UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING SIOUX MEN’S HOCKEY October 12, 2011

2011-12 Schedule/Results GAME notes

Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 1 Regina (Exh.) W, 8-1 #17 Maine Oct. 7 Air Force^ W, 4-3 Oct. 8 #5 Boston College^ L, 2-6 (1-1-0, 1-1-0 HEA) Oct. 14 #17 Maine 7:37 pm at Oct. 15 #17 Maine 7:07 pm Oct. 21 #18 at Wisconsin* 7:07 pm #6 North Dakota Oct. 22 #18 at Wisconsin* 7:07 pm (1-1-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) Oct. 28 St. Cloud State* 7:37 pm Oct. 29 St. Cloud State* 7:07 pm Nov. 4 at #14 Minnesota* 7:07 pm Nov. 5 at #14 Minnesota* 7:37 pm Oct. 14-15, 2011 • 7:37/7:07 pm CT • Ralph Engelstad Arena (11,634) • Grand Forks, N.D. Nov. 19 at Bemidji State* 7:07 pm Nov. 20 at Bemidji State* 5:07 pm RADIO: 96.1 The Fox (KQHT-FM) • WEBCAST: www.fi ghtingsioux.com Nov. 25 #7 Colorado College*! 7:37 pm TV: Fighting Sioux Sports Network, Fox College Sports Central, MidcoSN3, Nov. 26 #7 Colorado College*! 7:07 pm DirecTV 617 (Friday), DirecTV 623 (Saturday) Dec. 2 at Alaska Anchorage* 10:07 pm Dec. 3 at Alaska Anchorage* 10:07 pm Dec. 9 #16 Nebraska Omaha* 7:37 pm THIS WEEK: Two more non-conference games are on tap for the sixth-ranked Fighting Sioux this Dec. 10 #16 Nebraska Omaha* 7:07 pm weekend, when No. 17 Maine visits Ralph Engelstad Arena. Dec. 17 Russian Red Stars (Exh.) 7:07 pm Dec. 30 Harvard 7:37 pm Dec. 31 Harvard 7:07 pm The puck drops at 7:37 p.m. on Friday and 7:07 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 7 vs. Clarkson% 7:07 pm Jan. 13 #14 Minnesota* 7:37 pm The series marks UND’s fi nal non-conference action before opening the Western Collegiate Hockey Jan. 14 #14 Minnesota* 7:07 pm Association (WCHA) schedule next weekend at Wisconsin. Jan. 20 at St. Cloud State* 7:37 pm Jan. 21 at St. Cloud State* 7:07 pm Jan. 27 #18 Wisconsin* 7:37 pm MEDIA COVERAGE: All Fighting Sioux men’s hockey games, home and away, can be heard on 96.1 Jan. 28 #18 Wisconsin* 7:07 pm FM (The Fox) and on stations across the Fighting Sioux Hockey Network. Veteran broadcaster Tim Feb. 10 at #9 Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 pm Hennessy is in his 31st as the voice of the Fighting Sioux. He is joined during home games Feb. 11 at #9 Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 pm by color analyst Steve Olson. Feb. 17 Tech* 7:37 pm Feb. 18 Michigan Tech* 7:07 pm Feb. 24 at #3 Denver* 8:37 pm This weekend’s series will be broadcast live on the Fighting Sioux Sports Network, Fox College Feb. 25 at #3 Denver* 8:07 pm Sports Central, DirecTV (617 Friday, 623 Saturday) and MidcoSN3. Consult your local listings for Mar. 2 Minnesota State* 7:37 pm details. WDAZ-TV Sports Director Pat Sweeney calls the action with former UND standout Scott Mar. 3 Minnesota State* 7:07 pm Koberinski (1985-89) providing analysis. Mar. 9-11 WCHA First Round Playoffs TBA Mar. 15-17 Red Baron WCHA Final Five St. Paul, Minn. Mar. 23-25 NCAA Regionals TBA Video webcasts for each game can also be purchased at FightingSioux.com, where FREE audio and Apr. 5-7 NCAA Frozen Four Tampa, Fla. live stats are also available.

Home games in bold; all times Central SOCIAL MEDIA: Receive real-time updates during all UND men’s hockey games at www.twitter. com/undmhockey. * WCHA game ^ Ice Breaker Tournament (Grand Forks, N.D.) ! Subway Holiday Classic (Grand Forks) Fans can also follow the action via live chat at FightingSioux.com, hosted by Grand Forks Herald % at MTS Centre (Winnipeg, Manitoba) hockey writer Brad Schlossman and UND media relations director Jayson Hajdu during every home 2010-11 NCAA Regional Sites: Bridgeport, Conn. (East), and road game. Green Bay, Wis. (Midwest), St. Paul, Minn. (West), Worcester, Mass. (Northeast) TICKET INFORMATION: Single-game tickets remain available for Friday and Saturday’s games against Maine.

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-745-3000, logging on to ticketmaster.com or by visiting Asst. Athletics Director______Jayson Hajdu the UND Ticket Offi ce at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. [email protected] Offi ce Phone______701.777.2985 The REA box offi ce is open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Cell Phone______701.740.7659 Twitter______www.twitter.com/undsid Mailing Address_____ Athletic Media Relations Offi ce ABOUT MAINE: Maine split a pair of Hockey East games to open the regular season last weekend. University of North Dakota The Black Bears dropped the season-opener to Merrimack 2-1 on Friday night, before rebounding Hyslop Sports Center Room 127 to defeat Northeastern 6-3 on Sunday afternoon. 2751 2nd Avenue North, Stop 9013 Grand Forks, ND 58202-9013 Maine is led by senior forward Bryan Flynn, who had a 5- weekend with a and four

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MAINE COACHING STAFF: Head coach Tim in which it will play seven of nine games against UND-Maine Comparison Whitehead (Hamilton ‘85) is in his 11th year at nationally ranked opponents, according to the (Per game averages with NCAA rank) Maine and will coach his 400th game behind latest USCHO.com poll. the Black Bears bench on Friday night. He is UND Maine 3.00 (T-17) Goals For 3.50 (T-11) 217-139-43 (.598). The Sioux faced fi fth-ranked (now No. 3) Boston 4.50 (T-39) Goals Against 2.50 (T-16) College last Saturday and will host No. 17 Maine -1.50 (T-35) Scoring Margin +1.00 (T-11) 22.2% (T-11) Power Play 12.5% (T-28) In his 16th season overall as a collegiate head before traveling to No. 18 Wisconsin. After 88.9% (19) Kill 90.9% (T-14) coach, Whitehead is 293-234-54 (.551). returning home to host unranked St. Cloud 9.0 (T-36) Penalty Minutes 17.0 (T-11) State (Oct. 28-29), the Sioux will travel to No. 14 Whitehead is assisted by associate head coach- Minnesota (Nov. 4-5). UND vs. Maine es Bob Corkum (Maine ‘89) and Dan Kerluke (Maine ‘01), and volunteer assistant coach Da- Eleven of UND’s 17 fi rst-half regular season All-Time Series vid Alexander (New Brunswick ‘06). games will be against teams currently ranked in All-Time: UND leads 11-8-1 (.575) - Below the USCHO.com top 20 poll. In Grand Forks: UND leads 6-3-0 (.667) SERIES HISTORY: UND is 11-8-1 (.575) all-time In Orono: UND trails 4-5-1 (.450) against Maine, including a 6-3-0 home record. FULL NELSON: Sophomore forward Brock Neutral: UND leads 1-0-0 (1.000) Last 10: UND trails 4-5-1 (.450) - Below Nelson (Warroad, Minn.) opened the 2011- However, Maine has won the last four meetings, 12 season in style, putting together the fi rst Date Location Result Note including a sweep in Orono last October, and 3-point performance of his career in UND’s 4-3 10-13-00 Orono (ot) T, 1-1 10-14-00 Orono W, 4-2 a sweep in Grand Forks during the 2006-07 win over Air Force last Friday. 10-19-01 Grand Forks W, 3-2 season. 10-20-01 Grand Forks L, 1-5 Nelson scored the game-tying and game-win- 10-08-04 Orono (ot) W, 4-3 Hakstol’s debut UND’s last wins over Maine came during the ning goals in the fi nal 6:12 of regulation to rally 10-09-04 Orono W, 3-1 10-20-06 Grand Forks L, 2-6 2004-05 season, Dave Hakstol’s fi rst regular the Sioux from a 3-2 third period defi cit. He also 10-21-06 Grand Forks L, 1-3 season games as Sioux head coach. The Sioux set up ’s goal early in the fi rst pe- 10-22-10 Orono L, 3-7 swept the October series in Orono with 4-3 riod. 10-23-10 Orono L, 2-4 (overtime) and 3-1 wins. A KNIGHT’S TALE: Center Corban Knight (Jr., Career Scoring vs. Maine UND’S LAST ACTION: The Sioux opened the High River, Alberta) enjoyed a record-breaking season last weekend by hosting the Ice Breaker year in the faceoff circle last season and picked Player GP G A Pts. Tournament in Grand Forks, defeating Air Force up last weekend right where he left off . Blood ...... 2 1 0 1 Dickin ...... 0 0 0 0 4-3 on Friday before falling 6-2 to fi fth-ranked Forbort ...... 2 0 0 0 Boston College on Saturday. Last season, Knight won 59.9 percent of his Gaarder ...... 0 0 0 0 faceoff s, breaking ’s school record Gleason ...... 1 0 0 0 UND’s forward line of sophomore of 59.3. In two games last weekend at the Ice Grimaldi ...... 0 0 0 0 Knight ...... 2 0 1 1 (2g, 1a) (Warroad, Minn.) and juniors Corban Breaker Tournament, Knight won an outstand- Kristo ...... 2 0 1 1 Knight (1g, 1a) (High River, Alberta) and Danny ing 66.7 percent (32-of-48) of his draws. He Lamoureux ...... 2 0 0 0 Kristo (2a) (Eden Prairie, Minn.) keyed Friday’s accounted for nearly half (32-of-67) of UND’s MacMillan ...... 0 0 0 0 MacWilliam ...... 2 0 0 0 victory, combining for seven points. Nelson faceoff wins over the two games. Mattson ...... 0 0 0 0 scored the game-tying and game-winning Nelson ...... 2 0 0 0 goals in the fi nal 6:12 of regulation to turn a Knight also enjoyed a 3-point weekend with O’Donnell ...... 0 0 0 0 3-2 Air Force lead into a 4-3 UND win. Junior two goals and one assist. His goal on Saturday Panzarella ...... 0 0 0 0 Parks ...... 0 0 0 0 forward (Sexsmith, Alberta) was a short-handed eff ort, the second of his Pattyn ...... 0 0 0 0 added a power-play goal, while Aaron Dell (Jr., career. Rodwell ...... 2 1 0 1 Airdrie, Alberta) made 22 saves for the win. Rowney ...... 1 0 0 0 Senkbeil ...... 0 0 0 0 EIDS WIDE SHUT: Senior goalie Brad Eidsness Simpson ...... 1 0 0 0 BC scored fi ve unanswered goals on Saturday (Chestermere, Alberta) joined elite company St. Clair ...... 0 0 0 0 to erase a 2-1 Sioux lead. Knight scored last Saturday when he came off the bench in a shorthanded goal, while sophomore UND’s loss to Boston College. Goalies GP-GS W-L-T GAA SV% Dell ...... 2-1 0-2-0 4.41 .860 defenseman Derek Forbort (Duluth, Minn.) Eidsness ...... 1-1 0-0-0 18.72 .400 collected his fi rst career goal with a power- The relief eff ort marked the 90th career ap- Maris ...... 0-0 0-0-0 ------play tally. pearance for Eidsness, making him just the sixth goalie in Sioux history to reach that mile- assists. He was later named Hockey East Player Nelson was UND’s lone representative on the stone: of the Week for the sixth time in his career. all-tournament team.

Dan Sullivan and Martin Ouellette have POLL POSITION: UND is ranked No. 6 in both Rk. Player GP each started one game between the pipes the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey 1. Toby Kvalevog (1993-97) ...... 121 for Maine, with Ouellette earning Sunday’s Magazine polls (page 3) released on Monday. 2. Karl Goehring (1997-01) ...... 118 victory in a 25-save performance against 3. Jean-Philippe Lamoureux (2004-08) ...111 4. Peter Waselovich (1973-77) ...... 104 Northeastern. The Sioux had been ranked No. 3 in both 5. Brad Eidsness (2008-present) ...... 90 preseason polls before splitting a pair of games Scott Brower (1984-88) ...... 90 The Black Bears return 19 letterwinners from last weekend at the Ice Breaker Tournament. last year’s team that swept UND in Orono in October.

RANK AND FILE: UND is in the midst of a stretch

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Eidsness is also on the verge of becoming the The 20 candidates will be narrowed to 10 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll 10th goalie in UND history with 2,000 career fi nalists midway through the regular season, (Oct. 10, 2011) saves: and those 10 names will be placed on the offi cial ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a Rk Team (1st votes) Record Pts. PR Rk. Player SVS nationwide voting system to media, Division 1. Boston College (36) 2-0-0 973 5 2. Notre Dame (7) 1-1-0 861 1 1. Peter Waselovich (1973-77) ...... 3,517 I men’s coaches and fans who will select one 2. Toby Kvalevog (1993-97) ...... 2,936 3. Denver (2) 0-0-0 807 4 fi nalist who best exemplifi es excellence in the 3. Karl Goehring (1997-01) ...... 2,783 4. Michigan 3-0-0 806 6 5. Miami (1) 1-1-0 742 2 4. Jean-Philippe Lamoureux (2004-08) ....2,656 four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. 6. North Dakota 1-1-0 710 3 5. Bill Stankoven (1975-79) ...... 2,466 7. Colorado College 0-0-0 682 7 6. Scott Brower (1984-88) ...... 2,433 8. Boston University (3) 1-0-0 669 10 7. Jon Casey (1980-84) ...... 2,306 Eidsness’ former teammate, Chay Genoway, 9. Minnesota Duluth 1-1-0 665 8 8. Mike “Lefty” Curran (1965-68) ...... 2,180 was a fi nalist last season for the Lowe’s Senior 10. Yale (1) 0-0-0 623 9 9. Jordan Parise (2003-06) ...... 2,006 CLASS Award and was named to the 2010-11 11. Union 1-0-0 514 11 10. Brad Eidsness (2008-present) ...... 1,994 12. Western Michigan 2-0-0 451 13 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award All-America fi rst 13. Merrimack 1-0-0 363 15 team. 14. Minnesota 2-0-0 294 19 Eidsness ranks fi fth all-time at UND in career 15. New Hampshire 0-1-0 256 12 16. Nebraska Omaha 1-1-0 230 14 goals against average (2.45), sixth in save per- MAKING HIS MARK: Nine freshmen made their 17. Maine 1-1-0 201 16 centage (.904), seventh in career wins (50), collegiate debuts for UND last weekend, but 18. Wisconsin 1-1-0 157 17 and is tied for eighth in shutouts (four). He only one, forward Mark MacMillan (Penticton, 19. Cornell 0-0-0 98 20 also ranks 10th in career winning percentage British Columbia), found the scoresheet at the 20. Rensselaer 1-1-0 77 18 (.657). Ice Breaker Tournament. Others Receiving Votes: Colgate 71, Ferris State 60, Dartmouth 31, Northern Michigan 29, Bemidji State LOWE’S AND BEHOLD: Earlier this month, MacMillan collected a power-play assist in 24, St. Cloud State 23, Alaska 18, Air Force 14, Alaska- Brad Eidsness (Sr., Chestermere, Alberta) was each game, fi rst in Friday’s 4-3 win over Air Anchorage 13, RIT 8, Harvard 6, Lake Superior 6, Michigan State 5, Massachusetts 3, Quinnipiac 3, Minnesota State 2, named one of 20 national candidates for the Force, then again in Saturday’s 6-2 loss to fi fth- Northeastern 2, Ohio State 2. prestigious Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. ranked Boston College. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete A fourth-round draft pick of Montreal in 2010, (Oct. 10, 2011) must be classifi ed as an NCAA Division I senior MacMillan recorded 57 points (21g, 36a) in 40 and have notable achievements in four areas of games last season with the Penticton Vees of Rk Team (1st votes) Record Pts. PR excellence – community, classroom, character the BCHL. 1. Boston College (27) 2-0-0 495 5 2. Notre Dame (3) 1-1-0 428 2 and competition. 3. Denver (2) 0-0-0 399 4 FORBORT’S FIRST: Sophomore defenseman 4. Miami 1-1-0 384 1 An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Derek Forbort (Duluth, Minn.) scored his fi rst 5. Michigan 3-0-0 338 9 Achievement for Staying in School®, the career goal in Saturday’s loss to No. 5 Boston 6. North Dakota 1-1-0 328 3 7. Boston University (1) 1-0-0 314 6 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on College. 8. Colorado College 0-0-0 306 7 the total student-athlete and encourages 9. Minnesota Duluth 1-1-0 252 10 students to use their platform in athletics Forbort unleashed a point shot through traffi c 10. Yale (1) 0-0-0 234 8 to make a positive impact as leaders in their while on the power play, fi nding the back of 11. Union 1-0-0 163 11 12. Western Michigan 2-0-0 146 13 communities. the net at 5:23 of the second period. The goal 13. Merrimack 1-0-0 61 NR put UND ahead 2-1 in an eventual 6-2 loss. 14. Minnesota 2-0-0 60 NR On the ice, Eidsness is a two-time All-WCHA 15. Nebraska Omaha 1-1-0 47 14 selection and is one of only two goalies in Forbort also had a power-play assist in Friday’s Others Receiving Votes: New Hampshire 43, Maine UND history (with Karl Goehring) to have won 4-3 win over Air Force. 21, Wisconsin 15, Colgate 10, Cornell 7, Ferris State 6, 20 games in each of his fi rst two years. Northern Michigan 6, Alaska 5, Dartmouth 5, Rensselaer Last season, Forbort led all WCHA rookie 3, St. Cloud State 2, Bemidji State 1, RIT 1. In the classroom, Eidsness was the 2010-11 defensemen with a plus-21, and led all UND InsideCollegeHockey Power Rankings men’s hockey recipient of the NCAA Elite 88 freshmen with 15 assists, the most by a Sioux (Oct. 9, 2011) Award, given to the student-athlete with the rookie blueliner since current Ottawa Senator highest cumulative grade point average at his Brian Lee had 23 in 2005-06. Rk Team Record 1. Miami 1-1-0 or her sport’s championship site. Already in 2. Notre Dame 1-1-0 graduate school pursuing a master’s degree Forbort’s 15 assists last season ranked fourth 3. Colorado College 0-0-0 in business administration, Eidsness received among WCHA rookie defensemen. 4. Yale 0-0-0 5. Denver 0-0-0 his bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship last 6. Union 1-0-0 spring. He is a two-time Western Collegiate GET CARTER: When junior forward Carter 7. Boston University 1-0-0 Hockey Association (WCHA) Scholar-Athlete Rowney (Sexsmith, Alberta) scored a power- 8. North Dakota 1-1-0 and a two-time Academic All-WCHA selection. play goal late in the fi rst period of Friday’s 4-3 9. Michigan 3-0-0 10. Minnesota 2-0-0 win over Air Force, he ended a personal nine- 11. Boston College 2-0-0 An active member of the community, Eidsness game goal-scoring drought. 12. Minnesota Duluth 1-1-0 has logged signifi cant hours of community 13. Western Michigan 2-0-0 service with a variety of organizations in each Prior to that goal, Rowney had last scored in 14. New Hampshire 0-1-0 15. Dartmouth 0-0-0 of his fi rst three years at UND, including the UND’s 6-0 win at Colorado College on Jan. 29, 16. Merrimack 1-0-0 Sioux Kids Club, the National Honor Society, 2011. 17. RIT 0-0-1 the Northlands Rescue Mission, Pucks for 18. Maine 1-1-0 19. Alaska 1-1-0 Plates and more. The goal on Friday night was Rowney’s fi rst 20. Air Force 0-2-0 career power-play tally.

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OH DANNY BOY: With three assists through In 43 games last season, Lamoureux fi nalist , and two-time All-America the fi rst two games of the season, junior established career highs in points (17) and defenseman Chay Genoway. forward (Eden Prairie, Minn.) assists (14) while earning his second straight has continued his consistent production level WCHA All-Academic selection. In 109 career The Sioux graduated seven seniors last year, from the second half of last season. games, Lamoureux has amassed 13 goals and and lost two juniors to the professional ranks. 22 assists. UND is 12-0-0 over the last three After opening the 2010-11 season with just years when Lamoureux scores a goal. FEELING A DRAFT: The 2011-12 Sioux roster fi ve points (1g, 4a) in his fi rst 17 games, Kristo boasts 15 draft picks, has since amassed 26 points (7g, 19a) in his Interestingly, Lamoureux’s younger sister, including 2011 selections Rocco Grimaldi (Fr., last 19 games. Jocelyne, was named of UND’s Rossmoor, Calif.) and Dillon Simpson (So., women’s team earlier this month. Edmonton, Alberta). Kristo was a team-leading plus-3 in UND’s two games at last weekend’s Ice Breaker Mario Lamoureux joins Steve Johnson (1987- Grimaldi was taken in the second round (33rd Tournament. 88), Jeff Panzer (2000-01) and Andy Schneider overall) by Florida, while Simpson went in the (2003-04) as the only Grand Forks natives to fourth round (92nd overall) to Edmonton. Kristo is UND’s leading active scorer with 67 captain their hometown team. Simpson’s father, Craig, won two Stanley points (23g, 44a) in 77 games. Cups with Edmonton during his 10-year NHL Senior defenseman (Plymouth, career. He is now the lead color analyst on the ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END: Minn.), junior defenseman Andrew Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) Last Saturday’s loss to No. 5 Boston College MacWilliam (, Alberta) and junior Hockey Night in Canada. ended UND’s 8-game home winning streak. forward Corban Knight (High River, Alberta) were named assistant captains. UND’s current collection of draft picks features It also ended Aaron Dell’s (Jr., Airdrie, Alberta) two 1st-rounders (Derek Forbort, Brock personal 11-game regular season unbeaten WE WERE MERELY FRESHMEN: UND Nelson), two 2nd-rounders (Rocco Grimaldi, streak (10-0-1). welcomes 10 freshmen to the lineup this Danny Kristo), three 4th-rounders (Ben Blood, season, including forwards Rocco Grimaldi Mark MacMillan, Dillon Simpson), four 5th- SUPER DAVE: With 188 wins behind the Sioux (Rossmoor, Calif.), Connor Gaarder (Edina, rounders (Brad Eidsness, Corban Knight, bench, eighth-year head coach Dave Hakstol Minn.), Mark MacMillan (Penticton, British Michael Parks, Derek Rodwell), two 6th- is closing in on becoming only the third coach Columbia), Brendan O’Donnell (Winnipeg, rounders (Nick Mattson, Brendan O’Donnell) in UND history to win 200. The others are Manitoba), Michael Parks (St. Louis, Mo.), and two 7th-rounders (Joe Gleason, Andrew Gasparini (392 wins, 1978-94) and Dean Blais Stephane Pattyn (Ste. Anne, Manitoba) MacWilliam). (262, 1994-2004). and Colten St. Clair (Gilbert, Ariz.), and defensemen Nick Mattson (Chanhassen, TRADITION NEVER GRADUATES: The 2011- With 32 wins last season, UND has reached the Minn.), Dan Senkbeil (Fremont, Calif.) and 12 NHL season opened with 14 former Sioux 20-win plateau in each of head coach Dave Andrew Panzarella (Washington, D.C.). dotting NHL rosters, including: Hunter Bishop Hakstol’s fi rst seven seasons behind the Sioux (Montreal), Jason Blake (Anaheim), Taylor bench. It is UND’s largest freshman class since 2005- Chorney (Edmonton, now with St. Louis), 06, when the Sioux brought in 13 freshmen. Mike Commodore (Detroit), Matt Frattin Hakstol’s streak of seven straight 20-win seasons That class included future NHLers Jonathan (Toronto), Matt Greene (Los Angeles), Brian is the second-longest in UND history, behind Toews, T.J. Oshie, Taylor Chorney and Brian Lee, Lee (Ottawa), T.J. Oshie (St. Louis), Zach Parise only John “Gino” Gasparini’s 13 in a row (1978- as well as 2006-07 Hobey Baker Award winner (New Jersey), Chris Porter (St. Louis), Matt 79 to 1990-91). Last season’s total of 32 wins Ryan Duncan. Smaby (Anaheim), Drew Staff ord (Buff alo), was the third-highest in program history. (Chicago), and Travis Zajac MANY HAPPY RETURNS: The Sioux welcome (New Jersey). Hakstol enters the weekend with a career back 14 letterwinners from last year’s team that record of 188-94-27 (.652). advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four, including Other former Sioux in the NHL include six forwards, fi ve defensemen and all three Phoenix head coach Dave Tippett, Columbus SUPER MARIO: Senior forward Mario goalies. assistant Brad Berry, Buff alo assistant James Lamoureux (Grand Forks, N.D.) was named Patrick, Minnesota assistant Rick Wilson, team captain at UND’s annual preseason UND, however, must replace six of its seven Phoenix video coach Steve Peters, Minnesota media day luncheon. top scorers from last year, including NCAA Wild Director of Player Development Brad goal-scoring leader and Hobey Baker Award Bombardir, and radio

UND’S 2011-12 RECORD WHEN... Opponent leads after 2nd period ...... 1-1-0 On Friday ...... 1-0-0 Tied after 2nd period ...... 0-0-0 On Saturday ...... 0-1-0 vs. nationally ranked opponent ...... 0-1-0 In games decided by one goal ...... 1-0-0 On Sunday...... 0-0-0 vs. unranked opponent ...... 1-0-0 In games decided by two goals ...... 0-0-0 At home ...... 1-1-0 On NHL-size surface (200x85) ...... 1-1-0 In games decided by three goals ...... 0-0-0 On the road ...... 0-0-0 On Olympic-size surface (200x100) ...... 0-0-0 In games decided by four or more goals ...... 0-1-0 On neutral ice ...... 0-0-0 UND scores 4 or more goals ...... 1-0-0 UND scores on the power play ...... 1-1-0 In overtime ...... 0-0-0 UND scores 3 or fewer goals ...... 0-1-0 UND scoreless on the power play...... 0-0-0 In October ...... 1-1-0 UND scores 2 or fewer goals ...... 0-1-0 UND scores two or more PPG ...... 0-0-0 In November ...... 0-0-0 UND scores fi rst ...... 1-0-0 UND outshoots opponent ...... 1-1-0 In December ...... 0-0-0 Opponent scores fi rst ...... 0-1-0 UND outshot by opponent ...... 0-0-0 In January ...... 0-0-0 UND leads after 1st period ...... 1-0-0 Shots are equal ...... 0-0-0 In February ...... 0-0-0 Opponent leads after 1st period ...... 0-0-0 In fi rst game of 2-game series ...... 0-0-0 In March ...... 0-0-0 Tied after 1st period ...... 0-1-0 In second game of 2-game series ...... 0-0-0 In April ...... 0-0-0 UND leads after 2nd period ...... 0-0-0 On Thursday ...... 0-0-0

SEVEN-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS // 15-TIME WCHA CHAMPIONS OCT. 12, 2011 • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING SIOUX MEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES • PAGE 5 analyst Troy Murray. CONFERENCE CALL: UND was voted No. 2011-12 VIRG FOSS 3-STAR AWARD STANDINGS 2 (four fi rst-place votes) in the 41st annual (Voted by the print media at UND home games) Additionally, former UND football letterwinner Grand Forks Herald WCHA Coaches Preseason Mark Chipman is the chairman of the Poll and No. 3 (two fi rst-place votes) in the 93X Brock Nelson (1) . (Duluth) WCHA Media Preseason Poll. 1st star: Oct. 7 vs. Air Force

Corban Knight (1) Sixteen former Sioux played in the NHL last In both polls, Sioux freshman forward Rocco 2nd star: Oct. 7 vs. Air Force season, including: Jason Blake (Anaheim), Grimaldi (Rossmoor, Calif.) was named the Taylor Chorney (Edmonton), Mike preseason WCHA Rookie of the Year: Danny Kristo (1) Commodore (Columbus), Matt Frattin 3rd star: Oct. 7 vs. Air Force (Toronto), Matt Greene (Los Angeles), David 2011-12 Grand Forks Herald WCHA Coaches Preseason Poll Hale (Ottawa), Ryan Johnson (Chicago), Brian Lee (Ottawa), T.J. Oshie (St. Louis), Zach Rk Team (1st place votes) Points Parise (New Jersey), Chris Porter (St. Louis), 1. Denver (7) 115 2. North Dakota (4) 110 Matt Smaby (Tampa Bay), Drew Staff ord 3. Colorado College (1) 105 (Buff alo), Jonathan Toews (Chicago), Chris 4. Nebraska Omaha 89 Vande Velde (Edmonton), and Travis Zajac 5. Minnesota Duluth 75 6. Minnesota 74 (New Jersey). 7. St. Cloud State 61 8. Wisconsin 54 CALLING ALL CAPTAINS: A pair of former 9. Alaska Anchorage 36 10. Bemidji State 30 Sioux currently serve as captains of their NHL 11. Minnesota State, Mankato 29 clubs: Zach Parise (2002-04) of the New Jersey 12. Michigan Tech 14

Devils and Jonathan Toews (2005-07) of the POY: Jaden Schwartz, So., F, Colorado College Chicago Blackhawks. ROY: Rocco Grimaldi, F, North Dakota Toews and Parise were also recently named to 2011-12 93X Radio TSN’s Top 50 NHL Players list. Toews was ranked WCHA Media Preseason Poll No. 8 and Parise was ranked No. 26. Rk Team (1st place votes) Poll Avg. 1. Denver (16) 11.35 Additionally, defenseman Matt Greene (2002- 2. Colorado College (7) 10.54 05) serves as an assistant captain for the Los 3. North Dakota (2) 10.31 Angeles Kings and forward Drew Staff ord 4. Nebraska Omaha (1) 8.31 5. Minnesota Duluth 8.12 (2003-06) was recently named assistant 6. Minnesota 7.73 captain of the Buff alo Sabres. 7. Wisconsin 5.54 St. Cloud State 5.54 9. Alaska Anchorage 3.85 FOREVER SIOUX: Every member of UND’s 10. Bemidji State 2.92 coaching staff is a graduate of the University 11. Minnesota State 2.12 of North Dakota. 12. Michigan Tech 1.69 POY: , So., F, Denver Head coach Dave Hakstol (1989-92), associate head coach Cary Eades (1978-82), assistant ROY: Rocco Grimaldi, F, North Dakota coach Dane Jackson (1988-92) and volunteer COY: Mel Pearson, Michigan Tech assistant Karl Goehring (1998-2001) each played for the Fighting Sioux. Senior defenseman Ben Blood (Plymouth, Minn.) and junior goalie Aaron Dell (Airdrie, Additionally, nearly every member of the Alberta) were both named to the 93X preseason support staff is also a graduate of UND, All-WCHA team. including director of hockey operations Pat Swanson (2002), athletic trainer and strength coach Mark Poolman (1992), team physician Dr. Greg Greek and media relations director Jayson Hajdu (2000).

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2011ͳ12 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS #2 Andrew MacWilliam #4 Derek Forbort #5 Nick MaƩ son Goals: None Goals: 1, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Goals: None Assists: None Assists: 1, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Assists: None Points: None Points: 1 (2x), last (1g) vs. #5 Boston College Points: None Point Streak: None Point Streak: 2 games (1g, 1a), 10/07/11 to present Point Streak: None Plus/Minus: +1, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Plus/Minus: -1, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Plus/Minus: +1, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force PIM: None PIM: None PIM: None Shots on Goal: None Shots on Goal: 2, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Shots on Goal: 1, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force #7 Danny Kristo #8 Dan Senkbeil #9 Mario Lamoureux Goals: None Goals: None Goals: None Assists: 2, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Assists: None Assists: None Points: 2 (2a), 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Points: None Points: None Point Streak: 2 games (3a), 10/07/11 to present Point Streak: None Point Streak: None Plus/Minus: +2, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Plus/Minus: None Plus/Minus: -1 (2x), last 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College PIM: 2, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College PIM: None PIM: None Shots on Goal: 4, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Shots on Goal: None Shots on Goal: 1 (2x), last 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College #10 Corban Knight #11 Derek Rodwell #13 Connor Gaarder Goals: 1 (2x), last 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Goals: None Goals: None Assists: 1, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Assists: None Assists: None Points: 2 (1g, 1a), 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Points: None Points: None Point Streak: 2 games (2g, 1a), 10/07/11 to present Point Streak: None Point Streak: None Plus/Minus: +2, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Plus/Minus: Even, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Plus/Minus: None PIM: 2 (2x), last 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College PIM: 2, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College PIM: None Shots on Goal: 4, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Shots on Goal: 1, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Shots on Goal: None #14 Taylor Dickin #15 Michael Parks #16 Mark MacMillan Goals: None Goals: None Goals: None Assists: None Assists: None Assists: 1 (2x), last 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Points: None Points: None Points: 1 (2x), last (1a) 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Point Streak: None Point Streak: None Point Streak: 2 games, 10/07/11 to present Plus/Minus: -1 (2x), last 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Plus/Minus: -1 (2x), last 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Plus/Minus: -1, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force PIM: 2, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force PIM: 2, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College PIM: 2, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Shots on Goal: 3, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Shots on Goal: 3, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Shots on Goal: 1, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College #17 Colten St. Clair #18 Dillon Simpson #19 Rocco Grimaldi Goals: None Goals: None Goals: None Assists: None Assists: None Assists: None Points: None Points: None Points: None Point Streak: None Point Streak: None Point Streak: None Plus/Minus: None Plus/Minus: -1 (2x), last 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Plus/Minus: -3, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College PIM: None PIM: None PIM: None Shots on Goal: None Shots on Goal: 2, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Shots on Goal: 2, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College #20 Joe Gleason #21 Brendan O’Donnell #22 Andrew Panzarella Goals: None Goals: None Goals: None Assists: 1, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Assists: None Assists: None Points: 1 (1a), 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Points: None Points: None Point Streak: None Point Streak: None Point Streak: None Plus/Minus: Even, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Plus/Minus: -1, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Plus/Minus: Even, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force PIM: 2, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College PIM: None PIM: None Shots on Goal: None Shots on Goal: 1 (2x), last 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Shots on Goal: None #24 Ben Blood #27 Carter Rowney #28 Stephane PaƩ yn Goals: None Goals: 1, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Goals: None Assists: None Assists: None Assists: None Points: None Points: 1 (1g), 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Points: None Point Streak: None Point Streak: None Point Streak: None Plus/Minus: -1, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Plus/Minus: Even, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Plus/Minus: Even, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force PIM: None PIM: None PIM: 2, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Shots on Goal: 2, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Shots on Goal: 5, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Shots on Goal: None #29 Brock Nelson #31 Brad Eidsness #32 Aaron Dell Goals: 2, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Fewest Goals: 1, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Fewest Goals: 3, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Assists: 1, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Most Saves: 7, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Most Saves: 22, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Points: 3 (2g, 1a), 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Most Minutes: 22:46, 10/08/11 vs. #5 Boston College Most Minutes: 60:00, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Point Streak: None Winning Streak: None Winning Streak: None Plus/Minus: +2, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force Unbeaten Streak: None Unbeaten Streak: None PIM: None Shots on Goal: 5, 10/07/11 vs. Air Force #35 Tate Maris Fewest Goals: None Most Saves: None Most Minutes: None Winning Streak: None Unbeaten Streak: None

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2011ͳ12 UND TEAM & INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES

Largest Margin of Victory: 1, 4-3 win vs. Air Force Fewest Shots, 1st Period: 7, 4-3 win vs. Air Force Best Opponent PK: 5-6, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston Col- (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) lege (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament)

Largest Margin of Defeat: 4, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston Fewest Shots, 2nd Period: 6, 4-3 win vs. Air Force 2011-12 UND INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) Most Goals, Game: 2 by Brock Nelson in 4-3 win vs. Air Force (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) Most Goals, Game: 4, 4-3 win vs. Air Force (Oct. 7, Fewest Shots, 3rd Period: 6, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston Ice Breaker Tournament) College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Most Assists, Game: 2 by Danny Kristo in 4-3 win vs. Air Force (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournaemnt) Most Goals, 1st Period: 2, 4-3 win vs. Air Force Fewest Shots, OT: N/A (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) Most Points, Game: 3 by Brock Nelson (2g, 1a) in Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 23, 6-2 loss vs. #5 4-3 win vs. Air Force (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournae- Most Goals, 2nd Period: 1, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) mnt) College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Fewest Shots Allowed, Regulation Period: 7 (2x). Most PIM, Game: 2 by several players Most Goals, 3rd Period: 2, 4-3 win vs. Air Force Most recent in third period of 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Most Shots on Goal, Game: 5 by Brock Nelson and Carter Rowney in 4-3 win vs. Air Force (Oct. 7, Most Goals Allowed, Game: 6, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Bos- Fewest Shots Allowed, 1st Period: 7, 4-3 win vs. Ice Breaker Tournaemnt) ton College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Air Force (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) Best Plus/Minus, Game: +2 by Corban Knight, Most Goals Allowed, 1st Period: 1 (2x). Most Fewest Shots Allowed, 2nd Period: 8 (2x). Most Danny Kristo and Brock Nelson in 4-3 win vs. Air recent in 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice recent in 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Force (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournaemnt) Breaker Tournament) Breaker Tournament) Most Goalie Saves, Game: 22 by Aaron Dell in 4-3 Most Goals Allowed, 2nd Period: 4, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Fewest Shots Allowed, 3rd Period: 7, 6-2 loss vs. win vs. Air Force (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournaemnt) Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) #5 Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Most Goalie Saves, Period: 10 by Aaron Dell in Most Goals Allowed, 3rd Period: 1, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Fewest Shots Allowed, OT: N/A third period of 4-3 win vs. Air Force (Oct. 7, Ice Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Breaker Tournaemnt) Most PIM, Game: 12, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston Col- Most Shots, Game: 26, 4-3 win vs. Air Force (Oct. lege (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Longest Point-Scoring Streak: 2 games by Derek 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) Forbort (1g, 1a), Corban Knight (2g, 1a), Danny Most Opponent PIM, Game: 12, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Kristo (3a) and Mark MacMillan (2a) from Oct. 7 vs. Most Shots, 1st Period: 11, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Air Force to present College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Most Combined PIM: 24, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston Longest Point-Scoring Streak (Current): 2 games Most Shots, 2nd Period: 7, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) by Derek Forbort (1g, 1a), Corban Knight (2g, 1a), College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Danny Kristo (3a) and Mark MacMillan (2a) from Fewest PIM, Game: 6, 4-3 win vs. Air Force (Oct. 7, Oct. 7 vs. Air Force to present Most Shots, 3rd Period: 13, 4-3 win vs. Air Force Ice Breaker Tournament) (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) Longest Goal-Scoring Streak: 2 games by Corban Fewest Opponent PIM, Game: 6, 4-3 win vs. Air Knight (2g) from Oct. 7 vs. Air Force to present Most Shots, OT: N/A Force (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) Longest Goal-Scoring Streak (Current): 2 games Most Shots Allowed, Game: 25, 4-3 win vs. Air Fewest Combined PIM, Game: 12, 4-3 win vs. Air by Corban Knight (2g) from Oct. 7 vs. Air Force to Force (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) Force (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) present

Most Shots Allowed, 1st Period: 8, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Most PPG, Game: 1 (2x). Most recent in 6-2 loss vs. Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) #5 Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament)

Most Shots Allowed, 2nd Period: 8 (2x). Most Best PP, Game: 1-3, 4-3 win vs. Air Force (Oct. 7, Ice recent in 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Breaker Tournament) Most PP Opportunities, Game: 6 (1-6), 6-2 loss vs. Most Shots Allowed, 3rd Period: 10, 4-3 win vs. #5 Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Air Force (Oct. 7, Ice Breaker Tournament) Best PK: 3-3, 4-3 win vs. Air Force (Oct. 7, Ice Most Shots Allowed, OT: N/A Breaker Tournament)

Fewest Shots, Game: 24, 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston Most Opponent PPG, Game: 1 (1-6), 6-2 loss vs. College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) #5 Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament)

Fewest Shots, Regulation Period: 6 (2x). Most Most Opponent PP Opportunities, Game: 6 (1-6), recent in third period of 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston Col- 6-2 loss vs. #5 Boston College (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker lege (Oct. 8, Ice Breaker Tournament) Tournament)

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THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... COMEBACKS SERIES SWEEPS GOALS IN FINAL MINUTE UND won when trailing after two periods Swept a 2-game regular season home series OF REGULATION Oct. 7, 2011 vs. Air Force (Ice Breaker Tournament). UND UND: Feb. 26-272, 2011 vs. Bemidji State (5-2, 5-1) Goal scored in fi nal regulation minute to tie score trailed 3-2 after two but came back to win 4-3 on two OPP: Oct. 22-23, 2010 at Maine (7-3, 4-2) at time of goal and game ended in tie goals by Brock Nelson in the fi nal 6:12 of regulation. UND: Jan. 4, 2003, David Hale, at Colorado Swept a 2-game regular season road series College, 19:49, 4-4 tie Opponent won when trailing after two periods UND: March 4-5, 2011 at Michigan Tech (6-1, 11-2) OPP: Feb. 10, 2007, Travis Morin, MSUM, at Dec. 5, 2009 at #12 Minnesota Duluth (UND led 2-0 after OPP: Jan. 29-30, 2010 vs. Denver (2-0, 4-2) UND, 19:55, 4-4 tie two, but UMD came back to win 3-2 in overtime) Swept a regular season home & home series Goal scored in fi nal regulation minute to tie game Overcame 1-goal defi cit and won UND: Jan. 2-3, 2009 at Bemidji State (4-3 win), same team went on to win in overtime UND: Oct. 7, 2011 vs. Air Force (Ice Breaker Tournament). vs. Bemidji State (4-3 OT win) UND: Jan. 11, 1986, Chris Jensen, at Minnesota- UND trailed 3-2 after two but came back to win 4-3 on two OPP: None Duluth, tied it 7-7 at 19:46, UND won 8-7 in OT goals by Brock Nelson in the fi nal 6:12 of regulation. OPP: Dec. 5, 2009, Travis Oleksuk, Minnesota Duluth, tied OPP: Oct. 8, 2011 vs. #5 Boston College (Ice Breaker Swept a WCHA fi rst round playoff series at home the score 2-2 on an extra attacker goal with 33 seconds Tournament). BC trailed 2-1 in the second period of an UND: March 11-12, 2011 vs. Michigan Tech (8-0, 3-1) left in regulation, and then UMD’s Justin Fontaine scored eventual 6-2 BC win. OPP: March 1-2, 1996 – Wisconsin swept UND (6- 12 seconds into overtime to give UMD a 3-2 win. 5 ot, 5-4 in 2 ot); UND has since won 15 consecutive Overcame 2-goal defi cit and won home playoff series. Goal scored in fi nal regulation minute to tie game but UND: Dec. 10, 2010 at Minnesota State. UND trailed 2-0 in team tying the score in regulation still lost in OT fi rst period but came back to win 4-3. Swept a WCHA fi rst round playoff series on road UND: Feb. 12, 1987, Steve Johnson, at UND, tied it OPP: Jan. 30, 2010 vs. #3 Denver. Denver won 4-2 after UND: March 20-11, 1995 at St. Cloud State (3-2, 5-2) 4-4 at 19:43, but UND lost 5-4 trailing 2-0 early in the second period. OPP: March 8-9, 2002 – Minnesota swept UND (7- OPP: Jan. 13, 1996, David Vallieres, Alaska Anchorage at 2, 4-3 ot) in Minneapolis UND, 19:58, 7-6 UND win Overcame 3-goal defi cit and won UND: Feb. 15, 2008 vs. Denver. UND trailed 1-0, 2-1, 3-1 SHUTOUTS Game-winning goal scored in fi nal minute of regula- and 4-1 in second period and came back to win 5-4. Last Shutout tion OPP: Feb. 6, 2004 at Wisconsin. Wisconsin trailed 3-0 until UND: March 26, 2011 vs. #16 Rensselaer in the Midwest UND: Oct. 18, 2008, Chris VandeVelde, at Minnesota State, 12:01 of second period and came back to win 4-3 in OT. Region semifi nal (Aaron Dell, 21 saves, 6-0 win) 19:51, 4-3 UND win OPP: Nov. 20, 2010 at #4 Nebraska Omaha (John Faulkner, OPP: Nov. 20, 2010, Alex Hudson, UND at Nebraska Overcame 4-goal defi cit and won 30 saves, 1-0 Nebraska Omaha win) Omaha,19:59, 1-0 UNO win UND: Jan. 12, 1996 vs. Alaska Anchorage. UND trailed 4-0 and won 6-4. Last Shutout in Grand Forks EXTRA ATTACKER GOALS OPP: Dec. 30, 1988 vs. Michigan. Michigan trailed 5-1 and UND: March 11, 2011 vs. Michigan Tech in game one of UND: Dec. 12, 2009, Brett Hextall vs. Wisconsin at 19:43 of came back to win 6-5. the WCHA fi rst round playoff series (Aaron Dell, 16 saves, 3rd, making it 4-3. UW won 4-3. 8-0 win) OPP: Jan. 8, 2011, Robert Morris’ Nathan Longpre scored OVERTIME GAMES OPP: Oct. 30, 2010 vs. #12 Denver (Sam Brittain, 33 saves, with :20 remaining in the third period to cut UND lead to Won Overtime game 3-0 Denver win) 2-1 in a 2-1 UND win. UND: March 19, 2011 vs. #5 Denver in WCHA Final Five championship. UND won 3-2 on a Matt Frattin goal at 5:11 Last Road Shutout SHORTHANDED GOALS of the second overtime period. UND: Jan. 29, 2011 at #20 Colorado College Scored a shorthanded goal OPP: Nov. 6, 2010 vs. #2 Minnesota Duluth. UMD won 3-2 (Aaron Dell, 21 saves, 6-0 win) UND: Oct. 8, 2011 vs. #5 Boston College (Ice Breaker on a Justin Fontaine goal at 00:58 of overtime. OPP: Nov. 20, 2010 at #4 Nebraska Omaha (John Faulkner, Tournament), Corban Knight in a 6-2 BC win 30 saves, 1-0 Nebraska Omaha win) OPP: Feb. 26, 2011 vs. Bemidji State, Matt Read in 5-2 Tied Overtime game UND win Nov. 27, 2010 vs. #11 Notre Dame (2-2) (Subway Holiday Scoreless Ties (2 in school history) Classic) Oct. 19, 2007 – at Boston College, game shortened UND scored two shorthanded goals to two periods because of poor ice conditions Dec. 29, 2006, vs. Dartmouth, Rylan Kaip (Philippe SHOOTOUTS March 8, 1968 – at Michigan Tech, no overtime Lamoureux), Ryan Duncan (T.J. Oshie) Won a Shootout UND: Oct. 8, 2010 at Alaska Anchorage at Kendall Hockey Opponent scored two shorthanded goals Classic in Anchorage (Game offi cially recorded as 5-5 tie). Jan. 22, 2011, vs. Wisconsin, Terry Broadhurst and Michael OPP: Jan. 3, 2010 vs. Notre Dame, 4-3 at Shillelagh Tourna- Young each scored a SHG in 4-2 UND win. ment in Hoff man Estates, Ill. EMPTY NET GOALS UND: March 27, 2011, Brad Malone at 17:21 of the third period vs. #5 Denver (NCAA Midwest Region fi nal), making it 5-1 in a 6-1 UND win OPP: April 7, 2011, Michigan’s Scooter Vaughan at 19:25 of the third period in 2-0 Michigan win (Frozen Four semifi nal)

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THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... TEAM GOALS IN A PERIOD Team scored 5 or more goals in a period GOALIE ASSISTS UND: March 11, 2011 vs. Michigan Tech, 5 goals in fi rst Goalie assisted on a goal period of 8-2 win (WCHA First Round) UND: Feb. 27, 2011 – Aaron Dell vs. Bemidji State OPP: Jan. 21, 2010, vs. #16 Nebraska Omaha, 5 goals in OPP: Nov. 3, 2007 – Richard Bachman, Colorado second period of 8-4 UNO win in Grand Forks College

PENALTY SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL AƩ empted a Penalty Shot Fewer than 15 shots in a game UND: March 27, 2010 – Darcy Zajac hit the goal post at UND: Jan. 26, 2008 vs. Alaska Anchorage in Grand 15:48 of the second period in a 3-2 NCAA Northeast Region Forks, N.D. (13 shots in 3-1 win) semifi nal vs. Yale. OPP: Oct. 15, 2010 at Bemidji State (14 shots), 5-2 UND win OPP: Oct. 8, 2005 – Miami’s Chris Michael was stopped by UND’s Jordan Parise at 16:04 of the Fewer than 20 shots in a game second period in a 3-0 UND win. UND: March 29, 2008 vs. Princeton in Madison, Wis. (18 shots in 5-1 win). Scored on a Penalty Shot OPP: March 11, 2011 vs. Michigan Tech (16 shots), 8-0 UND UND: Oct. 8, 2004 – Drew Staff ord scored at 2:58 win (WCHA First Round) of over me to beat Maine goalie Jimmy Howard and give UND a 4-3 over me win. 40 or more shots in a game OPP: None UND: March 26, 2011 vs. #16 Rensselaer (40 shots) in 6-0 UND win (NCAA Midwest Region semifi nal) PENALTIES OPP: March 19, 2011 vs. #5 Denver (42) shots in 3-2 double UND not penalized OT UND win (WCHA Final Five championship game) Feb. 22, 1997 vs. Alaska Anchorage 50 or more shots in a game Neither team was penalized UND: Jan. 6, 2006 at Alaska Anchorage (51 Shots) Feb. 22, 1997 vs. Alaska Anchorage 5-3 loss OPP: March 9, 2002 at Minnesota (52 Shots, 40 SINGLE-GAME POINTS reg.) 4-3 loss, OT, Feb. 25, 1994 at Colorado Player had four points in a game College (59 shots reg.) 5-1 loss UND: March 11, 2011, Ma Fra n (3g, 1a) and Chay Geno- way (4a) in 8-2 win vs. Michigan Tech (WCHA First Round) 60 or more shots in a game OPP: April 10, 2008, Nathan Gerbe, Boston College UND: Dec. 30, 2000 vs. Princeton (65 Shots) (1-3-4) in 6-1 BC win (NCAA semifi nal) OPP: Jan. 31, 1981 at Minnesota (67 Shots)

Player had fi ve points in a game GOALIE SAVES UND: Dec. 5, 2008, Ryan Martens (2-3-5) in 10-1 win at 40 or more saves in a game by a goalie Harvard UND: March 19, 2011, Aaron Dell, 40 saves vs. #5 Denver in OPP: Dec. 29, 2007, Mike Radja, New Hampshire 3-2 UND win in double OT (WCHA Final Five championship) (2-3-5) in 7-4 UNH win OPP: Feb. 12, 2011, Rob Gunderson, Alaska Anchorage, 40 saves, 3-1 UND win Player had six points in a game UND: Nov. 10, 2001, Travis Roche (0-6-6) vs. 50 or more saves in a game by a goalie Minnesota W 7-5 UND: Feb 25, 1994, Toby Kvalevog, 54 saves at OPP: Nov. 9, 1996, Casey Hankinson, Minnesota Colorado College, 5-1 CC win (4-2-6) L 10-6 OPP: Dec. 30, 2000, Nate Nomeland, Princeton, 60 saves (Milwaukee, Wis.), 5-4 UND win HAT TRICKS Last individual 3-goal game 60 or more saves in a game by a goalie UND: March 11, 2011 -- Ma Fra n and Jason Gregoire in UND: Never happened 8-0 win vs. Michigan Tech (WCHA First Round) OPP: Dec. 30, 2000, Nate Nomeland, Princeton, 60 OPP: Jan. 21, 2011 – Joey Mar n (3 goals), vs. Nebraska saves (Milwaukee, Wis.), 5-4 UND win Omaha in Grand Forks

Last individual 4-goal game UND: Jan. 9, 2004 – Brandon Bochenski vs. Alaska Anchorage OPP: Nov. 8, 2008 – Eric Walsky at Colorado College

All goals scored by one player UND: Nov. 15, 1968 – 4 goals by Dave Kar o vs. Denver

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2011-12 Grand Forks Herald 2011-12 WCHA STANDINGS WCHA Coaches Preseason Poll WCHA OVERALL Rk Team (1st place votes) Points 1. Denver (7) 115 Team Pts GP W-L-T Win% GF GA GP W-L-T Win% GF GA 2. North Dakota (4) 110 1. Alaska Anchorage 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 2 1- 0- 1 .750 8 7 3. Colorado College (1) 105 4. Nebraska Omaha 89 Bemidji State 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 2 1- 1- 0 .500 7 6 5. Minnesota Duluth 75 Colorado College 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 6. Minnesota 74 7. St. Cloud State 61 Denver 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 8. Wisconsin 54 Michigan Tech 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 2 2- 0- 0 1.00 7 4 9. Alaska Anchorage 36 Minnesota 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 2 2- 0- 0 1.00 15 0 10. Bemidji State 30 Minnesota Duluth 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 2 1- 1- 0 .500 7 8 11. Minnesota State, Mankato 29 12. Michigan Tech 14 Minnesota State 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 2 1- 1- 0 .500 2 4 Nebraska Omaha 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 2 1- 1- 0 .500 8 5 POY: Jaden Schwartz, So., F, Colorado College North Dakota 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 2 1- 1- 0 .500 6 9 ROY: Rocco Grimaldi, F, North Dakota St. Cloud State 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 2 1- 1- 0 .500 7 5 Wisconsin 0 0 0- 0- 0 ---- 0 0 2 1- 1- 0 .500 5 5 2011-12 93X Radio WCHA Media Preseason Poll

THIS WEEK IN THE WCHA... Rk Team (1st place votes) Poll Avg. 1. Denver (16) 11.35 Friday, October 14 Saturday, October 15 2. Colorado College (7) 10.54 Nebraska Omaha vs Alaska Anchorage (NC), 3:05 pm AT* Denver at Boston University (NC)7:00 pm ET 3. North Dakota (2) 10.31 Wisconsin at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET Wisconsin at Michigan Tech (WCHA), 7:07 pm ET 4. Nebraska Omaha (1) 8.31 Denver at Boston College (NC), 7:30 pm ET St. Cloud State at Northern Michigan (NC), 7:35 pm ET 5. Minnesota Duluth 8.12 St. Cloud State at Northern Michigan (NC), 7:35 pm ET Mercyhurst vs Alaska Anchorage (NC), 4:05 pm AT* 6. Minnesota 7.73 Minnesota at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT Minnesota at Minnesota Duluth (WCHA), 7:07 pm CT 7. Wisconsin 5.54 UMass Lowell at Minnesota State (NC), 7:07 pm CT Maine at North Dakota (NC), 7:07 pm CT St. Cloud State 5.54 9. Alaska Anchorage 3.85 Maine at North Dakota (NC), 7:37 pm CT UMass Lowell at Minnesota State (NC), 7:07 pm CT 10. Bemidji State 2.92 Bemidji State at Colorado College (WCHA), 7:37 pm MT Bemidji State at Colorado College (WCHA), 7:07 pm MT 11. Minnesota State 2.12 Nebraska Omaha at Alaska Fairbanks (NC), 7:05 pm AT* 12. Michigan Tech 1.69 * Brice Alaska Goal Rush (Fairbanks, Alaska) * Brice Alaska Goal Rush (Fairbanks, Alaska) POY: Jason Zucker, So., F, Denver

ROY: Rocco Grimaldi, F, North Dakota

COY: Mel Pearson, Michigan Tech

2011-12 WCHA PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE ROOKIE Oct. 11 Mickey Spencer (Jr., F, Alaska Anchorage) Oct. 11 Austin Lee (Sr., G, Minnesota State) Oct. 11 Blake Pietila (F, Michigan Tech) Kent Patterson (Sr., G, Minnesota)

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2010-11 FIGHTING SIOUX ROSTER

NO. NAME (NHL rights) POS. YR. HT. WT. S/C HOMETOWN PREVIOUS TEAM 2 Andrew MacWilliam (TOR)** D Jr. 6-2 230 L Calgary, Alberta Camrose (AJHL) 4 Derek Forbort (LA)* D So. 6-5 207 L Duluth, Minn. U.S. NTDP 5 Nick Mattson (CHI) D Fr. 6-1 178 L Chanhassen, Minn. Indiana (USHL) 7 Danny Kristo (MTL)** F Jr. 5-11 188 R Eden Prairie, Minn. Omaha (USHL) 8 Dan Senkbeil D Fr. 6-4 215 L Fremont, Calif. Alaska (NAHL) 9 Mario Lamoureux*** F Sr. 5-9 185 L Grand Forks, N.D. Tri-City (USHL) 10 Corban Knight** (FLA) F Jr. 6-2 193 R High River, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) 11 Derek Rodwell (NJ)* F So. 6-2 200 R Taber, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) 13 Connor Gaarder F Fr. 5-10 183 R Edina, Minn. Coulee Region (NAHL) 14 Taylor Dickin F So. 6-2 201 L Winnipeg, Manitoba Selkirk (MJHL) 15 Michael Parks (PHI) F Fr. 5-10 190 R St. Louis, Mo. Cedar Rapids (USHL) 16 Mark MacMillan (MTL) F Fr. 6-0 170 L Penticton, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL) 17 Colten St. Clair F Fr. 5-11 182 R Gilbert, Ariz. Fargo (USHL) 18 Dillon Simpson* (EDM) D So. 6-2 191 L Edmonton, Alberta Spruce Grove (AJHL) 19 Rocco Grimaldi (FLA) F Fr. 5-6 165 R Rossmoor, Calif. U.S. NTDP 20 Joe Gleason (CHI)** D Jr. 5-9 182 R Edina, Minn. Des Moines (USHL) 21 Brendan O’Donnell (TB) F Fr. 6-0 200 L Winnipeg, Manitoba Penticton (BCHL) 22 Andrew Panzarella D Fr. 6-1 190 R Washington, D.C. Waterloo (USHL) 24 Ben Blood (OTT)*** D Sr. 6-4 226 L Plymouth, Minn. Indiana (USHL) 27 Carter Rowney** F Jr. 6-2 208 R Sexsmith, Alberta Grande Prairie (AJHL) 28 Stephane Pattyn F Fr. 6-0 185 L Ste. Anne, Manitoba Portage (MJHL) 29 Brock Nelson (NYI)* F So. 6-4 192 L Warroad, Minn. Warroad High School 31 Brad Eidsness (BUF)*** G Sr. 6-0 184 L Chestermere, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) 32 Aaron Dell ** G Jr. 6-0 209 L Airdrie, Alberta Calgary (AJHL) 35 Tate Maris** G Jr. 5-10 175 L Denver, Colo. Bozeman (NPHL) * -- Indicates letters earned Captain: Mario Lamoureux Assistant Captains: Ben Blood, Corban Knight, Andrew MacWilliam

STAFF NHL DRAFT PICKS (Chronological) Head Coach ...... Dave Hakstol Player Team Year Rd. Pick Associate Head Coach ...... Cary Eades Ben Blood Ottawa 2007 4 120 Assistant Coach ...... Dane Jackson Brad Eidsness Buff alo 2007 5 139 Volunteer Assistant Coach ...... Karl Goehring Director of Hockey Operations ...... Pat Swanson Danny Kristo Montreal 2008 2 56 Equipment Manager ...... Andy Rannells Andrew MacWilliam Toronto 2008 7 188 Athletic Trainer/Strength Coach ...... Mark Poolman Joe Gleason Chicago 2008 7 192 Assistant Video Coordinator ...... Pierre-Paul Lamoureux Team Physician ...... Dr. Greg Greek Corban Knight Florida 2009 5 135 Administrative Assistant ...... Carmen Pester Derek Rodwell New Jersey 2009 5 144 Media Relations Director ...... Jayson Hajdu Derek Forbort Los Angeles 2010 1 15 Brock Nelson N.Y. Islanders 2010 1 30 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Mark MacMillan Montreal 2010 4 113 Eidsness ...... IDES-ness Michael Parks Philadelphia 2010 5 149 Forbort ...... FORE-bert Brendan O’Donnell Tampa Bay 2011 6 156 Gaarder ...... gorder Nick Mattson Chicago 2010 6 180 Lamoureux, Mario ...... MAR-ee-oh LAM-er-oo Pattyn, Stephane ...... steff -ON patton Rocco Grimaldi Florida 2011 2 33 Rowney ...... RAU-knee Dillon Simpson Edmonton 2011 4 92 Senkbeil ...... SENK-beel

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Now in his eighth season as the head coach at the University of North Dakota, Dave Hakstol THE DAVE HAKSTOL FILE has established himself as one of the most accomplished and well-respected bench bosses in Birthdate NCAA hockey. • July 30, 1968 Hometown Through his fi rst seven seasons, Hakstol has • Warburg, Alberta compiled a 187-93-27 (.653) overall winning percentage and a 113-64-19 (.625) WCHA record. Education • Bachelor’s Degree: Financial Management (UND ‘96) Already a six-time fi nalist for the prestigious Family Spencer Penrose Award as the national coach • Wife, Erinn; daughter, Avery; son, Brenden of the year, Hakstol guided the Fighting Sioux to Coaching the NCAA Frozen Four in 2010-11, giving UND an • 2004-present - Head Coach incredible fi ve Frozen Four berths in Hakstol’s fi rst seven years as head coach. University of North Dakota • 2000-04 - Associate Head Coach He also led UND to a second MacNaughton Cup in three years as WCHA champions, giving the Sioux an NCAA men’s hockey-leading 15 conference University of North Dakota titles. UND also won its second straight Broadmoor Trophy as WCHA playoff • 1996-00 - General Manager/Head Coach champions. In the process, Hakstol and the Sioux turned in the third-winningest Sioux City (USHL) season (32 wins) in the program’s illustrious history. • 1998 - Head Coach USA/USHL Team, IIHF Four Nations Cup Three of Hakstol’s players garnered All-America honors in 2010-11: forward Matt • 1998 - Head Coach Frattin (fi rst team), defenseman Chay Genoway (fi rst team) and goalie Aaron Dell Central District Team USA, National Select 16 Festival (second team). Frattin, who led the nation with 36 goals, was also a Hobey Baker Coaching Awards Award ‘Hobey Hat Trick’ fi nalist and the WCHA Player of the Year. Genoway was named the WCHA’s Most Outstanding Student-Athlete, while Dell won a school- • 2008-09 WCHA Coach of the Year record 30 games, toppling a 24-year-old record previously held by Hockey Hall • 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 Spencer Penrose Award fi nalist of Famer Ed Belfour. • 1997-98 USHL Coach of the Year Playing Career In the classroom, UND placed a program-record 16 student-athletes on the • 1994-96 - Minnesota Moose (IHL) WCHA All-Academic team and boasted fi ve WCHA Scholar-Athlete honorees. • 1992-94 - Indianapolis Ice (IHL) • 1989-92 - University of North Dakota In 2009-10, Hakstol and the Sioux added another piece of hardware to UND’s championship lore with a Broadmoor Trophy as the WCHA Final Five champions, the second Broadmoor Trophy of Hakstol’s distinguished tenure. Hakstol led the the playoff s. Sioux to a 25-13-5 overall record and a 15-10-3 WCHA mark, landing an eighth straight NCAA postseason appearance, the third-longest streak in the nation. During his fi rst seven years, Hakstol has led the Sioux to an overall postseason record of 36-14 (.720) that includes a 25-8 WCHA playoff record and 11-7 NCAA The Fighting Sioux went 24-15-4 overall and 17-7-4 in conference play in 2008- playoff mark. UND’s 36 NCAA and WCHA playoff wins the last six seasons are 09 en route to their WCHA-leading 14th league championship. Hakstol was also more than any other WCHA team during that time. recognized as WCHA Coach of the Year for the fi rst time in his career. UND has developed a reputation for doing an outstanding job in preparing Hakstol joined rare company when he took the Sioux to the Frozen Four in his players for professional hockey careers and careers beyond hockey. Last season, fi rst four seasons as a collegiate head coach, joining Jack Parker and Doug Woog an astonishing 45 former Sioux played professionally, including 16 who played as the only three coaches to accomplish that feat. in the National Hockey League. Among those 16 were Frattin, who made his NHL debut with Toronto on Hockey Night in Canada a mere two days after UND’s In Hakstol’s fi rst season (2004-05) as head coach, he led a team with nine seniors season came to an end. to the Frozen Four. In his second season (2005-06), he led a team with 13 freshmen and just two seniors to the Frozen Four. In 2008-09, 17 former Fighting Sioux played in the National Hockey League, In his third season, Hakstol took UND to the Frozen Four yet again, and the program’s most since the 1993-94 season. Thirteen of those players were sophomore forward Ryan Duncan won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the coached by Hakstol during his nine seasons on the UND staff . best player in college hockey. In the last fi ve seasons alone, nine of Hakstol’s former UND players have debuted In 2007-08, his fourth season, Hakstol led UND to a 28-11-4 overall record and the NHL the year after completing their collegiate careers, including Frattin 18-7-3 WCHA mark (second place). (2010-11), Chris VandeVelde (2010-11), T.J. Oshie (2008-09), Chris Porter (2008- 09), Taylor Chorney (2008-09), Brian Lee (2007-08), Matt Smaby (2007-08), Drew A key in Hakstol’s success has been surrounding himself with an outstanding Staff ord (2006-07) and Travis Zajac. coaching staff . His fi rst two seasons, he was joined by associate head coach Brad Berry and assistant coach Cary Eades. Eades has won championships on every In 2007-08, All-American Jonathan Toews made the jump directly to the NHL’s level at which he has played or coached. Chicago Blackhawks after playing two years at UND. He was a fi nalist for the NHL’s Rookie of the Year Award and in the summer of 2008 was named the captain of Berry’s outstanding work at UND resulted in him accepting an assistant coach the Blackhawks, becoming the third-youngest captain in NHL history. Toews was position in the NHL’s organization in the summer of 2006. 20 years and 79 days old when he assumed the role as Chicago’s captain. In 2010, Toews led the Blackhawks to their fi rst Stanley Cup Championship in 49 years, To fi ll the vacancy created by Berry’s departure, Eades was promoted to associate capturing Conn Smythe Trophy honors as playoff MVP in the process. Earlier that head coach and Hakstol hired former Sioux and NHL player Dane Jackson as an same year, Toews led Canada to a gold medal at the Olympics in Vancouver and assistant coach. was named the tournament’s top forward.

Jackson, who had an 11-year career as a professional hockey player, has became In the last seven seasons, 33 UND players have been selected in the NHL Entry an integral part of the coaching staff by working individually with each Fighting Draft, including six in the 2007, 2008 and 2010 NHL Drafts. Sioux player on developing their skills.

The trademark of the Fighting Sioux during Hakstol’s fi rst seven seasons has UND men’s hockey players are also outstanding students. Last season, a school- been UND’s ability to play its best hockey at the most crucial time of the year – in record 16 student-athletes were named to the WCHA All-Academic team. In each

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DAVE HAKSTOL’S COACHING RECORD HAKSTOL IN THE POSTSEASON

WCHA OVERALL Since Dave Hakstol was named UND’s head WCHA WCHA NCAA coach, the Fighting Sioux lead all WCHA YEAR W L T PCT. FINISH PLAYOFFS W L T PCT. TOURN. teams in conference playoff wins and overall 2004-05 13 12 3 .611 5th 3rd 25 15 5 .611 Runnerup playoff wins over the past six seasons. UND 2005-06 16 12 0 .571 t-4th 1st 29 16 1 .641 Semifi nals also leads all NCAA DI programs in number 2006-07 13 10 5 .554 3rd 2nd 24 14 5 .616 Semifi nals of Frozen Four appearances during Hakstol’s 2007-08 18 7 3 .696 2nd 3rd 28 11 4 .698 Semifi nals tenure: 2008-09* 17 7 4 .679 1st 4th 24 15 4 .605 Regionals 2009-10 15 10 3 .589 t-4th 1st 25 13 5 .640 Regionals WCHA Playoff Records (League only) 2010-11 21 6 1 .768 1st 1st 32 9 3 .761 Semifi nals Wins Team 2011-12 0 0 0 --- 1 1 0 .500 25-8 North Dakota TOTALS 113 64 19 .625 188 94 27 .653 17-8 Denver 16-10 Wisconsin Years at UND: 7 15-12 Minnesota NCAA Appearances: 7 12-11 Minnesota Duluth NCAA Frozen Four Appearances: 5 11-13 Colorado College NCAA Championship Game Appearances: 1 11-14 St. Cloud State WCHA MacNaughton Cup Championships: 2 4-13 Alaska Anchorage WCHA Final Five Appearances: 7 3-1 Bemidji State* WCHA Final Five Championship Appearances: 4 3-14 Michigan Tech WCHA Final Five Championships: 3 3-14 Minnesota State * - Named WCHA Coach of the Year 0-2 Nebraska Omaha* of the previous two seasons, 11 Fighting Sioux were named to the WCHA All-Academic team. Last year, fi ve WCHA Playoff Records (Overall) individuals were also named WCHA Scholar-Athletes. In 2008-09, junior defenseman Chay Genoway, was Wins Team named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America third team. 36-14 North Dakota 24-12 Wisconsin In 2007-08, 10 UND men’s hockey players earned WCHA All-Academic honors, most in the league. In 2006- 07, 11 Fighting Sioux were named to the WCHA All-Academic team, tying for the WCHA league high. 22-12 Denver 16-12 Minnesota Duluth Hakstol, 35 years old when he was named UND’s head men’s hockey coach on July 9, 2004, is just the 15th 16-15 Minnesota head men’s hockey coach in school history and only the fourth Fighting Sioux head coach in the past 43 14-17 Colorado College years. Hakstol, a Sioux player from 1989-92, is also just the fi fth former UND player to also become head 12-17 St. Cloud State coach at North Dakota. 4-13 Alaska Anchorage 3-1 Bemidji State* Taking over a tradition-rich program that is synonymous with the word “excellence” was no small task, but 3-14 Michigan Tech Hakstol’s background prepared him for the challenge. Prior to taking over as UND’s head coach, the former Sioux captain was a member of Dean Blais’s coaching staff for four seasons and in that stint helped coach 3-14 Minnesota State the Sioux to a 101-47-19 (.662) overall record and 63-33-16 (.634) WCHA record. 0-4 Nebraska Omaha* *Indicates record since joining WCHA During Hakstol’s four years under Blais, UND won two WCHA titles, made three NCAA appearances and fi nished as the 2001 national runnerup. NCAA DI Playoff Records (2005-11) Named a UND assistant coach on July 1, 2000, Hakstol was elevated to associate head coach in December Wins Team 2000, and he served as the team’s recruiting coordinator in his four seasons working under Blais. 15-4 Boston College (4 Frozen Fours) 11-7 North Dakota (5 Frozen Fours) In that capacity, Hakstol played a vital role in helping attract top-caliber student-athletes to UND. Eleven UND players or recruits were drafted by National Hockey League teams while Hakstol and former associate 8-3 Wisconsin (2 Frozen Fours) head coach Brad Berry were Sioux assistants. 7-6 Miami (2 Frozen Fours) 6-2 Michigan State (1 Frozen Four) Prior to joining the UND staff on July 1, 2000, Hakstol spent four seasons (1996-2000) as the general manager 6-4 Notre Dame (2 Frozen Fours) and head coach of the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League, posting winning seasons 5-1 Minnesota Duluth (1 Frozen Four) in his last three seasons. Overall, Hakstol had a 101-109-13 record with the Musketeers. He was named the 5-7 Michigan (2 Frozen Fours) USHL Coach of the Year in 1997-98, when he led Sioux City to a 32-21-3 record. 5-4 Denver (1 Frozen Four) 4-3 Boston University (1 Frozen Four) While coaching at Sioux City, Hakstol also coached the 1998 USA/USHL hockey team at the IIHF Four Nationals Cup in Oslo, Norway, and he was the head coach of the Central District team (USA Hockey) at the 4-3 Maine (2 Frozen Fours) National Select 16 Festival in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1998. 4-7 New Hampshire 3-4 Minnesota (1 Frozen Four) Before beginning his coaching career, Hakstol played professional hockey with the IHL’s Minnesota Moose 2-1 RIT (1 Frozen Four) from 1994-96, serving as team captain for two years, and with the IHL’s Indianapolis Ice from 1992-1994, 2-2 Vermont (1 Frozen Four) serving as team captain for one season. In fi ve professional seasons, Hakstol played in 250 games, scoring 2-3 Bemidji State (1 Frozen Four) 12 goals and recording 37 assists. He also accumulated 455 penalty minutes. 2-4 Colorado College (1 Frozen Four) 2-4 Cornell As a defenseman on the Sioux hockey team from 1989-92, Hakstol was a three-year letterwinner and served as team captain from 1990 to 1992. He played in 107 games for UND, scoring 10 goals and adding 1-1 Clarkson 36 assists for 46 points. He had 77 penalties for 191 minutes. 1-1 Holy Cross 1-1 Massachusetts Hakstol and his wife, Erinn, have two children: daughter Avery and son Brenden. 1-1 Yale

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2011-12 North Dakota Hockey North Dakota Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 12, 2011) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ^ Oct 07 AIR FORCE W 4-3 8699 ALL GAMES 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 ^ Oct 08 #5 BOSTON COLLEGE L 2-6 9420 CONFERENCE 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 ^ - Ice Breaker Tournament (Grand Forks, ND)

TEAM STATISTICS UND OPP ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh SHOT STATISTICS 10 Corban Knight 22137 . 2 8 62-401 Goals-Shot attempts 6-50 9-48 29 Brock Nelson 2 2 1 3 8 . 2 5 0 0-0 0 0 Shot pct. . 1 2 0 . 1 8 8 7 Danny Kristo 20337 . 0 0 01-200 G o a l s / G a m e 3.0 4.5 4 Derek Forbort 2 1 1 2 2 . 5 0 0 0-0 1 0 S h o t s / G a m e 2 5 . 0 2 4 . 0 16 Mark MacMillan 20221 . 0 0 01-200 POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays 2-9 1-9 27 Carter Rowney 2 1 0 1 5 . 2 0 0 0-0 1 0 Conversion Percent . 2 2 2 . 1 1 1 20 Joe Gleason 20110 . 0 0 01-200 Shot Attempts 9 6 24 Ben Blood 2 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Shot Percent . 2 2 2 . 1 6 7 14 Taylor Dickin 20003 . 0 0 01-200 SHORT-HANDED 19 Rocco Grimaldi 1 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Goals-Shot attempts 1-3 0-5 9 Mario Lamoureux 20002 . 0 0 00-000 Shot Percent . 3 3 3 . 0 0 0 2 Andrew MacWilliam 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play 2 1 5 Nick Mattson 20001 . 0 0 00-000 S h o r t - h a n d e d 1 0 21 Brendan O'Donnell 2 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 Empty net 0 0 22 Andrew Panzarella 10000 . 0 0 00-000 P e n a l t y 0 0 15 Michael Parks 2 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 U n a s s i s t e d 0 0 28 Stephane Pattyn 20000 . 0 0 01-200 O v e r t i m e 0 0 11 Derek Rodwell 2 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 S h o o t o u t 0 0 18 Dillon Simpson 20003 . 0 0 00-000 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES Total 2 6 9 15 50 . 1 2 0 9-18 2 1 N u m b e r 9 9 Opponents 2 9 17 26 48 . 1 8 8 9-18 1 0 M i n u t e s 1 8 1 8 P e n a l t i e s / G a m e 4.5 4.5 ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t Pen minutes/Game 9.0 9.0 31 Brad Eidsness 1 22:46 1 2.64 7 . 8 7 5 0-0-0 FACEOFFS (W-L) 67-58 58-67 32 Aaron Dell 2 97:09 8 4.94 32 . 8 0 0 1-1-0 Faceoff W-L Pct. . 5 3 6 . 4 6 4 TM EMPTY NET 1 0:05 0 - 0 . 0 0 0 0-0-0 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) 0-0 0-0 Total 2 120:00 9 4.50 39 . 8 1 2 1-1-0 Opponents 2 120:00 6 3.00 44 . 8 8 0 1-1-0

Attendance Summary UND Opponent Total 18119 0 Dates/Avg Per Date 2/9060 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total North Dakota 3 1 2 6 Opponents 2 6 1 9

Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total North Dakota 13 10 16 39 Opponents 15 12 17 44

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2011-12 North Dakota Hockey North Dakota Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 12, 2011) All games

Overall: 1-1-0 Conf: 0-0-0 Home: 1-1-0 Away: 0-0-0 Neut: 0-0-0

TEAM STATISTICS UND OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 6-50 9-48 Shot pct. . 1 2 0 . 1 8 8 G o a l s / G a m e 3.0 4.5 S h o t s / G a m e 25.0 24.0 A s s i s t s 9 17 POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays 2-9 1-9 Conversion Percent . 2 2 2 . 1 1 1 Shot Attempts 9 6 Shot Percent . 2 2 2 . 1 6 7 SHORT-HANDED Goals-Shot attempts 1-3 0-5 Shot Percent . 3 3 3 . 0 0 0 GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 6 9 Power Play 2 1 S h o r t - h a n d e d 1 0 Empty net 0 0 P e n a l t y 0 0 U n a s s i s t e d 0 0 O v e r t i m e 0 0 S h o o t o u t 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES N u m b e r 9 9 M i n u t e s 18 18 P e n a l t i e s / G a m e 4.5 4.5 Pen minutes/Game 9.0 9.0 M i n o r 9 9 M a j o r 0 0 10-minute Misconduct 0 0 Game Misconduct 0 0 Gross Misconduct 0 0 M a t c h 0 0 FACEOFFS (W-L) 67-58 58-67 Faceoff W-L Pct. . 5 3 6 . 4 6 4 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) 0-0 0-0 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 18119 0 Dates/Avg Per Date 2/9060 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total North Dakota 3 1 2 6 Opponents 2 6 1 9

Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total North Dakota 13 10 16 39 Opponents 15 12 17 44

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2011-12 North Dakota Hockey North Dakota Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 12, 2011) All games

Overall: 1-1-0 Conf: 0-0-0 Home: 1-1-0 Away: 0-0-0 Neut: 0-0-0

Shots Penalties Goals ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% +- pen-min min maj oth pp sh fg gw gt ot ht pn ua blk 10 Corban Knight 2 2137 . 2 8 6+22-4200011000000 2 29 Brock Nelson 2 2 1 3 8 . 2 5 0 +1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 Danny Kristo 2 0337 . 0 0 0+31-2100000000000 2 4 Derek Forbort 2 1 1 2 2 . 5 0 0 -3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 Mark MacMillan 2 0221 . 0 0 0-31-2100000000000 3 27 Carter Rowney 2 1 0 1 5 . 2 0 0 -1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Joe Gleason 2 0110 . 0 0 0-11-2100000000000 1 24 Ben Blood 2 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 -3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 Taylor Dickin 2 0003 . 0 0 0-21-2100000000000 1 19 Rocco Grimaldi 1 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 -3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Mario Lamoureux 2 0002 . 0 0 0-20-0000000000000 3 2 Andrew MacWilliam 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Nick Mattson 2 0001 . 0 0 00 0-0000000000000 1 21 Brendan O'Donnell 2 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 -3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 Andrew Panzarella 1 0000 . 0 0 00 0-0000000000000 1 15 Michael Parks 2 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 -2 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Stephane Pattyn 2 0000 . 0 0 0-11-2100000000000 1 11 Derek Rodwell 2 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 -1 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 Dillon Simpson 2 0003 . 0 0 0-20-0000000000000 2 Total 2 6 9 15 50 . 1 2 0 -21 9-18 9 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 Opponents 2 9 17 26 48 . 1 8 8 - 9-18 9 0 010110000026

Goal average Saves Record Goals allowed ## Goalie gp-gs minutes ga avg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en pen sog 31 Brad Eidsness 1-0 22:461 2 . 6 47 . 8 7 50000 00000 32 Aaron Dell 2-2 97:09 8 4 . 9 4 32 . 8 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TM EMPTY NET 1-0 0:050 - 0 . 0 0 00000 00000 Total 2-0 120:00 9 4 . 5 0 39 . 8 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Opponents 2-0 120:00 6 3 . 0 0 44 . 8 8 0 1100 21000

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2011-12 North Dakota Hockey North Dakota Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 12, 2011) All games

## Faceoffs GP W L Pct. 29 Brock Nelson 2 1 0 1.000 7 Danny Kristo 2 1 0 1.000 24 Ben Blood 2 1 0 1.000 10 Corban Knight 2 32 16 . 6 6 7 14 Taylor Dickin 2 6 3 . 6 6 7 27 Carter Rowney 2 17 18 . 4 8 6 16 Mark MacMillan 2 8 13 . 3 8 1 9 Mario Lamoureux 2 1 3 . 2 5 0 28 Stephane Pattyn 2 0 2 . 0 0 0 21 Brendan O'Donnell 2 0 1 . 0 0 0 11 Derek Rodwell 2 0 1 . 0 0 0 19 Rocco Grimaldi 1 0 1 . 0 0 0

## Power Play Scoring GP G A Pts Shots Pct. 4Derek Forbort 211211.000 16 Mark MacMillan 2 0 2 2 0 . 0 0 0 27Carter Rowney 21012 . 5 0 0 10 Corban Knight 2 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 18 Dillon Simpson 20001 . 0 0 0 19 Rocco Grimaldi 1 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 7 Danny Kristo 20001 . 0 0 0 29 Brock Nelson 2 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0

## Short Handed Scoring GP G A Pts Shots Pct. 10 Corban Knight 210111.000 7 Danny Kristo 2 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 0 9 Mario Lamoureux 20001 . 0 0 0 18 Dillon Simpson 2 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0

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