UniVersitY OF north Dakota FIGHTING SIOUX Men’S HOCKEY November 25, 2008 2008-09 Schedule/Results THIS WEEK... Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 5 Manitoba (Exh.) (FSSN) W, 6-2 Oct. 10 at #9 Boston University^ L, 1-5 North Dakota (4-7-1, 4-5-1 WCHA ) Oct. 11 vs. Massachusetts^ L, 2-3 Oct. 17 at #15 Minnesota State* L, 1-5 vs. Oct. 18 at #15 Minnesota State* W, 4-3 Oct. 31 Wisconsin* (FSSN/NHL) W, 3-2 #12 Cornell (4-0-2, 3-0-0 ECAC ) Nov. 1 Wisconsin* (FSSN) L, 2-5 ~ Subway Holiday Classic ~ Nov. 7 at #1 Colorado College* W, 3-1 Nov. 8 at #1 Colorado College* L, 4-7 Fri./Sat., Nov. 28-29 • 7:37/7:07 pm CT • Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, N.D. Nov. 14 Alaska Anchorage* (FSSN/NHL) L, 2-3 Nov. 15 Alaska Anchorage* (FSSN) W, 3-1 RADIO: 96.1 The Fox (KQHT-FM) • TV: Fighting Sioux Sports Network, NHL (Friday only) Nov. 21 at Minn. Duluth* (WDAZ/FSSN/Charter) (ot) T, 2-2 WEBCAST & LIVE STATS: FightingSioux.com Nov. 22 at Minnesota Duluth* (FSSN/Charter) L, 1-3 Nov. 28 #12 Cornell (FSSN/NHL)& 7:37 pm Nov. 29 #12 Cornell (FSSN)& 7:07 pm Dec. 5 at Harvard 6:00 pm THIS WEEK: The Fighting Sioux (4-7-1, 4-5-1 WCHA) begin a stretch four straight non- Dec. 6 at Harvard 6:00 pm conference games when they host 12th-ranked Cornell on Friday and Saturday at Ralph Dec. 12 #18 St. Cloud State* (WDAZ/FSSN) 7:37 pm Dec. 13 #18 St. Cloud State* (FSSN) 7:07 pm Engelstad Arena. The puck drops at 7:37 p.m. on Friday and 7:07 p.m. on Saturday. Dec. 19 U.S. Under-18 National Team (FSSN) 7:37 pm Dec. 27 vs. #17 Michigan State# (FSN Detroit) 7:06 pm Dec. 28 vs. TBD (FSN Detroit) 3:06 or 6:36 pm MEDIA INFORMATION: All Fighting Sioux men’s hockey games - home and away Jan. 2 at Bemidji State (Charter) 7:35 pm - can be heard on 96.1 FM (The Fox) and on stations across the Fighting Sioux hockey Jan. 3 Bemidji State (FSSN) 7:07 pm network, with veteran broadcaster Tim Hennessy calling the action. Jan. 9 #1 Minnesota* (FSSN) 7:37 pm Jan. 10 #1 Minnesota* (FSSN) 7:07 pm Jan. 16 at Michigan Tech* 6:07 pm Both games this weekend can be seen on the Fighting Sioux Sports Network and Friday’s Jan. 17 at Michigan Tech* 6:07 pm Jan. 23 #9 Denver* (WDAZ/FSSN) 7:37 pm game will be simulcast on the NHL Network. Pat Sweeney handles the play-by-play with Jan. 24 #9 Denver* (FSSN) 7:07 pm former UND assistant coach Jim Scanlan providing color analysis. Jan. 30 at #18 St. Cloud State* (Charter) 7:07 pm Jan. 31 at #18 St. Cloud State* (Charter) 7:07 pm Feb. 13 #10 Minnesota State* (FSSN) 7:37 pm A video webcast of each game can be purchased at FightingSioux.com. FREE live stats Feb. 14 #10 Minnesota State* (FSSN) 7:07 pm and FREE audio are available at FightingSioux.com. Feb. 20 at #19 Alaska Anchorage* 10:07 pm Feb. 21 at #19 Alaska Anchorage* 10:07 pm Feb. 28 #3 Colorado College* (FSSN) 3:37 pm ABOUT CORNELL: The Big Red are off to a fast start this season, having gone 4-0-2 Mar. 1 #3 Colorado College* (FSSN) 3:37 pm overall and 3-0-0 in ECAC play ... Cornell picked up a pair of home conference wins last Mar. 6 at Wisconsin* (FSN-WI) 7:07 pm Mar. 7 at Wisconsin* (FSN-WI) 7:07 pm weekend, defeating Harvard 2-1 on Friday and Dartmouth 3-1 on Saturday ... Sophomore Mar. 13-15 WCHA First Round TBA F Riley Nash scored both Big Red goals in Friday’s win over Harvard ... Junior F Colin Mar. 19-21 WCHA Final Five (St. Paul, Minn.) TBA has two goals and three assists for a team-leading five points in six games ... Mar. 27-29 NCAA Regionals (TBA) TBA Greening Apr. 9-11 NCAA Frozen Four (Washington, D.C.) TBA Junior G Ben Scrivens has played in all six games and is 4-0-2 while leading the nation in goals against average (0.81) and save percentage (.971) ... The Big Red lead the nation * - WCHA game All times Central ^ - Ice Breaker Invitational (Boston, Mass.) in scoring defense (0.83 goals per game) and penalty killing (96.7%). & - Subway Holiday Classic (Grand Forks) # - Great Lakes Invitational (Detroit, Mich.) CORNELL COACHING STAFF: Mike Schafer (Cornell ‘86) is in his 14th year as the head coach of his alma mater and is 258-139-47 (.634). Schafer’s staff includes associate head coach Casey Jones (Cornell ‘90) and assistant Around the WCHA coach Scott Garrow (Western Michigan ‘91). Friday, November 28 THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH CORNELL: UND holds a 3-1-0 edge in the all-time Minnesota State at Bowling Green, 7:05 pm ET series, a series in which all four games have been played on neutral ice. Colorado College at Air Force, 7:05 pm MT Michigan at Minnesota, 7:07 pm CT* Michigan State at Wisconsin, 7:07 pm CT* The first three meetings came in the NCAA Michigan Tech at Bemidji State, 7:35 pm CT tournament, with Cornell prevailing in the Cornell at North Dakota, 7:37 pm CT 1967 national semifinal and UND coming HOCKEY ContaCT Colgate at Denver, 7:37 pm MT out on top in the 1968 national semifinal Media Relations Director _______________ Jayson Hajdu and the 1997 national quarterfinal. [email protected] Saturday, November 29 Office Phone _______________________(701) 777-2985 Michigan Tech at Bemidji State, 7:05 pm CT The lone regular season meeting between Cell Phone _________________________(701) 740-7659 Minnesota State at Bowling Green, 7:05 pm ET Cor- the two teams occurred at the 1997-98 Office Fax _________________________(701) 777-4352 nell at North Dakota, 7:07 pm CT AMR Mailing Address ____Athletic Media Relations Office Colgate at Colorado College, 7:07 pm MT Pepsi Invitational in Grand Rapids, Mich., a University of North Dakota Michigan State at Minnesota, 7:07 pm CT* game the Sioux won 5-1. Hyslop Sports Center Room 120 Michigan at Wisconsin, 7:07 pm CT* 2751 2nd Avenue North, Stop 9013 Air Force at Denver, 7:07 pm MT Refer to page 2 of this release for more Grand Forks, ND 58202-9013 St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth, 7:37 pm CT information on the all-time series between UND and Cornell. * College Hockey Showcase WE ARE 1. WE ARE NORTH DAKOTA. PAGE 2 • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING SIOUX MEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES • NOVEMBER 25, 2008 2008-09 UND-CU Comparison UND’s LAST ACTION: The Sioux managed to earn just a single point in a WCHA (Per game averages w/ NCAA rank) road series last weekend at Minnesota Duluth, skating to a 2-2 overtime tie on Friday and falling 3-1 on Saturday. UND Cornell 2.33 (t-37) Goals For 2.00 (t-47) 3.33 (47) Goals Against 0.83 (1) Freshman G Brad Eidsness (Chestermere, Alberta) made a career-high 33 saves 13.8% (34) Power Play 12.8% (38) in Friday’s 2-2 tie, with sophomore F Matt Frattin (Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta) and 80.6% (43) Penalty Kill 96.7% (1) 42.8% (55) Combined Special Teams 49.3% (34) freshman F Jason Gregoire (Winnipeg, Manitoba) providing the Sioux goals. Junior D 18.1 (19) Penalty Minutes 11.7 (54) Chay Genoway (Morden, Manitoba) assisted on both goals. The Bulldogs scored the tying goal on the power-play with 1:30 remaining in regulation. UND vs. Cornell Eidsness made 26 saves in Saturday’s loss, while senior D/F Brad Miller (Alpharetta, All-Time Series Ga.) scored the lone Sioux goal on the power-play. Genoway collected his third assist on All-Time: UND leads 3-1-0 (.750) - See Below the weekend. UND outshot the Bulldogs 38-29 in the loss. In Grand Forks: First meetings In Ithaca: N/A POLL POSITION: UND fell out of the rankings this week in both the USCHO.com/CBS Neutral: UND leads 3-1-0 (.750) College Sports and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls. Last 10: N/A Date Location Result Note Cornell, meanwhile, is ranked No. 12 in both national polls and 11th in the 3-16-67 Syracuse, NY L, 0-1 NCAA semifinal InsideCollegeHockey.com power rankings. 3-15-68 Duluth, MN W, 3-1 NCAA semifinal 3-23-97 Grand Rapids, MI W, 6-2 NCAA region final Please see page 4 for a complete look at both national polls, as well as the weekly 12-27-97 Grand Rapids, MI W, 5-1 Pepsi Invitational InsideCollegeHockey.com power rankings. Career Scoring vs. Cornell HOME SWEET HOME: UND returns to Engelstad Arena this weekend where the Sioux have played in front of capacity crowds in each of their four home games this season. Player GP G A Pts. Blood ......................................0 0 0 0 The Sioux have sold out 23 of their last 26 home games and 42 overall since the new Davidson.................................0 0 0 0 Duncan ...................................0 0 0 0 Engelstad Arena opened prior to the 2001-02 season. Fienhage.................................0 0 0 0 Finley ......................................0 0 0 0 In 2007-08 UND led NCAA Division I men’s hockey in total attendance (257,599) and Frattin .....................................0 0 0 0 ranked second in average attendance (11,709).