2020-21 WCHA Men's League WEEKLY RELEASE WEEK 14 (GAMES of FEB

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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. (3/3) Minnesota State 30 10 10 0 0 0/0 0 1.000 44 5 16 13 2 1 59 17 2. (14/T-13) Bowling Green 17 10 5 5 0 0/2 0 .567 31 30 24 16 8 0 84 54 (RV/UR) Northern Michigan 17 10 6 4 0 2/1 0 .567 35 32 20 8 12 0 57 72 4. (18/RV) Michigan Tech 12 7 4 3 0 0/0 0 .571 20 20 21 14 6 1 58 41 5. (20/UR) Lake Superior State 11 7 4 3 0 2/1 0 .524 20 21 17 10 4 3 46 39 6. Alabama Huntsville 8 10 3 5 0 1/0 0 .333 14 20 14 3 10 1 25 49 7. (RV/UR) Bemidji State 7 6 2 3 1 1/1 0 .389 19 19 16 7 6 3 45 42 8. Ferris State 3 12 0 11 1 0/1 1 .083 25 53 19 1 17 1 46 81 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. 19 SUNDAY, FEB. 21 Alabama Huntsville at (20/UR) Lake Superior State*, 7:07 p.m. ET^ (14/T-13) Bowling Green at (RV/UR) Northern Michigan*, 6:07 p.m. ET^ (RV/UR) Bemidji State at (18/RV) Michigan Tech*, 7:07 p.m. ET^ (3/3) Minnesota State at Ferris State (NC), 7:07 p.m. ET^ TUESDAY, FEB. 23 (20/UR) Lake Superior State at (18/RV) Michigan Tech*, 2:07 p.m. ET^ SATURDAY, FEB. 20 Alabama Huntsville at (20/UR) Lake Superior State*, 5:07 p.m. ET^ WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24 (14/T-13) Bowling Green at (RV/UR) Northern Michigan*, 6:07 p.m. ET^ Alabama Huntsville at (14/T-13) Bowling Green*, 7:07 p.m. ET^ (RV/UR) Bemidji State at (18/RV) Michigan Tech*, 6:07 p.m. ET^ (3/3) Minnesota State at Ferris State (NC), 7:07 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

• Another Record for McKay: Minnesota State junior Dryden McKay became the • 992: All-time wins for Lake Superior State following the Lakers' sweep at WCHA's career shutout leader with a 5-0 win at Alabama Huntsville on Feb. 12. Bowling Green Feb. 12-13 and road win at Michigan Tech Feb. 16. The shutout was the 22nd of McKay's career, surpassing former record-holder • 402: Wins as a WCHA program for Northern Michigan. The Wildcats became Michael Bitzer of Bemidji State, who posted 21 whitewashes from 2014-18. the 11th school in WCHA history to reach the 400-win plateau with their 5-1 win • The total also moves McKay into sole possession of second place on at Bemidji State on Feb. 12. the NCAA career list. Former Michigan State netminder Ryan Miller • 284: Faceoff wins for Northern Michigan's Joseph Nardi, which leads the holds the NCAA record with 26 shutouts from 1999-2002. nation. • McKay has posted eight shutouts in 14 starts this season, just two • 99: Career assists for Bowling Green's Brandon Kruse, one shy of becoming off of his league-record 10 blankings in 2019-20. His six shutouts in the 21st Falcon to reach 100 career helpers. WCHA play are also two shy of his record eight from a season ago. • +15: Plus/minus rating for Minnesota State freshman defenseman Akito • McKay's 0.79 goals against average this season is on pace to surpass Hirose, which is tied for first among all NCAA rookies. the WCHA record of 1.27 set by North Dakota's Bob Peters in 1957-58. • 7: Consecutive games with a point for Michigan Tech's Trenton Bliss, who has The NCAA single-season record is 1.19, set by Maine's Jimmy Howard four goals and four assists in that span. in 2003-04. • 5: Number of freshmen among Ferris State's top-10 scorers. Forward Mitch • 2021 WCHA Postseason Format Finalized: The 2021 WCHA Postseason Deelstra leads all FSU rookies with nine points on seven goals and two assists. Tournament will be held over two weekends, beginning with the quarterfinal weekend March 12-14 followed by a four-team, one-site championship THE WEEK AHEAD weekend March 19-20. • The top four teams in the final regular season standings will each host a best- • Alabama Huntsville at (20/UR) Lake Superior State: The Chargers continue of-three quarterfinal round series March 12-14. The four quarterfinal winners their week-long tour of the UP with a stop in the Soo for a two-game set with will meet in a two-round championship weekend at the site of the highest Lake Superior State. The Lakers lead the all-time series, 16-7-5. remaining seed March 19-20. • (RV/UR) Bemidji State at (18/RV) Michigan Tech: The Beavers visit Houghton • The four quarterfinal winners will play single-game semifinals on March 19 having won five of their last seven meetings with the Huskies (5-1-1), but Tech with the winners advancing to the WCHA Championship Game on March 20. leads the all-time series, 17-13-6. The winner of the 2021 WCHA Postseason Tournament receives the league’s • (14/T-13) Bowling Green at (RV/UR) Northern Michigan: Bowling Green and automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship. Northern Michigan meet for the second time this season on Saturday and • WCHA Lands Four the Top-20 This Week: Minnesota State, Bowling Green, Sunday. The Falcons swept a non-conference set, 5-1 and 6-2, Jan. 15-16 at Michigan Tech and Lake Superior State represent the WCHA in the latest Bowling Green. USCHO rankings released Feb. 15. Minnesota State remains at No. 3 this week • (3/3) Minnesota State at Ferris State (NC): The third-ranked Mavericks visit while Bowling Green checks in at No. 14 with Michigan Tech at No. 18 and Lake Big Rapids in the final scheduled WCHA non-conference series of the season. Superior State at No. 20 and Northern Michigan receiving votes. Minnesota State is 25-8-2 against the Bulldogs, including an 11-1-0 mark in the • The Mavericks and Falcons are No. 3 and tied for No. 13, respectively, last 12 meetings. in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine rankings this week while • (20/UR) Lake Superior State at (18/RV) Michigan Tech (Feb. 23): The Lakers Michigan Tech received votes. won game one of this series with a 3-1 win at Tech on Feb. 16. • Minnesota State and Bowling Green are ranked in the latest College • Alabama Huntsville at (14/T-13) Bowling Green (Feb. 24): The Chargers visit Hockey News Power 16 rankings released Feb. 16. MSU checks in at Bowling Green to open a two-game home-and-home series. BGSU will visit No. 5 while the Falcons are No. 13. UAH for game 2 on Feb. 28.

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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 ice hockey 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 ...... Jeff Sauer WCHA Championship Trophy 2019-20 Winner ...... None (Tournament Cancelled) 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 NOTES ...... 8 Key Dates WCHA POST-REALIGNMENT CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS ...... 11 Nov. 13...... Regular season opens Dec. 2 ...... First WCHA league game WCHA ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS ...... 12 Jan. 1-2 ...... First weekend with ﬁ ve league series Feb. 27 ...... Regular season concludes SEASON HIGHS ...... 13 March 12-13 ...... WCHA Playoff Opening Round March 19-20 ...... WCHA Playoff Final Round NON-CONFERENCE/H-TO-H/POTW, POTM ...... 14 March 21 ...... NCAA Selection Announcement March 26-28 ...... NCAA Regionals NATIONAL POLLS/WEEK-BY-WEEK ...... 15 April 8-10 ...... NCAA Frozen Four WCHA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE ...... 16

2020-21 WCHA PRESEASON POLLS ...... 17

TEAM NOTEBOOKS ...... 18

2020-21 STATISTICS ...... 26

WEEK 14 (FEB. 19-24, 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 Captain(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 14 (FEB. 19-24, 2021) 3 wcha.com WCHA ANNOUNCES 1980S ALL-DECADE HONOREES #WEAREWCHA

Tony Pat Bill Tom Chris Robb Hrkac Micheletti Watson Kurvers Chelios Stauber Forward Forward Forward Defenseman Defenseman Goaltender North Dakota Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth Wisconsin Minnesota

WCHA 1980s All-Decade Team Name Pos. School Years Hometown By The Numbers Tony Hrkac F North Dakota 1984-85, 86-87 Thunder Bay, Ont. 64 G/106 A/170 Pts Pat Micheletti F Minnesota 1982-86 Hibbing, Minn. 120 G/149 A/269 Pts Bill Watson F Minnesota Duluth 1982-85 Powerview, Minn. 89 G/121 A/210 Pts Tom Kurvers D Minnesota Duluth 1980-84 Bloomington, Minn. 43 G/149 A/192 Pts Chris Chelios D Wisconsin 1981-83 Chicago, Ill. 22 G/75 A/97 Pts Robb Stauber G Minnesota 1986-89 Duluth, Minn. 98 Games/.906 Sv. Pct./2.77 GAA Coach of the Decade Player of the Decade Gino Gasparini, North Dakota Tony Hrkac, North Dakota Former North Dakota head coach Gino Gasparini has The ringleader of one of the greatest teams in Western been named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s Collegiate Hockey Association history, North Dakota’s Coach of the Decade for the 1980s. Tony Hrkac has been named the WCHA Player of the Gasparini, who coached at his alma mater from 1978- Decade for the 1980s. A native of Thunder Bay, Ont., Hrkac entered North 1994, led North Dakota to three national championships Dakota as a freshman in the fall of 1984 and scored 18 in the 1980s (1980, 1982, 1987) along with a runner-up goals with 36 assists in his rookie campaign. He joined Gino Gasparini fi nish in 1979 and a third-place fi nish in 1984. In WCHA Tony Hrkac North Dakota North Dakota Canada's Olympic Development Program for the 1985-86 play, Gasparini’s Fighting Sioux squads captured four season before returning to North Dakota in the fall of 1986 regular-season titles and four postseason crowns during the decade. The to author the greatest scoring season in WCHA history. Fort Frances, Ont., native compiled a 16-season record of 392-248-24 In 1986-87, Hrkac tallied 116 points on 46 goals and 70 assists. The (.608) with North Dakota, including a 277-197-21 (.581) mark in the WCHA. point total still stands as a WCHA and NCAA record while the assist total His 392 career wins are the most in North Dakota’s storied history and remains a WCHA record and his 46 goals rank 15th in league history. stand as the sixth-most in WCHA history. Hrkac captured the WCHA Scoring Championship with 86 points on 36 Gasparini’s 1986-87 squad is considered one of the greatest in NCAA goals and 50 assists in WCHA play with the point and assist marks still history. That season, the Sioux rolled to a 40-8-0 overall record and a 29- topping the league charts to this day. He remains the only player in WCHA history to reach 110 points and 70 assists in a single season. 6-0 mark in WCHA play, setting WCHA records for wins and wins in league Hrkac and his UND teammates skated to a 40-8-0 overall record and a play. After capturing the MacNaughton Cup in the regular season and the 29-6-0 WCHA mark in 1986-87, both of which stand as league records WCHA postseason title, the Sioux took down St. Lawrence, Harvard and for victories and victories in WCHA play. The Fighting Sioux captured the Michigan State in the NCAA tournament to skate off with the school’s third MacNaughton Cup and the WCHA postseason title en route to the NCAA national championship of the decade. In 35 WCHA games that season, crown. North Dakota set records for goals (200), assists (319), points (519) and Hrkac went on to win the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's best shorthanded goals (16) that still stand today. player that season, marking the fi rst time a UND player won the award. Gasparini was named the WCHA Coach of the Year three times (1979, He was also named the WCHA's Most Valuable Player, All-WCHA, All- 1982, 1987) and received the American Hockey Coaches Association’s American and the NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player in 1987. Spencer Penrose Award in 1987. In 1999, the AHCA honored him with A 1984 draft choice of the St. Louis Blues, Hrkac played professionally the John MacInnes Award. He was inducted into the UND Athletic Hall of for 18 seasons (1987-2005), including 12 seasons in the NHL, where he scored 132 goals and recorded 239 assists for 371 points in 758 career Fame in 1987 and the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. games for nine different teams. As a player, Gasparini was a four-year letterman with the Fighting Sioux Among his many accomplishments, Hrkac was a member of the Stanley from 1964-68, serving as the team captain as a senior. Gasparini returned Cup champion Dallas Stars in 1999 and member of the 2004 Milwaukee to his alma mater in 1969 as an assistant coach under Rube Bjorkman Admirals team that won the American Hockey League's Calder Cup. He from 1969-78 before taking the reins as the program’s head coach for was named to the WCHA’s Top 50 Players in 50 Years list in 2002 and was the 1978-79 season. Following his retirement from coaching, Gasparini inducted into the UND Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. served as the commissioner of the United States Hockey League from 1994-2003 and the USHL president from 2003-09.

WEEK 14 (FEB. 19-24, 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 Keith Magnuson 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

1980s Name Pos. School Years Tony Hrkac F North Dakota 1984-85, 86-87 Pat Micheletti F Minnesota 1982-86 Bill Watson F Minnesota Duluth 1982-85 Tom Kurvers D Minnesota Duluth 1980-84 Chris Chelios D Wisconsin 1981-83 Mark Johnson Tony Hrkac Robb Stauber G Minnesota 1986-89 Wisconsin North Dakota Player of the Decade 1980s 1950s: John Mayasich, F, Minnesota (1951-55) Name Pos. School Years 1960s: Keith Christiansen, F, Minnesota Duluth (1963-67) Tony Hrkac F North Dakota 1984-85, 86-87 Pat Micheletti F Minnesota 1982-86 1970s: Mark Johnson, F, Wisconsin (1979-76) Bill Watson F Minnesota Duluth 1982-85 1980s: Tony Hrkac, F, North Dakota (1984-85, 1986-87) Tom Kurvers D Minnesota Duluth 1980-84 1990s: Chris Chelios D Wisconsin 1981-83 2000s: Robb Stauber G Minnesota 1986-89 2010s: Upcoming All-Decade Announcements The WCHA will announce its All-Decade honorees throughout the 2020-21 season.

1990s: Week of Feb. 15 2000s: Week of March 1 2010s: Week of March 15 Herb Brooks Gino Gasparini Minnesota North Dakota Coach of the Decade 1950s: Vic Heyliger, Michigan 1960s: Murray Armstrong, Denver 1970s: Herb Brooks, Minnesota 1980s: Gino Gasparini, North Dakota 1990s: Presented by 2000s: Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup 2010s: & SPIRE Credit Union

WEEK 14 (FEB. 19-24, 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.

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WEEK 14 (FEB. 19-24, 2021) 6 wcha.com WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (WEEK 13 - FEB. 9-13) #WEAREWCHA PRESENTED BY

FORWARD OF THE WEEK DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK ANDRÉ GHANTOUS COLIN SWOYER MAREKS MITENS RICO DIMATTEO SO., NORTHERN MICHIGAN JR., MICHIGAN TECH SR., LAKE SUPERIOR STATE FR., G, NORTHERN MICHIGAN (GLENDALE, CALIF.) (HINSDALE, ILL.) (VENTSPILS, LATVIA) (BRASHER FALLS, N.Y.)

Northern Michigan’s Michigan Tech’s Lake Superior State’s Northern Michigan’s André Ghantous led Colin Swoyer tied Mareks Mitens Rico DiMatteo both the Wildcats for the WCHA led the Lakers to a fi nished fourth in and the WCHA and defensemen lead weekend road sweep league netminding fi nished second with two points and over then-No. 12/12 for the weekend and nationally in points one goal over the Bowling Green with fi rst among rookies (fi ve) and assists week. back-to-back wins. with a .940 save (four) on the percentage. weekend, helping his The Hinsdale, Ill., The senior netminder team to a road sweep of then No. 17/RV native led all league blueliners with a +4 totaled 120:17 minutes in goal for the The Brasher Falls, N.Y., native was Bemidji State. rating and seven shots on goal. Lakers in the series as he stopped 61 of fourth in goals against average and fi rst the 64 shots he faced. among freshman class with 1.46 GAA. The sophomore scored the Wildcats’ Swoyer scored Tech's second goal fi rst shorthanded goal of the season Saturday in the Huskies’ 5-1 home The 61 saves ranked second among His 47 saves ranked third in the league on Friday night. He joined teammate non-conference win over Ferris State. all WCHA netminders this week while and second among rookies. Garrett Klee as one of two WCHA The junior assisted on the game- Mitens recorded a 1.50 goals against players to record a shorthanded winning goal in Friday’s 3-0 win over average and a .953 save percentage in He fi nished 12th in the NCAA on the goal this season and was one of fi ve the Bulldogs. the series. weekend in saves and fi fth among Division I skaters to record a shorty this rookies. weekend. Swoyer helped a Tech penalty kill unit With the pair of wins, Mitens’ record this that was a perfect 8-for-8 over three season improved to 6-3-3. His goals against average ranked fi fth The Glendale, Calif., native led NMU and games last week. nationally among rookie goaltenders the league with a +4 on-ice rating. The Ventspils, Latvia native has while he was seventh among Division I He has 12 points this season with a pair compiled a 1.85 GAA and a .936 save rookies in save percentage. This is Ghantous’ second career WCHA of goals and 10 assists. percentage in 14 appearances in the weekly honor. Laker net this season. This is DiMatteo’s fi rst career WCHA This is Swoyer’s fourth career WCHA weekly honor. Honorable Mention weekly honor and his third this season. This is Mitens’ fi fth career WCHA weekly Cameron Wright, Sr., Bowling Green: honor and third this season. Honorable Mention Scored all three of the Falcons’ goals Honorable Mention Stepan Porkorny, Fr., F, Ferris State: in their weekend series against Lake Andy Carroll, Jr., Minnesota State: Honorable Mention Registered his fi rst collegiate goal on Superior State to reach the 50-goal Posted two points on a goal and an Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech: Led Saturday at Michigan Tech. mark for his career and inch him closer assist with a +1 rating as the Mavericks WCHA goaltenders with a .968 save to the 100-point milestone at 97. picked up a road sweep at Alabama percentage and three wins over the Arvid Caderoth, Fr., F, Michigan Tech: Huntsville. week to lead the Huskies to three wins Tied for the WCHA rookie lead with a Pete Veillette, Jr., Lake Superior State: over Ferris State. pair of assists over the last week and Recorded three points on two goals and Ben Newhouse, Sr., Northern Michigan: led all newcomers with 19 faceoff wins. an assist in the Lakers’ road sweep of Potted his fi rst goal of the season Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State: then-No. 12/12 Bowling Green. Saturday on the overtime game-winner Broke the WCHA career shutout mark Akito Hirose, Fr., D, Minnesota State: to help Northern Michigan complete a with his 22nd career shutout on Friday Had +2 rating in the Mavericks’ sweep Todd Burgess, Sr., Minnesota State: road sweep of Bemidji State. Also led at Alabama Huntsville. He is now four over the Chargers and assisted on Registered four points on two goals and the NCAA with nine blocked shots on shutouts away from equaling the NCAA the game-winning goal in Friday's 5-0 two assists in helping Minnesota State the weekend. record. victory. to a two-game league road sweep at Alabama Huntsville.

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Another Record for Dryden McKay: Minnesota State's Dryden McKay became the WCHA's career shutouts leader when he blanked homestanding Alabama Huntsville, WCHA 2020-21 National Accolades 5-0, on Feb. 12. The shutout was the 22nd of McKay's career in just 85 career games. The victory moved him past Bemidji State's Michael Bitzer, who posted 21 Mike Richter Award Watch List whitewashes from 2014-18. Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State The total also moves him into sole possession of second place in NCAA history behind Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green Michigan State's Ryan Miller, who holds the NCAA record with 26 shutouts from Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green 1999-2002. Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State McKay's 22 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. 22 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present Zach Driscoll, Sr., G, Bemidji State 2. 21 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 Will Cullen, Jr., D, Bowling Green 3. 16 Jeff Sanger, Colorado College ...... 1998-2002 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green 16 Brian Elliott, Wisconsin ...... 2003-07 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green 5. 15 Karl Goehring, North Dakota ...... 1997-2001 Ashton Calder, Jr., F, Lake Superior State 15 Peter Mannino, Denver ...... 2004-08 Lukas Kaelble, Sr., D, Lake Superior State Mareks Mitens, Sr., G, Lake Superior State NCAA Career Shuout Leaders Trenton Bliss, Jr., F, Michigan Tech Rk SO Goaltender, Team...... Seasons Blake Pietila, So., G, Michigan Tech 1. 26 Ryan Miller, Michigan State ...... 1999-2002 Cade Borchardt, So., F, Minnesota State 2. 22 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present Dryden McKay, Jr., G, Minnesota State 3. 21 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 Nathan Smith, So., F, Minnesota State 4. 20 Joe Fallon, Vermont ...... 2005-08 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan 5. 19 Matthew Galajda, Cornell ...... 2018-present 19 Micahel Garteig, Quinnipiac ...... 2013-16 College Hockey News Team of the Week 19 Ben Scrivens, Cornell ...... 2007-10 Feb. 3, 2021: Bowling Green 8. 18 David McKee, Cornell ...... 2004-06 HCA National Rookie of the Month NCAA Active Career Shutout Leaders November 2020: Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville Rk SO Name, Team (League) 1. 22 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (WCHA) HCA National Goaltender of the Month 2. 11 Matt Murray, Massachusetts (Hockey East) December 2020: Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech 3. 10 Keith Petruzzelli, Quinnipiac (ECAC) January 2021: Dryden McKay, Jr. Minnesota State 10 David Hrenak, St. Cloud State (NCHC) 5. 9 Strauss Mann, Michigan (Big Ten) USA Hockey World Junior Championship Team- Gold Medal 6. 8 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State (WCHA) Logan Stein, Fr., G, Ferris State 8 Filip Lindberg, Massachusetts (Hockey East) 8 Tommy Nappier, Ohio State (Big Ten) AHCA Terry Flanagan Award Mark Kaufman, Assistant Coach, Ferris State The 400 Club: With its 5-1 win at Bemidji State on Feb. 12, Northern Michigan became the 11th program in WCHA history to reach the 400-win mark as a WCHA member. The Another First for McKay: Minnesota State junior Dryden McKay authored another Wildcats join Michigan Tech and Minnesota State as the third current league member lengthy scoreless streak this season. On Jan. 16, the Downers Grove, Ill., ran his recent in the 400 Club. scoreless streak to 217:37 minutes before surrendering a goal in the Mavericks' 6-2 win at Lake Superior State. The streak is the ninth-longest in WCHA history and the You'll Get Nothing and Like It: WCHA goaltenders are among the stingiest in the second streak of 200+ minutes for the 2020 Richter Award ﬁ nalist. McKay had a NCAA. League netminders have authored 17 shutouts so far in 2020-21, which leads 234:25 run last season that ranks No. 5 on the WCHA all-time list. He is now the ﬁ rst all Division I conferences. Hockey East and the Big Ten are second with 15 shutouts goaltender in WCHA history with two scoreless streaks of more than 200 minutes. followed by the NCHC (10), Atlantic Hockey (seven) and the ECAC (five). In all, WCHA goalies have accounted for 17 of the 69 shutouts in nationally this season (24.6 Most Consecutive Scoreless Minutes percent). Rk Mins. Goaltender, Team (Dates) ...... Season The 17 shutouts include a rare 0-0 tie between Lake Superior State's Mareks Mitens 1. 339:05 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan (1/20-2/17/2017) ...... 2016-17 and Michigan Tech's Mark Sinclair on Nov. 21 in Sault Ste. Marie. Minnesota State's 2. 269:51 Brian Elliott, Wisconsin (3/17 – 4/6/2006) ...... 2005-06 All-American goaltender Dryden McKay leads the NCAA with eight shutouts this 3. 249:41 Gerald ‘Spike’ Schultz, North Dakota (1/14 – 2/4/1954) ...... 1953-54 season Michigan Tech sophomore Blake Pietila, is tied for sixth nationally with three. 4. 239:22 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State (12/13/2014 - 1/16/2015) ...... 2014-15 5. 234:25 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (2/7-28/2020) ...... 2019-20 High-Caliber Backstops: Four WCHA goaltenders rank among the best in the NCAA 6. 223:51 Marc Cheverie, Denver (10/9 – 10/30/2009) ...... 2009-10 this season. Minnesota State's Dryden McKay (0.79), Michigan Tech's Blake Pietila 7. 220.18 Chris Nell, Bowling Green (2/4/17-3/3/17) ...... 2016-17 (1.56), Lake Superior State's Mareks Mitens (1.79) and Bowling Green's Zack Rose 8. 208:42 Peter Mannino, Denver (2/26 – 3/27/2004) ...... 2003-04 (1.86), and rank No. 1, No, 3, No. 7 and No. 8, respectively in goals against average 9. 217:37 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (12/18/2020-1/16/2021) 2020-21 nationally. 10. 189:24 Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech (3/7 - 3/20/2015) ...... 2014-16 McKay (No. 1- .959), Pietila (No. 5- .941), Mitens (No. 6- .939) and Alabama Huntsville's David Fessenden (No. 10- .934) rank among the top 10 nationally in save percentage. Three-for-Three on Monthly Honors: WCHA players have taken home national player of the month honors in each of the first three months the awards have been Nope...Nope...Nope: Bemidji State boasts one of the most proficient penalty-kill unit presented by the Hockey Commissioners Association. Alabama Huntsville freshman in the country. Through 16 games this season, the Beavers rank No. 2 nationally with forward Tyrone Bronte garnered Rookie of the Month honors in November after a .929 PK percentage (39-of-42). leading the Chargers in assists (three) and tying for the team lead in points (three) Minnesota State and Michigan Tech join BSU in the top-10, with the Mavericks tied for and plus/minus (+2). Michigan Tech sophomore Blake Pietila earned HCA Goaltender seventh with an .882 percentage (45-of-51) and Tech at No. 9 with an .879 average of the Month honors in December after sharing the league lead in wins with four and (51-of-58). Lake Superior State sits just outside the top-10 at No. 11 with an .865 mark posting a 1.52 GAA for the month. Minnesota State junior Dryden McKay earned (64-of-74). national Goaltender of the Month accolades in January after leading the nation in shutouts for the month with four and posting a 0.50 GAA and a .971 save percentage. Make Them Pay: On the other end of the special teams spectrum, Minnesota State leads the nation in power-play percentage. The Mavericks are converting at a .323 clip (20-of-62) on the man advantage through 16 games this season after a five-for- nine performance at Alabama Huntsville last weekend.

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Kruse, Johnson, Ford Among NCAA Active 100-Point Scorers: The Bowling Green trio of Brandon Kruse, Max Johnson and Connor Ford rank as three of the NCAA's 10 WCHA on Opening Night: Twenty-two alumni active 100-point scorers. Kruse ranks second with 135 points while Johnson is fourth representing nine current Western Collegiate Hockey with 116 and Ford is seventh with 108 points. BGSU's Cameron Wright is currently tied Association member institutions appear on National for 14th among active players with 97 points. Hockey League rosters as the NHL opens the 2020-21 season. Most Career Points, Active Players The total includes 14 players on active rosters, six Rk Pts. Name, Class, Team players on taxi squads and two on injured reserve. 1. 152 Odeen Tufto, Sr., Quinnipiac Fourteen of the 31 NHL teams feature at least one WCHA 2. 136 Brandon Kruse, Sr., Bowling Green alum. 3. 119 Alex Limoges, Sr., Penn State Michigan Tech and Minnesota State boast the most 4. 116 Max Johnson, Sr., Bowling Green alumni with ﬁ ve players each. Bowling Green is next 5. 113 Jordan Kawaguchi, Sr., North Dakota with four players while Bemidji State and Lake Superior State have two. Alabama 6. 110 Jack Billings, Jr., Niagara Huntsville, Alaska, Alaska Anchorage and Ferris State are represented by one 7. 108 Connor Ford, Sr., Bowling Green player. 8. 107 Johnny Walker, Sr., Arizona State Four players are members of the Minnesota Wild, the most of any team in the 9. 105 Luke Santerno, Sr., Bentley NHL. Five teams - Calgary, Dallas, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Vancouver are 10. 101 Logan Hutsko, Sr., Boston College home to a pair of WCHA players while Anaheim, Arizona, Chicago, Edmonton, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Vegas and Washington opened the season with one Ferris State's Kaufman Honored by AHCA: Long-time Ferris State assistant coach former WCHA player. 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 WCHA Alumni on NHL Rosters honor an assistant coach's career body of work. In his 15th year with the Bulldogs, Player Pos. NHL Team WCHA School Kaufman joins FSU associate head coach Drew Famulak as FSU's second Flanagan Cam Talbot G Minnesota Wild Alabama Huntsville winner. Famulak was honored in 2012. Colton Parayko D St. Louis Blues Alaska Jay Beagle F Vancouver Alaska Anchorage Bowling Green Joins Elite Company: No. 5/5 Bowling Green reached a milestone few Brad Hunt D Minnesota Wild Bemidji State programs have achieved when the Falcons defeated Northern Michigan, 6-2, on Jan. Zach Whitecloud D Vegas Golden Knights Bemidji State 16 at the Slater Family Ice Arena. The victory was the 1,000th for the Falcon program, Ryan Carpenter F Chicago Blackhawks Bowling Green making BGSU just the 26th team to reach that lofty number. Mark Friedman D Philadelphia Flyers Bowling Green Andrew Hammond (TS) G Minnesota Wild Bowling Green High-Flying Falcons: No. 8/8 Bowling Green's 16-6-0 start has been fueled by a high- Sean Walker (IR) D Los Angeles Kings Bowling Green octane offense that ranks among NCAA leaders in several key scoring categories. Gerald Mayhew F Minnesota Wild Ferris State BGSU shares the national lead in goals (84) and leads the nation in shots on goal (851) Buddy Robinson (TS) F Calgary Flames Lake Superior State and faceoff wins (739); ranks second in assists (139), points (223), game-winning Zach Trotman (IR) D Pittsburgh Penguins Lake Superior State goals (16), tied for second in shorthanded goals (four) and third in plus/minus (+28). Pheonix Copley (TS) G Washington Capitals Michigan Tech Tanner Kero F Dallas Stars Michigan Tech Defense Wins Championships: In addition to boasting some of the top offensive Jujhar Khaira F Edmonton Oilers Michigan Tech units in the country, WCHA teams are also among the stingiest defensive teams in Joel L’Esperance F Dallas Stars Michigan Tech the NCAA this season. Two of the top five teams in goals allowed per game call the Matt Roy D Los Angeles Kings Michigan Tech WCHA home, led by NCAA-leader Minnesota State, which is allowing only 1.06 goals David Backes (TS) F Anaheim Ducks Minnesota State per game. Michigan Tech is fifth at 1.95 while Bowling Green is just outside the top-10 Teddy Blueger F Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota State at 11th with a 2.25 average. Minnesota State and Michigan Tech, along with Minnesota Connor Mackey (TS) D Calgary Flames Minnesota State (1.86), Quinnipiac (1.86) and Massachusetts (1.89) are the only NCAA teams allowing Marc Michaelis (TS) F Vancouver Canucks Minnesota State fewer than two goals per game in 2020-21. Tyler Pitlick F Arizona Coyotes Minnesota State

Fire Away: Minnesota State and Bowling Green are the two of the most-proficient (IR)- Injured Reserve/(TS)- Taxi Squad WCHA squads at putting the puck on net. The Mavericks are second nationally with an average of 36.19 shots on goal per game while the Falcons rank third at 35.46. WCHA Tops Games Played List: In addition to holding the longest current consecutive Individually, BGSU senior forward Cameron Wright tops the league and is tied with games streak, Bowling Green's Brandon Kruse also tops all active NCAA players in Wisconsin's Cole Caufield for the NCAA lead with 104 shots on goal. Wright's BGSU total games played at 144. In all, seven WCHA players rank among the top 10 in games teammate Connor Ford is eighth nationally with 77 shots on goal. Minnesota State's played among current players nationally. Reggie Lutz tops the league and the ranks fifth nationally in SOG per game with a 4.40 average. Wright is sixth nationally at 4.33. NCAA Active Games Played Leaders* Rk. Games Name, School (Current League) I'll Make It: Bowling Green senior Max Johnson netted his fourth game-winning goal 1. 144 Brandon Kruse, Bowling Green (WCHA) of the season against Bemidji State on Jan. 7, which is currently tied for the No. 2 total 2. 141 Connor Ford, Bowling Green (WCHA) nationally. The game-winner was also the 12th of Johnson's career moving him into a 3. 140 Justin Misiak, Michigan Tech (WCHA) tie for second on the WCHA post-realignment career list behind Northern Michigan's 4. 139 Matt Hellickson, Notre Dame (Big Ten) Darien Craighead, who potted 13 for the Wildcats from 2016-20. The single-season 5. 138 Joseph Nardi, Northern Michigan (WCHA) post-realignment high is seven, which is shared by four players. Colorado College's 138 Colin Thiesen, Notre Dame (Big Ten) Brett Sterling holds the all-time WCHA career mark with 23 game-winners from 138 Seamus Donohue, St. Cloud State/Michigan Tech (NCHC) 2002-06. Minnesota's Aaron Broten (1980-81) and Wisconsin's John Newberry 8. 137 Sam Craggs, Bowling Green (WCHA) (1981-82) share the league all-time single-season mark with 10. 137 Cameron Wright, Bowling Green (WCHA)) 10. 136 Max Johnson, Bowling Green (WCHA) Captain America: Ferris State freshman goaltender Logan Stein brought home a gold *- As of Feb. 10, 2021 medal as a member of the U.S. squad that won the 2021 World Junior Championship in Edmonton, Alta., with a 2-0 win over Canada in the championship game on Jan. 6. Double Shutout: Michigan Tech netminder Mark Sinclair and his Lake Superior State The Suwanee, Ga., native is the first FSU player to represent the United States at the counterpart Mareks Mitens found themselves in a familiar spot when their teams WJC. faced off at Lake Superior State on Nov. 21. The Huskies and Lakers battled for 65 minutes with neither team finding the back of the net. The scoreless tie was the I Am Ironman: Bowling Green senior Brandon Kruse is currently riding the longest seventh in the WCHA since 2013 and the second in a row involving Mitens and Sinclair. active consecutive games played streak in NCAA hockey. The Saline, Mich., native The Lakers, backstoped by Mitens, and Alabama Huntsville, with Sinclair in net, skated has not missed a game in 144 career contests with the Falcons. Northern Michigan's to the most-recent double shutout on Feb. 14, 2020. Sinclair transferred to Michigan Joseph Nardi has the second-longest active streak in the country at 138 games. Tech prior to the 2020-21 season.

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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 397 games as a WCHA coach while Hastings has been behind the bench for 337 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. 397 Tom Serratore, Bemidji State ...... 2010-present 21. 391 Dave Hakstol, North Dakota ...... 2004-13 22. 370 Ralph Backstrom, Denver ...... 1981-90 23. 337 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. 67 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 2. 136 Brandon Kruse, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. 65 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 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. 116 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. 2,099 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 7. 53 Mitchell McClain, F, Bowling Green ...... 2014-18 7. 2,086 Darren Smith, Ferris ...... 2015-18 8. 52 Gerald Mayhew, F, Ferris State ...... 2013-17 8. 2,085 Mark Sinclair, Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech ..... 2017-present 9. 50 Diego Cuglietta, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2015-19 9. 2,053 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 10. 49 Darien Craighead, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 10. 2,026 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. 99 Brandon Kruse, D, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Pct. Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 2. 95 Philip Beaulieu, D, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 1. .938 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. .918 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 6. 87 Parker Tuomie, F, Minnesota State ...... 2016-20 .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 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 10. 69 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 9. .913 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 69 Shane Hanna, D, Michigan Tech ...... 2013-17 10. .912 Eric Dop, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present .912 Darren Smith, Ferris State ...... 2015-18 WCHA Career Power Play Goals (2013-present) Rk PPG Player, Pos., School ...... Years WCHA Career Goals-Against Average (2013-present) 1. 30 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 Min. 2 seasons, playing in 66.7% of team games 2. 26 Connor Ford, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk GAA Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 24 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 1.40 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 4. 22 Troy Loggins, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-19 2. 2.00 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 22 Gerry Fitzgerald, F, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 3. 2.07 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 6. 20 Cameron Wright, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 4. 2.21 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 20 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 5. 2.28 Eric Dop, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 20 Adam Brady, F, Bemidji State ...... 2016-20 6. 2.41 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 9. 18 Max Humitz, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2016-20 7. 2.46 Mathias Dahlström, Northern Michigan ...... 2013-16 10. 17 Darien Craighead, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 8. 2.56 Davis Jones, Alaska ...... 2013-17 17 Jake Lucchini, F, Michigan Tech ...... 2015-19 17 Tyler Heionen, F, Michigan Tech ...... 2013-17 WCHA Career Shutouts (2013-present) Rk Shutouts Goaltender, Team...... Seasons WCHA Career Shorthanded Goals (2013-present) 1. 22 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present Rk SHG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 21 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 1. 10 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 3. 13 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 2. 8 Troy Loggins, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 4. 11 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 3. 6 Nick Rivera, F, Minnesota State ...... 2016-20 11 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 6 Mitchell McLain, F, Bowling Green ...... 2014-18 6. 10 C.J. Motte, Ferris State ...... 2013-15 5. 5 Diego Cuglietta, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2015-19 5 Kyle Bauman, F, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 WCHA Career Games Played (2013-present) 5 Matt Salhany, F, Alabama Huntsville ...... 2013-17 Rk Games Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 1. 138 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 WCHA Career Game-Winning Goals (2013-present) 2. 137 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 Rk GWG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 3. 122 Olivier Mantha, Alaska Anchorage ...... 2014-18 1. 13 Darien Craighead, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 4. 99 Gordon Deﬁ el, Lake Superior State ...... 2013-17 2. 12 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 5. 90 Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech ...... 2013-16 12 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 6. 89 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 12 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 7. 88 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 5. 11 Jake Lucchini, F, Michigan Tech ...... 2015-19 8. 85 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 6. 10 Diego Cuglietta, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2015-19 9. 84 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2013-17 10 Zeb Knutson, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 10. 83 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 10 Gerry Fitzgerald, F, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 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. 136 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Wins Player, Class, School ...... Years 2. 116 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 67 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 3. 108 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 2. 43 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 4. 97 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 41 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 5. 89 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 4. 28 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 6. 85 Jake Jaremko, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 5. 15 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 7. 81 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 6. 13 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 8. 77 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 11 Mark Sinclair, Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech ...... 2017-present 9. 71 Aaron Miller, Sr., F, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 8. 10 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present 71 Dallas Gerads, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 9. 9 Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green ...... 2019-present 10. 5 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present Active Career Goals Rk Goals Player, Pos., School ...... Years Active Career Saves 1. 50 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Saves Player, Class, School ...... Years 1. 48 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 2,099 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 47 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. 2,085 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 4. 37 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 2,026 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 5. 36 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 4. 1,771 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 6. 35 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 5. 1,691 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 34 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 6. 1,322 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 34 Dallas Gerads, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 7. 916 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 9. 33 Grifﬁ n Loughran, Jr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 8. 434 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present 33 Owen Sillinger, Jr., F, Bemidji State ...... 2018-present 9. 384 David Fessenden, So., Alabama Huntsville ...... 2019-present 33 Alec Broetzman, Jr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present 10. 357 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present

Active Career Assists Active Career Save Percentage Rk Assists Player, Pos., School ...... Years Rk Pct. Player, Class, School ...... Years 1. 99 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. .938 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 2. 69 Max Johnson, Sr, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. .918 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 3. 60 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. .913 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 4. 54 Jake Jaremko, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 4. .912 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 54 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 5. .903 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 6. 48 Jared Spooner, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 6. .896 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 7. 47 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. .883 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 47 Lukas Kaelble, Sr., D, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 47 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present Active Career GAA 10. 42 Ashton Calder, Jr. F, Lake Superior State ...... 2018-present Rk GAA Player, Class, School ...... Years 42 Aaron Miller, Sr., F, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 1. 1.40 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 2. 2.21 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present Active Career Power Play Goals 3. 2.28 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk PPG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 4. 2.57 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 1. 26 Connor Ford, Sr, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 5. 2.98 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 24 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 6. 3.32 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 3. 20 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 3.47 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 4. 16 Trenton Bliss, Jr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present 5. 14 Alec Broetzman, Jr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present Active Career Shutouts 6. 13 Julian Napravnik, Jr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present Rk SO Player, Class, School ...... Years 13 Alex Barber, Jr., F, Bowling Green...... 2018-present 1. 22 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 13 Dallas Gerads, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 2. 8 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 9. 12 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 3. 6 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 10. 11 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 6 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 5. 5 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 6. 3 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present Active Career Shorthanded Goals 2 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present Rk SHG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 8. 1 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present 1. 3 Alec Broetzman, So., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present 1 Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green ...... 2019-present 3 Owen Sillinger, Jr., F, Bemijdi State ...... 2019-present Active Career Games Active Career Game-Winning Goals Rk Games Player, Class, School ...... Years Rk GWG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 1. 89 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 1. 12 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. 85 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 2. 9 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 83 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 9 Julian Napravnik, Jr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 4. 73 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 9 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 5. 72 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 9 Dallas Gerads, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 6. 56 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 7. 42 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present Active Career Games 9. 21 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present Rk Games Player, Class, Pos., School ...... Years 8. 19 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present 1. 144 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 10. 15 David Fessenden, So., Alabama Huntsville ...... 2019-present 2. 141 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 139 Justin Misiak, Sr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2017-present 4. 138 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 5. 137 Sam Craggs, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 137 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 136 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 8. 132 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 9. 128 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 10. 126 Justin Wells, Sr., D, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present

WEEK 14 (FEB. 19-24, 2021) 12 wcha.com WCHA 2020-21 SEASON HIGHS #WEAREWCHA

TEAM SEASON HIGHS INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS GAME GAME Goals Goals 7 Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/5/2021 4 Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State)^ ...... 2/6/2021 7 Ferris State (vs. Trine (Ind.)) ...... 1/16/2021 Assists Goals (Two Teams) 4 Andre Ghantous, Northern Michigan (at Lake Superior State) ...... 2/6/2021 11 Northern Michigan (6) at Ferris State (5)* ...... 12/30/2020 Points Assists 5 Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/6/2021 14 Ferris State (vs. Trine (Ind.)) ...... 1/16/2021 Penalties Points 3 Five times; last; Lukas Sillinger, Bemidji State (vs. Northern Michigan)... 2/12/2021 21 Ferris State (vs. Trine (Ind.)) ...... 1/16/2021 Penalty Minutes Penalties 17 Will Cullen, Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) ...... 2/6/2021 10 Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) ...... 2/6/2021 17 Jake Transit, Ferris State (at Minnesota State) ...... 1/24/2021

Penalty Minutes Power Play Goals 50 Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) ...... 2/6/2021 2 Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/6/2021

Penalties- Two Teams Shorthanded Goals 19 Bowling Green (10) at Minnesota State (9)...... 2/6/2021 1 11 times; last: Garrett Klee, Northern Michigan (at Bemidji State ...... 2/12/2021

Penalty Minutes- Two Teams Shots on Goal 98 Bowling Green (60) at Minnesota State (48) ...... 2/6/2021 11 Reggie Lutz, Minnesota State (at Lake Superior State) ...... 1/16/2021

Fewest Penalties Blocked Shots 1 Four times; last: Bemidji State (vs. Bowling Green) 8 Michael Van Unen, Northern Michigan (vs. Minnesota State) ...... 1/2/2021 and Bowling Green (at Bemidji State) ...... 1/21/2021 8 Cameron Wright, Bowling Green (at Mercyhurst)* ...... 12/6/2020

Fewst Penalty Minutes 2 Four times; last: Bemidji State (vs. Bowling Green) PERIOD and Bowling Green (at Bemidji State) ...... 1/21/2021 Goals 2 Nine times; last: Todd Burgess, Minnesota State (at Alabama Huntsville (3) .. 2/12/2021 Power Play Goals 3 Five times Assists 3 Andre Ghantous, Northern Michigan (at Lake Superior State) (2) .....2/6/2021 Shorthanded Goals 2 Northern Michigan (at Bemidji State) ...... 2/12/2021 Points 3 Andre Ghantous, Northern Michigan (at Lake Superior State) ...... 2/6/2021 Fastest Two Goals 3 Ethan Stewart, Ferris State (vs. Northern Michigan) * ...... 12/30/2020 0:10 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech)* ...... 12/12/2020 Penalties Fastest Three Goals 3 Will Cullen, Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) ...... 2/6/2021 0:54 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech)* ...... 12/12/2020 Penalty Minutes Shots on Goal 17 Will Cullen, Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) ...... 2/6/2021 57 Minnesota State (at Lake Superior State) ...... 1/16/2021 Power Play Goals Fewest Shots on Goal 1 Multiple times 9 Alabama Huntsville (vs. Michigan Tech)* ...... 2/5/2021 Shorthanded Goals PERIOD 1 Nine times; last: Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/6/2021 Goals 5 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech) (2) * ...... 12/12/2020 GOALTENDING SEASON HIGHS Assists SERIES 8 Minnesota State (at Alabama Huntsville) (2)...... 2/12/2021 Saves 8 Bowling Green (at Adrian) (2)* ...... 11/21/2020 78 Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech (vs. Minnesota State)* ...... 12/6-7/2020

Points GAME 13 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech) (2)* ...... 12/12/2020 Saves 43 Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech (vs. Minnesota State)* ...... 12/6/2020 Penalties 10 Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) (3) ...... 2/6/2021 PERIOD Saves Penalty Minutes 19 David Fessenden, Alabama Huntsville (vs. Ferris State) ...... 1/9/2021 50 Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) (3) ...... 2/6/2021 *-Non-conference game Power Play Goals 2 Nine times; last: Minnesota State (at Alabama Huntsville) (2) ...... 2/11/2021

Shorthanded Goals 2 Northern Michigan (at Bemidji State) (3) ...... 2/12/2021

Shots on Goal 29 Minnesota State (at Lake Superior State) (2)...... 1/16/2021

Fewest Shots on Goal 0 Alabama Huntsville (vs. Michigan Tech) (3)* ...... 2/5/2021

WEEK 14 (FEB. 19-24, 2021) 13 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 Will 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) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 1-1-0-0-0 (3/6) 3-5-0-1-0 (8) BSU 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) ---- 1-1-0-1-0 (2/6) 1-0-1-0-0 (4/6) 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) 2-3-1-0-1 (7) BGSU 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 1-1-0-0-1 (4/6) ---- 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 5-5-0-0-2 (17) FSU 0-2-0-0-1 (1/6) 0-1-1-1-0 (2/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) ---- 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-11-1-1-1 (3) LSSU 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) ----- 1-0-0-0-0 (3/3) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 1-1-0-1-1 (3/6) 4-3-0-2-1 (11) MTU 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-1-0-0-0 (0/3) ----- 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 4-3-0-0-0 (12) MSU 0-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) ----- 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 10-0-0-0 (30) NMU 1-1-0-0-0 (3/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 1-1-0-1-1 (3/6) 0-0-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) ----- 6-4-0-2-1 (17)

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 Owen Sillinger, Jr., Bemidj State Will Riedell, Sr., Lake Superior State Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State Arvid Caderoth, Fr., F, Michigan Tech Feb. 15 André Ghantous, So., Northern Michigan Colin Swoyer, Jr., Michigan Tech Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State Rico DiMatteo, Fr., G, Northern Michigan Feb. 22 March 1 March 8

WEEK 14 (FEB. 19-24, 2021) 14 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 (29) 13-3-1 786 1 1. North Dakota, 488 (19) 1 15-4-1 15 2. North Dakota (8) 15-4-1 761 2 2. Boston College, 485 (12) 2 13-3-1 15 3. Minnesota State (3) 13-2-1 724 3 3. Minnesota State, 451 (3) 3 13-2-1 15 4. Minnesota 17-5-0 669 5 4. Minnesota, 401 5 17-5-0 15 5. Wisconsin 14-8-0 585 7 5. Wisconsin, 334 6 14-8-0 13 6. St. Cloud State 13-8-0 559 6 6. Michigan, 301 8 11-7-0 15 7. Michigan 11-7-0 555 8 7. St. Cloud State, 288 7 13-8-0 11 8. Minnesota Duluth 12-7-2 529 4 8. Minnesota Duluth, 273 4 12-7-2 15 9. Omaha 13-6-1 467 10 9. Massachusetts, 250 9 11-5-3 15 10. Massachusetts 11-5-3 465 9 10. Omaha, 228 10 13-6-1 9 11. Boston University 8-2-0 412 13 11. Quinnipiac, 191 11 13-5-4 14 12. Quinnipiac 13-5-4 408 11 12. Boston University, 157 13 8-2-0 4 13. Clarkson 9-7-4 247 14 T-13. Clarkson, 47 T-15 9-7-4 14 14. Bowling Green 16-8-0 246 12 T-13. Bowling Green, 47 12 16-8-0 10 15. Providence 9-6-4 240 16 15. American International, 39 14 13-3-0 2 T-16. American International 13-3-0 191 15 T-16. Northeastern 8-5-2 191 18 Others receiving votes: Northeastern 29, Providence 29, Michigan 18. Michigan Tech 14-5-1 131 UR Tech 27, Connecticut 12, Robert Morris 3. 19. Robert Morris 14-5-0 72 19 20. Lake Superior State 9-4-3 56 UR

Others receiving votes: Bemidji State 30, Connecticut 26, Western Michigan 14, Notre Dame 10, Penn State 9, Army 6, Northern Michigan 6, Canisius 3, Denver 2.

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 UR/UR X/X X/X 17/RV 12/12 UR/UR RV/UR RV/RV 3/3 UR/UR Feb. 15 UR/UR X/X X/X RV/UR 14/T-13 UR/UR 20/UR RV/UR 3/3 RV/UR 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 Tuesday, February 23 Friday, November 13 (20/RV) Lake Superior State at (18/RV) Michigan Tech* 2:07 p.m. ET Adrian 2, at (RV/RV) Bowling Green (NC) 6 Wednesday, February 24 Saturday, November 21 Alabama Huntsville at (14/T-13) Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET (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) Thursday, February 25 Alabama Huntsville 2, at (RV/UR) Robert Morris 5 (NC) Bemidji State at Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT

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

Sunday, December 6 Monday, January 25 Friday, March 5 (18/RV) Bowling Green 3, at Mercyhurst 1 (NC) (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 4, at Northern Michigan 1 (NC) Michigan Tech at Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT Alabama Huntsville 2, at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 3 (NC) Alabama Huntsville at Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT (6/6) Minnesota State 1, at Michigan Tech 3 (NC) Friday, January 29 (3/2) Minnesota State 1, at (RV/UR) Bemidji State 4 (NC) Saturday, March 6 Monday, December 7 Ferris State 4, at Northern Michigan 5* Ferris State at Lake Superior State* 3:07 p.m. ET (6/6) Minnesota State 2, at Michigan Tech 0 (NC) (18/RV) Michigan Tech 3, at (8/8) Bowling Green 6* Michigan Tech at Minnesota State* 6:07 p.m. CT Alabama Huntsville at Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT Friday, December 11 Saturday, January 30 Ferris State 2, at Bowling Green 3 (NC) Ferris State 3. at Northern Michigan 5* -- END OF REGULAR SEASON -- (18/RV) Michigan Tech 2, at (8/8) Bowling Green 5* Saturday, December 12 2021 WCHA POSTSEASON Bowling Green 6, at Ferris State 2 (NC) FEBRUARY Format TBA Michigan Tech 3, at Bemidji State 6 (NC) Tuesday, February 2 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 6, at Ferris State 4* All dates subject to change Sunday, December 13 *- WCHA league game Michigan Tech 3, at Bemidji State 0 (NC) Friday, February 5 (NC)- Non-conference contest (18/RV) Bemidji State 3, at Ferris State 3 (OT) (FSU w/SO, 1-0) (EXH)- Exhibition contest Wednesday, December 16 (8/8) Bowling Green 0, at (6/4) Minnesota State 4* $ - Games played at NMU with UAH as the home team Ferris State 4, at (RV/RV)Northern Michigan 5 (NC)* (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 3, at Alabama Huntsville 1 (NC)

Friday, December 18 Saturday, February 6 (13/12) Bowling Green 4, at (11/11) Quinnipiac 1 (NC) Northern Michigan 4, at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State 5 (OT)* (RV/RV) Northern Michigan 3, at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 4 (OT) (NC) (18/RV) Bemidji State 7, at Ferris State 2* (RV/UR) Bemidji State 4, at (5/5) Minnesota State 5 (NC) (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 4, at Alabama Huntsville 1 (NC) (8/8) Bowling Green 1, at (6/4) Minnesota State 5* Saturday, December 19 (13/12) Bowling Green 4, at (11/11) Quinnipiac 2 (NC) Sunday, February 7 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 3, at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan 1 (NC) Northern Michigan 4, at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State 3 (OT)* (RV/UR) Bemidji State 1, at (5/5) Minnesota State 1 (OT) (MSU W/SO, 1-0) (NC) Tuesday, February 9 Tuesday, December 29 (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 2, at Ferris State 1* (RV)/RV) Robert Morris 1, at (7/7) Bowling Green 2 (NC) Thursday, February 11 Wednesday, December 30 (3/3) Minnesota State 4, at Alabama Huntsville 1* Northern Michigan 6, at Ferris State 5 (OT) (NC) Friday, February 12 JANUARY (RV/UR)Lake Superior State 2, at (12/12) Bowling Green 1 (OT)* Saturday, January 2 Ferris State 0, at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 3 (NC) (7/7) Bowling Green 6, at Ferris State 1* (3/3) Minnesota State 5, at Alabama Huntsville 0* Alabama Huntsville 0, at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 4* Northern Michigan 5, at (17/RV) Bemidji State 1* (RV)/UR) Bemidji State 4, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 1 (NC) (5/5) Minnesota State 5, at Northern Michigan 0* Saturday, February 13 Ferris State 1, at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 5 (NC) Sunday, January 3 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State 5, at (12/12) Bowling Green 2* Alabama Huntsville 1, at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 2* Northern Michigan 3, at (17/RV) Bemidji State 2 (OT)* (RV/UR) Bemidji State 1, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 2 (OT) (BSU W/SO, 1-0 (NC) (7/7) Bowling Green 4, at Ferris State 2* Tuesday, February 16 (5/5) Minnesota State 4, at Northern Michigan 0* (RV/UR) Northern Michigan 1 vs. Alabama Huntsville 3*$ (20/UR) Lake Superior State 3, at (18/RV) Michigan Tech 1* Thursday, January 7 (RV/UR) Bemidji State 2, at (7/6) Bowling Green 3* Wednesday, February 17 (RV/UR) Northern Michigan 8, vs. Alabama Huntsville 2*$ Friday, January 8 (RV/UR) Bemidji State 4, at (7/6) Bowling Green 3 (OT)* Friday, February 19 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 4, at Northern Michigan 1 (NC) Alabama Huntsville at (20/UR) Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET Ferris State 4, at Alabama Huntsville 5 (OT)* (RV/UR) Bemidji State at (18/RV) Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. ET (3/3) Minnesota State at Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET Saturday, January 9 (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 3, at Northern Michigan 2 (OT) (NC) Saturday, February 20 Ferris State 0, at Alabama Huntsville 2* Alabama Huntsville at Lake Superior State* 5:07 p.m. ET Bowling Green at Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. ET Monday, January 11 Bemidji State at Michigan Tech* 6:07 p.m. ET (8/7) Bowling Green 1, at USNTDP 5 (EXH) Minnesota State at Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET

Friday, January 15 Sunday, February 21 Northern Michigan 1, at (8/7) Bowling Green 5 (NC) Bowling Green at Northern Michigan* 4:07 p.m. ET (5/4) Minnesota State 3, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 0*

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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: 3-10-1 Nov. 21 at (RV/UR) Robert Morris (NC) L, 2-5 Overall: 14-33-4 (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: 3-10-1 Dec. 6 at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) L, 3-2 2020-21 WCHA Record: 3-5-0-1-0-0 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) L, 1-3 Feb. 6 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 1-4 • Alabama Huntsville has four games on the road in Michigan’s Upper Feb. 11 (3/3) Minnesota State* L, 1-4 Peninsula this week, beginning on Tuesday and Wednesday at Feb. 12 (3/3) Minnesota State* L, 0-5 Northern Michigan before heading to Lake Superior State for games Feb. 16 vs. (RV/UR) Northern Michigan*$ W, 3-1 Feb. 17 vs. (RV/UR) Northern Michigan*$ L, 2-8 on Friday and Saturday. Feb. 19 at (20/UR) Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET • In the midweek series at Northern Michigan, UAH bested the Wildcats Feb. 20 at (20/UR) Lake Superior State* 5:07 p.m. ET in the opener on Tuesday 3-1 before NMU won on Wednesday by Feb. 24 at Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. ET an 8-2 fi nal. The Chargers are now 3-10-1 overall and 3-5-0 in Feb. 28 Bowling Green* 3:07 p.m. CT conference play, with the squad in sixth in the league standings with March 5 at Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT eight WCHA points entering the weekend. March 6 at Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT • UAH continues its travels to Lake Superior State for games at 6 p.m. *- WCHA game CT on Friday and 4 p.m. CT on Saturday. The Chargers hold a 7-16-5 (NC)- Non-conference game all-time record against the Lakers, after a tie and a loss at LSSU in (National rank at time of game) non-conference match-ups earlier this season on Dec. 5-6. $ - Games played in Marquette, Mich. with UAH as the home team • Melbourne, Australia native Tyrone Bronte continues to lead the Chargers offense in his freshman season with a team-high 12 points on four goals and eight assists. He is currently second amongst WCHA freshmen in points while leading league rookies with 0.86 points per game. • A total of 13 Chargers have scored at least one goal in 2020-21, led by junior captain Bauer Neudecker with fi ve goals to go along with fi ve assists for 10 points this season. Neudecker has now posted double- digit points in a season two times in his career, as he had 14 points (7g-7a) as a freshman. • David Fessenden has played the majority of time in goal this season for the Chargers, posting a 2.26 goals against average and .934 save percentage in 504-plus minutes between the pipes. His .934 save percentage enters the weekend fourth in the WCHA and 10th nationally. • The Chargers come into this weekend’s action ranked third nationally with 16.14 blocks per game for a total of 226 blocks this season. UAH is led by Drew Lennon with 28 blocks this season, which ranks sixth in the WCHA currently. • After this week’s games, UAH looks ahead to a home-and-home series with Bowling Green with a match-up at BGSU on Feb. 24 prior to the fi nal home game for the Chargers in 2020-21 on Feb. 28.

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2020-21 BEMIDJI STATE SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Tom Serratore (20th season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at BSU/Overall: 326-303-92 Nov. 22 (5/4) Minnesota State (NC) L, 0-5 2020-21 Overall Record: 7-6-3 Dec. 12 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) W, 6-3 Dec. 13 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 0-3 2020-21 WCHA Record: 2-3-1-1-1-0 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 BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY Jan. 22 (5/5) Bowling Green (NC) W, 3-1 Jan. 29 vs. (3/2) Minnesota State (NC) W, 4-1 • Bemidji State dipped to 7-6-3 overall and 2-3-1 in WCHA play Feb. 12-13. After Feb. 5 at Ferris State* T, 3-3 (OT) (FSU W SO, 1-0) a 5-1 loss to Northern Michigan Friday, BSU erased a pair of one-goal defi cits Feb. 6 at Ferris State* W, 7-2 Saturday to push the game to overtime, but the Wildcats prevailed in the 3-on-3 Feb. 12 Northern Michigan* L, 1-5 overtime, 3-2. Feb. 13 Northern Michigan* L, 2-3 (OT) Feb. 19 at (18/RV) Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. ET • Friday’s 3-3 draw snapped BSU’s four-game winning streak, but along with its Feb. 20 at (18/RV) Michigan Tech* 6;07 p.m. ET win Saturday, extended its unbeaten streak to six games - It’s longest since an Feb. 25 at Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT eight-game streak (7-0-1) from Jan. 25 to Feb. 28 last season. Feb. 27 Minnesota State* 6:07 p.m. CT • The Beavers’ 5-1 loss Friday snapped the team’s six-game unbeaten streak March 2 Lake Superior State* 6:07 p.m. CT (5-0-1) dating back to Jan. 7. March 3 Lake Superior State* 4:07 p.m. CT • The loss also snapped a string of fi ve straight games (4-0-1) without a loss to March 5 Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. CT NMU dating back to Oct. 27, 2018. March 6 Alabama Huntsville* 6:07 p.m. CT • Despite dropping both games of the series to NMU, BSU still holds a convincing 15-8-6 edge in the all-time series dating back to 2009 and is now 7-6-4 when *- WCHA game hosting the Wildcats. (NC)- Non-conference contest • Aaron Miller leads all current Beavers in scoring versus NMU. He has three (National rank at time of game) goals and fi ve assists in eight previous match ups. • Zach Driscoll is now 4-2-1 in seven appearances versus NMU with a 1.57 goals- against average and a .929 save percentage. Two of his four wins versus the Wildcats have comes as shutouts. • Junior Tyler Kirkup recorded the fi rst goal of his junior season Friday accounting for BSU’s only goal. Prior to Friday, his last goal came Jan. 31, 2020. He as fi ve points (1g-4a) this season. • Ross Armour earned and assist Friday. He has a helper in two of BSU’s last three games and has four this season. • Alex Ierullo leads the Beavers in scoring with 13 points (3g-10a). Although he failed to log a point Feb. 12-13 versus NMU, he has seven points in BSU’s last six • Owen Sillinger and Ethan Somoza lead BSU with six points each versus MTU. games (2g-5a). Somoza leads all BSU players with three goals versus the Huskies, which • Already matching his career-high for assists in a season, Tyler Vold needs one includes a game-winning goal. point to equal his career-high for points and a goal to match his career-high • Zach Driscoll is the only BSU goaltender with any previous experience versus single-season goal mark (2g-6a) set in 37 appearances in 2019-20. MTU. He is 4-2-1 in seven appearances with a 2.27 goals-against average • Ethan Somoza logged a goal Saturday. He now has six goals in 16 games as a and a .915 save percentage. Two of his four wins versus MTU have comes as senior to match a career high (6g) set a year ago. shutouts. • Sophomore Sam Solensky snapped a 20-game streak without a goal netting • Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss marked the fi rst time BSU had dropped an OT his fi rst of 2020-21. His last came Jan. 10, 2020. game since Nov. 25, 2019 - a streak spanning seven games (1-0-6). • NMU was 1-for-5 on the man advantage in the series. On the season, BSU is • BSU is 3-2-3 on the road this season and has put up 3.38 goals per game, while 39-for-42 (.929) to sit second nationally on the penalty-kill chart and is 14-for- allowing 2.50. Six of BSU’s eight power-play goals have come on opponent’s’ 15 (.933) in WCHA play to match Minnesota State for the league’s lead. ice (6/32 .188), while it is 21-of-23 (.913 on the penalty kill. • BSU surrendered its fi rst power-play goal since Dec. 18 Friday snapping a • BSU is unbeaten this season when it is tied or in the lead after two periods of 10-game stretch during which the BSU penalty-kill unit was a perfect 30-for-30. play at 6-0-3. On the fl ip side, the Beavers are 0-6-0 when trailing after 40 • BSU failed to net a power-play goal in eight chances Feb. 12-13 The Beavers are minutes of play. now 8-for-54 (.148) on the season, while they are 5-for-22 (.227) on the man • With 17 saves Friday, Zach Driscoll surpassed Jack Horner (2,062 - 1974-78) advantage in WCHA play to rank fourth. for 10th on BSU’s all-time saves list with 2,099. He remains 16 saves behind • NMU’s fi ve-goal outburst matched the largest goal total BSU has given up this Robin Cook (2,115 - 1992-96). season, but marks the fi rst time a BSU opponent has logged more than three • Freshman goaltender Gavin Enright made his collegiate debut Friday making goals since Dec. 18. It also marked NMU’s highest single-game goal total in the three saves in 5:10 of play in relief of Driscoll. history of the series. • The Beavers have been held to one goal or less just four times this season. BSU is 0-3-1 in those games. • This year BSU is 4-4-0 at home and has averaged 2.25 goals per game, while allowing 2.75. Alex Ierullo leads all BSU players with fi ve points (2g-3a), including two game-winning goals, in eight home games. • Driscoll’s 424 saves this season leads the WCHA and ranks 10th in the country despite playing only 15 games. • This weekend BSU returns to the road to battle Michigan Tech for the third and fourth meetings of this season. The teams split a series in Bemidji, Dec. 12-13, while MTU holds a 17-13-6 edge in the all-time series dating back to 2007 and an 8-3-5 edge in games played at MacInnes Arena. • BSU has lost just one time in the last six meetings between the teams (5-1-1).

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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: 37-21-4 Nov. 21 at Adrian (Mich.) (NC) W, 5-0 2020-21 Overall Record: 16-8-0 Dec. 1 at (RV/RV) Robert Morris (NC) W, 6-3 2020-21 WCHA Record: 5-5-0-0-2-0 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 • Bowling Green will turn its attention to a rematch with the Northern Jan. 8 (RV/UR) Bemidji State* L, 3-4 (OT) Michigan Wildcats this weekend. The two teams faced off earlier this Jan. 11 at USNTDP (EXH) L, 1-5 season in a non-conference series that saw the Falcons capture a Jan. 15 Northern Michigan (NC) W, 5-0 series sweep over the Wildcats. Northern Michigan will enter on the Jan. 16 Northern Michigan (NC) W, 6-2 outside looking in on the USCHO poll, receiving votes in the latest Jan. 22 at Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-2 edition. Northern Michigan is now the fourth straight team that Jan. 23 at Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-3 Jan. 29 (18/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 6-3 Bowling Green has faced that has been at least receiving votes in the Jan. 30 (18/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 5-2 poll. Lake Superior State was receiving votes at the time of the series Feb. 5 at (6/4) Minnesota State* L, 0-4 while Minnesota State was No. 6 and Michigan Tech No. 18. Feb. 6 at (6/4) Minnesota State* L, 1-5 • The Falcons and Wildcats last faced off earlier this year on Jan. 15 Feb. 12 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* L, 1-2 (OT) and 16 in a two-game series that saw the Orange and Brown come Feb. 13 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* L, 2-5 out with a sweep. In the fi rst game of the series, the two teams played Feb. 20 at (RV/UR) Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. ET to a 5-1 fi nal score thanks to goals from Carson Musser, Chrys Feb. 21 at (RV/UR) Northern Michigan* 4:07 p.m. ET Feb. 24 Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. ET Collin, Evan Dougherty, Brandon Kruse and Will Cullen. Eric Dop Feb. 28 at Alabama Huntsville* 3:07 p.m. CT also totaled a season-high 36 saves in the contest, just one off of his career-high. As for the second game, Bowling Green captured their *- WCHA game 1,000th win as a program behind a 6-2 fi nal score. Cameron Wright, (NC)- Non-conference game Kruse, Alex Barber, Taylor Schneider, Max Johnson and Cullen were (EXH)- Exhibition game the goal scorers for the Falcons in the contest. Between the pipes, (National rank at time of game) Zack Rose logged 27 saves for the Orange and Brown. With the win, the Falcons became the 26th program in the nation to reach 1,000 wins as just the third among teams that began play after World War II. • Last weekend the Falcons hosted Lake Superior State at the Slater Family Ice Arena for a two-game series. Prior to the start of the second game of the series, the Falcons recognized the 10 seniors on the roster this season, a group that has combined for 85 wins over • While the Falcons already have eight players that have totaled over their tenure. As for the games, the Falcons scored fi rst in the fi rst 100 games played in the Orange and Brown, two more players are game, but the Lakers sent the game to overtime and won there. That nearing adding their names to the list as well. Both Carson Musser momentum carried into the second night as well that concluded in and Tim Theocharidis are nearing the milestone. Musser has 97 a 5-2 fi nal. Over the two games the Falcons scored a total of three games under his belt and has scored two goals and assisted on goals, all coming off the stick of Cameron Wright. another 16 over his time at BGSU. As for Theocharidis, he has played • After having two assists this past weekend, Brandon Kruse is closing 96 games for the Falcons, totaling 11 goals and 23 assists along the in on adding his name to the Bowling Green record book for career way thus far. Earlier this season, Alex Barber and Taylor Schneider points for the second time. Kruse is currently at 99 career assists in reached the milestone as well. the Orange and Brown, needing just one more to become the team's • With their 14th win of the 2020-21 season, that came against fi rst player to log 100 career assists since Kelly Perrault during the Northern Michigan, the Bowling Green hockey program became the 1996-97 season and just the 21st all-time. This season, Kruse has 26th program in the country to reach 1,000 wins all-time. In addition totaled 28 points, the third most in the country and is averaging 1.17 to being the 26th program to hit the milestone, the Falcons are just points per game, which is 14th in the country. the third program to do so that began after World War II. Bowling • As for Cameron Wright, he needs just three points to become the Green needed just 2,011 games to reach the milestone. Overall, the team's fourth active 100-point scorer, currently sitting at 97 points Falcons are 1,002-869-148 in program history over 2,019 games for a after scoring three goals against Lake Superior State. If Wright .533 winning percentage since becoming a varsity sport. reaches the mark it would be the fi rst time since the 1996-97 season that the Falcons have at least four active players with 100 career points. In that season, Bowling Green rostered Curtis Fry (194 points), Mike Johnson (162), Kelly Perrault (148) and Brett Punchard (135). Wright would join Brandon Kruse, who has 136 points, as well as Max Johnson (116) and Connor Ford (108). • With 16 wins, the Falcons are closing in on their 20th win of the season. If they can do so it would mark the seventh consecutive season with 20 wins or more, becoming the second longest streak in program history, with the record being nine straight seasons from 1981-82 until the 1989-90 campaign. The current streak began during the 2014-15 season. From then up until this point, the Falcons have accumulated a 151-107-28 record for a .577 winning percentage.

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2020-21 FERRIS STATE SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time/Result Head Coach: Bob Daniels (29th season) Dec. 11 at (16/RV) Bowling Green (NC) L, 2-3 Record at FSU/Overall: 462-531-107 Dec. 12 (16/RV) Bowling Green (NC) L, 2-6 2020-21 Overall Record: 1-17-1 Dec. 16 at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) L, 4-5 2020-21 WCHA Record: 0-11-1-0-1-1 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 FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY 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 and Minnesota State are set for a non-conference series Feb. 2 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech* L, 4-6 Friday and Saturday (Feb. 19-20) in Big Rapids. The Mavericks, one Feb. 5 (18/RV) Bemidji State* T, 3-3 (OT) (FSU W SO, 1-0) of the nation’s top teams, come in riding a four game winning streak, Feb. 6 (18/RV) Bemidji State* L, 2-7 briefl y derailed when they outshot Bemidji State 36-10 but lost 4-1 Feb. 9 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech* L, 1-2 back on Jan. 29. Since the Bulldogs last saw they Mavericks, they Feb. 12 at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 0-3 handed Bowling Green a pair of losses by a combined score of 9-1. Feb. 13 at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 1-5 Feb. 19 (3/3) Minnesota State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET doing the same to Alabama Huntsville on the road. Feb. 20 (3/3) Minnesota State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET • The Bulldogs played some of their best hockey at Minnesota State Feb. 26 Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. ET Jan. 23-24, but only cracked MSU netminder Dryden McKay and the March 6 at Lake Superior State* 3:07 p.m. ET vaunted Maverick defense once on the weekend. • Coale Norris has a 7-7-14 mark to lead all Bulldogs in scoring. *- WCHA game Jake Transit is having a career-best season in goal scoring with (NC)- Non-conference game six through 18 games, while junior forward Ethan Stewart has a (National rank at time of game) 5-7-12 mark having come into the 2020-21 season without a goal to his name. Junior goaltender Roni Salmenkangas had a .925 save percentage up at Michigan Tech last weekend in one start, while freshman goaltender Logan Stein made 41 saves in his only start including one laying on his back with his glove held for the sky on Tommy Parrottino. The Bulldogs last victory against the Mavericks in Big Rapids was Friday (Feb. 9), 2017 in a 3-0 shutout victory. The Bulldogs forced overtime and lost 2-1 the following night in their 2018-19 series in Big Rapids. • Of the top 10 scorers, fi ve underclassmen are in the mix in the team scoring race. Mitch Deelstra leads all freshmen with seven goals amongst nine points, while sophomore defenseman Blake Evennou leads all Bulldog blueliners with nine points. Freshmen forward Stepan Pokorny scored his fi rst collegiate goal Saturday (Feb. 13) at Michigan Tech, fellow freshman forward Antonio Venuto has a 2-4-6 line this season. Four underclassmen were in the top-ten a year ago in scoring for the Bulldogs, including Jake Transit, Justin Michaelian and Evennou who remain in the top ten this season.

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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: 90-130-27 Nov. 22 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) W, 4-1 2020-21 Overall Record: 10-4-3 Nov. 27 Adrian (Mich.) (NC) W, 5-3 2020-21 WCHA Record: 4-3-0-2-1-0 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 • No. 20/UR Lake Superior State will look to build upon its three-game Feb. 6 Northern Michigan* W, 5-4 (OT) Feb. 7 Northern Michigan* L, 4-3 (OT) winning streak as the Lakers host the Alabama Huntsville Chargers Feb. 12 at (12/12) Bowling Green* W, 2-1 (OT) on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7:07 p.m. ET and Saturday, Feb. 20 at 5:07 p.m. Feb. 13 at (12/12) Bowling Green* W, 5-2 ET at the Taffy Abel Arena in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Feb. 16 at (18/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 3-1 • The Lakers are coming off a 3-1 road win against No. 18 Michigan Feb. 19 Alabama Huntsville* 7:07 p.m. ET Tech on Feb. 13 and earned a pair of road wins last weekend against Feb. 20 Alabama Huntsville* 5:07 p.m. ET then-No. 12/12 Bowling Green. With a 2-1 win in overtime in Friday’s Feb. 23 at (18/RV) Michigan Tech* 2:07 p.m. ET game and a 5-2 victory on Saturday night, the Lakers earned a sweep Feb. 26 at Ferris State* 7:07 p.m. ET March 2 at (RV/UR) Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT over a ranked team for the fi rst time sweeping then-No. 16 Union, 6-5 March 3 at (RV/UR) Bemidji State* 4:07 p.m. CT (OT) on Oct. 18, 2013 and 3-2 on Oct. 19, 2013. March 6 Ferris State* 3:07 p.m. ET • For the fourth time this season, the Lakers are nationally ranked as LSSU holds the No. 20 spot in the USCHO poll. For the 13th-straight *- WCHA game week, the Lakers have received votes in at least one of the two (NC)- Non-conference game national polls (USCHO and the USA Today). Previously this season, the (National rank at time of game) Lakers have been ranked three times in the USCHO National Poll (No. 20, No. 19), marking the fi rst national ranking for the program since the 2018-19 season. • 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 90-130-27 record, and playoff appearances in all but one season. • The Lake Superior State hockey program is approaching 1,000 all- time wins as the team earned its 990th and 991st all-time wins in the series against the Falcons last weekend and win No. 992 against the Huskies on Feb. 16. • For his play in the series against the Falcons, Mareks Mitens was named the WCHA's Goaltender of the Week. Mitens totaled 120:17 • Mareks Mitens ranks third among WCHA goaltenders in goals against minutes in goal for the Lakers as he stopped 61 of the 64 shots he average (1.79), fi fth in minutes played (8044:14), fourth in saves (371), faced from Bowling Green. The 61 saves ranked second among all and third in save percentage (.939) this season. WCHA netminders during the week and Mitens recorded a 1.50 goals • The Lakers and Alabama Huntsville Chargers will play each other for against average and a .953 save percentage in the series. the second time this season, after the two WCHA opponents played • The Lakers added a third straight win on Tuesday, all three against each other in a non-conference series in early December. The Lakers nationally-ranked opponents, with a 3-1 road win at Michigan Tech. and Chargers played to a 2-2 tie in the fi rst game but the Lakers • Sixteen different skaters have recorded at least one point for the followed with a 3-2 win in the second game. Lakers in the team’s last three games and seven players notched at • In the all-time series between the two teams, the Lakers hold the least two points in the trio of games. advantage in the series against the Chargers with a 16-7-5 record. • Twenty-one Lakers have notched at least a point this season and nine players have recorded at least eight points through the fi rst 17 games of the season. 14 skaters have scored a goal for the Lakers this season with eight of them scoring three or more goals. • This season, the Lakers power play has gone 6-for-64, totaling a 9.4 percent success rate while the team’s penalty kill has killed 64-of-74 power play opportunities (86.5 percent). • Junior forward Ashton Calder, who leads the Lakers with 18 points (9G, 9A), is tied for seventh among all WCHA players in points this season, tied for sixth in goals with nine and tied for fi rst in the WCHA in game-winning goals this season with four. • Among defensemen, two Lakers rank in the top-10 in point scoring among their conference peers. Will Riedell is tied for third in the category (3g-9a) with 12 points while Lukas Kaelble is tied for seventh among defensemen (0g-10a). Riedell ranks second among WCHA defensemen in points per game with 0.71 while Kaelble leads all WCHA defenders in assists per game with 0.67. • Yuki Miura leads the Lakers in blocked shots with 27, which is the most among all WCHA forwards and the second highest among all NCAA forwards.

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2020-21 MICHIGAN TECH SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Joe Shawhan (Fourth season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at MTU/Overall: 71-58-12 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: 14-6-1 Dec. 6 (6/6) Minnesota State (NC) W, 3-1 2020-21 WCHA Record: 4-3-0-0-0-0 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. 23 Northern Michigan (NC) W, 2-0 Jan. 25 at Northern Michigan (NC) W, 4-1 • No. 18/RV Michigan Tech hosts RV/UR Bemidji State this weekend for Jan. 29 at (8/8) Bowling Green* L, 3-6 a WCHA series against the Beavers. The puck drops at 7:07 p.m. ET Jan. 30 at (8/8) Bowling Green* L, 2-5 Feb. 2 at Ferris State* W, 6-4 Friday and 6:07 p.m. ET Saturday. Feb. 5 at Alabama Huntsville (NC) W, 3-1 • The Huskies and Beavers split a non-conference series on December Feb. 6 at Alabama Huntsville (NC) W, 4-1 12-13 in Minnesota. BSU won 6-3 the ﬁ rst night before Tech bounced Feb. 9 at Ferris State* W, 2-1 back with a 3-0 shutout the next night. Feb. 12 Ferris State (NC) W, 3-0 • Trenton Bliss scored in both games in the ﬁ rst meeting. Carson Feb. 13 Ferris State (NC) W, 5-1 Bantle, Alec Broetzman, Justin Misiak, and Jake Crespi also scored Feb. 16 vs. (20/UR) Lake Superior State* L, 1-3 in the series. Feb. 19 (RV/UR) Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. ET Feb. 20 (RV/UR) Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. ET • Tech is ranked No. 18 in this week's USCHO.com Top 20 Poll. Tech was Feb. 23 vs. (20/UR) Lake Superior State* 2:07 p.m. ET ranked No. 18 on January 25 and has received votes in 12 of the 13 Feb. 26 Northern Michigan* 7:07 p.m. ET other polls this season. Feb. 27 at Northern Michigan* 6:07 p.m. ET • Colin Swoyer is the WCHA Defenseman of the Week. He tied for the March 5 at Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. CT WCHA lead amongst defensemen with a pair of points and a goal. He March 6 at Minnesota State* 6:07 p.m. CT also led blueliners with a plus-4 rating and seven shots on goal and helped the Tech penalty kill go 8-for-8 over the week. *- WCHA game (NC)- Non-conference game • The Huskies opened the week with a 3-1 loss to No. 20 Lake Superior (National rank at time of game) State Tuesday at home in Game 1 of a WCHA series. Trenton Bliss scored the lone goal for the Huskies. Blake Pietila had 17 saves between the pipes. The two teams will also meet on February 23 to wrap up the series. • Trenton Bliss is on a seven-game point streak with four goals and four assists over the span. He leads the Huskies with 21 points and 10 goals. • Tech is in the midst of a seven-game homestand. So far the Huskies are 2-1 with a pair of games against Bemidji State and single matchups with LSSU and Northern Michigan also scheduled. • Arvid Caderoth leads WCHA rookies with 14 points this season. He has two goals and 12 assists. • Eric Gotz is second in the WCHA amongst defensemen with 13 points. He had three power-play goals and 10 assists in his junior season. • Blake Pietila is second in the WCHA in goals-against average (1.56) and save percentage (.941).

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2020-21 MINNESOTA STATE SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Mike Hastings (Ninth season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at MSU/Overall: 227-86-24 Nov. 22 at (16/RV) Bemidji State (NC) W, 5-0 TM 2020-21 Overall Record: 13-2-1 Nov. 23 at (16/RV) Bemidji State (NC) PPD 2020-21 WCHA Record: 10-0-0-0-0-0 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 third in the USCHO poll this week, Minnesota State enters this Jan. 28 Alabama Huntsville (NC) PPD weekend’s road series at Ferris State owning a 13-2-1 overall record Jan. 29 Alabama Huntsville (NC) PPD and a 10-0-0 WCHA mark. The Mavericks, who swept Alabama Jan. 29 at (RV/UR) Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-4 Huntsville in a pair of road league games last weekend, are unbeaten Feb. 5 (8/8) Bowling Green* W, 4-0 in 13 of their last 14 games. Feb. 6 (8/8) Bowling Green* W, 5-1 Feb. 11 at Alabama Huntsville* W, 4-1 • In a series that dates back to the 1992-93 season, Minnesota State Feb. 12 at Alabama Huntsville* W, 5-0 owns a 25-8-2 record against Ferris State. The Mavericks, who have Feb. 19 at Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET gone 9-6-1 in games vs. the Bulldogs in games played in Big Rapids, Feb. 20 at Ferris State (NC) 7:07 p.m. ET Mich., stand 11-1-0 in the last 12 meetings vs. FSU. Feb. 25 Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. CT • Minnesota State has gone 227-86-24 under the tutelage of head Feb. 27 at Bemidji State* 6:07 p.m. CT coach Mike Hastings (St. Cloud State ‘93), who is in his ninth season March 5 Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. CT in charge of the Mavericks. No program in the nation has won more March 6 Michigan Tech* 6:07 p.m. CT games (227) during the time Hastings has been behind the MSU *- WCHA game bench. Under his leadership, the Crookston, Minn., native had guided (NC)- Non-conference game the Mavericks to fi ve NCAA tournament appearances, fi ve WCHA (National rank at time of game) regular-season titles and three WCHA postseason tournament championships. • Junior netminder Dryden McKay picked up his eighth shutout of the season with last Friday’s 5-0 win at Alabama Huntsville. McKay, who ranks second on the NCAA career shutouts list with 22, heads into this weekend leading the nation with a 0.79 goals against, average, .959 save percentage, .929 winning percentage and eight shutouts. For his career, the Downer’s Grove, Ill., native who is a Hobey Baker Award nominee and appears on the Richter Award Watch List, stands 67-12-4 with a .1.40 GAA, and .938 save percentage in 85 games played. • McKay, a First Team All-American in 2019-20, stands 6-0-0 all-time • Freshman defenseman Jake Livingstone registered two assists in in games vs. Ferris State. His goals against average vs. the Bulldogs the series at Alabama Huntsville and has 2g-5a/8pts in 16 games is 0.83 and along with a .958 save percentage, he owns two shutouts played in his fi rst season of college hockey. vs. FSU. • Freshman Akito Hirose is Minnesota State’s top-scoring defenseman • Senior forward Todd Burgess had two goals and two assists for a with 1g-10a/11pts on the year. The Calgary, Alta., native leads the four-point weekend in the two wins at Alabama Huntsville. Burgess, a Mavericks with a +15 rating - a mark that ties for fi rst in the country Phoenix, Ariz., native who has 4g-6a/10pts in 15 games played for the amongst all freshmen. Mavericks this year, has 32 shots on goal for the season. • Junior forward Andy Carroll scored a goal and assisted on the game- • Currently in the midst of a three-game point-scoring streak winning goal in last Thursday’s 4-1 win at Alabama Huntsville. Carroll, (1g-2a/3pts), sophomore forward Cade Borchardt ranks second who has 2g-5a/7pts on the season, has a +37 rating and 42 blocked on the Mavericks in scoring with 7g-11a/18pts. His points per game shots for his three-year college career. average of 1.12 stands tied for 17th in the nation. • Minnesota State has connected on 20 of 62 power-play chances for • Junior forward Julian Napravnik had a three-point weekend in the a .323 power-play percentage, a mark which ranks fi rst in the nation. series at UAH with a goal and two assists vs. the Chargers and stands The Mavericks own an .882 success rate on the penalty kill which atop the Minnesota State scoring charts with 7g-12a/19pts in 15 ties for seventh in the nation in having fended off 45-of-51 opponent games played. He leads Minnesota State with three game-winning chances with the man advantage. goals and stands tied for the team lead with four power play markers. • Defenseman Connor Mackey became the 15th former Minnesota • Sophomore center Nathan Smith enters the series at Ferris State State player to play in the National Hockey League when he suited having tallied 1g-6a/7pts in the last seven games. Smith has up for Calgary in a road game at Vancouver last Saturday (Feb. 13). 3g-14a/17pts in 16 games played this year and his assists per game Named AHCA/CCM West Second Team All-America following the mark of 0.93 stands tied for fi fth in the country. conclusion of the 2019-20 season, Mackey posted 18g-43a/61pts • Senior forward Reggie Lutz stands tied for the Minnesota State with a +47 rating and 92 blocked shots in 118 games in his three goal-scoring lead with seven goals this year and owns a team-high seasons with the Mavericks from 2017-20. 66 shots on goal. In 128 career games, the Elk River, Minn., native has registered 34 goals and 47 assists for 81 points, which ties for 31st on the school’s career scoring list. • Senior center Jake Jaremko owns a three-game point-scoring streak heading in the Ferris State series having registered four assists during that span. With 31g-54a/85pts in 117 career GP, Jaremko stands tied for 26th on the school’s all-time point-scoring list.

WEEK 14 (FEB. 19-24, 2021) 24 wcha.com TEAM NOTEBOOKS #WEAREWCHA

2020-21 NORTHERN MICHIGAN SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Grant Potulny (Fourth season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at NMU/Overall: 72-59-9 Dec. 16 Ferris State (NC) W, 5-4 2020-21 Overall Record: 8-12-0 Dec. 18 at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 3-4 (OT) 2020-21 WCHA Record: 6-4-0-2-1-0 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 and Bowling Green met earlier this season in Jan. 29 Ferris State* W, 5-4 Bowling Green, Ohio as the then-No. 8/7 Falcons earned the weekend Jan. 30 Ferris State* W, 5-3 sweep over the Wildcats. Feb. 6 at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* L, 4-5 (OT) • The two teams met earlier this season in Bowling Green, Ohio as the Feb. 7 at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* W, 4-3 (OT) Feb. 12 at (17/RV) Bemidji State* W, 5-1 then-No. 8-/7 Falcons earned the weekend sweep over the Wildcats. Feb. 13 at (17/RV) Bemidji State* W, 3-2 (OT) • Vincent de Mey led the team in points on the weekend, netting two Feb. 16 Alabama Huntsville*$ L, 1-3 goals and an assist for a three-point weekend while Joseph Nardi had Feb. 17 Alabama Huntsville*$ W, 8-2 a pair of assists. Feb. 20 (14/T-13) Bowling Green* 6:07 p.m. ET • Jett Jungels tallied his fi rst career point and goal in game two of the Feb. 21 (14/T-13) Bowling Green* 4:07 p.m. ET weekend series, scoring the Wildcats’ fi rst goal of the contest. Feb. 26 at Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. ET • All-time, the Falcons hold a narrow edge in victories, owning a Feb. 27 Michigan Tech* 6 p.m. ET 51-55-9 record over the Wildcats. *- WCHA game • The Wildcats are in the midst of six games in nine days as NMU (NC)- Non-conference game prepares to close out the stretch with a set of games against No. (National rank at time of game) 14/T-13 Bowling Green. In their last four games, the Wildcats boast a $ - Games played in Marquette, Mich. with UAH as the home team 3-1 record, including their most recent split with Alabama Huntsville. • After a disappointing 3-1 loss on Tuesday evening, the Wildcats bounced back to defeat UAH, 8-2, Wednesday night. Eleven individuals highlighted the box score in game two, including AJ Vanderbeck who led the team in both goals (two) and points (four). • Two individuals scored their fi rst collegiate goals in the contest as Mikey Colella scored the second NMU goal of the night before Tim Erkkila rounded out the scoring with the Wildcats’ eighth tally. • André Ghantous extended his point-streak to a career-long nine games (6g-12a/18pts) with a goal and an assist Wednesday night. • With an average of 1.30 points per game, Joseph Nardi ranks fi fth nationally as the team-leader in points and boasts 26 points off nine goals and 17 assists. • André Ghantous boasts 14 assists in just 16 games played for an average of 0.88 assists per game which is fi fth in the country. • Scoring the game-winning goal at 7:12 of the opening period gives AJ Vanderbeck his third of the season which is seventh best in the nation. • Joseph Nardi's 17 assists in 20 games played averages out to 0.85 apg and is ranked ninth overall in the NCAA. • André Ghantous and Garrett Klee both recorded a shorthanded tally at Bemidji State, tied for ninth nationally. • André Ghantous has a point in each of his last nine games and ranks 10th in the nation in points per game (1.25; 6g-14a/20pts). • AJ Vanderbeck's two goal night improves him to a team-leading 12 goals on the season for an average of 0.60 goals per game, the 10th best average in the country. • Joseph Nardi’s two game-winning goals is second for the Wildcats and 25th overall.

WEEK 14 (FEB. 19-24, 2021) 25 wcha.com WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 André Ghantous NMU SO F 10 5-12-17 1.70 3/6 2 1 0 0 +11 2 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 10 6-9-15 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +8 3 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 10 4-9-13 1.30 1/2 3 0 2 0 +8 Brandon Kruse BGSU SR F 10 3-10-13 1.30 3/6 1 0 0 0 +10 VGK Nathan Smith MNS SO F 10 3-10-13 1.30 2/4 3 0 1 0 +5 WPG 6 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 10 4-8-12 1.20 0/0 2 0 1 0 +8 7 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 10 7-3-10 1.00 2/4 1 0 3 1 +2 Cameron Wright BGSU SR F 10 6-4-10 1.00 3/6 0 0 2 0 +9 9 Griffin Loughran NMU JR F 7 4-5-9 1.29 3/6 0 0 0 0 +6 Connor Ford BGSU SR F 10 6-3-9 0.90 1/2 3 0 0 0 -3 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 10 6-3-9 0.90 5/10 4 0 1 0 +5 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 10 4-5-9 0.90 5/21 1 0 0 0 +5 Jake Transit FSU JR F 11 4-5-9 0.82 4/19 0 0 0 0 -1 Coale Norris FSU SR F 12 5-4-9 0.75 2/4 1 0 0 0 -2 15 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 7 5-3-8 1.14 3/6 3 0 1 0 -3 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 10 1-7-8 0.80 2/4 0 0 0 0 +11 17 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 5 6-1-7 1.40 2/4 3 1 1 1 +4 Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 6 1-6-7 1.17 2/4 0 0 0 0 E Ashton Calder LSSU JR F 7 4-3-7 1.00 1/2 0 0 2 0 +4 Todd Burgess MNS SR F 10 3-4-7 0.70 2/4 2 0 0 0 +3 OTT 21 12 Players Tied With 6 Points

Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 10 1-7-8 0.80 2/4 0 0 0 0 +11 2 Tyler Rockwell MTU SR D 7 2-4-6 0.86 1/2 1 0 0 0 +1 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 7 1-5-6 0.86 5/21 0 0 0 0 +8 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 10 1-5-6 0.60 0/0 0 0 0 0 +8 5 William Riedell LSSU SR D 7 1-4-5 0.71 2/4 0 0 0 0 +4 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 7 0-5-5 0.71 2/4 0 0 0 0 -7 Andy Carroll MNS JR D 10 1-4-5 0.50 1/2 1 0 0 0 +5 Ben Newhouse NMU SR D 10 1-4-5 0.50 1/2 0 0 1 0 +4 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 10 1-4-5 0.50 2/4 0 0 0 0 +6 10 Elias Rosén BMJ SO D 6 0-4-4 0.67 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 Jacob Nordqvist LSSU JR D 7 1-3-4 0.57 1/2 0 0 0 0 E Michael Van Unen NMU SO D 10 2-2-4 0.40 10/20 0 0 0 0 -2 Blake Evennou FSU SO D 12 1-3-4 0.33 1/2 0 0 0 0 -10 14 10 Players Tied With 3 Points

Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 10 1-7-8 0.80 2/4 0 0 0 0 +11 2 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 7 0-6-6 0.86 0/0 0 0 0 0 -2 Tyrone Bronte ALH FR F 8 3-3-6 0.75 1/2 2 0 0 0 E Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 10 1-5-6 0.60 0/0 0 0 0 0 +8 5 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 10 1-4-5 0.50 2/4 0 0 0 0 +6 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 12 3-2-5 0.42 2/4 1 0 0 0 -8 Stepan Pokorny FSU FR F 12 0-5-5 0.42 2/4 0 0 0 0 -1 8 Benito Posa LSSU FR F 6 2-2-4 0.67 3/6 0 0 0 0 +2 Mikey Colella NMU FR F 6 1-3-4 0.67 1/2 0 0 0 0 -2 10 Ondrej Pavel MNS FR F 4 0-3-3 0.75 3/6 0 0 0 0 +3 Nick Nardella MTU FR F 7 1-2-3 0.43 2/4 0 0 0 0 +2 Quinn Green ALH FR F 8 2-1-3 0.38 2/4 0 0 0 0 -2 Chrystopher Collin BGSU FR F 9 0-3-3 0.33 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 Antonio Venuto FSU FR F 11 2-1-3 0.27 3/6 0 0 0 0 -3 Ben Schultheis FSU FR D 12 0-3-3 0.25 2/4 0 0 0 0 -2 WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 10 7 0.70 1 André Ghantous NMU SO F 10 12 1.20 2 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 5 6 1.20 2 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 10 10 1.00 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 10 6 0.60 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 10 10 1.00 Connor Ford BGS SR F 10 6 0.60 4 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 10 9 0.90 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 10 6 0.60 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 10 9 0.90 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 10 6 0.60 6 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 10 8 0.80 7 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 7 5 0.71 7 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 10 7 0.70 André Ghantous NMU SO F 10 5 0.50 8 Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 6 6 1.00 Coale Norris FSU SR F 12 5 0.42 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 7 6 0.86 10 8 Players Tied With 4 10 10 Players Tied With 5

Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 10 4 0.40 1 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 10 3-6-9 0.90 2 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 5 3 0.60 2 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 10 2-6-8 0.80 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 7 3 0.43 3 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 10 3-3-6 0.60 Connor Ford BGS SR F 10 3 0.30 Todd Burgess MNS SR F 10 2-4-6 0.60 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 10 3 0.30 5 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 10 4-1-5 0.50 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 10 3 0.30 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 10 1-4-5 0.50 7 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 7 2 0.29 7 6 Players Tied With 4 Points Tyrone Bronte ALH FR F 8 2 0.25 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 10 2 0.20 Todd Burgess MNS SR F 10 2 0.20 André Ghantous NMU SO F 10 2 0.20

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 5 1 0.20 1 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 10 3 0.30 Yuki Miura LSS SR C/LW 7 1 0.14 2 Ashton Calder LSS JR F 7 2 0.29 Sam Craggs BGS SRF 9 1 0.11 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 10 2 0.20 Garrett Klee NMU JR F 9 1 0.11 Walker Duehr MNS SR F 10 2 0.20 Taylor Schneider BGS JR F 10 1 0.10 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 10 2 0.20 Ryan Sandelin MNS SO F 10 1 0.10 6 23 Players Tied With 1 André Ghantous NMU SO F 10 1 0.10

Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 10 +11 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 5 1 André Ghantous NMU SO F 10 +11 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 10 1 3 Justin Wells BGS SR D 10 +10 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 10 +10 5 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 10 +9 6 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 7 +8 Jack McNeely MNS SR D 10 +8 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 10 +8 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 10 +8 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 10 +8 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 10 +8

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Ben Newhouse NMU SR D 10 30 3.00 1 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 12 6 .667 2 Michael Van Unen NMU SO D 10 27 2.70 2 Connor Ford BGS SR F 113 62 .646 3 Connor Fedorek FSU SO D 12 25 2.08 3 Ross Armour BMJ JR F 36 22 .621 4 Drew Lennon ALH JR D 8 19 2.38 4 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 67 45 .598 5 Max Finner FSU SOD 9 18 2.00 5 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 136 96 .586 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 10 18 1.80 6 Jared Spooner MNS SR F 29 21 .580 7 Ayodele Adeniye ALH FR D 8 17 2.12 7 Ondrej Pavel MNS FR F 23 17 .575 Blake Evennou FSU SO D 12 17 1.42 8 Sam Morton MNS JR F 4535 .562 9 Jack McNeely MNS SR D 10 16 1.60 9 Dustin Manz LSS SO F 56 45 .554 10 3 Players Tied With 15 10 Jake Jaremko MNS SR F 83 68 .550 WCHA Conference Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 10 596:34 5 0.50 10-0-0 6 176 .972 2 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 5 305:53 11 2.16 4-1-0 0 112 .911 3 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 5 270:43 10 2.22 3-2-0 0 146 .936 4 Blake Pietila MTU SO 6 348:24 13 2.24 3-3-0 1 132 .910 5 David Fessenden ALH SO 6 337:40 14 2.49 3-3-0 1 186 .930 6 Eric Dop BGSU SR 8 440:02 22 3.00 3-4-0 0 204 .903 7 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 5 301:53 17 3.38 1-3-1 0 128 .883 8 Nolan Kent NMU JR 5 291:30 17 3.50 2-2-0 0 106 .862 9 Logan Stein FSU FR 8 456:34 29 3.81 0-7-1 0 207 .877 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 10 596:34 5 0.50 10-0-0 6 176 .972 2 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 5 270:43 10 2.22 3-2-0 0 146 .936 3 David Fessenden ALH SO 6 337:40 14 2.49 3-3-0 1 186 .930 4 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 5 305:53 11 2.16 4-1-0 0 112 .911 5 Blake Pietila MTU SO 6 348:24 13 2.24 3-3-0 1 132 .910 6 Eric Dop BGSU SR 8 440:02 22 3.00 3-4-0 0 204 .903 7 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 5 301:53 17 3.38 1-3-1 0 128 .883 8 Logan Stein FSU FR 8 456:34 29 3.81 0-7-1 0 207 .877 9 Nolan Kent NMU JR 5 291:30 17 3.50 2-2-0 0 106 .862 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 8 25.9 207 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 10 6 2 Eric Dop BGSU SR 8 25.5 204 2 David Fessenden ALH SO 6 1 3 David Fessenden ALH SO 6 31.0 186 Blake Pietila MTU SO 6 1 4 Dryden McKay MNS JR 10 17.6 176 5 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 5 29.2 146 6 Blake Pietila MTU SO 6 22.0 132 7 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 5 25.6 128 8 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 5 23.0 115 9 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 5 22.4 112 10 Nolan Kent NMU JR 5 21.2 106 11 Derek Krall ALH FR 4 16.5 66 12 Zack Rose BGSU SO 3 15.7 47 Ethan Langenegger LSSU FR 2 23.5 47 14 Seth Eisele LSSU SO 1 29.0 29 15 Michael Carr BMJ SO 1 26.0 26 16 Mark Sinclair MTU SR 2 11.0 22 17 Connor Ryckman NMU JR 1 7.0 7 18 Gavin Enright BMJ FR 1 3.0 3 WCHA Men Team Conference Statistics

TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE Team GamesGoalsG/GM Team GamesGoalsG/GM 1 Minnesota State 10 44 4.40 1 Minnesota State 10 5 0.50 2 Northern Michigan 10 35 3.50 2 Michigan Tech 7 20 2.86 3 Bemidji State 6 19 3.17 3 Bowling Green 10 30 3.00 4 Bowling Green 10 31 3.10 Lake Superior State 7 21 3.00 5 Lake Superior State 7 20 2.86 5 Bemidji State 6 19 3.17 Michigan Tech 7 20 2.86 6 Northern Michigan 10 32 3.20 7 Ferris State 12 25 2.08 7 Alabama Huntsville 8 28 3.50 8 Alabama Huntsville 8 14 1.75 8 Ferris State 12 53 4.42

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHA PP % Team TotalsSHFPK % 1 Minnesota State 17/44 1 38.6 1 Bemidji State 14/15 1 93.3 2 Michigan Tech 7/24 1 29.2 Minnesota State 28/30 1 93.3 3 Bemidji State 5/22 2 22.7 3 Lake Superior State 26/31 1 83.9 4 Alabama Huntsville 4/21 0 19.0 4 Alabama Huntsville 28/35 0 80.0 5 Bowling Green 7/37 0 18.9 5 Northern Michigan 30/38 2 78.9 6 Lake Superior State 3/22 0 13.6 6 Michigan Tech 17/22 0 77.3 7 Ferris State 5/40 2 12.5 7 Bowling Green 24/32 2 75.0 8 Northern Michigan 4/39 1 10.3 8 Ferris State 30/46 0 65.2

PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL Team GamesPIMPIM/G Team GamesSOGSOG/G 1 Bowling Green 10 156 15.6 1 Minnesota State 10 354 35.4 2 Minnesota State 10 155 15.5 2 Bowling Green 10 311 31.1 3 Lake Superior State 7 95 13.6 3 Bemidji State 6 184 30.7 4 Alabama Huntsville 8 100 12.5 4 Michigan Tech 7 197 28.1 5 Northern Michigan 10 111 11.1 5 Northern Michigan 10 274 27.4 6 Ferris State 12 130 10.8 6 Ferris State 12 309 25.8 7 Michigan Tech 7 65 9.3 7 Lake Superior State 7 175 25.0 8 Bemidji State 6 50 8.3 8 Alabama Huntsville 8 163 20.4

SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal 1 Minnesota State 13 21 10 - 44 1 Minnesota State 2 2 1 - 5 2 Northern Michigan 9 12 12 2 35 2 Bemidji State 7 6 5 1 19 3 Bowling Green 11 6 14 0 31 3 Michigan Tech 6 6 8 - 20 4 Ferris State 9 8 8 0 25 4 Lake Superior State 5 8 7 1 21 5 Lake Superior State 4 9 5 2 20 5 Alabama Huntsville 8 14 6 0 28 Michigan Tech 7 8 5 - 20 6 Bowling Green 7 15 6 2 30 7 Bemidji State 4 8 6 1 19 7 Northern Michigan 11 8 12 1 32 8 Alabama Huntsville 4 6 3 1 14 8 Ferris State 15 19 18 1 53

SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Minnesota State 17 1 +16 2 1 -1 +15 2 Bemidji State 5 2 +3 1 1 0 +3 3 Bowling Green 7 0 +7 8 2 -6 +1 Michigan Tech 7 1 +6 5 0 -5 +1 5 Lake Superior State 3 0 +3 5 1 -4 -1 6 Alabama Huntsville 4 0 +4 7 0 -7 -3 Northern Michigan 4 1 +3 8 2 -6 -3 8 Ferris State 5 2 +3 16 0 -16 -13 WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders

Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Brandon Kruse BGSU SR F 24 10-18-28 1.17 9/18 1 0 0 0 +25 VGK 2 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 20 9-17-26 1.30 0/0 2 0 2 0 +4 3 Cameron Wright BGSU SR F 24 12-13-25 1.04 7/14 1 0 3 0 +24 4 Connor Ford BGSU SR F 24 11-11-22 0.92 3/6 5 0 2 0 +2 5 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 20 10-11-21 1.05 6/23 3 0 1 0 +4 6 André Ghantous NMU SO F 16 6-14-20 1.25 4/8 3 1 0 0 +6 7 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 15 7-12-19 1.27 1/2 4 0 3 0 +11 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 20 12-7-19 0.95 5/10 2 0 3 1 -1 9 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 16 7-11-18 1.12 4/8 3 0 1 0 +10 Ashton Calder LSSU JR F 17 9-9-18 1.06 7/14 0 0 4 0 +8 Max Johnson BGSU SR F 20 9-9-18 0.90 3/6 2 0 4 0 +12 12 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 16 3-14-17 1.06 5/10 3 0 1 0 +7 WPG Will Cullen BGSU JR D 22 5-12-17 0.77 10/50 1 0 1 0 +14 14 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 21 9-7-16 0.76 3/14 4 0 0 0 +2 Alex Barber BGSU JR F 24 8-8-16 0.67 10/31 4 0 2 0 +5 16 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 15 7-7-14 0.93 8/27 1 0 0 0 +8 Coale Norris FSU SR F 19 7-7-14 0.74 2/4 1 0 0 0 -6 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 21 2-12-14 0.67 4/8 0 0 1 0 -1 19 Griffin Loughran NMU JR F 10 4-9-13 1.30 4/11 0 0 0 0 +9 Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 16 3-10-13 0.81 4/8 1 0 2 0 E Pete Veillette LSSU JR F 17 7-6-13 0.76 2/4 1 1 1 0 +8 Gavin Gould BGSU SR F 21 3-10-13 0.62 3/6 2 0 0 0 +7 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 21 3-10-13 0.62 3/6 3 0 2 0 -2 Taylor Schneider BGSU JR F 24 5-8-13 0.54 4/8 1 1 1 0 +5 25 7 Players Tied With 12 Points

Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Will Cullen BGSU JR D 22 5-12-17 0.77 10/50 1 0 1 0 +14 2 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 21 3-10-13 0.62 3/6 3 0 2 0 -2 3 William Riedell LSSU SR D 17 3-9-12 0.71 6/12 0 0 0 0 +8 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 21 2-10-12 0.57 9/18 1 0 1 0 +8 5 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 16 1-10-11 0.69 2/4 0 0 0 0 +15 T.J. Lloyd BGSU SO D 24 0-11-11 0.46 10/20 0 0 0 0 +10 7 Lukas Kaelble LSSU SR D 15 0-10-10 0.67 7/14 0 0 0 0 +6 Tim Theocharidis BGSU JR D 24 4-6-10 0.42 4/8 1 0 1 0 +1 9 Blake Evennou FSU SO D 19 1-8-9 0.47 4/8 0 0 0 0 -15 Tyler Rockwell MTU SR D 21 3-6-9 0.43 2/4 1 0 1 0 +2 Carson Musser BGSU SR D 24 1-8-9 0.38 4/8 0 0 1 0 +9 12 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 16 3-5-8 0.50 4/8 0 0 0 0 +6 Jacob Nordqvist LSSU JR D 17 1-7-8 0.47 3/6 0 0 0 0 +6 14 Elias Rosén BMJ SO D 12 2-5-7 0.58 3/6 0 0 0 0 +2 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 12 1-6-7 0.58 6/23 0 0 0 0 +8 Andy Carroll MNS JR D 14 2-5-7 0.50 2/4 1 0 1 0 +6 Tyler Vold BMJ SR D 16 1-6-7 0.44 0/0 0 0 0 0 -10 Michael Van Unen NMU SO D 20 3-4-7 0.35 13/26 1 0 0 0 -14 Justin Wells BGSU SR D 24 2-5-7 0.29 4/16 0 1 0 0 +17

Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 21 2-12-14 0.67 4/8 0 0 1 0 -1 2 Tyrone Bronte ALH FR F 14 4-8-12 0.86 2/4 3 0 0 0 +2 3 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 16 1-10-11 0.69 2/4 0 0 0 0 +15 4 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 19 7-2-9 0.47 5/10 3 0 0 0 -9 5 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 16 3-5-8 0.50 4/8 0 0 0 0 +6 6 Lukas Sillinger BMJ FR F 15 4-3-7 0.47 9/32 1 0 0 0 -2 Stepan Pokorny FSU FR F 18 1-6-7 0.39 4/8 0 0 0 0 -1 8 Nick Nardella MTU FR F 13 1-5-6 0.46 4/8 0 0 0 0 +6 Antonio Venuto FSU FR F 16 2-4-6 0.38 3/6 0 0 0 0 -1 10 Quinn Green ALH FR F 12 2-3-5 0.42 4/8 0 0 0 0 -2 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 18 1-4-5 0.28 2/4 0 0 0 0 +1 12 Benito Posa LSSU FR F 8 2-2-4 0.50 3/6 0 0 0 0 +3 Eric Martin BMJ FR F 14 1-3-4 0.29 3/6 0 0 0 0 -1 Mikey Colella NMU FR F 15 1-3-4 0.27 4/8 0 0 0 0 -9 Blais Richartz MTU FR F 16 1-3-4 0.25 1/2 0 0 1 0 +3 Chrystopher Collin BGSU FR F 17 1-3-4 0.24 1/2 0 0 1 0 +3 Ben Schultheis FSU FR D 19 0-4-4 0.21 4/8 0 0 0 0 -4 WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders

Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 20 12 0.60 1 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 24 18 0.75 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 24 12 0.50 2 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 20 17 0.85 3 Connor Ford BGS SR F 24 11 0.46 3 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 16 14 0.88 4 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 20 10 0.50 André Ghantous NMU SO F 16 14 0.88 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 24 10 0.42 5 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 24 13 0.54 6 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 15 9 0.60 6 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 15 12 0.80 Ashton Calder LSS JR F 17 9 0.53 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 21 12 0.57 Max Johnson BGS SR F 20 9 0.45 Will Cullen BGS JR D 22 12 0.55 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 20 9 0.45 9 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 16 11 0.69 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 21 9 0.43 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 20 11 0.55 11 Alex Barber BGS JR F 24 8 0.33 Connor Ford BGS SR F 24 11 0.46 12 8 Players Tied With 7 T.J. Lloyd BGS SO D 24 11 0.46

Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Connor Ford BGS SR F 24 5 0.21 1 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 16 3-7-10 0.62 2 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 15 4 0.27 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 16 3-7-10 0.62 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 15 4 0.27 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 20 2-8-10 0.50 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 16 4 0.25 4 Connor Ford BGS SR F 24 5-4-9 0.38 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 21 4 0.19 5 Will Cullen BGS JR D 22 1-7-8 0.36 Alex Barber BGS JR F 24 4 0.17 6 7 Players Tied With 7 Points 7 9 Players Tied With 3

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Jake Transit FSU JR F 18 2 0.11 1 Ashton Calder LSS JR F 17 4 0.24 2 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 15 1 0.07 Max Johnson BGS SR F 20 4 0.20 Ryan Sandelin MNS SO F 15 1 0.07 3 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 15 3 0.20 André Ghantous NMU SO F 16 1 0.06 Brian Halonen MTU JR F 19 3 0.16 Yuki Miura LSS SR C/LW 17 1 0.06 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 20 3 0.15 Pete Veillette LSS JR F 17 1 0.06 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 24 3 0.12 Garrett Klee NMU JR F 17 1 0.06 7 9 Players Tied With 2 Sam Craggs BGS SR F 20 1 0.05 Justin Wells BGS SR D 24 1 0.04 Taylor Schneider BGS JR F 24 1 0.04 Evan Dougherty BGS JR F 24 1 0.04

Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 24 +25 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 15 1 2 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 24 +24 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 20 1 3 Justin Wells BGS SR D 24 +17 4 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 16 +15 5 Will Cullen BGS JR D 22 +14 6 Max Johnson BGS SR F 20 +12 7 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 15 +11 Jack McNeely MNS SR D 16 +11 9 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 16 +10 T.J. Lloyd BGS SO D 24 +10

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Ben Newhouse NMU SR D 20 53 2.65 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 228 138 .623 2 Michael Van Unen NMU SO D 20 45 2.25 2 Connor Ford BGS SR F 267 163 .621 3 Connor Fedorek FSU SOD 19 35 1.84 3 Ross Armour BMJ JR F 96 65 .596 4 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 21 32 1.52 4 Dustin Manz LSS SO F 142 98 .592 5 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 18 31 1.72 5 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 284 199 .588 6 Drew Lennon ALH JR D 14 28 2.00 6 Sam Morton MNS JR F 53 38 .582 7 Yuki Miura LSS SR C/LW 17 27 1.59 7 Alex Frye NMU SO F 127 98 .564 8 Ayodele Adeniye ALH FR D 14 26 1.86 8 Jared Spooner MNS SR F 62 48 .564 Blake Evennou FSU SOD 19 26 1.37 9 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 37 30 .552 Joseph Nardi NMU SRF 20 26 1.30 10 Ondrej Pavel MNS FR F 37 31 .544 WCHA Overall Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 14 834:51 11 0.79 13-1-0 8 260 .959 2 Blake Pietila MTU SO 16 922:04 24 1.56 11-4-0 3 385 .941 3 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 15 804:14 24 1.79 7-3-3 1 371 .939 4 Zack Rose BGSU SO 9 516:16 16 1.86 7-2-0 1 171 .914 5 David Fessenden ALH SO 9 502:29 19 2.27 3-4-1 1 267 .934 6 Eric Dop BGSU SR 16 917:51 37 2.42 9-6-0 0 415 .918 7 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 15 897:53 39 2.61 6-6-3 0 424 .916 8 Nolan Kent NMU JR 10 589:35 32 3.26 2-7-0 0 248 .886 9 Logan Stein FSU FR 9 516:34 34 3.95 0-8-1 0 248 .879 10 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 11 575:55 39 4.06 1-7-0 1 260 .870 11 Derek Krall ALH FR 7 317:21 25 4.73 0-5-0 0 144 .852

Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 14 834:51 11 0.79 13-1-0 8 260 .959 2 Blake Pietila MTU SO 16 922:04 24 1.56 11-4-0 3 385 .941 3 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 15 804:14 24 1.79 7-3-3 1 371 .939 4 David Fessenden ALH SO 9 502:29 19 2.27 3-4-1 1 267 .934 5 Eric Dop BGSU SR 16 917:51 37 2.42 9-6-0 0 415 .918 6 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 15 897:53 39 2.61 6-6-3 0 424 .916 7 Zack Rose BGSU SO 9 516:16 16 1.86 7-2-0 1 171 .914 8 Nolan Kent NMU JR 10 589:35 32 3.26 2-7-0 0 248 .886 9 Logan Stein FSU FR 9 516:34 34 3.95 0-8-1 0 248 .879 10 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 11 575:55 39 4.06 1-7-0 1 260 .870 11 Derek Krall ALH FR 7 317:21 25 4.73 0-5-0 0 144 .852

Saves GP SVS/G Saves Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 15 28.3 424 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 14 8 2 Eric Dop BGSU SR 16 25.9 415 2 Blake Pietila MTU SO 16 3 3 Blake Pietila MTU SO 16 24.1 385 3 Mark Sinclair MTU SR 7 2 4 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 15 24.7 371 4 David Fessenden ALH SO 9 1 5 David Fessenden ALH SO 9 29.7 267 Zack Rose BGSU SO 9 1 6 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 11 23.6 260 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 11 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 14 18.6 260 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 15 1 8 Logan Stein FSU FR 9 27.6 248 Nolan Kent NMU JR 10 24.8 248 10 Zack Rose BGSU SO 9 19.0 171 11 Derek Krall ALH FR 7 20.6 144 12 Mark Sinclair MTU SR 7 16.9 118 13 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 5 22.4 112 14 Connor Ryckman NMU JR 5 19.8 99 15 Ethan Langenegger LSSU FR 4 13.8 55 16 John Hawthorne NMU SO 2 25.5 51 17 Seth Eisele LSSU SO 3 15.3 46 18 Michael Carr BMJ SO 2 14.0 28 19 Carter McPhail FSU SO 2 13.0 26 20 Ryan Edquist MNS SR 2 11.0 22 WCHA Men Team Overall Statistics

TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE Team GamesGoalsG/GM Team GamesGoalsG/GM 1 Minnesota State 16 59 3.69 1 Minnesota State 16 17 1.06 2 Bowling Green 24 84 3.50 2 Michigan Tech 21 41 1.95 3 Northern Michigan 20 57 2.85 3 Bowling Green 24 54 2.25 4 Bemidji State 16 45 2.81 4 Lake Superior State 17 39 2.29 5 Michigan Tech 21 58 2.76 5 Bemidji State 16 42 2.62 6 Lake Superior State 17 46 2.71 6 Alabama Huntsville 14 49 3.50 7 Ferris State 19 46 2.42 7 Northern Michigan 20 72 3.60 8 Alabama Huntsville 14 25 1.79 8 Ferris State 19 81 4.26

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHA PP % Team TotalsSHFPK % 1 Minnesota State 20/62 1 32.3 1 Bemidji State 39/42 1 92.9 2 Michigan Tech 14/66 1 21.2 2 Minnesota State 45/51 1 88.2 3 Alabama Huntsville 8/41 0 19.5 3 Michigan Tech 51/58 0 87.9 4 Bowling Green 19/98 0 19.4 4 Lake Superior State 64/74 2 86.5 5 Northern Michigan 13/73 3 17.8 5 Alabama Huntsville 49/61 0 80.3 6 Ferris State 11/64 2 17.2 6 Northern Michigan 62/78 2 79.5 7 Bemidji State 8/54 2 14.8 7 Bowling Green 65/82 4 79.3 8 Lake Superior State 6/64 0 9.4 8 Ferris State 45/66 2 68.2

PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL Team GamesPIMPIM/G Team GamesSOGSOG/G 1 Minnesota State 16 211 13.2 1 Minnesota State 16 579 36.2 2 Lake Superior State 17 215 12.6 2 Bowling Green 24 851 35.5 3 Alabama Huntsville 14 175 12.5 3 Michigan Tech 21 643 30.6 4 Northern Michigan 20 238 11.9 4 Northern Michigan 20 585 29.2 5 Bowling Green 24 284 11.8 5 Bemidji State 16 454 28.4 6 Ferris State 19 190 10.0 6 Lake Superior State 17 449 26.4 7 Michigan Tech 21 187 8.9 7 Ferris State 19 494 26.0 8 Bemidji State 16 131 8.2 8 Alabama Huntsville 14 273 19.5

SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal 1 Bowling Green 26 25 33 0 84 1 Minnesota State 5 8 4 0 17 2 Minnesota State 18 28 13 0 59 2 Lake Superior State 10 16 12 1 39 3 Michigan Tech 16 19 22 1 58 3 Michigan Tech 10 15 16 0 41 4 Northern Michigan 15 21 18 3 57 4 Bemidji State 14 16 11 1 42 5 Ferris State 15 16 15 0 46 5 Alabama Huntsville 14 17 18 0 49 Lake Superior State 14 14 15 3 46 6 Bowling Green 13 24 15 2 54 7 Bemidji State 11 19 14 1 45 7 Northern Michigan 26 18 25 3 72 8 Alabama Huntsville 7 12 5 1 25 8 Ferris State 21 30 28 2 81

SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Minnesota State 20 1 +19 6 1 -5 +14 2 Bowling Green 19 0 +19 17 4 -13 +6 Michigan Tech 14 1 +13 7 0 -7 +6 4 Bemidji State 8 2 +6 3 1 -2 +4 5 Lake Superior State 6 0 +6 10 2 -8 -2 6 Alabama Huntsville 8 0 +8 12 0 -12 -4 Northern Michigan 13 3 +10 16 2 -14 -4 8 Ferris State 11 2 +9 21 2 -19 -10 National Category Leaders

Points Per Game GP G-A-P P/GM Goals Against Average Minutes GA GAA 1 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 22 17-16-33 1.50 1 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 834:51 11 0.79 2 Will Calverley RIT JR F 14 10-10-20 1.43 2 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 1152:48 30 1.56 3 Odeen Tufto Quinnipiac SRF22 4-27-31 1.41 3 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 922:04 24 1.56 4 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan FR F 16 5-16-21 1.31 4 Cameron Rowe Wisconsin FR 520:16 14 1.61 5 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 20 14-12-26 1.30 5 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 1303:11 36 1.66 Joseph Nardi Northern Michigan SRF 20 9-17-26 1.30 6 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 1031:09 29 1.69 7 Matt Boldy (MIN) Boston College SO F 15 6-13-19 1.27 7 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 804:14 24 1.79 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JR F 15 7-12-19 1.27 8 Zack Rose Bowling Green SO 516:16 16 1.86 Zach Solow Northeastern SRF15 8-11-19 1.27 9 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 1023:43 32 1.88 10 André Ghantous Northern Michigan SOF 16 6-14-20 1.25 10 Ethan Haider (NSH) Clarkson FR 839:52 28 2.00 11 Tobias Fladeby American International SR F 13 9-7-16 1.23 11 Matt Murray Massachusetts SR 776:27 26 2.01 12 Keaton Mastrodonato Canisius SOF 9 7-4-11 1.22 12 Jacob Barczewski Canisius SO 238:35 8 2.01 Jonny Evans UConn JRF1812-10-22 1.22 13 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 846:32 29 2.06 14 Linus Weissbach (BUF) Wisconsin SRF 22 8-18-26 1.18 14 Strauss Mann Michigan JR 836:51 29 2.08 15 Brandon Kruse (VGK) Bowling Green SR F 24 10-18-28 1.17 15 Trevin Kozlowski Army West Point SR 825:58 29 2.11 16 Jordan Kawaguchi North Dakota SRF 20 5-18-23 1.15 16 Emil Zetterquist St. Lawrence JR 728:56 26 2.14 17 Luke Santerno Bentley SRF14 5-11-16 1.14 17 Ludvig Persson Miami FR 831:17 31 2.24 18 Cade Borchardt Minnesota State SOF 16 7-11-18 1.12 18 David Fessenden Alabama Huntsville SO 502:29 19 2.27 19 Mitchell Martan Canisius JR F 9 3-7-10 1.11 19 Ryan Fanti Minnesota Duluth SO 969:01 37 2.29 Kent Johnson Michigan FRF18 6-14-20 1.11 20 Stefano Durante American International SR 570:35 22 2.31 21 Bobby Trivigno Massachusetts JRF 19 7-14-21 1.11 21 Carter Gylander (DET) Colgate FR 743:03 29 2.34 Scott Reedy (SJS) Minnesota SR F 19 7-14-21 1.11 22 Matt Ladd Canisius JR 299:01 12 2.41 Grant Hebert Robert Morris JR F 19 7-14-21 1.11 23 Eric Dop Bowling Green SR 917:51 37 2.42 24 Chayse Primeau Omaha JRF20 8-14-22 1.10 24 Drew DeRidder Michigan State JR 1136:44 46 2.43 25 Nick Swaney (MIN) Minnesota Duluth SR F 21 9-14-23 1.10 25 Zack LaRocque Air Force SR 289:40 12 2.49

Points Per Game (Defensemen) GP G-A-P P/GM Save Percentage Saves GA Save % 1 Jordan Harris (MTL) Northeastern JR D 15 5-11-16 1.07 1 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 260 11 .959 2 Matt Kiersted North Dakota SRD 20 3-16-19 0.95 2 Cameron Rowe Wisconsin FR 241 14 .945 3 Jayden Struble (MTL) Northeastern SO D 12 2-9-11 0.92 3 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 492 30 .943 4 Zach Metsa Quinnipiac JRD225-15-20 0.91 4 Jacob Barczewski Canisius SO 131 8 .942 5 Kalle Eriksson New Hampshire SO D 19 5-12-17 0.89 5 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 385 24 .941 Nick Jenny Robert Morris SR D 19 6-11-17 0.89 6 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 371 24 .939 7 Brennan Kapcheck American International SR D 16 0-14-14 0.88 7 Emil Zetterquist St. Lawrence JR 376 26 .935 Cam York (PHI) Michigan SO D 16 3-11-14 0.88 8 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 418 29 .935 9 Nick Perbix (TBL) St. Cloud State JR D 21 5-13-18 0.86 9 Ludvig Persson Miami FR 445 31 .935 10 Matthew Kessel (STL) Massachusetts SOD 19 9-7-16 0.84 10 David Fessenden Alabama Huntsville SO 267 19 .934 Zac Jones (NYR) Massachusetts SO D 19 5-11-16 0.84 11 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 403 29 .933 12 Drew Helleson (COL) Boston College SO D 15 4-8-12 0.80 12 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 500 36 .933 13 Jackson LaCombe (ANA) Minnesota SOD 18 3-11-14 0.78 13 Drew DeRidder Michigan State JR 632 46 .932 Brandon Scanlin Omaha SO D 18 2-12-14 0.78 14 Strauss Mann Michigan JR 363 29 .926 15 Will Cullen Bowling Green JR D 22 5-12-17 0.77 15 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 397 32 .925 Ronnie Attard (PHI) Western Michigan SO D 22 6-11-17 0.77 16 Noah West Robert Morris FR 385 32 .923 17 Joseph Maziarz Mercyhurst SO D 17 1-12-13 0.76 17 Matt Ladd Canisius JR 144 12 .923 18 Jared Brandt Niagara SR D 11 2-6-8 0.73 18 Ethan Haider (NSH) Clarkson FR 328 28 .921 19 Owen Power Michigan FRD183-10-13 0.72 19 Isaiah Saville (VGK) Omaha SO 512 44 .921 20 Drew Bavaro Bentley FR D 14 2-8-10 0.71 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 16 5-16-21 1.31 1 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 13-1-0 .929 2 Kent Johnson Michigan F18 6-14-20 1.11 2 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 12-1-1 .893 3 Randy Hernandez Robert Morris F 19 8-12-20 1.05 3 Cameron Rowe Wisconsin FR 7-1-0 .875 4 Carson Briere Mercyhurst F 18 4-14-18 1.00 4 Drew Commesso (CHI) Boston University FR 5-1-0 .833 Veeti Miettinen (TOR) St. Cloud State F 21 9-12-21 1.00 5 Matt Ladd Canisius JR 4-1-0 .800 6 Nikita Nesterenko (MIN) Boston College F 17 7-9-16 0.94 6 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 13-3-1 .794 7 Alex Jefferies (NYI) Merrimack F 11 4-6-10 0.91 7 Zack Rose Bowling Green SO 7-2-0 .778 8 Dante Sheriff Mercyhurst F 16 5-9-14 0.88 8 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 15-5-0 .750 Matty Beniers Michigan F 16 5-9-14 0.88 Jacob Barczewski Canisius SO 3-1-0 .750 Brendan Brisson (VGK) Michigan F 16 7-7-14 0.88 10 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 11-4-0 .733 11 Tyrone Bronte Alabama Huntsville F 14 4-8-12 0.86 11 Trevin Kozlowski Army West Point SR 9-3-1 .731 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State F 21 12-6-18 0.86 12 Noah West Robert Morris FR 8-3-0 .727 13 Luke Tuch (MTL) Boston University F 10 4-4-8 0.80 13 Stefano Durante American International SR 7-3-0 .700 Alex Campbell (NSH) Clarkson F 20 4-12-16 0.80 14 Matt Murray Massachusetts SR 9-4-0 .692 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver F 20 11-5-16 0.80 15 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 13-5-4 .682 Gunnarwolfe Fontaine (NSH) Northeastern F 15 5-7-12 0.80 16 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 7-3-3 .654 Dylan Jackson Northeastern F 15 3-9-12 0.80 17 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 9-4-4 .647 Travis Treloar Ohio State F 20 6-10-16 0.80 18 Isaiah Saville (VGK) Omaha SO 11-6-1 .639 19 Colby Ambrosio (COL) Boston College F 17 6-7-13 0.76 19 Ryan Fanti Minnesota Duluth SO 9-5-2 .625 20 Riese Gaber North Dakota F 20 8-7-15 0.75 20 Alex Aslanidis Western Michigan FR 5-3-1 .611 National Category Leaders

Goals Per Game GP G G/GM Assists Per Game GP A A/GM 1 Keaton Mastrodonato Canisius SOF 9 7 0.78 1 Odeen Tufto Quinnipiac SRF2227 1.23 2 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 22 17 0.77 2 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan FR F 16 16 1.00 3 Colin Bilek Army West Point JR F 16 12 0.75 3 Jordan Kawaguchi North Dakota SRF 2018 0.90 4 Will Calverley RIT JR F 14 10 0.71 4 Jáchym Kondelík (NSH) UConn JR F 18 16 0.89 5 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 20 14 0.70 5 Brennan Kapcheck American International SR D 16 14 0.88 6 Tobias Fladeby American International SRF 13 9 0.69 Nathan Smith (WPG) Minnesota State SO F 16 14 0.88 7 Jonny Evans UConn JRF1812 0.67 André Ghantous Northern Michigan SO F 1614 0.88 8 Sampo Ranta (COL) Minnesota JRF 2214 0.64 8 Matt Boldy (MIN) Boston College SO F 15 13 0.87 9 Jonathan Bendorf Mercyhurst SOF 1811 0.61 9 Joseph Nardi Northern Michigan SR F 20 17 0.85 10 AJ Vanderbeck Northern Michigan SO F 20 12 0.60 10 Linus Weissbach (BUF) Wisconsin SRF 2218 0.82 Owen Sillinger Bemidji State JR F 15 9 0.60 11 Chris Theodore American International JR F 16 13 0.81 Jay O'Brien (PHI) Boston University SO F 10 6 0.60 12 Matt Kiersted North Dakota SRD 2016 0.80 13 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State FRF 2112 0.57 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JRF 1512 0.80 Cole Koepke (TBL) Minnesota Duluth JR F 21 12 0.57 14 Nick Prkusic Robert Morris SR F 19 15 0.79 Simon Gravel Canisius SO F 7 4 0.57 15 Luke Santerno Bentley SRF1411 0.79 16 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver FR F 20 11 0.55 16 Carson Briere Mercyhurst FR F 18 14 0.78 17 Ty Smilanic (FLA) Quinnipiac FR F 22 12 0.55 Kent Johnson Michigan FRF1814 0.78 Andre Lee (LOS) UMass Lowell SOF 11 6 0.55 Mitchell Martan Canisius JR F 9 7 0.78 19 Zach Solow Northeastern SRF15 8 0.53 19 Cameron Buhl St. Lawrence SOF 1310 0.77 Aidan McDonough (VAN) Northeastern SO F 15 8 0.53 20 Jack McBain (MIN) Boston College JR F 17 13 0.76 21 Ashton Calder Lake Superior State JRF 17 9 0.53 21 Brandon Kruse (VGK) Bowling Green SR F 24 18 0.75 22 Carson Gicewicz Massachusetts SRF 1910 0.53 Jayden Struble (MTL) Northeastern SO D 12 9 0.75 23 Ethen Frank Western Michigan SRF 2111 0.52 23 Bobby Trivigno Massachusetts JRF 1914 0.74 24 9 Players Tied With 0.50 Scott Reedy (SJS) Minnesota SR F 19 14 0.74 Grant Hebert Robert Morris JR F 19 14 0.74

Power Play Goals GP PPG/G PPG Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 1 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State FRF 21 0.33 7 1 Marc McLaughlin Boston College JR F 17 5 2 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver FR F 20 0.30 6 2 Ashton Calder Lake Superior State JRF 17 4 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 20 0.30 6 Scott Reedy (SJS) Minnesota SR F 19 4 Ethan de Jong Quinnipiac JRF22 0.27 6 Max Johnson Bowling Green SR F 20 4 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 22 0.27 6 Kobe Roth Minnesota Duluth SRF 21 4 6 Aidan McDonough (VAN) Northeastern SO F 15 0.33 5 Ty Smilanic (FLA) Quinnipiac FR F 22 4 Colin Bilek Army West Point JR F 16 0.31 5 7 18 Players Tied With 3 Matthew Kessel (STL) Massachusetts SOD 19 0.26 5 Patrick Grasso New Hampshire SR F 19 0.26 5 Jackson Cates Minnesota Duluth JRF 21 0.24 5 Veeti Miettinen (TOR) St. Cloud State FR F 21 0.24 5 Ethen Frank Western Michigan SRF 21 0.24 5 Connor Ford Bowling Green SR F 24 0.21 5 14 20 Players Tied With 4

Shorthanded Goals GP SHG/G SHG 1 Marc McLaughlin Boston College JR F 17 0.18 3 2 Logan Cockerill (NYI) Boston University SR F 6 0.33 2 Eduards Tralmaks Maine SR F 10 0.20 2 Jake Transit Ferris State JR F 18 0.11 2 Jackson LaCombe (ANA) Minnesota SO D 18 0.11 2 Filip Engarås (EDM) New Hampshire JR F 18 0.11 2 Paul Washe Western Michigan SRF 22 0.09 2 Owen Lindmark (FLA) Wisconsin SO F 22 0.09 2 9 61 Players Tied With 1 National Team Leaders TEAM SCORING TEAM DEFENSE

SCORING OFFENSE GP Goals G/GM SCORING DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM 1Boston College 17 69 4.06 1Minnesota State 16 17 1.06 2Robert Morris 19 75 3.95 2Minnesota 22 41 1.86 3North Dakota 20 77 3.85 Quinnipiac 22 41 1.86 4Minnesota 22 84 3.82 4Massachusetts 19 36 1.89 5Wisconsin 22 83 3.77 5Michigan Tech 21 41 1.95 6Northeastern 15 56 3.73 6American International 16 32 2.00 7Boston University 10 37 3.70 North Dakota 20 40 2.00 8American International 16 59 3.69 8Michigan 18 37 2.06 Minnesota State 16 59 3.69 9Canisius 9 20 2.22 10Canisius 9 33 3.67 10Minnesota Duluth 21 47 2.24 11 Michigan 18 65 3.61 11Bowling Green 24 54 2.25 12Omaha 20 72 3.60 12Providence 19 43 2.26 13Bowling Green 24 84 3.50 13Boston College 17 39 2.29 14RIT 16 54 3.38 Lake Superior State 17 39 2.29 15Quinnipiac 22 74 3.36 15Army West Point 16 37 2.31 16Mercyhurst 18 60 3.33 16Clarkson 20 48 2.40 17St. Cloud State 21 69 3.29 17St. Lawrence 13 32 2.46 18Massachusetts 19 62 3.26 18Boston University 10 25 2.50 19UConn 18 54 3.00 19Wisconsin 22 56 2.55 UMass Lowell 11 33 3.00 20Omaha 20 52 2.60 Minnesota Duluth 21 63 3.00 21Bemidji State 16 42 2.62 Niagara 13 39 3.00 22St. Cloud State 21 56 2.67 23Penn State 18 53 2.94 23UConn 18 49 2.72 24Army West Point 16 47 2.94 24Notre Dame 22 60 2.73 25Western Michigan 22 64 2.91 25Robert Morris 19 52 2.74 26Northern Michigan 20 57 2.85 26Michigan State 20 56 2.80 27Bemidji State 16 45 2.81 27Colgate 17 48 2.82 28Clarkson 20 56 2.80 28Denver 20 59 2.95 Maine 10 28 2.80 29Northeastern 15 45 3.00 30 Michigan Tech 21 58 2.76 30Vermont 10 31 3.10 31Providence 19 52 2.74 31Holy Cross 14 45 3.21 32Lake Superior State 17 46 2.71 32Bentley 14 46 3.29 33Arizona State 22 58 2.64 33Sacred Heart 14 47 3.36 Notre Dame 22 58 2.64 34Miami 22 74 3.36 35Denver 20 52 2.60 35RIT 16 55 3.44 36Bentley 14 34 2.43 36Mercyhurst 18 62 3.44 37Ferris State 19 46 2.42 Penn State 18 62 3.44 New Hampshire 19 46 2.42 38Alabama Huntsville 14 49 3.50 39Sacred Heart 14 33 2.36 Colorado College 18 63 3.50 40Merrimack 14 31 2.21 40Northern Michigan 20 72 3.60 41St. Lawrence 13 28 2.15 Ohio State 20 72 3.60 42Air Force 11 23 2.09 42Western Michigan 22 80 3.64 43Ohio State 20 41 2.05 43Long Island University 10 37 3.70 44Colgate 17 34 2.00 44UMass Lowell 11 42 3.82 45Miami 22 42 1.91 45New Hampshire 19 74 3.89 46Long Island University 10 19 1.90 46Merrimack 14 55 3.93 47Holy Cross 14 26 1.86 47Niagara 13 53 4.08 48Alabama Huntsville 14 25 1.79 48Air Force 11 45 4.09 49Colorado College 18 32 1.78 49Arizona State 22 93 4.23 50Michigan State 20 35 1.75 50Ferris State 19 81 4.26 51Vermont 10 14 1.40 51Maine 10 43 4.30 National Team Leaders POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL

POWER PLAY Totals SHA PP% PENALTY KILL Totals SHF PK% 1Minnesota State 20/62 1 32.3 1St. Lawrence 42/45 2 93.3 2Northeastern 22/72 0 30.6 2Bemidji State 39/42 1 92.9 3Wisconsin 20/66 1 30.3 3Omaha 71/77 292.2 4Western Michigan 18/68 2 26.5 4Massachusetts 77/84 3 91.7 5Michigan 13/50 0 26.0 5Providence 64/70 1 91.4 6Robert Morris 20/77 5 26.0 6Canisius 28/31 1 90.3 7Massachusetts 19/80 2 23.8 7Minnesota State 45/51 1 88.2 8Penn State 12/51 1 23.5 Quinnipiac 75/85 1 88.2 9 American International 18/78 1 23.1 9Michigan Tech 51/58 0 87.9 10Quinnipiac 24/106 1 22.6 10North Dakota 78/90 3 86.7 11North Dakota 20/89 0 22.5 11Lake Superior State 64/74 2 86.5 12Maine 10/45 122.2 12Minnesota 48/56 4 85.7 13Omaha 18/82 422.0 13St. Cloud State 68/80 1 85.0 14Army West Point 16/73 1 21.9 14Wisconsin 49/58 3 84.5 Minnesota 16/73 1 21.9 15Boston College 58/69 6 84.1 16Canisius 7/32 0 21.9 16Boston University 37/45 2 82.2 17St. Cloud State 15/70 0 21.4 17Bentley 50/61 0 82.0 18Bentley 10/47 0 21.3 Northeastern 50/61 1 82.0 19Michigan Tech 14/66 1 21.2 19Clarkson 62/76 1 81.6 20RIT 16/76 121.1 20Mercyhurst 56/69 1 81.2 21Mercyhurst 12/59 2 20.3 21Maine 43/53 3 81.1 22Minnesota Duluth 16/80 1 20.0 Sacred Heart 43/53 0 81.1 23 Alabama Huntsville 8/41 0 19.5 23Niagara 38/47 2 80.9 24Ohio State 13/67 3 19.4 24Alabama Huntsville 49/61 0 80.3 25Bowling Green 19/98 0 19.4 RIT 49/61 480.3 26New Hampshire 17/88 3 19.3 26Denver 60/75 1 80.0 27Sacred Heart 10/52 4 19.2 Notre Dame 48/60 1 80.0 28Providence 14/73 5 19.2 28Robert Morris 55/69 1 79.7 29UMass Lowell 7/38 2 18.4 29Northern Michigan 62/78 2 79.5 30Arizona State 13/72 3 18.1 30Holy Cross 46/58 1 79.3 31Northern Michigan 13/73 3 17.8 31Bowling Green 65/82 4 79.3 32Niagara 9/51 2 17.6 32Miami 56/71 0 78.9 33Clarkson 13/74 1 17.6 Michigan State 56/71 0 78.9 34Boston University 8/46 1 17.4 34UConn 63/80 2 78.8 35UConn 14/81 217.3 35Michigan 46/59 0 78.0 36Ferris State 11/64 2 17.2 36Colgate 49/63 2 77.8 37Denver 14/83 1 16.9 37Penn State 41/53 0 77.4 38Notre Dame 9/56 0 16.1 38American International 54/70 1 77.1 39Miami 12/77 115.6 39Ohio State 57/74 0 77.0 40Bemidji State 8/54 2 14.8 40Minnesota Duluth 61/80 2 76.2 Merrimack 8/54 2 14.8 41Western Michigan 60/79 2 75.9 42St. Lawrence 6/41 1 14.6 42Arizona State 43/57 1 75.4 43Holy Cross 7/49 1 14.3 43Vermont 30/40 0 75.0 44Boston College 9/65 3 13.8 44Army West Point 41/55 2 74.5 45Vermont 5/38 2 13.2 45Long Island University 37/50 1 74.0 46Air Force 5/40 1 12.5 46Merrimack 44/60 1 73.3 47Lake Superior State 6/64 0 9.4 47Colorado College 44/63 1 69.8 48Colgate 5/54 1 9.3 48Air Force 39/56 2 69.6 49Michigan State 4/53 0 7.5 49New Hampshire 53/77 2 68.8 50Colorado College 4/66 3 6.1 50UMass Lowell 28/41 2 68.3 51Long Island University 2/34 2 5.9 51Ferris State 45/66 2 68.2