UMD BULLDOGS UNIVERSITY OF MEN’S HOCKEY Communications Office • Bob Nygaard, Director • Duluth • Duluth, MN 55812-2496 [email protected] • (218) 726-8191 • umdbulldogs.com • @umdbulldogs Oct. 4, 2017 NO. 6 UMD AND NO. 3 MINNESOTA SET TO BREAK THE ICE AT ICE BREAKER TOURNAMENT FRIDAY THE PUCK DROPS NOW: The University of Minnesota Duluth will launch its 74th season of intercollegiate 2017-18 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH ROSTER this Friday (Oct. 6) when the Bulldogs renew No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Birthdate Hometown (Previous Team/League) their long-standing intrastate rivalry with the University 3 D 6-0 200 Fr. 5/25/99 Roseville, Minn. (Waterloo/USHL) of Minnesota in the semifinals of the 21st annual Ice 4 Dylan Samberg D 6-4 215 Fr. 1/24/99 Hermantown, Minn.(Hermantown H.S.) Breaker Tournament. Opening face off is set for 7:37 5 Nick Wolff D 6-4 210 So. 7/21/96 Eagan, Minn. (Des Moines/USHL) p.m. at AMSOIL Arena (6,756) and will be preceded 6 Louie Roehl D 5-10 180 Fr. 4/9/98 Eden Prairie, Minn. (Minnesota Wilderness/NAHL) by the other first round bout between Michigan Tech 7 D 5-10 170 Fr. 8/18/98 Hibbing, Minn. (Cedar Rapids/USHL) University and Union College (4:07 p.m.). The cham- 8 Koby Bender F 6-1 200 Fr. 7/15/97 Cloquet, Minn. (Muskegon/USHL) pionship and third place games will be at either 4:07 10 Kobe Roth F 5-8 175 Fr. 1/11/97 Warroad, Minn. (Des Moines/USHL) p.m. or 7:37 p.m. since the Bulldogs will play at the 11 Avery Peterson F 6-3 210 Sr. 6/20/95 Grand Rapids, Minn. (Nebraska-Omaha/NCHC) later time regardless of Friday’s outcome. 12 Jarod Hilderman D 6-1 200 So. 4/11/97 Kamsack, Saskatchewan (Fargo/USHL)

13 Joey Anderson F 6-0 195 So. 6/19/98 Roseville, Minn. (U.S. National Under-18 Team) THE RECORDS: UMD, which was unbeaten in 19 of its 16 Billy Exell F 5-10 180 Jr. 10/4/95 Thunder Bay, Ontario (Minnesota Wilderness/NAHL) last 21 games last winter (16-2-3), went 28-7-7 over- 17 Blake Young F 6-3 215 Sr. 11/2/94 Battleford, Saskatchewan (Battlefords/SJHL) all and finished second in the final National Collegiate 18 Nick McCormack F 5-11 190 Sr. 9/9/93 Ramsey, Minn. (Brooks/AJHL) Hockey Conference standings at 15-5-4-3. Minnesota 19 Justin Richards F 5-10 195 Fr. 3/17/98 Columbus, Ohio (Lincoln/USHL) posted a 23-12-3 record in all games one year ago 20 Karson Kuhlman (C) F 5-11 190 Sr. 9/26/95 Esko, Minn. (Dubuque/USHL) and placed first in the by going 21 Matt Anderson D 5-11 205 Fr. 4/11/99 Shakopee, Minn. (Holy Family Catholic H.S.) 14-5-1. Michigan Tech (25-10-3 overall) took second 22 Jared Thomas F 6-2 200 Sr. 2/21/94 Hermantown, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) in the 2016-17 Western Collegiate Hockey Association 23 Nick Swaney F 5-11 180 Fr. 9/9/97 Lakeville, Minn. (Waterloo/USHL) regular season title race (15-7-6) while Union (21- 24 Will Campion D 6-3 205 So. 3/7/95 Seaford, N.Y. (Langley/BCHL) 10-3), which like the Huskies are 0-1-1 this season, 25 Peter Krieger F 5-11 190 Jr. 12/9/93 Oakdale, Minn (U. of Alaska/WCHA) also took runnerup honors in the Eastern Collegiate 26 Jade Miller F 5-10 185 So. 7/1/95 Minto, N.D. (Austin/NAHL) Athletic Conference (16-4-2). 27 Riley Tufte F 6-6 220 So. 4/10/98 Ham Lake, Minn. (Blaine H.S.) 28 Sammy Spurrell F 5-11 185 Sr. 10/5/92 Sherwood, Alberta (Spruce Grove/AJHL) THEY WERE ALL AT THE DANCE: UMD (No. 1 seed in the 32 G 6-0 210 So 11/7/95 Cohasset, Minn. (Bismarck/NAHL) West Regional), Minnesota (No. 1 in the Northeast), 36 Ben Patt G 5-10 175 Fr. 5/19/96 Brampton, Ontario (Notre Dame/SJHL) Michigan Tech (No. 4 in the Midwest) and Union (No. 37 Nick Deery G 6-1 185 So. 5/25/94 La Crosse, Wis. (Steinbach/MJHL) 2 in the Midwest) all qualified for last spring’s NCAA 39 Parker Mackay (A) F 5-11 185 Jr. 6/10/94 Irma, Alberta (Spruce Grove/AJHL) Tournament. Of those four clubs, only the Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Frozen Faceoff in Chicago. Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Jason Herter, , Brant Nicklin PLAYOFF PAYOFFS: While Minnesota and Michigan Tech Hockey Sports Performance Director: Dr. Susan Hoppe are the reigning regular season champions in their Resident Athletic Trainer: Jordan Ellis respective conferences, this year’s Ice Breaker Tour- Strength and Conditioning Coach: Anthony Morando nament will feature two defending conference playoff Equipment Manager: Chris Garner titleholders in UMD (NCHC) and Minnesota (Big Ten). Director of Hockey Operations: Christian Koelling Operations Assistant: HOW THEY RANK: Here is how this year’s Ice Breaker Manager: Dale Haagenson Tournament participants stacked up in the latest USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine. uscho.com USA Today The entire 2017 Ice Breaker Tournament will also be Bulldogs have won 21 or more games in six of the last UMD No. 6 No. 12 televised locally on My9 (Channel 6.3; Channel 9 on nine seasons (including last winter) while finishing MTU RV NR Charter, Mediacom, and Dish Network and Channels below the .500 mark just one time over that stretch. UM No. 3 No. 3 19 and 519 on Paul Bunyan Cable), which has been Overall, they’ve advanced to seven NCAA tournaments Union No. 16 RV the Bulldogs’ television home for the last 10 seasons. (2004, 2009, 2011,2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017), KBJR-TV sports director Zach Schneider and former including the last three in a row, three NCAA Frozen ON THE AIR: Both of UMD’s two games this weekend will UMD standout forward Judd Medak will serve as the Fours (2004, 2011 and 2017) and two NCHC Frozen be carried on KDAL-Radio (610 AM and 103.9 FM) on-air talent. All four telecasts are available on-line Faceoff tourneys (2016 and 2017 when UMD won it with Bruce Ciskie handling the play-by-play responsi- for a fee at: nchc.tv/umd. all). Before UMD parted ways with the WCHA following bilities and Bulldog hockey alumnus Kraig Karakas the the 2012-13 season, Sandelin had directed his troops color commentary. This marks the 50th year KDAL has THE COACH: Scott Sandelin, is beginning his 18th sea- to berths in seven of 11 Final Five playoff events. A three been the radio home for Bulldog hockey. The broadcast son behind the UMD bench where he has compiled a time Spencer Penrose Award honoree as the American can also be heard at: kdal610.com. 315-284-82 overall record -- including a 192-124-45 Hockey Coaches Association NCAA I Coach of the Year mark since the 2008-09 opener. Besides capturing the (winner in 2003-04, runnerup in 2010-11 and finalist school’s first NCAA championship seven years ago, his last winter), Sandelin has also helped produce a pair of 2016-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Champions • 2016-17 NCAA West Regional Champions • 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners • 2010-11 NCAA Champions Hobey Baker Memorial Award winners (Jack Connolly in 2011-12 and in 2003-04), seven The Numbers on Sandelin NCAA All-Americans and 21 All-NCHC/WCHA honorees. (Overall) (NCHC/ WCHA) In addition, he has seen 16 of his UMD pupils go on YEAR W L T PCT W L T PCT PLACE to do time in the and one 2000-01 7 28 4 .231 3 22 3 .161 10th take part in the Winter Olympic Games (Justin Faulk 2001-02 13 24 3 .363 6 19 3 .268 9th 2002-03 22 15 5 .583 14 10 4 .571 5th for Team USA in 2014). 2003-04 28 13 4 .667 19 7 2 .714 2nd 2004-05 15 17 6 .473 11 13 4 .464 6th One year ago, Sandelin and the Bulldogs rolled up a 2005-06 11 25 4 .325 6 19 3 .268 9th 28-7-7 overall record (for a .750 winning percentage 2006-07 13 21 5 .397 8 16 4 .357 9th -- the second highest figure in club history) and spent a 2007-08 13 17 6 .444 9 14 5 .411 8th school-record 11 weeks occupying the No. 1 spot in the 2008-09 22 13 8 .605 10 11 7 .482 7th USCHO.com poll. They also went unbeaten in 19 of their 2009-10 22 17 1 .562 16 11 1 .589 4th(T) final 21 games with one of those setbacks coming to 2010-11 26 10 6 .690 15 8 5 .625 4th Denver (3-2) in the NCAA national title bout. 2011-12 25 10 6 .683 16 7 5 .661 2nd 2012-13 14 19 5 .434 10 13 5 .446 9th 2013-14 16 16 4 .500 11 11 2 .500 4th(T) During the course of the 2011-12 season, the Bulldogs 2014-15 21 16 3 .563 12 9 3 .564 5th set a team record by going unbeaten in 17 straight 2015-16 18 15 5 .539 11 10 3 .520 4th games and were ranked first in both major weekly polls 2016-17 27 6 7 .762 15 5 4 .708 2nd (USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 2017-18 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 for a program-best nine consecutive weeks. In March Totals 315 284 82 .523 192 205 62 .486 2009, UMD became the first play-in game participant Lifetime Record vs. Minnesota: 24-23-7 to ever claim the Final Five title and, later that spring, Lifetime Record vs. Michigan Tech 29-16-9 strung together a school-record six-game postseason Lifetime Record vs. Union College: 4-0-1 Lifetime Non-Conference Record: 82-44-19 winning streak before it fell to Miami University 2-1 in Lifetime NCHC Record: 49-35-12 the NCAA West Regional final. In 2003-04, Sandelin, Lifetime Home Record: 158-127-36 53, turned UMD into a NCAA Frozen Four participant for the first time in nearly a generation, marshaling his troops to their most victories (they were 28-13-4 ing deployment at North Dakota (which won two NCAA time in the NHL (Denver’s Jim Montgomery and North overall) and highest WCHA finish (second place on titles during his tenure). Prior to that, Sandelin spent the Dakota’s are the others), was the Montreal a 19-7-2 mark) since 1992-93. For his efforts, the 1993-94 season head coaching the Junior Elite Hockey Canadiens’ second-round pick in the 1982 NHL draft Hibbing, Minn., native was chosen the WCHA Coach League’s Fargo-Moorhead Junior Kings after working in (40th choice overall). He served as Team USA’s head of the Year as well as the national coach of the year that same capacity (and doubling as general manager) coach at the 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation by both insidecollegehockey.com and USCHO.com. In the previous winter with the Fargo-Moorhead Express World Junior Championships, directing that club to a 2002-03, Sandelin’s charges went 22-15-5 overall and of the American Hockey Association. He capped off fourth-place finish, and was an assistant coach for the captured fifth place in the WCHA with a 14-10-4 mark his four-year playing career at North Dakota in 1985- U.S. entry at that same event in 2011-12. while experiencing the greatest one-season turnaround 86 by being named one of 10 finalists for the Hobey of any league member that winter. One year earlier, he Baker Memorial Award. An All-American second team THE RIVALRY: Friday evening’s matchup will mark guided UMD to a 13-24-1 record in all games -- nearly selection and All-WCHA first team pick as a senior, the 232nd meeting ever between the Bulldogs and doubling the number of victories from the previous Sandelin went on to play professionally for seven years, Gophers. Minnesota holds a 134-80-17 lead in the season (7-28-4). which included National Hockey League stints with the rivalry, which began way back on Dec. 1, 1952 at the (1986-88), Hippodrome in Eveleth, Minn. The two clubs last met Sandelin officially signed on with the Bulldogs on (1990-91) and (1991-92). on Jan. 27, 2017 at the in St. March 31, 2000 following six years of assistant coach- Sandelin, one of just three active NCHC coaches to do Paul, Minn., where the then-No. 2 Bulldogs prevailed 3-2 over the No. 6 Gophers in the semifinals of the now-defunct . HOW THEY’VE FARED AGAINST MINNESOTA UMD’s current career scoring and goaltending leaders LAST WEEK: The University of Alberta struck for three versus the Gophers are: unanswered goals in a span of just under four minutes midway through the the third period to rally for a 4-3 Player GP G A TP P-PM +/- PP SH GW exhibition game triumph over UMD at AMSOIL Arena Karson Kuhlman 8 2 2 4 1-2 +1 1 0 0 Saturday night. Jared Thomas 8 2 0 2 2-4 +2 1 0 0 Riley Tufte 1 1 1 2 0-0 +2 0 0 0 All 27 rostered Bulldogs took shifts in the game, Joey Anderson 1 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 including 11 who did so for the first time in a UMD Avery Peterson* 1 1 0 1 1-2 +2 0 0 1 uniform. That included rookie defensemen Dylan Sammy Spurrell 4 0 1 1 2-4 +1 0 0 0 Samberg, who opened the scoring with a 52 Nick McCormack 1 0 0 0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 seconds, and Scott Perunovich, whose snipe from Blake Young 3 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 the low slot on a 5-on-3 power play gave UMD a 3-1 Parker Mackay 1 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 lead midway through the second period. Sophomore Nick Wolff 1 0 0 0 0-0 +1 0 0 0 Riley Tufte accounted for the Bulldogs’ other goal Billy Exell 2 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 which came off a rebound while UMD was a man up Jade Miller 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 at 6:11 of the second. Jarod Hilderman 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Will Campion 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 The game featured an abundance of penalties (the two

teams combined for 23 infractions for 60 minutes) GP GS W-L-T MIN GA GAA SVS SVS% SO and that resulted in plenty of power play opportuni- Hunter Shepard 0 0 0-0-0 0:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0 ties as UMD was 2-for-9 while Alberta went 1-for-10. Nick Deery 0 0 0-0-0 0:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0 UMD’s three each played a period with *includes games with Nebraska Omaha sophomore Nick Deery allowing one goal on seven shots in the first, sophomore Hunter Shepard turning aside all 10 shots he faced in the second and fresh-

2016-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Champions • 2016-17 NCAA West Regional Champions • 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners • 2010-11 NCAA Champions man Ben Patt giving up three goals on 12 shots the rest of the way. 2016-17 NCHC STANDINGS TEAM (Overall Record) GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF AVG GA AVG The win was the first by a Canadian university over Denver (33-7-4) 24 18 3 3 0/2 59 82 3.42 42 1.75 UMD since Alberta prevailed 8-5 back on Dec. 15, UMD (28-7-7) 24 15 5 4 1/2 52 83 3.46 56 2.33 1989. Western Michigan (22-13-5) 24 13 9 2 0/1 42 79 3.29 75 3.12 North Dakota (21-16-3) 24 11 12 1 1/0 35 69 2.87 63 2.62 THIS IS YOUR SPEAKING: Senior right winger St. Cloud State (16-19-1) 24 10 13 1 0/0 31 64 2.67 69 2.87 Karson Kuhlman has been entrusted with team co- Omaha (17-17-5) 24 9 13 2 0/0 29 74 3.08 89 3.71 captaincy responsibilities with the 2017-18 Bulldogs Miami (9-20-7) 24 5 14 5 2/1 23 57 2.37 80 3.33 while junior right winger Parker Mackay will serve as Colorado College (8-24-4) 24 4 16 4 1/0 17 43 1.79 77 3.21 an assistant captain.

THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING II: This marks the fifth straight year the Bulldogs have been captained by a Northern Minnesota native. Karson Kuhlman (Esko, Minn.),who is handling that prestigious role this sea- son, follows in the footsteps of Duluth East High School hockey alums Dominic Toninato (2016-17) and Andy Welinski (2015-16) and Hermantown product Adam Krause (2014-15 and co-captain in 2013-14). Jack Connolly, born and raised in Duluth, served as team captain in 2011-12. THE LAST TIME ... Overtime Game: March 25, 2017 -- UMD 3, Boston U. 2 (NCAA West Regional final in Fargo, N.D.) HOW THE MEDIA SEE THINGS SHAKING OUT: Media that Overtime Game Won by UMD: March 25, 2017 -- UMD 3, Boston U. 2 (NCAA West Regional final in Fargo, N.D.) cover the National Collegiate Hockey Conference have Overtime Game Lost By UMD: Feb. 19, 2016 -- North Dakota 2, UMD 1 (in Grand Forks, N.D.) spoken and they collectively forecast a fourth-place Overtime Game Tied: Feb. 24, 2017 -- UMD 3, Miami 3 (in Duluth, Minn.) finish for the UMD in 2017-18. Scoreless Tie: March 3, 2007 -- UMD 0, Wisconsin 0 (Josh Johnson/Shane Connelly in Duluth, Minn.) NCHC 3 x 3 Overtime Win: Jan. 6, 2017 -- following a 2-2 tie with Colorado College (in Duluth, Minn.) UMD received totaled 160 points in the NCHC NCHC 3 x 3 Overtime Loss: Feb. 24, 2017 -- following a 3-3 tie with Miami (in Duluth, Minn.) Preseason Media Poll. The University of Denver, the NCHC Shootout Win: Feb. 3, 2016 -- UMD 1, Omaha 0 -- following a 2-2 tie (in Duluth, Minn.) defending NCAA and NCHC regular season champions, NCHC Shootout Loss: Jan. 16, 2015 -- Western Michigan 2, UMD 1 -- following a 2-2 tie (in Duluth, Minn.) was deemed as the team to beat with 240 points UMD Shutout at Home: Feb. 4, 2017 -- UMD 5, Omaha 0 () and all 30 first-place votes and was followed by St. UMD Shutout on the Road: Jan. 21, 2017-- UMD 4, North Dakota 0 (Hunter Miska) Cloud State (187 points), North Dakota (172 pts.), UMD Was Shut Out at Home: Dec. 12, 2015 -- North Dakota 3, UMD 0 (Cam Johnson) UMD, Miami (104 pts.), Western Michigan (102 pts.), UMD Was Shut Out on the Road: March 14, 2015 -- Denver 4, UMD 0 (Evan Cowley-NCHC Playoffs) Nebraska-Omaha (83 pts.), and Colorado College UMD Hat Trick: Oct. 28, 2016 -- Alex Iafallo (UMD 5, North Dakota 2 in Duluth) (32 pts.). Hat Trick By Two Bulldogs: Feb. 13, 1993 -- Joe Biondi and Derek Plante (UMD 8, Colorado College 4 in Duluth, Minn.) The Bulldogs were picked third in that same poll one UMD Player Scored Four or More Goals: Feb. 3, 2012 -- J.T. Brown (UMD 4, Alaska Anchorage 1 in year ago and as the league favorite in 2015-16. Anchorage, Alaska), four goals UMD Player Scored Three Power Play Goals: Oct. 22, 2004 -- Marco Peluso (UMD 8, Minnesota BULLDOGS AT A GLANCE: UMD retains the services of 16 State-Mankato 3 in Duluth, Minn.) lettermen (for the second straight year) from a club UMD Player Scored Two Shorthanded Goals: Nov. 23, 1990 -- Doug Torrel (UMD 5, Denver 1 in that went 28-7-7 overall (for the second most wins Denver, Colo.) in team history), advanced all the way to the NCAA UMD Player Scored a 5-on-3 Shorthanded Goal: Jan. 22, 1993 -- Brett Hauer (UMD 8, Minnesota 4 Frozen Four title game in Chicago, Ill., (where they in Duluth, Minn.) succumbed 3-2 to Denver), captured the school’s first UMD Player Scored an Empty Net Goal: March 1, 2017-- Dominic Toninato (UMD 6, Miami 3 in NCHC Frozen Faceoff championship, placed second in Duluth, Minn.) the NCHC standings (their highest finish ever with a UMD Player Had Five or More Points: Feb. 11, 2012 -- Jack Connolly (UMD 5, North Dakota 4 in 15-5-4 record) and held down the No. 1 spot in the Duluth, Minn.), 2 goals and 3 assists USCHO.com poll a program-record 11 week. Headlin- UMD Player Made a Penalty Shot: Oct. 15, 2010 -- Travis Oleksuk at 18:03 of the second period ing the list of holdovers is sophomore right winger Joey against Alex Beaudry (UMD 5, Providence College 3 in Duluth, Minn.) Anderson, a 2016-17 NCHC All-Rookie Team selection UMD Player Missed A Penalty Shot: Oct. 1, 2016 -- Dominic Toninato at 2:27 of the third period who ranked third among Bulldogs in points with 12 against Devin Kero (UMD 6, Michigan Tech O in Duluth) goals and 25 assists. UMD also welcomes back three UMD Opponent Made a Penalty Shot: Feb. 19, 2016 -- Austin Poganski (North Dakota) at 3:19 of others who cracked the Top 10 on the team’s scoring overtime against (North Dakota 2, UMD 1 in Grand Forks, N.D.). charts in senior right winger Karson Kuhlman (No. 7 UMD Opponent Missed a Penalty Shot: Nov. 5, 2011 -- Jason Zucker at 15:30 of the second period with six goals and 16 assists for 22 points), sopho- against Kenny Reiter (UMD 4, Denver 0 in Denver, Colo.) more left winger Riley Tufte (No 9; 9-7=16) and senior UMD Goaltender Had 50 or More Saves: Jan. 11, 2014 -- 52 by Aaron Crandall (UMD 3, Nebraska- center Avery Peterson (No. 10; 7-8=15 in 25 games). Omaha 1 in Omaha, Neb.) On the blue line, sophomore Nick Wolff (2-10=12) is UMD Goaltender Had 60 or More Saves: March 11, 2007 -- 62 by Josh Johnson (St. Cloud State 3, somewhat of a lone wolf as he’s the only returning UMD 2 in 3OT in St. Cloud, Minn./WCHA Playoffs) Bulldog who took shifts in more than 11 games last UMD Goalie Received an Assist: Dec. 16, 2016 -- Hunter Miska (UMD 1, Bemidji State 1 in Duluth, Minn.) year. After a season of backup duty, both sophomores UMD Goalie Had Two Assists: Feb. 25, 2012 -- Kenny Reiter (UMD 5, Colorado College 2 in Duluth, Minn.) Nick Deery and Hunter Shepard will battle it out for UMD Swept a Home Series: March 10-11, 2017 -- UMD 5-3, Miami 4(OT)-3 (NCHC Playoffs in Duluth, the starting goaltender responsibilities. Minn.) UMD Swept a Road Series: Jan. 20-21, 2017 -- UMD 5-4, North Dakota 3-0 YOU AGAIN?: UMD has butted heads with Minnesota UMD Was Swept at Home: Dec. 11-12, 2015 -- North Dakota 3-3, UMD 0-0 on more lifetime occasions (231) during its 74-year UMD Was Swept on the Road: Feb. 19-20, 2016 -- North Dakota 2-2, UMD 1(OT)-1 history than all but one opponent (North Dakota with 236 times). Michigan Tech is next on that list (229 2016-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Champions • 2016-17 NCAA West Regional Champions • 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners • 2010-11 NCAA Champions games). The Bulldogs and the Gophers have met on STAR OF THE NORTH: One night after defeating Minnesota GOPH BUSTERS: The Bulldogs will come into the week- an annual basis since the 1961-62 season, making (3-2) in the North Star College Cup semifinals last end armed with a program-best seven-game winning it the longest continuous rivalry for both programs. January, UMD pulled out 2-1 overtime victory over streak against Minnesota. UMD is now also unbeaten St. Cloud in the championship game. That marked in nine of its last 10 outings with the Gophers (8-1-1) TOURNEY TIDBITS: The Bulldogs have been beaten in the first time UMD won a regular season tournament with that lone loss coming two seasons ago in the back-to-back games only once in their 36 lifetime title since 2001-02 when it launched that year with opening round of the Ice Breaker Tournament (4-3 regular season tournaments. That happened five years successive victories over host Nebraska-Omaha (5- on Oct. 10, 2014 in South Bend, Ind.). ago at the Florida College Hockey Classic in Estero, 2) and the University of Michigan (3-2) on its way to Fla. (1-0 to the University of Maine and 6-2 to Ferris capturing the Maverick Stampede crown. The Bulldogs THIS ISN’T THEIR FIRST RODEO: UMD has competed State University on Dec. 28-29, 2012). had taken part in 10 tourneys since then. in two previous Ice Breaker Tournaments -- in 2003 in East Lansing, Mich. and three years ago in South Bend, Ind. Minnesota is making its fourth Ice Breaker 2016-17 UMD SALUTATIONS Tournament appearance while Union and Michigan Tech are both be first-time participants. Feb. 6 Hunter Miska (Goalie/UNO) Feb. 6 Neal Pionk (Defenseman/UNO) Feb. 20 Hunter Miska (Rookie/CC) FINISHING WITH A BANG: Sophomore winger Joey Ander- Feb. 27 Neal Pionk (Defensman/MU) son, UMD’s top returning point producer from a year ago, ended the 2016-17 season riding a five-game Mike Richter Award (Most Outstanding NCAA Goalie) scoring streak, having rolled up three goals and six Hunter Miska (Top 5 Finalist) assists during that run. Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Brenden Kotyk (runnerup) DRAWING A CROWD: The last time UMD and Minne- Spencer Penrose Award Finalist (NCAA Coach of the Year) sota collided in Duluth (Oct. 17, 2015), the Bulldogs Scott Sandelin completed a home-and-home series sweep with a 3-0 triumph in front of an AMSOIL Arena-record American Sports Network National Player of the Week crowd of 7,569. Oct. 31 Alex Iafallo (NoDak) NCAA Hockey Three Stars of the Week IRONMAN KUHLMAN: Senior team captain Karson Kuhl- Oct. 31 Alex Iafallo (NoDak) - 2nd Star man, who leads all current Bulldogs in career goals Joey Anderson Jan. 23 Riley Tufte (NoDak) - 1st Star (26), assists (34), points (60) and plus-minus rating (+39), has missed since joining the Bulldog program AHCA All-America Hero Sports Hero of the Week in 2014-15. His active ironman streak of 122 con- Alex Iafallo (first team) Hunter Miska (NSCC) secutive game played is the longest in NCAA I hockey All-USCHO Team NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team heading into this season (he shares that honor with Alex Iafallo (first team) Alex Iafallo Quinnipiac University’s Landon Smith). Hunter Miska (third team) Neal Pionk Neal Pionk (thirdt team) HOW SWEEP IT IS: UMD swept Michigan Tech in last NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team year’s season openers at AMSOIL Arena (6-0 and 4-3 All-College Hockey News Team Hunter Miska (Most Valuable Player) on Oct. 1-2) which gave the Bulldogs their first 2-0-0 Neal Pionk (second team) Joey Anderson start in 15 years. Alex Iafallo All-NCHC Willie Raskob Alex Iafallo (first team) HOW SWEEP IT IS II: UMD did something in 2016-17 Neal Pionk (second team) NCHC Frozen Faceoff All-Tourament Team that only two other Bulldogs clubs had ever done Hunter Miska (second team) Alex Iafallo (Most Valuable Player) before in 56 years of competing at the NCAA I level Hunter Miska NCHC All-Rookie Team -- go through an entire regular season without being Neal Pionk Joey Anderson (first team) swept. UMD also accomplished that feat in 2010-11 Dominic Toninato (when it won its first, and only, NCAA championship) NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year North Star College Cup MVP and two years ago. Dominic Toninato Hunter Miska NCHC Player of the Month NCHC All-Academic Team THE EXTRA WORK HAS BEEN WORTH IT: The Bulldogs Joey Anderson (Rookie/November) Joey Anderson are unbeaten in the last 13 games that have gone Hunter Miska (Rookie/January) Nick Deery beyond regulation, going 6-0-7 since falling 2-1 to Hunter Miska (Rookie/February) Billy Exell North Dakota on Feb. 19, 2016 in Grand Forks, N.D. NCHC Player of the Week Alex Iafallo That includes a 5-0-7 mark one year ago. UMD played Oct. 10 Nick Deery (Goaltender/UML) Adam Johnson in more overtime games (12) and won more of them Oct. 10 Neal Pionk (Defenseman/UML) Brenden Kotyk (5) than any other school in the country last season Oct. 17 Adam Johnson (Offensive/NDame) Karson Kuhlman Just one current Bulldog, senior Karson Kuhlman (one) Oct. 31 Alex Iafallo (Offensive/NoDak) Parker Mackay has an overtime goal to his collegiate credit. Oct. 31 Hunter Miska (Goalie/NoDak) Dan Molenaar* CHART TOPPER: UMD spent a school-record 11 weeks Nov. 7 Joey Anderson (Rookie/SCSU) Avery Peterson holding down the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Poll Nov. 7 Carson Soucy (Defenseman/SCSU) Neal Pionk during the course of the 2016-17 season. Dec. 12 Neal Pionk (Defenseman/DU) Willie Raskob Jan. 23 Hunter Miska (Rookie/NoDak) Carson Soucy GOOD LUCK CHARM: The Bulldogs were 5-0-1 last sea- Jan. 23 Willie Raskob (Defenseman/NoDak) Sammy Spurell son when current sophomore right winger Billy Exell Jan. 23 Riley Tufte (Offensive/NoDak) Jared Thomas generated a point. Jan. 30 Hunter Miska (Goalie/NSCC) *NCHC Scholar-Athlete Team

2016-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Champions • 2016-17 NCAA West Regional Champions • 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners • 2010-11 NCAA Champions TAKE IT TO THE BANK: Since falling to host Miami 4-3 in 23 outings since. He held the distinction of the last overtime on Feb. 21, 2015, the Bulldogs are 33-0-2 Bulldog to score in 2016-17 (in the 2-1 NCAA title A BREAKDOWN when taking a lead into the third period. They were game loss to Denver). OF THE 2017-18 BULLDOGS 17-0-2 in that situation in 2016-17. By Year • The 2017-18 UMD roster contains two former Min- Seniors - 6 TAKE IT TO THE BANK II: Going back to a 5-4 loss to nesota Mr. Hockey Award recipients in sophomore Juniors - 3 visiting Minnesota on Oct. 15, 2011, the Bulldogs are left winger Riley Tufte (2015-16) and senior center Sophomores - 8 unbeaten in 80 of the 82 games in which they have Avery Peterson (2013-14). Freshmen - 10 scored three or more goals. The sole two setbacks during that stretch was inflicted by Minnesota State- By Position • Peterson, who transferred to UMD from Omaha one Forward - 15 Mankato on Oct. 17, 2014 in Duluth (5-4 in overtime) year ago and sat out the next two semesters, took and Western Michigan on March 3, 2017 (7-4). Defense - 9 his first Bulldog shift on Dec. 17, 2016 at Bemidji Goalie - 3 State. In 25 games, the Grand Rapids, Minn., native PLENTY OF SENIORITY: The 18 seasons Scott Sandelin has contributed 15 points (seven goals -- including By State/Province/Country has presided over the UMD puck program is the sec- four game winners -- and eight assists) to the UMD Minnesota - 17 ond longest tenure of any NCHC head coach. (Enrico scoring coffers and was a +10 to boot. Alberta - 2 Blassi is in his 19th year at Miami). It also ties him Ontario- 2 with (1982-2000) as the longest serving • The 2016-17 Bulldogs clinched a home NCHC Saskatchewan - 2 bench boss in Bulldog history. Sandelin comes into playoff berth for the third time in the league’s four- New York - 1 the 2017-18 season ranking 15th among all active year history in addition to racking up a program-best North Dakota - 1 NCAA I coaches in career victories (he is 315-284-82 15 NCHC victories and securing the program’s high- Wisconsin -1 overall and 192-124-45 since the 2008-09 opener). est NCHC finish ever (second place). Ohio - 1 Sertich (Sandelin’s predecessor) closed out his 18- By Major year UMD career in 1999-200 with a 350-328-44 • From the RELATIVE-ly speaking department: Business - 11 lifetime record. Communication - 4 + Billy Exell’s uncle is Tom Milani, the Bulldogs’ Criminology - 2 GET SHORTIE: The Bulldogs have given up just one all-time goal scoring leader and a member of the Finance- 2 shorthanded goal since Dec. 12, 2015 (a run of UMD Athletic Hall of Fame (Class of 2010). Organizational Management- 2 65 games) and that was to Colorado College’s Sam French Studies - 1 Rothstein on Jan. 6, 2017. + Jared Thomas’ UMD athletic bloodlines run deep. Mechanical Engineering -1 His father, Mike Thomas, was an All-American of- Philosophy - 1 SEEING TRIPLE: The 2017-18 Bulldog roster includes fensive lineman for the Bulldogs while his mother, Undeclared- 3 three Andersons (Matt and brothers Joey and Mikey) Kelli (Ritzer) Thomas, received All-Northern Sun This marks the sixth time three or more individuals Conference recognition in both basketball (four with identical last names have played for the Bull- times) and softball (three times) and is a member dogs in the same year (Nate, Nick and Rob Anderson of the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame (Class of 2001). NHL DRAFTEES in 2001-02 and 2000-01; Colin, Nate, Richie and His uncle, Corey Thomas, also played both baseball Player Year Round Team Rob Anderson in 1999-2000; Colin, Nate and Richie and football for the Bulldogs and his late grand- Joey Anderson 2016 3rd New Jersey Anderson in 1998-99; and Brad, Brian and Jim John- father, Ron Thomas, was a four-year UMD football Mikey Anderson 2017 4th Los Angeles son in 1983-84). lineman (1954-57). Jared’s younger sister, Jordyn, Avery Peterson 2013 6th Minnesota is a freshman with the Bulldog basketball and Nick Swaney 2017 7th Minnesota SOME TOUGH SLEDDING: UMD’s 2017-18 regular sea- softball teamss. Riley Tufte 2016 1st Dallas son scheduled includes 30 (of a possible 36) games + Joey and Mikey Anderson are brothers and their against teams that were ranked -- or received votes grandfather, Tom Anderson, was a UMD forward -- in the USCHO.com preseason poll. The Bulldogs during the early 1950s. ranked first nationally in strength of schedule rating during the 2016-17 regular season. It held down + Jarod Hilderman’s father, Rod Hilderman, is a the No. 2 spot in that department the previous win- University of North Dakota football alumnus, and ter after topping the country in both 2013-14 and his uncle, Bob, played hockey at Concordia College 2014-15. (Moorhead, Minn.) in the late 1970s. + Riley Tufte’s brother, Gavin, played collegiate COMEBACK KIDS: UMD trailed the opposition 14 times puck for Gustavus Adolphus College. His uncles, at the second intermission last season and suffered Ross and Todd Dahl, played hockey for the Uni- only five losses in those outings (4-5-5). The Bull- versity of Wisconsin-Superior, while other uncle, dogs’ four comeback wins were the second most in Craig Dahl, was the men’s head hockey coach at the nation (Princeton University had five) while their St. Cloud State for 18 seasons before stepping .464 winning percentage in that situation was tops down in 2005. PRONUNCIATIONS among all 60 NCAA I clubs. +Justin Richards, the first Ohio native to ever skate Krieger...... KREE-gur for the Bulldogs, is the son of Todd Richards, a BULLDOG BITS: UMD’s seven seniors and its three Kuhlman...... KOOL-min former University of Minnesota (1985-89) and early pro departees (sophomore center Adam John- Mackay...... MAH-kye NHL defensman (Hartford Whalers, 1990-92) son, sophomore defenseman Neal Pionk and rookie Perunovich...... per-REW-no-vich who served as head coach with both the NHL’s goalie Hunter Miska) last season accounted for 61.9 Roehl...... RAIL (2009-11) and Columbus Blue percent of the team’s points (230 of 371), 60.7 of Spurrell...... SPUR-ille Jackets (2011-16) and is currently a Tampa Bay their goals (85 of 140) and 70.3 percent of their Tufte...... TUFF-tee Lightning assistant coach. power play tallies (26 of 37). + Assistant coach Brett Larson’s father (Robert • After being held pointless in his first 14 collegiate Larson, 1968-69) and uncle (Ken Larson (1971- games last season, left winger Riley Tufte accumu- 72) both played hockey at UMD. lated 16 points (nine goals and seven assists) in the 2016-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Champions • 2016-17 NCAA West Regional Champions • 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners • 2010-11 NCAA Champions The Automated ScoreBook 2016-17 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH STATISTICS 2016-17 NCHCFrozen FaceoffChampions•2016-17 NCAA BakerWest Regional Champions•5Hobey Memorial Award •2010-11NCAAChampions Winners Minnesota Duluth Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2017) All games

SEASON CAREER

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% +/- pen-min pp sh fg gw gt ot ht ua gp g a pts sh sh% +/- pen-min pp sh fg gw gt ot ht ua 14 Alex Iafallo 42 21 30 51 161 . 1 3 0 +22 11-22 5 2 3 6 0 0 1 3 152 48 73 121 493 . 0 9 7 +40 26-52 12 2 7 11 0 1 1 7 7 Adam Johnson 42 18 19 37 133 . 1 3 5 +5 9-18 7 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 81 24 31 55 228 . 1 0 5 +2 13-26 9 0 7 5 0 1 0 2 13 Joey Anderson 39 12 25 37 103 . 1 1 7 +11 4-8 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 39 12 25 37 103 . 1 1 7 +11 4-8 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 Neal Pionk 42 7 27 34 81 . 0 8 6 +24 11-25 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 82 11 40 51 166 . 0 6 6 +35 29-69 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 19 Dominic Toninato 42 16 13 29 123 . 1 3 0 +25 15-30 3 2 5 2 0 1 0 1 151 54 37 91 394 . 1 3 7 +43 75-175 9 6 15 7 0 1 0 4 8 Kyle Osterberg 42 12 11 23 77 . 1 5 6 +7 12-24 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 149 37 41 78 306 . 1 2 1 +9 41-96 8 3 11 5 1 3 0 5 20 Karson Kuhlman 42 6 16 22 103 . 0 5 8 +18 4-11 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 122 26 34 60 303 . 0 8 6 +39 13-29 7 2 5 5 0 1 0 1 15 Willie Raskob 41 4 13 17 72 . 0 5 6 +10 25-69 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 148 10 49 59 277 . 0 3 6 +20 47-124 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 27 Riley Tufte 37 9 7 16 69 . 1 3 0 +15 13-26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 37 9 7 16 69 . 1 3 0 +15 13-26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 Avery Peterson 25 7 8 15 45 . 1 5 6 +10 8-27 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 25 7 8 15 45 . 1 5 6 +10 8-27 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 21 Carson Soucy 35 3 12 15 77 . 0 3 9 +7 22-55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 147 12 35 47 252 . 0 4 8 +31 86-216 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 10 Brenden Kotyk 41 3 10 13 57 . 0 5 3 +20 23-57 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 97 7 16 23 124 . 0 5 6 +25 37-85 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 39 Parker Mackay 32 8 4 12 41 . 1 9 5 +5 2-4 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 61 12 6 18 70 . 1 7 1 +8 5-10 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 5 Nick Wolff 37 2 10 12 31 . 0 6 5 +14 15-30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 2 10 12 31 . 0 6 5 +14 15-30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Jared Thomas 42 3 8 11 62 . 0 4 8 +2 12-24 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 120 10 24 34 147 . 0 6 8 +1 27-54 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 Dan Molenaar 41 1 8 9 28 . 0 3 6 +13 9-18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 3 12 15 70 . 0 4 3 +20 14-28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 Billy Exell 42 3 3 6 32 . 0 9 4 -2 3-6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 48 3 4 7 37 . 0 8 1 -1 3-6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 Sammy Spurrell 29 2 2 4 18 . 1 1 1 +3 8-27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 6 5 11 46 . 1 3 0 -4 19-71 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 Blake Young 25 2 1 3 17 . 1 1 8 -2 5-10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 2 2 4 40 . 0 5 0 -3 11-25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 Hunter Miska 39 0 2 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 2 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Jade Miller 22 1 0 1 8 . 1 2 5 +2 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1 0 1 8 . 1 2 5 +2 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jarod Hilderman 11 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 0 +3 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 0 +3 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Nick McCormack 4 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 0 +3 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 6 6 9 . 0 0 0 +10 5-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Will Campion 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 42 140 231 371 1340 . 1 0 4 +215 222-513 37 6 22 28 4 5 1 11 Opponents 42 95 175 270 1181 . 0 8 0 - 219-523 36 1 20 7 3 0 2 1

## Goalie gp-gs minutes ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en gp-gs minutes ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en 37 Nick Deery 3-2 155:44 4 1.54 57 . 9 3 4 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 3-2 155:44 4 1.54 57 . 9 3 4 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 35 Hunter Miska 39-39 2320:04 85 2.20 982 . 9 2 0 27 5 5 5 32 1 0 39-39 2320:04 85 2.20 982 . 9 2 0 27 5 5 5 32 1 0 32 Hunter Shepard 2-1 92:53 4 2.58 47 . 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2-1 92:53 4 2.58 47 . 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Total 42-0 2584:22 95 2.21 1086 . 9 2 0 28 7 7 5 36 1 2 Opponents 42-0 2584:22 140 3.25 1200 . 8 9 6 7 28 7 0 37 6 7 The Automated ScoreBook Minnesota Duluth Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2017) 2016-17 UNIVERSITY OFAll MINNESOTA games DULUTH TEAM STATISTICS

Overall: 28-7-7 Conf: 15-5-4 Home: 11-4-4 Away: 10-2-3 Neut: 7-1-0

TEAM STATISTICS UMD OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 140-1340 95-1181 Shot pct. . 1 0 4 . 0 8 0 G o a l s / G a m e 3.3 2.3 S h o t s / G a m e 31.9 28.1 A s s i s t s 231 175 POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays 37-183 36-190 Conversion Percent . 2 0 2 . 1 8 9 Shot Attempts 277 278 Shot Percent . 1 3 4 . 1 2 9 GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 140 95 Power Play 37 36 S h o r t - h a n d e d 61 Empty net 7 2 P e n a l t y 00 U n a s s i s t e d 11 1 O v e r t i m e 50 S h o o t o u t 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES N u m b e r 222 219 M i n u t e s 513 523 P e n a l t i e s / G a m e 5.3 5.2 Pen minutes/Game 12.2 12.5 M i n o r 209 204 M a j o r 7 7 10-minute Misconduct 1 2 Game Misconduct 5 6 Gross Misconduct 0 0 M a t c h 0 0 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) 0-0 0-0 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 113493 88556 Dates/Avg Per Date 19/5973 15/5904 Neutral Site #/Avg 8/7980

Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Minnesota Duluth 39 46 50 5 140 Opponents 33 37 25 0 95

Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Minnesota Duluth 334 395 332 25 1086 Opponents 367 418 368 47 1200

2016-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Champions • 2016-17 NCAA West Regional Champions • 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners • 2010-11 NCAA Champions 2016-17 UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA OF MINNESOTA DULUTHDULUTH RESULTS/SCHEDULE 2016-17 Men's Hockey Results DATE W-L-T OPPONENT (Attendance) UMD-OPP UMD GOALS GOALIES SAVES Oct. 1 W No. 17 Michigan Tech 6-0 MACKAY, Young, Raskob, Osterberg, Miska 21 (6,202) Johnson, Miller Wintjes/Kero 11/10 Oct. 2 W No. 17 Michigan Tech 4-3 Osterberg, Pionk, Exell, IAFALLO Miska 18 (5,104) Kero 27 Oct. 7 T No. 8 UMass-Lowell 4-4 OT Pionk, Kuhlman, Kotyk, Osterberg Miska/Deery 11/13 (6,066) Hernberg 39 Oct. 8 T No. 8 UMass-Lowell 1-1 OT Pionk Deery 24 (4,638) Wall 40 Oct. 14 W No. 5 Notre Dame 4-3 JOHNSON (2), Raskob, Iafallo Deery 20 (5,526) Petersen 28 Oct. 15 L No. 5 Notre Dame 1-3 Johnson Shepard 35 (6,014) Petersen 27 Oct. 22 L U.S. National U-18 Team# 1-2 Toninato Miska/Deery/Shepard 5/4/7 (3,561) St. Cyr 32 Oct. 28 W No. 1 North Dakota* 5-2 IAFALLO (3), Johnson, Pionk Miska 24 (6,393) Johnson 33 Oct. 29 W No. 1 North Dakota* 3-0 KUHLMAN, Soucy, Osterberg Miska 30 (6,759)≠ Johnson 22 Nov. 4 W No. 8 St. Cloud State* 5-3 ANDERSON (2), Toninato, Iafallo, Miska 25 (4,140) Osterberg Smith 26 Nov. 5 W No. 8 St. Cloud State* 5-3 Soucy (2), Anderson, Toninato, Miska 31 (4,310) MACKAY Driscoll 27 Nov. 11 L Western Michigan* 3-4 Iafallo, Anderson, Mackay Miska 19 (5,836) Gorsuch 21 Nov. 12 W Western Michigan* 2-0 IAFALLO, Osterberg Miska 30 (6,127) Gorsuch 33 Nov. 18 W Nebraska Omaha* 6-4 Osterberg, Johnson, Toninato, Miska 25 (6,005) Iafallo, EXELL, Kuhlman Weninger/Blankenburg 22/6 Nov. 19 W Nebraska Omaha* 3-2 Johnson, Toninato, OSTERBERG Miska 33 (6,058) Oldham 17 Dec. 9 L No. 2 Denver* 3-4 Iafallo, Anderson, Spurrell Miska 27 (5,870) Jaillet 32 Dec. 10 W No. 2 Denver* 3-1 Osterberg, EXELL, Anderson Miska 38 (6,186)≠ Jaillet 23 Dec. 16 T No. 15 Bemidji State 1-1 OT Mackay Miska 20 (5,682) Bitzer 35 Dec. 17 W No. 15 Bemidji State 2-1 Kuhlman, TONINATO Miska 18 (3,498) Bitzer 25 Jan. 6 T Colorado College* 2-2 OT Peterson, Pionk Miska 16 (5,835) (won 3-on-3 overtime) Leclerc 43 Jan. 7 L Colorado College* 1-2 Johnson Miska 23 (6,297) Leclerc 26 Jan. 13 L St. Cloud State* 1-2 Tufte Miska 27 (6,031) Smith 41 Jan. 14 W St. Cloud State* 4-3 OT Kuhlman, Peterson, Molenaar, Miska 23 (7,015)≠ OSTERBERG Smith/Driscoll 9/17 Jan. 20 W No. 8 North Dakota* 5-3 Tufte (2), Johnson, Spurrell, PETERSON Miska 21 (11,861)≠ Johnson/Hrynkiw 12/17 Jan. 21 W No. 8 North Dakota* 4-0 JOHNSON, Raskob, Toninato, Tufte Miska 29 (11,924)≠ Johnson 17 Jan. 27 W No. 6 Minnesota+ 3-2 Tufte, Iafallo, PETERSON Miska 37 (12,167) Schierhorn 26 Jan. 28 W St. Cloud State+ 2-1 OT Iafallo, OSTERBERG Miska 31 (11,908) Smith 32 Feb. 3 T Nebraska Omaha* 2-2 OT Toninato (2) Miska 23 (6,243) (won shootout) Weninger 37 Feb. 4 W Nebraska Omaha* 5-0 JOHNSON, Iafallo, Anderson, Miska 27 (7,008)≠ Peterson, Pionk Weninger 30 Feb. 17 W Colorado College* 2-1 Young, JOHNSON Miska 20 (5,042) Leclerc 27 Feb. 18 T Colorado College* 2-2 OT Toninato, Iafallo Miska 34 (6,072) (won shootout) Leclerc 22 Feb. 23 W Miami* 4-3 Johnson, Toninato, Pionk, PETERSON Miska 28 (5,843) Larkin 26 Feb. 24 T Miami* 3-3 OT Toninato, Johnson, Mackay Miska 20 (6,290) (lost 3-on-3 shootout) Larkin 29 March 3 L No. 8 Western Michigan* 4-7 Mackay, Kuhlman, Kotyk, Johnson Miska/Shepard 4/12 (3,263) Blacker 34 March 4 W No. 8 Western Michigan* 6-3 Anderson (2), Thomas, Johnson, Miska 28 (3,623) PETERSON, Iafallo Blacker/Olson 19/5 March 10 W Miami^ 5-4 OT Tufte (2), Mackay, Iafallo, TONINATO Miska 18 (4,556) Larkin/Munroe 7/29 March 11 W Miami^ 5-3 Kotyk, Wolff, Thomas, IAFALLO, Miska 21 (4,732) Toninato Munroe 31 March 17 W No. 8 Western Michigan% 5-2 Toninato, Osterberg, IAFALLO, Mackay, Miska 24 (8,168) Thomas Blacker 18 March 18 W No. 11 North Dakota% 4-3 Toninato, Tufte, Johnson, ANDERSON Miska 32 (10,297) Johnson 19 March 24 W No. 14 Ohio State@ 3-2 OT Toninato, Wolff, RASKOB Miska 40 (5,219)≠ Tompkins 29 March 25 W No. 6 Boston U.@ 3-2 OT Iafallo, Anderson, JOHNSON Miska 22 (5,277)≠ Oettinger 20 April 6 W No. 2 Harvardº 2-1 Anderson, IAFALLO Miska 39 (19,626) Madsen 36 April 8 L No. 1 Denver 2-3 Iafallo, Tufte Miska 25 (19,783) Jaillet 38

*NCHC Game +North Star College Cup (Champions - St. Paul, Minn.) ^NCHC Playoffs (First Round) %NCHC Frozen Faceoff (Champions - Minneapolis, Minn.) @NCAA West Regional (Champions - Fargo, N.D.) ºNCAA Frozen Four (Second Place - Chicago, Ill.) #Exhibition Game Home games are in boldface GAME-WINNING GOALS ARE IN ALL CAPS ≠Sellout Times are CT

2016-17 WIN-LOSS SUMMARY W L T PCT W L T PCT Home Games 11 4 4 .684 Saturday Games 15 3 2 .800 Road Games 10 2 3 .767 Sunday Games 1 0 0 1.000 Neutral Site Games 7 1 0 .875 Scoring First Goal 16 2 4 .818 NCHC Games 15 5 4 .708 Leading After One Period 12 1 2 .867 NCHC Playoff Games 4 0 0 1.000 Trailing After One Period 7 3 3 .654 NCAA Playoff Games 2 0 0 1.000 Tied After One Period 9 3 2 .643 Nonconference Games 6 1 3 .650 Leading After Two Periods 17 0 2 .947 Exhibition Games 0 1 0 .000 Trailing After Two Periods 4 5 5 .464 3 x 3 NCHC Overtime Games 1 0 2 .333 Tied After Two Periods 7 2 0 .778 NCHC Shootouts 2 0 0 1.000 Outshooting Opponent 15 6 6 .667 Overtime Games 5 0 7 .708 Outshot by Opponent 13 1 1 .900 One-Goal Games 14 5 0 .737 Same No. of Shots as Opponent 0 0 0 .000 Two-Goal Games 7 1 0 .875 Scoring More Than Three Goals 17 1 1 .921 Thursday Games 1 0 0 1.000 Scoring Three Goals or Less 10 6 6 .591 Friday Games 11 4 5 .711

2016-17 ATTENDANCE~ All Games Home Away Total Attendance 294,544 113,493 181,051 (Average) (7,013) (5,973) (7,872) Sellouts 8 3 5 ~does not include exhibition games

2016-17 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Champions • 2016-17 NCAA West Regional Champions • 5 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winners • 2010-11 NCAA Champions