BSUBeavers Bemidji State University Men’s Ice Hockey CURRENT RECORD GAMES 29-30: BEMIDJI STATE AT FERRIS STATE Overall 13-12-3 Big Rapids, Mich. • Feb. 8-9, 2019 • 6:07 p.m. (CT) • Ewigleben (2,490/200x85) WCHA 11-8-1-0 Radio: KKBJ 103.7 FM • Online: www.beaverradionetwork.com • Play-by-play: Brian Schultz Home 8-5-0 Away 5-7-3 Local TV: None Neutral 0-0-0 Web stream: https://www.flohockey.tv/live/8074-2018-bemidji-state-at-ferris-state-wcha-mens Live Stats - http://wcha.com/men/index.php 2018-19 SCHEDULE Bemidji State notables: DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT • Bemidji State is coming off a week free from competition. In their last action, the Beavers split series at Lake Superior State, Oct. 6 Lakehead (Exh.) W, 5-1 (L, 5-2 and W, 5-3), Jan. 25-26. BSU is 13-12-3 overall and 11-8-1-1 in WCHA play to sit sixth in the league standings. Oct. 12 (13) North Dakota W, 2-1 Oct. 13 at (13) North Dakota T, 1-1 (OT) • Owen Sillinger scored his seventh goal Jan. 25. He leads all BSU freshman and is fifth on the team in scoring with 14 points (7g-7a). Oct. 26 at Northern Michigan * L, 3-0 Oct. 27 at Northern Michigan * W, 2-1 • Senior defender Dan Billett posted an assist Jan. 25. It was his third of the season. He now has two of his five points (2g-3a) Nov. 2 at Alaska Anchorage * W, 2-0 this season in BSU’s last four games. Nov. 3 at Alaska Anchorage * W, 3-1 Nov. 9 Merrimack W, 8-3 • Senior blueliner Justin Baudry recorded an assist Jan. 26 to end a four-game scoring drought, he continues to lead the team Nov. 10 Merrimack L, 1-0 in scoring with 20 points (5g-15a) and a career-high 15 helpers. The last BSU defenseman to lead the team in scoring was Matt Nov. 16 at (2) St. Cloud State L, 2-0 Prapavessis, who netted 24 points (9g-15a) in 2014-15. Nov. 17 at (2) St. Cloud State L, 7-4 Nov. 23 (3) Minnesota State * L, 3-2 • Rookies Tyler Kirkup and Alex Adams each recorded their first collegiate goal Jan. 26. Kirkup added an assist to log his first Nov. 24 (3) Minnesota State * W, 4-2 multi-point game and triple his season point total to three points (1g-2a). Nov. 30 at Michigan Tech * T, 3-3 (3x3-L) Dec. 1 at Michigan Tech * L, 7-2 • Senior Mike Soucier posted a pair of assists Jan. 26 to establish a new single-game, career-high. It was the second multi-point Dec. 7 Alabama-Huntsville * W, 4-0 game if his 70-game BSU career. Dec. 8 Alabama-Huntsville * L, 4-2 Dec. 14 Alaska Anchorage * W, 5-1 • BSU’s sophomore class leads its scoring push netting 30 goals and 33 assists for 63 points. It’s seniors have 52 points (16g-36a), Dec. 15 Alaska Anchorage * L, 2-1 (OT) freshman 49 points (20g-29a) and juniors 19 points (7g-12a). Dec. 29 at Air Force T, 3-3 (OT) Dec. 30 at Air Force L, 6-3 • Zach Driscoll, who has started BSU’s last nine games in net is 5-3-0 with two shutouts in his last eight appearances with a 2.11 Jan. 3 at (8) Bowling Green * W, 3-2 GAA and .919 save percentage. Jan. 4 at (8) Bowling Green * L, 3-1 Jan. 11 Alaska Fairbanks * W, 3-0 • BSU was 0-for-9 on the power-play versus LSSU. BSU is 16-for-106 (.151) on the season and 12-for-74 (.162) in WCHA play. Jan. 12 Alaska Fairbanks * L, 2-1 (OT) BSU was 3-7 (.429) on the man advantage from Jan. 12-19. Jan. 18 Michigan Tech *^ W, 4-3 (OT) Jan. 19 Michigan Tech * W, 3-0 • With four of his team-best 10 goals scored on the power-play, Charlie Combs ranks second in the WCHA in power-play goal scoring. Jan. 25 at Lake Superior State * L, 5-2 Jan. 26 at Lake Superior State * W, 5-3 • Justin Baudry leads all BSU players in power-play scoring with 10 (2g-8a) of his team-high 20 points coming on the man advantage. Feb. 8 at Ferris State * 6:07 p.m. Feb. 9 at Ferris State * 6:07 p.m. • The BSU penalty-kill unit was 10-for-10 versus the Lakers and is 86-for-100 (.860) in 2018-19, which includes 60-of-68 in Feb. 15 Northern Michigan * 7:07 p.m. WCHA play (.882) to rank third in the league. BSU’s last power-play goal allowed was the second period of its Dec. 30th game Feb. 16 Northern Michigan * 7:07 p.m. stretching back 29 opportunities and nine games. Feb. 22 Bowling Green * 7:07 p.m. Feb. 23 Bowling Green * 7:07 p.m. • When BSU scores two or more goals this season, it is 13-6-2. When failing to log at least two goals, it is 0-6-1. Mar. 1 at Minnesota State * 7:07 p.m. Mar. 2 at Minnesota State * 7:07 p.m. • When BSU plays on the road this season, it averages 2.27 goals per game and allows 3.13 and it is 5-7-3. The Beavers are 8-5-0 Mar. 8-10 WCHA Quarterfinal series 2 TBA at the Sanford Center and has averaged 3.00 goals per game, while surrendering just 1.69. Mar. 15-17 WCHA Semifinal series 3 TBA Mar. 23 WCHA Championship 4 TBA • BSU is 10-3-2 this season when scoring the game’s first goal while it is 3-9-1 when it opponent scores first. SCHEDULE KEY • Charlie Combs is fourth in the WCHA with nine goals scored in league play. He is averaging 0.45 goals per WCHA contest. • WCHA regular-season game ^ Outdoor game (Hockey Day Minnesota) • Ross Armour’s 11 assists in league play has him ranked second among WCHA newcomers and 11th overall in assist scoring. 2 WCHA First Round; 3 WCHA Quarterfinals; 4 WCHA Championship x/ WCHA Playoffs seed (x) opponent national ranking (USA Today poll) • Owen Sillinger leads all BSU players with three game-winning goals this season, while two of Dillon Eichstadt’s three goals this season have stood as game-winners. That places them tied for fourth in the WCHA. • Sillinger (5g-6a) and Armour (11a) currently sit tied for fourth in WCHA freshman scoring with 11 points apiece. 2018-19 WCHA STANDINGS • Bemidji State remains the least penalize team in the WCHA averaging 8.9 penalty minutes per game—that is nearly 10 Overall WCHA minutes per game less than the league’s most penalize team, Alaska (19.8). W L T W L T 3/SW Pts Minnesota State 23 6 1 18 4 0 0 54 • Dillon Eichstadt’s team-best 59 blocked shots this season ranks fourth in the WCHA and eighth in the country. Bowling Green 18 8 3 13 7 2 2 43 • Bemidji State trails its all-time series with the Bulldogs that got its start in 1999, 15-11-3, and is 6-7-1 versus FSU in Big Rapids. Lake Superior State 18 8 2 13 7 2 0 41 With that said, the Beavers open the series Friday unbeaten in their last five games with FSU, 4-0-1, and have won three Northern Michigan 14 13 0 13 7 0 0 39 straight, including a series sweep in Big Rapids Jan. 19-20, 2018 when these teams last met. Michigan Tech 12 13 3 11 7 2 1 36 •BEMIDJI STATE 13 12 3 11 8 1 0 34 • Of all current BSU players, blueliner Dan Billett and forward Charlie Combs lead BSU in scoring success versus FSU. Billett Alaska Fairbanks 8 16 2 8 11 1 1 26 has a goal and three assists in eight career games versus the Bulldogs, while Combs has a goal and three assists in four games. Ala.-Huntsville 6 23 1 6 15 1 1 20 • No current BSU goaltender has any experience versus Ferris State or playing in Ewigleben Arena. Ferris State 7 20 1 4 15 1 0 13 Alaska-Anchorage 2 22 2 1 17 2 1 6 • This series pits the deans of WCHA coaching in a head-to-head battle. With FSU head coach Bob Daniels posting a 451-486- (as of Feb. 6, 2019) 102 record in 27 years at FSU and Tom Serratore owning a 295-282-81 record in 18 years at BSU, the two have combined for 45 years of head coaching experience and 746 wins. 2018-19 BEAVER HOCKEY 1 ALPHEBETICAL ROSTER 2018-19 NUMERICAL ROSTER No Name Pos Yr No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr S/C Hometown (Previous League/Team) 25 Alex Adams F Fr. 2 Dan Billett D 6-1 210 Sr. R Highlands Ranch, Colo. (NAHL-Aberdeen) 17 Ross Armour F Fr. 3 Tommy Muck D 5-10 190 Jr. L Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (USHL-Madison) 29 Justin Baudry D Sr. 5 Ian Janco D 6-1 199 Sr. R Bloomington, Minn. (NAHL-Janesville) 2 Dan Billett D Sr. 6 Jay Dickman F 6-6 229 Sr. L Shoreview, Minn. (NAHL-Austin) 19 Adam Brady F Jr. 8 Darby Gula D 5-10 180 Fr. L Steinbach, Manitoba (MJHL-Steinbach) 28 Connor Brown-Maloski F So.