Milwaukee, Wis...... L 3-4 CCHA Regular Season Championships...... 2 10/22/1988 Marquette...... W 5-4 OT 10/12/2002 @Madison...... L 3-4 Years...... 1979-80, 1980-81 2/13/1989 Madison...... L 3-6 12/30/2002 +Milwaukee, Wis...... L 1-3 CCHA Tournament Championships...... 2 2/14/1989 Madison...... W 4-3 OT 12/31/2005 +Madison, Wis...... L 1-5 Years...... 1979-80, 1980-81 3/5/1989 #St. Paul, Minn...... W 4-2 10/6/2006 Green Bay, Wis...... L 0-3 WCHA Regular Season Championships...... 1 11/17/1989 Marquette...... W 11-5 10/7/2006 Green Bay, Wis...... T 3-3 OT Years...... 1990-91 WCHA Tournament Championships...... 3 11/18/1989 Marquette...... L 5-6 OT 1/2/2009 Madison...... W 3-2 Years...... 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92 1/19/1990 Madison...... W 4-3 1/3/2009 Madison...... W 6-5 OT 1/20/1990 Madison...... L 1-10 Overall: 24-44-6; Home: 11-8-5; Away: 11-30-0; Sports Information 3/11/1990 #St. Paul, Minn...... L 3-4 OT Neutral: 2-6-1 Manager/Hockey Contact...... Calvin Larson 11/2/1990 Marquette...... W 6-1 Email...... [email protected] 11/3/1990 Marquette...... W 4-2 *-Frozen Four Office Phone...... 906-227-1917 2/22/1991 Madison...... W 6-1 ^-WCHA Playoff First Round Cell Phone...... 906-281-2493 2/23/1991 Madison...... W 4-3 OT #-WCHA Playoff Semifinal Fax...... 906-227-2492 Press Box...... 906-227-1720 11/22/1991 Marquette...... W 5-2 +-Badger Showdown Web Address...... www.nmu.edu/sports 11/23/1991 Marquette...... W 4-1 @-Ice Breaker Tournament Address...... 1/18/1992 Madison...... L 4-7 Sports Information 1/19/1992 Madison...... L 4-6 B109 Superior Dome 3/20/1992 #St. Paul, Minn...... W 6-3 Northern Michigan University 1401 Presque Isle Ave. Marquette, MI 49855

Northern Michigan Hockey • Game Notes • 36th Season Page 3 Alphabetical Roster No. Player Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. S/C Age (Oct. 1) Hometown Last Team (League) Pronounciation 23 Jake Baker D Fr. 6-6 215 L 20 Port Moody, BC Trail Smoke (BCHL) 22 Andrew Cherniwchan - C F Sr. 5-11 165 R 22 Hinton, AB. Nanaimo (BCHL) Churn-itch-an 31 Jared Coreau G So. 6-5 200 L 19 Perth, ON Lincoln (USHL) Core-o 29 Ryan Daugherty F Fr. 6-1 194 R 20 Allen, TX Omaha Lancers (USHL) Door-eh-ty 35 Reid Ellingson G Sr. 5-11 178 L 22 Cloquet, MN Green Bay (USHL) 27 Wade Epp D So. 6-5 215 L 22 Chilliwack, BC Victoria (BCHL) 18 Justin Florek - C F Sr. 6-4 200 L 21 Marquette, MI USNTDP U-18 33 Kyle Follmer D Jr. 6-1 190 L 24 St. Paul, MN Lincoln (USHL) 17 Tyler Gron F Sr. 5-11 195 R 22 Spruce Grove, AN Ft. McMurray (AJHL) 25 Austin Handley D So. 6-1 205 L 21 Clarkston, MI Des Moines (USHL) 44 Devan Hartigan G Jr. 5-11 170 L 24 Boise, ID Port Hope (OPJHL) 26 Erik Higby F So. 5-11 175 L 22 New Braunfels, TX Topeka (NAHL) 16 Jake Johnson F So. 5-8 160 L 22 Duluth, MN Penticton (BCHL) 74 Mitch Jones D Fr. 6-3 185 L 19 Delta, BC Surrey Eagles (BCHL) 19 Kory Kaunisto F Jr. 6-1 180 R 22 Sault Ste. Marie, MI Lincoln (USHL) Kon-is-toe 3 Ryan Kesti D So. 6-1 200 R 22 Red Wing, MN Sioux City (USHL) 24 CJ Ludwig D So. 5-11 175 R 21 Little Elm, TX Omaha (USHL) 4 Scott Macaulay - C D Jr. 5-8 165 R 20 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg (MJHL) Mah-call-ee 14 Brian Nugent F Jr. 5-10 185 L 23 Victoria, BC Victoria (BCHL) 9 Reed Seckel F So. 5-10 178 L 22 Melvin, MI Green Bay (USHL) 6 Nathan Taurence D So. 6-0 185 R 22 Trenton, MI St. Scholastica (NCHA) Tore-ence 12 Matt Thurber F Jr. 5-9 190 R 21 Beaver Dam, WI Wisconsin (WCHA) 8 DJ Vandercook F Fr. 6-3 190 R 20 Farmington Hills, MI Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) Vand-er-cook 40 Stephan Vigier F So. 5-9 165 L 21 Notre Dame, MB Sioux City (USHL) Vee-jay 89 Dylan Walchuk F Fr. 5-9 170 L 19 McBride, BC Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 28 Eric Walker D Fr. 6-2 195 L 18 Castelar, BC Trail Smoke (BCHL)

Numerical Roster No. Player Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. S/C Age (Oct. 1) Hometown Last Team (League) 3 Ryan Kesti D So. 6-1 200 R 22 Red Wing, MN Sioux City (USHL) 4 Scott Macaulay - C D Jr. 5-8 165 R 20 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg (MJHL) 6 Nathan Taurence D So. 6-0 185 R 22 Trenton, MI St. Scholastica (NCHA) 8 DJ Vandercook F Fr. 6-3 190 R 20 Farmington Hills, MI Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) 9 Reed Seckel F So. 5-10 178 L 22 Melvin, MI Green Bay (USHL) 12 Matt Thurber F Jr. 5-9 190 R 21 Beaver Dam, WI Wisconsin (WCHA) 14 Brian Nugent F Jr. 5-10 185 L 23 Victoria, BC Victoria (BCHL) 16 Jake Johnson F So. 5-8 160 L 22 Duluth, MN Penticton (BCHL) 17 Tyler Gron F Sr. 5-11 195 R 22 Spruce Grove, AN Ft. McMurray (AJHL) 18 Justin Florek - C F Sr. 6-4 200 L 21 Marquette, MI USNTDP U-18 19 Kory Kaunisto F Jr. 6-1 180 R 22 Sault Ste. Marie, MI Lincoln (USHL) 22 Andrew Cherniwchan - C F Sr. 5-11 165 R 22 Hinton, AB. Nanaimo (BCHL) 23 Jake Baker D Fr. 6-6 215 L 20 Port Moody, BC Trail Smoke (BCHL) 24 CJ Ludwig D So. 5-11 175 R 21 Little Elm, TX Omaha (USHL) 25 Austin Handley D So. 6-1 205 L 21 Clarkston, MI Des Moines (USHL) 26 Erik Higby F So. 5-11 175 L 22 New Braunfels, TX Topeka (NAHL) 27 Wade Epp D So. 6-5 215 L 22 Chilliwack, BC Victoria (BCHL) 28 Eric Walker D Fr. 6-2 195 L 18 Castelar, BC Trail Smoke (BCHL) 29 Ryan Daugherty F Fr. 6-1 194 R 20 Allen, TX Omaha Lancers (USHL) 31 Jared Coreau G So. 6-5 200 L 19 Perth, ON Lincoln (USHL) 33 Kyle Follmer D Jr. 6-1 190 L 24 St. Paul, MN Lincoln (USHL) 35 Reid Ellingson G Sr. 5-11 178 L 22 Cloquet, MN Green Bay (USHL) 40 Stephan Vigier F So. 5-9 165 L 21 Notre Dame, MB Sioux City (USHL) 44 Devan Hartigan G Jr. 5-11 170 L 24 Boise, ID Port Hope (OPJHL) 74 Mitch Jones D Fr. 6-3 185 L 19 Delta, BC Surrey Eagles (BCHL) 89 Dylan Walchuk F Fr. 5-9 170 L 19 McBride, BC Vernon Vipers (BCHL) Roster Breakdown Class Shot Fr: 7 Right: 10 So: 9 Left: 16 Jr: 6 Nationality Sr: 4 US: 15 MI: 6 Averages MN: 4 Height: 6-0 TX: 3 Weight: 186 ID: 1 Age: 21 WI: 1 Canada: 11

Northern Michigan Hockey • Game Notes • 36th Season Page 4 Coaching Staff

Walt Kyle NMU Head Coach

Office Phone: 906-227-1209 Email: [email protected] Career Record: 176-153-39

Walt Kyle, who enters his tenth season, was named the second head hockey coach in Northern Michigan University history on June 13, 2002. He took over for Rick Comley, who left to become the head coach at Michigan State University. Kyle has led the Wildcats to six 20-wins John Kyle Joe Shawhan seasons and is 176-153-39 at NMU. Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Kyle guided the ’Cats to the NCAA Tournament during the 2009-10 season and to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Championship Tournament at Joe Louis Arena in seven of his nine years. He was the head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team, which placed fourth at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in British Columbia, Canada.

The ‘Cats lost in the CCHA Tournament Champion and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2009- 10. NMU finished 20-13-8 and 13-9-6-3 in the conference. NMU has won the third-place game at the CCHA Championship three times (02-03, 07-08, 08-09) under coach Kyle. NMU has three-22 win seasons (02-03, 04-05, 05-06), a 21-win season (03-04) and two 20-win seasons (07-08, 09-10) in the Walt Kyle era.

Prior to his NMU return Kyle was an assistant coach with the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers for two years under coach Ron Lowe. Glen Sather, the Rangers general manager who was the previous GM in Edmonton, brought Kyle to New York. Kyle was the coach of the American Rob Lehtinen Dusty Collins Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs, the Oilers’ top affiliate club. Kyle’s other NHL experience came Hockey Operations Strength & Conditioning with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim under Ron Wilson. He has coached NHL stars such as Mark Messier, Eric Lindros, Brian Leetch, Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne.

His other professional coaching positions were with the AHL’s Baltimore Bandits, the International Hockey League’s San Diego Gulls and the Western Hockey League’s Seattle Thunderbirds (1992-94).

Kyle was a two-time NMU letterman after transferring from Boston College. He captained the 1980 and ’81 Wildcat squads that advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four. Kyle appeared in 85 games for the ’Cats and scored 31 goals and had 59 assists for 90 points. He became the first person in NCAA hockey history to score a goal in two tournaments for two separate teams. Following graduation, he became a graduate assistant coach under Comley and was promoted to assistant coach in 1982, a position he held until 1992. Kyle was the program’s top assistant in 1991 when Northern won the NCAA Division I national title.

Kyle graduated from NMU in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He attended Kris Rowe graduate school at Northern, where he studied exercise physiology. Athletic Trainer

An active participant in USA Hockey, Kyle was an assistant coach under Lou Vairo in 2001 for Team USA, which finished fourth at the World Championships in Germany, and under Wilson for the 1994 squad that competed in Milan, Italy. He also was a coach with the 1992 and ’93 U.S. Junior National Teams, the former which won the bronze medal – the highest finish ever by an American squad under the old format, and one of only three U.S. teams to medal at the World Championships at the time. He was the assistant coach of the national junior squad under Kevin Constantine in 1991. Kyle was named to the USA Hockey’s International Council in June 2002.

Kyle and his wife, Ann, have four children: two daughters, Erin and Quinn; and two sons, Evan and Walt. Record Through The Years Under Kyle Year Games Overall Win Per. Conference Record Place 2002-03 41 22-17-2 .560 CCHA 14-13-1 5th 2003-04 41 21-16-4 .536 CCHA 13-13-2 7th 2004-05 40 22-11-7 .637 CCHA 17-7-4 3rd 2005-06 40 22-16-2 .575 CCHA 14-12-2 T-4th 2006-07 41 15-24-2 .390 CCHA 10-17-1 10th 2007-08 44 20-20-4 .500 CCHA 12-13-3 6th 2008-09 41 19-17-5 .524 CCHA 11-12-5-3 6th 2009-10 41 20-13-8 .585 CCHA 13-9-6 4th 2010-11 39 15-19-5 .449 CCHA 12-13-3 6th 10 Years 327 176-153-39 .598 116-109-30 .514

Northern Michigan Hockey • Game Notes • 36th Season Page 5 2011-12 Results

Date Opponent Result Shots Power Play Penalties Overall CCHA Attendance Goalie Oct. 7 Wisconsin Oct. 8 Wisconsin Oct. 14 St. Cloud State Oct. 15 St. Cloud State Oct. 21 Michigan Oct. 22 Michigan Oct. 28 Western Michigan Oct. 29 Western Michigan Nov. 4 Notre Dame Nov. 5 Notre Dame Nov. 11 Ohio State Nov. 12 Ohio State Nov. 18 Michigan State Nov. 19 Michigan State Dec. 2 Miami Dec. 3 Miami Dec. 9 Lake Superior State Dec. 10 Lake Superior State Dec. 16 Michigan Tech Dec. 30 Russian Red Stars Jan. 6 Alaska-Fairbanks Jan. 7 Alaska-Fairbanks Jan. 13 Michigan State Jan. 14 Michigan State Jan. 21 Michigan Tech Jan. 27 Miami Jan. 28 Miami Feb. 3 Ferris State Feb. 4 Ferris State Feb. 10 Bowling Green Feb. 11 Bowling Green Feb. 17 Michigan Feb. 18 Michigan Feb. 24 Lake Superior State Feb. 25 Lake Superior State CCHA First Round CCHA First Round CCHA First Round

Northern Michigan Hockey • Game Notes • 36th Season Page 6 Player Game-by-Game #3 Ryan Kesti #3 Ryan #17 Tyler Gron #17 Tyler #9 Reed Seckel #12 Thurber Matt #14 Brian Nugent #16 Jake Johnson #16 Jake #4 Scott Macualay #4 Scott # 8 DJ Vandercook # 8 DJ

Date Opponent G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P Oct. 7 Wisconsin Oct. 8 Wisconsin Oct. 14 St. Cloud State Oct. 15 St. Cloud State Oct. 21 Michigan Oct. 22 Michigan Oct. 28 Western Michigan Oct. 29 Western Michigan Nov. 4 Notre Dame Nov. 5 Notre Dame Nov. 11 Ohio State Nov. 12 Ohio State Nov. 18 Michigan State Nov. 19 Michigan State Dec. 2 Miami Dec. 3 Miami Dec. 9 Lake Superior State Dec. 10 Lake Superior State Dec. 16 Michigan Tech Dec. 30 Russian Red Stars Jan. 6 Alaska-Fairbanks Jan. 7 Alaska-Fairbanks Jan. 13 Michigan State Jan. 14 Michigan State Jan. 21 Michigan Tech Jan. 27 Miami Jan. 28 Miami Feb. 3 Ferris State Feb. 4 Ferris State Feb. 10 Bowling Green Feb. 11 Bowling Green Feb. 17 Michigan Feb. 18 Michigan Feb. 24 Lake Superior State Feb. 25 Lake Superior State CCHA First Round CCHA First Round CCHA First Round

Northern Michigan Hockey • Game Notes • 36th Season Page 7 #27 Wade Epp #27 Wade #24 CJ Ludwig #26 Erik Higby #23 Jake Baker #23 Jake #18 Justin Florek #19 Kory Kaunisto #25 Austin Handley #25 Austin #22 Andrew Cherniwchan #22 Andrew

Northern Michigan Hockey • Game Notes • 36th Season Page 8 #28 Eric Walker #74 Mitch Jones #33 Kyle Follmer #33 Kyle #31 Jared Coreau #31 Jared #35 Reid Ellingson #40 Vigier Stephan #89 Dylan Walchuk #29 Ryan Daugherty#29 Ryan

Date Opponent G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P GA-SV GA-SV Oct. 7 Wisconsin Oct. 8 Wisconsin Oct. 14 St. Cloud State Oct. 15 St. Cloud State Oct. 21 Michigan Oct. 22 Michigan Oct. 28 Western Michigan Oct. 29 Western Michigan Nov. 4 Notre Dame Nov. 5 Notre Dame Nov. 11 Ohio State Nov. 12 Ohio State Nov. 18 Michigan State Nov. 19 Michigan State Dec. 2 Miami Dec. 3 Miami Dec. 9 Lake Superior State Dec. 10 Lake Superior State Dec. 16 Michigan Tech Dec. 30 Russian Red Stars Jan. 6 Alaska-Fairbanks Jan. 7 Alaska-Fairbanks Jan. 13 Michigan State Jan. 14 Michigan State Jan. 21 Michigan Tech Jan. 27 Miami Jan. 28 Miami Feb. 3 Ferris State Feb. 4 Ferris State Feb. 10 Bowling Green Feb. 11 Bowling Green Feb. 17 Michigan Feb. 18 Michigan Feb. 24 Lake Superior State Feb. 25 Lake Superior State CCHA First Round CCHA First Round CCHA First Round

Northern Michigan Hockey • Game Notes • 36th Season Page 9 The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Combined Team Statistics (as of May 25, 2011) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Oct 08 MICHIGAN TECH L o t 3-4 3823 ALL GAMES 15-19-5 8-11-1 7-8-4 0-0-0 Oct 09 MINNESOTA-DULUTH L 2-3 2849 CONFERENCE 12-13-3 6-7-1 6-6-2 0-0-0 Oct 12 at Michigan Tech T o t 4-4 3074 NON-CONFERENCE 3-6-2 2-4-0 1-2-2 0-0-0 * Oct 22 at #3 Miami L 0-4 3263 * Oct 23 at #3 Miami L 1-9 3212 * Oct 29 OHIO STATE W 2-1 2958 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh * Oct 30 OHIO STATE W 4-3 3198 17 Tyler Gron 34 17 15 32 82 .2 0 7 13-37 7 0 * Nov 05 at Lake Superior W 4-1 1996 18 Justin Florek 39 14 15 29 110 .1 2 7 7-14 6 0 * Nov 06 at Lake Superior L 1-3 2287 23 Andrew Cherniwchan 38 9 14 23 90 .1 0 0 26-85 1 1 * Nov 12 BOWLING GREEN L 1-2 2787 9 Greger Hanson 37 5 17 22 94 .0 5 3 16-32 2 0 * Nov 13 BOWLING GREEN W 5-1 2675 11 Phil Fox 38 11 7 18 97 .1 1 3 3-17 4 0 * Nov 19 at #13 Alaska T o t 1-1 3209 4 Scott Macaulay 36 1 17 18 38 .0 2 6 16-43 1 0 * Nov 20 at #13 Alaska W 2-1 3193 Nov 26 at Bemidji State W 4-0 3505 33 Kyle Follmer 39 5 10 15 58 .0 8 6 25-69 2 0 Nov 27 at Bemidji State L 0-3 3798 26 Erik Higby 35 5 8 13 41 .1 2 2 10-31 0 0 * Dec 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 3-1 2469 40 Stephan Vigier 38 3 9 12 45 .0 6 7 5-10 2 0 * Dec 04 WESTERN MICHIGAN T o t 4-4 2533 27 Wade Epp 37 3 7 10 33 .0 9 1 17-42 0 0 * Dec 11 at #11 Notre Dame W 3-2 2623 22 Mike Maltese 31 3 7 10 24 .1 2 5 4-8 1 0 * Dec 12 at #11 Notre Dame L 2-5 2592 15 Jared Brown 30 2 8 10 69 .0 2 9 13-26 0 0 Dec 17 MICHIGAN TECH W 6-2 2423 14 Brian Nugent 35 4 3 7 28 .1 4 3 5-10 0 0 Dec 31 at #7 Denver L 2-5 4878 Jan 01 at #7 Denver T o t 2-2 4758 12 Erik Spady 33 1 6 7 35 .0 2 9 15-41 0 0 * Jan 07 #14 NOTRE DAME L 1-8 2179 6 Andrew Fernandez 35 2 4 6 20 .1 0 0 9-37 0 0 * Jan 08 #14 NOTRE DAME L 1-3 2600 24 CJ Ludwig 35 0 6 6 21 .0 0 0 37-88 0 0 * Jan 21 FERRIS STATE Wot 2-1 2494 10 Nicholas Kosinski 30 3 2 5 25 .1 2 0 1-2 0 0 * Jan 22 FERRIS STATE W 3-1 2547 25 Austin Handley 26 0 3 3 8 .0 0 0 7-14 0 0 * Jan 28 at #17 Western Michigan L 2-5 3131 73 Reed Seckel 11 0 2 2 6 .0 0 0 6-23 0 0 * Jan 29 at #17 Western Michigan L 1-6 4027 16 Jake Johnson 14 1 0 1 7 .1 4 3 0-0 0 0 * Feb 04 LAKE SUPERIOR L 1-4 2572 *Y Feb 05 LAKE SUPERIOR L 0-2 2550 19 Kory Kaunisto 32 1 0 1 18 .0 5 6 12-35 1 0 * Feb 11 at Michigan State W 4-2 4564 8 Chad Pietila 5 1 0 1 6 .1 6 7 1-2 0 0 * Feb 12 at Michigan State W 6-5 4568 35 Reid Ellingson 31 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 1-2 0 0 * Feb 18 at Bowling Green T o t 2-2 1710 3 Ryan Kesti 7 0 0 0 2 .0 0 0 3-6 0 0 * Feb 19 at Bowling Green W 3-2 2675 62 Sam Muchalla 8 0 0 0 7 .0 0 0 1-2 0 0 * Feb 25 MICHIGAN L 2-3 2882 TM TEAM 17 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 6-12 0 0 * Feb 26 #10 MICHIGAN L 0-5 3516 Total 39 91 160 251 964 .0 9 4 259-688 27 1 Mar 04 BOWLING GREEN W 6-3 1238 Mar 05 BOWLING GREEN L 0-2 1434 Opponents 39 117 198 315 1309 .0 8 9 197-509 43 6 Mar 06 BOWLING GREEN L o 2 1-2 1088 ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t TEAM STATISTICS NMU OPP 35 Reid Ellingson 31 1715:02 72 2.52 782 .9 1 6 10-14-3 SHOT STATISTICS 31 Jared Coreau 15 662:24 41 3.71 409 .9 0 9 5-5-2 Goals-Shot attempts 91-964 117-1309 TM EMPTY NET 17 14:50 4 - 0 .0 0 0 0-0-0 Shot pct. . 0 9 4 . 0 8 9 G o a ls / G a m e 2.3 3.0 Total 39 2392:16 117 2.93 1191 .9 1 1 15-19-5 S h o t s / G a m e 24.7 33.6 Opponents 39 2392:16 91 2.28 873 .9 0 6 19-15-5 POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays 27-154 43-207 Attendance Summary NMU Opponent Conversion Percent . 1 7 5 . 2 0 8 Total 50815 63063 Shot Attempts 174 318 Dates/Avg Per Date 20/2541 19/3319 Shot Percent . 1 5 5 . 1 3 5 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play 27 43 S h o r t - h a n d e d 1 6 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT O2 Total Empty net 5 4 Northern Michigan 31 29 30 1 0 91 P e n a lt y 0 0 Opponents 31 37 47 1 1 117 U n a s s is t e d 4 9 O v e r t im e 1 2 Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT O2 Total S h o o t o u t 0 0 Northern Michigan 370 427 363 30 1 1191 Delayed Penalty 0 1 PENALTIES Opponents 303 290 263 17 0 873 N u m b e r 259 197 M in u t e s 688 509 P e n a lt ie s / G a m e 6.6 5.1 Pen minutes/Game 17.6 13.1 FACEOFFS (W-L) 1132-1236 1236-1132 Faceoff W-L Pct. . 4 7 8 . 5 2 2 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) 1-9 4-6

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