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1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Bruce M. McLeod Commissioner Carol LaBelle-Ehrhardt Associate Commissioner of Operations Greg Shepherd Supervisor of Officials Doug Spencer Associate Commissioner for PR T C F dspencer@mailbag.com Administrative Office Address MSC 8302, WCHA 2211 S. Josephine Street Denver, CO T F Home of a Record 37 NCAA Championship Teams Since , 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 Men s Member Teams University of Alabama in Huntsville University of Alaska Anchorage University of Alaska Fairbanks Bemidji State University Bowling Green State University Ferris State University Lake Superior State University Michigan Technological University Minnesota State University Northern Michigan University 2014 WCHA Final Five March Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI visit us on the web at: wcha.com wcha.com/mobile Watch WCHA Hockey Live & On-Demand All Season Long at America ONE Sports December 9, 2013 Final Weekend of WCHA Play in 2013 Features Four Series for Dec as BGSU Heads to MTU, UAH Hosts MSU, UAF Travels to BSU, UAA Hosts LSSU League-Leading, No. 4-Ranked Ferris State Plays Two Non-Conference Road Tilts vs Big 10 s Michigan, Michigan State; Northern Michigan at NCHC s North Dakota Friday-Saturday; Ticket Packages On Sale Now for 2014 WCHA Final Five March at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids; Bulldogs Complete First Half of First WCHA Season Unbeaten in League Play after Sweep vs Lakers... Sport Nation s Longest Unbeaten Streak at 13 Games; Minnesota State Pushes Victory Streak to Five with Sweep of NMU; Michigan Tech Unbeaten in Last Five after Pair of Ties vs BSU; Alabama Huntsville Nets FIrst WCHA Victory at BGSU Dec. 7; Seawolves, Nanooks Split; Latest Div. 1 National Polls Have FSU at No. 4, LSSU at No MSU Receives Votes; WCHA Teams in Non-Conference Play; Watch WCHA Hockey Live and On-Demand All Season via America ONE Sports; Catch This Week in the WCHA Radio Show Fridays at WCHA.com MADISON, Wis. The final weekend of conference play in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association for calendar year 2013 occurs this Friday and Saturday, December 13-14, when eight teams engage in four two-game series. Bowling Green heads to Michigan Tech, Alabama Huntsville plays host to WCHA Men s Standings Conference Only Overall Pts GP W L T Win% GF- GA GP W L T Win% GF- GA 1 Ferris State Minnesota State Bemidji State Michigan Tech Bowling Green Lake Superior State Alaska Anchorage Northern Michigan Alaska Alabama Huntsville This Week in the WCHA con't on next page Games for Wednesday, December 11: Ferris State at Michigan (NC), 7:00 pm ET. Games for Friday, December 13: Bowling Green at Michigan Tech (WCHA), ; Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville (WCHA), ; Alaska at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT; Northern Michigan at North Dakota (NC), 7:37 pm CT; Lake Superior State at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT. Games for Saturday, December 14: * Ferris State at Michigan State (NC), 7:05 pm ET; Bowling Green at Michigan Tech (WCHA), ; Alaska at Bemidji State (WCHA), ; Minnesota State at Alabama Huntsville (WCHA), ; Northern Michigan at North Dakota (NC), ; Lake Superior State at Alaska Anchorage (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT. * Hockey Hall of Fame Game

2 Minnesota State, Alaska ventures to Bemidji State and Alaska Anchorage entertains Lake Superior State. Outside the WCHA on this week s calendar, Ferris State takes on two Big 10 Conference members on the road at Michigan on Wednesday and at Michigan State on Saturday while Northern Michigan travels to North Dakota for a two-game Friday-Saturday set. At John MacInnes Student Ice Arena (4466) in Houghton Dec , Michigan Tech (6-8-4, WCHA) skates against Bowling Green (7-8-3, 5-6-1) in a pair of encounters. The Huskies, who sport a five-game unbeaten streak (2-0-3) all in league play have climbed into a share of fourth place in the conference race with the Falcons. MTU is on home ice so far this season while BGSU is on the road. The series rematch is set for Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Bowling Green. At Von Braun Center (6600) in Huntsville this weekend, a rejuvenated Alabama Huntsville (1-15-0, WCHA) club returns home to entertain streaking WCHA opponent Minnesota State (9-7-0, WCHA), with face-offs set for both Friday and Saturday. The Chargers, who have played just three series at home so far, are coming off their first-ever WCHA victory last Saturday by virtue of a 4-3 (ot) triumph at Bowling Green. The Mavericks are in the midst of five straight victories all in league play that have catapaulted them into second place in the conference standings this week and gave them votes in both national polls this week. The second two-game series of the season between UAH and MSU will be Feb in Mankato. At Sanford Center (4373) in Bemidji on Dec , host Bemidji State (5-8-5, WCHA) goes up against Alaska (6-8-2, WCHA), with puck drops at 7:37 pm CT for game one and 7:07 pm for game two. The Beavers, who have lost just two of their last eight games overall at 2-2-4, are in third place in the WCHA and coming off back-to-back overtime ties at Michigan Tech on Dec The Nanooks, who snapped a five-game losing streak last Saturday with a 5-4 triumph at Alaska Anchorage, saw four of those five losses occur by just one goal and the other by two. The four-game regular season series between the Beavers and the Nanooks will conclude on Feb in Fairbanks. And at Sullivan Arena (6251) this weekend, Alaska Anchorage (7-7-2, WCHA) welcomes No. 17-ranked Lake Superior State (9-6-1, WCHA) for two starts on Friday and Saturday. The Seawolves and Lakers are tied for sixth in the league race Last Week in the WCHA Results of Friday, December 6 Alabama Huntsville 0 at Bowling Green 3 (WCHA) Bemidji State 2 at Michigan Tech 2 ot (WCHA) Ferris State 5 at Lake Superior State 3 (WCHA) Northern Michigan 2 at Minnesota State 3 (WCHA) * Alaska 2 at Alaska Anchorage 3 (WCHA) * Alaska Airlines Governor s Cup Results of Saturday, December 7 Alabama Huntsville 4 at Bowling Green 3 ot (WCHA) Ferris State 3 at Lake Superior State 1 (WCHA) Bemidji State 2 at Michigan Tech 2 ot (WCHA) Northern Michigan 0 at Minnesota State 3 (WCHA) * Alaska 5 at Alaska Anchorage 4 (WCHA) * Alaska Airlines Governor s Cup Upcoming in the WCHA Games for Tuesday, December 17 USA Junior Team at Minnesota State (EX), 7:37 pm CT Games for Friday, December 27 * Michigan State vs Michigan Tech (NC), 3:30 pm ET # Bowling Green vs Boston College (NC), 4:35 pm ET Alabama Huntsville at Wisconsin (NC), * Great Lakes Invitational (Detroit, MI) # Three Rivers Classic (Pittsburgh, PA) Games for Saturday, December 28 * Western Michigan/Michigan vs Michigan Tech (NC), 3:30/7:00 pm ET # Penn State/Robert Morris vs Bowling Green (NC), 4:35/7:35 pm ET Alabama Huntsville at Wisconsin (NC), 8:07 pm CT * Great Lakes Invitational Third Place/Championship (Detroit, MI) # Three Rivers Classic (Pittsburgh, PA) Games for Friday, January 3 * Ferris State vs Rensselaer (NC), 4:07 pm CT Michigan Tech at Lake Superior State (WCHA), 7:37 pm ET Bowling Green at Alabama Huntsville (WCHA), Alaska Anchorage at Wisconsin (NC), Northern Michigan at Bemidji State (WCHA), 7:37 pm CT Minnesota State at Alaska (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT * Mariucci Classic at Minnesota Games for Saturday, January 4 * Colgate /Minnesota vs Ferris State (NC), 4:07 pm/ Michigan Tech at Lake Superior State (WCHA), Northern Michigan at Bemidji State (WCHA), Bowling Green at Alabama Huntsville (WCHA), Alaska Anchorage at Wisconsin (NC), Minnesota State at Alaska (WCHA), 7:07 pm AT * Mariucci Classic Third Place/Championship with 10 points each, but LSSU does have two conference games in hand. UAA is at home so far while the Lakers are on the road. After this series, the Seawolves and Lakers play again on Feb. 7-8 in Sault Ste. Marie. To date, 54 of the 140 conference games on the schedule (28 games per team), or 38.6%, have now been completed. And markably, nearly half of those 25 of 54 (46.3%) WCHA games have been decided by just one goal, nine more have ended in two-goal differentials, and eight have wound up as ties. Red-hot and No. 4-ranked Ferris State (13-2-2), owners of the nation s longest unbeaten streak at 13 games (11-0-2), takes a break from WCHA competition this week when the Bulldogs hit the road for a pair of in-state non-conference games against Big 10 Conference teams. On Wednesday evening, the Bulldogs play No. 3-ranked Michigan (10-2-1) at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor at 7:00 pm ET before heading to East Lansing to take on Michigan State (5-8-1) on Saturday evening at Munn Arena at 7:05 pm ET in the annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. And in a non-conference series in Grand Forks Dec , Northern Michigan (6-8-2) will take on North Dakota (7-7-2) at 7:37 pm CT on Friday night and on Saturday evening. WCHA-member teams stand a combined (.432) in non-conference play through 59 games this season. At home, league teams are in non-conference games, on the road they are , and on neutral ice they are Remaining non-conference games this season, by WCHA team,

3 are: Alabama Huntsville (Dec at Wisconsin, Jan at Notre Dame); Alaska Anchorage (Jan. 3-4 at Wisconsin); Bemidji State (Jan. 17 at North Dakota, Jan. 18 vs North Dakota); Bowling Green (Dec. 27 vs Boston College at Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh, Dec. 28 vs Penn State or Robert Morris at Three Rivers Classic); Ferris State (Dec. 11 at Michigan, Dec. 14 at Michigan State, Jan. 3 vs Rensselaer at Mariucci Classic, Minneapolis, Jan. 4 vs Colgate or Minnesota at Mariucci Classic); Lake Superior State (Jan at Notre Dame); Michigan Tech (Dec. 27 vs Michigan State at Great Lakes Invitational, Detroit, Dec. 28 vs Michigan or Western Michigan at Great Lakes Invitational); Minnesota State (Jan. 24 vs Minnesota Duluth at North Star College Cup, Saint Paul, Jan. 25 vs St. Cloud State or Minnesota at North Star College Cup); Northern Michigan (Dec at North Dakota). In on-ice league action last weekend Dec. 6-7 the five WCHA series contested resulted in sweeps by Ferris State and Minnesota State, one that ended in a pair of ties, and two that wound up as splits. In Sault Ste. Marie, Ferris State claimed 5-3 and 3-1 road victories over host Lake Superior State to remain unbeaten in 12 WCHA games this season (10-0-2) and bank four more points in the MacNaughton Cup race. In Mankato, host Minnesota State successfully defended its home ice with 3-2 and 3-0 victories over Northern Michigan, pushing their winning streak to five games and upping their league mark to for 14 points. In Houghton, Michigan Tech and Bemidji State played to back-to-back 2-2 overtime ties, giving both clubs two points and moving them into a tie for fourth place this week. At Bowling Green, the host Falcons took their series opener against Alabama Huntsville last Friday by a 3-0 count before the Chargers rallied for a 4-3 overtime triumph on Saturday and their first-ever WCHA win. And in Anchorage last weekend, in-state rivals Alaska Anchorage and Alaska split their Governor s Cup series, with the Seawolves taking game one 3-2 and the Nanooks netting the win in game two, 5-4. Looking ahead, there is just one single exhibition game left on the schedule prior to the Christmas holiday. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, Minnesota State will host the U.S. National Junior Team at 7:37 pm CT at Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato. There will be no games played between Dec , with on-ice, non-conference competition returning the weekend of Dec On that Friday and Saturday, Bowling Green will join Boston College (Hockey East Association), Penn State (Big 10) and Robert Morris (Atlantic Hockey Association) at the Three Rivers Classic at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Michigan Tech will meet up with Michigan (Big 10), Michigan State (Big 10) and Western Michigan (NCHC) at the annual Great Lakes Invitational being held outdoors at Comerica Park (home of MLB s Detroit Tigers), and Alabama Huntsville will play a pair of games at Wisconsin (Big 10). After the four Dec WCHA series are completed, the next conference action will occur Jan. 3-4, when Lake Superior State hosts Michigan Tech, Alabama Huntsville entertains Bowling Green, Northern Michigan visits Bemidji State, and Alaska hosts Minnesota State. In this week s USCHO.com Div. 1 Men s College Hockey Poll issued December 9, Ferris State has moved up to a No. 4 nation ranking while Lake Superior State is at No. 17. Minnesota State also received votes. And in the latest USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Div. 1 Men s College Hockey Poll issued December 9, Ferris State is ranked No. 4 nationally while both Lake Superior State and Minnesota State received votes. WCHA.com, WCHA.com/mobile Feature Live Game-Day National Scoreboards, In-Game Stats, Box Scores, Game Recaps, Standings The Western Collegiate Hockey Association s official web site wcha.com also features fully functional mobile pages at wcha. com/mobile where visitors can access live league and national scoreboards, live in-game box scores and statistics, complete team and individual statistics, league standings, etc. To access all the latest developments as games are in progress visit and/or Catch This Week in the WCHA Radio Show Friday s at WCHA.com This Week in the WCHA, the WCHA men s weekly radio show, marks its 17th consecutive season as college hockey s longest running weekly radio show in This Week in the WCHA is available each Friday throughout the season at wcha.com as well as to interested media outlets via electronic distribution. Hosted by Jim Rich and produced by Kevin Falness of the Minnesota Wild Radio Network, This Week in the WCHA runs 6-7 minutes and features highlights from live game broadcasts, post-game sound clips, league news, and a look at upcoming games. To get on the distribution list for This Week in the WCHA please contact: Kevin Falness, Minnesota Wild Radio Network (kfalness@ wild.com or ). Watch WCHA Game Action Live and On Demand All Season Long Via America ONE Sports Visit wcha.com, americaonesports.com The men s Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced at the start of the campaign an exciting new partnership with America ONE Sports and its first-ever conference-wide broadband initiative. WCHATV powered by America ONE Sports enables fans from Bowling Green to Fairbanks and Huntsville to Houghton to watch every home game of the regular season live and on-demand, including all 140 conference match-ups. Fans can access member team home games via portals at WCHA.com, americaonesports. com, and through the official websites of all WCHA member men s teams. Most games are also available in High Definition. Subscribers can access games through traditional web browsers on PC and MAC computers and ios and Android devices. Requirements for viewing games are available at the America ONE test site at: Step/View/1. Each live event may be viewed beginning 10 minutes prior to start time and all events are in Eastern Standard Time (EST). Fans can buy any of three pass levels Day Pass, Monthly Pass or Full Season Pass (see special Full Season Pass offer below) for either mobile or PC/MAC devices. All passes include on-demand viewing. Any pass purchased will allow fans to watch all WCHA

4 events played in WCHA venues during that time period. Only live events can be viewed on mobile devices. For each game sold on a pay-per-view/pass system basis to individual users throughout the season, the price structure for the regular season is as follows: a. Day Pass 24 hours (Noon ET of the day purchased to Noon ET of the next day): $8 per pass plus a $1 daily option for mobile delivery. Day Pass makes available all games from any given night and comes with on-demand from the previous 24 hours. b. Monthly Pass viewing for 30 days from day of purchase: $45 per pass plus a $1 daily option for mobile delivery. Monthly or Season Passes comes with on-demand access for previous 30 days events. c. Full Season Pass $150 per pass plus a $1 daily option for mobile delivery. Monthly or Season Passes makes available on-demand games from the previous 30 days. America ONE Sports is a world leader in LIVE Broadband Sports, bringing fans more than 5,500 live and exclusive events per year from over 100 colleges across the United States, and live professional sports including hockey, football and soccer from 70 teams and hundreds of pro leagues from Asia and Europe. America ONE Sports is owned and operated by ONE Media Corp., a privately owned company based in Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX. The company also owns and operates ONE World Sports, a sports network delivering exclusive world-class sports live from around the globe; ONE CONNXT, a global HD/SD broadcast video transport technology and services solution; America ONE Television, a general entertainment and sports broadcast television network. For more information, visit: WCHA America ONE Sports WCHA on America ONE Sports package_wcha.asp. This Week in the National Polls USCHO.com Division 1 Men s Poll Minneapolis, Minn./December 9, 2013 Rk Team (First Place) Record Pts Last Wk 1 St. Cloud State (33) Minnesota (14) Michigan Ferris State (3) Providence Boston College Quinnipiac Clarkson Massachusetts-Lowell Union Yale Miami Notre Dame Cornell Wisconsin Northeastern Lake Superior State Rensselaer NR 19 Nebraska-Omaha Denver NR others receiving votes: New Hampshire 45, Minnesota State 29, Vermont 25, Minnesota Duluth 23, Ohio State 20, North Dakota 18, Maine 11, Mercyhurst 8, Colgate 6, St. Lawrence 3. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men s College Hockey Poll December 9, 2013 Rk School, Points (First Place) Last Week Record Top 15 1 Minnesota, 489 (16) St. Cloud State, 488 (16) Michigan, Ferris State, 404 (2) Providence College, Boston College, Clarkson, Quinnipiac, Union College, UMass Lowell, Yale, Miami, Notre Dame, Cornell, Wisconsin, 41 RV others receiving votes: Northeastern, 30; Lake Superior State, 26; Rensselaer, 12; Nebraska Omaha, 9; Minnesota State, 6; North Dakota, 6; Maine, 3; Denver, 2; New Hampshire, WCHA Playoffs, WCHA Final Five, NCAA Men s Division 1 Tournament Information The first round of men s WCHA playoffs will be contested the weekend of March 14-16, four best-of-three series that feature the top eight finishers in regular season competition. The No. 1 seeded team will host the No. 8 seed, No. 2 will host No. 7, the No. 3 seed will host No. 6, and the No. 4 seed will host No. 5. Following the first round, the four winning teams will advance to the 2014 WCHA Final Five, set for Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22, at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI. The two semi-final match ups on Friday will have the No. 3 seed vs the No. 2 seed at 2:07 pm ET and the No. 4 seed vs the No. 1 seed at. On Saturday, the Broadmoor Trophy championship game will face-off at 7:07 pm ET, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tourney. The 2014 NCAA Men s Division 1 Ice Hockey Championship tournament will open the weekend of March with four regionals. On Friday and Saturday, the East Regional will be held at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT while the Midwest Regional will be played at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH. On Saturday and Sunday, the NCAA Northeast Regional will be held at DCU Center in Worcester, MA and the West Regional will be at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. The four regional winners will then advance to the 2014 NCAA Men s Frozen Four (national championship), to be played Thursday, April 10 and Saturday, April 12 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA.

5 2014 WCHA Final Five Tickets on Sale Now! March Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan Download a 2014 WCHA Final Five Fan Guide at: Celebrate the Tournament at the WCHA Kick- Off Event Thursday, March 20; Exercise Your Pipes at the WCHA The Voice Contest and Earn a Chance to Sing Live at the Final Five; Championship Saturday Includes Pre-Game 'Sports Madness' Tailgate Party at the B.O.B., USA Hockey Coaching Workshop, WCHA Youth Hockey Shootout Competition; Free Shuttles Available from Fan Hotels to Van Andel Arena The WCHA and Van Andel Arena have announced that three-game, all tournament packages for the 2014 WCHA Final Five championship, March at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., are on sale now. All tournament ticket packages are $95 and $50 and can be purchased beginning Dec. 8 at the Van Andel Arena and DeVos Place Convention Center box offices, online at at Ticketmaster outlets including D&W stores and select Family Fare and Walmart locations, or can be charged by phone at Final Five ticket packages are specially priced at just $80 and $35 between Dec. 8 and through Dec. 19. Groups of 10+, who save $5 per ticket, can reserve tickets by phoning Rebecca Chesnut at or via to: groupsales@smggr.com. Single game tickets, if available, will go on sale March 10. Ticket prices for individual games are: Semifinal Game 1 $35 and $18; Semifinal Game 2: $35 and $18; Championship Game 3: $40 and $25. The schedule for the 2014 WCHA Final Five includes two semi-final match ups on Friday, March 21 at 2:07 and, followed by the Broadmoor Trophy championship on Saturday, March 22 at. The Final Five field will consist of the four winning teams from the first round of WCHA Playoffs. The Final Five winner receives the Broadmoor Trophy and the league s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The WCHA, in it 62nd season of competition and home to a record 37 NCAA championship teams, a record 16 Hobey Baker Memorial Award winners and more than 350 All-Americans and 450 NHL alums, is staging it s playoff championship in Grand Rapids for the first time. Join Us on Thursday (March 20) for the WCHA Kick-Off Event and WCHA The Voice; Bring Family and Friends for an Evening of Fun, Food, Music and Games! Free Shuttles Available from Fan Hotels Fans are encouraged to arrive in town on Thursday and celebrate the WCHA Final Five and college hockey with music, interactive games, food, beverages and more at the WCHA Kick-Off Event on March 20 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the Deltaplex Arena & Convention Center, 2500 Turner Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI The WCHA Kick-Off Event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by The Deltaplex Arena, Holiday Inn Express North, Riverfront Hotel, SpringHill Suites North, Hampton Inn North and Experience Grand Rapids. There will also be free shuttles available from fan hotels to take folks to and from the event. The WCHA Kick-Off event will include the WCHA The Voice contest, where fans can exercise their pipes and where the winner will get a chance to sing live at the Final Five at Van Andel Arena, food trucks, live music, beverages and award-winning craft beer from locally-owned breweries, a man cave area for all to relax and watch live sporting events, the historic Broadmoor Trophy, awarded to the Final Five champion, and local celebrities. Final Five Championship Saturday Includes Pre-Game 'Sports Madness' Tailgate Party at the Renowned B.O.B., USA Hockey Coaching Workshop, WCHA Youth Hockey Shootout Competition; Free Shuttles Available from Fan Hotels to Van Andel Arena On Saturday (March 22) at the Final Five, fans and visitors can also take part in a host of fun activities centered around the championship and located in the Van Andel Arena area. Free shuttles will be available on Saturday to take folks from fan hotels to the arena. From 2:00 to 6:00 pm, everyone is invited to a pre-championship

6 WCHA Players of the Week WCHA Offensive Player of the Week Date Player, Position, Year, Team (Opponent) Oct. 15 Jordan Kwas, F, Sr., Alaska Anchorage (vs Quinnipiac/Air Force) Oct. 22 Bryce Williamson, F, Sr., Bowling Green (vs Ohio State, Colgate) Oct. 29 Markus Gerbrandt, F, So., Bemidji State Alabama Huntsville) Nov. 5 Dan DeSalvo, F, Jr., Bowling Green (@ OSU, vs Alaska Anchorage) Nov. 12 Alex Petan, F, So., Michigan Tech (vs Michigan State) Nov. 19 Scott Allen, F, Jr., Alaska Anchorage (@ Bemidji State) Nov. 26 Mark Cooper, F, So., Bowling Green (vs Minnesota State) Dec. 3 Jean-Paul Lafontaine, F, Jr., Minnesota State (Alaska Anchorage) WCHA Defensive Player of the Week Date Player, Position, Year, Team (Opponent) Oct. 15 Colton Parayko, D, So., Alaska (vs Air Force/Quinnipiac) Oct. 22 Zach Sternberg, D, Sr., Lake Superior State (@ Union) Oct. 29 Pheonix Copley, G, So., Michigan Tech (vs Northern Michigan) Nov. 5 Ralfs Freibergs, D, So., Bowling Green (@ OSU, vs Alaska Anchorage) Nov. 12 Jason Binkley, D, Jr., Ferris State (vs Bemidji State) Nov. 19 C.J. Motte, G, Jr., Ferris State (vs Bowling Green) Nov. 26 C.J. Motte, G, Jr., Ferris State (vs Alaska) Dec. 3 C.J. Motte, G, Jr., Ferris State (@ Northern Michigan) Sports Madness indoor tailgating event at the renowned B.O.B. (Big Old Building) in downtown Grand Rapids, located directly across the street from Van Andel Arena. A landmark destination, the 70,000-square-foot, four-story, red brick building includes numerous restaurants, shops and a comedy club. Sports Madness will feature tailgating food, games, beverages, prizes and more. We ll also have live sporting events running on multiple big-screen TVs and pool and foosball tournaments. There will be a WCHA Youth Hockey Shootout Competition held on Saturday afternoon at the Final Five, with full details on the event coming soon. And on Saturday morning from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, USA Hockey will host a High Performance Workshop for youth coaches in the Kent Room (second floor) of the Marriott Courtyard Downtown, 11 Monroe Avenue, Grand Rapids The workshop will feature specific player and coach development subjects and an on-ice simulated practice to highlight effective organization and teaching methods. Interested coaches may enroll on the USA Hockey web site at: usahockey.com. For more information please visit: WCHA Official Web Site & WCHA Final Five: WCHARoadtoVanAndelArena.com Van Andel Arena: City of Grand Rapids: Includes information on area hotels, things to do, events, restaurants, etc. Deltaplex Arena (site of March 20 WCHA Kick-Off event): deltaplex.com Grand Rapids Area Hotel Reservations: com/g/ The B.O.B.: WCHA Rookie of the Week Date Player, Position, Year, Team (Opponent) Oct. 15 Alex Globke, F, Fr., Lake Superior State (vs Robert Morris) Oct. 22 Davis Jones, G, Fr., Alaska (vs Denver, Western Michigan) Oct. 29 Brendan Harms, F, Fr., Bemidji State (@ Alabama Huntsville) Nov. 5 Kyle Schempp, F, Fr., Ferris State (@ Alabama Huntsville) Nov. 12 Cole Huggins, G, Fr., Minnesota State (vs Bowling Green) Nov. 19 Phillip Marinaccio, F, Fr., Bemidji State (vs Alaska Anchorage) Nov. 26 Mathias Dahlstrom, G, Fr., Northern Michigan (vs Alabama Huntsville) Dec. 3 Shane Hanna, D, Fr., Michigan Tech (@ Alaska)

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8 WCHA Game Summaries Friday, December 6 Alabama Huntsville 0 at Bowling Green 3 (WCHA) Attendance: 809. Total Time: 2:10. Scoring by Period - ALH 0-0-0=0; BGS 1-1-1=3. 1st Period Scoring - 1, BGS Ben Murphy/7 (Ralfs Freibergs/11) 18:12 (PP) (GW). 2nd Period Scoring - 2, BGS Pierre-Luc Mercier/4 (Mark Cooper/5, Dajon Mingo/5) 19:32 (PP). 3rd Period Scoring - 3, BGS Ted Pletsch/1 (Chad Sumsion/1) 5:13. Alabama Huntsville Goaltending - Matt Larose (60:00, 43 shots, 40 saves, 3 GA). Bowling Green Goaltending - Tommy Burke (59:34, 18 shots, 18 saves, 0 GA); Empty Net (0:26, 0 GA). Win - Tommy Burke, BGS (5-1-3). Loss - Matt Larose, ALH (0-8-0). Shots On Goal - ALH 8-6-4=18; BGS =43. Power Plays - ALH 0 of 4; BGS 2 of 6. Penalties - ALH 6 (12 min); BGS 4 (8 min). New Records - Bowling Green 7-7-3, Alabama Huntsville Three Stars: 1. Tommy Burke (Bowling Green) 2. Kevin Dufour (Bowling Green) 3. Ted Pletsch (Bowling Green). Bemidji State 2 at Michigan Tech 2 ot (WCHA) Attendance: Total Time: 2:33. Scoring by Period - BMJ =2; MTU =2. 1st Period Scoring - None. 2nd Period Scoring - 1, BMJ Cory Ward/10 (Phillip Marinaccio/2, Brendan Harms/6) 11:34 (PP). 3rd Period Scoring - 2, MTU Daniel Holmberg/1 (Brent Baltus/2, Blake Hietala/4) 2:18; 3, MTU C.J. Eick/3 (Mike Neville/8, Brad Stebner/2) 2:55; 4, BMJ Cory Ward/11 6:12. Overtime Scoring - None. Bemidji State Goaltending - Jesse Wilkins (65:00, 38 shots, 36 saves, 2 GA). Michigan Tech Goaltending - Pheonix Copley (65:00, 21 shots, 19 saves, 2 GA). Tie - Jesse Wilkins, BMJ (0-0-1). Tie - Pheonix Copley, MTU (5-6-2). Shots On Goal - BMJ =21; MTU =38. Power Plays - BMJ 1 of 3; MTU 0 of 6. Penalties - BMJ 6 (12 min); MTU 3 (6 min). New Records - Michigan Tech 6-8-3, Bemidji State Ferris State 5 at Lake Superior State 3 (WCHA) Attendance: Total Time: 2:18. Scoring by Period - FSU 4-1-0=5; LSS 0-1-2=3. 1st Period Scoring - 1, FSU Cory Kane/5 (Justin Buzzeo/10) 1:42; 2, FSU Garrett Thompson/8 (Ryan Lowney/4, Kyle Schempp/7) 4:34; 3, FSU Justin DeMartino/3 (Ryan Lowney/5, Justin Buzzeo/11) 5:01; 4, FSU Gerald Mayhew/2 (Cory Kane/6, Chad McDonald/7) 13:37 (PP) (GW). 2nd Period Scoring - 5, LSS Colin Campbell/6 (Dan Radke/10, Stephen Perfetto/10) 8:26 (PP); 6, FSU Matt Robertson/7 (Kyle Schempp/8) 14:59. 3rd Period Scoring - 7, LSS Kevin Czuczman/5 (Ian Miller/1, Zach Sternberg/5) 6:10; 8, LSS Eric Drapluk/5 (Chris Ciotti/7, Garret Clemment/6) 10:09 (PP). Ferris State Goaltending - C.J. Motte (60:00, 42 shots, 39 saves, 3 GA). Lake Superior State Goaltending - Kevin Kapalka (42:48, 17 shots, 13 saves, 4 GA); Kevin Murdock (14:59, 10 shots, 9 saves, 1 GA); Empty Net (2:13, 0 GA). Win - C.J. Motte, FSU (12-0-2). Loss - Kevin Murdock, LSS (4-2-0). Shots On Goal - FSU =27; LSS =42. Power Plays - FSU 1 of 3; LSS 2 of 6. Penalties - FSU 6 (12 min); LSS 3 (6 min). New Records - Ferris State , Lake Superior State Northern Michigan 2 at Minnesota State 3 (WCHA) Attendance: Total Time: 2:21. Scoring by Period - NMU 1-0-1=2; MNS 2-0-1=3. 1st Period Scoring - 1, MNS Zach Stepan/4 (Dylan Margonari/4, Brett Stern/1) 6:11; 2, MNS Dylan Margonari/3 (Carter Foguth/1, Zach Stepan/3) 13:08; 3, NMU Reed Seckel/5 (Ryan Daugherty/6, Mitch Jones/8) 17:57. 2nd Period Scoring - None. 3rd Period Scoring - 4, NMU Shane Sooth/1 (Ryan Daugherty/7, Mitch Jones/9) 0:29 (PP); 5, MNS Matt Leitner/2 (Zach Lehrke/6) 11:52 (PP) (GW). Northern Michigan Goaltending - Mathias Dahlstrom (59:05, 41 shots, 38 saves, 3 GA); Empty Net (0:55, 0 GA). Minnesota State Goaltending - Cole Huggins (60:00, 16 shots, 14 saves, 2 GA). Win - Cole Huggins, MNS (5-3-0). Loss - Mathias Dahlstrom, NMU (5-5-2). Shots On Goal - NMU 5-5-6=16; MNS =41. Power Plays - NMU 1 of 4; MNS 1 of 5. Penalties - NMU 5 (21 min); MNS 5 (10 min). New Records - Minnesota State 8-7-0, Northern Michigan Three Stars: 1. Matt Leitner (Minnesota State) 2. Zach Stepan (Minnesota State) 3. Dylan Margonari (Minnesota State). Alaska 2 at Alaska Anchorage 3 (WCHA) Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup. Attendance: Total Time: 2:27. Scoring by Period - AKF 1-1-0=2; AKA 1-1-1=3. 1st Period Scoring - 1, AKF Marcus Basara/6 (Tyler Morley/7) 0:15; 2, AKA Dylan Hubbs/2 (Jordan Kwas/9, Chris Williams/3) 15:49. 2nd Period Scoring - 3, AKA Austin Coldwell/3 (Blake Tatchell/8, Matt Bailey/5) 11:32 (PP); 4, AKF Tyler Morley/7 (Marcus Basara/3, Colton Beck/6) 18:24. 3rd Period Scoring - 5, AKA Brett Cameron/5 (Scott Allen/5) 9:35 (GW). Alaska Goaltending - John Keeney (59:01, 13 shots, 10 saves, 3 GA); Empty Net (0:59, 0 GA). Alaska Anchorage Goaltending - Rob Gunderson (60:00, 21 shots, 19 saves, 2 GA). Win - Rob Gunderson, AKA (5-4-1). Loss - John Keeney, AKF (3-3-1). Shots On Goal - AKF 8-6-7=21; AKA 6-4-3=13. Power Plays - AKF 0 of 2; AKA 1 of 2. Penalties - AKF 3 (6 min); AKA 3 (6 min). New Records - Alaska Anchorage 7-6-2, Alaska Saturday, December 7 Alabama Huntsville 4 at Bowling Green 3 ot (WCHA) Attendance: Total Time: 2:28. Scoring by Period - ALH =4; BGS =3. 1st Period Scoring - 1, BGS Sean Walker/1 (Ralfs Freibergs/12, Matt Pohlkamp/3) 10:54; 2, ALH Cody Marooney/1 (Brent Fletcher/2, Frank Misuraca/4) 12:24 (PP). 2nd Period Scoring - 3, BGS Brent Tate/7 (Camden Wojtala/4, Marcus Perrier/3) 1:20; 4, ALH Matt Salhany/2 17:38 (SH); 5, BGS Mark Cooper/7 (Pierre-Luc Mercier/4, Dajon Mingo/6) 18:30 (PP). 3rd Period Scoring - 6, ALH Jack Prince/1 (Joakim Broberg/1) 12:30. Overtime Scoring - 7, ALH Frank Misuraca/1 (Matt Salhany/3) 4:56 (GW). Alabama Huntsville Goaltending - Carmine Guerriero (64:52, 44 shots, 41 saves, 3 GA); Empty Net (0:04, 0 GA). Bowling Green Goaltending - Tomas Sholl (64:45, 26 shots, 22 saves, 4 GA); Empty Net (0:11, 0 GA). Win - Carmine Guerriero, ALH (1-7-0). Loss - Tomas Sholl, BGS (2-7-0). Shots On Goal - ALH =26; BGS =44. Power Plays - ALH 1 of 5; BGS 1 of 5. Penalties - ALH 5 (10 min); BGS 5 (10 min). New Records - Alabama Huntsville , Bowling Green Three Stars: 1. Frank Misuraca (Alabama Huntsville) 2. Carmine Guerriero (Alabama Huntsville) 3. Matt Salhany (Alabama Huntsville). Ferris State 3 at Lake Superior State 1 (WCHA) Attendance: Total Time: 2:23. Scoring by Period - FSU 2-0-1=3; LSS 0-1-0=1. 1st Period Scoring - 1, FSU Justin DeMartino/4 (Jason Binkley/10, Scott Czarnowczan/10) 3:43; 2, FSU Matt Robertson/8 (Jason Binkley/11, Garrett Thompson/11) 9:53 (PP) (GW). 2nd Period Scoring - 3, LSS Alex Globke/8 (Dan Radke/11, Colin Campbell/7) 14:06. 3rd Period Scoring - 4, FSU Garrett Thompson/9 (Matt Robertson/2) 18:58 (EN). Ferris State Goaltending - C.J. Motte (59:58, 37 shots, 36 saves, 1 GA); Empty Net (0:02, 0 GA). Lake Superior State Goaltending - Kevin Kapalka (58:49, 21 shots, 19 saves, 2 GA); Empty Net (1:11, 1 GA). Win - C.J. Motte, FSU (13-0-2). Loss - Kevin Kapalka, LSS (5-4-1). Shots On Goal - FSU =22; LSS =37. Power Plays - FSU 1 of 4; LSS 0 of 6. Penalties - FSU 8 (16 min); LSS 6 (23 min). New Records - Ferris State , Lake Superior State Bemidji State 2 at Michigan Tech 2 ot (WCHA) Attendance: Total Time: 2:20. Scoring by Period - BMJ =2; MTU =2. 1st Period Scoring - 1, MTU Tanner Kero/6 6:14; 2, BMJ Mitch Cain/3 (Phil Brewer/5) 15:30. 2nd Period Scoring - 3, MTU Brad Stebner/1 (Alex Petan/7, C.J. Eick/5) 4:10. 3rd Period Scoring - 4, BMJ Danny Mattson/3 (Brendan Harms/7, Ruslan Pedan/5) 5:54. Overtime Scoring - None. Bemidji State Goaltending - Jesse Wilkins (65:00, 41 shots, 39 saves, 2 GA). Michigan Tech Goaltending - Pheonix Copley (64:58, 20 shots, 18 saves, 2 GA); Empty Net (0:02, 0 GA). Tie - Jesse Wilkins, BMJ (0-0-2). Tie - Pheonix Copley, MTU (5-6-3). Shots On Goal - BMJ =20; MTU =41. Power Plays - BMJ 0 of 4; MTU 0 of 6. Penalties - BMJ 6 (12 min); MTU 4 (8 min). New Records - Michigan Tech 6-8-4, Bemidji State

9 Game Summaries con t Northern Michigan 0 at Minnesota State 3 (WCHA) Attendance: Total Time: 2:40. Scoring by Period - NMU 0-0-0=0; MNS 0-0-3=3. 1st Period Scoring - None. 2nd Period Scoring - None. 3rd Period Scoring - 1, MNS Zach Lehrke/2 (Jean-Paul Lafontaine/6, Zach Palmquist/7) 11:16 (PP) (GW); 2, MNS Jordan Nelson/3 (Max Gaede/4, Sean Flanagan/2) 12:57; 3, MNS Matt Leitner/3 (Sean Flanagan/3) 19:19 (EN). Northern Michigan Goaltending - Mathias Dahlstrom (58:15, 47 shots, 45 saves, 2 GA); Empty Net (1:45, 1 GA). Minnesota State Goaltending - Cole Huggins (59:50, 17 shots, 17 saves, 0 GA); Empty Net (0:10, 0 GA). Win - Cole Huggins, MNS (6-3-0). Loss - Mathias Dahlstrom, NMU (5-6-2). Shots On Goal - NMU 5-8-4=17; MNS =48. Power Plays - NMU 0 of 1; MNS 1 of 3. Penalties - NMU 10 (31 min); MNS 8 (16 min). New Records - Minnesota State 9-7-0, Northern Michigan Three Stars: 1. Zach Lehrke (Minnesota State) 2. Jordan Nelson (Minnesota State) 3. Cole Huggins (Minnesota State). Alaska 5 at Alaska Anchorage 4 (WCHA) Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup. Attendance: Total Time: 2:40. Scoring by Period - AKF 2-0-3=5; AKA 1-1-2=4. 1st Period Scoring - 1, AKF Colton Beck/4 (Michael Quinn/9, Cody Kunyk/5) 2:03 (PP); 2, AKF Alec Hajdukovich/1 (Matt Friese/1) 3:40; 3, AKA Blake Tatchell/4 (Scott Allen/6, Austin Coldwell/6) 9:42 (PP). 2nd Period Scoring - 4, AKA Andrew Pettitt/1 (Chase Van Allen/3) 7:03. 3rd Period Scoring - 5, AKA Scott Allen/10 (Blake Tatchell/9, Matt Bailey/6) 2:57 (PP); 6, AKA Blake Leask/1 (Zack Rassell/1, Hayden Trupp/2) 3:30; 7, AKF Marcus Basara/7 (Colton Parayko/11, Matt Friese/2) 4:19; 8, AKF Colton Beck/5 (Cody Kunyk/6, Trevor Campbell/4) 12:05; 9, AKF Cody Kunyk/11 (Marcus Basara/4, Colton Beck/7) 17:13 (GW). Alaska Goaltending - Sean Cahill (60:00, 33 shots, 29 saves, 4 GA). Alaska Anchorage Goaltending - Rob Gunderson (58:47, 20 shots, 15 saves, 5 GA); Empty Net (1:13, 0 GA). Win - Sean Cahill, AKF (1-2-0). Loss - Rob Gunderson, AKA (5-5-1). Shots On Goal - AKF 5-6-9=20; AKA =33. Power Plays - AKF 1 of 4; AKA 2 of 8. Penalties - AKF 9 (29 min); AKA 4 (8 min). New Records - Alaska 6-8-2, Alaska Anchorage

10 WCHA Head-to-Head Records UAH UAA UAF BSU BGSU FSU LSSU MTU MSU NMU W-L-T UAH UAA UAF BSU BGSU FSU LSSU MTU MSU NMU WCHA Head-to-Head Results Alabama Huntsville: Oct 25 BEMIDJI STATE (L 1-6); Oct 26 BEMIDJI STATE (L 0-1). Nov 1 FERRIS STATE (L 0-5). Nov 2 FERRIS STATE (L 2-3). Nov 8 at Alaska Anchorage (L 1-3). Nov 9 at Alaska Anchorage (L 1-6). Nov 22 at Northern Michigan (L 0-3). Nov 23 at Northern Michigan (L 0-4). Dec 6 at Bowling Green (L 0-3). Dec 7 at Bowling Green (W 4-3 ot). Dec 13 MINNESOTA STATE. Dec 14 MINNESOTA STATE. Jan 3 BOWLING GREEN; Jan 4 BOWLING GREEN. Jan 17 ALASKA ANCHORAGE. Jan 18 ALASKA ANCHORAGE. Jan 31 at Alaska. Feb 1 at Alaska. Feb 7 at Michigan Tech. Feb 8 at Michigan Tech. Feb 14 at Minnesota State. Feb 15 at Minnesota State. Feb 21 LAKE SUPERIOR. Feb 22 LAKE SUPERIOR. Feb 28 at Bemidji State. Mar 1 at Bemidji State. Mar 7 NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Mar 8 NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Alaska Anchorage: Nov 1 at Bowling Green (L 1-6). Nov 2 at Bowling Green (L 0-1). Nov 8 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE (W 3-1). Nov 9 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE (W 6-1). Nov 15 at Bemidji State (L 1-4). Nov 16 at Bemidji State (T 4-4 ot). Nov 22 MICHIGAN TECH (W 3-1). Nov 23 MICHIGAN TECH (T 2-2 ot). Nov 29 at Minnesota State (L 2-3). Nov 30 at Minnesota State (L 3-7). Dec 6 ALASKA (W 3-2). Dec 7 ALASKA (L 4-5). Dec 13 LAKE SUPERIOR. Dec 14 LAKE SUPERIOR. Jan 10 MINNESOTA STATE. Jan 11 MINNESOTA STATE. Jan 17 at Alabama Huntsville. Jan 18 at Alabama Huntsville. Jan 24 NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Jan 25 NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Feb 7 at Lake Superior. Feb 8 at Lake Superior. Feb 14 BOWLING GREEN. Feb 15 BOWLING GREEN. Feb 21 at Ferris State. Feb 22 at Ferris State. Mar 7 at Alaska. Mar 8 at Alaska. Alaska: Nov 1 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (W 5-4). Nov 2 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (L 1-2). Nov 8 at Lake Superior (L 1-4). Nov 9 at Lake Superior (W 3-2 ot). Nov 22 at Ferris State (L 3-5). Nov 23 at Ferris State (L 3-4). Nov 29 MICHIGAN TECH (L 2-3). Nov 30 MICHIGAN TECH (L 1-2). Dec 6 at Alaska Anchorage (L 2-3). Dec 7 at Alaska Anchorage (W 5-4). Dec 13 at Bemidji State. Dec 14 at Bemidji State. Jan 3 MINNESOTA STATE. Jan 4 MINNESOTA STATE. Jan 10 at Bowling Green. Jan 11 at Bowling Green. Jan 17 at Northern Michigan. Jan 18 at Northern Michigan. Jan 24 BEMIDJI STATE. Jan 25 BEMIDJI STATE. Jan 31 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE. Feb 1 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE. Feb 14 at Michigan Tech. Feb 15 at Michigan Tech. Feb 28 FERRIS STATE. Mar 1 FERRIS STATE. Mar 7 ALASKA ANCHORAGE. Mar 8 ALASKA ANCHORAGE. Bemidji State: Oct 25 at Alabama Huntsville (W 6-1). Oct 26 at Alabama Huntsville (W 1-0). Nov 1 MINNESOTA STATE (W 4-1). Nov 2 MINNESOTA STATE (L 3-4). Nov 8 at Ferris State (L 4-5 ot). Nov 9 at Ferris State (L 3-5). Nov 15 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (W 4-1). Nov 16 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (T 4-4 ot). Nov 22 LAKE SUPERIOR (L 2-3). Nov 23 LAKE SUPERIOR (W 2-1 ot). Dec 6 at Michigan Tech (T 2-2 ot). Dec 7 at Michigan Tech (T 2-2 ot). Dec 13 ALASKA. Dec 14 ALASKA. Jan 3 NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Jan 4 NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Jan 10 at Lake Superior. Jan 11 at Lake Superior. Jan 24 at Alaska. Jan 25 at Alaska. Feb 7 at Minnesota State. Feb 8 at Minnesota State. Feb 14 FERRIS STATE. Feb 15 FERRIS STATE. Feb 28 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE. Mar 1 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE. Mar 7 at Bowling Green. Mar 8 at Bowling Green. Bowling Green: Nov 1 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (W 6-1). Nov 2 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (W 1-0). Nov 8 at Minnesota State (W 4-3). Nov 9 at Minnesota State (L 0-1 ot). Nov 15 at Ferris State (T 3-3 ot). Nov 16 at Ferris State (L 2-4)). Nov 22 MINNESOTA STATE (W 4-3 ot). Nov 23 MINNESOTA STATE (L 2-3 ot). Nov 29 at Lake Superior (L 3-4). Nov 30 at Lake Superior (L 3-4). Dec 6 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE (W 3-0). Dec 7 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE (L 3-4 ot). Dec 13 at Michigan Tech. Dec 14 at Michigan Tech. Jan 3 at Alabama Huntsville. Jan 4 at Alabama Huntsville. Jan 10 ALASKA. Jan 11 ALASKA. Jan 24 LAKE SUPERIOR. Jan 25 LAKE SUPERIOR. Jan 31 MICHIGAN TECH. Feb 1 MICHIGAN TECH. Feb 14 at Alaska Anchorage. Feb 15 at Alaska Anchorage. Feb 28 at Northern Michigan. Mar 1 at Northern Michigan. Mar 7 BEMIDJI STATE. Mar 8 BEMIDJI STATE. Ferris State: Nov 1 at Alabama Huntsville W 5-0). Nov 2 at Alabama Huntsville (W 3-2). Nov 8 BEMIDJI STATE (W 5-4 ot). Nov 9 BEMIDJI STATE (W 5-3). Nov 15 BOWLING GREEN (T 3-3 ot). Nov 16 BOWLING GREEN (W 4-2). Nov 22 ALASKA (W 5-3). Nov 23 ALASKA (W 4-3). Nov 29 at Northern Michigan (W 4-1). Nov 30 at Northern Michigan (T 1-1 ot). Dec 6 at Lake Superior (W 5-3). Dec 7 at Lake Superior (W 3-1). Jan 10 MICHIGAN TECH. Jan 11 MICHIGAN TECH. Jan 17 at Minnesota State. Jan 18 at Minnesota State. Jan 24 at Michigan Tech. Jan 25 at Michigan Tech. Feb 7 NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Feb 8 NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Feb 14 at Bemidji State. Feb 15 at Bemidji State. Feb 21 ALASKA ANCHORAGE. Feb 22 ALASKA ANCHORAGE. Feb 28 at Alaska. Mar 1 at Alaska. Mar 7 LAKE SUPERIOR. Mar 8 LAKE SUPERIOR. Lake Superior State: Nov 8 ALASKA W 4-1). Nov 9 ALASKA (L 2-3 ot). Nov 15 at Michigan Tech (W 5-3). Nov 16 at Michigan Tech (L 1-2). Nov 22 at Bemidji State (W 3-2). Nov 23 at Bemidji State (L 1-2 ot). Nov 29 BOWLING GREEN (W 4-3). Nov 30 BOWLING GREEN (W 4-3). Dec 6 FERRIS STATE (L 3-5). Dec 7 FERRIS STATE (L 1-3). Dec 13 at Alaska Anchorage. Dec 14 at Alaska Anchorage. Jan 3 MICHIGAN TECH. Jan 4 MICHIGAN TECH. Jan 10 BEMIDJI STATE. Jan 11 BEMIDJI STATE. Jan 24 at Bowling Green. Jan 25 at Bowling Green. Feb 7 ALASKA ANCHORAGE. Feb 8 ALASKA ANCHORAGE. Feb 14 at Northern Michigan. Feb 15 at Northern Michigan. Feb 21 at Alabama Huntsville. Feb 22 at Alabama Huntsville. Feb 28 MINNESOTA STATE. Mar 1 MINNESOTA STATE. Mar 7 at Ferris State. Mar 8 at Ferris State. Michigan Tech: Oct 25 at Northern Michigan (L 0-2). Oct 26 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (W 4-1). Nov 15 LAKE SUPERIOR (L 3-5). Nov 16 LAKE SUPERIOR (W 2-1). Nov 22 at Alaska Anchorage (L 1-3). Nov 23 at Alaska Anchorage (T 2-2 ot). Nov 29 at Alaska (W 3-2). Nov 30 at Alaska (W 2-1). Dec 6 BEMIDJI STATE (T 2-2 ot). Dec 7 BEMIDJI STATE (T 2-2 ot). Dec 13 BOWLING GREEN. Dec 14 BOWLING GREEN. Jan 3 at Lake Superior. Jan 4 at Lake Superior. Jan 10 at Ferris State. Jan 11 at Ferris State. Jan 24 FERRIS STATE. Jan 25 FERRIS STATE. Jan 31 at Bowling Green. Feb 1 at Bowling Green. Feb 7 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE. Feb 8 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE. Feb 14 ALASKA. Feb 15 ALASKA. Feb 21 NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Feb 22 at Northern Michigan. Mar 7 at Minnesota State. Mar 8 at Minnesota State. Minnesota State: Nov 1 at Bemidji State (L 1-4). Nov 2 at Bemidji State (W 4-3). Nov 8 BOWLING GREEN (L 3-4). Nov 9 BOWLING GREEN (W 1-0 ot). Nov 22 at Bowling Green (L 3-4 ot). Nov 23 at Bowling Green (W 3-2 ot). Nov 29 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (W 3-2). Nov 30 ALASKA ANCHORAGE (W 7-3). Dec 6 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (W 3-2). Dec 7 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (W 3-0). Dec 13 at Alabama Huntsville. Dec 14 at Alabama Huntsville. Jan 3 at Alaska. Jan 4 at Alaska. Jan 10 at Alaska Anchorage. Jan 11 at Alaska Anchorage. Jan 17 FERRIS STATE. Jan 18 FERRIS STATE. Jan 31 at Northern Michigan. Feb 1 at Northern Michigan. Feb 7 BEMIDJI STATE. Feb 8 BEMIDJI STATE. Feb 14 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE. Feb 15 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE. Feb 28 at Lake Superior. Mar 1 at Lake Superior. Mar 7 MICHIGAN TECH. Mar 8 MICHIGAN TECH. Northern Michigan: Oct 25 MICHIGAN TECH (W 2-0). Oct 26 at Michigan Tech (L 1-4). Nov 1 at Alaska (L 4-5). Nov 2 at Alaska (W 2-1). Nov 22 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE (W 3-0). Nov 23 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE (W 4-0). Nov 29 FERRIS STATE (L 1-4). Nov 30 FERRIS STATE (T 1-1 ot). Dec 6 at Minnesota State (L 2-3). Dec 7 at Minnesota State (L 0-3). Jan 3 at Bemidji State. Jan 4 at Bemidji State. Jan 17 ALASKA. Jan 18 ALASKA. Jan 24 at Alaska Anchorage. Jan 25 at Alaska Anchorage. Jan 31 MINNESOTA STATE. Feb 1 MINNESOTA STATE. Feb 7 at Ferris State. Feb 8 at Ferris State. Feb 14 LAKE SUPERIOR. Feb 15 LAKE SUPERIOR. Feb 21 at Michigan Tech. Feb 22 MICHI- GAN TECH. Feb 28 BOWLING GREEN. Mar 1 BOWLING GREEN. Mar 7 at Alabama Huntsville. Mar 8 at Alabama Huntsville.

11 WCHA Team-by-Team Against the Rest By Team vs AHA vs B10 vs ECACH vs HEA vs NCHC Total Alabama Huntsville Alaska Anchorage Alaska Bemidji State Bowling Green Ferris State Lake Superior State Michigan Tech Minnesota State Northern Michigan TOTALS: (.944) (.250) (.583) (.000) (.382) (.432) By Site vs AHA vs B10 vs ECACH vs HEA vs NCHC Total Home Away Neutral TOTALS: (.944) (.250) (.583) (.000) (.382) (.432)

12 WCHA Team Notebooks Chargers University of Alabama in Huntsville The Chargers (1-15-0, WCHA) earned a WCHA series split last weekend at Bowling Green, winning in dramatic fashion on Saturday (Dec. 7) with a game-winning goal in overtime with :03.4 seconds remaining. UAH fell 3-0 on Friday before earning a hard-fought 4-3 win on Saturday. Defenseman Frank Misuraca scored his first goal of the season, the most important goal for UAH so far this season, in overtime of last Saturday s game with just :03.4 seconds left. Misuraca was assisted on the goal by Matt Salhany, who dropped a perfect puck in front of the blue line. Forward Matt Salhany played his best game of the season last Saturday, scoring an unassisted shorthanded goal and assisting on two others, including the game-winner. The freshman now leads UAH in points with six on the season. Scoring their first goals of the season on Saturday (Dec. 7) were forwards Jack Prince and Cody Marooney. It marks a career first for both players, scoring their first-ever goals in an NCAA game. The four goals scored by the Chargers in the win at Bowling Green last Saturday are the most since 2011, when they scored four goals against Bemidji State. Mike Corbett got the monkey off his back and picked up his first-ever head coaching victory on Saturday in an exciting 4-3 overtime WCHA road victory over the Falcons. Freshman goaltender Carmine Guerriero earned a career first, as the he notched his first-ever victory in overtime fashion. Guerriero saved a career-high 41 shots against Bowling Green, including crucial saves in overtime. The 3-0 shutout defeat at Bowling Green last Friday marked the seventh time this season the Chargers have not scored a goal. Alabama Huntsville will now host Minnesota State this upcoming weekend for another challenging WCHA series. The Chargers will host the Mavericks before having a weekend off, followed by a visit to Wisconsin for a non-conference series. This weekend s series between UAH and Minnesota State will be the 44th and 45th meeting all-time between the two schools. The teams have played to an even all-time record against one another. In last year s non-conference meeting, Minnesota State won 4-1 on Oct. 12 before a 2-2 (ot) tie on Oct. 13. The 4-3 victory over Bowling Green on Dec. 7 is also the program s first-ever WCHA win. The team earned its first two points in WCHA play, in what hopes to be the first of many. After a solid weekend offensively, 14 players have recorded two or more points this season. Of those 14, seven are freshman. Seawolves University of Alaska Anchorage The Alaska Anchorage Seawolves will host Lake Superior State, Dec at the Sullivan Arena. The games are scheduled to commence at 7:07 pm AST both evenings. This will be the fifth and sixth all-time meetings between the teams. LSSU enters the weekend leading the all-times series, The last meeting between the teams was March 27, 1992 with LSSU winning 7-3 in the NCAA First Round. The teams also met in the NCAA First Round on March 16-17, 1990 with LSSU sweeping, 6-2, The only other meeting occurred, Nov. 29, 1986 LSSU won, 5-3. Before seeing the Lakers, the Seawolves split a WCHA series with in-state rival Alaska Fairbanks, 3-2, 4-5 on Dec. 6-7 at the Sullivan Arena. UAA is now at home, the best home record for UAA since joining Div. 1. The previous best home record as a Div. 1 member was 6-2-0, registered in With the win last Friday, the Seawolves broke a three-game losing streak to the Nanooks. UAA collected the win with a season-low 13 shots on goal. Also on Friday, the Seawolves went 1-for-2 on the power-play, their first PPG since Nov. 23 vs. Michigan Tech. Last Saturday, the Seawolves went 2-for-8 on the power-play. In WCHA overall stats, UAA leads the league with 19-for-84 on the power-play (22.6%), while UAA is second in league only games on the power-play, going 15-for-59 (25.4%). The Alabama Huntsville sweep on Nov. 8-9 gave UAA its first WCHA points, while UAA s six wins already surpassed the win total from a year ago (4). The Seawolves hadn t started at home since the season when they swept Kent, RIT and U.S. International for a start at home. The last time UAA posted five straight wins at home was in , sweeping Air Force, Denver and Wisconsin. UAA failed to score first at either game at MSU on Dec. 6-7, but is when doing so. On Nov. 9, the Seawolves registered a season-high six goals, including a season-high five power-play goals just one shy of the school record. The four PPGs in the third period broke the school record the Seawolves managed three in a period vs N. Arizona in 1984 and Notre Dame in UAA is now in WCHA openers since joining the league in , compared to the program s in season openers since The only UAA wins in WCHA openers came in and UAA started the season with a record its best since when the Seawolves started The Seawolves are in the last eight Kendall Classic games and produced the program s first start since the season. The victory over Air Force (Oct. 12) gave UAA their own tournament title for the eighth time in 23 tries and marked their first-ever Kendall three-peat. Individually, the Seawolves are led by junior F Scott Allen with 16 points and a team-high 10 goals. In WCHA overall stats, Allen is fifth in points (10) and tied for third for goals. Leading UAA in helpers are senior F Jordan Kwas and sophomore F Blake Tatchell with nine apiece, good for a tie at No. 12 in the WCHA overall stats. Kwas and Allen are tied for No. 1 in power-play points (9). Senior F Matt Bailey, who has 14 points this season, is tied for No. 1 in the nation for game-winning goals (4).

13 Weekly Team Notebooks con t Nanooks University of Alaska Alaska (6-8-2, WCHA) will close out the 2013 calendar year this weekend, Dec , in a league series at Bemidji State (5-8-5, WCHA). The Nanooks are coming off a WCHA road series split at rival Alaska Anchorage in what was also games one and two of the Governor s Cup (four-game series). Last Friday (Dec. 6), host UAA downed Alaska 3-2 with the game-winner coming 9:35 into the third period. On Saturday (Dec. 7), Alaska rallied back from a 4-2 deficit, scoring the game-tying goal with 7:55 to play and the game-winner with 2:47 left, to win 5-4 over UAA to knot the Gov Cup series at 1-1. Alaska s first forward lines scored six of the seven goals on the weekend, which included goals by freshman Marcus Basara and seniors Colton Beck and Cody Kunyk in a 12:54 span of the third to complete the comeback win. Basara and Beck led the Nanooks with four points apiece last weekend, with two goals and two assists each. Kunyk scored all three of his points in last Saturday s win. Sophomore Alec Hajdukovich scored his first collegiate goal last Saturday after causing a turnover in the neutral zone, which put the Nanooks up 2-0 in the first period. Matthew Friese had two assists last Saturday, which marked the sophomore s first-ever multi-point outing. Sean Cahill got his third start in four games last Saturday at UAA and made remarkable saves all night long a career-best 29 in all to earn the win between the pipes. The victory on Saturday (Dec. 7) ended a five-game losing skid for the Nanooks. They had previously lost seven of eight as well after a 4-1-2, WCHA start to the season. After this week, Alaska will have to wait nearly three weeks before taking to the ice again because of finals and the holiday season. They open 2014 with a home WCHA series against Minnesota State, Jan Beavers Bemidji State University Bemidji State (5-8-5, WCHA) posted a pair of 2-2 (ot) ties in its WCHA series at Michigan Tech Dec The Beavers have 13 points and are in third place in the WCHA standings. In a series that began in 2007 and has seen five of the last six games decided in OT, it is fitting that the BSU-MTU series is locked at all-time. BSU is now winless in its last six meetings with the Huskies (0-3-3). BSU is on the road this season, but has not won away from Sanford Center since a 1-0 victory at Alabama Huntsville Oct. 26 (0-2-1). Five of BSU s last seven games have been pushed to overtime. BSU is in OT this season and is unbeaten in its last five OT contests (1-0-4). The Beavers have not posted back-to-back draws since Nov , 2006 vs Niagara University. BSU has never logged three consecutive ties. Cory Ward recorded his first multi-goal night of and the second of his career last Friday, posting both goals at MTU. He now leads the team with a career-high 11 goals and is second with 13 points (11g, 2a). Ward saw his five-game scoring streak (5-1=6) come to an end last Saturday. The Beavers penalty-kill snuffed out all 12 of MTU s power-play opportunities last weekend. BSU has now killed its opponents last 14 PP opportunities dating to the first period of its Nov. 30 game vs Miami. BSU has snuffed out 71-of-81 (.877) opponent PPs to rank sixth in the nation. Killing 48-of-54 (.889) opponent chances, which includes the last 15 opportunities in league play, BSU leads the WCHA in penalty-kill efficiency. BSU was 1-for-7 on the man-advantage at MTU, bringing it to 14-of-72 (.194) on the season, and are 10-for-48 (.208) to rank fourth in the league standings. The Beavers are 3-for-13 in their last two games (.230). BSU has averaged more than a goal more on Friday (31) than it has in Saturday (21) games. That works out to an average of 3.44 per Friday contest and 2.33 goals per game Saturday. This season slow first period starts have been an issue for the Beavers. BSU has scored 12 first period goals to its opponents 19, while it has been out scored 11-7 in the first period of WCHA play. When BSU leads after one period it is unbeaten at 2-0-1, while it is when trailing after the first period. Cory Ward (8g-1a) and Markus Gerbrandt (7g-2a) currently lead BSU in WCHA scoring while ranking 11th with nine league points. The duo also ranks two and three in WCHA goal scored this season. Danny Mattson collected his third goal of the season last Saturday at MTU he leads the team in scoring with 14 points and a team-high 11 assists. Brendan Harms has registered 10 points (3g, 7a) as a rookie to lead all BSU freshman in scoring. He has scored in BSU s last two games and has accumulated five points (1g, 4a) in the last five games. Freshman Jesse Wilkins made his first collegiate start Dec. 6. He stopped 36 of 38 MTU shots in a 2-2 ot tie. His performance earned him a start in the series finale on Dec. 7 where he turned aside a career-high 39 shots. He is 0-0-2, with a.949 SV% and a 1.85 GAA. At just 10.3 penalty minutes per game, BSU is the least penalized team in the WCHA. The Beavers welcome Alaska to Sanford Center for the first meeting between the teams as WCHA foes. BSU is vs the Nanooks all-time. The three previous meetings have taken place in Bemidji. BSU hosted UAF March 10-11, 1984 with the NCAA Div II National title on the line. BSU defeated Alaska 9-6 and 4-2 to complete a perfect season and earn its eighth national championship under iconic head coach R.H. Bob Peters.

14 Weekly Team Notebooks con t Falcons Bowling Green State University Bowling Green hosted the University of Alabama in Huntsville for a WCHA series last weekend. The Falcons split with the Chargers, moving to overall and in the WCHA. BGSU defeated UAH on Friday night (Dec. 6), 3-0, but dropped a 4-3 overtime decision on Saturday night (Dec. 7). With the victory over UAH last Friday, the Falcons improved their record to in Friday night affairs. BGSU s lone lost in the first game of a weekend series came to the hands of then 16th-ranked Lake Superior State on Nov. 30. The Orange and Brown scored three power-play goals over the weekend against UAH. Over the past six games, the Falcons have gone 7-for-28 on the power-play (25%), which is their best six-game stretch of the season. Ben Murphy scored a power-play goal in the Falcons 3-0 victory over UAH lst Friday night. Murphy broke an eight-game scoreless drought with the marker in the first period. On the season, Murphy has seven goals and one assist and is tied for the most on the team this season. The righthander from Duxbury, Mass., now has five PPG s along with senior Bryce Williamson, which is tied for second in the WCHA. The Falcons sophomore class scored 50% of the team s points over the Dec. 6-7 weekend, combining for eight of the 16 points recorded by the Orange and Brown. The sophomores tallied two goals and six assists, helping Bowling Green go 1-1 last weekend. Ralfs Freibergs, who was named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 5, had two assists over the weekend against the Chargers. Freibergs has 12 assists on the year, leading both the Falcons and WCHA. Junior forward Ted Pletsch played in his first two games of the season last weekend. Pletsch scored a goal in the Falcons 3-0 win over UAH on Friday night (Dec. 6), marking his first goal since Feb. 17, 2012 against #1 Ferris State in Big Rapids, Mich. Sophomore goaltender Tommy Burke stopped all 18 shots he faced last Friday night, recording his first collegiate shutout victory in 25 career games. Burke also stayed unbeaten at home with a record at the BGSU Ice Arena. On the year, the Falcons netminder is with a 2.26 goal-against average and a.907 save percentage. Bowling Green will travel to Michigan Tech this weekend to take on the Huskies at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The weekend series marks the seventh consecutive WCHA opponent the Falcons will play in a row. The Falcons, who are on the road this season, will not play on their home ice again until Jan against Alaska Fairbanks. Michigan Tech holds a all-time record against Bowling Green, with the last meeting between the two teams dating back to Bulldogs Ferris State University Another quick start allowed the nationally sixth-ranked Ferris State University ice hockey team to increase its nation-leading unbeaten streak to 13 consecutive games as the Bulldogs completed a WCHA weekend road sweep over Lake Superior State with a 3-1 victory on Saturday (Dec. 7) night at Taffy Abel Ice Arena in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. The Bulldogs scored twice in the first 10 minutes of the opening period and preserved the win the rest of the way while improving to overall. FSU also stayed unbeaten at in WCHA action and has now captured 22 of a possible 24 points in its debut season in the conference. With the weekend sweep over the 14th-ranked Lakers, the Bulldogs increased their first-place lead to eight points in the league standings. The weekend series against the Lakers represented FSU's final conference games until their next home series on Jan against Michigan Tech. Scoring early has become a hallmark of the Bulldogs success this season and FSU got off to yet another quick start with a goal from senior Justin DeMartino only 3:43 into last Saturday s contest. Sophomore forward Matt Robertson found the back of the net on the power-play for FSU s second goal last Saturday night. It marked the seventh consecutive game in which Robertson has put the pick in the net as he scored for the eighth time overall this campaign. The nation s winningest goaltender, Ferris State junior CJ Motte, stayed unbeaten at on the year by making 36 total saves last Saturday, including 16 in the second period and 11 more in the third. FSU opened the key WCHA weekend series with a 5-3 win over LSSU on Friday (Dec. 6). The Bulldogs scored three goals in the first five minutes and established a 5-1 lead heading into the third period. Motte made 39 saves with nine stops in the first period, 16 in the second and 14 in the third. With the two weekend victories, the Bulldogs have now not dropped a game since Oct. 18 and own a current mark in road contests. The Bulldogs will continue their eight-game stretch away from home against Big 10 members Michigan (Dec. 11) and Michigan State (Dec. 14) along with an appearance in the Mariucci Classic hosted by Minnesota (Jan. 3-4) over the next few weeks. Wednesday night s game at Michigan will be televised live across the country by Fox Sports Detroit Plus and will pit two top-10 teams with face-off set for 7 pm ET at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor. Michigan is ranked third nationally this week in both major college hockey polls with FSU listed fourth. The Bulldogs then square off against MSU on Saturday in another televised game live on Comcast. A year ago, the Bulldogs recorded a mark against the Wolverines with a 5-0 win and a 3-3 (ot) tie in Big Rapids (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) followed by a 4-1 setback and a 1-1 overtime deadlock in the Bulldogs last-ever CCHA regular-season series at Yost Ice Arena (March 1-2). The Bulldogs took three of four games against Michigan State a season ago. FSU dropped the first meeting 3-1 in East Lansing (Dec. 15) before responding with a 3-0 win in Big Rapids (Jan. 5) in the first game of the New Year. FSU then swept the Spartans in a weekend home series by scores of 2-1 at Munn Ice Arena (Jan. 18) and 5-2 at the Ewigleben Ice Arena (Jan. 19).

15 Weekly Team Notebooks con t Lakers Lake Superior State University The Lakers will make their first-ever trip to Anchorage, Alaska, for their final series of 2013 this weekend. This will be the first meeting between the Lakers and Seawolves since the season, when LSSU swept Alaska Anchorage during a NCAA regional series in Sault Ste. Marie. Lake Superior State is tied for sixth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association with Alaska Anchorage. The Lakers are overall and in the WCHA with 10 points. Alaska Anchorage is overall and in the WCHA. The Lakers lead the all-time series over Alaska Anchorage. Three of their four games against UAA have been NCAA playoff games. The Lakers have outscored the Seawolves during their four match-ups. LSSU is coming off its first back-to-back losses of the season after losing to Ferris State, 5-3 and 3-1, in a pair of WCHA home games last weekend. The Seawolves head into the weekend after splitting with Alaska Fairbanks Dec. 6-7 in Anchorage. The Lakers are on the road this season. Their last road win was 3-2 in WCHA play at Bemidji State on Nov. 23. At home, the Seawolves are 6-1-1, recording their only home loss Dec. 7 against UAF, 5-4. Freshman forward Alex Globke leads the Lakers and WCHA freshmen in points and goals scored this season with 8-9=16. Nationally, Globke is tied for fifth in rookie scoring. He is tied for third in overall WCHA scoring. Globke is first on the Lakers in goals and third in assists. Senior forward Dan Radke (3-11=14) is second on the Lakers in points and first in assists. Radke is tied for second in the WCHA in overall assists with 11. Junior defenseman Kevin Czuczman (5-8=13) and senior forward Colin Campbell (6-7=13) are tied for third on the Lakers in points. Czuczman is third in the WCHA in overall defenseman scoring and tied for third in defenseman scoring against WCHA opponents with 2-6=8. Campbell leads the Lakers and is tied for third nationally in game-winning goals in game-winning goals with three. Senior netminder Kevin Kapalka (5-4-1) is third in the WCHA in overall save percentage (.929) and fourth in win percentage (.550). Huskies Michigan Technological University Michigan Tech tied twice with Bemidji State last weekend to remain undefeated in its last five games. The Huskies are in their last 10 contests having not allowed more than two goals in any game during that stretch. Tech s scoring defense ranks 10th nationally and tops in the WCHA. The Huskies are allowing just 2.28 goals per game so far in Only five times in 18 games have the Huskies given up more than two goals in a game. Pheonix Copley (North Pole, AK) ran his record to this season with a pair of ties vs. Bemidji State on Dec The sophomore allowed just two goals in each game and played well despite seeing only a combined 41 shots in the two contests. Copley ranks second in the WCHA in goalsagainst average (1.96) and fourth in save percentage (.928). The series history both recent and all-time between Tech and Bemidji tells a story of equally matched teams. Five of the last six games in the series have gone to overtime, and the squads have split the 14 games all-time with five wins, five losses and four ties apiece. Senior defenseman Brad Stebner (Fort McMurray, AB.) scored his first goal of the season in Tech s 2-2 overtime tie last Saturday (Dec. 7). The marker came 4:10 into the second period as the go-ahead goal for a 2-1 lead. Stebner now has 1-1=2 in 16 games this season and 5-20=25 in 118 career games. Senior forward Daniel Holmberg (Lykoping, Sweden) tallied his first goal in three years with one in the third period last Friday (Dec. 6). The centerman had a puck bounce off a defenseman right to his stick on the doorstep, and he finished to the far post. Holmberg, who scored five times as a freshman, hadn t recorded a goal since Mar. 4, C.J. Eick (Appleton, WI) continued his strong play with a goal and an assist in the series vs. Bemidji State. The sophomore had the go-ahead goal in the third period on Friday (Dec. 6) before the Beavers came back and tied the game later in the third. He then posted an assist on Brad Stebner s goal on Saturday (Dec. 7). Eick is on a four-game point streak with 1-4=5 in those games after totaling 2-1=3 in the first 14 games of the year. Assistant captain Tanner Kero (Hancock, MI) scored a highlight-reel goal in last Saturday s 2-2 overtime stalemate with Bemidji. The junior took the puck from neutral ice, skated around a defender and beat the BSU netminder with a backhand. Kero has been a bright spot for the Huskies offense with 6-6=12 on the season. All but one assist of that has come in the last 10 games. Sophomore Alex Petan (Delta, BC) had his eight-game point streak snapped in last Friday s (Dec. 6) tie with Bemidji State, but started a new one with the primary assist on Brad Stebner s goal Saturday (Dec. 7). The Huskies scoring leader owns 8-7=15 in 18 games this season. Petan is tied for sixth among WCHA players in scoring so far in Michigan Tech and Bowling Green State will renew an old rivalry when they face off this weekend (Dec ) in a WCHA series in Houghton. The Huskies hold a record over the Falcons with all games coming between

16 Weekly Team Notebooks con t Mavericks Minnesota State University Winners of its last five games, Minnesota State (9-7-0, WCHA) picked up 3-2 and 3-0 home league wins over Northern Michigan last weekend. The Mavericks continue WCHA action this week with road games at Alabama Huntsville Friday and Saturday. MSU owns an all-time record of in the series with the Chargers. The Mavericks stand in the last ten meetings with UAH. Junior F Matt Leitner, who has racked up 3-5=8 in the last six games, owns 31-56=87 in 93 career games in ranking 15th on MSU s career scoring list (DI) era. His goal vs NMU last Friday is his first GWG for and the fifth of his career. Leitner s 22 blocked shots on the season leads MSU forward corps. Junior F Jean-Paul Lafontaine has 6-6=12 to lead MSU in scoring. Lafontaine, who has 5-3=8 in the last six games, has not missed a game in his three-year MSU career and has played in 95 consecutive games. The Oxford, Mich., native owns 28-47=75 to rank 25th on the school s DI career scoring list. Senior F Zach Lehrke, who assisted on Leitner s game-winning goal last Friday vs NMU and then scored the GWG in Saturday s victory, has boosted his season totals to 2-6=8 in six games (he has at least one point in all six games he s played). Lehrke owns 25-37=62 in 110 games during his four years at MSU. Sophomore Teddy Blueger (3-6=9), who leads the Mavericks with 149 face-off wins on the season, has 9-19=28 in 53 career games with the Mavericks. Freshman G Cole Huggins stopped 14 shots in backstopping the Mavs to last Friday s 3-2 win over NMU, then collected his second career shutout by making all 17 stops in the 3-0 victory last Saturday. The Centennial, Colo., native owns a won-loss record, 1.80 goals-against average and.932 sv% on the year. His save percentage ranks 10th in the nation and his two shutouts is tied for seventh. Freshman D Sean Flanagan upped his season totals to 3-3=6 on the season with two assists in MSU s 3-0 win over NMU last Saturday. Flanagan, who has played in 13 consecutive games, is tied for first on the team at +4. Sophomore F Bryce Gervais, who has not missed a game in his two-year MSU career and has now played 57 consecutive games, has 5-1=6 in 16 games this season. Gervais owns 13-6=19 in two seasons at MSU. Junior D Zach Palmquist has 2-7=9 in the last 11 games. Palmquist, who has tallied 15-38=53 in 95 career games, ranks 10th on the school s scoring by defensemen list for the DI era and has not missed a game in his three-years. Junior F Chase Grant, who has totalled 16-27=43 in 95 games during the course of his MSU career, is tied for first on the team with +4. Junior F Max Gaede has played in 87 straight games (last 30 games of his freshman season, all 41 in and 16 in ). Gaede, a San Jose Sharks draftee, owns 4-18=22 during the course of his three-year Minnesota State career. Senior F Johnny McInnis, MSU s team captain, leads the Mavericks with 57 shots on goal and is tied for third on the team scoring charts with 5-4=9. McInnis, who has 27-23=50 in 108 games during his four years, has 10 career GWGs to tie for fourth on MSU s all-time list. Sophomore D Jon Jutzi, who has 1-9=10 for his two-year MSU career, ranks second on the Mavericks with 26 blocked shots. Jutzi has not missed a game during his time with the Mavericks and has played in 57 consecutive games. Freshman F Zach Stepan has charted 2-2=4 in the last three games and leads MSU newcomers with 4-3=7 in 12 GP. Senior D Brett Stern, who leads the Mavericks with 28 blocked shots, got his first point of with an assist in the Dec. 6 win vs NMU. Freshman D Carter Foguth, who has played in ten games this year, has totalled 21 blocked shots for the season. Foguth got his first point as a Maverick when he drew an assist on Dylan Margonari s goal in MSU s 3-2 win over NMU. Sophomore F Dylan Margonari recorded his first multiple-point game of when he had a goal and an assist in Friday s 3-2 victory vs NMU. Margonari ranks fourth on the team with 38 shots on goal and has 3-4=7 in 15 games. After going goalless in the ten previous games, freshman F Jordan Nelson tallied his third goal of the year in the 3-0 win vs NMU last Saturday. Nelson owns a.521 face-off winning percentage (75-of-144) in his debut season with the Mavericks. The Mavericks, who had gone 4-for-46 (.086) on the power-play through the first ten games, are 12-for-30 (.400) with the man-advantage in the last six contests. Wildcats Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan went 0-2 this past weekend in a pair of WCHA games at Minnesota State. NMU lost 2-3 last Friday (Dec. 6) and 0-3 on Saturday (Dec. 7). The Wildcats now stand at on the season with a WCHA mark. Junior forward Reed Seckel and freshman forward Shane Sooth both scored goals for NMU at MSU last Friday. It was the fifth goal of the season for Seckel and the first for Sooth. Freshman goalkeeper Mathias Dahlstrom recorded a career high 47 saves on Saturday (Dec. 7) at Minnesota State. Dahlstrom has a 2.13 goalsagainst average which ranks third in the WCHA, and a.929 save percentage which is second in the league and 365 saves. Senior forward and assistant captain Stephan Vigier continues to lead the Wildcats with 10 goals and 15 points. He also has five assists and has appeared in all 14 games this season. Vigier is currently ranked first in power-play goals (6) and third in goals scored (10) in the WCHA. He is also tied for second in game-winning goals (3) and sixth in overall points (15). The Wildcats have done well when outshooting the competition. NMU is when outshooting opponents. NMU is the fourth oldest team in college hockey this season. The average age of the Wildcats is 22 years and 129 days. Northern Michigan travels to North Dakota for its final non-conference series of the season this weekend (Dec ). This will be the first meeting between NMU and North Dakota since February 15, NMU split the last series against North Dakota, winning 2-1 on February 14, 1997 and losing 5-3 on February 15 in Marquette. Northern is all-time against North Dakota including a record on the road. North Dakota is overall and in the NCHC including a mark at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. North Dakota swept Western Michigan last weekend with scores of 3-2 both Friday and Saturday. Sophomore forward Rocco Grimaldi leads North Dakota with six goals and eight assists on the season. Sophomore goalie Zane Gothberg has gotten the bulk of the work in net for North Dakota posting a record. Gothberg has 296 saves and has given up 28 goals for a 2.61 goals-against average. He has made 12 appearances in net with 10 starts. Northern Michigan is in the midst of its longest road trip of the season that spans the entire month of December and half of January. NMU does not return home until a January 17 WCHA meeting with Alaska Fairbanks.