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WESTERN COLLEGIATE Opening Face-Off • Flipping the Script: While just three league series have been played, the extremely early men's Western Collegiate Hockey Association HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (WCHA) standings have a different look than prognosticators expected. • Founded 1951 • • Bemidji State (picked to finish sixth by the coaches and media) and Alabama Huntsville (picked to finish ninth) are both 2-0-0, Suite C having swept Bowling Green (coaches' and media preseason favorite) and Ferris State (slated for fourth), respectively. For their Minnesota State Univ., Mankato at Edina efforts last weekend, the Beavers were named the national Team of the Week by College Hockey News. 7700 France Avenue South, Suite 360C • Two-time defending MacNaughton Cup winner Minnesota State is also 2-0 after sweeping 2015-16 co-champs Michigan Tech. Edina, MN 55435 • Fashionably Late: Lake Superior State will become the 10th and final WCHA team to officially start its season, hosting Michigan State in 952-818-8869 the regular season opener for both teams. The Lakers are looking to build upon their six-win improvement a year ago. • Mike Richter Award Watch List: Five WCHA goaltenders are among the 20 named to the 2016-17 Mike Richter Award Watch List, as MEMBER TEAMS announced last week by Let's Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation. Bemidji State junior Michael Bitzer, Lake Superior State University of Alabama in Huntsville junior Gordon Defiel, Minnesota State senior Cole Huggins, Bowling Green junior Chris Nell and Northern Michigan sophomore Atte University of Alaska Anchorage Tolvanen are all under consideration for the award, which annually honors the top netminder in D-I hockey. University of Alaska Fairbanks • Polling Place: Minnesota State moved up five spots to No. 14 in the USCHO.com poll, while Bowling Green remained in at No. 20. (both Bemidji State University are also receiving votes in the USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine rankings). Bowling Green State University • Tradition Starts Here: Four (4) of the nation's top-15 winningest teams over the past three seasons play in the WCHA - the highest Ferris State University representation among that upper 25% of programs of any D-I conference since realignment (Hockey East and the NCHC each have three Lake Superior State University teams apiece, the Big Ten and ECAC Hockey both have two each and Atlantic Hockey has a single program). Michigan Technological University • Minnesota State is tied for third nationally with 78 wins, Ferris State is 11th with 67, Michigan Tech is tied for 12th with 66 and Minnesota State University Bowling Green is 15th with 63. Northern Michigan University By the Numbers • 10: Years had passed since Northern Michigan's last five-point game, before junior forward Robbie Payne tallied two short-handed goals TRADITION STARTS HERE and three assists last Saturday against Wisconsin. Prior to Payne's outburst, the last NMU five-point effort belonged to former NHL-er Mike Santorelli (2g-3a in a 5-2 win at Omaha on Oct. 21, 2006). • 11a: Career shutouts for Minnesota State senior Cole Huggins, a Minnesota State record and most among active NCAA goaltenders. He In Memorium In memoriam of the late Oliver “Butch” reached the mark with a 25-save blanking of Michigan Tech on Saturday night. Mousseau, the men’s Western Collegiate • 11b: Game-winning goals in 2015-16 for Lake Superior State's freshmen, tied for most among rookie classes in the NCAA. That group Hockey Association (WCHA) will retire his (Matt McArdle, Diego Cuglietta, Jake Hand, C.J. Hayes, Owen Headrick, Mitch Hults, Anthony Nellis, Josh Nenadal and Gage Torrel) officials’ jersey number 12, while on-ice begins their sophomore campaigns this weekend. officials will wear a specially-designed “12” sticker on their helmets throughout the The Week Ahead 2016-17 season. • UP Home Openers: On a weekend in which it will welcome back NHL All-Star Game MVP John Scott and honor last year's Cup co- champs, Michigan Tech hosts Alabama Huntsville. After splitting a series with Wisconsin in Green Bay, Northern Michigan returns to Mousseau, a longtime league official, Marquette for its home opener against Bemidji State. tragically passed away March 25 after • Top-15 Clash in Mankato: After an impressive sweep last weekend, No. 14 Minnesota State continues its season-opening homestand by suffering critical head injuries stemming from welcoming No. 7/5 St. Cloud State of the NCHC to the Verizon Wireless Center. a fall to the ice during warm-ups prior to the • Brice Alaska Goal Rush: Alaska hosts the ninth annual Brice Alaska Goal Rush, welcoming Alaska Anchorage, Canisius (Atlantic Hockey) second WCHA Final Five semifinal game on and Omaha (NCHC) to the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. Friday, March 18 at the Van Andel Arena • More Nonconference Action: No. 20 Bowling Green faces NCHC foe Western Michigan in a home-and-home beginning Friday in in Grand Rapids, Mich. Mousseau was 48. Ohio, Ferris State welcomes No. 13 Michigan to a sold-out Ewigleben Arena for a single game Saturday, and Lake Superior State hosts Michigan Tech at Taffy Abel Arena in the Great Lake State Weekend. Butch was universally respected for his work 2016-17 WCHA Standings on the ice and beloved for his kind and Conference Overall generous spirit to all, along with his love Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T 3/SW % GF GA GP W L T % GF GA for the great sport of hockey at all levels. 1 Alabama Huntsville 6 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 6 4 4 2 2 0 .500 6 14 Bemidji State 6 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 6 2 2 2 0 0 1.000 6 2 Minnesota State (14) 6 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 7 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 7 1 4 Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- 0 0 2 1 1 0 .500 7 7 Alaska Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- 0 0 2 0 2 0 .000 1 10 Lake Superior State 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- 0 0 Northern Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- 0 0 2 1 1 0 .500 8 8 Bowling Green (20) 0 2 0 2 0 0 .000 2 6 2 0 2 0 .000 2 6 Ferris State 0 2 0 2 0 0 .000 4 6 4 0 4 0 .000 8 13 Michigan Tech 0 2 0 2 0 0 .000 1 7 4 0 4 0 .000 4 17 WCHA.tv (3 points for win in regulation or 5-on-5 OT; 1 point for tie after regulation and 5-on-5 OT; 1 point for win in 3-on-3 OT or shootout; In partnership with industry leader rankings listed by USCHO.com first, followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine) Stretch Internet, WCHA.tv - the official online streaming platform of the WCHA This Week in the WCHA (All Times Local) - will provide fans with live and archived broadcasts of WCHA hockey. Friday, October 14 Saturday, October 15 1Alabama Huntsville at Michigan Tech, 7:07 p.m. ET* Michigan State at Lake Superior State, 6:07 p.m. ET* 1Bemidji State at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m. ET* (20) Bowling Green at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET Featuring all 10 WCHA member institutions, Western Michigan at (20) Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m. ET* 1Alabama Huntsville at Michigan Tech, 7:07 p.m. ET* every league game – home and away – will be Michigan State at Lake Superior State, 7:37 p.m. ET* 1Bemidji State at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m. ET* streamed live, along with all nonconference (7/5) St. Cloud State at (14) Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT* (13) Michigan at Ferris State, 7:07 p.m. ET* home games and the 2017 WCHA tournament. 2Omaha vs. Alaska Anchorage, 4:07 p.m. AT* (7/5) St. Cloud State at (14) Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT* 2Canisius at Alaska, 7:07 p.m. AT* 2Canisius vs. Alaska Anchorage, 4:07 p.m. AT* 2Omaha at Alaska, 7:07 p.m. AT* 1 - WCHA game; * - WCHA.tv; 2 - Brice Alaska Goal Rush (Fairbanks, Alaska) Rankings listed by USCHO.com poll first, followed by USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine poll The Week in Review - Games of Oct. 6-9, 2016 #WCHA

• In an early-season matchup of the defending MacNaughton Cup co- Northern Michigan vs. Wisconsin (Cont.) champions, No. 19 Minnesota State came away with an impressive home Saturday's finale was high-scoring affair, as Wisconsin won, 6-5. WCHA sweep over No. 17 Michigan Tech. Offensive Player of the Week Robbie Payne had a fantastic night, becoming the • Behind stellar goaltending and clutch scoring, host Bemidji State partially first Wildcat in 10 years to have a five-point game as he recorded two short- avenged its 2016 playoff loss by sweeping No. 14/15 Bowling Green in a handed goals and three assists. Tied 4-4 heading into the third, freshman Daniel season-opening series. Craighead scored his second goal of the contest to thrust the Wildcats ahead. • Northern Michigan opened its campaign with an entertaining But, it was the Badgers who would score the game's final two goals. nonconference set against Wisconsin at the Resch Center in Green Bay, splitting a pair of one-goal contests. No. 13/11 Minnesota 6, at Alaska Anchorage 0 • Alaska earned a season-opening win over Alaska Anchorage, while both the (Oct. 7 at Sullivan Arena; Anchorage, Alaska) Nanooks and the Seawolves fell to No. 13/11 Minnesota in Anchorage. Alaska Anchorage suffered its first season-opening loss since 2000, ending • Alabama Huntsville's season-opening, three-weekend road series a 15-year unbeaten streak (12-0-3) with a 6-0 defeat to visiting No. 13/11 continued with a trip East, where the Chargers were swept by host Minnesota. The Gophers broke the game open with a three-goal third period. Connecticut. • Ferris State's difficult start continued with a pair of tightly-contested losses Alaska 4, at Alaska Anchorage 1 to Western Michigan in a home-and-home series between the intra-state (Oct. 8 at Sullivan Arena; Anchorage, Alaska) rivals. In a rare nonconference matchup between WCHA schools, Alaska opened its • Full recaps, box scores and select video highlights are available online at season with a 4-1 win over rival Alaska Anchorage in front of 3,223 fans at the wcha.com. Sullivan Arena. The Nanooks got their season off to a fast start, scoring three first-period at No. 19 Minnesota State 3, No. 17 Michigan Tech 1 goals. Justin Woods opened the scoring with a power-play strike, followed by at No. 19 Minnesota State 4, No. 17 Michigan Tech 0 Tayler Munson and Ryker Leer. Chad Staley added a third-period marker, while (Oct. 7 and 8 at Verizon Wireless Center; Mankato, Minn.) Jarrett Brown scored late for the Seawolves. UAF senior goaltender Davis Jones In an early-season matchup of the defending MacNaughton Cup co- made 19 saves for the win. champions, No. 19 Minnesota State came away with an impressive home sweep over No. 17 Michigan Tech. No. 13/11 Minnesota 6, Alaska 3 The Mavericks earned the 21st opening-night win in school history with (Oct. 9 at Sullivan Arena; Anchorage, Alaska) a 3-1 triumph Friday behind a pair of goals from Zeb Knutson. All four goals Alaska hung tough with No. 13/11 Minnesota, pulling within 4-3 in the third came in the first period, as Knutson scored before and after a goal by Michigan period before the Gophers scored twice late for the 6-4 triumph. Tech's Shane Hanna. Minnesota State's C.J. Franklin scored late in the opening Zach Frye and Austin Vieth both scored for the Nanooks, while the first frame, while defenseman Daniel Brickley assisted on all three scores. From career goal by freshman Troy Van Tetering at the 13:14 mark of the third period there, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week Cole Huggins got his first win of the gave UAF hope. season, stopping 20 of the Huskies' 21 shots. Huggins once again was the story in the series finale, making 25 saves at Connecticut 6, Alabama Huntsville 0 and setting the Minnesota State record with his 11th career shutout in the at Connecticut 4, Alabama Huntsville 0 Mavericks' 4-0 win. The senior netminder recorded the 40th win of his career (Oct. 7 and 8 at XL Center; Hartford, Conn.) with the help of Knutson’s third goal in two games, along with a trio of power- Alabama Huntsville's season-opening, three-weekend road series continued play goals from Brickley, freshman forward Marc Michaelis and C.J. Franklin. with a trip East, where the Chargers were swept by host Connecticut. UConn scored three goals in the first period Friday en route to the 6-0 win, at Bemidji State 2, No. 14/15 Bowling Green 1 while scoring twice in the opening stanza Saturday (a 4-0 victory). at Bemidji State 4, No. 14/15 Bowling Green 1 (Oct 7 and 8 at Sanford Center; Bemidji, Minn.) Western Michigan 5, at No. 20 Ferris State 3 Behind stellar goaltending and clutch scoring, host Bemidji State partially at Western Michigan 2, at No. 20 Ferris State 1 avenged its 2016 playoff loss by sweeping No. 14/15 Bowling Green in a (Oct. 6 at Ewigleben Ice Arena; Big Rapids, Mich. and Oct. 7 at Lawson Arena; season-opening series. Kalamazoo, Mich.) The Beavers got started early Friday night, tallying two first-period goals Ferris State's difficult start continued with a pair of tightly-contested losses courtesy of freshman Zach Whitecloud and Myles Fitzgerald. From there, it to Western Michigan in a home-and-home series between the intra-state rivals. was junior goaltender Michael Bitzer who stole the show with by stopping Redshirt freshman Craig Pefley had a pair of assists, and Mitch Maloney, 20-of-21 shots, keeping Bowling Green out of the net until early in the third. Jared VanWormer and Ryan Lowney all scored as the Bulldogs entered the third Although the Falcons outshot BSU 12-2 in the third, received a goal from period of Thursday's series opener tied at 3-3. However, Western Michigan Stephen Baylis to make it a 2-1 game and had a 6-on-4 advantage for the final snapped the tie at the 11:31 mark of the final stanza and added an insurance 54 seconds, the Beavers held on for the win. goal late for the win. Bemidji State finished the sweep in style Saturday, snapping a 1-1 tie with Despite 39 saves from goaltender Darren Smith, Ferris State fell 2-1 on three third-period goals to win, 4-1. After BSU'sBrett Beauvais and BGSU's Friday in Kalamazoo, Mich. Senior forward Chad McDonald had the lone goal for Mitch McLain traded goals in the first two periods, the Beavers got third-period the Bulldogs on the power play, with assists by freshman Taylor Fernandez and strikes by Charlie O'Connor, Gerry Fitzgerald and Brendan Harms. Bitzer Pefley. Western Michigan scored twice in the second period and outshot Ferris turned aside 22-of-23 shots. State by a 41-18 margin overall.

Northern Michigan 3, Wisconsin 2 Wisconsin 6, Northern Michigan 5 (Oct. 7 and 8 at Resch Center; Green Bay, Wis.) Northern Michigan opened its campaign with an entertaining nonconference set against Wisconsin at the Resch Center in Green Bay, splitting a pair of one-goal contests. Gerard Hanson (1g-2a) and Brock Maschmeyer (3a) factored into every goal during a 3-2 win Friday. Hanson scored just 19 seconds into the season to give the Wildcats an early 1-0 lead. After the Badgers tied the game later in the period on a power-play goal, Robbie Payne got the first of his six points on the weekend with a goal on a 5-on-3 advantage. Troy Loggins extended the lead to 3-1 with a second-period goal, and Atte Tolvanen made 14 of his 27 saves during an action-paced third period as NMU held on.

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Offensive Player of the Week Defensive Player of the Week Rookie of the Week

Robbie Payne Cole Huggins Zach Whitecloud Jr., F, Northern Michigan Sr., G, Minnesota State Fr., D, Bemidji State Gaylord, Mich. Centennial, Colo. Brandon, Manitoba

Payne had an outstanding opening weekend, tying Huggins backstopped then-No. 19 Minnesota State Whitecloud had an impressive debut weekend, for the WCHA lead with three goals and six points to a season-opening sweep of then-No. 17 Michi- factoring heavily in Bemidji State’s power play as Northern Michigan split a pair of games with gan Tech, stopping 45-of-46 shots in the two wins. and on the blue line as the Beavers posted a sea- Wisconsin at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The His .978 save percentage and 0.50 goals-against son-opening sweep over then-No. 14/15 Bowling junior from Gaylord, Mich. helped the Wildcats to average both led the WCHA and ranked fourth na- Green. Playing on the Beavers’ top power-play a 3-2, opening-night victory, as his second-period, tionally, while he was one of seven NCAA goalten- unit, the freshman from Brandon, Manitoba power-play goal snapped a 1-1 tie and gave NMU a ders – and the only WCHA netminder – to post a scored BSU’s first goal of the season at the 6:15 2-1 lead they would not relinquish. Saturday night, shutout last weekend. The senior from Centennial, mark of the first period Friday – setting the stage Payne became the first Northern Michigan player Colo. turned aside 20-of-21 shots in Friday’s 3-1 for a 2-1 victory. Saturday, he earned an assist on to record a five-point game in 10 years, tallying win before posting a 25-save blanking in Saturday’s the man advantage for Bemidji State’s final goal in two goals and three assists. Both of his goals were 4-0 triumph. Saturday’s shutout was the school-re- a 4-1 triumph. Whitecloud finished the weekend short-handed, the second was unassisted and both cord 11th of Huggins’ career (most among active with four blocked shots, helping BSU hold the Fal- tied the game, once at 1-1 in the first period and NCAA goaltenders), while he now ranks sixth in cons to just two goals. then again at 4-4 late in the second. Although the Minnesota State history with 40 collegiate victo- Wildcats eventually lost a wild, 6-5 decision, Payne ries. This is Huggins’ third career WCHA weekly Honorable Mention: finished the night with a +4 rating. This is Payne’s award, including one Rookie of the Week honor • Darien Craighead, F, Northern Michigan - first career WCHA weekly award. during his 2013-14 freshman campaign. Scored twice during a 6-5 loss Saturday, one a game-tying goal and the other a go-ahead Honorable Mention: Honorable Mention: marker. • Daniel Brickley, So., D, Minnesota State - • Michael Bitzer, Jr., G, Bemidji State - Stopped • Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State - Had Racked up a goal and five assists – including 42-of-44 shots to lead the Beavers to a sea- a three-point effort with a goal and two as- on all three Maverick goals Friday – in MSU’s son-opening sweep of then-No. 14/15 Bowl- sists in the Mavericks’ 4-0 win over then-No. sweep of then-No. 17 Michigan Tech. ing Green. 17 Michigan Tech on Saturday. • Phillip Marinaccio, Sr., F, Bemidji State - Had • Davis Jones, Sr., G, Alaska - Made 19 saves • Craig Pefley, F, Ferris State - Assisted on three assists – including helpers on both in the Nanooks’ 4-1, season-opening win over three of the Bulldogs’ six goals against West- game-winners, to help the Beavers sweep rival Alaska Anchorage. ern Michigan, while finishing with 29-of-44 then-No. 14/15 Bowling Green. • Ryan Lowney, Sr., D, Ferris State - Scored the in the face-off circle). • Chad McDonald, Sr., F, Ferris State - Notched game-tying goal Friday at Western Michigan. • Troy Van Tetering, F, Alaska - Scored his two points, tallying one each night, in the • Brock Maschmeyer, Sr., D, Northern Michi- first collegiate goal Sunday against then-No. Bulldogs’ nonconference series against West- gan - Assisted on all three Wildcats goals in 13/11 Minnesota, finishing the weekend ern Michigan. Friday’s win, and finished the weekend with with a +2 rating. • Tayler Munson, Jr., F, Alaska - Scored the four blocked shots and a +2 rating. game-winning goal in the Nanooks’ sea- son-opening win over Alaska Anchorage, logged an assist Sunday against then-No. 13/11 Minnesota.

2016-17 WCHA Players of the Week (Previous Winners)

Date Offensive Defensive Rookie Oct. 3 Max McHugh, Jr., F, Alabama Huntsville Matt Larose, Sr., G, Alabama Huntsville Craig Pefley, F, Ferris State

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Bowling Green Tabbed as Preseason Favorite by 2016-17 Mankato Free Press WCHA Coaches' Poll WCHA Coaches and Media Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Points 1. Bowling Green (8) 89 If the league’s coaches and media are correct, Bowling Green will end the 2016- 2. Michigan Tech (2) 79 17 regular season by hoisting its first MacNaughton Cup as champion of the 3. Minnesota State 71 men’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The Falcons were tabbed 4. Ferris State 70 as the league favorite in both the Mankato Free Press WCHA Coaches’ and the 5. Northern Michigan 54 6. Bemidji State 48 Bemidji Pioneer WCHA Media preseason polls. 7. Lake Superior State 44 8. Alaska Anchorage 29 The four schools that made the WCHA one of just two Division I conferences 9. Alabama Huntsville 23 (along with Hockey East) to have at least four, 20-win teams in 2015-16 sit atop 10. Alaska 21 both polls in identical order: Bowling Green, followed by reigning MacNaughton Predicted order of finish. Based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale. Coaches could Cup co-champions Michigan Tech and Minnesota State, and defending not vote for their own teams. Broadmoor Trophy winner Ferris State. The four programs picked to hold home ice as the league’s new, on-campus postseason tournament begins next March WCHA Preseason Player of the Year (votes) are all among the top-15 nationally for wins since opening night of the 2013-14 Gerald Mayhew, Sr. F, Ferris State (7) season, with the Mavericks (76 victories) ranking fourth, the Bulldogs (67) tied Others receiving votes: Mark Friedman, Jr. D, Bowling Green (1); Brandon for 10th, the Huskies (66) in 12th and the Falcons (63) placing 15th. Hawkins, Jr. F, Bowling Green (1); Chris Nell, Jr. F, Bowling Green (1)

Demonstrating the competitiveness that is a WCHA hallmark, all four programs WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year (votes) received first-place votes in the media poll, while Bowling Green (8) and Parker Tuomie, F, Minnesota State (4) Michigan Tech (2) earned the coaches’ nods. Others receiving votes: Cam Clarke, D, Ferris State (2); Colton Leiter, F, Alaska (1); Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State (1); Collin Peters, F, Northern Michigan (1); Angus Redmond, G, Michigan Tech (1) Spots five through seven were also the same in both polls, with Northern Michigan, Bemidji State and Lake Superior State, respectively, expected to Preseason All-WCHA Team be vying for playoff positioning. Last season, the Wildcats posted their highest Forwards conference win total and finish (12 victories and fifth place) since the 2009-10 Gerald Mayhew, Sr., Ferris State; Dominik Shine, Sr., Northern Michigan; Brandon season, the Beavers won their most games (17) since 2011-12, and the Lakers Hawkins, Jr., Bowling Green (tie); Corey Mackin, So., Ferris State (tie) enjoyed a six-win improvement behind one of the nation’s top-scoring freshmen Defensemen classes. Mark Friedman, Jr., Bowling Green; Matt Roy, Jr., Michigan Tech Goaltender WCHA coaches picked Alaska Anchorage to grab the league’s eighth and final Chris Nell, Jr., Bowling Green playoff spot, ahead of Alabama Huntsville and Alaska. The media poll has the Nanooks finishing eighth and the Seawolves 10th, with the Chargers again ninth. 2016-17 Bemidji Pioneer Media Poll Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Points Ferris State senior forward Gerald Mayhew was the coaches’ and media’s choice 1. Bowling Green (15) 251 as preseason Player of the Year. The Wyandotte, Mich. native ranked third in 2. Michigan Tech (6) 239 3. Minnesota State (5) 236 the league scoring race with 25 points (9g-16a) in WCHA play last year, while 4. Ferris State (2) 218 his 41 points overall (16g-25a) paced the conference. He ended his campaign 5. Northern Michigan 161 by recording a point in five of six postseason contests (10 total), helping the 6. Bemidji State 144 Bulldogs to the NCAA West Regional final with five goals (including two game- 7. Lake Superior State 106 winners) and five assists. 8. Alaska 68 9. Alabama Huntsville 66 Minnesota State forward Parker Tuomie (coaches’ choice) and Ferris State 10. Alaska Anchorage 50 defensemen Cameron Clarke (media pick) split the preseason Rookie of the Predicted order of finish. Based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale. Year votes. Tuomie, a native of Germany, finished 11th in the United States Hockey League (USHL) scoring race last season, scoring 54 points (30g-24a) for WCHA Preseason Player of the Year the Sioux Falls Stampede. Clarke was selected by the Boston Bruins in the fifth Gerald Mayhew, Sr., F, Ferris State round (136th pick overall) of the 2016 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft. He Others receiving votes: Dominik Shine, Sr., F, Northern Michigan; Sean Walker, was named the 2015-16 North American Hockey League (NAHL) Defenseman of Sr., D, Bowling Green; Cameron Clarke, Fr., D, Ferris State; Mason Mitchell, So., F, the Year following a standout season in which he tallied 50 points (9g-41a) in 59 Alaska Anchorage; Corey Mackin, So., F, Ferris State; Max McHugh, Jr., F, Alabama games for the Lone Star Brahmas. Huntsville; Chris Nell, Jr., G, Bowling Green; Cole Huggins, Sr., G, Minnesota State; Tyler Heinonen, Sr., F, Michigan Tech

WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year Cameron Clarke, D, Ferris State Others receiving votes: Parker Tuomie, F, Minnesota State; Hampus Sjodahl, F, Bemidji State; Alec Rauhauser, D, Bowling Green; Frederic Letourneau, F, Bowling Green; Max Humitz, F, Lake Superior State; Brayden Gelsinger, F, Lake Superior State; Thomas Beretta, F, Michigan Tech; Mitch Reinke, D, Michigan Tech; Casey Linkenheld, F, Bowling Green; Adam Brady, F, Bemidji State; Connor James, D, Alabama Huntsville; Austin Beaulieu, F, Alabama Huntsville

Preseason All-WCHA Team Forwards Gerald Mayhew, Sr., Ferris State; Dominik Shine, Sr., Northern Michigan; Tyler Heinonen, Sr., Michigan Tech Defensemen Mark Friedman, Jr., Bowling Green; Matt Roy, Jr., Michigan Tech Goaltender Chris Nell, Jr., Bowling Green

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USCHO.com USA TODAY/USA Hockey Magazine October 10, 2016 October 10, 2016 Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll Rank Team, Points (1st place) Last Wk Record Top 15 1 North Dakota (45) 2-0-0 995 1 1. North Dakota, 504 (28) 1 2-0-0 2 2 Boston University (5) 1-0-0 912 4 2. Boston University, 457 (6) 3 1-0-0 2 3 Quinnipiac 1-0-1 893 2 3. Quinnipiac, 441 2 1-0-1 2 4 Minnesota Duluth 2-0-2 828 6 4. Minnesota Duluth, 399 5 2-0-2 2 5 Notre Dame 2-0-0 699 9 5. St. Cloud State, 316 6 0-0-0 2 6 Boston College 1-1-0 657 5 6. Notre Dame, 308 8 2-0-0 2 7 St. Cloud State 0-0-0 654 7 7. Massachusetts Lowell, 303 7 0-0-2 2 8 Massachusetts Lowell 0-0-2 652 8 8. Minnesota, 242 11 2-0-0 2 9 Minnesota 2-0-0 571 13 9. Boston College, 235 9 1-1-0 2 10 Denver 0-2-0 511 3 10. Denver, 193 4 0-2-0 2 11 Providence 1-1-0 443 10 11. Providence, 178 10 1-1-0 2 12 Harvard 0-0-0 442 12 12. Harvard, 132 13 0-0-0 2 13 Michigan 1-1-0 412 11 13. Michigan, 111 12 1-1-0 2 14 Minnesota State 2-0-0 354 19 14. Northeastern, 82 14 0-1-1 2 15 St. Lawrence 1-1-0 255 16 15. Ohio State, 45 -- 1-0-1 1 16 Northeastern 0-1-1 248 15 Also receiving votes: Minnesota State, 42; St. Lawrence, 41; Air Force, 21; Yale, 17 Yale 0-0-0 208 18 19; Bowling Green, 4; Omaha, 4; Miami, 3. 18 Air Force 1-0-1 160 NR 19 Ohio State 1-0-1 151 NR 20 Bowling Green 0-2-0 63 14 Others receiving votes: Miami 59, Omaha 57, Bemidji State 48, Penn State 47, Cornell 38, Clarkson 32, Maine 30, Western Michigan 21, Connecticut 16, Michigan Tech 11, Rochester Institute of Technology 7, Bentley 5, Union 5, Wisconsin 5, Vermont 4, Dartmouth 3, Ferris State 2, Holy Cross 2.

WCHA Against the Rest By Team vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind. Total Alabama Huntsville 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 Alaska Anchorage 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 Alaska 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 Bemidji State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Bowling Green 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Ferris State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 Lake Superior State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Michigan Tech 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 Minnesota State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Northern Michigan 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 TOTALS: 0-0-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-4-0 0-0-0 1-9-0 (.---) (.250) (.---) (.000) (.000) (.---) (.100)

By Site vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind Total Home 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 Away 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 0-5-0 Neutral 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 TOTALS: 0-0-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-4-0 0-0-0 1-9-0 (.---) (.250) (.---) (.000) (.000) (.---) (.100)

WCHA Head-to-Head UAH UAA UAF BSU BGSU FSU LSSU MTU MSU NMU W-L-T-3/SW UAH ---- 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 UAA 0-0-0-0 ---- 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 UAF 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 ---- 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 BSU 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 ---- 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 BGSU 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-2-0-0 ---- 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-2-0-0 FSU 0-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 ---- 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-2-0-0 LSSU 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 ---- 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 MTU 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 ---- 0-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-2-0-0 MSU 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 ---- 0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 NMU 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 ---- 0-0-0-0

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Head Coach: Mike Corbett (4th season) Head Coach: Matt Thomas (4th season) Record at UAH: 19-84-11 Record at UAA: 37-60-11 2015-16 Overall Record: 7-21-6 (5-17-6) 2015-16 Overall Record: 11-20-3 (8-18-2) 2016-17 Overall Record: 2-2-0 (2-0-0-0) 2016-17 Overall Record: 0-2-0 (0-0-0-0)

Chargers Seawolves University of Alabama in Huntsville University of Alaska Anchorage

• UAH dropped both games in its first nonconference tilts of the 2016-17 • UAA travels north following its opening weekend against #13 Minnesota and season, falling by scores of 6-0 and 4-0 at Hockey East affiliate UConn this Alaska Fairbanks in Anchorage . past weekend. UAH is now 2-2-0 overall, while holding a 2-0-0 record within • UAA is off to its worse start since 2000-01, going 0-2 in the opening the WCHA. weekend. UAA fell to the Golden Gophers, 6-0, and to UAF, 4-1. • UAH jumps back into WCHA play this weekend with a trip to Michigan Tech • Scoring UAA's lone goal on the weekend was junior D Jarrett Brown on on Friday and Saturday, with puck drop slated for 7:07 p.m. for both night’s Saturday. contests. The Chargers are looking for their first win over the Huskies, as • The Seawolves are 10-5-1 all-time at the Brice Alaska Goal Rush, which UAH is 0-10-0 all-time against MTU. started in 2008-09. The Seawolves won the BAGR twice – in 2008 for the • Matt Larose’s season record slipped to 2-2-0 with the loss, despite accruing inaugural event and again in 2011. 48 saves during the weekend series. The senior goaltender now owns a .898 • UAF won the other six tournaments, preventing Lower 48 teams from ever save percentage and a 3.55 goals against average through four games this capturing the crown. season. • Last season, UAA defeated RPI (4-3) and American International (6-2). UAA’s • Junior Josh Kestner and sophomore Kurt Gosselin remain tied for the team Blake Tatchell and Wyatt Ege were named to the All-Tournament Team. lead in assists with two apiece, as each notched a pair of helpers during the • Sophomore F Jeremiah Leudtke holds the tournament record for single- season-opening sweep of Ferris State. Kestner now has five career assists, game assists with four, while him and Tatchell are tied for tournament lead while Gosselin has totaled nine career helpers. with four points in a single game. • Sophomore Max McHugh paces the UAH offense with two goals so far in the • UAA is 4-1-1 since head coach Matt Thomas took over in 2013. 2016-17 season, posting one goal in each of the season-opening victories at • UAA will open the 2016 tournament vs. Omaha. UNO leads the all-time Ferris State on Oct. 1-2. McHugh – who is tied for third for goals scored in series record against the Seawolves, 5-2-1, while UAA leads 1-0-0 at a neutral the WCHA – has been the Chargers offensive leader for the past two seasons, site. breaking 20 points as both as freshman and sophomore. • The teams’ last meeting were Feb. 15-16, 2013 as members of the WCHA. • Sophomore Cam Knight is currently leading the Chargers and the nation UNO swept in Anchorage, 3-0, 6-5 OT. defensively with blocks this season he’s accumulated 14 blocks so far in • The teams also met five years ago to the date on Oct. 14, 2011 at the Brice – four appearances. Fellow defenseman Brandon Parker joins Knight on the UAA won, 3-0. national leaderboard with 11 blocks, good for tied for second in the NCAA. • The Seawolves are 3-0-1 all-time vs Canisius. UAA won 2-0 on Oct. 12, 2012 • The Chargers have a trio of seniors who have played in a total of 109 games in the last meeting at the Kendall Hockey Classic in Anchorage. in their careers in the Blue & White, as Brandon Carlson, Brent Fletcher and • UAA will start conference play, Oct. 28-29 on the road at Bemidji State. Cody Marooney have appeared in each of the four games so far this season. The UAH hockey program record for most appearances in a game was set by Joel Bresciani with 173 from 1999-2003. • Following this weekend’s series, UAH returns home to the Rocket City for its home opener against Lake Superior State on Oct. 21-22. Puck drops at 7:07 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday next week

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Head Coach: Dallas Ferguson (9th season) Head Coach: Tom Serratore (16th season) Record at UAF: 72-132-38 Record at BSU: 246-240-67 2015-16 Overall Record: 10-22-4 (8-16-4) 2015-16 Overall Record: 17-16-6 (11-12-5) 2016-17 Overall Record: 1-1-0 (0-0-0-0) 2016-17 Overall Record: 2-0-0 (2-0-0-0)

Nanooks Beavers University of Alaska Bemidji State University

• Alaska officially kicked off the 2016-17 season, splitting the weekend against • Bemidji State opened its 61st year of hockey with a sweep of WCHA rival and in-state rival Alaska Anchorage and the now-No. 9 Minnesota Gophers in No. 15 Bowling Green State University, Oct. 7-8. BSU posted a 2-1 win in the Anchorage on Oct. 8-9. opener and followed that with a 4-1 victory Saturday. • The Nooks scored three first-period goals to defeat the UAA Seawolves 4-1 • The sweep marked BSU’s first of the season and the first time the Falcons on Saturday, Oct. 8 before falling 6-3 to the U of M on Sunday, Oct. 9. Alaska have been swept since Feb. 20 and 21, 2015. sits at 1-1-0 overall in the early stages of the 2016-17 season. • Including Friday’s win, since first fielding a men’s hockey team in 1947-48, • In total, six Nanooks had multi-point weekends, with four of the six coming the Beavers are 44-15-2 in season openers (.738) and are 45-14-2 in home in a single game openers (.754). • In Saturday’s nonconference, non-Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup game, • BSU head coach Tom Serratore begins his 16th season as head coach at his redshirt-junior Justin Woods and sophomore forward Ryker Leer both Alma Mater (’87). He is 246-240-67 (.504). contributed a goal and an assist to keep the Nanooks’ three-game winning • Despite the sweep and defeating the Falcons in three of the last five streak against UAA alive. meetings, Bemidji State still trails Bowling Green, 6-8-1, in a series that got • Junior defenseman Zach Frye and senior forward Brandon Morley also its start in 2011. registered a two-point game throughout the weekend, as Frye posted a • The Beavers have a 5-2-1 record versus the Falcons on home ice, out scoring goal and an assist while Morley collected two assists against Minnesota on BGSU 2.50 to 1.75. Sunday. • BSU is 3-2-1 all-time when facing a nationally-ranked Bowling Green team. In • Sophomore forward Chad Staley and junior forward Tayler Munson collected addition to last weekend, sweep, BSU earned a 5-2 victory and a 2-2 (OT) tie a goal and an assist this weekend, while junior forward Austin Vieth and when hosting the then No. 6 Falcons Jan. 30 and 31, 2015. rookie forward Troy Van Tetering also tallied goals this weekend. • Phillip Marinaccio led all BSU players with three points on the weekend (3a), • Munson currently leads the team in shots on goal (posting seven in two which included assists on the game-winning goal each night. games), while also leading in game-winning goals with one. • Zach Whitecloud, Dylan McCrory, Tommy Muck and Hampus Sjodahl, BSU • Both defensemen assistant captains Frye and Woods recorded power-play rookies this season, made their collegiate debuts this weekend. Whitecloud goals for Alaska in back-to-back nights, with Woods scoring in Saturday’s played in both games and recorded his first goal a Beaver in Friday’s 2-1 contest and Frye in Sunday’s. victory and first assist the following night. • Senior goaltender Davis Jones backstopped the Nanooks in Saturday’s • Seven different players recorded multipoint weekends to open the season. victory against UAA, collecting 19 saves and posting a save percentage of • Myles Fitzgerald and Charlie O’Connor each picked up their first game- .950. winning goals of the year in the series. • Sophomore goaltender Jesse Jenks played in Sunday’s match against • Brett Beauvais showed his veteran leadership on the BSU blue line leading Minnesota, recording a game-high 21 saves and posting a save percentage all defenders with two points in the series (1g-1a) and a team-best six of .808. blocked shots, while owning a +3 plus/minus rating. • The Alaska Nanooks are back at the Carlson Center this week, hosting • Brendan Harms continued his run of success versus the Falcons, recording a the ninth annual Brice Alaska Goal Rush Oct. 14-15. The Nanooks and goal in the series finale. He now has nine points (4g-5a) in 13 games versus the Seawolves take on Canisius College and the Omaha Mavericks for the BGSU during his career. coveted champion gold pan. • Michael Bitzer backstopped the Beavers to a pair of wins in the series. He is now 2-0-0 on the season with a 1.00 goals against average, and a .955 save percentage. He allowed two goals, including a shot-handed goal, in119:53 of play. • Bemidji State opened the season with a pair of penalty-kill shutouts. The Beavers held the Falcons without a power-play goal in 13 opportunities, snuffing out five chances Friday and eight Saturday. • The BSU power-play unit was 2-or-12 (.167) on the weekend. Whitecloud was inserted into the Beavers’ power-play unit and contributed. He had a hand in both of the Beavers’ power-play goals (1g-1a). • BSU now hits the road for a WCHA series at Northern Michigan. The Beavers are 5-4-3 all-time versus the Wildcats in a series that got its start in 2009. BSU is 2-1-2 in its last five meetings with NMU. • Last season, the Beavers were 10-7-2 on the road. • BSU holds a 3-1-2 edge in series games played in Marquette. The Beavers have outscored NMU 2.55 to 1.17 when playing in Marquette. • Kyle Bauman leads all current Beavers averaging 0.50 points per game versus the Wildcats. He has three assists in six career games versus NMU. • Bitzer is 3-1-1 all-time versus NMU, which includes a pair of shutouts. He carries a career 0.99 GAA and .959 save percentage versus NMU into the series.

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Head Coach: Chris Bergeron (7th season) Head Coach: Bob Daniels (25th season) Record at BGSU: 102-115-31 Record at FSU: 417-428-95 2015-16 Overall Record: 22-14-6 (16-7-5) 2015-16 Overall Record: 20-15-6 (13-11-4) 2016-17 Overall Record: 0-2-0 (0-2-0-0) 2016-17 Overall Record: 0-4-0 (0-2-0-0)

Falcons Bulldogs Bowling Green State University Ferris State University

• Bowling Green has won its last three consecutive home-openers at the BGSU • Ferris State announced on Oct. 5 that Saturday night’s (Oct. 15) home hockey Ice Arena. Last season, the Falcons downed in-state rival Ohio State 2-0, game against the Michigan Wolverines was officially sold out. This marks while in 2014 they beat Miami 3-2, and back in 2013 the Falcons rallied for a the third consecutive home sell-out in a match up with the Wolverines. 4-3 win over Ohio State to open the season. Two years ago, the Bulldogs opened their season at home versus the Maize • In Western Michigan, Bowling Green faces an opponent the Falcons formerly and Blue and came away triumphant with a 4-3 victory on Oct. 4, 2014 in played on a yearly basis as members of the Central Collegiate Hockey front of a sold out crowd. Ferris State played to a 3-3 draw on Dec. 1, 2012 Association, but this will be the two teams' second match-up since the against Michigan at Ewigleben Ice Arena, a night after winning 5-0 over the league dissolved. BGSU is 71-57-7 all-time against the Broncos. Last season, Wolverines. Four of the last five meetings in Big Rapids between the Bulldogs the Falcons fell to WMU 4-1 in October, before dropping a narrow 1-0 final and Wolverines have been played in front of sold out crowds. The Bulldogs at the Huntington Center in Toledo on Dec. 30 to the Broncos. In 2012-13, have officially posted 20-plus sellouts overall in the last four years and the WMU went 2-1-1 in four games, including two wins in Kalamazoo. In fact, the “Dawg Pound” student section has recorded 80-plus sellouts to date. Falcons are 0-6-1 at Western Michigan in Chris Bergeron's tenure and have • With Chad McDonald’s goal at Western Michigan on 10/7, the senior come away without a win in nine straight Kalamazoo meetings. became the first Bulldog to score against every Division I College hockey • Senior Matt Pohlkamp played in his 122nd career game Saturday at Bemidji team in Michigan (Other than Ferris State) since Garrett Thompson (2010- State. As the active career leader for the Bowling Green squad, Pohlkamp 2014). The two are the only Bulldogs in over 20 years to accomplish the leads four current Falcons who have 100+ games of collegiate experience, feat, as Ferris State went 18 years between meetings with the Michigan which includes Sean Walker (121), Pierre-Luc Mercier (119), and Kevin Tech Huskies. In addition to McDonald’s feat, he has also registered an assist Dufour (115). against all but one of the Michigan college hockey programs, as the Bulldogs • Mitch McLain now joins Matt Pohlkamp on the career records watch list for prepare to take on the Michigan Wolverines. Bowling Green. McLain and Pohlkamp each tally three career shorthanded • Redshirt freshman forward Craig Pefley has now totaled six assists in his first goals, while the all-time high for the program is nine, set by Andy Gribble four games of 2016-17. Most recently, Pefley assisted on Chad McDonald’s from 1984-88. McLain’s third career shorty had tied up the Falcons with first goal of the season on Friday (Oct. 7) at Western Michigan. The St. Clair, the Beavers on Saturday night at one goal apiece, although Bowling Green Mich. native played in just one game last year due to injury and was given a ultimately fell 4-1 to the WCHA rival on the road. With the goal, McLain is medical redshirt. Pefley’s six assists – most in the NCAA – have him tied for tied for first overall in the WCHA, as well as tied for second in the NCAA third in the nation in total points. statistical charts. • With schedule changes due to the new WCHA playoff format, Ferris State will • Although the Falcons were unable to capitalize on the power play this past play six total home games in October. This marks the most home games the weekend, Bowling Green held Bemidji State to 2-12 on the man-advantage Bulldogs will play in any one month during the 2016-17 regular season. Ferris across the 120 minutes of play. The Falcons racked up 11 shots on its 13 State will play nine total contests over 29 days to open NCAA play, which is power play opportunities, while the Beavers tallied 17 shots on the 12 also the most they will play in any one month in the 2016-17 season. attempts. With the defensive efforts, Bowling Green killed penalties at a • Ferris State has dressed all of the seven freshmen skaters that they brought mark of 83.30 percent, matching this weekend’s opponent Western Michigan in for the 2016-17 season over the course of the first four games, with every at the same odds on the penalty kill. one of them playing in multiple contests. Taylor Fernandez earned top line • With increased success, the BGSU Ice Arena has seen more and more fans billing against the Western Michigan Broncos, and earned his first collegiate line up for BG hockey games. A year ago, Bowling Green played in front of point on Oct. 7 at Lawson Ice Arena. Defensemen Joe Rutkowski and Nate crowds exceeding 3,000 fans on eight occasions, doubling the four times Kallen have also notched one assist apiece to start their collegiate careers. from the 2015-15 campaign. Although the program averaged 2,549 fans per Chris Allemon, Dominic Lutz, Jason Tackettand Cameron Clarke have all game, the team set a season-high attendance mark against Ferris State on dressed in multiple games and are in search of their first collegiate points, Feb. 27, 2016 with 4,613. The home opener at the Madhouse on Mercer but have seen significant action in the opening four games of the season. brought in a crowd of 3,022 against Ohio State last season. Clarke was the runner-up for Preseason WCHA Rookie of the Year, and was • A sophomore forward from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Stephen Baylis tops drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fifth round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. the Falcons stat sheets with one goal and one assist through the first two • For the first time since the 1995-96 campaign, Ferris State will play all six games of the season. By notching the lone goal against the Beavers on Division I college hockey opponents in the state of Michigan in a single Friday, then by assisting McLain in his third career shorthanded goal, Baylis season. The Bulldogs will face all but Michigan Tech at least once at had a hand in both goals the Falcons scored on the weekend. Baylis’ 1.00 Ewigleben Ice Arena in Big Rapids. FSU will play in 12 contests against the six points per game ranks him 73rd in the NCAA. schools, with seven of the 12 coming at home. The Michigan-school schedule is front-loaded, with all seven of those home games taking place before November 20. The Bulldogs regularly played with all of Michigan’s college hockey teams while they were a member of the CCHA with the exception of Michigan Tech, who have competed in the WCHA since 1984. The Bulldogs defeated Michigan, Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan and Michigan State in each of their last games at Ewigleben Ice Arena. Michigan State has gone the longest in between visits to Big Rapids, as the Spartans last played at Ewigleben on Jan. 5, 2013.

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Head Coach: Damon Whitten (3rd season) Head Coach: Mel Pearson (6th season) Record at LSSU: 22-50-7 Record at MTU: 95-81-22 2015-16 Overall Record: 14-22-5 (10-13-5) 2015-16 Overall Record: 23-9-5 (18-7-3) 2016-17 Overall Record: 0-0-0 (0-0-0-0) 2016-17 Overall Record: 0-4-0 (0-2-0-0)

Lakers Huskies Lake Superior State University Michigan Technological University

• Lake Superior State opens the 2016-17 regular season, it’s 51st season of • Michigan Tech opens the home portion of its schedule with a WCHA series varsity hockey, with a nonconference series at home against former Central against Alabama Huntsville this weekend at the John MacInnes Student Ice Collegiate Hockey Association rivals Michigan State. Arena. It will be the first of two meetings between the Chargers and Huskies, • The Spartans hold an all-time series advantage of 71-35-14 overall and lead as Tech makes the trek to Alabama at the end of January. the Lakers 25-17-7 in games played in Sault Ste. Marie. • Last season, Michigan Tech swept UAH in Huntsville on November 6-7. The • Last season the Lakers and Spartans met three times, first in the Ice Breaker Huskies won 4-2 Friday and 2-1 Saturday. Brent Baltus and Joel L’Esperance Tournament held in Portland, Maine, followed by a two-game series in East had a goal each night, while Mason Blacklock also added a tally in the series. Lansing. • Michigan Tech is 10-0-0 all-time against Alabama Huntsville. The Huskies • MSU claimed a 4-1 victory at the Ice Breaker Tournament, before hosting have won all six meetings at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena, including the Lakers two weeks later. LSSU took the first game at Munn Ice Arena 4-2, four victories during the 2014-15 season. Tech won 11-1 and 5-0 during the and the Spartans salvaged a weekend split by winning 2-0 in the second regular season meeting in January. The two teams met in the WCHA First game. Round with Tyler Heinonen scoring the game winner in triple overtime the • The teams are deadlocked 4-4-2 in their last 10 meetings. first night to end the longest game in Michigan Tech hockey history. The • The last meeting between the teams in Sault Ste. Marie ended in a split after Huskies advanced with a 3-0 win the following night. the Lakers took the first game 3-2 and MSU won 4-2 in the finale. • Michigan Tech welcomes back NHL All-Star MVP John Scott Friday night. • The Lakers began their preseason on Oct. 2 with a 3-3 tie against Laurentian. John and his family will drop the puck to begin the game and he will also sign The Voyageurs eventually won an unofficial sudden-death shootout in three posters for fans during the first intermission. The first 1,000 fans to Saturday rounds. The Voyageurs scored twice in the third period to tie the game up. night's game get a free MacNaughton Cup T-shirt. • Freshman Luke Morgan and sophomore Mitch Hults scored goals in the first • Five Huskies have played over 100 career games. Shane Hanna (121) has period to claim a 2-1 lead that carried through the first and second periods. played every game of his career. Cliff Watson (120) and Chris Leibinger (116) • Morgan’s goal, coming off a tipped shot by fellow freshman Kris Bindulis also have hit the century mark from the blue line. Michael Neville (113) and opened the scoring 1:51 into the contest. Reid Sturos (107) lead the forwards in games played. • Hults’ five-on-three power-play marker put the Lakers ahead 2-1 less than • Michigan Tech suffered a pair of losses at No. 19 Minnesota State to begin three minutes after the Voyaguers tied the game at 1-1. WCHA play last weekend. The last time Tech started 0-4 was during the • Junior J.T. Henke, who also assisted on Morgan’s goal, tallied a power-play 2004-05 season. goal in the third to turn in a two-point effort, as did Bindulis who assisted on • Hanna scored for the Huskies on Friday. It was his 14th career goal and the Morgan and Henke goals. seventh power play tally. • Last weekend the Lakers hosted their annual Blue and Gold Game. The • Freshman defenseman Mitch Reinke played both nights, recording his first scrimmage was won by the gold team, propelled by freshman Ian Johnston’s collegiate point with the primary assist on Hanna’s first period goal. He has two goals and sophomore Nick Kossoff’s 17 saves in 42 minutes of scoreless appeared in three of Tech’s four games. play between the pipes. • Matt Wintjes was the starting goaltender Friday. He stopped 20 Maverick • LSSU opens WCHA play on the road at Alabama Huntsville Oct. 21-22. shots. Devin Kero started between the pipes for Tech on Saturday, stopping a career-high 32 shots. • All four Huskies from Minnesota were in the lineup both nights in Mankato. Heinonen (Delano), Jake Jackson (Maplewood), Reinke (Stillwater), and Dylan Steman (Hanover) have opened up the season in their home state.

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Head Coach: Mike Hastings (5th season) Head Coach: Walt Kyle (15th season) Record at MSU: 102-49-14 Record at NMU: 253-242-64 2015-16 Overall Record: 21-13-7 (16-5-7) 2015-16 Overall Record: 15-16-7 (12-11-5) 2016-17 Overall Record: 2-0-0 (2-0-0-0) 2016-17 Overall Record: 1-1-0 (0-0-0-0)

Mavericks Wildcats Minnesota State University Northern Michigan University

• Minnesota State is #14 in this week’s USCHO.com poll after opening the • With two shorthanded goals and three helpers on Oct. 8, Robbie Payne 2016-17 campaign with a two-game home league sweep over Michigan Tech. became the first Wildcat in 10 years to have a five-point night. The last player The Mavericks, who posted 3-1 and 4-0 victories over the Huskies, are now to accomplish the feat was Mike Santorelli, who recorded two goals and 21-23-4 all-time in season-opening contests. three assists in a 5-2 win at Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 21, 2006. • Senior netminder Cole Huggins stopped stopped 45 of 46 shots for a .979 • Payne's two shorthanded strikes tied Northern Michigan's single-game save percentage and a 0.50 goals against average in season-opening action record, last achieved by J.P. Vigier on Oct. 9, 1999 at Michigan Tech. for the Mavericks in earned WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors • On the strength of his six-point weekend, Payne captured his first career for the third time in his career. He turned aside 20 of 21 shots in Friday’s WCHA Offensive Player of the Week award. Entering Oct. 8’s game, he had 3-1 win over the Huskies before backstopping Minnesota State to a 4-0 only four multi-point outings to his name, with his career-best total coming victory Saturday with 25 saves on 25 shots. Saturday’s shutout is a school on a hat trick against Lake Superior State on Oct. 16, 2015. record 11th of his career and gives him 40 wins in his four seasons with the • Payne is tied for first in the WCHA in goals, points and plus/minus. Mavericks, which ranks sixth all-time at Minnesota State. Nationally, he is first in shorthanded goals, tied for fourth in points and tied • Sophomore defenseman Daniel Brickley, a WCHA All-Rookie Team pick last for fifth in goals. He will ride a four-game point streak into this weekend’s year, led all Minnesota State scorers with six points in the two wins over series that dates back to the first game of the 2015 WCHA quarterfinals. Over Michigan Tech last week with a goal and five assists. Brickley, who has 3-14- that stretch, he has recorded eight points (4g-4a). -17 in 38 career games with the Mavericks, leads the WCHA in scoring and is • In Oct. 7's 3-2 victory, Gerard Hanson (1g-2a) and Brock Maschmeyer (3a) tied for fourth in the nation in scoring. factored into every goal, matching their career-best point totals in the • Junior forward C.J. Franklin, Minnesota State’s active career scoring leader process. Maschmeyer's three assists was also a new career high. with 25-32--55 points in 80 games played, scored twice and added two assist • Hanson finished the weekend with four points (2g-2a) and is now one for a four-point weekend in the games vs. Michigan Tech. goal away from equaling his 2015-16 total. It was also the first time in his • Junior forward Zeb Knutson, who had game-winning tallies in both wins collegiate career that he recorded goals in back-to-back games. versus Michigan Tech last weekend, scored three times in the two games • Zach Diamantoni notched a career-high three assists on Oct. 8. It was only with the Huskies and now has 11-12--23 in 50 career games with the the second multi-point effort of his career. Diamantoni and Payne also Mavericks. finished a career-best +4 in the game. • Freshman forward Marc Michaelis scored his first career goal and added two • Troy Loggins and Darien Craighead netted their first collegiate goals during assists for his first career points in last Saturday’s 4-0 win over Michigan Tech. the Wisconsin series. • Freshman defenseman Ian Scheid saw action in both games vs. Michigan • Northern Michigan reached the five-goal plateau for the first time since Feb. Tech and picked up his first career point when he assisted on Brickley’s 6, 2016 against Alaska Anchorage in Oct. 8's 6-5 loss. The Wildcats netted at power play marker in Saturday’s 4-0 win over the Huskies. least five goals in four games during the 2015-16 season, with their season- • At 112 games played, senior defenseman Carter Foguth is Minnesota State’s best total coming in a 6-3 victory over Lake Superior State on Oct. 16, 2015. active career games played leaders. Senior forward Zach Stepan and senior They last allowed six goals in a 6-3 loss at Minnesota Duluth on Feb. 7, 2015. defenseman Sean Flanagan stand next at 103 career games played. • Northern Michigan went 1-1-0 against Bemidji State last year. Atte Tolvanen • Senior forward Michael Huntebrinker, a two-time WCHA All-Academic pick, was named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week after stopping 80 of 81 had two assists in the series vs. Michigan Tech and now has 11-22--33 in 87 shots during the series. On Oct. 30, he posted his first career shutout, making career games at Minnesota State. a career-high 46 saves in only the third scoreless tie in Northern Michigan's • The Mavericks hosts #7 St. Cloud State in a pair of nonconference games this history. The next night, he turned aside 34 shots, including 14 in the third Friday and Saturday. Minnesota State leads the all-time series by a 69-53- period, to help lift the Wildcats to a 3-1 victory, their first against the Beavers 10 margin. The 132 games between the two schools makes the Huskies at the Berry Events Center. Minnesota State’s most often-played opponent. • Minnesota State is in its 48th year of college hockey and owns an all-time record of 838-622-148 (.567). The Mavericks are in their 18th year of membership in the WCHA and stand 210-207-55 (.501) all-time in regular- season games vs. WCHA opponents.

Week 3 (October 10-16, 2016) @wcha___mhockey /WCHAHockey @wcha___mhockey WCHA.tv wcha.com #TraditionStartsHere WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 +1 2 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2-2-4 2.00 0/0 2 0 0 0 +1 WPG 3 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 3-0-3 1.50 2/4 1 0 2 0 +2 Mitch Maloney FSU JR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 0/0 1 0 0 0 E Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 2 0-3-3 1.50 2/4 0 0 0 0 +1 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 2 0-3-3 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +3 8 Max McHugh ALH JR F 2 2-0-2 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 +1 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 2 2-0-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1 Brennan Saulnier ALH JR F 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 1 0 E Charlie O'Connor BMJ SR F 2 1-1-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 1 0 E Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 Brett Beauvais BMJ JR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 +3 Myles Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 2 1-1-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 1 0 +2 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 -1 Stephen Baylis BGSU SO F 2 1-1-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 Josh Kestner ALH JR F 2 0-2-2 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 E Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 2 0-2-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 E Dan Billett BMJ SOD 2 0-2-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 Michael Huntebrinker MNS SR F 2 0-2-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 +2 21 20 Players Tied With 1 Points

Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 +1 2 Brett Beauvais BMJ JR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 +3 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 -1 Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 2 0-2-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 E Dan Billett BMJ SOD 2 0-2-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 6 Shane Hanna MTU SR D 2 1-0-1 0.50 1/2 1 0 0 0 -1 Cam Knight ALH SOD 2 0-1-1 0.50 2/4 0 0 0 0 E Chris Pohlkamp BGSU SO D 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Mitch Reinke MTU FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Ian Scheid MNS FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1

Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 0/0 1 0 0 0 E Craig Pefley FSU FR F 2 0-3-3 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +3 3 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 -1 4 Jordan Larson ALH FR F 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Brandon Salerno ALH FR F 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Mitch Reinke MTU FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Ian Scheid MNS FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 3 1.50 1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 5 2.50 2 Max McHugh ALH JR F 2 2 1.00 2 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 2 3 1.50 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 2 2 1.00 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 2 3 1.50 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2 1.00 4 Josh Kestner ALH JR F 2 2 1.00 5 17 Players Tied With 1 Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 2 2 1.00 Dan Billett BMJ SOD 2 2 1.00 Mitch Maloney FSU JR F 2 2 1.00 Michael Huntebrinker MNS SR F 2 2 1.00 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2 1.00 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 2 1.00 11 20 Players Tied With 1

Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2 1.00 1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1-4-5 2.50 2 Max McHugh ALH JR F 2 1 0.50 2 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2-1-3 1.50 Brendan Harms BMJ SR F 2 1 0.50 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1 0.50 4 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 Tyler Andrew FSU JR F 2 1 0.50 Shane Hanna MTU SR D 2 1 0.50 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 1 0.50 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1 0.50 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1 0.50

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 1 1 1.00 1 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 2 1.00 Brent Fletcher ALH SR F 2 1 0.50 2 Brennan Saulnier ALH JR F 2 1 0.50 Hans Gorowsky ALH SO F 2 1 0.50 Charlie O'Connor BMJ SR F 2 1 0.50 Myles Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 2 1 0.50

Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Brett Beauvais BMJ JR D 2 +3 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 2 +3 3 Cody Champagne ALH JR D 2 +2 Nate Arentz BMJ SR F 2 +2 Kyle Bauman BMJ JR F 2 +2 Myles Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 2 +2 Dan Billett BMJ SO D 2 +2 Mitch Maloney FSU JR F 2 +2 Michael Huntebrinker MNS SR F 2 +2 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 +2

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Brandon Parker ALH JR D 2 8 4.00 1 Adam Wilcox ALH SOF 6 1 .857 Richard Buri ALH JR D 2 8 4.00 2 Jay Dickman BMJ SOF 3 1 .750 Cam Knight ALH SOD 2 8 4.00 Hampus Sjödahl BMJ FR F 3 1 .750 4 Brett Beauvais BMJ JR D 2 6 3.00 Tyler Heinonen MTU SR F 3 1 .750 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 6 3.00 Joel L'Esperance MTU JR F 3 1 .750 6 Cody Champagne ALH JR D 2 5 2.50 6 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 8 3 .727 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 2 5 2.50 7 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 5 2 .714 Shane Hanna MTU SRD 2 5 2.50 8 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 21 9 .700 Sean Flanagan MNS SR D 2 5 2.50 9 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 20 11 .645 Alec Vanko MNS SOD 2 5 2.50 10 Andrew Dorantes FSU JR F 27 15 .643 WCHA Conference Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 119:40 1 0.50 2-0-0 1 45 .978 2 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 2 119:53 2 1.00 2-0-0 0 42 .955 3 Matt Larose ALH SR 2 120:00 4 2.00 2-0-0 0 67 .944 4 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 1 59:22 3 3.03 0-1-0 0 20 .870 5 Chris Nell BGSU JR 2 118:10 6 3.05 0-2-0 0 49 .891 6 Darren Smith FSU SO 2 117:42 6 3.06 0-2-0 0 47 .887 7 Devin Kero MTU SO 1 60:00 4 4.00 0-1-0 0 32 .889

Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 119:40 1 0.50 2-0-0 1 45 .978 2 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 2 119:53 2 1.00 2-0-0 0 42 .955 3 Matt Larose ALH SR 2 120:00 4 2.00 2-0-0 0 67 .944 4 Chris Nell BGSU JR 2 118:10 6 3.05 0-2-0 0 49 .891 5 Devin Kero MTU SO 1 60:00 4 4.00 0-1-0 0 32 .889 6 Darren Smith FSU SO 2 117:42 6 3.06 0-2-0 0 47 .887 7 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 1 59:22 3 3.03 0-1-0 0 20 .870

Saves GP SVS/G Saves Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Matt Larose ALH SR 2 33.5 67 1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 1 2 Chris Nell BGSU JR 2 24.5 49 3 Darren Smith FSU SO 2 23.5 47 4 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 22.5 45 5 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 2 21.0 42 6 Devin Kero MTU SO 1 32.0 32 7 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 1 20.0 20 WCHA Men Team Conference Statistics

TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE

Team Games Goals G/GM Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Minnesota State 2 7 3.50 1 Minnesota State 2 1 0.50 2 Alabama Huntsville 2 6 3.00 2 Bemidji State 2 2 1.00 Bemidji State 2 6 3.00 3 Alabama Huntsville 2 4 2.00 4 Ferris State 2 4 2.00 4 Bowling Green 2 6 3.00 5 Bowling Green 2 2 1.00 Ferris State 2 6 3.00 6 Michigan Tech 2 1 0.50 6 Michigan Tech 2 7 3.50

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL

Team Totals SHA PP % Team Totals SHF PK % 1 Alabama Huntsville 1/3 0 33.3 1 Bemidji State 13/13 0 100.0 2 Minnesota State 5/19 0 26.3 2 Minnesota State 14/15 0 93.3 3 Bemidji State 2/12 1 16.7 3 Alabama Huntsville 9/10 1 90.0 4 Ferris State 1/10 1 10.0 4 Bowling Green 10/12 1 83.3 5 Michigan Tech 1/15 0 6.7 5 Michigan Tech 14/19 0 73.7 6 Bowling Green 0/13 0 0.0 6 Ferris State 2/3 0 66.7

PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL

Team Games PIM PIM/G Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Michigan Tech 2 44 22.0 1 Ferris State 2 71 35.5 2 Minnesota State 2 34 17.0 2 Minnesota State 2 59 29.5 3 Bemidji State 2 28 14.0 3 Bemidji State 2 55 27.5 4 Bowling Green 2 26 13.0 4 Alabama Huntsville 2 53 26.5 5 Alabama Huntsville 2 20 10.0 5 Michigan Tech 2 46 23.0 6 Ferris State 2 8 4.0 6 Bowling Green 2 44 22.0

SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD

Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Minnesota State 6 0 1 - 7 1 Minnesota State 1 0 0 - 1 2 Alabama Huntsville 2 3 1 - 6 2 Bemidji State 0 1 1 - 2 Bemidji State 3 0 3 - 6 3 Alabama Huntsville 2 1 1 - 4 4 Ferris State 2 1 1 - 4 4 Bowling Green 3 0 3 - 6 5 Bowling Green 0 1 1 - 2 Ferris State 2 3 1 - 6 6 Michigan Tech 1 0 0 - 1 6 Michigan Tech 6 0 1 - 7

SPECIAL TEAMS NET

Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Minnesota State 5 0 +5 1 0 -1 +4 2 Alabama Huntsville 1 0 +1 1 1 0 +1 Bemidji State 2 1 +1 0 0 0 +1 4 Bowling Green 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -1 Ferris State 1 1 0 1 0 -1 -1 6 Michigan Tech 1 0 +1 5 0 -5 -4 WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders

Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Robbie Payne NMU JR F 2 3-3-6 3.00 1/2 1 2 0 0 +4 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 +1 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 4 0-6-6 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +3 4 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2-2-4 2.00 0/0 2 0 0 0 +1 WPG Gerard Hanson NMU SR F 2 2-2-4 2.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 E Mitch Maloney FSU JR F 4 2-2-4 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 +2 7 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 3-0-3 1.50 2/4 1 0 2 0 +2 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 0/0 1 0 0 0 E Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 2 0-3-3 1.50 2/4 0 0 0 0 +1 Brock Maschmeyer NMU SR D 2 0-3-3 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 Zach Diamantoni NMU JR F 2 0-3-3 1.50 3/6 0 0 0 0 +4 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 3 2-1-3 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 13 22 Players Tied With 2 Points

Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 +1 2 Brock Maschmeyer NMU SR D 2 0-3-3 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 3 Justin Woods UA JR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 E Zach Frye UA JR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 3/6 1 0 0 0 +1 Brett Beauvais BMJ JR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 +3 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 -1 Dan Billett BMJ SO D 2 0-2-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 Dane Birks MTU SO D 3 0-2-2 0.67 3/6 0 0 0 0 -1 PIT Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 4 0-2-2 0.50 3/6 0 0 0 0 -4 10 12 Players Tied With 1 Points

Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 4 0-6-6 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +3 2 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 0/0 1 0 0 0 E 3 Darien Craighead NMU FR F 2 2-0-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 +2 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 -1 5 Troy Van Tetering UA FR LW 2 1-0-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 Nolan Nicholas AKA FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 -3 Ian Scheid MNS FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 Brandon Salerno ALH FR F 3 0-1-1 0.33 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 Taylor Fernandez FSU FR F 3 0-1-1 0.33 2/4 0 0 0 0 -1 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 3 0-1-1 0.33 0/0 0 0 0 0 -2 Mitch Reinke MTU FR D 3 0-1-1 0.33 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 Jordan Larson ALH FR F 4 0-1-1 0.25 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 Nate Kallen FSU FR D 4 0-1-1 0.25 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders

Goal Scoring GP G GPG Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 3 1.50 1 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 4 6 1.50 Robbie Payne NMU JR F 2 3 1.50 2 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 5 2.50 3 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2 1.00 3 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 2 3 1.50 Gerard Hanson NMU SR F 2 2 1.00 Brock Maschmeyer NMU SR D 2 3 1.50 Darien Craighead NMU FR F 2 2 1.00 Zach Diamantoni NMU JR F 2 3 1.50 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 3 2 0.67 Robbie Payne NMU JR F 2 3 1.50 Max McHugh ALH JR F 4 2 0.50 7 10 Players Tied With 2 Mitch Maloney FSU JR F 4 2 0.50 9 31 Players Tied With 1

Power Play Goals GP G GPG Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2 1.00 1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1-4-5 2.50 2 14 Players Tied With 1 2 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2-1-3 1.50 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 4 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 Gerard Hanson NMU SR F 2 1-1-2 1.00 Robbie Payne NMU JR F 2 1-1-2 1.00 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 4 0-2-2 0.50

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Robbie Payne NMU JR F 2 2 1.00 1 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 2 1.00 2 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 1 1 1.00 2 Tayler Munson AKF JR C/RW 2 1 0.50 Brent Fletcher ALH SR F 4 1 0.25 Charlie O'Connor BMJ SR F 2 1 0.50 Myles Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 2 1 0.50 Troy Loggins NMU SOF 2 1 0.50 Brennan Saulnier ALH JR F 3 1 0.33 Hans Gorowsky ALH SOF 4 1 0.25

Plus-Minus GP +/- Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Zach Diamantoni NMU JR F 2 +4 Robbie Payne NMU JR F 2 +4 3 Brandon Morley AKF SR LW 2 +3 Brett Beauvais BMJ JR D 2 +3 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 4 +3 6 12 Players Tied With +2

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Cam Knight ALH SOD 4 14 3.50 1 Jay Dickman BMJ SO F 3 1 .750 2 Brandon Parker ALH JR D 4 11 2.75 Hampus Sjödahl BMJ FR F 3 1 .750 Shane Hanna MTU SR D 4 11 2.75 3 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 8 3 .727 4 Brandon Carlson ALH SR D 4 9 2.25 Joel L'Esperance MTU JR F 8 3 .727 5 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 3 8 2.67 5 Adam Wilcox ALH SOF 7 3 .700 Cody Champagne ALH JR D 4 8 2.00 6 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 5024 .676 Richard Buri ALH JR D 4 8 2.00 7 Tayler Munson AKF JR C/RW 20 10 .667 Matt Roy MTU JR D 4 8 2.00 8 Alex Smith MTU FR F 17 9 .654 9 Cliff Watson MTU SR D 4 7 1.75 9 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 20 11 .645 10 6 Players Tied With 6 10 Andrew Dorantes FSU JR F 27 15 .643 WCHA Overall Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 119:40 1 0.50 2-0-0 1 45 .978 2 Davis Jones UA SR 1 60:00 1 1.00 1-0-0 0 19 .950 3 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 2 119:53 2 1.00 2-0-0 0 42 .955 4 Atte Tolvanen NMU SO 2 82:42 4 2.90 1-1-0 0 40 .909 5 Chris Nell BGSU JR 2 118:10 6 3.05 0-2-0 0 49 .891 6 Darren Smith FSU SO 4 236:59 13 3.29 0-4-0 0 123 .904 7 Matt Larose ALH SR 4 219:53 13 3.55 2-2-0 0 115 .898 8 Devin Kero MTU SO 3 148:45 10 4.03 0-2-0 0 69 .873 9 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 2 90:29 7 4.64 0-2-0 0 31 .816 10 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 2 120:00 10 5.00 0-2-0 0 56 .848 11 Jesse Jenks UA SO 1 59:03 5 5.08 0-1-0 0 21 .808

Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 119:40 1 0.50 2-0-0 1 45 .978 2 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 2 119:53 2 1.00 2-0-0 0 42 .955 3 Davis Jones UA SR 1 60:00 1 1.00 1-0-0 0 19 .950 4 Atte Tolvanen NMU SO 2 82:42 4 2.90 1-1-0 0 40 .909 5 Darren Smith FSU SO 4 236:59 13 3.29 0-4-0 0 123 .904 6 Matt Larose ALH SR 4 219:53 13 3.55 2-2-0 0 115 .898 7 Chris Nell BGSU JR 2 118:10 6 3.05 0-2-0 0 49 .891 8 Devin Kero MTU SO 3 148:45 10 4.03 0-2-0 0 69 .873 9 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 2 120:00 10 5.00 0-2-0 0 56 .848 10 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 2 90:29 7 4.64 0-2-0 0 31 .816 11 Jesse Jenks UA SO 1 59:03 5 5.08 0-1-0 0 21 .808

Saves GP SVS/G Saves Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Darren Smith FSU SO 4 30.8 123 1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 1 2 Matt Larose ALH SR 4 28.8 115 3 Devin Kero MTU SO 3 23.0 69 4 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 2 28.0 56 5 Chris Nell BGSU JR 2 24.5 49 6 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 22.5 45 7 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 2 21.0 42 8 Atte Tolvanen NMU SO 2 20.0 40 9 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 2 15.5 31 10 Jesse Jenks UA SO 1 21.0 21 11 Davis Jones UA SR 1 19.0 19 12 Mathias Israelsson NMU SO 1 13.0 13 13 Jordan Uhelski ALH JR 1 8.0 8 WCHA Men Team Overall Statistics

TEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE

Team Games Goals G/GM Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Northern Michigan 2 8 4.00 1 Minnesota State 2 1 0.50 2 Alaska 2 7 3.50 2 Bemidji State 2 2 1.00 Minnesota State 2 7 3.50 3 Bowling Green 2 6 3.00 4 Bemidji State 2 6 3.00 4 Ferris State 4 13 3.25 5 Ferris State 4 8 2.00 5 Alabama Huntsville 4 14 3.50 6 Alabama Huntsville 4 6 1.50 Alaska 2 7 3.50 7 Bowling Green 2 2 1.00 7 Northern Michigan 2 8 4.00 Michigan Tech 4 4 1.00 8 Michigan Tech 4 17 4.25 9 Alaska Anchorage 2 1 0.50 9 Alaska Anchorage 2 10 5.00

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL

Team Totals SHA PP % Team Totals SHF PK % 1 Minnesota State 5/19 0 26.3 1 Alaska 9/9 0 100.0 2 Northern Michigan 2/11 0 18.2 Bemidji State 13/13 0 100.0 3 Bemidji State 2/12 1 16.7 3 Minnesota State 14/15 0 93.3 4 Alaska 2/14 2 14.3 4 Alaska Anchorage 9/10 0 90.0 5 Ferris State 3/22 1 13.6 5 Bowling Green 10/12 1 83.3 6 Alabama Huntsville 1/12 0 8.3 6 Alabama Huntsville 17/21 1 81.0 7 Michigan Tech 1/25 0 4.0 Ferris State 17/21 0 81.0 8 Alaska Anchorage 0/11 0 0.0 8 Michigan Tech 22/31 0 71.0 Bowling Green 0/13 0 0.0 9 Northern Michigan 11/16 2 68.8

PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOAL

Team Games PIM PIM/G Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Michigan Tech 4 98 24.5 1 Ferris State 4 123 30.8 2 Northern Michigan 2 47 23.5 2 Minnesota State 2 59 29.5 3 Alabama Huntsville 4 70 17.5 3 Bemidji State 2 55 27.5 4 Minnesota State 2 34 17.0 4 Northern Michigan 2 49 24.5 5 Alaska Anchorage 2 30 15.0 5 Alabama Huntsville 4 97 24.2 6 Bemidji State 2 28 14.0 6 Alaska 2 47 23.5 7 Bowling Green 2 26 13.0 7 Bowling Green 2 44 22.0 8 Alaska 2 24 12.0 Michigan Tech 4 88 22.0 9 Ferris State 4 44 11.0 9 Alaska Anchorage 2 34 17.0

SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD

Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Ferris State 4 3 1 - 8 1 Minnesota State 1 0 0 - 1 Northern Michigan 4 3 1 - 8 2 Bemidji State 0 1 1 - 2 3 Alaska 4 1 2- 7 3 Bowling Green 3 0 3 - 6 Minnesota State 6 0 1 - 7 4 Alaska 1 3 3- 7 5 Alabama Huntsville 2 3 1 - 6 5 Northern Michigan 2 3 3 - 8 Bemidji State 3 0 3 - 6 6 Alaska Anchorage 4 2 4 - 10 7 Michigan Tech 3 1 0 - 4 7 Ferris State 4 6 3 - 13 8 Bowling Green 0 1 1 - 2 8 Alabama Huntsville 7 3 4 - 14 9 Alaska Anchorage 0 0 1 - 1 9 Michigan Tech 9 4 4 - 17

SPECIAL TEAMS NET

Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Minnesota State 5 0 +5 1 0 -1 +4 2 Bemidji State 2 1 +1 0 0 0 +1 3 Alaska 22 0 00 0 0 4 Alaska Anchorage 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -1 Bowling Green 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -1 Northern Michigan 2 0 +2 5 2 -3 -1 7 Alabama Huntsville 1 0 +1 4 1 -3 -2 Ferris State 3 1 +2 4 0 -4 -2 9 Michigan Tech 1 0 +1 9 0 -9 -8 National Category Leaders

Points Per Game GP G-A-P P/GM Goals Against Average Minutes GA GAA 1 T.J. Moore Holy Cross JR F 2 6-2-8 4.00 1 Rob Nichols Connecticut SR 119:51 0 0.00 2 Anders Bjork (BOS) Notre Dame JR F 2 4-3-7 3.50 Hayden Lavigne Michigan FR 60:00 0 0.00 Brady Ferguson Robert Morris JR F 2 4-3-7 3.50 3 Cole Huggins Minnesota State SR 119:40 1 0.50 4 Max French Bentley SR F 1 0-3-3 3.00 Cam Johnson North Dakota JR 119:40 1 0.50 Mike Barrett Holy Cross SR F 2 2-4-6 3.00 5 Nick Deery Minnesota Duluth FR 95:51 1 0.63 Daniel Brickley Minnesota State SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00 6 Tyler Wall (NYR) UMass Lowell FR 64:58 1 0.92 Brock Boeser (VAN) North Dakota SO F 2 1-5-6 3.00 7 Parker Gahagen Army West Point SR 124:43 2 0.96 Robbie Payne Northern Michigan JR F 2 3-3-6 3.00 8 Davis Jones Alaska SR 60:00 1 1.00 Eric Israel Robert Morris SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00 9 Michael Bitzer Bemidji State JR 119:53 2 1.00 10 Tage Thompson (STL) Connecticut SO F 2 3-2-5 2.50 10 Jayson Argue Bentley JR 59:46 1 1.00 Tyler Sheehy Minnesota SO F 2 2-3-5 2.50 11 Jake Oettinger Boston University FR 59:38 1 1.01 Connor Hurley (BUF) Notre Dame JR F 2 1-4-5 2.50 12 Chris Funkey Penn State SO 54:31 1 1.10 Dylan Malmquist Notre Dame SO F 2 2-3-5 2.50 13 Joe O'Brien Niagara SO 45:00 1 1.33 14 17 Players Tied With 2.00 14 Francis Marotte Robert Morris FR 41:31 1 1.45 15 Eric Schierhorn Minnesota SO 120:00 3 1.50 16 Rob McGovern Maine SO 119:56 3 1.50 17 Joe Woll (TOR) Boston College FR 119:01 3 1.51 18 Cal Petersen (BUF) Notre Dame JR 99:15 3 1.81 19 Chris Truehl Quinnipiac JR 125:00 4 1.92 20 Shane Starrett Air Force SO 124:55 4 1.92 21 Ben Blacker Western Michigan FR 119:58 4 2.00 22 Drew Vogler Merrimack SO 59:39 2 2.01 23 Evan Cowley (FLA) Denver SR 59:34 2 2.01 24 Brett Magnus Sacred Heart SO 116:36 4 2.06 25 Ryan Larkin Miami FR 118:57 5 2.52

Points Per Game (Defensemen) GP G-A-P P/GM Save Percentage Saves GA Save % 1 Daniel Brickley Minnesota State SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00 1 Rob Nichols Connecticut SR 44 0 1.000 Eric Israel Robert Morris SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00 Hayden Lavigne Michigan FR 31 0 1.000 3 Brandon Hickey (CGY) Boston University JR D 1 0-2-2 2.00 3 Cole Huggins Minnesota State SR 45 1 .978 Jordan Gross Notre Dame JR D 2 1-3-4 2.00 4 Tyler Wall (NYR) UMass Lowell FR 40 1 .976 Bobby Nardella Notre Dame SO D 2 2-2-4 2.00 5 Nick Deery Minnesota Duluth FR 37 1 .974 6 Phil Boje Air Force JR D 2 1-2-3 1.50 6 Jayson Argue Bentley JR 32 1 .970 James de Haas (DET) Clarkson SR D 2 0-3-3 1.50 7 Parker Gahagen Army West Point SR 61 2 .968 Spencer Trapp Holy Cross SO D 2 0-3-3 1.50 8 Jake Oettinger Boston University FR 29 1 .967 Jake Bischoff (NYI) Minnesota SR D 2 2-1-3 1.50 Francis Marotte Robert Morris FR 29 1 .967 Ryan Zuhlsdorf (TBL) Minnesota FR D 2 2-1-3 1.50 10 Cam Johnson North Dakota JR 27 1 .964 Neal Pionk Minnesota Duluth SO D 4 3-3-6 1.50 11 Rob McGovern Maine SO 68 3 .958 Noah Delmas Niagara FR D 2 0-3-3 1.50 12 Joe Woll (TOR) Boston College FR 64 3 .955 Tucker Poolman (WPG) North Dakota JR D 2 1-2-3 1.50 13 Michael Bitzer Bemidji State JR 42 2 .955 Brock Maschmeyer Northern Michigan SR D 2 0-3-3 1.50 14 Shane Starrett Air Force SO 83 4 .954 Jeff Taylor (PIT) Union SR D 2 1-2-3 1.50 15 Davis Jones Alaska SR 19 1 .950 Corbin McGuire Wisconsin SR D 2 3-0-3 1.50 Joe O'Brien Niagara SO 19 1 .950 JD Greenway (TOR) Wisconsin FR D 2 0-3-3 1.50 17 Chris Truehl Quinnipiac JR 60 4 .938 18 36 Players Tied With 1.00 Chris Funkey Penn State SO 15 1 .938 19 Kyle Hayton St. Lawrence JR 78 6 .929 Drew Vogler Merrimack SO 26 2 .929

Points Per Game (Freshmen) GP G-A-P P/GM Winning Percentage W-L-T Win % 1 Jonathan Desbiens Bentley F 1 1-1-2 2.00 1 Michael Bitzer Bemidji State JR 2-0-0 1.000 Clayton Keller (ARI) Boston University F 1 1-1-2 2.00 Rob Nichols Connecticut SR 2-0-0 1.000 Patrick Harper (NSH) Boston University F 1 2-0-2 2.00 Rob McGovern Maine SO 2-0-0 1.000 Mitchell Fossier Maine F 2 4-0-4 2.00 Eric Schierhorn Minnesota SO 2-0-0 1.000 5 Craig Pefley Ferris State F 4 0-6-6 1.50 Hunter Miska Minnesota Duluth FR 2-0-0 1.000 Chase Pearson (DET) Maine F 2 2-1-3 1.50 Cole Huggins Minnesota State SR 2-0-0 1.000 Ryan Zuhlsdorf (TBL) Minnesota D 2 2-1-3 1.50 Cam Johnson North Dakota JR 2-0-0 1.000 Marc Michaelis Minnesota State F 2 1-2-3 1.50 Cal Petersen (BUF) Notre Dame JR 2-0-0 1.000 Kris Spriggs Niagara F 2 1-2-3 1.50 Ben Blacker Western Michigan FR 2-0-0 1.000 Noah Delmas Niagara D 2 0-3-3 1.50 Davis Jones Alaska SR 1-0-0 1.000 Tyson Jost (COL) North Dakota F 2 1-2-3 1.50 Jayson Argue Bentley JR 1-0-0 1.000 Josh Wilkins Providence F 2 0-3-3 1.50 Jake Oettinger Boston University FR 1-0-0 1.000 JD Greenway (TOR) Wisconsin D 2 0-3-3 1.50 Ryan Wischow Massachusetts FR 1-0-0 1.000 14 32 Players Tied With 1.00 Hayden Lavigne Michigan FR 1-0-0 1.000 Christian Frey Ohio State SR 1-0-0 1.000 Peyton Jones Penn State FR 1-0-0 1.000 Francis Marotte Robert Morris FR 1-0-0 1.000 Alex Sakellaropoulos Union SR 1-0-0 1.000 19 Shane Starrett Air Force SO 1-0-1 .750 Parker Gahagen Army West Point SR 1-0-1 .750 Paul Berrafato Holy Cross JR 1-0-1 .750 Chris Truehl Quinnipiac JR 1-0-1 .750 National Category Leaders

Goals Per Game GP G G/GM Assists Per Game GP A A/GM 1 T.J. Moore Holy Cross JR F 2 6 3.00 1 Max French Bentley SR F 1 3 3.00 2 Mitchell Fossier Maine FR F 2 4 2.00 2 Daniel Brickley Minnesota State SO D 2 5 2.50 Anders Bjork (BOS) Notre Dame JR F 2 4 2.00 Brock Boeser (VAN) North Dakota SO F 2 5 2.50 Brady Ferguson Robert Morris JR F 2 4 2.00 Eric Israel Robert Morris SO D 2 5 2.50 Patrick Harper (NSH) Boston University FR F 1 2 2.00 5 Mike Barrett Holy Cross SR F 2 4 2.00 6 Conor Andrle Army West Point JR F 2 3 1.50 Nolan Vesey (TOR) Maine JR F 2 4 2.00 Austin Cangelosi Boston College SRF 2 3 1.50 Connor Hurley (BUF) Notre Dame JR F 2 4 2.00 Evan Richardson Connecticut SR F 2 3 1.50 Brandon Hickey (CGY) Boston University JR D 1 2 2.00 Tage Thompson (STL) Connecticut SO F 2 3 1.50 Bobo Carpenter Boston University SO F 1 2 2.00 Brent Gates Jr. (ANA) Minnesota SO F 2 3 1.50 10 28 Players Tied With 1.50 Zeb Knutson Minnesota State JRF 23 1.50 Robbie Payne Northern Michigan JR F 2 3 1.50 Corbin McGuire Wisconsin SR D 2 3 1.50 14 42 Players Tied With 1.00

Power Play Goals GP PPG/G PPG Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 1 Ben Kucera Air Force JR F 2 1.00 2 1 Mitchell Fossier Maine FR F 2 2 Conor Andrle Army West Point JR F 2 1.00 2 Zeb Knutson Minnesota State JRF 2 2 T.J. Moore Holy Cross JR F 2 1.00 2 Anders Bjork (BOS) Notre Dame JR F 2 2 C.J. Franklin (WPG) Minnesota State JR F 2 1.00 2 4 38 Players Tied With 1 Anders Bjork (BOS) Notre Dame JR F 2 1.00 2 Brady Ferguson Robert Morris JR F 2 1.00 2 Alex Tonge Robert Morris SO F 2 1.00 2 Will Johnson Wisconsin SO F 2 1.00 2 Neal Pionk Minnesota Duluth SO D 4 0.50 2 10 80 Players Tied With 1

Shorthanded Goals GP SHG/G SHG 1 Robbie Payne Northern Michigan JR F 2 1.00 2 2 Kyle Schmidt Bentley JR F 1 1.00 1 Nick Roberto Boston University SR F 1 1.00 1 Mitchell McLain Bowling Green JR F 1 1.00 1 Ben Dalpe Clarkson JR F 2 0.50 1 Tony Calderone Michigan JR F 2 0.50 1 James Sanchez Michigan FR F 2 0.50 1 Justin Kloos Minnesota SRF 2 0.50 1 Tyler Sheehy Minnesota SOF 2 0.50 1 Stephen Pietrobon Niagara SRF 2 0.50 1 Dixon Bowen North Dakota FR D 2 0.50 1 Brian Pinho (WSH) Providence JR F 2 0.50 1 Andrew Sturtz Penn State SOF 2 0.50 1 Riley Bourbonnais Rensselaer SR F 2 0.50 1 Drew Melanson Rensselaer JRF 2 0.50 1 Evan Jasper Sacred Heart SR F 2 0.50 1 Brent Fletcher Alabama Huntsville SR F 4 0.25 1 National Team Leaders

TEAM SCORING TEAM DEFENSE

SCORING OFFENSE GP Goals G/GM SCORING DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM 1Notre Dame 2 13 6.50 1 Connecticut 2 0 0.00 2Boston University 1 6 6.00 2Minnesota State 2 1 0.50 Holy Cross 2 12 6.00 North Dakota 2 1 0.50 Minnesota 2 12 6.00 4Army West Point 2 2 1.00 5RIT 2 11 5.50 Bemidji State 2 2 1.00 6Bentley 1 5 5.00 Bentley 1 1 1.00 Connecticut 2 10 5.00 Boston University 1 1 1.00 North Dakota 2 10 5.00 8Boston College 2 3 1.50 9Maine 2 9 4.50 Maine 2 3 1.50 Robert Morris 2 9 4.50 Minnesota 2 3 1.50 11Northern Michigan 2 8 4.00 11Air Force 2 4 2.00 St. Lawrence 2 8 4.00 Merrimack 1 2 2.00 Wisconsin 2 8 4.00 Michigan 2 4 2.00 14Minnesota Duluth 4 15 3.75 Minnesota Duluth 4 8 2.00 15Alaska 2 7 3.50 Notre Dame 2 4 2.00 Colorado College 2 7 3.50 Quinnipiac 2 4 2.00 Massachusetts 2 7 3.50 Western Michigan 2 4 2.00 Michigan 2 7 3.50 18UMass Lowell 2 5 2.50 Minnesota State 2 7 3.50 Miami 2 5 2.50 Penn State 2 7 3.50 Ohio State 2 5 2.50 Quinnipiac 2 7 3.50 Providence 2 5 2.50 Vermont 2 7 3.50 Sacred Heart 2 5 2.50 Western Michigan 2 7 3.50 Vermont 2 5 2.50 24Army West Point 2 6 3.00 24Bowling Green 2 6 3.00 Bemidji State 2 6 3.00 Denver 2 6 3.00 Niagara 2 6 3.00 Holy Cross 2 6 3.00 Ohio State 2 6 3.00 27Ferris State 4 13 3.25 28Air Force 2 5 2.50 28 Alabama Huntsville 4 14 3.50 Clarkson 2 5 2.50 Alaska 2 7 3.50 UMass Lowell 2 5 2.50 Clarkson 2 7 3.50 Miami 2 5 2.50 Colorado College 2 7 3.50 Providence 2 5 2.50 Massachusetts 2 7 3.50 33Arizona State 2 4 2.00 Northeastern 2 7 3.50 Boston College 2 4 2.00 St. Lawrence 2 7 3.50 Ferris State 4 8 2.00 Union 2 7 3.50 Northeastern 2 4 2.00 36Colgate 2 8 4.00 Union 2 4 2.00 Northern Michigan 2 8 4.00 38 Alabama Huntsville 4 6 1.50 Penn State 2 8 4.00 Colgate 2 3 1.50 Wisconsin 2 8 4.00 Denver 2 3 1.50 40Michigan Tech 4 17 4.25 Rensselaer 2 3 1.50 41Rensselaer 2 9 4.50 42Bowling Green 2 2 1.00 RIT 2 94.50 Merrimack 1 1 1.00 43Alaska Anchorage 2 10 5.00 Michigan Tech 4 4 1.00 Canisius 2 10 5.00 New Hampshire 1 1 1.00 New Hampshire 1 5 5.00 Sacred Heart 2 2 1.00 46Robert Morris 2 11 5.50 47Alaska Anchorage 2 1 0.50 47Niagara 2 12 6.00 Canisius 2 1 0.50 48Arizona State 2 13 6.50 National Team Leaders

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL

POWER PLAY Totals SHA PP% PENALTY KILL Totals SHF PK% 1UMass Lowell 4/11 0 36.4 1Air Force 12/12 0 100.0 2Robert Morris 5/15 0 33.3 Alaska 9/9 0 100.0 3Wisconsin 5/16 2 31.2 Bemidji State 13/13 0 100.0 4Connecticut 3/11 0 27.3 Bentley 7/7 1100.0 5RIT 4/15 026.7 Boston University 8/8 1 100.0 6Minnesota State 5/19 0 26.3 Connecticut 9/9 0 100.0 7Holy Cross 5/20 1 25.0 Merrimack 5/5 0 100.0 Miami 5/20 1 25.0 New Hampshire 3/3 0 100.0 Notre Dame 7/28 0 25.0 Penn State 6/6 1 100.0 10Minnesota Duluth 7/29 0 24.1 Rensselaer 11/11 2 100.0 11North Dakota 2/10 0 20.0 11Sacred Heart 17/18 1 94.4 12Northern Michigan 2/11 0 18.2 12Massachusetts 16/17 0 94.1 Union 2/11 218.2 Miami 16/17 0 94.1 14Bemidji State 2/12 1 16.7 14Minnesota State 14/15 0 93.3 Michigan 1/6 0 16.7 15Army West Point 13/14 0 92.9 Western Michigan 3/18 0 16.7 16Maine 12/13 0 92.3 17Denver 2/13 0 15.4 Notre Dame 12/13 0 92.3 Penn State 2/13 0 15.4 18Minnesota 10/11 2 90.9 19Air Force 2/14 0 14.3 19Alaska Anchorage 9/10 0 90.0 Alaska 2/14 2 14.3 20North Dakota 8/9 1 88.9 Boston University 1/7 0 14.3 21Clarkson 14/16 1 87.5 Niagara 2/14 0 14.3 Colorado College 14/16 0 87.5 23Ferris State 3/22 1 13.6 Denver 7/8 0 87.5 24Clarkson 2/15 0 13.3 Quinnipiac 14/16 0 87.5 Quinnipiac 2/15 0 13.3 25Boston College 13/15 0 86.7 26Massachusetts 2/16 0 12.5 Northeastern 13/15 0 86.7 Northeastern 2/16 0 12.5 Vermont 13/15 0 86.7 Vermont 2/16 1 12.5 28Holy Cross 12/14 0 85.7 29Army West Point 2/17 0 11.8 29Colgate 17/20 0 85.0 30Canisius 1/9 1 11.1 30St. Lawrence 11/13 0 84.6 Ohio State 1/9 0 11.1 31Bowling Green 10/12 1 83.3 32 Alabama Huntsville 1/12 0 8.3 Ohio State 10/12 0 83.3 33Arizona State 1/13 0 7.7 Union 5/6 0 83.3 Rensselaer 1/13 0 7.7 Western Michigan 10/12 0 83.3 35 Merrimack 1/14 1 7.1 35UMass Lowell 14/17 0 82.4 36Colgate 1/17 1 5.9 36 Michigan 9/11 2 81.8 Colorado College 1/17 0 5.9 Wisconsin 9/11 0 81.8 Providence 1/17 0 5.9 38 Alabama Huntsville 17/21 1 81.0 39 Michigan Tech 1/25 0 4.0 Ferris State 17/21 0 81.0 40Alaska Anchorage 0/11 0 0.0 Minnesota Duluth 17/21 0 81.0 Bentley 0/3 0 0.0 41Canisius 8/10 0 80.0 Boston College 0/11 0 0.0 42Arizona State 21/28 0 75.0 Bowling Green 0/13 0 0.0 Niagara 15/20 1 75.0 Maine 0/11 2 0.0 Providence 15/20 1 75.0 Minnesota 0/5 0 0.0 45Robert Morris 11/15 0 73.3 New Hampshire 0/7 1 0.0 46 Michigan Tech 22/31 0 71.0 Sacred Heart 0/10 0 0.0 47Northern Michigan 11/16 2 68.8 St. Lawrence 0/6 1 0.0 48RIT 10/15 0 66.7