Northern Michigan University Hockey Game Notes

Northern Michigan University Hockey Game Notes Northern Michigan (11-15-4, 9-11-2-0 CCHA) vs. Michigan State (12-14-4, 8-12-2-0 CCHA) February 11-12, 2011 East Lansing, Michigan UPDATED STATS: www.nmu.edu/athletics 2010 NMU Hockey Schedule DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT OCT. 3 NIPISSING (EXH.) W/11-0 OCT. 8 MICHIGAN TECH L/3-4 OT OCT. 9 MINNESOTA-DULUTH L/2-3 Oct. 12 Michigan Tech T/4-4 OT Oct. 22 Miami* L/0-4 Oct. 23 Miami* L/1-9 OCT. 29 OHIO STATE* W/2-1 OCT. 30 OHIO STATE* W/4-3 Nov. 5 Lake Superior* W/4-1 Nov. 6 Lake Superior* L/1-3 NOV. 12 BOWLING GREEN* L/1-2 NOV. 13 BOWLING GREEN* W/5-1 Nov. 19 Alaska* T/1-1 OT Nov. 20 Alaska* W/2-1 Nov. 26 Bemidji State W/4-0 Nov. 27 Bemidji State L/0-3 DEC. 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W/3-1 DEC. 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN* T/4-4 OT Dec. 11 Notre Dame* W/3-2 Dec. 12 Notre Dame* L/2-5 DEC. 17 MICHIGAN TECH W/6-2 Dec. 31 Denver L/2-5 Jan. 1 Denver T/2-2 OT JAN. 7 NOTRE DAME* L/1-8 JAN. 8 NOTRE DAME* L/1-3 JAN. 21 FERRIS STATE* W/2-1 OT JAN. 22 FERRIS STATE* W/1-3 Jan. 28 Western Michigan* L/2-5 Jan. 29 Western Michigan* L/1-6 FEB. 4 LAKE SUPERIOR* L/1-4 FEB. 5 LAKE SUPERIOR* L/0-2 Feb. 11 Michigan State* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 12 Michigan State* 5:05 p.m. Feb. 18 Bowling Green* 7:05 p.m. Feb. 19 Bowling Green* 7:05 p.m. FEB. 25 MICHIGAN* 7:35 P.M. FEB. 26 MICHIGAN* 7:35 P.M. Home games in CAPS *CCHA games SERIES INFORMATION Overall: 25-32-3 On the Road: 8-18-2 Most Recent: W, 3-2 (OT) on Dec. 5, 2009 and L, 1-0 on Dec. 4, 2009 THIS WEEK S GAMES... The Northern Michigan University Wildcats (11-15-4, 9-11-2 CCHA) will take on the Michigan State Spartans (12-14-4, 8-12-2 CCHA) at Munn Ice Arena in a pair of Central Collegiate Hockey Association games on Friday and Saturday, February 11-12. On Friday (Feb. 11) the puck will drop at 7:05 p.m. and the game will be televised on Comcast. Saturday (Feb. 12) night s game is scheduled to be played at 5:05 p.m. and the game will be televised on Fox Sports Detroit Plus. After a winless weekend at home against Laker Superior State, NMU is on a four game losing streak. Saturday s (Feb. 5) shutout loss to the Lakers was the first time the Wildcats were shutout in conference play since losing to Miami, 4-0, on October 22, 2010. NMU was shut out this season (Nov. 27) against Bemidji State 3-0. The Wildcats are 25-32-3 all-time against the Spartans, 13-10-1 at home, 8-18-2 away, and 4-4-0 at neutral sites. In Walt Kyle s tenure the Cats are 14-12-1 against the Spartans, 4-8-1 away, 2-0-0 at neutral sites. The Wildcat s haven t played in East Lansing since October of 2008 when the Cats tied the Spartans 2-2 (SOL) on Friday (Oct. 24) and lost 2-0 on Saturday (Oct. 25). MSU was ranked fourth in the CCHA preseason polls and currently sits one spot below NMU in 10th place in the CCHA. The Michigan State Spartans have had their hands full this season. Legendary coach and former NMU head coach Rick Comley, has announced his retirement effective at the end of the season. Comley owns a 780-610-110 (.561) career record in 38 seasons and is one of just five coaches to surpass the 700-win plateau. He has recorded a 182-134-39 record in his MSU tenure. Comley ranks among the top five coaches all-time in wins and top three among active coaches and led NMU to their 1991 National Championship against Boston University (8-7). MSU is led by forward Brett Perlini with 25 goals. Dustin Galzey is second on the team with 10 goals and also is ties with two others with 10 assists on the season. Derek Grant leads the Spartans with 19 assists on the season. In net Drew Palmisano is 13th in the CCHA with a 2.94 goals-against average and ranks 10th with a.904 save percentage for the Spartans. The Cats continue to be haunted by penalties as they are the most penalized team in the CCHA with 565 minutes in 30 games (18.8 penalty minutes/game). NMU has allowed the most goals (91) in the CCHA with 47 of those goals coming on the opponent s power play. The NMU power play unit scores 17.2% of the time which is the fourth best rate in the CCHA. NMU is averaging 2.20 goals per game and just 23.3 shots on goal per game. Tyler Gron leads the Cats in goals (12), assists (14), and points (26). Justin Florek is second in points with 11 goals and 10 assists for 21 points. Reid Ellingson was in between the pipes last weekend. Ellingson stopped 52 shots on the weekend and has 596 saves on the season. He is currently has a.917 save percentage on the season which ranks him seventh in the CCHA. NMU will be on the road next week as they head to Bowling Green for the last regular season road trip. The Cats will be back at the Berry Events Center on Feb. 25 when they host the University of Michigan Wolverines.

NMU GAME RECAPS... Northern Michigan 0, Lake Superior 2 February 5, 2011 The Lakers handed the Wildcats their first conference shut-out loss of the season. The last time the Wildcats were shutout in conference play was back on October 22, 2010 in their 4-0 loss against Miami. The Wildcats were also shutout earlier this season at Bemidji State (3-0) on November 27, 2010. On the bright side, the Wildcats out shot the Lakers 31-26 which is the highest number of shots the Cats have managed since outshooting Bowling Green 40-16 on Nov. 13. Northern Michigan 1, Lake Superior 4 February 4, 2011 Domenic Monardo drew first blood in the game when he scored a power play goal at 3:04 of the first period. Wildcat Mike Maltese (Eastpointe, Mich.) tied the score at one when he scored an even strength goal at 19:37 of the first period, assisted by Nick Kosinski and Tyler Gron. From that point on it was all about the Lakers as they went on to score three unanswered goals and earn the victory over the Cats. Northern Michigan 1, at Western Michigan 6 January 29, 2011 Greger Hanson opened the scoring for the Cats with a power play goal, his scored his third goal of the season, after 17:44 of play in the first period. As the first period ended, so did the Wildcats scoring for the remainder of the night as the Broncos went on to score six unanswered goals in the second and third periods. All six Bronco goals were scored on Jared Coreau at even strength. Coreau ended the night with 44 saves on 50 shots. Bronco goaltender Jerry Kuhn ended the night with 17 saves on 18 shots. Northern MIchigan 2, at Western Michigan 5 January 28, 2011 Tied 2-2 entering the third period, Northern Michigan gave up three goals to No. 17 Western Michigan and went on to lose, 3-5, Friday night from Lawson Ice Arena. NMU (11-12-4, 9-8-2-0 CCHA) was coming off a weekend sweep of Ferris State but couldn t win its third consecutive Central Collegiate Hockey Association game. Western is now 13-6- 8 overall and 7-5-7-4 in the CCHA. Each team scored one goal in each of the first two periods. Ryan Watson opened the scoring for Western at 15:03 in the first period. Phil Fox scored his seventh goal of the season as he tied the game with a power-play goal from Andrew Cherniwchan and Tyler Gron at 18:53 of the first. Northern Michigan 3, Ferris State 1 January 22, 2011 The Wildcats opened up the scoring as Andrew Cherniwchan scored his sixth goal of the year at 13:03 of the first period to give the Wildcats the lead which they would hold on to for the rest of the game. Justin Florek scored the game winning goal at 16:14 of the first period with assists going to Stephan Vigier ( and Greger Hanson. In the second period the Bulldogs had 11 shots on goal in comparison to just one by the Wildcats and Bulldog Aaron Schmit 2 was able to put one of those shots past Wildcat goaltender Reid Ellingson at 4:32 of the second period to put Ferris State down by just one goal. Wildcat red-shirt freshman Wade Epp put a shot on net at 18:11 of the third period that Bulldog goaltender Pat Nagle couldn t get in front of to seal the Wildcat victory. Reid Ellingson finished the night with 32 saves on 33 shots while Pat Nagle had 15 saves on 18 shots for the Bulldogs. The Wildcat power play was not able to score on its lone opportunity however the Wildcat penalty kill unit was able to stop the Bulldogs on all five of their power play attempts. Northern Michigan 2, Ferris State 1 (OT) January 21, 2011 The two teams skated 56:14 minutes before either team was able to gain a great enough advantage to score a goal. That goal came from Bulldog Mike Fillinger ( Grand Ledge, Mich.) with assists from Jordie Johnston and Scott Czarnowczan. Wildcat forward Justin Florek (Marquette, Mich.) responded to tie the game at 18:03 after being set-up b teammates Erik Spady and Greger Hanson. In overtime Jared Brown (Gardner, Kansas) scored the game-winning goal at 1:57, assisted by Mike Maltese and Tyler Gron. Northern Michigan 1, Notre Dame 3 January 8, 2011 Notre Dame started the game with a quick goal as T.J. Tynan put one past Wildcat goalie Jared Coreau after just 2:20 of play in the first period. From there, both teams went on to go scoreless on power plays in the first period before Notre Dame forward Sean Lorenze scored at 19:31 of the first period. In the second period, Wildcat forward Andrew Cherniwchan was called for a five minute major, and after the Cats killed off 4:59 of the penalty, Irish forward Sam Calabrese finally connected on a pass from Ryan Guentzel during the power play to make the score 3-0. Following the goal the Wildcats replaced Coreau with junior goaltender Reid Ellingson. Behind the confident play of Ellingson, the Wildcats managed to put a goal on the scoreboard as Justin Florek scored his eighth goal of the season with assists from Phil Fox and Scott Macaulay. Ellingson went on to save the remaining five Notre Dame shots in the second period. Northern Michigan 1, Notre Dame 8 January 7, 2011 The Cats drew first blood as Mike Maltese scored an unassisted goal in the first period, but the Irish proved to be too much for the Cats to handle as they went on to score eight unanswered goals at the Berry Events Center. Wildcats Jared Coreau and Reid Ellingson split time between the pipes as Coreau started the game and recorded the loss after just 22:10 minutes of play. Coreau recorded 10 saves before Ellingson came in and stopped 21 in 37:50. Mike Johnson went the distance for Notre Dame and had 16 saves on 1 shots in 59:56 played.

NMU GAME RECAPS... Northern Michigan 2 at Denver 2 January 1, 2011 For the second night in a row, the Northern Michigan University hockey Wildcats jumped out to a two-goal lead against the Denver Pioneers. In the end the Pioneers fought back as the two teams skated to a 2-2 overtime tie in Denver, Colo. Wildcat forward Tyler Gron opened the scoring as he put one past Pioneer goaltender Sam Brittain at 4:47 of the first period. Teammate Erik Higby beat Brittain again under three minutes later. Justin Florek and Kyle Follmer assisted on Grons goal while Phil Fox and Florek assisted on Higby s. Freshman goaltender Jared Coreau came up big for the Wildcats as he recorded 44 saves on 46 shots in the overtime tie. Northern Michigan 2 at Denver University 5 December 31, 2010 The third period proved to be too much for the Cats as their two-goal lead through two periods played slowly slipped away as the Pioneers scored five unanswered goals. Both Wildcat goals came in the second-period as junior forward Justin Florek and sophomore defenseman Kyle Follmer each tallied one. Sophomore defenseman Scott Macaulay assisted on both goals and Florek was credited with a helper on Follmer s. Nothern Michigan 6 vs. MIchigan Tech 2 December 17, 2010 The third time proved to be the charm for the Cats as they defeated the Michigan Tech Huskies, 6-2, in non-conference hockey action. The Cats had a balanced scoring attack as five players scored two points on the night; Wade Epp (2 goals), Phil Fox (1 goal, 1 assist), CJ Ludwig (2 assists), Justin Florek (2 assists), Greger Hanson (2 assists). The Cats outshot the Huskies, 26-24, which is the first time in over a month that the Cats have outshot an opponent. Northern Michigan 2 at Notre Dame 5 December 12, 2010 Notre Dame jumped out to a 2-0 lead midway through the game as Nick Larson and T.J. Tynan both snuck the puck past NMU goaltender Reid Ellingson. A Wildcat power play goal from Mike Maltese with 1:23 to play in the second period put the Cats on the score board for the first time and put them right back in the game. CJ Ludwig and Greger Hanson assisted on the goal. Wildcat Nick Kosinski then went on to score a goal from Andrew Fernandez and Maltese that tied the game 2-2. With all of the efforts that the Wildcats made, Notre Dame was just too much to handle and were able to score three unanswered goals to earn the 5-2 victory over the Cats. Wildcat goaltender Reid Ellingson ended the game with 38 saves on 43 shots while Notre Dame backstop Mike Johnson went the distance for the Irish and had 15 saves on 17 shots. Northern Michigan 3 at Notre Dame 2 December 11, 2010 The Northern Michigan University hockey Wildcats may have been outshot 53-15 by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but the Cats were able to connect on three of those 15 shots to beat the Irish 3-2. Jared Coreau ended the night with 51 saves on 53 shots while Notre Dame s Mike Johnson ended with 12 saves on 15 shots. The Wildcats killed 3 all six of Notre Dames power plays while scoring on two of three power play attempts of their own. Northern Michigan 4 vs. Western Michigan 4 December 4, 2010 The Wildcats appeared to be on their way to the sweep of No. 19 Western Michigan, but the visiting Broncos had other ideas. WMU scored two goals in the final 6:16 to tie the game at 4-all, where it stayed through overtime. The Broncos (7-5-4, 3-4-3-2 CCHA) won the shootout by a 1-0 count. Northern Michigan 3 vs. Western Michigan 1 December 3, 2010 Northern Michigan scored goals on its first three shots and cruised to a 3-1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association victory over the Broncos. Three different players scored goals and Reid Ellingson made 27 saves in net to help the Wildcats improve to 7-7-2 overall and 6-4-1 in the CCHA. Northern Michigan 0 at Bemidji State 3 November 27, 2010 Bemidji State managed to fire 37 shots on Wildcat goaltender Reid Ellingson for the second consecutive night as he had 37 saves on 37 shots on Friday (Nov. 26). The Cats had just 17 shots on net themselves. Of those 17 Wildcat shots, ten came in the first period leaving just seven in the second and third period, combined. Dan Bakala saved all 17 Wildcat shots in-between the pipes for the Beavers to earn the shutout. Northern Michigan 4 at Bemidji State 0 November 26, 2010 The Cats blanked the Beavers, 4-0, with no single Wildcat scoring more than one point. Wildcat Reid Ellingson recorded 37 saves during the shutout for the Cats in their first ever win over Bemidji State. Northern Michigan 2 at Alaska 1 November 20, 2010 The tie between the two teams was finally settled after a second night of hockey between two very evenly matched teams. The Cats drew first blood as Andrew Cherniwchan scored midway through the third period with Justin Florek adding what would be the game winner on an empty-net goal at 19:34. Alaska fought back and put their own tally on the board with just one second left in the third period. Northern Michigan 1 at Alaska 1 (OT) November 19 The Cats and Nanooks skated to a 1-1 tie which is nothing new as an outcome when these two teams play. The teams tied and had shoot-outs decide three of the four games they played in 2009-10. In the November 19 tie the Cats came back from a one goal deficit to hold on for the tie as Tyler Gron scored at 16:11 of the third period.

NMU GAME RECAPS... Northern Michigan 5 vs. Bowling Green 1 November 13 After a disappointing loss on Friday (Nov. 12) the Cats responded by dominating the Falcons in a 5-1 victory. The Cats started the scoring with a goal at 1:12 of the first period and continued to lay it on thick from there. The Cats scored a goal in all three periods. Northern Michigan 1 vs. Bowling Green 2 November 12, 2010 The Wildcats and Falcons played an evenly matched game as they had 27 and 28 shots on goal, respectively. The Falcons were able to put two goals on the board before the Cats could slip one by the Falcon defense which turned out to be too little too late. Northern Michigan 1 at Lake Superior 3 November 6, 2010 It was the Lakers turn to jump out to a lead. The home team recorded two goals in the second period before Justin Florek tallied a power-play goal at 12:32 for a 2-1 game in the second period. The Lakers added another goal in the middle frame for the final score. Northern Michigan 4 at Lake Superior 1 November 5, 2010 The Cats tallied two goals in the first period and never looked back. Scoring for NMU were Andrew Cherniwchan (4:05) and Tyler Gron (12:39). The Lakers cut into the NMU lead with a goal at 18:30 of the second period. Jared Brown (6:47) and Greger Hanson (18:29), an empty-net, added goals for the Cats in the final frame. Reid Ellingson picked up the win as he had 42 saves. Northern Michigan 4 vs. Ohio State 3 October 30, 2010 NMU took a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Erik Higby (3:49) and a shorthanded marker by Andrew Cherniwchan (7:50). The Buckeyes tallied two power-play goals in a span of 19 seconds to tie the game. OSU took the 3-2 lead with a goal at 4:23 of the second period. Kyle Follmer tied the game at 7:12 of the middle frame before Justin Florek recorded the game-winning goal at 12:42 of the third period. October 22, 2010 The RedHawks blanked the Cats in the opening CCHA game for both squads. Miami picked up a goal in each of the first two periods and added two in the final frame. Scoring for the RedHawks were Carter Camper, Andy Miele, Pat Cannone and Cameron Schilling. Miami outshot NMU 28-21. Northern Michigan 4 at Michigan Tech 4 (OT) October 12, 2010 Meeting for the second time in a span of four days the Huskies jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period (9:43 and 12:40). Chad Pietila scored his first goal of the season at 16:42 to cut the lead in half. NMU scored three goals in the second period to take a 4-2 lead. Scoring for the Cats were Brian Nugent (2:29), Justin Florek on the power play (8:43) and Tyler Gron (18:49). MTU added two goals in the final frame to tie the game at four-all. That is how the game ended after the overtime period. Northern Michigan 2 vs. Minnesota-Duluth 3 October 9, 2010 The Bulldogs struck for two goals in the first period to take the early lead. UMD made it 3-0 with a marker at 2:11 of the third period by Justin Faulk. Andrew Fernandez added two goals later in the final frame (12:15 and 13:58) for the Cats. Northern Michigan 3 vs. Michigan Tech 4 (OT) October 8, 2010 Goals by Justin Florek (power play) and Tyler Gron in the first period at 2:24 and 6:24 respectively gave the Cats the 2-0 lead. MTU added two power-play goals later in the opening period to tie the game. MTU took the 3-2 lead with a goal by Anthony Schooley at 1:33 of the second period. Andrew Cherniwchan tied the game up once again at threeall with a marker at 13:27 of the third period. MTU scored the game-winning goal at 4:45 of the overtime period (Bennett Royer). Northern Michigan 2 vs. Ohio State 1 October 29, 2010 Tyler Gron put the Cats on the board first with a goal at 13:10 of the second period. The Buckeyes tied the game with a goal at 1:19 of the third period before Greger Hanson scored the game-winning goal at 15:44 of the period. Jared Coreau turned away 26 shots in his first collegiate win. Northern Michigan 1 at Miami 9 October 23, 2010 Miami jumped out to a 4-1 lead before NMU reached the scoreboard on a goal by Kyle Follmer at 5:56 of the second period. The RedHawks added two more goals in the period and four in the third period. Jared Coreau began the game in goal for the Cats as he recorded 12 saves. Reid Ellingson also played and had 13 saves. Northern Michigan 0 at Miami 4 4

The Last Time It Happened for the Cats... Weekend series sweep at home NMU: Oct. 29-30, 2011 vs. Ohio State (2-1, 4-3) Opponent: Feb. 4-5, 2011 vs. Lake Superior (4-1, 2-0) Weekend series on the road NMU: Jan. 2-3, 2010 at Dodge Holiday Classic (vs. Clarkson, 4-0 and Minnesota, 4-2) Opponent: Jan. 28-29, 2011 at Western (2-5, 1-6) Shutout NMU: Nov. 26, 2010 vs. Bemidji State, 4-0 (NMU goalie: Reid Ellingson) Opponent: Feb. 5, 2011 vs. Lake Superior, 0-2 (Lake Superior goalie: Kevin Kapalka) Shutout at home NMU: Feb. 27, 2010 vs. Lake Superior, 3-0 (NMU goalie: Brian Stewart) Opponent: Feb. 5, 2011 vs. Lake Superior, 0-2 (Lake Superior goalie: Kevin Kapalka) Player scored an overtime goal NMU: Jan. 21, 2011 - Jared Brown vs. Ferris State Opponent: Oct. 8, 2010 - Bennett Royer, Michigan Tech Player attempted a penalty shot NMU: Nov. 5, 2010 - Phil Fox at Lake Superior Opponent: Oct. 18, 2008 - Louie Caporusso, Michigan Player scored on a penalty shot NMU: Nov. 23, 2002 - Chris Gobert vs. Nebraska-Omaha Opponent: Dec. 8, 2006 - Chris Mueller, Michigan State Player scored when the goaltender was pulled NMU: Nov. 26, 2010 - Tyler Gron, Bemidj State Opponent: Nov. 27, 2010 - Ian Lowe, Bemidji State Team had 40 shots on goal NMU: Nov. 13, 2010 vs. Bowling Green (40 shots) Opponent: Jan. 29, 2011 at Western (50 shots) Team had 50 shots on goal NMU: Jan. 23, 1998 at Bowling Green (51 shots) Opponent: Jan. 29, 2011 at Western (50 shots) Shutout on the road NMU: Nov. 26, 2010 vs. Bemidji State, 4-0 (NMU goalie: Reid Ellingson) Opponent: Nov. 27,2010 at Bemidji State, 0-3 (Bemidji State goalie: Dan Bakala) Shutout in a CCHA Game NMU: Feb. 27, 2010 vs. Lake Superior, 3-0 (NMU goalie: Brian Stewart) Opponent: Feb. 5, 2011 vs. Lake Superior, 0-2 (Lake Superior goalie: Kevin Kapalka) Player had four points NMU: Feb. 12, 2010 - Mark Olver vs. Western Michigan (2-2-4) Opponent: Jan. 22, 2010 - Brandon Richardson (1-3-4), Nebraska-Omaha Player had five points NMU: Oct. 21, 2006 - Mike Santorelli (2-3-5) at Nebraska-Omaha Opponent: Oct. 23, 2010 - Carter Camper (0-5-5) and Andy Miele (1-4-5), Miami Player had a hat trick NMU: Feb. 8, 2008 - Nick Sirota vs. Michigan State Opponent: Oct. 23, 2010 - Reilly Smith at Miami 5 Wildcat Scoring vs. Michigan State Name GP G A Pts. Pen-Min. J. Brown 13 2 3 5 1-2 A. Cherniwchan 6 0 0 0 2-4 A. Fernandez 4 0 1 1 0-0 J. Florek 6 0 3 3 0-0 K. Follmer 2 0 0 0 2-4 P. Fox 13 2 0 2 6-12 T. Gron 4 1 1 2 1-2 G. Hanson 13 1 9 10 5-10 K. Kaunisto 2 0 0 0 0-0 S. Macaulay 2 0 0 0 1-2 M. Maltese 7 0 0 0 1-2 B. Nugent 1 0 0 0 3-17 E. Spady 12 0 2 2 5-10 Date Result Location Oct. 26, 2007 L, 4-5 East Lansing, Mich. Oct. 27, 2007 L, 2-3 East Lansing, Mich. Feb. 8, 2008 W, 3-1 Marquette, Mich. Feb. 9, 2008 W, 3-0 Marquette, Mich. Mar. 15, 2008 L, 1-5 East Lansing, Mich. Mar. 16, 2008 W, 2-1 East Lansing, Mich. Mar. 17, 2008 W, 3-2 (OT) East Lansing, Mich. Oct. 24, 2008 T, 2-2 (OT) East Lansing, Mich. Oct. 25, 2008 L, 0-2 East Lansing, Mich. Mar. 6, 2009 W, 5-3 Marquette, Mich. Mar. 7, 2009 W, 8-2 Marquette, Mich. Dec. 4, 2009 L, 1-0 i Marquette, Mich. Dec. 5, 2009 W, 3-2 (OT) Marquette, Mich.

2010-2011 Perani Cup... The 2010-11 season marks the 10th year of the Perani Cup Three Stars, which is awarded following the conclusion of each CCHA regular-season game. Players from each school earn points throughout the 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). At the end of the season, the CCHA will crown a Perani Cup champion as well as honor individual winners from each school. Following are the Perani Cup standings for Northern Michigan: Name (CCHA rank) Points Reid Ellingson 21 Justin Florek 18 Tyler Gron 13 NMU Head Coach, Walt Kyle... Walt Kyle is in his ninth season in Marquette at Northern Michigan University as he was named the second head hockey coach in Northern Michigan University history on June 13, 2002. Entering into the 2010-11 season he was 164-139-35 at the helm of the Wildcats. Kyle picked up his first collegiate win behind the Wildcat bench with a 4-1 win at Michigan Tech on the night of Oct. 5, 2002. He has led the Cats to Joe Louis Arena and the CCHA Championships in seven of his eight seasons. During the 2009-10 season he led the 'Cats to the CCHA Championship game and the NCAA Tournament which was the first time since 1999 for both. Kyle was the U.S. National Junior Team Coach at the 2006 World Junior Championship in Vancouver, B.C. He led the U.S. to a fourthplace finish. 6 For two years (2000-02) Kyle was an assistant coach with the National Hockey League s New York Rangers 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, from 1998-00. Kyle s other NHL experience came with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996-98) 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 (1995-96), the International Hockey League s San Diego Gulls (1994-95) and the Western Hockey League s Seattle Thunderbirds (1992-94). 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, with 59 assists for 90 points. Following graduation, he became a graduate assistant coach under Comley and was promoted to an assistant coach in 1982, a position he held until 1992. Kyle was the program s top assistant in 1991 when Northern won the NCAA I national title. He graduated from NMU in 1981 with a bachelor s degree in physical education. Kyle attended graduate school at Northern where he took a graduate level curriculum in exercise physiology. An active participant in USA Hockey, Kyle was an assistant coach under Lou Vairo for Team USA, which finished fourth at the 2001 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 older format, and one of only three U.S. teams to ever medal at the World Championships. He was the assistant coach of the national junior squad under Kevin Constantine in 1991. Kyle, a native of Waterloo, Iowa, and his wife, Ann, have four children: two daughters, Quinn and Erin; and two sons, Evan and Walt.

2010-11 CCHA Standings Through games of Feb. 5 CONFERENCE OVERALL GP W-L-T SW Pts. GF GA W-L-T GF GA 1. Miami 24 13-7-4 2 45 85 52 16-9-5 108 70 2. Notre Dame 22 13-6-3 2 44 77 59 16-9-5 110 85 3. Michigan 22 14-7-1 0 43 68 45 17-9-4 98 71 4. Western Michigan 22 9-5-8 4 39 62 51 15-5-9 83 66 5. Ferris State 24 11-10-3 2 38 50 51 14-12-4 67 63 6. Alaska 24 9-11-4 2 33 54 53 12-12-4 64 60 7. Ohio State 22 9-11-2 2 31 54 59 14-13-2 81 72 Lake Superior 22 7-9-6 4 31 48 56 9-12-7 67 81 9. Northern Michigan 22 9-11-2 0 29 44 68 11-15-4 67 91 10. Michigan State 22 8-12-2 0 26 47 58 12-14-4 75 83 11. Bowling Green 22 3-16-3 1 13 34 71 8-19-3 58 91 RECENT RESULTS GAMES THIS WEEK FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 BOWLING GREEN 1 AT WESTERN MICHIGAN 1 (OT) BOWLING GREEN WINS SHOOTOUT, 1-0 LAKE SUPERIOR 4 AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN 1 AT MIAMI 4, MICHIGAN 2 MICHIGAN STATE 2 AT OHIO STATE 0 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 AT MIAMI 3, MICHIGAN 0 FERRIS STATE 2 AT ALASKA 1 AT OHIO STATE 4, MICHIGAN STATE 2 AT WESTERN MICHIGAN 3, BOWLING GREEN 1 LAKE SUPERIOR 2 AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN 0 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6 FERRIS STATE 3 AT ALASKA 2 *-non-conference #-exhibition All games 7:05 p.m. locally unless noted FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 ALASKA AT LAKE SUPERIOR ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE AT FERRIS STATE * NORTHERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN STATE BOWLING GREEN AT NOTRE DAME, 7:35 P.M. OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN, 7:35 P.M. WESTEN MICHIGAN AT MIAMI, 7:35 P.M. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 NORTHERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN STATE, 5:05 P.M. ALASKA AT LAKE SUPERIOR ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE AT FERRIS STATE * BOWLING GREEN AT NOTRE DAME WESTEN MICHIGAN AT MIAMI, 7:35 P.M. OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN, 7:35 P.M. Teams are awarded three points for each win in regulation or overtime, and one point for an overtime tie. CCHA games tied after 65 minutes advance to a three-player shootout with the winning team receiving an extra point in the standings (denoted in the SW column). 7

2010-11 NMU ROSTERS Alphabetical No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. S/C Birthdate NHL Hometown Last Team (League) 15 Jared Brown F 5-10 195 Sr R 2/21/1986 Gardner, Kan. Lincoln (USHL) 23 Andrew Cherniwchan (A) F 5-11 175 Jr R 4/20/1989 Hinton, Alta. Nanaimo (BCHL) 31 Jared Coreau G 6-5 200 Fr L 11/5/1991 Perth, Ont. Lincoln (USHL) 35 Reid Ellingson G 5-11 180 Jr L 4/14/1989 Cloquet, Minn. Green Bay (USHL) 27 Wade Epp D 6-5 215 Rfr L 6/13/1989 Chilliwack, B.C. Victoria (BCHL) 6 Andrew Fernandez D 5-11 205 Sr L 8/6/1986 Thunder Bay, Ont. Selkirk (MJHL) 18 Justin Florek (A) F 6-4 200 Jr L 5/18/1990 BOS Marquette, Mich. USNTDP U-18 33 Kyle Follmer (A) D 6-1 190 So L 9/9/1987 St. Paul, Minn. Lincoln (USHL) 11 Phil Fox (C) F 5-11 205 Sr R 8/17/1985 Stillwater, Minn. Fargo-Moorhead (NAHL) 17 Tyler Gron F 5-11 205 Jr R 9/7/1989 Spruce Grove, Alta. Ft. McMurray (AJHL) 25 Austin Handley D 6-1 205 Rfr L 4/4/1990 Clarkston, Mich. Des Moines (USHL) 9 Greger Hanson F 5-11 185 Sr L 2/17/1988 Lidingo, Sweden Djurgarden (SSEL) 44 Devan Hartigan G 5-11 180 Jr L 3/1/1987 Boise, Idaho Port Hope (OPJHL) 26 Erik Higby F 5-11 175 Fr L 6/8/1989 New Braunfels, Texas Topeka (NAHL) 16 Jake Johnson F 5-8 170 Fr L 6/27/1989 Duluth, Minn. Penticton (BCHL) 19 Kory Kaunisto F 6-2 190 So R 3/27/1989 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Lincoln (USHL) 3 Ryan Kesti D 6-2 200 Fr R 8/2/1989 Red Wing, Minn. Sioux City (USHL) 10 Nicholas Kosinski F 5-9 165 Sr R 5/6/1986 Marquette, Mich. Marquette (NAHL) 24 CJ Ludwig D 5-11 175 Fr R 6/8/1990 Little Elm, Texas Omaha (USHL) 4 Scott Macaulay D 5-8 175 So R 11/23/1990 Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg (MJHL) 22 Mike Maltese F 6-3 200 Sr R 7/31/1985 Eastpointe, Mich. Mahoning Valley (NAHL) 62 Sam Muchalla F 5-8 160 Fr L 8/14/1990 Prince George, B.C. Prince George (BCHL) 14 Brian Nugent F 5-10 185 So L 9/26/1988 Victoria, B.C. Victoria (BCHL) 73 Reed Seckel F 5-10 178 Fr L 8/28/1989 Melvin, Mich. Green Bay (USHL) 12 Erik Spady D 6-0 205 Sr R 6/1/1989 Dewdney, B.C. Salmon Arm (BCHL) 40 Stephan Vigier F 5-9 165 Fr L 1/4/1990 Notre Dame, Man. Sioux City (USHL) S/C shoots/catches Numerical No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. S/C Birthdate NHL Hometown Last Team (League) 3 Ryan Kesti D 6-2 200 Fr R 8/2/1989 Red Wing, Minn. Sioux City (USHL) 4 Scott Macaulay D 5-8 175 So R 11/23/1990 Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg (MJHL) 6 Andrew Fernandez D 5-11 205 Sr L 8/6/1986 Thunder Bay, Ont. Selkirk (MJHL) 9 Greger Hanson F 5-11 185 Sr L 2/17/1988 Lidingo, Sweden Djurgarden (SSEL) 10 Nicholas Kosinski F 5-9 165 Sr R 5/6/1986 Marquette, Mich. Marquette (NAHL) 11 Phil Fox (C) F 5-11 205 Sr R 8/17/1985 Stillwater, Minn. Fargo-Moorhead (NAHL) 12 Erik Spady D 6-0 205 Sr R 6/1/1989 Dewdney, B.C. Salmon Arm (BCHL) 14 Brian Nugent F 5-10 185 So L 9/26/1988 Victoria, B.C. Victoria (BCHL) 15 Jared Brown F 5-10 195 Sr R 2/21/1986 Gardner, Kan. Lincoln (USHL) 16 Jake Johnson F 5-8 170 Fr L 6/27/1989 Duluth, Minn. Penticton (BCHL) 17 Tyler Gron F 5-11 205 Jr R 9/7/1989 Spruce Grove, Alta. Ft. McMurray (AJHL) 18 Justin Florek (A) F 6-4 200 Jr L 5/18/1990 BOS Marquette, Mich. USNTDP U-18 19 Kory Kaunisto F 6-2 190 So R 3/27/1989 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Lincoln (USHL) 22 Mike Maltese F 6-3 200 Sr R 7/31/1985 Eastpointe, Mich. Mahoning Valley (NAHL) 23 Andrew Cherniwchan (A) F 5-11 175 Jr R 4/20/1989 Hinton, Alta. Nanaimo (BCHL) 24 CJ Ludwig D 5-11 175 Fr R 6/8/1990 Little Elm, Texas Omaha (USHL) 25 Austin Handley D 6-1 205 Rfr L 4/4/1990 Clarkston, Mich. Des Moines (USHL) 26 Erik Higby F 5-11 175 Fr L 6/8/1989 New Braunfels, Texas Topeka (NAHL) 27 Wade Epp D 6-5 215 Rfr L 6/13/1989 Chilliwack, B.C. Victoria (BCHL) 31 Jared Coreau G 6-5 200 Fr L 11/5/1991 Perth, Ont. Lincoln (USHL) 33 Kyle Follmer (A) D 6-1 190 So L 9/9/1987 St. Paul, Minn. Lincoln (USHL) 35 Reid Ellingson G 5-11 180 Jr L 4/14/1989 Cloquet, Minn. Green Bay (USHL) 40 Stephan Vigier F 5-9 165 Fr L 1/4/1990 Notre Dame, Man. Sioux City (USHL) 44 Devan Hartigan G 5-11 180 Jr L 3/1/1987 Boise, Idaho Port Hope (OPJHL) 62 Sam Muchalla F 5-8 160 Fr L 8/14/1990 Prince George, B.C. Prince George (BCHL) 73 Reed Seckel F 5-10 178 Fr L 8/28/1989 Melvin, Mich. Green Bay (USHL) S/C shoots/catches 8

The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Game Results (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games Date Opponent Score Shots Overall Conf Time Att. Goalie of record Oct 08 MICHIGAN TECH Lot 3-4 36/29 0-1-0 0-0-0 2:25 3823 Reid Ellingson Oct 09 MINNESOTA-DULUTH L 2-3 21/36 0-2-0 0-0-0 2:15 2849 Reid Ellingson Oct 12 at Michigan Tech Tot 4-4 26/53 0-2-1 0-0-0 2:00 3074 Jared Coreau * Oct 22 at #3 Miami L 0-4 21/28 0-3-1 0-1-0 2:15 3263 Reid Ellingson * Oct 23 at #3 Miami L 1-9 16/34 0-4-1 0-2-0 2:30 3212 Jared Coreau * Oct 29 OHIO STATE W 2-1 25/27 1-4-1 1-2-0 2:10 2958 Jared Coreau * Oct 30 OHIO STATE W 4-3 37/36 2-4-1 2-2-0 2:15 3198 Jared Coreau * Nov 05 at Lake Superior W 4-1 29/43 3-4-1 3-2-0 2:15 1996 Reid Ellingson * Nov 06 at Lake Superior L 1-3 22/33 3-5-1 3-3-0 2:20 2287 Jared Coreau * Nov 12 BOWLING GREEN L 1-2 27/28 3-6-1 3-4-0 2:20 2787 Reid Ellingson * Nov 13 BOWLING GREEN W 5-1 40/16 4-6-1 4-4-0 2:20 2675 Reid Ellingson * Nov 19 at #13 Alaska Tot 1-1 22/35 4-6-2 4-4-1 2:20 3209 Reid Ellingson * Nov 20 at #13 Alaska W 2-1 29/42 5-6-2 5-4-1 2:10 3193 Reid Ellingson Nov 26 at Bemidji State W 4-0 25/37 6-6-2 5-4-1 2:08 3505 Reid Ellingson Nov 27 at Bemidji State L 0-3 17/37 6-7-2 5-4-1 2:07 3798 Reid Ellingson * Dec 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 3-1 25/28 7-7-2 6-4-1 2:10 2469 Reid Ellingson * Dec 04 WESTERN MICHIGAN Tot 4-4 19/32 7-7-3 6-4-2 2:35 2533 Reid Ellingson * Dec 11 at #11 Notre Dame W 3-2 15/53 8-7-3 7-4-2 2623 Jared Coreau * Dec 12 at #11 Notre Dame L 2-5 17/43 8-8-3 7-5-2 2:23 2592 Reid Ellingson Dec 17 MICHIGAN TECH W 6-2 26/24 9-8-3 7-5-2 2:10 2423 Jared Coreau Dec 31 at #7 Denver L 2-5 17/28 9-9-3 7-5-2 2:25 4878 Reid Ellingson Jan 01 at #7 Denver Tot 2-2 13/47 9-9-4 7-5-2 2:35 4758 Jared Coreau * Jan 07 #14 NOTRE DAME L 1-8 17/39 9-10-4 7-6-2 2:20 2179 Jared Coreau * Jan 08 #14 NOTRE DAME L 1-3 25/20 9-11-4 7-7-2 2:20 2600 Jared Coreau * Jan 21 FERRIS STATE Wot 2-1 24/32 10-11-4 8-7-2 2:10 2494 Reid Ellingson * Jan 22 FERRIS STATE W 3-1 18/33 11-11-4 9-7-2 2:10 2547 Reid Ellingson * Jan 28 at #17 Western Michigan L 2-5 23/26 11-12-4 9-8-2 2:25 3131 Reid Ellingson * Jan 29 at #17 Western Michigan L 1-6 18/50 11-13-4 9-9-2 2:20 4027 Jared Coreau * Feb 04 LAKE SUPERIOR L 1-4 19/32 11-14-4 9-10-2 2:28 2572 Reid Ellingson *Y Feb 05 LAKE SUPERIOR L 0-2 31/26 11-15-4 9-11-2 2:15 2550 Reid Ellingson Team Record W-L-T Overall: 11-15-4 Conference: 9-11-2 Home: 7-7-1 Away: 4-8-3 Neutral: 0-0-0 Overtime: 1-1-4 Attendance Dates Total Avg. Total: 30 90203 3007 Home: 15 40657 2710 Away: 15 49546 3303 Neutral: 0 0 0

The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Hockey Statistics (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games Overall: 11-15-4 Conf: 9-11-2 Home: 7-7-1 Away: 4-8-3 Neut: 0-0-0 OVERALL ## Player gp g a pts sh +/- pen-min pp sh gw 17 Tyler Gron 29 12 14 26 66-2 10-31 4 0 1 18 Justin Florek 30 11 10 21 75-5 6-12 6 0 3 9 Greger Hanson 28 4 13 17 71-2 14-28 1 0 1 23 Andrew Cherniwchan 29 6 10 16 61-3 21-64 1 1 0 11 Phil Fox 30 7 6 13 67-6 3-17 3 0 1 4 Scott Macaulay 27 1 12 13 25 +5 14-39 1 0 0 33 Kyle Follmer 30 4 8 12 38 +4 21-61 2 0 0 26 Erik Higby 26 4 6 10 32 +1 7-25 0 0 1 40 Stephan Vigier 29 1 8 9 35-3 4-8 1 0 0 22 Mike Maltese 22 3 5 8 15 +1 4-8 1 0 0 15 Jared Brown 21 2 6 8 46 0 8-16 0 0 1 27 Wade Epp 28 3 4 7 25-9 11-22 0 0 0 12 Erik Spady 24 0 6 6 28-3 11-33 0 0 0 14 Brian Nugent 27 3 2 5 25-5 4-8 0 0 2 24 CJ Ludwig 26 0 5 5 17-12 28-70 0 0 0 6 Andrew Fernandez 26 2 2 4 11 +7 5-29 0 0 0 10 Nicholas Kosinski 23 2 1 3 19-3 1-2 0 0 1 73 Reed Seckel 11 0 2 2 6 +1 6-23 0 0 0 19 Kory Kaunisto 27 1 0 1 15-1 12-35 1 0 0 8 Chad Pietila 5 1 0 1 6 0 1-2 0 0 0 25 Austin Handley 17 0 1 1 4 0 5-10 0 0 0 35 Reid Ellingson 23 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 16 Jake Johnson 11 0 0 0 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Ryan Kesti 7 0 0 0 2-4 3-6 0 0 0 62 Sam Muchalla 8 0 0 0 7-3 1-2 0 0 0 TM TEAM 13 0 0 0 0 0 6-12 0 0 0 Total 30 67 121 188 700-42 207-565 21 1 11 Opponents 30 91 156 247 1027 +34 152-403 37 5 15 OVERALL ## Player gp min. ga gaavg saves pct w l t 35 Reid Ellingson 23 1244:46 54 2.60 596. 917 7 10 2 31 Jared Coreau 12 569:42 34 3.58 339. 909 4 5 2 TM TEAM 13 11:41 3 0.00 0. 000 0 0 0 Total 30 1826:09 91 2.99 935. 911 11 15 4 Opponents 30 1826:09 67 2.20 633. 904 15 11 4 Shots on Goal shots avg/g shot% Northern Michigan 700 23.33.096 Opponents 1027 34.23.089 Power Plays goals chances pp% Northern Michigan 21 123.171 Opponents 37 169.219 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Michigan 25 20 21 1 67 Opponents 23 28 39 1 91 CONFERENCE gp g a pts sh +/- pen-min pp sh gw 21 8 11 19 53-3 8-27 4 0 1 22 8 4 12 60-8 5-10 3 0 3 20 4 7 11 56-4 12-24 1 0 1 21 5 7 12 41-7 16-54 1 1 0 22 5 3 8 50-8 3-17 2 0 1 19 1 7 8 17 +1 5-10 1 0 0 22 2 6 8 30 +2 13-37 1 0 0 20 2 5 7 23 0 5-21 0 0 1 21 0 5 5 19-3 1-2 0 0 0 16 3 4 7 12-1 3-6 1 0 0 17 2 4 6 40-2 6-12 0 0 1 22 1 4 5 19-12 11-22 0 0 0 19 0 3 3 20-5 7-14 0 0 0 20 1 2 3 19-7 4-8 0 0 1 18 0 2 2 11-12 20-54 0 0 0 18 0 2 2 6 +1 4-27 0 0 0 16 1 1 2 12-4 1-2 0 0 0 8 0 1 1 5 +1 5-21 0 0 0 21 1 0 1 11-2 9-18 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2-1 1-2 0 0 0 13 0 1 1 3-1 4-8 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0-3 3-6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 6-3 1-2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 3-6 0 0 0 22 44 79 123 519-81 151-412 15 1 9 22 68 114 182 736 +76 112-312 23 4 11 CONFERENCE gp min. ga gaavg saves pct w l t 17 955:22 40 2.51 455. 919 6 6 2 8 366:40 26 4.25 213. 891 3 5 0 10 9:22 2 0.00 0. 000 0 0 0 22 1331:24 68 3.06 668. 908 9 11 2 22 1331:24 44 1.98 475. 915 11 9 2 Shots on Goal shots avg/g shot% Northern Michigan 519 23.59.085 Opponents 736 33.45.092 Power Plays goals chances pp% Northern Michigan 15 88.170 Opponents 23 121.190 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Michigan 19 10 14 1 44 Opponents 17 23 28 0 68

The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Oct 08 MICHIGAN TECH Lot 3-4 3823 Oct 09 MINNESOTA-DULUTH L 2-3 2849 Oct 12 at Michigan Tech Tot 4-4 3074 * Oct 22 at #3 Miami L 0-4 3263 * Oct 23 at #3 Miami L 1-9 3212 * Oct 29 OHIO STATE W 2-1 2958 * Oct 30 OHIO STATE W 4-3 3198 * Nov 05 at Lake Superior W 4-1 1996 * Nov 06 at Lake Superior L 1-3 2287 * Nov 12 BOWLING GREEN L 1-2 2787 * Nov 13 BOWLING GREEN W 5-1 2675 * Nov 19 at #13 Alaska Tot 1-1 3209 * Nov 20 at #13 Alaska W 2-1 3193 Nov 26 at Bemidji State W 4-0 3505 Nov 27 at Bemidji State L 0-3 3798 * Dec 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 3-1 2469 * Dec 04 WESTERN MICHIGAN Tot 4-4 2533 * Dec 11 at #11 Notre Dame W 3-2 2623 * Dec 12 at #11 Notre Dame L 2-5 2592 Dec 17 MICHIGAN TECH W 6-2 2423 Dec 31 at #7 Denver L 2-5 4878 Jan 01 at #7 Denver Tot 2-2 4758 * Jan 07 #14 NOTRE DAME L 1-8 2179 * Jan 08 #14 NOTRE DAME L 1-3 2600 * Jan 21 FERRIS STATE Wot 2-1 2494 * Jan 22 FERRIS STATE W 3-1 2547 * Jan 28 at #17 Western Michigan L 2-5 3131 * Jan 29 at #17 Western Michigan L 1-6 4027 * Feb 04 LAKE SUPERIOR L 1-4 2572 *Y Feb 05 LAKE SUPERIOR L 0-2 2550 TEAM STATISTICS NMU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 67-700 91-1027 Shot pct.. 096. 089 G o a ls / G a m e 2.2 3.0 S h o t s / G a m e 23.3 34.2 POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays 21-123 37-169 Conversion Percent. 171. 219 Shot Attempts 130 267 Shot Percent. 162. 139 GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play 21 37 S h o r t - h a n d e d 1 5 Empty net 3 3 P e n a lt y 0 0 Unassisted 2 6 Overtime 1 1 S h o o t o u t 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 1 PENALTIES N u m b e r 207 152 M in u t e s 565 403 P e n a lt ie s / G a m e 6.9 5.1 Pen minutes/game 18.8 13.4 FACEOFFS (W-L) 848-943 943-848 Faceoff W-L Pct.. 473. 527 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) 1-5 3-3 Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES 11-15-4 7-7-1 4-8-3 0-0-0 CONFERENCE 9-11-2 6-5-1 3-6-1 0-0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-4-2 1-2-0 1-2-2 0-0-0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh 17 Tyler Gron 29 12 14 26 66.182 10-31 4 0 18 Justin Florek 30 11 10 21 75.147 6-12 6 0 9 Greger Hanson 28 4 13 17 71.056 14-28 1 0 23 Andrew Cherniwchan 29 6 10 16 61.098 21-64 1 1 11 Phil Fox 30 7 6 13 67.104 3-17 3 0 4 Scott Macaulay 27 1 12 13 25.040 14-39 1 0 33 Kyle Follmer 30 4 8 12 38.105 21-61 2 0 26 Erik Higby 26 4 6 10 32.125 7-25 0 0 40 Stephan Vigier 29 1 8 9 35.029 4-8 1 0 22 Mike Maltese 22 3 5 8 15.200 4-8 1 0 15 Jared Brown 21 2 6 8 46.043 8-16 0 0 27 Wade Epp 28 3 4 7 25.120 11-22 0 0 12 Erik Spady 24 0 6 6 28.000 11-33 0 0 14 Brian Nugent 27 3 2 5 25.120 4-8 0 0 24 CJ Ludwig 26 0 5 5 17.000 28-70 0 0 6 Andrew Fernandez 26 2 2 4 11.182 5-29 0 0 10 Nicholas Kosinski 23 2 1 3 19.105 1-2 0 0 73 Reed Seckel 11 0 2 2 6.000 6-23 0 0 19 Kory Kaunisto 27 1 0 1 15.067 12-35 1 0 8 Chad Pietila 5 1 0 1 6.167 1-2 0 0 25 Austin Handley 17 0 1 1 4.000 5-10 0 0 35 Reid Ellingson 23 0 0 0 0.000 1-2 0 0 16 Jake Johnson 11 0 0 0 4.000 0-0 0 0 3 Ryan Kesti 7 0 0 0 2.000 3-6 0 0 62 Sam Muchalla 8 0 0 0 7.000 1-2 0 0 TM TEAM 13 0 0 0 0.000 6-12 0 0 Total 30 67 121 188 700.096 207-565 21 1 Opponents 30 91 156 247 1027.089 152-403 37 5 ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t 35 Reid Ellingson 23 1244:46 54 2.60 596.917 7-10-2 31 Jared Coreau 12 569:42 34 3.58 339.909 4-5-2 TM EMPTY NET 13 11:41 3-0.000 0-0-0 Total 30 1826:09 91 2.99 935.911 11-15-4 Opponents 30 1826:09 67 2.20 633.904 15-11-4 Attendance Summary NMU Opponent Total 40657 49546 Dates/Avg Per Date 15/2710 15/3303 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Michigan 25 20 21 1 67 Opponents 23 28 39 1 91 Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Michigan 306 334 278 17 935 Opponents 219 209 200 5 633

The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Overall Team Statistics (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games Overall: 11-15-4 Conf: 9-11-2 Home: 7-7-1 Away: 4-8-3 Neut: 0-0-0 TEAM STATISTICS NMU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 67-700 91-1027 Shot pct..096.089 Goals/Game 2.2 3.0 Shots/Game 23.3 34.2 Assists 121 156 POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays 21-123 37-169 Conversion Percent.171.219 Shot Attempts 130 267 Shot Percent.162.139 GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 67 91 Power Play 21 37 Short-handed 1 5 Empty net 3 3 Penalty 0 0 Unassisted 2 6 Overtime 1 1 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 1 PENALTIES Number 207 152 Minutes 565 403 Penalties/Game 6.9 5.1 Pen minutes/game 18.8 13.4 Minor 180 134 Major 13 9 10-minute Misconduct 3 1 Game Misconduct 8 6 Gross Misconduct 0 0 Match 3 2 FACEOFFS (W-L) 848-943 943-848 Faceoff W-L Pct..473.527 SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) 1-5 3-3 ATTENDANCE Total 40657 49546 Dates/Avg Per Date 15/2710 15/3303 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Michigan 25 20 21 1 67 Opponents 23 28 39 1 91 Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Northern Michigan 306 334 278 17 935 Opponents 219 209 200 5 633

The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games 3 4 6 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 Opponent Date Score KESTI,RYAN MACAULAY,S FERNANDEZ, PIETILA,CHA HANSON,GRE KOSINSKI,NIC FOX,PHIL SPADY,ERIK NUGENT,BRI BROWN,JARE JOHNSON,JA MTU Oct 08 3-4 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-2 - 2 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP UMD Oct 09 2-3 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 2-0 - 2 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-1 - 1 DNP at MTU Oct 12 4-4 t DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 1-0 - 1 0-1 - 1 DNP at MIA Oct 22 0-4 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP at MIA Oct 23 1-9 L 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP OSU Oct 29 2-1 W 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 1-0 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP OSU Oct 30 4-3 W DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP at LSSU Nov 05 4-1 W 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 1-1 - 2 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 DNP at LSSU Nov 06 1-3 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP BGSU Nov 12 1-2 L DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP BGSU Nov 13 5-1 W DNP 0-1 - 1 DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 2-0 - 2 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 at UAF Nov 19 1-1 t DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP at UAF Nov 20 2-1 W DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 at BSU Nov 26 4-0 W DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 1-0 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 at BSU Nov 27 0-3 L DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 WMU Dec 3 3-1 W DNP 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 1-1 - 2 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP WMU Dec 04 4-4 t DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP at ND Dec 11 3-2 W DNP 1-1 - 2 DNP DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 at ND Dec 12 2-5 L DNP 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-1 - 1 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 MTU Dec 17 6-2 W DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-2 - 2 0-0 - 0 1-1 - 2 0-1 - 1 1-0 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 at DEN Dec 31 2-5 L DNP 0-2 - 2 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP at DEN Jan 01 2-2 t DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 ND Jan 07 1-8 L DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP ND Jan 08 1-3 L DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 FSU Jan 21 2-1 W DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 FSU Jan 22 3-1 W DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-1 - 1 0-1 - 1 DNP at WMU Jan 28 2-5 L DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP at WMU Jan 29 1-6 L DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP LSSU Feb 04 1-4 L DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP LSSU Feb 05 0-2 L DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0

The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 27 31 33 Opponent Date Score GRON,TYLER FLOREK,JUS KAUNISTO,K MALTESE,MI CHERNIWCH LUDWIG,CJ HANDLEY,AU HIGBY,ERIK EPP,WADE COREAU,JAR FOLLMER,KY MTU Oct 08 3-4 L 1-0 - 1 1-0 - 1 DNP DNP 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-1 - 1 DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 UMD Oct 09 2-3 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 at MTU Oct 12 4-4 t 1-2 - 3 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 at MIA Oct 22 0-4 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 at MIA Oct 23 1-9 L DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 OSU Oct 29 2-1 W 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 OSU Oct 30 4-3 W 0-1 - 1 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 1-1 - 2 0-0 - 0 DNP 1-0 - 1 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 at LSSU Nov 05 4-1 W 1-1 - 2 0-2 - 2 0-0 - 0 DNP 1-1 - 2 DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 at LSSU Nov 06 1-3 L 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 BGSU Nov 12 1-2 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 BGSU Nov 13 5-1 W 1-2 - 3 0-1 - 1 1-0 - 1 0-1 - 1 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-1 - 1 at UAF Nov 19 1-1 t 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-1 - 1 at UAF Nov 20 2-1 W 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 1-1 - 2 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 at BSU Nov 26 4-0 W 1-0 - 1 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-1 - 1 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 at BSU Nov 27 0-3 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 WMU Dec 3 3-1 W 1-1 - 2 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 1-1 - 2 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 WMU Dec 04 4-4 t 2-0 - 2 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-2 - 2 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-1 - 1 at ND Dec 11 3-2 W 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 at ND Dec 12 2-5 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 1-1 - 2 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 MTU Dec 17 6-2 W 0-1 - 1 0-2 - 2 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-2 - 2 0-0 - 0 DNP 2-0 - 2 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 at DEN Dec 31 2-5 L 0-0 - 0 1-1 - 2 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 1-0 - 1 at DEN Jan 01 2-2 t 1-0 - 1 0-2 - 2 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 ND Jan 07 1-8 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 ND Jan 08 1-3 L 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 FSU Jan 21 2-1 W 0-1 - 1 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 FSU Jan 22 3-1 W 0-1 - 1 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 at WMU Jan 28 2-5 L 0-2 - 2 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-1 - 1 at WMU Jan 29 1-6 L 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 LSSU Feb 04 1-4 L 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 1-0 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0 LSSU Feb 05 0-2 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-0 - 0

35 40 62 73 Opponent Date Score ELLINGSON,R VIGIER,STEP MUCHALLA,S SECKEL,REE MTU Oct 08 3-4 L 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-1 - 1 UMD Oct 09 2-3 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 at MTU Oct 12 4-4 t 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 at MIA Oct 22 0-4 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 at MIA Oct 23 1-9 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 OSU Oct 29 2-1 W DNP 0-1 - 1 DNP 0-0 - 0 OSU Oct 30 4-3 W DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP 0-1 - 1 at LSSU Nov 05 4-1 W 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 at LSSU Nov 06 1-3 L DNP 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 BGSU Nov 12 1-2 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 BGSU Nov 13 5-1 W 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP 0-0 - 0 at UAF Nov 19 1-1 t 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP at UAF Nov 20 2-1 W 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP DNP at BSU Nov 26 4-0 W 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP DNP at BSU Nov 27 0-3 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP WMU Dec 3 3-1 W 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP WMU Dec 04 4-4 t 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP at ND Dec 11 3-2 W DNP 0-1 - 1 DNP DNP at ND Dec 12 2-5 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP MTU Dec 17 6-2 W DNP 1-0 - 1 DNP DNP at DEN Dec 31 2-5 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP at DEN Jan 01 2-2 t DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP ND Jan 07 1-8 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP ND Jan 08 1-3 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP FSU Jan 21 2-1 W 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP FSU Jan 22 3-1 W 0-0 - 0 0-1 - 1 DNP DNP at WMU Jan 28 2-5 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP at WMU Jan 29 1-6 L DNP 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP LSSU Feb 04 1-4 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP LSSU Feb 05 0-2 L 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 DNP DNP The Automated ScoreBook Northern Michigan Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points (as of Feb 07, 2011) All games