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1 (1-8-1 WCHA) Wildcat notes Northern Michigan starts out December by making this season s only trek to Alaska. The Wildcats take on Alaska-Anchorage Friday and Saturday, with puck drop slated for 11:07 p.m. (7:07 AT). The Last Time Out This weekend s Series VS Games Games 17 & 18 & 2 Dec. Oct Anchorage, Green Alaska Bay, Wis. George Resch M. Sullivan Center Arena All-Time Meetings...30 & 31 Series Record Last 10 Meetings Leading goal scorers...nmu Three tied (4), UAA Three tied (3) Leading assist producers... NMU Payne (8), UAA Anholt (4) Leading point producers... NMU Payne (12), UAA Anholt (7) SERIES AT A GLANCE JORDAN KLIMEK Northern Michigan took on the NCHC s Omaha at the Berry Events Center over Thanksgiving weekend. The Wildcats battled the Mavericks to a 2-2 draw on Nov. 25 behind Atte Tolvanen s 37-save effort and goals by Dominik Shine and Troy Loggins scored 35 seconds apart in the first period. Omaha blanked Northern Michigan, 2-0, the next night as Evan Weninger stopped 31 shots, including 19 in the third period. On Nov. 25, the Wildcats went into 3-on-3 overtime for only the second time in program history and for the first time on their home ice. Robbie Payne tapped a Shine rebound into an empty net with 8.3 seconds remaining in the second bonus frame to lift the Wildcats to the unofficial victory. The 2-2 draw snapped a five-game losing slide, but Northern Michigan remains winless in its past seven games. The Alaska-Anchorage/Northern Michigan Series (0-6-2 WCHA) 1/9 Northern Michigan held Omaha to a single power-play goal during their series. The Mavericks entered the series converting on 35.3 percent of their power-play opportunities, 7 percent higher than second-place American International. Last season, the Wildcats only squared off against the Seawolves once. Northern Michigan earned the sweep, its first of the campaign, by winning the first game on Feb. 5, 3-2, and the second, 5-4. In the series opener, Payne found the back of the net Schedule & Results OCTOBER (2-5-1, WCHA) 7 Fri. Wisconsin& W, Sat. Wisconsin& L, Fri. BEMIDJI STATE* L, Sat. BEMIDJI STATE* L, Fri. Ferris State* W, Sat. Ferris State* T, 2-2 (SOL) 28 Fri. Michigan Tech* L, Sat. MICHIGAN TECH* L, 1-5 NOVEMBER (1-6-1, WCHA) 4 Fri. Wisconsin W, Sat. Wisconsin L, Fri. BOWLING GREEN* L, Sat. BOWLING GREEN* L, Fri. 13/14 Bemidji State* L, Sat. 13/14 Bemidji State* L, Fri. OMAHA T, 2-2 (OT) 26 Sat. OMAHA L, 0-2 DECEMBER 2 Fri. Alaska-Anchorage* 11:07 p.m. 3 Sat. Alaska-Anchorage* 11:07 p.m. 9 Fri. ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE* 7:07 p.m. 10 Sat. ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE* 7:07 p.m. 28 Wed. Cornell# 4:00 p.m. 29 Thur. Merrimack/Colorado College# TBA JANUARY 6 Fri. Lake Superior State* 7:37 p.m. 7 Sat. LAKE SUPERIOR STATE* 7:07 p.m. 13 Fri. LAKE SUPERIOR STATE* 7:07 p.m. 14 Sat. Lake Superior State* 7:07 p.m. 20 Fri. ALASKA-ANCHORAGE* 7:07 p.m. 21 Sat. ALASKA-ANCHORAGE* 7:07 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 Fri. Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. 4 Sat. Bowling Green* 7:07 p.m. 10 Fri. ALASKA-FAIRBANKS* 7:07 p.m. 11 Sat. ALASKA-FAIRBANKS* 7:07 p.m. 17 Fri. Minnesota State* 8:07 p.m. 18 Sat. Minnesota State* 8:07 p.m. 24 Fri. MICHIGAN TECH* 7:07 p.m. 25 Sat. Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. MARCH 3-5 Fri.-Sun. WCHA First Round TBA Fri.-Sun. WCHA Semifinals TBA 18 Sat. WCHA Championship TBA All times and dates are subject to change Home games in caps, played at the Berry Events Center * WCHA game; & Resch Center (Green Bay, Wis.); # Florida College Hockey Classic (Estero, Fla.) 1

2 during a late man advantage to propel the Wildcats to victory. Shine (2g-1a) and Darren Nowick (3a) helped seal the sweep with three-point outings the next night. Northern Michigan last traveled to Anchorage on Nov , Both games ended in a shutout. In the Wildcats 1-0 win on Nov. 21, Mathias Dahlstrom turned aside 13 shots, and Payne netted his first career game-winning goal. Olivier Mantha returned the favor the next night, making 28 saves to propel Alaska-Anchorage to a 4-0 victory. A quartet of seniors Shine (3g-4a), Gerard Hanson (1g-5a), Brock Maschmeyer (3g-1a) and Shane Sooth (1g-3a) are the leading point producers against the Seawolves on this year s team. No goaltenders on the roster have faced Alaska-Anchorage. Northern Michigan owns a four-game winning streak against the Seawolves dating back to Jan. 30, All four of those victories were scored at the Berry Events Center. Wildcat Penalty Kill Rebounds Against Nation s Best Power Play Entering its series with the Wildcats, Omaha owned the NCAA s best power play, which had converted on a whopping 35.3 percent of its opportunities. Notably, the Mavericks were seven percent more successful than second-place American International (28.3) and had scored at least two power-play goals in eight of their 12 games on the season, including five in a row. But the Northern Michigan penalty kill limited Omaha to a single power-play goal on nine opportunities during the series. That performance improved the Wildcats season penalty kill percentage to 74.7, moving them out of last place in the country. On Nov. 26, they held the Mavericks scoreless (0-for-4) on the man advantage. Omaha last failed to net at least one power-play goal during a 2-1 loss at Denver on March 5, 2016, going 0-for-3. Before Northern Michigan snapped their streak, the Mavericks had netted at least one power-play goal in 15-straight games dating back to March 11, The Next Time Out The Wildcats return to the Berry Events Center for this season s only series against Alabama-Huntsville. On Dec. 9, Northern Michigan will host a Toss Your Socks night as part of Rock Your Socks week in honor of long-time supporter Larry Heiskanen. Everyone is encouraged to wear their loud and crazy socks, and children in kindergarten through 12th grade who bring socks to donate to local charities will gain free admission. On Dec. 10, the Wildcats will hold their annual Teddy Bear toss. Game Day Information Radio: Every game, home and away, will be broadcast on FM The Point and called by Dave Danis. The broadcast will also be available at RRNSports.com. Live streaming: A live video stream of all WCHA games is available to paid subscribers at WCHA.tv. Non-conference home games will also be streamed on WCHA.tv. Non-conference away games can be viewed through the opposing team s streaming provider. Social media: on Twitter for in-game updates. Follow NMU_Hockey on Instagram for behind-the-scenes content. General GENERAL INFORMATION Information Location... Marquette, Mich. Founded (Enrollment) (8,001) Affiliation (Hockey)... NCAA Division I Nickname... Wildcats Colors... Green and Gold Conference... WCHA University President...Fritz Erickson Athletic Director...Forrest Karr Home Rink (Capacity)... Berry Events Center (4,260) Dimensions x 100 Sports Information Director/Hockey Contact... Jen Dobias Office... (906) Cell...(856) jedobias@nmu.edu Web...NMUWildcats.com Athletics Facebook... facebook.com/nmuwildcats Hockey Athletics Twitter...@NMU_Wildcats Hockey Instagram...NMU_Hockey Athletics Instagram... NMU_Wildcats Coaching & Support Staff Head Coach...Walt Kyle (NMU, 81) Record at NMU (15th season) Career Record...Same WCHA Record (4th season) Assistant Coach... John Kyle Assistant Coach...Rob Lehtinen Volunteer Assistant Coach...John Lehtinen Director of Hockey Operations... Jeff Cornock Hockey Office Phone...(906) Hockey History First Season All-Time Record (41st season) All-Time WCHA Record (17th season) WCHA Regular Season Titles...One ( ) WCHA Tournament Titles...Three ( , , ) All-Time CCHA Record (23 seasons) CCHA Regular Season Titles... Two ( , ) CCHA Tournament Titles... Two ( , ) NCAA Appearances...Eight (1980, 81, 89, 91, 92, 93, 99, 2010) NCAA Best Finish...NCAA Champions, 1991 Team Information Record WCHA Record (Finish) (Fifth) Players Returning/Lost... 21/10 Forwards Returning/Lost... 13/5 Defensemen Returning/Lost... 6/3 Goaltenders Returning/Lost...2/2 Newcomers... 7 Captains...Alternating by game Returning All-WCHA Honorees...Three...Shine (2nd, 16), Tolvanen (Rookie, 16), Maschmeyer (3rd, 15) 2

3 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. S/C Hometown / Previous Team 1 Tyger Howat G Fr. L Brighton, Mich. / Coquitlam (BCHL) 2 Casey Purpur F Sr. L Grand Forks, N.D. / Brookings (NAHL) 3 James Vermeulen D So. L Stony Plain, Alta. / Whitecourt (AJHL) 4 Connor Frantti D So. R Spring Grove, Ill. / Lincoln (USHL) 6 Rylan Yaremko D Fr. R Spirit River, Alta. / West Kelowna (BCHL) 7 Sami Salminen F Sr. R Helsinki, Finland / Wichita Falls (NAHL) 8 Denver Pierce F So. R Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. / Soo (NAHL) 9 Troy Loggins F So. L Huntington Beach, Calif. / Sioux Falls (USHL) 10 Gerard Hanson F Sr. R Lidingö, Sweden / Lidingö (SWE Div. 2) 11 Shane Sooth F Sr. L Canyon Country, Calif. / Dubuque (USHL) 13 Luke Voltin F Fr. L Blaine, Minn. / Penticton (BCHL) 14 Brock Maschmeyer D Sr. L Bruderheim, Alta. / Nanaimo (BCHL) 15 Dominik Shine F Sr. R Pinckney, Mich. / Lincoln (USHL) 16 Brendan Jacques F So. L Calumet, Mich. / Springfield (NAHL) 17 Collin Peters F Fr. R Sheboygan, Wis. / Lincoln (USHL) 19 Filip Starzynski F Jr. L Warsaw, Poland / Bismarck (NAHL) 21 Anthony Paskaruk F So. R Airdrie, Alta. / Brooks (AJHL) 23 Jesse Junttila D So. R Calumet, Mich. / Jersey (USPHL-Pr) 24 Zach Diamantoni F Jr. R Montgomery, N.J. / Chilliwack (BCHL) 25 Philip Beaulieu D Fr. R Duluth, Minn. / Madison (USHL) 27 Adam Rockwood F R-Jr. L Coquitlam, B.C. / Wisconsin (Big Ten) 29 Robbie Payne F Jr. R Gaylord, Mich. / Chicago (USHL) 32 Mathias Israelsson G So. L Ytterby, Sweden / Fargo (USHL) 37 Darien Craighead F Fr. R Surrey, B.C. / Chilliwack (BCHL) 40 Jordan Klimek D Jr. L Langley, B.C. / Dubuque (USHL) 41 Atte Tolvanen G So. L Vihti, Finland / Minot (NAHL) 44 Ryan Black D So. L Stillwater, Minn. / Bonnyville (AJHL) Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. S/C Hometown / Previous Team 25 Philip Beaulieu D Fr. R Duluth, Minn. / Madison (USHL) 44 Ryan Black D So. L Stillwater, Minn. / Bonnyville (AJHL) 37 Darien Craighead F Fr. R Surrey, B.C. / Chilliwack (BCHL) 24 Zach Diamantoni F Jr. R Montgomery, N.J. / Chilliwack (BCHL) 4 Connor Frantti D So. R Spring Grove, Ill. / Lincoln (USHL) 10 Gerard Hanson F Sr. R Lidingö, Sweden / Lidingö (SWE Div. 2) 1 Tyger Howat G Fr. L Brighton, Mich. / Coquitlam (BCHL) 32 Mathias Israelsson G So. L Ytterby, Sweden / Fargo (USHL) 16 Brendan Jacques F So. L Calumet, Mich. / Springfield (NAHL) 23 Jesse Junttila D So. R Calumet, Mich. / Jersey (USPHL-Pr) 40 Jordan Klimek D Jr. L Langley, B.C. / Dubuque (USHL) 9 Troy Loggins F So. L Huntington Beach, Calif. / Sioux Falls (USHL) 14 Brock Maschmeyer D Sr. L Bruderheim, Alta. / Nanaimo (BCHL) 21 Anthony Paskaruk F So. R Airdrie, Alta. / Brooks (AJHL) 29 Robbie Payne F Jr. R Gaylord, Mich. / Chicago (USHL) 17 Collin Peters F Fr. R Sheboygan, Wis. / Lincoln (USHL) 8 Denver Pierce F So. R Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. / Soo (NAHL) 2 Casey Purpur F Sr. L Grand Forks, N.D. / Brookings (NAHL) 27 Adam Rockwood F R-Jr. L Coquitlam, B.C. / Wisconsin (Big Ten) 7 Sami Salminen F Sr. R Helsinki, Finland / Wichita Falls (NAHL) 15 Dominik Shine F Sr. R Pinckney, Mich. / Lincoln (USHL) 11 Shane Sooth F Sr. L Canyon Country, Calif. / Dubuque (USHL) 19 Filip Starzynski F Jr. L Warsaw, Poland / Bismarck (NAHL) 41 Atte Tolvanen G So. L Vihti, Finland / Minot (NAHL) 3 James Vermeulen D So. L Stony Plain, Alta. / Whitecourt (AJHL) 13 Luke Voltin F Fr. L Blaine, Minn. / Penticton (BCHL) 6 Rylan Yaremko D Fr. R Spirit River, Alta. / West Kelowna (BCHL) Pronunciations Philip Beaulieu... ba-loo Zach Diamantoni...DIE-uh-min-TOE-nee Connor Frantti... FRAN-ti Tyger Howat... Tiger HOH-watt Mathias Israelsson... muh-tee-iss is-ruhl-son Jesse Junttila... juhn-til-ah Jordan Klimek... KLIM-ick Brock Maschmeyer...MASH-my-er Anthony Paskaruk... pas-ker-uck Casey Purpur... PER-per Sami Salminen... SAL-mih-nen Filip Starzynski... star-zin-ski Atte Tolvanen... ah-teh James Vermeulen... Ver-MULE-en Rylan Yaremko...yah-REM-co... Roster Breakdown By Class Seniors... 6 Juniors... 4 Redshirt Juniors... 1 Sophomores Freshmen... 6 By Position Forwards Defensemen... 8 Goaltenders... 3 By Past League AJHL... 3 BCHL... 6 Big Ten... 1 NAHL... 6 SWE Div USPHL-Pr... 1 USHL... 9 By Country Canada... 7 Finland... 2 Poland... 1 Sweden... 2 United States By State/Province Alberta... 4 British Columbia... 3 California... 2 Illinois... 1 Michigan... 6 Minnesota... 3 New Jersey... 1 North Dakota... 1 Wisconsin

4 Ice Chips By registering his fourth goal of the season in Northern Michigan s 2-2 tie against Omaha, Dominik Shine tied Robbie Payne and Darien Craighead for the team lead. He also took 15 of Northern Michigan s 63 shots on net during the weekend, setting a new career high with 10 during Nov. 25 s draw. Payne is the only Wildcat to have surpassed 10 points through the season s first 16 games, sitting in a tie for ninth in the WCHA with 12 (4g-8a). Gerard Hanson (3g-6a) is one point shy of the threshold while Zach Diamantoni (1g-7a) needs two more to reach it. Despite having his four-game point streak snapped by being held off the score sheet by Omaha, Philip Beaulieu remains among the WCHA s top point producing rookie blueliners. He is tied for fourth in points (7), tied for second in goals (2) and tied for sixth in assists (5). He also sits in a tie for 16th among all WCHA defensemen in points. Only 25 WCHA players, all defensemen, have blocked at least 20 shots this season. Northern Michigan boasts three of those players: Rylan Yaremko (6th, 32), Beaulieu (t-17th, 22) and Jordan Klimek (21st, 21). Two others, Brock Maschmeyer and Connor Frantti, are just one blocked shot shy of that plateau. With 18 blocked shots, Hanson remains the WCHA s forward leader. Only five forwards rank in the WCHA s top 50 in this statistical category. Payne joins Hanson in that select group; his 13 blocked shots has him in a two-way tie for 50th overall and alone in fifth among forwards. Atte Tolvanen made a season-high 37 saves in Nov. 25 s 2-2 tie. Overall, he turned aside 58 of 62 Omaha shots during the series, which improved his season save percentage to.904 from.898. The Wildcats suffered their fifth shutout loss of the season on Nov. 26. All five of those losses came by a 2-0 margin. Northern Michigan is one whitewashing shy of matching the single-season school record, set in Tale of the Tape NORTHERN MICHIGAN ALASKA-ANCHORAGE Overall Record (WCHA) League Record (WCHA) Lost 1 Current Streak Lost Home Record Road Record Neutral Record Goals Per Game Shots Per Game Power Play Percentage Penalty Kill Percentage Goals Against Average Save Percentage.905 Craighead, Payne, Shine (4) Top Goal Scorer Anholt, Duwe, Kozun (3) Robbie Payne (8) Top Assist Producer Matt Anholt (4) Robbie Payne (12) Top Point Producer Matt Anholt (7) Wildcats Vs. Alaska-Anchorage SKATERS No. Name GP G A P 2 Casey Purpur James Vermeulen Connor Frantti Rylan Yaremko Sami Salminen Denver Pierce Troy Loggins Gerard Hanson Shane Sooth Luke Voltin Brock Maschmeyer Dominik Shine Brendan Jacques Collin Peters Filip Starzynski Anthony Paskaruk Jesse Junttila Zach Diamantoni Philip Beaulieu Adam Rockwood Robbie Payne Darien Craighead Jordan Klimek Ryan Black GOALTENDERS No. Name GP GAA SV% Record 1 Tyger Howat Mathias Israelsson Atte Tolvanen Series Information Series record Last 10 meetings Record at home Record on road Streak... NMU won four Last meeting...feb. 6, 2016 (Marquette, Mich.)...NMU 5 UAA 4 Last meeting in Anchorage, Alaska...Nov. 22, NMU 0 UAA 4 4

5 Wildcat Lines Date Opp. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th D1 D2 D3 G 10/07 UW /08 UW /14 BSU /15 BSU /21 FSU /22 FSU /28 MTU /29 MTU /04 UW /05 UW /11 BGSU /12 BGSU /18 BSU /19 BSU /25 UNO /26 UNO /02 UAA 12/03 UAA 12/09 UAH 12/10 UAH 12/28 CU 12/29 TBA 01/06 LSSU 01/07 LSSU 01/13 LSSU 01/14 LSSU 01/20 UAA 01/21 UAA 02/03 BGSU 02/04 BGSU 02/10 UAF 02/11 UAF 02/17 MSU 02/18 MSU 02/24 MTU 02/25 MTU Note: Starting lines and defense pairings are in BOLD. Goalie listed was the starter. WCHA Standings Team WCHA Points GF-GA Overall GF-GA 1 Bemidji State Michigan Tech Bowling Green Minnesota State Ferris State Alabama-Huntsville Lake Superior State Alaska Northern Michigan Alaska-Anchorage This Week In The WCHA Friday Bemidji State at Michigan Tech, 7:07 p.m.* Bowling Green at Lake Superior State, 7:37 p.m.* Alaska at Minnesota State, 8:07 p.m.* NORTHERN MICHIGAN AT ALASKA-ANCHORAGE, 11:07 p.m.* Saturday Bowling Green at Lake Superior State, 7:07 p.m.* Bemidji State at Michigan Tech, 7:07 p.m.* Alaska at Minnesota State, 8:07 p.m.* Ferris State at Alabama-Huntsville, 8:07 p.m.* NORTHERN MICHIGAN AT ALASKA-ANCHORAGE, 11:07 p.m.* Sunday Ferris State at Alabama-Huntsville, 4:07 p.m.* WCHA PRESEASON POLLS Mankato Free Press Coaches Poll Rank Team WCHA Record Points 1 Bowling Green (8) (3rd) 89 2 Michigan Tech (2) (t-1st) 79 3 Minnesota State (t-1st) 71 4 Ferris State (4th) 70 5 Northern Michigan (5th) 54 6 Bemidji State (6th) 48 7 Lake Superior State (7th) 44 8 Alaska-Anchorage (9th) 29 9 Alabama-Huntsville (10th) Alaska (8th) 21 Bemidji Pioneer Media Poll Rank Team WCHA Record Points 1 Bowling Green (15) (3rd) Michigan Tech (6) (t-1st) Minnesota State (5) (t-1st) Ferris State (2) (4th) Northern Michigan (5th) Bemidji State (6th) Lake Superior State (7th) Alaska (8th) 68 9 Alabama-Huntsville (10th) Alaska-Anchorage (9th) 50 WCHA Players of Week/Month Week/Month Player Honor Statistics Oct. 6-9 Robbie Payne Offensive 2G-4A, 2 SHG, 8 S, +4 5

6 The Last Time NMU swept a home series... Feb , 2016 vs. Alabama-Huntsville (3-0, 3-1) NMU swept a home WCHA series... Feb , 2016 vs. Alabama-Huntsville (3-0, 3-1) NMU swept a home non-conference series... Oct , 2011 vs. St. Cloud State (5-2, 3-2) NMU swept a road series... Feb , 2015 at Bowling Green (3-2 OT, 4-3) NMU swept a road WCHA series... Feb , 2015 at Bowling Green (3-2 OT, 4-3) NMU swept a road non-conference series... Jan. 2-3, 2009 at Wisconsin (3-2, 6-5 OT) NMU was swept in a home series...nov , 2016 vs. Bowling Green (1-5, 3-5) NMU was swept in a home WCHA series...nov , 2016 vs. Bowling Green (1-5, 3-5) NMU was swept in a home non-conference series...jan , 2008 vs. Wayne State (1-4, 2-3 OT) NMU was swept in a road series...nov at Bemidji State (1-2, 2-5) NMU was swept in a road WCHA series...nov at Bemidji State (1-2, 2-5) NMU was swept in a road non-conference series...feb. 6-7, 2015 at Minnesota-Duluth (1-3, 3-6) NMU shut out an opponent...feb. 19, 2016 vs. Alabama-Huntsville (3-0, Mathias Dahlstrom, 19 saves) NMU was shut out by an opponent...nov. 26, 2016 vs. Omaha (0-2, Evan Weninger, 31 saves) NMU player recorded a hat trick... Dec. 4, 2015 at Alabama-Huntsville (Dominik Shine, 4-3) NMU opponent recorded a hat trick...feb. 21, 2014 at Michigan Tech (Reid Sturos, 4-7) NMU player posted three assists...oct. 8, 2016 vs. Wisconsin (Robbie Payne & Zach Diamantoni, 5-6, Resch Center) NMU player scored four goals...feb. 26, 2005 at Ferris State (Andrew Contois, 6-3) NMU player posted four assists...feb. 25, 2012 vs. Lake Superior State (Scott Macaulay, 5-3) NMU player recorded four points...feb. 15, 2013 at Michigan State (Matt Thurber (2g-2a) & Reed Seckel (2g-2a), 5-3) NMU player scored five goals... Nov. 30, 1985 vs. Minnesota (Gary Emmons (school record 6 goals), 9-10 OT) NMU player posted five assists...oct. 28, 2000 at Minnesota-Duluth (Chad Theuer, 8-3) NMU player recorded five points...oct. 8, 2016 vs. Wisconsin (Robbie Payne (2g-3a), 5-6, Resch Center) NMU player recorded six points... Oct. 28, 2000 at Minnesota-Duluth (Chad Theuer (1g-5a), 8-3) NMU player scored a shorthanded goal...oct. 21, 2016 at Ferris State (Denver Pierce, 6-4) NMU opponent scored a shorthanded goal... Nov. 19, 2016 at Bemidji State (Nate Arentz, 2-5) NMU player scored an empty net goal... Nov. 4, 2016 at Wisconsin (Gerard Hanson, 5-2) NMU opponent scored an empty net goal... Nov. 12, 2016 vs. Bowling Green (Matt Pohlkamp, 3-5) NMU player made a penalty shot... Dec. 4, 2015 at Alabama-Huntsville (Dominik Shine, 4-3) NMU opponent made a penalty shot...nov. 4, 2016 at Wisconsin (Seamus Malone, 5-2) NMU won in overtime... Dec. 30, 2015 vs. Michigan State (Robbie Payne, 2-1, Great Lakes Invitational) NMU lost in overtime...jan. 15, 2016 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks (Alec Hajdukovich, 2-3) NMU tied in overtime...nov. 25, 2016 vs. Omaha (2-2) NMU won when trailing after two periods... Oct. 21, 2016 at Ferris State (6-4, trailed 3-4) NMU participated in a shootout...oct. 22, 2016 at Ferris State (Ferris State won, 1-0) NMU had 40 or more shots on goal... Oct. 22, 2016 at Ferris State (42 SOG, 2-2 OT) NMU opponent had 40 more shots on goal... Feb. 12, 2016 at Ferris State (47 SOG, 1-5) NMU opponent had 50 or more shots on goal...mar. 13, 2015 at Bowling Green (52 SOG, 2-3 OT, WCHA Tourn. 1st rd.) NMU goaltender had 40 or more saves...feb. 12, 2016 at Ferris State (Atte Tolvanen, 42 saves, 1-5) NMU opponent had 40 or more saves... Oct. 22, 2016 at Ferris State (Darren Smith, 40 saves, 2-2 OT) NMU goaltender had 50 or more saves... Mar. 15, 2014 at Minnesota State (Mathias Dahlstrom, 53 saves, 4-5 OT, WCHA Tourn. 1st rd.) NMU won 30 games (38-5-4) NMU won 25 games ( ) NMU won 20 games ( ) NMU had a winning season ( ) NMU hosted a conference playoff series... Mar. 2-4, 2012 vs. Bowling Green, CCHA (4-2, 3-5, 1-4) NMU won a conference tournament (WCHA) NMU qualified for the NCAA Tournament (First Round, St. Cloud State, 3-4 2OT) NMU was ranked in the USCHO.com poll... Dec. 1, 2014 (No. 19) NMU defeated the No. 1 ranked team... Oct. 21, 2011 vs No. 1 Michigan (5-3) NMU defeated a nationally ranked team... Jan. 8, 2016 at No. 18 Minnesota State (3-1) NMU sold out the Berry Events Center...Oct. 23, 2015 vs. Michigan Tech (4-1) NMU defeated Alabama-Huntsville...Feb. 20, 2016 (3-1 in Marquette, Mich.) NMU lost to Alabama-Huntsville... Jan. 17, 2015 (2-3 in Huntsville, Ala.) NMU defeated Alaska-Anchorage...Feb. 6, 2016 (5-4 in Marquette, Mich.) NMU lost to Alaska-Anchorage...Nov. 22, 2014 (0-4 in Anchorage, Alaska) NMU defeated Alaska-Fairbanks...Jan. 16, 2016 (5-3 in Marquette, Mich.) NMU lost to Alaska-Fairbanks... Jan. 15, 2016 (2-3 OT in Marquette, Mich.) NMU defeated Bemidji State...Oct. 31, 2015 (3-1 in Marquette, Mich.) NMU lost to Bemidji State...Nov. 19, 2016 (2-5 in Bemidji, Minn.) NMU defeated Bowling Green... Feb. 21, 2015 (4-3 in Bowling Green, Ohio) NMU lost to Bowling Green...Nov. 12, 2016 (3-5 in Marquette, Mich.) NMU defeated Colorado College... Oct. 25, 1996 (3-2 in Marquette, Mich.) NMU lost to Colorado College...Dec. 15, 1997 (3-7 in Colorado Springs, Colo.) NMU defeated Cornell...Dec. 29, 2001 (4-3 2OT in Estero, Fla.) NMU lost to Cornell...Jan. 2, 1987 (3-4 OT in Boston, Mass.) NMU defeated Ferris State... Oct. 21, 2016 (6-4 in Big Rapids, Mich.) NMU lost to Ferris State... Mar. 12, 2016 (2-5 in Big Rapids, Mich., WCHA Tourn. 1st rd.) NMU defeated Lake Superior State... Oct. 16, 2015 (6-4 in Marquette, Mich.) NMU lost to Lake Superior State... Feb. 26, 2016 (1-3 in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.) NMU defeated Merrimack... No prior meetings NMU lost to Merrimack... No prior meetings NMU defeated Michigan Tech... Oct. 23, 2015 (4-1 in Marquette, Mich.) NMU lost to Michigan Tech...Oct. 29, 2016 (1-5 in Marquette, Mich.) NMU defeated Minnesota State...Jan. 8, 2016 (3-1 in Mankato, Minn.) NMU lost to Minnesota State... Jan. 9, 2016 (1-3 in Mankato, Minn.) NMU defeated Omaha...Oct. 19, 2013 (6-3 in Marquette, Mich.) NMU lost to Omaha...Nov. 26, 2016 (0-2 in Marquette, Mich.) NMU defeated Wisconsin... Nov. 4, 2016 (5-2 in Madison, Wis.) NMU lost to Wisconsin... Nov. 5, 2016 (0-2 in Madison, Wis.) Nmu Game Highs Goals /21 at FSU Assists /21 at FSU Points /21 at FSU SOG /22 at FSU Saves /25 vs. UNO Penalties /29 vs. MTU /8 vs. UW /7 vs. UW PIM /29 vs. MTU Opponent Game Highs Goals /8 vs. UW Assists /8 vs. UW Points /8 vs. UW SOG /25 vs. UNO Saves /22 at FSU Penalties /29 vs. MTU PIM /29 vs. MTU NMU Game Lows Goals /26 vs. UNO /5 at UW /28 at MTU /15 vs. BSU /14 vs. BSU Assists /26 vs. UNO /5 at UW /28 at MTU /15 vs. BSU /14 vs. BSU Points /26 vs. UNO /5 at UW /28 at MTU /15 vs. BSU /14 vs. BSU SOG /18 at BSU /4 at UW Saves /12 vs. BGSU Penalties /18 at BSU PIM /18 at BSU Opponent Game Lows Goals /26 vs. UNO /25 vs. UNO /18 at BSU /5 at UW /4 at UW /28 at MTU /22 at FSU /15 vs. BSU /14 vs. BSU /7 vs. UW Assists /4 at UW /28 at MTU Points /4 at UW /28 at MTU SOG /12 vs. BGSU Saves /4 at UW Penalties /18 at BSU PIM /18 at BSU NMU Player Game Highs Goals Shine (11/4 at UW) Craighead (10/21 at FSU) Craighead (10/8 vs. UW) Payne (10/8 vs. UW) Assists Diamantoni (10/8 vs. UW) Payne (10/8 vs. UW) Points Payne (10/8 vs. UW) SOG Shine (11/25 vs. UNO) Plus/Minus Diamantoni (10/8 vs. UW) Payne (10/8 vs. UW) Saves Tolvanen (11/25 vs. UNO) Penalties Voltin (10/29 vs. MTU) PIM Loggins (11/25 vs. UNO) Peters (10/29 vs. MTU) Voltin (10/8 vs. UW) 6

7 Head Coach Walt Kyle Walt Kyle was named the second head hockey coach in Northern Michigan University history on June 13, Kyle, who has led the Wildcats to six 20-win seasons, entered the campaign with an overall record of Kyle won his 200th career game on Jan. 4, 2012 with a 6-2 victory at St. Cloud State. He guided the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament during the campaign and to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association Championship Tournament at Joe Louis Arena seven times. In addition to being the CCHA tournament runner-up, Northern Michigan won the third-place game three times ( 02-03, 07-08, 08-09). To date, the Wildcats have posted three 22-win seasons ( 02-03, 04-05, 05-06), a 21-win season ( 03-04) and two 20-win seasons ( 07-08, 09-10) in Kyle s tenure as head coach. Before he returned to Northern Michigan, Kyle held a number of professional coaching positions, including with the National Hockey League s New York Rangers and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the American Hockey League s Hamilton Bulldogs and Baltimore Bandits, the International Hockey League s San Diego Gulls and the Western Hockey League s Seattle Thunderbirds. During that time, he coached NHL stars such as Mark Messier, Eric Lindros, Brian Leetch, Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne. Kyle was a two-time letterman at Northern Michigan after transferring from Boston College, netting 31 goals and 59 assists in 85 games. He also captained the 1980 and 1981 Wildcat squads that advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four. He is the first player to score a goal in two NCAA tournaments for two different teams. After graduating from Northern Michigan in 1981 with a bachelor s degree in physical education, Kyle became a graduate assistant coach under Rick Comley. He was promoted to assistant coach in 1982 and held that position until When the Wildcats won their first NCAA Division I national title in 1991, Kyle was the top assistant coach. Heavily involved in USA Hockey, Kyle was named to the organization s International Council in June In 2006, he led the U.S. National Junior Team to a fourth-place finish at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in British Columbia. Kyle has also served as an assistant coach for multiple American squads at international tournaments. In 2001, he served under Lou Vairo on the fourthplace IIHF World Championship team. In 1992, he helped lead the U.S. Junior National Team to a bronze medal, which stands as the highest finish by an American squad under the World Junior Championship s original format. Kyle also coached the 1991 and 1993 U.S. Junior National Teams and the 1994 World Championships squad. Kyle has four children: daughters Erin and Quinn and sons Evan and Walt. Kyle s Year-By-Year Results Season Team GP W L T League W L T Finish Northern Michigan CCHA th Northern Michigan CCHA th Northern Michigan CCHA rd Northern Michigan CCHA t-4th Northern Michigan CCHA th Northern Michigan CCHA th Northern Michigan CCHA th Northern Michigan CCHA th Northern Michigan CCHA th Northern Michigan CCHA th Northern Michigan CCHA th Northern Michigan WCHA th Northern Michigan WCHA th Northern Michigan WCHA th Northern Michigan WCHA Kyle vs Foes Alabama-Huntsville Alaska-Anchorage Alaska-Fairbanks Bemidji State Bowling Green Colorado College...First meeting Cornell...First meeting Ferris State Lake Superior State Merrimack...First meeting Michigan Tech Minnesota State Omaha Wisconsin TOTALS TOTALS WCHA CCHA

8 1 Tyger Howat G Fr Brighton, Mich. Coquitlam (BCHL) : 0 GP Career: 0 GP Northern Michigan 2 Casey Purpur 3 James F Sr Grand Forks, N.D. Brookings (NAHL) : 11 GP Career: 57 GP Goals: 1, 4x (last at Bemidji State, 11/19/16) Assists: 1, 5x (last at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Points: 1, 9x (last at Bemidji State, 11/19/16) Shots: 4, 2x (last at Ferris State, 10/22/16) Plus/Minus: +2 (Bowling Green, 12/5/14) Point Streak: 2 (2a, 10/21 to 10/22/16) Multi-Point Games: 0 Vermeulen D So Stony Plain, Alta. Whitecourt (AJHL) : 10 GP Career: 43 GP Goals: 1 (Alabama-Huntsville, 2/19/16) Assists: 1, 2x (last at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Points: 1, 3x (last at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Shots: 3 (at Ferris State, 3/12/16) Plus/Minus: +2, 2x (last Alabama-Huntsville, 2/19/16) Point Streak: N/A Multi-Point Games: 0 4 Connor Frantti D So Spring Grove, Ill. Lincoln (USHL) : 16 GP Career: 34 GP Assists: 1, 2x (last at Alabama-Huntsville, 12/5/15) Points: 1, 2x (last at Alabama-Huntsville, 12/5/15) Shots: 2, 2x (last at Bemidji State, 11/19/16) Plus/Minus: +1, 5x (last at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Point Streak: 2 (2a, 12/4 to 12/5/15) Multi-Point Games: 0 6 Rylan Yaremko D Fr Spirit River, Alta. West Kelowna (BCHL) : 16 GP Career: 16 GP Goals: 1 (at Ferris State, 10/22/16) Assists: 1 (at Ferris State, 10/21/16) Points: 1, 2x (last at Ferris State, 10/22/16) Shots: 2 (Michigan Tech, 10/29/16) Plus/Minus: + 2, 2x (last at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Point Streak: 2 (1g-1a, 10/21 to 10/22/16) Multi-Point Games: 0 7 Sami Salminen F Sr Helsinki, Finland. Wichita Falls (NAHL) : 6 GP Career: 78 GP Goals: 2 (Lake Superior State, 2/27/15) Assists: 2, 2x (last at Penn State, 1/23/15) Points: 3 (last at Penn State, 1/23/15) Shots: 5 (Alabama-Huntsville, 2/19/16) Plus/Minus: +3 (at Penn State, 1/23/15) Point Streak: 3 (1g-3a, 1/3 to 1/17/14) Multi-Point Games: 6 8 Denver Pierce F So Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Soo (NAHL) : 16 GP Career: 49 GP Goals: 1, 6x (last at Ferris State, 10/21/16) Assists: 1, 5x (last Bowling Green, 11/12/16) Points: 2 (Alaska, 1/16/16) Shots: 5 (Michigan Tech, 10/23/15) Plus/Minus: +2 (Alaska, 1/16/16) Point Streak: 2, 2x (last 1g-2a, 1/16 to 1/29/16) Multi-Point Games: 1 9 Troy Loggins F So Huntington Beach, Calif. Sioux Falls (USHL) : 16 GP Career: 32 GP Goals: 1, 3x (last Omaha, 11/25/16) Assists: 2 (Michigan Tech, 10/23/15) Points: 2 (Michigan Tech, 10/23/15) Shots: 6 (at Ferris State, 10/22/16) Plus/Minus: +1, 7x (last Omaha, 11/25/16) Point Streak: 2, 2x (1g-1a, 11/19 to 11/25/16) Multi-Point Games: 1 10 Gerard Hanson F Sr Lidingö, Sweden Lidingö (SWE Div. 2) : 16 GP Career: 106 GP Goals: 1, 12x (last at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Assists: 3, 2x (last Lake Superior State, 10/16/15) Points: 3, 3x (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/7/16) Shots: 6 (Alabama-Huntsville, 10/31/14) Plus/Minus: +3 (Alaska-Anchorage, 2/6/16) Point Streak: 4 (1g-3a, 1/9 to 1/29/16) Multi-Point Games: Shane Sooth F Sr Canyon Country, Calif. Dubuque (USHL) : 0 GP Career: 111 GP Goals: 2 (at Alaska, 11/7/15) Assists: 2, 6x (last at Bowling Green, 2/21/15) Points: 2, 11x (last Alaska, 1/15/16) Shots: 5 (at Lake Superior State, 10/17/16) Plus/Minus: +3, 2x (last at Alabama-Huntsville, 3/7/14) Point Streak: 4 (1g-4a, 3/14 to 10/18/14) Multi-Point Games: Luke Voltin F Fr Blaine, Minn. Penticton (BCHL) : 16 GP Career: 16 GP Goals: 1 (at Ferris State, 10/21/16) Points: 1 (at Ferris State, 10/21/16) Shots: 5 (at Bemidji State, 11/19/16) Plus/Minus: +1, 3x (last Bowling Green, 11/12/16) Point Streak: N/A Multi-Point Games: 0 14 Brock Maschmeyer D Sr Bruderheim, Alta. Nanaimo (BCHL) : 16 GP Career: 124 GP Goals: 2, 3x (last Michigan Tech, 1/9/15) Assists: 2, 4x (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/7/16) Points: 3, 3x (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/7/16) Shots: 6 (at Lake Superior State, 2/26/16) Plus/Minus: +3 (at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Point Streak: 3 (2g-3a, 1/3 to 1/10/15) Multi-Point Games: 11 8

9 15 Dominik Shine F Sr Pinckney, Mich. Lincoln (USHL) : 10 GP Career: 108 GP Goals: 3 (at Alabama-Huntsville, 12/4/15) Assists: 2, 6x (last at Ferris State, 2/13/16) Points: 3, 4x (last Alaska-Anchorage, 2/6/16) Shots: 10 (Omaha, 11/25/16) Plus/Minus: +3, 2x (last at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Point Streak: 9 (4g-8a, 1/30 to 2/27/16) Multi-Point Games: 16 Northern Michigan 16 Brendan Jacques 17 Collin Peters F So F Fr Calumet, Mich. Springfield (NAHL) Sheboygan, Wis. Lincoln (USHL) : 4 GP : 16 GP Career: 4 GP Career: 16 GP Goals: 1 (Bowling Green, 11/12/16) Points: 1 (Bowling Green, 11/12/16) Shots: 1, 2x (last Bowling Green, 11/12/16) Plus/Minus: +1, 2x (last Bowling Green, 11/12/16) Point Streak: N/A Multi-Point Games: 0 Goals: 1 (at Ferris State, 10/21/16) Assists: 1, 2x (last at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Points: 2 (at Ferris State, 10/21/16) Shots: 5 (at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Plus/Minus: +2 (at Ferris State, 10/21/16) Point Streak: N/A Multi-Point Games: 1 19 Filip Starzynski F Jr Warsaw, Poland Bismark (NAHL) : 16 GP Career: 52 GP Goals: 1, 4x (last Bowling Green, 11/12/16) Assists: 2 (Alaska, 1/16/16) Points: 2 (Alaska, 1/16/16) Shots: 6 (at Alabama-Huntsville, 12/5/15) Plus/Minus: +3 (Alaska, 1/16/16) Point Streak: 2 (1g-1a, 10/9 to 10/10/15) Multi-Point Games: 1 21 Anthony Paskaruk F So Airdrie, Alta. Brooks (AJHL) : 10 GP Career: 46 GP Goals: 1 (Alabama-Huntsville, 2/19/16) Assists: 1, 4x (last at Ferris State, 3/12/16) Points: 1, 6x (last at Ferris State, 10/21/16) Shots: 3, 2x (last Alabama-Huntsville, 2/19/16) Plus/Minus: +1, 5x (last at Ferris State, 3/12/16) Point Streak: 2 (1g-1a, 2/13 to 2/19/16) Multi-Point Games: 0 23 Jesse Junttila D So Calumet, Mich. Jersey (USPHL-Pr) : 0 GP Career: 0 GP 24 Zach Diamantoni F Jr Montgomery, N.J. Chilliwack (BCHL) : 16 GP Career: 88 GP Goals: 1, 6x (last at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Assists: 3 (vs. Wisconsin, 10/8/16) Points: 3 (vs. Wisconsin, 10/8/16) Shots: 3, 5x (last vs Michigan, 12/29/15) Plus/Minus: +4 (vs. Wisconsin, 10/8/16) Point Streak: 3 (3a, 1/24 to 1/31/15) Multi-Point Games: 3 25 Philip Beaulieu D Fr Duluth, Minn. Madison (USHL) : 16 GP Career: 16 GP Goals: 1, 2x (last at Bemidji State, 11/19/16) Assists: 2, 2x (last Bowling Green, 11/12/16) Points: 2, 2x (last Bowling Green, 11/12/16) Shots: 4 (at Ferris State, 10/22/16) Plus/Minus: +2 (Bowling Green, 11/12/16) Point Streak: 4 (2g-3a, 11/11 to 11/19/16) Multi-Point Games: 2 27 Adam Rockwood F R-Jr Coquitlam, B.C. Wisconsin (Big Ten) : 0 GP Career: 60 GP Goals: 1, 5x (last Ohio State, 1/9/16) Assists: 2, 5x (last Alaska, 1/30/16) Points: 2, 6x (last Alaska, 1/30/16) Shots: 4, 2x (last Denver, 11/21/15) Plus/Minus: +2 (Ohio State, 1/9/16) Point Streak: 4 (5a, 11/6 to 11/21/15) Multi-Point Games: 6 29 Robbie Payne F Jr Gaylord, Mich. Chicago (USHL) : 16 GP Career: 92 GP Goals: 3 (Lake Superior State, 10/16/15) Assists: 3 (vs. Wisconsin, 10/8/16) Points: 5 (vs. Wisconsin, 10/8/16) Shots: 7 (Alaska, 1/16/16) Plus/Minus: +4 (vs. Wisconsin, 10/8/16) Point Streak: 4 (4g-4a, 3/11 to 10/8/16) Multi-Point Games: 5 32 Mathias Israelsson G So Ytterby, Sweden. Fargo (NAHL) : 6 GP Career: 10 GP Shots Faced: 43 (at Minnesota State, 1/9/16) 40 (at Minnesota State, 1/9/16) Saves (Win): 34 (at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Goals Allowed: 4 (vs. Wisconsin, 10/8/16) 30+ Save Performances: Save Performances: 1 37 Darien Craighead F Fr Surrey, B.C. Chilliwack (BCHL) : 16 GP Career: 16 GP Goals: 2, 2x (last at Ferris State, 10/21/16) Assists: 1, 3x (last at Bemidji State, 11/19/16) Points: 3 (at Ferris State, 10/21/16) Shot: 4 (vs. Wisconsin, 10/8/16) Plus/Minus: +2, 2x (last at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Point Streak: N/A Multi-Point Games: 2 9

10 40 Jordan Klimek D Jr Langley, B.C. Dubuque (USHL) : 16 GP Career: 91 GP Goals: 1 (at Wisconsin, 10/10/15) Assists: 2 (Bowling Green, 12/5/14) Points: 2, 2x (last at Wisconsin, 10/10/15) Shots: 4, 2x (last Bowling Green, 11/11/16) Plus/Minus: +3, 3x (last at Wisconsin, 11/4/16) Point Streak: 3 (3a, 11/12 to 11/19/16) Multi-Point Games: 2 Northern Michigan 41 Atte Tolvanen 44 Ryan G So Vihti, Finland. Minot (NAHL) : 15 GP Career: 40 GP Shots Faced: 47, 2x (last at Ferris State, 2/12/16) 46 (Bemidji State, 10/31/15) Saves (Win): 44 (at Alabama-Huntsville, 12/4/15) Goals Allowed: 5, 3x (last Bowling Green, 11/11/16) 30+ Save Performances: Save Performances: 6 Assists: 1 (at Minnesota State, 1/8/16) Points: 1 (at Minnesota State, 1/8/16) Black D Jr Stillwater, Minn. Bonnyville (AJHL) : 13 GP Career: 39 GP Assists: 1, 4x (last at Ferris State, 10/21/16) Points: 1, 4x (last at Ferris State, 10/21/16) Shots: 2, 2x (last Bemidji State, 10/14/16) Plus/Minus: +2 (Bemidji State, 10/31/15) Point Streak: 3 (3a, 10/31 to 11/7/15) Multi-Point Games: 0 10

11 NMU s Record When... Home Away Neutral Site WCHA Non-Conference Ranked Opponent Leading at 1st intermission Trailing at 1st intermission Tied at 1st intermission Leading at 2nd intermission Trailing at 2nd intermission Tied at 2nd intermission One-goal games Two-goal games Three-goal (or greater) games Scoring four or more goals Allowing four or more goals Scoring three or fewer goals Allowing three or fewer goals Scoring two or fewer goals Allowing two or fewer goals Wildcats score first Opponent scores first Having 40 or more shots on goal Having shots on goal Having shots on goal Having shots on goal Having less than 10 shots on goal... Allowing 40 or more shots on goal... Allowing shots on goal Allowing shots on goal Allowing shots on goal... Allowing less than 10 shots on goal... Outshooting opponent Wildcats outshot Shots even... Overtime Shootouts (WCHA games) Shootouts (All games) on-3 OT (WCHA games)... 3-on-3 OT (All games) First game of a series Second game of a series Games following a win Games following a loss Games following a tie Wednesday games... Thursday games... Friday games Saturday games Game Summaries Game 1 Oct. 7 Resch Center (3,091) Wisconsin Northern Michigan st period: NMU, Hanson (Maschmeyer), 0:19; UW, Johnson (Kunin, Linhart) PPG, 4:50; NMU, Maschmeyer (Hanson, Payne) PPG, 10:17. 2nd period: NMU, Loggins (Hanson, Maschmeyer), 6:00. 3rd period: UW, McGuire (Hughes, Greenway), 0:35. UW: M. Jurusik NMU: A. Tolvanen Power Play: UW, 1-8; NMU, 1-6 Penalties: UW, 8-16; NMU, 9-18 Summary: Gerard Hanson (1g-2a) and Brock Maschmeyer (1g-2a) factored into every goal as Northern Michigan defeated Wisconsin, 3-2, in its season-opening game. Troy Loggins s first career strike proved to be the difference as Atte Tolvanen made 27 saves, including 14 in the final frame, to hold the Badgers at bay. The Wildcats jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 19 seconds into the game by capitalizing on a Wisconsin turnover. Maschmeyer one-timed the loose puck from just above the left circle, and Hanson flipped the booming rebound over Matt Jurusik s glove. After that, the teams traded power play goals before Loggins netted what proved to be the game-winning goal at 6:00 of the second period. Wisconsin appeared to net the equalizer early in the final frame when Cameron Hughes fired a shot on net that Tolvanen stopped, and the Badgers converged in the crease. Before the net was knocked off its moorings, Hanson pushed the loose puck underneath Tolvanen to keep it from crossing the line. Game 2 Oct. 8 Resch Center (3,905) Wisconsin Northern Michigan st period: UW, Kunin (Besse, Hughes) PPG, 5:34; NMU, Payne (Diamantoni) SHG, 11:24; NMU, Hanson (Salminen, Payne) PPG, 15:38. 2nd period: UW, McGuire (Greenway, Malone), 1:38; UW, Johnson (Besse, Linhart) PPG, 4:21; NMU, Craighead (Payne, Diamantoni), 14:35; UW, Malone (Davison, Frederic) PPG, 16:13; NMU, Payne (unassisted) SHG, 16:43. 3rd period: NMU, Craighead (Payne, Diamantoni), 2:21; UW, McGuire (Labosky, Greenway), 3:20; UW, Frederic (Wagner, Malone) PPG, 11:36. UW: M. Jurusik NMU: M. Israelsson A. Tolvanen Power Play: UW, 4-8; NMU, 1-5 Penalties: UW, 7-14; NMU, 9-29 Summary: Robbie Payne became the first Wildcat in 10 years to have a five-point night in a 6-5 loss to Wisconsin. Payne, who netted a goal in Friday s game, recorded two shorthanded goals and three assists to reach the five-point plateau, which was last accomplished by Mike Santorelli (2g-3a) in a 5-2 win at Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 21, The teams entered the final frame deadlocked at four apiece. Darien Craighead netted his second of the game to give Northern Michigan the lead just over two minutes in, but the Badgers responded with two unanswered strikes to secure the victory. Two of Payne s plays were highlight reel worthy. He set up Darien Craighead s first career goal in the middle of the second period by corralling a loose puck on his knees and sliding it through traffic. Just over two minutes later, he scored his second shorthanded goal after disrupting a Badger breakout and pulling Matt Jurusik out of the net with a fake for a tap-in goal. Payne also tied a Northern Michigan school record with his two shorthanded tallies. Only six Wildcats have netted that number in one game, with J.P. Vigier being the last at Michigan Tech on Oct. 9, Game 3 Oct. 14 Berry Events Center (1,810) Bemidji State Northern Michigan st period: BSU, L. Fitzgerald (Harms, Billett), 7:02. 2nd period: No scoring. 3rd period: BSU, Dickman (M. Fitzgerald, Bauman) PPG, 10:57. BSU: M. Bitzer NMU: A. Tolvanen Power Play: BSU, 1-6; NMU, 0-4 Penalties: BSU, 4-8; NMU, 6-12 Summary: Atte Tolvanen made 30 saves, but the Northern Michigan hockey team dropped a 2-0 decision to Bemidji State. Leo Fitzgerald s first-period goal proved to be the game winner as Michael Bitzer made 21 saves to out-duel Tolvanen. A power play goal by Jay Dickman at 10:57 of the final stanza capped the scoring for the Beavers. Game 4 Oct. 15 Berry Events Center (1,802) Bemidji State Northern Michigan st period: BSU, Dickman (M. Fitzgerald, Arentz), 4:52; BSU, Bauman (Beauvais, M. Fitzgerald), 9:34. 2nd period: No scoring. 3rd period: No scoring. 11

12 BSU: M. Bitzer NMU: A. Tolvanen Power Play: BSU, 0-3; NMU, 0-5 Penalties: BSU, 6-15; NMU, 4-8 Summary: Michael Bitzer made 21 saves, and the Beavers blocked 14 shots, to hold the Wildcats scoreless for the second-straight game. Jay Dickman and Kyle Bauman found the back of the net less than five minutes apart in the first period. Before Bemidji State pulled off its back-to-back shutouts, the last time Northern Michigan was blanked in back-to-back games was Nov. 22 and 28, 2014 at Alaska-Anchorage (4-0) and Alaska (3-0). The only other time the Wildcats were shut out twice in a row was Jan , 1996 at Minnesota; the Gophers took the first game, 10-0, and the second, 7-0. Game 5 Oct. 21 Ewigleben Ice Arena (1,587) Northern Michigan Ferris State st period: NMU, Craighead (Beaulieu, Diamantoni) PPG, 5:37; FSU, Mackin (Pefley, Lowney) PPG, 7:37; NMU, Peters (Payne), 11:48; FSU, Mackin (Dorantes) SHG, 12:57; FSU, Pefley (Lowney, Mackin) PPG, 14:20; FSU, McDonald (Kallen, Hetz), 18:33. 2nd period: NMU, Starzynski (Purpur, Black), 13:26. 3rd period: NMU, Voltin (Beaulieu, Craighead) PPG, 5:39; NMU, Pierce (unassisted) SHG, 11:10; NMU, Craighead (Peters, Yaremko), 13:23. NMU: A. Tolvanen FSU: D. Smith Power Play: NMU, 2-8; FSU, 2-6 Penalties: NMU, 7-14; FSU, 8-16 Summary: Northern Michigan netted four unanswered goals to score a 6-4 comeback victory over Ferris State. Freshmen factored into four of the tallies, helping the Wildcats capture their first WCHA victory of the season. In a wild first period, the teams combined to score six of the game s 10 goals, including four on special teams. After Filip Starzynski drew Northern Michigan within one during the middle stanza, Luke Voltin evened the score at 5:39 of the final frame. On a man advantage, Darien Craighead, who finished the night with three points (2g-1a), found Philip Beaulieu in the slot. Instead of taking the shot, Beaulieu slid the puck over to Voltin by the left post for the score. Less than six minutes later, Denver Pierce gave the Wildcats a 5-4 lead with his first career shorthanded goal. Pierce stripped a Bulldog of the puck, rushed down the ice and then beat Darren Smith top-shelf with a sharp-angle shot. Northern Michigan last overcame a two-period deficit on Dec. 30, 2015 against Michigan State at the Great Lakes Invitational. The Wildcats last scored at least six goals in a single game on Oct. 16, 2015 against Lake Superior State (6-3) and last had a six-goal outburst on the road on Jan. 4, 2013 at St. Cloud State (6-2). Game 6 Oct. 22 Ewigleben Ice Arena (1,753) Northern Michigan Ferris State st period: No scoring. 2nd period: FSU, Recktenwald (Clarke, McDonald), 5:13; NMU, Yaremko (Purpur, Salminen), 12:24. 3rd period: FSU, Fernandez (Allemon, Tackett), 1:38; NMU, Payne (Klimek, Diamantoni), 12:34. 5-on-5 overtime: No scoring 3-on-3 overtime: No scoring. Shootout: FSU wins, 1-0 (Goal scored by Pefley). NMU: A. Tolvanen FSU: D. Smith Power Play: NMU, 0-6; FSU, 0-5 Penalties: NMU, 6-12; FSU, 7-14 Summary: Robbie Payne s 4-on-4 goal lifted the Wildcats to a 2-2 tie with the Bulldogs. Ferris State earned the extra WCHA point by taking the shootout, 1-0, after Craig Pefley roofed a shot past Atte Tolvanen and Darren Smith, who made 40 saves through regulation and the 5-on-5 overtime period, denied Casey Purpur. After Ferris State drew ahead, 2-1, on a goal by Taylor Fernandez in the second minute of the final frame, Payne found the back of the net at 12:34; he faked a shot in the middle of the right circle and then deked his way around Tyler Dorantes and into the slot. With Dorantes on his heels, Payne drew the puck to his backhand then roofed a shot past Smith. A night after recording his first collegiate point with an assist on Darien Craighead s second goal, Rylan Yaremko scored his first collegiate goal. Northern Michigan last had 40 or more shots on net in a single game on Oct. 23, 2015 in a 4-1 home victory over Michigan Tech. Game 7 Oct. 28 John MacInnes Student Ice Arena (3,822) Northern Michigan Michigan Tech st period: MTU, Lucchini (Baltus, L Esperance) PPG, 8:28. 2nd period: No scoring. 3rd period: MTU, Jackson (unassisted), 16:16. NMU: A. Tolvanen MTU: A. Redmond Power Play: NMU, 0-6; MTU, 1-5 Penalties: NMU, 5-10; MTU, 6-12 Summary: Michigan Tech blanked Northern Michigan, 2-0, in their first rivalry game of the season. Angus Redmond made 19 saves to blank the Wildcats in his first collegiate start and outduel Atte Tolvanen, who finished with 35 stops. Tolvanen made 18 saves in the first period alone en route to his 16th career 30-save effort. Dominik Shine and James Vermeulen made their season debuts. Game 8 Oct. 29 Berry Events Center (4,075) Michigan Tech Northern Michigan st period: MTU, Steman (unassisted) SHG, 13:52; MTU, Heinonen (Smith, Reinke) PPG, 17:56; MTU, Baltus (Auk, Redmond) PPG, 18:36. 2nd period: MTU, Reinke (Hanna, Gould) PPG, 12:14; MTU, Neville (Birks, Watson) SHG, 17:01. 3rd period: NMU, Payne (Hanson, Shine) PPG, 0:50. MTU: A. Redmond NMU: A. Tolvanen M. Israelsson Power Play: MTU, 3-8; NMU, 1-8 Penalties: MTU, 11-33; NMU, 9-32 Summary: The Wildcats were downed by the Huskies, 5-1, in a game marked by extended time spent on special teams. Every goal was scored on special teams, including two 5-on-3 strikes and two shorthanded tallies. Michigan Tech took a 3-0 lead late in the first period by netting two power-play goals in a one-minute window. Robbie Payne s fifth strike of the year got the Wildcats on the board 50 seconds into the final frame. Dominik Shine skated in his 100th game and picked up his first point of the season with the secondary helper on Payne s tally. Northern Michigan s 4,075 attendance was its largest since Oct. 23, 2015, a sellout against the Huskies. Game 9 Nov. 4 Kohl Center (7,795) Northern Michigan Wisconsin st period: NMU, Diamantoni (Payne, Peters), 0:33; UW, Frederic (Davison, Zimmer) PPG, 10:33; NMU, Shine (Hanson, Craighead), 15:37. 2nd period: NMU, Shine (Diamantoni, Vermeulen), 3:34; NMU, Starzynski (Loggins, Purpur), 5:02. 3rd period: UW, Malone (unassisted) PSG, 14:36; NMU, Hanson (unassisted) ENG, 19:04. NMU: M. Israelsson UW: M. Jurusik J. Berry

13 Power Play: NMU, 0-5; UW, 1-5 Penalties: NMU, 6-12; UW, 5-10 Summary: Mathias Israelsson made 34 saves and Dominik Shine netted two goals to propel Northern Michigan to a 5-3 victory over Wisconsin. After taking a 2-1 lead late in the first period, the Wildcats netted two goals in a two-minute span early in the second to put the game out of the Badgers reach. Northern Michigan took the lead for good at 15:37 of the first on Shine s first goal of the year. Gerard Hanson corralled a loose puck and sent a shot on net from just inside the blue line. Shine managed to knock the puck into the net before Matt Jurusik could get a handle on it. The Wildcats extended their advantage to 4-1 by netting two goals in the first six minutes of the middle stanza. Shine recorded his second of the game at 3:34, taking a drop pass from Zach Diamantoni at the top of the left circle and roofing a shot past Jurusik. Then, at 5:02, Filip Starzynski deflected a Troy Loggins shot past Jurusik while crashing the net. Ten Wildcats registered at least one point, with Shine (2g), Hanson (1g-1a) and Diamantoni (1g-1a) having multi-point outings. Israelsson reached the 30-save plateau for the second time in his collegiate career. Game 10 Nov. 5 Kohl Center (10,014) Northern Michigan Wisconsin st period: No scoring. 2nd period: UW, Kunin (Linhart, Hughes) PPG, 18:21. 3rd period: UW, Hughes (Frederic, Kunin) PPG, 18:55. NMU: A. Tolvanen UW: J. Berry Power Play: NMU, 0-4; UW, 2-5 Penalties: NMU, 6-12; UW, 5-10 Summary: Atte Tolvanen made 33 saves, but the Wildcats fell to the Badgers, 2-0. Jack Berry made 22 saves, including nine in the final frame, to hand Northern Michigan its fourth shutout loss of the season. Luke Kunin broke the stalemate late in the second period, firing a one-timer through traffic and Tolvanen s five-hole on a power play. Wisconsin took advantage of man advantage to ice the game with 1:55 remaining in regulation. This was Tolvanen s 17th career 30-save effort. Game 11 Nov. 11 Berry Events Center (1,483) Bowling Green Northern Michigan st period: BGSU, Walker (D Andrea, Mercier) PPG, 4:44; BGSU, Dufour (Mercier, Rauhauser), 14:26; BGSU, Pohlkamp (Baylis), 17:24. 2nd period: NMU, Loggins (Hanson, Beaulieu), 5:44. 3rd period: BGSU, D Andrea (Spezia, Friedman), 9:47; BGSU, McLain (Pohlkamp, Baylis), 15:32. BGSU: C. Nell NMU: A. Tolvanen Power Play: BGSU, 1-5; NMU, 0-4 Penalties: BGSU, 4-8; NMU, 5-10 Summary: Northern Michigan was toppled by Bowling Green, 5-1. Chris Nell made 24 saves to limit the Wildcats to a single tally while five different Falcons found the back of the net. Troy Loggins pulled Northern Michigan within two strikes in the second period, but Bowling Green tacked on two goals in the final frame to pull away. Game 12 Nov. 12 Berry Events Center (1,619) Bowling Green Northern Michigan st period: BGSU, Meier (Létourneau), 2:40; NMU, Jacques (Klimek, Beaulieu), 7:38; NMU, Starzynski (Beaulieu, Pierce), 13:17; BGSU, Friedman (Rauhauser, McLain), 19:11. 2nd period: BGSU, Dufour (Schilling, McDonald), 5:16; NMU, Shine (Maschmeyer, Loggins) PPG, 18:34. 3rd period: BGSU, Schilling (unassisted), 9:33; BGSU, Pohlkamp (McLain) ENG, 18:51. BGSU: C. Nell NMU: M. Israelsson A. Tolvanen Power Play: BGSU, 1-4; NMU, 1-3 Penalties: BGSU, 3-6; NMU, 4-8 Summary: The Falcons outlasted the Wildcats, 5-3, to earn the sweep. The teams entered the final frame deadlocked at 3-3 after Dominik Shine tipped a point shot past Chris Nell with just 1:02 left in the second period. But John Schilling gave the Falcons the advantage right before the halfway mark of the third, and Chris Nell made five of his 27 saves the rest of the way to prevent Northern Michigan from evening the score. Brendan Jacques netted his first collegiate goal in the first period with a re-direction of a Jordan Klimek point shot; he was skating in his third career game. Philip Beaulieu enjoyed his second multi-point outing, recording two helpers. Game 13 Nov. 18 Sanford Center (2,326) Northern Michigan Bemidji State (13/14) st period: NMU, Beaulieu (Klimek, Shine), 11:19; BSU, Harms (Marinaccio), 12:08; BSU, G. Fitzgerald (Harms, Dickman), 15:23. 2nd period: No scoring. 3rd period: No scoring. NMU: A. Tolvanen BSU: M. Bitzer Power Play: NMU, 0-0; BSU, 0-1 Penalties: NMU, 1-2; BSU, 0-0 Summary: Atte Tolvanen made 28 saves and Philip Beaulieu registered his first career goal but Northern Michigan fell to No. 13/14 Bemidji State, 2-1. The Wildcats and Beavers scored all three of the game s goals in a six-minute span during the first period. Beaulieu opened the scoring at 11:19, firing a shot from the right point past Michael Bitzer s glove into the upper right corner of the net, but Bemidji State netted the next two goals to remain undefeated in WCHA play. This was the first time Northern Michigan lost when it struck first. Game 14 Nov. 19 Sanford Center (2,689) Northern Michigan Bemidji State (13/14) st period: BSU, Marinaccio (O Connor, Harms) PPG, 0:52; BSU, Marinaccio (Harms), 3:00; BSU, G. Fitzgerald (Harms, Marinaccio) PPG, 6:15; BSU, Arentz (Harms, Billett) SHG, 8:30. 2nd period: BSU, M. Fitzgerald (Bauman, Dickman) PPG, 5:10. 3rd period: NMU, Beaulieu (Craighead, Klimek), 14:46; NMU, Purpur (Loggins, Payne), 16:56. NMU: A. Tolvanen M. Israelsson BSU: M. Bitzer Power Play: NMU, 0-5; BSU, 3-5 Penalties: NMU, 5-10; BSU, 5-10 Summary: Philip Beaulieu and Casey Purpur found the back of the net less than three minutes apart late in the third period, but the Wildcats couldn t overcome an early deficit to the No. 13/14 Beavers. Bemidji State used a four-goal first period to down Northern Michigan, 5-2, and move to in WCHA play. The Beavers raced out to a 2-0 advantage in the game s first three minutes thanks to two Phillip Marinaccio strikes and never looked back. In the third period, the Wildcats took control of the game, outshooting the Beavers, At 14:46 of the frame, seconds after a Northern Michigan power play expired, Beaulieu went coast to coast to keep Michael Bitzer from earning the shutout. Just 2:10 later, Purpur registered his first goal of the season to pull Northern Michigan within three, cashing in a rebound from the left hash mark. Bemidji State scored four of its five goals while on special teams. 13

14 Game 15 Nov. 25 Berry Events Center (1,229) Omaha Northern Michigan st period: UNO, Parizek (Pulkkinen, Pope), 10:00; NMU, Shine (Maschmeyer, Hanson), 10:42; NMU, Loggins (Payne, Diamantoni), 11:17. 2nd period: UNO, Vesel (Ortega, Pope) PPG, 9:56. 3rd period: No scoring. 5-on-5 overtime: No scoring. 3-on-3 overtime: NMU, Payne (Shine, Klimek), 4:52. UNO: K. Oldham NMU: A. Tolvanen Power Play: UNO, 1-5; NMU, 0-4 Penalties: UNO, 4-8; NMU, 5-21 Summary: Northern Michigan snapped a five-game losing skid with a 2-2 tie against Omaha. Robbie Payne scored with 8.3 seconds remaining in the 3-on-3 overtime period to lift the Wildcats to the unofficial victory. After the Mavericks opened the scoring at the 10:00 mark of the first period, Northern Michigan responded with a textbook 2-on-1 goal 42 seconds later to even the score. Gerard Hanson initiated the play by scooping the puck off of the boards in the neutral zone and playing it ahead to Dominik Shine. Shine dished it to Brock Maschmeyer on the left wing, and Maschmeyer gave it right back to him to roof past Kris Oldham. Less than a minute after Shine s strike, Troy Loggins took a blind backhanded feed from Payne in the slot and beat Oldham to give the Wildcats a 2-1 advantage. Omaha ultimately evened the score with a power-play goal at 9:56 of the second period, and neither team could find the back of the net in the third period or first overtime frame. Atte Tolvanen made 37 saves while Shine finished with a game-high 10 shots, nearly one third of Northern Michigan s total. Game 16 Nov. 26 Berry Events Center (1,332) Omaha Northern Michigan st period: No scoring. 2nd period: UNO, Randolph (Vesel, Snuggerud), 7:55; UNO, Parizek (Randolph), 8:09. 3rd period: No scoring. UNO: E. Weninger NMU: M. Israelsson A. Tolvanen Power Play: UNO, 0-4; NMU, 0-3 Penalties: UNO, 3-6; NMU, 4-8 Summary: The Mavericks scored two goals in 14 seconds in the second period, and Evan Weninger made 31 saves, to hand the Wildcats their fifth 2-0 loss of the season. Northern Michigan fired 19 shots on net in the third period but could not get on the board. The Wildcats held the Mavericks scoreless on four power-play opportunities; Omaha was last held without a power-play goal on Mar. 5, 2016 at Denver and entered its series with Northern Michigan having scored at least two power-play markers in eight of their 12 games, including five in a row. Mathias Israelsson and Atte Tolvanen combined to make 28 saves. 14

15 Overall Team Stats Northern Michigan Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: TEAM STATISTICS NMU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct Goals/Game Shots/Game Assists POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Power Play 6 21 Short-handed 3 4 Empty net 1 1 Penalty 0 1 Unassisted 3 3 Overtime 0 0 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game Minor Major minute Misconduct 0 0 Game Misconduct 3 1 Gross Misconduct 0 0 Match 0 0 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 7/1907 7/4284 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/3498 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Mich Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Mich Opponents

16 Overall Individual Stats Shots Penalties Goals ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% +- pen-min min maj oth pp sh fg gw gt ot ht pn ua blk 2 Casey Purpur James Vermeulen Connor Frantti Rylan Yaremko Sami Salminen Denver Pierce Troy Loggins Gerard Hanson Luke Voltin Brock Maschmeyer Dominik Shine Brendan Jacques Collin Peters Filip Starzynski Anthony Paskaruk Zach Diamantoni Philip Beaulieu Robbie Payne Darien Craighead Jordan Klimek Ryan Black TM TEAM Total Opponents Goal average Saves Record Goals allowed ## Goalie gp-gs minutes ga avg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en pen sog 41 Atte Tolvanen : Mathias Israelsson : TM EMPTY NET : Total : Opponents :

17 Overall Individual Leaders Northern Michigan ## Points GP G A Pts Sh 29 Robbie Payne Gerard Hanson Zach Diamantoni Darien Craighead Philip Beaulieu Dominik Shine Troy Loggins Brock Maschmeyer Casey Purpur Jordan Klimek ## Goals GP G A Pts Sh 29 Robbie Payne Darien Craighead Dominik Shine Gerard Hanson Troy Loggins Filip Starzynski Philip Beaulieu Zach Diamantoni Brock Maschmeyer Casey Purpur ## Power-Play Goals GP PPG 37 Darien Craighead Gerard Hanson Dominik Shine Luke Voltin Brock Maschmeyer Robbie Payne 16 1 ## Short-Handed Goals GP SHG 29 Robbie Payne Denver Pierce 16 1 ## Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 8 Denver Pierce Troy Loggins Dominik Shine 10 1 ## Plus/Minus GP +/- 40 Jordan Klimek Robbie Payne Zach Diamantoni Dominik Shine Brendan Jacques Casey Purpur Anthony Paskaruk ## Assists GP G A Pts Sh 29 Robbie Payne Zach Diamantoni Gerard Hanson Philip Beaulieu Brock Maschmeyer Jordan Klimek Darien Craighead Troy Loggins Casey Purpur Dominik Shine ## Shots GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 15 Dominik Shine Robbie Payne Brock Maschmeyer Collin Peters Troy Loggins Denver Pierce Darien Craighead Filip Starzynski Jordan Klimek Luke Voltin ## Shot Pct. GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 16 Brendan Jacques Gerard Hanson Darien Craighead Casey Purpur Filip Starzynski Philip Beaulieu Robbie Payne Troy Loggins Dominik Shine Rylan Yaremko ## Penalties GP Pen Min 17 Collin Peters Filip Starzynski Luke Voltin Connor Frantti James Vermeulen Gerard Hanson Rylan Yaremko Zach Diamantoni Jordan Klimek Philip Beaulieu ## Penalty Minutes GP Pen Min 17 Collin Peters Luke Voltin Troy Loggins Filip Starzynski Connor Frantti James Vermeulen Rylan Yaremko Gerard Hanson Zach Diamantoni TM TEAM

18 WCHA Team Stats Northern Michigan Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: TEAM STATISTICS NMU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct Goals/Game Shots/Game Assists POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Power Play 4 12 Short-handed 1 4 Empty net 0 1 Penalty 0 0 Unassisted 1 3 Overtime 0 0 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game Minor Major minute Misconduct 0 0 Game Misconduct 1 1 Gross Misconduct 0 0 Match 0 0 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 5/2158 5/2435 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Mich Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Mich Opponents

19 WCHA Individual Stats Shots Penalties Goals ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% +- pen-min min maj oth pp sh fg gw gt ot ht pn ua blk 2 Casey Purpur James Vermeulen Connor Frantti Rylan Yaremko Sami Salminen Denver Pierce Troy Loggins Gerard Hanson Luke Voltin Brock Maschmeyer Dominik Shine Brendan Jacques Collin Peters Filip Starzynski Anthony Paskaruk Zach Diamantoni Philip Beaulieu Robbie Payne Darien Craighead Jordan Klimek Ryan Black TM TEAM Total Opponents Goal average Saves Record Goals allowed ## Goalie gp-gs minutes ga avg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en pen sog 41 Atte Tolvanen : Mathias Israelsson : TM EMPTY NET 6-0 7: Total : Opponents :

20 WCHA Individual Leaders Northern Michigan ## Points GP G A Pts Sh 25 Philip Beaulieu Darien Craighead Robbie Payne Jordan Klimek Troy Loggins Casey Purpur Dominik Shine Filip Starzynski Collin Peters Denver Pierce ## Goals GP G A Pts Sh 25 Philip Beaulieu Darien Craighead Robbie Payne Filip Starzynski Troy Loggins Casey Purpur Dominik Shine Collin Peters Denver Pierce Rylan Yaremko ## Power-Play Goals GP PPG 13 Luke Voltin Robbie Payne Dominik Shine Darien Craighead 10 1 ## Short-Handed Goals GP SHG 8 Denver Pierce 10 1 ## Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 8 Denver Pierce 10 1 ## Plus/Minus GP +/- 16 Brendan Jacques Jordan Klimek Casey Purpur Anthony Paskaruk Sami Salminen 2 +1 ## Assists GP G A Pts Sh 25 Philip Beaulieu Jordan Klimek Darien Craighead Robbie Payne Troy Loggins Casey Purpur Dominik Shine Zach Diamantoni Gerard Hanson Collin Peters ## Shots GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 14 Brock Maschmeyer Robbie Payne Troy Loggins Dominik Shine Filip Starzynski Denver Pierce Darien Craighead Collin Peters Jordan Klimek Luke Voltin ## Shot Pct. GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 16 Brendan Jacques Casey Purpur Philip Beaulieu Darien Craighead Rylan Yaremko Filip Starzynski Robbie Payne Luke Voltin Collin Peters Denver Pierce ## Penalties GP Pen Min 13 Luke Voltin Connor Frantti Collin Peters Gerard Hanson Filip Starzynski James Vermeulen TM TEAM Ryan Black Anthony Paskaruk Denver Pierce ## Penalty Minutes GP Pen Min 17 Collin Peters Luke Voltin Connor Frantti Gerard Hanson James Vermeulen Filip Starzynski Denver Pierce TM TEAM Ryan Black Brock Maschmeyer

21 Northern Michigan Media Contact: Jen Dobias Tyger HOWAT (c) Connor FRANTTI (o) Rylan YAREMKO 6 D So. D So. D Fr Brighton, Mich. Grand Forks, N.D. Stony Plain, Alta. Spring Grove, Ill. Spirit River, Alta. Denver PIERCE 7 8 Troy LOGGINS 9 Gerard HANSON 10 Shane SOOTH 11 F Sr. F So. F So. F Sr. F Sr Helsinki, Finland Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Huntington Beach, Calif. Lidingö, Sweden Canyon Country, Calif. Brock MASCHMEYER Dominik SHINE 15 Brendan JACQUES 16 Collin PETERS 17 F Fr. D Sr. F Sr. F So. F Fr Blaine, Minn. Bruderheim, Alta. Pinckney, Mich. Calumet, Mich. Sheboygan, Wis. Anthony PASKARUK 21 Jesse JUNTTILA 23 Zach DIAMANTONI 24 Philip BEAULIEU 25 F Jr. F So. D So. F Jr. D Fr Warsaw, Poland Airdrie, Alta. Calumet, Mich. Montgomery, N.J. Duluth, Minn. Adam ROCKWOOD 27 Robbie PAYNE 29 Mathias ISRAELSSON 32 Darien CRAIGHEAD 37 Jordan KLIMEK 40 F R-Jr. F Jr. G So. F Fr. D Jr Coquitlam, B.C. Gaylord, Mich. Ytterby, Sweden Surrey, B.C. Langley, B.C. Ryan BLACK G So. D So Vihti, Finland Stillwater, Minn. Walt James VERMEULEN 3 F Sr. Filip STARZYNSKI 19 Atte TOLVANEN 2 jedobias@nmu.edu G Fr. Sami SALMINEN Luke VOLTIN Casey PURPUR 1 John KYLE Rob LEHTINEN Jeff CORNOCK Head Coach Assistant coach Assistant coach 15th season 15th season 3rd season Northern Michigan, 81 Northern Michigan, 82 Northern Michigan, 07 NNMUWildcats.com WCHA.tv The Point Director of Hockey Operations 1st season 21