Western Collegiate Hockey Association

Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Sara R. Martin Associate Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Assistant Commissioner of Operations ™ Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials April 27, 2010 Administrative Office Western Collegiate Hockey Association MSC 8302 2009-10 WCHA Men’s Season-in-Review University of Denver Wisconsin Finishes Second AT NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in Detroit; BADGERS’ Blake GEOFFRION 2211 S. Josephine Street named 2010 HOBEY BAKER MEMORIAL AWARD Winner; Six WCHA Players Earn ALL-AMERICAN Denver, CO 80208-8302 p: 303 871-4491. f: 303 871-4770 Honors … Five on West First Team; Badgers Earn Frozen Four Berth AFter Claiming West email: [email protected] Regional Championship in Saint Paul; Final Div. 1 National Poll has UW No. 2, DU No. 4, SCSU No. 5, UND No. 7 … UMd Receives Votes; Denver, Wisconsin, North Dakota, St. Cloud State Earn Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner for NCAa tournament Berths; Denver Captures 2009-10 WCHA Regular Season Championship, Public Relations MacNaughton Cup; North Dakota is Red Baron WCHA Final FIve, Broadmoor Trophy Winner; Public Relations Office WCHA Unveils New Broadmoor trophy and Playoff Format … Set to Welcome Bemidji Western Collegiate Hockey Association 559 D’Onofrio Drive, Ste. 103 State, Nebraska Omaha into Men’s League for 2010-11; WCHA Teams go 48-27-5 (.631) in Non- Madison, WI 53719-2096 Conference Play; DU’s Gwozdecky, UW’s Eaves are Finalists for AHCA Div. 1 Coach of the Year p: 608 829-0100. f: 608 829-0200 Award; Denver goaltender Cheverie named WCHA Player of the Year to Highlight league’s email: [email protected] Post-Season Awards; 41 Players Named as WCHA Scholar-Athletes; Record 119 Players earn Home of a Record 36 Men’s All-WCHA Academic Team honors; 12 Players with WCHA Ties Earn Medals in Winter Olympic Games; Seven WCHA Players Earn Gold at World Junior Championships; Wisconsin Draws National Championship 55,031 for Outdoor Camp Randall Hockey Classic Feb. 6; WCHA Men’s Home Attendance again Teams Since 1951 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, tops 1.5 million Again; Michigan Tech to Go on European Hockey Tour in August 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, MADISON, Wis. – Another memorable season is in the history books for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, and it’s 10 men’s member teams, with the 2009-10 campaign featuring plenty of team and individual highlights. 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, The University of Wisconsin, champions of the NCAA West Regional, came up one game short of winning the 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 national championship, finishing second to Boston College at the 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four at Ford Field in Detroit before a record crowd of 37,592. Four WCHA-member teams qualified for the NCAA tournament in Denver, Wisconsin, North Dakota and St. Cloud men’s Member teams State. University of Alaska Anchorage Colorado College con’t University of Denver Michigan Tech University Final 2009-10 wESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION standings University of Minnesota University of Minnesota Duluth Conference Only Overall Minnesota State University Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA University of North Dakota 1 Denver $ 42 28 19- 5- 4 .750 92- 65 41 27-10- 4 .707 133- 99 St. Cloud State University 2 Wisconsin 37 28 17- 8- 3 .661 109- 76 43 28-11- 4 .698 171-111 University of Wisconsin 3 St. Cloud State 34 28 15- 9- 4 .607 92- 84 43 24-14- 5 .616 138-122 4 North Dakota # 33 28 15-10- 3 .589 89- 61 43 25-13- 5 .640 140- 91 2010 Red Baron™ Minnesota Duluth 33 28 16-11- 1 .589 90- 77 40 22-17- 1 .562 126-109 WCHA Final Five 6 Colorado College 27 28 12-13- 3 .482 88- 85 39 19-17- 3 .526 123-113 March 18, 19, 20 7 Minnesota 26 28 12-14- 2 .464 80- 76 39 18-19- 2 .487 106-110 Xcel Energy Center • St. Paul, MN 8 Minnesota State 20 28 9-17- 2 .357 75- 92 39 16-20- 3 .449 110-112 Alaska Anchorage 20 28 9-17- 2 .357 66-106 36 11-23- 2 .333 87-141 visit us on the web at: 10 Michigan Tech 8 28 4-24- 0 .143 59-118 36 5-30- 1 .153 74-148 $ WCHA regular season champion; # WCHA playoff champion wcha.com 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four April 8-10 • Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Thursday, April 8: Semifinal:RIT 1 vs Wisconsin 8, 5:00 pm ET (TV–ESPN2 HD/ESPN360.com); Semifinal: Boston College 7 vs Miami 1, 8:30 pm ET (TV–ESPN2 HD/ESPN360.com). Saturday, April 10: National Championship Game: Boston College 5 vs Wisconsin 0, 7:00 pm ET (TV – ESPN HD/ESPN360.com). WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 The Badgers’ captain – senior forward Blake Geoffrion – was named win- In home attendance, the men’s WCHA again topped the 1.5 million mark, ner of the 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award as college hockey’s top player including nearly 72,000 for the annual WCHA Final Five in Saint Paul. and six conference-member players earned All-American honors. Named to the West All-American First Team were goaltender Marc Cheverie of Denver, defensemen Brendan Smith of Wisconsin and Patrick Wiercioch of Denver, Wisconsin Finishes Second in National and forwards Blake Geoffrion of Wisconsin and Rhett Rakhshani of Denver. Championship in Detroit Earning West All-American Second Team honors was forward Jack Connolly Badgers Fall to Boston College in Title Game of Minnesota Duluth. The University of Denver Pioneers captured the 2009-10 WCHA regular DETROIT, Mich./April 10 – The Wisconsin Badgers, the highest scoring team in season championship and MacNaughton Cup, while the University of North Division 1 men’s ice hockey, were unable to penetrate the defense of Boston Dakota prevailed in the 2010 Red Baron WCHA Final Dive as Broadmoor College here on Saturday night, falling 5-0 in the championship game of Trophy champions. the 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four before a record-setting sellout crowd of At the Final Five at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, the WCHA also unveiled 37,592 at Ford Field. The Eagles broke open a 1-0 game with a total of four, a new playoff format for the 2010-11 season, revealed an all-new Broadmoor third period tallies, including two from right winger Cam Atkinson and an Trophy and again welcomed new men’s league members Bemidji State and empty-netter. Nebraska Omaha, who will begin play in the WCHA next season. The shutout loss – only the third time this season the Badgers were kept WCHA-member teams compiled an impressive 48-27-5 (.631) record in non- off the scoreboard (the other occasions were a 4-0 loss at Minnesota Duluth conference play this season and four league teams were ranked among the on Jan. 30 and a 2-0 setback to St. Cloud State at the WCHA Final Five on top 10 in the nation in the final Div. 1 poll. Wisconsin was No. 2, Denver was March 19) – snapped the Badgers’ four-game winning streak, which included No. 4, St. Cloud State was No. 5 and North Dakota was No. 7. Also receiving the NCAA West Regional championship on March 26-27 in Saint Paul, Minn. votes was Minnesota Duluth. Wisconsin ended a memorable season with a 28-11-4 mark overall and as Denver goaltender Marc Cheverie was named the WCHA Player of the Year national runners-up. and Michigan Tech’s Eli Vlaisavljevich earned the WCHA Outstanding Student- Boston College, meanwhile, concluded their campaign as the national Athlete of the Year Award to highlight league post-season awards. Forty-one champions, the fourth Frozen Four crown for the program and third under (41) league players earned WCHA Scholar-Athlete honors while a record 119 current head coach Jerry York, and with a 29-10-3 overall record. BC’s previous were named to the men’s All-WCHA Academic Team. Other top award winners NCAA championships came in 1949, 2001 and 2008. included Wisconsin defenseman Brendan Smith as WCHA Defensive Player “First of all, my congratulations to Boston College,” said Wisconsin head of the Year, North Dakota forward Danny Kristo as WCHA Rookie of the Year, coach Mike Eaves. “They played a very good game today and they deserved Denver coach George Gwozdecky as WCHA Coach of the Year, DU forward to win. First period I thought we did the things we wanted to do with the Rhett Rakhshani as WCHA Scoring Champion, and the Pioneers’ Cheverie as puck, both at our blue line and their blue line, and the second period we WCHA Goaltending Champion. picked it up … started getting some momentum going. Led by former Western Collegiate Hockey Association players Jonathan “In the third period, we never got that next goal, which could have pos- Toews (North Dakota) and Dany Heatley (Wisconsin), Canada claimed the sibly changed the game. They got the next one and the game was just about gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games with a 3-2 overtime victory over.” over the United States on Sunday (Feb. 28) in Vancouver. All 12 men’s players Wisconsin is now 9-12 in 21 all-time meetings with BC. The two teams also with WCHA ties earned medals in the tournament as the U.S. took home silver met in the Frozen Four title game on April 8, 2006 at the Bradley Center in and Finland claimed the bronze. Milwaukee, with the Badgers prevailing by a 2-1 count. On February 6, Wisconsin drew 55,031 fans for the outdoor Camp Randall The Eagles, who held a 1-0 lead after both the first and second periods, Hockey Classic at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, defeating Michigan 3-2 held the Badgers to 20 shots on goal, including five in the first period and six in the process. in the third and blanked them on all three of their power-play opportunities. And seven current WCHA players earned Gold Medals as part of the U.S. Boston College, meanwhile, connected on two-of-five power-plays and also Men’s Junior Team at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship held in Sas- received three assists from left winger Joe Whitney. katchewan.

2009-10 Wisconsin Badger Men’s Hockey Team. Front Row: (L-R): Ben Grotting, Jake Gardiner, Ryan Little, Ryan McDonagh, Blake Geoffrion, Brett Bennett, Mitch Thompson, Scott Gudmandson, Ben Street, Michael Davies, Jordy Murray, Aaron Bendickson, Derek Stepan. Middle Row: Sean Dolan, Cody Goloubef, John Ramage, Derek Lee, Volunteer Assistant Coach Jeff Sanger, Assistant Coach Mark Osiecki, Head Coach Mike Eaves, Assistant Coach Kevin Patrick, Craig Smith, Justin Schultz, Andy Bohmbach, John Mitchell. Back Row: Athletic Communications Paul Capobianco, Strength Coach Jim Snider, Athletic Trainer Andy Hrodey, Eric Springer, Matt Thurber, Keegan Meuer, Podge Turnbull, Brendan Smith, Patrick Johnson, Craig Johnson, Director of Hockey Operations Mike Cerniglia, Equipment Manager Nate LaPoint, Video Coordinator Zach Remiker. WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 The Frozen Four championship game attendance of 37,592 set both a national tournament record and a world indoor ice hockey attendance record. Named to the 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four All-Tournament Team were: Forward – Cam Atkinson, So., Boston College; Forward – Ben Smith, Sr., Boston College; Forward – Joe Whitney, Jr., Boston College; Defense – Brendan Smith, Jr., Wisconsin; Defense – Brian Dumoulin, Fr., Boston College; and Goaltender – John Muse, Jr., Boston College. Named the Most Outstanding Player of the Frozen Four was Eagles’ forward Ben Smith.

April 9, 2010 Wisconsin’s Blake Geoffrion Wins 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Senior Captain Leads Badgers into National Championship Game

DETROIT, Mich. – The Hobey Baker Memorial Award today (April 9) announced that the 2010 recipient of college hockey's top individual prize is senior forward Blake Geoffrion from the University of Wisconsin. The nationally televised an- nouncement came during the NCAA Frozen Four championship tournament being held at Ford Field April 8-10, home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions. Wisconsin’s John Ramage in Goal-Mouth Battle against Boston Geoffrion has had a superb 2009-10 season, helping guide the No. 2-ranked College in the 2010 National Championship game Badgers into the Frozen Four championship game, where on Saturday evening at 7:00 pm ET they will take on Boston College for the NCAA crown. He was named Most Valuable Player of the recent West Regional, won by Wisconsin “They (Boston College) did a tremendous job of getting in our shooting and held at Xcel Energy Center March 26-27 in Saint Paul, Minn. The Wisconsin lanes,” said Eaves. “We couldn’t get pucks to the net; they blocked a ton of tri-captain accumulates plenty of on-ice minutes every game, skating a regular shots. I thought that was one thing they did really well. They ended up win- shift, taking key face-offs, manning the power-play and is the top forward on ning the special teams contest. the penalty-kill. “I just didn’t think we had our best effort tonight in terms of being Geoffrion becomes the first Wisconsin Badger to win the Hobey Baker sharp.” Memorial Award, is the 14th winner overall from a Western Collegiate Hockey Boston College senior forward Ben Smith, who was named the Most Out- Association-member team and is the seventh winner from the WCHA in the standing Player of the Frozen Four, opened the scoring in the first period with past nine seasons. Other Hobey Baker winners from the WCHA include Neal a power-play goal at 12:57. Just inside the blueline on the right side, right Broten (F, Minnesota) in 1981, the first year of the award, Tom Kurvers (D, winger Steve Whitney centered the puck in the Wisconsin zone and found Minnesota Duluth) in 1984, Bill Watson (F, Minnesota Duluth) in 1985, Tony Smith, who sent a wrist shot through traffic and into the net. Hrkac (F, North Dakota) in 1987, Robb Stauber (G, Minnesota) in 1988, Chris The second period was scoreless, with Wisconsin picking up play and Marinucci (F, Minnesota Duluth) in 1994, Brian Bonin (F, Minnesota) in 1996, outshooting BC 9-6. Jordan Leopold (D, Minnesota) in 2002, Peter Sejna (F, Colorado College) in The third period saw the Eagles score four unanswered goals, including 2003, Junior Lessard (F, Minnesota Duluth) in 2004, Marty Sertich (F, Colorado three in the first 7:20. Sophomore right winger Cam Atkinson tallied the first College) in 2005, Matt Carle (D, Denver) in 2006 and Ryan Duncan (F, North of his two goals just 1:38 into the final stanza, carrying the puck into the UW Dakota) in 2007. zone on the left side, and sending a backhander through the five hole from Hobey Baker was the legendary Princeton hockey player known as America's 10 feet out that gave BC a 2-0 lead. Then, just 2:02 later, left winger Chris Kreider tipped a cross-ice pass from right winger Jimmy Hayes into the UW net at 3:40 to put BC up 3-0. A second power-play goal of the game, at 7:20 of the third, upped the Eagles’ lead to 4-0 as Atkinson carried the puck into the UW zone from the blueline, got past a couple of defenders and sent a backhander into the net. The last goal of the national championship contest came at 15:29 of the third period as BC center Matt Price wristed an empty-netter between the Wisconsin pipes for the 5-0 finale. “We talked about this thing as being a journey,” said Eaves. “And we got near the top of the mountain but we weren’t quite able to stick the flag in the top. But we accomplished some great things. “Did the players leave everything on the ice? Did we do that tonight? And absolutely we did. With that being said, we can walk out of here, even though we are disappointed, with our heads held high.” Wisconsin was making it’s 11th trip to the Frozen Four, eighth appearance in a national title game, and seeking the program’s seventh national title. The No. 2-ranked Badgers blitzed No. 9-ranked RIT (Rochester Institute of Technol- ogy) by a 8-1 count on Thursday (April 8) in the first national semifinal at Ford Field while No. 3-ranked Boston College powered past top-ranked Miami 7-1 in the second semifinal. The Badgers’ six previous NCAA crowns came in 1973 in Boston under coach Bob Johnson, in 1977 in Detroit under Johnson, in 1981 in Duluth under Johnson, in 1983 in Grand Forks under coach Jeff Sauer, in 1990 in Detroit under Sauer and in 2006 in Milwaukee under current head coach Mike Eaves. The Badgers entered the tournament with a 6-1 mark in seven previous Frozen Four title contests and are now 6-2 in the championship 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award Winner Blake Geoffrion of game and 37-20-2 in national tournament games overall. Wisconsin WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 greatest amateur athlete in his day. He redefined how the game was played West All-American First Team with his coast-to-coast dashes in an era when hockey was contested with Goaltender: Marc Cheverie, Jr, Denver (Cole Harbour, NS) seven players and no forward passes. Baker died testing a repaired aircraft at Defense: Brendan Smith, Jr, Wisconsin (Mimico, ON) the end of World War I following his military service. Hobey criteria includes Defense: Patrick Wiercioch, So, Denver (Maple Grove, BC) strength of character on and off the ice, displaying outstanding skills in all Forward: Blake Geoffrion, Sr, Wisconsin (Brentwood, TN) phases of the game, sportsmanship and scholastic achievements. Geoffrion Forward: Mark Olver, Jr, Northern Michigan (Burnaby, BC) was selected from a group of 10 finalists by the votes of a 24-member selec- Forward: Rhett Rakhshani, Sr, Denver (Huntington Beach, CA) tion committee, along with the results of an online fan ballot. Geoffrion's highly-productive season included finishing second in scoring West All-American Second Team in the WCHA with 34 points in 25 league games, including 19 goals and 11 Goaltender: Cody Reichard, So, Miami (Celina, OH) power-play tallies. Overall this season, Geoffrion has 28 goals and 22 assists Defense: Erik Gustafsson, Jr, Northern Michigan* (Kvissleby, Sweden) for 50 points in 39 games. He ranks tied for second in the nation in goal Defense: Jeff Petry, Jr, Michigan State (Farmington Hills, MI) scoring and is first in the country with 15 power-play goals. Geoffrion has an Forward: Jack Connolly, So, Minnesota Duluth (Duluth, MN) amazingly high shooting percentage of 23% and an equally remarkable 59% Forward: Zac Dalpe, So, Ohio State (Paris, ON) winning percentage on face-offs. Wisconsin finished second in the WCHA Forward: Matt Read, Jr, Bemidji State (Ilderton, ON) regular season standings and third at the WCHA Final Five playoff tourney. Selected as a WCHA First Team all-star for 2009-10, the Consumer Science East All-American First Team Major spends off-ice time visiting UW Children's Hospital, has been a mentor Goaltender: Ben Scrivens, Sr, Cornell (Spruce Grove, AB) to a cancer patient, and is a Peer Leader on campus lending assistance to UW Defense: Colby Cohen, Jr, Boston University (Villanova, PA) students. He is a second round draft pick of the NHL's Nashville Predators Defense: Brendon Nash, Sr, Cornell (Kamloops, BC) (2006). Forward: Bobby Butler, Sr, New Hampshire (Marlborough, MA) The family bloodlines of Geoffrion are incomparable. His dad Danny, Forward: Gustav Nyquist, So, Maine (Malmo, Sweden) granddad Bernie `Boom Boom' and his great grandfather Howie Morenz all Forward: Chase Polacek, Jr, Rensselaer (Edina, MN) played for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL. Boom Boom is credited with popularizing the slapshot and won six Stanley Cups. Grandpa Howie won three Stanley Cups and is one of only seven Habs to have his number (7) East All-American Second Team retired. Both are members of the Hall of Fame. Goaltender: Brian Foster, SR, New Hampshire (Pembroke, NH) Note: Blake Geoffrion will be honored at the Hobey Baker Award Banquet Defense: Justin Braun, Sr, Massachusetts (Vadnais Heights, MN) on May 6 at 317 On Rice Park in St. Paul, Minn. Visit hobeybaker.com for more Defense: Blake Kessel, So, New Hampshire (Verona, WI) information on the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Forward: Sean Backman, Sr, Yale (Cos Cob, CT) Forward: Nick Johnson, Sr, Sacred Heart (Windsor, CT) April 9, 2010 Forward: Broc Little, Jr, Yale (Rindge, NH) * Second Team in 2008-09 Six WCHA Players Named to 2010 West All- April 8, 2010 American Teams Wisconsin Powers Past RIT 8-1 and into 2010 Denver’s Cheverie, Wiercioch and Rakhshani, Wisconsin’s NCAA Men's Frozen Four Championship Game Geoffrion and Smith Are West First Team Honorees; Minnesota Badgers Take Aim at Boston College, Seventh National Title Duluth’s Connolly Named to West Second Team Saturday at 7:00 pm at Ford Field in Detroit

DETROIT, Mich. – Twenty different Division I hockey-playing schools – including DETROIT, Mich. - A goal from senior left winger John Mitchell (Neenah, WI) four from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association – can celebrate players just 1:27 into the opening period here Thursday at Ford Field set the pace as honored as Reebok All-Americans for the 2009-10 season. The nation's top 24 the University of Wisconsin Badgers outshot and outscored RIT by one-sided college hockey players were announced tonight at the NCAA Men’s Division margins en route to a 8-1 victory in the first national semifinal at the 2010 I Frozen Four at Ford Field in Detroit. NCAA Men's Frozen Four. Leading the way was the University of Denver, with three West First Team No. 2-ranked Wisconsin, which also received five assists from junior de- selections in goaltender Marc Cheverie, the WCHA Player of the Year, defen- fenseman Brendan Smith (Mimico, ON) and two goals and two assists from seman Patrick Wiercioch and forward Rhett Rakhshani, the WCHA scoring champion. Wisconsin had two first team All-American honorees in Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner and forward Blake Geoffrion and defenseman Brendan Smith, the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year. And Minnesota Duluth had second team All-American honoree and forward Jack Connolly. Noteworthy among the selections: • Only one player had been so honored before. Junior defenseman Erik Gustafsson of Northern Michigan University repeated on the West Second Team. • There are 14 players from the United States eight from Canada, and two from Sweden. • The honorees are fairly youthful. Only nine of the 24 selections are seniors. Of the rest, nine are juniors and six are sophomores. • The honorees hail from ten different states and four Canadian provinces, as well as Sweden (two players for the second year in a row.) • Seventeen players participated in the NCAA Tournament. Three of them advanced to the "Frozen Four," all from the West. • The honorees include all ten finalists for the 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. The AHCA/Reebok All-American Ice Hockey Teams are sponsored by Ree- bok, an international leader in hockey equipment, and chosen by members of the American Hockey Coaches Association. Wisconsin’s Michael Davies (Left) Scores Against RIT in The Badgers’ 2010 NCAA Frozen Four Semi-final Win WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 sophomore center Derek Stepan (Hastings, MN), converted on 3-of-7 power- that we tried to generate. And we had a tough time generating anything. In play opportunities and owned a 37-14 advantage in shots on goal. the second period, in particular." The win, the Badgers fourth straight and 13th in the last 16 outings, moved The Badgers, who outscored RIT 5-0 even-strength in the game, finally their record to 28-10-4 and propelled them into the national championship surrendered a goal to the Tigers when right winger Tyler Brenner flipped in game for the second time in the last five seasons, both under head coach a marker on a power-play at 19:32 of the second. Wisconsin outshot RIT 13-4 Mike Eaves, with the Cardinal and White having captured their sixth NCAA in the second. crown in 2006 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. "In watching video, I thought RIT was one of the best teams I had seen Wisconsin will play No. 3-ranked Boston College out of the Hockey East in their defensive zone coverage," said Eaves, "so we focused on our ability Association for the 2010 national championship at 7:00 pm ET on Saturday, to be intelligent and having the puck in their zone. And by having the puck with the game televised live on ESPN HD. The Eagles were 7-1 victors over in their zone and having time in their zone, they don't have the biscuit. So I top-ranked Miami University in Thursday night's second national semifinal. think that takes away from them getting as many scoring shots as they had The Ford Field attendance total of 34,954 established a new record for an hoped to. By having puck possession, we limited their ability to get scoring NCAA Frozen Four game. chances on us." "First of all, I just want to acknowledge RIT and what they accomplished The third period also belonged to Wisconsin, by virtue of a 14-4 advan- this year," said Eaves. "I said to Wayne (Wilson) after the game that you should tage in shots on goal and two more unanswered even-strength goals in the be real proud of what he did with that group of people ... bringing them final 2:32 of play. Freshman right winger Craig Smith (Madison, WI) gave the together and having a good group of hockey players go to another level as Badgers a 7-1 lead at 17:28 followed by Stepan's second of the evening just a team to make themselves a threat not only to get here but to put us in a :20 seconds later at 17:48. game where we had to battle extremely hard. In all, 13 different Wisconsin players were credited with scoring points, "Secondly, I think this group of young men (Wisconsin) ... they did the including the five assists from Smith, the two goal and two assists from things they needed to. They got off to a great start. And we were effective Stepan, and a goal and assist each from Geoffrion and Schultz. Nine of the on the specialty teams in the second period, which was kind of the turning team's total of 32 points came from defensemen while between the pipes, point in the game. And then we played pretty smart in the third period and junior Scott Gudmandson (Sherwood Park, AB) stopped 13 of 14 shots on went on to the victory." goal while yielding only a power-play goal. The City of Detroit has been good to the Hockey Badgers over the years, "One of the toughest jobs a young goaltender has is when you're not with two previous Wisconsin clubs claiming NCAA crowns in the Motor City getting a lot of action and to keep your mind focused," said coach Eaves of in 1977 at Olympia Stadium and in 1990 at Joe Louis Arena. The Badgers Gudmandson. "Scotty did a nice job tonight and was disappointed in giving are also 6-1 in NCAA tournament games played in Detroit. And now, thanks up the one goal, which usually goaltenders are. But he kept his mind sharp to Thursday's triumph, Wisconsin has another shot at Motor City magic on and did a pretty good job for us." Saturday evening. Against upstart and No. 9-ranked RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology), April 5, 2010 who set a school record with 28 victories in 2009-10, Mitchell's game-open- ing rebound tally came after the Badgers opened the contest with an up- Wisconsin Pursues National Championship tempo jump. This Week in Detroit "My mindset was that that first goal was not going to lead to seven others," said Mitchell. "We were just going out there and starting the game strong MADISON, Wis. – Returning to a familiar city that has hosted two previous - me, Aaron (Bendickson) and Jordy (Murray). We were just going to follow University of Wisconsin men’s national championship hockey teams – in 1977 the first two shifts ahead of us and just try and keep rolling four lines ... keep at Olympia Stadium and in 1990 at Joe Louis Arena – the Badgers and their that depth of our team going because that's our strong point." Cardinal and White-clad faithful descend upon Detroit this week for the 2010 Then, at the 9:38 of the first, Wisconsin's Stepan deflected a shot from NCAA Men’s Frozen Four, set for Thursday, April 8 through Saturday, April 10 junior defenseman Ryan McDonagh (Arden Hills, MN) for a 2-0 advantage at Ford Field – home of the National Football League’s Detroit Lions. and from there it was mostly all Badgers the rest of the way. The No. 2-ranked Wisconsin team, who earned their 11th Frozen Four "We've talked all year about how one of the strengths of our team is our berth overall by capturing the NCAA West Regional championship over the depth, and guys stepped up," said senior center Blake Geoffrion (Brentwood, March 26-27 weekend at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., own a 27- TN). "We talk about getting a great start. Mitchy (John Mitchell) comes out 10-4 overall record and are an impressive 19-5-3 (.759) since December 1. with a goal and Stepan comes back with a quick tip-in. It's one of our strengths Head coach Mike Eaves’ Badgers will face-off against streaking RIT (Rochester and we're happy." Institute of Technology) in the first national semifinal in Detroit on Thursday Just as Mitchell had given Wisconsin a quick lead in the first period, sopho- (April 8) at 5:00 pm ET. No. 9-ranked RIT (28-11-1) was the regular season more right winger Jordy Murray (Faribault, MN) scored on his team's first shot champion of the Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) and enters the national on goal in the second stanza, taking a drop pass from linemate and senior championship tournament riding a nation’s best 12-game winning streak. center Aaron Bendickson (Thief River Falls, MN) and firing it home for a 3-0 The second national semifinal on Thursday at Ford Field will feature Boston advantage at the 2:18 mark. College (27-10-3) against Miami (29-7-7) at 8:30 pm ET. The No. 3-ranked BC Then followed a succession of three straight Wisconsin power-play goals Eagles, unbeaten over their last 11 straight games at 10-0-1, were the regular that opened an insurmountable 6-0 lead by the 13:24 mark of the second period, as freshman defenseman Justin Schultz (West Kelowna, BC) squeezed one past RIT goaltender Jared DeMichiel at 4:26, senior right winger Michael WCHA member Teams in Non-Conference Play Davies (St. Louis, MO) scored on a pretty tic-tac-toe at 11:15, and senior center 2009-10 season • 48-27-5 (.631) Blake Geoffrion (Brentwood, TN) - a Hobey Baker Memorial Award Hat Trick Finalist (top three) - netted a rebound shot at 13:24. UW blueliner Smith, play- Team vs AHA vs CCHA vs CHA vs ECAC vs HEA Total ing in the hometown of the National Hockey League team that drafted him UAA 1-0-0 0-3-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 – 2-4-0 - the Detroit Red Wings - assisted on all three second period Wisconsin goals CC 2-0-0 – 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-2-0 6-2-0 in a memorable outing that saw him lead the way with five assists overall. DU 2-1-0 2-1-0 – – 2-1-0 6-3-0 "We ran into a powerhouse tonight," said RIT head coach Wayne Wilson. "I MTU – 1-4-0 – – – 1-4-0 thought, basically, we couldn't get much going. They scored that first goal UM – 2-2-0 1-1-0 2-0-0 – 5-3-0 early but then for them to go up 2-0 ... I thought that was a real changing UMD 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-2-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 4-4-0 point in the game. And then just the power-plays in the second period. They MSU 2-0-0 2-1-1 2-0-0 – – 6-1-1 have a tremendous power-play and we knew that going in. UND – 1-0-2 1-0-0 1-2-0 2-0-0 5-2-2 "We didn't want to give them those opportunities. So I thought those SCSU – 1-2-0 – 5-0-1 – 6-2-1 two things were the critical things - just scoring early and executing on their UW 1-0-0 2-1-0 – 0-0-1 4-1-0 7-2-1 power-play. They had an answer for everything. WCHA 9-1-0 12-15-3 6-4-0 12-2-2 9-5-0 48-27-5 "They were physically stronger and quicker and really answered anything .900 .450 .600 .8125 .643 .631 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010

Denver Pioneers • 2009-10 WCHA Regular Season, MacNaughton Cup Champions season runner-up in the Hockey East Association (HEA) before winning their Boston College (No. 4). league playoff title and the Northeast Regional crown. Top-ranked Miami, The following conferences and teams received automatic qualification: meanwhile, was the regular season champion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Atlantic Hockey Association – Rochester Institute of Technology; Central Association (CCHA) and also claimed the Midwest Regional title. Collegiate Hockey Association – Michigan; College Hockey America – Ala- Both national semifinal games this Thursday will be telecast live on ESPN2 bama-Huntsville; ECAC Hockey – Cornell; Hockey East Association – Boston HD while the Frozen Four title contest on Saturday evening will be televised College; Western Collegiate Hockey Association – North Dakota. live on ESPN HD. All three Frozen Four games will also be available at ESPN360. The WCHA and its member teams have won a record 36 national champi- com. onships since the league’s founding in 1951, with the most recent being in The Western Collegiate Hockey Association earned four berths in the 2006 by Wisconsin in Milwaukee. A WCHA-member team has also finished national tournament this season, with those going to the four teams that as the national runner-up a total of 27 times. finished in the top four in the final WCHA regular season standings – regular In the March 29th USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Div. 1 Men’s College season champion University of Denver, second place Wisconsin, third place St. Hockey Poll, Wisconsin is ranked No. 2 nationally, St. Cloud State is No. 4, Cloud State University and playoff champion University of North Dakota. Denver is No. 5 and North Dakota is No. 7. Also receiving votes was Minnesota No. 1 regional seed and MacNaughton Cup-champion Denver traveled to Duluth. the East Regional at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y., where they dropped a In the March 22nd USCHO.com Div. 1 Men’s College Hockey Poll – their 2-1 semifinal decision to No. 4 seed RIT on Friday (March 26). RIT then defeated final one of the 2009-10 season – Denver was ranked No. 2 nationally, North No. 3 seed New Hampshire 6-2 in the title contest. Dakota was No. 4, Wisconsin was No. 5, St. Cloud State was No. 7 and Minne- No. 2 regional seed Wisconsin and No. 3 seed St. Cloud State were both sota Duluth was No. 14. Also receiving votes from the WCHA were Colorado placed in the West Regional at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn. In the College, Minnesota and Minnesota State. semifinals on March 26, St. Cloud State defeated No. 3 seed Northern Michigan The 2009-10 campaign marks the 58th in the storied history of the WCHA, 4-3 (2 ot) while Wisconsin skated past No. 4 seed Vermont 3-2. Then in the with the league owning a record 36 national championships. It also is the final West Regional championship game on Saturday (March 27), Wisconsin won season league membership consists of 10 teams, as Bemidji State University 5-3 over St. Cloud State. and the University of Nebraska Omaha come on board as new members for No. 2 regional seed and WCHA Final Five and Broadmoor Trophy-champion the 2010-11 campaign. North Dakota was placed in the Northeast Regional at DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. The Sioux also came up a goal short in their semifinal, falling 3-2 to No. 3 seed Yale. In the Northeast Regional championship tilt, No. 1 seed Boston College won 3-1 over Yale. Automatic qualification privileges are granted to the post-season cham- pions of six conferences. The remainder of the 2010 NCAA tournament field was selected at large. Miami University was the No. 1 overall seed. The other No. 1 seeds, in order, were the University of Denver (No. 2), the University of Wisconsin (No. 3) and WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010

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Northern Mich. (20-12-8) Ford Field Detroit, MI Wisconsin 8-1 Cornell (21-8-4) Thurs. April 8 - 5 or 8:30 p.m. Fri. March 26 - 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 HD/ESPN360.com ESPNU HD New Hampshire 6-2 Regional Sites Albany, NY New Hampshire (17-13-7) East: Times Union Center Sat. March 27 - 6:30 p.m. Rochester Inst. 6-2 Albany, New York Rochester Inst. (26-11-1) ESPNU HD March 26-27 Fri. March 26 - 3 p.m. ESPNU HD Rochester Inst. 2-1 West: Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minnesota Denver (27-9-4) 2 March 26-27 Midwest: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum East Seeds Northeast Seeds West Seeds Midwest Seeds Ft. Wayne, Indiana 1. Denver (2) 1. Boston College (4) 1. Wisconsin (3) 1. Miami (OH) (1) March 27-28 2. Cornell 2. North Dakota 2. St. Cloud St. 2. Bemidji St. 3. New Hampshire 3. Yale 3. Northern Mich. 3. Michigan Northeast: DCU Center 4. Rochester Inst. 4. Alas. Fairbanks 4. Vermont 4. Ala.-Huntsville Worcester, Massachusetts

Overall seeds in parentheses. Note: All games broadcast on the ESPN family of networks. For more information, visit www.NCAA.com. *Denotes tape delayed on ESPNU. WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 April 2, 2010 Denver’s Rhett Rakhshani slipped ahead – 15-20=35 to 19-15=34. But a funny thing happened to the team scoring lead in the playoffs. Geoffrion had a Badgers Bring It All Together for 2010 NCAA goal and an assist in the 3-2 West Regional victory over Vermont, and added Frozen Four Bid a goal and two assists in the 5-3 victory over St. Cloud State, his overall total of 27-21=48 is impressive, and helped him win West Regional most valuable by John Gilbert, for WCHA.com player status – but his points rank only third-best on the Badger team. Senior Michael Davies has 19-32=51, and sophomore Derek Stepan has In the moments after Wisconsin won a tough and challenging West Regional 10-40=50 to rank 1-2 on the Wisconsin team in all games. Junior defense- championship, Badgers’ head coach Mike Eaves could pause and wonder man Brendan Smith has 15-32=47 to rank one point behind Geoffrion’s total. what happened to sidetrack Denver and North Dakota on their way to their Geoffrion is best with 14 power-play goals, while Stepan leads all league appointed spots at the NCAA Frozen Four. There were, however, other things scorers with his 40 assists, while Davies and Smith – the league’s top-scoring more prominent on his mind. defenseman – are tied for second best with 32. While he may have been puzzled that WCHA regular-season champion “Our seniors have worked ever since our freshman year,” said Geoffrion. Denver and WCHA playoff champion North Dakota had both lost in other “It’s an incredible feeling to get to the Frozen Four.” regionals, Eaves is a master pragmatist, capable of focusing on things that Then he pointed to “Mitchie” – John Mitchell, a 6-foot-5 crusher who scored might be within his control. At that moment, satisfaction at having beaten twice in the region final. He had only five goals all season until adding those Vermont, then reversing a league playoff loss to St. Cloud State was foremost. two. Mitchell, in turn, gave credit to the penalty-killers for stopping all seven Those victories earned the West Regional’s berth in the April 8-10 Frozen Four Huskies power-plays, and it’s understandable, because that’s a group he not in Detroit, which now becomes something else that falls into that controllable only appreciates, but also personally gives them a lot of action. category. “Our PK did a tremendous job,” said Mitchell. “I got five penalties in the No. 2 ranked Wisconsin (27-10-4) faces RIT (28-11-1) in the 5:00 pm ET first two games [of the West Regional], and I think I'm going to have to limit those semifinal, with No. 1 Miami of Ohio (29-7-7) taking on Boston College (27-10-3) penalties.” in the 8:30 pm ET second semifinal, with both games on ESPN2. The winners As for contributions from players like Mitchell – a free-agent senior who play at 7:00 pm ET on Saturday, on ESPN. might also earn a lot of attention from NHL scouts after the season – Eaves, “We’re blessed to have some awfully talented young men on this team, with who has had numerous teams that had difficulty scoring and had to rely on a tremendous work ethic,” said Eaves. “They are selfless, capable of focusing defense and goaltending to survive. on the team, and all things have come together for us at the right time. Last “At this point, we’re looking for offense from anybody,” Eaves said. “And year, we were .02 points away from making the [NCAA] playoffs. That has Mitch was very effective for us this weekend.” been on our kids minds; we even had t-shirts made up.” As a further example of how this team has developed and matured, Eaves The Badgers, who finished second to Denver in league play, had to lift singled out another senior, and said: “Look at Aaron Bendickson. He had a themselves up after reaching the WCHA Final Five, where they were blanked great chance with an open net, but he bounced it off the post. He came back 2-0 by St. Cloud State in the semifinals. They rebounded the next day to beat after that and played like he was possessed, and he wound up getting a goal. Denver. As the No. 1 seed at the West Regional, Wisconsin beat Vermont before I’m not sure he would have reacted the same way at the start of the season, coming back with force to avenge that setback to St. Cloud State in the West but that's how focused we are now.” Regional final. The added burden carried by the Badgers into the Frozen Four will be “There was a lot of redemption for us [against St. Cloud State],” said junior shrugged off with two Wisconsin victories. But the league’s opportunity to defenseman Ryan McDonagh. “We didn’t play well last weekend [in the Final get three teams to the Frozen Four seemed like the most lucrative since 2005, Five], and we knew what was riding on the game this time – going to the when Denver, North Dakota, Minnesota and Colorado College filled all four Frozen Four.” slots at the Frozen Four in Cincinnati, with Denver winning. Now Wisconsin faces the peculiar venue of playing the Frozen Four at Such success leads to questions about parity. Did the fact that WCHA Ford Field in Detroit – the Lions NFL stadium, which could produce record champion Denver was upset 2-1 by Rochester Institute of Technology, and hockey tournament crowds. In that regard, the Badgers have the experience that WCHA playoff champion North Dakota had been upset 3-2 by Yale, mean of having played in a football stadium already this season, having played and that the proud Western Collegiate Hockey Association might not be as strong beaten Michigan 3-2 at Camp Randall Stadium, before 55,031 – a number as we in the west would like to believe? that might be difficult to top in Detroit, with both Michigan and Michigan After all, no other league can approach the 36 NCAA championships won State conspicuous by their absence. by teams from the WCHA. And close followers of the annual league race and Boston College also played at Fenway Park on January 8, losing 3-2 to Boston the spectacle of the WCHA’s playoff structure, resulting in the flashy Final University before 38,472 fans. Big-stadium experience notwithstanding, Wis- Five tournament at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, can look with pride at the consin will make a formidible entry in the Frozen Four, with an overpowering listing of years WCHA teams won those titles. It does appear, however, that defense, and a surprisingly unheralded scoring attack. The large, hard-hitting, someone hasn’t been keeping that list up to date, because after it shows and mobile defense, with five first- or second-round NHL draftees and a sixth ”...1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006...” there aren’t any more years who is certain to be drafted this year, are Wisconsin’s most evident asset. listed. What happened to 2007, 2008, and 2009? An NHL expansion team would thrive with a defense that included juniors Correct. The proud WCHA, which won so regularly that in 2005 Denver, Ryan McDonagh, taken in the first round by Montreal in 2007; Brendan Smith, North Dakota, Colorado College and Minnesota made it an all-WCHA Frozen taken on the same first round by Detroit; and Cody Goloubef, taken on the Four, and which won five consecutive NCAA titles up through 2006, hasn’t second round in 2008 by Columbus; plus sophomore Jake Gardiner, a 2008 won since – a span of three straight years. first-rounder by Anaheim; and freshman Justin Schultz, a 2008 second-round That, of course, isn’t a problem for the Badgers. They won that 2006 title, pick of Anaheim. That leaves only John Ramage, who started the season as and while they might prefer to see some familiar WCHA faces across the rink, an 18-year-old freshman from St. Louis. He’s the son of Rob Ramage, a 16- their only challenge is to be ready to win two games and recapture the title year NHL defenseman who was a first-round pick of Colorado in the 1979 for the WCHA. expansion draft. But don’t underestimate the forwards. Most notable up front has been captain and first-line center Blake Geoffrion, the lanky, 6-foot-2 grandson of Bernie (Boom-Boom) Geoffrion. With his hometown listed as Brentwood, Tenn., Geoffrion is undoubtedly going to be the first home-state performer for the Nashville Predators, who drafted Geoffrion In the second round. A key to the Badger season was when Geoffrion turned down th eoffer and decided to play his senior season at Wisconsin. “We don’t have the team we have without Blake coming back,” said Eaves, matter-of-factly. Geoffrion led the WCHA in conference scoring until the final day, when WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 April 2, 2010 and topping the conference in goals and power play goals, he was selected as a First Team all-star. And the family bloodlines? His dad Danny, granddad Denver’s Gwozdecky, Wisconsin’s Eaves Among Bernie “Boom Boom” and his great grandpa Howie Morenz all played for the Finalists for 2010 Spencer Penrose Award Montreal Canadiens. Boom Boom and Howie are both enshrined in the Hockey Honor Presented to AHCA Men’s Division 1 Coach of the Year Hall of Fame and have nine Stanley Cups between them. Blake Geoffrion is a Consumer Science Major and spends time off the ice visiting UW Children’s Hospital, has been a mentor to a cancer patient and is a Peer Leader lending Nine coaches who have enjoyed on-ice success in 2009-10 – including George assistance to UW students. He is a second round draft pick of Nashville. Gwozdecky of the University of Denver and Mike Eaves of the University of Bobby Butler – University of New Hampshire, Sr., F, Marlboro, MA Wisconsin – have been named finalists for the Spencer Penrose Award, given Bobby Butler is one incredible person. He is a finalist for not one, but three annually to the top NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. prestigious individual hockey awards: the Hobey Baker Award, the Hockey To be a finalist for this award, you must either be voted Coach of the Year Humanitarian Award and the Walter Brown Award. Already named the Walter in your conference or take your team to the NCAA Frozen Four. Gwozdecky Brown recipient as the best American-born college player in New England, led his Denver Pioneers to the 2009-10 WCHA regular season championship Butler has evolved into a prolific goal scorer leading the nation bagging 29 and MacNaughton Cup. Eaves led the Wisconsin Badgers to a second place goals in 39 games this past season. He chipped in with 24 assists to total 53 regular season WCHA finish, the NCAA West Regional Championship, and to points, tied for second best in the country. The Wildcat captain tied for the a berth in the 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four. conference scoring lead in Hockey East tallying 41 total points and led the Noteworthy among this year’s finalists: circuit in goals, helping UNH to the regular season title. His efforts earned him • The list includes three former Penrose Award winners: Enrico Blasi of Player of the Year honors in Hockey East and a berth as a First Team all-star. Miami, who won in 2006, George Gwozdecky of Denver, who has won the Butler is a Health Management Major and recently signed as a free agent with award twice (1993 while at Miami and 2005 while at Denver), and Dick Umile the Ottawa Senators. His outreach into the community is extensive. Butler of the University of New Hampshire, the 1999 winner. volunteers for every assignment involving the hockey program, has attended • Repeat finalists are Enrico Blasi of Miami and Tom Serratore of Bemidji a local middle school every week for the past three years working with special State. needs students, has mentored two children (one who lost his father to cancer • Miami's Blasi is the only finalist who is both a conference Coach of the and another child battling leukemia) and volunteers with his teammates in Year award winner and coach of a Frozen Four semifinalist. the Reading Across America program at area schools. The award is named in honor of the former Colorado Springs benefactor Gustav Nyquist – University of Maine, So., F, Malmo, Sweden who built the Broadmoor Hotel Complex, site of the first 10 NCAA Hockey A guiding light for the Maine Black Bears and a dynamic force in Hockey East, Championships. It will be announced after the Frozen Four and presented at Gustav Nyquist still leads the nation in scoring by a comfortable eight-point the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Coach of Men's Hockey margin; despite the fact Maine missed the NCAA post season tournament. Banquet on Saturday, May 1, in Naples, Fla. Completing the season with 61 points in 39 games on 19 goals and 42 assists, Nyquist topped the country in both points and assists. In conference games, 2009-10 AHCA Men’s Hockey Div. 1 Coach of the Year Finalists Maine ended the season tied for third place while Nyquist tied fellow Hobey Enrico Blasi, Miami*#@; Mark Dennehy, Merrimack*; Mike Eaves,Wisconsin#; Hat Trick finalist Bobby Butler for first in Hockey East scoring and topped George Gwozdecky, Denver*@; Nate Leaman, Union*; C.J. Marottolo, Sacred the circuit in assists in league play. A fourth round draft pick of Detroit, Heart*; Tom Serratore, Bemidji State*; Dick Umile, New Hampshire*@; Wayne Nyquist was runner-up for Hockey East Player of the Year and was selected Wilson, RIT#; Jerry York, Boston College#. as a First Team all-star. The Finance Major is on the Dean’s List at Maine. He * Conference Coach of the Year; # NCAA “Frozen Four” Participant volunteers off-ice time coaching at youth hockey clinics. Visit hobeybaker. @ Previous Winner of the Spencer Penrose Award com for more information on the Hobey Baker Memorial Award or to access the Hobey logo. March 31, 2010 Wisconsin's Geoffrion Named a Hobey ‘Hat March 27, 2010 Trick’ Finalist Badgers Pound Out 5-3 victory over Huskies 2010 Award Winner to be Announced April 9 at NCAA Frozen Four to Reach 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four; The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation on Wednesday (March 31) Wisconsin Earns West Regional Championship announced the three Hobey Hat Trick finalists for the 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, honoring college hockey’s top player. Alphabetically, they by John Gilbert, for WCHA.com are: Bobby Butler, senior forward from the University of New Hampshire, ST. PAUL, Minn. – Wisconsin knocked St.Cloud State off its game, then Blake Geoffrion, senior forward from the University of Wisconsin, and Gustav countered every attempt the Huskies made to get back into the game Nyquist, sophomore forward from the University of Maine. before sealing the West Regional championship with an empty-net goal for The three finalists were selected from the initial list of Top Ten candidates a 5-3 victory, before 7,182 fans at Xcel Energy Center. by the 24-member Selection Committee and an additional round of online The victory sends the Badgers (27-10-4) to the April 8-10 NCAA Men’s fan balloting to determine this year’s Hobey Baker winner. Frozen Four in Detroit, where they will make their 11th appearance. They also Criteria for the award includes: strength of character on and off the ice, will be the lone Western Collegiate Hockey Association team present, after displaying outstanding skills in all phases of the game, sportsmanship and North Dakota lost 3-2 to Yale Saturday and Denver was upset 2-1 by RIT on scholastic achievements. Friday in other regionals. This year’s Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced Friday, April 9 Both Wisconsin and St. Cloud State have used potent power-plays and tight from Ford Field in Detroit during the NCAA Frozen Four. The 30th annual penalty-killing for their success this season, and when it mattered most, the announcement will be aired live on ESPNU at 7:00 pm ET. penalty-killing clearly overmatched the power-plays on both sides. The larger Blake Geoffrion – University of Wisconsin, Sr., F., Brentwood, TN Badgers pounded the Huskies – particular scoring leaders Ryan Lasch and Certainly the family bloodlines don’t hurt, but Blake Geoffrion has estab- Garrett Roe – and when the heavy-handed plan led to frequent penalties, the lished himself as one of the nation’s premiere players. The tri-captain of the Badgers stymied the Huskies’ power -play at 0-for-7. The Huskies, however, Frozen Four bound Badgers is a complete player. Utilized in all situations, also stopped the Badger power-play at 0-for-6. Geoffrion skates a regular shift, receives ample special teams time on both “I think the key for us was a fast start and getting the early lead,” said Wis- power-play and penalty-killing, takes key faceoffs (where he is a remarkable consin coach Mike Eaves. “And when the Huskies responded with a goal, we 60% on faceoffs) and has an amazing shooting percentage of 23%. Geoffrion were able to counter right away. On our PK, we wanted to not give them any was named MVP of the West Regional and has 27 goals and 21 assists in 38 Grade AA chances, and we did that tonight. But we didn’t get many sniffs on games ranking second in the nation in goal scoring while tied for first in the our power-play, either. St.Cloud State played with a lot of heart and soul on country with 14 power-play goals. Finishing second in the WCHA scoring race ice.” WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2010 NCAA Div. 1 Men’s regional Results period. Killing a penalty, Festler swiped the puck as a Badger pass bounced off the side boards in the neutral zone, and he broke into the Wisconsin zone. Confronted by a Badger defenseman, Festler shot, then darted around the East Regional @ Times Union Center, Albany, NY. Friday, March 26: defender and played his own rebound past Gudmandson at the right pipe #4 RIT 2 vs #1 Denver 1; #3 New Hampshire 6 vs #2 Cornell 2. Saturday, for a shorthanded goal at 4:16, cutting the Badgers lead to 3-2. March 27: East Regional Championship – #4 RIT 6 vs #3 New Hampshire “On my first goal, Lasch gave me the puck and I shot it,” said Festler. “On 2. the second, their defenseman missed it and by going hard to the net, I was West Regional @ Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN. Friday, March able to get my own rebound.” 26: #3 Northern Michigan 3 vs #2 St. Cloud State 4 (2 ot); #4 Vermont 2 vs Once again, however, the Huskies’ momentum was short-lived. They killed #1 Wisconsin 3. Saturday, March 27: West Regional Championship Game off two immediate penalties, including :32 seconds of a two-man shortage, – #2 St. Cloud State 3 vs #1 Wisconsin 5. but at 6:54, Wisconsin senior Andy Bohmbach rushed hard up the left side Northeast Regional @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA. Saturday, March and veered right to the net, where Dunn blocked his attempt. Mitchell, the 27: #4 Alaska Fairbanks 1 vs #1 Boston College 3; #3 Yale 3 vs #2 North gigantic left winger who hadn’t scored since getting his fifth goal of the Dakota 2. Sunday, March 28: Northeast Regional Championship Game season 16 games ago, on January 29 at Minnesota Duluth, arrived at the goal – #3 Yale 1 vs #1 Boston College 3. to knock in the rebound for his second goal of the night. His 6-5 frame may Midwest Regional @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort have cast a shadow over the goal, and it surely cast a shadow over St.Cloud Wayne, IN. Saturday, March 27: #4 Alabama-Huntsville 1 vs #1 Miami 2; State’s comeback hopes by reinstating the two-goal edge at 4-2. #3 Michigan 5 vs #2 Bemidji State 1. Sunday, March 28: Midwest Regional “We were flat, and the first period was a struggle,” said Motzko. “But you’ve Championship – #3 Michigan 2 vs #1 Miami 3 (2 ot). got to fight through those moments. We felt we were starting to dig our heels in, but their fourth goal was a killer.” Still, the determined Huskies got one more goal, when Motzko pulled Dunn early for an extra skater, and it worked, with Tony Mosey – who scored The Badgers, who had been blanked 2-0 by St.Cloud State a week earlier the double-overtime winner against Northern Michigan in the semifinals in the WCHA Final Five semifinals, apparently wanted to establish physical – trying to throw a pass out front from deep in the right corner.The puck hit superiority early. Winger Andy Bohmbach engaged Huskies’ star sniper Ryan and glanced in off Gudmandson, cutting the deficit to 4-3, with 2:50 yet to Lash after the opening faceoff, and both went off for coincidental roughing play. penalties at 0:07. Two minutes later, when they were freed from the penalty The Badgers regrouped, however, and held on until Dunn was pulled box, Bombach grabbed the puck and dashed up the left boards, sending a again in the final minute, and this time Aaron Bendickson got loose and hit pass toward the goal. John Mitchell, a 6-foot-5 senior wing from Neenah, the empty net to clinch it at 5-3 at 18:52. Wis., lunged to stab a deflection past goaltender Mike Lee at 2:31. 2010 NCAA All-West Regional Team: G - Scott Gudmandson, Wisconsin; That was one more goal than the Badgers had mustered against Lee, a D - Ryan McDonagh, Wisconsin; D - Brendan Smith, Wisconsin; F - Blake Geof- freshman from Roseau, Minn., in the league playoff loss. The first period con- frion, Wisconsin; F - Garrett Roe, St. Cloud State; F - Tony Mosey, St. Cloud tinued to be a physical struggle that had more penalty action than flow, but State. MOP - Blake Geoffrion, F, Wisconsin. after the teams had successfully killed off three penalties each, the Badgers struck again at 13:18. Blake Geoffrion, their go-to centerman, wound up wide March 20, 2010 open to play the rebound of a shot from wide to the left by Craig Smith, and he drilled his 27th goal low into the right edge. WCHA Unveils New Playoff Format, The Huskies wanted to join in what looked like a shootout, and Lasch, who was leaned on heavily all game, battled out from behind the net on the right Broadmoor Trophy, Welcomes Bemidji State side, attracted proper attention, then slid a neat backhand pass to the slot, and Nebraska Omaha where Jared Festler one-timed a shot that popped the water bottle off the All 12 Member Teams in 2010-11 to be Involved in Association’s net at the upper left extremity. Just :32 seconds later, the Badgers stifled St.Cloud State’s rally when de- Post-Season Championship fenseman Jake Gardiner moved in deep and scored with another rebound SAINT PAUL, Minn. – At a press conference held today (March 20) in conjunction that had glanced wide to the left of the net. At 3-1, none of the first-period with the annual Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five, the Western Collegiate Hockey goals had come on the power-play. Association revealed it’s new post-season tournament format beginning in Huskies’ coach Bob Motzko changed goaltenders. Motzko had deliberated 2010-11, unveiled a new Broadmoor Trophy to go to the league’s annual playoff about whether to start Dan Dunn or to come back with freshman Mike Lee, champion and welcomed new Association-members Bemidji State University after his double-overtime extra duty in beating Northern Michigan 4-3 in and the University of Nebraska Omaha into the conference family. Friday’s semifinals. Lee had blanked the Badgers last weekend, so Motzko On hand for the press conference were WCHA Commissioner Bruce McLeod, chose to go with Lee. But after three goals on 11 shots, he sent Dunn in to Minnesota Wild Vice-President Bill Robertson, Blue Ribbon Trophies & Awards stop the Badgers. of Colorado Springs, Colo., Bemidji State Faculty Representative Doug Leif and Dunn did a remarkable job, shutting out Wisconsin the last five minutes 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey player Phil Verchota speaking on behalf of Bemidji of the first period, and making saves on all 19 Wisconsin shots in the score- State, and Nebraska Omaha Director of Athletics Trev Alberts. Also making a less second period. But Scott Gudmandson didn’t give the Huskies anything special appearance was Paul Kelly, CEO of College Hockey, Inc., and former either, albeit on fewer tests. Executive Director of the NHLPA. “Giving up three in the first period hurt,” Motzko said. “Wisconsin earned the “We are very excited to announce what we will feel will be a very positive victory almost from start to finish. To our guys credit, we made it interesting. evolution in the long and successful history of our WCHA Final Five beginning Our tanks weren’t filled tonight, and theirs were.” next season,” said McLeod. “A tremendous amount of work has gone into this The physical play of the Badgers may have helped deplete St. Cloud State’s process and numerous ideas and concepts were discussed. But ultimately our energy, too. Lasch notched his assist, leaving him identically tied with Roe at goal was to preserve the tremendously popular event we have now, continue 20 goals, 29 assists, and 49 points for the season, but Lasch was held without to build on that success and add a couple of intriguing new twists.” a shot on goal, and Roe only had two, without a point. “The Red Baron WCHA Final Five has become a perennial favorite in Saint “Wisconsin played seven senior forwards, and they’re a very strong physi- Paul,” said Xcel Energy Center Vice President and General Manager Jack Lar- cal team,” said Motzko. “They won the battles along the wall, and it was hard son. “The new format will make it even better. We are very proud to host to geting Ryan and Garrett free. this tournament and honored to play a part in this exciting new era for the “We call it ‘dirty ice,’ and there was dirty ice all over tonight. We couldn’t WCHA.” breathe on our power-play. There were plays to be made, but we just couldn’t Beginning next season (2010-11) and with the addition of Bemidji State fight through.” and Nebraska Omaha bringing WCHA membership to 12 men’s teams, the Festler, a skilled sophomore from Little Falls, Minn., who claimed he hadn’t WCHA post-season championship will consist of six first round, best-of-three played his best in Friday’s semifinal, fought through best of all, coming up two series on campus sites. The No. 1 seed will host the No. 12 seed, the No. 2 goals, including the inspirational biggest play of the game, early in the third WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 in all of intercollegiate athletics and we know that this spectacular new Broadmoor Trophy will take a back seat to none. We are greatly indebted to the Broadmoor Hotel and want to recognize their long and significant relationship with the WCHA and college hockey in general.” There will be a total of three Broadmoor Trophies. The largest will be on permanent display at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul in conjunction with the WCHA Final Five, one will be a traveling trophy, and one will be given to the winning team each year as a permanent addition to their display case. The WCHA also took the occasion of today’s press conference to again officially welcome new Association members Bemidji State University and the University of Nebraska Omaha, who become the league’s 11th and 12th men’s members beginning with the 2010-11 season. On hand to speak on behalf of BSU was Faculty Representative Doug Leif and 1980 U.S. Olympian Phil Verchota, a resident of Bemidji and ardent supporter of the hockey pro- gram, while Trev Alberts, Director of Athletics at UNO spoke on behalf of the Mavericks. Head coach of Bemidji State is Tom Serratore while head coach of Nebraska Omaha is Dean Blais. Both Serratore and Blais have long ties to the WCHA. History of the Broadmoor Trophy: One of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s two major championship trophies is the statuesque and highly sought-after Broadmoor Trophy, which has been awarded annually since 1985 to the winner of the conference’s post season playoff championship tournament. The Broadmoor Trophy itself dates to 1981 when it was first presented to the conference by the world-renowned Broadmoor Hotel and Resort Complex of Colorado Springs, Colo. For the first three seasons of its partnership with the WCHA (1981-1984) – and due to the departure of league member and MacNaughton Cup (regular season championship trophy) custodian Michigan Tech to the CCHA – the Broadmoor Trophy was presented to the Association’s The WCHA’s New Broadmoor Trophy regular season champion. But when the Huskies returned to the WCHA in 1984 – with the MacNaughton Cup in hand – the Broadmoor Trophy became, seed will host the No. 11 seed, No. 3 will host No. 10, No. 4 will host No. 9, No. and has remained since, the symbol of the league’s post-season tournament 5 will host No. 8 and No. 6 will host No. 7. championship. Following the completion of the first round, the six winning teams will Long an ardent supporter of college hockey, the Broadmoor Hotel included advance to the WCHA Final Five at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. The the former Broadmoor World Arena, which hosted the NCAA Ice Hockey brackets for the Final Five will be pre-set and the top two seeded teams will Championship a total of 11 times between 1948 and 1969. receive a bye. The 2011 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, set for March 17-19, will get underway with two games on Thursday on a single-ticket for the opening March 18, 2010 day. The Thursday games are tentatively set for 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Team No. 3 will play Team No. 6 and Team No. 4 will play Team No. 5. Hobey Baker Award Announces Top Ten On Friday of Final Five weekend, Thursday’s winners will advance to take Finalists; Four from WCHA in DU’s Cheverie on the top two-seeded teams in a pair of semifinal matchups on Friday with separate admission tickets set for 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm. As the brackets will and Rakhshani, UW’s Geoffrion and Smith be pre-set, the matchups on Friday could be different than usual. And there will no longer be a third place game. DETROIT, Mich. – From the host city of the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four Tourna- Then on ‘WCHA championship Saturday’, hockey fans are in for a special ment, Detroit, Michigan, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation on treat with a National Hockey League – Western Collegiate Hockey Association Thursday announced the top ten candidates for the 2010 Hobey Baker Award, doubleheader. The Minnesota Wild will play a regularly-scheduled NHL game honoring college hockey’s top player. tentatively set for 1:00 pm at Xcel Energy Center, followed by the Final Five Alphabetically, they are: Bobby Butler, New Hampshire, Marc Cheverie, Den- title contest at 7:00 pm. A limited number of tickets for the Minnesota Wild ver, Blake Geoffrion, Wisconsin, Gustav Nyquist, Maine, Mark Olver, Northern NHL game will be made available to Final Five season ticket purchasers who Michigan, Chase Polacek, Rensselear, Rhett Rakhshani, Denver, Cody Reichard, meet a prescribed deadline. Miami of Ohio, Ben Scrivens, Cornell, and Brendan Smith, Wisconsin. “Our Final Five name is such a strong brand for us we wanted to make The ten finalists were selected by voting from all 58 Division I college hockey every effort to preserve that,” added McLeod. “And with the championship head coaches and by online fan balloting at hobeybaker.com. Next, the 24- still consisting of five games, we were able to do that. member Selection Committee and an additional round of fan balloting (at “This will be a great opportunity to see an NHL game and presents numer- hobeybaker.com from March 19-28) will determine this year’s Hobey Baker ous possibilities for the WCHA and the Minnesota Wild to do a lot of cross- winner. Criteria for the award include: strength of character on and off the marketing with the connection between college and pro hockey. We think ice, displaying outstanding skills in all phases of the game, sportsmanship it’s a win-win situation for all.” and scholastic achievements. The WCHA also proudly unveiled a new Broadmoor Trophy at the press The Hobey Hat Trick of three finalists will be announced on March 31, 2010 conference, which will be presented to the winning team of tonight’s 2010 and the Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced Friday, April 9, 2010 Red Baron WCHA Final Five championship game. The new bronze cast trophy, from Ford Field in Detroit, Mich., during the NCAA Frozen Four. The announce- created by Blue Ribbon Trophies & Awards of Colorado Springs, Colo., is a ment will be aired live on ESPNU at 7:00 p.m. ET. Following, in alphabetical recreation of the famous Broadmoor Hotel, host to numerous past national order, is a look at each finalist. championships and the former home of Colorado College hockey. Bobby Butler – University of New Hampshire, Sr., F, Marlboro, MA: Evolving “The development of a new Broadmoor Trophy has been in works for a into a prolific goal scorer, Butler leads the nation in goal scoring with 27 in 37 couple of years,” said McLeod. “We have been working closely with Steve games to date and was honored by Hockey East as their Player of the Year. Bartlett of the Broadmoor Hotel and Bill and Karen Busobusky of Blue Ribbon The 21 goals he bagged in 27 conference games topped the league while Trophies & Awards and could not be more pleased with how the project has his 50 points on the season is sixth best in the nation. His break-out season come to fruition. Our MacNaughton Cup, which goes to our regular season included a First Team all-star berth. Has 27 goals and 23 assists for 50 points champion, has long been recognized as one of the most impressive trophies in 37 games with seven power-play goal. Tied for first in Hockey East points WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 with 41. Walter Brown Award finalist Finalist for Hockey Humanitarian Award. scoring Badgers to number two in the nation in offense and earned Smith Health Management Major. First Team WCHA and Defensive Player of the Year honors. Has 15 goals and Marc Cheverie – University of Denver, Jr., G, Cole Harbor, NS: An unbeliev- 29 assists for 44 points in 36 games. Has 11 power-play goals. Detroit draft able year has earned Cheverie the WCHA Player of the Year honors and he pick. Sociology major. Topped the WCHA in points, goals and assists by a is the national leader in save percentage, wins and shutouts while sitting defensemen. second in winning percentage and third in goals-against average. Was the Hobey Notes: Nominees by conference are: WCHA 4, Hockey East 2, CCHA WCHA Goalie Champion with a 2.05 GAA and .934 save percentage. Currently 2, ECAC. By class nominees are: Senior 4, Junior 4, Sophomore 2. By position is 24-4-3 overall and has a 1.94 GAA and .937 save percentage. Earned six nominees are: forwards 6, goalies 3, defensemen. By nationality nominees shutouts. All-Tourney at Wells Fargo Denver Cup. All-Academic with 3.5 GPA are: U.S. 5 (Minnesota, Ohio, California, Tennessee, Massachussetts-1 each), in Finance. Draft choice of Florida. Canada 4 (Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia-1 each), Sweden Blake Geoffrion – University of Wisconsin, Sr., F, Brentwood, TN: The sec- 1. ond-year captain has been especially strong in WCHA play. Geoffrion leads The Hobey Baker Award Banquet will be held May 6 at 317 On Rice Park the conference in goals with 19, power-play goals with 11 and is second in in St. Paul, Minn.. Visit hobeybaker.com. points with 34, all good enough to garner First Team all-star honors. He has an amazing 23% shooting percentage and is a great penalty-killer. He’s a March 18, 2010 Consumer Science major. His dad Danny, granddad Bernie “Boom Boom” and great grandpa Howie Morenz all played for the Montreal Canadiens. Boomer WCHA Announces 2009-10 Men’s Individual and Howie are enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame and have nine Stanley Cups between the. Has 23 goals and 18 assists for 41 points in 34 games. Award Winners Nashville draft pick. Denver GoalTender Marc Cheverie Named WCHA Player of the Gustav Nyquist – University of Maine, So., F, Malmo, Sweden: For the second Year; Michigan Tech Defenseman Eli Vlaisavljevich is WCHA straight year, this scoring whiz has led his team in points and this year has Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year; Wisconsin’s Brendan expanded his horizon to lead the entire nation with 59 points and in assists with 41 - all that in 37 games played. Nyquist was runner-up for Hockey East Smith Honored as WCHA Defensive Player of the Year; North Player of the Year and was selected to the league First Team. Tied for first in Dakota’s Danny Kristo is WCHA Rookie of the Year; DU’s Rhett Hockey East scoring with 41 points. The second-year student is on the Dean’s Rakhshani is WCHA Scoring Champion; Pioneers’ Cheverie is WCHA List majoring in Financ. Maine is number one in power-play conversion at Goaltending Champion; Denver’s George Gwozdecky is WCHA 28%. All-Tourney at Florida College Classic. Detroit draft pick. Coach of the Year Mark Olver – Northern Michigan University, Jr., F, Burnaby, BC: Feasting on CCHA opponents, Olver led the conference in points and was tied for first in SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The five nationally-ranked teams that make up the goals while leading his Wildcats in scoring for the third straight year. Selected field for this week’s 2010 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five championship – the as a First Team CCHA all-star, Olver was also a finalist for Player of the Year. University of Denver, the University of Wisconsin, St. Cloud State University, His play in February helped elevate the Wildcats from tenth to a fourth place the University of North Dakota and the University of University of Minnesota league finish. Has 19 goals and 28 assists for 47 points in 37 games – tied Duluth – all had at least two players named to an all-league team while the 11th nation points. Physical Education/Coaching Major. Colorado draft pick. MacNaughton Cup-champion Pioneers also led with four individual award CCHA Player of the Month in February. Player of the Week three times. winners to highlight the annual WCHA Awards Banquet and Ceremony held Chase Polacek – Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Jr., F, Edina, MN: Top-gun today (March 18) at RiverCentre in Saint Paul, Minn. in the ECAC this past season was RPI’s leading scorer Chase Polacek. Pacing Denver junior goaltender Marc Cheverie was named the WCHA Player of the conference in scoring, he was named Player of the Year and a First Team the Year, Michigan Tech senior defenseman Eli Vlaisavljevich is the WCHA all-star. He ranks third in the nation in both points (52) and goals (26). Has Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, Wisconsin junior blueliner Brendan 26 goals and 26 assists for 52 points in 39 games – first RPI finalist in 8 years Smith was the head coaches’ choice as WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, Second in the nation with 13 power-play goals – has one-third of RPI’s PPGs. North Dakota forward Danny Kristo was the WCHA Rookie of the Year, Denver Business and Management Major with 3.4 GPA. All-Academic three years. forward Rhett Rakhshani was honored as the WCHA Scoring Champion, Rhett Rakhshani – University of Denver, Sr., F, Huntington Beach, CA: DU’s Cheverie was recorgnized as the WCHA Goaltending Champion, and The senior captain has led the Pioneers to the top of the national rankings Pioneers’ head coach George Gwozdecky was named the WCHA Coach of and has done so in the highly competitive WCHA where Rakhshani led the the Year. conference in points, earning First Team all-star honors in the process as DU The 2010 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five gets underway Thursday night at finished in first place. His 49 points in 38 games is seventh best in the nation Xcel Energy Center (18,064) with a quarterfinal matchup between the No. 5 and he is especially dangerous on the power-play. Had 16 multiple-point seeded and No. 11-ranked Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (22-16-1) and the No. games. Has 20 goals and 29 assists in 38 game. Majoring in Management 4 seeded and No. 5-ranked North Dakota Fighting Sioux (22-12-5) at 7:07 pm with 3.5 GPA. All-Academic three years. NY Islanders draft pick. Volunteers CT. with four organizations. On Friday, there will be two semifinals, with No. 3 seed and No. 6-ranked Cody Reichard – Miami University, So., G, Celina, OH: Miami’s dominance St. Cloud State (22-12-5) taking on No. 2 seed and No. 3-ranked Wisconsin in the CCHA this season was due to the fact no one could beat Reichard who (24-9-4) in the afternoon tilt at 2:07 pm CT followed by Thursday’s winner went 15-0-2 in conference play while leading virtually every goalie category, against No. 1 seeded and top-ranked Denver at 7:07 pm CT. allowing only 21 goals in 17 games. Those efforts propelled him to number Then on Saturday, the 2010 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five will conclude with one in the nation in goals-against average and third in save percentage. the third place game at 2:07 pm CT and the Broadmoor Trophy champion- Currently is 18-3-3 overall, with 1.64 GAA and .930 save percentag. Has five ship contest at 7:07 pm CT. All five Final Five games are being telecast live shutouts. First Team CCHA all-star. Player of the Year finalist. Finance major. by Fox Sports North and audiocast live via wcha.com with the winning team Miami is first in nation in team defense. receiving the WCHA’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Hockey Ben Scrivens – Cornell University, Sr., G, Spruce Grove, AB: Being number Tournament, which gets underway the following weekend at four regional two is pretty good, Scrivens is second in the nation in goals-against average, sites. second in the nation in save percentage and second in shutouts, helping WCHA Player of the Year Marc Cheverie, a junior from Cole Harbour, Nova his team to second place in the ECAC standings with the second best team Scotia, was also named to the All-WCHA First Team and is the WCHA Goaltend- defense in the nation. However he is a definite number one in ECAC league ing Champion. One of the nation’s elite netminders, he led all WCHA goalies games leading all major categories and is a candidate for Player of the Year. with a 2.05 goals-against average and a .934 saves percentage in conference Currently is 19-8-4 overall with a 1.89 GAA and .933 save percentage. Earned play to lead the Pioneers to the conference regular season title. A four-time five shutouts. First Team all-star in ECAC and Ivy League. Three-year regular WCHA Defensive Player of the Week, Cheverie enters the postseason leading starter. Hotel Administration major. all goalies in the country with 24 wins (24-4-3) and ranked third nationally in Brendan Smith – University of Wisconsin, Jr., D, Mimico, ON: The lone goals-against average (1.94) and first in saves percentage (.937) and winning defenseman in the top ten happens to be 19th overall in the nation in scoring percentage (.823). while topping all defensemen in college hockey. He helped lead the high- WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Eli Vlaisavljevich, a senior WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 defenseman from Shoreview, Minn., has been named a WCHA Scholar-Ath- WCHA Rookie of the Year Danny Kristo, a freshman from Prior Lake, Minn., lete three times and to the All-WCHA Academic Team three times during also earned All-WCHA Rookie Team honors. He led all WCHA rookies with 10 his collegiate career at Michigan Tech. He currently carries a 4.0 cumulative goals and ranked second with 23 points during regular-season conference grade-point average in Bio Medical Engineering and is a candidate for a play for North Dakota. A two-time WCHA Rookie of the Week, Kristo led all Rhodes Scholarship. Vlaisavljevich is also among 10 finalists for the Lowe’s UND players with eight power-play goals in the regular season, including six Senior CLASS Award for 2009-10, has been awarded the prestigious Goldwater in conference action. Scholarship and the Michigan Tech’s Provost Award for Scholarship, and was WCHA Scoring Champion Rhett Rakhshani, a senior from Huntington named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District First Team. He helps in Beach, Calif., led all league players with 35 points (15-20=35) in regular season several elementary classrooms, is a mentor with the Michigan Tech Athletics conference play for league champion Denver and was also named to the All- Koaches Kids Program and volunteers with the Copper Country Junior Hockey WCHA First Team. One of three finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, Association. Vlaisavljevich appeared in 111 career games for the Huskies with he was a three-time WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, scored points in 28 10 points (3g, 7a). The WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Award of his 36 regular season games and had 16 multiple-point games. Heading is determined from nominations made by the member institutions and each into the Final Five, Rakhshani had scored 20 goals and set up 29 others for institution then has one final vote. The criteria is as follows: 1) must be a senior 49 points in 38 games. student-athlete, i.e. one who is finishing his competition as an eligible player WCHA Coach of the Year George Gwozdecky, who led his Denver Pioneers in the WCHA; 2) consistently displays outstanding sportsmanship on and off to the WCHA regular season championship and MacNaughton Cup here in the ice; 3) is a good student making satisfactory progress toward a degree; 2009-10, is a two-time AHCA (American Hockey Coaches Association) Spencer and 4) is a good hockey player who has performed consistently as a regular Penrose Award-winner and now four-time recipient of the league’s coach of member of the team. the year honor. Gwozdecky led Denver to back-to-back NCAA championships WCHA Defensive Player of the Year Brendan Smith, a junior from Mimico, in 2004 and 2005 to become the only person to win an NCAA title as a player, Ontario, also earned All-WCHA First Team honors as the backbone of Wisconsin’s assistant coach and head coach. He has now coached the Pioneers, who enter team. A three-time WCHA Defensive Player of the Week, Smith led all WCHA the Final Five with a nation’s best record of 27-7-4 and are ranked No. 1 in defensemen during the regular season in goals (11), assists (18) and points (29). the national polls, to four WCHA regular-season championships. Gwozdecky Entering the Final Five, Smith also leads all of those categories nationally as previously earned the WCHA Coach of the Year award in 1994-95, 2001-02, well with 15 goals, 29 assists and 44 scoring points through 36 games. Earlier and 2004-05. this season, he tallied two power-play goals in the third period, including the The WCHA Player of the Year, WCHA Rookie of the Year and WCHA Coach game-winner with 1:22 left in regulation, to lead Wisconsin past Michigan of the Year awards are voted on by conference-member coaches, student- 3-2 in the Camp Randall Hockey Classic played outdoors in front of 55,031 athletes, sports information directors and media. There are 80 voters total, fans. with each member institution receiving eight ballots. The WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year award is selected by league-member Faculty Athletic Representatives, while the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year is selected by the league’s ten head coaches. Three different conference-member teams are represented on the All- WCHA First Team for 2009-10. Named to the First Team were (statistics are final league games only): F –Rhett Rakhshani, Sr., Denver (28 gp, 15-20=35); F – Blake Geoffrion, Sr., Wisconsin (25 gp, 19-15=34); F – Jack Connolly, So., Minnesota Duluth (28 gp, 12-21=33); D – Brendan Smith, Jr., Wisconsin (27 gp, 11-18–29); D – Patrick Wiercioch, So., Denver (26 gp, 4-16=20); and G – Marc Cheverie, Jr., Denver (17-4-3, 2.05 GAA, .934 sv%). Members of the 2009-10 All-WCHA Second Team are: F – Justin Fontaine, Jr., Minnesota Duluth (28 gp, 18-15=33); F – Ryan Lasch, Sr., St. Cloud State (28 gp, 15-17=32); F – Tyler Ruegsegger, Sr., Denver (28 gp, 14-17=31); D – Ryan McDonagh, Jr., Wisconsin (28 gp, 3-9=12); D – Nate Prosser, Sr., Colorado College (28 gp, 4-16–20); and G – Brad Eidsness, So., North Dakota (14-8-2, 2.18 GAA, .914 sv%). Voted to the 2009-10 All-WCHA Third Team were: F – Michael Davies, Sr., Wisconsin (26 gp, 10-22=32); F – Joe Colborne, So., Denver (26 gp, 16-13=29); F – Garrett Roe, Jr, St. Cloud State (27 gp, 14-18=32); D – Garrett Raboin, Sr., St. Cloud State (25 gp, 3-12=15); D – Chay Genoway, Sr., North Dakota (7 gp, 4-3=7); and G – Dan Dunn, Jr., St. Cloud State (9-2-2, 2.76 GAA, .912 sv%). And members of the 2009-10 All-WCHA Rookie Team are: F – Danny Kristo, Fr., North Dakota (28 gp, 10-13=23); F – Craig Smith, Fr., Wisconsin (28 gp, 6- 19=25); F – Rylan Schwartz, Fr., Colorado College (28 gp, 6-14=20); D – Matt Donovan, Fr., Denver (26 gp, 4-11=15); D – Justin Schultz, Fr., Wisconsin (28 gp, 2-14–16); and G – Joe Howe, Fr., Colorado College (12-12-3, 2.90 GAA, .905 sv%). Seven players named to the various all-league teams were also earlier honored as WCHA Scholar-Athletes for 2009-10. They were goaltenders Marc Cheverie of Denver and Brad Eidsness of North Dakota, defensemen Patrick Wiercioch of Denver and Garrett Raboin of St. Cloud State, and forwards Rhett Rakhshani, Tyler Ruegsegger and Joe Colborne from Denver. Raboin joined DU’s Rakhshani and MTU’s Vlaisavljevich among the 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. WCHA major award winners and members of the various all-league teams who were honored as member of the All-WCHA Academic Team for 2009-10 included CC’s Nate Prosser, DU’s Marc Cheverie, Joe Colborne, Rhett Ra- khshani, Tyler Ruegsegger and Patrick Wiercioch, MTU’s Eli Vlaisavljevich, UMD’s Jack Connolly and Justin Fontaine, UND’s Brad Eidsness, SCSU’s Ryan Lasch and Garrett Raboin, and UW’s Ryan McDonagh. Team captain Rhett Rakhshani receives the MacNaughton Cup on Behalf of his Voting for the all-league teams in the WCHA is done by conference-mem- 2009-10 WCHA Regular Season Champion University of Denver Teammates from ber coaches, players, sports information directors and media. Points for the WCHA Commissioner bruce McLeod. WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 all-league teams are awarded on a five (1st team vote), three (2nd team), and Denver’s Rakhshani, Cheverie Claim 2009-10 one (3rd team vote) basis. WCHA Scoring, goaltending titleS WCHA Major Award Winners for 2009-10 The individual races for the 2009-10 WCHA scoring and goaltending champi- onships, which are based on league games only, are now complete. WCHA Player of the Year University of Denver senior forward Rhett Rakhshani is the WCHA Scoring Marc Cheverie, Jr., G, Denver Champion after producing a league-best 35 points (15g, 20a) in 28 league games. WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year The WCHA Goaltending Championship for 2009-10 was won by Univer- Eli Vlaisavljevich, Sr., D, Michigan Tech sity of Denver junior Marc Cheverie. Cheverie produced a WCHA-best 2.05 goals-against average over 1493:08 of action. He also led the league in saves WCHA Defensive Player of the Year percentage at .934 and victories with 17 (17-4-3). Brendan Smith, Jr., D, Wisconsin

WCHA Rookie of the Year Association announces 79 WCHA scholar- Danny Kristo, Fr., F, North Dakota athletes for 2009-10 WCHA Scoring Champion Fifth annual group includes 40 repeat honorees Rhett Rakhshani, Sr., F, Denver MADISON, Wis. – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association, through Com- missioner Bruce M. McLeod, Associate Commissioner Sara R. Martin, University WCHA Goaltending Champion of Denver Faculty Representative Nancy Sampson (Chair, men’s league) and Marc Cheverie, Jr., G, Denver Bemidji State University Faculty Representative Doug Leif (Chair, women’s league) today (Feb. 11, 2010) announced that a total of 79 men’s and women’s WCHA Coach of the Year student-athletes make up the fifth annual group of WCHA Scholar-Athlete George Gwozdecky, Denver Award recipients. Over the first five years of the award, there have now been 323 honorees representing all 10 men’s and all eight women’s institutions. 2009-10 All-WCHA First Team The prestigious WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award was developed through As- Pos Name Team Ht Wt Yr Hometown sociation member team Faculty Representatives and approved by the confer- F Rhett Rakhshani DU 5-10 180 Sr Huntington Beach, CA ence membership beginning with the 2005-06 season. To earn recognition F Blake Geoffrion UW 6-2 188 Sr Brentwood, TN as a WCHA Scholar-Athlete, conference-member student-athletes must have F Jack Connolly UMD 5-8 160 So Duluth, MN completed at least one year of residency at their present institution prior to D Brendan Smith UW 6-2 190 Jr Mimico, ON the current academic year and must also have a grade-point average of at D Patrick Wiercioch DU 6-4 185 So Maple Grove, BC least 3.50 on a 4.0 scale for the previous two semesters or three quarters, or G Marc Cheverie DU 6-3 180 Jr Cole Harbour, NS may qualify if his or her overall GPA is at least 3.50 for all terms at his or her present institution. All-WCHA Second Team Forty (40) of this season’s 79 men’s and women’s WCHA Scholar-Athletes Pos Name Team Ht Wt Yr Hometown are repeat honorees from 2008-09. By conference member institution, repeat F Justin Fontaine UMD 5-11 175 Jr Bonnyville, AB honorees are: University of Alaska Anchorage – Nils Backstrom, Jon Olthuis; F Ryan Lasch SCSU 5-7 175 Sr Lake Forest, CA Bemidji State University – Annie Bauerfeld, Erin Cody; Colorado College F Tyler Ruegsegger DU 6-0 185 Sr Lakewood, CO – Brian McMillin, Bill Sweatt, Mike Testwuide; University of Denver – Brian D Ryan McDonagh UW 6-1 216 Jr Arden Hills, MN Gifford, Matt Glasser, Chris Nutini, Kyle Ostrow, Tyler Ruegsegger; Michigan D Nate Prosser CC 6-2 210 Sr Elk River, MN Technological University – Mike VanWagner, Eli Vlaisavljevich; University of G Brad Eidsness UND 6-0 175 So Chestermere, AB Minnesota – Michelle Maunu; University of Minnesota Duluth – Rob Bordson, Sarah Murray, Kenny Reiter, Kyle Schmidt; Minnesota State University, Mankato All-WCHA Third Team – Kala Buganski, Nick Canzanello, Ida Clark, Rylan Galiardi, Jenna Hewitt, Austin Lee, Kathleen Rosso, Holly Snyder, Nina Tikkinen, Amy Udvig, Ashley Pos Name Team Ht Wt Yr Hometown Young; University of North Dakota – Brittany Kirkham; Ohio State University F Michael Davies UW 5-8 175 Sr St. Louis, MO – Rachel Davis, Raelyn LaRocque; St. Cloud State University – Jon Ammerman, F Joe Colborne DU 6-5 195 So Calgary, AB Jenaca Fredheim, Caitlin Hogan, Courtney Josefson, Kelly Meierhofer, Garrett F Garrett Roe SCSU 5-9 175 Jr Vienna, VA Raboin; and University of Wisconsin – Maria Evans. D Garrett Raboin SCSU 5-11 175 Sr Detroit Lakes, MN “On behalf of the entire Western Collegiate Hockey Association family D Chay Genoway UND 5-9 175 Sr Morden, MB of student-athletes, coaches and administrators, we wish to send heartfelt G Dan Dunn SCSU 6-5 200 Jr Oshawa, ON congratulations to each of our men’s and women’s WCHA Scholar-Athlete recipients for 2009-10,” said McLeod, Martin, Sampson and Leif in a joint All-WCHA Rookie Team statement. Pos Name Team Ht Wt Yr Hometown “As we head into the stretch run of our regular seasons and prepare for our F Danny Kristo UND 5-11 180 Fr Eden Prairie, MN post-season championships, it is fitting that we pause here to recognize and F Craig Smith UW 6-0 195 Fr Madison, WI honor the tremendous accomplishments of our student-athletes off the ice. F Rylan Schwartz CC 5-10 182 Fr Wilcox, SK They truly represent the very best in collegiate athletics – combining great D Matt Donovan DU 6-0 190 Fr Edmond, OK athletic skill with an unwavering determination and drive to achieve the D Justin Schultz UW 6-1 185 Fr West Kelowna, BC epitome of success in the classroom as well. Those are truly noble aspirations G Joe Howe CC 5-11 190 Fr Plymouth, MN that will serve them well throughout their lives.” In the inaugural season of the WCHA Scholar-Athlete award, 2005-06, there were 47 men’s and women’s honorees. In 2006-07, there were 49 honorees, in 2007-08 there were 79 men’s and women’s honorees, and in 2008-09 there were 71 men’s and women’s honorees. This season’s group of WCHA Scholar- Athletes were recognized and publicly honored on-ice with a commemorative plaque at respective member-team home games. WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2009-10 wcha scholar-athletes 3.00 for all terms at his present institution. 2009-10 Men’s All-WCHA Academic Team (*repeat honoree) University of Alaska Anchorage: *Nils Backstrom (Sr., D, Stocksund, University of Alaska Anchorage: *Nils Backstrom, Sr, D (Stocksund, Swe- Sweden); Josh Lunden (Sr., F, Coquitlam, BC); *Jon Olthuis (Sr., G, Neerlandia, den); *Kevin Clark, Sr, F (Winnipeg, MB); Brad Gorham, So, D/F (Anchorage, AB); Dusan Sidor (So., G, Poprad, Slovakia); Jared Tuton (Sr., D, Whitehorse, AK); ***Trevor Hunt, Sr, D (Maple Ridge, BC); ***Josh Lunden, Sr, F (Coquitlam, YT). BC); ***Jon Olthuis, Sr, G (Neerlandia, AB); Jade Portwood, So, F (Victoria, BC); Bemidji State University: Erin Babineau (So., F, St. Paul, MN); *Annie Bau- Dusan Sidor, So, G (Poprad, Slovakia); *Jared Tuton, Sr, D (Whitehorse, YT); erfeld (Jr., F, Woodbury, MN); *Erin Cody (Jr., F, Roseville, MN); Emily Erickson *Luka Vidmar, Jr, D (Ljubljana, Slovenia). (So./Fr., F, Coleriane, MN); Alana McElhinney (So., G, Calgary, AB); Montana Colorado College: Art Bidwill, So, D (Fontana, WI); David Civitarese, So, F Vichorek (So., D, Moose Lake, MN); Marlee Wheelhouse (So., D, Crookston, (Calgary, AB); **Addison DeBoer, Sr, F (Spring Lake Park, MN); Gabe Guentzel, MN); Jackie Robertson (Sr., D, Inver Grove Heights, MN). So, D (Woodbury, MN); Tim Hall, So, F (Sewickley, PA); *Ryan Lowery, Jr, D (In- Colorado College: David Civitarese (So., F, Calgary, AB); *Brian McMillin verness, IL); **Brian McMillin, Sr, F (Roseau, MN); *Tyler O’Brien, Jr, G (Stowe, (Sr., F, Roseau, MN); *Bill Sweatt (Sr., F, Elburn, IL); *Mike Testwuide (Sr., F, Vail, VT); Matt Overman, Sr, F (Bloomington, MN); Nate Prosser, Sr, D (Elk River, MN); CO). **Dan Quilico, Sr, F (Thousand Oaks, CA); **Bill Sweat, Sr, F (Elburn, IL); **Mike University of Denver: Joe Colborne (So., F, Calgary, AB); *Brian Gifford Testwuide, Sr, F (Vail, CO); ***Andreas Vlassopoulos, Sr, F (Los Angeles, CA). (Sr., F, Moorhead, MN); *Matt Glasser (Sr., F, Calgary, AB); *Chris Nutini (Jr., University of Denver: Cody Brookwell, Sr, D (Calgary, AB); *Marc Chev- D, Centennial, CO); *Kyle Ostrow (Jr., F, Calgary, AB); Rhett Rakhshani (Sr., erie, Jr, G (Cole Harbour, NS); Joe Colborne, So, F (Calgary, AB); *Jon Cook, Jr, F, Huntington Beach, CA); *Tyler Ruegsegger (Sr., F, Lakewood, CO); Patrick D (Denver, CO); Nathan Dewhurst, So, F (Johnston, IA); **Brian Gifford, Sr, F Wiercioch (So., D, Maple Grove, BC). (Moorhead, MN); ***Matt Glasser, Sr, F (Calgary, AB); *Dustin Jackson, Jr, F Michigan Technological University: Corson Cramer (So., G, Colorado (Omaha, NE); John Lee, So, D (Moorhead, MN); *Jesse Martin, Jr, F (Edmonton, Springs, CO); Peter Rohn (So., F, Vettre, Norway); *Mike VanWagner (Sr., D, AB); *Chris Nutini, Jr, D (Centennial, CO); *Kyle Ostrow, Jr, F (Calgary, AB); *Lars Traverse City, MI); *Eli Vlaisavljevich (Sr., D, Shoreview, MN). Paulgaard, Jr, G (Vettre, Norway); **Rhett Rakhshani, Sr, F (Huntington Beach, University of Minnesota: Nicole Ludwigson (So., F, Bloomington, MN); CA); **Tyler Ruegsegger, Sr, F (Lakewood, CO); *John Ryder, Jr, D (Colorado *Michelle Maunu (Sr., D, Esko, MN). Springs, CO); Luke Salazar, So, F (Thornton, CO); **Brandon Vossberg, Sr, F (St. University of Minnesota Duluth: *Rob Bordson (Jr., F, Duluth, MN); Paul, MN); Patrick Wiercioch, So, D (Maple Grove, BC). Brady Hjelle (So., G, International Falls, MN); *Sarah Murray (Sr., D, Fairbault, Michigan Technological University: *Jordan Baker, Jr, F (Chestermere, AB); MN); *Kenny Reiter (Jr., G, Pittsburgh, PA); *Kyle Schmidt (Jr., F, Hermantown, Corson Cramer, So, G (Colorado Springs, CO); Peter Heinonen, Fr, D (Hancock, MN). MI); *John Kivisto, Sr, D/F (Brighton, MI); Mikael Lickteig, So, F (Little Falls, MN); Minnesota State University, Mankato: Alli Altmann (So., G, Eagan, MN); Alex MacLeod, So, F (Nelson, BC); Peter Rohn, So, F (Vettre, Norway); *Bennett *Kala Buganski (Sr., F, Anoka, MN); *Nick Canzanello (Sr., D, Rochester, MN); *Ida Royer, Jr, F (Calgary, AB); ***Mike VanWagner, Sr, D (Traverse City, MI); ***Eli Clark (Sr., F, Vallentuna, Sweden); *Rylan Galiardi (Jr., F, Calgary, AB); *Jenna Vlaisavljevich, Sr, D (Shoreview, MN). Hewitt (Sr., F, Anoka, MN); *Austin Lee (So., G, Bloomington, MN); Jackie Otto University of Minnesota: Jay Barriball, Sr, F (Prior Lake, MN); Ryan Flynn, (So., D, Lake Zurich, IL); *Kathleen Rosso (Sr., D, Rogers, MN); Joe Schiller (So., Sr, F (Lino Lakes, MN); Jake Hansen, So, F (White Bear Lake, MN); *Mike Hoeffel, F, Detroit Lakes, MN); *Holly Snyder (Sr., D, Kenosha, WI); *Nina Tikkinen (Jr., Jr, F (North Oaks, MN); Jake Kremer, So, G (Eden Prairie, MN); *Nick Larson, F, Salo, Finland); *Amy Udvig (Jr., D, New Brighton, MN); *Ashley Young (Sr., F, So, F (Stillwater, MN); Taylor Matson, So, F (Mound, MN); Kent Patterson, So, South St. Paul, MN). G (Plymouth, MN); Nico Sacchetti, So, F (Virginia, MN); ***Brian Schack, Sr, D University of North Dakota: Brad Eidsness (So., G, Chestermere, AB); (Lino Lakes, MN); Jordan Schroeder, So, F (Prior Lake, MN). Ashley Holmes (So., D, Miltona, MN); *Brittany Kirkham (Sr., G, Nepean, ON); University of Minnesota Duluth: Drew Akins, Sr, F (Excelsior, MN); *Rob Derrick LaPoint (Jr., D, Eau Claire, WI); Jake Marto (Jr., D, Grand Forks, ND); Bordson, Jr, F (Duluth, MN); Jack Connolly, So, F (Duluth, MN); *Justin Fon- Chris VandeVelde (Sr., F, Moorhead, MN); Darcy Zajac (Sr., F, Winnipeg, MB). taine, Jr, F (Bonnyville, AB); David Grun, So, F (White Bear Lake, MN); Brady Ohio State University: Barbara Bilko (So., G, Coldwater, MI); *Rachel Davis Hjelle, So, G (International Falls, MN); *Chad Huttel, Jr, D (Hermantown, MN); (Sr., D, Horton, MI); *Raelyn LaRocque (Sr., F, The Pas, MB). *Kenny Reiter, So, G (Pittsburgh, PA); ***Chase Ryan, Sr, D (Algonquin, IL); St. Cloud State University: *Jon Ammerman (Sr., D, Moorhead, MN); Jordy *Kyle Schmidt, Jr, F (Hermantown, MN). Christian (So., F, Moorhead, MN); Anna Donlan (So., G, Hillsboro, WI); *Jenaca Minnesota State University, Mankato: *Channing Boe, Jr, D (Bemidji, MN); Fredheim (Sr., D, Campbell River, BC); Chris Hepp (Jr., D, Savage, MN); *Caitlin ***Nick Canzanello, Sr, D (Rochester, MN); Cameron Cooper, So, D (Lakeville, Hogan (Sr., F, Oakdale, MN); *Courtney Josefson (Jr., F, Bemidji, MN); Katie MN); *Rylan Galiardi, Jr, F (Calgary, AB); James Gaulrapp, Sr, F (Owatonna, MN); Kemmerer (Sr., F, Anchorage, AK); Ashlan Lambert (Jr., D, Eden Prairie, MN); Zach Harrison, Sr, F (Flint, MI); Justin Jokinen, So, F (Carlton, MN); *Austin Lee, Drew LeBlanc (So., F, Hermantown, MN); *Kelly Meierhofer (Sr., D, Sauk Rapids, So, G (Bloomington, MN); Kael Mouillierat, Sr, F (Edmonton, AB); *Andrew Sack- MN); Travis Novak (So., F, Lethbridge, AB); *Garrett Raboin (Sr., D, Detroit Lakes, rison, Jr, F (St. Louis Park, MN); Joe Schiller, So, F (Detroit Lakes, MN); ***Jason MN); Holly Roberts (Sr., F, St. Cloud, MN); Brittany Toor (So., F, Hartland, MI). Wiley, Sr, F (Bloomington, MN); *Ben Youds, Jr, D (Maple Grove, MN). University of Wisconsin: *Maria Evans (Jr., F, Chanhassen, MN); Ryan Little University of North Dakota: Ben Blood, So., D (Plymouth, MN); *Brent (So., D, Fond du Lac, WI); Carla Pentimone (Jr./So., F, Chicago, IL); Carolyne Davidson, Jr., F (Morden, MB); Brad Eidsness, So., G (Chestermere, AB); Jason Prévost (So., F, Sarnia, ON). Gregoire, So., F (Winnipeg, MB); Brett Hextall, So., F (Manhattan Beach, CA); *indicates repeat honoree Mario Lamoureux, So., F (Grand Forks, ND); *Derrick LaPoint, Jr, D (Eau Claire, WI); Tate Maris, Fr., G (Denver, CO); *Jake Marto, Jr., D (Grand Forks, ND); Chris VandeVelde, Sr., F (Moorhead, MN); ***Darcy Zajac, Sr., F (Winnipeg, MB). Record 119 Players on 2009-10 Men’s All-WCHA St. Cloud State University: ***Jon Ammerman, Sr, D (Moorhead, MN); *Brett Barta, Jr, D (Moorhead, MN); Jordy Christian, So, F (Moorhead, MN); Jared Academic Team Festler, So, F (Little Falls, MN); Chris Hepp, Jr, D (Savage, MN); Ryan Lasch, Sr, F 63 are Previous honorees (Lake Forest, CA); Oliver Lauridsen, So, D (Gentofte, Denmark); Drew LeBlanc, So, F (Hermantown, MN); *Aaron Marvin, Jr, F (Warroad, MN); Travis Novak, A record total of 119 student-athletes, representing all ten Western Collegiate So, F (Lethbridge, AB); *Nick Oslund, Jr, F (Savage, MN); ***Garrett Raboin, Hockey Association-member institutions, have earned distinction as mem- Sr, D (Detroit Lakes, MN); *Nicholas Rioux, Jr, D (Rivere-du-Loup, QC); *Mitch bers of the men’s 2009-10 All-WCHA Academic Team as announced March Ryan, Jr, F (Cloquet, MN); *Brian Volpei, Jr, F (Burbank, CA); Sam Zabkowicz, 12. Sixty-three (63) are previous honorees. The highest number of student- So, D (Greendale, WI). athletes earning All-WCHA Academic Team honors in a single season prior University of Wisconsin: Aaron Bendickson, Sr, F (Thief River Falls, MN); to 2009-10 was 107 in 2008-09. Ryan Little, So, D (Fond du Lac, WI); *Ryan McDonagh, Jr, D (Arden Hills, MN); To earn recognition as a member of the All-WCHA Academic Team, stu- Eric Springer, So, D (Wrightstown, WI); ****Ben Street, Sr, F (Coquitlam, BC). dent-athletes must meet the following criteria: 1) have completed one year of residency at present institution, prior to the current academic year; and 2) have a grade point average of at least 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) for the previous two semesters or three quarters, or may qualify if his overall GPA is at least WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 Denver’s Vossberg a Finalist for Hockey Best Defenseman of the tournament. In all, the nine former WCHA players on the United States roster accounted Humanitarian Award for 15 of the team’s 24 goals and 37 of the team’s 55 points. Best in Class, On and Off the Ice Representing Michigan Tech, forward Jarkko Ruutu tallied the primary assist on Finland’s third goal as Finland defeated Slovakia 5-3 to earn the bronze ST. PAUL, Minn. – What’s the essence of humanitarianism? Perhaps 2009 medal. Ruutu finished the tournament with two goals and one assist. Hockey Humanitarian Award recipient Missy Elumba said it best: “When you Of the 44 men’s and women’s players with WCHA ties who took part in put others first, amazing things can happen.” the 2010 Winter Olympics, 37 of those players will be returning home with This year, a group of seven outstanding collegians, including University of medals. Three players were named the best at their position as fellow former Denver senior forward Brandon Vossberg (St. Paul, Minn.) cut from the same Badger Molly Engstrom joined Rafalski as the Best Defenseman of the women’s cloth have been selected as finalists for the BNY Mellon Wealth Management tournament. Hockey Humanitarian Award, given annually to the college hockey player that The Olympics bring out the best hockey in the world and once again, most personifies true community spirit through the selfless commitment of players from the WCHA played a major role in the most recent chapter of leadership, effort and time. This year's recipient will be introduced on Friday, international hockey history. April 9 in an evening ceremony at Ford Field in Detroit as part of the 2010 Men's Frozen Four and NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge. Wisconsin’S outdoor game Feb. 6 Draws 55,031, The 2010 HHA Finalists: Brandon Vossberg, Sr., University of Denver; Ethan SECOND LARGEST CROWD IN COLLEGE HISTORY Cox, Sr., Colgate University; Kirsten Dier, Sr., Amherst College; Dion Knelsen, Culver’s Camp Randall Hockey Classic at Camp Randall Stadium Sr., University of Alaska; Sam Kuzyk, Jr., Adrian College; Zachary Miller, Sr., Williams College; Brigid O’Gorman, Jr., Connecticut College. The University of Wisconsin’s highly-successful outdoor game on Saturday, Feb. 6 – the Culver’s Camp Randall Hockey Classic – resulted in a big 3-2 Brandon Vossberg, Sr, University of Denver victory for the Badgers over Michigan and set its place in the history books. For three seasons running, the St. Paul, Minnesota native has been the recipi- The Camp Randall Stadium crowd of 55,031 was the second largest crowd ent of his team’s Most Active in Community Service Award. in college hockey history. A two-time WCHA All Academic Team member, Vossberg earns equally high marks when it comes to giving. As a high school and junior player, Vossberg donated his time whenever possible to worthy causes, such as Habitat for SCSU’s Raboin, DU’s Rakhshani, MTU’s Humanity and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. He even bagged groceries to raise money for local charities. Vlaisavljevich Named Among 10 Finalists for Since arriving at DU, Brandon has volunteered at Denver’s Children’s Hospital Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award during the holidays, volunteering at the hospital’s ‘Make-a-Wish’ store. He has also worked with the Starlight Starbright Foundation, which helps better the Feb. 4, 2010/Overland Park, KS – Ten NCAA® student-athletes who excel both lives of terminally ill children. In his ‘spare’ time, Brandon coaches through on and off the ice – including St. Cloud State's Garrett Raboin, Denver’s Rhett the Denver youth hockey program, and has lent a hand to the RBC Skate for Rakhshani and Michigan Tech's Eli Vlaisavljevich – were tabbed as finalists Kids program. This spring, he intends to work with The Bridge Project, which today for the 2009-10 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in the hockey division. helps inner city kids in the Denver area achieve their academic potential and To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA graduate from high school. Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence The Hockey Humanitarian Award is awarded annually to college hockey’s – classroom, character, community and competition. finest citizen and seeks to recognize college hockey players, Division I or An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in Division III, maleor female, who give back to their community in the true School™, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete humanitarian spirit. It has been said of the Hockey Humanitarian Award that and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive we seek not to celebrate Hall of Fame athletes, but rather Hall of Fame human impact as leaders in their communities. The finalists were chosen by a media beings. committee from the list of 20 candidates who were announced in October. Nationwide balloting begins immediately to determine the winner. Lowe’s, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the Senior CLASS All 12 Men’s Players With WCHA Ties Earn Award™ winner in April at the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four® in Detroit, Michi- Medals in 2010 Olympic Winter Games gan. Toews Named Best Forward, Rafalski Best Defenseman The 2009-10 finalists are: Jean-Marc Beaudoin, Quinnipiac University; Cody Chupp, Ferris State University; Matt Fairchild, United States Air Force by Adam Augustine Academy; Colin Greening, Cornell University; Dion Knelsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Martin Nolet, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Garrett Led by former Western Collegiate Hockey Association players Jonathan Raboin, St. Cloud State University; Rhett Rakhshani, University of Denver; Dan Toews (North Dakota) and Dany Heatley (Wisconsin), Canada claimed the Ringwald, Rochester Institute of Technology; and Eli Vlaisavljevich, Michigan gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games with a 3-2 overtime victory Technological University. over the United States on Sunday (Feb. 28) in Vancouver. All 12 men’s players “The hockey finalists have spent almost four years perfecting their game with WCHA ties earned medals in the tournament as the U.S. took home silver on the ice,” said Tom Lamb, Lowe’s senior vice president of marketing. “We and Finland claimed the bronze. commend their pursuit of perfection in the rink but also their emphasis on Midway through the first period of the gold-medal game, Toews gave the getting a college degree and preparing for life after their senior year.” Canadians a 1-0 lead with his first goal of the tournament. Toews, who led the This marks the fourth year for the ice hockey division of the Lowe’s Senior Candians with eight points and seven assists, was named the Best Forward of CLASS Award. Michigan State University goaltender Jeff Lerg received the the competition. Heatley was held without a point in the gold-medal game, award for the 2008-09 season and Princeton University center Landis Stanki- however he finished the tournament tied for second on the team in both evech took home the 2007-08 honor. In 2006-07, University of Notre Dame goals (four) and points (seven). goaltender David Brown won the inaugural men’s hockey award. Another former North Dakota forward also played a prominent role in the Hockey 2009-10 Finalists (Name, Pos., School): Jean-Marc Beaudoin, F, championship game as American Zach Parise sent the contest to overtime Quinnipiac University; Cody Chupp, F, Ferris State University; Matt Fairchild, with his fourth goal of the tournament with just :25 seconds left in regula- F, Air Force Academy; Colin Greening, F, Cornell University; Dion Knelsen, F, tion. University of Alaska; Martin Nolet, D, University of Massachusetts; Garrett Parise finished the tournament with four goals and eight points, tying him Raboin, D, St. Cloud State University; Rhett Rakhshani, F, University of for the team lead in both categories with former Wisconsin defenseman Brian Denver; Dan Ringwald, D, RIT; Eli Vlaisavljevich, D, Michigan Tech. Rafalski. Thanks in large part to his offensive output, Rafalski was named the WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 January 7, 2010 A total of 12 other former and current WCHA women’s member team players have also so far been named to provisional rosters of their home WCHA’s Men’s and Women’s Leagues Making countries. They are: Emillia Andersson, F, Sweden (Minnesota State), Tessa Significant impact in International Hockey Bonhomme, D, Canada (Ohio State), Elin Holmlov, F, Sweden (Minnesota Current and Former League-Member Student-Athletes and Duluth), Erika Holst, F, Sweden (Minnesota Duluth), Haley Irwin, F, Coaches Up Front and Center in International Competition, Canada (Minnesota Duluth), Carla MacLeod, D, Canada (Wisconsin), Kim Upcoming Winter Olympic Games Martin, G, Sweden (Minnesota Duluth), Meaghan Mikkelson, D, Canada (Wisconsin), Caroline Ouellette, F, Canada (Minnesota Duluth), Maria MADISON, Wis. – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association, home to Rooth, F, Sweden (Minnesota Duluth), Zuzana Tomcikova, G, Slovakia a record 36 men’s national championship teams since it’s founding in (Bemidji State), and Pernilla Winberg, F, Sweden (Minnesota Duluth). 1951 and to a record 10 consecutive women’s national championship On Jan. 2 in Boston, in connection with the NHL’s annual Winter Classic teams, also has forged an enviable reputation for producing hundreds of outdoor game, nearly half (10) of the 23-man U.S. Olympic Men’s Hockey players and coaches who have participated in international competition, Team roster announced by USA Hockey for the Olympic Winter Games in including Gold Medal winners in the Olympic Games. Vancouver were WCHA alums. They included four of the seven defensemen But in no season has the WCHA’s impact on the international scene been in Erik Johnson (St. Louis Blues-NHL; Minnesota), Paul Martin (New as front and center as here in 2009-10. Over the past several weeks a total Jersey Devils-NHL, Minnesota), Brian Rafalski (Detroit Red Wings-NHL; of 45 current and former Western Collegiate Hockey Association men’s Wisconsin), also a member of the USA’s 2002 and 2006 Olympic Team and women’s member-team players and four current and former coaches rosters, and Ryan Suter (Nashville Predators-NHL; Wisconsin), and six of have been front and center in international ice hockey announcements the 13 forwards named in David Backes (St. Louis Blues-NHL; Minnesota and developments. State), Phil Kessel (Toronto Maple Leafs-NHL; Minnesota), Ryan Malone Of note: (Tampa Bay Lightning-NHL; St. Cloud State), Zach Parise (New Jersey • 13 current and former WCHA players are named to the 2010 U.S. Devils-NHL; North Dakota), Joe Pavelski (San Jose Sharks-NHL; Wisconsin) Women’s Olympic Hockey Team. and Paul Stastny (Colorado Avalanche-NHL; Denver). • 10 WCHA alums are selected to the 2010 U.S. Men’s Olympic WCHA alums named to Canada’s 2010 Olympic men’s hockey team Hockey Team. roster were forwards Dany Heatley (San Jose Sharks-NHL; Wisconsin) • 12 current and former WCHA women’s players are named and Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks-NHL; North Dakota). Named to provisional Olympic team rosters of Canada, Sweden and to Finland’s 2010 Olympic men’s hockey team roster was WCHA-member Slovakia. team alum and forward Jarkko Ruutu (Ottawa Senators-NHL; Michigan • Two WCHA alums are named to Canada’s 2010 men’s Olympic Tech). team roster. And on January 5, seven current WCHA players – and three coaches • One WCHA alum is named to Finland’s 2010 men’s Olympic team with WCHA ties – earned gold medals at the 2010 IIHF World Junior roster. Championships in Saskatoon as the United States upended host Canada, • Seven current WCHA players earn Gold Medals as part of the U.S. 6-5, in overtime in the final game. The U.S. Men’s Junior Team included Men’s Junior Team at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championships in team captain and forward Derek Stepan (Wisconsin), who led the entire Saskatchewan tournament in scoring with 14 points (4g, 10a), goaltender Mike Lee (St. Cloud State; 4-0-0, 2.50, .907)), defensemen Matt Donovan (Denver; 7 “On behalf of the entire Association family, we are both incredibly proud gp, 3-2=5), Jake Gardiner (Wisconsin; 7 gp, 0-3=3) and John Ramage to see what has transpired here recently and all season long in regards to (Wisconsin; 7 gp, 0-3=3), and forwards Danny Kristo (North Dakota; 7 the significant contributions our men’s and women’s leagues have made gp, 5-8=8) and Jordan Schroeder (Minnesota; 7 gp, 3-5=8), a three-time to the international hockey scene,” said Commissioner Bruce M. McLeod World Junior tournament participant who now holds the record for most and Associate Commissioner Sara R. Martin in a joint statement. “This is points in World Junior tournament competition. The Gold Medal-winning definitely a reflection of what’s happened for us over the last decade U.S. team was coached by Dean Blais, former head coach at North Dakota and the quality of play in the WCHA – both on the men’s and women’s and current coach at Nebraska-Omaha (UNO joins the WCHA for 2010-11), sides. while assistant coaches were Mark Osiecki (Wisconsin) and Tom Ward, “Everyone involved in the WCHA – student-athletes, coaches, a former assistant at Minnesota. Also part of the Team USA contingent administrators and fans – should feel a true sense of gratification in this. was General Manager Jim Johannson, Assistant Executive Director of We couldn’t be more delighted at the U.S. Men’s Junior Team winning Hockey Operations at USA Hockey and former player at Wisconsin, and the Gold medal earlier this week and of our many men’s and women’s Dave Fischer, USA Hockey Senior Director of Communications. Olympians. We all look forward to watching the upcoming Winter Olympic "We put the right team together for this tournament, filled with gritty, Games in Vancouver with great anticipation.” hard-working players,” said Blais, “Our guys battled the whole tournament, The XXI Olympic Winter Games will be held Feb. 16-28 in Vancouver, and we’re very happy to come away with the gold here in Saskatoon.” B.C. On Dec. 18, thirteen (13) Western Collegiate Hockey Association alums Michigan Tech Hockey Team To Take Part in were named to the 2010 U.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey Team for the upcoming Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. In addition, the team is being European Tour in Summer of 2010 coached by University of Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson, himself a Gold Medal winner with the USA in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Michigan Tech hockey team has recently finalized plans to play five exhibition games during a 10-day European tour this in Lake Placid. summer. The Huskies will take on German and Austrian professional teams Named to the 2010 U.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey Team from the WCHA between Aug. 12-21, 2010. were goaltender Jessie Vetter (UW), the 2009 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Tech is taking advantage of an NCAA rule that allows teams to take one Award winner who won three NCAA championships at Wisconsin, foreign trip every four years. The team is only allowed to take current play- defensemen Lisa Chesson (Ohio State), Molly Engstrom (Wisconsin) and ers who are academically eligible by the NCAA. No incoming freshman are Kerry Weiland (Wisconsin), and forwards Natalie Darwitz (Minnesota), allowed to go as well as any player who signs a professional contract. The Meghan Duggan (Wisconsin), Hilary Knight (Wisconsin), Jocelyne trip must also be taken in the team’s off season. Lamoureux (North Dakota), Monique Lamoureux (North Dakota), Erika “This trip will not only be a hockey learning experience but a cultural one Lawler (Wisconsin), Gigi Marvin (Minnesota), Jenny Potter (Minnesota as well,” said Huskies’ head coach Jamie Russell. “This trip will also help us Duluth-Minnesota) and Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej (Wisconsin). prepare for the upcoming season as we will be able to hold on-ice practices WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 prior to the trip.” teams in the 2010 IIHF World Men’s Championship may begin the tournament The Huskies will be allowed a short time to practice as a team before arriving with 20 skaters and three goaltenders, and can add two players after the first in Munich on Aug. 13th. The team will play five games over the next 10 days three games … Scott Gordon, head coach of the NHL’s New York Islanders, against professional teams from both Germany and Austria. The games will is the head coach of the 2010 U.S. Men’s National Team, with Todd Richards, serve as exhibition games for the professional teams prior to their regular head coach of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, and Ron Rolston, one of two head seasons. coaches at USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, serving as The team selected Germany due to the fact that assistant coach Pat Mikesch assistant coaches … The 2010 U.S. Men’s National Team is under the direction has strong ties to many of the German teams from his five-year career in the of Brian Burke, general manager; David Poile, associate general manager; and German Elite League. Mikesch has also been working with former Michigan Jim Johannson, assistant executive director for hockey operations at USA Tech player Jay Luknowsky who is working in Germany as a player/agent on Hockey. The U.S. Men’s National Advisory Group, which also includes NHL many of the details of the trip. front-office personnel Paul Holmgren (Philadelphia Flyers), Dean Lombardi The idea came about after the WCHA took a pair of European Tours. The (Los Angeles Kings), Ray Shero (Pittsburgh Penguins) and Don Waddell (Atlanta WCHA first took a team of players comprised of seniors from each of the Thrashers), is charged with leading the selection of players for the U.S. Men’s league’s schools to compete against European Teams in the Kolin Cup in National Team … Team USA opens the 2010 IIHF World Men’s Championship Switzerland in 1998. Two years later the league also sent a team to Norway against host Germany on May 7. The game will be played at Gelsenkirchen’s for three games. VELTINS-Arena, home of the German soccer league's FC Schalke. The contest “We are looking at this trip as not only as a chance to practice in the is expected to be played in front of a world record crowd of more than 76,000 offseason, but as a valuable marketing piece to recruits as we would like to spectators. make this a tradition every four years,” added Russell. Team USA 2010 IIHF World Men’s Championship Schedule The school is also proud of the fact that the entire cost of the trip is being May 7-23 • Cologne, Gelsenkirchen & Mannheim, Germany funded by private donations. One of the major contributors to the trip is Date: Opponent, Location, Time (Local/EDT) David Baker, the father of junior forward Jordan Baker. Fri., May 7: Germany @ Gelsenkirchen, 8:15 pm/2:15 pm Mon., May 10: Denmark @ Cologne, 4:15 pm/10:15 am April 16, 2010 Wed., May 12: Finland @ Cologne, 8:15 pm/2:15 pm Fri., May 14-Tue., May 18: Qualification Round @ Cologne/Mannheim, WCHA Alums Carter, Chorney, Hillen, Okposo, TBD Potulny Among First 12 Players Named to 2010 Sat., May 15-Tue., May 18: Relegation Round @ Cologne/Mannheim, TBD Thurs., May 20: Quarterfinals @ Cologne/Mannheim, TBD U.S. Men's National Team Sat., May 22: Semifinals @ Cologne, TBD Team USA to Compete in IIHF World Men's Championship, May 7-23, Sun., May 23: Bronze-Medal Game @ Cologne, 4:15 pm/10:15 am in Germany Gold-Medal Game @ Cologne, 8:30 pm/2:30 pm Arena Locations: LANXESS Arena (Cologne); VELTINS-Arena (Gelsenkirchen); SAP COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Hockey announced today the first 12 play- Arena (Mannheim) ers - all from the National Hockey League - that will compete for the 2010 U.S. Men's National Team at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Men's Championship, May 7-23, in Cologne, Gelsenkirchen and Mannheim, Germany. Five of those 12 are Western Collegiate Hockey Association alums in Minnesota State's Ryan Carter, North Dakota's Taylor Chorney, Colorado College's Jack Hillen and Minnesota's Kyle Okposo and Ryan Potulny. Highlighting the roster are two members of the 2009 U.S. Men's National Team - goaltender Scott Clemmensen (Des Moines, Iowa/Florida Panthers/ Boston College) and forward Kyle Okposo (St. Paul, Minn./New York Island- ers/Univ. of Minnesota) - that helped lead Team USA to a fourth-place finish at last year's IIHF World Men's Championship. Okposo was also a member of two U.S. National Junior Teams (2007, 2008), capturing the bronze medal in 2007. Three other members of Team USA have experience at various IIHF World Championships, including defenseman Taylor Chorney (Hastings, Minn./Ed- monton Oilers/Univ. of North Dakota), who was a two-time member of the U.S. National Junior Team (2006, 2007) and member of the gold medal-winning 2005 U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team. Other Team USA veterans include Eric Nystrom (Syosset, N.Y./Calgary Flames/Univ. of Michigan), who played on two U.S. National Junior Teams (2002, 2003) and the 2001 U.S. Men's Na- tional Under-18 Team; and 2008 U.S. Men's National Team member Brandon Dubinsky (Anchorage, Alaska/New York Rangers). In addition, seven players will be making their Team USA debut with the 2010 U.S. Men's National Team, including defensemen Matt Gilroy (North Bellmore, N.Y./New York Rangers/Boston Univ.), Jack Hillen (Minnetonka, Minn./New York Islanders/Colorado College) and Mike Lundin (Burnsville, Minn./Tampa Bay Lightning/Univ. of Maine); and forwards Ryan Carter (White Bear Lake, Minn./Anaheim Ducks/Minnesota State Univ.), Christian Hanson (Venetia, Pa./Toronto Maple Leafs/Univ. of Notre Dame), David Moss (Livonia, Mich./Calgary Flames/Univ. of Michigan) and Ryan Potulny (Grand Forks, N.D./Edmonton Oilers/Univ. of Minnesota). For Team USA's roster visit usahockey.com. Notes: Eric Nystrom played for USA Hockey’s National Team Develop- ment Program from 1999-2001 … Eleven of the 12 members of Team USA announced today played U.S. college hockey … The average age of the 12 players is 25.4 … The U.S. Men’s National Team’s fourth-place finish at the 2009 IIHF World Men’s Championship was Team USA’s best finish at an IIHF World Men’s Championship since capturing the bronze medal in 2004 … All WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2010 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five Recap

2010 Red Baron WCHA Final Five Results Xcel Energy Center • Saint Paul, MN

Results of March 18 Minnesota Duluth 0 vs North Dakota 2 (nc). Results of March 19 St. Cloud State 2 vs Wisconsin 0 (nc) North Dakota 4 vs Denver 3 (nc). Results of March 20 Wisconsin 6 vs Denver 3 (nc) (third place game) North Dakota 5 vs St. Cloud State 3 (Broadmoor Trophy Championship)

Game 1: Eidsness, Fighting Sioux Blank UMD 2-0 to open WCHA NORTH DAKOTA CELEBRATES THEIR 2010 RED BARON WCHA FINAL FIVE PLAYOFF Final Five; Friday Matchups Have Wisconsin vs St. CHAMPIONSHIP ON ICE AT XCEL ENERGY CENTER Cloud State, Denver vs North Dakota the PairWise computer rating going into the game, but dropped to 14th with the loss. by John Gilbert, for WCHA.com “We went in with the mentality that we had a one-game shot and had to win it,” said UMD SAINT PAUL, Minn. – A shorthanded goal by Jason Gregoire midway through the second period coach Scott Sandelin. “We didn’t do that, and now we need some help. I was a little disap- punctured a tight, pressure-filled scoreless game, and Evan Trupp's first goal in 21 games pointed, because it was one of those nights. We seemed to be a half-step behind. They’re a carried goaltender Brad Eidsness and North Dakota to a 2-0 victory over Minnesota-Duluth great defensive team, so you have to be patient, and protect the puck. We didn’t do that.” in Thursday night’s opening game of the WCHA Final Five tournament. The key to the game was that the Fighting Sioux killed all five power-plays by a UMD team Eidsness was flawless, with 22 saves to frustrate the defending league playoff champion that has what coach Hakstol calls the best power-play in the WCHA. North Dakota failed to Bulldogs, who hadn’t been shut out for a WCHA-best 83 consecutive games. Sophomore Kenny score on five power-plays as well, but they did get the shorthanded goal to win the special Reiter, at the other end, was much more active, with 32 saves, and both goals he allowed teams duel. came on rebounds after he had made outstanding saves. The victory, before 15,292 fans at “We did a real good job of disrupting them up-ice,” Eidsness said, appreciative of the Sioux Xcel Energy Center, pushes the fourth-seeded Fighting Sioux (23-12-5) into Friday’s semifinals, penalty-killing. where they face No. 1 seed and No. 1 nationally-ranked Denver, while Wisconsin and St. Cloud Sandelin said: “We certainly had some opportunities on the power-play, and we had a little State battle in the other semifinal. spurt at the end of the second, and the start of the third. We thought we got a goal, too.” “We approach every game one at a time,” said Eidsness. “Now we switch our focus to A blessing of the two-goal final margin is that a disallowed goal against the Bulldogs Denver.” didn’t affect the final score. The Bulldogs, disrupted all night by North Dakota pressure, had North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol agreed with that assessment, when asked if the Sioux trouble getting out of their own end, and more trouble threatening whenever they got into could duplicate the three-victories-in-three-nights run by UMD a year ago – which included the Fighting Sioux zone. But despite being outshot 25-10 through two periods, Reiter's bril- a shutout against North Dakota. liant goaltending had kept the game scoreless. “We live to fight another day,” said Hakstol. “We’re not worried about winning three in At 1:23 of the third period, UMD captain Drew Akins got an opening in the right circle a row, we were worried about winning tonight. We’ve had such close, tough battled with and fired. The puck hit Eidsness and popped up into the air, close to crossbar height. As it Duluth all year, and we knew this would be the toughest of all. But, just like it’s been going descended, Cody Danberg arrived at the crease and swatted the puck with a downward for us the last couple of months, we found a way to pull it out.” motion. The puck went straight down, into the crease, and North Dakota senior center Darcy UMD, now 22-17-1, must await the results of other league tournaments to see if there is Zajac, coming to the net to help defensively, tried to clear the puck, but the puck hit his right still a chance to be selected for the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs were ranked No., 11 in ankle, and went into the net. “The shot popped up off my shoulder,” said Eidsness. “He [Danberg] had a downward motion as he hit it. I don’t know if it went in, or went in off one of our guys, but I had a feeling it wasn’t going to be a goal.” After the referees reviewed the goal with the replay crew upstairs, they came over to the UMD bench. “They said the replay showed it was hit with a high stick,” said Sandelin, who hadn’t yet seen the replay showing Zajac kicking the puck in. Akins said that “Either way, it was still a tie game.” The tie became untied with Trupp was in the penalty box for tripping. North Dakota's Chris Vande Velde won a right-corner faceoff, but the Bulldogs tried to clear the zone, and defenseman Derrick LaPoint held the puck in, and passed it forward to Vande Velde, who was all alone 15 feet out from the goal. Vande Velde made a deft move and shot, but Reiter came up with a big save. “But it popped off my blocker, and I couldn’t control the rebound,” Reiter said. Gregoire spotted the rebound bouncing out through some bodies and hammered a slap shot from 20 feet that beat Reiter at 12:22. “I saw the puck pop out and just tried to put it on net,’ said Gregoire, a junior whose goal was his 20th of the season. The predominately North Dakota crowd erupted at the short- handed goal, and with Eidsness and his hustling teammates, 1-0 looked pretty large. The Bulldogs battled back, however, with their best sustained attacks of the game. Coinci- dentally, a North Dakota second goal was disallowed also, when Jake Marto clearly chopped a rebound in with a high stick with six minutes remaining. With two minutes left, North Dakota freshman Dan Kristo came out from behind the UMD goal on the left side, circled the slot, and shot. Again, Reiter made the key save, but the rebound squirted wide to the left, and Trupp quickly put away the rebound. The teams were cautious through a scoreless first period, with the Fighting Sioux forcing more and better offensive chances, outshooting UMD 10-4, and forcing UMD goaltender Kenny Reiter to come up with quick glove saves to halt the three most dangerous attacks. The Sioux increased their pressure in the second period, outshooting the Bulldogs 15-6, CHRIS VANDEVELDE HAD ASSISTS ON BOTH NORTH DAKOTA GOALS VS UMD but Reiter again stopped everything and the game stayed scoreless. So effective was North WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 Motzko listened to the exchange and said: “Mike has shown before that he can play this way and stand tall when we need him most. When he plays like this, he gets stronger as the game goes on.” Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves said he thought the Badgers had overcome a shaky start to play a strong game. “I was disappointed at the way we came out,” said Eaves. “The first seven minutes, we made a lot of turnovers at the blue line, and some other mistakes. I’m not sure whether it was us or the way St. Cloud was playing. But we had 21 shots in the third period, we just couldn't solve the riddle of getting the puck by Mr. Lee.” When the Badgers came out flying in the third period, the Huskies seemed to shrink away from any offensive ideas. Part of that might have been a reaction to losing Garrett Roe, who joins Lasch as the top-scoring veteran duo, with a freak injury. Wisconsin was setting up on a power-play three minutes into the third session when Roe, who was scrambling to help the penalty-kill despite having dropped his broken stick, raced out toward Brandan Smith at the right point. Roe dived in an attempt to smother Smith's shot attempt, but Smith sidestepped, and Roe slid headlong into the side boards. He was taken from the ice by stretcher, although Motzko said he was telling attendants he didn’t want the stretcher, and the Huskies, while very concerned, had hopes he would be OK. “It was a big loss, because Garrett is such a big part of our offense,” said Mosey. “We had to come together, and everybody stepped up.” Motzko said his team didn’t generate much offense, but he thought his Huskies united with the loss of Roe. “Our team has been very resilient all year long,” Motzko said. “After he was hurt, I know the rink looked tilted, but I noticed our emotions picked up on the bench. Guys were standing, and talking, and I think they were much more into it.” The Badgers were rushing and shooting all through the third period, but the Huskies seemed to settle for playing in their own end and stubbornly holding off the Badgers. With 1:42 remaining, Eaves called time out with a face-off in the St. Cloud zone, and he puilled Gudmandson for a sixth attacker. Only then did the Huskies hustle after the puck in the of- TRAVIS NOVAK AND HIS SCSU TEAMMATES CELEBRATE THEIR FINAL FIVE WIN VS WISCONSIN fensive zone, and Mosey battled three Badgers for possession deep in Wisconsin’s end. Travis Novak came to help out, found the puck popping loose and put it into the empty net from Dakota’s play that UMD had great difficulty getting out of its zone, and even more difficulty 15 feet. trying to create any chances once in the Sioux zone. “It was a big relief to get that two-goal lead,” said Mosey.

Game 2: Game 3: SCSU, Lee Blank Badgers to Move into Championship Trupp Leads Sioux Past Denver, on to WCHA Final Five Game of 2010 Red Baron WCHA Final Five; Huskies Title Game Saturday; North Dakota Upends Pioneers Craft 2-0 Victory Behind Lee’s 37 Saves 4-3; Face St. Cloud State for Broadmoor Trophy

by John Gilbert, for WCHA.com by John Gilbert, for WCHA.com SAINT PAUL, Minn. – A game that could well have flared into a high-scoring shootout SAINT PAUL, Minn. – What, me tired? The North Dakota Fighting Sioux, fresh from completing wound up being the complete opposite here Friday (March 19) afternoon, and freshman a three-game first-round series victory over Minnesota on Sunday, and a 2-0 play-in game goaltender Mike Lee stymied a sometimes dominant Wisconsin attack to lift St. Cloud State triumph over Minnesota Duluth on Wednesday, had plenty of firepower left for Friday night, to a 2-0 semifinal victory and a spot in Saturday night’s 2010 Red Baron WCHA Final Five and upset Denver 4-3 in the second semifinal of the WCHA Final Five. championship game. Junior winger Evan Trupp scored twice for the Fighting Sioux and then made the play of the Lee was sharp in stopping all 37 Wisconsin shots, and got the goal he needed to win when game to set up Brad Malone for what proved to be the game-winning goal in the third period, Ryan Lasch converted on the only successful power-play of the game in the final minute of withstanding a late Denver rally that produced a last-minute goal by Chris Knowlton. the second period. Travis Novak put a lid on the victory with an empty-net goal in the final The victory sends North Dakota (24-12-5), the No. 4 WCHA seed, into Saturday night’s 7 minute of the third period, sending the league's No. 3 seed, St. Cloud State (23-12-5) on to o’clock Final Five championship game against St. Cloud State, while Denver (27-8-4), the top the championship. Wisconsin (24-10-4) was the No. 2 league seed and will play in the 2 p.m. seed and No. 1 ranked team in the country, will face second-seeded Wisconsin in Saturday’s third-place game. 2 pm third-place game – a game that could be for a No. 1 seed at one of four NCAA regionals Because both teams have explosive offenses, and because the two goaltenders playing next week. have had their inconsistencies, the game figured to be a possible shootout. “We came in here to play one at a time, and first we had to get past Duluth,” said North “It’s our fourth time to the Final Five in five years,” said St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko. Dakota coach Dave Hakstol. “We did that, and then we had to go in and play a team like “Our whole game plan was that we wanted to play on our toes. We wanted a shootout, like Denver. We played well and we played hard, and now we get a chance to play for the title. the 8-7 game we had here a couple years ago.” I don’t think we've ever had a different approach – everybody pitches in and does his part. It was anything but, and the Huskies played much of the game on their heels, rather than They all chip in, work their butts off, and find a way to have fun out there.” their toes. Both power plays have been potent, but while each side had five opportunities, the only goal came on a set play that was as perfectly executed as the rest of the game’s were in disarray. Tony Mosey, in the right corner, worked a give-and-go by passing to Garrett Roe on the end boards, then gliding to the net for Roe’s return pass and a quick shot. Wisconsin goaltender Scott Gudmandson blocked the shot, but the puck trickled in behind the goal- tender, and Lasch, stationed at the left edge, stepped in and shot the puck the rest of the way in with :53 seconds remaining in the second period. It was Lasch’s 19th goal of the season, and 45th point, giving him 179 career points, which ties him for the school record, with more games to come. Wisconsin netminder Scott Gudmandson, who made 20 saves, was also solid when he needed to be. “That's the way he’s been playing, and I hope he continues,” said Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves, who quickly disagreed that his team started the game with a lack of fire possibly be- cause they – and St.Cloud State – are ranked high enough in the PairWise computer figures to be assured of a spot in next week’s NCAA tournament. “This is a competitive group,” said Eaves. “I don't care if it’s tiddlywinks, these guys don’t want to lose. I don't think the PairWise mattered.” Nevertheless, there seemed to be a lack of desperation as the game became one of cau- tious defensive containment. In fact, after getting their 1-0 lead, the Huskies almost seemed disinterested in offense. The shots on goal were 17-17 after two periods, but the Badgers pressed their attack all over the ice in the third period, at one time volleying 18 out of 19 shots, including a 5-0 edge during a St. Cloud State power-play, as they gained a 37-22 margin for the game. Lee, only a freshman, maintained his poise and didn’t seem to mind being pelted by shots. Four times in the third period he lost his goalie stick, one time playing with a defenseman's stick that was handed to him. He shrugged it off. “They were going to tape it to my blocker,” Lee said. Someone asked him if he could think of a big save, and Lee had the perfect response: “When you get a shutout, every save is just as important, and the next save is the most important. BRAD MALONE SCORED A SHORTHANDED GAME-WINNER FOR UND VS DENVER WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 If the Fighting Sioux were at all tired from beating Minnesota Duluth 2-0 in Thursday night’s play-in game, it didn’t show, as they skated and traded hits and rushes with the Pioneers. The Sioux also took the lead with the only goal of the first period, with Chris Vande Velde – who assisted on both goals against Duluth – scoring a power-play goal at 7:59. The play evolved with Matt Frattin keeping the puck in at the blue line and feeding ahead to Corban Knight, who was alone in front. Knight spun and shot, and Marc Cheverie blocked it, but was helpless when Vande Velde arrived to cash in on the rebound for his 15th goal. Denver captain Rhett Rakhshani said, “Our effort was not quite there the first couple of periods. We picked it up in the third.” Some of his teammates agreed with him. Pioneers coach George Gwozdecky admired North Dakota's moxie. “The players have a singular focus on how the game went,” he said. “To me, the team that wore green tonight wanted the game more than we did. The scored a power-play goal right after we scored, and it was a heck of a goal. Give them full credit, for how hard they played, for winning battles, and for putting us in difficult situations. The margin for success and failure in this league is so small, and they were opportunists – they pressured us to make mistakes, and they capitalized.” Denver had its chances, and started the second period with more, but at 4:41 of the middle session, Malone sent the puck along the end boards behind the Denver net. Frattin hustled into the left corner to head off the sliding disc and swiped a one-time backhanded pass out front. Trupp, who scored the clinching second goal against the Bulldogs, cut across the slot just in time to send a one-timer into the right edge of the net past Cheverie, the league’s first-team all-WCHA goaltender at 4:41. “It’s playoff time,’ said Trupp, with a shrug, explaining how he scored five goals all season, and after failing to score in 20 games he has three more in the two games at Xcel Energy Center. The 2-0 lead stood until the final two minutes of the second period, when, with each team WISCONSIN CAptain Blake Geoffrion in the Third Place Game win vs Denver short a skater, Denver's Matt Donovan carried up the left boards, circled behind the net, and came back out on the right side before drilling a shot from the right circle to cut Denver’s deficit to 2-1. Geoffrion then tipped in a point shot by Stepan on a power-play at 11:08 to make it 3- The boost was short-lived, however, when the 4-on-4 turned into a Sioux power-play, and 0,and Denver coach George Gwozdecky pulled his star goaltender, first team All-WCHA ace Trupp converted a pass from Jake Marto at 19:13, restoring North Dakota’s two-goal lead at Marc Cheverie, and sent in freshman Adam Murray. He insisted he wasn’t doing it to blame 3-1 at the second intermission.= Cheverie, and his captain agreed. In the third, Denver again chopped the deficit to one when John Lee connected with a “We’re very disappointed with the start,” said Rhett Rakhshani. “We didn’t give our goalie power-play shot from the right point past a screened Eidsness at 4:15. The Pioneers put on much help.” some heavy pressure for the equalizer, and when Chris Knowlton came out o f the penalty Cheverie himself said, “It was a collective thing, from top to bottom we had a tough start. box to join a Denver rush, it turned into a 4-on-2, but Eidsness went down and kicked out his Give Wisconsin all the credit in the world – they showed up,and we didn’t.” left skate to thwart the threat. On Wisconsin’s side, coach Eaves was annoyed enough at his team’s slow start the day North Dakota responded with a 2-on-1, but missed the net. Amid all the power-plays, before that he made some adjustments, inserting little used winger Podge Turnbull and even though, Denver’s man-advantage backfired at 13:59, when a clearing pass was chased by less-used defenseman Craig Johnson, both of whom are juniors. He also shook up his lines, star first-team all-WCHA defenseman Patrick Wiercioch back into his own zone. Trupp, in the which was necessitated when Cody Goloufel was suspended for a game for a major penalty midst of an outstanding performance, raced Wiercioch for the puck, deked to the left and he received for a contact-to-the-head penalty against St. Cloud State. somehow got around him on the right as he poked the puck free. Then he pounced on it, “Maybe we needed a game like we had against St. Cloud to make some changes,” Eaves and fed across the slot to Malone, who whistled a 20-footer past Chevrier and into the top said. “You don’t like to make changes when you’re winning. I don’t think complacent is the left corner, making it 4-2. right word, but we might have been a little stale. We played OK, and we found ways to win, “I had a little adrenaline rush there,” said Trupp. “I thought I could beat him to the puck, and we still haven’t lost back-to-back games.” and I was hoping to get it and shoot, but Tony [Malone] yelled for the puck. I heard him and Eaves got the desired impact of his strategic changes. I dished it, and he made a great play.” “Any time you switch up lines, it makes an impact,” said captain Street, a senior wing. “We Even though the retreating defenseman was Wiercioch, one of the best defensemen in the knew we needed retribution for the night before.We weren’t in the right place last night, but league, Malone was not surprised his winger came through. “I’ve been playing with this guy after the changes, I think we got goals from all four lines.” all year, and he makes some of the most ridiculous plays you’ve ever seen,” Malone said. Geoffrion concurred. “The changes we made were good and got us going. Yesterday we Coach Hakstol said: “I agree, that was the play of the game. I don’t know which words to had a lot of chances, and we talked about it as a team that we had to bury our chances. We descripe Evan. You watch his game closely and he’s extremely intelligent. We’ve seen him knew Denver would be tough. They’ve been tough for us, and they beat us five games last strip players and make great plays. He was our best player tonight.” year.” Gwozdecky pulled Chevrier with nearly two minutes remaining, faced with the two-goal The Pioneers certainly didn’t give up, but it was a study in frustration. Rakhshani scored deficit, and Kyle Ostrow took a Denver penalty, which didn’t help the Pioneers cause. But a power-play goal at 0:25 of the second when he caught Joe Colborne’s rink-wide pass and Knowlton got the puck deep in traffic on the right side, and he pulled out front to score sailed in on a breakaway to beat Scott Gudmandson and tighten the deficit to 3-1. But Geof- shorthanded with :37 seconds remaining. That led to a feverish final half-minute, but Eidsness frion countered at 8:54, converting Brandan Smith’s slick feed, then Sean Dolan scored at and the Fighting Sioux held on. 11:30, and the Badgers were flying high at 5-1. “I was really impressed with how Wisconsin played against St.Cloud,” said Denver coach Gwozdecky. “They continued it against us. I was disappointed, not only in the result but in Third Place Game: our performance. The best five teams in the conference were here, so you know it’s going to be tough. There’s little relief for winning the regular season, yet you get to the Final Five and Badgers Reverse Slow Start, Down Pioneers 6-3 for you’re rewarded with playing the best teams. It means we had to be at our best.” Third Place; Wisconsin, DU Await Potential No. 1 Gwozdecky made some shifts of his own in the third period, including offering only scarce ice time to his top line of Tyler Ruegsegger centering Rakhshani and Colborne. Yet the Seeds for NCAA Tournament Pioneers came out to make a game of it, and did that with goals by Jesse Martin and Nate Dewhurst.Martin crossed left to right and converted Drew Shore’s pass from behind the net by John Gilbert, WCHA.com on a power-play at 4:40, and at 6:22 Brian Gifford rushed up the left side and shot off the right SAINT PAUL, Minn. – If incentive was the key ingredient for Saturday afternoon’s third place pipe, with the rebound coming back into the crease as Dewhurst arrived to knock in his first game at the 2010 Red Baron WCHA Final Five hockey tournament, Wisconsin gave a demon- goal in two seasons with the Pioneers. stration of putting it to use for a 6-3 victory that left Denver realizing its absence. At 5-3, the game no longer was out of reach, but the defense-rich Badgers tightened The Badgers, smarting from a puzzling slow start in their 2-0 semifinal loss to St. Cloud things up and nobody else scored until 16:16, when Michael Davies rushed the Denver net State, and further primed by the challenge of facing No. 1 ranked Denver, stormed to a 3-0 on the left, but mishandled the puck at shooting time. Davies kept possession as he circled lead in the first period, and never allowed the Pioneers the chance to get closer than two behind the net, coming out on the right and was rewarded when his centering try glanced goals in rolling to the substantial victory before 12,544 at the Xcel Energy Center – in what in off a defenseman for the 6-3 final. appears to be the final third place game for the WCHA tournament. The league announced When asked about why he played his top line so sparingly in the third period, Gwozdecky after the game a new structure for next year when the WCHA expands to 12 teams, bringing seemed to enjoy his moment at the podium to summon up his best sarcasm. “They got sick,” in the six first-round winners then giving the top two seeds byes while the other four play he deadpanned. “Badger flu.” off to determine their semifinal foes, and no third-place game will be held. He also seized on his own set-up when asked about the two losses. Both Denver (27-9-4) and Wisconsin (25-10-4) are assured spots in the NCAA tournament “It reminds me of ’04, when we lost two in the first round of playoffs,” Gwozdecky said. field, and the Badger victory might make both teams No. 1 seeds at different sites among the “We took the Final Five weekend off, and came back to win the national championship. Well, four regionals. But the Pioneers return home to practice for their NCAA date realizing they we took the Final Five weekend off again this time, so maybe it’ll work again.” lost two games in a row at the Final Five – something they had not done all season. Blake Geoffrion scored two goals for the Badgers, reaching 25 for the season and contrib- uting to an onslaught that outshot Denver 48-36. After Ben Street opened the game with a rebound goal at 2:21, and Derek Stepan drilled a deadly wrist shot from the top of the left circle at 4:58, the Badgers recorded a 9-2 edge in shots by the 10-minute mark. “Our start was the direct opposite of last night,” said Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves. WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 Still one man up, the Sioux struck again when Chris VandeVelde curled out to the right circle and shot through a screen into the upper right corner at 6:05. St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko pulled goaltender Mike Lee, who had shut out Wisconsin 2-0 in Friday's semifinals, and brought in Dan Dunn. “Dunn brought us a spark,” said Motzko. “Our two goaltenders have both given us that all year. I’ve got to congratulate North Dakota. They’ve had a tremendoous run of six games in two weeks. We got off to a great start, but they got a couple of power-play goals that got them going. Once they got going, it was hard to fight through, but we battled back and just fell one goal short of making it a fun ending.” With North Dakota going on to outshoot the Huskies 16-10 in the middle period, it looked like the 4-2 lead might be secure. But Eddy scored his second of the game, and 12th of the year, at 16:46 for the Huskies, and they entered the third period down only 4-3. North Dakota, possibly wearying, withstood 15 Huskies shots in the third period, cautiously but efficiently clearing their zone and holding off the explosive St. Cloud attack. Eidsness had time to glance up at the scoreboard and do a little goalie logic. “I looked up at about the eight or nine minute mark and I had the feeling I probably shouldn’t let in another goal, or the boys wouldn’t be too happy with me, after the third game in three nights,” said Eidsness. And when Huskies’ Motzko pulled goaltender Dunn for a sixth attacker, he had barely gotten to the bench when the puck popped loose, sliding toward the St. Cloud goal, and Matt Frattin chased it down and deposited it into the empty net with :41 seconds remaining. Eidsness was named all-tournament goaltender, and was joined by teammates VandeVelde and Blood. Raboin joined Blood and Derrick LaPoint on the all-tournament defense, and his teammate, Mosey, was named with VandeVelde and Wisconsin’s Blake Geoffrion. Just about North Dakota won 5-3 over SCSU to Claim the Final Five and Broadmoor Trophy the time everybody wondered why Trupp wasn’t named, he was announced as the tourna- ment most valuable player. Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game: North Dakota Defeats SCSU Huskies 5-3 to Capture wcha playoff champions 2010 Red Baron WCHA Final Five Title; Sioux Become Season Champion(s) (Head Coach) Second TEAM EVER TO WIN THREE FINAL FIVE GAMES 1959-60 Denver* (Murray Armstrong) & Michigan Tech* (John MacInnes) 1960-61 Denver* (Murray Armstrong) & Minnesota* (John Mariucci) by John Gilbert, for WCHA.com 1961-62 Michigan Tech (John MacInnes) SAINT PAUL, Minn. – A year ago, it seemed impossible for any team to survive three games 1962-63 Denver (Murray Armstrong) in three days to win the Red Baron WCHA Final Five championship. As of Saturday night, it 1963-64 Denver (Murray Armstrong seems to be a new trend, as North Dakota toppled St. Cloud State 5-3 before 16,414 fans at 1964-65 Michigan Tech (John MacInnes) Xcel Energy Center to become the second team in a row to capture the league playoff trophy 1965-66 Denver (Murray Armstrong) & Michigan State• (Amo Bessone) with three victories. 1966-67 Michigan State• (Amo Bessone) & North Dakota• (Bill Selman) North Dakota beat Minnesota Duluth 2-0 on Thursday, then knocked off No. 1 ranked 1967-68 Denver• (Murray Armstrong) & North Dakota• (Bill Selman) Denver 4-3 Friday, but had to rally from behind after spotting St. Cloud State a pair of goals 1968-69 Denver+ (Murray Armstrong) & Michigan Tech+ (John MacInnes) in the first minute of the title game. The Fighting Sioux never lost their focus, and simply 1969-70 Michigan Tech+ (John MacInnes) & Wisconsin+ (Bob Johnson) turned up their pace and responded with four unanswered goals to take command of the 1970-71 Denver+ (Murray Armstrong) & Minnesota+ (Herb Brooks) game. The Huskies rallied and threatened until the finish, but were finally outdistanced by 1971-72 Denver• (Murray Armstrong) & Wisconsin• (Bob Johnson) an empty-net goal in the final minute. 1972-73 Denver• (Murray Armstrong) & Wisconsin• (Bob Johnson) Last year, Minnesota Duluth became the first team to ever rise from the Thursday night 1973-74 Michigan Tech• (John MacInnes) & Minnesota• (Herb Brooks) “play-in” game to win the tournament. 1974-75 Michigan Tech• (John MacInnes) & Minnesota• (Herb Brooks) “Minnesota-Duluth proved it could be done last year with a great run,” said Fighting Sioux 1975-76 Michigan Tech• (John MacInnes) & Minnesota• (Herb Brooks) coach Dave Hakstol. “Three games in a row is tough, but we’ve come to the Final Five many 1976-77 Wisconsin (Bob Johnson) years and it's always tough. The gas level was not going to be an issue tonight. I didn’t think 1977-78 Colorado College• (Jeff Sauer) & Wisconsin• (Bob Johnson) we had any trouble with energy until late in the third period, and maybe in the third. But we 1978-79 Minnesota• (Herb Brooks) & North Dakota• (Gino Gasparini) had an extra man on the ice all weekend with the Fighting Sioux fans.” 1979‑80 Minnesota• (Herb Brooks) & North Dakota• (Gino Gasparini) The Sioux fans seemed to have the building surrounded, outshouting the other four 1980-81 Michigan Tech• (John MacInnes) & Minnesota• (Brad Buetow) teams’ followers. With the victory, North Dakota overran their own No. 4 tournament seed- 1981-82 Wisconsin (Bob Johnson) ing by extending their hot streak to 12 victories in their last 13 games, rising. Now 25-12-5, 1982-83 Wisconsin (Jeff Sauer) North Dakota and St. Cloud State (23-13-5) were both already assured of joining Denver and 1983-84 Minnesota Duluth (Mike Sertich) Wisconsin to give the WCHA four teams in the NCAA tournament. 1984-85 Minnesota Duluth (Mike Sertich) The Huskies couldn’t have had a better start, jumping ahead 2-0 in the first minute. 1985-86 Denver (Ralph Backstrom) Goaltender Brad Eidsness, a strong point for North Dakota all season, was victimized at 0:40 1986-87 North Dakota (Gino Gasparini) by Garrett Raboin, who scored after Ryan Lasch circled out from behind the net and got the 1987-88 Wisconsin (Jeff Sauer) puck to the slot. The assist gave Lasch his 184th career point for the Huskies, breaking Jeff 1988-89 Northern Michigan (Rick Comley) Saterdalen’s all-time school record. The Huskies fans were still cheering for the 1-0 lead when, 1989-90 Wisconsin (Jeff Sauer) at 0:55, David Eddy scored his first of two goals from the right side after Drew LeBlanc’s pass 1990-91 Northern Michigan (Rick Comley) across the slot. 1991-92 Northern Michigan (Rick Comley) “We came out quick, but they fought back and controlled play there for a lot of the game,” 1992-93 Minnesota (Doug Woog) said Raboin. “For them to play three straight days again, the way we both did last weekend, 1993-94 Minnesota (Doug Woog) says a lot about their team.” 1994-95 Wisconsin (Jeff Sauer) Eddy said, “We knew we had to get a good start.” 1995-96 Minnesota (Doug Woog) The two early goals came before Fighting Sioux fans could even wonder how exhausted 1996-97 North Dakota (Dean Blais) their team might be, and probably reinforced the concerns. But there were no such thoughts 1997-98 Wisconsin (Jeff Sauer) in the Sioux camp, and they started responding almost immediately. 1998-99 Denver (George Gwozdecky) Sioux junior Evan Trupp, whose scoring touch has flared to life for North Dakota at the 1999-00 North Dakota (Dean Blais) Final Five, set up Corban Knight for a North Dakota power-play goal at 5:59, when he came 2000-01 St. Cloud State (Craig Dahl) out from the left for a shot and quickly followed up to score on his second chance. That goal 2001-02 Denver (George Gwozdecky) seemed to assure the Sioux they could skate with the Huskies, third-day or not, and they 2002-03 Minnesota (Don Lucia) proceded to outshoot St. Cloud State 17-7 for the period. Brad Malone got the 2-2 equalizer 2003-04 Minnesota (Don Lucia) at 17:06 on another assist from Trupp – his fifth point of the tournament. After failing to score 2004-05 Denver (George Gwozdecky) in his previous 20 games, Trupp registered three goals and two assists for five points out of 2005-06 North Dakota (Dave Hakstol) 11 goals his team scored in St. Paul. 2006-07 Minnesota (Don Lucia) “I love it here,” laughed Trupp. “I love this building – apparently. But it wasn’t just me. This 2007-08 Denver (George Gwozdecky) was a character win, coming back the way we did.” 2008-09 Minnesota Duluth (Scott Sandelin) The Fighting Sioux kept on attacking in the second period, aided when SCSU took suc- 2009-10 North Dakota (Dave Hakstol) cessive penalties to present North Dakota with a two-man advantage for a 1:15 span. WCHA Rookie of the Year Danny Kristo boosted the Sioux ahead 3-2 with a blast from the left point * first-round playoff winners; • second-round playoff winners; that hit goaltender Mike Lee and squibbed through to cross the line at 5:22. + East and West Regional playoff winners WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 attendance history • wcha playoff championship

WCHA final Four Format • 1988-92 Year Site – Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Total/Avg Game 1988 St. Paul* – 12,270 13,829 12,051 13,657 51,807/12,952 1989 St. Paul* – 12,271 12,911 12,237 12,813 50,232/12,558 1990 St. Paul* – 12,316 11,137 10,688 13,704 47,845/11,961 1991 St. Paul* – 13,476 10,310 9,473 11,028 44,287/11,072 1992 St. Paul* – 10,094 11,384 9,983 12,618 44,079/11,020 Final Four: 5 Years – 60,427 59,571 54,432 63,820 238,250/11,913

WCHA final Five Format • 1993-current Year Site Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Total/Avg Game 1993 St. Paul* 8,848 11,319 9,281 8,832 12,457 50,737/10,147 1994 Milwaukee# 12,139 12,381 12,150 12,004 12,693 61,367/12,273 1995 St. Paul* 15,464$ 9,719 10,571 9,188 10,966 55,908/11,182 1996 Milwaukee# 8,978 11,429 8,401 8,958 9,538 47,304/9,406 1997 St. Paul* 9,272 9,528 14,013 9,577 14,317 56,707/11,341 1998 Milwaukee# 6,438 6,306 9,452 6,345 10,166 38,707/7,741 1999 Minneapolis^ 10,128 6,066 11,311 6,276 8,445 42,226/8,445 2000 Minneapolis^ 12,234 8,397 11,520 7,129 10,437 49,717/9,943 2001 St. Paul+ 9,966 10,375 18,409 11,299 17,563 67,612/13,522 2002 St. Paul+ 13,103 12,438 18,523$ 12,961 18,126 75,151/15,030 2003 St. Paul+ 14,305 12,292 17,012 12,509 16,668 72,786/14,557 2004 St. Paul+ 14,123 15,022 19,208$ 14,905 19,306$ 82,564/16,513 2005 St. Paul+ 15,583 13,132 17,794 14,730 16,507 77,746/15,549 2006 St. Paul+ 16,312 16,468 19,353 16,134 19,282$ 87,579/17,516 2007 St. Paul+ 16,449 17,511 19,359$ 16,118 19,463$ 88,900/17,780 2008 St. Paul+ 19,232$ 16,768 16,967 15,981 17,907 86,855/17,371 2009 St. Paul+ 17,611 14,722 17,729 15,254 16,749 82,065/16,413 2010 St. Paul+ 15,292 13,113 14,170 12,544 16,414 71,533/14,307 WCHA Final Five: 18 Years 235,477 216,986 265,223 210,744 267,004 1,195,464/13,283 WCHA Playoff Championship Attendance: 23 Years 1,433,714/13,034

* St. Paul Civic Center; # Bradley Center; ^ Target Center; + Xcel Energy Center; Attendance records in bold face; $sellout

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April 12, 2010 (points, first place votes in parenthesis) March 22, 2010 (points, first place votes in parenthesis) Rk School Record Previous Weeks Top 15 Rk School (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Week 1 Boston College, 510 (34) 29-10-3 3 23 1 Miami (28) 27- 7-7 924 2 2 Wisconsin, 476 28-11-4 2 19 2 Denver (6) 27- 9-4 865 1 3 Miami, 442 29-8-7 1 26 3 Boston College (8) 25-10-3 854 4 4 Denver, 373 27-10-4 5 26 4 North Dakota (4) 25-12-5 827 5 5 St. Cloud State, 347 24-14-5 4 15 5 Wisconsin (2) 25-10-4 816 3 6 Yale, 307 21-10-3 6 26 6 Cornell 21- 8-4 713 7 7 North Dakota, 290 25-13-5 7 26 7 St. Cloud State 23-13-5 688 6 8 Michigan, 271 26-18-1 8 10 8 Yale 20- 9-3 556 9 9 Cornell, 255 21-9-4 10 26 9 Northern Michigan 20-12-8 520 12 10 RIT, 246 28-12-1 9 2 10 Bemidji State 23- 9-4 517 10 11 New Hampshire, 179 18-14-7 11 11 11 Michigan 25-17-1 497 17 12 Bemidji State, 130 23-10-4 12 23 12 New Hampshire 17-13-7 363 13 13 Northern Michigan, 122 20-13-8 13 4 13 Ferris State 21-13-6 355 8 14 Ferris State, 44 21-13-6 14 16 14 Minnesota Duluth 22-17-1 294 11 15 Alaska, 36 18-12-9 15 10 15 Vermont 17-14-7 263 14 others receiving votes: Vermont, 22; Minnesota Duluth, 18; Union College, 16 Union 21-12-6 251 15 12. 17 Alaska 18-11-9 244 18 18 Maine 19-17-3 176 19 19 Michigan State 19-13-6 156 16 20 RIT 26-11-1 117 NR others receiving votes: Colorado College 31, Boston University 24, Mass.- Lowell 7, Nebraska-Omaha 6, Alabama-Huntsville 5, Minnesota 5, St. Lawrence 5, Brown 1. WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 wcha.com & collegehockeystats.net GET ALL THE the info you need … standings, statistics, results, schedules, rosters, etc.

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No. Name (Captain) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Hgt Wgt Hometown No. Name (Captain) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Hgt Wgt Hometown 4 Kane Lafranchise JR D 6-1 198 Edmonton, AB 1 Marc Cheverie (FLA) JR G 6-3 180 Cole Harbour, NS 6 Drew Darwitz FR D 5-8 165 Cottage Grove, MN 3 Jon Cook JR D 6-1 200 Denver, CO 7 Lee Baldwin FR D 6-4 203 Victoria, BC 4 Matt Donovan (NYI) FR D 6-0 190 Edmond, OK 8 Scott Warner SO D 5-9 180 Anchorage, AK 5 John Lee (FLA) SO D 6-1 180 Moorhead, MN 9 Kevin Clark (AC) SR F 5-9 171 Winnipeg, MB 6 Chris Nutini JR D 6-0 200 Centennial, CO 10 Mickey Spencer FR F 6-0 189 Gibbons, AB 7 Paul Phillips (CHI) FR D 5-11 190 Darien, IL 11 Curtis Leinweber SO D 5-8 171 Calgary, AB 8 Dustin Jackson JR F 6-3 200 Omaha, NE 12 Mitch Bruijsten FR F 6-4 195 Nijmegen, Netherlands 9 Rhett Rakhshani (C) (NYI) SR F 5-10 180 Huntington Beach, CA 13 Nils Backstrom (AC) (DET) SR D 6-1 203 Stocksund, Sweden 11 Chris Knowlton FR F 5-11 185 Colorado Springs, CO 14 Craig Parkinson JR F 6-0 187 Victoria, BC 12 Joe Colborne (BOS) SO F 6-5 195 Calgary, AB 15 Brad Gorham SO F/D 6-1 195 Anchorage, AK 14 Jesse Martin (ATL) JR F 5-10 180 Edmonton, AB 16 Tommy Grant JR F 6-2 194 North Vancouver, BC 15 Tyler Ruegsegger (AC) (TOR) SR F 6-0 185 Lakewood, CO 17 Chris Crowell FR F 6-2 205 Williams Lake, BC 16 Anthony Maiani JR F 5-7 150 Shelby Township, MI 18 Nick Haddad JR F 6-2 191 Fairbanks, AK 17 Matt Glasser (AC) (EDM) SR F 5-10 180 Calgary, AB 19 Ken Selby SR F 6-1 187 Winnipeg, MB 18 Luke Salazar SO F 5-7 150 Thornton, CO 20 Alex Gellert FR F 6-1 170 Kelowna, BC 19 Kyle Ostrow (AC) JR F 5-8 185 Calgary, AB 21 Josh Lunden (AC) SR F 6-2 202 Coquitlam, BC 20 Joey Brehm JR D 6-2 190 Edina, MN 22 Jared Tuton (C) SR F 6-1 202 Whitehorse, YT 21 William Wrenn (SJS) FR D 6-1 200 Anchorage, AK 23 Luka Vidmar JR D 6-1 192 Ljubljana, Slovenia 22 Brian Gifford (PIT) SR F 6-2 205 Moorhead, MN 24 Trevor Hunt SR D 5-10 190 Maple Ridge, BC 23 Drew Shore (FLA) FR F 6-3 190 Denver, CO 26 Tyler Currier FR F 6-1 198 Anchorage, AK 24 John Ryder JR D 6-0 200 Colorado Springs, CO 27 Sean Wiles JR F 6-4 211 Beloit, WI 25 Cody Brookwell SR D 6-4 215 Calgary, AB 30 Jon Olthuis SR G 6-4 200 Neerlandia, AB 26 Shawn Ostrow FR F 5-10 175 Calgary, AB 36 Jade Portwood SO F 6-3 207 Victoria, BC 27 Brandon Vossberg SR F 6-2 205 St. Paul, MN 38 Dusan Sidor SO G 6-0 166 Poprad, Slovakia 28 Patrick Wiercioch (OTT) SO D 6-4 185 Maple Grove, BC 40 Daniel Naslund FR F 6-3 205 Nykoping, Sweden 33 Adam Murray FR G 6-2 200 Anchorage, AK 49 Bryce Christianson JR G 6-2 195 Anchorage, AK 35 Lars Paulgaard JR G 6-0 165 Vettre, Norway 37 Nate Dewhurst SO F 5-9 160 Johnston, IA Head Coach: Dave Shyiak (Northern Michigan ’93). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 40-86-19 (.341) (4 Seasons). Record at UAA (Entering 2009-10): 40-86-19 (.341) (4 Seasons). Associate Head Coach: George Gwozdecky (Wisconsin ’78). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 496- Head Coach: Campbell Blair (Maine ’91). Assistant Coach: Regg Simon (Alaska Anchorage)/ 341-67 (.586) (23 Seasons). Record at DU (Entering 2009-10): 346-217-46 (.606) (15 Seasons). Goaltending Coach: Scott Johnson (Minnesota Duluth). Assistant Coach: Steve Miller (St. Mary’s ’88). Assistant Coach: Derek Lalonde (Cortland State ’95). Assistant Coach: David Tenzer (New York ’84). Volunteer Assistant Coach: Michael Zucker Colorado College Tigers (Colorado ’97). Student Assistant Coach: David Carle. No. Name (Captain) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Hgt Wgt Hometown Michigan Tech Huskies 1 Tyler O’Brien JR G 6-2 187 Stowe, VT 2 Arthur Bidwill SO D 5-10 175 Fontana, WI No. Name (Captain) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Hgt Wgt Hometown 3 Ted Behrend SO D 5-11 180 Oregon, WI 2 Pete Heinonen FR D 5-10 177 Hancock, MI 4 Joe Marciano FR D 6-1 195 Alta Loma, CA 5 Drew Dobson SR D 6-0 200 Palatine, IL 5 Scott Winkler (DAL) FR F 6-3 211 Asker, Norway 6 Steven Seigo FR D 6-0 180 Edenwold, SK 6 Doug Leaverton FR D 6-4 218 Painesville, OH 7 Tommy Brown FR D 5-9 180 Prince Albert, SK 7 Kris Fredheim (VAN) SR D 6-2 195 Campbell River, BC 8 Mike VanWagner SR D 6-2 220 Traverse City, MI 9 Brian McMillin SR C/W 6-2 200 Roseau, MN 9 Malcolm Gwilliam (C) SR W 6-2 216 Kamloops, BC 10 Gabe Guentzel SO D 6-0 185 Woodbury, MN 10 Peter Rohn SO W 5-7 165 Vettre, Norway 11 David Civitarese SO F 6-2 210 Calgary, AB 11 Seth Soley SO W 6-0 190 Elk Mound, WI 12 Dan Quilico SR W 5-8 160 Thousand Oaks, CA 13 Aaron Pietila FR W 6-0 190 Brighton, MI 13 Rylan Schwartz FR F 5-10 182 Wilcox, SK 14 Anthony Schooley FR W 5-10 187 Gaylord, MI 14 Stephen Schultz JR W 5-11 175 Westbury, NY 15 Eric Kattelus JR W/C 6-1 195 Houghton, MI 15 Nate Prosser SR D 6-2 210 Elk River, MN 16 Brett Olson (AC) SO C 6-0 185 Superior, WI 16 Andrew Hamburg FR F 6-2 190 Phoenix, AZ 17 Mikael Lickteig SO W 6-0 185 Little Falls, MN 17 Tyler Johnson JR C/W 5-9 168 Cloquet, MN 18 Alex MacLeod SO W 6-0 210 Nelson, BC 18 Matt Overman SR F 5-10 175 Bloomington, MN 19 Bennett Royer JR W 6-0 190 Calgary, AB 19 Andreas Vlassopoulos SR C 6-0 190 Los Angeles, CA 20 Eli Vlaisavljevich SR D 5-11 175 Shoreview, MN 20 Addison DeBoer SR W 6-0 190 Spring Lake Park, MN 21 Ryan Bunger SR W 6-1 185 Sammamish, WA 21 Bill Sweatt (CHI) SR LW 6-0 193 Elburn, IL 22 Jordan Baker (AC) JR W/C 5-7 180 Chestermere, AB 22 Nick Dineen SO F 5-10 185 Omaha, NE 23 Ricky Doriott SO D 6-5 225 Blaine, MN 23 Tim Hall SO F 5-8 170 Sewickley, PA 24 John Kivisto SR D/F 5-11 185 Brighton, MI 24 Ryan Lowery JR D 5-11 188 Inverness, IL 25 Carl Nielsen FR D 6-4 220 Lorain, OH 25 Mike Testwuide SR RW 6-3 220 Vail, CO 26 Deron Cousens JR D 6-1 190 Georgetown, ON 27 William Rapuzzi FR F 5-11 180 Anchorage, AK 27 Bryce Reddick SO W 5-10 180 Las Vegas, NV 28 Mike Boivin FR D 6-1 175 Delta, BC 28 Milos Gordic FR C 6-4 210 Burnaby, BC 31 Joe Howe FR G 5-11 190 Plymouth, MN 29 Evan Witt FR W/C 5-11 185 Spokane, WA 33 Hudson Stremmel FR G 6-0 180 Reno, NV 30 Josh Robinson SO G 6-0 185 Frankenmuth, MI 31 Corson Cramer SO G 5-11 185 Colorado Springs, CO Head Coach: Scott Owens (Colorado College ’79). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 239-133-35 35 Kevin Genoe FR G 5-11 165 Qualicum Beach, BC (.630) (10 Seasons). Record at CC (Entering 2009-10): 239-133-35 (.630) (10 Seasons). Assistant Coach: Joe Bonnett (Western Michigan ’93). Assistant Coach: Jason Lammers (SUNY Geneseo Head Coach: Jamie Russell (Michigan Tech ’89). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 61-137-32 ’98). Volunteer Assistant Coach: Terry Kleisinger (Wisconsin ’84). Strength and Conditioning (.335) (6 Seasons). Record at MTU (Entering 2009-10): 61-137-32 (.335) (6 Seasons). Assistant Coach: Greg Infantolino (Union College ’04) Coach: Pat Mikesch (Michigan Technological ’96). Assistant Coach: Chris Tok (Wisconsin ’96). Assistant Coach: Randy McKay (Michigan Tech ’88). Strength and Conditioning Coach: Kyle Bangen (British Columbia ’02). Athletic Trainer: Chris Ipson (Wisconsin). WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2009-10 wcha member team rosters con’t Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota State Mavericks

No. Name (Captain) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Hgt Wgt Hometown No. Name (Captain) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Hgt Wgt Hometown 2 Kevin Wehrs JR D 5-9 175 Plymouth, MN 1 Austin Lee SO G 6-3 200 Bloomington, MN 3 Sam Lofquist SO D 6-1 190 Somerset, WI 2 Nick Canzanello SR D 5-11 180 Rochester, MN 4 Seth Helgeson (NJD) FR D 6-5 220 Faribault, MN 3 Cameron Cooper SO D 6-0 205 Lakeville, MN 5 Nick Leddy (MIN) FR F 5-11 180 Eden Prairie, MN 5 Ben Youds JR D 5-11 180 Maple Grove, MN 7 Patrick White (SJS) JR F 6-1 190 Grand Rapids, MN 7 Tyler Pitlick FR F 6-1 190 Centerville, MN 9 Taylor Matson (VAN) SO F 6-0 185 Mound, MN 9 Kael Mouillierat (AC) SR F 6-0 188 Edmonton, AB 10 Aaron Ness (NYI) SO D 5-10 170 Roseau, MN 10 Zach Harrison SR F 5-11 190 Flint, MI 11 Mike Hoeffel (NJD) JR F 6-2 195 North Oaks, MN 11 Mike Louwerse SO F 5-8 170 Brooklyn Park, MN 12 Tony Lucia (C) (SJS) SR F 6-0 195 Plymouth, MN 12 Rylan Galiardi JR F 6-1 195 Calgary, AB 13 Nico Sacchetti (DAL) SO F 6-0 186 Virginia, MN 13 James Gaulrapp SR F 6-1 185 Owatonna, MN 15 Joe Miller SO F 5-11 195 Plymouth, MN 14 Justin Jokinen (BUF) SO F 6-3 180 Carlton, MN 16 Mike Carman (COA) SR F 6-0 185 Apple Valley, MN 15 Jerad Stewart SR F 5-11 210 Hastings, MN 17 Jacob Cepis JR F 5-8 175 Parma, OH 16 Tyler Elbrecht FR D 6-4 225 Edwardsville, IL 18 Nick Larson (WSH) SO F 6-1 180 Stillwater, MN 17 Evan Mosey FR D 6-1 180 Downers Grove, IL 19 Jordan Schroeder (VAN) SO F 5-9 180 Prior Lake, MN 18 Michael Dorr SO F 5-10 189 Roseville, MN 20 David Fischer (MON) SR D 6-3 190 Apple Valley, MN 19 Geoff Irwin (C) SR F 6-0 195 Victoria, BC 21 Jake Hansen (CBJ) SO F 6-2 182 White Bear Lake, MN 20 Jason Wiley SR F 6-0 210 Bloomington, MN 22 Ryan Flynn (C) (NSH) SR F 6-3 215 Lino Lakes, MN 21 Andrew Sackrison (STL) JR F 6-1 200 St. Louis Park, MN 23 Josh Birkholz (FLA) FR F 6-1 182 Maple Grove, MN 22 Kurt Davis JR D 5-9 175 Plymouth, MN 24 Zach Budish (NSH) FR F 6-3 220 Edina, MN 23 Tyler Thompson SO F 6-0 175 Deephaven, MN 26 Jay Barriball (STL) SR F 5-9 167 Prior Lake, MN 24 Adam Mueller SO F 5-9 165 Roseville, MN 27 Brian Schack SR D 6-2 218 Lino Lakes, MN 25 Eriah Hayes FR F 6-3 210 LaCresent, MN 28 Cade Fairchild (STL) JR D 5-11 180 Duluth, MN 26 Joe Schiller SO F 6-0 180 Detroit Lakes, MN 30 Jake Kremer SO G 6-1 190 Eden Prairie, MN 27 Brett Peterson SO F 6-2 215 Elk River, MN 33 Alex Kangas (ATL) JR G 6-2 195 Rochester, MN 28 Channing Boe (AC) JR D 6-3 205 Bemidji, MN 35 Kent Patterson (COA) SO G 6-1 180 Plymouth, MN 29 Eli Zuck FR F 5-11 180 Anchorage, AK 30 Phil Cook FR G 6-3 190 Wheaton, IL Head Coach: Don Lucia (Notre Dame ’81). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 535-281-74 (.643) 35 Kevin Murdock FR G 5-11 170 Bradenton, FL (22 Seasons). Record at UM (Entering 2009-10): 256-126-45 (.652) (10 Seasons). Assistant Coach: Grant Potulny (Minnesota ’04). Assistant Coach: John Hill (Alaska Anchorage ’88). Goaltending Head Coach: Troy Jutting (Minnesota State ’87). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 142-162-44 Coach: Justin Johnson (Minnesota ’05). Strength & Conditioning Coach: Cal Dietz (Findlay (.471) (9 Seasons). Record at MSU (Entering 2009-10): 142-162-44 (.471) (9 Seasons). Associate ’96). Head Coach: Darren Blue (Minnesota ’96). Assistant Coach: Todd Knott (Bemidji State ’02). Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs North Dakota Fighting Sioux

No. Name (Captain) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Hgt Wgt Hometown No. Name (Captain) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Hgt Wgt Hometown 2 Brady Lamb SO D 6-1 215 Calgary, AB 2 Andrew MacWilliam (TOR) FR D 6-2 213 Calgary, AB 3 Chase Ryan SR D 6-2 210 Algonquin, IL 3 Derrick LaPoint (FLA) JR D 6-3 195 Eau Claire, WI 4 Dylan Olsen (CHI) FR D 6-3 220 Calgary, AB 4 Corey Fienhage (BUF) SO D 6-3 215 Apple Valley, MN 5 Trent Palm SR D 6-1 200 Edina, MN 5 Chay Genoway (C) SR D 5-9 174 Morden, MB 6 Scott Kishel (MON) SO D 5-11 180 Virginia, MN 7 Danny Kristo (MON) FR F 5-11 180 Eden Prairie, MN 7 Drew Akins (C) SR C 6-0 190 Excelsior, MN 8 Michael Cichy (MON) FR F 5-11 180 New Hartford, CT 8 Drew Olson (CBJ) FR D 6-0 200 Brainerd, MN 9 Mario Lamoureux SO F 5-9 187 Grand Forks, ND 10 Dan DeLisle (CHI) FR W 6-5 225 Arden Hills, MN 10 Corban Knight (FLA) FR F 6-1 180 High River, AB 11 Kyle Schmidt JR W 5-11 175 Hermantown, MN 11 Darcy Zajac (AC) SR F 6-1 196 Winnipeg, MB 12 Jack Connolly SO C 5-8 160 Duluth, MN 13 Brett Bruneteau (WSH) FR F 5-10 186 Omaha, NE 14 Keegan Flaherty FR W 6-0 190 Duluth, MN 15 Brent Davidson JR F 6-4 209 Morden, MB 15 Jake Hendrickson FR W 5-10 175 Savage, MN 17 Jason Gregoire (NYI) SO F 5-11 196 Winnipeg, MB 17 Mike Seidel FR W 5-10 180 Darrien, IL 18 David Toews (NYI) SO F 5-10 191 Winnipeg, MB 19 Rob Bordson JR C 6-2 195 Duluth, MN 19 Evan Trupp JR F 5-8 164 Anchorage, AK 20 Cody Danberg JR W 6-0 190 Canwood, SK 20 Joe Gleason (CHI) FR D 5-9 181 Edina, MN 21 Travis Oleksuk SO W 6-0 200 Thunder Bay, ON 22 Brad Malone (COA) JR F 6-2 210 Miramichi, NB 22 Mike Connolly SO W 5-9 190 Calgary, AB 24 Ben Blood (OTT) SO D 6-4 220 Plymouth, MN 23 Jordan Fulton (AC) (CAL) SR W 6-0 195 Brooklyn Park, MN 25 Jake Marto JR D 5-11 172 Grand Forks, ND 24 Mike Montgomery (AC) JR D 6-3 210 Lino Lakes, MN 26 Brett Hextall (PHO) SO F 5-10 186 Manhattan Beach, CA 26 Chad Huttel JR D 5-10 195 Hermantown, MN 27 Carter Rowney FR F 6-2 195 Sexsmith, AB 27 David Grun SO W 6-1 200 White Bear Lake, MN 28 Ryan Hill FR D 6-3 192 Hermantown, MN 28 Wade Bergman FR D 5-8 165 Calgary, AB 29 Chris VandeVelde (AC) (EDM) SR F 6-2 207 Moorhead, MN 30 Brady Hjelle SO G 5-11 175 International Falls, MN 31 Brad Eidsness (BUF) SO G 6-0 175 Chestermere, AB 31 Aaron Crandall FR G 6-1 190 Lakeville, MN 32 Aaron Dell FR G 6-0 185 Airdrie, AB 35 Kenny Reiter JR G 5-11 170 Pittsburgh, PA 35 Tate Maris FR G 5-10 165 Denver, CO 37 Justin Fontaine JR W 5-11 175 Bonnyville, AB Head Coach: Dave Hakstol (North Dakota ’96). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 130-71-19 Head Coach: Scott Sandelin (North Dakota ’87). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 145-173-45 (.634) (5 Seasons). Record at UND (Entering 2009-10): 130-71-19 (.634) (5 Seasons). Associate (.461) (9 Seasons). Record at UMD (Entering 2009-10): 145-173-45 (.461) (9 Seasons). Assistant Head Coach: Cary Eades (North Dakota ’84). Assistant Coach: Dane Jackson (North Dakota Coach: Steve Rohlik (Wisconsin ’90). Assistant Coach: Brett Larson (Minnesota Duluth ’04). As- ’92). Volunteer Assistant Coach: Scott Koberinski (North Dakota ’89). Student Assistant Coach: sistant Coach: Bill Watson (Minnesota Duluth ’90). Athletic Trainer: Suz Hoppe (Wisconsin- Eau Pierre-Paul Lamoureux. Claire ’99). Strength & Conditioning Coach: Justin May (Nebraska-Omaha ’99). WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2009-10 wcha member team rosters con’t Where Our Players Come From 2009-10 Season St. Cloud State Huskies 10 Teams/265 Players No. Name (Captain) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Hgt Wgt Hometown U.S. Players: 191 (72.1%). Canadian Players: 65 (24.5%). Other: 9 (3.4%). 2 Jon Ammerman SR D 6-0 190 Moorhead, MN 3 Sam Zabkowicz SO D 5-11 167 Greendale, WI 4 Craig Gaudet SR D 5-10 195 Redvers, SK Primary Source of Players: 1. Minnesota, 102 (37.9%); 2. Alberta, 27 (10%); 3. 5 Nicholas Rioux JR D 6-1 205 Rivere-du-Loup, QC Wisconsin, 19 (14.2%). 6 Brett Barta JR D 6-1 198 Moorhead, MN 7 Garrett Raboin SR D 5-11 175 Detroit Lakes, MN Breakdown by States (24): AK, 8; AL, 1; AZ, 1; CA, 7; CO, 10; CT, 1; FL, 1; IA, 1; IL, 9 Garrett Roe (LAK) JR F 5-9 175 Vienna, VA 9; MI, 8; MN, 102; MO, 3; ND, 2; NE, 3; NV, 2; NY, 2; OH, 3; OK, 1; PA, 2; TN, 1; VA, 1; 10 Ben Hanowski (PIT) FR F 6-2 198 Little Falls, MN VT, 1; WA, 2; WI, 19. 11 Jared Festler SO F 5-9 175 Little Falls, MN 12 Travis Novak SO F 5-11 175 Lethbridge, AB 13 Jordy Christian SO F 5-10 185 Moorhead, MN Breakdown by Provinces (9): AB, 27; BC, 17; MB, 7; NB, 1; NS, 1; ON, 5; QC, 1; SK, 14 Mitch Ryan JR F 6-0 190 Cloquet, MN 5; YT, 1. 16 Nick Oslund (DET) JR F 6-3 210 Savage, MN 17 Aaron Marvin (CAL) JR F 6-3 205 Warroad, MN Breakdown by Other Countries (6): Denmark, 1; Netherlands, 1; Norway, 3; 18 Chris Hepp JR D 6-1 200 Savage, MN Slovakia, 1; Slovenia, 1; Sweden, 2. 19 Ryan Lasch SR F 5-7 175 Lake Forest, CA 20 Ryan Peckskamp SR F 5-10 175 Sauk Rapids, MN 21 Brian Volpei JR F 5-9 180 Burbank, CA 22 David Eddy FR F 5-11 180 Woodbury, MN 24 Taylor Johnson FR D 5-9 160 Hugo, MN 25 Oliver Lauridsen (PHI) SO D 6-6 228 Gentofte, Denmark a Look at 2009-10 western collegiate hockey 27 Tony Mosey JR F 5-10 185 Prior Lake, MN 29 Drew LeBlanc SO F 6-0 185 Hermantown, MN association member-team rosters 30 Mike Lee (PHO) FR G 6-0 190 Roseau, MN 36 Nate Hardy SO G 5-11 160 Hermantown, MN A look at WCHA men’s member team rosters finds 75 National Hockey League 41 Dan Dunn (WSH) JR G 6-5 200 Oshawa, ON Draft picks listed. Minnesota (20), North Dakota (15), Denver (13), Wisconsin (11) and St. Cloud State (7) have the most NHL draftees. Head Coach: Bob Motzko (St. Cloud State ’87). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 81-60-19 (.566) (4 Seasons). Record at SCSU (Entering 2009-10): 81-60-19 (.566) (4 Seasons). Assistant Broken down by class, there are a total of 60 seniors, 66 juniors, 71 sophomores Coach: Eric Rud (Colorado College ’97). Assistant Coach: Mike Gibbons (Bemidji State ’81). and 71 freshmen in the WCHA in 2009-10. Colorado College has the most seniors Strength & Conditioning Coach: Travis Zins (St. Cloud State ’02). Athletic Trainer: Bryan DeMaine (9), Denver and St. Cloud State have the most juniors (10 each), Minnesota has (University of Mary ’00). Manager: Jeremiah Minkel (St. Cloud State ’99). the most sophomores (10), and North Dakota has the most freshmen (10). North Dakota has the fewest number of seniors (3), Colorado College has the fewest number of juniors (3), Alaska Anchorage and Denver have the fewest number of Wisconsin Badgers sophomores (5 each) and Minnesota and St. Cloud State have the fewest number No. Name (Captain) (NHL Draft) Yr Pos Hgt Wgt Hometown of freshmen (4 each). 1 Scott Gudmandson JR G 5-10 185 Sherwood Park, AB 3 Craig Johnson JR D 5-10 190 Waupaca, WI Team NHL Draftees Sr Jr So Fr 4 Eric Springer SO D 5-9 186 Wrightstown, WI Alaska Anchorage 1 7 7 5 8 5 Blake Geoffrion (AC) (NSH) SR F 6-2 188 Brentwood, TN Colorado College 1 9 3 6 9 6 Justin Schultz (ANA) FR D 6-1 185 West Kelowna, BC Denver 13 6 10 5 7 7 Brendan Smith (DET) JR D 6-2 190 Mimico, ON Michigan Tech – 6 4 9 8 8 Podge Turnbull (LAK) JR F 5-11 182 Hayward, WI 9 Michael Davies SR F 5-8 175 St. Louis, MO Minnesota 20 6 6 10 4 10 Patrick Johnson (MON) JR F 5-9 156 Madison, WI Minnesota Duluth 5 4 7 7 8 11 Andy Bohmbach SR F 6-2 198 Hudson, WI Minnesota State 2 7 5 9 7 12 Matt Thurber SO F 5-9 190 Beaver Dam, WI North Dakota 15 3 5 7 10 13 Aaron Bendickson SR F 5-11 170 Thief River Falls, MN St. Cloud State 7 5 10 7 4 14 Ben Grotting SR F 6-1 197 Birmingham, AL Wisconsin 11 7 9 6 6 15 Craig Smith (NSH) FR F 6-0 195 Madison, WI 16 Sean Dolan JR F 6-3 196 St. Louis, MO 17 Ryan McDonagh (AC) (NYR) JR D 6-1 216 Arden Hills, MN 19 Jake Gardiner (ANA) SO D 6-2 184 Minnetonka, MN 20 Ryan Little SO D 5-11 185 Fond du Lac, WI 21 Derek Stepan (NYR) SO F 6-0 180 Hastings, MN 22 Ben Street (C) SR F 5-11 197 Coquitlam, BC 23 Derek Lee FR F 5-10 165 North Vancouver, BC 24 John Mitchell SR F 6-5 224 Neenah, WI 26 Keegan Meuer FR F 5-10 175 Madison, WI 27 Cody Goloubef (CBJ) JR D 6-1 189 Oakville, ON 28 Jordy Murray SO F 5-9 175 Faribault, MN 33 Brett Bennett (PHO) JR G 6-2 187 Williamsville, NY 35 Mitch Thompson FR G 5-11 187 Onalaska, WI 55 John Ramage FR D 6-0 195 St. Louis, MO

Head Coach: Mike Eaves (Wisconsin ’78). Career Record (Entering 2009-10): 143-111-34 (.556) (7 Seasons). Record at UW (Entering 2009-10): 143-111-34 (.556) (7 Seasons). Assistant Coach: Mark Osiecki (Wisconsin ’94). Assistant Coach: Kevin Patrick (Notre Dame ’92). Strength & Conditioning Coach: Jim Snider (Wisconsin-La Crosse ’00). Athletic Trainer: Andy Hrodey (Illinois ’96). WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2009-10 wcha team statistics all games • Final conference games • Final Scoring Offense: Games Goals G/GM Scoring Offense: Games Goals G/GM 1 Wisconsin 43 171 3.98 1 Wisconsin 28 109 3.89 2 North Dakota 43 140 3.26 2 Denver 28 92 3.29 3 Denver 41 133 3.24 St. Cloud State 28 92 3.29 4 St. Cloud State 43 138 3.21 4 Minnesota Duluth 28 90 3.21 5 Colorado College 39 123 3.15 5 North Dakota 28 89 3.18 6 Minnesota Duluth 40 126 3.15 6 Colorado College 28 88 3.14 7 Minnesota State 39 110 2.82 7 Minnesota 28 80 2.86 8 Minnesota 39 106 2.72 8 Minnesota State 28 75 2.68 9 Alaska Anchorage 36 87 2.42 9 Alaska Anchorage 28 66 2.36 10 Michigan Tech 36 74 2.06 10 Michigan Tech 28 59 2.11

Scoring Defense: Games Goals G/GM Scoring Defense: Games Goals G/GM 1 North Dakota 43 91 2.12 1 North Dakota 28 61 2.18 2 Denver 41 99 2.41 2 Denver 28 65 2.32 3 Wisconsin 43 111 2.58 3 Minnesota 28 76 2.71 4 Minnesota Duluth 40 109 2.73 Wisconsin 28 76 2.71 5 Minnesota 39 110 2.82 5 Minnesota Duluth 28 77 2.75 6 St. Cloud State 43 122 2.84 6 St. Cloud State 28 84 3.00 7 Minnesota State 39 112 2.87 7 Colorado College 28 85 3.04 8 Colorado College 39 113 2.90 8 Minnesota State 28 92 3.29 9 Alaska Anchorage 36 141 3.92 9 Alaska Anchorage 28 106 3.79 10 Michigan Tech 36 148 4.11 10 Michigan Tech 28 118 4.21

Penalty Minutes: Games PIM PIM/G Penalty Minutes: Games PIM PIM/G 1 Alaska Anchorage 36 762 21.2 1 Alaska Anchorage 28 599 21.4 2 North Dakota 43 781 18.2 2 North Dakota 28 578 20.6 3 Michigan Tech 36 640 17.8 3 Wisconsin 28 540 19.3 4 Wisconsin 43 762 17.7 4 Michigan Tech 28 534 19.1 5 Minnesota State 39 680 17.4 5 Minnesota State 28 511 18.2 6 Minnesota Duluth 40 663 16.6 6 Minnesota Duluth 28 460 16.4 7 St. Cloud State 43 621 14.4 7 St. Cloud State 28 445 15.9 8 Colorado College 39 534 13.7 8 Denver 28 422 15.1 9 Minnesota 39 527 13.5 9 Minnesota 28 408 14.6 10 Denver 41 543 13.2 10 Colorado College 28 379 13.5

Power Play: Totals SHA PCT Power Play: Totals SHA PCT 1 Minnesota Duluth 55/239 6 23.0 1 Minnesota Duluth 40/161 4 24.8 2 Wisconsin 50/242 6 20.7 2 Denver 31/145 2 21.4 3 North Dakota 47/228 3 20.6 3 Colorado College 32/152 3 21.1 4 Colorado College 43/211 3 20.4 4 North Dakota 32/158 2 20.3 5 Denver 41/204 5 20.1 5 Wisconsin 32/161 3 19.9 6 St. Cloud State 42/222 4 18.9 6 Minnesota State 27/150 3 18.0 7 Minnesota State 37/201 4 18.4 7 St. Cloud State 25/143 3 17.5 8 Minnesota 30/164 5 18.3 8 Michigan Tech 20/121 7 16.5 9 Michigan Tech 25/159 9 15.7 9 Minnesota 19/115 3 16.5 10 Alaska Anchorage 24/183 14 13.1 10 Alaska Anchorage 17/142 13 12.0

Penalty Kill: Totals SHF PCT Penalty Kill: Totals SHF PCT 1 North Dakota 188/216 7 87.0 1 Denver 129/147 4 87.8 2 Denver 166/192 7 86.5 2 Wisconsin 129/151 4 85.4 3 Wisconsin 191/225 5 84.9 3 North Dakota 128/150 3 85.3 4 Minnesota Duluth 172/208 4 82.7 4 Colorado College 98/119 6 82.4 5 Minnesota 146/178 5 82.0 5 Minnesota 110/135 5 81.5 6 Minnesota State 177/216 6 81.9 6 Minnesota Duluth 114/140 2 81.4 7 St. Cloud State 150/186 10 80.6 7 Minnesota State 129/163 4 79.1 8 Colorado College 143/178 6 80.3 8 Alaska Anchorage 131/166 5 78.9 9 Alaska Anchorage 175/220 7 79.5 9 St. Cloud State 95/121 7 78.5 10 Michigan Tech 140/195 4 71.8 10 Michigan Tech 110/156 3 70.5

Special Teams Net: PPF SHA PP PPA SHF SH NET Special Teams Net: PPF SHA PP PPA SHF SH NET 1 North Dakota 47 3 +44 28 7 -21 +23 1 Denver 31 2 +29 18 4 -14 +15 2 Denver 41 5 +36 26 7 -19 +17 2 Colorado College 32 3 +29 21 6 -15 +14 Minnesota Duluth 55 6 +49 36 4 -32 +17 3 Minnesota Duluth 40 4 +36 26 2 -24 +12 4 Wisconsin 50 6 +44 34 5 -29 +15 4 North Dakota 32 2 +30 22 3 -19 +11 5 St. Cloud State 42 4 +38 36 10 -26 +12 Wisconsin 32 3 +29 22 4 -18 +11 6 Colorado College 43 3 +40 35 6 -29 +11 6 St. Cloud State 25 3 +22 26 7 -19 +3 7 Minnesota State 37 4 +33 39 6 -33 0 7 Minnesota 19 3 +16 25 5 -20 -4 8 Minnesota 30 5 +25 32 5 -27 -2 8 Minnesota State 27 3 +24 34 4 -30 -6 9 Alaska Anchorage 24 14 +10 45 7 -38 -28 9 Alaska Anchorage 17 13 +4 35 5 -30 -26 10 Michigan Tech 25 9 +16 55 4 -51 -35 10 Michigan Tech 20 7 +13 46 3 -43 -30

Scoring by Periods: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Scoring by Periods: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Wisconsin 54 60 57 0 171 1 Wisconsin 38 33 38 0 109 2 North Dakota 42 51 46 1 140 2 Denver 27 36 28 1 92 3 St. Cloud State 48 48 40 2 138 St. Cloud State 32 36 24 0 92 4 Denver 38 47 46 2 133 4 Minnesota Duluth 21 31 35 3 90 5 Minnesota Duluth 30 47 45 4 126 5 North Dakota 27 34 27 1 89 6 Colorado College 34 46 42 1 123 6 Colorado College 24 29 34 1 88 7 Minnesota State 39 30 40 1 110 7 Minnesota 24 29 27 0 80 8 Minnesota 30 34 42 0 106 8 Minnesota State 29 21 25 0 75 9 Alaska Anchorage 27 32 27 1 87 9 Alaska Anchorage 19 23 23 1 66 10 Michigan Tech 22 25 27 0 74 10 Michigan Tech 16 22 21 - 59

Goals Allowed by Periods: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Goals Allowed by Periods: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 North Dakota 25 37 28 1 91 1 North Dakota 16 29 15 1 61 2 Denver 34 31 34 0 99 2 Denver 20 21 24 0 65 3 Minnesota Duluth 30 33 45 1 109 3 Minnesota 20 26 29 1 76 4 Minnesota 29 38 42 1 110 Wisconsin 25 23 28 0 76 5 Wisconsin 34 32 45 0 111 5 Minnesota Duluth 24 24 29 0 77 6 Minnesota State 33 39 35 5 112 6 St. Cloud State 26 31 27 0 84 7 Colorado College 36 43 31 3 113 7 Colorado College 26 32 25 2 85 8 St. Cloud State 33 45 42 2 122 8 Minnesota State 29 35 25 3 92 9 Alaska Anchorage 47 47 47 0 141 9 Alaska Anchorage 35 34 37 0 106 10 Michigan Tech 45 52 51 0 148 10 Michigan Tech 36 39 43 - 118 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2009-10 wcha player statistics

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Point Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Derek Stepan Wisconsin SO F 41 1.32 12-42-54 2 Michael Davies Wisconsin SR F 41 1.27 20-32-52 Brendan Smith Wisconsin JR D 42 1.24 15-37-52 4 Blake Geoffrion Wisconsin SR F 40 1.25 28-22-50 Rhett Rakhshani Denver SR F 41 1.22 21-29-50 6 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO C 40 1.23 18-31-49 Garrett Roe St. Cloud State JR F 41 1.20 20-29-49 Ryan Lasch St. Cloud State SR F 43 1.14 20-29-49 9 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 39 1.18 21-25-46 10 Joe Colborne Denver SO F 39 1.05 22-19-41 Tyler Ruegsegger Denver SR F 41 1.00 16-25-41 Chris VandeVelde North Dakota SR F 42 0.98 16-25-41 13 Mike Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO W 38 1.05 14-26-40 Rob Bordson Minnesota Duluth JR W 40 1.00 12-28-40 Tony Mosey St. Cloud State JR F 43 0.93 14-26-40 16 Kevin Clark Alaska Anchorage SR F 36 1.03 23-14-37 Jason Gregoire North Dakota SO F 43 0.86 20-17-37 18 Danny Kristo North Dakota FR F 41 0.88 15-21-36 19 Anthony Maiani Denver JR F 37 0.92 8-26-34 Evan Trupp North Dakota JR F 43 0.79 8-26-34 21 Bill Sweatt Colorado College SR LW/LW 39 0.85 15-18-33 Craig Smith Wisconsin FR F 41 0.80 8-25-33 23 Mike Testwuide Colorado College SR RW/RW 36 0.86 21-10-31 Drew LeBlanc St. Cloud State SO F 43 0.72 6-25-31 25 Brett Olson Michigan Tech SO C 32 0.94 18-12-30 Malcolm Gwilliam Michigan Tech SR W 35 0.86 14-16-30 Ben Street Wisconsin SR F 43 0.70 14-16-30 28 Jordan Schroeder Minnesota SO F 37 0.76 9-19-28 Tony Lucia Minnesota SR F 39 0.72 11-17-28 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College FR F 39 0.72 6-22-28 Nate Prosser Colorado College SR D 39 0.72 4-24-28 32 Patrick Wiercioch Denver SO D 39 0.69 6-21-27 33 Brett Hextall North Dakota SO F 34 0.76 14-12-26 Tommy Grant Alaska Anchorage JR F 34 0.76 9-17-26 Ben Youds Minnesota State JR D 39 0.67 3-23-26 Kyle Ostrow Denver JR F 41 0.63 16-10-26 37 Kael Mouillierat Minnesota State SR F 38 0.66 13-12-25 Rylan Galiardi Minnesota State JR F 38 0.66 11-14-25 Jerad Stewart Minnesota State SR F 39 0.64 13-12-25 Brad Malone North Dakota JR F 43 0.58 11-14-25 41 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SO C 33 0.73 10-14-24 Mike Hoeffel Minnesota JR F 34 0.71 14-10-24 Geoff Irwin Minnesota State SR F 37 0.65 8-16-24 Zach Harrison Minnesota State SR F 39 0.62 8-16-24 Brady Lamb Minnesota Duluth SO D 40 0.60 11-13-24 Garrett Raboin St. Cloud State SR D 40 0.60 8-16-24 Jared Festler St. Cloud State SO F 42 0.57 11-13-24 Andy Bohmbach Wisconsin SR F 43 0.56 9-15-24 49 Tyler Johnson Colorado College JR C/W 35 0.66 14- 9-23 David Eddy St. Cloud State FR F 35 0.66 12-11-23 Kurt Davis Minnesota State JR D 38 0.61 5-18-23 Gabe Guentzel Colorado College SO D 39 0.59 3-20-23 53 Jesse Martin Denver JR F 34 0.65 14- 8-22 Aaron Bendickson Wisconsin SR F 43 0.51 12-10-22 Justin Schultz Wisconsin FR D 43 0.51 6-16-22 Derrick LaPoint North Dakota JR D 43 0.51 2-20-22 57 Matt Donovan Denver FR D 36 0.58 7-14-21 Jordy Murray Wisconsin SO F 39 0.54 12- 9-21 Cade Fairchild Minnesota JR D 39 0.54 4-17-21 60 Stephen Schultz Colorado College JR W 28 0.71 5-15-20 61 Jacob Cepis Minnesota JR F 21 0.90 7-12-19 Matt Frattin North Dakota JR F 24 0.79 11- 8-19 Steven Seigo Michigan Tech FR D 36 0.53 4-15-19 Tyler Pitlick Minnesota State FR F 38 0.50 11- 8-19 Darcy Zajac North Dakota SR F 41 0.46 8-11-19 John Mitchell Wisconsin SR F 41 0.46 8-11-19 Drew Shore Denver FR F 41 0.46 5-14-19 Ben Hanowski St. Cloud State FR F 43 0.44 9-10-19 69 Jordan Baker Michigan Tech JR W/C 32 0.56 9- 9-18 Tim Hall Colorado College SO F 38 0.47 5-13-18 Ryan Lowery Colorado College JR D 38 0.47 4-14-18 Mike Carman Minnesota SR F 39 0.46 8-10-18 Jake Marto North Dakota JR D 42 0.43 5-13-18 Ryan McDonagh Wisconsin JR D 43 0.42 4-14-18 75 Josh Lunden Alaska Anchorage SR F 25 0.68 8- 9-17 Sean Wiles Alaska Anchorage JR F 32 0.53 9- 8-17 Patrick White Minnesota JR F 39 0.44 9- 8-17 Zach Budish Minnesota FR F 39 0.44 7-10-17 Drew Akins Minnesota Duluth SR C 40 0.42 6-11-17 Jordan Fulton Minnesota Duluth SR W 40 0.42 4-13-17 Mike Montgomery Minnesota Duluth JR D 40 0.42 2-15-17 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 wcha player statistics • All games con’t

82 Michael Dorr Minnesota State SO F 22 0.73 5-11-16 Travis Novak St. Cloud State SO F 36 0.44 11- 5-16 Kris Fredheim Colorado College SR D 36 0.44 4-12-16 Drew Dobson Michigan Tech SR D 36 0.44 4-12-16 Aaron Marvin St. Cloud State JR F 39 0.41 5-11-16 87 William Rapuzzi Colorado College FR F 31 0.48 9- 6-15 David Toews North Dakota SO F 32 0.47 4-11-15 Kane Lafranchise Alaska Anchorage JR D 33 0.45 3-12-15 Nico Sacchetti Minnesota SO F 38 0.39 4-11-15 91 Andrew Hamburg Colorado College FR F 26 0.54 8- 6-14 Eriah Hayes Minnesota State FR F 38 0.37 8- 6-14 Brian McMillin Colorado College SR C/W 38 0.37 6- 8-14 Addison DeBoer Colorado College SR W 38 0.37 5- 9-14 Cody Goloubef Wisconsin JR D 42 0.33 3-11-14 Ben Blood North Dakota SO D 43 0.33 5- 9-14 97 Kyle Schmidt Minnesota Duluth JR W 32 0.41 11- 2-13 Daniel Naslund Alaska Anchorage FR F 35 0.37 3-10-13 Mike Louwerse Minnesota State SO F 36 0.36 7- 6-13 Corban Knight North Dakota FR F 37 0.35 6- 7-13 Jake Gardiner Wisconsin SO D 41 0.32 6- 7-13 102 Luka Vidmar Alaska Anchorage JR D 20 0.60 2-10-12 Curtis Leinweber Alaska Anchorage SO D 32 0.38 4- 8-12 Sam Zabkowicz St. Cloud State SO D 35 0.34 0-12-12 John Kivisto Michigan Tech SR D/F 36 0.33 4- 8-12 Jake Hansen Minnesota SO F 38 0.32 7- 5-12 Taylor Johnson St. Cloud State FR D 38 0.32 2-10-12 Aaron Ness Minnesota SO D 39 0.31 2-10-12 John Lee Denver SO D 41 0.29 2-10-12 John Ramage Wisconsin FR D 41 0.29 2-10-12 Mario Lamoureux North Dakota SO F 42 0.29 7- 5-12 Oliver Lauridsen St. Cloud State SO D 43 0.28 6- 6-12 113 David Grun Minnesota Duluth SO W 27 0.41 6- 5-11 Nick Leddy Minnesota FR D 30 0.37 3- 8-11 Craig Parkinson Alaska Anchorage JR F 32 0.34 6- 5-11 Mickey Spencer Alaska Anchorage FR F 32 0.34 4- 7-11 Dylan Olsen Minnesota Duluth FR D 36 0.31 1-10-11 Nick Dineen Colorado College SO F 37 0.30 7- 4-11 Jordy Christian St. Cloud State SO F 42 0.26 2- 9-11 120 Chay Genoway North Dakota SR D 9 1.11 4- 6-10 Eric Kattelus Michigan Tech JR W/C 23 0.43 2- 8-10 Bennett Royer Michigan Tech JR W 26 0.38 4- 6-10 Mike Seidel Minnesota Duluth FR W 31 0.32 5- 5-10 Lee Baldwin Alaska Anchorage FR D 32 0.31 1- 9-10 Nick Haddad Alaska Anchorage JR F 33 0.30 5- 5-10 Alex Gellert Alaska Anchorage FR F 36 0.28 3- 7-10 Craig Gaudet St. Cloud State SR D 38 0.26 3- 7-10 Ryan Flynn Minnesota SR F 38 0.26 2- 8-10 129 Derek Lee Wisconsin FR F 17 0.53 1- 8- 9 Kevin Wehrs Minnesota JR D 38 0.24 2- 7- 9 Joe Gleason North Dakota FR D 39 0.23 0- 9- 9 Nick Oslund St. Cloud State JR F 43 0.21 4- 5- 9 133 Matt Overman Colorado College SR F 26 0.31 3- 5- 8 Scott Kishel Minnesota Duluth SO D 28 0.29 0- 8- 8 Nick Larson Minnesota SO F 33 0.24 4- 4- 8 Deron Cousens Michigan Tech JR D 35 0.23 1- 7- 8 Carter Rowney North Dakota FR F 39 0.21 1- 7- 8 138 William Wrenn Denver FR D 23 0.30 0- 7- 7 Sean Dolan Wisconsin JR F 27 0.26 3- 4- 7 Brandon Vossberg Denver SR F 36 0.19 1- 6- 7 Patrick Johnson Wisconsin JR F 37 0.19 3- 4- 7 Channing Boe Minnesota State JR D 39 0.18 2- 5- 7 Cody Danberg Minnesota Duluth JR W 40 0.17 2- 5- 7 Ben Grotting Wisconsin SR F 43 0.16 2- 5- 7 145 Adam Mueller Minnesota State SO F 24 0.25 1- 5- 6 Wade Bergman Minnesota Duluth FR D 26 0.23 1- 5- 6 Chris Knowlton Denver FR F 31 0.19 3- 3- 6 Mitch Bruijsten Alaska Anchorage FR F 33 0.18 2- 4- 6 Josh Birkholz Minnesota FR F 36 0.17 5- 1- 6 David Fischer Minnesota SR D 39 0.15 2- 4- 6 Matt Glasser Denver SR F 41 0.15 3- 3- 6 152 Brad Gorham Alaska Anchorage SO D/F 14 0.36 0- 5- 5 Mike Boivin Colorado College FR D 16 0.31 1- 4- 5 Joe Schiller Minnesota State SO F 16 0.31 1- 4- 5 Luke Salazar Denver SO F 17 0.29 1- 4- 5 Taylor Matson Minnesota SO F 19 0.26 2- 3- 5 Evan Mosey Minnesota State FR D 20 0.25 2- 3- 5 Andrew Sackrison Minnesota State JR F 21 0.24 3- 2- 5 Brett Barta St. Cloud State JR D 21 0.24 1- 4- 5 Anthony Schooley Michigan Tech FR W 27 0.19 3- 2- 5 Brett Bruneteau North Dakota FR F 27 0.19 1- 4- 5 Cody Brookwell Denver SR D 28 0.18 2- 3- 5 Aaron Pietila Michigan Tech FR W 29 0.17 0- 5- 5 Doug Leaverton Colorado College FR D 30 0.17 1- 4- 5 Jade Portwood Alaska Anchorage SO F 32 0.16 3- 2- 5 Alex MacLeod Michigan Tech SO W 32 0.16 2- 3- 5 Brian Volpei St. Cloud State JR F 34 0.15 4- 1- 5 Ricky Doriott Michigan Tech SO D 34 0.15 0- 5- 5 Tyler Elbrecht Minnesota State FR D 38 0.13 0- 5- 5 Brian Gifford Denver SR F 39 0.13 3- 2- 5 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 wcha player statistics • All games con’t

171 Jay Barriball Minnesota SR F 5 0.80 2- 2- 4 Michael Cichy North Dakota FR F 23 0.17 2- 2- 4 Justin Jokinen Minnesota State SO F 24 0.17 3- 1- 4 Trevor Hunt Alaska Anchorage SR D 25 0.16 1- 3- 4 David Civitarese Colorado College SO F 29 0.14 1- 3- 4 Ryan Bunger Michigan Tech SR W 30 0.13 1- 3- 4 Paul Phillips Denver FR D 31 0.13 0- 4- 4 Evan Witt Michigan Tech FR W/C 32 0.12 1- 3- 4 179 Matt Thurber Wisconsin SO F 9 0.33 0- 3- 3 Tyler Currier Alaska Anchorage FR F 14 0.21 1- 2- 3 Brian Schack Minnesota SR D 15 0.20 1- 2- 3 Jason Wiley Minnesota State SR F 19 0.16 2- 1- 3 Brady Hjelle Minnesota Duluth SO G 19 0.16 0- 3- 3 Shawn Ostrow Denver FR F 24 0.12 2- 1- 3 Nils Backstrom Alaska Anchorage SR D 27 0.11 0- 3- 3 John Ryder Denver JR D 30 0.10 0- 3- 3 Nick Canzanello Minnesota State SR D 32 0.09 2- 1- 3 Keegan Flaherty Minnesota Duluth FR W 33 0.09 0- 3- 3 Carl Nielsen Michigan Tech FR D 34 0.09 1- 2- 3 Marc Cheverie Denver JR G 35 0.09 0- 3- 3 Andrew MacWilliam North Dakota FR D 43 0.07 0- 3- 3 192 Craig Johnson Wisconsin JR D 3 0.67 1- 1- 2 James Gaulrapp Minnesota State SR F 11 0.18 0- 2- 2 Bryce Reddick Michigan Tech SO W 12 0.17 2- 0- 2 Podge Turnbull Wisconsin JR F 12 0.17 2- 0- 2 Nate Dewhurst Denver SO F 18 0.11 1- 1- 2 Tyler Thompson Minnesota State SO F 18 0.11 1- 1- 2 Scott Winkler Colorado College FR F 21 0.10 1- 1- 2 Jake Hendrickson Minnesota Duluth FR W 21 0.10 1- 1- 2 Mikael Lickteig Michigan Tech SO W 23 0.09 0- 2- 2 Eli Vlaisavljevich Michigan Tech SR D 25 0.08 2- 0- 2 Chris Nutini Denver JR D 28 0.07 0- 2- 2 Joe Marciano Colorado College FR D 30 0.07 0- 2- 2 Corey Fienhage North Dakota SO D 30 0.07 0- 2- 2 Chad Huttel Minnesota Duluth JR D 31 0.06 1- 1- 2 Drew Olson Minnesota Duluth FR D 34 0.06 0- 2- 2 Chris Hepp St. Cloud State JR D 42 0.05 0- 2- 2 208 Andreas Vlassopoulos Colorado College SR C/C 2 0.50 0- 1- 1 Trent Palm Minnesota Duluth SR D 3 0.33 0- 1- 1 Dan Quilico Colorado College SR W 5 0.20 0- 1- 1 Aaron Dell North Dakota FR G 5 0.20 0- 1- 1 Milos Gordic Michigan Tech FR C 8 0.12 1- 0- 1 Adam Murray Denver FR G 8 0.12 0- 1- 1 Peter Rohn Michigan Tech SO W 11 0.09 1- 0- 1 Seth Soley Michigan Tech SO W 11 0.09 0- 1- 1 Ken Selby Alaska Anchorage SR F 12 0.08 0- 1- 1 Jon Ammerman St. Cloud State SR D 12 0.08 0- 1- 1 Eli Zuck Minnesota State FR F 16 0.06 1- 0- 1 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SO G 16 0.06 0- 1- 1 Drew Darwitz Alaska Anchorage FR D 18 0.06 0- 1- 1 Tommy Brown Michigan Tech FR D 18 0.06 0- 1- 1 Phil Cook Minnesota State FR G 18 0.06 0- 1- 1 Austin Lee Minnesota State SO G 20 0.05 0- 1- 1 Cameron Cooper Minnesota State SO D 21 0.05 0- 1- 1 Dan DeLisle Minnesota Duluth FR C 25 0.04 0- 1- 1 Seth Helgeson Minnesota FR D 31 0.03 1- 0- 1 Alex Kangas Minnesota JR G 33 0.03 0- 1- 1

Goal Scoring: GP GPG G 1 Blake Geoffrion Wisconsin SR F 40 0.70 28 2 Kevin Clark Alaska Anchorage SR F 36 0.64 23 3 Joe Colborne Denver SO F 39 0.56 22 4 Mike Testwuide Colorado College SR RW/RW 36 0.58 21 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 39 0.54 21 Rhett Rakhshani Denver SR F 41 0.51 21 7 Garrett Roe St. Cloud State JR F 41 0.49 20 Michael Davies Wisconsin SR F 41 0.49 20 Jason Gregoire North Dakota SO F 43 0.47 20 Ryan Lasch St. Cloud State SR F 43 0.47 20

Assist Scoring: GP APG A 1 Derek Stepan Wisconsin SO F 41 1.02 42 2 Brendan Smith Wisconsin JR D 42 0.88 37 3 Michael Davies Wisconsin SR F 41 0.78 32 4 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO C 40 0.78 31 5 Rhett Rakhshani Denver SR F 41 0.71 29 Garrett Roe St. Cloud State JR F 41 0.71 29 Ryan Lasch St. Cloud State SR F 43 0.67 29 8 Rob Bordson Minnesota Duluth JR W 40 0.70 28 9 Anthony Maiani Denver JR F 37 0.70 26 Mike Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO W 38 0.68 26 Evan Trupp North Dakota JR F 43 0.60 26 Tony Mosey St. Cloud State JR F 43 0.60 26

Power Play Points: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Brendan Smith Wisconsin JR D 42 0.64 11-16-27 2 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO C 40 0.65 7-19-26 3 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 39 0.62 13-11-24 Michael Davies Wisconsin SR F 41 0.59 8-16-24 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 wcha player statistics • All games con’t

5 Rob Bordson Minnesota Duluth JR W 40 0.57 6-17-23 Derek Stepan Wisconsin SO F 41 0.56 1-22-23 7 Blake Geoffrion Wisconsin SR F 40 0.55 15- 7-22 Garrett Roe St. Cloud State JR F 41 0.54 5-17-22 Chris VandeVelde North Dakota SR F 42 0.52 7-15-22 10 Mike Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO W 38 0.55 5-16-21 Joe Colborne Denver SO F 39 0.54 11-10-21 Rhett Rakhshani Denver SR F 41 0.51 7-14-21

Power Play Goals: GP GPG G 1 Blake Geoffrion Wisconsin SR F 40 0.38 15 2 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 39 0.33 13 3 Joe Colborne Denver SO F 39 0.28 11 Brendan Smith Wisconsin JR D 42 0.26 11 5 Danny Kristo North Dakota FR F 41 0.22 9 Tony Mosey St. Cloud State JR F 43 0.21 9 7 Mike Testwuide Colorado College SR RW/RW 36 0.22 8 Michael Davies Wisconsin SR F 41 0.20 8 Ryan Lasch St. Cloud State SR F 43 0.19 8 10 Mike Hoeffel Minnesota JR F 34 0.21 7 Brett Hextall North Dakota SO F 34 0.21 7 Kevin Clark Alaska Anchorage SR F 36 0.19 7 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO C 40 0.17 7 Rhett Rakhshani Denver SR F 41 0.17 7 Chris VandeVelde North Dakota SR F 42 0.17 7

Short-Handed Points: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Brett Olson Michigan Tech SO C 32 0.09 3- 0- 3 Sean Wiles Alaska Anchorage JR F 32 0.09 2- 1- 3 Mike Testwuide Colorado College SR RW/RW 36 0.08 3- 0- 3 Kevin Clark Alaska Anchorage SR F 36 0.08 2- 1- 3 Travis Novak St. Cloud State SO F 36 0.08 2- 1- 3 Kael Mouillierat Minnesota State SR F 38 0.08 2- 1- 3 Tony Lucia Minnesota SR F 39 0.08 2- 1- 3 Zach Harrison Minnesota State SR F 39 0.08 2- 1- 3 Aaron Marvin St. Cloud State JR F 39 0.08 1- 2- 3 Blake Geoffrion Wisconsin SR F 40 0.07 0- 3- 3 Jordy Christian St. Cloud State SO F 42 0.07 1- 2- 3 Brad Malone North Dakota JR F 43 0.07 2- 1- 3 Derrick LaPoint North Dakota JR D 43 0.07 1- 2- 3

Game-Winning Goals: GP G 1 Joe Colborne Denver SO F 39 8 2 Jason Gregoire North Dakota SO F 43 7 3 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 39 6 4 Mike Testwuide Colorado College SR RW/RW 36 5 Mike Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO W 38 5 Kyle Ostrow Denver JR F 41 5 7 Kael Mouillierat Minnesota State SR F 38 4 Blake Geoffrion Wisconsin SR F 40 4 Rhett Rakhshani Denver SR F 41 4 Chris VandeVelde North Dakota SR F 42 4 Brendan Smith Wisconsin JR D 42 4

Defenseman Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Brendan Smith Wisconsin JR D 42 1.24 15-37-52 2 Nate Prosser Colorado College SR D 39 0.72 4-24-28 3 Patrick Wiercioch Denver SO D 39 0.69 6-21-27 4 Ben Youds Minnesota State JR D 39 0.67 3-23-26 5 Brady Lamb Minnesota Duluth SO D 40 0.60 11-13-24 Garrett Raboin St. Cloud State SR D 40 0.60 8-16-24 7 Kurt Davis Minnesota State JR D 38 0.61 5-18-23 Gabe Guentzel Colorado College SO D 39 0.59 3-20-23 9 Justin Schultz Wisconsin FR D 43 0.51 6-16-22 Derrick LaPoint North Dakota JR D 43 0.51 2-20-22 11 Matt Donovan Denver FR D 36 0.58 7-14-21 Cade Fairchild Minnesota JR D 39 0.54 4-17-21 13 Steven Seigo Michigan Tech FR D 36 0.53 4-15-19 14 Ryan Lowery Colorado College JR D 38 0.47 4-14-18 Jake Marto North Dakota JR D 42 0.43 5-13-18 Ryan McDonagh Wisconsin JR D 43 0.42 4-14-18 17 Mike Montgomery Minnesota Duluth JR D 40 0.42 2-15-17 18 Kris Fredheim Colorado College SR D 36 0.44 4-12-16 Drew Dobson Michigan Tech SR D 36 0.44 4-12-16 20 Kane Lafranchise Alaska Anchorage JR D 33 0.45 3-12-15 21 Cody Goloubef Wisconsin JR D 42 0.33 3-11-14 Ben Blood North Dakota SO D 43 0.33 5- 9-14 23 Jake Gardiner Wisconsin SO D 41 0.32 6- 7-13 24 Luka Vidmar Alaska Anchorage JR D 20 0.60 2-10-12 Curtis Leinweber Alaska Anchorage SO D 32 0.38 4- 8-12 Sam Zabkowicz St. Cloud State SO D 35 0.34 0-12-12 John Kivisto Michigan Tech SR D/F 36 0.33 4- 8-12 Taylor Johnson St. Cloud State FR D 38 0.32 2-10-12 Aaron Ness Minnesota SO D 39 0.31 2-10-12 John Lee Denver SO D 41 0.29 2-10-12 John Ramage Wisconsin FR D 41 0.29 2-10-12 Oliver Lauridsen St. Cloud State SO D 43 0.28 6- 6-12 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 wcha player statistics • All games con’t

Freshman Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Danny Kristo North Dakota F 41 0.88 15-21-36 2 Craig Smith Wisconsin F 41 0.80 8-25-33 3 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College F 39 0.72 6-22-28 4 David Eddy St. Cloud State F 35 0.66 12-11-23 5 Justin Schultz Wisconsin D 43 0.51 6-16-22 6 Matt Donovan Denver D 36 0.58 7-14-21 7 Steven Seigo Michigan Tech D 36 0.53 4-15-19 Tyler Pitlick Minnesota State F 38 0.50 11- 8-19 Drew Shore Denver F 41 0.46 5-14-19 Ben Hanowski St. Cloud State F 43 0.44 9-10-19 11 Zach Budish Minnesota F 39 0.44 7-10-17 12 William Rapuzzi Colorado College F 31 0.48 9- 6-15 13 Andrew Hamburg Colorado College F 26 0.54 8- 6-14 Eriah Hayes Minnesota State F 38 0.37 8- 6-14 15 Daniel Naslund Alaska Anchorage F 35 0.37 3-10-13 Corban Knight North Dakota F 37 0.35 6- 7-13 17 Taylor Johnson St. Cloud State D 38 0.32 2-10-12 John Ramage Wisconsin D 41 0.29 2-10-12 19 Nick Leddy Minnesota D 30 0.37 3- 8-11 Mickey Spencer Alaska Anchorage F 32 0.34 4- 7-11 Dylan Olsen Minnesota Duluth D 36 0.31 1-10-11 22 Mike Seidel Minnesota Duluth W 31 0.32 5- 5-10 Lee Baldwin Alaska Anchorage D 32 0.31 1- 9-10 Alex Gellert Alaska Anchorage F 36 0.28 3- 7-10 25 Derek Lee Wisconsin F 17 0.53 1- 8- 9 Joe Gleason North Dakota D 39 0.23 0- 9- 9 27 Carter Rowney North Dakota F 39 0.21 1- 7- 8 28 William Wrenn Denver D 23 0.30 0- 7- 7 29 Wade Bergman Minnesota Duluth D 26 0.23 1- 5- 6 Chris Knowlton Denver F 31 0.19 3- 3- 6 Mitch Bruijsten Alaska Anchorage F 33 0.18 2- 4- 6 Josh Birkholz Minnesota F 36 0.17 5- 1- 6

Goals Against Average: Minutes GA GAA 1 Marc Cheverie Denver JR 2044:27 71 2.08 2 Brad Eidsness North Dakota SO 2387:54 84 2.11 3 Scott Gudmandson Wisconsin JR 1824:25 71 2.33 4 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SO 1370:08 54 2.36 5 Dan Dunn St. Cloud State JR 1139:56 49 2.58 6 Phil Cook Minnesota State FR 926:02 40 2.59 7 Alex Kangas Minnesota JR 1934:28 84 2.61 8 Mike Lee St. Cloud State FR 1477:24 69 2.80 9 Joe Howe Colorado College FR 2096:48 98 2.80 10 Brady Hjelle Minnesota Duluth SO 1033:16 49 2.85 11 Austin Lee Minnesota State SO 1157:19 55 2.85 12 Kevin Genoe Michigan Tech FR 1353:53 80 3.55 13 Jon Olthuis Alaska Anchorage SR 1470:28 88 3.59 14 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SO 795:17 62 4.68 Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played

Save Percentage: Saves GA Pct 1 Marc Cheverie Denver JR 976 71 .932 2 Mike Lee St. Cloud State FR 758 69 .917 3 Dan Dunn St. Cloud State JR 528 49 .915 4 Brad Eidsness North Dakota SO 891 84 .914 5 Scott Gudmandson Wisconsin JR 745 71 .913 6 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SO 558 54 .912 7 Alex Kangas Minnesota JR 858 84 .911 8 Phil Cook Minnesota State FR 396 40 .908 9 Austin Lee Minnesota State SO 536 55 .907 10 Joe Howe Colorado College FR 952 98 .907 11 Kevin Genoe Michigan Tech FR 753 80 .904 12 Brady Hjelle Minnesota Duluth SO 431 49 .898 13 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SO 438 62 .876 14 Jon Olthuis Alaska Anchorage SR 592 88 .871 Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played

Winning Percentage: W- L- T Pct 1 Marc Cheverie Denver JR 24- 6- 3 .773 2 Scott Gudmandson Wisconsin JR 20- 5- 4 .759 3 Brad Eidsness North Dakota SO 24-10- 4 .684 Dan Dunn St. Cloud State JR 12- 5- 2 .684 5 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SO 13-10- 0 .565 6 Mike Lee St. Cloud State FR 12- 9- 3 .562 Phil Cook Minnesota State FR 8- 6- 2 .562 8 Brady Hjelle Minnesota Duluth SO 9- 7- 1 .559 9 Joe Howe Colorado College FR 17-15- 3 .529 10 Alex Kangas Minnesota JR 16-15- 1 .516 11 Austin Lee Minnesota State SO 7-11- 0 .389 12 Jon Olthuis Alaska Anchorage SR 8-15- 2 .360 13 Kevin Genoe Michigan Tech FR 4-18- 1 .196 14 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SO 1-12- 0 .077 Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2009-10 wcha player statistics conference games • Final

Point Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Rhett Rakhshani Denver SR F 28 1.25 15-20-35 2 Blake Geoffrion Wisconsin SR F 25 1.36 19-15-34 3 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 28 1.18 18-15-33 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO C 28 1.18 12-21-33 Mike Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO W 28 1.18 9-24-33 6 Michael Davies Wisconsin SR F 26 1.23 10-22-32 Garrett Roe St. Cloud State JR F 27 1.19 14-18-32 Ryan Lasch St. Cloud State SR F 28 1.14 15-17-32 9 Tyler Ruegsegger Denver SR F 28 1.11 14-17-31 Derek Stepan Wisconsin SO F 28 1.11 4-27-31 11 Joe Colborne Denver SO F 26 1.12 16-13-29 Brendan Smith Wisconsin JR D 27 1.07 11-18-29 Kevin Clark Alaska Anchorage SR F 28 1.04 18-11-29 14 Chris VandeVelde North Dakota SR F 27 1.04 10-18-28 15 Anthony Maiani Denver JR F 28 0.96 6-21-27 16 Malcolm Gwilliam Michigan Tech SR W 27 0.96 13-13-26 Rob Bordson Minnesota Duluth JR W 28 0.93 6-20-26 18 Craig Smith Wisconsin FR F 28 0.89 6-19-25 19 Brett Olson Michigan Tech SO C 25 0.96 14-10-24 Jason Gregoire North Dakota SO F 28 0.86 15- 9-24 Ben Street Wisconsin SR F 28 0.86 13-11-24 Bill Sweatt Colorado College SR LW/LW 28 0.86 12-12-24 Tony Mosey St. Cloud State JR F 28 0.86 9-15-24 24 Danny Kristo North Dakota FR F 28 0.82 10-13-23 25 Mike Testwuide Colorado College SR RW/RW 25 0.84 13- 8-21 Tony Lucia Minnesota SR F 28 0.75 10-11-21 Jordan Schroeder Minnesota SO F 28 0.75 5-16-21 Evan Trupp North Dakota JR F 28 0.75 4-17-21 Drew LeBlanc St. Cloud State SO F 28 0.75 4-17-21 30 Patrick Wiercioch Denver SO D 26 0.77 4-16-20 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College FR F 28 0.71 6-14-20 Nate Prosser Colorado College SR D 28 0.71 4-16-20 33 Tommy Grant Alaska Anchorage JR F 26 0.69 6-12-18 Kyle Ostrow Denver JR F 28 0.64 12- 6-18 Zach Harrison Minnesota State SR F 28 0.64 8-10-18 36 Stephen Schultz Colorado College JR W 19 0.89 3-14-17 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SO C 24 0.71 6-11-17 Tyler Johnson Colorado College JR C/W 26 0.65 9- 8-17 Rylan Galiardi Minnesota State JR F 27 0.63 8- 9-17 Jared Festler St. Cloud State SO F 27 0.63 8- 9-17 Kurt Davis Minnesota State JR D 27 0.63 3-14-17 Patrick White Minnesota JR F 28 0.61 9- 8-17 Brad Malone North Dakota JR F 28 0.61 5-12-17 Gabe Guentzel Colorado College SO D 28 0.61 2-15-17 45 Sean Wiles Alaska Anchorage JR F 24 0.67 9- 7-16 Kael Mouillierat Minnesota State SR F 27 0.59 8- 8-16 Ryan Lowery Colorado College JR D 27 0.59 4-12-16 Brady Lamb Minnesota Duluth SO D 28 0.57 8- 8-16 Jerad Stewart Minnesota State SR F 28 0.57 8- 8-16 Darcy Zajac North Dakota SR F 28 0.57 7- 9-16 Ben Youds Minnesota State JR D 28 0.57 2-14-16 Justin Schultz Wisconsin FR D 28 0.57 2-14-16 53 Mike Hoeffel Minnesota JR F 23 0.65 9- 6-15 Garrett Raboin St. Cloud State SR D 25 0.60 3-12-15 Matt Donovan Denver FR D 26 0.58 4-11-15 Andy Bohmbach Wisconsin SR F 28 0.54 9- 6-15 Steven Seigo Michigan Tech FR D 28 0.54 4-11-15 Cade Fairchild Minnesota JR D 28 0.54 3-12-15 59 Jacob Cepis Minnesota JR F 14 1.00 5- 9-14 Jesse Martin Denver JR F 23 0.61 9- 5-14 Jordan Baker Michigan Tech JR W/C 26 0.54 7- 7-14 Tyler Pitlick Minnesota State FR F 27 0.52 8- 6-14 John Mitchell Wisconsin SR F 27 0.52 4-10-14 Zach Budish Minnesota FR F 28 0.50 6- 8-14 Derrick LaPoint North Dakota JR D 28 0.50 2-12-14

Goal Scoring: GP GPG G 1 Blake Geoffrion Wisconsin SR F 25 0.76 19 2 Kevin Clark Alaska Anchorage SR F 28 0.64 18 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 28 0.64 18

Assist Scoring: GP APG A 1 Derek Stepan Wisconsin SO F 28 0.96 27 2 Mike Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO W 28 0.86 24 3 Michael Davies Wisconsin SR F 26 0.85 22

Power Play Points: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 28 0.68 11- 8-19 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO C 28 0.68 6-13-19 3 Chris VandeVelde North Dakota SR F 27 0.67 5-13-18

Power Play Goals: GP GPG G 1 Blake Geoffrion Wisconsin SR F 25 0.44 11 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 28 0.39 11 3 Joe Colborne Denver SO F 26 0.31 8 Brendan Smith Wisconsin JR D 27 0.30 8 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 wcha player statistics • conference games con’t

Short-Handed Points: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Mike Testwuide Colorado College SR RW/RW 25 0.12 3- 0- 3 Brett Olson Michigan Tech SO C 25 0.12 3- 0- 3 Aaron Marvin St. Cloud State JR F 25 0.12 1- 2- 3 Tony Lucia Minnesota SR F 28 0.11 2- 1- 3 Jordy Christian St. Cloud State SO F 28 0.11 1- 2- 3

Game-Winning Goals: GP G 1 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 28 6 2 Joe Colborne Denver SO F 26 5 Jason Gregoire North Dakota SO F 28 5

Defenseman Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Brendan Smith Wisconsin JR D 27 1.07 11-18-29 2 Patrick Wiercioch Denver SO D 26 0.77 4-16-20 Nate Prosser Colorado College SR D 28 0.71 4-16-20 4 Kurt Davis Minnesota State JR D 27 0.63 3-14-17 Gabe Guentzel Colorado College SO D 28 0.61 2-15-17 6 Ryan Lowery Colorado College JR D 27 0.59 4-12-16 Brady Lamb Minnesota Duluth SO D 28 0.57 8- 8-16 Ben Youds Minnesota State JR D 28 0.57 2-14-16 Justin Schultz Wisconsin FR D 28 0.57 2-14-16 10 Garrett Raboin St. Cloud State SR D 25 0.60 3-12-15 Matt Donovan Denver FR D 26 0.58 4-11-15 Steven Seigo Michigan Tech FR D 28 0.54 4-11-15 Cade Fairchild Minnesota JR D 28 0.54 3-12-15 14 Derrick LaPoint North Dakota JR D 28 0.50 2-12-14 15 Drew Dobson Michigan Tech SR D 28 0.46 3-10-13

Freshman Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Craig Smith Wisconsin F 28 0.89 6-19-25 2 Danny Kristo North Dakota F 28 0.82 10-13-23 3 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College F 28 0.71 6-14-20 4 Justin Schultz Wisconsin D 28 0.57 2-14-16 5 Matt Donovan Denver D 26 0.58 4-11-15 Steven Seigo Michigan Tech D 28 0.54 4-11-15 7 Tyler Pitlick Minnesota State F 27 0.52 8- 6-14 Zach Budish Minnesota F 28 0.50 6- 8-14 9 David Eddy St. Cloud State F 24 0.54 5- 8-13 10 William Rapuzzi Colorado College F 24 0.50 8- 4-12 Daniel Naslund Alaska Anchorage F 27 0.44 3- 9-12 12 Eriah Hayes Minnesota State F 28 0.39 7- 4-11 Ben Hanowski St. Cloud State F 28 0.39 6- 5-11 Drew Shore Denver F 28 0.39 4- 7-11 15 Mickey Spencer Alaska Anchorage F 26 0.38 4- 6-10

Goals Against Average: Minutes GA GAA 1 Marc Cheverie Denver JR 1493:08 51 2.05 2 Brad Eidsness North Dakota SO 1541:03 56 2.18 3 Scott Gudmandson Wisconsin JR 1043:20 42 2.42 4 Alex Kangas Minnesota JR 1439:43 59 2.46 5 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SO 868:19 36 2.49 6 Brady Hjelle Minnesota Duluth SO 811:59 36 2.66 7 Dan Dunn St. Cloud State JR 761:43 35 2.76 8 Joe Howe Colorado College FR 1611:39 78 2.90 9 Brett Bennett Wisconsin JR 645:01 32 2.98 10 Austin Lee Minnesota State SO 976:40 49 3.01 11 Mike Lee St. Cloud State FR 929:25 47 3.03 12 Jon Olthuis Alaska Anchorage SR 1174:36 73 3.73 13 Kevin Genoe Michigan Tech FR 1158:14 72 3.73 Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played

Save Percentage: Saves GA Pct 1 Marc Cheverie Denver JR 722 51 .934 2 Alex Kangas Minnesota JR 656 59 .917 3 Brad Eidsness North Dakota SO 593 56 .914 4 Dan Dunn St. Cloud State JR 364 35 .912 5 Mike Lee St. Cloud State FR 470 47 .909 6 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SO 356 36 .908 7 Brady Hjelle Minnesota Duluth SO 353 36 .907 8 Scott Gudmandson Wisconsin JR 402 42 .905 9 Joe Howe Colorado College FR 743 78 .905 10 Kevin Genoe Michigan Tech FR 670 72 .903 11 Austin Lee Minnesota State SO 451 49 .902 12 Brett Bennett Wisconsin JR 240 32 .882 13 Jon Olthuis Alaska Anchorage SR 470 73 .866

Winning Percentage: W- L- T Pct 1 Scott Gudmandson Wisconsin JR 11- 2- 3 .781 2 Marc Cheverie Denver JR 17- 4- 3 .771 3 Dan Dunn St. Cloud State JR 9- 2- 2 .769 4 Brad Eidsness North Dakota SO 14- 8- 2 .625 5 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SO 9- 6- 0 .600 6 Brady Hjelle Minnesota Duluth SO 7- 5- 1 .577 7 Alex Kangas Minnesota JR 12-11- 1 .521 8 Joe Howe Colorado College FR 12-12- 3 .500 Brett Bennett Wisconsin JR 6- 6- 0 .500 10 Mike Lee St. Cloud State FR 6- 7- 2 .467 11 Jon Olthuis Alaska Anchorage SR 6-12- 2 .350 12 Austin Lee Minnesota State SO 5-10- 0 .333 13 Kevin Genoe Michigan Tech FR 4-15- 0 .211 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2009-10 wcha player statistics Top Scorers by Team

------Alaska Anchorage | Overall - 36 GP (11-23- 2 .333) | Conf Only - 28 GP ( 9-17- 2 .357) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 9 Kevin Clark F SR | 36 23 14 37 39/ 89 7 2 2 0 | 28 18 11 29 30/ 71 6 1 2 0 | 141 51 57 108 16 Tommy Grant F JR | 34 9 17 26 21/ 42 3 1 1 0 | 26 6 12 18 16/ 32 1 1 1 0 | 97 29 29 58 27 Sean Wiles F JR | 32 9 8 17 8/ 16 0 2 1 0 | 24 9 7 16 6/ 12 0 2 1 0 | 76 12 19 31 21 Josh Lunden F SR | 25 8 9 17 11/ 22 4 1 0 0 | 17 5 7 12 8/ 16 2 1 0 0 | 126 47 37 84 4 Kane Lafranchise D JR | 33 3 12 15 8/ 30 1 0 1 0 | 25 2 8 10 7/ 25 1 0 1 0 | 97 9 24 33 40 Daniel Naslund F FR | 35 3 10 13 4/ 8 0 0 1 0 | 27 3 9 12 4/ 8 0 0 1 0 | 35 3 10 13 11 Curtis Leinweber D SO | 32 4 8 12 5/ 10 1 0 1 1 | 24 2 4 6 4/ 8 0 0 1 1 | 54 6 18 24 23 Luka Vidmar D JR | 20 2 10 12 15/ 30 1 0 0 0 | 14 1 8 9 13/ 26 0 0 0 0 | 80 4 19 23 14 Craig Parkinson F JR | 32 6 5 11 16/ 43 1 1 1 0 | 26 3 5 8 13/ 37 1 0 0 0 | 100 20 18 38 10 Mickey Spencer F FR | 32 4 7 11 17/ 34 2 0 0 0 | 26 4 6 10 16/ 32 2 0 0 0 | 32 4 7 11

------Colorado College | Overall - 39 GP (19-17- 3 .526) | Conf Only - 28 GP (12-13- 3 .482) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 21 Bill Sweatt (CHI) LW SR | 39 15 18 33 9/ 18 5 1 3 0 | 28 12 12 24 6/ 12 5 1 2 0 | 143 46 63 109 25 Mike Testwuide RW SR | 36 21 10 31 13/ 26 8 3 5 1 | 25 13 8 21 7/ 14 2 3 2 1 | 134 44 27 71 13 Rylan Schwartz F FR | 39 6 22 28 12/ 24 5 0 3 0 | 28 6 14 20 7/ 14 5 0 3 0 | 39 6 22 28 15 Nate Prosser D SR | 39 4 24 28 29/ 58 3 0 1 0 | 28 4 16 20 25/ 50 3 0 1 0 | 137 12 52 64 17 Tyler Johnson C/W JR | 35 14 9 23 11/ 22 4 0 2 0 | 26 9 8 17 9/ 18 2 0 1 0 | 111 25 20 45 10 Gabe Guentzel D SO | 39 3 20 23 21/ 53 2 0 0 0 | 28 2 15 17 16/ 32 1 0 0 0 | 75 6 34 40 14 Stephen Schultz W JR | 28 5 15 20 12/ 24 2 0 0 0 | 19 3 14 17 9/ 18 1 0 0 0 | 84 19 22 41 23 Tim Hall F SO | 38 5 13 18 13/ 26 3 0 1 0 | 28 3 8 11 9/ 18 2 0 0 0 | 60 6 15 21 24 Ryan Lowery D JR | 38 4 14 18 16/ 35 3 0 1 0 | 27 4 12 16 12/ 27 3 0 1 0 | 107 6 23 29 7 Kris Fredheim (VAN) D SR | 36 4 12 16 23/ 46 3 0 1 0 | 26 3 8 11 19/ 38 3 0 1 0 | 125 8 24 32 27 William Rapuzzi F FR | 31 9 6 15 6/ 12 3 0 1 0 | 24 8 4 12 4/ 8 3 0 1 0 | 31 9 6 15

------Denver | Overall - 41 GP (27-10- 4 .707) | Conf Only - 28 GP (19- 5- 4 .750) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 9 Rhett Rakhshani (NYI) F SR | 41 21 29 50 20/ 40 7 1 4 0 | 28 15 20 35 11/ 22 6 1 3 0 | 156 60 91 151 12 Joe Colborne (BOS) F SO | 39 22 19 41 15/ 30 11 2 8 0 | 26 16 13 29 12/ 24 8 1 5 0 | 79 32 40 72 15 Tyler Ruegsegger (TOR) F SR | 41 16 25 41 15/ 30 5 0 2 0 | 28 14 17 31 12/ 24 5 0 2 0 | 147 56 67 123 16 Anthony Maiani F JR | 37 8 26 34 7/ 14 2 0 2 1 | 28 6 21 27 7/ 14 2 0 1 1 | 117 26 64 90 28 Patrick Wiercioch (OTT) D SO | 39 6 21 27 17/ 34 2 1 0 0 | 26 4 16 20 14/ 28 1 1 0 0 | 75 18 44 62 19 Kyle Ostrow F JR | 41 16 10 26 11/ 22 4 0 5 1 | 28 12 6 18 6/ 12 3 0 4 1 | 122 40 37 77 14 Jesse Martin (ATL) F JR | 34 14 8 22 13/ 26 2 2 1 0 | 23 9 5 14 10/ 20 1 1 1 0 | 112 31 29 60 4 Matt Donovan (NYI) D FR | 36 7 14 21 25/ 50 2 0 0 0 | 26 4 11 15 21/ 42 2 0 0 0 | 36 7 14 21 23 Drew Shore (FLA) F FR | 41 5 14 19 9/ 18 3 0 2 0 | 28 4 7 11 7/ 14 2 0 2 0 | 41 5 14 19 5 John Lee (FLA) D SO | 41 2 10 12 26/ 55 1 0 0 0 | 28 0 6 6 23/ 46 0 0 0 0 | 80 2 15 17

------Michigan Tech | Overall - 36 GP ( 5-30- 1 .153) | Conf Only - 28 GP ( 4-24- 0 .143) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 16 Brett Olson C SO | 32 18 12 30 13/ 45 6 3 3 0 | 25 14 10 24 11/ 41 4 3 2 0 | 70 28 25 53 9 Malcolm Gwilliam W SR | 35 14 16 30 11/ 22 6 0 0 0 | 27 13 13 26 5/ 10 5 0 0 0 | 152 31 41 72 6 Steven Seigo D FR | 36 4 15 19 10/ 31 2 0 0 0 | 28 4 11 15 9/ 29 2 0 0 0 | 36 4 15 19 22 Jordan Baker W/C JR | 32 9 9 18 14/ 39 6 0 0 0 | 26 7 7 14 13/ 37 5 0 0 0 | 107 28 26 54 5 Drew Dobson D SR | 36 4 12 16 20/ 65 0 0 0 0 | 28 3 10 13 16/ 57 0 0 0 0 | 135 12 45 57 24 John Kivisto D/F SR | 36 4 8 12 27/ 73 2 0 0 0 | 28 3 7 10 22/ 63 2 0 0 0 | 95 5 15 20 19 Bennett Royer W JR | 26 4 6 10 6/ 12 1 0 0 0 | 21 3 6 9 5/ 10 1 0 0 0 | 96 7 17 24 15 Eric Kattelus W/C JR | 23 2 8 10 10/ 20 0 0 1 0 | 16 1 7 8 8/ 16 0 0 1 0 | 78 5 19 24 26 Deron Cousens D JR | 35 1 7 8 6/ 12 1 0 0 0 | 27 1 4 5 6/ 12 1 0 0 0 | 95 7 24 31 14 Anthony Schooley W FR | 27 3 2 5 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 22 3 2 5 1/ 2 0 0 0 0 | 27 3 2 5 18 Alex MacLeod W SO | 32 2 3 5 15/ 41 0 0 0 0 | 24 2 2 4 11/ 33 0 0 0 0 | 69 8 7 15 13 Aaron Pietila W FR | 29 0 5 5 15/ 30 0 0 0 0 | 22 0 3 3 11/ 22 0 0 0 0 | 29 0 5 5 23 Ricky Doriott D SO | 34 0 5 5 21/ 69 0 0 0 0 | 26 0 4 4 15/ 54 0 0 0 0 | 54 0 7 7

------Minnesota | Overall - 39 GP (18-19- 2 .487) | Conf Only - 28 GP (12-14- 2 .464) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 12 Tony Lucia (SJS) F SR | 39 11 17 28 11/ 22 3 2 2 0 | 28 10 11 21 10/ 20 3 2 2 0 | 160 34 48 82 19 Jordan Schroeder (VAN) F SO | 37 9 19 28 7/ 14 5 1 0 0 | 28 5 16 21 6/ 12 2 1 0 0 | 72 22 51 73 11 Mike Hoeffel (NJD) F JR | 34 14 10 24 11/ 22 7 1 3 0 | 23 9 6 15 8/ 16 3 1 1 0 | 114 35 28 63 28 Cade Fairchild (STL) D JR | 39 4 17 21 18/ 36 1 0 0 0 | 28 3 12 15 14/ 28 0 0 0 0 | 114 15 54 69 17 Jacob Cepis F JR | 21 7 12 19 15/ 30 2 0 1 1 | 14 5 9 14 9/ 18 1 0 1 1 | 77 23 32 55 16 Mike Carman (COA) F SR | 39 8 10 18 18/ 39 3 0 2 0 | 28 5 7 12 15/ 33 2 0 1 0 | 135 29 37 66 7 Patrick White (SJS) F JR | 39 9 8 17 10/ 20 3 0 3 0 | 28 9 8 17 6/ 12 3 0 3 0 | 120 22 21 43 24 Zach Budish (NSH) F FR | 39 7 10 17 17/ 45 0 0 2 0 | 28 6 8 14 14/ 28 0 0 2 0 | 39 7 10 17 13 Nico Sacchetti (DAL) F SO | 38 4 11 15 6/ 12 1 0 1 0 | 27 2 6 8 5/ 10 1 0 0 0 | 74 8 14 22 21 Jake Hansen (CBJ) F SO | 38 7 5 12 10/ 20 3 0 0 0 | 27 4 3 7 10/ 20 2 0 0 0 | 71 9 10 19 10 Aaron Ness (NYI) D SO | 39 2 10 12 12/ 24 0 0 0 0 | 28 2 5 7 10/ 20 0 0 0 0 | 76 4 25 29 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 wcha player statistics • Top Scorers by team con’t

------Minnesota Duluth | Overall - 40 GP (22-17- 1 .562) | Conf Only - 28 GP (16-11- 1 .589) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 12 Jack Connolly C SO | 40 18 31 49 18/ 47 7 1 2 0 | 28 12 21 33 11/ 22 6 0 1 0 | 83 28 50 78 37 Justin Fontaine W JR | 39 21 25 46 11/ 22 13 0 6 0 | 28 18 15 33 7/ 14 11 0 6 0 | 117 40 66 106 22 Mike Connolly W SO | 38 14 26 40 12/ 24 5 2 5 0 | 28 9 24 33 9/ 18 2 2 3 0 | 81 27 55 82 19 Rob Bordson W JR | 40 12 28 40 9/ 18 6 0 1 0 | 28 6 20 26 5/ 10 3 0 0 0 | 82 13 34 47 2 Brady Lamb D SO | 40 11 13 24 26/ 55 6 1 0 0 | 28 8 8 16 18/ 39 5 0 0 0 | 61 12 14 26 21 Travis Oleksuk C SO | 33 10 14 24 8/ 24 5 0 2 0 | 24 6 11 17 4/ 16 2 0 1 0 | 51 10 19 29 7 Drew Akins C SR | 40 6 11 17 23/ 63 4 0 0 0 | 28 5 7 12 15/ 47 4 0 0 0 | 153 21 30 51 23 Jordan Fulton (CAL) W SR | 40 4 13 17 31/ 84 1 0 0 0 | 28 2 9 11 26/ 63 0 0 0 0 | 156 24 34 58 24 Mike Montgomery D JR | 40 2 15 17 8/ 16 0 0 1 0 | 28 2 10 12 6/ 12 0 0 1 0 | 91 4 24 28

------Minnesota State | Overall - 39 GP (16-20- 3 .449) | Conf Only - 28 GP ( 9-17- 2 .357) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 5 Ben Youds D JR | 39 3 23 26 19/ 38 3 0 0 0 | 28 2 14 16 17/ 34 2 0 0 0 | 108 4 42 46 9 Kael Mouillierat F SR | 38 13 12 25 25/ 64 5 2 4 0 | 27 8 8 16 18/ 47 2 1 2 0 | 144 49 43 92 15 Jerad Stewart F SR | 39 13 12 25 19/ 55 5 0 3 0 | 28 8 8 16 14/ 42 3 0 1 0 | 144 28 24 52 12 Rylan Galiardi F JR | 38 11 14 25 14/ 28 5 1 2 1 | 27 8 9 17 11/ 22 4 1 2 1 | 108 22 40 62 19 Geoff Irwin F SR | 37 8 16 24 17/ 34 2 1 0 0 | 26 4 8 12 13/ 26 2 0 0 0 | 143 32 52 84 10 Zach Harrison F SR | 39 8 16 24 15/ 41 2 2 2 0 | 28 8 10 18 11/ 33 2 2 2 0 | 152 26 44 70 22 Kurt Davis D JR | 38 5 18 23 7/ 14 2 0 2 0 | 27 3 14 17 5/ 10 1 0 1 0 | 112 12 57 69 7 Tyler Pitlick F FR | 38 11 8 19 8/ 27 4 0 0 0 | 27 8 6 14 4/ 8 3 0 0 0 | 38 11 8 19 18 Michael Dorr F SO | 22 5 11 16 5/ 10 1 0 1 0 | 14 3 8 11 3/ 6 1 0 0 0 | 24 5 11 16 25 Eriah Hayes F FR | 38 8 6 14 24/ 59 2 0 0 0 | 28 7 4 11 22/ 55 2 0 0 0 | 38 8 6 14 11 Mike Louwerse F SO | 36 7 6 13 27/ 62 3 0 2 0 | 26 6 5 11 19/ 46 3 0 1 0 | 76 20 19 39

------North Dakota | Overall - 43 GP (25-13- 5 .640) | Conf Only - 28 GP (15-10- 3 .589) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 29 Chris VandeVelde (EDM) F SR | 42 16 25 41 11/ 22 7 1 4 0 | 27 10 18 28 10/ 20 5 0 1 0 | 166 52 65 117 17 Jason Gregoire (NYI) F SO | 43 20 17 37 5/ 10 6 1 7 0 | 28 15 9 24 3/ 6 6 0 5 0 | 85 32 34 66 7 Danny Kristo (MON) F FR | 41 15 21 36 4/ 8 9 0 2 1 | 28 10 13 23 3/ 6 6 0 1 1 | 41 15 21 36 19 Evan Trupp F JR | 43 8 26 34 9/ 18 3 0 1 0 | 28 4 17 21 7/ 14 2 0 1 0 | 113 23 44 67 26 Brett Hextall (PHO) F SO | 34 14 12 26 33/ 88 7 1 1 0 | 21 7 6 13 24/ 70 3 1 1 0 | 76 26 26 52 22 Brad Malone (COA) F JR | 43 11 14 25 39/102 0 2 2 0 | 28 5 12 17 28/ 72 0 0 0 0 | 118 17 28 45 3 Derrick LaPoint (FLA) D JR | 43 2 20 22 8/ 16 0 1 0 0 | 28 2 12 14 6/ 12 0 1 0 0 | 106 5 29 34 21 Matt Frattin (TOR) F JR | 24 11 8 19 9/ 21 3 1 1 0 | 14 5 6 11 4/ 8 2 1 1 0 | 109 28 31 59 11 Darcy Zajac F SR | 41 8 11 19 15/ 49 0 0 2 0 | 28 7 9 16 11/ 41 0 0 2 0 | 166 24 30 54 25 Jake Marto D JR | 42 5 13 18 8/ 16 2 0 1 1 | 27 4 4 8 6/ 12 1 0 0 1 | 113 13 30 43

------St. Cloud State | Overall - 43 GP (24-14- 5 .616) | Conf Only - 28 GP (15- 9- 4 .607) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 9 Garrett Roe (LAK) F JR | 41 20 29 49 31/ 65 5 0 2 0 | 27 14 18 32 24/ 51 3 0 1 0 | 118 55 87 142 19 Ryan Lasch F SR | 43 20 29 49 9/ 26 8 0 2 0 | 28 15 17 32 4/ 16 5 0 1 0 | 161 79 104 183 27 Tony Mosey F JR | 43 14 26 40 9/ 18 9 0 2 0 | 28 9 15 24 4/ 8 7 0 1 0 | 107 23 42 65 29 Drew LeBlanc F SO | 43 6 25 31 5/ 10 3 1 3 0 | 28 4 17 21 2/ 4 1 1 1 0 | 81 14 32 46 11 Jared Festler F SO | 42 11 13 24 2/ 4 2 2 3 1 | 27 8 9 17 1/ 2 1 1 2 1 | 69 18 23 41 7 Garrett Raboin D SR | 40 8 16 24 26/ 52 3 2 2 0 | 25 3 12 15 15/ 30 1 1 1 0 | 156 21 62 83 22 David Eddy F FR | 35 12 11 23 6/ 12 2 0 3 0 | 24 5 8 13 5/ 10 0 0 2 0 | 35 12 11 23 10 Ben Hanowski (PIT) F FR | 43 9 10 19 8/ 19 4 0 0 1 | 28 6 5 11 5/ 13 3 0 0 1 | 43 9 10 19 12 Travis Novak F SO | 36 11 5 16 15/ 30 2 2 2 0 | 22 7 4 11 11/ 22 1 1 1 0 | 72 16 15 31 17 Aaron Marvin (CAL) F JR | 39 5 11 16 23/ 73 0 1 1 0 | 25 5 7 12 12/ 51 0 1 1 0 | 117 18 38 56

------Wisconsin | Overall - 43 GP (28-11- 4 .698) | Conf Only - 28 GP (17- 8- 3 .661) | Career ------|------|------|------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 21 Derek Stepan (NYR) F SO | 41 12 42 54 4/ 8 1 1 3 0 | 28 4 27 31 3/ 6 0 1 1 0 | 81 21 66 87 9 Michael Davies F SR | 41 20 32 52 15/ 30 8 0 2 0 | 26 10 22 32 10/ 20 4 0 1 0 | 155 54 69 123 7 Brendan Smith (DET) D JR | 42 15 37 52 38/ 76 11 0 4 0 | 27 11 18 29 25/ 50 8 0 3 0 | 95 26 61 87 5 Blake Geoffrion (NSH) F SR | 40 28 22 50 28/ 56 15 0 4 0 | 25 19 15 34 22/ 44 11 0 2 0 | 147 55 59 114 15 Craig Smith (NSH) F FR | 41 8 25 33 25/ 72 1 0 1 0 | 28 6 19 25 18/ 58 1 0 1 0 | 41 8 25 33 22 Ben Street F SR | 43 14 16 30 15/ 30 1 0 1 1 | 28 13 11 24 11/ 22 1 0 1 1 | 171 48 45 93 11 Andy Bohmbach F SR | 43 9 15 24 10/ 20 0 0 0 0 | 28 9 6 15 5/ 10 0 0 0 0 | 116 20 34 54 13 Aaron Bendickson F SR | 43 12 10 22 8/ 16 0 2 3 0 | 28 7 5 12 6/ 12 0 2 2 0 | 147 20 20 40 6 Justin Schultz (ANA) D FR | 43 6 16 22 6/ 12 5 0 0 0 | 28 2 14 16 5/ 10 1 0 0 0 | 43 6 16 22 28 Jordy Murray F SO | 39 12 9 21 18/ 47 2 0 2 0 | 24 7 5 12 10/ 20 1 0 2 0 | 79 20 14 34 24 John Mitchell F SR | 41 8 11 19 23/ 54 3 0 3 0 | 27 4 10 14 13/ 26 3 0 1 0 | 139 32 29 61 17 Ryan McDonagh (NYR) D JR | 43 4 14 18 27/ 73 2 0 1 0 | 28 3 9 12 22/ 63 1 0 0 0 | 119 14 32 46 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2009-10 Div. 1 Men’s Team Statistics • National Leaders

other WCHA teams all games • Final 11 North Dakota 47/228 3 20.6 12 Colorado College 43/211 3 20.4 Scoring Offense: Games Goals G/GM 14 Denver 41/204 5 20.1 1 Yale 34 141 4.15 25 St. Cloud State 42/222 4 18.9 2 Boston College 42 171 4.07 31 Minnesota State 37/201 4 18.4 3 Wisconsin 43 171 3.98 34 Minnesota 30/164 5 18.3 4 Maine 39 143 3.67 48 Michigan Tech 25/159 9 15.7 5 RIT 41 145 3.54 t53 Alaska Anchorage 24/183 14 13.1 6 Bemidji State 37 128 3.46 7 Sacred Heart 38 131 3.45 Penalty Kill: Totals SHF PCT 8 Union 39 134 3.44 1 Ferris State 190/215 6 88.4 9 Canisius 37 125 3.38 2 Air Force 149/169 6 88.2 10 New Hampshire 39 131 3.36 3 Cornell 138/157 0 87.9 other WCHA teams 4 North Dakota 188/216 7 87.0 14 North Dakota 43 140 3.26 5 Alab-Huntsville 155/179 0 86.6 15 Denver 41 133 3.24 6 Denver 166/192 7 86.5 17 St. Cloud State 43 138 3.21 7 Notre Dame 150/174 4 86.2 19 Colorado College 39 123 3.15 8 Miami 206/239 7 86.2 20 Minnesota Duluth 40 126 3.15 9 Michigan 208/242 5 86.0 t34 Minnesota State 39 110 2.82 10 Bemidji State 155/182 5 85.2 43 Minnesota 39 106 2.72 other WCHA teams 49 Alaska Anchorage 36 87 2.42 11 Wisconsin 191/225 5 84.9 55 Michigan Tech 36 74 2.06 25 Minnesota Duluth 172/208 4 82.7 28 Minnesota 146/178 5 82.0 Scoring Defense: Games Goals G/GM 29 Minnesota State 177/216 6 81.9 1 Miami 44 86 1.95 35 St. Cloud State 150/186 10 80.6 2 Cornell 34 67 1.97 38 Colorado College 143/178 6 80.3 3 North Dakota 43 91 2.12 42 Alaska Anchorage 175/220 7 79.5 4 RIT 41 90 2.20 58 Michigan Tech 140/195 4 71.8 5 Michigan 45 102 2.27 6 Ferris State 40 92 2.30 Combined Special Teams: Totals PCT 7 Bemidji State 37 87 2.35 1 Northern Michigan 232/417 55.6 8 UMass Lowell 39 92 2.36 2 Cornell 170/312 54.5 9 Alaska 39 93 2.38 3 Merrimack 204/378 54.0 10 Denver 41 99 2.41 4 Providence 150/281 53.4 other WCHA teams 5 Bemidji State 187/352 53.1 15 Wisconsin 43 111 2.58 6 Ferris State 233/439 53.1 19 Minnesota Duluth 40 109 2.73 7 North Dakota 235/444 52.9 23 Minnesota 39 110 2.82 8 Air Force 185/350 52.9 24 St. Cloud State 43 122 2.84 9 Quinnipiac 200/379 52.8 t26 Minnesota State 39 112 2.87 10 Miami 249/476 52.3 30 Colorado College 39 113 2.90 other WCHA teams 56 Alaska Anchorage 36 141 3.92 11 Denver 207/396 52.3 58 Michigan Tech 36 148 4.11 17 Wisconsin 241/467 51.6 18 Minnesota 176/342 51.5 Scoring Margin: Games GF GF/G GA GA/G Margin 19 Minnesota State 214/417 51.3 1 Boston College 42 171 4.07 104 2.48 1.60 24 Minnesota Duluth 227/447 50.8 2 Wisconsin 43 171 3.98 111 2.58 1.40 37 Alaska Anchorage 199/403 49.4 3 Miami 44 147 3.34 86 1.95 1.39 45 Colorado College 186/389 47.8 4 RIT 41 145 3.54 90 2.20 1.34 50 St. Cloud State 192/408 47.1 5 Cornell 34 107 3.15 67 1.97 1.18 53 Michigan Tech 165/354 46.6 6 North Dakota 43 140 3.26 91 2.12 1.14 7 Bemidji State 37 128 3.46 87 2.35 1.11 Team Winning Percentage: W- L- T Win% 8 Yale 34 141 4.15 105 3.09 1.06 1 Miami 29- 8- 7 .739 9 Michigan 45 148 3.29 102 2.27 1.02 2 Boston College 29-10- 3 .726 10 Union 39 134 3.44 100 2.56 0.87 3 Denver 27-10- 4 .707 other WCHA teams 4 Wisconsin 28-11- 4 .698 11 Denver 41 133 3.24 99 2.41 0.83 5 RIT 28-12- 1 .695 16 Minnesota Duluth 40 126 3.15 109 2.73 0.42 6 Cornell 21- 9- 4 .676 18 St. Cloud State 43 138 3.21 122 2.84 0.37 7 Bemidji State 23-10- 4 .676 20 Colorado College 39 123 3.15 113 2.90 0.26 8 Yale 21-10- 3 .662 32 Minnesota State 39 110 2.82 112 2.87 -0.05 9 North Dakota 25-13- 5 .640 34 Minnesota 39 106 2.72 110 2.82 -0.10 10 St. Cloud State 24-14- 5 .616 54 Alaska Anchorage 36 87 2.42 141 3.92 -1.50 11 Union 21-12- 6 .615 58 Michigan Tech 36 74 2.06 148 4.11 -2.06 12 Sacred Heart 21-13- 4 .605 13 Ferris State 21-13- 6 .600 Penalty Minutes: Games PIM PIM/G 14 Michigan 26-18- 1 .589 1 Alaska Anchorage 36 762 21.2 15 Northern Michigan 20-13- 8 .585 2 Miami 44 857 19.5 16 Michigan State 19-13- 6 .579 3 Canisius 37 717 19.4 17 Alaska 18-12- 9 .577 4 Bowling Green 36 678 18.8 18 Minnesota Duluth 22-17- 1 .562 5 North Dakota 43 781 18.2 19 New Hampshire 18-14- 7 .551 6 Michigan Tech 36 640 17.8 20 Nebraska-Omaha 20-16- 6 .548 7 Wisconsin 43 762 17.7 21 UMass Lowell 19-16- 4 .538 8 Minnesota State 39 680 17.4 22 St. Lawrence 19-16- 7 .536 9 Ferris State 40 694 17.4 23 Canisius 17-15- 5 .527 10 Merrimack 37 618 16.7 24 Colorado College 19-17- 3 .526 other WCHA teams Maine 19-17- 3 .526 12 Minnesota Duluth 40 663 16.6 Vermont 17-15- 7 .526 26 St. Cloud State 43 621 14.4 27 Quinnipiac 20-18- 2 .525 31 Colorado College 39 534 13.7 28 Air Force 16-15- 6 .514 33 Minnesota 39 527 13.5 29 Boston University 18-17- 3 .513 34 Denver 41 543 13.2 30 Rensselaer 18-17- 4 .513 31 Colgate 15-15- 6 .500 Power Play: Totals SHA PCT Massachusetts 18-18- 0 .500 1 Maine 62/224 5 27.7 Northeastern 16-16- 2 .500 2 Yale 47/197 7 23.9 other WCHA teams 3 Minnesota Duluth 55/239 6 23.0 34 Minnesota 18-19- 2 .487 4 Canisius 45/205 5 22.0 38 Minnesota State 16-20- 3 .449 5 Quinnipiac 42/192 6 21.9 t51 Alaska Anchorage 11-23- 2 .333 6 RIT 50/235 6 21.3 58 Michigan Tech 5-30- 1 .153 7 Boston College 45/212 3 21.2 8 Merrimack 36/171 5 21.1 Current Unbeaten Streak: W- L- T Games 9 Wisconsin 50/242 6 20.7 Boston College 12- 0- 1 13 10 Cornell 32/155 4 20.6 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2009-10 Div. 1 Men’s Player statistics • National Leaders all games • Final

Points Per Game: GP G- A- P P/GM 1 Gustav Nyquist (DET) Maine SO F 39 19-42-61 1.56 2 Cory Conacher Canisius JR F 35 20-33-53 1.51 3 James Marcou Massachusetts JR F 36 11-40-51 1.42 4 Nick Johnson Sacred Heart SR F 38 27-25-52 1.37 5 Bobby Butler New Hampshire SR F 39 29-24-53 1.36 6 Chase Polacek Rensselaer JR F 39 26-26-52 1.33 7 Stephane Da Costa Merrimack FR F 34 16-29-45 1.32 Brian O'Neill Yale SO F 34 16-29-45 1.32 9 Derek Stepan (NYR) Wisconsin SO F 41 12-42-54 1.32 10 Dave Jarman Sacred Heart SR F 38 13-36-49 1.29 11 Michael Davies Wisconsin SR F 41 20-32-52 1.27 12 Cam Atkinson (CBJ) Boston College SO F 42 30-23-53 1.26 13 Casey Wellman Massachusetts SO F 36 23-22-45 1.25 Blake Geoffrion (NSH) Wisconsin SR F 40 28-22-50 1.25 15 Brendan Smith (DET) Wisconsin JR D 42 15-37-52 1.24 16 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO C 40 18-31-49 1.23 Mark Olver (COA) Northern Michigan JR F 40 19-30-49 1.23 18 Rhett Rakhshani (NYI) Denver SR F 41 21-29-50 1.22 19 Scott Fleming Dartmouth JR F 32 22-17-39 1.22 20 Sean Backman Yale SR F 29 21-14-35 1.21 21 Broc Little Yale JR F 34 27-14-41 1.21 22 Brian Flynn Maine SO F 39 19-28-47 1.21 23 Adam Estoclet Dartmouth JR F 30 12-24-36 1.20 24 Garrett Roe (LAK) St. Cloud State JR F 41 20-29-49 1.20 25 Brian Gibbons Boston College JR F 42 16-34-50 1.19 26 Mario Valery-Trabucco Union SR F 38 23-22-45 1.18 27 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 39 21-25-46 1.18 28 Cameron Burt RIT SO F 40 16-31-47 1.18 29 Riley Nash (EDM) Cornell JR F 30 12-23-35 1.17 Chris Moran Niagara SR F 36 9-33-42 1.17 31 Zac Dalpe (CAR) Ohio State SO F 39 21-24-45 1.15 32 Nick Bonino (ANA) Boston University JR F 33 11-27-38 1.15 33 Andrew Favot RIT JR LW/C 40 13-33-46 1.15 34 Ryan Lasch St. Cloud State SR F 43 20-29-49 1.14 35 Austin Smith (DAL) Colgate SO F 36 16-25-41 1.14 36 Jacques Lamoureux Air Force JR F 37 22-20-42 1.14 Corey Tropp (BUF) Michigan State JR F 37 20-22-42 1.14 38 David McIntyre (NJD) Colgate SR F 35 11-28-39 1.11 Tanner House Maine JR F 35 18-21-39 1.11 40 Carl Hagelin (NYR) Michigan JR F 45 19-31-50 1.11 41 Matt Read Bemidji State JR F 37 19-22-41 1.11 Vincent Scarsella Canisius JR F 37 11-30-41 1.11 43 Dion Knelsen Alaska SR C 39 19-24-43 1.10 Brandon Pirri (CHI) Rensselaer FR F 39 11-32-43 1.10 45 Blake Gallagher Cornell SR F 34 18-19-37 1.09 Denny Kearney Yale JR F 34 12-25-37 1.09 47 Andy Taranto Alaska FR RW 39 18-24-42 1.08 48 Joe Whitney Boston College JR F 42 17-28-45 1.07 49 Brian Day (NYI) Colgate JR F 34 21-15-36 1.06 Mark Arcobello Yale SR F 34 15-21-36 1.06 other WCHA players t53 Mike Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO W 38 14-26-40 1.05 55 Joe Colborne (BOS) Denver SO F 39 22-19-41 1.05 58 Kevin Clark Alaska Anchorage SR F 36 23-14-37 1.03 t64 Tyler Ruegsegger (TOR) Denver SR F 41 16-25-41 1.00 Rob Bordson Minnesota Duluth JR W 40 12-28-40 1.00 t71 Chris VandeVelde (EDM) North Dakota SR F 42 16-25-41 0.98 85 Brett Olson Michigan Tech SO C 32 18-12-30 0.94 88 Tony Mosey St. Cloud State JR F 43 14-26-40 0.93 91 Anthony Maiani Denver JR F 37 8-26-34 0.92 Minimum 75% of Team Games Played

Goals Per Game: GP G G/GM 1 Broc Little Yale JR F 34 27 0.79 2 Bobby Butler New Hampshire SR F 39 29 0.74 3 Sean Backman Yale SR F 29 21 0.72 4 Cam Atkinson (CBJ) Boston College SO F 42 30 0.71 5 Nick Johnson Sacred Heart SR F 38 27 0.71 WCHA players 6 Blake Geoffrion (NSH) Wisconsin SR F 40 28 0.70 t9 Kevin Clark Alaska Anchorage SR F 36 23 0.64 14 Mike Testwuide Colorado College SR RW/RW 36 21 0.58 17 Joe Colborne (BOS) Denver SO F 39 22 0.56 18 Brett Olson Michigan Tech SO C 32 18 0.56 t21 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 39 21 0.54 28 Rhett Rakhshani (NYI) Denver SR F 41 21 0.51 32 Garrett Roe (LAK) St. Cloud State JR F 41 20 0.49 Michael Davies Wisconsin SR F 41 20 0.49 44 Jason Gregoire (NYI) North Dakota SO F 43 20 0.47 Ryan Lasch St. Cloud State SR F 43 20 0.47 t53 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO C 40 18 0.45 Minimum 75% of Team Games Played WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 Div. 1 national player statistics • all games con’t

Assists Per Game: GP A A/GM 1 James Marcou Massachusetts JR F 36 40 1.11 2 Gustav Nyquist (DET) Maine SO F 39 42 1.08 3 Derek Stepan (NYR) Wisconsin SO F 41 42 1.02 4 Dave Jarman Sacred Heart SR F 38 36 0.95 5 Cory Conacher Canisius JR F 35 33 0.94 other WCHA players 7 Brendan Smith (DET) Wisconsin JR D 42 37 0.88 18 Michael Davies Wisconsin SR F 41 32 0.78 t19 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO C 40 31 0.78 31 Rhett Rakhshani (NYI) Denver SR F 41 29 0.71 Garrett Roe (LAK) St. Cloud State JR F 41 29 0.71 t33 Anthony Maiani Denver JR F 37 26 0.70 36 Rob Bordson Minnesota Duluth JR W 40 28 0.70 42 Mike Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO W 38 26 0.68 t43 Ryan Lasch St. Cloud State SR F 43 29 0.67 51 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 39 25 0.64

Power Play Goals: GP PPG/G PPG 1 Blake Geoffrion (NSH) Wisconsin SR F 40 0.38 15 2 Brandon Wong Quinnipiac SR F 40 0.35 14 3 Jacques Lamoureux Air Force JR F 37 0.35 13 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 39 0.33 13 Chase Polacek Rensselaer JR F 39 0.33 13 other WCHA players t6 Joe Colborne (BOS) Denver SO F 39 0.28 11 Brendan Smith (DET) Wisconsin JR D 42 0.26 11 t16 Danny Kristo (MON) North Dakota FR F 41 0.22 9 Tony Mosey St. Cloud State JR F 43 0.21 9

Short-Handed Goals: GP SHG/G SHG 1 Mike Gurtler Mercyhurst JR F 33 0.12 4 David Warsofsky (STL) Boston University SO D 34 0.12 4 3 Jordan Cyr Holy Cross JR F 29 0.10 3 Brett Olson Michigan Tech SO C 32 0.09 3 Jack Maclellan Brown SO F 36 0.08 3 Mike Testwuide Colorado College SR RW/RW 36 0.08 3 Paul Zanette Niagara JR F 36 0.08 3 Matt Read Bemidji State JR F 37 0.08 3 Mark Cornacchia RIT SO F 39 0.08 3 other WCHA players t10 Sean Wiles Alaska Anchorage JR F 32 0.06 2 Jesse Martin (ATL) Denver JR F 34 0.06 2 Kevin Clark Alaska Anchorage SR F 36 0.06 2 Travis Novak St. Cloud State SO F 36 0.06 2 Mike Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO W 38 0.05 2 Kael Mouillierat Minnesota State SR F 38 0.05 2 Joe Colborne (BOS) Denver SO F 39 0.05 2 Tony Lucia (SJS) Minnesota SR F 39 0.05 2 Zach Harrison Minnesota State SR F 39 0.05 2 Garrett Raboin St. Cloud State SR D 40 0.05 2 Jake Gardiner (ANA) Wisconsin SO D 41 0.05 2 Jared Festler St. Cloud State SO F 42 0.05 2 Brad Malone (COA) North Dakota JR F 43 0.05 2 Aaron Bendickson Wisconsin SR F 43 0.05 2

Game-Winning Goals: GP GWG 1 Nick Johnson Sacred Heart SR F 38 8 Joe Colborne (BOS) Denver SO F 39 8 3 Broc Little Yale JR F 34 7 Jason Gregoire (NYI) North Dakota SO F 43 7 5 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR W 39 6 Jarod Palmer Miami SR F 44 6 other WCHA players t7 Mike Testwuide Colorado College SR RW/RW 36 5 Mike Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO W 38 5 Kyle Ostrow Denver JR F 41 5 t20 Kael Mouillierat Minnesota State SR F 38 4 Blake Geoffrion (NSH) Wisconsin SR F 40 4 Rhett Rakhshani (NYI) Denver SR F 41 4 Chris VandeVelde (EDM) North Dakota SR F 42 4 Brendan Smith (DET) Wisconsin JR D 42 4 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 Div. 1 national player statistics • all games con’t

Points Per Game (Defensemen): GP G- A- P P/GM 1 Brendan Smith (DET) Wisconsin JR D 42 15-37-52 1.24 2 Blake Kessel (NYI) New Hampshire SO D 38 10-28-38 1.00 3 Carl Hudson Canisius SR D 35 14-20-34 0.97 4 Thomas Dignard Yale SR D 29 6-21-27 0.93 5 Dan Ringwald RIT SR D 41 11-26-37 0.90 6 Brad Hunt Bemidji State SO D 37 7-26-33 0.89 7 Justin Braun (SJS) Massachusetts SR D 36 8-23-31 0.86 8 Colby Cohen (COA) Boston University JR D 36 14-16-30 0.83 9 Erik Gustafsson Northern Michigan JR D 39 3-29-32 0.82 10 Will O'Neill (ATL) Maine SO D 39 8-23-31 0.79 other WCHA players 16 Nate Prosser Colorado College SR D 39 4-24-28 0.72 19 Patrick Wiercioch (OTT) Denver SO D 39 6-21-27 0.69 t25 Ben Youds Minnesota State JR D 39 3-23-26 0.67 37 Kurt Davis Minnesota State JR D 38 5-18-23 0.61 38 Brady Lamb Minnesota Duluth SO D 40 11-13-24 0.60 Garrett Raboin St. Cloud State SR D 40 8-16-24 0.60 t41 Gabe Guentzel Colorado College SO D 39 3-20-23 0.59 45 Matt Donovan (NYI) Denver FR D 36 7-14-21 0.58 Minimum 75% of Team Games Played

Points Per Game (Rookies): GP G- A- P P/GM 1 Stephane Da Costa Merrimack F 34 16-29-45 1.32 2 Brandon Pirri (CHI) Rensselaer F 39 11-32-43 1.10 3 Andy Taranto Alaska RW 39 18-24-42 1.08 4 Eric Delong Sacred Heart F 35 15-20-35 1.00 Andrew Miller Yale F 34 5-29-34 1.00 6 Jerry D'Amigo (TOR) Rensselaer F 35 10-24-34 0.97 7 Jordan George Bemidji State F 36 13-21-34 0.94 8 Danny Kristo (MON) North Dakota F 41 15-21-36 0.88 9 Kyle Flanagan St. Lawrence F/C 32 5-23-28 0.88 10 Craig Smith (NSH) Wisconsin F 41 8-25-33 0.80 other WCHA players 14 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College F 39 6-22-28 0.72 25 David Eddy St. Cloud State F 35 12-11-23 0.66 35 Matt Donovan (NYI) Denver D 36 7-14-21 0.58 t45 Steven Seigo Michigan Tech D 36 4-15-19 0.53 50 Justin Schultz (ANA) Wisconsin D 43 6-16-22 0.51 Minimum 75% of Team Games Played

Goals Against Average: Minutes GA GAA 1 Cody Reichard Miami SO 1570:48 49 1.87 2 Ben Scrivens Cornell SR 2018:28 63 1.87 3 Connor Knapp (BUF) Miami SO 1126:44 37 1.97 4 Carter Hutton UMass Lowell SR 1614:12 55 2.04 5 Corey Milan Union JR 960:49 33 2.06 6 Marc Cheverie (FLA) Denver JR 2044:27 71 2.08 7 Jared DeMichiel RIT SR 2270:08 79 2.09 8 Brad Eidsness (BUF) North Dakota SO 2387:54 84 2.11 9 Pat Nagle Ferris State JR 1496:05 53 2.13 10 Scott Greenham Alaska SO 2295:34 84 2.20 other WCHA players 13 Scott Gudmandson Wisconsin JR 1824:25 71 2.33 14 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SO 1370:08 54 2.36 25 Dan Dunn (WSH) St. Cloud State JR 1139:56 49 2.58 26 Phil Cook Minnesota State FR 926:02 40 2.59 30 Alex Kangas (ATL) Minnesota JR 1934:28 84 2.61 35 Mike Lee (PHO) St. Cloud State FR 1477:24 69 2.80 37 Joe Howe Colorado College FR 2096:48 98 2.80 40 Brady Hjelle Minnesota Duluth SO 1033:16 49 2.85 41 Austin Lee Minnesota State SO 1157:19 55 2.85 70 Kevin Genoe Michigan Tech FR 1353:53 80 3.55 71 Jon Olthuis Alaska Anchorage SR 1470:28 88 3.59 76 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SO 795:17 62 4.68 Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 Div. 1 national player statistics • all games con’t

Save Percentage: Saves GA Save% 1 Ben Scrivens Cornell SR 894 63 .934 2 Marc Cheverie (FLA) Denver JR 976 71 .932 3 Carter Hutton UMass Lowell SR 706 55 .928 4 Brian Stewart Northern Michigan SR 1099 87 .927 5 Cameron Talbot Alab-Huntsville JR 1042 85 .925 6 Pat Nagle Ferris State JR 636 53 .923 7 Riley Gill Western Michigan SR 1007 84 .923 8 Connor Knapp (BUF) Miami SO 433 37 .921 9 Cody Reichard Miami SO 571 49 .921 10 Jared DeMichiel RIT SR 920 79 .921 other WCHA players 17 Mike Lee (PHO) St. Cloud State FR 758 69 .917 21 Dan Dunn (WSH) St. Cloud State JR 528 49 .915 23 Brad Eidsness (BUF) North Dakota SO 891 84 .914 27 Scott Gudmandson Wisconsin JR 745 71 .913 29 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SO 558 54 .912 31 Alex Kangas (ATL) Minnesota JR 858 84 .911 39 Phil Cook Minnesota State FR 396 40 .908 44 Austin Lee Minnesota State SO 536 55 .907 45 Joe Howe Colorado College FR 952 98 .907 49 Kevin Genoe Michigan Tech FR 753 80 .904 60 Brady Hjelle Minnesota Duluth SO 431 49 .898 75 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SO 438 62 .876 76 Jon Olthuis Alaska Anchorage SR 592 88 .871 Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played

Winning Percentage: W- L- T Win% 1 Cody Reichard Miami SO 19- 4- 3 .788 2 Marc Cheverie (FLA) Denver JR 24- 6- 3 .773 3 Scott Gudmandson Wisconsin JR 20- 5- 4 .759 4 Jared DeMichiel RIT SR 27-10- 1 .724 5 Taylor Nelson Ferris State SO 9- 3- 3 .700 6 John Muse Boston College JR 19- 8- 2 .690 7 Scott Darling (PHO) Maine SO 15- 6- 3 .688 8 Brad Eidsness (BUF) North Dakota SO 24-10- 4 .684 Dan Dunn (WSH) St. Cloud State JR 12- 5- 2 .684 10 Dan Bakala Bemidji State SO 19- 8- 3 .683 other WCHA players 21 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SO 13-10- 0 .565 22 Mike Lee (PHO) St. Cloud State FR 12- 9- 3 .562 Phil Cook Minnesota State FR 8- 6- 2 .562 24 Brady Hjelle Minnesota Duluth SO 9- 7- 1 .559 32 Joe Howe Colorado College FR 17-15- 3 .529 37 Alex Kangas (ATL) Minnesota JR 16-15- 1 .516 58 Austin Lee Minnesota State SO 7-11- 0 .389 63 Jon Olthuis Alaska Anchorage SR 8-15- 2 .360 73 Kevin Genoe Michigan Tech FR 4-18- 1 .196 75 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SO 1-12- 0 .077 Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2009-10 Div. 1 Men’s Player statistics con’t • Game Highs

Assists: 4 James Marcou Massachusetts vs Rensselaer 10/08/2009 Points: 5 Brett Olson Michigan Tech vs Northern Michigan 10/09/2009 Goals: 3 Brett Olson Michigan Tech vs Northern Michigan 10/09/2009 Saves: 48 Dan Morrison Canisius vs Ferris State 10/10/2009 Saves: 48 Cameron Talbot Alab-Huntsville vs Notre Dame 10/10/2009 Penalty Kill: 1.000 9 of 9 Denver vs Ohio State 10/15/2009 Goals: 3 Cory Conacher Canisius vs Lake Superior 10/16/2009 Goals: 3 Corey Tropp Michigan State vs Maine 10/16/2009 Goals: 3 J.J. Crew Western Michigan vs Mercyhurst 10/16/2009 Points: 5 Stephane Da Costa Merrimack vs Army 10/17/2009 Goals: 5 Stephane Da Costa Merrimack vs Army 10/17/2009 Goals: 3 Matt Bergland Providence vs Bowling Green 10/23/2009 Saves: 48 Eric Levine Robert Morris vs Ferris State 10/24/2009 Goals: 3 Peter Child St. Lawrence vs Sacred Heart 10/30/2009 Goals: 3 Al Mazur RIT vs Connecticut 10/30/2009 Points: 5 Nathan Longpre Robert Morris vs Quinnipiac 10/31/2009 Goals: 4 Nathan Longpre Robert Morris vs Quinnipiac 10/31/2009 Saves: 58 Eric Levine Robert Morris vs Quinnipiac 10/31/2009 Goals: 3 Dan Ringwald RIT vs Connecticut 10/31/2009 Goals: 3 Mike Atkinson Quinnipiac vs Clarkson 11/06/2009 Power Play: .800 4 of 5 Boston College vs New Hampshire 11/06/2009 Saves: 48 Kevin Genoe Michigan Tech vs Minnesota Duluth 11/13/2009 Goals: 3 Eric Lampe Quinnipiac vs Harvard 11/13/2009 Goals: 3 Chris Kushneriuk Robert Morris vs Niagara 11/13/2009 Points: 5 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth vs Michigan Tech 11/14/2009 Points: 5 Mike Connolly Minnesota Duluth vs Michigan Tech 11/14/2009 Goals: 4 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth vs Michigan Tech 11/14/2009 Assists: 4 Rob Bordson Minnesota Duluth vs Michigan Tech 11/14/2009 Assists: 4 Mike Connolly Minnesota Duluth vs Michigan Tech 11/14/2009 Assists: 4 Jimmy Hayes Boston College vs Vermont 11/14/2009 Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Boston College vs Vermont 11/14/2009 Points: 5 Jerad Stewart Minnesota State vs Alaska Anchorage 11/20/2009 Goals: 4 Jerad Stewart Minnesota State vs Alaska Anchorage 11/20/2009 Goals: 3 Blair Riley Ferris State vs Ohio State 11/20/2009 Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Quinnipiac vs Colgate 11/20/2009 Saves: 49 Jeff Larson Connecticut vs Air Force 11/20/2009 Goals: 3 Cody Omilusik Army vs Bentley 11/20/2009 Goals: 3 Mike Gurtler Mercyhurst vs Holy Cross 11/20/2009 Penalty Kill: 1.000 9 of 9 Mercyhurst vs Holy Cross 11/20/2009 Assists: 4 Peter Boyd Ohio State vs Ferris State 11/21/2009 Power Play: .667 4 of 6 Ferris State vs Ohio State 11/21/2009 Points: 5 Chris Auger UMass Lowell vs Merrimack 11/21/2009 Assists: 4 Chris Auger UMass Lowell vs Merrimack 11/21/2009 Goals: 3 Brad Hunt Bemidji State vs Alab-Huntsville 11/21/2009 Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Canisius vs American Int'l 11/21/2009 Points: 5 James Marcou Massachusetts vs Vermont 11/24/2009 Goals: 3 Casey Wellman Massachusetts vs Vermont 11/24/2009 Assists: 5 James Marcou Massachusetts vs Vermont 11/24/2009 Goals: 4 Conor Morrison Harvard vs Boston University 11/24/2009 Points: 5 Derek Stepan Wisconsin vs Michigan State 11/27/2009 Assists: 4 Derek Stepan Wisconsin vs Michigan State 11/27/2009 Points: 5 Brian Flynn Maine vs St. Lawrence 11/28/2009 Team Goals: 10 Maine vs St. Lawrence 11/28/2009 Assists: 4 Erik Gustafsson Northern Michigan vs Alaska 11/28/2009 Goals: 3 Calle Ridderwall Notre Dame vs Bowling Green 11/28/2009 Assists: 4 Billy Maday Notre Dame vs Bowling Green 11/28/2009 Saves: 49 Kyle Rank Bentley vs Lake Superior 11/28/2009 Goals: 3 Jesse Fratkin Brown vs Connecticut 11/28/2009 Goals: 3 Blake Geoffrion Wisconsin vs Michigan Tech 12/04/2009 Assists: 4 Brendan Smith Wisconsin vs Michigan Tech 12/04/2009 Goals: 3 Mike Testwuide Colorado College vs Denver 12/05/2009 Goals: 3 David Vallorani UMass Lowell vs Massachusetts 12/05/2009 Assists: 4 Nick Schaus UMass Lowell vs Massachusetts 12/05/2009 Points: 5 Cory Conacher Canisius vs Bentley 12/05/2009 Assists: 4 Cory Conacher Canisius vs Bentley 12/05/2009 Team Goals: 9 Canisius vs Bentley 12/05/2009 Goals: 3 Mario Valery-Trabucco Union vs Rensselaer 12/09/2009 Power Play: .800 4 of 5 Minnesota State vs Bemidji State 12/11/2009 Points: 5 Tommy Wingels Miami vs Ohio State 12/11/2009 Goals: 4 Tommy Wingels Miami vs Ohio State 12/11/2009 Power Play: .667 4 of 6 Miami vs Ohio State 12/11/2009 Saves: 49 Ryan Zapolski Mercyhurst vs Air Force 12/11/2009 Goals: 3 Corey Tropp Michigan State vs Bowling Green 12/12/2009 Power Play: .667 4 of 6 Maine vs Northeastern 12/12/2009 Assists: 4 Austin Smith Colgate vs Canisius 12/20/2009 Power Play: .667 4 of 6 Colgate vs Canisius 12/20/2009 Team Goals: 10 Michigan State vs Michigan Tech 12/29/2009 Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Lake Superior vs Robert Morris 01/02/2010 Saves: 48 Brian Stewart Northern Michigan vs Minnesota 01/03/2010 Goals: 3 Dan Bartlett Princeton vs Quinnipiac 01/04/2010 Assists: 4 John Albert Ohio State vs Bowling Green 01/08/2010 Goals: 3 Brandon Coccimiglio Mercyhurst vs American Int'l 01/08/2010 Saves: 57 Garrett Bartus Connecticut vs Air Force 01/09/2010 Assists: 4 Brandon Pirri Rensselaer vs Princeton 01/10/2010 Goals: 3 Kevin Clark Alaska Anchorage vs Michigan Tech 01/16/2010 Assists: 4 Blake Kessel New Hampshire vs Dartmouth 01/16/2010 Power Play: .750 3 of 4 New Hampshire vs Dartmouth 01/16/2010 Assists: 4 Nick Bonino Boston University vs Merrimack 01/16/2010 Goals: 3 Brayden Irwin Vermont vs Northeastern 01/16/2010 Team Goals: 9 Vermont vs Northeastern 01/16/2010 WCHA Men’s Release/season 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Goals: 3 William Rapuzzi Colorado College vs Alaska Anchorage 01/22/2010 Assists: 4 Max Campbell Western Michigan vs Bowling Green 01/22/2010 Goals: 3 Calle Ridderwall Notre Dame vs Lake Superior 01/22/2010 Saves: 48 Andrew Hare Niagara vs Quinnipiac 01/22/2010 Penalty Kill: 1.000 10 of 10 Miami vs Alaska 01/23/2010 Saves: 55 Chris Noonan Niagara vs Quinnipiac 01/23/2010 Goals: 3 Carl Hudson Canisius vs Sacred Heart 01/23/2010 Goals: 3 Nick Vandenbeld Mercyhurst vs Bentley 01/23/2010 Penalty Kill: 1.000 9 of 9 Vermont vs Massachusetts 01/24/2010 Penalty Kill: 1.000 9 of 9 Denver vs North Dakota 01/29/2010 Goals: 3 Bobby Preece Bentley vs RIT 01/30/2010 Points: 5 Mario Valery-Trabucco Union vs Clarkson 02/05/2010 Points: 5 Adam Presizniuk Union vs Clarkson 02/05/2010 Goals: 3 Mario Valery-Trabucco Union vs Clarkson 02/05/2010 Assists: 4 Adam Presizniuk Union vs Clarkson 02/05/2010 Assists: 4 Nolan Julseth-White Union vs Clarkson 02/05/2010 Team Goals: 11 Union vs Clarkson 02/05/2010 Goals: 3 Terry Broadhurst Nebraska-Omaha vs Ohio State 02/05/2010 Assists: 4 Zac Dalpe Ohio State vs Nebraska-Omaha 02/05/2010 Assists: 4 Brian Gibbons Boston College vs Massachusetts 02/05/2010 Goals: 3 Michael Penny American Int'l vs Bentley 02/05/2010 Saves: 51 Brian Stewart Northern Michigan vs Ferris State 02/06/2010 Penalty Kill: 1.000 9 of 9 Northern Michigan vs Ferris State 02/06/2010 Team Goals: 10 Miami vs Lake Superior 02/06/2010 Goals: 3 Derek Roehl Western Michigan vs Notre Dame 02/06/2010 Saves: 54 Riley Gill Western Michigan vs Notre Dame 02/06/2010 Penalty Kill: 1.000 12 of 12 Western Michigan vs Notre Dame 02/06/2010 Goals: 3 Andy Taranto Alaska vs Ohio State 02/12/2010 Goals: 4 Bobby Butler New Hampshire vs Providence 02/12/2010 Goals: 3 Joe Colborne Denver vs Minnesota 02/13/2010 Assists: 4 Andy Miele Miami vs Bowling Green 02/13/2010 Team Goals: 10 Miami vs Bowling Green 02/13/2010 Goals: 3 Chase Polacek Rensselaer vs Dartmouth 02/13/2010 Assists: 4 Cameron Burt RIT vs Army 02/13/2010 Goals: 3 Travis Vermeulen St. Lawrence vs Yale 02/19/2010 Assists: 4 Dion Knelsen Alaska vs Lake Superior 02/19/2010 Points: 7 Brian Flynn Maine vs UMass Lowell 02/19/2010 Points: 5 Gustav Nyquist Maine vs UMass Lowell 02/19/2010 Goals: 5 Brian Flynn Maine vs UMass Lowell 02/19/2010 Assists: 4 Tanner House Maine vs UMass Lowell 02/19/2010 Assists: 4 Gustav Nyquist Maine vs UMass Lowell 02/19/2010 Goals: 3 Joe Cucci Merrimack vs Massachusetts 02/19/2010 Goals: 3 Kyle MacKinnon Providence vs Boston University 02/19/2010 Saves: 51 Paul Karpowich Clarkson vs Yale 02/20/2010 Goals: 3 Brian Gibbons Boston College vs Northeastern 02/21/2010 Assists: 4 Josh Heidinger Canisius vs American Int'l 02/21/2010 Goals: 3 Andy Taranto Alaska vs Alaska Anchorage 02/26/2010 Assists: 4 Dion Knelsen Alaska vs Alaska Anchorage 02/26/2010 Saves: 58 Kevin Genoe Michigan Tech vs Wisconsin 02/26/2010 Assists: 4 Mike Hull Army vs American Int'l 02/26/2010 Points: 5 Tim Kirby Air Force vs Sacred Heart 02/27/2010 Assists: 5 Tim Kirby Air Force vs Sacred Heart 02/27/2010 Points: 5 Hunter Bishop Ohio State vs Notre Dame 03/06/2010 Goals: 3 Hunter Bishop Ohio State vs Notre Dame 03/06/2010 Assists: 4 Chris Reed Ohio State vs Notre Dame 03/06/2010 Goals: 3 Louie Caporusso Michigan vs Lake Superior 03/06/2010 Points: 5 Scott Fleming Dartmouth vs Quinnipiac 03/06/2010 Assists: 4 Scott Fleming Dartmouth vs Quinnipiac 03/06/2010 Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Dartmouth vs Quinnipiac 03/06/2010 Saves: 73 Dan Clarke Quinnipiac vs Union 03/12/2010 Saves: 52 Keith Kinkaid Union vs Quinnipiac 03/12/2010 Goals: 3 Cam Atkinson Boston College vs Massachusetts 03/12/2010 Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Boston College vs Massachusetts 03/12/2010 Saves: 51 Garrett Bartus Connecticut vs RIT 03/12/2010 Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Minnesota vs North Dakota 03/13/2010 Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Michigan State vs Michigan 03/13/2010 Saves: 63 Ryan Zapolski Mercyhurst vs Canisius 03/13/2010 Saves: 50 Brian Foster New Hampshire vs Vermont 03/14/2010 Goals: 3 Matt Lombardi Boston College vs Maine 03/20/2010 Points: 5 Cameron Burt RIT vs Sacred Heart 03/20/2010 Assists: 4 Cameron Burt RIT vs Sacred Heart 03/20/2010 Saves: 50 Brian Stewart Northern Michigan vs St. Cloud State 03/26/2010 Saves: 55 Connor Knapp Miami vs Michigan 03/28/2010 Goals: 3 Cam Atkinson Boston College vs Yale 03/28/2010 Team Goals: 9 Boston College vs Yale 03/28/2010 Points: 5 Brendan Smith Wisconsin vs RIT 04/08/2010 Assists: 5 Brendan Smith Wisconsin vs RIT 04/08/2010 WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2009-10 wcha players of the week 2009-10 wcha home attendance

red Baron® WCHA Offensive Player of the Week University of Alaska Anchorage Oct. 13: Brett Olson, So., F, MTU (vs N. Michigan, Lake Superior State) Sullivan Arena (6,251) Oct. 20: Justin Fontaine, Jr., F, UMD (vs MSU) Dates Total Game Average High Oct. 27: Bill Sweatt, Sr., F, CC (vs MTU) 17 56,265 3,310 4,362 Nov. 3: Tony Lucia, Sr., F, UM (vs UAA) Nov. 10: Evan Trupp, Jr., F, UND (@ MTU) Sean Wiles, Jr., F, UAA (vs DU) Colorado College Nov. 17: Justin Fontaine, Jr., F, UMD (vs MTU) Colorado Springs World Arena (7,343) Nov. 24: Joe Colborne, So., F, DU (vs UND) Dates Total Game Average High Jerad Stewart, Sr., F, MSU (@ UAA) 21 135,313 6,443 7,746$ Dec. 1: Zach Harrison, Sr., F, MSU (vs MTU) Derek Stepan, So., F, UW (@ Michigan State, Michigan) University of Denver Dec. 8: Rhett Rakhshani, Sr., F, DU (@ CC, vs CC) Magness Arena (6,026) Dec. 15: Mike Testwuide, Sr., F, CC (@ SCSU) Dates Total Game Average High Jan. 5: Rhett Rakhshani, Sr., F, DU (vs Nebraska-Omaha, Boston College) 22 120,314 5,469 6,153$ Michael Davies, Sr., F, UW (vs Merrimack, Yale) Jan. 12: Mike Connolly, So., F, UMD (vs CC) Jason Gregoire, So., F, UND (vs MSU) Michigan Tech University Jan. 19: Kevin Clark, Sr., F, UAA (@ MTU) John MacInnes Student Ice Arena (4,200) Jan. 26: Michael Davies, Sr., F, UW (vs DU) Dates Total Game Average High Feb. 2: Joe Colborne, So., F, DU (@ UND) 18 39,577 2,199 3,409 Feb. 9: Eric Kattelus, Jr., F, MTU (vs UMD) Ryan Lasch, Sr., F, SCSU (vs UAA) University of Minnesota Feb. 16: Blake Geoffrion, Sr., F, UW (vs MSU) Mariucci Arena (10,000) Chris VandeVelde, Sr., F, UND (@ SCSU) Dates Total Game Average High Feb. 23: Brett Hextall, So., F, UND (vs UMD) 20* 202,154 10,108* 10,342$ Mar. 3: Rhett Rakhshani, Sr., F, DU (@ MSU) *includes 14,422 for March 5 game at Target Center

red Baron® WCHA Defensive Player of the Week University of Minnesota Duluth Oct. 13: Kurt Davis, Jr., D, MSU (vs Bowling Green) Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center (5,303) Oct. 20: Chay Genoway, Sr., D, UND (vs UM) Dates Total Game Average High Oct. 27: Marc Cheverie, Jr., G, DU (@ UM) 23 102,982 4,477 5,396$ Nov. 3: Brendan Smith, Jr., D, UW (vs New Hampshire) Nov. 10: Alex Kangas, Jr., G, UM (@ UW) Nov. 17: Dan Dunn, Jr., G, SCSU (@ UND) Minnesota State University Nov. 24: Marc Cheverie, Jr., G, DU (vs UND) Verizon Wireless Center (4,832) Dec. 1: Brendan Smith, Jr., D, UW (@ Michigan State, Michigan) Dates Total Game Average High Dec. 8: Brendan Smith, Jr., D, UW (vs MTU) 20 77,244 3,862 5,086$ Dec. 15: Scott Gudmandson, Jr., G, UW (@ UND) Jan. 5: Patrick Wiercioch, So., D, DU (vs Nebraska-Omaha, Boston College) University of North Dakota Jan. 12: Garrett Raboin, Sr., D, SCSU (vs MTU) Ralph Engelstad Arena (11,634) Jan. 19: Alex Kangas, Jr., G, UM (vs UND) Dates Total Game Average High Jan. 26: Garrett Raboin, Sr., D, SCSU (vs UM, @ UM) 23 265,754 11,554 11,898$ Feb. 2: Marc Cheverie, Jr., G, DU (@ UND) Feb. 9: Mike Lee, Fr., G, SCSU (vs UAA) Feb. 16: Marc Cheverie, Jr., G, DU (vs UM) St. Cloud State University Feb. 23: Brad Eidsness, So., G, UND (vs UMD) National Hockey Center (5,371) Mar. 3: Brad Eidsness, So., G, UND (@ CC) Dates Total Game Average High 22 124,669 5,667$ 6,178$ red Baron® WCHA Rookie of the Week Oct. 13: Michael Cichy, Fr., F, UND (vs Merrimack) University of Wisconsin Oct. 20: Joe Howe, Fr., G, CC (@ UW) Kohl Center (15,237) Oct. 27: Rylan Schwartz, Fr., F, CC (vs MTU)\ Dates Total Game Average High Nov. 3: John Ramage, Fr., D, UW (vs New Hampshire) 21 273,136 13,006 15,237$ Nov. 10: William Rapuzzi, Fr., F, CC (vs UMD) 1 55,031 55,031 55,031 Nov. 17: Joe Howe, Fr., G, CC (@ MSU) 22* 328,167* 14,917* 55,031 Nov. 24: Mike Lee, Fr., G, SCSU (vs UW) *includes 55,031 for Feb. 6 Camp Randall Hockey Classic Dec. 1: Danny Kristo, Fr., F, UND (vs Ohio State, Miami) Dec. 8: Mike Lee, Fr., G, SCSU (@ UAA) Dec. 15: Craig Smith, Fr., G, UW (@ UND) Jan. 5: Phil Cook, Fr., G, MSU (vs Nebraska-Omaha, RIT) 2009-10 Season Totals Dates Total Game Average High Jan. 12: Corban Knight, Fr., F, UND (vs MSU) 210 1,468,941 6,995 16,414 Jan. 19: Zach Budish, Fr., F, UM (vs UND)\ 211* 1,523,972* 7,227* 55,031 Jan. 26: David Eddy, Fr., F, SCSU (vs UM, @ UM) Feb. 2: Zach Budish, Fr., F, UM (@ UAA) $ sellout; *includes 55,031 for Feb. 6 Camp Randall Hockey Classic Feb. 9: Rylan Schwartz, Fr., F, CC (vs Air Force, Mercyhurst) Feb. 16: Corban Knight, Fr., F, UND (@ SCSU) Feb. 23: Nick Leddy, Fr., D, UM (vs CC) Mar. 3: Matt Donovan, Fr., D, DU (@ MSU) Danny Kristo, Fr., F, UND (@ CC) WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 2009-10 WCHA Men’s composite schedule & results October Date Game Time Date Game Time Fri/20 Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Minnesota 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Fri/2 SAIT Polytechnic 0 @ Alaska Anchorage 9 (Wasilla, AK) (x) 7:07 pm AT Wisconsin 1 @ St. Cloud State 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sat/3 Ryerson Univ. 1 @ Michigan Tech 3 (x) 7:07 pm ET North Dakota 0 @ Denver 1 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Univ. of British Columbia 0 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 (x) 7:07 pm CT Robert Morris 3 @ Colorado College 4 (nc) 7:37 pm MT Univ. of Lethbridge 3 @ Minnesota State 4 ot (x) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota State 8 @ Alaska Anchorage 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Univ. of Calgary 2 @ Colorado College 4 (x) 7:07 pm MT Sat/21 Minnesota Duluth 3 @ Minnesota 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sun/4 Univ. of British Columbia 1 @ Minnesota 6 (x) 4:07 pm CT Wisconsin 4 @ St. Cloud State 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Univ. of Lethbridge 3 @ St. Cloud State 4 (x) 5:07 pm CT North Dakota 2 @ Denver 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Univ. of Manitoba 1 @ North Dakota 7 (x) 6:07 pm CT Robert Morris 1 @ Colorado College 4 (nc) 7:07 pm MT Univ. of Calgary 2 @ Denver 3 (x) 6:07 pm MT Minnesota State 1 @ Alaska Anchorage 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Fri/9 N. Michigan 3 @ Michigan Tech 5 (Superior Cup) (nc) 7:07 pm ET Fri/27 Wisconsin 7 @ Michigan State 3 (College Hockey Showcase) (nc) 7:05 pm ET St. Cloud State 2 @ Miami 3 ot (nc) 7:35 pm ET Minnesota 0 @ Michigan 6 (College Hockey Showcase) (nc) 7:35 pm ET Lake Superior 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 (Superior Cup) (nc) 7:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 2 @ Minnesota State 5 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Bowling Green 2 @ Minnesota State 3 (nc) 7:37 pm CT Subway Holiday Classic @ Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, ND Merrimack 2 @ North Dakota 5 (nc) 7:37 pm CT Miami 2 vs Bemidji State 3 (nc) 4:07 pm CT Vermont 4 @ Denver 5 (nc) 7:37 pm MT Ohio State 1 vs North Dakota 4 (nc) 7:37 pm CT Northeastern 2 @ Colorado College 4 (nc) 7:37 pm MT St. Cloud State 3 @ Denver 5 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Kendall Hockey Classic @ Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 0 @ Colorado College 5 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Michigan 0 vs Alaska Fairbanks 2 (nc) 5:07 pm AT Sat/28 Minnesota 2 @ Michigan State 1 (College Hockey Showcase) (nc) 7:05 pm ET Mercyhurst 3 vs Alaska Anchorage 5 (nc) 8:07 pm AT Wisconsin 2 @ Michigan 3 (College Hockey Showcase) (nc) 7:35 pm ET Sat/10 St. Cloud State 0 @ Miami 2 (nc) 7:05 pm ET Michigan Tech 2 @ Minnesota State 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Bowling Green 1 @ Minnesota State 4 (nc) 7:07 pm CT Subway Holiday Classic @ Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, ND Merrimack 2 @ North Dakota 3 (nc) 7:07 pm CT Ohio State 2 vs Bemidji State 1 ot (nc) 4:07 pm CT Vermont 6 @ Denver 4 (nc) 7:07 pm MT Miami 5 vs North Dakota 5 ot (nc) 7:37 pm CT Northeastern 4 @ Colorado College 3 (nc) 7:07 pm MT St. Cloud State 3 @ Denver 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Kendall Hockey Classic @ Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK Alaska Anchorage 3 @ Colorado College 2 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Mercyhurst 1 vs Alaska Fairbanks 5 (nc) 4:07 pm AT Michigan 6 vs Alaska Anchorage 1 (nc) 7:07 pm AT December Sun/11 Lake Superior 3 @ Michigan Tech 1 (Superior Cup) (nc) 5:07 pm ET Date Game Time N. Michigan 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 1 (Superior Cup) (nc) 7:07 pm CT Fri/4 Michigan Tech 2 @ Wisconsin 8 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Thur/15 Denver 2 @ Ohio State 0 (nc) 7:05 pm ET North Dakota 4 @ Minnesota Duluth 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Fri/16 Denver 0 @ Ohio State 4 (nc) (Nationwide Arena) 7:05 pm ET Minnesota State 3 @ Minnesota 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College 3 @ Wisconsin 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Denver 2 @ Colorado College 1 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Minnesota State 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT St. Cloud State 3 @ Alaska Anchorage 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Union College 3 @ St. Cloud State 3 ot (nc) 7:07 pm CT Sat/5 Michigan Tech 0 @ Wisconsin 6 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota 0 @ North Dakota 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT North Dakota 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Brice Alaska Goal Rush Tournament @ Fairbanks, AK Minnesota 6 @ Minnesota State 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Rensselaer 0 vs Alaska Anchorage 3 (nc) 4:35 pm AT Colorado College 4 @ Denver 4 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Robert Morris 2 vs Alaska Fairbanks 4 (nc) 7:35 pm AT St. Cloud State 3 @ Alaska Anchorage 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Sat/17 Colorado College 1 @ Wisconsin 1 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Fri/11 Minnesota 3 @ Michigan Tech 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Minnesota State 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Denver 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Union College 1 @ St. Cloud State 3 (nc) 5:07 pm CT Colorado College 4 @ St. Cloud State 4 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota 3 @ North Dakota 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin 3 @ North Dakota 3 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Brice Alaska Goal Rush Tournament @ Fairbanks, AK Minnesota State 5 @ Bemidji State 1 (nc) 7:35 pm CT Robert Morris 5 vs Alaska Anchorage 3 (nc) 4:35 pm AT Sat/12 Minnesota 3 @ Michigan Tech 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Rensselaer 1 vs Alaska Fairbanks 1 ot (nc) 7:35 pm AT Denver 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 6 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Fri/23 Denver 3 @ Minnesota 0 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College 4 @ St. Cloud State 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 3 @ St. Cloud State 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin 4 @ North Dakota 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin 6 @ Minnesota State 0 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Minnesota State 3 @ Bemidji State 2 (nc) 7:05 pm CT Michigan Tech 1 @ Colorado College 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Fri/18 Michigan Tech 1 @ Northern Michigan 2 (nc) 7:35 pm ET North Dakota 5 @ Alaska Anchorage 0 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Nebraska Omaha 1 @ Minnesota State 1 ot (nc) 7:37 pm CT Sat/24 Denver 3 @ Minnesota 0 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sat/19 U.S. Under-20 Team 4 @ North Dakota 2 (x) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 2 @ St. Cloud State 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Minnesota State 1 @ Nebraska Omaha 2 ot (nc) 7:05 pm CT Wisconsin 2 @ Minnesota State 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Tue/29 Great Lakes Invitational @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI Michigan Tech 5 @ Colorado College 8 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Rensselaer 4 vs Michigan 3 (nc) 4:05 pm ET North Dakota 1 @ Alaska Anchorage 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Michigan State 10 vs Michigan Tech 1 (nc) 7:35 pm ET Fri/30 St. Cloud State 1 @ Michigan Tech 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Florida College Hockey Classic @ Germain Arena, Estero, FL New Hampshire 1 @ Wisconsin 4 (nc) 7:07 pm CT Maine 6 vs Princeton 6 ot (nc) 4:05 pm ET Clarkson 1 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 (nc) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College 4 vs Cornell 2 (nc) 7:35 pm ET Alaska Anchorage 1 @ Minnesota 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wed/30 Great Lakes Invitational @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI Minnesota State 3 @ Denver 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Michigan 5 vs Michigan Tech 3 (3rd Place Game) (nc) 4:05 pm ET Sat/31 St. Cloud State 3 @ Michigan Tech 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Rensselaer 1 vs Michigan State 6 (championship game) (nc) 7:35 pm ET New Hampshire 1 @ Wisconsin 6 (nc) 7:07 pm CT Florida College Hockey Classic @ Germain Arena, Estero, FL Clarkson 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 (nc) 7:07 pm CT Cornell 2 vs Princeton 3 (3rd place game) (nc) 4:05 pm ET Minnesota State 4 @ Denver 4 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Maine 3 vs Colorado College 2 (championship game) (nc) 7:35 pm ET

November January Date Game Time Date Game Time Sun/1 Alaska Anchorage 1 @ Minnesota 4 (WCHA) 6:07 pm CT Fri/1 RIT 1 @ Minnesota State 6 (nc) 7:37 pm CT Fri/6 North Dakota 4 @ Michigan Tech 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Wells Fargo Denver Cup @ Magness Arena, Denver, CO Minnesota 2 @ Wisconsin 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT St. Lawrence 5 vs Boston College 2 (nc) 4:37 pm MT Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Colorado College 3 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Nebraska Omaha 0 vs Denver 7 (nc) 7:37 pm MT Denver 3 @ Alaska Anchorage 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Sat/2 Shillelagh College Hockey Tournament @ Sat/7 North Dakota 4 @ Michigan Tech 1 (WCHA) 7:37 pm ET Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, IL Minnesota 5 @ Wisconsin 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Niagara 1 vs North Dakota 3 (nc) 3:05 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Colorado College 6 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Colgate 2 vs Notre Dame 5 (nc) 6:05 pm CT Denver 3 @ Alaska Anchorage 7 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup @ Fri/13 Alaska Anchorage 1 @ Wisconsin 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington, VT Michigan Tech 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Mercyhust 0 vs Minnesota Duluth 6 (nc) 4:00 pm ET Colorado College 1 @ Minnesota State 0 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Alabama-Huntsville 3 vs Vermont 4 (nc) 7:00 pm ET St. Cloud State 2 @ North Dakota 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Badger Hockey Showdown @ Kohl Center, Madison, WI Sat/14 Alaska Anchorage 2 @ Wisconsin 6 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Ferris State 1 vs Yale 6 (nc) 4:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 1 @ Minnesota Duluth 8 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Merrimack 4 vs Wisconsin 5 (nc) 7:07 pm CT Bemidji State 1 @ Minnesota 4 (nc) 7:37 pm CT Dodge Holiday Classic @ Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN Colorado College 3 @ Minnesota State 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Clarkson 0 vs Northern Michigan 4 (nc) 4:07 pm CT St. Cloud State 3 @ North Dakota 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Bowling Green 1 vs Minnesota 3 (nc) 7:07 pm CT Sun/15 Bemidji State 6 @ Minnesota 2 (nc) 6:07 pm CT Brown 1 @ St. Cloud State 5 (nc) 6:07 pm CT RIT 0 @ Minnesota State 3 (nc) 7:07 pm CT Wells Fargo Denver Cup @ Magness Arena, Denver, CO Nebraska Omaha 2 vs St. Lawrence 2 ot (nc) 4:07 pm MT Boston College 3 vs Denver 4 (nc) 7:07 pm MT WCHA Men’s Release/season review/04-27-2010 Date Game Time 2009-10 WCHA Men’s composite schedule con’t Sat/27 Wisconsin 5 @ Michigan Tech 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Minnesota 0 @ Minnesota Duluth 3 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Date Game Time Denver 4 @ Minnesota State 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sun/3 Shillelagh College Hockey Tournament @ North Dakota 3 @ Colorado College 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, IL Alaska Anchorage 2 @ Alaska Fairbanks 3 (nc) 7:05 pm AT Colgate 2 vs Niagara 5 (nc) 2:05 pm CT North Dakota 3 vs Notre Dame 3 ot (nc) 5:05 pm CT Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup @ March Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington, VT Date Game Time Mercyhurst 1 vs Alabama-Huntsville 4 (3rd place game) (nc) 4:00 pm ET Fri/5 Wisconsin 3 @ Minnesota 2 (Target Center, Minneapolis) (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 2 vs Vermont 5 (championship game) (nc) 7:00 pm ET St. Cloud State 2 @ Minnesota State 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Badger Hockey Showdown @ Kohl Center, Madison, WI Michigan Tech 1 @ North Dakota 5 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Merrimack 1 vs Ferris State 5 (3rd place game) (nc) 4:07 pm CT Colorado College 2 @ Denver 1 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Yale 2 vs Wisconsin 2 ot (championship game) (nc) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Alaska Anchorage 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Dodge Holiday Classic @ Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN Sat/6 Minnesota State 2 @ St. Cloud State 2 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Clarkson 3 vs Bowling Green 4 (3rd place game) (nc) 4:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 2 @ North Dakota 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Northern Michigan 4 vs Minnesota 2 (championship game) (nc) 7:07 pm CT Denver 7 @ Colorado College 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Brown 3 @ St. Cloud State 5 (nc) 6:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 6 @ Alaska Anchorage 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Fri/8 Colorado College 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Sun/7 Wisconsin 1 @ Minnesota 6 (WCHA) 1:07 pm CT Harvard 2 @ Minnesota 5 (nc) 7:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 2 @ St. Cloud State 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT • end of regular season • Minnesota State 1 @ North Dakota 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 1 @ Denver 1 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Fri/12 2010 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three Sat/9 Colorado College 1 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT #10 Michigan Tech 1 @ #1 Denver 2 7:37 pm MT Harvard 1 @ Minnesota 3 (nc) 7:07 pm CT #9 Alaska Anchorage 1 @ #2 Wisconsin 4 7:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 1 @ St. Cloud State 5 (WCHA) 5:07 pm CT #8 Minnesota State 5 @ #3 St. Cloud State 4 ot 7:07 pm CT Minnesota State 2 @ North Dakota 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT #7 Minnesota 0 @ #4 North Dakota 6 7:37 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 2 @ Denver 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT #6 Colorado College 2 @ #5 Minnesota Duluth 3 ot 7:07 pm CT U.S. Under-18 Team 1 @ Wisconsin 7 (x) 7:37 pm CT Sat/13 2010 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three Tue/12 Northern Michigan 1 @ Michigan Tech 1 ot (nc) 7:07 pm ET #10 Michigan Tech 2 @ #1 Denver 4 (DU wins 2-0) 7:07 pm MT Fri/15 St. Cloud State 3 @ Quinnipiac 1 (nc) 7:00 pm ET #9 Alaska Anchorage 2 @ #2 Wisconsin 7 (UW wins 2-0) 7:07 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 6 @ Michigan Tech 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET #8 Minnesota State 2 @ #3 St. Cloud State 3 7:07 pm CT North Dakota 3 @ Minnesota 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT #7 Minnesota 4 @ #4 North Dakota 2 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Minnesota State 1 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT #6 Colorado College 5 @ #5 Minnesota Duluth 3 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin 4 @ Colorado College 0 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Sun/14 2010 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three (if necessary) Sat/16 St. Cloud State 3 @ Quinnipiac 2 (nc) 7:00 pm ET #8 Minnesota State 2 @ #3 St. Cloud State 3 ot (SCSU wins 2-1) 7:07 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 5 @ Michigan Tech 4 (WCHA) 5:07 pm ET #7 Minnesota 1 @ #4 North Dakota 4 (UND wins 2-1) 7:07 pm CT North Dakota 1 @ Minnesota 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT #6 Colorado College 0 @ #5 Minnesota Duluth 4 (UMD wins 2-1) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Minnesota State 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Thu/18 2010 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Wisconsin 5 @ Colorado College 6 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN Fri/22 North Dakota 0 @ Cornell 1 (nc) 7:00 pm ET No. 5 Minnesota Duluth 0 vs No. 4 North Dakota 2 7:07 pm CT Denver 3 @ Wisconsin 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Fri/19 2010 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Minnesota 3 @ St. Cloud State 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN Minnesota Duluth 1 @ Bemidji State 4 (nc) 7:35 pm CT Semi-Final: No. 3 St. Cloud State 2 vs No. 2 Wisconsin 0 2:07 pm CT Colorado College 6 @ Alaska Anchorage 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Semi-Final: North Dakota 4 vs No. 1 Denver 3 7:07 pm CT Sat/23 North Dakota 3 @ Cornell 1 (nc) 7:00 pm ET Sat/20 2010 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Denver 3 @ Wisconsin 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN St. Cloud State 4 @ Minnesota 1 (WCHA) 5:07 pm CT Third Place Game: Wisconsin 6 vs Denver 3 2:07 pm CT Bemidji State 5 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 ot (nc) 7:07 pm CT Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game: Colorado College 1 @ Alaska Anchorage 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT North Dakota 5 vs St. Cloud State 3 7:07 pm CT Fri/29 Minnesota State 1 @ Michigan Tech 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Fri/26 2010 NCAA East Regional @ Times Union Center, Albany, NY Wisconsin 5 @ Minnesota Duluth 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT (Rensselaer & ECAC Hockey hosts) Denver 2 @ North Dakota 0 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Semi-Final #1: #4 RIT 2 vs #1 Denver 1 3:00 pm ET St. Cloud State 5 @ Colorado College 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Semi-Final #2: #3 New Hampshire 6 vs #2 Cornell 2 6:30 pm ET Minnesota 7 @ Alaska Anchorage 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT 2010 NCAA West Regional @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN Sat/30 Minnesota State 3 @ Michigan Tech 2 (WCHA) 5:07 pm ET (Univ. of Minnesota host) Wisconsin 0 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Semi-Final: #3 Northern Michigan 3 vs #2 St. Cloud State 4 (2 ot) 4:30 pm CT Denver 4 @ North Dakota 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Semi-Final: #4 Vermont 2 vs #1 Wisconsin 3 8:00 pm CT St. Cloud State 5 @ Colorado College 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Sat/27 2010 NCAA East Regional @ Times Union Center, Albany, NY Minnesota 1 @ Alaska Anchorage 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT Championship Game: #4 RIT 6 vs #3 New Hampshire 2 6:30 pm ET 2010 NCAA West Regional @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN Championship Game: #2 St. Cloud State 3 vs #1 Wisconsin 5 8:00 pm CT February 2010 NCAA Northeast Regional @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA Date Game Time (College of the Holy Cross host) Fri/5 Minnesota Duluth 1 @ Michigan Tech 3 (Winter Carnival) (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Semi-Final: #4 Alaska Fairbanks 1 vs #1 Boston College 3 1:30 pm ET Alaska Anchorage 4 @ St. Cloud State 4 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Semi-Final: #3 Yale 3 vs #2 North Dakota 2 5:00 pm ET Mercyhurst 1 @ Denver 4 (nc) 7:37 pm MT 2010 NCAA Midwest Regional @ Allen County War Memorial Air Force Academy 0 @ Colorado College 2 (nc) 7:37 pm MT Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN (Univ. of Notre Dame host) Sat/6 Minnesota Duluth 3 @ Michigan Tech 2 (Winter Carnival) (WCHA) 5:07 pm ET Semi-Final: #4 Alabama-Huntsville 1 vs #1 Miami 2 4:00 pm ET Michigan 2 @ Wisconsin 3 @ Culver’s Camp Randall Hockey Classic/ 5:07 pm CT Semi-Final: #3 Michigan 5 vs #2 Bemidji State 1 7:30 pm ET U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game, Camp Randall Stadium (nc) Sun/28 NCAA Northeast Regional @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA Alaska Anchorage 0 @ St. Cloud State 6 (WCHA) 5:07 pm CT Championship Game: #3 Yale vs #1 Boston College 5:30 pm ET Denver 2 @ Air Force Academy 1 ot (nc) 7:05 pm MT NCAA Midwest Regional @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Mercyhurst 3 @ Colorado College 5 (nc) 7:07 pm MT Fort Wayne, IN Fri/12 Minnesota State 3 @ Wisconsin 4 (WCHA) 8:07 pm CT Championship Game: #3 Michigan 2 vs #1 Miami 3 (2 ot) 8:00 pm ET North Dakota 3 @ St. Cloud State 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota 1 @ Denver 3 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Sat/13 Minnesota State 4 @ Wisconsin 8 (WCHA) 8:07 pm CT April North Dakota 8 @ St. Cloud State 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota 1 @ Denver 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Date Game Time Fri/19 St. Cloud State 5 @ Wisconsin 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Thu/8 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four @ Ford Field, Detroit, MI Colorado College 0 @ Minnesota 3 (WCHA) 6:07 pm CT (CCHA & Detroit Metro Sports Commission hosts) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ Minnesota State 5 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Semi-Final #1: RIT 1 vs Wisconsin 8 5:00 pm ET Minnesota Duluth 2 @ North Dakota 5 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Semi-Final #2: Boston College 7 vs Miami 1 8:30 pm ET Michigan Tech 2 @ Denver 5 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Sat/10 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four @ Ford Field, Detroit, MI Sat/20 St. Cloud State 4 @ Wisconsin 7 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT National Championship Game: Boston College 5 vs Wisconsin 0 7:00 pm ET Colorado College 4 @ Minnesota 7 (WCHA) 3:07 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 3 @ Minnesota State 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Schedule Key Minnesota Duluth 1 @ North Dakota 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Association-member home games faceoff at either :07 or :37 after the hour Michigan Tech 3 @ Denver 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT (WCHA) conference game; (nc) non-conference game; (x) exhibition game Fri/26 Wisconsin 5 @ Michigan Tech 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET tournaments/special events in bold Minnesota 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Denver 3 @ Minnesota State 1 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT North Dakota 3 @ Colorado College 2 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Alaska Fairbanks 7 @ Alaska Anchorage 4 (nc) 7:07 pm AT