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opening Face-oFF• Michaelis Nabs HCA National Award: Minnesota State freshman forward Marc Michaelis was named the Hockey Commissioners' Association National

Division 1 College Hockey Rookie of the Month for December 2016.• Michaelis tied for the NCAA rookie lead with 12 points in December, while ranking second among first-year skaters by averaging 2.00 points-

per-game. The freshman from Mannheim, Germany tallied five goals and seven assists in six contests, pacing all men's Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) skaters in points, points-per-game, goals (tied), assists (tied), power-play assists (tied, with three) and power-play points (tied, with four).

• At the Polls: League-leading Bemidji State and two-time defending MacNaughton Cup champion Minnesota State continue to carry the WCHA banner in the national opinion polls.

• The Beavers are No. 17 in the USCHO.com poll, while the Mavericks are No. 19 and Michigan Tech is receiving votes. BSU is also receiving votes in the USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine top-15 poll.

• Live on ASN: Friday night marks the return of the WCHA to the American Sports Network (ASN) nationally-televised college hockey doubleheader, as Bowling Green will host No. 17 Bemidji State at the "Madhouse on Mercer" - the Slater Family Ice Arena.

• The game, which begins at 8:37 p.m. ET, will be broadcast live on 96 ASN affiliates spanning 38 states nationwide; and, streamed in Canada via TSN GO. Dave Ellis will handle play-by-play duties, alongside former University of Minnesota All-American and two-time All-WCHA performer Pat Micheletti.

• Playoffs?!?: While it may seem early to be talking about the postseason, Bemidji State became the first team to clinch a spot in the 2017 WCHA Playoffs. With 46 points already, the Beavers can finish no lower than eighth place in the league standings.

• Bemidji State has won 14 WCHA games this year, their most wins in conference play since finishing the 2009-10 College Hockey America campaign at 14-3-1. The program's previous WCHA best was 12 victories in 2014-15 (12-11-5).

• BSU is tied for the NCAA lead with 14 wins (matching Union), while they continue to boast the nation's stingiest defense by allowing just 1.62 goals per game. Junior goaltender Michael Bitzer, the country's active shutout leader with a program-record 14 in his career, ranks among the top-15 nationally this season for: wins (1st - 14), games (1st - 23), starts (1st - 23), minutes (1st - 1389:26), shutouts (t1st - 4), goals-against average (2nd - 1.47), saves (3rd - 516), save percentage (5th - .938) and winning percentage (15th - .674).

• Hot Huskies: A 1-5-2 start a distant memory, Michigan Tech is 12-3-1 in its last 16 contests. The Huskies' .781 winning percentage since Oct. 28 is tied for fourth nationally, while no NCAA team has won more games since that date.

• Tech's run coincides with the first collegiate start by freshman Angus Redmond, who leads the country with a 1.27 goals-against average. The rookie is tied for third nationally for wins, ranks fourth with a .942 save percentage and is sixth with a .781 winning mark (12-3-1).

• Tradition Starts Here: Four (4) of the nation's top-15 winningest teams over the past three seasons play in the WCHA - the highest representation among that upper 25% of programs of any D-I conference since realignment (Hockey East and the NCHC each have three teams apiece, the Big Ten and ECAC Hockey both have two each and Atlantic Hockey has a single program).

• Minnesota State ranks fourth nationally over the last three-and-a-half seasons with 87 wins, Michigan Tech is 10th with 79, Ferris State is 13th with 74 and Bowling Green is tied for 14th with 73.

By the numBers• 7: WCHA wins by Alabama Huntsville, already the most in program history (and matching the Chargers' entire 2015-16 overall output).• 8: Career shutouts by Bowling Green junior goaltender Chris Nell, most in program history.• 26: Wins for Bemidji State between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2016, matching Denver for most in the country during the last calendar year.• 58: Saves by Ferris State freshman goaltender Justin Kapelmaster last Friday against No. 6/5 Boston College, tying for the 22nd-most in a single game in

the 65-year history of the WCHA (tied for the seventh-most by a rookie).

the Week ahead• Playoff Rematch: No. 17 Bemidji State and Bowling Green meet in a Thursday-Friday series. The rematch of the three-game, 2016 WCHA quarterfinal

series features Friday night's nationally televised game on ASN.• Cappo Cup: Lake Superior State and Northern Michigan resume a storied UP rivalry and competition for the Cappo Cup in a home-and-home set, with the

Lakers hosting Friday night and the Wildcats on Saturday.• Jostling for Position: Two teams tied for fourth in the WCHA - No. 19 Minnesota State and Alabama Huntsville - meet for two games in Huntsville.• Heading to the Last Frontier: Alaska Anchorage, which is 3-3-0 in its last six games, hosts Ferris State. The league's reigning Offensive Player of the Week

(UAA forward Matt Anholt) skates against the defending Defensive Player of the Week (FSU freshman goaltender Justin Kapelmaster). • Nonconference Test: Michigan Tech plays at No. 12 Notre Dame, with both games broadcast nationally by the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN).

in memoriumIn memoriam of the late Oliver “Butch” Mousseau, the men’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) will retire his officials’ jersey number 12, while on-ice officials will wear a specially-designed “12” sticker on their helmets throughout the 2016-17 season.

Mousseau, a longtime league official, tragically passed away March 25 after suffering critical head injuries stemming from a fall to the ice during warm-ups prior to the second WCHA Final Five semifinal game on Friday, March 18 at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. Mousseau was 48.

Butch was universally respected for his work on the ice and beloved for his kind and generous spirit to all, along with his love for the great sport of hockey at all levels.

2016-17 Wcha standings Conference OverallRk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T 3/SW % GF GA GP W L T % GF GA 1 (17) Bemidji State 46 18 14 2 2 2 .833 45 21 24 14 7 3 .646 55 39 2 Michigan Tech 36 16 11 3 2 1 .750 44 26 24 13 8 3 .604 62 48 3 Bowling Green 26 16 8 7 1 1 .531 52 38 23 10 11 2 .478 71 64 4 (19) Minnesota State 23 14 7 5 2 0 .571 43 34 20 11 7 2 .600 63 51 Alabama Huntsville 23 16 7 7 2 0 .500 44 53 22 7 13 2 .364 50 78 6 Ferris State 20 14 6 7 1 1 .464 41 40 21 7 12 2 .381 54 56 7 Alaska 19 16 5 9 2 2 .375 41 58 22 6 14 2 .318 52 80 8 Lake Superior State 16 14 5 8 1 0 .393 40 45 20 8 11 1 .425 61 63 9 Alaska Anchorage 12 14 3 9 2 1 .286 25 38 20 4 14 2 .250 32 60 10 Northern Michigan 7 14 2 11 1 0 .179 25 47 22 4 16 2 .227 44 72

(3 points for win in regulation or 5-on-5 OT; 1 point for tie after regulation and 5-on-5 OT; 1 point for win in 3-on-3 OT or shootout; rankings listed by USCHO.com first, followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine)

thursday, January 51(17) Bemidji State at Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m. ET*

Friday, January 6%Michigan Tech at (12) Notre Dame, 7:35 p.m. ET1Northern Michigan at Lake Superior State, 7:37 p.m. ET*1(19) Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville, 7:07 p.m. CT*1^(17) Bemidji State at Bowling Green, 8:37 p.m. ET*1Ferris State at Alaska Anchorage, 7:07 p.m. AT*

saturday, January 7%Michigan Tech at (12) Notre Dame, 7:05 p.m. ET1Lake Superior State at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m. ET*1(19) Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville, 7:07 p.m. CT*1Ferris State at Alaska Anchorage, 7:07 p.m. AT*

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• League-leading Bemidji State picked up play after the holiday break as the No. 15 Beavers traveled north to Anchorage to take on the Seawolves, who sprung the upset Friday to earn a series split.

• Bowling Green ended the year right, as the Falcons took home a 3-0 shutout victory over RIT in the first part of the Winterfest Doubleheader in Toledo.

• Red-hot Michigan Tech to the Great Lakes Invitational Championship Game for the fourth time in the last five years, but the Huskies fell just short of getting their first GLI title since 2012.

• Ferris State traveled to the Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh, playing at PPG Paints Arena - NHL home of the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and former Bulldogs star Chris Kunitz. After dropping Thursday night’s game against Robert Morris 1-0, the Bulldogs salvaged a 1-1 tie against No. 6/5 Boston College.

• Alabama Huntsville spent the last weekend of 2016 in Minnesota, suffering a pair of heartbreaking losses at the Mariucci Classic.

• Northern Michigan took a trip down south to participate in the Florida College Hockey Classic, but were unable to come back with a victory..

• Lake Superior State finished off the calendar year with a matchup against old CCHA rival Omaha, but left Nebraska winless.

• Alaska closed out its nonconference schedule with a trip to Indiana to take on the 12th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but were handed a pair of shutout losses while yielding nine goals.

• Full recaps, box scores and select video highlights are available at wcha.com.

at Alaska Anchorage 4, No. 15 Bemidji State 1No. 15 Bemidji State 1, Alaska Anchorage 0(Dec. 30 and 31 at Sullivan Arena; Anchorage, Alaska) League-leading Bemidji State picked up play after the holiday break as the No. 15 Beavers traveled north to Anchorage to take on the Seawolves, who sprung the upset Friday to earn a series split. Friday afternoon, the Seawolves used a pair of first period goals to propel to an upset over the Beavers. Mason Mitchell and Alex Jackstadt scored within 40 seconds of each other near the midway point of the first to give the home team an early 2-0 lead. It would remain there until eight minutes into the final frame, when Bemidji State senior Phillip Marinaccio cut the lead in half with his eighth goal of the season. But the Seawolves would hold on for the 4-1 victory. Michael Bitzer was out for redemption on Saturday afternoon, as the junior recorded a 17-save shutout. The Beavers used a first period goal off the stick of Leo Fitzgerald to take the lead, where Bitzer and the defense held off the rest of the way as the visiting squad finished weekend with a 1-0 victory.

at Bowling Green 3, RIT 0(Dec. 30 at the Huntington Center; Toledo, Ohio) Bowling Green ended the year right, as the Falcons took home a 3-0 shutout victory over RIT in the first part of the Winterfest Doubleheader in Toledo. Mitch McLain netted the first goal of the night to put the Falcons up 1-0 midway through the first frame. Before the buzzer sounded, junior Brett D’Andrea doubled the lead with a power-play goal to give his team a commanding lead. From there, Chris Nell kept the net clean with 17 saves, earning his program-record eighth shutout in a Bowling Green uniform.

Michigan Tech 2, Michigan 0No. 16 Western Michigan 1, Michigan Tech 0(Dec. 29 and 30, Great Lakes Invitational at Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Mich.) Red-hot Michigan Tech to the Great Lakes Invitational Championship Game for the fourth time in the last five years, but the Huskies fell just short of getting their first GLI title since 2012. It was a great overall team effort Thursday night, as the Huskies edged the Michigan Wolverines for their fourth straight victory. Sophomore defenseman Dane Birks got the Huskies on the board five minutes after the puck dropped for his first career goal. Cliff Watson would also add another goal in the second to give his team a 2-0 advantage. From there, goaltender Angus Redmond shut the door on the Wolverines, finishing with 23 saves in his second career shutout. Goals were hard to come by Friday night, as Redmond had another magnificent performance. The freshman finished with 24 saves for the Huskies, but his team fell short in a 1-0, overtime setback to No. 16 Western Michigan.

Robert Morris 1, Ferris State 0Ferris State 1, No. 6/5 Boston College 1(Dec. 29 and 30, Three Rivers Classic at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa.) Ferris State traveled to the Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh, playing at PPG Paints Arena - NHL home of the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and former Bulldogs star Chris Kunitz. After dropping Thursday night’s game against Robert Morris 1-0, the Bulldogs salvaged a 1-1 tie against No. 6/5 Boston College. Freshman goaltender Justin Kapelmaster had 58 saves in an incredible performance, tying for the 22nd-most stops in WCHA history (t-7th among freshmen). Corey Mackin scored 14 seconds into the contest, giving the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead.

Massachusetts 2, Alabama Huntsville 1Mercyhurst 3, Alabama Huntsville 2(Dec. 30 and 31, Mariucci Classic at Mariucci Arena; Minneapolis, Minn.) Alabama Huntsville spent the last weekend of 2016 in Minnesota, suffering a pair of heartbreaking losses at the Mariucci Classic. After outshooting Massachusetts 30-19 Friday and receiving a goal from Max McHugh, it would be UMass who came away with the 2-1 victory in overtime. The next day, the Chargers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to Matt Salhany and Brandon Parker; but Mercyhurst would come back and win in extra time to send UAH home without a victory.

Cornell 5, Northern Michigan 2Merrimack 4, Northern Michigan 2(Dec. 28 and 29, Florida College Hockey Classic; Germain Arena, Estero, Fla.) Northern Michigan took a trip down south to participate in the Florida College Hockey Classic, but were unable to come back with a victory. Despite two goals by All-Tournament performer Dominik Shine, the Wildcats couldn’t keep opposing teams out of their net, giving up five goals Wednesday to Cornell, followed by four the next game to Merrimack.

at No. 18 Omaha 4, Lake Superior State 1at No. 18 Omaha 5, Lake Superior State 3(Dec. 30 and 31 at Baxter Arena; Omaha, Neb.) Lake Superior State finished off the calendar year with a matchup against old CCHA rival Omaha, but left Nebraska winless. The Mavericks cruised to a 4-1 win Friday, before erasing a 2-0 deficit with a five-goal, third period outburst Saturday night. LSSU freshman skaters Max Humitz, Luke Morgan and Collin Saccoman all had goals Saturday, while J.T. Henke netted the only goal the night before.

at No. 12 Notre Dame 5, Alaska 0at No. 12 Notre Dame 4, Alaska 0(Dec. 30 and Jan. 1 at Compton Family Ice Arena; South Bend, Ind.) Alaska closed out its nonconference schedule with a trip to Indiana to take on the 12th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but were handed a pair of shutout losses while yielding nine goals.

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oFFensive player oF the Week

Anholt, the Seawolves’ captain, led Alaska Anchorage to a 4-1, upset victory over then-No. 15 Bemidji State last Friday night with a goal and assist. The junior from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan picked up the primary as-sist on a first-period goal that stood as the eventual game-winner; then, with the Seawolves clinging to a 2-1 lead in the third period, he scored short-handed at the 17:17 mark to help put the game away. Anholt finished the weekend with four shots on goal, 21 face-off wins and a WCHA-high +3 rating. This is Anholt’s first WCHA weekly award of the 2016-17 season and his second career honor. Honorable Mention:• Brett D’Andrea, Jr., F, Bowling Green - Factored

in two of the Falcons’ three goals in a 3-0 non-conference win over RIT, tallying a goal and as-sist.

• J.T. Henke, Jr., F, Lake Superior State - Recorded a goal, assist and eight shots in the Lakers’ non-conference series at No. 18 Omaha.

• Corey Mackin, So., F, Ferris State - Scored just 14 seconds into the Bulldogs’ eventual 1-1 tie with then-No. 6/5 Boston College at the Three Rivers Classic.

• Phillip Marinaccio, Sr., F, Bemidji State - Logged a power-play goal Friday, before assisting on the game-winning strike in the No. 17 Beavers’ 1-0 victory Saturday at Alaska Anchorage.

matt anholtJr., F, Alaska Anchorage

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deFensive player oF the Week

In his lone game of the Three Rivers Classic, Kapelmas-ter was simply sensational, stopping 58-of-59 shots to guide Ferris State to a 1-1 tie with then-No. 6/5 Bos-ton College. The freshman’s 58 saves are tied for the 22nd-best single-game performance in the 65-year history of the WCHA, while his effort is tied for the sev-enth-best effort by a league rookie. Kapelmaster made 20 stops in the first period, 20 more in the second, 15 in the third period and three more in overtime, stymy-ing an Eagles’ offense that ranks 12th nationally. The Coral Springs, Fla. native was named to the Three Riv-ers Classic All-Tournament Team. This is Kapelmaster’s third WCHA weekly award of his freshman season, as he twice previously earned Rookie honors.

Honorable Mention:• Michael Bitzer, Jr., G, Bemidji State - Totaled

33 saves, a .917 save percentage, a 1.51 goals-against average and his NCAA-best fourth shut-out as the No. 17 Beavers split a series at Alaska Anchorage.

• Olivier Mantha, Jr., G, Alaska Anchorage - Ranked second in the WCHA with 59 saves, posting a .967 save percentage and 1.02 goals-against average as the Seawolves split with then-No. 15 Bemidji State.

• Chris Nell, Jr., G, Bowling Green - Set a school record with his eighth career shutout, a 17-save effort in the Falcons’ 3-0 nonconference win over RIT.

• Cliff Watson, Sr., D, Michigan Tech - Earned Great Lakes Invitational All-Tournament honors, while scoring the Huskies’ second goal in a 2-0 semifinal win over Michigan.

Justin kapelmasterFr., G, Ferris StateCoral Springs, Fla.

rookie oF the Week

Redmond continued his excellent rookie campaign, stopping 47-of-48 shots in 131:55 of the Great Lakes Invitational. The freshman from Langley, British Co-lumbia led Michigan Tech to the GLI Championship Game with a 2-0, 24-save shutout victory over Mich-igan in the semifinals. He then turned aside 23 shots – including some highlight reel saves late – in a 1-0, overtime loss to No. 14 Western Michigan in the title game. Redmond continues to lead the country with a 1.27 goals-against average, while he ranks fourth with a .942 save percentage and sixth with a .781 winning mark (12-3-1). This is Redmond’s fourth WCHA weekly award of his rookie campaign, includ-ing one Defensive Player of the Week accolade.

Honorable Mention:• Collin Saccoman, Fr., D, Lake Superior State

- Tied for the WCHA lead among defensemen and all rookie skaters with two points, tallying a goal and assist – along with eight blocked shots – in the Lakers’ nonconference series at No. 18 Omaha.

• Zach Whitecloud, Fr., D, Bemidji State - Netted an assist and two blocked shots as the No. 17 Beavers earned a road split at Alaska Anchor-age.

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Date Offensive Defensive Rookie Oct. 3 Max McHugh, Jr., F, Alabama Huntsville Matt Larose, Sr., G, Alabama Huntsville Craig Pefley, RS-Fr., F, Ferris State Oct. 10 Robbie Payne, Jr., F, Northern Michigan Cole Huggins, Sr., G, Minnesota State Zach Whitecloud, Fr., D, Bemidji State Oct. 17 Reid Sturos, Sr., F, Michigan Tech Michael Bitzer, Jr., G, Bemidji State Parker Tuomie, Fr., F, Minnesota State Owen Headrick, So., D, Lake Superior State Oct. 24 Diego Cuglietta, So., F, Lake Superior State Collin Saccoman, Fr., D, Lake Superior State Nicholas Rivera, Fr., F, Minnesota State Oct. 31 Gerald Mayhew, Sr., F, Ferris State Michael Bitzer, Jr., G, Bemidji State Angus Redmond, Fr., G, Michigan Tech Nov. 7 Phillip Marinaccio, Sr., F, Bemidji State Kurt Gosselin, So., D, Alabama Huntsville Justin Kapelmaster, Fr., G, Ferris State Nov. 14 Kevin Dufour, Sr., F, Bowling Green Michael Bitzer, Jr., G, Bemidji State Gavin Gould, Fr., F, Michigan Tech Nov. 21 Brendan Harms, Sr., F, Bemidji State Jason Pawloski, So., G, Minnesota State Justin Kapelmaster, Fr., G, Ferris State Nov. 28 Mitch McLain, Jr., F, Bowling Green Angus Redmond, Fr., G, Michigan Tech Luke Morgan, Fr., F, Lake Superior State Dec. 5 Mitch McLain, Jr., F, Bowling Green Kurt Gosselin, So., D, Alabama Huntsville Marc Michaelis, Fr., F, Minnesota State Dec. 12 Jake Lucchini, So., F, Michigan Tech Brandon Parker, Jr., D, Alabama Huntsville Angus Redmond, Fr., G, Michigan Tech Dec. 19 Mitch McLain, Jr., F, Bowling Green Michael Bitzer, Jr., G, Bemidji State Marc Michaelis, Fr., F, Minnesota State

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McLain, a two-time WCHA Player of the Week in December, led Bowling Green and tied for the league lead with five goals last month. The junior from Baxter, Minn. highlighted the month with a hat trick in BGSU’s 5-2 win Dec. 3 at Lake Superior State. He completed the three-goal effort with a short-handed tally, while he became the first WCHA player with multiple hat tricks in the same season since Colorado College’s Rylan Schwartz had three during the 2011-12 campaign. One of 12 players nationally with a pair of game-winners last month, McLain notched the deciding goals during the Falcons’ 6-3 victory Dec. 17 at Alaska and a 3-0 triumph Dec. 30 vs. RIT. McLain paces the WCHA with 12 goals this season, is second with 23 points and is one of four NCAA skaters with a pair of hat tricks. This is McLain’s second career WCHA monthly award, having also won for November 2016.

Honorable Mention:• Max McHugh, Jr., F, Alabama Huntsville - Recorded a point in four-of-

six games, scoring two goals with four assists to pace the Chargers and tie for fourth in the WCHA with six points.

• Darren Smith, So., G, Ferris State - Compiled a league-leading .981 save percentage by stopping 122-of-127 shots, while posting a 2-2-0 record in the Bulldogs’ net.

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rookie oF the month

Michaelis tied for the NCAA rookie lead with 12 points in December, while ranking second among first-year skaters by averaging 2.00 points-per-game. The freshman from Mannheim, Germany tallied five goals and seven assists in six contests, pacing all WCHA skaters in points, points-per-game, goals (tied), assists (tied), power-play assists (tied, with three) and power-play points (tied, with four). He was a two-time WCHA Rookie of the Week during the month, earning the honor after a seven-point series (4g-3a) Dec. 2-3 vs. Alaska and a four-point weekend (1g-3a) Dec. 16-17 at Princeton. During the Alaska series, Michaelis recorded his first career hat trick (in-cluding the game-winner) and assisted on another in a 7-3 Maverick win in the series opener, then added a goal and two assists in a 5-5, series finale tie. He then wrapped up the month by scoring a goal and recording two helpers in Minnesota State’s 5-4 triumph at Princeton. Overall, he tallied a point in five-of-six games, including a trio of multi-point efforts. Michaelis now leads the WCHA with 26 points (10g-16a) this season, good for second among NCAA freshmen.

Honorable Mention:• Colton Leiter, Fr., F, Alaska - Ranked second among WCHA rookies

with five points on two goals and three assists, while tallying a pow-er-play goal and a game-winner.

• Angus Redmond, Fr., G, Michigan Tech - Two-time WCHA Rookie of the Week during the month went 4-2-0 with a 0.97 GAA – second-best in the country – and a .957 save percentage.

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Month Player Rookie October 2016 Mitch Hults, So., F, Lake Superior State Craig Pefley, RS-Fr., F, Ferris State November 2016 Mitch McLain, Jr., F, Bowling Green Angus Redmond, Fr., G, Michigan Tech

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BoWling green taBBed as preseason Favorite ByWcha coaches and media

If the league’s coaches and media are correct, Bowling Green will end the 2016-17 regular season by hoisting its first MacNaughton Cup as champion of the men’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The Falcons were tabbed as the league favorite in both the Mankato Free Press WCHA Coaches’ and the Bemidji Pioneer WCHA Media preseason polls.

The four schools that made the WCHA one of just two Division I conferences (along with Hockey East) to have at least four, 20-win teams in 2015-16 sit atop both polls in identical order: Bowling Green, followed by reigning MacNaughton Cup co-champions Michigan Tech and Minnesota State, and defending Broadmoor Trophy winner Ferris State. The four programs picked to hold home ice as the league’s new, on-campus postseason tournament begins next March are all among the top-15 nationally for wins since opening night of the 2013-14 season, with the Mavericks (76 victories) ranking fourth, the Bulldogs (67) tied for 10th, the Huskies (66) in 12th and the Falcons (63) placing 15th.

Demonstrating the competitiveness that is a WCHA hallmark, all four programs received first-place votes in the media poll, while Bowling Green (8) and Michigan Tech (2) earned the coaches’ nods.

Spots five through seven were also the same in both polls, with Northern Michigan, Bemidji State and Lake Superior State, respectively, expected to be vying for playoff positioning. Last season, the Wildcats posted their highest conference win total and finish (12 victories and fifth place) since the 2009-10 season, the Beavers won their most games (17) since 2011-12, and the Lakers enjoyed a six-win improvement behind one of the nation’s top-scoring freshmen classes.

WCHA coaches picked Alaska Anchorage to grab the league’s eighth and final playoff spot, ahead of Alabama Huntsville and Alaska. The media poll has the Nanooks finishing eighth and the Seawolves 10th, with the Chargers again ninth.

Ferris State senior forward Gerald Mayhew was the coaches’ and media’s choice as preseason Player of the Year. The Wyandotte, Mich. native ranked third in the league scoring race with 25 points (9g-16a) in WCHA play last year, while his 41 points overall (16g-25a) paced the conference. He ended his campaign by recording a point in five of six postseason contests (10 total), helping the Bulldogs to the NCAA West Regional final with five goals (including two game-winners) and five assists.

Minnesota State forward Parker Tuomie (coaches’ choice) and Ferris State defensemen Cameron Clarke (media pick) split the preseason Rookie of the Year votes. Tuomie, a native of Germany, finished 11th in the United States Hockey League (USHL) scoring race last season, scoring 54 points (30g-24a) for the Sioux Falls Stampede. Clarke was selected by the Boston Bruins in the fifth round (136th pick overall) of the 2016 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft. He was named the 2015-16 North American Hockey League (NAHL) Defenseman of the Year following a standout season in which he tallied 50 points (9g-41a) in 59 games for the Lone Star Brahmas.

2016-17 mankato Free press Wcha coaches' pollRank Team (1st Place Votes) Points 1. Bowling Green (8) 89 2. Michigan Tech (2) 79 3. Minnesota State 71 4. Ferris State 70 5. Northern Michigan 54 6. Bemidji State 48 7. Lake Superior State 44 8. Alaska Anchorage 29 9. Alabama Huntsville 23 10. Alaska 21Predicted order of finish. Based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale. Coaches could not vote for their own teams.

Wcha preseason player oF the year (votes)Gerald Mayhew, Sr. F, Ferris State (7)Others receiving votes: Mark Friedman, Jr. D, Bowling Green (1); Brandon Hawkins, Jr. F, Bowling Green (1); Chris Nell, Jr. F, Bowling Green (1)

Wcha preseason rookie oF the year (votes)Parker Tuomie, F, Minnesota State (4)Others receiving votes: Cam Clarke, D, Ferris State (2); Colton Leiter, F, Alaska (1); Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State (1); Collin Peters, F, Northern Michigan (1); Angus Redmond, G, Michigan Tech (1)

preseason all-Wcha teamForwardsGerald Mayhew, Sr., Ferris State; Dominik Shine, Sr., Northern Michigan; Brandon Hawkins, Jr., Bowling Green (tie); Corey Mackin, So., Ferris State (tie)DefensemenMark Friedman, Jr., Bowling Green; Matt Roy, Jr., Michigan TechGoaltenderChris Nell, Jr., Bowling Green

2016-17 BemidJi pioneer media pollRank Team (1st Place Votes) Points 1. Bowling Green (15) 251 2. Michigan Tech (6) 239 3. Minnesota State (5) 236 4. Ferris State (2) 218 5. Northern Michigan 161 6. Bemidji State 144 7. Lake Superior State 106 8. Alaska 68 9. Alabama Huntsville 66 10. Alaska Anchorage 50Predicted order of finish. Based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale.

Wcha preseason player oF the yearGerald Mayhew, Sr., F, Ferris StateOthers receiving votes: Dominik Shine, Sr., F, Northern Michigan; Sean Walker, Sr., D, Bowling Green; Cameron Clarke, Fr., D, Ferris State; Mason Mitchell, So., F, Alaska Anchorage; Corey Mackin, So., F, Ferris State; Max McHugh, Jr., F, Alabama Huntsville; Chris Nell, Jr., G, Bowling Green; Cole Huggins, Sr., G, Minnesota State; Tyler Heinonen, Sr., F, Michigan Tech

Wcha preseason rookie oF the yearCameron Clarke, D, Ferris StateOthers receiving votes: Parker Tuomie, F, Minnesota State; Hampus Sjodahl, F, Bemidji State; Alec Rauhauser, D, Bowling Green; Frederic Letourneau, F, Bowling Green; Max Humitz, F, Lake Superior State; Brayden Gelsinger, F, Lake Superior State; Thomas Beretta, F, Michigan Tech; Mitch Reinke, D, Michigan Tech; Casey Linkenheld, F, Bowling Green; Adam Brady, F, Bemidji State; Connor James, D, Alabama Huntsville; Austin Beaulieu, F, Alabama Huntsville

preseason all-Wcha teamForwardsGerald Mayhew, Sr., Ferris State; Dominik Shine, Sr., Northern Michigan; Tyler Heinonen, Sr., Michigan TechDefensemenMark Friedman, Jr., Bowling Green; Matt Roy, Jr., Michigan TechGoaltenderChris Nell, Jr., Bowling Green


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January 2, 2017 Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll 1 Minnesota Duluth (47) 12-3-3 997 1 2 Penn State (3) 13-1-1 918 3 3 Denver 12-4-4 881 2 4 Harvard 9-2-1 868 4 5 Boston University 10-5-2 779 5 6 Massachusetts Lowell 12-5-3 752 7 7 North Dakota 10-6-3 676 8 8 Boston College 13-7-2 623 6 9 Minnesota 11-5-2 572 11 10 Union 14-4-2 516 10 11 Ohio State 9-3-4 493 9 12 Notre Dame 11-6-2 479 12 13 Vermont 12-6-2 429 13 14 Western Michigan 10-5-3 342 16 15 Quinnipiac 11-8-2 320 14 16 St. Lawrence 10-5-4 230 17 17 Bemidji State 14-7-3 195 15 18 Omaha 11-6-3 157 20 19 Minnesota State 11-7-2 88 19 20 St. Cloud State 9-8-1 76 18Others receiving votes: Michigan Tech 30, Cornell 25, Providence 21, Army 15, Robert Morris 8, Northeastern 4, Air Force 3, Clarkson 2, Wisconsin 1.

January 2, 2017Rank Team, Points (1st place) Last Wk Record Top 15 1. Minnesota Duluth, 509 (33) 1 12-3-3 13 2. Penn State, 443 (1) 3 13-1-1 9 3. Harvard, 416 4 9-2-1 13 4. Denver, 402 2 12-4-4 13 5. Boston University, 372 6 10-5-2 13 6. Massachusetts Lowell, 349 7 12-5-3 13 7. North Dakota, 294 8 10-6-3 13 8. Boston College, 257 5 13-7-2 13 9. Minnesota, 221 11 11-5-2 13 10. Union, 178 9 14-4-2 5 11. Ohio State, 160 10 9-3-4 11 12. Notre Dame, 155 12 11-6-2 13 13. Vermont, 118 14 12-6-2 5 14. Western Michigan, 93 -- 10-5-3 2 15. Quinnipiac, 44 13 11-8-2 13 Also receiving votes: St. Lawrence, 27; Omaha, 19; Bemidji State, 17; St. Cloud State, 4; Robert Morris, 2.

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By Team vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind. Total Alabama Huntsville 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-3-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-6-0Alaska Anchorage 1-0-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-4-0Alaska 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-5-0Bemidji State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-3-1 0-0-0 0-5-1Bowling Green 1-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-1 0-0-0 2-4-1Ferris State 0-1-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-2-0 0-0-0 1-5-1Lake Superior State 0-0-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 3-3-0Michigan Tech 0-0-0 2-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 2-5-1Minnesota State 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 4-2-0Northern Michigan 0-0-0 2-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-5-1TOTALS: 2-3-0 9-14-1 1-4-0 0-6-1 3-17-3 0-0-0 15-44-5 (.400) (.396) (.200) (.000) (.196) (.---) (.273)

By Site vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind TotalHome 1-1-0 3-4-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 2-4-2 0-0-0 6-11-2Away 0-0-0 4-8-1 1-1-0 0-4-0 1-11-1 0-0-0 6-24-2 Neutral 1-2-0 2-2-0 0-1-0 0-2-1 0-2-0 0-0-0 3-9-1TOTALS: 2-3-0 9-14-1 1-4-0 0-6-1 3-17-3 0-0-0 15-44-5 (.400) (.396) (.200) (.000) (.196) (.---) (.273)

WCHA against the rest

UAH (pts) UAA (pts) UAF (pts) BSU (pts) BGSU (pts) FSU (pts) LSSU (pts) MTU (pts) MSU (pts) NMU (pts) W-L-T-3/SW (pts)UAH ---- 2-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-1-1-0 (1/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 0-2-0-0 (0/6) 3-1-0-0 (9/12) 0-2-0-0 (0/6) 0-1-1-0 (1/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 2-0-0-0 (6/6) 7-7-2-0 (23)UAA 0-2-0-0 (0/6) ---- 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 1-3-0-0 (3/12) 0-1-1-0 (1/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 0-1-1-1 (2/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 3-9-2-1 (12)UAF 1-0-1-1 (5/6) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) ---- 0-2-0-0 (0/6) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 0-2-0-0 (0/6) 1-2-1-1 (5/12) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 5-9-2-2 (19)BSU 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 3-1-0-0 (9/12) 2-0-0-0 (6/6) ---- 2-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 1-0-1-1 (5/6) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 1-0-1-1 (5/6) 4-0-0-0 (12/12) 14-2-2-2 (46)BGSU 2-0-0-0 (6/6) 1-0-1-1 (5/6) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 0-2-0-0 (0/6) ---- 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 0-2-0-0 (0/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 2-0-0-0 (6/6) 8-7-1-1 (26)FSU 1-3-0-0 (3/12) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) ---- 2-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 2-2-0-0 (6/12) 0-1-1-1 (2/6) 6-7-1-1 (20)LSSU 2-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 0-1-1-0 (1/6) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 0-2-0-0 (0/6) ---- 0-2-0-0 (0/6) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 5-8-1-0 (16)MTU 1-0-1-1 (5/6) 1-0-1-0 (4/6) 2-0-0-0 (6/6) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 2-0-0-0 (6/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 2-0-0-0 (6/6) ---- 0-2-0-0 (0/6) 2-0-0-0 (6/6) 11-3-2-1 (36)MSU 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 2-1-1-0 (7/12) 0-1-1-0 (1/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 2-2-0-0 (6/12) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 2-0-0-0 (6/6) ---- 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 7-5-2-0 (23) NMU 0-2-0-0 (0/6) 1-1-0-0 (3/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 0-4-0-0 (0/12) 0-2-0-0 (0/6) 1-0-1-0 (4/6) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 0-0-0-0 (-/-) 0-2-0-0 (0/6) ---- 2-11-1-0 (7)

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• UAH now sits at 7-13-2 overall and 7-7-2 in WCHA play heading into the New Year, after slipping in a pair of overtime contests this past Friday and Saturday night against UMass and Mercyhurst, respectively, in the Minnesota-hosted Mariucci Classic. The Chargers sit in a two-way tie with upcoming opponent No. 19 Minnesota State with 23 league points.

• The Chargers jump back into WCHA play on Friday and Saturday at home with a visit from Minnesota State at the Von Braun Center, which will be the Blue & White’s fifth home league series of the 2016-17 campaign. UAH holds an all-time record of 19-27-7 against MSU and a mark of 13-10-3 in Huntsville, with the last series ending in a pair of ties in 2015-16 on Feb. 12-13 at the VBC.

• Huntsville native Josh Kestner remains atop the UAH offense with a career-best 17 points (6g-11a) this season after chipping in an assist against UMass on Friday. After not recording a point against Ferris State on Dec. 3-4, Kestner has totaled two goals and three assists in four contests which has propelled him to rank sixth in points (17) and tied for eighth in assists (11) within the WCHA.

• Junior alternate captain Max McHugh reached 60 career points from 26 goals and 34 assists with the Chargers lone marker in the Mariucci Classic opener against UMass, giving the Seattle native seven goals and eight assists for 15 points this season. McHugh is tied for the team lead in goals (7) and is second overall in points (15) on the roster.

• Brandon Parker netted his fifth goal in seven games with his sixth tally of the season against UMass on Saturday to raise his season point total to 10 with an additional four assists in 2016-17. For the month of December, Parker paced all WCHA defensemen with four goals and was tied with fellow UAH defenseman Cam Knight with .83 points per game.

• The Chargers defense has made a significant impact on the offensive end during the month of December, as the squad’s defensemen led the WCHA and tied for 12th nationally with 2.50 points per game. During the six games in December, the Chargers saw the most production from the blue line from Parker (4g-1a), Knight (1g-4a) and Kurt Gosselin (3g-0a).

• Fourth-year head coach Mike Corbett went with the tandem of Jordan Uhelski and Carmine Guerriero in goal this past weekend at the Mariucci Classic, with Uhelski earning the start Friday vs. UMass and Guerriero taking the net on Saturday against Mercyhurst. UAH goalies have totaled a 3.50 goals against average and a .884 save percentage through 22 games this season, led by Uhelski’s 2.67 GAA and .907 save percentage.

• Sophomore Hans Gorowsky enjoyed his most productive month of the season with one goal and four assists in December to give the forward four goals and five assists to tie his career-high of nine points in 2016-17. So far this season, Gorowsky leads all UAH sophomore forwards in goals, assists and points.

• Following this weekend’s series against Minnesota State, UAH will be away from competition next weekend before returning to WCHA action with a trip to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to take on Lake Superior State on Jan. 20-21.

seaWolvesuniversity oF alaska anchorage• The Alaska Anchorage Seawolves continue their four-game home stand with

a pair of Western Collegiate Hockey Association games vs. Ferris State, Jan. 6-7 at the Sullivan Arena.

• This is the 13th and 14th all-time meetings between the teams. The Bulldogs lead the all-time record vs. UAA at 9-2-1 and at UAA, 3-2-0 .

• UAA broke a nine-game losing streak to the Bulldogs with a 5-0 win in the last meeting, Nov. 14, 2015 (at Sullivan Arena). UAA’s only other win came Dec. 19, 1986 in the Nissan Jeep Classic at Sullivan Arena with a score of 6-2.

• UAA returned to play, Dec. 30-31 with a pair of games vs. then-No. 15 Bemidji State. UAA broke a 15-game winless streak against the Beavers with a 4-1 win on Dec. 30, before being shut out, 1-0 on Dec. 31. It was UAA’s first home win ever vs. the Beavers and just second all-time and first win against a ranked opponent this season.

• The 4-1 victory was UAA’s largest of the season, while the Seawolves posted a season-high two goals in the first period.

• UAA concluded the month of December with a .500 winning percentage, going 3-3. All three wins came on Fridays.

• In the WCHA standings, the Seawolves sit at ninth with 12 points, five ahead of Northern Michigan (7) and four below Lake Superior State (16).

• In 20 games, UAA is averaging 1.60 goals per game, while allowing 3.00 goals per game. UAA is sitting at 83.5% on the penalty kill, stopping 96 of 115 power plays – good for fifth. Meanwhile, the Seawolves’ man-advantage unit is 8-for-106 (7.5%) in the WCHA overall stats.

• Individually, the Seawolves are led by junior captain Matt Anholt. Anholt has a team-high 13 points, five goals and eight helpers – leading UAA in all three categories. With a guaranteed 14 games left, Anholt has already bypassed his rookie season production and needs 10 points to top his sophomore season (22).

• Anholt’s second, team-high five-game point streak came to an end on Dec. 31 – he went 2-4–6 in the month of December.

• Picking up two an assists on Dec. 30 was junior F Tad Kozun. Kozun is tied for second on the team with 10 points. Kozun is also second on the team with four goals and six assists.

• Kozun leads all current UAA skaters with 45 career points and 23 career goals.

• Scoring the game-winning goal on Dec. 30 was sophomore F Alex Jackstadt, while junior F Austin Azurdia picked up the empty-net tally – his first goal of the season.

• Leading UAA from the blueline is junior D Jarrett Brown with seven points after securing an assist on Dec. 30. Brown’s 30 career points rank tied for 33rd all-time on the UAA defenseman list.

• Meanwhile, senior D Chase Van Allen posted a an assist, giving the Anchorage local 40 career points – good for No. 25 on the UAA defenseman record book. Both of Van Allen’s goals this season have come on the power play and were the game winner.

• Dressing in 19 games for UAA is junior G Olivier Mantha. Mantha – a two-time UAA MVP – is 4-12-2, while sporting a .914 save percentage (4th in WCHA) and a 2.74 goals-against average.

• Mantha’s career save percentage of .910 still ranks No. 1 on the all-time UAA list, while his 2.85 gaa ranks No. 3. Mantha has played in 80 career games, good for sixth all-time in the UAA record book.

• On Nov. 12, Mantha posted a career-high 53 saves for the Seawolves. His performance ranks tied for No. 3 all-time in the UAA history book with Chad Meyhoff (2/11/89).

team noteBooks

Head Coach: Matt Thomas (4th season) Record at UAA: 41-72-13 2015-16 Overall Record: 11-20-3 (8-18-2)2016-17 Overall Record: 4-14-2 (3-9-2-1)

Head Coach: Mike Corbett (4th season) Record at UAH: 24-95-132015-16 Overall Record: 7-21-6 (5-17-6)2016-17 Overall Record: 7-13-2 (7-7-2-0)


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• The Alaska Nanooks return home after falling to the #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a two-game nonconference, New Years series in South Bend, Indiana last Saturday, Dec. 31 and Sunday, Jan. 1. Alaska fell 5-0 on Saturday before the Fighting Irish blanked the Nooks once more on Sunday, 4-0.

• The Nooks (5-13-2, 4-8-2-2 WCHA) remain in seventh place in the WCHA standings with 19 points, only one point behind sixth place Ferris State, who as 20 points thus far.

• Senior forward Marcus Basara leads the Nooks in scoring, collecting seven goals and eight assists for 15 points on the season. Basara also leads Alaska in goals (7), goals per games played (0.32) and points per games played (0.68).

• Sophomore forward Chad Staley (6G, 7A), and junior defenseman Zach Frye (4G, 9A) are tied for second on the team with 13 points apiece. Frye is also tied for the team lead in assists (9), while leading the team in PPG (3), PPA (5), PPP (8), shots on goal (63), shots on goal per games played (2.68) and blocks (36).

• Senior forward Brandon Morley (1G, 9A) and freshman forward Troy Van Tetering (6G, 4A) are the only other Nooks who have surpassed double-digit scoring this season, with both at ten.

• Freshman forward Colton Leiter scored the game-winning goal Dec. 16 against Bowling Green and leads the team with two game-winners this season.

• Van Tetering is one of two freshman (Leiter) who have appeared in all 22 games this season, while eight of the nine freshmen who have dressed in at least one game have posted at least one point.

• Sophomore goaltender Jesse Jenks leads the team in saves (419), goals against average (3.35) ad save percentage (.890). Jenks has posted a 5-9-1 record so far this season and has collected a .367 win percentage. Alaska is 5-9-1 when Jenks starts in goal and is 1-5-1 when he does not start.

• As a team, Alaska ranks sixth in the conference in scoring, averaging 2.36 goals per game. The Nooks lead the conference in unassisted goals with seven, goals when tied with eight and goals when trailing with 25.

• Alaska has recorded at least one power play goal in 14 of their 22 games this season, being held to zero power play goals in just eight contests during the 2016-17 season. Alaska is third in the conference in power play goals per games played, averaging 0.86.

• Alaska will enjoy a bye-week at home this week before hitting the road for two weeks, facing the Ferris State Bulldogs first on Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14 for a two-game WCHA series in Big Rapids.

BeaversBemidJi state university• Bemidji State split a WCHA road series at Alaska Anchorage, Dec. 30-31. BSU

dropped its second game of league play Friday, 4-1, before posting a 1-0 victory, Saturday. The first-place Beavers are now 14-7-3 overall and 14-2-2-2 in league play. With 46 points, the Beavers hold a 10-point lead over Michigan Tech (36).

• With 46 points and 18 WCHA games in the rearview mirror, Bemidji State became the first team to clinch a spot in the 2017 WCHA Playoffs. The first round of the playoffs will be a best-of-three series March 3-5.

• Friday’s loss marked the first time the Seawolves had ever defeated BSU at Sullivan Arena (1-5-2) and the first time since a 5-4 victory Nov. 12, 2010 that UAA recorded a victory against BSU.

• The loss also marked the Beavers longest stretch without a win this season--three games (0-2-1).

• BSU is now 7-4-2 on the road this season and have averaged 2.23 goals per game, while allowing 1.62.

• Michael Bitzer allowed three goals in the series. He moves to 14-5-3 on the season. Among all NCAA Division I goaltenders, he leads the nation in wins (14) and is tied for the lead in shutouts (4), is second in goals against average (1.47), while he is fifth in save percentage (.938).

• Bitzer has played 1,389:26 of the Beavers’ 1,458:42 this year—that is 95.3 percent of the team’s season. Bitzer has played in all but one game this season and leads the country in minutes played.

• Following a 17-save performance Friday, Bitzer moves within striking distance of the top 10 at BSU all-time. In his career he has 1,925 saves. He is on the heels of Mark Liska (1981-85) in 10th place (2,013).

• Phillip Marinaccio has recorded a point in each of the Beavers’ last five games (2g-3a), including both of BSU’s goals versus UAA. He leads the team with a career-high 19 points (8g-11a), doubling his 2015-16 total (2g-7a).

• The BSU penalty-kill unit was 9-for-9 vs. UAA to move to 86-for-94 (.915) overall. The BSU unit is second in the country only to Penn State’s .925 (62-of-67).

• BSU skates into its series with Bowling Green after snuffing out its WCHA opponents’ last 33 power-play opportunities. The last time BSU allowed a power-play goal in league play was the first period of its Nov. 12 contest at Minnesota State.

• BSU’s penalty-kill unit is tops in the WCHA. BSU has killed 68-of-71 (.958) man advantage opportunities in league play.

• The Beavers were 2-for-10 on the power play Friday. BSU is now 21-for-104 (.202) overall to rank 17th in the nation, while the team is 17-for-80 (.213) in league play to lead in the WCHA.

• Brendan Harms leads the team with a career-high six PPG and has 10 points on the man advantage to pace the team.

• BSU continues to lead the country in goals allowed (1.62). The Beavers have allowed more than two goals just five times this season. All five have resulted in losses.

• In its last 12 games, BSU has been carried by its upperclassmen. Forty-seven of 59 points have come from BSU’s juniors and seniors during that span, which includes 31 points (13g-18a) from its seniors.

• This weekend the Beavers wrap up their four-game road trip with a pair of WCHA contests at Bowling Green State University. BSU trails BGSU 6-8-1 in an all-time series that got its start in 2011.

• BSU swept its series with the Falcons to open the season (Oct. 7-8) with 2-1 and 4-1 victories at Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minn.

• BSU wrapped up the 2016 calendar year with a 26-14-6 record. Only Denver had as many wins during that span (26).

team noteBooks

Head Coach: Dallas Ferguson (9th season) Record at UAF: 77-143-402015-16 Overall Record: 10-22-4 (8-16-4)2016-17 Overall Record: 6-14-2 (5-9-2-2)

Head Coach: Tom Serratore (16th season) Record at BSU: 258-247-702015-16 Overall Record: 17-16-6 (11-12-5)2016-17 Overall Record: 14-7-3 (14-2-2-2)


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• In the 3-0 victory against RIT, junior goaltender Chris Nell set a school record with his eighth career shutout. Nell was challenged with 17 shots on goal by the Tigers, and remained steadfast though the 60:00 of action. With his first shutout of the season and eighth in his career, the Green Bay, Wis. native broke a three-way tie for first in the category of total career shutouts. Nell pushed Tyler Masters (1999-03) and current NHL-er Andrew Hammond (2010-13) down to second all-time, who each hold seven career shutouts in their time in the Orange and Brown.

• Nell is also the current leader in the career record book with his 2.16 goals against average and .919 save percentage through his 68 games played.

• It was 11:19 into the game when junior Mitch McLain notched his team-leading 12th goal of the season against RIT by coming in down low and taking a quick shot in the slot in 4-on-4 play to give Bowling Green the lead. The Falcons are now 6-0-1 when the Baxter, Minn. native scores a goal, and it is McLain's second consecutive game-winning goal effort.

• Shortly before closing out the first period against RIT, junior Brett D'Andrea was able to capitalize on the Bowling Green power play by netting his fifth of the year. D'Andrea was able pick up the rebound of a shot taken by senior Kevin Dufour to score the Falcons second of the period. With an assist later in the game, D’Andrea was able to earn his third multi-point night of the season and fourth in his career in Friday’s 3-0 victory. The Falcons have also gone undefeated in games in which D’Andrea has scored a goal (3-0-2) this season.

• For the 10th time this year, the Falcons held its opponent scoreless on the power play, en route to the team's second shutout on the year (3-0 vs. RIT). Bowling Green is now 6-3-1 when it holds its opponents scoreless with the man-advantage.

• The Falcons were swept by the Beavers earlier this season on the road, although Bowling Green still holds the all-time advantage by a 8-6-1 margin. While in Bemidji, Minn., Stephen Baylis notched the lone goal for the Falcons Friday evening, while Mitch McLain scored his first shorthanded goal of the season on Saturday night.

• Then-ranked No. 19 Ohio State is the only ranked opponent the Falcons have seen so far this season, and were swept in 5-4 and 6-1 finals.

• Bowling Green had many road series to kick off the season, and didn’t have its first full home series until the first weekend of November. In the fall, Bowling Green went 6-6-0 on the road, and 3-4-2 at home although the second half will balance out the home atmosphere for the Falcons.

• The second half of the season will present ample home ice advantage for the Falcons, as nine of the remaining 13 regular season matchups will take place at the Slater Family Ice Arena, including all five games of February taking place at home.

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• Freshman netminder Justin Kapelmaster stole the show in the midst of a historic night between the pipes in the second game of the Three Rivers Classic. Kapelmaster kept the nationally no. 6 ranked Boston College Eagles off the board until 15:13 of the third period, making an astounding 58 saves in the 1-1 tie. Kapelmaster’s performance earned him a place on the Three Rivers Classic All-Tournament team, as well as a place in WCHA history. His 58 saves in a single game were the 12th most for a WCHA goaltender in history. Only six freshmen goaltenders in WCHA history have ever marked more saves than Kapelmaster did on Dec. 30 vs. Boston College in a single game. Kapelmaster raised his save percentage to .943 in the process, which is good for second in the nation behind Robert Morris Colonial freshman goaltender Francis Marotte.

• Sophomore goaltender Darren Smith ended the month of December on a tear despite a 1-0 loss to the Robert Morris Colonials on Dec. 29 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. Amongst goaltenders with at least four games played, Smith was third in the nation in save percentage at .961, and posted one shutout in the process. Smith had a 35 save effort in the loss to Robert Morris to open the Three Rivers Classic tournament, and allowed just five goals over four starts and had three performances of 35 saves or more in the final month of the 2016 calendar year.

• In a special moment, three Bulldogs from the Pittsburgh, Pa. area were put together on a forward line to open the Three Rivers Classic tournament at PPG Paints Arena, home of the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins against Robert Morris. Trevor Recktenwald (Venetia), Jacob Hetz (Glenshaw) and Tyler Andrew (Bethel Park) made up Ferris State’s fourth line on paper for the game vs. Robert Morris, and Head Coach Bob Daniels elected to start his physical Steel-City native trio to open the tournament.

• The reigning WCHA Rookie of the Year and Philadelphia native Corey Mackin got off to a slow sart following his torrid 2016 pace, but has turned it on of late to near some new career-high marks. Mackin finished the 2015-16 season with 10 goals, and already has seven during the 2016-17 season with 14 games to play in the regular season. Mackin netted Ferris State’s only goal of the 2016 Three Rivers Classic and has points in three of his last four outings.

• Ferris State owns a 9-2-1 all-time record against the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves in 12 games. Ferris State had won nine in a row against UAA before losing on Nov. 14, 2015 in Anchorage. The Bulldogs have only fallen once to the Seawolves in WCHA play, and are 8-1-1 in their last ten outings. Included in the last 10 outings is the 2014 WCHA Final Five Semi-Final, during which then Ferris State freshman Gerald Mayhew netted the overtime-winning goal to end UAA’s season and advance to the Final Five Championship game. The Bulldogs only win during the 2015-16 season in the two outings at Anchorage last year was a 3-2 overtime win, where current Missouri Maverick (ECHL) and then Bulldog captain Kyle Schempp fired in the game-winning goal on Nov. 13, 2015. Ferris State will finish the weekend having played six in a row in this series at UAA, as the Seawolves haven’t visited Big Rapids since Nov. 13-14, 2014.

• Senior forward and alternate captain Chad McDonald has started to shake his slow start to the season, and a weekend vs. the Seawolves looks welcome to the Battle Creek Native. In his last eight outings vs. UAA, McDonald has eight points. The senior is second among active players in career scoring with 72 points, and has done more damage vs. the Seawolves than any other team he’s seen in his four seasons in the Crimson and Gold. McDonald finished the first half of the WCHA schedule with points in four out of five games to snap a seven game point-less streak.

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Head Coach: Chris Bergeron (7th season) Record at BGSU: 112-124-332015-16 Overall Record: 22-14-6 (16-7-5)2016-17 Overall Record: 10-11-2 (7-6-1-1)

Head Coach: Bob Daniels (25th season) Record at FSU: 424-436-972015-16 Overall Record: 20-15-6 (13-11-4)2016-17 Overall Record: 7-12-2 (6-7-1-1)


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lakerslake superior state university

• Lake Superior State opens 2017 with a consecutive home-and-home weekends against Upper Peninsula rivals Northern Michigan. The Lakers host the Wildcats on Friday (Jan. 6) at 7:37 p.m. ET, before traveling to Marquette for the weekend finale at 7:07 p.m., Saturday (Jan. 7).

• The Lakers enter the matchup in the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings, while NMU enters the series in 10th place.

• The weekend also renews the Cappo Cup rivalry series, which the Lakers claimed with a 2-1-1 record against the Wildcats in 2015-16.

• The Cappo Cup, first awarded by the late Monsignor Louis Cappo in 1991, has been awarded to the team that claims season series every year since the 1994-95 season. All time, the Wildcats hold a 14-9 advantage.

• Next weekend the Wildcats host Friday’s (Jan. 13) matchup and conclude the season series in Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday (Jan. 14).

• Last weekend the Lakers fell victim to a road sweep at the hands of then-No. 20 ranked Omaha, Dec. 30-31.

• The Mavericks opened the series with a 4-1 victory over LSSU on Friday and stormed back from a 2-0 deficit on Saturday, scoring five goals in the third period to close out the victory.

• Freshman defenseman Collin Saccoman led the Lakers on Saturday with a goal and an assist and finished the weekend with a league-best eight blocked shots. Saccoman’s eight blocked shots extended his nation’s best mark to 61 on the season and is averaging 3.05 blocked shots per game. The native of Stillwater, Minn., has registered eight or more blocked shots in four-straight weekends.

• Linemates J.T. Henke (1-1--2), Luke Morgan (1-1--2) and Anthony Nellis (0-2--2) each added two-point weekends to tie Saccoman at Omaha.

• Sophomore forward Mitch Hults continues to lead the Lakers and ranks third among WCHA players in scoring with six goals and 16 assists for 22 points in 20 games this season.

• Henke’s two-point weekend moves the junior forward to second on LSSU in scoring behind Hults with 6-10--16 on the season and is tied for ninth among WCHA players.

• Sophomore forwards Diego Cuglietta (8-7--15) and Gage Torrel (8-7--15) are tied for 12th in WCHA scoring and sophomore defenseman Owen Headrick (2-12--14) rounds out the top-five scorers in the Lakers lineup.

• Cuglietta and Torrel currently sit tied for fourth in total goals scored among WCHA players with eight goals each.

• Following a 6-1-0 start to the season and averaging 5.0 goals per game, the Lakers have been held to two or fewer goals in nine of their last 15 games.

• In their last 13 games, the Lakers are 2-10-1 and have been outscored 47-26.• During that stretch, 47 goals allowed is the league’s worst mark, while 26

goals for ranks tied for ninth. The Lakers also have scored the fewest power play goals (5) and have allowed the league’s most power play goals (13) and shorthanded goals (5).

• The scoring struggles have dropped the Lakers from the league-lead in scoring to ranking third with a 3.05 goals per game average.

• The Lakers rank seventh in the WCHA at 13.0 percent on the power play and rank fifth in penalty kill at 83.8 percent and lead the WCHA with five shorthanded goals.

• With a combined 31 goals and 57 assists for 88 total points, the Lakers’ sophomore ranks second nationally behind Notre Dame’s junior class in combined goals (31), and points (88) this season.

• As a group, the Lakers’ forwards lead the WCHA and rank 13th nationally in combined points (128). Their 55 combined goals ranks 11th nationally.

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huskiesmichigan technological university

• Michigan Tech was the runner up at the 52nd Great Lakes Invitational. The Huskies advanced to the championship game with a 2-0 shutout of Michigan in the semifinal and fell 1-0 in overtime to Western Michigan in the championship game.

• The championship game was a rematch of the 2012 and 2013 GLI Championship games. Tech won 4-0 in 2012 and the Broncos won 1-0 in overtime in 2013—similar to this year’s game.

• Tech defeated Michigan for the first time in three tries in the semifinal. The Huskies scored in the first and second periods.

• This year’s GLI was the last at Joe Louis Arena. The Huskies won the first GLI at The Joe in 1979 after Mel Pearson scored the game-winner in the third overtime in a 5-4 win over Michigan.

• Tech is 13-8-3 overall and wraps up nonconference play this weekend at No. 12 Notre Dame.

• Senior defenseman Cliff Watson was named to the GLI All-Tournament Team. He scored Tech’s second goal in the semifinal win over Michigan on Thursday for his first tally of the season and sixth of his career. The San Jose Sharks draft pick ranks sixth in the nation with 41 blocked shots.

• Sophomore defenseman Dane Birks had a goal and an assist against Michigan. He scored the game-winner in the first period and assisted on Watson’s second period tally. For Birks, it was his first career goal in his 52nd game as he redirected a shot by Mark Auk out front of the UM net.

• Freshman goaltender Angus Redmond stopped 47-of-48 shots (.979 save percentage) on the weekend with 24 saves Thursday and 23 Friday. He continues to lead the country with a 1.27 goals against average. Redmond is also fourth in the nation with a .942 save percentage and sixth with a .781 winning percentage.

• Sophomore forward Jake Lucchini extended his point streak to three games (2g-1a) with an assist against the Wolverines.

• Senior defenseman Shane Hanna is fourth nationally with 47 blocked shots.• Senior forward Tyler Heinonen played is 100th career game against

Michigan. He joins forwards Michael Neville (134) and Reid Sturos (128), and defenseman Hanna (142), Watson (141), and Chris Leibinger (137) who have played over 100 games.

• Seven Huskies have double-digit points this season. Lucchini (7-6) leads with 13 points while Joel L’Esperance (6-6), Auk (2-10), and Matt Roy (2-10) have 12 points. Hanna (5-6) and Alex Smith (4-7) have 11 points, while Sturos has 10 points (4-6). Three of the top six point-getters are defenseman.

• The Huskies are 3-7-1 against ranked teams this season. Notre Dame is No. 12 this week. The wins were in a sweep of No. 20 Lake Superior State and a win over No. 13 Bemidji State. Minnesota Duluth (6), Minnesota State (19), Michigan (11), and Western Michigan (16) were also ranked when Tech played them.

• The Huskies host Alaska Anchorage next weekend (Jan. 13-14) and Minnesota State the following weekend (Jan. 20-21) to get back to WCHA play. The month wraps up at Alabama Huntsville (Jan. 27-28).

• Tech’s penalty kill was 7-for-7 at the GLI and has killed off 37 straight, dating back to November 25 at Alaska. The Huskies rank 8th in the country in the penalty kill at 87.2 percent.

• Tech is fourth in the nation in scoring defense, giving up 2.00 goals per game. The Huskies haven’t given up more than one goal in nine straight games.

• The Huskies are 34-22-1 all time against Notre Dame in a series that dates back to the 1920-21 season. The Huskies are 15-13-0 in games played in South Bend. The bulk of the series history was played in the 70s and 80s.

• The two teams last met on October 18 and 20, 2013 at Notre Dame.

Head Coach: Damon Whitten (3rd season) Record at LSSU: 30-66-72015-16 Overall Record: 14-22-5 (10-13-5)2016-17 Overall Record: 8-10-0 (5-7-0-0)

Head Coach: Mel Pearson (6th season) Record at MTU: 108-85-252015-16 Overall Record: 23-9-5 (18-7-3)2016-17 Overall Record: 13-8-3 (11-3-2-1)

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mavericksminnesota state university

• #19 Minnesota State enters the New Year owning an 11-7-2 overall record and stands tied for fourth in the WCHA with 7-5-2 record.

• The Mavericks split a nonconference road series at Princeton in closing out their pre-Holiday schedule Dec. 16-17. Minnesota State, which lost 6-1 and won 5-4 vs. the Tigers, resumes play Jan. 6-7 when it takes on WCHA-foe Alabama Huntsville. In a series that dates back to the 1988-89 season, the Mavericks are 27-19-7 all-time vs. the Chargers and have gone 16-0-4 in the last 20 games vs. UAH. The last time the Mavericks lost to the Chargers was in 2001-02.

• A two-time WCHA Rookie of the Week award recipient this year, freshman forward Marc Michaelis finds himself atop the Minnesota State scoring chart with 25 points on 10 goals and 16 assists. The Mannheim, Germany native leads the WCHA in scoring, ranks ninth in the country in scoring and is tied for second amongst all freshmen skaters in the nation in scoring. Michaelis, who has accrued at least one point in 15 of 20 games played in his debut season with the Mavericks, enters the New Year riding a three-game point-scoring streak (1-4--5).

• Junior forward Brad McClure, who racked up 3-7--10 in the last eight games prior to the Holiday break, leads Minnesota State with 77 shots on goal. The Stratford, Ont., native ranks second on the Mavericks in points with 8-10--18 on the season.

• Junior forward C.J. Franklin, who leads the Mavericks with three game-winning goals, ranks fifth in the nation with six power play markers. He leads the Minnesota State with 196 face-off wins this year and with 30-40--70 in 98 career games, the Forest Lake, Minn., product stands as Minnesota State’s active career scoring leader.

• Sophomore defenseman Dan Brickley scored his fourth goal of the season in Minnesota State’s 5-4 win at Princeton Dec. 17 and stands fourth on Minnesota State’s scoring charts with 4-12--16 in 12 games this year. He leads all WCHA defensemen in scoring despite missing a month of playing time due to an upper body injury.

• Senior forward Michael Huntebrinker scored his third goal of the season in Minnesota State’s 5-4 win at Princeton Dec. 17. The goal is the first career game-winning tally for the Chesterfield, Mo., native and gives him 14-31--45 in 105 career games with the Mavericks.

• Freshman defenseman Ian Scheid has 1-6--7 in the last nine games. He has 4-9--13 on the year to rank second amongst all WCHA first-year blueliners.

• Sophomore forward Max Coatta, who has 8-12--20 in 56 career games, assisted on Nick Rivera’s goal in the Mavericks' 5-4 win at Princeton Dec. 17.

• Senior forward Jordan Nelson ranks second on the Mavericks with 166 face-off wins and leads the team in face-off percentage (.564). The Williston, N.D., native has 15 goals and 18 assists for 33 points in 120 career games played.

• Freshman forward Parker Tuomie has 3-5--8 in 20 games in his debut season with the Mavericks and ranks fourth on the team with 55 shots on goal.

• Junior defenseman Clint Lewis, who stands tied for second on the Mavericks in plus/minus with a +8 on the year, has 21 blocked shots and 18 shots on goal in 2016-17.

• Minnesota’s freshmen have racked up 22-38--50 in 20 contests so far this season to stand fourth in scoring in the nation as a group.

• Minnesota State has outshot its opponents in 14 out of 20 games this year and rank eighth in the nation in shots on goal margin at +143.

• Minnesota State is in its 48th year of college hockey and owns an all-time record of 847-629-150 (.567). The Mavericks are in their 18th year of membership in the WCHA and stand 218-213-59 (.505) all-time in regular-season games vs. WCHA opponents.

Wildcatsnorthern michigan university• The Wildcats took part in the Florida College Hockey Classic on Dec. 28-29,

falling to Cornell, 5-2, and to Merrimack, 4-2. Northern Michigan was paced offensively by Dominik Shine (2g-1a) and Gerard Hanson (1g-2a). Darien Craighead (1g-1a) and Brock Maschmeyer (2a) also finished tournament action with more than one point.

• For collecting three points at the Florida College Classic, Shine was named to the all-tournament team. A year earlier, he became the third Wildcat to secure a spot on the Great Lakes Invitational's all-tournament team after finding the back of the net in Northern Michigan's games against then No. 10 Michigan and Michigan State.

• Shine now boasts a team-best eight goals in 16 games, more than his season totals in both 2013-14 (6) and 2014-15 (7). He netted half of his season total over the past five tilts. Craighead, Troy Loggins and Robbie Payne are tied for second on the team with five goals each.

• In December, Shine tied for fourth in the WCHA with six points (4g-2a) in six games. His four goals placed him in a tie for third with two other skaters. Last season, he was named the WCHA's Player of the Month in December after leading the league outright in three major offensive categories: goals (6), points (8) and shots (28). He tied Lake Superior State's Gage Torrel, the WCHA Rookie of the Month, for the league lead with two game-winning goals.

• With a goal each against the Big Red on Dec. 28, Shine and Craighead became the fourth and fifth Wildcats to reach the 10-point plateau this season. Entering its series with Lake Superior State, Northern Michigan's top five point producers are Robbie Payne (5g-9a), Hanson (4g-9a), Shine (8g-4a), Craighead (5g-6a) and Zach Diamantoni (1g-9a).

• Rylan Yaremko blocked five shots during the Florida College Hockey Classic, improving his season total to 46. He is now tied for fifth in the WCHA and tied for sixth nationally in this statistical category. He trails only Lake Superior State's Collin Saccoman (61) for the national rookie lead; he is tied with Michigan's Luke Martin for second among freshmen.

• The Wildcats scored three of their four goals at the Florida College Hockey Classic on the man advantage. Entering the tournament, they had converted on just 8.3 percent of their power-play opportunities. On the strength of their 3-for-12 effort, their power-play percentage (now at 10.2) reached the 10-percent threshold for the first time since Oct. 29 (then at 10.4).

• On Dec. 28 against Cornell, Northern Michigan netted both of its goals on the man advantage, going 2-for-7. The Wildcats only scored more than one-power play goal in the same game twice this season: at Ferris State on Oct. 21 (2-for-8) and at Alaska-Anchorage on Dec. 3 (2-for-6). Those three games account for nearly 55 percent (6-of-11) of their season total.

• Northern Michigan will take on Lake Superior State in back-to-back weekends to kick off 2017. This weekend, the Wildcats and Lakers will square off in Sault Ste. Marie on Friday at 7:37 p.m. and Marquette on Saturday at 7:07 p.m. These games will be the 118th and 119th meetings between the long-time Upper Peninsula rivals. Northern Michigan has only faced one other team, Michigan Tech, at least 100 times.

• Maschmeyer (2g-6a), Hanson (7a) and Shane Sooth (2g-4a) are the top three point producers against Lake Superior State on this year's team. Atte Tolvanen played two games against the Lakers in 2015-16, posting a 3.75 goals against average and a .872 save percentage.

• Last year, the Wildcats went 1-2-1 against Lake Superior State. Northern Michigan's six-goal outburst on Oct. 16 was its highest total of the 2015-16 campaign. During that game, a 6-3 Wildcat victory, Payne led the attack with his first career hat trick.

Head Coach: Mike Hastings (5th season) Record at MSU: 111-56-162015-16 Overall Record: 21-13-7 (16-5-7)2016-17 Overall Record: 11-7-2 (7-5-2-0)

Head Coach: Walt Kyle (15th season) Record at NMU: 256-257-662015-16 Overall Record: 15-16-7 (12-11-5)2016-17 Overall Record: 4-16-2 (2-11-1-0)

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WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

ScoringGP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL

1 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 14 9-9-18 1.29 3/6 4 2 1 1 +12 Mitchell McLain BGSU JR F 15 10-7-17 1.13 13/45 2 2 1 2 +83 Mitch Hults LSSU SO F 14 5-11-16 1.14 11/22 0 1 1 0 +24 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 18 6-9-15 0.83 7/14 2 0 2 0 +55 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 8 3-11-14 1.75 3/6 2 0 0 0 +7

Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 12 8-6-14 1.17 11/22 1 1 3 0 +6 Max McHugh ALH JR F 16 6-8-14 0.88 2/4 3 0 0 0 -4 Josh Kestner ALH JR F 16 4-10-14 0.88 10/20 1 0 1 0 +1 Charlie O'Connor BMJ SR F 18 5-9-14 0.78 5/10 1 0 1 0 +4

10 Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 16 7-6-13 0.81 4/8 1 0 0 1 E Marcus Basara UA SR RW 16 6-7-13 0.81 9/29 0 0 1 0 -8 Brendan Harms BMJ SR F 16 5-8-13 0.81 5/10 4 0 1 0 +4

13 Brad McClure MNS JR F 14 5-7-12 0.86 4/8 1 0 0 0 +3 Alec Rauhauser BGSU FR D 15 1-11-12 0.80 5/10 0 0 0 0 +10 Tyler Spezia BGSU JR F 16 4-8-12 0.75 8/27 1 0 2 0 +9 Cam Knight ALH SO D 16 2-10-12 0.75 6/12 0 0 0 0 -1

17 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 12 3-8-11 0.92 9/18 2 0 0 0 +3 Gage Torrel LSSU SO F 14 6-5-11 0.79 6/12 1 0 0 0 +1 Matt Anholt AKA JR F 14 5-6-11 0.79 4/8 0 1 0 0 +4 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 14 4-7-11 0.79 8/30 3 0 1 0 +2 WPG Jake Lucchini MTU SO F 16 6-5-11 0.69 2/4 3 1 5 0 +2 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 18 6-5-11 0.61 2/4 4 0 3 0 +3 Kyle Bauman BMJ JR F 18 6-5-11 0.61 4/8 1 1 1 0 +5

24 10 Players Tied With 10 Points

Defenseman ScoringGP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL

1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 8 3-11-14 1.75 3/6 2 0 0 0 +72 Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 16 7-6-13 0.81 4/8 1 0 0 1 E3 Alec Rauhauser BGSU FR D 15 1-11-12 0.80 5/10 0 0 0 0 +10

Cam Knight ALH SO D 16 2-10-12 0.75 6/12 0 0 0 0 -15 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 14 1-9-10 0.71 3/6 1 0 0 0 +1

Mark Friedman BGSU JR D 15 2-8-10 0.67 5/10 1 0 0 0 +2 PHI Shane Hanna MTU SR D 16 4-6-10 0.62 6/12 2 0 1 0 +3 Zach Frye UA JR D 16 2-8-10 0.62 16/32 2 0 0 0 -12 Matt Roy MTU JR D 16 2-8-10 0.62 11/22 2 0 0 0 E LOS

10 Ian Scheid MNS FR D 14 4-5-9 0.64 4/8 2 0 1 0 +5 Philip Beaulieu NMU FR D 14 2-7-9 0.64 5/21 0 0 0 0 -5 Brandon Parker ALH JR D 16 5-4-9 0.56 7/14 3 0 1 0 -1

13 Owen Headrick LSSU SO D 14 1-7-8 0.57 3/6 1 0 0 0 -1114 Ryan Lowney FSU SR D 14 0-7-7 0.50 12/24 0 0 0 0 +4

Mitch Reinke MTU FR D 16 1-6-7 0.44 1/2 1 0 0 0 +3

Freshman ScoringGP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL

1 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 14 9-9-18 1.29 3/6 4 2 1 1 +12 Alec Rauhauser BGSU FR D 15 1-11-12 0.80 5/10 0 0 0 0 +103 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 12 3-8-11 0.92 9/18 2 0 0 0 +34 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 14 1-9-10 0.71 3/6 1 0 0 0 +15 Ian Scheid MNS FR D 14 4-5-9 0.64 4/8 2 0 1 0 +5

Philip Beaulieu NMU FR D 14 2-7-9 0.64 5/21 0 0 0 0 -5 Jordan Larson ALH FR F 16 3-6-9 0.56 4/8 1 0 0 0 -6

8 Colton Leiter UA FR C 16 5-3-8 0.50 6/12 3 0 2 0 -7 Troy Van Tetering UA FR LW 16 4-4-8 0.50 1/2 1 0 0 0 +3

10 Brayden Gelsinger LSSU FR F 14 4-3-7 0.50 4/16 0 0 1 0 -5 Ross Heidt UA FR RW 16 5-2-7 0.44 4/30 3 0 0 0 -6 Frédéric Létourneau BGSU FR F 16 3-4-7 0.44 10/23 0 0 1 0 +4 Alex Smith MTU FR F 16 3-4-7 0.44 6/15 1 0 1 0 +3 Mitch Reinke MTU FR D 16 1-6-7 0.44 1/2 1 0 0 0 +3


WCHA Conference Scoring LeadersGoal Scoring GP G GPG1 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 15 10 0.672 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 14 9 0.643 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 12 8 0.67

Diego Cuglietta LSS SO F 14 8 0.575 Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 16 7 0.446 Gage Torrel LSS SO F 14 6 0.43

Max McHugh ALH JR F 16 6 0.38 Marcus Basara AKF SR RW 16 6 0.38 Kevin Dufour BGS SR F 16 6 0.38 Jake Lucchini MTU SO F 16 6 0.38 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 18 6 0.33 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 18 6 0.33 Kyle Bauman BMJ JR F 18 6 0.33

Assist Scoring GP A APG1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 8 11 1.38

Mitch Hults LSS SO F 14 11 0.79 Alec Rauhauser BGS FR D 15 11 0.73

4 Josh Kestner ALH JR F 16 10 0.62 Cam Knight ALH SO D 16 10 0.62

6 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 14 9 0.64 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 14 9 0.64 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 18 9 0.50 Charlie O'Connor BMJ SR F 18 9 0.50

10 7 Players Tied With 8

Power Play Goals GP G GPG1 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 14 4 0.29

Brendan Harms BMJ SR F 16 4 0.25 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 18 4 0.22

4 Mitch Maloney FSU JR F 12 3 0.25 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 14 3 0.21 Max McHugh ALH JR F 16 3 0.19 Brandon Parker ALH JR D 16 3 0.19 Colton Leiter AKF FR C 16 3 0.19 Ross Heidt AKF FR RW 16 3 0.19 Jake Lucchini MTU SO F 16 3 0.19

Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG1 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 14 4-6-10 0.712 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 8 2-6-8 1.00

Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 18 4-4-8 0.444 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 14 3-4-7 0.50

Brendan Harms BMJ SR F 16 4-3-7 0.44 Zach Frye AKF JR D 16 2-5-7 0.44 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 18 2-5-7 0.39 Charlie O'Connor BMJ SR F 18 1-6-7 0.39


Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG1 Diego Cuglietta LSS SO F 14 2 0.14

Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 14 2 0.14 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 15 2 0.13


Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG1 Jake Lucchini MTU SO F 16 5 0.312 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 12 3 0.25

Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 18 3 0.174 11 Players Tied With 2

Plus-Minus GP +/-1 Lukas Craggs BGS FR F 16 +112 Alec Rauhauser BGS FR D 15 +103 Tyler Spezia BGS JR F 16 +9

Cliff Watson MTU SR D 16 +95 Aidan Wright LSS JR D 14 +8

Kyle Chatham LSS JR D 14 +8 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 15 +8

8 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 8 +7 Sean Walker BGS SR D 16 +7 Tommy Muck BMJ FR D 17 +7

Hat Tricks GP HT1 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 15 22 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 14 1

Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 16 1

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G1 Collin Saccoman LSS FR D 14 38 2.71

Brandon Parker ALH JR D 16 38 2.383 Dan Billett BMJ SO D 18 37 2.064 Cam Knight ALH SO D 16 32 2.005 Aidan Wright LSS JR D 14 30 2.14

Cliff Watson MTU SR D 16 30 1.887 Matt McArdle LSS SO D 14 27 1.93

Zach Frye AKF JR D 16 27 1.699 Kyle Chatham LSS JR D 14 26 1.86

Sean Flanagan MNS SR D 14 26 1.86

Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO %1 Brett D'Andrea BGS JR F 151 89 .6292 Joel L'Esperance MTU JR F 54 32 .6283 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 63 41 .6064 Alex Smith MTU FR F 129 86 .6005 Nate Arentz BMJ SR F 88 59 .5996 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 31 21 .5967 Filip Starzynski NMU JR F 84 58 .5928 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 145 104 .5829 Andrew Dorantes FSU JR F 140 102 .579

10 Jason Tackett FSU FR F 68 52 .567 Sami Salminen NMU SR F 34 26 .567

WCHA Conference Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against AverageGP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL

1 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 18 1090:53 20 1.10 14-2-2 4 372 .9492 Angus Redmond MTU FR 13 735:32 16 1.31 10-1-1 1 265 .9433 Cole Huggins MNS SR 11 520:59 18 2.07 5-3-0 1 175 .9074 Jordan Uhelski ALH JR 11 606:17 23 2.28 5-2-2 0 254 .9175 Justin Kapelmaster FSU FR 6 323:10 13 2.41 4-1-0 1 161 .9256 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 14 840:43 34 2.43 3-8-2 0 386 .9197 Chris Nell BGSU JR 12 714:29 30 2.52 5-6-1 0 279 .9038 Jason Pawloski MNS SO 7 321:32 14 2.61 2-2-2 0 116 .8929 Gordon Defiel LSSU JR 13 749:55 33 2.64 5-7-1 0 338 .911

10 Darren Smith FSU SO 9 512:37 26 3.04 2-6-1 1 235 .90011 Atte Tolvanen NMU SO 14 727:16 39 3.22 2-11-1 0 309 .88812 Jesse Jenks UA SO 13 751:07 41 3.28 5-6-1 0 346 .894

Save PercentageGP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL

1 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 18 1090:53 20 1.10 14-2-2 4 372 .9492 Angus Redmond MTU FR 13 735:32 16 1.31 10-1-1 1 265 .9433 Justin Kapelmaster FSU FR 6 323:10 13 2.41 4-1-0 1 161 .9254 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 14 840:43 34 2.43 3-8-2 0 386 .9195 Jordan Uhelski ALH JR 11 606:17 23 2.28 5-2-2 0 254 .9176 Gordon Defiel LSSU JR 13 749:55 33 2.64 5-7-1 0 338 .9117 Cole Huggins MNS SR 11 520:59 18 2.07 5-3-0 1 175 .9078 Chris Nell BGSU JR 12 714:29 30 2.52 5-6-1 0 279 .9039 Darren Smith FSU SO 9 512:37 26 3.04 2-6-1 1 235 .900

10 Jesse Jenks UA SO 13 751:07 41 3.28 5-6-1 0 346 .89411 Jason Pawloski MNS SO 7 321:32 14 2.61 2-2-2 0 116 .89212 Atte Tolvanen NMU SO 14 727:16 39 3.22 2-11-1 0 309 .888

Saves GP SVS/G Saves1 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 14 27.6 3862 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 18 20.7 3723 Jesse Jenks UA SO 13 26.6 3464 Gordon Defiel LSSU JR 13 26.0 3385 Atte Tolvanen NMU SO 14 22.1 3096 Chris Nell BGSU JR 12 23.2 2797 Angus Redmond MTU FR 13 20.4 2658 Jordan Uhelski ALH JR 11 23.1 2549 Darren Smith FSU SO 9 26.1 235

10 Cole Huggins MNS SR 11 15.9 17511 Justin Kapelmaster FSU FR 6 26.8 16112 Jason Pawloski MNS SO 7 16.6 11613 Davis Jones UA SR 4 27.0 10814 Matt Larose ALH SR 4 25.0 10015 Ryan Bednard BGSU FR 4 20.8 8316 Carmine Guerriero ALH SR 3 24.7 7417 Devin Kero MTU SO 2 26.5 5318 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 2 20.5 4119 Nick Kossoff LSSU SO 2 17.5 3520 Mathias Israelsson NMU SO 3 10.0 30

Shutouts GP Shutouts1 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 18 42 Ryan Bednard BGSU FR 4 1

Justin Kapelmaster FSU FR 6 1 Darren Smith FSU SO 9 1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 11 1 Angus Redmond MTU FR 13 1

WCHA Men Team Conference StatisticsTEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE

Team Games Goals G/GM

1 Bowling Green 16 52 3.25

2 Minnesota State 14 43 3.07

3 Ferris State 14 41 2.93

4 Lake Superior State 14 40 2.86

5 Alabama Huntsville 16 44 2.75

Michigan Tech 16 44 2.75

7 Alaska 16 41 2.56

8 Bemidji State 18 45 2.50

9 Alaska Anchorage 14 25 1.79

Northern Michigan 14 25 1.79



2 Michigan Tech 16 26 1.62







9 Northern Michigan 14 47 3.36

10 Alaska 16 58 3.62

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILLTeam Totals SHA PP %

1 Michigan Tech 17/80 2 21.2

2 Bemidji State 16/80 2 20.0

3 Ferris State 14/79 3 17.7

4 Alaska 15/85 2 17.6

5 Minnesota State 15/87 2 17.2

6 Alabama Huntsville 13/81 4 16.0

7 Bowling Green 10/82 2 12.2

8 Lake Superior State 7/76 5 9.2

9 Northern Michigan 6/69 5 8.7

10 Alaska Anchorage 5/71 1 7.0

Team Totals SHF PK %



3 Ferris State 72/84 4 85.7




7 Alaska 74/90 3 82.2




PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOALTeam Games PIM PIM/G


2 Alaska 16 279 17.4









Team Games SOG SOG/G









9 Alaska 16 393 24.6


SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIODTeam 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total

1 Bowling Green 15 14 23 0 52

2 Bemidji State 20 8 15 2 45

3 Alabama Huntsville 14 15 14 1 44

Michigan Tech 17 13 14 0 44

5 Minnesota State 18 13 12 0 43

6 Alaska 13 15 12 1 41

Ferris State 18 15 8 0 41

8 Lake Superior State 12 18 10 0 40

9 Alaska Anchorage 5 6 14 0 25

Northern Michigan 8 6 11 0 25

Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total


2 Michigan Tech 9 7 10 0 26



Bowling Green 10 14 14 0 38

6 Ferris State 14 12 14 0 40


8 Northern Michigan 24 11 12 0 47


10 Alaska 18 21 19 0 58

SPECIAL TEAMS NETTeam PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET

1 Bemidji State 16 2 +14 3 2 -1 +13

2 Michigan Tech 17 2 +15 9 3 -6 +9

3 Minnesota State 15 2 +13 11 3 -8 +5

4 Ferris State 14 3 +11 12 4 -8 +3

5 Alaska 15 2 +13 16 3 -13 0

Bowling Green 10 2 +8 11 3 -8 0

7 Alabama Huntsville 13 4 +9 15 1 -14 -5

Alaska Anchorage 5 1 +4 13 4 -9 -5

9 Lake Superior State 7 5 +2 13 3 -10 -8

10 Northern Michigan 6 5 +1 15 2 -13 -12

WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders

ScoringGP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL

1 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 20 10-16-26 1.30 4/8 4 2 1 1 +32 Mitchell McLain BGSU JR F 22 12-11-23 1.05 18/55 2 2 2 2 +113 Mitch Hults LSSU SO F 20 6-16-22 1.10 14/28 1 1 1 0 E4 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 24 8-11-19 0.79 9/29 3 0 2 0 +45 Brad McClure MNS JR F 20 8-10-18 0.90 4/8 1 0 0 0 +56 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 17 10-7-17 1.00 13/26 2 1 4 0 +9

C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 20 7-10-17 0.85 9/32 6 0 3 0 +1 WPG Josh Kestner ALH JR F 22 6-11-17 0.77 11/22 1 0 1 0 -4

9 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 12 4-12-16 1.33 3/6 2 0 0 0 +9 J.T. Henke LSSU JR F 20 6-10-16 0.80 10/28 1 0 1 0 -3 Brendan Harms BMJ SR F 22 7-9-16 0.73 7/14 6 0 1 0 +2

12 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 19 3-12-15 0.79 12/24 2 0 0 0 +3 Diego Cuglietta LSSU SO F 20 8-7-15 0.75 7/14 1 2 2 0 +5 Gage Torrel LSSU SO F 20 8-7-15 0.75 9/18 1 0 0 0 +1 Max McHugh ALH JR F 22 7-8-15 0.68 2/4 3 0 0 0 -10 Marcus Basara UA SR RW 22 7-8-15 0.68 10/31 1 0 1 0 -15 Mark Friedman BGSU JR D 22 5-10-15 0.68 8/16 2 0 0 0 +3 PHI Kevin Dufour BGSU SR F 23 6-9-15 0.65 3/6 1 0 0 0 +2 Tyler Spezia BGSU JR F 23 4-11-15 0.65 9/29 1 0 2 0 +8 Charlie O'Connor BMJ SR F 24 5-10-15 0.62 6/12 1 0 1 0 +1

21 Corey Mackin FSU SO F 20 7-7-14 0.70 3/6 1 1 1 0 E Michael Huntebrinker MNS SR F 20 3-11-14 0.70 4/8 0 0 1 0 +5 Owen Headrick LSSU SO D 20 2-12-14 0.70 5/10 2 0 0 0 -12 Alec Rauhauser BGSU FR D 21 2-12-14 0.67 7/14 1 0 0 0 +9 Robbie Payne NMU JR F 22 5-9-14 0.64 2/4 2 2 0 0 E Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 24 6-8-14 0.58 2/4 4 0 3 0 +1

Defenseman ScoringGP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL

1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 12 4-12-16 1.33 3/6 2 0 0 0 +92 Mark Friedman BGSU JR D 22 5-10-15 0.68 8/16 2 0 0 0 +3 PHI3 Owen Headrick LSSU SO D 20 2-12-14 0.70 5/10 2 0 0 0 -12

Alec Rauhauser BGSU FR D 21 2-12-14 0.67 7/14 1 0 0 0 +95 Ian Scheid MNS FR D 20 4-9-13 0.65 5/10 2 0 1 0 +8

Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 22 7-6-13 0.59 8/16 1 0 0 1 -4 Zach Frye UA JR D 22 4-9-13 0.59 19/38 3 0 0 0 -10 Cam Knight ALH SO D 22 3-10-13 0.59 8/16 0 0 0 0 -7

9 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 19 2-10-12 0.63 3/6 2 0 0 0 -1 Ryan Lowney FSU SR D 21 1-11-12 0.57 13/26 1 0 0 0 +3 Sean Walker BGSU SR D 23 6-6-12 0.52 11/22 4 1 0 0 +9 Mark Auk MTU JR D 23 2-10-12 0.52 6/12 0 0 0 0 +1 Matt Roy MTU JR D 24 2-10-12 0.50 23/62 2 0 0 0 +1 LOS

14 Shane Hanna MTU SR D 24 5-6-11 0.46 7/14 3 0 1 0 +415 Brandon Parker ALH JR D 22 6-4-10 0.45 11/22 3 0 1 0 -11

Freshman ScoringGP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL

1 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 20 10-16-26 1.30 4/8 4 2 1 1 +32 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 19 3-12-15 0.79 12/24 2 0 0 0 +33 Alec Rauhauser BGSU FR D 21 2-12-14 0.67 7/14 1 0 0 0 +94 Ian Scheid MNS FR D 20 4-9-13 0.65 5/10 2 0 1 0 +85 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 19 2-10-12 0.63 3/6 2 0 0 0 -1

Brayden Gelsinger LSSU FR F 20 5-7-12 0.60 7/22 1 0 1 0 -47 Luke Morgan LSSU FR F 20 4-7-11 0.55 5/10 0 0 1 0 +4

Darien Craighead NMU FR F 22 5-6-11 0.50 4/8 2 0 0 0 -4 Alex Smith MTU FR F 23 4-7-11 0.48 8/19 1 0 1 0 +3

10 Troy Van Tetering UA FR LW 22 6-4-10 0.45 2/4 1 0 0 0 +3 Frédéric Létourneau BGSU FR F 22 5-5-10 0.45 11/25 0 0 1 0 +6 Jordan Larson ALH FR F 22 3-7-10 0.45 6/12 1 0 0 0 -8

13 Max Humitz LSSU FR F 20 7-2-9 0.45 2/4 3 0 1 0 -8 Colton Leiter UA FR C 22 5-4-9 0.41 8/27 3 0 2 0 -14 Philip Beaulieu NMU FR D 22 2-7-9 0.41 7/25 0 0 0 0 -6

WCHA Overall Scoring LeadersGoal Scoring GP G GPG1 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 22 12 0.552 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 17 10 0.59

Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 20 10 0.504 Dominik Shine NMU SR F 16 8 0.50

Diego Cuglietta LSS SO F 20 8 0.40 Gage Torrel LSS SO F 20 8 0.40 Brad McClure MNS JR F 20 8 0.40 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 24 8 0.33


Assist Scoring GP A APG1 Mitch Hults LSS SO F 20 16 0.80

Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 20 16 0.803 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 12 12 1.00

Craig Pefley FSU FR F 19 12 0.63 Owen Headrick LSS SO D 20 12 0.60 Alec Rauhauser BGS FR D 21 12 0.57

7 Michael Huntebrinker MNS SR F 20 11 0.55 Ryan Lowney FSU SR D 21 11 0.52 Josh Kestner ALH JR F 22 11 0.50 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 22 11 0.50 Tyler Spezia BGS JR F 23 11 0.48 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 24 11 0.46

Power Play Goals GP G GPG1 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 20 6 0.30

Brendan Harms BMJ SR F 22 6 0.273 Mitch Maloney FSU JR F 19 4 0.21

Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 20 4 0.20 Matt Pohlkamp BGS SR F 22 4 0.18 Sean Walker BGS SR D 23 4 0.17 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 24 4 0.17 Jake Lucchini MTU SO F 24 4 0.17


Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG1 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 20 4-9-13 0.652 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 20 6-5-11 0.553 Brendan Harms BMJ SR F 22 6-4-10 0.454 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 24 4-5-9 0.38

Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 24 3-6-9 0.386 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 12 2-6-8 0.67

Ryan Lowney FSU SR D 21 1-7-8 0.38 Zach Frye AKF JR D 22 3-5-8 0.36 Charlie O'Connor BMJ SR F 24 1-7-8 0.33


Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG1 Gus Correale LSS SR F 20 2 0.10

Diego Cuglietta LSS SO F 20 2 0.10 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 20 2 0.10 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 22 2 0.09 Robbie Payne NMU JR F 22 2 0.09


Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG1 Jake Lucchini MTU SO F 24 5 0.212 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 17 4 0.243 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 20 3 0.15

Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 24 3 0.125 13 Players Tied With 2

Plus-Minus GP +/-1 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 22 +112 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 12 +9

Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 17 +9 Aidan Wright LSS JR D 20 +9 Alec Rauhauser BGS FR D 21 +9 Sean Walker BGS SR D 23 +9 Mike Neville MTU SR F 24 +9

8 6 Players Tied With +8

Hat Tricks GP HT1 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 22 22 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 20 1

Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 22 1

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G1 Collin Saccoman LSS FR D 20 61 3.052 Brandon Parker ALH JR D 22 49 2.233 Dan Billett BMJ SO D 24 47 1.96

Shane Hanna MTU SR D 24 47 1.965 Rylan Yaremko NMU FR D 22 46 2.09

Cliff Watson MTU SR D 24 46 1.927 Cam Knight ALH SO D 22 45 2.058 Aidan Wright LSS JR D 20 41 2.05

Ryan Lowney FSU SR D 21 41 1.9510 Carter Foguth MNS SR D 15 38 2.53

Sean Flanagan MNS SR D 20 38 1.90

Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO %1 Brett D'Andrea BGS JR F 207 125 .6232 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 80 49 .6203 Alex Smith MTU FR F 181 118 .6054 Nate Arentz BMJ SR F 122 83 .5955 Joel L'Esperance MTU JR F 68 47 .5916 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 40 28 .5887 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 187 137 .5778 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 181 136 .5719 Jordan Nelson MNS SR F 166 129 .563

10 Sami Salminen NMU SR F 73 57 .562

WCHA Overall Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against AverageGP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL

1 Angus Redmond MTU FR 17 988:49 21 1.27 12-3-1 2 341 .9422 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 23 1389:26 34 1.47 14-6-3 4 516 .9383 Justin Kapelmaster FSU FR 8 448:10 15 2.01 5-1-1 1 250 .9434 Cole Huggins MNS SR 14 671:32 27 2.41 7-4-0 1 241 .8995 Jason Pawloski MNS SO 11 529:50 22 2.49 4-3-2 0 221 .9096 Chris Nell BGSU JR 18 1063:08 45 2.54 7-8-2 1 373 .8927 Gordon Defiel LSSU JR 18 1049:15 45 2.57 8-9-1 0 481 .9148 Jordan Uhelski ALH JR 15 808:22 36 2.67 5-5-2 0 351 .9079 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 19 1140:02 52 2.74 4-12-2 1 556 .914

10 Darren Smith FSU SO 14 810:30 40 2.96 2-11-1 1 381 .90511 Atte Tolvanen NMU SO 21 1090:42 58 3.19 3-16-2 0 506 .89712 Jesse Jenks UA SO 16 931:50 52 3.35 5-9-1 0 419 .890

Save PercentageGP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL

1 Justin Kapelmaster FSU FR 8 448:10 15 2.01 5-1-1 1 250 .9432 Angus Redmond MTU FR 17 988:49 21 1.27 12-3-1 2 341 .9423 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 23 1389:26 34 1.47 14-6-3 4 516 .9384 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 19 1140:02 52 2.74 4-12-2 1 556 .9145 Gordon Defiel LSSU JR 18 1049:15 45 2.57 8-9-1 0 481 .9146 Jason Pawloski MNS SO 11 529:50 22 2.49 4-3-2 0 221 .9097 Jordan Uhelski ALH JR 15 808:22 36 2.67 5-5-2 0 351 .9078 Darren Smith FSU SO 14 810:30 40 2.96 2-11-1 1 381 .9059 Cole Huggins MNS SR 14 671:32 27 2.41 7-4-0 1 241 .899

10 Atte Tolvanen NMU SO 21 1090:42 58 3.19 3-16-2 0 506 .89711 Chris Nell BGSU JR 18 1063:08 45 2.54 7-8-2 1 373 .89212 Jesse Jenks UA SO 16 931:50 52 3.35 5-9-1 0 419 .890

Saves GP SVS/G Saves1 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 19 29.3 5562 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 23 22.4 5163 Atte Tolvanen NMU SO 21 24.1 5064 Gordon Defiel LSSU JR 18 26.7 4815 Jesse Jenks UA SO 16 26.2 4196 Darren Smith FSU SO 14 27.2 3817 Chris Nell BGSU JR 18 20.7 3738 Jordan Uhelski ALH JR 15 23.4 3519 Angus Redmond MTU FR 17 20.1 341

10 Justin Kapelmaster FSU FR 8 31.2 25011 Cole Huggins MNS SR 14 17.2 24112 Jason Pawloski MNS SO 11 20.1 22113 Davis Jones UA SR 7 26.3 18414 Matt Larose ALH SR 6 24.7 14815 Devin Kero MTU SO 5 22.6 11316 Carmine Guerriero ALH SR 4 24.0 9617 Ryan Bednard BGSU FR 5 17.6 8818 Mathias Israelsson NMU SO 6 14.0 8419 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 4 16.8 6720 Nick Kossoff LSSU SO 3 21.0 63

Shutouts GP Shutouts1 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 23 42 Angus Redmond MTU FR 17 23 Ryan Bednard BGSU FR 5 1

Justin Kapelmaster FSU FR 8 1 Darren Smith FSU SO 14 1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 14 1 Chris Nell BGSU JR 18 1 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 19 1

WCHA Men Team Overall StatisticsTEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE







6 Alaska 22 52 2.36















10 Alaska 22 80 3.64

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILLTeam Totals SHA PP %


2 Ferris State 20/113 3 17.7

Michigan Tech 20/113 3 17.7


5 Alaska 19/120 5 15.8






Team Totals SHF PK %



3 Ferris State 110/130 4 84.6




7 Alaska 95/116 3 81.9




PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOALTeam Games PIM PIM/G

1 Alaska 22 367 16.7










Team Games SOG SOG/G








8 Alaska 22 548 24.9



SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIODTeam 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total






6 Ferris State 25 19 10 0 54

7 Alaska 17 18 16 1 52




Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total




4 Ferris State 17 19 20 0 56






10 Alaska 21 32 25 2 80

SPECIAL TEAMS NETTeam PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET

1 Bemidji State 20 2 +18 8 3 -5 +13

2 Michigan Tech 20 3 +17 17 4 -13 +4

3 Minnesota State 19 2 +17 17 3 -14 +3

4 Ferris State 20 3 +17 20 4 -16 +1

5 Alaska 19 5 +14 21 3 -18 -4

6 Lake Superior State 14 6 +8 18 5 -13 -5

7 Bowling Green 17 2 +15 25 4 -21 -6

8 Alaska Anchorage 8 1 +7 18 4 -14 -7

9 Alabama Huntsville 13 5 +8 20 1 -19 -11

10 Northern Michigan 11 5 +6 26 4 -22 -16

National Category Leaders

Points Per Game GP G-A-P P/GM

1 Tyler Kelleher New Hampshire SR F 18 14-21-35 1.94

2 Mike Vecchione Union SR F 20 18-19-37 1.85

3 Denis Smirnov Penn State FR F 15 10-17-27 1.80

4 Zach Aston-Reese Northeastern SR F 18 17-15-32 1.78

5 Spencer Foo Union JR F 20 14-21-35 1.75

6 Brady Ferguson Robert Morris JR F 20 14-20-34 1.70

7 Anders Bjork (BOS) Notre Dame JR F 19 14-18-32 1.68

8 Alexander Kerfoot (NJD) Harvard SR F 12 5-15-20 1.67

9 Dylan Sikura (CHI) Northeastern JR F 18 11-18-29 1.61

10 Joe Gambardella UMass Lowell SR F 20 10-21-31 1.55

11 Adam Gaudette (VAN) Northeastern SO F 17 10-16-26 1.53

12 Tanner Laczynski (PHI) Ohio State FR F 15 6-16-22 1.47

13 Adam Fox (CGY) Harvard FR D 11 1-15-16 1.45

14 Mike Marnell St. Lawrence JR F 15 11-10-21 1.40

15 Tyler Sheehy Minnesota SO F 18 12-13-25 1.39

16 Austin Ortega Omaha SR F 20 14-13-27 1.35

17 Sean Malone (BUF) Harvard SR F 12 9-7-16 1.33

Tyler Moy (NSH) Harvard SR F 12 8-8-16 1.33

John Hayden (CHI) Yale SR F 12 10-6-16 1.33

Joe Snively Yale SO F 12 7-9-16 1.33

21 Shane Gersich (WSH) North Dakota SO F 19 14-11-25 1.32

22 Nick Schilkey Ohio State SR F 16 13-8-21 1.31

Max Véronneau Princeton SO F 16 6-15-21 1.31

24 Marc Michaelis Minnesota State FR F 20 10-16-26 1.30

Daniel Leavens Robert Morris SR F 20 7-19-26 1.30

Goals Against Average Minutes GA GAA

1 Angus Redmond Michigan Tech FR 988:49 21 1.27

2 Michael Bitzer Bemidji State JR 1389:26 34 1.47

3 Parker Gahagen Army West Point SR 1084:03 30 1.66

4 Francis Marotte Robert Morris FR 826:45 24 1.74

5 Jake Oettinger Boston University FR 898:38 28 1.87

6 Peyton Jones Penn State FR 730:00 24 1.97

7 Justin Kapelmaster Ferris State FR 448:10 15 2.01

8 Cal Petersen (BUF) Notre Dame JR 1100:37 37 2.02

9 Tanner Jaillet Denver JR 1085:15 37 2.05

10 Stefanos Lekkas Vermont FR 874:37 30 2.06

11 Tyler Wall (NYR) UMass Lowell FR 898:15 31 2.07

12 Kyle Hayton St. Lawrence JR 1066:38 37 2.08

13 Cam Johnson North Dakota JR 1143:32 40 2.10

14 Charles Williams Canisius SR 863:09 31 2.15

15 Merrick Madsen (PHI) Harvard JR 720:49 26 2.16

16 Hunter Miska Minnesota Duluth FR 875:07 32 2.19

17 Hayden Lavigne Michigan FR 399:01 15 2.26

18 Hayden Hawkey (MTL) Providence SO 1093:20 42 2.30

19 Mitch Gillam Cornell SR 691:23 27 2.34

20 Shane Starrett Air Force SO 980:43 39 2.39

21 Cole Huggins Minnesota State SR 671:32 27 2.41

22 Alex Sakellaropoulos Union SR 963:56 39 2.43

23 Chris Truehl Quinnipiac JR 962:20 39 2.43

24 Rob Nichols Connecticut SR 612:10 25 2.45

25 Jason Pawloski Minnesota State SO 529:50 22 2.49

Points Per Game (Defensemen) GP G-A-P P/GM

1 Adam Fox (CGY) Harvard FR D 11 1-15-16 1.45

2 Gavin Bayreuther St. Lawrence SR D 19 6-17-23 1.21

3 Matias Cleland New Hampshire SR D 18 1-19-20 1.11

4 Patrick McCarron Cornell SR D 13 2-12-14 1.08

5 Ian Brady Omaha SR D 16 2-15-17 1.06

6 Josh Healey Ohio State SR D 16 2-14-16 1.00

Trevor Hamilton Penn State JR D 15 3-12-15 1.00

8 Dylan Zink UMass Lowell SR D 20 7-12-19 0.95

9 Will Butcher (COL) Denver SR D 20 4-14-18 0.90

Luc Snuggerud (CHI) Omaha JR D 20 6-12-18 0.90

Jeff Taylor (PIT) Union SR D 20 6-12-18 0.90

12 Jordan Gross Notre Dame JR D 19 5-12-17 0.89

13 Jake Bischoff (NYI) Minnesota SR D 18 2-14-16 0.89

Garret Cockerill Northeastern JR D 18 4-12-16 0.89

15 Vince Pedrie Penn State SO D 15 5-8-13 0.87

Jack Ahcan St. Cloud State FR D 15 3-10-13 0.87

17 Eric Israel Robert Morris SO D 20 5-12-17 0.85

18 Lester Lancaster Mercyhurst SO D 19 4-12-16 0.84

19 Neal Pionk Minnesota Duluth SO D 18 4-11-15 0.83

Tucker Poolman (WPG) North Dakota JR D 18 4-11-15 0.83

Save Percentage Saves GA Save %

1 Francis Marotte Robert Morris FR 431 24 .947

2 Justin Kapelmaster Ferris State FR 250 15 .943

3 Parker Gahagen Army West Point SR 499 30 .943

4 Angus Redmond Michigan Tech FR 341 21 .942

5 Michael Bitzer Bemidji State JR 516 34 .938

6 Charles Williams Canisius SR 459 31 .937

7 Hayden Lavigne Michigan FR 222 15 .937

8 Kyle Hayton St. Lawrence JR 530 37 .935

9 Jake Oettinger Boston University FR 384 28 .932

10 Adam Huska (NYR) Connecticut FR 325 26 .926

11 Stefanos Lekkas Vermont FR 374 30 .926

12 Colin DeAugustine Mercyhurst FR 310 25 .925

13 Tanner Jaillet Denver JR 447 37 .924

14 Cal Petersen (BUF) Notre Dame JR 442 37 .923

15 Hunter Miska Minnesota Duluth FR 370 32 .920

16 Peyton Jones Penn State FR 277 24 .920

17 Alex Sakellaropoulos Union SR 449 39 .920

18 Tyler Wall (NYR) UMass Lowell FR 353 31 .919

19 Jack LaFontaine (CAR) Michigan FR 227 20 .919

20 Evan Weninger Omaha SO 361 32 .919

Points Per Game (Freshmen) GP G-A-P P/GM

1 Denis Smirnov Penn State F 15 10-17-27 1.80

2 Tanner Laczynski (PHI) Ohio State F 15 6-16-22 1.47

3 Adam Fox (CGY) Harvard D 11 1-15-16 1.45

4 Marc Michaelis Minnesota State F 20 10-16-26 1.30

5 Patrick Harper (NSH) Boston University F 17 7-13-20 1.18

6 Carson Meyer Miami F 14 5-11-16 1.14

7 Patrick Grasso New Hampshire F 18 11-9-20 1.11

8 Joey Anderson (NJD) Minnesota Duluth F 16 6-11-17 1.06

9 Tyson Jost (COL) North Dakota F 17 7-11-18 1.06

10 Nate Sucese Penn State F 14 8-6-14 1.00

11 Blake Christensen American International F 17 6-10-16 0.94

12 Jackson Cressey Princeton F 16 3-12-15 0.94

13 Jack Ahcan St. Cloud State D 15 3-10-13 0.87

14 Josh Wilkins Providence F 18 6-9-15 0.83

Wade Allison (PHI) Western Michigan F 18 9-6-15 0.83

16 Dominic Franco Army West Point F 17 5-9-14 0.82

17 Devin Brosseau Clarkson F 19 5-10-15 0.79

Craig Pefley Ferris State F 19 3-12-15 0.79

Ross Colton (TBL) Vermont F 19 8-7-15 0.79

20 Mitchell Fossier Maine F 18 8-6-14 0.78

Winning Percentage W-L-T Win %

1 Peyton Jones Penn State FR 11-0-1 .958

2 Alex Sakellaropoulos Union SR 13-2-1 .844

3 Hunter Miska Minnesota Duluth FR 11-2-1 .821

4 Merrick Madsen (PHI) Harvard JR 9-2-1 .792

5 Justin Kapelmaster Ferris State FR 5-1-1 .786

6 Angus Redmond Michigan Tech FR 12-3-1 .781

7 Shane Starrett Air Force SO 11-3-2 .750

8 Stefanos Lekkas Vermont FR 10-3-2 .733

9 Tanner Jaillet Denver JR 11-3-4 .722

10 Tyler Wall (NYR) UMass Lowell FR 11-4-1 .719

11 Francis Marotte Robert Morris FR 9-3-2 .714

12 Mitch Gillam Cornell SR 8-3-1 .708

13 Christian Frey Ohio State SR 3-1-1 .700

14 Matt Tomkins (CHI) Ohio State SR 6-2-3 .682

15 Michael Bitzer Bemidji State JR 14-6-3 .674

16 Eric Schierhorn Minnesota SO 11-5-2 .667

Kyle Hayton St. Lawrence JR 10-4-4 .667

Evan Weninger Omaha SO 7-3-2 .667

19 Kris Oldham (TBL) Omaha FR 4-2-1 .643

20 Cole Huggins Minnesota State SR 7-4-0 .636

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Goals Per Game GP G G/GM

1 Andrew Sturtz Penn State SO F 13 13 1.00

2 Zach Aston-Reese Northeastern SR F 18 17 0.94

3 Mike Vecchione Union SR F 20 18 0.90

4 John Hayden (CHI) Yale SR F 12 10 0.83

5 Nick Schilkey Ohio State SR F 16 13 0.81

6 Charlie Corcoran Brown JR F 14 11 0.79

7 Tyler Kelleher New Hampshire SR F 18 14 0.78

Matheson Iacopelli (CHI) Western Michigan SO F 18 14 0.78

9 Sean Malone (BUF) Harvard SR F 12 9 0.75

10 Shane Gersich (WSH) North Dakota SO F 19 14 0.74

Anders Bjork (BOS) Notre Dame JR F 19 14 0.74

12 Mike Marnell St. Lawrence JR F 15 11 0.73

13 Austin Ortega Omaha SR F 20 14 0.70

Brady Ferguson Robert Morris JR F 20 14 0.70

Spencer Foo Union JR F 20 14 0.70

16 David Gust Ohio State SR F 16 11 0.69

Luke Kunin (MIN) Wisconsin SO F 16 11 0.69

18 Tage Thompson (STL) Connecticut SO F 18 12 0.67

Tyler Sheehy Minnesota SO F 18 12 0.67

Denis Smirnov Penn State FR F 15 10 0.67

Tyler Moy (NSH) Harvard SR F 12 8 0.67

Ryan Donato (BOS) Harvard SO F 12 8 0.67

23 C.J. Smith UMass Lowell JR F 20 13 0.65

24 Ryan Kuffner Princeton SO F 16 10 0.62

25 Mitch Vanderlaan Cornell SO F 13 8 0.62

Assists Per Game GP A A/GM

1 Adam Fox (CGY) Harvard FR D 11 15 1.36

2 Alexander Kerfoot (NJD) Harvard SR F 12 15 1.25

3 Tyler Kelleher New Hampshire SR F 18 21 1.17

4 Denis Smirnov Penn State FR F 15 17 1.13

5 Ryan Hitchcock Yale JR F 12 13 1.08

6 Tanner Laczynski (PHI) Ohio State FR F 15 16 1.07

7 Matias Cleland New Hampshire SR D 18 19 1.06

8 Joe Gambardella UMass Lowell SR F 20 21 1.05

Spencer Foo Union JR F 20 21 1.05

10 Brady Ferguson Robert Morris JR F 20 20 1.00

Cam Brown Maine SR F 18 18 1.00

Dylan Sikura (CHI) Northeastern JR F 18 18 1.00

Sam Lafferty (PIT) Brown JR F 14 14 1.00

14 Daniel Leavens Robert Morris SR F 20 19 0.95

Mike Vecchione Union SR F 20 19 0.95

16 Anders Bjork (BOS) Notre Dame JR F 19 18 0.95

17 Adam Gaudette (VAN) Northeastern SO F 17 16 0.94

18 Ian Brady Omaha SR D 16 15 0.94

Max Véronneau Princeton SO F 16 15 0.94

20 David Goodwin Penn State SR F 15 14 0.93

21 Patrick McCarron Cornell SR D 13 12 0.92

22 Gavin Bayreuther St. Lawrence SR D 19 17 0.89

23 Josh Healey Ohio State SR D 16 14 0.88

24 Dakota Joshua (TOR) Ohio State SO F 14 12 0.86

25 Matthew Weis Ohio State JR F 13 11 0.85

Power Play Goals GP PPG/G PPG

1 Danny Lopez Holy Cross JR F 18 0.44 8

Zach Aston-Reese Northeastern SR F 18 0.44 8

Brady Ferguson Robert Morris JR F 20 0.40 8

4 John Hayden (CHI) Yale SR F 12 0.58 7

5 Mason Appleton (WPG) Michigan State SO F 16 0.38 6

David Gust Ohio State SR F 16 0.38 6

Adam Gaudette (VAN) Northeastern SO F 17 0.35 6

Tyler Kelleher New Hampshire SR F 18 0.33 6

Patrick Grasso New Hampshire FR F 18 0.33 6

C.J. Franklin (WPG) Minnesota State JR F 20 0.30 6

Alex Tonge Robert Morris SO F 20 0.30 6

Brendan Harms Bemidji State SR F 22 0.27 6


Game-Winning Goals GP GWG

1 Jake Lucchini Michigan Tech SO F 24 5

2 Gerald Mayhew Ferris State SR F 17 4

Jarid Lukosevicius Denver SO F 19 4

Anders Bjork (BOS) Notre Dame JR F 19 4

Daniel Leavens Robert Morris SR F 20 4

Mike Vecchione Union SR F 20 4


Shorthanded Goals GP SHG/G SHG

1 Justin Kloos Minnesota SR F 18 0.17 3

Mike Vecchione Union SR F 20 0.15 3

3 Clayton Keller (ARI) Boston University FR F 10 0.20 2

Sean Malone (BUF) Harvard SR F 12 0.17 2

Ryan Donato (BOS) Harvard SO F 12 0.17 2

Andrew Sturtz Penn State SO F 13 0.15 2

Robby Jackson St. Cloud State SO F 17 0.12 2

Will Lockwood (VAN) Michigan FR F 18 0.11 2

Zach Aston-Reese Northeastern SR F 18 0.11 2

Myles Powell RIT JR F 19 0.11 2

Gus Correale Lake Superior State SR F 20 0.10 2

Diego Cuglietta Lake Superior State SO F 20 0.10 2

Blaine Byron (PIT) Maine SR F 20 0.10 2

Marc Michaelis Minnesota State FR F 20 0.10 2

Riley Bourbonnais Rensselaer SR F 20 0.10 2

Austin Cangelosi Boston College SR F 21 0.10 2

Mitchell McLain Bowling Green JR F 22 0.09 2

Robbie Payne Northern Michigan JR F 22 0.09 2

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SCORING OFFENSE GP Goals G/GM

1 Penn State 15 73 4.87

2 Harvard 12 54 4.50

3 Ohio State 16 71 4.44

4 Union 20 78 3.90

5 Minnesota 18 67 3.72

6 Omaha 20 73 3.65

7 New Hampshire 18 64 3.56

Northeastern 18 64 3.56

9 UMass Lowell 20 71 3.55

10 Notre Dame 19 66 3.47

11 Wisconsin 16 55 3.44

12 Boston College 22 75 3.41

13 Minnesota Duluth 18 61 3.39

St. Cloud State 18 61 3.39

15 Vermont 20 67 3.35

16 Western Michigan 18 60 3.33

17 St. Lawrence 19 62 3.26

18 Princeton 16 52 3.25

19 RIT 19 61 3.21

20 Robert Morris 20 64 3.20


22 Boston University 17 53 3.12


24 North Dakota 19 58 3.05

25 Air Force 20 61 3.05

Clarkson 20 61 3.05

Lake Superior State 20 61 3.05

Maine 20 61 3.05

29 Cornell 13 39 3.00

Providence 18 54 3.00

Yale 12 36 3.00

32 Quinnipiac 21 62 2.95

33 Connecticut 20 59 2.95

34 Army West Point 18 50 2.78

Holy Cross 18 50 2.78

36 Arizona State 22 61 2.77

37 Mercyhurst 19 52 2.74

38 Michigan 18 48 2.67

39 Denver 20 53 2.65



42 Brown 14 35 2.50

Miami 18 45 2.50

44 Colgate 19 47 2.47

45 Dartmouth 13 32 2.46

46 Michigan State 16 38 2.38

47 Alaska 22 52 2.36

48 American International 18 42 2.33

Bentley 18 42 2.33

50 Merrimack 19 44 2.32


52 Colorado College 18 41 2.28


54 Sacred Heart 20 44 2.20

55 Massachusetts 20 43 2.15

56 Rensselaer 21 45 2.14

57 Niagara 18 36 2.00

Northern Michigan 22 44 2.00

59 Canisius 19 35 1.84


SCORING DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM


2 Army West Point 18 32 1.78

3 Penn State 15 28 1.87


5 Boston University 17 35 2.06

6 Denver 20 42 2.10

7 Notre Dame 19 40 2.11

8 Minnesota Duluth 18 39 2.17

9 North Dakota 19 42 2.21

10 Cornell 13 29 2.23

11 Harvard 12 27 2.25

12 St. Lawrence 19 43 2.26

13 Vermont 20 47 2.35

14 Providence 18 43 2.39

15 Boston College 22 53 2.41

16 UMass Lowell 20 50 2.50


Robert Morris 20 51 2.55

19 Canisius 19 49 2.58

20 Connecticut 20 52 2.60


Western Michigan 18 48 2.67

23 Quinnipiac 21 57 2.71


25 Merrimack 19 53 2.79

26 Air Force 20 56 2.80

Union 20 56 2.80

28 Michigan 18 51 2.83

Minnesota 18 51 2.83

30 Omaha 20 57 2.85

31 Miami 18 52 2.89

32 Northeastern 18 53 2.94

33 RIT 19 56 2.95


New Hampshire 18 54 3.00

Ohio State 16 48 3.00

37 Dartmouth 13 40 3.08


39 St. Cloud State 18 57 3.17

40 Clarkson 20 64 3.20

41 Mercyhurst 19 61 3.21

42 Holy Cross 18 58 3.22


44 American International 18 60 3.33

Bentley 18 60 3.33

46 Massachusetts 20 67 3.35

Sacred Heart 20 67 3.35

48 Colgate 19 64 3.37

49 Maine 20 68 3.40

50 Colorado College 18 63 3.50

Princeton 16 56 3.50

Yale 12 42 3.50


54 Wisconsin 16 57 3.56

55 Alaska 22 80 3.64

56 Michigan State 16 62 3.88

57 Rensselaer 21 84 4.00

58 Brown 14 58 4.14

59 Arizona State 22 97 4.41

60 Niagara 18 80 4.44

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POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL

POWER PLAY Totals SHA PP%

1 Harvard 17/53 0 32.1

2 Omaha 28/105 1 26.7

3 Minnesota 20/82 2 24.4

4 Ohio State 17/70 3 24.3

5 UMass Lowell 23/95 4 24.2

6 American International 18/75 1 24.0

7 Robert Morris 26/109 0 23.9

8 Western Michigan 26/110 2 23.6

9 Wisconsin 23/100 4 23.0

10 Northeastern 26/114 5 22.8

11 Penn State 20/88 2 22.7

12 RIT 19/85 2 22.4

13 New Hampshire 23/107 3 21.5

14 Michigan 16/75 2 21.3

15 Princeton 17/80 2 21.2

16 St. Cloud State 15/74 0 20.3

17 Notre Dame 21/105 0 20.0

Providence 22/110 4 20.0

Yale 13/65 3 20.0

20 Minnesota Duluth 16/82 0 19.5

21 Vermont 22/113 2 19.5


23 Holy Cross 18/94 1 19.1

24 Colgate 19/104 4 18.3

25 Rensselaer 19/106 1 17.9

26 Ferris State 20/113 3 17.7

Michigan Tech 20/113 3 17.7

28 Maine 19/108 5 17.6

29 Quinnipiac 25/143 2 17.5


31 Boston College 18/105 1 17.1

32 North Dakota 14/82 4 17.1

33 Boston University 14/83 1 16.9

34 Air Force 17/103 3 16.5

35 Clarkson 16/97 3 16.5

36 Miami 16/98 3 16.3

37 Denver 15/93 1 16.1

38 Connecticut 15/94 2 16.0

39 Canisius 13/82 3 15.9

40 Alaska 19/120 5 15.8

41 Cornell 11/71 1 15.5

42 Army West Point 14/94 0 14.9

43 Union 17/119 3 14.3

44 Sacred Heart 16/113 5 14.2

45 Niagara 14/101 1 13.9

46 Michigan State 12/87 1 13.8

47 Brown 8/59 3 13.6



50 Arizona State 13/104 8 12.5

51 Massachusetts 14/114 3 12.3


Mercyhurst 13/107 5 12.1

54 St. Lawrence 12/108 4 11.1

55 Colorado College 11/101 4 10.9

56 Merrimack 12/113 4 10.6


58 Bentley 6/70 3 8.6


60 Dartmouth 5/67 1 7.5

PENALTY KILL Totals SHF PK%

1 Penn State 62/67 4 92.5


3 Boston University 93/102 6 91.2

4 Army West Point 80/89 1 89.9

5 Air Force 81/91 3 89.0

6 Cornell 59/67 1 88.1

7 Northeastern 84/96 3 87.5


9 Quinnipiac 94/108 0 87.0

10 Princeton 59/68 0 86.8

11 Canisius 77/89 1 86.5

12 Wisconsin 70/81 1 86.4

13 Vermont 89/103 1 86.4

14 St. Cloud State 57/66 4 86.4

15 Connecticut 82/95 1 86.3

16 Sacred Heart 107/124 4 86.3

17 Michigan 81/94 5 86.2

18 UMass Lowell 94/110 3 85.5

19 Yale 52/61 0 85.2

20 Miami 79/93 0 84.9

21 Notre Dame 73/86 2 84.9

22 Ferris State 110/130 4 84.6

Providence 77/91 1 84.6

24 St. Lawrence 98/116 5 84.5


26 Robert Morris 94/112 4 83.9


28 Clarkson 108/129 4 83.7

29 Western Michigan 89/107 0 83.2

30 Massachusetts 84/101 0 83.2

31 Minnesota 64/77 5 83.1

32 Harvard 48/58 6 82.8

Union 72/87 5 82.8

34 Colgate 95/115 1 82.6


36 Denver 69/84 1 82.1

37 Boston College 110/134 5 82.1

38 Alaska 95/116 3 81.9

39 Rensselaer 94/115 3 81.7

40 Minnesota Duluth 75/92 3 81.5

41 New Hampshire 66/81 3 81.5

42 Maine 96/118 4 81.4

43 Omaha 78/96 6 81.2

44 North Dakota 69/85 1 81.2


46 Merrimack 92/114 2 80.7

47 RIT 78/97 2 80.4

48 Colorado College 73/92 4 79.3



51 American International 74/96 3 77.1

Bentley 74/96 5 77.1

53 Holy Cross 63/82 0 76.8

54 Niagara 83/110 3 75.5

55 Dartmouth 46/61 0 75.4

56 Arizona State 85/113 1 75.2

57 Mercyhurst 90/120 0 75.0

58 Ohio State 56/75 1 74.7

59 Brown 58/78 1 74.4

60 Michigan State 52/76 2 68.4

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