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IMPORTANT LINKS

Frozen Four History: http://collegehockeyinc.com/frozen-four NCAA Record Book: http://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/2015-men-s-and-women-s-frozen-four-records Bracket (.pdf): http://sportdesigns.com/chinc/links/2015_bracket.pdf TV Schedule: http://collegehockeyinc.com/tv-schedule Top NCAA Tournament Storylines: http://collegehockeyinc.com/articles/top-ncaa-tournament-storylines-0 Statistical Comparison: http://collegehockeyinc.com/articles/stat-pack-ncaa-breakdown Sortable National Statistics: http://collegehockeyinc.com/stats/filters.php Team Rosters, Statistics & Results: http://collegehockeyinc.com/d1teams

ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS ENTERING TOURNAMENT

Points: Austin Czarnik, Miami – 167 Kyle Rau, Minnesota – 164 Matt Leitner, Minnesota State – 162 Matthew Peca, Quinnipiac – 143 Joey LaLeggia, Denver – 130 Jean-Paul Lafontaine, Minnesota State – 127

There are 18 100- scorers in the field. Michigan Tech (4) has the most, followed by Miami (3). Six teams have none: College, Harvard, Minnesota Duluth, Nebraska-Omaha, North Dakota, Yale. Five players enter the tournament within 5 points of 100: Mark MacMillan, North Dakota (99, though he is out for the season due to injury), Kalle Kossila, St. Cloud State (98), , Harvard (97), Sam Warning, Minnesota (97), Zach Palmquist, Minnesota State (96), Travis Boyd, Minnesota (95).

Goals: Kyle Rau, Minnesota – 67 Jonny Brodzinski, St. Cloud State – 63 Blake Coleman, Miami – 60 Jimmy Vesey, Harvard – 55 Riley Barber, Miami – 54 Tanner Kero, Michigan Tech – 54

Assists: Austin Czarnik, Miami – 121 Matt Leitner, Minnesota State – 113 Matthew Peca, Quinnipiac – 101 Kyle Rau, Minnesota – 97 Joey LaLeggia, Denver – 83

Games Played: Stephane Pattyn, North Dakota – 164 Chase Grant, Minnesota State – 159 Zach Palmquist, Minnesota State – 159 Kyle Rau, Minnesota – 159 Seth Ambroz, Minnesota – 158 Austin Czarnik, Miami – 158 Ben Marshall, Minnesota – 158 2015 NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES

Most Consecutive Games Played (Active): Zach Palmquist, Minnesota State – 159 Riley Sweeney, Michigan Tech – 156 Ross Mauermann, Providence – 152 Max Gaede, Minnesota State – 150 Quinn Smith, Boston College – 147

Power-Play Goals: Jean-Paul Lafontaine, Minnesota State – 30 Kyle Rau, Minnesota – 30 Jonny Brodzinski, St. Cloud State – 21 Matt Leitner, Minnesota State – 20

Shorthanded Goals: Austin Czarnik, Miami – 9 Riley Barber, Miami – 7 Bryce Gervais, Minnesota State – 6 Ross Mauermann, Providence – 6

Game-Winning Goals: Kyle Rau, Minnesota – 23 Blake Coleman, Miami – 14 Austin Ortega, Nebraska Omaha – 12 Shane Luke, Providence – 12 Ross Mauermann, Providence – 12

Saves: , Providence – 2,874 Adam Wilcox, Minnesota – 2,804 Zane McIntyre, North Dakota – 2,313 Steve Michalek, Harvard – 2,066 Matt O’Connor, Boston University – 2,058

Save Percentage: Jon Gillies, Providence – .931 Evan Cowley, Denver – .929 , Yale – .928 Zane McIntyre, North Dakota – .926 , Boston College – .924

Goals-Against Average: , Quinnipiac – 1.97 Alex Lyon, Yale – 1.99 Cole Huggins, Minnesota State – 1.99 Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech – 2.00 Stephon Williams, Minnesota State – 2.00

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Shutouts: Adam Wilcox, Minnesota – 13 Jon Gillies, Providence – 13 Michael Garteig, Quinnipiac – 11 Alex Lyon, Yale – 10 Stephon Williams, Minnesota State – 10

ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES

Scoring: Kyle Rau, Minnesota 8 GP 3-9—12 Joey Benik, St. Cloud State 5 GP 5-2—7 Travis Boyd, Minnesota 8 GP 1-6—7 Justin Kloos, Minnesota 4 GP 4-1—5 Taylor Cammarata, Minnesota 4 GP 1-4—5 Matthew Peca, Quinnipiac 5 GP 4-1—5 Sam Warning, Minnesota 8 GP 2-3—5

Goaltending: Evan Cowley, Denver 1 GP 0-0 20:00 7 svs. 0 GA 0.00 1.000 Cole Huggins, Minn. St. 1 GP 0-1 59:12 33 svs. 1 GA 1.01 .971 Jon Gillies, Providence 2 GP 1-1 117:56 65 svs. 3 GA 1.53 .956 1 SO Zane McIntyre, UND 4 GP 3-1 262:03 120 svs. 6 GA 1.37 .952 1 SO , SCSU 1 GP 0-0 25:20 19 svs. 1 GA 2.37 .950 Ryan McKay, Miami 2 GP 1-1 117:51 38 svs. 3 GA 1.53 .927 1 SO Adam Wilcox, Minn. 5 GP 3-2 299:03 146 svs. 13 GA 2.61 .918 1 SO Thatcher Demko, BC 3 GP 2-1 177:33 83 svs. 9 GA 3.04 .902 Michael Garteig, QU 1 GP 0-1 60:00 22 svs. 4 GA 4.00 .846 Jay Williams, Miami 1 GP 0-1 57:09 22 svs. 3 GA 3.15 .880

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Frozen Four History: http://collegehockeyinc.com/frozen-four

Most Appearances: Minnesota – 36 Michigan – 35 Boston College – 34 Boston University – 33 North Dakota – 30 Michigan State – 27 Denver, Wisconsin – 25

Other 2015 Tournament Teams: Harvard – 22 Miami – 13 Michigan Tech, Providence, St. Cloud State – 11 Minnesota Duluth – 9 Yale – 7 Minnesota State, Quinnipiac – 4 Nebraska Omaha – 3 RIT – 2

Most Frozen Fours: Boston College, Michigan – 24 Boston University, Minnesota – 21 North Dakota – 20 Denver – 13 Harvard – 12

Other 2015 Tournament Teams: Michigan Tech – 10 Minnesota Duluth – 4 Providence – 3 Miami, Yale – 2 Quinnipiac, RIT, St. Cloud State – 1

Most Championships: Michigan – 9 Denver, North Dakota – 7 Wisconsin – 6 Boston College, Boston University, Minnesota – 5 Lake Superior State, Michigan State, Michigan Tech – 3

Other 2015 Tournament Teams: Harvard, Minnesota Duluth, Yale – 1

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Longest Active Appearance Streaks: North Dakota – 13 Denver – 8 Boston College – 6

Longest Stretch Since Last Appearance: Michigan Tech – 1981 Harvard – 2006 RIT – 2010

NCAA Appearances by 2015 Tournament Coaches 22 – , Boston College (5 titles) 17 – Don Lucia, Minnesota (2 titles) 11 – , North Dakota 10 – Enrico Blasi, Miami 9 – , Nebraska Omaha (2 titles) 6 – Bob Motzko, St. Cloud State 5 – , Yale (1 title) 5 – Scott Sandelin, Minnesota Duluth (1 title) 4 – , Quinnipiac 3 – , Harvard 3 – , Providence 3 – Mike Hastings, Minnesota State 2 – Jim Montgomery, Denver 2 – Wayne Wilson, RIT 1 – Mel Pearson, Michigan Tech 1 – David Quinn, Boston University

Coaches Who Won NCAA Titles as Players Ted Donato, Harvard (1989, Harvard; tournament Most Outstanding Player) Jim Montgomery, Denver (1993, Maine; tournament Most Outstanding Player) Wayne Wilson, RIT (1984, Bowling Green)

Coaches Coaching their Alma Mater (50%): Keith Allain, Yale Enrico Blasi, Miami Ted Donato, Harvard Dave Hakstol, North Dakota Bob Motzko, St. Cloud State Mel Pearson, Michigan Tech David Quinn, Boston University Jerry York, Boston College

Tournament Most Outstanding Players Three former winners of the Most Outstanding Player award are coaching in this year’s tournament: Harvard head coach Ted Donato (1989), Denver head coach Jim Montgomery (1993) and Minnesota assistant coach Grant Potulny (2002).

34 former winners have gone on to play in the NHL, including 2014-15 NHLers Thomas Vanek (Minnesota, 2003), Justin Abdelkader (Michigan State, 2007), Nathan Gerbe (Boston College, 2008), Ben Smith (Boston College, 2010), J.T. Brown (Minnesota Duluth, 2011), Andrew Miller (Yale, 2013) and Shayne Gostisbehere (Union, 2014). 2015 NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES

First-Round Regular-Season Rematches Boston College vs. Denver Oct. 31 at Denver: BC 2, DU 1. Ryan Fitzgerald scores both Eagle goals, with the winner at 15:18 of the third. Nov. 1 at Denver: DU 2, BC 1 OT. Danton Heinen scores both Pioneer goals, including the winner at 4:05 of OT. Both teams also played in the Ledyard Bank Classic at Dartmouth but did not face each other.

Minnesota vs. Minnesota Duluth Oct. 10 at Notre Dame: Minnesota 4, UMD 3. Kyle Rau had 1g-2a in the opener for both teams at the Ice Breaker Tournament. Nov. 14 at Minnesota: UMD 3, Minnesota 0. UMD held a 38-17 shot advantage and Kasimir Kaskisuo posted a . Nov. 15 at UMD: UMD 2, Minnesota 1. Two first-period Bulldog goals held up to produce the sweep. Jan. 24 at St. Paul: UMD 2, Minnesota 1. Adam Krause scored both goals as UMD took the third-place game of the North Star College Cup.

TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS

To see all tournament teams ranked by height, weight, age and other stats, visit: http://collegehockeyinc.com/articles/stat-pack-ncaa-breakdown

2014-15 Records vs. Other NCAA Tournament Teams 7-2-1 – Minnesota State 5-2-2 – Yale 11-8-3 – North Dakota 14-12-2 – Minnesota Duluth 12-11-1 – Denver 9-9-0 – Miami 5-5-0 – Boston College 3-3-0 – Boston University 8-9-3 – Nebraska Omaha 6-7-0 – Harvard 4-5-0 – Minnesota 12-14-0 – St. Cloud State 2-3-2 – Quinnipiac 2-4-1 – Providence 1-5-1 – Michigan Tech 0-3-0 – RIT

Last 10 Games 8-2-0 – RIT 7-2-1 – Michigan Tech 7-3-0 – Denver, Harvard, Miami, Minnesota, North Dakota 6-2-2 – Minnesota State 6-3-1 – Boston University 5-3-2 – Quinnipiac, Yale 6-4-0 – Providence, St. Cloud State 5-4-1 – Boston College 3-5-2 – Minnesota Duluth 2-5-3 – Nebraska Omaha

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Top-scoring senior classes: 145 points – Minnesota (67g-78a) 136 – Miami (52-84) 132 – North Dakota (60-72) 131 – Denver (57-74) 124 – Minnesota State (38-86)

Top-scoring freshman classes: 139 points – Boston University (44g-95a) 98 – Nebraska Omaha (32-66) 74 – Boston College (26-48) 68 – RIT (15-53) 66 – Quinnipiac (29-37)

Most freshmen and sophomores: 18 – Michigan Tech, Nebraska Omaha 17 – Boston University, Quinnipiac

Most juniors and seniors: 19 – Miami 16 – Providence, St. Cloud State 15 – Yale

Top-Scoring Defense Corps 113 points – North Dakota (27g-86a) 111 – Denver (27-84) 111 – Minnesota State (25-86) 101 – Minnesota (17-84) 97 – Boston College (20-77)

Biggest Win Improvement Since Last Season +15 – Boston University +15 – Michigan Tech +11 – Harvard +10 – Miami +7 – RIT

Most Wins, Last Four Seasons 105 – Minnesota 104 – Boston College 100 – North Dakota 97 – Quinnipiac 91 – Minnesota State

Most Consecutive 20-Win Seasons 14 – Denver 13 – North Dakota 6 – BC

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Brothers in the NCAA Tournament: Brady and Chase Norrish (RIT, twins) Mike, Connor and Ryan Reilly (Minnesota) Connor and Tim Clifton (Quinnipiac) Jonah and Nathan Renouf (Quinnipiac, twins) Bo and Canon Pieper (Quinnipiac) Devin and Tanner Kero (Michigan Tech) Jordan and Nick Schmaltz (North Dakota) Jonny (St. Cloud State) and Michael (Minnesota) Brodzinski Danny (Boston University) and Tommy (Harvard) O’Regan

Geographic Breakdown 8 countries, 29 states, 6 Canadian provinces and the District of Columbia are represented on NCAA Tournament rosters.

By State 96 – Minnesota 38 – 23 – Michigan, New York 17 – California 15 – Illinois 14 – Colorado, New Jersey 13 – Wisconsin 11 – Connecticut 8 – Missouri, Pennsylvania 7 – North Dakota 6 – Florida 3 – Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire, Texas 2 – Arizona, Iowa, Maryland 1 – Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington DC

By Province 37 – British Columbia 28 – Ontario 14 – Alberta 9 – Saskatchewan 6 – Quebec 5 – Manitoba

By Country 320 – United States (74%) 99 – Canada (23%) 6 – Finland 2 – Sweden 1 – Austria, Denmark, Latvia, Switzerland

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IN THE NHL

275 former NCAA players have appeared in an NHL game this season (30% of NHL; as of March 22) Full list: http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/2014-15-alums-nhl

46 schools have had an alum in the NHL this season

Colleges producing the most NHLers, 2014-15: Boston College – 22 Wisconsin – 20 Michigan – 18 Minnesota – 16 North Dakota – 15 Michigan State – 14 Boston University – 12 Denver – 11

15 of the 16 schools in the tournament have had an alum in the NHL this season (Quinnipiac is the lone exception). Those not listed above: Miami, Minnesota Duluth – 8 Minnesota State – 7 Harvard – 6 Nebraska Omaha, Providence, St. Cloud State, Yale – 3 Michigan Tech, RIT – 2

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IN THE NHL

NHL Teammates Whose Alma Maters Meet in the First Round: Calgary: Joe Colborne/Drew Shore (Denver) and Johnny Gaudreau (Boston College); Shore and Gaudreau’s brothers, Quentin and Matthew, will be facing off as well Minnesota: Justin Fontaine (UMD) and Keith Ballard/Stu Bickel/Erik Haula/Jordan Leopold/Jordan Schroeder/Thomas Vanek (Minnesota) Pittsburgh: Craig Adams (Harvard) and Jayson Megna (Nebraska Omaha); Beau Bennett (Denver) and Rob Scuderi (Boston College) Tampa Bay: Andrej Sustr (Nebraska Omaha) and Alex Killorn (Harvard); Matt Carle (Denver) and Brian Boyle (Boston College) Vancouver: Chris Higgins (Yale) and Nick Bonino/Adam Clendening (Boston University) Washington: Matt Niskanen (UMD) and Nate Schmidt (Minnesota)

FORMER NCAA PLAYERS IN THE NHL IN 2014-15

By years in school (72% played at least three years) Four years – 109 Three years – 89 Two years – 56 One year – 21

By position: 155 forwards 97 defensemen 23

By NHL Draft status: 96 were first- or second-round picks 102 were third- through ninth-round picks 77 were undrafted free agents

By nationality: 176 Americans 92 Canadians 7 Europeans

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FUTURE NHLers

Nearly 200 NHL Draft played college hockey this season. 107 are in the NCAA Tournament, including six of the seven first-round picks in college: Alex Tuch, Boston College (18th, Minnesota) Nick Schmaltz, North Dakota (20th, Chicago) Mark Jankowski, Providence (21st, Calgary) Mike Matheson, Boston College (23rd, Florida) Jordan Schmaltz, North Dakota (25th, St. Louis) Brady Skjei, Minnesota (28th, NY Rangers)

15 of 16 NCAA Tournament teams have at least one NHL Draft pick on their roster (exception: RIT). Draft picks per team: Minnesota – 16 North Dakota – 14 Harvard – 10 Boston College – 9 Boston University, Denver, Miami, Nebraska Omaha, Providence – 7 Minnesota State – 5 Michigan Tech, Minnesota Duluth, St. Cloud State – 4 Quinnipiac, Yale – 3

28 NHL teams have prospects in the NCAA Tournament (exceptions: CAR, DAL). Those with the most: Chicago, Minnesota – 7 Boston, Buffalo, San Jose, Tampa Bay – 6 NY Islanders, Winnipeg – 5

Full list of draft picks in the tournament: http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/nhl-draft-picks-2015-ncaa-tournament

Sons of NHLers in the NCAA Tournament: Ryan Fitzgerald, Boston College (son of Tom) Danny O’Regan, Boston University (son of Tom) Larkin Jacobson, Denver (stepson of Ruslan Fedotenko) Ty Loney, Denver (son of Troy) Tommy O’Regan, Harvard (son of Tom) Jimmy Vesey, Harvard (son of Jim) Riley Barber, Miami (son of Don) Derik Johnson, Minnesota Duluth (son of Jim) Dominic Zombo, Nebraska Omaha (son of Rick)

Players in the NCAA Tournament with brothers who have played in the NHL: Kyle Rau, Minnesota (Chad) Quentin Shore, Denver (Drew/Nick) Brandon Tanev, Providence (Chris) Nolan Zajac, Denver (Travis)

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NHL arenas that have hosted NCAA games in 2014-15: First Niagara Center, Buffalo Prudential Center, Newark Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul TD Garden, Boston Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Madison Square Garden, New York

OTHER RESOURCES

Differences between NHL and NCAA rules: http://collegehockeyinc.com/pages/key-differences-ncaa-and-nhl-rules

College Hockey, Inc. Media Center: http://collegehockeyinc.com/media-center

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