Joe Gorby Hockey News Athletics Communications Director E-Mail: [email protected] Rob Bentley Release Asst. Athletics Communications Director E-Mail: [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAKE SUPERIOR STATE AT FERRIS STATE FSU ATHLETICS HOTLINE FEBRUARY 23, 2004 (231) 591-2375 2003-04 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FERRIS HOSTS LAKE SUPERIOR IN LAST REGULAR-SEASON HOME SERIES THIS WEEK: The Ferris State University men’s active NCAA-I coaches in overall victories DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 10/4 Windsor# W 6-0 ice hockey team, which was idle last weekend, entering this campaign, is the all-time win- 10/10 at Western Michigan* L 4-2 hosts the Lake Superior State University ningest coach in FSU history. Daniels is tops 10/11 Western Michigan* W 5-2 Lakers this weekend (Feb. 27-28) in a two- among Ferris’ all-time coaches in CCHA wins 10/17at Colgate L 3-5 game Central Collegiate Hockey Association with a 141-168-31 (.460) league mark. (CCHA) series at Big Rapids, Mich. The 10/18 at Colgate W 3-1 THE COACHES: Ferris State – Bob Daniels series marks FSU’s final regular-season home 10/24 at Alaska Fairbanks* L 4-2 (Michigan State, 1982), 12th season, 194-222- contests for the 2003-04 campaign. 10/25 at Alaska Fairbanks* L 4-1 36 (.469) – (12-19-3 vs. Lake Superior State – 10/31 at Michigan State* L 8-0 FACEOFF/ARENA: Friday – 7:35 p.m. (EST) & Home 6-9-2, Away 6-9-1, Neutral 0-1-0). Lake 11/1 Michigan State* L 4-2 Superior State – Frank Anzalone (SUNY- 11/7 Michigan* W 6-5 OT Saturday – 7:05 p.m. (EST)/R.L. Ewigleben Buffalo, 1978), 11th season, 212-179-35 (.539) 11/8 at Michigan* L 3-2 (pronounced A-VAH-glave-in) (2,493). – (20-17-3 vs. Ferris State). 11/21 Nebraska-Omaha* L 4-1 THE RECORDS: Ferris State is 14-15-3 overall 11/22 Nebraska-Omaha* W 4-0 ABOUT LAKE SUPERIOR STATE: Freshman for- and 9-14-1 after losing a pair of CCHA games 11/28 Niagara T 2-2 OT ward Dominic Osman (10-9–19) is tops among to Notre Dame two weeks ago (Feb. 13-14) at 11/29 Niagara W 8-3 seven Lakers in double-figure points this sea- UND’s Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Ind. The 12/5 at Bowling Green State* W 2-1 Bulldogs are 5-6-1 in their last 12 appear- son. Junior forward Bo Cheesman (11-7–18) 12/6 at Bowling Green State* T 3-3 OT and frosh forward Trent Campbell (3-13–16) 12/27Massachusetts-Lowell N W 7-4 ances and are midst a three-game losing string. Ferris sports a 9-5-2 home record this are other leading scorers. Freshman Jeff 12/28 WisconsinN W 3-1 Jakaitis (3-6-4, 2.16 GAA, .930sv%) and junior 1/2 Alaska Fairbanks* W 7-5 season. ☛ A season ago, Ferris State turned in its most Matt Violin (4-10-3, 3.43 GAA, .883sv%) have 1/3 Alaska Fairbanks* L 4-0 shared LSSU’s goaltending duties. Jakaitis 1/7at Nebraska-Omaha* W successful5-2 season in the program’s NCAA-I his- tory with a school-record 31-10-1 overall mark. presently ranks fourth nationally in save per- 1/8 at Nebraska-Omaha* L 6-1 centage and 11th in goals against average. 1/16 Miami (Ohio)* W 5-4 The Bulldogs claimed their first-ever CCHA Second-year assistant coach Tim Christian 1/17 Miami (Ohio)* L 4-2 Championship title with a first-place 22-5-1 played at Ferris State (1991-95). 1/23 Findlay W 4-2 league record. FSU also made its initial NCAA- I Championship Tournament appearance and 1/24 Findlay T 0-0 OT SERIES INFORMATION: FSU trails 55-36-7 1/30 Western Michigan* W 4-1 earned the distinction of being the nation’s first At Big Rapids: 18-26-3; At Sault Ste. Marie: 1/31 at Western Michigan* L 3-2 team to attain 30 wins in a season. 17-28-3; At Neutral Sites: 1-1-1 2/6 Ohio State* W 5-2 Goals For/Against: 345 (3.52 gpg.)/418 (4.27 gpg.) 2/7 Ohio State* L 6-0 Lake Superior State improved to 7-16-7 overall and 5-14-5 in the CCHA following a win First Meeting: LSSU 8, FSU 2* (12/15/77) 2/13 at Notre Dame* L 4-2 Last Meeting: FSU 6, LSSU 1*✘ (3/15/03) 2/14 at Notre Dame* L 4-1 and tie versus Northern Michigan in last week- Longest Win Streak: FSU 6 (1/18/80-12/6/80) & 2/27 Lake Superior State* 7:35 p.m. end’s (Feb. 20-21) home-and-home series. (11/2/01-3/15/03); LSSU 10 (12/9/94-2/14/97) 2/28 Lake Superior State* 7:05 p.m. The Lakers claimed a 5-2 win over the Last Season: FSU 7-1 (2/7/03), FSU 5-1 (2/8/03), 3/5 at Northern Michigan* 7:35 p.m. Wildcats last Friday (Feb. 20) at NMU’s Berry FSU 6-1*✘ (3/14/03), FSU 6-1*✘ (3/15/03) 3/6 at Northern Michigan* 7:35 p.m. Events Center in Marquette, Mich. The next Top FSU Scorers: Derek Nesbitt (4-6–10, 6 GP) 3/12-14 CCHA Tournament First Round TBA night (Feb. 21), the two teams skated to a 2-2 and Jeff Legue (3-7–10, 6 GP) 3/18 CCHA Tournament Quarterfinals✜ TBA overtime tie at LSSU’s Taffy Abel Arena in Series Notes: FSU is 8-1-0 in its last nine 3/19 CCHA Super 6 Semifinals✜ 4:05/7:35 p.m. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. LSSU, which is 3-8-3 meetings, which includes a current six-game win- ✜ 3/20 CCHA Super 6 Championships 7:35 p.m. on the road this season, is 1-0-2 in its last ning streak. All of Nesbitt’s and Legue’s point ✦ 3/26-27NCAA Nor theast Regional TBA three appearances after going winless in its total occurred in last season’s four-game series. ✥ 3/26-27NCAA W est Regional TBA previous nine contests. * – FSU home game ✘ – CCHA Tournament First Round 3/26-27NCAA East Regional◗ TBA ☛ LSSU posted a 6-28-4 overall record with a 3/27-28 NCAA Midwest Regional✤ TBA 12th-place 3-24-1 CCHA mark last season. MONTH HOME AWAY NEUTRAL TOTAL 4/8 NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals# TBA OCTOBER 2-5-0 3-4-0 1-0-0 6-9-0 BOB DANIELS: The 2002-03 Spencer Penrose 4/10 NCAA Frozen Four Championships#7 p.m. NOVEMBER 7-8-3 3-4-0 0-0-0 10-12-3 Award recipient as the American Hockey 0-0-1 2-6-1 All times Eastern; home games in bold Coaches Association (AHCA) Division I DECEMBER 2-4-0 0-2-0 * – Central Collegiate Hockey Association game National Coach of the Year, Daniels was also JANUARY 3-4-0 3-8-1 0-0-0 6-12-1 # – Exhibition honored as the Coach of the Year by the FEBRUARY 2-5-0 7-8-2 0-0-0 9-13-2 N – Badger Hockey Showdown (Madison, Wis.) ✜ – Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena) CCHA and Inside College Hockey (INCH) last MARCH 2-0-0 1-2-0 0-1-0 3-3-0 ✦ – Manchester, N.H.. (Verizon Wireless Arena) season. Daniels, who ranked 23rd among TOTALS 18-26-3 17-28-3 1-1-1 36-55-7 ✥ – Colorado Springs, Colo. (World Arena) ◗ – Albany, N.Y. (Pepsi Arena) – more – ✤ – Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel Arena) # – Boston, Mass. (Fleet Center) FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 210 Sports Drive, SPC 002, Big Rapids, MI 49307-2741 Phone 231 591-2336/3821FAX 231 591-3775 www.ferris.edu/sports 2003-04 CCHA STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL BULLDOGS OF THE GAME: After each contest, GP W L T Pts GF GA W L T GF GA a Ferris State player will be selected the 1. Michigan 24 18 5 1 3794 52 23 8 1 123 76 2. Michigan State 26 16 9 1 33 86 58 20 15 1 119 87 Bulldog of the Game. Below is a compilation 3. Miami (Ohio) 24 15 72 32 84 62 18 11 3 10786 of the recipients to date. 4. Ohio State 26 15 11 0 30 81 62 20 14 0 104 83 DATE/OPP.PLAYER NOTES 5. Alaska Fairbanks 26 13 12 1 2787 85 14 15 1 99 105 Oct. 10 at WMU Greg Rallo 1-1–2, +2 6. Western Michigan 25 12 11 2 26 79 88 16 14 3 105 114 Oct. 11 vs. WMU Nick Scheible 1-0–1, +1 7. Notre Dame 24 11 10 3 25 73 64 15 11 4 81 71 Oct. 17 at Colgate Brett Smith 1-1–2, +2 8. Northern Michigan 24 11 12 1 23 58 72 16 13 3 88 93 Oct. 18 at Colgate Jeff Legue 2-0–2, +1 9. Ferris State 24 9 14 1 19 64 87 14 15 3 94 105 Oct. 24 at UAF Mike Brown 34 saves Bowling Green State 25 7 13 5 19 59 76 9 16 8 78 97 Oct. 25 at UAF Brett Smith 1-0–1 11.