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1 NCHC weekend update National Collegiate Hockey Conference Saturday, January 10, 2015 Volume 2, Issue 15-A 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite C Colorado Springs, CO Phone: Fax: Michael Weisman O: C: NCHC Standings Conference Overall Pts. GP W L T SW Win Pct. GF GA GP W L T Win Pct. GF GA 1. Minnesota Duluth Omaha Miami North Dakota Denver St. Cloud State Western Michigan Colorado College Teams are awarded three points for each conference win in regulation or overtime, and one point for an overtime tie. Conference games still tied after a five-minute overtime advance to a three-player shootout with the team that wins the shootout receiving an extra point in the standings (SW in the standings). A shootout win then is worth two points in the standings while the team that loses the shootout receives just one point for the tie. Teams play a 24-game conference schedule Saturday, Jan. 10 Schedule Western Michigan at Notre Dame, 6:05 p.m. ET TV: NBC Sports Network *No. 6/5 Miami at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT *No. 7/7 Minnesota Duluth at No. 1/1 North Dakota, 7:07 p.m. CT TV: CBS Sports Network *No. 10/10 Denver at No. 12/13 Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 9 Results at Western Michigan 4, Notre Dame 2 *at St. Cloud State 3, No. 6/5 Miami 1 *No. 7/7 Minnesota Duluth 4, at No. 1/1 North Dakota 1 * at No. 12/13 Omaha 5, No. 10/10 Denver 4 NCHC Teams in BOLD; * Conference Game NCHC.tv Upcoming Games Saturday, Jan. 10 No. 6/5 Miami at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m. CT No. 10/10 Denver at No. 12/13 Omaha, 7:07 p.m. CT For NCHC News, Information and More... visit the NCHC website: NCHCHockey.com follow the NCHC on #NCHCHockey like the NCHC on Facebook: Facebook.com/TheNCHC follow the NCHC on watch/subscribe to the NCHC on NCHC.tv download the NCHC mobile app Friday s Highlights and Notes In the only non-conference game Friday, Western Michigan topped Notre Dame, 4-2, improving the NCHC s non-conference record to (.653), which continues to be the best non-conference record among the six NCAA conferences by a wide margin (Hockey East is second at.576). NCHC teams are now against Hockey East teams this season, the only conference the NCHC does not have a winning record against. The Broncos could pull the NCHC even with a win at Notre Dame Saturday night. WMU is 2-0 this year at Compton Family Ice Arena after winning the Shillelagh Tournament, hosted by Notre Dame, Nov In the first conference games in nearly a month, No. 7/7 Minnesota Duluth took over sole possession of first place in the NCHC with a 4-1 win at No. 1/1 North Dakota. UMD is now in its last 12 games. The Bulldogs scored three goals in the final 8:48 of the game to break a 1-1 tie. Junior forward Tony Cameranesi scored the game-winning goal, his second game-winner of the season, which extended his point streak to six games, tying a career long. UMD freshman goalie Kasimir Kaskisuo earned the win in net with 23 saves, as he improved to on the year after making his 16th straight start in net. His 12 wins lead all rookie goalies in the NCAA, three more than any other freshman, and tie for fifth among all netminders. No. 12/13 Omaha erased a 3-0 deficit in the second period with three goals in less than four minutes and then scored twice in the final 3:12 to overcome a 4-3 hole and beat No. 10/10 Denver 5-4. Senior forward Dominic Zombo tallied the game-winner while freshman forward Avery Peterson had three points (1g, 2a), tying a career high (Nov. 8 at Ohio State). This was Peterson s first multi-assist game. Omaha sophomore forward Austin Ortega (12g, 11a) and Denver freshman forward Danton Heinen (8g, 15a) each had an assist in Friday s game as they now share the NCHC scoring lead with 23 points each. St. Cloud State beat No. 6/5 Miami, 3-1, behind two goals from junior forward David Morley. It was his first multi-goal game since his freshman season and the fourth of his career. Senior forward Joe Rehkamp scored the game-winner in the final frame, his first goal of the year. SCSU sophomore goaltender Charlie Lindgren recorded a career-high 37 saves to get the win in net against Miami. His previous career high was 36 stops Nov. 22 against North Dakota earlier this season. WMU scored the game s final three goals in its win over Notre Dame. Senior forward Justin Kovacs notched the game-winner while freshman forward Willem Nong-Lambert tallied his first career goal, both in the third period.

2 Friday Recaps UMD Tops UND, Omaha Rallies Past DU, SCSU Upsets Miami Broncos win lone non-conference game over Notre Dame Friday, Jan. 9 After no conference games for nearly a month, the return of National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) play Friday lived up to expectations, featuring three exciting games that saw a crazy comeback and two top-five teams fall to conference foes. The NCHC also won its only non-conference game Friday night. In a battle of top-10 teams, No. 7/7 Minnesota Duluth came out on top in the series opener at No. 1/1 North Dakota, taking down top-ranked UND, 4-1, behind a trio of goals in the final nine minutes of the third period. Junior forward Tony Cameranesi s game-winner moved the Bulldogs into sole possession of first place in the NCHC. Just one point behind UMD is No. 12/13 Omaha, which erased a 3-0 deficit to collect a 5-4 win over No. 10/10 Denver and move into second place in the NCHC. Senior forward Dominic Zombo scored the game-winner with 2:13 remaining marking UNO s second goal in the final four minutes of regulation. The team that was tied for first place, No. 6/5 Miami, fell on the road at St. Cloud State, as the Huskies knocked off the Red- Hawks, 3-1, behind a pair of goals from junior forward David Morley. Miami is now in third in the NCHC, three points back of UMD. In the only non-conference game Friday, Western Michigan scored twice in the third period to break a 2-2 tie and earn a 4-2 win over former CCHA rival Notre Dame with senior forward Justin Kovacs notching the game-winner early in the final frame. No. 7/7 MINNESOTA DULUTH 4, No. 1/1 NORTH DAKOTA 1 GRAND FORKS, N.D. No. 7/7 Minnesota Duluth scored three goals in the final nine minutes to break a 1-1 tie and earn a 4-1 win over No. 1/1 North Dakota Friday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena as both teams resumed NCHC play for the first time in a month. With the win, UMD (13-6-0, NCHC) moved into sole possession of first place in the NCHC while UND (13-5-2, NCHC) remained in fourth place. The first period was full of action as both teams had quality scoring changes. North Dakota appeared to get on the board first but after a review, the goal was waved off as UND had a player in the crease interfering with the goaltender. A few minutes later, it looked as though the Bulldogs had jumped in front, tapping in a loose puck, but senior forward Adam Krause made contact with the goalie before his goal as that was also taken off the board after a review. Neither team took advantage of a power play chance in the first frame either as the game was scoreless after 20 minutes. In the second period, a goal finally did stand as UMD went ahead 1-0. Junior forward Cal Decowski started the play with a cross-ice back-hand pass in the offensive zone, which senior forward Justin Crandall attempted to back-hand in the net but he only connected slightly and the puck redirected to the front of the net where sophomore forward Kyle Osterberg buried the loose puck in the slot. UMD had a chance to extend its lead with a power play late in the second stanza but again was unable to convert. With UMD clinging to its one-goal lead, North Dakota finally broke up the shutout 10:05 into the final frame when sophomore defenseman Gage Ausmus left a drop pass for senior forward Connor Gaarder, who ripped a shot from the left circle that snuck past UMD freshman goalie Kasimir Kaskisuo s glove, hit the far post and banked in the net to tie the game. Only 1:07 later however, the Bulldogs went back on top when sophomore defenseman Willie Raskob deked a UND defenseman and then dished to junior forward Tony Cameranesi on the back side for an easy putaway on a one-timer. Another 1:02 later and UMD doubled its lead as a turnover at the UND blue line allowed sophomore defenseman Carson Soucy to carry the puck all the way up ice before firing a wrister from the left circle that beat UND junior goalie Zane McIntyre in the top corner near post for an unassisted tally. With just over two minutes to play, North Dakota pulled McIntyre for the extra attacker but with 14 ticks left UMD sealed the game as sophomore forward Alex Iafallo found the empty net for the 4-1 final. Minnesota Duluth outshot UND, 37-24, for the game, including over the final 40 minutes. Kaskisuo earned the win in net with 23 saves, while McIntyre suffered the loss despite stopping 33 shots. The Bulldogs went 0-for-3 on the power play while UND failed to score on its only power play chance. The two long-time rivals complete their series Saturday at 7 p.m. CT with the game televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. ST. CLOUD STATE 3, No. 6/5 MIAMI 1 ST. CLOUD, Minn. Junior forward David Morley scored two goals and St. Cloud State overcame a slow start to earn a 3-1 win over No. 6/5 Miami Friday night at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The victory moved the Huskies (8-10-1, NCHC) into sixth place in the NCHC while snapping the RedHawks (14-7-0, NCHC) three-game winning streak and moving Miami from first to third in the standings. The RedHawks came out firing on all cylinders, controlling play for much of the first period. Miami outshot SCSU, 17-8, over the first 20 minutes, but Huskies sophomore goaltender Charlie Lindgren denied every chance, including help kill a MU power play, as the game was scoreless after one period. The RedHawks did break through 5:06 into the second stanza when junior forward Sean Kuraly grabbed a rebound out wide, circled back toward goal and fired a wrister from the high slot that deflected off a SCSU defenseman and into the net. After killing two penalties, Miami was not able to kill a third straight in the middle period as the Huskies tied the game on Morley s first goal. Junior forward Joey Benik had the puck in the right circle and sent a crossice pass to Morley on the back door for the one-timer power play goal. With the game still tied 1-1 in the third period, SCSU started to take control of the contest. The Huskies grabbed their first lead 4:09 into the final frame when senior defenseman Andrew Prochno sent in a shot from the blue line that was blocked in front of goal, but senior forward Joe Rehkamp grabbed the rebound with his back to goal, spun and scored on a shot in the low slot to make it 2-1. The Huskies then sealed the game with Morley s second tally with 1:37 to play on a give-and-go. Morley chipped the puck down to freshman forward Patrick Russell in the corner, where he back-handed a pass back to a cutting Morley, who beat Miami junior goalie Ryan McKay five-hole from close range to make it 3-1. Despite the loss, Miami did outshoot SCSU, 38-37, but the Huskies outshot the RedHawks, 29-21, over the final 40 minutes. Lindgren totaled a career-high 37 saves to earn the win, recording double-digit saves each frame. McKay stopped 34 shots in the loss for Miami. SCSU finished 1-for-3 on the power play while MU was 0-for-1. The two teams complete their series Saturday at 7:07 p.m. CT. The game will be available on NCHC.tv. WESTERN MICHIGAN 4, NOTRE DAME 2 KALAMAZOO, Mich. Western Michigan scored the game s final three goals, including two in the third period, to pull away for a 4-2 win over rival Notre Dame Friday night at Lawson Ice Arena in non-conference action. With the win, the Broncos (8-9-2) improved to in their last seven games while avenging a shutout sweep at the hands of the Fighting Irish (9-10-2) last season. NCHC #NCHCHockey Weekend Update: Jan. 10

3 Friday Recaps/Inter-Conference Records WMU started strong and grabbed a 1-0 lead 8:33 into the game on a highlight-reel goal from junior forward Colton Hargrove. Hargrove started the play by poking the puck to classmate Nolan LaPorte in neutral ice, creating an odd-man rush. LaPorte carried the puck into the zone and sent a saucer pass back to Hargrove, who dove on his stomach and redirected the puck into the net just under the crossbar for a 1-0 lead. With 17 seconds left in the first frame, Notre Dame tied it when Vince Hinostroza sent a centering pass from the corner that Mario Lucia redirected in front of net and past WMU junior goalie Lukas Hafner. Only 1:27 into the second stanza, the Irish grabbed the lead when Jordan Gross sent a simple shot from the point that snuck under Hafner, who was screened by traffic in front. The Broncos answered with 3:41 remaining in the middle period when senior forward Will Kessel won a draw cleanly back to senior defenseman Matt Stewart, who quickly sent in a sharp wrister from the top of the left circle that went over ND goalie Cal Petersen s glove and into the corner of the net to make it 2-2. After the teams each controlled a period over the first 40 minutes, the third period belonged to Western Michigan. Just 4:06 into the final frame, WMU took the lead for good when senior forward Justin Kovacs used a nifty move to beat an Irish defenseman entering the zone and then ripped a wrister inside the near post from a sharp angle for a 3-2 Bronco lead. Four minutes later, WMU doubled their lead, cashing in on a Notre Dame turnover. Freshman forward Willem Nong-Lambert grabbed the puck along the half wall in the offensive zone after a giveaway and skated in alone, scoring top shelf on the near side for his first career goal. The Irish pulled Petersen briefly late in the game for an extra attacker, but a slashing call on Gross with 1:33 to go ended any hopes of a Notre Dame comeback. WMU finished with a shots on goal advantage while Hafner compiled 18 saves to earn the win in net. Petersen suffered the loss while making 22 saves. Neither team had success on the power play as they combined to go 0-for-5. The former CCHA foes complete their home-and-home series Saturday in South Bend at 6:05 p.m. ET. The game will be on TV on NBC Sports Network and online at nbcsports.com. No. 12/13 OMAHA 5, No. 10/10 DENVER 4 OMAHA, Neb. Senior forward Dominic Zombo capped a furious third-period rally with a late power play goal to help No. 12/13 Omaha edge No. 10/10 Denver, 5-4, on Friday night at the CenturyLink Center in the first conference action for either team in nearly a month. With the win, UNO (13-5-3, ) moved into second place in the NCHC, while the Pioneers (11-6-1, ) remained in fifth place in the standings. The Mavericks rallied from 3-0 and 4-3 deficits to earn the win. With the game tied at three entering the third period, each team had potential goals waved off by lengthy video reviews. Denver finally retook the lead when senior forward Matt Tabrum s wrist shot from just inside the blue line fooled UNO sophomore goalie Kirk Thompson. The goal, with just under 10 minutes left in the game, was his first of the season. The Mavericks answered however, tying the game during a delayed penalty. Freshman forward David Pope scooped up a pass from classmate Avery Peterson, curled the net and slipped a wrist shot past DU sophomore goaltender Evan Cowley with 3:12 remaining in regulation. On the ensuing power play, freshman defenseman Luc Snuggerud threw the puck on goal from the left point. Cowley made the save, but the puck fell at his knees. Before he could find it, Zombo crashed the net, poking the puck between Cowley s pads for the game-winner and his fifth goal of the season just 59 seconds after Pope s tying goal and with only 2:13 left on the clock. Freshman netminder Brock Crossthwaite, who was inserted for Thompson following Tabrum s goal, picked up his first collegiate win with five saves in 9:58 of work. His best was on a one-timer by senior forward Daniel Doremus on a power play just after Denver had retaken the lead. The Pioneers opened the scoring just 2:40 into the game. Doremus beat Thompson through a screen for his fifth goal of the season. Denver doubled its lead after weathering two UNO power plays. Freshman forward Danton Heinen hit sophomore forward Matt Marcinew in the open on the left wing and he wristed the puck past Thompson at 17:21 of the opening period. Early in the second stanza, senior forward Zac Larraza added his sixth goal of the year to put Denver up 3-0. But the momentum turned, ironically, off a timeout taken by DU coach Jim Montgomery following an icing. Not long after, the Mavericks finally solved Cowley off a turnover. A pass behind the net bounced off the leg of senior defenseman Joey LaLeggia to the slot. Peterson, who tallied three points in the win, pounced on it and fired home his sixth goal of the season at 14:09 of the period, unassisted. Less than three minutes later, the Mavericks closed the gap to one goal. Sophomore forward Austin Ortega threw the puck into the feet of a Denver defenseman. The puck ricocheted out to classmate Jake Guentzel, who zipped a shot over Cowley s shoulder for his seventh goal of the year to make it 3-2 with 2:52 left in the middle period. Sophomore forward Jono Davis then evened the game just 45 seconds later. From below the goal line, he fired the puck into Cowley s feet and it caromed in for his first collegiate goal. Peterson finished with a goal and two assists while Guentzel had an assist to go with his goal. Snuggerud finished with two assists. Denver did outshoot UNO, 28-27, but Thompson and Crossthwaite combined for 24 saves (19 from Thompson). Cowley made 22 saves in the loss. The Mavericks went 1-for-3 against the NCHC s best penalty kill while holding DU to no goals on two power plays. The series concludes on Saturday at 7:07 p.m. CT with the game available on NCHC.tv. The NCHC vs.... (non-conference breakdown) AHA Big Ten ECAC HEA WCHA Total Colorado College Denver Miami Minnesota Duluth Omaha North Dakota St. Cloud State Western Michigan Total Weekend Update: Jan. 10 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 3

4 Friday Box Scores 13,20,24,21,15 13,15,20,21,11 6,5,8,15,16,9 Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Hockey Game Box Score (Final) #5 Miami vs St. Cloud State (Jan 09, 2015 at St. Cloud, MN) Miami (14-7-0, NCHC) vs. St. Cloud State (8-10-1, NCHC) Date: Jan 09, 2015 Location: St. Cloud, MN Arena: Herb Brooks NHC Attendance: 4032 Start time: 7:37 pm End time: 9:59 pm Total time: 2:22 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 2nd 05:06 MIAM Sean Kuraly/11 Matthew 9,8,10,58,95 63,42,26,11,28 1. EV Caito/12 Alex Wideman/4 2. 2nd 13:57 SCSU PP David Morley/4 Joey Benik/7 8,7,28 13,9,11,63,22 Kalle Kossila/ rd 04:09 SCSU EV Joe Rehkamp/1 Andrew Prochno/8 7,11,8,58,42 37,28,22,16,5 Jonny Brodzinski/7 4. 3rd 18:23 SCSU EV David Morley/5 Patrick Russell/9 27,8,9,12,10 13,63,7,28,9 Niklas Nevalainen/3 TEAM SUMMARY # Miami G A Pi Sh +/- Bl # St. Cloud State G A Pi Sh +/- Bl 2 Taylor Richart Nathan Widman Chris Joyaux Daniel Tedesco Austin Czarnik Niklas Nevalaine Matthew Caito Joey Benik Sean Kuraly Kalle Kossila Alex Wideman Ethan Prow Riley Barber David Morley Alex Gacek Jimmy Murray Cody Murphy Judd Peterson Kevin Morris Brooks Bertsch Blake Coleman Jonny Brodzinski Justin Greenberg Mika Ilvonen Scott Dornbrock Nick Oliver Ben Paulides Andrew Prochno Andrew Schmit Joe Rehkamp Conor Lemirand Tim Daly Louie Belpedio Blake Winiecki Anthony Louis Patrick Russell T TEAM Joe Phillippi dnp 1 Jay Williams dnp 45 Rasmus Reijola dnp Totals Totals ## Miami Dec Min GA Saves 35 Ryan McKay L 58: EMPTY NET 1: GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team Tot MIAM SCSU Shots by Period Team Tot MIAM SCSU Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd MIAMI SCSU 1st 0-1 (0) 0-0 (0) 2nd 0-0 (0) 1-3 (8) 3rd 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) Total 0-1 (0) 1-3 (8) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd MIAMI SCSU 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. David Morley 2. Joe Rehkamp 3. Charlie Lindgren Officials: Referee:Tom Sterns Referee:Timm Walsh Linesman:Sterling Egan Linesman:Jeff Schultz ## St. Cloud State Dec Min GA Saves 35 Charlie Lindgren W 60: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time Prd Player Team MiOffense Time 2nd Alex Gacek Miami 2.Holding 12:12 1st Andrew Prochno SCSU 2.Tripping 06:06 PP PP 2nd TEAM Miami 2.Too Many 13:27 2nd Taylor Richart Miami 2.Tripping 06:40 PP Players O Win-Charlie Lindgren (8-9-1). Loss-Ryan McKay (1-5-0). T.O. SCSU 10:29 3rd. Referee's signature Hockey Game Box Score (Final) #10 Denver vs #12 Omaha (Jan 9, 2015 at Omaha, Neb.) Denver (11-6-1, NCHC) vs. Omaha (13-5-3, NCHC) Date: Jan 9, 2015 Location: Omaha, Neb. Arena: CenturyLink Center Attendance: 6478 Start time: 7:37 pm End time: 10:07 Total time: 2:20 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1st 02:40 DEN Daniel Doremus/5 Will Butcher/7 19,7,11,14,4 4,19,9,28,23 1. EV JoeyLaLeggia/9 2. 1st 17:21 DEN EV Matt Marcinew/3 Danton Heinen/15 23,28,20,8,6 7,18,4,2,9 Adam Plant/6 3. 2nd 06:40 DEN EV Zac Larraza/6 Matt VanVoorhis/4 16,6,9,23,28 18,28,24,7,12 Gabe Levin/8 4. 2nd 14:09 OMAH EV AveryPeterson/6-12,14,21,11,25 7,18,12,4, nd 17:08 OMAH EV Jake Guentzel/7 Austin 12,18,27,7,4 20,16,28,4,14 Ortega/ nd 17:53 OMAH EV Jono Davis/1 AveryPeterson/7 21,39,25,11,8 18,7,12,24,2 Luc Snuggerud/8 7. 3rd 10:02 DEN EV Matt Tabrum/1 JoeyLaLeggia/10 25,21,14,39,11 4,25,12,7,28 Nolan Zajac/ rd 16:48 OMAH EV David Pope/6 AveryPeterson/8 8,20,21,27 12,7,24,18,2 Brian Cooper/8 9. 3rd 17:47 OMAH PP Dominic Zombo/5 Luc Snuggerud/9 19,11,6,25 14,4,20,24,16 Jake Guentzel/14 TEAM SUMMARY # Denver G A Pim Sh +/- Bl # Omaha G A Pim Sh +/- Bl 4 Josiah Didier Brian Cooper Matt VanVoorhis Luc Snuggerud Will Butcher Joel Messner Trevor Moore Matt Youso Gabe Levin AveryPeterson Nolan Zajac James Polk Ty Loney Tyler Vesel Larkin Jacobson David Pope Zac Larraza Jake Randolph Emil Romig Dominic Zombo Daniel Doremus Austin Ortega Danton Heinen Jono Davis JoeyLaLeggia Tanner Lane Matt Marcinew Jake Guentzel Matt Tabrum Grant Gallo Quentin Shore Ian Brady Adam Plant Justin Parizek Grant Arnold Brian O'Rourke TM TEAM Totals Totals ## Denver Dec Min GA Saves 31 Evan Cowley L 57: Tanner Jaillet 0: EMPTY NET 1: Prd Player Team MinOffense Time 1st Ty Loney DEN 2.Interference 10:37 PP 1st TEAM DEN 2.Too Many Players 14:39 PP On Ic 1st Grant Omaha 2.Interference 18:00 PP Gallo 3rd Matt Youso Omaha 2.Hooking 11:42 PP Win-Brock Crossthwaite (1-0-0). Loss-Evan Cowley (7-5-1). GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team Tot DEN OMAH Shots by Period Team Tot DEN OMAH Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd DEN OMAHA 1st 0-1 (0) 0-2 (2) 2nd 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) 3rd 0-1 (4) 1-1 (3) Total 0-2 (4) 1-3 (5) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd DEN OMAHA 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. Dominic Zombo 2. Avery Peterson 3. Luc Snuggerud Officials: Referee:Nick Krebsbach Referee:JoeSullivan Linesman:ChadEvers Linesman:ScottFitzpatrick ## Omaha Dec Min GA Saves 29 Kirk Thompson 49: EMPTY NET 0: Brock Crossthwaite W 9: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time 3rd Joey LaLeggia DEN 2.Holding The 16:48 Stick PP 3rd Matt Tabrum DEN 2.Roughing 17:47 3rd Jake Guentzel Omah 2.Roughing 17:47 Referee's signature Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Notre Dame vs Western Michigan (Jan 09, 2015 at Kalamazoo, Mich.) Notre Dame (9-10-2) vs. Western Michigan (8-9-2) Date: Jan 09, 2015 Location: Kalamazoo, Mich. Arena: Lawson Ice Arena Attendance: 3017 Start time: 7:30 pm End time: 9:51 pm Total time: 2:21 Prd Time Team Scored by Assists Vis. on ice Home on ice 1. 1st 08:33 WMU EV Colton Hargrove/5 Nolan LaPorte/9 13,10,2,27,20 14,16,13,8,15 Neal Goff/2 2. 1st 19:43 ND EV Mario Lucia/12 Vince Hinostroza/13 22,13,27,6,24 16,14,20,9,8 Austin Wuthrich/2 3. 2nd 01:27 ND EV Jordan Gross/4 Connor Hurley/7 3,16,5,12,18 26,15,16,10,13 Robbie Russo/ nd 16:19 WMU EV Matt Stewart/2 Will Kessel/9 24,12,18,6 6,29,7, rd 04:06 WMU EV Justin Kovacs/2 Taylor Fleming/7 3,27,22,13,5 17,20,10,9,14 Josh Pitt/5 6. 3rd 08:11 WMU EV Willem Nong-Lambert/1-13,12,15,3,18 25,16,23,22,20 TEAM SUMMARY # Notre Dame G A Pim Sh +/- Bl # Western Michigan G A Pim Sh +/- Bl 2 Tony Bretzman Matt Stewart Jordan Gross Kenney Morrison Robbie Russo Sheldon Dries Andy Ryan Chris Dienes Ben Ostlie Josh Pitt Dawson Cook Aidan Muir Anders Bjork Neal Goff Sam Herr Colton Hargrove Vince Hinostroza Scott Moldenhauer Thomas DiPauli Nolan LaPorte Peter Schneider Justin Kovacs Connor Hurley Frederik Tiffels Jake Evans Taylor Fleming Justin Wade Mike McKee Mario Lucia Aaron Hadley Luke Ripley Willem Nong-Lambert Steven Fogarty Michael Rebry Austin Wuthrich Will Kessel Chad Katunar dnp 1 Frank Slubowski dnp 35 Nick Stasack dnp 35 Sam Bloomberg dnp Totals Totals ## Notre Dame Dec Min GA Saves 40 Cal Petersen L 59: EMPTY NET 0: Prd Player Team MinOffense Time 1st Austin Wuthrich ND 2.Slashing 06:13 1st Sheldon Dries WMU 2.Roughing 06:13 2nd Sam Herr ND 2.Checking From Behind 13:02 PP 2nd Aaron Hadley WMU 2.Roughing Atw 16:13 2nd Jordan Gross ND 2.Roughing Atw 16:13 Win-Lukas Hafner (7-6-2). Loss-Cal Petersen (5-7-1). GOALTENDERS Goals by Period Team Tot ND WMU Shots by Period Team Tot ND WMU Power Play Goals-Att (Sh) Prd ND WMU 1st 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) 2nd 0-0 (0) 0-1 (0) 3rd 0-2 (2) 0-2 (2) Total 0-2 (2) 0-3 (2) Penalties-Minutes by Prd Prd ND WMU 1st nd rd Total Three stars: 1. Justin Kovacs 2. Matt Stewart 3. Lukas Hafner Officials: Referee:Brian Aaron Referee:Derek Shepherd Linesman:Brent Gawlik Linesman:Chris Hoy ## Western Michigan Dec Min GA Saves 55 Lukas Hafner W 59: EMPTY NET 0: PENALTY SUMMARY Prd Player Team MinOffense Time 3rd Robbie Russo ND 2.Tripping 04:35 PP 3rd Chris Dienes WMU 2.Holding 08:52 PP 3rd Nolan LaPorte WMU 2.Slashing 15:26 PP 3rd Jordan Gross ND 2.Slashing 18:27 PP Referee's signature NCHC #NCHCHockey Weekend Update: Jan. 10

5 NCHC Conference Scoring Leaders Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Mark MacMillan NDK SR F / MTL Austin Ortega UNO SO F / Jake Guentzel UNO SO F / PIT 4 Drake Caggiula NDK JR F / Austin Czarnik MIA SR F / E 6 Riley Barber MIA JR F / WSH 7 Joey LaLeggia DEN SR D / E EDM Sean Kuraly MIA JR F / SJS Austin Farley MND JR W / Cal Decowski MND JR C / Kyle Osterberg MND SO W / Michael Parks NDK SR F / PHI 13 Trevor Moore DEN SO F / Blake Coleman MIA SR F / NJD Joey Benik STC JR F / Patrick Russell STC FR F / Andy Welinski MND JR D / ANA Anthony Louis MIA SO F / CHI Jake Randolph UNO FR F / Matthew Caito MIA JR D / Daniel Doremus DEN SR F / Justin Crandall MND SR W / Ian Brady UNO SO D / Cody Murphy MIA SR F / Justin Parizek UNO SO F / Karson Kuhlman MND FR W / Defenseman Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Joey LaLeggia DEN SR D / E EDM 2 Andy Welinski MND JR D / ANA Matthew Caito MIA JR D / Ian Brady UNO SO D / Nolan Zajac DEN JR D / Andrew Prochno STC SR D / Chris Dienes WMU SO D / Brian Cooper UNO JR D / ANA 9 Jordan Schmaltz NDK JR D / STL Luc Snuggerud UNO FR D / CHI 11 Will Butcher DEN SO D / COL Kenney Morrison WMU JR D / Paul LaDue NDK SO D / LOS 14 Nick Mattson NDK SR D / CHI Scott Dornbrock MIA FR D / Willie Raskob MND SO D / Louie Belpedio MIA FR D / MIN Freshman Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Patrick Russell STC FR F / Jake Randolph UNO FR F / Karson Kuhlman MND FR W / Frederik Tiffels WMU FR F / Danton Heinen DEN FR F / E BOS 6 Nick Schmaltz NDK FR F / CHI Tyler Vesel UNO FR F / EDM Avery Peterson UNO FR F / MIN Luc Snuggerud UNO FR D / CHI 10 David Pope UNO FR F / DET 11 Scott Dornbrock MIA FR D / Louie Belpedio MIA FR D / MIN 13 Nick McCormack MND FR D / Adam Plant DEN FR D / Teemu Kivihalme CC_ FR D / NSH Johnny Simonson NDK FR F / Weekend Update: Jan. 10 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 5

6 Goal Scoring NCHC Conference Scoring Leaders GP G GPG 1 Sean Kuraly MIA JR F Mark MacMillan NDK SR F Joey LaLeggia DEN SR D Blake Coleman MIA SR F Riley Barber MIA JR F Austin Ortega UNO SO F Jonny Brodzinski STC JR F Cody Murphy MIA SR F Andy Welinski MND JR D Justin Parizek UNO SO F Drake Caggiula NDK JR F Players Tied With 4 Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Austin Czarnik MIA SR F Jake Guentzel UNO SO F Matthew Caito MIA JR D Michael Parks NDK SR F Trevor Moore DEN SO F Andrew Prochno STC SR D Anthony Louis MIA SO F Cal Decowski MND JR C Kyle Osterberg MND SO W Austin Ortega UNO SO F Jake Randolph UNO FR F Drake Caggiula NDK JR F Power Play Goals GP G GPG 1 Jonny Brodzinski STC JR F Andy Welinski MND JR D Players Tied With 2 Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG 1 Mark MacMillan NDK SR F Michael Mooney MIA JR D Joey Benik STC JR F Ian Brady UNO SO D Sean Kuraly MIA JR F Andy Welinski MND JR D Karson Kuhlman MND FR W Stephane Pattyn NDK SR F Drake Caggiula NDK JR F Plus Minus GP +/ 1 Matthew Caito MIA JR D Tyler Vesel UNO FR F Gage Ausmus NDK SO D Andy Welinski MND JR D Jake Randolph UNO FR F Blake Coleman MIA SR F 9 +7 Cody Murphy MIA SR F Mark MacMillan NDK SR F Players Tied With +6 Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G 1 Brian O'Rourke UNO SR D Peter Stoykewych CC SR D Tyler Vesel UNO FR F Brian Cooper UNO JR D Gage Ausmus NDK SO D Troy Stecher NDK SO D Joel Messner UNO FR D Neal Goff WMU FR D Josiah Didier DEN SR D Jaccob Slavin CC SO D Tim Daly STC SR D Power Play Points GP G A P PPG 1 Joey Benik STC JR F Austin Farley MND JR W Jonny Brodzinski STC JR F Kalle Kossila STC JR F Austin Czarnik MIA SR F Will Butcher DEN SO D Cody Bradley CC JR F Sean Kuraly MIA JR F Mark MacMillan NDK SR F Drake Caggiula NDK JR F Jake Guentzel UNO SO F Game Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Sean Kuraly MIA JR F Austin Ortega UNO SO F Cal Decowski MND JR C Players Tied With 1 Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Cody Murphy MIA SR F 11 1 Mark MacMillan NDK SR F 11 1 Face Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Blake Coleman MIA SR F Stephane Pattyn NDK SR F Jordan DiGiando CC SR F Jake Guentzel UNO SO F Mark MacMillan NDK SR F Gabe Levin DEN JR F Sheldon Dries WMU SO F Nick Schmaltz NDK FR F Kalle Kossila STC JR F Connor Gaarder NDK SR F NCHC #NCHCHockey Weekend Update: Jan. 10

7 NCHC Conference Goaltending Leaders Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Jay Williams MIA JR 8 477: Kasimir Kaskisuo MND FR : Zane McIntyre NDK JR : BOS 4 Ryan Massa UNO SR : Charlie Lindgren STC SO 9 541: Lukas Hafner WMU JR 8 446: Tanner Jaillet DEN FR 5 165: Evan Cowley DEN SO 6 305: FLA 9 Chase Perry CC_ FR 7 382: DET Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Zane McIntyre NDK JR : BOS 2 Ryan Massa UNO SR : Jay Williams MIA JR 8 477: Kasimir Kaskisuo MND FR : Charlie Lindgren STC SO 9 541: Lukas Hafner WMU JR 8 446: Evan Cowley DEN SO 6 305: FLA 8 Chase Perry CC_ FR 7 382: DET 9 Tanner Jaillet DEN FR 5 165: Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Zane McIntyre NDK JR Ryan Massa UNO SR Kasimir Kaskisuo MND FR Charlie Lindgren STC SO Chase Perry CC_ FR Lukas Hafner WMU JR Jay Williams MIA JR Evan Cowley DEN SO Ryan McKay MIA JR Tyler Marble CC_ SO Tanner Jaillet DEN FR Frank Slubowski WMU SR Kirk Thompson UNO SO Brock Crossthwaite UNO FR Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Jay Williams MIA JR Ryan Massa UNO SR 10 1 Weekend Update: Jan. 10 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 7

8 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Team Conference Only Stats TEAM OFFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Denver Omaha Minnesota Duluth Miami North Dakota St. Cloud State Western Michigan Colorado College TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Minnesota Duluth Miami North Dakota St. Cloud State Omaha Western Michigan Denver Colorado College POWER PLAY Team Totals SHA PP % 1 St. Cloud State 9/ Denver 8/ Minnesota Duluth 9/ North Dakota 8/ Colorado College 7/ Miami 9/ Omaha 6/ Western Michigan 5/ PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHF PK % 1 Omaha 34/ Miami 44/ St. Cloud State 22/ North Dakota 35/ Western Michigan 34/ Denver 25/ Minnesota Duluth 30/ Colorado College 32/ PENALTY MINUTES Team Games PIM PIM/G 1 Denver Colorado College Miami Western Michigan North Dakota Minnesota Duluth Omaha St. Cloud State SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Minnesota Duluth Miami Denver St. Cloud State North Dakota Western Michigan Omaha Colorado College SCORING BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Omaha Minnesota Duluth Miami North Dakota Denver Western Michigan St. Cloud State Colorado College GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 St. Cloud State Minnesota Duluth Miami North Dakota Denver Omaha Western Michigan Colorado College SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 St. Cloud State North Dakota Miami Minnesota Duluth Denver Omaha Colorado College Western Michigan NCHC #NCHCHockey Weekend Update: Jan. 10

9 NCHC Overall Scoring Leaders Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Danton Heinen DEN FR F / BOS Austin Ortega UNO SO F / Drake Caggiula NDK JR F / Austin Czarnik MIA SR F / Jake Guentzel UNO SO F / E PIT Riley Barber MIA JR F / WSH 7 Michael Parks NDK SR F / PHI 8 Dominic Toninato MND SO C / TOR 9 Trevor Moore DEN SO F / Jonny Brodzinski STC JR F / LOS Blake Coleman MIA SR F / NJD Jake Randolph UNO FR F / Justin Kovacs WMU SR F / Daniel Doremus DEN SR F / Sean Kuraly MIA JR F / SJS 16 Joey LaLeggia DEN SR D / EDM Cody Bradley CC_ JR F / Mark MacMillan NDK SR F / MTL Nick Schmaltz NDK FR F / CHI Nolan LaPorte WMU JR F / Nolan Zajac DEN JR D / Anthony Louis MIA SO F / CHI Joey Benik STC JR F / Austin Farley MND JR W / Jordan Schmaltz NDK JR D / STL Defenseman Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Joey LaLeggia DEN SR D / EDM 2 Nolan Zajac DEN JR D / Jordan Schmaltz NDK JR D / STL 4 Andy Welinski MND JR D / ANA 5 Matthew Caito MIA JR D / Kenney Morrison WMU JR D / Brian Cooper UNO JR D / ANA 8 Andrew Prochno STC SR D / Chris Dienes WMU SO D / Ian Brady UNO SO D / Luc Snuggerud UNO FR D / CHI 12 Will Butcher DEN SO D / COL Troy Stecher NDK SO D / Paul LaDue NDK SO D / E LOS 15 Willie Raskob MND SO D / Louie Belpedio MIA FR D / MIN Freshman Scoring GP G A P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/ NHL 1 Danton Heinen DEN FR F / BOS 2 Jake Randolph UNO FR F / Nick Schmaltz NDK FR F / CHI 4 Avery Peterson UNO FR F / MIN Tyler Vesel UNO FR F / EDM 6 Karson Kuhlman MND FR W / Patrick Russell STC FR F / Frederik Tiffels WMU FR F / Luc Snuggerud UNO FR D / CHI 10 Aidan Muir WMU FR F / EDM 11 Louie Belpedio MIA FR D / MIN 12 David Pope UNO FR F / DET Tucker Poolman NDK FR D / WPG 14 Teemu Kivihalme CC_ FR D / NSH Adam Plant DEN FR D / Scott Dornbrock MIA FR D / Weekend Update: Jan. 10 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 9

10 Goal Scoring NCHC Overall Scoring Leaders GP G GPG 1 Dominic Toninato MND SO C Austin Ortega UNO SO F Jonny Brodzinski STC JR F Sean Kuraly MIA JR F Riley Barber MIA JR F Blake Coleman MIA SR F Sheldon Dries WMU SO F Players Tied With 8 Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 Austin Czarnik MIA SR F Justin Kovacs WMU SR F Danton Heinen DEN FR F Jake Guentzel UNO SO F Michael Parks NDK SR F Drake Caggiula NDK JR F Jake Randolph UNO FR F Nick Schmaltz NDK FR F Daniel Doremus DEN SR F Anthony Louis MIA SO F Matthew Caito MIA JR D Jordan Schmaltz NDK JR D Power Play Goals GP G GPG 1 Jonny Brodzinski STC JR F Nolan LaPorte WMU JR F Austin Ortega UNO SO F Zac Larraza DEN SR F Tucker Poolman NDK FR D Sean Kuraly MIA JR F Players Tied With 3 Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG 1 Mark MacMillan NDK SR F Dominic Toninato MND SO C Stephane Pattyn NDK SR F Drake Caggiula NDK JR F Players Tied With 1 Plus Minus GP +/ 1 Matthew Caito MIA JR D Blake Coleman MIA SR F Daniel Doremus DEN SR F Louie Belpedio MIA FR D Alex Iafallo MND SO W Dominic Toninato MND SO C Cody Murphy MIA SR F Players Tied With +10 Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G 1 Brian O'Rourke UNO SR D Brian Cooper UNO JR D Tim Daly STC SR D Gage Ausmus NDK SO D Troy Stecher NDK SO D Peter Stoykewych CC SR D Josiah Didier DEN SR D Joel Messner UNO FR D Jaccob Slavin CC SO D Tyler Vesel UNO FR F Power Play Points GP G A P PPG 1 Jonny Brodzinski STC JR F Joey Benik STC JR F Jordan Schmaltz NDK JR D Justin Kovacs WMU SR F Nolan LaPorte WMU JR F Jake Guentzel UNO SO F Austin Farley MND JR W Kalle Kossila STC JR F Players Tied With 8 Points Game Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Sean Kuraly MIA JR F Austin Ortega UNO SO F Austin Farley MND JR W Players Tied With 2 Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Frederik Tiffels WMU FR F 14 1 Mark MacMillan NDK SR F 16 1 Quentin Shore DEN JR C 17 1 Trevor Moore DEN SO F 18 1 Nolan LaPorte WMU JR F 18 1 Jonny Brodzinski STC JR F 19 1 Cody Murphy MIA SR F 21 1 Face Off Percentage FW FL FO % 1 Blake Coleman MIA SR F Stephane Pattyn NDK SR F Sean Kuraly MIA JR F Justin Greenberg MIA SO F Jake Guentzel UNO SO F Mark MacMillan NDK SR F Sheldon Dries WMU SO F Nick Schmaltz NDK FR F Drake Caggiula NDK JR F Gabe Levin DEN JR F NCHC #NCHCHockey Weekend Update: Jan. 10

11 NCHC Overall Goaltending Leaders Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Jay Williams MIA JR : Zane McIntyre NDK JR : BOS 3 Lukas Hafner WMU JR : Kasimir Kaskisuo MND FR : Evan Cowley DEN SO : FLA 6 Ryan Massa UNO SR : Charlie Lindgren STC SO : Chase Perry CC_ FR : DET 9 Tyler Marble CC_ SO : Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Ryan Massa UNO SR : Jay Williams MIA JR : Zane McIntyre NDK JR : BOS 4 Lukas Hafner WMU JR : Evan Cowley DEN SO : FLA 6 Kasimir Kaskisuo MND FR : Charlie Lindgren STC SO : Chase Perry CC_ FR : DET 9 Tyler Marble CC_ SO : Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Zane McIntyre NDK JR Charlie Lindgren STC SO Ryan Massa UNO SR Kasimir Kaskisuo MND FR Lukas Hafner WMU JR Evan Cowley DEN SO Jay Williams MIA JR Chase Perry CC_ FR Tyler Marble CC_ SO Ryan McKay MIA JR Kirk Thompson UNO SO Tanner Jaillet DEN FR Frank Slubowski WMU SR Matt McNeely MND JR Rasmus Reijola STC JR Brock Crossthwaite UNO FR Cam Johnson NDK FR Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Jay Williams MIA JR Evan Cowley DEN SO Matt McNeely MND JR 3 1 Ryan Massa UNO SR 15 1 Kasimir Kaskisuo MND FR 17 1 Weekend Update: Jan. 10 NCHCHockey.com NCHC.tv 11

12 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Team Overall Stats TEAM OFFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Minnesota Duluth Denver North Dakota Omaha Miami Western Michigan St. Cloud State Colorado College TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Miami Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Denver Western Michigan Omaha St. Cloud State Colorado College POWER PLAY Team Totals SHA PP % 1 Denver 19/ St. Cloud State 17/ Western Michigan 17/ North Dakota 18/ Minnesota Duluth 18/ Omaha 15/ Miami 17/ Colorado College 13/ PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHF PK % 1 North Dakota 76/ Denver 61/ Miami 80/ Omaha 64/ St. Cloud State 53/ Western Michigan 68/ Minnesota Duluth 63/ Colorado College 58/ PENALTY MINUTES Team Games PIM PIM/G 1 Miami Western Michigan Minnesota Duluth Denver North Dakota Colorado College Omaha St. Cloud State SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Miami Minnesota Duluth Denver St. Cloud State North Dakota Western Michigan Colorado College Omaha SCORING BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Omaha Miami Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Denver Western Michigan St. Cloud State Colorado College GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Minnesota Duluth Denver Miami North Dakota Western Michigan St. Cloud State Omaha Colorado College SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 North Dakota Minnesota Duluth Denver St. Cloud State Miami Omaha Western Michigan Colorado College NCHC #NCHCHockey Weekend Update: Jan. 10