MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY THIS WEEK IN SPARTAN HOCKEY

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1 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY THIS WEEK IN SPARTAN HOCKEY No. o. 1/No. o. 2 MSU ( over erall /7-1-1 CCHA) at Bowling Green (2-7-3 over erall/2-5-3 CCHA) Frida iday-satur -Saturda day,, Dec :05 PM EST BGSU Ice Arena Bowling Green, Ohio SPARTAN QUICK STATS TEAM LEADERS THROUGH 13 GAMES GOALS Adam Hall... 8 Jeremy Jackson... 6 Brian Maloney... 5 Damon Whitten... 5 ASSISTS Rustyn Dolyny Jeremy Jackson... 9 Brian Maloney... 9 Brad Fast... 8 POINTS Jeremy Jackson Rustyn Dolyny Adam Hall Brian Maloney DEFENSEMEN POINTS Brad Fast... 9 John-Michael Liles... 8 Andrew Hutchinson... 7 POWER-PLAY GOALS Jeremy Jackson... 4 Rustyn Dolyny... 3 Adam Hall... 3 John-Michael Liles... 3 Brian Maloney... 3 SHORTHANDED GOALS Adam Hall... 1 Damon Whitten... 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS Damon Whitten... 2 John Nail... 2 PLUS/MINUS Brad Fast Brian Maloney Jeremy Jackson Adam Hall PENALTY MINUTES Brian Maloney Andrew Hutchinson Adam Hall John Nail THIS WEEK Michigan State returns to CCHA play as the Spartans (No. 1 U.S. College Hockey Online poll/no. 2 USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll) travel to Bowling Green to face the Falcons in a pair of conference tilts. The Spartans are riding a ten-game unbeaten streak (9-0-1) and have not lost in six road contests this season. Faceoff is set for 7:05 p.m. EST both nights. RADIO This weekend s games, and all MSU home and road games, can be heard live on WVFN-AM 730 The Fan. Play-by-play man Scott Moore, in his fourth season as the radio voice of MSU hockey, will call the action. Spartan volunteer assistant coach Jim Mullin provides color commentary for the second straight season. Spartan fans can also hear live play-by-play action of MSU hockey via the Internet. Broadcasts can be accessed by logging on to the official website of Spartan athletics, or TELEVISION Neither game will be televised in the greater Lansing area. MSU HEAD COACH RON MASON MSU head coach Ron Mason (St. Lawrence 64) is in his 22nd season with the Spartans and 35th year as a college hockey mentor. The winningest coach in college hockey history, Mason, who coached in his 900th game at MSU Nov. 10 vs. Northern Michigan, has piloted the Spartans to a (.681) mark since taking over for the legendary Amo Bessone in His overall record currently stands at (.692). Mason guided MSU to its second NCAA hockey championship in 1986 and his 20 NCAA Tournament appearances are an all-time record. The seven-time Central Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year led the Spartans to league regular-season titles in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1998 and 1999 and CCHA playoff crowns in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1998 and Mason, who won the Spencer Penrose Award as national coach of the year in 1992, has coached 19 Spartans to All-American honors and seen 43 of his former MSU skaters move on to the NHL. BOWLING GREEN AT A GLANCE (2-7-3 overall, CCHA) THE COACH: Bowling Green coach Buddy Powers (Boston University 75) is in his seventh year with the Falcons and 13th as a college head coach. Powers owns a career record of (.552) and is (.500) at Bowling Green coming into the weekend series with MSU. The 1995 CCHA Coach of the Year, Powers came to BGSU after coaching stints at Rochester Institute of Technology and Rensselaer. SCOUTING THE FALCONS: Bowling Green enters the series with MSU having dropped three of four points at Alaska-Fairbanks last weekend. The Falcons are in their last three games and have just one win in their last seven outings (1-3-3). BGSU has been involved in a number of close contests so far this season seven of the team s last nine games have either been ties or decided by one goal. The CCHA s lowest-scoring team, Bowling Green is paced offensively by Greg Day. The junior forward from St. Clair Beach, Ont., leads the Falcons in both goals (nine) and points (12) through 12 games this season. Sophomore forward Ryan Fultz, who has on the year, is the only other Bowling Green skater to reach double-digits in points. Senior forward Curtis Valentine has nine points, including team-highs of seven as sists and a +4 plus/minus ranking, while senior frontliner Ryan Murphy in 10 games played. Freshman Kevin Bieksa, with six assists, leads BGSU newcomers in

2 MICHIGAN STATE HOCKEY SCHEDULE TIME/ DATE RESULT OPPONENT 10/3 L 4-6 USA DEVELOPMENT TEAM* 10/ 6 W 7-0 WESTERN ONTARIO* JOHNSON NISSAN CLASSIC (Anchorage, AK) 10/13 W 5-4 at Alaska Anchorage 10/14 T 1-1 (ot) vs. Merrimack 10/20 L 1-2 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 10/21 W 4-1 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 10/26 W 5-1 at Notre Dame 10/27 W 3-2 at Notre Dame 11/4 W 1-0 at Michigan 11/9 W 3-2 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 11/10 W 4-1 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 11/17 T 2-2 WESTERN MICHIGAN 11/21 W 5-0 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE COLLEGE HOCKEY SHOWCASE 11/24 W 3-2 at Minnesota 11/26 W 6-2 at Wisconsin 12/1 7:05 p.m. at Bowling Green 12/2 7:05 p.m. at Bowling Green 12/8 7:05 p.m. at Ferris State 12/9 7:05 p.m. FERRIS STATE GREAT LAKES INVITATIONAL (Detroit, MI.) 12/29 4:05 p.m. vs. Boston College 12/30 TBA vs. Michigan/Michigan Tech 1/5 7:05 p.m. YALE 1/6 7:05 p.m. YALE 1/12 7:05 p.m. at Lake Superior State 1/13 7:05 p.m. at Lake Superior State 1/19 7:05 p.m. MIAMI 1/20 7:05 p.m. MIAMI 1/23 7:05 p.m. LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 1/27 7:35 p.m. vs. Michigan 2/2 7:05 p.m. at Northern Michigan 2/3 7:05 p.m. at Northern Michigan 2/9 7:05 p.m. ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 2/10 7:05 p.m. ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 2/16 7:05 p.m. at Western Michigan 2/17 7:35 p.m. vs. Michigan 2/23 7:35 p.m. at Ohio State 2/24 7:05 p.m. at Ohio State 3/2 6:05 p.m. MICHIGAN 3/9-11 TBA CCHA First Round 3/13 TBA CCHA Play-in Game 3/16-17 TBA CCHA Semifinals/Final Detroit, MI 3/23-25 TBA NCAA Regionals East- Worcester, MA West-Grand Rapids, MI 4/5 and 7 TBA NCAA Frozen Four Albany, N.Y. * exhibition all times ET TALE OF THE TAPE MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS BOWLING GREEN FALCONS (.833)... Overall Record (.292) CCHA (.833), 15 points... Conference Record CCHA (.350), 7 points 1st... Conference Standing... 8th Won 3/Unbeaten 10 (9-0-1)... Current Streak... Lost 1/Winless 3 (0-2-1) 1st/1st... National Rank (USCHO/USA Today)... NR/NR 43 (3.31 gpg), 4th CCHA... Goals (Avg.) (2.25 gpg), 12th CCHA 20 (1.54 gpg), 1st CCHA... Goals Against (Avg.) (3.00 gpg), T-6th CCHA (.244), 3rd CCHA... Power Play (.152), 9th CCHA (.929), 1st CCHA... Penalty Kill (.812), 6th CCHA 13.8 PIM/Game, 1st CCHA... Avg. Penalty Minutes/Game PIM/game, 4th CCHA Jeremy Jackson, Fr., C (13 GP, )... Top Scorers... Greg Day, Jr., F (12 GP, ) Rustyn Dolyny, Sr., W (13 GP, ) Ryan Fultz,So., F (12 GP, ) Adam Hall, Jr., W (13 GP, ) Curtis Valentine, Sr., F (12 GP, ) Brian Maloney, So., W (13 GP, ) Ryan Murphy, Sr., F (10 GP, ) Goaltenders Overall Statistics Ryan Miller, So. (10-1-2, 1.52 GAA,.945 svs%) Tyler Masters, So. (2-6-2, 2.94 GAA,.911 svs%) Shawn Timm, Sr. (0-1-1, 2.40 GAA,.937 svs%) points and is the team s top-scoring defenseman. Sophomore goaltender Tyler Masters has started 10 games in goal for BGSU this season. He enters the weekend series with MSU with a overall record in addition to a 2.94 goals against average and a.911 saves percentage. Senior Shawn Timm has made two starts for the Falcons and is with a 2.40 goals against average and a.937 saves percentage. THE SERIES VS. THE FALCONS: Overall: The Spartans lead the all-time series against Bowling Green by a (.667) margin. At Bowling Green: The Spartans are (.576) all-time vs. the Falcons at BGSU. Current Streak: MSU enters the weekend series with BGSU with a two-game win streak and a five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1) against the Falcons. Longest MSU Win Streak vs. BGSU: 5, twice, MR: Jan. 15-Nov. 9, 1994 Longest MSU Unbeaten Streak vs. BGSU: 9, (8-0-1), Feb. 7, 1986-Nov. 27, 1987 Longest MSU Losing Streak vs. BGSU: 3, twice, MR: Nov. 4, 1983-March 23, 1984 Longest MSU Winless Streak vs. BGSU: 3, four times, MR: (0-1-2), Feb. 19-Nov. 20, 1993 First Meetings: Jan. 2-3, 1971 The host Spartans swept a two-game set from the Falcons by 7-2 and 6-2 scores. Last Meetings: Nov , 1999 The Spartans earned a series sweep from BGSU at Munn Ice Arena by taking 3-1 and 5-2 decision in the lone regular-season meetings between the two teams. The victories were the last in the Spartans 10-game winning streak last season, which ended the following weekend at Miami. Last Season: MSU was against BGSU in At Munn Ice Arena: Nov. 11 MSU 3, BGSU 1; Nov. 12 MSU 5, BGSU 2 MSU-BOWLING GREEN SERIES NOTES: The Spartans have just one loss in their last 11 meetings with Bowling Green (8-1-2). MSU enters the weekend series vs. the Falcons not having lost at BGSU Ice Arena since Oct. 21, MSU has not allowed more than two goals to Bowling Green in each of the last nine meetings with the Falcons. Spartan netminders Joe Blackburn and Ryan Miller have combined for a record, a 1.28 goals against average and a.938 saves percentage six career meetings against Bowling Green. This week s games vs. Bowling Green mark the Spartans first traditional Friday-Saturday series since hosting Nebraska-Omaha at Munn Ice Arena on Oct After the Bowling Green series, MSU ventures across the Michigan borders just one more time during the regular season. The Spartans play at Ohio State during the last weekend in February. MSU coach Ron Mason compiled a record as head coach at Bowling Green from In 1977, Mason guided the Falcons to the NCAA Tournament to become the first coach to lead a team outside of the WCHA or ECAC to postseason play.

3 COLLEGE HOCKEY SHOWCASE RECAP MSU marked the Thanksgiving holiday by taking a pair of games from Western Collegiate Hockey Association rivals in the annual College Hockey Showcase. The wins mark the first Showcase sweep for the Spartans since On Sunday, Damon Whitten (Brighton, Mich.) and John Nail (Brampton, Ont.) each scored two goals and Sean Patchell (Moonstone, Ont.) and Brad Fast (Fort St. John, B.C.) each tallied three assists as Michigan State defeated Wisconsin, 6-2, at the Kohl Center in Madison. The Spartans extended their unbeaten streak to ten (9-0-1) while the Badgers lost for the eighth time in nine games. Whitten got the Spartans off to a quick start when he took a feed from Andrew Hutchinson (Rochester Hills, Mich.) in the near circle and tucked a wrist shot between Wisconsin netminder Graham Melanson and the near post 66 seconds into the game. The lead was short-lived, however, as the Badgers tallied a pair of goals 14 seconds apart and just 1:11 after Whitten s marker. Andy Wheeler evened the score after picking up a Kent Davyduke shot that hit traffic in front of the Spartan net and banging the rebound past MSU netminder Ryan Miller (East Lansing, Mich.) at 2:15. Erik Jensen gave Wisconsin the lead at 2:29 when he fired a shallow-angle shot past Miller and into the Spartan net. Whitten notched his second goal of the period during the Spartans first power-play opportunity of the afternoon. The senior wing appeared to be making a centering pass to Jeremy Jackson (Langley, B.C.), who was breaking toward the Badger net on the near side. Whitten s fluttering pass went on goal and snuck into a narrow opening between Melanson and the far post at 9:55. MSU regained the lead at 15:40 of the first period when Nail, breaking into the slot, was fed by Patchell, who was stationed on the near wall, and beat Melanson low for his third goal of the season. The Spartans scored the only goals of the second period. John-Michael Liles (Zionsville, Ind.) notched his third marker of the season when his blast from the far point on MSU s second power-play opportunity of the game eluded Melanson at 8:06. Adam Hall (Kalamazoo, Mich.) expanded the Spartan edge to 5-2 on a nifty play at 16:31. Jeremy Jackson, skating into the zone one-on-four on the near wall, broke to the net and hit Hall with a backhand pass. Hall, breaking in from the bench on the far side, poked the puck past Melanson before being hauled down by a Badger defender. Nail added the sixth MSU goal when he redirected a pass from Fast past Wisconsin goaltender Scott Kabatoff at 14:20. Miller, who has allowed two or fewer goals in each of his last 12 starts, made 32 saves en route to his 10th win of the year. Melanson stopped 21 shots in two periods of work. Kabatoff worked the third period and turned aside three MSU shots. On Friday, Brian Maloney (Bassano, Alta.) scored a power-play goal with 1:37 left in regulation as the Spartans edged Minnesota, 3-2, in a battle of top-ranked teams at Mariucci Arena Friday. The Spartans got a power-play chance with 2:33 left in the third period when Minnesota s Dylan Mills was whistled for slashing Jeremy Jackson. Maloney, stationed in the near faceoff circle, netted the game-winner off a pass from Fast, firing a wrist shot that beat Golden Gopher goaltender Adam Hauser on his short side. Minnesota opened the scoring with the lone first-period goal, taking advantage of a Spartan defensive breakdown. The Golden Gophers Matt Leimbek picked the puck up behind the MSU net and passed to teammate Stuart Senden, who skated into the near faceoff circle and fired a low shot past Miller for his first goal of the season at 13:36. Neither team could muster a goal in a tight-checking second stanza, but the Spartans evened the score 3:20 into the third period on a goal by Steve Clark (Missisauga, Ont.). The marker was made possible by MSU defenseman Jon Insana (New Baltimore, Mich.), who held the offensive zone at the near point on a Gopher clearing attempt. Hauser made the save on Insana s shot, but an uncontested Clark picked up the loose puck in the slot and easily scored his second goal of the year. Jackson extended his point streak to five games and gave MSU a 2-1 edge with a nifty one-on-one move at 4:06 of the third period. The freshman broke into the Minnesota zone on the far side, sliced toward the slot and wristed the puck past sprawling Golden Gopher goaltender Adam Hauser. The Spartans had a prime opportunity to add an insurance goal when Minnesota s Erik Westrum went into the penalty box at with 7:41 left in the third frame for high-sticking. The Golden Gophers capitalized, however, as Aaron Miskovich got behind the Spartan defense on a clearing attempt and beat Miller top-shelf 17 seconds into the MSU power play to even the score at two apiece. Miller made 25 saves en route to the victory. Hauser made 28 stops for Minnesota, which saw its seven-game unbeaten streak come to an end. USCHO POLL (Nov. 20) Rank Team (first-place votes) Votes 1 Michigan State (20) Minnesota (18) North Dakota (2) Boston College New Hampshire Western Michigan Michigan Providence Colorado College St. Cloud State Maine Wisconsin Union Yale Vermont 72 Others receiving votes: Northeastern 62, Harvard 33, Alabama-Huntsville 17, Clarkson 13, Alaska Anchorage 11, Northern Michigan 9, Ohio State 8, Boston University 5, Rensselaer 5, Cornell 1 USA TODAY/AMERICAN HOCKEY MAGAZINE POLL (Nov. 20) Rank Team (first-place votes) Votes 1 Minnesota (9) Michigan State (6) Boston College North Dakota (3) New Hampshire Western Michigan Michigan Colorado College Providence St. Cloud State Maine Wisconsin Union Vermont Yale 26 Others receiving votes: Northeastern 21, Northern Michigan 16, Harvard 8, Boston University 7, Rensselaer 5, Alabama-Huntsville 1, Mercyhurst 1 POLLS: WEEK-BY-WEEK USCHO USA Today 10/ / / / / / / / /27 12/4 12/11 12/18

4 MSU HOCKEY MEDIA INFORMATION PRESS BOX: Michigan State s working press facilities are located on the south side of Munn Ice Arena. The press box is located in a raised area above the south concourse, running from blue line to goal line. Three rows of seating are available to accommodate the working media. Working press, radio and television personnel are assigned space in the working area; scouts and players are not permitted in the press box at any time as per MSU, CCHA and NCAA rules. The MSU press box is a working press box and under NCAA rules any cheering is strictly prohibited. Any cheering or abuse of working media credentials will be grounds for removal from the press box. WORKING CREDENTIALS: All applications must be placed via phone or fax with the MSU sports information office. Upon acceptance of application, appropriate credentials are mailed out or held for pickup at the Press will call window at the media entrance (north entrance, facing Demonstration Hall). Press seating is limited. RADIO BROADCASTS: A maximum of three spaces are provided for each broadcast. Opponent radio stations wishing to broadcast from Munn Arena must make arrangements through hockey SID Mike Eidelbes no less than one week prior to the game. There is space available for one station per school to broadcast each game. Radio station banners are not permitted to hang from the front of the press box. TELEVISION: Special arrangements must be made through the sports information department for television broadcasts. Television station banners are not permitted to hang from the front of the press box. Television stations shooting highlights will be allotted space on one of the TV/photo decks, located at center ice on the north concourse. FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS: Space is available for shooting on the TV/photo deck located on the north concourse opposite the press box. Identification badges should be picked up at the press box entrance before the game and must be worn at all times. Arrangements may also be made with hockey SID Mike Eidelbes during the week prior to the game to shoot from the penalty box area at ice level for a maximum of one period. Photographers who need access to a darkroom should make arrangements with hockey SID Mike Eidelbes the week before the game. SERVICES: Summaries and shot charts are issued after each period and complete game summaries are distributed at the conclusion of each game. Quick reference statistics and notes are flashed via message board in front of the working area throughout the game. Phones are available for filing stories although reporters requiring exclusive phone service should have their own lines installed. GAME #13 SUNDAY, NOV. 26 MSU AT WISCONSIN KOHL CENTER MADISON, WIS. MSU WISCONSIN st: MSU-Whitten-4 (Hutchinson-7, Dolyny-9); 1:06 WIS-Wheeler-3 (Davyduke-10, Brooks-8); 2:15 WIS-Jensen-4 (Davyduke-11); 2:29 MSU-Whitten-5 (Fast-6, Patchell-1); PPG; 9:55 MSU-Nail-3 (Patchell-2); 15:40 2nd: MSU-Liles-3 (Dolyny-10, J. Jackson-8); PPG; 8:06 MSU-Hall-8 (J. Jackson-9, Fast-7); 16:31 3rd: MSU-Nail-4 (Fast-8, Patchell-3); 14:20 PENALTIES: MSU 6-12; WIS 5-10 POWER PLAYS: MSU 2-2; WIS 0-3 SHOTS: MSU ; WIS SAVES: MSU-Miller ( ); 60:00 WIS-Melanson (11-11-x 22); 40:00 Kabatoff (x-x-3 3); 20:00 REFEREE: Campion ASSISTANTS: Moberg, Roethlisberger GAME #12 FRIDAY, NOV. 24 MSU AT MINNESOTA MARIUCCI ARENA MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. MSU MINNESOTA st: MINN-Senden-1 (Leimbek-2); 13:36 2nd: No scoring 3rd: MSU-Clark-2 (Insana-1); 3:20 MSU-J. Jackson-6 (Maloney-9); 4:06 MINN-Miskovich-5 (P. Martin-1); SHG: 12:40 MSU-Maloney-5 (Fast-5, Hall-6); PPG; 18:23 PENALTIES: MSU 3-6; MINN 5-10 POWER PLAYS: MSU 1-4; MINN 0-2 SHOTS: MSU ; MINN SAVES: MSU-Miller ( ); 60:00 MINN-Hauser ( ); 59:28 REFEREE: Mason ASSISTANTS: Hunt, Wohlers COLLEGE HOCKEY SHOWCASE HITS AND MISC. Wins over Minnesota and Wisconsin not only gave MSU its first College Hockey Showcase sweep since 1997, but also marked the first time since that the Spartans won on the Gophers and Badgers home ice in the same season. Friday s MSU win at Minnesota snapped a 13-game losing streak against the Golden Gophers in Minneapolis that dated back to Feb. 7, The Spartans scored nine goals in their two Showcase games, the most markers by a team in the Showcase series since Michigan tallied 11 times in MSU s six goals against Wisconsin is the third-highest single-game total in Showcase play. Michigan scored eight against the Badgers in 1996 and lit the lamp seven times vs. Bucky in 1994 and The Spartan senior class closed Showcase play with a overall record, including series sweeps in 1997 and MSU completed November with a mark, posting its first undefeated record in the eleventh month since the season, when the Spartans were The Spartans are on the road so far this season. It s the team s longest road winning streak since MSU reeled off eight straight away from home between Oct. 2, 1995-Jan. 27, MSU has managed three or more goals in five of its last six games. The College Hockey Showcase games marked the first time this season that Spartan netminder Ryan Miller allowed two or more goals in back-to-back games. Miller, however, has not given up more than two markers in 11 straight games dating back to MSU s season-opening 5-4 win over Alaska Anchorage. Adam Hall notched his 75th career point with an assist on Brian Maloney s game-winning goal Friday at Minnesota.

5 Rustyn Dolyny failed to score a point in Friday s game at Minnesota, bringing and end to his career-high eight-game scoring streak. Dolyny recovered to tally a pair of assists vs. Wisconsin on Sunday. Damon Whitten scored a goal 66 seconds into the first period of Sunday s game at Wisconsin, marking the fourth time in five games the Spartans have got on the scoreboard in the first three minutes of the third period. TUESDAY S MSU-LAKE SUPERIOR STATE RECAP Brian Maloney scored a goal and added two assists and Adam Hall and Jeremy Jackson each notched a goal and an assist as Michigan State eased past Lake Superior State, 5-0, at Munn Ice Arena on Tuesday. For the third time in as many games, the Spartans scored a goal in the first three minutes of the first period. On Tuesday, it was Andrew Bogle s (Calgary, Alta.) turn to get MSU out of the gate early. Bogle dumped the puck into the Laker zone, intending for linemate Steve Jackson (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) to chase it down. The puck took a strange bounce in the far corner, however, and caromed back into the slot where Bogle picked it up and fired it past LSSU netminder Jayme Platt at 1:39. The rest of the first period and most of the second frame was a tight-checking affair, but MSU broke the game open with a pair of goals in the last five-plus minutes of the middle stanza. Brad Fast doubled the Spartan advantage at 14:39 when he walked in from his position on the point and made a nifty deke on Platt in the low slot to score his first goal of the year. Maloney extended the MSU edge a little more than two minutes later when, on a Spartan five-on-three power play, he corralled a Rustyn Dolyny (Fort Frances, Ont.) blast that glanced off Hall. Maloney calmly flipped the puck into a near-empty net for his fourth goal of the season at 16:51. Jeremy Jackson gave the Spartans a four-goal edge when he spun away from his defender in the slot and took a pass from Maloney, who was stationed behind the Laker net, and put the puck low to Platt s stick side and into the net for his fifth goal of the season 48 seconds into the third period. Maloney notched his second helper of the night at 9:05, when he won a battle for a loose puck in the near corner of the MSU offensive zone and found Hall for his seventh tally of the year. Ryan Miller stopped all 19 shots he faced en route to his 10th career shutout. Platt made 38 saves on 43 shots for Lake Superior State. SENIOR SALUTE Sunday was a banner day for MSU seniors. Four of the team s five veteran skaters notched two or more points against Wisconsin Sean Patchell (0-3--3), John Nail (2-0--2), Damon Whitten (2-0--2) and Rustyn Dolyny (0-2--2). Andrew Bogle did not score but had a +2 plus-minus rating on the afternoon. J.J. IS DYN-O-MITE Freshman center Jeremy Jackson extended his point streak to six games with a goal and an assist in Tuesday s win over Lake Superior State, a tally in Friday s game at Minnesota and a pair of helpers against Wisconsin Sunday. The Langley, B.C., product has in his last six contests and, with through 13 games, leads the team in scoring and is second among CCHA rookies in points. Jackson did see his four-game goal streak come to an end vs. Wisconsin. FAST BREAK MSU sophomore defenseman Brad Fast is in the midst of a career-best three-game point streak. The Fort St. John, B.C., native, scored his first goal of the season vs. Lake Superior State on Nov. 21, set up Brian Maloney s game-winning goal at Minnesota on Friday and recorded three assists for the second time this season in Sunday s game against Wisconsin. Fast was over the last three games and earned CCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts. Fast leads Spartan rearguards in scoring with He had one assist through MSU s first eight games and is in the Spartans last five contests. HUTCH IS MUCH Junior defenseman Andrew Hutchinson, normally a slow starter, has through 13 games this season. Hutchinson didn t pick up his seventh point until Feb. 25 last season and had one assist through 13 games as a sophomore. As a rookie, he scored his seventh point on Jan. 9 and had through 13 contests. MSU HOCKEY MEDIA INFORMATION FAX-ON-DEMAND SERVICE: MSU and Pivotal Communications offer a fax-on-demand service which allows media to access the most recent hockey releases and statistics at any time. Weekly releases, statistics and game summaries are available Monday afternoons. Dial the system from the handset of your fax machine at (800) MSU s passcode is 282 (BTC). Select the information you need by the following request numbers: 2160 General Release 2161 Statistics/Results 2162 Roster/Schedule 2163 Previous Weekend Summaries Contact Pivotal Communications at (770) for information on their new mediateamlink.com site which provides access to the same information on the Internet. WORLD WIDE WEB: MSU hockey releases, statistics, game notes, photos, player features and interviews are available and updated daily on the official web site of Spartan Athletics: INTERVIEWS DURING THE WEEK: Coach Mason is available for interviews during the week and can best be reached by phone in the late mornings Monday through Thursday. He also attends MSU s weekly press conference each Monday at 11:45 a.m. He and MSU players are available for interviews on non-game days immediately prior to or following practice, which usually begins at 3 p.m. Interviews may be conducted via phone or in person on the Michigan State bench. Please contact hockey SID Mike Eidelbes to arrange interviews during the week. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: Coach Mason and MSU players will be available to answer your questions outside the locker room following a postgame 10-minute cooling-off period. With the exception of live television broadcasts, players are not available until the conclusion of the cooling-off period. Media members can access the MSU locker room area through the hockey office entrance (under the northeast corner) via the Zamboni opening at the east end of the rink. Please do not cut across the ice. Interviews with the visiting coach and players should be arranged through the visiting SID. DIRECTIONS TO MUNN: Take Exit 9 (Trowbridge Road) off of I-496 (East or West). Follow Trowbridge to the end and make a left on to Harrison Road. Take a right at the second light on to Shaw Lane. Munn Ice Arena will be beyond the Breslin Center (MSU s basketball facility) on your left; media parking (with pass) is just south of Spartan Stadium on your left. Please contact hockey SID Mike Eidelbes for parking passes, a limited number of which will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.

6 SPARTAN HOCKEY MISCELLANEOUS STATS MULTIPLE-GOAL GAMES MR: most recent Player Career MR Rustyn Dolyny /11/00 Adam Hall 0 8 3/3/00 Brian Maloney /13/00 Damon Whitten /26/00 Troy Ferguson 0 1 3/10/00 J-M Liles /19/99 Andrew Bogle 0 1 3/20/98 MULTIPLE-POINT GAMES MR: most recent Player Career MR Rustyn Dolyny /26/00 Adam Hall /21/00 Damon Whitten /26/00 Brian Maloney /24/00 J-M Liles 0 7 2/19/00 Sean Patchell /26/00 Andrew Bogle /5/99 Brad Fast /26/00 A. Hutchinson /10/00 Jeremy Jackson /26/00 John Nail /26/00 Troy Ferguson 0 3 3/10/00 Joe Goodenow 0 2 3/18/00 POWER PLAY POINTS Player G A P Rustyn Dolyny Adam Hall Brian Maloney John-Michael Liles Jeremy Jackson Damon Whitten Brad Fast Steve Clark Steve Jackson Troy Ferguson Andrew Hutchinson John Nail Sean Patchell SHORTHANDED POINTS Player G A P Adam Hall Damon Whitten STATISTICALLY SPEAKING Where Spartans rank among the CCHA statistical leaders (through games of Nov. 26): League All Team Category Games Games Team Offense 6th, th, 3.31 Team Defense 1st, st, 1.54 Power Play 3rd,.242 3rd,.244 Penalty Killing 1st,.936 1st,.929 Penalty Minutes 1st, st, League All Individuals Games Games J. Jackson (points) T-17th, 9 T-10th, 15 Rustyn Dolyny (points)t-11th, 10 T-14th, 14 Adam Hall (points) T-8th, 11 T-14th, 14 Brian Maloney (points) T-17th, 9 T-14th, 14 Adam Hall (goals) T-6th, 6 T-7th, 8 Rustyn Dolyny (assists)t-7th, 7 T-8th, 10 Brian Maloney (assists) T-7th, 7 T-11th, 9 John Nail (GWGs) T-1st, 2 D. Whitten (GWGs) T-1st, 2 T-1st, 2 J. Jackson (PPGs) T-3rd, 4 T-7th, 4 Ryan Miller (GAA) 1st, st, 1.52 Ryan Miller (Svs%) 1st,.956 1st,.945 Ryan Miller (SHOs) 1st, 2 1st, 2 HALL OF JUSTICE Junior wing Adam Hall extended his point streak to four games with a goal vs. Wisconsin on Sunday. He is during that span. The team s leading goal scorer has also found the back of the net in three of his last four outings. KILLING ME SOFTLY MSU has killed 17 straight opponent power plays and 35 of 36 opponent man advantages. On Friday, the Spartans successfully held Minnesota scoreless on two power plays. The Golden Gophers entered the game with a.348 success rate with the man advantage. Incidentally, MSU has allowed power-play goals in four games this season and were victorious in all four of those contests. CLUSTER BUSTER With victories over Michigan and Lake Superior State and a series sweep of Northern Michigan, MSU s record in the so-called CCHA super cluster stands at a perfect with eight games remaining. The cluster scheduling format puts CCHA teams together in groups of four. Teams play each member of their cluster four times during the regular season and face non-cluster teams twice during the year. The super cluster features the top four teams in last year s CCHA regular-season standings, including the conference s regular-season and playoff champions (Michigan and Michigan State, respectively.) SPARTANS REMAIN ATOP USCHO POLL For the second time in three weeks, there is a split decision regarding the nation s top college hockey team. Michigan State, the top team in both the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine and U.S. College Hockey Online polls last week, maintained its position in this week s USCHO rankings, released Nov. 20. In this week s USA Today poll, however, Minnesota jumped from sixth to assume the top spot, bumping the Spartans down to second. MSU held onto first place in USCHO rankings over Minnesota by a mere four points, North Dakota, Boston College and New Hampshire round out the top five in that poll. The Golden Gophers have a 19-vote edge in the USA Today rankings with Boston College, North Dakota and New Hampshire holding down the three-through-five spots. SPARTANS IN THE SHOW 15 Michigan State alums are listed on National Hockey League rosters as of today. The latest to don an NHL sweater is Mike Watt, who was recalled by Nashville from Milwaukee of the International Hockey League Nov. 17. The list of former Spartans in the NHL (statistics through Nov. 27 in parentheses): Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1): Jim Cummins (25 GP, , -3, 63 PIM) Atlanta Thrashers (2): Steve Guolla (15 GP, , -4, 8 PIM) Dean Sylvester (18 GP, , -4, 2 PIM)

7 Buffalo Sabres (1): Jason Woolley (18 GP , +1, 16 PIM) Carolina Hurricanes (1): Rod Brind Amour (22 GP, , -4, 6 PIM) Dallas Stars (1): Chad Alban (has not played with Dallas) Edmonton Oilers (1): Rem Murray (26 GP, , +2, 4 PIM) Anson Carter (2 GP, , +1, 2 PIM) Los Angeles Kings (1): Bryan Smolinski (22 GP, , -5, 8 PIM) Nashville Predators (1): Mike Watt (2 GP, , +2, 2 PIM) New York Rangers (1): Mike York (23 GP, , +7, 12 PIM) Philadelphia Flyers (1): Peter White (22 GP, , +4, 4 PIM) Pittsburgh Penguins (1): Kip Miller (21 GP, , +2, 4 PIM) Vancouver Canucks (1): Bob Essensa (6-1-0, 2.02 GAA,.901 svs%) Washington Capitals (1): Joe Murphy (9 GP, , -3, 18 PIM) Here s a list of former Spartan skaters now on the rosters of teams in the IHL, AHL, ECHL, UHL and WCHL and their statistics through Nov. 26: International Hockey League (4): Bryan Adams, Orlando (11 GP, , 11 PIM; 2 GP, , -1 with Atlanta) Bobby Reynolds, Houston (15 GP, , 8 PIM) Tom Tilley, Chicago (9 GP, , 8 PIM) Mike Weaver, Orlando (7 GP, , 4 PIM) American Hockey League (3): Tyler Harlton, St. John s (24 GP , 20 PIM) Shawn Horcoff, Hamilton (19 GP, , 17 PIM) Tony Tuzzolino, Hartford (4 GP, , 4 PIM) East Coast Hockey League (5): Sean Berens, Baton Rouge (15 GP, , +2, 26 PIM) Chris Bogas, Toledo (15, , +2, 23 PIM) Kelly Harper, Greenville (14 GP, , -5, 6 PIM) Brad Hodgins, New Orleans (14 GP, , -9, 31 PIM) Mark Loeding, Birmingham (13 GP, , +2, 20 PIM) United Hockey League (3): Mike Ford, Kalamazoo (15 GP, , -1, 26 PIM) Richard Keyes, Kalamazoo (15 GP, , +5, 37 PIM) Jeff Kozakowski, B.C. (18 GP, , -1, 16 PIM) West Coast Hockey League (1): Mike Buzak, Long Beach (7-2-2, 2.55 GAA,.894svs%) SPARTAN SPORTS ZONE Spartan Sports Zone, a weekly 30-minute television show produced and distributed by the Michigan State Athletic Department, airs throughout the state on Fox Sports Detroit. The magazine-format show is dedicated to in-depth coverage of Spartan hockey, football and men's basketball. Head coach Ron Mason, along with football coach Bobby Williams and basketball coach Tom Izzo are featured on the show, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. and is rebroadcast on Mondays at 2 p.m. RON MASON RADIO SHOW The Ron Mason Radio Show runs throughout the season on WVFN-AM 730. The hourlong show originates from Reno s East Sports Bar in East Lansing from 6 to 7 p.m. each Wednesday. Jerry Marshall, the Munn Arena public address announcer for three decades, hosts the program. UP NEXT MSU plays its final games prior to the Christmas break as the Spartans meet Ferris State in a home-and-home series. The first contest takes place in Big Rapids on Friday, Dec. 8 with faceoff set for 7:05 p.m. Saturday s game at Munn Ice Arena will also get underway at 7:05 p.m. MSU HOCKEY LONGEST TEAM STREAKS OVERALL WINS:... 6, 10/21-11/10 LOSSES:... 1, 10/20 UNBEATEN:... 10, 10/21-present (9-0-1) WINLESS:... 2, 10/14-20 (0-1-1) HOME WINS:... 3, 10/21-11/10 LOSSES:... 1, 10/20 UNBEATEN:... 5, 10/21-present (4-0-1) WINLESS:... 1, 10/20 (0-1-0) ROAD WINS:... 6, 10/13-present LOSSES:... N/A UNBEATEN:... 6, 10/13-present (5-0-0) WINLESS:...N/A NEUTRAL WINS:...N/A LOSSES:...N/A UNBEATEN:... 1, 10/14-present (0-0-1) WINLESS:... 1, 10/14-present (0-0-1) MSU HOCKEY CURRENT POINT STREAKS SIX GAMES: Jeremy Jackson (4-4--8) FOUR GAMES: Adam Hall (3-2--5) THREE GAMES: Brad Fast (1-4--5) MSU HOCKEY AWARD WINNERS JOHNSON NISSAN CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Brian Maloney Ryan Miller CCHA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ryan Miller (Oct. 30) Ryan Miller (Nov. 6) Brad Fast (Nov. 27) SPARTAN SPORTS INFORMATION How to contact MSU hockey SID Mike Eidelbes: Office Phone:... (517) Home Phone:... (517) Munn Press Row:... (517) Fax:... (517) eidelbes@msu.edu Web Site:...

8 HOME/ROAD COMPARISON HOME ROAD NEUTRAL TOTAL No. Player GP G-A--PTS GP G-A--PTS GP G-A--PTS GP G-A--PTS 1 Shopbell Insana Liles Markusen Clark Hearon Hundt Patchell S. Jackson Whitten Swistak Koski Ferguson Hall Dolyny Maloney Nail Bogle Brush Hutchinson Porter Goodenow Fast Pugliese Blackburn Miller J. Jackson GOALTENDERS HOME ROAD NEUTRAL TOTAL No. Player GP W-L-T GP W-L-T GP W-L-T GP W-L-T 1 Shopbell Blackburn Miller SPECIAL TEAMS HOME ROAD NEUTRAL TOTAL POWER PLAY 9-47 (.191) (.417) 0-7 (.000) (.244) PENALTY KILL (.941) (.900) 2-2 (1.000) (.929) CCHA STANDINGS Place Team (overall record) W L T Pts. This Week Next Week 1 Michigan State (10-1-2) beat MINN, beat WIS at BGSU 2 Northern Michigan (7-4-4) won, tied at ND hosts UM 3 Western Michigan (10-1-2) swept FSU hosts Miami Michigan (10-3-2) beat WIS, beat MINN at NMU 5 Ohio State (7-4-0) idle at FSU 6 Miami (7-5-2) swept LSSU at WMU Alaska-Fairbanks (3-6-3) tied, won vs. BGSU at UNO 8 Bowling Green (2-7-3) tied, lost at UAF hosts MSU 9 Nebraska-Omaha (6-8-0) swept by Merrimack hosts UAF Lake Superior State (6-10-0) swept by Miami hosts ND 11 Notre Dame (3-7-3) lost, tied vs. NMU at LSSU 12 Ferris State (3-7-2) lost at WMU hosts OSU

9 GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL SCORING Jon J-M Joe Steve Tim Aaron Sean Steve Damon Steve Kris Troy Adam Rustyn Insana Liles Markusen Clark Hearon Hundt Patchell Jackson Whitten Swistak Koski Ferguson Hall DND DND DND vs. Merrimack DND UNO DND DND UNO DND DND DND DND DND DND NMU DND DND NMU DND DND WMU DND DND DND LSSU DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DND @FSU FSU vs. BC vs. UM/MTU MIAMI MIAMI LSSU UAF UM MSU S RECORD IN WHEN... MSU scores first Opponent scores first MSU leads after one period Opponent leads after one period Tied after one period MSU leads after two periods Opponent leads after two periods Tied after two periods OT games Game is decided by one goal Game is decided by two goals Game is decided by three goals Game is decided by four+ goals MSU outshoots opponent MSU outshot by opponent Shots are even MSU has less than 20 shots on net Opponent has less than 20 shots on net MSU has shots on net Opponent has shots on net MSU has shots on net Opponent has shots on net MSU has shots on net Opponent has shots on net MSU has more penalties than opp Opponent has more penalties Penalties are even MSU scores one goal Opponent scores one goal MSU scores two goals Opponent scores two goals MSU scores three goals Opponent scores three goals MSU scores four goals Opponent scores four goals MSU scores five or more goals Opponent scores five or more goals MSU scores on power play Opp. scores on power play MSU fails to score on power play Opp. fails to score on power play Dolyny scores a goal Dolyny records a point Hall scores a goal J. Jackson records a point Liles records a point Maloney records a point MSU plays at home MSU plays on the road MSU plays at a neutral site MSU plays on a Friday MSU plays on a Saturday MSU plays on a Sunday MSU plays on a Tuesday MSU plays on a Thursday MSU plays in October MSU plays in November MSU plays in December MSU plays in January MSU plays in February MSU plays in March MSU vs CCHA MSU vs ECAC MSU vs HOCKEY EAST MSU vs WCHA

10 GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL SCORING Brian John Andrew Pat Andrew Mike Joe Brad Jay Jeremy Ryan Joe Nathan Maloney Nail Bogle Brush Hutchinson Porter Goodenow Fast Pugliese Jackson Miller Blackburn DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND vs. Merrimack DND-INJ DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND UNO DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND UNO DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND-INJ DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND-INJ DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND NMU DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND NMU DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND WMU DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND LSSU DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND-INJ DND DND saves @FSU FSU vs. BC vs. UM/MTU MIAMI MIAMI LSSU UAF UM THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... Series Sweep in Munn Arena MSU: vs. Northern Michigan (3-2 and 4-1) 11/9-10/00 Opponent: Miami (1-0 and 3-2 OT), 2/10-11/95 Series Sweep on the Road MSU: at Notre Dame (5-1 and 3-2), 10/26-27/00 Opponent: at Miami (3-2 and 3-0), 11/19-20/99 Team Scored 10 Goals MSU: 12 vs. Ohio State, 12/6/91, (MSU 12-4) Opponent: 11 by Lake Superior State, 2/11/94 (LSSU 11-1) Team had 40 Shots MSU: 43 vs. Lake Superior State, 11/21/00, (MSU 5-0) Opponent: 42 by Notre Dame, 10/27/00, (MSU 3-2) Team had 50 Shots MSU: 51 vs. OSU, 3/21/98 (MSU 3-2 2OT) Opponent: 54 by Wisconsin, 2/20/81, (MSU 5-3) Player Had a Hat Trick MSU: Mike York vs. Miami, 1/8/99, (MSU 5-1) Opponent: Dany Heatley, Wisconsin, 11/26/99, (UW 5-1) Player Scored Four Goals MSU: Sean Berens vs. Northern Michigan, 1/10/98, (MSU 6-1) Opponent: Kurt Miller, Lake Superior State, 2/11/94, (LSSU 11-1) Player Scored Five Goals MSU: Mike Donnelly vs. Ohio State, 12/14/85, (MSU 6-5 OT) Opponent: Mark Taylor, North Dakota, 11/23/79, (UND 9-2) Player Had Five Assists MSU: Dwayne Norris vs. Ohio State, 12/6/91, (MSU 12-4) Opponent: David Roberts, Michigan, 1/30/93, (UM 11-1 at Joe Louis Arena) Player Had Five Points MSU: Steve Ferranti (3-2--5) vs. Western Ontario, 10/12/96, (MSU 7-2) Opponent: Steve Reinprecht (1-4--5), Wisconsin, 11/26/99, (UW 5-1) Player Scored a Shorthanded Goal MSU: Damon Whitten vs. Northern Michigan, 11/9/00, (MSU 3-2) Opponent: Blake Bellefeuille, Boston College, 3/24/00, (BC 6-5 OT NCAAs) Player Scored an Overtime Goal MSU: Adam Hall vs. Northern Michigan, 2/11/00, (MSU 3-2 OT) Opponent: Jeff Farkas, Boston College, 3/24/00, (BC 6-5 OT NCAAs) Player Scored with Goaltender Pulled MSU: Damon Whitten vs. Northern Michigan (delayed penalty), 11/10/00, (MSU 4-1) Opponent: Mike Lephart, Boston College (goalie pulled for extra attacker), 3/24/00, (BC 6-5 OT NCAAs)

11 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result/Time MSU MSU/OPP MSU MSU MSU OPP Date (All Times ET) Opponent GWG/GTG SOG GOALIE SAVES PP PK PIM PIM Oct. 3 L 4-6 USA DEVELOPMENT TEAM (Ex) /20 Blackburn Miller - 6 Oct. 6 W 7-0 WESTERN ONTARIO (Ex) Insana 47/11 Miller JOHNSON NISSAN CLASSIC (Anchorage, Alaska) Oct. 13 W 5-4 at Alaska Anchorage Nail-1 23/23 Miller Oct. 14 T 1-1 (ot) vs. Merrimack /27 Miller Oct. 20 L 1-2 NEBRASKA-OMAHA /33 Miller Oct. 21 W 4-1 NEBRASKA-OMAHA Liles-1 35/19 Miller Oct. 26 W 5-1 at Notre Dame J. Jackson-1 31/26 Miller Oct. 27 W 3-2 at Notre Dame Patchell-1 31/42 Miller Nov. 4 W 1-0 at Michigan Dolyny-1 13/31 Miler Nov. 9 W 3-2 NORTHERN MICHIGAN Whitten-1 23/23 Miller Nov. 10 W 4-1 NORTHERN MICHIGAN Whitten-2 41/21 Miller Nov. 17 T 2-2 WESTERN MICHIGAN /36 Miller Nov. 21 W 5-0 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE Bogle-1 43/19 Miller COLLEGE HOCKEY SHOWCASE Nov. 24 W 3-2 at Minnesota Maloney-1 31/27 Miller Nov. 26 W 6-2 at Wisconsin Nail-2 31/34 Miller Dec. 1 7:05 p.m. at Bowling Green Dec. 2 7:05 p.m. at Bowling Green Dec. 8 7:05 p.m. at Ferris State Dec. 9 7:05 p.m. FERRIS STATE GREAT LAKES INVITATIONAL (Detroit, Mich.) Dec. 29 4:05 p.m. vs. Boston College Dec. 30 TBA vs. Michigan or Michigan Tech Jan. 5 7:05 p.m. YALE Jan. 6 7:05 p.m. YALE Jan. 12 7:05 p.m. at Lake Superior State Jan. 13 7:05 p.m. at Lake Superior State Jan. 19 7:05 p.m. MIAMI Jan. 20 7:05 p.m. MIAMI Jan. 23 7:05 p.m. LAKE SUPERIOR STATE Jan. 27 7:35 p.m. vs. Michigan Feb. 2 7:05 p.m. at Northern Michigan Feb. 3 7:05 p.m. at Northern Michigan Feb. 9 7:05 p.m. ALASKA-FAIRBANKS Feb. 10 7:05 p.m. ALASKA-FAIRBANKS Feb. 16 7:05 p.m. at Western Michigan Feb. 17 7:35 p.m. vs. Michigan Feb. 23 7:35 p.m. at Ohio State Feb. 24 7:05 p.m. at Ohio State March 2 6:05 p.m. MICHIGAN March 9-11 CCHA First Round Series (Campus Sites) March 13 CCHA Play-in Game (Campus Site) March 16 CCHA Semifinals (Detroit, Mich.) March 17 CCHA Championship (Detroit, Mich.) March 23 NCAA East Regional (Worcester, Mass) March 24 NCAA West Regional (Grand Rapids, Mich.) March 24 NCAA East Regional (Worcester, Mass.) March 25 NCAA West Regional (Grand Rapids, Mich.) April 5 NCAA Semifinals (Albany, N.Y.) April 7 NCAA Final (Albany, N.Y.)

12 GAME #1 FRIDAY, OCT. 13 MSU at ALASKA ANCHORAGE SULLIVAN ARENA ANCHORAGE, ALASKA MSU UAA st: MSU-Hall-1 (J. Jackson-1); 11:35 UAA-Gilkerson-1 (Zaporzan-1, Schnell- 1); 12:24 UAA-Cygan-1 (Scott-1, Lawson-1); 13:42 MSU-Maloney-1 (J. Jackson-2); 14:06 MSU-Liles-1 (Maloney-1, Dolyny-1); PPG; 19:38 2nd: MSU-Maloney-2 (Fast-1, J. Jackson-3); 6:56 3rd: UAA-Gilkerson-2 (Sikich-1, Shasby-1); PPG; 1:19 MSU-Nail-1 (Markusen-1, Miller-1); 3:43 UAA-Scott-1 (Zaporzan-1, Cygan-1); 11:36 PENALTIES: MSU 2-4; UAA 3-14 POWER PLAYS: MSU 1-3; UAA 1-2 SHOTS: MSU ; UAA SAVES: MSU-Miller ( ); 60:00 UAA-Strachan ( ); 58:57 REFEREE: Goddard ASSISTANTS: Klepec, Hanek GAME #2 SATURDAY, OCT. 14 MSU vs. MERRIMACK SULLIVAN ARENA ANCHORAGE, ALASKA MERRIMACK MSU st: MSU-Dolyny-1 (Whitten-1, Hearon-1); 11:35 2nd: No scoring 3rd: MC-Kiley-1 (Rosa-1); 11:50 PENALTIES: MC 8-16; MSU 4-8 POWER PLAYS: MC 0-2; MSU 0-7 SHOTS: MC ; MSU SAVES:MC-Welby ( ); 65:00 MSU-Miller ( ); 65:00 REFEREE: Goddard ASSISTANTS: Klepec, Hanek GAME SUMMARIES GAME #3 FRIDAY, OCT. 20 NEBRASKA-OMAMA AT MSU MUNN ICE ARENA EAST LANSING, MICH UNO MSU st: UNO-Carr-2 (Cassin-3, White-1); 0:22 2nd: UNO-Chalmers-1 (Brisson-1); 18:47 3rd: MSU-Hall-2 (Liles-1, Maloney-2); PPG; 0:18 PENALTIES: UNO 6-12; MSU 4-8 POWER PLAYS: UNO 0-3; MSU 1-5 SHOTS: UNO ; MSU SAVES:UNO-Ellis ( ); 65:00 MSU-Miller ( ); 65:00 REFEREE: Pochmara ASSISTANTS: Friedman, Gawlik GAME #4 SATURDAY, OCT. 21 NEBRASKA-OMAMA AT MSU MUNN ICE ARENA EAST LANSING, MICH UNO MSU st: MSU-Dolyny-2 (Whitten-2, Ferguson-1); PPG; 16:44 2nd: MSU-Liles-2 (Maloney-3, Hall-1); PPG; 4:48 UNO-Brisson-1 (Zanon-1, Jaworski-1); PPG; 7:34 3rd: MSU-J. Jackson-1 (Hall-2, Maloney-4); PPG; 15:41 MSU-Hall-3 (unassisted); ENG; SHG; 19:15 PENALTIES: UNO 14-36; MSU POWER PLAYS: UNO 1-9; MSU 3-9 SHOTS: UNO ; MSU SAVES: UNO-Ellis ( ); 59:20 MSU-Miller ( ); 60:00 REFEREE: McInchak ASSISTANTS: Friedman, LaDuke GAME #5 THURSDAY, OCT. 26 MSU AT NOTRE DAME JOYCE CENTER NOTRE DAME, IND. MSU ND st: MSU-S. Jackson-1 (Nail-2, Hutchinson- 1); PPG; 14:01 2nd: MSU-J. Jackson-2 (Liles-2, Maloney-5); PPG; 6:00 MSU-Clark-1 (Whitten-3, Dolyny-2); PPG; 8:32 3rd: ND-Inman-4 (Galvin-1, Globke-3); PPG; 0:15 MSU-Insana-1 (J. Jackson-4); ENG; 19:15 MSU-Hundt-1 (unassisted); 19:52 PENALTIES: MSU 6-12; ND 7-25 POWER PLAYS: MSU 3-5; ND 1-4 SHOTS: MSU ; ND SAVES: MSU-Miller ( ); 60:00 ND-Kimento ( ); 59:05 REFEREE: Wilkins ASSISTANTS: Troester, Gawlik GAME #6 FRIDAY, OCT. 27 MSU AT NOTRE DAME JOYCE CENTER NOTRE DAME, IND. MSU ND st: MSU-Dolyny-3 (Hall-3, Liles-3); PPG; 5:49 ND-Globke-4 (Dunlop-2, Kopischke-1); 13:06 MSU-Hall-4 (J. Jackson-5, Dolyny-3); PPG; 19:24 2nd: ND-Dolder-4 (Gill-3, Henning-2); 16:21 3rd: MSU-Patchell-1 (Nail-2); 18:42 PENALTIES: MSU 6-12; ND 6-20 POWER PLAYS: MSU 2-4; ND 0-5 SHOTS: MSU ; ND SAVES: MSU-Miller ( ); 60:00 ND-Zasowski ( ); 58:56 REFEREE: Aaron ASSISTANTS: Troester, Langseth SPARTAN TEAM HIGHS and LOWS MOST GOALS 1st Period:... 3, twice (MR: 11/26 at WIS) 2nd Period:... 2, three times (MR: 11/26 at WIS) 3rd Period:... 3, (11/24 at MINN) Game:... 6, (11/26 at WIS) Two-game series:... 8 (10/26-27 at ND) FEWEST GOALS Game:... 1, three times (MR: 11/4 at UM) MOST GOALS ALLOWED Game:... 4 (10/13 at UAA) FEWEST GOALS ALLOWED Game:... 0, twice (11/21 vs. LSSU) MOST ASSISTS Period:... 5 (11/26 at WIS, 1st) Game: (11/26 at WIS) Two-game series: (11/9-10 vs. NMU) MOST POINTS Period:... 8 (11/26 at WIS, 1st) Game: (11/26 at WIS) Two-game series: (10/26-27 at ND) MOST PP GOALS Period:.. 2, three times (MR: 11/9 vs. NMU, 2nd) Game:... 3, twice (MR: 10/26 at ND) Two-game series:... 5 (10/26-27 at ND) BEST PP PERCENTAGE Game: , 2-2 (11/26 at WIS) MOST SHOTS ON GOAL 1st Period:... 15, three times (MR: 10/27 at ND) 2nd Period: (11/21 vs. LSSU) 3rd Period:... 17, (11/10 vs. NMU) Game: (11/21 vs. LSSU) Two-game series: (10/20-21 vs. UNO) FEWEST SHOTS ALLOWED Period:... 2 (10/26 at ND, 2nd) Game:... 19, twice (MR: 11/21 vs. LSSU) Two-game series: (11/9-10 vs. NMU) MOST SAVES 1st Period: (11/17 vs. WMU) 2nd Period: (10/27 at ND) 3rd Period: (10/26 at ND) Game: (10/27 at ND) Two-game series: (10/25-27 at ND) MOST OPPONENT SAVES Period:... 19, (Platt, LSSU, 2nd, 11/21) Game:... 38, (Platt, LSSU, 11/21) MOST PENALTIES 1st Period:... 4 (11/4 at UM) 2nd Period:... 6 (10/21 vs. UNO) 3rd Period:... 5 (10/21 vs. UNO) Game: 13, (10/20 vs. UNO) 34 min., (10/21 vs. UNO) FEWEST PENALTIES Game:... 2 (10/13 at UAA) MISCELLANEOUS Largest deficit overcome in a win:... 1 goal (10/13 at UAA, 11/9 vs. NMU, 11/24 at MINN, 11/26 at WIS) Record when trailed at one point: Record when led at one point: