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1 WIL D C ATS NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Northern Michigan University hockey game notes Calvin Larson Sports Information calarson@nmu.edu office cell Friday, Dec. 30, :35 p.m. (ET) Berry Events Center (4,260) Northern Michigan (9-7-3, CCHA) vs. Russian Red Stars Marquette Radio: FM The Point (Dave Danis) Live Audio Stream: Live Stats: Video Webcats: Wildcat Notes (12/26) FRIDAY S GAME Northern Michigan hosts the Russian Red Stars in an exhibition game at 7:35 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30 from the Berry Events Center. The Wildcats are and in the CCHA. OPPONENT The MHL Red Stars is an all-star team of 25 players from the 51-team Junior Hockey League (MHL), players aged 19 to 21. The league is the younger brother of the KHL, the professional hockey league in Russia. Two of its recent players, Nail Yakupov and Mikhail Grigorenko, are widely projected to be the first two selections in the 2012 NHL draft. The Red Stars are making their second tour to North America in as many seasons, playing eight games from Dec. 17 through Jan. 5 (six against college teams, two against NAHL teams). The MHL is in its third year of existence and is the first junior hockey league that unites Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia. More than 2,000 players currently play for the league s 51 teams. RED STAR S SCHEDULE Dec. 17: University of North Dakota (WCHA); L, 5-1 Dec. 19: Alexandria Blizzard (NAHL); W, 5-1 Dec. 21: Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL); L, 2-1 Dec. 27: University of Vermont Catamounts (Hockey East) Dec. 28: Yale University Bulldogs (ECAC) Dec. 30: Northern Michigan University Wildcats (CCHA) Jan. 3: University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CCHA) Jan. 5: University of Massachusetts at Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East) LAST WEEKEND NMU defeated non-conference Michigan Tech 4-1 on Dec. 16 from the Berry Events Center. Tyler Gron scored two goals and added an assist. Jared Coreau stopped 28 Husky shots for his fifth win of the season. Reed Seckel and Erik Higby also scored. NON-CONFERENCE NMU is 4-1 against non-conference opponents this season, outscoring them The Cats split with Wisconsin, swept St. Cloud and defeated Michigan Tech Schedule October Oct. 7 #17 Wisconsin W / 3-2 OT Madison, Wis. Oct. 8 #17 Wisconsin L / 3-2 Madison, Wis. Oct. 14 St. Cloud State W / 5-2 Berry Events Center Oct. 15 St. Cloud State W / 3-2 Berry Events Center Oct. 21 #1 Michigan W / 5-3 Berry Events Center Oct. 22 #1 Michigan T / 3-3 OT SOL Berry Events Center Oct. 28 #7 Western Michigan L / 4-2 Kalamazoo, Mich. Oct. 29 #7 Western Michigan L / 3-2 OT Kalamazoo, Mich. October record November Nov. 4 #4 Notre Dame* T / 2-2 OT SOW Berry Events Center Nov. 5 #4 Notre Dame* T / 1-1 OT SOW Berry Events Center Nov. 11 Ohio State* L / 4-1 Columbus, Ohio Nov. 12 Ohio State* L / 4-1 Columbus, Ohio Nov. 18 Michigan State* L / 4-2 Berry Events Center Nov. 19 Michigan State*# W / 2-1 Berry Events Center November record December Dec. 2 #18 Miami* W / 2-1 Berry Events Center Dec. 3 #18 Miami* W / 5-1 Berry Events Center Dec. 9 #15 Lake Superior State* W / 2-1 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Dec. 10 #15 Lake Superior State* L / 6-3 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Dec. 16 Michigan Tech W / 4-1 Berry Events Center Dec. 30 Russian Red Stars (exh.) 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center January Jan. 6 Alaska Fairbanks* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Jan. 7 Alaska Fairbanks* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Jan. 13 Michigan State* 7:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Jan. 14 Michigan State*# 7:05 p.m. East Lansing, Mich. Jan. 21 Michigan Tech 7:05 p.m. Houghton, Mich. Jan. 27 Miami of Ohio* 7:35 p.m. Oxford, Ohio Jan. 28 Miami of Ohio* 7:05 p.m. Oxford, Ohio February Feb. 3 Ferris State* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Feb. 4 Ferris State* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Feb. 10 Bowling Green State* 7:05 p.m. Bowling Green, Ohio Feb. 11 Bowling Green State* 7:05 p.m. Bowling Green, Ohio Feb. 17 Michigan*! 7:35 p.m. Ann Arbor, Mich. Feb. 18 Michigan*# 7:35 p.m. Ann Arbor, Mich. Feb. 24 Lake Superior State* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center Feb. 25 Lake Superior State* 7:35 p.m. Berry Events Center March March 2-4 CCHA First Round TBA March 9-10 CCHA Quarterfinals # TBA March CCHA Championships# Detroit, Mich. March NCAA Regional TBA April 5-7 Frozen Four Tampa, Fla. *CCHA Games exh. - Exhibition Game Home Games in Bold All Times Eastern # televised on Fox Sports Detroit! televised on Big Ten Network Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 1

2 COACH KYLE Walt Kyle is in his 10th season on the bench for the Wildcats. His all-time record is He has led NMU to six 20-win seasons and the NCAA Tournament in The Cats have been to the CCHA Tournament at Joe Louis Arena seven times under Kyle. CATS ON THE ROAD NMU is 2-6 on the road this season and 1-5 on the road in CCHA play. The Cats split at Wisconsin (Oct. 7-8) to start the season and were swept in CCHA road series at Western Michigan (Oct ) and at Ohio State (Nov ). The other road win came at LSSU on Dec. 9. NMU is being outscored on the road. Stephan Vigier has six of his nine goals away from Marquette. Russian Red Stars Dec. 17: University of North Dakota (WCHA); L, 5-1 Dec. 19: Alexandria Blizzard (NAHL); W, 5-1 Dec. 21: Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL); L, 2-1 Dec. 27: Vermont Catamounts (Hockey East) Dec. 28: Yale Bulldogs (ECAC) Dec. 30: Northern Michigan Wildcats (CCHA) Jan. 3: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CCHA) Jan. 5: Mass Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East) NMU AT BERRY The Wildcats are unbeaten in 10-of-11 games from the Berry Events Center. The home schedule opened with a non-conference sweep of St. Cloud State (Oct ). NMU swept Miami (Dec. 2-3) for its first conference series sweep at home and defeated non-conference Michigan Tech (Dec. 16). The Cats defeated Michigan on Friday (Oct. 21) and tied on Saturday (Oct. 22) in the first CCHA home series and NMU had two ties with Notre Dame (Nov. 4-5). A Friday (Nov. 18) loss to Michigan State was the first home loss of the season. The Cats defeated the Spartans the next night (Nov. 19). CROWD CONTROL 37,864 fans have turned out for the 11 games at the Berry Events Center for an average of 3,442. NMU has sold out two Saturday nights when 4,260 Cat fans attended the Michigan tie on Oct. 22 and the Notre Dame tie on Nov. 5. EXTRA TIME NMU has played in five overtime games this season and are in those games. Reed Seckel has the only NMU overtime goal. He scored it at Wisconsin in the first game of the season. The Cats lost at Western Michigan in overtime and have two shootout wins and a shootout loss in overtime. Team Stats Comparison NMU WILDCATS (T-6th) Won g/gm (9th) 2.53 g/gm (6th) 19.5 pim/g (1st) 18.5 percent (5th) 90.1 percent (1st) Tyler Gron (9-8-17) Justin Florek (9-6-15) Matt Thurber ( ) Overall Record League Record (Place) Current Streak Home Record Road Record Neutral Record Overtime Record Last Five Last 10 Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Penalty Minutes per game Power Play Penalty Kill Top Scorers RUSSIAN RED STARS Jared Coreau (5-2-1, 2.13, 92.5) Reid Ellingson (4-5-2, 2.41, 92.2) Top Goaltender(s) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Orlov Evgeny F Titov Alexander D Kurazhov Pavel F Ivanov Sergey F Lubimov Roman F Hohryakov Petr F Valeev Iladar D Krivchenko Egor F Kvitchenko Maxim F Galimov Ansel F Denskevich Arseny D Ivannikov Eugeny G Karlin Ilya F Hakimov Rafael G Kozlov Dmitry D Gareev Arem F Smiryagin Roman G Zabornikov Stanislay D Feoktistov Nikita F Kuznetsov Sergey D Gubarev Danila F Aksutov Grigory F Zelenko Ilya D Yatsenkov Pavel D Pories Martinsh D Skvortsov Ury F Kropachev Vitaly D Cherkasov Igor F Head Coach: Sokolov Alexandr Assistant Coach: Kornouhov Evgeny Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 2

3 Wildcats vs. Red Stars No. Name...GP / Goals-Assists 18 Justin Florek...First Meeting 22 Andrew Cherniwchan...First Meeting 17 Tyler Gron...First Meeting 33 Kyle Follmer...First Meeting 40 Stephan Vigier...First Meeting 4 Scott Macaulay...First Meeting 27 Wade Epp...First Meeting 14 Brian Nugent...First Meeting 24 CJ Ludwig...First Meeting 9 Reed Seckel...First Meeting 26 Erik Higby...First Meeting 19 Kory Kaunisto...First Meeting 25 Austin Handley...First Meeting 3 Ryan Kesti...First Meeting 16 Jake Johnson...First Meeting 35 Reid Ellingson...First Meeting 31 Jared Coreau...First Meeting 44 Devan Hartigan...First Meeting 12 Matt Thurber...First Meeting 23 Jake Baker...First Meeting 29 Ryan Daugherty...First Meeting 8 DJ Vandercook...First Meeting 74 Mitch Jones...First Meeting Career Stats No. Name...GP / Goals-Assists-Points 18 Justin Florek GP / Tyler Gron GP / Andrew Cherniwchan GP / Kyle Follmer GP / Scott Macaulay GP / Stephan Vigier...55 GP / Erik Higby GP / Wade Epp GP / Matt Thurber GP / Reed Seckel...29 GP / Kory Kaunisto GP / Brian Nugent GP / CJ Ludwig GP / Mitch Jones GP / Austin Handley GP / Jake Baker GP / Jake Johnson GP / Ryan Daugherty GP / Ryan Kesti GP / DJ Vandercook...5 GP / Reid Ellingson...63 GP / Jared Coreau...25 GP / Devan Hartigan... 6 GP / LOOKING AHEAD The New Year opens with a CCHA home series against Alaska-Fairbanks on Jan. 6-7 followed by a conference road series at Michigan State. The Cats finish their series with Michigan Tech in Houghton on Jan. 21 and travel to Miami (Jan ) before February. NOVEMBER NMU finished the month of November with a record of The lone victory was over Michigan State (Nov. 19). A pair of ties with shootout victories over Notre Dame (Nov. 4-5) opened the month. Ohio State swept a series in Columbus (Nov ) and the Spartans won the first game of the series (Nov. 18). NMU was outscored Justin Florek and Tyler Gron had two goals each in November and Kyle Follmer had three assists. Goaltender Reid Ellingson appeared in five games with a 2.38 goals against average and 92.8 save percentage. Jared Coreau registered the only win in the net, playing in two games with a 1.98 GAA and 92.1 save percentage. OCTOBER NMU finished overall and in the CCHA during the month of October. NMU split at Wisconsin, swept St. Cloud State at home, won a game and tied Michigan and was swept at Western Michigan. Justin Florek led the Cats in Oct. with nine points on five goals and four assists. Three of Florek s goals were on the power-play. Stephan Vigier scored five goals and had an assist and Tyler Gron scored four goals and had two assists. Reid Ellingson was 3-2 in the month with a 2.24 goals against average and a.922 save percentage. Jared Coreau was with a 3.10 goals against average and.886 save percentage. WILDCATS ON THE RADIO FM The Point is the official radio station of the NMU Wildcats. Dave Danis brings you the play-by-play all season long. An online stream can be found at: www. wnmufm.org/sportsstream CAPTAINS Seniors Justin Florek and junior Scott Macaulay will serve as captains this season. Florek will wear the C at home while Macaulay wears it on the road. Senior Andrew Cherniwchan will be the assistant captain. CATS ON TELEVISION Fox Sports Detroit will broadcast the Saturday (Jan. 14) game at Michigan State. The Big Ten Network will carry the Friday (Feb. 17) game at Michigan while FSD will broadcast the Saturday (Feb. 18) game. NMU Quick Facts Location... Marquette, Mich Nickname...Wildcats Founded/Enrollment /9,400 Colors... Old Gold and Olive Green President...Dr. Leslie (Les) Wong NCAA Faculty Representative... Julie Rochester Affiliation (Hockey)...NCAA I Conference... Central Collegiate Hockey Association Arena Name... Berry Events Center Capacity...4,260 Ice Surface x 100 Director of Athletics...Ken Godfrey Assistant A.D./S.W.A... Bridget Berube Associate Dir.-Facilities...Carl Bammert Associate Dir.-Programming... Brian Gaudreau Associate Dir.-Operations... Steve Reed Athletics Secretary...Nita Thomas Office Phone Hockey Athletic Trainer... Kris Rowe Office Phone Coaching Staff Head Hockey Coach... Walt Kyle Alma Mater...NMU, 1981 NMU Record/Years /9 Overall Record/Years / wkyle@nmu.edu Hockey Office Phone Assistant Coach...John Kyle/NMU/ 82 Assistant Coach...Joe Shawhan/NMU 09 Strength and Conditioning... Dusty Collins Hockey Operations...Rob Lehtinen Team Information 2010 Overall Record CCHA Record/Place /6th Letterwinners Returning/Lost...15/7 s (r/l)...7/5 Defensemen (r/l)...5/2 Goaltenders (r/l)...3/0 History First Year NCAA Appearances... 8 Years , 81, 89, 91, 92, 93, 99, 2010 Best NCAA Finish...NCAA Champions, 1991 CCHA Regular Season Championships... 2 Years , CCHA Tournament Championships... 2 Years , WCHA Regular Season Championships... 1 Years WCHA Tournament Championships... 3 Years , , Sports Information Manager/Hockey Contact...Calvin Larson ... calarson@nmu.edu Office Phone Cell Phone Fax Web Address... Address... Sports Information B109 Superior Dome Northern Michigan University 1401 Presque Isle Ave. Marquette, MI Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 3

4 CCHA Standings CONFERENCE OVERALL GP W L T SW Pts. GF GA W L T GF GA 1 Ohio State Notre Dame Western Michigan Lake Superior Ferris State Michigan State Northern Michigan Michigan Miami Alaska Bowling Green This Week s CCHA Games Thursday December 29, 2011 Ferris State... vs RIT... 4:05 p.m. ET Michigan State... vs Michigan Tech... 4:05 p.m. ET Lake Superior... at Vermont... 7:05 p.m. ET Michigan... vs Boston College... 7:35 p.m. ET Western Michigan... at St. Cloud State...7:07 p.m. CT Friday, December 30, 2011 Lake Superior... vs RIT... 4:05 p.m. ET Michigan... vs Mich St./MichTech... 4/7:35 p.m. ET Michigan State... vs Michigan/Bos Coll... 4/7:35 p.m. ET Ferris State... at Vermont... 7:05 p.m. ET Ohio State... at Robert Morris... 7:35 p.m. ET Russian Red Stars... at Northern Michigan...7:35 p.m. ET Western Michigan... at St. Cloud State...7:07 p.m. CT Bowling Green... at Bemidji State...7:37 p.m. CT Saturday December 31, 2011 Boston University... at Notre Dame... 7:05 p.m. ET Bowling Green... at Bemidji State...7:07 p.m. CT NMU s CCHA Players of the Week Oct. 24, 2011 CCHA Offensive Player of the Week Justin Florek Sr., F (Marquette, MI) Florek had a goal and two assists on Friday (Oct. 21) in a 5-3 win over Michigan. He added two assists in a 3-3 tie with the Wolverines on Saturday (Oct. 22). CCHA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Senior forward Tyler Gron was named CCHA Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against Miami (Dec. 2-3). He scored a power-play goal in the first period on Friday and added an assist on Jake Baker s game-winning goal late in the third. Saturday, he had a careerhigh three assists. He assisted on Justin Florek s two power-play goals and Stephan Vigier s power-play goal. CCHA GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK Senior goaltender Reid Ellingson was named CCHA Goaltender of the Week after his performance against Notre Dame (Nov. 4-5). He made 44 saves in a 1-1 tie on Saturday and stopped 69-of-72 shots on the weekend with a 1.50 GAA and.958 save percentage. He stopped all six shots in two shootout wins. CCHA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Senior forward Justin Florek was named CCHA Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against Michigan (Oct ). He scored an empty-net goal to seal the 5-3 victory Friday night. He also assisted on Tyler Gron s game-winning goal with less than three minutes to go in the third period. Saturday, Florek assisted on Gron s two power-play goals in the second period. CCHA PRESEASON POLL NMU was picked sixth in the CCHA Preseason Coaches Poll. The media selected the Wildcats tied for seventh. Notre Dame, Miami, Michigan, Western Michigan and Alaska were ranked above the Cats. Ferris State was tied with NMU in the media poll. Nov. 7, 2011 CCHA Goaltender of the Week Reid Ellingson Sr. (Cloquet, MN) Ellingson made 44 saves in a 1-1 tie against Notre Dame on Saturday (Nov. 5) and stopped 69-of-72 shots on the weekend with a 1.50 GAA and.958 save percentage. He stopped all six shots in two shootout wins. IN THE SHOOTOUT NMU is 2-1 in the shootouts. Reed Seckel and Tyler Gron are the only Wildcats to score in the shootout. Seckel scored his only chance of the season against Notre Dame on Nov. 4 while Gron scored against the Fighting Irish on Nov. 5. Gron is 1-for-2, Andrew Cherniwchan is 0-for-2, and Justin Florek and Brian Nugent are 0-for-1. Reid Ellingson has two wins in the net, stopping six chances. Coreau stopped 2-of-3 in the lone shootout loss to Michigan (Oct. 22). Dec. 3, 2011 CCHA Goaltender of the Week Tyler Gron Sr. (Spruce Grove, AB) Gron had a power-play goal and an assist in a 2-1 win over Miami on Friday (Dec. 2), and added three assists in a 5-1 win over the RedHawks on Saturday (Dec. 3). Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 4

5 Wildcat Career-Highs No. Name...GP / Goals-Assists-Points 18 Justin Florek... 2 goals; 5 times...3 assists; at Bowling Green (2/19/11) 22 Andrew Cherniwchan... 2 goals; 3 times... 2 assists; 4 times 17 Tyler Gron...3 goals; at Michigan State (2/12/11)...3 assists; vs. Miami (12/3/11) 33 Kyle Follmer... 1 goal; 9 times...2 assists; vs. Alaska-Fairbanks (3/12/10) 4 Scott Macaulay... 1 goal; 2 times... 2 assists; 3 times 40 Stephan Vigier... 2 goals; 4 times...1 assist; 11 times 26 Erik Higby... 1 goal; 7 times... 2 assists; twice 27 Wade Epp...2 goals; vs. Michigan Tech (12/17/10)... 2 assists; vs. Michigan (10/21/11) 14 Brian Nugent... 1 goal; 6 times... 1 assist; 3 times 12 Matt Thurber... 1 goal; 2 times... 2 assists; 3 times 24 CJ Ludwig...2 assists; vs. Michigan Tech (12/17/10) 9 Reed Seckel... 1 goal; 4 times... 1 assist; 5 times 19 Kory Kaunisto... 1 goal; 3 times... 2 assists; 3 times 74 Mitch Jones...1 goal; twice... 1 assist; 4 times 25 Austin Handley... 1 assist; 4 times 16 Jake Johnson...1 goal; vs. Michigan (2/25/11)...1 assist; vs. St. Cloud (10/15/11) 23 Jake Baker...1 goal; vs. Miami (12/2/2011)...1 assist; at Western Mich. (10/29/11) 3 Ryan Kesti...1 goal; vs. Notre Dame (11/4/11) 29 Ryan Daugherty...1 assist; vs. Miami (12/3/11) 8 DJ Vandercook...1 assist; vs. Miami (12/3/11) 35 Reid Ellingson saves; vs. Notre Dame (11/5/11) 31 Jared Coreau saves; at Notre Dame (12/11/10) 44 Devan Hartigan saves; at Lake Superior State (12/5/08) Shootout Results Name Goals Shots Reed Seckel 1 1 Tyler Gron 1 2 Andrew Cherniwchan 0 2 Justin Florek 0 1 Brian Nugent 0 1 Goaltenders Saves Shots Reid Ellingson 6 6 Jared Coreau 2 3 Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 NMU 3, MICH 3 SOL (1-0) Goaltender: Jared Coreau 1: Brian Nugents - miss 2: Tyler Gron - miss 3: Dylan Walchuk - miss Friday, Nov, 4, 2011 NMU 2, ND 2 SOW (1-0) Goaltender: Reid Ellingson 1: Andrew Cherniwchan - miss 2: Justin Florek - miss 3: Reed Seckel - GOAL Saturday, Nov, 5, 2011 NMU 1, ND 1 SOW (1-0) Goaltender: Reid Ellingson 1: Andrew Cherniwchan - miss 2: Tyler Gron - GOAL 3: no shot taken Scoring By Period 1st-- 2nd-3rd- OT Total Totals Justin Florek Tyler Gron Stephan Vigier Reed Seckel Andrew Cherniwchan Kyle Follmer Erik Higby Mitch Jones Kory Kaunisto Matt Thurber Jake Baker Wade Epp Ryan Kesti Scott Macaulay Brian Nugent Perani Cup Three Stars The Perani Cup Three Star Award is given to the player from each school who earns the most points throughout the conference season each time they are named a star of the game (5 points for 1st star, 3 points for 2nd star and 1 point for 3rd star). PERANI CUP TEAM LEADERS PLAYER POINTS Reid Ellingson, Sr., G 12 Tyler Gron, Sr., F 12 Justin Florek, Sr., F 9 Stephan Vigier, So., F 9 Jared Coreau, So., G 8 Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 5

6 NMU Record When Overall Record Berry Events Center Record CCHA Home Record Road Record CCHA Road Record Neutral Site Record vs. CCHA vs. WCHA Last 5 Games Last 10 Games Last 15 Games Last 20 Games Last 25 Games Scoring A Power-Play Goal Not Scoring A Power-Play Goal Allowing A Power-Play Goal Not Allowing A Power-Play Goal Scoring A Shorthanded Goal Allowing A Shorthanded Goal or More Penalties Fewer Than 10 Penalties More Penalties Than Opponent Fewer Penalties Than Opponent Same Amount of Penalties In One-Goal Games In Two-Goal Games In Three-Goal or More Games In Overtime Games Scoring 4 or More Goals Scoring 3 or More Goals Scoring 2 or More Goals Allowing 4 or More Goals Allowing 3 or Fewer Goals Scoring First Goal of Game Opponents Score First Leading After One Period Trailing After One Period Tied After One Period Scoring First Goal of Second Period Opponents Score First Goal of Second Period Leading After Two Periods Trailing After Two Periods Tied After Two Periods Scoring First Goal of Third Period Having Shots On Goal Having Shots On Goal Having Shots On Goal Having 40 or More Shots On Goal Allowing Shots On Goal Allowing Shots On Goal Allowing Shots On Goal Allowing 40 or More Shots On Goal Outshooting Opponent Opponent Outshoots NMU Shots Are Even October November December January February March Fridays Saturdays Games Following A Win Games Following A Loss Games Following A Tie Northern Michigan Swept A Road Series: Feb , 2011 at Michigan State (4-2, 6-5) Northern Michigan Was Swept In A Road Series: Nov , 2011 at Ohio State (4-1, 4-1) NMU Swept A Non-Conference Home Series: Oct , 2011 vs. St. Cloud State (5-2, 3-2) Northern Michigan Swept A CCHA Home Series: Dec. 2-3, 2011 vs. Miami (2-1, 5-1) Northern Michigan Was Swept In A Home Series: Feb , 2011 vs. Michigan (3-2, 5-0) Northern Michigan Shut Out An Opponent: Nov. 26, 2010 at Bemidji State (Reid Ellingson, 4-0 win, 37 saves) An Opponent Shut Out Northern Michigan: March 5, 2011 vs. Bowling Green (Andrew Hammond, 2-0 loss, 29 saves) Northern Michigan Player Scored A Hat Trick: Feb. 12, 2011 at Michigan State (3 goals Tyler Gron, 6-5 win) An Opponent Scored A Hat Trick: Oct. 23, 2010 at Miami (3 goals Reilly Smith, 9-1 loss) Northern Michigan Player Scored Five Goals: Nov. 24, 2001 vs. Minnesota Gary Emmons (School record 6 goals) Northern Michigan Player Had Four Points: Jan. 15, 2010 vs. Bowling Green (Greger Hanson, 2 goals and 2 assists, 6-0 win) Northern Michigan Player Had Five Points: Nov. 24, 2001 vs. Minnesota Gary Emmons (School record 6 goals) An Opponent Had Five Points: Nov. 2, 2007 vs. Miami Ryan Jones (4-1-5) NMU Player Scored A Shorthanded Goal: Oct. 30, 2010, W,4-3 vs. Ohio State Andrew Cherniwchan An Opponent Scored A Shorthanded Goal: Dec. 3, 2011 vs. Miami (Austin Czarnik, 5-1 win) NMU Player Scored An Empty-Net Goal: Dec. 16, 2011 vs. Michigan Tech (Tyler Gron, 4-1 win) An Opponent Scored An Empty-Net Goal: Dec. 10, 2011 at Lake Superior State (Kyle Jean, 6-3 loss) Northern Michigan Won In Overtime: Oct. 7, 2011 at Wisconsin (3-2 win) Northern Michigan Lost In Overtime: Oct. 29, 2011 at Western Michigan (3-2 loss) The Last Time... Northern Michigan Won a Shootout Nov. 5, 2011 vs. Notre Dame (T: 1-1, OT, SOW) NMU Player Scored An Overtime Goal: Oct. 7, 2011 at Wisconsin (Reed Seckel) An Opponent Scored An Overtime Goal: Oct. 29, 2011 vs. Western Michigan (Ian Slater) NMU Won When Trailing After Two Periods: Feb. 12, 2011 at Michigan State (Won 6-5 after trailing 3-4 after two periods) Northern Michigan Had Shots On Goal: Dec. 10, 2011 at Lake Superior State (44 Shots, 6-3 loss) Opponent Had Shots On Goal: Dec. 5, 2011 vs. Notre Dame (44 Shots, 1-1 tie OT, SOW) Opponent Had 50 Or More Shots On Goal: Feb. 11, 2011 at Michigan State (52 shots, 4-2 win) NMU Goaltender Had Saves: Nov. 5, 2011 vs. Notre Dame (Reid Ellingson had 44 Saves, 1-1 tie OT and SOW) An Opposing Goaltender Had Saves: Dec. 10, 2011 at Lake Superior State (Kevin Kapalka had 44 saves, 6-3 loss) NMU Goaltender Had Saves: Feb. 11, 2011 at Michigan State (Jared Coreau, 50 saves, 4-2 win) NMU Goaltender Had More Than 50 Saves: Dec. 11, 2010 at Notre Dame Jared Coreau, 51 saves, 3-2 win) Northern Michigan Won 5 Games in a Row Feb. 26, 2010-March 19, 2011 Northern Michigan Had A Winning Season: ( , CCHA/4th place) Northern Michigan Hosted A CCHA Playoffs Series: ( , CCHA/6th place) NMU Qualified For The CCHA Championship: ( , CCHA/4th place) NMU Qualified For The NCAA Tournament: ( , CCHA/4th place) Northern Michigan Won An NCAA Championship: (38-5-4, WCHA/1st place) Northern Michigan Defeated No. 1 Ranked Team Oct. 21, 2011 vs. Michigan, 5-3 win Northern Michigan Sold Out Berry Events Center Nov. 4, 2011 vs. Notre Dame, 1-1 T, OT, SOW Northern Michigan Tied In Overtime: Nov. 5, 2011 vs. Notre Dame (T: 1-1, OT, SOW) Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 6

7 Alphabetical Roster No. Player Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. S/C Age (Oct. 1) Hometown Last Team (League) Pronounciation 23 Jake Baker D Fr L 20 Port Moody, BC Trail Smoke (BCHL) 22 Andrew Cherniwchan - A F Sr R 22 Hinton, AB Nanaimo (BCHL) Churn-ITCH-an 31 Jared Coreau G So L 19 Perth, ON Lincoln (USHL) Core-OH 29 Ryan Daugherty F Fr R 20 Allen, TX Omaha Lancers (USHL) Door-eh-tee 35 Reid Ellingson G Sr L 22 Cloquet, MN Green Bay (USHL) 27 Wade Epp D So L 22 Chilliwack, BC Victoria (BCHL) 18 Justin Florek - C F Sr L 21 Marquette, MI USNTDP U-18 Floor-ICK 33 Kyle Follmer D Jr L 24 St. Paul, MN Lincoln (USHL) 17 Tyler Gron F Sr R 22 Spruce Grove, AB Ft. McMurray (AJHL) 25 Austin Handley D So L 21 Clarkston, MI Des Moines (USHL) 44 Devan Hartigan G Sr L 24 Boise, ID Port Hope (OPJHL) 26 Erik Higby F So L 22 New Braunfels, TX Topeka (NAHL) 16 Jake Johnson F So L 22 Duluth, MN Penticton (BCHL) 74 Mitch Jones D Fr L 19 Delta, BC Surrey Eagles (BCHL) 19 Kory Kaunisto F Jr R 22 Sault Ste. Marie, MI Lincoln (USHL) Kon-is-TOE 3 Ryan Kesti D Rfr R 22 Red Wing, MN Sioux City (USHL) 24 CJ Ludwig D So R 21 Little Elm, TX Omaha (USHL) 4 Scott Macaulay - C D Jr R 20 Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg (MJHL) Ma-CALL-ee 14 Brian Nugent F Jr L 23 Victoria, BC Victoria (BCHL) 9 Reed Seckel F Rfr L 22 Melvin, MI Green Bay (USHL) 6 Nathan Taurence D So R 22 Trenton, MI St. Scholastica (NCHA) TORE-ence 12 Matt Thurber F Jr R 21 Beaver Dam, WI Wisconsin (WCHA) 8 DJ Vandercook F Fr R 20 Farmington Hills, MI Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) Vand-er-cook 40 Stephan Vigier F So L 21 Notre Dame, MB Sioux City (USHL) Steph-in Vee-jay No. Player Pos. Yr. 3 Ryan Kesti D Rfr. 4 Scott Macaulay - C D Jr. 6 Nathan Taurence D So. 8 DJ Vandercook F Fr. 9 Reed Seckel F Rfr. 12 Matt Thurber F Jr. 14 Brian Nugent F Jr. 16 Jake Johnson F So. 17 Tyler Gron F Sr. 18 Justin Florek - C F Sr. 19 Kory Kaunisto F Jr. 22 Andrew Cherniwchan - C F Sr. Numerical Roster No. Player Pos. Yr. 23 Jake Baker D Fr. 24 CJ Ludwig D So. 25 Austin Handley D So. 26 Erik Higby F So. 27 Wade Epp D So. 29 Ryan Daugherty F Fr. 31 Jared Coreau G So. 33 Kyle Follmer D Jr. 35 Reid Ellingson G Sr. 40 Stephan Vigier F So. 44 Devan Hartigan G Sr. 74 Mitch Jones D Fr. Class Sr: 5 Jr: 5 So: 8 Rfr: 2 Fr: 4 Averages Height: 6-0 Weight: Age: 21.3 Shot Right: 10 Left: 14 Roster Breakdown Nationality US: 15 MI: 6 MN: 4 TX: 3 ID: 1 WI: 1 Canada: 9 BC: 4 AB: 2 MB: 2 ON: 1 Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 7

8 Coaching Staff Walt Kyle NMU Head Coach Office Phone: Career Record: Walt Kyle, who enters his tenth season, was named the second head hockey coach in Northern Michigan University history on June 13, He took over for Rick Comley, who left to become the head coach at Michigan State University. Kyle has led the Wildcats to six 20-wins seasons and is at NMU. Kyle guided the Cats to the NCAA Tournament during the season and to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Championship Tournament at Joe Louis Arena in seven of his nine years. He was the head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team, which placed fourth at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in British Columbia, Canada. The Cats lost in the CCHA Tournament Champion and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in NMU finished and in the conference. NMU has won the third-place game at the CCHA Championship three times (02-03, 07-08, 08-09) under coach Kyle. NMU has three-22 win seasons (02-03, 04-05, 05-06), a 21-win season (03-04) and two 20-win seasons (07-08, 09-10) in the Walt Kyle era. Prior to his NMU return Kyle was an assistant coach with the National Hockey League s New York Rangers for two years under coach Ron Lowe. Glen Sather, the Rangers general manager who was the previous GM in Edmonton, brought Kyle to New York. Kyle was the coach of the American Hockey League s Hamilton Bulldogs, the Oilers top affiliate club. Kyle s other NHL experience came with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim under Ron Wilson. He has coached NHL stars such as Mark Messier, Eric Lindros, Brian Leetch, Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne. His other professional coaching positions were with the AHL s Baltimore Bandits, the International Hockey League s San Diego Gulls and the Western Hockey League s Seattle Thunderbirds ( ). Kyle was a two-time NMU letterman after transferring from Boston College. He captained the 1980 and 81 Wildcat squads that advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four. Kyle appeared in 85 games for the Cats and scored 31 goals and had 59 assists for 90 points. He became the first person in NCAA hockey history to score a goal in two tournaments for two separate teams. Following graduation, he became a graduate assistant coach under Comley and was promoted to assistant coach in 1982, a position he held until Kyle was the program s top assistant in 1991 when Northern won the NCAA Division I national title. Kyle graduated from NMU in 1981 with a bachelor s degree in physical education. He attended graduate school at Northern, where he studied exercise physiology. An active participant in USA Hockey, Kyle was an assistant coach under Lou Vairo in 2001 for Team USA, which finished fourth at the World Championships in Germany, and under Wilson for the 1994 squad that competed in Milan, Italy. He also was a coach with the 1992 and 93 U.S. Junior National Teams, the former which won the bronze medal the highest finish ever by an American squad under the old format, and one of only three U.S. teams to medal at the World Championships at the time. He was the assistant coach of the national junior squad under Kevin Constantine in Kyle was named to the USA Hockey s International Council in June Kyle and his wife, Ann, have four children: two daughters, Erin and Quinn; and two sons, Evan and Walt. John Kyle Assistant Coach Rob Lehtinen Hockey Operations Kris Rowe Athletic Trainer Joe Shawhan Assistant Coach Dusty Collins Strength & Conditioning Keenan Kelly Student Assistant Record Through The Years Under Kyle Year Games Overall Win Per. Conference Record Place Postseason CCHA th W/CCHA third-place game CCHA th L/CCHA third-place game CCHA rd L/CCHA quarterfinal CCHA T-4th L/CCHA 3rd-place game CCHA th L/CCHA Second Round CCHA th W/CCHA third-place game CCHA th W/CCHA third-place game CCHA th L/CCHA Championship L/NCAA First Round CCHA th L/CCHA First Round 10 Years WIL D C ATS NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 8

9 No. Name Season Highlights Career Highlights Cat Nips #23 Jake Baker Freshman Defenseman -Game-winner & first goal vs. Miami 12/3 -Got first career point on an assist at Western Michigan 10/29 -Game-winner & first goal vs. Miami 12/3 -Got first career point on an assist at Western Michigan 10/29 -Shoots Left -Played football in high school #22 Andrew Cherniwchan Senior -Scored vs. St. Cloud 10/14 -Had 28 points on 12 goals and 16 assists in Entered the season with 25 goals in 116 career games -Assistant captain in Wore 23 as a junior -Unsung Hero Award #31 Jared Coreau Sophomore Goaltender -25 saves in win vs. Miami 12/3-20 saves in win vs. MSU 11/19-25 saves in win vs. St. Cloud 10/15-2-time CCHA Goalie of the Week -Had 51 saves at Notre Dame 12/11/10 -Had 50 saves at Mich. State 2/11/11 -Catches left -Played lacrosse in high school -Jim Mussatto Memorial Fitness Award in #29 Ryan Daugherty Freshman -Recorded first career point on an assist against Miami 12/3 -Recorded first career point on an assist against Miami 12/3 #35 Reid Ellingson Senior Goaltender -Started the season saves in Tie vs. ND 11/4 -CCCHA Goalie of Week 11/7-4-time CCHA Goalie of Week -Nov CCHA Goalie of Month -42 saves at LSSU 12/5/10 -Played for the Green Bay Gamblers after freshman year at NMU -Played high school baseball -Catches left #27 Wade Epp Sophomore Defenseman -Had 2 assists vs. Michigan 10/21 -Scored at LSSU 12/10 -Scored two goals vs. MTU 12/17/10 -Scored vs Ferris State 1/22/11 -Redshirted in #18 Justin Florek Senior -Had points in 5 of first 6 games -Had 2 goals at Wisconsin 10/8 -Had 1goal & 2 assists vs. Mich. 10/21 -Named CCHA Player of Week -Had 12 goals and 23 assists in Entered the season with 35 goals and 46 assists in 120 career games -Team captain in th round selection by the Boston Bruins in the 2010 NHL Draft -Team MVP Wore #39 as a freshman #33 Kyle Follmer Junior Defenseman -Had a 5-game point streak to start the season 1G, 4A -Scored vs. St Cloud 10/14 -Scored at LSSU 12/10 -Entered the season with 7 goals and 22 assists in 80 career games #17 Tyler Gron Senior -2 goals vs. Mich 10/22 vs. MSU 11/18-3 assists vs. Miami 12/3 -CCHA Offensive Player of Week 12/5-2 goals & 1 assist vs. MTU 12/16 -Had 17 goals and 15 assists in Entered the season with 31 goals and 60 assists in 105 career games -Twice named CCHA Player of the Week in #25 Austin Handley Sophomore Defenseman/ -Has appeared in 5 games -Plays defense and forward -Had 2 assists at LSSU series 12/9-10 -First career point was against Bowling Green 11/13/10 -Redshirted in #44 Devan Hartigan Senior Goaltender -Started five games in career goals against average career save percentage -CCHA Rookie of Week 12/8/08 -Brad Warenka Coaches Academic Award Catches left #26 Erik Higby Sophomore -Assisted on Vigier s two goals at Western Michigan 10/29 -Scored vs. St. Cloud 10/15 -Scored vs. MTU 12/16 -Had an assist in first career game vs. MTU 10/8/10 -Three games in with two points -Mother attended NMU #16 Jake Johnson Sophomore -Assisted on Higby s goal vs. St. Cloud 10/15 -Lone goal was against Michigan 2/25 -Played football and tennis in high school Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 9

10 No. Name Season Highlights Career Highlights Cat Nips #74 Mitch Jones Freshman Defenseman -Scored first career goal vs. Mich. 10/21 -Had a 4-game point streak 2G-2A -Scored first career goal vs. Mich. 10/21 -Had a 4-game point streak 2G-2A #19 Kory Kaunisto Junior -Scored first NMU goal this season at Wisconsin 10/7 -Scored vs. St. Cloud 10/14 -Two assists at LSSU 12/10 -Scored first career goals vs. Bowling Green 11/13/10 -Entered season with a goal and an assist in 52 career games -Brother Ray played for NMU -Uncle Joe Shawhan is NMU assistant coach #3 Ryan Kesti Redshirt Freshman -Scored first career goal against Notre Dame 11/4 -Scored first career goal against Notre Dame 11/4 -Played high school football and baseball #24 CJ Ludwig Sophomore Defenseman -Had an assist vs. Mich. 10/21 -Had an assist vs. MTU 12/16 -Had two assists vs. MTU 12/17/10 -Father Craig played in the NHL from Team freshman of year ( ) #4 Scott Macaulay Junior Defenseman -Had 2 assists vs. St. Cloud 10/15 -Scored at LSSU 12/10 -Had 17 assists in Scored at Notre Dame 12/11/10 -Scored at LSSU 12/10 -Assistant captain in Team best defenseman and plus/ minus awards ( ) #14 Brian Nugent Junior -Scored first goal of the season vs. Michigan State 11/19-3-of-4 goals were game-winner in Entered the season with 4 goals and 3 assists in 68 career games. #9 Reed Seckel Redshirt Freshman -Scored game-winner in overtime at Wisconsin 10/7 -Had 3 points in first 3 games, 2G-1A -Scored vs. Miami 12/3 vs. MTU 12/16 -Had an assist in first career game vs. MTU 10/8/10 -Played 9 games in before a season-ending injury -Wore #73 as a freshman #6 Nathan Taurence Sophomore Defenseman -Played at St. Scholastica in Will sit out the season -Has a twin brother Nick #12 Matt Thurber Junior - 3 games with 2 assists -Scored firt NMU goal vs Mich. 10/21 -Transferred from Wisconsin -Redshirted in Played 43 games for Wis (2G-9A) -First name is Raymond #8 DJ Vandercook Freshman -Recorded first point on assist in second career game vs. Miami 12/3 -Recorded first point on assist in second career game vs. Miami 12/3 -Played baseball in high school #40 Stephan Vigier Sophomore -2 PP goals vs. Miami 12/3 -Scored all four NMU goals in the series at Western Michigan -Entered the season with 3 goals and 9 assists in 38 career games -Cousin JP played for NMU ( ) and Atlanta Thrashers of NHL Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 10

11 USCHO.com/CSTV Poll Rank Team Record Points Last 1 Minnesota-Duluth (48) Minnesota ( 1) Boston College Ohio State ( 1) Notre Dame Colorado College Merrimack Western Michigan Boston University Union Ferris State Colgate Cornell Michigan State Denver Lake Superior Mass.-Lowell North Dakota Yale Michigan Others receiving votes: Quinnipiac 52, Northern Michigan 50, Northeastern 29, Air Force 26, Miami 18, Clarkson 12, Providence 10, Harvard 9, Nebraska-Omaha 8, Robert Morris 4. USA Today/USA Hockey Mag. Poll Rank Team Points Last Record 1 Minnesota Duluth 510 (34) Minnesota Boston College Ohio State Colorado College Notre Dame Merrimack College Western Michigan Boston Union College Colgate Ferris State Cornell Michigan State Denver Others receiving votes: UMass Lowell 34, Lake Superior State University 8, United States Air Force Academy 2, University of North Dakota 2, Yale University 2. NMU in Polls Date.. USCHO...USA Today 9/26... NR... NR 10/10... NR... NR 10/ NR 10/ NR 10/ NR 11/ / NR 11/21... NR... NR 11/28... NR... NR 12/5... NR... NR 12/12... NR... NR 12/19... NR... NR NMU Hockey History Northern Michigan played its first varsity hockey season in Rick Comley was the first Wildcat coach. Comley led the Cats to a (.553) record in 26 seasons before taking the same job at Michigan State. NMU joined the CCHA in but left to join the WCHA from NMU rejoined the CCHA for the season and will again be going to the WCHA in NMU played its first 23 seasons in Lakeview Arena just down the street from the Berry Events Center. NMU won the 1991 NCAA Championship over Boston University. NMU has appeared eight times in the NCAA Tournament. Two CCHA regular season and tournament titles ( & ). Three WCHA tournament titles ( , , ) One WCHA regular season title ( ) Nine Hobey Baker finalists 15 All-Americans Berry Events Center Facts Opened its doors in 1999 Home of the NMU hockey team, the men s and women s basketball teams and the USOEC short track speedskating squad. The facility is named in honor of the John Berry family, who made a gift of $2 million to Northern Michigan University to help build the facility. John Berry is a 1971 NMU alumnus. One of only two CCHA arenas to have Olympic size ice (200 x 100 ). There are 16 luxury suites on the north side. Sellout for hockey games is 4,260. Conversion from hockey to basketball is completed in approximately five hours. A weight room, athletic training room and meeting rooms are located in the hockey area. Also designed to host concerts and community events, the Berry Events Center is equipped with moveable theatrical rigging and lighting. Some of the entertainers to recently perform at the Berry have been Maya Angelou, Dierks Bentley, Bill Cosby, Earvin Magic Johnson, and Jason Mraz. Cats In The NHL Erik Gustafsson Philadelphia Flyers (NMU: ) Mike Santorelli Florida Panthers (NMU: ) Mark Olver Colorado Avalanche (NMU: ) Nathan Oystrick Phoenix Coyotes (NMU: ) Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 11

12 NMU Game Highs & Lows NMU Individual Game Highs Points 3 Tyler Gron vs. Michigan Tech (Dec. 16, 2011) 3 Tyler Gron vs. Miami (Dec. 3, 2011) 3 Tyler Gron vs. Michigan (Oct. 22, 2011) 3 Justin Florek vs. Michigan (Oct. 21, 2011) Goals 2 Tyler Gron vs. Michigan Tech (Dec. 16, 2011) 2 Stephan Vigier vs. Miami (Dec. 3, 2011) 2 Justin Florek vs. Miami (Dec. 3, 2011) 2 Tyler Gron vs. Michigan State (Nov. 18, 2011) 2 Stephan Vigier at Western Michigan (Oct. 29, 2011) 2 Stephan Vigier at Western Michigan (Oct. 28, 2011) 2 Tyler Gron vs. Michigan (Oct. 22, 2011) 2 Justin Florek at Wisconsin (Oct. 8, 2011) Assists 3 Tyler Gron vs. Miami (Dec. 3, 2011) Shots 11 Justin Florek at Wisconsin (Oct. 08, 2011) Saves 44 Reid Ellingson vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 5, 2011) Penalties 4 Scott Macaulay vs. Michigan State (Nov. 19, 2011) Penalty Minutes 30 Scott Macaulay vs. Michigan State (Nov. 19, 2011) NMU Game Highs Points 15 vs. Miami (Dec. 3, 2011) Goals 5 vs. Miami (Dec. 3, 2011) 5 vs. Michigan (Oct. 21, 2011) 5 vs. St. Cloud State (Oct. 14, 2011) Assists 10 vs. Miami (Dec. 3, 2011) Shots on Goal 47 at Lake Superior State (Dec. 10, 2011) Saves 44 vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 5, 2011) Penalties 13 vs. Michigan (Oct. 21, 2011) Penalty Minutes 65 vs. Michigan State (Nov. 19, 2011) NMU Game Lows Points 2 at Ohio State (Nov. 12, 2011) 2 at Ohio State (Nov. 11, 2011) Goals 1 at Ohio State (Nov. 12, 2011) 1 at Ohio State (Nov. 11, 2011) 1 vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 5, 2011) Assists 1 at Ohio State (Nov. 12, 2011) 1 at Ohio State (Nov. 11, 2011) Shots on Goal 13 at Ohio State (Nov. 11, 2011) Saves 20 vs. Michigan State (Nov. 19, 2011) 20 vs. Michigan State (Nov. 18, 2011) Penalties 2 vs. St. Cloud State (Oct. 14, 2011) Penalty Minutes 4 vs. St. Cloud State (Oct. 14, 2011) Opponent Game Highs & Lows Opponent Game Highs Points 16 at Lake Superior State (Dec. 10, 2011) Goals 6 at Lake Superior State (Dec. 10, 2011) Assists 10 at Lake Superior State (Dec. 10, 2011) Shots on Goal 45 vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 5, 2011) Saves 44 at Lake Superior State (Dec. 10, 2011) Penalties 14 vs. Miami (Dec. 3, 2011) Penalty Minutes 44 vs. Michigan (Oct. 21, 2011) Opponent Game Lows Points 1 vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 5, 2011) Goals 1 vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 5, 2011) 1 vs. Michigan State (Nov. 19, 2011) 1 vs. Miami (Dec. 2, 2011) 1 vs. Miami (Dec. 3, 2011) 1 at Lake Superior State (Dec. 9, 2011) 1 vs. Michigan Tech (Dec. 16, 2011) Assists 0 vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 5, 2011) Shots on Goal 21 vs. Michigan State (Nov. 19, 2011) Saves 12 at Ohio State (Nov. 11, 2011) 12 at Western Michigan (Oct. 28, 2011) Penalties 2 vs. St. Cloud State (Oct. 14, 2011) 2 at Western Michigan (Oct. 28, 2011) 2 vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 4, 2011) 2 at Lake Superior State (Dec. 10, 2011) Penalty Minutes 4 vs. St. Cloud State (Oct. 15, 2011) 4 at Western Michigan (Oct. 28, 2011) 4 vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 4, 2011) 4 at Lake Superior State (Dec. 10, 2011) Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 12

13 Results Date Opponent Rank Result Shots Power Play Penalties Overall CCHA Attendance Goalie Oct. 7 Wisconsin NR / 17 W, 3-2 OT 19 / / / ,444 Ellingson Oct. 8 Wisconsin NR / 17 L, / / / ,158 Coreau Oct. 14 St. Cloud State NR / NR W, / / / ,831 Ellingson Oct. 15 St. Cloud State NR / NR W, / / / ,836 Coreau Oct. 21 Michigan 17 / 1 W, / / / ,767 Ellingson Oct. 22 Michigan 17 / 1 T, 3-3 SOL 26 / / / ,260 Coreau Oct. 28 Western Michigan 14 / 7 L, / / / ,053 Ellingson Oct. 29 Western Michigan 14 / 7 L, 3-2 OT 15 / / / ,361 Ellingson Nov. 4 Notre Dame 17 / 4 T, 2-2 OT SOW 21 / / / ,794 Ellingson Nov. 5 Notre Dame 17 / 4 T, 1-1 OT SOW 22 / / / ,260 Ellingson Nov. 11 Ohio State 14 / NR L, / / / ,531 Ellingson Nov. 12 Ohio State 14 / NR L, / / / ,667 Ellingson Nov. 18 Michigan State 20 / NR L, / / / ,286 Ellingson Nov. 19 Michigan State 20 / NR W, / / / ,453 Coreau Dec. 2 Miami NR / 18 W, / / / ,646 Coreau Dec. 3 Miami NR / 18 W, / / / ,851 Ellingson Dec. 9 Lake Superior State NR / 15 W, / / / ,594 Coreau Dec. 10 Lake Superior State NR / 15 L, / / / ,572 Coreau Dec. 16 Michigan Tech NR / NR W, / / / ,880 Coreau Dec. 30 Russian Red Stars Jan. 6 Alaska-Fairbanks Jan. 7 Alaska-Fairbanks Jan. 13 Michigan State Jan. 14 Michigan State Jan. 21 Michigan Tech Jan. 27 Miami Jan. 28 Miami Feb. 3 Ferris State Feb. 4 Ferris State Feb. 10 Bowling Green Feb. 11 Bowling Green Feb. 17 Michigan Feb. 18 Michigan Feb. 24 Lake Superior State Feb. 25 Lake Superior State March 3 CCHA First Round March 4 CCHA First Round March 5 CCHA First Round March 10 CCHA Second Round March 16 CCHA Semifinal March 17 CCHA Championship Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 13

14 Player Game-by-Game #3 Ryan Kesti #4 Scott Macualay # 8 DJ Vandercook #9 Reed Seckel #12 Matt Thurber #14 Brian Nugent #16 Jake Johnson #17 Tyler Gron Date Opponent G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P G-A-P Oct. 7 Wisconsin DNP DNP DNP Oct. 8 Wisconsin DNP DNP Oct. 14 St. Cloud State DNP DNP Oct. 15 St. Cloud State DNP Oct. 21 Michigan DNP Oct. 22 Michigan DNP Oct. 28 Western Michigan DNP DNP DNP Oct. 29 Western Michigan DNP DNP Nov. 4 Notre Dame DNP DNP Nov. 5 Notre Dame DNP DNP Nov. 11 Ohio State DNP DNP Nov. 12 Ohio State DNP DNP Nov. 18 Michigan State DNP Nov. 19 Michigan State DNP Dec. 2 Miami DNP Dec. 3 Miami DNP Dec. 9 Lake Superior State DNP DNP Dec. 10 Lake Superior State DNP DNP Dec. 16 Michigan Tech DNP Dec. 30 Russian Red Stars Jan. 6 Alaska-Fairbanks Jan. 7 Alaska-Fairbanks Jan. 13 Michigan State Jan. 14 Michigan State Jan. 21 Michigan Tech Jan. 27 Miami Jan. 28 Miami Feb. 3 Ferris State Feb. 4 Ferris State Feb. 10 Bowling Green Feb. 11 Bowling Green Feb. 17 Michigan Feb. 18 Michigan Feb. 24 Lake Superior State Feb. 25 Lake Superior State March 3 CCHA First Round March 4 CCHA First Round March 5 CCHA First Round March 10 CCHA Second Round March 16 CCHA Semifinal March 17 CCHA Championship Northern Michigan Hockey Game Notes 36th Season Page 14