Northern Michigan University Hockey Game Notes

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1 Northern Michigan University Hockey Game Notes Northern Michigan ( , CCHA) vs. Michigan State ( , CCHA) February 11-12, 2011 East Lansing, Michigan UPDATED STATS: NMU Hockey Schedule DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT OCT. 3 NIPISSING (EXH.) W/11-0 OCT. 8 MICHIGAN TECH L/3-4 OT OCT. 9 MINNESOTA-DULUTH L/2-3 Oct. 12 Michigan Tech T/4-4 OT Oct. 22 Miami* L/0-4 Oct. 23 Miami* L/1-9 OCT. 29 OHIO STATE* W/2-1 OCT. 30 OHIO STATE* W/4-3 Nov. 5 Lake Superior* W/4-1 Nov. 6 Lake Superior* L/1-3 NOV. 12 BOWLING GREEN* L/1-2 NOV. 13 BOWLING GREEN* W/5-1 Nov. 19 Alaska* T/1-1 OT Nov. 20 Alaska* W/2-1 Nov. 26 Bemidji State W/4-0 Nov. 27 Bemidji State L/0-3 DEC. 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W/3-1 DEC. 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN* T/4-4 OT Dec. 11 Notre Dame* W/3-2 Dec. 12 Notre Dame* L/2-5 DEC. 17 MICHIGAN TECH W/6-2 Dec. 31 Denver L/2-5 Jan. 1 Denver T/2-2 OT JAN. 7 NOTRE DAME* L/1-8 JAN. 8 NOTRE DAME* L/1-3 JAN. 21 FERRIS STATE* W/2-1 OT JAN. 22 FERRIS STATE* W/1-3 Jan. 28 Western Michigan* L/2-5 Jan. 29 Western Michigan* L/1-6 FEB. 4 LAKE SUPERIOR* L/1-4 FEB. 5 LAKE SUPERIOR* L/0-2 Feb. 11 Michigan State* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 12 Michigan State* 5:05 p.m. Feb. 18 Bowling Green* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 19 Bowling Green* 7:05 p.m. FEB. 25 MICHIGAN* 7:35 P.M. FEB. 26 MICHIGAN* 7:35 P.M. Home games in CAPS *CCHA games SERIES INFORMATION Overall: On the Road: Most Recent: W, 3-2 (OT) on Dec. 5, 2009 and L, 1-0 on Dec. 4, 2009 THIS WEEK S GAMES... The Northern Michigan University Wildcats ( , CCHA) will take on the Michigan State Spartans ( , CCHA) at Munn Ice Arena in a pair of Central Collegiate Hockey Association games on Friday and Saturday, February On Friday (Feb. 11) the puck will drop at 7:05 p.m. and the game will be televised on Comcast. Saturday (Feb. 12) night s game is scheduled to be played at 5:05 p.m. and the game will be televised on Fox Sports Detroit Plus. After a winless weekend at home against Laker Superior State, NMU is on a four game losing streak. Saturday s (Feb. 5) shutout loss to the Lakers was the first time the Wildcats were shutout in conference play since losing to Miami, 4-0, on October 22, NMU was shut out this season (Nov. 27) against Bemidji State 3-0. The Wildcats are all-time against the Spartans, at home, away, and at neutral sites. In Walt Kyle s tenure the Cats are against the Spartans, away, at neutral sites. The Wildcat s haven t played in East Lansing since October of 2008 when the Cats tied the Spartans 2-2 (SOL) on Friday (Oct. 24) and lost 2-0 on Saturday (Oct. 25). MSU was ranked fourth in the CCHA preseason polls and currently sits one spot below NMU in 10th place in the CCHA. The Michigan State Spartans have had their hands full this season. Legendary coach and former NMU head coach Rick Comley, has announced his retirement effective at the end of the season. Comley owns a (.561) career record in 38 seasons and is one of just five coaches to surpass the 700-win plateau. He has recorded a record in his MSU tenure. Comley ranks among the top five coaches all-time in wins and top three among active coaches and led NMU to their 1991 National Championship against Boston University (8-7). MSU is led by forward Brett Perlini with 25 goals. Dustin Galzey is second on the team with 10 goals and also is ties with two others with 10 assists on the season. Derek Grant leads the Spartans with 19 assists on the season. In net Drew Palmisano is 13th in the CCHA with a 2.94 goals-against average and ranks 10th with a.904 save percentage for the Spartans. The Cats continue to be haunted by penalties as they are the most penalized team in the CCHA with 565 minutes in 30 games (18.8 penalty minutes/game). NMU has allowed the most goals (91) in the CCHA with 47 of those goals coming on the opponent s power play. The NMU power play unit scores 17.2% of the time which is the fourth best rate in the CCHA. NMU is averaging 2.20 goals per game and just 23.3 shots on goal per game. Tyler Gron leads the Cats in goals (12), assists (14), and points (26). Justin Florek is second in points with 11 goals and 10 assists for 21 points. Reid Ellingson was in between the pipes last weekend. Ellingson stopped 52 shots on the weekend and has 596 saves on the season. He is currently has a.917 save percentage on the season which ranks him seventh in the CCHA. NMU will be on the road next week as they head to Bowling Green for the last regular season road trip. The Cats will be back at the Berry Events Center on Feb. 25 when they host the University of Michigan Wolverines.

2 NMU GAME RECAPS... Northern Michigan 0, Lake Superior 2 February 5, 2011 The Lakers handed the Wildcats their first conference shut-out loss of the season. The last time the Wildcats were shutout in conference play was back on October 22, 2010 in their 4-0 loss against Miami. The Wildcats were also shutout earlier this season at Bemidji State (3-0) on November 27, On the bright side, the Wildcats out shot the Lakers which is the highest number of shots the Cats have managed since outshooting Bowling Green on Nov. 13. Northern Michigan 1, Lake Superior 4 February 4, 2011 Domenic Monardo drew first blood in the game when he scored a power play goal at 3:04 of the first period. Wildcat Mike Maltese (Eastpointe, Mich.) tied the score at one when he scored an even strength goal at 19:37 of the first period, assisted by Nick Kosinski and Tyler Gron. From that point on it was all about the Lakers as they went on to score three unanswered goals and earn the victory over the Cats. Northern Michigan 1, at Western Michigan 6 January 29, 2011 Greger Hanson opened the scoring for the Cats with a power play goal, his scored his third goal of the season, after 17:44 of play in the first period. As the first period ended, so did the Wildcats scoring for the remainder of the night as the Broncos went on to score six unanswered goals in the second and third periods. All six Bronco goals were scored on Jared Coreau at even strength. Coreau ended the night with 44 saves on 50 shots. Bronco goaltender Jerry Kuhn ended the night with 17 saves on 18 shots. Northern MIchigan 2, at Western Michigan 5 January 28, 2011 Tied 2-2 entering the third period, Northern Michigan gave up three goals to No. 17 Western Michigan and went on to lose, 3-5, Friday night from Lawson Ice Arena. NMU ( , CCHA) was coming off a weekend sweep of Ferris State but couldn t win its third consecutive Central Collegiate Hockey Association game. Western is now overall and in the CCHA. Each team scored one goal in each of the first two periods. Ryan Watson opened the scoring for Western at 15:03 in the first period. Phil Fox scored his seventh goal of the season as he tied the game with a power-play goal from Andrew Cherniwchan and Tyler Gron at 18:53 of the first. Northern Michigan 3, Ferris State 1 January 22, 2011 The Wildcats opened up the scoring as Andrew Cherniwchan scored his sixth goal of the year at 13:03 of the first period to give the Wildcats the lead which they would hold on to for the rest of the game. Justin Florek scored the game winning goal at 16:14 of the first period with assists going to Stephan Vigier ( and Greger Hanson. In the second period the Bulldogs had 11 shots on goal in comparison to just one by the Wildcats and Bulldog Aaron Schmit 2 was able to put one of those shots past Wildcat goaltender Reid Ellingson at 4:32 of the second period to put Ferris State down by just one goal. Wildcat red-shirt freshman Wade Epp put a shot on net at 18:11 of the third period that Bulldog goaltender Pat Nagle couldn t get in front of to seal the Wildcat victory. Reid Ellingson finished the night with 32 saves on 33 shots while Pat Nagle had 15 saves on 18 shots for the Bulldogs. The Wildcat power play was not able to score on its lone opportunity however the Wildcat penalty kill unit was able to stop the Bulldogs on all five of their power play attempts. Northern Michigan 2, Ferris State 1 (OT) January 21, 2011 The two teams skated 56:14 minutes before either team was able to gain a great enough advantage to score a goal. That goal came from Bulldog Mike Fillinger ( Grand Ledge, Mich.) with assists from Jordie Johnston and Scott Czarnowczan. Wildcat forward Justin Florek (Marquette, Mich.) responded to tie the game at 18:03 after being set-up b teammates Erik Spady and Greger Hanson. In overtime Jared Brown (Gardner, Kansas) scored the game-winning goal at 1:57, assisted by Mike Maltese and Tyler Gron. Northern Michigan 1, Notre Dame 3 January 8, 2011 Notre Dame started the game with a quick goal as T.J. Tynan put one past Wildcat goalie Jared Coreau after just 2:20 of play in the first period. From there, both teams went on to go scoreless on power plays in the first period before Notre Dame forward Sean Lorenze scored at 19:31 of the first period. In the second period, Wildcat forward Andrew Cherniwchan was called for a five minute major, and after the Cats killed off 4:59 of the penalty, Irish forward Sam Calabrese finally connected on a pass from Ryan Guentzel during the power play to make the score 3-0. Following the goal the Wildcats replaced Coreau with junior goaltender Reid Ellingson. Behind the confident play of Ellingson, the Wildcats managed to put a goal on the scoreboard as Justin Florek scored his eighth goal of the season with assists from Phil Fox and Scott Macaulay. Ellingson went on to save the remaining five Notre Dame shots in the second period. Northern Michigan 1, Notre Dame 8 January 7, 2011 The Cats drew first blood as Mike Maltese scored an unassisted goal in the first period, but the Irish proved to be too much for the Cats to handle as they went on to score eight unanswered goals at the Berry Events Center. Wildcats Jared Coreau and Reid Ellingson split time between the pipes as Coreau started the game and recorded the loss after just 22:10 minutes of play. Coreau recorded 10 saves before Ellingson came in and stopped 21 in 37:50. Mike Johnson went the distance for Notre Dame and had 16 saves on 1 shots in 59:56 played.

3 NMU GAME RECAPS... Northern Michigan 2 at Denver 2 January 1, 2011 For the second night in a row, the Northern Michigan University hockey Wildcats jumped out to a two-goal lead against the Denver Pioneers. In the end the Pioneers fought back as the two teams skated to a 2-2 overtime tie in Denver, Colo. Wildcat forward Tyler Gron opened the scoring as he put one past Pioneer goaltender Sam Brittain at 4:47 of the first period. Teammate Erik Higby beat Brittain again under three minutes later. Justin Florek and Kyle Follmer assisted on Grons goal while Phil Fox and Florek assisted on Higby s. Freshman goaltender Jared Coreau came up big for the Wildcats as he recorded 44 saves on 46 shots in the overtime tie. Northern Michigan 2 at Denver University 5 December 31, 2010 The third period proved to be too much for the Cats as their two-goal lead through two periods played slowly slipped away as the Pioneers scored five unanswered goals. Both Wildcat goals came in the second-period as junior forward Justin Florek and sophomore defenseman Kyle Follmer each tallied one. Sophomore defenseman Scott Macaulay assisted on both goals and Florek was credited with a helper on Follmer s. Nothern Michigan 6 vs. MIchigan Tech 2 December 17, 2010 The third time proved to be the charm for the Cats as they defeated the Michigan Tech Huskies, 6-2, in non-conference hockey action. The Cats had a balanced scoring attack as five players scored two points on the night; Wade Epp (2 goals), Phil Fox (1 goal, 1 assist), CJ Ludwig (2 assists), Justin Florek (2 assists), Greger Hanson (2 assists). The Cats outshot the Huskies, 26-24, which is the first time in over a month that the Cats have outshot an opponent. Northern Michigan 2 at Notre Dame 5 December 12, 2010 Notre Dame jumped out to a 2-0 lead midway through the game as Nick Larson and T.J. Tynan both snuck the puck past NMU goaltender Reid Ellingson. A Wildcat power play goal from Mike Maltese with 1:23 to play in the second period put the Cats on the score board for the first time and put them right back in the game. CJ Ludwig and Greger Hanson assisted on the goal. Wildcat Nick Kosinski then went on to score a goal from Andrew Fernandez and Maltese that tied the game 2-2. With all of the efforts that the Wildcats made, Notre Dame was just too much to handle and were able to score three unanswered goals to earn the 5-2 victory over the Cats. Wildcat goaltender Reid Ellingson ended the game with 38 saves on 43 shots while Notre Dame backstop Mike Johnson went the distance for the Irish and had 15 saves on 17 shots. Northern Michigan 3 at Notre Dame 2 December 11, 2010 The Northern Michigan University hockey Wildcats may have been outshot by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but the Cats were able to connect on three of those 15 shots to beat the Irish 3-2. Jared Coreau ended the night with 51 saves on 53 shots while Notre Dame s Mike Johnson ended with 12 saves on 15 shots. The Wildcats killed 3 all six of Notre Dames power plays while scoring on two of three power play attempts of their own. Northern Michigan 4 vs. Western Michigan 4 December 4, 2010 The Wildcats appeared to be on their way to the sweep of No. 19 Western Michigan, but the visiting Broncos had other ideas. WMU scored two goals in the final 6:16 to tie the game at 4-all, where it stayed through overtime. The Broncos (7-5-4, CCHA) won the shootout by a 1-0 count. Northern Michigan 3 vs. Western Michigan 1 December 3, 2010 Northern Michigan scored goals on its first three shots and cruised to a 3-1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association victory over the Broncos. Three different players scored goals and Reid Ellingson made 27 saves in net to help the Wildcats improve to overall and in the CCHA. Northern Michigan 0 at Bemidji State 3 November 27, 2010 Bemidji State managed to fire 37 shots on Wildcat goaltender Reid Ellingson for the second consecutive night as he had 37 saves on 37 shots on Friday (Nov. 26). The Cats had just 17 shots on net themselves. Of those 17 Wildcat shots, ten came in the first period leaving just seven in the second and third period, combined. Dan Bakala saved all 17 Wildcat shots in-between the pipes for the Beavers to earn the shutout. Northern Michigan 4 at Bemidji State 0 November 26, 2010 The Cats blanked the Beavers, 4-0, with no single Wildcat scoring more than one point. Wildcat Reid Ellingson recorded 37 saves during the shutout for the Cats in their first ever win over Bemidji State. Northern Michigan 2 at Alaska 1 November 20, 2010 The tie between the two teams was finally settled after a second night of hockey between two very evenly matched teams. The Cats drew first blood as Andrew Cherniwchan scored midway through the third period with Justin Florek adding what would be the game winner on an empty-net goal at 19:34. Alaska fought back and put their own tally on the board with just one second left in the third period. Northern Michigan 1 at Alaska 1 (OT) November 19 The Cats and Nanooks skated to a 1-1 tie which is nothing new as an outcome when these two teams play. The teams tied and had shoot-outs decide three of the four games they played in In the November 19 tie the Cats came back from a one goal deficit to hold on for the tie as Tyler Gron scored at 16:11 of the third period.

4 NMU GAME RECAPS... Northern Michigan 5 vs. Bowling Green 1 November 13 After a disappointing loss on Friday (Nov. 12) the Cats responded by dominating the Falcons in a 5-1 victory. The Cats started the scoring with a goal at 1:12 of the first period and continued to lay it on thick from there. The Cats scored a goal in all three periods. Northern Michigan 1 vs. Bowling Green 2 November 12, 2010 The Wildcats and Falcons played an evenly matched game as they had 27 and 28 shots on goal, respectively. The Falcons were able to put two goals on the board before the Cats could slip one by the Falcon defense which turned out to be too little too late. Northern Michigan 1 at Lake Superior 3 November 6, 2010 It was the Lakers turn to jump out to a lead. The home team recorded two goals in the second period before Justin Florek tallied a power-play goal at 12:32 for a 2-1 game in the second period. The Lakers added another goal in the middle frame for the final score. Northern Michigan 4 at Lake Superior 1 November 5, 2010 The Cats tallied two goals in the first period and never looked back. Scoring for NMU were Andrew Cherniwchan (4:05) and Tyler Gron (12:39). The Lakers cut into the NMU lead with a goal at 18:30 of the second period. Jared Brown (6:47) and Greger Hanson (18:29), an empty-net, added goals for the Cats in the final frame. Reid Ellingson picked up the win as he had 42 saves. Northern Michigan 4 vs. Ohio State 3 October 30, 2010 NMU took a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Erik Higby (3:49) and a shorthanded marker by Andrew Cherniwchan (7:50). The Buckeyes tallied two power-play goals in a span of 19 seconds to tie the game. OSU took the 3-2 lead with a goal at 4:23 of the second period. Kyle Follmer tied the game at 7:12 of the middle frame before Justin Florek recorded the game-winning goal at 12:42 of the third period. October 22, 2010 The RedHawks blanked the Cats in the opening CCHA game for both squads. Miami picked up a goal in each of the first two periods and added two in the final frame. Scoring for the RedHawks were Carter Camper, Andy Miele, Pat Cannone and Cameron Schilling. Miami outshot NMU Northern Michigan 4 at Michigan Tech 4 (OT) October 12, 2010 Meeting for the second time in a span of four days the Huskies jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period (9:43 and 12:40). Chad Pietila scored his first goal of the season at 16:42 to cut the lead in half. NMU scored three goals in the second period to take a 4-2 lead. Scoring for the Cats were Brian Nugent (2:29), Justin Florek on the power play (8:43) and Tyler Gron (18:49). MTU added two goals in the final frame to tie the game at four-all. That is how the game ended after the overtime period. Northern Michigan 2 vs. Minnesota-Duluth 3 October 9, 2010 The Bulldogs struck for two goals in the first period to take the early lead. UMD made it 3-0 with a marker at 2:11 of the third period by Justin Faulk. Andrew Fernandez added two goals later in the final frame (12:15 and 13:58) for the Cats. Northern Michigan 3 vs. Michigan Tech 4 (OT) October 8, 2010 Goals by Justin Florek (power play) and Tyler Gron in the first period at 2:24 and 6:24 respectively gave the Cats the 2-0 lead. MTU added two power-play goals later in the opening period to tie the game. MTU took the 3-2 lead with a goal by Anthony Schooley at 1:33 of the second period. Andrew Cherniwchan tied the game up once again at threeall with a marker at 13:27 of the third period. MTU scored the game-winning goal at 4:45 of the overtime period (Bennett Royer). Northern Michigan 2 vs. Ohio State 1 October 29, 2010 Tyler Gron put the Cats on the board first with a goal at 13:10 of the second period. The Buckeyes tied the game with a goal at 1:19 of the third period before Greger Hanson scored the game-winning goal at 15:44 of the period. Jared Coreau turned away 26 shots in his first collegiate win. Northern Michigan 1 at Miami 9 October 23, 2010 Miami jumped out to a 4-1 lead before NMU reached the scoreboard on a goal by Kyle Follmer at 5:56 of the second period. The RedHawks added two more goals in the period and four in the third period. Jared Coreau began the game in goal for the Cats as he recorded 12 saves. Reid Ellingson also played and had 13 saves. Northern Michigan 0 at Miami 4 4

5 The Last Time It Happened for the Cats... Weekend series sweep at home NMU: Oct , 2011 vs. Ohio State (2-1, 4-3) Opponent: Feb. 4-5, 2011 vs. Lake Superior (4-1, 2-0) Weekend series on the road NMU: Jan. 2-3, 2010 at Dodge Holiday Classic (vs. Clarkson, 4-0 and Minnesota, 4-2) Opponent: Jan , 2011 at Western (2-5, 1-6) Shutout NMU: Nov. 26, 2010 vs. Bemidji State, 4-0 (NMU goalie: Reid Ellingson) Opponent: Feb. 5, 2011 vs. Lake Superior, 0-2 (Lake Superior goalie: Kevin Kapalka) Shutout at home NMU: Feb. 27, 2010 vs. Lake Superior, 3-0 (NMU goalie: Brian Stewart) Opponent: Feb. 5, 2011 vs. Lake Superior, 0-2 (Lake Superior goalie: Kevin Kapalka) Player scored an overtime goal NMU: Jan. 21, Jared Brown vs. Ferris State Opponent: Oct. 8, Bennett Royer, Michigan Tech Player attempted a penalty shot NMU: Nov. 5, Phil Fox at Lake Superior Opponent: Oct. 18, Louie Caporusso, Michigan Player scored on a penalty shot NMU: Nov. 23, Chris Gobert vs. Nebraska-Omaha Opponent: Dec. 8, Chris Mueller, Michigan State Player scored when the goaltender was pulled NMU: Nov. 26, Tyler Gron, Bemidj State Opponent: Nov. 27, Ian Lowe, Bemidji State Team had 40 shots on goal NMU: Nov. 13, 2010 vs. Bowling Green (40 shots) Opponent: Jan. 29, 2011 at Western (50 shots) Team had 50 shots on goal NMU: Jan. 23, 1998 at Bowling Green (51 shots) Opponent: Jan. 29, 2011 at Western (50 shots) Shutout on the road NMU: Nov. 26, 2010 vs. Bemidji State, 4-0 (NMU goalie: Reid Ellingson) Opponent: Nov. 27,2010 at Bemidji State, 0-3 (Bemidji State goalie: Dan Bakala) Shutout in a CCHA Game NMU: Feb. 27, 2010 vs. Lake Superior, 3-0 (NMU goalie: Brian Stewart) Opponent: Feb. 5, 2011 vs. Lake Superior, 0-2 (Lake Superior goalie: Kevin Kapalka) Player had four points NMU: Feb. 12, Mark Olver vs. Western Michigan (2-2-4) Opponent: Jan. 22, Brandon Richardson (1-3-4), Nebraska-Omaha Player had five points NMU: Oct. 21, Mike Santorelli (2-3-5) at Nebraska-Omaha Opponent: Oct. 23, Carter Camper (0-5-5) and Andy Miele (1-4-5), Miami Player had a hat trick NMU: Feb. 8, Nick Sirota vs. Michigan State Opponent: Oct. 23, Reilly Smith at Miami 5 Wildcat Scoring vs. Michigan State Name GP G A Pts. Pen-Min. J. Brown A. Cherniwchan A. Fernandez J. Florek K. Follmer P. Fox T. Gron G. Hanson K. Kaunisto S. Macaulay M. Maltese B. Nugent E. Spady Date Result Location Oct. 26, 2007 L, 4-5 East Lansing, Mich. Oct. 27, 2007 L, 2-3 East Lansing, Mich. Feb. 8, 2008 W, 3-1 Marquette, Mich. Feb. 9, 2008 W, 3-0 Marquette, Mich. Mar. 15, 2008 L, 1-5 East Lansing, Mich. Mar. 16, 2008 W, 2-1 East Lansing, Mich. Mar. 17, 2008 W, 3-2 (OT) East Lansing, Mich. Oct. 24, 2008 T, 2-2 (OT) East Lansing, Mich. Oct. 25, 2008 L, 0-2 East Lansing, Mich. Mar. 6, 2009 W, 5-3 Marquette, Mich. Mar. 7, 2009 W, 8-2 Marquette, Mich. Dec. 4, 2009 L, 1-0 i Marquette, Mich. Dec. 5, 2009 W, 3-2 (OT) Marquette, Mich.

6 Perani Cup... The season marks the 10th year of the Perani Cup Three Stars, which is awarded following the conclusion of each CCHA regular-season game. Players from each school earn points throughout the season each time they are named a star of the game (5 points for 1st star, 3 points for 2nd star and 1 point for 3rd star). At the end of the season, the CCHA will crown a Perani Cup champion as well as honor individual winners from each school. Following are the Perani Cup standings for Northern Michigan: Name (CCHA rank) Points Reid Ellingson 21 Justin Florek 18 Tyler Gron 13 NMU Head Coach, Walt Kyle... Walt Kyle is in his ninth season in Marquette at Northern Michigan University as he was named the second head hockey coach in Northern Michigan University history on June 13, Entering into the season he was at the helm of the Wildcats. Kyle picked up his first collegiate win behind the Wildcat bench with a 4-1 win at Michigan Tech on the night of Oct. 5, He has led the Cats to Joe Louis Arena and the CCHA Championships in seven of his eight seasons. During the season he led the 'Cats to the CCHA Championship game and the NCAA Tournament which was the first time since 1999 for both. Kyle was the U.S. National Junior Team Coach at the 2006 World Junior Championship in Vancouver, B.C. He led the U.S. to a fourthplace finish. 6 For two years ( ) Kyle was an assistant coach with the National Hockey League s New York Rangers under coach Ron Lowe. Glen Sather, the Rangers general manager who was the previous GM in Edmonton, brought Kyle to New York. Kyle was the coach of the American Hockey League s Hamilton Bulldogs, the Oilers top affiliate club, from Kyle s other NHL experience came with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( ) under Ron Wilson. He has coached NHL stars such as Mark Messier, Eric Lindros, Brian Leetch, Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne. His other professional coaching positions were with the AHL s Baltimore Bandits ( ), the International Hockey League s San Diego Gulls ( ) and the Western Hockey League s Seattle Thunderbirds ( ). Kyle was a two-time NMU letterman after transferring from Boston College. He captained the 1980 and 81 Wildcat squads that advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four. Kyle appeared in 85 games for the Cats and scored 31 goals, with 59 assists for 90 points. Following graduation, he became a graduate assistant coach under Comley and was promoted to an assistant coach in 1982, a position he held until Kyle was the program s top assistant in 1991 when Northern won the NCAA I national title. He graduated from NMU in 1981 with a bachelor s degree in physical education. Kyle attended graduate school at Northern where he took a graduate level curriculum in exercise physiology. An active participant in USA Hockey, Kyle was an assistant coach under Lou Vairo for Team USA, which finished fourth at the 2001 World Championships in Germany, and under Wilson for the 1994 squad that competed in Milan, Italy. He also was a coach with the 1992 and 93 U.S. Junior National Teams, the former which won the bronze medal the highest finish ever by an American squad, under the older format, and one of only three U.S. teams to ever medal at the World Championships. He was the assistant coach of the national junior squad under Kevin Constantine in Kyle, a native of Waterloo, Iowa, and his wife, Ann, have four children: two daughters, Quinn and Erin; and two sons, Evan and Walt.

7 CCHA Standings Through games of Feb. 5 CONFERENCE OVERALL GP W-L-T SW Pts. GF GA W-L-T GF GA 1. Miami Notre Dame Michigan Western Michigan Ferris State Alaska Ohio State Lake Superior Northern Michigan Michigan State Bowling Green RECENT RESULTS GAMES THIS WEEK FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 BOWLING GREEN 1 AT WESTERN MICHIGAN 1 (OT) BOWLING GREEN WINS SHOOTOUT, 1-0 LAKE SUPERIOR 4 AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN 1 AT MIAMI 4, MICHIGAN 2 MICHIGAN STATE 2 AT OHIO STATE 0 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 AT MIAMI 3, MICHIGAN 0 FERRIS STATE 2 AT ALASKA 1 AT OHIO STATE 4, MICHIGAN STATE 2 AT WESTERN MICHIGAN 3, BOWLING GREEN 1 LAKE SUPERIOR 2 AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN 0 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6 FERRIS STATE 3 AT ALASKA 2 *-non-conference #-exhibition All games 7:05 p.m. locally unless noted FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 ALASKA AT LAKE SUPERIOR ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE AT FERRIS STATE * NORTHERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN STATE BOWLING GREEN AT NOTRE DAME, 7:35 P.M. OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN, 7:35 P.M. WESTEN MICHIGAN AT MIAMI, 7:35 P.M. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 NORTHERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN STATE, 5:05 P.M. ALASKA AT LAKE SUPERIOR ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE AT FERRIS STATE * BOWLING GREEN AT NOTRE DAME WESTEN MICHIGAN AT MIAMI, 7:35 P.M. OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN, 7:35 P.M. Teams are awarded three points for each win in regulation or overtime, and one point for an overtime tie. CCHA games tied after 65 minutes advance to a three-player shootout with the winning team receiving an extra point in the standings (denoted in the SW column). 7

8 NMU ROSTERS Alphabetical No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. S/C Birthdate NHL Hometown Last Team (League) 15 Jared Brown F Sr R 2/21/1986 Gardner, Kan. Lincoln (USHL) 23 Andrew Cherniwchan (A) F Jr R 4/20/1989 Hinton, Alta. Nanaimo (BCHL) 31 Jared Coreau G Fr L 11/5/1991 Perth, Ont. Lincoln (USHL) 35 Reid Ellingson G Jr L 4/14/1989 Cloquet, Minn. Green Bay (USHL) 27 Wade Epp D Rfr L 6/13/1989 Chilliwack, B.C. Victoria (BCHL) 6 Andrew Fernandez D Sr L 8/6/1986 Thunder Bay, Ont. Selkirk (MJHL) 18 Justin Florek (A) F Jr L 5/18/1990 BOS Marquette, Mich. USNTDP U Kyle Follmer (A) D So L 9/9/1987 St. Paul, Minn. Lincoln (USHL) 11 Phil Fox (C) F Sr R 8/17/1985 Stillwater, Minn. Fargo-Moorhead (NAHL) 17 Tyler Gron F Jr R 9/7/1989 Spruce Grove, Alta. Ft. McMurray (AJHL) 25 Austin Handley D Rfr L 4/4/1990 Clarkston, Mich. Des Moines (USHL) 9 Greger Hanson F Sr L 2/17/1988 Lidingo, Sweden Djurgarden (SSEL) 44 Devan Hartigan G Jr L 3/1/1987 Boise, Idaho Port Hope (OPJHL) 26 Erik Higby F Fr L 6/8/1989 New Braunfels, Texas Topeka (NAHL) 16 Jake Johnson F Fr L 6/27/1989 Duluth, Minn. Penticton (BCHL) 19 Kory Kaunisto F So R 3/27/1989 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Lincoln (USHL) 3 Ryan Kesti D Fr R 8/2/1989 Red Wing, Minn. Sioux City (USHL) 10 Nicholas Kosinski F Sr R 5/6/1986 Marquette, Mich. Marquette (NAHL) 24 CJ Ludwig D Fr R 6/8/1990 Little Elm, Texas Omaha (USHL) 4 Scott Macaulay D So R 11/23/1990 Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg (MJHL) 22 Mike Maltese F Sr R 7/31/1985 Eastpointe, Mich. Mahoning Valley (NAHL) 62 Sam Muchalla F Fr L 8/14/1990 Prince George, B.C. Prince George (BCHL) 14 Brian Nugent F So L 9/26/1988 Victoria, B.C. Victoria (BCHL) 73 Reed Seckel F Fr L 8/28/1989 Melvin, Mich. Green Bay (USHL) 12 Erik Spady D Sr R 6/1/1989 Dewdney, B.C. Salmon Arm (BCHL) 40 Stephan Vigier F Fr L 1/4/1990 Notre Dame, Man. Sioux City (USHL) S/C shoots/catches Numerical No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. S/C Birthdate NHL Hometown Last Team (League) 3 Ryan Kesti D Fr R 8/2/1989 Red Wing, Minn. Sioux City (USHL) 4 Scott Macaulay D So R 11/23/1990 Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg (MJHL) 6 Andrew Fernandez D Sr L 8/6/1986 Thunder Bay, Ont. Selkirk (MJHL) 9 Greger Hanson F Sr L 2/17/1988 Lidingo, Sweden Djurgarden (SSEL) 10 Nicholas Kosinski F Sr R 5/6/1986 Marquette, Mich. Marquette (NAHL) 11 Phil Fox (C) F Sr R 8/17/1985 Stillwater, Minn. Fargo-Moorhead (NAHL) 12 Erik Spady D Sr R 6/1/1989 Dewdney, B.C. Salmon Arm (BCHL) 14 Brian Nugent F So L 9/26/1988 Victoria, B.C. Victoria (BCHL) 15 Jared Brown F Sr R 2/21/1986 Gardner, Kan. Lincoln (USHL) 16 Jake Johnson F Fr L 6/27/1989 Duluth, Minn. Penticton (BCHL) 17 Tyler Gron F Jr R 9/7/1989 Spruce Grove, Alta. Ft. McMurray (AJHL) 18 Justin Florek (A) F Jr L 5/18/1990 BOS Marquette, Mich. USNTDP U Kory Kaunisto F So R 3/27/1989 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Lincoln (USHL) 22 Mike Maltese F Sr R 7/31/1985 Eastpointe, Mich. Mahoning Valley (NAHL) 23 Andrew Cherniwchan (A) F Jr R 4/20/1989 Hinton, Alta. Nanaimo (BCHL) 24 CJ Ludwig D Fr R 6/8/1990 Little Elm, Texas Omaha (USHL) 25 Austin Handley D Rfr L 4/4/1990 Clarkston, Mich. Des Moines (USHL) 26 Erik Higby F Fr L 6/8/1989 New Braunfels, Texas Topeka (NAHL) 27 Wade Epp D Rfr L 6/13/1989 Chilliwack, B.C. Victoria (BCHL) 31 Jared Coreau G Fr L 11/5/1991 Perth, Ont. Lincoln (USHL) 33 Kyle Follmer (A) D So L 9/9/1987 St. Paul, Minn. Lincoln (USHL) 35 Reid Ellingson G Jr L 4/14/1989 Cloquet, Minn. Green Bay (USHL) 40 Stephan Vigier F Fr L 1/4/1990 Notre Dame, Man. Sioux City (USHL) 44 Devan Hartigan G Jr L 3/1/1987 Boise, Idaho Port Hope (OPJHL) 62 Sam Muchalla F Fr L 8/14/1990 Prince George, B.C. Prince George (BCHL) 73 Reed Seckel F Fr L 8/28/1989 Melvin, Mich. Green Bay (USHL) S/C shoots/catches 8

9 The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Game Results (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games Date Opponent Score Shots Overall Conf Time Att. Goalie of record Oct 08 MICHIGAN TECH Lot / : Reid Ellingson Oct 09 MINNESOTA-DULUTH L / : Reid Ellingson Oct 12 at Michigan Tech Tot / : Jared Coreau * Oct 22 at #3 Miami L / : Reid Ellingson * Oct 23 at #3 Miami L / : Jared Coreau * Oct 29 OHIO STATE W / : Jared Coreau * Oct 30 OHIO STATE W / : Jared Coreau * Nov 05 at Lake Superior W / : Reid Ellingson * Nov 06 at Lake Superior L / : Jared Coreau * Nov 12 BOWLING GREEN L / : Reid Ellingson * Nov 13 BOWLING GREEN W / : Reid Ellingson * Nov 19 at #13 Alaska Tot / : Reid Ellingson * Nov 20 at #13 Alaska W / : Reid Ellingson Nov 26 at Bemidji State W / : Reid Ellingson Nov 27 at Bemidji State L / : Reid Ellingson * Dec 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN W / : Reid Ellingson * Dec 04 WESTERN MICHIGAN Tot / : Reid Ellingson * Dec 11 at #11 Notre Dame W / Jared Coreau * Dec 12 at #11 Notre Dame L / : Reid Ellingson Dec 17 MICHIGAN TECH W / : Jared Coreau Dec 31 at #7 Denver L / : Reid Ellingson Jan 01 at #7 Denver Tot / : Jared Coreau * Jan 07 #14 NOTRE DAME L / : Jared Coreau * Jan 08 #14 NOTRE DAME L / : Jared Coreau * Jan 21 FERRIS STATE Wot / : Reid Ellingson * Jan 22 FERRIS STATE W / : Reid Ellingson * Jan 28 at #17 Western Michigan L / : Reid Ellingson * Jan 29 at #17 Western Michigan L / : Jared Coreau * Feb 04 LAKE SUPERIOR L / : Reid Ellingson *Y Feb 05 LAKE SUPERIOR L / : Reid Ellingson Team Record W-L-T Overall: Conference: Home: Away: Neutral: Overtime: Attendance Dates Total Avg. Total: Home: Away: Neutral: 0 0 0

10 The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Hockey Statistics (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: OVERALL ## Player gp g a pts sh +/- pen-min pp sh gw 17 Tyler Gron Justin Florek Greger Hanson Andrew Cherniwchan Phil Fox Scott Macaulay Kyle Follmer Erik Higby Stephan Vigier Mike Maltese Jared Brown Wade Epp Erik Spady Brian Nugent CJ Ludwig Andrew Fernandez Nicholas Kosinski Reed Seckel Kory Kaunisto Chad Pietila Austin Handley Reid Ellingson Jake Johnson Ryan Kesti Sam Muchalla TM TEAM Total Opponents OVERALL ## Player gp min. ga gaavg saves pct w l t 35 Reid Ellingson : Jared Coreau : TM TEAM 13 11: Total : Opponents : Shots on Goal shots avg/g shot% Northern Michigan Opponents Power Plays goals chances pp% Northern Michigan Opponents Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Michigan Opponents CONFERENCE gp g a pts sh +/- pen-min pp sh gw CONFERENCE gp min. ga gaavg saves pct w l t : : : : : Shots on Goal shots avg/g shot% Northern Michigan Opponents Power Plays goals chances pp% Northern Michigan Opponents Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Michigan Opponents

11 The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Oct 08 MICHIGAN TECH Lot Oct 09 MINNESOTA-DULUTH L Oct 12 at Michigan Tech Tot * Oct 22 at #3 Miami L * Oct 23 at #3 Miami L * Oct 29 OHIO STATE W * Oct 30 OHIO STATE W * Nov 05 at Lake Superior W * Nov 06 at Lake Superior L * Nov 12 BOWLING GREEN L * Nov 13 BOWLING GREEN W * Nov 19 at #13 Alaska Tot * Nov 20 at #13 Alaska W Nov 26 at Bemidji State W Nov 27 at Bemidji State L * Dec 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN W * Dec 04 WESTERN MICHIGAN Tot * Dec 11 at #11 Notre Dame W * Dec 12 at #11 Notre Dame L Dec 17 MICHIGAN TECH W Dec 31 at #7 Denver L Jan 01 at #7 Denver Tot * Jan 07 #14 NOTRE DAME L * Jan 08 #14 NOTRE DAME L * Jan 21 FERRIS STATE Wot * Jan 22 FERRIS STATE W * Jan 28 at #17 Western Michigan L * Jan 29 at #17 Western Michigan L * Feb 04 LAKE SUPERIOR L *Y Feb 05 LAKE SUPERIOR L TEAM STATISTICS NMU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct G o a ls / G a m e S h o t s / G a m e POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play S h o r t - h a n d e d 1 5 Empty net 3 3 P e n a lt y 0 0 Unassisted 2 6 Overtime 1 1 S h o o t o u t 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 1 PENALTIES N u m b e r M in u t e s P e n a lt ie s / G a m e Pen minutes/game FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh 17 Tyler Gron Justin Florek Greger Hanson Andrew Cherniwchan Phil Fox Scott Macaulay Kyle Follmer Erik Higby Stephan Vigier Mike Maltese Jared Brown Wade Epp Erik Spady Brian Nugent CJ Ludwig Andrew Fernandez Nicholas Kosinski Reed Seckel Kory Kaunisto Chad Pietila Austin Handley Reid Ellingson Jake Johnson Ryan Kesti Sam Muchalla TM TEAM Total Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t 35 Reid Ellingson : Jared Coreau : TM EMPTY NET 13 11: Total : Opponents : Attendance Summary NMU Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 15/ /3303 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Michigan Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Michigan Opponents

12 The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Overall Team Statistics (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games 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 Short-handed 1 5 Empty net 3 3 Penalty 0 0 Unassisted 2 6 Overtime 1 1 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 1 PENALTIES Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game Minor Major minute Misconduct 3 1 Game Misconduct 8 6 Gross Misconduct 0 0 Match 3 2 FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 15/ /3303 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Michigan Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Michigan Opponents

13 The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games Opponent Date Score KESTI,RYAN MACAULAY,S FERNANDEZ, PIETILA,CHA HANSON,GRE KOSINSKI,NIC FOX,PHIL SPADY,ERIK NUGENT,BRI BROWN,JARE JOHNSON,JA MTU Oct L DNP UMD Oct L DNP DNP at MTU Oct t DNP DNP DNP at MIA Oct L DNP DNP DNP at MIA Oct L DNP DNP DNP OSU Oct W DNP DNP DNP DNP OSU Oct W DNP DNP DNP at LSSU Nov W DNP DNP DNP at LSSU Nov L DNP DNP DNP DNP BGSU Nov L DNP DNP DNP DNP BGSU Nov W DNP DNP DNP DNP at UAF Nov t DNP DNP DNP DNP at UAF Nov W DNP DNP DNP at BSU Nov W DNP DNP DNP DNP at BSU Nov L DNP DNP DNP DNP WMU Dec W DNP DNP DNP DNP WMU Dec t DNP DNP DNP DNP at ND Dec W DNP DNP DNP DNP at ND Dec L DNP DNP DNP MTU Dec W DNP DNP DNP at DEN Dec L DNP DNP DNP at DEN Jan t DNP DNP DNP DNP ND Jan L DNP DNP DNP ND Jan L DNP DNP DNP FSU Jan W DNP DNP DNP FSU Jan W DNP DNP DNP DNP at WMU Jan L DNP DNP DNP at WMU Jan L DNP DNP DNP LSSU Feb L DNP DNP DNP DNP LSSU Feb L DNP DNP DNP DNP

14 The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games Opponent Date Score GRON,TYLER FLOREK,JUS KAUNISTO,K MALTESE,MI CHERNIWCH LUDWIG,CJ HANDLEY,AU HIGBY,ERIK EPP,WADE COREAU,JAR FOLLMER,KY MTU Oct L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP UMD Oct L DNP DNP DNP DNP at MTU Oct t DNP DNP at MIA Oct L DNP DNP DNP DNP at MIA Oct L DNP DNP DNP OSU Oct W DNP OSU Oct W DNP DNP at LSSU Nov W DNP DNP DNP DNP at LSSU Nov L DNP BGSU Nov L DNP DNP DNP BGSU Nov W DNP at UAF Nov t DNP at UAF Nov W DNP DNP at BSU Nov W DNP at BSU Nov L DNP WMU Dec W DNP DNP WMU Dec t DNP DNP at ND Dec W at ND Dec L DNP DNP MTU Dec W DNP at DEN Dec L DNP DNP at DEN Jan t ND Jan L DNP ND Jan L DNP FSU Jan W DNP DNP FSU Jan W DNP at WMU Jan L DNP DNP at WMU Jan L DNP LSSU Feb L DNP LSSU Feb L DNP

15 Opponent Date Score ELLINGSON,R VIGIER,STEP MUCHALLA,S SECKEL,REE MTU Oct L DNP UMD Oct L at MTU Oct t DNP at MIA Oct L at MIA Oct L OSU Oct W DNP DNP OSU Oct W DNP DNP at LSSU Nov W at LSSU Nov L DNP BGSU Nov L BGSU Nov W DNP DNP at UAF Nov t DNP DNP at UAF Nov W DNP DNP at BSU Nov W DNP DNP at BSU Nov L DNP DNP WMU Dec W DNP WMU Dec t DNP at ND Dec W DNP DNP DNP at ND Dec L DNP DNP MTU Dec W DNP DNP DNP at DEN Dec L DNP DNP at DEN Jan t DNP DNP DNP ND Jan L DNP DNP ND Jan L DNP DNP FSU Jan W DNP DNP FSU Jan W DNP DNP at WMU Jan L DNP DNP at WMU Jan L DNP DNP DNP LSSU Feb L DNP DNP LSSU Feb L DNP DNP The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games