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2015-16 WCHA WEEKLY RELEASE Week Seventeen (February 1-7, 2016) / wcha.com @wcha_mhockey /WCHAHockey @wcha_mhockey WCHA.tv Matt Hodson ● o: 952-818-8872 ● c: 612-801-2808 ● [email protected] WESTERN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION • Founded 1951 • Suite C Minnesota State Univ., Mankato at Edina 7700 France Avenue South, Suite 360C Edina, MN 55435 952-818-8869 MEMBER TEAMS University of Alabama in Huntsville University of Alaska Anchorage University of Alaska Fairbanks Bemidji State University Bowling Green State University Ferris State University Lake Superior State University Michigan Technological University Minnesota State University Northern Michigan University TRADITION STARTS HERE 2016 WCHA FINAL FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP Friday, March 18 & Saturday, March 19 Van Andel Arena • Grand Rapids, MI $69 All-Tournament Ticket Packages 2016 VAN ANDEL ARENA GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. MARCH 18-19 van vanvan Tickets available at the Van Andel Arena® and DeVos Place® box offices, Ticketmaster ticket centers, by calling 1-800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com. WCHA.tv In partnership with industry leader Stretch Internet, WCHA.tv - the official online streaming platform of the WCHA - will provide fans with live and archived broadcasts of WCHA hockey on their computer, tablet, phone and many Smart TVs. Featuring all 10 WCHA member institutions, every league game – home and away – will be streamed live, along with all nonconference home games, the league postseason tournament and the 2016 WCHA Final Five. Opening Face-Off • Three WCHA Teams in Top 20: For the third consecutive week, the WCHA has three teams in the USCHO.com rankings: No. 15 Michigan Tech (up two spots), No. 18 Minnesota State (up one) and No. 19 Bowling Green. The Huskies have also returned to the USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine rankings, holding down the 14th spot in this week's poll. • Winning Hockey: The WCHA has 60 percent of its membership (six of 10 teams) playing .500-or-better hockey, the second-best leaguewide distribution among all NCAA conferences (ECAC Hockey has nine of 12 teams at-or-above .500, for 75 percent). • Competitive Balance: Seventeen (18) of the first 49 WCHA series this season have resulted in splits, with an additional four ending in a pair of ties. There have been just 16 league sweeps to date, along with 11 three-point weekends. • Don't Leave Your Seats: Fifty-two (52) of the first 100 WCHA games have been either ties (19) or one-goal decisions (33), with 29 overtime contests. Twenty-two (22) league games have featured a tie-breaking, third-period game-winning goal (including eight in the last five minutes of regulation), with an additional 10 victories coming in overtime. • Down the Stretch They Come: With five regular season weekends remaining, the stage is set for enticing races for the MacNaughton Cup (three teams within four points), for home ice advantage in the WCHA playoffs (just six points currently separate fourth place and eighth) and for the eighth and final postseason spot (three teams separated by only two points, with a fourth trailing by five). • Ringing in the New Year: Three WCHA schools have played some of their best hockey of the season since the calendar flipped to 2016. Michigan Tech jumped back into the national rankings with an undefeated January (3-0-3, including a 2-0-3 mark against ranked opponents); Bemidji State won more games in January (6-2-2) than they did in the season's first three months combined; and, Ferris State closed out a 3-1-2 month with a five-game unbeaten streak. • Live on ASN (and TSN5): The WCHA returns for its second game on the American Sports Network (ASN) national college hockey package, as No. 15 Michigan Tech hosts Lake Superior State on Friday, February 5 at 8:07 p.m. ET. The game, which is part of Houghton's Winter Classic, will be broadcast live on select ASN affiliates nationwide and showcased to a Canadian audience on TSN5 as part of The Sports Network's college hockey lineup. Dave Ellis will handle play-by-play duties, alongside former University of Minnesota AllAmerican and two-time All-WCHA performer Pat Micheletti. • Quickly Around the WCHA: UAH sophomore F Max McHugh has jumped into the top-five in the league's conference (t-fourth with 17 points) and overall (t-fifth with 21 points) scoring races ... UAA's goal-scoring leader, sophomore F Tad Kozun, has 11 markers this year nearly double the six he potted as a freshman in 2014-15 ... UAF senior F Tyler Morley leads the Nanooks in 13 offensive categories and is tied for second in the league with 24 overall points (14g-10a) ... at 4-2-1, BSU is tied for the most nonconference wins in the WCHA, while its .643 winning percentage is second (MTU, .667) ... BGSU ended January with 29 goals in nine games, its' highest-scoring month since January 2006 (32); in the last two weekends, the Falcons have climbed from 46th to 31st nationally in scoring offense ... During FSU's current five-game unbeaten streak, freshman G Darren Smith is 3-0-2 with 126 saves, a .933 save percentage and 1.74 goalsagainst average ... LSSU, currently in seventh place but just two points out of fifth, has two games in hand on every WCHA team but NMU ... MTU is 17-6-3 over its last 26 games against Michigan foes, including five series sweeps ... MSU's Bryce Gervais played in his 150th consecutive game on Sunday; the senior ranks fifth in the school's D-I era with 59 career goals ... Dominik Shine (9) and Darren Nowick (6) have scored half of NMU's 30 goals since December; Shine leads the league in goals and points (14) over that span. The Week Ahead • No. 19 Bowling Green at No. 18 Minnesota State: First place vs. second place, with huge league points on the line. The 18th-ranked Mavericks take a two-point lead over the No. 19 Falcons into this weekend's series. The teams skated to a pair of 2-2 ties on Dec. 4-5. • Lake Superior State at No. 15/14 Michigan Tech: The Huskies host Winter Carnival festivities having moved into the top-15 of the national rankings. Tech earned three points at LSSU on Dec. 11-12, jump-starting the Huskies' current 5-1-4 stretch. • Ferris State at Alaska: Prior to being idle last week, the Bulldogs used consecutive three-point weekends to jump into fourth place in the league race. FSU is 3-0-2 in its last five contests, while Alaska is looking to snap a seven-game home WCHA winless skid (0-6-1). The teams played to a pair of ties Nov. 20-21 in Big Rapids, Mich. • Alaska Anchorage at Northern Michigan: The Wildcats wrap up a six-game homestand with their only series of the year against the Seawolves. UAA has actually been a better road team in league play this year, going 4-5-1 away from the Sullivan Arena. 2015-16 WCHA Standings Conference Overall Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T % GF GA GP W L T % GF GA 1 (18) Minnesota State 29 20 12 3 5 .725 61 37 28 14 9 5 .589 73 62 2 (19) Bowling Green 27 20 11 4 5 .675 52 38 29 15 8 6 .621 76 58 3 (15/14) Michigan Tech 25 20 11 6 3 .625 59 41 26 14 7 5 .635 78 58 4 Ferris State 22 20 974 .5505051 261196 .53868 70 5 Northern Michigan 18 18 774 .5004341 2610 106 .50063 63 Bemidji State 18 20 794 .4505044 2711 115 .50072 62 7 Lake Superior State 16 18 6 8 4 .444 30 48 28 9 15 4 .393 51 74 Alaska Anchorage 1620 7 11 2.400 45 60 26 10 13 3.442 63 79 9 Alaska 1420 5114.3504863 26 7154.346 6581 10 Alabama Huntsville 1120 4133.2754661 26 6173.288 5879 (Rankings listed by USCHO.com poll first, followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll) Friday, February 5 This Week in the WCHA (All Times Local) Alaska Anchorage at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m. ET* 1 (19) Bowling Green at (18) Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT* 1 Lake Superior State at (15/14) Michigan Tech, 8:07 p.m. ET*%^ 1 Ferris State at Alaska, 7:07 p.m. AT* 1 1 Saturday, February 6 Lake Superior State at (15/14) Michigan Tech, 5:07 p.m. ET*^ Alaska Anchorage at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m. ET* 1 (19) Bowling Green at (18) Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT* 1 Ferris State at Alaska, 7:07 p.m. AT* 1 1 - WCHA game; * - WCHA.tv; % - Game broadcast on American Sports Network (ASN) and The Sports Network (TSN5); ^ - Winter Carnival (Houghton, Mich.) Rankings listed by USCHO.com poll first, followed by USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine poll #WCHA The Week in Review - Jan. 25-31, 2016 • Michigan Tech ran its WCHA road unbeaten streak to eight games (6-0-2), and took an important three points at Bowling Green in a matchup of top20 teams and league front-runners. • In a series between playoff hopefuls that saw both games decided by tiebreaking, third-period goals, Alabama Huntsville and host Alaska Anchorage each left with a win and two points.. • Northern Michigan played host to Minnesota Duluth for the first time since Oct. 2010, and both teams picked up a nonconference win to split the series. • Alaska played its first nonconference games since October, but departed Wisconsin with nothing to show for its two games with the Badgers. • Bemidji State made an impressive run toward defending its North Star College Cup title, but came up short in the championship game against No. 3 St. Cloud State. • No. 19 Minnesota State played a pair of exciting, one-goal games at the North Star College Cup, losing the first before defeating No. 20 Minnesota in the third-place game. • Full recaps, box scores and select video highlights are available online at wcha.com. No. 17 Michigan Tech 4, at No. 18 Bowling Green 4 - OT No. 17 Michigan Tech 4, at No. 18 Bowling Green 1 Jan. 29 and 30 at BGSU Ice Arena; Bowling Green, Ohio Michigan Tech ran its WCHA road unbeaten streak to eight games (6-0-2), and took an important three points at Bowling Green in a matchup of top-20 teams and league front-runners. The Huskies got out to a quick start on Friday night, registering 17 shots and scoring twice to take a 2–0 lead after the first. MTU was still ahead by a 4-2 margin midway through the third period. However, Bowling Green found the back of the net twice in a 14-second span, tying the game 4-4 on goals by Brandon Hawkins and Brent Tate (12:51 mark). Alex Petan had a pair of assists for the Huskies in the 4-4 tie. In Saturday’s rematch, it was BGSU’s Kevin Dufour who got the Falcons out to an early lead, scoring just 45 seconds into the game. From that point on however, it was all Michigan Tech. The Huskies tied the game at 1-1 with just eight seconds remaining in the first period, and then added three more in the last two periods for a 4-1 win. Tech outshot the Falcons 28-18 and received goals from Brent Baltus, Reid Sturos (short-handed game-winner), Petan and Dylan Steman. The loss was BGSU's first at home in WCHA play this season. Alabama Huntsville 2, at Alaska Anchorage 1 at Alaska Anchorage 4, Alabama Huntsville 3 Jan. 29 and 30 at Sullivan Arena; Anchorage, Alaska In a series between playoff hopefuls that saw both games decided by tiebreaking, third-period goals, Alabama Huntsville and host Alaska Anchorage each left with a win and two points. Despite being outshot 30-24, the Chargers escaped with a 2-1 victory in Friday's series opener. UAH goaltender Matt Larose made an impressive 29 saves, including 13 stops in the third period alone. The score remained 1-1 (on goals by UAH's Adam Wilcox and UAA's Wyatt Ege) deep until the third, until a Seawolf defender made an inadvertent pass that deflected off UAA netminder Oliver Mantha’s skate and in the net. Matt Salhany was credited with the game-winning goal. UAH took a 1-0 lead with an early first-period goal during Saturday’s rematch, but the Seawolves responded by scoring three unanswered goals and held on for the 4-3 win. UAA’s Jarrett Brown led the way for the Seawolves, scoring the game-winning goal and recording an assist on the night as well. Alaska Anchorage owned a 31-12 edge in shots, while Tad Kozun, Blake Tatchell and Tyler Poulsen all scored. Week 17 (Feb. 1-7, 2016) @wcha___ mhockey /WCHAHockey at Northern Michigan 4, Minnesota Duluth 3 Minnesota Duluth 3, at Northern Michigan 1 Jan. 29 and 30 at Berry Events Center; Marquette, Mich. Northern Michigan played host to Minnesota Duluth for the first time since Oct. 2010, and both teams picked up a nonconference win to split the series. In Friday’s series opener, the Wildcats fought to erase two deficits throughout the game and picked up a 4-3 win over their visitors from the NCHC. Sophomore Robbie Payne led the Wildcats with two goals, including the gamewinner on the power play with less than five minutes remaining in regulation. Duluth outshot the Wildcats 39-28, but Northern Michigan was able to pull off the comeback thanks to a 36-save performance from goaltender Atte Tolvanen. A three-goal first period was all the Bulldogs needed to secure the win and series split with Northern Michigan in Saturday’s rematch. A late secondperiod goal by Darren Nowick got NMU back to within striking distance, but the Wildcats were unable to score the rest of the way. at Wisconsin 4, Alaska 3 at Wisconsin 5, Alaska 2 Jan. 29 and 30 at Kohl Center; Madison, Wis. Alaska played its first nonconference games since October, but departed Wisconsin with nothing to show for its two games with the Badgers. Despite a two-goal effort, including one short-handed, from senior Tyler Morley, the Nanooks fell 4-3 in Friday night’s series opener. After a tight first period with Wisconsin netting the frame's only goal, scoring erupted in the second and saw five of the game’s seven markers being scored (including Morley's short-handed goal and a Nolan Huysmans strike). Alaska had a chance to tie the game up during the last two minutes of the third period with a fiveminute power play, but the Badgers were able to hold on for the win. Alaska was bit by special teams in Saturday's series finale, going 0-for-3 on the power play while Wisconsin converted on two of its three chances. Tied 1-1 heading into the third period, the host Badgers scored four times for the 5-2 win. UAF received goals from Austin Vieth and freshman John Mullally. Bemidji State 4, vs. No. 20 Minnesota 2 (Semifinals) No. 3 St. Cloud State 5, vs. Bemidji State 2 (Championship Game) North Star College Cup Jan. 29 and 30 at Xcel Energy Center; St. Paul, Minn. Bemidji State made an impressive run toward defending its North Star College Cup title, but came up short in the championship game against No. 3 St. Cloud State. The Beavers earned a berth in the title game with a come-from-behind, 4-2 win over No. 20 in the semifinals. Trailing 2-1 with under ten minutes remaining in the third period, Cory Ward drew BSU even before a pair of Markus Gerbrandt goals - including the power-play game-winner at the 16:06 mark gave the Beavers just their second win ever against the Gophers (and first since the 2009-10 season). Michael Bitzer made 30 saves for BSU, including 15 in the decisive third period. Bemidji State fell behind 4-0 in the championship game and, despite a spirited third-period rally that featured 15 shots and a pair of goals, dropped a 5-2 decision to St. Cloud State. No. 3 St. Cloud State 5, No. 19 Minnesota State 4 (Semifinals) No. 19 Minnesota State 3, No. 20 Minnesota 2 (Third-place Game) North Star College Cup Jan. 29 and 30 at Xcel Energy Center; St. Paul, Minn. No. 19 Minnesota State played a pair of exciting, one-goal games at the North Star College Cup, losing the first before defeating No. 20 Minnesota in the third-place game. The Mavericks outshot St. Cloud State 33-22, but it was the special teams that made the greatest impact in a 5-4 Huskies' win. SCSU went 3-for-4 on the power play and scored the game winner up a man late in the third period to break the 4-4 tie. Minnesota State received ulti-point efforts from Brad McClure (1g-2a), Zach Stepan (1g-1a) and C.J. Franklin (1g-1a). Including the game-winner, Minnesota State got a pair of goals and an assist from Teddy Blueger en route to a 3-2 victory over Minnesota in Sunday's consolation game. C.J. Franklin also continued his torrid stretch with a goal and an assist, while Cole Huggins made 21 saves for the Mavericks. @wcha___ mhockey WCHA.tv wcha.com #TraditionStartsHere #WCHA WCHA Players of the Week - Jan. 25-31, 2016 Offensive Player of the Week Defensive Player of the Week Markus Gerbrandt Casey Nelson Sr., F, Bemidji State Edmonton, Alberta Gerbrandt led Bemidji State to a runner-up finish at the North Star College Cup with a WCHA-high four points (2g-2a) – including a career high-tying three in the Beavers’ semifinal victory over then-No. 20 Minnesota. The senior from Edmonton, Alberta had a hand in three of BSU’s goals in a 4-2 defeat of the Gophers, while scoring the tie-breaking, game-winning marker on the power play with 3:54 remaining in regulation. Gerbrandt also assisted on the Beavers’ first goal of the game and added an empty-netter for the final margin. He added an assist in the championship game to finish the weekend with four points and seven shots on goal. This is Gerbrandt’s first WCHA weekly award of the 2015-16 season and second career accolade. Also nominated: • Teddy Blueger, Sr., F, Minnesota State (including game-winner, had a hand in all three goals, with two markers and an assist, in No. 18 MSU’s victory over then-No. 20 Minnesota at the North Star College Cup) • Darren Nowick, Sr., F, Northern Michigan (led NMU with three points on a goal and two assists as the Wildcats split with Minnesota Duluth) • Dylan Steman, So., F, Michigan Tech (led the WCHA and tied for third nationally with three goals as No. 15 MTU went 1-0-1 at No. 19 Bowling Green) Week of Oct. 5-11 Oct. 12-18 Oct. 19-25 Oct. 26-Nov. 1 Nov. 2-8 Nov. 9-15 Nov. 16-22 Nov. 23-29 Nov. 30-Dec. 6 Dec. 7-13 Dec. 28-Jan. 3 Jan. 4-10 Jan. 11-17 Jan. 18-24 Rookie of the Week Tyler Poulsen Jr., D, Minnesota State Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville Arvada, Colo. Nelson tied for the NCAA lead among all defensemen with three points last weekend, all coming off assists (also tied for the national lead). All three of his helpers came on the Mavericks’ power play, including on the tie-breaking, third-period game-winning goal in Sunday’s 3-2 victory over then-No. 20 Minnesota in the third-place game of the North Star College Cup. The junior from Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. now leads WCHA blue-liners with 15 assists and 19 points this season. This is Nelson’s second career WCHA weekly award, both coming during the 2015-16 campaign. One of only two league freshmen to record a point in both games last weekend, Poulson helped Alabama Huntsville remain alive in the WCHA postseason race with a big road win at Alaska Anchorage. The rookie from Arvada, Colo. assisted on the game-opening goal in UAH’s 2-1, series-opening victory Friday night, and then scored a marker of his own in a 4-3 setback Saturday. This is Poulson’s first career WCHA weekly honor. Also nominated: • Shane Hanna, Jr., D, Michigan Tech (contributed an assist in both games, while logging three shots on goal and two blocked shots, as No. 15 MTU went 1-0-1 at No. 19 Bowling Green) 2015 – 2016 WCHA Players of the Week (Previous Winners) Offensive Brennan Saulnier, So., F, Alabama Huntsville Tayler Munson, So., F, Alaska Gerald Mayhew, Jr., F, Ferris State Cody Marooney, Jr., F, Alabama Huntsville Tyler Morley, Sr., F, Alaska Brendan Harms, Jr., F, Bemidji State Tyler Heinonen, Jr., F, Michigan Tech Teddy Blueger, Sr., F, Minnesota State Dominik Shine, Jr., F, Northern Michigan Alex Petan, Sr., F, Michigan Tech Brent Baltus, Jr., F, Michigan Tech Nate Arentz, Jr., F, Bemidji State Alex Petan, Sr., F, Michigan Tech C.J. Franklin, So., F, Minnesota State Brandon Hawkins, So., F, Bowling Green Week 17 (Feb. 1-7, 2016) @wcha___ mhockey Defensive Michael Bitzer, So., G, Bemidji State Graeme McCormack, Sr., D, Bemidji State Olivier Mantha, So., G, Alaska Anchorage Atte Tolvanen, Fr., G, Northern Michigan Casey Nelson, Jr., D, Minnesota State Jamie Phillips, Sr., G, Michigan Tech Gordon Defiel, So., G, Lake Superior State Mark Friedman, So., D, Bowling Green Olivier Mantha, So., G, Alaska Anchorage Chris Nell, So., G, Bowling Green Michael Bitzer, So., G, Bemidji State Jamie Phillips, Sr., G, Michigan Tech Jamie Phillips, Sr., G, Michigan Tech Cole Huggins, Jr., G, Minnesota State /WCHAHockey @wcha___ mhockey Rookie Atte Tolvanen, Fr., G, Northern Michigan Wyatt Ege, Fr., D, Alaska Anchorage Atte Tolvanen, Fr., G, Northern Michigan Kurt Gosselin, Fr., D, Alabama Huntsville Corey Mackin, Fr., F, Ferris State Corey Mackin, Fr., F, Ferris State Atte Tolvanen, Fr., G, Northern Michigan Jason Pawloski, Fr., G, Minnesota State Gage Torrel, Fr., F, Lake Superior State Jesse Jenks, Fr., G, Alaska Jacob Hetz, Fr., F, Ferris State Diego Cuglietta, Fr., F, Lake Superior State Darren Smith, Fr., G, Ferris State Darren Smith, Fr., G, Ferris State WCHA.tv wcha.com #TraditionStartsHere #WCHA WCHA Players of the Month - January 2016 Player of the Month Rookie of the Month Alex Petan Darren Smith Sr., F, Michigan Tech Delta, British Columbia Fr., G, Ferris State Barrie, Ontario Petan helped Michigan Tech vault back into the top-15 of the national rankings, averaging a point per game as the Huskies went 3-0-3 in January – including a 2-0-3 mark against ranked opponents Yale, Minnesota State and Bowling Green. Tech’s co-captain was especially effective in WCHA play, pacing the league in points per game (1.50) and goals per game (1.00), while posting four goals and six points in four contests – all against the two (nationally-ranked) teams MTU is chasing in the standings. Petan did all of his league offensive damage against the WCHA’s top defensive teams (and two of the top-ten units in the country in Minnesota State and Bowling Green), leading the charge as the Huskies averaged 3.25 goals per game and collected six of a possible eight league points in those two series. The senior from Delta, British Columbia now owns a 12-game point streak in WCHA play, while paces the Association in both overall scoring (14g-11a—25pts in 25 games) and league output (13g-11a—24pts in 19 contests). Smith stepped back into the Ferris State net for the team’s second game of January and promptly backstopped the Bulldogs to a 3-0-2 mark over the next five contests. The freshman from Barrie, Ontario allowed only nine goals in more than 300 minutes during the stretch, posting a 1.74 goalsagainst average and a .933 save percentage (126 saves) – both standing as the third-best marks in the league (but tops when compared to the circuit’s other undefeated goaltender). Smith posted a league-best 1.68 GAA in WCHA games, helping Ferris State earn six of a possible eight points (vs. Alabama Huntsville and at Bemidji State) and move into fourth place in the conference standings. The two-time WCHA Rookie of the Week (Jan. 11-17 and Jan. 18-24) also earned an impressive 5-2 win over Connecticut in the third-place game of the prestigious Mariucci Classic on Jan. 2. Also nominated: • Michael Bitzer, So., G, Bemidji State (led the WCHA with nine games, 525:05 minutes, 200 saves, five wins and two shutouts, going 5-2-2 with a 1.71 goals-against average and .930 save percentage) • C.J. Franklin, So., F, Minnesota State (scored five goals with three assists in eight games, helping the Mavericks to a 4-3-1 mark for the month) • Brandon Hawkins, So., F, Bowling Green (WCHA leader with six goals and 11 points in nine games, helping BGSU to its highest-scoring month in a decade) • Matt Larose, Jr., G, Alabama Huntsville (ranked second in the league with a .935 save percentage, averaging 32.5 stops per game and going 2-1-1 with a 2.22 goals-against average) • Tyler Morley, Sr., F, Alaska (tied for the WCHA lead with six goals, ranked second with 10 points and paced circuit with four power-play points) • Darren Nowick, Sr., F, Northern Michigan (paced the Wildcats with eight points and five assists; finished the month on a four-game point streak) Also nominated: • Max Coatta, Fr., F, Minnesota State (led all WCHA rookies with two goals, five assists and seven points, helping the Mavericks to a 4-2-1 record when he played) 2015 – 2016 WCHA Players of the Month (Previous Winners) Month October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 Week 17 (Feb. 1-7, 2016) Player Brennan Saulnier, So., F, Alabama Huntsville Tyler Heinonen, Jr., F, Michigan Tech Dominik Shine, Jr., F, Northern Michigan @wcha___ mhockey /WCHAHockey @wcha___ mhockey Rookie Atte Tolvanen, Fr., G, Northern Michigan Corey Mackin, Fr., F, Ferris State Gage Torrel, Fr., F, Lake Superior State WCHA.tv wcha.com #TraditionStartsHere #WCHA 2016 Hobey Baker Award Nine men’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) players are among the 66 candidates on the initial fan ballot for the 2016 Hobey Baker Award, given annually to college hockey’s top player. The WCHA nominees, from six institutions, are: Gerald Mayhew (Jr., F, Ferris State); Max McHugh (So., F, Alabama Huntsville); Tyler Morley (Sr., F, Alaska); Chris Nell (So., G, Bowling Green); Alex Petan (Sr., F, Michigan Tech); Jamie Phillips (Sr., G, Michigan Tech); Kyle Schempp (Jr., F, Ferris State); Dominik Shine (Jr., F, Northern Michigan); and, Atte Tolvanen (Fr., F, Northern Michigan) That grouping includes: Four of the WCHA’s top-five overall points leaders (in order: Petan, Morley Mayhew and McHugh); the league’s top goaltenders by save percentage (Nell, who ranks fifth nationally; and Tolvanen, who is 11th overall and second among rookie netminders); and, Michigan Tech’s all-time shutouts leader and a returning top-five Mike Richter Award finalist (Phillips). Additionally, Shine leads the WCHA in points over the last two months, while New York Islanders’ draftee Schempp captains a Ferris State team that is in the thick of the league race. The first phase of fan balloting runs now through March 6, 2016. Phase two of fan balloting will begin on March 17 from the list of the Top Ten Hobey Baker finalists. The fans’ vote accounts for a full one percent of the total ballot in each phase in selecting this year’s award recipient. Fans can vote directly via the Hobey Baker Award Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/TheHobey. Detailed bios are available for each candidate among this year’s outstanding crop of college hockey players. Award criteria include candidates emulating the exceptional character traits exhibited by the award’s namesake, Hobey Baker. A legendary American hero, Baker was a World War I fighter pilot and was known as America’s greatest amateur athlete in his day, excelling at hockey and football at Princeton University. Award candidates must demonstrate strength of character both on and off the ice, contribute to the integrity of his team and display outstanding skills in all phases of the game. Consideration should be given to scholastic achievement and sportsmanship. Key Hobey Baker announcement dates for 2016 include: • Top Ten list of candidates: March 16 • Hobey Hat Trick of three finalists: March 31 • Hobey Baker Award announcement: April 8 The 2016 Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced from a field of three Hobey Hat Trick finalists on Friday, April 8, 2016 during the NCAA Frozen Four Championships in Tampa, Fla. For more info on the Hobey Baker Award or to access the Hobey logo, please visit www. hobeybakeraward.com. Week 17 (Feb. 1-7, 2016) @wcha___ mhockey /WCHAHockey @wcha___ mhockey WCHA.tv wcha.com #TraditionStartsHere National Polls, Nonconference Comparison and Head-to-Head USCHO.com Feb. 1, 2016 Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll 1 Quinnipiac (35) 20-1-5 983 1 2 North Dakota (9) 22-3-3 944 2 3 St. Cloud State (5) 22-5-1 895 3 4 Boston College (1) 17-4-4 844 5 5 Michigan 16-3-4 796 6 6 Providence 17-5-4 738 4 7 Harvard 12-4-3 703 7 8 Massachusetts Lowell 17-5-4 652 8 9 Boston University 14-7-4 609 9 10 Notre Dame 14-5-7 522 10 11 Yale 12-5-4 502 11 12 Nebraska-Omaha 16-9-1 432 12 13 Denver 13-8-5 413 13 14 Rensselaer 14-8-6 291 16 15 Michigan Tech 14-7-5 279 17 16 Penn State 16-7-3 226 15 17 Cornell 11-7-3 215 14 18 Minnesota State 14-9-5 176 19 19 Bowling Green 15-8-6 115 18 20 Dartmouth 11-9-1 71 NR Others receiving votes: Robert Morris 46, St. Lawrence 23, Minnesota 7, Northeastern 6, Union 4, Miami 3, Minnesota Duluth 3, Clarkson 1, Ferris State 1. #WCHA USA TODAY/USA Hockey Magazine Feb. 1, 2016 Rank Team, Points (1st place) Last Wk Record Top 15 1. Quinnipiac, 504 (28) 1 20-1-5 14 2. North Dakota, 476 (6) 2 22-3-3 16 3. St. Cloud State, 429 3 22-5-1 15 4. Boston College, 402 5 17-4-4 16 5. Michigan, 379 6 16-3-4 16 6. Providence, 331 4 17-5-4 16 7. Harvard, 323 7 12-4-3 16 8. Massachusetts Lowell, 255 8 17-5-4 16 9. Boston University, 241 10 14-7-4 16 10. Notre Dame, 200 9 14-5-7 6 11. Yale, 159 12 12-5-4 16 12. Omaha, 139 11 16-9-1 16 13. Denver, 106 14 13-8-5 14 14. Michigan Tech, 41 — 14-7-5 2 15. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 39 — 14-8-6 1 Also receiving votes: Penn State, 25; Cornell, 11; Dartmouth, 5; Minnesota State, 5; St. Lawrence, 5; Minnesota, 3; Minnesota Duluth, 1; Northeastern, 1. WCHA Against the Rest By Team vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind. Total Alabama Huntsville 0-0-00-0-0 0-0-01-1-0 1-3-0 0-0-02-4-0 Alaska Anchorage 1-0-00-1-1 1-0-00-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-03-2-1 Alaska 1-0-00-2-0 1-0-00-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-02-4-0 Bemidji State 0-0-01-0-0 0-0-00-0-0 1-2-1 2-0-04-2-1 Bowling Green 1-0-12-0-0 1-1-00-0-0 0-3-0 0-0-04-4-1 Ferris State 0-0-01-0-1 0-1-01-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-02-2-2 Lake Superior State 0-0-0 1-2-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 2-6-0 Michigan Tech 0-0-02-1-1 0-0-11-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-03-1-2 Minnesota State 0-0-02-1-0 0-0-00-0-0 0-5-0 0-0-02-6-0 Northern Michigan 0-0-01-1-2 0-0-00-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-02-2-2 TOTALS: 3-0-1 10-8-5 4-2-1 3-2-0 3-18-2 3-3-0 26-33-9 (.875) (.543) (.642) (.600) (.174) (.500) (.455) By Site Home Away Neutral TOTALS: UAH UAA UAF BSU BGSU FSU LSSU MTU MSU NMU vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind Total 1-0-02-2-2 2-1-01-1-0 3-6-2 3-2-0 11-12-4 1-0-14-3-3 0-0-00-1-0 0-8-0 0-0-06-12-4 1-0-04-3-0 3-1-12-0-0 0-4-0 0-1-09-9-1 3-0-1 10-8-5 4-2-1 3-2-0 3-18-2 3-3-0 26-33-9 (.875) (.543) (.642) (.600) (.174) (.500) (.455) WCHA Head-to-Head UAH UAA UAF BSU BGSU FSU LSSU MTU MSU NMU W-L-T --- 0-1-11-1-00-2-00-2-00-1-12-0-00-2-00-2-00-1-13-12-3 1-0-1 --- 0-1-10-2-01-3-01-1-01-1-02-0-00-2-00-0-06-10-2 1-1-01-0-1 --- 1-2-10-0-00-0-20-2-00-2-00-2-02-2-05-11-4 2-0-02-0-02-1-1 --- 0-2-01-2-10-1-10-0-00-2-00-1-17-9-4 2-0-03-1-00-0-02-0-0 --- 0-0-01-1-21-1-00-0-22-0-011-3-4 1-0-11-1-00-0-22-1-10-0-0 --- 1-1-02-2-01-1-01-1-09-7-4 0-2-01-1-02-0-01-0-11-1-21-1-0 --- 0-1-10-2-00-0-06-8-4 2-0-00-2-02-0-00-0-01-1-02-2-01-0-1 --- 1-0-11-1-010-6-2 2-0-02-0-02-0-02-0-00-0-21-1-02-0-00-1-1 --- 1-1-212-3-5 1-0-10-0-02-2-01-0-10-2-01-1-00-0-01-1-01-1-2 --- 7-7-4 Week 17 (Feb. 1-7, 2016) @wcha___ mhockey /WCHAHockey @wcha___ mhockey WCHA.tv wcha.com #TraditionStartsHere Team Notebooks #WCHA Head Coach: Mike Corbett (3rd season) Record at UAH: 16-78-8 2014-15 Overall Record: 8-26-4 (7-20-1) 2015-16 Overall Record: 6-17-3 (4-12-3) Chargers University of Alabama in Huntsville Head Coach: Matt Thomas (3rd season) Record at UAA: 36-51-11 2014-15 Overall Record: 8-22-4 (5-21-2) 2015-16 Overall Record: 10-13-3 (7-11-2) Seawolves University of Alaska Anchorage • UAH now sits at 6-17-3 overall and 4-13-3 within the WCHA for 11 league points, following a series split at Alaska Anchorage this past weekend. The Blue and White are 2-3-1 in its last three series, which is the strongest stretch of games since starting the 2015-16 campaign 3-2-1. • The Chargers are away from competition in the upcoming weekend’s slate of games, and will return to action on Feb. 12-13 with a visit from nationallyranked Minnesota State. This is MSU’s first trip to the Rocket City since 2013-14. • Freshman Tyler Poulsen posted his second career two-point weekend with a goal and an assist at Alaska Anchorage, which netted the forward WCHA Rookie of the Week honors. This season, Poulsen owns five points from three goals and two assists, and has registered three points in his last four appearances. • Junior Matt Salhany is averaging a point a game in his last four contests, including two points from a goal – the game-winner on Friday – and an assist in the split at UAA. Salhany has paced the UAH offense with his four points (2g-2a) in the last four games, while also leading the team with a +5 rating on the ice. • Matt Larose was between the pipes for the Chargers for both games this past weekend, giving the junior a 2-1-1 record with a .935 save percentage for the month of January. Larose paces the WCHA since Dec. 18 with a .944 save percentage, and holds a 4-5-1 record overall in 2015-16 after going 1-25-2 in his first two seasons in the Blue & White. • Max McHugh dished out his team-leading 15th assist of the season at UAA on Saturday, giving the sophomore 21 points from an additional six goals. McHugh is currently tied for second in the WCHA in assists, while rating tied for fifth in points within the league. • Senior Frank Misuraca has been a catalyst for the Chargers defense this season, playing in all of the Blue and White’s 26 games and ranking tied for fifth in the WCHA with a team-high 51 blocks. Misuraca has also contributed one goal and four assists for five points from the blue line. • Alaska Anchorage returns to the road Feb. 5-6 as they take on Northern Michigan in the teams’ only regular season meeting. • The teams meet with the Wildcats holding a 15-11-1 all-time record against UAA. NMU also leads at home at 10-3-1. • Last season, the teams met for two series – Nov. 11-22, 2014 in Anchorage (NMU won, 1-0, followed by a 4-0 UAA win) and Jan. 30-31, 2015 in Marquette (NMU swept, 5-3, 3-2 OT). • The Seawolves lead the last 10 meetings, 6-4. • UAA visits NMU after splitting with Alabama Huntsville, Jan. 29-30 at the Sullivan Arena. UAH won 2-1 on Friday, followed by a UAA victory on Saturday, 4-3. The win broke a three-game losing streak for the Seawolves. • With the win, UAA has 16 points and is tied for No. 7 in the league with Lake Superior State. • With eight league games remaining, the Seawolves have already produced more points than last season (12 points). UAA is 10-13-3 overall and 7-11-2 in conference play. • Of the four series remaining for the Seawolves, three of them are currently against teams with a .500 win percentage or worse. UAA still has to play league-leader Minnesota State on Feb. 26-27 in Anchorage. • Individually, the injury-plagued Seawolves are led by senior F Blake Tatchell. Tatchell is tied for No. 8 in the WCHA overall stats with 6-13–19 totals. One more point will give Tatchell 20+ points each season as a Seawolf. • Meanwhile, Tatchell ranks tied for eighth in assists and tied for 11th with six power-play points (0-7–7). • Following a goal against UAH on Jan. 30, Tatchell needs two more points to become the 23rd all-time Seawolf player to net 100 career points. Tatchell also has 69 career assists, currently good for a tie at No. 14 on the all-time list with Lloyd Degelman (1983-86). • One of UAA’s assistant captains, Tatchell has dressed in 134 career games and ranks tied for No. 28 in the all-time UAA list – with a guaranteed 8 games remaining, Tatchell could reach as high as No. 7. • Leading UAA’s goal scoring is sophomore F Tad Kozun with 11 – good for a tie at No. 4. Kozun also ranks tied for No. 1 in power-play goals (6). At 11-6—17, Kozun has already passes his point total from his rookie season (6-9–15). Kozun enters the weekend with a two-point game streak (1-1—2). • Pacing the UAA defensemen is sophomore D Jarrett Brown (3-9—12), good for a tie at No. 5 in the conference. Brown, who has three points in three games, produced his second multi-point game of the season on Jan. 30, furnishing a goal and an assist. • Taking on the Wildcats with a three-game point streak is assistant captain Matt Anholt (0-3—3). Anholt furnished two assists against UAH. • Between the pipes, sophomore G Olivier Mantha ranks 12th in goalsagainst average (2.87), 11th in save percentage (.904) and eighth in winning percentage (.438). • Other Seawolves scoring against the Chargers included freshman D Wyatt Ege on Jan. 29 – his second power-play strike of the season (just the second Seawolf to produce 2+ man advantage strikes). • Additionally, junior F Brad Duwe scored on Jan. 30, his sixth of the season. Duwe needs one more goal to match his career best seven during his rookie season. Week 17 (Feb. 1-7, 2016) @wcha___ mhockey @wcha___ mhockey /WCHAHockey WCHA.tv wcha.com #TraditionStartsHere Team Notebooks #WCHA Head Coach: Dallas Ferguson (8th season) Record at UAF: 68-124-38 2014-15 Overall Record: 19-13-2 (14-12-2) 2015-16 Overall Record: 7-15-4 (5-13-4) Nanooks Head Coach: Tom Serratore (15th season) Record at BSU: 238-234-66 2014-15 Overall Record: 16-17-5 (12-11-5) 2015-16 Overall Record: 11-11-5 (7-9-4) Beavers University of Alaska Bemidji State University • After a two-week break from WCHA competition, Alaska (7-15-4 overall, 5-11-4 WCHA) returns home to the Carlson Center for a two-game WCHA series against the Ferris State Bulldogs (11-9-6 overall, 9-7-4 WCHA) • The Nanooks make their way back to Fairbanks after a tough non-conference series in Madison, Wisconsin last weekend, where they took on the Wisconsin Badgers for the second time in two seasons. The Nooks were defeated by the Badgers 4-3 on Friday, Jan. 29th, before dropping Saturday’s (Jan. 30) contest to Wisconsin 5-2. • Before the two-week break from WCHA competition, the Nanooks were the only team in the league to have played 20 WCHA contests. During the rest, in-state rival Alaska-Anchorage was able to break the two-way tie for eighth place in the WCHA standings, moving the Nanooks to ninth place with 14 points. The Ferris State Bulldogs (11-9-6 overall, 9-7-4 WCHA) currently sit in fourth place with 22 points. • The Alaska Nanooks haven’t played a home series since Jan. 2-3 against the Bemidji State Beavers, losing in overtime on Friday (Jan. 2) before tying the Beavers 1-1 in overtime on Saturday (Jan. 3). Although happy to be back at the Carlson Center, the Nooks haven’t won a WCHA conference game since taking on the Northern Michigan Wildcats on Nov. 6, dropping to a 1-6-1 WCHA record in their own home barn. • The Alaska Nanooks are a comeback team. The Nooks are tied for first in the league in shorthanded goals with five, while leading the WCHA in goals when trailing with 33. • Senior forward Tyler Morley is tied for second in the WCHA in points with 24 (25GP, 14G, 10A), only one point behind league leader Alex Petan from MTU. T. Morley is also tied for first in the league in goals (14), goals per games played (0.58) and leads all WCHA players in shots on goal per games played (3.92). Additionally, T. Morley leads the Nanooks in 13 different scoring categories. • Senior forward Nolan Huysmans has had an excellent start to 2016, posting four multi-point games since Jan. 1, 2016. From Jan. 15 (at NMU) to Jan. 29 (at Wisconsin), Huysmans had a three-game, multi-point streak going on (3GP, 3G, 3A). Prior to that, Huysmans had a three-game, point streak (3GP, 1G, 3A) starting Jan. 2 (vs. BSU) and ending Jan. 8 (at UAH). In total, Huysmans has recorded at least one point in six of Alaska’s eight games played in 2016, tying him for second place in the WCHA (with T. Morley) in points scored in 2016 with 10 points (4G, 6A). • Senior forward Alec Hajdukovich has recorded at least one point in five of Alaska’s eight contests, including a four-game point streak (Jan. 15-29th, 2G, 2A) and two game-winning goals in three games (Jan. 8 at UAH and Jan. 15 at NMU). • Sophomores Peter Krieger and Zach Frye lead the Nanooks in categories of their own, Krieger leading in assists with 14, while Frye leads all Alaska defenseman in points with 13. • After recording his first multi-point (1G, 1A) game in Saturday’s (Jan. 30) 5-2 loss at the University of Wisconsin, freshman forward John Mullally continues to lead all Nanook rookies with seven points (3G, 4A). • Bemidji State opened defense of its 2015 North Star College Cup title with a 4-2 victory over then-No. 20 Minnesota before falling in the championship game to No. 3 St. Cloud State, 5-2. The Beavers improve to 11-11-5 overall, including a 4-2-1 mark in nonconference play in 2015-16. • Bemidji State is now 4-2-0 in games played at Xcel Energy Center, including a 3-2-0 mark versus nationally-ranked teams. • After going 2-9-2 to open the season, Michael Bitzer is 5-2-2 in his last nine appearances, has stopped 200-of-215 shots (.930) and has a 1.71 goals against average in 525:05 minutes during that span. • BSU’s assist leader Brendan Harms (15) posted an assist in each game of the 2016 NSCC. He has a helper in each of BSU’s last four games. • Senior forward Markus Gerbrandt led BSU in scoring Saturday posting three points, which included a pair of goals. It stood has the fifth multi-point game of 2015-16 and his first multi-goal game of the season. He added an assist in Sunday’s title game to finish the weekend with four points (2g-2a). His 14th helper of the season established a new career-high for Gerbrandt. • Gerbrandt’s three-point Saturday put him over 60 points in his 125-game collegiate career (30g-33a) and stood as his 29th and 30th goals as a Beaver. • BSU’s leading scorer, Gerry Fitzgerald, posted an assist Saturday and now has a career-high 21 points (12g-9a). He has 40 points (19g-21) in 60 career games. • The 4-2 victory over Minnesota was the Beavers’ first since the 2009-10 season, while they improved to 2-18-1 versus the Gophers all time. • Since Jan. 1, BSU is unbeaten in eight of 10 games (6-2-2) and has out scored its opponents 34-21, averaging 3.40 goals per game, while allowing 2.10 since returning from break. • BSU is 7-4-2 away from Sanford Center this season, which includes a 1-1-0 mark in neutral-site play. • Senior defender Graeme McCormack leads all BSU blueliners and is fifth on the team with 15 points (6g-9a). He has a team-best 12 points (4g-8a) on the power play. He is tied for 15th on the national power-play scoring list. • McCormack has a team-high 53 blocked shots to lead the WCHA and rank 19th in the country. • The Beavers’ power-play unit is 22-of-102 (.216) in 2015-16, while posting a 16-of-80 (.204) effort in league play to rank second. • On the season, BSU has surrendered 10 power-play goals in 106 opponent opportunities. At over 90 percent (.906), BSU is third in the country in penalty-kill success. • BSU has snuffed out its opponents’ last 20 power-play chances dating back six games and is 31-of-32 (.969) since Jan. 3. • In BSU’s 11 losses this season, it has been out scored 14-3 in the third period and overtime. In its 11 wins and five ties, BSU has out scored its opponents 32-9 in the third period and overtime. • Since 1999-2000, BSU is 58-45-12 (.561) in January—it’s best month of the season. • Junior blueliner Ruslan Pedan logged an assist Saturday to reach the career 30-point plateau (8g-22a). • This season, 10 different BSU players have logged a game-winning goal. Gerbrandt is the only BSU player with more than one game-winner (2). • The Beavers are 2-4-1 versus teams ranked among the top 20 this season. • BSU has Feb. 5-6 free of competition, but jumps back into action with a three-game week Jan. 8-13. BSU travels to Minnesota Duluth Jan. 9 to battle the Bulldogs in a game originally scheduled for Oct. 9. The team then heads to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. for a two-game WCHA set at Lake Superior State. Week 17 (Feb. 1-7, 2016) @wcha___ mhockey @wcha___ mhockey /WCHAHockey WCHA.tv wcha.com #TraditionStartsHere Team Notebooks #WCHA Head Coach: Chris Bergeron (6th season) Record at BGSU: 95-107-31 2014-15 Overall Record: 23-11-5 (17-8-3) 2015-16 Overall Record: 15-8-6 (11-4-5) Falcons Bowling Green State University Head Coach: Bob Daniels (24th season) Record at FSU: 408-418-95 2014-15 Overall Record: 18-20-2 (13-14-1) 2015-16 Overall Record: 11-9-6 (9-7-4) Bulldogs Ferris State University • No. 19 Bowling Green hits the road this weekend to face WCHA frontrunners Minnesota State. The second-place Falcons are two points behind the 18th-ranked Mavericks. • In BGSU’s previous series against Minnesota State, they earned a pair of 2-2 draws. On Dec. 4, the Falcons overcame a two-goal deficit with a pair of scores in the final four minutes of regulation. Mark Cooper scored twice on Dec. 5 to force a second straight tie. • Bowling Green earned a 4-4 tie with Michigan Tech on Friday, Jan. 29. It was their third two-goal comeback for a tie this season. It also marked the Falcons’ third straight game with four or more goals, the first such streak for the program since January 2006. • BGSU finished January with 29 goals in nine games. This month was the highest-scoring calendar month in Chris Bergeron’s six years as Falcons’ head coach. The 29 goals were the most for Bowling Green in any month since scoring 32 in January 2006. • Sophomore forward Brandon Hawkins scored a goal and an assist on Friday, Jan. 29 vs Michigan Tech. That gave him four goals and seven points in a three-game span. No BGSU player had achieved four goals or seven points in three games since the 2013-14 season. • Bowling Green now has seven players with 100 or more games played, five of whom have passed the century mark this month. Those seven have accounted for 38 goals and 92 points this season; the 38 goals are half of the team’s 2015-16 total. • The Falcons have eight freshman, and they all contributed to BGSU’s offensive surge in January. The group posted five goals and 22 points in nine games, and both John Schilling and Connor McDonald are in the top six of all WCHA rookies with ten points this season. • Chris Nell leads the WCHA in goals against average (1.64) and save percentage (.937). He ranks fourth and fifth nationally in those categories and has helped BGSU allow three or fewer goals in 25 of the team’s 29 games. • Mark Friedman has a point in five of his last seven games and is second among WCHA defensemen in points and assists. Against MSU this weekend, Friedman will square off against the player ahead of him (Casey Nelson). • In just two weekends, BGSU has risen from 46th to 31st nationally in scoring offense and has improved their average from 2.36 to 2.62 goals per game. • After a weekend off, Ferris State travels to the University of Alaska to take on the Nanooks in a WCHA weekend series Feb. FSU and UAF met for a weekend series in Big Rapids earlier this season Nov. 20-21 and played to two consecutive overtime ties with scores of 2-2 and 3-3. • Coming into the weekend, Ferris State has an overall record of 11-9-6 through 26 games, with a conference mark of 9-7-4 and 22 points in 20 WCHA contests. The Bulldogs are in fourth place in the WCHA standings, trailing third place Michigan Tech by three points. • Before the bye week, FSU earned three points in WCHA conference play with a win and a tie on the road at Bemidji State Jan. 22-23. Friday night’s game ended in dramatic fashion, as senior defenseman Simon Denis scored to tie the game with 25 seconds remaining in the third period and sophomore forward Mitch Maloney added the game-winner 47 seconds into overtime for a 3-2 Ferris State win. The next evening brought a defensive battle which was still scoreless after 40 minutes. Sophomore forward Drew Mayer broke through for the Bulldogs at 3:57 of the third, but the Beavers found an equalizer later in the frame and the teams remained deadlocked for a 1-1 tie. • As former members of the CCHA, Ferris State and Alaska have a longstanding history, dating back to 1985. The Bulldogs have an overall record of 32-34-7 against the Nanooks. Recent history has learned in Alaska’s favor, as Ferris State has not defeated the Nanooks since Nov. 23, 2013. In the all-time series with the Nanooks, Ferris State is 21-8-6 at home and just 11-26-1 on the road in Fairbanks. • Freshman goaltender Darren Smith had an outstanding first month of 2016, earning a record of 3-0-2 with a goals against average of 1.74 and a save percentage at .933 during five games in January. Smith was named the WCHA’s Rookie of the Week in back-to-back weeks on Jan. 18 & 25. The Barrie, Ont. native has appeared in 18 contests for FSU this season and ranks 17th nationally with a goals against average of 2.11 and 15th in the country with a save percentage at .928. • Denis finished the month of January averaging a point-per-game with two goals and four assists in six games along with a +4 rating. The d-man was also effective on the power play, with a goal and an assist on the man-advantage in the month. Denis is tied with Ryan Lowney as the leading scorer among FSU defensemen with 11 points on five goals and six assists in 20 games played. Week 17 (Feb. 1-7, 2016) @wcha___ mhockey @wcha___ mhockey /WCHAHockey WCHA.tv wcha.com #TraditionStartsHere Team Notebooks #WCHA Head Coach: Damon Whitten (2nd season) Record at LSSU: 17-43-6 2014-15 Overall Record: 8-28-2 (7-20-1) 2015-16 Overall Record: 9-15-4 (6-8-4) Lakers Lake Superior State University Head Coach: Mel Pearson (5th season) Record at MTU: 86-75-22 2014-15 Overall Record: 29-10-2 (21-5-2) 2015-16 Overall Record: 14-7-5 (11-6-3) Huskies Michigan Technological University • Lake Superior State heads into a rivalry weekend against Upper Peninsula rival, No. 15 Michigan Tech, in a tie with Alaska Anchorage for 7th place in the WCHA standings. • Following the Lakers’ only bye week on the 2015-16 schedule, LSSU still holds a pair of games in hand over every team in the WCHA, with the exception of Northern Michigan, also playing 18 conference games thus far. • Gordon Defiel’s season numbers took a dip after an 8-0 loss in Game 1 at Minnesota State (Jan. 22). Defiel still bosts respectable numbers with a 2.77 goals-against average and a .915 saves percentage. • Nick Kossoff made the start in Game 2 (Jan. 23) and suffered a 5-1 loss at the hands of the Mavericks. Kossoff ranks fifth in the WCHA with a .921 saves percentage and has a 2.18 goals-against average. • After amassing a single goal on the weekend against the Mavericks, the Lakers’ last-place scoring offense dropped to 1.82 goals per game. • Defensively, the Lakers are holding opponents to just 2.65 goals per game, sixth-best in the WCHA. • Leading the Lakers in scoring this season has been sophomore newcomer J.T. Henke, who was kept off of the boxscore for the second consecutive weekend. Henke has six goals and eight assists for 14 points in 25 games played this season and has not recorded a point in his last five games. In fact, Henke, whose last goal came on Dec. 5 against Alaska, has amassed just three assists during his last 10 games. • Mitch Hults (6-6--12) ranks 2nd on the Lakers in scoring a leads the freshman class in scoring. The Stoughton, Wis. Native also ranks 2nd in goals and is tied for 2nd in points among WCHA freshmen while producing the most faceoff wins (232). Hults is also tied for the lead among WCHA freshmen in power-play goals. • Junior Gus Correale (5-6--11) is tied with freshmen Gage Torrel (4-7--11) and Anthony Nellis (3-8--11) at 3rd on the team in points. • Nellis has the most power-play points (1-7--8) by a WCHA rookie. • Torrel, Owen Headrick (4-5--9), Josh Nenadal (4-1--5) and Diego Cuglietta (4-4--8) are all tied for the 3rd-most goals by a WCHA freshman. • Cuglietta leads WCHA freshmen with three game-winning goals. • All nine of the Lakers’ game-winning tallies have been scored by freshmen. LSSU freshman class ranks 2nd in the WCHA with nine game-winning goals behind only Minnesota State’s seniors with 10. • LSSU enters the weekend with the WCHA’s most blocked shots with 369. Sophomore defenseman Kyle Chatham (1-3--4) is tied for 1st among WCHA players with 53 blocks. • The freshman class continues to steer the Lakers, combining for 29 goals and 41 assists this season. The 70 points by LSSU freshmen ranks 2nd behind FSU's junior (23-50--73) for the most points by a class in the WCHA. The Laker freshmen are tied with the NMU junior class for most goals with 29. • The freshmen have combined for the highest class total power-play points with a combined nine goals and 25 assists for 34 points on the power play. • The Lakers lead the WCHA in second period goals with 24. • LSSU is tied with Bowling Green for the 2nd most goals (16) during the first and final two minutes combined of a period. FSU holds the top spot with 17 goals during the first or last two minutes. • The Lakers rank 6th in power-play percentage with a 14.4 clip this season and have scored the 2nd-most power-play goals in the league this season with 18 behind Bemidji’s 20. • The Lakers lead the nation in power play opportunities with 125 attempts. • The Lakers have been on the penalty kill 113 times this season, tied for 5th-highest nationally and 2nd-most in the WCHA. • No. 15/14 Michigan Tech kicks off its annual Winter Carnival series Friday (Feb. 5) vs. Lake Superior State. The game begins at 8:07 p.m. and can be seen across North America on American Sports Network (U.S.) and TSN 5 (Canada). • Tonight’s game marks the 65th all-time meeting between the Huskies and Lakers in a rivalry that dates back to the 1969-70 campaign. Tech owns a 38-21-5 advantage over Lake State – including a commanding 23-9-1 mark at home – and have gone 6-3-1 vs. LSSU over the last 10 games. • The Huskies, who began holding a Winter Carnival hockey series in 1950, have won the title 44 times in 66 editions. The two-game total goal series will decide the winner of the MacInnes Cup. If the series is tied at the end of Saturday’s game, a three-player shootout will decide the outcome. Tech’s record during Winter Carnival games is 73-45-14. • Michigan Tech is looking to continue its recent stretch of success vs. teams from #PureMichigan this weekend vs. Lake State. The Huskies are 17-6-3 over their last 26 games vs. Michigan foes, including five series sweeps and 11 wins away from the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. • Senior co-captain Alex Petan was named the WCHA Player of the Month for January this week after posting four goals and six points in four WCHA contests last month. Petan, who has now scored in 12 straight league games, leads the conference in scoring with eight games left in the regular season. • Michigan Tech stormed through January by going unbeaten (3-0-3) while claiming the title at the first-ever Desert Hockey Classic and six-of-eight points vs. WCHA leaders Minnesota State and Bowling Green. The strong stretch helped Tech climb up the national rankings and the WCHA standings. Week 17 (Feb. 1-7, 2016) @wcha___ mhockey @wcha___ mhockey /WCHAHockey WCHA.tv wcha.com #TraditionStartsHere #WCHA Team Notebooks Head Coach: Mike Hastings (4th season) Record at MSU: 93-45-12 2014-15 Overall Record: 29-8-3 (21-4-3) 2015-16 Overall Record: 14-9-5 (12-3-5) Head Coach: Walt Kyle (14th season) Record at NMU: 247-235-63 2014-15 Overall Record: 14-18-6 (11-13-4) 2015-16 Overall Record: 10-10-6 (7-7-4) Mavericks Wildcats • 18th-rated Minnesota State stands 14-9-5 overall, 12-3-5 WCHA after going 1-1-0 at the North Star College Cup at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul last weekend. The Mavericks posted a 5-4 loss to St. Cloud State before skating to a 3-2 win over #20 Minnesota. • The Mavericks return to conference action this week with Bowling Green visiting Mankato Friday and Saturday. The two teams skated to a pair of 1-1 overtime ties in Bowling Green in December and Minnesota State stands 5-3-3 all-time vs. the Falcons. The Mavericks stand 1-1 all-time vs. BGSU in games played in Mankato. • Sophomore forward C.J. Franklin scored twice and had an assist in Minnesota State’s two games at the North Star College Cup. The Forest Lake, Minn., native enters the BGSU series riding a four-game scoring streak (5-3-8) and has 11-6--17 this year. • Senior forward Teddy Blueger had a hand in all three goals as Minnesota State skated to a 3-2 win over Minnesota last Sunday. Blueger, who scored twice and assisted on another in the win over the Gophers, has registered 5-12--17 in the last 15 games. The Riga, Latvia native leads the Mavericks in scoring with 8-16--24 in 28 games this year and his 330 face-off wins rank fifth in the nation. Blueger has 28-69--97 in 142 career games as a Maverick and is tied for 11th on the school’s career scoring list (NCAA DI-era). • Junior forward Michael Huntebrinker has 6-6--12 in the last 14 games. Huntebrinker has 6-10--16 on the year to rank fourth on the team scoring charts. He’s established new single-season highs for goals, assists and points. • Senior forward Dylan Margonari collected his second goal of the season in last Saturday’s game vs. St. Cloud State and assisted on Blueger’s first goal in Sunday’s 3-2 win over Minnesota. Margonari has registered 2-3--5 in the last seven games and owns 34-26--60 in 130 career games with the Mavericks. • Junior defenseman Casey Nelson ranks second on the Mavericks in scoring with 4-15--19 on the year. Nelson owns 12-45--57 in 86 career games to rank 11th on Minnesota State career defenseman scoring list (NCAA DI-era). Nelson is +28 in his three seasons with the Mavericks. • Senior forward Bryce Gervais, who enters this week’s action having played in 150 consecutive games with the Mavericks, has 4-3--7 in the last 14 games. Gervais is second on the team in goals (8) and ranks fifth in points (13). Gervais has 59-29--88 in his four seasons with Minnesota State to stand tied for 18th on the program’s career scoring list (NCAA DI era). His 59 career goals stand fifth for the school’s NCAA Division I-era (Tyler Deis is fourth with 60) and his ten career GWGs are tied for fifth all-time at Minnesota State. • Sophomore forward Zeb Knutson has 4-6--10 in the last 13 games. Knutson has 5-7--12 on the year and in 35 career games, owns 7-8--15. • Senior defenseman Jon Jutzi, who has 4-5--9 in 28 games this year, has three power play goals in 2015-16 to stand tied for ninth in the nation amongst all blueliners. Jutzi has 8-30--38 in 131 career games and is +21 with 168 shots on goal and 150 blocked shots in his four years with the Mavericks. • Freshman forward Max Coatta assisted on Margonari’s goal last Saturday vs. St. Cloud State and has totalled 2-5--8 in the last seven games. Coatta has 4-6--10 in 23 games and the Mavericks own a 14-4-5 record when he plays. • Freshman defenseman Daniel Brickley has 1-6--7 in 23 games played and ranks third on the team with a +7. Brickley stands tied for 21st amongst freshmen defensemen nationally with 39 shots on goal. • Minnesota State has outshot its opponents by a 934-611 margin through the team’s 28 games this year. • The Mavericks, who have outshot their opponents in 22 of their 28 games on the season, rank first in the nation for fewest shots on goal allowed per game (21.8) and second in shots on goal margin with an +11.54 SOGM mark. • Northern Michigan hosted Minnesota Duluth for the first time since 2010 to close January. After overcoming two deficits to topple the Bulldogs, 4-3, in their series opener Jan. 29, the Wildcats fell by a 3-1 margin the next night. With the result, they wrapped up non-conference action with a 3-3-2 record. • After holding Minnesota Duluth scoreless on 11 power play opportunities over the weekend, Northern Michigan's penalty kill percentage improved to .863, which ranks second in the WCHA and seventh in the nation. The Wildcats are one of three WCHA teams in the top 15 nationally in this category, joining Bemidji State (3rd, .906) and Alabama Huntsville (14th, .850). • Dominik Shine and Darren Nowick have registered at least one point in nine of Northern Michigan's 12 games since December. Shine (9g-5a) leads the WCHA in both points and goals over that span while Nowick (6g-7a) is tied for second in points with Bowling Green's Brandon Hawkins (8g-5a). • Nowick became the first Wildcat to reach the 20-point plateau on the strength of his two-assist effort Jan. 29. Currently tied for fifth among WCHA skaters with 21 points (10g-11), he needs just two more to tie his career high. Nowick, who never netted more than seven goals in a single-season previously, led Northern Michigan with 23 points (7g-16a) in 2014-15. • Nowick will ride a four-game point streak, tied for the second longest by a Wildcat this season, into this weekend's Alaska-Anchorage series. In the past six games, he has recorded eight points (5g-3a). • Since December, Shine and Nowick have combined to score half of Northern Michigan's 30 goals. On eight of those goals, all scored in the past 10 tilts, they both made the score sheet: Shine notched four primary assists on Nowick tallies while Nowick posted four assists, one primary and three secondary, on Shine strikes. • Robbie Payne enjoyed his third multi-goal outing of the season Jan. 29, netting his second on a man advantage with less than five minutes remaining in regulation to propel the Wildcats past Minnesota Duluth, 4-3. With that game-winning goal, his third of the season, he tied Shine for the Northern Michigan lead. • Atte Tolvanen is sitting just outside of the national top 10 in save percentage, at 11th with a .931 mark. Among WCHA netminders, the freshman ranks first in saves (650) and shots faced (698) and second in save percentage. • In 2014-15, the Wildcats took six of a possible eight points from their next opponent - the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. Northern Michigan swept Alaska Anchorage at the Berry Events Center to close January, winning the first game, 5-3, and the second by a 3-2 margin in overtime. Sami Salminen (2g-1a) and Shane Sooth (1g-2a) led the team with three points during the series, while six other Wildcats enjoyed multi-point weekends. It was Northern Michigan's lone home sweep of the campaign. • The Wildcats enter the stretch run tied for fifth in the WCHA with Bemidji State. Northern Michigan, which owns 18 points, has two games at hand on Bemidji State and the top four teams. The Wildcats play half of their final 10 games at the Berry Events Center. • Northern Michigan went 3-3-0 (2-2-0 WCHA) in January. It was the first month the Wildcats did not skate to a draw. Despite this result, Northern Michigan remains in the top five nationally in this category, at third, with their six ties. Minnesota State University Week 17 (Feb. 1-7, 2016) @wcha___ mhockey Northern Michigan University /WCHAHockey @wcha___ mhockey WCHA.tv wcha.com #TraditionStartsHere WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders Scoring 1 2 3 4 6 10 12 16 21 Alex Petan Teddy Blueger Tyler Morley Malcolm Gould Max McHugh Michael Huntebrinker Gerald Mayhew Brendan Harms Mark Friedman Darren Nowick Corey Mackin Dominik Shine Brandon Hawkins Casey Nelson Blake Tatchell Gerry Fitzgerald Joel L'Esperance Tad Kozun C.J. Franklin Nolan Huysmans Tyler Heinonen Chad Brears Cory Ward Mark Cooper Peter Krieger MTU MNS UA MTU ALH MNS FSU BMJ BGSU NMU FSU NMU BGSU MNS AKA BMJ MTU AKA MNS UA MTU ALH BMJ BGSU UA SR SR SR SR SO JR JR JR SO SR FR JR SO JR SR SO SO SO SO SR JR SR SR SR SO F F C F F F F F D F F F F D F F F F F RW F F F F C/LW GP 19 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 15 19 19 20 16 18 20 20 20 16 16 20 20 20 G-A-P 13-11-24 5-14-19 9-9-18 6-11-17 4-13-17 6-10-16 5-11-16 4-12-16 4-12-16 8-7-15 8-7-15 8-6-14 8-6-14 4-10-14 4-10-14 6-7-13 8-5-13 8-5-13 8-5-13 4-9-13 8-4-12 7-5-12 6-6-12 6-6-12 2-10-12 PPG 1.26 0.95 0.95 0.85 0.85 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.83 0.75 0.93 0.74 0.74 0.70 0.81 0.72 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.75 0.75 0.60 0.60 0.60 PIM 8/16 7/25 6/12 3/6 3/6 4/8 13/37 2/4 12/24 12/35 1/2 9/43 2/4 5/10 6/12 3/6 1/10 7/14 10/23 7/17 3/6 6/23 8/16 6/23 4/8 PP 6 2 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 4 3 4 3 3 5 2 2 0 0 SH 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 GW 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 HT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +/+6 +9 +5 +16 +2 +6 -3 -3 +3 E +6 +1 +6 +15 -1 -2 +3 -7 +4 +4 +3 +5 -3 +4 -5 NHL PPG 0.80 0.74 0.53 0.50 0.50 0.53 0.50 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 PIM 12/24 5/10 6/34 7/14 14/28 2/4 6/12 5/18 9/29 8/16 9/29 3/6 2/4 7/14 8/16 PP 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 SH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 GW 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 HT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +/+3 +15 E -5 +6 -4 E -7 +4 +2 E +2 +1 E -2 NHL PHI PPG 0.75 0.50 0.62 0.42 0.50 0.41 0.35 0.67 0.43 0.35 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.30 PIM 1/2 6/12 12/43 2/4 2/4 7/25 8/16 0/0 2/4 2/4 4/8 8/16 2/4 5/10 4/8 PP 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 SH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 HT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +/+6 E +3 +6 -1 -7 +6 E +1 +4 -3 -5 -2 +6 -1 NHL PIT PHI WPG Defenseman Scoring 1 Mark Friedman 2 Casey Nelson 3 Jarrett Brown Graeme McCormack Sean Walker 6 Simon Denis Kurt Gosselin Chase Van Allen Matt Roy Zach Frye Shane Hanna 12 Jon Jutzi Sean O'Rourke Brandon Parker Ryan Lowney BGSU MNS AKA BMJ BGSU FSU ALH AKA MTU UA MTU MNS FSU ALH FSU SO JR SO SR JR SR FR JR SO SO JR SR SR SO JR D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D GP 20 19 19 20 20 17 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 G-A-P 4-12-16 4-10-14 3-7-10 4-6-10 1-9-10 5-4-9 2-7-9 3-6-9 3-6-9 2-7-9 0-9-9 4-4-8 3-5-8 2-6-8 0-8-8 LOS Freshman Scoring 1 Corey Mackin 2 Kurt Gosselin 3 Mason Mitchell Max Coatta 5 Jetlan Houcher Mitch Hults Connor McDonald 8 Brett Boeing Shane Bednard John Schilling Sean MacTavish Anthony Nellis Owen Headrick Daniel Brickley Jake Lucchini FSU ALH AKA MNS ALH LSSU BGSU MTU BGSU BGSU AKA LSSU LSSU MNS MTU FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR F D F F F F D F F F F F D D F GP 20 18 13 19 14 17 20 9 14 17 18 18 18 18 20 G-A-P 8-7-15 2-7-9 1-7-8 4-4-8 4-3-7 3-4-7 1-6-7 1-5-6 0-6-6 1-5-6 2-4-6 2-4-6 2-4-6 1-5-6 1-5-6 WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders Goal Scoring 1 Alex Petan 2 Tyler Morley 3 Dominik Shine Tyler Heinonen Joel L'Esperance Darren Nowick Brandon Hawkins Tad Kozun Corey Mackin C.J. Franklin 11 Chad Brears Bryce Gervais MTU AKF NMU MTU MTU NMU BGS AKA FSU MNS ALH MNS SR SR JR JR SO SR SO SO FR SO SR SR Power Play Goals 1 Alex Petan 2 Tyler Heinonen 3 Gerry Fitzgerald Tad Kozun 5 8 Players Tied With MTU MTU BMJ AKA SR JR SO SO F F F F Shorthanded Goals 1 Nate Arentz 2 20 Players Tied With BMJ JR F Plus-Minus 1 2 3 4 Malcolm Gould Casey Nelson Jordan Klimek Ruslan Pedan Teddy Blueger 6 Austin Azurdia Dan Billett Chris Pohlkamp Chris Leibinger Andrew Dorantes Bryce Gervais MTU MNS NMU BMJ MNS AKA BMJ BGS MTU FSU MNS SR JR SO JR SR SO FR FR JR SO SR Blocked Shots 1 Graeme McCormack Matt Roy 3 Zach Dorer 4 Zach Frye 5 Cliff Watson 6 Kyle Chatham Josh Atkinson 8 Frank Misuraca Mark Friedman 10 3 Players Tied With BMJ MTU FSU AKF MTU LSS AKF ALH BGS SR SO SR SO JR SO SR SR SO D D D D D D D D D G 13 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 GPG 0.68 0.47 0.53 0.50 0.44 0.44 0.42 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.44 0.35 Assist Scoring GP 19 16 16 20 G 6 5 4 4 3 GPG 0.32 0.31 0.25 0.20 Power Play Points GP 20 G 2 1 GPG 0.10 Game-Winning Goals +/+16 +15 +12 +9 +9 +8 +8 +8 +8 +8 +8 Hat Tricks GP 19 19 15 16 18 18 19 20 20 20 16 20 F C F F F F F F F F F F F D D D F F D D D F F GP 20 20 20 20 20 17 20 20 20 GP 20 19 18 20 20 18 18 19 19 20 20 BLK 43 43 40 39 38 37 37 36 36 34 BLK/G 2.15 2.15 2.00 1.95 1.90 2.18 1.85 1.80 1.80 1 Teddy Blueger 2 Max McHugh 3 Brendan Harms Mark Friedman 5 Alex Petan Gerald Mayhew Malcolm Gould 8 Casey Nelson Blake Tatchell Peter Krieger Michael Huntebrinker 12 4 Players Tied With 1 Alex Petan 2 Teddy Blueger 3 Gerry Fitzgerald Tyler Morley Graeme McCormack Mark Friedman 7 Shane Hanna 8 5 Players Tied With 1 Dominik Shine Alec Hajdukovich Diego Cuglietta Brandon Hawkins Teddy Blueger 6 12 Players Tied With 1 Dominik Shine J.T. Henke Brandon Morley MNS ALH BMJ BGS MTU FSU MTU MNS AKA AKF MNS MTU MNS BMJ AKF BMJ BGS MTU NMU AKF LSS BGS MNS SR SO JR SO SR JR SR JR SR SO JR SR SR SO SR SR SO JR F F F D F F F D F C/LW F F F F C D D D GP 19 20 16 19 20 20 20 JR SR FR SO SR F RW F F F NMU LSS AKF JR SO JR Alex Petan Alex Globke Shane Bednard Teddy Blueger Brett D'Andrea Jay Dickman Shane Sooth Mitchell McLain Gerald Mayhew Darren Nowick MTU LSS BGS MNS BGS BMJ NMU BGS FSU NMU SR JR FR SR SO FR JR SO JR SR A 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 APG 0.70 0.65 0.60 0.60 0.58 0.55 0.55 0.53 0.50 0.50 0.50 G-A-P 6-5-11 2-7-9 4-4-8 3-5-8 2-6-8 1-7-8 0-7-7 6 Points PPG 0.58 0.45 0.50 0.42 0.40 0.40 0.35 GP 15 16 16 19 20 GPG 0.20 0.19 0.19 0.16 0.15 F F LW Face-Off Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 GP 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 19 20 20 20 F F F F F F F F F F FW 44 31 65 261 117 23 183 144 33 228 G 3 3 3 3 3 2 GP 15 16 20 HT 1 1 1 FL 19 17 41 172 83 17 136 108 25 173 FO % .698 .646 .613 .603 .585 .575 .574 .571 .569 .569 WCHA Conference Goaltending Leaders Goals Against Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Chris Nell Jason Pawloski Jamie Phillips Michael Bitzer Atte Tolvanen Darren Smith Gordon Defiel Jesse Jenks Matt Larose Nick Kossoff Olivier Mantha Carmine Guerriero Davis Jones BGSU MNS MTU BMJ NMU FSU LSSU UA ALH LSSU AKA ALH UA SO FR SR SO FR FR SO FR JR FR SO JR JR GP 19 15 19 15 15 15 12 11 9 7 19 11 9 FR SO SO FR SR FR JR SO SO FR FR JR JR GP 15 19 12 15 19 11 9 15 19 15 7 11 9 Minutes 1126:29 881:06 1154:57 900:26 923:59 879:30 683:36 678:21 545:18 415:49 1073:42 663:49 540:42 GA 31 25 38 31 32 32 28 28 23 19 50 34 31 GAA 1.65 1.70 1.97 2.07 2.08 2.18 2.46 2.48 2.53 2.74 2.79 3.07 3.44 Record 10-3-5 7-2-5 11-5-3 3-9-3 5-6-4 6-4-4 5-4-3 3-5-3 3-5-1 1-4-1 7-10-2 1-8-2 2-6-1 SO 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Saves 451 243 458 327 483 401 354 324 260 175 486 298 248 Save % .936 .907 .923 .913 .938 .926 .927 .920 .919 .902 .907 .898 .889 Record 5-6-4 10-3-5 5-4-3 6-4-4 11-5-3 3-5-3 3-5-1 3-9-3 7-10-2 7-2-5 1-4-1 1-8-2 2-6-1 SO 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 Saves 483 451 354 401 458 324 260 327 486 243 175 298 248 Save % .938 .936 .927 .926 .923 .920 .919 .913 .907 .907 .902 .898 .889 NHL WPG Save Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Atte Tolvanen Chris Nell Gordon Defiel Darren Smith Jamie Phillips Jesse Jenks Matt Larose Michael Bitzer Olivier Mantha Jason Pawloski 11 Nick Kossoff 12 Carmine Guerriero 13 Davis Jones NMU BGSU LSSU FSU MTU UA ALH BMJ AKA MNS LSSU ALH UA Saves 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Olivier Mantha Atte Tolvanen Jamie Phillips Chris Nell Darren Smith Gordon Defiel Michael Bitzer Jesse Jenks Carmine Guerriero Matt Larose Davis Jones Jason Pawloski Nick Kossoff Charles Williams Cole Huggins Reid Mimmack Mathias Israelsson Jared D'Amico Tommy Burke Mathias Dahlström AKA NMU MTU BGSU FSU LSSU BMJ UA ALH ALH UA MNS LSSU FSU MNS BMJ NMU AKA BGSU NMU SO FR SR SO FR SO SO FR JR JR JR FR FR SR JR JR FR SO SR JR GP 19 15 19 19 15 12 15 11 11 9 9 15 7 6 6 5 2 3 2 1 SVS/G 25.6 32.2 24.1 23.7 26.7 29.5 21.8 29.5 27.1 28.9 27.6 16.2 25.0 26.3 22.5 21.8 34.5 19.7 23.0 35.0 Minutes 923:59 1126:29 683:36 879:30 1154:57 678:21 545:18 900:26 1073:42 881:06 415:49 663:49 540:42 Saves 486 483 458 451 401 354 327 324 298 260 248 243 175 158 135 109 69 59 46 35 GA 32 31 28 32 38 28 23 31 50 25 19 34 31 GAA 2.08 1.65 2.46 2.18 1.97 2.48 2.53 2.07 2.79 1.70 2.74 3.07 3.44 Shutouts 1 Michael Bitzer Chris Nell 3 Cole Huggins Nick Kossoff Matt Larose Gordon Defiel Darren Smith Jason Pawloski Atte Tolvanen Olivier Mantha Jamie Phillips BMJ BGSU MNS LSSU ALH LSSU FSU MNS NMU AKA MTU SO SO JR FR JR SO FR FR FR SO SR GP 15 19 6 7 9 12 15 15 15 19 19 NHL WPG Shutouts 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WCHA Men Team Conference Statistics TEAM OFFENSE Team TEAM DEFENSE Games Goals G/GM Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Minnesota State 20 61 3.05 1 Minnesota State 20 37 1.85 2 Michigan Tech 20 59 2.95 2 Bow ling Green 20 38 1.90 3 Bow ling Green 20 52 2.60 3 Michigan Tech 20 41 2.05 4 Bemidji State 20 50 2.50 4 Bemidji State 20 44 2.20 Ferris State 20 50 2.50 5 Northern Michigan 18 41 2.28 6 Alaska 20 48 2.40 6 Ferris State 20 51 2.55 7 Northern Michigan 18 43 2.39 7 Lake Superior State 18 48 2.67 8 Alabama Huntsville 20 46 2.30 8 Alaska Anchorage 20 60 3.00 9 Alaska Anchorage 20 45 2.25 9 Alabama Huntsville 20 61 3.05 10 Lake Superior State 18 30 1.67 20 63 3.15 Totals SHF PK % 10 Alaska POWER PLAY Team PENALTY KILL Totals SHA PP % Team 1 Michigan Tech 18/66 0 27.3 1 Bemidji State 69/77 2 2 Bemidji State 16/83 4 19.3 2 Northern Michigan 66/75 1 88.0 3 Bow ling Green 14/79 1 17.7 3 Minnesota State 65/74 5 87.8 4 Alaska 13/82 3 15.9 4 Ferris State 74/85 1 87.1 5 Minnesota State 15/97 1 15.5 5 Michigan Tech 67/77 2 87.0 6 Northern Michigan 11/74 4 14.9 6 Lake Superior State 64/76 2 84.2 7 Ferris State 12/93 2 12.9 7 Bow ling Green 63/75 4 84.0 8 Alabama Huntsville 67/82 1 81.7 67/82 1 81.7 80/104 3 76.9 8 Lake Superior State 9/74 1 12.2 9 Alabama Huntsville 9/84 2 10.7 8/75 4 10.7 10 Alaska Anchorage Alaska Anchorage 10 Alaska PENALTY MINUTES Team 89.6 SHOTS ON GOAL Games PIM PIM/G Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Alaska 20 315 15.8 1 Minnesota State 20 693 2 Lake Superior State 18 264 14.7 2 Ferris State 20 656 32.8 3 Alaska Anchorage 20 290 14.5 3 Michigan Tech 20 633 31.6 4 Alabama Huntsville 20 285 14.2 4 Bemidji State 20 612 30.6 5 Northern Michigan 18 233 12.9 5 Bow ling Green 20 571 28.6 6 Michigan Tech 20 253 12.7 6 Alaska 20 552 27.6 7 Ferris State 20 247 12.3 7 Lake Superior State 18 495 27.5 8 Bow ling Green 20 220 11.0 8 Alaska Anchorage 20 492 24.6 9 Minnesota State 20 219 10.9 20 486 24.3 20 174 8.7 18 437 24.3 10 Bemidji State SCORING BY PERIOD Team 9 Alabama Huntsville 10 Northern Michigan 34.6 GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Minnesota State 21 19 21 0 61 1 Minnesota State 14 13 10 0 37 2 Michigan Tech 24 22 12 1 59 2 Bow ling Green 12 13 12 1 38 3 Bow ling Green 16 18 16 2 52 3 Michigan Tech 41 4 Bemidji State 14 12 23 1 50 Ferris State 15 15 18 2 50 5 Bemidji State Northern Michigan 12 15 14 0 13 12 14 2 41 17 10 16 1 44 6 Alaska 14 16 17 1 48 6 Lake Superior State 17 18 12 1 48 7 Alabama Huntsville 14 15 16 1 46 7 Ferris State 12 18 19 2 51 8 Alaska Anchorage 17 14 14 0 45 8 Alaska Anchorage 18 24 17 1 60 9 Northern Michigan 11 16 15 1 43 9 Alabama Huntsville 19 15 26 1 61 7 12 10 1 30 19 21 22 1 63 10 Lake Superior State 10 Alaska SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 18 0 +18 10 2 -8 +10 15 1 +14 9 5 -4 +10 3 Bemidji State 16 4 +12 8 2 -6 +6 4 Bow ling Green 14 1 +13 12 4 -8 +5 1 Michigan Tech Minnesota State 5 Ferris State 12 2 +10 11 1 -10 0 6 Northern Michigan 11 4 +7 9 1 -8 -1 7 Lake Superior State 9 1 +8 12 2 -10 -2 8 Alabama Huntsville 9 2 +7 15 1 -14 -7 9 Alaska Anchorage 10 Alaska 8 4 +4 15 1 -14 -10 13 3 +10 24 3 -21 -11 WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders Scoring 1 Alex Petan 2 Tyler Morley Teddy Blueger 4 Gerald Mayhew 5 Gerry Fitzgerald Darren Nowick Max McHugh 8 Malcolm Gould Blake Tatchell Markus Gerbrandt Brendan Harms Casey Nelson 13 Tyler Heinonen Dominik Shine Nolan Huysmans Brandon Hawkins 17 Chad Brears Tad Kozun Corey Mackin Kyle Schempp Peter Krieger C.J. Franklin Mark Cooper Matt Pohlkamp Mark Friedman MTU UA MNS FSU BMJ NMU ALH MTU AKA BMJ BMJ MNS MTU NMU UA BGSU ALH AKA FSU FSU UA MNS BGSU BGSU BGSU SR SR SR JR SO SR SO SR SR SR JR JR JR JR SR SO SR SO FR JR SO SO SR JR SO F C F F F F F F F F F D F F RW F F F F F C/LW F F F D GP 25 25 28 26 23 25 26 26 26 27 27 27 22 22 26 28 22 26 26 26 26 28 29 29 29 G-A-P 14-11-25 14-10-24 8-16-24 7-15-22 12-9-21 10-11-21 6-15-21 7-12-19 6-13-19 5-14-19 4-15-19 4-15-19 11-7-18 10-8-18 6-12-18 9-9-18 9-8-17 11-6-17 8-9-17 6-11-17 3-14-17 11-6-17 10-7-17 6-11-17 4-13-17 PPG 1.00 0.96 0.86 0.85 0.91 0.84 0.81 0.73 0.73 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.82 0.82 0.69 0.64 0.77 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.61 0.59 0.59 0.59 PIM 9/18 7/14 8/27 16/43 3/6 17/45 3/6 4/8 8/16 13/26 2/4 8/16 4/8 12/49 10/23 4/8 9/29 8/16 1/2 9/18 4/8 14/31 8/27 4/8 13/26 PP 6 3 3 3 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 5 3 3 3 3 6 2 3 0 4 0 2 1 SH 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 GW 2 0 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 HT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +/+2 +8 +8 -4 +3 +1 -1 +15 -5 E -5 +13 +6 +5 +8 +2 +5 -8 +4 -5 -1 +5 +7 +8 +8 NHL PPG 0.70 0.59 0.56 0.50 0.50 0.46 0.46 0.41 0.55 0.42 0.42 0.38 0.34 0.43 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.32 PIM 8/16 13/26 10/20 12/24 9/40 11/33 10/31 18/36 4/8 2/4 9/18 6/20 9/18 8/16 4/8 3/6 9/18 19/60 4/8 PP 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 SH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 GW 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 HT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +/+13 +8 -7 +6 +1 +8 +8 +7 -2 +2 -2 -1 +11 -4 -9 +1 -8 +2 -3 NHL PPG 0.65 0.63 0.44 0.44 0.39 0.45 0.43 0.40 0.38 0.34 0.43 0.35 0.40 0.31 0.31 PIM 1/2 14/47 10/31 13/26 14/28 5/13 3/6 3/6 4/8 9/18 8/16 4/8 2/4 6/12 4/8 PP 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 SH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GW 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 HT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +/+4 +4 -12 -11 -11 -6 +6 +7 +1 +11 -4 -9 -5 -10 -4 NHL PIT NYI WPG PHI Defenseman Scoring 1 2 3 4 5 Casey Nelson Mark Friedman Graeme McCormack Zach Frye Jarrett Brown Matt Roy Shane Hanna Sean Walker 9 Simon Denis Mark Auk Ryan Lowney 12 Chase Van Allen Connor McDonald 14 Kurt Gosselin Owen Headrick Sean O'Rourke Brock Maschmeyer Josh Atkinson Jon Jutzi MNS BGSU BMJ UA AKA MTU MTU BGSU FSU MTU FSU AKA BGSU ALH LSSU FSU NMU UA MNS JR SO SR SO SO SO JR JR SR SO JR JR FR FR FR SR JR SR SR D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D GP 27 29 27 26 24 26 26 29 20 26 26 26 29 21 26 26 26 26 28 G-A-P 4-15-19 4-13-17 6-9-15 2-11-13 3-9-12 3-9-12 1-11-12 2-10-12 5-6-11 3-8-11 1-10-11 3-7-10 1-9-10 2-7-9 4-5-9 3-6-9 3-6-9 2-7-9 4-5-9 PHI LOS Freshman Scoring 1 Corey Mackin 2 Mason Mitchell Mitch Hults 4 Gage Torrel Anthony Nellis 6 Jeremiah Luedtke Max Coatta John Schilling Jake Lucchini Connor McDonald 11 Kurt Gosselin Owen Headrick 13 Jetlan Houcher Wyatt Ege Diego Cuglietta FSU AKA LSSU LSSU LSSU AKA MNS BGSU MTU BGSU ALH LSSU ALH AKA LSSU FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR F F F F F F F F F D D D F D F GP 26 19 27 25 28 22 23 25 26 29 21 26 20 26 26 G-A-P 8-9-17 3-9-12 6-6-12 4-7-11 3-8-11 2-8-10 4-6-10 3-7-10 3-7-10 1-9-10 2-7-9 4-5-9 4-4-8 4-4-8 4-4-8 WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders Goal Scoring 1 Tyler Morley Alex Petan 3 Gerry Fitzgerald 4 Tyler Heinonen Tad Kozun C.J. Franklin 7 Dominik Shine Darren Nowick Mark Cooper 10 Chad Brears Joel L'Esperance Robbie Payne Kevin Dufour Brandon Hawkins AKF MTU BMJ MTU AKA MNS NMU NMU BGS ALH MTU NMU BGS BGS C F F F F F F F F F F F F F GP 25 25 23 22 26 28 22 25 29 22 24 26 28 28 G 14 14 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 GPG 0.56 0.56 0.52 0.50 0.42 0.39 0.45 0.40 0.34 0.41 0.38 0.35 0.32 0.32 Assist Scoring SR SR SO JR SO SO JR SR SR SR SO SO JR SO F F F F F D F GP 25 26 22 23 24 27 28 G 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 GPG 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.17 0.17 0.15 0.14 Power Play Points SR SO JR SO JR SR SO F GP 27 G 2 1 GPG 0.07 Game-Winning Goals JR +/+15 +15 +14 +13 +11 +10 +9 +8 Hat Tricks Power Play Goals 1 Alex Petan Tad Kozun 3 Tyler Heinonen 4 Gerry Fitzgerald Shane Sooth Graeme McCormack C.J. Franklin 8 13 Players Tied With MTU AKA MTU BMJ NMU BMJ MNS Shorthanded Goals 1 Nate Arentz 2 26 Players Tied With BMJ Plus-Minus 1 Malcolm Gould Ruslan Pedan 3 Jordan Klimek 4 Casey Nelson 5 Connor McDonald 6 Dan Billett 7 Chris Leibinger 8 8 Players Tied With MTU BMJ NMU MNS BGS BMJ MTU SR JR SO JR FR FR JR Blocked Shots 1 Matt Roy Graeme McCormack 3 Kyle Chatham Cliff Watson 5 Carter Foguth Frank Misuraca Zach Frye 8 Brandon Carlson Zach Dorer 10 Mark Auk MTU BMJ LSS MTU MNS ALH AKF ALH FSU MTU SO SR SO JR JR SR SO JR SR SO D D D D D D D D D D F D D D D D D GP 26 27 26 26 25 26 26 24 26 26 GP 26 27 26 27 29 23 25 BLK 54 54 53 53 51 51 51 49 49 46 BLK/G 2.08 2.00 2.04 2.04 2.04 1.96 1.96 2.04 1.88 1.77 1 Teddy Blueger 2 Max McHugh Gerald Mayhew Brendan Harms Casey Nelson 6 Peter Krieger Markus Gerbrandt 8 Blake Tatchell Mark Friedman 10 Nolan Huysmans Malcolm Gould Gerard Hanson 1 Graeme McCormack 2 Alex Petan Teddy Blueger 4 Gerry Fitzgerald Gerald Mayhew 6 Tyler Morley Tad Kozun Cory Ward Anthony Nellis Mark Friedman 1 Teddy Blueger 2 Alec Hajdukovich Tyler Heinonen Dominik Shine Diego Cuglietta Brent Baltus Robbie Payne Pierre-Luc Mercier Brandon Hawkins Mark Cooper 1 Dominik Shine J.T. Henke Brandon Morley Robbie Payne SR SO JR JR JR SO SR SR SO SR SR JR F F F F D C/LW F F D RW F F BMJ MTU MNS BMJ FSU AKF AKA BMJ LSS BGS SR SR SR SO JR SR SO SR FR SO D F F F F C F F F D GP 27 25 28 23 26 25 26 27 28 29 SR SR JR JR FR JR SO JR SO SR F RW F F F F F F F F MNS AKF MTU NMU LSS MTU NMU BGS BGS BGS NMU LSS AKF NMU JR SO JR SO Alex Petan Alex Globke Shane Bednard Teddy Blueger Mitchell McLain Brett D'Andrea Shane Sooth Cory Ward T.J. Roo Darren Nowick MTU LSS BGS MNS BGS BGS NMU BMJ BMJ NMU SR JR FR SR SO SO JR SR FR SR F F F F F F F F F F A 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 APG 0.57 0.58 0.58 0.56 0.56 0.54 0.52 0.50 0.45 0.46 0.46 0.46 G-A-P 4-8-12 6-5-11 3-8-11 4-5-9 3-6-9 3-5-8 6-2-8 2-6-8 1-7-8 1-7-8 PPG 0.44 0.44 0.39 0.39 0.35 0.32 0.31 0.30 0.29 0.28 GP 28 22 22 22 26 26 26 27 28 29 F F LW F Face-Off Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 GP 28 26 26 27 27 26 27 26 29 26 26 26 MNS ALH FSU BMJ MNS AKF BMJ AKA BGS AKF MTU NMU FW 51 38 97 330 195 139 260 349 42 314 G 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 GPG 0.18 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.11 0.11 0.10 GP 22 25 26 26 HT 1 1 1 1 FL 25 19 71 243 148 107 202 273 33 255 FO % .671 .667 .577 .576 .569 .565 .563 .561 .560 .552 WCHA Overall Goaltending Leaders Goals Against Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Chris Nell Jason Pawloski Darren Smith Jamie Phillips Michael Bitzer Nick Kossoff Atte Tolvanen Matt Larose Cole Huggins Jesse Jenks Gordon Defiel Olivier Mantha Carmine Guerriero Davis Jones Charles Williams BGSU MNS FSU MTU BMJ LSSU NMU ALH MNS UA LSSU AKA ALH UA FSU SO FR FR SR SO FR FR JR JR FR SO SO JR JR SR GP 24 17 18 25 22 11 21 11 13 13 18 24 16 13 10 SO FR FR JR FR SR FR SO SO JR SO JR FR JR SR GP 24 21 18 11 11 25 13 18 22 13 24 16 17 13 10 Minutes 1393:15 972:51 1024:22 1531:41 1298:58 660:06 1251:53 619:26 723:07 797:56 1040:21 1381:01 947:55 780:03 568:37 GA 38 30 36 54 47 24 48 24 29 34 48 66 49 43 34 GAA 1.64 1.85 2.11 2.12 2.17 2.18 2.30 2.32 2.41 2.56 2.77 2.87 3.10 3.31 3.59 Record 11-5-6 8-2-5 8-4-5 14-6-5 7-11-4 3-6-1 6-8-6 4-5-1 6-7-0 4-6-3 6-9-3 9-12-3 2-12-2 3-9-1 3-5-1 SO 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Saves 567 274 465 590 481 278 650 297 275 370 519 622 456 354 261 Save % .937 .901 .928 .916 .911 .921 .931 .925 .905 .916 .915 .904 .903 .892 .885 Record 11-5-6 6-8-6 8-4-5 4-5-1 3-6-1 14-6-5 4-6-3 6-9-3 7-11-4 6-7-0 9-12-3 2-12-2 8-2-5 3-9-1 3-5-1 SO 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 Saves 567 650 465 297 278 590 370 519 481 275 622 456 274 354 261 Save % .937 .931 .928 .925 .921 .916 .916 .915 .911 .905 .904 .903 .901 .892 .885 NHL WPG Save Percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Chris Nell Atte Tolvanen Darren Smith Matt Larose Nick Kossoff Jamie Phillips Jesse Jenks Gordon Defiel Michael Bitzer Cole Huggins Olivier Mantha Carmine Guerriero Jason Pawloski Davis Jones Charles Williams BGSU NMU FSU ALH LSSU MTU UA LSSU BMJ MNS AKA ALH MNS UA FSU Saves 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Atte Tolvanen Olivier Mantha Jamie Phillips Chris Nell Gordon Defiel Michael Bitzer Darren Smith Carmine Guerriero Jesse Jenks Davis Jones Matt Larose Nick Kossoff Cole Huggins Jason Pawloski Charles Williams Tommy Burke Reid Mimmack Mathias Israelsson Jared D'Amico Mathias Dahlström NMU AKA MTU BGSU LSSU BMJ FSU ALH UA UA ALH LSSU MNS MNS FSU BGSU BMJ NMU AKA NMU FR SO SR SO SO SO FR JR FR JR JR FR JR FR SR SR JR FR SO JR GP 21 24 25 24 18 22 18 16 13 13 11 11 13 17 10 7 6 4 4 3 SVS/G 31.0 25.9 23.6 23.6 28.8 21.9 25.8 28.5 28.5 27.2 27.0 25.3 21.2 16.1 26.1 22.1 20.0 23.5 21.0 22.0 Minutes 1393:15 1251:53 1024:22 619:26 660:06 1531:41 797:56 1040:21 1298:58 723:07 1381:01 947:55 972:51 780:03 568:37 Saves 650 622 590 567 519 481 465 456 370 354 297 278 275 274 261 155 120 94 84 66 GA 38 48 36 24 24 54 34 48 47 29 66 49 30 43 34 GAA 1.64 2.30 2.11 2.32 2.18 2.12 2.56 2.77 2.17 2.41 2.87 3.10 1.85 3.31 3.59 Shutouts 1 Michael Bitzer 2 Nick Kossoff Chris Nell 4 Matt Larose Cole Huggins Jason Pawloski Darren Smith Gordon Defiel Atte Tolvanen Olivier Mantha Jamie Phillips BMJ LSSU BGSU ALH MNS MNS FSU LSSU NMU AKA MTU SO FR SO JR JR FR FR SO FR SO SR GP 22 11 24 11 13 17 18 18 21 24 25 NHL WPG Shutouts 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WCHA Men Team Overall Statistics TEAM OFFENSE Team TEAM DEFENSE Games Goals G/GM Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Michigan Tech 26 78 3.00 1 Bow ling Green 29 58 2 Bemidji State 27 72 2.67 2 Minnesota State 28 62 2.21 3 Bow ling Green 29 76 2.62 3 Michigan Tech 26 58 2.23 4 Ferris State 26 68 2.62 4 Bemidji State 27 62 2.30 5 Minnesota State 28 73 2.61 5 Northern Michigan 26 63 2.42 6 Alaska 26 65 2.50 6 Lake Superior State 28 74 2.64 7 Alaska Anchorage 26 63 2.42 7 Ferris State 26 70 2.69 8 Alabama Huntsville 26 79 3.04 26 79 3.04 26 81 3.12 Totals SHF PK % 26 63 2.42 9 Alabama Huntsville Northern Michigan 26 58 2.23 10 Lake Superior State 28 51 1.82 Alaska Anchorage 10 Alaska POWER PLAY Team 2.00 PENALTY KILL Totals SHA PP % Team 1 Michigan Tech 19/80 0 23.8 1 Bemidji State 2 Bemidji State 22/102 5 21.6 2 Northern Michigan 3 Northern Michigan 17/106 4 16.0 3 Alabama Huntsville 4 Bow ling Green 17/109 2 15.6 4 Minnesota State 5 Minnesota State 19/128 2 14.8 5 Lake Superior State 6 Lake Superior State 18/125 4 14.4 6 Michigan Tech 96/106 2 101/117 2 90.6 86.3 91/107 3 85.0 84.5 82/97 5 95/113 3 84.1 78/93 2 83.9 7 Ferris State 17/120 3 14.2 7 Ferris State 96/115 1 83.5 8 Alaska 14/102 4 13.7 8 Bow ling Green 84/101 4 83.2 9 Alaska Anchorage 12/101 7 11.9 10 Alabama Huntsville 12/105 3 11.4 9 Alaska Anchorage 10 Alaska PENALTY MINUTES Team Games PIM 84/104 1 80.8 90/119 5 75.6 SHOTS ON GOAL PIM/G Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Alaska 26 366 14.1 1 Minnesota State 28 934 2 Northern Michigan 26 361 13.9 2 Ferris State 26 864 33.2 3 Alabama Huntsville 26 352 13.5 3 Michigan Tech 26 830 31.9 4 Lake Superior State 28 373 13.3 4 Bemidji State 27 826 30.6 5 Alaska Anchorage 26 341 13.1 5 Bow ling Green 29 856 29.5 29.1 33.4 6 Ferris State 26 317 12.2 6 Alaska 26 756 7 Michigan Tech 26 287 11.0 7 Lake Superior State 28 757 27.0 8 Minnesota State 28 277 9.9 8 Alaska Anchorage 26 660 25.4 9 Bemidji State 27 261 9.7 9 Northern Michigan 26 645 24.8 10 Bow ling Green 29 276 9.5 10 Alabama Huntsville 26 633 24.3 SCORING BY PERIOD Team GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Michigan Tech 30 26 19 3 78 19 19 19 1 58 2 Bow ling Green 24 25 25 2 76 Michigan Tech 18 22 18 0 58 3 Minnesota State 24 22 26 1 73 3 Bemidji State 24 15 22 1 62 4 Bemidji State 19 17 35 1 72 Minnesota State 24 20 18 0 62 5 Ferris State 20 21 25 2 68 5 Northern Michigan 18 22 21 2 63 6 Alaska 16 24 24 1 65 6 Ferris State 15 28 25 2 70 7 Alaska Anchorage 25 18 19 1 63 7 Lake Superior State 23 29 20 2 74 Northern Michigan 15 24 22 2 63 8 Alabama Huntsville 24 22 32 1 79 9 Alabama Huntsville 20 17 20 1 58 10 Lake Superior State 11 24 15 1 51 1 Bow ling Green Alaska Anchorage 10 Alaska 23 30 25 1 79 27 25 28 1 81 SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Bemidji State 22 5 +17 10 2 -8 +9 2 Minnesota State 19 2 +17 15 5 -10 +7 3 Michigan Tech 19 0 +19 15 2 -13 +6 4 Bow ling Green 17 2 +15 17 4 -13 +2 5 Lake Superior State 18 4 +14 18 3 -15 -1 Northern Michigan 17 4 +13 16 2 -14 -1 12 3 +9 16 3 -13 -4 17 3 +14 19 1 -18 -4 12 7 +5 20 1 -19 -14 14 4 +10 29 5 -24 -14 7 Alabama Huntsville Ferris State 9 Alaska Anchorage Alaska National Category Leaders Points Per Game GP G-A-P P/GM Goals Against Average 1 Kyle Connor (WPG) Michigan FR F 23 20-22-42 1.83 1 Cam Johnson North Dakota 2 Jimmy Vesey (NSH) Harvard SR F 20 16-17-33 1.65 2 Alex Lyon Yale 3 Andrew Poturalski New Hampshire SO F 26 19-22-41 1.58 3 Michael Garteig 4 JT Compher (COL) Michigan JR F 23 9-27-36 1.57 4 Chris Nell 5 Max French Bentley JR F 23 16-19-35 1.52 5 Thatcher Demko (VAN) Michigan JR F 23 22-13-35 1.52 Robert Morris SR F 26 18-20-38 8 Colin White (OTT) Boston College FR F 24 9 Tyler Kelleher New Hampshire JR F 26 10 Jake Guentzel (PIT) Omaha 11 Greg Gibson 12 Alexander Kerfoot (NJD) 13 Drake Caggiula Minutes GA GAA SO 1005:13 22 1.31 JR 1229:15 32 1.56 Quinnipiac SR 1551:37 42 1.62 Bowling Green SO 1393:15 38 1.64 Boston College JR 1450:18 40 1.65 6 Kevin Boyle UMass Lowell SR 1469:41 41 1.67 1.46 7 Jason Paw loski Minnesota State FR 972:51 30 1.85 16-19-35 1.46 8 Greg Lewis Clarkson SR 728:56 23 1.89 7-30-37 1.42 9 Merrick Madsen (PHI) Harvard SO 935:26 30 1.92 JR F 25 12-23-35 1.40 10 Kasimir Kaskisuo Minnesota Duluth SO 1431:04 47 1.97 Robert Morris SR F 26 19-17-36 1.38 11 Mitch Gillam Cornell 1.98 Harvard JR F 19 4-21-25 1.32 12 Kyle Hayton St. Lawrence North Dakota SR F 23 15-15-30 1.30 13 Charlie Lindgren 14 Nick Lappin Brown SR F 21 12-15-27 1.29 15 Tim Clifton Quinnipiac JR F 22 13-15-28 1.27 16 Shane Conacher Canisius JR F 28 16-19-35 St. Cloud State SR F 28 Boston College Tyler Motte (CHI) 7 Zac Lynch Kalle Kossila 18 Ryan Fitzgerald (BOS) JR 1242:37 41 SO 1382:02 46 2.00 St. Cloud State JR 1562:24 53 2.04 14 Evan Weninger Omaha FR 752:16 26 2.07 15 Shane Starrett Air Force FR 1176:49 41 2.09 1.25 16 Jason Kasdorf (BUF) Rensselaer SR 1138:53 40 2.11 11-24-35 1.25 17 Darren Smith Ferris State FR 1024:22 36 2.11 JR F 25 14-17-31 1.24 18 Jamie Phillips (WPG) Michigan Tech SR 1531:41 54 2.12 19 Sam Anas Quinnipiac JR F 26 17-15-32 1.23 19 Nick Ellis Providence JR 1491:04 53 2.13 20 Nick Schmaltz (CHI) North Dakota SO F 22 3-24-27 1.23 20 Michael Bitzer Bemidji State SO 1298:58 47 2.17 21 Brock Boeser (VAN) North Dakota FR F 26 18-13-31 1.19 21 Nick Kossoff Lake Superior State FR 660:06 24 2.18 22 Jake Walman (STL) Providence SO D 22 13-13-26 1.18 22 Matt Hrynkiw North Dakota JR 687:02 25 2.18 23 Joey Benik St. Cloud State SR F 28 17-16-33 1.18 23 Cal Petersen (BUF) Notre Dame SO 1568:19 58 2.22 24 Austin Ortega Omaha JR F 25 18-11-29 1.16 24 Sean Maguire (PIT) Boston University SR 808:07 30 2.23 25 Danny O'Regan (SJS) 25 Christian Frey Ohio State JR 805:24 30 2.23 Boston University SR F 26 9-21-30 1.15 Travis St. Denis Quinnipiac SR F 26 13-17-30 1.15 Brandon Denham Robert Morris SR F 26 17-13-30 1.15 Points Per Game (Defensemen) GP G-A-P P/GM Save Percentage Saves GA SO 399 22 Save % .948 JR 500 32 .940 1 Jake Walman (STL) Providence SO D 22 13-13-26 1.18 1 Cam Johnson North Dakota 2 Ethan Prow St. Cloud State SR D 24 1.08 2 Alex Lyon Yale 3 Jordan Gross Notre Dame SO D 26 7-15-22 0.85 3 Thatcher Demko (VAN) Boston College JR 607 40 .938 4 Bobby Nardella Notre Dame FR D 24 4-16-20 0.83 4 Kevin Boyle UMass Low ell SR 617 41 .938 5 Zach Werenski (CLB) Michigan SO D 21 6-11-17 0.81 5 Chris Nell Bow ling Green SO 567 38 .937 6 Tyson Wilson Robert Morris SR D 25 2-18-20 0.80 6 Kyle Hayton St. Law rence SO 669 46 .936 7 Chase Norrish RIT SO D 22 5-12-17 0.77 7 Evan Weninger Omaha FR 377 26 .935 5-21-26 8 Niklas Nevalainen St. Cloud State JR D 26 2-18-20 0.77 8 Jason Kasdorf (BUF) Rensselaer SR 574 40 .935 9 Max Gottlieb Brow n FR D 21 2-14-16 0.76 9 Merrick Madsen (PHI) Harvard SO 423 30 .934 10 Teddy Doherty Boston College SR D 25 9-10-19 0.76 10 Michael Garteig Quinnipiac SR 585 42 .933 11 Lester Lancaster Mercyhurst FR D 26 5-14-19 0.73 11 Atte Tolvanen Northern Michigan FR 650 48 .931 New Hampshire JR D 26 3-16-19 0.73 12 Terry Shafer Robert Morris SR 572 43 .930 SO D 25 4-14-18 0.72 13 Christian Frey Ohio State JR 395 30 .929 .929 Matias Cleland 13 Brandon Fortunato Boston University Will Butcher (COL) Denver JR D 25 5-13-18 0.72 14 Simon Hofley Canisius FR 469 36 John Gilmour (CGY) Providence SR D 25 6-12-18 0.72 15 Darren Smith Ferris State FR 465 36 .928 Minnesota State JR D 27 4-15-19 0.70 16 Mitch Gillam Cornell JR 525 41 .928 16 Casey Nelson 17 Devon Toews (NYI) Quinnipiac JR D 23 4-12-16 0.70 17 Charlie Lindgren St. Cloud State JR 677 53 .927 18 Chase Golightly Robert Morris SR D 26 4-14-18 0.69 18 Nick Ellis Providence JR 671 53 .927 19 Luke Juha Penn State SR D 22 4-11-15 0.68 19 Cal Petersen (BUF) Notre Dame SO 725 58 .926 20 Dylan Zink UMass Low ell JR D 25 6-11-17 0.68 Colton Phinney JR 725 58 .926 Minnesota JR D 25 8-9-17 0.68 Michael Brodzinski (SJS) Points Per Game (Freshmen) GP G-A-P P/GM Princeton Winning Percentage W-L-T Win % 1 Kyle Connor (W PG) Michigan F 23 20-22-42 1.83 1 Cam Johnson North Dakota SO 13-1-1 .900 2 Colin White (OTT) Boston College F 24 16-19-35 1.46 2 Michael Garteig Quinnipiac SR 20-1-5 .865 .857 3 Brock Boeser (VAN) North Dakota F 26 18-13-31 1.19 3 Steve Racine Michigan SR 11-1-2 4 Max Letunov (ARI) Connecticut F 26 13-16-29 1.12 4 Merrick Madsen (PHI) Harvard SO 11-2-2 .800 5 Miles Wood (NJD) Boston College F 24 1.08 5 Charlie Lindgren St. Cloud State JR 21-5-1 .796 .786 6 Tommy Marchin Dylan Gambrell 8 Mason Jobst 9 Derek Barach 10 Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson (BOS) Tage Thompson 8-18-26 Brown F 21 11-10-21 1.00 6 Evan Weninger Omaha FR 11-3-0 Denver F 26 7-19-26 1.00 7 Thatcher Demko (VAN) Boston College JR 17-4-3 .771 Ohio State F 23 8-14-22 0.96 8 Matt Hrynkiw North Dakota JR 9-2-2 .769 Mercyhurst F 26 10-14-24 0.92 9 Kevin Boyle UMass Low ell SR 16-5-4 .720 Boston University F 26 7-15-22 0.85 Nick Ellis Providence JR 16-5-4 .720 Yale JR 12-4-4 .700 Minnesota State FR 8-2-5 .700 Connecticut F 26 10-12-22 0.85 12 Bobby Nardella Notre Dame D 24 4-16-20 0.83 13 Luke Kunin W isconsin F 23 10-9-19 0.83 14 Jack Roslovic (W PG) Miami F 25 10-10-20 0.80 Christian Short Tyler Sheehy 11 Alex Lyon Jason Paw loski 13 Eamon McAdam (NYI) Penn State JR 9-4-0 .692 RIT FR 8-3-2 .692 Minnesota F 25 8-12-20 0.80 15 Cal Petersen (BUF) Notre Dame SO 14-5-7 .673 16 Austin Plevy Massachusetts F 26 8-12-20 0.77 16 Jamie Phillips (WPG) Michigan Tech SR 14-6-5 .660 17 Max Gottlieb Brown D 21 2-14-16 0.76 17 Sean Maguire (PIT) Yale F 21 7-9-16 0.76 Joe Snively 19 Jordan Masters Arizona State F 25 8-11-19 0.76 20 Seamus Malone W isconsin F 24 3-15-18 0.75 Connor LaCouvee Matthew Skoff 20 Chris Nell Packy Munson Boston University SR 8-4-1 .654 Boston University SO 7-3-3 .654 Penn State SR 7-3-3 .654 Bow ling Green SO 11-5-6 .636 Vermont FR 7-4-0 .636 National Category Leaders Goals Per Game GP Assists Per Game G G/GM A A/GM 1 Tyler Motte (CHI) Michigan JR F 23 22 0.96 1 JT Compher (COL) Michigan JR F 23 27 1.17 2 Kyle Connor (W PG) Michigan FR F 23 20 0.87 2 Tyler Kelleher New Hampshire JR F 26 30 1.15 3 Jimmy Vesey (NSH) Harvard SR F 20 16 0.80 3 Alexander Kerfoot (NJD) Harvard JR F 19 21 1.11 4 Andrew Poturalski New Hampshire SO F 26 19 0.73 4 Nick Schmaltz (CHI) North Dakota SO F 22 24 1.09 0.96 Greg Gibson GP Robert Morris SR F 26 19 0.73 5 Kyle Connor (W PG) Michigan FR F 23 22 6 Austin Ortega Omaha JR F 25 18 0.72 6 Jake Guentzel (PIT) Omaha JR F 25 23 0.92 7 Kyle Criscuolo Harvard SR F 20 14 0.70 7 Ethan Prow St. Cloud State SR D 24 21 0.88 8 Max French Bentley JR F 23 16 0.70 8 Kalle Kossila St. Cloud State SR F 28 24 0.86 9 Brock Boeser (VAN) North Dakota FR F 26 18 0.69 9 Jimmy Vesey (NSH) Harvard SR F 20 17 0.85 New Hampshire SO F 26 22 0.85 Robert Morris SR F 26 22 0.85 Bentley JR F 23 19 0.83 Robert Morris SR F 26 18 0.69 11 Colin White (OTT) Zac Lynch Boston College FR F 24 16 0.67 12 Sam Anas Quinnipiac JR F 26 17 0.65 12 Max French Robert Morris SR F 26 17 0.65 13 Danny O'Regan (SJS) Boston University SR F 26 21 0.81 North Dakota SR F 23 15 0.65 14 Trevor Moore Denver JR F 25 20 0.80 Canisius SR F 28 17 0.61 15 Colin White (OTT) St. Cloud State SR F 28 17 0.61 Trevor Mingoia Brandon Denham 14 Drake Caggiula 15 Ralph Cuddemi Joey Benik 10 Andrew Poturalski David Friedmann FR F 24 19 0.79 SR F 24 19 0.79 0.77 17 Hudson Fasching (BUF) Minnesota JR F 25 15 0.60 JR F 26 20 18 Jake Walman (STL) Providence SO D 22 13 0.59 Jake Evans (MTL) Notre Dame SO F 26 20 0.77 Quinnipiac JR F 22 13 0.59 Zac Lynch Robert Morris SR F 26 20 0.77 20 Dan Correale New Hampshire SR F 26 15 0.58 20 David Morley St. Cloud State SR F 28 21 0.75 21 Shane Conacher Canisius JR F 28 16 0.57 Miles Wood (NJD) Boston College FR F 24 18 0.75 Sacred Heart JR F 28 16 0.57 David Gust Ohio State JR F 24 18 0.75 0.73 Tim Clifton Justin Danforth Nick Lappin 17 Joe Gambardella Boston College Providence Brow n SR F 21 12 0.57 Boston College SO F 26 19 24 Riley Bourbonnais Rensselaer JR F 23 13 0.57 Dylan Gambrell Denver FR F 26 19 0.73 25 Tyler Morley Alaska SR F 25 14 0.56 Josh Mitchell RIT SR F 26 19 0.73 Ryan Fitzgerald (BOS) Boston College JR F 25 14 0.56 Alex Petan Michigan Tech SR F 25 14 0.56 Power Play Goals 23 Zach Sanford (W SH) UMass Low ell Game-Winning Goals GP PPG/G PPG 1 Tage Thompson Connecticut FR F 26 0.35 9 1 Austin Ortega Omaha 2 Jake Walman (STL) Providence SO D 22 0.36 8 2 Patrick Russell St. Cloud State New Hampshire SR F 26 0.31 8 3 Kyle Criscuolo Harvard SR F 20 5 Minnesota Duluth SR F 25 0.28 7 Sam Vigneault Clarkson SO F 25 5 5 Dan Correale 4 Austin Farley GP GWG JR F 25 7 SO F 28 6 Mike Barrett Holy Cross JR F 26 0.27 7 Hudson Fasching (BUF) Minnesota JR F 25 Andrew Poturalski New Hampshire SO F 26 0.27 7 Shane Conacher Canisius JR F 28 5 Travis St. Denis Quinnipiac SR F 26 0.27 7 Teddy Blueger (PIT) Minnesota State SR F 28 5 Brandon Denham Robert Morris SR F 26 0.27 Joey Benik St. Cloud State SR F 28 5 Harvard SR F 20 4 4 9 13 Players Tied W ith 7 6 Shorthanded Goals GP SHG/G 1 Zac Lynch Robert Morris SR F 26 0.19 SHG 5 2 Kyle Cook Mercyhurst SR F 20 0.15 3 Eric Scheid Penn State SR F 22 0.14 3 Miloš Bubela Rensselaer SR F 23 0.13 3 Anthony Greco Ohio State SR F 24 0.12 3 Justin Kloos Minnesota JR F 25 0.12 3 Jake Guentzel (PIT) Omaha JR F 25 0.12 3 Justin Danforth Sacred Heart JR F 28 0.11 9 17 Players Tied W ith 3 2 9 Jimmy Vesey (NSH) John Hayden (CHI) Yale JR F 21 Jake Walman (STL) Providence SO D 22 4 Kyle Connor (W PG) Michigan FR F 23 4 Drake Caggiula North Dakota SR F 23 4 Jack Roslovic (WPG) Miami FR F 25 4 Brandon Tanev Providence SR F 26 4 Austin Poganski (STL) North Dakota SO F 28 4 National Team Leaders TEAM SCORING SCORING OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM SCORING DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM 1 Michigan 23 115 5.00 1 UMass Lowell 26 43 2 St. Cloud State 28 123 4.39 2 North Dakota 28 47 1.68 3 Robert Morris 26 111 4.27 3 Yale 21 36 1.71 1.65 4 Boston College 26 107 4.12 4 Quinnipiac 26 45 1.73 5 Penn State 26 102 3.92 5 Boston College 26 47 1.81 6 Quinnipiac 26 99 3.81 6 Bowling Green 29 58 2.00 7 Harvard 20 75 3.75 7 St. Cloud State 28 58 2.07 8 Boston University 26 93 3.58 8 Minnesota Duluth 25 54 2.16 9 North Dakota 10 Providence 28 97 3.46 26 89 3.42 9 Minnesota State 10 Michigan Tech 11 Notre Dame 26 88 3.38 12 New Hampshire 26 86 3.31 12 Cornell Providence 28 62 2.21 26 58 2.23 26 58 2.23 21 47 2.24 13 Minnesota 25 82 3.28 13 St. Lawrence 26 59 2.27 14 Mercyhurst 26 84 3.23 14 Bemidji State 27 62 2.30 15 Ohio State 24 77 3.21 15 Rensselaer 28 65 2.32 16 Omaha 26 82 3.15 16 Notre Dame 26 61 2.35 17 Holy Cross 26 81 3.12 17 Harvard 20 47 2.35 2.42 26 81 3.12 18 Northern Michigan 26 63 19 RIT UMass Lowell 26 80 3.08 19 Air Force 26 65 2.50 20 Michigan Tech 26 78 3.00 Clarkson 26 65 2.50 21 Denver 26 75 2.88 22 St. Lawrence 26 74 2.85 21 Boston University Denver 26 67 2.58 26 67 2.58 23 Air Force 26 72 2.77 23 Lake Superior State 28 74 2.64 24 Sacred Heart 28 77 2.75 24 Vermont 27 72 2.67 25 Northeastern 26 71 2.73 25 Ferris State 26 Dartmouth 21 57 2.71 27 Union 26 70 2.69 28 Bemidji State 27 72 2.67 Bentley 27 72 2.67 30 Wisconsin 24 63 2.62 31 Bowling Green 29 76 32 Ferris State 26 68 26 70 2.69 26 70 2.69 25 68 2.72 25 68 2.72 26 71 2.73 Northeastern 26 71 2.73 2.62 31 Army West Point 24 67 2.79 2.62 32 Robert Morris 26 73 2.81 Holy Cross 27 Miami Minnesota 29 Omaha 33 Minnesota State 28 73 2.61 33 Merrimack 27 76 2.81 34 Minnesota Duluth 25 65 2.60 34 Union 26 74 2.85 35 Clarkson 26 67 2.58 35 Sacred Heart 28 81 2.89 36 Rensselaer 28 72 2.57 36 Bentley 27 79 2.93 2.95 37 Alaska Connecticut 39 Colgate Massachusetts 26 65 2.50 37 Dartmouth 21 62 26 65 2.50 38 Penn State 26 77 2.96 27 67 2.48 39 Canisius 28 85 3.04 40 Alabama Huntsville 3.04 27 67 2.48 26 79 41 Yale 21 52 2.48 Alaska Anchorage 26 79 3.04 42 Brown 21 51 2.43 RIT 26 79 3.04 3.12 21 51 2.43 43 Alaska 26 81 44 Alaska Anchorage Cornell 26 63 2.42 44 Ohio State 24 75 3.12 Michigan State 26 63 2.42 45 Michigan 23 72 3.13 46 Maine Northern Michigan 47 Miami 26 63 2.42 28 88 3.14 25 60 2.40 Princeton 21 66 3.14 3.23 48 Merrimack 27 64 2.37 48 Connecticut 26 84 49 Vermont 27 63 2.33 49 New Hampshire 26 89 3.42 50 Western Michigan 26 59 2.27 50 Mercyhurst 26 91 3.50 51 Canisius 28 63 2.25 26 91 3.50 52 Alabama Huntsville 26 58 2.23 52 Wisconsin 24 85 3.54 53 Colorado College 26 57 2.19 53 Colgate 27 96 3.56 54 Army West Point 24 52 2.17 54 Brown 21 75 3.57 55 Princeton 21 45 2.14 55 Niagara 26 94 3.62 56 American International 27 56 2.07 56 Colorado College 26 96 3.69 57 Maine 28 56 2.00 57 Western Michigan 26 99 3.81 58 Niagara 26 50 1.92 58 Massachusetts 27 107 3.96 59 Lake Superior State 28 51 1.82 59 Arizona State 27 110 4.07 60 Arizona State 27 40 1.48 60 American International 27 114 4.22 Michigan State National Team Leaders POWER PLAY POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL Totals SHA PP% PENALTY KILL Totals SHF PK% 1 Robert Morris 36/111 3 32.4 1 Miami 81/87 0 93.1 2 St. Cloud State 33/104 2 31.7 2 Yale 53/58 0 91.4 3 Harvard 22/71 1 31.0 3 Bemidji State 4 Michigan 25/91 2 27.5 4 Quinnipiac 5 Quinnipiac 29/109 1 26.6 5 Air Force 6 New Hampshire 29/113 3 25.7 6 Boston College 7 Penn State 25/103 7 24.3 8 Michigan Tech 19/80 0 23.8 8 Northern Michigan 9 Yale 17/72 0 23.6 21/93 0 10 Notre Dame North Dakota 96/106 2 90.6 88/98 3 89.8 71/82 4 86.6 95/110 8 86.4 95/110 7 86.4 101/117 2 86.3 9 St. Lawrence 95/111 2 85.6 22.6 10 UMass Lowell 82/96 2 85.4 11 Minnesota 20/90 1 22.2 11 Michigan State 81/95 1 85.3 12 Colgate 20/91 2 22.0 12 Cornell 63/74 0 85.1 13 UMass Lowell 25/115 1 21.7 13 Alabama Huntsville 91/107 3 85.0 14 Bemidji State 22/102 5 21.6 14 Minnesota Duluth 79/93 2 84.9 21/98 3 21.4 15 Rensselaer 84/99 6 84.8 24/113 0 21.2 16 Wisconsin 78/92 1 84.8 21/99 2 21.2 17 Bentley 83/98 1 84.7 25/119 1 21.0 18 Ohio State 77/91 5 84.6 19 Wisconsin 17/84 6 20.2 19 Minnesota State 84.5 20 Miami 17/86 4 19.8 20 Lake Superior State 21 Cornell 13/66 1 19.7 15 Ohio State 16 Boston College 17 Boston University 18 Providence 82/97 5 95/113 3 84.1 21 Michigan Tech 78/93 2 83.9 22 Connecticut 21/108 4 19.4 22 Denver 66/79 2 83.5 23 RIT 20/103 1 19.4 23 Penn State 71/85 10 83.5 24 North Dakota 21/110 1 19.1 24 Notre Dame 91/109 1 83.5 17/90 1 18.9 25 Ferris State 96/115 1 83.5 84/101 4 83.2 73/88 1 83.0 25 Clarkson 26 Army West Point 27 Brown 28 Mercyhurst 19/102 5 18.6 26 Bowling Green 8/43 2 18.6 27 Clarkson 23/125 6 18.4 28 Harvard 53/64 1 82.8 29 Western Michigan 16/88 2 18.2 29 Mercyhurst 96/116 5 82.8 30 Holy Cross 17/96 4 17.7 30 Boston University 95/115 2 82.6 18/106 5 17.0 31 Omaha 85/103 6 82.5 16/95 5 16.8 32 Colorado College 91/111 2 82.0 31 Union 32 Massachusetts 33 American International 12/72 5 16.7 Providence Bentley 15/90 2 16.7 34 Robert Morris Denver 16/96 1 16.7 Omaha 18/108 2 16.7 91/111 2 82.0 103/126 6 81.7 35 Merrimack 98/120 2 81.7 36 Minnesota 70/86 5 81.4 37 Northeastern 19/115 2 16.5 38 Colorado College 17/105 5 16.2 38 RIT 39 Northern Michigan 17/106 4 16.0 39 Union 40 Bowling Green 17/109 2 15.6 40 Alaska Anchorage 41 Minnesota State 19/128 2 14.8 Sacred Heart 105/129 8 81.4 91/112 3 81.2 81.1 73/90 1 84/104 1 80.8 41 Holy Cross 62/77 2 80.5 80.4 42 Lake Superior State 18/125 4 14.4 42 Connecticut 78/97 2 43 Minnesota Duluth 15/105 4 14.3 43 Northeastern 73/91 2 80.2 44 Ferris State 17/120 3 14.2 44 Maine 103/129 5 79.8 79.7 45 Michigan State 14/101 3 13.9 45 Princeton 51/64 0 46 Alaska 14/102 4 13.7 46 New Hampshire 62/78 1 79.5 11/82 1 13.4 47 Michigan 65/82 4 79.3 47 Rensselaer 48 Dartmouth 8/61 0 13.1 48 Massachusetts 11/86 2 12.8 49 Niagara 50 Arizona State 13/103 4 12.6 50 Colgate 51 Sacred Heart 13/105 4 12.4 51 Vermont 52 Merrimack 12/97 1 12.4 52 American International 53 St. Lawrence 12/98 1 12.2 53 Army West Point 49 Air Force 54 Vermont 55 Maine 11/92 4 12.0 54 St. Cloud State 13/109 0 11.9 55 Alaska 78/99 1 78.8 89/113 0 78.8 66/84 2 78.6 89/114 3 78.1 62/80 1 77.5 78/101 0 77.2 59/77 2 76.6 90/119 5 75.6 56 Alaska Anchorage 12/101 7 11.9 56 Dartmouth 53/71 0 74.6 57 Canisius 12/102 0 11.8 57 Canisius 72/97 2 74.2 58 Alabama Huntsville 12/105 3 11.4 58 Brown 44/60 0 73.3 7/62 1 11.3 59 Arizona State 86/120 1 71.7 11/103 2 10.7 60 Western Michigan 83/118 0 70.3 59 Princeton 60 Niagara