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April 23, 2012

2011-12 WCHA Men’s Season-in-ReviewMinnesota Reigns as Regular Season/MacNaughton Cup Champion; Gophers Win NCAA West Regional to Represent WCHA at NCAA Men’s Frozen Four; North Dakota Captures Record Third Straight WCHA Final Five Title and Broadmoor Trophy; UND, Minnesota Duluth, Denver Also Earn NCAA Tourney Bids But Fall Short at Regionals; UMD Forward Jack Connolly Named Hobey Baker Memorial Award and Lowe’s Senior CLASS Winner; Seven WCHA Players Earn All-American Honors; DU Defenseman Joey LaLeggia Named National Rookie of the Year; UM’s Don Lucia, MTU’s Mel Pearson Named Finalists for Men’s Div. 1 National Coach of the Year; UMD’s Jack Connolly Named WCHA Player of the Year, UND’s Brad Eidsness is Student-Athlete of the Year, MTU’s Mel Pearson is League’s Coach of the Year to Highlight Conference Awards for 2011-12; League Announces Record Numbers for WCHA Scholar-Athletes, All-WCHA Academic Team Honorees; Final Two Div. 1 Men’s Weekly National Polls Show UM at No. 4, UMD at No. 5/6, UND at No. 5/6, DU at No. 8/12 … CC, SCSU Receive Votes; Mark Johnson, Jeff Sauer Receive Prestigious Lester Patrick Award from NHL; Minnesota State Tabs Mike Hastings as New Men’s Head Hockey Coach on April 14

MADISON, Wis. – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s recently completed campaign of 2011-12 will surely be one to remember. And although the league fell short of adding to it’s record total of 37 men’s national championships won since it’s founding in 1951 and defending it’s 2010-11 crown, there were still an abundance of noteworthy team and individual highlights that helped keep college hockey’s most historic and successful conference among the best in the sport. Witness the following:• Four WCHA-member teams earned trips to the national tournament in Denver, Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth and North Dakota …• After claiming the NCAA West Regional crown, Minnesota advanced to the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida along with first-time qualifiers Ferris State and Union College along with eventual champion Boston College … • The Golden Gophers also prevailed for the league’s regular season title and MacNaughton Cup with a 20-8-0 conference mark and 40 points …• The 12 Western Collegiate Hockey Association-member teams combined for a 51-33-8 record and .593 winning percentage against Division 1 non-conference opponents in 2011-12 …

2011-12 WCHA Men’s Final Standings Conference Only Overall Pts GP Record Win% GF- GA GP Record Win% GF- GA 1 Minnesota 40 28 20- 8- 0 .714 88- 57 43 28-14- 1 .663 155- 99 2 Minnesota Duluth 37 28 16- 7- 5 .661 103- 73 41 25-10- 6 .683 147-106 3 Denver 36 28 16- 8- 4 .643 96- 79 43 25-14- 4 .628 139-111 4 North Dakota 33 28 16-11- 1 .589 82- 73 42 26-13- 3 .655 135-108 5 Colorado College 31 28 15-12- 1 .554 95- 86 36 18-16- 2 .528 114-104 6 St. Cloud State 28 28 12-12- 4 .500 86- 74 39 17-17- 5 .500 120-104 7 Nebraska Omaha 27 28 11-12- 5 .482 83- 85 38 14-18- 6 .447 106-112 8 Michigan Tech 26 28 11-13- 4 .464 85- 87 39 16-19- 4 .462 111-116 9 Bemidji State 25 28 11-14- 3 .446 72- 89 38 17-18- 3 .487 101-10910 Wisconsin 24 28 11-15- 2 .429 76- 83 37 17-18- 2 .486 105-10211 Minnesota State 18 28 8-18- 2 .321 73-102 38 12-24- 2 .342 101-12912 Alaska Anchorage 11 28 5-22- 1 .196 60-111 36 9-25- 2 .278 85-134

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WCHA Men’s Release • Season-in-Review • 042312

• Four WCHA-member teams were ranked among the nation’s top eight in the final USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s Division 1 College Hockey Poll issued on April 9 … they were Minnesota at No. 4, Minnesota Duluth at No. 5, North Dakota at No. 6 and Denver at No. 8.• In the final USCHO.com Division 1 Men’s College Hockey Poll issued on April 9, Minnesota was ranked No. 4 nationally, North Dakota was No. 5, Minnesota Duluth was No. 6 and Denver was No. 12. Two other league teams – Colorado College and St. Cloud State – also received votes.• North Dakota skated to a record third consecutive Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five playoff championship title and Broadmoor Trophy … UND won all three Final Five games to become only the third team ever to do so (Minnesota Duluth in 2009, North Dakota in 2010).• Minnesota Duluth senior forward Jack Connolly earned both the Hobey Baker Memorial Award and the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award …• A resurgence was launched at Michigan Tech under first-year WCHA Coach of the Year Mel Pearson, with the Huskies winning more games (16) this season than in the previous three combined and earning a highly-coveted berth in the Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five …• Seven league-member team players received All-American acclaim … West First Team honorees from the WCHA were Minnesota Duluth senior forward Jack Connolly, Colorado College sophomore forward Jaden Schwartz and Wisconsin junior defenseman Justin Schultz … Both Connolly and Schultz were repeat First Team All-Americans … West Second Team All-American selections were Minnesota sophomore forward Nick Bjugstad, Minnesota Duluth sophomore forward J.T. Brown, Minnesota senior goaltender Kent Patterson and Denver sophomore forward Jason Zucker …• Denver defenseman Joey LaLeggia was chosen as the National Rookie of the Year … LaLeggia also was the WCHA Rookie of the Year and earned All-WCHA First Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team honors …• Post-season individual honors handed out by the WCHA for 2011-12 saw Minnesota Duluth senior forward Jack Connolly earn WCHA Player of the Year honors, North Dakota senior goaltender Brad Eidsness chosen as WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year, Wisconsin junior defenseman Justin Schultz named WCHA Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season, Denver defenseman Joey LaLeggia selected as WCHA Rookie of the Year, Michigan Tech’s Mel Pearson honored as the WCHA Coach of the Year in his first season behind the Huskies’ bench, Connolly capture the league scoring championship, and Minnesota senior Kent Patterson claim the WCHA Goaltending Championship …• Four WCHA teams recorded at least 25 victories overall; Minnesota had 28, North Dakota had 26 and both Minnesota Duluth and Denver had 25.• A record 110 men’s and women’s student-athletes were honored as WCHA Scholar-Athletes in 2011-12 … • A record number of 150 men’s student-athletes earned All-WCHA Academic Team accolades …• The 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, held at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul from March 15-17, drew a total attendance 73,002 and an average per game crowd of 14,600. The total attendance of 73,002 – including crowds of 16,738 on Friday night and 16,838 for the title contest – was the best at the playoff championship since 2009 and was the eighth highest in the 20-year history of the Final Five.• WCHA alums Mark Johnson and Jeff Sauer were honored by the National Hockey League in October of 2011 with the prestigious

Lester Patrick Award, awarded for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.• And five WCHA member-team players were honored as national players of the month or national rookies of the month by the Hockey Commissioners’ Association (HCA) this season … Minnesota goaltender Kent Patterson was the National Player of the Month for October … Minnesota freshman forward Kyle Rau was National Rookie of the Month for October … Minnesota forward Nick Bjugstad was National Player of the Month for November … Bemidji State freshman goaltender Andrew Walsh was National Rookie of the Month for December … Denver freshman defenseman Joey LaLeggia was National Rookie of the Month for January. In year-end national tournament play, the WCHA was represented at the NCAA Men’s Div. 1 Ice Hockey Championship tournament by league and West Regional champion Minnesota, Red Baron WCHA Final Five champion North Dakota, defending Frozen Four champion Minnesota Duluth and Denver. The Gophers, winners of five previous national championships in 1974, 1976, 1979, 2002 and 2003, made their 20th Frozen Four appearance overall and first since 2005 in Columbus, Ohio, when an all-WCHA national championship round included eventual champion Denver, runner-up North Dakota, Minnesota and Colorado College. The Gophers fell to eventual national champion Boston College by a 6-1 count in one of the two semi-final match ups at the 2012 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla. Minnesota had earned the trip to Tampa by winning the West Regional at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul March 24-25, defeating both Boston University, 7-3, and league-rival North Dakota, 5-2. Denver fell by one goal to Ferris State, 2-1, on March 23 in a semifinal at the Midwest Regional at Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. The FSU Bulldogs went on to capture that regional and advance to the Frozen Four with a 2-1 victory over Cornell on Saturday. Defending national champion Minnesota Duluth came up one victory shy of reaching the Frozen Four when the Bulldogs fell 4-0 to Boston College in the title contest at the Northeast Regional at DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. Minnesota Duluth advanced to the regional championship after a 5-2 triumph over Maine in a semifinal. The other regional victor this season was Union College, as the Dutchmen came out on top at the NCAA East Regional at Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn. Union skated past Michigan State, 3-1, in a semifinal and then downed UMass-Lowell, 4-2, in the championship tilt. Over 92 games this season, WCHA-member teams stood a combined 51-33-8 in games against other Divsion1 conference-member teams. WCHA teams were 13-1-0 (.929) vs the Atlantic Hockey Association, 8-2-0 (.800) vs Independents, 11-5-4 (.650) vs ECAC Hockey, 7-9-3 vs the Hockey East Association (.472) and 12-16-1 (.431) vs the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.


Final 2011-12 Men’s National PollsUSA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’sDivision 1 College Hockey PollWeek 26: April 9, 2012

Rk Team, Points (1st Place) Record Last Poll 1 Boston College, 510 (34) 33-10-1 1 2 Ferris State, 476 26-12-5 4 3 Union College, 424 26-8-7 3 4 Minnesota, 417 28-14-1 2 5 Minnesota Duluth, 350 25-10-6 6 6 North Dakota, 331 26-13-3 5 7 Michigan, 318 24-13-4 7 8 Denver, 218 25-14-4 10 9 UMass Lowell, 205 24-13-1 9 10 Miami, 201 24-15-1 13 11 Boston University, 158 23-15-2 11 12 Maine, 154 23-14-3 12 13 Cornell, 147 19-9-7 8 14 Western Michigan, 104 21-14-6 14 15 Air Force Academy, 43 21-11-7 15 others receiving votes: Michigan State, 24.

USCHO.com Div. 1 Men’s College Hockey PollMinneapolis, Minn./April 9, 2012

Rk Team (First Place) Record Pts Last Week 1 Boston College (50) 33-10-1 1000 1 2 Ferris State 26-12-5 939 9 3 Union College 26- 8-7 871 3 4 Minnesota 28-14-1 857 6 5 North Dakota 26-13-3 748 4 6 Minnesota Duluth 25-10-6 739 5 7 Michigan 24-13-4 702 2 8 Miami 24-15-2 545 7 9 Massachusetts-Lowell 24-13-1 537 13 10 Cornell 19- 9-7 529 14 11 Boston University 23-15-1 518 8 12 Denver 25-14-4 510 10 13 Maine 23-14-3 483 11 14 Western Michigan 21-14-6 423 12 15 Michigan State 19-16-4 271 15 16 Air Force 21-11-7 246 16 17 Merrimack 18-12-7 192 17 18 Harvard 13-10-11 133 18 19 Notre Dame 19-18-3 100 19 20 Northern Michigan 17-14-6 82 20 others receiving votes: Colorado College 23, St. Cloud State 14, Ohio State 11, Colgate 9, Quinnipiac 8, Bowling Green State 5, Lake Superior State 2, Niagara 1, Providence 1, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.

University of Minnesota2011-12 WCHA/MacNaughton Cup Champions

University of North Dakota2012 WCHA Final Five/Broadmoor Trophy Champions

WCHA Team Champions in 2011-12

University of Minnesota2012 NCAA West Regional Champions


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Minnesota (26-13-1)

North Dakota (25-12-3) 4

Union (NY) (24-7-7) 3

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Western Mich. (21-13-6)

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West Seeds1. North Dakota (4)2. Minnesota 3. Boston U. 4. Western Mich.

Midwest Seeds1. Michigan (2)2. Ferris St.3. Denver4. Cornell

East Seeds1. Union (NY) (3)2. Miami (OH)3. Mass.-Lowell4. Michigan St.

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2012 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four RecapApril 5, 2012

Minnesota Falls to Boston College in 2012 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four Semifinals

TAMPA, Fla. – Playing in its first NCAA Frozen Four game since 2005, the University of Minnesota men’s hockey team was el iminated from the tournament on Thursday night with a 6-1 loss to No. 1 overall seed Boston College at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. The Eagles, who have handed the Gophers their last two NCAA Tournament losses, were led by a 30-save performance by junior goaltender Parker Milner. After each team recorded one shot in the game's first six minutes, Boston College took the lead when Barry Almeida found Steven Whitney with a centering pass in front of the Gopher net at 6:03. The Golden Gophers picked up play following the goal and outshot BC 9-3 to end the period, but Milner shut the door on several quality scoring opportunities. The intensity from Minnesota continue at the outset of the middle frame, but Boston College received its first power-play of the game and wasted little time to add to its lead. Eight seconds after Nate Schmidt was called for hooking, Whitney fed Kevin Hayes in the left circle and Hayes beat Minnesota netminder Kent Patterson up high. Minnesota attempted to seize momentum back and controlled play a majority of the period, outshooting the Eagles 11-10, but Boston College took control heading into the third period with goals by Chris Kreider and Paul Carey. Senior assistant captain Jake Hansen gave the Gophers life at the beginning of the third period by notching his 16th goal of the season to make it 4-1. The goal also ended a 213:49 shutout streak that dated back to the Hockey East Championship game on March 17 for Milner. Following a lengthy review, Boston College answered Hansen's tally 22 seconds later on a one-time goal from the slot by Carey. Top 10 Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist Brian Dumoulin capped the scoring at 6-1 at the 5:51 mark when his shot from the point hit the stick of a Gopher defender and went past Patterson. The loss dropped Minnesota to 52-34 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, with a 19-17 record at the Frozen Four. Thursday’s game was the furthest south the team has ever played and was the team's first game outside of Minnesota since Feb. 25. The Gophers finished the 2011-12 season with a 28-14-1 record and won their third MacNaughton Cup in seven years as the WCHA regular season champions, going 20-8-0 in league play. The team also went the entire season without being shutout for the first time since 2002-03. Patterson finished the year with a single-season school-record seven shutouts.

2012 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Ice Hockey Regionals RecapMarch 23, 2012

Denver Edged by Ferris State, 2-1, at NCAA Midwest Regional in Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wis. - The University of Denver suffered a 2-1 season-ending loss to Ferris State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. The Pioneers finish the season 25-14-4 after making their fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Sam Brittain (Calgary, AB) had 32 saves for the Pioneers and Drew Shore (Denver, CO) registered Denver’s lone goal. Jordie Johnston and Simon Denis scored for the Bulldogs and Taylor Nelson made 25 saves for FSU (24-11-5). “I want to congratulate the Ferris State University Bulldogs. They played a very good game, took advantage of our miscues and their goaltender was really good,” DU head coach George Gwozdecky said. “Sam Brittain really kept us in there. He did a terrific job in goal for us. You have to be a little lucky at this time of year to be healthy, and this team has battled through a lot of challenges this year, including a lot of lengthy injuries. I’m really proud of our team. Sometimes it just doesn’t work out." After a scoreless first period, Johnston gave Ferris State a 1-0 lead at 4:30 of the middle stanza. Denis made it 2-0 at 2:54 of the final frame with his first career goal. Drew Shore put the Pioneers on the board at 5:22 of the final period to make it 2-1. Shore accepted a pass from Luke Salazar (Thornton, CO), shifted the puck to his backhand and beat Nelson top shelf. John Ryder (Colorado Springs, CO) earned the other assist. Junior Chris Knowlton (Colorado Springs, CO), sophomore Jason Zucker (Las Vegas, NV) and freshman Josiah Didier (Littleton, CO) played today despite significant injuries. Zucker had a team-high seven shots on goal. Ferris State outshot Denver 34-26 and went 0-for-3 on the power-play. The Pioneers went 0-for-4 on the man-advantage. The game marked the end to the careers of Nate Dewhurst (Johnston, IA), John Lee (Moorhead, MN), Dustin Jackson (Omaha, NE), student assistant coach David Carle (Anchorage, AK), Ryder and Salazar. The senior class was the second in school history to participate in four NCAA tournaments and the 10th to post 100 career wins.

2012 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Ice HockeyRegionals ResultsNCAA East Regional @ Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT. March 23 – Semifinals: (1) Union College 3 vs (4) Michigan State 1; (2) Miami 3 vs (3) UMass-Lowell 4 ot. March 24 – Championship: UMass-Lowell 2 vs Union College 4.NCAA Midwest Regional @ Resch Center, Green Bay, WI. March 23 – Semifinals: (3) Denver 1 vs (2) Ferris State 2; (4) Cornell 3 vs (1) Michigan 2 ot. March 24 – Championship: Cornell 1 vs Ferris State 2.NCAA West Regional @ Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN. March 24 – Semifinals: (4) Western Michigan 1 vs (1) North Dakota 3; (3) Boston University 3 vs (2) Minnesota 7. March 25 – Championship: Minnesota 5 vs North Dakota 2.NCAA Northeast Regional @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA. March 24 – Semifinals: (4) Air Force 0 vs (1) Boston College 2; (3) Maine 2 vs (2) Minnesota Duluth 5. March 25 – Championship: Minnesota Duluth 0 vs Boston College 4.

2012 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four ResultsApril 5 & 7 • Tampa Bay Times Forum • Tampa, FL

Thursday, April 5 • SemifinalsFerris State 3 vs Union College 1Minnesota 1 vs Boston College 6Saturday, April 7 • National Championship GameFerris State 1 vs Boston College 4


Notes: This season marks the Pioneers 11th consecutive 20-win season. Drew Shore led Denver in scoring with a career-high 53 points.

March 24, 2012

North Dakota Skates Past Western Michigan, 3-1, in NCAA West Regional Semifinal

by John Gilbert for WCHA.comSAINT PAUL, Minn. – The University of North Dakota, shorn of its ‘Fighting Sioux’ nickname and proud Native American logo on its jerseys by NCAA decree, pulled on new uniform tops that simply said ‘North Dakota,’ and never missed a beat Saturday, clearing the NCAA West Region hurdle of Western Michigan 3-1 to move within one game of a return to the Frozen Four. North Dakota reached the NCAA semifinals at Xcel Center last April before losing 2-0 to Michigan. This year, UND (26-12-3) moves into Sunday’s 4:30 pm West Region final at Xcel Energy Center unsure of whether the opponent would be WCHA-rival Minnesota or Boston University, who met in Saturday’s second regional semifinal. Coach Dave Hakstol said his North Dakota team has been so focused on its next specific game that the nickname and jersey situation hasn’t been a distraction. And it took all the team’s focus to hold off Western Michigan in a game that wasn’t safe until Brock Nelson’s empty-net goal with :25 seconds remaining. “None of that has been an issue for our hockey team,” said Hakstol, whose team has now won eight straight and stands 26-12-3. “We’ve dealt with it for two years now, and we came here to win a hockey game. That was our focus. We had a great degree of respect for Western Michigan going in, and an added amount of respect coming out.” A distraction for Western Michigan was a disallowed goal in the second period, that would have tied the game 2-2, although Broncos’ coach Andy Murray said his team improved its intensity after the call. Michael Parks scored a goal six minutes into the game to put North Dakota ahead 1-0, and he is emblematic of the roll UND is enjoying right now. When Parks circled the Western goal as if to try a wraparound, goaltender Frank Slubowski lost track of him and stayed in the middle of the crease, where Parks could glance a shot in off him at 6:04. It was the 12th goal of the season for Parks, a freshman from St. Louis, and three of them have come in the last three North Dakota games, all at Xcel Energy Center. He scored in the six-goal rally that beat Minnesota 6-3 in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Five, and he scored again in the 4-0 championship victory over Denver. “This is the first year I got to play here,” said Parks. “We’re on a roll here right now, and I’ve gotten a lot of help from my teammates.” Corban Knight rapped in a rebound at 3:16 of the second period to make it 2-0. His goal was the equivalent of a 6-inch putt in golf, as he skated down the slot when linemate Danny Kristo intercepted a careless ring-the-boards attempt by a Broncos defenseman. Kristo passed to Brock Nelson in the right circle, and as Nelson shot, Knight ducked into the clear and positioned himself at the left edge. The rebound bounced right onto Knight’s stick and he converted before Slubowski could react. “I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time,” said Knight. “It was a tap-in.” From then on, however, the Broncos came alive and carried much of the action to North Dakota, although goaltender Aaron Dell held off the Broncos until Kyle O’Kane got free on a breakaway and scored at 12:57 of the middle period. Having had precious few serious scoring chances, O’Kane seized the opportunity when defenseman Danny DeKeyser pried the puck off the right boards and as he centered it to Derek Roehl, O’Kane knifed between the defensemen and Roehl spotted him with a perfect pass to the UND blue line. O’Kane sprinted in and beat Dell with a wrist shot into the upper right corner. “I saw a little gap and I was trying to get some offense going,” said O’Kane. “Derek hit me with a perfect pass, and when I went in, I noticed the goalie had his glove down a little, so I shot over it.”

Next came the disallowed goal, which O’Kane called a “huge turning point,” with less than six minutes to go in the second period. Western’s Ian Slater passed to a linemate on a 3-on-1 and skated to the net. He was taken down by the back-checking Brock Nelson, and the shot rebounded off him as he slid into the crease, going in for a possible tying goal. Nelson knocked the net off its moorings on the play, and after lengthy review, the officials disallowed the goal, ruling that the net had come free an instant before the puck slid across the line. In pro hockey, it would have been a goal, but in college, play stops when the net is dislodged, and it is the officials’ discretion whether to penalize a player – or call a penalty shot – if the net is dislodged to prevent a goal. “The referee wanted to give me an explanation,” said Andy Murray, the former Shattuck-St. Mary’s and St. Louis Blues coach who is in his first year at Western Michigan. “I waved him away. What are you going to do? College refs talk to coaches way too much. I haven’t seen it yet, but for as much as is being made of it, I thought we played better after the disallowed goal.” The teams exchanged chances throughout the third period, and as Western Michigan’s confidence grew, North Dakota did what it does best – performing with consistent, mistake-free play in every zone. “We knew their specialty teams were a big factor coming in,” said Hakstol, whose team blanked the Broncos on all three of their power-plays. “I thought we had good puck pressure up the ice, and good clears. Penalty-killing really comes down to having a good plan and everyone buying into it. And we had four guys on the same page.”

March 24, 2012

Golden Gophers Whip Boston University 7-3, Face North Dakota in NCAA West Regional Title Contest

by John Gilbert, for WCHA.comSAINT PAUL, Minn. – Upsets may be the story in some other NCAA hockey regionals, but Minnesota completed a WCHA sweep in the West Region at Xcel Energy Center by beating Boston University 7-3 in a contentious semifinal that ended with a pair of empty-net goals. That puts the Golden Gophers (27-13-1) into Sunday’s final against North Dakota, a 3-1 winner over Western Michigan, in a rematch of their stunning WCHA Final Five reversal just eight days earlier, when North Dakota rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat Minnesota 6-3. This time, the prize on the line is entry to the NCAA Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla., in two weeks. The Gophers led by two goals at the second intermission against North Dakota last week, just as they did Saturday against BU. “But the difference was like night and day on the bench,” said Minnesota coach Don Lucia. “Our bench was alive tonight. We had a great week of preparation. As soon as we saw Boston University as our opponent, all the coaches and players understand what a great program they have, and it made it easier to get ready. “I don’t think what happened last week will be any motivation for our team against North Dakota this time,” Lucia added “We’ve played each other five times, and three of those games – 2-0, 3-2, and 2-1 – are the kind of game I expect this time.” Minnesota and Boston University were fierce rivals back in the 1970s, when Herb Brooks coached Minnesota and Jack Parker was early in his long career at BU. While the teams haven’t played often in recent years, the intensity of their old rivalry surfaced early and often throughout Saturday night’s game. Penalties strung out through the game interrupted the flow, with the teams earning nine penalties apiece. Minnesota had nine minor penalties, while BU got seven minors, plus a 5:00-minute major and a game misconduct to reach nine. “It was a bizarre game, because at times, both teams had territorial advantages,” said Parker. “I was impressed with the Minnesota goaltender, and we knew they had a good power-play – and we gave them far too many chances. We’ve had too many of those games. I thought it was well-refereed, and it was emotional, but we had an over-abundance of


penalties, and that’s been a problem all year.” Minnesota killed off an early penalty, then connected on its first power-play, with freshman Kyle Rau pulling a rebound from a tangle in front of the BU net, stepping to what seems to be his favorite spot – a patch of ice about three feet in circumference, just to the right of the crease – and scoring his 18th goal at 5:55. “I’d say more than half of my goals have come from that same spot,” said Rau. “As a little guy, I’m always looking for open ice, and I got lucky to get that first one.” The pace continued to be frantic, but the 1-0 score held until 7:49 of the second period, when the Terriers tied it 1-1 on Wade Megan’s 20th goal, also on the rebound of Adam Clendenon’s center-point shot, and also on a power-play. The Golden Gophers regained the lead at 2-1 when Jake Parenteau moved in from left point and scored at 9:21 of the second period, but again BU countered, when Parenteau failed to get good wood on a clearing attempt at his own goal-mouth and instead fed Ross Gaudet, who scored at 13:20 for a 2-2 tie. Shooting from long range was paying off for the Gophers, and it worked again when Seth Helgeson caught a pass from the end boards by Zach Budish and scored with a screened shot at 15:09 to put Minnesota up 3-2. A pivotal 5:00-minute major and game misconduct on BU’s Justin Courtnell at 15:18 of the middle period gave the Gophers an extended power-play, and Jake Hansen deflected in Nate Schmidt’s center-point shot just :20 seconds into the major for a 4-2 cushion. But leading 4-2, the Gophers wound up short themselves early in the third period, and the Terriers got back in the game when Adam Clendening scored from the right point at 3:09. The Golden Gophers’ tenuous lead at 4-3 remained until Nico Sacchetti, a fourth-line senior center, picked off the puck along the right boards, dashed around the BU defense, and cut to the crease, deking goaltender Kieran Millan and scoring with a backhand at 8:08. “We didn’t play that ‘blue’ line much tonight, but Nico’s goal was really huge,” said Lucia. “you can’t always rely on your top players; other players have to step up.” Down two goals, Parker pulled Millan with over two and a half minutes to go, and Hansen and Nick Bjugstad scored empty-net goals at 18:04 and 18:56, respectively. Hansen’s empty-netter gave him two goals for the game and 15 for his senior season. Those goals inflated the final margin, but Hansen knew the importance of fellow-senior Sacchetti’s fourth goal of a frustrating season. “Our top-end guys have done a great job all year,” said Hansen. “But for Nico to score that breakaway goal was huge, and it really turned the game. He’s a good buddy of mine, and I was happy to see him get that goal.”

March 24, 2012

Defending NCAA Champion Minnesota Duluth Tops Maine, 5-2, in NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal

One down, three to go. The University of Minnesota Duluth took a first step in its quest to defend the national title by rallying for a 5-2 victory over the University of Maine Saturday night in the NCAA Northeast Regional semfinals. The Bulldogs (25-9-6) will now face top-ranked Boston College (23-14-3), who blanked Air Force 2-0 in the other opening round game, for the Regional championship – and a spot in the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four – tomorrow evening at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. After staking the Black Bears to a 2-0 second-period lead, the Bulldogs scored three times in a span of 6:41 midway through the game, getting goals from senior center Jack Connolly (on the power-play), rookie left winger Caleb Herbert and junior center Jake Hendrickson. Sophomore right winger J.T. Brown backhanded in a shot from the right side of the goal crease for his 24th goal of season at the 9:15 mark of the third and Hendrickson added an empty-netter with :41 seconds to play to cap the Bulldogs’ fifth straight NCAA tournament victory.

Connolly was credited with one of the assists on Hendrickson’s second goal, giving the two-time All-American and Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist 60 points on the season (one more than his previous personal best) and 197 points for his career. “Our line knows our main role is to shut the other team’s top line down,” said Hendrickson. “Whatever offense we can generate is a bonus.” Senior goaltender Kenny Reiter, who is now a perfect 5-0-0 in NCAA tournament play, finished with 27 saves, including a pair of highlight reel stops during the first period when he faced 14 shots. “When it was 1-0, he made a huge save,” said Minnesota Duluth head coach Scott Sandelin, whose Bulldogs have advanced to an NCAA regional championship game for the third time in four years. “You need those kinds of timely saves and Kenny had about about two or three other ones that certainly made the difference.” Tomorrow night’s meeting will be the first between Minnesota Duluth and Boston College since Oct. 10, 2003 and only the second in the NCAA post season. The Bulldogs nipped the Eagles 7-6 in overtime to claim third place in the 1986 Frozen Four.

March 25, 2012

Minnesota Gophers Turn Golden, Beat North Dakota 5-2 to Win NCAA West Regional Crown

by John Gilbert, for wcha.comSAINT PAUL, Minn. – Payback can be immensely satisfying, and for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, their third line led the way to a 5-2 victory over North Dakota Sunday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center, which brought payback in the form of the NCAA West Regional championship and a berth in the Frozen Four in two weeks. Nine days earlier, North Dakota rallied from a 3-0 deficit to stun Minnesota 6-3 on the same ice sheet in the WCHA Final Five semifinals. While redemption can be strong motivation, coach Don Lucia insisted that the Golden Gophers would find no motivation in repaying North Dakota for that loss. His players, however, played with determination to do exactly that on Sunday. Especially a newly formed third line, with freshman Travis Boyd centering Nate Condon and Taylor Matson – who scored three consecutive goals to expand a tight 2-1 lead to 5-1. “We kind of wanted to get that last game out of our minds,” said Matson, the Gopher captain, who scored the key goal after North Dakota had closed the gap to 2-1 in the second period. “We prepared all week for Boston University, and that put us up against North Dakota. If you can’t get up for North Dakota, you can’t get up for anyone. Our bench was great all night; everyone was excited.” Minnesota takes a 28-13-1 record to Tampa, Fla., in two weeks, and it will be the 20th Frozen Four appearance by the Golden Gophers, but their first in seven years. The Gophers have won five championships. The end of North Dakota’s eight-game winning streak, which had carried through the league playoffs and into the NCAA tournament for the 10th consecutive year, sent UND home with a final record of 26-13-3. The regular season WCHA champion Golden Gophers led the league from the start of the season and rode a strong first half to the MacNaughton Cup, and on Sunday, they played with the same consistency they showed during that dominant first half of the schedule. Even when they fell back mostly on defense in the third period, as North Dakota rallied furiously to actually finish with a 26-24 edge in shots, the Gophers played a smart containment game and were never threatened. UND scored only one goal in the first two periods, and couldn’t get its second until the Golden Gophers were ahead 5-1 and less than four minutes remained. “I felt energy on our bench that was far different from last weekend,” said Lucia. “I was pretty relaxed. We did a good job all night long, and it was a pretty complete game. This is really enjoyable for all of us, but to see the joy on the players’ faces in the locker room – that’s what makes it special.” North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol said: “We have a very proud group of men, who wouldn’t take no for an answer all year. We got it to 2-1, then


we made a mistake to allow it to go 3-1 without forcing Minnesota to make a great play, and that really turned the tide against us. Minnesota played a pretty good, consistent game. The difference was in the second period, they took advantage of the momentum. And in the third, we had a couple chances to put them on their heels, but we couldn’t get it done.” The turning point, and the momentum in the second period that Hakstol referred to were both created by Minnesota’s third line, which was just put together. “We had to do something to get our third line going,” said Lucia. “Both Nate and Taylor needed a jump start, so we moved Taylor to wing and put Travis in the middle, even though you wonder about putting a freshman up at center with them. All three of them got goals, so it worked out. That was Taylor’s first goal in 17 games.” Minnesota staked goaltender Kent Patterson to a 1-0 lead when freshman defenseman Ben Marshall crossed the blue line on the right just as Zach Budish carried in on the left. Budish passed rink-wide, and Marshall slapped a one-timer that appeared to graze the stick of UND center Mario Lamoureux and caught the upper right corner at 12:19. Minnesota opened the second period on a carryover power play, and as Jake Hansen worked the puck along the left boards to Nick Bjugstad, Erik Haula found himself wide open as he skated to the goal-mouth. Bjugstad passed from the left corner and Haula redirected it past goaltender Aaron Dell at 0:20 for a 2-0 Gopher lead. North Dakota bounced right back into the game at 1:43 of the middle period, when the puck popped free in the slot and Danny Kristo stopped it, then spun around and fired a shot into the extreme upper right to cut the deficit to 2-1. That’s when the Gophers new third line swung into action. “They scored a pretty good goal off the plexiglass,” said Matson, “so we

were thinking the next shift was going to be a momentum changer.” The Gophers regained the momentum, and the third line came through at 9:08 of the second period. Gopher defenseman Nate Schmidt carried across center ice with three UND defenders retreating. Schmidt made a great move and dashed through to break in at the net. Dell went down making a big save, but Matson, trailing the play, shoveled in the rebound for a 3-1 Minnesota lead. Any resemblance to the 3-1 Gopher lead in the WCHA Final Five collapse was eliminated by the way the Gophers were playing – outshooting North Dakota 12-2 in the period – and because Boyd, a freshman center from Hopkins by way of the National Development program, picked the perfect moment, at 14:28 of the middle period, to score his first collegiate goal. Condon, on the outside of the right faceoff circle, flung a shot through traffic toward the net, and Boyd deftly got his stick on the puck to deflect it past Dell for a 4-1 cushion. “Travis hadn’t scored all year, until tonight,” said Matson. “But he’s played well, and it was great for our line to get three goals.” The crowd roared its approval at various points through the third period, and it seemed to be divided quite evenly between fans from both teams. At one point, when the puck was frozen under a fallen Gopher player and a UND player landed on top of him, the whole crowd booed at the same time, because both sides thought the other should have been penalized. Midway through the third period, North Dakota was pressing on offense, but hadn’t gotten any of the bounces that were vitally helpful in the six-goal comeback on the same ice at the WCHA Final Five, nine days earlier, or in the sure-handed 3-1 victory over Western Michigan in Saturday’s West Region semifinals. The Gophers were hustling everywhere, winning races to loose pucks, and holding off the UND attackers.

2012 NCAA West Regional Champion Minnesota


With 4:07 left, Boyd flipped an outlet pass up the right boards, and Condon sped around a UND defenseman to get to the puck first, then raced in to score on the breakaway, for a 5-1 lead. The Gopher fans were jubilant, but just :14 seconds later, Joe Gleason’s shot was blocked at the other end, and Mario Lamoureux stepped into it, blasting a shot past Patterson to make it 5-2. North Dakota then pressed to the finish, pulling Dell for a sixth attacker with most of three minutes remaining, and outshooting the Gophers 15-4 in the final 20 minutes. “We didn’t pull the goaltender to make it close,” said Hakstol. “There was a faceoff with :14 seconds left, where I thought there was not a real good chance for us to come back. But our mentality didn’t changed, down to the final faceoff.” The Gophers held firm, and their fans stood and cheered through the final minute, knowing that their WCHA season champs, despite a bump in the road in the Final Five, are now headed for Tampa.

March 25, 2012

Minnesota Duluth Toppled by Boston College, 4-0, in Northeast Regional Title Game

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) – A trip to Worcester resulted into another spot in the Frozen Four for top-seeded Boston College. Parker Milner stopped 33 shots for his second straight shutout and the Eagles advanced to their 10th Frozen Four in 15 years with a 4-0 win over defending NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth on Sunday night in the Northeast Regional Final. BC, the Hockey East regular season and tourney champions, will take a 17-game winning streak into its national semifinal matchup with Minnesota, a 5-2 winner over North Dakota in the West Regional, in Tampa, Fla., on April 5. Minnesota is seeking its sixth NCAA championship, Boston College its fifth. The last two times the Eagles won the title (2008 and 2010) they won a regional in Worcester on their way. “We’ve been fortunate in Worcester, to come out a winner more times than not,” BC coach Jerry York said, with a wide smile. “My favorite place other than Watertown (his hometown).” BC also captured the NCAA title in 2001 after coming out of Worcester. Eagles’ senior defenseman Tommy Cross knows his team’s history playing in a regional site about 40 miles from campus. “My first thought was I have to go to class Thursday, but being able to take a bus ride is so much nicer,” he said. “We’ve had some success here. It’s been a good place for us.” Pat Mullane and Bill Arnold had second period goals for the Eagles (31-10-7). Patrick Wey added an strange unassisted goal early in the third and Johnny Gaudreau had one late. Milner was selected most outstanding player of the regional. He stopped 20 shots in BC’s 2-0 win over Air Force on Saturday. It was the 16th time during its winning streak that Boston College has held an opponent to two or fewer goals. BC’s winning streak is the longest in head coach York’s 18 seasons. “We made a couple of mistakes around our net,” Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin said. “Good teams find a way to put it in the net.” Kenny Reiter stopped 20 shots for the Bulldogs (25-10-6). It was Minnesota Duluth’s third time in four years reaching the regional final. Sandelin knows how good BC’s been in the national spotlight lately. “Obviously it says a lot about their program. They have a great tradition. When you build that, it’s a culture,” he said before later adding “I want to be like them.” Minnesota Duluth came out playing more physical in the second period, checking a BC player almost every time they dished off the puck, but the Eagles struck twice on the scoreboard, scoring a pair of goals 1:26 apart. Mullane gave BC a 1-0 lead at 4:01 when he charged in for a loose puck in front of the net and banged it past Reiter.

About :30 seconds after Mullane’s score, Milner made a solid save on Jack Connolly’s wrister from the slot. The Eagles then made it 2-0 when Arnold one-timed a shot by Reiter after Steven Whitney’s nice pass from behind the net. BC killed off a late high-sticking penalty to Isaac MacLeod to close out the second period, setting them up for another trip to the Frozen Four. “I thought we had some good chances,” Connolly said. “The goaltender stood on his head for them.” The Eagles, who improved to 10-1 in NCAA play in Worcester, then made it 3-0 on a strange goal 1:13 into the final period. Wey collected a loose puck in the left circle and lofted what appeared to be a soft arcing shot on Reiter, but the netminder hardly moved and it went in over his left shoulder. Both teams had good chances in the opening period, with Minnesota Duluth getting its best scoring bid while shorthanded. The Bulldogs collected a loose puck near their own blue line and David Grun carried the puck into the BC zone on a 3-on-1 break. He fed a cross-ice pass to Chris Casto, who fired over an open net with Milner sliding over from the opposite post. Midway into the period, Mike Seidel was stopped in close and Milner dropped to make a pad save on Connolly's rebound bid with a backhander. The Eagles’ best opportunity came with 5 1/2 minutes left in the first when Bill Arnold collected a long pass, broke in alone, shifted to his backhand, but Reiter reached back with his right leg to make a save just before the puck got behind him.


April 14, 2012

Mike Hastings Selected to Guide Maverick Men’s Hockey ProgramUSHL’s All-Time Winningest Coach Named Minnesota State Men’s Hockey Head Coach

Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato officials have announced that Mike Hastings has been named head coach of the men’s hockey program. “We are extremely pleased to introduce Mike Hastings as our new men’s hockey head coach,” said Dr. Richard Davenport, MSU President. “Mike brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from his work as an assistant coach and associate head coach within the Division I hockey ranks and comes to us with a history of unprecedented success at the junior hockey level. He has demonstrated a great ability to identify talent and is committed to developing student-athletes on the ice, in the classroom and in the community. We’re excited to begin this new era of Maverick Hockey under his leadership.” Hastings, who becomes the third coach in the history of the Maverick men’s hockey program, arrives at MSU following a three-year stint as the associate head coach at Nebraska Omaha. He also served as an assistant coach with the men’s hockey program at the University of Minnesota for one season and before that had a 14-year run as head coach of Omaha of the United States Hockey League. The USHL’s all-time winningest coach, Hastings compiled a 529-210-56 record with the Lancers, never had a losing season and led Omaha to three Clark Cup titles as the USHL’s play-off champions. He was named USHL Coach of the Year three times and as the team’s general manager, earned league GM of the Year honors five times. Hastings, a native of Crookston, Minn., was an assistant coach for the U.S. national junior team at the 2003 and 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships and served twice as head coach for the U.S. junior select team that competed in the Viking Cup, earning gold medal honors in 2000. A 1993 graduate of St. Cloud State, Hastings played two years for the Huskies before an injury ended his career. “I am extremely excited to have been selected as head coach of the Minnesota State men’s hockey program,” said Hastings. “During this process I’ve been struck by the University’s commitment and expectations for excellence and those will be our tenets moving forward. I believe we can win here and we’re thrilled to get started with this new era of Maverick Hockey.” A member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association since 1999-2000, Minnesota State has had men’s hockey since 1969-70. Don Brose led the program 1969 to 2000 and Troy Jutting served as head coach of the Mavericks from 2000-12. “I would reiterate what the President has said about Mike’s preparedness to take over the leadership of our program,” said Kevin Buisman, MSU Director of Athletics. “There is a tremendous opportunity at hand for Maverick Hockey and that was evident by the level of interest that others demonstrated in this position. Coach Hastings emerged from a highly competitive process as the individual we believed was most qualified to take us in the direction we want to go with in terms of fan interest, attendance, recruiting, and overall competitiveness. Throughout this process, President Davenport has demonstrated a renewed commitment to the future success of Maverick Hockey and has set a solid foundation for our boosters, donors, alumni, and community supporters to rally around. We need to embrace this change in a positive way, seize the moment, and begin to chart a course where excellence in our hockey program becomes the standard.” Buisman indicated that Hasting’s contract would be for four years at a salary of $225,000 per year with a portion of that funded privately.

April 12, 2012

Eight WCHA Alums Among First 17 Players Named by USA Hockey to 2012 U.S. Men’s National Team RosterGroup Includes Richard Bachman, J.T. Brown, Joey Crabb, Justin Faulk, Alex Goligoski, Ryan Lasch, Kyle Okposo, Paul Stastny

(release courtesy of USA Hockey)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Hockey has announced the first 17 players that will compete for the 2012 U.S. Men’s National Team at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men’s World Championship, May 4-20, in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. The group, which includes eight Western Collegiate Hockey Association-member team alums, consists of one goaltender, five defensemen and 11 forwards. WCHA alums named to the squad to date are goaltender Richard Bachman (Colorado College), defensemen Justin Faulk (Minnesota Duluth) and Alex Goligoski (Minnesota), and forwards J.T. Brown (Minnesota Duluth), Joey Crabb (Colorado College), Ryan Lasch (St. Cloud State), Kyle Okposo (Minnesota) and Paul Stastny (Denver). Also highlighting the roster are six players with U.S. Olympic or U.S. Men’s National Team credentials. Forwards Paul Stastny (St. Louis, Mo./NHL-Colorado Avalanche/Univ. of Denver) and Bobby Ryan (Cherry Hill, N.J./NHL-Anaheim Ducks) and defenseman Jack Johnson (Ann Arbor, Mich./NHL-Columbus Blue Jackets/Univ. of Michigan) each collected silver medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. Stastny also played on the 2007 U.S. Men’s National Team. Ryan skated on the 2006 U.S. National Junior Team. Johnson has extensive Team USA experience, playing for four U.S. Men’s National Teams (2007, '09-11), two U.S. National Junior Teams (2006, ’07-bronze medal) and a pair of U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Teams (2004-silver medal, ’05-gold medal). Defenseman Cam Fowler (Farmington Hills, Mich./NHL-Anaheim Ducks) joins Johnson as a returnee from the 2011 U.S. Men’s National Team that played in Slovakia. Fowler has helped Team USA win gold medals at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship and the 2009 IIHF World Under-18 Men’s Championship. Forward Kyle Okposo (St. Paul, Minn./NHL-New York Islanders/Univ. of Minnesota) is a two-time veteran of the U.S. Men’s National Team, skating in 2009 and 2010. Okposo also played on the 2007 and 2008 U.S. National Junior Teams, winning a bronze medal in 2007. Forward Jim Slater (Lapeer, Mich./NHL-Winnipeg Jets/Michigan State Univ.) was a member of the 2006 U.S. Men’s National Team and the 2002 U.S. National Junior Team. Four more players have participated in IIHF World Championships, including forward Nathan Gerbe (Oxford, Mich./NHL-Buffalo Sabres/Boston College), who played for two U.S. National Junior Teams (2006, ’07-bronze medal) and two U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Teams (2004-silver medal, ’05-gold medal). Defenseman Justin Faulk (South St. Paul, Minn./NHL-Carolina Hurricanes/Univ. of Minnesota Duluth) won a gold medal with the 2010 U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team and a bronze medal with the 2011 U.S. National Junior Team. Forward Max Pacioretty (New Canaan, Conn./NHL-Montreal Canadiens/Univ. of Michigan) was a member of the 2008 U.S. National Junior Team, while defenseman Alex Goligoski (Grand Rapids, Minn./NHL-Dallas Stars/Univ. of Minnesota) was a member of the 2005 U.S. National Junior Team. Additionally, seven players will be making their Team USA debuts with the 2012 U.S. Men’s National Team, including goaltender Richard Bachman (Salt Lake City, Utah/NHL-Dallas Stars/Colorado College), defenseman Jeff Petry (Ann Arbor, Mich./NHL-Edmonton Oilers/Michigan State Univ.) and forwards Cam Atkinson (Riverside, Conn./NHL-Columbus Blue Jackets/Boston College), J.T. Brown (Burnsville, Minn./NHL-Tampa Bay Lightning/Univ. of Minnesota Duluth), Patrick Dwyer (Spokane, Wash./NHL-Carolina Hurricanes/Western Michigan Univ.) and Nate Thompson (Anchorage, Alaska/NHL-Tampa Bay Lightning). Forward Ryan Lasch (Lake Forest, Calif./Lahti Pelicans/St. Cloud State Univ.) played for Team USA’s entry in


the 2011 Deutschland Cup in Germany. Notes: Four of the 17 players announced are products of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program: Justin Faulk, Cam Fowler, Nathan Gerbe and Jack Johnson … Fourteen of the 17 members of Team USA announced today played U.S. college hockey … Eleven NHL teams are represented on the roster … The Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning have two players apiece … The average age of the 17 players is 24 years, nine months … Scott Gordon was named the head coach of the 2012 U.S. Men’s National Team on Tuesday, April 10. Greg Cronin was also announced as an assistant coach … The 2012 U.S. Men’s National Team is under the direction of the U.S. Men’s National Team Advisory Group, led by Jim Johannson, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey … Other members include NHL general managers Stan Bowman (Chicago), Brian Burke (Toronto), Paul Holmgren (Philadelphia), Dean Lombardi (Los Angeles), David Poile (Nashville), Ray Shero (Pittsburgh) and Dale Tallon (Florida) and Pittsburgh Penguins pro scout Don Waddell … USA Hockey’s international council, chaired by Tony Rossi, vice president of USA Hockey, has oversight responsibilities for all U.S. national teams … Sixteen teams will compete at 2012 IIHF Men’s World Championship … There will be two groups of eight with one group playing in Helsinki, Finland and the other playing in Stockholm, Sweden … The semifinals and medal games will be conducted in Helsinski … All teams at the 2012 IIHF World Men’s Championship may begin the tournament with 22 skaters and three goaltenders, and can add two players after the first three games … NBC Sports is scheduled to televise all Team USA games in the 2012 IIHF Men's World Championship … A final broadcast schedule will be available in the near future.

Team USA 2012 IIHF Men’s World Championship ScheduleMay 4–20 • Helsinki, Finland & Stockholm, Sweden Date Opponent Location Time (ET)May 4 France Helsinki 5:15 amMay 5 Canada Helsinki 12:00 pmMay 7 Slovakia Helsinki 1:15 pmMay 10 Belarus Helsinki 9:15 amMay 11 Kazakhstan Helsinki 9:15 amMay 13 Finland Helsinki 9:15 amMay 15 Switzerland Helsinki 1:15 pmMay 17 Quarterfinals Helsinki TBDMay 19 Semifinals Helsinki TBDMay 20 Bronze-Medal Game Helsinki 9:00 am Gold-Medal Game Helsinki 1:30 pm

Arenas: Hartwall Arena (Helsinki); Ericsson Globe (Stockholm)

April 1, 2012

Jeff Sauer Guides U.S. Sled Hockey Team to 2012 World Title in NorwayHAMAR, Norway – Taylor Lipsett (Richardson, TX) scored three goals and added an assist to help the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team to a 5-1 victory over Korea in the gold-medal game of the 2012 International Paralympic Committee Sledge Hockey World Championship here tonight at the Olympic Amphitheatre. “It's a great feeling to be world champions,” said Jeff Sauer, head coach of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. “I’m glad for the guys because they worked really hard throughout the whole tournament. It was a great team effort.” Josh Pauls (South Plainfield, NJ) opened the scoring for Team USA at 2:57 of the first period when he crashed the net and banged home a rebound. The U.S. outshot Korea, 8-2, in the opening frame and held a 1-0 lead at the first intermission. Lipsett tallied his first goal of the game at 2:54 of the second period when he drove to the net on a sharp angle and beat Korea goaltender Man Gyun Yu. At 5:12, Alexi Salamone (Grand Island, NY) found Lipsett streaking down the slot and he banged the puck into the net for his second goal of the game. Salamone tallied a goal of his own at 12:08 with an assist credited to Lipsett to give the U.S. a 4-0 lead heading into the final period. Korea got on the board at 1:34 of the third period, but Lipsett responded with his third goal of the game 17 seconds later to secure the 5-1 win for Team USA. Steve Cash (Overland, MO) made seven saves in the victory, while Yu and Young Hoon Chung combined to make 17 saves for Korea. Notes: Taylor Lipsett was named Team USA’s Player of the Game … Goaltender Steve Cash, defenseman Taylor Chace (Hampton Falls, NH) and forward Alexi Salamone made the all-tournament team … Team USA finished the tournament with a 3-1-1-0 record … The U.S. has claimed gold in the last two IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships (2009, 2012) and has now medaled in the last four world championships (2012-gold, 2009-gold, 2008-bronze, 2004-silver) … The IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship was first staged in 1996 and has been conducted six times (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012) … Taylor Chace served as a captain for the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team, while Taylor Lipsett was the alternate captain … Team USA is the defending champion of the event … The U.S. National Sled Hockey Team has participated in two previous competitions this season … Team USA captured second place in the World Sled Hockey Challenge in Calgary, Alta., (Nov. 27-Dec. 3) and posted a 1-0-0-2 –record against Canada in an exhibition series in Williamsville, N.Y., (Feb. 23-25).

April 11, 2012

U.S. Sled Hockey Team Earns USOC HonorsCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- After winning the gold medal at the 2012 International Paralympic Committee Sledge Hockey World Championship in Norway, the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team was named the U.S. Olympic Committee Team of the Month for March. The U.S. posted a 3-1-1-0 record en route to its second straight gold medal at the event and became the first sled team to win back-to-back world titles. “We had an outstanding tournament and we’re honored to be recognized by the USOC,” said Jeff Sauer, head coach of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. “Our team came together and got better as the tournament went on.”


April 6, 2012

Minnesota Duluth’s Jack Connolly Wins 2012 Hobey Baker Memorial AwardBecomes Fifth UMD Bulldog to be Named the Award Winner

TAMPA, Fla. – The Hobey Baker Memorial Award announced today the 2012 recipient of college hockey’s top individual prize is Jack Connolly from the University of Minnesota Duluth. The announcement came during the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four championship in a live ceremony held at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa and aired live on NHL Network. A Hobey Baker top ten finalist for two straight years, Connolly had a terrific season finishing second in the nation in scoring and second in assists. As a member of the defending national champions, Connolly produced 20 goals and 40 assists for 60 points in 41 games played. Hobey Baker was the legendary Princeton hockey player known as America’s greatest amateur athlete one hundred years ago. He redefined how the game was played with his coast-to-coast dashes in an era when hockey was contested with seven players and no forward passes. Baker, a member of the U.S. Army Air Corp, died testing a repaired aircraft at the end of World War I after he had completed his military service. Hobey Baker Award criteria includes strength of character on and off the ice, displaying outstanding skills in all phases of the game, sportsmanship and scholastic achievements. Connolly was selected from a group of 10 finalists by a 23-member selection committee and online fan balloting. A hometown hero from Duluth, Minn., Connolly is two-time All American who lit up the WCHA this past season winning the regular season conference scoring title, being named an All-WCHA First Team selection for the third consecutive year and topped it all off as the WCHA Player of the Year. Tremendous skill as a playmaker defined Jack’s game as he had an innate ability to see the ice and make smooth, intelligent puck decisions. Durability was an added bonus; he never missed a college game, dressing for 166 straight games in donning the Bulldog maroon and gold. Consistency was another strength; he was held pointless for consecutive games only twice in his four-year career and established a school record 22-game point streak this past season. Jack is as determined off the ice as he was on it. A Communications major sporting a 3.3 GPA, he is a three-time All-WCHA AcademicTeam honoree. He’s active in community endeavors helping with trash clean-up in the Adopt-A-Highway program, visiting Duluth hospitals, volunteering with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and working with various cancer fund-raisers.

Hockey runs deep in the Connolly family as Jack’s older brother Chris, was the captain and second leading scorer for Boston University this past season. Connolly is a pro hockey free agent. Connolly becomes the fifth Minnesota Duluth Bulldog to be named the award winner. Previous winners from UMD were Junior Lessard (2004), Chris Marinucci (1994), Bill Watson (1985) and Tom Kurvers (1984). Minnesota Duluth has had the most Hobey Baker Award winners. Note: Connolly will be honored at the Hobey Baker Award Banquet on May 17, 2012 at 317 On Rice Park in Saint Paul, Minn. Visit hobeybakeraward.com for more information on the Hobey Baker Memorial Award.

April 6, 2012

University of Denver Defenseman Joey LaLeggia Named HCA National Rookie of the YearBecomes Third WCHA Player to Win Award

TAMPA, Fla. – The Hockey Commissioners’ Association (HCA) announced today that University of Denver defenseman Joey LaLeggia has captured the sixth annual HCA National Division 1 Rookie of the Year award. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound defenseman skated in 42 of 43 games for the Pioneers this season and led NCAA rookie defensemen with 38 points on 11 goals and 27 assists. LaLeggia, who garnered 27 first-place votes for National Rookie of the Year, was an All-WCHA Rookie Team selection, an All-WCHA First Team honoree and the 2011-12 WCHA Rookie of the Year. He finished the season with a +13 plus/minus rating, to go along with three power-play goals, a shorthanded goal and one game-winning tally on Dec. 31 vs. Air Force, a 7-1 DU victory. He also recorded 15 points (4g, 11a) during a season-high eight-game point streak from Dec. 30 to Jan. 28. His overall point total ranked tied for fourth among all NCAA Division I rookies and was third among WCHA blueliners. LaLeggia notched at least one point in 23 games this season and tied for a team-best 13 multi-point efforts for Denver in his rookie campaign. LaLeggia, who was a member of Denver’s 10-player freshman class this season, finished first in WCHA rookie scoring and tied for first in WCHA defenseman scoring with 28 points on eight goals and 20 assists in 28 league games. He was named was named HCA National Rookie of the Month for January while helping Denver to a 5-1-0 record in the month with 12 points (2g, 10a) in six games and was named WCHA Defensive Player of the week on Jan. 17th. The HCA Rookie of the Year is selected in a vote by the assistant coaching staffs of all 58 NCAA Division 1 hockey teams. Players on the ballot receive five points for a first-place vote, three points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote. Each conference’s Rookie of the Year serves as their respective league’s nominee. Previous winners of the award include: T.J. Tynan, Notre Dame (2011), Stephane DaCosta, Merrimack College (2010), Kieran Millan, Boston University (2009), Richard Bachman, Colorado College (2008) and Andreas Nodl, St. Cloud State (2007). LaLeggia is the third winner to come from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Hockey East has featured two winners and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association has had one honoree.

HCA Commissioners’ National Rookie of the Year Runners-Up:Brian Ferlin, Cornell, ECACH; Alex Guptill, Michigan, CCHA; Alex Grieve, Bentley, AHA; Scott Wilson, UMass-Lowell, HEA

Previous HCA National Rookie of the Year Winners:2007: Andreas Nodl, St. Cloud State. 2008: Richard Bachman, Colorado College. 2009: Kieran Millan, Boston University. 2010: Stephane Da Costa, Merrimack College. 2011: T.J. Tynan, Notre Dame.


April 6, 2012

Seven WCHA Member-Team Players Honored as CCM Hockey Div. 1 All-Americans for 2011-12First Team Selections are UMD’s Connolly, CC’s Schwartz, UW’s Schultz; Second Team Honorees Include UM’s Bjugstad, UMD’s Brown, UM’s Patterson, DU’s Zucker

MADISON, Wis. – Seven Western Collegiate Hockey Association member-team players, including three first team selections, are among the 24 skaters announced today (April 6) as Division 1 Men’s All-Americans for 2011-12 from the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four being held in Tampa, Fla. West First Team honorees from the WCHA are Minnesota Duluth senior forward Jack Connolly, Colorado College sophomore forward Jaden Schwartz and Wisconsin junior defenseman Justin Schultz. Both Connolly and Schultz are repeat First Team All-Americans. West Second Team All-American selections were Minnesota sophomore forward Nick Bjugstad, Minnesota Duluth sophomore forward J.T. Brown, Minnesota senior goaltender Kent Patterson and Denver sophomore forward Jason Zucker. Since the completion of their seasons, Schwartz, Brown and Zucker have all opted to forgo their remaining collegiate eligibility and signed professional playing contracts. Schwartz signed with the NHL’s St. Louis Blues, Brown with the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning and Zucker with the NHL’s Minnesota Wild. The nation’s top 24 college hockey players represent 17 different Division 1 schools. Leading the way with three selections was ECAC Champion and NCAA Frozen Four semifinalist Union College. The other three Frozen Four semifinalists – Boston College, Ferris State and Minnesota – each had two honorees. Noteworthy this year: • Three players repeated as First Team choices: Boston College junior defenseman Brian Dumoulin, Wisconsin junior defenseman Justin Schultz and Minnesota Duluth senior forward Jack Connolly. Connolly was also a Second Team selection in 2010. • There are 15 players from the United States and nine from Canada. • The U.S. selections come from Minnesota (5), Michigan (3), Massachusetts (2), Maine (1), Nevada (1), Pennsylvania (1), Texas (1) and Wisconsin (1). The Canadian honorees hail from Ontario (3), Quebec (2), Saskatchewan (2), British Columbia (1) and Manitoba (1). • Eleven of the honorees are seniors. Of the other 13, six are juniors and seven are sophomores. • The ECAC and WCHA each had seven All-Americans, followed by five from the CCHA, four from Hockey East, and one from Atlantic Hockey. • Eighteen players participated in the NCAA Tournament. Nine of them advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four. • The honorees include nine of the 10 finalists for the 2012 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, the one omission being Michigan senior goaltender Shawn Hunwick. The CCM Hockey All-American Ice Hockey Teams are sponsored by CCM HOCKEY and chosen by members of the American Hockey Coaches Association. CCM is the legendary hockey brand dedicated to the endless pursuit of performance by delivering game-changing, head-to-toe innovative hockey equipment to players worldwide.

2011-12 AHCA/CCM Hockey Men’s Division 1All-American Teams

All-American West First TeamGoalie: Taylor Nelson, Sr., Ferris State University (Regina, SK)Defense: Torey Krug, Jr., Michigan State University (Livonia, MI)Defense: Justin Schultz, Jr., University of Wisconsin* (West Kelowna, BC)Forward: Jack Connolly, Sr., University of Minnesota Duluth*# (Duluth, MN)Forward: Jaden Schwartz, So., Colorado College (Wilcox, SK)Forward: Reilly Smith, Jr., Miami University (Mimico, ON)

All-American East First TeamGoalie: Troy Grosenick, So., Union College (Brookfield, WI)Defense: Danny Biega, Jr., Harvard University (Montreal, QC)Defense: Brian Dumoulin, Jr., Boston College* (Biddeford, ME)Forward: Spencer Abbott, Sr., University of Maine (Hamilton, ON)Forward: Alex Killorn, Sr., Harvard University (Montreal, QC)Forward: Austin Smith, Sr., Colgate University (Dallas, TX)

All-American West Second TeamGoalie: Kent Patterson, Sr., University of Minnesota (Plymouth, MN)Defense: Chad Billins, Sr., Ferris State University (Marysville, MI)Defense: Dan DeKeyser, So., Western Michigan University (Clay Township, MI)Forward: Nick Bjugstad, So., University of Minnesota (Blaine, MN)Forward: J.T. Brown, So., University of Minnesota Duluth (Burnsville, MN)Forward: Jason Zucker, So., University of Denver (Las Vegas, NV)

All-American East Second TeamGoalie: Joe Cannata, Sr., Merrimack College (Wakefield, MA)Defense: Mat Bodie, So., Union College (East St. Paul, MB)Defense: Tim Kirby, Sr., U.S. Air Force Academy (Austin, MN)Forward: Barry Almeida, Sr., Boston College (Springfield, MA)Forward: Brian O’Neill, Sr., Yale University (Yardley, PA)Forward: Jeremy Welsh, Jr., Union College (Bayfield, ON)

* First Team in 2010-11; # Second Team in 2009-10

WCHA All-American Player Profiles

Jack Connolly, Sr., F, Minnesota DuluthAll-American West First TeamBecame the school’s second three-time All-American in 2011-12 and the first Bulldog to ever attain All-WCHA First Team status on three occasions … Finished second in the country in both scoring (a career-high 60 points) and in assists (40) this past winter … Was named the 2011-12 WCHA Player of the Year after reigning as the league’s scoring champion … 2012 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner as the most outstanding senior student-athlete in Div. 1 hockey … All-WCHA Academic Team honoree … Is the first Bulldog in 18 years to post 50 or more points in back-to-back seasons … Skated in a school-record 166 straight games since joining the Bulldogs three years ago … Closed out his playing days ranking eighth on UMD’s all-time scoring charts with 197 points – 34 more points than the next closed current NCAA competitor … Captained the Bulldogs to a 25-10-6 overall record and their third NCAA tournament berth in the past four season … Is a two-time Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist – a UMD program first.


Justin Schultz, Jr., D, WisconsinAll-American West First TeamSchultz’ selection makes him the fourth Badger named a two-time First Team All-American, and the second defensemen … Schultz joins forward Mike Eaves (1977, ’78), forward Mark Johnson (1978, ’79) and defenseman Craig Norwich (1976, ’77) as two-time First Team All-Americans … he is the school’s first two-time Hobey Baker Memorial Award top-10 finalist … His 16 goals this season made him the first defenseman in program history to lead the team in goal scoring for a season … He was on the ice for 69 of Wisconsin’s 105 goals, 27 of UW’s 33 power-play goals and 10 of the squad’s 17 game-winning tallies during the 2011-12 season … Schultz posted scoring streaks of 10 and seven games during the season … The 10-game streak was the longest for a Badger defenseman since the 1986-87 campaign … he is just the third skater in WCHA history to win two WCHA Defensive Player of the Year awards … Schultz leads all national blue-liners in scoring for the second consecutive season with 44 points, boasting a 1.19 points per game scoring average … The next closest defenseman is averaging 1.03 points per game … Schultz’s 40 career goals rank ninth-best all-time among WCHA defenseman and third in school history.

Jaden Schwartz, So., F, Colorado CollegeAll-American West First TeamLed Colorado College in scoring for second consecutive season with 41 points (15g, 26a) in just 30 games … Factored in on seven game-winning goals, scoring four (tying for the team high) and assisting on three … Served as captain for bronze medalist Canada at the 2011-12 IIHF Junior World Championships … named to All-WCHA Second Team … Earned a CC-best +6 plus/minus rating for the season … Recorded at least one point in 26 outings, with two or more in 12 … Now playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, who drafted him in 2010 first round.

J.T. Brown, So., F, Minnesota DuluthAll-American West Second TeamLeads the nation in plus/minus (+29) and shots on goal (187) … Established career bests for goals (a team-leading 24), assists (23), power-play goals (eight), game-winners (four) and points (47) … Was a 2011-12 All-WCHA First Team honoree … Became the first Bulldog to record two hat tricks in the same season since MacGregor Sharp did it in 2008-09 … Potted at least one goal in 11 of his final 13 games with the Bulldogs … Bypassed his final two seasons of eligibility to sign with the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning.

Nick Bjugstad, So., F, MinnesotaAll-American West Second TeamNamed to the All-WCHA First Team … National Player of the Month for November after recording 13 points and nine goals … WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for Nov. 22 … set a career high in goals (25), assists (17) and points (42) while playing in 39 games … leads team in goals and ranks tied for fifth in the nation entering the Frozen Four with 25 … most goals scored by a Gopher since Ryan Potulny had 38 in 2005-06 … recorded 21 of his points (9g, 12a) in 16 road games … had a point in 13 of 16 road games and had five multiple-point games on the road … longest point drought of season is two games and that has happened only twice … tied for second on the team in power-play goals (8) and tied for third in plus-minus rating (+23) … leads team in shooting percentage (17.5%) … team is 20-6-1 when he records a point … leads team (of players who have taken more than 70 face-offs) with a 57.4% success rate … had a season-high six-game point streak (7g, 4a) from Nov. 12-Dec.2.

Kent Patterson, Sr., G, MinnesotaAll-American West Second TeamNamed to the All-WCHA First Team and won also the WCHA Goaltending Champion title with a 2.06 goals-against average in league games … National Player of the Month for October (7-1-0 record, four shutouts,

1.74 GAA and .939 save percentage) … member of All-WCHA Academic Team … three-time WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honoree (Oct. 11, Nov. 1 and Feb. 21) … his 28 wins are the most by a Gopher since Robb Stauber won 34 games in 1987-88 … won games against 10 different WCHA teams (Denver being the exception) … tied for the national lead in shutouts (7) … has started 63 straight games for Minnesota and dating back to his junior year played a consecutive 3,414:13 before not playing the final 20 minutes against Wisconsin (3/2) … streak started on Dec. 4, 2010 and spanned 57 games and went through 170 regulation periods and 12 overtime sessions … became first goaltender to record consecutive shutouts against the same team since Adam Hauser (shutout Alaska Anchorage at home on March 12-13, 1999) … made 30 saves in a 5-0 win against St. Cloud State (11/19) to set a school record (breaking Stauber’s 1988 record of five) with six shutouts in a season.

Jason Zucker, So., F, DenverAll-American West Second TeamZucker ranked second on the University of Denver team in 2011-12 with 46 points on 22 goals and 24 assists … named All-WCHA Second Team and Inside College Hockey All-WCHA First Team after tying for second in WCHA scoring with 37 points on 19 goals and 18 assists in 27 league games … earned All-WCHA Academic Team honors … tallied four two-goal and three-point games against Minnesota State (10/22), Colorado College (12/2), Bemidji State (12/9) and Bemidji State (1/14) … captained Team USA at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championships (12/26–1/5) where he recorded seven points (3g, 4a) in six games … finished his two-year career with 91 points on 45 goals and 46 assists in 78 games … signed professional contract with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League on March 27.

April 5, 2012

He’s One Class Act … And One CLASS Award WinnerMinnesota Duluth Forward Jack Connolly is the recipient of the 2012 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award

Courtesy of Minnesota Duluth AthleticsPerhaps Scott Sandelin put it best when he learned that Jack Connolly, his prized senior center, was this year’s recipient of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for men’s hockey. “ ‘Class’ is one of the best ways to describe Jack, so this is certainly a fitting and well-deserved honor for him,” said the University of Minnesota Duluth head coach. “Everything he does – on and off the ice – he does with class. I really can’t say enough about what this young man has meant to our program, our school, and our community over the past four years.” Connolly, a native of Duluth, was officially presented with the award Thursday night during the 2012 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla. He was chosen by a nationwide vote of Division I men’s hockey head coaches, national media and fans. The Lowe’s Senior CLASS (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School) Award, which is presented annually to a NCAA Div. 1 athlete in 10 sports (men’s hockey, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, men’s lacrosse, softball, football, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball), is based on achievement in the ‘Four C’s’ – classroom, character, community and competition. A three-time Western Collegiate Hockey Association first team pick and two-time Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist, Connolly ranked second in the country in both scoring (a career-high 60 points) and assists (40) this past seasonwhile captaining the Bulldogs to their best WCHA finish (second) since 2003-04 and their third NCAA tournament appearance in four years. He exited the UMD program holding down the No. 8 spot on the school’s all-time scoring charts with 197 points and skated in 166 consecutive games (a school record) over the past four seasons. In the classroom, Connolly, a All-WCHA Academic Team


honoree each of the last three years, maintains a 3.3 overall grade-point average as a communication major and is scheduled to graduate this May. Since his arrival on the UMD campus, he has been actively involved in the community, volunteering with the Boys and Girls Club of Duluth, the Pucks for Poverty Program, the Northern Lights Foundation and at various cancer fundraisers in addition to making countless appearances at local youth hockey team practices. “Winning the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award means a lot to me and the UMD hockey program,” said Connolly. “I always try to do my best in everything that I do, whether it be hockey, school or helping out in the community. I am truly honored and proud to receive this prestigious award.”

Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award WinnersYear – Name (School)2012 – Jack Connolly (Minnesota Duluth)2011 – Jacques Lamoureux (Air Force Academy)2010 – Colin Greening (Cornell)2009 – Jeff Lerg (Michigan State)2008 – Landis Stankievech (Princeton)2007 – David Brown (Notre Dame).

March 27, 2012

UM’s Lucia, MTU’s Pearson Among Finalists for 2012 Spencer Penrose Award as Division 1 Men’s Ice Hockey Coach of the YearWinner to be Announced April 6 in Tampa

Seven coaches who have enjoyed on-ice success in 2011-12 have been named finalists for the Spencer Penrose Award, given annually to the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. Voting will beconducted prior to this year's Frozen Four and the winner will be announced on Friday, April 6 in Tampa, Fla. The nominees represent any coach who won or shared Coach of the Year honors in his conference this past season, along with coaches whose teams have advanced to the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey semifinals. Of this year's finalists, three were past recipients and two of those were honored at an institution other than their current home. Boston College coach Jerry York won in 1977 while at Clarkson; Minnesota coach Don Lucia won in 1994 while at Colorado College; and Ferris State's Bob Daniels won in 2003 while at FSU. The Spencer Penrose Award is named in memory of the Colorado Springs benefactor who built the Broadmoor Hotel Complex, site of the first ten NCAA championship hockey tournaments. The actual award will be presented at the AHCA Coach of the Year Banquet in Naples, Florida, on Saturday evening, April 28. The AHCA Coach of the Year Awards are chosen by members of the American Hockey Coaches Association and sponsored by FlexxCoach, a leader in the creation and distribution of drills and general hockey instruction to coaches across the country.

2011-12 AHCA Men’s Ice Hockey Spencer Penrose Award Finalists (AHCA/FlexxCoach Division 1 Coach of the Year)Norm Bazin, UMass-Lowell – Hockey East Coach of the Year; Rick Bennett, Union College – ECAC Coach of the Year and NCAA Semifinalist; Bob Daniels, Ferris State – CCHA Coach of the Year and NCAA Semifinalist*; Don Lucia, Minnesota – NCAA Semifinalist*; Mel Pearson, Michigan Tech – WCHA Coach of the Year; Ryan Soderquist, Bentley College – Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year; Jerry York, Boston College – NCAA Semifinalist*.

* past Spencer Penrose Award Winner

March 15, 2012

Two WCHA Players Among Top 10 Finalists for 2012 Hobey Baker Memorial AwardMinnesota Duluth's Jack Connolly and Wisconsin's Justin Schultz Represent WCHA in Elite Field of Finalists

The Hobey Baker Memorial Award is very pleased to announce the top ten candidates for the 2012 award honoring college hockey’s top player. Alphabetically, they are: Spencer Abbott, Maine; Jack Connolly, Minnesota Duluth; Brian Dumoulin, Boston College; Troy Grosenick, Union College; Shawn Hunwick, Michigan; Tim Kirby, Air Force; Torey Krug, Michigan State; Justin Schultz, Wisconsin; Austin Smith, Colgate and Reilly Smith, Miami. The ten finalists were selected by voting from all 58 Division 1 college hockey head coaches and by online fan balloting at www.hobeybakeraward.com. Next, the 23-member Selection Committee and an additional round of fan balloting (at www.hobeybakeraward.com from March 16-25) will determine this year's Hobey Baker winner. Criteria for the award include: displaying outstanding skills in all phases of the game, strength of character on and off the ice, sportsmanship and scholastic achievements. The Hobey Hat Trick (three finalists) will be announced on March 29 and the Hobey Baker Award winner will be announced Friday, April 6 from MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, Florida during the NCAA Frozen Four. A video feed of the award announcement can be watched live at Channelside in Tampa or live on the Hobey Baker website. Following, is a look at the two WCHA finalists. Jack Connolly – University of Minnesota Duluth, Senior, F, Duluth, MN. A repeat finalist from the defending national champions, Connelly is right behind Abbott in the national scoring race with 56 points. A two-time All American, the hometown hero had an encore performance winning the WCHA scoring title, named a First Team all-star for the third straight year and topping it off as Player of the Year. Connolly has been held pointless for more than one game in a row only twice in his four year career. He has played 161 consecutive games. He has never missed a college game. He has eight power-play goals. He had team record 22-game point streak. He has 18 goals, 38 assists for 56 points in 38 games. He is an active community volunteer and is a Communications major with 3.3 GPA Justin Schultz – University of Wisconsin, Junior, D, West Kelowna, BC. A Hobey finalist for the second straight season, Schultz leads the nation's defenseman in scoring, bagging 44 points in 37 games. His dominating play earned him First Team WCHA and Defensive Player of the Year honors, both for the second year in a row. Posting back-to-back 40-point seasons, Schultz has scored 7 power play goals and is a key on special teams. He posted 16 goals and 28 assists for 44 points in 37 games and had 12 multiple point games. He is an Anaheim NHL draft pick (2nd round). He is the first Badger defenseman ever to lead the team in goals. He is a Life Sciences Communications major. He volunteers with visits to UW Children's Hospital. Hobey Notes: Nominees by conference: CCHA 3, ECAC 2, Hockey East 2, WCHA 2, AHA 1. By class nominees are: Senior 5, Junior 4, Sophomore 1. By position nominees are: forwards 4, defensemen 4, goalies 2. By nationality nominees are: U.S. 7 (Michigan & Minnesota-2 each, Wisconsin, Maine, Texas-1 each), Canada 3 (Ontario-2, British Columbia-1). The Hobey Baker Award Banquet will be held May 17, 2012 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit www.hobeybakeraward.com or on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/TheHobey


March 8, 2012

UMD’s Jack Connolly Named WCHA Player of the Year, UND’s Brad Eidsness is WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year to Highlight 2011-12 Men’s Individual Award WinnersUW’s Justin Schultz Tabbed as WCHA Defensive Player of the Year for Second Straight Season by Head Coaches; Denver Defenseman Joey LaLeggia is WCHA Rookie of the Year; Michigan Tech’s Mel Pearson Honored as WCHA Coach of the Year; Connolly is Conference Scoring Champion; UM’s Kent Patterson is WCHA Goaltending Champion; Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth Both Place Two on All-WCHA First Team; 149 Student-Athletes Earn All-WCHA Academic Team Honors

MADISON, Wis. – A pair of seniors have earned two of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s most prestigious individual awards as announced today (March 8), with forward Jack Connolly of the University of Minnesota Duluth being named WCHA Player of the Year for 2011-12 and Brad Eidsness, a goaltender at the University of North Dakota, selected as WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year. The league’s five other major individual awards went to University of Wisconsin defenseman Justin Schultz as WCHA Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season, University of Denver defenseman Joey LaLeggia as WCHA Rookie of the Year, Connolly as WCHA Scoring Champion, University of Minnesota netminder Kent Patterson as WCHA Goaltending Champion, and to first-year head coach Mel Pearson of Michigan Technological University as WCHA Coach of the Year. Connolly, who received 48 of the 96 votes in player of the year balloting, also captured the league’s scoring title (conference games only) with 43 points (16g, 27a) while playing in all 28 games for the defending national champion Bulldogs – after finishing second a year ago. Named to the All-WCHA First Team for the second straight season and a two-time WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 15, Feb. 14), he averaged a league-best 1.54 points per game, was first in assists, first in power-play points (8-16=24) and had three game-winning goals. A native of Duluth, Minn., Connolly was a finalist for the 2010-11 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, was a first team All-American last season, and is a finalist for this season’s Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. He is currently second nationally in points with 55 and for his career (through March 8) he has 64 goals, 128 assists and 192 points, which ties him for ninth place on UMD’s all-time career scoring list with 1984 Hobey Baker winner Tom Kurvers. Connolly has also been held pointless for more than two games in a row only twice since the start of his sophomore season – six weeks ago when he was blanked in the Michigan Tech series – which ended his school single-season record 22-game point-scoring streak. He has also played in a school-record 161 consecutive games. North Dakota’s Eidsness, a three-time WCHA Scholar-Athlete, was named the men’s WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year in a vote of league member team Faculty Athletic Representatives. Over the course of his four years he has not only stayed on track with progress towards a degree but he has completed both a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and by May will have completed the requirements and be awarded a Master of Business Administration degree. In recognition of his academic efforts, he was awarded an NCAA Elite 88 Award for men’s ice hockey at the 2011 NCAA Frozen Four. Eidsness graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.779 cumulative GPA in undergraduate work and has a 3.625 cumulative GPA in graduate school. During this past fall semester, he completed 15 credits of graduate coursework with a term GPA of 3.80 while continuing to perform well for the UND hockey team as a regular goaltender. He has seen action in 14 games this season and sports a 7-3-1 record, a noteable

2.09 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage. Over his career at UND, he has a 57-27-10 won-loss record with a 2.41 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage along with five shutouts. In addition to his stellar work in the classroom and on the ice, Eidsness has been active on campus as a team representative to SAAC and with community service. His contributions include annual food drives, fan fests, Sioux Kids Club events and speaking engagements at a number of different community events. The WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Award is determined from nominations made by the member institutions and each institution then has one final vote. The criteria is as follows: 1) must be a senior student-athlete, i.e. one who is finishing his competition as an eligible player in the WCHA; 2) consistently displays outstanding sportsmanship on and off the ice; 3) is a good student making satisfactory progress toward a degree; and 4) is a good hockey player who has performed consistently as a regular member of the team. For the second straight season, the league’s 12 head coaches voted University of Wisconsin blueliner Justin Schultz as the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year. This is only the third time in the history of the award that started in 1991 that a player has won it twice. Colorado College defenseman Eric Rud won the award in both 1995-96 and 1996-97 while Minnesota defenseman Jordan Leopold earned the honor in both 2000-01 and 2001-02. From West Kelowna, B.C., and a first team All-American honoree and Hobey Baker Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist as a sophomore, Schultz also earned All-WCHA First Team honors for the second straight season and he is the third straight Wisconsin player to earn the league’s defensive player of the year award (Brendan Smith in 2009-10). The nation’s, and the WCHA’s, top point-producing defenseman, Schultz is averaging 1.24 points per game through 34 games this season (15-27=42) and if he stays on top of the UW’s current goal-scoring list for 2011-12, he’ll become the first defenseman in school history to lead the team in goal scoring. A draftee of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks, he logs 30-35 minutes of ice time per game, leads the Badgers with a +11 plus/minus rating, and has produced almost a point per game over his 118-game collegiate career, with 39 goals, 72 assists and 111 points. Schultz was the league’s defensive player of the week on both Nov. 29 and Jan. 24. Honored as the WCHA Rookie of the Year for 2011-12 was University of Denver freshman defenseman Joey LaLeggia, who was named on 55 ballots, and also earned All-WCHA First Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team accolades. From Burnaby, B.C., LaLeggia has stepped in as a rookie and averaged better than a point per game for the Pioneers, ranking just behind Schultz in scoring overall among league defensemen with 37 points (11g, 26a) in 36 games. He was also the top scoring rookie in WCHA play this season with 8-20=28 in 28 conference games, leads all NCAA rookie defensemen in points, goals and assists, and owns an impressive +16 plus/minus rating. He is tied with teammate Jason Zucker for the team lead with 13 multiple-point games, he was named the HCA (Hockey Commissioners’ Association) National Rookie of the Month for January, and was the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 17. Earning the WCHA goaltending crown for 2011-12 was Minnesota veteran Kent Patterson, who was also voted to the All-WCHA First Team. A senior from Plymouth, Minn., Patterson owned a league-best 2.06 goals-against average while playing in all 28 games and a league-leading 1659:41 of action for the WCHA regular season and MacNaughton Cup-champion Golden Gophers. He also owned a WCHA-best 20 victories (20-8-0, .714) and his .918 conference save percentage ranked third. Patterson,w ho earned three WCHA Defensive Player of the Week awards on Oct. 11, Nov. 1 and Feb. 21, has played in 82 games at UM (through March 8) with a 40-27-9 record, a 2.38 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage over 4,559:54 of action. The WCHA Coach of the Year for 2011-12 is Mel Pearson of Michigan Technological University, who led a resurgent Huskies team to an 11-13-4 league record and 26 points, just two points out of a top six finish and a first round home playoff berth. The most improved team in the WCHA this winter, Pearson left a long and successful tenure as the top assistant coach at CCHA-powerhouse Michigan to take over the MTU program and


had the Huskies in contention for a top division finish through the final weekend of the regular season. A former Michigan Tech player, Pearson elevated the Huskies from a 4-30-4 overall record a year ago to a 14-18-4 mark so far this season and lifted them from a 2-24-2 league slate in 2010-11 to a 11-13-4 record in his first year behind the bench. Along the way, MTU posted a 7-5-2 home record in WCHA play, earned sweeps over Wisconsin and Alaska Anchorage, took three of four points from visiting Denver in late October and at defending national champion Minnesota Duluth on Jan. 27-28, and had an impressive WCHA road victory at Minnesota on Dec. 9. Four conference-member teams – Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Denver – are represented on the All-WCHA First Team for 2011-12, with the Bulldogs and Gophers each landing two players. Named to the All-WCHA First Team, with statistics for league games only, were: F – Jack Connolly, Sr., Minnesota Duluth (28 gp, 16-27=43); F - Nick Bjugstad, So., Minnesota (27 gp, 16-13=29); F - J.T. Brown, So., Minnesota Duluth (26 gp, 18-19=37); D - Justin Schultz, Jr., Wisconsin (28 gp, 10-18=28); D - Joey LaLeggia, Fr., Denver (28 gp, 8-20=28); G - Kent Patterson, Sr., Minnesota (20-8-0, 2.06, .918). Connolly was the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on both Nov. 15 and Feb. 14, Bjugstad was the HCA National Player of the Month for November and the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 22. Brown was WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on both Feb. 7 and Feb. 28. Schultz earned the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week award on Nov. 29 and Jan. 24 and LaLeggia was so-honored on Jan. 17. Patterson, who was the HCA National Player of the Month for October, also received the league’s weekly defensive honor on Oct. 11, Nov. 1 and Feb. 21. Members of the 2011-12 All-WCHA Second Team are: F - Jaden Schwartz, So., Colorado College (25 gp, 12-23=35); F - Drew Shore, Jr., Denver (27 gp, 14-23=37); F - Jason Zucker, So., Denver (27 gp, 19-18=37); D - Gabe Guentzel, Sr., Colorado College (28 gp, 4-16=20); D - Nate Schmidt, So., Minnesota (28 gp, 2-21=23); G - Kenny Reiter, Sr., Minnesota Duluth (15-7-5, 2.58, .904). Shore was the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on both Oct. 25 and Jan. 4. Schmidt was the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 28 and Reiter earned the award on three occasions – Nov. 8, Nov. 15 and Jan. 11. Voted to the All-WCHA Third Team for 2011-12 were: F - Mark Zengerle, So., Wisconsin (28 gp, 11-25=36); F - Brock Nelson, So., North Dakota (28 gp, 20-13=33); F - Travis Oleksuk, Sr., Minnesota Duluth (18 gp, 14-22=36); D - Nick Jensen, So., St. Cloud State (28 gp, 5-18=23); D - Ben Blood, Sr., North Dakota (28 gp, 1-13=14); G - Josh Thorimbert, So., Colorado College (12-4-1, 2.33, .928). Zengerle was the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on March 6, Nelson was the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on both Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 and Oleksuk was the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week on Jan. 11. Jensen earned the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week award on Dec. 20 while Thorimbert was so honored on Nov. 22 and March 6. Members of the All-WCHA Rookie Team as selected by the voters for 2011-12 were: F - Kyle Rau, Fr., Minnesota (27 gp, 12-15=27); F - Jean-Paul Lafontaine, Fr., Minnesota State (28 gp, 10-13=23); F - Jayson Megna, Fr., Nebraska Omaha (28 gp, 12-12=24); D - Joey LaLeggia, Fr., Denver (28 gp, 8-20=28); D - Andrew Prochno, Fr., St. Cloud State (28 gp, 4-18=22); G - Juho Olkinuora, Fr., Denver (5-4-3, 2.32, .915). Rau, who was the HCA National Rookie of the Week for October, was a three-time WCHA Rookie of the Week – on Oct. 18, Feb. 21 and Feb. 28. Lafontaine earned the WCHA Rookie of the Week award on Nov. 8 and Prochno earned the honor on Jan. 24. Olkinuora earned both the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honor on Jan. 4 and the WCHA Rookie of the Week award on Nov. 29. Repeat members of all-league teams from 2010-11 were: Jack Connolly, F, UMD (All-WCHA First Team in 2010-11); Justin Schultz, D, UW (All-WCHA First Team); Jason Zucker, F, DU (All-WCHA Second Team); Drew Shore, F, DU (All-WCHA Second Team); Kent Patterson, G, UM (All-WCHA Second Team); and Jaden Schwartz, F, CC (All-WCHA Third Team). Zucker, Schwartz and UMD forward J. T. Brown were members of the All-WCHA Rookie Team last season.

Two players named to the all-league teams were also honored on Feb. 15 as WCHA Scholar-Athletes for 2011-12. They were: Kenny Reiter, Sr., G, Minnesota Duluth (All-WCHA Second Team) and Nick Jensen, So., D, St. Cloud State (All-WCHA Third Team). To earn recognition as a WCHA Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes must have completed at least one year of residency at their present institution prior to the current academic year and must also have a grade-point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.0 scale for the previous two semesters or three quarters, or may qualify if his or her overall GPA is at least 3.50 for all terms at his or her present institution. Major award winners and members of the various all-league teams who were also recognized today as member of the 2011-12 men’s All-WCHA Academic Team were: Gabe Guentzel, Sr., D, Colorado College (All-WCHA Second Team); Drew Shore, Jr., F, Denver (All-WCHA Second Team); Jason Zucker, So., F, Denver (All-WCHA Second Team); Kent Patterson, Sr., G, Minnesota (All-WCHA First Team, WCHA Goaltending Champion); Nate Schmidt, So., D, Minnesota (All-WCHA Second Team); Jack Connolly, Sr., F, Minnesota Duluth (WCHA Player of the Year, WCHA Scoring Champion, All-WCHA First Team); Kenny Reiter, Sr., G, Minnesota Duluth (All-WCHA Second Team); Ben Blood, Sr., D, North Dakota (All-WCHA Third Team); Brad Eidsness, Sr., G, North Dakota (WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year); Brock Nelson, So., F, North Dakota (All-WCHA Third Team); Nick Jensen, So., D, St. Cloud State (All-WCHA Third Team); and Mark Zengerle, So., F, Wisconsin (All-WCHA Third Team). Voting for the WCHA awards is done by conference member coaches, players, sports information directors and local media. Each team receives eight ballots for a total of 96 voters. Points for awards and all-league teams are awarded on a 5 (1st team vote), t3 (2nd team), and 1 (3rd team vote) basis. The WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year award is selected by member team Faculty Athletic Representatives while the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year is selected by the league’s 12 head coaches.

2011-12 WCHA Major Award Winners

WCHA Player of the YearJack Connolly • Senior, ForwardUniversity of Minnesota Duluth (Duluth, MN)

WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the YearBrad Eidsness • Senior, GoaltenderUniversity of North Dakota (Chestermere, AB)

WCHA Defensive Player of the YearJustin Schultz • Junior, DefensemanUniversity of Wisconsin (West Kelowna, BC)

WCHA Rookie of the YearJoey LaLeggia • Freshman, DefensemanUniversity of Denver (Burnaby, BC)

WCHA Scoring ChampionJack Connolly • Senior, ForwardUniversity of Minnesota Duluth (Duluth, MN)

WCHA Goaltending ChampionKent Patterson • Senior, GoaltenderUniversity of Minnesota (Plymouth, MN)

WCHA Coach of the YearMel Pearson • Michigan Technological University


2011-12 All-WCHA First Team P Name Team Ht Wt Yr Hometown F Jack Connolly UMD 5-8 160 Sr Duluth, MN F Nick Bjugstad UM 6-5 204 So Blaine, MN F J.T. Brown UMD 5-10 170 So Burnsville, MN D Justin Schultz UW 6-2 185 Jr West Kelowna, BC D Joey LaLeggia DU 5-10 180 Fr Burnaby, BC G Kent Patterson UM 6-1 195 Sr Plymouth, MN

2011-12 All-WCHA Second Team P Name Team Ht Wt Yr Hometown F Jaden Schwartz CC 5-10 188 So Wilcox, SK F Drew Shore DU 6-2 195 Jr Denver, CO F Jason Zucker DU 5-11 185 So Las Vegas, NV D Gabe Guentzel CC 6-0 193 Sr Woodbury, MN D Nate Schmidt UM 5-11 194 So St. Cloud, MN G Kenny Reiter UMD 5-11 170 Sr Pittsburgh, PA

2011-12 All-WCHA Third Team P Name Team Ht Wt Yr Hometown F Mark Zengerle UW 5-11 180 So Rochester, NY F Brock Nelson UND 6-4 192 So Warroad, MN F Travis Oleksuk UMD 6-0 200 Sr Thunder Bay, ON D Nick Jensen SCSU 6-0 193 So Rogers, MN D Ben Blood UND 6-4 226 Sr Plymouth, MN G Josh Thorimbert CC 5-11 195 So Saskatoon, SK

2011-12 All-WCHA Rookie Team P Name Team Ht Wt Yr Hometown F Kyle Rau UM 5-8 173 Fr Eden Prairie, MN F Jean-Paul Lafontaine MSU 5-10 172 Fr Oxford, MI F Jayson Megna UNO 6-0 193 Fr Northbrook, IL D Joey LaLeggia DU 5-10 180 Fr Burnaby, BC D Andrew Prochno SCSU 5-11 185 Fr Minnetonka, MN G Juho Olkinuora DU 6-2 200 Fr Helsinki, Finland

March 8, 2012

A Record 150 Student-Athletes Named to the Men’s All-WCHA Academic Team for 2011-1277 are Repeat Honorees

MADISON, Wis. – A record total of 150 student-athletes, representing all 12 Western Collegiate Hockey Association-member institutions, have earned distinction as members of the men’s 2011-12 All-WCHA Academic Team as announced today, March 8, by the conference office. Seventy-seven (77) of those 150 individuals are previous honorees. The highest numbers of student-athletes earning men’s All-WCHA Academic Team honors in a single season prior to this year was 140 in 2010-11 and 120 in 2009-10. To earn recognition as a member of the All-WCHA Academic Team, member team student-athletes must meet the following criteria: 1) have completed one year of residency at present institution, prior to the current academic year; and 2) have a grade point average of at least 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) for the previous two semesters or three quarters. Following, by member institution and in alphabetical order, are the members of the men’s 2011-12 All-WCHA Academic Team (*indicates repeat honoree). University of Alaska Anchorage: Matt Bailey (So., F, Winnipeg, MB); Brett Cameron (So., F, Spruce Grove, AB); *Chris Crowell (Jr., F, Williams Lake, BC); Tyler Currier (Jr., F, Anchorage, AK); *Alex Gellert (Jr., F, Kelowna, BC); Brad Gorham (Sr., D/F, Anchorage, AK); Chris Kamal (So., G, Alpharetta, GA); Curtis Leinweber (Sr., F/D, Calgary, AB); Daniel Naslund (Jr., F, Nykoping, Sweden); Andrew Pickering (So., F, West Vancouver, BC); Jade Portwood

(Sr., F, Victoria, BC); *Dusan Sidor (Jr., G, Poprad, Slovakia); Quinn Sproule (So., D, Hussar, AB); *Scott Warner (Jr., D, Anchorage, AK). Bemidji State University: *Jake Areshenko (Jr., D, Port Coquitlam, BC); *Dan Bakala (Sr., G, Calgary, AB); David Boehm (Jr., F, Naples, FL); Kyle Brodie (So., D, Northglenn, CO); *Matt Carlson (Jr., D, Grand Forks, ND); *Mathieu Dugas (Jr., G, L'Assomtion, QC); *Darcy Findlay (Sr., F, Bristol, QC); *Drew Fisher (Sr., F, International Falls, MN); *Matt Hartmann (Jr., F, Hugo, MN); *Brad Hunt (Sr., D, Ridge Meadows, BC); Jeff Jubinville (So., F, Edmonton, AB); *Ben Kinne (Jr., F, St. Paul, MN); Garrett Ladd (So., F, Fenton, MI); *Jamie MacQueen (Sr., F, St. Thomas, ON); *Aaron McLeod (Jr., F, Ottawa, ON); *Brance Orban (Jr., F, Lethbridge, AB); *Brady Wacker (Jr., D, Jansen, SK); *Shea Walters (Sr., F, Hibbing, MN). Colorado College: *Ted Behrend (Sr., D, Oregon, WI); *Arthur Bidwill (Sr., D, Fontana, WI); *David Civitarese (Sr., F, Calgary, AB); *Gabe Guentzel (Sr., D, Woodbury, MN); *Tim Hall (Sr., F, Sewickley, PA); *Andrew Hamburg (Jr., F, Phoenix, AZ); *Joe Howe (Jr., G, Plymouth, MN); Alexander Krushelnyski (So., F, Bloomfield Hills, MI); Eamonn McDermott (So., D, Shaker Heights, OH); Archie Skalbeck (So., F, Hopkins, MN); *Scott Winkler (Jr., F, Asker, Norway). University of Denver: Beau Bennett (So., F, Gardena, CA); Sam Brittain (So., G, Calgary, AB); *David Carle (Sr., Student Assistant Coach, Anchorage, AK); *Nate Dewhurst (Sr., F, Johnston, IA); *John Ryder (Sr., D, Colorado Springs, CO); *Dustin Jackson (Sr., F, Omaha, NE); Chris Knowlton (Jr., F, Colorado Springs, CO); *John Lee (Sr., D, Moorhead, MN); David Makowski (So., D, Wildwood, MO); Adam Murray (Jr., G, Anchorage, AK); Jarrod Mermis (So., F, Alton, IL); Dan Olszewski (So., F, Janesville, WI); *Shawn Ostrow (Jr., F, Calgary, AB); *Paul Phillips (Jr., D, Darien, IL); *Luke Salazar (Sr., F, Thornton, CO); *Drew Shore (Jr., F, Denver, CO); Nick Shore (So., F, Denver, CO); Jason Zucker (So., F, Las Vegas, NV). Michigan Technological University: *Jordan Baker (Sr., F, Chestermere, AB); *Corson Cramer (Jr., G, Colorado Springs, CO); *Kevin Genoe (Jr., G, Qualicum Beach, BC); Milos Gordic (So., F, Burnaby, BC); Blake Hietala (Fr., F, Houghton, MI); *Peter Heinonen (Jr., D, Hancock, MI); Daniel Holmberg (So., F, Nykoping, Sweden); *Mikael Lickteig (Jr., F, Little Falls, MN); Patrick McCadden (So., F, Chesterfield, MO); Carl Nielsen (Jr., D, Lorain, OH); *Brett Olson (Sr., F, Superior, WI); Chad Pietila (Jr., F, Brighton, MI); *Josh Robinson (Sr., G, Frankenmuth, MI); Daniel Sova (So., D, Cottage Grove, MN); Brad Stebner (So., D, Fort McMurray, AB). University of Minnesota: Mark Alt (So., D, St. Paul, MN); *Zach Budish (So., F, Edina, MN); Nate Condon (So., F, Wausau, WI); Jake Hansen (Sr., F, White Bear Lake, MN); Seth Helgeson (Jr., D, Faribault, MN); Justin Holl (So., D, Tonka Bay, MN); *Jake Kremer (Sr., G, Eden Prairie, MN); Jared Larson (So., F, Apple Valley, MN); *Nick Larson (Sr., F, Stillwater, MN); *Taylor Matson (Sr., F, Mound, MN); *Kent Patterson (Sr., G, Plymouth, MN); *Nico Sacchetti (Sr., F, Virginia, MN); Nate Schmidt (So., D, St. Cloud, MN); Tom Serratore (So., F, Colorado Springs, CO); Chris Student (So., D, Edina, MN). University of Minnesota Duluth: *Jack Connolly (Sr., F, Duluth, MN); *Aaron Crandall (So., G, Lakeville, MN); *Keegan Flaherty (Jr., F, Duluth, MN); *David Grun (Sr., F, White Bear Lake, MN); Jake Hendrickson (Jr., F, Savage, MN); Luke McManus (So., D, Apple Valley, MN); *Kenny Reiter (Sr., G, Pittsburgh, PA). Minnesota State University, Mankato: *Cameron Cooper (Sr., D, Lakeville, MN); *Tyler Elbrecht (Jr., D, Edwardsville, IL); Evan Karambelas (Fr., G, Fort St. John, BC); *Austin Lee (Sr., G, Bloomington, MN); *Evan Mosey (Jr., D, Downers Grove, IL); *Joe Schiller (Sr., F, Detroit Lakes, MN). University of Nebraska Omaha: Bryce Aneloski (Jr., D, Pekin, IL); Dayn Belfour (Fr., G, Morden, MB); *Fredrik Bergman (Jr., G, Vienna, VA); *Terry Broadhurst (Jr., F, Orland Park, IL); *Kyle Ensign (Sr., D, New Richmond, WI); *John Faulkner (Sr., G, Sarnia, ON); Brent Gwidt (Jr., F, Minocqua, WI); Brock Montpetit (So., F, Somerset, WI); James Polk (Fr., F, New York, NY); Zahn Raubenheimer (So., F, Smoky Lake, AB); Johnnie Searfoss (So., F, Colleyville, TX); Alex Simonson (So., F, Grand Forks, ND); Matt Smith (Sr., D, Carmel, IN); Andrej Sustr (So., D, Pizen, Czech Republic); Tony Turgeon (So., D, Grand Forks, ND).


University of North Dakota: *Ben Blood (Sr., D, Plymouth, MN); Taylor Dickin (So., F, Winnipeg, MB); *Brad Eidsness (Sr., G, Chestermere, AB); Derek Forbort (So., D, Duluth, MN); *Mario Lamoureux (Sr., F, Grand Forks, ND); *Andrew MacWilliam (Jr., D, Calgary, AB); *Tate Maris (Jr., G, Denver, CO); Brock Nelson (So., F, Warroad, MN); Derek Rodwell (So., F, Taber, AB); *Carter Rowney (Jr., F, Sexsmith, AB); Dillon Simpson (So., D, Edmonton, AB). St. Cloud State University: Brandon Burrell (So., D, Brooklyn Park, MN); *Jordy Christian (Sr., F, Moorhead, MN); Nic Dowd (So., F, Huntsville, AL); *Jared Festler (Sr., F, Little Falls, MN); Kevin Gravel (So., D, Kingsford, MI); *Ben Hanowski (Jr., F, Little Falls, MN); Nick Jensen (So., D, Rogers, MN); *Drew LeBlanc (Sr., F, Hermantown, MN); *Mike Lee (Jr., G, Roseau, MN); *Travis Novak (Sr., F, Lethbridge, AB). University of Wisconsin: Tyler Barnes (So., F, Eagan, MN); Chase Drake (So., D, Mosinee, WI); Joe Faust (So., D, Bloomington, MN); Gavin Hartzog (So., F, Pewaukee, WI); *Ryan Little (Jr., F, Fond du Lac, WI); Frankie Simonelli (So., D, Bensenville, IL); *Eric Springer (Sr., D, Wrightstown, WI); *Mitch Thompson (Jr., G, Onalaska, WI); Mark Zengerle (So., F, Rochester, NY).

March 4, 2012

UMD’s Jack Connolly is 2011-12 WCHA Scoring Champion; Minnesota’s Kent Patterson Earns League Goaltending TitleMinnesota Duluth senior center Jack Connolly is the 2011-12 WCHA Scoring Champion, after amassing 43 points (16g, 27a) in 28 league contests. The WCHA scoring championship is based on regular season conference games only. Connolly , who finished second a year ago to North Dakota’s Matt Frattin (28 gp, 22-18=40), finished six points ahead of three players who tied for second. They were forward J.T. Brown (So., Minnesota Duluth), who had 18-19=37, forward Jason Zucker (So., Denver), who had 19-18=37, and forward Drew Shore (Jr., Denver), who had 14-23=37. Tied for fifth in league scoring were forward Travis Oleksuk (Sr., Minnesota Duluth) with 14-22=36 and forward Mark Zengerle (So., Wisconsin) with 11-25=36. Reigning as the WCHA Goaltending Champion for 2011-12 is Minnesota senior Kent Patterson, who posted a conference best 2.06 goals-against average over a league-high 1,659:41 minutes between the pipes. The WCHA goaltending title is based on goals-against average in regular season league play. Patterson also owned a league-high 20 victories (20-8-0) and ranked second in winning percentage, and was third in save percentage at .918. Behind Patterson in second place was North Dakota senior Brad Eidsness with a 2.19 goals-against average (6-3-1, .919), Denver freshman Juho Olkinuora was third at 2.32 (5-4-3, .915), Colorado College sophomore Josh Thorimbert was fourth at 2.33 (12-4-1, .928) and Minnesota Duluth senior Kenny Reiter was fifth at 2.58 (15-7-5, .904). In 2010-11, the league goaltending crown went to North Dakota sophomore Aaron Dell with a 1.97 goals-against average to go along with a 19-4-1 record and .912 save percentage.

February 15, 2012

WCHA Announces Record Number of 110 Men’s and Women’s Scholar-Athletes for 2011-12Seventh Annual Class Includes 54 Repeat Honorees; MSU’s Lee, UMD’s Reiter are Four-Time Recipients

MADISON, Wis. – The Western Collegiate Hockey Association, through Commissioner Bruce M. McLeod, Associate Commissioner Sara R. Martin, Michigan Technological University Athletic Director Suzanne Sanregret (Chair, men’s league) and University of Minnesota Faculty Representative Perry Leo (Chair, women’s league) announced on Feb. 15 that a record

total of 110 men’s and women’s student-athletes make up the seventh annual group of WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award recipients for 2011-12. The previous record for honorees in one season was 90 in 2010-11. “It is with a great deal of pride that we announce our seventh annual group of WCHA Scholar-Athletes,” said McLeod, Martin, Sanregret and Leo (Chair, women’s league) in a joint statement. “This announcement has become one of the real highlights for the WCHA each season as it focuses attention on a truly exceptional group of student-athletes. These outstanding young men and women have gone above and beyond to achieve great success both on and off the ice and their accomplishments are a testimony to the amount of dedication and hard work they put in throughout the school year. Together, they represent their teams and their league in a most impressive way and we could not be more proud of each and every one of them. On behalf of the entire WCHA, We wish them all the success in the world.” The WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award was developed through Association member team Faculty Representatives and approved by the conference membership beginning with the 2005-06 season. To earn recognition as a WCHA Scholar-Athlete, conference-member student-athletes must have completed at least one year of residency at their present institution prior to the current academic year and must also have a grade-point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.0 scale for each of the previous two semesters or three quarters, or may qualify if his or her overall GPA is at least 3.50 for all terms at his or her present institution. Over the first seven years of the award, there have been 525 honorees representing all 12 men’s member and all eight women’s member institutions. The previous record for honorees in one season was 90 in 2010-11. Fifty-four (54) of this season’s 110 men’s and women’s WCHA Scholar-Athletes are repeat honorees, including two four-time recipients and 15 three-time winners. Earning this distinguished honor for the fourth time are Minnesota Duluth’s Kenny Reiter (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12) and Minnesota State’s Austin Lee (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12), who also become only the fourth and fifth conference student-athletes to do so. The others were North Dakota’s Chay Genoway (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11), Colorado College’s Scott McCulloch (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09) and Minnesota State’s Jenna Hewitt (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10). Fifteen of this season’s honorees have now earned the WCHA Scholar-Athlete award for the third time in their careers. They are: Alaska Anchorage’s Dusan Sidor; Bemidji State’s Emily Erickson, Alana McElhinney, Montana Vichorek and Marlee Wheelhouse; Colorado College’s David Civitarese; Michigan Tech’s Corson Cramer; Minnesota’s Nikki Ludwigson, Minnesota State’s Joe Schiller and Jackie Otto; North Dakota’s Brad Eidsness; St. Cloud State’s Jordy Christian, Anna Donlan, Drew LeBlanc, Travis Novak and Brittany Toor; and Wisconsin’s Carolyne Prévost. The complete list of 54 repeat honorees for 2011-12, by member institution, is as follows (indicates four-time recipient****, three-time recipient***, two-time recipient**): University of Alaska Anchorage: Chris Crowell**, Dusan Sidor**. Bemidji State University: Molly Arola**, Jake Areshenko**, Dan Bakala**, Emily Erickson***, Darcy Findlay**, Drew Fisher**, Sadie Lundquist**, Alana McElhinney***, Jamie MacQueen**, Brance Orban**, Zuzana Tomcikova**, Montana Vichorek***, Brady Wacker**, Marlee Wheelhouse***, Abby Williams**. Colorado College: David Civitarese***. University of Denver: Shawn Ostrow**, Paul Phillips**. Michigan Technological University: Corson Cramer***, Kevin Genoe**. University of Minnesota: Jake Kremer**, Nikki Ludwigson***, Nico Sacchetti**. University of Minnesota Duluth: Audrey Cournoyer**, Aaron Crandall**, Kenny Reiter****, Vanessa Thibault**. Minnesota State University, Mankato: Alli Altmann**, Tyler Elbrecht**, Austin Lee****, Ariel Mackley**, Erika Magnusson**, Jackie Otto***, Joe Schiller***, Lauren Smith**.


University of Nebraska Omaha: Fredrik Bergman**. University of North Dakota: Brad Eidsness***, Jocelyne Lamoureux**, Monique Lamoureux-Kolls**, Mary Loken**, Margot Miller**, Allison Parizek**, Jordan Slavin**. Ohio State University: Kelly Wild**. St. Cloud State University: Jordy Christian***, Callie Dahl**, Anna Donlan***, Drew LeBlanc***, Mike Lee**, Travis Novak***, Brittany Toor***. University of Wisconsin: Carolyne Prévost***. In 2005-06, the inaugural season of the WCHA Scholar-Athlete award, there were 47 men’s and women’s honorees. In 2006-07, there were 49 honorees, in 2007-08 there were 79, in 2008-09 there were 71, in 2009-10 there were 80, and in 2010-11 there were 90.

2011-12 WCHA Scholar-Athletes****four-time recipient; ***three-time recipient; **two time recipient University of Alaska Anchorage: Matt Bailey (So., F, Winnipeg, MB); Brett Cameron (So., F, Spruce Grove, AB); Chris Crowell** (Jr., F, Williams Lake, BC); Andrew Pickering (So., F, West Vancouver, BC); Jade Portwood (Sr., F, Victoria, BC); Dusan Sidor*** (Jr., G, Poprad, Slovakia). Bemidji State University: Jake Areshenko** (Jr., D, Port Coquitlam, BC); Molly Arola** (Jr., F, Walker, MN); Dan Bakala** (Sr., G, Calgary, AB); Kyle Brodie (So., D, Northglenn, CO); Allie Duellman (So., D, Maplewood, MN); Emily Erickson*** (Jr., F, Coleraine, MN); Darcy Findlay** (Sr., F, Bristol, QC); Drew Fisher** (Sr., F, International Falls, MN); Brad Hunt (Sr., D, Ridge Meadows, BC); Jeff Jubinville (So., F, Edmonton, AB); Garrett Ladd (So., F, Fenton, MI); Sadie Lundquist** (Jr., F, Cloquet, MN); Aaron McLeod (Jr., F, Ottawa, ON); Jamie MacQueen** (Sr., F, St. Thomas, ON); Alana McElhinney*** (Sr., G, Calgary, AB); Brance Orban** (Jr., F, Lethbridge, AB); Zuzana Tomcikova** (Sr., G, Bratislava, Slovakia); Montana Vichorek*** (Sr., D, Moose Lake, MN); Brady Wacker** (Jr., D, Jansen, SK); Erika Wheelhouse (Jr., D, Crookston, MN); Marlee Wheelhouse*** (Sr., D, Crookston, MN); Abby Williams** (Jr., F, Alexandria, MN); Danielle Williams (So., D/F, Waconia, MN); Lauren Williams (Sr., F, Eagan, MN). Colorado College: David Civitarese*** (Sr., F, Calgary, AB). University of Denver: Beau Bennett (So., F, Gardena, CA); Daniel Olszewski (So., F, Janesville, WI); Shawn Ostrow** (Jr., F, Calgary, AB); Paul Phillips** (Jr., D, Darien, IL). Michigan Technological University: Corson Cramer*** (Jr., G, Colorado Springs, CO); Kevin Genoe** (Jr.,G, Qualicum Beach, BC); Patrick McCadden (So., F, Chesterfield, MO); Brad Stebner (So., D, Fort McMurray, AB). University of Minnesota: Bethany Brausen (So., F, Little Canada, MN); Zach Budish (So., F, Edina, MN); Nate Condon (So., F, Wausau, WI); Alyssa Grogan (Sr., G, Eagan, MN); Jake Kremer** (Sr., G, Eden Prairie, MN); Nick Larson (Sr., F, Stillwater, MN); Nikki Ludwigson*** (Sr., F, Bloomington, MN); Taylor Matson (Sr., F, Mound, MN); Nico Sacchetti** (Sr., F, Virginia, MN). University of Minnesota Duluth: Kacy Ambroz (Sr., F, New Prague, MN); Audrey Cournoyer** (Jr., F, Montreal, QC); Aaron Crandall** (So., G, Lakeville, MN); Jamie Kenyon (So., F, Sparta, WI); Luke McManus (So., D, Apple Valley, MN); Mariia Posa (Jr., D, Helsinki, Finland); Kenny Reiter**** (Sr., G, Pittsburgh, PA); Lana Steck (Sr., G, Winnipeg, MB); Vanessa Thibault** (Jr., F, Lachine, QC). Minnesota State University, Mankato: Alli Altmann** (Sr., G, Eagan, MN); Emilia Andersson (Jr., D, Stockholm, Sweden); Cameron Cooper (Sr., D, Lakeville, MN); Tyler Elbrecht** (Jr., D, Edwardsville, IL); Elisabeth Hewett (So., D, Oak Bluff, MB); Evan Karambelas (Fr., G, Fort St. John, BC); Melissa Klippenstein (So., F, Neubergthal, MB); Austin Lee**** (Sr., G, Bloomington, MN); Ariel Mackley** (Sr., F, Burnsville, MN); Erika Magnusson** (Jr., D, Fergus Falls, MN); Evan Mosey (Jr., D, Downers Grove, IL); Jackie Otto*** (Sr., D, Lake Zurich, IL); Kathleen Rogan (So., F, Vancouver, BC); Joe Schiller*** (Sr., F, Detroit Lakes, MN); Lauren Smith** (Jr., F, Burnsville, MN). University of Nebraska Omaha: Bryce Aneloski (Jr., D, Pekin, IL); Fredrik Bergman** (Jr., G, Vienna, VA); Terry Broadhurst (Jr., F, Orland Park, IL); Kyle Ensign (Sr., D, New Richmond, WI); Zahn Raubenheimer (So., F, Smoky Lake, AB); Johnnie Searfoss (So., F, Colleyville, TX); Alex Simonson

(So., F, Grand Forks, ND). University of North Dakota: Taylor Dickin (So., F, Winnipeg, MB); Brad Eidsness*** (Sr., G, Chestermere, AB); Jocelyne Lamoureux** (Jr., F, Grand Forks, ND); Monique Lamoureux-Kolls** (Jr., F/D, Grand Forks, ND); Mary Loken** (Jr., F, Roseau, MN); Allison Parizek** (Jr., F, Minot, ND); Margot Miller** (Sr., F, West Bloomfield, MI); Michelle Bonapace-Potvin (Fr., G, Royn-Noranda, QC); Dillon Simpson (So., D, Edmonton, AB); Jordan Slavin** (Jr., D, Erie, CO). Ohio State University: Madison Marcotte (So., D, White Bear Lake, MN); Minttu Tuominen (Jr., F, Espoo, Finland); Kelly Wild** (Sr., D, Mendota Heights, MN). St. Cloud State University: Sydney Burghardt (So., F, Medicine Hat, AB); Jordy Christian*** (Sr., F, Moorhead, MN); Callie Dahl** (Jr., F, Stillwater, MN); Anna Donlan*** (Jr., G, Hillsboro, WI); Nic Dowd (So., F, Huntsville, AL); Kevin Gravel (So., D, Kingsford, MI); Julia Gilbert (So., F, Hermantown, MN); Ben Hanowski (Jr., F, Little Falls, MN); Nick Jensen (So., D, Rogers, MN); Drew LeBlanc*** (Sr., F, Hermantown, MN); Mike Lee** (Jr., G, Roseau, MN); Amanda Monkman (So., D, Roseau, MN); Travis Novak*** (Sr., F, Lethbridge, AB); Amy Olson (So., F, Roseau, MN); Brittany Toor*** (Sr., F, Hartland, MI). University of Wisconsin: Natalie Berg (So., D, Minnetonka, MN); Gavin Hartzog (So., F, Pewaukee, WI); Carolyne Prévost*** (Sr., F, Sarnia, ON).

February 15, 2012

North Dakota to Face Nebraska Omaha in 2013 Outdoor GamePress release courtesy of Omaha Sports CommissionOMAHA, Neb. - The University of North Dakota men's hockey team will face the University of Nebraska Omaha in an outdoor game on Feb. 9, 2013 in Omaha at the home of the College World Series. The Omaha Sports Commission, Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA), University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha Lancers and Mutual of Omaha jointly announced TD Ameritrade Park Omaha will be the site for this first-of-its-kind hockey event. The Mutual of Omaha Battles on Ice will feature the Omaha Lancers playing United States Hockey League opponent the Lincoln Stars at 12:30 pm, followed by the UNO Mavericks facing off against Western Collegiate Hockey Association foe the North Dakota Fighting Sioux. Tickets for the two games will go on sale Monday, October 1, 2012, and prices will start at $30. One ticket will cover both the Omaha Lancers and UNO Mavericks games. Officials expect the Mutual of Omaha Battles on Ice will draw hockey fans from across the region. UNO and Omaha Lancer season ticket holders will be able to order tickets for the game during their regular ticket renewal program. Tickets will be sold to the public through ticketmaster.com and the CenturyLink Omaha box office. “This will be a tremendous event both for our long-time fans and folks who may be relatively new to college hockey,” UNO's Director of Athletics Trev Alberts said. “As we attempt to grow our flagship sport, a game like this will showcase all that UNO hockey has going for it – a supportive community, great facilities, outstanding opponents and national exposure.” ‘Our players are already excited to play in a game like this, which is sure to receive plenty of local and national attention,” said Dean Blais, UNO Mavericks head coach. “We have had very competitive games against North Dakota since we joined the WCHA, and playing outdoors in front of a big crowd will only make these games more fun for everyone.” “This game will be an exceptional, and unique, opportunity to showcase collegiate hockey,” said North Dakota Athletics Director Brian Faison. “We are looking forward to a great event.” “This will be a great event and an exciting venue to continue building the healthy rivalry that we have with the Mavericks,” said Dave Hakstol, North Dakota Fighting Sioux head coach. “Our team and fans are looking forward to the opportunity to be part of an outdoor game that is sure to bring national attention to college hockey.”


February 9, 2012

Michigan Tech to Host 2012 GLI Outdoors at Comerica Park in DetroitDETROIT, Mich. – Michigan Tech, the annual host of the Great Lakes Invitational Hockey Tournament in Detroit, will take the event outdoors in 2012. The 48th annual GLI will be played at Detroit’s Comerica Park as part of the Hockeytown Winter Festival and in connection with the NHL’s annual Winter Classic, which will feature the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium. The GLI games will be played Dec. 28 and 29 on an ice rink built inside Comerica Park field, home of Major League Baseball’s Detroit Tigers. The field of teams for the 2012 GLI are all from Michigan. The semifinals on Dec. 28 will pit Michigan Tech against Michigan in the first game followed by Michigan State vs. Western Michigan in the second. The GLI Third-Place game and Championship will be played Dec. 29. “This is a great opportunity to showcase some of the best college hockey in the state in a unique environment,” said Michigan Tech athletic director Suzanne Sanregret. “We look forward to working with Olympia Entertainment and Comerica Park to host a memorable event for our student-athletes and fans.” The GLI will comprise only part of the action at Comerica Park during the Hockeytown Winter Festival. A game between notable Red Wings and Maple Leafs alumni is on tap along with other games from youth, high school, major junior and minor professional levels. Both the Red Wings and Tigers are owned by Mike and Marian Ilitch, who were instrumental in bringing the Hockeytown Winter Festival to Comerica Park. “I want to take the opportunity to thank the Ilitch family for giving college hockey – and specifically Michigan Tech – a chance to be a part of the Hockeytown Winter Festival,” said Tech head coach Mel Pearson. “Having been a part of three outdoor games in the past, I know our players are being afforded a special opportunity to play in an outdoor game. We really look forward to playing at Comerica.” The Hockeytown Winter Festival will begin mid-December. The GLI will be the first games showcased on the Comerica Park ice. The 2013 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs will be played on Jan. 1 at Michigan Stadium. Game times for the 2012 GLI and the full schedule for the Hockeytown Winter Festival will be announced at a later date.

February 3, 2012

Defenseman Joey LaLeggia of Denver Named Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Rookie of the Month for JanuaryMichigan’s Shawn Hunwick Tabbed as Player of the Month

WAKEFIELD, Mass. – Joey LaLeggia, a freshman defenseman at the University of Denver, has been selected as the Hockey Commissioners’ Association (HCA) National Rookie of the Month for January. A 5-10, 180-pounder from Burnaby, B.C., LaLeggia led Denver to a 5-1 record in the month of January by contributing 12 scoring points, earning a +4 plus/minus rating, recording 11 hits and 11 blocked shots. Named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 17, he tallied at least one point in all six games with two goals and 10 assists, had five consecutive multiple-point games from Jan. 7-28, and finished the month as the Pioneers’ top point and assist man. He had a career-high three assists in a 3-2 league win over Bemidji State on Jan. 14 and is currently in the midst of a career-best eight-game point streak with four goals, 11 assists and 15 points. Playing in all 26 of Denver’s games this season, LaLeggia leads all NCAA Div. 1 rookies with 28 points. He leads all NCAA Div. 1 rookie blueliners in

points (28), goals (10) and assists (18). He also ranks second among Div. 1 defensemen with 10 goals and is third in scoring among his Pioneer teammates as a freshman. University of Michigan fifth-year senior goaltender Shawn Hunwick is the HCA National Div. 1 Player of the Month for January. Hunwick appeared in five games for Michigan during the month of January, posting a 4-1 record with one shutout, a 1.09 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. Hunwick earned wins in his first three appearances, allowing just two goals total in those games. The 5-7, 166-pound goaltender set a career-high with 46 saves, for his third shutout of the season, in Michigan’s 4-0 win at Ohio State on Jan. 13 and stopped 31 shots to help the Wolverines to a 4-1 win over Ohio State in the Frozen Diamond Faceoff on Jan. 15 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. He also made 38 saves in a 2-1 win on Jan. 20, as Michigan salvaged a road split with Notre Dame. He allowed one goal or fewer in four of his five starts and registered 30+ saves in four of his starts. He averaged 33.4 saves per start in the month with 167 total saves in January for the Wolverines. The Sterling Heights, Mich., native currently ranks second in the CCHA with a 2.07 goals-against average and is tied for ninth nationally in save percentage at .928.

HCA Commissioners’ Choice Awards • January 2012National Player of the MonthShawn Hunwick, G, Michigan, CCHANational Rookie of the MonthJoey LaLeggia, D, Denver, WCHAHonorable Mention Player of the Month: Brett Gensler, F, Bentley, AHA; Troy Grosenick, G, Union, ECACH; Joey Diamond, F, Maine, HEA; Brock Nelson, F, North Dakota, WCHA.Honorable Mention Rookie of the Month: Alex Grieve, F, Bentley, AHA; Alex Guptill, F, Michigan, CCHA; Joe Wilson, F, Colgate, ECACH; Kyle Reynolds, F, Vermont, HEA.

January 8, 2012

Seven WCHA Alums Named to Participate in 2012 NHL All-Star WeekendToews, Kessel, Suter & Elliott Named as All-Stars; Faul, Smith & Read are All-Star Rookies

A total of seven Western Collegiate Hockey Association alums were among the 36 veterans and 12 rookies who were recently named by the National Hockey League for participation in the 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend. The 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game will be played Jan. 29 in Ottawa. Players from all 30 NHL teams will be represented in Ottawa, with festivities also including the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition, to be held Jan. 28. WCHA players named as NHL All-Stars are: North Dakota’s Jonathan Toews, F, Chicago Blackhawks; Minnesota’s Phil Kessel, F, Toronto Maple Leafs; Wisconsin’s Ryan Suter, D, Nashville Predators; and Wisconsin’s Brian Elliott, G, St. Louis Blues. Toews won a Stanley Cup championship as captain of the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. Kessel is one of the NHL’s top scorers this season. Elliott was second in the league in goals-against average and save percentage at the time of the announcement. Suter is part of the Nashville Predators’ top defensive pairing. Named among the 12 NHL All-Star Rookies were: Minnesota Duluth’s Justin Faulk, D, Carolina Hurricanes; Wisconsin’s Craig Smith, F, Nashville Predators; and Bemidji State’s Matt Read, F, Philadelphia Flyers. After captains and alternate captains are named, the rosters will be picked at the 2012 NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft, to be held Jan. 26. First Six All-Stars: Daniel Alfredsson, F, Ottawa; Jason Spezza, F, Ottawa; Milan Michalek, F, Ottawa; Erik Karlsson, D, Ottawa; Dion Phaneuf, D, Toronto; Tim Thomas, G, Boston. All-Star Forwards: Corey Perry, Anaheim; Tyler Seguin, Boston; Jason


Pominville, Buffalo; Jarome Iginla, Calgary; Marian Hossa, Chicago; Patrick Kane, Chicago; Jonathan Toews (UND), Chicago; Jamie Benn, Dallas; Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit; Mikko Koivu, Minnesota; John Tavares, New York Islanders; Marian Gaborik, New York Rangers; Claude Giroux, Philadelphia; Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh; Logan Couture, San Jose; Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay; Phil Kessel (UM), Toronto; Joffrey Lupul, Toronto; Daniel Sedin, Vancouver; Henrik Sedin, Vancouver; Alex Ovechkin, Washington. All-Star Defensemen: Zdeno Chara, Boston; Brian Campbell, Florida; Ryan Suter (UW), Nashville; Shea Weber, Nashville; Dan Girardi, New York Rangers; Kimmo Timonen, Philadelphia; Keith Yandle, Phoenix; Alex Edler, Vancouver; Dennis Wideman, Washington; Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg. All-Star Goaltenders: Jimmy Howard, Detroit; Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles; Carey Price, Montreal; Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers; Brian Elliott (UW), St. Louis. 12 All-Star Rookies: Luke Adam, Buffalo; Justin Faulk (UMD), D, Carolina; Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado; Ryan Johansen, Columbus; Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton; Craig Smith (UW), F, Nashville; Adam Henrique, New Jersey; Adam Larsson, New Jersey; Colin Greening, Ottawa; Sean Couturier, Philadelphia; Matt Read (BSU), F, Philadelphia; Cody Hodgson, Vancouver.

January 6, 2012

Bemidji State Goaltender Andrew Walsh Tabbed as HCA National College Rookie of the Month for DecemberMaine’s Spencer Abbott Named National Player of the Month

WAKEFIELD, Mass. – University of Maine forward Spencer Abbott, who led the nation with 15 points in the month, is the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division 1 Player of the Month for December. Honored as the National Rookie of the Month was Bemidji State goaltender Andrew Walsh. A 5-10, 175-pound senior from Hamilton, Ontario, Abbott scored six goals and added nine assists for 15 points in December. He averaged 1.20 goals per game and 3.00 points per contest. Abbott finished the month +4 plus/minus rating and 26 shots on goal in five games leading Maine to a 4-1-0 record. Abbott, who was named Hockey East Player of the Week on December 5, tallied five goals and added four assists for nine points in the two-game series vs. Vermont in Burlington on Dec. 2 and 3. He scored the game-winning goal in each game against the Catamounts. He was named the Shawn Walsh Memorial Most Valuable Player of the 2011 Florida College Classic, as he recorded six points (1g, 5a) in two games. Abbott recorded points in four of the five games he played in and recorded at least three points in all four games of those contests, which included a hat trick on Dec. 2nd at Vermont. In 17 games overall this season, Abbott leads Hockey East with 29 points (11g,18a), averaging 1.71 points per game, both of which rank second nationally among Division I skaters. Andrew Walsh, a freshman goaltender at Bemidji State University, is the choice as HCA National Rookie of the Month for December. Walsh posted a 4-0-1 record in five starts between the pipes for BSU in the month of December, posting a 1.04 goals-against average, a .961 saves percentage and two shutouts. Twice named the WCHA Rookie of the Week, he helped the Beavers log an impressive 6-1-1 team record and in his four victories, he allowed just two goals on 109 shots for a .981 saves percentage and a 0.50 goals-against average. He also put together a shutout streak of 163:02 over four games. On Dec. 10, Walsh made a career-high 36 saves in a 2-1 triumph over nationally-ranked Denver. On Dec. 16, Walsh recorded his first collegiate shutout with a 20-save, 3-0 win over visiting Alabama-Huntsville and then came back the next night (Dec. 17) with a second straight shutout over the Chargers, this time a 27-save effort in a 5-0 victory. Through nine games played this season, Walsh sports a 6-2-1 record and leads Bemidji State with a 1.87 GAA and .935 SV%, ranking third in

the nation in both categories. He is also tied for most wins by a rookie goaltender among Div. 1 players and ranks seventh in the country with a .722 winning percentage.

HCA Commissioners’ Choice Awards • December 2011National Player of the MonthSpencer Abbott, F, Maine, HEANational Rookie of the MonthAndrew Walsh, G, Bemidji State, WCHAHonorable Mention Player of the Month: Brooks Ostergard, G, Robert Morris, AHA; Austin Smith, F, Colgate, ECACH; Jared Coreau, G, Northern Michigan, CCHA; Nick Jensen, D, St. Cloud State, WCHA.Honorable Mention Rookie of the Month: Matt Ginn, G, Holy Cross, AHA; Nick Oddo, F, Ohio State, CCHA; Patrick McNally, D, Harvard, ECACH; Stephen Buco, F, UMass-Lowell.

December 5, 2011

Six WCHA Players Named to Preliminary Roster for 2012 U.S. National Junior Team29 Players to Attend Pre-Tournament Camp in Camrose, Alta., Prior to 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Hockey today named the 29 players who make up the preliminary roster for the 2012 U.S. National Junior Team. The group, which includes six WCHA-member team players, will gather for a camp in Camrose, Alta., on Dec. 17, with the final 22-player U.S. National Junior Team roster expected to be named Dec. 22. The six current WCHA-member team players selected are defenseman Derek Forbort of the University of North Dakota, defenseman Kevin Gravel of St. Cloud State University, forward Josh Archibald of the University of Nebraska Omaha, forwards Nick Bjugstad and Kyle Rau of the University of Minnesota, and forward Jason Zucker of the University of Denver. Head coach of the U.S. team is Nebraska Omaha coach Dean Blais while assisting Blais behind the bench is Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin. “We’re very excited to see what this group of players brings to camp,” said Jim Johannson, general manager of the 2012 U.S. National Junior Team and also the assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey. “The talent and skill that all of these players bring will make trimming the roster tough, but we look forward to the process.” The camp will include exhibition games against Russia (Dec. 20), Switzerland (Dec. 21) and Slovakia (Dec. 23). The 2012 U.S. National Junior Team will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, Dec. 26, 2010-Jan. 5, 2011, in Calgary and Edmonton, Alta. Team USA will look to earn its third straight medal after capturing the bronze medal at the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo, N.Y., and the gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship in Saskatoon, Sask. Among those invited to the camp are eight returning players from the bronze medal-winning 2011 U.S. National Junior Team, including goaltender Jack Campbell (Port Huron, Mich./Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds); defensemen Justin Faulk (South St. Paul, Minn./Univeristy of Minnesota Duluth/Carolina Hurricanes), Derek Forbort (Duluth, Minn./Univ. of North Dakota) and Jon Merrill (Brighton, Mich./Univ. of Michigan); and forwards Nick Bjugstad (Blaine, Minn./Univ. of Minnesota), Charlie Coyle (East Weymouth, Mass./Boston Univ.), Emerson Etem (Long Beach, Calif./Medicine Hat Tigers) and Jason Zucker (Las Vegas, Nev./Univ. of Denver). Both Campbell and Zucker were also members of the gold medal-winning 2010 U.S. National Junior Team. For the complete roster, visit www.usahockey.com. Notes: Andy Iles (Ithaca, N.Y./Cornell Univ.) has been named the U.S. National Junior Team’s emergency goaltender. He will not attend Team USA’s pre-tournament camp … Justin Faulk, who is currently playing


for the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, was named to the U.S. National Junior Team preliminary roster pending release by the Hurricanes … Dean Blais, head men’s ice hockey coach at the University of Nebraska Omaha, will serve as head coach of the 2012 U.S. National Junior Team … He will be assisted by Scott Sandelin, head men’s hockey coach at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Tom Ward, head hockey coach of the Shattuck-St. Mary’s School’s boys’ prep team; and Joe Exter, assistant men’s hockey coach at Ohio State University … Jim Johannson, USA Hockey’s assistant executive director of hockey operations, is serving as the general manager of Team USA for the third consecutive year … Tim Taylor (Guilford, Conn.), former U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team head coach and longtime Yale University men’s ice hockey team head coach, is also serving his third straight year as Team USA’s director of player personnel.

December 2, 2011

Minnesota Forward Nick Bjugstad Named HCA National College Hockey Player of the Month for NovemberCornell’s Brian Ferlin Honored as Rookie of the Month

WAKEFIELD, Mass. – University of Minnesota forward Nick Bjugstad, who led the nation with nine goals and also totaled 13 scoring points, is the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for November. A 6-5, 211-pound sophomore from Blaine, Minn., Bjugstad had a point in seven of Minnesota’s eight games and a goal in six of the eight. His nine goals and four assists also came in games that featured only WCHA opponents or nationally-ranked teams (vs North Dakota, vs Wisconsin,vs St. Cloud State and vs Michigan State). In five road games, Bjugstad scored four goals and set up three others for seven points while in three home contests he had five goals – including two game-winners – and one assist for six points. He also netted the first hat trick of his collegiate career against St. Cloud State on Nov. 18 and got Minnesota on the board first in back-to-back victories against North Dakota. A draftee of the NHL’s Florida Panthers, Bjugstad also earned a +3 plus/minus rating during the month and scored on nine of his 26 shots on goal (34.6%). He is the first Golden Gopher to score nine goals in a month since Ryan Potulny scored nine in March of 2006. Through 16 games this season, Bjugstad is tied for first in scoring among all Div. 1 players with 25 points (15g, 10a), currently sharing the top spot with Wisconsin’s Justin Schultz and Mark Zengerle. Brian Ferlin, a freshman forward at Cornell University, is the choice as HCA National Rookie of the Month for November. The 6’ 2” 201-pound rookie from Jacksonville, Fla., manufactured 11 scoring points (5g, 6a) in eight games in the month of November for the Big Red, recording a seven-game scoring streak in the month, including seven points in the first three games. Ferlin leads the ECAC Hockey scoring race after posting 10 points in the Big Red’s first six conference games. Teams around the league have taken notice, tabbing the Boston Bruins draft pick as the Rookie of the Week on back to back occasions on Nov. 8 and Nov. 15. Ferlin, who registered a plus-9 during the month, plays on the team’s second line at the right wing position, as well as on the first power-play unit. He helped Cornell to a 6-2-0 record in November and leads all freshmen nationally in scoring points per game with a 1.22 mark. Ferlin is also second among ECAC Hockey players in both goals per game and assists per game at 0.83.

HCA Commissioners’ Choice Awards • November, 2011National Player of the MonthNick Bjugstad, F, Minnesota, WCHANational Rookie of the MonthBrian Ferlin, F, Cornell, ECACH

Honorable Mention Player of the Month: Brandon Komm, G, Bentley, AHA; Tim Schaller, F, Providence, HEA; Austin Smith, F, Colgate, ECACH; Reilly Smith, F, Miami, CCHA.Honorable Mention Rookie of the Month: Daniel Bahntge, F, Mercyhurst, AHA; Austin Czarnik, F, Miami, CCHA; Grayson Downing, F, UNH, HEA; Jayson Megna, F, Nebraska Omaha, WCHA.

November 4, 2011

Minnesota Goaltender Kent Patterson Named HCA National College Hockey Player of the Month for OctoberGophers’ Kyle Rau Tabbed as Rookie of the Month

WAKEFIELD, Mass. – University of Minnesota goaltender Kent Patterson, who posted a 7-1-0 record, a 1.74 goals-against average, a .939 saves percentage and a nation’s best four shutouts in eight starts between the pipes, is the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for October. A 6-1, 196-pound senior from Plymouth, Minn., Patterson began the 2011-12 season with three straight home shutouts, blanking Sacred Heart twice (9-0 and 6-0 on Oct. 7 & 8) and Vermont once (6-0 on Oct. 21). He then picked up his first road shutout on Oct. 28 with a 5-0 triumph at league rival Alaska Anchorage. A perfect 4-0-0 on the road, Patterson’s seven victory-month also includes a WCHA sweep at defending national champion Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 14-15 when he posted back-to-back, career-high, 46-save performances. Named WCHA co-Defensive Player of the Week twice in the month, he surrendered just nine even-strength goals in eight games, with five coming on the power-play. Patterson’s four shutouts in October make him the third recorded Minnesota goaltender to shutout an opponent more than three times in the same month by himself, joining Robb Stauber in 1988 and George Clausen in February of 1934. His four shutouts also are one shy of the UM season record of five, set by Stauber in 1987-88 when he won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Kyle Rau, a freshman forward at the University of Minnesota, is the choice as HCA National Rookie of the Month for October. A 5-8, 172-pound freshman from Eden Prairie, Minn., Rau produced 13 scoring points (7g, 6a) in eight games in the month of October, notching at least one point in seven games. He had six multiple-point games and scored at least one goal in six of those eight games. Rau, who is the team’s first line left wing, leads all freshmen nationally in both scoring and goals, has four power-play goals, three game-winners and is tied for the team lead with a +12 plus/minus rating. He was named the WCHA Rookie of the Month on Oct. 18 after helping the Golden Gophers to a road sweep over defending national champion Minnesota Duluth.

HCA Commissioners’ Choice Awards • October, 2011National Player of the MonthKent Patterson, G, Minnesota, WCHANational Rookie of the MonthKyle Rau, F, Minnesota, WCHAHonorable Mention Player of the Month: Bill Arnold, F, Boston College, HEA; Kyle De Laurell, F, Air Force, AHA; Jeremy Langlois, F, Quinnipiac, ECACH; Anders Lee, F, Notre Dame, CCHA.Honorable Mention Rookie of the Month: Cole Gunner, F, Air Force, AHA; Phil Di Giuseppe, F, Michigan, CCHA; Johnny Gaudreau, F, Boston College, HEA; Matthew Peca, F, Quinnipiac, ECACH.


October 20, 2011

USA Hockey Announces Deutschland Cup Roster for Nov. 11-13 Tournament in MunichTeam Includes WCHA Alums Noah Clarke, Brandon Bochenski, Kyle Klubertanz, Brian Salcido, Ryan Lasch, Marty Sertich, Steve Wagner, Andy Wozniewski, Barry Tallackson

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey today announced the 21-man roster for its 2011 U.S. Men’s Select Team that will compete at the Deutschland Cup from Nov. 11-13 in Munich, Germany. All 21 players on the roster currently are participating in elite European leagues in the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland. Named to the squad were nine WCHA-member team alums in Noah Clarke (CC), Brandon Bochenski (UND), Kyle Klubertanz (UW), Brian Salcido (CC), Ryan Lasch (SCSU), Marty Sertich (CC), Steve Wagner (MSU), Andy Wozniewski (UW) and Barry Tallackson (UM). Highlighting the U.S. squad are five players who have U.S. national ice hockey team experience at multiple International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships, including Ben Eaves (Minneapolis, MN), who played on the 2002 U.S. National Junior Team and the 2000 U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team; Freddy Meyer (Sanbornville, NH), who skated with the 2006 U.S. Men’s National Team, the 2001 U.S. National Junior Team and the 1999 U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team; Robbie Schremp (Fulton, NY), who was a member of two (2005, 2006) U.S. National Junior Teams; Yan Stastny (St. Louis, MO), who skated with three (2005, 2006, 2011) U.S. Men’s National Teams and Barry Tallackson (Grafton, ND), who played on the 2003 U.S. National Junior Team and the 2001 U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team. Also included on the roster are five alumni of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, including forwards Tallackson (1999-2001) and Stephen Werner (Chevy Chase, MD/2000-02); defensemen Andrew Hutchinson (Evanston, IL/1997-98) and Meyer (1997-2000); and goaltender Chris Holt (Billings, MT/2002-03). In addition, Team USA includes five players with previous experience playing for the U.S. Men’s Select Team at the Deutschland Cup, including forwards Noah Clarke (La Verne, CA/2009), Chris Collins (Fairport, NY/2009), and Stastny (2003, 2004); defenseman Kyle Klubertanz (Sun Prairie, WI/2009); and goaltender John Curry (Shorewood, MN/2007).

WCHA’s Jeff Sauer, Mark Johnson Among Four Lester Patrick Trophy Winners from NHLAward Ceremony Set for Oct. 26 in Saint Paul

Courtesy of NHL.comNEW YORK, N.Y. – Distinguished player and coach Mark Johnson, Hockey Hall of Famer Bob Pulford, long-time USA Hockey executive Tony Rossi and college coaching legend Jeff Sauer have been named recipients of the 2011 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. The recipients will be honored at an evening reception on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn. Johnson, a Minneapolis, Minn. native, is an not only an accomplished athlete, but has distinguished himself as an outstanding coach as well. He played 11 years in the NHL (1979-90), where he amassed 508 points in 669 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars, Hartford Whalers, St. Louis Blues and New Jersey Devils. Johnson may be best known as the leading scorer for Team USA at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, where he scored twice in Team USA’s iconic

victory against the Soviet Union en route to the gold medal. All total, Johnson represented the United States as a player in 13 international tournaments. He also enjoyed a three-year collegiate playing career at the University of Wisconsin where he was a two-time All-American and was named the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Freshman of the Year in 1977. Johnson is currently the head coach of the women’s hockey team at his alma mater, having led Wisconsin to four NCAA championships (2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011). He also served as the head coach of the 2010 silver-medal winning U.S. Olympic women’s ice hockey team and twice was as an assistant coach for the U.S. men’s national team at the International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship (2000, 2002). Johnson, the son of legendary college and NHL coach “Badger” Bob Johnson, was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004. Pulford was one of the most reliable players in the NHL during a 16-year career that spanned three decades. The Ontario native played 1,079 regular-season NHL games, winning four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs (1962-64, 1967) before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 1970. He took his first coaching role with the Kings, guiding them to their first playoff appearance in five years in 1974, and won the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year in 1975. That season, the Kings amassed 105 points, still a club record. Pulford then joined the Chicago Blackhawks, where he spent more than 30 years in various roles. He served as the club's coach on three separate occasions from 1977 to 1987. He was promoted to senior vice president in 1990 and took on the general manager’s duties three separate times. Pulford was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. Outside of a highly successful business career, Rossi has generously donated significant time, resources and expertise to USA Hockey for parts of five decades at the grassroots and executive leadership levels. After beginning his volunteer career with the National Governing Body in the mid-1970s, Rossi was elected to the USA Hockey Board of Directors in 1983 and served as a director from the Central District until 1988. After that, he was elected to the USA Hockey Executive Committee and transitioned into the role of USA Hockey treasurer in 1995. He currently serves as vice president of the organization and its international council chair. During his time with USA Hockey, Rossi helped guide the formation and growth of The USA Hockey Foundation, a charitable and educational non-profit corporation that provides long-range financial support for USA Hockey and promotes the growth of the game in the United States. He was elected to the International Ice Hockey Federation council in 2008. Sauer, a Fort Atkinson, Wis., native, is one of the most successful and distinguished coaches in the history of college hockey. Following his playing career at Colorado College, where he played for Bob Johnson, Sauer spent more than 30 seasons as an NCAA Division 1 head coach – both at Colorado College from 1971-80 and then at the University of Wisconsin from 1983-2002. Sauer won national championships as coach of the Badgers in both 1983 and 1990 and ranks eighth on the all-time wins list of college hockey coaches with more than 650 victories (655-532-57) and a winning percentage of .549. Sauer also is closely involved with preparing and coaching the USA Deaf Olympic Team, having participated in seven Deaflympics and earning a gold medal in 2007 at the IIHF Winter Deaf Olympics. In April 2009, he also coached Team USA to a bronze medal in the first ever World Deaf Hockey Championships. Sauer earned the John “Snooks” Kelley Founders Award from the American Hockey Coaches Association in 2003, presented to individuals in the coaching profession who have contributed to the overall growth and development of the sport of ice hockey in the United States. He is a member of USA Hockey’s International Council and the Disabled Hockey Committee and also currently works for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association as assistant to the commissioner. Sauer was recently named head coach of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. The Lester Patrick award, one of the most prestigious in hockey, was presented to the National Hockey League by the New York Rangers in


1966. It honors the memory of Lester Patrick, who spent 50 years in hockey as a player, coach and general manager and was a pioneer in the sport’s development.

September 27, 2011

WCHA Coaches Pick Denver, North Dakota as Favorites for MacNaughton Cup in 2011-12by: Brad Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The MacNaughton Cup has been in Grand Forks or Denver for the last three years. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association coaches don’t think that will change this year. Denver was picked to win the league and UND voted second in the 41st annual Grand Forks Herald preseason WCHA coaches poll.Denver earned seven first-place votes. UND received four. Colorado College, picked to finish third, grabbed the other first-place vote. Nebraska Omaha was picked to finish fourth, followed by defending national champion Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota, St. Cloud State and Wisconsin. The bottom four teams are predicted to be Alaska Anchorage, Bemidji State, Minnesota State, Mankato and Michigan Tech. Denver returns several key players such as Drew Shore (46 points), Jason Zucker (45 points), Luke Salazar (28 points), former first-round pick Beau Bennett (25 points) and offensive defenseman David Makowski (30 points). The Pioneers will have to go the first half of the season without starting goaltender Sam Brittain, who had knee surgery in June. Adam Murray is expected to cover for him. The coaches have correctly predicted the champion in four of the last six years, including the last two. UND, meanwhile, is undergoing a major rebuilding project, but the coaches don’t seem to think the Sioux will slow down much. They lost six of their top seven scorers, including Hobey Baker finalist Matt Frattin and two-time All-American defenseman Chay Genoway. Colorado College forward Jaden Schwartz, who piled up a staggering 1.57 points per game as a freshman, is the league’s preseason player of the year. Schwartz tallied 47 points in 30 games to lead the Tigers in scoring, despite missing six weeks with a broken ankle. Sioux forward Rocco Grimaldi earned 10 of 12 first-place votes and is the league’s preseason rookie of the year. Denver defenseman Joey Laleggia and UNO forward Jayson Megna received the other two votes. Grimaldi led the U.S. Under-18 team in scoring last season and was selected by Florida in the second round of the NHL Draft.

41st Annual Grand Forks Herald WCHA Coaches Poll(first-place votes in parentheses) Rk Team (First Place Votes) Points 1 Denver (7) 115 2 North Dakota (4) 110 3 Colorado College (1) 105 4 Nebraska Omaha 89 5 Minnesota Duluth 75 6 Minnesota 74 7 St. Cloud State 61 8 Wisconsin 54 9 Alaska Anchorage 36 10 Bemidji State 30 11 Minnesota State 29 12 Michigan Tech 14

WCHA Player of the YearJaden Schwartz, F, CC (8), Justin Schultz, D, UW (2), Terry Broadhurst, F, UNO (1), Jack Connolly, F, UMD (1).

WCHA Rookie of the YearRocco Grimaldi, F, UND (10), Joey LaLeggia, D, DU (1), Jayson Megna, F, UNO (1).

Sept. 27, 2011

Nebraska Omaha Mavericks To Skate in 2012 Ice Breaker TournamentKANSAS CITY, MO. – The Kansas City Sports Commission in collaboration with College Hockey Inc., announced on Tuesday that Kansas City will host the 2012 Ice Breaker College Hockey Tournament at Sprint Center. Taking place October 12-13, 2012, the 16th Annual Ice Breaker Tournament will host Nebraska Omaha, Army, Notre Dame and Maine. All four teams have made previous appearances in the Ice Breaker Tournament with the 2012 event marking Maine’s fourth appearance, Notre Dame’s third appearance and UNO and Army’s second appearance each. The Mavericks hosted the Ice Breaker in 2009.

September 27, 2011

Denver, Colorado College Top the 94X WCHA Preseason Media Poll for 2011-12; Denver’s Zucker Chosen as Player of the YearCourtesy Bruce Ciskie, Sports Director, Red Rock Radio

The Denver Pioneers, who finished second in the WCHA standings a year ago (2010-11) before falling to North Dakota in the NCAA Midwest Regional Final, earned the top spot in this year’s 94X WCHA Preseason Media Poll. The survey of media members covering the league was released today (Sept. 27, 2011). Denver received 15 first-place votes to top the 2011-12 poll, ahead of long-time rival Colorado College, which received seven first-place votes. Third-place North Dakota and No. 4 choice Nebraska Omaha each received first-place votes. North Dakota won the league’s regular-season and tournament championships last season, and advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four. First-place votes in the poll were worth 12 points, second place 11, and so on. The teams were placed in order based on the voting average. Defending national champion Minnesota Duluth placed fifth, followed by Minnesota. The top six teams in this year’s preseason poll all earned home ice advantage in last year’s WCHA playoffs. St. Cloud State and Wisconsin finished in a tie for seventh, followed by Alaska Anchorage in ninth, Bemidji State in 10th, Minnesota State, and Michigan Tech. In addition to predicting the league's order of finish, the Preseason Media Poll also included votes on the WCHA Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year. The media selected Denver sophomore forward Jason Zucker as the WCHA Preseason Player of the Year. North Dakota’s Rocco Grimaldi was chosen WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year. The Preseason Coach of the Year is Colorado College’s Scott Owens. For the first time, media members also selected a Preseason All-WCHA Team.

94X WCHA Preseason Media PollPredicted Order of Finish 1 Denver (16 first-place votes) … 11.35 poll average 2 Colorado College (7) … 10.54 3 North Dakota (2) … 10.31 4 Nebraska Omaha (1) … 8.31 5 Minnesota Duluth … 8.12 6 Minnesota … 7.73 7 Wisconsin … 5.54 St. Cloud State … 5.54 9 Alaska Anchorage … 3.85 10 Bemidji State … 2.92 11 Minnesota State … 2.12 12 Michigan Tech … 1.69


Preseason WCHA Player of the YearJason Zucker, F, Denver (10 votes); Jaden Schwartz, F, Colorado College (8). Others receiving votes: Jack Connolly, F, Minnesota Duluth; Justin Schultz, D, Wisconsin; Drew Shore, F, Denver.

Preseason WCHA Rookie of the YearRocco Grimaldi, F, North Dakota (17 votes). Others receiving votes: Seth Ambroz, F, Minnesota; Scott Mayfield, D, Denver; Sam Mellor, F, Alaska Anchorage; Kyle Rau, F, Minnesota.

Preseason WCHA Coach of the YearScott Owens, Colorado College (9 votes); Mel Pearson, Michigan Tech (5). Others receiving votes: Dean Blais, Nebraska Omaha; George Gwozdecky, Denver; Don Lucia, Minnesota; Dave Shyiak, Alaska Anchorage.

Preseason All-WCHA TeamForwards: Jack Connolly, Minnesota Duluth; Jaden Schwartz, Colorado College (unanimous selection); Jason Zucker, Denver. Others receiving votes: J.T. Brown, Minnesota Duluth; Rocco Grimaldi, North Dakota; Corban Knight, North Dakota; Danny Kristo, North Dakota; Drew Shore, Denver.Defensemen: Ben Blood, North Dakota; Justin Schultz, Wisconsin (unanimous selection). Others receiving votes: Gabe Guentzel, Colorado College; Brad Hunt, Bemidji State; Nick Jensen, St. Cloud State; Brady Lamb, Minnesota Duluth; David Makowski, Denver.Goaltender: Aaron Dell, North Dakota. Others receiving votes: John Faulkner, Nebraska Omaha, Kent Patterson, Minnesota. The following media members took part in the 94X Preseason Media Poll: David Ahlers, KKAR Radio/University of Nebraska Omaha; Stephen Anderson, Daily Mining Gazette; Roman Augustoviz, Minneapolis Star Tribune; Andy Baggot, Wisconsin State Journal; Mike Chambers, Denver Post; Bruce Ciskie, KZIO Radio/Bulldog Radio Network; Chris Dilks, Western College Hockey; Shane Frederick, Mankato Free Press; John Gilbert, WCHA.com; Kurt Haider, KENI Radio; Mick Hatten, St. Cloud Times; Dirk Hembroff, WKMJ Radio; Tim Hennessy, KQHT Radio; Ken Landau, 103.9 FM The Eagle Radio; Todd Milewski, USCHO.com; Dan Myers, College Hockey News; Jess Myers, Inside College Hockey; Joe Paisley, Colorado Springs Gazette; Kevin Pates, Duluth News Tribune; Brian Posick, WIBA Radio/Badger Radio Network; Chad Purcell, Omaha World Herald; Brad Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald; Wally Shaver, KSTP Radio/Gopher Radio Network; Jay Stickney, 87.7 The Ticket Radio; Eric Stromgren, Bemidji Pioneer; Mike Sullivan, KTOE Radio. (Note: Not all voting media members chose to participate in voting for the all-league team or individual honors. All 25 voters did submit a predicted order of finish.) 94X is the broadcast home of UMD Bulldog men’s hockey. The full 37-game schedule, plus playoffs, can be heard on KZIO-FM, which is 94.1 in the Twin Ports, and 104.3 FM in the surrounding area. All games will also be broadcast on KBAJ 105.5 in the Grand Rapids area, and KAOD 106.7 FM in Babbitt, and on the internet at www.94xrocks.com. Red Rock Radio operates seven radio stations in Northern Minnesota including KQDS-FM, KQDS-AM, KZIO, WWAX (92.1 FM in Duluth), KBAJ (105.5 FM Grand Rapids), WXXZ (95.3 FM in Grand Marais), and KAOD (106.7 FM in Babbitt).

Visit www.wcha.com/mobile for Live League & National Scoreboards, Box Scores, StatisticsThe Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s official web site – wcha.com – now features fully functional mobile pages where visitors can access live league and national scoreboards, in-game box scores, statistics, standings, etc. To access all the latest developments as games are in progress visit www.wcha.com/mobile.

Catch the League’s Weekly Radio Show – ‘This Week in the WCHA’ – at WCHA.comThe Western Collegiate Hockey Association is pleased to once again provide it’s weekly radio show – ‘This Week in the WCHA’ – via wcha.com and to interested media outlets. The show is available each Friday at WCHA.com and is also available for electronic distribution. Hosted by Jim Rich and produced by Kevin Falness of the Minnesota Wild Radio Network, ‘This Week in the WCHA’ runs 6-7 minutes and features key moments and highlights from live game broadcasts, including goals, saves, overtime game-winners, post-game sound clips, a look at upcoming games.

Visit Us on the Web at WCHA.comSite Features Game Day Story Integration, Live Game-Day League & National Scoreboards, Mobile Applications; Sortable Statistics; Individual Player Pages; New On-Line Store at TheWCHAShop.com

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s official website – WCHA.com – was all-new for 2010-11. The WCHA teamed up with SportDesigns.com to provide visitors with a full-service experience that features a significant number of upgrades, including new game-day live league and national scoreboards, fully-functional mobile pages, a host of new features including sortable statistics and individual player pages, and the league’s on-line store – TheWCHAShop.com. Included at WCHA.com are game-day live scoreboards, fully functional mobile pages that include press releases, game stories, box scores, team and league stats and live game box scores, a more seemless integration of schedules, rosters, standings, live box scores, and statistics in conjunction with collegehockeystats.net, a new ‘campus news’ section that features the latest press releases from men’s and women’s teams. In addition, upgrades include … Easy access to standings and statistics right from the home page … A Live Game Day WCHA Scoreboard – with links to live box scores that will appear on the home page on any day there is a game … A Live Game Day National Scoreboard – with links to live box scores that will appear on the home page on any day there is a game … A Live Mobile WCHA Scoreboard – box scores via www.wcha.com/mobile. This is a fully functional mobile website that also includes game stories, statistics, etc. … A Live Mobile National Scoreboard – box scores via www.wcha.com/mobile … Game story integration with game stories posted from all games to make the all-new WCHA.com a place fans want to visit more regularly … An Upgraded Standings Page – includes information on head-to-head records within the league … New Sortable Team Statistic Pages – can be sorted by category at the top of the table … A New WCHA Against the Rest Page – with records for each WCHA team against teams from other leagues … New WCHA-member team pages that feature direct links to each school’s website, tickets, and audio and/or video broadcasts. Some of the new technology employed in the design of the all-new TheWCHAShop.com are upgraded photo zooming on the product pages, the ability for people to share product pages through places like Facebook and Twitter for added exposure, new TheWCHAShop.com Gift Certificates, and a new checkout process upgraded to a one-page checkout to make it easier for customers to shop.


Final 2011-12 WCHA Team NotebooksAlaska AnchorageThe Seawolves concluded the 2011-12 campaign with a 9-25-2 overall record and a 5-22-1 slate in league play, falling to eventual Frozen Four qualifier Minnesota in the first round of the WCHA Playoffs … highlighting the season was a 3-2 win over then No. 1-ranked Minnesota Duluth, along with upsets of No. 6 Colorado College and No. 15 Michigan Tech … the Seawolves were 4-1-1 in non-conference play, winning the Kendall Hockey Classic and Brice Alaska Goal Rush tournaments … UAA also landed a program-high-tying 14 on the WCHA All-Conference Team and six to the WCHA Scholar-Athlete Team … head bench boss Dave Shyiak announced that Chris Crowell will dress as ‘Captain’ for the Seawolves in 2012-13, while Matt Bailey will be the ‘Assistant Captain’ … Crowell becomes the first standalone captain since Jared Tuton in 2009-10 … the Seawolves said goodbye to four seniors – Brad Gorham, Curtis Leinweber, Jade Portwood and Dusan Sidor – who played in their final collegiate game on March 11 at Minnesota in the WCHA First Round Playoffs … the foursome dressed in their final home game on March 3 against Bemidji State … combined, the four played in 343 games and posted 34 goals and 70 assists … sophomore Matt Bailey was selected as the Most Valuable Player on March 29 as UAA wrapped up the 2011-12 campaign with its annual team banquet at the Anchorage Marriott Downtown … the individual honors went to seniors Jade Portwood (Corner Man) and Dusan Sidor (Most Inspirational and Jack Peterson Student-Athlete) and sophomore Chris Kamal (Leon Thompson Fan Favorite) and freshmen Derek Docken (Rookie of the Year) and Corbin Karl (Most Improved) … UAA concluded the season 12th overall in the WCHA standings with a 5-22-1 slate … following the Alaska Fairbanks series on Feb. 24-25, the Seawolves finished with a 4-1-1 record in non-conference play – the best since the 2008-09 season (5-1-0) … the freshman class led the way with 69 points and four game-winning goals, while the junior class was second with 66 points and a team-high eight power-play tallies … at the completion of 36 games, UAA was outshot by opponents, 1010-901, but won the battle of the shots in the third (305-300) and overtime (12-7) … UAA posted 24 goals in the first period, 40 in the second, 19 in the third and two in OT for a combined 85 goals … the Seawolves allowed 134 goals … for special teams, UAA posted 25 power-play goals to opponents’ 28, and two shorthanded strikes to opponents’ five … in the WCHA overall stats, UAA ranked 5th on the penalty-kill (81.1%), 8th in penalty minutes (13.5), 10th on the power-play (19.5%) and 12th in scoring offense (2.36) and scoring defense (3.72) … the Seawolves posted a season-high 17 points on Oct. 15 against Mercyhurst in the Brice Alaska Goal Rush, including a season-high-tying six goals … UAA also had six goals against Colorado College on Dec. 9 … the Seawolves peppered Mercyhurst with a season-high 44 shots … UAA logged a season-high 13 penalties and 48 penalty minutes against Minnesota State on Nov. 26 … Bailey led the Seawolves for the 2011-12 season with a team-high 10 goals and 17 points … Bailey, a local of Winnipeg, Manitoba, also posted a team-high-tying four power-play goals … his 17 points were three shy of his freshman total … Bailey finished the season tied in points with Leinweber … Leinweber concluded his collegiate career with nine goals, eight assists and three power-play goals … Leinweber needed just one more goal to double his goal total from his first three seasons as a Seawolf … Portwood produced 4-6=10 totals, one point shy of his career-best from 2010-11 … Portwood and Leinweber each played in 122 career games, good for a tied at No. 53 on the all-time UAA games-played list … Gorham, an Anchorage native, added two goals and eight assists and a career-high 10 points … Gorham, who transferred during his sophomore season, dressed in 83 games for the Green & Gold … a local of Poprad, Slovakia, Sidor received his first collegiate starts this season, picking up his first at Michigan Tech on Jan. 14 and his first home start on March 3 against Bemidji State … leading the UAA defensemen was junior D Scott Warner … Warner led the blueliners with 2-13=15 totals, good for a fourth-place tie overall … Warner’s 13

helpers were a team high and the most for the Anchorage native since at UAA … Warner dressed in 32 of the 36 games, missing the last four due to an ankle injury … Warner finished the season tied for No. 22 in the overall WCHA stats … the freshman class was led by F Eric Scheid with 15 points, tied with Warner … Scheid scored six goals, fifth most on team, and recorded nine assists … the Blaine, Minn., local finished the season tied for No. 18 in freshman scoring for the league … also producing solid numbers as a freshman was D Austin Coldwell … Coldwell produced 12 assists and 14 points, good for No. 5 among freshmen defensemen in the league … combined, UAA had six Seawolves top last season’s point total … in addition to Leinweber, Warner, and Gorham, juniors F Daniel Naslund and Tyler Currier and sophomore D Quinn Sproule improved their point total from a year ago … Naslund added 13 points and a career-high five goals, while Currier posted 2-4=6 totals, doubling his point total from his first two seasons … Sproule, a local of Hussar, Alberta, was the lone Seawolf to dress in all 36 games, netting a career-high three goals and a career-high seven assists.

Bemidji StateThe Bemidji State University men’s ice hockey team completed the 2011-12 campaign 17-18-3 overall and 11-14-3 in WCHA play to hold down ninth place in the league's final standings … In its second season at Sanford Center, Bemidji State sregained an identity as a team that is tough to play on its home ice … The 11-6-1 in Bemidji this season, which included a 7-6-1 in WCHA play and a six-game home winning streak that stretched from a 2-1 victory over then-No. 13 Denver Dec. 10 to a 2-1 win over Minnesota State Jan. 27 … Bemidji State opened the 2011-12 season with a 5-3 victory over the preseason No. 1 team in the country Miami on the Red Hawks’ home ice Oct. 7 … Jordan George became BSU’s first player since 1999-2000 to open a career with three consecutive 30-point seasons … The junior forward from Madison, Wis., led the Beavers with a team-best 19 goals and 31 points (19g, 12a) … On November 12, Bemidji State broke out of a four-game winless streak using a 20-save performance from Dan Bakala and a power-play goal from Jordan George to defeat North Dakota for the first time since Feb. 7, 1970 … BSU won the game 1-0 … Alternate Captain Brad Hunt scored the game-winning goal in a 3-1 victory at St. Cloud State Dec. 3 eclipsing the 100-point plateau … During his four seasons in the green and white, he accumulated 24-88=112 points leapfrogging BSU great Chris Morque (1990-94) to sit atop the Beavers’ all-time defensive scoring list and rank fourth on BSU's Division I-era scoring list … Going five straight games without a loss (Dec. 2-30), freshman goaltender Andrew Walsh burst onto the scene posting consecutive shutout victories and held opponents scoreless for a season-best 163:01 … Brad Hunt posted a team-best 21 assists in 2011-12, marking the fourth consecutive year he has been one of the Beavers' two top assist men … Accumulating 88 assists in 150 games for BSU, Hunt not only surpassed BSU great Matt Read (2007-11) to sit atop the the Beavers’ Division 1 assists list, but on Feb. 4 he surpassed Terry Mattson (1986-89), father of current Beaver freshman Danny Mattson, to become BSU’s top assist scoring defenseman of all time … With 2,379 career saves, senior goaltender Dan Bakala has surpassed Matt Clime (2,201) Feb. 17 to take over second place on BSU’s Division 1-era saves list … Grady Hunt (2000-04) holds down the top spot with 2,717 stops … He ranks fourth at all-time at BSU … Hunt also established a new BSU Division I-era mark for power-play goals by a defenseman … He scored his second power-play goal of the season Feb. 18 to pass Clay Simmons (1999-02) to sit atop the BSU list … He finished his career with 16 … During his four seasons at BSU, Brad Hunt solidified himself as a true iron man … He never missed a game playing in a BSU record 150 games consecutively … On March 3 he surpassed Matt Read’s (2007-11) program mark for career games played (147) – 143 of which were consecutive … With an assist versus Alaska Anchorage March 3 junior Jordan George become the 59th player in the


history of Bemidji State hockey to eclipse the 100-point plateau … In 112 collegiate games, he has amassed 101 points (49g, 52a) … For the second consecutive season, BSU set a program Division 1-era mark for fewest power-play opportunities, managing only 118 man-advantage chances in 2011-12, nine fewer than its previous mark of 127 (2010-11) … Not only did BSU generate the fewest power-play opportunities in the WCHA, only one team in the country, Dartmouth, had fewer changes (114) … The Beavers finished the regular season leading the WCHA in penalty-kill efficiency … BSU snuffed out 92 of 109 opponent opportunities (84.4%) … At the conclusion of the season, BSU tied for the league lead with 18 players earning All-WCHA Academic Team honors and was second in the league with 12 student-atheltes garnering the prestigious WCHA Scholar Athlete award.

Colorado CollegeBy finishing 18-16-2 overall in 2011-12, Colorado College posted its 12th consecutive winning season under Scott Owens, who owns a record of 299-185-43 (.608) in his 13 campaigns overall as head coach … Since 1993-94, when they won their first of three straight WCHA regular-season titles, the Tigers have earned a home-ice playoff berth in 17 of 19 years … CC’s 15 victories in league play this season represents its most since winning the MacNaughton Trophy with a 21-6-1 record in 2007-08 … Sophomore left wing Jaden Schwartz, who made his NHL debut with the St. Louis Blues a week after CC’s 2011-12 finale against Michigan Tech on March 10, became the first Tiger since Chad Rau in 2007-08 to earn All-America accolades … A first-round draft pick of St. Louis in June 2010, Schwartz paced CC with 41 points (15g, 26a), tied for the team lead with four game-winning goals and assisted on three others in just 30 games this season … His average of 1.37 points per outing ranked fourth nationally behind Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalists Spencer Abbott of Maine (1.59), Jack Connolly of Minnesota Duluth (1.46) and Austin Smith of Colgate (1.46) … Since the program’s inception more than seven decades ago, 44 different Colorado College players have received All-America recognition a total of 60 times, including 16 occasions overall under Owens … Rau and the younger of CC’s two Schwartz brothers are among a program record 14 former Tigers who have played in the NHL this season … Junior center Rylan Schwartz, who in February became the 73rd Tiger in history to amass 100 career points, has factored in on 24 game-winning goals during his first three years with the team … Nine different players scored game winners for CC in ’11-12 … Sophomore goalie Josh Thorimbert, one of three Colorado College players to earn All-WCHA honors, finished first among the league’s goaltenders with a .735 winning percentage (12-4-1) and .928 saves percentage in conference play … After prevailing in two sudden-death decisions against Minnesota State and Denver in December, the Tigers went winless (0-3-2) in five overtime games the second half of the season … And, following a 2-1 triumph over NCAA semifinalist Union College on New Year’s Eve that improved their overall record to 12-6, they were able to record only six more victories while going 6-10-2 the next 10 weeks … CC, which gave up 11 shorthanded tallies for the second year in a row, held its opponent scoreless on the power-play in more than half (19) of its 36 games overall … Senior defenseman Gabe Guentzel finished his collegiate career having played in 132 consecutive games for Colorado College. Guentzel collected 55 (9g, 46a) of his 94 career points (16g, 78a) on the power-play … Seven different Tigers reached or surpassed the 20-points plateau this season … By going 2-1-1 in its four regular-season showdowns with archrival University of Denver, CC claimed possession of the coveted Gold Pan for the 11 time in the trophy’s 19 years of existence … That includes eight occasions during Owens’ 13 seasons at the helm.

DenverThe Denver hockey team completed its 63rd season with a 25-14-4 record … The Pioneers advanced to their fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament and placed third in the WCHA with a 16-8-4 record … Denver, who advanced to its fifth consecutive WCHA Final Five, and Michigan are the lone teams in NCAA Division 1 to have 20 or more wins in each of the last 11 seasons … The DU Senior Class of 2012 became the second in school history to compete in four NCAA Tournaments and finished with 100 career wins … The Pioneers were led in scoring by junior Drew Shore, who amassed a career high 53 points (22g, 31a) … Jason Zucker added 46 points (22g, 24a), while Nick Shore had 41 points (13g, 28a) and Joey LaLeggia added 38 points (11g, 27a) … Sam Brittain, Juho Olkinuora, Adam Murray and Zack Hope combined for a 25-14-4 record, 2.52 goals-against average and .919 save percentage … Zucker was named CCM Hockey Division 1 West Second-Team All-American, while LaLeggia was named HCA National Rookie of the Year … LaLeggia was also named College Hockey News and WCHA Rookie of the Year, All-WCHA First Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team … Drew Shore and Zucker landed on the All-WCHA Second Team for the second straight year and Olkinuora joined LaLeggia on the All-WCHA Rookie Team … Denver also placed 18 players on the All-WCHA Academic Team … Drew Shore and Zucker signed NHL contracts with Florida and Minnesota, respectively, on March 27 … Zucker had two assists in six games with Minnesota, while Shore is playing with the AHL's San Antonio Rampage … The Pioneers will celebrate the careers of Luke Salazar, John Lee, John Ryder, Nate Dewhurst, Dustin Jackson and student assistant coach David Carle at the 56th Annual Pioneer Hockey Awards Evening on April 20 at the Cable Center on the DU campus.

Michigan TechMichigan Tech finished with more wins in 2011-12 (16) than the program had compiled the previous three seasons combined (15) … Head coach Mel Pearson became the fourth Tech coach to be named WCHA Coach of the Year … He took the Huskies to the WCHA Final Five in his inaugural season, becoming the first to do so since Bob Mancini helped Tech to the 1993 WCHA Final Five in his first year at the helm … Tech had arguably one of the deepest teams in the nation this season with nine players having scored at least eight goals on the year … No other team in the country had as many eight-plus goal scorers … Senior goaltender Josh Robinson (Frankenmuth, MI) was the first goaltender to be named team MVP since David Weninger in 1998-99 and the first to win 15 games or more since Jamie Ram in 1992-93 … Tech scored nearly 1.0 goals more per game and allowed 1.5 fewer per game than the previous year … Freshman David Johnstone (Grand Ledge, MI) finished second on the team in scoring with 11-18=29 … He was just one point back of the team leader Brett Olson (Superior, WI) at 10-20=30 … Johnstone also finished second on the team in goals with 11; seven of those came on the power-play … He ranked 20th among the nation’s freshmen in points per game … Michigan Tech had two different players score hat tricks during the season (Milos Gordic Oct. 28 vs. Denver and Jordan Baker Jan. 14 vs. Alaska Anchorage) … That feat has only happened twice since 1991-92 … Senior Alex MacLeod (Nelson, BC) was Tech’s top point-getter during the final 10 games of the season … The right wing tallied 4-3=7 in that span including two goals and an assist in the playoff sweep of Colorado College … Junior defenseman Steven Seigo (Edenwold, SK) tallied 5-17=22 on the season to rank 40th among the nation’s blueliners in points (10th among WCHA defenseman) … With 16 of his 22 points on the man advantage, Seigo ranked tied for 15th in power-play scoring in the WCHA … Freshman Blake Pietila (Brighton, MI), Tech’s lone NHL draft pick, posted 10-14=24 in his rookie campaign to finish tied for fourth on the team in scoring … Michigan Tech went 4-1-4 in overtime games in 2011-12 with its lone loss coming 3-2 to Denver at the WCHA Final Five.

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MinnesotaMinnesota finished the season 28-14-1 and advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four … The Gophers played in their 33rd NCAA tournament this year and 20th Frozen Four … Minnesota finished fourth in both major polls … The Gophers went 20-8-0 (40 points) in the WCHA this year and won the MacNaughton Cup … It was Minnesota’s 13th WCHA regular season championship and 12th MacNaughton Cup … Minnesota finished with three points more than Minnesota Duluth (16-7-5 record) … The Gophers won the MacNaughton Cup for the first time since 2006-07 … Minnesota has now won three of the last seven MacNaughton Cups, as they also won the Cup in 2005-06 (20-5-3 WCHA record) and in 2006-07 (18-7-3 WCHA record) … Kent Patterson and Nick Bjugstad were named Second Team All-American … They are the first Gophers to be named to an All-American team since forward Ryan Stoa received first-team honors in 2009 … The last Gopher to be named to the second team was Thomas Vanek in 2004 … This year is the first time that Minnesota has had two players honored since 2004 when Keith Ballard was named to the first team and Vanek was on the second team … Minnesota had four players named to an All-Western Collegiate Hockey Association team this season … Senior Kent Patterson and sophomore Nick Bjugstad were named to the All-WCHA First Team, while sophomore defenseman Nate Schmidt was named to All-WCHA Second Team … Freshman Kyle Rau was named to the All-WCHA Rookie Team … Patterson also won the WCHA Goaltending Champion title with a 2.06 goals-against average while playing 1659:41 in 28 league games … In addition, Minnesota placed 15 student-athletes on the 2011-12 All-WCHA Academic Team … The Gophers went 17-6-0 at Mariucci Arena this season and closed the year by winning seven of their last eight home games … This year was the first time that the Gophers won 17 home games since they went 17-4-1 in the 2005-06 season … The most games that Minnesota has won in one season at the current Mariucci Arena is 18 (happened in 1995-96, 2000-01 and 2001-02) … Minnesota was 16-3-1 on Saturdays this year … The Gophers went 13-1-0 in WCHA regular-season games on Saturdays … Minnesota’s only Saturday WCHA loss was a 4-3 overtime defeat in Denver on Feb. 11 … The Gophers’ 28 wins were the most for Minnesota since it went 31-10-3 in 2006-07 … The Gophers were 20-8-0 in the WCHA this year. The 20 WCHA wins are the most that the Gophers have had since they went 20-5-3 in 2005-06 … The Gophers did not tie a single WCHA game this year … It was the first time since the 1997-98 season (12-16-0 in the WCHA) that Minnesota did not tie a WCHA game … The last time that Minnesota tied only one game all season was the 2004-05 season (team went 28-15-1 that year) … Erik Haula led Minnesota with 49 points (20g, 29a) in 43 games this year … His 49 points were the most by a Gopher since the 2005-06 season when Phil Kessel had 51 points in 39 games … Kyle Rau had 43 points (18g, 25a) this year, while Nick Bjugstad had 42 points (25g, 17a) … Bjugstad is the first Gopher to score 25 goals in one season since Ryan Potulny had 38 in 2005-06. Nate Schmidt had 41 points (3g, 38a) this year … His 38 assists are the sixth most ever by a Gopher blueliner in a single season … Haula, Rau, Bjugstad and Schmidt give the Gophers four 40-point scorers for the first time since the 2002-03 season when Thomas Vanek (62 points), Troy Riddle (52), Keith Ballard (41), and Matt Koalska (40) all hit 40 points … Kent Patterson’s 28 wins were the most by a Gopher since Robb Stauber won 34 games in 1987-88 … Patterson won games against 10 different WCHA teams (Denver being the exception) … He set a single-season school record and tied for the national lead in shutouts with seven this year … Patterson played in 43 games (tied for second all-time in one season) and played 2556:11 (second all-time in one season) … His 2.32 goals-against average is third all-time in a single season, while his 966 saves rank fifth … He finished his career first in Minnesota history in save percentage (.913) and tied for first in goals-against average at 2.45 (Kellen Briggs also had a 2.45 career goals-against average in 132 games from 2003-07) … Patterson’s seven shutouts place him tied for third all-time in career shutouts … Kyle

Rau’s 18 goals were the most by a Gopher freshman since the 2006-07 season (Jay Barriball had 20 and Kyle Okposo had 19) … His 43 points were the most by a Gopher freshman since the 2008-09 season (Jordan Schroeder had 45).

Minnesota DuluthThe University of Minnesota Duluth put the wraps on its 68th year of intercollegiate hockey on March 25 by succumbing to eventual national champion Boston College in the title game of the NCAA Northeast Regional … The Bulldogs were 25-10-6 overall, marking the fourth straight year they posted 22 or more victories, and placed second in the WCHA standings with a 16-7-5 mark – their highest finish since they also claimed runnerup honors in 2003-04 … Along the way, UMD pieced together a school-record 17 game unbeaten streak, going 14-0-3 between Oct. 21 and Jan. 13 and spent eight straight weeks (a program best) holding down the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com poll … In addition to making its fourth consecutive appearance in the WCHA Final Five tournament, the Bulldogs also secured a berth in the NCAA tournament for the third time in four years … UMD owned the third best winning percentage in the country this past winter at .683, a figure bettered only by Boston College (.761) and Union College (.720) … Nationwide, ony Union (eight) and Cornell University (nine) had fewer losses than the Bulldogs … The Bulldogs ranked among all NCAA clubs in scoring, averaging 3.59 goals per night – their highest offensive output since the 2003-04 season … Jack Connolly put an exclamation point – a huge exclamation point – on the most decorated playing career in the 68-year history of UMD hockey earlier this month when was bestowed with the 2011-12 Hobey Baker Memorial Award … He became the fifth UMD player to claim the Hobey Baker Memorial Award in its 32 years of existence, joining forwards Junior Lessard (2003-04), Chris Marinucci (1993-94) and Bill Watson (1984-85) and defenseman Tom Kurvers (1983-84) … No school in the country has produced more winners … The first Bulldog to ever be named a Hobey Baker Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist twice, and the first to earn All-WCHA First Team status three times, Connolly ranked second in the nation in both scoring (a career-high 60 points – the most by any Buldog in eight years) and assists (40) during his farewell collegiate go-around … For his efforts, he attained All-American recognition for a third time (first team in 2011-12 and 2010-11 and second team as a sophomore), something only one other Bulldog – defenseman Norm Maciver (1983-86) – had ever done before … He wrapped up the 2011-12 regular season as the WCHA scoring champion, racking up 43 points (16g, 27a) in league play … That was six more points than his next closest competitor and highest scoring yield by any player in six years … The recipient of the 2011-12 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, Connolly amassed 66 goals and 131 assists for 197 career points (far and away the highest figure by any active NCAA skater), which placed him in the No. 8 spot on UMD’s all-time scoring charts … Going back to the end of his freshman season, the Duluth, Minn., native was held pointless for more than one game in a row only twice (on Jan. 27-28, 2012 when he was blanked in both ends of the Michigan Tech University series, which terminated his school single-season record 22-game scoring streak, and on Jan. 23 and Jan. 29, 2010) … He also went without a goal or an assist only six times this winter and in those six outings the Bulldogs were a mere 1-4-1 … Connolly, the nation’s top returning scorer from a year ago (he finished third in the NCAA with a career-high 59 points), is the first Bulldog to post back-to-back 50-point seasons since Marinucci turned the trick in 1993-94 (61) and 1992-93 (77) … The three-time All-WCHA Academic Team honoree skated in a school-record 166 consecutive games since joining the Bulldog program three years ago … As a senior, he captained UMD to a 25-10-6 overall record, a second-place WCHA finish and its third NCAA tournament berth in the past four years … Connolly also served as an assistant team captain with the Bulldogs in 2010-11 when they skated away with the program’s first national championship … The Bulldogs are now unbeaten in 36 of their last 41 overtime games (15-5-21, 2-2-6 in 2011-12) stretching back to the start of the 2008-09 season … Saving his best hockey for last, alternate



team captain Travis Oleksuk tied for fourth (a career-high 53 points) and was sixth nationally in plus-minus rating (+24) … In February, the Thunder Bay, Ont., product became the 54th member of UMD’s century club and finished his career with 45 goals and 70 assists for 115 points in 132 lifetime outings … Oleksuk, a member of the 2011-12 All-WCHA Third Team, also had six-game winning goals to his senior-year credit (to rank third in the country) and 15 for his career, which equals the UMD record set by current Bulldog assistant coach Derek Plante (1989-93) … UMD sported the highest-scoring senior class in the NCAA … The seven Bulldogs in the group, including goaltender Kenny Reiter (five assists) and left winger Cody Danberg, who has been out of action with injuries since the 2011-12 opener, have combined to roll up 56 goals and 120 assists for 176 points … 2011-12 All-WCHA Second Team goaltender Kenny Reiter compiled the fourth best winning percentage in the country the season (.684 off a 23-9-6 record), was fourth nationally in victories (a career-best 22) and logged the fourth most minutes of any NCAA puckstopper (2314:48) … Reiter, a four-time WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award recipient who back in November set a team record for consecutive shutout minutes (166:45), exits the UMD program as its all-time leader in both goals-against average (2.38) and saves percentage (.912) … He also holds a share of the team record (with All-American Alex Stalock, 2006-09) for career shutouts with nine and ifinished fourth all-time in victories … The Pittsburgh, Pa., native was 52-26-11 for his career, which translates into a .646 winning percentage, the second best figure in club history behind All-American Rick Kosti’s .753 mark (60-18-2 between 1983-85) … Going back to the start of the 2011 NCAA postseason, Reiter suffered just nine losses in 42 appearances (27-9-6) … One year ago, Reiter backstopped the Bulldogs to their first national title ever while turning in the third best single-season goals-against average (2.30) and saves percentage (.914) in team history … UMD bench boss Scott Sandelin, who spent the past Christmas holidays serving as an assistant coach with the USA coaching staff at the IIHF World Junior Championships, is now 216-209-57 as the Bulldogs’ head coach … That includes an 94-49-21 mark (a .637 winning percentage) since the 2008-09 opener … J.T. Brown, a 2011-12 All-WCHA First Team selection who decided to forgo his final two seasons of collegiate eligibility to sign the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning in late March,established career-highs in virtually every offensive category in 2011-12, including goals (a team-leading 24), assists (23), total points (47), power-play goals (eight), and game-winners (four) while skating in 39 of 41 games … The Burnsville, Minn., product topped the nation in both plus-minus rating (+29) and shots on goal (187) … This past season, Brown became the first Bulldog to record two hat tricks in the same years (three goals at Nebraska Omaha on Jan. 13 and four goals at Alaska Anchorage three weeks later) since MacGregor Sharp did it in 2008-09 … The Bulldogs have scored the fewest shorthanded goals (one) of any WCHA club in 2011-12, but also gave up a league-low two of their own (both at home against Michigan Tech on Jan. 27 and Notre Dame on Oct. 8) … At least six seniors – Connolly, Oleksuk, Reiter, right winger David Grun and defensemen Brady Lamb and Scott Kisehl – as well as Brown, closed out their collegiate playing days in 2011-12 … UMD put more shots on goal (36.59 per game) than any other NCAA outfit this past season … Left winger Caleb Herbert has produced the tied for eighth among NCAA rookies in scoring with 33 points, including 14 goals) … Since the 1995-96 season, only one other first-year Bulldog has bettered that scoring harvest (current Winnipeg Jets center Tim Stapleton finished with a team-leading 42 points in 2002-03) … UMD averaged 6,328 spectators a night during its first full season at AMSOIL Arena … Only five other schools in the country – Wisconsin (11,773), North Dakota (11,341), Minnesota (9,539), Nebraska Omaha (7,864) and Colorado College (6,754) – drew more … Since moving into that new $80-million, 6,726-seat downtown facility on Dec. 30, 2010, the Bulldogs have rolled up a 17-9-3 record there (12-5-1 in 2011-12) … Chris Casto, one of 12 Bulldogs who took part in all 41 games this season, led all NCAA rookie defensemen – and was fourth among all of the nation’s freshmen – in plus-minus rating (+21).

Minnesota StateMinnesota State named Mike Hastings as head coach of its men’s hockey program on April 14th … Hastings, who spent the last three years as the associate head coach at Nebraska Omaha, is the all-time winningest coach in the United States Hockey League … A 46-year old native of Crookston, Minn., Hastings compiled a 529-210-56 record in 14 years with Omaha of the USHL prior to joining the University of Minnesota’s coaching staff for the 2008-09 season … Hastings replaces Troy Jutting, who crafted a184-224-55 (.457) record in 12 seasons as head coach of the Mavericks … MSU’s all-time record in 1,444 games played is 736-573-134 (.556) … MSU completed the 2011-12 season with a 12-24-2 overall record and finished in 11th place in the WCHA with an 8-18-2 mark … Seven seniors played their final games as Mavericks this year with the graduation of forwards Michael Dorr, Joe Schiller, Justin Jokinen, Mike Louwerse and Adam Mueller, along with defenseman Cameron Cooper and goaltender Austin Lee … Three of MSU’s senior signed pro contracts with East Coast Hockey League teams following the conclusion of the season with Dorr joining South Carolina, Schiller with Las Vegas and Cooper landing in Toledo … A captain for Minnesota State in 2011-12, Michael Dorr tied for fifth on MSU’s scoring charts with 8-11=19 in 36 games … Dorr totalled 25-36=61 in 98 games in two and half years with the Mavericks … Senior forward Joe Schiller had 3-15=18 on the season … Schilller, who did not miss a game this year and played both forward and defense over the course of his four seasons with the program, established single-season highs for assists and points as a senior … The Detroit Lakes, Minn., native completes his career with 8-23=31 in 109 games … Schiller was named to USCHO.com’s 2011-12 All-Unsung Team … A fifth-year senior, Mike Louwerse, had 3-4=7 in 28 games in 2011-12 … Louwerse finished with 29-28=57 in 138 games as a Maverick … Senior forward Adam Mueller, who had 3-4=7 in 34 games in 2011-12, fashioned 9-19=28 numbers in 121 games over the course of his four seasons at Minnesota State … Mueller also finished with two career shorthanded goals … Senior forward Justin Jokinen, who closed out his career with 80 straight games played, totalled 3-10=13 in his last season as a Maverick … The Carlton, Minn. native had 18-21=39 numbers in 124 career games played … A three-time All-WCHA Academic Team honoree, senior defenseman Cameron Cooper had 2-5=7 in 31 games in his final season with the Mavericks and totalled 6-9=15 in 111 career games … One of a handful of players in the history of the league who have accrued four All-WCHA Academic Team and four WCHA Scholar-Athlete awards, senior netminder Austin Lee had 56 saves in MSU’s double-overtime loss at Minnesota Duluth on Saturday, March 10 in marking the most saves in a game by a MSU goaltender during its NCAA Division 1 era (Des Christopher had 54 saves in a 3-1 loss at Colorado College Dec. 12, 1997) … Lee completes his MSU career with a 16-32-3 won-loss mark, along with a .909 save percentage and a 2.89 goals against average … Freshman forward Max Gaede finished the year with 3-4=7 in 30 games in his maiden season with the Mavericks … Junior defenseman Evan Mosey totalled 2-8=10 and played in all 38 games in 2011-12 … Mosey, who had 1-3=4 in the last 13 games, established personal season-bests for assists and points in a season … Junior forward Eli Zuck, who had 2-6=8 in his last 16 games played and 4-10-14 on the year, owed a share of the team lead for game-winning goals with two … The Anchorage, Alaska native has totalled 10-23=33 in 86 games in his three seasons at Minnesota State … Freshman defenseman Zach Palmquist, who played in all 38 games this 2011-12 season, led all MSU blue liners with 6-13=19 on the year … Palmquist racked up 2-6=8 in the last 10 games of the season … Junior defenseman Tyler Elbrecht had 1-3=4 in the last eight games of the season … A co-captain for the Mavericks, Elbrecht has 2-17=19 and is +10 in 101 career games … Junior forward Eriah Hayes, who shared the team-lead in goals and stood third on the team scoring charts with 13-11=24 in 36 games in 2011-12, led the Mavericks in shots (123) and PIMs (29 for 83) this season … Freshman forward Jean-Paul Lafontaine ranked second on the scoring charts with 13-15=28 in his first season with the Mavericks … Lafontaine, who has played in every game this year, was named to



the 2011-12 WCHA All-Rookie Team … Freshman forward Matt Leitner owned a team-high 18 assists and with 11-18=29, ranked first on the team scoring charts … Leitner, whose .76 ppg ties for 19th in the nation amongst rookie scoring, ended the season with 4-9=13 in the final 14 games … MSU’s freshman class totalled 34-53=87 this season, which ranked 10th in the nation amongst all first-year classes … Six Mavericks played in all 38 games this season in Jean-Paul Lafontaine, Matt Leitner, Zach Palmquist, Joe Schiller, Justin Jokinen and Evan Mosey.

Nebraska OmahaThe Mavericks finished the season with an overall record of 14-18-6 and a mark of 11-12-5 in the WCHA which put them in seventh place … The Mavericks were eliminated from the WCHA playoffs by the St. Cloud State Huskies, losing 4-0 and 3-1 in a best-of-three first round playoff series … Matt White finished as the Mavericks’ leading scorer in 2011-12 with 17 goals and 23 assists for 40 points … All three numbers are career highs and both the goal and assists totals also were team bests … He also led the team with four shorthanded goals … Terry Broadhurst was second in team scoring with 16 goals and 20 assists for 36 points, also career highs … He paced the Mavericks with seven power-play goals … White became the first Maverick to reach 40 points since the 2007-08 season when Bryan Marshall (43) and Mick Lawrence (40) reached that mark … Jayson Megna led UNO’s freshmen in scoring with 13 goals and 18 assists for 31 points … He finished third in team scoring and was a member of the All-WCHA Rookie Team … The last time a UNO freshman had 30 or more points was during the 2004-05 season when both Bill Thomas (45) and Bryan Marshall (33) turned the trick … Thomas’ mark is the school record for points by a freshman in a season … Megna led all UNO players with a +13 rating … Bryce Aneloski led UNO’s defensemen in scoring this season with six goals and 14 assists for 20 points, reaching career highs in goals and points … He ranked fifth in team scoring … He also posted UNO’s longest point streak of the season with points in 10 games (5-5=10) from Jan. 14 to Feb. 24 … The Mavericks finished the season with three players with 30 or more points (White, Broadhurst and Jayson Megna), five players with 10 or more goals (White-17, Broadhurst-16, Jayson Megna-13, Ryan Walters-10, Josh Archibald-10) and 11 players with 10 or more points … Walters led the Mavericks in game-winning goals (4), Tony Turgeon led the team in penalty minutes (63) while Aneloski led the team in blocked shots (51) … UNO had six players appear in all 38 games this season: White, Broadhurst, Jayson Megna, Walters, Aneloski and Brent Gwidt … UNO was 7-8-3 at home this season, 6-8-3 on the road and 1-2-0 in neutral site games … The Mavericks posted a record of 6-5-3 in WCHA road games this season, their second straight year with a winning road record in league play … The Mavericks finished third in the WCHA in penalty-killing for all games played with a success rate of 81.9% … They were also third in WCHA games only at 82.1% … UNO finished ninth in the nation and third in the WCHA with an average of 33.97 shots per game … The Mavs were 18th nationally and fourth in the WCHA with an average of 28.34 shots against per game … The Mavericks tied a school record with 10 shorthanded goals this season, a mark set in 2004-05 and equaled by the 2005-06 team … The 10 shorthanded goals for all games played led the WCHA as did the nine shorthanded goals in league play … UNO finished the home half of its schedule with an average home attendance of 7,864 which ranks fourth in the country and in the WCHA … This season, the Mavericks welcomed two of the four largest crowds in school history including a school record crowd of 16,138 on Jan. 13 for its game against Minnesota Duluth … Their second-largest crowd of the season came on Feb. 25 when 11,772 turned out to see the Mavericks play Minnesota … It was the fourth-largest crowd in school history and the largest crowd that was not a part of UNO’s annual “Sell Out …” promotion … A total of 20,952 fans turned out for the series

against Minnesota, making it the third-best attended two-game series in UNO history.

North DakotaNorth Dakota (26-13-3, 16-11-1 WCHA) won its league-record third consecutive Broadmoor Trophy as WCHA Final Five Champions after finishing fourth during regular season conference play … UND also earned its eighth NCAA postseason berth in as many seasons under head coach Dave Hakstol, securing the No. 1 seed in the NCAA West Regional and advancing to the regional championship game … Hakstol was named the 2011-12 Inside College Hockey National Coach of the Year after leading a team that had eight players miss a combined 110 games due to injury … UND finished the season on a 22-6-2 (.767) run that began on Thanksgiving weekend … The Sioux improved to 42-15 (.737) in the postseason (WCHA & NCAA) under Hakstol, which is 16 more playoff wins than any other WCHA school during that time … UND made its 10th straight NCAA postseason appearance, tied for the third-longest streak in history behind Michigan (22 from 1991-present) and Minnesota (13 from 1985-97) … Sophomore forward Brock Nelson led the WCHA with 28 goals, becoming the second straight Sioux (Matt Frattin) to top the league in goals … Nelson was also the only WCHA player to score 20 goals during league play and became UND’s youngest 20-goal scorer since Jonathan Toews in 2005-06 … Nelson signed with the New York Islanders following the season … Nelson and senior defenseman Ben Blood were named to the All-WCHA Third Team … Blood signed with the Ottawa Senators following the season … UND’s two other seniors, captain Mario Lamoureux and goalie Brad Eidsness, signed deals with ECHL teams … Lamoureux signed with the Gwinnett Gladiators, while Eidsness joined former UND teammate Derrick LaPoint with the Reading Royals … With 58 career wins, Eidsness graduates as the third-winningest goalie in UND history … He also ranks fourth all-time in career games played (104), fifth in goals-against average (2.41), tied for fifth in shutouts (five), sixth in save percentage (.906), eighth in saves (2,287) and 10th in winning percentage (.663) … UND led NCAA Division 1 men’s hockey in total home attendance (249,501) and average home and away attendance (9,999.5) … UND’s loss to Minnesota in the NCAA West Region championship game ended a 16-game winning streak during the month of March for the Sioux … It was also the first career March loss for junior goalie Aaron Dell, who entered the game with a 13-0-0 career record in March with a 1.19 goals-against average and .950 save percentage … Freshman forward Mark MacMillan had a seven-game point streak snapped in the regional championship game, but it was the longest streak by a Sioux all season … MacMillan had three goals and seven assists with a team-leading +10 during his streak … With 141 points, UND boasted the third-highest scoring junior class in the nation … The Sioux blueline was tied for the fifth-highest scoring defensive corps in the country with 100 points … UND’s freshman class ranked eighth nationally with 96 points … Junior center Corban Knight enjoyed his second straight 40-point season, becoming the first Sioux to do so since T.J. Oshie and Ryan Duncan did it in 2006-07 and 2007-08 … Seventeen former Sioux played in the NHL this season, including: Jason Blake (Anaheim), Taylor Chorney (Edmonton, St. Louis), Mike Commodore (Tampa Bay, Detroit), Joe Finley (Buffalo), Matt Frattin (Toronto), Chay Genoway (Minnesota), Matt Greene (Los Angeles), Brian Lee (Tampa Bay, Ottawa), Brad Malone (Colorado), T.J. Oshie (St. Louis), Zach Parise (New Jersey), Chris Porter (St. Louis), Drew Stafford (Buffalo), Jonathan Toews (Chicago), Chris VandeVelde (Edmonton), Matt Watkins (Phoenix) and Travis Zajac (New Jersey) … Finley, Genoway, Malone and Watkins all made their NHL debuts.



St. Cloud StateThe St. Cloud State University men’s hockey team ended its 2011-12 season with a 17-17-5 overall record and a sixth place finish of 12-12-4 in the always rugged WCHA … the Huskies earned home ice in the first round of the WCHA playoffs and secured a bid to the 2012 WCHA Final Five by posting a two-game sweep over Nebraska-Omaha at the NHC in the playoffs … the Huskies completed their 2011-12 season on March 15 with a 4-1 loss against North Dakota at the Xcel Energy Center … SCSU ended its 2011-12 season in top fashion as the Huskies scored an impressive 7-3-1 record during the months of February and March … This stretch included a two-game sweep at Wisconsin, a win and tie against #2 Minnesota Duluth and the sweep of Nebraska Omaha in the WCHA playoffs … sophomore defender Nick Jensen, a draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings, earned All-WCHA notice in 2011-12 … Jensen scored 32 points and 26 assists for the Huskies … This was the most assists for a Husky blueliner since Kelly Hultgren had 29 helpers in 1994-95 … Former NHLer Bret Hedican owns the Husky defender record with 30 assists during the 1990-91 campaign … Ben Hanowski tallied 43 points to lead the Huskies this season … Hanowski ended his year with 23 goals and 20 assists … This marked the first time since 2009-10 that a Husky has scored 40-plus points in a season … SCSU senior forward Travis Novak notched 12 goals and 13 assists in 2011-12 … His work paid off as he signed a pro contract at the end of the season with Hamilton of the AHL … on the topic of pro offers, SCSU juniors goalie Mike Lee (Phoenix) and forward David Eddy (Calgary) both signed pro contracts at the end of the 2011-12 season … Lee ranked eighth in the nation with a .930 save rate this winter and 18th in the nation with a 2.23 GAA … Lee departs SCSU with a .917 career save rate (4th in team history) and a 2.65 GAA (5th in team history) … SCSU senior Jared Festler just missed joining the Huskies' 100-point club … In his four years at SCSU, Festler marked 99 career points (45g, 54a) … senior forward Drew LeBlanc, who missed most of the 2011-12 season with a lower body injury, has indicated he plans on returning to the SCSU roster in 2012-13 … A team captain in 2011-12, LeBlanc has 29 goals and 68 assists during his career with the Huskies … SCSU freshman Andrew Prochno was named to the 2012 All-WCHA Rookie team. Prochno made an immediate impact at the blueline with 29 points (5g, 24a) this season … SCSU held the groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of the National Hockey and Event Center on March 2 … SCSU head coach Bob Motzko completed his seventh season with the Huskies in 2011-12 … Motzko currently owns a 137-108-34 career record at SCSU … the Huskies placed a total of 10 players on the 2012 All-WCHA Academic Team … SCSU received votes in the final USCHO.com Division I national poll for 2011-12 … SCSU’s Kevin Gravel played for Team USA at the 2012 World Junior Championships … former Husky Ryan Lasch has been selected to the Team USA roster for the upcoming 2012 IIHF Men’s World Championships in May … SCSU outscored its opponents 120-104 this season … for overall games played, SCSU's Mike Lee led the WCHA with a .930 save rate … for overall games played, SCSU's power play ranked third in the league at 22.7% … for overall games played, SCSU's Ben Hanowski ranked fourth in the WCHA with 23 goals this season … one of the Dean’s of WCHA Equipment Managers, Jeremiah Minkel, completed his 17th season with the Huskies in 2011-12 … Jared Festler ranked first on the team in 2011-12 with a +15 on the plus/minus this winter … Ben Hanowski led the Huskies with seven power-play goals this season and Festler paced the Huskies with three game-winners in 2011-12 … SCSU is slated to return six of its top 10 point producers in 2012-13 … This list includes top point man Ben Hanowski (43 points in 2011-12) along with SCSU’s third point producer Nick Jensen (32) and fourth point man Andrew Prochno (29) … SCSU is also slated to return goalie Ryan Faragher, who played in 24 games in 2011-12 with a 2.78 GAA and a .915 save rate … Faragher was called into duty on Oct. 28 after Mike Lee went down with an injury … Faragher went on to make 20 consecutive starts during Lee’s recovery process.

Team Notebooks con’t WisconsinWisconsin (17-18-2, 11-15-2 WCHA) fell in the first round of the WCHA playoffs at Denver, two games to one … The Badgers won game one, 1-0, but fell 3-1 and then 3-2 in overtime in games two and three, respectively, to drop the series … the Badgers earned 24 points and finished in 10th place in the WCHA standings … the team finished four points out of sixth and the final home playoff spot … UW finished as the national leader in attendance for the 14th consecutive season since the Kohl Center opened and the 38th time in school history … the Badgers averaged 11,773 fans per home game and totaled 235,458 fans in 20 home games … Head Coach Mike Eaves surpassed the 200 victory mark at Wisconsin when the Badgers took down RIT, 6-3, on Jan. 6, 2012 at the Kohl Center … Eaves joined Bob Johnson and Jeff Sauer as the third Badger coach with 200 victories … junior defenseman Justin Schultz (West Kelowna, BC) became the first Badger in school history to be named a Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist for a second time with his inclusion on the 2012 list … he was also a finalist in 2011 … Schultz became the third player in WCHA history to be named WCHA Defensive Player of the Year twice after also winning the award in 2011 … he is the second defenseman and fourth skater in school history named a two-time first-team All-American … a two-time All-WCHA First Team pick, Schultz finished the season as the nation’s leader with 16 goals, 44 points and a 1.19 points-per-game mark on the blue line … that marked his second straight season he led the nation's defensemen in scoring … he finished 19th in the nation among all skaters with a 1.19 points-per-game scoring average, while his 44 total points are tied for 21st in the country … Schultz’ 16 goals made him the first defenseman in UW history to lead the team in goals for a season … Schultz has 40 goals for his career to rank ninth all-time in WCHA history in career goals for a defenseman and third in UW history, one goal out of eighth and second, respectively … Schultz has 113 points to share eighth all-time for UW defensemen … Schultz is the 12th UW defenseman to reach 100 career points and the sixth to do so in three seasons or less (Craig Norwich, Sean Hill, Bruce Driver, Tim Thomas, Theran Welsh – two seasons) … he’s the 70th Badger all-time to reach 100 points … Schultz was on the ice for 69 of Wisconsin’s 105 goals, 27 of UW’s 33 power-play goals and 10 of the squad’s 17 game-winning tallies … sophomore forward Mark Zengerle (Rochester, NY) posted a 20-game point-scoring streak, one shy of Head Coach Mike Eaves’ school record … Zengerle scored nine goals, 24 points and 33 assists between Oct. 8, 2011 and Jan. 13, 2012 during his streak … Zengerle finished second in the nation with a 1.00 assists-per-game mark and 37 helpers … he ranked sixth in the nation with a 1.35 points-per-game scoring average … his 50 total points shared seventh in the country … Zengerle is the seventh Badger in the Mike Eaves 10-year coaching era to post at 50+ points, joining Joe Pavelski (56) and Robbie Earl (50) in 2005-06 and Derek Stepan (54), Michael Davies (52), Brendan Smith (52) and Blake Geoffrion (50) in 2009-10 … Zengerle had 37 assists on the season and became the second forward and fourth player in UW history to have at least 30 assists in his first two years as a Badger … Freshman goaltender Joel Rumpel is the first UW freshman goaltender to record three shutouts in a season … Wisconsin’s roster included just one senior (defenseman Eric Springer) and five juniors (Schultz, Derek Lee, Ryan Little, John Ramage, Mitch Thompson) … Twenty underclassmen manned the roster, including 11 sophomores and nine freshmen … Wisconsin skated its final practice at the Alliant Energy Center, also making use of the Bob Johnson Hockey Facility for the final time … La Bahn Arena, Wisconsin’s new practice facility adjacent to the Kohl Center, opens in the fall of 2012 … Led by junior defenseman Justin Schultz’ 16 goals and 44 points, Wisconsin’s defensive corps ranked tied for second in the nation with 30 goals behind Quinnipiac's total of 32 goals … UW’s defenseman ranked sixth in the nation with a 2.57 points-per-game scoring mark and ninth with 95 points, behind Harvard’s 2.85 points-per-game mark and Minnesota’s 111 total points.


Year Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place Host City1948 Michigan Dartmouth (Colorado College, Boston College) Colorado Springs, CO1949 Boston College Dartmouth Michigan Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO1950 Colorado College Boston University Michigan Boston College Colorado Springs, CO1951 Michigan Brown Boston U. Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WCHA (MCHL/WIHL) founded in 1951 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1952 Michigan Colorado College Yale St. Lawrence Colorado Springs, CO1953 Michigan Minnesota Rensselaer Boston University Colorado Springs, CO1954 Rensselaer Minnesota Michigan Boston College Colorado Springs, CO1955 Michigan Colorado College Harvard St. Lawrence Colorado Springs, CO1956 Michigan Michigan Tech St. Lawrence Boston College Colorado Springs, CO1957 Colorado College Michigan Clarkson Harvard Colorado Springs, CO1958 Denver North Dakota Clarkson Harvard Minneapolis, MN1959 North Dakota Michigan State Boston College St. Lawrence Troy, NY1960 Denver Michigan Tech Boston U. St. Lawrence Boston, MA1961 Denver St. Lawrence Minnesota Rensselaer Denver, CO1962 Michigan Tech Clarkson Michigan St. Lawrence Utica, NY1963 North Dakota Denver Clarkson Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA1964 Michigan Denver Rensselaer Providence Denver, CO1965 Michigan Tech Boston College North Dakota Brown Providence, RI1966 Michigan State Clarkson Denver Boston University Minneapolis, MN1967 Cornell Boston University Michigan State North Dakota Syracuse, NY1968 Denver North Dakota Cornell Boston College Duluth, MN1969 Denver Cornell Harvard Michigan Tech Colorado Springs, CO1970 Cornell Clarkson Wisconsin Michigan Tech Lake Placid, NY1971 Boston University Minnesota Denver Harvard Syracuse, NY1972 Boston University Cornell Wisconsin Denver Boston, MA1973 Wisconsin Denver Boston College Cornell Boston, MA1974 Minnesota Michigan Tech Boston University Harvard Boston, MA1975 Michigan Tech Minnesota Boston University Harvard St. Louis, MO1976 Minnesota Michigan Tech Brown Boston University Denver, CO1977 Wisconsin Michigan Boston University New Hampshire Detroit, MI1978 Boston University Boston College Bowling Green Wisconsin Providence, RI1979 Minnesota North Dakota Dartmouth New Hampshire Detroit, MI1980 North Dakota Northern Michigan Dartmouth Cornell Providence, RI1981 Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan Tech Northern Michigan Duluth, MN1982 North Dakota Wisconsin Northeastern New Hampshire Providence, RI1983 Wisconsin Harvard Providence Minnesota Grand Forks, ND1984 Bowling Green Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Michigan State Lake Placid, NY1985 Rensselaer Providence Minnesota Duluth Boston College Detroit, MI1986 Michigan State Harvard Minnesota Denver Providence, RI1987 North Dakota Michigan State Minnesota Harvard Detroit, MI1988 Lake Superior State St. Lawrence Maine Minnesota Lake Placid, NY1989 Harvard Minnesota Michigan State Maine St. Paul, MN1990 Wisconsin Colgate (Boston University, Boston College) Detroit, MI

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Third place game eliminated ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1991 Northern Michigan Boston University (Clarkson, Maine) St. Paul, MN1992 Lake Superior State Wisconsin (Michigan State, Michigan) Albany, NY1993 Maine Lake Superior State (Boston University, Michigan) Milwaukee, WI1994 Lake Superior State Boston University (Minnesota, Harvard) St. Paul, MN1995 Boston University Maine (Minnesota, Michigan) Providence, RI1996 Michigan Colorado College (Vermont, Boston University) Cincinnati, OH1997 North Dakota Boston University (Colorado College, Michigan) Milwaukee, WI1998 Michigan Boston College (New Hampshire, Ohio State) Boston, MA1999 Maine New Hampshire (Michigan State, Boston College) Anaheim, CA2000 North Dakota Boston College (Maine, St. Lawrence) Providence, RI2001 Boston College North Dakota (Michigan, Michigan State) Albany, NY2002 Minnesota Maine (Michigan, New Hampshire) St. Paul, MN2003 Minnesota New Hampshire (Michigan, Cornell) Buffalo, NY2004 Denver Maine (Minnesota Duluth, Boston College) Boston, MA2005 Denver North Dakota (Colorado College, Minnesota) Columbus, OH2006 Wisconsin Boston College (North Dakota, Maine) Milwaukee, WI2007 Michigan State Boston College (North Dakota, Maine) St. Louis, MO2008 Boston College Notre Dame (North Dakota, Michigan) Denver, CO2009 Boston University Miami (Bemidji State, Vermont) Washington, DC2010 Boston College Wisconsin (Miami, RIT) Detroit, MI2011 Minnesota Duluth Michigan (North Dakota, Notre Dame) St. Paul, MN2012 Boston College Ferris State (Minnesota, Union College) Tampa, FL

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NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championship/Frozen Four Results • 1948-2012


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1952Michigan

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1959North Dakota

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1965Michigan Tech

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1975Michigan Tech

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1982North Dakota

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2000North Dakota

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2011Minnesota Duluth

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1953Michigan

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1960Denver

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1966Michigan State

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1976Minnesota

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1983Wisconsin

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2002Minnesota

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1955Michigan

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1961Denver

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1968Denver

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1977Wisconsin

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1987North Dakota

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2003Minnesota

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1956Michigan

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1962Michigan Tech

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1969Denver

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1979Minnesota

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1990Wisconsin

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2004Denver

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1957Colorado College

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1963North Dakota

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1973Wisconsin

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1980North Dakota

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1991Northern Michigan

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2005Denver

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1958Denver

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1964Michigan

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1974Minnesota

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1981Wisconsin

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1997North Dakota

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2006Wisconsin

The WCHA’s National Championship Teams


1948National Champion: Michigan@ Broadmoor Ice Palace, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: Dartmouth 8 vs Colorado College 4; Michigan 6 vs Boston College 4 (ot). Championship Game: Michigan 8 vs Dartmouth 4. All-Tournament First Team: G - Bernie Burke, BC; D - Connie Hill, Michigan; D - Ron Newson, CC; F - Wally Grant, Michigan; F - Bill Riley, Dartmouth; F - Joe Riley, Dartmouth. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Dick Desmond, Dartmouth; D - Ross Smith, Michigan; D - Ed Songin, BC; F - Wally Gacek, Michigan; F - Bruce Stewart, CC; F - Joe Slattery, CC. MOP: Joe Riley, F, Dartmouth. Attendance: 7,900.

1949National Champion: Boston College@ Broadmoor Ice Palace, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: Dartmouth 4 vs Michigan 2; Boston College 7 vs Colorado College 3. Third Place Game: Michigan 10 vs Colorado College 4. Championship Game: Boston College 4 vs Dartmouth 3. All-Tournament First Team: G - Dick Desmond, Dartmouth; D - Ed Songin, BC; D - Mike Thayer, Dartmouth; F - Wally Grant, Michigan; F - Jack Mulhern, BC; F - Joe Riley, Dartmouth. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Bernie Burke, BC; D - Ron Newson, CC; D - Lew Meier, CC; F - Bill Riley, Dartmouth; F - Wally Gacek, Michigan, F - Connie Hill, Michigan. MOP: Dick Desmond, G, Dartmouth. Attendance: 9,700.

1950National Champion: Colorado College@ Broadmoor Ice Palace, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: Colorado College 10 vs Boston College 3; Boston U. 4 vs Michigan 3. Third Place Game: Michigan 10 vs Boston College 6. Championship Game: Colorado College 13 vs Boston U. 4. All-Tournament First Team: G - Ralph Bevins, BU; D - Ross Smith, Michigan; D - Jim Starrak, CC; F - Bill Anderson, BU; F - Tony Frasca, CC; F - Jack Garrity, BU. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Roy Ikola, CC; D - Ed Songin, BC; D - Joe Folino, BU; F - Jack Mulhern, BC; F - Wally Grant, Michigan; F - Ron Hrtwell, CC. MOP: Ralph Bevins, G, BU. Attendance: 10,000.

1951National Champion: Michigan@ Broadmoor Ice Palace, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: Michigan 8 vs Boston U. 2; Brown 8 vs Colorado College 4. Third Place Game: Boston U. 7 vs Colorado College 4. Championship Game: Michigan 7 vs Brown 1. All-Tournament First Team: G - Don Whiston, Brown; D - Bob Heathcott, Michigan; D - Jim Starrak, CC; F - Gil Burford, Michigan; F - Neil Celley, Michigan; F - John Matchefts, Michigan. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Hal Downes, Michigan; D - Jim Sutherland, Brown; D - John Murphy, Brown; F - Jack Garrity, BU; F - Al Gubbins, Brown; F - Omer Brandt, CC. MOP: Don Whiston, G, Brown. Attendance: 10,800.

1952National Champion: Michigan@ Broadmoor Ice Palace, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: Michigan 9 vs St. Lawrence 3; Colorado College 4 vs Yale 3. Third Place Game: Yale 4 vs St. Lawrence 1. Championship Game: Michigan 4 vs Colorado College 1. All-Tournament First Team: G - Ken Kinsley, CC; D - Jim Haas, Michigan; D - Len Maccini, CC; F - George Chin, Michigan; F - John McKennell, Michigan; F - Doug Philpott, Michigan. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Paul Cruikshank, Yale; D - Steve Leolich, CC; D - Reggie Shave, Michigan; F - Earl Keyes, Michigan; F - Wally Kilrea, Yale. F - Omer Brandt, CC. MOP: Ken Kinsley, G, CC. Attendance: 8,600.

1953National Champion: Michigan@ Broadmoor Ice Palace, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: Minnesota 3 vs Rensselaer 2; Michigan 14 vs Boston U. 2. Third Place Game: Rensselaer 6 vs Boston U. 3. Championship Game: Michigan 7 vs Minnesota 3. All-Tournament First Team: G - Jim Mattson, UM; D - Alex MacLellan, Michigan; D - Tom Wegleitner, UM; F - John Matchefts, Michigan; F - Dick Meredith, UM; F - Abbie Moore, Rensselaer. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Willard Ikola, Michigan; D - Herb LaFontaine, Rensselaer; D - Reggie Shave, Michigan; F - John Mayasich, UM; F - George Chin, Michigan; F - Frank Chiarelli, Rensselaer. MOP: John Matchefts, F, Michigan. Attendance: 7,450 (est).

1954National Champion: Rensselaer@ Broadmoor Ice Palace, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: Minnesota 14 vs Boston College 1; Renssalaer 6 vs Michigan 4. Third Place Game: Michigan 7 vs Boston College 2. Championship Game: Rensselaer 5 vs Minnesota 4 ot. All-Tournament First Team: G - Bob Fox, Rensselaer; D - Jim Pope, Rensselaer; D - Ken Yackel, UM; F - Frank Chiarelli, Rensselaer; F - John Mayasich, UM; F - Gordie Peterkin, Rensselaer. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Jim Mattson, UM; D - Jim Haas, Michigan; D - Bob Siblo, BC; F - Abbie Moore, Rensselaer; F - Bill MacFarland, Michigan; F - Dick Dougherty, UM. MOP: Abbie Moore, F, Rensselaer. Attendance: 7,800.

1955National Champion: Michigan@ Broadmoor Ice Palace, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: Michigan 7 vs Harvard 3; Colorado College 2 vs St. Lawrence 1. Third Place Game: Harvard 6 vs St. Lawrence 3. Championship Game: Michigan 5 vs Colorado College 3. All-Tournament First Team: G - Lorne Howes, Michigan; D - Phil Hilton, CC; D - Doug Silverberg, CC; F - Bill Cleary, HU; F - Bill MacFarland, Michigan; F - Tom Rendall, Michigan. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Bill Sloan, SLU; D - Bob Schiller, Michigan; D - Mike Buchanan, Michigan; F - Clare Smith, CC; F - Ken Smith, CC; F - Dick Dunnigan, Michigan. MOP: Phil Hilton, D, CC. Attendance: 9,000 (est).

1956National Champion: Michigan@ Broadmoor Ice Palace, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: Michigan Tech 10 vs Boston College 4; Michigan 2 vs St. Lawrence 1 ot. Third Place Game: St. Lawrence 6 vs Boston College 2. Championship Game: Michigan 7 vs Michigan Tech 5. All-Tournament First Team: G - Lorne Howes, Michigan; D - Bob Pitts, Michigan; D - Bob Schiller, Michigan; F - Pete Aubry, MTU; F - Tom Rendall, Michigan; F - Ed Switzer, Michigan. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Sarge Whittier, SLU; D - Bill Renner, SLU; D - Willie Tattersall, MTU; F - Cliff Wylie, MTU; F - Ron Stenlund, MTU; F - Joe McLean, SLU. MOP: Lorne Howes, G, Michigan. Attendance: 11,000.

1957National Champion: Colorado College@ Broadmoor Ice Palace, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: Colorado College 5 vs Clarkson 3; Michigan 6 vs Harvard 1. Third Place Game: Clarkson 2 vs Harvard 1 (2 ot). Championship Game: Colorado College 13 vs Michigan 6. All-Tournament First Team: G - Eddie Macdonald, Clarkson; D - Bob Pitts, Michigan; D - Don Wishart, CC; F - Bill ‘Red’ Hay, CC; F - Bob McCusker, CC; F - Tom Rendall, Michigan. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Ross Childs, Michigan; D - Dick McGhee, CC; D - Bob Schiller, Michigan; F- Bob McVey, Harvard; F - Dick Dunnigan, Michigan; F - John Andrews, CC. MOP: Bob McCusker, F, CC. Attendance: 10,000.

1958National Champion: Denver@ Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN. Semifinals: Denver 6 vs Clarkson 2; North Dakota 9 vs Harvard 1. Third Place Game: Clarkson 5 vs Harvard 1. Championship Game: Denver 6 vs North Dakota 2. All-Tournament First Team: G - Rodney Schneck, DU; D - Bill Steenson, UND; D - Ed Zemrau, DU; F - Murray Massier, DU; F - Bob Van Lammers, Clarkson; F - Jim Brown, DU. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Eddie Macdonald, Clarkson; D - Blair Livingstone, DU; D - Ralph Lyndon, UND; F - Barry Sharp, DU; F - Ron King, UND; F - John MacMillan, DU. MOP: Murray Massier, F, DU. Attendance: 22,950.

1959National Champion: North Dakota@ Houston Field House, Troy, NY. Semifinals: North Dakota 4 vs St. Lawrence 3 ot; Michigan State 4 vs Boston College 3. Third Place Game: Boston College 7 vs St. Lawrence 6 (2 ot). Championship Game: North Dakota 4 vs Michigan State 3 ot. All-Tournament First Team: G - Joe Selinger, MSU; D - Joe Jangro, BC; D - Pat Presley, SLU; F - Reg Morelli, UND; F - Bill MacKenzie, MSU; F - Ed Thomlinson, UND. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Jim Logue, BC; D - Ralph Lyndon, UND; D - Ed Pollesel, MSU; F - Larry Langill, SLU; F - Tom Mustonen, MSU; F - Joe Poole, UND. MOP: Reg Morelli, F, UND. Attendance: 17,630.

National Championship Summaries • 1948-2012


National Championship Summaries con’t

1960National Champion: Denver@ Matthews Arena, Boston, MA. Semifinals: Michigan Tech 13 vs St. Lawrence 3; Denver 6 vs Boston U. 4. Third Place Game: Boston U. 7 vs St. Lawrence 6. Championship Game: Denver 5 vs Michigan Tech 3. All-Tournament First Team: G - Barry Urbanski, BU; D - Marty Howe, DU; D - George Konik, DU; F - Lou Angotti, MTU; F - Paul Coppo, MTU; F - Bob Marquis, BU. All-Tournament Second Team: G - George Kirkwood, DU; D - Henry Akervall, MTU; D - Pat Enright, BU; F - Terry Slater, SLU; F - John MacMillan, DU; F - John Kosiancic, MTU. MOP(s): Lou Angotti, F, MTU; Bob Marquis, F, BU; Barry Urbanski, G, BU. Attendance: 12,500.

1961National Champion: Denver@ DU Arena, Denver, CO. Semifinals: St. Lawrence 6 vs Rensselaer 3; Denver 6 vs Minnesota 1. Third Place Game: Minnesota 4 vs Rensselaer 3. Championship Game: Denver 12 vs St. Lawrence 2. All-Tournament First Team: G - Mike Larson, UM; D - Marty Howe, DU; D - Grant Munro, DU; F - Trent Beatty, DU; F - Bill Masterton, DU; F - Jerry Walker, DU. All-Tournament Second Team: G - George Kirkwood, DU; D - George Konik, DU; D - Arlie Parker, SLU; F - Terry Slater, SLU; F - Jim Josephson, Rensselaer; F - Ron Constantine, UM. MOP: Bill Masterton, F, DU. Attendance: 19,326.

1962National Champion: Michigan@ Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY. Semifinals: Clarkson 5 vs Michigan 4; Michigan Tech 6 vs St. Lawrence 1. Third Place Game: Michigan 5 vs St. Lawrence 1. Championship Game: Michigan Tech 7 vs Clarkson 1. All-Tournament First Team: G - Richie Broadbelt, SLU; D - Henry Akervall, MTU; D - Elov Seger, MTU; F - Lou Angotti, MTU; F - Gordon ‘Red’ Berenson, Michigan; F - John Ivanitz, MTU. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Garry Bauman, MTU; D - Cal Wagner, Clarkson; D - Don Rodgers, Michigan; F - Jerry Sullivan, MTU; F - Larry Babcock, Michigan; F - Hal Pettersen, Clarkson. MOP: Lou Angotti, F, MTU. Attendance: 11,451.

1963National Champion: North Dakota@ McHugh Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA. Semifinals: North Dakota 8 vs Boston College 2; Denver 6 vs Clarkson 2. Third Place Game: Clarkson 5 vs Boston College 3. Championship Game: North Dakota 6 vs Denver 5. All-Tournament First Team: G - Tom Apprille, BC; D - George Goodacre, UND; D - Don Ross, UND; F - Al McLean, UND; F - Dave Merrifield, UND; F - Don Stokaluk, UND. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Wayne Gibbons, Clarkson; D - Jim Kenning, DU; D - Maurice Roberge, UND; F - Jack Leetch, BC; F - Corby Adams, Clarkson; F - Bob Hamill, DU. MOP: Al McLean, F, UND. Attendance: 16,190 (est).

1964National Champion: Michigan@ DU Arena, Denver, CO. Semifinals: Denver 4 vs Rensselaer 1; Michigan 3 vs Providence 2. Third Place Game: Rensselaer 2 vs Providence 1. Championship Game: Michigan 6 vs Denver 3. All-Tournament First Team: G - Bob Gray, Michigan; D - Tom Polonic, Michigan; D - Wayne Smith, DU; F - Andy Herrebout, DU; F - Bill Staub, DU; F - Gordon Wilkie, Michigan. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Bob Bellemore, PC; D - Jim Kenning, DU; D - Larry Kish, PC; D - Barry MacDonald, Michigan; F - Mel Wakabayashi, Michigan; F - Jerry Knightley, Rensselaer; F - Jack Cole, Michigan. MOP: Bob Gray, G, Michigan. Attendance: 16,278.

1965National Champion: Michigan Tech@ Meehan Auditorium, Providence, RI. Semifinals: Boston College 4 vs North Dakota 3; Michigan Tech 4 vs Brown 0. Third Place Game: North Dakota 9 vs Brown 5. Championship Game: Michigan Tech 8 vs Boston College 2. All-Tournament First Team: G - Tony Esposito, MTU; D - Dennis Huculak, MTU; D - Pete Leiman, MTU; F - John Cunniff, BC; F - Gary Milroy, MTU; F - Wayne Weller, MTU. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Pat Murphy, BC; D - Roy Davidson, UND; D - Ralph Toran, BC; F - Gerry Kell, UND; F - Bob Stoyko, UND; F - Dennis Macks, Brown. MOP: Gary Milroy, F, MTU. Attendance: 9,550.

1966National Champion: Michigan State@ Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN. Semifinals: Clarkson 4 vs Denver 3; Michigan State 2 vs Boston U. 1. Third Place Game: Denver 4 vs Boston U. 3. Championship Game: Michigan State 6 vs Clarkson 1. All-Tournament First Team: G - Gaye Cooley, MSU; D - Don Heaphy, MSU; D - Wayne Smith, DU; F - Mike Coppo, MSU; F - Tom Hurley, Clarkson; F - Brian ‘Sandy’ McAndrew, MSU. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Terry Yurkiewicz, Clarkson; D - Pete McLachlan, BU; D - Bob Brawley, MSU; F - Tom Mikkola, MSU; F - John McLennan, Clarkson; F - Lyle Bradley, DU. MOP: Gaye Cooley, G, MSU. Attendance: 9,063.

1967National Champion: Cornell@ Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY. Semifinals: Cornell 1 vs North Dakota 0; Boston U. 4 vs Michigan State 2. Third Place Game: Michigan State 6 vs North Dakota 1. Championship Game: Cornell 4 vs Boston U. 1. All-Tournament First Team: G - Ken Dryden, CU; D - Harry Orr, CU; D - Walt Stanowski, Cornell; F - Mike Doran, CU; F - Tom Mikkola, MSU; F - Jim Quinn, BU. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Wayne Ryan, BU; D - Peter McLachlan, BU; D - Brian Gilmour, BU; F - Doug Ferguson, CU; F - Dave Ferguson, CU; F - Brian ‘Sandy’ McAndrew, MSU. MOP: Walt Stanowski, D, Cornell. Attendance: 22,394.

1968National Champion: Denver@ Duluth Arena, Duluth, MN. Semifinals: Denver 4 vs Boston College 1; North Dakota 3 vs Cornell 1. Third Place Game: Cornell 6 vs Boston College 1. Championship Game: Denver 4 vs North Dakota 0. All-Tournament First Team: G - Gerry Powers, DU; D - Terry Abram, UND; D - Keith Magnuson, DU; F - Brian Cornell, Cornell; F - Bob Munro, UND; F - Bob Trembecky, DU. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Ken Dryden, Cornell; D - Tim Gould, DU; D - Terry Ogden, UND; F - Dave Kartio, UND; F - Jim Wiste, DU; F - Tom Gilmore, DU. MOP: Gerry Powers, G, DU. Attendance: 13,346.

1969National Champion: Denver@ Broadmoor World Arena, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: Denver 9 vs Harvard 2; Cornell 4 vs Michigan Tech 3 ot. Third Place Game: Harvard 6 vs Michigan Tech 5 (2 ot). Championship Game: Denver 4 vs Cornell 3. All-Tournament First Team: G - Gerry Powers, DU; D - Keith Magnuson, DU; D - Bruce Pattison, Cornell; F - Brian Cornell, Cornell; F - Tom Miller, DU; F - Bob Trembecky, DU. All-Tournament Second Team: G - Ken Dryden, Cornell; D - Tim Gould, DU; D - Steve Giuliani, Cornell; F - Al Karlander, MTU; F - Ron Mark, Harvard; F - Peter Tufford, Cornell. MOP: Keith Magnuson, D, DU. Attendance: 12,725.

1970National Champion: Cornell@ Olympic Arena, Lake Placid, NY. East Seeds: 1 - Cornell; 2 - Clarkson. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan Tech; 2 - Wisconsin. Semifinals: Cornell 2 vs Wisconsin 1; Clarkson 4 vs Michigan Tech 3. Third Place Game: Wisconsin 6 vs Michigan Tech 5. Championship Game: Cornell 6 vs Clarkson 4. All-Tournament Team: G - Bruce Bullock, Clarkson; D - Steve Giuliani, Cornell; D - Dan Lodboa, Cornell; F - John Hughes, Cornell; F - Rick Magnusson, Clarkson; F - Bob Poffenroth, UW. MOP: Dan Lodboa, D, Cornell. Attendance: 7,600.

1971National Champion: Boston University@ Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY. East Seeds: 1 - Harvard; 2 - Boston U. West Seeds: 1 - Denver; 2 - Minnesota. Semifinals: Boston U. 4 vs Denver 2; Minnesota 6 vs Harvard 5 ot. Third Place Game: Denver 1 vs Harvard 0. Championship Game: Boston U. 4 vs Minnesota 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Dan Brady, BU; D - Bob Brown, BU; D - Bruce McIntosh, UM; F - Dean Blais, UM; F - Don Cahoon, BU; F - Steve Stirling, BU. MOP: Dan Brady, G, BU. Attendance: 17,830.

1972National Champion: Boston University@ Boston Garden, Boston, MA. East Seeds: 1 - Boston U.; 2 - Cornell. West Seeds: 1 - Denver; 2 - Wisconsin. Semifinals: Boston U. 4 vs Wisconsin 1; Cornell 7 vs Denver 2. Third Place Game: Wisconsin 5 vs Denver 2. Championship Game: Boston U. 4 vs Cornell 0. All-Tournament Team: G - Tim Regan, BU; D - Bob Brown, BU; D - Ric Jordan, BU; F - John Danby, BU; F - Bob Krieger, DU; F - Dave Westner, Cornell; F - Gary Winchester, UW. MOP: Tim Regan, G, BU. Attendance: 30,566.


1973National Champion: Wisconsin@ Boston Garden, Boston, MA. East Seeds: 1 - Cornell; 2 - Boston College. West Seeds: 1 - Denver; 2 - Wisconsin. Semifinals: Denver 10 vs Boston College 4; Wisconsin 6 vs Cornell 5 ot. Third Place Game: Boston College 3 vs Cornell 1. Championship Game: Wisconsin 4 vs Denver 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Jim Makey, UW; D - Bruce Affleck, DU; D - John Taft, UW; F - Stan Hinkley, UW; F - Peter McNab, DU; F - Dean Talafous, UW. MOP: Dean Talafous, F, UW. Attendance: 23,368.

1974National Champion: Minnesota@ Boston Garden, Boston, MA. East Seeds: 1 - Boston U.; 2 - Harvard. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan Tech; 2 - Minnesota. Semifinals: Minnesota 5 vs Boston U. 4; Michigan Tech 6 vs Harvard 5 ot. Third Place Game: Boston U. 7 vs Harvard 5. Championship Game: Minnesota 4 vs Michigan Tech 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Brad Shelstad, UM; D - Les Auge, UM; D - Jim Nahrgang, MTU; F - Steve Jensen, MTU; F - Jim McMahon, Harvard; F - Mike Polich, UM. MOP: Brad Shelstad, G, UM. Attendance: 22,919.

1975National Champion: Michigan Tech@ The Arena, St. Louis, MO. East Seeds: 1 - Boston U.; 2 - Harvard. West Seeds: 1 - Minnesota; 2 - Michigan Tech. Semifinals: Minnesota 6 vs Harvard 4; Michigan Tech 9 vs Boston U. 5. Third Place Game: Boston U. 10 vs Harvard 5. Championship Game: Michigan Tech 6 vs Minnesota 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Jim Warden, MTU; D - Reed Larson, UM; D - Bob Lorimer, MTU; F - Bob D’Alvise, MTU; F - Steve Jensen, MTU; F - Warren Miller, UM. MOP: Jim Warden, G, MTU. Attendance: 10,639.

1976National Champion: Minnesota@ DU Arena, Denver, CO. East Seeds: 1- Boston U.; 2 - Brown. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan Tech; 2 - Minnesota. Semifinals: Michigan Tech 7 vs Brown 6 (2ot); Minnesota 4 vs Boston U. 2. Third Place Game: Brown 8 vs Boston U. 7. Championship Game: Minnesota 6 vs Michigan Tech 4. All-Tournament Team: no team selected. MOP: Tom Vannelli, F, UM. Attendance: 17,410.

1977National Champion: WisconsinEast Seeds: 1 - Boston U.; 2 - New Hampshire. West Seeds: 1 - Wisconsin; 2 - Michigan; 3 - Bowling Green.First Round: Bowling Green 5 @ Michigan 7.National Championship @ Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI. Semifinals: Michigan 6 vs Boston U. 4; Wisconsin 4 vs New Hampshire 3 ot. Third Place Game: Boston U. 6 vs New Hampshire 5. Championship Game: Wisconsin 6 vs Michigan 5 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Julian Baretta, UW; D - Craig Norwich, UW; D - John Taft; UW; F - Dave Debol, Michigan; F - Rick Meagher, BU; F - Dave Silk, BU. MOP: Julian Baretta, G, UW. Attendance: 25,694.

1978National Champion: Boston UniversityEast Seeds: 1 - Boston College; 2 - Providence; 3 - Boston U. West Seeds: 1 - Wisconsin; 2 - Bowling Green; 3 - Colorado College.First Round: Boston U. 5 @ Providence 3; Colorado College 3 @ Bowling Green 5.National Championship @ Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI. Semifinals: Boston U. 5 vs Wisconsin 2; Boston College 6 vs Bowling Green 2. Third Place Game: Bowling Green 4 vs Wisconsin 3. Championship Game: Boston U. 5 vs Boston College 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Paul Skidmore, BC; D - Dick Lamby, BU; D - Jack O’Callahan, BU; F - Mark Fidler, BU; F - Joe Mullen, BC; F - Dave Silk, BU. MOP: Jack O’Callahan, D, BU. Attendance: 32,573.

1979National Champion: MinnesotaEast Seeds: 1 - New Hampshire; 2 - Dartmouth. West Seeds: 1 - North Dakota; 2 - Minnesota.First Round: Bowling Green 3 @ Minnesota 6.National Championship @ Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI. Semifinals: Minnesota 4 vs New Hampshire 3; North Dakota 4 vs Dartmouth 2. Third Place Game: Dartmouth 7 vs New Hampshire 3. Championship Game: Minnesota 4 vs North Dakota 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Steve Janaszak, UM; D - Mike Ramsey, UM; D - Howard Walker, UND; F - Steve Christoff, UM; F - Eric Strobel, UM; F - Mark Taylor, UND. MOP: Steve Janaszak, G, UM. Attendance: 13,859.

1980National Champion: North DakotaEast Seeds: 1 - Cornell; 2 - Dartmouth. West Seeds: 1 - North Dakota; 2 - Minnesota; 3 - Northern Michigan.First Round: Northern Michigan 4 @ Minnesota 3.National Championship @ Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI. Semifinals: North Dakota 4 vs Dartmouth 1; Northern Michigan 5 vs Cornell 4. Third Place Game: Dartmouth 8 vs Cornell 4. Championship Game: North Dakota 5 vs Northern Michigan 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Steve Weeks, NMU; D - Marc Chorney, UND; D - Tom Laidlaw, NMU; F - Roy Kerling, Cornell; F - Doug Smail, UND; F - Phil Sykes, UND. MOP: Doug Smail, F, UND. Attendance: 19,919.

1981National Champion: WisconsinEast Seeds: 1 - Clarkson; 2 - Providence; 3 - Cornell; 4 - Colgate. West Seeds: 1 - Minnesota; 2 - Northern Michigan; 3 - Michigan Tech; 4 - Wisconsin.Quarterfinals: Wisconsin 3 @ Clarkson 2; Wisconsin 6 @ Clarkson 6 (UW wins series). Cornell 3 @ Northern Michigan 7; Cornell 3 @ Northern Michigan 4 (NMU wins series). Colgate 4 @ Minnesota 9; Colgate 4 @ Minnesota 5 (UM wins series). Michigan Tech 7 @ Providence 3; Michigan Tech 6 @ Providence 5 (MTU wins series).National Championship @ Duluth Arena, Duluth, MN. Semifinals: Wisconsin 5 vs Northern Michigan 1; Minnesota 7 vs Michigan Tech 2. Third Place Game: Michigan Tech 5 vs Northern Michigan 2. Championship Game: Wisconsin 6 vs Minnesota 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Marc Behrend, UW; D - Mike Knoke, UM; D - Tim Watters, MTU; F - Steve Bozek, NMU; F - Aaron Broten, UM; F - John Newberry, UW. MOP: Marc Behrend, G, UW. Attendance: 21,560.

1982National Champion: North DakotaEast Seeds: 1 - Northeastern; 2 - New Hampshire; 3 - Clarkson; 4 - Harvard. West Seeds: 1 - Wisconsin; 2 - North Dakota; 3 - Michigan State; 4 - Bowling Green.Quarterfinals: Clarkson 1 @ North Dakota 5; Clarkson 1 @ North Dakota 2 (UND wins series). Harvard 1 @ Wisconsin 6; Harvard 3 @ Wisconsin 4 (UW wins series). Northeastern 2 @ Bowling Green 2; Northeastern 3 @ Bowling Green 2 (ot) (NU wins series). Michigan State 2 @ New Hampshire 3; Michigan State 2 @ New Hampshire 6 (UNH wins series).National Championship @ Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI. Semifinals: North Dakota 6 vs Northeastern 2; Wisconsin 5 vs New Hampshire 0. Third Place Game: Northeastern 10 vs New Hampshire 4. Championship Game: North Dakota 5 vs Wisconsin 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Darren Jensen, UND; D - Bruce Driver, UW; D - James Patrick, UND; F - Cary Eades, UND; F - John Newberry, UW; F - Phil Sykes, UND. MOP: Phil Sykes, F, UND. Attendance: 30,227.

1983National Champion: WisconsinEast Seeds: 1 - Harvard; 2 - Providence; 3 - New Hampshire; 4 - St. Lawrence. West Seeds: 1 - Wisconsin; 2 - Minnesota; 3 - Minnesota Duluth; 4 - Michigan State.Quarterfinals: New Hampshire 6 @ Minnesota 9; New Hampshire 2 @ Minnesota 7 (UM wins series). St. Lawrence 2 @ Wisconsin 6; St. Lawrence 1 @ Wisconsin 7 (UW wins series). Minnesota Duluth 3 @ Providence 7; Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Providence 3 (Providence wins series). Michigan State 5 @ Harvard 6; Michigan State 3 @ Harvard 3 (HU wins series).National Championship @ Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, ND. Semifinals: Harvard 5 vs Minnesota 3; Wisconsin 2 vs Providence 0. Third Place Game: Providence 4 vs Minnesota 3. Championship Game: Wisconsin 6 vs Harvard 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Marc Behrend, UW; D - Chris Chelios, UW; D - Mark Fusco, Harvard; F - Pat Flatley, UW; F - Scott Fusco, Harvard; F - Paul Houck, UW. MOP: Marc Behrend, G, UW. Attendance: 24,370.



1984National Champion: Bowling Green StateEast Seeds: 1 - Rensselaer; 2 - Boston U.; 3 - Clarkson; 4 - Boston College. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan State; 2 - Minnesota Duluth; 3 - Bowling Green State; 4 - North Dakota.Quarterfinals: North Dakota 5 @ Rensselaer 4; North Dakota 4 @ Rensselaer 2 (UND wins series). Clarkson 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 6; Clarkson 6 @ Minnesota Duluth 3 (UMD wins series). Boston College 2 @ Michigan State 6; Boston College 6 @ Michigan State 7 (MSU wins series). Bowling Green State 3 @ Boston U. 6; Bowling Green State 5 @ Boston U. 1 ot (BGSU wins series).National Championship @ Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY. Semifinals: Minnesota Duluth 2 vs North Dakota 1 ot; Bowling Green 2 vs Michigan State 1. Third Place Game: North Dakota 6 vs Michigan State 5 ot. Championship Game: Bowling Green 5 vs Minnesota Duluth 4 (4 ot). All-Tournament Team: G - Rick Kosti, UMD; G - Gary Kruzich, BGSU; D - Dave Ellett, BGSU; D - Garry Galley, BGSU; F - Dean Barsness, UND; F - Bob Lakso, UMD; F - Lyle Phair, MSU. MOP: Gary Kruzich, G, BGSU. Attendance: 29,961.

1985National Champion: RensselaerEast Seeds: 1 - Rensselaer; 2 - Boston College; 3 - Harvard; 4 - Providence. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan State; 2 - Minnesota Duluth; 3 - Minnesota; 4 - Lake Superior State.Quarterfinals: Harvard 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 4; Harvard 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 (UMD wins series). Minnesota 7 @ Boston College 5; Minnesota 1 @ Boston College 4 (BC wins series). Lake Superior State 3 @ Rensselaer 7; Lake Superior State 3 @ Rensselaer 3 (Rensselaer wins series). Providence 2 @ Michigan State 3; Providence 4 @ Michigan State 2 (Providence wins series).National Championship @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI. Semiinals: Rensselaer 6 vs Minnesota Duluth 5 (3 ot); Providence 4 vs Boston College 3 (3 ot). Third Place Game: Minnesota Duluth 7 vs Boston College 6 ot. Championship Game: Rensselaer 2 vs Providence 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Chris Terreri, Providence; D - Tim Friday, Rensselaer; D - Ken Hammond, Rensselaer; F - Adam Oates, Rensselaer; F - George Servinis, Rensselaer; F - Bill Watson, UMD. MOP: Chris Terreri, G, Providence. Attendance: 39,318.

1986National Champion: Michigan StateEast Seeds: 1 - Boston U.; 2 - Harvard; 3 - Boston College; 4 - Cornell. West Seeds: 1 - Denver; 2 - Michigan State; 3 - Western Michigan; 4 - Minnesota.Quarterfinals: Minnesota 6 @ Boston U. 4; UM 5 @ Boston U. 3 (UM wins series). Cornell 2 @ Denver 4; Cornell 4 @ Denver 3 (DU wins series). Boston College 4 @ Michigan State 6; Boston College 2 @ Michigan State 4 (MSU wins series). Western Michigan 2 @ Harvard 4; Western Michigan 2 @ Harvard 7 (HU wins series).National Championship @ Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI. Semifinals: Michigan State 6 vs Minnesota 4; Harvard 5 vs Denver 2. Third Place Game: Minnesota 6 vs Denver 4. Championship Game: Michigan State 6 vs Harvard 5. All-Tournament Team: G - Norm Foster, MSU; D - Mark Benning, Harvard; D - Don McSween, MSU; F - Allen Bourbeau, Harvard; F - Mike Donnelly, MSU; F - Jeff Parker, MSU. MOP: Mike Donnelly, F, MSU. Attendance: 24,836.

1987National Champion: North DakotaEast Seeds: 1 - Boston College; 2 - Harvard; 3 - Maine; 4 - St. Lawrence. West Seeds: 1 - North Dakota; 2 - Michigan State; 3 - Bowling Green State; 4 - Minnesota.Quarterfinals: Minnesota 4 @ BC 1; Minnesota 2 @ BC 3 (UM wins series). Maine 2 @ Michigan State 6; Maine 3 @ Michigan State 5 (MSU wins series). St. Lawrence 1 @ North Dakota 3; St. Lawrence 3 @ North Dakota 6 (UND wins series). Bowling Green State 1 @ Harvard 7; Bowling Green State 0 @ Harvard 3 (HU wins series).National Championship @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI. Semifinals: Michigan State 5 vs Minnesota 3: North Dakota 5 vs Harvard 2. Third Place Game: Minnesota 6 vs Harvard 3. Championship Game: North Dakota 5 vs Michigan State 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Ed Belfour, UND; D - Ian Kidd; UND; D - Chris Luongo, MSU; D - Don McSween, MSU; F - Tony Hrkac, UND; F - Bob Joyce, UND; F - Corey Millen, UM. MOP: Tony Hrkac, F, UND. Attendance: 36,251.

1988National Champion: Lake Superior StateEast Seeds: 1 - Maine; 2 - St. Lawrence; 3 - Northeastern; 4 - Harvard; 5 - Vermont; 6 - UMass-Lowell. West Seeds: 1 - Minnesota; 2 - Lake Superior State; 3 - Wisconsin; 4 - Bowling Green; 5 - Michigan State; 6 - Merrimack.First Round: Vermont 1 @ Bowling Green State 5; Vermont 1 @ Bowling Green State 5 (BGSU wins series). Merrimack 3 @ Northeastern 5; Merrimack 7 @ Northeastern 3 (Merrimack wins series). UMass-Lowell 1 @ Wisconsin 7; UMass-Lowell 4 @ Wisconsin 4 (UW wins series). Michigan State 6 @ Harvard 5; Michigan State 5 @ Harvard 3 (MSU wins series).Quarterfinals: Bowling Green State 1 @ Maine 5; Bowling Green State 3 @ Maine 4 (Maine wins series). Merrimack 4 @ Lake Superior State 3; Merrimack 0 @ Lake Superior State 5 (LSSU wins series). Wisconsin 0 @ St. Lawrence 7; Wisconsin 4 @ St. Lawrence 3 (SLU wins series). Michigan State 2 @ Minnesota 4; Michigan State 3 @ Minnesota 4 (UM wins series).National Championship @ Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY. Semifinals: Lake Superior State 6 vs Maine 3; St. Lawrence 3 vs Minnesota 2. Third Place Game: Maine 5 vs Minnesota 2. Championship Game: Lake Superior State 4 vs St. Lawrence 3 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Bruce Hoffort, LSSU; D - Kord Cernich, LSSU; D - Brian McColgan, SLU; F - David Capuano, Maine; F - Mike de Carle, LSSU; F - Pete Lappin, SLU. MOP: Bruce Hoffort, G, LSSU. Attendance: 27,582.

1989National Champion: HarvardEast Seeds: 1 - Maine; 2 - Harvard; 3 - St. Lawrence; 4 - Boston College; 5 - Providence; 6 - St. Cloud State. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan State; 2 - Minnesota; 3 - Lake Superior State; 4 - Northern Michigan; 5 - Bowling Green; 6 - Wisconsin.First Round: Providence 5 @ Northern Michigan 9; Providence 4 @ Northern Michigan 2; Providence 2 @ Northern Michigan 0 (Providence wins series). Wisconsin 3 @ St. Lawrence 1; Wisconsin 4 @ St. Lawrence 2 (UW wins series). St. Cloud State 3 @ Lake Superior State 6; St. Cloud State 2 @ Lake Superior State 4 (LSSU wins series). Bowling Green State 5 @ Boston College 8; Bowling Green State 2 @ Boston College 4 (BC wins series).Quarterfinals: Providence 8 @ Maine 6; Providence 2 @ Maine 3; Providence 3 @ Maine 4 (2 ot) (Maine wins series). Wisconsin 2 @ Minnesota 4; Wisconsin 2 @ Minnesota 4 (UM wins series). Lake Superior State 2 @ Harvard 4; Lake Superior State 2 @ Harvard 5 (HU wins series). Boston College 6 @ Michigan State 3; Boston College 2 @ Michigan State 7; Boston College 4 @ Michigan State 5 ot (MSU wins series).National Championship @ Civic Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Minnesota 7 vs Maine 4; Harvard 6 vs Michigan State 3. Third Place Game: Michigan State 7 vs Maine 4. Championship Game: Harvard 4 vs Minnesota 3 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Allain Roy, Harvard; D - Todd Richards, UM; D - Kevin Sneddon, Harvard; F - Jon Anderson, UM; F - Ted Donato, Harvard; F - Lane MacDonald, Harvard. MOP: Ted Donato, F, Harvard. Attendance: 61,418.

1990National Champion: WisconsinEast Seeds: 1 - Boston College; 2 - Colgate; 3 - Maine; 4 - Boston U.; 5 - Clarkson; 6 - Alaska Anchorage. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan State; 2 - Wisconsin; 3 - Lake Superior State; 4 - Minnesota; 5 - North Dakota; 6 - Bowling Green State.First Round: Clarkson 1 @ Minnesota 6; Clarkson 1 @ Minnesota 5 (UM wins series). Bowling Green State 4 @ Maine 8; Bowling Green State 2 @ Maine 5 (Maine wins series). Alaska Anchorage 2 @ Lake Superior State 6; Alaska Anchorage 3 @ Lake Superior State 10 (LSSU wins series). North Dakota 8 @ Boston U. 5; North Dakota 3 @ Boston U. 5; North Dakota 0 @ Boston U. 5 (BU wins series).Quarterfinals: Minnesota 2 @ Boston College 4; Minnesota 2 @ Boston College 1; Minnesota 1 @ Boston College 6 (BC wins series). Maine 3 @ Wisconsin 7; Maine 3 @ Wisconsin 4 ot (UW wins series). Lake Superior State 2 @ Colgate 3; Lake Superior State 1 @ Colgate 2 (CU wins series). Boston U. 3 @ Michigan State 6; Boston U. 5 @ Michigan State 3; Boston U. 5 @ Michigan State 3 (BU wins series).National Championship @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI. Semifinals: Wisconsin 2 vs Boston College 1; Colgate 3 vs Boston U. 2. Championship Game: Wisconsin 7 vs Colgate 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Duane Derksen, UW; D - Rob Andringa, UW; D - Mark Osiecki, UW; F - John Byce, UW; F - Joel Gardner, Colgate; F - Chris Tancill, UW. MOP: Chris Tancill, F, UW. Attendance: 24,569.



1991National Champion: Northern MichiganEast Seeds: 1 - Maine; 2 - Boston U.; 3 - Boston College; 4 - Clarkson; 5 - Providence; 6 - Cornell. West Seeds: 1 - Lake Superior State; 2 - Northern Michigan; 3 - Michigan; 4 - Minnesota; 5 - Wisconsin; 6 - Alaska Anchorage.First Round: Providence 4 @ Minnesota 3; Providence 4 @ Minnesota 8; Providence 3 @ Minnesota 8 (UM wins series). Alaska Anchorage 3 @ Boston College 2; Alaska Anchorage 3 @ Boston College 1 (UAA wins series). Cornell 5 @ Michigan 4 ot; Cornell 4 @ Michigan 6; Cornell 3 @ Michigan 9 (Michigan wins series). Wisconsin 3 @ Clarkson 8; Wisconsin 4 @ Clarkson 5 (Clarkson wins series).Quarterfinals: Minnesota 0 @ Maine 4; Minnesota 3 @ Maine 5 (Maine wins series). Alaska Anchorage 5 @ Northern Michigan 8; Alaska Anchorage 3 @ Northern Michigan 5 (NMU wins series). Michigan 1 @ Boston U. 4; Michigan 1 @ Boston U. 8 (BU wins series). Clarkson 7 @ Lake Superior State 3; Clarkson 2 @ Lake Superior State 6; Clarkson 4 @ Lake Superior State 3 (Clarkson wins series).National Championship @ Civic Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Northern Michigan 5 vs Maine 3; Boston U. 7 vs Clarkson 3. Championship Game: Northern Michigan 8 vs Boston U. 7 (3 ot). All-Tournament Team: G - Bill Pye, NMU; D - Lou Melone, NMU; D - Brad Werenka, NMU; F - Tony Amonte, BU; F - Scott Beattie, NMU; F - Jean-Yves Roy, Maine. MOP: Scott Beattie, F, NMU. Attendance: 35,938.

1992National Champion: Lake Superior StateEast Seeds: 1 - Maine; 2 - St. Lawrence; 3 - New Hampshire; 4 - Boston U.; 5 - Michigan State; 6 - Wisconsin. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan; 2 - Minnesota; 3 - Lake Superior State; 4 - Northern Michigan; 5 - Clarkson; 6 - Alaska Anchorage.East Regional @ Civic Center, Providence, RI. Michigan State 4 vs Boston U.; Wisconsin 4 vs New Hampshire 2; Wisconsin 5 vs St. Lawrence 2; Michigan State 3 vs Maine 2.West Regional @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI. Northern Michigan 8 vs Clarkson 4; Lake Superior State 7 vs Alaska Anchorage 3; Michigan 7 vs Northern Michigan 6; Lake Superior State 8 vs Minnesota 3.National Championship @ Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY. Semifinals: Lake Superior State 4 vs Michigan State 2; Wisconsin 4 vs Michigan 2. Championship Game: Lake Superior State 5 vs Wisconsin 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Darrin Madeley, LSSU; D - Mark Astley, LSSU; D - Barry Richter, UW; F - Paul Constantin, LSSU; F - Brian Rolston, LSSU; F - Jason Zent, UW. MOP: Paul Constantin, F, LSSU. Attendance: 34,110.

1993National Champion: MaineEast Seeds: 1 - Maine; 2 - Boston U.; 3 - Harvard; 4 - Clarkson; 5 - Minnesota; 6 - Northern Michigan. West Seeds: 1 - Lake Superior State; 2 - Michigan; 3 - Miami; 4 - Minnesota Duluth; 5 - Brown; 6 - Wisconsin.East Regional @ Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA. Minnesota 2 vs Clarkson 1; Northern Michigan 3 vs Harvard 2 (2 ot); Maine 6 vs Minnesota 2; Boston U. 4 vs Northern Michigan 1.West Regional @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI: Wisconsin 3 vs Miami 1; Minnesota Duluth 7 vs Brown 3; Michigan 4 vs Wisconsin 3 ot; Lake Superior State 4 vs Minnesota Duluth 3.National Championship @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI. Semifinals: Maine 4 vs Michigan 3 ot; Lake Superior State 6 vs Boston U. 1. Championship Game: Maine 5 vs Lake Superior State 4. All-Tournament Team: G - Garth Snow, Maine; D - Chris Imes, Maine; D - Michael Smith, LSSU; F - Paul Kariya, Maine; F - Jim Montgomery, Maine; F - Brian Rolston, LSSU. MOP: Jim Montgomery, F, Maine. Attendance: 52,191.

1994National Champion: Lake Superior StateEast Seeds: 1 - Boston U.; 2 - Harvard; 3 - New Hampshire; 4 - Wisconsin; 5 - Western Michigan; 6 - Rensselaer. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan; 2 - Minnesota; 3 - UMass-Lowell; 4 - Lake Superior State; 5 - Northeastern; 6 - Michigan State.East Regional @ Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY. Wisconsin 6 vs Western Michigan 3; New Hampshire 2 vs Rennselaer 0; Boston U. 4 vs Wisconsin 1; Harvard 7 vs New Hampshire 1. All-Tournament Team: no team selected.West Regional @ Munn Arena, East Lansing, MI. UMass Lowell 3 vs Michigan State 4; Lake Superior State 6 vs Northeastern 5 ot; Minnesota 2 vs UMass-Lowell 1 (2 ot); Lake Superior State 5 vs Michigan 4 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Dwayne Roloson, UMass-Lowell; D - Keith Aldridge, LSSU; D - Chris McAlpine, UM; F - Greg Bullock, UMass-Lowell; F - Mike Stone, Michigan; F - Gerald Tallaire, LSSU. MOP: Gerald Tallaire, F, LSSU.

National Championship @ Civic Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Boston U. 4 vs Minnesota 1; Lake Superior State 3 vs Harvard 2 ot. Championship Game: Lake Superior State 9 vs Boston U. 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Blaine Lacher, LSSU; D - Keith Aldridge, LSSU; D - Steven Barnes, LSSU; F - Clayton Beddoes, LSSU; F - Mike Pomichter, BU; F - Sean Tallaire, LSSU. MOP: Sean Tallaire, F, LSSU. Attendance: 45,625.

1995National Champion: Boston UniversityEast Seeds: 1 - Boston U.; 2 - Maine; 3 - New Hampshire; 4 - Clarkson; 5 - Lake Superior State; 6 - Denver. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan; 2 - Colorado College; 3 - Minnesota; 4 - Wisconsin; 5 - Michigan State; 6 - Rensselaer.East Regional @ Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA. Lake Superior State 5 vs Clarkson 4; Denver 9 vs New Hampshire 2; Boston U. 6 vs Lake Superior State 2; Maine 4 vs Denver 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Blair Allison, Maine; D - Chris Imes, Maine; D - Kaj Linna, BU; F - Tim Lovell, Maine; F - Sean Tallaire, LSSU; F - Steve Thornton, BU. MOP: Tim Lovell, F, Maine.West Regional @ Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI. Minnesota 3 vs Rensselaer 0; Wisconsin 5 vs Michigan State 3; Minnesota 5 vs Colorado College 2; Michigan 4 vs Wisconsin 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Kirk Daubenspeck, UW; D - Brian Rafalski, UW; D - Dan Trebil, UM; F - Mike Strobel, UW; F - Nick Checco, UM; F - Mike Knuble, Michigan. MOP: Mike Knuble, F, Michigan.National Championship @ Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI. Semifinals: Boston U. 7 vs Minnesota 3; Maine 4 vs Michigan 3 (3 ot). Championship Game: Boston U. 6 vs Maine 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Blair Allison, Maine; D - Chris Imes, Maine; D - Kaj Linna, BU; F - Shawn Bates, BU; F - Chris O’Sullivan, BU; F - Dan Shermerhorn, Maine. MOP: Chris O’Sullivan, F, BU. Attendance: 34,452.

1996National Champion: MichiganEast Seeds: 1 - Boston U.; 2 - Vermont; 3 - Lake Superior State; 4 - Western Michigan; 5 - Clarkson; 6 - Cornell. West Seeds: 1 - Colorado College; 2 - Michigan; 3 - Minnesota; 4 - UMass-Lowell; 5 - Michigan State; 6 - Providence.East Regional @ Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY. Clarkson 6 vs Western Michigan 1; Lake Superior State 5 vs Cornell 4; Boston U. 3 vs Clarkson 2; Vermont 2 vs Lake Superior State 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Tim Thomas, UV; D - Keith Aldridge, LSSU; D - Chris O’Sullivan, BU; F - Chris Drury, BU; F - Eric Perrin, UV; F - Martin St. Louis, UV. MOP: Martin St. Louis, F, UV.West Regional @ Munn Arena, East Lansing, MI. Minnesota 5 vs Providence 1; UMass-Lowell 6 vs Michigan State 2; Michigan 4 vs Minnesota 3; Colorado College 5 vs UMass-Lowell 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Martin Fillion, UML; D - Dave Barozzino, UML; D - Scott Swanson, CC; F - Brendan Concannon, UML; F - Brendan Morrison, Michigan; F - Bill Muckalt, Michigan. MOP: Bill Muckalt, F, Michigan.National Championship @ Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH. Semifinals: Michigan 4 vs Boston U. 0; Colorado College 4 vs Vermont 3 (2 ot). Championship Game: Michigan 3 vs Colorado College 2 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Marty Turco, Michigan; D - Steven Halko, Michigan; D - Scott Swanson, CC; F - Peter Geronazzo, CC; F - Brendan Morrison, Michigan; F - Martin St. Louis, UV. MOP: Brendan Morrison, F, Michigan. Attendance: 35,271.

1997National Champion: North DakotaEast Seeds: 1 - Clarkson; 2 - Boston U.; 3 - Vermont; 4 - New Hampshire; 5 - Colorado College; 6 - Denver. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan; 2 - North Dakota; 3 - Miami; 4 - Minnesota; 5 - Michigan State; 6 - Cornell.East Regional @ Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA. Colorado College 3 vs New Hampshire 2; Denver 6 vs Vermont 3; Colorado College 5 vs Clarkson 4; Boston U. 4 vs Denver 3 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Jim Mullin, DU; D - Eric Rud, CC; D - Scott Swanson, CC; F - Shawn Bates, BU; F - Albie O’Connell, BU; F - Brian Swanson, CC. MOP: Jim Mullin, G, DU.West Regional @ Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI. Cornell 4 vs Miami 2; Minnesota 6 vs Michigan State 3; North Dakota 6 vs Cornell 2; Michigan 7 vs Minnesota 4. All-Tournament Team: G - Jason Elliott, Cornell; D - Mike Crowley, UM; D - Blake Sloan, Michigan; F - Jason Botterill, Michigan; F - Casey Hankinson, UM; F - Brendan Morrison, Michigan. MOP: Jason Botterill, F, Michigan.National Championship @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI. Semifinals: North Dakota 6 vs Colorado College 2; Boston U. 3 vs Michigan 2. Championship Game: North Dakota 6 vs Boston U. 4. All-Tournament Team: G - Aaron Schweitzer, UND; D - Curtis Murphy, UND; D - Tom Poti, BU; F - Chris Drury, BU; F - Matt Henderson, UND; F - David Hoogsteen, UND. MOP: Matt Henderson, F, UND. Attendance: 52,124.



1998National Champion: MichiganEast Seeds: 1 - Boston U.; 2 - Boston College; 3 - Clarkson; 4 - Wisconsin; 5 - New Hampshire; 6 - Colorado College. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan State; 2 - North Dakota; 3 - Michigan; 4 - Ohio State; 5 - Yale; 6 - Princeton.East Regional @ Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY. New Hampshire 7 vs Wisconsin 4; Colorado College 3 vs Clarkson 1; New Hampshire 4 vs Boston U. 3 ot; Boston College 6 vs Colorado College 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Sean Matile, UNH; D - Jayme Filipowicz, UNH; D - Mike Mottau, BC; F - Chris Drury, BU; F - Mark Mowers, UNH; F - Marty Reasoner, BC. MOP: Mark Mowers, F, UNH.West Regional @ Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, MI. Michigan 2 vs Princeton 1; Ohio State 4 vs Yale 0; Michigan 4 vs North Dakota 3; Ohio State 4 vs Michigan State 3 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Jeff Maund, OSU; D - Andre Signoretti, OSU; D - Mike Van Ryn, Michigan; F - Todd Compeau, OSU; F - Mat Herr, Michigan; F - Mark Kosick, Michigan. MOP: Jeff Maund, G, OSU.National Championship @ FleetCenter, Boston, MA. Semifinals: Michigan 4 vs New Hampshire 0; Boston College 5 vs Ohio State 2. Championship: Michigan 3 vs Boston College 2 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Marty Turco, Michigan; D - Bubba Berenzweig, Michigan; D - Mike Mottau, BC; F - Mark Kosick, Michigan; F - Josh Langfeld, Michigan; F - Marty Reasoner, BC. MOP: Marty Turco, G, Michigan. Attendance: 54,355.

1999National Champion: MaineEast Seeds: 1 - New Hampshire; 2 - Clarkson; 3 - Maine; 4 - Denver; 5 - Michigan; 6 - Ohio State. West Seeds: 1 - North Dakota; 2 - Michigan State; 3 - Colorado College; 4 - Boston College; 5 - Northern Michigan; 6 - St. Lawrence.East Regional @ Centrum Center, Worcester, MA. Michigan 5 vs Denver 3; Maine 4 vs Ohio State 2; New Hampshire 2 vs Michigan 1 ot; Maine 7 vs Clarkson 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Josh Blackburn, Michigan; D - Bubba Berenzweig, Michigan; D - David Cullen, Maine; F - Darren Haydar, UNH; F - Steve Kariya, Maine; F - Mike Souza, UNH. MOP: Steve Kariya, F, Maine.West Regional @ Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI. Colorado College 5 vs St. Lawrence 2; Boston College 2 vs Northern Michigan 1; Michigan State 4 vs Colorado College 3; Boston College 3 vs North Dakota 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Scott Clemmensen, BC; D - Bobby Allen, BC; D - Dan Peters, CC; F - Bryan Adams, MSU; F - Adam Hall, MSU; F - Brian Gionta, BC. MOP: Scott Clemmensen, G, BC.NCAA Frozen Four @ Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA. Semifinals: New Hampshire 5 vs Michigan State 3; Maine 2 vs Boston College 1 ot. Championship Game: Maine 3 vs New Hampshire 2 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Alfie Michaud, Maine; D - David Cullen, Maine; D - Jayme Filipowicz, UNH; F - Niko Dimitrakos, Maine; F - Jason Krog, UNH; F - Mike Souza, UNH. MOP: Alfie Michaud, G, Maine. Attendance: 39,748.

2000National Champion: North DakotaEast Seeds: 1 - Maine; 2 - St. Lawrence; 3 - Boston U.; 4 - Colgate; 5 - Michigan; 6 - St. Cloud State. West Seeds: 1 - Wisconsin; 2 - North Dakota; 3 - New Hampshire; 4 - Boston College; 5 - Michigan State; 6 - Niagara.East Regional @ Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY. Michigan 4 vs Colgate 3 ot; Boston U. 5 vs St. Cloud State 3; Maine 5 vs Michigan 2; St. Lawrence 3 vs Boston U. 2 (4 ot). All-Tournament Team: G - Rick DiPietro, BU; G - Derek Gustafson, SLU; D - Chris Dyment, BU; D - Justin Harney, SLU; F - Mike Comrie, Michigan; F - Ben Guite, Maine; F - Andy McDonald, Colgate. MOP: Derek Gustafson, G, SLU.West Regional @ Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN. Niagara 4 vs New Hampshire 1; Boston College 6 vs Michigan State 5 ot; North Dakota 4 vs Niagara 1; Boston College 4 vs Wisconsin 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Greg Gardner, NU; D - Mike Commodore, UND; D - Mike Mottau, BC; F - Blake Bellefeuille, BC; F - Jeff Farkas, BC; F - Jeff Panzer, UND. MOP: Blake Bellefeuille, F, BC.NCAA Frozen Four @ Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI. Semifinals: North Dakota 2 vs Maine 0; Boston College 4 vs St. Lawrence 2. Championship Game: North Dakota 4 vs Boston College 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Karl Goehring, UND; D - Mike Commodore, UND; D - Mike Mottau, BC; F - Jeff Farkas, BC; F - Lee Goren, UND; F - Bryan Lundbohm, UND. MOP: Lee Goren, F, UND. Attendance: 34,452.

2001National Champion: Boston CollegeEast Seeds: 1 - Boston College; 2 - North Dakota; 3 - Colorado College; 4 - Minnesota; 5 - Maine; 6 - St. Lawrence. West Seeds: 1 - Michigan State; 2 - St. Cloud State; 3 - Michigan; 4 - Wisconsin; 5 - Providence; 6 - Mercyhust.East Regional @ Centrum Center, Worcester, MA. Maine 5 vs Minnesota 4 ot; Colorado College 3 vs St. Lawrence 2 (2 ot); Boston College 3 vs Maine 1; North Dakota 4 vs Colorado College 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Scott Clemmensen, BC; D - Bobby Allen, BC; D - Doug Janik, Maine; F - Michael Schutte, Maine; F - Jeff Panzer, UND; F - Bryan Lundbohm, UND. MOP: Jeff Panzer, F, UND.West Regional @ Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI. Michigan 4 vs Mercyhurst 3; Wisconsin 4 vs Providence 1; Michigan 4 vs St. Cloud State 3; Michigan State 5 vs Wisconsin 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Peter Aubry, Mercyhurst; D - Jon Insana, MSU; D - Andrew Hutchinson, MSU; F - Sean Patchell, MSU; F - Mike Cammalleri, Michigan; F - Dany Heatley, UW. MOP: Mike Cammalleri, F, Michigan.NCAA Frozen Four @ Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY. Semifinals: North Dakota 2 vs Michigan State 0; Boston College 4 vs Michigan 2. Championship Game: Boston College 3 vs North Dakota 2 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Scott Clemmensen, BC; D - Travis Roche, UND; D - Rob Scuderi, BC; F - Chuck Kobasew, BC; F - Krys Kolanos, BC; F - Bryan Lundbohm, UND. MOP: Chuck Kobasew, F, BC. Attendance: 39,865.

2002National Champion: MinnesotaEast Seeds: 1 - New Hampshire; 2 - Boston U.; 3 - Maine; 4 - Cornell; 5 - Quinnipiac; 6 - Harvard. West Seeds: 1 - Denver; 2 - Minnesota; 3 - Michigan State; 4 - Michigan; 5 - St. Cloud State; 6 - Colorado College.East Regional @ Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA. Cornell 6 vs Quinnipiac 1; Maine 4 vs Harvard 3 ot; New Hampshire 4 vs Cornell 3; Maine 4 vs Boston U. 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Matt Yeats, Maine; D - Doug Murray, Cornell; D - Peter Metcalf, Maine; F - David Klema, BU; F - Lucas Lawson, Maine; F - Colin Hemingway, UNH. MOP: No selection.West Regional @ Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, MI. Colorado College 2 vs Michigan State 0; Michigan 4 vs St. Cloud State 2; Colorado College 2 vs Minnesota 4; Michigan 5 vs Denver 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Josh Blackburn, Michigan; D - Mike Komisarek, Michigan; D - Jordan Leopold, UM; F - Chris Paradise, DU; F - Jed Ortmeyer, Michigan; F - John Pohl, UM. MOP: John Pohl, F, UM.NCAA Frozen Four @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Maine 7 vs New Hampshire 2; Minnesota 3 vs Michigan 2. Championship Game: Minnesota 4 vs Maine 3 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Adam Hauser, UM; D - Michael Schutte, Maine; D - Peter Metcalf, Maine; F - Grant Potulny, UM; F - John Pohl, UM; F - Robert Liscak, Maine. MOP: Grant Potulny, F, UM. Attendance: 57,966.

2003National Champion: MinnesotaNortheast Regional @ Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA. Semifinals: (2) Boston U. 6 vs (3) Harvard 4; (4) St. Cloud State 2 vs (1) New Hampshire 5. Championship Game: Boston U. 0 vs New Hampshire 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Mike Ayers, G, UNH; D - Garrett Stafford, UNH; D - Bryan Miller, BU; F - Colin Hemingway, UNH; F - Preston Callander, UNH; F - Dominic Moore, Harvard. MOP: Mike Ayers, G, UNH.East Regional @ Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, RI. Semifinals: (4) Minnesota State 2 vs (1) Cornell 5; (3) Ohio State 0 vs (2) Boston College 1. Championship Game: Boston College 1 vs Cornell 2 (2 ot). All-Tournament Team: G - Matti Kaltianen, BC; D - Doug Murray, Cornell; D - J.D. Forrest, BC; F - Mike Knoepfli, Cornell; F - Matt McRae, Cornell; F - Tony Voce, BC. MOP: Matt McRae, Cornell.West Regional @ Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN. Semifinals: (3) North Dakota 2 vs (2) Ferris State 5; (4) Mercyhurst 2 vs (1) Minnesota 9. Championship Game: Ferris State 4 vs Minnesota 7. All-Tournament Team: G - Mike Brown, FSU; D - Keith Ballard, UM; D - Matt DeMarchi, UM; F - Grant Potulny, UM; F - Chris Kunitz, FSU; F - Thomas Vanek, UM. MOP: Thomas Vanek, UM.Midwest Regional @ Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, MI. Semifinals: (4) Wayne State 2 vs (1) Colorado College 4; (3) Michigan 2 vs (2) Maine 1. Championship Game: Michigan 5 vs Colorado College 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Al Montoya, Michigan; D - Andy Burnes, Michigan; D - Tom Preissing, CC; F - Brett Sterling, CC; F - Eric Nystrom, Michigan; F - Jed Ortmeyer, Michigan. MOP: Al Montoya, Michigan.NCAA Frozen Four @ HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY. Semifinals: New Hampshire 3 vs Cornell 2; Michigan 2 vs Minnesota 3 ot. Championship Game: New Hampshire 1 vs Minnesota 5. All-Tournament Team: G - Travis Weber, UM; D - Paul Martin, UM; D - Matt DeMarchi, UM; F - Thomas Vanek, UM; F - Nathan Martz, UNH; F - Steve Saviano, UNH. MOP: Thomas Vanek, F, UM. Attendance: 55,745.



2004National Champion: DenverEast Regional @ Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY. Semifinals: (4) Harvard 4 vs (1) Maine 5; (3) Wisconsin 1 vs (2) Ohio State 0 ot. Championship Game: Wisconsin 1 vs Maine 2 ot. All-Tournament Team: F - Michel Leveille, Maine; F - Colin Shields, Maine; F - Mike Hamilton, Maine; D - Dan Boeser, UW; D - Prestin Ryan, Maine; G - Bernd Bruckler, UW. MOP: Bernd Bruckler, G, UW.West Regional @ World Arena, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: (4) Holy Cross 0 vs (1) North Dakota 3; (3) Miami 2 vs (2) Denver 3. Championship Game: Denver 1 vs North Dakota 0. All-Tournament Team: F - Max Bull, DU; F - Zach Parise, UND; F - Brandon Bochenski, UND; D - Matt Laatsch, DU; D - Ryan Caldwell, DU; G - Adam Berkhoel, DU. MOP: Adam Berkhoel, G, DU.Northeast Regional @ Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH. Semifinals: (4) Niagara 2 vs (1) Boston College 5; (3) New Hampshire 1 vs (2) Michigan 4. Championship: Michigan 2 vs Boston College 3 ot. All-Tournament Team: F - Patrick Eaves, BC; Ryan Shannon, BC; Brandon Kaleniecki, Michigan; D - Andrew Alberts, BC; D - Andy Burnes, Michigan; G - Al Montoya, Michigan. MOP: Patrick Eaves, F, BC.Midwest Regional @ Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI. Semifinals: (4) Notre Dame 2 vs (1) Minnesota 5; (3) Michigan State 0 vs (2) Minnesota Duluth 5. Championship Game: Minnesota Duluth 3 vs Minnesota 1. All-Tournament Team: F - Junior Lessard, UMD; F - Evan Schwabe, UMD; F - Aaron Gill, Notre Dame; D - Keith Ballard, UM; D - Chris Harrington, UM; G - Isaac Reichmuth, UMD. MOP: Isaac Reichmuth, G, UMD.NCAA Frozen Four @ FleetCenter, Boston, MA. Semifinals: Denver 5 vs Minnesota Duluth 3; Maine 2 vs Boston College 1. Championship Game: Denver 1 vs Maine 0. All-Tournament Team: F - Connor James, DU; F - Dustin Penner, Maine; F - Junior Lessard, UMD; D - Prestin Ryan, Maine; D - Ryan Caldwell, DU; G - Adam Berkhoel, DU. MOP: Adam Berkhoel, G, DU. Attendance: 54,309.

2005National Champion: DenverEast Regional @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA. Semifinals: (4) Mercyhurst 4 vs (1) Boston College 5; (3) Boston U. 0 vs (2) North Dakota 4. Championship Game: North Dakota 6 vs Boston College 3. All-Tournament Team: F - Travis Zajac, UND; F - Colby Genoway, UND; F - Brian Boyle, BC; D - T.J. Kemp, Mercyhurst; D - Nick Fuher, UND; G - Jordan Parise, UND. MOP: Jordan Parise, G, UND.West Regional @ Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN. Semifinals: (4) Maine 0 vs (1) Minnesota 1 ot; (3) Ohio State 2 vs (2) Cornell 3. Championship Game: Minnesota 2 vs Cornell 1 ot. All-Tournament Team: F - Garrett Smaagaard, UM; F - Matt Moulson, Cornell; F - Evan Kaufmann, UM; D - Mike Vannelli, UM; D - Doug Krantz, Cornell; G - Kellen Briggs, UM. MOP: Kellen Briggs, G, UM.Northeast Regional @ Mullins Center, Amherst, MA. Semifinals: (4) Bemidji State 3 vs (1) Denver 4 ot; (3) Harvard 2 vs (2) New Hampshire 3 ot. Championship Game: Denver 4 vs New Hampshire 2. All-Tournament Team: F - Gabe Gauthier, DU; F - Daniel Winnick, UNH; F - Kevin Ulanski, DU; D - Matt Carle, DU; D - Tyson Teplitsky, UNH; G - Kevin Regan, UNH. MOP: Gabe Gauthier, F, DU.Midwest Regional @ Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI. Semifinals: (4) Colgate 5 vs (1) Colorado College 6; (3) Wisconsin 1 vs (2) Michigan 4. Championship Game: Colorado College 4 vs Michigan 3. All-Tournament Team: F - Trevor Frischmon, CC; F - Jeff Tambellini, Michigan; F - Marty Sertich, CC; D - Brandon Rogers, Michigan; D - Brian Salcido, CC; G - Al Montoya, Michigan. MOP: Trevor Frischmon, F, CC.NCAA Frozen Four @ Value City Arena @ Jerome Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH. Semifinals: Colorado College 2 vs Denver 6; North Dakota 4 vs Minnesota 2. Championship Game: Denver 4 vs North Dakota 1. All-Tournament Team: F - Gabe Gauthier, DU; F - Travis Zajac, UND; F - Paul Stastny, DU; D - Matt Carle, DU; D - Brett Skinner, DU; G - Peter Mannino, DU. MOP: Peter Mannino, G, DU. Attendance: 51,365.

2006National Champion: WisconsinEast Regional @ Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY. Semifinals: (4) New Hampshire 0 vs (1) Michigan State 1; (3) Maine 6 vs (2) Harvard 1. Championship Game: Maine 5 vs Michigan State 4. All-Tournament Team: F - Michel Leveille, Maine; F - John Hopson, Maine; F - Tim Crowder, MSU; D - Matt Duffy, Maine; D - Corey Potter, MSU; G - Ben Bishop, Maine. MOP: John Hopson, F, Maine.West Regional @ Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, ND. Semifinals: (4) Holy Cross vs (1) Minnesota 3 ot; (3) Michigan 1 vs (2) North Dakota 5. Championship Game: Holy Cross 2 vs North Dakota 5. All-Tournament Team: F - Ryan Duncan, UND; F - Jonathan Toews, UND; F - Tyler McGregor, Holy Cross; D - Matt Smaby, UND; D - Jon Landry, Holy Cross; G - Jordan Parise, UND. MOP: Jonathan Toews,

F, UND.Northeast Regional @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA. Semifinals: (4) Nebraska Omaha 2 vs (1) Boston U. 9; (3) Boston College 5 vs (2) Miami 0. Championship Game: Boston College 5 vs Boston U. 0. All-Tournament Team: F - Joe Rooney, BC; F - Chris Higgins, BU; F - Brian Boyle, BC; D - Peter Harrold, BC; D - Sean Sullivan, BU; G - Cory Schnedier, BC. MOP: Cory Schneider, G, BC.Midwest Regional @ Resch Center, Green Bay, WI. Semifinals: (3) Colorado College 2 vs (2) Cornell 3; (4) Bemidji State 0 vs (1) Wisconsin 4. Championship: Cornell 0 vs Wisconsin 1 (3 ot). All-Tournament Team: F - Joe Pavelski, UW; F - Jack Skille, UW; F - Matt Moulson, CU; D - Tom Gilbert, UW; D - Jon Gleed, CU; G - Brian Elliott, UW. MOP: Brian Elliott, G, UW.NCAA Frozen Four @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI. Semifinals: Boston College 6 vs North Dakota 5; Maine 2 vs Wisconsin 5. Championship Game: Boston College 1 vs Wisconsin 2. All-Tournament Team: F - Chris Collins, BC; F - Robbie Earl, UW; F - Adam Burish, UW; D - Brett Motherwell, BC; D - Tom Gilbert, UW; G - Brian Elliott, UW. MOP: Robbie Earl, F, UW. Attendance: 53,086.

2007National Champion: Michigan StateEast Regional @ Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NY. Semifinals: (4) Massachusetts 1 vs (1) Clarkson 0 ot; (3) Maine 4 vs (2) St. Cloud State 1. Championship Game: Massachusetts 1 vs Maine 3. All-Tournament Team: F - Matt Anderson, UMass; F - Kevin Jarman, UMass; F - Michel Léveillé, Maine; D - Mike Lundin, Maine; D - Bret Tyler, Maine; G - Ben Bishop, Maine. MOP: Michel Léveillé, Maine.Midwest Regional @ Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI. Semifinals: (4) Alabama-Huntsville 2 vs (1) Notre Dame 3 (2 ot); (3) Michigan State 5 vs (2) Boston U. 1. Championship Game: Michigan State 2 vs Notre Dame 1. All-Tournament Team: F - Tim Kennedy, MSU; F - Chris Mueller, MSU; F - Wes O’Neill, Notre Dame; D - Ryan Thang, Notre Dame; D - Tyler Howells, MSU; G - Jeff Lerg, MSU. MOP: Jeff Lerg, G, MSU.Northeast Regional @ Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH. Semifinals: (4) Miami 2 vs (1) New Hampshire 1; (3) St. Lawrence 1 vs (2) Boston College 4. Championship Game: Miami 0 vs Boston College 4. All-Tournament Team: F - Joe Rooney, BC; F - Brock Bradford, BC; F - Ryan Jones, Miami; D - Brian Boyle, BC; D - Mitch Ganzak, Miami; G - Cory Schneider, BC. MOP: Cory Schneider, G, BC.West Regional @ Pepsi Center, Denver, CO. Semifinals: (4) Air Force 3 vs (1) Minnesota 4; (3) North Dakota 8 vs (2) Michigan 5. Championship Game: North Dakota 3 vs Minnesota 2 ot. All-Tournament Team: F - Chris Porter, UND; F - T.J. Oshie, UND; F - Mike Carman, UM; D - Robbie Bina, UND; D - Mike Vannelli, UM; G - Philippe Lamoureux, UND. MOP: Chris Porter, F, UND.NCAA Frozen Four @ Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO. Semifinals: Michigan State 4 vs Maine 2; Boston College 6 vs North Dakota 4. Championship Game: Michigan State 3 vs Boston College 2. All-Tournament Team: F - Tim Kennedy, MSU; F - Justin Abdelkader, MSU; F - Nathan Gerbe, BC; D - Tyler Howells, MSU; D - Brian Boyle, BC; G - Jeff Lerg, MSU. MOP: Justin Abdelkader, F, MSU. Attendance: 57,146.

2008National Champion: Boston CollegeEast Regional @ Times Union Center, Albany, NY. Semifinals: (3) Clarkson 2 vs (2) St. Cloud State 1; (4) Niagara 1 vs (1) Michigan 5. Championship Game: Clarkson 0 vs Michigan 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Billy Sauer, Michigan; D - Mark Mitera, Michigan; D - Grant Clitsome, CU; F - Chad Kolarik, Michigan; F - Kevin Porter, Michigan; F - Shea Guthrie, CU. MOP: Kevin Porter, F, Michigan.Midwest Regional @ Kohl Center, Madison, WI. Semifinals: (4) Princeton 1 vs (1) North Dakota 5; (3) Wisconsin 6 vs (2) Denver 2. Championship Game: Wisconsin 2 vs North Dakota 3 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, UND; D - Chay Genoway, UND; D - Jamie McBain, UW; F - Ryan Duncan, UND; F - T.J. Oshie, UND; F - Michael Davies, UW. MOP: Jean-Philippe Lamoureux, G, UND.Northeast Regional @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA. Semifinals: (4) Air Force 2 vs (1) Miami 3 ot; (3) Minnesota 2 vs (2) Boston College 5. Championship Game: Boston College 4 vs Miami 3 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Andrew Volkening, AFA; D - Alec Martinez , Miami; D - Nick Petrecki, BC; F - Ryan Jones, Miami; F - Nathan Gerbe, BC; F - Joe Whitney, BC. MOP: Joe Whitney, F, BC.West Regional @ Colorado Springs World Arena, Colorado Springs, CO. Semifinals: (3) Michigan State 3 vs (1) Colorado College 1. Championship Game: Notre Dame 3 vs Michigan State 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Jeff Lerg, MSU; D - Jeff Petry, MSU; D - Brock Sheahan, Notre Dame; F - Justin Abdelkader, MSU; F - Christian Hanson, Notre Dame; F - Mark Van Guilder, Notre Dame.NCAA Frozen Four @ Pepsi Center, Denver, CO. Semifinals: Boston College 6 vs North Dakota 1; Notre Dame 5 vs Michigan 4 ot. Championship Game: Boston College 4 vs Notre Dame 1. All-Tournament Team: G - John Muse, BC; D - Mike Brennan, BC; D - Kyle Lawson, Notre Dame; F - Kevin Deeth, Notre Dame; F - Nathan Gerbe, BC; F Ben Smith, BC. MOP: Nathan Gerbe, F, BC. Attendance: 55,629.



2009National Champion: Boston UniversityEast Regional @ Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT. Semifinals: (4) Air Force 2 vs (1) Michigan 0; (3) Vermont 4 vs (2) Yale 1. Championship Game: Air Force 2 vs Vermont 3 (2 ot). All-Tournament Team: G - Andrew Volkening, AFA; D - Greg Flynn, AFA; D - Dan Lawson, UV; F - Sean Bertsch, AFA; F - Jacques Lamoureux, AFA; Viktor Stalbert, UV. MOP: Dan Lawson, D, UV.West Regional @ Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN. Semifinals: (4) Miami 4 vs (1) Denver 2; (3) Princeton 4 vs (2) Minnesota Duluth 5 ot. Championship Game: Miami 2 vs Minnesota Duluth 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Cody Reichard, MU; D - Evan Oberg, UMD; D - Cameron Schilling, MU; F - Mike Connolly, UMD; F - Justin Mercier, MU; Brett Wilson, PU. MOP: Justin Mercier, F, MU.Midwest Regional @ Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI. Semifinals: (3) Cornell 3 vs (2) Northeastern 2; (4) Bemidji State 5 vs (1) Notre Dame 1. Championship Game: Bemidji State 4 vs Cornell 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Matt Dalton, BSU; D - Ryan Adams, BSU; D - Brad Hunt, BSU; F - Evan Barlow, CU; F - Matt Read, BSU; F - Tyler Scofield, BSU. MOP: Tyler Scofield, F, BSU.Northeast Regional @ Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH. Semifinals: (3) New Hampshire 6 vs (2) North Dakota 5 ot; (4) Ohio State 3 vs (1) Boston U. 8. Championship Game: New Hampshire 1 vs Boston U. 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Kieran Millan, BU; D - Matt Gilroy, BU; D - Kevin Kapstad, UNH; F - Nick Bonino, BU; F - Jason Lawrence, BU; Peter Leblanc, UNH. MOP: Jason Lawrence, F, BU.NCAA Frozen Four @ Verizon Center, Washington, DC. Semifinals: Bemidji State 1 vs Miami 4; Vermont 4 vs Boston U. 5. Championship Game: Miami 3 vs Boston U. 4 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Kieran Millan, BU; D - Colby Cohen, BU; Kevin Roeder, MU; F - Nick Bonino, BU; F - Colin Wilson, BU; Tommy Wingels, MU. MOP: Colby Cohen, D, BU. Attendance: 55,366.

2010National Champion: Boston CollegeEast Regional @ Times Union Center, Albany, NY. Semifinals: (4) RIT 2 vs (1) Denver 1; (3) New Hampshire 6 vs (2) Cornell 2. Championship Game: RIT 6 vs New Hampshire 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Jared DeMichiel, RIT; D - Chris Haltigin, RIT; D - Dan Ringwald, RIT; F - Bobby Butler, UNH; F - Cameron Burt, RIT; F - Tyler Brenner, RIT. MOP: Jared DeMichiel, G, RIT.West Regional @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: (4) Vermont 2 vs (1) Wisconsin 3; (3) Northern Michigan 3 vs (2) St. Cloud State 4 (2 ot). Championship Game: Wisconsin 5 vs St. Cloud State 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Scott Gudmandson, UW; D - Ryan McDonagh, UW; D - Brendan Smith, UW; F - Blake Geoffrion, UW; F - Garrett Roe, SCSU; F - Tony Mosey, SCSU. MOP: Blake Geoffrion, F, UW.Midwest Regional @ Fort Wayne, IN. Semifinals: (4) Alabama-Huntsville 1 vs (1) Miami 2; (3) Michigan 5 vs (2) Bemidji State 1. Championship Game: Miami 3 vs Michigan 2 (2 ot). All-Tournament Team: G - Connor Knapp, MU; D - Steve Kampfer, UM; D - Cameron Schilling, MU; F - Pat Cannone, MU; F - Carl Hagelin, UM; F - Curtis McKenzie, MU. MOP: Connor Knapp, G, MU.Northeast Regional @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA. Semifinals: (4) Alaska Fairbanks 1 vs (1) Boston College 3; (3) Yale 3 vs (2) North Dakota 2. Championship Game: Boston College 9 vs Yale 7. All-Tournament Team: G - John Muse, BC; D - Tom Dignard, YU; D - Carl Sneep, BC; F - Mark Arcobello, YU; F - Cam Atkinson, BC; F - Joe Whitney, BC. MOP: Cam Atkinson, F, BC.NCAA Frozen Four @ Ford Field, Detroit, MI. Semifinals: RIT 1 vs Wisconsin 8; Miami 1 vs Boston College 7. Championship Game: Boston College 5 vs Wisconsin 0. All-Tournament Team: G - John Muse, BC; D - Brian Dumoulin, BC; D - Brendan Smith, UW; F - Ben Smith, BC; F - Cam Atkinson, BC; F - Joe Whitney, BC. MOP: Ben Smith, F, BC. Attendance: 107,500.

2011National Champion: Minnesota DuluthEast Regional @ Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, CT. Semifinals: (3) Minnesota Duluth 2 vs (2) Union 0; (4) Air Force 1 vs (1) Yale 2 ot. Championship Game: Minnesota Duluth 5 vs Yale 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Kenny Reiter, UMD; D - Justin Faulk, UMD; D - Nick Jaskowiak, YU; F - Jack Connolly, UMD; F - Mike Connolly, UMD; F - Chad Ziegler, YU . MOP: Kenny Reiter, G, UMD.West Regional @ Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO. Semifinals: (3) Nebraska Omaha 2 vs (2) Michigan 3 ot; (4) Colorado College 8 vs (1) Boston College 4. Championship Game: Colorado College 1 vs Michigan 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Shawn Hunwick, UM; D - Greg Pateryn, UM; D - Lee Moffie, UM; F - Cam Atkinson, BC; F - Kevin Lynch, UM; F - Jaden Schwartz, CC. MOP: Shawn Hunwick, G, UM.Midwest Regional @ Resch Center, Green Bay, WI. Semifinals: (4) Rensselaer 0 vs (1) North Dakota 6; (3) Western Michigan 2 vs (2) Denver 3 (2 ot). Championship Game: Denver 1 vs North Dakota 6. All-Tournament Team: G - Aaron Dell, UND; D - Chay Genoway, UND; D - Matt Donovan, DU; F - Brad Malone, UND; F - Evan Trupp, UND; F - Jason Zucker, DU. MOP: Aaron Dell, G, UND.Northeast Regional @ Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH. Semifinals: (4) New Hampshire 3 vs (1) Miami 1; (3) Notre Dame 4 vs Merrimack 3 ot. Championship Game: New Hampshire 1 vs Notre Dame 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Mike Johnson, ND; D - Steve Johns, ND; D - Blake Kessel, UNH; F - Billy Maday, ND; F - Anders Lee, ND; F - Mike Sislo, UNH. MOP: Mike Johnson, G, ND.NCAA Frozen Four @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Minnesota Duluth 4 vs Notre Dame 3; Michigan 2 vs North Dakota 0. Championship Game: Minnesota Duluth 3 vs Michigan 2 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Shawn Hunwick, UM; D - Justin Faulk, UMD; D - Jon Merrill, UM; F - Kyle Schmidt, UMD; F - J.T. Brown, UMD; F - Ben Winnett, F. MOP: J.T. Brown, F, UMD. Attendance: 57,500.

2012National Champion: Boston CollegeEast Regional @ Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT. March 23 Semifinals: (1) Union College 3 vs (4) Michigan State 1; (2) Miami 3 vs (3) UMass-Lowell 4 ot. March 24 Championship Game: UMass-Lowell 2 vs Union College 4. All-Tournament Team: G - Troy Grosenick, UC; D - Mat Bodie, UC; D - Nolan Julseth-White, UC; F - Riley Wetmore, UML; F - Jeremy Welsh, UC; F - Josh Jorris, UC . MOP: Jeremy Welsh, F, UC.Midwest Regional @ Resch Center, Green Bay, WI. March 23 Semifinals: (3) Denver 1 vs (2) Ferris State 2; (4) Cornell 3 vs (1) Michigan 2 ot. March 24 Championship Game: Cornell 1 vs Ferris State 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Taylor Nelson, FSU; D - Chad Billins, FSU; D - Joakim Ryan, CU; F - Jordie Johnston, FSU; F - Dustin Mowry, CU; F - Garrett Thompson, FSU. MOP: Taylor Nelson, G, FSU.West Regional @ Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN. March 24 Semifinals: (4) Western Michigan 1 vs (1) North Dakota 3; (3) Boston University 3 vs (2) Minnesota 7. March 25 Championship Game: Minnesota 5 vs North Dakota 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Kent Patterson, UM; D - Ben Blood, UND; D - Nate Schmidt, UM; F - Danny Kristo, UND; F - Brock Nelson, UND; F - Kyle Rau, UM. MOP: Kent Patterson, G, UM.Northeast Regional @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA. March 24 Semifinals: (4) Air Force 0 vs (1) Boston College 2; (3) Maine 2 vs (2) Minnesota Duluth 5. March 25 Championship Game: Minnesota Duluth 0 vs Boston College 4. All-Tournament Team: G - Parker Milner, BC; D - Tommy Cross, BC; D - Patrick Wey, BC; F - Jack Connolly, UMD; F - Jake Hendrickson, UMD; F - Chris Kreider, BC. MOP: Parker Milner, G, BC.NCAA Frozen Four @ Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL. Semifinals: Ferris State 3 vs Union College 1; Minnesota 1 vs Boston College 6. Championship Game: Ferris State 1 vs Boston College 4. All-Tournament Team: G - Parker Milner, BC; D - Chad Billins, FSU; D - Brian Dumoulin, BC; F - Kyle Bonis, FSU; F - Paul Carey, BC; F - Steven Whitney, BC. MOP: Parker Milner, G, BC. Attendance: 56,028.



Minnesota Golden Gophers2011-12 WCHA Regular Season/MacNaughton Cup Champions

WCHA Regular Season ChampionsYear Champion LGP Record1951-52 Colorado College 12 10-2-01952-53 Minnesota 20 16-4-0 Michigan 16 12-4-01953-54 Minnesota 20 16-3-11954-55 Colorado College 18 14-4-01955-56 Michigan 18 15-2-11956-57 Colorado College 18 14-4-01957-58 North Dakota 20 15-5-0 Denver 22 12-10-01958-59 No League Play1959-60 Denver 22 17-4-11960-61 Denver 18 17-1-01961-62 Michigan Tech 20 17-3-01962-63 Denver 18 12-6-0 North Dakota 18 11-5-21963-64 Michigan 14 12-2-01964-65 North Dakota 16 13-3-01965-66 Michigan Tech 20 15-4-11966-67 North Dakota 22 16-6-01967-68 Denver 18 15-3-01968-69 Michigan Tech 20 14-5-11969-70 Minnesota 26 18-8-01970-71 Michigan Tech 22 18-4-01971-72 Denver 28 19-9-01972-73 Denver 28 20-8-01973-74 Michigan Tech 28 20-6-21974-75 Minnesota 32 24-8-01975-76 Michigan Tech 32 25-7-01976-77 Wisconsin 32 26-5-11977-78 Denver 32 27-5-01978-79 North Dakota 32 22-10-01979-80 North Dakota 28 21-6-11980-81 Minnesota 28 20-8-0

Year Champion LGP Record1981-82 North Dakota 26 19-7-01982-83 Minnesota 26 18-7-11983-84 Minnesota Duluth 26 19-5-21984-85 Minnesota Duluth 34 25-7-21985-86 Denver 34 25-9-01986-87 North Dakota 35 29-6-01987-88 Minnesota 35 28-7-01988-89 Minnesota 35 27-6-21989-90 Wisconsin 28 19-8-11990-91 Northern Michigan 32 25-3-41991-92 Minnesota 32 26-6-01992-93 Minnesota Duluth 32 21-9-21993-94 Colorado College 32 18-9-51994-95 Colorado College 32 22-9-11995-96 Colorado College 32 26-2-41996-97 North Dakota 32 21-10-1 Minnesota 32 21-10-11997-98 North Dakota 28 21-6-11998-99 North Dakota 28 24-2-21999-00 Wisconsin 28 23-5-02000-01 North Dakota 28 18-4-62001-02 Denver 28 21-6-12002-03 Colorado College 28 19-4-52003-04 North Dakota 28 20-5-32004-05 Denver 28 19-7-2 Colorado College 28 19-7-22005-06 Minnesota 28 20-5-32006-07 Minnesota 28 18-7-32007-08 Colorado College 28 21-6-12008-09 North Dakota 28 17-7-42009-10 Denver 28 19-5-42010-11 North Dakota 28 21-6-12011-12 Minnesota 28 20-8-0


First Round WCHA Playoffs (Best-of-Three)

Friday, March 9Michigan Tech and Wisconsin sprang upsets over higher-seeded opponents. In Colorado Springs, Tech received a goal and an assist from left winger David Johnstone, the game-winner from center Dennis Rix at 3:41 of the second period, and the Huskies held the host CC Tigers to 17 shots on goal in a 3-1 victory. A power-play goal by CC center Rylan Schwartz just :39 seconds into the third knotted the score at 1-1 before Rix gave MTU the win. In Denver, visiting Wisconsin blanked the Pioneers 1-0 behind a 28-save shutout from rookie goaltender Joel Rumpel and a third period game-winning tally from right winger Sean Little at 14:10. For Denver, freshman goaltender Juho Olkinuora had 29 saves. In Minneapolis, Minnesota claimed a one-goal, 2-1, playoff victory over Alaska Anchorage as center Erik Haula notched a pair of goals in the first 10 minutes of the second period with defenseman Nate Schmidt earning assists on both. For the Seawolves, defenseman Brad Gorham netted a PPG at 19:58 of the second while Chris Kamal stopped 32 of 34 shots on goal. In Duluth on March 9, the UMD Bulldogs prevailed 4-2 over Minnesota State behind a two-goal effort from defenseman Brady Lamb, including the winner at 11:58 of the third period, and 26 saves from goaltender Kenny Reiter. Trailing 2-0 after Lamb’s first tally of the night, the visiting Mavericks battled back to tie the game on second period goals from right winger Max Gaede and center Joe Schiller. At Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, host North Dakota prevailed by a 4-1 count over Bemidji State as center Corban Knight scored the game-winner at 13:47 of period two, goaltender Aaron Dell made 28 saves, center Carter Rowney had three assists and right winger Michael Parks had two. For the Beavers, center Aaron McLeod’s power-play marker at 13:05 of the third closed the gap to 2-1. And at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud on Friday night, host St. Cloud State fashioned a 4-0 shutout victory over Nebraska Omaha as goaltender Mike Lee turned aside all 27 shots on goal, center Joe Rehkamp notched the game-winner at 2:30 of the opening period, defenseman Andrew Prochno had a goal and an assist and left winger Jared Festler had two helpers.

Saturday, March 10On Saturday evening at Mariucci Arena, host Minnesota overcame a 3-1 second period deficit with six unanswered goals to take a 7-3 victory over No. 12 seed Alaska Anchorage and capture the first round series, 2-0. Leading the way for the Gophers was center Erik Haula with two goals (game-winner) and two assists while 12 players had points. Haula produced six points (4g, 2a) in the playoff series. At AMSOIL Arena in Duluth on March 10, host Minnesota Duluth prevailed 3-2 over No. 11 seed Minnesota State by a 3-2 count in double overtime as right winger Mike Seidel notched the deciding goal at 4:07 of the second extra session to vault the Bulldogs into the Final Five. For MSU, senior goaltender Austin Lee had 56 saves to mark the most saves in a game by a Maverick during it’s Div. 1 era. At Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota defenseman Dillon Simpson had the winner at 5:06 of the third period and left winger Mark MacMillan had three assists as the No. 4 Sioux won 4-3 over No. 9 Bemidji State to move on to Saint Paul. The Beavers had back-to-back goals from left winger Jamie MacQueen at 16:04 and 16:23 of the third to close to within one. At Colorado Springs World Arena, visiting Michigan Tech swept host Colorado College in their first round playoff series with a 4-3 (ot) victory as defenseman Steven Seigo tied the game at 3-3 with an extra-attacker goal at 18:55 of the third before left winger David Johnstone scored his second of the night at 3:30 of the extra session to give the Huskies the victory. And at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud on Saturday evening, SCSU left winger Ben Hanowski notched the game-winning goal and one assist and Mike Lee made 32 saves between the pipes to give the No. 6 Huskies a 3-1 triumph over No. 7 Nebraska Omaha and a trip to the Final Five.

Sunday, March 11There was one decisive game three played on Sunday night between host Denver and Wisconsin, with the Pioneers claiming a 3-2 overtime victory to claim that series. Right winger Luke Salazar, who had a goal and an assist, netted the winner at 1:40 of the extra session, center Drew Shore had three assists and Sam Brittain stopped 24 of 26 shots on goal. For Wisconsin, center Mark Zengerle had the first goal of the game with a shorthander at 6:40 of the second period while right winger Tyler Barnes gave the Badgers a 2-1 advantage following his goal at 12:32 of the second.

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March 15, 2012/Game 1

Zucker’s Overtime Goal Lifts Denver to 3-2 Victory over MTU in Final Five Tournament Openerby John Gilbert, for WCHA.comSAINT PAUL, Minn. – As a 20-goal scorer, Denver’s Jason Zucker might have been surprised to find himself wide open at 2:18 of overtime, but when Joey LaLeggia got the puck to him Thursday afternoon, Zucker immediately produced his 21st goal, lifting the Pioneers to a 3-2 victory and bringing a sudden ending to Michigan Tech’s inspired playoff in the first game of the Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five. The victory sends Denver (24-12-4) into Friday’s first semifinal at 2:00 pm against season runner-up Minnesota Duluth (24-8-6). “There was a point when I thought Minnesota Duluth was the best team in the country and would run away with the league title,” said Denver coach George Gwozdecky. “They are the team to beat, not only in this tournament, but the next one.” That would be the NCAA tournament, the target of all six teams at the Final Five. Michigan Tech (16-19-4) had to win the tournament to have a chance, via the automatic berth among the 16 selections. And the Huskies gave it their best shot, gaining a 2-1 lead early on the first shift of the third period and trusting the brilliant play of senior Josh Robinson, who continued to play as well as any goaltender in the WCHA throughout the game. Denver outshot Tech 44-29, but Robinson’s outstanding play, and 41 saves, gave the Huskies a chance. But he had no chance on the tying goal, with 4:32 left, or on Zucker’s game-winner. On that play, Nick Shore tried to get a shot through but it was blocked by congestion in the slot. Defenseman Joe LaLeggia, a freshman, gained possession, and moved toward the right circle to find an opening, while Zucker was off to the left of the net, uncovered. Zucker saw LaLeggia move and said, “He made a great play, and I called for the puck. He put it right on my stick.” Robinson said: “I saw their guy move to the top of the circle, and then I saw the puck go across, so I tried to push over as hard as I could. But he put it in.” Michigan Tech was in legitimate running for a top six home-ice position until the final weekend of regular-season play, when the Huskies lost 5-2 and 2-0 at Colorado College and wound up eighth – one point out of seventh and two out of sixth. Undaunted, Tech stayed out in Colorado Springs and opened the playoffs with a complete reversal, beating Colorado College 3-1 and 4-3 in overtime, to reach the Final Five for the first time in five years. Tech then came to Saint Paul, extending their March-on-the road stretch to 15 days. Denver, which was third, one point behind second-place Minnesota Duluth, was upset by Wisconsin 1-0 and needed to come back to win two games, claiming the decisive third game 3-2 in overtime, to reach Xcel Center. So it was obvious that season records mean nothing in the playoffs, and Michigan Tech proved the point again in Thursday’s opening game of the Final Five. “We had some momentum coming in here,” said Brett Olson, Tech’s captain

from Superior, Wis. “We talked about how we wanted to bring pride back to our program, and I think we did that. I’m proud of our guys, but when you get into overtime, anything can happen.” The Pioneers took an early 1-0 lead, when freshman Ty Loney got to the front of the net to one-time a pass from behind the goal by Drew Shore at 3:50. It was the 10th goal of the season for Loney. Midway through the first period, the Huskies tied the game when freshman defenseman pried the puck loose on the boards and fed ahead for fellow-freshman Blake Pietila, who broke between the Denver defensemen and had a breakaway. At full speed, Pietila gave Juho Olkinuora a deke and shot into the left edge at 10:45. Tech outshot Denver 12-10 in the first, and while the Pioneers came back to outshoot Tech 16-6 in the second period, Robinson was outstanding in holding the score at 1-1, and when the puck dropped for the third period, Tech went on the attack. Jordan Baker fought for possession on the left boards and sent the puck ahead to Ryan Furne, who skated toward the net from a wide angle to the left and snapped a shot that glanced off Olkinuora’s arm and into the short side of the net at 0:18. It was the 10th goal of the season for Furne, a sophomore who grew up the Saint Paul suburb of Oakdale, less than 10 miles from Xcel Energy Center. Tech, in fact, was outshot again during the third period, but had a couple of excellent chances for a third goal. But moments after Olkimuora survived a Tech attack, Denver broke back the other way on a 3-on-2. Drew Shore carried deep up the right side and slid a pass back to the slot to Loney, who quickly relayed it to the left circle, where Luke Salazar put it away at 15:28. “It’s a game of inches,” said Tech’s first-year coach Mel Pearson, who left a long-standing role as assistant and then associate head coach at Michigan to return to lead his alma mater. “We had a chance to make it 3-1, then they come right back and score to tie it up.” After a game of broken plays and not much flow, the tying goal was on a play that couldn’t have been diagrammed more smoothly. “Drew made a good play to get the puck to Ty, and I didn’t know if he was going to shoot or pass,” said Salazar. “When he passed, I just tried to shoot as hard as I could. We’ve been down or tied in the third period a lot in these last few games, so we didn’t want to change our game plan. I was just lucky to be in the right place.” Drew Shore, who assisted on the first two Denver goals and made the play to start the tying goal, said: “He called himself lucky, but after all the big goals he’s scored for us this year, I don’t know if I’ve ever played with anyone who can score as many game-winning goals.” Strong words from the older, junior half of Denver’s Shore Brothers, because Drew Shore has 21 goals and is second in the country with seven game-winners.


Sioux Find Their Game, Top St. Cloud State 4-1by John Gilbert, for WCHA.comSAINT PAUL, Minn. – For most of two periods, North Dakota and St. Cloud State battled successfully to defuse each other from making many plays. North Dakota was first to find its game, and the Fighting Sioux prevented St. Cloud State from getting untracked while adding a pair of empty-net goals to win 4-1 in their opening Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five test. Brock Nelson came up with a big goal to break a 1-1 tie, and he scored one of the Fighting Sioux empty-net goals, while his linemates, Corban Knight and Danny Kristo, each added a dose of good luck to score the other North Dakota goals. The fact that the top North Dakota line has become so dangerous -- Nelson has 25 goal, Knight 14, and Kristo 18 – has been a major inspiration for a Sioux

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2012 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five Resultsat Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN

Results of Thursday, March 15(6) Michigan Tech 2 vs (3) Denver 3 ot(5) St. Cloud State 1 vs (4) North Dakota 4Results of Friday, March 16Semifinal: Denver 4 vs (2) Minnesota Duluth 3 (2 ot)Semifinal: North Dakota 6 vs Minnesota 3Results of Saturday, March 17Broadmoor Trophy Championship GameNorth Dakota 4 vs Denver 0


team that has risen to 23-13-3, and will face top-seeded Minnesota (26-12-1) in Friday’s second semifinal. “Earlier in the season, up in Alaska, those three guys started to step forward,” said North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol. “They had shown what they could do, but they really started leading our team through the last two-thirds of the season. They allowed other players and other lines to step up too. We’re looking forward to playing Minnesota. We were just happy to advance to the Final Five, because this is the greatest venue ever. The whole town of Saint Paul, and the building, are electric, and now to get a chance to play a rival …”. St. Cloud State (17-17-5) reached the Final Five on the strength of a strong finish behind goaltender Mike Lee. The Huskies took three out of four points on the last regular-season weekend to knock UMD out of a chance to win the WCHA title, then swept two games from Nebraska Omaha in the league playoffs. Aaron Dell won a tense goaltending duel with Lee Friday night, before 15,133 at Xcel Energy Center. In reality, it was a 2-1 game until the two empty-net goals at the finish. “It was an extra hard-fought hockey game with not a ton of plays being made,” said Huskies coach Bob Motzko. “We made a mistake on their second goal, and that made a big difference in the game. Nelson is a big-time shooter, and someone I think we’ll be watching in the NHL for a lot of years, but he was coming down his off-side and we didn’t play him to cut to the middle. He cut to the middle and got a shot away.” Nelson, a sophomore from Warroad, Minn., and the grandson of 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal star Billy Christian, said: “Ben Blood made a great play to get the puck to me, and Danny [Kristo] forced their defense to back up. I’ve got a great line, with Corban and Danny, and it’s fun to be part of that line.” Modesty is part of Nelson’s makeup, and coach Hakstol said: “He’s deceiving. He gets the puck off his tape so quick, and he can do it in traffic, but he’s very much a complete, two-way player. Tonight was an example, because early in the game we were looking for 50-60-fot passes. Finally, we got back to the basics, making short passes to advance the puck. Brock got a short pass and it turned into his first goal.” The Huskies, meanwhile, never found their rhythm, although Lee was sharp again. He was the victim of a bad bounce at 7:40 of the first period, when Knight carried through the right corner and passed to the goal-mouth from behind the net. The puck hit a defenseman’s stick and the ricochet beat Lee for a 1-0 Fighting Sioux lead. Mark MacMillan and Andrew MacWilliams got assists on the goal, even though it went in off a defenseman. Knight got his first of two penalties later in the first period, and that power play gave the Huskies the chance to tie the game. Ben Hanowski, a junior sniper from Little Falls, MN., blasted in a power play set-up from the corner faceoff circle at 16:14 of the first, for the only goal to elude Aaron Dell from among 30 Huskies shots. The teams traded chances in a close-checking second period, until Nelson cut to the slot and fired his deadly wrist shot into the left edge at 15:51. The Huskies turned up the intensity of their attack as the final period progressed, but Dell prevented anything from crossing the line. Lee ended up on the bench for a sixth attacker through most of the last two minutes, and North Dakota alertly cleared pucks from danger and scored twice into the empty St. Cloud State goal. Brock Nelson scored his second of the game, zooming in to score at 19:00, and when the Huskies tried to press, Taylor Johnson got a five-minute major and disqualification penalty for goaltender interference, so with :27 seconds left, Kristo

flipped a shot from center ice into the empty net for a power-play goal to create the misleading 4-1 final.


Denver Loses 3-0 Lead, Then Trips Minnesota Duluth 4-3 in Second Overtimeby John Gilbert, for WCHA.comSAINT PAUL, Minn. – Zac Larraza is a Denver freshman from Scottsdale, Ariz., whose most prominent role in Friday’s first semifinal at the Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five was to serve a major penalty for Denver teammate Larkin Jacobson. Until the second 20-minute overtime, that is. Then, after both teams had played to exhaustion in the longest game in WCHA playoff history, Larraza got on the Xcel Energy Center ice and scored his first collegiate goal to send the Pioneers into the playoff final with a 4-3 victory over Minnesota Duluth. The play started as a rush by Denver’s fourth line, and freshman center Matt Tabrum fired a shot from the right side that glanced off the right pipe and out toward the blue line. Defenseman John Ryder shot again. “Ryder threw it at the net and it hit me in the chest,” said Larraza, who let the puck drop in front of him, pulled it to his right as goaltender Kenny Reiter went down, and then flicked a backhander into the open goal. He did it with the poise and certainty that a veteran scorer might have shown. Instead, Larraza was dressed as Denver’s 13th forward – a spare after the four regular lines. “That was the biggest goal I’ve scored,” said Larraza. To say nothing of the only one. “I got about 10 shifts in the game, so I was still fresh at the end.” Officially, the goal came at 8:14 of the second 20-minute overtime, which means it was after 38:14 of sudden-death play, making the game’s duration 98 minutes, 14 seconds, breaking the league playoff record, and leaving 12,804 fans nearly as drained as the players. Another record set in the game was the 67 saves by Denver goaltender Sam Brittain, who withstood UMD’s determined comeback from a 3-0 deficit, which featured the Bulldogs outshooting Denver 70-49. The victory sends Denver (25-12-4) into Saturday’s championship game against the winner of Friday night’s Minnesota-North Dakota second semifinal. UMD goes home 24-9-6, but certain to have a high seed in next week’s NCAA tournament field. “We dug ourselves a hole at the start, but we did a lot of good things in the second half of the game, and it became a helluva hockey game,” said UMD coach Scott Sandelin. “Both teams had a lot of chances and both goalies made some tremendous saves.” UMD, which lost a first-round Final Five game to Bemidji State a year ago, before catching a hot streak that went all the way to the NCAA championship on the same Xcel Energy Center ice, had a first-round bye this time as league runner-up, but all that got the Bulldogs was the challenge of playing catch-up against preseason WCHA favorite Denver, the league’s third-place finisher. As often happens in the Final Five, teams resting with first-game byes don’t always have a big advantage in the semifinals, because during the long season of two-game series, many teams play better in the second game. That theory seemed at work, as Denver, which had to beat Michigan Tech 3-2 in overtime on Thursday to reach Friday’s semifinals, gained the early advantage and built on it during the first period and a half. The Pioneers led 1-0 on Shawn Ostrow’s first-period goal, when the junior center rushed up the left side 2-on-1 and sent a perfect shot into the upper right corner at 8:01. Denver boosted the lead to 3-0 in the second period, when Jason Zucker scored at 3:26, and at 6:02, Ostrow swung out from behind the net and



passed across the crease, where Dustin Jackson shot past Kenny Reiter to score as he was being taken down at the right edge. The Bulldogs were increasing their tempo by then, however, and when they got a power-play chance midway through the second period, they cracked Sam Brittain’s shutout bid, as Mike Seidel pulled a rebound away from Brittain and deposited it behind him at 10:57. “That power play turned the tide for them,” said Denver coach George Gwozdecky. “I don’t like to use basketball analogies, but in basketball you hear coaches say they knew the other team would make a run, and in our game, even though we had that 3-0 lead, you knew they were going to make a run.” Jacked up by the goal, the Bulldogs started firing shots from every angle, and closed in at 3-2 on another Seidel goal, at 13:45. Connolly was absorbing some heavy contact while continuing to work the left boards in the DU zone, and he finally chipped the puck to Seidel in the left circle. Seidel glided across the slot and fired a perfect shot past a screening defenseman and into the upper left corner. UMD went on to outshoot Denver 25-10 in the high-tempo second period, which ended with Seidel swiping a rebound and nearly scoring at the left pipe as the horn sounded. “I thought I had a chance to sneak it in, but the goalie made an unbelievable save with his toe,” Seidel said. The Bulldogs couldn’t get the equalizer until 12:38 of the third period. Defenseman Drew Olson got the puck from Seidel, who was having an impressive day, and Olson moved left to right toward the slot before sending the puck over to Jack Connolly, a left-handed shooting center who was cranked and ready to rip a one-timer into the upper right corner to knot the game 3-3. It was Connolly’s 19th goal, to go with 39 assists for the WCHA regular-season scoring champ, who already is a two-time All-America and is a Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist. Finishing with a flourish, the Bulldogs outshot Denver 17-7 in the third period, making it 42-17 as they came alive for the second and third periods, and 50-24 for all three periods. “To their credit, they threw everything at the net,” said Brittain, who didn’t play in Thursday’s first game, and who might not play in the final, after his heavy lifting against the Bulldogs. Regulation time ended ominously for the Bulldogs, however. After working feverishly to come back from a 3-0 deficit, they allowed Zucker to burst through for a final chance. As he turned the corner and cut to his right, Zucker had his feet taken out from under him by a diving Chris Casto. Zucker slid harmlessly past the goal-mouth, but Casto went to the penalty box with :1.3 seconds remaining, which gave Denver a power-play overlapping into overtime. Reiter was brilliant in the 20-minute first overtime, but Brittain matched him as the teams, obviously tiring, played with wide-open offense, Denver outshooting UMD 16-15 as both teams went all-out trying to end the game on the next shift. When the first overtime ended without a goal, Denver had a slim 16-15 edge in shots and the teams went to their dressing rooms still 3-3, and with UMD holding a 65-40 shot margin. But in the second overtime, Denver had a 10-4 edge in shots. “Our best hockey was in overtime,” Gwozdecky said. “Whatever it takes; it wouldn’t be fun if it wasn’t exciting.”


North Dakota Rallies to Stun Golden Gophers 6-3 in WCHA Final Five Semifinalby John Gilbert, for WCHA.com SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The first semifinal set Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five records for length of time, and saves, but the second semifinal provided an even more remarkable turnabout, as North Dakota spotted top-seeded Minnesota a 3-0 lead, then the Fighting Sioux stormed back for six unanswered goals to stun the Golden Gophers 6-3 in front of an Xcel Energy Center crowd of 16,738. The game was amazingly split exactly in half, as the Gophers led 3-0 at the halfway point, and the Fighting Sioux simply took the game over, gaining momentum with every goal. North Dakota (24-12-3) roars into Saturday night’s WCHA playoff final against Denver, which beat Minnesota Duluth 4-3 in double overtime after blowing a 3-0 lead. It means that this year’s champion will have won three games in three days. “We’ve had a lot of comebacks,” said Mario Lamoureux, the Sioux captain and third line center, who scored two goals in the third-period onslaught. “But I’ve never been art of a game where it was completely dominated one way, then the other.” As if carrying out the exact opposite of the first game, Minnesota (26-13-1) was rested and ready with the bye, and owned all the plays and the momentum, aided

by all three power-plays in the first period, when the Golden Gophers outshot North Dakota 12-2. On the second of those power-plays, Gopher freshman Kyle Rau scored his 17th goal of the season as he hurtled over goaltender Aaron Dell while scoring for a 1-0 lead. In the second period, Erik Haula shot from center point and Jake Hansen deflected it in for another power-play goal, at 5:55, to make it 2-0. And at 10:01 – the midpoint of the middle period – Zach Budish deflected in Justin Holl’s pass from wide to the right of the net, and the Gophers were cruising at 3-0. “We played some of the best hockey we’ve played and jumped off to a 3-0 lead,” said Hansen. “They got one goal, and I think we were scared of losing. We were outshooting them something like 23-8, but after they scored, we played horribly. We went away from our system, and we played really sloppy and they took the momentum. “It went from 3-0 to 3-3, but we’ve got to keep fighting. We just didn’t have it in us tonight. I think we were more shell-shocked than anything.” With 5:31 left in the second period, North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol called a time out. It didn’t seem as though any words could make a difference, because Minnesota seemed to be in complete control. “Nothing special was said,” Hakstol said. “We had tired bodies on the ice, and we had iced the puck, so we couldn’t change. We had absolutely no gas in the tank in the first half of the game.” But from then on, it was all North Dakota. Derek Forbort, a sophomore defenseman for North Dakota, flung a deflected shot from the right point that eluded Gopher goaltender Kent Patterson at 14:51, giving the Sioux their first sign of life, but at 3-1, the third period started with no illusions for the Sioux, who were being outshot 23-11 at that point. Incredibly, North Dakota started rolling in the third period and not only pumped five more goals, but outshot the Gophers 17-2. “We knew we had to regroup,” said Lamoureux. “We just got going, rolled with the momentum, and the game became fun.” There was still some catching up to do. At 5:31 of the third, Michael Parks went to the net and had a pass deflect in off his skate to cut it to 3-2. “I went hard to the net, and the puck bounced off me somewhere,” said Parks. Exactly :30 seconds later, Brock Nelson blocked a high bouncing puck and fired it in to tie the game 3-3. The large contingent of Fighting Sioux fans in the crowd went crazy, and North Dakota poured it on. Patterson in goal for the Gophers was like a young man caught at the base of an avalanche coming down upon him. Lamoureux, who had exactly one goal all season but willingly played his leadership role to the hilt, scored at 9:42 to lift the Fighting Sioux to their first lead of the night at 4-3. Minnesota, which hadn’t drawn a single penalty, got one then, at 9:56, and Corban Knight scored at 10:19, on North Dakota’s only power-play chance, to make it 5-3. Minnesota coach Don Lucia was asked if he considered taking a time out and he said: “I don’t know if it would have done any good.” Lamoureux scored again by rushing up the right side, sending a hard backhand pass across the slot to Mark MacMillan, then going to the net and jamming in the rebound at 16:10. He now has three goals for the season. Goaltender Aaron Dell, who allowed three goals in the first half of the game, never allowed another goal, and the Fighting Sioux stormed into the WCHA Final Five championship game once again. “We had great energy and a very good first period,” said Lucia. “Congratulations to North Dakota, because we couldn’t get it back going. We’ve been very good in the third period all season – we’ve only allowed 18 goals total in the third period.



And we gave up five tonight. We punched, they punched back, and we wilted.”

March 17, 2012/Championship Game

North Dakota Blanks Denver 4-0 to Capture 2012 Red Baron WCHA Final Five, Broadmoor Trophyby John Gilbert, for WCHA.comSAINT PAUL, Minn. – If it was the last time the North Dakota hockey team ever wears the familiar green jerseys with the stylish Native American warrior on the chest, the Fighting Sioux gave the logo and nickname a proper sendoff Saturday night, before 16,838 observers at Xcel Energy Center – whipping Denver 4-0 in the Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five championship game. North Dakota thus claimed the Broadmoor Trophy for an unprecedented third consecutive time, and gave Aaron Dell an easy shutout for his third victory in three days. The Sioux (25-12-3) ride into next week’s NCAA tournament on the wings of a seven-game winning streak, which started, ironically, after a 5-3 loss that resulted in a split at Denver. They could, in fact, return to Xcel Center as the No. 1 seed of the West Regional, when pairings are announced Sunday. However, wherever they go, it will be clad in new North Dakota jerseys, because the NCAA has decreed that if North Dakota insists on wearing its Fighting Sioux-logo jerseys, or uses the Fighting Sioux nickname, they will forfeit any NCAA victories. North Dakota’s old Fighting Sioux jerseys worked just fine to stop Denver (24-13-4). The Pioneers were outshot 29-22 and unable to muster any sustained offense, while the Fighting Sioux got a goal and an assist from both Carter Rowney and Mark MacMillan, and added power-play goals from Brock Nelson – his fourth in three Final Five games – and Michael Parks. It used to be customary that teams that had to win a play-in game to reach the semifinals would never have enough staying power to win three games in three days, but Minnesota Duluth pulled it off in 2009, and North Dakota won three in 2010. This year, however, was the first in which both finalists were playing for the third time in three days. Denver has had a rougher road, playing the sixth game in nine days. First, the Pioneers had to go three games to beat Wisconsin, losing 1-0 and winning 3-1 and then 3-2 in overtime to get to Xcel Energy Center. After three days of rest, the Pioneers had to go overtime again to beat Michigan Tech 3-2 Thursday, then beat UMD 4-3 in two overtimes Friday in the longest game in Final Five history. If six games in nine days wasn’t enough, they included four overtime periods, the equivalent of another full game, making it more like seven games in nine days. North Dakota beat St. Cloud State 4-1 on Thursday, and though the Sioux seemed tired as they fell behind 3-0 through the first half of its semifinal against Minnesota Friday, before rallying to win 6-3. Maybe there was a positive carryover from scoring six unanswered goals against the Golden Gophers. “We wanted to play a complete game tonight,” said North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol. “We didn’t play complete games either Thursday or Friday, and we wanted to exploit the chance they might be a little more tired, because of how much they’ve had to play. Our energy level was pretty good, and we were plus-one 5-on-5, scored two power-play goals, and one shorthanded.” It appeared that the Pioneers may have finally been overtaken by battle-fatigue,

2012 WCHA Playoff Championship Review con’t and it didn’t help their manpower when they lost defenseman Josiah Didier to an injury, then offensive star Jason Zucker went out in the third period and was taken to a hospital for an MRI on an “upper body” injury. At one point coach George Gwozdecky said he moved two forwards back to play defense. “I noticed how much quicker we were able to go back and get the puck,” Gwozdecky said. “That made me realize how tired we were.” Gwozdecky praised North Dakota for its play, however. “North Dakota was sharp and moved the puck well,” he said. “The way they played last night with their great comeback, and the way they played tonight, I would say they would be a very likely Frozen Four team.” Goaltender Aaron Dell was sharp in his third game in three days, which, he said, he hadn’t done since his junior hockey days in the Alberta league. The Pioneers had the first great scoring chance, but Dell came up with the save when Nate Dewhurst blasted a one-timer from the slot after a feed from behind the net. Later, Dell said that was the toughest save he could remember. “The guys made it pretty easy for me,” he said. Denver went back to goaltender Juho Olkinuora, who won against Tech, after Sam Brittain made a Final Five tournament record 67 stops against UMD. A few seconds after Dell’s big save, Mario Lamoureux wound up to shoot at the other end. Denver freshman Matt Tabrum hooked his stick to prevent a shot, and was called for hooking at 16:25, and North Dakota jumped at the power-play chance. Corban Knight pulled a left-corner faceoff back to Dillon Simpson, who shot from the top of the circle. The blocked shot popped up into Brock Nelson’s body, and he let the puck drop, then scored his 27th goal of a sterling sophomore season into the Denver net at 17:43. “Knighter made a big play winning the faceoff, and when Dillon shot the puck bounced up off the goalie and hilt me,” said Nelson. “I was just lucky to be in the right place, and I got a good stick on it.” On the next shift, North Dakota center Carter Rowney skated to the left edge as Mike MacMillan sent him a perfect pass for a goal at 18:29, and the two goals in :46 seconds sent the Fighting Sioux into intermission up 2-0. “They started off better than we did, and they kept it rolling,” said Denver center Drew Shore. “We don’t play three games in a row much, but the first goal in any game is huge. They got it, and I thought that was one of the big turning points.” True, if both teams were weary, the first goal could provide an adrenaline jump-start, and the Fighting Sioux kept feeding it. Early in the second period, they were bolstered by two Denver penalties, and on the second of those, Michael Parks scored a power-play goal with a quick shot from deep on the right side at 9:58. To that point, the Fighting Sioux hadn’t drawn a single penalty, but they got the next three. Rowney’s second penalty in a row opened the third period, but instead of giving hope to the Pioneers it was the Sioux who scored, shorthanded. MacMillan blocked the puck free from a Denver skater at center ice and raced in alone at Olkinuora and drilled a shot into the left edge at 7:11. A goal at 7:11, short-handed at that, for a team wearing green uniforms on St. Patrick’s Day in downtown Saint Paul – how could the Pioneers overcome that? They couldn’t. About the only highlight for Denver in the third period was when Brock Nelson fired the rebound of Danny Kristo’s shot into the net, the officials reviewed it and disallowed the goal before Kristo had skated into the goal crease and bumped relief goalie Adam Murray an instant before the puck crossed the goal line. Gwozdecky said, “We are really looking for a little rest. Whatever region we’re in, great. We just need some rest, and maybe we could even get a couple of our long-term injured players back.”

Red Baron WCHA Final Five All-Tournament TeamForward: Jason Zucker, Denver. Forward: Mario Lamoureux, North Dakota. Forward: Brock Nelson, North Dakota. Defense: Derek Forbort, North Dakota. Defense: Andrew MacWilliam, North Dakota. Goaltender: Aaron Dell, North Dakota. Most Valuable Player: Aaron Dell, Goaltender, North Dakota.

Red Baron WCHA Final Five Attendance SummaryGame 1: 11,489. Game 2: 15,133. Game 3: 12,804. Game 4: 16,738. Game 5: 16,838. Total: 73,002.Note: Tournament attendance total of 73,002 is the eighth highest in the 20-year history of the Final Five.


WCHA Playoff Champions

Season Champion(s) (Head Coach)1959-60 Denver* (Murray Armstrong) Michigan Tech* (John MacInnes)1960-61 Denver* (Murray Armstrong) Minnesota* (John Mariucci)1961-62 Michigan Tech (John MacInnes)1962-63 Denver (Murray Armstrong)1963-64 Denver (Murray Armstrong1964-65 Michigan Tech (John MacInnes)1965-66 Denver (Murray Armstrong) Michigan State (Amo Bessone)1966-67 Michigan State • (Amo Bessone) North Dakota • (Bill Selman)1967-68 Denver • (Murray Armstrong) North Dakota • (Bill Selman)1968-69 Denver + (Murray Armstrong) Michigan Tech + (John MacInnes)1969-70 Michigan Tech + (John MacInnes) Wisconsin + (Bob Johnson)1970-71 Denver + (Murray Armstrong) Minnesota + (Herb Brooks)1971-72 Denver • (Murray Armstrong) Wisconsin • (Bob Johnson)1972-73 Denver • (Murray Armstrong) Wisconsin • (Bob Johnson)1973-74 Michigan Tech • (John MacInnes) Minnesota • (Herb Brooks)1974-75 Michigan Tech • (John MacInnes) Minnesota • (Herb Brooks)1975-76 Michigan Tech • (John MacInnes) Minnesota • (Herb Brooks)1976-77 Wisconsin (Bob Johnson)1977-78 Colorado College • (Jeff Sauer) Wisconsin • (Bob Johnson)1978-79 Minnesota • (Herb Brooks) North Dakota • (Gino Gasparini)1979-80 Minnesota • (Herb Brooks) North Dakota • (Gino Gasparini)1980-81 Michigan Tech • (John MacInnes) Minnesota • (Brad Buetow)1981-82 Wisconsin (Bob Johnson)1982-83 Wisconsin (Jeff Sauer)1983-84 Minnesota Duluth (Mike Sertich)1984-85 Minnesota Duluth (Mike Sertich)1985-86 Denver (Ralph Backstrom)1986-87 North Dakota (Gino Gasparini)1987-88 Wisconsin (Jeff Sauer)1988-89 Northern Michigan (Rick Comley)1989-90 Wisconsin (Jeff Sauer)1990-91 Northern Michigan (Rick Comley)1991-92 Northern Michigan (Rick Comley)1992-93 Minnesota (Doug Woog)1993-94 Minnesota (Doug Woog)1994-95 Wisconsin (Jeff Sauer)1995-96 Minnesota (Doug Woog)1996-97 North Dakota (Dean Blais)1997-98 Wisconsin (Jeff Sauer)1998-99 Denver (George Gwozdecky)1999-00 North Dakota (Dean Blais)2000-01 St. Cloud State (Craig Dahl)2001-02 Denver (George Gwozdecky)2002-03 Minnesota (Don Lucia)

Season Champion(s) (Head Coach)2003-04 Minnesota (Don Lucia)2004-05 Denver (George Gwozdecky)2005-06 North Dakota (Dave Hakstol)2006-07 Minnesota (Don Lucia)2007-08 Denver (George Gwozdecky)2008-09 Minnesota Duluth (Scott Sandelin)2009-10 North Dakota (Dave Hakstol)2010-11 North Dakota (Dave Hakstol)2011-12 North Dakota (Dave Hakstol)

* first-round playoff winners; • second-round playoff winners;+ East and West Regional playoff winners

WCHA Playoff Championship Summaries

1959-60Playoff Champions: Denver, Michigan TechWCHA Playoffs (2 games, total goals). Colorado College 2 @ Denver 9; Colorado College 1 @ Denver 3 (DU wins series, 12-3). North Dakota 3 @ Michigan Tech 4; North Dakota 4 @ Michigan Tech 5 (MTU wins series, 9-7).

1960-61Playoff Champions: Denver, MinnesotaWCHA Playoffs (2 games, total goals). Michigan Tech 1 @ Denver 9; Michigan Tech 2 @ Denver 8 (DU wins series, 17-3); Michigan 1 @ Minnesota 3; Michigan 3 @ Minnesota 3 (UM wins series, 6-4).

1961-62Playoff Champion: Michigan TechWCHA Playoffs @ Michigan Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI. Semi-Finals: Michigan State 1 @ Michigan Tech 5; Denver 4 @ Michigan 8. 3rd Place Game: Michigan State 4 vs Denver 3. Championship Game: Michigan Tech 6 vs Michigan 4.

1962-63Playoff Champion: DenverWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Minnesota 0 @ Denver 3; Minnesota 2 @ Denver 6 (DU wins series, 9-2); Michigan Tech 0 @ North Dakota 2; Michigan Tech 1 @ North Dakota 6 (UND wins series, 8-1)WCHA Playoff Finals @ DU Arena, Denver, CO. Denver 5 vs North Dakota 4 (ot).

1963-64Playoff Champion: DenverWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Michigan Tech 3 @ Michigan 4; Michigan Tech 5 @ Michigan 5 (Michigan wins series, 9-8); North Dakota 2 @ Denver 6; North Dakota 3 @ Denver 3 (DU wins series, 9-5).WCHA Playoff Finals @ Michigan Coliseum, Ann Arbor, MI. Denver 6 vs Michigan 2.

1964-65Playoff Champion: Michigan TechWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Michigan State 1 @ North Dakota 7; Michigan State 6 @ North Dakota 4 (UND wins series, 11-7).WCHA Playoff Finals @ Winter Sports Building, Grand Forks, ND. Michigan Tech 6 vs North Dakota 4.

1965-66Playoff Champions: Michigan State, DenverWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round. Minnesota Duluth 3 @ Michigan Tech 9; Minnesota 3 @ North Dakota 4; Denver 8 @ Colorado College 2; Michigan State 3 @ Michigan 2.WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round. Michigan State 4 @ Michigan Tech 3; North Dakota 4 @ Denver 5 (ot).

WCHA Men’s Playoff Championship History • 1959-2012


1966-67Playoff Champions: Michigan State, North DakotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round. Michigan Tech 6 @ Minnesota Duluth 4; North Dakota 7 @ Minnesota 2; Colorado College 3 @ Denver 6; Michigan 2 @ Michigan State 4.WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round. Michigan State 2 @ Michigan Tech 1 (ot); North Dakota 3 @ Denver 2.

1967-68Playoff Champions: Denver, North DakotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round. Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Denver 11; Colorado College 2 @ Michigan Tech 5; Michigan State 2 @ North Dakota 5; Minnesota 5 @ Michigan 3.WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Minnesota 0 @ Denver 9; Minnesota 3 @ Denver 7 (DU wins series, 16-3). North Dakota 0 @ Michigan Tech 0; North Dakota 3 @ Michigan Tech 2 (UND wins series, 3-2).

1968-69Playoff Champions: Michigan Tech, DenverWCHA East Regional @ Ann Arbor, MI. 1st Round: Michigan Tech 4 vs Michigan State 2; Michigan 8 vs Minnesota 4. Championship Game: Michigan Tech 7 vs Michigan 4.WCHA West Regional @ Denver, CO. 1st Round: Denver 4 vs Minnesota Duluth 1; Colorado College 5 vs North Dakota 4. Championship Game: Denver 3 vs Colorado College 1.

1969-70Playoff Champions: Michigan Tech, WisconsinWCHA East Regional @ Duluth, MN. 1st Round: Michigan Tech 5 @ North Dakota 3; Minnesota 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 2 (ot). Championship Game: Michigan Tech 6 vs Minnesota 5.WCHA West Regional @ Denver, CO. 1st Round: Wisconsin 2 vs Michigan 1; Denver 6 vs Michigan State 2. Championship Game: Wisconsin 3 vs Denver 2.

1970-71WCHA Playoff Champions: Minnesota, DenverWCHA East Regional @ Madison, WI. 1st Round: North Dakota 6 vs Michigan Tech 4; Minnesota 4 vs Wisconsin 3. Championship Game: Minnesota 5 vs North Dakota 2.WCHA West Regional @ Denver, CO. 1st Round: Denver 6 vs Colorado College 3; Minnesota Duluth 4 vs Michigan State 3. Championship Game: Denver 9 vs Minnesota Duluth 3.

1971-72Playoff Champions: Denver, WisconsinWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Notre Dame 2 @ Denver 7; Notre Dame 2 @ Denver 4 (DU wins series, 11-4). Michigan Tech 5 @ Wisconsin 3; Michigan Tech 1 @ Wisconsin 6 (UW wins series, 9-6). Michigan 1 @ North Dakota 5; Michigan 2 @ North Dakota 10 (UND wins series, 15-3). Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Michigan State 4; Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Michigan State 4 (MSU wins series, 8-4).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round. Michigan State 1 @ Denver 2; Michigan State 3 @ Denver 9 (DU wins series, 11-4). North Dakota 1 @ Wisconsin 1; North Dakota 1 @ Wisconsin 5 (UW wins series, 6-2).

1972-73WCHA Playoff Champions: Denver, WisconsinWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Denver 5; Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Denver 4 (DU wins series, 9-6). North Dakota 0 @ Notre Dame 5; North Dakota 3 @ Notre Dame 8 (Notre Dame wins series, 13-3). Minnesota 6 @ Wisconsin 8; Minnesota 4 @ Wisconsin 6 (UW wins series, 14-10). Michigan Tech 7 @ Michigan State 2; Michigan Tech 1 @ Michigan State 3 (MTU wins series, 8-5).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Michigan Tech 3 @ Denver 3; Michigan Tech 0 @ Denver 4 (DU wins series, 7-3). Wisconsin 4 @ Notre Dame 4; Wisconsin 4 @ Notre Dame 3 (UW wins series, 8-7).

1973-74WCHA Playoff Champions: Michigan Tech, MinnesotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Notre Dame 2 @ Michigan Tech 4; Notre Dame 2 @ Michigan Tech 2 (MTU wins series, 6-4). Michigan 1 @ Minnesota 5; Michigan 4 @ Minnesota 5 (Michigan wins series, 10-5). Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Denver 3; Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Denver 5 (DU wins series, 8-4). Wisconsin 1 @ Michigan State 4; Wisconsin 4 @ Michigan State 3 (MSU wins series, 7-5).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Michigan State 8 @ Michigan Tech 6; Michigan State 2 @ Michigan Tech 6 (MTU wins series, 12-10). Denver 3 @ Minnesota 3; Denver 1 @ Minnesota 2 (UM wins series, 5-4).

1974-75WCHA Playoff Champions: Minnesota, Michigan TechWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Minnesota Duluth 0 @ Minnesota 6; Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Minnesota 4 (UM wins series, 10-2). Notre Dame 0 @ Michigan Tech 2; Notre Dame 3 @ Michigan 6 (MTU wins series, 8-3). Michigan 4 @ Colorado College 3; Michigan 9 @ Colorado College 8 (Michigan wins series, 13-11). Michigan State 4 @ Wisconsin 5; Michigan State 7 @ Wisconsin 4 (MSU wins series, 11-9).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Michigan 3 @ Minnesota 3; Michigan 2 @ Minnesota 5 (UM wins series, 8-5). Michigan State 4 @ Michigan Tech 6; Michigan State 4 @ Michigan Tech 9 (MTU wins series, 15-8).

1975-76WCHA Playoff Champions: Michigan Tech, MinnesotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Denver 4 @ Michigan Tech 5; Denver 6 @ Michigan 8 (MTU wins series, 13-10). Wisconsin 4 @ Michigan State 6; Wisconsin 4 @ Michigan State 6 (MSU wins series, 12-8). Colorado College 4 @ Minnesota 7; Colorado College 1 @ Minnesota 5 (UM wins series, 12-5). Notre Dame 3 @ Michigan 8; Notre Dame 5 @ Michigan 4 (Michigan wins series, 12-8).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Michigan 2 @ Michigan Tech 4; Michigan 5 @ Michigan Tech 6 (MTU wins series, 10-7). Minnesota 2 @ Michigan State 2; Minnesota 7 @ Michigan State 6 (3 ot) (UM wins series, 9-8).

1976-77WCHA Playoff Champion: WisconsinWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Colorado College 1 @ Wisconsin 3; Colorado College 1 @ Wisconsin 3 (UW wins series, 6-2). Minnesota 1 @ Notre Dame 5; Minnesota 9 @ Notre Dame 2 (UM wins series, 10-7). Michigan Tech 5 @ Michigan 6; Michigan Tech 2 @ Michigan 5 (Michigan wins series, 11-7). North Dakota 3 @ Denver 8; North Dakota 2 @ Denver 7 (DU wins series, 15-5).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Minnesota 5 @ Wisconsin 9; Minnesota 3 @ Wisconsin 8 (UW wins series, 17-8). Denver 4 @ Michigan 6; Denver 4 @ Michigan 11 (Michigan wins series, 17-8).WCHA Playoff Championship @ Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI (2 games, total goals). Wisconsin 4 vs Michigan 0; Wisconsin 5 vs Michigan 4 (UW wins series, 9-4).

1977-78WCHA Playoff Champions: Colorado College, WisconsinWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Notre Dame 6 @ Denver 6; Notre Dame 1 @ Denver 7 (DU wins series, 13-7). Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Wisconsin 9; Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Wisconsin 5 (UW wins series, 14-6). North Dakota 2 @ Michigan Tech 2; North Dakota 2 @ Michigan Tech 3 (ot) (MTU wins series, 5-4). Colorado College 3 @ Minnesota 3; Colorado College 5 @ Minnesota 4 (CC wins series, 8-7).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Colorado College 6 @ Denver 3; Colorado College 3 @ Denver 4 (CC wins series, 9-7). Michigan Tech 3 @ Wisconsin 4; Michigan Tech 4 @ Wisconsin 7 (UW wins series, 11-7).

1978-79WCHA Playoff Champions: North Dakota, MinnesotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Colorado College 3 @ North Dakota 6; Colorado College 3 @ North Dakota 7 (UND wins series, 13-6). Michigan Tech 3 @ Minnesota 5; Michigan Tech 1 @ Minnesota 6 (UM wins series, 11-4). Denver 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 5; Denver 4 @ Minnesota Duluth 2 (ot) (UMD wins series, 7-6). Notre Dame 5 @ Wisconsin 11; Notre Dame 5 @ Wisconsin 5 (UW wins series, 16-10).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Wisconsin 2 @ North Dakota 4; Wisconsin 7 @ North Dakota 7 (UND wins series, 11-9). Minnesota Duluth 1 @ Minnesota 2; Minnesota Duluth 3 @ Minnesota 6 (UM wins series, 8-4).

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1979-80WCHA Playoff Champions: North Dakota, MinnesotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Michigan State 1 @ North Dakota 8; Michigan State 3 @ North Dakota 5 (UND wins series, 13-4). Michigan Tech 2 @ Minnesota 7; Michigan Tech 3 @ Minnesota 6 (UM wins series, 13-5). Minnesota Duluth 3 @ Colorado College 4; Minnesota Duluth 6 @ Colorado College 7 (CC wins series, 11-9). Notre Dame 8 @ Michigan 3; Notre Dame 3 @ Michigan 4 (Notre Dame wins series, 11-7).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Notre Dame 4 @ North Dakota 10; Notre Dame 4 @ North Dakota 7 (UND wins series, 17-8). Colorado College 3 @ Minnesota 5; Colorado College 1 @ Minnesota 8 (UM wins series, 13-4).

1980-81WCHA Playoff Champions: Minnesota, Michigan TechWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Minnesota Duluth 1 @ Minnesota 5; Minnesota Duluth 7 @ Minnesota 5 (UM wins series, 10-8). Colorado College 2 @ Wisconsin 8; Colorado College 11 @ Wisconsin 4 (CC wins series, 13-12). North Dakota 4 @ Michigan Tech 7; North Dakota 1 @ Michigan Tech 4 (MTU wins series, 11-5). Michigan 5 @ Denver 2; Michigan 5 @ Denver 4 (Michigan wins series, 10-6).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Colorado College 1 @ Minnesota 7; Colorado College 9 @ Minnesota 7 (UM wins series, 14-10). Michigan 1 @ Michigan Tech 2; Michigan 1 @ Michigan Tech 7 (MTU wins series, 9-2).

1981-82WCHA Playoff Champion: WisconsinWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Colorado College 1 @ Minnesota 3; Colorado College 3 @ Minnesota 6 (UM wins series, 9-4); Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Denver 5; Minnesota Duluth 5 @ Denver 5 (DU wins series, 10-7).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Denver 3 @ North Dakota 4; Denver 2 @ North Dakota 5 (UND wins series, 9-5); Minnesota 4 @ Wisconsin 3; Minnesota 2 @ Wisconsin 6 (UW wins series, 9-6). WCHA Playoff Championship @ Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, ND (2 games, total goals). Wisconsin 9 vs North Dakota 0; Wisconsin 3 vs North Dakota 1 (UW wins series, 12-1).

1982-83WCHA Playoff Champion: WisconsinWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Colorado College 2 @ Wisconsin 3; Colorado College 2 @ Wisconsin 5 (UW wins series, 8-4). Denver 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 7; Denver 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 6 (UMD wins series, 13-4).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Minnesota 8; Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Minnesota 3 (UM wins series, 11-6). Wisconsin 1 @ North Dakota 1; Wisconsin 6 @ North Dakota 5 (3 ot) (UW wins series, 7-6).WCHA Playoff Championship @ Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN (2 games, total goals). Wisconsin 5 vs Minnesota 1; Wisconsin 3 vs Minnesota 2 (UW wins series, 8-3).

1983-84WCHA Playoff Champion: Minnesota DuluthWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). Colorado College 1 @ Minnesota 3; Colorado College 1 @ Minnesota 4 (UM wins series, 7-2). Denver 3 @ Wisconsin 5; Denver 5 @ Wisconsin 8 (UW wins series, 13-8).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Wisconsin 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 6; Wisconsin 0 @ Minnesota Duluth 9 (UMD wins series, 15-3). Minnesota 3 @ North Dakota 4; Minnesota 4 @ North Dakota 5 (UND wins series, 9-7).WCHA Playoff Championship @ Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN (2 games, total goals). Minnesota Duluth 8 vs North Dakota 1; North Dakota 5 vs Minnesota Duluth 4 (UMD wins series, 12-6).

1984-85WCHA Playoff Champion: Minnesota DuluthWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). (8) Michigan Tech 2 @ (1) Minnesota Duluth 3; (8) Michigan Tech 2 @ (1) Minnesota Duluth 5 (UMD wins series, 8-4). (7) Northern Michigan 4 @ (2) Minnesota 3; (7) Northern Michigan 4 @ (2) Minnesota 6 (UM wins series, 9-8). (6) Colorado College 1 @ (3) Wisconsin 2; (6) Colorado College 3 @ (3) Wisconsin 7 (UW wins series, 9-4). (5) Denver 1 @ (4) North Dakota 7; (5) Denver 4 @ (4) North Dakota 8 (UND wins series, 15-5).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). North Dakota 4 @ Minnesota Duluth 4; North Dakota 4 @ Minnesota Duluth 6 (UMD wins series, 10-8). Wisconsin 0 @ Minnesota 6; Wisconsin 7 @ Minnesota 8 (UM wins series, 14-7).WCHA Playoff Championship @ Duluth Arena, Duluth, MN (2 games, total goals). Minnesota 6 vs Minnesota Duluth 4; Minnesota Duluth 6 vs Minnesota 2 (UMD wins series, 10-8).

1985-86WCHA Playoff Champion: DenverWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). (8) Michigan Tech 4 @ (1) Denver 3; (8) Michigan Tech 2 @ (1) Denver 6 (DU wins series, 9-6). (7) Colorado College 4 @ (2) Minnesota 10; (7) Colorado College 3 @ (2) Minnesota 4 (UM wins series, 14-7). (6) North Dakota 2 @ (3) Wisconsin 6; (6) North Dakota 5 @ (3) Wisconsin 6 (UW wins series, 12-7). (5) Northern Michigan 4 @ (4) Minnesota Duluth 4; (5) Northern Michigan 4 @ (4) Minnesota Duluth 8 (UMD wins series, 12-8).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Denver 8; Minnesota Duluth 5 @ Denver 5 (DU wins series, 13-7). Wisconsin 1 @ Minnesota 4; Wisconsin 3 @ Minnesota 7 (UM wins series, 11-4).WCHA Playoff Championship @ DU Arena, Denver, CO (2 games, total goals). Denver 3 vs Minnesota 0; Denver 3 vs Minnesota 2 (DU wins series, 6-2).

1986-87WCHA Playoff Champion: North DakotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (2 games, total goals). (8) Minnesota Duluth 3 @ (1) North Dakota 5; (8) Minnesota Duluth 1 @ (1) North Dakota 8 (UND wins series, 13-4). (7) Michigan Tech 4 @ (2) Minnesota 9; (7) Michigan Tech 5 @ (2) Minnesota 8 (UM wins series, 17-9). (6) Colorado College 4 @ (3) Denver 2; (6) Colorado College 3 @ (3) Denver 2 (CC wins series, 7-4). (5) Northern Michigan 2 @ (4) Wisconsin 4; (5) Northern Michigan 2 @ (4) Wisconsin 6 (UW wins series, 10-4).WCHA Playoffs, 2nd Round (2 games, total goals). Colorado College 2 @ North Dakota 6; Colorado College 2 @ North Dakota 1 (UND wins series, 7-4). Wisconsin 2 @ Minnesota 1; Wisconsin 4 @ Minnesota 8 (UM wins series, 9-6).WCHA Playoff Championship @ Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, ND (2 games, total goals). North Dakota 5 vs Minnesota 3; North Dakota 5 vs Minnesota 3 (UND wins series, 10-6).

1987-88WCHA Playoff Champion: WisconsinWCHA Playofs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (8) Colorado College 0 @ (1) Minnesota 7; (8) Colorado College 0 @ (1) Minnesota 5 (UM wins series, 2-0). (7) Northern Michigan 1 @ (2) Wisconsin 2 ot; (7) Northern Michigan 4 @ (2) Wisconsin 5 (UW wins series, 2-0). (6) Minnesota Duluth 5 @ (3) Denver 2; (6) Minnesota Duluth 7 @ (3) Denver 3 (UMD wins series, 2-0). (5) North Dakota 5 @ (4) Michigan Tech 4; (5) North Dakota 3 @ (4) Michigan Tech 6; North Dakota 4 @ Michigan Tech 3 ot (UND wins series, 2-1).WCHA Playoff Championship @ St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Wisconsin 2 vs North Dakota 1; Minnesota 6 vs Minnesota Duluth 0. Third Place Game: North Dakota 6 vs Minnesota Duluth 0. Championship Game: Wisconsin 3 vs Minnesota 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Dean Anderson, UW; D - Paul Stanton, UW; D - Randy Skarda, UM; F - Paul Ranheim, UW; F - Steve Tuttle, UW; F - Neil Eisenhut, UND. MVP: Dean Anderson, G, UW. Attendance: 51,807.



1988-89WCHA Playoff Champion: Northern MichiganWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (8) Colorado College 4 @ (1) Minnesota 5; (8) Colorado College 1 @ (1) Minnesota 7 (UM wins series, 2-0). (7) Minnesota Duluth 2 @ (2) Northern Michigan 7; (7) Minnesota Duluth 3 @ (2) Northern Michigan 7 (NMU wins series, 2-0). (6) Michigan Tech 2 @ (3) Wisconsin 5; (6) Michigan Tech 3 @ (3) Wisconsin 5 (UW wins series, 2-0). (5) Denver 1 @ (4) North Dakota 7; (5) Denver 5 @ (4) North Dakota 4; DU 3 @ UND 2 (DU wins series, 2-1).WCHA Playoff Championship @ St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Northern Michigan 4 vs Wisconsin 2; Denver 2 vs Minnesota 1. Third Place Game: Wisconsin 4 vs Minnesota 3. Championship Game: Northern Michigan 9 vs Denver 4. All-Tournament Team: G - Bill Pye, NMU; D - Darryl Olsen, NMU; D - John Goode, NMU; F - Phil Berger, NMU; F - Doug Macdonald, UW; F - Jay Moore, Denver. MVP: Bill Pye, G, NMU. Attendance: 50,232.

1989-90WCHA Playoff Champion: WisconsinWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (8) Michigan Tech 2 @ (1) Wisconsin 4; (8) Michigan Tech 3 @ (1) Wisconsin 4 ot (UW wins series, 2-0). (7) Colorado College 3 @ (2) Minnesota 9; (7) Colorado College 2 @ (2) Minnesota 9 (UM wins series, 2-0). (6) Minnesota Duluth 4 @ (3) North Dakota 11; (6) Minnesota Duluth 1 @ (3) North Dakota 2 (UND wins series, 2-0). (5) Denver 0 @ (4) Northern Michigan 3; (5) Denver 4 @ (4) Northern Michigan 9 (NMU wins series, 2-0).WCHA Playoff Championship @ St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Minnesota 5 vs North Dakota 4; Wisconsin 4 vs Northern Michigan 3 ot. Third Place Game: North Dakota 6 vs Northern Michigan 5 ot. Championship Game: Wisconsin 7 vs Minnesota 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Duane Derksen, UW; D - Sean Hill, UW; D - Jason Herter, UND; F - Ken Gernander, UM; F - Greg Johnson, UND; F - Russ Romaniuk, UND. MVP: Steve Rohlik, F, UW. Attendance: 47,845.

1990-91WCHA Playoff Champion: Northern MichiganWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (8) Colorado College 0 @ (1) Northern Michigan 7; (8) Colorado College 3 @ (1) Northern Michigan 6 (NMU wins series, 2-0). (7) Michigan Tech 3 @ (2) Minnesota 5; (7) Michigan Tech 5 @ (2) Minnesota 6 (UM wins series, 2-0). (6) Minnesota Duluth 1 @ (3) Wisconsin 5; (6) Minnesota Duluth 2 @ (3) Wisconsin 5 (UW wins series, 2-0). (5) St. Cloud State 4 @ (4) North Dakota 2; (5) St. Cloud State 2 @ (4) North Dakota 10; St. Cloud State 4 @ North Dakota 7 (UND wins series, 2-1).WCHA Playoff Championship @ St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Minnesota 3 vs Wisconsin 2; Northern Michigan 8 vs North Dakota 4. Third Place Game: North Dakota 5 vs Wisconsin 2. Championship Game: Northern Michigan 4 vs Minnesota 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Jeff Stolp, UM; D - Brad Werenka, NMU; D - Sean Hill, UW; F - Mark Beaufait, NMU; F - Greg Johnson, UND; F - Larry Olimb, UM. MVP: Bill Pye, G, NMU. Attendance: 44,287.

1991-92WCHA Playoff Champion: Northern MichiganWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (8) North Dakota 5 @ (1) Minnesota 3; (8) North Dakota 2 @ (1) Minnesota 9; (8) North Dakota 1 @ (1) Minnesota 3 (UM wins series, 2-1). (7) St. Cloud State 5 @ (2) Wisconsin 6 ot; (7) St. Cloud State 5 @ (2) Wisconsin 3; (7) St. Cloud State 3 @ (2) Wisconsin 4 ot (UW wins series, 2-1). (6) Michigan Tech 1 @ (3) Northern Michigan 9; (6) Michigan Tech 2 @ (3) Northern Michigan 6 (NMU wins series, 2-0). (5) Minnesota Duluth 6 @ (4) Colorado College 7 (3 ot); (5) Minnesota Duluth 4 @ (4) Colorado College 3 ot; (5) Minnesota Duluth 4 @ (4) Colorado College 5 (3 ot) (CC wins series, 2-1).WCHA Playoff Championship @ St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Northern Michigan 6 vs Wisconsin 3: Minnesota 5 vs Colorado College 1. Third Place Game: Wisconsin 5 vs Colorado College 3. Championship Game: Northern Michigan 4 vs Minnesota 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Corwin Saurdiff, NMU; D - Doug Zmolek, UM; D - Chris Hynnes, CC; F - Dan Plante, UW; F - Craig Johnson, UM; F - Tony Szabo, NMU. MVP: Corwin Saurdiff, G, NMU. Attendance: 44,079.

1992-93Note: Alaska Anchorage invited to participate in tournament as affiliate member and No. 10 seed, prior to full-time league membership in 1993-94.WCHA Playoff Champion: MinnesotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (1) Minnesota Duluth 7; (10) Alaska Anchorage 0 @ (1) Minnesota Duluth 4 (UMD wins series, 2-0). (9) Colorado College 3 @ (2) Wisconsin 6; (9) Colorado College 3 @ (2) Wisconsin 10 (UW wins series, 2-0). (8) Denver 3 @ (3) Northern Michigan 5; (8) Denver 0 @ (3) Northern Michigan 7 (NMU wins series, 2-0). (7) North Dakota 4 @ (4) Minnesota 6; (7) North Dakota 4 @ (4) Minnesota 5 ot (UM wins series, 2-0). (6) St. Cloud State 1 @ (5) Michigan Tech 3; (6) St. Cloud State 5 @ (5) Michigan Tech 6 (MTU wins series, 2-0).WCHA Final Five @ St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Northern Michigan 4 vs Michigan Tech 3; Minnesota 3 vs Wisconsin 2 ot; Northern Michigan 6 vs Minnesota Duluth 2. Third Place Game: Minnesota Duluth 7 vs Wisconsin 5. Championship Game: Minnesota 5 vs Northern Michigan 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Corwin Saurdiff, NMU; D - Brett Hauer, UMD; D - Steve Carpenter, NMU; F - Derek Plante, UMD; F - Craig Johnson, UM; F - Greg Hadden, NMU. MVP: Travis Richards, D, UM. Attendance: 50,737.

1993-94WCHA Playoff Champion: MinnesotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Michigan Tech 3 @ (1) Colorado College 2; (10) Michigan Tech 0 @ (1) Colorado College 3; (10) Michigan Tech 3 @ (1) Colorado College 2 ot (MTU wins series, 2-1). (9) Denver 5 @ (2) Minnesota 8; (9) Denver 3 @ (2) Minnesota 6 (UM wins series, 2-0). (8) North Dakota 1 @ (3) Wisconsin 6; (8) North Dakota 2 @ (3) Wisconsin 4 (UW wins series, 2-0). (7) Minnesota Duluth 0 @ (4) St. Cloud State 3; (7) Minnesota Duluth 5 @ (4) St. Cloud State 8 (SCSU wins series, 2-0). (6) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (5) Northern Michigan 5; (6) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (5) Northern Michigan 5 (NMU wins series, 2-0).WCHA Final Five @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI. Semifinals: Michigan Tech 5 vs Northern Michigan 1; St. Cloud State 3 vs Wisconsin 2 ot; Minnesota 6 vs Michigan Tech 1. Third Place Game: Wisconsin 8 vs Michigan Tech 3. Championship Game: Minnesota 3 vs St. Cloud State 2 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Grant Sjerven, SCSU; D - Chris McAlpine, UM; D - Mickey Elick, UW; F - Brian Bonin, UM; F - Jeff Nielsen, UM; F - Bill Lund, SCSU. MVP: Chris McAlpine, D, UM. Attendance: 61,367.

1994-95WCHA Playoff Champion: WisconsinWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Alaska Anchorage 3 @ (1) Colorado College 11; (10) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (1) Colorado College 5 (CC wins series, 2-0). (9) Northern Michigan 4 @ (2) Wisconsin 3; (9) Northern Michigan 4 @ (2) Wisconsin 5; (9) Northern Michigan 1 @ (2) Wisconsin 5 (UW wins series, 2-1). (8) Michigan Tech 4 @ (3) Denver 5 ot; (8) Michigan Tech 2 @ (3) Denver 5 (DU wins series, 2-0). (7) Minnesota Duluth 4 @ (4) Minnesota 5 ot; (7) Minnesota Duluth 3 @ (4) Minnesota 4 (UM wins series, 2-0). (6) North Dakota 3 @ (5) St. Cloud State 2; (6) North Dakota 5 @ (5) St. Cloud State 2 (UND wins series, 2-0).WCHA Final Five @ St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Minnesota 3 vs North Dakota 2; Wisconsin 5 vs Denver 4; Colorado College 5 vs Minnesota 4 ot. Third Place Game: Minnesota 5 vs Denver 4 ot. Championship Game: Wisconsin 4 vs Colorado College 3 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Kirk Daubenspeck, UW; D - Mark Strobel, UW; D - Eric Rud, CC; F - Peter Geronazzo, CC; F - Ryan Kraft, UM; F - Jason Elders, DU. MVP: Kirk Daubenspeck, G, UW. Attendance: 55,908.

1995-96WCHA Playoff Champion: MinnesotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Northern Michigan 3 @ (1) Colorado College 4; (10) Northern Michigan 1 @ (1) Colorado College 6 (CC wins series, 2-0). (9) Alaska Anchorage 4 @ (2) Minnesota 6; (9) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (2) Minnesota 7 (UM wins series, 2-0). (8) St. Cloud State 3 @ (3) Denver 1; (8) St. Cloud State 4 @ (3) Denver 6; (8) St. Cloud State 4 @ (3) Denver 0 (SCSU wins series, 2-1). (7) Michigan Tech 5 @ (4) Minnesota Duluth 4; (7) Michigan Tech 4 @ (4) Minnesota Duluth 3 (MTU wins series, 2-0). (6) Wisconsin 6 @ (5) North Dakota 5; (6) Wisconsin 5 @ (5) North Dakota 4 (UW wins series, 2-0).WCHA Final Five @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI. Semifinals: Michigan Tech 4 vs St. Cloud State 3 ot; Minnesota 4 vs Wisconsin 3 ot; Michigan Tech 4 vs Colorado College 3. Third Place Game: Colorado College 6 vs Wisconsin 4. Championship Game: Minnesota 7 vs Michigan Tech 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Kirk Daubenspeck, UW; D - Mike Crowley, UM; D - Scott Swanson, CC; F - Brian Bonin, UM; F - Jeff Mikesch, MTU; F - Bret Meyers, MTU. MVP: Brian Bonin, F, UM. Attendance: 47,304.



1996-97WCHA Playoff Champion: North DakotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Michigan Tech 1 @ (1) North Dakota 4; (10) Michigan Tech 0 @ (1) North Dakota 3 (UND wins series, 2-0). (9) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (2) Minnesota 8; (9) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (2) Minnesota 5 (UM wins series, 2-0). (8) Northern Michigan 2 @ (3) St. Cloud State 5; (8) Northern Michigan 2 @ (3) St. Cloud State 3 (SCSU wins series, 2-0). (7) Wisconsin 3 @ (4) Colorado College 9; (7) Wisconsin 0 @ (4) Colorado College 1 (4ot) (CC wins series, 2-0). (6) Minnesota Duluth 1 @ (5) Denver 4; (6) Minnesota Duluth 3 @ (5) Denver 7 (DU wins series, 2-0).WCHA Final Five @ St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Colorado College 5 vs Denver 2; North Dakota 5 vs Colorado College 1; Minnesota 5 vs St. Cloud State 4 ot. Third Place Game: Colorado College 6 vs St. Cloud State 0. Championship Game: North Dakota 4 vs Minnesota 3 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Aaron Schweitzer, UND; D - Curtis Murphy, UND; D - Brian LaFleur, UM; F - Ryan Kraft, UM; F - Toby Petersen, CC; F - Kevin Hoogsteen, UND. MVP: David Hoogsteen, F, UND. Attendance: 56,707.

1997-98Note: Minnesota State University, Mankato invited to participate in WCHA postseason tournament as No. 10 seed prior to full-time membership status in 1999-2000.WCHA Playoff Champion: WisconsinWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Minnesota State 2 @ (1) North Dakota 5; (10) Minnesota State 4 @ (1) North Dakota 5 (UND wins series, 2-0). (9) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (2) Wisconsin 6; (9) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (2) Wisconsin 6 (UW wins series, 2-0). (8) Denver 2 @ (3) Colorado College 3 ot; (8) Denver 4 @ (3) Colorado College 6 (CC wins series, 2-0). (7) Michigan Tech 4 @ (4) St. Cloud State 6; (7) Michigan Tech 3 @ (4) St. Cloud State 2; (7) Michigan Tech 2 @ (4) St. Cloud State 6 (SCSU wins series, 2-1). (6) Minnesota 3 @ (5) Minnesota Duluth 7; (6) Minnesota 5 @ (5) Minnesota Duluth 0; (6) UM 4 @ (5) UMD 5 ot (UMD wins series, 2-1).WCHA Final Five @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI. Semifinals: St. Cloud State 4 vs Minnesota Duluth 3; North Dakota 4 vs St. Cloud State 3; Wisconsin 5 vs Colorado College 2. Third Place Game: Colorado College 6 vs St. Cloud State 1. Championship Game: Wisconsin 3 vs North Dakota 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Graham Melanson, UW; D - Curtis Murphy, UND; D - Matt Peterson, UW; F - Joe Bianchi, UW; F - Steward Bodtker, CC; F - Jason Blake, UND. MVP: Joe Bianchi, F, UW. Attendance: 38,707.

1998-99Note: Minnesota State University, Mankato invited to participate in WCHA postseason tournament as No. 10 seed prior to full-time membership in 1999-2000.WCHA Playoff Champion: DenverWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Minnesota State 3 @ (1) North Dakota 2 ot; (10) Minnesota State 2 @ (1) North Dakota 3; (10) Minnesota State 0 @ (1) North Dakota 10 (UND wins series, 2-1). (9) Minnesota Duluth 1 @ (2) Colorado College 3; (9) Minnesota Duluth 4 @ (2) Colorado College 5 ot (CC wins series, 2-1). (8) Michigan Tech 1 @ (3) Denver 2; (8) Michigan Tech 2 @ (3) Denver 4 (DU wins series, 2-0). (7) St. Cloud State 5 @ (4) Wisconsin 2; (7) St. Cloud State 3 @ (4) Wisconsin 2 (SCSU wins series, 2-0). (6) Alaska Anchorage 0 @ (5) Minnesota 4; (6) Alaska Anchorage 0 @ (5) Minnesota 1 (UM wins series, 2-0).WCHA Final Five @ Target Center, Minneapolis, MN. Semifinals: Minnesota 5 vs St. Cloud State 3; Denver 3 vs Colorado College 2 ot; North Dakota 6 vs Minnesota 2. Third Place Game: Colorado College 7 vs Minnesota 4. Championship Game: Denver 4 vs North Dakota 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Stephen Wagner, DU; D - Joe Ritson, DU; D - Erik Westrum, UM; F - Paul Veres, DU; F - Jeff Panzer, UND; F - Justin Morrison, CC. MVP: Stephen Wagner, G, DU. Attendance: 42,226.

WCHA Playoff Championship Summaries con’t 1999-2000WCHA Playoff Champion: North DakotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Michigan Tech 0 @ (1) Wisconsin 4; (10) Michigan Tech 0 @ (1) Wisconsin 4 (UW wins series, 2-0). (9) Denver 0 @ (2) North Dakota 4; (9) Denver 2 @ (2) North Dakota 1; (9) Denver 4 @ (2) North Dakota 9 (UND wins series, 2-1). (8) Minnesota Duluth 5 @ (3) St. Cloud State 4; (8) Minnesota Duluth 0 @ (3) St. Cloud State 3; (8) Minnesota Duluth 3 @ (3) St. Cloud State 7 (SCSU wins series, 2-1). (7) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (4) Minnesota State 2 ot; (7) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (4) Minnesota State 3 (MSU wins series, 2-0). (6) Minnesota 4 @ (5) Colorado College 2; (6) Minnesota 3 @ (5) Colorado College 2 ot (UM wins series, 2-0).WCHA Final Five @ Target Center, Minneapolis, MN. Semifinals: Minnesota 6 vs Minnesota State 4; St. Cloud State 3 vs North Dakota 7; Minnesota 3 vs Wisconsin 5. Third Place Game: St. Cloud State 6 vs Minnesota 4. Championship Game: North Dakota 5 vs Wisconsin 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Andy Kollar, UND; D - Travis Roche, UND; D - Dan Bjornlie, UW; F - Lee Goren, UND; F - Ryan Bayda, UND; F - Brandon Sampair, SCSU. MVP: Lee Goren, F, UND. Attendance: 49,717.

2000-01WCHA Playoff Champion: St. Cloud StateWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Minnesota Duluth 3 @ (1) North Dakota 2; (10) Minnesota Duluth 2 @ (1) North Dakota 6; (10) Minnesota Duluth 0 @ (1) North Dakota 4 (UND wins, 2-1). (9) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (2) St. Cloud State 5; (9) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (2) St. Cloud State 8 (SCSU wins, 2-0). (8) Michigan Tech 2 @ (3) Minnesota 7; (8) Michigan Tech 1 @ (3) Minnesota 3 (UM wins, 2-0). (7) Minnesota State 0 @ (4) Colorado College 3; (7) Minnesota State 3 @ (4) Colorado College 7 (CC wins, 2-0). (6) Denver 4 @ (5) Wisconsin 6; (6) Denver 2 @ (5) Wisconsin 6 (UW wins, 2-0).WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Colorado College 4 vs Wisconsin 3; North Dakota 2 vs Colorado College 1; St. Cloud State 3 vs Minnesota 0. Third Place Game: Colorado College 5 vs Minnesota 4. Championship Game: St. Cloud State 6 vs North Dakota 5 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Scott Meyer, SCSU; D - Travis Roche, UND; D - Duvie Westcott, SCSU; F - Tyler Arnason, SCSU; F - Mark Cullen, CC; F - Jeff Panzer, UND. MVP: Tyler Arnason, F, SCSU. Attendance: 67,612.

2001-02WCHA Playoff Champion: DenverWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Michigan Tech 1 @ (1) Denver 5; (10) Michigan Tech 1 @ (1) Denver 8 (DU wins series, 2-0). (9) Minnesota Duluth 4 @ (2) St. Cloud State 5 ot; (9) Minnesota Duluth 3 @ (2) St. Cloud State 6 (SCSU wins series, 2-0). (8) North Dakota 2 @ (3) Minnesota 7; (8) North Dakota 3 @ (3) Minnesota 4 ot (UM wins series, 2-0). (7) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (4) Colorado College 6; (7) Alaska Anchorage 0 @ (4) Colorado College 1 (CC wins series, 2-0). (6) Minnesota State 2 @ (5) Wisconsin 3 ot; (6) Minnesota State 3 @ (5) Wisconsin 7 (UW wins series, 2-0).Dodge WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Wisconsin 2 vs Colorado College 3 ot; Colorado College 0 vs Denver 3; Minnesota 4 vs St. Cloud State 1. Third Place Game: Colorado College 2 vs St. Cloud State 1. Championship Game: Minnesota 2 vs Denver 5. All-Tournament Team: G - Wade Dubielewicz, DU; D - Ryan Caldwell, DU; D - Jordan Leopold, UM; F - Mark Cullen, CC; F - Chris Paradise, DU; F - Troy Riddle, UM. MVP: Wade Dubielewicz, G, DU. Attendance: 75,151 (record).

2002-03WCHA Playoff Champion: MinnesotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Alaska Anchorage 3 @ (1) Colorado College 5; (10) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (1) Colorado College 4 (CC wins series, 2-0). (9) Michigan Tech 1 @ (2) Minnesota 3; (9) Michigan Tech 2 @ (2) Minnesota 5 (UM wins series, 2-0). (8) Wisconsin 1 @ (3) Minnesota State 2; (8) Wisconsin 5 @ (3) Minnesota State 6 (2ot) (MSU wins series, 2-0). (7) Denver 4 @ (4) North Dakota 1; (7) Denver 2 @ (4) North Dakota 3 ot; (7) Denver 2 @ (4) North Dakota 3 ot (UND wins series, 2-1). (6) St. Cloud State 4 @ (5) Minnesota Duluth 5; (6) St. Cloud State 3 @ (5) Minnesota Duluth 2 ot; (6) St. Cloud State 3 @ (5) Minnesota Duluth 7 (UMD wins series, 2-1).Kellogg’s WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: Minnesota Duluth 2 vs North Dakota 1; Minnesota Duluth 3 vs Colorado College 4 ot; Minnesota State 2 vs Minnesota 3 ot. Third Place Game: Minnesota Duluth 6 vs Minnesota State 4. Championship Game: Minnesota 4 vs Colorado College 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Justin Johnson, UM; D - Tom Preissing, CC; D - Keith Ballard, UM; F - Junior Lessard, UMD; F - Grant Potulny, UM; F - Shane Joseph, MSU. MVP: Grant Potulny, F, UM. Attendance: 72,786.


2003-04WCHA Playoff Champion: MinnesotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Michigan Tech 2 @ (1) North Dakota 6; (10) Michigan Tech 3 @ (1) North Dakota 4 ot (UND wins series, 2-0). (9) Minnesota State 4 @ (2) Minnesota Duluth 3 ot; (9) Minnesota State 2 @ (2) Minnesota Duluth 6; (9) Minnesota State 5 @ (2) Minnesota Duluth 6 (UMD wins series, 2-1). (8) Alaska Anchorage 3 @ (3) Wisconsin 2; (8) Alaska Anchorage 0 @ (3) Wisconsin 4; (8) Alaska Anchorage 4 @ (3) Wisconsin 1 (UAA wins series, 2-1). (7) Colorado College 4 @ (4) Denver 3; (7) Colorado College 6 @ (4) Denver 1 (CC wins series, 2-0). (6) St. Cloud State 1 @ (5) Minnesota 6; (6) St. Cloud State 3 @ (5) Minnesota 7 (UM wins series, 2-0).Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: (5) Alaska Anchorage 4 vs (4) Colorado College 1; Alaska Anchorage 2 vs (1) North Dakota 4; (3) Minnesota 7 vs (2) Minnesota Duluth 4. Third Place Game: Alaska Anchorage 2 vs Minnesota Duluth 4. Championship Game: Minnesota 5 vs North Dakota 4. All-Tournament Team: G - Kellen Briggs, UM; D - Keith Ballard, UM; D - Matt Jones, UND; F - Brandon Bochenski, UND; F - Zach Parise, UND; F - Danny Irmen, UM. MVP: Kellen Briggs, G, UM. Attendance: 82,564 (record).

2004-05WCHA Playoff Champion: DenverWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Michigan Tech 1 @ (1) Denver 7; (10) Michigan Tech 0 @ (1) Denver 1 (DU wins series, 2-0). (9) St. Cloud State 2 @ (2) Colorado College 8; (9) St. Cloud State 2 @ (2) Colorado College 4 (CC wins series, 2-0). (8) Minnesota State 2 @ (3) Minnesota 7; (8) Minnesota State 3 @ (3) Minnesota 5 (UM wins series, 2-0). (7) Alaska Anchorage 4 @ (4) Wisconsin 5; (7) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (4) Wisconsin 1; (7) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (4) Wisconsin 2 (UW wins series, 2-1). (6) Minnesota Duluth 2 @ (5) North Dakota 8; (6) Minnesota Duluth 1 @ (5) North Dakota 6 (UND wins series, 2-0).Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Semifinals: (5) North Dakota 3 vs (4) Wisconsin 2; North Dakota 1 vs (1) Denver 2 ot; (3) Minnesota 0 vs (2) Colorado College 3. Third Place Game: North Dakota 4 vs Minnesota 2. Championship Game: Colorado College 0 vs Denver 1. All-Tournament Team: G - Curtis McElhinney, CC; D - Matt Laatsch, DU; D - Nick Fuher, UND; F - Gabe Gauthier, DU; F - Brett Sterling, CC; F - Rastislav Spirko, UND. MVP: Brett Sterling, F, CC. Attendance: 77,746.

2005-06WCHA Playoff Champion: North DakotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Alaska Anchorage 4 @ (1) Minnesota 7; (10) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (1) Minnesota 6 (UM wins series, 2-0). (9) Minnesota Duluth 3 @ (2) Denver 2 ot; (9) Minnesota Duluth 2 @ (2) Denver 3; (9) Minnesota Duluth 5 @ (2) Denver 2 (UMD wins series, 2-1). (8) Michigan Tech 1 @ (3) Wisconsin 4; (8) Michigan Tech 0 @ (3) Wisconsin 1 (UW wins series, 2-0). (7) Minnesota State 3 @ (4) North Dakota 2 ot; (7) Minnesota State 1 @ (4) North Dakota 4; (7) Minnesota State 0 @ (4) North Dakota 3 (UND wins series, 2-1). (6) St. Cloud State 2 @ (5) Colorado College 1; (6) St. Cloud State 2 @ (5) Colorado College 3; (6) St. Cloud State 3 @ (5) Colorado College 1 (SCSU wins series, 2-1).Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Quarterfinal: Minnesota Duluth 1 vs St. Cloud State 5. Semifinals: North Dakota 4 vs Wisconsin 3; St. Cloud State 8 vs Minnesota 7 ot. Third Place Game: Wisconsin 4 vs Minnesota 0. Championship Game: St. Cloud State 3 vs North Dakota 5. All-Tournament Team: G - Jordan Parise, UND; D - Kyle Klubertanz, UW; D - Matt Smaby, UND; F - Ryan Potulny, UM; F - T.J. Oshie, UND; F - Brock Hooton, SCSU. MVP: Jordan Parise, G, UND. Attendance: 87,579 (record).

WCHA Playoff Championship Summaries con’t 2006-07WCHA Playoff Champion: MinnesotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (1) Minnesota 6; (10) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (1) Minnesota 1 ot; (10) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (1) Minnesota 3 (UM wins series, 2-1). (9) Minnesota Duluth 3 @ (2) St. Cloud State 1; (9) Minnesota Duluth 2 @ (2) St. Cloud State 3 ot; (9) Minnesota Duluth 2 @ (2) St. Cloud State 3 (3ot) (SCSU wins series, 2-1). (8) Minnesota State 2 @ (3) North Dakota 5; (8) Minnesota State 1 @ (3) North Dakota 2 (UND wins series, 2-0). (7) Wisconsin 3 @ (4) Denver 2; (7) Wisconsin 2 @ (4) Denver 1 (UW wins series, 2-0). (6) Michigan Tech 2 @ (5) Colorado College 1 ot; (6) Michigan Tech 1 @ (5) Colorado College 0 (MTU wins series, 2-0).Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Quarterfinal: (5) Wisconsin 4 vs (4) Michigan Tech 0. Semi-Finals: (3) North Dakota 6 vs (2) St. Cloud State 2; Wisconsin 2 vs (1) Minnesota 4. Third Place Game: Wisconsin 4 vs St. Cloud State 3 ot. Championship Game: North Dakota 2 vs Minnesota 3 ot. All-Tournament Team: G - Philippe Lamoureux, UND; D - Taylor Chorney, UND; D - Mike Vannelli, UM; F - Jake Dowell, UW; F - Jonathan Toews, UND; F - Blake Wheeler, UM. MVP: Blake Wheeler, F, UM. Attendance: 88,900 (record).

2007-08WCHA Playoff Champion: DenverWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (1) Colorado College 4; (10) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (1) Colorado College 3 ot (CC wins series, 2-0). (9) Michigan Tech 0 @ (2) North Dakota 4; (9) Michigan Tech 3 @ (2) North Dakota 2 ot; (9) Michigan Tech 1 @ (2) North Dakota 2 (UND wins series, 2-1). (8) Minnesota Duluth 3 @ (3) Denver 6; (8) Minnesota Duluth 0 @ (3) Denver 1 (DU wins series, 2-0). (7) Minnesota 0 @ (4) Minnesota State 1 (2ot); (7) Minnesota 2 @ (4) Minnesota State 1 ot; (7) Minnesota 3 @ (4) Minnesota State 2 (2ot) (UM wins series, 2-1). (6) Wisconsin 0 @ (5) St. Cloud State 3; (6) Wisconsin 3 @ (5) St. Cloud State 4 ot (SCSU wins series, 2-0).Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Quarterfinal: (5) Minnesota 3 vs (4) St. Cloud State 2. Semifinals: (3) Denver 3 vs (2) North Dakota 1; (5) Minnesota 2 vs (1) Colorado College 1 ot. Third Place Game: North Dakota 4 vs Colorado College 2. Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game: Minnesota 1 vs Denver 2. All-Tournament Team: G - Peter Mannino, DU; D - Taylor Chorney, UND; D - Chris Butler, DU; F - Tom May, DU; F - T.J. Oshie, UND; F - Mike Hoeffel, UM. MVP: Alex Kangas, G, UM. Attendance: 86,855.

2008-09WCHA Playoff Champion: Minnesota DuluthWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Michigan Tech 1 @ (1) North Dakota 5; (10) Michigan Tech 3 @ (1) North Dakota 4 (UND wins series, 2-0). (9) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (2) Denver 3; (9) Alaska Anchorage 3 @ (2) Denver 4 (DU wins series, 2-0). (8) Minnesota State 1 @ (3) Wisconsin 7; (8) Minnesota State 2 @ (3) Wisconsin 4 (UW wins series, 2-0). (7) Minnesota Duluth 4 @ (4) Colorado College 1; (7) Minnesota Duluth 3 @ (4) Colorado College 1 (UMD wins series, 2-0). (6) St. Cloud State 2 @ (5) Minnesota 4; (6) St. Cloud State 0 @ (5) Minnesota 3 (UM wins series, 2-0).Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Quarterfinal: (5) Minnesota Duluth 2 vs (4) Minnesota 1. Semifinals: (3) Wisconsin 0 vs (2) Denver 3; (5) Minnesota Duluth 3 vs (1) North Dakota 0. 3rd Place Game: Wisconsin 4 vs North Dakota 1. Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game: Minnesota Duluth 4 vs Denver 0. All-Tournament Team: G - Alex Stalock, UMD; D - Josh Meyers, UMD; D - Patrick Wiercioch, DU; F - MacGregor Sharp, UMD; F - Mike Connolly, UMD; F - Jordy Murray, UW. MVP: Alex Stalock, G, UMD. Attendance: 82,065.


2009-10WCHA Playoff Champion: North DakotaWCHA Playoffs, 1st Round (Best-of-3). (10) Michigan Tech 1 @ (1) Denver 2; (10) Michigan Tech 2 @ (1) Denver 4 (DU wins series, 2-0). (9) Alaska Anchorage 1 @ (2) Wisconsin 4; (9) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (2) Wisconsin 7 (UW wins series, 2-0). (8) Minnesota State 5 @ (3) St. Cloud State 4 ot; (8) Minnesota State 2 @ (3) St. Cloud State 3; (8) Minnesota State 2 @ (3) St. Cloud State 3 ot (SCSU wins series, 2-1). (7) Minnesota 0 @ (4) North Dakota 6; (7) Minnesota 4 @ (4) North Dakota 2; (7) Minnesota 1 @ (4) North Dakota 4 (UND wins series, 2-1). (6) Colorado College 2 @ (5) Minnesota Duluth 3 ot; (6) Colorado College 5 @ (5) Minnesota Duluth 3; (6) Colorado College @ (5) Minnesota Duluth 4 (UMD wins series, 2-1).Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Quarterfinal: (5) Minnesota Duluth 0 vs (4) North Dakota 2. Semi-Finals: (3) St. Cloud State 2 vs (2) Wisconsin 0; (4) North Dakota 4 vs (1) Denver 3. 3rd Place Game: Wisconsin 6 vs Denver 3. Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game: North Dakota 5 vs St. Cloud State 3. All-Tournament Team: G - Brad Eidsness, UND; D - Ben Blood, UND; D - Garrett Raboin, SCSU; D - Derrick Lapoint, UND; F - Chris VandeVelde, UND; F - Tony Mosey, SCSU; F - Blake Geoffrion, UW. MVP: Evan Trupp, F, UND. Attendance: 71,533.

2010-11WCHA Playoff Champion: North DakotaWCHA Playoffs 1st Round (Best-of-3). (12) Michigan Tech 0 @ (1) North Dakota 8; (12) Michigan Tech 1 @ (1) North Dakota 3 (UND wins series, 2-0). (11) Minnesota State 2 @ (2) Denver 4; (11) Minnesota State 2 @ (2) Denver 3 ot (DU wins series, 2-0). (10) Bemidji State 4 @ (3) Nebraska Omaha 2; (10) Bemidji State 3 @ (3) Nebraska Omaha 2 (BSU wins series, 2-0). (9) St. Cloud State 2 @ (4) Minnesota Duluth 4; (9) St. Cloud State 2 @ (4) Minnesota Duluth 3 (3 ot) (UMD wins series, 2-0). (8) Alaska Anchorage 4 @ (5) Minnesota 3; (8) Alaska Anchorage 2 @ (5) Minnesota 0 (UAA wins series, 2-0). (7) Wisconsin 3 @ (6) Colorado College 1; (7) Wisconsin 3 @ (6) Colorado College 4 ot; (7) Wisconsin 1 @ (6) Colorado College 2 (CC wins series, 2-1).

Attendance History • WCHA Playoff Championship/Final FiveFour Team Format • 1988-92Year Site Facility Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Total/Avg Game1988 St. Paul* Civic Center 12,270 13,829 12,051 13,657 51,807/12,9521989 St. Paul* Civic Center 12,271 12,911 12,237 12,813 50,232/12,5581990 St. Paul* Civic Center 12,316 11,137 10,688 13,704 47,845/11,9611991 St. Paul* Civic Center 13,476 10,310 9,473 11,028 44,287/11,0721992 St. Paul* Civic Center 10,094 11,384 9,983 12,618 44,079/11,020Totals 60,427 59,571 54,432 63,820 238,250/11,913

Final Five Format • 1993-currentYear Site Facility Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Total/Avg Game1993 St. Paul Civic Center 8,848 11,319 9,281 8,832 12,457 50,737/10,1471994 Milwaukee Bradley Center 12,139 12,381 12,150 12,004 12,693 61,367/12,2731995 St, Paul Civic Center 15,464$ 9,719 10,571 9,188 10,966 55,908/11,1821996 Milwaukee Bradley Center 8,978 11,429 8,401 8,958 9,538 47,304/9,4061997 St. Paul Civic Center 9,272 9,528 14,013 9,577 14,317 56,707/11,3411998 Milwaukee Bradley Center 6,438 6,306 9,452 6,345 10,166 38,707/7,7411999 Minneapolis Target Center 10,128 6,066 11,311 6,276 8,445 42,226/8,4452000 Minneapolis Target Center 12,234 8,397 11,520 7,129 10,437 49,717/9,9432001 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 9,966 10,375 18,409 11,299 17,563 67,612/13,5222002 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 13,103 12,438 18,523$ 12,961 18,126 75,151/15,0302003 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 14,305 12,292 17,012 12,509 16,668 72,786/14,5572004 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 14,123 15,022 19,208$ 14,905 19,306$ 82,564/16,5132005 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 15,583 13,132 17,794 14,730 16,507 77,746/15,5492006 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 16,312 16,468 19,353 16,134 19,282$ 87,579/17,5162007 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 16,449 17,511 19,359$ 16,118 19,463$ 88,900/17,7802008 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 19,232$ 16,768 16,967 15,981 17,907 86,855/17,3712009 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 17,611 14,722 17,729 15,254 16,749 82,065/16,4132010 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 15,292 13,113 14,170 12,544 16,414 71,533/14,3072011 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 13,131 12,903 15,008 (no game) 16,731 57,773/14,4432012 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 11,489 15,133 12,804 16,738 16,838 73,002/14,600WCHA Final Five Totals: 20 Years 260,097 245,022 293,035 227,482 300,572 1,326,239/13,396WCHA Playoff Championship Totals: 25 Years 1,564,489/13,147

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WCHA Playoff Championship Summaries con’t Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Quarterfinals: (6) Bemidji State 3 @ (3) Minnesota Duluth 2 ot; (5) Alaska Anchorage 2 vs (4) Colorado College 4. Semi-Finals: Bemidji State 2 vs (2) Denver 6; Colorado College 3 vs (1) North Dakota 4. Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game: North Dakota 3 vs Denver 2 (2ot). All-Tournament Team: G - Sam Brittain, DU; D - Chay Genoway, UND; D - Matt Donovan, DU; F - Matt Frattin, UND; F - Anthony Maiani, DU; F - Jason Schwartz, CC. MVP: Matt Frattin, F, UND. Attendance: 57,773* (* 4 sessions).

2011-12WCHA Playoff Champion: North DakotaWCHA Playoffs 1st Round (Best-of-3). (11) Minnesota State 2 at (2) Minnesota Duluth 4; (11) Minnesota State 2 at (2) Minnesota Duluth 3 (2 ot) (UMD wins 2-0). (12) Alaska Anchorage 1 at (1) Minnesota 2; (12) Alaska Anchorage 3 at (1) Minnesota 7 (UM wins 2-0). (7) Nebraska Omaha 0 at (6) St. Cloud State 4; (7) Nebraska Omaha 1 at (6) St. Cloud State 3 (SCSU wins, 2-0). (9) Bemidji State 1 at (4) North Dakota 4; (9) Bemidji State 3 at (4) North Dakota 4 (UND wins 2-0). (8) Michigan Tech 3 at (5) Colorado College 1; (8) Michigan Tech 4 at (5) Colorado College 3 ot (MTU wins 2-0). (10) Wisconsin 1 at (3) Denver 0; (10) Wisconsin 1 at (3) Denver 3; (10) Wisconsin 2 at (3) Denver 3 ot (DU wins 2-1)Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN. Quarterfinals: (6) Michigan Tech 2 vs (3) Denver 3 ot; (5) St. Cloud State 1 vs (4) North Dakota 4. Semi-Finals: Denver 4 vs (2) Minnesota Duluth 3 (2 ot); North Dakota 6 vs (1) Minnesota 3. Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game: North Dakota 4 vs Denver 0. All-Tournament Team: F - Jason Zucker, DU; F - Mario Lamoureux, UND; F - Brock Nelson, UND; D - Derek Forbort, UND; D - Andrew MacWilliams, UND; G - Aaron Dell, UND. MVP: Aaron Dell, G, UND. Attendance: 73,002.


2011-12 WCHA Team-by-Team Against the Rest

2011-12 WCHA Team Head-to-Head Records(Note: each column has number of games against each opponent and season record to date vs that opponent. Each team plays a total of 28 league games.)

UAA BSU CC DU MTU UM UMD MSU UNO UND SCSU UW GP, W-L-T PTSUAA --- 2, 0-2-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 0-2-0 4, 1-3-0 2, 0-2-0 4, 1-3-0 4, 1-2-1 2, 0-2-0 2, 0-2-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 0-2-0 28, 5-22-1 11BSU 2, 2-0-0 --- 4, 2-2-0 4, 1-3-0 2, 2-0-0 2, 0-2-0 2, 0-2-0 2, 1-1-0 4, 1-1-2 2, 1-1-0 2, 1-0-1 2, 0-2-0 28, 11-14-3 25CC 2, 1-1-0 4, 2-2-0 --- 4, 2-1-1 2, 2-0-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 0-2-0 2, 2-0-0 4, 2-2-0 2, 0-2-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 2-0-0 28, 15-12-1 31DU 2, 2-0-0 4, 3-1-0 4, 1-2-1 --- 2, 0-1-1 2, 2-0-0 2, 0-1-1 2, 2-0-0 4, 3-0-1 2, 1-1-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 1-1-0 28, 16-8-4 36MTU 4, 3-1-0 2, 0-2-0 2, 0-2-0 2, 1-0-1 --- 2, 1-1-0 4, 1-2-1 4, 2-2-0 2, 0-1-1 2, 0-1-1 2, 1-1-0 2, 2-0-0 28, 11-13-4 26UM 2, 2-0-0 2, 2-0-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 0-2-0 2, 1-1-0 --- 2, 2-0-0 2, 2-0-0 2, 2-0-0 4, 3-1-0 4, 3-1-0 4, 2-2-0 28, 20-8-0 40UMD 4, 3-1-0 2, 2-0-0 2, 2-0-0 2, 1-0-1 4, 2-1-1 2, 0-2-0 --- 4, 3-0-1 2, 1-1-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 0-1-1 2, 1-0-1 28, 16-7-5 37MSU 4, 2-1-1 2, 1-1-0 2, 0-2-0 2, 0-2-0 4, 2-2-0 2, 0-2-0 4, 0-3-1 --- 2, 1-1-0 2, 0-2-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 1-1-0 28, 8-18-2 18UNO 2, 2-0-0 4, 1-1-2 4, 2-2-0 4, 0-3-1 2, 1-0-1 2, 0-2-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 1-1-0 --- 2, 1-1-0 2, 1-0-1 2, 1-1-0 28, 11-12-5 27UND 2, 2-0-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 2-0-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 1-0-1 4, 1-3-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 2-0-0 2, 1-1-0 --- 4, 2-2-0 4, 2-2-0 28, 16-11-1 33SCSU 2, 1-1-0 2, 0-1-1 2, 1-1-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 1-1-0 4, 1-3-0 2, 1-0-1 2, 1-1-0 2, 0-1-1 4, 2-2-0 --- 4, 3-0-1 28, 12-12-4 28UW 2, 2-0-0 2, 2-0-0 2, 0-2-0 2, 1-1-0 2, 0-2-0 4, 2-2-0 2, 0-1-1 2, 1-1-0 2, 1-1-0 4, 2-2-0 4, 0-3-1 --- 28, 11-15-2 24

WCHA Men’s Tie-Breaking Procedures - For Playoff Purposes Only

At the conclusion of the regular season, teams will be ranked by the number of points accumulated. If two teams are tied for first place, they will be declared co-WCHA champions. The first round of the WCHA's post-season tournament will be a best-of-three games format at the home site of the teams ranked higher in the final regular season standings. All 12 teams participate in the first round of the tournament. First round playoff pairings will be: #1 rank vs #12 rank, #2 rank vs #11 rank, #3 vs #10, #4 vs #9, 5# vs #8, and #6 vs #7. Following the six first round series, the six winning teams will be re-seeded #1 thru #6 according to their standings in the final WCHA in-season competition and will advance to the WCHA Final Five. In the event that ties are encountered in the determination of WCHA ranking or designation of home teams for playoff purposes, the following procedures will be used in the order given to break the ties: a) If two or more teams are tied, head-to-head competition during the regular (conference) season will be used to break the tie. b) If two or more teams are still tied after (a), the highest seed will go to the team with the most WCHA (conference) wins during the regular season. c) If two or more teams played a four-game series during the regular season and the teams have the same win-loss records for those series and the same number of WCHA wins, the team having the least number of goals scored against it in the four-game series shall have the higher rank. If two or more teams played a two-game series during the regular season, procede to tie-breaker d). d) If two or more teams are still tied after applying the provisions of (a), (b) and (c), the team having the greatest "winning margin" during the regular season will have the higher rank. Winning margin = WCHA goals for during the regular season minus WCHA goals against. e) Games played against WCHA opponents in holiday tournaments will not be counted in the determinations.

By Team v. HEA v. ECACH v. CCHA v. AHA v. Ind. TotalAlaska Anchorage 0-0-0 0-0-1 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-1Bemidji State 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-2-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 6-2-0Colorado College 0-0-0 3-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 3-2-1Denver 1-1-0 2-0-0 0-2-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 5-4-0Michigan Tech 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-3-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 3-5-0Minnesota 2-3-0 0-0-0 0-2-1 3-0-0 0-0-0 5-5-1Minnesota Duluth 2-1-1 0-0-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 7-2-1Minnesota State 0-2-0 2-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 4-4-0Nebraska Omaha 0-0-0 1-1-1 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 3-3-1North Dakota 1-1-1 2-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 5-1-2St. Cloud State 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-3-1Wisconsin 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 5-1-0TOTALS: 7-9-3 11-5-4 12-16-1 13-1-0 8-2-0 51-33-8 (.447) (.650) (.431) (.929) (.800) (.598)

By Site v. HEA v. ECACH v. CCHA v. AHA v. Ind. TotalHome 3-5-2 5-2-4 6-6-0 11-1-0 7-1-0 32-15-6Away 2-1-1 5-3-0 4-8-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 12-12-2Neutral 2-3-0 1-0-0 2-2-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 7-6-0TOTALS: 7-9-3 11-5-4 12-16-1 13-1-0 8-2-0 51-33-8 (.447) (.650) (.431) (.929) (.800) (.598)


Two-Game Series Sweeps, WCHA GamesAlaska Anchorage (0): Bemidji State (3): Oct. 21-22 vs Michigan Tech (6-5, 3-1); Feb. 10-11 vs Colorado College (4-2, 4-1); March 2-3 @ Alaska Anchorage (2-1, 5-4).Colorado College (5): Oct. 14-15 vs Bemidji State (3-1, 6-4); Nov. 18-19 vs Wisconsin (4-2, 4-1); Dec. 16-17 @ Minnesota State (2-1 ot, 6-2); March 2-3 vs Michigan Tech (5-2, 2-0).Denver (5): Oct. 21-22 vs Minnesota State (4-2, 10-2); Jan. 13-14 vs Bemidji State (6-3, 3-2); Jan. 27-28 @ Alaska Anchorage (4-2, 6-3); Feb. 10-11 vs Minnesota (5-3, 4-3 ot); March 2-3 @ Nebraska Omaha (3-0, 3-2 ot).Michigan Tech (2): Oct. 14-15 vs Wisconsin (2-1 ot, 3-2 ot); Jan. 13-14 vs Alaska Anchorage (6-2, 6-4).Minnesota (7): Oct. 14-15 @ Minnesota Duluth (5-4 ot, 5-4); Oct. 28-29 @ Alaska Anchorage (5-0, 3-1); Nov. 4-5 vs North Dakota (2-0, 3-2); Dec. 2-3 vs Minnesota State (4-2, 3-2); Jan. 27-28 vs St. Cloud State/@ St. Cloud State (2-1, 3-2); Feb. 17-18 vs Bemidji State (3-0, 4-1); Feb. 24-25 @ Nebraska Omaha (3-2 ot, 3-2).Minnesota Duluth (5): Oct. 28-29 vs Bemidji State (6-2, 1-0); Nov. 11-12 vs Alaska Anchorage (5-0, 3-1); Nov. 18-19 vs Minnesota State (5-2, 7-3); Dec. 2-3 @ Michigan Tech (5-3, 5-3); Feb. 24-25 vs Colorado College (4-3 ot, 5-2).Minnesota State (1): Feb. 10-11 @ Alaska Anchorage (3-2, 2-1).Nebraska Omaha (1): Oct. 21-22 vs Alaska Anchorage (4-1, 3-1).North Dakota (4): Nov. 25-26 vs Colorado College (7-6, 4-3); Dec. 2-3 @ Alaska Anchorage (5-2, 4-1); Jan. 27-28 vs Wisconsin (5-3, 4-2); March 2-3 vs Minnesota State (4-2, 3-0).St. Cloud State (1): Feb. 3-4 @ Wisconsin (5-1, 2-1).Wisconsin (3): Oct. 21-22 vs North Dakota (5-3, 5-4); Jan. 20-21 vs Alaska Anchorage (4-0, 3-2); Feb. 24-25 @ Bemidji State (4-2, 4-2).

Road Victories, WCHA GamesAlaska Anchorage (3): Nov. 25 @ Minnesota State (5-4); Dec. 9 @ Colorado College (6-3); Feb. 17 @ St. Cloud State (3-2 ot).Bemidji State (4): Dec. 3 @ St. Cloud State (3-1); Feb. 4 @ Nebraska Omaha (6-4); March 2 @ Alaska Anchorage (2-1); March 3 @ Alaska Anchorage (5-4).Colorado College (5): Nov. 5 at Nebraska Omaha (5-2); Dec. 16 @ Minnesota State (2-1 ot); Dec. 17 @ Minnesota State (6-2); Jan. 20 @ Minnesota (2-1); Feb. 3 @ Denver (2-0).Denver (7): Dec. 9 @ Bemidji State (3-2); Dec. 16 @ St. Cloud State (3-2 ot); Jan. 27 @ Alaska Anchorage (4-2); Jan. 28 @ Alaska Anchorage (6-3); Feb. 17 @ Wisconsin (3-0); March 2 @ Nebraska Omaha (3-0); March 3 @ Nebraska Omaha (3-2 ot).Michigan Tech (4): Nov. 19 @ Alaska Anchorage (5-0); Dec. 9 @ Minnesota (3-2 ot); Jan. 28 @ Minnesota Duluth (5-0); Feb. 4 @ Minnesota State (7-3).Minnesota (9): Oct. 14 @ Minnesota Duluth (5-4 ot); Oct. 15 @ Minnesota Duluth (5-4); Oct. 28 @ Alaska Anchorage (5-0); Oct. 29 @ Alaska Anchorage (3-1); Nov. 12 @ Wisconsin (4-1); Jan. 14 @ North Dakota (6-2); Jan. 28 @ St. Cloud State (3-2); Feb. 24 @ Nebraska Omaha (3-2 ot); Feb. 25 @ Nebraska Omaha (3-2).Minnesota Duluth (7): Nov. 5 @ Denver (4-0); Dec. 2 @ Michigan Tech (5-3); Dec. 3 @ Michigan Tech (5-3); Dec. 10 @ Wisconsin (4-2); Jan. 13 @ Nebraska Omaha (6-2); Feb. 3 @ Alaska Anchorage (4-1); Feb. 17 @ Minnesota State (4-2).

Minnesota State (4): Nov. 5 @ Michigan Tech (6-3); Jan 28 @ Bemidji State (5-2); Feb. 10 @ Alaska Anchorage (3-2); Feb. 11 @ Alaska Anchorage (2-1)Nebraska Omaha (6): Oct. 28 @ Wisconsin (5-4); Nov. 12 @ Bemidji State (5-1); Dec. 9 @ North Dakota (2-1 ot); Jan. 20 @ Minnesota State (2-1 ot); Feb. 11 @ Michigan Tech (4-0); Feb. 18 @ Colorado College (5-3).North Dakota (6): Nov. 19 @ Bemidji State (5-2); Dec. 2 @ Alaska Anchorage (5-2); Dec. 3 @ Alaska Anchorage (4-1); Jan. 21 @ St. Cloud State (3-2); Feb. 10 @ Minnesota Duluth (3-1); Feb. 24 @ Denver (4-3).St. Cloud State (6): Oct. 28 @ North Dakota (4-0); Nov. 12 @ Minnesota State (3-2); Jan. 14 @ Colorado College (5-4 ot); Feb. 3 @ Wisconsin (5-1); Feb. 4 @ Wisconsin (2-1); Feb. 24 @ Michigan Tech (5-2).Wisconsin (4): Jan. 13 @ Minnesota State (4-0); Feb. 24 @ Bemidji State (4-2); Feb. 25 @ Bemidji State (4-2); March 2 @ Minnesota (4-1).

Home & Away Records, WCHA Games, by TeamAlaska Anchorage: Home = 2-12-0 Away = 3-10-1Bemidji State: Home = 7-6-1 Away = 4-8-2Colorado College: Home = 10-3-1 Away = 5-9-0Denver: Home = 9-3-2 Away = 7-5-2Michigan Tech: Home = 7-5-2 Away = 4-8-2Minnesota: Home = 11-3-0 Away = 9-5-0Minnesota Duluth: Home = 9-4-1 Away = 7-3-4Minnesota State: Home = 4-8-2 Away = 4-10-0Nebraska Omaha: Home = 5-7-2 Away = 6-5-3North Dakota: Home = 10-3-1 Away = 6-8-0St. Cloud State: Home = 6-5-3 Away = 6-7-1Wisconsin: Home = 7-6-1 Away = 4-9-1

2011-12 WCHA Sweeps, Road Wins, Home & Away Records


2011-12 WCHA Team Statistics • All GamesScoring Offense: Games Goals G/GM 1 Minnesota 43 155 3.60 2 Minnesota Duluth 41 147 3.59 3 Denver 43 139 3.23 4 North Dakota 42 135 3.21 5 Colorado College 36 114 3.17 6 St. Cloud State 39 120 3.08 7 Michigan Tech 39 111 2.85 8 Wisconsin 37 105 2.84 9 Nebraska Omaha 38 106 2.79 10 Bemidji State 38 101 2.66 Minnesota State 38 101 2.66 12 Alaska Anchorage 36 85 2.36

Scoring Defense: Games Goals G/GM 1 Minnesota 43 99 2.30 2 North Dakota 42 108 2.57 3 Denver 43 111 2.58 4 Minnesota Duluth 41 106 2.59 5 St. Cloud State 39 104 2.67 6 Wisconsin 37 102 2.76 7 Bemidji State 38 109 2.87 8 Colorado College 36 104 2.89 9 Nebraska Omaha 38 112 2.95 10 Michigan Tech 39 116 2.97 11 Minnesota State 38 129 3.39 12 Alaska Anchorage 36 134 3.72

Penalty Minutes: Games PIM PIM/G 1 Minnesota State 38 571 15.0 2 Denver 43 639 14.9 3 Wisconsin 37 516 13.9 4 Minnesota Duluth 41 569 13.9 5 Minnesota 43 595 13.8 6 Michigan Tech 39 532 13.6 7 Nebraska Omaha 38 516 13.6 8 Alaska Anchorage 36 485 13.5 9 North Dakota 42 526 12.5 10 Colorado College 36 444 12.3 11 St. Cloud State 39 460 11.8 12 Bemidji State 38 411 10.8

Power Play: Totals SHA PCT 1 Colorado College 36/158 11 22.8 2 Minnesota 43/189 4 22.8 3 St. Cloud State 32/141 3 22.7 4 North Dakota 40/182 5 22.0 5 Denver 38/177 6 21.5 6 Bemidji State 25/118 3 21.2 7 Wisconsin 33/160 4 20.6 8 Minnesota Duluth 40/195 2 20.5 9 Minnesota State 34/173 3 19.7 10 Alaska Anchorage 25/128 5 19.5 11 Michigan Tech 30/164 3 18.3 12 Nebraska Omaha 25/146 3 17.1

Penalty Kill: Totals SHF PCT 1 Bemidji State 123/147 2 83.7 2 Denver 152/184 3 82.6 3 Nebraska Omaha 118/144 10 81.9 4 Michigan Tech 134/164 6 81.7 5 Alaska Anchorage 120/148 2 81.1 6 North Dakota 137/169 5 81.1 7 Minnesota 151/188 7 80.3 8 Minnesota State 144/180 7 80.0 9 Colorado College 103/130 5 79.2 10 St. Cloud State 108/139 3 77.7 11 Minnesota Duluth 142/183 1 77.6 12 Wisconsin 106/139 5 76.3

Combined Special Teams: Totals PCT 1 Bemidji State 148/265 55.8 2 Denver 190/361 52.6 3 Alaska Anchorage 145/276 52.5 4 Minnesota 194/377 51.5 5 North Dakota 177/351 50.4 6 Minnesota State 178/353 50.4 7 Michigan Tech 164/328 50.0 St. Cloud State 140/280 50.0 9 Nebraska Omaha 143/290 49.3 10 Colorado College 139/288 48.3 11 Minnesota Duluth 182/378 48.1 12 Wisconsin 139/299 46.5

Special Teams Net: PPF SHA PP PPA SHF SH NET 1 Minnesota 43 4 +39 37 7 -30 +9 2 North Dakota 40 5 +35 32 5 -27 +8 3 Nebraska Omaha 25 3 +22 26 10 -16 +6 4 Colorado College 36 11 +25 27 5 -22 +3 Denver 38 6 +32 32 3 -29 +3 Michigan Tech 30 3 +27 30 6 -24 +3 7 Minnesota State 34 3 +31 36 7 -29 +2 8 St. Cloud State 32 3 +29 31 3 -28 +1 Wisconsin 33 4 +29 33 5 -28 +1 10 Bemidji State 25 3 +22 24 2 -22 0 11 Minnesota Duluth 40 2 +38 41 1 -40 -2 12 Alaska Anchorage 25 5 +20 28 2 -26 -6

Scoring by Periods: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Minnesota 44 53 56 2 155 2 Minnesota Duluth 38 54 53 2 147 3 Denver 41 54 38 6 139 4 North Dakota 41 52 42 0 135 5 St. Cloud State 43 35 41 1 120 6 Colorado College 31 45 36 2 114 7 Michigan Tech 46 28 33 4 111 8 Nebraska Omaha 30 35 39 2 106 9 Wisconsin 29 37 39 0 105 10 Bemidji State 31 40 29 1 101 Minnesota State 31 27 42 1 101 12 Alaska Anchorage 24 40 19 2 85

Goals Allowed by Periods: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Minnesota 22 48 27 2 99 2 Wisconsin 27 30 41 4 102 3 Colorado College 31 37 33 3 104 St. Cloud State 35 32 33 4 104 5 Minnesota Duluth 38 34 32 2 106 6 North Dakota 36 42 29 1 108 7 Bemidji State 30 40 39 0 109 8 Denver 32 44 34 1 111 9 Nebraska Omaha 35 41 33 3 112 10 Michigan Tech 43 31 41 1 116 11 Minnesota State 44 42 40 3 129 12 Alaska Anchorage 45 47 42 0 134

Shots For Per Game: Games Shots SOG/GM 1 Minnesota Duluth 41 1500 36.59 2 Minnesota 43 1474 34.28 3 Nebraska Omaha 38 1291 33.97 4 Denver 43 1366 31.77 5 Michigan Tech 39 1228 31.49 6 Minnesota State 38 1191 31.34 7 Colorado College 36 1099 30.53 8 North Dakota 42 1240 29.52 9 St. Cloud State 39 1032 26.46 10 Wisconsin 37 975 26.35 11 Alaska Anchorage 36 900 25.00 12 Bemidji State 38 941 24.76

Shots Against Per Game: Games Shots SOG/GM 1 Minnesota 43 1070 24.88 2 North Dakota 42 1125 26.79 3 Minnesota Duluth 41 1131 27.59 4 Alaska Anchorage 36 1010 28.06 5 Nebraska Omaha 38 1077 28.34 6 Bemidji State 38 1130 29.74 7 Michigan Tech 39 1175 30.13 8 Wisconsin 37 1118 30.22 9 Colorado College 36 1099 30.53 10 Denver 43 1376 32.00 11 St. Cloud State 39 1266 32.46 12 Minnesota State 38 1259 33.13

Shot Margin: Games SOGF SOGA DIFF DIFF/GM 1 Minnesota 43 1474 1070 +404 +9.40 2 Minnesota Duluth 41 1500 1131 +369 +9.00 3 Nebraska Omaha 38 1291 1077 +214 +5.63 4 North Dakota 42 1240 1125 +115 +2.74 5 Michigan Tech 39 1228 1175 +53 +1.36 6 Colorado College 36 1099 1099 +0 +0.00 7 Denver 43 1366 1376 -10 -0.23 8 Minnesota State 38 1191 1259 -68 -1.79 9 Alaska Anchorage 36 900 1010 -110 -3.06 10 Wisconsin 37 975 1118 -143 -3.86 11 Bemidji State 38 941 1130 -189 -4.97 12 St. Cloud State 39 1032 1266 -234 -6.00


2011-12 WCHA Player Statistics • All GamesPoint Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 1.46 20-40-60 2 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 1.29 21-32-53 Drew Shore Denver JR F 42 1.26 22-31-53 4 Mark Zengerle Wisconsin SO F 37 1.35 13-37-50 5 Erik Haula Minnesota SO F 43 1.14 20-29-49 6 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth SO W 39 1.21 24-23-47 Brock Nelson North Dakota SO F 42 1.12 28-19-47 8 Jason Zucker Denver SO F 38 1.21 22-24-46 9 Danny Kristo North Dakota JR F 42 1.07 19-26-45 10 Justin Schultz Wisconsin JR D 37 1.19 16-28-44 11 Ben Hanowski St. Cloud State JR F 39 1.10 23-20-43 Kyle Rau Minnesota FR F 40 1.07 18-25-43 13 Nick Bjugstad Minnesota SO F 40 1.05 25-17-42 14 Jaden Schwartz Colorado College SO LW 30 1.37 15-26-41 Nick Shore Denver SO F 43 0.95 13-28-41 Nate Schmidt Minnesota SO D 43 0.95 3-38-41 17 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College JR C 35 1.14 23-17-40 Matt White Nebraska Omaha SO F 38 1.05 17-23-40 Corban Knight North Dakota JR F 39 1.03 16-24-40 20 Jake Hansen Minnesota SR F 43 0.88 16-22-38 Joey LaLeggia Denver FR D 43 0.88 11-27-38 22 Terry Broadhurst Nebraska Omaha JR F 38 0.95 16-20-36 23 Zach Budish Minnesota SO F 43 0.81 12-23-35 24 Jared Festler St. Cloud State SR F 39 0.87 15-19-34 25 Caleb Herbert Minnesota Duluth FR W 41 0.80 14-19-33 Carter Rowney North Dakota JR F 42 0.79 18-15-33 27 Nick Jensen St. Cloud State SO D 39 0.82 6-26-32 28 Jordan George Bemidji State JR F 38 0.82 19-12-31 Jayson Megna Nebraska Omaha FR F 38 0.82 13-18-31 Brady Lamb Minnesota Duluth SR D 41 0.76 9-22-31 31 Michael Mersch Wisconsin SO F 37 0.81 14-16-30 Brett Olson Michigan Tech SR C 39 0.77 10-20-30 Mike Seidel Minnesota Duluth JR W 41 0.73 17-13-30 Luke Salazar Denver SR F 42 0.71 12-18-30 Nate Condon Minnesota SO F 43 0.70 11-19-30 36 Matt Leitner Minnesota State FR F 38 0.76 11-18-29 Andrew Prochno St. Cloud State FR D 38 0.76 5-24-29 David Johnstone Michigan Tech FR F 39 0.74 11-18-29 39 Jean-Paul Lafontaine Minnesota State FR F 38 0.74 13-15-28 Jordan Baker Michigan Tech SR W/C 39 0.72 10-18-28 41 Nick Dineen Colorado College SR C 34 0.76 14-12-26 Gabe Guentzel Colorado College SR D 36 0.72 4-22-26 Tyler Barnes Wisconsin SO F 37 0.70 11-15-26 Shea Walters Bemidji State SR F 38 0.68 12-14-26 Brad Hunt Bemidji State SR D 38 0.68 5-21-26 46 Mike Boivin Colorado College JR D 33 0.76 8-17-25 Travis Novak St. Cloud State SR F 36 0.69 12-13-25 Ryan Walters Nebraska Omaha SO F 38 0.66 10-15-25 David Eddy St. Cloud State JR F 39 0.64 9-16-25 50 Scott Winkler Colorado College JR RW 31 0.77 7-17-24 Eriah Hayes Minnesota State JR F 36 0.67 13-11-24 Ryan Furne Michigan Tech SO F 39 0.62 12-12-24 Nic Dowd St. Cloud State SO F 39 0.62 11-13-24 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech FR F 39 0.62 10-14-24 55 Zach Lehrke Minnesota State SO F 35 0.66 13-10-23 Aaron McLeod Bemidji State JR F 38 0.61 9-14-23 Mark MacMillan North Dakota FR F 42 0.55 7-16-23 Taylor Matson Minnesota SR F 43 0.53 8-15-23 59 Brance Orban Bemidji State JR F 37 0.59 9-13-22 Ben Kinne Bemidji State JR F 38 0.58 10-12-22 Steven Seigo Michigan Tech JR D 39 0.56 5-17-22 Michael Parks North Dakota FR F 42 0.52 12-10-22 Mark Alt Minnesota SO D 43 0.51 5-17-22 64 Ty Loney Denver FR F 36 0.58 10-11-21 Ben Blood North Dakota SR D 42 0.50 3-18-21 Shawn Ostrow Denver JR F 43 0.49 11-10-21 67 Alexander Krushelnyski Colorado College SO LW/RW 36 0.56 10-10-20 Joseph LaBate Wisconsin FR F 37 0.54 5-15-20 Bryce Aneloski Nebraska Omaha JR D 38 0.53 6-14-20 70 Chris Knowlton Denver JR F 30 0.63 12- 7-19 Michael Dorr Minnesota State SR F 36 0.53 8-11-19 Frankie Simonelli Wisconsin SO D 37 0.51 5-14-19 Alex MacLeod Michigan Tech SR W 38 0.50 8-11-19 Zach Palmquist Minnesota State FR D 38 0.50 6-13-19 Nick Mattson North Dakota FR D 42 0.45 6-13-19 76 Scott Kishel Minnesota Duluth SR D 35 0.51 3-15-18 Joe Schiller Minnesota State SR F 38 0.47 3-15-18 Wade Bergman Minnesota Duluth JR D 41 0.44 3-15-18 Dillon Simpson North Dakota SO D 42 0.43 2-16-18 80 Radoslav Illo Bemidji State SO F 30 0.57 7-10-17 Curtis Leinweber Alaska Anchorage SR F/D 33 0.52 9- 8-17 Andrej Sustr Nebraska Omaha SO D 33 0.52 4-13-17 Matt Bailey Alaska Anchorage SO F 34 0.50 10- 7-17 Brock Montpetit Nebraska Omaha SO F 35 0.49 6-11-17 Jacob Johnstone Michigan Tech SO F 36 0.47 9- 8-17


86 Mitch Bruijsten Alaska Anchorage JR F 32 0.50 8- 8-16 Michael Young Nebraska Omaha SO D 37 0.43 4-12-16 Tanner Kero Michigan Tech FR F 39 0.41 9- 7-16 Sam Warning Minnesota FR F 39 0.41 6-10-16 Joe Basaraba Minnesota Duluth SO W 40 0.40 7- 9-16 91 Cam Reid St. Cloud State SO F 22 0.68 6- 9-15 Milos Gordic Michigan Tech SO C 29 0.52 8- 7-15 Eric Scheid Alaska Anchorage FR F 30 0.50 6- 9-15 Scott Warner Alaska Anchorage JR D 32 0.47 2-13-15 William Rapuzzi Colorado College JR RW 35 0.43 3-12-15 Josh Archibald Nebraska Omaha FR F 36 0.42 10- 5-15 Johnny McInnis Minnesota State SO F 37 0.41 8- 7-15 Brent Gwidt Nebraska Omaha JR F 38 0.39 6- 9-15 Joe Gleason North Dakota JR D 41 0.37 0-15-15100 Jordan Kwas Alaska Anchorage SO F 21 0.67 4-10-14 Austin Coldwell Alaska Anchorage FR D 33 0.42 2-12-14 Eli Zuck Minnesota State JR F 35 0.40 4-10-14 Jarrod Rabey St. Cloud State FR D 37 0.38 6- 8-14 Cory Thorson St. Cloud State SO F 39 0.36 6- 8-14 Seth Helgeson Minnesota JR D 43 0.33 5- 9-14 John Lee Denver SR D 43 0.33 3-11-14107 Beau Bennett Denver SO F 10 1.30 4- 9-13 Brett Cameron Alaska Anchorage SO F 31 0.42 5- 8-13 Daniel Naslund Alaska Anchorage JR F 32 0.41 5- 8-13 Derek Forbort North Dakota SO D 35 0.37 2-11-13 Justin Crandall Minnesota Duluth FR W 37 0.35 6- 7-13 Justin Jokinen Minnesota State SR F 38 0.34 3-10-13 Matt Prapavessis Bemidji State FR D 38 0.34 1-12-13 Daniel Sova Michigan Tech SO D 39 0.33 3-10-13 Ben Marshall Minnesota FR D 41 0.32 4- 9-13 Chris Casto Minnesota Duluth FR D 41 0.32 2-11-13117 Drew LeBlanc St. Cloud State SR F 10 1.20 2-10-12 David Makowski Denver SO D 20 0.60 2-10-12 Jake McCabe Wisconsin FR D 26 0.46 3- 9-12 Johnnie Searfoss Nebraska Omaha SO F 31 0.39 3- 9-12 Scott Mayfield Denver FR D 42 0.29 3- 9-12122 Derek Lee Wisconsin JR F 17 0.65 4- 7-11 Derek Docken Alaska Anchorage FR D 31 0.35 1-10-11 Taylor Johnson St. Cloud State JR D 33 0.33 2- 9-11 Jamie MacQueen Bemidji State SR F 36 0.31 5- 6-11 Keegan Meuer Wisconsin SO F 37 0.30 7- 4-11 Brady Wacker Bemidji State JR D 37 0.30 4- 7-11 Mario Lamoureux North Dakota SR F 39 0.28 4- 7-11 Keegan Flaherty Minnesota Duluth JR W 41 0.27 7- 4-11 Jake Hendrickson Minnesota Duluth JR C 41 0.27 5- 6-11 Justin Holl Minnesota SO D 43 0.26 3- 8-11132 Alex Hudson Nebraska Omaha SR F 16 0.62 4- 6-10 Mickey Spencer Alaska Anchorage JR F 17 0.59 7- 3-10 Eamonn McDermott Colorado College SO D 27 0.37 2- 8-10 Jade Portwood Alaska Anchorage SR F 29 0.34 4- 6-10 Jeff Collett Colorado College SO RW 31 0.32 5- 5-10 Ryan Little Wisconsin JR F/F 31 0.32 3- 7-10 Connor Gaarder North Dakota FR F 33 0.30 4- 6-10 Brendan Woods Wisconsin FR F 34 0.29 5- 5-10 Brad Gorham Alaska Anchorage SR D/F 35 0.29 2- 8-10 David Civitarese Colorado College SR C/W 36 0.28 8- 2-10 Quinn Sproule Alaska Anchorage SO D 36 0.28 3- 7-10 Brad Stebner Michigan Tech SO D 37 0.27 3- 7-10 John Ramage Wisconsin JR D 37 0.27 3- 7-10 Evan Mosey Minnesota State JR D 38 0.26 2- 8-10 Riley Sweeney Michigan Tech FR D 39 0.26 0-10-10 Dustin Jackson Denver SR F 42 0.24 2- 8-10148 Danny Mattson Bemidji State FR F 24 0.38 3- 6- 9 Scott Allen Alaska Anchorage FR F 28 0.32 3- 6- 9 Andrew Hamburg Colorado College JR RW 29 0.31 4- 5- 9 Brooks Bertsch St. Cloud State FR F 30 0.30 5- 4- 9 Sam Mellor Alaska Anchorage FR F 33 0.27 4- 5- 9 Jefferson Dahl Wisconsin SO F 35 0.26 4- 5- 9 Travis Boyd Minnesota FR F 35 0.26 1- 8- 9 Matt Paape Wisconsin FR F 36 0.25 4- 5- 9 Dennis Rix Michigan Tech SO F 38 0.24 4- 5- 9 Jake Areshenko Bemidji State JR D 38 0.24 3- 6- 9 David Boehm Bemidji State JR F 38 0.24 3- 6- 9 Paul Phillips Denver JR D 40 0.23 1- 8- 9160 Dakota Eveland Colorado College SO LW 22 0.36 3- 5- 8 Tim Hall Colorado College SR LW/C 34 0.24 5- 3- 8 Jeff Jubinville Bemidji State SO F 36 0.22 1- 7- 8 Kevin Gravel St. Cloud State SO D 37 0.22 1- 7- 8 Daniel Doremus Denver FR F 38 0.21 4- 4- 8 Jake Parenteau Minnesota SO D 39 0.21 2- 6- 8 Seth Ambroz Minnesota FR F 41 0.20 5- 3- 8 David Grun Minnesota Duluth SR W 41 0.20 3- 5- 8 Drew Olson Minnesota Duluth JR D 41 0.20 1- 7- 8

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169 Bryce Reddick Michigan Tech SR W 25 0.28 4- 3- 7 Mike Louwerse Minnesota State SR F 28 0.25 3- 4- 7 Max Gaede Minnesota State FR F 30 0.23 3- 4- 7 Cameron Cooper Minnesota State SR D 31 0.23 2- 5- 7 Adam Mueller Minnesota State SR F 34 0.21 3- 4- 7 Carl Nielsen Michigan Tech JR D 37 0.19 1- 6- 7 Max Tardy Minnesota Duluth SO C 41 0.17 2- 5- 7 Stephane Pattyn North Dakota FR F 42 0.17 4- 3- 7 Andrew MacWilliam North Dakota JR D 42 0.17 2- 5- 7178 Brendan O'Donnell North Dakota FR F 17 0.35 5- 1- 6 Corbin Karl Alaska Anchorage FR D 23 0.26 3- 3- 6 Jordy Christian St. Cloud State SR F 24 0.25 2- 4- 6 Tyler Elbrecht Minnesota State JR D 25 0.24 1- 5- 6 Tyler Currier Alaska Anchorage JR F 29 0.21 2- 4- 6 Aaron Harstad Colorado College FR D 29 0.21 0- 6- 6 Nate Dewhurst Denver SR F 30 0.20 3- 3- 6 Jarrod Mermis Denver SO F 31 0.19 3- 3- 6 Josh Nelson Minnesota State SO D 32 0.19 1- 5- 6 Sam Zabkowicz St. Cloud State SR D 33 0.18 1- 5- 6 Brad Navin Wisconsin FR F 36 0.17 3- 3- 6189 Derik Johnson Minnesota Duluth FR D 11 0.45 1- 4- 5 Mitch Cain Bemidji State FR F 12 0.42 1- 4- 5 Mitch MacMillan St. Cloud State SO F 14 0.36 0- 5- 5 J.P. Burkemper Minnesota State SO F 17 0.29 2- 3- 5 Chad Pietila Michigan Tech JR F 17 0.29 1- 4- 5 Justin Fillion Michigan Tech FR D 18 0.28 1- 4- 5 Alex Gellert Alaska Anchorage JR F 25 0.20 1- 4- 5 Zac Larraza Denver FR F 26 0.19 1- 4- 5 Darcy Findlay Bemidji State SR F 31 0.16 2- 3- 5 Archie Skalbeck Colorado College SO C/W 31 0.16 1- 4- 5 Joe Marciano Colorado College JR D 35 0.14 2- 3- 5 Jaycob Megna Nebraska Omaha FR D 35 0.14 2- 3- 5 Eric Springer Wisconsin SR D 35 0.14 1- 4- 5 Joe Faust Wisconsin SO D 37 0.14 2- 3- 5 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR G 38 0.13 0- 5- 5204 Sam Rendle Bemidji State SO D 10 0.40 1- 3- 4 Dan DeLisle Minnesota Duluth JR W 19 0.21 2- 2- 4 Nico Sacchetti Minnesota SR F 24 0.17 4- 0- 4 Nick Larson Minnesota SR F 24 0.17 3- 1- 4 Garrett Milan St. Cloud State FR F 28 0.14 2- 2- 4 John Ryder Denver SR D 30 0.13 0- 4- 4 Joey Holka St. Cloud State FR F 34 0.12 2- 2- 4 Nick Oliver St. Cloud State FR F 34 0.12 2- 2- 4 Drew Fisher Bemidji State SR F 38 0.11 3- 1- 4 Andrew Panzarella North Dakota FR D 40 0.10 0- 4- 4214 Ian Young Colorado College FR D 10 0.30 0- 3- 3 Aaron Pietila Michigan Tech JR W 12 0.25 1- 2- 3 Andrew Pettitt Alaska Anchorage FR F 12 0.25 0- 3- 3 Gavin Hartzog Wisconsin SO F 12 0.25 0- 3- 3 Mark Pustin Alaska Anchorage SO F 15 0.20 3- 0- 3 Joe Rehkamp St. Cloud State FR F 18 0.17 2- 1- 3 Matt Smith Nebraska Omaha SR D 22 0.14 1- 2- 3 Tim Smith Minnesota Duluth SO D 22 0.14 0- 3- 3 Patrick McCadden Michigan Tech SO F 23 0.13 1- 2- 3 Peter Stoykewych Colorado College FR D 26 0.12 0- 3- 3 Adam Krause Minnesota Duluth FR W 28 0.11 0- 3- 3 Zahn Raubenheimer Nebraska Omaha SO F 29 0.10 1- 2- 3 Kyle Ensign Nebraska Omaha SR D 29 0.10 0- 3- 3 Dan Senkbeil North Dakota FR D 30 0.10 0- 3- 3 Dominic Zombo Nebraska Omaha FR F 32 0.09 2- 1- 3 Sean Little Wisconsin SO F 33 0.09 2- 1- 3 Tom Serratore Minnesota SO F 37 0.08 3- 0- 3 Josiah Didier Denver FR D 41 0.07 0- 3- 3232 Rocco Grimaldi North Dakota FR F 4 0.50 1- 1- 2 Blake Thompson Minnesota FR D 5 0.40 0- 2- 2 Kyle Brodie Bemidji State SO D 10 0.20 1- 1- 2 Mikael Lickteig Michigan Tech JR W 10 0.20 0- 2- 2 Charlie Taft Colorado College FR RW/LW 13 0.15 0- 2- 2 Tyler Tosunian Bemidji State FR F 14 0.14 1- 1- 2 Luke McManus Minnesota Duluth FR D 14 0.14 0- 2- 2 Andrew Schmit Nebraska Omaha FR F 18 0.11 1- 1- 2 Derek Rodwell North Dakota SO F 19 0.11 1- 1- 2 Kory Roy Alaska Anchorage FR F 22 0.09 0- 2- 2 Ryan Faragher St. Cloud State FR G 23 0.09 0- 2- 2 Taylor Dickin North Dakota SO F 24 0.08 1- 1- 2 Josh Thorimbert Colorado College SO G 24 0.08 0- 2- 2 Mat Knoll Minnesota State FR D 25 0.08 1- 1- 2 Tony Turgeon Nebraska Omaha SO D 26 0.08 0- 2- 2 Tim Daly St. Cloud State FR D 32 0.06 0- 2- 2 Matt Tabrum Denver FR F 33 0.06 0- 2- 2


249 Cody Danberg Minnesota Duluth SR W 1 1.00 0- 1- 1 Wes McLeod Alaska Anchorage SO D 5 0.20 0- 1- 1 Andrew Pickering Alaska Anchorage SO F 6 0.17 1- 0- 1 Charlie Thauwald Minnesota State FR F 7 0.14 0- 1- 1 Joe Miller Minnesota SR F 10 0.10 1- 0- 1 Scott Wamsganz Colorado College FR LW/RW 15 0.07 0- 1- 1 Mike Lee St. Cloud State JR G 16 0.06 0- 1- 1 Brett Stern Minnesota State FR D 19 0.05 0- 1- 1 Rob Gunderson Alaska Anchorage SO G 20 0.05 0- 1- 1 Arthur Bidwill Colorado College SR D/D 20 0.05 0- 1- 1 Corey Leivermann Minnesota State SO F 21 0.05 1- 0- 1 Jason Clark Wisconsin SO F 21 0.05 0- 1- 1 Chris Crowell Alaska Anchorage JR F 24 0.04 0- 1- 1 Austin Lee Minnesota State SR G 24 0.04 0- 1- 1 Matt Carlson Bemidji State JR D 25 0.04 0- 1- 1 Dan Bakala Bemidji State SR G 28 0.04 0- 1- 1 James Polk Nebraska Omaha FR F 28 0.04 0- 1- 1 Sam Windle Bemidji State FR D 32 0.03 1- 0- 1 Aaron Dell North Dakota JR G 33 0.03 0- 1- 1 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR G 35 0.03 0- 1- 1 Kent Patterson Minnesota SR G 43 0.02 0- 1- 1

Goal Scoring: GP GPG G 1 Brock Nelson North Dakota SO F 42 0.67 28 2 Nick Bjugstad Minnesota SO F 40 0.62 25 3 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth SO W 39 0.62 24 4 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College JR C 35 0.66 23 Ben Hanowski St. Cloud State JR F 39 0.59 23 6 Jason Zucker Denver SO F 38 0.58 22 Drew Shore Denver JR F 42 0.52 22 8 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 0.51 21 9 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 0.49 20 Erik Haula Minnesota SO F 43 0.47 20

Assist Scoring: GP APG A 1 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 0.98 40 2 Nate Schmidt Minnesota SO D 43 0.88 38 3 Mark Zengerle Wisconsin SO F 37 1.00 37 4 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 0.78 32 5 Drew Shore Denver JR F 42 0.74 31 6 Erik Haula Minnesota SO F 43 0.67 29 7 Justin Schultz Wisconsin JR D 37 0.76 28 Nick Shore Denver SO F 43 0.65 28 9 Joey LaLeggia Denver FR D 43 0.63 27 10 Jaden Schwartz Colorado College SO LW 30 0.87 26 Nick Jensen St. Cloud State SO D 39 0.67 26 Danny Kristo North Dakota JR F 42 0.62 26

Power Play Points: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 0.73 9-21-30 2 Nate Schmidt Minnesota SO D 43 0.65 3-25-28 3 Erik Haula Minnesota SO F 43 0.58 8-17-25 4 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 0.59 9-15-24 5 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College JR C 35 0.60 11-10-21 Mark Zengerle Wisconsin SO F 37 0.57 3-18-21 7 Jaden Schwartz Colorado College SO LW 30 0.67 5-15-20 Nick Shore Denver SO F 43 0.47 5-15-20 9 Jason Zucker Denver SO F 38 0.50 9-10-19 Drew Shore Denver JR F 42 0.45 11- 8-19

Power Play Goals: GP GPG G 1 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College JR C 35 0.31 11 Drew Shore Denver JR F 42 0.26 11 3 Brock Nelson North Dakota SO F 42 0.24 10 4 Jason Zucker Denver SO F 38 0.24 9 Kyle Rau Minnesota FR F 40 0.23 9 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 0.22 9 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 0.22 9 Carter Rowney North Dakota JR F 42 0.21 9 9 Jean-Paul Lafontaine Minnesota State FR F 38 0.21 8 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth SO W 39 0.21 8 Nick Bjugstad Minnesota SO F 40 0.20 8 Erik Haula Minnesota SO F 43 0.19 8

Short-Handed Points: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Matt White Nebraska Omaha SO F 38 0.13 4- 1- 5 Nate Condon Minnesota SO F 43 0.12 4- 1- 5 3 Michael Dorr Minnesota State SR F 36 0.11 3- 1- 4 4 Michael Young Nebraska Omaha SO D 37 0.08 1- 2- 3 Ryan Walters Nebraska Omaha SO F 38 0.08 2- 1- 3 Jayson Megna Nebraska Omaha FR F 38 0.08 2- 1- 3 Danny Kristo North Dakota JR F 42 0.07 1- 2- 3 Taylor Matson Minnesota SR F 43 0.07 1- 2- 3




9 Jeff Collett Colorado College SO RW 31 0.06 1- 1- 2 Cameron Cooper Minnesota State SR D 31 0.06 0- 2- 2 Andrej Sustr Nebraska Omaha SO D 33 0.06 0- 2- 2 Tim Hall Colorado College SR LW/C 34 0.06 1- 1- 2 Zach Lehrke Minnesota State SO F 35 0.06 2- 0- 2 Jefferson Dahl Wisconsin SO F 35 0.06 1- 1- 2 Travis Novak St. Cloud State SR F 36 0.06 2- 0- 2 Jacob Johnstone Michigan Tech SO F 36 0.06 1- 1- 2 Mark Zengerle Wisconsin SO F 37 0.05 2- 0- 2 Michael Mersch Wisconsin SO F 37 0.05 1- 1- 2 David Boehm Bemidji State JR F 38 0.05 1- 1- 2 Terry Broadhurst Nebraska Omaha JR F 38 0.05 1- 1- 2 Justin Jokinen Minnesota State SR F 38 0.05 0- 2- 2 Brett Olson Michigan Tech SR C 39 0.05 1- 1- 2 Riley Sweeney Michigan Tech FR D 39 0.05 0- 2- 2 Brock Nelson North Dakota SO F 42 0.05 1- 1- 2 Ben Blood North Dakota SR D 42 0.05 0- 2- 2

Game-Winning Goals: GP G 1 Drew Shore Denver JR F 42 7 2 Kyle Rau Minnesota FR F 40 6 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 6 Brock Nelson North Dakota SO F 42 6 5 Jaden Schwartz Colorado College SO LW 30 4 Nick Dineen Colorado College SR C 34 4 Jordan George Bemidji State JR F 38 4 Ryan Walters Nebraska Omaha SO F 38 4 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth SO W 39 4 Erik Haula Minnesota SO F 43 4

Defenseman Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Justin Schultz Wisconsin JR D 37 1.19 16-28-44 2 Nate Schmidt Minnesota SO D 43 0.95 3-38-41 3 Joey LaLeggia Denver FR D 43 0.88 11-27-38 4 Nick Jensen St. Cloud State SO D 39 0.82 6-26-32 5 Brady Lamb Minnesota Duluth SR D 41 0.76 9-22-31 6 Andrew Prochno St. Cloud State FR D 38 0.76 5-24-29 7 Gabe Guentzel Colorado College SR D 36 0.72 4-22-26 Brad Hunt Bemidji State SR D 38 0.68 5-21-26 9 Mike Boivin Colorado College JR D 33 0.76 8-17-25 10 Steven Seigo Michigan Tech JR D 39 0.56 5-17-22 Mark Alt Minnesota SO D 43 0.51 5-17-22 12 Ben Blood North Dakota SR D 42 0.50 3-18-21 13 Bryce Aneloski Nebraska Omaha JR D 38 0.53 6-14-20 14 Frankie Simonelli Wisconsin SO D 37 0.51 5-14-19 Zach Palmquist Minnesota State FR D 38 0.50 6-13-19 Nick Mattson North Dakota FR D 42 0.45 6-13-19 17 Scott Kishel Minnesota Duluth SR D 35 0.51 3-15-18 Wade Bergman Minnesota Duluth JR D 41 0.44 3-15-18 Dillon Simpson North Dakota SO D 42 0.43 2-16-18 20 Andrej Sustr Nebraska Omaha SO D 33 0.52 4-13-17 21 Michael Young Nebraska Omaha SO D 37 0.43 4-12-16 22 Scott Warner Alaska Anchorage JR D 32 0.47 2-13-15 Joe Gleason North Dakota JR D 41 0.37 0-15-15 24 Austin Coldwell Alaska Anchorage FR D 33 0.42 2-12-14 Jarrod Rabey St. Cloud State FR D 37 0.38 6- 8-14 Seth Helgeson Minnesota JR D 43 0.33 5- 9-14 John Lee Denver SR D 43 0.33 3-11-14 28 Derek Forbort North Dakota SO D 35 0.37 2-11-13 Matt Prapavessis Bemidji State FR D 38 0.34 1-12-13 Daniel Sova Michigan Tech SO D 39 0.33 3-10-13 Ben Marshall Minnesota FR D 41 0.32 4- 9-13 Chris Casto Minnesota Duluth FR D 41 0.32 2-11-13 33 David Makowski Denver SO D 20 0.60 2-10-12 Jake McCabe Wisconsin FR D 26 0.46 3- 9-12 Scott Mayfield Denver FR D 42 0.29 3- 9-12 36 Derek Docken Alaska Anchorage FR D 31 0.35 1-10-11 Taylor Johnson St. Cloud State JR D 33 0.33 2- 9-11 Brady Wacker Bemidji State JR D 37 0.30 4- 7-11 Justin Holl Minnesota SO D 43 0.26 3- 8-11

Freshman Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Kyle Rau Minnesota F 40 1.07 18-25-43 2 Joey LaLeggia Denver D 43 0.88 11-27-38 3 Caleb Herbert Minnesota Duluth W 41 0.80 14-19-33 4 Jayson Megna Nebraska Omaha F 38 0.82 13-18-31 5 Matt Leitner Minnesota State F 38 0.76 11-18-29 Andrew Prochno St. Cloud State D 38 0.76 5-24-29 David Johnstone Michigan Tech F 39 0.74 11-18-29 8 Jean-Paul Lafontaine Minnesota State F 38 0.74 13-15-28 9 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech F 39 0.62 10-14-24 10 Mark MacMillan North Dakota F 42 0.55 7-16-23


11 Michael Parks North Dakota F 42 0.52 12-10-22 12 Ty Loney Denver F 36 0.58 10-11-21 13 Joseph LaBate Wisconsin F 37 0.54 5-15-20 14 Zach Palmquist Minnesota State D 38 0.50 6-13-19 Nick Mattson North Dakota D 42 0.45 6-13-19 16 Tanner Kero Michigan Tech F 39 0.41 9- 7-16 Sam Warning Minnesota F 39 0.41 6-10-16 18 Eric Scheid Alaska Anchorage F 30 0.50 6- 9-15 Josh Archibald Nebraska Omaha F 36 0.42 10- 5-15 20 Austin Coldwell Alaska Anchorage D 33 0.42 2-12-14 Jarrod Rabey St. Cloud State D 37 0.38 6- 8-14 22 Justin Crandall Minnesota Duluth W 37 0.35 6- 7-13 Matt Prapavessis Bemidji State D 38 0.34 1-12-13 Ben Marshall Minnesota D 41 0.32 4- 9-13 Chris Casto Minnesota Duluth D 41 0.32 2-11-13 26 Jake McCabe Wisconsin D 26 0.46 3- 9-12 Scott Mayfield Denver D 42 0.29 3- 9-12 28 Derek Docken Alaska Anchorage D 31 0.35 1-10-11 29 Connor Gaarder North Dakota F 33 0.30 4- 6-10 Brendan Woods Wisconsin F 34 0.29 5- 5-10 Riley Sweeney Michigan Tech D 39 0.26 0-10-10

Goals Against Average: Minutes GA GAA 1 Juho Olkinuora Denver FR 1236:05 45 2.18 2 Mike Lee St. Cloud State JR 968:32 36 2.23 3 Kent Patterson Minnesota SR 2557:19 99 2.32 4 Josh Thorimbert Colorado College SO 1328:51 52 2.35 5 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR 2319:48 94 2.43 6 Joel Rumpel Wisconsin FR 1524:40 63 2.48 7 Ryan Massa Nebraska Omaha FR 1086:13 47 2.60 8 Dan Bakala Bemidji State SR 1590:22 70 2.64 9 Aaron Dell North Dakota JR 1799:52 80 2.67 10 Ryan Faragher St. Cloud State FR 1384:23 64 2.77 11 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR 1970:34 93 2.83 12 John Faulkner Nebraska Omaha SR 961:35 47 2.93 13 Austin Lee Minnesota State SR 1385:25 71 3.07 14 Chris Kamal Alaska Anchorage SO 1041:22 60 3.46 15 Joe Howe Colorado College JR 827:51 48 3.48 16 Phil Cook Minnesota State JR 879:46 52 3.55 17 Rob Gunderson Alaska Anchorage SO 963:05 58 3.61Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played

Save Percentage: Saves GA Pct 1 Mike Lee St. Cloud State JR 477 36 .930 2 Juho Olkinuora Denver FR 547 45 .924 3 Josh Thorimbert Colorado College SO 631 52 .924 4 Joel Rumpel Wisconsin FR 711 63 .919 5 Ryan Faragher St. Cloud State FR 685 64 .915 6 Ryan Massa Nebraska Omaha FR 497 47 .914 7 Dan Bakala Bemidji State SR 718 70 .911 8 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR 960 94 .911 9 Austin Lee Minnesota State SR 717 71 .910 10 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR 930 93 .909 11 Kent Patterson Minnesota SR 966 99 .907 12 Aaron Dell North Dakota JR 717 80 .900 13 Phil Cook Minnesota State JR 407 52 .887 14 John Faulkner Nebraska Omaha SR 367 47 .886 15 Joe Howe Colorado College JR 360 48 .882 16 Chris Kamal Alaska Anchorage SO 429 60 .877 17 Rob Gunderson Alaska Anchorage SO 386 58 .869Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played

Winning Percentage: W- L- T Pct 1 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR 23- 9- 6 .684 2 Kent Patterson Minnesota SR 28-14- 1 .663 3 Aaron Dell North Dakota JR 18-10- 2 .633 4 Josh Thorimbert Colorado College SO 13- 8- 1 .614 5 Mike Lee St. Cloud State JR 8- 6- 2 .562 6 Juho Olkinuora Denver FR 9- 8- 3 .525 7 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR 15-14- 4 .515 8 Joel Rumpel Wisconsin FR 12-12- 2 .500 9 Ryan Massa Nebraska Omaha FR 7- 8- 2 .471 10 Phil Cook Minnesota State JR 7- 8- 0 .467 11 Dan Bakala Bemidji State SR 11-13- 2 .462 12 Ryan Faragher St. Cloud State FR 9-11- 3 .457 13 Joe Howe Colorado College JR 5- 8- 1 .393 14 John Faulkner Nebraska Omaha SR 5- 9- 2 .375 15 Rob Gunderson Alaska Anchorage SO 5-10- 2 .353 16 Austin Lee Minnesota State SR 5-16- 1 .250 17 Chris Kamal Alaska Anchorage SO 4-13- 0 .235Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played



2011-12 WCHA Team Statistics • League Games • FinalScoring Offense: Games Goals G/GM 1 Minnesota Duluth 28 103 3.68 2 Denver 28 96 3.43 3 Colorado College 28 95 3.39 4 Minnesota 28 88 3.14 5 St. Cloud State 28 86 3.07 6 Michigan Tech 28 85 3.04 7 Nebraska Omaha 28 83 2.96 8 North Dakota 28 82 2.93 9 Wisconsin 28 76 2.71 10 Minnesota State 28 73 2.61 11 Bemidji State 28 72 2.57 12 Alaska Anchorage 28 60 2.14

Scoring Defense: Games Goals G/GM 1 Minnesota 28 57 2.04 2 Minnesota Duluth 28 73 2.61 North Dakota 28 73 2.61 4 St. Cloud State 28 74 2.64 5 Denver 28 79 2.82 6 Wisconsin 28 83 2.96 7 Nebraska Omaha 28 85 3.04 8 Colorado College 28 86 3.07 9 Michigan Tech 28 87 3.11 10 Bemidji State 28 89 3.18 11 Minnesota State 28 102 3.64 12 Alaska Anchorage 28 111 3.96

Penalty Minutes: Games PIM PIM/G 1 Denver 28 446 15.9 2 Minnesota State 28 415 14.8 3 Alaska Anchorage 28 409 14.6 4 Minnesota 28 406 14.5 5 Michigan Tech 28 403 14.4 6 Minnesota Duluth 28 401 14.3 Nebraska Omaha 28 401 14.3 North Dakota 28 401 14.3 9 Wisconsin 28 363 13.0 10 Colorado College 28 356 12.7 11 St. Cloud State 28 340 12.1 12 Bemidji State 28 318 11.4

Power Play: Totals SHA PCT 1 Denver 28/116 2 24.1 2 Colorado College 29/121 9 24.0 3 Minnesota 27/116 2 23.3 4 Bemidji State 20/ 91 2 22.0 5 Minnesota Duluth 29/134 1 21.6 6 North Dakota 26/128 5 20.3 7 St. Cloud State 19/ 98 2 19.4 8 Wisconsin 22/115 4 19.1 9 Minnesota State 25/131 3 19.1 10 Michigan Tech 22/118 3 18.6 11 Nebraska Omaha 19/111 1 17.1 12 Alaska Anchorage 17/100 5 17.0

Penalty Kill: Totals SHF PCT 1 Bemidji State 92/109 1 84.4 2 North Dakota 97/118 2 82.2 3 Nebraska Omaha 96/117 9 82.1 4 Alaska Anchorage 95/116 1 81.9 Minnesota 95/116 5 81.9 6 Denver 102/126 3 81.0 7 Michigan Tech 94/118 4 79.7 8 Minnesota State 97/124 4 78.2 9 St. Cloud State 81/104 3 77.9 10 Colorado College 78/104 4 75.0 Minnesota Duluth 93/124 1 75.0 12 Wisconsin 76/103 2 73.8

Combined Special Teams: Totals PCT 1 Bemidji State 112/200 56.0 2 Denver 130/242 53.7 3 Minnesota 122/232 52.6 4 Alaska Anchorage 112/216 51.9 5 Nebraska Omaha 115/228 50.4 6 North Dakota 123/246 50.0 7 St. Cloud State 100/202 49.5 8 Michigan Tech 116/236 49.2 9 Minnesota State 122/255 47.8 10 Colorado College 107/225 47.6 11 Minnesota Duluth 122/258 47.3 12 Wisconsin 98/218 45.0

Special Teams Net: PPF SHA PP PPA SHF SH NET 1 Minnesota 27 2 +25 21 5 -16 +9 2 Nebraska Omaha 19 1 +18 21 9 -12 +6 3 Denver 28 2 +26 24 3 -21 +5 4 Bemidji State 20 2 +18 17 1 -16 +2 North Dakota 26 5 +21 21 2 -19 +2 6 Michigan Tech 22 3 +19 24 4 -20 -1 Minnesota State 25 3 +22 27 4 -23 -1 8 Colorado College 29 9 +20 26 4 -22 -2 Minnesota Duluth 29 1 +28 31 1 -30 -2 10 St. Cloud State 19 2 +17 23 3 -20 -3 11 Wisconsin 22 4 +18 27 2 -25 -7 12 Alaska Anchorage 17 5 +12 21 1 -20 -8

Scoring by Periods: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Minnesota Duluth 29 38 35 1 103 2 Denver 26 42 25 3 96 3 Colorado College 27 39 27 2 95 4 Minnesota 29 24 33 2 88 5 St. Cloud State 31 27 27 1 86 6 Michigan Tech 40 19 23 3 85 7 Nebraska Omaha 22 27 32 2 83 8 North Dakota 28 31 23 0 82 9 Wisconsin 24 29 23 0 76 10 Minnesota State 22 18 32 1 73 11 Bemidji State 26 26 20 0 72 12 Alaska Anchorage 21 25 13 1 60

Goals Allowed by Periods: 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Minnesota 17 27 11 2 57 2 Minnesota Duluth 28 20 24 1 73 North Dakota 26 26 20 1 73 4 St. Cloud State 25 24 23 2 74 5 Denver 22 32 24 1 79 6 Wisconsin 23 25 33 2 83 7 Nebraska Omaha 28 29 25 3 85 8 Colorado College 26 31 27 2 86 9 Michigan Tech 29 26 32 0 87 10 Bemidji State 24 33 32 0 89 11 Minnesota State 37 34 29 2 102 12 Alaska Anchorage 40 38 33 0 111


2011-12 WCHA Player Statistics • League Games • FinalPoint Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 28 1.54 16-27-43 2 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth SO W 26 1.42 18-19-37 Jason Zucker Denver SO F 27 1.37 19-18-37 Drew Shore Denver JR F 27 1.37 14-23-37 5 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 28 1.29 14-22-36 Mark Zengerle Wisconsin SO F 28 1.29 11-25-36 7 Jaden Schwartz Colorado College SO LW 25 1.40 12-23-35 8 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College JR C 27 1.22 18-15-33 Brock Nelson North Dakota SO F 28 1.18 20-13-33 10 Matt White Nebraska Omaha SO F 28 1.14 14-18-32 11 Terry Broadhurst Nebraska Omaha JR F 28 1.11 13-18-31 12 Ben Hanowski St. Cloud State JR F 28 1.07 18-12-30 13 Nick Bjugstad Minnesota SO F 27 1.07 16-13-29 Danny Kristo North Dakota JR F 28 1.04 13-16-29 15 Corban Knight North Dakota JR F 27 1.04 9-19-28 Justin Schultz Wisconsin JR D 28 1.00 10-18-28 Joey LaLeggia Denver FR D 28 1.00 8-20-28 18 Kyle Rau Minnesota FR F 27 1.00 12-15-27 Caleb Herbert Minnesota Duluth FR W 28 0.96 11-16-27 Nick Shore Denver SO F 28 0.96 9-18-27 21 Jordan George Bemidji State JR F 28 0.89 16- 9-25 Erik Haula Minnesota SO F 28 0.89 10-15-25 Brett Olson Michigan Tech SR C 28 0.89 7-18-25 24 Jayson Megna Nebraska Omaha FR F 28 0.86 12-12-24 25 Jean-Paul Lafontaine Minnesota State FR F 28 0.82 10-13-23 Michael Mersch Wisconsin SO F 28 0.82 10-13-23 Matt Leitner Minnesota State FR F 28 0.82 8-15-23 Nick Jensen St. Cloud State SO D 28 0.82 5-18-23 Nate Schmidt Minnesota SO D 28 0.82 2-21-23 30 Nick Dineen Colorado College SR C 26 0.85 12-10-22 Jared Festler St. Cloud State SR F 28 0.79 8-14-22 David Eddy St. Cloud State JR F 28 0.79 8-14-22 Brady Lamb Minnesota Duluth SR D 28 0.79 7-15-22 Andrew Prochno St. Cloud State FR D 28 0.79 4-18-22 35 Mike Boivin Colorado College JR D 25 0.84 6-15-21 Jordan Baker Michigan Tech SR W/C 28 0.75 9-12-21 37 Gabe Guentzel Colorado College SR D 28 0.71 4-16-20 38 Eriah Hayes Minnesota State JR F 26 0.73 11- 8-19 Ryan Furne Michigan Tech SO F 28 0.68 9-10-19 Nate Condon Minnesota SO F 28 0.68 9-10-19 Shea Walters Bemidji State SR F 28 0.68 8-11-19 Tyler Barnes Wisconsin SO F 28 0.68 8-11-19 David Johnstone Michigan Tech FR F 28 0.68 7-12-19 Ryan Walters Nebraska Omaha SO F 28 0.68 7-12-19 Luke Salazar Denver SR F 28 0.68 6-13-19 46 Scott Winkler Colorado College JR RW 23 0.78 5-13-18 Zach Lehrke Minnesota State SO F 28 0.64 10- 8-18 Mike Seidel Minnesota Duluth JR W 28 0.64 8-10-18 Nic Dowd St. Cloud State SO F 28 0.64 7-11-18 Brad Hunt Bemidji State SR D 28 0.64 4-14-18 51 Andrej Sustr Nebraska Omaha SO D 24 0.71 4-13-17 Travis Novak St. Cloud State SR F 25 0.68 7-10-17 Carter Rowney North Dakota JR F 28 0.61 13- 4-17 Brance Orban Bemidji State JR F 28 0.61 9- 8-17 Alexander Krushelnyski Colorado College SO LW/RW 28 0.61 9- 8-17 Ben Kinne Bemidji State JR F 28 0.61 8- 9-17 Jake Hansen Minnesota SR F 28 0.61 8- 9-17 Zach Budish Minnesota SO F 28 0.61 5-12-17 59 Chris Knowlton Denver JR F 23 0.70 10- 6-16 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech FR F 28 0.57 7- 9-16 Aaron McLeod Bemidji State JR F 28 0.57 4-12-16 62 Curtis Leinweber Alaska Anchorage SR F/D 26 0.58 8- 7-15 Bryce Aneloski Nebraska Omaha JR D 28 0.54 6- 9-15 Mark Alt Minnesota SO D 28 0.54 5-10-15 Steven Seigo Michigan Tech JR D 28 0.54 3-12-15 66 Michael Dorr Minnesota State SR F 26 0.54 6- 8-14 William Rapuzzi Colorado College JR RW 27 0.52 2-12-14 Shawn Ostrow Denver JR F 28 0.50 7- 7-14 Tanner Kero Michigan Tech FR F 28 0.50 7- 7-14 Alex MacLeod Michigan Tech SR W 28 0.50 6- 8-14 Zach Palmquist Minnesota State FR D 28 0.50 4-10-14 Frankie Simonelli Wisconsin SO D 28 0.50 4-10-14 Taylor Matson Minnesota SR F 28 0.50 3-11-14 Joseph LaBate Wisconsin FR F 28 0.50 2-12-14 Ben Blood North Dakota SR D 28 0.50 1-13-14 76 Milos Gordic Michigan Tech SO C 20 0.65 7- 6-13 Radoslav Illo Bemidji State SO F 20 0.65 5- 8-13 Scott Kishel Minnesota Duluth SR D 24 0.54 2-11-13 Jacob Johnstone Michigan Tech SO F 25 0.52 7- 6-13 Eric Scheid Alaska Anchorage FR F 26 0.50 5- 8-13 Scott Warner Alaska Anchorage JR D 26 0.50 2-11-13 Josh Archibald Nebraska Omaha FR F 28 0.46 8- 5-13 Cory Thorson St. Cloud State SO F 28 0.46 6- 7-13 Wade Bergman Minnesota Duluth JR D 28 0.46 2-11-13 Michael Young Nebraska Omaha SO D 28 0.46 2-11-13


2011-12 WCHA Player Statistics • League Games con’t 86 Brock Montpetit Nebraska Omaha SO F 25 0.48 4- 8-12 Mitch Bruijsten Alaska Anchorage JR F 26 0.46 8- 4-12 Eli Zuck Minnesota State JR F 27 0.44 4- 8-12 Michael Parks North Dakota FR F 28 0.43 6- 6-12 Daniel Sova Michigan Tech SO D 28 0.43 3- 9-12 Nick Mattson North Dakota FR D 28 0.43 3- 9-12 Joe Schiller Minnesota State SR F 28 0.43 2-10-12 Dillon Simpson North Dakota SO D 28 0.43 1-11-12 94 Beau Bennett Denver SO F 6 1.83 3- 8-11 Ty Loney Denver FR F 21 0.52 5- 6-11 Matt Bailey Alaska Anchorage SO F 26 0.42 6- 5-11 97 Jeff Collett Colorado College SO RW 25 0.40 5- 5-10 Justin Crandall Minnesota Duluth FR W 25 0.40 4- 6-10 Austin Coldwell Alaska Anchorage FR D 25 0.40 2- 8-10 Jarrod Rabey St. Cloud State FR D 26 0.38 4- 6-10 Ryan Little Wisconsin JR F/F 26 0.38 3- 7-10 Joe Basaraba Minnesota Duluth SO W 28 0.36 4- 6-10 Johnny McInnis Minnesota State SO F 28 0.36 4- 6-10 Brent Gwidt Nebraska Omaha JR F 28 0.36 3- 7-10 Chris Casto Minnesota Duluth FR D 28 0.36 2- 8-10 Matt Prapavessis Bemidji State FR D 28 0.36 1- 9-10 Joe Gleason North Dakota JR D 28 0.36 0-10-10108 Jordan Kwas Alaska Anchorage SO F 13 0.69 3- 6- 9 Cam Reid St. Cloud State SO F 14 0.64 3- 6- 9 David Makowski Denver SO D 14 0.64 1- 8- 9 Brett Cameron Alaska Anchorage SO F 24 0.38 4- 5- 9 Brendan Woods Wisconsin FR F 26 0.35 4- 5- 9 Brad Gorham Alaska Anchorage SR D/F 27 0.33 1- 8- 9 David Civitarese Colorado College SR C/W 28 0.32 7- 2- 9 Keegan Meuer Wisconsin SO F 28 0.32 6- 3- 9 Brad Stebner Michigan Tech SO D 28 0.32 3- 6- 9 Mark MacMillan North Dakota FR F 28 0.32 3- 6- 9 John Lee Denver SR D 28 0.32 1- 8- 9 Justin Jokinen Minnesota State SR F 28 0.32 1- 8- 9 Riley Sweeney Michigan Tech FR D 28 0.32 0- 9- 9121 Alex Hudson Nebraska Omaha SR F 14 0.57 3- 5- 8 Jake McCabe Wisconsin FR D 19 0.42 1- 7- 8 Daniel Doremus Denver FR F 23 0.35 4- 4- 8 Derek Docken Alaska Anchorage FR D 25 0.32 1- 7- 8 Tim Hall Colorado College SR LW/C 26 0.31 5- 3- 8 Matt Paape Wisconsin FR F 27 0.30 4- 4- 8 Scott Mayfield Denver FR D 27 0.30 2- 6- 8 Keegan Flaherty Minnesota Duluth JR W 28 0.29 5- 3- 8 John Ramage Wisconsin JR D 28 0.29 3- 5- 8 Seth Helgeson Minnesota JR D 28 0.29 2- 6- 8 Kevin Gravel St. Cloud State SO D 28 0.29 1- 7- 8132 Derek Lee Wisconsin JR F 10 0.70 3- 4- 7 Dakota Eveland Colorado College SO LW 16 0.44 3- 4- 7 Eamonn McDermott Colorado College SO D 19 0.37 2- 5- 7 Andrew Hamburg Colorado College JR RW 22 0.32 2- 5- 7 Taylor Johnson St. Cloud State JR D 22 0.32 1- 6- 7 Scott Allen Alaska Anchorage FR F 23 0.30 2- 5- 7 Johnnie Searfoss Nebraska Omaha SO F 23 0.30 1- 6- 7 Brooks Bertsch St. Cloud State FR F 25 0.28 5- 2- 7 Dustin Jackson Denver SR F 27 0.26 1- 6- 7 Jamie MacQueen Bemidji State SR F 28 0.25 2- 5- 7 Dennis Rix Michigan Tech SO F 28 0.25 2- 5- 7 Evan Mosey Minnesota State JR D 28 0.25 2- 5- 7 Quinn Sproule Alaska Anchorage SO D 28 0.25 1- 6- 7 Jake Areshenko Bemidji State JR D 28 0.25 1- 6- 7 Drew Olson Minnesota Duluth JR D 28 0.25 1- 6- 7147 Bryce Reddick Michigan Tech SR W 18 0.33 4- 2- 6 Max Gaede Minnesota State FR F 23 0.26 2- 4- 6 Aaron Harstad Colorado College FR D 24 0.25 0- 6- 6 Derek Forbort North Dakota SO D 24 0.25 0- 6- 6 Sam Mellor Alaska Anchorage FR F 25 0.24 3- 3- 6 Ben Marshall Minnesota FR D 26 0.23 1- 5- 6 Brady Wacker Bemidji State JR D 27 0.22 3- 3- 6 Adam Mueller Minnesota State SR F 27 0.22 2- 4- 6 Jeff Jubinville Bemidji State SO F 27 0.22 0- 6- 6 Brad Navin Wisconsin FR F 28 0.21 3- 3- 6157 Jarrod Mermis Denver SO F 18 0.28 3- 2- 5 Jordy Christian St. Cloud State SR F 18 0.28 2- 3- 5 Corbin Karl Alaska Anchorage FR D 19 0.26 3- 2- 5 Danny Mattson Bemidji State FR F 19 0.26 2- 3- 5 Jade Portwood Alaska Anchorage SR F 21 0.24 2- 3- 5 Cameron Cooper Minnesota State SR D 21 0.24 1- 4- 5 Sam Zabkowicz St. Cloud State SR D 23 0.22 1- 4- 5 Travis Boyd Minnesota FR F 23 0.22 0- 5- 5 Daniel Naslund Alaska Anchorage JR F 24 0.21 2- 3- 5 Jefferson Dahl Wisconsin SO F 26 0.19 2- 3- 5 Carl Nielsen Michigan Tech JR D 26 0.19 1- 4- 5 Seth Ambroz Minnesota FR F 27 0.19 3- 2- 5 Mario Lamoureux North Dakota SR F 27 0.19 1- 4- 5 David Boehm Bemidji State JR F 28 0.18 2- 3- 5 Joe Marciano Colorado College JR D 28 0.18 2- 3- 5 David Grun Minnesota Duluth SR W 28 0.18 2- 3- 5


2011-12 WCHA Player Statistics • League Games con’t

Jake Hendrickson Minnesota Duluth JR C 28 0.18 2- 3- 5 Max Tardy Minnesota Duluth SO C 28 0.18 2- 3- 5 Andrew MacWilliam North Dakota JR D 28 0.18 2- 3- 5 Paul Phillips Denver JR D 28 0.18 1- 4- 5 Justin Holl Minnesota SO D 28 0.18 1- 4- 5178 Mitch MacMillan St. Cloud State SO F 9 0.44 0- 4- 4 Mitch Cain Bemidji State FR F 10 0.40 1- 3- 4 Chad Pietila Michigan Tech JR F 11 0.36 1- 3- 4 J.P. Burkemper Minnesota State SO F 12 0.33 1- 3- 4 Mickey Spencer Alaska Anchorage JR F 13 0.31 3- 1- 4 Justin Fillion Michigan Tech FR D 14 0.29 1- 3- 4 Tyler Elbrecht Minnesota State JR D 18 0.22 0- 4- 4 Mike Louwerse Minnesota State SR F 20 0.20 3- 1- 4 Nate Dewhurst Denver SR F 20 0.20 2- 2- 4 Tyler Currier Alaska Anchorage JR F 21 0.19 1- 3- 4 Connor Gaarder North Dakota FR F 22 0.18 0- 4- 4 Sam Warning Minnesota FR F 25 0.16 2- 2- 4 Jake Parenteau Minnesota SO D 27 0.15 1- 3- 4 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR G 27 0.15 0- 4- 4 Stephane Pattyn North Dakota FR F 28 0.14 4- 0- 4 Joe Faust Wisconsin SO D 28 0.14 1- 3- 4194 Derik Johnson Minnesota Duluth FR D 8 0.38 1- 2- 3 Sam Rendle Bemidji State SO D 8 0.38 0- 3- 3 Brendan O'Donnell North Dakota FR F 10 0.30 3- 0- 3 Andrew Pettitt Alaska Anchorage FR F 12 0.25 0- 3- 3 Nico Sacchetti Minnesota SR F 13 0.23 3- 0- 3 Dan DeLisle Minnesota Duluth JR W 14 0.21 2- 1- 3 Nick Larson Minnesota SR F 16 0.19 2- 1- 3 Zac Larraza Denver FR F 16 0.19 0- 3- 3 Garrett Milan St. Cloud State FR F 19 0.16 2- 1- 3 Matt Smith Nebraska Omaha SR D 19 0.16 1- 2- 3 Adam Krause Minnesota Duluth FR W 19 0.16 0- 3- 3 Kyle Ensign Nebraska Omaha SR D 19 0.16 0- 3- 3 Peter Stoykewych Colorado College FR D 20 0.15 0- 3- 3 Darcy Findlay Bemidji State SR F 23 0.13 1- 2- 3 Nick Oliver St. Cloud State FR F 24 0.12 2- 1- 3 Archie Skalbeck Colorado College SO C/W 24 0.12 1- 2- 3 Jaycob Megna Nebraska Omaha FR D 25 0.12 2- 1- 3 Joey Holka St. Cloud State FR F 26 0.12 1- 2- 3 Drew Fisher Bemidji State SR F 28 0.11 2- 1- 3213 Rocco Grimaldi North Dakota FR F 3 0.67 1- 1- 2 Drew LeBlanc St. Cloud State SR F 4 0.50 0- 2- 2 Kyle Brodie Bemidji State SO D 6 0.33 1- 1- 2 Ian Young Colorado College FR D 8 0.25 0- 2- 2 Aaron Pietila Michigan Tech JR W 8 0.25 0- 2- 2 Gavin Hartzog Wisconsin SO F 9 0.22 0- 2- 2 Charlie Taft Colorado College FR RW/LW 11 0.18 0- 2- 2 Andrew Schmit Nebraska Omaha FR F 13 0.15 1- 1- 2 Derek Rodwell North Dakota SO F 14 0.14 1- 1- 2 Joe Rehkamp St. Cloud State FR F 14 0.14 1- 1- 2 Tim Smith Minnesota Duluth SO D 14 0.14 0- 2- 2 Alex Gellert Alaska Anchorage JR F 19 0.11 1- 1- 2 Patrick McCadden Michigan Tech SO F 19 0.11 1- 1- 2 Tony Turgeon Nebraska Omaha SO D 19 0.11 0- 2- 2 Kory Roy Alaska Anchorage FR F 20 0.10 0- 2- 2 Mat Knoll Minnesota State FR D 21 0.10 1- 1- 2 John Ryder Denver SR D 21 0.10 0- 2- 2 Dominic Zombo Nebraska Omaha FR F 22 0.09 1- 1- 2 Matt Tabrum Denver FR F 22 0.09 0- 2- 2 Josh Nelson Minnesota State SO D 23 0.09 1- 1- 2 Tom Serratore Minnesota SO F 24 0.08 2- 0- 2 Sean Little Wisconsin SO F 25 0.08 1- 1- 2 Tim Daly St. Cloud State FR D 25 0.08 0- 2- 2 Josiah Didier Denver FR D 26 0.08 0- 2- 2 Eric Springer Wisconsin SR D 27 0.07 0- 2- 2238 Andrew Pickering Alaska Anchorage SO F 4 0.25 1- 0- 1 Tyler Tosunian Bemidji State FR F 8 0.12 1- 0- 1 Joe Miller Minnesota SR F 8 0.12 1- 0- 1 Mark Pustin Alaska Anchorage SO F 9 0.11 1- 0- 1 Luke McManus Minnesota Duluth FR D 10 0.10 0- 1- 1 Scott Wamsganz Colorado College FR LW/RW 13 0.08 0- 1- 1 Arthur Bidwill Colorado College SR D/D 16 0.06 0- 1- 1 Taylor Dickin North Dakota SO F 17 0.06 1- 0- 1 Jason Clark Wisconsin SO F 17 0.06 0- 1- 1 Zahn Raubenheimer Nebraska Omaha SO F 19 0.05 1- 0- 1 Matt Carlson Bemidji State JR D 19 0.05 0- 1- 1 Josh Thorimbert Colorado College SO G 19 0.05 0- 1- 1 James Polk Nebraska Omaha FR F 20 0.05 0- 1- 1 Dan Senkbeil North Dakota FR D 20 0.05 0- 1- 1 Ryan Faragher St. Cloud State FR G 20 0.05 0- 1- 1 Aaron Dell North Dakota JR G 21 0.05 0- 1- 1 Dan Bakala Bemidji State SR G 22 0.05 0- 1- 1 Sam Windle Bemidji State FR D 24 0.04 1- 0- 1 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR G 25 0.04 0- 1- 1 Andrew Panzarella North Dakota FR D 27 0.04 0- 1- 1 Kent Patterson Minnesota SR G 28 0.04 0- 1- 1


Goal Scoring: GP GPG G 1 Brock Nelson North Dakota SO F 28 0.71 20 2 Jason Zucker Denver SO F 27 0.70 19 3 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth SO W 26 0.69 18 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College JR C 27 0.67 18 Ben Hanowski St. Cloud State JR F 28 0.64 18 6 Nick Bjugstad Minnesota SO F 27 0.59 16 Jordan George Bemidji State JR F 28 0.57 16 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 28 0.57 16 9 Drew Shore Denver JR F 27 0.52 14 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 28 0.50 14 Matt White Nebraska Omaha SO F 28 0.50 14

Assist Scoring: GP APG A 1 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 28 0.96 27 2 Mark Zengerle Wisconsin SO F 28 0.89 25 3 Jaden Schwartz Colorado College SO LW 25 0.92 23 Drew Shore Denver JR F 27 0.85 23 5 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 28 0.79 22 6 Nate Schmidt Minnesota SO D 28 0.75 21 7 Joey LaLeggia Denver FR D 28 0.71 20 8 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth SO W 26 0.73 19 Corban Knight North Dakota JR F 27 0.70 19 10 Jason Zucker Denver SO F 27 0.67 18 Nick Shore Denver SO F 28 0.64 18 Brett Olson Michigan Tech SR C 28 0.64 18 Terry Broadhurst Nebraska Omaha JR F 28 0.64 18 Matt White Nebraska Omaha SO F 28 0.64 18 Nick Jensen St. Cloud State SO D 28 0.64 18 Andrew Prochno St. Cloud State FR D 28 0.64 18 Justin Schultz Wisconsin JR D 28 0.64 18

Power Play Points: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 28 0.86 8-16-24 2 Jason Zucker Denver SO F 27 0.63 9- 8-17 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College JR C 27 0.63 8- 9-17 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 28 0.61 8- 9-17 Nate Schmidt Minnesota SO D 28 0.61 2-15-17 6 Jaden Schwartz Colorado College SO LW 25 0.64 4-12-16 Erik Haula Minnesota SO F 28 0.57 5-11-16 8 Jean-Paul Lafontaine Minnesota State FR F 28 0.50 7- 7-14 Nick Shore Denver SO F 28 0.50 4-10-14 10 Nick Dineen Colorado College SR C 26 0.50 6- 7-13 Drew Shore Denver JR F 27 0.48 6- 7-13 Brock Nelson North Dakota SO F 28 0.46 9- 4-13 Brady Lamb Minnesota Duluth SR D 28 0.46 4- 9-13 Mark Zengerle Wisconsin SO F 28 0.46 2-11-13

Short-Handed Points: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Matt White Nebraska Omaha SO F 28 0.14 3- 1- 4 2 Nate Condon Minnesota SO F 28 0.11 3- 0- 3 Ryan Walters Nebraska Omaha SO F 28 0.11 2- 1- 3 4 Andrej Sustr Nebraska Omaha SO D 24 0.08 0- 2- 2 Travis Novak St. Cloud State SR F 25 0.08 2- 0- 2 Jeff Collett Colorado College SO RW 25 0.08 1- 1- 2 Jacob Johnstone Michigan Tech SO F 25 0.08 1- 1- 2 Tim Hall Colorado College SR LW/C 26 0.08 1- 1- 2 Michael Dorr Minnesota State SR F 26 0.08 1- 1- 2 Jayson Megna Nebraska Omaha FR F 28 0.07 2- 0- 2 Terry Broadhurst Nebraska Omaha JR F 28 0.07 1- 1- 2 Michael Young Nebraska Omaha SO D 28 0.07 1- 1- 2 Danny Kristo North Dakota JR F 28 0.07 1- 1- 2 Brock Nelson North Dakota SO F 28 0.07 1- 1- 2 Taylor Matson Minnesota SR F 28 0.07 0- 2- 2 Ben Blood North Dakota SR D 28 0.07 0- 2- 2

Game-Winning Goals: GP G 1 Drew Shore Denver JR F 27 5 2 Jaden Schwartz Colorado College SO LW 25 4 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth SO W 26 4 Kyle Rau Minnesota FR F 27 4 5 Nick Dineen Colorado College SR C 26 3 Nick Bjugstad Minnesota SO F 27 3 Ben Kinne Bemidji State JR F 28 3 Jordan George Bemidji State JR F 28 3 Brett Olson Michigan Tech SR C 28 3 Ryan Furne Michigan Tech SO F 28 3 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 28 3 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 28 3 Terry Broadhurst Nebraska Omaha JR F 28 3 Ryan Walters Nebraska Omaha SO F 28 3 Brock Nelson North Dakota SO F 28 3 Stephane Pattyn North Dakota FR F 28 3



Defenseman Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Justin Schultz Wisconsin JR D 28 1.00 10-18-28 Joey LaLeggia Denver FR D 28 1.00 8-20-28 3 Nick Jensen St. Cloud State SO D 28 0.82 5-18-23 Nate Schmidt Minnesota SO D 28 0.82 2-21-23 5 Brady Lamb Minnesota Duluth SR D 28 0.79 7-15-22 Andrew Prochno St. Cloud State FR D 28 0.79 4-18-22 7 Mike Boivin Colorado College JR D 25 0.84 6-15-21 8 Gabe Guentzel Colorado College SR D 28 0.71 4-16-20 9 Brad Hunt Bemidji State SR D 28 0.64 4-14-18 10 Andrej Sustr Nebraska Omaha SO D 24 0.71 4-13-17

Freshman Scoring: GP PPG G- A- P 1 Joey LaLeggia Denver D 28 1.00 8-20-28 2 Kyle Rau Minnesota F 27 1.00 12-15-27 Caleb Herbert Minnesota Duluth W 28 0.96 11-16-27 4 Jayson Megna Nebraska Omaha F 28 0.86 12-12-24 5 Jean-Paul Lafontaine Minnesota State F 28 0.82 10-13-23 Matt Leitner Minnesota State F 28 0.82 8-15-23 7 Andrew Prochno St. Cloud State D 28 0.79 4-18-22 8 David Johnstone Michigan Tech F 28 0.68 7-12-19 9 Blake Pietila Michigan Tech F 28 0.57 7- 9-16 10 Tanner Kero Michigan Tech F 28 0.50 7- 7-14 Zach Palmquist Minnesota State D 28 0.50 4-10-14 Joseph LaBate Wisconsin F 28 0.50 2-12-14 13 Eric Scheid Alaska Anchorage F 26 0.50 5- 8-13 Josh Archibald Nebraska Omaha F 28 0.46 8- 5-13 15 Michael Parks North Dakota F 28 0.43 6- 6-12 Nick Mattson North Dakota D 28 0.43 3- 9-12

Goals Against Average: Minutes GA GAA 1 Kent Patterson Minnesota SR 1659:41 57 2.06 2 Brad Eidsness North Dakota SR 576:12 21 2.19 3 Juho Olkinuora Denver FR 775:57 30 2.32 4 Josh Thorimbert Colorado College SO 1028:52 40 2.33 5 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR 1602:37 69 2.58 6 Ryan Massa Nebraska Omaha FR 822:58 36 2.62 7 Dan Bakala Bemidji State SR 1229:17 54 2.64 8 Joel Rumpel Wisconsin FR 1169:05 53 2.72 9 Aaron Dell North Dakota JR 1096:52 50 2.74 10 Ryan Faragher St. Cloud State FR 1206:07 57 2.84 11 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR 1463:13 73 2.99 12 John Faulkner Nebraska Omaha SR 682:31 35 3.08 13 Austin Lee Minnesota State SR 946:45 54 3.42 14 Chris Kamal Alaska Anchorage SO 679:03 41 3.62 15 Phil Cook Minnesota State JR 699:46 43 3.69 16 Rob Gunderson Alaska Anchorage SO 838:05 54 3.87 17 Joe Howe Colorado College JR 644:20 43 4.00Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played

Save Percentage: Saves GA Pct 1 Josh Thorimbert Colorado College SO 512 40 .928 2 Brad Eidsness North Dakota SR 237 21 .919 3 Kent Patterson Minnesota SR 642 57 .918 4 Dan Bakala Bemidji State SR 585 54 .915 5 Juho Olkinuora Denver FR 324 30 .915 6 Ryan Massa Nebraska Omaha FR 385 36 .914 7 Ryan Faragher St. Cloud State FR 609 57 .914 8 Joel Rumpel Wisconsin FR 541 53 .911 9 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR 708 73 .907 10 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR 647 69 .904 11 Austin Lee Minnesota State SR 489 54 .901 12 Aaron Dell North Dakota JR 452 50 .900 13 John Faulkner Nebraska Omaha SR 258 35 .881 14 Phil Cook Minnesota State JR 313 43 .879 15 Joe Howe Colorado College JR 297 43 .874 16 Chris Kamal Alaska Anchorage SO 268 41 .867 17 Rob Gunderson Alaska Anchorage SO 344 54 .864

Winning Percentage: W- L- T Pct 1 Josh Thorimbert Colorado College SO 12- 4- 1 .735 2 Kent Patterson Minnesota SR 20- 8- 0 .714 3 Brad Eidsness North Dakota SR 6- 3- 1 .650 4 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR 15- 7- 5 .648 5 Aaron Dell North Dakota JR 10- 8- 0 .556 6 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR 11- 9- 4 .542 Juho Olkinuora Denver FR 5- 4- 3 .542 8 Phil Cook Minnesota State JR 6- 6- 0 .500 9 Ryan Faragher St. Cloud State FR 8- 9- 3 .475 10 Ryan Massa Nebraska Omaha FR 5- 6- 2 .462 11 Dan Bakala Bemidji State SR 8-10- 2 .450 Joel Rumpel Wisconsin FR 8-10- 2 .450 13 John Faulkner Nebraska Omaha SR 4- 6- 1 .409 14 Rob Gunderson Alaska Anchorage SO 4-10- 1 .300 15 Joe Howe Colorado College JR 3- 8- 0 .273 16 Austin Lee Minnesota State SR 2-12- 1 .167 17 Chris Kamal Alaska Anchorage SO 1-10- 0 .091



2011-12 WCHA Player Statistics • Top 10 Scorers by Team • All GamesAlaska Anchorage | Overall - 34 GP ( 9-23- 2 .294) | Conf Only - 28 GP ( 5-22- 1 .196) | Career ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS21 Matt Bailey F SO | 34 10 7 17 15/ 30 4 0 1 1 | 26 6 5 11 14/ 28 2 0 1 0 | 64 20 17 3711 Curtis Leinweber F/D SR | 33 9 8 17 6/ 12 3 0 0 0 | 26 8 7 15 4/ 8 3 0 0 0 | 122 19 32 5112 Mitch Bruijsten F JR | 32 8 8 16 10/ 31 4 1 0 0 | 26 8 4 12 10/ 31 4 1 0 0 | 98 19 20 3939 Eric Scheid F FR | 30 6 9 15 3/ 6 0 0 1 0 | 26 5 8 13 2/ 4 0 0 1 0 | 30 6 9 15 8 Scott Warner D JR | 32 2 13 15 16/ 40 2 0 0 0 | 26 2 11 13 12/ 32 2 0 0 0 | 93 11 23 3417 Jordan Kwas F SO | 21 4 10 14 5/ 10 1 0 0 0 | 13 3 6 9 2/ 4 1 0 0 0 | 57 8 30 38 5 Austin Coldwell D FR | 33 2 12 14 5/ 10 2 0 1 0 | 25 2 8 10 5/ 10 2 0 1 0 | 33 2 12 14 7 Brett Cameron F SO | 31 5 8 13 9/ 18 0 0 1 0 | 24 4 5 9 8/ 16 0 0 0 0 | 67 9 16 2540 Daniel Naslund F JR | 32 5 8 13 8/ 16 1 1 0 0 | 24 2 3 5 7/ 14 0 0 0 0 | 97 11 22 33 4 Derek Docken D FR | 31 1 10 11 3/ 6 0 0 0 0 | 25 1 7 8 2/ 4 0 0 0 0 | 31 1 10 11

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bemidji State | Overall - 38 GP (17-18- 3 .487) | Conf Only - 28 GP (11-14- 3 .446) | Career ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS28 Jordan George F JR | 38 19 12 31 15/ 30 4 0 4 1 | 28 16 9 25 11/ 22 4 0 3 1 | 112 49 52 10111 Shea Walters F SR | 38 12 14 26 8/ 16 6 0 1 0 | 28 8 11 19 7/ 14 5 0 1 0 | 141 20 50 7029 Brad Hunt D SR | 38 5 21 26 4/ 8 2 0 2 0 | 28 4 14 18 4/ 8 1 0 2 0 | 150 24 88 11214 Aaron McLeod F JR | 38 9 14 23 4/ 8 1 0 2 1 | 28 4 12 16 4/ 8 0 0 0 1 | 103 17 21 38 9 Ben Kinne F JR | 38 10 12 22 4/ 8 4 0 3 0 | 28 8 9 17 2/ 4 4 0 3 0 | 112 28 33 61 7 Brance Orban F JR | 37 9 13 22 6/ 12 3 0 1 0 | 28 9 8 17 4/ 8 3 0 1 0 | 70 13 17 3018 Radoslav Illo (ANA) F SO | 30 7 10 17 9/ 21 3 0 0 0 | 20 5 8 13 5/ 13 2 0 0 0 | 67 11 12 2322 Matt Prapavessis D FR | 38 1 12 13 7/ 14 0 0 0 0 | 28 1 9 10 5/ 10 0 0 0 0 | 38 1 12 1317 Jamie MacQueen F SR | 36 5 6 11 11/ 33 0 0 0 0 | 28 2 5 7 10/ 31 0 0 0 0 | 147 24 23 4725 Brady Wacker D JR | 37 4 7 11 14/ 39 2 0 0 0 | 27 3 3 6 11/ 33 1 0 0 0 | 75 5 19 24

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Colorado College | Overall - 36 GP (18-16- 2 .528) | Conf Only - 28 GP (15-12- 1 .554) | Career ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 8 Jaden Schwartz (STL) LW SO | 30 15 26 41 9/ 18 5 0 4 1 | 25 12 23 35 7/ 14 4 0 4 0 | 60 32 56 8813 Rylan Schwartz C JR | 35 23 17 40 14/ 47 11 0 3 0 | 27 18 15 33 10/ 31 8 0 2 0 | 115 39 67 10622 Nick Dineen C SR | 34 14 12 26 28/ 64 7 0 4 0 | 26 12 10 22 22/ 44 6 0 3 0 | 140 34 33 6710 Gabe Guentzel D SR | 36 4 22 26 8/ 16 2 0 1 0 | 28 4 16 20 8/ 16 2 0 1 0 | 156 16 78 9428 Mike Boivin D JR | 33 8 17 25 18/ 36 4 0 1 0 | 25 6 15 21 16/ 32 3 0 1 0 | 80 12 26 3825 Scott Winkler (DAL) RW JR | 31 7 17 24 6/ 12 2 0 1 0 | 23 5 13 18 5/ 10 1 0 0 0 | 78 11 24 3516 Alexander Krushelnyski LW/RW SO | 36 10 10 20 4/ 8 1 1 1 0 | 28 9 8 17 2/ 4 1 0 1 0 | 80 16 18 3427 William Rapuzzi RW JR | 35 3 12 15 13/ 37 0 0 0 0 | 27 2 12 14 8/ 27 0 0 0 0 | 109 24 28 5211 David Civitarese C/W SR | 36 8 2 10 6/ 12 0 1 1 0 | 28 7 2 9 5/ 10 0 1 1 0 | 121 14 12 2621 Jeff Collett RW SO | 31 5 5 10 2/ 4 1 1 0 1 | 25 5 5 10 2/ 4 1 1 0 1 | 59 7 8 15 7 Eamonn McDermott D SO | 27 2 8 10 11/ 25 2 0 0 0 | 19 2 5 7 10/ 23 2 0 0 0 | 71 4 20 24

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Denver | Overall - 43 GP (25-14- 4 .628) | Conf Only - 28 GP (16- 8- 4 .643) | Career ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS15 Drew Shore (FLA) F JR | 42 22 31 53 17/ 45 11 0 7 0 | 27 14 23 37 12/ 24 6 0 5 0 | 123 50 68 11817 Jason Zucker (MIN) F SO | 38 22 24 46 19/ 38 9 0 3 0 | 27 19 18 37 16/ 32 9 0 2 0 | 78 45 46 9123 Nick Shore (LOS) F SO | 43 13 28 41 8/ 16 5 0 3 0 | 28 9 18 27 4/ 8 4 0 2 0 | 76 20 39 5921 Joey LaLeggia D FR | 43 11 27 38 12/ 35 3 1 1 0 | 28 8 20 28 8/ 27 1 1 0 0 | 43 11 27 3818 Luke Salazar F SR | 42 12 18 30 1/ 2 2 0 3 0 | 28 6 13 19 1/ 2 2 0 1 0 | 140 45 43 8826 Shawn Ostrow F JR | 43 11 10 21 13/ 26 1 1 1 0 | 28 7 7 14 7/ 14 1 1 1 0 | 108 15 16 3112 Ty Loney F FR | 36 10 11 21 9/ 18 1 0 0 0 | 21 5 6 11 7/ 14 0 0 0 0 | 36 10 11 2111 Chris Knowlton F JR | 30 12 7 19 6/ 12 3 1 1 0 | 23 10 6 16 6/ 12 2 1 1 0 | 99 19 12 31 5 John Lee (FLA) D SR | 43 3 11 14 17/ 45 0 0 2 0 | 28 1 8 9 11/ 22 0 0 1 0 | 162 8 35 43 9 Beau Bennett (PIT) F SO | 10 4 9 13 7/ 25 1 0 0 1 | 6 3 8 11 4/ 19 1 0 0 1 | 47 13 25 38

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Michigan Tech | Overall - 39 GP (16-19- 4 .462) | Conf Only - 28 GP (11-13- 4 .464) | Career ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS16 Brett Olson C SR | 39 10 20 30 17/ 45 2 1 3 1 | 28 7 18 25 14/ 39 1 0 3 1 | 127 42 51 9315 David Johnstone F FR | 39 11 18 29 9/ 18 7 0 1 1 | 28 7 12 19 7/ 14 5 0 0 1 | 39 11 18 2922 Jordan Baker W/C SR | 39 10 18 28 21/ 69 1 1 2 2 | 28 9 12 21 11/ 38 1 1 1 2 | 146 38 44 8212 Ryan Furne F SO | 39 12 12 24 7/ 14 5 0 3 0 | 28 9 10 19 6/ 12 3 0 3 0 | 77 24 21 4519 Blake Pietila (NJD) F FR | 39 10 14 24 15/ 46 3 0 2 0 | 28 7 9 16 11/ 30 1 0 2 0 | 39 10 14 24 6 Steven Seigo D JR | 39 5 17 22 11/ 22 3 0 0 0 | 28 3 12 15 8/ 16 2 0 0 0 | 113 13 45 5818 Alex MacLeod W SR | 38 8 11 19 8/ 19 0 0 0 0 | 28 6 8 14 5/ 13 0 0 0 0 | 144 23 19 42 8 Jacob Johnstone F SO | 36 9 8 17 3/ 6 1 1 1 0 | 25 7 6 13 2/ 4 1 1 0 0 | 74 13 23 3610 Tanner Kero F FR | 39 9 7 16 7/ 14 2 0 0 0 | 28 7 7 14 7/ 14 2 0 0 0 | 39 9 7 1628 Milos Gordic C SO | 29 8 7 15 6/ 20 4 0 2 0 | 20 7 6 13 4/ 16 4 0 1 0 | 68 24 13 37

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Minnesota | Overall - 43 GP (28-14- 1 .663) | Conf Only - 28 GP (20- 8- 0 .714) | Career ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS19 Erik Haula (MIN) F SO | 43 20 29 49 15/ 30 8 1 4 0 | 28 10 15 25 9/ 18 5 1 2 0 | 77 26 47 73 7 Kyle Rau (FLA) F FR | 40 18 25 43 9/ 29 9 1 6 0 | 27 12 15 27 9/ 29 6 1 4 0 | 40 18 25 4327 Nick Bjugstad (FLA) F SO | 40 25 17 42 14/ 28 8 0 3 0 | 27 16 13 29 13/ 26 6 0 3 0 | 69 33 29 6229 Nate Schmidt D SO | 43 3 38 41 7/ 14 3 0 1 0 | 28 2 21 23 4/ 8 2 0 1 0 | 56 3 39 4221 Jake Hansen (CLB) F SR | 43 16 22 38 29/ 58 6 0 3 0 | 28 8 9 17 22/ 44 4 0 1 0 | 149 36 41 7724 Zach Budish (NSH) F SO | 43 12 23 35 16/ 43 4 0 1 0 | 28 5 12 17 11/ 33 1 0 1 0 | 89 21 37 5816 Nate Condon (COL) F SO | 43 11 19 30 7/ 25 1 4 2 0 | 28 9 10 19 4/ 8 1 3 2 0 | 78 19 28 47 9 Taylor Matson (VAN) F SR | 43 8 15 23 14/ 28 1 1 2 0 | 28 3 11 14 6/ 12 0 0 1 0 | 108 21 21 4220 Mark Alt (CAR) D SO | 43 5 17 22 16/ 43 0 0 1 0 | 28 5 10 15 11/ 33 0 0 1 0 | 78 7 25 3211 Sam Warning F FR | 39 6 10 16 8/ 16 0 0 2 0 | 25 2 2 4 5/ 10 0 0 1 0 | 39 6 10 16


2011-12 WCHA Player Statistics • Top 10 Scorers by Team • All Games---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Minnesota Duluth | Overall - 41 GP (25-10- 6 .683) | Conf Only - 28 GP (16- 7- 5 .661) | Career ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS12 Jack Connolly C SR | 41 20 40 60 14/ 28 9 0 3 0 | 28 16 27 43 9/ 18 8 0 3 0 | 166 66 131 19711 Travis Oleksuk C SR | 41 21 32 53 3/ 6 9 0 6 0 | 28 14 22 36 1/ 2 8 0 3 0 | 134 45 70 11523 J.T. Brown W SO | 39 24 23 47 24/ 59 8 0 4 0 | 26 18 19 37 17/ 45 5 0 4 0 | 81 40 44 8421 Caleb Herbert (WSH) W FR | 41 14 19 33 15/ 30 2 0 2 1 | 28 11 16 27 7/ 14 1 0 1 1 | 41 14 19 33 2 Brady Lamb D SR | 41 9 22 31 20/ 51 4 0 1 1 | 28 7 15 22 14/ 28 4 0 0 1 | 139 22 45 6717 Mike Seidel W JR | 41 17 13 30 19/ 46 6 0 2 0 | 28 8 10 18 13/ 26 2 0 0 0 | 113 30 24 54 6 Scott Kishel (MTL) D SR | 35 3 15 18 10/ 31 0 0 0 0 | 24 2 11 13 9/ 29 0 0 0 0 | 82 3 26 2928 Wade Bergman D JR | 41 3 15 18 20/ 40 0 0 0 0 | 28 2 11 13 18/ 36 0 0 0 0 | 107 7 27 3418 Joe Basaraba (FLA) W SO | 40 7 9 16 22/ 58 1 0 3 0 | 28 4 6 10 17/ 45 0 0 2 0 | 76 10 11 2125 Justin Crandall W FR | 37 6 7 13 10/ 20 0 0 0 0 | 25 4 6 10 6/ 12 0 0 0 0 | 37 6 7 13 5 Chris Casto D FR | 41 2 11 13 7/ 14 0 0 0 0 | 28 2 8 10 4/ 8 0 0 0 0 | 41 2 11 13

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Minnesota State | Overall - 38 GP (12-24- 2 .342) | Conf Only - 28 GP ( 8-18- 2 .321) | Career ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS18 Matt Leitner F FR | 38 11 18 29 12/ 24 3 0 2 0 | 28 8 15 23 9/ 18 2 0 2 0 | 38 11 18 2912 Jean-Paul Lafontaine F FR | 38 13 15 28 7/ 14 8 0 0 0 | 28 10 13 23 3/ 6 7 0 0 0 | 38 13 15 2825 Eriah Hayes F JR | 36 13 11 24 29/ 83 6 0 0 0 | 26 11 8 19 21/ 56 5 0 0 0 | 112 32 28 6019 Zach Lehrke F SO | 35 13 10 23 14/ 28 5 2 2 0 | 28 10 8 18 10/ 20 4 1 1 0 | 63 15 14 2923 Michael Dorr F SR | 36 8 11 19 15/ 30 1 3 1 0 | 26 6 8 14 13/ 26 1 1 1 0 | 98 25 36 61 7 Zach Palmquist D FR | 38 6 13 19 14/ 31 3 0 0 0 | 28 4 10 14 11/ 22 2 0 0 0 | 38 6 13 1926 Joe Schiller F SR | 38 3 15 18 9/ 29 0 0 0 1 | 28 2 10 12 6/ 23 0 0 0 1 | 109 8 23 3122 Johnny McInnis F SO | 37 8 7 15 3 0 2 0 | 28 4 6 10 0 0 1 0 | 51 9 10 1929 Eli Zuck F JR | 35 4 10 14 15/ 41 2 1 2 1 | 27 4 8 12 11/ 33 2 1 2 1 | 86 10 23 3314 Justin Jokinen (BUF) F SR | 38 3 10 13 10/ 20 0 0 1 0 | 28 1 8 9 7/ 14 0 0 0 0 | 124 18 21 39

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nebraska Omaha | Overall - 38 GP (14-18- 6 .447) | Conf Only - 28 GP (11-12- 5 .482) | Career ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS21 Matt White F SO | 38 17 23 40 7/ 14 2 4 1 0 | 28 14 18 32 5/ 10 1 3 1 0 | 77 31 34 6517 Terry Broadhurst F JR | 38 16 20 36 3/ 6 7 1 3 0 | 28 13 18 31 1/ 2 5 1 3 0 | 110 40 50 9011 Jayson Megna F FR | 38 13 18 31 8/ 27 3 2 0 0 | 28 12 12 24 8/ 27 2 2 0 0 | 38 13 18 3119 Ryan Walters F SO | 38 10 15 25 17/ 56 1 2 4 1 | 28 7 12 19 12/ 35 1 2 3 0 | 76 21 27 4824 Bryce Aneloski (OTT) D JR | 38 6 14 20 6/ 12 2 0 1 1 | 28 6 9 15 6/ 12 2 0 1 1 | 93 8 32 4012 Brock Montpetit F SO | 35 6 11 17 22/ 55 3 0 0 0 | 25 4 8 12 17/ 45 2 0 0 0 | 74 17 21 38 3 Andrej Sustr D SO | 33 4 13 17 13/ 26 0 0 1 0 | 24 4 13 17 10/ 20 0 0 1 0 | 72 6 20 26 7 Michael Young D SO | 37 4 12 16 10/ 20 1 1 1 0 | 28 2 11 13 9/ 18 1 1 0 0 | 74 7 23 3015 Josh Archibald (PIT) F FR | 36 10 5 15 11/ 33 1 0 0 0 | 28 8 5 13 9/ 29 1 0 0 0 | 36 10 5 1525 Brent Gwidt (WSH) F JR | 38 6 9 15 2/ 4 1 0 1 0 | 28 3 7 10 2/ 4 1 0 0 0 | 105 11 15 26

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------North Dakota | Overall - 42 GP (26-13- 3 .655) | Conf Only - 28 GP (16-11- 1 .589) | Career ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS29 Brock Nelson (NYI) F SO | 42 28 19 47 2/ 4 10 1 6 0 | 28 20 13 33 1/ 2 9 1 3 0 | 84 36 32 68 7 Danny Kristo (MTL) F JR | 42 19 26 45 11/ 33 7 1 3 0 | 28 13 16 29 9/ 29 3 1 2 0 | 117 42 67 10910 Corban Knight (FLA) F JR | 39 16 24 40 18/ 36 3 1 3 0 | 27 9 19 28 10/ 20 2 0 1 0 | 120 36 61 9727 Carter Rowney F JR | 42 18 15 33 9/ 18 9 0 3 0 | 28 13 4 17 6/ 12 7 0 2 0 | 109 22 24 4616 Mark MacMillan (MTL) F FR | 42 7 16 23 13/ 26 1 1 1 0 | 28 3 6 9 8/ 16 1 0 1 0 | 42 7 16 2315 Michael Parks (PHI) F FR | 42 12 10 22 12/ 38 2 0 1 0 | 28 6 6 12 10/ 34 1 0 1 0 | 42 12 10 2224 Ben Blood (OTT) D SR | 42 3 18 21 27/ 73 2 0 2 0 | 28 1 13 14 21/ 61 1 0 1 0 | 160 10 38 48 5 Nick Mattson (CHI) D FR | 42 6 13 19 5/ 10 2 1 0 0 | 28 3 9 12 2/ 4 1 0 0 0 | 42 6 13 1918 Dillon Simpson (EDM) D SO | 42 2 16 18 4/ 8 1 0 1 0 | 28 1 11 12 3/ 6 1 0 0 0 | 72 4 24 2820 Joe Gleason (CHI) D JR | 41 0 15 15 7/ 14 0 0 0 0 | 28 0 10 10 5/ 10 0 0 0 0 | 102 1 27 28

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------St. Cloud State | Overall - 39 GP (17-17- 5 .500) | Conf Only - 28 GP (12-12- 4 .500) | Career ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS10 Ben Hanowski (PIT) F JR | 39 23 20 43 7/ 25 7 0 2 1 | 28 18 12 30 5/ 21 5 0 1 1 | 119 45 37 8211 Jared Festler F SR | 39 15 19 34 5/ 10 6 0 3 0 | 28 8 14 22 4/ 8 4 0 2 0 | 146 45 54 9914 Nick Jensen (DET) D SO | 39 6 26 32 2/ 4 4 0 2 0 | 28 5 18 23 2/ 4 3 0 1 0 | 77 11 44 5528 Andrew Prochno D FR | 38 5 24 29 8/ 27 1 0 0 0 | 28 4 18 22 3/ 6 1 0 0 0 | 38 5 24 2912 Travis Novak F SR | 36 12 13 25 14/ 28 3 2 3 0 | 25 7 10 17 9/ 18 2 2 2 0 | 143 34 37 7122 David Eddy F JR | 39 9 16 25 19/ 52 2 0 2 0 | 28 8 14 22 12/ 38 1 0 2 0 | 92 30 35 6526 Nic Dowd (LOS) F SO | 39 11 13 24 18/ 36 2 1 0 1 | 28 7 11 18 14/ 28 0 1 0 0 | 75 16 26 4223 Cam Reid (NSH) F SO | 22 6 9 15 14/ 31 2 0 0 0 | 14 3 6 9 11/ 25 1 0 0 0 | 59 14 30 44 2 Jarrod Rabey D FR | 37 6 8 14 3/ 6 2 0 2 1 | 26 4 6 10 3/ 6 1 0 2 1 | 37 6 8 14 8 Cory Thorson F SO | 39 6 8 14 1/ 2 1 0 1 0 | 28 6 7 13 1/ 2 1 0 1 0 | 51 6 9 15

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wisconsin | Overall - 37 GP (17-18- 2 .486) | Conf Only - 28 GP (11-15- 2 .429) | Career ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------## Player POS YR | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS PEN/MIN PP SH GW GT | GP G A PTS 9 Mark Zengerle F SO | 37 13 37 50 11/ 38 3 2 2 0 | 28 11 25 36 7/ 22 2 1 2 0 | 78 18 68 86 6 Justin Schultz (ANA) D JR | 37 16 28 44 6/ 12 7 0 2 1 | 28 10 18 28 5/ 10 4 0 1 1 | 121 40 73 11325 Michael Mersch (LOS) F SO | 37 14 16 30 13/ 37 7 1 1 0 | 28 10 13 23 7/ 25 5 0 1 0 | 78 22 27 49 7 Tyler Barnes F SO | 37 11 15 26 14/ 28 5 0 0 0 | 28 8 11 19 8/ 16 3 0 0 0 | 78 16 27 4316 Joseph LaBate (VAN) F FR | 37 5 15 20 12/ 24 2 0 1 0 | 28 2 12 14 10/ 20 1 0 1 0 | 37 5 15 2027 Frankie Simonelli D SO | 37 5 14 19 15/ 30 2 0 1 0 | 28 4 10 14 12/ 24 2 0 1 0 | 76 7 23 3019 Jake McCabe D FR | 26 3 9 12 6/ 12 2 0 2 0 | 19 1 7 8 3/ 6 0 0 0 0 | 26 3 9 1212 Keegan Meuer F SO | 37 7 4 11 14/ 39 0 0 2 0 | 28 6 3 9 6/ 12 0 0 2 0 | 51 8 6 1423 Derek Lee F JR | 17 4 7 11 3/ 6 0 0 2 0 | 10 3 4 7 3/ 6 0 0 1 0 | 74 8 29 3721 Brendan Woods F FR | 34 5 5 10 21/ 67 2 0 0 0 | 26 4 5 9 16/ 46 2 0 0 0 | 34 5 5 1020 Ryan Little F JR | 31 3 7 10 12/ 24 0 0 1 0 | 26 3 7 10 10/ 20 0 0 1 0 | 92 9 14 2355 John Ramage (CGY) D JR | 37 3 7 10 20/ 62 0 1 0 0 | 28 3 5 8 18/ 58 0 1 0 0 | 115 6 27 33


2011-12 Men’s Division 1 National Team Statistics • Leaders • All GamesScoring Offense: Games Goals G/GM 1 Minnesota 43 155 3.60 2 Minnesota Duluth 41 147 3.59 3 Boston College 44 157 3.57 4 Boston University 39 139 3.56 5 Yale 35 123 3.51 6 Union 41 143 3.49 7 Maine 40 133 3.33 8 UMass Lowell 38 126 3.32 9 Denver 43 139 3.23 10 Michigan 41 132 3.22other WCHA teams 11 North Dakota 42 135 3.21T12 Colorado College 36 114 3.17T16 St. Cloud State 39 120 3.08T28 Michigan Tech 39 111 2.85 30 Wisconsin 37 105 2.84 32 Nebraska Omaha 38 106 2.79 38 Bemidji State 38 101 2.66 Minnesota State 38 101 2.66 48 Alaska Anchorage 36 85 2.36

Scoring Defense: Games Goals G/GM 1 Union 41 75 1.83 2 Boston College 44 89 2.02 3 Miami 41 86 2.10 4 Air Force 39 83 2.13 5 Michigan 41 89 2.17 6 Ferris State 43 94 2.19 7 Niagara 37 81 2.19 8 RIT 39 86 2.21 9 Merrimack 37 83 2.24 10 Western Michigan 41 92 2.24WCHA teams 12 Minnesota 43 99 2.30 15 North Dakota 42 108 2.57 16 Denver 43 111 2.58 17 Minnesota Duluth 41 106 2.59 22 St. Cloud State 39 104 2.67T28 Wisconsin 37 102 2.76 33 Bemidji State 38 109 2.87 35 Colorado College 36 104 2.89 40 Nebraska Omaha 38 112 2.95 43 Michigan Tech 39 116 2.97 52 Minnesota State 38 129 3.39 55 Alaska Anchorage 36 134 3.72

Scoring Margin: Games GF GF/G GA GA/G Margin 1 Union 41 143 3.49 75 1.83 1.66 2 Boston College 44 157 3.57 89 2.02 1.55 3 Minnesota 43 155 3.60 99 2.30 1.30 4 Michigan 41 132 3.22 89 2.17 1.05 5 Minnesota Duluth 41 147 3.59 106 2.59 1.00 6 Air Force 39 119 3.05 83 2.13 0.92 7 Miami 41 122 2.98 86 2.10 0.88 8 UMass Lowell 38 126 3.32 94 2.47 0.84 9 Ferris State 43 124 2.88 94 2.19 0.70 10 Boston University 39 139 3.56 112 2.87 0.69other WCHA teams 11 Denver 43 139 3.23 111 2.58 0.65 12 North Dakota 42 135 3.21 108 2.57 0.64 20 St. Cloud State 39 120 3.08 104 2.67 0.41 23 Colorado College 36 114 3.17 104 2.89 0.28 30 Wisconsin 37 105 2.84 102 2.76 0.08 38 Michigan Tech 39 111 2.85 116 2.97 -0.13 41 Nebraska Omaha 38 106 2.79 112 2.95 -0.16 42 Bemidji State 38 101 2.66 109 2.87 -0.21T47 Minnesota State 38 101 2.66 129 3.39 -0.74 53 Alaska Anchorage 36 85 2.36 134 3.72 -1.36

Penalty Minutes: Games PIM PIM/G 1 Merrimack 37 739 20.0 2 Boston University 39 744 19.1 3 Maine 40 730 18.2 4 Clarkson 39 703 18.0 5 Brown 32 540 16.9 6 Miami 41 676 16.5 7 Northern Michigan 37 606 16.4 8 Northeastern 34 536 15.8 9 RIT 39 606 15.5 10 Minnesota State 38 571 15.0other WCHA teams 13 Denver 43 639 14.9 18 Wisconsin 37 516 13.9 19 Minnesota Duluth 41 569 13.9 21 Minnesota 43 595 13.8 25 Michigan Tech 39 532 13.6

26 Nebraska Omaha 38 516 13.6 29 Alaska Anchorage 36 485 13.5 38 North Dakota 42 526 12.5 42 Colorado College 36 444 12.3 48 St. Cloud State 39 460 11.8 53 Bemidji State 38 411 10.8

Power Play: Totals SHA PCT 1 Harvard 38/139 2 27.3 2 Maine 51/191 9 26.7 3 Connecticut 38/148 1 25.7 4 Union 46/190 4 24.2 5 Boston University 45/197 2 22.8 6 Colorado College 36/158 11 22.8 7 Minnesota 43/189 4 22.8 8 St. Cloud State 32/141 3 22.7 9 Yale 39/174 5 22.4 10 Boston College 42/188 6 22.3other WCHA teams 11 North Dakota 40/182 5 22.0 12 Denver 38/177 6 21.5 13 Bemidji State 25/118 3 21.2 15 Wisconsin 33/160 4 20.6 16 Minnesota Duluth 40/195 2 20.5 21 Minnesota State 34/173 3 19.7 23 Alaska Anchorage 25/128 5 19.5 31 Michigan Tech 30/164 3 18.3 39 Nebraska Omaha 25/146 3 17.1

Penalty Kill: Totals SHF PCT 1 Robert Morris 143/159 4 89.9 2 Quinnipiac 152/170 4 89.4 3 Boston College 170/192 11 88.5 4 Michigan State 134/154 3 87.0 5 Northern Michigan 148/172 2 86.0 6 Ferris State 160/187 6 85.6 7 Miami 179/210 8 85.2 8 Western Michigan 137/161 2 85.1 9 New Hampshire 96/113 6 85.0 10 RIT 171/202 6 84.7other WCHA teams 16 Bemidji State 123/147 2 83.7 22 Denver 152/184 3 82.6 29 Nebraska Omaha 118/144 10 81.9 30 Michigan Tech 134/164 6 81.7 34 Alaska Anchorage 120/148 2 81.1 35 North Dakota 137/169 5 81.1 39 Minnesota 151/188 7 80.3T41 Minnesota State 144/180 7 80.0 47 Colorado College 103/130 5 79.2 50 St. Cloud State 108/139 3 77.7 53 Minnesota Duluth 142/183 1 77.6 55 Wisconsin 106/139 5 76.3

Team Winning Percentage: W- L- T Win% 1 Boston College 33-10- 1 .761 2 Union 26- 8- 7 .720 3 Minnesota Duluth 25-10- 6 .683 4 Ferris State 26-12- 5 .663 Minnesota 28-14- 1 .663 6 North Dakota 26-13- 3 .655 7 UMass Lowell 24-13- 1 .645 8 Cornell 19- 9- 7 .643 9 Michigan 24-13- 4 .634 10 Air Force 21-11- 7 .628 11 Denver 25-14- 4 .628 12 Maine 23-14- 3 .612 13 Miami 24-15- 2 .610 14 Boston University 23-15- 1 .603 15 RIT 20-13- 6 .590 16 Western Michigan 21-14- 6 .585 17 Merrimack 18-12- 7 .581 Niagara 17-11- 9 .581 19 Quinnipiac 20-14- 6 .575 20 Holy Cross 20-15- 4 .564 21 Mercyhurst 20-16- 4 .550 22 Harvard 13-10-11 .544 23 Northern Michigan 17-14- 6 .541 24 Michigan State 19-16- 4 .538 25 Colorado College 18-16- 2 .528other WCHA teamsT29 St. Cloud State 17-17- 5 .500 35 Bemidji State 17-18- 3 .487 36 Wisconsin 17-18- 2 .486T37 Michigan Tech 16-19- 4 .462 41 Nebraska Omaha 14-18- 6 .447 51 Minnesota State 12-24- 2 .342 53 Alaska Anchorage 9-25- 2 .278


2011-12 Men’s Division 1 Player Statistics • Leaders • All GamesPoints Per Game: GP G- A- P P/GM 1 Spencer Abbott Maine SR F 39 21-41-62 1.59 2 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 20-40-60 1.46 3 Austin Smith (DAL) Colgate SR F 39 36-21-57 1.46 4 Jaden Schwartz (STL) Colorado College SO LW 30 15-26-41 1.37 5 Alex Killorn (TBL) Harvard SR F 34 23-23-46 1.35 6 Mark Zengerle Wisconsin SO F 37 13-37-50 1.35 7 Chris Wagner (ANA) Colgate SO F 38 17-34-51 1.34 8 Kyle Flanagan St. Lawrence JR F 28 14-23-37 1.32 9 Brian O'Neill Yale SR F 35 21-25-46 1.31 10 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 21-32-53 1.29 11 Joey Diamond Maine JR F 37 25-22-47 1.27 12 Drew Shore (FLA) Denver JR F 42 22-31-53 1.26 13 Brett Gensler Bentley SO F 40 23-27-50 1.25 14 Reilly Smith (DAL) Miami JR F 39 30-18-48 1.23 15 Alex Chiasson (DAL) Boston University JR F 38 15-31-46 1.21 Jason Zucker (MIN) Denver SO F 38 22-24-46 1.21 17 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth SO W 39 24-23-47 1.21 18 Brian Flynn Maine SR F 40 18-30-48 1.20 19 Justin Schultz (ANA) Wisconsin JR D 37 16-28-44 1.19 20 Cole Schneider Connecticut SO F 38 23-22-45 1.18 21 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College JR C 35 23-17-40 1.14 22 Erik Haula (MIN) Minnesota SO F 43 20-29-49 1.14 23 Matt Nieto (SJS) Boston University SO F 37 16-26-42 1.14 24 Brock Nelson (NYI) North Dakota SO F 42 28-19-47 1.12 25 Connor Jones Quinnipiac SO F 37 13-28-41 1.11 26 Ben Hanowski (PIT) St. Cloud State JR F 39 23-20-43 1.10 27 Jeremy Welsh Union JR F 40 27-17-44 1.10 28 Kyle Rau (FLA) Minnesota FR F 40 18-25-43 1.07 29 Danny Kristo (MTL) North Dakota JR F 42 19-26-45 1.07 30 Marshall Everson Harvard JR F 31 13-20-33 1.06 31 Andrew Miller Yale JR F 34 7-29-36 1.06 32 Tyler Gron Northern Michigan SR F 35 17-20-37 1.06 33 Chris Connolly Boston University SR F 38 9-31-40 1.05 Matt White Nebraska Omaha SO F 38 17-23-40 1.05 35 T. J. Tynan (CLB) Notre Dame SO F 39 13-28-41 1.05 36 Nick Bjugstad (FLA) Minnesota SO F 40 25-17-42 1.05 37 Kenny Agostino (PIT) Yale SO F 33 14-20-34 1.03 38 Danny Biega (CAR) Harvard JR D 34 10-25-35 1.03 39 T.J. Syner Massachusetts SR F 36 13-24-37 1.03 Greg Carey St. Lawrence SO F 36 15-22-37 1.03 41 Scott Wilson (PIT) UMass Lowell FR F 37 16-22-38 1.03 42 Riley Wetmore UMass Lowell JR F 38 14-25-39 1.03 43 Corban Knight (FLA) North Dakota JR F 39 16-24-40 1.03 44 Kelly Zajac Union SR F 41 8-34-42 1.02 45 Chris Kreider (NYR) Boston College JR F 44 23-22-45 1.02 46 Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) Boston College FR F 44 21-23-44 1.00 Jack Maclellan Brown SR F 30 15-15-30 1.00 Kellen Jones (EDM) Quinnipiac SO F 36 14-22-36 1.00 Matthew Peca (TBL) Quinnipiac FR F 39 8-31-39 1.00 50 Daniel Carr Union SO F 41 20-20-40 0.98 51 Kyle De Laurell Air Force JR F 39 15-23-38 0.97 52 Adam Schmidt Holy Cross SO F 38 18-19-37 0.97 53 Nick Tremblay (BOS) Clarkson SR F 37 17-19-36 0.97 Justin Florek (BOS) Northern Michigan SR F 37 19-17-36 0.97 55 Conor Sheary Massachusetts SO F 36 12-23-35 0.97 56 Michael Pereira Massachusetts SO F 35 17-17-34 0.97 57 Andrew Calof Princeton SO F 32 17-14-31 0.97 58 Steve Quailer (MTL) Northeastern JR F 26 8-17-25 0.96 59 Nick Shore (LOS) Denver SO F 43 13-28-41 0.95 Nate Schmidt Minnesota SO D 43 3-38-41 0.95 61 Terry Broadhurst Nebraska Omaha JR F 38 16-20-36 0.95 62 Louke Oakley Clarkson SR F 37 16-19-35 0.95 Stevie Moses New Hampshire SR F 37 22-13-35 0.95 Nick Sorkin New Hampshire SO F 37 9-26-35 0.95 65 Kevin Goumas New Hampshire SO F 36 9-25-34 0.94 66 Antoine Laganiere Yale JR F 35 19-14-33 0.94 67 Austin Czarnik Miami FR F 40 10-27-37 0.93 68 Matt Lindblad Dartmouth SO F 26 6-18-24 0.92 69 Sebastian Stålberg Vermont JR F 34 12-19-31 0.91 70 Barry Almeida Boston College SR F 44 22-18-40 0.91 71 Chase Balisy (NSH) Western Michigan SO F 41 13-24-37 0.90 72 Derek Arnold UMass Lowell SO F 38 17-17-34 0.89 Torey Krug Michigan State JR D 38 12-22-34 0.89 74 Alex Fallstrom (BOS) Harvard JR F 28 13-12-25 0.89 75 Matt Gingera Sacred Heart SR F 37 17-16-33 0.89 76 Cody Kunyk Alaska SO F 36 15-17-32 0.89 77 Pat Mullane Boston College JR F 44 10-29-39 0.89 Steven Whitney Boston College JR F 44 16-23-39 0.89 79 Greg Miller Cornell JR F 35 14-17-31 0.89 80 Joey LaLeggia Denver FR D 43 11-27-38 0.88 Jake Hansen (CLB) Minnesota SR F 43 16-22-38 0.88 82 Alex Grieve Bentley FR F 39 15-19-34 0.87 Jared Festler St. Cloud State SR F 39 15-19-34 0.87 84 Adam Clendening (CHI) Boston University SO D 38 4-29-33 0.87


2011-12 Men’s Div. 1 Player Statistics con’t • All Games 85 Matt Ferreira UMass Lowell SR F 37 14-18-32 0.86 Shane Berschbach Western Michigan SO F 37 10-22-32 0.86 87 Bill Arnold (CGY) Boston College SO F 42 17-19-36 0.86 88 Matt Mangene Maine JR F/D 40 16-18-34 0.85 Anders Lee (NYI) Notre Dame SO F 40 17-17-34 0.85 90 Brett Switzer Bentley FR F 39 14-19-33 0.85 Brant Harris Connecticut SO F 39 18-15-33 0.85 Andrew Cox Holy Cross SR F 39 15-18-33 0.85 93 Jordie Johnston Ferris State SR C 43 20-16-36 0.84 94 Will O'Neill (WPG) Maine SR D 40 3-30-33 0.82 95 Patrick McNally (VAN) Harvard FR D 34 6-22-28 0.82 96 Michael Colavecchia RIT SO F 39 14-18-32 0.82 Nick Jensen (DET) St. Cloud State SO D 39 6-26-32 0.82 98 Jordan George Bemidji State JR F 38 19-12-31 0.82 Jayson Megna Nebraska Omaha FR F 38 13-18-31 0.82 Cameron Burt RIT SR F 38 8-23-31 0.82Minimum 75% of Team Games Played

Goals Per Game: GP G G/GM 1 Austin Smith (DAL) Colgate SR F 39 36 0.92 2 Reilly Smith (DAL) Miami JR F 39 30 0.77 3 Alex Killorn (TBL) Harvard SR F 34 23 0.68 4 Joey Diamond Maine JR F 37 25 0.68 5 Jeremy Welsh Union JR F 40 27 0.68 6 Brock Nelson (NYI) North Dakota SO F 42 28 0.67 7 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College JR C 35 23 0.66 8 Nick Bjugstad (FLA) Minnesota SO F 40 25 0.62 9 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth SO W 39 24 0.62 10 Cole Schneider Connecticut SO F 38 23 0.61other WCHA players 13 Ben Hanowski (PIT) St. Cloud State JR F 39 23 0.59 14 Jason Zucker (MIN) Denver SO F 38 22 0.58 19 Drew Shore (FLA) Denver JR F 42 22 0.52 23 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 21 0.51T24 Jordan George Bemidji State JR F 38 19 0.50 Jaden Schwartz (STL) Colorado College SO LW 30 15 0.50T29 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 20 0.49T36 Erik Haula (MIN) Minnesota SO F 43 20 0.47

Assists Per Game: GP A A/GM 1 Spencer Abbott Maine SR F 39 41 1.05 2 Mark Zengerle Wisconsin SO F 37 37 1.00 3 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 40 0.98 4 Chris Wagner (ANA) Colgate SO F 38 34 0.89 5 Nate Schmidt Minnesota SO D 43 38 0.88 6 Jaden Schwartz (STL) Colorado College SO LW 30 26 0.87 7 Andrew Miller Yale JR F 34 29 0.85 8 Kelly Zajac Union SR F 41 34 0.83 9 Kyle Flanagan St. Lawrence JR F 28 23 0.82 10 Chris Connolly Boston University SR F 38 31 0.82 Alex Chiasson (DAL) Boston University JR F 38 31 0.82other WCHA players 13 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 32 0.78T15 Justin Schultz (ANA) Wisconsin JR D 37 28 0.76 19 Drew Shore (FLA) Denver JR F 42 31 0.74 30 Erik Haula (MIN) Minnesota SO F 43 29 0.67T31 Nick Jensen (DET) St. Cloud State SO D 39 26 0.67 36 Nick Shore (LOS) Denver SO F 43 28 0.65

Power Play Goals: GP PPG/G PPG 1 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College JR C 35 0.31 11 Joey Diamond Maine JR F 37 0.30 11 Mark Anthoine Maine SO F 40 0.28 11 Drew Shore (FLA) Denver JR F 42 0.26 11 Barry Almeida Boston College SR F 44 0.25 11 6 Brian O'Neill Yale SR F 35 0.29 10 Brant Harris Connecticut SO F 39 0.26 10 Brock Nelson (NYI) North Dakota SO F 42 0.24 10 9 Kyle Flanagan St. Lawrence JR F 28 0.32 9 Alex Killorn (TBL) Harvard SR F 34 0.26 9 Antoine Laganiere Yale JR F 35 0.26 9 Justin Florek (BOS) Northern Michigan SR F 37 0.24 9 Jason Zucker (MIN) Denver SO F 38 0.24 9 Derek Arnold UMass Lowell SO F 38 0.24 9 Wade Megan (FLA) Boston University JR F 39 0.23 9 Reilly Smith (DAL) Miami JR F 39 0.23 9 Kyle Rau (FLA) Minnesota FR F 40 0.23 9 Jeremy Welsh Union JR F 40 0.23 9 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 0.22 9 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 0.22 9 Wayne Simpson Union JR F 41 0.22 9 Daniel Carr Union SO F 41 0.22 9 Carter Rowney North Dakota JR F 42 0.21 9other WCHA playersT24 Jean-Paul Lafontaine Minnesota State FR F 38 0.21 8 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth SO W 39 0.21 8 Nick Bjugstad (FLA) Minnesota SO F 40 0.20 8 Erik Haula (MIN) Minnesota SO F 43 0.19 8


Short-Handed Goals: GP SHG/G SHG 1 Austin Smith (DAL) Colgate SR F 39 0.15 6 2 Matt White Nebraska Omaha SO F 38 0.11 4 Nate Condon (COL) Minnesota SO F 43 0.09 4 4 Michael Dorr Minnesota State SR F 36 0.08 3 Marc Zanette Niagara JR F 36 0.08 3 Stephen Perfetto Lake Superior FR F 38 0.08 3 Ross Mauermann Providence FR F 38 0.08 3 Aaron Stonacek Bentley SR F 40 0.07 3 Daniel Carr Union SO F 41 0.07 3 Matthew Kirzinger Ferris State JR RW 42 0.07 3 Chris Kreider (NYR) Boston College JR F 44 0.07 3 Steven Whitney Boston College JR F 44 0.07 3other WCHA playersT13 Zach Lehrke Minnesota State SO F 35 0.06 2 Travis Novak St. Cloud State SR F 36 0.06 2 Mark Zengerle Wisconsin SO F 37 0.05 2 Ryan Walters Nebraska Omaha SO F 38 0.05 2 Jayson Megna Nebraska Omaha FR F 38 0.05 2

Game-Winning Goals: GP GWG 1 Reilly Smith (DAL) Miami JR F 39 8 2 Drew Shore (FLA) Denver JR F 42 7 3 Kyle Rau (FLA) Minnesota FR F 40 6 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth SR C 41 6 Brock Nelson (NYI) North Dakota SO F 42 6 6 Adam Mitchell RIT SO F 31 5 Nick D'Agostino (PIT) Cornell JR D 34 5 Allan McPherson Clarkson SO F 39 5 Austin Smith (DAL) Colgate SR F 39 5 Andrew Cox Holy Cross SR F 39 5 Rob Linsmayer Holy Cross JR F 39 5 Domenic Monardo Lake Superior JR F 39 5 Daniel Carr Union SO F 41 5 Chase Balisy (NSH) Western Michigan SO F 41 5 Jordie Johnston Ferris State SR C 43 5 Chris Kreider (NYR) Boston College JR F 44 5 Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) Boston College FR F 44 5other WCHA playersT18 Jaden Schwartz (STL) Colorado College SO LW 30 4 Nick Dineen Colorado College SR C 34 4 Jordan George Bemidji State JR F 38 4 Ryan Walters Nebraska Omaha SO F 38 4 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth SO W 39 4 Erik Haula (MIN) Minnesota SO F 43 4

Points Per Game (Defensemen): GP G- A- P P/GM 1 Justin Schultz (ANA) Wisconsin JR D 37 16-28-44 1.19 2 Danny Biega (CAR) Harvard JR D 34 10-25-35 1.03 3 Nate Schmidt Minnesota SO D 43 3-38-41 0.95 4 Torey Krug Michigan State JR D 38 12-22-34 0.89 5 Joey LaLeggia Denver FR D 43 11-27-38 0.88 6 Adam Clendening (CHI) Boston University SO D 38 4-29-33 0.87 7 Will O'Neill (WPG) Maine SR D 40 3-30-33 0.82 8 Patrick McNally (VAN) Harvard FR D 34 6-22-28 0.82 9 Nick Jensen (DET) St. Cloud State SO D 39 6-26-32 0.82 10 Lee Moffie (SJS) Michigan JR D 41 7-25-32 0.78 11 George Hughes St. Lawrence JR D 31 4-20-24 0.77 12 Andrew Prochno St. Cloud State FR D 38 5-24-29 0.76 13 Mike Boivin Colorado College JR D 33 8-17-25 0.76 14 Brady Lamb Minnesota Duluth SR D 41 9-22-31 0.76 15 Mat Bodie Union SO D 39 8-21-29 0.74 16 Gabe Guentzel Colorado College SR D 36 4-22-26 0.72 Kyle Follmer Northern Michigan JR D 36 4-22-26 0.72 18 Drew MacKenzie (BUF) Vermont SR D 32 7-16-23 0.72 19 Tim Kirby Air Force SR D 39 12-16-28 0.72 20 Garrett Noonan (NSH) Boston University SO D 38 16-11-27 0.71other WCHA players 22 Brad Hunt Bemidji State SR D 38 5-21-26 0.68T40 Steven Seigo Michigan Tech JR D 39 5-17-22 0.56Minimum 75% of Team Games Played

Points Per Game (Rookies): GP G- A- P P/GM 1 Kyle Rau (FLA) Minnesota FR F 40 18-25-43 1.07 2 Scott Wilson (PIT) UMass Lowell FR F 37 16-22-38 1.03 3 Johnny Gaudreau (CGY) Boston College FR F 44 21-23-44 1.00 Matthew Peca (TBL) Quinnipiac FR F 39 8-31-39 1.00 5 Austin Czarnik Miami FR F 40 10-27-37 0.93 6 Joey LaLeggia Denver FR D 43 11-27-38 0.88 7 Alex Grieve Bentley FR F 39 15-19-34 0.87 8 Brett Switzer Bentley FR F 39 14-19-33 0.85 9 Patrick McNally (VAN) Harvard FR D 34 6-22-28 0.82 10 Jayson Megna Nebraska Omaha FR F 38 13-18-31 0.82 11 Max McCormick (OTT) Ohio State FR F 27 10-12-22 0.81 12 Ludwig Karlsson Northeastern FR F 32 10-16-26 0.81 13 Alex Guptill (DAL) Michigan FR F 41 16-17-33 0.80 Caleb Herbert (WSH) Minnesota Duluth FR W 41 14-19-33 0.80

2011-12 Men’s Div. 1 Player Statistics con’t • All Games


15 Nardo Nagtzaam Mercyhurst FR F 38 11-19-30 0.79 16 Daniel Bahntge Mercyhurst FR F 40 10-21-31 0.78 17 Matt Leitner Minnesota State FR F 38 11-18-29 0.76 Andrew Prochno St. Cloud State FR D 38 5-24-29 0.76 19 Tyler Sikura Dartmouth FR F 33 11-14-25 0.76 20 David Johnstone Michigan Tech FR F 39 11-18-29 0.74other WCHA players 21 Jean-Paul Lafontaine Minnesota State FR F 38 13-15-28 0.74T40 Blake Pietila (NJD) Michigan Tech FR F 39 10-14-24 0.62 46 Ty Loney Denver FR F 36 10-11-21 0.58Minimum 75% of Team Games Played

Goals Against Average: Minutes GA GAA 1 Chris Noonan Niagara SR 1452:26 39 1.61 2 Troy Grosenick Union SO 1922:22 53 1.65 3 Parker Milner Boston College JR 2055:47 57 1.66 4 Connor Knapp (BUF) Miami SR 1348:51 38 1.69 5 Jason Torf Air Force SO 1038:07 30 1.73 6 Shane Madolora RIT JR 1960:44 63 1.93 7 Shawn Hunwick Michigan SR 2400:25 80 2.00 8 Frank Slubowski Western Michigan FR 1923:45 65 2.03 9 Taylor Nelson Ferris State SR 1890:03 66 2.10 10 Andy Iles Cornell SO 2179:51 77 2.12 11 Doug Carr UMass Lowell SO 1971:52 70 2.13 12 Raphael Girard Harvard SO 784:08 28 2.14 13 Stephen Caple Air Force SR 1305:26 47 2.16 14 Joe Cannata (VAN) Merrimack SR 2179:04 79 2.18 15 Juho Olkinuora Denver FR 1236:05 45 2.18 16 Eric Hartzell Quinnipiac JR 1748:47 64 2.20 17 Jared Coreau Northern Michigan SO 1244:02 46 2.22 18 Mike Lee (PHX) St. Cloud State JR 968:32 36 2.23 19 Kent Patterson (COL) Minnesota SR 2557:19 99 2.32 20 Casey DeSmith New Hampshire FR 1285:36 50 2.33other WCHA players 21 Josh Thorimbert Colorado College SO 1328:51 52 2.35 27 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR 2319:48 94 2.43 32 Joel Rumpel Wisconsin FR 1524:40 63 2.48 37 Ryan Massa Nebraska Omaha FR 1086:13 47 2.60 39 Dan Bakala Bemidji State SR 1590:22 70 2.64 40 Aaron Dell North Dakota JR 1799:52 80 2.67 49 Ryan Faragher St. Cloud State FR 1384:23 64 2.77 51 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR 1970:34 93 2.83 54 John Faulkner Nebraska Omaha SR 961:35 47 2.93 59 Austin Lee Minnesota State SR 1385:25 71 3.07 67 Chris Kamal Alaska Anchorage SO 1041:22 60 3.46 68 Joe Howe Colorado College JR 827:51 48 3.48 70 Phil Cook Minnesota State JR 879:46 52 3.55 71 Rob Gunderson Alaska Anchorage SO 963:05 58 3.61Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played

Save Percentage: Saves GA Save% 1 Chris Noonan Niagara SR 661 39 .944 2 Parker Milner Boston College JR 852 57 .937 3 Troy Grosenick Union SO 777 53 .936 4 Connor Knapp (BUF) Miami SR 533 38 .933 5 Raphael Girard Harvard SO 392 28 .933 6 Shawn Hunwick Michigan SR 1092 80 .932 7 Shane Madolora RIT JR 856 63 .931 8 Mike Lee (PHX) St. Cloud State JR 477 36 .930 9 Jason Torf Air Force SO 394 30 .929 10 Doug Carr UMass Lowell SO 909 70 .928 11 Brooks Ostergard Robert Morris SR 879 68 .928 12 Jared Coreau Northern Michigan SO 590 46 .928 13 Max Strang Mercyhurst SR 1097 87 .927 14 Casey DeSmith New Hampshire FR 623 50 .926 15 Joe Cannata (VAN) Merrimack SR 977 79 .925 16 Juho Olkinuora Denver FR 547 45 .924 17 Josh Thorimbert Colorado College SO 631 52 .924 18 Taylor Nelson Ferris State SR 800 66 .924 19 Kieran Millan (COL) Boston University SR 1110 92 .923 20 Garrett Bartus Connecticut JR 1179 98 .923other WCHA players 27 Joel Rumpel Wisconsin FR 711 63 .919 32 Ryan Faragher St. Cloud State FR 685 64 .915 33 Ryan Massa Nebraska Omaha FR 497 47 .914 36 Dan Bakala Bemidji State SR 718 70 .911 39 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR 960 94 .911 42 Austin Lee Minnesota State SR 717 71 .910 43 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR 930 93 .909 50 Kent Patterson (COL) Minnesota SR 966 99 .907 57 Aaron Dell North Dakota JR 717 80 .900 67 Phil Cook Minnesota State JR 407 52 .887 68 John Faulkner Nebraska Omaha SR 367 47 .886 71 Joe Howe Colorado College JR 360 48 .882 73 Chris Kamal Alaska Anchorage SO 429 60 .877 75 Rob Gunderson Alaska Anchorage SO 386 58 .869Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played



Winning Percentage: W- L- T Win% 1 Parker Milner Boston College JR 29- 5- 0 .853 2 Troy Grosenick Union SO 22- 6- 3 .758 3 Taylor Nelson Ferris State SR 21- 7- 3 .726 4 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR 23- 9- 6 .684 5 Doug Carr UMass Lowell SO 22-10- 1 .682 6 Stephen Caple Air Force SR 13- 5- 5 .674 7 Matt Ginn Holy Cross FR 17- 8- 2 .667 8 Kent Patterson (COL) Minnesota SR 28-14- 1 .663 9 Chris Noonan Niagara SR 14- 6- 5 .660 10 Shawn Hunwick Michigan SR 24-12- 3 .654 11 Dan Sullivan Maine SO 22-11- 3 .653 12 Connor Knapp (BUF) Miami SR 15- 8- 0 .652 13 Andy Iles Cornell SO 19- 9- 7 .643 14 Shane Madolora RIT JR 18- 9- 5 .641 15 Aaron Dell North Dakota JR 18-10- 2 .633 16 Raphael Girard Harvard SO 6- 3- 3 .625 17 Jared Coreau Northern Michigan SO 12- 7- 2 .619 18 Josh Thorimbert Colorado College SO 13- 8- 1 .614 19 Jason Torf Air Force SO 8- 5- 2 .600 20 Frank Slubowski Western Michigan FR 17-11- 4 .594other WCHA players 24 Mike Lee (PHX) St. Cloud State JR 8- 6- 2 .562 34 Juho Olkinuora Denver FR 9- 8- 3 .525 36 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR 15-14- 4 .515T38 Joel Rumpel Wisconsin FR 12-12- 2 .500 43 Ryan Massa Nebraska Omaha FR 7- 8- 2 .471 46 Phil Cook Minnesota State JR 7- 8- 0 .467 48 Dan Bakala Bemidji State SR 11-13- 2 .462 50 Ryan Faragher St. Cloud State FR 9-11- 3 .457 59 Joe Howe Colorado College JR 5- 8- 1 .393 61 John Faulkner Nebraska Omaha SR 5- 9- 2 .375 65 Rob Gunderson Alaska Anchorage SO 5-10- 2 .353T70 Austin Lee Minnesota State SR 5-16- 1 .250 72 Chris Kamal Alaska Anchorage SO 4-13- 0 .235Minimum 33% of Team Minutes Played

Shutouts: GP Shutouts 1 Shane Madolora RIT JR 32 7 Kent Patterson (COL) Minnesota SR 43 7 3 Andy Iles Cornell SO 35 6 4 Jason Torf Air Force SO 19 5 Connor Knapp (BUF) Miami SR 24 5 Troy Grosenick Union SO 34 5 Paul Karpowich (STL) Clarkson SR 37 5 Garrett Bartus Connecticut JR 39 5 Shawn Hunwick Michigan SR 40 5 10 Doug Carr UMass Lowell SO 33 4 11 Jeff Malcolm Yale JR 25 3 Joel Rumpel Wisconsin FR 26 3 Taylor Nelson Ferris State SR 31 3 Bryce Merriam Rensselaer JR 31 3 Frank Slubowski Western Michigan FR 32 3 Scott Greenham Alaska SR 33 3 Parker Milner Boston College JR 34 3 Max Strang Mercyhurst SR 34 3 Kieran Millan (COL) Boston University SR 35 3 Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR 35 3 Alex Beaudry Providence SR 37 3 Branden Komm Bentley SO 38 3 Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR 38 3



Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Michigan Tech vs American Int'l 10/07/2011Penalty Kill: 1.000 9 of 9 Merrimack vs Maine 10/07/2011Penalty Kill: 1.000 10 of 10 Minnesota State vs Rensselaer 10/07/2011Team Goals: 9 Minnesota vs Sacred Heart 10/07/2011Goals: 3 Mickey Spencer Alaska Anchorage vs St. Cloud State 10/08/2011Assists: 4 Jake Hansen Minnesota vs Sacred Heart 10/08/2011Goals: 3 Wayne Simpson Union vs Army 10/08/2011Points: 5 Brian Flynn Maine vs Northeastern 10/09/2011Assists: 4 Brian Flynn Maine vs Northeastern 10/09/2011Goals: 3 Luke Glendening Michigan vs St. Lawrence 10/13/2011Team Goals: 10 Michigan vs St. Lawrence 10/13/2011Goals: 3 Michael Pereira Massachusetts vs Bentley 10/14/2011Goals: 3 Reilly Smith Miami vs Colgate 10/14/2011Goals: 3 Kyle Jean Lake Superior vs Michigan State 10/14/2011Goals: 3 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College vs Bemidji State 10/15/2011Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Bemidji State vs Colorado College 10/15/2011Goals: 3 Jeremy Langlois Quinnipiac vs Canisius 10/15/2011Points: 5 Cameron Burt RIT vs St. Lawrence 10/15/2011Goals: 3 Jeremy Welsh Union vs Western Michigan 10/15/2011Saves: 55 Clarke Saunders Alab-Huntsville vs Air Force 10/21/2011Goals: 3 Anders Lee Notre Dame vs Rensselaer 10/21/2011Power Play: .800 4 of 5 St. Cloud State vs New Hampshire 10/21/2011Power Play: .800 4 of 5 Air Force vs Alab-Huntsville 10/22/2011Assists: 4 Drew Shore Denver vs Minnesota State 10/22/2011Team Goals: 10 Denver vs Minnesota State 10/22/2011Assists: 4 Steve Weinstein Bentley vs Sacred Heart 10/25/2011Goals: 3 Milos Gordic Michigan Tech vs Denver 10/28/2011Saves: 49 Max Strang Mercyhurst vs RIT 10/28/2011Power Play: .667 4 of 6 Nebraska Omaha vs Wisconsin 10/28/2011Saves: 53 Ben Meisner American Int'l vs Union 10/29/2011Points: 5 Lee Reimer Michigan State vs Robert Morris 10/29/2011Goals: 3 Lee Reimer Michigan State vs Robert Morris 10/29/2011Assists: 4 Greg Wolfe Michigan State vs Robert Morris 10/29/2011Goals: 3 Danny Dries Ohio State vs Alab-Huntsville 11/04/2011Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Princeton vs Harvard 11/04/2011Goals: 3 Tim Schaller Providence vs Vermont 11/04/2011Penalty Kill: 1.000 9 of 9 Providence vs Vermont 11/04/2011Goals: 3 Andy Starczewski Army vs RIT 11/05/2011Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Holy Cross vs Niagara 11/05/2011Goals: 3 Cody Kunyk Alaska vs Notre Dame 11/11/2011Goals: 3 Conor Allen Massachusetts vs Holy Cross 11/11/2011Penalty Kill: 1.000 9 of 9 Ferris State vs Lake Superior 11/12/2011Goals: 3 Daniel Carr Union vs Rensselaer 11/15/2011Points: 5 Alex Gerke Connecticut vs Sacred Heart 11/16/2011Goals: 3 Alex Gerke Connecticut vs Sacred Heart 11/16/2011Power Play: 1.000 5 of 5 Connecticut vs Sacred Heart 11/16/2011Saves: 48 Max Strang Mercyhurst vs Bentley 11/18/2011Goals: 3 Austin Smith Colgate vs Quinnipiac 11/18/2011Saves: 53 Rob Tadazak Army vs Brown 11/19/2011Penalty Kill: 1.000 9 of 9 Army vs Brown 11/19/2011Goals: 3 Nick Bjugstad Minnesota vs St. Cloud State 11/19/2011Assists: 4 John Henrion New Hampshire vs Harvard 11/22/2011Goals: 3 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College vs North Dakota 11/25/2011Points: 5 Mark Zengerle Wisconsin vs Mercyhurst 11/25/2011Assists: 4 Mark Zengerle Wisconsin vs Mercyhurst 11/25/2011Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Wisconsin vs Mercyhurst 11/25/2011Points: 5 Nick Sorkin New Hampshire vs Alab-Huntsville 11/26/2011Goals: 4 Stevie Moses New Hampshire vs Alab-Huntsville 11/26/2011Assists: 5 Nick Sorkin New Hampshire vs Alab-Huntsville 11/26/2011Assists: 4 Kevin Goumas New Hampshire vs Alab-Huntsville 11/26/2011Team Goals: 9 New Hampshire vs Alab-Huntsville 11/26/2011Goals: 3 Rylan Schwartz Colorado College vs North Dakota 11/26/2011Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Lake Superior vs Notre Dame 11/26/2011Saves: 50 Steven Legatto Sacred Heart vs Niagara 11/26/2011Points: 5 Spencer Abbott Maine vs Vermont 12/02/2011Goals: 3 Spencer Abbott Maine vs Vermont 12/02/2011Assists: 4 Ludwig Karlsson Northeastern vs Notre Dame 12/02/2011Team Goals: 9 Northeastern vs Notre Dame 12/02/2011Team Goals: 10 Robert Morris vs Sacred Heart 12/03/2011Assists: 4 Brendan Ellis Merrimack vs Vermont 12/07/2011Goals: 3 Mitch Bruijsten Alaska Anchorage vs Colorado College 12/09/2011Team Goals: 9 Minnesota State vs Alab-Huntsville 12/10/2011Goals: 3 Dane Walters Western Michigan vs Bowling Green 12/10/2011Goals: 3 Nick Jensen St. Cloud State vs Denver 12/17/2011Penalty Kill: 1.000 9 of 9 RIT vs Ferris State 12/29/2011Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Denver vs Air Force 12/31/2011Goals: 3 Jordie Johnston Ferris State vs Colgate 01/06/2012Goals: 3 Cole Schneider Connecticut vs Niagara 01/06/2012Goals: 3 Daniel Bahntge Mercyhurst vs Sacred Heart 01/06/2012Team Goals: 9 Mercyhurst vs Sacred Heart 01/06/2012Goals: 3 Andrew Cherniwchan Northern Michigan vs Alaska 01/07/2012Goals: 3 Matt Thurber Northern Michigan vs Alaska 01/07/2012Power Play: .667 4 of 6 Union vs Dartmouth 01/07/2012Points: 5 Drew Shore Denver vs Bemidji State 01/13/2012Goals: 3 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth vs Nebraska Omaha 01/13/2012Assists: 4 Ryan Flanigan Merrimack vs Maine 01/13/2012

2011-12 Men’s Division 1 Statistics • Game Highs


Goals: 3 Jordan Baker Michigan Tech vs Alaska Anchorage 01/14/2012Assists: 4 Connor Jones Quinnipiac vs Colgate 01/14/2012Goals: 3 Michael Colavecchia RIT vs Sacred Heart 01/14/2012Team Goals: 10 RIT vs Sacred Heart 01/14/2012Goals: 4 Stevie Moses New Hampshire vs Dartmouth 01/14/2012Saves: 52 Clarke Saunders Alab-Huntsville vs Minnesota Duluth 01/20/2012Goals: 3 Daniel Hobbs Massachusetts vs Vermont 01/20/2012Goals: 3 Reilly Smith Miami vs Western Michigan 01/20/2012Goals: 3 Chris Lochner Niagara vs American Int'l 01/21/2012Goals: 3 Barry Almeida Boston College vs Maine 01/21/2012Goals: 3 Matt Mangene Maine vs Boston College 01/21/2012Power Play: .667 6 of 9 Boston University vs Providence 01/21/2012Goals: 3 Eriah Hayes Minnesota State vs Nebraska Omaha 01/21/2012Goals: 3 Brett Gensler Bentley vs Holy Cross 01/24/2012Goals: 3 Cody Ferriero Northeastern vs Vermont 01/27/2012Goals: 3 Max McCormick Ohio State vs Lake Superior 01/28/2012Goals: 3 Brandon Nunn Holy Cross vs American Int'l 02/03/2012Goals: 4 J.T. Brown Minnesota Duluth vs Alaska Anchorage 02/03/2012Assists: 4 Travis Oleksuk Minnesota Duluth vs Alaska Anchorage 02/03/2012Goals: 4 Austin Smith Colgate vs Rensselaer 02/04/2012Assists: 4 Shayne Gostisbehere Union vs Cornell 02/04/2012Penalty Kill: 1.000 10 of 10 St. Lawrence vs Quinnipiac 02/10/2012Goals: 3 Cole Schneider Connecticut vs Sacred Heart 02/10/2012Goals: 3 Drew George Sacred Heart vs Connecticut 02/10/2012Assists: 4 Matt Gingera Sacred Heart vs Connecticut 02/10/2012Points: 5 Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth vs North Dakota 02/11/2012Goals: 3 Michael Pereira Massachusetts vs Providence 02/11/2012Points: 5 Kellen Jones Quinnipiac vs Clarkson 02/11/2012Goals: 3 Kellen Jones Quinnipiac vs Clarkson 02/11/2012Saves: 57 Mike Condon Princeton vs Union 02/17/2012Points: 6 Alex Grieve Bentley vs Connecticut 02/18/2012Goals: 3 Brett Gensler Bentley vs Connecticut 02/18/2012Assists: 4 Alex Grieve Bentley vs Connecticut 02/18/2012Saves: 50 Max Strang Mercyhurst vs Air Force 02/18/2012Assists: 4 Matthew Peca Quinnipiac vs Brown 02/24/2012Saves: 49 Scott Diebold Rensselaer vs Colgate 02/24/2012Goals: 3 Ryan Murphy Niagara vs RIT 02/24/2012Saves: 48 Casey DeSmith New Hampshire vs Massachusetts 02/24/2012Goals: 3 Brad Cooper Connecticut vs American Int'l 02/25/2012Power Play: .750 3 of 4 American Int'l vs Connecticut 02/25/2012Goals: 3 Adam Schmidt Holy Cross vs Bentley 02/25/2012Assists: 4 Scott Macaulay Northern Michigan vs Lake Superior 02/25/2012Penalty Kill: 1.000 9 of 9 Michigan vs Bowling Green 02/25/2012Saves: 51 Chris Noonan Niagara vs RIT 02/25/2012Goals: 3 Daniel Carr Union vs Colgate 02/25/2012Goals: 3 Adam Brace Robert Morris vs American Int'l 03/02/2012Saves: 50 Paul Karpowich Clarkson vs Rensselaer 03/03/2012Goals: 3 Matt Gingera Sacred Heart vs Bentley 03/03/2012Goals: 3 Nielsson Arcibal American Int'l vs Robert Morris 03/04/2012Saves: 54 Ben Meisner American Int'l vs Robert Morris 03/04/2012Saves: 54 Andrew Hammond Bowling Green vs Ferris State 03/09/2012Saves: 56 Austin Lee Minnesota State vs Minnesota Duluth 03/10/2012Power Play: .750 3 of 4 Alaska Anchorage vs Minnesota 03/10/2012Saves: 48 Raphael Girard Harvard vs Yale 03/10/2012Penalty Kill: 1.000 11 of 11 Harvard vs Yale 03/10/2012Saves: 58 Branden Komm Bentley vs RIT 03/10/2012Goals: 3 Dan DeSalvo Bowling Green vs Ferris State 03/11/2012Goals: 3 David Valek Harvard vs Yale 03/11/2012Saves: 68 Kieran Millan Boston University vs New Hampshire 03/11/2012Saves: 50 Casey DeSmith New Hampshire vs Boston University 03/11/2012Saves: 55 Andrew Hammond Bowling Green vs Michigan 03/16/2012Assists: 4 Colin Blackwell Harvard vs Cornell 03/16/2012Power Play: .667 4 of 6 Maine vs Boston University 03/16/2012Saves: 67 Sam Brittain Denver vs Minnesota Duluth 03/16/2012

2011-12 Men’s Division 1 Statistics • Game Highs con’t


2011-12 WCHA Players of the Week 2011-12 WCHA Men’s AttendanceAlaska Anchorage • Sullivan Arena (6,251)Dates Total Game Average High 17 52,580 3,093 5,421

Bemidji State • Robert H Peters Rink @ Sanford Center (4,373)Dates Total Game Average High 19* 65,914* 3,469* 4,373^

* includes (1) home exhibition game1

Colorado College • Colorado Springs World Arena (7,380)Dates Total Game Average High 22* 142,392* 6,472* 7,733^

* includes (2) home exhibition games

Denver • Magness Arena (6,025)Dates Total Game Average High 24* 125,976* 5,249* 6,207^


Michigan Tech • John MacInnes Student Ice Arena (4,128)Dates Total Game Average High 18* 51,789* 2,877* 3,708

* includes (1) home exhibition game

Minnesota • Mariucci Arena (10,000)Dates Total Game Average High 24* 225,936* 9,414* 10,242^


Minnesota Duluth • AMSOIL Arena (6,726)Dates Total Game Average High 21* 131,801* 6,276* 6,808^

Minnesota State • Verizon Wireless Center (4,832)Dates Total Game Average High 20* 62,003* 3,100* 4,562


Nebraska Omaha • CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,959)Dates Total Game Average High 19* 144,708* 7,616* 16,138^


North Dakota • Ralph Engelstad Arena (11,634)Dates Total Game Average High 24* 271,942* 11,331* 12,065^


St. Cloud State • National Hockey Center (5,371)Dates Total Game Average High 20 98,779 4,939 6,102^

Wisconsin • Kohl Center (15,325)Dates Total Game Average High 21 246,579 11,742 15,325^

2011-12 Season Totals Dates Total Game Average High 254* 1,693,401* 6,667* 16,838*

* includes exhibition games and WCHA Final Five; ^ sellout

Red Baron® WCHA Offensive Player of the WeekDate Player, Year, Position, Team (Opponent/s)Oct. 11: Mickey Spencer, Jr., F, Alaska Anchorage (vs Clarkson, SCSU)Oct. 18: Rylan Schwartz, Jr., F, Colorado College (vs BSU)Oct. 25: Drew Shore, Jr., F, Denver (vs MSU)Nov. 1: Milos Gordic, So., F, Michigan Tech (vs DU)Nov. 8: Nick Dineen, Sr., F, Colorado College (@ UNO)Nov. 15: Jack Connolly, Sr., F, Minnesota Duluth (vs UAA)Nov. 22: Nick Bjugstad, So., F, Minnesota (@ SCSU, vs SCSU)Nov. 29: Brock Nelson, So., F, North Dakota (vs CC) Rylan Schwartz, Jr., F, Colorado College (@ UND)Dec. 6: Brock Nelson, So., F, North Dakota (@ UAA)Dec. 13: Mitch Bruijsten, Jr., F, Alaska Anchorage (@ CC) Mark Alt, So., D, Minnesota (vs MTU)Dec. 20: Rylan Schwartz, Jr., F, Colorado College (@ MSU)Jan. 4: Drew Shore, Jr., F, Denver (vs Union College, @ Air Force)Jan. 11: Travis Oleksuk, Sr., F, Minnesota Duluth (@ Western Michigan)Jan. 17: Jordan Baker, Sr., F, Michigan Tech (vs UAA)Jan. 24: Eriah Hayes, Jr., F, Minnesota State (vs UNO)Jan. 31: Luke Salazar, Sr., F, Denver (@ UAA)Feb. 7: J.T. Brown, So., F, Minnesota Duluth (@ UAA)Feb. 14: Jack Connolly, Sr., F, Minnesota Duluth (vs UND)Feb. 21: Corban Knight, Jr., F, North Dakota (vs MTU)Feb. 28: J.T. Brown, So., F, Minnesota Duluth (vs CC)March 6: Mark Zengerle, So., F, Wi sconsin (@ UM)

Red Baron® WCHA Defensive Player of the WeekDate Player, Year, Position, Team (Opponent)Oct. 11: Austin Lee, Sr., G, Minnesota State (@ Rensselaer) Kent Patterson, Sr., G, Minnesota (vs Sacred Heart)Oct. 18: Josh Robinson, Sr., G, Michigan Tech (vs UW)Oct. 25: Andrew Walsh, Fr., G, Bemidji State (vs MTU)Nov. 1: Josh Robinson, Sr., G, Michigan Tech (vs DU) Kent Patterson, Sr., G, Minnesota (@ UAA)Nov. 8: Kenny Reiter, Sr., G, Minnesota Duluth (@ DU)Nov. 15: Kenny Reiter, Sr., G, Minnesota Duluth (vs UAA)Nov. 22: Josh Thorimbert, So., G, Colorado College (vs UW)Nov. 29: Justin Schultz, Jr., D, Wisconsin (vs Mercyhurst)Dec. 6: Brad Hunt, Sr., D, Bemidji State (@ SCSU)Dec. 13: Aaron Dell, Jr., G, North Dakota (vs UNO)Dec. 20: Nick Jensen, So., D, St. Cloud State (vs DU)Jan. 4: Juho Olkinuora, Fr., G, Denver (vs Union College, @ Air Force)Jan. 11: Kenny Reiter, Sr., G, Minnesota Duluth (@ Western Michigan)Jan. 17: Joey LaLeggia, Fr., D, Denver (vs BSU)Jan. 24: Justin Schultz, Jr., D, Wisconsin (vs UAA)Jan. 31: Josh Robinson, Sr., G, Michigan Tech (@ UMD)Feb. 7: Mike Lee, Jr., G, St. Cloud State (@ UW)Feb. 14: Dan Bakala, Sr., G, Bemidji State (vs CC)Feb. 21: Kent Patterson, Sr., G, Minnesota (vs BSU)Feb. 28: Nate Schmidt, So., D, Minnesota (@ UNO) Frankie Simonelli, So., D, Wisconsin (@ BSU)March 6: Josh Thorimbert, So., G, Colorado College (vs MTU) Mike Lee, Jr., G, St. Cloud State (vs UNO)

Red Baron® WCHA Rookie of the WeekDate Player, Year, Position, Team (Opponent)Oct. 11: Blake Pietila, Fr., F, Michigan Tech (vs American International)Oct. 18: Kyle Rau, Fr., F, Minnesota (@ UMD)Oct. 25: Joel Rumpel, Fr., G, Wisconsin (vs UND)Nov. 1: Ryan Faragher, Fr., G, St. Cloud State (@ UND)Nov. 8: Jean-Paul Lafontaine, Fr., F, Minnesota State (@ MTU)Nov. 15: Josh Archibald, Fr., F, Nebraska Omaha (@ BSU)Nov. 22: Caleb Herbert, Fr., F, Minnesota Duluth (vs MSU)Nov. 29: Juho Olkinuora, Fr., G, Denver (vs Princeton & Miami)Dec. 6: Brendan O’Donnell, Fr., F, North Dakota (@ UAA)Dec. 13: Andrew Walsh, Fr., G, Bemidji State (vs DU)Dec. 20: Andrew Walsh, Fr., G, Bemidji State (vs Alabama-Huntsville)Jan. 4: Connor Gaarder, Fr., F, North Dakota (vs Harvard)Jan. 11: Jake McCabe, Fr., D, Wisconsin (vs RIT)Jan. 17: Ty Loney, Fr., F, Denver (vs BSU) Joel Rumpel, Fr., G, Wisconsin (@ MSU)Jan. 24: Andrew Prochno, Fr., D, St. Cloud State (vs UND)Jan. 31: Blake Pietila, Fr., F, Michigan Tech (@ UMD)Feb. 7: Zach Palmquist, Fr., D, Minnesota State (vs MTU)Feb. 14: Scott Mayfield, Fr., D, Denver (vs UM)Feb. 21: Kyle Rau, Fr., F, Minnesota (vs BSU)Feb. 28: Kyle Rau, Fr., F, Minnesota (@ UNO)March 6: Joel Rumpel, Fr., G, Wisconsin (@ UM)


2011-12 WCHA Men’s Composite Schedule & ResultsSeptemberDate Game TimeFri/30 N. Alberta Inst. of Techology 2 vs Alaska Anchorage 7 (X) (Wasilla, AK) 7:07 pm AT

OctoberDate Game TimeSat/1 Lakehead Univ. 3 @ Michigan Tech 5 (X) 7:07 pm ET Univ. of Regina 1 @ North Dakota 8 (X) 7:07 pm CT Univ. of British Columbia 1 @ Nebraska Omaha 4 (X) 7:07 pm CT McGill Univ. 2 @ Denver 2 ot (X) 7:07 pm MTSun/2 Univ. of Regina 0 @ Bemidji State 7 (X) 5:07 pm CT Univ. of British Columbia 0 @ Minnesota 3 (X) 7:07 pm CT Lakehead Univ. 1 @ Minnesota Duluth 5 (X) 6:07 pm CT McGill Univ. 2 @ Colorado College 3 (X) 6:07 pm MTMon/3 Univ. of British Columbia 1 @ Minnesota State 3 (X) 7:37 pm CTFri/7 Minnesota State 1 @ Rensselaer 0 (NC) 7:00 pm ET Bemidji State 5 @ Miami 3 (NC) 7:30 pm ET American International 3 @ Michigan Tech 4 (NC) 7:07 pm ET Northern Michigan 3 @ Wisconsin 2 ot (NC) 7:07 pm CT Sacred Heart 0 @ Minnesota 9 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Notre Dame 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Ice Breaker Tournament @ Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, ND Michigan State 2 vs Boston College 5 (NC) 4:07 pm CT Air Force 3 vs North Dakota 4 (NC) 7:37 pm CT Mutual of Omaha Stampede @ CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE Colgate 3 vs Robert Morris 1 (NC) 4:37 pm CT Mercyhurst 1 vs Nebraska Omaha 5 (NC) 7:37 pm CT U.S. Under-18 Team 0 @ Denver 3 (X) 7:37 pm MT Kendall Hockey Classic @ Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK St. Cloud State 4 vs Alaska Fairbanks 1 (nc) 5:07 pm AT Clarkson 4 vs Alaska Anchorage 4 ot (nc) 8:07 pm ATSat/8 Minnesota State 1 @ Rensselaer 4 (NC) 7:00 pm ET Bemidji State 2 @ Miami 3 (NC) 7:00 pm ET American International 1 @ Michigan Tech 3 (NC) 7:07 pm ET Northern Michigan 2 @ Wisconsin 3 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Sacred Heart 0 @ Minnesota 6 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Notre Dame 5 @ Minnesota Duluth 2 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Ice Breaker Tournament @ Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, ND Air Force 2 vs Michigan State 3 ot (NC) 4:07 pm CT Boston College 6 vs North Dakota 2 (NC) 7:37 pm CT Mutual of Omaha Stampede @ CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE Robert Morris 2 vs Mercyhurst 1 (NC) 4:07 pm CT Colgate 4 vs Nebraska Omaha 3 (NC) 7:07 pm CT U.S. Under-18 Team 0 @ Colorado College 5 (X) 7:07 pm MT Kendall Hockey Classic @ Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK Clarkson 1 vs Alaska Fairbanks 3 (nc) 4:07 pm AT St. Cloud State 3 vs Alaska Anchorage 4 ot (nc) 7:07 pm ATFri/14 Denver 4 @ Boston College 2 (NC) 7:05 pm ET Wisconsin 1 @ Michigan Tech 2 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET St. Cloud State 2 @ Northern Michigan 5 (NC) 7:30 pm ET Minnesota 5 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT UMass-Lowell 4 @ Minnesota State 2 (NC) 7:37 pm CT Maine 1 @ North Dakota 3 (NC) 7:37 pm CT Bemidji State 1 @ Colorado College 3 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Alaska Goal Rush Tournament @ Carlson Center, Fairbanks, AK Nebraska Omaha 0 vs Alaska Anchorage 3 (nc) 5:05 pm AT Mercyhurst 2 vs Alaska Fairbanks 5 (nc) 8:05 pm ATSat/15 Denver 3 @ Boston University 4 (NC) 7:05 pm ET Wisconsin 2 @ Michigan Tech 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET St. Cloud State 2 @ Northern Michigan 3 (NC) 7:30 pm ET Minnesota 5 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT UMass-Lowell 4 @ Minnesota State 1 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Maine 3 @ North Dakota 3 ot (NC) 7:07 pm CT Bemidji State 4 @ Colorado College 6 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Alaska Goal Rush @ Carlson Center, Fairbanks, AK Mercyhurst 2 vs Alaska Anchorage 6 (nc) 4:05 pm AT Nebraska Omaha 1 vs Alaska Fairbanks 4 (nc) 7:05 pm ATFri/21 Minnesota Duluth 5 @ Providence College 2 (NC) 7:05 pm ET North Dakota 3 @ Wisconsin 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 5 @ Bemidji State 6 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Vermont 0 @ Minnesota 6 (NC) 6:07 pm CT New Hampshire 5 @ St. Cloud State 7 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 1 @ Nebraska Omaha 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Minnesota State 2 @ Denver 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MTSat/22 Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Providence College 2 ot (NC) 7:05 pm ET North Dakota 4 @ Wisconsin 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 1 @ Bemidji State 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT New Hampshire 3 @ St. Cloud State 3 ot (NC) 7:07 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 1 @ Nebraska Omaha 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota State 2 @ Denver 10 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MTSun/23 Vermont 5 @ Minnesota 4 (NC) 1:07 pm CTFri/28 Colorado College 4 @ Rensselaer 1 (NC) 7:00 pm ET Denver 2 @ Michigan Tech 7 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Nebraska Omaha 5 @ Wisconsin 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Bemidji State 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 6 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT St. Cloud State 4 @ North Dakota 0 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Minnesota 5 @ Alaska Anchorage 0 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ATSat/29 Colorado College 4 @ Rensselaer 1 (NC) 7:00 pm ET Denver 2 @ Michigan Tech 2 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Nebraska Omaha 3 @ Wisconsin 6 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Bemidji State 0 @ Minnesota Duluth 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT St. Cloud State 1 @ North Dakota 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota 3 @ Alaska Anchorage 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT

NovemberDate Game TimeFri/4 Minnesota State 0 @ Michigan Tech 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Bemidji State 3 @ Lake Superior State 2 ot (NC) 7:00 pm ET North Dakota 0 @ Minnesota 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin 2 @ St. Cloud State 7 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Colorado College 5 @ Nebraska Omaha 7 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 3 @ Denver 3 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm MTSat/5 Minnesota State 6 @ Michigan Tech 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Bemidji State 1 @ Lake Superior State 2 (NC) 7:00 pm ET North Dakota 2 @ Minnesota 3 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Wisconsin 3 @ St. Cloud State 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College 5 @ Nebraska Omaha 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Denver 0 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MTFri/11 Minnesota 1 @ Wisconsin 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 0 @ Minnesota Duluth 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Nebraska Omaha 3 @ Bemidji State 3 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT St. Cloud State 2 @ Minnesota State 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CTSat/12 Minnesota 4 @ Wisconsin 1 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 1 @ Minnesota Duluth 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Nebraska Omaha 5 @ Bemidji State 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT St. Cloud State 3 @ Minnesota State 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College 4 @ Denver 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MTFri/18 Minnesota State 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 5 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Minnesota 3 @ St. Cloud State 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Nebraska Omaha 3 @ Denver 7 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Wisconsin 2 @ Colorado College 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Michigan Tech 1 @ Alaska Anchorage 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ATSat/19 Minnesota State 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 7 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT St. Cloud State 0 @ Minnesota 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT North Dakota 5 @ Bemidji State 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Nebraska Omaha 3 @ Denver 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Wisconsin 1 @ Colorado College 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Michigan Tech 5 @ Alaska Anchorage 0 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ATSun/20 North Dakota 0 @ Bemidji State 1 (WCHA) 5:07 pm CTFri/25 Michigan Tech 2 @ St. Lawrence 3 (NC) 7:00 pm ET Minnesota 3 @ Michigan State 4 (NC) 7:05 pm ET Mercyhurst 2 @ Wisconsin 7 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 5 @ Minnesota State 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Colorado College 6 @ North Dakota 7 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Denver Cup Classic @ Magness Arena, Denver, CO Providence 2 vs Miami 6 (NC) 4:37 pm MT Princeton 0 vs Denver 3 (NC) 7:37 pm MTSat/26 Michigan Tech 3 @ St. Lawrence 1 (NC) 4:00 pm ET Minnesota 4 @ Michigan State 4 ot (NC) 7:05 pm ET Mercyhurst @ Wisconsin (NC) 8:07 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 5 @ Minnesota State 5 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College 3 @ North Dakota 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT St. Cloud State 3 @ Nebraska Omaha 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Denver Cup Classic @ Magness Arena, Denver, CO Providence 1 vs Princeton 3 (NC) 4:07 pm MT Miami 4 vs Denver 2 (NC) 7:07 pm MTSun/27 St. Cloud State 2 @ Nebraska Omaha 2 ot (WCHA) 2:07 pm CT

DecemberDate Game TimeFri/2 Nebraska Omaha 1 vs Alabama-Huntsville 3 (NC) 7:00 pm CT @ Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN Minnesota Duluth 5 @ Michigan Tech 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Bemidji State 6 @ St. Cloud State 6 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Minnesota State 2 @ Minnesota 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Denver 3 @ Colorado College 4 ot (WCHA) 8:07 pm MT North Dakota 5 @ Alaska Anchorage 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ATSat/3 Nebraska Omaha 6 vs Alabama-Huntsville 2 (NC) 1:00 pm CT @ Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN Minnesota Duluth 5 @ Michigan Tech 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Bemidji State 3 @ St. Cloud State 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota State 2 @ Minnesota 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT North Dakota 4 @ Alaska Anchorage 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ATFri/9 Minnesota Duluth 3 @ Wisconsin 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Denver 3 @ Bemidji State 2 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Michigan Tech 3 @ Minnesota 2 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Alabama-Huntsville 2 @ Minnesota State 4 (NC) 7:37 pm CT Nebraska Omaha 2 @ North Dakota 1 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 6 @ Colorado College 3 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MTSat/10 Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Wisconsin 2 (WCHA) 8:07 pm CT Denver 1 @ Bemidji State 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 2 @ Minnesota 6 (WCHA) 8:07 pm CT Alabama-Huntsville 1 @ Minnesota State 9 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Nebraska Omaha 0 @ North Dakota 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 3 @ Colorado College 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MTFri/16 Michigan Tech 1 @ Northern Michigan 4 (NC) 7:30 pm ET Alabama-Huntsville 0 @ Bemidji State 3 (NC) 7:37 pm CT Denver 3 @ St. Cloud State 2 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Colorado College 2 @ Minnesota State 1 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm CTSat/17 Alabama-Huntsville 0 @ Bemidji State 5 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Denver 1 @ St. Cloud State 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College 6 @ Minnesota State 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Russian Red Stars 1 @ North Dakota 5 (X) 7:07 pm CTThu/29 Great Lakes Invitational @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI Michigan State 3 vs Michigan Tech 1 (NC) 4:05 pm ET Boston College 2 vs Michigan 4 (NC) 7:35 pm ET Western Michigan 2 @ St. Cloud State 4 (NC) 7:07 pm CT


Date Game TimeFri/30 Great Lakes Invitational @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI Boston College 2 vs Michigan Tech 1 (3rd place) (NC) 4:05 pm ET Michigan 3 vs Michigan State 2 (ot) (championship) (NC) 7:35 pm ET Bowling Green State 1 @ Bemidji State 4 (NC) 7:37 pm CT Mariucci Classic @ Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN Northeastern 3 vs Princeton 3 ot (NC) 4:07 pm CT Niagara 1 vs Minnesota 5 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Western Michigan 2 @ St. Cloud State 1 ot (NC) 7:07 pm CT U.S. Under-18 Team 3 @ Minnesota State 3 ot (X) 7:37 pm CT Harvard 4 @ North Dakota 4 ot (NC) 7:37 pm CT Quinnipiac 2 @ Nebraska Omaha 2 ot (NC) 7:37 pm CT Union College 1 @ Denver 3 (NC) 7:37 pm MT Air Force 2 @ Colorado College 1 (NC) 7:37 pm MTSat/31 U.S. Under-18 Team 3 @ Wisconsin 4 (X) 8:07 pm CT Bowling Green State 1 @ Bemidji State 2 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Mariucci Classic @ Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, MN Princeton 3 vs Niagara 3 ot (3rd place) (NC) 3:07 pm CT Northeastern 3 vs Minnesota 2 (championship) (NC) 6:07 pm CT Harvard 3 @ North Dakota 7 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Quinnipiac 1 @ Nebraska Omaha 4 (NC) 2:07 pm CT Denver 7 @ Air Force 1 (NC) 6:05 pm MT Union College 1 @ Colorado College 2 (NC) 7:07 pm MT

JanuaryDate Game TimeFri/6 Minnesota State 3 @ St. Lawrence 4 (NC) 7:00 pm ET Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Western Michigan 1 (NC) 7:35 pm ET RIT 3 @ Wisconsin 6 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Alabama-Huntsville 3 @ Denver 2 (NC) 7:37 pm MT Cornell 3 @ Colorado College 1 (NC) 7:37 pm MTSat/7 Minnesota State 3 @ St. Lawrence 1 (NC) 7:00 pm ET Minnesota Duluth 5 @ Western Michigan 2 (NC) 7:35 pm ET Notre Dame 4 @ Minnesota 3 (NC) (U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game) 7:07 pm CT RIT 1 @ Wisconsin 2 (NC) 7:07 pm CT Clarkson 1 vs North Dakota 3 (NC) (@ MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB) 7:37 pm CT Alabama-Huntsville 2 @ Denver 5 (NC) 7:07 pm MT Cornell 3 @ Colorado College 3 ot (NC) 7:07 pm MTFri/13 Alaska Anchorage 2 @ Michigan Tech 6 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Wisconsin 4 @ Minnesota State 0 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Minnesota 1 @ North Dakota 2 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 6 @ Nebraska Omaha 2 (WCHA) 6:37 pm CT Bemidji State 3 @ Denver 6 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT St. Cloud State 1 @ Colorado College 3 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MTSat/14 Alaska Anchorage 4 @ Michigan Tech 6 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Wisconsin 0 @ Minnesota State 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota 6 @ North Dakota 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 1 @ Nebraska Omaha 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Bemidji State 2 @ Denver 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT St. Cloud State 5 @ Colorado College 4 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm MTFri/20 Alaska Anchorage 0 @ Wisconsin 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College 2 @ Minnesota 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT North Dakota 1 @ St. Cloud State 3 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Nebraska Omaha 2 @ Minnesota State 1 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Alabama-Huntsville 1 @ Minnesota Duluth 2 (NC) 7:07 pm CTSat/21 Northern Michigan 5 @ Michigan Tech 2 (NC) 7:07 pm ET Alaska Anchorage 2 @ Wisconsin 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College 1 @ Minnesota 2 (WCHA) 5:07 pm CT North Dakota 3 @ St. Cloud State 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Nebraska Omaha 4 @ Minnesota State 5 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Alabama-Huntsville 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 (NC) 7:07 pm CTFri/27 Minnesota State 1 @ Bemidji State 2 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Michigan Tech 4 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT St. Cloud State 1 @ Minnesota 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin 3 @ North Dakota 5 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Denver 4 @ Alaska Anchorage 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ATSat/28 Minnesota State 5 @ Bemidji State 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 5 @ Minnesota Duluth 0 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota 3 @ St. Cloud State 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Wisconsin 2 @ North Dakota 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Denver 6 @ Alaska Anchorage 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT

FebruaryDate Game TimeFri/3 St. Cloud State 5 @ Wisconsin 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 3 @ Minnesota State 5 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Bemidji State 1 @ Nebraska Omaha 1 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Colorado College 2 @ Denver 0 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Alaska Anchorage 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ATSat/4 St. Cloud State 2 @ Wisconsin 1 (WCHA) 8:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 7 @ Minnesota State 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Bemidji State 6 @ Nebraska Omaha 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Denver 2 @ Colorado College 2 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Minnesota Duluth 2 @ Alaska Anchorage 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ATFri/10 Nebraska Omaha 3 @ Michigan Tech 3 ot (WCHA) (Winter Carnival) 7:07 pm ET Colorado College 2 @ Bemidji State 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT North Dakota 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota 3 @ Denver 5 (WCHA) 8:07 pm MT Minnesota State 3 @ Alaska Anchorage 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm AT

Date Game TimeSat/11 Nebraska Omaha 4 @ Michigan Tech 0 (WCHA) (Winter Carnival) 5:07 pm ET Colorado College 1 @ Bemidji State 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT North Dakota 4 @ Minnesota Duluth 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota 3 @ Denver 4 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Minnesota State 2 @ Alaska Anchorage 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ATFri/17 Denver 3 @ Wisconsin 0 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Bemidji State 0 @ Minnesota 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 3 @ St. Cloud State 2 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Minnesota State 2 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Michigan Tech 2 @ North Dakota 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Nebraska Omaha 3 @ Colorado College 4 (WCHA) 8:07 pm MTSat/18 Denver 2 @ Wisconsin 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Bemidji State 1 @ Minnesota 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Alaska Anchorage 3 @ St. Cloud State 8 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 4 @ Minnesota State 4 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 1 @ North Dakota 1 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Nebraska Omaha 5 @ Colorado College 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MTFri/24 St. Cloud State 5 @ Michigan Tech 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Wisconsin 4 @ Bemidji State 2 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Colorado College 3 @ Minnesota Duluth 4 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota 3 @ Nebraska Omaha 2 ot (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT North Dakota 4 @ Denver 3 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Alaska Fairbanks 2 @ Alaska Anchorage 3 (NC) (Governor’s Cup) 7:07 pm ATSat/25 St. Cloud State 2 @ Michigan Tech 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ET Wisconsin 4 @ Bemidji State 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Colorado College 2 @ Minnesota Duluth 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota 3 @ Nebraska Omaha 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT North Dakota 3 @ Denver 5 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Alaska Anchorage 1 @ Alaska Fairbanks 3 (NC) (Governor’s Cup) 7:05 pm AT

MarchDate Game TimeFri/2 Wisconsin 4 @ Minnesota 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 1 @ St. Cloud State 2 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Minnesota State 2 @ North Dakota 4 (WCHA) 7:37 pm CT Denver 3 @ Nebraska Omaha 0 (WCHA) 6:37 pm CT Michigan Tech 2 @ Colorado College 5 (WCHA) 7:37 pm MT Bemidji State 2 @ Alaska Anchorage 1 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ATSat/3 Wisconsin 1 @ Minnesota 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota Duluth 3 @ St. Cloud State 3 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Minnesota State 0 @ North Dakota 3 (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Denver 3 @ Nebraska Omaha 2 ot (WCHA) 7:07 pm CT Michigan Tech 0 @ Colorado College 2 (WCHA) 7:07 pm MT Bemidji State 5 @ Alaska Anchorage 4 (WCHA) 7:07 pm ATFri/9 2012 WCHA Playoffs • 1st Round • Best-of-Three (12) Alaska Anchorage 1 at (1) Minnesota 2 (NC) 7:07 pm CT (11) Minnesota State 2 at (2) Minnesota Duluth 4 (NC) 7:07 pm CT (10) Wisconsin 1 at (3) Denver 0 (NC) 7:37 pm MT (9) Bemidji State 1 at (4) North Dakota 4 (NC) 7:37 pm CT (8) Michigan Tech 3 at (5) Colorado College 1 (NC) 7:37 pm MT (7) Nebraska Omaha 0 at (6) St. Cloud State 4 (NC) 7:37 pm CTSat/10 (12) Alaska Anchorage 3 at (1) Minnesota 7 (NC) 7:07 pm CT (11) Minnesota State 2 at (2) Minnesota Duluth 3 (2 ot) (NC) 7:07 pm CT (10) Wisconsin 1 at (3) Denver 3 (NC) 7:07 pm MT (9) Bemidji State 3 at (4) North Dakota 4 (NC) 7:07 pm CT (8) Michigan Tech 4 at (5) Colorado College 3 ot (NC) 7:07 pm MT (7) Nebraska Omaha 1 at (6) St. Cloud State 3 (NC) 7:07 pm CTSun/11 (10) Wisconsin 2 at (3) Denver 3 ot (NC) 7:07 pm MTThu/15 2012 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN Quarterfinal: (6) Michigan Tech 2 vs (3) Denver 3 ot 2:07 pm CT Quarterfinal: (5) St. Cloud State 1 vs (4) North Dakota 4 7:07 pm CTFri/16 2012 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN Semi-Final: Denver 4 vs (2) Minnesota Duluth 3 (2 ot) 2:07 pm CT Semi-Final: North Dakota 6 vs (1) Minnesota 3 7:07 pm CTSat/17 2012 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five @ Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game North Dakota 4 vs Denver 0 7:07 pm CTFri/23 NCAA East Regional @ Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT (4) Michigan State 1 vs (1) Union College 3 3:00 pm ET (3) UMass-Lowell 4 vs (2) Miami 3 ot 6:30 pm ET NCAA Midwest Regional @ Resch Center, Green Bay, WI (3) Denver 1 vs (2) Ferris State 2 4:30 pm CT (4) Cornell 3 vs (1) Michigan 2 ot 8:00 pm CTSat/24 NCAA East Regional @ Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT Championship Game: UMass-Lowell 2 vs Union College 4 6:30 pm ET NCAA Northeast Regional @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA (4) Air Force 0 vs (1) Boston College 2 4:00 pm ET (3) Maine 2 vs (2) Minnesota Duluth 5 7:30 pm ET NCAA Midwest Regional @ Resch Center, Green Bay, WI Championship Game: Cornell 1 vs Ferris State 2 8:00 pm CT NCAA West Regional @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN (4) Western Michigan 1 vs (1) North Dakota 3 12:30 pm CT (3) Boston University 3 vs (2) Minnesota 7 4:00 pm CTSun/25 NCAA Northeast Regional @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA Championship Game: Minnesota Duluth 0 vs Boston College 4 8:00 pm ET NCAA West Regional @ Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN Championship Game: Minnesota 5 vs North Dakota 2 4:30 pm CT

AprilDate Game TimeThu/5 2012 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four @ St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL Semifinal: Ferris State 3 vs Union College 1 4:30 pm ET Semiinal: Minnesota 1 vs Boston College 6 8:00 pm ETSat/7 2012 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four @ St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL National Championship: Ferris State 1 vs Boston College 4 7:00 pm ET

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