THE 2007-08 BULLDOGS THE LEWANDOWSKI FILE MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT: Cooking/Grilling THE MOTTO I LIVE BY: Be Happy IF I WAS A MILLIONAIRE, I WOULD: Give my mom a lot of money ONE WORD THAT DESCRIBES ME: Honest 5-9 ◆ 177 ◆ Junior THE PLANET I’M MOST FASCINATED WITH: Right Wing Earth FAVORITE NHL TEAM/PLAYER: Naperville, Illinois Detroit Red Wings/Darcy Tucker IF I COULD MEET ANYONE IN HISTORY: Aristotle 2007-08: A fine “defensive” forward . Physical and scrappy . Quick skater . Relishes contact . MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT HOCKEY IS: . Speed could be an asset to the team . Could play a key role on the penalty kill depending Scoring in practice upon his consistency level . Hopes to rebound from a subpar season. IF I COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT HOCKEY: 2006-07: Played in 17 of the team’s 39 encounters . Produced a career single-season best five Bigger nets points on a goal with four assists . Netted his only goal of the campaign at Alaska (10/28) after WHAT MOTIVATES ME?: assisting on a goal in weekend league series opener against the Nanooks (10/27) . Garnered helpers against Mercyhurst (10/14), Western Michigan (11/21) and at Wayne State (1/13) . A FSU Coach Dave Cencer Dean’s Academic Award honoree. GREATEST LESSON I’VE LEARNED PLAYING HOCKEY: 2005-06: Saw action in 25 of Ferris’ 40 contests . Posted four points for the season with three of Accepting criticism those coming in non-league action . Registered his MY MOST PRIZED POSSESSION: first collegiate point on a goal in a 4-2 league decision CAREER STATISTICS My computer at Western Michigan (2/3) . His other lamplighter CAREER SOMETHING UNUSUAL ABOUT ME IS: came on an empty netter in the Bulldogs’ CCHA YEAR GP G A PTS +/- PP SH GW PN/PIM I’m always hungry Tournament First-Round opener against Ohio State 2005-06 25 2 2 4 +7 0 0 0 6/12 ADVICE I WOULD GIVE TO YOUNGSTERS: (3/3) in a 3-0 shutout victory . Compiled two assists 2006-07 17 1 4 5 -2 0 0 0 11/30 Be happy at Michigan (3/10) in game one of a CCHA Tourney TOTALS 42 3 6 9 +5 0 0 0 17/42 Quarterfinal-Round series . Recorded three points DESIRED OCCUPATION (OTHER THAN HOCKEY PLAYER): CCHA (1-2=3) in his final four season outings . Put three Baseball player YEAR GP G A PTS +/- PP SH GW PN/PIM shots on net in a contest twice – versus Alaska 2005-06 17 1 0 1 +2 0 0 0 4/8 Fairbanks (11/5) and at Mercyhurst (11/26) . Earned a 2006-07 12 1 2 3 -4 0 0 0 6/12 season-best plus two plus/minus rating versus Ohio TOTALS 29 2 2 4 -2 0 0 0 10/20 State (3/3) and at Michigan (3/10) . Assessed six penalties for 12 minutes for the campaign. CAREER BESTS HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: Three-year (2002-05) member of Goals (Game): 1 (three times, last 10/28/06 at the Chicago (Ill.) Steel of the United States Hockey Alaska) League (USHL) . Coached by Willard Nichol . Assists (Game): 2 (3/10/06 at Michigan) Netted five goals with nine assists for 14 points in 39 Points (Game): 2 (3/10/06 at Michigan) 2004-05 regular season contests . Posted four points (2-2–4) in eight playoff outings in 2004-05 . Tallied 22 points on eight goals and 14 assists in 52 games for the 2003-04 campaign . Generated seven points with four markers and three assists in 27 outings for 2002-03 season . Played on the USA Select 17 Central Team which captured the gold medal . Graduated in 2004 from Naperville Central High School. PERSONAL: Son of Jerry Lewandowski and Patricia Downey . Born 11/9/85 . Father is employed as a plumber and mom is an entrepreneur . Has three brothers and two sisters – two older brothers and one older sister . One of his older brothers (Phil) played at Ferris State (1999-03) and was a member of the Bulldogs’ 2002-03 CCHA Championship team . Likes all sports, music and playing the guitar . Shoots: Right . FSU Letters: Two . Accountancy major. BY THE NUMBERS AGAINST 2007-08 OPPONENTS Alaska . 3 GP, 1-1=2 Nebraska Omaha . 2 GP, 0-0=0 Army . 0 GP Northern Michigan . 0 GP Bowling Green State . 1 GP, 0-0=0 Notre Dame . 2 GP, 0-0=0 Brown . 0 GP Ohio State . 4 GP, 1-0=1 Connecticut . 0 GP Union . 2 GP, 0-0=0 Lake Superior State. 3 GP, 0-0=0 Wayne State . 1 GP, 0-1=1 Miami (Ohio). 3 GP, 0-0=0 Western Michigan . 5 GP, 1-1=2 Michigan . 6 GP, 0-2=2 POSTSEASON Michigan State . 4 GP, 0-0=0 CCHA Tournament . 4 GP, 1-2=3 MULTI-POINT GAMES 2006-07 . 0 2005-06 . 1 20 THE 2007-08 BULLDOGS THE LEWICKI FILE WHAT MAKES ME LAUGH?: Movies WHAT I ENJOY COOKING AND EATING IS: Hamburgers MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT HOCKEY IS: Competition MY MOST PRIZED POSSESSION: ◆ ◆ Money 6-0 194 Sophomore THE BEST PART ABOUT OUR HOCKEY ARENA: Right Wing The Dawg Pound WHAT MOTIVATES ME?: Livonia, Michigan Winning MY PREGAME RITUAL: Left before right 2007-08: An up-and-coming prospect . Offensive threat on the wing . Increased skating speed WHAT I’M MOST THANKFUL FOR IS: should translate into an increase in offensive numbers this campaign . Displayed great improve- Family and friends ment throughout the course of the 2006-07 campaign . Has the potential to be an offensive force FAVORITE NHL TEAM/PLAYER: given time and hard work . Displays good puckhandling skills . Has a knack for scoring goals Detroit Red Wings/Pavel Datsyuk and also creating scoring opportunities for his teammates. GREATEST LESSON I’VE LEARNED PLAYING HOCKEY: 2006-07: Received ice time in 32 of team’s 39 games . Finished tied for sixth place among Never give up team’s top points producers with 15 points and was second in freshmen class scoring . His nine SOMETHING UNUSUAL ABOUT ME IS: goals on the season represented a tie for third most on the squad . Registered a season-high Recorded a hole-in-one at age nine three points (1-2=3) in season-opening series finale against Union (10/7) . Accounted for the Bulldogs’ game-winning lamplighter in 7-1 non-league home victory over Mercyhurst (10/13) and IF I COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT HOCKEY: also at Wayne State (1/13) on a power play to go with Smaller goalie equipment an assist . Started out season with five points (2-3=5) CAREER STATISTICS IF I COULD MEET ANYONE IN HISTORY: in his initial four games while tallying a marker in two CAREER George Washington consecutive contests – vs. Union (10/7) and Mercyhurst YEAR GP G A PTS +/- PP SH GW PN/PIM ONE WORD WHICH DESCRIBES ME: (10/13) . Put together a three-game point string (1/6- 2006-07 32 9 6 15 +1 1 0 2 4/8 Relaxed TOTALS 32 9 6 15 +1 1 0 2 4/8 13) which featured a goal per contest – at Northern DESIRED OCCUPATION Michigan (1/6) and at Wayne State (1/12 and 1/13) . CCHA (OTHER THAN HOCKEY PLAYER): Scored a goal in back-to-back CCHA home victories Financial Advisor over Michigan State (2/13) and Bowling Green State YEAR GP G A PTS +/- PP SH GW PN/PIM 2006-07 23 3 2 5 -3 0 0 0 3/6 (2/16) . Produced a goal and was +1 in both the first TOTALS 23 3 2 5 -3 0 0 0 3/6 (3/2) and final (3/4) games of the first-round CCHA Tournament series at Lake Superior State . Notched CAREER BESTS a personal season-best five points each in October (2- Goals (Game): 1 (nine times, last 3/4/07 at 3=5) and January (3-2=5) over an eight-game period Lake Superior State apiece . Placed tied for 12th on the team with four Assists (Game): 2 (10/7/06 vs. Union) (1-3=4) power-play points. Points (Game): 3 (10/7/06 vs. Union) HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: Played two seasons (2004-05 and 2005-06) for the Texarkana Bandits of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) under head coach Jon Cooper . Selected team’s top offensive player following 2005-06 season after scoring a squad-high 34 goals with 22 assists for 56 points in 56 contests which placed him in a tie for 27th place on the NAHL’s top points leaders list . His 34 lamplighters represented the fourth-best goals output in the NAHL for the 2005-06 cam- paign . Scored 12 power-play goals and had 11 game-winning markers a season ago, both team highs . Accumulated 37 points on 14 goals and 23 assists in 56 appearances during the 2004-05 campaign en route to being named the Bandits’ Rookie of the Year . Tied for sixth place in team goals and seventh in assists while his season points total ranked tied for 64th place on the squad’s scoring charts . Juniors teammate of FSU forward Casey Haines . Member of Select Team (15,16 and 17). PERSONAL: Born 7/30/87 in Detroit, Mich. Son of Ed and Sue Lewicki . Father is employed as a driver/salesman and mother is a manicurist . Recorded an ace in golf at age nine . Shoots: Right . FSU Letters: One . Finance major. BY THE NUMBERS AGAINST 2007-08 OPPONENTS Alaska .