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www.nmu.edu/athletics

Wildcats

Northern michigan

Hockey2008-09 media guide

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Quick Facts

NMU Quick Facts Location: Marquette, Mich. 49855Founded: 1899Enrollment: 9,500School Colors: Old Gold and Olive GreenNickname: WildcatsNational Affiliation: NCAA II, NCAA I for hockeyConference: Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA)Conference Members: Alaska, Bowling Green, Ferris State, Lake Superior State, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska- Omaha, Northern Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Western MichiganPresident: Dr. Leslie (Les) WongAthletic Director: Ken Godfrey Athletic Faculty Representative: Dr. Julie RochesterHome Arena: Berry Events Center Capacity: 3,902 Ice Surface: 200’ x 100’ Constructed: 1999 Press Box Phone: 906-227-1720Head Hockey Coach: Walt Kyle Alma Mater: Northern Michigan University, 1981 Overall Record/Years: 122-104-21/6 NMU Record/Years: 122-104-21/6Assistant Coach: John Kyle Alma Mater: Northern Michigan University, 1982Assistant Coach: Robert Facca Alma Mater: University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2000Sports Information Director: David Faiella Office Phone: 906-227-1013 Home Phone: 906-226-8435 E-mail: [email protected] Information Fax: 906-227-2492NMU Sports Hotline: 906-227-1014World Wide Web Address: www.nmu.edu/athletics

Team Information2007-08 Overall Record: 20-20-42007-08 CCHA Record/Finish: 12-13-3, 6th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/3 Forwards: 9/2, Defensemen: 7/0 Goaltenders: 1/1

2008-09 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Head Coach Walt Kyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32008-09 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Pronunciation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-121991 NCAA Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122007-08 Team Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132007-08 Individual Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142007-08 Game-by Game Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15NMU Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162008-09 Wildcat Hockey Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover

National prominence and national dominance are what separates the Central Collegiate Hockey Association from the rest of college

hockey. CCHA teams have won more NCAA Championships (8) in the

last 25 years than any other conference. Bowling Green began the run in 1984, followed by Michigan State in 1986 and 2007. The Lake Superior State Lakers, who own the most titles of a CCHA-member team, captured three in a span of seven years (1988, 1992, 1994). Michi-gan’s pair as a CCHA member (1996, 1998) brings its overall NCAA Championship total to nine, the most in the nation. Northern Michigan won the crown in 1991 as a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

The CCHA began in 1971-72 with four teams - Bowling Green, Ohio State and Ohio University from the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association and an independent, St. Louis University. Lake Superior State joined the league the following year. Northern Michigan’s arrival in 1977-78 brought the CCHA’s membership to six teams.

Northern Michigan rejoined the conference in 1997-98 following 13 years as a member of the WCHA, bringing the CCHA membership to 11 teams. The 1999-00 campaign marked the addition of a 12th member - Nebraska-Omaha. The conference schedule features 28 games to determine the regular-season champion. The teams are divided into three “clusters,” with each team playing the other three members of its cluster four times - twice at home and twice on the road.

The CCHA postseason tournament structure includes all 12 teams. The top four finishers during the regular season have a bye in the first round as finishers five through eight host nine through 12 in a best-of-three series. The winners of the four first-round series are re-seeded based on their regular season finish and travel to the campus of the teams who finished one through four in the regular season to play a best-of-three series. The winners advance to Joe Louis Arena for the CCHA Championship where they are re-seeded based upon their regular-season finish. The No. 1 seed plays the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed plays the No. 3 seed. The winners advance to the CCHA Cham-pionship. The winner of the CCHA Tournament receives the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Table of Contents

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2008-09 Outlook

Entering the 2007-08 season the Northern Michigan University hockey team was an

unknown: a group of untested players dotted the roster. But after a rough start, the players rebounded. Now the Wildcats are a year older and have that experience under their belts. NMU was 1-8-0 af-ter nine games and only 7-10-1 at the Christmas break. The second half of the season the Wildcats were 13-10-3.

Two of last year’s top four scor-ers were freshmen. Mark Olver led with 38 points on a team-leading 21 goals and 17 assists, and Erik Gustafs-son was in fourth with 27 points, all assists. The now departed Matt Siddal with (18-18-36) and senior Nick Sirota also (18-18-36) were the only non-freshmen in the top four.

“We are cautiously optimistic about this year,” said Walt Kyle. I like the group of guys we had last year. I thought our chemistry was good the second half of the year. The bulk of that is in place.”

Kyle is entering his seventh season with an NMU and overall collegiate record of 122-104-21. He led the 2007-08 ’Cats to Joe Louis Arena and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) championships for the fifth time. The ’Cats ended the 2007-08 campaign with a 20-20-4 record and a 12-13-3 mark in conference play. Entering the postseason last year the ’Cats were a sixth seed as they defeated Ohio State in the first round and then went on the road to knock the defending NCAA I National Champion, the Michigan State Spartans, out of CCHA tournament play. Northern lost to Michi-gan in the semifinal game (4-6) but defeated Notre Dame in the consolation contest (2-1).

Gone from last year’s squad at forward are Siddall and Andrew Sarauer (3-6-9). All the defensemen are back. Goaltender Reid Ellingson has decided to play juniors this season. He appeared in 11 games last year and started nine. Ellingson was 4-4-0 with a 2.90 goal-against average and a .896 save-percentage.

Among the letterwinners returning, Olver and Sirota should be at the top of the scoring list this season also. “Mark Olver and Nick Sirota are guys we are looking to for leadership,” said Kyle. “Olver had a phenom-enal year while Sirota had a great first half and tapered off the second half.”

Jared Brown (9-16-25), Matt Butcher (8-15-23) Phil Fox (13-5-18), Gregor Hanson (6-12-18), Billy Smith (4-11-15) and Ray Kaunisto (8-5-13) are returning forwards who were in the top 10 in scoring.

Other forwards who are back include

seniors Tim Hartung (3-5-8) and Nathan Sigmund (0-3-3). Sophomores Mike Maltese (1-0-1) and Nicholas Kosinski (0-0-0) also return.

Phil Axtell, a sophomore, who last played at Michigan Tech in 2006-07, will hit the ice for the ’Cats this season. He tallied nine points on two goals and seven assists for the Huskies. Three other freshmen could see some ice time along the front line: Andrew Cherniwchan, Justin Florek and Tyler Gron.

Cherniwchan playing for the Nanaimo Clippers last year had 21 points on 12 goals and nine assists. Playing 2006-07 for the Drayton Valley Thunder, he put up 36 goals and 17 assists for 53 points. Florek played in the United States National Team Develop-ment Program the past two seasons and had 59 points (26-33) for the U-17 team and 16 points (8-8) for the U-18 team last year. Gron recorded 77 points (39-38) last year for Ft. McMurray.

The blue line should be a big strength for the ’Cats with seven letterwinners back. Vet-erans of the rear guard include seniors Blake Cosgrove (0-7-7) and Derek May (0-3-3), along with juniors TJ Miller (2-7-9) and Alan Dorich (0-7-7). Joining Gustafsson are sophomores Andrew Fernandez (0-2-2) and Erik Spady (2-2-4).

Kyle and his staff only brought in one defenseman this year: Ben Lindemulder, who played 61 games last year for St. Albert in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and had 13 goals and 16 assists for 29 points.

Brian Stewart enters the season as the No. 1 goaltender. He ended the last season with a

record of 15-15-4, a 2.62 goal-against average and a .918 save-percentage. “Stewart has the potential to be one of the best goaltenders in the league,” said Kyle. “He is a key guy for

us.”Derek Janzen will back up Stew-

art. He saw action in eight games last year. Janzen was 1-1-0 with a 2.82 goal-against average and a .894 save-percentage.

Devan Hartigan will be the third goalkeeper. Last year, he played for Port Hope in the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League where he went 4-1-0 with a 3.19 goal-against average and a .880 save-percentage.

Northern will play with Bowling Green, Notre Dame and Lake Superior State in CCHA cluster play, and see each team four times during the sea-son (two home and two away). Other conference teams stopping by the Berry Events Center include Alaska, Ferris State, Michigan and Ohio State.

NMU begins the season by hosting two games in the Superior Cup against Minnesota-Duluth and Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The Huskies and ’Cats go home-and-home for two more games in December. NMU will travel to Madison, Wis., to take on the Badgers to begin the new year (Jan. 2-3).

A top-four finish is not out of the ques-tion and Kyle has proven he knows how to get his team ready for the playoff push the second half of the season, which has made the ’Cats very dangerous in March over the past few years. According to Kyle, the framework is there for this team to be good. All they have to do now is just come together.

Mark Olver led the 2007-08 Wildcats in overall points (38) and goals (21) as a freshman.

Brian Stewart will be a key to the 'Cats success in 2008-09.

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Coaches

Head Coach Walt KyleWalt Kyle, who enters his seventh season, was named the second head hockey coach in Northern Michigan University history on June 13, 2002. He took over for Rick Comley, who left to become the head coach at Michigan State University. Kyle has led the Wildcats to five 20-wins seasons.

Kyle has guided the ’Cats to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Championship Tournament at Joe Louis Arena in five of his six years at the helm and is 122-104-21 at NMU. He was the head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team, which placed fourth at the 2006 Interntional Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in British Columbia, Canada.

For the 2007-08 season the Wildcats were 20-20-4 overall and 12-13-3 in the CCHA for sixth place in the confer-ence. The Wildcats defeated Ohio State in the first round of the CCHA Tournament in three games to advance. NMU upset Michigan State in the CCHA Tournament’s second round to advance to Joe Louis Arena. The ‘Cats lost to Michigan in the semifinals but defeated Notre Dame in the consolation game.

Kyle’s squad in 2006-07 was 15-24-2 overall and 10-17-1 in the CCHA. The ’Cats finished in 10th place in the confer-ence standings, making it the first time in Kyle’s tenure in which his team failed to win 20 or more games and advance to

CCHA Championships in Detroit. NMU defeated Ohio State in the first round of the playoffs in three games before being eliminated by Michigan. Prior to his NMU return. Kyle was an assistant coach with the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers for two years under coach Ron

Lowe. Glen Sather, the Rangers general manager who was the previous GM in Edmonton, brought Kyle to New York. Kyle was the coach of the American Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs, the Oilers’ top affiliate club. Kyle’s other NHL experience came with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim under Ron Wilson. He has coached NHL stars such as Mark Messier, Eric Lindros, Brian Leetch, Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne.

His other professional coaching positions were with the AHL’s Baltimore Bandits, the International Hockey League’s San Diego Gulls and the Western Hockey League’s Seattle Thunderbirds (1992-94).

Kyle was a two-time NMU letterman after transferring from Boston College. He captained the 1980 and ’81 Wildcat squads that advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four. Kyle appeared in 85 games for the ’Cats and scored 31 goals and had 59 assists for 90 points. He became the first person in NCAA hockey history to score a goal in two tournaments for two separate teams. Following graduation, he became a graduate assistant coach under Comley and was promoted to assistant coach in 1982, a position he held until 1992. Kyle was the program’s top assistant in 1991 when Northern won the NCAA Division I national title.

Kyle graduated from NMU in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He attended graduate school at Northern, where he studied exercise physiology.

An active participant in USA Hockey, Kyle was an assistant coach under Lou Vairo in 2001 for Team USA, which finished fourth at the World Championships in Germany, and under Wilson for the 1994 squad that competed in Milan, Italy. He also was a coach with the 1992 and ’93 U.S. Ju-nior National Teams, the former which won the bronze medal – the highest finish ever by an American squad under the old format, and one of only three U.S. teams to medal at the World Championships at the time. He was the assistant coach of the national junior squad under Kevin Constan-tine in 1991. Kyle was named to the USA Hockey’s International Council in June 2002.

Kyle and his wife, Ann, have four children: two daughters, Erin and Quinn; and two sons, Evan and Walt.

Birthplace: Waterloo, IowaBirthdate: June 11, 1956Education: Bachelor’s DegreeNorthern Michigan University, 1981

Collegiate Coaching ExperienceNorthern Michigan UniversityHead Coach, 2002-presentAssistant Coach, 1982-92Graduate Assistant, 1981

Professional Coaching ExperienceNew York Rangers, NHL Assistant Coach, 2000-02Hamilton Bulldogs, AHL Head Coach, 1998-00Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, NHL Associate Coach, 1997-98Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, NHL Assistant Coach, 1996-97Baltimore Bandits, AHL Head Coach, 1995-96San Diego Gulls, IHL Head Coach, 1994-95Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL Head Coach, 1992-94

International Coaching ExperienceTeam USA, Head Coach World Junior Championships British Columbia, Canada, 2006Team USA, Assistant Coach World Championships Koln, Germany, 2001Team USA, Assistant Coach World Championships Milan, Italy, 1994Team USA, Head Coach World Junior Championships Gavle, Sweden, 1993Team USA, Head Coach World Junior Championships Fusson, Germany, 1992Team USA, Assistant Coach World Junior Championships Saskatoon, Canada, 1991

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Victor Wernholm begins his third season with the Northern Michigan Uni-versity hockey program. It is his second as director of hockey operations. He is responsible for all video breakdown using the new XOS digital video com-

puter system, which includes live breakdown during all games, scouting breakdown, game preparation and administrative duties.

A native of Iron River, Mich., Wernholm lettered in three sports at West Iron County High School. In 1989 he was the valedictorian of his class at the Professional Baseball Scout-ing Academy in Anaheim, Calif.

During his time with the Toronto Blue

Jays organization, he drafted former NMU basketball player Dan Viitala. Wernholm also worked for the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox.

He is a graduate of NMU with a degree in psychology and is pursuing a doctorate in sports psychology. Wernholm and his two sons, Dylan and Hunter, reside in Marquette.

Joe Shawhan enters his first season on the North-ern Michigan University hockey coaching staff as a volunteer assistant. Shawhan spent three seasons (2005-08) as an assistant coach at CCHA member school Lake

Superior State. He spent 10 years (1995-05)

as the head coach and general manager of the Soo Indians Junior A Hockey program. With the Indians, Shawhan was the winningest coach in the history of the program. He had an overall record of 474-162-43, including two 50-win seasons, six 40-win stints and two seasons with over 30 wins. Over 100 Indians were placed in college hockey programs under Shawhan’s watch.

Shawhan played his collegiate hockey

at Lake Superior State (1982-87) where he totaled 1,130 saves and posted a career goal-against average of 3.83 during his time with the Lakers. For the 1985-86 season he led the CCHA in both GAA and save percentage. From 1988-95, Shawhan served a variety of roles with the Lakers, from radio analyst to volunteer coach.

Shawhan and his wife, Laura, have three children, Mia, Jordan and Rachel and reside in Marquette.

Robert Facca enters his second season as an assis-tant coach with Northern Michigan University.

Before his arrival at NMU, Facca spent two years (2005-07) with CCHA foe, Nebraska-

Omaha. With the Mavericks, he assisted with on-ice practices and on the bench. He also was the director of coaching for O.M.A.H.A. Youth Hockey. Before that, he was an assis-tant coach with the Lincoln Stars of the USHL for two seasons (2003-05).

The London, Ont., native played junior hockey with the Aylmer Aces of the Western

Ontario Junior Hockey League. Facca was one of the first recruits to the

UNO hockey program. He graduated from UNO in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in communications.

Facca, and his wife, Nikki, reside in Mar-quette. They have one son, Louie.

John Kyle enters his sixth season as an assistant coach at Northern Michi-gan University under his brother, Walt Kyle. His primary responsibilities are off-ice operations and administration, and on-ice working with the Wildcat

defensemen.Kyle earned four letters as a Wildcat

defenseman from 1977-81, playing in 107 games and earning nine assists. He was part of NMU’s 1980 and ’81 squads that won

the Central Collegiate Hockey Association’s regular and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Championship. The 1980 squad (34-5-1, 17-3-0 CCHA) finished as runner-up to the national crown and the ’81 team (27-14-3, 18-4-0 CCHA) was fourth.

John (born 7/23/57) and his older broth-er, Walt (6/11/56), were the first brother combination in Northern hockey history.

Kyle, a Waterloo, Iowa, native, was se-lected to the 1977 National Junior Team and was a member of the Austin Mavericks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 1975-77. He was the captain of the Maver-

icks during the 1976-77 season.Following his graduation from Northern

in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in geography/earth science, he played professional hockey for two years in Dingolfing, Germany. Follow-ing his professional hockey career, he held various business and management positions in the Marquette area was involved with the Marquette Junior Hockey Association.

Kyle’s hobbies include deer, turkey and partridge hunting. He also enjoys fishing and building projects.

Kyle and his wife, Jane, have two children, John Jr. and Ella.

Meet the Wildcats

Assistant Coach Rob Facca

Volunteer Assistant Coach Joe Shawhan

Director of Hockey Operations Victor Wernholm

Coordinator of Athletic Training Jim Winkler

Assistant Coach John Kyle

Jim Winkler is entering his eighth season as the coordinator of athletic training for the Northern Michigan University ath-letic department. Directly responsible for all sports medicine needs of the student-athletes, Winkler

primarily works day-to-day with the Wildcat ice hockey and football teams while oversee-

ing one full-time assistant athletic trainer and four graduate assistant athletic trainers.

Winkler returned to NMU in August of 2001 after working the 2000-01 academic year at Wayne State University in Detroit, where we was an assistant athletic trainer with the men’s and women’s ice hockey, foot-ball, baseball and women’s volleyball teams. Prior to his appointment at Wayne State, Winkler was a staff athletic trainer at Greater Flint Sports Medicine.

The native of Gaines, Mich., earned a bachelor’s degree in health and fitness management from NMU in 1998. Following his National Athletic Trainer’s Association certification in May 1998, Winkler served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at NMU from 1998-2000. He received his master’s de-gree in exercise science in 2000 from NMU.

Winkler and his wife, Leslie, reside in Marquette.

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Meet the WildcatsAlphabetic RosterNo Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. S/C Birthdate NHL Hometown Last Team (League) 19 Phil Axtell F 6-5 250 So L 8/13/1986 Menominee, Mich. Michigan Tech (WCHA) 15 Jared Brown* F 5-10 180 So R 2/21/1986 Gardner, Kan. Lincoln (USHL) 83 Matt Butcher** F 6-2 205 Jr L 1/1/1987 VAN Bellingham, Wash. Chilliwack (BCHL) 4 Blake Cosgrove** D 5-10 190 Sr L 4/3/1986 Chilliwack, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL) 96 Andrew Cherniwchan F 5-11 165 Fr R 4/20/1989 Hinton, Alta. Nanaimo (BCHL) 2 Alan Dorich** D 6-2 205 Jr R 7/12/1986 Orland Park, Ill. Des Moines (USHL) 6 Andrew Fernandez* D 5-11 208 So L 8/6/1986 Thunder Bay, Ont. Selkirk (MJHL) 18 Justin Florek F 6-4 194 Fr L 5/18/1990 Marquette, Mich. USNTDP U-18 (USHL) 11 Phil Fox* F 5-11 205 So R 8/17/1985 Stillwater, Minn. Fargo-Moorhead (NAHL) 7 Erik Gustafsson* D 5-10 180 So L 12/15/1988 Kvissleby, Sweden Timra (SSEL) 89 Tyler Gron F 5-11 195 Fr R 9/7/1989 Spruce Grove, Alta. Ft. McMurray (AJHL) 9 Gregor Hanson* F 5-10 185 So L 2/17/1988 Lidingo, Sweden Djurgarden (SSEL) 33 Devan Hartigan G 5-11 170 Fr L 3/1/1987 Boise, Idaho Port Hope (OJPHL) 10 Tim Hartung** F 6-0 190 Sr R 7/9/1984 Apple Valley, Minn. Lone Star (NAHL) 1 Derek Janzen* G 5-11 180 Jr L 6/12/1986 Abbotsford, B.C. Langley (BCHL) 71 Ray Kaunisto** F 6-4 197 Jr L 2/7/1987 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Cedar Rapids (USHL) 8 Nicholas Kosinski F 5-9 165 So R 5/6/1986 Marquette, Mich. Marquette (NAHL) 16 Ben Lindemulder D 5-10 180 Fr L 3/30/1988 Edmonton, Alta. St. Albert (AJHL) 22 Mike Maltese F 6-3 200 So R 7/31/1985 Eastpointe, Mich. Mahoning Valley (NAHL) 17 Derek May** D 6-0 185 Sr R 9/18/1984 White Rock, B.C. Prince George (BCHL) 44 TJ Miller** D 6-4 220 Jr L 9/15/1986 N.J. Placentia, Calif. Penticton (BCHL) 21 Mark Olver* F 5-11 160 So L 1/1/1988 COL Burnaby, B.C. Omaha (USHL) 14 Nathan Sigmund** F 5-7 150 Sr L 7/3/1986 San Diego, Calif. Spruce Grove (AJHL) 20 Nick Sirota*** F 5-11 190 Sr R 1/28/1984 Beaver Dam, Wis. Spruce Grove (AJHL) 5 Billy Smith* F 6-2 176 Jr L 8/1/1986 Sterling, Alaska Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 12 Erik Spady* D 5-11 200 So R 6/1/1989 Deroche, B.C. Salmon Arm (BCHL) 41 Brian Stewart** G 6-4 200 Jr L 2/19/1985 Burnaby, B.C. Alberni Valley (BCHL)

*–letters won; S/C–shoots/catches

Numerical Roster

By State/CountryAlaska 1California 2Idaho 1Kansas 1Illinois 1Michigan 5Minnesota 2Washington 1Wisconsin 1Canada 10 Alberta 3 British Columbia 6 Ontario 1Sweden 2

Pronunciation Guide

By Birthdate1984 31985 31986 101987 31988 41989 31990 1

By ClassSeniors 5Juniors 7Sophomores 10Freshmen 5

No. Name Pos. Yr. 1 Derek Janzen G Jr 2 Alan Dorich D Jr 4 Blake Cosgrove D Sr 5 Billy Smith F Jr 6 Andrew Fernandez D So 7 Erik Gustafsson D So 8 Nicholas Kosinski F So 9 Gregor Hanson F So 10 Tim Hartung F Sr 11 Phil Fox F So 12 Erik Spady D So 14 Nathan Sigmund F Sr 15 Jared Brown F So 16 Ben Lindemulder D Fr 17 Derek May D Sr 18 Justin Florek F Fr 19 Phil Axtell F So 20 Nick Sirota F Sr 21 Mark Olver F So 22 Mike Maltese F So 33 Devan Hartigan G Fr 41 Brian Stewart G Jr 44 TJ Miller D Jr 71 Ray Kaunisto F Fr 83 Matt Butcher F Jr 89 Tyler Gron F Fr 96 Andrew Cherniwchan F Fr

Andrew Cherniwchan: Churn-i-chan Alan Dorich: Door-itch Justin Florek: Floor-eck Tyler Gron: Gr-on Erik Gustafson: Gust-af-son Devan Hartigan: Hart-ti-gan Tim Hartung: Har-tung Ray Kaunisto: Kan-is-toe Ben Lindemulder: Lin-de-mul-der Mike Maltese: Mall-tease Nathan Sigmund: Sig-mond Erik Spady: Spade-ee

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10 Tim HarTungSenior • Forward6’ 0” • 190 lbs.Apple Valley, Minn. Lone Star Cavalry

’Cat Nips: Appeared in 90 games in his four years with the program and scored 25 (7-18) points. Switched from No. 15 to No. 10 in 2006-07. Played on the NMU men’s golf team during the fall. Shoots right.

2007-08: Lettered for second time by skating in 37 games. Had a goal and an assist at Ferris State (1/19). Had a goal in the CCHA consolation game against Notre Dame (3/22). 2006-07: Lettered after skating in 31 games. Had a career-high 10 points, all assists. Had two assists three times in a game during the season, at Nebraska-Omaha (10/21), at Michigan (1/13) and vs. Michigan in the CCHA Playoffs (3/10). The two points were a career high for points in a game.2005-06: Appeared in five games but did not earn any points. Granted a redshirt for the season because of an injury.2004-05: Appeared in 16 games and had seven points (4-3). Scored first col-legiate goal against Nebraska-Omaha (12/4) at 39 seconds of the first period. Scored first collegiate point on an assist against Lake Superior State (11/27).

Had a three-game point (2-1-3) streak for a career high (12/4-11). Scored a goal against Alaska at the CCHA Super Six. Before NMU: Skated for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL for 12 games. Played a year for the Lone Star Cavalry appearing in 52 games and registering 17-41-58. He was the MVP of the Lone Star team and the top forward. Earned three letters in hockey at Eastview High School. Two-time all-conference selection. All-state pick. Also lettered in golf, where he was all-state and all-conference three times.Personal: A 2003 graduate of Eastview High School. Likes to golf and play cards. Majoring in finance. Son of Mary and Mike Hartung. Both brothers (Ryan and Kyle) played collegiate hockey at St. Thomas. Brother, Ryan, played hockey in the ECHL, WCHL and CHL. Born on July 9, 1984.

4 Blake CosgroveSenior • Defenseman5’ 10” • 190 lbs. Chilliwack, B.C. Chilliwack Chiefs’Cat Nips: Skated in 44 games during his NMU career and has one goal and 10 assists. Wore No. 3 first two years and now wears No. 4. Shoots left.2007-08: Lettered for the second time. Skated in 44 games. Had seven points all on assists. Career

high for both assists and points. Had a two-game assist and point streak for a career high (12/29/07 &1/4/08). 2006-07: Lettered for the first time. Skated in 25 games, had one goal and three assists for four points. Scored first collegiate goal at 11:03 of the third period against Ohio State (10/28).2005-06: Did not appear in a game.

2004-05: Skatied in 14 games and did not garner a point.Before NMU: Skated for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL for two years. Appeared in 56 games his final season as he registered 8-32-40. Named the Best Defenseman for the Chilliwack Chiefs for the 2003-04. Played for the Bantam AAA Chilliwack and for the Berlin Capitals.Personal: A 2004 graduate of Sardis Senior Secondary. Likes to golf. Majoring in management. Son of Lynn and Joe Cosgrove. Father played college football. Born on April 3, 1986.

Meet the Wildcats

Cosgrove’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2004-05 14 0 0 0 3-6 0 0 0 -12006-07 25 1 3 4 11-30 0 0 0 -82007-08 44 0 7 7 16-43 0 0 0 +14Totals 83 1 10 11 30-79 0 0 0 +5

Hartung’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2004-05 17 4 3 7 2-4 2 0 1 -12005-06 5 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 -12006-07 31 0 10 10 4-8 0 0 0 +22007-08 37 3 5 8 1-2 0 0 0 0Totals 90 7 18 25 7-14 2 0 1 0

Seniors

17 Derek maySenior • Defenseman 6’ 0” • 185 lbs. White Rock, B.C. Prince George Spruce Kings

’Cat Nips: Appeared in 81 games in his first three years. Wore No. 21 in 2005-06 and No. 17 the past two seasons. Shoots right.2007-08: Lettered for the second time after skating in 42 games. Scored first collegiate point on an assist

at Bowling Green (11/17). All three points have been on assists. 2006-07: Lettered for the first time with action in 25 games. 2005-06: Appeared in 14 games.Before NMU: Skated for the Prince George Spruce Kings (59, 7-27-34) in 2004-05, the Langley Hornets (62, 8-28-36) in 2003-04, and the Vernon Vipers

(33, 0-4-4) in 2002-03, all of the BCHL. Selected to receive Spruce Kings’ best defenseman, most dedicated and scholastic awards. Took best defenseman honors with Langley. Vernon Vipers won the regular-season and playoff titles in 2002-03 and played in the Doyal Cup against the Alberta champion.Personal: A 2002 graduate of Elgin Park Secondary. Likes music, waterski-ing and lifting weights. Majoring in entrepreneurship. Son of Gerry and Anne May. Brother, Scott, was a standout at Ohio State from 2000-04. Born on September 18, 1984.

May’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2005-06 14 0 0 0 3-6 0 0 0 +22006-07 25 0 0 0 9-18 0 0 0 -102007-08 42 0 3 3 10-20 0 0 0 -4Totals 81 0 3 3 22-44 0 0 0 -12

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83 maTT BuTCHerJunior • Forward6’ 2” • 205 lbs. Bellingham, Wash. Chilliwack Chiefs

’Cat Nips: After 84 games has eight goals and 15 as-sists. Has earned two letters. Played all but one game as a rookie. Shoots left.2007-08: Appeared in 44 games for second letter.

Scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Michigan State to send the Wildcats to The Joe. Had eight goals and 15 assists for 23 points which are all career highs. Scored first collegiate goal against Western Michigan (11/10) at 4:56 of overtime. Had a three-game point streak during the season for a career high, 0-3-3 from 11/17-24/07, 2-2-4 from 1/19-2/2/08 and 2-2-4 from 3/15-21/08. Has three multi-point games for the season.

2006-07: Skated in 40 games. Had four assists. Scored first collegiate point on Zach Tarkir’s goal at 2:54 of the second period against Wisconsin (10/7).Before NMU: Played for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL for three seasons (2003-06). Played in 165 games with 72 goals and 111 assists for 183 points. Coastal Conference MVP for 2005-06.Personal: A fifth-round selection by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft (138th overall). A 2005 graduate of Sardis Senior Secondary. Father, Garth, played in the NHL from 1982-96 for Vancouver, St. Louis and Toronto. Likes to play water polo. Majoring in entrepreneurship. Son of Tanya and Garth Butcher. Born on January 1, 1987.

20 niCk siroTaSenior • Forward5’ 11” • 190 lbs. Beaver Dam, Wis. Spruce Grove Saints

’Cat Nips: Appeared in 104 games for three let-ters and has 63 (33-30) points after three seasons. Shoots right.2007-08: Earned third letter after skating in 43 games.

Tied for second on the team in goals (18) assists (18) and points (36) . Had nine multi-point games. Had a seven-game point streak for a career high from 11/3-24/07 where he went 7-4-11. Tallied a hat trick against Michigan State (2/8). Has had three points in a game three times during the season all at home: Western Michigan on 11/10 (1-2-3), Michigan State on 2/ 8 (3-0-3) and Ohio State on 3/8 (2-1-3). Had a six-game goal streak for a career high from 11/3-23/07. Three-game assist streak (1-3-4) from 12/1-15/07 tied a career high. Had two assists in a game three times during the season for a career high (at Michigan, Western Michigan and Michigan). Goals, assists and points for the season are a career high. An assistant captain. Led the team with four short-handed goals. Named as a honorable mention selection to the CCHA all-conference team.2006-07: Skated in 41 games to earn second letter. Third on the team with 10 goals, five were on the power play. Second on the team with three game-winning goals. Had a three-game assist and point streak for a season high (2/2-9). Had

three first goals. Was the recipient of the Steve Weeks Unsung Hero Award.2005-06: Appeared in 20 games and had five goals, two assists for seven points for first letter. First collegiate point on a goal was against Western Michigan (12/18) at 19:31 of the first period, which turned out to be the game-winner. Had his first collegiate assist with a helper on Nathan Sigmund’s first collegiate goal at 3:05 of the second period at Western Michigan (1/28). Had a three-game goal and point streak (3-1-4) for a season high (2/17-25). Had two points against Ohio State (1-1-2) for a season high (2/25). Before NMU: Skated for Central Texas Black Hawks of the AWHL for a year. Also saw one year of action with Rogle of the Swedish Elite Junior League and with the Spruce Grove Saints (64, 23-26-49) of the AJHL. All-state running back, MVP and four-year letterwinner with prep football team.Personal: A 2002 graduate of Beaver Dam High School. Likes hunting, fishing, waterskiing, watching most sports and spending time with friends. Played in the Swedish Elite Junior League for a year. Majoring in construction management. Son of Bob and Ellie Sirota. Born on January 28, 1984.

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Sirota’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2005-06 20 5 2 7 2-4 0 0 1 +92006-07 41 10 10 20 6-12 5 0 3 -32007-08 43 18 18 36 15-30 5 4 2 +5Totals 104 33 30 63 23-46 10 4 6 +11

Butcher’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2006-07 40 0 4 4 14-28 0 0 0 -152007-08 44 8 15 23 17-45 3 1 2 +7Totals 84 8 19 27 31-73 3 1 2 -8

14 naTHan sigmunDSenior • Forward5’ 7” • 150 lbs. San Diego, Calif. Spruce Grove Saints

’Cat Nips: Skated in 94 games in three years. Has four goals and 12 assists for 16 points in NMU career. Shoots left.2007-08: Appeared in 21 games. Had a two-game assist and point streak (0-2-2) which tied a career high

(10/26-27). Had three points all on assists.2006-07: Had one goal on the power play at Western Michigan (11/18). Had a two-game assist and point streak (1-1-2, 11/4-10).2005-06: Appeared in 32 games. Ended the season with three goals and five assists for eight points. Scored first career point with an assist on Matt Siddall’s goal at 13:38 of the first period against Michigan (12/12). Tallied first collegiate goal at Western Michigan (1/28) at 3:05 of the second period. Had two points

(1-1-2) at Lake Superior State (2/17) for a career high. Had a two-game assist and point streak (2/17-18) for a career high (1-2-3). Awarded the Don Waddell best freshman award.Before NMU: Skated for the San Diego Gulls AAA as a forward. Also played for the St. Albert Saints (48, 25-23-48) and the Spruce Grove Saints (64, 15-28-43).Personal: A 2004 graduate of St. Albert Catholic High School. Likes lifting weights, mountain biking and playing roller hockey. Sports science major. Son of John and Barbara Sigmund. Born on July 3, 1986.

Sigmund’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2005-06 32 3 5 8 10-20 0 0 0 +22006-07 41 1 4 5 16-32 1 0 0 -42007-08 21 0 3 3 2-4 0 0 0 -4Totals 94 4 12 16 28-56 0 0 0 -6

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71 ray kaunisToJunior • Forward6’ 4” • 197 lbs. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

’Cat Nips: Was one of the rookies to crack the regular lineup to earn first letter in 2006-07. Will wear No. 71 for 2008-09. Shoots left.2007-08: Earned second letter by appearing in 40

games. His 13 points of eight goals and five assists was a career high. Tied for the team lead with four game-winning goals. Scored two goals at Michigan State (10/26) for a career high. Had a three-game point streak from 11/17 and 3/15, both times with a goal and an assist, for a career high.2006-07: Appeared in 41 games. Tallied three goals. Scored first collegiate goal against Notre Dame (12/30) at 13:22 of the first period. Two of his three

goals were first goals.Before NMU: Played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL in 2005-06. Skated in 53 games and put up the numbers of 5-14-19. Played for the Soo Indians in the NAHL during 2004-05. Named to the NAHL all-rookie team.Personal: A 2005 graduate of Sault Area High School. Likes to hunt and fish. Majoring in entrepreneurship. Uncle, Joe Shawhan, is NMU’s volunteer assistant coach, played hockey for Lake Superior State and was an assistant coach with the Lakers. Son of Bonnie and Mike Kaunisto. Born on February 7, 1987.

1 Derek JanzenJunior • Goalie5’ 11” • 180 lbs. Abbotsford, B.C. Langley Chiefs

’Cat Nips: Played for the Wildcats in 2005-06 and lettered. Played at Langley in the BCHL for the 2006-07 season. Will wear No. 1 this season after wearing No. 37 for the 2007-08 campaign. Catches left.

2007-08: Appeared in eight games. Had 23 saves at Michigan State (10/27). Had 25 saves against Notre Dame in the CCHA consolation game (3/22) where he picked up the win in a 2-1 game.2005-06: Appeared in nine games and went 4-4-0, posting a 3.12 goal-against average and a .886 save percentage. Had 21 saves in the second period at

Bowling Green (11/18) and 35 for the game for career highs.Before NMU: Tended net for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL for three years where he had 42 wins. The 2002-03 squad won the Coastal Conference Championship title. In 2004-05 he was named to the playoff all-star squad, chosen team MVP and voted the fan favorite award.Personal: A 2002 graduate of Sarnis High School. Likes golf, baseball and fishing. Majoring in marketing. Son of Darrel and Berenice Janzen. Born on June 12, 1986.

2 alan DoriCHJunior • Defenseman6’ 2” • 205 lbs. Orland Park, Ill. Des Moines Buccaneers

’Cat Nips: Appeared in 68 games over two years to pick up two letters. Shoots right.2007-08: Skated in 44 games for second letter. Had seven points all on assists which is a career high. Had

a two-game assist and point streak (0-2-2) from 3/8-9/08 which was against Ohio State in the playoffs.2006-07: Picked up first letter by appearing in 24 games. Had five points, all on assists. Collected first collegiate point on a Dusty Collins goal at 7:30 of the third period at Western Michigan. Had a three-game assist (0-3-3) and

point streak for a career high (1/13-20). Awarded the Ed Ward Most Improved Player Award.Before NMU: Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL for three seasons (2003-06). Had two goals and seven assists for nine points. Team won the USHL Clark Cup Championship in 2005-06.Personal: A 2004 graduate of Brother Rice/Valley High Schools. Likes other sports, reading and music. Majoring in finance. Son of Eva and Steve Dorich. Born on July 12, 1986.

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Dorich’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2006-07 24 0 5 5 7-14 0 0 0 +42007-08 44 0 7 7 32-75 0 0 0 +15Totals 68 0 12 12 39-89 0 0 0 +19

Kaunisto’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2006-07 41 3 0 3 15-30 1 0 0 -72007-08 40 8 5 13 22-44 0 0 4 +7Totals 81 11 5 16 47-74 1 0 4 0

Janzen’s Career StatsYear GP W-L-T Minutes GA GAA Saves SV% SO2005-06 9 4-4-0 461:46 24 3.12 187 .886 22006-07 8 1-1-0 213:02 10 2.82 84 .894 0Totals 17 5-5-0 674:48 34 3.02 271 .889 2

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41 Brian sTewarTJunior • Goalie6’ 4” • 200 lbs. Burnaby, B.C. Alberni Valley Bulldogs

’Cat Nips: Appeared in 48 games over career and has two letters. Career record is 18-18-4 Catches left.2007-08: Went 15-15-4 with a 2.62 GAA and a .918 save-percentage to earn second letter. Named the

CCHA goaltender of the week three times during the season, 12/17/07, 2/7 and 2/18. Recorded back-to-back shutouts against Michigan State and Ohio State in February. Had a career-high 46 saves at Ohio State on 2/15 and also picked up first career point on an assist. Had 19 saves in the third period against Michigan State on 3/15 for a career high. Received votes to the CCHA All-Conference Team.2006-07: Had a 3.34 goal-against average and a .900 save percentage. Won two of the three playoff games against Ohio State. Had 42 saves at Ohio State in

overtime in the second game of the CCHA Playoffs for a season high. Won the third game at Ohio State with 34 saves, including 17 in the third period.Before NMU: Was between the pipes for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs of the BCHL for 2005-06. Appeared in 50 games and was 33-13-2 with a 2.16 goals-against average and .925 save- percentage. Played with the Metro Moose in the CEHL where he was the Goaltender of the Year for 2003-04. Also played for the Cobourg Cougars in the OPJHL in 2004-05.Personal: A 2003 graduate of Bunaby North Secondary. Likes to play poker, video games and lacrosse. Majoring in physical education. Son of Linda and Robert Stewart. Born on February 19, 1985.

44 TJ millerJunior • Defenseman6’ 4” • 220 lbs. Placentia, Calif. Penticton Vees

’Cat Nips: Appeared in 79 games to earn two letters. Was a co-captain for 2007-08. Shoots left.2007-08: Earned second letter by appearing 42 games. Had nine points on two goals and seven assists. Scored

game-winning goal in first game of the season at Michigan Tech (10/12).2006-07: Recorded two goals and 12 assists for 14 points. Scored first collegiate point on an assist on Mike Santorelli’s goal at 11:04 of the third period against Ohio State (10/28). Registered first collegiate goal against UM-Duluth (11/15) at 16:02 of the second period. Tallied four points on a goal and three assists against UM-Duluth (11/15) for a career high. Had a three-game point streak (1-2-3, 2/24-3/3/07) for a career high. Named the winner of the Don Waddell Best Freshman Award.

Before NMU: Played in the BCHL with the Surrey Eagles (2004-05) and Pen-ticton Vees (2005-06). Played in 53 games with Surrey and registered 12 (3-9) points. With Penticton skated in 60 games, scored 16 goals and 32 assists for 48 points. The Surrey team was BCHL champions and Interior division cham-pions. Named the most improved player for Surrey. BCHL defenseman of the year (2005-06). Named the best defenseman for the Penticton Vees. Coach at Penticton was former NMU hockey player Bruno Campese.Personal: Selected by the New Jersey Devils in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft (107th overall). A 2004 graduate of El Dorado High School. Participated in wrestling and soccer. Majoring in management. Likes to go to the beach. Son of Myra and Curt Miller. Born on September 15, 1986.

Miller’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2006-07 37 2 12 14 6-12 1 0 0 -32007-08 42 2 7 9 21-53 1 0 1 +2Totals 79 4 19 23 27-65 2 0 1 -1

5 Billy smiTHJunior • Forward6’ 2” • 176 lbs. Sterling, Alaska Green Bay GamblersAlaska Anchorage

’Cat Nips: Will don No. 5 for 2008-09 after wearing No. 27 in 2007-08. Shoots left.2007-08: Picked up first letter by playing in 44 games.

One of the assistant captains on the team. Tallied first NMU point on an assist against Western Michigan (11/10). Had two assists for two points against Lake Superior (11/23). Scored first NMU goal against Sacred Heart at 15:40 of the third period and also had an assist during the game. Named as NMU’s CCHA scholar-athlete.

Before NMU: Played collegiately at Alaska Anchorage in 2005-06. Had eight points on four goals and four assists. Two of the goals were on the power play. Played two seasons of junior hockey with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. Had 32 points in 2004-05 with 14 goals and 18 assists. For 2003-04 had 22 points on 10 goals and 12 assists. Spent 2002-03 with the U.S. National Development Team. Personal: A 2004 graduate of Ashwaubenon High School. Likes to fish, hunt and watch favorite teams play. Captain of a salmon fishing boat. Majoring in entrepreneurship. Son of Kathlene and Chuck Smith. Born on August 1, 1986.

Smith’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2007-08 44 4 11 15 17-45 0 0 1 +11

Stewart’s Career StatsYear GP W-L-T Minutes GA GAA Saves SV% SO2006-07 13 3-3-0 556:41 31 3.34 280 .900 02007-08 35 15-15-4 1993:30 87 2.62 968 .918 3Totals 48 18-18-4 2550:11 118 2.78 1248 .914 3

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15 JareD BrownSophomore • Forward5’ 10” • 180 lbs. Gardner, Kansas Lincoln Stars

’Cat Nips: Appeared in 43 games and recorded 25 points (9-16). Shoots right.2007-08: Lettered for the first time by skating in 43 games. Scored first career point on a goal in first

collegiate game at Michigan Tech on 10/12 at 13:24 of the first period (short-handed). Had three points (1-2-3) against Ohio State on 3/9 for a career high. Had a career-high four-game point streak (2-3-5) from 2/16. Had a two-game goal streak against Nebraska-Omaha (2-1-3) the weekend of 2/22-23 for a

career high.Before NMU: Skated for the Lincoln Stars of the USHL for two seasons (2005-06 and 2006-07). During 2006-07 played in 60 games, had 30 goals, 41 assists for 71 points. First season with Lincoln played in 56 games, registered 15 goals, 23 assists for 36 points. First team All-USHL in 2007. Played for the Santa Fe Roadrunners during 2004-05.Personal: A 2004 graduate of Keller High School. Likes to watch movies on TV. Majoring in physical education. Son of Karen Brewster and Steve Brown. Born on February 21, 1986.

22 mike malTeseSophomore • Forward6’ 3” • 200 lbs. Eastpointe, Mich. Mahoning Valley Phantoms

’Cat Nips: Took a redshirt in 2006-07 although he appeared in 15 games in 2007-08. Shoots right.2007-08: Only point was on a goal and scored at Ferris State on 1/19 at 3:17 of the second period.

Before NMU: Played for Youngstown during 2004-05 and Mahoning Valley in 2005-06. With Mahoning Valley skated in 58 games had 20 goals, 26 assists for

46 points. He was that team’s captain and squad leader in short-handed goals.Personal: A 2003 graduate of Notre Dame High School. Lettered in hockey once. Team was Metro Catholic Division Champions. Also lettered in soccer and baseball three times and football once. Majoring in physical education. Son of Mary Ann and Mike Maltese. Father played baseball and basketball at Wayne State. Born on July 31, 1985.

12 erik spaDySophomore • Defenseman5’ 11” • 200 lbs. Deroche, British Columbia Salmon Arm Silverbacks

’Cat Nips: Appeared in 40 games. Shoots right.2007-08: Earned first letter. Had four points on two goals and two assists. Recorded first collegiate point on an assist at Alaska on 12/1. Scored first collegiate

goal at 13:39 of the second period against Sacred Heart on 12/29. Had a two-game point streak (1-1-2) for a career high from 2/16-22/08.

Before NMU: Saw action with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the BCHL for two seasons (2005-07). In 2006-07 played 56 games and had 10 goals, 34 assists for 44 points. In 2005-06, had 14 points on four goals and 10 assists.Personal: A 2007 graduate of Hatzic Secondary. Likes to fish, hunt and show cattle. Son of Suzanne and Dean Spady. A pre-veterinary major. Born on June 1, 1989.

11 pHil FoxSophomore • Forward5’ 11” • 205 lbs. Stillwater, Minn. Fargo-Moorhead Jets

’Cat Nips: Earned letter by skating in 42 games, had 18 points with 13 goals and five assists. Shoots right.2007-08: Had two goals against Michigan on 10/20, his first goal at 3:11 of the third period was his first

career goal and point. Had three points (2-1-3) against Sacred Heart on 12/29 for a career high. Had a two-game point streak five times during the season for a career high.

Before NMU: Skated for Fargo-Moorhead of the NAHL for two seasons. Had 33 goals and 31 assists 2005-06. In 2004-05 had 22 goals and 38 assists. Also played for the Des Moines Buccaneers and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. Rookie of the Year (2000-01) and team MVP (2002-03) for Stillwater High School. Two-time all-conference selection. Personal: A 2003 graduate of Stillwater High School. Likes being outside. Marketing major. Son of Lynn and Tim Fox. Born on August 17, 1985.

Fox’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2007-08 42 13 5 18 10-20 2 0 0 +7

Brown’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2007-08 43 9 16 25 12-24 5 1 0 -1

Maltese’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2007-08 15 1 0 1 1-2 0 0 0 0

Spady’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2007-08 40 2 2 4 8-16 1 0 1 -7

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6 anDrew FernanDezSophomore • Defenseman5’ 11” • 208 lbs. Thunder Bay, Ont. Selkirk Steelers

’Cat Nips: Will wear No. 6 this season after wearing No. 28 last year. Appeared in 22 games as a freshman. Shoots left.2007-08: Earned first letter. Had two points on two

assists. Scored first collegiate point on an assist in first collegiate game at Michigan Tech on 10/12.Before NMU: Skated with the Selkirk Steelers of the MJHL, appearing in

56 games in 2006-07. Registered 14 goals, 34 assists for 48 points. Two-time top defenseman and most inspirational. Named MVP and was a nominee for league defenseman. Team won the Manitoba Junior Hockey League Champion-ship, Anavet Cup Champions. Played soccer in high school and team was the provincial champion in 2004. Personal: A 2004 graduate of St. Ignatius High School. Likes to golf and play soccer. Majoring in sports science. Son of Sharon Dell-Fernandez and Jose Fernandez. Born on August 6, 1986.

7 erik gusTaFssonSophomore • Defenseman5’ 10” • 180 lbs. Kvissleby, Sweden Timra Red Eagles

’Cats Nips: Had 27 points, all on assists, for his freshman campaign after appearing in 44 games. Shoots left.2007-08: Earned first letter. Led the team with

27 assists. Recorded first collegiate point against Michigan on 10/20. Had a five-game assist and point streak (0-10-10) for a career high. Had three points

against Ohio State on 3/7 for a career high (0-3-3). A member of the CCHA All-Rookie Team.Before NMU: Played for the Timra Red Eagles for two seasons. Had seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points in 2006-07. Team played in the Swedish J-20 superelit league. Personal: A 2007 graduate of Timra Gymnasieskola. Likes to play soccer. Son of Marita and Andres Gustafsson. Undecided on major. Born on December 15, 1988.

9 gregor HansonSophomore • Forward5’ 10” • 185 lbs.Lidingo, Sweden Djurgarden J20

’Cat Nips: Will wear No. 9 for his sophomore season after wearing No. 43 last year. Shoots left2007-08: Lettered for the first time after appearing in 44 games. Had 18 points on six goals and 12 assists.

Had a five-game point streak (1-4-5) from 10/19 for a career high. Tallied first collegiate point on an assist against Michigan on 10/19. Scored first collegiate

goal against Miami on 11/2 at 12:38 of the third period. Before NMU: Skated for the Djurgarden of the Swedish J-20 superelit league for two seasons. In 2006-07, appeared in 38 games and registered 15 goals, 28 assists for 43 points. Personal: A 2007 graduate of Gangsatra Gymnasium. Likes to golf and play soccer. Son of Angelica and Ola Hanson. Undecided on major. Born on Febru-ary 17, 1988.

Fernandez’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2007-08 22 0 2 2 4-8 0 0 0 -2

Gustafsson’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2007-08 44 0 27 27 6-12 0 0 0 +16

Hanson’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2007-08 44 6 12 18 15-30 0 0 1 +1

8 niCHolas kosinskiSophomore • Forward5’ 9” • 165 lbs. Marquette, Mich. Marquette Rangers

’Cat Nips: Wore No. 26 as a freshman and will wear No. 8 as a sophomore. Appeared in 10 games. Shoots right.2007-08: Did not record a point in his 10 games

of action.Before NMU: Skated for the Marquette Rangers of the NAHL in 2006-07.

Appeared in 61 games and had 18 goals, 32 assists for 50 points. Played juniors for the Cleveland Barons (NAHL) from 2004-06. Played for the Marquette Electricians. Won the Peter Bartanen Memorial Award (outstanding inspirar-tion and leadership). High school team went to state finals in 2001-02 and final four in 2002-03. Went to nationals with Barons. Personal: A 2004 graduate of Marquette Senior High School. Likes to hunt, fish and be outdoors. Undecided on major. Son of Kristin and John Kosinski. Born on May 6, 1986.

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96 anDrew CHerniwCHanFreshman • Forward 5’ 11” • 165 lbs. Hinton, AlbertaNanaimo Clippers

Before NMU: Played for the Drayton Valley Thunder for two seasons (2005-07). The 2006-07 season had 53 points (36-17). During 2007-08 played for Nanaimo Clippers where he had 12 goals and nine assists for 21

points. Named the top forward and MVP for Drayton Valley in 2006.Personal: A 2007 graduate of Harry Collinge High School. Undecided on major. Son of Donna and Rick Cherniwchan. Born on April 20, 1989.

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Freshmen18 JusTin FlorekFreshman • Forward 6’ 4” • 194 lbs. Marquette, Mich.USNTDP U-18

Before NMU: Played in the U.S. National Team sys-tem for two seasons (2006-08). Played for the U-17 team in 2006-07 and had 32 points (21-11). Led the team in goals. Tallied 16 points (8-8) with the U-18

team. Member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 World Championships.Personal: A 2008 graduate of Ann Arbor Pioneer High School. Undecided on major. Likes to hunt and fish. Son of Donna and Tom Florek. Born on May 18, 1990.

89 Tyler gronFreshman • Defenseman 5’ 11” • 195 lbs. Spruce Grove, AlbertaFt. McMurray

Before NMU: Played his junior hockey with Spruce Grove (2005-07) and Ft. McMurray (2007-08). Had 50 points for Spruce Grove in 2006-07 on 26 goals and 24 assists. Had 77 points (39-38) for Ft. McMurray.

Named team MVP at Ft. McMurray.Personal: A 2007 graduate of Spruce Grove Composit. Majoring in man-agement. Likes water sports. Son of Karen and Leroy Gron. Born on September 7, 1989.

33 Devan HarTiganFreshman • Goalie5’ 11” • 170 lbs.Boise, IdahoPort Hope

Before NMU: Played junior hockey with Wasilla (2005-06) and Port Hope (2007-08). Skated with the Marquette Electricians (2003-05) where he was a two-time defensive MVP in 2004 and 2005. Also had

stops with Trail (2006-07) and Prince George (2007) in the BCHL, and Port Hope (2007-08) in the OPJHL.Personal: A 2005 graduate of Marquette Senior High School. Majoring in bio-chemistry. Son of Cindi Bergen and John Hartigan. Born on March 1, 1987.

21 mark olverSophomore • Forward 5’ 11” • 160 lbs. Burnaby, B.C.Omaha Lancers

’Cat Nips: Led the team in goals (21) and points (21-17-38) during freshman season after appearing in 39 games. Shoots left.2007-08: Lettered for the first time. Tallied first

collegiate point and goal of the weekend against Western Michigan on 11/9-10, scored first collegiate point on Friday night and first goal on Saturday night at 19:59 of the third period to tie the game and send it to overtime Had a seven-game point streak (6-4-10) from 2/8 for a career high. Had two games of three points against Sacred Heart (0-3-3) on 12/29 and against Ohio State (2-1-3) on 3/9. Had 10 multi-point games. Tied for the team lead with four game-winning goals and leads the team with eight power-play goals. Named the CCHA rookie of the week on 11/26 where he had four points against Lake Superior (2-2-4).

Named the CCHA rookie of the month for February. Named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team. Before NMU: Played junior hockey for the Omaha Lancers of the USHL for two seasons (2005-07). Had 29 goals, 35 assists for 64 points in 2006-07. During 2005-06 had five goals, 20 assists for 25 points. Named the forward of the year and Most Valuable Player for 2007. Played for the Marquette Electri-cians (2003-05) where he was the leading scorer in 2003, the MVP and leading scorer in 2004. Shoots left.Personal: A 2007 graduate of Millard North High School. Taken by the Colorado Avalanche in the fifth round (140th overall selection) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Brother, Darin, played at NMU from 2003-07 and father, John, was an assistant coach with the Wildcats from 2005-07. A physical education major. Son of Diana and John Olver. Born on January 1, 1988.

19 pHil axTellSophomore • Forward 6’ 5” • 250 lbs. Menominee, Mich.Cedar Rapids RoughridersMichigan Tech

Before NMU: A transfer from Michigan Tech where he played in 2006-07 and registered nine points (2-7) in 27 games. Played juniors with the Cedar Rapids

Roughriders from 2004-06. Tallied 48 points (28-20) in two seasons with the Roughriders and was named fan favorite both seasons. Played for the Marquette Electricians from 2002-04.Personal: A 2004 graduate of South Carroll High School. Majoring in construc-tion management. Son of Trish and Alfred Axtell. Born on August 13, 1986. in 2004.

Olver’s Career StatsYear GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/-2007-08 39 21 17 38 24-59 8 1 4 +9

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Meet the Wildcats

National Champions

The Wildcats rolled through the greatest season in school history in 1990-91, compiling a 38-

5-4 overall record and 25-3-4 record in WCHA play. They captured the WCHA regular-season and playoff titles and fashioned a season-ending, school-record 26-game unbeaten streak en route to Northern Michigan’s first national hockey title.

Loaded with talented veterans such as Brad Werenka (the 1991 Hobey Baker Award runner-up and a first-team All-America choice), Scott Beattie (the 1990-91 WCHA MVP and a first-team All-America selection) and Bill Pye (a second-team All-America choice), the Wildcats set or tied more than 50 school records.

Northern Michigan jumped out to an 8-0-1 record and No. 1 national ranking before suffering three losses and a tie during back-to-back week-ends at Minnesota and Maine.

A six-game winning streak then ensued before the ’Cats were handed a pair of shocking losses at St. Cloud State just prior to Christmas.

Little did anyone know, though, that the Wildcats would not lose another game for the remainder of the season.

A regular season-ending road sweep of Wis-consin preceded a first-round WCHA playoff sweep of Colorado College and wins over North Dakota and Minnesota in the WCHA semifinals and finals.

Following an NCAA Tournament quarterfinal sweep over Alaska-Anchorage (which extended the Wildcats’ school-record home unbeaten streak to 33 games), NMU defeated Maine, 5-3, in the NCAA semifinals.

Northern Michigan’s 1991 national title con-test with Boston University was nothing short of a classic. The Wildcats, after falling behind 3-0 after

the first period, stormed back to take a 7-4 lead midway through the third period, only to have the Terriers tie the game at 7-7 with 39 seconds left to play in regulation.

The teams engaged in a back-and-forth struggle for two overtimes before the game’s final sequence developed early in the third extra period with Wildcat Darryl Plandowski carrying the puck across the Terrier blue line and leaving a drop pass for teammate Mark Beaufait. Beaufait took the puck wide to the left of Terrier goalie Scott Cash-man, while Plandowski proceeded to the slot where he received a return pass from Beaufait and flipped the puck into the open net at the 1:57 mark.

BU coach Jack Parker said of the contest: “That was not a hockey game. We created some-thing different out there tonight.”

Game SummaryMarch 30, 1991 St. Paul, Minn.

St. Paul Civic Center (12,564)

Boston University 3 0 4 0 0 0 – 7Northern Michigan 0 5 2 0 0 1 – 8

First PeriodBU - Ronan 15 (Tomlinson, Ahola) 1:00BU - Sacco 20 (McCann, Bavis) 8:24BU - Ronan 16 (LaChance, Tomlinson) 9:26

Second PeriodNMU - Antos 17 (Werenka, Beattie) 1:33 PPGNMU - Beaufait 19 (Melone, Soukoroff) 5:24NMU - Beattie 46 (Melone, Scott) 14:38NMU - Plandowski 14 (Frederick, Antos) 14:45NMU - Beattie 47 (unassisted) 17:18

Third PeriodNMU - Beattie 48 (unassisted) 3:08BU - Tomlinson 30 (unassisted) 5:59NMU - P l a n d o w s k i 1 5 ( S o u ko ro f f , M e l o n e )

8:24 PPG

BU - Amonte 31 (McEachern, Tkachuk) 12:24BU - McEachern 34 (Amonte) 14:59BU - Sacco 21 (LaChance, McEachern) 19:21

First OvertimeNo scoring

Second OvertimeNo scoring

Third OvertimeNMU - Plandowski 16 (Beaufait, Antos) 1:57

Penalties: BU 5-10; NMU 4-8

Power Play: BU 0-3, NMU 2-4

SavesBU - Bradley (37:18) 7-11-x-x-x-x–18BU - Cashman (44:30) x-0-10-8-3-1–22NMU - Pye (81:57) 8-7-11-2-5-0–33

No. Name 1 Bill Pye 2 Dan Ruoho 3 Dave Huettl 4 Geoff Simpson 5 Brad Werenka 6 Phil Neururer 7 Steve Carpenter 8 Phil Soukoroff 9 Mike Harding 10 Dallas Drake 14 Dean Antos 15 Darryl Plandowski 16 Steve Woog 17 Scott Beattie

1990-91 Roster

No. Name 18 Jim Hiller 19 Kevin Scott 20 Mark Beaufait 21 Mark Olson 22 Ed Ward 23 Scott Smith 24 Dave Shyiak 25 Tony Szabo 26 Garett MacDonald 27 Bryan Ganz 29 Jamie Welsh 30 Rob Kruhlak 33 Joe Frederick 44 Lou Melone

“CHAMPS!”Mining Journal • March 31, 1991

Head Coach: Rick ComleyAssistant Coaches: Walt Kyle, Morey Gare

16 Ben linDemulDerFreshman • Defenseman5’ 10” • 180 lbs.Edmonton, AlbertaSt. Albert

Before NMU: Played in the Alberta Junior Hockey League for Ft. Saskatchewan for two seasons (2004-05 and 2006-07) where he had 30 points (8-22). Named the defenseman of the year for Ft. Saskatchewan in

2006-07. Played for St. Albert in 2007-08 and appeared in 61 games and had 13 goals and 16 assists for 29 points. Named the man of the year for the St. Albert Steel in 2007-08.Personal: A 2006 graduate of Edmonton Chrisian High School. Majoring in psychology. Son of Teresa and Ben Lindemulder.

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2007-08 Results

2007-08 ResultsDate Opponent Score Record Goalie Att. 10/12 at Michigan Tech W 3-2 1-0-0 Stewart 415410/13 at Minnesota Duluth 0-4 L 1-1-0 Stewart 431210/19 Michigan* 1-3 L 1-2-0 Stewart 407610/20 Michigan* 3-4 L 1-3-0 Stewart 426010/26 at #8 Michigan State* 4-5 L 1-4-0 Stewart 467110/27 at #8 Michigan State* 2-3 L 1-5-0 Janzen 470511/2 Miami* 2-9 L 1-6-0 Stewart 261311/3 Miami* 2-3 L 1-7-0 Ellingson 315111/9 Western Michigan* 2-4 L 1-8-0 Ellingson 285311/10 Western Michigan* W 4-3 OT 2-8-0 Stewart 317711/16 at Bowling Green* 2-4 L 2-9-0 Stewart 207411/17 at Bowling Green* W 3-2 3-9-0 Ellingson 201311/23 Lake Superior State* W 4-2 4-9-0 Ellingson 222711/24 at Lake Superior State* W 3-1 5-9-0 Ellingson 245611/30 at Alaska* 1-4 L 5-10-0 Ellingson 309412/1 at Alaska* W 4-2 6-10-0 Stewart 340112/14 Michigan Tech 1-1 T OT 6-10-1 Stewart 347512/15 at Michigan Tech W 2-0 7-10-1 Stewart 323212/28 Dartmouth% 1-4 L 7-11-1 Stewart 603112/29 Sacred Heart% W 5-2 8-11-1 Ellingson 60361/4 Notre Dame W 2-1 9-11-1 Stewart 18941/5 Notre Dame 1-2 L 9-12-1 Stewart 22531/11 Wayne State 1-4 L 9-13-1 Ellingson 20721/12 Wayne State 2-3 L 9-14-1 Stewart 21051/18 at Ferris State 2-3 L 9-15-1 Stewart 11831/19 at Ferris State W 4-1 10-15-1 Stewart 15462/1 at #2 Michigan 3-3 T OT 10-15-2 Stewart 67792/2 at #2 Michigan 3-3 T OT 10-15-3 Stewart 68062/8 Michigan State* W 3-1 11-15-3 Stewart 33022/9 Michigan State* W 3-0 12-15-3 Stewart 37772/15 at Ohio State* W 2-0 13-15-3 Stewart 42792/16 at Ohio State* 2-3 L 13-16-3 Stewart 80992/22 Nebraska-Omaha* W 6-4 14-16-3 Stewart 25852/23 Nebraska-Omaha* W 4-3 OT 15-16-3 Stewart 27972/28 at Lake Superior State* 2-3 L 15-17-3 Stewart 21473/1 Lake Superior State* 2-2 T OT 15-17-4 Stewart 26603/7 Ohio State# 3-4 L 15-18-4 Stewart 17883/8 Ohio State# W 4-2 16-18-4 Stewart 21643/9 Ohio State# W 6-1 17-18-4 Stewart 21773/14 at Michigan State## 1-5 L 17-19-4 Stewart 46053/15 at Michigan State## W 2-1 18-19-4 Stewart 47583/16 at Michigan State## W 3-2 19-19-4 Stewart 37713/21 Michigan### 4-6 L 19-20-4 Stewart 94713/22 Notre Dame### W 2-1 20-20-4 Janzen 17213

Home games in bold * CCHA games % Denver Cup # CCHA Playoffs – first round ## CCHA Playoffs – second round ### CCHA Championship

Team Record W-L-T Attendance Games Total Avg. Overall 20-20-4 Total 49 172,242 3,910CCHA 12-13-3 Home 20 55,406 2,770Home 9-9-2 Away 20 78,085 3,904Away 9-9-2 Neutral 4 38,751 9,688Neutral 2-2-0Overtime 3-1-4

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Individual Statistics

OVERALL CCHA

No. Player GP G A TP Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/- GP G A TP Pen-PIM PP21 Mark Olver 39 21 17 38 24-59 8 1 4 +9 24 13 10 23 14-39 629 Matt Siddall 41 18 18 36 40-116 4 2 4 +12 28 13 12 25 28-81 320 Nick Sirota 43 18 18 36 15-30 5 4 2 +5 28 15 12 27 10-20 57 Erik Gustafsson 44 0 27 27 6-12 0 0 0 +16 28 0 17 17 6-12 015 Jared Brown 43 9 16 25 12-24 5 1 0 -1 27 5 11 16 6-12 383 Matt Butcher 44 8 15 23 17-45 3 1 2 +7 28 4 10 14 11-33 011 Phil Fox 42 13 5 18 10-20 2 0 0 +7 28 7 3 10 5-10 243 Gregor Hanson 44 6 12 18 15-30 0 0 1 +1 28 6 9 15 7-14 027 Billy Smith 44 4 11 15 17-45 0 0 1 +11 28 2 8 10 10-20 013 Ray Kaunisto 40 8 5 13 22-44 0 0 4 +7 26 6 2 8 14-28 025 Andrew Sarauer 40 3 6 9 8-16 0 0 0 -1 25 1 4 5 2-4 044 TJ Miller 42 2 7 9 21-53 1 0 1 +2 28 0 5 5 14-28 010 Tim Hartung 37 3 5 8 1-2 0 0 0 0 23 2 3 5 1-2 04 Blake Cosgrove 44 0 7 7 16-43 0 0 0 +14 28 0 3 3 13-37 02 Alan Dorich 44 0 7 7 32-75 0 0 0 +15 28 0 5 5 21-53 012 Erik Spady 40 2 2 4 8-16 1 0 1 -7 24 1 2 3 4-8 017 Derek May 42 0 3 3 10-20 0 0 0 -4 27 0 1 1 7-14 014 Nathan Sigmund 21 0 3 3 2-4 0 0 0 -4 11 0 3 3 0-0 028 Andrew Fernandez 22 0 2 2 4-8 0 0 0 -2 16 0 1 1 2-4 022 Mike Maltese 15 1 0 1 1-2 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1 1-2 016 Brant Marple 11 0 1 1 1-2 0 0 0 +1 8 0 1 1 0-0 041 Brian Stewart 35 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 22 0 1 1 0-0 026 Nicholas Kosinski 10 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 0-0 0TM Team 20 0 0 0 5-10 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 3-6 0Northern Michigan 44 116 188 304 285-678 29 9 20 +86 28 76 123 199 179-427 19Opponent 44 120 208 328 253-577 51 3 20 -96 28 78 137 215 157-341 37

OVERALL CCHANo. Name GP Min. GA EN GAA Saves Pct. W-L-T GP Min. GA EN GAA Saves Pct. 41 Brian Stewart 35 1993:30 87 0 2.62 968 .918 15-15-4 22 1230:04 53 0 2.59 583 .91737 Derek Janzen 8 213:02 10 0 2.82 84 .894 1-1-0 4 154:02 10 0 3.90 52 .83935 Reid Ellingson 11 455:56 22 0 2.90 189 .896 4-4-0 7 308:12 15 0 2.92 125 .893TM Empty Net 20 18:11 0 1 0.00 0 .000 0-0-0 16 11:18 0 0 0.00 0 .000Northern Michigan 44 2680:39 120 1 2.69 1241 .912 20-20-4 28 1703:36 78 0 2.75 760 .907Opponent 44 2680:39 116 3 2.60 973 .893 20-20-4 28 1703:36 76 1 2.68 588 .886

OVERALL CCHAGoals by Period 1 2 3 OT Total Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT TotalNorthern Michigan 29 41 43 3 116 Northern Michigan 17 28 29 2 76Opponents 37 41 41 1 120 Opponents 25 27 26 0 78

Power Plays Goals Opp. Pct. Power Plays Goals Opp. Pct. Northern Michigan 29 207 .140 Northern Michigan 19 130 .146 Opponents 51 244 .209 Opponents 37 153 .242

Shots on Goal Shots Avg/G Pct. Shots on Goal Shots Avg/G Pct. Northern Michigan 1089 24.75 .107 Northern Michigan 664 23.71 .114 Opponents 1361 30.93 .088 Opponents 838 29.93 .093

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NMU Profile

Northern Michigan Campus Life

The University: A regional public, coeducational university founded in 1899, Northern offers learning opportunities

to approximately 9,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Each full-time student is issued a notebook computer as part of tuition and fees.

Location: NMU is located in an environment unrivaled by any other, on the south shore of Lake Superior in Marquette, Michi-gan, voted one of “America’s Most Livable Communities,” with breathtaking vistas and 20,000 lucky residents.

Campus: Named one of the “Most Unwired” campuses in the United States, we’re completely connected with the latest technology. We’re large enough to offer scenic spaces and 50

quality facilities. There are high-end specialty computer labs, a learn-ing resource center, a theater, a speech and hearing clinic, a student art gallery and uni-versity art museum, a student radio station, public radio and TV stations, the Jacobetti Center for technical

programs, an ice rink, a swimming pool and diving tank, a rock climbing wall, an all-events center and the Superior Dome, an 8,000 seat stadium (the largest wooden dome in the world). But we’re still small enough to keep everything within walking distance, which is especially nice in the winter.

Faculty: NMU has talented faculty members and a low student-to-faculty ratio of 22-to-1. Our average class size is 23, our average lab size is 16 and our average seminar size is 10. Of all entry-level courses, 70 percent are taught by career faculty.

The Superior Edge: Learn to live a life that matters. Other universities have

leadership programs, but NMU is the only university in the country that packs leadership, community engagement, diver-sity awareness and real-world experience into one life-chang-ing program. In the Superior Edge, students design their own volunteer, work and learning activities (up to 400 hours). Any NMU student regard-less of class status or major is eligible to participate for free. Each Superior Edge graduate receives a student achievement transcript along with their academic transcript. NMU grads with proven experience, initiative, ethics, integrity, multicultural awareness and motivation to make a difference gain an edge in the job market and admission to grad schools.

Residence Halls: NMU’S 10 residence halls are organized into living groups called “houses,” which include 40-45 students who actively shape their own living environments. Four students share a suite (two bedrooms and a bathroom) and all residence halls have great locations within five minutes of eating, learning and studying areas.

Extracurricular: There are about 300 clubs and organizations on campus, including academic, service, social, professional, reli-gious and special interest groups. We also have a full program of club and intramural athletics.

Intercollegiate Athletics: NMU is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Great Lakes Inter-collegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), and the Central Col-legiate Hockey Association (CCHA). Varsity teams for women include basketball, cross country, Nordic skiing, soccer, swim-ming and diving, track and field and volleyball. Varsity teams for men include basketball, football, golf, hockey and Nordic skiing. All sports are NCAA Division II, except men’s ice hockey, which is Division I.

Olympic Education Center: NMU is designated as the only United States Olympic Education Center by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Olympic athletes in five sports train for elite international competitions while pursuing their educations at NMU and Marquette Senior High School.

Accreditation: NMU is accredited by the Northern Cen-tral Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (30 North LaSalle Street, Number 2400, Chicago, Illinois, 60602; 312-263-0456). More than 20 academic programs are accredited by additional professional agencies.

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Berry Events CenterThe home of the NMU hockey and basketball teams, the Berry Events Center opened its doors in October 1999.

The facility provides individual seating for ap-proximately 3,800 fans, in addition to 16 luxury boxes, which includes a president’s suite. Along the perimeter of the arena are four large concession areas as well as standing room for approximately 400 fans.

When used for hockey, the BEC has an Olympic-size ice sheet measuring 200’ by 100’. When rigged for basketball, the court sits on a protective flooring, which is placed over the ice, and seating for 500 fans is available courtside. Conversion from hockey to basketball can be completed in approximately five hours.

The Berry Events Center also features locker rooms and support areas for the men’s and women’s basketball teams and the United States Short Track Speedskating Team along with four general-use locker rooms. In addition, skate rental and changing areas are located on the lower level of the complex.

The hockey area includes a weight room, athletic training room, meeting rooms, locker room and support area.

Also designed to host concerts and community events, the Berry Events Center is equipped with moveable theatrical rigging and lighting.

Physical Education Instructional FacilityThe PEIF, as it is more commonly called, was opened in 1976 and houses the PEIF Pool, home of NMU swimming and diving team, and Vandament Arena, where the nationally-ranked Wildcat vol-leyball team plays.

Vandament Arena, opened in 1995 and dedicated in 1997, is a 1,500-seat volleyball-only facility. As one of the finest facilities in Division II, Vandament Arena has three prac-tice courts and one match court. Across the hall from the arena is an athletic training room and the volleyball locker room which features locker room facilities and a team meeting room.

The PEIF pool features eight lanes and a diving tank with one- and three-meter springboards, as well as a 20-meter plat-form.

The facility houses an auxiliary gymnasium that the Wildcat men’s and women’s basketball teams use for practice.

The PEIF also houses a two-level Recreation Center, opened in December 1999, which is complete with a climbing wall,

weight room, cardiovascular area, two basketball courts, a tennis court, two lounge areas, and a conference room. Also located in the PEIF are seven racquetball courts, a dance studio, athletic training facilities, locker rooms, classrooms and staff offices.

Superior DomeThe Superior Dome has been home to the Wildcat football team since 1991 and is the finest football facility in the Great Lakes In-tercollegiate Athletic Conference, if not all of NCAA Division II.

The Dome stands 14 stories high, and encom-passes 5.1 acres under its roof. Constructed of 781 Douglas fir beams and 108.5 miles of fir decking, the Dome has a perma-nent seating capacity of 8,000, but the building can hold as many as 16,000 people. The facility features a diameter of 536 feet, and has the ability to withstand 60 pounds per square foot of snow and 80 mile per hour winds.

The Dome features a retractable artificial turf carpet, the largest of its kind in the world. When it is extended, the turf has the ability to accommodate football, soccer and field hockey. Underneath the carpet is a synthetic playing surface that fea-tures three basketball/volleyball courts, two tennis courts, and a 200-meter track. The carpet is extended over a cushion of air and by 12 computerized winches and takes 30 minutes to retract. Full setup of the turf is completed in approximately two hours.

Other FacilitiesSoccer fieldsFour fields are located behind the Superior Dome, along Lake Superior.

Two are home to the NMU women’s soccer team; the other two are practice fields for the NMU football team. They are equipped with bleachers and a scoreboard.

Cross county skiingNorthern’s men’s and women’s teams have two designated prac-tice locations, with lighted trails: the Al Quaal 3K and 5K ski trails in nearby Ishpeming and the four 5K loops at Blueberry Ridge in Sands, a few miles south of Marquette.

GolfThe official Wildcat course is the Wawanowin Country Club in Ishpeming. The 6,487-yard, 18-hole course has a three-star rating from Golf Digest. It has two practice greens and a driving range.

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Berry Events Center, home of the NMU Wildcat hockey team, Marquette, Michigan.

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