W C H A MICHIGAN TECH STUNS #1-RANKED NORTH DAKOTA; FOUR CONFERENCE SERIES UP NEXT WCHA STANDINGS SCHEDULE OCTOBER 22-29

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1 W C H A BRUCE M. McLEOD Commissioner CAROL LABELLE Business Manager GREG SHEPHERD Supervisor of Officials ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 2190 South High Street Denver, CO Phone: Fax: DOUG SPENCER Associate Commissioner Public Relations PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE 559 D Onofrio Drive, Ste 103 Madison, WI Phone: Fax: dspencer@mailbag.com HOME OF 31 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS SINCE , 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000 WCHA MEMBERS Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Colorado College Tigers Denver Pioneers Michigan Tech Huskies Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs MSU, Mankato Mavericks North Dakota Fighting Sioux St. Cloud State Huskies Wisconsin Badgers 2001 XCEL ENERGY WCHA FINAL FIVE March 15, 16, 17 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, MN Ticket Info: October 22, 2000 DEFENDING WCHA-CHAMPION WISCONSIN OFF TO START MINNESOTA OUT OF THE BLOCKS WITH FOUR STRAIGHT VICTORIES WCHA TEAMS SPORT (.639) NON-CONFERENCE MARK IN LEAGUE HOME ATTENDANCE TOPS 153,000 ALREADY MICHIGAN TECH STUNS #1-RANKED NORTH DAKOTA; FOUR CONFERENCE SERIES UP NEXT MADISON, Wisc. The Michigan Tech Huskies pulled off the biggest upset of the college hockey season so far last Friday (Oct. 20) night in Grand Forks, N.D., when they upset No. 1-ranked and defending national champion North Dakota, 5-4, in the first game of their weekend WCHA series. In notching their first victory of the young season, the Huskies rallied around a goal and an assist from three different players forwards Paul Cabana and Tab Lardner and defenseman Clint Way, whose power-play tally at 14:32 of the third period proved to the game-winner. The Fighting Sioux, however, came back to win 5-2 on Saturday (Oct. 21) evening to gain the series split. con t on p WCHA STANDINGS Team GP W L T Pts GF Avg GA Avg Overall Pct. GF GA 1 Wisconsin Minnesota Colorado College North Dakota Michigan Tech Alaska Anchorage Denver St. Cloud State Minnesota-Duluth MSU, Mankato SCHEDULE OCTOBER Sunday/22: Alaska Alaska Anchorage, 5:05 pm AT (nc) Friday/27: Colorado Michigan Tech, 7:35 pm ET; Alaska Minnesota, 7:05 pm CT; St. Cloud State, 7:05 pm CT; North MSU Mankato, 7:35 pm CT; Boston College, 7:05 pm ET (nc); Northern Minnesota-Duluth, 7:05 pm CT (nc) Saturday/28: Colorado Michigan Tech, 7:35 pm ET; Alaska Minnesota, 7:05 pm CT; St. Cloud State, 7:05 pm CT; North MSU Mankato, 7:05 pm CT; Northeastern, 7:05 pm ET (nc); Northern Minnesota-Duluth, 7:05 pm CT (nc)

2 WCHA Information Services INFORMATION SERVICES The WCHA Public Relations & Sports Information Office serves those wishing to access information on the conference, its teams, staff members, and student-athletes. Media members and the public have access to many different services under the conference umbrella. The league office strives to assist those interested in obtaining information and focuses its efforts on showcasing the accomplishments of its teams and players. In addition to it s weekly press release, the conference provides several other avenues to assist the public and the media in following the WCHA. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION Information is released on a frequent basis. 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For information or to access MediaTeamLink, log on to or call Pivotal Communications at: Media members may also access the latest press releases and statistics from each conference-member team by following the same instructions as above but instead using the following request numbers (the first number is for the complete release, the second request number is for statistics only): UAA (1007, 1008); CC (1009, 1010) DU (1011, 1012); MTU (1013, 1014) UM (1015, 1016); UMD (1017, 1018) MSU (1027, 1028); UND (1019, 1020) SCSU (1023, 1024); UW (1025, 1026) STATISTICS The WCHA is again part of an internet-based college hockey statistical service in available through the internet at: Visitors to this service will find complete team and individual statistics updated after each game, standings, rosters, results, game summaries, and team schedules. WCHA RADIO SHOW The Western Collegiate Hockey Association also produces its own unique weekly radio show, This Week in the WCHA. The show marks its fourth year in The host and distributor of the five to seven-minute program is Jim Rich. This Week in the WCHA is an 22-week long audio look inside one of America s premier college hockey leagues. The program provides complete and comprehensive coverage of the week s action with highlights, coadh and player interviews, and stats from around the league. New shows are available each Thursday during the regular season. The weekly show is available for distribution to interested radio stations on satellite (Galaxy 6, Transponder 1, C band (Minnesota News Network carrier 1), on the left channel. Satellite distribution times are Thursdays at 6:05 pm CT, and Fridays at 7:05 am CT and 2:35 pm CT. This Week in the WCHA is also available through the league web site. For more information, please contact Jim Rich at: , or Doug Spencer at: PUBLICATIONS The WCHA publishes numerous publications, including a comprehensive yearbook, schedule & directory booklet, championship tournament program, and year-in-review statistical summary. The 2001 WCHA Yearbook can be ordered by sending check or money order (made payable to WCHA ) for $15.00 to: WCHA, 559 D Onofrio Drive, Ste 103, Madison, WI HONORS AND AWARDS Each week during the regular season, the conference honors offensive, defensive and rookie players of the week from nominations made by the league s coaches. Players of the week are released Monday afternoons and are available via fax-on-demand and at In addition, the conference office administers annual post-season individual honors.

3 GAME SUMMARIES Friday, October 20 MSU, Mankato Wisconsin 3 1st: G1 MSU - Tim Jackman (Tyler Baines, Peter Holoien), PPG, 4:43; G2 MSU - Joe Bourne (Jesse Rooney, Nate Mauer), PPG, 15:29. 2nd: G3 UW - Dany Heatley (Alex Brooks, David Hukalo), PPG, 8:49; G4 UW - Dave Hergert (John Eichelberger, Mark Jackson), 12:22. 3rd: G5 UW - Heatley (Brooks, Jackson), 11:30. Score by Periods: MSU = 2; UW = 3. Pen: MSU 14-28; UW PPs: MSU 2-8; UW 1-7. Saves: Todd Kelzenberg (MSU), = 35 (59:40); Graham Melanson (UW), = 28 (60:00). Att: 11,019. Time: 2:39. Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota 3 1st: G1 UM - Erik Westrum 4 (Jordan Leopold 5, John Pohl 2), PPG, 1:57; G2 UMD - Derek Derow 1 (Nate Anderson 1, Tom Nelson 1), 7:50. 2nd: No scoring. 3rd: G3 UM - Jeff Taffe 2 (Dylan Mills 2, Pohl 3), PPG, 8:37; G4 UM - Westrum 5 (unassisted), SHG/ENG, 19:13. Score by Periods: UMD = 1; UM = 3. Pen: UMD 8-16; UM PPs: UMD 0-5; UM 2-7. Saves: Adam Coole (UMD), = 30 (59:07); Adam Hauser (UM), = 12 (60:00). Att: 9,749*. Time: 2:25. Michigan Tech North Dakota 4 1st: G1 UND - Bryan Lundbohm 3 (Jason Notermann, Aaron Schneekloth), 5:21; G2 MTU - Tab Lardner (Paul Cabana, Clint Way), 6:37; G3 MTU - Cabana 3 (Brad Patterson, Lardner), 13:14. 2nd: G4 UND - Notermann 1 (Wes Dorey, Lundbohm), 4:36; G5 MTU - Frank Werner 1 (Jaron Doetzel), 18:24. 3rd: G6 MTU - Brett Engelhardt 1 (Matt Ulwelling), 6:04; G7 UND - Lundbohm 4 (unassisted), SHG, 12:46; G8 MTU - Way 1 (Jarrett Weinberger, Ulwelling), PPG, 14:32; G9 UND - Tim Skarperud 1 (Chad Mazurak, Schneekloth), 17:16. Score by Periods: MTU = 5; UND = 4. Pen: MTU 7-14; UND PPs: MTU 1-6; UND 0-5. Saves: Brian Rogers (MTU), = 33 (60:00); Karl Goehring (UND), = 20 (59:04). Att: 6,067*. Time: 2:33. St. Cloud State Bemidji State 1 (nc) 1st: G1 BSU - Clay Simmons 2 (Daryl Bat, Mike Perpich), PPG, 6:14; G2 SCSU - Tyler Arnason 1 (Mark Hartigan, Duvie Westcott), PPG, 15:11. 2nd: G3 SCSU - Hartigan 1 (Arnason, Brandon Sampair), PPG, 7:13; G4 SCSU - Mike Walsh 1 (Colin Peters), 12:08. 3rd: No scoring. Score by Periods: SCSU = 3; BSU = 1. Pen: SCSU 5-10; BSU PPs: SCSU 2-5; BSU 1-4. Saves: Scott Meyer (SCSU), = 28 (60:00); Grady Hunt (BSU), = 35 (60:00). Att: 1,579. Time: 2:20. Boston College Denver 2 (nc) 1st: G1 DU - J.J. Hartmann 1 (Jesse Cook 1, Bryan Vines 1), 1:03. 2nd: G2 BC - Marty Hughes 1 (Ben Eaves 1, Mike Lephart 1), PPG, 13:57. 3rd: G3 BC - Chris Kolanos 3 (Brian Gionta 4, Hughes 3), 4:33; G4 DU - Jordan Bianchin 1 (Kelly Popadynetz 1, Max Bull 1), 12:39; G5 BC - Alex Dolinar 2 (Lephart 2), 15:19. Score by Periods: BC = 3; DU = 2. Pen: BC 8-16; DU PPs: BC 1-3; DU 0-6. Saves: Tim Kelleher (BC), = 24 (60:00); Wade Dubielewicz (DU), = 22 (59:13). Att: 4,712. Time: 2:29. Alaska Anchorage Alaska Fairbanks 1 (nc) 1st: G1 UAA - Dan Gilkerson 3 (Reggie Simon), 9:20; G2 UAF - Pat Hallett 1 (Cory Rask, Tom Herman), 17:38. 2nd: No scoring. 3rd: G3 UAA - Greg Zaporzan 1 (Chris Sikich, Mike Scott), PPG, 1:05; G4 UAA - Petr Chytka 1 (Dallas Steward), ENG, 19:11. Score by Periods: UAA = 3; UAF = 1. Pen: UAA 3-6; UAF 4-8. PPs: UAA 1-4; UAF 0-3. Saves: Chris King (UAA), = 16 (60:00); Preston McKay (UAF), = 31 (59:47). Att: 4,263. Time: 2:30. Saturday, October 21 MSU, Mankato Wisconsin 4 ot 1st: G1 MSU - Joe Bourne (Nate Mauer, Ben Christopherson), PPG, 7:36; G2 MSU - Peter Holoien (Mauer, Bourne), 14:08. 2nd: G3 UW - Andy Wheeler (Erik Jensen, Matt Murray), 3:23; G4 MSU - Jesse Rooney (Tim Jackman), 13:44. 3rd: G5 UW - Matt Doman (Dany Heatley), 2:58; G6 UW - Brad Winchester (Kent Davyduke), 12:13. OT: G7 UW - Jeff Dessner (Heatley, Alex Brooks), PPG, 3:15. Score by Periods: MSU = 3; UW = 4. Pen: MSU 15-30; UW PPs: MSU 1-6; UW Saves: Todd Kelzenberg (MSU), = 43 (63:15); Graham Melanson (UW), = 21 (63:15). Att: 11,413. Time: 2:42. Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota 9 1st: G1 UM - Troy Riddle 4 (Jeff Taffe 4), 2:05; G2 UM - Ben Tharp 2 (Nick Anthony 4, Nick Angell 2), 8:15. 2nd: G3 UM - Angell 1 (Tharp 1), 9:37; G4 UM - Matt Koalska 2 (Riddle 1), PPG, 13:43; G5 UM - John Pohl 1 (Koalska 2), PPG, 15:20; G6 UM - Jordan Leopold 2 (Aaron Miskovich 1, Jon Waibel 1), 17;11. 3rd: G7 UMD - Andy Reierson 1 (Mark Gunderson 1), 1:42; G8 UM - Miskovich 2 (Erik Westrum 5), PPG, 2:44; G9 UMD - Nick Anderson 1 (Beau Geisler 1, Reierson 1), PPG, 4:33; G10 UM - Matt Leimbek 1 (Matt DeMarchi 2, Stuart Senden 1), 6:51; G11 UM - Erik Wendell 1 (Senden 2), PPG, 9:44. Score by Periods: UMD = 2; UM = 9. Pen: UMD 14-36; UM PPs: UMD 1-8; UM 4-6. Saves: Rob Anderson (UMD), x = 25 (40:00); Adam Coole (UMD), x-x-9 = 9 (20:00); Adam Hauser (UM), = 28 (60:00). Att: 9,731*. Time: 2:35. Michigan Tech North Dakota 5 1st: G1 MTU - Jarrett Weinberger 1 (Brett Englehardt, Matt Ulwelling), 6:43; G2 UND - Ryan Bayda 2 (Derrick Byfuglien, Jeff Panzer), 7:01; G3 UND - Bayda 3 (Panzer, Travis Roche), PPG, 14:13. 2nd: G4 UND - Kevin Spiewak 1 (Wes Dorey, Tim Skarperud), 2:23; G5 UND - Skarperud 1 (Chris Leinweber, Spiewak), 8:07; G6 MTU - Paul Cabana 4 (Brad Patterson), 9:07. 3rd: G7 UND - Panzer 4 (Bayda, Aaron Schneekloth), 4:25. Score by Periods: MTU = 2; UND = 5. Pen: MTU 8-16; UND PPs: MTU 0-2; UND 1-5. Saves: Brian Rogers (MTU), = 34 (60:00); Karl Goehring (UND), = 20 (60:00). Att: 6,067*. Time: 2:34. Bemidji State St. Cloud State 7 (nc) 1st: G1 SCSU - Chris Purslow 1 (Joe Motzko 1), PPG, 4:21; G2 SCSU - Mark Hartigan 2 (unassisted), 5:57; G3 SCSU - Tyler Arnason 2 (Jeff Finger 1), SHG, 11:36. 2nd: G4 SCSU -Duvie Westcott 1 (Matt Hendricks 1, Arnason 4), 0:47; G5 SCSU - Nate DiCasmirro 1 (Westcott 4, Keith Anderson 1), 14:51; G6 SCSU - Motzko 1 (Derek Eastman 1, Hartigan 2), SHG, 17:17. 3rd: G6 SCSU - Motzko 2 (Ryan Malone 1), 2:20. Score by Periods: BSU = 0; SCSU = 7. Pen: BSU 6-12; SCSU PPs: BSU 0-7; SCSU 1-4. Saves: Bob Tallarico (BSU), = 36 (60:00); Jake Moreland (SCSU), = 20 (60:00). Att: 6,022*. Time: 2:29. Boston College Denver 2 (nc) 1st: G1 DU - Lukas Dora 1 (Greg Keith 1, Chris Paradise 1), PPG, 10:42; G2 BC - Chuck Kobasew 2 (Mike Lephart 3, Bobby Allen 3), PPG, 17:26. 2nd: G3 BC - A.J. Walker 1 (Bill Cass 1, Mark McLennan 1), 3:04. 3rd: G4 BC - Allen 1 (J.D. Forrest 1, Jeff Giullano 1), PPG, 14:05; G5 DU - Kevin Doell 1 (Kelly Popadynetz 2, Bjorn Engstrom 1), 16:38. Score by Periods: BC = 3; DU = 2. Pen: BC 11-22; DU PPs: BC 2-7; DU 1-8. Saves: Scott Clemmensen (BC), = 23 (60:00); Adam Berkhoel (DU), = 24 (59:21). Att: 5,873. Time: 2:33.

4 con t from p. 1 Elsewhere in conference play over the weekend, defending WCHA-champion and secondranked Wisconsin (6-0-0) remained unbeaten on the season with a pair of come-from-behind, 3-2 and 4-3 (ot), home-ice wins over Minnesota State, Mankato while the high-scoring Minnesota Golden Gophers (7.00 goals per game average) stretched their season-opening winning streak to four with 3-1 and 9-2 victories over visiting Minnesota-Duluth. In nonleague games, St. Cloud State moved to with a 3-1, 7-0 sweep in a home-and-home set against College Hockey Americamember Bemidji State while Denver dropped a pair of one-goal, 3-2 games to visiting Hockey Eastpower Boston College. Defending MacNaughton Cup champion Wisconsin has won 27 of its last 32 league games dating back to the start of the season and the Badgers are now (.798) over their last 47 games overall. The upcoming weekend of Oct finds four league series headlining the schedule. Colorado College travels to Michigan Tech, Minnesota hosts Alaska Anchorage, Denvers heads to St. Cloud State, and North Dakota travels to MSU, Mankato. Three of those clubs UAA, DU and SCSU will mark their conference-season opening games of Outside of league competition next weekend (Oct ), the Badgers head east to take on Boston College (Friday) and Northeastern (Saturday) of the Hockey East Association, while Minnesota- Duluth opens its regular season home schedule with a two-game set against CCHA-member Northern Michigan. BC ended then No. 1-ranked Wisconsin s season last March 25 with a 4-1 win at the NCAA West Regional at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis XCEL ENERGY WCHA FINAL FIVE SET FOR MARCH IN ST. PAUL The Western Collegiate Hockey Association will be bringing its annual postseason playoff championship the Xcel Energy WCHA Final Five to St. Paul, Minnesota for the next three years, beginning with the 2001 event next March 15, 16 and 17. The Final Five will be played in ice hockey s newest state-of-the-art facility the 18,000-seat Xcel Enery Center, home to one of the National Hockey League s Minnesota Wild. The birthplace of the modern WCHA Playoff Championship (i.e. final four and WCHA Final Five) in 1988, the City of Saint Paul will be hosting the conference playoff championship for the ninth time overall in The previous eight appearances at the former Saint Paul Civic Center ( , 1995, 1997) drew 401,602 fans and an average crowd of 11,474 per game. The past two seasons, 1999 and 2000, the WCHA Final Five was held at Target Center in Minneapolis, with last year s tournament drawing 49,717. Information on ordering tickets for the 2001 Xcel Energy WCHA Final Five set for next March 15, 16 and 17 can be obtained by phoning: The 2002 Xcel Energy WCHA Final Five will take place March 14, 15 and 16 at the Xcel Energy Center while the dates of the 2003 Xcel Energy WCHA Final Five will be held March 13, 14 and 15. SEAWOLVES Earning its first win of the season, UAA extended its winning streak over in-state rival Alaska Fairbanks to four with a 3-1 win at Fairbanks last Friday (Oct. 20) night...this was the first game of this year s battle for the Alaska Airlines Governor s Cup, a traveling trophy that goes to the winner of the season series...the series continues Sunday night in Anchorage and will resume in another home-and-home series March 2 & 3...the Seawolves, who currently have the Cup, have won it four of the seven times it has been contested. UAA leads the all-time series with UAF, UAA also leads the series in Anchorage, Freshman D Tyler Schnell will not play in the Fairbanks game due to a fractured clavicle. After getting the game-winner vs UAF this past Friday night, junior F Gregg Zaporzan leads the Seawolves in points, 1-3=4...he is the only Seawolf to have at least one point in each of UAA s three games. In three games, sophomore F Dan Gilkerson has three goals equaling his total goals in 35 games last season. Freshman G Chris King earned his first collegiate win in goal Friday night at UAF, saving 16 of 17 shots. UAA had 34 shots on goal in Friday s contest, doubling the 17 shots Fairbanks put on target. UAA s top line is also at the top of the team s shots on goal list...junior F Mike Scott has 12 shots, junior C Steve Cygan has 11 and junior F Gregg Zaporzan has ten. Seawolf penalty-killers have allowed just one PPG in nine situations (88.9%). UAA has converted on 3 of 10 of its own power-play opportunities, scoring a power play goal in each of its three games. TIGERS The Tigers return to action after an off week when they take on Michigan Tech next Friday (Oct. 27) and Saturday (Oct. 28) in Houghton. CC s sweep over MSU, Mankaton Oct was the Tigers first at home since mid-november of 1999 when they defeated Michigan Tech twice at the World Arena. Special teams accounted for half of CC s goals against Minnesota State, as the Tigers scored three on the powerplay and three more shorthanded, including two of each in the 6-5 victory on Oct Trent Clark, who had four SHGs last season, didn t score one against the Mavericks, but he did set up one by Mark Cullen in CC s 6-2 victory on Oct. 13. Colorado College, which scored three times in the third period vs MSU on Oct. 1 and also in the second period against the Mavericks on Oct. 14, were in games in which they did that last season. Team captain Paul Manning, who suffered a knee injury in practice two weeks ago and missed the MSU series, is expected to return to the lineup for this week s series at Michigan Tech. Peter Sejna s collegiate debut two weeks ago was outstanding, as he finished the weekend with three goals and two assists...he was named WCHA Rookie of the Week on Oct. 15. Mark Cullen, who was WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15, matched Sejna s five points for the weekend, while D Tom Preissing finished with 4 (3g, 1a)...his unassisted shorthanded goal at 13:35 of the third period, which gave the Tigers a 6-2 lead at the time, turned out to be the game-winner.

5 MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY PIONEERS Denver opened the season last weekend, hosting No. 3-ranked Boston College...Denver could not manage to steal a game from BC, losing by a score of 3-2 in each game...du, however, did play very well and forced one of the top teams in the country to work hard to earn the victories. Senior forwards Kelly Popadynetz and Bjorn Engstrom are slowly climbing there way into the Pioneers Century Club...Popadynetz currently stands with 80 points in his career, while Engstrom has accumulated 81...Popadynetz has posted an assist in each of his first two games this season. DU struggled on the power-play (1-of-15) in its opening weekend of action vs BC. Denver s youth has jumped out to a quick start...of the four goals posted against BC, three were scored by sophomores (J.J. Hartmann, Kevin Doell, Jordan Bianchin), while the fourth was knocked home by freshman Lukas Dora. Sophomore G Wade Dubielewicz had to be spectacular at times in his first start of the season last Friday vs BC...he made 22 saves, but was peppered with 14 shots in the second period alone...one goal slipped by on the power-play but he stopped two pucks that had the back of the net written on them...one save came on a breakaway as Dubielewicz stoned Brian Gionta. Freshman G Adam Berkhoel made his first start last Saturday (vs BC) and stopped 24 shots for a.889 SV%. DU jumped out to great starts in each of the first two games...in the opener, DU scored just 1:03 into the contest and put 12 shots on goal in the first...in their second game, DU put 11 shots on goal and scored first at the 10:42 mark of the first. HUSKIES Michigan Tech has played five games, including two contests against the #1 (North Dakota) team in the country and two games against the #2 (Wisconsin) team in the land...the Huskies knocked off the nation s topranked team in North Dakota last Friday (Oct. 20) to end a 13-game skid against the Fighting Sioux. Junior RW Paul Cabana had two goals an assist in two games vs North Dakota last weekend...he already has four goals this season...cabana enters play this week with a three-game goalscoring streak, one game short of tying his career high. Freshmen Brett Engelhardt and Frank Werner each scored their first collegiate goals last Friday (Oct. 20) at North Dakota. Junior C Brad Patterson has a threegame point streak in place and has tallied one assist in four of the five games this year...patterson celebrated his 20th birthday on Oct. 20. Senior F and co-captain Matt Ulwelling has a three-game point streak...with 0-5=5 to date, Ulwelling is off to the best start of his collegiate career. The Huskies won 42 of 64 faceoffs at North Dakota last Friday (Oct. 20). Sophomore Brian Rogers has started in goal in each of MTU s five games. Tech s win over North Dakota last Friday ended a 17-game winless streak for the Huskies, dating back to last year. Tech held UND without a powerplay goal in its win last Friday (Oct. 20) in Grand Forks...the Sioux came into the series operating at over 32% in man-advantage situations. Michigan Tech will play four straight home games, then go on the road for four straight, before taking a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday. GOLDEN GOPHERS Minnesota swept UMD, 3-1 and 9-2, to open WCHA play this past weekend at Mariucci Arena...senior captain Erik Westrum scored a pair of goals on Friday night...in last Saturday s 9-2 victory, nine different Golden Gophers scored as Minnesota blew the game open with four second-period goals to take a 6-0 lead. The Golden Gophers have won nine straight games against UMD and has a in the last 10 meetings. Minnesota s start is the best since the season when the Golden Gophers began the year with six consecutive wins. The Golden Gophers are outscoring their opponents by a advantage and outshooting them by a margin. Minnesota s power-play, tops in the WCHA last year, has been dominant thus far this season...after going 4-of-6 against UMD last Saturday night, the Golden Gophers have capitalized on 12-of-24 power-play attempts through the season s first four games. After facing just 47 shots in the first three games, junior G Adam Hauser stopped 28-of-30 shots in last Saturday s 9-2 victory over UMD...with the sweep of the Bulldogs, Hauser improved his career record to against UMD. Minnesota leads the all-time series with Alaska-Anchorage by a advantage, including a 7-3 edge in the last 10 games...the Golden Gophers have an 11-4 edge in games played at the new and old Mariucci Arena. Minnesota s series with Alaska-Anchorage will be played on Oct the Golden Gophers have a record all-time in games played on Oct. 27 and a in games played on Oct the last time UM played on those dates was in 1995 when they swept the Seawolves, 8-2, 5-1. BULLDOGS The University of Minnesota-Duluth and first-year head coach Scott Sandelin make its regular season home debut this weekend with a two-game non-conference set against Northern Michigan...Friday night s game will mark the first meeting between the Bulldogs and Wildcats since the two clubs squared off at the DECC in the regular season finales...that was NMU s final year as a member of the WCHA. Adam Coole turned aside 30 of 32 Minnesota shots in last Friday s 3-1 loss to the Gophers in Minneapolis...Coole, who didn t allow an even-strength goal on the night (UM scored on a pair of power-plays 5 on 4 and 5 on 3), became the first UMD freshman goaltender to start a season-opener since John Hyduke in 1985 (vs USIU)...Coole, a two-time USHL All-Star selection, is the younger brother of Bulldog senior defenseman and alternate team captain Ryan Coole. UMD is in its last 36 nonconference games over the past six years. Junior Andy Reierson, one of six defensemen UMD returns from a year ago, topped the Bulldogs in the points column last weekend against Minnesota with a goal and an assist in the two-game series. Center Jim Murphy, one of six freshman to make the Bulldogs travel roster last weekend at UM, broke his left arm on his first shift as a collegian Friday night against the Gophers and is expected to be out of action for eight weeks. The season marks the 35th year Minnesota-Duluth has called the DECC home...umd has compiled a (a.571 winning percentage) in 663 lifetime games at the downtown Duluth facility.

6 MAVERICKS FIGHTING SIOUX HUSKIES BADGERS Minnesota State continues WCHA action Friday and Saturday night when it hosts North Dakota at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center...faceoffs are 7:35 pm Friday and 7:05 Saturday. MSU stands in the series with UND, including a mark in four games last year...the two games played in Mankato resulted in 3-3 and 1-1 overtime ties. MSU lost twice in in a pair of onegoal conference road games to second-ranked Wisconsin this past Friday and Saturday...the Mavericks built 2-0 first-period leads in both games, only to fall when the Badgers mounted second- and third-period rallies. With junior workhorse Eric Pateman shelved with a back injury, junior goaltender Todd Kelzenberg started for the first time since 11/28/ 99...he stopped 75 of 85 (.882) UW shots in two games over the weekend...kelzenberg has started 12 games in his three-years with a record, 3.85 GAA, and.878 SV%. Senior F Jesse Rooney is MSU s leading active career scorer with 47-29=76 in 114 games...rooney s 47 career markers ranks 27th on MSU s all-time list...dating back to last season Rooney has eight goals and three assists in his last 11 games played. With 61 career points senior D Ben Christopherson now ranks 12th on MSU s list for scoring by a defenseman...christopherson, who was selected to the WCHA All-Star team that toured Norway this past summer, ranked ninth on MSU scoring charts with 3-12=15 last season. Junior F Nate Mauer, who went 1-1=2 in 16 games in his maiden MSU season last year, currently tops the MSU scoring list with 0-6=6. Freshman F Tim Jackman (2-1=3) had a goal and an assist in the two losses at Wisconsin this past weekend. North Dakota meets MSU, Mankato on Oct in Mankato...North Dakota leads the series which began in 1998, UND and MSU tied the last two times they met...north Dakota s only loss to MSU was last season in Grand Forks, 6-5 on Nov. 20, Saturday s game vs MTU featured a penalty shot for UND...freshman Quinn Fylling took the shot and missed..it was the first penalty shot for UND since Mar. 11, 1979 when Kevin Maxwell missed vs Wisconsin in the WCHA playoffs. Senior co-captain and G Karl Goehring played his 93rd game last Saturday...Goehring is in third place on the UND all-time games played by a goaltender list...saturday s win was the 65th career win for Goehring. Senior co-captain Jeff Panzer had 1-2=3 last Saturday to bring his teamleading season total to 4-5=9...Panzer has 156 career points over 124 games, tied for 17th on the UND all-time points list with Bill Reichart (54-57). Sophomore F Ryan Bayda scored two goals, including one on the powerplay, last Saturday...he also added an assist to put him at 3-4=7 on the year. Sophomore Kevin Spiewak scored his first goal of the season last Saturday (vs MTU), which was the gamewinner...he also added an assist. Freshman D Derrick Byfuglien picked up his first point in a UND uniform on Saturday with an assist. Junior F Bryan Lundbohm saw his five-game point streak (4-4=8) end last Saturday vs MTU...he is second in points with eight...lundbohm also scored the first shorthanded Sioux goal of the season at 12:46 of the third period on Oct. 20. Sophomore Jason Notermann scored his first goal of the season on Friday, Oct. 20. St. Cloud State is off to its best start in the history of the men s hockey program at the Div. 1 level (since ) at the previous best four-game starts of 3-1 were charted in and in SCSU made its first trip to Bemidji State since over the past weekend, winning 3-1 at Bemidji and 7-0 back in St. Cloud on Saturday. Sophomore G Jake Moreland tossed a 20-save shutout in just his fourth start as a college player thanks to the 7-0 win over Bemidji State on Oct Moreland s start was also unique since it marked the first time since Nov. 12, 1999 that SCSU s Scott Meyer did not start in goal...meyer had started in 34 consecutive games for the Huskies dating back to a 4-3 loss to UMD on Nov. 13, Meyer posted a record during that streak and had seven shutouts...in , Meyer has a record and 1.62 GAA. The Huskies seven-goal win over Bemidji was the team s largest margin of victory since an 8-0 win over UMD on Jan. 28, Junior C Tyler Arnason and F Joe Motzko each scored SHGs in SCSU s 7-0 win over Bemidji State on Oct Arnason posted 1-1=2 each night vs BSU and now has 86 career points (35g, 51a) to rank in a tie for 32nd on the all-time SCSU scoring list. F Matt Hendricks and D Colin Peters both charted their first points as college players with assists last weekend for the Huskies. It was homecoming at SCSU last weekend and a standing-room crowd of 6,022 fans packed into the National Hockey Center. A win on Oct. 27 against Denver would push the Huskies all-time Div. I record to the.500 mark...the Huskies are currently SCSU is over the last four seasons. The Badgers are off to their best start in 20 years...with three straight sweeps, the UW is for the first time since the school record for the best start is ( , ). In both games last weekend against MSU, the Badgers fell behind 2-0 before coming back to win 3-2 on Friday and 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night. Wisconsin has scored on the powerplay in all six games this season, the longest streak since All six game-winning goals this season have been scored by different players Dany Heatley, Brad Winchester, Jeff Dessner, Andy Wheeler, Matt Doman and David Hukalo. Dany Heatley leads the UW in assists (7) and points (11) and has 14-20=34 in his last 18 games...he has had 14 multiple-point games in his last 18, including points in all six games this season...heatley and assistant captain Matt Doman share the lead in goals (4). The Badgers travel east this weekend for a game vs Boston College (Oct. 27) on Friday and Northeastern (Oct. 28) on Saturday...it is the first time the Badgers have played at BC and Northeastern since Nov. 8-9, 1985 and Jan. 20, 1989, respectively. Coach Jeff Sauer s career record is and at the UW, he is The Badgers last faced Northeastern last season at home, sweeping the Huskies, 4-2 and 4-2 on Oct the last time BC and Wisconsin faced each other was last March 25 in the NCAA West Regional...the Eagles ended the top-ranked Badgers season, 4-1. UW is in its last 24 games at the Kohl Center and on the road Bucky is including G Graham Melanson won his 65th career game Saturday night vs MSU and is just three wins shy of moving into second place (with Dean Anderson) in the UW record books for wins by a goaltender.

7 TEAM STATS OVERALL Scoring Offense: Games Goals G/GM 1 Minnesota Colorado College Wisconsin St. Cloud State North Dakota Alaska Anchorage MSU-Mankato Michigan Tech Denver Minnesota-Duluth Scoring Defense: Games Goals G/GM 1 St. Cloud State Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Denver Alaska Anchorage Colorado College Michigan Tech MSU-Mankato Minnesota-Duluth Penalty Minutes: Games PIM PIM/G 1 Minnesota Minnesota-Duluth Wisconsin MSU-Mankato Colorado College Michigan Tech North Dakota St. Cloud State Denver Alaska Anchorage Power Play: Totals SHA PCT 1 Minnesota 12/ Colorado College 3/ Alaska Anchorage 3/ St. Cloud State 5/ North Dakota 9/ MSU-Mankato 6/ Wisconsin 9/ Michigan Tech 3/ Minnesota-Duluth 1/ Denver 1/ Combined Special Teams: Totals PCT 1 Minnesota 36/ Colorado College 14/ St. Cloud State 24/ Alaska Anchorage 11/ North Dakota 38/ Wisconsin 46/ MSU-Mankato 27/ Michigan Tech 25/ Denver 8/ Minnesota-Duluth 8/ Special Teams Net: PPF SHA PP PPA SHF SH NET 1 Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin St. Cloud State Colorado College Alaska Anchorage Denver MSU-Mankato Michigan Tech Minnesota-Duluth Scoring by Periods: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota St. Cloud State Colorado College Michigan Tech MSU-Mankato Alaska Anchorage Denver Minnesota-Duluth Goals Allowed by Periods: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 St. Cloud State Denver Colorado College Minnesota Alaska Anchorage Minnesota-Duluth Wisconsin North Dakota MSU-Mankato Michigan Tech Penalty Kill: Totals SHF PCT 1 Minnesota 24/ Alaska Anchorage 8/ Wisconsin 37/ St. Cloud State 19/ North Dakota 29/ MSU-Mankato 21/ Colorado College 11/ Michigan Tech 22/ Denver 7/ Minnesota-Duluth 7/

8 PLAYER STATS OVERALL Point Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Dany Heatley Wisconsin SO LW/RW Erik Westrum Minnesota SR C Jeff Panzer North Dakota SR C/W Bryan Lundbohm North Dakota JR C Jordan Leopold Minnesota JR D Tyler Arnason St. Cloud State JR F Ryan Bayda North Dakota SO F Brad Winchester Wisconsin SO C/W Kent Davyduke Wisconsin JR C/W Jeff Taffe Minnesota SO C Nate Mauer MSU-Mankato JR F Jeff Dessner Wisconsin SR D Aaron Schneekloth North Dakota JR D Mark Cullen Colorado College JR C/W Peter Sejna Colorado College FR LW/C Troy Riddle Minnesota FR F Grant Potulny Minnesota FR F Duvie Westcott St. Cloud State JR D Paul Cabana Michigan Tech JR RW Matt Ulwelling Michigan Tech SR C/LW Andy Wheeler Wisconsin JR W Travis Roche North Dakota SO D Wes Dorey North Dakota SR C/W Tom Preissing Colorado College SO RD/LD Noah Clarke Colorado College SO LW/C Mark Hartigan St. Cloud State JR F Gregg Zaporzan Alaska Anchorage JR F Peter Holoien MSU-Mankato SR F Matt Koalska Minnesota FR F John Pohl Minnesota JR F Nick Anthony Minnesota SO C Brad Patterson Michigan Tech JR C Matt Doman Wisconsin JR W Tim Skarperud North Dakota SO F Chad Mazurak North Dakota JR D David Hukalo Wisconsin JR W Dave Hergert Wisconsin JR W Matt Hussey Wisconsin JR W Alex Brooks Wisconsin SR D Dan Boeser Wisconsin FR D Goal Scoring: GP GPG G 1 Erik Westrum Minnesota SR C Troy Riddle Minnesota FR F Paul Cabana Michigan Tech JR RW Bryan Lundbohm North Dakota JR C Jeff Panzer North Dakota SR C/W Dany Heatley Wisconsin SO LW/RW Matt Doman Wisconsin JR W Assist Scoring: GP APG A 1 Dany Heatley Wisconsin SO LW/RW Nate Mauer MSU-Mankato JR F Jordan Leopold Minnesota JR D Erik Westrum Minnesota SR C Tyler Arnason St. Cloud State JR F Matt Ulwelling Michigan Tech SR C/LW Jeff Panzer North Dakota SR C/W Wes Dorey North Dakota SR C/W Aaron Schneekloth North Dakota JR D Kent Davyduke Wisconsin JR C/W

9 PLAYER STATS - OVERALL CON T Power Play Points: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Erik Westrum Minnesota SR C Jeff Panzer North Dakota SR C/W Jordan Leopold Minnesota JR D Nate Mauer MSU-Mankato JR F Bryan Lundbohm North Dakota JR C Dany Heatley Wisconsin SO LW/RW Travis Roche North Dakota SO D Shorthanded Points: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Mark Cullen Colorado College JR C/W Derek Eastman St. Cloud State SO D Tom Preissing Colorado College SO RD/LD Trent Clark Colorado College JR RW/LW Mark Hartigan St. Cloud State JR F Aaron Miskovich Minnesota SR F Erik Westrum Minnesota SR C Tyler Arnason St. Cloud State JR F Joe Motzko St. Cloud State SO F Matt DeMarchi Minnesota SO D John Pohl Minnesota JR F Jeff Finger St. Cloud State FR D Tab Lardner Michigan Tech SR LW/C Brett Engelhardt Michigan Tech FR C/RW Bryan Lundbohm North Dakota JR C Matt Hussey Wisconsin JR W Kent Davyduke Wisconsin JR C/W Game-Winning Goals: GP G 1 Jeff Taffe Minnesota SO C Tom Preissing Colorado College SO RD/LD 2 1 Tyler Liebel Colorado College FR F 2 1 Gregg Zaporzan Alaska Anchorage JR F 3 1 Mark Hartigan St. Cloud State JR F 3 1 Brian Schuster St. Cloud State FR F 3 1 Nick Angell Minnesota JR D 4 1 Ben Tharp Minnesota SO C 4 1 Chris Purslow St. Cloud State SO F 4 1 Clint Way Michigan Tech SR D 5 1 Kevin Spiewak North Dakota SO F 6 1 Aaron Schneekloth North Dakota JR D 6 1 Brad Winchester Wisconsin SO C/W 6 1 Dany Heatley Wisconsin SO LW/RW 6 1 Jeff Dessner Wisconsin SR D 6 1 David Hukalo Wisconsin JR W 6 1 Matt Doman Wisconsin JR W 6 1 Andy Wheeler Wisconsin JR W 6 1 Defenseman Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Jordan Leopold Minnesota JR D Jeff Dessner Wisconsin SR D Aaron Schneekloth North Dakota JR D Duvie Westcott St. Cloud State JR D Travis Roche North Dakota SO D Tom Preissing Colorado College SO RD/LD Chad Mazurak North Dakota JR D Alex Brooks Wisconsin SR D Dan Boeser Wisconsin FR D Matt Shasby Alaska Anchorage SO D Joe Bourne MSU-Mankato SO D Jeff Finger St. Cloud State FR D Nick Angell Minnesota JR D Matt DeMarchi Minnesota SO D Mark Jackson Wisconsin SO D Mat Snesrud Michigan Tech SR D

10 PLAYER STATS - OVERALL CON T Freshman Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Peter Sejna Colorado College LW/C Troy Riddle Minnesota F Grant Potulny Minnesota F Matt Koalska Minnesota F Dan Boeser Wisconsin D Tim Jackman MSU-Mankato F Jeff Finger St. Cloud State D Brett Engelhardt Michigan Tech C/RW Tyler Schnell Alaska Anchorage D/F Dallas Steward Alaska Anchorage F Goals Against Average: Minutes GA GAA 1 Scott Meyer St. Cloud State SR 185: Graham Melanson Wisconsin SR 358: Adam Hauser Minnesota JR 240: Karl Goehring North Dakota SR 249: Chris King Alaska Anchorage FR 119: Adam Berkhoel Denver FR 59: Wade Dubielewicz Denver SO 59: Andy Kollar North Dakota JR 124: Jeff Sanger Colorado College JR 120: Todd Kelzenberg MSU-Mankato JR 142: Adam Coole Minnesota-Duluth FR 79: Brian Rogers Michigan Tech SO 304: Eric Pateman MSU-Mankato JR 100: Rob Anderson Minnesota-Duluth SO 40: Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played Save Percentage: Saves GA Pct 1 Scott Meyer St. Cloud State SR Graham Melanson Wisconsin SR Andy Kollar North Dakota JR Karl Goehring North Dakota SR Todd Kelzenberg MSU-Mankato JR Chris King Alaska Anchorage FR Adam Berkhoel Denver FR Brian Rogers Michigan Tech SO Adam Coole Minnesota-Duluth FR Adam Hauser Minnesota JR Wade Dubielewicz Denver SO Jeff Sanger Colorado College JR Eric Pateman MSU-Mankato JR Rob Anderson Minnesota-Duluth SO Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played Winning Percentage: W- L- T Pct 1 Graham Melanson Wisconsin SR Adam Hauser Minnesota JR Jeff Sanger Colorado College JR Scott Meyer St. Cloud State SR Andy Kollar North Dakota JR Chris King Alaska Anchorage FR Karl Goehring North Dakota SR Brian Rogers Michigan Tech SO Adam Berkhoel Denver FR Wade Dubielewicz Denver SO Adam Coole Minnesota-Duluth FR Rob Anderson Minnesota-Duluth SO Eric Pateman MSU-Mankato JR Todd Kelzenberg MSU-Mankato JR Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played

11 TEAM STATS CONFERENCE Scoring Offense: Games Goals G/GM 1 Colorado College Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin MSU-Mankato Michigan Tech Minnesota-Duluth Scoring Defense: Games Goals G/GM 1 Minnesota Wisconsin Colorado College North Dakota Michigan Tech MSU-Mankato Minnesota-Duluth Penalty Minutes: Games PIM PIM/G 1 Minnesota Minnesota-Duluth MSU-Mankato Wisconsin Colorado College Michigan Tech North Dakota Power Play: Totals SHA PCT 1 Minnesota 6/ Colorado College 3/ MSU-Mankato 6/ Wisconsin 5/ North Dakota 1/ Michigan Tech 2/ Minnesota-Duluth 1/ Combined Special Teams: Totals PCT 1 Minnesota 19/ Colorado College 14/ MSU-Mankato 27/ Wisconsin 30/ Michigan Tech 22/ North Dakota 8/ Minnesota-Duluth 8/ Special Teams Net: PPF SHA PP PPA SHF SH NET 1 Minnesota Colorado College Wisconsin North Dakota MSU-Mankato Michigan Tech Minnesota-Duluth Scoring by Periods: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Wisconsin Colorado College Minnesota MSU-Mankato Michigan Tech North Dakota Minnesota-Duluth Goals Allowed by Periods: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Minnesota Colorado College North Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota-Duluth Michigan Tech MSU-Mankato Penalty Kill: Totals SHF PCT 1 Minnesota 13/ North Dakota 7/ Wisconsin 25/ Michigan Tech 20/ MSU-Mankato 21/ Colorado College 11/ Minnesota-Duluth 7/

12 PLAYER STATS CONFERENCE Point Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Dany Heatley Wisconsin SO LW/RW Nate Mauer MSU-Mankato JR F Mark Cullen Colorado College JR C/W Peter Sejna Colorado College FR LW/C Tom Preissing Colorado College SO RD/LD Noah Clarke Colorado College SO LW/C Paul Cabana Michigan Tech JR RW Peter Holoien MSU-Mankato SR F Brad Winchester Wisconsin SO C/W Kent Davyduke Wisconsin JR C/W Matt Ulwelling Michigan Tech SR C/LW Erik Westrum Minnesota SR C Bryan Lundbohm North Dakota JR C Tim Skarperud North Dakota SO F Ryan Bayda North Dakota SO F John Pohl Minnesota JR F Jeff Panzer North Dakota SR C/W Alex Kim Colorado College JR C/W Aaron Schneekloth North Dakota JR D Matt Doman Wisconsin JR W Tim Jackman MSU-Mankato FR F Jesse Rooney MSU-Mankato SR F Joe Bourne MSU-Mankato SO D Jeff Dessner Wisconsin SR D Andy Wheeler Wisconsin JR W Brad Patterson Michigan Tech JR C Alex Brooks Wisconsin SR D Goal Scoring: GP GPG G 1 Mark Cullen Colorado College JR C/W Tom Preissing Colorado College SO RD/LD Peter Sejna Colorado College FR LW/C Paul Cabana Michigan Tech JR RW Peter Holoien MSU-Mankato SR F Brad Winchester Wisconsin SO C/W Dany Heatley Wisconsin SO LW/RW Matt Doman Wisconsin JR W Erik Westrum Minnesota SR C Bryan Lundbohm North Dakota JR C Tim Skarperud North Dakota SO F Ryan Bayda North Dakota SO F Tim Jackman MSU-Mankato FR F Jesse Rooney MSU-Mankato SR F Joe Bourne MSU-Mankato SO D Dave Hergert Wisconsin JR W Assist Scoring: GP APG A 1 Nate Mauer MSU-Mankato JR F Matt Ulwelling Michigan Tech SR C/LW Dany Heatley Wisconsin SO LW/RW Noah Clarke Colorado College SO LW/C Alex Kim Colorado College JR C/W Aaron Schneekloth North Dakota JR D Brad Patterson Michigan Tech JR C Alex Brooks Wisconsin SR D Kent Davyduke Wisconsin JR C/W Power Play Points: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Nate Mauer MSU-Mankato JR F John Pohl Minnesota JR F Peter Holoien MSU-Mankato SR F Dany Heatley Wisconsin SO LW/RW