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opening Face-oFF• Flipping the Script: While just three league series have been played, the extremely early men's Western Collegiate Hockey Association

(WCHA) standings have a different look than prognosticators expected.• Bemidji State (picked to finish sixth by the coaches and media) and Alabama Huntsville (picked to finish ninth) are both 2-0-0,

having swept Bowling Green (coaches' and media preseason favorite) and Ferris State (slated for fourth), respectively. For their efforts last weekend, the Beavers were named the national Team of the Week by College Hockey News.

• Two-time defending MacNaughton Cup winner Minnesota State is also 2-0 after sweeping 2015-16 co-champs Michigan Tech.• Fashionably Late: Lake Superior State will become the 10th and final WCHA team to officially start its season, hosting Michigan State in

the regular season opener for both teams. The Lakers are looking to build upon their six-win improvement a year ago.• Mike Richter Award Watch List: Five WCHA goaltenders are among the 20 named to the 2016-17 Mike Richter Award Watch List, as

announced last week by Let's Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation. Bemidji State junior Michael Bitzer, Lake Superior State junior Gordon Defiel, Minnesota State senior Cole Huggins, Bowling Green junior Chris Nell and Northern Michigan sophomore Atte Tolvanen are all under consideration for the award, which annually honors the top netminder in D-I hockey.

• Polling Place: Minnesota State moved up five spots to No. 14 in the USCHO.com poll, while Bowling Green remained in at No. 20. (both are also receiving votes in the USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine rankings).

• 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 is tied for third nationally with 78 wins, Ferris State is 11th with 67, Michigan Tech is tied for 12th with 66 and Bowling Green is 15th with 63.

by The numbers• 10: Years had passed since Northern Michigan's last five-point game, before junior forward Robbie Payne tallied two short-handed goals

and three assists last Saturday against Wisconsin. Prior to Payne's outburst, the last NMU five-point effort belonged to former NHL-er Mike Santorelli (2g-3a in a 5-2 win at Omaha on Oct. 21, 2006).

• 11a: Career shutouts for Minnesota State senior Cole Huggins, a Minnesota State record and most among active NCAA goaltenders. He reached the mark with a 25-save blanking of Michigan Tech on Saturday night.

• 11b: Game-winning goals in 2015-16 for Lake Superior State's freshmen, tied for most among rookie classes in the NCAA. That group (Matt McArdle, Diego Cuglietta, Jake Hand, C.J. Hayes, Owen Headrick, Mitch Hults, Anthony Nellis, Josh Nenadal and Gage Torrel) begins their sophomore campaigns this weekend.

The Week ahead• UP Home Openers: On a weekend in which it will welcome back NHL All-Star Game MVP John Scott and honor last year's Cup co-

champs, Michigan Tech hosts Alabama Huntsville. After splitting a series with Wisconsin in Green Bay, Northern Michigan returns to Marquette for its home opener against Bemidji State.

• Top-15 Clash in Mankato: After an impressive sweep last weekend, No. 14 Minnesota State continues its season-opening homestand by welcoming No. 7/5 St. Cloud State of the NCHC to the Verizon Wireless Center.

• Brice Alaska Goal Rush: Alaska hosts the ninth annual Brice Alaska Goal Rush, welcoming Alaska Anchorage, Canisius (Atlantic Hockey) and Omaha (NCHC) to the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.

• More Nonconference Action: No. 20 Bowling Green faces NCHC foe Western Michigan in a home-and-home beginning Friday in Ohio, Ferris State welcomes No. 13 Michigan to a sold-out Ewigleben Arena for a single game Saturday, and Lake Superior State hosts Michigan Tech at Taffy Abel Arena in the Great Lake State Weekend.

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 Alabama Huntsville 6 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 6 4 4 2 2 0 .500 6 14 Bemidji State 6 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 6 2 2 2 0 0 1.000 6 2 Minnesota State (14) 6 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 7 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 7 1 4 Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- 0 0 2 1 1 0 .500 7 7 Alaska Anchorage 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- 0 0 2 0 2 0 .000 1 10 Lake Superior State 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- 0 0 Northern Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 .--- 0 0 2 1 1 0 .500 8 8 Bowling Green (20) 0 2 0 2 0 0 .000 2 6 2 0 2 0 .000 2 6 Ferris State 0 2 0 2 0 0 .000 4 6 4 0 4 0 .000 8 13 Michigan Tech 0 2 0 2 0 0 .000 1 7 4 0 4 0 .000 4 17

(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)

Friday, ocTober 141Alabama Huntsville at Michigan Tech, 7:07 p.m. ET*1Bemidji State at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m. ET*Western Michigan at (20) Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m. ET*Michigan State at Lake Superior State, 7:37 p.m. ET*(7/5) St. Cloud State at (14) Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT*2Omaha vs. Alaska Anchorage, 4:07 p.m. AT*2Canisius at Alaska, 7:07 p.m. AT*

saTurday, ocTober 15Michigan State at Lake Superior State, 6:07 p.m. ET*(20) Bowling Green at Western Michigan, 7:05 p.m. ET1Alabama Huntsville at Michigan Tech, 7:07 p.m. ET*1Bemidji State at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m. ET*(13) Michigan at Ferris State, 7:07 p.m. ET*(7/5) St. Cloud State at (14) Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT*2Canisius vs. Alaska Anchorage, 4:07 p.m. AT*2Omaha at Alaska, 7:07 p.m. AT*

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• In an early-season matchup of the defending MacNaughton Cup co-champions, No. 19 Minnesota State came away with an impressive home sweep over No. 17 Michigan Tech.

• Behind stellar goaltending and clutch scoring, host Bemidji State partially avenged its 2016 playoff loss by sweeping No. 14/15 Bowling Green in a season-opening series.

• Northern Michigan opened its campaign with an entertaining nonconference set against Wisconsin at the Resch Center in Green Bay, splitting a pair of one-goal contests.

• Alaska earned a season-opening win over Alaska Anchorage, while both the Nanooks and the Seawolves fell to No. 13/11 Minnesota in Anchorage.

• Alabama Huntsville's season-opening, three-weekend road series continued with a trip East, where the Chargers were swept by host Connecticut.

• Ferris State's difficult start continued with a pair of tightly-contested losses to Western Michigan in a home-and-home series between the intra-state rivals.

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

at No. 19 Minnesota State 3, No. 17 Michigan Tech 1at No. 19 Minnesota State 4, No. 17 Michigan Tech 0(Oct. 7 and 8 at Verizon Wireless Center; Mankato, Minn.) In an early-season matchup of the defending MacNaughton Cup co-champions, No. 19 Minnesota State came away with an impressive home sweep over No. 17 Michigan Tech. The Mavericks earned the 21st opening-night win in school history with a 3-1 triumph Friday behind a pair of goals from Zeb Knutson. All four goals came in the first period, as Knutson scored before and after a goal by Michigan Tech's Shane Hanna. Minnesota State's C.J. Franklin scored late in the opening frame, while defenseman Daniel Brickley assisted on all three scores. From there, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week Cole Huggins got his first win of the season, stopping 20 of the Huskies' 21 shots. Huggins once again was the story in the series finale, making 25 saves and setting the Minnesota State record with his 11th career shutout in the Mavericks' 4-0 win. The senior netminder recorded the 40th win of his career with the help of Knutson’s third goal in two games, along with a trio of power-play goals from Brickley, freshman forward Marc Michaelis and C.J. Franklin.

at Bemidji State 2, No. 14/15 Bowling Green 1at Bemidji State 4, No. 14/15 Bowling Green 1(Oct 7 and 8 at Sanford Center; Bemidji, Minn.) Behind stellar goaltending and clutch scoring, host Bemidji State partially avenged its 2016 playoff loss by sweeping No. 14/15 Bowling Green in a season-opening series. The Beavers got started early Friday night, tallying two first-period goals courtesy of freshman Zach Whitecloud and Myles Fitzgerald. From there, it was junior goaltender Michael Bitzer who stole the show with by stopping 20-of-21 shots, keeping Bowling Green out of the net until early in the third. Although the Falcons outshot BSU 12-2 in the third, received a goal from Stephen Baylis to make it a 2-1 game and had a 6-on-4 advantage for the final 54 seconds, the Beavers held on for the win. Bemidji State finished the sweep in style Saturday, snapping a 1-1 tie with three third-period goals to win, 4-1. After BSU's Brett Beauvais and BGSU's Mitch McLain traded goals in the first two periods, the Beavers got third-period strikes by Charlie O'Connor, Gerry Fitzgerald and Brendan Harms. Bitzer turned aside 22-of-23 shots.

Northern Michigan 3, Wisconsin 2Wisconsin 6, Northern Michigan 5(Oct. 7 and 8 at Resch Center; Green Bay, Wis.) Northern Michigan opened its campaign with an entertaining nonconference set against Wisconsin at the Resch Center in Green Bay, splitting a pair of one-goal contests. Gerard Hanson (1g-2a) and Brock Maschmeyer (3a) factored into every goal during a 3-2 win Friday. Hanson scored just 19 seconds into the season to give the Wildcats an early 1-0 lead. After the Badgers tied the game later in the period on a power-play goal, Robbie Payne got the first of his six points on the weekend with a goal on a 5-on-3 advantage. Troy Loggins extended the lead to 3-1 with a second-period goal, and Atte Tolvanen made 14 of his 27 saves during an action-paced third period as NMU held on.

Northern Michigan vs. Wisconsin (Cont.) Saturday's finale was high-scoring affair, as Wisconsin won, 6-5. WCHA Offensive Player of the Week Robbie Payne had a fantastic night, becoming the first Wildcat in 10 years to have a five-point game as he recorded two short-handed goals and three assists. Tied 4-4 heading into the third, freshman Daniel Craighead scored his second goal of the contest to thrust the Wildcats ahead. But, it was the Badgers who would score the game's final two goals.

No. 13/11 Minnesota 6, at Alaska Anchorage 0(Oct. 7 at Sullivan Arena; Anchorage, Alaska) Alaska Anchorage suffered its first season-opening loss since 2000, ending a 15-year unbeaten streak (12-0-3) with a 6-0 defeat to visiting No. 13/11 Minnesota. The Gophers broke the game open with a three-goal third period.

Alaska 4, at Alaska Anchorage 1(Oct. 8 at Sullivan Arena; Anchorage, Alaska) In a rare nonconference matchup between WCHA schools, Alaska opened its season with a 4-1 win over rival Alaska Anchorage in front of 3,223 fans at the Sullivan Arena. The Nanooks got their season off to a fast start, scoring three first-period goals. Justin Woods opened the scoring with a power-play strike, followed by Tayler Munson and Ryker Leer. Chad Staley added a third-period marker, while Jarrett Brown scored late for the Seawolves. UAF senior goaltender Davis Jones made 19 saves for the win.

No. 13/11 Minnesota 6, Alaska 3(Oct. 9 at Sullivan Arena; Anchorage, Alaska) Alaska hung tough with No. 13/11 Minnesota, pulling within 4-3 in the third period before the Gophers scored twice late for the 6-4 triumph. Zach Frye and Austin Vieth both scored for the Nanooks, while the first career goal by freshman Troy Van Tetering at the 13:14 mark of the third period gave UAF hope.

at Connecticut 6, Alabama Huntsville 0at Connecticut 4, Alabama Huntsville 0(Oct. 7 and 8 at XL Center; Hartford, Conn.) Alabama Huntsville's season-opening, three-weekend road series continued with a trip East, where the Chargers were swept by host Connecticut. UConn scored three goals in the first period Friday en route to the 6-0 win, while scoring twice in the opening stanza Saturday (a 4-0 victory).

Western Michigan 5, at No. 20 Ferris State 3at Western Michigan 2, at No. 20 Ferris State 1(Oct. 6 at Ewigleben Ice Arena; Big Rapids, Mich. and Oct. 7 at Lawson Arena; Kalamazoo, Mich.) Ferris State's difficult start continued with a pair of tightly-contested losses to Western Michigan in a home-and-home series between the intra-state rivals. Redshirt freshman Craig Pefley had a pair of assists, and Mitch Maloney, Jared VanWormer and Ryan Lowney all scored as the Bulldogs entered the third period of Thursday's series opener tied at 3-3. However, Western Michigan snapped the tie at the 11:31 mark of the final stanza and added an insurance goal late for the win. Despite 39 saves from goaltender Darren Smith, Ferris State fell 2-1 on Friday in Kalamazoo, Mich. Senior forward Chad McDonald had the lone goal for the Bulldogs on the power play, with assists by freshman Taylor Fernandez and Pefley. Western Michigan scored twice in the second period and outshot Ferris State by a 41-18 margin overall.

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Payne had an outstanding opening weekend, tying for the WCHA lead with three goals and six points as Northern Michigan split a pair of games with Wisconsin at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The junior from Gaylord, Mich. helped the Wildcats to a 3-2, opening-night victory, as his second-period, power-play goal snapped a 1-1 tie and gave NMU a 2-1 lead they would not relinquish. Saturday night, Payne became the first Northern Michigan player to record a five-point game in 10 years, tallying two goals and three assists. Both of his goals were short-handed, the second was unassisted and both tied the game, once at 1-1 in the first period and then again at 4-4 late in the second. Although the Wildcats eventually lost a wild, 6-5 decision, Payne finished the night with a +4 rating. This is Payne’s first career WCHA weekly award. Honorable Mention:• Daniel Brickley, So., D, Minnesota State -

Racked up a goal and five assists – including on all three Maverick goals Friday – in MSU’s sweep of then-No. 17 Michigan Tech.

• Phillip Marinaccio, Sr., F, Bemidji State - Had three assists – including helpers on both game-winners, to help the Beavers sweep then-No. 14/15 Bowling Green.

• Chad McDonald, Sr., F, Ferris State - Notched two points, tallying one each night, in the Bulldogs’ nonconference series against West-ern Michigan.

• Tayler Munson, Jr., F, Alaska - Scored the game-winning goal in the Nanooks’ sea-son-opening win over Alaska Anchorage, logged an assist Sunday against then-No. 13/11 Minnesota.

robbie payneJr., F, Northern Michigan

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Huggins backstopped then-No. 19 Minnesota State to a season-opening sweep of then-No. 17 Michi-gan Tech, stopping 45-of-46 shots in the two wins. His .978 save percentage and 0.50 goals-against average both led the WCHA and ranked fourth na-tionally, while he was one of seven NCAA goalten-ders – and the only WCHA netminder – to post a shutout last weekend. The senior from Centennial, Colo. turned aside 20-of-21 shots in Friday’s 3-1 win before posting a 25-save blanking in Saturday’s 4-0 triumph. Saturday’s shutout was the school-re-cord 11th of Huggins’ career (most among active NCAA goaltenders), while he now ranks sixth in Minnesota State history with 40 collegiate victo-ries. This is Huggins’ third career WCHA weekly award, including one Rookie of the Week honor during his 2013-14 freshman campaign.

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

42-of-44 shots to lead the Beavers to a sea-son-opening sweep of then-No. 14/15 Bowl-ing Green.

• Davis Jones, Sr., G, Alaska - Made 19 saves in the Nanooks’ 4-1, season-opening win over rival Alaska Anchorage.

• Ryan Lowney, Sr., D, Ferris State - Scored the game-tying goal Friday at Western Michigan.

• Brock Maschmeyer, Sr., D, Northern Michi-gan - Assisted on all three Wildcats goals in Friday’s win, and finished the weekend with four blocked shots and a +2 rating.

cole hugginsSr., G, Minnesota State

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Whitecloud had an impressive debut weekend, factoring heavily in Bemidji State’s power play and on the blue line as the Beavers posted a sea-son-opening sweep over then-No. 14/15 Bowling Green. Playing on the Beavers’ top power-play unit, the freshman from Brandon, Manitoba scored BSU’s first goal of the season at the 6:15 mark of the first period Friday – setting the stage for a 2-1 victory. Saturday, he earned an assist on the man advantage for Bemidji State’s final goal in a 4-1 triumph. Whitecloud finished the weekend with four blocked shots, helping BSU hold the Fal-cons to just two goals.

Honorable Mention:• Darien Craighead, F, Northern Michigan -

Scored twice during a 6-5 loss Saturday, one a game-tying goal and the other a go-ahead marker.

• Marc Michaelis, F, Minnesota State - Had a three-point effort with a goal and two as-sists in the Mavericks’ 4-0 win over then-No. 17 Michigan Tech on Saturday.

• Craig Pefley, F, Ferris State - Assisted on three of the Bulldogs’ six goals against West-ern Michigan, while finishing with 29-of-44 in the face-off circle).

• Troy Van Tetering, F, Alaska - Scored his first collegiate goal Sunday against then-No. 13/11 Minnesota, finishing the weekend with a +2 rating.

Zach WhiTecloudFr., D, Bemidji StateBrandon, Manitoba

Date Offensive Defensive Rookie Oct. 3 Max McHugh, Jr., F, Alabama Huntsville Matt Larose, Sr., G, Alabama Huntsville Craig Pefley, F, Ferris State

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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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October 10, 2016 Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll 1 North Dakota (45) 2-0-0 995 1 2 Boston University (5) 1-0-0 912 4 3 Quinnipiac 1-0-1 893 2 4 Minnesota Duluth 2-0-2 828 6 5 Notre Dame 2-0-0 699 9 6 Boston College 1-1-0 657 5 7 St. Cloud State 0-0-0 654 7 8 Massachusetts Lowell 0-0-2 652 8 9 Minnesota 2-0-0 571 13 10 Denver 0-2-0 511 3 11 Providence 1-1-0 443 10 12 Harvard 0-0-0 442 12 13 Michigan 1-1-0 412 11 14 Minnesota State 2-0-0 354 19 15 St. Lawrence 1-1-0 255 16 16 Northeastern 0-1-1 248 15 17 Yale 0-0-0 208 18 18 Air Force 1-0-1 160 NR 19 Ohio State 1-0-1 151 NR 20 Bowling Green 0-2-0 63 14Others receiving votes: Miami 59, Omaha 57, Bemidji State 48, Penn State 47, Cornell 38, Clarkson 32, Maine 30, Western Michigan 21, Connecticut 16, Michigan Tech 11, Rochester Institute of Technology 7, Bentley 5, Union 5, Wisconsin 5, Vermont 4, Dartmouth 3, Ferris State 2, Holy Cross 2.

October 10, 2016Rank Team, Points (1st place) Last Wk Record Top 15 1. North Dakota, 504 (28) 1 2-0-0 2 2. Boston University, 457 (6) 3 1-0-0 2 3. Quinnipiac, 441 2 1-0-1 2 4. Minnesota Duluth, 399 5 2-0-2 2 5. St. Cloud State, 316 6 0-0-0 2 6. Notre Dame, 308 8 2-0-0 2 7. Massachusetts Lowell, 303 7 0-0-2 2 8. Minnesota, 242 11 2-0-0 2 9. Boston College, 235 9 1-1-0 2 10. Denver, 193 4 0-2-0 2 11. Providence, 178 10 1-1-0 2 12. Harvard, 132 13 0-0-0 2 13. Michigan, 111 12 1-1-0 2 14. Northeastern, 82 14 0-1-1 2 15. Ohio State, 45 -- 1-0-1 1 Also receiving votes: Minnesota State, 42; St. Lawrence, 41; Air Force, 21; Yale, 19; Bowling Green, 4; Omaha, 4; Miami, 3.

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chargersuniversiTy oF alabama in hunTsville

• UAH dropped both games in its first nonconference tilts of the 2016-17 season, falling by scores of 6-0 and 4-0 at Hockey East affiliate UConn this past weekend. UAH is now 2-2-0 overall, while holding a 2-0-0 record within the WCHA.

• UAH jumps back into WCHA play this weekend with a trip to Michigan Tech on Friday and Saturday, with puck drop slated for 7:07 p.m. for both night’s contests. The Chargers are looking for their first win over the Huskies, as UAH is 0-10-0 all-time against MTU.

• Matt Larose’s season record slipped to 2-2-0 with the loss, despite accruing 48 saves during the weekend series. The senior goaltender now owns a .898 save percentage and a 3.55 goals against average through four games this season.

• Junior Josh Kestner and sophomore Kurt Gosselin remain tied for the team lead in assists with two apiece, as each notched a pair of helpers during the season-opening sweep of Ferris State. Kestner now has five career assists, while Gosselin has totaled nine career helpers.

• Sophomore Max McHugh paces the UAH offense with two goals so far in the 2016-17 season, posting one goal in each of the season-opening victories at Ferris State on Oct. 1-2. McHugh – who is tied for third for goals scored in the WCHA – has been the Chargers offensive leader for the past two seasons, breaking 20 points as both as freshman and sophomore.

• Sophomore Cam Knight is currently leading the Chargers and the nation defensively with blocks this season he’s accumulated 14 blocks so far in four appearances. Fellow defenseman Brandon Parker joins Knight on the national leaderboard with 11 blocks, good for tied for second in the NCAA.

• The Chargers have a trio of seniors who have played in a total of 109 games in their careers in the Blue & White, as Brandon Carlson, Brent Fletcher and Cody Marooney have appeared in each of the four games so far this season. The UAH hockey program record for most appearances in a game was set by Joel Bresciani with 173 from 1999-2003.

• Following this weekend’s series, UAH returns home to the Rocket City for its home opener against Lake Superior State on Oct. 21-22. Puck drops at 7:07 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday next week

seaWolvesuniversiTy oF alaska anchorage• UAA travels north following its opening weekend against #13 Minnesota and

Alaska Fairbanks in Anchorage .• UAA is off to its worse start since 2000-01, going 0-2 in the opening

weekend. UAA fell to the Golden Gophers, 6-0, and to UAF, 4-1.• Scoring UAA's lone goal on the weekend was junior D Jarrett Brown on

Saturday.• The Seawolves are 10-5-1 all-time at the Brice Alaska Goal Rush, which

started in 2008-09. The Seawolves won the BAGR twice – in 2008 for the inaugural event and again in 2011.

• UAF won the other six tournaments, preventing Lower 48 teams from ever capturing the crown.

• Last season, UAA defeated RPI (4-3) and American International (6-2). UAA’s Blake Tatchell and Wyatt Ege were named to the All-Tournament Team.

• Sophomore F Jeremiah Leudtke holds the tournament record for single-game assists with four, while him and Tatchell are tied for tournament lead with four points in a single game.

• UAA is 4-1-1 since head coach Matt Thomas took over in 2013.• UAA will open the 2016 tournament vs. Omaha. UNO leads the all-time

series record against the Seawolves, 5-2-1, while UAA leads 1-0-0 at a neutral site.

• The teams’ last meeting were Feb. 15-16, 2013 as members of the WCHA. UNO swept in Anchorage, 3-0, 6-5 OT.

• The teams also met five years ago to the date on Oct. 14, 2011 at the Brice – UAA won, 3-0.

• The Seawolves are 3-0-1 all-time vs Canisius. UAA won 2-0 on Oct. 12, 2012 in the last meeting at the Kendall Hockey Classic in Anchorage.

• UAA will start conference play, Oct. 28-29 on the road at Bemidji State.

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Head Coach: Mike Corbett (4th season) Record at UAH: 19-84-112015-16 Overall Record: 7-21-6 (5-17-6)2016-17 Overall Record: 2-2-0 (2-0-0-0)


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nanooksuniversiTy oF alaska

• Alaska officially kicked off the 2016-17 season, splitting the weekend against in-state rival Alaska Anchorage and the now-No. 9 Minnesota Gophers in Anchorage on Oct. 8-9.

• The Nooks scored three first-period goals to defeat the UAA Seawolves 4-1 on Saturday, Oct. 8 before falling 6-3 to the U of M on Sunday, Oct. 9. Alaska sits at 1-1-0 overall in the early stages of the 2016-17 season.

• In total, six Nanooks had multi-point weekends, with four of the six coming in a single game

• In Saturday’s nonconference, non-Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup game, redshirt-junior Justin Woods and sophomore forward Ryker Leer both contributed a goal and an assist to keep the Nanooks’ three-game winning streak against UAA alive.

• Junior defenseman Zach Frye and senior forward Brandon Morley also registered a two-point game throughout the weekend, as Frye posted a goal and an assist while Morley collected two assists against Minnesota on Sunday.

• Sophomore forward Chad Staley and junior forward Tayler Munson collected a goal and an assist this weekend, while junior forward Austin Vieth and rookie forward Troy Van Tetering also tallied goals this weekend.

• Munson currently leads the team in shots on goal (posting seven in two games), while also leading in game-winning goals with one.

• Both defensemen assistant captains Frye and Woods recorded power-play goals for Alaska in back-to-back nights, with Woods scoring in Saturday’s contest and Frye in Sunday’s.

• Senior goaltender Davis Jones backstopped the Nanooks in Saturday’s victory against UAA, collecting 19 saves and posting a save percentage of .950.

• Sophomore goaltender Jesse Jenks played in Sunday’s match against Minnesota, recording a game-high 21 saves and posting a save percentage of .808.

• The Alaska Nanooks are back at the Carlson Center this week, hosting the ninth annual Brice Alaska Goal Rush Oct. 14-15. The Nanooks and the Seawolves take on Canisius College and the Omaha Mavericks for the coveted champion gold pan.

beaversbemidji sTaTe universiTy• Bemidji State opened its 61st year of hockey with a sweep of WCHA rival and

No. 15 Bowling Green State University, Oct. 7-8. BSU posted a 2-1 win in the opener and followed that with a 4-1 victory Saturday.

• The sweep marked BSU’s first of the season and the first time the Falcons have been swept since Feb. 20 and 21, 2015.

• Including Friday’s win, since first fielding a men’s hockey team in 1947-48, the Beavers are 44-15-2 in season openers (.738) and are 45-14-2 in home openers (.754).

• BSU head coach Tom Serratore begins his 16th season as head coach at his Alma Mater (’87). He is 246-240-67 (.504).

• Despite the sweep and defeating the Falcons in three of the last five meetings, Bemidji State still trails Bowling Green, 6-8-1, in a series that got its start in 2011.

• The Beavers have a 5-2-1 record versus the Falcons on home ice, out scoring BGSU 2.50 to 1.75.

• BSU is 3-2-1 all-time when facing a nationally-ranked Bowling Green team. In addition to last weekend, sweep, BSU earned a 5-2 victory and a 2-2 (OT) tie when hosting the then No. 6 Falcons Jan. 30 and 31, 2015.

• Phillip Marinaccio led all BSU players with three points on the weekend (3a), which included assists on the game-winning goal each night.

• Zach Whitecloud, Dylan McCrory, Tommy Muck and Hampus Sjodahl, BSU rookies this season, made their collegiate debuts this weekend. Whitecloud played in both games and recorded his first goal a Beaver in Friday’s 2-1 victory and first assist the following night.

• Seven different players recorded multipoint weekends to open the season.• Myles Fitzgerald and Charlie O’Connor each picked up their first game-

winning goals of the year in the series.• Brett Beauvais showed his veteran leadership on the BSU blue line leading

all defenders with two points in the series (1g-1a) and a team-best six blocked shots, while owning a +3 plus/minus rating.

• Brendan Harms continued his run of success versus the Falcons, recording a goal in the series finale. He now has nine points (4g-5a) in 13 games versus BGSU during his career.

• Michael Bitzer backstopped the Beavers to a pair of wins in the series. He is now 2-0-0 on the season with a 1.00 goals against average, and a .955 save percentage. He allowed two goals, including a shot-handed goal, in119:53 of play.

• Bemidji State opened the season with a pair of penalty-kill shutouts. The Beavers held the Falcons without a power-play goal in 13 opportunities, snuffing out five chances Friday and eight Saturday.

• The BSU power-play unit was 2-or-12 (.167) on the weekend. Whitecloud was inserted into the Beavers’ power-play unit and contributed. He had a hand in both of the Beavers’ power-play goals (1g-1a).

• BSU now hits the road for a WCHA series at Northern Michigan. The Beavers are 5-4-3 all-time versus the Wildcats in a series that got its start in 2009. BSU is 2-1-2 in its last five meetings with NMU.

• Last season, the Beavers were 10-7-2 on the road.• BSU holds a 3-1-2 edge in series games played in Marquette. The Beavers

have outscored NMU 2.55 to 1.17 when playing in Marquette.• Kyle Bauman leads all current Beavers averaging 0.50 points per game versus

the Wildcats. He has three assists in six career games versus NMU.• Bitzer is 3-1-1 all-time versus NMU, which includes a pair of shutouts. He

carries a career 0.99 GAA and .959 save percentage versus NMU into the series.

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Head Coach: Dallas Ferguson (9th season) Record at UAF: 72-132-382015-16 Overall Record: 10-22-4 (8-16-4)2016-17 Overall Record: 1-1-0 (0-0-0-0)

Head Coach: Tom Serratore (16th season) Record at BSU: 246-240-672015-16 Overall Record: 17-16-6 (11-12-5)2016-17 Overall Record: 2-0-0 (2-0-0-0)


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FalconsboWling green sTaTe universiTy

• Bowling Green has won its last three consecutive home-openers at the BGSU Ice Arena. Last season, the Falcons downed in-state rival Ohio State 2-0, while in 2014 they beat Miami 3-2, and back in 2013 the Falcons rallied for a 4-3 win over Ohio State to open the season.

• In Western Michigan, Bowling Green faces an opponent the Falcons formerly played on a yearly basis as members of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, but this will be the two teams' second match-up since the league dissolved. BGSU is 71-57-7 all-time against the Broncos. Last season, the Falcons fell to WMU 4-1 in October, before dropping a narrow 1-0 final at the Huntington Center in Toledo on Dec. 30 to the Broncos. In 2012-13, WMU went 2-1-1 in four games, including two wins in Kalamazoo. In fact, the Falcons are 0-6-1 at Western Michigan in Chris Bergeron's tenure and have come away without a win in nine straight Kalamazoo meetings.

• Senior Matt Pohlkamp played in his 122nd career game Saturday at Bemidji State. As the active career leader for the Bowling Green squad, Pohlkamp leads four current Falcons who have 100+ games of collegiate experience, which includes Sean Walker (121), Pierre-Luc Mercier (119), and Kevin Dufour (115).

• Mitch McLain now joins Matt Pohlkamp on the career records watch list for Bowling Green. McLain and Pohlkamp each tally three career shorthanded goals, while the all-time high for the program is nine, set by Andy Gribble from 1984-88. McLain’s third career shorty had tied up the Falcons with the Beavers on Saturday night at one goal apiece, although Bowling Green ultimately fell 4-1 to the WCHA rival on the road. With the goal, McLain is tied for first overall in the WCHA, as well as tied for second in the NCAA statistical charts.

• Although the Falcons were unable to capitalize on the power play this past weekend, Bowling Green held Bemidji State to 2-12 on the man-advantage across the 120 minutes of play. The Falcons racked up 11 shots on its 13 power play opportunities, while the Beavers tallied 17 shots on the 12 attempts. With the defensive efforts, Bowling Green killed penalties at a mark of 83.30 percent, matching this weekend’s opponent Western Michigan at the same odds on the penalty kill.

• With increased success, the BGSU Ice Arena has seen more and more fans line up for BG hockey games. A year ago, Bowling Green played in front of crowds exceeding 3,000 fans on eight occasions, doubling the four times from the 2015-15 campaign. Although the program averaged 2,549 fans per game, the team set a season-high attendance mark against Ferris State on Feb. 27, 2016 with 4,613. The home opener at the Madhouse on Mercer brought in a crowd of 3,022 against Ohio State last season.

• A sophomore forward from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Stephen Baylis tops the Falcons stat sheets with one goal and one assist through the first two games of the season. By notching the lone goal against the Beavers on Friday, then by assisting McLain in his third career shorthanded goal, Baylis had a hand in both goals the Falcons scored on the weekend. Baylis’ 1.00 points per game ranks him 73rd in the NCAA.

bulldogsFerris sTaTe universiTy

• Ferris State announced on Oct. 5 that Saturday night’s (Oct. 15) home hockey game against the Michigan Wolverines was officially sold out. This marks the third consecutive home sell-out in a match up with the Wolverines. Two years ago, the Bulldogs opened their season at home versus the Maize and Blue and came away triumphant with a 4-3 victory on Oct. 4, 2014 in front of a sold out crowd. Ferris State played to a 3-3 draw on Dec. 1, 2012 against Michigan at Ewigleben Ice Arena, a night after winning 5-0 over the Wolverines. Four of the last five meetings in Big Rapids between the Bulldogs and Wolverines have been played in front of sold out crowds. The Bulldogs have officially posted 20-plus sellouts overall in the last four years and the “Dawg Pound” student section has recorded 80-plus sellouts to date.

• With Chad McDonald’s goal at Western Michigan on 10/7, the senior became the first Bulldog to score against every Division I College hockey team in Michigan (Other than Ferris State) since Garrett Thompson (2010-2014). The two are the only Bulldogs in over 20 years to accomplish the feat, as Ferris State went 18 years between meetings with the Michigan Tech Huskies. In addition to McDonald’s feat, he has also registered an assist against all but one of the Michigan college hockey programs, as the Bulldogs prepare to take on the Michigan Wolverines.

• Redshirt freshman forward Craig Pefley has now totaled six assists in his first four games of 2016-17. Most recently, Pefley assisted on Chad McDonald’s first goal of the season on Friday (Oct. 7) at Western Michigan. The St. Clair, Mich. native played in just one game last year due to injury and was given a medical redshirt. Pefley’s six assists – most in the NCAA – have him tied for third in the nation in total points.

• With schedule changes due to the new WCHA playoff format, Ferris State will play six total home games in October. This marks the most home games the Bulldogs will play in any one month during the 2016-17 regular season. Ferris State will play nine total contests over 29 days to open NCAA play, which is also the most they will play in any one month in the 2016-17 season.

• Ferris State has dressed all of the seven freshmen skaters that they brought in for the 2016-17 season over the course of the first four games, with every one of them playing in multiple contests. Taylor Fernandez earned top line billing against the Western Michigan Broncos, and earned his first collegiate point on Oct. 7 at Lawson Ice Arena. Defensemen Joe Rutkowski and Nate Kallen have also notched one assist apiece to start their collegiate careers. Chris Allemon, Dominic Lutz, Jason Tackett and Cameron Clarke have all dressed in multiple games and are in search of their first collegiate points, but have seen significant action in the opening four games of the season. Clarke was the runner-up for Preseason WCHA Rookie of the Year, and was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fifth round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

• For the first time since the 1995-96 campaign, Ferris State will play all six Division I college hockey opponents in the state of Michigan in a single season. The Bulldogs will face all but Michigan Tech at least once at Ewigleben Ice Arena in Big Rapids. FSU will play in 12 contests against the six schools, with seven of the 12 coming at home. The Michigan-school schedule is front-loaded, with all seven of those home games taking place before November 20. The Bulldogs regularly played with all of Michigan’s college hockey teams while they were a member of the CCHA with the exception of Michigan Tech, who have competed in the WCHA since 1984. The Bulldogs defeated Michigan, Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan and Michigan State in each of their last games at Ewigleben Ice Arena. Michigan State has gone the longest in between visits to Big Rapids, as the Spartans last played at Ewigleben on Jan. 5, 2013.

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Head Coach: Chris Bergeron (7th season) Record at BGSU: 102-115-312015-16 Overall Record: 22-14-6 (16-7-5)2016-17 Overall Record: 0-2-0 (0-2-0-0)

Head Coach: Bob Daniels (25th season) Record at FSU: 417-428-952015-16 Overall Record: 20-15-6 (13-11-4)2016-17 Overall Record: 0-4-0 (0-2-0-0)


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• Lake Superior State opens the 2016-17 regular season, it’s 51st season of varsity hockey, with a nonconference series at home against former Central Collegiate Hockey Association rivals Michigan State.

• The Spartans hold an all-time series advantage of 71-35-14 overall and lead the Lakers 25-17-7 in games played in Sault Ste. Marie.

• Last season the Lakers and Spartans met three times, first in the Ice Breaker Tournament held in Portland, Maine, followed by a two-game series in East Lansing.

• MSU claimed a 4-1 victory at the Ice Breaker Tournament, before hosting the Lakers two weeks later. LSSU took the first game at Munn Ice Arena 4-2, and the Spartans salvaged a weekend split by winning 2-0 in the second game.

• The teams are deadlocked 4-4-2 in their last 10 meetings.• The last meeting between the teams in Sault Ste. Marie ended in a split after

the Lakers took the first game 3-2 and MSU won 4-2 in the finale.• The Lakers began their preseason on Oct. 2 with a 3-3 tie against Laurentian.

The Voyageurs eventually won an unofficial sudden-death shootout in three rounds. The Voyageurs scored twice in the third period to tie the game up.

• Freshman Luke Morgan and sophomore Mitch Hults scored goals in the first period to claim a 2-1 lead that carried through the first and second periods.

• Morgan’s goal, coming off a tipped shot by fellow freshman Kris Bindulis opened the scoring 1:51 into the contest.

• Hults’ five-on-three power-play marker put the Lakers ahead 2-1 less than three minutes after the Voyaguers tied the game at 1-1.

• Junior J.T. Henke, who also assisted on Morgan’s goal, tallied a power-play goal in the third to turn in a two-point effort, as did Bindulis who assisted on the Morgan and Henke goals.

• Last weekend the Lakers hosted their annual Blue and Gold Game. The scrimmage was won by the gold team, propelled by freshman Ian Johnston’s two goals and sophomore Nick Kossoff’s 17 saves in 42 minutes of scoreless play between the pipes.

• LSSU opens WCHA play on the road at Alabama Huntsville Oct. 21-22.

huskiesmichigan Technological universiTy

• Michigan Tech opens the home portion of its schedule with a WCHA series against Alabama Huntsville this weekend at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. It will be the first of two meetings between the Chargers and Huskies, as Tech makes the trek to Alabama at the end of January.

• Last season, Michigan Tech swept UAH in Huntsville on November 6-7. The Huskies won 4-2 Friday and 2-1 Saturday. Brent Baltus and Joel L’Esperance had a goal each night, while Mason Blacklock also added a tally in the series.

• Michigan Tech is 10-0-0 all-time against Alabama Huntsville. The Huskies have won all six meetings at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena, including four victories during the 2014-15 season. Tech won 11-1 and 5-0 during the regular season meeting in January. The two teams met in the WCHA First Round with Tyler Heinonen scoring the game winner in triple overtime the first night to end the longest game in Michigan Tech hockey history. The Huskies advanced with a 3-0 win the following night.

• Michigan Tech welcomes back NHL All-Star MVP John Scott Friday night. John and his family will drop the puck to begin the game and he will also sign posters for fans during the first intermission. The first 1,000 fans to Saturday night's game get a free MacNaughton Cup T-shirt.

• Five Huskies have played over 100 career games. Shane Hanna (121) has played every game of his career. Cliff Watson (120) and Chris Leibinger (116) also have hit the century mark from the blue line. Michael Neville (113) and Reid Sturos (107) lead the forwards in games played.

• Michigan Tech suffered a pair of losses at No. 19 Minnesota State to begin WCHA play last weekend. The last time Tech started 0-4 was during the 2004-05 season.

• Hanna scored for the Huskies on Friday. It was his 14th career goal and seventh power play tally.

• Freshman defenseman Mitch Reinke played both nights, recording his first collegiate point with the primary assist on Hanna’s first period goal. He has appeared in three of Tech’s four games.

• Matt Wintjes was the starting goaltender Friday. He stopped 20 Maverick shots. Devin Kero started between the pipes for Tech on Saturday, stopping a career-high 32 shots.

• All four Huskies from Minnesota were in the lineup both nights in Mankato. Heinonen (Delano), Jake Jackson (Maplewood), Reinke (Stillwater), and Dylan Steman (Hanover) have opened up the season in their home state.

Head Coach: Damon Whitten (3rd season) Record at LSSU: 22-50-72015-16 Overall Record: 14-22-5 (10-13-5)2016-17 Overall Record: 0-0-0 (0-0-0-0)

Head Coach: Mel Pearson (6th season) Record at MTU: 95-81-222015-16 Overall Record: 23-9-5 (18-7-3)2016-17 Overall Record: 0-4-0 (0-2-0-0)

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• Minnesota State is #14 in this week’s USCHO.com poll after opening the 2016-17 campaign with a two-game home league sweep over Michigan Tech. The Mavericks, who posted 3-1 and 4-0 victories over the Huskies, are now 21-23-4 all-time in season-opening contests.

• Senior netminder Cole Huggins stopped stopped 45 of 46 shots for a .979 save percentage and a 0.50 goals against average in season-opening action for the Mavericks in earned WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors for the third time in his career. He turned aside 20 of 21 shots in Friday’s 3-1 win over the Huskies before backstopping Minnesota State to a 4-0 victory Saturday with 25 saves on 25 shots. Saturday’s shutout is a school record 11th of his career and gives him 40 wins in his four seasons with the Mavericks, which ranks sixth all-time at Minnesota State.

• Sophomore defenseman Daniel Brickley, a WCHA All-Rookie Team pick last year, led all Minnesota State scorers with six points in the two wins over Michigan Tech last week with a goal and five assists. Brickley, who has 3-14--17 in 38 career games with the Mavericks, leads the WCHA in scoring and is tied for fourth in the nation in scoring.

• Junior forward C.J. Franklin, Minnesota State’s active career scoring leader with 25-32--55 points in 80 games played, scored twice and added two assist for a four-point weekend in the games vs. Michigan Tech.

• Junior forward Zeb Knutson, who had game-winning tallies in both wins versus Michigan Tech last weekend, scored three times in the two games with the Huskies and now has 11-12--23 in 50 career games with the Mavericks.

• Freshman forward Marc Michaelis scored his first career goal and added two assists for his first career points in last Saturday’s 4-0 win over Michigan Tech.

• Freshman defenseman Ian Scheid saw action in both games vs. Michigan Tech and picked up his first career point when he assisted on Brickley’s power play marker in Saturday’s 4-0 win over the Huskies.

• At 112 games played, senior defenseman Carter Foguth is Minnesota State’s active career games played leaders. Senior forward Zach Stepan and senior defenseman Sean Flanagan stand next at 103 career games played.

• Senior forward Michael Huntebrinker, a two-time WCHA All-Academic pick, had two assists in the series vs. Michigan Tech and now has 11-22--33 in 87 career games at Minnesota State.

• The Mavericks hosts #7 St. Cloud State in a pair of nonconference games this Friday and Saturday. Minnesota State leads the all-time series by a 69-53-10 margin. The 132 games between the two schools makes the Huskies Minnesota State’s most often-played opponent.

• Minnesota State is in its 48th year of college hockey and owns an all-time record of 838-622-148 (.567). The Mavericks are in their 18th year of membership in the WCHA and stand 210-207-55 (.501) all-time in regular-season games vs. WCHA opponents.

WildcaTsnorThern michigan universiTy• With two shorthanded goals and three helpers on Oct. 8, Robbie Payne

became the first Wildcat in 10 years to have a five-point night. The last player to accomplish the feat was Mike Santorelli, who recorded two goals and three assists in a 5-2 win at Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 21, 2006.

• Payne's two shorthanded strikes tied Northern Michigan's single-game record, last achieved by J.P. Vigier on Oct. 9, 1999 at Michigan Tech.

• On the strength of his six-point weekend, Payne captured his first career WCHA Offensive Player of the Week award. Entering Oct. 8’s game, he had only four multi-point outings to his name, with his career-best total coming on a hat trick against Lake Superior State on Oct. 16, 2015.

• Payne is tied for first in the WCHA in goals, points and plus/minus. Nationally, he is first in shorthanded goals, tied for fourth in points and tied for fifth in goals. He will ride a four-game point streak into this weekend’s series that dates back to the first game of the 2015 WCHA quarterfinals. Over that stretch, he has recorded eight points (4g-4a).

• In Oct. 7's 3-2 victory, Gerard Hanson (1g-2a) and Brock Maschmeyer (3a) factored into every goal, matching their career-best point totals in the process. Maschmeyer's three assists was also a new career high.

• Hanson finished the weekend with four points (2g-2a) and is now one goal away from equaling his 2015-16 total. It was also the first time in his collegiate career that he recorded goals in back-to-back games.

• Zach Diamantoni notched a career-high three assists on Oct. 8. It was only the second multi-point effort of his career. Diamantoni and Payne also finished a career-best +4 in the game.

• Troy Loggins and Darien Craighead netted their first collegiate goals during the Wisconsin series.

• Northern Michigan reached the five-goal plateau for the first time since Feb. 6, 2016 against Alaska Anchorage in Oct. 8's 6-5 loss. The Wildcats netted at least five goals in four games during the 2015-16 season, with their season-best total coming in a 6-3 victory over Lake Superior State on Oct. 16, 2015. They last allowed six goals in a 6-3 loss at Minnesota Duluth on Feb. 7, 2015.

• Northern Michigan went 1-1-0 against Bemidji State last year. Atte Tolvanen was named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week after stopping 80 of 81 shots during the series. On Oct. 30, he posted his first career shutout, making a career-high 46 saves in only the third scoreless tie in Northern Michigan's history. The next night, he turned aside 34 shots, including 14 in the third period, to help lift the Wildcats to a 3-1 victory, their first against the Beavers at the Berry Events Center.

Head Coach: Mike Hastings (5th season) Record at MSU: 102-49-142015-16 Overall Record: 21-13-7 (16-5-7)2016-17 Overall Record: 2-0-0 (2-0-0-0)

Head Coach: Walt Kyle (15th season) Record at NMU: 253-242-642015-16 Overall Record: 15-16-7 (12-11-5)2016-17 Overall Record: 1-1-0 (0-0-0-0)

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WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

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

1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 +12 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2-2-4 2.00 0/0 2 0 0 0 +1 WPG3 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 3-0-3 1.50 2/4 1 0 2 0 +2

Mitch Maloney FSU JR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 0/0 1 0 0 0 E Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 2 0-3-3 1.50 2/4 0 0 0 0 +1 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 2 0-3-3 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +3

8 Max McHugh ALH JR F 2 2-0-2 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 +1 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 2 2-0-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1 Brennan Saulnier ALH JR F 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 1 0 E Charlie O'Connor BMJ SR F 2 1-1-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 1 0 E Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 Brett Beauvais BMJ JR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 +3 Myles Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 2 1-1-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 1 0 +2 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 -1 Stephen Baylis BGSU SO F 2 1-1-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 Josh Kestner ALH JR F 2 0-2-2 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 E Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 2 0-2-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 E Dan Billett BMJ SO D 2 0-2-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 Michael Huntebrinker MNS SR F 2 0-2-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 +2

21 20 Players Tied With 1 Points

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

1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 +12 Brett Beauvais BMJ JR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 +3

Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 -1 Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 2 0-2-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 E Dan Billett BMJ SO D 2 0-2-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2

6 Shane Hanna MTU SR D 2 1-0-1 0.50 1/2 1 0 0 0 -1 Cam Knight ALH SO D 2 0-1-1 0.50 2/4 0 0 0 0 E Chris Pohlkamp BGSU SO D 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Mitch Reinke MTU FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Ian Scheid MNS FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1

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

1 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 0/0 1 0 0 0 E Craig Pefley FSU FR F 2 0-3-3 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +3

3 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 -14 Jordan Larson ALH FR F 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 E

Brandon Salerno ALH FR F 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Mitch Reinke MTU FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 E Ian Scheid MNS FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1

WCHA Conference Scoring LeadersGoal Scoring GP G GPG1 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 3 1.502 Max McHugh ALH JR F 2 2 1.00

Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 2 2 1.00 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2 1.00

5 17 Players Tied With 1

Assist Scoring GP A APG1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 5 2.502 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 2 3 1.50

Craig Pefley FSU FR F 2 3 1.504 Josh Kestner ALH JR F 2 2 1.00

Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 2 2 1.00 Dan Billett BMJ SO D 2 2 1.00 Mitch Maloney FSU JR F 2 2 1.00 Michael Huntebrinker MNS SR F 2 2 1.00 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2 1.00 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 2 1.00


Power Play Goals GP G GPG1 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2 1.002 Max McHugh ALH JR F 2 1 0.50

Brendan Harms BMJ SR F 2 1 0.50 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1 0.50 Tyler Andrew FSU JR F 2 1 0.50 Shane Hanna MTU SR D 2 1 0.50 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 1 0.50 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1 0.50 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1 0.50

Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1-4-5 2.502 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2-1-3 1.50

Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1-2-3 1.504 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG1 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 1 1 1.00

Brent Fletcher ALH SR F 2 1 0.50

Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG1 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 2 1.002 Brennan Saulnier ALH JR F 2 1 0.50

Hans Gorowsky ALH SO F 2 1 0.50 Charlie O'Connor BMJ SR F 2 1 0.50 Myles Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 2 1 0.50

Plus-Minus GP +/-1 Brett Beauvais BMJ JR D 2 +3

Craig Pefley FSU FR F 2 +33 Cody Champagne ALH JR D 2 +2

Nate Arentz BMJ SR F 2 +2 Kyle Bauman BMJ JR F 2 +2 Myles Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 2 +2 Dan Billett BMJ SO D 2 +2 Mitch Maloney FSU JR F 2 +2 Michael Huntebrinker MNS SR F 2 +2 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 +2

Hat Tricks GP HT

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G1 Brandon Parker ALH JR D 2 8 4.00

Richard Buri ALH JR D 2 8 4.00 Cam Knight ALH SO D 2 8 4.00

4 Brett Beauvais BMJ JR D 2 6 3.00 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 6 3.00

6 Cody Champagne ALH JR D 2 5 2.50 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 2 5 2.50 Shane Hanna MTU SR D 2 5 2.50 Sean Flanagan MNS SR D 2 5 2.50 Alec Vanko MNS SO D 2 5 2.50

Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO %1 Adam Wilcox ALH SO F 6 1 .8572 Jay Dickman BMJ SO F 3 1 .750

Hampus Sjödahl BMJ FR F 3 1 .750 Tyler Heinonen MTU SR F 3 1 .750 Joel L'Esperance MTU JR F 3 1 .750

6 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 8 3 .7277 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 5 2 .7148 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 21 9 .7009 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 20 11 .645

10 Andrew Dorantes FSU JR F 27 15 .643

WCHA Conference Goaltending Leaders

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

1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 119:40 1 0.50 2-0-0 1 45 .9782 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 2 119:53 2 1.00 2-0-0 0 42 .9553 Matt Larose ALH SR 2 120:00 4 2.00 2-0-0 0 67 .9444 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 1 59:22 3 3.03 0-1-0 0 20 .8705 Chris Nell BGSU JR 2 118:10 6 3.05 0-2-0 0 49 .8916 Darren Smith FSU SO 2 117:42 6 3.06 0-2-0 0 47 .8877 Devin Kero MTU SO 1 60:00 4 4.00 0-1-0 0 32 .889

Save PercentageGP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL

1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 119:40 1 0.50 2-0-0 1 45 .9782 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 2 119:53 2 1.00 2-0-0 0 42 .9553 Matt Larose ALH SR 2 120:00 4 2.00 2-0-0 0 67 .9444 Chris Nell BGSU JR 2 118:10 6 3.05 0-2-0 0 49 .8915 Devin Kero MTU SO 1 60:00 4 4.00 0-1-0 0 32 .8896 Darren Smith FSU SO 2 117:42 6 3.06 0-2-0 0 47 .8877 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 1 59:22 3 3.03 0-1-0 0 20 .870

Saves GP SVS/G Saves1 Matt Larose ALH SR 2 33.5 672 Chris Nell BGSU JR 2 24.5 493 Darren Smith FSU SO 2 23.5 474 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 22.5 455 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 2 21.0 426 Devin Kero MTU SO 1 32.0 327 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 1 20.0 20

Shutouts GP Shutouts1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 1

WCHA Men Team Conference StatisticsTEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE

Team Games Goals G/GM

1 Minnesota State 2 7 3.50

2 Alabama Huntsville 2 6 3.00

Bemidji State 2 6 3.00

4 Ferris State 2 4 2.00

5 Bowling Green 2 2 1.00

6 Michigan Tech 2 1 0.50



2 Bemidji State 2 2 1.00



Ferris State 2 6 3.00


POWER PLAY PENALTY KILLTeam Totals SHA PP %

1 Alabama Huntsville 1/3 0 33.3

2 Minnesota State 5/19 0 26.3

3 Bemidji State 2/12 1 16.7

4 Ferris State 1/10 1 10.0

5 Michigan Tech 1/15 0 6.7

6 Bowling Green 0/13 0 0.0

Team Totals SHF PK %







PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOALTeam Games PIM PIM/G







Team Games SOG SOG/G







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

1 Minnesota State 6 0 1 - 7

2 Alabama Huntsville 2 3 1 - 6

Bemidji State 3 0 3 - 6

4 Ferris State 2 1 1 - 4

5 Bowling Green 0 1 1 - 2

6 Michigan Tech 1 0 0 - 1

Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total


2 Bemidji State 0 1 1 - 2



Ferris State 2 3 1 - 6


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

1 Minnesota State 5 0 +5 1 0 -1 +4

2 Alabama Huntsville 1 0 +1 1 1 0 +1

Bemidji State 2 1 +1 0 0 0 +1

4 Bowling Green 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -1

Ferris State 1 1 0 1 0 -1 -1

6 Michigan Tech 1 0 +1 5 0 -5 -4

WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders

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

1 Robbie Payne NMU JR F 2 3-3-6 3.00 1/2 1 2 0 0 +4 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 +1 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 4 0-6-6 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +3

4 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2-2-4 2.00 0/0 2 0 0 0 +1 WPG Gerard Hanson NMU SR F 2 2-2-4 2.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 E Mitch Maloney FSU JR F 4 2-2-4 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 +2

7 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 3-0-3 1.50 2/4 1 0 2 0 +2 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 0/0 1 0 0 0 E Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 2 0-3-3 1.50 2/4 0 0 0 0 +1 Brock Maschmeyer NMU SR D 2 0-3-3 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 Zach Diamantoni NMU JR F 2 0-3-3 1.50 3/6 0 0 0 0 +4 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 3 2-1-3 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2


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

1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 +12 Brock Maschmeyer NMU SR D 2 0-3-3 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +23 Justin Woods UA JR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 E

Zach Frye UA JR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 3/6 1 0 0 0 +1 Brett Beauvais BMJ JR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 +3 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 -1 Dan Billett BMJ SO D 2 0-2-2 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 Dane Birks MTU SO D 3 0-2-2 0.67 3/6 0 0 0 0 -1 PIT Kurt Gosselin ALH SO D 4 0-2-2 0.50 3/6 0 0 0 0 -4


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

1 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 4 0-6-6 1.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +32 Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1-2-3 1.50 0/0 1 0 0 0 E3 Darien Craighead NMU FR F 2 2-0-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 +2

Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00 0/0 1 0 0 0 -15 Troy Van Tetering UA FR LW 2 1-0-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2

Nolan Nicholas AKA FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 -3 Ian Scheid MNS FR D 2 0-1-1 0.50 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 Brandon Salerno ALH FR F 3 0-1-1 0.33 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 Taylor Fernandez FSU FR F 3 0-1-1 0.33 2/4 0 0 0 0 -1 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 3 0-1-1 0.33 0/0 0 0 0 0 -2 Mitch Reinke MTU FR D 3 0-1-1 0.33 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 Jordan Larson ALH FR F 4 0-1-1 0.25 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 Nate Kallen FSU FR D 4 0-1-1 0.25 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1

WCHA Overall Scoring LeadersGoal Scoring GP G GPG1 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 3 1.50

Robbie Payne NMU JR F 2 3 1.503 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2 1.00

Gerard Hanson NMU SR F 2 2 1.00 Darien Craighead NMU FR F 2 2 1.00 Gerald Mayhew FSU SR F 3 2 0.67 Max McHugh ALH JR F 4 2 0.50 Mitch Maloney FSU JR F 4 2 0.50


Assist Scoring GP A APG1 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 4 6 1.502 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 5 2.503 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 2 3 1.50

Brock Maschmeyer NMU SR D 2 3 1.50 Zach Diamantoni NMU JR F 2 3 1.50 Robbie Payne NMU JR F 2 3 1.50


Power Play Goals GP G GPG1 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2 1.002 14 Players Tied With 1

Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG1 Daniel Brickley MNS SO D 2 1-4-5 2.502 C.J. Franklin MNS JR F 2 2-1-3 1.50

Marc Michaelis MNS FR F 2 1-2-3 1.504 Zach Whitecloud BMJ FR D 2 1-1-2 1.00

Gerard Hanson NMU SR F 2 1-1-2 1.00 Robbie Payne NMU JR F 2 1-1-2 1.00 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 4 0-2-2 0.50

Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG1 Robbie Payne NMU JR F 2 2 1.002 Mitchell McLain BGS JR F 1 1 1.00

Brent Fletcher ALH SR F 4 1 0.25

Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG1 Zeb Knutson MNS JR F 2 2 1.002 Tayler Munson AKF JR C/RW 2 1 0.50

Charlie O'Connor BMJ SR F 2 1 0.50 Myles Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 2 1 0.50 Troy Loggins NMU SO F 2 1 0.50 Brennan Saulnier ALH JR F 3 1 0.33 Hans Gorowsky ALH SO F 4 1 0.25

Plus-Minus GP +/-1 Zach Diamantoni NMU JR F 2 +4

Robbie Payne NMU JR F 2 +43 Brandon Morley AKF SR LW 2 +3

Brett Beauvais BMJ JR D 2 +3 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 4 +3

6 12 Players Tied With +2

Hat Tricks GP HT

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G1 Cam Knight ALH SO D 4 14 3.502 Brandon Parker ALH JR D 4 11 2.75

Shane Hanna MTU SR D 4 11 2.754 Brandon Carlson ALH SR D 4 9 2.255 Joe Rutkowski FSU FR D 3 8 2.67

Cody Champagne ALH JR D 4 8 2.00 Richard Buri ALH JR D 4 8 2.00 Matt Roy MTU JR D 4 8 2.00

9 Cliff Watson MTU SR D 4 7 1.7510 6 Players Tied With 6

Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO %1 Jay Dickman BMJ SO F 3 1 .750

Hampus Sjödahl BMJ FR F 3 1 .7503 Phillip Marinaccio BMJ SR F 8 3 .727

Joel L'Esperance MTU JR F 8 3 .7275 Adam Wilcox ALH SO F 7 3 .7006 Craig Pefley FSU FR F 50 24 .6767 Tayler Munson AKF JR C/RW 20 10 .6678 Alex Smith MTU FR F 17 9 .6549 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ JR F 20 11 .645

10 Andrew Dorantes FSU JR F 27 15 .643

WCHA Overall Goaltending Leaders

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

1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 119:40 1 0.50 2-0-0 1 45 .9782 Davis Jones UA SR 1 60:00 1 1.00 1-0-0 0 19 .9503 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 2 119:53 2 1.00 2-0-0 0 42 .9554 Atte Tolvanen NMU SO 2 82:42 4 2.90 1-1-0 0 40 .9095 Chris Nell BGSU JR 2 118:10 6 3.05 0-2-0 0 49 .8916 Darren Smith FSU SO 4 236:59 13 3.29 0-4-0 0 123 .9047 Matt Larose ALH SR 4 219:53 13 3.55 2-2-0 0 115 .8988 Devin Kero MTU SO 3 148:45 10 4.03 0-2-0 0 69 .8739 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 2 90:29 7 4.64 0-2-0 0 31 .816

10 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 2 120:00 10 5.00 0-2-0 0 56 .84811 Jesse Jenks UA SO 1 59:03 5 5.08 0-1-0 0 21 .808

Save PercentageGP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL

1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 119:40 1 0.50 2-0-0 1 45 .9782 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 2 119:53 2 1.00 2-0-0 0 42 .9553 Davis Jones UA SR 1 60:00 1 1.00 1-0-0 0 19 .9504 Atte Tolvanen NMU SO 2 82:42 4 2.90 1-1-0 0 40 .9095 Darren Smith FSU SO 4 236:59 13 3.29 0-4-0 0 123 .9046 Matt Larose ALH SR 4 219:53 13 3.55 2-2-0 0 115 .8987 Chris Nell BGSU JR 2 118:10 6 3.05 0-2-0 0 49 .8918 Devin Kero MTU SO 3 148:45 10 4.03 0-2-0 0 69 .8739 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 2 120:00 10 5.00 0-2-0 0 56 .848

10 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 2 90:29 7 4.64 0-2-0 0 31 .81611 Jesse Jenks UA SO 1 59:03 5 5.08 0-1-0 0 21 .808

Saves GP SVS/G Saves1 Darren Smith FSU SO 4 30.8 1232 Matt Larose ALH SR 4 28.8 1153 Devin Kero MTU SO 3 23.0 694 Olivier Mantha AKA JR 2 28.0 565 Chris Nell BGSU JR 2 24.5 496 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 22.5 457 Michael Bitzer BMJ JR 2 21.0 428 Atte Tolvanen NMU SO 2 20.0 409 Matt Wintjes MTU SR 2 15.5 31

10 Jesse Jenks UA SO 1 21.0 2111 Davis Jones UA SR 1 19.0 1912 Mathias Israelsson NMU SO 1 13.0 1313 Jordan Uhelski ALH JR 1 8.0 8

Shutouts GP Shutouts1 Cole Huggins MNS SR 2 1

WCHA Men Team Overall StatisticsTEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE


1 Northern Michigan 2 8 4.00

2 Alaska 2 7 3.50

Minnesota State 2 7 3.50





Michigan Tech 4 4 1.00

9 Alaska Anchorage 2 1 0.50







Alaska 2 7 3.50




POWER PLAY PENALTY KILLTeam Totals SHA PP %


2 Northern Michigan 2/11 0 18.2


4 Alaska 2/14 2 14.3




8 Alaska Anchorage 0/11 0 0.0

Bowling Green 0/13 0 0.0

Team Totals SHF PK %

1 Alaska 9/9 0 100.0

Bemidji State 13/13 0 100.0





Ferris State 17/21 0 81.0



PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOALTeam Games PIM PIM/G








8 Alaska 2 24 12.0


Team Games SOG SOG/G






6 Alaska 2 47 23.5




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


Northern Michigan 4 3 1 - 8

3 Alaska 4 1 2 - 7

Minnesota State 6 0 1 - 7


Bemidji State 3 0 3 - 6



9 Alaska Anchorage 0 0 1 - 1

Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total


2 Bemidji State 0 1 1 - 2


4 Alaska 1 3 3 - 7

5 Northern Michigan 2 3 3 - 8

6 Alaska Anchorage 4 2 4 - 10




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

1 Minnesota State 5 0 +5 1 0 -1 +4

2 Bemidji State 2 1 +1 0 0 0 +1

3 Alaska 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

4 Alaska Anchorage 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -1

Bowling Green 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -1

Northern Michigan 2 0 +2 5 2 -3 -1

7 Alabama Huntsville 1 0 +1 4 1 -3 -2

Ferris State 3 1 +2 4 0 -4 -2

9 Michigan Tech 1 0 +1 9 0 -9 -8

National Category Leaders

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

1 T.J. Moore Holy Cross JR F 2 6-2-8 4.00

2 Anders Bjork (BOS) Notre Dame JR F 2 4-3-7 3.50

Brady Ferguson Robert Morris JR F 2 4-3-7 3.50

4 Max French Bentley SR F 1 0-3-3 3.00

Mike Barrett Holy Cross SR F 2 2-4-6 3.00

Daniel Brickley Minnesota State SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00

Brock Boeser (VAN) North Dakota SO F 2 1-5-6 3.00

Robbie Payne Northern Michigan JR F 2 3-3-6 3.00

Eric Israel Robert Morris SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00

10 Tage Thompson (STL) Connecticut SO F 2 3-2-5 2.50

Tyler Sheehy Minnesota SO F 2 2-3-5 2.50

Connor Hurley (BUF) Notre Dame JR F 2 1-4-5 2.50

Dylan Malmquist Notre Dame SO F 2 2-3-5 2.50

14 17 Players Tied With 2.00

Goals Against Average Minutes GA GAA

1 Rob Nichols Connecticut SR 119:51 0 0.00

Hayden Lavigne Michigan FR 60:00 0 0.00

3 Cole Huggins Minnesota State SR 119:40 1 0.50

Cam Johnson North Dakota JR 119:40 1 0.50

5 Nick Deery Minnesota Duluth FR 95:51 1 0.63

6 Tyler Wall (NYR) UMass Lowell FR 64:58 1 0.92

7 Parker Gahagen Army West Point SR 124:43 2 0.96

8 Davis Jones Alaska SR 60:00 1 1.00

9 Michael Bitzer Bemidji State JR 119:53 2 1.00

10 Jayson Argue Bentley JR 59:46 1 1.00

11 Jake Oettinger Boston University FR 59:38 1 1.01

12 Chris Funkey Penn State SO 54:31 1 1.10

13 Joe O'Brien Niagara SO 45:00 1 1.33

14 Francis Marotte Robert Morris FR 41:31 1 1.45

15 Eric Schierhorn Minnesota SO 120:00 3 1.50

16 Rob McGovern Maine SO 119:56 3 1.50

17 Joe Woll (TOR) Boston College FR 119:01 3 1.51

18 Cal Petersen (BUF) Notre Dame JR 99:15 3 1.81

19 Chris Truehl Quinnipiac JR 125:00 4 1.92

20 Shane Starrett Air Force SO 124:55 4 1.92

21 Ben Blacker Western Michigan FR 119:58 4 2.00

22 Drew Vogler Merrimack SO 59:39 2 2.01

23 Evan Cowley (FLA) Denver SR 59:34 2 2.01

24 Brett Magnus Sacred Heart SO 116:36 4 2.06

25 Ryan Larkin Miami FR 118:57 5 2.52

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

1 Daniel Brickley Minnesota State SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00

Eric Israel Robert Morris SO D 2 1-5-6 3.00

3 Brandon Hickey (CGY) Boston University JR D 1 0-2-2 2.00

Jordan Gross Notre Dame JR D 2 1-3-4 2.00

Bobby Nardella Notre Dame SO D 2 2-2-4 2.00

6 Phil Boje Air Force JR D 2 1-2-3 1.50

James de Haas (DET) Clarkson SR D 2 0-3-3 1.50

Spencer Trapp Holy Cross SO D 2 0-3-3 1.50

Jake Bischoff (NYI) Minnesota SR D 2 2-1-3 1.50

Ryan Zuhlsdorf (TBL) Minnesota FR D 2 2-1-3 1.50

Neal Pionk Minnesota Duluth SO D 4 3-3-6 1.50

Noah Delmas Niagara FR D 2 0-3-3 1.50

Tucker Poolman (WPG) North Dakota JR D 2 1-2-3 1.50

Brock Maschmeyer Northern Michigan SR D 2 0-3-3 1.50

Jeff Taylor (PIT) Union SR D 2 1-2-3 1.50

Corbin McGuire Wisconsin SR D 2 3-0-3 1.50

JD Greenway (TOR) Wisconsin FR D 2 0-3-3 1.50


Save Percentage Saves GA Save %

1 Rob Nichols Connecticut SR 44 0 1.000

Hayden Lavigne Michigan FR 31 0 1.000

3 Cole Huggins Minnesota State SR 45 1 .978

4 Tyler Wall (NYR) UMass Lowell FR 40 1 .976

5 Nick Deery Minnesota Duluth FR 37 1 .974

6 Jayson Argue Bentley JR 32 1 .970

7 Parker Gahagen Army West Point SR 61 2 .968

8 Jake Oettinger Boston University FR 29 1 .967

Francis Marotte Robert Morris FR 29 1 .967

10 Cam Johnson North Dakota JR 27 1 .964

11 Rob McGovern Maine SO 68 3 .958

12 Joe Woll (TOR) Boston College FR 64 3 .955

13 Michael Bitzer Bemidji State JR 42 2 .955

14 Shane Starrett Air Force SO 83 4 .954

15 Davis Jones Alaska SR 19 1 .950

Joe O'Brien Niagara SO 19 1 .950

17 Chris Truehl Quinnipiac JR 60 4 .938

Chris Funkey Penn State SO 15 1 .938

19 Kyle Hayton St. Lawrence JR 78 6 .929

Drew Vogler Merrimack SO 26 2 .929

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

1 Jonathan Desbiens Bentley F 1 1-1-2 2.00

Clayton Keller (ARI) Boston University F 1 1-1-2 2.00

Patrick Harper (NSH) Boston University F 1 2-0-2 2.00

Mitchell Fossier Maine F 2 4-0-4 2.00

5 Craig Pefley Ferris State F 4 0-6-6 1.50

Chase Pearson (DET) Maine F 2 2-1-3 1.50

Ryan Zuhlsdorf (TBL) Minnesota D 2 2-1-3 1.50

Marc Michaelis Minnesota State F 2 1-2-3 1.50

Kris Spriggs Niagara F 2 1-2-3 1.50

Noah Delmas Niagara D 2 0-3-3 1.50

Tyson Jost (COL) North Dakota F 2 1-2-3 1.50

Josh Wilkins Providence F 2 0-3-3 1.50

JD Greenway (TOR) Wisconsin D 2 0-3-3 1.50


Winning Percentage W-L-T Win %

1 Michael Bitzer Bemidji State JR 2-0-0 1.000

Rob Nichols Connecticut SR 2-0-0 1.000

Rob McGovern Maine SO 2-0-0 1.000

Eric Schierhorn Minnesota SO 2-0-0 1.000

Hunter Miska Minnesota Duluth FR 2-0-0 1.000

Cole Huggins Minnesota State SR 2-0-0 1.000

Cam Johnson North Dakota JR 2-0-0 1.000

Cal Petersen (BUF) Notre Dame JR 2-0-0 1.000

Ben Blacker Western Michigan FR 2-0-0 1.000

Davis Jones Alaska SR 1-0-0 1.000

Jayson Argue Bentley JR 1-0-0 1.000

Jake Oettinger Boston University FR 1-0-0 1.000

Ryan Wischow Massachusetts FR 1-0-0 1.000

Hayden Lavigne Michigan FR 1-0-0 1.000

Christian Frey Ohio State SR 1-0-0 1.000

Peyton Jones Penn State FR 1-0-0 1.000

Francis Marotte Robert Morris FR 1-0-0 1.000

Alex Sakellaropoulos Union SR 1-0-0 1.000

19 Shane Starrett Air Force SO 1-0-1 .750

Parker Gahagen Army West Point SR 1-0-1 .750

Paul Berrafato Holy Cross JR 1-0-1 .750

Chris Truehl Quinnipiac JR 1-0-1 .750

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National Category Leaders

Goals Per Game GP G G/GM

1 T.J. Moore Holy Cross JR F 2 6 3.00

2 Mitchell Fossier Maine FR F 2 4 2.00

Anders Bjork (BOS) Notre Dame JR F 2 4 2.00

Brady Ferguson Robert Morris JR F 2 4 2.00

Patrick Harper (NSH) Boston University FR F 1 2 2.00

6 Conor Andrle Army West Point JR F 2 3 1.50

Austin Cangelosi Boston College SR F 2 3 1.50

Evan Richardson Connecticut SR F 2 3 1.50

Tage Thompson (STL) Connecticut SO F 2 3 1.50

Brent Gates Jr. (ANA) Minnesota SO F 2 3 1.50

Zeb Knutson Minnesota State JR F 2 3 1.50

Robbie Payne Northern Michigan JR F 2 3 1.50

Corbin McGuire Wisconsin SR D 2 3 1.50


Assists Per Game GP A A/GM

1 Max French Bentley SR F 1 3 3.00

2 Daniel Brickley Minnesota State SO D 2 5 2.50

Brock Boeser (VAN) North Dakota SO F 2 5 2.50

Eric Israel Robert Morris SO D 2 5 2.50

5 Mike Barrett Holy Cross SR F 2 4 2.00

Nolan Vesey (TOR) Maine JR F 2 4 2.00

Connor Hurley (BUF) Notre Dame JR F 2 4 2.00

Brandon Hickey (CGY) Boston University JR D 1 2 2.00

Bobo Carpenter Boston University SO F 1 2 2.00


Power Play Goals GP PPG/G PPG

1 Ben Kucera Air Force JR F 2 1.00 2

Conor Andrle Army West Point JR F 2 1.00 2

T.J. Moore Holy Cross JR F 2 1.00 2

C.J. Franklin (WPG) Minnesota State JR F 2 1.00 2

Anders Bjork (BOS) Notre Dame JR F 2 1.00 2

Brady Ferguson Robert Morris JR F 2 1.00 2

Alex Tonge Robert Morris SO F 2 1.00 2

Will Johnson Wisconsin SO F 2 1.00 2

Neal Pionk Minnesota Duluth SO D 4 0.50 2


Game-Winning Goals GP GWG

1 Mitchell Fossier Maine FR F 2 2

Zeb Knutson Minnesota State JR F 2 2

Anders Bjork (BOS) Notre Dame JR F 2 2


Shorthanded Goals GP SHG/G SHG

1 Robbie Payne Northern Michigan JR F 2 1.00 2

2 Kyle Schmidt Bentley JR F 1 1.00 1

Nick Roberto Boston University SR F 1 1.00 1

Mitchell McLain Bowling Green JR F 1 1.00 1

Ben Dalpe Clarkson JR F 2 0.50 1

Tony Calderone Michigan JR F 2 0.50 1

James Sanchez Michigan FR F 2 0.50 1

Justin Kloos Minnesota SR F 2 0.50 1

Tyler Sheehy Minnesota SO F 2 0.50 1

Stephen Pietrobon Niagara SR F 2 0.50 1

Dixon Bowen North Dakota FR D 2 0.50 1

Brian Pinho (WSH) Providence JR F 2 0.50 1

Andrew Sturtz Penn State SO F 2 0.50 1

Riley Bourbonnais Rensselaer SR F 2 0.50 1

Drew Melanson Rensselaer JR F 2 0.50 1

Evan Jasper Sacred Heart SR F 2 0.50 1

Brent Fletcher Alabama Huntsville SR F 4 0.25 1

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National Team LeadersTEAM SCORING TEAM DEFENSE

SCORING OFFENSE GP Goals G/GM

1 Notre Dame 2 13 6.50

2 Boston University 1 6 6.00

Holy Cross 2 12 6.00

Minnesota 2 12 6.00

5 RIT 2 11 5.50

6 Bentley 1 5 5.00

Connecticut 2 10 5.00

North Dakota 2 10 5.00

9 Maine 2 9 4.50

Robert Morris 2 9 4.50


St. Lawrence 2 8 4.00

Wisconsin 2 8 4.00

14 Minnesota Duluth 4 15 3.75

15 Alaska 2 7 3.50

Colorado College 2 7 3.50

Massachusetts 2 7 3.50

Michigan 2 7 3.50

Minnesota State 2 7 3.50

Penn State 2 7 3.50

Quinnipiac 2 7 3.50

Vermont 2 7 3.50

Western Michigan 2 7 3.50

24 Army West Point 2 6 3.00


Niagara 2 6 3.00

Ohio State 2 6 3.00

28 Air Force 2 5 2.50

Clarkson 2 5 2.50

UMass Lowell 2 5 2.50

Miami 2 5 2.50

Providence 2 5 2.50

33 Arizona State 2 4 2.00

Boston College 2 4 2.00

Ferris State 4 8 2.00

Northeastern 2 4 2.00

Union 2 4 2.00


Colgate 2 3 1.50

Denver 2 3 1.50

Rensselaer 2 3 1.50


Merrimack 1 1 1.00


New Hampshire 1 1 1.00

Sacred Heart 2 2 1.00


Canisius 2 1 0.50

SCORING DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM

1 Connecticut 2 0 0.00


North Dakota 2 1 0.50

4 Army West Point 2 2 1.00


Bentley 1 1 1.00

Boston University 1 1 1.00

8 Boston College 2 3 1.50

Maine 2 3 1.50

Minnesota 2 3 1.50

11 Air Force 2 4 2.00

Merrimack 1 2 2.00

Michigan 2 4 2.00

Minnesota Duluth 4 8 2.00

Notre Dame 2 4 2.00

Quinnipiac 2 4 2.00

Western Michigan 2 4 2.00

18 UMass Lowell 2 5 2.50

Miami 2 5 2.50

Ohio State 2 5 2.50

Providence 2 5 2.50

Sacred Heart 2 5 2.50

Vermont 2 5 2.50


Denver 2 6 3.00

Holy Cross 2 6 3.00



Alaska 2 7 3.50

Clarkson 2 7 3.50

Colorado College 2 7 3.50

Massachusetts 2 7 3.50

Northeastern 2 7 3.50

St. Lawrence 2 7 3.50

Union 2 7 3.50

36 Colgate 2 8 4.00

Northern Michigan 2 8 4.00

Penn State 2 8 4.00

Wisconsin 2 8 4.00


41 Rensselaer 2 9 4.50

RIT 2 9 4.50


Canisius 2 10 5.00

New Hampshire 1 5 5.00

46 Robert Morris 2 11 5.50

47 Niagara 2 12 6.00

48 Arizona State 2 13 6.50

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National Team Leaders

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILL

POWER PLAY Totals SHA PP%

1 UMass Lowell 4/11 0 36.4

2 Robert Morris 5/15 0 33.3

3 Wisconsin 5/16 2 31.2

4 Connecticut 3/11 0 27.3

5 RIT 4/15 0 26.7


7 Holy Cross 5/20 1 25.0

Miami 5/20 1 25.0

Notre Dame 7/28 0 25.0

10 Minnesota Duluth 7/29 0 24.1

11 North Dakota 2/10 0 20.0


Union 2/11 2 18.2


Michigan 1/6 0 16.7

Western Michigan 3/18 0 16.7

17 Denver 2/13 0 15.4

Penn State 2/13 0 15.4

19 Air Force 2/14 0 14.3

Alaska 2/14 2 14.3

Boston University 1/7 0 14.3

Niagara 2/14 0 14.3


24 Clarkson 2/15 0 13.3

Quinnipiac 2/15 0 13.3

26 Massachusetts 2/16 0 12.5

Northeastern 2/16 0 12.5

Vermont 2/16 1 12.5

29 Army West Point 2/17 0 11.8

30 Canisius 1/9 1 11.1

Ohio State 1/9 0 11.1


33 Arizona State 1/13 0 7.7

Rensselaer 1/13 0 7.7

35 Merrimack 1/14 1 7.1

36 Colgate 1/17 1 5.9

Colorado College 1/17 0 5.9

Providence 1/17 0 5.9



Bentley 0/3 0 0.0

Boston College 0/11 0 0.0

Bowling Green 0/13 0 0.0

Maine 0/11 2 0.0

Minnesota 0/5 0 0.0

New Hampshire 0/7 1 0.0

Sacred Heart 0/10 0 0.0

St. Lawrence 0/6 1 0.0

PENALTY KILL Totals SHF PK%

1 Air Force 12/12 0 100.0

Alaska 9/9 0 100.0

Bemidji State 13/13 0 100.0

Bentley 7/7 1 100.0

Boston University 8/8 1 100.0

Connecticut 9/9 0 100.0

Merrimack 5/5 0 100.0

New Hampshire 3/3 0 100.0

Penn State 6/6 1 100.0

Rensselaer 11/11 2 100.0

11 Sacred Heart 17/18 1 94.4

12 Massachusetts 16/17 0 94.1

Miami 16/17 0 94.1


15 Army West Point 13/14 0 92.9

16 Maine 12/13 0 92.3

Notre Dame 12/13 0 92.3

18 Minnesota 10/11 2 90.9


20 North Dakota 8/9 1 88.9

21 Clarkson 14/16 1 87.5

Colorado College 14/16 0 87.5

Denver 7/8 0 87.5

Quinnipiac 14/16 0 87.5

25 Boston College 13/15 0 86.7

Northeastern 13/15 0 86.7

Vermont 13/15 0 86.7

28 Holy Cross 12/14 0 85.7

29 Colgate 17/20 0 85.0

30 St. Lawrence 11/13 0 84.6


Ohio State 10/12 0 83.3

Union 5/6 0 83.3

Western Michigan 10/12 0 83.3

35 UMass Lowell 14/17 0 82.4

36 Michigan 9/11 2 81.8

Wisconsin 9/11 0 81.8


Ferris State 17/21 0 81.0

Minnesota Duluth 17/21 0 81.0

41 Canisius 8/10 0 80.0

42 Arizona State 21/28 0 75.0

Niagara 15/20 1 75.0

Providence 15/20 1 75.0

45 Robert Morris 11/15 0 73.3



48 RIT 10/15 0 66.7

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2016-17 WCHA WEEKLY RELEASE · Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T 3/SW % GF GA GP W L T % GF GA 1Alabama Huntsville 6 2 2 0 0 01.0006 4 4 2 2.500 06 14 Bemidji State6 2 2 0 0 01.000