Northern Michigan University Hockey Game Notes

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1 Northern Michigan University Hockey Game Notes Northern Michigan University Hockey Schedule Overall: CCHA: DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sept. 30 Univ. of Toronto (exh.)... W/5-2 Oct. 6 vs. Wisconsin#... L/0-3 Oct. 7 vs. Wisconsin#... T/3-3 (OT) Oct. 13 at Michigan Tech... 7:05 p.m. Oct. 14 Michigan Tech... 7:35 p.m. Mutual of Omaha Stampede Tournament Oct. 20 vs. UMass-Lowell... 5:05 p.m. Oct. 21 vs. Nebraska-Omaha/Niagara :05/8:05 p.m. Oct. 27 Ohio State*... 7:35 p.m. Oct. 28 Ohio State*... 7:35 p.m. Nov. 3 at Miami*... 7:35 p.m. Nov. 4 at Miami*... 7:35 p.m. Nov. 10 Alaska*... 7:35 p.m. Nov. 11 Alaska*... 7:35 p.m. Nov. 15 Minnesota-Duluth... 7:35 p.m. Nov. 17 at Western Michigan*... 7:35 p.m. Nov. 18 at Western Michigan*... 7:35 p.m. Dec. 1 at Lake Superior State*... 7:35 p.m. Dec. 2 Lake Superior State*... 7:35 p.m. Dec. 8 Michigan State*... 7:35 p.m. Dec. 9 Michigan State*... 7:35 p.m. Dec. 15 U.S. NTDP (exh.)... 7:35 p.m. Dec. 30 vs. Notre Dame*##(CSTV)... 1:05 p.m. Dec. 31 at Notre Dame*... 4:05 p.m. Jan. 5 Ferris State*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 6 Ferris State*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 12 at Michigan*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 13 at Michigan*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 19 Bowling Green*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 20 Bowling Green*... 7:35 p.m. Jan. 24 at Minnesota-Duluth... 8:05 p.m. Jan. 26 at Nebraska-Omaha*... 8:05 p.m. Jan. 27 at Nebraska-Omaha*... 8:05 p.m. Feb. 2 Lake Superior State*... 7:35 p.m. Feb. 3 at Lake Superior State*... 7:05 p.m. Feb. 9 at Ohio State* (CSTV)... 7:05 p.m. Feb. 10 at Ohio State*... 7:05 p.m. Fri. 23 Miami*... 7:35 p.m. Sat. 24 Miami*... 7:35 p.m. Home games in bold *CCHA games #-Green Bay, Wis. ##-Ft. Wayne, Ind. CSTV indicates game televised by College Sports Television Oct. 13, 2006 THIS WEEK S GAMES... The Northern Michigan University hockey team will stay in the WCHA when they go home-and-home with the Michigan Tech Huskies. Friday the puck will drop in Houghton before moving the action to Marquette on Saturday. LIFETIME SERIES... The Wildcats hold the overall edge against the Huskies ( ). The Cats are in Marquette, in Houghton and on neutral ice. NMU is in the past eight games against MTU. Last year NMU took care of MTU in the two games as the Cats won in Marquette 5-1 and then in Houghton the next night 2-1 (10/21-22/ 05). RECENT NORTHERN MICHIGAN GAMES... Northern Michigan 3 vs. Wisconsin 3 (OT) - Oct. 7, 2006 (Green Bay, Wis.) NMU jumped on to a 2-0 lead with two second period goals. Zach Tarkir opened up the scoring with a goal at 2:54 then Mike Santorelli scored at 8:50. The Badgers cut the lead in half with a power-play goal at 13:18 (Jake Dowell), Dusty Collins then gave the Cats the 3-1 lead with a goal at 6:50 of the third period. The Badgers added a powerplay and short-handed goal for the tie. Bill Zaniboni had 29 saves. Northern Michigan 0-1-1, CCHA Northern Michigan 2 vs. Michigan 3 - March 18, 2006 (CCHA Consolation Game) Matt Ciancio scored his first goal of the season at 5:30 of the first period as NMU jumped ahead of the Wolverines. UM would tie the game with a goal at 10:54 of the opening period and then take the 2-1 lead with a goal at 16:01 of the second 1 at/vs. Michigan Tech 0-0-0, WCHA Oct. 13, :07 p.m. Houghton, Mich. MacInnes Student Ice Arena (4,200) Oct. 14, :35 p.m. Marquette, Mich. Berry Events Center (3,902) SERIES INFORMATION Overall: In Marquette: In Houghton: Neutral: Meetings: None RADIO Northern Star Broadcasting (93.1FM WIMK and 94.1 FM WUPK) Play-by-Play: John Focke Updated Stats: Northern Michigan 0 vs. Wisconsin 3 - Oct. 6, 2006 (Green Bay, Wis.) The defending national champions scored a goal in the second period (Michael Davies) and two in the third (Davis Drewiske and Davies) for the win. UW had 13 more shots than the Wildcats on the night (36-23). Bill Zaniboni had 33 saves on the night. Northern Michigan 5 vs. University of Toronto 2 - Sept. 30, 2006 The Wildcats opened the season with an exhibition game against the University of Toronto. Mike Santorelli opened up the scoring with a goal at 12:35 of the first period. Darin Olver added another goal later in the period (18:50). Andrew Sarauer added a power-play goal at 6:51 of the second frame to give the Cats the 3-0 lead. UT added a marker at 10:35 for a 3-1 game. Santorelli added his second marker of the game for the 4-1 lead at 7:45 of the third period. UT made it 4-2 before Nick Sirota scored the final goal of the game at 13:36.

2 Head Coach Walt Kyle Walt Kyle is in his fifth 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, He has led the Cats to Joe Louis Arena and the CCHA Championships in each of his four seasons. Kyle was the U.S. National Junior Team Coach at the 2006 World Junior Championship in Vancouver, B.C. He led the U.S. to a fourthplace finish. 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 AHL s Baltimore Bandits ( ), the International Hockey League s San Diego Gulls ( ) and the Western 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 World Championships in Germany, and under Wilson for the 1994 squad that competed in Milan, Italy. He also was a coach with the 1992 and 93 U.S. 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 World 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 World Championships for men s and women s teams at all age levels, and the Olympic Winter Games. Kyle, a native of Waterloo, Iowa, and his wife, Ann, have four children: two daughters, Quinn and Erin; and two sons, Evan and Walt. period. Darin Olver tied the game at two-all with his 15th goal of the season at 16:16 of the second period. UM s game-winner cane at 8:19 of the final frame. Northern Michigan 2 vs. Miami 5 - March 17, 2006 (CCHA Semifinals) NMU scored two first-period goals to take the quick 2-0 over the RedHawks. Mike Santorelli scored at 14:14 (Pat Bateman and Nathan Oystrick) to get the Cats on the board. Bateman then scored the second goal at 16:56, unassisted. Miami would score three in the second period and two in the third for the win. NMU did have the shot advantage at National Polls... Northern Michigan 3 vs. Nebraska- Omaha 2 - March 11, 2006 (CCHA Second Round) The Wildcats wrapped up the series with a three-goal outburst in the second period and held on for the win. The second period has been the most productive for the Cats this season. Goals were scored by Pat Bateman (1:41) and Andrew Contois. Contois scored twice in the period at 5:22 and a short-handed marker at 12:03. UNO scored twice in the final frame on two power-play goals. Bill Zaniboni turned away 28 shots. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll Men s College Hockey Poll (Oct. 9, 2006) School Record Pts. Last Poll 1. Boston College (19) Wisconsin (15) Michigan State North Dakota Michigan Boston University Maine Minnesota Vermont NR 10. Miami (Ohio) Harvard Denver New Hampshire Colorado College Cornell USCHO.com/CSTV Poll Men s College Hockey Poll (Oct. 9, 2006) School Record Pts. Last Poll 1. Boston College (14) Wisconsin (12) Boston University (2) Michigan State North Dakota (2) Michigan (1) Maine Minnesota Miami (Ohio) Vermont (1) NR 11. Denver Harvard New Hampshire Cornell Colorado College St. Cloud State Clarkson Dartmouth Ohio State Northern Michigan Northern Michigan 4 vs. Nebraska-Omaha 1 - March 10, 2006 (CCHA Second Round) Three power-play goals in the first period set the tone for the game. Matt Siddall gave the Cats the 1-0 lead with his sixth goal of the season at 4:06 of the period. The Mavericks tied the game with a power-play goal by Bill Thomas (16:22). Dirk Southern scored the final goal of the period which gave the Cats the lead for good (2-1) at 17:57. Rob Lehtinen scored twice for the final margin. He scored at 8:40 of the second period and at 7:00 of the third period. Bill Zaniboni had 25 saves. Northern Michigan 4 vs. Ohio State 2 - Feb. 25, 2006 Ohio State jumped out to a 2-0 lead with two goals in the first period. But the Cats would answer with three goals in the middle frame. Jamie Milam scored first with a power-play goal at 13:55. Nick Sirota (14:23) and Dusty Collins (19:49) added goals in the period. Collins goal was with an extra attacker. Darin Olver (19:23) added an empty-net goal in the third period. Bill Zaniboni turned away 19 of OSU s 21 shots. NORTHERN MICHIGAN NOTES... A Look At The Huskies... The Huskies have only played an exhibition game against Lakehead in its only action of the season. MTU defeated Lakehead 6-1. Friday s game is the regular season opener for MTU. Tyler Shelast leads the Huskies with four career goals against NMU. Lars Helminen has three career goals. Sophomore goaltender Michael-Lee Teslak was in He had a 3.68 goalsagainst average with a.902 save-percentage. Record Crowds... For the first time in Berry Events Center history back-to-back capacity crowds of 4,260 were on hand against Michigan (11/11-12/05). The season saw capacity crowds three times as the other time was against Michigan Tech (10/21/05). 2

3 NMU Roster No. Name Pos. Yr. 2 Alan Dorich D Fr 3 Mick McCrimmon D Fr 4 Blake Cosgrove D Jr 5 Zach Tarkir(A) D Sr 6 Spencer Dillon D So 7 Dusty Collins F Sr 8 Darin Olver(A) F Sr 9 Rob Lehtinen F Sr 10 Tim Hartung F So 11 Jacques Lamoureux F Fr 13 Ray Kaunisto F Fr 14 Nathan Sigmund F So 15 Pat Bateman(C) F Sr 16 Brant Marple F Fr 17 Derek May D So 19 Mike Santorelli F Jr 20 Nick Sirota F So 22 Mike Maltese F Fr 25 Andrew Sarauer F Jr 26 Matt Maunu D Sr 29 Matt Siddall F Jr 30 Bill Zaniboni G Sr 31 Josh Hatinger G Sr 41 Brian Stewart G Fr 42 Bobby Selden D Sr 44 TJ Miller D Fr 83 Matt Butcher F Fr Average Height: 6-1 Average Weight: Average Age: 21 years Head Coach: Walt Kyle Asistant Coach: John Olver Assistant Coach: John Kyle Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mike Fedrizzi Equipment Manager: John Tessaro Athletic Trainer: Jim Winkler Media Relations: David Faiella Eight times over 4,000 people have attended a hockey game at the Berry Events Center. 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 time was 4,052 against Notre Dame (1/24/04). Three of the top six crowds were during the season against Michigan Tech as 4,216 (2/17/05) people went through the gates, 4,197 were at Michigan Tech (11/ 6/04) and 4,163 saw the Michigan State game (10/23/04). NHL Picks... NMU has nine NHL draft picks on the roster, the second-highest among CCHA teams. The Cats who have been drafted: Matt Butcher (VAN), Dusty Collins (T.B.), Spencer Dillon (FLA), TJ Miller (N.J.), Darin Olver (NYR), Mike Santorelli (NSH), Andrew Sarauer (VAN), Matt Siddall (ATL) and Zack Tarkir (N.J.). Olver, second-round pick of the New York Rangers in 2004 (36th overall), is the highest draft choice in school history. 3 Current Streaks... Player Games G-A P Streak NCAA Stats... Following is where NMU ranks as a team and individually from Goals Against Average - Bill Zaniboni - 19th (2.88) Save Percentage - Bill Zaniboni - 15th (.912) Penalty Minutes - NMU - 18th (18.0) Penalty Kill - NMU - 15th (12/14;.857) Combined Special Teams - 15th (12/25;.480) Tidbits on Walt Kyle... Walt Kyle has guided the Wildcats to Joe Louis Arena and the CCHA Championships in each of his four seasons behind the bench. He has guided the Cats to 20 or more wins each season and needs 13 wins to reach 100 in his career. Olver... Darin Olver could become only the second player in NMU history to lead the Cats in scoring all four years. He had 32 points as a freshman, 43 as a sophomore and 35 last year as a junior. Gary Emmons was the first Cat to accomplished this in his NMU career. He played for NMU from Olver has nine career game-winning goals, just four short of the NMU record held by Steve Bozek and Roger Trudeau. Open The Season... NMU was shutout in its opening game of the season for the second time in school history against Wisconsin. The Cats lost 3-0 to the Badgers on Friday night in Green Bay. Wis. The other time was to St. Louis (0-5) to open up the season. At The Resch... The Wildcats played its first two games ever at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. The team snapped its five-game skid against the Badgers with the 3-3 tie on Saturday. Zaniboni... Bill Zaniboni blocked 62-of-68 shots against the Badgers (.911). First... Matt Butcher notched his first career point on Saturday against Wisconsin with an assist on Zach Tarkir s goal at 2:54 of the second period. Blake Cosgrove assisted on Mike Santorelli s goal at 8:50 of the second period for his first career point. Power Play... NMU was 0-11 on the power play against UW last week.

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 short-handed goal Allowing a short-handed goal Month-By-Month Record... Home Away Total October November December January February March Total You Can Always Go Home... Wisconsin native, Nick Sirota, had a point on Saturday night against the Badgers with an assist on Tarkir s goal. New On The Ice... A couple of newcomers saw ice time against the Badgers last week. Matt Butcher, Ray Kaunisto, Jacques Lamoureux and TJ Miller all skated for the Cats. This and That... Cosgrove after not seeing any action during the season has one point after one game...he appeared in 14 games during the season NMU will have one or two more neutral ice games next week in Omaha, Neb. Dusty Collins has played in 98 games for the Cats Next Week... The NMU hockey team will be at the Mutual of Omaha Stampede Tournament. The Cats face UMass-Lowell in the opening game on Friday. NMU will either face Nebraska-Omaha or Niagara on Saturday. Cluster Standings... Under the CCHA s rivalry pairing cluster scheduling format, NMU, whose rivalry partner is Lake Superior State, is joining Ohio State and Miami for the campaign. Following are the standings in NMU s scheduling cluster: Team GP W L T Pts Northern Michigan Ohio State Lake Superior State Miami The season marks the seventh 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 for 3rd star). 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 Wisconsin (Oct. 6-7) Mike Santorelli Michigan Tech (Oct ) TBA WILDCATS OF THE WEEK 4

5 The Last Time It Happened... Weekend series sweep at home NMU: March 10-11, 2006 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (4-1, 3-2) Opponent: Feb , 2006 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (1-2, 3-8) Weekend series sweep on the road NMU: Feb , at Ferris State (5-2, 6-3) Opponent: Nov. 4-5, at Michigan State (4-5 (OT), 5-0) Shutout NMU: Jan. 13, vs. Ferris State, 5-0 (NMU goalie: Bill Zaniboni) Opponent: Oct. 6, vs. Wisconsin, 0-3 (UW goalie: Brian Elliott) Shutout at home NMU: Jan. 13, vs. Ferris State, 5-0 (NMU goalie: Bill Zaniboni) Opponent: Dec. 17, 2005 vs. Western Michigan, 0-0 (OT) (WMU goalie: Daniel Bellissimo) Shutout on the road NMU: Dec. 22, vs. Harvard, 0-0 (NMU goalie: Tuomas Tarkki) Opponent: Oct. 6, vs. Wisconsin (Green Bay, Wis.), 0-3 (UW goalie: Brian Elliott) Shutout in a CCHA Game NMU: Jan. 13, vs. Ferris State, 5-0 (NMU goalie: Bill Zaniboni) Opponent: Dec. 17, 2005 vs. Western Michigan, 0-0 (OT) (WMU goalie: Daniel Bellissimo) 11/23/1979 Houghton L /24/1979 Houghton W /7/1980 Houghton L /8/1980 Houghton T 1-1 OT 1/2/1981 Marquette W 3-2 1/3/1981 Marquette W 5-2 3/28/1981 *Duluth, Minn. L 2-5 1/15/1982 Houghton L 2-6 1/16/1982 Marquette L 4-6 2/19/1982 Marquette L 4-5 2/20/1982 Houghton L 2-7 1/14/1983 Marquette L 3-4 OT 1/15/1983 Houghton W 9-3 2/18/1983 Houghton L 1-5 2/19/1983 Marquette L 1-4 3/5/1983 ^ Houghton W 3-2 3/6/1983 ^ Houghton T /14/1983 Marquette L /15/1983 Houghton L /16/1983 Houghton W /17/1983 Marquette W 4-3 OT 2/10/1984 Marquette W 8-5 2/11/1984 Houghton L 3-4 OT 10/26/1984 Marquette L 4-5 OT 10/27/1984 Houghton W 6-3 1/18/1985 Houghton L 2-3 1/19/1985 Marquette L /11/1985 Marquette T 2-2 OT 10/12/1985 Houghton W /13/1985 Marquette W 6-5 OT 12/14/1985 Houghton W 8-1 2/7/1986 Houghton W 6-2 2/8/1986 Marquette L /31/1986 Marquette W 4-3 OT 11/1/1986 Houghton W 6-1 1/30/1987 Houghton W 5-1 1/31/1987 Marquette L /11/1987 Houghton L 3-4 OT 11/21/1987 Marquette T 4-4 OT 1/14/1988 Marquette L 2-4 1/16/1988 Houghton L /28/1988 Marquette W /29/1988 Houghton L 4-6 1/6/1989 Houghton L 5-6 OT 1/7/1989 Marquette W /27/1989 Marquette W /28/1989 Houghton L 4-5 OT 12/30/1989 #Detroit, Mich. L 1-5 1/26/1990 Houghton W /27/1990 Marquette W 3-2 OT 11/30/1990 Marquette W /1/1990 Houghton W 4-3 2/15/1991 Houghton W 4-1 2/16/1991 Marquette W /1/1991 Marquette L /2/1991 Houghton T 4-4 OT 2/14/1992 Houghton W 4-3 2/15/1992 Marquette W 7-3 All-Time Against Michigan Tech 3/13/ Marquette W 9-1 3/14/ Marquette W /13/1992 Houghton W /14/1992 Marquette L 3-4 2/19/1993 Marquette W 3-2 2/20/1993 Houghton L 3-4 3/18/1993 St. Paul, Minn. W /29/1993 Marquette W /30/1993 Houghton L 3-6 3/4/1994 Houghton L 3-5 3/5/1994 Marquette W 3-2 3/17/1994 Milwaukee, Wis. L /4/1994 Houghton L /5/1994 Marquette L 2-6 2/17/1995 Marquette L 3-5 2/18/1995 Houghton W /30/1995 #Detroit, Mich. L 2-6 1/12/1996 Marquette W 4-3 1/13/1996 Houghton L 2-4 2/9/1996 Houghton L 2-6 2/10/1996 Marquette W /11/1996 Houghton W /12/1996 Marquette L 2-5 2/21/1997 Marquette W 4-3 2/22/1997 Houghton W /17/1997 Marquette T 4-4 OT 10/18/1997 Houghton L /9/1998 Houghton W /10/1998 Marquette W /27/1998 #Detroit, Mich. W /8/1999 Marquette W /9/1999 Houghton W /19/1999 Houghton W /20/1999 Marquette W /6/2000 Houghton T 3-3 OT 12/8/2000 Houghton W /9/2000 Marquette W 5-2 1/5/2001 Marquette L /14/2001 Houghton L /15/2001 Marquette W /5/2002 Houghton W /13/2002 Marquette L /17/2003 Marquette W 4-3 OT 10/18/2003 Houghton L 6-7 OT 12/12/2003 Houghton T 3-3 OT 12/13/2003 Marquette W /4/2004 Houghton T 6-6 OT 11/6/2004 Marquette W 6-3 2/17/2005 Marquette T 3-3 OT 2/19/2005 Houghton W /21/2005 Marquette W /22/2005 Houghton W 2-1 Overall: ; Home: ; Away: ; Neutral: *-NCAA Frozen Four ^-CCHA Tournament Quarterfinal -WCHA Playoff Quarterfinal #-Great Lakes Invitational +-WCHA Playoff First Round Player had four points NMU: Jan. 20, Darin Olver (3-1-4) vs. Notre Dame Opponent: Feb. 11, Brandon Scero (1-3-4), Nebraska-Omaha Player had five points NMU: Nov. 24, Gary Emmons vs. Minnesota, school record six goals (6-0-6) Opponent: Jan. 7, Matt Davis (4-1-5), Miami Player had a hat trick NMU: Feb. 3, Dirk Southern vs. Wayne State Opponent: Jan. 7, Matt Davis, Miami Player scored an overtime goal NMU: Feb. 17, Darin Olver at Lake Superior State Opponent: Nov. 12, Brandon Naurato, Michigan Player attempted a penalty shot NMU: Nov. 23, Chris Gobert vs. Nebraska-Omaha Opponent: Jan. 6, Marty Guerin, Miami 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: Feb. 25, Darin Olver vs. Ohio State Opponent: Feb. 11, Adam Bartholomay, Nebraska- Omaha Player scored with an extra attacker NMU: Feb. 25, Dusty Collins vs. Ohio State Opponent: Oct. 6, Davis Drewiske, Wisconsin Team had 40 shots on goal NMU: February 27, 2004 vs. Bowling Green (43 shots) Opponent: Feb. 7, 2004 vs. Western Michigan (47 shots); Dec. 10, 2004 at Alaska Fairbanks (47 shots) CCHA Preseason Polls 2006 CCHA Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Michigan State (7) Michigan (1) Miami (4) Ohio State Nebraska-Omaha Notre Dame Alaska Northern Michigan Ferris State Lake Superior Bowling Green State Western Michigan CCHA Preseason Media Poll 1. Michigan (26) Michigan State (38) Miami (13) Northern Michigan Nebraska-Omaha Ohio State Ferris State Notre Dame Alaska Lake Superior State Bowling Green State Western Michigan Oct. 2 Oct. 9 CATS IN THE POLLS USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll NR NR USCHO.com/CSTV Poll Sept th (110) Oct. 9 20th (88) 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. 7) CONFERENCE OVERALL GP W L T Pts. GF GA W L T GF GA 1. Miami Ferris State Northern Michigan Alaska Bowling Green Lake Superior Michigan Michigan State Nebraska-Omaha Notre Dame Ohio State Western Michigan THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 Windsor 7 at Bowling Green 1# Results Last Week FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 Miami 5 vs. Denver 2 at Ice Breaker Tournament* Wisconsin 3, Northern Michigan 0 at Green Bay* Union 2 at Ferris State 0* at Michigan State 11, Wilfrid Laurier 2# at Alaska 2, Western Ontario 1# at Michigan 10, Waterloo 2# at Notre Dame 9, Windsor 0# SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 Northern Michigan 3 vs. Wisconsin 3 (OT) at Green Bay* Union 6 at Ferris State 5* at Ohio State 5, Guleph 1# Lakehead 3 vs. Lake Superior 1# Vermont 4, Miami 1 at the Ice Breaker Tournament* SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 at Michigan 3, U.S. NTDP 2 (OT)# TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 Manitoba at Nebraska-Omaha# Games This Week THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 Minnesota State at Notre Dame, 7:35 p.m.* FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 Lake Superior at Ohio State Western Michigan at Michigan State Air Force at Alaska* Mercyhurst at Ferris State* UConn at Bowling Green* Alabama-Huntsville at Michigan, 7:35 p.m.* Canisius at Miami, 7:35 p.m.* Nebraska-Omaha vs. Colorado College at Nye Frontier Classic, Anchorage, 5:05 p.m.* Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech, 7:35 p.m.* SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Lake Superior at Ohio State Air Force at Alaska* Mercyhurst at Ferris State, 5:35 p.m.* UConn at Michigan* Alabama-Huntsville at Michigan, 7:35 p.m.* Canisius at Miami, 7:35 p.m.* Nebraska-Omaha vs. Alaska Anchorage at Nye Frontier Classic, Anchorage, 5:05 p.m.* Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan, 7:35 p.m.* Notre Dame at Minnesota State* SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 Michigan State at Western Michigan, 3:05 p.m. Alabama-Huntsville at Bowling Green, 2:05 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 NHL Hometown Last Team (League) 15 Pat Bateman(C)*** F Sr L 5/20/1982 Calgary, Alta. South Surrey (BCHL) 83 Matt Butcher F Fr L 1/1/1987 VAN Bellingham, Wash. Chilliwack (BCHL) 7 Dusty Collins*** F Sr L 2/28/1985 T.B. Gilbert, Arizona U.S. NTDP U-18 (NAHL) 4 Blake Cosgrove D Jr L 4/3/1986 Chilliwack, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL) 2 Alan Dorich D Fr R 7/12/1986 Orland Park, Ill. Des Moines (USHL) 6 Spencer Dillon D So R 1/7/1985 FLA Santa Cruz, Calif. Green Bay (USHL) 10 Tim Hartung F So R 7/9/1984 Apple Valley, Minn. Lone Star (NAHL) 31 Josh Hatinger G Sr R 12/30/1982 Negaunee, Mich. Lansing (NAHL) 13 Ray Kaunisto F Fr L 2/7/1987 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Cedar Rapids (USHL) 11 Jacques Lamoureux F Fr L 6/14/1986 Grand Forks, N.D. Bismark (NAHL) 9 Rob Lehtinen*** F Sr L 4/24/1983 Marquette, Mich. Waterloo (USHL) 22 Mike Maltese F Fr R 7/31/1985 Eastpointe, Mich. Mahoning Valley (NAHL) 26 Matt Maunu*** D Sr R 4/3/1984 Esko, Minn. Waterloo (USHL) 16 Brant Marple F Fr R 8/13/1985 Apple Valley, Minn. Santa Fe (NAHL) 17 Derek May D So R 9/18/1984 White Rock, B.C. Prince George (BCHL) 3 Mick McCrimmon D Fr L 6/6/1986 Brandon, Man. Lincoln (USHL) 44 TJ Miller D Fr L 9/15/1986 N.J. Placetia, Calif. Penticton (BCHL) 8 Darin Olver(A)*** F Sr L 5/2/1985 NYR Burnab Chilliwack (BCHL) 19 Mike Santorelli** F Jr R 12/14/1985 NSH Burnaby, B.C. Vernon (BCHL) 25 Andrew Sarauer* F Jr L 11/17/1984 VAN Outlook, Sask. Langley (BCHL) 42 Bobby Selden*** D Sr R 1/30/1985 Negaunee, Mich. U.S. NTDP U-18 (NAHL) 29 Matt Siddall** F Jr R 9/26/1984 ATL North Vancouver, B.C. Powell River (BCHL) 14 Nathan Sigmund* F So L 4/3/1986 San Diego, Calif. Spruce Grove (AJHL) 20 Nick Sirota* F So R 1/28/1984 Beaver Dam, Wis. Spruce Grove (AJHL) 41 Brian Stewart G Fr L 2/19/1985 Burnaby, B.C. Alberni Valley (BCHL) 5 Zach Tarkir(A)*** D Sr R 6/28/1984 N.J. Fresno, Calif. Chilliwack (BCHL) 30 Bill Zaniboni** G Sr 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 NHL Hometown Last Team (League) 2 Alan Dorich D Fr R 7/12/1986 Orland Park, Ill. Des Moines (USHL) 3 Mick McCrimmon D Fr L 6/6/1986 Brandon, Man. Lincoln (USHL) 4 Blake Cosgrove D Jr L 4/3/1986 Chilliwack, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL) 5 Zach Tarkir(A)*** D Sr R 6/28/1984 N.J. Fresno, Calif. Chilliwack (BCHL) 6 Spencer Dillon D So R 1/7/1985 FLA Santa Cruz, Calif. Green Bay (USHL) 7 Dusty Collins*** F Sr L 2/28/1985 T.B. Gilbert, Arizona U.S. NTDP U-18 (NAHL) 8 Darin Olver(A)*** F Sr L 5/2/1985 NYR Burnaby, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL) 9 Rob Lehtinen*** F Sr L 4/24/1983 Marquette, Mich. Waterloo (USHL) 10 Tim Hartung F So R 7/9/1984 Apple Valley, Minn. Lone Star (NAHL) 11 Jacques Lamoureux F Fr L 6/14/1986 Grand Forks, N.D. Bismark (NAHL) 13 Ray Kaunisto F Fr L 2/7/1987 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Cedar Rapids (USHL) 14 Nathan Sigmund* F So L 4/3/1986 San Diego, Calif. Spruce Grove (AJHL) 15 Pat Bateman(C)*** F Sr L 5/20/1982 Calgary, Alta. South Surrey (BCHL) 16 Brant Marple F Fr R 8/13/1985 Apple Valley, Minn. Santa Fe (NAHL) 17 Derek May D So R 9/18/1984 White Rock, B.C. Prince George (BCHL) 19 Mike Santorelli** F Jr R 12/14/1985 NSH Burnaby, B.C. Vernon (BCHL) 20 Nick Sirota* F So R 1/28/1984 Beaver Dam, Wis. Spruce Grove (AJHL) 22 Mike Maltese F Fr R 7/31/1985 Eastpointe, Mich. Mahoning Valley (NAHL) 25 Andrew Sarauer* F Jr L 11/17/1984 VAN Outlook, Sask. Langley (BCHL) 26 Matt Maunu*** D Sr R 4/3/1984 Esko, Minn. Waterloo (USHL) 29 Matt Siddall** F Jr R 9/26/1984 ATL North Vancouver, B.C. Powell River (BCHL) 30 Bill Zaniboni** G Sr L 4/18/1982 Plymouth, Mass. Sault St. Marie (NAHL) 31 Josh Hatinger G Sr R 12/30/1982 Negaunee, Mich. Lansing (NAHL) 41 Brian Stewart G Fr L 2/19/1985 Burnaby, B.C. Alberni Valley (BCHL) 42 Bobby Selden*** D Sr R 1/30/1985 Negaunee, Mich. U.S. NTDP U-18 (NAHL) 44 TJ Miller D Fr L 9/15/1986 N.J. Placetia, Calif. Penticton (BCHL) 83 Matt Butcher F Fr L 1/1/1987 VAN Bellingham, Wash. Chilliwack (BCHL) * letters won; S/C shoots/catches 7

8 Northern Michigan University Hockey Northern Michigan Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2006) All games DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Oct 06 vs Wisconsin L CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Oct 7 vs Wisconsin T OT NON-CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) TEAM STATISTICS NMU OPP SHOTS PEN-- GOALS ## INDIVIDUAL (by pts) GP G A Pts Shots Pct No-Min PP SH SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Dusty Collins Shot pct Mike Santorelli Goals/Game Zach Tarkir Shots/Game Pat Bateman POWER PLAYS Matt Butcher Goals-Power Plays Blake Cosgrove Conversion Percent Nathan Sigmund Shot Attempts Nick Sirota Shot Percent Spencer Dillon GOAL BREAKDOWN Tim Hartung Power Play Ray Kaunisto Short-handed Jacques Lamoureux Empty net Rob Lehtinen Penalty Matt Maunu Unassisted Derek May Overtime TJ Miller Shootout Darin Olver Delayed Penalty Andrew Sarauer PENALTIES Bobby Selden Number Matt Siddall Minutes Total Penalties/Game Opponents Pen minutes/game SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) GOAL AVERAGE--- -SAVES- ## GOALTENDERS GP Time GA EN Avg Save Pct W L T Bill Zaniboni 2 124: TM EMPTY NET 0 0: Total : Opponents : ATTENDANCE SUMMARY NMU OPP Total Dates/Avg Per Date... 0/0 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg... 2/6072 GOALS BY PERIOD OT Total Northern Michigan Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD OT Total Northern Michigan Opponents