BBEMIDJI STATE HOCKEY CURRENT RECORD BEMIDJI STATE MAKES FIRST TRIP TO ALASKA Overall 15-16-3 Beavers wrap 2011-12 regular season with a league series at UAA WCHA 9-14-3 Home 11-6-1 Away 4-10-2 SETTING THE SCENE Neutral 0-0-0 Date: March 2-3, 2012 Location: Anchorage, Alaska 2011-12 SCHEDULE Time: 10:07/10:07 p.m. (CT) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Venue: Sullivan Arena O2 Regina (Exh.) W, 7-0 Size / Capacity: 200x100 / 6,251 O7 at (1) Miami (Ohio) W, 5-3 Bemidji State Alaska-Anchorage Local Radio: KKBJ FM Mix 103.7 O8 at (1) Miami (Ohio) L, 3-2 BEAVERS SEAWOLVES Play-by-play: Brian Schultz O14 at • (8) Colorado College L, 3-1 15-16-3; 9-14-3 WCHA 9-21-2; 5-20-1 WCHA Internet Audio: beaverradionetwork.com O15 at • (8) Colorado College L, 6-4 O21 © • Michigan Tech W, 6-5 Local Television: None O22 © • Michigan Tech W, 3-1 IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS Live Stats: www.goseawolves.com O28 at • (15) Minnesota Duluth L, 6-2 nr USCHO.com nr USCHO.com Live Video: http://uaahockey.nmtvsports.com O29 at • (15) Minnesota Duluth L, 1-0 nr USAToday/USA Hockey nr USAToday/USA Hockey N4 at (13) Lake Superior State W, 3-2 (ot) 31 PairWise Rankings nr PairWise Rankings N5 at (13) Lake Superior State L, 2-1 N11 © • Nebraska-Omaha T, 3-3 (ot) N12 © • Nebraska-Omaha L, 5-1 TOP PLAYERS TOP PLAYERS PLAYER TO WATCH N19 © • North Dakota L, 5-2 Goals: Goals: Junior forward Jordan George en- N20 © • North Dakota W, 1-0 Jordan George 16 Curtis Leinweber 9 ters the weekend series as BSU’s D2 at • St. Cloud State T, 6-6 (ot) leader in goals (16) and points Assists: Assists: scored (16-11=27). With 97 (46g- D3 at • St. Cloud State W, 3-1 51a) career points, he is poised to D9 © • (13) Denver L, 3-2 Brad Hunt 19 Scott Warner 13 Points: Points: become the next Beaver to eclipse D10 © • (13) Denver W, 2-1 the 100-point mark. The milestone D16 © Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-0 Jordan George 16-11=27 Mitch Bruijsten 8-8=16 could come this weekend versus D17 © Alabama-Huntsville W, 5-0 Goals Against Avg: Goals Against Avg: Alaska-Anchorage. In two career games versus the D30 © Bowling Green W, 4-1 Andrew Walsh 2.37 Chris Kamal 3.41 Seawolves he has two assists. D31 © Bowling Green W, 2-1 J13 R at • (RV) Denver L, 6-3 J14 at • (RV) Denver L, 3-2 THE MATCH UP J27 © • Minnesota State W, 2-1 The Bemidji State University men’s ice hockey team finishes the 2011-12 regular season this weekend as it makes J28 © • Minnesota State L, 5-2 its first trip to Alaska for a Western Collegiate Hockey Association series at University of Alaska-Anchorage. The Beavers, 15-16-3 overall and 9-14-3 in WCHA play, are looking to correct a four-game losing skid before F3 at • Nebraska-Omaha T, 1-1 (ot) opening post-season play. After suffering a sweep at then-No. 7 University of Minnesota (3-0 and 4-1) Feb. 17-18, the F4 at • Nebraska-Omaha W, 6-4 Beavers hosted University of Wisconsin Feb. 24-25 and dropped both home contests (4-2 and 4-2). F10 © • (10) Colorado College W, 4-2 Offensively, Jordan George leads the team with 26 points (16g-11a) and has been the team’s top goal scorer F11 © • (10) Colorado College W, 4-1 potting 16. However, over the course of the Beavers’ last eight games, no player has contributed more than senior F17 F+ at • (7) Minnesota L, 3-0 Shea Walters. The Hibbing, Minn. native has scored in six of eight and, including a team-best three points (0g-3a) F18 F at • (7) Minnesota L, 4-1 last weekend, has logged two goals and six assists since Feb. 3. F24 © • Wisconsin L, 4-2 Dan Bakala has started 13 of the Beavers’ last 18 games in net, including the last eight straight. He is 6-6-1 F25 © • Wisconsin L, 4-2 in those appearances. The senior owns a 9-11-2 record overall with a 2.56 goals against average and ranks third M2 at • Alaska-Anchorage 10:07 p.m. in the WCHA with a .919 save percentage in league play this season. Alaska-Anchorage carries an overall record of 9-21-2 and is 5-20-1 in WCHA play to hold down 12th place in the M3 at • Alaska-Anchorage 10:07 p.m. standings with 11 points. The Seawolves are coming out of a home-and-home nonconference series split with University M9-11 2 WCHA First Round TBA of Alaska-Fairbanks. UAA won the opener 3-2 at Sullivan Arena, but lost 3-1 in the finale in Fairbanks. M1517 3 WCHA Final Five TBA Mitch Bruijsten currently leads the Seawolves in scoring with 16 points (8g-8a), while Curtis Leinweber has All Times Central netted nine goals this season to pace the team. Subject to change without notice A pair of UAA sophomores have split time in net this season. Rob Gunderson has played in 20 games (5- 10-2), while Chris Kamal is 4-10-0 in his 18 appearances and leads the team in save percentage (.874) and goals Schedule Key against average (.3.41). • WCHA regular-season game 2 WCHA First Round; Campus Sites THE RIVALRY 3 WCHA Final Five; St. Paul, Minn. This weekend’s WCHA series versus Alaska-Anchorage marks jus the third and fourth meetings ever between the (x) opponent national ranking (USA Today poll) teams. Last season the teams opened the series with a two-game set at Sanford Center. The Seawolves took the x/ opponent tournament seed opener 5-4, before the Beavers salvaged the split with a 4-0 shutout victory. BSU has not only never played UAA on Television Key its home ice and it’s never logged a single game in the ‘Land of the Midnight Sun.” © Lakeland Public Television (state-wide) ® MidContinent Communications (local markets) THE UNPARALLELED TRADITION F Fox Sports North The 2011-12 season represents the 13th at the NCAA Division I level, and the 56th year of intercollegiate competition, F+ Fox Sports North Plus (Alternate Channel) for a BSU program which has assembled one of the finest traditions in all of American collegiate sport. u R RootSports (local market) BSU owns 13 NAIA, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III national titles. u C CBS College Sports The Beavers have captured 21 conference titles in 55 seasons of intercollegiate competition. u In 2009, BSU became the first No. 16 seed to ever earn a spot in the Frozen Four. In just its 10th year at the NCAA Divi- sion I level, only one team, the 1958 Denver Pioneers, found its way to college hockey’s grandest stage faster. u BSU has developed seven NHL players, six Olympians and 82 All-America honorees. u BSU has compiled an all-time record of 996-502-94 (.657) in 1,592 games. BEAVER HOCKEY 2011-12 GAME NOTES BBEMIDJI STATE HOCKEY GENERAL NOTES STANDINGS & RANKINGS NATIONAL POLLS 2011-12 WCHA Standings THE COACHES USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine uBemidji State’s Tom Serratore (Bemidji State ‘86) is in his 11th season and has • Week 21: Feb. 27, 2012 Overall WCHA an overall record of 193-162-41 (.545) as BSU’s head coach. In addition to directing RK Team Pts LW rec W L T W L T Pts the Beavers to seasons of at least .500 hockey in seven of the last eight seasons, Serratore’s teams won CHA regular-season championships five times since 2003-04 1 Boston College 504 (31) 2 23-10-1 Minnesota 23 11 1 19 7 0 38 u and made trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010, with a 2009 2 Minnesota Duluth 468 (2) 4 22- 7-5 Minnesota Duluth 22 7 5 16 6 4 36 appearance in the Frozen Four. He is a five-timeCHA Coach of the Year recipient and 3 Ferris State 418 (1) 1 22- 9-5 Denver 19 11 4 14 8 4 32 was Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year Runner-up in 2009. 4 Boston University 399 6 20-11-1 5 uMinnesota 381 5 23-11-1 Colorado College 16 14 2 13 12 1 27 uNow in his seventh season at Alaska Anchorage, Dave Shyiak has led the Seawolves to a 76-148-26 overall record. Prior to claiming his post at UAA, Shyiak was an assistant at 6 Michigan 372 3 21-11-4 Nebraska-Omaha 14 14 6 11 10 5 27 his Alma mater, Northern Michigan University, for 10 seasons. At NMU, Shyiak helped the 7 Union 255 8 20- 7-7 North Dakota 18 12 3 14 11 1 29 Wildcats to seven 20-win seasons, six CCHA tournament berths and an NCAA tourna- 8 UMass Lowell 249 7 20-10-1 Michigan Tech 14 16 4 11 10 5 26 ment appearance. A co-captain on NMU’s 1991 NCAA Championship team, Shyiak also 9 uMiami 192 15 21-13-2 St. Cloud State 14 16 4 11 12 3 25 claimed two WCHA Tournament titles (1989 and 1991) and one WCHA regular-season 10 uDenver 189 10 19-11-4 title (1991). 11 Maine 185 11 19-11-3 uBemidji State 15 16 3 9 14 3 21 12 Merrimack 158 13 16- 9-7 Wisconsin 15 15 2 10 14 2 22 LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BEAVERS 13 Cornell 106 9 15- 7-7 The Beavers hosted University of Wisconsin Feb.