MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTAN HOCKEY TONIGHT

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1 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SPARTAN HOCKEY TONIGHT No. o. 1 Michig higan an Stat ate e ( over erall /9-1-3 CCHA) vs. s. Yale (4-6-0/6-6-0 ECAC) C) Frida iday-satur -Saturda day,, Jan :05 p.m. EST Munn Ice Arena East Lansing, Mich. SPARTAN QUICK STATS TEAM LEADERS THROUGH 19 GAMES GOALS Adam Hall... 9 Brian Maloney... 8 Jeremy Jackson... 7 Damon Whitten... 7 ASSISTS Rustyn Dolyny Brian Maloney Brad Fast Jeremy Jackson POINTS Rustyn Dolyny Brian Maloney Adam Hall Jeremy Jackson DEFENSEMEN POINTS John-Michael Liles Brad Fast Andrew Hutchinson POWER-PLAY GOALS Jeremy Jackson... 5 Rustyn Dolyny... 4 John-Michael Liles... 4 Brian Maloney... 4 SHORTHANDED GOALS Adam Hall... 1 Damon Whitten... 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS John Nail... 3 Four tied with... 2 PLUS/MINUS Brad Fast Brian Maloney John-Michael Liles Two tied with PENALTY MINUTES Brian Maloney Andrew Hutchinson Jeremy Jackson Jon Insana THIS WEEK Top-ranked Michigan State plays its final non-conference series of the regular season as the Spartans (No. 1 U.S. College Hockey Online poll/no. 1 USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll) open the new year with a two-game set against ECAC foe Yale in East Lansing. The series marks the first-ever meetings between MSU and the Bulldogs. Faceoff at Munn Ice Arena is set for 7:05 p.m. EST both nights. RADIO Both games of the Yale series, and all MSU home and road games, can be heard live on WVFN-AM 730 The Fan. Play-by-play man Scott Moore, in his fourth season as the radio voice of MSU hockey, will call the action. Spartan volunteer assistant coach Jim Mullin provides color commentary for the second straight season. Saturday s game also marks the first time in Spartan hockey history that an MSU regular-season contest will be broadcast in the Detroit metro area as WDFN-AM 1130 The Fan will carry the finale of the Yale series. See page five of this release for more information on the Spartan broadcast schedule on WDFN. Spartan fans can also hear live play-by-play action of MSU hockey via the Internet. Broadcasts can be accessed by logging on to the official website of Spartan athletics, or TELEVISION Both games of the MSU-Yale series will be televised in the greater Lansing area on AT&T Cable Systems. Eric Peasley handles play-by-play duties on Friday with Dave Ellis calling the action on Saturday. Joey Campbell will serve as analyst both nights. The games can be seen on cable channel 17 in Lansing and cable channel 13 on the East Lansing-Meridian cable system. The broadcasts start at 7 p.m. EST both nights. MSU HEAD COACH RON MASON MSU head coach Ron Mason (St. Lawrence 64) is in his 22nd season with the Spartans and 35th year as a college hockey mentor. The winningest coach in college hockey history, Mason, who coached in his 900th game at MSU Nov. 10 vs. Northern Michigan, has piloted the Spartans to a (.682) mark since taking over for the legendary Amo Bessone in His overall record currently stands at (.693). Mason guided MSU to its second NCAA hockey championship in 1986 and his 20 NCAA Tournament appearances are an all-time record. The seven-time Central Collegiate Hockey Association Coach of the Year, who won the American Hockey Coaches Association Spence Penrose Award for national coach of the year in 1992, led the Spartans to league regular-season titles in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1998 and 1999 and CCHA playoff crowns in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1998 and The league honored Mason by renaming the CCHA playoff trophy in his honor last fall. Mason, who won the Spencer Penrose Award as national coach of the year in 1992, has coached 19 Spartans to All-American honors and seen 44 of his former MSU skaters move on to the NHL. YALE AT A GLANCE (6-6-0 overall, ECAC) THE COACH: Tim Taylor (Harvard 63) is in his 23th season as head coach with the Bulldogs. He enters the weekend series vs. the Spartans with an overall record of (.460). Taylor is a three-time ECAC Coach of the Year and won the American Hockey Coaches Association Spencer Penrose Award in Assistant coach C.J. Marotollo will as sume head coaching duties for Yale this weekend, as Taylor is serving as an assistant for the U.S. team competing at the World Junior Championships in Moscow, Russia.

2 MICHIGAN STATE HOCKEY SCHEDULE TIME/ DATE RESULT OPPONENT 10/3 L 4-6 USA DEVELOPMENT TEAM* 10/ 6 W 7-0 WESTERN ONTARIO* JOHNSON NISSAN CLASSIC (Anchorage, AK) 10/13 W 5-4 at Alaska Anchorage 10/14 T 1-1 (ot) vs. Merrimack 10/20 L 1-2 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 10/21 W 4-1 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 10/26 W 5-1 at Notre Dame 10/27 W 3-2 at Notre Dame 11/4 W 1-0 at Michigan 11/9 W 3-2 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 11/10 W 4-1 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 11/17 T 2-2 (ot) WESTERN MICHIGAN 11/21 W 5-0 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE COLLEGE HOCKEY SHOWCASE 11/24 W 3-2 at Minnesota 11/26 W 6-2 at Wisconsin 12/1 T 3-3 (ot) at Bowling Green 12/2 W 3-1 at Bowling Green 12/8 T 0-0 (ot) at Ferris State 12/9 W 4-1 FERRIS STATE GREAT LAKES INVITATIONAL (Detroit, MI.) 12/29 W 4-1 vs. Boston College 12/30 W 3-2 (ot) vs. Michigan Tech 1/5 7:05 p.m. YALE 1/6 7:05 p.m. YALE 1/12 7:05 p.m. at Lake Superior State 1/13 7:05 p.m. at Lake Superior State 1/19 7:05 p.m. MIAMI 1/20 7:05 p.m. MIAMI 1/23 7:05 p.m. LAKE SUPERIOR STATE 1/27 7:35 p.m. vs. Michigan 2/2 7:05 p.m. at Northern Michigan 2/3 7:05 p.m. at Northern Michigan 2/9 7:05 p.m. ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 2/10 7:05 p.m. ALASKA-FAIRBANKS 2/16 7:05 p.m. at Western Michigan 2/17 7:35 p.m. vs. Michigan 2/23 7:35 p.m. at Ohio State 2/24 7:05 p.m. at Ohio State 3/2 6:05 p.m. MICHIGAN 3/9-11 TBA CCHA First Round 3/13 TBA CCHA Play-in Game 3/16-17 TBA CCHA Semifinals/Final Detroit, MI 3/23-25 TBA NCAA Regionals East- Worcester, MA West-Grand Rapids, MI 4/5 and 7 TBA NCAA Frozen Four Albany, N.Y. * exhibition all times ET TALE OF THE TAPE MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS YALE BULLDOGS (.842)... Overall Record (.500) CCHA (.792), 19 points... Conference Record ECAC (.400), 8 points 1st... Conference Standing... 5th Won 3/Unbeaten 16 (13-0-3)... Current Streak... Won 1 1st/1st... National Rank (USCHO/USA Today)... NR/NR 60 (3.16 gpg), 5th CCHA... Goals (Avg.) (3.42 gpg) 28 (1.47 gpg), 1st CCHA... Goals Against (Avg.) (3.92 gpg) (.215), 2nd CCHA... Power Play (.244) (.910), 1st CCHA... Penalty Kill (.680) 14.7 PIM/Game, 1st CCHA... Avg. Penalty Minutes/Game PIM/game Top Scorers Rustyn Dolyny, Sr., W (19 GP, ) Jeff Hamilton, Sr., F (12 GP, ) Brian Maloney, So., W (19 GP, ) Ben Stafford, Sr., F (12 GP, ) Adam Hall, Jr., W (19 GP, ) Nick Deschenes, So., F (12 GP, ) Jeremy Jackson, Fr., C (17 GP, ) Jeff Dwyer, Fr., D (12 GP, ) Goaltenders Overall Statistics Ryan Miller, So. (14-1-4, 1.43 GAA,.945 svs%) Dan Lombard, Jr. (6-6-0, 3.89 GAA,.881 svs%) SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS: Yale enters the weekend series having lost four of its last five contests prior to the Christmas break. The Bulldogs opened the campaign with a pair of upset victories over top-10 teams Boston College and New Hampshire but have dropped six of eight since. The Bulldogs are paced by senior forward Jeff Hamilton. A 1999 Hobey Baker Award finalist and a second-team Titan East All-American selection in 1998 and 1999, Hamilton missed most of the campaign with an injury but has returned to lead Yale and the ECAC with seven goals and 15 assists for 22 points through 12 games. Hamilton s linemates senior captain Ben Stafford ( ) and sophomore Nick Deschenes ( ) are the only other Bulldog skaters who ve reached double fig ures in scoring this season. Defenseman Jeff Dwyer, with on the year, leads Yale freshmen and blueliners in points. Junior Dan Lombard has started every game in goal for the Bulldogs this season. He s posted a record in 12 contests to go along with a 3.89 goals against average and a.881 saves percentage. THE SERIES VS. THE BULLDOGS: Overall: The weekend series marks the first meetings between Michigan State and Yale. Special Series Note: By agreement of both teams, Friday s game will feature two referees and two linesmen. One referee and two linesmen will work Saturday s contest. MSU-YALE NOTES: The Spartans own a (.807) regular-season record against non-conference opponents at home during the Ron Mason era. Three of those seven losses came in Mason s first season at MSU. In its last ten home games against non-conference foes, MSU is (.850), with the lone loss coming vs. Wisconsin as part of the 1999 College Hockey Showcase. MSU is unbeaten in four home games against ECAC competition during Ron Mason s tenure with the Spartans. MSU earned a win and a tie against Rensselaer at Munn Ice Arena last season and owns single victories over Princeton (1980) and Cornell (1995) in East Lansing. The Spartans all-time record against ECAC opponents stands at (.644) entering the Yale series. The weekend set vs. Yale marks the Spartans last non-conference contests of the regular season. MSU is in the midst of four straight games against opponents from outside of the CCHA. MSU is this year against non-conference foes but have not faced an ECAC team this season. MSU is vs. HOCKEY EAST opponents and against WCHA rivals. LAST WEEKEND S RECAP MSU solidified its claim as the nation s top team with a pair of victories at the Great Lakes Invitational at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Wins over Boston College and Michigan 2

3 Tech gave the Spartans their fourth-straight Great Lakes championship, marking the second time in school history that MSU has won four GLI titles in a row. In the tournament s first round on Friday (Dec. 29), senior winger Rustyn Dolyny (Fort Frances, Ont.) scored two goals and added two assists as MSU downed second-ranked Boston College, 4-1, earning the right to advance to the GLI title match against Michigan Tech, who knocked off fourth-ranked Boston College, 7-3, in the other semifinal match. We take a lot of pride in coming down here and defending our title, said Dolyny. It was an uneventful first period for the Spartans with Boston College scoring the first goal of the game with 22 seconds remaining in the opening frame on a four-on-four situation. The Eagles Krys Kolanos took a pass from Brooks Orpik, then skated into the slot uncontested before wristing the puck past MSU netminder Ryan Miller (East Lansing, Mich.). I thought the first five to seven minutes we were still practicing and we couldn t get our feet going, said MSU head coach Ron Mason. The second period we really got it going. We played a solid game once we laid back and played defensively. It was a good team effort all the way around. Andrew Hutchinson (Rochester Hills, Mich.) tallied MSU s first goal 1:23 into the second period to tie the game. The goal, Hutchinson s first of the season, was set up by senior Damon Whitten (Brighton, Mich.). Whitten was breaking toward the Eagle net down the center of the ice and found Hutchinson all alone near the goalmouth to BC netminder Scott Clemmensen s left. Dolyny had enough time to look back at the clock as the second period came to a close before blasting the puck past Clemmensen top-shelf at 19:56 for a power-play goal. Jeremy Jackson (Langley, B.C.) and Brian Maloney (Bassano, Alta.) each received assists on MSU s eventual game-winner. The play was set up by Jackson, who was stationed behind the BC net and threaded a perfect pass to Dolyny as he was breaking to the net. For his second goal of the night and sixth of the year, Dolyny gave the Spartans a 3-1 lead with an insurance goal at 10:01 into the third period. John-Michael Liles (Zionsville, Ind.) received the helper. Whitten provided the final margin of victory with a goal at 16:56 of the third off a backhanded pass from Dolyny. Brad Fast (Fort St. John, B.C.) also received an assist on Whitten s marker. Miller made 26 saves for the Spartans. Clemmensen stopped 27 shots for Boston College. On Saturday, it was only fitting that a senior notch the game-winning goal for MSU in the Great Lakes Invitational championship game. John Nail (Brampton, Ont.) scored the winner with 56 seconds left in overtime as the top-ranked Spartans ( overall) dealt Michigan Tech a 3-2 defeat in front of 18,363 in a game that will be talked about for years to come. The win gives MSU s senior class an unblemished 8-0 mark in the nation s top regular-season hockey tournament. I saw the puck in the defenseman s feet, went for it, and chipped it ahead, said Nail of his unassisted tally that ended the three-and-a-half hour marathon. Then I made the only move that I could think of at the time. Nail s marker atoned for a third period in which Michigan Tech rallied to send the game into the extra session, erasing a 2-0 Spartan lead with a pair of goals. Tech s Justin Brown halved the MSU edge halfway through the final regulation frame when he scored a virtual empty-net goal. MSU goaltender Ryan Miller was taken out by Tech s Tab Lardner, who was driving toward the net and managed to get a shot on goal. Lardner s rebound caromed to Brown, who was breaking into the slot for the easy finish. The Huskies ( overall) tied the game at 5:42 on a controversial goal by Jeff Keiver. Keiver and teammate Chris Durno were driving to the net as a Tech power play expired when the puck careened in front of the goalmouth and off Keiver s skate past Miller. Referee Steve Piotrowski immediately signaled the goal, a decision upheld by the video officials, ultimately determining the Tech player did not intentionally kick the puck into the net. MSU took a two-goal edge with late scores in each of the first two frames. Damon Whitten, stationed to the left of Tech netminder Brian Rogers, opened the scoring by tipping a wrist shot off the stick of defenseman Brad Fast (Fort St. John, B.C.) with 1:19 remaining in the first period. Andrew Hutchinson scored his second goal of the tournament with four seconds left in the second stanza, picking up a loose puck in the slot and firing it high over Rogers into the net. The Huskies thought they had jumped out to a 1-0 edge just 40 seconds into the game when the aforementioned Keiver knocked the puck into the Spartan net. The tally was disallowed, however, because the puck was played past Miller with a glove. Boston College captured GLI third-place honors. The Eagles defeated Michigan, 8-5, on Saturday to earn a split in tournament play. 3 USCHO POLL (Jan. 2) Rank Team (first-place votes) Votes 1 Michigan State (39) Boston College (1) North Dakota Colorado College Western Michigan New Hampshire St. Cloud State Michigan Minnesota Providence Wisconsin Rensselaer Vermont Denver Maine 76 Others receiving votes: Northern Michigan 67, Cornell 13, Ohio State 10, Quinnipiac 10, Boston University 6, MSU-Mankato 2, Harvard 1, Merrimack 1, Miami 1, Northeastern 1, St. Lawrence 1 USA TODAY/AMERICAN HOCKEY MAGAZINE POLL (Jan. 2) Rank Team (first-place votes) Votes 1 Michigan State (17) Boston College (1) North Dakota Colorado College Western Michigan New Hampshire Michigan St. Cloud State Minnesota Wisconsin Providence Rensselaer Vermont Denver Maine 28 Others receiving votes: Northern Michigan 27, Harvard 8, Ohio State 4, Cornell 3 POLLS: WEEK-BY-WEEK USCHO USA Today 10/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5

4 MSU HOCKEY MEDIA INFORMATION PRESS BOX: Michigan State s working press facilities are located on the south side of Munn Ice Arena. The press box is located in a raised area above the south concourse, running from blue line to goal line. Three rows of seating are available to accommodate the working media. Working press, radio and television personnel are assigned space in the working area; scouts and players are not permitted in the press box at any time as per MSU, CCHA and NCAA rules. The MSU press box is a working press box and under NCAA rules any cheering is strictly prohibited. Any cheering or abuse of working media credentials will be grounds for removal from the press box. WORKING CREDENTIALS: All applications must be placed via phone or fax with the MSU sports information office. Upon acceptance of application, appropriate credentials are mailed out or held for pickup at the Press will call window at the media entrance (north entrance, facing Demonstration Hall). Press seating is limited. RADIO BROADCASTS: A maximum of three spaces are provided for each broadcast. Opponent radio stations wishing to broadcast from Munn Arena must make arrangements through hockey SID Mike Eidelbes no less than one week prior to the game. There is space available for one station per school to broadcast each game. Radio station banners are not permitted to hang from the front of the press box. TELEVISION: Special arrangements must be made through the sports information department for television broadcasts. Television station banners are not permitted to hang from the front of the press box. Television stations shooting highlights will be allotted space on one of the TV/photo decks, located at center ice on the north concourse. FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS: Space is available for shooting on the TV/photo deck located on the north concourse opposite the press box. Identification badges should be picked up at the press box entrance before the game and must be worn at all times. Arrangements may also be made with hockey SID Mike Eidelbes during the week prior to the game to shoot from the penalty box area at ice level for a maximum of one period depending on availability. Photographers who need access to a darkroom should make arrangements with hockey SID Mike Eidelbes the week before the game. SERVICES: Summaries and shot charts are issued after each period and complete game summaries are distributed at the end of each game. Quick reference statistics and notes are flashed via message board in front of the working area throughout the game. Phones are available for filing stories although reporters requiring exclusive phone service should have their own lines installed. GAME #18 FRIDAY, DEC. 29 BOSTON COLLEGE vs. MSU GLI FIRST ROUND JOE LOUIS ARENA DETROIT, MICH. BC MSU st: BC-Kolanos-13 (Orpik-6); 4x4; 19:38 2nd: MSU-Hutchinson-1 (Whitten-4, Dolyny-15); 1:23 MSU-Dolyny-5 (J. Jackson-10, Maloney-12); PPG; 19:55 3rd: MSU-Dolyny-6 (Liles-8); 10:01 MSU-Whitten-6 (Dolyny-16, Fast-9); 16:56 PENALTIES: BC 7-14; MSU 9-26 POWER PLAYS: BC 0-6; MSU 1-5 SHOTS: BC ; MSU SAVES: BC-Clemmensen ( ); 60:00 MSU-Miller ( ); 60:00 REFEREE: Mark Shegos ASSISTANTS: Hill, Friedman GAME #19 SATURDAY, DEC. 30 MICHIGAN TECH vs. MSU GLI CHAMPIONSHIP JOE LOUIS ARENA DETROIT, MICH. MTU MSU st: MSU-Whitten-7 (Fast-10, Patchell-4); 4x4; 18:41 2nd: MSU-Hutchinson-2 (Bogle-2); PPG; 19:56 3rd: MTU-Brown-3 (Laurila-3, Kaiman-1); PPG; 9:47 MTU-Keiver-1 (Dolyny-16, Fast-9); 16:56 OT: MSU-Nail-6 (unassisted); 19:04 PENALTIES: MTU 12-32; MSU POWER PLAYS: MTU 1-7; MSU 2-8 SHOTS: MTU ; MSU SAVES: MTU-Rogers ( ); 79:04 MSU-Miller ( ); 79:04 REFEREE: Piotrowski ASSISTANTS: Hill, Friedman GLI HITS AND MISC. MSU won the Great Lakes Invitational for the fourth straight year, marking the second time the Spartans have won four consecutive GLI titles. Coach Ron Mason s charges also accomplished the feat from The Spartans overtime win vs. Michigan Tech in Saturday s GLI title match ended a sixgame MSU winless stretch in OT games. The team had been in extra-session affairs since beating Northern Michigan in overtime at Munn Ice Arena on Feb. 11, MSU is now all-time in overtime games at Joe Louis Arena following Saturday s victory over Michigan Tech. The Spartans are in GLI overtimes and now have four wins in four OT games against Michigan Tech in GLI play. Including Saturday night s overtime thriller, eight of the last 10 games between Michigan State and Michigan Tech at the Great Lakes Invitational have been decided by one goal. MSU s record in GLI title games improved to overall with Saturday s win, including all-time vs. Michigan Tech. The Spartans unbeaten streak reached 16 (13-0-3) with win against Boston College and Michigan Tech at the GLI. It s MSU s best stretch since , when the team was unbeaten in 23 straight (18-0-5) from Dec. 4, 1998-March 5, The team s record away from Munn Ice Arena this season marks the Spartans best road start ever. MILLER TIME MSU netminder Ryan Miller earned Great Lakes Invitational Most Valuable Player and all-gli honors after stopping 68 of 71 shots in 139:04 of action, leading the Spartans to their fourth straight tournament crown. He also posted a shutout streak of 92:09 during the tournament extending from the first period of MSU s game vs. Boston College to the third frame of the championship match against Michigan Tech. The East Lansing product, who has started 24 consecutive games in goal for MSU, has allowed two or fewer goals in 17 of his last 18 starts and all but two games this season. 4

5 Miller avenged his performance vs. Boston College in the first round of last year s NCAA Tournament in Minneapolis by allowing one goal on 27 shots against the Eagles in the GLI first round. HEY, DON T FORGET ABOUT US! Three Spartan skaters joined Miller on the Great Lakes Invitational all-tournament team. They were: Senior forward Rustyn Dolyny, who matched a career-high with a four-point outburst (two goals and two assists) vs. Boston College. Dolyny has scored four points in a game on two other occasions, the most recent coming Feb. 13, 1998 vs. Western Michigan. His two goals also matched a career best. The Fort Frances, Ont., native also earned GLI all-tournament honors in Junior defenseman Andrew Hutchinson, who scored a pair of goals in the tournament, including the Spartans first goal in Friday s semifinal against Boston College Senior wing Damon Whitten, who notched a goal and an assist vs. BC and added a tally vs. Michigan Tech. His assist on Hutchinson s goal vs. the Eagles was his 60th career point and his first-period goal against the Huskies was his 30th in a Spartan uniform. The 2000 GLI marked the third straight year that MSU placed four players on the alltournament team. WHO DOES NO. 2 WORK FOR? The Spartans are now this season in No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchups following last Friday s win vs. Boston College. MSU handed Minnesota a 3-2 defeat in a College Hockey Showcase game in Minneapolis on Nov. 24. Incidentally, both the Spartans and Gophers were top-ranked teams in that game. MSU was No. 1 and Minnesota No. 2 in the USCHO poll while the team s swapped positions in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine rankings. MSU s win over Boston College also gave the Spartans a record this season against teams that have been No. 1 at one point this season. The Eagles were ranked first in the Nov. 6 USA Today poll. Other former No. 1 s MSU has defeated Michigan (Oct. 31, both polls), Minnesota (Nov. 6 USCHO poll, Nov. 20 USA Today poll) and Wisconsin (Oct. 23, both polls). I VE GOT THE POWER Three individuals with ties to Michigan State are among those highlighted in the annual rankings of the 100 most powerful individuals in hockey according to The Hockey News. They are: Bob Goodenow (No. 2), president of the NHL Players Association, father of Spartan junior center Joe Goodenow. Harley Hotchkiss (No. 22), a 1950 MSU graduate and captain of the Spartan hockey team as a senior, who currently owns the NHL s Calgary Flames and heads the league s Board of Governors. Tom Anastos, a four-year letterwinner under Ron Mason in the early 80s and current commissioner of the CCHA who graduated from MSU in 1985, is mentioned as one of four rising influences in the game. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman tops the rankings. DETROIT S WDFN TO CARRY SPARTAN HOCKEY GAMES Six Michigan State hockey regular-season games will be broadcast on WDFN-AM 1130 in Detroit, the station and the university announced. The agreement marks the first time Spartan hockey games have been carried by a Detroit radio station. Five MSU games are currently on WDFN s broadcast schedule with a sixth to be named at a later date. Scott Moore, the voice of Spartan hockey since , will serve as playby-play announcer and will be joined by analyst Jim Mullin. The games WDFN has committed to carry are: Jan. 6 (Sat.) Yale at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. EST Jan. 20 (Sat.) Miami at Michigan State 7:05 p.m. EST Jan. 27 (Sat.) Michigan vs. Michigan State (at Detroit) 7:35 p.m. EST Feb. 17 (Sat.) Michigan vs. Michigan State (at Detroit) 7:35 p.m. EST March 2 (Fri.) Michigan at Michigan State 6:05 p.m. EST MSU HOCKEY MEDIA INFORMATION FAX-ON-DEMAND SERVICE: MSU and Pivotal Communications offer a fax-on-demand service which allows media to access the most recent hockey releases and statistics at any time. Weekly releases, statistics and game summaries are available Monday afternoons. Dial the system from the handset of your fax machine at (800) MSU s passcode is 282 (BTC). Select the information you need by the following request numbers: 2160 General Release 2161 Statistics/Results 2162 Roster/Schedule 2163 Previous Weekend Summaries Contact Pivotal Communications at (770) for information on their new mediateamlink.com site which provides access to the same information on the Internet. WORLD WIDE WEB: MSU hockey releases, statistics, game notes, photos, player features and interviews are available and updated daily on the official web site of Spartan Athletics: INTERVIEWS DURING THE WEEK: Coach Mason is available for interviews during the week and can best be reached by phone in the late mornings Monday through Thursday. He also attends MSU s weekly press conference each Monday at 11:45 a.m. He and MSU players are available for interviews on non-game days immediately prior to or following practice, which usually begins at 3 p.m. Interviews may be conducted via phone or in person on the Michigan State bench. Please contact hockey SID Mike Eidelbes to arrange interviews during the week. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: Coach Mason and MSU players will be available to answer your questions outside the locker room following a postgame 10-minute cooling-off period. With the exception of live television broadcasts, players are not available until the conclusion of the cooling-off period. Media members can access the MSU locker room area through the hockey office entrance (under the northeast corner) via the Zamboni opening at the east end of the rink. Please do not cut across the ice. Interviews with the visiting coach and players should be arranged through the visiting SID. DIRECTIONS TO MUNN: Take Exit 9 (Trowbridge Road) off of I-496 (East or West). Follow Trowbridge to the end and make a left on to Harrison Road. Take a right at the second light on to Shaw Lane. Munn Ice Arena will be beyond the Breslin Center (MSU s basketball facility) on your left; media parking (with pass) is just south of Spartan Stadium on your left. Please contact hockey SID Mike Eidelbes for parking passes, a limited number of which will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. 5

6 SPARTAN HOCKEY MISCELLANEOUS STATS MULTIPLE-GOAL GAMES MR: most recent Player Career MR Rustyn Dolyny /29/00 Adam Hall 0 8 3/3/00 Brian Maloney /13/00 Damon Whitten /26/00 Troy Ferguson 0 1 3/10/00 J-M Liles /19/99 Andrew Bogle 0 1 3/20/98 MULTIPLE-POINT GAMES MR: most recent Player Career MR Rustyn Dolyny /29/00 Adam Hall /2/00 Damon Whitten /29/00 Brian Maloney /9/00 J-M Liles /9/00 Sean Patchell /26/00 Andrew Bogle /9/00 Brad Fast /26/00 A. Hutchinson /10/00 Jeremy Jackson /26/00 John Nail /26/00 Troy Ferguson 0 3 3/10/00 Joe Goodenow 0 2 3/18/00 Steve Jackson /9/00 POWER PLAY POINTS Player G A P Rustyn Dolyny Brian Maloney Adam Hall John-Michael Liles Jeremy Jackson Damon Whitten Andrew Hutchinson Steve Jackson John Nail Brad Fast Andrew Bogle \Steve Clark Troy Ferguson Sean Patchell SHORTHANDED POINTS Player G A P Adam Hall Damon Whitten STATISTICALLY SPEAKING Where Spartans rank among NCAA and CCHA statistical leaders NCAA Statistics (as of Dec. 17) Team Category NCAA Rank Team Defense 1st, 1.47 Scoring Margin 5th, 1.65 Winning Percentage 1st,.824 Power Play 18th,.213 Penalty Killing 6th,.908 Unbeaten Streak 1st, 14 (11-0-3) Individuals NCAA Rank Ryan Miller (Svs%) 4th,.943 Ryan Miller (GAA) 3rd, 1.44 Ryan Miller (Win%) 2nd,.824 Attendance NCAA Rank Average Attendance 6th, 6,550 Total Attendance 6th, 137,550 CCHA Statistics (as of Dec. 30) League All Team Category Games Games Team Offense 6th, th, 3.16 Team Defense 1st, st, 1.47 Power Play 4th,.207 2nd,.215 Penalty Killing 1st,.910 1st,.910 Penalty Minutes 1st, st, League All Individuals Games Games Rustyn Dolyny (points) T-10th, 14 T-8th, 22 Brian Maloney (points) T-10th, 14 T-11th, 20 Adam Hall (points) T-10th, 14 T-23rd, 17 Rustyn Dolyny (assists) T-4th, 11 T-4th, 16 John Nail (GWGs) T-3rd, 3 Rustyn Dolyny (GWGs) T-5th, 2 J. Jackson (GWGs) T-2nd, 2 T-5th, 2 J-M Liles (GWGs) T-2nd, 2 T-5th, 2 D. Whitten (GWGs) T-2nd, 2 T-5th, 2 J. Jackson (PPGs) T-2nd, 5 T-7th, 5 Brian Maloney (PPGs) T-9th, 3 T-11th, 4 Ryan Miller (GAA) 1st, st, 1.43 Ryan Miller (Svs%) 1st,.951 1st,.945 Ryan Miller (SHOs) 1st, 3 1st, 3 The games on WDFN will not interfere with Spartan hockey broadcasts in the greater Lansing area on WVFN-AM 730. WVFN will broadcast each of MSU s 36 regular-season games and all of the Spartans postseason contests. SPARTANS TOP NATIONAL POLL The Michigan State hockey team did last week what the rest of the nation s top-ranked squads couldn t make it through the holiday season without a loss. Coach Ron Mason s Spartans, who captured their fourth straight Great Lakes Invitational title with wins over Boston College and Michigan Tech, held on to the top spot in this week s U.S. College Hockey Online and USA Today/American Hockey Magazine polls. MSU received 39 of 40 first-place votes and 599 points in the USCHO poll. Despite losing to the Spartans in the GLI first round, Boston College held on to the second spot in the rankings, receiving one first-place vote. North Dakota, which also dropped a game to Boston University at the Badger Showdown in Milwaukee, stayed in the third position. Colorado College and Western Michigan, both winners over the holiday week, each climbed two spots. The Spartans captured 17 of 18 first-place votes and 269 total points in the USA Today rankings, with Boston College, North Dakota, Colorado College and Western Michigan rounding out the top five. The Eagles received the other first-place vote in the USA Today poll. Other Central Collegiate Hockey Association teams in this week s rankings in addition to MSU and Western Michigan are Michigan (8 th USCHO, 7 th USA Today), Ohio State and Northern Michigan (receiving votes in both polls) and Miami (receiving votes USCHO). TOP-RANKED MONOPOLY Not only does Michigan State boast the nation s top-ranked college hockey team, but East Lansing is also home to the country s No.-1 rated men s basketball team as the defending national champion Spartans held onto their position at the top of this week s Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls. The dual No. 1 s mark the first time in history that a school s hockey and men s basketball teams have been ranked as the nation s top teams simultaneously during the regular season. Michigan s men s hoops and hockey squads were both preseason No.-1 picks prior to the start of the teams campaigns but the Wolverine icers had fallen from the top spot by the time the basketball season started. 6

7 SPARTANS IN THE SHOW 14 Michigan State alums are listed on National Hockey League rosters as of today (statistics through Jan. 1 in parentheses): Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1): Jim Cummins (39 GP, , -7, 108 PIM) Atlanta Thrashers (2): Steve Guolla (25 GP, , -1, 8 PIM) Dean Sylvester (29 GP, , -9, 4 PIM) Buffalo Sabres (1): Jason Woolley (30 GP , +1, 28 PIM) Carolina Hurricanes (1): Rod Brind Amour (34 GP, , -7, 19 PIM) Edmonton Oilers (3): Anson Carter (20 GP, , -5, 8 PIM) Shawn Horcoff (12 GP, , -1, 0 PIM) Rem Murray (41 GP, , even, 8 PIM) Los Angeles Kings (1): Bryan Smolinski (37 GP, , +2, 16 PIM) Nashville Predators (1): Mike Watt (18 GP, , -2, 8 PIM) New York Rangers (1): Mike York (39 GP, , +3, 12 PIM) Philadelphia Flyers (1): Peter White (37 GP, , -4, 8 PIM) Pittsburgh Penguins (1): Kip Miller (31 GP, , even, 6 PIM) Vancouver Canucks (1): Bob Essensa (9-3-1, 2.33 GAA,.902 svs%) Here s a list of former Spartan skaters now on the rosters of teams in the IHL, AHL, ECHL, UHL and WCHL and their statistics through Jan. 1: American Hockey League (3): Tyler Harlton, St. John s (39 GP , 24 PIM) Joe Murphy, Lowell (12 GP, , 36 PIM with Washington) Tony Tuzzolino, Hartford (18 GP, , 42 PIM) International Hockey League (5): Bryan Adams, Orlando (26 GP, , 17 PIM; 2 GP, , -1 with Atlanta) Sean Berens, Grand Rapids (10 GP, , 10 PIM) Bobby Reynolds, Houston (33 GP, , 20 PIM) Tom Tilley, Chicago (9 GP, , 8 PIM) Mike Weaver, Orlando (21 GP, , 8 PIM) East Coast Hockey League (4): Chris Bogas, Toledo (26 GP, , 39 PIM) Kelly Harper, Greenville (18 GP, , 6 PIM) Brad Hodgins, New Orleans (15 GP, , 31 PIM) Mark Loeding, Birmingham (27 GP, , 34 PIM) United Hockey League (3): Mike Ford, Kalamazoo (30 GP, , 36 PIM) Richard Keyes, Kalamazoo (30 GP, , 49 PIM) Jeff Kozakowski, B.C. (30 GP, , 20 PIM) West Coast Hockey League (2): Chad Alban, Idaho (7-2-1, 3.04 GAA,.895 svs%) Mike Buzak, Long Beach (9-6-3, 2.79 GAA,.890 svs%) SPARTAN SPORTS ZONE Spartan Sports Zone, a weekly 30-minute television show produced and distributed by the Michigan State Athletic Department, airs throughout the region on Fox Sports Detroit. The magazine-format show is dedicated to in-depth coverage of MSU hockey, football, and men s basketball. Coach Ron Mason, along with football coach Bobby Williams and basketball coach Tom Izzo are featured on the show, which airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m. and is rebroadcast on Mondays at 2 p.m. RON MASON RADIO SHOW The Ron Mason Radio Show runs throughout the season on WVFN-AM 730. The hourlong show originates from Reno s East Sports Bar in East Lansing from 6 to 7 p.m. each Wednesday. Jerry Marshall, the Munn Ice Arena public address announcer for three decades, hosts the program. UP NEXT MSU returns to Central Collegiate Hockey Association play as the Spartans travel to Sault Ste. Marie to face Lake Superior State in a two-game conference set Jan Faceoff at Taffy Abel Arena is set for 7:05 p.m. EST both nights. MSU HOCKEY LONGEST TEAM STREAKS OVERALL WINS:... 6, 10/21-11/10 LOSSES:... 1, 10/20 UNBEATEN:... 16, 10/21-present (13-0-3) WINLESS:... 2, 10/14-20 (0-1-1) HOME WINS:... 3, 10/21-11/10 LOSSES:... 1, 10/20 UNBEATEN:... 6, 10/21-present (5-0-1) WINLESS:... 1, 10/20 (0-1-0) ROAD WINS:... 6, 10/13-11/26 LOSSES:... N/A UNBEATEN:... 9, 10/13-present (7-0-2) WINLESS:...N/A NEUTRAL WINS:... 2, 12/29-present LOSSES:... N/A UNBEATEN:... 3, 10/14-present (2-0-1) WINLESS:... 1, 10/14 (0-0-1) MSU HOCKEY AWARD WINNERS CCHA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ryan Miller (Oct. 30) Ryan Miller (Nov. 6) Brad Fast (Nov. 27) JOHNSON NISSAN CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Brian Maloney Ryan Miller GREAT LAKES INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Rustyn Dolyny Andrew Hutchinson Ryan Miller (MVP) Damon Whitten SPARTAN POINT STREAKS TWO GAMES: Damon Whitten (2-1--3) Brad Fast (0-2--2) Andrew Hutchinson (2-0--2) How to contact Michigan State hockey SID Mike Eidelbes: Office Phone:... (517) Home Phone:... (517) Munn Press Row:... (517) Fax:... (517) eidelbes@msu.edu Web Site:

8 HOME/ROAD COMPARISON HOME ROAD NEUTRAL TOTAL No. Player GP G-A--PTS GP G-A--PTS GP G-A--PTS GP G-A--PTS 1 Shopbell Insana Liles Markusen Clark Hearon Hundt Patchell S. Jackson Whitten Swistak Koski Ferguson Hall Dolyny Maloney Nail Bogle Brush Hutchinson Porter Goodenow Fast Pugliese Blackburn Miller J. Jackson GOALTENDERS HOME ROAD NEUTRAL TOTAL No. Player GP W-L-T GP W-L-T GP W-L-T GP W-L-T 1 Shopbell Blackburn Miller SPECIAL TEAMS HOME ROAD NEUTRAL TOTAL POWER PLAY (.193) (.273) 3-20 (.150) (.215) PENALTY KILL (.923) (.886) (.933) (.910) CCHA STANDINGS Place Team (overall record) W L T Pts. Last Week This Week 1 Michigan State (14-1-4) beat Boston Coll., Mich. Tech hosts Yale (nc) 2 Western Michigan (14-3-2) beat Colgate, Merrimack at Ohio State 3 Michigan (13-5-3) lost to Mich. Tech, Boston Coll. hosts Lake Superior (Fri-Sun) Miami (10-8-2) lost to Vermont, New Hampshire idle Ohio State (10-7-1) lost to Cornell, Clarkson hosts Western Michigan 6 Northern Michigan (9-5-5) idle hosts Mich. Tech (nc), York (exh.) 7 Nebraska-Omaha ( ) beat Mass.-Lowell, Canisius idle 8 Lake Superior State ( ) beat Bemidji State, lost to Minn. at Michigan (Fri-Sun) Alaska-Fairbanks (4-8-4) idle hosts Iona (nc) 10 Bowling Green (4-10-4) beat Mercyhurst, lost to Niagara at Princeton (nc) 11 Notre Dame (4-14-3) lost to St. Lawrence, RPI hosts Ferris State 12 Ferris State (5-11-4) lost to Providence, beat Air Force at Notre Dame 8

9 GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL SCORING Jon J-M Joe Steve Tim Aaron Sean Steve Damon Steve Kris Troy Adam Rustyn Insana Liles Markusen Clark Hearon Hundt Patchell Jackson Whitten Swistak Koski Ferguson Hall DND DND DND v. Merrimack DND UNO DND DND UNO DND DND DND DND DND DND NMU DND DND NMU DND DND WMU DND DND DND LSSU DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DND DND FSU DND DND vs. BC DND DND DND vs. MTU DND DND DND MIAMI MIAMI LSSU UAF UM MSU S RECORD IN WHEN... MSU scores first Opponent scores first MSU leads after one period Opponent leads after one period Tied after one period MSU leads after two periods Opponent leads after two periods Tied after two periods OT games Game is decided by one goal Game is decided by two goals Game is decided by three+ goals MSU outshoots opponent MSU is outshot by opponent Shots are even MSU has less than 20 shots on net Opp. has less than 20 shots on net MSU has shots on net Opponent has shots on net MSU has shots on net Opponent has shots on net MSU has 40+ shots on net Opponent has 40+ shots on net MSU has more penalties than opp Opponent has more penalties Penalties are even MSU scores one goal Opponent scores one goal MSU scores two goals Opponent scores two goals MSU scores three goals Opponent scores three goals MSU scores four goals Opponent scores four goals MSU scores five or more goals Opponent scores five or more goals MSU scores on power play Opp. scores on power play MSU fails to score on power play Opp. fails to score on power play Skating 12 forwards/6 defensemen Skating 13 forwards/5 defensemen MSU plays at home MSU plays on the road MSU plays at a neutral site Dolyny scores a goal Dolyny records a point Hall scores a goal J. Jackson records a point Liles records a point Maloney records a point MSU plays on a Friday MSU plays on a Saturday MSU plays on a Sunday MSU plays on a Tuesday MSU plays on a Thursday MSU plays in October MSU plays in November MSU plays in December MSU plays in January MSU plays in February MSU plays in March MSU vs CCHA MSU vs ECAC MSU vs HOCKEY EAST MSU vs WCHA

10 GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL SCORING Brian John Andrew Pat Andrew Mike Joe Brad Jay Jeremy Ryan Joe Nathan Maloney Nail Bogle Brush Hutchinson Porter Goodenow Fast Pugliese Jackson Miller Blackburn DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND v. Merrimack DND-INJ DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND UNO DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND UNO DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND-INJ DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND-INJ DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND NMU DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND NMU DND-INJ DND DND-INJ DND saves DNP DND WMU DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND LSSU DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND-INJ DND DND DND-INJ 18 saves DNP DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND FSU DND-INJ DND DND DND-INJ 16 saves DNP DND vs. BC DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND vs. MTU DND-INJ DND DND saves DNP DND MIAMI MIAMI LSSU UAF UM THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... Series Sweep in Munn Arena MSU: vs. Northern Michigan (3-2 and 4-1) 11/9-10/00 Opponent: Miami (1-0 and 3-2 OT), 2/10-11/95 Series Sweep on the Road MSU: at Notre Dame (5-1 and 3-2), 10/26-27/00 Opponent: at Miami (3-2 and 3-0), 11/19-20/99 Team Scored 10 Goals MSU: 12 vs. Ohio State, 12/6/91, (MSU 12-4) Opponent: 11 by Lake Superior State, 2/11/94 (LSSU 11-1) Team had 40 Shots MSU: 43 vs. Lake Superior State, 11/21/00, (MSU 5-0) Opponent: 44 by Michigan Tech, 12/30/00, (MSU 3-2 ot) Team had 50 Shots MSU: 51 vs. OSU, 3/21/98 (MSU 3-2 2ot) Opponent: 54 by Wisconsin, 2/20/81, (MSU 5-3) Player Had a Hat Trick MSU: Mike York vs. Miami, 1/8/99, (MSU 5-1) Opponent: Dany Heatley, Wisconsin, 11/26/99, (UW 5-1) Player Scored Four Goals MSU: Sean Berens vs. Northern Michigan, 1/10/98, (MSU 6-1) Opponent: Kurt Miller, Lake Superior State, 2/11/94, (LSSU 11-1) Player Scored Five Goals MSU: Mike Donnelly vs. Ohio State, 12/14/85, (MSU 6-5 OT) Opponent: Mark Taylor, North Dakota, 11/23/79, (UND 9-2) Player Had Five Assists MSU: Dwayne Norris vs. Ohio State, 12/6/91, (MSU 12-4) Opponent: David Roberts, Michigan, 1/30/93, (UM 11-1 at Joe Louis Arena) 10 Player Had Five Points MSU: Steve Ferranti (3-2--5) vs. Western Ontario, 10/12/96, (MSU 7-2) Opponent: Steve Reinprecht (1-4--5), Wisconsin, 11/26/99, (UW 5-1) Player Scored a Shorthanded Goal MSU: Damon Whitten vs. Northern Michigan, 11/9/00, (MSU 3-2) Opponent: Mark Wires, Bowling Green, 12/2/00, (MSU 3-1) Player Scored an Overtime Goal MSU: John Nail vs. Michigan Tech, 12/30/00, (MSU 3-2 ot) Opponent: Jeff Farkas, Boston College, 3/24/00 (BC 6-5 ot NCAAs) Player Scored with Goaltender Pulled MSU: Sean Patchell at Bowling Green (delayed penalty), 12/1/00, (3-3 ot) Opponent: Mike Lephart, Boston College (goalie pulled for extra attacker), 3/24/00, (BC 6-5 ot NCAAs)

11 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Result/Time MSU MSU/OPP MSU MSU MSU MSU OPP MSU Date (All Times ET) Opponent (attendance) GWG/GTG SOG GOALIE SAVES PP PK PIM PIM RECORD Oct. 3 L 4-6 USA DEVELOPMENT TEAM (Ex) /20 Blackburn Miller - 6 Oct. 6 W 7-0 WESTERN ONTARIO (Ex) Insana 47/11 Miller JOHNSON NISSAN CLASSIC (Anchorage, Alaska) Oct. 13 W 5-4 at Alaska Anchorage (4,875) Nail-1 23/23 Miller , Oct. 14 T 1-1 (ot) vs. Merrimack (5,149) /27 Miller , Oct. 20 L 1-2 NEBRASKA-OMAHA (6,511) /33 Miller , Oct. 21 W 4-1 NEBRASKA-OMAHA (6,503) Liles-1 35/19 Miller , Oct. 26 W 5-1 at Notre Dame (2,043) J. Jackson-1 31/26 Miller , Oct. 27 W 3-2 at Notre Dame (2,595) Patchell-1 31/42 Miller , Nov. 4 W 1-0 at Michigan (6,521) Dolyny-1 13/31 Miler , Nov. 9 W 3-2 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (6,746) Whitten-1 23/23 Miller , Nov. 10 W 4-1 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (6,904) Whitten-2 41/21 Miller , Nov. 17 T 2-2 (ot) WESTERN MICHIGAN (6,813) /36 Miller Nov. 21 W 5-0 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE (6,523) Bogle-1 43/19 Miller , COLLEGE HOCKEY SHOWCASE Nov. 24 W 3-2 at Minnesota (9,850) Maloney-1 31/27 Miller , Nov. 26 W 6-2 at Wisconsin (10,400) Nail-2 31/34 Miller , Dec. 1 T 3-3 (ot) at Bowling Green (2,806) /21 Miller , Dec. 2 W 3-1 at Bowling Green (3,043) J. Jackson-2 31/19 Miller , Dec. 8 T 0-0 (ot) at Ferris State (2,450) /16 Miller , Dec. 9 W 4-1 FERRIS STATE (6,698) Liles-2 23/17 Miller , GREAT LAKES INVITATIONAL (Detroit, Mich.) Dec. 29 W 4-1 vs. Boston College ( Dolyny-2 31/27 Miller , Dec. 30 W 3-2 (ot) vs. Michigan Tech (18,363) Nail-3 28/44 Miller , Jan. 5 7:05 p.m. YALE Jan. 6 7:05 p.m. YALE Jan. 12 7:05 p.m. at Lake Superior State Jan. 13 7:05 p.m. at Lake Superior State Jan. 19 7:05 p.m. MIAMI Jan. 20 7:05 p.m. MIAMI Jan. 23 7:05 p.m. LAKE SUPERIOR STATE Jan. 27 7:35 p.m. vs. Michigan Feb. 2 7:05 p.m. at Northern Michigan Feb. 3 7:05 p.m. at Northern Michigan Feb. 9 7:05 p.m. ALASKA-FAIRBANKS Feb. 10 7:05 p.m. ALASKA-FAIRBANKS Feb. 16 7:05 p.m. at Western Michigan Feb. 17 7:35 p.m. vs. Michigan Feb. 23 7:35 p.m. at Ohio State Feb. 24 7:05 p.m. at Ohio State March 2 6:05 p.m. MICHIGAN March 9-11 CCHA First Round Series (Campus Sites) March 13 CCHA Play-in Game (Campus Site) March 16 CCHA Semifinals (Detroit, Mich.) March 17 CCHA Championship (Detroit, Mich.) March 23 NCAA East Regional (Worcester, Mass) March 24 NCAA West Regional (Grand Rapids, Mich.) March 24 NCAA East Regional (Worcester, Mass.) March 25 NCAA West Regional (Grand Rapids, Mich.) April 5 NCAA Semifinals (Albany, N.Y.) April 7 NCAA Final (Albany, N.Y.) 11