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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) State^ 39 14 13 1 0 1/1 0 .929 56 15 22 18 3 1 81 32 2, (18/RV) Lake Superior State* 27 14 9 5 0 2/2 0 .643 39 34 24 15 6 3 65 52 (13/13) Bowling Green* 27 14 8 5 1 0/2 0 .643 46 34 28 19 8 1 99 58 4. (15/RV) Bemidji State* 24 14 8 5 1 3/2 0 .571 42 34 24 13 8 3 68 57 5. (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 20 14 7 7 0 1/0 0 .476 38 35 28 17 10 1 76 56 Northern Michigan 20 14 6 7 1 2/2 1 .476 40 47 24 8 15 1 62 87 7. Alabama Huntsville 8 14 3 11 0 1/0 0 .190 18 49 20 3 16 1 29 70 8. Ferris State 3 14 0 13 1 0/1 1 .071 28 59 23 1 21 1 54 97 Standings presented by ^-MacNaughton Cup champion/cliched No. 1 seed for WCHA Postseason; *- Clinched home ice for the WCHA Quarterfi nals 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, MARCH 12 SUNDAY, MARCH 14 No. 8 Ferris State at No. 1 (3/3) Minnesota State, 6:07 p.m. CT^ No. 8 Ferris State at No. 1 (3/3) Minnesota State#, 4:07 p.m. CT^ No. 7 Alabama Huntsville at No. 2 (18/RV) Lake Superior State, 7:07 p.m. ET^ No. 7 Alabama Huntsville at No. 2 (18/RV) Lake Superior State#, 5:07 p.m. ET^ No. 6 Northern Michigan at No. 3 (13/13) Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m. ET^ No. 6 Northern Michigan at No. 3 (13/13) Bowling Green#, 5:07 p.m. ET^ No. 5 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at No. 4 (15/RV) Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m. CT^ No. 5 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at No. 4 (15/RV) Bemidji State#, 5:07 p.m. CT^

SATURDAY, MARCH 13 No. 8 Ferris State at No. 1 (3/3) Minnesota State, 4:07 p.m. CT^ No. 7 Alabama Huntsville at No. 2 (18/RV) Lake Superior State, 5:07 p.m. ET^ No. 6 Northern Michigan at No. 3 (13/13) Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m. ET^ No. 5 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at No. 4 (15/RV) Bemidji State, 6:07 p.m. CT^ # If necessary; ^ streaming live on FloHockey.tv; rankings are USCHO.com followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine OPENING FACEOFF BY THE NUMBERS

• High-Caliber Backstops: The WCHA enters the postseason as the only Division • 36: Team-leading blocked shots total for Alabama Huntsville's Lucas Bahn. I conference with three goaltenders ranked in the top-10 nationally in goals- • 50: Career points for Bemidji State's Alex Ierullo after his game-winning against average and save percentage. Minnesota State's Dryden McKay (1.32), on March 7 against Alabama Huntsville. Michigan Tech's Blake Pietila (1.74) and Lake Superior State's Mareks Mitens • 40: Saves by Ferris State freshman goaltender Logan Stein in the Bulldogs' (1.86) rank No. 1, No, 5 and No. 8, respectively, in GAA. Pietila (.937), Mitens regular-season finale on March 6. (.934) and McKay (.933), check in at No. 4, No. 6 and No. 7, respectively in save • 25: Team-high point total for Michigan Tech's Trenton Bliss on 12 goals and 13 percentage. assists. • WCHA Announces All-Decade Team for the 2000s: The WCHA continued its • 18: Bowling Green players who have registered at least one point against recognition of 70 Years of Excellence last week with the announcement of its Northern Michigan this season. All-Decade honorees for the 2000s. • 18 (Again): Assists for Northern Michigan's Joseph Nardi, the ninth-best total • Named to the All-Decade Team were forwards of in the NCAA. College (2000-03), of Minnesota (1998-2002) • 6: Career-high consecutive games with at least a point for Lake Superior and Brett Sterling of (2002-06); defensemen State's Pete Veillette as the Lakers begin postseason play. of Minnesota (1998-2002) and of Denver • 5: Game-winning goals for Minnesota State junior forward Julian Napravnik, (2003-06) and goaltender Brian Elliot of Wisconsin (2003-07). which is tied for the NCAA lead. • Minnesota's Leopold was honored as the Player of the Decade. The first of six consecutive Hobey Baker Award winners for the league THE WEEK AHEAD during the decade, Leopold captained Minnesota's 2002 national championship squad and was a two-time WCHA Defensive Player of • No. 8 Ferris State at No. 1 (3/3) Minnesota State: The top-seeded Mavericks the Year honoree during his career. and eighth-seeded Bulldogs meet for the fourth time in the WCHA postseason. • Minnesota's was named the WCHA Coach of the Decade. Minnesota State defeated Ferris State, 4-1, in the 2014 WCHA championship Lucia, who coached at Minnesota from 1999-2018, led the Golden Gophers game and 4-0 in 2015 WCHA semifinals. Ferris State won the most recent to back-to-back national championships (2001, 2002) along with a third meeting, 2-1, in the 2016 WCHA championship game. Frozen Four appearance during the 2000s (2004-05). In WCHA play, Lucia’s • No. 7 Alabama Huntsville at No. 2 (18/RV) Lake Superior State: The Chargers Minnesota squads captured two MacNaughton Cups and three Broadmoor and Lakers will meet for the first time in WCHA postseason play. The Lakers Trophies during the decade. were 3-0-1 in the four meetings between the teams this season. • WCHA Lands Four the Top-20 This Week: Minnesota State, Bowling Green, • No. 6 Northern Michigan at No. 3 (13/13 Bowling Green): This weekend Bemidji State and Lake Superior State represent the WCHA in the latest will mark the fourth meeting between the Wildcats and Falcons in WCHA USCHO rankings released March 8. Minnesota State is up to No. 3 this week postseason play. Bowling Green swept NMU, 2-0, in the 2015 quarterfinals and while Bowling Green remains at No. 13 with Bemidji State No. 15 and Lake the 2019 semifinals with NMU taking a 2-1 series win in the 2018 semifinals. Superior State No. 18. Michigan Tech also received votes. • No. 5 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech at No. 4 (15/RV) Bemidji State: Michigan • The Mavericks and Falcons are also No. 3 and No. 13, respectively, in Tech won the only other WCHA playoff matchup with the Beavers, taking a the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine rankings this week while Lake 2-0 series sweep from BSU in the quarterfinals en route to the 2018 WCHA Superior State and Bemidji State received votes. Postseason title. • Minnesota State and Bemidji State are ranked in the latest College Hockey News Power 16 rankings released March 9. MSU is No. 5 while the Beavers are No. 13.

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

Postseason Trophy WCHA SCHOOL DIRECTORY/MEDIA SERVICES/2020-21 WCHA CAPTAINS ...... 3 ...... WCHA Championship Trophy 2019-20 Winner ...... None (Tournament Cancelled) 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 POSTSEASON HISTORY...... 7 WCHA NCAA National Champions All-Time ...... 37 WCHA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ...... 10 Key Dates WCHA NOTES ...... 11 Nov. 13...... Regular season opens Dec. 2 ...... First WCHA league game WCHA POST-REALIGNMENT CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS ...... 14 Jan. 1-2 ...... First weekend with fi ve league series Feb. 27 ...... Regular season concludes WCHA ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS ...... 15 March 12-13 ...... WCHA Playoff Opening Round March 19-20 ...... WCHA Playoff Final Round SEASON HIGHS ...... 16 March 21 ...... NCAA Selection Announcement March 26-28 ...... NCAA Regionals NON-CONFERENCE/H-TO-H/POTW, POTM ...... 17 April 8-10 ...... NCAA Frozen Four NATIONAL POLLS/WEEK-BY-WEEK ...... 18

WCHA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE ...... 19

2020-21 WCHA PRESEASON POLLS ...... 20

TEAM NOTEBOOKS ...... 21

2020-21 STATISTICS ...... 29

WEEK 17 (WCHA QUARTERFINALS MARCH 12-14, 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 17 (WCHA QUARTERFINALS MARCH 12-14, 2021) 3 wcha.com WCHA ANNOUNCES 2000S ALL-DECADE HONOREES #WEAREWCHA

Peter John Brett Jordan Matt Brian Sejna Pohl Sterling Leopold Carle Elliott Forward Forward Forward Defenseman Defenseman Goaltender Colorado College Minnesota Colorado College Minnesota Denver Wisconsin

WCHA 2000s All-Decade Team Name Pos. School Years Hometown By The Numbers Peter Sejna F Colorado College 2000-03 Liptovsky, Mikulas, Czechoslovakia 91 G/99 A/190 Pts John Pohl F Minnesota 1998-2002 Red Wing, Minn. 71 G/129 A/200 Pts Brett Sterling F Colorado College 2002-06 Los Angeles, Calif. 108 G/76 A/184 Pts Jordan Leopold D Minnesota 1998-2002 Golden Valley, Minn. 45 G/99 A/144 Pts Matt Carle D Denver 2003-06 Anchorage, Alaska 28 G/91 A/119 Pts G Wisconsin 2003-07 Newmarket, Ont. 86 Gms/.931 Sv. Pct./1.78 GAA Coach of the Decade Player of the Decade Don Lucia, Minnesota Jordan Leopold, Minnesota Former Minnesota, Colorado College and Alaska The fi rst of six consecutive Hobey Baker Award winners Fairbanks head coach Don Lucia has been named the for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association between WCHA's Coach of the Decade for the 2000s. 2002-2007, Minnesota’s Jordan Leopold has been Lucia, who coached at Minnesota from 1999-2018, led the named the WCHA Player of the Decade for the 2000s. Leopold debuted with the Gophers in 1998-99, registering Golden Gophers to back-to-back national championships 23 points on seven goals and 16 assists to earn All- (2001, 2002) along with a third Frozen Four appearance WCHA and WCHA All-Rookie honors. He followed his Don Lucia during the 2000s (2004-05). In WCHA play, Lucia’s Jordan Leopold Minnesota Minnesota debut season with another All-WCHA performance as a Minnesota squads captured two MacNaughton Cups and sophomore, posting a 6g-18a/24pt scoring line. three Broadmoor Trophies during the decade. After moving from WCHA Over the next two seasons, the Golden Valley, Minn., native would establish rival Colorado College in 1999, Lucia guided the Gophers to a 256-125- himself as one of the top defenders in college hockey, winning back-to- 45 (.652) overall record and a WCHA mark of 155-91-34 (.614) between back WCHA Defensive Player of the Year Awards along with two more 1999 and 2010 and made eight NCAA tournament appearances with the All-WCHA nods, a pair of All-America accolades and the 2002 Hobey Maroon & Gold, earning WCHA Coach of the Year honors in 2006. Baker Award as the top player in college hockey to cap a memorable The Grand Rapids, Minn., native compiled a 31-season record of 736-403- senior season. 102 (.634) with Alaska Fairbanks, Colorado College and Minnesota during In 2001-02, Leopold captained a Golden Gopher squad that reached the WCHA Final Five championship game before landing a No. 2 seed in the his tenure. His career win total ranks No. 8 in NCAA history. He received NCAA West Regional. Leopold earned All-Region honors as the Gophers the Spencer Penrose Award in 1993-94 at Colorado College and was dispatched Colorado College, 4-2, to advance to the Frozen Four. honored with the WCHA’s Coach of the Year award three times (1993-94, Playing in Minnesota’s fi rst Frozen Four since 1995 and skating just 1995-96, 2005-06). a few miles from campus at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota As a WCHA head coach at CC and Minnesota, Lucia posted an overall took down Michigan, 3-2, in the semifi nals before capping the season mark of 510-250-77 (.655) and a 325-167-55 (.644) record in WCHA play, with a 4-3 overtime win over Maine to capture the school’s fi rst national winning the MacNaughton Cup seven times, the three championship since 1979. Leopold earned All-Tournament honors after times and taking home a pair of NCAA championships. assisting on the championship-winning goal. His 510 wins and 837 games coached in the WCHA both stand No. The victory, coupled with his selection as the Hobey Baker winner, 2 in league history behind only Jeff Sauer, who won 655 games and made Leopold the fi rst Gopher to win both the Hobey and a national coached 1,246 contests with Colorado College and Wisconsin from 1971- championship in the same season. Leopold fi nished his collegiate career with 144 points on 45 goals and 2002. Lucia’s seven WCHA regular season titles at Colorado College 99 assists. His goal total remains a Minnesota defenseman record and and Minnesota tie him with 1960s WCHA Coach of the Decade Murray ranks No. 6 all-time among WCHA blueliners. The assist and point totals Armstrong of Denver for the most won by one coach in league annals. still rank among the top-25 defender totals in the league record book. In all, Lucia won 11 regular-season conference titles in the WCHA and Big In 2002, Leopold began a 12-season NHL career that included stops with Ten, including an unprecedented six straight encompassing Minnesota’s Calgary, Colorado, Buffalo, St. Louis, , Pittsburgh, Columbus and fi nal two WCHA seasons and fi rst four Big Ten campaigns. His 457 wins Minnesota. Internationally, he was a member of the U.S. Olympic Team with the Gophers stand as the most in school history and while his 736 at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino and suited up for U.S. squads at career wins rank eighth all-time in the NCAA. the 2002, 2003 and 2005 World Championships and the 1999 and 2000 World Junior Championships.

WEEK 17 (WCHA QUARTERFINALS MARCH 12-14, 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 Name Pos. School Years The league is announcing an All-Decade Team and a Coach F Minnesota 1951-55 and Player of the Decade for the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Ben Cherski F North Dakota 1951-55 F Michigan 1951-53 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. All current and former WCHA member D Minnesota 1952-56 institutions were asked to submit nominees for consideration Bill Steenson D North Dakota 1956-59 Jack McCartan G Minnesota 1955-58 and nearly 200 current and former players and coaches were nominated. The honorees will be selected by a panel of current 1960s Name Pos. School Years and former WCHA staff and media members who have covered Keith Christiansen F Minnesota Duluth 1963-67 the league. Bill Masterton F Denver 1958-61 Red Berenson F Michigan 1959-62 Home to a record 37 national championships, 16 Hobey Baker D Denver 1966-69 Award winners, 407 All-Americans, more than 450 National Lou Nanne D Minnesota 1960-63 Tony Esposito G Michigan Tech 1964-67 Hockey League players and over 100 Olympians, the WCHA has been one of the most successful and decorated leagues in 1970s Name Pos. School Years intercollegiate hockey. Mark Johnson F Wisconsin 1976-79 This year’s celebration is the second event of its kind in league Tom Ross F Michigan State 1972-76 Mike Zuke F Michigan Tech 1972-76 history. During the 2001-02 season, the WCHA recognized the Curt Giles D Minnesota Duluth 1975-79 Top 50 Players in 50 Years with a season-long campaign that D Wisconsin 1974-77 G Denver 1969-73 culminated at that season’s Final Five. For more information on the WCHA's 70-Year Celebration, visit 1980s Name Pos. School Years http://wcha.com/men/70-years-of-excellence/index.php Tony Hrkac F North Dakota 1984-85, 86-87 Pat Micheletti F Minnesota 1982-86 F Minnesota Duluth 1982-85 D Minnesota Duluth 1980-84 Chris Chelios D Wisconsin 1981-83 G Minnesota 1986-89

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 Jordan Leopold Chris Chelios D Wisconsin 1981-83 Minnesota Minnesota Robb Stauber G Minnesota 1986-89 Player of the Decade 1990s Name Pos. School Years 1950s: John Mayasich, F, Minnesota (1951-55) Greg Johnson F North Dakota 1989-93 1960s: Keith Christiansen, F, Minnesota Duluth (1963-67) F Minnesota 1992-96 Brian Swanson F Colorado College 1995-99 1970s: Mark Johnson, F, Wisconsin (1979-76) Mike Crowley D Minnesota 1994-97 1980s: Tony Hrkac, F, North Dakota (1984-85, 1986-87) Nick Naumenko D North Dakota 1992-96 Karl Goehring G North Dakota 1997-2001 1990s: Mike Crowley, D, Minnesota (1994-97) 2000s: Jordan Leopold, D, Minnesota (1998-2002) 2000s Name Pos. School Years 2010s: Peter Sejna F Colorado College 2000-03 John Pohl F Minnesota 1998-2002 Brett Sterling F Colorado College 2002-06 Jordan Leopold D Minnesota 1998-2002 Matt Carle D Denver 2003-06 Brian Elliott G Wisconsin 2003-07

Upcoming All-Decade Announcements 2010s: Week of March 15 Gino Gasparini Don Lucia North Dakota Minnesota Coach of the Decade 1950s: Vic Heyliger, Michigan 1960s: Murray Armstrong, Denver 1970s: , Minnesota 1980s: Gino Gasparini, North Dakota 1990s: , North Dakota Presented by 2000s: Don Lucia, Minnesota Anderson's Pure Maple Syrup 2010s: & SPIRE Credit Union

WEEK 17 (WCHA QUARTERFINALS MARCH 12-14, 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 17 (WCHA QUARTERFINALS MARCH 12-14, 2021) 6 wcha.com WCHA POSTSEASON HISTORY #WEAREWCHA

Season Playoff Champion(s) Coach 1959-60 ...... Denver * Murray Armstrong PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIPS WON BY TEAM ...... Michigan Tech * John MacInnes 1960-61 ...... Denver * Murray Armstrong ...... Minnesota* Titles Team (Playoff Championship Seasons) 1961-62 ...... Michigan Tech John MacInnes 15 ...... Denver (1960*, 1961*, 1963, 1964, 1966•, 1968•, 1969+, 1962-63...... Denver Murray Armstrong 1971+, 1972•, 1973•, 1986, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008) 1963-64 ...... Denver Murray Armstrong 14 ...... Minnesota (1961*, 1971+, 1974•, 1975•, 1976•, 1979•, 1964-65 ...... Michigan Tech John MacInnes 1980•, 1981•, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007) 1965-66 ...... Denver • Murray Armstrong ...... Michigan State • Amo Bessone 12 ...... Wisconsin (1970+, 1972•, 1973•, 1977, 1978•, 1982, 1983, 1966-67 ...... Michigan State • Amo Bessone 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 2013) ...... North Dakota • 11 ...... North Dakota (1967•, 1968•, 1979•, 1980•, 1987, 1997, 1967-68 ...... Denver • Murray Armstrong 2000, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012) ...... North Dakota • Bill Selman Michigan Tech (1960*, 1962, 1965, 1969+, 1970+, 1974•, 1968-69 ...... Denver + Murray Armstrong ...... Michigan Tech + John MacInnes 1975•, 1976•, 1981•, 2017, 2018) 1969-70 ...... Michigan Tech + John MacInnes 3 ...... Northern Michigan (1989, 1991, 1992) ...... Wisconsin + Bob Johnson Minnesota Duluth (1984, 1985, 2009) 1970-71 ...... Denver + Murray Armstrong Minnesota State (2014, 2015, 2019) ...... Minnesota + Herb Brooks 2 ...... Michigan State (1966•, 1967•) 1971-72 ...... Denver • Murray Armstrong ...... Wisconsin • Bob Johnson 1 ...... Colorado College (1978•) 1972-73...... Denver • Murray Armstrong St. Cloud State (2001) ...... Wisconsin • Bob Johnson Ferris State (2016) 1973-74 ...... Michigan Tech • John MacInnes * 1st round playoff winner ...... Minnesota • Herb Brooks • 2nd round playoff winner 1974-75 ...... Michigan Tech • John MacInnes ...... Minnesota • Herb Brooks + East & West Regional playoff winners 1975-76 ...... Michigan Tech • John MacInnes No champion in 2020 due to COVID-19 cancellation ...... Minnesota • Herb Brooks 1976-77 ...... Wisconsin Bob Johnson 1977-78 ...... Colorado College • Jeff Sauer PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIPS WON BY COACH ...... Wisconsin • Bob Johnson 1978-79 ...... Minnesota • Herb Brooks ...... North Dakota • Gino Gasparini Titles Coach, Team (Championship Seasons) 1979-80 ...... Minnesota • Herb Brooks 10 ...... Murray Armstrong, Denver (1960*, 1961*, 1963, 1964, ...... North Dakota • Gino Gasparini 1966•, 1968•, 1969+, 1971+, 1972•, 1973•) 1980-81 ...... Michigan Tech • John MacInnes 9 ...... John MacInnes, Michigan Tech (1960*, 1962, 1965, ...... Minnesota • 1969+, 1970+, 1974•, 1975•, 1976•, 1981•) 1981-82 ...... Wisconsin Bob Johnson 1982-83...... Wisconsin Jeff Sauer 6 ...... Bob Johnson, Wisconsin (1970+, 1972•, 1973•, 1977, 1983-84 ...... Minnesota Duluth 1978•, 1982) 1984-85 ...... Minnesota Duluth Mike Sertich Herb Brooks, Minnesota (1971+, 1974•, 1975•, 1976•, 1985-86 ...... Denver 1979•, 1980•) 1986-87 ...... North Dakota Gino Gasparini Jeff Sauer, Colorado College/Wisconsin (1978•, 1983, 1987-88 ...... Wisconsin Jeff Sauer 1988-89 ...... Northern Michigan Rick Comley 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998) 1989-90 ...... Wisconsin Jeff Sauer 4 ...... , Denver (1999, 2002, 2005, 2008) 1990-91 ...... Northern Michigan Rick Comley Dave Hakstol, North Dakota (2006, 2010, 2011, 2012) 1991-92...... Northern Michigan Rick Comley 3 ...... Gino Gasparini, North Dakota (1979•, 1980•, 1987) 1992-93...... Minnesota Rick Comley, Northern Michigan (1989, 1991, 1992) 1993-94 ...... Minnesota Doug Woog 1994-95 ...... Wisconsin Jeff Sauer Doug Woog, Minnesota (1993, 1994, 1996) 1995-96 ...... Minnesota Doug Woog Don Lucia, Minnesota (2003, 2004, 2007) 1996-97 ...... North Dakota Dean Blais Mike Hastings, Minnesota State (2014, 2015, 2019) 1997-98 ...... Wisconsin Jeff Sauer 2 ...... Amo Bessone, Michigan State (1966•, 1967•) 1998-99 ...... Denver George Gwozdecky Bill Selman, North Dakota (1967•, 1968•) 1999-00 ...... North Dakota Dean Blais 2000-01 ...... St. Cloud State Craig Dahl Mike Sertich, Minnesota Duluth (1984, 1985) 2001-02 ...... Denver George Gwozdecky Dean Blais, North Dakota (1997, 2000) 2002-03 ...... Minnesota Don Lucia 1 ...... John Mariucci, Minnesota (1961*) 2003-04 ...... Minnesota Don Lucia Brad Buetow, Minnesota (1981•) 2004-05 ...... Denver George Gwozdecky Ralph Backstrom, Denver (1986) 2005-06 ...... North Dakota Dave Hakstol 2006-07 ...... Minnesota Don Lucia Craig Dahl, St. Cloud State (2001) 2007-08 ...... Denver George Gwozdecky , Minnesota Duluth (2009) 2008-09 ...... Minnesota Duluth Scott Sandelin , Wisconsin (2013) 2009-10 ...... North Dakota Dave Hakstol Bob Daniels, Ferris State (2016) 2010-11...... North Dakota Dave Hakstol Mel Pearson, Michigan Tech (2017) 2011-12 ...... North Dakota Dave Hakstol 2012-13 ...... Wisconsin Mike Eaves Joe Shawhan, Michigan Tech (2018) 2013-14 ...... Minnesota State Mike Hastings 2014-15 ...... Minnesota State Mike Hastings * First round playoff winners 2015-16 ...... Ferris State Bob Daniels • Second round playoff winners 2016-17 ...... Michigan Tech Mel Pearson + East and West Regional playoff winner 2017-18 ...... Michigan Tech Joe Shawhan 2018-19 ...... Minnesota State Mike Hastings No champion in 2020 due to COVID-19 cancellation 2019-20 ...... None# Bold- current WCHA head coach

* fi rst round playoff winners; • second round playoff winners; + East and West Regional playoff winner # Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 following quarterfi nals

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TEAM APPEARANCES IN TEAM APPEARANCES IN WCHA CHAMPIONSHIP WCHA FINAL FIVE/WCHA SEMIFINALS Following, by member team, are appearances in the on-campus WCHA Following, by member team, are appearances in WCHA Final Five/WCHA Championship. Beginning with the 2016-17 season, the “WCHA Playoffs” Semifi nals. Beginning with the 1987-88 season and on through the 1991- have consisted of four best-of-three, quarterfi nal round series hosted by 92 season, the WCHA Playoff Championship consisted of four fi rst round the league’s top four regular-season fi nishers, followed by two best- playoff winners advancing to a single site championship. Beginning in of-three semifi nal round series hosted by the highest remaining seeds. 1992-93, the league playoff championship became known as the WCHA The “WCHA Championship” is a single game, hosted by the highest Final Five, with fi ve fi rst round playoff winners advancing to a single site remaining seed. championship. Since the inception of the WCHA’s on-campus playoff model in 2013-14, the four quarterfi nal round winners have advanced No. Team Championship Appearances to the WCHA Semifi nals, with the two highest-remaining seeds hosting 2 Michigan Tech 2017*, 2018* best-of-three semifi nal series. 1 Bowling Green 2017, 2019 Northern Michigan 2018 No. Team Championship Appearances Minnesota State 2019* 23 Minnesota^ 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, * indicates playoff champion 1993*, 1994*, 1995, 1996*, 1997, 2020 playoffs cancelled due to 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003*, COVID-19 outbreak following quarterfi nals 2004*, 2005, 2006, 2007*, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 20 North Dakota^ 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997*, ALL-TIME WCHA PLAYOFF WINS 1998, 1999, 2000*, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006*, 2007, 2008, Wins Team All-Time Record Championships 2009, 2010*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013 114 Minnesota 114-62-8 14 19 Wisconsin^ 1988*, 1989, 1990*, 1991, 1992, 101 Wisconsin 101-50-3 12 1993, 1994, 1995*, 1996, 1998*, 96 North Dakota 96-59-4 11 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 77 Denver 77-62-5 15 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013* 65 Michigan Tech 65-83-6 11 15 St. Cloud State^ 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 56 Colorado College 56-75-1 1 2000, 2001*, 2002, 2006, 2007, 43 Minnesota Duluth 43-77-3 3 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 38 St. Cloud State 38-39-0 1 14 Colorado College^ 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 34 Minnesota State 34-37-0 3 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 29 Northern Michigan 29-30-1 3 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013 19 Bowling Green 19-8-0 0 11 Denver^ 1989, 1995, 1997, 1999*, 2002*, 13 Michigan 13-22-3 0 2005*, 2008*, 2009, 2010, 2011, 13 Michigan State 13-18-6 2 2012 9 Alaska Anchorage 9-46-0 0 10 Minnesota Duluth^ 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2004, 9 Ferris State 9-6-0 1 2006, 2009*, 2010, 2011, 2012 8 Bemidji State 8-19-0 0 8 Minnesota State 2000, 2003, 2013, 2014*, 2015*, 2016, 5 Notre Dame 5-14-3 0 2019*, 2020$ 4 Lake Superior State 4-10-0 0 7 Michigan Tech 1993, 1994, 1996, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2016, 1 Alabama Huntsville 1-6-0 0 2020$ 1 Alaska Fairbanks 1-12-0 0 Northern Michigan 1989*, 1990, 1991*, 1992*, 1993, 1994, 0 Omaha 0-6-0 0 2019 4 Bowling Green 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020$ 3 Alaska Anchorage 2004, 2011, 2014 Ferris State 2014, 2015, 2016* 2 Bemidji State 2011, 2020$ 1 Lake Superior State 2019

* indicates playoff champion $ 2020 playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak following completion of quarterfi nals ^ left WCHA after 2012-13 season

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2014 2018 WCHA First Round Playoffs (best-of-3) WCHA Playoffs (Quarterfi nals, best-of-3) No. 8 Bemidji State 0 at No. 1 Ferris State 8 No. 8 Alaska 2 at No. 1 Minnesota State 8 No. 8 Bemidji State 2 at No. 1 Ferris State 3 (2 (OT)) (FSU wins, 2-0) No. 8 Alaska 2 at No. 1 Minnesota State 6 (MSU wins, 2-0) No. 7 Northern Michigan 2 at No. 2 Minnesota State 3 No. 7 Alabama Huntsville 1 at No. 2 Northern Michigan 7 No. 7 Northern Michigan 4 at No. 2 Minnesota State 5 (OT) (MSU wins, 2-0) No. 7 Alabama Huntsville 3 at No. 2 Northern Michigan 2 No. 6 Alaska Anchorage 2 at No. 3 Alaska 3 (OT) No. 7 Alabama Huntsville 2 at No. 2 Northern Michigan 5 (NMU wins, 2-1) No. 6 Alaska Anchorage 2 at No. 3 Alaska 1 No. 6 Ferris State 1 at No. 3 Bowling Green 2 (OT) No. 6 Alaska Anchorage 5 at No. 3 Alaska 4 (UAA wins, 2-1) No. 6 Ferris State 2 at No. 3 Bowling Green 5 (BGSU wins, 2-0) No. 5 Michigan Tech 1 at No. 4 Bowling Green 2 No. 5 Michigan Tech 5 at No. 4 Bemidji State 3 No. 5 Michigan Tech 2 at No. 4 Bowling Green 5 (BGSU wins series 2-0) No. 5 Michigan Tech 5 at No. 4 Bemidji State 4 (MTU wins, 2-0) WCHA Final Five (Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich.) WCHA Playoffs (Semifi nals, best-of-3) Semifi nal: No. 3 Bowling Green 0 vs No. 2 Minnesota State 4 No. 5 Michigan Tech 1 at No. 1 Minnesota State 2 Semifi nal: No. 4 Alaska Anchorage 4 vs No. 1 Ferris State 5 (OT) No. 5 Michigan Tech 4 at No. 1 Minnesota State 2 Championship Game: Minnesota State 4 vs Ferris State 1 No. 5 Michigan Tech 2 at No. 1 Minnesota State 1 (OT) (MTU wins, 2-1) WCHA Playoff Champion: Minnesota State No. 3 Bowling Green 1 at No. 2 Northern Michigan 6 Attendance: 11,162 No. 3 Bowling Green 1 at No. 2 Northern Michigan 0 No. 3 Bowling Green 2 at No. 2 Northern Michigan 3 (OT) (NMU wins, 2-1) 2015 WCHA Championship Berry Events Center (Marquette, Mich.) WCHA First Round Playoffs (best-of-3) No. 5 Michigan Tech 2 at No. 2 Northern Michigan 0 No. 8 Lake Superior State 2 at No. 1 Minnesota State 9 WCHA Playoff Champion: Michigan Tech No. 8 Lake Superior State 2 at No. 1 Minnesota State 4 (MSU wins, 2-0) Attendance: 4,260 No. 7 Alabama Huntsville 0 at No. 2 Michigan Tech 1 (3 (OT)), No. 7 Alabama Huntsville 0 at No. 2 Michigan Tech 3 (MTU wins, 2-0) No. 6 Northern Michigan 2 at No. 3 Bowling Green 3 (OT), 2019 No. 6 Northern Michigan 1 at No. 3 Bowling Green 4 (BGSU wins, 2-0) WCHA Playoffs (Quarterfi nals, best-of-3) No. 5 Ferris State 4 at No. 4 Bemidji State 1, No. 8 Alabama Huntsville 1 at No. 1 Minnesota State 4 No. 5 Ferris State 3 at No. 4 Bemidji State 2 (3 (OT)) (FSU wins, 2-0) No. 8 Alabama Huntsville 1 at No. 1 Minnesota State 3 (MSU wins, 2-0) WCHA Final Five (Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.) No. 7 Alaska 4 at No. 2 Northern Michigan 5 (2 OT) Semifi nal: No. 3 Bowling Green 2 vs No. 2 Michigan Tech 5 No. 7 Alaska 3 at No. 2 Northern Michigan 3 (NMU wins, 2-0) Semifi nal: No. 4 Ferris State 0 vs No. 1 Minnesota State 4 No. 6 Michigan Tech 2 at No. 3 Bowling Green 3 Championship Game: Minnesota State 5 vs Michigan Tech 2 No. 6 Michigan Tech 2 at No. 3 Bowling Green 6 (BGSU wins, 2-0) Attendance: 15,048 No. 5 Bemidji State 2 at No. 4 Lake Superior State 4 WCHA Playoff Champion: Minnesota State No. 5 Bemidji State 1 at No. 4 Lake Superior State 3 (LSSU wins, 2-0) WCHA Playoffs (Semifi nals, best-of-3) 2016 No. 4 Lake Superior State 1 at No. 1 Minnesota State 2 No. 4 Lake Superior State 0 at No. 1 Minnesota State 2 (MSU wins, 2-0) WCHA First Round Playoffs (best-of-3) No. 3 Bowling Green 6 at No. 2 Northern Michigan 1 No. 8 Alaska 1 at No. 1 Michigan Tech 7 No. 3 Bowling Green 2 at No. 2 Northern Michigan 1 (2 OT) (BGSU wins, 2-0) No. 8 Alaska 3 at No. 1 Michigan Tech 5 (MTU wins, 2-0) WCHA Championship No. 7 Lake Superior State 2 at No. 2 Minnesota State 5 Verizon Center (Mankato, Minn.) No. 7 Lake Superior State 2 at No. 2 Minnesota State 0 No. 1 Minnesota State 3, No. 3 Bowling Green 2 (OT) No. 7 Lake Superior State 0 at No. 2 Minnesota State 3 (MSU wins, 2-1) WCHA Playoff Champion: Minnesota State No. 6 Bemidji State 3 at No. 3 Bowling Green 1 Attendance: 5,327 No. 6 Bemidji State 2 at No. 3 Bowling Green 7 No. 6 Bemidji State 1 at No. 3 Bowling Green 3 (BGSU wins, 2-1) No. 5 Northern Michigan 2 at No. 4 Ferris State 3 2020 No. 5 Northern Michigan 2 at No. 4 Ferris State 5 (FSU wins, 2-0) WCHA Playoffs (Quarterfi nals, best-of-3) WCHA Final Five (Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Mich.) No. 8 Alaska Anchorage 1 at No. 1 Minnesota State 8 Semifi nal: No. 3 Bowling Green 1 vs No. 2 Minnesota State 2 No. 8 Alaska Anchorage 2 at No. 1 Minnesota State 4 (MSU wins, 2-0) Semifi nal: No. 4 Ferris State 1 vs No. 1 Michigan Tech 0 No. 7 Lake Superior State 0 at No. 2 Bemidji State 2 Championship Game: Ferris State 2 vs Minnesota State 1 No. 7 Lake Superior State 5 at No. 2 Bemidji State 3 WCHA Playoff Champion: Ferris State No. 7 Lake Superior State 1 at No. 2 Bemidji State 3 (BSU wins, 2-1) Attendance: 9,092 No. 6 Michigan Tech 4 at No. 3 Northern Michigan 1 No. 6 Michigan Tech 4 at No. 3 Northern Michigan 3 (3OT) (MTU wins, 2-0) 2017 No. 5 Bowling Green 4 at No. 4 Alaska 2 No. 5. Bowling Green 3 at No. 4 Alaska 2 (BGSU wins, 2-0) WCHA Playoffs (Quarterfi nals, best-of-3) WCHA Playoffs (Semifi nals, best-of-3) No. 8 Northern Michigan 0 at No. 1 Bemidji State 3 No. 6 Michgan Tech at No. 1 Minnesota State- Cancelled No. 8 Northern Michigan 4 at No. 1 Bemidji State 2 No. 5 Bowling Green at No. 2 Bemidji State- Cancelled No. 8 Northern Michigan 1 at No. 1 Bemidji State 3 (BSU wins, 2-1) WCHA Championship No. 7 Lake Superior State 4 at No. 2 Michigan Tech 6 Cancelled No. 7 Lake Superior State 0 at No. 1 Michigan Tech 8 (MTU wins, 2-0) WCHA Playoff Champion: None No. 6 Alaska 0 at No. 3 Minnesota State 3 Final two rounds of WCHA playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak No. 6 Alaska 1 atNo. 3 Minnesota State 4 (MSU wins, 2-0) No. 5 Ferris State 1 at No. 4 Bowling Green 6 No. 5 Ferris State 3 at No. 4 Bowling Green 5 (BGSU wins, 2-0) WCHA Playoffs (Semifi nals, best-of-3) No. 4 Bowling Green 4 at No. 1 Bemidji State 3 (OT) No. 4 Bowling Green 2 at No. 1 Bemidji State 1 (BGSU wins, 2-0) No. 3 Minnesota State 1 at No. 2 Michigan Tech 5 No. 3 Minnesota State 1 at No. 2 Michigan Tech 0 No. 3 Minnesota State 1 at No. 2 Michigan Tech 4 (MTU wins, 2-1) WCHA Championship John MacInnes Student Ice Arena (Houghton, Mich.) No. 4 Bowling Green 2 at No. 2 Michigan Tech 3 (2OT) WCHA Playoff Champion: Michigan Tech Attendance: 4,466

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FORWARD OF THE WEEK DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK ASHTON CALDER WILL RIEDELL ZACH DRISCOLL JACOB BENGTSSON JR., LAKE SUPERIOR STATE SR., LAKE SUPERIOR STATE SR., BEMIDJI STATE FR., D, LAKE SUPERIOR STATE (SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH.) (GREENSBORO, N.C.) (APPLE VALLEY, MINN.) (STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN)

Lake Superior State Lake Superior State Bemidji State’s Zach Lake Superior junior forward senior defenseman Driscoll recorded State freshman Ashton Calder led Will Riedell posted his fi rst and second defenseman Jacob the No. 20/RV Lakers one goal and one shutouts of the Bengtsson recorded in the fi nal week of assist in three season in a sweep of a goal and an assist the regular season, contests against Alabama Huntsville in three games for posting three goals Bemidji State and over the weekend. the Lakers in a pair and two assists in Ferris State. of games with No. 17/ three games against The Apple Valley, RV Bemidji State and No. 17/RV Bemidji State and Ferris State. Riedell notched his fi rst point of the Minn., native moved into a tie with BSU a single contest against Ferris State. week in Tuesday’s 2-1 overtime loss greats Jim Scanlan (1978-82) and The Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., native had against Bemidji State as he recorded Blane Comstock (1967-71) for third on Bengtsson recorded his fi rst career at least one point in each of the three the primary assist on the Lakers’ lone BSU’s all-time shutouts list with nine. multi-point game in the Lakers 5-2 games, beginning with an assist on the goal in the game. win on Wednesday at BSU as the Lakers lone goal in a 2-1 overtime loss Driscoll led league netminders in games defenseman scored his fi rst collegiate on Tuesday night. The Greensboro, N.C., native scored the played (four), minutes (238:42), saves goal and added an assist in the contest. game-winning goal while on the power (77), GAA (1.26), wins (three) and The forward responded with his fi rst play in the Lakers’ 2-1 win over Ferris recorded the only two shutouts by a The Stockholm, Sweden, native tied for career hat trick in Wednesday’s 5-2 State on Saturday night, to clinch the WCHA goaltender during the week. fi rst among all WCHA defensemen in win over the Beavers and notched an second seed in the WCHA playoffs. points this week (1g-1a) and was one of impressive nine shots on goal in the This is Driscoll’s 10th career WCHA two defenders to score a game-winning game. Riedell was the only defenseman in the weekly honor and his fourth this season. goal. WCHA to score a power-play goal this Calder tallied the primary assist on the week and was one of two defensemen Honorable Mention Additionally, Bengtsson tied for fi rst Lakers fi rst goal in the team’s 2-1 win to score a game-winning goal. Logan Stein, Fr., Ferris State: Tallied 40 among conference rookies in points this against Ferris State on Saturday night saves to keep the Bulldogs close in a 2-1 week and was the only fi rst year player as LSSU clinched the second seed in Riedell tied for fi rst among defensemen setback on the road at No. 20/RV Lake to tally a game-winning goal. the WCHA playoffs with the victory. in the conference in points with two and Superior State to close out the regular goals with one and led all defensemen season on Saturday. This is his fi rst career WCHA weekly He led all WCHA skaters in points this with nine shots on goal this week. honor. week with fi ve as well as goals (three) Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior and was the only WCHA player to record This is Riedell’s third career WCHA State: Posted a pair of wins to help Honorable Mention a hat trick during the week. His +5 rating weekly honor and second this season. the Lakers clinch the No. 2 seed in the Antonio Venuto, Fr., F, Ferris State: was tied for fi rst among WCHA players WCHA playoffs last week, stopping 74- Scored the Bulldogs' only goal in a 2-1 and his 15 shots on goal also led the Honorable Mention of-79 shots in three games against No. setback at the hands of No. 20/RV Lake conference. Chris Lipe, So., Michigan Tech: Shared 17/RV Bemidji State and Ferris State. Superior State to close out the regular the defenseman assists lead for the season. This is Calder’s fi fth career WCHA league with a pair of helpers. weekly honor and his fi rst this season. Arvid Caderoth, Fr., F, Michigan Tech: Tony Malinowski, So., Minnesota State: Led WCHA rookies with two points, two Honorable Mention Scored fi rst career goal and assisted on assists, one point on the power play, six Brendan Harris, Sr., Bemidji State: a another in helping No. 4/4 Minnesota shots on goal and fi nished second in Registered four points on two goals and State to a 3-2 win over No. 19/RV faceoff wins with 15. two assists for the Beavers this week. Michigan Tech Saturday. +2 rating and two shots on goal in the win. Walker Duehr, Sr., Minnesota State: Recorded three points on a goal and two assists in helping lead No. 4/4 Minnesota State to a two-game home league sweep of No. 19/RV Michigan Tech.

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Clean Weekend for Driscoll: Bemidji State's Zach Driscoll upped his career shutout total to 10 in the Beavers' home sweep of Alabama Huntsville March 6-7. The Apple WCHA 2020-21 National Accolades Valley, Minn., native authored 2-0 and 4-0 shutouts against the Chargers, stopping all 29 shots he faced over 120 minutes of play in the two contests. Mike Richter Award Finalists Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State High-Caliber Backstops: The WCHA enters the postseason as the only Division I Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech conference with three goaltenders ranked in the top-10 nationally in goals-against Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State average and save percentage. Minnesota State's Dryden McKay (1.32), Michigan Tech's Blake Pietila (1.74) and Lake Superior State's Mareks Mitens (1.86) rank No. 1, Mike Richter Award Watch List No, 5 and No. 8, respectively, in GAA. Pietila (.937), Mitens (.934) and McKay (.933), Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State check in at No. 4, No. 6 and No. 7, respectively in save percentage. Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green Defense Wins Championships: In addition to boasting some of the top offensive Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State units in the country, WCHA teams are also among the stingiest defensive teams in Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech the NCAA this season. Minnesota State continues to led the nation in fewest goals Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State allowed per game at 1.45. Michigan Tech is tied for sixth at 2.00 while Bowling Green is ninth at 2.07. Minnesota State, along with Massachusetts (1.91), Quinnipiac (1.93), Hobey Baker Award Nominees North Dakota (1.96) and Minnesota (1.96) are the only NCAA teams allowing fewer Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville than two goals per game in 2020-21. Zach Driscoll, Sr., G, Bemidji State Will Cullen, Jr., D, Bowling Green Nope...Nope...Nope: Bemidji State boasts the most proficient -kill unit in the Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green country. Through 24 games this season, the Beavers lead the nation with a .929 PK Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green percentage (65-of-70) and have killed 20 of their opponents' last 21 man advantages. Ashton Calder, Jr., F, Lake Superior State Michigan Tech and Minnesota State join BSU in the top-10, with the Huskies tied for Lukas Kaelble, Sr., D, Lake Superior State third with an .895 percentage (68-of-76) and MSU 10th with an .859 average (61-of- Mareks Mitens, Sr., G, Lake Superior State 71). Trenton Bliss, Jr., F, Michigan Tech Blake Pietila, So., G, Michigan Tech Make Them Pay: On the other end of the special teams spectrum, Minnesota State Cade Borchardt, So., F, Minnesota State ranks No. 4 nationally in power-play percentage. The Mavericks are converting at a Dryden McKay, Jr., G, Minnesota State .268 clip (22-of-82) on the man advantage through 22 games this season. Nathan Smith, So., F, Minnesota State Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan Fire Away: Bowling Green and Minnesota State are the two of the most-proficient WCHA squads at putting the puck on net. The Falcons are second nationally with an College Hockey News Team of the Week average of 35.69 shots on goal per game while the Mavericks rank fourth at 35.09. Feb. 3, 2021: Bowling Green Individually, BGSU senior forward Cameron Wright tops the league and ranks second nationally with 126 shots on goal. Wright's BGSU teammate Connor Ford is tied HCA National Rookie of the Month for seventh nationally with 94 shots on goal. Wright tops the WCHA and is fourth November 2020: Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville nationally in SOG per game with a 4.50 average. Minnesota State's Reggie Lutz ranks ninth nationally at 3.95. HCA National Goaltender of the Month December 2020: Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech That'll Leave a Mark: Northern Michigan ranks as one of the most-proficient shot- January 2021: Dryden McKay, Jr. Minnesota State blocking teams in the country this season. The Wildcats have blocked a WCHA-best 404 shots this season, which is third nationally behind Wisconsin (444) and Arizona USA Hockey World Junior Championship Team- Gold Medal State (408). NMU is led by senior defenseman Ben Newhouse, who tops the country Logan Stein, Fr., G, Ferris State with 71 blocks and sophomore blueliner Michael Van Unen, who is tied for fifth in the NCAA with 62. Lake Superior State's Yuki Miuri holds the national lead among AHCA Terry Flanagan Award forwards with 38 blocks. NMU's Joseph Nardi is second with 31. Mark Kaufman, Assistant Coach, Ferris State

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 Milestone Game for Serratore: Bemidji State's Feb. 26 game with Minnesota State active 100-point scorers. Kruse ranks second with 141 points while Johnson is third was the 400th behind the bench for Tom Serratore as a WCHA head coach. He now with 120 and Ford is sixth with 114 points. BGSU's Cameron Wright is 15th among just the 20th coach in league history to coach in 400 games at a league school. active players with 99 points. Minnesota State's Mike Hastings also continues to climb the games-coached ladder in the WCHA. Hastings has now been behind the bench for 343 contests, which ranks Most Career Points, Active Players 23rd on the WCHA's games coached list. Rk Pts. Name, Class, Team 1. 165 Odeen Tufto, Sr., Quinnipiac Games Coached as a WCHA Head Coach 2. 141 Brandon Kruse, Sr., Bowling Green Rk. Games Coach, Schools ...... Seasons 3. 120 Max Johnson, Sr., Bowling Green 19. 449 Mike Eaves, Wisconsin ...... 2002-13 120 Alex Limoges, Sr., Penn State 20. 405 Tom Serratore, Bemidji State ...... 2010-present 5. 117 Jordan Kawaguchi, Sr., North Dakota 21. 391 Dave Hakstol, North Dakota ...... 2004-13 6. 114 Connor Ford, Sr., Bowling Green 22. 370 Ralph Backstrom, Denver ...... 1981-90 7. 111 Linus Weissbach, Sr., Wisconsin 23. 343 Mike Hastings, Minnesota State ...... 2012-present 8. 110 Jack Billings, Jr., Niagara 24. 331 John Mariucci, Minnesota ...... 1952-66 110 Johnny Walker, Sr., Arizona State 25. 322 , St. Cloud State ...... 2005-13 10. 105 Luke Santerno, Sr., Bentley Exclusive Company for Ferris State's Daniels: Ferris State head coach Bob Daniels joined a select group of coaches recently when he was behind the bench for his 1,100 career game at the Bulldog helm on Feb. 13 at Michigan Tech. With that contest Daniels joined former Boston University head coach Jack Parker and former Michigan head man Red Berenson as just the third coach in NCAA men's ice hockey history to coach in 1,100 Division I games at one school. Ferris State's March 12 WCHA Quarterfinal game at No. 3/3 Minnesota State will be the 1,105th game of Daniels' FSU tenure.

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Double Shutout Again: Bowling Green's Eric Dop and Northern Michigan's Rico DiMatteo dueled for 65 minutes on Feb. 20 with neither netminder surrendering a WCHA on Opening Night: Twenty-two alumni goal in a 0-0 tie between the visiting Falcons and homestanding Wildcats. The double representing nine current Western Collegiate Hockey shutout was the second of the season in the WCHA, the third in the last two seasons Association member institutions appear on National and the eighth in the WCHA since 2013. Hockey League rosters as the NHL opens the 2020-21 Michigan Tech netminder Mark Sinclair and his Lake Superior State counterpart season. Mareks Mitens posted the first 0-0 stalemate of the season in a non-conference The total includes 14 players on active rosters, six game at LSSU on Nov. 21. That result was the second involving Mitens and Sinclair players on taxi squads and two on injured reserve. in the last two seasons. The Lakers, backstoped by Mitens, and Alabama Huntsville, Fourteen of the 31 NHL teams feature at least one WCHA with Sinclair in net, skated to a double shutout on Feb. 14, 2020. Sinclair transferred alum. to Michigan Tech prior to the 2020-21 season. Michigan Tech and Minnesota State boast the most alumni with fi ve players each. Bowling Green is next You'll Get Nothing and Like It: WCHA goaltenders are among the stingiest in the with four players while Bemidji State and Lake Superior State have two. Alabama NCAA. League netminders have authored 21 shutouts so far in 2020-21, which leads Huntsville, Alaska, Alaska Anchorage and Ferris State are represented by one all Division I conferences. The Big Ten is second with 19, followed by Hockey East player. (17), NCHC (12), (10) and the ECAC (five). In all, WCHA goalies have Four players are members of the , the most of any team in the accounted for 21 of the 84 shutouts in nationally this season (25 percent). NHL. Five teams - Calgary, Dallas, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Vancouver are The 21 shutouts include a pair of 0-0 ties between Lake Superior State's Mareks home to a pair of WCHA players while Anaheim, Arizona, Chicago, Edmonton, Mitens and Michigan Tech's Mark Sinclair on Nov. 21 in Sault Ste. Marie and Bolwing Philadelphia, St. Louis, Vegas and Washington opened the season with one Green's Eric Dop and Northern Michigan's Rico DiMatteo on Feb. 20 in Marquette. former WCHA player. Minnesota State's Dryden McKay leads the NCAA with eight shutouts this season Michigan Tech sophomore Blake Pietila, is tied for seventh nationally with three. WCHA Alumni on NHL Rosters Player Pos. NHL Team WCHA School The 400 Club: With its 5-1 win at Bemidji State on Feb. 12, Northern Michigan became Cam Talbot G Minnesota Wild Alabama Huntsville the 11th program in WCHA history to reach the 400-win mark as a WCHA member. The Colton Parayko D St. Louis Blues Alaska Wildcats join Michigan Tech and Minnesota State as the third current league member Jay Beagle F Vancouver Alaska Anchorage in the 400 Club. Brad Hunt D Minnesota Wild Bemidji State Zach Whitecloud D Vegas Golden Knights Bemidji State Another Record for Dryden McKay: Minnesota State's Dryden McKay became the Ryan Carpenter F Chicago Blackhawks Bowling Green WCHA's career shutouts leader when he blanked homestanding Alabama Huntsville, Mark Friedman D Philadelphia Flyers Bowling Green 5-0, on Feb. 12. The shutout was the 22nd of McKay's career in just 85 career Andrew Hammond (TS) G Minnesota Wild Bowling Green games. The victory moved him past Bemidji State's Michael Bitzer, who posted 21 Sean Walker (IR) D Los Angeles Kings Bowling Green whitewashes from 2014-18. Gerald Mayhew F Minnesota Wild Ferris State The total also moves him into sole possession of second place in NCAA history behind Buddy Robinson (TS) F Calgary Flames Lake Superior State Michigan State's Ryan Miller, who holds the NCAA record with 26 shutouts from 1999- Zach Trotman (IR) D Lake Superior State 2002. McKay's 22 shutouts are the most among active NCAA netminders. Bemidji Pheonix Copley (TS) G Michigan Tech State's Zach Driscoll is tied for fourth among active goaltenders with 10 shutouts. Tanner Kero F Michigan Tech Jujhar Khaira F Michigan Tech WCHA Career Shuout Leaders Joel L’Esperance F Dallas Stars Michigan Tech Rk SO Goaltender, Team...... Seasons Matt Roy D Los Angeles Kings Michigan Tech 1. 22 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present David Backes (TS) F Minnesota State 2. 21 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 Teddy Blueger F Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota State 3. 16 Jeff Sanger, Colorado College ...... 1998-2002 Connor Mackey (TS) D Calgary Flames Minnesota State 16 Brian Elliott, Wisconsin ...... 2003-07 Marc Michaelis (TS) F Vancouver Canucks Minnesota State 5. 15 Karl Goehring, North Dakota ...... 1997-2001 Tyler Pitlick F Arizona Coyotes Minnesota State 15 Peter Mannino, Denver ...... 2004-08 (IR)- Injured Reserve/(TS)- Taxi Squad NCAA Career Shuout Leaders Rk SO Goaltender, Team...... Seasons Another First for McKay: Minnesota State junior Dryden McKay authored another 1. 26 Ryan Miller, Michigan State ...... 1999-2002 lengthy scoreless streak this season. On Jan. 16, the Downers Grove, Ill., ran his recent 2. 22 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present scoreless streak to 217:37 minutes before surrendering a goal in the Mavericks' 6-2 3. 21 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 win at Lake Superior State. The streak is the ninth-longest in WCHA history and the 4. 20 Joe Fallon, Vermont ...... 2005-08 second streak of 200+ minutes for the 2020 Richter Award fi nalist. McKay had a 5. 19 Matthew Galajda, Cornell ...... 2018-present 234:25 run last season that ranks No. 5 on the WCHA all-time list. He is now the fi rst 19 Micahel Garteig, Quinnipiac ...... 2013-16 goaltender in WCHA history with two scoreless streaks of more than 200 minutes. 19 Ben Scrivens, Cornell ...... 2007-10 8. 18 David McKee, Cornell ...... 2004-06 Most Consecutive Scoreless Minutes Rk Mins. Goaltender, Team (Dates) ...... Season NCAA Active Career Shutout Leaders 1. 339:05 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan (1/20-2/17/2017) ...... 2016-17 Rk SO Name, Team (League) 2. 269:51 Brian Elliott, Wisconsin (3/17 – 4/6/2006) ...... 2005-06 1. 22 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (WCHA) 3. 249:41 Gerald ‘Spike’ Schultz, North Dakota (1/14 – 2/4/1954) ...... 1953-54 2. 11 Matt Murray, Massachusetts (Hockey East) 4. 239:22 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State (12/13/2014 - 1/16/2015) ...... 2014-15 11 David Hrenak, St. Cloud State (NCHC) 5. 234:25 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (2/7-28/2020) ...... 2019-20 4. 10 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State (WCHA) 6. 223:51 Marc Cheverie, Denver (10/9 – 10/30/2009) ...... 2009-10 10 Keith Petruzzelli, Quinnipiac (ECAC) 7. 220.18 Chris Nell, Bowling Green (2/4/17-3/3/17) ...... 2016-17 10 Strauss Mann, Michigan (Big Ten) 8. 208:42 Peter Mannino, Denver (2/26 – 3/27/2004) ...... 2003-04 7. 8 Filip Lindberg, Massachusetts (Hockey East) 9. 217:37 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (12/18/2020-1/16/2021) 2020-21 8 Tommy Nappier, Ohio State (Big Ten) 10. 189:24 Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech (3/7 - 3/20/2015) ...... 2014-16 8 Spencer Knight, Boston College (Hockey East) Trio of Monthly Honors for the WCHA: WCHA players took home national player of the month honors in each of the first three months the awards have been presented by the Hockey Commissioners Association. Alabama Huntsville freshman forward Tyrone Bronte garnered Rookie of the Month honors in November after leading the Chargers in assists (three) and tying for the team lead in points (three) and plus/ minus (+2). Michigan Tech sophomore Blake Pietila earned HCA Goaltender of the Month honors in December after sharing the league lead in wins with four and posting a 1.52 GAA for the month. Minnesota State junior Dryden McKay earned 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.

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

Bowling Green Joins Elite Company: Bowling Green reached a milestone few programs have achieved when the Falcons defeated Northern Michigan, 6-2, on Jan. 16 at the Slater Family Ice Arena. The victory was the 1,000th for the Falcon program, making BGSU just the 26th team to reach that lofty number.

I'll Make It: Bowling Green senior Max Johnson netted his fourth game-winning goal of the season against Bemidji State on Jan. 7, which is currently tied for the No. 4 total nationally. The game-winner was also the 12th of Johnson's career moving him into a tie for second on the WCHA post-realignment career list behind Northern Michigan's Darien Craighead, who potted 13 for the Wildcats from 2016-20. The single-season post-realignment high is seven, which is shared by four players. Colorado College's Brett Sterling holds the all-time WCHA career mark with 23 game-winners from 2002-06. Minnesota's (1980-81) and Wisconsin's John Newberry (1981-82) share the league all-time single-season mark with 10.

Captain America: Ferris State freshman goaltender Logan Stein brought home a gold medal as a member of the U.S. squad that won the 2021 World Junior Championship in Edmonton, Alta., with a 2-0 win over Canada in the championship game on Jan. 6. The Suwanee, Ga., native is the first FSU player to represent the United States at the WJC.

I Am Ironman: Bowling Green senior Brandon Kruse is currently riding the longest active consecutive games played streak in NCAA hockey. The Saline, Mich., native has not missed a game in 148 career contests with the Falcons. Northern Michigan's Joseph Nardi has the second-longest active streak in the country at 144 games.

WCHA Tops Games Played List: In addition to holding the longest current consecutive games streak, Bowling Green's Brandon Kruse also tops all active NCAA players in total games played at 148. In all, seven WCHA players rank among the top 10 in games played among current players nationally.

NCAA Active Games Played Leaders* Rk. Games Name, School (Current League) 1. 148 Brandon Kruse, Bowling Green (WCHA) 2. 145 Connor Ford, Bowling Green (WCHA) 145 Justin Misiak, Michigan Tech (WCHA) 145 Matt Hellickson, Notre Dame (Big Ten) 4. 144 Joseph Nardi, Northern Michigan (WCHA) 6. 143 Colin Thiesen, Notre Dame (Big Ten) 7. 141 Sam Craggs, Bowling Green (WCHA) 141 Cameron Wright, Bowling Green (WCHA)) 9. 140 Max Johnson, Bowling Green (WCHA) 140 Seamus Donohue, St. Cloud State/Michigan Tech (NCHC) *- As of March 3, 2021

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. 71 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 2. 141 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. 49 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 6. 121 Philip Beaulieu, D, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 6. 46 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 7. 120 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 46 C.J. Motte, Ferris State ...... 2013-15 8. 119 Gerald Mayhew, F, Ferris State ...... 2013-17 8. 44 Eric Dop, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 9. 113 Adam Rockwood, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 9. 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. 2,305 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 54 Robbie Payne, F, Northern Michigan...... 2014-18 6. 2,199 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-presenet 7. 53 Connor Ford, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 2,131 C.J. Motte, Ferris State ...... 2013-15 53 Mitchell McClain, F, Bowling Green ...... 2014-18 8. 2,099 Mark Sinclair, Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech ..... 2017-present 9. 52 Gerald Mayhew, F, Ferris State ...... 2013-17 9. 2,086 Darren Smith, Ferris ...... 2015-18 10. 50 Cameron Wright, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 10. 2,053 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 50 Diego Cuglietta, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2015-19 WCHA Career Save Percentage (2013-present) WCHA Career Assists (2013-present) Min. 2 seasons, playing in 66.7% of team games Rk Assists Player, Pos., School ...... Years Rk Pct. Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 1. 103 Brandon Kruse, D, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. .934 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 2. 95 Philip Beaulieu, D, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 2. .926 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 3, 93 Alec Rauhauser, D,Bowling Green ...... 2016-20 3. .922 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2014-17 93 Adam Rockwood, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 4. .920 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 5. 91 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 5. .918 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 6. 87 Parker Tuomie, F, Minnesota State ...... 2016-20 6. .915 Gordon Defi el, Lake Superior State ...... 2014-17 7. 76 Troy Loggins, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 .915 Mathias Dahlström, Northern Michigan ...... 2013-16 8. 72 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 8. .914 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 72 Ian Scheid, D, Minnesota State ...... 2017-20 .914 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 10. 70 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 .914 Eric Dop, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 11. .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. 27 Connor Ford, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk GAA Goaltender, Team...... Seasons 3. 24 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 1.48 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. 2.17 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 20 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 5. 2.20 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. 2.51 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 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 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 5. 5 Diego Cuglietta, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2015-19 10 C.J. Motte, Ferris State ...... 2013-15 5 Kyle Bauman, F, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 5 Matt Salhany, F, Alabama Huntsville ...... 2013-17 WCHA Career Games Played (2013-present) Rk Games Goaltender, Team...... Seasons WCHA Career Game-Winning Goals (2013-present) 1. 138 Michael Bitzer, Bemidji State ...... 2014-18 Rk GWG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 2. 137 Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan ...... 2015-19 1. 13 Darien Craighead, F, Northern Michigan ...... 2016-20 3. 122 Olivier Mantha, Alaska Anchorage ...... 2014-18 2. 12 Max Johnson, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 4. 99 Gordon Defi el, Lake Superior State ...... 2013-17 12 Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State...... 2016-20 5. 97 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 12 C.J. Suess, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 6. 91 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 5. 11 Julian Napravnik, F, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 7. 90 Mareks Mitens, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 11 Jake Lucchini, F, Michigan Tech ...... 2015-19 90 Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech ...... 2013-16 7. 10 Diego Cuglietta, F, Lake Superior State ...... 2015-19 9. 88 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State ...... 2013-17 10 Zeb Knutson, F, Minnesota State ...... 2014-18 10. 84 Chris Nell, Bowling Green ...... 2013-17 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. 141 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Wins Player, Class, School ...... Years 2. 120 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 71 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 3. 114 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 2. 49 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 4. 99 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 44 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 5. 94 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 4. 33 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 6. 89 Jake Jaremko, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 5. 15 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 7. 86 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 6. 14 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present 8. 77 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 13 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 9. 75 Aaron Miller, Sr., F, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 9. 11 Mark Sinclair, Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech ...... 2017-present 10. 72 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. 53 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Saves Player, Class, School ...... Years 1. 50 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. 2,305 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 3. 48 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. 2,199 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 4. 38 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 3. 2,099 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 5. 37 Alec Broetzman, Jr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present 4. 1,874 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 6. 36 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 5. 1,773 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 36 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 6. 1,383 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 8. 36 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 7. 916 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 9. 34 Dallas Gerads, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 8. 612 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present 34 Griffi n Loughran, Jr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 9. 552 David Fessenden, So., Alabama Huntsville ...... 2019-present 10. 367 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present Active Career Assists Rk Assists Player, Pos., School ...... Years Active Career Save Percentage 1. 103 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk Pct. Player, Class, School ...... Years 2. 72 Max Johnson, Sr, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 1. .934 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 3. 61 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. .920 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 4. 58 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 3. .914 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 5. 56 Jake Jaremko, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present .914 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 6. 50 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 5. .902 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 7. 49 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 6. .896 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 49 Lukas Kaelble, Sr., D, Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 7. .883 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 9. 48 Jared Spooner, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 10. 44 Aaron Miller, Sr., F, Bemidji State ...... 2017-present Active Career GAA 44 Julian Napravnik, Jr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present Rk GAA Player, Class, School ...... Years 44 Ashton Calder, Jr., F, Lake Superior State ...... 2018-present 1. 1.48 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 2. 2.17 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present Active Career Power Play Goals 3. 2.20 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Rk PPG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 4. 2.51 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 1. 27 Connor Ford, Sr, F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 5. 2.98 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 2. 24 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 6. 3.31 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 3. 20 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 3.49 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 4. 17 Trenton Bliss, Jr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present 5. 16 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. 10 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 9. 12 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 3. 7 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 10. 11 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 4. 6 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 11 Jake Jaremko, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 5. 5 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present 6. 3 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present 2 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present Active Career Shorthanded Goals 8. 1 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present Rk SHG Player, Pos., School ...... Years 1 Zack Rose, So., Bowling Green ...... 2019-present 1. 3 Alec Broetzman, So., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2018-present 1 Rico DiMatteo, Fr., Northern Michigan ...... 2020-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. 97 Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State ...... 2017-present 1. 12 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 2. 91 Dryden McKay, Jr., Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 2. 11 Julian Napravnik, Jr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2018-present 3. 90 Mareks Mitens, Sr., Lake Superior State ...... 2017-present 4. 77 Eric Dop, Sr., Bowling Green ...... 2017-present Active Career Games 5. 73 Mark Sinclair, Sr., Alabama Huntsville/Michigan Tech .2017-present Rk Games Player, Class, Pos., School ...... Years 6. 58 Roni Salmenkangas, Jr., Ferris State ...... 2018-present 1. 148 Brandon Kruse, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 42 Nolan Kent, Jr., Northern Michigan ...... 2018-present 2. 145 Connor Ford, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 8. 28 Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech ...... 2019-present 145 Justin Misiak, Sr., F, Michigan Tech ...... 2017-present 9. 20 John Hawthorne, So., Northern Michigan ...... 2019-present 4. 144 Joseph Nardi, Sr., F, Northern Michigan ...... 2017-present 20 David Fessenden, So., Alabama Huntsville ...... 2019-present 5. 141 Sam Craggs, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 141 Cameron Wright, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 7. 140 Max Johnson, Sr., F, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present 8. 132 Gavin Gould, Sr., F, Michigan Tech/Bowling Green ...... 2016-present 134 Reggie Lutz, Sr., F, Minnesota State ...... 2017-present 10. 130 Justin Wells, Sr., D, Bowling Green ...... 2017-present

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TEAM SEASON HIGHS GAME INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS Goals GAME 8 Northern Michigan (vs. Alabama Huntsville) ...... 2/17/2021 Goals 4 Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State)^ ...... 2/6/2021 Goals (Two Teams) 11 Northern Michigan (6) at Ferris State (5)* ...... 12/30/2020 Assists 4 Andre Ghantous, Northern Michigan (at Lake Superior State) ...... 2/6/2021 Assists 15 Northern Michigan (vs. Alabama Huntsville) ...... 2/17/2021 Points 5 Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/6/2021 Points 23 Northern Michigan (vs. Alabama Huntsville) ...... 2/17/2021 Penalties 4 Griffi n Loughran, Northern Michigan (at Michigan Tech) ...... 2/26/2021 Penalties 10 Ferris State (vs. Minnesota State)* ...... 2/19/2021 Penalty Minutes 10 Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) ...... 2/6/2021 19 Griffi n Loughran, Northern Michigan (at Michigan Tech) ...... 2/26/2021

Penalty Minutes Power Play Goals 50 Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) ...... 2/6/2021 2 Alec Broetzman, Michigan Tech (vs. Northern Michigan) ...... 2/26/2021 2 Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/6/2021 Penalties- Two Teams 19 Bowling Green (10) at Minnesota State (9)...... 2/6/2021 Shorthanded Goals 1 13 times; last: Brendan Furry, Minnesota State (at Bemidji State)....2/27/2021 Penalty Minutes- Two Teams 98 Bowling Green (60) at Minnesota State (48) ...... 2/6/2021 Shots on Goal 12 Cameron Wright, Bowling Green (vs. Alabama Huntsville ...... 2/24/2021 Fewest Penalties 1 Four times, last: Bemidji State (vs. Bowling Green) Blocked Shots and Bowling Green (at Bemidji State) ...... 1/21/2021 8 Ben Newhouse, Northern Michigan (at Bowling Green) ...... 2/20/2021 8 Michael Van Unen, Northern Michigan (vs. Minnesota State) ...... 1/2/2021 Fewst Penalty Minutes 8 Cameron Wright, Bowling Green (at Mercyhurst)* ...... 12/6/2020 2 Four times, last: Bemidji State (vs. Bowling Green) and Bowling Green (at Bemidji State) ...... 1/21/2021 PERIOD Power Play Goals Goals 3 Five times 2 Eleven times, last: Ethan Somoza, Bemidji State (at Michigan Tech) (3) ..2/19/2021

Shorthanded Goals Assists 2 Northern Michigan (at Bemidji State) ...... 2/12/2021 3 Andre Ghantous, Northern Michigan (at Lake Superior State) (2) .....2/6/2021

Fastest Two Goals Points 0:10 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech)* ...... 12/12/2020 3 Andre Ghantous, Northern Michigan (at Lake Superior State) ...... 2/6/2021 3 Ethan Stewart, Ferris State (vs. Northern Michigan) * ...... 12/30/2020 Fastest Three Goals 0:54 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech)* ...... 12/12/2020 Penalties 4 Griffi n Loughran, Northern Michigan (at Michigan Tech) (3) ...... 2/26/2021 Shots on Goal 57 Minnesota State (at Lake Superior State) ...... 1/16/2021 Penalty Minutes 19 Griffi n Loughran, Northern Michigan (at Michigan Tech) (3) ...... 2/26/2021 Fewest Shots on Goal 9 Alabama Huntsville (vs. Michigan Tech)* ...... 2/5/2021 Power Play Goals 1 Multiple times PERIOD Goals Shorthanded Goals 5 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech) (2) * ...... 12/12/2020 1 Nine times; last: Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State (at Ferris State) ...... 2/6/2021

Assists 8 Northern Michigan (vs. Alabama Huntsville) (1) ...... 2/17/2021 GOALTENDING SEASON HIGHS 8 Minnesota State (at Alabama Huntsville) (2)...... 2/12/2021 SERIES 8 Bowling Green (at Adrian) (2)* ...... 11/21/2020 Saves 80 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State (at Michigan Tech) ...... 2/19-20/2021 Points 13 Bemidji State (vs. Michigan Tech) (2)* ...... 12/12/2020 GAME Saves Penalties 47 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State (at Michigan Tech) ...... 2/19/2021 10 Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) (3) ...... 2/6/2021 PERIOD Penalty Minutes Saves 50 Bowling Green (at Minnesota State) (3) ...... 2/6/2021 19 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State (at Michigan Tech) (3) ...... 2/19/2021 19 Zach Driscoll, Bemidji State (at Michigan Tech) (1) ...... 2/19/2021 Power Play Goals 19 David Fessenden, Alabama Huntsville (vs. Ferris State) (3) ...... 1/9/2021 2 Nine times; last: Minnesota State (at Alabama Huntsville) (2) ...... 2/11/2021 *-Non-conference game 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

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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. André Ghantous, So., Northern Michigan Colin Swoyer, Jr., Michigan Tech 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. Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech Arvid Caderoth, Fr., F, Michigan Tech 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 ---- 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (5/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 1-1-0-0-0 (3/6) 3-11-0-1-0 (8) BSU 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) ---- 1-1-0-1-0 (2/6) 1-0-1-0-0 (4/6) 1-1-0-1-0 (2/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 1-1-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 8-5-1-3-2 (24) BGSU 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 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) 1-0-1-0-1 (4/6) 8-5-1-0-2 (27) FSU 0-2-0-0-1 (1/6) 0-1-1-1-0 (2/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) ---- 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-13-1-1-1 (3) LSSU 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 1-1-0-0-0 (4/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) ----- 1-1-0-0-0 (3/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 1-1-0-1-1 (3/6) 9-5-0-2-2 (27) MTU 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 1-1-0-0-0 (3/6) ----- 0-2-0-0-0 (0/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (5/6) 7-7-0-1-0 (20) MSU 0-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) ----- 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 13-1-0-2-0 (39) NMU 1-1-0-0-0 (3/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-1-1-1-0 (2/6) 2-0-0-0-0 (6/6) 1-1-0-1-1 (3/6) 0-2-0-0-0 (0/0) 0-2-0-0-0 (1/6) ----- 6-7-1-3-2 (20)

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 Hampus Eriksson, Sr., Lake Superior State Jacob Nordqvist, Jr. Lake Superior State Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State Tyrone Bronte, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville March 1 Connor Ford, Sr., Bowling Green Colin Swoyer, Jr., Michigan Tech Blake Pietila, So., Michigan Tech Lukas Sillinger, Fr., F, Bemidji State March 8 Ashton Calder, Jr., Lake Superior State Will Riedell, Sr., Lake Superior State Zach Driscoll, Sr., Bemidji State Jacob, Bengtsson, Fr., D, Lake Superior State

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USCHO.COM USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY MAGAZINE March 8, 2021 March 8, 2021

Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll Rank Team, Points (1st place) Last Poll Record Top 15 1. Boston College (23) 16-4-1 777 2 1. Boston College, 488 (18) 2 16-4-1 18 2. North Dakota (12) 18-5-1 760 1 2. North Dakota, 470 (10) 1 18-5-1 18 3. Minnesota State (5) 18-3-1 711 4 3. Minnesota State, 451 (6) 4 18-3-1 18 4. Minnesota 20-6-0 673 3 4. Wisconsin, 397 5 19-8-1 16 5. Wisconsin 19-8-1 667 5 5. Minnesota, 395 3 20-6-0 18 6. Michigan 14-9-1 558 7 6. St. Cloud State, 307 8 15-9-0 14 7. Massachusetts 13-5-4 548 6 7. Michigan, 302 7 14-9-1 18 8. St. Cloud State 15-9-0 539 8 8. Massachusetts, 286 6 13-5-4 18 T-9. Boston University 10-3-1 451 10 9. Minnesota Duluth, 213 9 13-9-2 18 T-9. Minnesota Duluth 13-9-2 451 9 10. Boston University, 204 11 10-3-1 7 11. Omaha 14-9-1 403 12 11. Quinnipiac, 177 10 17-6-4 17 12. Quinnipiac 17-6-4 383 11 12. Omaha, 161 12 14-9-1 12 13. Bowling Green 19-8-1 299 13 13. Bowling Green, 70 13 19-8-1 13 14. Clarkson 11-7-4 240 14 14. Clarkson, 55 14 11-7-4 17 15. Bemidji State 13-8-3 182 17 15. American International 15 13-3-0 5 16. American International 13-3-0 181 16 17. Providence 10-8-5 148 15 Others receiving votes: Lake Superior State 25, Bemidji State 15, 18. Lake Superior State 15-6-3 107 20 Providence 10, Northeastern 6, Notre Dame 6, Connecticut 3, Army 1. 19. Notre Dame 14-12-2 91 UR 20. Northeastern 9-8-3 87 18

Others receiving votes: Michigan Tech 44, Army 41, Connecticut 35, Robert Morris 17, Denver 5, Western Michigan 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 UR/UR X/X X/X 19/RV 13/14 UR/UR 18/RV 20/RV 3/3 UR/UR March 1 UR/UR X/X X/X 17/RV 13/13 UR/UR 20/RV 19/RV 4/4 UR/UR March 8 UR/UR X/X X/X 15/RV 13/13 UR/UR 18/RV RV/UR 3/3 UR/UR 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 (18/RV) Lake Superior State 1, at (20/RV) Michigan Tech 4* Adrian 2, at (RV/RV) Bowling Green (NC) 6 Wednesday, February 24 Saturday, November 21 Alabama Huntsville 0, at (13/14) Bowling Green 5* (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) (19/RV) Bemidji State 3, at (3/3) Minnesota State 4 (OT)*

Sunday, November 22 Friday, February 26 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 1, at Lake Superior State 4 (NC) Saturday, January 16 (18/RV) Lake Superior State 4, at Ferris State 2* Alabama Huntsville 3, at (RV/UR) Robert Morris 4 (NC) Trine (Ind.) 0, at Ferris State 7 (NC) Northern Michigan 1, at (20/RV) Michigan Tech 6* (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 (20/RV) Michigan Tech 3, at Northern Michigan 2 (OT)* Adrian 3, at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 5 (NC) Thursday, January 21 (3/3) Minnesota State 3, at (19/RV) Bemidji State 4 (OT)* (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 (13/14) Bowling Green 4, at Alabama Huntsville 2* (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) (20/RV) Lake Superior State 1, at (17/RV) Bemidji State 2 (OT)* 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* (18/RV) Lake Superior State 5, at (19/RV) Bemidji State 2*

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) (19/RV) Michigan Tech 1, at (4/4) Minnesota State 2* Alabama Huntsville 2, at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State 3 (NC) (6/6) Minnesota State 1, at Michigan Tech 3 (NC) Friday, January 29 Saturday, March 6 (3/2) Minnesota State 1, at (RV/UR) Bemidji State 4 (NC) Ferris State 1, at (20/RV) Lake Superior State 2* Monday, December 7 Ferris State 4, at Northern Michigan 5* Alabama Huntsville 0, at (17/RV) Bemidji State 2* (6/6) Minnesota State 2, at Michigan Tech 0 (NC) (18/RV) Michigan Tech 3, at (8/8) Bowling Green 6* (19/RV) Michigan Tech 2, at (4/4) Minnesota State 3*

Friday, December 11 Saturday, January 30 Sunday, March 7 Ferris State 2, at Bowling Green 3 (NC) Ferris State 3. at Northern Michigan 5* Alabama Huntsville 0, at (17/RV) Bemidji State 4* (18/RV) Michigan Tech 2, at (8/8) Bowling Green 5* Saturday, December 12 -- END OF REGULAR SEASON -- Bowling Green 6, at Ferris State 2 (NC) FEBRUARY Michigan Tech 3, at Bemidji State 6 (NC) Tuesday, February 2 2021 WCHA POSTSEASON (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 6, at Ferris State 4* WCHA Quarterfi nals Sunday, December 13 Best two-of-three quarterfi nals at higher seed Michigan Tech 3, at Bemidji State 0 (NC) Friday, February 5 (18/RV) Bemidji State 3, at Ferris State 3 (OT) (FSU w/SO, 1-0) March 12 Wednesday, December 16 (8/8) Bowling Green 0, at (6/4) Minnesota State 4* No. 8 Ferris State at No. 1 Minnesota State 6:07 p.m. CT Ferris State 4, at (RV/RV)Northern Michigan 5 (NC)* (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 3, at Alabama Huntsville 1 (NC) No. 7 Alabama Huntsville at No. 2 Lake Superior State 7:07 p.m. ET No. 6 Northern Michigan at No. 3 Bowling Green 7:07 p.m. ET Friday, December 18 Saturday, February 6 No.5 Michigan Tech at No. 4 Bemidji State 7:07 p.m. CT (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* March 13 (RV/UR) Bemidji State 4, at (5/5) Minnesota State 5 (NC) (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 4, at Alabama Huntsville 1 (NC) No. 8 Ferris State at No. 1 Minnesota State 4:07 p.m. CT (8/8) Bowling Green 1, at (6/4) Minnesota State 5* No. 7 Alabama Huntsville at No. 2 Lake Superior State 5:07 p.m. ET Saturday, December 19 No. 6 Northern Michigan at No. 3 Bowling Green 7:07 p.m. ET (13/12) Bowling Green 4, at (11/11) Quinnipiac 2 (NC) Sunday, February 7 No.5 Michigan Tech at No. 4 Bemidji State 6:07 p.m. CT (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) March 14 Tuesday, February 9 No. 8 Ferris State at No. 1 Minnesota State# 4:07 p.m. CT Tuesday, December 29 (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 2, at Ferris State 1* No. 7 Alabama Huntsville at No. 2 Lake Superior State# 5:07 p.m. ET (RV)/RV) Robert Morris 1, at (7/7) Bowling Green 2 (NC) No. 6 Northern Michigan at No. 3 Bowling Green# 5:07 p.m. ET Thursday, February 11 No.5 Michigan Tech at No. 4 Bemidji State# 5:07 p.m. CT Wednesday, December 30 (3/3) Minnesota State 4, at Alabama Huntsville 1* Northern Michigan 6, at Ferris State 5 (OT) (NC) March 19 Friday, February 12 WCHA Semifi nals^ JANUARY (RV/UR)Lake Superior State 2, at (12/12) Bowling Green 1 (OT)* Semifi nal 1 Saturday, January 2 Ferris State 0, at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech 3 (NC) Semifi nal 2 (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* March 20 (RV)/UR) Bemidji State 4, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 1 (NC) WCHA Championship Game^ (5/5) Minnesota State 5, at Northern Michigan 0* Saturday, February 13 Semifi nal 1 winner vs. Semifi nal 2 winner 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* All dates subject to change Alabama Huntsville 1, at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech 2* Northern Michigan 3, at (17/RV) Bemidji State 2 (OT)* *- WCHA league game (RV/UR) Bemidji State 1, at (19/RV) Lake Superior State 2 (OT) (BSU W/SO, 1-0 (NC) (NC)- Non-conference contest (7/7) Bowling Green 4, at Ferris State 2* Tuesday, February 16 (EXH)- Exhibition contest (5/5) Minnesota State 4, at Northern Michigan 0* (RV/UR) Northern Michigan 1 vs. Alabama Huntsville 3*$ $ - Games played at NMU with UAH as the home team (20/UR) Lake Superior State 3, at (18/RV) Michigan Tech 1* ^- Games played at highest-seeded quarterfi nal winner Thursday, January 7 #- If necessary (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 1, at (20/UR) Lake Superior State 2* Ferris State 4, at Alabama Huntsville 5 (OT)* (RV/UR) Bemidji State 4, at (18/RV) Michigan Tech 1* (3/3) Minnesota State 5, at Ferris State 4 (OT) (NC) 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 1, at Lake Superior State 4* (14/T-13) Bowling Green 0, at (RV/UR) Northern Michigan 0 (NMU W/SO, 1-0)* Monday, January 11 Bemidji State 2, at Michigan Tech 1* (8/7) Bowling Green 1, at USNTDP 5 (EXH) Minnesota State 5, at Ferris State 1 (NC)

Friday, January 15 Sunday, February 21 Northern Michigan 1, at (8/7) Bowling Green 5 (NC) (14/T-13) Bowling Green 6, at (RV/UR) Northern Michigan 2* (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: (First season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at UAH: 3-16-1 Nov. 21 at (RV/UR) Robert Morris (NC) L, 2-5 Overall: 14-38-4 (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: 3-16-1 Dec. 6 at (RV/RV) Lake Superior State (NC) L, 3-2 2020-21 WCHA Record: 3-11-0-1-0-0 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 opens the WCHA postseason as the seventh Feb. 11 (3/3) Minnesota State* L, 1-4 seed after 3-16-1 record in the regular season with a 3-11-0 mark in Feb. 12 (3/3) Minnesota State* L, 0-5 conference games. The Chargers will take on second-seeded Lake Feb. 16 vs. (RV/UR) Northern Michigan*$ W, 3-1 Feb. 17 vs. (RV/UR) Northern Michigan*$ L, 2-8 Superior State in the three-game series, beginning Friday in Sault Ste. Feb. 19 at (20/UR) Lake Superior State* L, 1-2 Marie, Mich., at 6:07 p.m. CT. Feb. 20 at (20/UR) Lake Superior State* L, 1-4 • This is UAH’s fourth appearance in the WCHA postseason tournament Feb. 24 at (13/14) Bowling Green* L, 0-5 in program history, after most recently making the conference Feb. 28 (13/14) Bowling Green* L, 2-4 playoffs in the 2018-19 season. March 6 at (17/RV) Bemidji State* L, 0-2 • The Chargers offense has been led by freshman Tyrone Bronte this March 7 at (17/RV)Bemidji State* L, 0-4 season with 13 points on four goals and nine assists. He was named March 12 No. 2 (18/RV) Lake Superior State# 7:07 p.m. ET March 13 No. 2 (18/RV) Lake Superior State# 5:07 p.m. ET to the 2020-21 WCHA All-Rookie Team for his performance, and he is March 14 No. 2 (18/RV) Lake Superior State#^ 5:07 p.m. ET the second Charger to ever hold that distinction. • David Fessenden has played the majority of time in goal for the *- WCHA game Chargers with a .920 save percentage and 2.61 goals against average #- WCHA quarterfi nals over 14 starts. ^- If necessary • UAH has accrued 309 blocks as a team, led by Lucas Bahn with 36. (NC)- Non-conference contest • Junior captain Bauer Neudecker leads all Chargers with fi ve goals in (National rank at time of game) No. X- Tournament seed addition to six assists for 11 points. $ - Games played in Marquette, Mich. with UAH as the home team

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2020-21 BEMIDJI STATE SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Tom Serratore (20th season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at BSU/Overall: 332-305-92 Nov. 22 (5/4) Minnesota State (NC) L, 0-5 2020-21 Overall Record: 13-8-3 Dec. 12 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) W, 6-3 Dec. 13 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 0-3 2020-21 WCHA Record: 8-5-1-3-2-0 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 (OT) (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 earned its fi rst and second shutout victories of the season March Feb. 5 at Ferris State* T, 3-3 (OT) (FSU W SO, 1-0) 6-7, logging a 2-0 win over Alabama Huntsville to open the fi nal series of the Feb. 6 at Ferris State* W, 7-2 regular season Saturday and a 4-0 win Sunday. BSU moves to 13-8-3 overall Feb. 12 Northern Michigan* L, 1-5 and 8-5-1 in WCHA play to claim fourth place in the fi nal WCHA standings. Feb. 13 Northern Michigan* L, 2-3 (OT) • Following the sweep, BSU owns a commanding 57-31-5, edge in the series, Feb. 19 at (18/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 4-1 while it is 33-10-2 when it hosts UAH in Bemidji. Feb. 20 at (18/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 2-1 • The Beavers have now won eight of the last nine meetings between the teams Feb. 25 at (3/3) Minnesota State* L, 3-4 (OT) and six straight versus the Chargers. Feb. 27 (3/3) Minnesota State* W, 4-3 (OT) • BSU has lost just one time the last 13 occasions UAH has visited Bemidji (11-1-1) March 2 (20/RV) Lake Superior State* W, 2-1 (OT) dating back to March 1, 2014. March 3 Lake Superior State* L, 2-5 • With two points Saturday and another assist Sunday, Brendan Harris extended March 6 Alabama Huntsville* W, 2-0 his single-season career-high for goals to eight. It also marked his ninth point in March 7 Alabama Huntsville* W, 4-0 BSU’s last nine games (2g-7a). March 12 No. 5 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech# 7:07 p.m. CT • Now with seven appearances versus UAH, Zach Driscoll is 6-1-0 with a .923 March 13 No. 5 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech# 6:07 p.m. CT save percentage and a 1.59 goals against average. March 14 No. 5 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech#^ 5:07 p.m. CT • Without a point Saturday, BSU’s leading scorer Alex Ierullo (6g-14a) saw a six- game point streak (2g-6a) end, but scored his sixth goal of the season Sunday *- WCHA game to eclipse the 20-point plateau for the second consecutive season (7g-14a) and #- WCHA quarterfi nals is just one point from equalling his career scoring mark set a year ago. ^- If necessary • Alex Ierullo has 20 points (6g-14a), which includes a team-best 14 helpers, this (NC)- Non-conference contest season and ranks seventh in WCHA scoring with 14 points (4g-10a) in WCHA (National rank at time of game) play. His 14 helpers is ninth among the league’s leading scorers. No. X- Tournament seed • Aaron Miller leads all current BSU players with eight points (4g-4a) in 10 career appearances versus the Chargers, while Elias Rosén has six points (3g-3a) in six career matchups with UAH. • Miller’s game-wining goal Saturday was the fi rst of his senior season and fi fth as a BSU player. He is now tied with Owen Sillinger for the lead in game-winning goals among current BSU players. • Brendan Harris (4g-6a) currently leads the team in scoring on home ice with • BSU’s fi rst goal Saturday marked Aaron Miller’s 75th point as a Beaver (31g- nine points. He is tied with Ethan Somoza’s for the team’s lead with four goals 44a), while fellow senior Brendan Harris was credited with his 50th collegiate at Sanford Center this season. point on the assist (15g-35a). • Sunday game stood as senior defender Tyler Vold’s 100th game as a Beaver, • Ethan Somoza netted his fi fth assist of the season Saturday. He has turned it while Friday’s WCHA playoff opener will be fellow senior Brendan Harris’ 100th. on down the stretch. In BSU’s last 11 games, he has nine points, which includes Fellow senior Ethan Somoza leads all current players with 128 games played. six goals (6g-3a). • With a goal and an assist Sunday, Alex Adams posted his fi rst multi-point game • Tyler Vold posted an assist Saturday. The defender now has a career-best 10 of 2020-21 and his fi rst since Feb. 1, 2020. points (1g-9a) to rank second among BSU defenders. • Zach Driscoll’s shutout Saturday was his fi rst since March 6, 2020 versus • Freshman Eric Martin contributed an assist in Saturday’s win. He has seven LSSU. points this season (2g-5a), but three (1g-2a) have come in BSU’s last fi ve • Alex Ierullo’s game-wining goal Sunday stood as the 50th point of his 92-game games. He ranks second behind Lukas Sillinger (5g-7a) among BSU’s freshman BSU career (19g-31a). in scoring. • Scoring his fi rst goal of the season Sunday, Alex Adams snapped a 365-day, • Zach Driscoll made 16 saves Saturday to collect his fi rst shutout victory of 22-game stretch without a goal dating back to a March 7, 2020 match up with 2020-21 and 13 the following night for his second. He now has nine as a Beaver. Lake Superior State. He pulls into a tie with BSU greats Jim Scanlan (1978-82) and Blane Comstock • The Beavers open the 2021 playoffs as the No. 4 seed and will host Michigan (1967-71) on BSU’s all-time shutouts list. Tech March 12-14 in a best-of-three playoff series. The Beavers are 3-1 • UAH was 0-for-5 on the man advantage March 6-7. On the season, BSU moves versus the Huskies this season and are coming off a series sweep of MTU in to 65-for-70 (.929) to top the national penalty-kill chart and is 40-for-43 (.930) Houghton, Mich Feb. 19-20 (4-1 and 2-1). in WCHA play to pace the league. • MTU holds a 17-15-6 edge in the all-time series dating back to 2007, BSU carries • BSU failed to net a power-play goal in seven chances versus UAH. The Beavers an 11-8-0 edge in games played in Bemidji., Minn. are now 12-for-75 (.160) on the season, while they are 9-for-43 (.209) on the • BSU has lost just one time in the last eight meetings with Michigan Tech (6-1-1) man advantage in WCHA play to rank third. which includes a 4-1-1 mark at Sanford Center versus the Huskies since Jan. 18, • Alex Ierullo leads all current Beavers in power-play scoring with six points (1g- 2019. 5a) and a team-high fi ve assists on power-play goals. • Ethan Somoza leads all current Beavers versus MTU with eight points (5g-3a) • Zach Driscoll’s 630 save total this season leads the WCHA and ranks third in in 12 previous appearances. the country. • Zach Driscoll is the only BSU goaltender with previous experience versus MTU • With 13 saves versus UAH Sunday, Zach Driscoll inched closer to Dan Bakala and holds a 1.98 GAA, a .935 save percentage and a 6-2-1 record to go with two (2,379 - 2008-12) in fi fth place on BSU’s all-time saves list with 2,305. shutouts. • BSU is 8-5-0 at home this season and has won four of its last fi ve home • At the NCAA Division I level BSU is 20-30-1 in the postseason, which includes a contests. BSU has put up 2.46 goals per game, while allowing 2.38 on home ice. 8-19 record in the WCHA Playoffs. Six of the team’s 12 PPG have come at home (6/37 - .162) and it is 37-of-39 on • Since joining the WCHA in 2010-11, BSU is 8-19 in postseason play including a the PK (.949). 7-16 mark in fi rst round action and are 4-8 on at home in WCHA postseason • Following Sunday’s win, BSU has only been beaten once this season when it has play. Last season, BSU defeated Lake Superior State (W, 2-1, L, 5-3, W, 3-1) to been tied or in the lead after two periods of play at 13-1-3. On the fl ip side, the advance out of the fi rst round before the WCHA and NCAA shut the season Beavers are 0-7-0 when trailing after 40 minutes of play. down for COVID-19.

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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: 40-21-5 Nov. 21 at Adrian (Mich.) (NC) W, 5-0 2020-21 Overall Record: 19-8-1 Dec. 1 at (RV/RV) Robert Morris (NC) W, 6-3 2020-21 WCHA Record: 8-5-1-0-2-0 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 • With the regular season complete, the Bowling Green Falcons will Jan. 8 (RV/UR) Bemidji State* L, 3-4 (OT) now move into the postseason with the WCHA Playoffs. The Falcons Jan. 11 at USNTDP (EXH) L, 1-5 will enter the tournament riding a three-game win streak and will be Jan. 15 Northern Michigan (NC) W, 5-0 greeted by a familiar foe in Northern Michigan. The series will mark Jan. 16 Northern Michigan (NC) W, 6-2 the third between the two teams this season with Bowling Green Jan. 22 at Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-2 being 3-0-1 over those four games, outscoring Northern Michigan by Jan. 23 at Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-3 Jan. 29 (18/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 6-3 a margin of 17-5. The series will be best-of-three at the Slater Family Jan. 30 (18/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 5-2 Ice Arena with the fi rst two games being on Friday and Saturday and Feb. 5 at (6/4) Minnesota State* L, 0-4 then the third on Sunday, if needed. Feb. 6 at (6/4) Minnesota State* L, 1-5 • Over the previous four games between the Falcons and Wildcats, Feb. 12 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* L, 1-2 (OT) Northern Michigan saw 10 different players tally a point, but only Feb. 13 (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* L, 2-5 three had multiple points over the two series. Vincent de Mey tallied Feb. 20 at (RV/UR) Northern Michigan* T, 0-0 (OT) (NMU W/SO, 1-0) three points, consisting of two goals and one assist while Joseph Feb. 21 at (RV/UR) Northern Michigan* W, 6-2 Feb. 24 Alabama Huntsville* W, 5-0 Nardi also had three points, but with one goal and two assists. As for Feb. 28 at Alabama Huntsville* W, 4-2 in goal, NMU has played three different goalies against the Falcons, March 12 No. 6 Northern Michigan# 7:07 p.m. ET being John Hawthorne, Rico DiMatteo and Connor Ryckman, with all March 13 No. 6 Northern Michigan# 7:07 p.m. ET three logging a loss and DiMatteo having a tie as well. Of the three, March 14 No. 6 Northern Michigan#^ 5:07 p.m. ET DiMatteo has put together the best numbers, registering a 2.66 goals against average along with a .928 save percentage, giving up fi ve *- WCHA game goals while having 64 saves over about 112 minutes played. #- WCHA quarterfi nals ^- If necessary • In the fi rst four games against the Wildcats, Bowling Green has had 18 (NC)- Non-conference contest different players log a point, including an assist from Eric Dop. Of the (EXH)- Exhibition contest 18, 11 of the Falcons have been able to tally at least two points against (National rank at time of game) Northern Michigan this season, including four with fi ve points or No. X- Tournament seed more. Leading the way on the stat sheet is Will Cullen with three goals and fi ve assists for a total of eight points. Taylor Schneider also has it eight. Additionally, the Falcons will enter carrying a streak of 10 had three goals against NMU this year. As for between the pipes, Eric straight seasons in which they have won a best-of-three series, Dop has played three of the four games, giving up just three goals dating back to the 2010-11 campaign. while registering 98 saves for a .970 save percentage on top of a 0.97 • After tallying another assist against Alabama Huntsville, Cameron goals against average over the span. Wright needs just one point to become the team's fourth active 100- • The Falcons closed out the regular season two weeks ago against point scorer, currently with 99 points, consisting of 50 goals and 49 Alabama Huntsville in a home-and-home series that saw the Orange assists thus far. If Wright reaches the mark it would be the fi rst time and Brown capture a series sweep. In the fi rst meeting Bowling since the 1996-97 season that the Falcons have at least four active Green skated to a 5-0 shutout victory seeing Eric Dop and Brett players with 100 career points. In that season, Bowling Green rostered Rich combine for the shutout between the pipes. On the attack, Curtis Fry (194 points), Mike Johnson (162), Kelly Perrault (148) Connor Ford was able to net two goals in the effort as well as Anton and Brett Punchard (135). Wright would join Brandon Kruse, Max Malmstrom scoring his fi rst collegiate goal. As for the second game, Johnson and Connor Ford. the Falcons scored three goals in the third period to complete the • In the last series for the Falcons, Connor Ford was able to tally four comeback win in a 4-2 fi nal. Ford again tallied two goals in the game, goals over the two games, having a pair in each contest against one on the power play and the other an empty-netter. In between Alabama Huntsville. In the fi rst game, Ford scored the fi rst and last those was a goal from Sam Craggs that went down as the game- goal in the 5-0 win with the fi rst being a game-winner and the second winner with Dop picking up his second win of the series in goal after being the lone goal of the third period. As for the second game of coming in as relief during the second period. the series, Ford tallied another two scores, both coming in the third • With 19 wins in the regular season, the Falcons are closing in on period. The fi rst came on the power play and tied it up for the Falcons accomplishing their 20th win of the season, needing just one more while the second was an empty-net score that secured the 4-2 win during the postseason. If they can do so it would mark the seventh for the Orange and Brown. consecutive season with 20 wins or more, becoming the second • It's been a historical season for the Falcons and senior goaltender longest streak in program history, with the record being nine straight Eric Dop has been no exception. This past series, Dop logged nearly seasons from 1981-82 until the 1989-90 campaign. The current 90 minutes of shutout hockey between the pipes, splitting time with streak began during the 2014-15 season and would surpass the six- Brett Rich in the fi rst and Zack Rose in the second. For the season, year streak that spanned the entirety of Ron Mason's tenure, being Dop now has a goals against average of 2.07 and a save percentage from 1973-74 until 1978-79. of .927. The goals against mark would be the third best in program • The Falcons have advanced passed the fi rst round of the WCHA history while the save percentage would be tied for the second best. tournament each of the previous seven seasons that Bowling Green As for career stats, Dop has improved his marks to 2.20, which would has been a member of the conference and will now look to make be third all-time, and .916, which would also be third all-time.

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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: 462-535-107 Dec. 12 (16/RV) Bowling Green (NC) L, 2-6 2020-21 Overall Record: 1-21-1 Dec. 16 at (RV/RV) Northern Michigan (NC) L, 4-5 2020-21 WCHA Record: 0-13-1-0-1-1 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 will meet in the WCHA postseason Feb. 2 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech* L, 4-6 for the fourth time, but the fi rst in a best-of-three series this weekend Feb. 5 (18/RV) Bemidji State* T, 3-3 (OT) (FSU W SO, 1-0) in the WCHA Quarterfi nals. The Mavericks are 2-1 all-time against Feb. 6 (18/RV) Bemidji State* L, 2-7 the Bulldogs in the WCHA tournament. The Mavericks won the fi rst Feb. 9 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech* L, 1-2 two meetings: The 2014 WCHA Championship game on March 22 Feb. 12 at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 0-3 (4-1) at Van Andel Arena, followed by the WCHA Semi-Final in 2015 Feb. 13 at (RV/RV) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 1-5 Feb. 19 (3/3) Minnesota State (NC) L, 4-5 (OT) on March 20 (4-0) at the XCEL Energy Center. The Bulldogs won the Feb. 20 (3/3) Minnesota State (NC) L, 1-5 third meeting in the WCHA Championship game to win the Broadmoor Feb. 26 (18/RV) Lake Superior State* L, 2-4 Trophy on March 19 (2-1) at Van Andel Arena on Gerald Mayhew’s March 6 at (20/RV) Lake Superior State* L, 1-2 penalty shot in the second period that stood for the game-winning March 12 at No. 1 (3/3) Minnesota State# 6:07 p.m. CT goal in Grand Rapids. The win punched Ferris State’s fourth trip to the March 13 at No. 1 (3/3) Minnesota State# 4:07 p.m. CT NCAA tournament by virtue of automatic bid. March 14 at No. 1 (3/3) Minnesota State#^ 4:07 p.m. CT • Ferris State is led in scoring by Coale Norris (8g-8a/16pts) in 23 *- WCHA game games. Junior forwards Jake Transit and Ethan Stewart each #- WCHA quarterfi nals boast (6g-8a/14pts) credentials in a tie for second place. Amongst ^- If necessary freshmen, Mitch Deelstra leads the Bulldogs (7g-4a/11pts) in both (NC)- Non-conference contest goal and point-scoring, followed by Antonio Venuto (3g-6a/9pts). (National rank at time of game) From the blueline, Blake Evennou (1g-9a/10pts) leads the Bulldogs in No. X- Tournament seed defenseman scoring. Seven Bulldogs have 10 or more points with two more in immediate reach. • Freshman goaltender Logan Stein had the top save-percentage start of his career Saturday (March 6) at Lake Superior State when he made 40 stops on 42 shots on goal faced against then-No. 20/RV Lake Superior State. The .952 mark boosted his save percentage 15 percent in his 11th collegiate outing for the Bulldogs. Stein missed the fi rst several games of the season for Ferris State while helping team USA to a World Junior Championship gold medal in early January. • Ferris State freshman defenseman Luke Farthing picked up his fi rst collegiate goal from the left hashmark in Friday’s loss to the No. 18/ RV Lakers. At 1:59 of the fi rst period, Farthing slipped by an LSSU forward into the low slot where he fi red a shot past LSSU netminder Mareks Mitens for an early 1-0 Bulldog lead. Transit (eight) and Stewart (eight) earned assists on the play. • Ferris State, in their fi nal ever appearance in the WCHA postseason, appears for their sixth time. The Bulldogs have been to the semi-fi nals three times, the Championship twice, and have one Championship win (2016). The Bulldogs are 6-4 all-time in WCHA fi rst round games, with three sweeps for (BSU, 2014 & 2015 - NMU, 2016). The Bulldogs were swept in their last appearance on the road at Bowling Green in the 2017-18 WCHA Quarterfi nals.

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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: 95-132-27 Nov. 22 (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) W, 4-1 2020-21 Overall Record: 15-6-3 Nov. 27 Adrian (Mich.) (NC) W, 5-3 2020-21 WCHA Record: 9-5-0-2-2-0 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. 18/RV Lake Superior State is set for the Western Collegiate Feb. 6 Northern Michigan* W, 5-4 (OT) Feb. 7 Northern Michigan* L, 4-3 (OT) Hockey Association Playoffs to begin this weekend as the Lakers, Feb. 12 at (12/12) Bowling Green* W, 2-1 (OT) the No. 2 seed in the tournament, host the No. 7 seed University of Feb. 13 at (12/12) Bowling Green* W, 5-2 Alabama Huntsville Chargers in a best-of-three series that opens Feb. 16 at (18/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 3-1 on Friday, March 12 at 7:07 p.m. ET in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. in the Feb. 19 Alabama Huntsville* W, 2-1 Taffy Abel Arena. The second game is set for a 5:07 p.m. ET start on Feb. 20 Alabama Huntsville* W, 4-1 Saturday, March 13 at 5:07 p.m. and if necessary, game three will be Feb. 23 at (20/RV) Michigan Tech* L, 1-4 played on Sunday, March 14 at 5:07 p.m. ET. Feb. 26 at Ferris State* W, 4-2 March 2 at (17/RV) Bemidji State* L, 1-2 (OT) • Lake Superior State fi nished the regular season with 27 points in March 3 at (17/RV) Bemidji State* W, 5-2 league play, which is tied with the Bowling Green Falcons. The Lakers March 6 Ferris State* W, 2-1 swept the season series against the Falcons to win the tiebreaker to March 12 No. 7 Alabama Huntsville# 7:07 p.m. ET earn the second seed in the 2021 WCHA Playoffs. March 13 No. 7 Alabama Huntsville# 5:07 p.m. ET • It marks the highest regular season fi nish for Lake Superior State March 14 No. 7 Alabama Huntsville#^ 5:07 p.m. ET since the 1995-96 season when the team fi nished tied for fi rst place in the CCHA standings. Lake Superior State's highest fi nish in the *- WCHA game #- WCHA quarterfi nals WCHA regular season standings was fourth place in 2018-19. ^- If necessary • Since Feb. 1, the Lakers have compiled an 9-3-0 overall record and (NC)- Non-conference contest two of the team’s three losses have come in overtime. (National rank at time of game) • For the seventh time this season, the Lakers are nationally ranked as No. X- Tournament seed LSSU holds the No. 18 spot in the USCHO poll. For the 16th straight week, the Lakers have received votes in at least one of the two nation-al polls (USCHO and the USA Today). Previously this season, the Lakers have been ranked fi ve times in the USCHO National Poll (No. 20, No. 19), marking the fi rst national ranking for the program since the 2018-19 season. • The Lakers returned for the program’s 55th season in 2020-21 • Pete Veillette, who is riding a career-high six game point streak (4g- following a seventh place fi nish in the WCHA standings during the 4a) and has points in 10 of the last 11 games (7g-6a), is tied for eighth 2019-20 season as the team posted a 14-23-4 overall record and in conference scoring with 21 points (11g-10a). The junior forward is an 11-14-4 record in conference play. LSSU qualifi ed for the WCHA tied for fourth in the WCHA in goal scoring. postseason for the second consecutive season and would fall to the • Among defensemen, two Lakers rank among the top ten in point second seeded Bemidji State in the fi rst round of the playoffs. scorers among their conference peers. Will Riedell is third in the • Lakers Head Coach Damon Whitten is in his seventh season behind category (5g-10a) with 15 points and Lukas Kaelble is tied for sixth the bench in Sault Ste. Marie in 2020-21. Whitten has led the team to among defensemen (0g-12a). a 95-132-27 record, and playoff appearances in all but one season. • Yuki Miura leads the Lakers in blocked shots with 38, which is fi rst • The Lake Superior State hockey program is approaching 1,000 among all WCHA and NCAA forwards. all-time wins as the team earned its 997th all-time win on Saturday • Goaltender Mareks Mitens ranks third among WCHA goaltenders in against Ferris State. goals against average (1.86), fourth in minutes played (1164:05), third • When the Lakers have scored the game's fi rst goal, the team holds in saves (509), and second in save percentage (.933) this season. a 9-0-1 record this season. LSSU has posted a 7-0-1 record when leading after one period and a perfect 8-0-0 record when leading after two periods of play. • With a .643 win percentage this season in WCHA play, the Lakers rank second among WCHA teams in the category, trailing only Minnesota State. • Twenty-one Lakers have notched at least a point this season and nine players have recorded at least 10 points through the fi rst 20 games of the season. 15 skaters have scored a goal for the Lakers this season with nine of them scoring four or more goals. Two Lakers have 10 or more goals this season (Ashton Calder, Pete Veillette). • Asthon Calder, who leads the Lakers with 23 points (12g-11a), is tied for sixth among all WCHA players in points this season, tied for third in goals with 12 and tied for second in the WCHA in game winning goals this season with four.

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2020-21 MICHIGAN TECH SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Joe Shawhan (Fourth season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at MTU/Overall: 74-62-12 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: 17-10-1 Dec. 6 (6/6) Minnesota State (NC) W, 3-1 2020-21 WCHA Record: 7-7-0-1-0-0 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 • Michigan Tech opens the 2021 WCHA Playoffs at No. 15 Bemidji State Jan. 29 at (8/8) Bowling Green* L, 3-6 in a best of three series at the Sanford Center. The puck drops at 8:07 Jan. 30 at (8/8) Bowling Green* L, 2-5 Feb. 2 at Ferris State* W, 6-4 p.m. ET Friday, 7:07 p.m. ET Saturday and, if necessary, 6:07 p.m. ET Feb. 5 at Alabama Huntsville (NC) W, 3-1 Sunday. Feb. 6 at Alabama Huntsville (NC) W, 4-1 • The Huskies will be the fi fth seed and the Beavers will be the fourth in Feb. 9 at Ferris State* W, 2-1 the best-of-three quarterfi nal round. Feb. 12 Ferris State (NC) W, 3-0 • Minnesota State will host Ferris State, Lake Superior State will host Feb. 13 Ferris State (NC) W, 5-1 Alabama Huntsville, and Bowling Green will host Northern Michigan in Feb. 16 vs. (20/UR) Lake Superior State* L, 1-3 other matchups. Feb. 19 (RV/UR) Bemidji State* L, 1-4 Feb. 20 (RV/UR) Bemidji State* L, 1-2 • The Huskies fi nished with a 17-10-1 overall record and a 7-7-0 mark Feb. 23 vs. (18/RV) Lake Superior State* W, 4-1 in the WCHA. The Huskies were four points behind BSU for the No. 4 Feb. 26 Northern Michigan* W, 6-1 seed. Feb. 27 at Northern Michigan* W, 3-2 (OT) • Tech lost a pair of games at then-No. 4/4 Minnesota State to wrap March 5 at (4/4) Minnesota State* L, 1-2 up the regular season. The Mavs won 2-1 Friday and 3-2 Saturday. March 6 at (4/4) Minnesota State* L, 2-3 Trenton Bliss scored Friday. Alec Broetzman and Tristan Ashbrook March 12 at No. 4 (15/RV) Bemidji State# 7:07 p.m. CT found the back of the net Saturday. March 13 at No. 4 (15/RV) Bemidji State# 6:07 p.m. CT March 14 at No. 4 (15/RV) Bemidji State#^ 5:07 p.m. CT • Tech went 1-3 against Bemidji State in the regular season. • The teams split a non-conference meeting in Minnesota on December *- WCHA game 12-13. The Beavers won 6-3 the fi rst night before Tech bounced back #- WCHA quarterfi nals with a 3-0 shutout Saturday. ^- If necessary • BSU won 4-1 and 2-1 in the WCHA games in Houghton. The Huskies (NC)- Non-conference contest outshot the Beavers 82-40 in the two games but couldn’t solve Zach (National rank at time of game) Driscoll. No. X- Tournament seed • Tech is 16-16-7 all-time against Bemidji State since 2007. The Huskies are 8-11-1 against the Beavers in Bemidji. • The two teams opened the 2018 WCHA Playoffs against each other at the Sanford Center. The Huskies advanced with a 5-3 win Friday and 5-4 victory to sweep the Beavers. Tech went on to win the Jeff Sauer Trophy. • Trenton Bliss leads the Huskies with 25 points after 12 goals and 13 assists. • Alec Broetzman has 21 points with a team-leading 13 goals and eight assists. • Arvid Caderoth leads the team with 16 assists.

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2020-21 MINNESOTA STATE SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Mike Hastings (Ninth season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at MSU/Overall: 232-88-24 Nov. 22 at (16/RV) Bemidji State (NC) W, 5-0 TM 2020-21 Overall Record: 18-3-1 Nov. 23 at (16/RV) Bemidji State (NC) PPD 2020-21 WCHA Record: 13-1-0-1-1-0 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 the Jan. 28 Alabama Huntsville (NC) PPD WCHA postseason owning an 18-3-1 overall record. The Mavericks Jan. 29 Alabama Huntsville (NC) PPD went 13-1-0 in league games this year in claiming their fourth Jan. 29 at (RV/UR) Bemidji State (NC) L, 1-4 consecutive (and sixth overall) WCHA regular-season championship. Feb. 5 (8/8) Bowling Green* W, 4-0 The Mavericks have won nine of their last 10 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 27-8-2 record vs. Ferris State. The Mavericks have gone Feb. 19 at Ferris State (NC) W, 5-4 (OT) 4-0-0 vs. the Bulldogs this year and enter the weekend having Feb. 20 at Ferris State (NC) W, 5-1 won the last 13 meetings between the two schools. The Mavericks Feb. 25 (19/RV) Bemidji State* W, 4-3 (OT) have met twice in the WCHA postseason - 2013-14 WCHA Final Five Feb. 27 at (19/RV) Bemidji State* L, 3-4 (OT) Championship (Minnesota State 4, Ferris State 1) and 2014-15 in March 5 (19/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 2-1 WCHA Final Five Semifi nals (Minnesota State 4, Ferris State 0). March 6 (19/RV) Michigan Tech* W, 3-2 March 12 No. 8 Ferris State# 6:07 p.m. CT • Minnesota State has gone 232-88-24 under the tutelage of head March 13 No. 8 Ferris State# 4:07 p.m. CT coach Mike Hastings (St. Cloud State ‘93), who is in his ninth season March 14 No. 8 Ferris State#^ 4:07 p.m. CT in charge of the Mavericks. No program in the nation has won more games (232) during the time Hastings has been behind the MSU bench. Under his leadership, the Crookston, Minn., native had guided *- WCHA game the Mavericks to fi ve NCAA tournament appearances, six WCHA #- WCHA quarterfi nals regular-season titles and three WCHA postseason tournament ^- If necessary (NC)- Non-conference contest championships. (National rank at time of game) • Senior forward Walker Duehr is in the midst of a three-game point No. X- Tournament seed scoring streak during which he’s scored twice and assisted on three others for fi ve points. Duehr, who had a goal and an assist in last Saturday’s 3-2 win over Ferris State, has 7g-6a/13pts on the year and for his four-year college career has totalled 22g-25a/47pts in 96 games played. • Junior forward Julian Napravnik, who stands atop Minnesota State’s • Freshman Akito Hirose is Minnesota State’s top-scoring defenseman scoring charts with 9g-15a/24pts in 21 games played, tallied his with 1g-12a/13pts on the year. The Calgary, Alta., native, whose 13 team-leading fi fth game-winning goal of the season when he scored points and 12 assists stand tied for second in the country amongst all in last Saturday’s 3-2 home victory over Michigan Tech. His fi ve GWGs freshmen blueliners, leads the Mavericks with a +16 rating - a mark are tied for fi rst in the nation and he now has 11 GWGs for his three- that ranks fourth in the country amongst all freshmen. year career to tie for eighth on the school’s all-time list. Napravnik, • Sophomore defenseman Tony Malinowski tallied his fi rst career goal whose 1.14 points per game mark ties for 17th in the nation, is tied for in last Saturday’s 3-2 win over Michigan Tech. Malinowski, who also 22nd in the country in assists per game with a 0.71 APG mark. had an assist in game, has 1g-2a/3pts in eight games played this • Junior netminder Dryden McKay, who ranks second on the NCAA year. career shutouts list with 22, heads into this week leading the country • Sophomore center Nathan Smith enters this week having tallied 3-7- with a 1.32 goals against, .895 winning percentage and eight shutouts. -10 in the last 12 games. Smith has 5g-15a/20pts in 22 games played For his career, the Downer’s Grove, Ill., native who is a Hobey Baker this year and his assists per game mark of 0.68 stands tied for 28th Award nominee and a Richter Award fi nalist, stands 71-13-4 with a in the country. His goal in last Friday’s 2-1 win over Michigan Tech is .1.48 GAA, and .934 save percentage in 91 games played. his second GWG this year. • McKay, a First Team All-American in 2019-20, stands 7-0-0 all-time • Minnesota State has connected on 22-of-82 power-play chances vs. Ferris State. His goals against average in seven appearances vs. for a .268 power-play percentage, a mark which ranks fourth in the Bulldogs is 1.30 and his save percentage is .931 with two shutouts. the nation. The Mavericks own an .859 percent success rate on the • Junior forward Sam Morton had a two-point weekend in the home penalty kill which ranks tenth in the nation in having fended off 61 of sweep over Michigan Tech with a goal in Friday’s game and an assist 71 opponent chances with the man advantage. in Saturday’s contest. For the year the Lafayette, Colo., native has registered 3g-3a/6pts in 11 games played. • Senior center Jake Jaremko has tallied at least one point in six of the last nine games (2g-6a-8pts) and with 33g-56a/89pts in 123 career GP, Jaremko stands tied for 22nd on the school’s all-time point- scoring list. • Senior wing Reggie Lutz, who shares the team goal-scoring lead with Julian Napravnik (nine each), ranks fourth on the Mavericks in points with 9g-10a/19pts on the season. In 134 career games, the Elk River, Minn., native has registered 36 goals and 50 assists for 86 points, which ranks 27th on the school’s career scoring list.

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2020-21 NORTHERN MICHIGAN SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Grant Potulny (Fourth season) Date Opponent Time/Result Record at NMU/Overall: 72-62-10 Dec. 16 Ferris State (NC) W, 5-4 2020-21 Overall Record: 8-15-1 Dec. 18 at (RV/UR) Michigan Tech (NC) L, 3-4 (OT) 2020-21 WCHA Record: 6-7-1-2-2-1 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 will open the 2021 WCHA Playoffs as the No. 6 Jan. 29 Ferris State* W, 5-4 seed playing a best two-of-three quarterfi nal at third seeded Bowling Jan. 30 Ferris State* W, 5-3 Green March 12-14. Games one and two will start at 7:07 p.m. ET with Feb. 6 at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* L, 4-5 (OT) the third game, if necessary, slated for a 5:07 p.m. ET puck drop. Feb. 7 at (RV/UR) Lake Superior State* W, 4-3 (OT) Feb. 12 at (17/RV) Bemidji State* W, 5-1 • The two teams most recently met in Marquette, Michigan where the Feb. 13 at (17/RV) Bemidji State* W, 3-2 (OT) Wildcats went 0-1-1 against the Falcons. With a shootout victory Feb. 16 Alabama Huntsville*$ L, 1-3 in Friday night’s contest, NMU picked up two league points in the Feb. 17 Alabama Huntsville*$ W, 8-2 weekend series. Feb. 20 (14/T-13) Bowling Green* T, 0-0 (OT) (NMU W/SO, 1-0) • Rico DiMatteo registered a career-high 36 saves in his game one Feb. 21 (14/T-13) Bowling Green* L, 2-6 shutout, the fi rst of his career, while stopping all six attempts by the Feb. 26 at (20/RV) Michigan Tech* L, 1-6 opposition in the shootout to grab the extra point. Feb. 27 (20/RV) Michigan Tech* L, 2-3 (OT) March 12 at No. 3 (13/13) Bowling Green# 7:07 p.m. ET • The Wildcats concluded their regular season with a home-and-home March 13 at No. 3 (13/13) Bowling Green# 7:07 p.m. ET tilt against then-No. 20/RV Michigan Tech in which the team fell to the March 14 at No. 3 (13/13) Bowling Green#^ 5:07 p.m. ET Huskies in overtime to wrap up the 2020-21 regular season. • After the Huskies struck twice on the power play Saturday night, the *- WCHA game Wildcats fought back, forcing the overtime session with a pair of goals #- WCHA quarterfi nals late in the third. Ultimately, MTU took the victory and moved into a tie ^- If necessary with NMU in the WCHA standings. (NC)- Non-conference contest (National rank at time of game) • Rylan Van Unen scored his fi rst collegiate goal in the overtime game, No. X- Tournament seed scoring the fi rst Wildcat goal of the night with an assist to his twin $ - Games played in Marquette, Mich. with UAH as the home team brother Mike. • Joseph Nardi posted an assist in the Wildcats’ weekend series against MTU, moving him to eighth overall with 28 total points this year (10-18-28). • Joseph Nardi’s 18 assists is 9th in the NCAA. • AJ Vanderbeck’s 12 goals is 14th best in the NCAA. • André Ghantous’ 0.80 assists per game ranks 10th in the nation. • Joseph Nardi’s 1.17 points per game off 28 points in 24 games played ranks 14th in the nation. • AJ Vanderbeck’s three game-winning goals ranks 11th best in the nation. • With their pair of shorthanded goals at BSU, André Ghantous and Garrett Klee are tied for 13th nationally in the category. • Joseph Nardi is averaging 0.75 assists per game, for 13th-best in the nation. • In 18 games played, André Ghantous’ 1.15 points per game (7-16-23) is 16th-best in the NCAA. • AJ Vanderbeck’s 12 goals in 24 goals played is 23rd nationally in goals per game (0.50). • With 16 assists, André Ghantous currently sits 15th nationally in total assists. • Rico DiMatteo recorded his fi rst career shutout in game one against BGSU, ranking 20th in the nation among all netminders.

WEEK 17 (WCHA QUARTERFINALS MARCH 12-14, 2021) 28 wcha.com WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 André Ghantous NMU SO F 14 6-14-20 1.43 5/10 2 1 0 0 +9 2 Brandon Kruse BGSU SR F 14 4-14-18 1.29 3/6 1 0 0 0 +14 VGK 3 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 14 7-10-17 1.21 0/0 0 0 0 0 +7 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 14 6-11-17 1.21 1/2 3 0 4 0 +12 5 Connor Ford BGSU SR F 14 11-4-15 1.07 3/6 4 1 1 0 +2 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 14 4-11-15 1.07 3/6 3 0 2 0 +4 WPG 7 Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 14 4-10-14 1.00 7/14 0 0 1 0 +5 8 Pete Veillette LSSU JR F 14 7-6-13 0.93 1/2 0 0 1 0 +12 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 14 4-9-13 0.93 0/0 2 0 1 0 +7 10 Ashton Calder LSSU JR F 14 7-5-12 0.86 3/6 0 0 2 1 +8 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 14 7-5-12 0.86 5/10 4 0 1 0 -6 Cameron Wright BGSU SR F 14 6-6-12 0.86 7/14 0 0 2 0 +11 13 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 14 7-4-11 0.79 1/2 4 0 1 0 -3 Walker Duehr MNS SR F 14 6-5-11 0.79 6/20 0 0 2 0 +11 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 14 5-6-11 0.79 6/23 1 0 0 0 +6 Brendan Harris BMJ SR F 14 3-8-11 0.79 3/17 1 1 0 0 -5 Brian Halonen MTU JR F 14 3-8-11 0.79 5/10 0 0 2 0 +2 18 Griffin Loughran NMU JR F 11 4-6-10 0.91 8/27 0 0 0 0 +6 Louis Boudon LSSU SO F 12 4-6-10 0.83 3/6 2 0 1 0 +8 Jake Transit FSU JR F 13 4-6-10 0.77 5/21 0 0 0 0 -1 Ethan Somoza BMJ SR F 14 7-3-10 0.71 3/6 0 0 1 0 -2 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 14 7-3-10 0.71 2/4 1 0 3 1 +2 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 14 6-4-10 0.71 5/10 4 0 1 0 +6 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 14 0-10-10 0.71 2/4 0 0 0 0 -2 25 6 Players Tied With 9 Points

Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Elias Rosén BMJ SO D 14 2-7-9 0.64 3/6 1 0 0 0 E Akito Hirose MNS FR D 14 1-8-9 0.64 5/10 0 0 0 0 +12 3 Will Cullen BGSU JR D 11 2-6-8 0.73 7/44 0 0 1 0 +7 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 11 1-7-8 0.73 6/23 0 0 0 0 +13 William Riedell LSSU SR D 14 3-5-8 0.57 2/4 2 0 2 0 +3 Tyler Rockwell MTU SR D 14 3-5-8 0.57 4/8 2 0 0 0 +3 7 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 14 2-5-7 0.50 4/8 2 0 0 0 +1 Michael Van Unen NMU SO D 14 2-5-7 0.50 11/22 0 0 0 0 -3 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 14 1-6-7 0.50 4/8 0 0 0 0 +11 10 Jacob Nordqvist LSSU JR D 14 2-4-6 0.43 1/2 0 0 0 0 +5 Mitchell Oliver LSSU JR D 14 2-4-6 0.43 1/2 1 0 0 0 +1 Andy Carroll MNS JR D 14 2-4-6 0.43 1/2 1 0 0 0 +5 Ben Newhouse NMU SR D 14 2-4-6 0.43 1/2 1 0 1 0 -1 Chris Lipe MTU SO D 14 1-5-6 0.43 1/2 0 0 1 0 +4 T.J. Lloyd BGSU SO D 14 0-6-6 0.43 8/16 0 0 0 0 +2 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 14 0-6-6 0.43 5/10 0 0 0 0 -14

Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 14 0-10-10 0.71 2/4 0 0 0 0 -2 2 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 14 1-8-9 0.64 5/10 0 0 0 0 +12 3 Benito Posa LSSU FR F 13 4-4-8 0.62 5/10 0 0 1 0 +4 4 Lukas Sillinger BMJ FR F 13 2-5-7 0.54 9/21 2 0 0 0 -2 Tyrone Bronte ALH FR F 14 3-4-7 0.50 1/2 2 0 0 0 -9 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 14 1-6-7 0.50 4/8 0 0 0 0 +11 7 Antonio Venuto FSU FR F 13 3-2-5 0.38 3/6 0 0 0 0 -5 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 14 3-2-5 0.36 3/6 1 0 0 0 -8 Eric Martin BMJ FR F 14 2-3-5 0.36 4/8 1 0 0 0 -3 Nick Nardella MTU FR F 14 2-3-5 0.36 3/6 0 0 0 0 +1 Jacob Bengtsson LSSU FR D 14 1-4-5 0.36 8/16 0 0 1 0 E Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 14 1-4-5 0.36 4/8 0 0 0 0 +5 Stepan Pokorny FSU FR F 14 0-5-5 0.36 2/4 0 0 0 0 -4 14 Mikey Colella NMU FR F 10 1-3-4 0.40 2/7 0 0 0 0 -5 Quinn Green ALH FR F 13 3-1-4 0.31 3/6 1 0 0 0 -9 Seth Fyten BGSU FR F 13 3-1-4 0.31 1/2 0 0 0 0 +2 WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Connor Ford BGS SR F 14 11 0.79 1 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 14 14 1.00 2 Ethan Somoza BMJ SR F 14 7 0.50 André Ghantous NMU SO F 14 14 1.00 Ashton Calder LSS JR F 14 7 0.50 3 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 14 11 0.79 Pete Veillette LSS JR F 14 7 0.50 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 14 11 0.79 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 14 7 0.50 5 Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 14 10 0.71 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 14 7 0.50 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 14 10 0.71 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 14 7 0.50 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 14 10 0.71 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 14 7 0.50 8 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 14 9 0.64 9 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 5 6 1.20 9 Brendan Harris BMJ SR F 14 8 0.57 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 14 6 0.43 Brian Halonen MTU JR F 14 8 0.57 Walker Duehr MNS SR F 14 6 0.43 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 14 8 0.57 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 14 6 0.43 12 4 Players Tied With 7 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 14 6 0.43 André Ghantous NMU SO F 14 6 0.43

Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Connor Ford BGS SR F 14 4 0.29 1 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 14 3-6-9 0.64 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 14 4 0.29 2 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 14 2-6-8 0.57 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 14 4 0.29 3 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 14 4-3-7 0.50 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 14 4 0.29 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 14 0-7-7 0.50 5 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 5 3 0.60 5 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 14 4-2-6 0.43 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 14 3 0.21 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 14 3-3-6 0.43 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 14 3 0.21 Todd Burgess MNS SR F 14 2-4-6 0.43 8 10 Players Tied With 2 8 6 Players Tied With 5 Points

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 12 Players Tied With 1 1 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 14 4 0.29 2 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 14 3 0.21 3 Ross Armour BMJ JR F 14 2 0.14 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 14 2 0.14 William Riedell LSS SR D 14 2 0.14 Ashton Calder LSS JR F 14 2 0.14 Brian Halonen MTU JR F 14 2 0.14 Walker Duehr MNS SR F 14 2 0.14 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 14 2 0.14 10 33 Players Tied With 1

Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 14 +14 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 5 1 2 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 11 +13 Ashton Calder LSS JR F 14 1 Justin Wells BGS SR D 14 +13 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 14 1 4 Pete Veillette LSS JR F 14 +12 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 14 +12 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 14 +12 7 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 14 +11 Walker Duehr MNS SR F 14 +11 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 14 +11 10 André Ghantous NMU SO F 14 +9

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Ben Newhouse NMU SR D 14 48 3.43 1 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 2611 .703 2 Michael Van Unen NMU SO D 14 44 3.14 2 Ian Malcolmson NMU FR F 3418 .654 3 Jack McNeely MNS SRD 14 28 2.00 3 Connor Ford BGS SR F 16593 .640 4 Connor Fedorek FSU SOD 14 26 1.86 4 Carter Jones BMJ SO F 2012 .625 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 14 26 1.86 5 Dustin Manz LSS SO F 10265 .611 6 Drew Lennon ALH JR D 14 25 1.79 6 Sam Morton MNS JR F 6442 .604 Yuki Miura LSS SRC/LW 14 25 1.79 7 Jared Spooner MNS SR F 3624 .600 8 Riese Zmolek MNS SRD 11 24 2.18 8 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 6745 .598 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 14 24 1.71 9 Alexandro Ambrosio LSS SR C/F 57 41 .582 10 3 Players Tied With 23 10 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 10881 .571 WCHA Conference Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 14 843:07 15 1.07 13-1-0 6 259 .945 2 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 11 630:34 22 2.09 7-4-0 0 284 .928 3 Eric Dop BGSU SR 12 652:20 24 2.21 6-4-1 1 286 .923 4 Blake Pietila MTU SO 12 704:17 26 2.22 6-6-0 1 293 .918 5 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 13 786:32 31 2.36 7-5-1 2 334 .915 6 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 9 539:26 25 2.78 4-4-1 1 232 .903 7 David Fessenden ALH SO 11 636:20 30 2.83 3-8-0 1 319 .914 8 Nolan Kent NMU JR 5 291:30 17 3.50 2-2-0 0 106 .862 9 Logan Stein FSU FR 9 515:19 31 3.61 0-8-1 0 247 .888 10 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 6 324:45 24 4.43 0-5-0 0 140 .854

Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 14 843:07 15 1.07 13-1-0 6 259 .945 2 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 11 630:34 22 2.09 7-4-0 0 284 .928 3 Eric Dop BGSU SR 12 652:20 24 2.21 6-4-1 1 286 .923 4 Blake Pietila MTU SO 12 704:17 26 2.22 6-6-0 1 293 .918 5 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 13 786:32 31 2.36 7-5-1 2 334 .915 6 David Fessenden ALH SO 11 636:20 30 2.83 3-8-0 1 319 .914 7 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 9 539:26 25 2.78 4-4-1 1 232 .903 8 Logan Stein FSU FR 9 515:19 31 3.61 0-8-1 0 247 .888 9 Nolan Kent NMU JR 5 291:30 17 3.50 2-2-0 0 106 .862 10 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 6 324:45 24 4.43 0-5-0 0 140 .854

Saves GP SVS/G Saves Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 13 25.7 334 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 14 6 2 David Fessenden ALH SO 11 29.0 319 2 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 13 2 3 Blake Pietila MTU SO 12 24.4 293 3 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 9 1 4 Eric Dop BGSU SR 12 23.8 286 David Fessenden ALH SO 11 1 5 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 11 25.8 284 Eric Dop BGSU SR 12 1 6 Dryden McKay MNS JR 14 18.5 259 Blake Pietila MTU SO 12 1 7 Logan Stein FSU FR 9 27.4 247 8 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 9 25.8 232 9 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 6 23.3 140 10 Nolan Kent NMU JR 5 21.2 106 11 Derek Krall ALH FR 5 18.2 91 12 Ethan Langenegger LSSU FR 3 22.0 66 13 Zack Rose BGSU SO 4 13.5 54 14 Mark Sinclair MTU SR 3 12.0 36 15 Seth Eisele LSSU SO 1 29.0 29 16 Michael Carr BMJ SO 1 26.0 26 17 John Hawthorne NMU SO 1 10.0 10 18 Connor Ryckman NMU JR 1 7.0 7 19 Gavin Enright BMJ FR 1 3.0 3 20 Brett Rich BGSU SR 1 0.0 0 WCHA Men Team Conference Statistics

TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE Team GamesGoalsG/GM Team GamesGoalsG/GM 1 Minnesota State 14 56 4.00 1 Minnesota State 14 15 1.07 2 Bowling Green 14 46 3.29 2 Bemidji State 14 34 2.43 3 Bemidji State 14 42 3.00 Bowling Green 14 34 2.43 4 Northern Michigan 14 40 2.86 Lake Superior State 14 34 2.43 5 Lake Superior State 14 39 2.79 5 Michigan Tech 14 35 2.50 6 Michigan Tech 14 38 2.71 6 Northern Michigan 14 47 3.36 7 Ferris State 14 28 2.00 7 Alabama Huntsville 14 49 3.50 8 Alabama Huntsville 14 18 1.29 8 Ferris State 14 59 4.21

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHA PP % Team TotalsSHFPK % 1 Minnesota State 17/52 1 32.7 1 Bemidji State 40/43 2 93.0 2 Michigan Tech 14/50 1 28.0 2 Minnesota State 41/46 2 89.1 3 Bemidji State 9/43 3 20.9 3 Michigan Tech 34/40 1 85.0 4 Bowling Green 9/55 1 16.4 4 Alabama Huntsville 48/57 1 84.2 5 Ferris State 6/42 2 14.3 5 Bowling Green 38/46 3 82.6 6 Alabama Huntsville 5/39 0 12.8 6 Lake Superior State 33/42 1 78.6 7 Lake Superior State 6/52 1 11.5 7 Northern Michigan 43/57 2 75.4 8 Northern Michigan 5/52 3 9.6 8 Ferris State 37/54 0 68.5

PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL Team GamesPIMPIM/G Team GamesSOGSOG/G 1 Bowling Green 14 213 15.2 1 Minnesota State 14 468 33.4 2 Minnesota State 14 195 13.9 2 Bowling Green 14 459 32.8 3 Northern Michigan 14 187 13.4 3 Michigan Tech 14 424 30.3 4 Alabama Huntsville 14 171 12.2 4 Bemidji State 14 397 28.4 5 Ferris State 14 150 10.7 5 Northern Michigan 14 396 28.3 6 Lake Superior State 14 135 9.6 6 Lake Superior State 14 383 27.4 7 Michigan Tech 14 125 8.9 7 Ferris State 14 351 25.1 8 Bemidji State 14 118 8.4 8 Alabama Huntsville 14 251 17.9

SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal 1 Minnesota State 17 26 12 1 56 1 Minnesota State 4 5 5 1 15 2 Bowling Green 13 12 21 0 46 2 Bemidji State 10 12 10 2 34 3 Bemidji State 12 12 15 3 42 Bowling Green 9 17 6 2 34 4 Northern Michigan 10 14 14 2 40 Lake Superior State 10 14 8 2 34 5 Lake Superior State 8 17 12 2 39 5 Michigan Tech 10 10 15 0 35 6 Michigan Tech 10 16 11 1 38 6 Northern Michigan 15 12 18 2 47 7 Ferris State 10 9 9 0 28 7 Alabama Huntsville 11 22 16 0 49 8 Alabama Huntsville 6 8 3 1 18 8 Ferris State 17 22 19 1 59

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

Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Brandon Kruse BGSU SR F 28 11-22-33 1.18 9/18 1 0 0 0 +29 VGK 2 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 24 10-18-28 1.17 0/0 2 0 2 0 +3 Connor Ford BGSU SR F 28 16-12-28 1.00 5/10 6 1 3 0 +7 4 Cameron Wright BGSU SR F 28 12-15-27 0.96 11/22 1 0 3 0 +26 5 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 27 12-13-25 0.93 8/27 4 0 1 0 +1 6 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 21 9-15-24 1.14 2/4 4 0 5 0 +14 7 André Ghantous NMU SO F 20 7-16-23 1.15 6/12 3 1 0 0 +4 Ashton Calder LSSU JR F 24 12-11-23 0.96 9/18 0 0 4 1 +12 9 Max Johnson BGSU SR F 24 10-12-22 0.92 4/8 2 0 4 0 +15 Will Cullen BGSU JR D 25 6-16-22 0.88 11/52 1 0 2 0 +19 11 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 22 8-13-21 0.95 4/8 4 0 1 0 +11 Pete Veillette LSSU JR F 24 11-10-21 0.88 2/4 1 1 1 0 +17 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 28 13-8-21 0.75 4/16 6 0 1 0 +1 Alex Barber BGSU JR F 28 8-13-21 0.75 10/31 4 0 2 0 +12 15 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 22 5-15-20 0.91 7/14 3 0 2 0 +5 WPG Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 24 6-14-20 0.83 9/18 1 0 3 0 +5 17 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 21 9-10-19 0.90 9/29 1 0 1 0 +10 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 24 12-7-19 0.79 5/10 2 0 3 1 -1 Brendan Harris BMJ SR F 24 8-11-19 0.79 3/17 1 1 1 0 -2 20 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 28 2-16-18 0.64 6/12 0 0 1 0 -1 21 Brian Halonen MTU JR F 26 7-10-17 0.65 8/16 2 0 4 0 +6 22 Coale Norris FSU SR F 23 8-8-16 0.70 2/4 2 0 0 0 -10 Ethan Somoza BMJ SR F 24 11-5-16 0.67 6/12 0 0 2 0 +2 Taylor Schneider BGSU JR F 28 7-9-16 0.57 4/8 2 1 1 0 +6 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 28 3-13-16 0.57 11/22 2 0 1 0 +9

Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Will Cullen BGSU JR D 25 6-16-22 0.88 11/52 1 0 2 0 +19 2 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 28 3-13-16 0.57 11/22 2 0 1 0 +9 3 William Riedell LSSU SR D 24 5-10-15 0.62 6/12 2 0 2 0 +7 4 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 28 3-11-14 0.50 6/12 3 0 2 0 -9 T.J. Lloyd BGSU SO D 28 0-14-14 0.50 12/24 0 0 0 0 +14 6 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 22 1-12-13 0.59 6/12 0 0 0 0 +16 7 Elias Rosén BMJ SO D 20 4-8-12 0.60 5/10 1 0 0 0 +1 Lukas Kaelble LSSU SR D 22 0-12-12 0.55 8/16 0 0 0 0 +12 Tim Theocharidis BGSU JR D 28 5-7-12 0.43 4/8 1 0 1 0 +1 10 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 18 1-10-11 0.61 7/25 0 0 0 0 +13 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 22 3-8-11 0.50 8/16 0 0 0 0 +10 Tyler Rockwell MTU SR D 28 4-7-11 0.39 5/10 2 0 1 0 +4 13 Blake Evennou FSU SO D 23 1-9-10 0.43 5/10 0 0 0 0 -16 Michael Van Unen NMU SO D 24 3-7-10 0.42 14/28 1 0 0 0 -15 Jacob Nordqvist LSSU JR D 24 2-8-10 0.42 3/6 0 0 0 0 +11 Tyler Vold BMJ SR D 24 1-9-10 0.42 1/2 0 0 0 0 -8 Carson Musser BGSU SR D 28 1-9-10 0.36 4/8 0 0 1 0 +12

Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 28 2-16-18 0.64 6/12 0 0 1 0 -1 2 Tyrone Bronte ALH FR F 20 4-9-13 0.65 2/4 3 0 0 0 -7 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 22 1-12-13 0.59 6/12 0 0 0 0 +16 Lukas Sillinger BMJ FR F 23 5-8-13 0.57 14/42 2 0 0 0 -1 5 Jake Livingstone MNS FR D 22 3-8-11 0.50 8/16 0 0 0 0 +10 Mitch Deelstra FSU FR F 23 7-4-11 0.48 9/18 3 0 0 0 -9 7 Antonio Venuto FSU FR F 20 3-6-9 0.45 3/6 0 0 0 0 -4 8 Benito Posa LSSU FR F 15 4-4-8 0.53 5/10 0 0 1 0 +5 Nick Nardella MTU FR F 20 2-6-8 0.40 5/10 0 0 0 0 +5 Stepan Pokorny FSU FR F 22 2-6-8 0.36 4/8 0 0 0 0 -4 11 Eric Martin BMJ FR F 22 2-5-7 0.32 5/10 1 0 0 0 -1 12 Quinn Green ALH FR F 17 3-3-6 0.35 5/10 1 0 0 0 -9 Jacob Bengtsson LSSU FR D 23 1-5-6 0.26 11/22 0 0 1 0 -1 Seth Fyten BGSU FR F 25 5-1-6 0.24 3/6 0 0 0 0 +5 Brett Thorne MTU FR D 28 1-5-6 0.21 9/29 0 0 0 0 +6 WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders

Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Connor Ford BGS SR F 28 16 0.57 1 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 28 22 0.79 2 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 28 13 0.46 2 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 24 18 0.75 3 Ashton Calder LSS JR F 24 12 0.50 3 André Ghantous NMU SO F 20 16 0.80 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 24 12 0.50 Will Cullen BGS JR D 25 16 0.64 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 27 12 0.44 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 28 16 0.57 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 28 12 0.43 6 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 21 15 0.71 7 Ethan Somoza BMJ SR F 24 11 0.46 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 22 15 0.68 Pete Veillette LSS JR F 24 11 0.46 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 28 15 0.54 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 28 11 0.39 9 Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 24 14 0.58 10 Max Johnson BGS SR F 24 10 0.42 T.J. Lloyd BGS SO D 28 14 0.50 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 24 10 0.42 11 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 22 13 0.59 12 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 15 9 0.60 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 27 13 0.48 Reggie Lutz MNS SR F 21 9 0.43 Alex Barber BGS JR F 28 13 0.46 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 21 9 0.43 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 28 13 0.46

Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 Connor Ford BGS SR F 28 6 0.21 1 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 22 4-7-11 0.50 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 28 6 0.21 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 24 2-9-11 0.46 3 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 15 4 0.27 3 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 22 3-7-10 0.45 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 21 4 0.19 Connor Ford BGS SR F 28 6-4-10 0.36 Dallas Gerads MNS SR F 22 4 0.18 Alec Broetzman MTU JR F 28 6-4-10 0.36 Cade Borchardt MNS SO F 22 4 0.18 Arvid Caderoth MTU FR F 28 0-10-10 0.36 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 27 4 0.15 7 Will Cullen BGS JR D 25 1-8-9 0.36 Alex Barber BGS JR F 28 4 0.14 8 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 27 4-4-8 0.30 9 8 Players Tied With 3 Eric Gotz MTU JR D 28 3-5-8 0.29 10 6 Players Tied With 7 Points

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Jake Transit FSU JR F 22 2 0.09 1 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 21 5 0.24 2 15 Players Tied With 1 2 Max Johnson BGS SR F 24 4 0.17 Ashton Calder LSS JR F 24 4 0.17 Brian Halonen MTU JR F 26 4 0.15 5 Alex Ierullo BMJ JR F 24 3 0.12 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 24 3 0.12 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 28 3 0.11 Connor Ford BGS SR F 28 3 0.11 9 13 Players Tied With 2

Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Brandon Kruse BGS SR F 28 +29 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 15 1 2 Cameron Wright BGS SR F 28 +26 Ashton Calder LSS JR F 24 1 3 Justin Wells BGS SR D 28 +20 AJ Vanderbeck NMU SO F 24 1 4 Will Cullen BGS JR D 25 +19 5 Pete Veillette LSS JR F 24 +17 6 Akito Hirose MNS FR D 22 +16 7 Max Johnson BGS SR F 24 +15 8 Julian Napravnik MNS JR F 21 +14 T.J. Lloyd BGS SO D 28 +14 10 Riese Zmolek MNS SR D 18 +13

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Ben Newhouse NMU SR D 24 71 2.96 1 Owen Sillinger BMJ JR F 228 138 .623 2 Michael Van Unen NMU SO D 24 62 2.58 2 Connor Ford BGS SR F 319 194 .622 3 Colin Swoyer MTU JR D 28 48 1.71 3 Sam Morton MNS JR F 72 45 .615 4 Connor Fedorek FSU SOD 22 38 1.73 4 Dustin Manz LSS SO F 188 118 .614 Yuki Miura LSS SR C/LW 24 38 1.58 5 Trenton Bliss MTU JR F 51 35 .593 6 Tim Erkkila NMU FR D 22 37 1.68 6 Joseph Nardi NMU SR F 333 244 .577 7 Lucas Bahn ALH SOD 20 36 1.80 7 Jared Spooner MNS SR F 69 51 .575 8 Drew Lennon ALH JR D 20 34 1.70 8 Ian Malcolmson NMU FR F 44 34 .564 9 Riese Zmolek MNS SRD 18 33 1.83 9 Nathan Smith MNS SO F 178 139 .562 Jack McNeely MNS SRD 21 33 1.57 10 Ross Armour BMJ JR F 146 117 .555 WCHA Overall Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 20 1181:24 26 1.32 17-2-0 8 363 .933 2 Blake Pietila MTU SO 22 1277:57 37 1.74 14-7-0 3 546 .937 3 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 21 1164:05 36 1.86 11-5-3 1 509 .934 4 Eric Dop BGSU SR 20 1130:09 39 2.07 12-6-1 1 497 .927 5 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 23 1382:32 53 2.30 12-8-3 2 630 .922 6 David Fessenden ALH SO 14 801:09 35 2.62 3-9-1 1 400 .920 7 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 9 539:26 25 2.78 4-4-1 1 232 .903 8 Nolan Kent NMU JR 10 589:35 32 3.26 2-7-0 0 248 .886 9 Logan Stein FSU FR 11 635:19 41 3.87 0-10-1 0 321 .887 10 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 13 699:31 47 4.03 1-9-0 1 321 .872

Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Blake Pietila MTU SO 22 1277:57 37 1.74 14-7-0 3 546 .937 2 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 21 1164:05 36 1.86 11-5-3 1 509 .934 3 Dryden McKay MNS JR 20 1181:24 26 1.32 17-2-0 8 363 .933 4 Eric Dop BGSU SR 20 1130:09 39 2.07 12-6-1 1 497 .927 5 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 23 1382:32 53 2.30 12-8-3 2 630 .922 6 David Fessenden ALH SO 14 801:09 35 2.62 3-9-1 1 400 .920 7 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 9 539:26 25 2.78 4-4-1 1 232 .903 8 Logan Stein FSU FR 11 635:19 41 3.87 0-10-1 0 321 .887 9 Nolan Kent NMU JR 10 589:35 32 3.26 2-7-0 0 248 .886 10 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 13 699:31 47 4.03 1-9-0 1 321 .872

Saves GP SVS/G Saves Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 23 27.4 630 1 Dryden McKay MNS JR 20 8 2 Blake Pietila MTU SO 22 24.8 546 2 Blake Pietila MTU SO 22 3 3 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 21 24.2 509 3 Mark Sinclair MTU SR 8 2 4 Eric Dop BGSU SR 20 24.9 497 Zach Driscoll BMJ SR 23 2 5 David Fessenden ALH SO 14 28.6 400 5 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 9 1 6 Dryden McKay MNS JR 20 18.1 363 Zack Rose BGSU SO 10 1 7 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 13 24.7 321 Roni Salmenkangas FSU JR 13 1 Logan Stein FSU FR 11 29.2 321 David Fessenden ALH SO 14 1 9 Nolan Kent NMU JR 10 24.8 248 Eric Dop BGSU SR 20 1 10 Rico DiMatteo NMU FR 9 25.8 232 Mareks Mitens LSSU SR 21 1 11 Zack Rose BGSU SO 10 17.8 178 12 Derek Krall ALH FR 8 21.1 169 13 Mark Sinclair MTU SR 8 16.5 132 14 Connor Ryckman NMU JR 5 19.8 99 15 Ethan Langenegger LSSU FR 5 14.8 74 16 John Hawthorne NMU SO 3 20.3 61 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 3 7.7 23 WCHA Men Team Overall Statistics

TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE Team GamesGoalsG/GM Team GamesGoalsG/GM 1 Minnesota State 22 81 3.68 1 Minnesota State 22 32 1.45 2 Bowling Green 28 99 3.54 2 Michigan Tech 28 56 2.00 3 Bemidji State 24 68 2.83 3 Bowling Green 28 58 2.07 4 Michigan Tech 28 76 2.71 4 Lake Superior State 24 52 2.17 5 Lake Superior State 24 65 2.71 5 Bemidji State 24 57 2.38 6 Northern Michigan 24 62 2.58 6 Alabama Huntsville 20 70 3.50 7 Ferris State 23 54 2.35 7 Northern Michigan 24 87 3.62 8 Alabama Huntsville 20 29 1.45 8 Ferris State 23 97 4.22

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHA PP % Team TotalsSHFPK % 1 Minnesota State 22/82 1 26.8 1 Bemidji State 65/70 2 92.9 2 Michigan Tech 21/92 1 22.8 2 Michigan Tech 68/76 1 89.5 3 Ferris State 13/70 2 18.6 3 Minnesota State 61/71 2 85.9 4 Bowling Green 21/116 1 18.1 4 Lake Superior State 71/85 2 83.5 5 Northern Michigan 14/86 5 16.3 5 Alabama Huntsville 69/83 1 83.1 6 Bemidji State 12/75 3 16.0 6 Bowling Green 79/96 5 82.3 7 Alabama Huntsville 9/59 0 15.3 7 Northern Michigan 75/97 2 77.3 8 Lake Superior State 9/94 1 9.6 8 Ferris State 62/86 2 72.1

PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL Team GamesPIMPIM/G Team GamesSOGSOG/G 1 Minnesota State 22 297 13.5 1 Bowling Green 28 999 35.7 2 Northern Michigan 24 314 13.1 2 Minnesota State 22 772 35.1 3 Ferris State 23 284 12.3 3 Michigan Tech 28 870 31.1 4 Alabama Huntsville 20 246 12.3 4 Northern Michigan 24 707 29.5 5 Bowling Green 28 341 12.2 5 Bemidji State 24 667 27.8 6 Lake Superior State 24 255 10.6 6 Lake Superior State 24 657 27.4 7 Michigan Tech 28 247 8.8 7 Ferris State 23 562 24.4 8 Bemidji State 24 199 8.3 8 Alabama Huntsville 20 361 18.1

SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal Team 1st2nd3rdOTTotal 1 Bowling Green 28 31 40 0 99 1 Minnesota State 10 13 8 1 32 2 Minnesota State 24 39 16 2 81 2 Lake Superior State 15 22 13 2 52 3 Michigan Tech 19 27 28 2 76 3 Michigan Tech 14 19 23 0 56 4 Bemidji State 19 23 23 3 68 4 Bemidji State 17 22 16 2 57 5 Lake Superior State 18 22 22 3 65 5 Bowling Green 15 26 15 2 58 6 Northern Michigan 16 23 20 3 62 6 Alabama Huntsville 17 25 28 0 70 7 Ferris State 19 19 16 0 54 7 Northern Michigan 30 22 31 4 87 8 Alabama Huntsville 9 14 5 1 29 8 Ferris State 25 39 30 3 97

SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Michigan Tech 21 1 +20 8 1 -7 +13 Minnesota State 22 1 +21 10 2 -8 +13 3 Bowling Green 21 1 +20 17 5 -12 +8 4 Bemidji State 12 3 +9 5 2 -3 +6 5 Alabama Huntsville 9 0 +9 14 1 -13 -4 Lake Superior State 9 1 +8 14 2 -12 -4 7 Ferris State 13 2 +11 24 2 -22 -11 Northern Michigan 14 5 +9 22 2 -20 -11 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 28 25-21-46 1.64 1 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 1181:24 26 1.32 2 Odeen Tufto Quinnipiac SRF27 6-38-44 1.63 2 Filip Lindberg (MIN) Massachusetts JR 558:43 15 1.61 3 Will Calverley RIT JR F 16 11-13-24 1.50 3 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 1392:03 39 1.68 4 Linus Weissbach (BUF) Wisconsin SRF 28 11-27-38 1.36 4 Cameron Rowe Wisconsin FR 703:41 20 1.71 5 Ty Pelton-Byce Wisconsin SR F 21 12-16-28 1.33 5 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 1277:57 37 1.74 6 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan FR F 22 8-21-29 1.32 6 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 1581:04 47 1.78 7 Jonny Evans UConn JRF2214-14-28 1.27 7 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 1202:34 36 1.80 8 Matt Boldy (MIN) Boston College SO F 19 10-14-24 1.26 8 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 1164:05 36 1.86 9 Tobias Fladeby American International SR F 13 9-7-16 1.23 9 Strauss Mann Michigan JR 1079:14 35 1.95 10 (OTT) North Dakota SOF 23 15-13-28 1.22 10 Trevin Kozlowski Army West Point SR 1007:13 33 1.97 11 Zach Solow Northeastern SRF 20 11-13-24 1.20 11 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 1087:35 36 1.99 12 Brandon Kruse (VGK) Bowling Green SR F 28 11-22-33 1.18 12 Ethan Haider (NSH) Clarkson FR 959:52 32 2.00 13 Jordan Kawaguchi North Dakota SRF 23 7-20-27 1.17 13 Matt Murray Massachusetts SR 776:27 26 2.01 14 Joseph Nardi Northern Michigan SRF 24 10-18-28 1.17 14 Eric Dop Bowling Green SR 1130:09 39 2.07 15 Colin Bilek Army West Point JR F 19 16-6-22 1.16 15 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 1274:46 47 2.21 16 André Ghantous Northern Michigan SOF 20 7-16-23 1.15 16 Jacob Barczewski Canisius SO 400:21 15 2.25 17 Jay O'Brien (PHI) Boston University SO F 14 8-8-16 1.14 17 Ryan Fanti Minnesota Duluth SO 1027:24 39 2.28 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JR F 21 9-15-24 1.14 18 Zach Driscoll Bemidji State SR 1382:32 53 2.30 19 Jakov Novak (OTT) Bentley JR F 15 7-10-17 1.13 19 Dylan St. Cyr Notre Dame SR 1197:48 46 2.30 20 Nick Swaney (MIN) Minnesota Duluth SR F 24 13-14-27 1.12 20 Stefano Durante American International SR 570:35 22 2.31 21 Alex Steeves Notre Dame JR F 28 15-16-31 1.11 21 Emil Zetterquist St. Lawrence JR 843:34 33 2.35 22 Marc McLaughlin Boston College JR F 21 9-14-23 1.10 22 Ludvig Persson Miami FR 926:31 37 2.40 Jackson Pierson New Hampshire JR F 21 8-15-23 1.10 23 Magnus Chrona (TBL) Denver SO 915:03 37 2.43 Nick Prkusic Robert Morris SR F 21 6-17-23 1.10 24 Carter Gylander (DET) Colgate FR 980:39 42 2.57 25 Bobby Trivigno Massachusetts JRF 22 8-16-24 1.09 25 Robbie Beydoun Wisconsin SR 975:06 42 2.58

Points Per Game (Defensemen) GP G-A-P P/GM Save Percentage Saves GA Save % 1 Jordan Harris (MTL) Northeastern JR D 18 6-13-19 1.06 1 Cameron Rowe Wisconsin FR 333 20 .943 2 Zach Metsa Quinnipiac JRD275-20-25 0.93 2 Filip Lindberg (MIN) Massachusetts JR 223 15 .937 3 Ronnie Attard (PHI) Western Michigan SO D 24 8-14-22 0.92 3 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 534 36 .937 4 Will Cullen Bowling Green JR D 25 6-16-22 0.88 4 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 546 37 .937 5 Brennan Kapcheck American International SR D 16 0-14-14 0.88 5 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 565 39 .935 6 Nick Jenny Robert Morris SR D 21 6-12-18 0.86 6 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 509 36 .934 7 Cam York (PHI) Michigan SO D 22 3-15-18 0.82 7 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 363 26 .933 Jackson LaCombe (ANA) Minnesota SO D 22 4-14-18 0.82 8 Ludvig Persson Miami FR 493 37 .930 9 Kalle Eriksson New Hampshire SO D 21 5-12-17 0.81 9 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 612 47 .929 10 Matt Kiersted North Dakota SRD 24 3-16-19 0.79 10 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 468 36 .929 Nick Perbix (TBL) St. Cloud State JR D 24 5-14-19 0.79 11 Jacob Barczewski Canisius SO 194 15 .928 12 Dan Willett RIT SR D 18 2-12-14 0.78 12 Emil Zetterquist St. Lawrence JR 425 33 .928 13 Matthew Kessel (STL) Massachusetts SOD 22 9-8-17 0.77 13 Eric Dop Bowling Green SR 497 39 .927 Zac Jones (NYR) Massachusetts SO D 22 6-11-17 0.77 14 Strauss Mann Michigan JR 444 35 .927 15 Drew Helleson (COL) Boston College SOD 19 4-10-14 0.74 15 Dylan St. Cyr Notre Dame SR 564 46 .925 16 Brandon Scanlin Omaha SO D 22 2-14-16 0.73 16 Drew DeRidder Michigan State JR 723 60 .923 17 John Zimmerman Army West Point SR D 18 1-12-13 0.72 17 Drew Commesso (CHI) Boston University FR 287 24 .923 18 Declan Carlile Merrimack SO D 14 2-8-10 0.71 18 Zach Driscoll Bemidji State SR 630 53 .922 19 Peter DiLiberatore (VGK) Quinnipiac JR D 27 5-14-19 0.70 19 Ethan Haider (NSH) Clarkson FR 373 32 .921 20 Drew Bavaro Bentley FR D 16 2-9-11 0.69 20 David Fessenden Alabama Huntsville SO 400 35 .920

Points Per Game (Freshmen) GP G-A-P P/GM Winning Percentage W-L-T Win % 1 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan F 22 8-21-29 1.32 1 Dryden McKay Minnesota State JR 17-2-0 .895 2 Randy Hernandez Robert Morris F 21 10-12-22 1.05 2 Cameron Rowe Wisconsin FR 9-1-1 .864 3 Matty Beniers Michigan F 22 10-13-23 1.05 3 Spencer Knight (FLA) Boston College SO 15-2-1 .861 4 Kent Johnson Michigan F24 8-17-25 1.04 4 Adam Scheel North Dakota JR 16-3-1 .825 5 Veeti Miettinen (TOR) St. Cloud State F 24 10-13-23 0.96 5 Drew Commesso (CHI) Boston University FR 6-1-1 .812 6 Carson Briere Mercyhurst F 21 5-14-19 0.90 6 Trevin Kozlowski Army West Point SR 12-3-1 .781 7 Landon Slaggert (CHI) Notre Dame F 24 8-13-21 0.88 7 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Minnesota SR 18-6-0 .750 8 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver F 22 12-7-19 0.86 8 Keith Petruzzelli (DET) Quinnipiac SR 17-6-4 .704 Brendan Brisson (VGK) Michigan F 22 8-11-19 0.86 9 Stefano Durante American International SR 7-3-0 .700 10 Nikita Nesterenko (MIN) Boston College F 21 7-11-18 0.86 10 Matt Murray Massachusetts SR 9-4-0 .692 11 Travis Treloar Ohio State F 24 8-12-20 0.83 11 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech SO 14-7-0 .667 12 Dante Sheriff Mercyhurst F 19 5-10-15 0.79 Jacob Barczewski Canisius SO 4-2-0 .667 13 Alex Campbell (NSH) Clarkson F 22 4-13-17 0.77 Filip Lindberg (MIN) Massachusetts JR 4-1-4 .667 Josh Lopina Massachusetts F 22 7-10-17 0.77 14 Eric Dop Bowling Green SR 12-6-1 .658 15 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State F 25 13-6-19 0.76 Mareks Mitens Lake Superior State SR 11-5-3 .658 16 Austin Heidemann Mercyhurst F 16 7-5-12 0.75 16 Noah West Robert Morris FR 8-5-0 .615 Gunnarwolfe Fontaine (NSH) Northeastern F 20 6-9-15 0.75 17 Alex Aslanidis Western Michigan FR 5-3-1 .611 18 Ty Smilanic (FLA) Quinnipiac F 27 14-6-20 0.74 18 Dávid Hrenák (LOS) St. Cloud State SR 12-8-0 .600 19 Luke Tuch (MTL) Boston University F 14 6-4-10 0.71 19 Jaxson Stauber Providence SO 10-6-5 .595 20 Dylan Jackson Northeastern F 20 5-9-14 0.70 20 Robbie Beydoun Wisconsin SR 10-7-0 .588 Ryan Fanti Minnesota Duluth SO 9-6-2 .588 National Category Leaders

Goals Per Game GP G G/GM Assists Per Game GP A A/GM 1 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 28 25 0.89 1 Odeen Tufto Quinnipiac SRF2738 1.41 2 Colin Bilek Army West Point JR F 19 16 0.84 2 Linus Weissbach (BUF) Wisconsin SRF 2827 0.96 3 Tobias Fladeby American International SRF 13 9 0.69 3 Thomas Bordeleau (SJS) Michigan FR F 22 21 0.95 4 Will Calverley RIT JR F 16 11 0.69 4 Brennan Kapcheck American International SR D 16 14 0.88 5 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 23 15 0.65 5 Jordan Kawaguchi North Dakota SRF 2320 0.87 6 Jonny Evans UConn JRF2214 0.64 6 Jáchym Kondelík (NSH) UConn JR F 22 18 0.82 7 Sampo Ranta (COL) Minnesota JRF 2616 0.62 7 Chris Theodore American International JR F 16 13 0.81 Keaton Mastrodonato Canisius SOF 13 8 0.62 Will Calverley RIT JR F 16 13 0.81 9 Carson Gicewicz Massachusetts SRF 2213 0.59 9 Nick Prkusic Robert Morris SR F 21 17 0.81 10 Connor Ford Bowling Green SR F 28 16 0.57 10 André Ghantous Northern Michigan SO F 2016 0.80 Ty Pelton-Byce Wisconsin SR F 21 12 0.57 11 Brandon Kruse (VGK) Bowling Green SR F 28 22 0.79 Jay O'Brien (PHI) Boston University SO F 14 8 0.57 12 Ty Pelton-Byce Wisconsin SR F 21 16 0.76 13 Zach Solow Northeastern SRF 2011 0.55 13 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 28 21 0.75 14 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver FR F 22 12 0.55 Joseph Nardi Northern Michigan SR F 24 18 0.75 15 Nick Swaney (MIN) Minnesota Duluth SR F 24 13 0.54 15 Zach Metsa Quinnipiac JRD2720 0.74 16 Alex Steeves Notre Dame JR F 28 15 0.54 16 Matt Boldy (MIN) Boston College SO F 19 14 0.74 17 Matt Boldy (MIN) Boston College SO F 19 10 0.53 17 Luke Santerno Bentley SRF1511 0.73 18 Jonathan Bendorf Mercyhurst SOF 2111 0.52 18 Oliver Chau Massachusetts SRF 2216 0.73 19 Ethen Frank Western Michigan SRF 2312 0.52 Bobby Trivigno Massachusetts JRF 2216 0.73 20 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State FRF 2513 0.52 20 Jordan Harris (MTL) Northeastern JR D 18 13 0.72 21 Ethan de Jong Quinnipiac JRF 2714 0.52 Jake Hamacher RIT SR F 18 13 0.72 Ty Smilanic (FLA) Quinnipiac FR F 27 14 0.52 22 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JRF 2115 0.71 23 8 Players Tied With 0.50 Jackson Pierson New Hampshire JR F 21 15 0.71 24 Kent Johnson Michigan FRF2417 0.71 Drew Worrad Western Michigan JR F 24 17 0.71

Power Play Goals GP PPG/G PPG Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 1 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 28 0.32 9 1 Marc McLaughlin Boston College JR F 21 5 2 Colin Bilek Army West Point JR F 19 0.42 8 Julian Napravnik Minnesota State JRF 21 5 Ethan de Jong Quinnipiac JRF 27 0.30 8 Scott Reedy (SJS) Minnesota SR F 23 5 4 Ty Pelton-Byce Wisconsin SR F 21 0.33 7 4 Brannon McManus Minnesota SRF 22 4 Shane Pinto (OTT) North Dakota SO F 23 0.30 7 Max Johnson Bowling Green SR F 24 4 Matthew Kopperud Arizona State FRF 25 0.28 7 Ashton Calder Lake Superior State JR F 24 4 7 Aidan McDonough (VAN) Northeastern SO F 20 0.30 6 Kobe Roth Minnesota Duluth SRF 24 4 Carter Savoie (EDM) Denver FR F 22 0.27 6 Brian Halonen Michigan Tech JR F 26 4 Ty Smilanic (FLA) Quinnipiac FR F 27 0.22 6 Ty Smilanic (FLA) Quinnipiac FR F 27 4 Connor Ford Bowling Green SR F 28 0.21 6 Cole Caufield (MTL) Wisconsin SO F 28 4 Alec Broetzman Michigan Tech JR F 28 0.21 6 11 23 Players Tied With 3 12 9 Players Tied With 5

Shorthanded Goals GP SHG/G SHG 1 Matt Boldy (MIN) Boston College SO F 19 0.16 3 Marc McLaughlin Boston College JR F 21 0.14 3 3 Logan Cockerill (NYI) Boston University SR F 10 0.20 2 Eduards Tralmaks Maine SR F 11 0.18 2 Kaden Pickering St. Lawrence JR F 15 0.13 2 Willie Knierim Arizona State SR F 18 0.11 2 Filip Engarås (EDM) New Hampshire JR F 20 0.10 2 Josh McKechney Colgate SRF21 0.10 2 Jake Transit Ferris State JR F 22 0.09 2 Jackson LaCombe (ANA) Minnesota SO D 22 0.09 2 Paul Washe Western Michigan SRF 24 0.08 2 Owen Lindmark (FLA) Wisconsin SO F 24 0.08 2 13 70 Players Tied With 1 National Team Leaders TEAM SCORING TEAM DEFENSE

SCORING OFFENSE GP Goals G/GM SCORING DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM 1North Dakota 24 94 3.92 1Minnesota State 22 32 1.45 2Boston College 21 82 3.90 2Massachusetts 22 42 1.91 3Wisconsin 28 107 3.82 3Quinnipiac 27 52 1.93 4Minnesota 26 99 3.81 4North Dakota 24 47 1.96 5Robert Morris 21 79 3.76 5Minnesota 26 51 1.96 6American International 16 59 3.69 6American International 16 32 2.00 7Minnesota State 22 81 3.68 Michigan 24 48 2.00 8RIT 18 643.56 Michigan Tech 28 56 2.00 9 Michigan 24 85 3.54 9Bowling Green 28 58 2.07 10Bowling Green 28 99 3.54 10Army West Point 19 41 2.16 11Quinnipiac 27 95 3.52 11Lake Superior State 24 52 2.17 12Boston University 14 49 3.50 12Boston College 21 46 2.19 13Massachusetts 22 76 3.45 13Minnesota Duluth 24 54 2.25 14Northeastern 20 68 3.40 14Wisconsin 28 65 2.32 15Omaha 24 79 3.29 15Clarkson 22 52 2.36 16St. Cloud State 24 78 3.25 16Bemidji State 24 57 2.38 17Canisius 13 42 3.23 17Notre Dame 28 72 2.57 18Army West Point 19 60 3.16 18St. Lawrence 15 39 2.60 19UConn 22 69 3.14 19Canisius 13 34 2.62 20Mercyhurst 21 64 3.05 20Boston University 14 37 2.64 21Western Michigan 24 73 3.04 21Providence 23 61 2.65 22Minnesota Duluth 24 72 3.00 22St. Cloud State 24 64 2.67 23Notre Dame 28 81 2.89 23Denver 22 60 2.73 24UMass Lowell 16 46 2.88 24UConn 22 63 2.86 25Bemidji State 24 68 2.83 25Omaha 24 69 2.88 26Clarkson 22 62 2.82 26Michigan State 26 75 2.88 27Penn State 20 56 2.80 27Colgate 21 61 2.90 28Denver 22 61 2.77 28Robert Morris 21 62 2.95 29Providence 23 63 2.74 29Northeastern 20 60 3.00 30Maine 15 41 2.73 30Vermont 12 37 3.08 31Niagara 18 49 2.72 31Bentley 16 51 3.19 32 Michigan Tech 28 76 2.71 Sacred Heart 16 51 3.19 33Lake Superior State 24 65 2.71 33Mercyhurst 21 67 3.19 34Bentley 16 42 2.62 34Holy Cross 16 52 3.25 35Arizona State 26 68 2.62 35RIT 18 59 3.28 36Merrimack 18 47 2.61 36UMass Lowell 16 53 3.31 37Northern Michigan 24 62 2.58 37Niagara 18 62 3.44 38Air Force 14 35 2.50 38Miami 24 83 3.46 Sacred Heart 16 40 2.50 39Alabama Huntsville 20 70 3.50 40New Hampshire 21 51 2.43 Colorado College 22 77 3.50 41Ferris State 23 54 2.35 Western Michigan 24 84 3.50 42St. Lawrence 15 32 2.13 42Northern Michigan 24 87 3.62 43Colgate 21 44 2.10 43Merrimack 18 66 3.67 44Ohio State 26 53 2.04 44Penn State 20 74 3.70 45Miami 24 46 1.92 45Ohio State 26 97 3.73 46Holy Cross 16 30 1.88 46New Hampshire 21 83 3.95 47Long Island University 13 23 1.77 47Air Force 14 56 4.00 48Colorado College 22 35 1.59 48Maine 15 61 4.07 49Michigan State 26 39 1.50 49Arizona State 26 106 4.08 50Alabama Huntsville 20 29 1.45 50Ferris State 23 97 4.22 51Vermont 12 17 1.42 51Long Island University 13 55 4.23 National Team Leaders POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL

POWER PLAY Totals SHA PP% PENALTY KILL Totals SHF PK% 1Wisconsin 28/88 1 31.8 1Bemidji State 65/70 2 92.9 2Western Michigan 22/74 3 29.7 2Massachusetts 82/90 3 91.1 3Northeastern 25/92 1 27.2 3Michigan Tech 68/76 1 89.5 4Minnesota State 22/82 1 26.8 St. Lawrence 51/57 3 89.5 5Quinnipiac 32/126 2 25.4 5Quinnipiac 92/104 1 88.5 6North Dakota 27/108 0 25.0 6St. Cloud State 77/89 1 86.5 Robert Morris 21/84 6 25.0 7Omaha 83/96 286.5 8Army West Point 22/89 1 24.7 8Minnesota 57/66 4 86.4 9Maine 15/63 323.8 9North Dakota 88/102 4 86.3 10Massachusetts 22/94 2 23.4 10Minnesota State 61/71 2 85.9 11 American International 18/78 1 23.1 11Boston College 72/84 8 85.7 12Michigan Tech 21/92 1 22.8 Niagara 60/70 3 85.7 13St. Cloud State 18/79 0 22.8 13Wisconsin 62/73 3 84.9 14Michigan 16/71 0 22.5 14Northeastern 63/75 1 84.0 15RIT 18/82 122.0 15Providence 73/87 1 83.9 16Penn State 12/55 1 21.8 16Lake Superior State 71/85 2 83.5 17Bentley 11/51 0 21.6 17Canisius 35/42 2 83.3 18Omaha 20/94 521.3 18Alabama Huntsville 69/83 1 83.1 19 Merrimack 14/66 2 21.2 19Boston University 49/59 2 83.1 20Minnesota 17/83 2 20.5 20Denver 73/88 1 83.0 21UMass Lowell 11/54 2 20.4 21Sacred Heart 47/57 0 82.5 22Air Force 10/50 1 20.0 22Clarkson 70/85 1 82.4 23Clarkson 16/84 2 19.0 23Bowling Green 79/96 5 82.3 Providence 16/84 5 19.0 24Bentley 57/70 0 81.4 25Ferris State 13/70 2 18.6 25Notre Dame 61/75 1 81.3 26Niagara 12/65 3 18.5 26Maine 60/74 3 81.1 27Minnesota Duluth 16/87 1 18.4 Michigan 60/74 0 81.1 28UConn 18/98 218.4 28RIT 55/68 580.9 29Bowling Green 21/116 1 18.1 29Mercyhurst 63/78 1 80.8 30Sacred Heart 11/61 4 18.0 30Holy Cross 54/67 1 80.6 31Denver 16/91 1 17.6 31Arizona State 58/73 2 79.5 32Mercyhurst 12/69 2 17.4 32Penn State 45/57 0 78.9 33New Hampshire 17/98 3 17.3 33Robert Morris 59/75 1 78.7 34Ohio State 15/87 4 17.2 34Merrimack 58/74 1 78.4 35Notre Dame 12/70 0 17.1 35Army West Point 49/63 2 77.8 36Arizona State 14/84 4 16.7 36UConn 72/93 3 77.4 37Canisius 8/49 1 16.3 37Northern Michigan 75/97 2 77.3 38Northern Michigan 14/86 5 16.3 38Michigan State 68/88 1 77.3 39Bemidji State 12/75 3 16.0 39Ohio State 78/101 1 77.2 40Boston College 12/76 3 15.8 40American International 54/70 1 77.1 41 Alabama Huntsville 9/59 0 15.3 41Western Michigan 64/83 2 77.1 Boston University 9/59 1 15.3 42Miami 58/77 1 75.3 43Miami 12/81 114.8 43Minnesota Duluth 67/89 2 75.3 44Holy Cross 7/53 1 13.2 44UMass Lowell 45/60 2 75.0 45Vermont 5/42 2 11.9 45Colgate 58/78 3 74.4 46St. Lawrence 6/51 1 11.8 46Vermont 34/46 0 73.9 47Colgate 8/70 111.4 47Ferris State 62/86 2 72.1 48Lake Superior State 9/94 1 9.6 48Colorado College 55/77 1 71.4 49Michigan State 4/69 0 5.8 49Air Force 44/62 2 71.0 50Colorado College 5/87 3 5.7 50Long Island University 43/64 1 67.2 51Long Island University 2/42 2 4.8 51New Hampshire 54/84 2 64.3