MEN’S HOCKEY RELEASE, Nov. 21, 2005 COLLEGE HOCKEY STORYLINES 2005-06 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result SHOWCASE Wisconsin competes O 7 ST. LAWRENCE W, 3-2* Friday, Nov. 26 in the 13th annual O 8 ST. LAWRENCE L, 1-2* College Hockey O 21 at St. Cloud State T, 2-2* No. 2 Wisconsin O 22 at St. Cloud State W, 3-1 (9-1-2, 8-0-2 WCHA) Showcase. Wisconsin O 28 ALASKA ANCHORAGE W, 6-1 at and Minnesota visit O 29 ALASKA ANCHORAGE W, 5-1 No. 18/RV Michigan Michigan State and N 4 at #5 North Dakota W, 4-2 State Michigan in this year’s N 5 at #5 North Dakota W, 4-1 (5-5-3, 2-4-3 CCHA) N 11 #1 COLORADO COLLEGE T, 2-2* version of the event. N 12 #1 COLORADO COLLEGE W, 3-0 6 p.m. CT N 19 MINNESOTA STATE W, 2-1 Wisconsin’s 10- N 20 MINNESOTA STATE W, 3-2 Saturday, Nov. 27 game unbeaten streak (8- Freshman Ben Street posted his second career COLLEGE HOCKEY SHOWCASE No. 2 Wisconsin two-point effort last Sunday with a goal and N 25 at Michigan State 6 p.m. 0-2) is currently the N 26 at #1 Michigan 6:30 p.m. (9-1-2, 8-0-2 WCHA) an assist in the UW’s 3-2 win over Minnesota at longest in the nation, State. Street, who was recently rated as the No. D 2 at Minnesota 7 p.m. No. 1 Michigan while Michigan’s 5-0-0 D 3 at Minnesota 7 p.m. (9-1-1, 5-1-1 CCHA) stretch is the second 4 prospect by NHL Central Scouting among D 9 MICHIGAN TECH 7 P.M. 6:30 p.m. CT longest. Michigan State college hockey players for the 2006 NHL Entry D 10 MICHIGAN TECH 8 P.M. D 16 USA U-18 (EX.) 7 P.M. is 0-4-2 in its last six Draft, now has 4-1=5 through 12 games. TV - None BADGER HOCKEY SHOWDOWN after beginning the sea- Radio - Brian Posick with D 30 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7 P.M. son 5-1-1. D 31 N. MICHIGAN/WAYNE ST. 7 P.M. Rob Andringa on Friday - J 13 at Colorado College 8:30 p.m. WTSO-AM 1070 and The Badgers are 5-18-1 in the Showcase all-time, including 2-10- J 14 at Colorado College 8 p.m. Saturday -WIBA-AM 1310 J 20 DENVER 7 P.M. 0 against Michigan State and 3-8-1 against Michigan, but are 3-1-0 in Web - Live game audio at J 21 DENVER 7 P.M. uwbadgers.com. the event the past two seasons. J 27 MINNESOTA 7 P.M. J 28 MINNESOTA 7 P.M. No. 2 Wisconsin (9-1-2, 8-0- Wisconsin fell to Michigan State, 4-0, but defeated Michigan, 3- F 3 at Minnesota Duluth 7 p.m. F 4 at Minnesota Duluth 7 p.m. 2 WCHA) competes in the 1, in last year’s Showcase in Madison. In 2003–04, Wisconsin won 3- 13th annual College Hockey Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic 1 at Michigan and 2-1 in overtime at Michigan State. F 11 vs. Ohio State! 3 p.m. Showcase with games at F 17 at Michigan Tech 6 p.m. Michigan State (5-5-3, 2-4-3 Michigan and Wisconsin were ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respec- F 18 at Michigan Tech 6 p.m. CCHA) and at No. 1 tively, in last season’s match-up and are again ranked No. 1 and No. F 24 at Minnesota State 7:30 p.m. Michigan (9-1-1, 5-1-1 F 25 at Minnesota State 7 p.m. 2 heading into this weekend. CCHA). The Badgers fell to M 3 ST. CLOUD STATE 7 P.M. the Spartans, 4-0, in last M 4 ST. CLOUD STATE 7 P.M. year’s event, while defeating Saturday’s game will match the nation’s top defense in M 10 WCHA First Round Wisconsin (1.42 goals-against per game) against the nation’s top M 11 WCHA First Round Michigan, 3-1. Wisconsin is M 12 WCHA First Round offense in Michigan (4.36 goals per game). Michigan also boasts the 3-1-0 in the event over the M 16 WCHA Final Five past two seasons, after post- nation’s No. 1 power play at 29.5 percent (26-88). M 17 WCHA Final Five ing a 2-17-1 mark in the M 18 WCHA Final Five M 24 NCAA Regional previous 10 years. Wisconsin is 4-0-1 in its last five meetings against the nation’s M 25 NCAA Regional top-ranked team, but all five games have been played at home M 26 NCAA Regional Athletic A 6 NCAA Frozen Four Communications WCHA Offensive Player of the Week Joe Pavelski has 15 points A 8 NCAA Frozen Four Contact: (7-8=15) in his last nine games, collecting a point in eight of the ! - US Hockey Hall of Fame Game Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis Paul Capobianco nine contests. The third UW player honored by the league office in (608) 263-1983 [email protected] uwbadgers.com STAT OF THE UNBEATEN Wisconsin’s 8-0-2 WCHA mark makes them the only WEEK team left in the nation still unbeaten in league games. University of Wisconsin • Intercollegiate Athletics Kellner Hall • 1440 Monroe Street • Madison, Wisconsin 53711 (608) 262-1866 • www.uwbadgers.com Current Career Leaders Goals BADGER NOTEBOOK 1. Robbie Earl 38 Ryan MacMurchy 38 3. Joe Pavelski 24 4. Tom Gilbert 23 THE MATCHUPS 5. Adam Burish 21 Wisconsin at Michigan State 6. Ross Carlson 20 Wisconsin at Michigan 6. Jake Dowell 19 Assists 1. Ryan MacMurchy 54 2. Robbie Earl 46 3. Tom Gilbert 45 4. Joe Pavelski 37 5. Andrew Joudrey 36 6. Ross Carlson 32 Points 1. Ryan MacMurchy 92 2. Robbie Earl 84 3. Tom Gilbert 68 4. Joe Pavelski 61 5. Andrew Joudrey 53 MSU 2005-06 Statistics UW 2005-06 Statistics UM 2005-06 Statistics 6. Ross Carlson 52 Overall Record . .5-5-3 . .9-1-2 . 9-1-1 . .Overall Record CCHA Record . .2-4-3 . .8-0-2 (WCHA) . 5-1-1 . .CCHA Record 7. Adam Burish 51 Home Record . .2-2-1 . .6-1-1 . 5-0-1 . .Home Record 8. Jake Dowell 50 Road Record . .1-3-2 . .3-0-1 . 4-1-0 . .Road Record Neutral Record . .2-0-0 . .0-0-0 . 0-0-0 . .Neutral Record Penalties Goals/Game . .3.31 . .3.17 . 4.36 . .Goals/Game 1. Ryan MacMurchy 117 Goals Allowed/Game . .2.92 . .1.42 . 2.36 . .Goals Allowed/Game 2. Tom Gilbert 63 Shots/Game . .29.5 . .34.1 . 32.6 . .Shots/Game 3. Jake Dowell 63 Shots Allowed/Game . .24.8 . .25.2 . 28.0 . .Shots Allowed/Game 4. Adam Burish 62 Power Play . .18.9 % (17-90) . .14.8 % (12-81) . 29.5 % (26-88) . .Power Play Penalty Kill . .78.7 % (59-75) . .88.5 % (54-61) . 90.7 % (68-75) . .Penalty Kill Penalty Minutes PIM/Game . .19.5 . .17.3 . 24.7 . .PIM/Game 1. Ryan MacMurchy 272 USCHO.com Poll . .18 . .2 . 1 . .USCHO.com Poll 2. Adam Burish 157 USA Today/USA Hockey . .RV . .2 . 1 . .USA Today/USA Hockey 3. Jake Dowell 134 4. Tom Gilbert 126 Leading Scorers: Leading Scorers: Leading Scorers: Bryan Lerg, So., F, 2-14=16 Joe Pavelski, So., F, 8-8=16 T.J. Hensick, Jr., F, 6-13=19 Power-play Goals Tyler Howells, Jr., F/D, 4-9=13 Robbie Earl, Jr., F, 4-9=13 Andrew Cogliano, Fr., F, 7-9=16 1. Tom Gilbert 12 Drew Miller, Jr., F, 5-7=12 Tom Gilbert, Sr., D, 2-8=10 Jack Johnson, Fr., D, 4-12=16 Robbie Earl 12 3. Ryan MacMurchy 11 Top Goalies: Top Goalies: Top Goalies: 4. Joe Pavelski 9 Dominic Vicari, Jr., 4-4-1, 2.72 Brian Elliott, Jr., 9-1-2, 1.40 Billy Sauer, Fr., 6-1-1, 2.35 GAA, 5. Jake Dowell 8 GAA, .872 Save % GAA, .944 Save % .915 save % Ross Carlson 8 Head Coach: Rick Comley Head Coach: Mike Eaves Head Coach: Red Berenson Game-winning Goals 1. Robbie Earl 9 2. Adam Burish 7 SERIES NOTES 3. Ryan MacMurchy 6 The Badgers are 37-45-2 all-time against Wisconsin trails Michigan 49-61-7 all-time, 4. Tom Gilbert 5 Michigan State, and 2-9-0 against MSU in including 14-23-5 in Ann Arbor ... the UW is Joe Pavelski 5 6. Ross Carlson 4 the last 11 meetings ... the UW is 15-23-0 in 3-8-1 against UM in the Showcase, but have East Lansing, the site of the Badgers last two won the last two years ... the UW was elimi- Games Played wins in the series ... the UW is 2-10-0 against nated by UM in the first round of last year’s 1. Ryan MacMurchy 134 MSU in the Showcase NCAA Midwest Regional, 4-1 2. Nick Licari 133 3. Tom Gilbert 131 4. A.J. Degenhardt 123 three weeks, Pavelski had both Wisconsin’s 8-0-2 start in start the 1981–82 team posted. goals in the UW’s 2-1 win the WCHA is the longest Colorado College boasts the Shots on Goal 1.