THE 2008-09 BULLDOGS THE BARBER FILE WHAT I’M MOST THANKFUL FOR: My family THE MOTTO I LIVE BY: Never give up WHY I CHOSE FERRIS STATE: Close to home MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT HOCKEY: ◆ ◆ The intensity 6-1 207 Junior THE PLANET I’M MOST FASCINATED WITH: Goaltender Pluto FAVORITE NHL TEAM/PLAYER: Caledonia, Michigan Detroit Red Wings/Marty Turco IF I COULD MEET ANYONE IN HISTORY: Tiger Woods A competitive individual who possesses a good work ethic and attitude . 2008-09: THE BEST PART ABOUT OUR HOCKEY ARENA IS: Fundamentally-sound . Continues to work hard on improving his skill level . Capable backup The fans backstop . Provides quality depth to the Bulldogs’ netminding corps . A former walk-on. MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT: 2007-08: Didn’t make a game appearance, but received a varsity letter. Golf 2006-07: Didn’t receive any game action . Earned a varsity letter. HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: Appeared in 26 games for the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Junior Owls of the Central WHAT MOTIVATES ME?: States Hockey League (CSHL) in the 2005-06 season . Posted a 3.36 goals-against average and a Winning .916 save percentage to go with 12-12-0 mark in net for head coach Mike Flanagan’s squad . GREATEST LESSON I’VE LEARNED PLAYING HOCKEY: Ranked 22nd best among the league’s goals-against average leaders last winter . Registered 925 Integrity saves with 85 goals allowed in 1,517 minutes THE MOST DIFFICULT ASPECT OF PLAYING HOCKEY: of action for the 2005-06 campaign . How fast it is CAREER Selected to the 2005 Junior B All-Star Team ONE WORD THAT DESCRIBES ME: YEAR GP-GS MIN. GA GAA SVS PCT. SHO W-L-T and was also named a Most Valuable Player in Funny various tournaments . Spent six weeks in 2006-07 0-0 0:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0-0-0 2007-08 0-0 0:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0-0-0 ADVICE I WOULD GIVE TO YOUNGSTERS: 2005 playing for the USA Developmental Team TOTALS 0-0 0:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0-0-0 Never give up in Ann Arbor, Mich. A 2005 graduate of Caledonia (Mich.) High School. CCHA WHAT I ENJOY COOKING AND EATING IS: YEAR GP-GS MIN. GA GAA SVS PCT. SHO W-L-T PERSONAL: Son of Jerry and Chris Barber . Chicken 2006-07 0-0 0:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0-0-0 SOMETHING UNUSUAL ABOUT ME IS: Born 2/22/87 in Grand Rapids, Mich. His 2007-08 0-0 0:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0-0-0 I love to eat parents are the president and vice-president TOTALS 0-0 0:00 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0-0-0 of a software company . Has one brother THE BEST PART ABOUT LIVING IN BIG RAPIDS: CAREER BESTS and sister, both older . His brother, Jeremy, Goals Allowed (Fewest–Game): None Everybody knows you played Division I hockey at Robert Morris Saves (Game): None University in the 2005-06 season . Enjoys Saves Percentage (Game): None golf and water sports . FSU Letters: Two . Catches: Left . Advertising major. Alabama-Huntsville . 0 GP Northern Michigan . 0 GP Alaska . 0 GP Notre Dame . 0 GP Bowling Green State . 0 GP Ohio State . 0 GP Canisius . 0 GP Robert Morris. 0 GP Colgate . 0 GP St. Lawrence. 0 GP Lake Superior State . 0 GP Vermont . 0 GP Miami (Ohio) . 0 GP Western Michigan . 0 GP Michigan . 0 GP POSTSEASON Michigan State . 0 GP CCHA Tournament. 0 GP Nebraska-Omaha. 0 GP 10 THE 2008-09 BULLDOGS THE CASE FILE MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME: To be reasonable MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT: Juggling MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT HOCKEY IS: Winning MY MOST PRIZED POSSESSION: My recliner 6-0 ◆ 175 ◆ Senior THE BEST PART ABOUT OUR HOCKEY ARENA: The fans Defenseman WHAT MOTIVATES ME?: Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan A good time MY PREGAME RITUAL: Watch TV 2008-09: One of team’s more reliable “defensive” defenseman . A solid positional player . THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I’VE LEARNED AT FSU: Has a lot of natural talent and a good sense for the game . Saw considerable ice time a season Do your work ago and should do likewise this campaign . Originally joined the program as a walk-on. FAVORITE NHL TEAM/PLAYER: 2007-08: Skated in all of team’s 39 contests . Finished tied for 14th in team scoring with the Detroit Red Wings/Chris Chelios fourth highest points total among FSU blueliners . Named the CCHA’s Defenseman of the Week SOMETHING UNUSUAL ABOUT ME IS: (12/3) with a three-point (2-1=3) series, which included two goals in series-opening 4-0 home win I’m afraid of heights (11/30) . Compiled four points (2-2=4) in seven November outings for best month performance . IF I COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT HOCKEY: . Tied for the fifth highest plus/minus rating of +5 among the team’s leaders . Racked up sec- Offsides rule ond-period three points (1-2=3) for season high . Recorded a plus rating in 16 contests. 2006-07: Earned both the program’s Steve Banonis Most Improved Player and Plus/Minus Awards . IF I COULD MEET ANYONE IN HISTORY: . Concluded the season with a team-leading +12 effi- Chris Farley ciency rating to go along with four points on a goal with ONE WORD WHICH DESCRIBES ME: three assists in 28 contests . Scored his first colle- CAREER Easy going giate lamplighter in 6-2 decision against Ohio State YEAR GP G A PTS +/- PP SH GW PN/PIM MY FATHER TAUGHT ME: (2/3) and concluded the game with a +2 efficiency rat- 2005-06 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/4 To work hard 2006-07 28 1 3 4+12 0 0 0 15/30 ing . Initial career point was a helper vs. Nebraska PLACE I WOULD LIKE MOST TO VACATION: 2007-08 39 2 5 7 +5 1 0 0 20/40 Omaha (1/19) . Posted an assist and was +2 in 5-2 Barcelona, Spain win at nationally number-one ranked Notre Dame TOTALS 71 3 8 11+17 1 0 0 37/74 (2/23) . Credited with an assist at Lake Superior State CCHA (3/4) in the deciding game of CCHA Tournament First- YEAR GP G A PTS +/- PP SH GW PN/PIM Round series . Compiled a plus efficiency rating in 2005-06 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/4 12 outings . 75% (1-2=3) of his season’s points total 2006-07 20 1 2 3 +5 0 0 0 7/14 occurred in league encounters . Produced a personal 2007-08 28 2 4 6 +5 1 0 0 14/28 best two points (1-1=2) in eight February appearances. T OTALS 49 3 6 9+10 1 0 0 23/46 2005-06: Competed in four contests but didn’t register a point . Earned a +1 rating vs. Army (10/15) at the CAREER BESTS Mutual of Omaha Stampede Tournament and at Goals (Game): 2 (11/30/07 vs. Western Michigan) Assists (Game): 1 (eight times, last 12/1/07 at Mercyhurst (11/25) . Lone shot on goal came against Western Michigan Alaska Fairbanks (11/4) and was also assessed two Points (Game): 2 (11/30/07 vs. Western Michigan) penalties for four minutes in the CCHA encounter . Received ice time in both games of the non-league series at Mercyhurst (11/25-26). HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: Participated in the 2004-05 season with the Youngstown (Ohio) Phantoms of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) . Coached by Bob Mainhardt . Recorded 18 points on six goals and 12 assists in 46 games for the 2004-05 campaign . Scored six power-play goals, one short-handed marker and three game-winning tallies while accumulating 50 penalty minutes as Youngstown posted a 27-24-4 overall regular-season mark in 2004-05 . Helped lead the Phantoms to the semifinal round of the 2005 NAHL North Division Playoffs . A 2004 graduate of Grosse Pointe (Mich.) North High School . Earned all-state dream team second-team plaudits as a prepster . Coached by Scott Loch. PERSONAL: Son of George and Sharon Case . Born 3/15/86 in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Father is a sales representative at Toshiba Corporation while mother is a school teacher . Enjoys watching television . Shoots: Left . FSU Letters: Three . Recreation leadership management major. Alabama-Huntsville . 0 GP Northern Michigan. 2 GP; 0-0=0 Alaska . 4 GP; 0-0=0 Notre Dame . 9 GP; 0-2=2 MULTI-POINT GAMES Bowling Green State . 6 GP; 0-0=0 Ohio State. 4 GP; 1-1=2 2007-08 . 1 Canisius . 0 GP Robert Morris. 0 GP 2006-07 . 0 Colgate . 0 GP St. Lawrence. 0 GP 2005-06 . 0 Lake Superior State . 5 GP; 0-1=1 Vermont . 0 GP Miami (Ohio) . 2 GP; 0-0=0 Western Michigan . 9 GP; 2-1=3, 1 PPG Michigan . 6 GP; 0-0=0 POSTSEASON Michigan State . 6 GP; 0-0=0 CCHA Tournament. 8 GP; 0-1=1 Nebraska-Omaha. 4 GP; 0-2=2 11 THE 2008-09 BULLDOGS THE CASE FILE MY BEST NON-ATHLETIC TALENT: Connect Four GREATEST LESSON I’VE LEARNED PLAYING HOCKEY: Always work hard MY PREGAME RITUAL: Relax WHAT I ENJOY COOKING AND EATING: Chocolate chip cookies 6-0 ◆ 189 ◆ Junior SOMETHING UNUSUAL ABOUT ME IS: I can cross my toes Defenseman MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT HOCKEY: Plymouth, Minnesota Making a big hit THE MOTTO I LIVE BY IS: Go big or go home 2008-09: A solid “defensive” defenseman .