2018-19 BOWLING GREEN HOCKEY NOTES MARCH 23, 2019 WCHA CHAMPIONSHIP - #13 BOWLING GREEN AT #2 MINNESOTA STATE Media Relations Contact: Kellan Godfrey | [email protected] | 412.316.6743 (C) 2018-19 RECORDS #13 Bowling Green (25-9-5, 16-8-4-3 WCHA) Overall: 25-9-5 WCHA: 16-8-4 vs. Home: 12-5-2 WCHA Home: 8-5-1 #2 Minnesota State (31-7-2, 22-5-1-1 WCHA) Away: 13-4-3 WCHA Away: 8-3-3 Neutral: 0-0-0 Saturday, March 23 / 8:07 P.M. ET 2018-19 SCHEDULE Mankato, Minn. / Verizon Center Falcon Radio Network: Streamed at BGSUFalcons.com Date Opponent Time/Result Live stats: BGSUFalcons.com OCTOBER 6 at Mercyhurst W, 8-2 9 at Western Michigan W, 6-2 12 at Robert Morris L, 3-2 14 Robert Morris W, 6-0 23 Western Michigan W, 4-1 FIRST MEETING ALL-TIME LAST MEETING 26 at Ohio State W, 8-2 27 Ohio State T, 2-2 Nov. 28, 2008 11-8-3 Dec. 15, 2018 Tie, 2-2 Minn. State Leads BGSU, 4-1 NOVEMBER 2 Northern Michigan * W, 3-1 3 Northern Michigan* L, 2-0 9 at Alaska Anchorage * T, 0-0 (2OT W) 10 at Alaska Anchorage* W, 3-0 16 Lake Superior State * L, 5-0 17 Lake Superior State * W, 5-2 21 at U.S. Under-18 Team (EXH.) W, 5-4 Tale of the Tape DECEMBER Stats From 2018-19 1 at Alabama Huntsville* W, 6-2 2 at Alabama Hunstville * W, 2-1 7 at Ferris State * T, 3-3 (SO W) 8 at Ferris State * W, 4-3 (OT) Bowling Green Team Minnesota State 14 Minnesota State* W, 4-1 3.3 Goals Per Game 3.5 15 Minnesota State* W, 4-1 1.8 Goals Per Game Allowed 1.7 30 Windsor (EXH.) W, 7-3 +1.5 Scoring Margin +1.8 JANUARY 31.7 Shots on Goal/Game 30.2 3 Bemidji State* L, 3-2 24.8 Shots on Goal Allowed/Game 23.2 4 Bemidji State* W, 3-1 11 at Michigan Tech * L, 2-0 5.4 Assists/Game 5.8 12 at Michigan Tech* W, 3-2 8.7 Points/Game 9.3 18 at Alaska* L, 4-1 6.2 Penalties/Game 5.3 19 at Alaska* W, 2-0 25 Ferris State * W, 2-0 14.7 Penalty Minutes/Game 12.3 26 Ferris State * L, 3-0 .197 Power Play Pct. .235 .893 Penalty Kill Pct. .876 FEBRUARY 1 at Northern Michigan* W, 3-2 (OT) 2 at Northern Michigan* L, 3-2 15 Alaska* W, 8-0 Bowling Green Individual Leaders Minnesota State 16 Alaska* T, 3-3 (2OT L) 22 at Bemidji State* W, 3-1 Johnson, 19 Goals Michaelis, 19 23 at Bemidji State* T, 2-2 (2OT W) Kruse, 31 Assists Tuomie, 24 Johnson, 41 Points Michaelis, 41 MARCH 1 Alabama Huntsville* L, 4-2 L. Craggs, 114 Penalty Minutes Spooner, 41 2 Alabama Huntsville* W, 7-1 Rauhauser, +22 +/- Michaelis, +22 8 WCHA First Round vs. Michigan Tech W, 3-2 R. Bednard, 20-6-4 Goalie Record McKay, 23-6-2 9 WCHA First Round vs. Michigan Tech W, 6-2 15 WCHA Semifinals vs. NMU W, 6-1 Dop, .948 Goalie Save Pct. McKay, .932 16 WCHA Semifinals vs. NMU W, 2-1 (2OT) Dop, 1.34 Goals Against Average McKay, 1.65 23 WCHA Championship Game vs. Minnesota St. HOME games at Slater Family Ice Arena (5,000) * WCHA Contest Page 2 WCHA Championship Game • #13 Bowling Green at #2 Minnesota State • March 23 NUMERICALROSTER No. Player Pos. El. Ht. Wt. C/S Birth Date Hometown/Previous Team 2 Will Cullen D Fr. 6-0 184 R 7/24/1996 Pelham Manor, New York / C. P. Canadians (CCHL) 3 Carson Musser D So. 6-1 191 L 4/21/1997 Grand Rapids, Mich. / Fargo Force (USHL) 4 Connor McDonald D Sr. 6-1 181 R 10/24/1995 Westerville, Ohio / Chicago Steel (USHL) 5 Adam Smith D Sr. 6-2 197 L 11/6/1996 Sharon, Ontario / Newmarket Hurricanes (OJHL) 6 Alex Barber F Fr. 5-10 150 R 2/17/1999 Dublin, Ohio / Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) 7 Shane Bednard F Sr. 5-10 182 R 11/22/1994 Macomb, Mich. / Bloomington Thunder (USHL) 8 Frederic Letourneau F Jr. 5-11 184 R 4/12/1996 Montreal, Quebec / Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL) 10 Max Johnson F So. 5-10 192 R 5/12/1998 Lakeville, Minn. / Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 11 Taylor Schneider F Fr. 6-1 161 L 2/18/1998 Lakeville, Minn. / Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 12 Chris Pohlkamp D Sr. 5-10 194 R 7/6/1995 Baxter, Minn. / Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 13 Stephen Baylis F Sr. 6-1 199 L 8/1/1994 Ottawa, Ontario / Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) 14 Justin Wells D So. 6-4 200 L 7/31/1998 North Canton, Ohio / Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 15 Evan Dougherty F Fr. 6-0 182 R 4/17/1999 Kalamazoo, Mich. / Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 16 Cameron Wright F So. 6-1 189 R 8/11/1998 Newmarket, Ontario / St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) 17 Casey Linkenheld F Jr. 6-0 190 L 5/19/1995 Bartlett, Ill. / Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) 18 Trevor St-Jean F Fr. 5-8 173 R 10/10/1997 Findlay, Ohio / Langley Rivermen (BCHL) 20 Connor Ford F So. 6-0 187 L 2/5/1998 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 21 Jacob Dalton D Jr. 6-1 182 R 7/5/1997 Saginaw, Mich. / Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) 22 Lukas Craggs F Jr. 5-11 190 L 5/16/1996 Elmhurst, Ill. / Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) 23 Alec Rauhauser D Jr. 6-3 223 R 3/7/1995 Bismarck, N.D. / Des Moines Buccaneers ((USHL) 25 Sam Craggs F So. 6-1 200 L 5/30/1997 Elmhurst, Ill. / Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) 26 Matt Meier F Sr. 6-2 200 L 2/7/1995 Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Air Force 27 Tim Theocharidis D Fr. 6-1 183 L 6/28/1998 Scarborough, Ontario / C. P Canadians (CCHL) 28 Brandon Kruse F So. 5-9 155 L 2/26/1999 Saline, Mich. / Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) 29 John Schilling F Sr. 5-11 176 R 1/18/1995 Oswego, Ill. / Chicago Steel (USHL) 31 Eric Dop G So. 5-10 159 R 8/23/1998 Lewis Center, Ohio / Tri-City Storm (USHL) 32 Brett Rich G So. 6-3 183 R 1/9/1999 Bowling Green, Ohio / Bowling Green 35 Ryan Bednard G Jr. 6-5 200 L 3/31/1997 Macomb, Mich. / Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) ALPHABETICALROSTER No. Player Pos. El. Ht. Wt. C/S Birth Date Hometown/Previous Team 6 Alex Barber F Fr. 5-10 150 R 2/17/1999 Dublin, Ohio / Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) 13 Stephen Baylis F Sr. 6-1 199 L 8/1/1994 Ottawa, Ontario / Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) 35 Ryan Bednard G Jr. 6-5 200 L 3/31/1997 Macomb, Mich. / Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) 7 Shane Bednard F Sr. 5-10 182 R 11/22/1994 Macomb, Mich. / Bloomington Thunder (USHL) 22 Lukas Craggs F Jr. 5-11 190 L 5/16/1996 Elmhurst, Ill. / Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) 25 Sam Craggs F So. 6-1 200 L 5/30/1997 Elmhurst, Ill. / Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) 2 Will Cullen D Fr. 6-0 184 R 7/24/1996 Pelham Manor, New York / C. P. Canadians (CCHL) 21 Jacob Dalton D Jr. 6-1 182 R 7/5/1997 Saginaw, Mich. / Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) 31 Eric Dop G So. 5-10 159 R 8/23/1998 Lewis Center, Ohio / Tri-City Storm (USHL) 15 Evan Dougherty F Fr. 6-0 182 R 4/17/1999 Kalamazoo, Mich. / Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 20 Connor Ford F So. 6-0 187 L 2/5/1998 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 10 Max Johnson F So. 5-10 192 R 5/12/1998 Lakeville, Minn. / Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 28 Brandon Kruse F So. 5-9 155 L 2/26/1999 Saline, Mich. / Brookings Blizzard (NAHL) 8 Frederic Letourneau F Jr. 5-11 184 R 4/12/1996 Montreal, Quebec / Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL) 17 Casey Linkenheld F Jr. 6-0 190 L 5/19/1995 Bartlett, Ill. / Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) 4 Connor McDonald D Sr. 6-1 181 R 10/24/1995 Westerville, Ohio / Chicago Steel (USHL) 26 Matt Meier F Sr. 6-2 200 L 2/7/1995 Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Air Force 3 Carson Musser D So. 6-1 191 L 4/21/1997 Grand Rapids, Mich. / Fargo Force (USHL) 12 Chris Pohlkamp D Sr. 5-10 194 R 7/6/1995 Baxter, Minn. / Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 23 Alec Rauhauser D Jr. 6-3 223 R 3/7/1995 Bismarck, N.D. / Des Moines Buccaneers ((USHL) 32 Brett Rich G So. 6-3 183 R 1/9/1999 Bowling Green, Ohio / Bowling Green 29 John Schilling F Sr. 5-11 176 R 1/18/1995 Oswego, Ill. / Chicago Steel (USHL) 11 Taylor Schneider F Fr. 6-1 161 L 2/18/1998 Lakeville, Minn. / Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 5 Adam Smith D Sr. 6-2 197 L 11/6/1996 Sharon, Ontario / Newmarket Hurricanes (OJHL) 18 Trevor St-Jean F Fr. 5-8 173 R 10/10/1997 Findlay, Ohio / Langley Rivermen (BCHL 27 Tim Theocharidis D Fr. 6-1 183 L 6/28/1998 Scarborough, Ontario / C. P Canadians (CCHL) 14 Justin Wells D So.