Western Collegiate Hockey Association Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner [email protected] Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Associate Commissioner of Operations [email protected] Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials December 31, 2013/For Immediate Release [email protected] Doug Spencer MTU’s Petan and Copley, BGSU’s Sholl Named Associate Commissioner for Public Relations T 608 829-0100 • C 303 475-9283 WCHA Men’s Players of the Week F 608 829-0200 [email protected] WCHA Offensive WCHA Defensive WCHA Rookie Administrative Office Address Player of the Week Player of the Week of the Week MSC 8302, WCHA Alex Petan, F Pheonix Copley, G Tomas Sholl, G 2211 S. Josephine Street Denver, CO 80208-8302 Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Bowling Green T 303 871-4491 • F 303 871-4770 Michigan Technological University Goaltender Pheonix Copley of Bowling Green State University forward Alex Petan, who was named Michigan Technological University goaltender Tomas Sholl, who Home of a Record to the Great Lakes Invitational is the WCHA Men’s Defensive Player backstopped the Falcons to a victory 37 Men’s National All-Tournament Team while helping of the Week for Dec. 31, 2013 after in the third place game at the Championship Teams the Huskies to a second place finish, helping the Huskies to a second Three Rivers Classic tournament in Since 1951 is the WCHA Men’s Offensive Player place finish in the 49th Annual Great Pittsburgh last Saturday, has been 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, of the Week for Dec. 31, 2013. Lakes Invitational tournament last named the WCHA Men’s Rookie of 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, A 5-8, 155-pound sophomore weekend in Detroit. the Week for Dec. 31, 2013. 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, right winger from Delta, British A 6-3, 175-pound sophomore A 6-0, 175-pound freshman 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, Columbia, Petan scored a key from North Pole, Alaska, Copley from Hermosa Beach, California, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, game-tying goal for Michigan Tech turned in a stellar GLI Tournament, Sholl turned away 19 of 21 shots 2011 in last Friday’s (Dec. 27) tournament yielding just two even-strength on goal, had two shutout periods opening 2-2 (ot) tie vs Michigan goals in 127:01 of action, posting and helped kill five of six opponent Men’s Member Teams State outdoors at Comerica Park in five shutout periods, and fashioning power-plays as Bowling Green University of Alabama in Huntsville Detroit, fired 10 shots on goal and a .947 save percentage with 54 stops forged a 3-2 victory over tourney University of Alaska Anchorage earned a +1 plus/minus rating while on 57 shots on goal in two games. host Robert Morris on Dec. 28 at University of Alaska Fairbanks earning all-tourney honors for the He stopped 24 of 26 shots in a CONSOL Energy Center. Bemidji State University Bowling Green State University second straight year. 2-2 overtime tie against Michigan With his team leading 1-0 after Ferris State University With his club trailing 2-1 in the State in the tournament opener the first period, Sholl had 13 stops Lake Superior State University third period to the Spartans, Petan last Friday (Dec. 27) outdoors at in the second period as the Falcons Michigan Technological University netted his team-leading 10th goal of Comerica Park, with one of the two went up 2-0, then held the Colonials Minnesota State University the season at 8:13 to send the game goals coming on the power-play. He scoreless for most of the third to Northern Michigan University into overtime. Tech then went on also blanked MSU in the ensuing enable BGSU to go up 3-0 before to claim a shootout win over MSU shootout, enabling the Huskies to surrendering a power-play goal at 2014 WCHA Final Five to advance to Saturday’s (Dec. 28) advance to the title game to defend 13:35 and an extra-attacker tally March 21-22 • Van Andel Arena GLI championship game, where their GLI championship. at 19:36. He stopped the first 16 Grand Rapids, MI they fell 1-0 in overtime to Western Then in the title contest last Robert Morris shots in the game. visit us on the web at: Michigan. Petan has now scored a Saturday (Dec. 28) night against On the season, Sholl is 3-7-0 goal in three of his four career GLI Western Michigan, Copley turned overall with a 2.58 goals-against wcha.com games. aside 30 of 31 shots in a 1-0 overtime average and a .899 save percentage wcha.com/mobile Michigan Tech’s leading scorer setback, blanking the Broncos on all in 10 games. He is in the top 10 this season, Petan has 17 points in three of their power-play chances. nationally with two shutouts on the Watch WCHA Hockey 22 games with 10 goals and seven Copley who was the GLI MVP a season. Live All Season Via assists. He also has 51 points (25g) year ago with two shutout victo- Also nominated: Mike Neville, F, America ONE Sports in just 59 collegiate games. ries, has now stopped 124-of-127 MTU. Also nominated: Bryce shots (.976 SV%) in four career GLI Williamson, F, BGSU. games. Through 18 games so far this season, Copley is 5-8-5 over 1091:01 of action in nets with a 2.09 goals-against average and .924 save percentage.