CENTRAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION 23995 Freeway Park Drive, Suite 101 Farmington Hills, MI 48335 Phone: (248) 888-0600 • Fax: (248) 888-0664 [email protected] • www.ccha.com NEWS Contact: Philip Colvin, Communications Director Week of January 21, 2013 Weekly Release #16 CCHA ESSENTIAL- “Need to know” items from this RESULTS LAST WEEK week in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 at Bowling Green 4, Notre Dame 2 Alaska- The Nanooks beat Notre Dame twice Michigan State- The Spartans ‘ 5-2 loss on FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 in South Bend during the regular season for Saturday was just the third time in 16 starts that at Bowling Green 3, Western Michigan 2 the fi rst time since Feb. 1-2, 2002, when they freshman goaltender Jake Hildebrand allowed Ferris State 2 at Michigan State 1 won 7-5 and 6-5. Alaska also swept Notre more than two goals. His 2.02 goals-against Michigan 6 at Lake Superior 4 Dame in South Bend, 3-1 and 1-0, during the average ranks 15th nationally and his .937 save at Northern Michigan 4, Ohio State 2 fi rst round of the CCHA playoff s Mar. 3-4, 2006. percentage is ninth in the country. Alaska 5 at Notre Dame 4 at Wisconsin 1, Miami 0 * Northern Michigan- The Wildcats picked up Bowling Green- Saturday’s loss to Western SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 Michigan snapped the Falcons’ four-game their fi rst CCHA sweep of the season with a pair at Western Michigan 2, Bowling Green 1 winning streak, and six-game unbeaten streak. of victories (4-2, 3-2) over Ohio State and are at Ferris State 5, Michigan State 2 Bowling Green’s last four-game winning streak unbeaten in 2013 (5-0-1). Northern Michigan’s at Lake Superior 3, Michigan 2 came in Nov., 2007. The six-game unbeaten last CCHA sweep was Feb. 24-25, 2012 vs. Lake at Northern Michigan 3, Ohio State 2 streak marked their longest since the 2005-06 Superior. Alaska 2 at Notre Dame 1 season, when they pulled off six straight wins. Miami 2 at Wisconsin 1 * Notre Dame- Alaska’s two-game series sweep Ferris State- After a home-and-home series of the Irish was the fi rst time that Notre Dame UPCOMING GAMES was swept this season and the fi rst time the sweep of Michigan State, the Bulldogs have TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 won eight of their last 10 matchups against Irish were swept at home since Dec. 2-3 of 2011 U.S. NTDP at Michigan State # the Spartans, including three out of four this when Northeastern took two at the Compton Comcast Television Family Ice Arena. season. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 Ohio State- After opening the second half of the Northern Michigan at Alaska Lake Superior- The Lakers’ 3-2 victory over season with six consecutive games away from Lake Superior at Ohio State Michigan on Saturday ended a 16-game Columbus, the Buckeyes will host back-to-back Michigan at Western Michigan Comcast Television winless streak against the Wolverines that series at Value City Arena. Ohio State last played dated back to Feb. 16, 2007. Bowling Green at Miami, 7:35 p.m. at home Dec. 14-15 vs. Miami. Ferris State at Notre Dame, 7:35 p.m. Miami- Saturday’s 2-1 win was the RedHawks’ CBS Sports Network Western Michigan- Senior defenseman Luke Penn State at Michigan State * fi rst against Wisconsin and snapped Miami’s Witkowski netted his seventh career goal on four-game winless streak while also stopping Saturday. It is the fi fth goal of his career against SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 the Badgers’ 11-game unbeaten streak and a school from the state of Ohio. Witkowski has Northern Michigan at Alaska seven-game winning streak. It was Wisconsin’s three goals at Miami, one at Ohio State and now Bowling Green at Miami fi rst loss since Nov. 24. Ferris State at Notre Dame one at home against Bowling Green. Lake Superior at Ohio State Michigan- Junior forward Luke Moffatt Michigan at Western Michigan, 7:35 p.m. CCHA Celebrate the Legacy - On Jan. 22, 1983, FOX Sports Detroit scored twice on Friday against Lake Superior Bowling Green defenseman Garry Galley scored Penn State at Michigan State, 6:05 p.m. * for his fi rst career multi-goal game. He also twice in sudden-death overtime at Northern Big Ten Network had an assist for the second three-point game Michigan to give the Falcons a 7-6 win. Galley’s of his career. Moff att had three assists against fi rst goal was disallowed because of an illegal All games 7:05 p.m. locally unless noted. Notre Dame on Nov. 13, 2010. stick. # - Exhibition. * - Nonleague. 2012-2013 CCHA Standings Through 1/19/13 CONFERENCE OVERALL GP W L T SW Pts. GF GA W L T GF GA 1. Notre Dame 16 11 5 0 0 33 51 31 15 9 0 68 48 Western Michigan 16 10 4 2 1 33 35 31 14 6 4 55 45 3. Miami 16 8 4 4 4 32 41 30 13 6 5 57 38 4. Ferris State 18 10 7 1 0 31 49 38 12 9 3 71 56 5. Alaska 18 8 7 3 1 28 50 50 10 8 4 59 59 6. Lake Superior 18 8 9 1 1 26 40 44 13 12 1 62 63 7. Ohio State 16 7 6 3 1 25 32 29 8 11 5 47 52 8. Northern Michigan 18 5 9 4 1 20 39 52 11 10 4 59 65 9. Bowling Green 16 5 8 3 1 19 33 41 8 11 5 52 61 Michigan 18 5 11 2 2 19 46 63 8 14 2 69 84 11. Michigan State 18 5 12 1 0 16 36 43 6 15 3 47 66 Teams are awarded three points for each win in regulation or overtime, and one point for an overtime tie. Conference games tied after 65 minutes advance to a three-player shootout with the winning team receiving an extra point in the standings (denoted in the SW column). Page 2 CCHA Weekly Release #16 Players of the Week Postgame® Off ensive Player of the Week Gladiator® Defenseman of the Week Warrior® Goaltender of the Week Gongshow® Rookie of the Week Jarret Granberg, UA CJ Ludwig, NMU CJ Motte, FSU Tyler Morley, UA Sr., F (Foremost, AB) Jr. (Little Elm, TX) So. (St. Clair, MI) F (Burnaby, BC) Granberg scored twice, including Ludwig assisted on the game- Motte stopped 27 shots and was Morley had two assists, including the game winner, added an assist winning goal in a 4-2 win over Ohio the Perani Cup third star in a 2-1 one on the game winner, in a 5-4 and was the Perani Cup fi rst star in State on Friday and scored the game win at Michigan State on Friday victory at Notre Dame on Friday. a 5-4 win at Notre Dame on Friday. winner in a 2-1 victory on Saturday to and made 17 saves in a 5-2 victory He scored the game-winning goal He had two assists in a 2-1 win over complete a sweep of the Buckeyes. on Saturday to complete a sweep and was the Perani Cup fi rst star in the Irish on Saturday. He also had three blocks and fi nished of the Spartans. a 2-1 win on Saturday to complete +2 on the weekend. a sweep of the Irish. CCHA Notable Performers John Keeney, UA, FR, G (Twin Peaks, CA): Keeney made 24 saves in a 5-4 win at Notre Dame on Friday and stopped 19 shots as the Nanooks completed a sweep of the Irish with a 2-1 win on Saturday. Ryan Carpenter, BGSU, SO, F (Oviedo, FL): Carpenter had a 1-1-2 scoring line in a 4-2 win over Notre Dame on Tuesday, scored a goal in a 3-2 win over Western Michigan on Friday and added another goal in a 2-1 loss to the Broncos on Saturday. Travis Ouellete, FSU, SR, F (Windsor, ON): Ouellete scored a goal in a 2-1 win at Michigan State on Friday and recorded a 1-1-2 scoring line in a 5-2 win on Saturday that completed a sweep of the Spartans. Domenic Monardo, LSSU, SR, F (Oakville, ON): Monardo scored a goal in a 6-4 loss to Michigan on Friday and had a 2-1-3 scoring line in a 3-2 win over the Wolverines on Saturday. Ryan McKay, MIA, FR, G (Palatine, IL): McKay stopped 33 shots in a 2-1 non-conference win over Wisconsin on Saturday. Alex Guptill, UM, SO, F (Newmarket, ON): Guptill scored a goal in a 6-4 win at Lake Superior on Friday and had an assist in a 3-2 loss to the Lakers on Saturday. Matt Berry, MSU, SO, F (Canton, MI): Berry had an assist in a 2-1 loss to Ferris State on Friday and another assist in 5-2 loss to the Bulldogs on Saturday. Matt Thurber, NMU, SR, F (Beaver Dam, WI): Thurber had a 1-1-2 scoring line in a 4-2 win over Ohio State on Friday and added an assist in a 3-2 win over the Buckeyes on Saturday. T.J. Tynan, ND, JR, F (Orland Park, IL): Tynan had identical 1-1-2 scoring lines in a 4-2 loss at Bowling Green on Tuesday and a 5-4 loss to Alaska on Saturday.