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BBemidji State Hockey cUrreNT record Bemidji STaTe lookS To exTeNd winning streak aT ala.-HUntsville Overall 7-10-1 Beavers and chargers play first nonconference game since 1998 WCHA 4-9-1 Home 4-5-1 Away 1-5-0 SeTTiNG THe SceNe Neutral 2-0-0 Date: January 7-8, 2011 Location: Huntsville, Ala. 2010-11 ScHedUle Time: 7:05 p.m. / 3:05 p.m. Date OppOnent TIMe/Result O15 © • (2) north Dakota l, 5-2 Venue: Von Braun Center O16 © • (2) north Dakota l, 5-2 Size / Capacity: 200x85 / 6,800 O29 © • (3) Minnesota Duluth L, 3-2 (ot) Bemidji State ala.-Huntsville O30 © • (3) Minnesota Duluth T, 1-1 (ot) Local Radio: KKBJ FM Mix 103.7 N5 ® at • St. Cloud State L, 6-3 BeaverS cHarGerS Play-by-play: Brian Schultz N6 ® at • St. Cloud State T, 3-2 (ot) 7-10-1; 4-9-1 WCHA 2-18-2; INDepeNDeNT Internet Audio: beaverradionetwork.com n12 © • alaska-anchorage L, 5-4 n13 © • alaska-anchorage W, 4-0 Local Television: None N19 R at • (14) Denver L, 3-1 iN THe pollS iN THe pollS Live Stats: www.uah.edu/Athletics/hockey/xlive.htm N20 R at • (14) Denver L, 4-2 RV USCHO/CSTV nr USCHO/CSTV n26 © Northern Michigan l, 4-0 n27 © Northern Michigan W, 3-0 nr USAToday/USA Hockey nr USAToday/USA Hockey D3 © • (4) nebraska Omaha W, 3-0 nr Inside College Hockey nr Inside College Hockey D4 © • (4) nebraska Omaha W, 3-1 D10 at • Wisconsin L, 2-3 player To waTcH D11 at • Wisconsin L, 0-2 Top playerS Top playerS Over the course of his career, Matt D31 1 vs. Ferris State W, 3-2 Goals: Goals: Read has made a habit of scoring J1 1 vs. (14) Union W, 3-1 big versus Ala.-Huntsville. In 19 J7 at Ala.-Huntsville 7:05 pm J. George/ M. Read 9 Keenan Desmet 7 career games, Read has 11 goals J8 at Ala.-Huntsville 3:05 pm Assists: Assists: and 15 assists for 26 points, which J14 at • Nebraska Omaha 7:37 pm includes a pair of game-winners-- J15 at • Nebraska Omaha 7:07 pm B. Hunt/J. George 11 Matt Baxter 10 that’s over 20 percent of his career J21 © • st. Cloud state 7:37 pm Points: Points: scoring in 19 games versus the J22 © • st. Cloud state 7:07 pm Chargers. The senior is +15 ver- F4 ® at • Minnesota State 7:37 pm Jordan George 9-11=20 Matt Baxter 6-10=16 sus UAH and enters the weekend F5 ® at • Minnesota State 7:07 pm Goals Against Avg: Goals Against Avg: series after netting a pair of goals versus Union Col- F11 at • Michigan Tech 6:07 pm lege to lift BSU to the Mariucci classic title. F12 at • Michigan Tech 4:07 pm Dan Bakala 2.25 John Griggs 2.87 F18 © • Colorado College 7:37 pm F19 © • Colorado College 7:07 pm F26 at • North Dakota 3:37 pm THe maTcH Up F27 at • North Dakota 3:37 pm The Bemidji State University men’s ice hockey team looks to continue solid play to begin the second half of M4 ©F • Minnesota 7:37 pm the 2010-11 and extend his winning streak beyond two games this weekend as it travels to Huntsville, Ala. to M5 ©F • Minnesota 7:07 pm face long-time rival University of Alabama Huntsville in the Beavers’ final nonconference series of the season. M11-13 2 WCHA First Round TBA The two-game set will get underway 7:05 p.m. Friday before a 3:05 p.m. finale Saturday. Both games will be M17-19 3 WCHA Final Five TBA played at the Von Braun Center. Bemidji State (7-10-1; 4-9-1 WCHA), winner in five of its last seven outings, hits the road for two of 10 All Times Central remaining second half road contests fresh off a 2-0 record and Mariucci Classic championship Dec. 31- subject to change without notice Jan. 1. Goaltender Dan Bakala has been a key to BSU’s current streak posting a .956 save percentage and 1.30 goals against average in his last sevens starts, while sophomore forward Jordan George has schedule Key flourished offensively netting five goals and three assists for eight points since Nov. 27. • WCHA regular-season game Ala.-Huntsville welcomes the Beavers to the south owning a 2-18-2 record in its first season as an inde- 1 Mariucci Classic; Minneapolis, Minn. pendent. The Chargers seek their first victory since Nov. 27 and are coming off a pair of 2-1 losses to Rens- 2 WCHA First Round; Campus Sites selaer at the Von Braun Center Dec. 30-31. UAH is led by senior defenseman Matt Baxter who has six goals 3 WCHA Final Five; St. Paul, Minn. and 10 assists for 16 points, while its been goaltender by committee this season for the Chargers. With three (x) opponent national ranking (USA Today poll) freshman goaltenders attempting the fill the shoes of departed Cameron Talbot, Clark Saunders (.883 SV%, x/ opponent tournament seed 3.99 GAA, 2-10-0) has shouldered the bulk of the weight between the pipes seeing time in 12 games, but John Griggs (.911 SV%, 2.87 GAA, 0-4-1) has had the hot hand as of late starting UAH’s last three contests. television Key © Lakeland Public Television (state-wide) THe rivalrieS ® Charter Communications (local markets) After 11 years as members of College Hockey America, this weekend, Bemidji State and Ala.-Huntsville F Fox Sports North meet as nonconference opponents for the first time since the teams clashed in Huntsville, Ala. for the R Fox Sports Rocky Mountain (local market) 1998 NCAA Division II national championship. C CBS College Sports The BSU/UAH rivalry got its start March 11, 1994. In addition to being charter members of the CHA, E ESPN these teams have a long-standing, bitter rivalry. The Chargers and Beavers have met in the NCAA Division II national tournament on four occasions with BSU defeating UAH for titles in 1994 and 1997. The Beavers hold a 35-27-4 lead in the all-time series. Since Mar. 3, 2006, BSU is a dominant 22-2-2 versus UAH and enter this weekend’s series unbeaten in the last 12 meetings (11-0-1) of the series. Traditionally, the Von Braun Center has been a tough venue for the Beavers. BSU is 12-18-3 in the building all-time, but is 8-1-3 in its last 12 games in Ala. THe UNparalleled TradiTioN The 2010-11 season represents the 12th at the NCAA Division I level, and the 55th year of intercollegiate com- petition, for a BSU program which has assembled one of the finest traditions in all of American collegiate sport. u BSU owns 13 NAIA, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III national titles. u The Beavers have captured 21 conference titles in 54 seasons of intercollegiate competition. u In 2009, BSU became the first No. 16 seed to ever earn a spot in the Frozen Four. In just its 10th year at the NCAA Division I level, only one team, the 1958 Denver Pioneers, found its way to college hockey’s grandest stage faster. u BSU has developed six NHL players, six Olympians and 82 All-America honorees. u BSU has compiled an all-time record of 973-478-87 (.661) in 1,538 games. Bemidji STaTe Hockey 2010-11 Game NoTeS BBemidji State Hockey GeNeral NoTeS STaNdiNGS & raNkiNGS NaTioNal pollS 2010-11 WCHa standings THe coacHeS usa today / usa Hockey Magazine u Bemidji State’s tom serratore (Bemidji State ‘86) is in his 10th season has an Overall WCHa overall record of 166-138-34 (.545) as BSU’s head coach. In addition to directing • Week 13: Jan. 3, 2011 Team pts LW rec W l t W l t pts the Beavers to seven consecutive seasons of at least .500 hockey, Serratore’s teams have won CHA Regular-season championships five times since 2003-04 1 Yale 510 (34) 1 12-1-0 North Dakota 14 5 2 11 3 0 22 and made trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010, with a 2 uNorth Dakota 467 5 14-5-2 Denver 13 5 4 9 3 2 20 2009 appearance in the Frozen Four. He is a five-timeCHA Coach of the Year re- 3 Boston College 428 4 13-5-0 4 New Hampshire 404 2 10-3-4 Minnesota Duluth 12 4 3 9 3 2 20 cipient and was Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year Runner-up in 2009. uChris luongo has led the Chargers to a 2-18-2 record in his first season as a col- 5 uMinnesota Duluth 356 3 12-4-3 Nebraska Omaha 12 7 1 9 4 1 19 legiate head coach. He was romoted to his current position after two seasons as the 6 uDenver 352 7 13-5-4 Colo. College 12 9 1 8 6 0 16 Chargers’ top assistant. An NHL defenseman with the Detroit Red Wings, Luongo 7 Michigan 297 10 12-5-4 Minnesota 9 8 3 6 6 2 14 played collegiate hockey at Michigan State University, where he was a member of the 8 Miami (Ohio) 288 6 11-6-3 Spartans’ 1986 national championship team. 9 RPI 202 13 11-4-3 Wisconsin 12 7 3 6 6 2 14 10 uNebraska Omaha 164 9 12-7-1 Alaska Anchorage 5 10 3 4 8 2 10 THe wcHa predicTioNS are iN..