COBBER MEN’S HOCKEY

GAMEDAY November 7, 2006 – 7 p.m.

Concordia-Moorhead vs. UM-Crookston Moorhead Sports Center

GAME #3 UM­Crookston (1­1­0)

at Concordia College (2­0­0)

November 7, 2006

Moorhead Sports Center Moorhead, MN

GAME TIME: 7 p.m. SERIES: Cobbers lead 4­2 LAST SEASON: Last year Concordia won the home­ and­home series by posting a pair of one­goal victories. In the first game in Moorhead, Dan Perry scored a two goals and Jeremy Boniface made 27 saves in the Cobber goal to earn the victory. Joining Perry as goal scorers for the Cobbers in the 4­3 victory were Ryan Clukey and Anthony Olson. Teal Plaine scored twice for the Golden Eagles while goalie Brett Shelanski made 38 saves in the loss. The second game, one week later in Crookston, had Concordia overcoming a 3­1 deficit midway through the third period to claim a 5­4 win in overtime. Perry once again proved to be a difference­maker for the Cobbers, scoring two goals in the final period. He scored the game­tying goal with 1:01 left on the clock in the final frame. Matt Cosmos then scored the winning goal with just 29 seconds gone in overtime. Concordia goalie Mike Dowers made only 21 saves to pick up the win. Golden Eagle goalie Jaden Isakson only had 15 stops as Crookston outshot the Cobbers 25­20.

Cobber Gameday Profile–Tyler Neu #17 Year: Junior Position: Wadena, Minn. Major: Business Post Graduation Plans: Undecided Nickname: Neubie Place I would most like to visit: Australia Favorite food: Steak and shrimp Favorite movies: Firewall, Varsity Blues, Wedding Crashers Favorite TV show: Sportscenter, Deal or No Deal Favorite music groups: Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts Nobody knows how much I like to: Swim If I were to play another sport, it would be: Golf The Biggest Influence on My Hockey Career: My Dad and Mom My dream job is: Resort Owner

GAMEDAY GAME NOTES COBBER SEASON PREVIEW The 2006­07 Concordia men’s hockey team will be hoping that a year of experience will lead to a significant leap in conference victories and a more consistent performance on the ice from the beginning of the season to the end. In 2005­06, the Cobbers started with four straight wins but were then only able to win one more time in their next 21 games. In order to make the turn from a team that struggled in conference play to one that will contend for a spot in the five­team MIAC playoffs, Concordia head coach Steve Baumgartner, who will be entering his 21st season behind the bench, will be hoping that his bumper crop of freshmen last season will turn into a solid corps of established players this year. The Cobbers had 18 first­year players on the roster last year and the best thing about that fact is they will all be sophomores this season. A group of 11 sophomores returns this year and will provide the backbone of a team looking for its first conference victory since the end of the 2004­05 campaign.

Despite the league­win drought, optimism can be seen throughout the Cobber camp. Concordia will have a slew of solid forwards and a trio of returning capable blueliners to go along with their leading goaltender from a year ago.

Senior co­captain Dan Perry will lead the scoring brigade for Concordia. He led the team in scoring in 2005­06 with 19 points and his 6­5, 220­ lb frame makes him a sizable force around the net at all times. He will be joined by fellow captain Tyler Neu who had four goals and six assists last year but was second on the team in power play goals with three. Baumgartner will also look for the Moorhead duo of Ryan Clukey and Cory Johnson to up their totals from a year ago. Clukey had nine points, while Johnson finished with seven after playing in only 15 games because of his duty with the Concordia football team.

Senior defenseman Mark Buchholz will return for his fourth season as one of the teams’ top defensive specialists. Buchholz is a formidable two­way player who can also put points on the board. Last year he finished second on the team in scoring and led the team in assists. He had all of his points from his 14 assists in 2005­06. Along with Buchholz, Concordia will feature the Babich twins. Both players will be aided by a year of experience in the MIAC. Chris and Carl Babich were named the team’s Co­Rookies of the Year in 2005­06 and will need to step up their play this season if the Cobbers are to contend for a playoff spot.

Goaltending will once again be a key issue for the Cobbers. Not since the days of two­time All­American Bryan Howard in 2000­01 has Concordia had a netminder that consistently played at a high level for an entire season. There have been flashes of brilliance between the pipes in the seasons since, but nothing that has helped the Cobbers get back into the upper echelon of MIAC teams.

Sophomore Jeremy Boniface will be the top returning candidate for Concordia. He started 15 games last year and led the team with a 5.71 goals against average. Two other goalies will also be thrown into the mix. Josh Hand played in only five games last year as a freshman and had a 1­1 record. First­year goalie Mike Persson will be the one unknown and could push both returners for the top spot.

GAMEDAY ROSTERS CONCORDIA COLLEGE MOORHEAD “COBBERS” No. Name Yr. Po. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last Team 01 Josh Hand Jr. G 6­3 225 Temple, Pa./Thunder Bay (SIJHL) 02 Adam Campbell Fr. F 5­10 175 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 04 Shawn Goos Fr. C 5­11 165 Fergus Falls, Minn./Fergus Falls HS 05 Casey Olson Fr. F 6­0 210 Rock Springs, Wyo./Hartford (AJHL) 07 Ryan Clukey So. C 5­10 175 Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS 08 Chris Babich So. D 6­0 165 Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth­Gilbert HS 09 Sean Lofgren So. F 5­10 185 Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS 10 Kevin Kratz So. F 5­11 185 Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS 12 Joachim Flaten Fr. F 6­0 200 Baerum, Norway/Frisk Asker 14 Andy Murray So. F 5­11 185 Staples, Minn./Dubuque (MJHL) 15 Dan Perry Sr. F 6­5 225 Fergus Falls, Minn./Fergus Falls HS 16 Kirby Markowsky Jr. D 6­3 215 Wakaw, Sask./MSU­Bottineau 17 Tyler Neu Jr. F 6­1 190 Wadena, Minn./WDC HS 19 Mark Buchholz Sr. D 6­2 190 Moorhead, Minn./Topeka (USHL) 20 Carl Babich So. D 6­0 165 Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth­Gilbert HS 21 Knut Bitustoeyl Fr. C 5­11 185 Asker, Norway/Frisk Asker 22 Matt Cosmos Jr. F 6­0 215 Middlebury, Conn./Hartford (AJHL) 23 Tony Webber So. F 5­4 140 Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS 24 Blaine Gamst Fr. F 5­11 205 Willow River, Minn./Dubuque (MJHL) 25 Guy Grivas So. C 5­11 200 Southlake, Texas/Humboldt (SJHL) 26 Brent Sands Fr. F 6­0 175 Cypress, Texas/Dubuque (MJHL) 27 Tony Janssen Fr. C 5­11 185 Superior, Wis./Fairbanks (NAHL) 28 Alec Holen So. C 5­9 185 Thief River Falls, Minn./FM Jets (NAHL) 29 Mike Persson Fr. G 6­0 190 Regina, Sask./Fort Worth (WSHL) 35 Jeremy Boniface So. G 6­1 180 Goderich, Ont./Mount Forest (OHA) xx Cory Johnson So. C 5­8 185 Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead H.S.

Coaching Staff: Head Coach – Steve Baumgartner (Concordia College ‘82; 21 st Season – 213­272­33 Overall) Assistant Coach – Tim Laurila (1 st Season)

UM­CROOKSTON “GOLDEN EAGLES” No Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/Last Team 1 Kyle Knudsen G 5­11 170 Sr Mead, WA/MSU­Bottineau 2 Matt Waclawik F Fr Fergus Falls, MN/Fergus Falls HS 4 Kyle Sponholtz D 6­0 210 Jr Richland, WA/MSU­Bottineau 5 Peter Jerome F Fr Devils Lake, ND/Devils Lake­Cando HS 6 Jon Pritchard F So Kettering, OH./Hudson Valley C.C. 7 Donovan Haugstad F 5­6 170 Fr Hallock, MN/Kittson Central HS 8 Earl Nikula D Fr Silver Bay, MN/Minnesota Ice Hawks 9 Brent Groenke F 5­9 170 Jr Morden, MB/Morden Collegiate 10 Teal Plaine F 6­1 190 Jr Hallock, MN/Kittson Central HS 11 Chuck Delfosse F Fr Green Bay, WI/Hudson Valley Eagles 12 Tom Anick D 6­1 175 Fr Grand Rapids, MN./Grand Rapids Jr. Gold 13 Matt Hann F 5­10 175 Jr Crookston, MN/Crookston Central 14 Brett Saari F So Green Bay, WI/Hudson Valley Eagles 15 Steve Zutz D 5­8 150 Jr Red Lake Falls, MN/Layfette HS 16 Jacob Karras F 5­8 220 Fr Janesville, WI/Hudson Valley Eagles 17 John Lombardi F 6­2 195 Fr Apple Valley, MN./F­M Jets 18 Fred Kooser F 5­8 165 Fr Omaha, NE/Quad City Express 20 Brett Shelanski G 6­0 185 Sr Bloomington, MN/Boston Harbor Wolves 21 Ryan Leadens F 5­11 175 Sr South St. Paul, MN/South St. Paul HS 22 Travis Pederson F 5­10 170 So Cando, ND/Devils Lake­Cando HS 23 Shawn Hogan F Fr Apple Valley, MN/Tri­City Titans 25 Jacob Osland D 6­2 190 So Mayville, ND/May­Port Junior Gold 26 Matt Marchel D 6­1 180 Fr Grand Forks, ND/G F Red River HS 27 Ryan Tucker D 5­11 200 Jr Crookston, MN/Crookston Central 30 Jaden Isakson G 5­9 195 Jr Bismarck, ND/Sacramento Thunder 31 Taylor Berent G Fr Waverly, MN/Delano HS 32 Brett Miller F 5­8 160 So Mayville, ND/Devils Lake­Cando HS 33 Clark Dingeman D Fr Bismarck, ND/Bismarck Central HS 35 Justin Klinkhammer G 5­10 160 Fr Thief River Falls, MN/Lincoln HS 36 Chris Sculley F Fr Papillion, NE/Grand Rapids Owls 37 Brian Fergusson F 6­0 185 Fr Lac du Bonnet, MB/Winkler Flyers

Head Coach­ Gary Warren Assistant Coach­ Dave Rolling

Golden Eagle Hockey Info: 2005 Record: 6­18­2 2005 MCHA: 6­13­1 (5 th ) Home: 4­7­0 Away: 2­11­1 Neutral: 0­0­1

2005 Stat Leaders: Pts: Patrick Knutson (31), Matt Hann (31) Goals: Patrick Knutson (17), Teal Plaine (15) Assists: Matt Hann (18), Ryan Leadens (15) Goals Against: Brett Shelanski (5.05) Kyle Knudsen (5.63)

Cobber Hockey Info: 2005 Record: 5­18­2 2005 MIAC: 0­15­1 (9 th ) Home: 3­9­2 Away: 1­8­0 Neutral: 1­1­0 Last Postseason: 2002­03 Loss to Gustavus 3­1 in the first round of the MIAC playoffs 2005 Stat Leaders: Pts: Dan Perry (19), Brice Berggren (14), Mark Buchholz (14) Goals: Dan Perry (12), Chris Babich (5), Matt Cosmos (5), Sean Lofgren (5) Assists: Mark Buchholz (14), Brice Berggren (11) Goals Against: Jeremy Boniface (5.71) Mike Dowers (5.74)

GAMEDAY SCHEDULES 2006­07 Concordia Schedule NOVEMBER___________________________ 3 Northland W 1­0 4 Northland W 3­2 7 UM­CROOKSTON 7 p.m. 17 GUSTAVUS 7 p.m. 18 GUSTAVUS 2 p.m. 24 ST. SCHOLASTICA 7 p.m. 25 ST. SCHOLASTICA 7 p.m.

DECEMBER____________________________ 8 HAMLINE 7 p.m. 9 HAMLINE 2 p.m. 16 at UM­Crookston 7:30 p.m.

JANUARY____________________________ 5 at UW­Eau Claire 7 p.m. 6 at UW­Stevens Point 7:30 p.m. 9 at UW­Stout 7:30 p.m. 19 at St. Mary’s 7:05 p.m. 20 at St. Mary’s 2:05 p.m. 27 ST. OLAF 7 p.m. 28 ST. OLAF 2 p.m.

FEBRUARY____________________________ 2 at Bethel 7 p.m. 3 at Bethel 2 p.m. 9 at St. Thomas 7 p.m. 10 at St. Thomas 2 p.m. 16 at Augsburg 7 p.m. 17 at Augsburg 2 p.m. 23 ST. JOHN’S 7 p.m. 24 ST. JOHN’S 2 p.m.

2006­07 UM­C Schedule OCTOBER___________________________ 20 BRIERCREST BIBLE COLL. W 4­1 21 BRIERCREST BIBLE COLL. L 3­5 NOVEMBER___________________________ 7 at Concordia 7 p.m. 10 at Milw. School of Engineering 7:05 p.m. 11 at Milw. School of Engineering 2:00 p.m. 17 LAWRENCE (WIS.) 7:30 p.m. 18 LAWRENCE (WIS.) 2 p.m. DECEMBER____________________________ 1 at Marian (Wis.) 7:30 p.m. 2 at Marian (Wis.) 2 p.m. 9 FINLANDIA 7:30 p.m. 10 FINLANDIA 2 p.m. 16 CONCORDIA 7:30 p.m. JANUARY____________________________ 5 S. NEW HAMPSHIRE 7:30 p.m. 6 S. NEW HAMPSHIRE 7:30 p.m. 12 at Northland 7:05 p.m. 13 at Northland 2:05 p.m. 19 MILW. SCHOOL OF ENG. 7:30 20 MILW. SCHOOL OF ENG. 2 p.m. 26 at Lawrence 7:05 p.m. 27 at Lawrence 2:05 p.m. FEBRUARY____________________________ 2 MARIAN 7:30 p.m. 3 MARIAN 2 p.m. 10 at Finlandia (Mich.) 7:15 p.m. 11 at Finlandia (Mich.) 3 p.m. 16 NORTHLAND 7:30 p.m. 17 NORTHLAND 2 p.m.

COBBER LAST GAME RECAP Concordia 3 at Northland College (Wis.) 2 – Saturday Nov. 4 Concordia used the strength of two Alec Holen goals to beat Northland 3­2 on Saturday and claim the series sweep in the opening games of the 2006­07 season for both teams. The sweep marks the second straight season that the Cobbers have started the year with a sweep over the Lumberjack.

Holen, who scored the game­winning goal with 5:07 left in the third period, was part of an offense that put up 59 shots in the game. That total is the highest single­game shot total since before the 2000­01 season.

Concordia's defense once again did a solid job of holding the Lumberjack offense in check. The Cobbers gave up only two goals in the game ­ the only two allowed the entire weekend. Freshman Mike Persson made the most of his first collegiate start for Concordia. He turned aside 29 shots to earn the victory.

The game didn't start out as planned for the Cobbers as they allowed a goal in the first 35 seconds of play. That goal gave the Lumberjacks their only lead of the series and it would last for only five minutes. Concordia tied the game on the first of their two power play goals when Ryan Clukey notched his first goal of the year. Holen completed the pair of first period power play goals when he scored with 8:21 remaining in the opening frame.

After a scoreless second period, the Lumberjacks tied the game with 13:05 left in the final period. That left Holen to come through with the game­winner. He tallied his second goal of the game after taking a feed from Dan Perry and Clukey and fired the puck past Northland goalie Bo Storozuk.

Holen finished the series by having a hand in all four Cobber goals. He had an assist in Friday night's game and then added two goals and an assist on Saturday. Clukey had a two­point game on Saturday to help out the cause.

For the game, Concordia outshot Northland 59­31. The game featured 27 penalties and 54 penalty minutes.

GOLDEN EAGLE 2006 SEASON PREVIEW (Courtesy of USCHO.com) Outlook: The Golden Eagles are only two seasons removed from back­to­ back MCHA tournament championships. After falling on harder times over the past to years, Crookston will attempt to get back to the top with vastly revamped lineup. The Golden Eagles are only two seasons removed from back­to­back MCHA tournament championships. After falling on harder times over the past to years, Minnesota­Crookston will attempt to get back to the top with vastly revamped lineup. The Golden Eagles will welcome 21 new faces to this season's lineup. Good news, however, is that three of Crookston's top four scorers are among those who do return for the 2006­07 campaign. Among these are seniors Teal Plaine and Ryan Leadens, who — along with juniors Matt Hann and Brent Groenke — will be looking to jump start an offense that ranked fifth in the MCHA with 3.55 goals per game last season.

Defensively, the Crookston defense ranked last in the MCHA in 05­06, allowing goals at a rate of 5.55 per game. The first line of defense for a team looking to improve defensively is the return of two goalies who both have earned valuable MCHA experience. Senior Kyle Knudsen (1­5­1, 5.63, .850) and junior Jaden Isakson (3­5­0, 5.77, .825) will be expected to carry the load and protect an unproven defensive unit. On defense, the Golden Eagle do return juniors Ryan Tucker (2­7­9) and Kyle Sponholtz (0­2­2), but they are the only players to return who did see significant time on defense last season.

As the only Division II team in the MCHA, and therefore ineligible for the NCAA Division III tournament, Crookston is often unwarrantedly labeled as being "that other team." With the current changes occurring in the MCHA however, along with their recent application for Division III status, the Golden Eagles and their history of success are back with a new­look team looking to jump back into the conference race — and fully into the world of Division III hockey.

GAMEDAY BACK PAGE 2006­07 MIAC STANDINGS

MIAC Overall Games School W­L­T W­L­T .PCT GF­GA Augsburg 0­0­0 0­2­0 .000 2­12 Bethel 0­0­0 1­1­0 .500 5­5 Concordia 0­0­0 2­0­0 1.00 4­2 Gustavus 0­0­0 0­1­1 .250 8­10 Hamline 0­0­0 0­2­0 .000 4­12 St. John's 0­0­0 1­1­0 .500 9­10 St. Mary's 0­0­0 0­2­0 .000 8­11 St. Olaf 0­0­0 0­2­0 .000 3­6 St. Thomas 0­0­0 1­1­0 .500 5­6

UPCOMING GAMES 11/7/2006 (Tuesday) UM­Crookston @ Concordia, 7 p.m. 11/10/2006 (Friday) St. Norbert @ St. Thomas, 7 p.m. St. Scholastica @ St. Olaf, 7 p.m. UW­Stout @ Saint John's, 7 p.m. Bethel @ UW­Eau Claire, 7 p.m. UW­River Falls @ Augsburg, 7:05 p.m. Lake Forest @ Saint Mary's, 7:05 p.m. UW­Superior @ Gustavus, 7:05 p.m. Hamline @ UW­Stevens Point, 7:30 p.m. 11/11/2006 (Saturday) UW­Superior @ St. Olaf, 2 p.m. Hamline @ UW­Eau Claire, 7 p.m. Bethel @ UW­Stevens Point, 7 p.m. Lake Forest @ St. Thomas, 7 p.m. St. Scholastica @ Gustavus, 7:05 p.m. UW­Stout @ Augsburg, 7:05 p.m. St. Norbert @ Saint Mary's, 7:05 p.m. Saint John's @ UW­River Falls, 7:05 p.m. 11/17/2006 (Friday) Gustavus @ Concordia, 7 p.m. St. Thomas @ St. Olaf, 7 p.m. Saint Mary's @ Augsburg, 7:05 p.m. 11/18/2006 (Saturday) Gustavus @ Concordia, 2 p.m. St. Olaf @ St. Thomas, 7 p.m. Augsburg @ Saint Mary's, 7:05 p.m. Saint John's @ Hamline, 7:15 p.m. 11/19/2006 (Sunday) Hamline @ Saint John's, 2 p.m.

RECENT RESULTS 11/4/2006 (Saturday) Concordia 3 @ Northland 2 St. Thomas 3 @ UW­Stevens Point 5 St. Olaf 1 @ UW­River Falls 3 Saint John's 1 @ St. Norbert 5 Saint Mary's 5 @ UW­Eau Claire 6 Bethel 4 @ St. Scholastica 1 Hamline 0 @ UW­Superior 6 Augsburg 2 @ Lake Forest 6 Gustavus 6 @ UW­Stout 6 (OT) 11/3/2006 (Friday) Concordia 1 @ Northland 0 St. Thomas 2 @ UW­Eau Claire 1 UW­Stout 3 @ St. Olaf 2 Bethel 1 @ UW­Superior 4 Hamline 4 @ St. Scholastica 6 UW­Stevens Point 5 @ Saint Mary's 3 UW­River Falls 4 @ Gustavus 2 Augsburg 0 @ St. Norbert 6 Saint John's 8 @ Lake Forest 5

2006­07 TEAM STATISTICS Concordia College Pen ## Name GP G A Pts No­Min 28 Holen, Alec 2 2 2 4 2­4 24 Blaine Gamst 2 1 2 3 2­4 7 Ryan Clukey 2 1 1 2 1­2 27 Tony Janssen 2 0 1 1 2­4 15 Dan Perry 1 0 1 1 0­0 20 Carl Babich 1 0 0 0 1­2 8 Chris Babich 2 0 0 0 2­4 21 Knut Bitustoeyl 2 0 0 0 3­6 19 Mark Buchholz 1 0 0 0 0­0 2 Adam Campbell 1 0 0 0 1­2 22 Matt Cosmos 1 0 0 0 1­2 12 Joachim Flaten 1 0 0 0 1­2 25 Guy Grivas 1 0 0 0 1­2 9 Sean Lofgren 1 0 0 0 1­2 16 Kirby Markowsky 2 0 0 0 4­8 14 Andy Murray 2 0 0 0 3­6 17 Tyler Neu 1 0 0 0 0­0 26 Brent Sands 1 0 0 0 0­0 23 Tony Webber 2 0 0 0 1­2

Total............... 2 4 7 11 26­52 Opponents........... 2 2 4 6 22­44

GOALTENDING ## Name GP­GS Min GA Avg Saves Pct W­L­T Sho 35 Jeremy Boniface 1­1 60 0 0.00 36 1.000 1­0­0 1 29 Mike Persson 1­1 60 2 2.00 29 .935 1­0­0 0

Total.......... 2­0 120 2 1.00 65 .970 2­0­0 1 Opponents...... 2­0 120 4 2.00 100 .962 0­2­0 0

UM­Crookston ## Name G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK No statistics available

GOALKEEPING ## Name GP­GS Min GA GAAvg Svs Pct W­L­T Sho No statistics available