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1 Northern Michigan University Hockey Game Notesotes Northern Michigan University Hockey Schedule Overall: CCHA: DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Oct. 7 USNTDP U-18 (exh.)... W/4-3 Oct. 8 Y ork University (exh.)... W/9-2 Oct. 14 St. Cloud... 7:35 p.m. Oct. 15 St. Cloud... 7:35 p.m. Oct. 21 Michigan Tech... 7:35 p.m. Oct. 22 at Michigan Tech... 7:37 p.m. Oct. 28 Lake Superior State*... 7:35 p.m. Oct. 29 at Lake Superior State*... 7:35 p.m. Nov.4 at Michigan State*... 7:05 p.m. Nov.5 at Michigan State*... 7:05 p.m. Nov.11 Michigan*... 7:35 p.m. Nov.12 Michigan*... 7:35 p.m. Nov.18 at Bowling Green*... 7:05 p.m. Nov.19 at Bowling Green*... 7:05 p.m. Nov.25 at Alaska Fairbanks*... 11:05 p.m. Nov.26 at Alaska Fairbanks*... 11:05 p.m. Dec. 9 at Ferris State*... 7:05 p.m. Dec. 10 at Ferris State*... 7:05 p.m. Dec. 17 W estern Michigan*... 7:35 p.m. Dec. 18 W estern Michigan* (CSTV). 2:05 p.m. Badger Showdown at Madison, Wis. Dec. 30 vs. W ayne State... 5:07 p.m. Dec. 31 vs.w estern Michigan/Wisconsin... 5:07/8:07 p.m. Jan. 6 at Miami*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 7 at Miami*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 13 Ferris State*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 14 Ferris State*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 20 Notre Dame*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 21 Notre Dame*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 27 at W estern Michigan*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 28 at W estern Michigan* (FSD)... 4:35 p.m. Feb. 3 W ayne State... 7:35 p.m. Feb. 4 W ayne State... 7:35 p.m. Feb. 10 Nebraska-Omaha*... 7:35 p.m. Feb. 11 Nebraska-Omaha*... 7:35 p.m. Feb. 17 at Lake Superior*... 7:35 p.m. Feb. 18 Lake Superior*... 7:35 p.m. Feb. 24 Ohio State*... 7:35 p.m. Feb. 25 Ohio State*... 7:35 p.m. Home games in bold *CCHA games FSD indicates game televised by FOX Sports Net Detroit CSTV indicates game televised by College Sports Television Oct. 14, 2005 THIS WEEK S GAMES... The Northern Michigan University hockey team will drop the puck for real this weekend. NMU is hosting WCHA member St. Cloud State University for two games. LIFETIME SERIES... The Huskies lead the overall series with a record. NMU is 1-6 in the past seven games. But there is a gap as the two teams met last year in St. Cloud as the Huskies won the first night (2-1) and the Cats won on Saturday night (4-2). Before last year the last time the two met was in 1997 when both were members of the WCHA. RECENT NORTHERN MICHIGAN GAMES... Northern Michigan 9 vs. York University 2 - Oct. 8, 2005 The Lions were called for 23 penalties and 92 penalty minutes. The Cats answered by going 5-13 on the power play.andrew Contois scored the first goal of the game 21 seconds into the contest. Nick Sirota added a marker a little over a minute later at 1:22. NMU added three goals in the second period and four in the third for the win. Bill Zaniboni had 22 saves between the pipes for the Cats. Northern Michigan overall, CCHA vs. St. Cloud 0-0-0, WCHA Oct :35 p.m. Marquette, Mich. Berry Events Center (3,902) SERIES INFORMATION Overall: In Marquette: In St. Cloud: Neutral: Meetings: at SCSU 2, NMU 1 (10/15/04) NMU 4 at St. Cloud 2 (10/16/04) RADIO Northern Star Broadcasting (93.1FM WIMK and 94.1 FM WUPK) Play-by-Play: Dave Danis Color: Dave Mingay Updated Stats: w w w.nmu.edu/athletics Northern Michigan 4 vs. USNTDP U Oct. 7, 2005 The first exhibition game of the season saw the Cats score twice in the first and third periods. Dirk Southern scored 31 seconds into the game then Zach Tarkir added a marker later in the period. The third period saw Mike Santorelli and Southern add his second goal of the game. Derek Janzen had 23 saves on the night. NMU had 32 shots on the night. Northern Michigan 3 vs. Alaska Fairbanks 6 - March 17, 2005 (CCHA Super Six - Quarterfinals) It was all tied up after 20 minutes of play at two-all. The Nanooks scored four goals over the final 40 minutes of play to win the game and end the Cats season. Rob Lehtinen, Tim Hartung and Nathan Oystrick all scored for NMU. 1

2 Head Coach W alt Kyle W alt Kyle is in his fourth season in Marquette at Northern Michigan University as he was named the second head hockey coach in Northern Michigan University history on June 13, He is at the helm of the Wildcats. Kyle picked up his first collegiate win behind the Wildcat bench with a 4-1 win at Michigan Tech on the night of Oct. 5, Kyle will be behind the bench as the U.S. National Junior Team Coach at the W orld Junior Championship in Vancouver, B.C. in late December and early January. For two years ( ) Kyle was an assistant coach with the National Hockey League s New York Rangers 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, from 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 A H L s Baltimore Bandits ( ), the International Hockey League s San Diego Gulls ( ) and the W estern Hockey League s Seattle Thunderbirds ( ). 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, with 59 assists for 90 points. Following graduation, he became a graduate assistant coach under Comley and was promoted to an assistant coach in 1982, a position he held until Kyle was the program s top assistant in 1991 when Northern won the NCAA I national title. He graduated from NMU in 1981 with a bachelor s degree in physical education. Kyle attended graduate school at Northern where he took a graduate level curriculum in exercise physiology. An active participant in USA Hockey, Kyle was an assistant coach under Lou Vairo for Team USA, which finished fourth at the 2001 W orld Championships in Germany, and under W ilson for the 1994 squad that competed in Milan, Italy. He also was a coach with the 1992 and 93 U.S. Junior National Teams, the former which won the bronze medal the highest finish ever by an American squad, under the older format, and one of only three U.S. teams to ever medal at the W orld Championships. He was the assistant coach of the national junior squad under Kevin Constantine in Kyle was named to the USA Hockey s International Council in June of In his position on the council, Kyle will be asked to provide administrative direction and advise the organization with respect to its international activities, including player evaluation and selection, training and participation in International Ice Hockey Federation-sanctioned events such as W orld Championships for men s and women s teams at all age levels, and the Olympic Winter Games. Kyle, a native of W aterloo, Iowa, and his wife, Ann, have four children: two daughters, Quinn and Erin; and two sons, Evan and W alt. W estern Michigan 1 at Northern Michigan 4 - March 13, 2005 Faced with a game three the loser s season would be over. NMU came out and struck for two first period goals by Kevin Gardner (shorthanded) and Tim Hartung. Pat Bateman s goal at 4:49 of the second period gave the Cats the 3-1 lead. The Broncos added a goal at 15:11 of the second frame, then Gardner scored his second goal of the night at 17:21 of the third period for the final margin. Gardner s both goals were unassisted. The Cats had 21 shots on goal for the night as WMU had 30. W estern Michigan 2 at Northern Michigan 4 - March 12, 2005 The W estern Michigan University Broncos held the 2-0 lead after two periods of play. But the Cats were not dead as the home team scored three goals within the first six-and-ahalf minutes of the final frame. Andrew Contois scored a shorthanded goal at 2:08 of the third period which was followed by Jamie Milam s power-play goal at 5:20 and Dirk National Polls... USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll Men s College Hockey Poll (Oct. 10) School Record Pts. Last Poll 1. Minnesota (19) Denver (15) Ohio State T-3 4. Cornell T-3 5. Boston College Colorado College Michigan New Hampshire North Dakota Boston University Wisconsin Northern Michigan Michigan State N R 14. Maine Harvard USCHO.com/CSTV Poll Men s College Hockey Poll (Oct. 10) School Record Pts. Last Poll 1. Minnesota (15) Denver (23) Cornell Boston College (1) Ohio State (1) Colorado College Michigan New Hampshire North Dakota Michigan State Wisconsin Maine Northern Michigan Boston University Dartmouth Colgate Harvard UMass-Lowell Vermont Bemidji State N R Southern scored the game-winner at 6:26. Kevin Gardner added an empty-net goal for the final margin. WMU had the shot advantage. W estern Michigan 2 at Northern Michigan 1 - March 11, 2005 The opening game of the 2005 CCHA Playoffs saw the Cats take the early 1-0 lead on Rob Lehtinen s goal at 12:33 of the first period. The Broncos scored a goal in the final minute of the first period (19:11) and added the game-winner at 4:21 of the second period. Northern Michigan 3 at Lake Superior 2 - March 5, 2005 NMU and LSSU traded goals in the first period as Kevin Gardner scored the Cats marker at 5:37 of the period. NMU did hold the lead after two periods of play as Jamie Milam and Pat Bateman scored goals for the Cats. The Lakers added a goal in the second period for the final margin. Tuomas Tarkki had 33 saves on the night. The Lakers scored both of their goals on the power play. Lake Superior 2 at Northern Michigan 4 - March 4, 2005 Four straight goals by Dusty Collins, Andrew Contois (short-handed), Jamie Milam and Pat Bateman gave the Cats the 4-0 lead. The Lakers added two goals in the third period for the final margin. NMU was 2-6 on the power play and Tuomas Tarkki had 24 saves on thenight. NORTHERN MICHIGAN NOTES... A Look At The Huskies... St. Cloud State is coming off a 2-1 loss to the University of Alberta on Saturday (Oct. 8). Casey Borer scored the lone goal for the Huskies. SCSU was overall last year and in the WCHA, which was good for ninth place. SCSU returns three of its top four scorers from last year, Joe Jensen ( ), Justin Fletcher ( ) and Billy Hengen ( ). Both goaltenders from last year are back. Tim Boron ( ; 3.01;.904) and Jason Montgomery (4-5-0; 2.92;.886) are the net minders back for the Huskies. 2

3 NMU Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. 2 John Miller D Sr Grand Ledge, Mich. 3 Blake Cosgrove D So Chilliwack, B.C. 4 Geoff Waugh(A) D Sr Winnipeg, Man. 5 Zach Tarkir D Jr Fresno, Calif. 6 Jamie Milam F Sr Lake Orion, Mich. 7 Dusty Collins F Jr Gilbert, Arizona 8 Darin Olver F Jr Burnaby, B.C. 9 Rob Lehtinen F Jr Marquette, Mich. 10 Spencer Dillon D Fr Santa Cruz, Calif. 12 Matt Ciancio F Sr Havertown, Pa. 14 Nathan Sigmund F Fr San Diego, Calif. 15 Pat Bateman(A) F Jr Calgary, Alta. 16 Tim Hartung F So Apple Valley, Minn. 17 Patrick Murphy F Sr Aurora, Ont. 19 Mike Santorelli F So Burnaby, B.C. 20 Nick Sirota F Fr Fox Lake, Wis. 21 Derek May D Fr White Rock, B.C. 23 Dirk Southern F Sr Winnipeg, Man. 25 Andrew Sarauer F So Outlook, Sask. 26 Matt Maunu D Jr Esko, Minn. 27 Andrew Contois(A) F Sr Marquette, Mich. 29 Matt Siddall F So North Vancouver, B.C. 30 Bill Zaniboni G So Plymouth, Mass. 31 Josh Hatinger G Jr Negaunee, Mich. 32 Derek Janzen G Fr Abbotsford, B.C. 42 Bobby Selden D Jr Negaunee, Mich. 74 Nathan Oystrick(C) D Sr Regina, Sask. Average Height: 6-0 Average Weight: Average Age: 21 years/3 months Head Coach: Walt Kyle Asistant Coach: John Olver Assistant Coach: John Kyle Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mike Fedrizzi Equipment Manager: Bill Kiple Athletic Trainer: Jim Winkler Media Relations: David Faiella CCHA Preseason... NMU was picked third in both preseason polls conducted by the CCHA. The Cats collected 96 points in the coaches poll and 494 with one firstplace vote in the media poll. Current Streaks... Player Games G-A P Streak Darin Olver Assists Darin Olver Points Tim Hartung Goals Tim Hartung Points 20 or More... The Cats have recorded 20 or more wins in a season the past four years in a row. NMU has won 20 or more game six of the past seven years. Record Crowds... NCAA Stats... Following is where NMU ranks as a team and individually The Berry Events Center has seen five from 4,000+ crowds for hockey games. The first game with over 4,000 fans was against Lake Superior State (3/3/01) as 4,039 people went through the gates. The second crowd was 4,052 against Notre Dame (1/24/04). The top three crowds were during the season as a new record was set against Michigan Tech as 4,216 (2/17/05) people went through the gates, 4,163 saw the Michigan State game (10/23/04) and 4,197 were C at the Michigan Tech game (11/6/04). NHL Picks... NMU has 11 NHL draft picks on the roster the most among CCHA teams. The Cats who have been drafted: Dusty Collins (T.B.), Spencer Dillon (FLA), Patrick Murphy (EDM), Darin Olver (NYR), Nathan Oystrick (ATL), Mike Santorelli (NSH), Andrew Sarauer (VAN), Matt Siddall (ATL), Dirk Southern (ANA), Zack Tarkir (N.J.), and Geoff W augh (DAL). Olver, second-round pick of the New York Rangers in 2004 (36th overall), is the highest draft choice in school history. No Place Like Home... During the season the Cats were at the Berry Events Center. NMU went at home before suffering a Feb. 5 loss to the Nanooks of Alaska Fairbanks. Who Is Between The Pipes... For the second year in a row the Cats must find a replacement in goal. Last year Tuomas Tarkki stepped in and was named the CCHA Player of the Year. This year Bill Zaniboni and Derek Janzen will battle for some playing time. Both played last weekend in the exhibition games. All Back... Everyone who lettered last year as a defenseman is back. Nathan Oystrick who was the CCHA s Best Defensive Defenseman last year leads the group. Top10... Nine of the top 10 scorers from last year return to the squad. Darin Olver leads the way ( ) followed by Andrew Contois ( ), Mike Santorelli ( ) and Dirk Southern ( ). Olver led the team in assists and points, and Contois in goals. A 3

4 NMU s Record When... On Olympic-Sized ice On regulation-sized ice Game 1 of a CCHA weekend series Game 2 of a CCHA weekend series Games following a win Games following a loss Games following a tie The margin of victory is one goal The margin of victory is two goals The margin of victory is three or more goals Scoring first The opponent scores first Leading after one period The opponent leads after one period Tied after one period Leading after two periods The opponent leads after two periods Tied after two periods Outshooting its opponents Being outshot by an opponent Shots on goals are even Scoring on a power-play goal Not scoring a power-play goal Allowing a power-play goal Not allowing a power-play goal Scoring a shorthanded goal Allowing a shorthanded goal Month-By-Month Record... Home Away Total October November December January February March Total One MoreYear. Andrew Contois was granted another year of eligibility by the NCAA over the summer. He played his freshman campaign at Lake Superior State. He must sit out one game during the season. Captains... For the second year in a row, Nathan Oystrick was named the captain of the team. His assistant captains are Pat Bateman, Andrew Contois and Geoff W augh. Debut... Bob Motzko is making his debut behind the SCSU bench on Friday night. Motzko served as the assistant coach at the University of Minnesota from DebutII... The Cats will also have someone new on the bench. John Olver makes his NMU debut on Friday night. He is the new assistant coach, who took over for Dave Shyiak. Olver must recently was a coach in the ECHL with Idaho. Cluster Standings... Under the CCHA s rivalry pairing cluster scheduling format, NMU, whose rivalry partner is Lake Superior State, is joining W estern Michigan and Ferris State for the campaign. Following are the standings in NMU s scheduling cluster: Team G P W L T Pts Northern Michigan W estern Michigan Ferris State Lake Superior State The season marks the sixth year of the Perani Cup Three Stars, which is awarded following the conclusion of each CCHA regular-season game. Players from each school earn points throughout the season each time they are named a star of the game (5 points for 1st star, 3 points for 2nd star and 1 point for3rdstar). At the end of the season, the CCHA will crown a Perani Cup champion as well as honor individual winners from each school. Following are the Perani Cup standings for Northern Michigan: Name (CCHA rank) 1st 2nd 3rd Points St. Cloud (Oct ) TBA WILDCATS OF THE WEEK 4

5 3 The Last T ime It Happened... W eekend series sweep at home NMU: Jan , vs. Bowling Green (3-1, 4-2) Opponent: Dec. 7-8, vs. Michigan State (2-4, 0-3) W eekend series sweep on the road NMU: Feb , 2005 at Ferris State (5-2, 6-3) Opponent: Jan. 7-8, at. Nebraska-Omaha (1-3, 1-3) Shutout NMU: Jan. 14, vs. Miami, 1-0 (NMU goalie: Tuomas Tarkki) Opponent: Dec. 22, vs. Harvard, 0-0 (Harvard goalie: Dov. Grumet-Morris) Shutout at home NMU: Jan. 14, vs. Miami, 1-0 (NMU goalie: Tuomas Tarkki) Opponent: Dec. 8, vs. Michigan State, 0-3 (MSU goalie: Ryan Miller) Shutout on the road NMU: Dec. 22, vs. Harvard, 0-0 (NMU goalie: Tuomas Tarkki) Opponent: Dec. 22, vs. Harvard, 0-0 (Harvard goalie: Dov. Grumet-Morris) Shutout in a CCHA Game NMU: Jan. 14, vs. Miami, 1-0 (NMU goalie: Tuomas Tarkki) Opponent: Nov. 13, vs. Ohio State, 0-2 (OSU goalie: Dave Caruso) Player had four points NMU: Feb. 26, Andrew Contois at Ferris State (4-0- 4) Opponent: Jan. 10, Sean Berens, Michigan State (4-0 4) Player had five points NMU: Nov. 24, Gary Emmons vs. Minnesota, school record six goals (6-0-6) Opponent: Nov. 4, Colin Murphy, Michigan Tech (0-5-5) Tale of the Tape... NorthernMichigan St. Cloud Last Game W, 9-2 vs. Y ork L, 1-2 vs. Alberta Next Game (s) Oct , vs./at Michigan Tech Oct , vs. Wisconsin Overall Record Current Streak Lost 1 Lost 3 Home Record Road Record Neutral Site Record League Record/Place Overtime Record Last 5 games Last 10 games Goals For/Average 120/ /2.7 CCHA Goals For/Average/Rank 82/2.93/6th Goals Against/Average 91/ /3.2 CCHA Goals Against/Average/Rank 57/2.05/1st Power Play Percentage.158 (35-222).123(30-244) CCHA Power Play Percentage/Rank.150 (23-153) Penalty Kill Percentage.836 ( ).828 ( ) CCHA Penalty Kill Percentage/Rank.866 ( ) Shorthanded Goals For/Against 12/2 7/5 Penalty Minutes/Average 884/ / CCHA Penalty Minutes/Average/Rank 543/19.4/T-6th Top Scorer Darin Olver ( ) Joe Jensen ( ) Top Goal Scorer Andrew Contois (19) Jensen(12) Top Assist Leader Olver (34) Billy Hengen (15) Top Defenseman Nathan Oystrick ( ) Justin Fletcher ( ) Top Goaltender Bill Zaniboni (2-3-2; 2.79;.916) Tim Boron ( ; 3.01;.904) stats are from and only returners are listed 38 Points... The Cats earned a team-best 38 points in CCHA play during the season after recording 36 points twice before ( and ). CATS IN THE POLLS USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll Oct. 3 13th (98) Oct th (129) USCHO.com/CSTV Poll Oct. 3 12th (270) Oct th (325) Player had a hat trick NMU: Feb. 26, Andrew Contois at Ferris State Opponent: Jan. 2, Kevin Estrada, Michigan State Player scored an overtime goal NMU: Jan. 23, Darin Olver vs. Notre Dame Opponent: Oct. 18, Colin Murphy, Michigan Tech Player attempted a penalty shot NMU: Nov. 23, Chris Gobert vs. Nebraska-Omaha Opponent: March 15, Josh Akright, W estern Michigan Player scored on a penalty shot NMU: Nov. 23, Chris Gobert vs. Nebraska-Omaha Opponent: Feb. 22, Greg Day, Bowling Green Player scored when the goaltender was pulled NMU: March 12, Kevin Gardner vs. W estern Michigan Opponent: Jan. 8, Dan Hacker, Nebraska-Omaha Player scored with an extra attacker NMU: Jan. 3, Kevin Gardner vs. Michigan State Opponent: Feb. 19, Lars Helminen, Michigan Tech Team had 40 shots on goal NMU: February 27, 2004 vs. Bowling Green (43 shots) Opponent: Feb. 7, 2004 vs. W estern Michigan (47 shots); Dec. 10, 2004 at Alaska Fairbanks (47 shots) Team had 50 shots on goal NMU: Jan. 23, 1998 at Bowling Green (51 shots) Opponent: Oct. 24, 2003 vs. Michigan (57 shots) 5

6 CCHA Standings (Through Games of Oct. 9) CONFERENCE OVERALL G P W L T Pts. GF G A W L T GF G A 1. Michigan Michigan State Miami Alaska Fairbanks Bowling Green FerrisState Lake Superior Nebraska-Omaha Northern Michigan Notre Dame Ohio State W estern Michigan Results Last W eek MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 at Bowling Green 7, W indsor 1# FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 at Michigan 3, Quinnipiac 1* at Northern Michigan 4, USNTDP U-18 3# at Lake Superior 5, York University 1# at Ohio State6, W estern Ontario 1# SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 at Michigan 5, Quinnipiac 3* at Lefty McFadden Invitational; Dayton, Ohio North Dakota 3, Miami 0* Michigan State5, W ayne State 1* atw estern Michigan 9, Brock 0# atalaska Fairbanks 5, W indsor 2# W estern Ontario 4 at Ferris State 3# USNTDP U-18 4 at Lake Superior 3# at Northern Michigan 9, York University 2# SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 at Lefty McFadden Invitational; Dayton, Ohio Michigan State 3, North Dakota 0* Miami 4, W ayne State0* Games This W eek MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 Manitoba at Nebraska-Omaha# FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 Alaska Fairbanks at Minnesota* Boston College at Michigan, 7:35 p.m.* Colgate at Lake Superior, 7:35 p.m.* Merrimack at Bowling Green* Ohio State at Colorado College, 7:35 p.m.* St. Cloud at Northern Michigan, 7:35 p.m.* Ferris State vs. New Hampshire at Maverick Stampede, 5:05 p.m.* Nebraska-Omaha vs. Army at Maverick Stampede, 8:05 p.m.* W aterloo at Notre Dame, 7:35 p.m.# W estern Ontario at Michigan State# SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 Alaska Fairbanks at Minnesota* Boston College at Bowling Green* Colgate at Lake Superior* Ohio State at Colorado College* Robert Morris at W estern Michigan* St. Cloud at Northern Michigan, 7:35 p.m.* Ferris Statevs. Army/Nebraska-Omaha at Maverick Stampede, TBA* Nebraska-Omaha vs. Ferris State/New Hampshire at Maverick Stampede, TBA* SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 Merrimack at Michigan, 3:05 p.m.* *-non-conference #-exhibition All games 7:05 p.m. locally unless noted 6

7 NMU ROSTERS Alphabetical No Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. S/C Birthdate N H L Hometown Last Team (League) 15 Pat Bateman(A)** F Jr L 5/20/1982 Calgary, Alta. South Surrey (BCHL) 12 Matt Ciancio*** F Sr R 1/20/1981 Havertown, Pa. Sioux City (USHL) 7 Dusty Collins** F Jr L 2/28/1985 T.B. Gilbert, Arizona USNTDP U-18 (NAHL) 27 Andrew Contois(A)*** F Sr L 10/11/1981 Marquette, Mich. Lake Superior (CCHA) 3 Blake Cosgrove D So L 4/3/1986 Chilliwack, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL) 10 Spencer Dillon D Fr R 1/7/1985 FLA Santa Cruz, Calif. Green Bay (USHL) 16 Tim Hartung F So R 7/9/1984 Apple Valley, Minn. Lone Star (NAHL) 31 Josh Hatinger G Jr R 12/30/1982 Negaunee, Mich. Lansing (NAHL) 32 Derek Janzen G Fr L 6/12/1986 Abbotsford, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL) 9 Rob Lehtinen** F Jr L 4/24/1983 Marquette, Mich. Waterloo (USHL) 26 Matt Maunu** D Jr R 4/3/1984 Esko, Minn. Waterloo (USHL) 21 Derek May D Fr R 9/18/1984 White Rock, B.C. Prince George (BCHL) 6 Jamie Milam*** F Sr R 5/13/1984 Lake Orion, Mich. Sault Ste. Marie (NAHL) 2 John Miller*** D Sr R 7/31/1981 Grand Ledge, Mich. Bozeman (AWHL) 17 Patrick Murphy*** F Sr L 7/24/1983 E D M Aurora, Ont. Newmarket (OPJHL) 8 Darin Olver** F Jr L 5/2/1985 N Y R Burnaby, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL) 74 Nathan Oystrick(C)*** D Sr L 12/17/1982 ATL Regina, Sask. South Surrey (BCHL) 19 Mike Santorelli* F So R 12/14/1985 NSH Burnaby, B.C. Vernon (BCHL) 25 Andrew Sarauer* F So L 11/17/1984 V A N Outlook, Sask. Langley (BCHL) 42 Bobby Selden** D Jr R 1/30/1985 Negaunee, Mich. USNTDP U-18 (NAHL) 29 Matt Siddall* F So R 9/26/1984 ATL North Vancouver, B.C. Powell River (BCHL) 14 Nathan Sigmund F Fr L 4/3/1986 San Diego, Calif. Spruce Grove (AJHL) 20 Nick Sirota F Fr R 1/28/1984 Fox Lake, Wis. Spruce Grove (AJHL) 23 Dirk Southern*** F Sr R 8/9/1983 A N A Winnipeg, Man. Lincoln (USHL) 5 Zach Tarkir** D Jr R 6/28/1984 N.J. Fresno, Calif. Chilliwack (BCHL) 4 Geoff Waugh(A)*** D Sr R 8/25/1983 D A L Winnipeg, Man. Kindersley (SJHL) 30 Bill Zaniboni* G So L 4/18/1982 Plymouth, Mass. Sault St. Marie (NAHL) * letters won; S/C shoots/catches Numerical No Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. S/C Birthdate N H L Hometown Last Team (League) 2 John Miller*** D Sr R 7/31/1981 Grand Ledge, Mich. Bozeman (AWHL) 3 Blake Cosgrove D So L 4/3/1986 Chilliwack, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL) 4 Geoff Waugh(A)*** D Sr R 8/25/1983 D A L Winnipeg, Man. Kindersley (SJHL) 5 Zach Tarkir** D Jr R 6/28/1984 N.J. Fresno, Calif. Chilliwack (BCHL) 6 Jamie Milam*** F Sr R 5/13/1984 Lake Orion, Mich. Sault Ste. Marie (NAHL) 7 Dusty Collins** F Jr L 2/28/1985 T.B. Gilbert, Arizona USNTDP U-18 (NAHL) 8 Darin Olver** F Jr L 5/2/1985 N Y R Burnaby, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL) 9 Rob Lehtinen** F Jr L 4/24/1983 Marquette, Mich. Waterloo (USHL) 10 Spencer Dillon D Fr R 1/7/1985 FLA Santa Cruz, Calif. Green Bay (USHL) 12 Matt Ciancio*** F Sr R 1/20/1981 Havertown, Pa. Sioux City (USHL) 14 Nathan Sigmund F Fr L 4/3/1986 San Diego, Calif. Spruce Grove (AJHL) 15 Pat Bateman(A)** F Jr L 5/20/1982 Calgary, Alta. South Surrey (BCHL) 16 Tim Hartung F So R 7/9/1984 Apple Valley, Minn. Lone Star (NAHL) 17 Patrick Murphy*** F Sr L 7/24/1983 E D M Aurora, Ont. Newmarket (OPJHL) 19 Mike Santorelli* F So R 12/14/1985 NSH Burnaby, B.C. Vernon (BCHL) 20 Nick Sirota F Fr R 1/28/1984 Fox Lake, Wis. Spruce Grove (AJHL) 21 Derek May D Fr R 9/18/1984 White Rock, B.C. Prince George (BCHL) 23 Dirk Southern*** F Sr R 8/9/1983 A N A Winnipeg, Man. Lincoln (USHL) 25 Andrew Sarauer* F So L 11/17/1984 V A N Outlook, Sask. Langley (BCHL) 26 Matt Maunu** D Jr R 4/3/1984 Esko, Minn. Waterloo (USHL) 27 Andrew Contois(A)*** F Sr L 10/11/1981 Marquette, Mich. Lake Superior (CCHA) 29 Matt Siddall* F So R 9/26/1984 ATL North Vancouver, B.C. Powell River (BCHL) 30 Bill Zaniboni* G So L 4/18/1982 Plymouth, Mass. Sault St. Marie (NAHL) 31 Josh Hatinger G Jr R 12/30/1982 Negaunee, Mich. Lansing (NAHL) 32 Derek Janzen G Fr L 6/12/1986 Abbotsford, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL) 42 Bobby Selden** D Jr R 1/30/1985 Negaunee, Mich. USNTDP U-18 (NAHL) 74 Nathan Oystrick(C)*** D Sr L 12/17/1982 ATL Regina, Sask. South Surrey (BCHL) * letters won; S/C shoots/catches 7