WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY BRONCO HOCKEY 3 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 1 CCHA CHAMPIONSHIP 9 ALL-AMERICANS 3 HOBEY BAKER FINALISTS 2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Result Oct. 16 MERCYHURST 7:35 p.m. Oct. 17 MERCYHURST 8:05 p.m. Oct. 23 @ Alabama-Huntsville 8:05 p.m. Oct. 24 @ Alabama-Huntsville 8:05 p.m. Oct. 30 @ Michigan State* 7:05 p.m. Oct. 31 MICHIGAN STATE* 7:35 p.m. Nov. 6 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE* 7:35 p.m. Nov. 7 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE* 7:35 p.m. Nov. 13 @ Ohio State* 7:05 p.m. Nov. 14 @ Ohio State* 7:05 p.m. Nov. 20 MIAMI* 7:35 p.m. Nov. 21 MIAMI* 7:35 p.m. Nov. 27 @ Nebraska-Omaha* 8:35 p.m. Nov. 28 @ Nebraska-Omaha* 8:05 p.m. Dec. 4 ALASKA* 7:35 p.m. Dec. 5 ALASKA* 7:35 p.m. Dec. 11 FERRIS STATE* 7:35 p.m. Dec. 12 @ Ferris State 5:05 p.m. Jan. 2 BEMIDJI STATE 7:35 p.m. Jan. 3 BEMIDJI STATE 4:35 p.m. Jan. 8 MICHIGAN* 7:35 p.m. Jan. 9 @ Michigan* 7:35 p.m. Jan. 22 @ Bowling Green* 7:05 p.m. Jan. 23 @ Bowling Green* 5:05 p.m. Jan. 29 @ Miami* 7:35 p.m. Jan. 30 @ Miami* 5:05 p.m. Feb. 5 NOTRE DAME* 7:35 p.m. Feb. 6 NOTRE DAME* 7:35 p.m. Feb. 12 @ Northern Michigan* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 @ Northern Michigan* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 OHIO STATE* 7:35 p.m. Feb. 20 OHIO STATE* 7:35 p.m. Feb. 26 @ Ferris State* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 27 FERRIS STATE* 7:35 p.m. * - CCHA game HOME GAMES IN CAPS All times Eastern and subject to change WESTERN MICHIGAN (0-0-0) vs. MERCYHURST (0-2-0) Fri., Oct. 16, 7:35 p.m. Kalamazoo, Mich. Lawson Ice Arena Sat., Oct. 17 8:05 p.m. Kalamazoo, Mich. Lawson Ice Arena THIS WEEK The Western Michigan hockey team begins its 2009-10 campaign, hosting Mercyhurst College on Friday at 7:35 p.m. and on Saturday at 8:05 p.m. LAST WEEK The WMU hockey team split in to two teams for the Brown & Gold Game. The Gold team defeated the Brown team 4-2 with Jerry Kuhn getting the win for Gold. Kuhn is now 2-0 in Brown & Gold games, winning one with the Brown team back during the 2007-08 season. SERIES HISTORY Western Michigan and Mercyhurst have only met twice in WMU s 37 year history. Back in 2003 the two met in Kalamazoo with Western Michigan taking the first game 4-2 but falling in the second game 7-4. SCOUTING THE LAKERS While entering this weekend WMU had not yet played a game in the regular season, but Mercyhurst enters Friday with a 0-2-0 record. The Lakers made the long trek to Alaska for the Kendall Hockey Classic, dropping games to both Alaska- Fairbanks and Alaska-Anchorage. Four different Lakers have scored goals for Mercyhurst so far this season, but sophomore defenseman Kevin Noble leads the team in points with two off of two assists. The Lakers are 0-for-11 on the power play so far this year and have killed five-of-nine penalties for a.556-percent penalty kill. Last year Steve Cameron and Scott Pitt each put up 40-plus points as sophomores. Cameron tallied 22 goals and 28 points to lead the team with 50 points, while Pitt netted 15 goals and a team-leading 30 assists for 45 points. Ryan Zapolski has started both games for the Lakers between the pipes but has only tallied 91:53 in goal and was pulled in favor of Max Strang in Mercyhurst s 5-1 loss to Alaska-Fairbanks. Last year Zapolski posted an 18-5-3 record with a 2.12 goals against average and a.934 save percentage. THE RARE NON-CONFERENCE HOME OPENER With many collegiate sports it is common practice to schedule a non-conference opponent to open your season but for the Broncos, more often then not, they have opened with a CCHA opponent. In head coach Jim Culhane s 10 years with Western Michigan it has only opened the season with non-conference home games three times with WMU going 2-1 in those games. To open the Lines From Previous Game 2005-06 season the Broncos fell to Robert Morris 4-2, with now assistant coach Marc Fakler on RMU s coaching staff. In 2007-08 the Broncos defeated Bentley 5-2 and opened up last season with a 4-2 win over Niagara. LW LD C RD RW G Starters in bold BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio Kory Lee will broadcast both Friday and Saturday s games live on WQXC 100.9 FM. Television None. 2009-10 WESTERN MICHIGAN HOCKEY GAME NOTES WEEK 2 1
SEASON OPENER SUCESS In season openers under coach Culhane, the Broncos are 5-3-2 in 10 games. Senior goaltender Riley Gill has started twice to open a season and is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 goals against average and a.926 save percentage. THE 2009-10 CAPTAINS As voted upon by the WMU hockey team, the captain for this season is senior defenseman Tyler Ludwig. Seniors Jordan Collins and Cam Watson will be full-time assistant captains, while senior Chris Clackson and sophomore Ian Slater will split time as assisntant captains. Clackson will wear the A during home games and Slater will get his chance as an assistant during road games. CALIFORNIA DREAMIN Western Michigan is once again dipping into the West Coast talent pool, bringing in Matt Tennyson in from Pleasanton, Calif., and Brett Beebe from Redondo Beach. They will give WMU a total of five players from the Golden State. Last year the three student-athletes from California, J.J. Crew, Jared Katz and P.J. Kavaya combined for 83 games played, 12 goals and 17 assists. ONE YEAR OLDER, ONE YEAR WISER Last year s freshman class led the way when it came to overall production. The seven rookies combined for 41 goals and 61 assists for 102 of the team s 288 points. It was the most productive class with the seniors producing 68 points, the juniors 67 and the sophomores 50. The Broncos return 34 goals and 50 assists from the freshman class. NHL Watch Tracking former Broncos in the NHL and affiliated with NHL programs. THE LAST TIME... Defeated a ranked opponent at home: WMU: No. 11 Notre Dame, 3-0 (2/29), Feb. 16, 2007 Defeated a ranked opponent on the road: WMU: No. 11/12 Ohio State (4-1), Jan. 24, 2009 Series sweep: WMU: Alabama-Huntsville (4-3, 5-1), Jan. 16-17, 2009 Opponent: Miami (4-2, 7-3), Dec. 6-7, 2008 Shutout: WMU: Alaska-Fairbanks (3-0), Feb. 13, 2009 Opponent: Michigan (5-0), Nov. 15, 2008 Four-point game: WMU: Jeff LoVecchio (2-2-4) vs Ohio State, Nov. 23, 2007 Opponent: Chad Kolarik (4-0-4), vs Michigan, Jan. 12, 2008 Five-point game: WMU: Jeff Campbell (2-3-5) vs. Nebraska-Omaha, Nov. 1, 2002 Opponent: Derek Nesbitt (3-2-5), Ferris State, March 5, 2005 Jeff Legue (2-3-5), Ferris State, March 5, 2005 Six-point game: WMU: David Gove (2-4-6), vs. Lake Superior State, Oct. 28, 2000 Hat trick: WMU: Mark Letestu (3-0-3), @ Nebraska-Omaha, Oct. 28, 2006 Opponent: Mike Embach (3-1-4), @ Ferris State, Jan. 10, 2009 Overtime goal: WMU: Kevin Connauton vs. Lake Superior State (7:57), March 7, 2009 Opponent: MacGregor Sharp, vs. Minnesota Duluth (2:33), Oct. 18, 2008 Penalty shot attempt: WMU: Patrick Galivan vs. Alaska (Chad Johnson), Feb 14, 2009 Opponent: Mike Kinnie, Ferris State (Mike Mantua), Nov. 16, 2002 Successful penalty shot: WMU: Pat Dwyer vs. Nebraska-Omaha (Dan Ellis), Nov. 1, 2002 Opponent: Jeff Nelson @ Illinois-Chicago (Bill Horn), Oct. 17, 1987 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE (NHL) GP G A PTS PIM Joe Corvo, D Carolina Hurricanes 5 0 1 1 4 Mark Letestu, F Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0 0 0 0 Jamal Mayers, RW Toronto Maple Leafs 3 0 1 1 9 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE (AHL) GP G A PTS PIM Matt Clackson Philadelphia Phantoms 3 0 0 0 12 Pat Dwyer, RW Albany River Rats 3 1 3 4 2 Jeff LoVecchio Providence Bruins 4 2 1 3 2 Paul Szczechura, C Norfolk Admirals 3 0 2 2 6 Extra-attacker goal: WMU: Ryan Watson @ Alaska (19:31, 3rd, 3-2 W, OT) Dec. 20, 2008 Opponent: Mike Olver, @ Northern Michigan (19:59, 3rd, 4-3 L, OT), Nov. 10, 2007 50+ shots on goal: WMU: @ Lake Superior State (5-4 L), Oct. 30, 1999 Opponent: Lake Superior State (4-3 W, 2OT), March 8, 2009 STREAKS Goals Gms. Pts. Points Gms. Pts. MEDIA RELATIONS Hockey Contact:... Adam Bodnar Office phone:...(269) 387-4122 Mobile:...(269) 760-5133 Fax:...(269) 387-4139 Email:... adam.e.bodnar@wmich.edu Assists Wins None 2
ROSTER/PRONUNCIATIONS 2009-10 WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCO HOCKEY ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Age S/C Hometown (Last Team) 1 Matthew Federico G 6-0 190 Jr. 20 R Scottsdale, Ariz. (PF Chang s/midget Major AAA) 2 Ross Henry D 5-10 186 Fr. 19 R Franklin, Wis. (Lincoln Stars/USHL) 3 Mike Levendusky D 6-1 195 Jr. 23 R Greensburg, Pa. (Bridgewater Bandits/EJHL) 4 P.J. Kavaya D 6-0 177 So. 22 R San Clemente, Calif. (Fairbanks Ice Dogs/NAHL) 5 Jordan Collins (A) D 6-1 222 Sr. 23 L Novi, Mich. (Trail Smoke Eaters/BCHL) 6 David Chaney D 6-0 190 Fr. 19 R Shelby Township, Mich. (Mahoning Valley Phantoms/NAHL) 7 Matt Tennyson D 6-2 212 Fr. 19 R Pleasanton, Calif. (Cedar Rapids Rough Riders/USHL) 8 Max Campbell C 6-0 190 Jr. 20 L Strathroy, Ontario (Strathroy Rockets/WJBHL) 9 Brett Beebe RW/C 5-11 190 Fr. 19 R Redondo Beac, Calif. (Chicago Steel/USHL) 10 J.J. Crew RW 5-9 160 So. 20 R Placentia, Calif. (Lincoln Stars, USHL) 11 Adam Flink LW 5-11 190 Jr. 22 L Euless, Texas (Texas Tornado/NAHL) 12 Jared Katz C 5-7 157 Sr. 23 R San Jose, Calif. (Wayne State University/CHL) 14 Ian Slater (A) C/RW 6-0 195 So. 21 R Satellite Beach, Fla. (Cedar Rapids Rough Riders/USHL) 15 Ryan Watson LW/C 6-1 201 Jr. 21 L Cambridge, Ontario (Cambridge Winter Hawks/MWJHL) 16 Chris Clackson (A) C 6-0 205 Sr. 22 L Pittsburgh, Pa. (Chicago Steel/USHL) 17 Trevor Elias LW 5-11 158 Fr. 21 L Calgary, Alberta (Langley Chiefs/BCHL) 18 Travis Paeth RW 6-0 195 Jr. 22 R Muskegon, Mich. (Des Moines Buccaneers/USHL) 19 Cam Watson LW 6-0 190 Sr. 23 L Cambridge, Ontario (Cambridge Winterhawks/MWJHL) 20 Patrick Nagorsen C 5-10 175 Jr. 22 R Novi, Mich. (Traverse City North Stars/NAHL) 21 Tyler Ludwig (C) D 6-1 205 Sr. 24 R Colleyville, Texas (Texas Tornado/NAHL) 22 Derek Roehl LW 5-11 190 So. 21 R Clinton Township, Mich. (Ohio Junior Blue Jackets/USHL) 23 Dane Walters RW 5-11 185 So. 20 R St. Paul, Minn. (Siuox Falls Musketeers/USHL) 24 Kyle O Kane RW 5-9 170 So. 22 R St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis Bandits/NAHL) 25 Ben Miller RW 6-0 194 Fr. 20 R Oakland Township, Mich. (Waterloo Black Hawks/USHL) 26 Greg Squires RW 5-8 175 So. 21 R White Plaines, N.Y. (Indiana Ice/USHL) 30 Riley Gill G 6-2 215 Sr. 24 R Northfield, Minn. (Texarkana Bandits/NAHL) 35 Jerry Kuhn G 5-10 186 Jr. 23 R Southgate, Mich. (Sioux City Musketeers/USHL) Head Coach: Jim Culhane Assistant Coach: Scott Robson Assistant Coach: Marc Fakler Volunteer Coach: Allan Avery Equipment Manager: Dion Van Atter Athletic Trainer: Brian Bauer Strength and Conditioning: Jen Query PRONUNCIATION KEY Federico: fed-er-ee-ko Kuhn: KOON Nagorsen: NA-gher-sehn Roehl: Rail Levendusky: leh-vehn-duh-sky Elias: EE-ly-us Tennyson: ten-ee-sehn 3
SITUATIONAL STATISTICS HONORS/AWARDS BENCHMARKS AWARDS/STARS OF THE GAME First Collegiate Game THE RANKINGS National Scoring Offense - 29 (2.00) Scoring Defense - 37 (5.00) Power Play - 35 (0/11-0.0%) Penalty Kill - 42 (5/9-55.6%) Penalty Minutes - 32 (10.5) Shots on Goal - - Conference Scoring Offense - 2 (2.00) Scoring Defense - 4 (5.00) Power Play - 4 (0/11-0.0%) Penalty Kill - 6 (5/9-55.6%) Penalty Minutes - 4 (10.5) Shots on Goal - - Career Benchmarks First Collegiate Point First Collegiate Goal Western Michigan s Record When... At home... 0-0-0 On the road... 0-0-0 Neutral site... 0-0-0 in CCHA play... 0-0-0 at home... 0-0-0 on the road... 0-0-0 Leading after one... 0-0-0 Trailing after one... 0-0-0 Tied after one... 0-0-0 Leading after two... 0-0-0 Trailing after two... 0-0-0 Tied after two... 0-0-0 Overtime... 0-0-0 Scoring first... 0-0-0 Opponent scores first... 0-0-0 Outshooting opponent... 0-0-0 Outshot by opponent... 0-0-0 Shots are tied... 0-0-0 Scoring on the power play... 0-0-0 Scoreless on the power play... 0-0-0 Opp. scores on power play... 0-0-0 Opp. scoreless on power play... 0-0-0 One-goal games... 0-0-0 Two-goal games... 0-0-0 Game decided by 3+ goals... 0-0-0 vs. ranked opponents... 0-0-0 at home... 0-0-0 on the road... 0-0-0 vs. Atlantic Hockey... 0-0-0 vs. College Hockey America... 0-0-0 vs. ECACHL... 0-0-0 vs. Hockey East... 0-0-0 vs. WCHA... 0-0-0 October... 0-0-0 November... 0-0-0 December... 0-0-0 January... 0-0-0 February... 0-0-0 March... 0-0-0 Friday... 0-0-0 Saturday... 0-0-0 Sunday... 0-0-0 19 or fewer shots on goal... 0-0-0 20-29 shots... 0-0-0 30-39 shots... 0-0-0 40+ shots... 0-0-0 Allowing 19 or fewer shots... 0-0-0 Allowing 20-29 shots... 0-0-0 Allowing 30-39 shots... 0-0-0 Allowing 40+ shots... 0-0-0 Scoring one goal... 0-0-0 Scoring two goals... 0-0-0 Scoring three goals... 0-0-0 Scoring four goals... 0-0-0 Scoring 5+ goals... 0-0-0 Allowing one goal... 0-0-0 Allowing two goals... 0-0-0 Allowing three goals... 0-0-0 Allowing four goals... 0-0-0 Allowing 5+ goals... 0-0-0 Last five games... 0-0-0 Last 10 games... 0-0-0 Last 15 games... 0-0-0 4
#1 Matthew Federico Jr. G Saves - n/a Shots Faced - n/a #2 Ross Henry Fr. D #3 Mike Levendusky Jr. D Shots - 2 vs. multiple opponents #4 P.J. Kavaya So. D Assists - 2 vs. Miami 12/5/2008 Points - 2 vs. Miami 12/6/2008 Shots - 2 vs. Alabama-Huntsville 1/16/2009 #5 Jordan Collins (A) Sr. D Assists - 1 vs. multilpe opponents #6 David Chaney Fr. D #7 Matt Tennyson Fr. D #8 Max Campbell Jr. C Goals - 2 vs. Bowling Green 2/27/2009 Assists - 2 vs. multiple opponents Points - 3 vs. Bowling Green 2/27/2009 Shots - 7 vs. multiple opponents #9 Brett Beebe Fr. RW #10 J.J. Crew So. LW Assists - 2 vs. multiple opponents Points - 3 vs. Bowling Green 2/25/2009 Shots - 5 vs. Lake Superior State 3/6/2009 Plus/Minus - +3 vs. Bowling Green 2/25/2009 #11 Adam Flink Jr. LW Goals -1 vs. multiple opponents 2009-10 SEASON BIOS #12 Jared Katz Sr. C (with WMU) Assists - 1 vs. multilpe opponents Shots - 5 vs. Lake Superior State 3/7/2009 Plus/Minus - +2 vs Bowling Green 2/25/2009 #14 Ian Slater (A) So. RW Shots - 4 vs. multiple opponents #15 Ryan Watson Jr. LW/C Points - 2 vs. Alabama-Huntsville 1/17/2009 Shots - 6 vs. Northeastern 1/2/2009 Plus/Minus - +2 vs. Ferris State, 3/8/2008 #16 Chris Clackson (A) Sr. C Goals - 2 vs. multiple opponents Points - 2 vs. multiple opponents Shots - 7 vs. Lake Superior State 3/8/2009 Plus/Minus - +2 vs. Niagara 10/10/2008 #17 Trevor Elias Fr. LW #18 Travis Paeth Jr. RW Points - 2 vs. Ferris State, 3/8/2008 #19 Cam Watson (A) Sr. LW Goals - 2 vs. multiple opponents Assists - 2 vs. Michigan State 11/1/2008 Points - 3 vs. Northern Michigan, 11/9/2007 Shots - 8 vs. Ferris State, 12/1/2007 #20 Patrick Nagorsen Jr. C Goals - 1 vs. Notre Dame, 2/29/2008 Assists - 2 vs. Ferris State 1/10/2009 Points - 2 vs. Ferris State 1/10/2009 #21 Tyler Ludwig (C) Sr. D Assists - 3 vs. Alabama-Huntsville 1/17/2009 Points - 3 vs. multiple opponents Shots - 5 vs. multiple opponents Plus/Minus - +3 vs. Ferris State, 1/23/07 #22 Derek Roehl So. LW Goals - 2 vs. Minnesota-Duluth 10/18/2008 Points - 2 vs. Minnesota-Duluth 10/18/2008 Shots - 7 vs. multiple opponents Plus/Minus - +2 vs. Alaska 12/20/2008 #23 Dane Walters Fr. RW #24 Kyle O Kane So. RW Assists - 2 vs. Lake Superior State 3/6/2009 Points - 3 vs. Bowling Green 2/25/2009 Shots - 4 vs. multiple opponents #25 Ben Miller Fr. RW #26 Greg Squires Fr. RW Assists - 2 vs. multiple opponents Points - 3 vs. Nebraska-Omaha 2/7/2009 Shots - 5 vs. multiple opponents #28 Luke Witkowski Fr. D #30 Riley Gill Sr. G Saves - 54 vs. Lake Superior State 3/7/2009 Shots Faced - 57 vs. Lake Superior State, 3/7/2009 Assists - 1 vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 1/26/07 #35 Jerry Kuhn Jr. G Saves - 50 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 10/18/2008 Shots Faced - 56 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 10/18/2008 Broncos vs. Mercyhurst Player GP G-A-P No current Broncos have played against Mercyhurst 5
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