2020-21 DIVISION I MEN’S HOCKEY MEDIA KIT NOTES College hockey is in an era of unprecedented talent, parity and success on and off the ice. Consider: - More than half of all teams (33) have reached the NCAA Tournament in the last five tournaments, and 13 of those have reached the Frozen Four - A record 33% of all NHL players in 2018-19 developed in the NCAA ranks - 92% of all NCAA Division I men’s hockey players will earn a degree, among the top graduation rates of all NCAA men’s sports KEY DATES Nov. 13 First games of the season Dec. 26-Jan. 5 IIHF World Junior Championship (Edmonton, Alberta) Feb. 14-21 USA Hockey’s Hockey Week Across America March 5-6 Conference tournament play begins in Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, ECAC Hockey and WCHA March 12-13 Conference tournament play begins in Hockey East and NCHC March 20 Conference championship games March 21 NCAA Selection Show March 26-28 NCAA Regionals (scheduled for Bridgeport, Conn.; Fargo, N.D.; Loveland, Colo.; Manchester, N.H.) April 8 & 10 NCAA Frozen Four (scheduled for PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh) OF NOTE Nine teams have opted out of the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19. Where those teams or players on those teams are noted in this document they are marked with an asterisk * collegehockeyinc.com | @collegehockey 2020-21 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT DIVISION I PLAYERS BY HOMETOWN United States – 66% Canada – 26% Europe – 115 players (from 17 countries) Japan – 3 players Australia – 1 player American players come from 40 states. The top 10: Minnesota – 204 Michigan – 142 Massachusetts – 102 New York – 74 Illinois – 65 New Jersey – 49 Pennsylvania – 43 Wisconsin – 43 California – 34 Colorado – 29 Canadian players come from 10 provinces. The top six: Ontario – 160 Alberta – 82 British Columbia – 80 Quebec – 31 Saskatchewan – 20 Manitoba – 18 Top European countries: Sweden – 41 Finland – 21 Latvia – 12 Czech Rep. – 9 Russia – 7 BY JUNIOR LEAGUE Division I players come from 24 junior/high school leagues. The top producers sending players directly to Division I: USHL – 615 players (includes 50 from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program) NAHL – 311 BCHL – 268 AJHL – 92 OJHL – 60 USPHL – 59 CCHL – 54 Prep Schools – 30 2020-21 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS ENTERING 2020-21 Points: Shorthanded Goals: Odeen Tufto, Quinnipiac – 121 Matt Tugnutt, Providence – 5 Brandon Kruse, Bowling Green – 108 Alden Dupuis, RIT – 5 Alex Limoges, Penn State – 103 Brendan Hamblet, Bentley – 4 Max Johnson, Bowling Green – 98 Zach Solow, Northeastern – 4 Johnny Walker, Arizona State – 96 Logan Hutsko, Boston College – 90 Game-Winning Goals: Jordan Kawaguchi, North Dakota – 90 Tobias Fladeby, AIC – 10 Luke Santerno, Bentley – 89 Mitchell Lewandowski, Michigan State – 10 Mitchell Lewandowski, Michigan State – 88 Zach Solow, Northeastern – 10 Connor Ford, Bowling Green – 86 Overtime Goals: Goals: Angus Crookshank, New Hampshire – 3 Johnny Walker, Arizona State – 60 Jordan Kawaguchi, North Dakota – 3 Mitchell Lewandowski, Michigan State – 43 Ludwig Stenlund, Niagara – 3 Easton Brodzinski, St. Cloud State – 42 Nick Swaney, Minnesota Duluth – 3 Patrick Grasso, New Hampshire – 42 Odeen Tufto, Quinnipiac – 3 Alex Limoges, Penn State – 41 Cameron Wright, Bowling Green – 38 Games Played: Max Johnson, Bowling Green – 38 Brandon Kruse, Bowling Green – 120 Logan Hutsko, Boston College – 37 Joseph Nardi, Northern Michigan – 120 Connor Ford, Bowling Green – 37 Justin Misiak, Michigan Tech – 119 Charlie Combs, Michigan State – 36 Connor Ford, Bowling Green – 117 Sam Craggs, Bowling Green – 117 Assists: Matt Hellickson, Notre Dame – 117 Odeen Tufto, Quinnipiac – 90 Seamus Donohue, St. Cloud State – 117 Brandon Kruse, Bowling Green – 81 Colin Thiesen, Notre Dame – 117 Alex Limoges, Penn State – 62 Brennan Kapcheck, AIC – 62 Consecutive Games Played (Active): Luke Santerno, Bentley – 60 Brandon Kruse, Bowling Green – 120 Jordan Kawaguchi, North Dakota – 60 Joseph Nardi, Northern Michigan – 120 Max Johnson, Bowling Green – 60 Steven Jandric, Denver – 54 Logan Hutsko, Boston College – 53 Marc Johnstone, Sacred Heart – 52 Power-Play Goals: Max Johnson, Bowling Green – 22 Johnny Walker, Arizona State – 22 Connor Ford, Bowling Green – 21 Patrick Grasso, New Hampshire – 20 2020-21 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS ENTERING 2020-21 Saves: Shutouts: Logan Drackett, RIT – 2,182 *Matthew Galajda, Cornell – 19 Brian Wilson, Niagara – 2,167 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State – 14 *Darion Hanson, Union – 2,010 David Hrenak, St. Cloud State – 9 David Hrenak, St. Cloud State – 2,003 Tommy Nappier, Ohio State – 8 Mark Sinclair, Michigan Tech – 1,967 Matt Murray, Massachusetts – 8 *Ryan Ferland, Princeton – 1,909 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State – 8 *Matthew Galajda, Cornell – 1,844 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State – 1,690 Goals-Against Average: Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State – 1,675 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State – 1.53 Matt Murray, Massachusetts – 1,632 *Matthew Galajda, Cornell – 1.64 Filip Lindberg, Massachusetts – 1.75 Save Percentage: Tommy Nappier, Ohio State – 1.92 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State – .934 Spencer Knight, Boston College – 1.97 Tommy Nappier, Ohio State – .934 Chad Veltri, Niagara – .931 Most Games Played: Spencer Knight, Boston College – .931 David Hrenak, St. Cloud State – 88 Filip Lindberg, Massachusetts – .930 *Matthew Galajda, Cornell – 86 *Matthew Galadja, Cornell – .930 Logan Drackett, RIT – 86 *Owen Savory, Rensselaer – .929 Strauss Mann, Michigan – .924 Magnus Chrona, Denver – .920 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State – .919 Goaltending Wins: *Matthew Galajda, Cornell – 60 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State – 54 David Hrenak, St. Cloud State – 49 Matt Murray, Massachusetts – 42 Logan Drackett, RIT – 38 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State – 37 Keith Petruzzelli, Quinnipiac – 34 Tommy Nappier, Ohio State – 33 Josh Benson, Sacred Heart – 33 2020-21 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT RETURNING OFFENSE FROM 2019-20 Most Returning Goals: Bowling Green – 96 Minnesota – 93 North Dakota – 92 Minnesota Duluth – 90 Michigan Tech – 86 Providence – 84 Arizona State – 83 Bemidji State – 81 RIT, Boston College – 80 Most Returning Points: North Dakota – 256 Bowling Green – 253 Minnesota – 232 Minnesota State – 229 Bemidji State – 228 RIT – 221 Michigan Tech – 220 Northern Michigan – 219 Wisconsin – 218 Omaha – 213 Highest Percentage of Returning Goals: Minnesota – 93% New Hampshire – 84% Michigan Tech – 83% Providence – 82% Mercyhurst – 81% Bowling Green – 81% UMass Lowell – 80% *Yale – 79% Minnesota Duluth – 79% Niagara – 76% Highest Percentage of Returning Points: Minnesota – 87% UMass Lowell – 83% Michigan Tech – 80% Bowling Green – 78% Mercyhurst – 77% New Hampshire – 76% Niagara – 76% Providence – 76% *Yale – 75% Omaha – 75% 2020-21 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS 10 biggest teams, by average height: 10 oldest teams, by average age (as of Oct. 1): Western Michigan – 6’1.36” American International – 22 years, 191 days *Union – 6’1.17” Minnesota State – 22 years, 181 days Maine – 6’0.90” Sacred Heart – 22 years, 171 days Minnesota – 6’0.85” Niagara – 22 years, 147 days UMass Lowell – 6’0.77” Bemidji State – 22 years, 146 days Boston University – 6’0.74” Army West Point – 22 years, 132 days Bentley – 6’0.71” Lake Superior State – 22 years, 129 days Michigan – 6’0.71” Air Force – 22 years, 114 days Robert Morris – 6’0.68” Canisius – 22 years, 112 days Colgate – 6’0.63” Michigan Tech – 22 years, 101 days 10 smallest teams, by average height: 10 youngest teams, by average age (as of Oct. 1): Bemidji State – 5’11.14” Boston College – 20 years, 34 days RIT – 5’11.15” Boston University – 20 years, 279 days Northern Michigan – 5’11.19” Michigan – 21 years, 11 days Colorado College – 5’11.33” Minnesota – 21 years, 15 days Denver – 5’11.42” Wisconsin – 21 years, 56 days Alaska – 5’11.52” Northeastern – 21 years, 83 days Notre Dame – 5’11.57” Connecticut – 21 years, 134 days Wisconsin – 5’11.60” Minnesota Duluth – 21 years, 144 days New Hampshire – 5’11.61” North Dakota – 21 years, 155 days Arizona State – 5’11.67” Providence – 21 years, 181 days 10 biggest teams, by average weight: Tallest players: Western Michigan – 198.46 pounds 6’8” – Stephen Mundinger, Long Island Minnesota – 192.78 6’8” – Keenan Suthers, Maine Clarkson – 191.93 UMass Lowell – 190.70 Shortest players: North Dakota – 190.16 5’3” – Sean Dhooghe, Arizona State Bentley – 189.82 5’5” – Brock Bremer, Omaha Penn State – 189.74 Michigan Tech – 189.72 Youngest players: Canisius – 189.60 3/3/2003 – Dovar Tinling, Vermont Niagara – 189.09 11/22/02 – Owen Power, Michigan 11/5/02 – Matty Beniers, Michigan 10 smallest teams, by average weight: 10/18/02 – Kent Johnson, Michigan Colorado College – 177.00 pounds 9/9/02 – Brett Berard, Providence Northern Michigan – 177.84 Bemidji State – 178.75 RIT – 181.12 *Dartmouth – 181.48 Miami – 181.89 Alabama Huntsville – 182.69 Quinnipiac – 182.93 Bowling Green – 182.93 *Princeton – 183.41 2020-21 COLLEGE HOCKEY MEDIA KIT TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS Largest senior classes: 10 – Bowling Green, Vermont 9 – Arizona State, Denver, Penn State 8 – Air Force, Army West Point, Maine, Michigan State, North Dakota, *Princeton, Providence, RIT, Sacred Heart, St. Cloud State, *Union Largest freshman classes: 14 – Long Island 13 – Alabama Huntsville 12 – American International, Colorado College 11 – Boston College, Western Michigan 10 – Alaska, Clarkson, Ferris State, Mercyhurst, Michigan, Northern Michigan 9 – *Alaska Anchorage, St. Lawrence, Maine, Vermont Most freshmen and sophomores: 21 – Merrimack 20 – American International, Boston College,