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1 NEWS CENTRAL COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Freeway Park Drive, Suite 101 Farmington Hills, MI Phone: (248) Fax: (248) Contact: Philip Colvin, Director of Communications Week of 27, 2011 Weekly Release #13 CCHA ESSENTIAL- Need to know items from this week in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Alaska- Halfway through the campaign, Alaska is two wins behind last year s record. The Nanooks are again one of the best defensive teams in the league, having allowed just 41 goals in 18 games this season (2.28 goals-per game), behind Ferris State, Ohio State and Western Michigan. Bowling Green- The Falcons are dead even with their overall win total from last season (six). Bowling Green has one less loss (11) compared to last year, but has registered one more tie (3). Ferris State- After their best start (6-0) since the season, the Bulldogs are currently ranked in the top fifteen in the country with an record. A season ago the Bulldogs had a record, and did not get above an 18thnational ranking. Lake Superior- The Lakers top five scorers have 83 points, which is 20 points more than the top five LSSU players had at this time last year. Junior forward Domenic Monardo, sophomore forward Kyle Jean and junior defenseman Zach Trotman had 37 points at last season s mid-point. This year they have 46. Miami- The ninth-place RedHawks had three more league wins and were in third place in the CCHA standings at this time last season. Miami also finished last year in third place and has not finished worse than third place since Michigan- Senior goaltender Shawn Hunwick has started all 20 games for the Wolverines this season, earning a mark with two shutouts, a 2.48 GAA and a.917 save percentage. Through 20 team games in , Hunwick had appeared in 11, with a mark with one shutout, a 2.47 GAA and a.915 save percentage. Michigan State- The Spartans are averaging more than a goal per game better than they were at this point of last season, with 3.4 goals-per game this season (eighth nationally) compared to 2.3 per game through the first 18 games last season. Northern Michigan- Last year at this time, NMU was 9-8-3, scoring 52 goals with then-junior forward Tyler Gron leading the way with a scoring line of In the first half of 2011, the Cats are 9-7-3, scoring 50 goals with Gron again leading the way with nine goals and eight assists. Notre Dame- At last season s mid-point, freshman forward T.J. Tynan led the Fighting Irish in goals (11) and points (23). This season, Tynan leads Notre Dame in three offensive categories, assists (20), points (27) and shorthanded goals (one). Ohio State- The Buckeyes are off to their best start since with a record. It is the first time Ohio State has had at least 13 wins before the break since that squad was 17-3 at the break after opening the year Western Michigan- Junior forward Dane Walters leads the Broncos with a scoring line. Last season at this point Walters was tied for eighth on the team in scoring with six points. Sophomore forward Chase Balisy was second last season with 13 points at the break and is tied with Walters this season for the team lead with a line. CCHA- Seven former CCHA players have made their NHL debut so far this season: Carl Hagelin (Michigan/New York Rangers), Andy Miele (Miami/ Phoenix Coyotes), Jarod Palmer (Miami/Minnesota Wild), Greg Rallo (Ferris State/Florida Panthers), Ryan Thang (Notre Dame/Nashville Predators, Corey Tropp (Michigan State/Buffalo Sabres) and Derek Whitmore (Bowling Green/Buffalo Sabres). GAMES THIS WEEK THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 Ferris State vs. RIT, (Catamount Cup at Burlington, VT), 4:05 p.m. * Lake Superior at Vermont (Catamount Cup at Burlington, VT) * Michigan State vs. Michigan Tech (Great Lakes Invitational at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit), 4:05 * Michigan vs. Boston College (Great Lakes Invitational at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit), 7:35 * Fox Sports Detroit Western Michigan at St. Cloud * FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 Lake Superior vs. RIT (Catamount Cup), 4:05 p.m. * Ferris State at Vermont (Catamount Cup) * Michigan State vs. Michigan/Boston College (Great Lakes Invitational), 4:05/7:35 * Michigan vs. Michigan State/Michigan Tech (Great Lakes Invitational, 4:05/7:35 * Western Michigan at St. Cloud * Ohio State at Robert Morris (RMU Showcase at Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh), 7:35 p.m. * Bowling Green at Bemidji St., 7:35 p.m. * Russian Red Stars at Northern Michigan, 7:35 p.m. # SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 Boston University at Notre Dame * VERSUS/NBC Sports Network Bowling Green at Bemidji St. * All games 7:05 p.m. locally unless noted. # - Exhibition. * - Nonleague CCHA Standings Through 12/27/11 CONFERENCE OVERALL GP W L T SW Pts. GF GA W L T GF GA 1. Ohio State Notre Dame Western Michigan Lake Superior Ferris State Michigan State Northern Michigan Michigan Miami Alaska Bowling Green Teams are awarded three points for each win in regulation or overtime, and one point for an overtime tie. Conference games tied after 65 minutes advance to a three-player shootout with the winning team receiving an extra point in the standings (denoted in the SW column).standings (denoted in the SW column).

2 Page 2 CCHA Weekly Release #11 The Perani Cup Three Star Award is given to the player from each school who earns the most points throughout the conference season each time they are named a star of the game (5 points for 1st star, 3 points for 2nd star and 1 point for 3rd star). Past Perani Cup Overall Winners Andy Miele, MIA, F Drew Palmisano, MSU, G Jordan Pearce, ND, G Kevin Porter, UM, F Jeff Lerg, MSU, G Jeff Jakaitis, LSSU, G Jordan Sigalet, BGSU, G Craig Kowalski, NMU, G Mike Brown, FSU, G Dan Ellis, UNO, G Ryan Miller, MSU, G The CCHA vs.... PERANI CUP TEAM LEADERS SCHOOL PLAYER POINTS Alaska Scott Greenham, Sr., G 14 Colton Beck, So., F 12 Cody Kunyk, So., F 5 Bowling Green Andrew Hammond, Jr., G 12 Robert Shea, Jr., D 5 Cam Wojtala, So., F 3 Ryan Carpenter, Fr., F 3 Ferris State Jordie Johnston, Sr., F 11 C.J. Motte, Fr., G 9 Taylor Nelson, Sr., G 7 Kyle Bonis, Jr., F 6 Matthew Kirzinger, Jr. F 6 Lake Superior Domenic Monardo, Jr., F 16 Nick McParland, Jr., F 12 Kevin Kapalka, So., G 12 Kyle Jean, So., F 11 Colin Campbell, So, F 5 Zach Trotman, Jr., D 5 Miami Cody Reichard, Sr., G 14 Reilly Smith, Jr., F 12 Austin Czarnik, Fr., F 8 Bryon Paulazzo, So., F 6 Blake Coleman, Fr., F 5 Max Cook, So., F 5 Michigan Alex Guptill, Fr., F 11 David Wohlberg, Sr., F 8 Chris Brown, Jr., F 6 Lindsay Sparks, Jr., F 6 Phil Di Giuseppe, Fr., F 5 A.J. Treais, Jr., F 5 Shawn Hunwick, Sr., G 5 Michigan State Lee Reimer, So., F 11 Will Yanakeff, So., G 10 Drew Palmisano, Sr., G 10 Mike Merrifield, Sr., F 8 Torey Krug, Jr., D 7 Kevin Walrod, Jr., F 7 Brett Perlini, Sr., F 6 Northern Michigan Reid Ellingson, Sr., G 12 Tyler Gron, Sr., F 12 Justin Florek, Sr., F 9 Stephan Vigier, So., F 9 Jared Coreau, So., G 8 Notre Dame T.J. Tynan, So., F 15 Riley Sheahan, Jr., F 9 Anders Lee, So., F 8 Mike Johnson, Jr., G 6 Ohio State Chris Crane, So., F 19 Cal Heeter, Sr., G 13 Danny Dries, Sr., F 12 Curtis Gedig, So., D 8 Western Michigan Dane Walters, Jr. F 18 Derek Roehl, Sr., F 14 Frank Slubowski, Fr., G 11 Trevor Elias, Jr., F 6 Through 12/27 ECAC HEA AHA WCHA Ind. Total UA BGSU FSU LSSU MIA UM MSU NMU ND OSU WMU Total CCHA SID DIRECTORY Alaska Jamie Foland...jmfoland@alaska.edu P: Bowling Green John Enright...jenrigh@bgsu.edu P: Ferris State Rob Bentley... bentleyr@ferris.edu P: Lake Superior Linda Bouvet... lbouvet@lssu.edu P: Miami Michael Weisman... weismamh@muohio.edu P: Michigan Rob Tillotson... rtillot@umich.edu P: Michigan State Jamie Baldwin...jweir@ath.msu.edu P: Northern Michigan Calvin Larson... calarson@nmu.edu P: Notre Dame Tim Connor... Connor.21@nd.edu P: Ohio State Leann Parker... parker.387@osu.edu P: Western Michigan Adam Bodnar... adam.e.bodnar@wmich.edu P: Central Collegiate Hockey Association Fred Pletsch... fpletsch@ccha.com Philip Colvin... pcolvin@ccha.com P: GO TO THE NET Go to CCHA.com for all the latest information, releases and statistics. Once again this year on CCHA.com you can view or download this press release in its current form via a PDF file. Look for it in the media center on the top bar. You will need an Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file. If you need the Acrobat Reader, you can download a free copy of it at adobe.com/products/acrobat/ readstep2.html Instant Access! The entire CCHA Guide is available online in the Media Center under the Media Guide tab. Also, be sure to check out the CCHA Online almanac for CCHA historical information.

3 CCHA Weekly Release #11 Page CCHA Television Schedule Thur. Dec. 29 FSD Boston College vs. Michigan (GLI semifinal) 7:35 Sat. Dec. 31 Versus/NBCSN Boston University at Notre Dame 7:05 Fri. Jan. 6 CBS Sports Minnesota Duluth at Western Michigan 7:35 Fri. Jan. 6 FS PLUS Lake Superior at Michigan 7:35 Sat. Jan. 7 Comcast Lake Superior at Michigan 7:35 Fri. Jan. 13 BTN Michigan at Ohio State 7:35 Fri. Jan. 13 CBS Sports Western Michigan at Notre Dame 7:35 Sat. Jan. 14 FSD Northern Michigan at Michigan State 7:05 Sun. Jan. 15 FS PLUS Michigan vs. Ohio State (Progressive Field) 5:05 Fri. Jan. 20 FS PLUS Lake Superior at Michigan State 7:05 Sat. Jan. 21 Comcast Lake Superior at Michigan State 7:05 Sat. Jan. 21 CBS Sports Michigan at Notre Dame 7:35 Fri. Feb. 3 FS PLUS Miami at Michigan 7:35 Sat. Feb. 4 CBS Sports Miami at Michigan 7:35 Fri. Feb. 10 BTN Michigan at Michigan State 7:35 Sat. Feb. 11 Comcast Notre Dame vs. Ferris State 7:05 Sat. Feb. 11 FSD Michigan vs. Michigan State (JLA) 7:35 Fri. Feb. 17 BTN Northern Michigan at Michigan 7:35 Fri. Feb. 17 CBS Sports Notre Dame at Miami 7:35 Sat. Feb. 18 FSD Northern Michigan at Michigan 5:05 Sat. Feb. 18 FSD Alaska at Michigan State 8:05 Fri. Feb. 24 CBS Sports Ohio State at Miami 6:05 Fri. Feb. 24 CBS Sports Michigan State at Notre Dame 8:35 Fri. Feb. 24 FSD Ferris State at Western Michigan 7:05 Sat. Feb. 25 Comcast Michigan State at Notre Dame 7:35 Sat. Mar. 3 FS PLUS First Round Campus Site TBD Sat. Mar. 10 Comcast Second Round Campus Site TBD Fri. Mar. 16 FS PLUS CCHA Semifinal #1 4:35 Fri. Mar. 16 FS PLUS CCHA Semifinal #2 8:05 Sat. Mar. 17 FSD CCHA Championship Game 7:35 VIDEO ON THE WEB! CCHA Productions is your source for CCHA game highlights, player interviews, CCHA Rewind, 20 Questions, campus tours, and behind-the-scenes video. Visit CCHA.com to see the best video content in college hockey. Become a Fan of the CCHA on Facebook. The CCHA Facebook (CCHA: Central Collegiate Hockey Associaton) fan page is jam-packed with news stories, photos, videos, radio clips, upcoming events and information from one of the nation s leading college hockey conferences. Fans will also have the option to upload their own photos and videos, create discussion boards and write their fan loyalties all over the CCHA wall. The CCHA Facebook page can be found at Facebook.com/CCHAHockey Follow the CCHA on Twitter The CCHA Twitter page can be found at Twitter.com/CCHAHockey. There you ll find score updates, links to stories from all over the hockey world, photos, video and audio. (JLA) - Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI

4 Page 4 CCHA Weekly Release #11 ALASKA Head Coach: Dallas Ferguson (4th Season) Overall Record: Conference Record: BOWLING GREEN Head Coach: Chris Bergeron (2nd season) Overall Record: Conference Record: TEAM NOTES SR G Scott Greenham is tied for fourth among Division I goalies with three shutouts this season. He is with a.914 goals-against average and 2.18 save percentage, which ranks 17th-best overall. Eight of Alaska s top-10 scorers this season have already achieved or exceeded their point totals from the first half of the season, led by six-point improvements from SR F Carlo Finucci ( ) and SO F and leading scorer Colton Beck (8-6-14). JR D Kaare Odegard s With All Your Heart hospital foundation, which was created to raise funds in support of the Harry and Sally Porter Heart Center at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, has collected almost $8,000 midway through the season. Donations can be made several ways, including the overall achievements (goals, power-plays, penalty kills, etc.) of the Nanooks this season. The Falcons two leading point producers from last season are no longer on the team. Jordan Samuels-Thomas (14) transferred while David Solway (12) graduated, leaving JR F Marc Rodriguez and SO F Brett Mohler as the team s top returning scorers. Rodriguez has not played this season due to injury, while Mohler has been sidelined the last seven games due to injury. FR F Ryan Carpenter s point total (14) matches Samuels-Thomas team-leading point total from last season. Last year s team had five players with double-digit points at this point last season, while this year s squad only has two in Carpenter and SO F Cam Wojtala (13). JR G Andrew Hammond split time in the net with Nick Eno last season, and played in only 10 games. This season Hammond has started every game for the Falcons, collecting six wins compared to two wins at this point last year. Hammond s six wins match his season total from last season. Hammond s goals-against average (2.79) is lower than last season (3.08), while his current save percentage (.899) is also lower than last season (.901). NEXT GAMES Friday, Jan. 6 at Northern Michigan, 7:35 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 at Northern Michigan, 7:35 p.m. Key Note: The Nanooks finish up a three-week break before heading to the Lower 48 for their annual two-week trip that starts with a series against the Wildcats in Marquette, Mich. FERRIS STATE Head Coach: Bob Daniels (20th season) Overall Record: Conference Record: SR F Jordie Johnston has already more than doubled his point-production from the same point last year. In , Johnston had two goals and four assists going into the holiday break. This year he has scoring line. JR F Kyle Bonis and JR F Travis Ouellette have nearly doubled their scoring totals from last year at this time. Bonis currently has 12 points on nine goals and three helpers after totalling four goals and three assists at the same point last year. Ouellette has a similar pattern - he had only one goal at the holiday break last year, and currently has seven goals and seven assists for 14 points. The Bulldogs will be in uncharted territory at the Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup as they have never faced their opponents RIT or Vermont. The Tigers are overall and are tied for second place in Atlantic Hockey. The Catamounts have a overall record, are in 10th place in Hockey East and play the Russian Red Stars tonight in an exhibition game before hosting the tourney. NEXT GAMES Friday, Dec. 30 at Bemidji State, 7:35 p.m. * Saturday, Dec. 31 at Bemidji State * Key Note: After a two-week break the Falcons travel to Bemidji, MN to take on the Beavers of the WCHA. LAKE SUPERIOR Head Coach: Jim Roque (7th season) Overall Record: Conference Record: Lake Superior State ends the first half of the season overall and in the CCHA. The Lakers sit in fourth place in the league with 23 points. At the halfway point of the season, the Lakers were overall and in the CCHA. Halfway through the season, the Lakers were in one-goal games. This season LSSU is in games decided by one goal. The Lakers are tied for second with Michigan State and Ohio State in power-play percentage (.200) against CCHA opponents. Last season at this time, the Lakers had a.129 power-play percentage. On the penalty kill, LSSU is in fourth place against league opponents at.875 percent. Nationally, the Lakers are sixth on the PK at.889 percent. After a five-point weekend against Northern Michigan (Dec. 9-10), JR F Domenic Monardo leads the Lakers with a scoring line of At the halfway mark of last season Monardo sat atop LSSU s leaderboard with NEXT GAMES Thursday, Dec. 29 (Catamount Cup at Burlington, VT) vs. RIT, 4:05 p.m. * Friday, Dec. 30 (Catamount Cup at Burlington, VT) at Vermont * Key Note: After a 19-day break in their game schedule the Bulldogs travel to Vermont to compete in the Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup. NEXT GAMES Thursday, Dec. 29 (Catamount Cup at Burlington, VT) at Vermont * Friday, Dec. 30 (Catamount Cup at Burlington, VT) vs. RIT, 4:05 p.m. * Key Note: LSSU trails the overall series against Vermont, The last matchup between the two teams was in The Lakers and RIT will be meeting for the first time.

5 CCHA Weekly Release #11 Page 5 MIAMI MICHIGAN STATE Head Coach: Enrico Blasi (13th Season) Overall Record: Conference Record: Miami is overall at the halfway point of the season. Last year, the RedHawks sat heading into the next calendar year. Top competition has not been the problem for Miami this year, however, as the Hawks are against top-10 teams this season, beating No. 4/5 Michigan Nov. 11, No. 9/10 Denver Nov. 26 and No. 4/4 Ohio State Dec. 9. Miami was against top-10 teams in the first half of last season as well. A big difference in Miami s season this year has been the outcome of close games. Of the RedHawks 20 games this year, 17 of them have been decided by two goals or less. Miami is in those games, including 5-4 in one-goal games. However, Miami has played five overtime games and is just in extra-session contests. Of Miami s first 20 games last year, only eight were decided by two goals or less while the Hawks tied all six overtime games last year, including the first three in the first half of the season. JR F Reilly Smith, who entered as the leading returning goal-scorer in the nation, is almost on pace with his goal total. Through 20 games this year, he has 12 goals, compared to 13 goals through 20 games last season. He ranks tied for 11th nationally with 0.67 goals-per-game this year. Smith is Miami s leading point-scorer this year with 17 points. He had 26 points at this time last year, which was third on the team, while Carter Camper ( 11) led the team with 37 points. FR F Austin Czarnik was named to the U.S. National Junior Team that is competing in the 2012 World Junior Championship in Calgary and Edmonton, Alb. NEXT GAMES Friday, Jan. 6 at Michigan State Saturday, Jan. 7 at Michigan State Key Note: After a 19-day break from game action the Red- Hawks return to the ice on Jan. 6-7 when they play at No. 14 Michigan State in a two-game CCHA series. Head Coach: Tom Anastos (1st season) Overall Record: Conference Record: MICHIGAN Head Coach: Red Berenson (28th season) Overall Record: Conference Record: TEAM NOTES Michigan wrapped up the first half of this season with points in three straight games and a record, including a mark in conference play. The Wolverines currently sit in eighth place in the CCHA with 19 points. By comparison U-M sported an record through 20 games in Michigan has earned an home record this season compared to a start at home last year. In , Michigan posted a record through 20 games, before finishing the season with a mark and six straight CCHA playoff wins to earn the program s 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. JR F Lindsay Sparks has already set new career highs in points (13), goals (5) and assists (8). JR F Lee Moffie has earned a career-high 12 assists. SO F Derek DeBlois has posted a career-best eight points and three goals. SO D Mac Bennett has eclipsed his career highs in points (13) and goals (3), and has matched his career best for assists (10). JR F Chris Brown leads Michigan with in 18 games played through the team s first 20 contests this season (he missed two due to injury). A season ago, Brown had appeared in 19 of the team s first 20 games and posted a line of SO D Jon Merrill has been named to the U.S. National Junior Team that is competing in thisyear s World Junior Championship in Calgary and Edmonton, Alb. NEXT GAMES Thursday, Dec. 29 (Great Lakes Invitational at Detroit) vs. Boston College, 7:35 p.m. * FOX Sports Detroit Friday, Dec. 30 (Great Lakes Invitational at Detroit) vs. Michigan State/Michigan Tech, 4:05/7:35 p.m. * Key Note: The Wolverines have appeared in every GLI since 1979 and have won a total of 14 championships, including last year. NORTHERN MICHIGAN Head Coach: Walt Kyle (10th season) Overall Record: Conference Record: Michigan State has scored 25 goals in the third period this season, compared to 19 in the first and 17 in the second period. In , the Spartans had scored 18 in the first, 14 in the second, and just 10 in the final frame. Solid penalty killing has been a large part of MSU s early success. Michigan State is fourth nationally in penalty kill (and second in the CCHA behind Northern Michigan), killing off 61-of-68 attempts (89.7 percent). A year ago, the Spartans were at just 80 percent (64-of-80). The Spartans now have 10 players who have at least 10 points on the season - matching last season s total. Six players have already posted career-best offensive seasons thus far. A year ago at this time, the Spartans had five double-digit scorers. Through 18 games last season, MSU was a combined -41, with its best player a +2 (then JR F Daultan Leveille, JR F Mike Merrifield, and JR F Trevor Nill). This year, the Spartans are a combined +36, with SO F Greg Wolfe a team-best +11, and JR D Torey Krug and SO F Lee Reimer each a +10. Last season, SR G Reid Ellingson held the advantage through the midpoint of the season with a record, a 2.42 goals-against average and a.925 save percentage. This year SO G Jared Coreau has stepped up and is (.688 win percentage is 12th in the nation) with a 2.13 goals-against average and a.925 save percentage. SR F Justin Florek is currently tied with SR F Tyler Gron for the team lead with nine goals. Florek s six power-play goals are tied for third in the nation. He had six total goals at the midpoint last season. He had a scoring line of in the second half of last season. Northern Michigan has only one loss in 11 games at the Berry Events Center this year where the Cats are outscoring opponents All of Gron s nine goals have been at home. Coreau is an undefeated between the pipes at home with a 1.58 goals-against average and a.939 save percentage. NMU was at home last year at Christmas break. NMU has six home regular season games remaining. NEXT GAMES Thursday, Dec. 29 (Great Lakes Invitational at Detroit) vs. Michigan Tech, 4:05 p.m. * Friday, Dec. 30 (Great Lakes Invitational at Detroit) vs. Michigan/Boston College, 4:05/7:35 p.m. * Key Note: Michigan State wraps up a 16-day break for final exams and the holidays and heads to Detroit s Joe Louis Arena for the Great Lakes Invitational. THIS WEEK S MATCHUP Friday, Dec. 30 vs. Russian Red Stars, 7:35 p.m. # Key Note: The Wildcats host the Russian junior team that is on an eight-game tour of the U.S. in an exhibition matchup.

6 Page 6 CCHA Weekly Release #11 TEAM NOTES NOTRE DAME Head Coach: Jeff Jackson (7th season) Overall Record: Conference Record: OHIO STATE Head Coach: Mark Osiecki (2nd season) Overall Record: Conference Record: Notre Dame s numbers at the half are very close to last year s totals. The Fighting Irish are overall ( last year), in the CCHA ( last year), have 27 points (29 last season), have given up an identical 55 goals and are in a tie for second place in the CCHA after sitting in first place last season. At the halfway point in , Notre Dame had played in 10 games versus nationally ranked teams and was in those games. During , the Irish have played 11 games versus ranked teams and are in those games. SO D Stephen Johns and SO F T.J. Tynan were named to the U.S. National Junior Team roster that is competing in the World Junior Championship in Calgary and Edmonton. The two are the 14th and 15th Notre Dame players to represent their country on the National Junior Team. NEXT GAMES Saturday, Dec. 31 vs. Boston University * VERSUS/NBC Sports Network Key Note: Notre Dame and Boston University have met five times in the all-time series with the Terriers holding a advantage. The New Year s Eve game will mark Boston University s first-ever visit to Notre Dame. Last season, Ohio State was at the mid-year point, averaging 2.9 goals a game while allowing 2.6. This year, the team is , scoring 3.28 goals an outing while holding opponents to 2.11 a contest. The special teams are also off to a better start. This year the team has converted 21.8 percent of its power-play chances (19-for-87) and was 15-for-80 (18.8 percent) a season ago. The penalty kill is much improved, stopping 87.8 percent (72-for-82) compared to last year s 63-for-77 (81.8 percent). SR D Sean Duddy has nine assists this season after entering the year with nine helpers in his career. He has an assist in each of his last five games and in seven of his last nine outings. At the midway point last year Duddy had two points, including his first (and only) career goal. SO F Chris Crane has more than doubled what he had at the mid-year point last year. After recording line through his first 17 games as a freshman, he now has a team-best 18 points, including 10 goals, this season. He went on to finish last year with a line of SR F Danny Dries has one more point but three more goals this year than last year. He had an line last year en route to 27 points with 15 goals and 12 assists. This year he has a team-high 11 goals and is second with 16 points. NEXT GAME Friday, Dec. 30 (RMU Hockey Showcase at Pittsburgh) at Robert Morris, 7:35 p.m. * Key Note: The Buckeyes will return to action with a single game against the Colonials in Consol Energy Center, home of the NHL s Pittsburgh Penguins. It is the squad s final nonconference game of the regular season. WESTERN MICHIGAN Head Coach: Andy Murray (1st season) Overall Record: Conference Record: The Broncos have seen several improvements from the season to this season. Through 18 games, WMU has one more win and two fewer losses in their overall record. The Broncos had a conference record last season going into the winter break and this year have a record. Two glaring differences from last season s mid-point are in the squad s offensive and defensive outputs. The team was averaging 2.6 goals per game and giving up the same amount. This season, the Broncos have increased their offensive output to 3.2 goals per game and decreasing their goals against at just 2.1. JR D Matt Tennyson is having a slightly better season than he did last year through the first 18 games. He was the top-scoring defenseman at the break with 10 points on five goals and five assists. He has 11 points this season on five goals and six assists but has also seen a big jump in his plus/minus. Last year he was -1 at this point but has worked his way to a +3 rating so far this year. NEXT GAMES Thursday, Dec. 29 at St. Cloud * Friday, Dec. 30 at St. Cloud * Key Note: This will be the first ever meeting between WMU and the Huskies.

7 CCHA Weekly Release #11 Page 7 ALASKA Record: Home: Away: Neutral: Sat. 1 NAIT # W 8-0 Kendall Hockey Classic at Anchorage, Alaska Fri. 7 vs. St. Cloud State * L 1-4 Sat. 8 vs. Clarkson * W 3-1 Brice Alaska Goal Rush at Fairbanks, Alaska Fri. 14 MERCYHURST * W 5-2 Sat. 15 NEBRASKA-OMAHA * W 4-1 Fri. 21 WESTERN MICHIGAN L 1-4 Sat. 22 WESTERN MICHIGAN T(OT) 2-2 Thu. 27 at Ohio State T(OT) 2-2 Fri. 28 at Ohio State L 0-6 Fri. 4 MIAMI L 1-2 Sat. 5 MIAMI L 1-2 Fri. 11 at Notre Dame L 5-4 Sat. 12 at Notre Dame L(OT) 2-3 Fri. 18 FERRIS STATE W 2-0 Sat. 19 FERRIS STATE L 2-3 Fri. 25 at Bowling Green W 3-0 Sat. 26 at Bowling Green W 2-0 Fri. 2 MICHIGAN W 4-3 Sat. 3 MICHIGAN L(OT) 0-1 Fri. 6 at Northern Michigan 7:35 p.m. Sat. 7 at Northern Michigan 7:35 p.m. Fri. 13 at Ferris State 7:05 p.m. Sat. 14 at Ferris State 7:05 p.m. Fri. 20 BOWLING GREEN 7:05 p.m. Sat. 21 BOWLING GREEN 7:05 p.m. Fri. 27 NOTRE DAME 7:05 p.m. Sat. 28 NOTRE DAME 7:05 p.m. Fri. 3 at Western Michigan 7:05 p.m. Sat. 4 at Western Michigan 7:05 p.m. Fri. 10 LAKE SUPERIOR 7:05 p.m. Sat. 11 LAKE SUPERIOR 7:05 p.m. Fri. 17 at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. Sat. 18 at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. Governor s Cup Fri. 24 at Alaska-Anchorage * 7:07 p.m. Sat. 25 ALASKA ANCHORAGE 7:05 p.m. BOWLING GREEN Record: Home: Away: Neutral: Fri. 2 ONTARIO IT # W 7-4 Fri. 7 CONNECTICUT * W 2-1 Sat. 8 CONNECTICUT * T(OT) 4-4 Fri. 14 at Alabama-Huntsville * W 2-1 Sat. 15 at Alabama-Huntsville * W 3-0 Fri. 21 at Lake Superior W 1-0 Sat. 22 at Lake Superior L 1-4 Fri. 28 NOTRE DAME L 1-3 Sat. 29 NOTRE DAME L 2-3 Fri. 4 FERRIS STATE L 0-4 Sat. 5 FERRIS STATE L 3-5 Fri. 11 CANISIUS * W 4-1 Sat. 12 CANISIUS * W 3-1 Fri. 18 at Miami L 0-4 Sat. 19 at Miami T(SW) 4-4 Fri. 25 ALASKA L 0-3 Sat. 26 ALASKA L 0-2 Fri. 2 at Michigan State L 1-5 Sat. 3 at Michigan State L 1-4 Fri. 9 WESTERN MICHIGAN T(OT) 3-3 Sat. 10 at Western Michigan L 1-6 Fri. 30 at Bemidji State * 7:37 p.m. Sat. 31 at Bemidji State * 7:07 p.m. Sat. 7 OHIO STATE 7:05 p.m. Sun. 8 OHIO STATE 5:05 p.m. Fri. 20 at Alaska 7:05 p.m. Sat. 21 at Alaska 7:05 p.m. Fri. 27 at Western Michigan 7:05 p.m. Sat. 28 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Fri. 3 at Notre Dame 7:05 p.m. Sat. 4 at Notre Dame 7:05 p.m. Fri. 10 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Sat. 11 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Fri. 17 at Ferris State 7:05 p.m. Sat. 18 at Ferris State 7:05 p.m. Fri. 24 MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Sat. 25 MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. FERRIS STATE Record: Home: Away: Neutral: Sun. 2 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO # W 5-0 Fri. 7 at St. Lawrence * W 4-2 Sat. 8 at St. Lawrence * W 5-1 Fri. 14 RPI * W 4-0 Sat. 15 RPI * W 2-0 Fri. 21 MIAMI W 4-2 Sat. 22 MIAMI W 2-0 Thu. 27 at Michigan L 2-5 Fri. 28 at Michigan L 0-4 Fri. 4 at Bowling Green W 4-0 Sat. 5 at Bowling Green W 5-3 Fri. 11 LAKE SUPERIOR W 5-1 Sat. 12 LAKE SUPERIOR T(OT) 1-1 Fri. 18 at Alaska L 0-2 Sat. 19 at Alaska W 3-2 Fri. 2 WESTERN MICHIGAN L 2-4 Sat. 3 at Western Michigan L 0-3 Fri. 9 NOTRE DAME W 4-1 Sat. 10 at Notre Dame L 1-4 Catamount Cup at Vermont Fri. 29 vs. RIT * 4:00 p.m. Sat. 30 vs. Vermont * 7:05 p.m. Fri. 6 COLGATE * 7:05 p.m. Sat. 7 COLGATE * 4:05 p.m. Fri. 13 ALASKA 7:05 p.m. Sat. 14 ALASKA 7:05 p.m. Fri. 20 at Ohio State 7:05 p.m. Sat. 21 at Ohio State 7:05 p.m. Fri. 27 MICHIGAN STATE 7:05 p.m. Sat. 28 MICHIGAN STATE 7:05 p.m. Fri. 3 at Northern Michgian 7:35 p.m. Sat. 4 at Northern Michgian 7:35 p.m. Fri. 10 at Notre Dame 7:05 p.m. Sat. 11 NOTRE DAME 7:05 p.m. Fri. 17 BOWLING GREEN 7:05 p.m. Sat. 18 BOWLING GREEN 7:05 p.m. Fri. 24 at Western Michigan 7:35 p.m. Sat. 25 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Schedule/Results LAKE SUPERIOR Record: Home: Away: Neutral: Fri. 1 at Alabama-Huntsville * W 3-2 Fri. 2 at Alabama-Huntsville * W 2-1 Fri. 14 MICHIGAN STATE W 5-4 Sat. 15 MICHIGAN STATE W 3-2 Fri. 21 BOWLING GREEN L 0-1 Sat. 22 BOWLING GREEN W 4-1 Thur. 27 at Miami W(OT) 3-2 Fri. 28 at Miami W 5-3 Fri. 4 BEMIDJI STATE * L(OT) 2-3 Sat. 5 BEMIDJI STATE * W 2-1 Fri. 11 at Ferris State L 1-5 Sat. 12 at Ferris State T(SW) 1-1 Sat. 19 at Canisius * T(OT) 2-2 Sun. 20 at Canisius * W 4-2 Fri. 25 NOTRE DAME L 1-4 Sat. 26 NOTRE DAME W 5-2 Fri. 2 at Ohio State L 2-5 Sat. 3 at Ohio State L 1-2 Fri. 9 NORTHERN MICHIGAN L 1-2 Sat. 10 NORTHERN MICHIGAN W 4-1 Catamount Cup at Vermont Thur. 29 vs. Vermont * 7:00 p.m. Fri. 30 vs. RIT * 4:00 p.m. Mon. 2 WESTERN ONTARIO # 3:05 p.m. Fri. 6 at Michigan 7:35 p.m. Sat. 7 at Michigan 7:35 p.m. Fri. 13 MIAMI 7:05 p.m. Sat. 14 MIAMI 7:05 p.m. Fri. 20 at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. Sat. 21 at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. Fri. 27 OHIO STATE 7:05 p.m. Sat. 28 OHIO STATE 7:05 p.m. Fri. 3 U.S. NTDP # 7:05 p.m. Fri. 10 at Alaska 7:05 p.m. Sat. 11 at Alaska 7:05 p.m. Fri. 17 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Sat. 18 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Fri. 24 at Northern Michigan 7:35 p.m. Sat. 25 at Northern Michigan 7:35 p.m. MIAMI Record: Home: Away: Neutral: Sun. 2 WINDSOR # W 4-1 Fri. 7 BEMIDJI STATE * L 3-5 Sat. 8 BEMIDJI STATE * W 3-2 Fri. 14 at Colgate * W 4-3 Sat. 15 at Colgate * L(OT) 2-3 Fri. 21 at Ferris State L 2-4 Sat. 22 at Ferris State L 0-2 Thur. 27 LAKE SUPERIOR L(OT) 2-3 Fri. 28 LAKE SUPERIOR L 3-5 Fri. 4 at Alaska W 2-1 Sat. 5 at Alaska W 2-1 Fri. 11 MICHIGAN W 2-1 Sat. 12 MICHIGAN T(SW) 3-3 Fri. 18 BOWLING GREEN W 4-0 Sat. 19 BOWLING GREEN T(OT) 4-4 Denver Cup Fri. 25 vs. Providence * W 6-2 Sat. 26 at Denver * W 4-2 Fri. 2 at Northern Michigan L 1-2 Sat. 3 at Northern Michigan L 1-5 Fri. 9 at Ohio State W 5-3 Sat. 10 OHIO STATE L(OT) 2-3 Fri. 6 at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. Sat. 7 at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. Fri. 13 at Lake Superior 7:05 p.m. Sat. 14 at Lake Superior 7:05 p.m. Fri. 20 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7:35 p.m. Sat. 21 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Fri. 27 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:35 p.m. Sat. 28 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Fri. 3 at Michigan 7:35 p.m. Sat. 4 at Michigan 7:35 p.m. Fri. 10 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE * 7:35 p.m. Sat. 11 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE * 7:05 p.m. Fri. 17 NOTRE DAME 7:35 p.m. Sat. 18 NOTRE DAME 7:05 p.m. Fri. 24 OHIO STATE 8:35 p.m. Sat. 25 at Ohio State 7:05 p.m. MICHIGAN Record: Home: Away: Neutral: Sat. 1 ONTARIO IT # L 2-3 Mon. 3 U.S. NTDP # W 3-1 Tue. 4 NIAGARA * W 5-0 Fri. 7 BENTLEY * W 5-1 Sat. 8 BENTLEY * W 4-1 Thu. 13 ST. LAWRENCE * W 10-3 Fri. 21 at Northern Michigan L 3-5 Sat. 22 at Northern Michigan T(SW) 3-3 Fri. 28 FERRIS STATE W 5-2 Sat. 29 FERRIS STATE W 4-0 Fri. 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN L 2-3 Sat. 5 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 5-2 Fri. 11 at Miami L 1-2 Sat. 12 at Miami T(OT) 3-3 Fri. 18 OHIO STATE L 1-2 Sat. 19 OHIO STATE L 5-6 Fri. 25 NORTHEASTERN * L 1-4 Sun. 27 UNION * L 3-6 Fri. 2 at Alaska L 3-4 Sat. 3 at Alaska W(OT) 1-0 Fri. 9 MICHIGAN STATE W 4-3 Sat. 10 at Michigan State T(OT) 3-3 Great Lakes Invitational at Detroit, Mich. Thur. 29 vs. Boston College * 7:35 p.m. Fri. 30 vs. Michigan State/Michigan Tech * 4:05/7:35 p.m. Fri. 6 LAKE SUPERIOR 7:35 p.m. Sat. 7 LAKE SUPERIOR 7:35 p.m. Fri. 13 at Ohio State 7:05 p.m. Sun. 15 at Ohio State (Progressive Field) 5:05 p.m. Fri. 20 at Notre Dame 7:35 p.m. Sat. 21 at Notre Dame 7:35 p.m. Fri. 3 MIAMI 7:35 p.m. Sat. 4 MIAMI 7:35 p.m. Fri. 10 at Michigan State 7:35 p.m. Sat. 11 vs. Michigan State (JLA) 7:35 p.m. Fri. 17 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:35 p.m. Sat. 18 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 5:05 p.m. Fri. 24 at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. Sat. 25 at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. MICHIGAN STATE Record: Home: Away: Neutral: Mon. 3 WESTERN ONTARIO # 7:05 p.m. Ice Breaker Tournament at Grand Forks Fri. 7 vs. Boston College * L 2-5 Sat. 8 vs. Air Force * W(OT) 3-2 Fri. 14 at Lake Superior L 4-5 Sat. 15 at Lake Superior L 2-3 Thu. 20 OHIO STATE W 3-0 Fri. 21 OHIO STATE L 2-5 Fri. 28 ROBERT MORRIS * W 5-2 Sat. 29 ROBERT MORRIS * W 6-2 Fri. 11 at Western Michigan W 3-2 Sat. 12 at Western Michigan W 4-2 Fri. 18 at Northern Michigan W 4-2 Sat. 19 at Northern Michigan L 1-2 College Hockey Showcase Fri. 25 MINNESOTA * W 4-3 Sat. 26 MINNESOTA * T(OT) 4-4 Fri. 2 BOWLING GREEN W 5-1 Sat. 3 BOWLING GREEN W 4-1 Fri. 9 at Michigan L 3-4 Sat. 10 MICHIGAN T(SW) 3-3 Great Lakes Invitational at Detroit Thu. 29 vs. Michigan Tech * 4:05 p.m. Fri. 30 vs. Michigan/Boston College * 4:05/7:35 p.m. Fri. 6 MIAMI 7:05 p.m. Sat. 7 MIAMI 7:05 p.m. Fri. 13 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Sat. 14 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:05 p.m. Fri. 20 LAKE SUPERIOR 7:05 p.m. Sat. 21 LAKE SUPERIOR 7:05 p.m. Fri. 27 at Ferris State 7:05 p.m. Sat. 28 at Ferris State 7:05 p.m. Fri. 3 at Ohio State 7:05 p.m. Sat. 4 at Ohio State 7:05 p.m. Fri. 10 MICHIGAN 7:35 p.m. Sat. 11 vs. Michigan (JLA) 7:35 p.m. Fri. 17 ALASKA 7:05 p.m. Sat. 18 ALASKA 8:05 p.m. Fri. 24 at Notre Dame 6:05 p.m. Sat. 25 at Notre Dame 7:05 p.m.

8 Page 8 CCHA Weekly Release #11 Schedule/Results NORTHERN MICHIGAN Record: Home: Away: Neutral: Fri. 7 at Wisconsin * W(OT) 3-2 Sat. 8 at Wisconsin * L 2-3 Fri. 14 ST. CLOUD STATE * W 5-2 Sat. 15 ST. CLOUD STATE * W 3-2 Fri. 21 MICHIGAN W 5-3 Sat. 22 MICHIGAN T(OT) 3-3 Fri. 28 at Western Michigan L 2-4 Sat. 29 at Western Michigan L(OT) 2-3 Fri. 4 NOTRE DAME T(SW) 2-2 Sat. 5 NOTRE DAME T(SW) 1-1 Fri. 11 at Ohio State L 1-4 Sat. 12 at Ohio State L 1-4 Fri. 18 MICHIGAN STATE L 2-4 Sat. 19 MICHIGAN STATE W 2-1 Fri. 2 MIAMI W 2-1 Sat. 3 MIAMI W 5-1 Fri. 9 at Lake Superior W 2-1 Sat. 10 at Lake Superior L 3-6 Fri. 16 MICHIGAN TECH * W 4-1 Fri. 30 RUSSIAN RED STARS # 7:35 p.m. Fri. 6 ALASKA 7:35 p.m. Sat. 7 ALASKA 7:35 p.m. Fri. 13 at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. Sat. 14 at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. Sat. 21 at Michigan Tech * 7:07 p.m. Fri. 27 at Miami 7:35 p.m. Sat. 28 at Miami 7:05 p.m. Fri. 3 FERRIS STATE 7:35 p.m. Sat. 4 FERRIS STATE 7:35 p.m. Fri. 10 at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. Sat. 11 at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. Fri. 17 at Michigan 7:35 p.m. Sat. 18 at Michigan 5:05 p.m. Fri. 24 LAKE SUPERIOR 7:35 p.m. Sat. 25 LAKE SUPERIOR 7:35 p.m. NOTRE DAME Record: Home: Away: Neutral: Sun. 2 WESTERN ONTARIO # W 4-0 Fri. 7 at Minnesota Duluth * L 3-4 Sat. 8 at Minnesota Duluth * W 5-3 Fri. 14 OHIO STATE W 5-2 Sat. 15 OHIO STATE L 3-4 Fri. 21 RPI * W 5-2 Fri. 28 at Bowling Green W 3-1 Sat. 29 at Bowling Green W 3-2 Fri. 4 at Northern Michigan T(OT) 2-2 Sat. 5 at Northern Michigan T(OT) 1-1 Fri. 11 ALASKA W 5-4 Sat. 12 ALASKA W(OT) 3-2 Tue. 15 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 3-2 Fri. 18 BOSTON COLLEGE * W(OT) 3-2 Tue. 22 at Western Michigan T(OT) 2-2 Fri. 25 at Lake Superior W 4-1 Sat. 26 at Lake Superior L 2-5 Fri. 2 NORTHEASTERN * L 2-9 Sat. 3 NORTHEASTERN * L 1-2 Fri. 9 at Ferris State L 1-4 Sat. 10 FERRIS STATE W 4-1 Sat 31 BOSTON UNIVERSITY * 7:05 p.m. Tue. 3 RUSSIAN RED STARS # 7:05 p.m. Sat. 7 at Minnesota (Hall of Fame Game) * 7:07 p.m. Fri. 13 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7:35 p.m. Sat. 14 at Western Michigan 7:05 p.m. Fri. 20 MICHIGAN 7:35 p.m. Sat. 21 MICHIGAN 7:35 p.m. Fri. 27 at Alaska 7:05 p.m. Sat. 28 at Alaska 7:05 p.m. Fri. 3 BOWLING GREEN 7:05 p.m. Sat. 4 BOWLING GREEN 7:05 p.m. Fri. 10 FERRIS STATE 7:05 p.m. Sat. 11 at Ferris State 7:05 p.m. Fri. 17 at Miami 7:35 p.m. Sat. 18 at Miami 7:05 p.m. Fri. 24 MICHIGAN STATE 6:05 p.m. Sat. 25 MICHIGAN STATE 7:05 p.m. OHIO STATE Record: Home: Away: Neutral: Sat. 1 WINDSOR W 6-5 Fri. 7 QUINNIPIAC * W 2-1 Sat. 8 QUINNIPIAC * L 3-4 Fri. 14 at Notre Dame L 2-5 Sat. 15 at Notre Dame W 4-3 Thu. 20 at Michigan State L 0-3 Fri. 21 at Michigan State W 5-2 Thu. 27 ALASKA T(SW) 2-2 Fri. 28 ALASKA W 6-0 Fri. 4 at Alabama-Huntsville * W 4-0 Sat. 5 at Alabama-Huntsville * W 2-0 Fri. 11 NORTHERN MICHIGAN W 4-1 Sat. 12 NORTHERN MICHIGAN W 4-1 Fri. 18 at Michigan W 2-1 Sat. 19 at Michigan W 6-5 Fri. 2 LAKE SUPERIOR W 5-2 Sat. 3 LAKE SUPERIOR W 2-1 Fri. 9 MIAMI L 3-5 Sat. 10 at Miami W(OT) 3-2 Fri. 30 at Robert Morris (Consol Arena) * 7:35 p.m. Sat. 7 at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. Sun. 8 at Bowling Green 5:05 p.m. Fri. 13 MICHIGAN 7:35 p.m. Sun. 15 MICHIGAN (Progressive Field) 5:05 p.m. Fri. 20 FERRIS STATE 7:05 p.m. Sat. 21 FERRIS STATE 7:05 p.m. Fri. 27 at Lake Superior 7:05 p.m. Sat. 28 at Lake Superior 7:05 p.m. Fri. 3 MICHIGAN STATE 7:05 p.m. Sat. 4 MICHIGAN STATE 7:05 p.m. Fri. 10 at Western Michigan 7:05 p.m. Sat. 11 at Western Michigan 7:05 p.m. Fri. 24 at Miami 8:35 p.m. Sat. 25 MIAMI 7:05 p.m. WESTERN MICHIGAN Record: Home: Away: Neutral: Sat. 1 TORONTO # (at Muskegon) W 7-2 Fri. 7 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE * W 7-1 Sat. 8 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE * W 4-0 Fri. 14 at Union * T(OT) 2-2 Sat. 15 at Union * T(OT) 3-3 Fri. 21 at Alaska W 4-1 Sat. 22 at Alaska T(SW) 2-2 Fri. 28 NORTHERN MICHIGAN W 4-2 Sat. 29 NORTHERN MICHIGAN W(OT) 3-2 Fri. 4 at Michigan W 3-2 Sat. 5 at Michigan L 2-5 Fri. 11 MICHIGAN STATE L 2-3 Sat. 12 MICHIGAN STATE L 2-4 Tue. 15 at Notre Dame L 2-3 Tue. 22 NOTRE DAME T(SW) 2-2 Fri. 2 at Ferris State W 4-2 Sat. 3 FERRIS STATE W 3-0 Fri. 9 at Bowling Green T(SW) 3-3 Sat. 10 BOWLING GREEN W 6-1 Thu. 29 at St. Cloud State * 7:07 p.m. Fri. 30 at St. Cloud State * 7:07 p.m. Fri. 6 MINNESOTA DULUTH * 7:35 p.m. Sat. 7 MINNESOTA DULUTH * 7:05 p.m. Fri. 13 at Notre Dame 7:35 p.m. Sat. 14 NOTRE DAME 7:05 p.m. Fri. 20 at Miami 7:35 p.m. Sat. 21 at Miami 7:05 p.m. Fri. 27 BOWLING GREEN 7:05 p.m. Sat. 28 at Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. Fri. 3 ALASKA 7:05 p.m. Sat. 4 ALASKA 7:05 p.m. Fri. 10 OHIO STATE 7:05 p.m. Sat. 11 OHIO STATE 7:05 p.m. Fri. 17 at Lake Superior 7:05 p.m. Sat. 18 at Lake Superior 7:05 p.m. Fri. 24 FERRIS STATE 7:35 p.m. Sat. 25 at Ferris State 7:05 p.m. # - Exhibition * - Nonconference All game times are local to site (JLA) - Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Mich

9 CCHA Conference Scoring Leaders Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 T. J. Tynan ND SO F / CLB 2 Chris Crane OSU SO F / SJS 3 Domenic Monardo LSSU JR F / Anders Lee ND SO F / NYI Riley Sheahan ND JR F / DET 6 Chris Brown UM JR F / PHX Dane Walters WMU JR RW / Tyler Gron NMU SR F / Kyle Jean LSSU SO F / Danny Dries OSU SR F / Torey Krug MSU JR D / Lee Reimer MSU SO F / Ryan Dzingel OSU FR F / OTT Justin Florek NMU SR F / BOS 15 Nick McParland LSSU JR F / Jordie Johnston FSU SR C / Alex Guptill UM FR F / DAL Colton Beck UA SO LW / Billy Maday ND SR F / E Zach Trotman LSSU JR D / BOS Carlo Finucci UA SR C / Chase Balisy WMU SO F / NSH Players Tied With 9 Points Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Torey Krug MSU JR D / Zach Trotman LSSU JR D / BOS 3 Kyle Haines LSSU SR D / Chad Billins FSU SR D / Lee Moffie UM JR D / SJS Sean Duddy OSU SR D / Brock Shelgren MSU SR D / Matt Tennyson WMU JR D / Devon Krogh OSU JR D / Curtis Gedig OSU SO D / NJD 11 Matt Crandell MSU SR D / E Dennis Brown WMU SO RD / E Kyle Follmer NMU JR D / Greg Pateryn UM SR D / MTL 15 Ben Gallacher OSU FR D / FLA Mac Bennett UM SO D / MTL Robbie Russo ND FR D / NYI Steven Spinell MIA JR D / Mike Chiasson UM FR D / Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Ryan Dzingel OSU FR F / OTT 2 Alex Guptill UM FR F / DAL 3 Austin Czarnik MIA FR F / Darik Angeli OSU FR F / Phil Di Giuseppe UM FR F / Matt Berry MSU FR F / Tyler Biggs MIA FR F / TOR 8 Brent Darnell MSU FR F / Ben Gallacher OSU FR D / FLA Austin Wuthrich ND FR F / E Travis Lynch UM FR F / Robbie Russo ND FR D / NYI Nick Oddo OSU FR F / Dylan Walchuk NMU FR F / Mike Chiasson UM FR D /

10 CCHA Conference Scoring Leaders Goal Scoring GP G GPG 1 Chris Crane OSU SO F Kyle Jean LSSU SO F Stephan Vigier NMU SO F Danny Dries OSU SR F Dane Walters WMU JR RW Domenic Monardo LSSU JR F Anders Lee ND SO F Tyler Gron NMU SR F Nick McParland LSSU JR F Jordie Johnston FSU SR C Alex Guptill UM FR F Torey Krug MSU JR D Darik Angeli OSU FR F Austin Czarnik MIA FR F Colton Beck UA SO LW Cody Kunyk UA SO F Reilly Smith MIA JR F Justin Florek NMU SR F Trevor Elias WMU JR LW Power Play Goals GP G GPG 1 Anders Lee ND SO F Chris Crane OSU SO F Torey Krug MSU JR D Tyler Gron NMU SR F Jordie Johnston FSU SR C Justin Florek NMU SR F Robbie Russo ND FR D Dane Walters WMU JR RW Players Tied With 2 Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG 1 Matthew Kirzinger FSU JR RW Matt Johnson OSU FR F TJ Schlueter FSU FR F Matt Tomassoni MIA SR F/D Brett Perlini MSU SR F Austin Czarnik MIA FR F Robert Shea BGSU JR D Jordie Johnston FSU SR C Alden Hirschfeld MIA SR F Tyler Biggs MIA FR F Derek DeBlois UM SO F Garrett Haar WMU FR D/D Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 T. J. Tynan ND SO F Riley Sheahan ND JR F Chris Brown UM JR F Sean Duddy OSU SR D Brock Shelgren MSU SR D Lee Reimer MSU SO F Ryan Dzingel OSU FR F Carlo Finucci UA SR C Chad Billins FSU SR D Lee Moffie UM JR D Chase Balisy WMU SO F Shane Berschbach WMU SO F Travis Ouellette FSU JR C Kyle Haines LSSU SR D Zach Trotman LSSU JR D Domenic Monardo LSSU JR F Greg Pateryn UM SR D Anders Lee ND SO F Devon Krogh OSU JR D Curtis Gedig OSU SO D Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 T. J. Tynan ND SO F Anders Lee ND SO F Chris Crane OSU SO F Riley Sheahan ND JR F Justin Florek NMU SR F Tyler Gron NMU SR F Ryan Dzingel OSU FR F Robbie Russo ND FR D Chad Billins FSU SR D Billy Maday ND SR F Kyle Haines LSSU SR D Zach Trotman LSSU JR D Shane Berschbach WMU SO F Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Colton Beck UA SO LW Jordie Johnston FSU SR C Domenic Monardo LSSU JR F Dane Walters WMU JR RW Dean Chelios MSU JR F Mike Merrifield MSU SR F Darik Angeli OSU FR F Kellan Lain LSSU SO F Alex Guptill UM FR F Danny Dries OSU SR F Chris Crane OSU SO F Plus-Minus GP +/- 1 Torey Krug MSU JR D A.J. Treais UM JR F Michael Quinn UA SO D Brock Shelgren MSU SR D Brennan Serville UM FR D Danny DeKeyser WMU SO LD Derek Roehl WMU SR LW Phil Di Giuseppe UM FR F Luke Witkowski WMU JR D Lee Moffie UM JR D Devon Krogh OSU JR D Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Cody Kunyk UA SO F 14 1 Kyle Jean LSSU SO F 14 1 Dane Walters WMU JR RW 14 1

11 CCHA Conference Goaltending Leaders Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Frank Slubowski WMU FR : Taylor Nelson FSU SR 8 477: C.J. Motte FSU FR 6 364: Cal Heeter OSU SR : Drew Palmisano MSU SR 5 303: Jared Coreau NMU SO 7 327: Scott Greenham UA SR : Mike Johnson ND JR : Cody Reichard MIA SR : Shawn Hunwick UM SR : Reid Ellingson NMU SR : Will Yanakeff MSU SO 7 416: Kevin Kapalka LSSU SO : Andrew Hammond BGSU JR : Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Taylor Nelson FSU SR 8 477: Drew Palmisano MSU SR 5 303: C.J. Motte FSU FR 6 364: Cal Heeter OSU SR : Jared Coreau NMU SO 7 327: Shawn Hunwick UM SR : Reid Ellingson NMU SR : Will Yanakeff MSU SO 7 416: Kevin Kapalka LSSU SO : Scott Greenham UA SR : Cody Reichard MIA SR : Frank Slubowski WMU FR : Mike Johnson ND JR : Andrew Hammond BGSU JR : Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Shawn Hunwick UM SR Kevin Kapalka LSSU SO Andrew Hammond BGSU JR Cal Heeter OSU SR Scott Greenham UA SR Reid Ellingson NMU SR Cody Reichard MIA SR Taylor Nelson FSU SR Mike Johnson ND JR Frank Slubowski WMU FR Will Yanakeff MSU SO C.J. Motte FSU FR Jared Coreau NMU SO Drew Palmisano MSU SR Nick Pisellini WMU JR Steven Summerhays ND SO Connor Knapp MIA SR Brady Hjelle OSU JR Steve Thompson UA JR Kevin Murdock LSSU SO Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Scott Greenham UA SR Shawn Hunwick UM SR Drew Palmisano MSU SR 5 1 C.J. Motte FSU FR 6 1 Taylor Nelson FSU SR 8 1 Frank Slubowski WMU FR 10 1 Cody Reichard MIA SR 12 1 Cal Heeter OSU SR 12 1 Andrew Hammond BGSU JR 14 1

12 CCHA Team Conference-Only Stats TEAM OFFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Ohio State Michigan State Michigan Western Michigan Notre Dame Lake Superior Ferris State Miami Northern Michigan Alaska Bowling Green POWER PLAY Team Totals SHA PP % 1 Notre Dame 15/ Lake Superior 10/ Michigan State 9/ Ohio State 15/ Northern Michigan 9/ Western Michigan 9/ Ferris State 8/ Michigan 7/ Alaska 7/ Bowling Green 5/ Miami 4/ PENALTY MINUTES Team Games PIM PIM/G 1 Northern Michigan Ferris State Miami Bowling Green Michigan Alaska Ohio State Notre Dame Western Michigan Michigan State Lake Superior SCORING BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Ohio State Michigan Western Michigan Notre Dame Lake Superior Michigan State Ferris State Miami Northern Michigan Alaska Bowling Green TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Ferris State Western Michigan Alaska Notre Dame Ohio State Michigan State Lake Superior Miami Michigan Northern Michigan Bowling Green PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHF PK % 1 Michigan State 37/ Northern Michigan 57/ Western Michigan 45/ Lake Superior 49/ Ohio State 54/ Ferris State 58/ Notre Dame 35/ Miami 64/ Alaska 51/ Michigan 49/ Bowling Green 53/ SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Ohio State Western Michigan Miami Michigan Notre Dame Alaska Lake Superior Michigan State Ferris State Northern Michigan Bowling Green GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Michigan State Ferris State Western Michigan Alaska Notre Dame Ohio State Lake Superior Miami Michigan Northern Michigan Bowling Green SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Notre Dame Ohio State Michigan State Ferris State Western Michigan Northern Michigan Lake Superior Michigan Miami Alaska Bowling Green