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2015-16 WCHA STAndingS Conference OverallRk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T % GF GA GP W L T % GF GA 1 (15/15) Michigan Tech-x 39 28 18 7 3 .696 92 55 37 23 9 5 .689 123 77 (16/RV) Minnesota State 39 28 16 5 7 .696 82 48 41 21 13 7 .598 105 80 3 Bowling Green 37 28 16 7 5 .661 81 59 42 22 14 6 .595 118 91 4 (18/RV) Ferris State 30 28 13 11 4 .536 73 70 39 19 14 6 .564 104 99 5 Northern Michigan 29 28 12 11 5 .518 65 69 38 15 16 7 .487 89 99 6 Bemidji State 27 28 11 12 5 .482 66 66 39 17 16 6 .513 96 96 7 Lake Superior State 25 28 10 13 5 .446 49 71 41 14 22 5 .402 74 105 8 Alaska 20 28 8 16 4 .357 65 87 36 10 22 4 .333 86 117 9 Alaska Anchorage 18 28 8 18 2 .321 63 84 34 11 20 3 .368 81 103 10 Alabama Huntsville 16 28 5 17 6 .286 61 88 34 7 21 6 .294 73 106 x-topplayoffseedperWCHAtie-breakingpolicies;rankingslistedbyUSCHO.compollfirst,followedbyUSA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll

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LongtimeWCHA(andNCHC)officialOliver“Butch” Mousseau remains hospitalized in critical condition with life-threateninginjuries stemming from an on-ice accident prior to a Final Five semifinal game onMarch 18.

Butch is universally respected for his work on the ice and beloved for his kind and generous spirit to all, along with his love for the great sportofhockeyatalllevels.Weaskthatyoukeep Butch, his wife, children and family inyourthoughtsduringthisdifficulttime.

Ifyouwouldliketoconsideradonationonbehalf of Butch and his family, please visit the nonprofitDawgNationHockeyFoundationatdawgnationhockey.org. 100% of all proceeds raised will go to assist the Mousseau family inthistimeofneed.

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opening FACe-oFF• Ferris State and the 2016 NCAA Tournament: Ferris State, winners of the Broadmoor Trophy and the league's automatic tournament

berth,willcarrytheWCHAbannerintothe2016NCAADivisionIMen'sIceHockeyChampionship.TheBulldogswillbetheNo.4seedintheWestRegional,heldattheXcelEnergyCenterinSt.Paul,Minn.onMarch26-27.FSUwillopenagainstSt.CloudState,thetournament'soverallNo.2seedandNCHCtournamentchampion,thisSaturdayat3p.m.ET.Apairofat-largeteams,Denver(NCHC)and Boston University (Hockey East), will skate Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET. The winners play in the regional final, Sunday at 5 p.m. ET, with the Regional Champion advancing to the 2016 Frozen Four, held April 7 and 9 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.

• Television Coverage: FerrisState'sNCAATournamentopeneragainstSt.CloudStatewillbetelevisedliveonESPNews.TheregionalfinalwillairliveonESPNU/WatchESPN.BothgamesarealsoavailableonTSN2inCanada.

• Polling Place:FerrisStatemakesits2015-16seasondebutintheUSCHO.comtop-20,enteringtheNCAATournamentrankedNo.18.MacNaughtonCupco-championsMichiganTech(No.15)andMinnesotaState(No.16)arealsointheUSCHO.compoll.TheNo.15Huskies appear in the USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine rankings, with the Mavericks and Bulldogs each receiving votes.

• 20x4:AwininSaturday'sNCAATournamentopenerwillgiveFerrisState20victoriesthisseasonandtheWCHAfour,20-winteamsforthefirsttimesince2012-13(alsoMichiganTechat23-9-5,BowlingGreenat22-14-6andMinnesotaStateat21-13-7.OnlyHockeyEast,with five, enters the tournament with more than three teams at the 20-win plateau this season.

• Award Watch: Michigan Tech co-captain Alex Petan,the2015-16WCHAPlayeroftheYearandleaguescoringchampion,isalsoatopten finalist for the 2016 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Ferris State defenseman Simon Denis and Michigan Tech goaltender Jamie Phillips are each finalists for the Senior CLASS Award.

2016 WChA plAyoFFS• Bulldogs Bring Home the Broadmoor: Ferris State went from tournament four-seed to winning its first-ever conference tournament

championship(CCHAorWCHA),going4-0enroutetotheFinalFivecrown.TheBulldogssweptNorthernMichiganinthebest-of-threeQuarterfinalRoundseriesMarch11-12,winning3-2and5-2atEwiglebenIceArena.FerrisStatethenknockedoffWCHAregularseasonco-champions and nationally-ranked Michigan Tech (1-0) and Minnesota State (2-1) at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. to capture the Broadmoor Trophy.

• Smith, Defense Lead the Way: Freshman goaltender Darren Smith has played every minute in the Ferris State net and leads all rookie netminders (fourth overall) with a 1.25 goals-against average this postseason. He is a perfect 4-0 with a shutout, 91 saves and a .948 save percentage. The Bulldogs are third in the NCAA this postseason by yielding just 1.25 goals per game (second among all teams to have played four-or-more games), while allowing two-or-fewer scores in all four contests. Smith became the third consecutive freshman toearnFinalFiveMVPhonors,blankingMichiganTech,1-0ona30-saveeffortinthesemifinalsthenstopping13-of-14shotsintheBulldogs' championship game victory over Minnesota State.

• Gerry Time: Ferris State junior F Gerald Mayhew is tied for the NCAA lead with two game-winning goals this postseason, including the Broadmoor Trophy-winning score on a penalty shot. In 13 career playoff games, Mayhew has eight goals (four game-winners) and four assists for 12 points.

regulAr SeASon reWind• Winning Hockey: TheWCHAfinisheditsregularseasonwith60percentofitsmembership(sixof10teams)playing.500-or-better

hockey, the third-best league-wide distribution among all NCAA conferences (ECAC Hockey had eight of 12 teams at-or-above .500, for 66.7 percent, while five-of-eight NCHC teams - or 62.5 percent - were at least break-even).

• The Cup Goes Home, and Stays Put: For the seventh time in league history (also 1952-53, 1957-58, 1962-63, 1996-97, 2004-05 and 2012-13),theWCHAfinisheditsregularseasonwithco-champions,asMichiganTech(firsttimesince1975-76)andMinnesotaState(repeat winners) each ended the year with 39 points apiece and a share of the MacNaughton Cup.

nCAA TournAmenT hiSTory• Ferris State: The Bulldogs are making their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance, all under Head Coach Bob Daniels. Ferris State also

participatedin2003(WestRegional)and2014(MidwestRegionalFinal),whilethe2012BulldogswontheMidwestRegional,advancedto the Frozen Four and eventually played in the National Championship game - also at Amalie Arena. FSU is 4-3 all-time in NCAA Tournament play, including a 3-2 mark in Regionals.

• WCHA: WCHAmemberinstitutions(pastandpresent)haveproducedarecord37nationalchampionshipssince1951.

SATurdAy, mArCh 26(1)St.CloudStatevs.(4)FerrisState,3p.m.ET(ESPNews)(2)Denvervs.(3)BostonUniversity,6:30p.m.ET(ESPNU/WatchESPN)

SundAy, mArCh 27WeST regionAl FinAlSCSU/FSUvs.DU/BU,5p.m.ET(ESPNU/WatchESPN)

2016 nCAA WeST regionAlXcel Energy Center; St. Paul, Minn. (Regional Seeds in Parentheses)

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#8 Alaska

#1 Michigan Tech

#5 Northern Michigan

#4 Ferris State

#6 Bemidji State

#3 Bowling Green

#7 Lake Superior State

#2 Minnesota State

Quarterfinal Round; March 11-13Best-of-Three, at Host Sites

#3 Bowling Green

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Minnesota State wins, 2-1

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2016 WCHAPlayoff Champion -

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MTU wins series, 2-0

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• Tournament four-seed Ferris State upended regular season co-championsandnationally-rankedMichiganTechandMinnesotaStatetohoisttheBroadmoorTrophyas2016WCHAFinalFivechampions.

• Bulldogs freshman goaltender Darren Smith stopped 43-of-44 shotstoearnMostValuablePlayerhonors-thethird-straightrookie to capture the award.

• Full recaps, box scores, press conference footage, photo galleries and game highlights are available online at wcha.com.

Final Five Semifinal #1(2) Minnesota State 2, (3) Bowling Green, 1(March 19 at Van Andel Arena; Grand Rapids, Mich.) MinnesotaStatewoninitsthird-straightFinalFivesemifinalgame,scoringtwiceinthefirstperiodandholdingoffalateBowlingGreensurge for a 2-1 victory. Brad McClure opened the scoring at the 5:18 mark of the opening stanza,scoringhisthirdgoalofthe2016WCHAPlayoffsandhissixthcareer Final Five marker. Casey Nelson,the2015-16WCHADefensivePlayeroftheYear,followed1:42latertogivetheMavericksa2-0leadbeforethefirstperiodwashalfwaythrough. The Mavericks relied on stalwart goaltender Cole Huggins the rest of the way, as the junior made 23 saves en route to the win. Bowling Greenmadethingsinterestinglate,asMitch McLain scored a 6-on-4 goal at the 16:05 mark of the third period to bring the Falcons within one. BGSU outshot Minnesota State 8-5 in the third period, but the Mavericks held on for the 2-1 win.

Final Five Semifinal #2(4) Ferris State 1, (1) Michigan Tech 0(March 19 at Van Andel Arena; Grand Rapids, Mich.) Ferris State began its run through the MacNaughton Cup co-champs with a thrilling, 1-0 victory over tournament top-seed Michigan Tech. Theintensesemifinalcontestfeaturedoutstandinggoaltendingon both sides, with Bulldogs freshman Darren Smith (30 saves) and Huskies' senior Jamie Phillips (32 stops) going toe-to-toe. Ferris State finallybrokethroughwith8:45remaining,asseniorforwardKenny Babinski scored on a slap shot from the top of the slot. Both teams were held scoreless on the power play (FSU went 0-for-5andMTUfinished0-for-3),whileboththeBulldogsandHuskieshad12shotsongoalduringtheclimaticthirdperiod.Smith's shutout was the third of his rookie campaign, tying the school single-season record for a freshman.

Broadmoor Trophy Championship Game(4) Ferris State 2, (2) Minnesota State 1(March 20 at Van Andel Arena; Grand Rapids, Mich.) FerrisStatewonthefirstconferencetournamentchampionshipin school history, using a second period penalty shot goal by Gerald MayhewandastaunchdefensiveefforttodefeatMinnesotaState,2-1. TheBulldogsturnedthetideonaMavericksteamthatleadsthenationinfewestshotsongoalpergameandshotsongoalpergamemargin,out-shootingMinnesotaState28-14.FerrisStateclampeddown on its 2-1 lead in the third period, allowing the Mavericks just a singleshotongoaloverthefinal20minutes. Tied 1-1 in the waning seconds of the second period, a scramble in front of the Minnesota State net yielded a big break for the Bulldogs. Maverick defenseman Carter Foguth closed his hand on the puck in the goalcrease,andtheofficialsawardedFerrisStateapenaltyshotatthe19:34mark.Afterverylittledeliberation,HeadCoachBob Daniels sent Mayhewtotaketheshot,whereheconvertedonaniftymovebeforegoing top shelf past Minnesota State goaltender Cole Huggins. Theteamsexchangedpower-playgoalsinthefirstperiod.Minnesota State senior Bryce Gervais, playing in his school-record 163rd(andfinal)collegiategame,gavetheMavericksa1-0leadat the 10:33 mark. Just over four minutes later, Ferris State senior defensemen Brandon Anselmini answered on the man advantage, tying the game at 1-1. Hugginsfinishedwith27savesinatremendouseffortfortheMavericks. Bulldogs' freshman Darren Smith capped his tournament MVPrunwith13stops.

2016 WCHA Final Five All-Tournament TeamForward – Kenny Babinski, Sr., Ferris StateForward – Gerald Mayhew, Jr., Ferris StateForward – Brad McClure, So., Minnesota StateDefense – Brandon Anselmini, Sr., Ferris StateDefense – Casey Nelson, Jr., Minnesota StateGoaltender – Cole Huggins, Jr., Minnesota State

Most Valuable Player – DarrenSmith,Fr.,G,FerrisState

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WCHA plAyerS oF The Week - QuArTerFinAl round plAyoFFS

Week of Offensive Defensive Rookie Oct.5-11 BrennanSaulnier,So.,F,AlabamaHuntsville MichaelBitzer,So.,G,BemidjiState AtteTolvanen,Fr.,G,NorthernMichigan Oct.12-18 TaylerMunson,So.,F,Alaska GraemeMcCormack,Sr.,D,BemidjiState WyattEge,Fr.,D,AlaskaAnchorage Oct.19-25 GeraldMayhew,Jr.,F,FerrisState OlivierMantha,So.,G,AlaskaAnchorage AtteTolvanen,Fr.,G,NorthernMichigan Oct.26-Nov.1 CodyMarooney,Jr.,F,AlabamaHuntsville AtteTolvanen,Fr.,G,NorthernMichigan KurtGosselin,Fr.,D,AlabamaHuntsville Nov.2-8 TylerMorley,Sr.,F,Alaska CaseyNelson,Jr.,D,MinnesotaState CoreyMackin,Fr.,F,FerrisState Nov.9-15 BrendanHarms,Jr.,F,BemidjiState JamiePhillips,Sr.,G,MichiganTech CoreyMackin,Fr.,F,FerrisState Nov.16-22 TylerHeinonen,Jr.,F,MichiganTech GordonDefiel,So.,G,LakeSuperiorState AtteTolvanen,Fr.,G,NorthernMichigan Nov.23-29 TeddyBlueger,Sr.,F,MinnesotaState MarkFriedman,So.,D,BowlingGreen JasonPawloski,Fr.,G,MinnesotaState Nov.30-Dec.6 DominikShine,Jr.,F,NorthernMichigan OlivierMantha,So.,G,AlaskaAnchorage GageTorrel,Fr.,F,LakeSuperiorState Dec.7-13 AlexPetan,Sr.,F,MichiganTech ChrisNell,So.,G,BowlingGreen JesseJenks,Fr.,G,Alaska Dec.28-Jan.3 BrentBaltus,Jr.,F,MichiganTech MichaelBitzer,So.,G,BemidjiState JacobHetz,Fr.,F,FerrisState Jan.4-10 NateArentz,Jr.,F,BemidjiState JamiePhillips,Sr.,G,MichiganTech DiegoCuglietta,Fr.,F,LakeSuperiorState Jan.11-17 AlexPetan,Sr.,F,MichiganTech JamiePhillips,Sr.,G,MichiganTech DarrenSmith,Fr.,G,FerrisState Jan.18-24 C.J.Franklin,So.,F,MinnesotaState ColeHuggins,Jr.,G,MinnesotaState DarrenSmith,Fr.,G,FerrisState Brandon Hawkins, So., F, Bowling Green Jan.25-31 MarkusGerbrandt,Sr.,F,BemidjiState CaseyNelson,Jr.,D,MinnesotaState TylerPoulsen,Fr.,F,AlabamaHuntsville Feb.1-7 MaxVallis,Sr.,F,MichiganTech JamiePhillips,Sr.,G,MichiganTech DarrenSmith,Fr.,G,FerrisState Feb.8-14 CoreyMackin,Fr.,F,FerrisState MattLarose,Jr.,G,AlabamaHuntsville GageTorrel,Fr.,F,LakeSuperiorState Feb.15-21 MattAnholt,So.,F,AlaskaAnchorage MathiasDahlstrom,Sr.,G,NorthernMichigan JamesVermeulen,Fr.,D,NorthernMichigan Feb.22-28 MitchMcLain,So.,F,BowlingGreen GraemeMcCormack,Sr.,D,BemidjiState StephenBaylis,Fr.,F,BowlingGreen Feb.29-March6 TylerMorley,Sr.,F,Alaska JamiePhillips,Sr.,G,MichiganTech StephenBaylis,Fr.,F,BowlingGreen March7-13 GeraldMayhew,Jr.,F,FerrisState GordonDefiel,So.,G,MinnesotaState DarrenSmith,Fr.,G,FerrisState

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oFFenSive plAyer oF The Week

MayhewrepeatedasOffensivePlayeroftheWeek,cappingafive-pointef-fort inthe2016WCHAPlayoffsbyconvertingonapenaltyshotSaturdaynightfortheBroadmoorTrophy-winninggoal.ThejuniorfromWyandotte,Mich.snappeda1-1tieandgavetheBulldogsa2-1,championshipgamevictory with his penalty shot goal at the 19:34 mark of the second period. Mayhew led all skaters with 11 shots on goal during the Final Five and was named to the All-Tournament Team. The winger scored three goals (two game-winners) and had two assists, along with a WCHA-best 24 shots,duringthe2016 leagueplayoffs,helpingFerrisStatego4-0andadvancetotheWestRegionalofthe2016NCAATournament.ThisisMayhew’sthirdWCHAweeklyawardofthe2015-16seasonandhisfourthcareerhonor.

Also nominated:• Brad McClure, So., F, Minnesota State (cappedaWCHAPlayoffs-best

six-point postseasonwith the game-opening goal in theMavericks’2-1 semifinalwin and an assist onMSU’s lone championship gamemarker)

gerAld mAyheWJr., F, Ferris StateWyandotte, Mich.

deFenSive plAyer And rookie oF The Week

SmithwasnamedMostValuablePlayerof the2016WCHAFinalFive,al-lowing just one goal and stopping 43 shots as Ferris State upended Mac-Naughton Cup co-champions Michigan Tech and Minnesota State. The freshmanfromBarrie,Ontariomade30savesina1-0shutoutinthesemifi-nals, blanking a Michigan Tech team that had averaged 5.57 goals per game over its previous seven contests. He then allowed just a single goal on 13 shots during the championship game against Minnesota State, helping the Bulldogs hoist the Broadmoor Trophy following a 2-1 victory. The rookie wasaperfect4-0duringthe2016WCHAPlayoffs,leadingtheleaguewitha.948 save percentage (91 stops) and a 1.25 goals-against average during 240 minutesinnet.TheseareSmith’sfifthandsixthWCHAweeklyawardsofhisrookiecampaign(firstDefensivePlayeroftheWeekaccolade).

Also nominated (Defensive):• Casey Nelson, Jr., D, Minnesota State (one of two defensemen to

scoreintheFinalFive,pottingthegame-winninggoalintheMaver-icks’2-1semifinalvictory)

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NorthernMichiganuseda5-2-1monthtojumpintohomeicepositionen-teringthefinalweekendoftheWCHA’sregularseason,andShine’sleague-best11pointswasabigreasonwhy.ThejuniorfromPickney,Mich.regis-tered at least one point in all eight February contests and will enter March onanine-gamepointstreak.Hetiedforninthnationallyforpoints,tiedfor13thwithaWCHA-best1.38goals-per-gameandtiedfor11thwithaWCHA-highsevenassists.WhiletheWildcatsenjoyedtheirbestmonthofthesea-son, Shine factored in three game-winning goals (scoring the game-winning markerFeb.19againstAlabamaHuntsvilleandassistingonscoresFeb.13atFerrisStateandFeb.20againstUAH).Healsohadathree-pointeffort(2g-1a)ina5-4winFeb.6atAlaskaAnchorage.ShineistiedforthirdintheWCHAforoverallscoringwith29points(14g-15a),whiletyingforsecondinthe conference scoring race with 25 points (12g-13a).

Also nominated:• Mark Cooper, Sr., F, Bowling Green (helped the Falcons go 4-3-0,

clinch home ice and remain in the MacNaughton Cup chase by tallying four goals and three assists)

• Gordon Defiel, So., G, Lake Superior State (ledWCHA goaltenderswith a .939 save percentage and ranked second with a 1.65 goals-againstaverage,finishingthemonthona3-1-1runtopushLSSUintotheleagueplayoffs)

• Bryce Gervais, Sr., F, Minnesota State (liftedtheMaverickstothecuspofaregularseasontitlewithaWCHA-high-tyingsixgoals,alongwithtwoassistsduringMSU’s3-1-2month);

• Gerald Mayhew, Jr. F, Ferris State (scored a team-leading three goals, alongwithfourassists,tokeeptheBulldogsinthehomeicechase);

• Max Vallis, Sr., F, Michigan Tech (afterenteringthemonthwithonlysixcareergoalstohisname,tiedfortheWCHAleadwithsixmarkers,helpingTechgo5-1-0toremaininthethickofthetitlechase)

dominik ShineJr., F, Northern Michigan

Pickney, Mich.

rookie oF The monTh

Torrel, part of Lake Superior State’s talented rookie corps, led allWCHAfreshmen (and tied for 15th nationally) with seven points as the Lakersclinchedaplayoffberthwitha3-1-0 run toendFebruary.The freshmanfromMonticello,Minn.alsotiedfortheleaguerookieleadwithfourgoals,while pacing freshmen with a 0.88 points-per-game mark and three pow-er-playpoints(1g-2a).TorreltiedforfifthintheWCHAoverallforscoringand third in goals, while he notched a pair of assists on game-winning goals (Feb. 13 vs. Bemidji State and Feb. 26 vs. Northern Michigan). He also keyed aLSSUpenalty-killunitthatledtheWCHAwitha92.9percentageinFeb-ruary,whileplayingonapower-playgroupthatwasfifthwitha15.4mark.Torrel wrapped up the month by helping Lake Superior State earn the Cappo Cup with a three-point weekend against NMU, including factoring in both goalsduringSaturday’sCup-clinching,2-2tie.

Also nominated:• Stephen Baylis, Fr., F, Bowling Green (scored all of his six points – two

goalsandfourassists–inBGSU’sfourwins, includingvictoriesoverMinnesota State, Alaska and Ferris State)

• Corey Mackin, Fr., F, Ferris State (ledWCHAfreshmenwithfiveassistsanda+5rating,includingthreehelpersinakey5-1winoverNorthernMichigan)

gAge TorrelFr., F, Lake Superior State

Monticello, Minn.

Month Player Rookie October2015 BrennanSaulnier,So.,F,AlabamaHuntsville AtteTolvanen,Fr.,G,NorthernMichigan November 2015 Tyler Heinonen, Jr., F, Michigan Tech Corey Mackin, Fr., F, Ferris State December2015 DominikShine,Jr.,F,NorthernMichigan GageTorrel,Fr.,F,LakeSuperiorState January2016 AlexPetan,Sr.,F,MichiganTech DarrenSmith,Fr.,G,FerrisState

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Player of the YearAlex Petan, Sr., F, Michigan Tech

PetanwasadrivingforcebehindMichiganTech’sruntoashareofitsfirstconferencechampionshipsince1976,pacingtheWCHAinleagueplay with 16 goals and 29 points (13 assists).TheseniorfromDelta,BritishColumbia recorded a point in 19 of his 27 conference games, including seven multi-pointefforts.TheHuskies’co-captainwasterrificduringTech’s10-1-3WCHAbingeafterDec.11,tallying15pointsandnettingfourgame-winninggoalsamonghis10overallmarkers.Petan,aHobeyBakerAwardtoptenfinalist,finishedwith33pointsoverall(18g-15a).

Rookie of the YearCorey Mackin, F, Ferris State

Mackin lived up to his preseason prognosticationastheleague’stoprookie,leadingWCHAfreshmenwith21 points (9g-12) in league play and 23 points (9g-14a) overall entering the 2016 NCAA Tournament. The Philadelphia,Pa.nativealsopacedleague rookies with his nine goals, while finishinghisfirstregularseasonwitha+6rating(+8inWCHAgames).Mackin found his name on the scoresheet in half (14) of his inaugural 28 league contests, while he factored in the game-winning goal (scoring or assisting)insixofFerrisState’s13WCHAvictories.

Defensive Player of the YearCasey Nelson, Jr., D, Minnesota State

Nelson has been the backbone of a Minnesota State defense that has allowed the fewest shots on goal per game in the NCAA (20.95) and ranks fifthnationallybyyieldingjust1.95goalspergame,whilealsocontributingmightilyontheoffensiveend.ThejuniorfromWisconsinRapids,Wis.ledallWCHAdefensemen(secondamongallplayers)witha+16ratinginhis27 league games, while also pacing blue-liners with 71 shots on goal and tyingforfourthwith15points(4g-11a).Nelsonfinishedhisseasonwith22pointsoverall(sixgoals)totieforthirdamongleagued-men,whilehis16assistsaretiedforninthamongallplayersandhis+14ratingissixth.

Outstanding Student-Athlete of the YearJamie Phillips, Sr., G, Michigan Tech

Phillips,whobackstoppedMichiganTech to a share of the league championship, was honored for his stellar work in the crease and in the classroom. The senior has an overall 3.52 grade-point average, will graduate in May 2016 with a Bachelor of Science inExerciseScienceandhasplanstoattendmedicalschoolinhisnativeCanada.Afinalistforthe2015-16SeniorCLASSAward,Phillipshasbeeninvolved with numerous community programs, including volunteer work withHoughton-areayouthgymnasticsandhockeyteams.Ontheice,theWinnipegJets’drafteeranksninthnationallywitha.708winningpercentage(23-8-5)and13thwitha1.97goals-againstaverage.Phillips,among the nominees for the 2016 Mike Richter Award, also has a .922 save percentage in 2260:01 in net.

Coach of the YearMel Pearson, Michigan Tech

PearsonandMichiganTechbroughttheMacNaughton Cup back to its ancestral homeinCopperCountryforthefirsttimein40years,asthefifth-yearbenchboss guided the Huskies to a share oftheirfirstWCHAregularseasonchampionshipsincethe1975-76season.HealsobecamethefirstTechcoachtorecordconsecutive20-winseasonssincethelegendaryJohnMacInnes.ThisisPearson’ssecondCoachoftheYearaccolade,ashealsowasrecognizedfollowinghisfirstseasonin2011-12.

All-WCHA First TeamAlexPetan,Sr.,F,MichiganTech

Teddy Blueger, Sr., F, Minnesota StateTyler Morley, Sr., F, Alaska

CaseyNelson,Jr.,D,MinnesotaStateMarkFriedman,So.,D,BowlingGreen

Chris Nell, So., G, Bowling Green

All-WCHA Second TeamGerald Mayhew, Jr., F, Ferris State

DarrenNowick,Sr.,F,NorthernMichiganDominikShine,Jr.,F,NorthernMichigan

MattRoy,So.,D,MichiganTechSeanWalker,Jr.,D,BowlingGreenJamiePhillips,Sr.,G,MichiganTech

All-WCHA Third TeamMark Cooper, Sr., F, Bowling Green

Bryce Gervais, Sr., F, Minnesota StateMalcolm Gould, Sr., F, Michigan TechTyler Heinonen, Jr., F, Michigan TechBrandonAnselmini,Sr.,D,FerrisStateShaneHanna,Jr.,D,MichiganTech

GordonDefiel,So.,G,LakeSuperiorState

All-WCHA Rookie TeamCorey Mackin, F, Ferris State

MaxCoatta,F,MinnesotaStateJake Lucchini, F, Michigan TechWyattEge,D,AlaskaAnchorage

DanielBrickley,D,MinnesotaStateAtteTolvanen,G,NorthernMichigan

Scoring ChampionAlexPetan,Sr.,F,MichiganTech

(16 goals, 13 assists for 29 points in 27 WCHA games)

Goaltending ChampionCole Huggins, Jr., Minnesota State

(20 goals allowed in 822:00 for a 1.46 GAA in 14 WCHA games)

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March 21, 2016 Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll 1 Quinnipiac (48) 29-3-7 998 2 2 St. Cloud State (2) 31-8-1 935 4 3 NorthDakota 30-6-4 897 1 4 Providence 27-6-4 847 3 5 Michigan 24-7-5 768 7 6 Boston College 26-7-5 751 5 7 Denver 23-9-6 703 6 8 MassachusettsLowell 24-9-5 664 8 9 Northeastern 22-13-5 554 14 10 Harvard 19-10-4 547 9 11 Yale 19-8-4 500 10 12 Boston University 21-12-5 488 11 13 NotreDame 19-10-7 390 13 14 MinnesotaDuluth 18-15-5 354 16 15 Michigan Tech 23-9-5 279 12 16 Minnesota State 21-13-7 176 15 17 St. Lawrence 19-14-4 142 17 18 Ferris State 19-14-6 121 NR 19 Cornell 16-11-7 115 18 20 Minnesota 20-17-0 94 20Others receiving votes: Rochester Institute of Technology 62, Penn State 58, Omaha 24, Robert Morris 19, Dartmouth 7, Bowling Green 6, Clarkson 1.

March 21, 2016Rank Team, Points (1st place) Last Wk Record Top 15 1. Quinnipiac, 510 (34) 2 29-3-7 21 2. St. Cloud State, 458 5 31-8-1 22 3. NorthDakota,446 1 30-6-4 23 4. Providence,404 3 27-6-4 23 5. Boston College, 355 4 26-7-5 23 6. Michigan, 354 7 24-7-5 23 7. Denver,282 6 23-9-6 21 8. MassachusettsLowell,278 8 24-9-5 23 9. Harvard, 212 9 19-10-4 23 10. Northeastern, 209 14 22-13-5 2 11. Boston University, 171 10 21-12-5 23 12. Yale,169 11 19-8-4 23 13. NotreDame,112 12 19-10-7 13 14. MinnesotaDuluth,68 15 18-15-5 9 15. Michigan Tech, 30 13 23-9-5 9 Also receiving votes: Minnesota State, 7; Ferris State, 6; St. Lawrence, 6; Cornell, 3.

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By Team vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind. Total Alabama Huntsville 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 2-4-0Alaska Anchorage 1-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 3-2-1Alaska 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 2-4-0Bemidji State 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-2-1 2-0-0 5-2-1Bowling Green 1-0-1 2-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-4-0 0-0-0 4-5-1Ferris State 0-0-0 1-1-1 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-3-2Lake Superior State 0-0-0 1-2-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 2-6-0Michigan Tech 0-0-0 2-1-1 0-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-1-2Minnesota State 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-5-0 0-0-0 2-6-0Northern Michigan 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 2-2-2TOTALS: 3-0-1 10-9-5 4-2-1 3-2-0 4-19-2 3-3-0 27-35-9 (.875) (.521) (.642) (.600) (.200) (.500) (.444)

By Site vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind TotalHome 1-0-0 2-2-2 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-7-2 3-2-0 11-13-4Away 1-0-1 4-4-3 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-8-0 0-0-0 7-13-4 Neutral 1-0-0 4-3-0 3-1-1 2-0-0 0-4-0 0-1-0 9-9-1TOTALS: 3-0-1 10-9-5 4-2-1 3-2-0 4-19-2 3-3-0 27-35-9 (.875) (.521) (.642) (.600) (.200) (.500) (.444)

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UAH UAA UAF BSU BGSU FSU LSSU MTU MSU NMU W-L-TUAH --- 1-2-1 1-1-0 0-3-1 1-3-0 0-1-1 2-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-2 0-3-1 5-17-6UAA 2-1-1 --- 0-3-1 0-2-0 1-3-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 2-0-0 0-4-0 0-2-0 8-18-2UAF 1-1-0 3-0-1 --- 1-2-1 1-1-0 0-2-2 0-2-0 0-4-0 0-2-0 2-2-0 8-16-4BSU 3-0-1 2-0-0 2-1-1 --- 0-2-0 1-2-1 1-2-1 1-1-0 1-3-0 0-1-1 11-12-5BGSU 3-1-0 3-1-0 1-1-0 2-0-0 --- 2-0-0 1-1-2 1-2-1 1-1-2 2-0-0 16-7-5FSU 1-0-1 1-1-0 2-0-2 2-1-1 0-2-0 --- 2-2-0 2-2-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 13-11-4LSSU 0-2-0 2-2-0 2-0-0 2-1-1 1-1-2 2-2-0 --- 0-3-1 0-2-0 1-0-1 10-13-5MTU 2-0-0 0-2-0 4-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-1 2-2-0 3-0-1 --- 1-0-1 3-1-0 18-7-3MSU 2-0-2 4-0-0 2-0-0 3-1-0 1-1-2 1-1-0 2-0-0 0-1-1 --- 1-1-2 16-5-7NMU 3-0-1 2-0-0 2-2-0 1-0-1 0-2-0 2-2-0 0-1-1 1-3-0 1-1-2 --- 12-11-5

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• A late, second-period penalty shot goal from junior forward Gerald Mayhew gaveFerrisStatea2-1victoryintheWCHAChampionshipgameonSaturday(March 19) at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids over the Minnesota State MaverickstotakehometheBroadmoorTrophyforthefirsttimeinprogramhistory.TheMaverickscameinasthetwo-timedefendingBroadmoorTrophy champions, and won at least a share of the MacNaughton Cup, given annuallytotheWCHA’stopregularseasonfinisher,inthelasttwoseasons.Ferris State senior defenseman Brandon Anselmini scored in the opening period, while freshman goaltender Darren Smith made 13 stops on 14 shots, earningFinalFiveMVPhonors.TheBulldogsalsodownedtheMichiganTechHuskies1-0inFriday’ssemifinals.MTUtiedwiththeMavericksfortheWCHARegularSeasontitle.SeniorforwardKenny Babinski scored the lone goal for Ferris State against the Huskies, while Smith was perfect between the pipes, making 30 saves.

• Fourth-seededFerrisStatewilltakeonfirst-seededSt.CloudStateintheopeningroundofthe2016NCAATournamentattheXcelEnergyCenterinSt.Paul,MinnSaturdayafternoon.TheotherteamsintheWestRegionincludeNo.7DenverUniversityandNo.12BostonUniversity,bothearningtheirwaytothetournamentviaanat-largebid.Saturday’sgamebetweenFSUandSCSUwillgetunderwayat3p.m.ETandcanbeseennationallyonESPNNews.TheregionalfinalwilltakeplaceonSunday,March27at5p.m.andwillalsobetelevisednationallyonESPNU.

• FerrisStatehasanall-timerecordof3-3-2ineightcontestsagainsttheHuskies,withtheteams’lastmeetingscomingontheopeningweekendofthe 2002-03 season. The Bulldogs fell in the season opener to SCSU 2-1 on Oct.11,2002beforeearninga6-3winthefollowingnight(Oct.12)tosplitthe weekend. Two seasons prior, the squads also met to start the 2000-01 season,withtheHuskiesearninga3-1winanda3-3tie.ThosearetheonlyfourgamesFSUheadcoachBobDanielshascoachedagainstSt.CloudState,arecordof1-2-1.Thefirst-evermeetingoftheschoolscameonDec.18,1987 with Ferris State picking up a 5-3 win in St. Cloud.

• SmithallowedjustonegoalintwostartsintheWCHAFinalFiveandstopped43outof44totalshotstoearnMostValuablePlayerhonorsforthisyear’sFinalFive.Overtheweekend,Smithproduceda.977savepercentageanda0.50goalsagainstaverage.InFerrisState’sfourplayoffgamesthisseason,Smithhasallowedjustfivegoalsandhasa.948savepercentagewitha1.25GAA.

• Babinski, senior defenseman Brandon Anselmini and junior forward Gerald Mayhew were also named to the Final Five All-Tournament team, as the three each had a goal for Ferris State in the weekend contests.

• Mayhew has been at his best during postseason play, totaling eight goals andfourassistsfor12pointsin13careerplayoffgames.Theforwardhasalsoscoredfourgame-winninggoalsduringhisthreeseasonsofplayoffaction.Hisfirstcamein2014duringovertimeattheWCHAFinalFivevs.AlaskaAnchorage.HethenscoredhissecondcareerpostseasonGWGsevendays later on March 28 vs. Colgate in the NCAA Tournament. In Game 2 ofthisyear’sWCHAQuarterfinalsvs.NorthernMichigan,Mayhewscoredtwo power play goals in 37 seconds to give FSU a lead with four minutes togointhethirdperiod.ThenonSaturday,theWyandotte,Mich.nativeconvertedonapenaltyshotinthefinalminuteofthesecondperiodtosendthe Bulldogs back to the NCAA Tournament. Mayhew has been named the WCHA’sOffensivePlayeroftheWeekineachofthelasttwoweeks.

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Head Coach:BobDaniels(24thseason) Record at FSU: 416-423-952014-15 Overall Record: 18-20-2 (13-14-1)2015-16 Overall Record: 19-14-6 (13-11-4)

• Bulldog freshman forward Corey Mackinreceivedthe2015-16WCHARookieoftheYearhonorandwasalsonamedtotheAll-RookieTeam.Mackinliveduptohispreseasonprognosticationastheleague’stoprookie,leadingWCHAfreshmenwith21points(9g-12a)inleagueplayand23points(9g-14a)overall.ThePhiladelphia,Pa.nativealsopacedleaguerookieswithhisninegoals,whilefinishinghisfirstregularseasonwitha+6rating.Mackinfound his name on the scoresheet in half (14) of his inaugural 28 league contests,whilefactoringinonthegame-winninggoalinsixofFerrisState’s13WCHAvictories.

• Ferris State sophomore forward Andrew Dorantes was the only Bulldog skater to pick up a point in both Final Five contests over the weekend, assistingonbothBabinski’s tally in the 1-0 win Friday night over MTU and Anselmini’spowerplaystrikeinthefirstperiodonSaturday.Dorantesnowhas eight goals and 12 assists on the year, totaling 20 points in 37 games this season.TheWaterford,Mich.nativehasspentmostofhisyearonalinewithMackin, becoming one of the youngest scoring duos in the conference this season.

• In their college hockey careers, FSU junior forwards Kyle Schempp and Chad McDonald have the exact same scoring numbers, both notching 64 points on 28 goals and 36 assists. Schempp has played in 119 total games, while McDonaldhassuitedupin111.

• Inhis17thconsecutivestartforFerrisState,Smithtiedthemarkforshutoutsby a Bulldog freshman netminder. Smith posted his third shutout of the season on Friday, blanking the Co-MacNaughton Cup Champion Michigan TechHuskieswith30saves.TheBarrie,Ont.native’sthirdshutouteclipsedCJMotte,thewinningestgoaltenderinFSUhistoryandatop-tenHobeyBakerFinalist,whohadtwoshutoutsinhisfirstyearasaBulldog.ThethirdshutouttieshimwithMikeBrown(2001-2005)forthemostbyarookienetminder.

WCHA Conference Scoring Leaders

ScoringGP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL

1 Alex Petan MTU SR F 27 16-13-29 1.07 10/20 6 0 4 0 +82 Teddy Blueger MNS SR F 28 7-21-28 1.00 8/27 2 1 5 0 +11 PIT3 Dominik Shine NMU JR F 25 12-13-25 1.00 18/61 2 0 4 1 +2

Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 28 9-16-25 0.89 17/45 3 1 1 0 -25 Darren Nowick NMU SR F 28 11-13-24 0.86 20/62 4 0 2 0 +16 Mark Cooper BGSU SR F 28 10-13-23 0.82 9/29 1 1 2 0 +117 Tyler Morley UA SR C 21 11-11-22 1.05 8/27 4 0 0 0 +4

Brandon Hawkins BGSU SO F 27 11-11-22 0.81 2/4 2 0 3 0 +9 Brendan Harms BMJ JR F 28 8-14-22 0.79 5/10 3 0 4 0 -2 Malcolm Gould MTU SR F 28 7-15-22 0.79 3/6 0 0 1 0 +18

11 Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 26 12-9-21 0.81 1/10 4 0 3 0 +8 Corey Mackin FSU FR F 28 9-12-21 0.75 1/2 2 0 1 0 +8

13 Bryce Gervais MNS SR F 28 13-7-20 0.71 18/36 3 3 2 0 +1214 Tyler Heinonen MTU JR F 23 12-7-19 0.83 4/8 7 0 2 0 +4

Michael Huntebrinker MNS JR F 28 7-12-19 0.68 6/12 1 0 0 0 +9 Blake Tatchell AKA SR F 28 6-13-19 0.68 10/28 0 0 0 0 +1 Mark Friedman BGSU SO D 28 4-15-19 0.68 17/34 1 1 0 0 +3 PHI

18 Max McHugh ALH SO F 28 5-13-18 0.64 5/10 1 0 1 0 E Sean Walker BGSU JR D 28 3-15-18 0.64 19/38 1 0 0 0 +11

20 Stephen Baylis BGSU FR F 26 8-9-17 0.65 3/6 2 0 1 0 +7 C.J. Franklin MNS SO F 28 11-6-17 0.61 14/31 5 1 2 0 +3 WPG Matt Anholt AKA SO F 28 6-11-17 0.61 4/8 1 0 1 0 -2

23 Tad Kozun AKA SO F 28 10-6-16 0.57 16/62 4 0 1 0 -10 Marcus Basara UA JR RW 28 7-9-16 0.57 8/16 2 0 0 0 -14 Andrew Dorantes FSU SO F 28 7-9-16 0.57 2/4 1 0 4 0 +8 Matt Roy MTU SO D 28 7-9-16 0.57 10/31 2 0 0 0 +15 LOS Nolan Huysmans UA SR RW 28 5-11-16 0.57 11/25 3 0 0 0 +1 Matt Pohlkamp BGSU JR F 28 5-11-16 0.57 6/12 2 1 1 0 +3

Defenseman ScoringGP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL

1 Mark Friedman BGSU SO D 28 4-15-19 0.68 17/34 1 1 0 0 +3 PHI2 Sean Walker BGSU JR D 28 3-15-18 0.64 19/38 1 0 0 0 +113 Matt Roy MTU SO D 28 7-9-16 0.57 10/31 2 0 0 0 +15 LOS4 Graeme McCormack BMJ SR D 27 4-11-15 0.56 8/16 2 0 1 0 -7

Casey Nelson MNS JR D 27 4-11-15 0.56 8/16 1 0 0 0 +16 Shane Hanna MTU JR D 28 2-13-15 0.54 12/35 1 0 1 0 +10

7 Brandon Parker ALH SO D 28 3-11-14 0.50 12/24 0 0 0 0 +18 Brandon Anselmini FSU SR D 26 1-12-13 0.50 16/43 0 0 0 0 +7

Jarrett Brown AKA SO D 27 5-8-13 0.48 8/49 1 1 1 0 +5 Chase Van Allen AKA JR D 28 3-10-13 0.46 9/26 1 0 1 0 -9

11 Mark Auk MTU SO D 27 3-9-12 0.44 1/2 0 0 0 0 +6 Josh Atkinson UA SR D 28 3-9-12 0.43 20/70 0 1 0 0 -3

13 Simon Denis FSU SR D 23 7-4-11 0.48 2/4 3 0 1 0 -5 Nick Hinz UA SO D 27 0-11-11 0.41 1/2 0 0 0 0 -2 Zach Frye UA SO D 28 3-8-11 0.39 12/32 1 1 1 0 -2

Freshman ScoringGP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL

1 Corey Mackin FSU FR F 28 9-12-21 0.75 1/2 2 0 1 0 +82 Stephen Baylis BGSU FR F 26 8-9-17 0.65 3/6 2 0 1 0 +73 Mitch Hults LSSU FR F 27 5-8-13 0.48 13/48 0 1 0 0 -94 Gage Torrel LSSU FR F 26 5-6-11 0.42 15/38 1 1 1 0 -6

Max Coatta MNS FR F 27 5-6-11 0.41 3/6 0 0 1 0 +7 Jake Lucchini MTU FR F 28 4-7-11 0.39 5/10 2 0 1 0 +1 Anthony Nellis LSSU FR F 28 3-8-11 0.39 9/18 1 0 1 0 -7

8 Jetlan Houcher ALH FR F 21 4-5-9 0.43 2/4 3 0 0 0 -6 Kurt Gosselin ALH FR D 23 2-7-9 0.39 10/20 0 0 0 0 -2 John Schilling BGSU FR F 25 3-6-9 0.36 5/10 0 1 0 0 +1 Wyatt Ege AKA FR D 28 1-8-9 0.32 7/14 1 0 0 0 -10

12 Mason Mitchell AKA FR F 13 1-7-8 0.62 12/43 0 0 0 0 +3 Diego Cuglietta LSSU FR F 25 5-3-8 0.32 4/8 1 2 4 0 -2 Owen Headrick LSSU FR D 28 2-6-8 0.29 6/12 0 0 1 0 -2

15 7 Players Tied With 7 Points

WCHA Conference Scoring LeadersGoal Scoring GP G GPG

1 Alex Petan MTU SR F 27 16 0.592 Bryce Gervais MNS SR F 28 13 0.463 Tyler Heinonen MTU JR F 23 12 0.52

Dominik Shine NMU JR F 25 12 0.48 Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 26 12 0.46

6 Tyler Morley AKF SR C 21 11 0.52 Brandon Hawkins BGS SO F 27 11 0.41 C.J. Franklin MNS SO F 28 11 0.39 Darren Nowick NMU SR F 28 11 0.39

10 Tad Kozun AKA SO F 28 10 0.36 Mark Cooper BGS SR F 28 10 0.36

12 Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 28 9 0.32 Corey Mackin FSU FR F 28 9 0.32

Assist Scoring GP A APG1 Teddy Blueger MNS SR F 28 21 0.752 Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 28 16 0.573 Sean Walker BGS JR D 28 15 0.54

Mark Friedman BGS SO D 28 15 0.54 Malcolm Gould MTU SR F 28 15 0.54

6 Brendan Harms BMJ JR F 28 14 0.507 Dominik Shine NMU JR F 25 13 0.52

Alex Petan MTU SR F 27 13 0.48 Max McHugh ALH SO F 28 13 0.46 Blake Tatchell AKA SR F 28 13 0.46 Mark Cooper BGS SR F 28 13 0.46 Shane Hanna MTU JR D 28 13 0.46 Darren Nowick NMU SR F 28 13 0.46 Gerard Hanson NMU JR F 28 13 0.46

Power Play Goals GP G GPG1 Tyler Heinonen MTU JR F 23 7 0.302 Alex Petan MTU SR F 27 6 0.223 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ SO F 24 5 0.21

C.J. Franklin MNS SO F 28 5 0.185 Tyler Morley AKF SR C 21 4 0.19

J.T. Henke LSS SO F 25 4 0.16 Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 26 4 0.15 Tad Kozun AKA SO F 28 4 0.14 Darren Nowick NMU SR F 28 4 0.14

10 12 Players Tied With 3

Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG1 Alex Petan MTU SR F 27 6-7-13 0.482 Tyler Morley AKF SR C 21 4-6-10 0.48

Graeme McCormack BMJ SR D 27 2-8-10 0.37 Teddy Blueger MNS SR F 28 2-8-10 0.36

5 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ SO F 24 5-4-9 0.38 Dominik Shine NMU JR F 25 2-7-9 0.36 Darren Nowick NMU SR F 28 4-5-9 0.32 Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 28 3-6-9 0.32 Marcus Basara AKF JR RW 28 2-7-9 0.32


Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG1 Bryce Gervais MNS SR F 28 3 0.112 Diego Cuglietta LSS FR F 25 2 0.08

Nate Arentz BMJ JR F 27 2 0.07 Matt Salhany ALH JR F 28 2 0.07


Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG1 Teddy Blueger MNS SR F 28 5 0.182 Diego Cuglietta LSS FR F 25 4 0.16

Dominik Shine NMU JR F 25 4 0.16 Alex Petan MTU SR F 27 4 0.15 Brendan Harms BMJ JR F 28 4 0.14 Andrew Dorantes FSU SO F 28 4 0.14

7 Alec Hajdukovich AKF SR RW 24 3 0.12 Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 26 3 0.12 Brandon Hawkins BGS SO F 27 3 0.11


Plus-Minus GP +/-1 Malcolm Gould MTU SR F 28 +182 Casey Nelson MNS JR D 27 +163 Matt Roy MTU SO D 28 +154 Bryce Gervais MNS SR F 28 +12

Jordan Klimek NMU SO D 28 +126 Chris Leibinger MTU JR D 27 +11

Mark Cooper BGS SR F 28 +11 Sean Walker BGS JR D 28 +11 Teddy Blueger MNS SR F 28 +11

10 3 Players Tied With +10

Hat Tricks GP HT1 J.T. Henke LSS SO F 25 1

Dominik Shine NMU JR F 25 1 Brandon Morley AKF JR LW 28 1

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G1 Kyle Chatham LSS SO D 27 56 2.07

Zach Frye AKF SO D 28 56 2.003 Graeme McCormack BMJ SR D 27 54 2.00

Matt Roy MTU SO D 28 54 1.935 Carter Foguth MNS JR D 25 53 2.12

Josh Atkinson AKF SR D 28 53 1.897 Mark Friedman BGS SO D 28 52 1.868 Brandon Carlson ALH JR D 25 48 1.92

Frank Misuraca ALH SR D 28 48 1.7110 Zach Dorer FSU SR D 28 46 1.64

Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO %1 Alex Globke LSS JR F 38 18 .6792 Alex Petan MTU SR F 45 22 .6723 Sami Salminen NMU JR F 58 32 .6444 Teddy Blueger MNS SR F 350 235 .5985 Shane Bednard BGS FR F 68 51 .5716 T.J. Roo BMJ FR F 38 29 .5677 Darren Nowick NMU SR F 338 262 .5638 Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 80 64 .5569 Brett D'Andrea BGS SO F 168 135 .554

10 Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 35 29 .547

WCHA Conference Goaltending Leaders

Goals Against AverageGP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL

1 Cole Huggins MNS JR 14 822:00 20 1.46 9-3-2 2 266 .9302 Jason Pawloski MNS FR 15 881:06 25 1.70 7-2-5 1 243 .9073 Jamie Phillips MTU SR 27 1636:20 51 1.87 18-6-3 3 650 .927 WPG4 Chris Nell BGSU SO 27 1604:38 51 1.91 15-6-5 3 646 .9275 Michael Bitzer BMJ SO 23 1311:20 44 2.01 7-12-4 4 503 .9206 Gordon Defiel LSSU SO 20 1167:04 42 2.16 9-7-4 2 592 .9347 Darren Smith FSU FR 23 1337:21 50 2.24 10-8-4 2 585 .9218 Atte Tolvanen NMU FR 18 1024:34 39 2.28 5-7-4 1 549 .9349 Jesse Jenks UA FR 15 878:36 39 2.66 4-7-3 0 412 .914

10 Matt Larose ALH JR 15 920:04 42 2.74 4-7-4 1 465 .91711 Olivier Mantha AKA SO 27 1526:40 72 2.83 8-16-2 1 684 .90512 Davis Jones UA JR 14 822:14 44 3.21 4-9-1 0 392 .89913 Carmine Guerriero ALH JR 13 782:34 42 3.22 1-10-2 0 361 .896

Save PercentageGP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL

1 Gordon Defiel LSSU SO 20 1167:04 42 2.16 9-7-4 2 592 .9342 Atte Tolvanen NMU FR 18 1024:34 39 2.28 5-7-4 1 549 .9343 Cole Huggins MNS JR 14 822:00 20 1.46 9-3-2 2 266 .9304 Jamie Phillips MTU SR 27 1636:20 51 1.87 18-6-3 3 650 .927 WPG5 Chris Nell BGSU SO 27 1604:38 51 1.91 15-6-5 3 646 .9276 Darren Smith FSU FR 23 1337:21 50 2.24 10-8-4 2 585 .9217 Michael Bitzer BMJ SO 23 1311:20 44 2.01 7-12-4 4 503 .9208 Matt Larose ALH JR 15 920:04 42 2.74 4-7-4 1 465 .9179 Jesse Jenks UA FR 15 878:36 39 2.66 4-7-3 0 412 .914

10 Jason Pawloski MNS FR 15 881:06 25 1.70 7-2-5 1 243 .90711 Olivier Mantha AKA SO 27 1526:40 72 2.83 8-16-2 1 684 .90512 Davis Jones UA JR 14 822:14 44 3.21 4-9-1 0 392 .89913 Carmine Guerriero ALH JR 13 782:34 42 3.22 1-10-2 0 361 .896

Saves GP SVS/G Saves1 Olivier Mantha AKA SO 27 25.3 6842 Jamie Phillips MTU SR 27 24.1 6503 Chris Nell BGSU SO 27 23.9 6464 Gordon Defiel LSSU SO 20 29.6 5925 Darren Smith FSU FR 23 25.4 5856 Atte Tolvanen NMU FR 18 30.5 5497 Michael Bitzer BMJ SO 23 21.9 5038 Matt Larose ALH JR 15 31.0 4659 Jesse Jenks UA FR 15 27.5 412

10 Davis Jones UA JR 14 28.0 39211 Carmine Guerriero ALH JR 13 27.8 36112 Cole Huggins MNS JR 14 19.0 26613 Mathias Dahlström NMU SR 10 24.4 24414 Nick Kossoff LSSU FR 9 27.0 243

Jason Pawloski MNS FR 15 16.2 24316 Charles Williams FSU SR 7 23.7 16617 Reid Mimmack BMJ JR 7 20.0 14018 Mathias Israelsson NMU FR 2 34.5 6919 Jared D'Amico AKA SO 4 16.0 6420 Tommy Burke BGSU SR 2 23.0 46

Shutouts GP Shutouts1 Michael Bitzer BMJ SO 23 42 Chris Nell BGSU SO 27 3

Jamie Phillips MTU SR 27 34 Cole Huggins MNS JR 14 2

Gordon Defiel LSSU SO 20 2 Darren Smith FSU FR 23 2

7 Nick Kossoff LSSU FR 9 1 Mathias Dahlström NMU SR 10 1 Matt Larose ALH JR 15 1 Jason Pawloski MNS FR 15 1 Atte Tolvanen NMU FR 18 1 Olivier Mantha AKA SO 27 1

WCHA Men Team Conference StatisticsTEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE

Team Games Goals G/GM1 Michigan Tech 28 92 3.292 Minnesota State 28 82 2.933 Bowling Green 28 81 2.894 Ferris State 28 73 2.615 Bemidji State 28 66 2.366 Alaska 28 65 2.32

Northern Michigan 28 65 2.328 Alaska Anchorage 28 63 2.259 Alabama Huntsville 28 61 2.18

10 Lake Superior State 28 49 1.75

Team Games Goals G/GM1 Minnesota State 28 48 1.712 Michigan Tech 28 55 1.963 Bowling Green 28 59 2.114 Bemidji State 28 66 2.365 Northern Michigan 28 69 2.466 Ferris State 28 70 2.507 Lake Superior State 28 71 2.548 Alaska Anchorage 28 84 3.009 Alaska 28 87 3.11

10 Alabama Huntsville 28 88 3.14

POWER PLAY PENALTY KILLTeam Totals SHA PP %

1 Michigan Tech 25/99 0 25.32 Bemidji State 21/113 4 18.63 Alaska 19/109 5 17.44 Bowling Green 20/117 5 17.15 Minnesota State 20/132 5 15.26 Northern Michigan 16/106 5 15.17 Ferris State 17/129 3 13.28 Lake Superior State 13/105 2 12.49 Alabama Huntsville 12/119 3 10.1

10 Alaska Anchorage 9/104 4 8.7

Team Totals SHF PK %1 Ferris State 101/113 2 89.42 Minnesota State 91/102 7 89.23 Bemidji State 93/105 3 88.64 Bowling Green 98/113 6 86.75 Lake Superior State 97/112 4 86.66 Michigan Tech 86/100 4 86.07 Northern Michigan 108/126 1 85.78 Alaska Anchorage 87/109 2 79.89 Alabama Huntsville 95/120 3 79.2

10 Alaska 105/133 4 78.9

PENALTY MINUTES SHOTS ON GOALTeam Games PIM PIM/G

1 Alaska Anchorage 28 469 16.82 Alaska 28 461 16.53 Lake Superior State 28 441 15.84 Alabama Huntsville 28 391 14.05 Northern Michigan 28 370 13.26 Michigan Tech 28 331 11.87 Ferris State 28 319 11.48 Bowling Green 28 306 10.99 Minnesota State 28 295 10.5

10 Bemidji State 28 256 9.1

Team Games SOG SOG/G1 Minnesota State 28 980 35.02 Ferris State 28 942 33.63 Michigan Tech 28 933 33.34 Bemidji State 28 833 29.85 Bowling Green 28 812 29.06 Alaska 28 771 27.57 Lake Superior State 28 756 27.08 Northern Michigan 28 706 25.29 Alaska Anchorage 28 668 23.9


SCORING BY PERIOD GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIODTeam 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total

1 Michigan Tech 35 36 19 2 922 Minnesota State 28 27 27 0 823 Bowling Green 20 29 30 2 814 Ferris State 19 27 24 3 735 Bemidji State 21 15 29 1 666 Alaska 18 23 23 1 65

Northern Michigan 19 26 19 1 658 Alaska Anchorage 19 22 22 0 639 Alabama Huntsville 19 19 22 1 61

10 Lake Superior State 13 18 17 1 49

Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total1 Minnesota State 17 17 14 0 482 Michigan Tech 15 19 21 0 553 Bowling Green 19 18 21 1 594 Bemidji State 24 17 24 1 665 Northern Michigan 19 26 22 2 696 Ferris State 13 27 28 2 707 Lake Superior State 23 28 19 1 718 Alaska Anchorage 26 35 22 1 849 Alaska 26 29 29 3 87

10 Alabama Huntsville 29 26 32 1 88

SPECIAL TEAMS NETTeam PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET

1 Michigan Tech 25 0 +25 14 4 -10 +152 Minnesota State 20 5 +15 11 7 -4 +113 Bemidji State 21 4 +17 12 3 -9 +84 Bowling Green 20 5 +15 15 6 -9 +65 Ferris State 17 3 +14 12 2 -10 +46 Lake Superior State 13 2 +11 15 4 -11 07 Northern Michigan 16 5 +11 18 1 -17 -68 Alaska 19 5 +14 28 4 -24 -109 Alabama Huntsville 12 3 +9 25 3 -22 -13

10 Alaska Anchorage 9 4 +5 22 2 -20 -15

WCHA Overall Scoring Leaders


1 Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 39 14-22-36 0.92 23/57 6 1 3 0 -32 Teddy Blueger MNS SR F 41 11-24-35 0.85 9/29 3 1 7 0 +10 PIT3 Alex Petan MTU SR F 36 18-15-33 0.92 11/22 6 0 4 0 +64 Darren Nowick NMU SR F 37 14-18-32 0.86 27/76 4 1 2 0 +2

Mark Cooper BGSU SR F 42 16-16-32 0.76 12/35 2 1 4 0 +116 Tyler Morley UA SR C 29 18-12-30 1.03 9/29 5 1 0 0 +4

Dominik Shine NMU JR F 34 15-15-30 0.88 26/88 3 0 4 1 +78 Brandon Hawkins BGSU SO F 41 13-15-28 0.68 8/16 4 0 3 0 +49 Tyler Heinonen MTU JR F 32 15-12-27 0.84 7/14 7 0 3 0 +11

10 Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 35 16-10-26 0.74 4/16 4 0 4 0 +16 Malcolm Gould MTU SR F 37 9-17-26 0.70 5/10 0 0 1 0 +20 Bryce Gervais MNS SR F 41 16-10-26 0.63 24/48 4 3 2 0 +8

13 Chad McDonald FSU JR F 33 10-15-25 0.76 9/18 3 0 1 0 -1 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ SO F 35 14-11-25 0.71 3/6 6 0 1 0 -3 Brendan Harms BMJ JR F 39 8-17-25 0.64 5/10 3 0 4 0 -6 C.J. Franklin MNS SO F 41 14-11-25 0.61 20/43 6 1 2 0 +7 WPG

17 Blake Tatchell AKA SR F 34 8-16-24 0.71 12/32 0 0 0 0 -3 Markus Gerbrandt BMJ SR F 38 8-16-24 0.63 15/30 2 0 3 0 E Matt Pohlkamp BGSU JR F 42 8-16-24 0.57 10/20 2 1 1 0 +7

20 Corey Mackin FSU FR F 39 9-14-23 0.59 1/2 2 0 1 0 +7 Kyle Schempp FSU JR F 39 8-15-23 0.59 14/28 4 0 2 0 -9 NYI Mark Friedman BGSU SO D 42 6-17-23 0.55 20/40 2 1 0 0 +8 PHI Sean Walker BGSU JR D 42 5-18-23 0.55 24/48 3 0 0 0 +13



1 Mark Friedman BGSU SO D 42 6-17-23 0.55 20/40 2 1 0 0 +8 PHI Sean Walker BGSU JR D 42 5-18-23 0.55 24/48 3 0 0 0 +13

3 Graeme McCormack BMJ SR D 38 6-16-22 0.58 11/22 4 0 1 0 -11 Casey Nelson MNS JR D 40 6-16-22 0.55 11/22 2 0 1 0 +14

5 Matt Roy MTU SO D 37 7-13-20 0.54 13/37 2 0 0 0 +24 LOS6 Shane Hanna MTU JR D 37 3-16-19 0.51 15/41 1 0 1 0 +217 Mark Auk MTU SO D 36 4-13-17 0.47 2/4 0 0 0 0 +108 Josh Atkinson UA SR D 36 3-13-16 0.44 26/82 0 1 0 0 -8

Brandon Anselmini FSU SR D 36 2-14-16 0.44 23/57 1 0 0 0 +810 Jarrett Brown AKA SO D 32 5-10-15 0.47 11/55 1 1 1 0 +6

Zach Frye UA SO D 36 3-12-15 0.42 17/42 1 1 1 0 -2 Jon Jutzi MNS SR D 41 5-10-15 0.37 5/10 4 0 2 0 +2

13 Simon Denis FSU SR D 31 7-7-14 0.45 4/8 3 0 1 0 -1 Brandon Parker ALH SO D 34 3-11-14 0.41 15/30 0 0 0 0 -5 Chase Van Allen AKA JR D 34 3-11-14 0.41 10/28 1 0 1 0 -3


1 Corey Mackin FSU FR F 39 9-14-23 0.59 1/2 2 0 1 0 +72 Stephen Baylis BGSU FR F 35 9-13-22 0.63 5/10 3 0 1 0 +83 Mitch Hults LSSU FR F 40 9-11-20 0.50 17/56 3 1 0 0 -134 Gage Torrel LSSU FR F 38 8-11-19 0.50 19/46 2 1 2 0 -105 Jake Lucchini MTU FR F 37 7-10-17 0.46 5/10 2 0 1 0 +5

Anthony Nellis LSSU FR F 41 4-13-17 0.41 17/34 1 0 1 0 -127 Wyatt Ege AKA FR D 34 4-9-13 0.38 8/16 2 0 1 0 -8

Max Coatta MNS FR F 36 5-8-13 0.36 4/8 0 0 1 0 +7 John Schilling BGSU FR F 37 5-8-13 0.35 7/14 0 1 0 0 +4

10 Mason Mitchell AKA FR F 19 3-9-12 0.63 14/47 1 0 0 0 +4 Jeremiah Luedtke AKA FR F 30 2-10-12 0.40 6/15 1 0 0 0 -8 Owen Headrick LSSU FR D 39 5-7-12 0.31 8/16 2 0 1 0 -8

13 Daniel Brickley MNS FR D 36 2-9-11 0.31 10/20 1 0 0 0 +9 Diego Cuglietta LSSU FR F 38 6-5-11 0.29 5/10 2 2 4 0 -6

15 Jetlan Houcher ALH FR F 27 4-6-10 0.37 2/4 3 0 0 0 -10 Connor McDonald BGSU FR D 42 1-9-10 0.24 12/24 0 0 0 0 +12

WCHA Overall Scoring LeadersGoal Scoring GP G GPG1 Tyler Morley AKF SR C 29 18 0.62

Alex Petan MTU SR F 36 18 0.503 Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 35 16 0.46

Bryce Gervais MNS SR F 41 16 0.39 Mark Cooper BGS SR F 42 16 0.38

6 Tyler Heinonen MTU JR F 32 15 0.47 Dominik Shine NMU JR F 34 15 0.44

8 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ SO F 35 14 0.40 Darren Nowick NMU SR F 37 14 0.38 Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 39 14 0.36 Kevin Dufour BGS JR F 40 14 0.35 C.J. Franklin MNS SO F 41 14 0.34

Assist Scoring GP A APG1 Teddy Blueger MNS SR F 41 24 0.592 Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 39 22 0.563 Darren Nowick NMU SR F 37 18 0.49

Gerard Hanson NMU JR F 38 18 0.47 Sean Walker BGS JR D 42 18 0.43

6 Malcolm Gould MTU SR F 37 17 0.46 Brendan Harms BMJ JR F 39 17 0.44 Mark Friedman BGS SO D 42 17 0.40


Power Play Goals GP G GPG1 Tyler Heinonen MTU JR F 32 7 0.222 Tad Kozun AKA SO F 34 6 0.18

Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ SO F 35 6 0.17 Alex Petan MTU SR F 36 6 0.17 Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 39 6 0.15 C.J. Franklin MNS SO F 41 6 0.15

7 Tyler Morley AKF SR C 29 5 0.17 J.T. Henke LSS SO F 37 5 0.14


Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG1 Graeme McCormack BMJ SR D 38 4-11-15 0.392 Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 39 6-8-14 0.363 Alex Petan MTU SR F 36 6-7-13 0.36

Teddy Blueger MNS SR F 41 3-10-13 0.325 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ SO F 35 6-6-12 0.346 Tyler Morley AKF SR C 29 5-6-11 0.38

Darren Nowick NMU SR F 37 4-7-11 0.30 C.J. Franklin MNS SO F 41 6-5-11 0.27


Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG1 Bryce Gervais MNS SR F 41 3 0.072 Matt Salhany ALH JR F 33 2 0.06

Tayler Munson AKF SO C/RW 35 2 0.06 Nate Arentz BMJ JR F 38 2 0.05 Diego Cuglietta LSS FR F 38 2 0.05


Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG1 Teddy Blueger MNS SR F 41 7 0.172 Dominik Shine NMU JR F 34 4 0.12

Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 35 4 0.11 Alex Petan MTU SR F 36 4 0.11 Andrew Dorantes FSU SO F 37 4 0.11 Diego Cuglietta LSS FR F 38 4 0.11 Robbie Payne NMU SO F 38 4 0.11 Brendan Harms BMJ JR F 39 4 0.10 Mark Cooper BGS SR F 42 4 0.10


Plus-Minus GP +/-1 Matt Roy MTU SO D 37 +242 Shane Hanna MTU JR D 37 +213 Malcolm Gould MTU SR F 37 +204 Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 35 +165 Dylan Steman MTU SO F 21 +156 Casey Nelson MNS JR D 40 +147 Chris Leibinger MTU JR D 36 +13

Ruslan Pedan BMJ JR D 39 +13 Sean Walker BGS JR D 42 +13

10 Jordan Klimek NMU SO D 38 +12 Connor McDonald BGS FR D 42 +12

Hat Tricks GP HT1 Dominik Shine NMU JR F 34 1

Brandon Morley AKF JR LW 36 1 J.T. Henke LSS SO F 37 1 Robbie Payne NMU SO F 38 1

Blocked Shots GP BLK BLK/G1 Carter Foguth MNS JR D 38 79 2.082 Kyle Chatham LSS SO D 39 78 2.003 Zach Frye AKF SO D 36 75 2.084 Mark Friedman BGS SO D 42 73 1.745 Matt Roy MTU SO D 37 71 1.926 Graeme McCormack BMJ SR D 38 70 1.847 Brandon Carlson ALH JR D 31 65 2.108 Cliff Watson MTU JR D 37 64 1.739 Frank Misuraca ALH SR D 34 63 1.85

Josh Atkinson AKF SR D 36 63 1.75

Face-Off Percentage FW FL FO %1 Alex Petan MTU SR F 55 29 .6552 Sami Salminen NMU JR F 87 47 .6493 Teddy Blueger MNS SR F 497 339 .5944 Shane Bednard BGS FR F 108 84 .5625 Filip Starzynski NMU SO F 178 140 .5606 Brett D'Andrea BGS SO F 221 177 .5557 Cory Ward BMJ SR F 482 388 .5548 Kyle Schempp FSU JR F 384 320 .5459 Gerry Fitzgerald BMJ SO F 212 178 .544

10 T.J. Roo BMJ FR F 45 38 .542

WCHA Overall Goaltending Leaders


1 Cole Huggins MNS JR 26 1501:15 46 1.84 13-11-2 3 505 .9172 Jason Pawloski MNS FR 17 972:51 30 1.85 8-2-5 1 274 .9013 Chris Nell BGSU SO 37 2166:38 69 1.91 18-11-6 4 921 .9304 Jamie Phillips MTU SR 36 2192:33 72 1.97 23-8-5 3 855 .922 WPG5 Darren Smith FSU FR 31 1782:13 64 2.15 16-9-5 3 771 .9236 Michael Bitzer BMJ SO 34 1945:51 70 2.16 13-16-5 6 749 .9157 Atte Tolvanen NMU FR 25 1411:53 58 2.46 6-10-6 1 757 .9298 Gordon Defiel LSSU SO 29 1701:58 70 2.47 11-14-4 3 879 .9269 Matt Larose ALH JR 17 994:12 43 2.60 5-7-4 1 502 .921

10 Jesse Jenks UA FR 18 1018:11 47 2.77 5-8-3 0 467 .90911 Olivier Mantha AKA SO 32 1833:59 88 2.88 10-18-3 1 820 .90312 Carmine Guerriero ALH JR 18 1066:40 57 3.21 2-14-2 0 519 .90113 Davis Jones UA JR 20 1161:14 65 3.36 5-14-1 0 559 .896


1 Chris Nell BGSU SO 37 2166:38 69 1.91 18-11-6 4 921 .9302 Atte Tolvanen NMU FR 25 1411:53 58 2.46 6-10-6 1 757 .9293 Gordon Defiel LSSU SO 29 1701:58 70 2.47 11-14-4 3 879 .9264 Darren Smith FSU FR 31 1782:13 64 2.15 16-9-5 3 771 .9235 Jamie Phillips MTU SR 36 2192:33 72 1.97 23-8-5 3 855 .922 WPG6 Matt Larose ALH JR 17 994:12 43 2.60 5-7-4 1 502 .9217 Cole Huggins MNS JR 26 1501:15 46 1.84 13-11-2 3 505 .9178 Michael Bitzer BMJ SO 34 1945:51 70 2.16 13-16-5 6 749 .9159 Jesse Jenks UA FR 18 1018:11 47 2.77 5-8-3 0 467 .909

10 Olivier Mantha AKA SO 32 1833:59 88 2.88 10-18-3 1 820 .90311 Jason Pawloski MNS FR 17 972:51 30 1.85 8-2-5 1 274 .90112 Carmine Guerriero ALH JR 18 1066:40 57 3.21 2-14-2 0 519 .90113 Davis Jones UA JR 20 1161:14 65 3.36 5-14-1 0 559 .896

Saves GP SVS/G Saves1 Chris Nell BGSU SO 37 24.9 9212 Gordon Defiel LSSU SO 29 30.3 8793 Jamie Phillips MTU SR 36 23.8 8554 Olivier Mantha AKA SO 32 25.6 8205 Darren Smith FSU FR 31 24.9 7716 Atte Tolvanen NMU FR 25 30.3 7577 Michael Bitzer BMJ SO 34 22.0 7498 Davis Jones UA JR 20 27.9 5599 Carmine Guerriero ALH JR 18 28.8 519

10 Cole Huggins MNS JR 26 19.4 50511 Matt Larose ALH JR 17 29.5 50212 Jesse Jenks UA FR 18 25.9 46713 Nick Kossoff LSSU FR 13 26.6 34614 Mathias Dahlström NMU SR 13 22.9 29815 Jason Pawloski MNS FR 17 16.1 27416 Charles Williams FSU SR 11 24.5 26917 Tommy Burke BGSU SR 7 22.1 15518 Reid Mimmack BMJ JR 8 18.9 15119 Mathias Israelsson NMU FR 4 23.5 9420 Jared D'Amico AKA SO 5 17.8 89

Shutouts GP Shutouts1 Michael Bitzer BMJ SO 34 62 Chris Nell BGSU SO 37 43 Nick Kossoff LSSU FR 13 3

Cole Huggins MNS JR 26 3 Gordon Defiel LSSU SO 29 3 Darren Smith FSU FR 31 3 Jamie Phillips MTU SR 36 3

8 Mathias Dahlström NMU SR 13 1 Matt Larose ALH JR 17 1 Jason Pawloski MNS FR 17 1 Atte Tolvanen NMU FR 25 1 Olivier Mantha AKA SO 32 1

WCHA Men Team Overall StatisticsTEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE

Team Games Goals G/GM1 Michigan Tech 37 123 3.322 Bowling Green 42 118 2.813 Ferris State 39 104 2.674 Minnesota State 41 105 2.565 Bemidji State 39 96 2.466 Alaska 36 86 2.397 Alaska Anchorage 34 81 2.388 Northern Michigan 38 89 2.349 Alabama Huntsville 34 73 2.15


Team Games Goals G/GM1 Minnesota State 41 80 1.952 Michigan Tech 37 77 2.083 Bowling Green 42 91 2.174 Bemidji State 39 96 2.465 Ferris State 39 99 2.546 Lake Superior State 41 105 2.567 Northern Michigan 38 99 2.618 Alaska Anchorage 34 103 3.039 Alabama Huntsville 34 106 3.12

10 Alaska 36 117 3.25


1 Michigan Tech 26/123 0 21.12 Bemidji State 29/146 5 19.93 Bowling Green 31/167 7 18.64 Alaska 22/136 6 16.25 Minnesota State 30/189 6 15.96 Northern Michigan 23/145 5 15.97 Ferris State 27/182 4 14.88 Lake Superior State 23/168 5 13.79 Alabama Huntsville 15/140 4 10.7

10 Alaska Anchorage 13/130 7 10.0

Team Totals SHF PK %1 Minnesota State 126/146 7 86.32 Bemidji State 129/150 4 86.03 Bowling Green 140/163 6 85.94 Ferris State 138/161 2 85.75 Northern Michigan 152/180 2 84.46 Lake Superior State 139/165 5 84.27 Michigan Tech 107/128 4 83.68 Alabama Huntsville 119/145 5 82.19 Alaska Anchorage 104/131 2 79.4

10 Alaska 122/155 6 78.7


1 Alaska Anchorage 34 520 15.32 Alaska 36 528 14.73 Northern Michigan 38 556 14.64 Lake Superior State 41 584 14.25 Alabama Huntsville 34 458 13.56 Ferris State 39 462 11.87 Michigan Tech 37 393 10.68 Bowling Green 42 433 10.39 Minnesota State 41 418 10.2

10 Bemidji State 39 394 10.1

Team Games SOG SOG/G1 Minnesota State 41 1388 33.92 Ferris State 39 1310 33.63 Michigan Tech 37 1242 33.64 Bemidji State 39 1173 30.15 Bowling Green 42 1221 29.16 Alaska 36 1020 28.37 Lake Superior State 41 1071 26.18 Northern Michigan 38 966 25.49 Alaska Anchorage 34 836 24.6



1 Michigan Tech 45 45 29 4 1232 Bowling Green 32 38 46 2 1183 Minnesota State 38 31 35 1 1054 Ferris State 27 36 38 3 1045 Bemidji State 29 23 43 1 966 Northern Michigan 24 34 29 2 897 Alaska 22 33 30 1 868 Alaska Anchorage 27 26 27 1 819 Lake Superior State 19 31 23 1 74

10 Alabama Huntsville 25 21 26 1 73

Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total1 Michigan Tech 23 28 26 0 772 Minnesota State 30 26 24 0 803 Bowling Green 30 29 31 1 914 Bemidji State 35 24 36 1 965 Ferris State 20 38 39 2 99

Northern Michigan 26 37 34 2 997 Alaska Anchorage 31 41 30 1 1038 Lake Superior State 33 40 30 2 1059 Alabama Huntsville 34 33 38 1 106

10 Alaska 38 38 38 3 117


1 Minnesota State 30 6 +24 20 7 -13 +112 Michigan Tech 26 0 +26 21 4 -17 +93 Bemidji State 29 5 +24 21 4 -17 +7

Bowling Green 31 7 +24 23 6 -17 +75 Ferris State 27 4 +23 23 2 -21 +26 Lake Superior State 23 5 +18 26 5 -21 -37 Northern Michigan 23 5 +18 28 2 -26 -88 Alabama Huntsville 15 4 +11 26 5 -21 -109 Alaska 22 6 +16 33 6 -27 -11

10 Alaska Anchorage 13 7 +6 27 2 -25 -19

WCHA Playoff Scoring Leaders


1 Brad McClure MNS SO F 5 3-3-6 1.20 0/0 1 0 2 0 +32 Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 4 3-2-5 1.25 3/6 2 0 2 0 +13 Chad McDonald FSU JR F 3 1-3-4 1.33 1/2 0 0 0 0 +2

Cliff Watson MTU JR D 3 1-3-4 1.33 2/4 0 0 0 0 +3 SJS Mark Cooper BGSU SR F 4 2-2-4 1.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 -1 Stephen Baylis BGSU FR F 4 1-3-4 1.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 E Bryce Gervais MNS SR F 5 2-2-4 0.80 2/4 1 0 0 0 +1 Jon Jutzi MNS SR D 5 1-3-4 0.80 1/2 1 0 0 0 E C.J. Franklin MNS SO F 5 0-4-4 0.80 2/4 0 0 0 0 +3 WPG

10 Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 3 3-0-3 1.00 1/2 0 0 1 0 +4 Kyle Bauman BMJ SO F 3 2-1-3 1.00 1/2 0 1 0 0 +3 Alex Petan MTU SR F 3 1-2-3 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 Dylan Steman MTU SO F 3 1-2-3 1.00 1/2 0 0 1 0 +4 Max Vallis MTU SR F 3 0-3-3 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1 Mitchell McLain BGSU SO F 4 2-1-3 0.75 2/4 1 0 1 0 +2 Mark Friedman BGSU SO D 4 2-1-3 0.75 2/4 1 0 0 0 +2 PHI Jared VanWormer FSU JR F 4 2-1-3 0.75 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1 Kevin Dufour BGSU JR F 4 1-2-3 0.75 1/2 1 0 1 0 -1 Daniel Brickley MNS FR D 5 1-2-3 0.60 2/4 1 0 0 0 +1



1 Cliff Watson MTU JR D 3 1-3-4 1.33 2/4 0 0 0 0 +3 SJS Jon Jutzi MNS SR D 5 1-3-4 0.80 1/2 1 0 0 0 E

3 Mark Friedman BGSU SO D 4 2-1-3 0.75 2/4 1 0 0 0 +2 PHI Daniel Brickley MNS FR D 5 1-2-3 0.60 2/4 1 0 0 0 +1

5 Josh Atkinson UA SR D 2 0-2-2 1.00 2/4 0 0 0 0 -4 Zach Urban NMU SO D 2 0-2-2 1.00 1/2 0 0 0 0 E Graeme McCormack BMJ SR D 3 0-2-2 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 -2 Sean Walker BGSU JR D 4 1-1-2 0.50 0/0 1 0 0 0 +2 Ryan Lowney FSU JR D 4 1-1-2 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 +2 Casey Nelson MNS JR D 5 2-0-2 0.40 0/0 1 0 1 0 E



1 Stephen Baylis BGSU FR F 4 1-3-4 1.00 1/2 1 0 0 0 E2 Daniel Brickley MNS FR D 5 1-2-3 0.60 2/4 1 0 0 0 +13 Mitch Hults LSSU FR F 3 1-1-2 0.67 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1

Jake Lucchini MTU FR F 3 1-1-2 0.67 0/0 0 0 0 0 +25 Shane Bednard BGSU FR F 1 0-1-1 1.00 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1

Chad Staley UA FR C 2 1-0-1 0.50 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 Anthony Paskaruk NMU FR F 2 0-1-1 0.50 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 Denver Pierce NMU FR F 2 0-1-1 0.50 1/2 0 0 0 0 +1 Owen Headrick LSSU FR D 3 1-0-1 0.33 0/0 0 0 0 0 +1 Trevor Recktenwald FSU FR F 3 0-1-1 0.33 0/0 0 0 0 0 -1 Anthony Nellis LSSU FR F 3 0-1-1 0.33 2/4 0 0 0 0 +1 Chris Pohlkamp BGSU FR D 4 0-1-1 0.25 2/4 0 0 0 0 E Ryker Killins FSU FR D 4 0-1-1 0.25 3/6 0 0 0 0 -1 Jacob Hetz FSU FR F 4 0-1-1 0.25 2/15 0 0 0 0 -1

WCHA Playoff Scoring LeadersGoal Scoring GP G GPG1 Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 3 3 1.00

Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 4 3 0.75 Brad McClure MNS SO F 5 3 0.60

4 Tyler Morley AKF SR C 2 2 1.00 Kyle Bauman BMJ SO F 3 2 0.67 Alex Gillies MTU SO F 3 2 0.67 Mark Cooper BGS SR F 4 2 0.50 Mitchell McLain BGS SO F 4 2 0.50 Mark Friedman BGS SO D 4 2 0.50 Jared VanWormer FSU JR F 4 2 0.50 Bryce Gervais MNS SR F 5 2 0.40 Casey Nelson MNS JR D 5 2 0.40

Assist Scoring GP A APG1 C.J. Franklin MNS SO F 5 4 0.802 Chad McDonald FSU JR F 3 3 1.00

Max Vallis MTU SR F 3 3 1.00 Cliff Watson MTU JR D 3 3 1.00 Stephen Baylis BGS FR F 4 3 0.75 Brad McClure MNS SO F 5 3 0.60 Jon Jutzi MNS SR D 5 3 0.60


Power Play Goals GP G GPG1 Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 4 2 0.502 21 Players Tied With 1

Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG1 Brad McClure MNS SO F 5 1-3-4 0.80

Jon Jutzi MNS SR D 5 1-3-4 0.803 Mark Cooper BGS SR F 4 1-2-3 0.75

Kevin Dufour BGS JR F 4 1-2-3 0.75 Stephen Baylis BGS FR F 4 1-2-3 0.75 C.J. Franklin MNS SO F 5 0-3-3 0.60


Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG1 Kyle Bauman BMJ SO F 3 1 0.33

Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG1 Gerald Mayhew FSU JR F 4 2 0.50

Brad McClure MNS SO F 5 2 0.403 Cory Ward BMJ SR F 3 1 0.33

J.T. Henke LSS SO F 3 1 0.33 Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 3 1 0.33 Dylan Steman MTU SO F 3 1 0.33 Kevin Dufour BGS JR F 4 1 0.25 Mitchell McLain BGS SO F 4 1 0.25 Kenny Babinski FSU SR C 4 1 0.25 Kyle Schempp FSU JR F 4 1 0.25 Casey Nelson MNS JR D 5 1 0.20

Plus-Minus GP +/-1 Mark Auk MTU SO D 3 +5

Matt Roy MTU SO D 3 +53 Tyler Heinonen MTU JR F 3 +4

Joel L'Esperance MTU SO F 3 +4 Dylan Steman MTU SO F 3 +4

6 8 Players Tied With +3

Hat Tricks GP HT

WCHA Playoff Goaltending Leaders


1 Darren Smith FSU FR 4 240:00 5 1.25 4-0-0 1 91 .9482 Cole Huggins MNS JR 5 294:40 7 1.43 3-2-0 1 99 .9343 Jamie Phillips MTU SR 3 179:29 5 1.67 2-1-0 0 73 .936 WPG4 Chris Nell BGSU SO 4 236:07 8 2.03 2-2-0 0 114 .9345 Gordon Defiel LSSU SO 3 178:09 8 2.69 1-2-0 1 122 .9386 Atte Tolvanen NMU FR 1 59:25 3 3.03 0-1-0 0 41 .9327 Mathias Dahlström NMU SR 1 59:15 3 3.04 0-1-0 0 23 .8858 Michael Bitzer BMJ SO 3 175:59 9 3.07 1-2-0 0 67 .8829 Davis Jones UA JR 2 99:39 9 5.42 0-2-0 0 61 .871


1 Darren Smith FSU FR 4 240:00 5 1.25 4-0-0 1 91 .9482 Gordon Defiel LSSU SO 3 178:09 8 2.69 1-2-0 1 122 .9383 Jamie Phillips MTU SR 3 179:29 5 1.67 2-1-0 0 73 .936 WPG4 Chris Nell BGSU SO 4 236:07 8 2.03 2-2-0 0 114 .9345 Cole Huggins MNS JR 5 294:40 7 1.43 3-2-0 1 99 .9346 Atte Tolvanen NMU FR 1 59:25 3 3.03 0-1-0 0 41 .9327 Mathias Dahlström NMU SR 1 59:15 3 3.04 0-1-0 0 23 .8858 Michael Bitzer BMJ SO 3 175:59 9 3.07 1-2-0 0 67 .8829 Davis Jones UA JR 2 99:39 9 5.42 0-2-0 0 61 .871

Saves GP SVS/G Saves1 Gordon Defiel LSSU SO 3 40.7 1222 Chris Nell BGSU SO 4 28.5 1143 Cole Huggins MNS JR 5 19.8 994 Darren Smith FSU FR 4 22.8 915 Jamie Phillips MTU SR 3 24.3 736 Michael Bitzer BMJ SO 3 22.3 677 Davis Jones UA JR 2 30.5 618 Atte Tolvanen NMU FR 1 41.0 419 Mathias Dahlström NMU SR 1 23.0 23

10 Jesse Jenks UA FR 1 9.0 9

Shutouts GP Shutouts1 Gordon Defiel LSSU SO 3 1

Darren Smith FSU FR 4 1 Cole Huggins MNS JR 5 1

WCHA Men Team Playoff StatisticsTEAM OFFENSE TEAM DEFENSE

Team Games Goals G/GM1 Michigan Tech 3 12 4.002 Bowling Green 4 12 3.003 Ferris State 4 11 2.754 Minnesota State 5 11 2.205 Alaska 2 4 2.00

Bemidji State 3 6 2.00 Northern Michigan 2 4 2.00


Team Games Goals G/GM1 Ferris State 4 5 1.252 Minnesota State 5 7 1.403 Michigan Tech 3 5 1.674 Bowling Green 4 8 2.005 Lake Superior State 3 8 2.676 Bemidji State 3 11 3.677 Northern Michigan 2 8 4.008 Alaska 2 12 6.00


1 Bowling Green 7/16 1 43.82 Alaska 2/7 0 28.63 Minnesota State 6/26 0 23.14 Bemidji State 2/11 0 18.2

Ferris State 4/22 0 18.26 Northern Michigan 1/7 0 14.37 Lake Superior State 1/12 0 8.38 Michigan Tech 0/10 0 0.0

Team Totals SHF PK %1 Alaska 7/7 0 100.02 Bowling Green 15/17 0 88.23 Ferris State 12/14 0 85.7

Minnesota State 18/21 0 85.75 Michigan Tech 10/12 0 83.36 Northern Michigan 9/12 0 75.07 Lake Superior State 11/16 0 68.88 Bemidji State 6/12 1 50.0


1 Northern Michigan 2 58 29.02 Ferris State 4 61 15.23 Bowling Green 4 55 13.84 Minnesota State 5 65 13.05 Lake Superior State 3 34 11.36 Bemidji State 3 30 10.07 Michigan Tech 3 28 9.38 Alaska 2 16 8.0

Team Games SOG SOG/G1 Michigan Tech 3 112 37.32 Ferris State 4 134 33.53 Minnesota State 5 167 33.44 Bemidji State 3 99 33.05 Northern Michigan 2 52 26.06 Bowling Green 4 102 25.57 Alaska 2 45 22.58 Lake Superior State 3 53 17.7


1 Bowling Green 3 2 7 - 12 Michigan Tech 4 5 3 - 12

3 Ferris State 3 2 6 - 11 Minnesota State 7 1 3 - 11

5 Bemidji State 2 3 1 - 66 Alaska 2 2 0 - 4

Lake Superior State 2 1 1 - 4 Northern Michigan 1 0 3 - 4

Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total1 Ferris State 2 0 3 - 5

Michigan Tech 2 2 1 - 53 Minnesota State 3 2 2 - 74 Bowling Green 4 3 1 - 8

Lake Superior State 4 1 3 - 8 Northern Michigan 2 1 5 - 8

7 Bemidji State 3 2 6 - 118 Alaska 4 5 3 - 12


1 Bowling Green 7 1 +6 2 0 -2 +42 Minnesota State 6 0 +6 3 0 -3 +33 Alaska 2 0 +2 0 0 0 +2

Ferris State 4 0 +4 2 0 -2 +25 Michigan Tech 0 0 0 2 0 -2 -2

Northern Michigan 1 0 +1 3 0 -3 -27 Bemidji State 2 0 +2 6 1 -5 -38 Lake Superior State 1 0 +1 5 0 -5 -4

National Category LeadersPoints Per Game GP G-A-P P/GM

1 Kyle Connor (WPG) Michigan FR F 36 35-34-69 1.922 JT Compher (COL) Michigan JR F 36 14-46-60 1.673 Tyler Motte (CHI) Michigan JR F 36 31-23-54 1.504 Max French Bentley JR F 32 23-24-47 1.475 Jimmy Vesey (NSH) Harvard SR F 32 24-22-46 1.446 Zac Lynch Robert Morris SR F 39 25-30-55 1.417 Andrew Poturalski New Hampshire SO F 37 22-30-52 1.418 Brock Boeser (VAN) North Dakota FR F 38 25-26-51 1.349 Jake Guentzel (PIT) Omaha JR F 35 19-27-46 1.31

10 Greg Gibson Robert Morris SR F 39 29-22-51 1.3111 Kalle Kossila St. Cloud State SR F 40 14-38-52 1.3012 Nick Schmaltz (CHI) North Dakota SO F 33 10-32-42 1.2713 Drake Caggiula North Dakota SR F 35 19-25-44 1.2614 Tyler Kelleher New Hampshire JR F 37 10-36-46 1.2415 Sam Anas Quinnipiac JR F 39 23-25-48 1.2316 Colin White (OTT) Boston College FR F 34 19-22-41 1.2117 Ryan Fitzgerald (BOS) Boston College JR F 37 22-22-44 1.1918 Andrew Gladiuk Bentley SR F 38 17-28-45 1.1819 Shane Conacher Canisius JR F 39 20-26-46 1.1820 Justin Kloos Minnesota JR F 37 16-27-43 1.1621 Joey Benik St. Cloud State SR F 40 22-24-46 1.1522 Nick Schilkey Ohio State JR F 36 19-22-41 1.14

Justin Danforth Sacred Heart JR F 36 20-21-41 1.1424 Trevor Moore Denver JR F 37 9-33-42 1.1425 Danny O'Regan (SJS) Boston University SR F 38 16-27-43 1.13

Dylan Gambrell Denver FR F 38 15-28-43 1.13

Goals Against Average Minutes GA GAA1 Alex Lyon Yale JR 1844:07 49 1.592 Cam Johnson North Dakota SO 1678:32 46 1.643 Kevin Boyle UMass Lowell SR 2242:13 66 1.774 Nick Ellis Providence JR 2114:33 64 1.825 Cole Huggins Minnesota State JR 1501:15 46 1.846 Jason Pawloski Minnesota State FR 972:51 30 1.857 Thatcher Demko (VAN) Boston College JR 2183:25 68 1.878 Michael Garteig Quinnipiac SR 2341:24 74 1.909 Chris Nell Bowling Green SO 2166:38 69 1.91

10 Shane Starrett Air Force FR 1781:55 57 1.9211 Kasimir Kaskisuo Minnesota Duluth SO 2209:24 71 1.9312 Merrick Madsen (PHI) Harvard SO 1656:13 54 1.9613 Jamie Phillips (WPG) Michigan Tech SR 2192:33 72 1.9714 Drew Vogler Merrimack FR 846:04 28 1.9915 Parker Gahagen Army West Point JR 2059:57 69 2.0116 Kyle Hayton St. Lawrence SO 2026:33 69 2.0417 Greg Lewis Clarkson SR 1467:29 50 2.0418 Charlie Lindgren St. Cloud State JR 2282:40 78 2.0519 Evan Cowley (FLA) Denver JR 784:17 27 2.0720 Darren Smith Ferris State FR 1782:13 64 2.1521 Mitch Gillam Cornell JR 2001:53 72 2.1622 Michael Bitzer Bemidji State SO 1945:51 70 2.1623 Paul Berrafato Holy Cross SO 1987:33 72 2.1724 Cal Petersen (BUF) Notre Dame SO 2163:33 79 2.1925 Tanner Jaillet Denver SO 1535:58 57 2.23

Points Per Game (Defensemen) GP G-A-P P/GM1 Ethan Prow St. Cloud State SR D 36 8-29-37 1.032 Zach Werenski (CLB) Michigan SO D 34 10-24-34 1.003 Jordan Gross Notre Dame SO D 36 9-22-31 0.864 Will Butcher (COL) Denver JR D 36 6-23-29 0.81

Lester Lancaster Mercyhurst FR D 36 9-20-29 0.816 Gavin Bayreuther St. Lawrence JR D 37 12-17-29 0.787 Matias Cleland New Hampshire JR D 37 5-23-28 0.768 Devon Toews (NYI) Quinnipiac JR D 36 7-20-27 0.759 Luke Juha Penn State SR D 33 8-16-24 0.73

10 Tyson Wilson Robert Morris SR D 38 2-25-27 0.7111 Bobby Nardella Notre Dame FR D 34 4-20-24 0.7112 John Gilmour (CGY) Providence SR D 33 9-14-23 0.7013 Troy Stecher North Dakota JR D 39 8-19-27 0.6914 Vince Pedrie Penn State FR D 32 8-14-22 0.6915 Max Gottlieb Brown FR D 31 2-19-21 0.6816 Casey Fitzgerald Boston College FR D 36 4-20-24 0.67

Charlie McAvoy Boston University FR D 36 3-21-24 0.67 Connor Clifton (ARI) Quinnipiac JR D 39 7-19-26 0.67 Chase Priskie Quinnipiac FR D 39 4-22-26 0.67

20 Josh Healey Ohio State JR D 33 5-16-21 0.64 Chase Norrish RIT SO D 33 8-13-21 0.64

Save Percentage Saves GA Save %1 Alex Lyon Yale JR 738 49 .9382 Parker Gahagen Army West Point JR 1024 69 .9373 Kyle Hayton St. Lawrence SO 999 69 .9354 Kevin Boyle UMass Lowell SR 953 66 .9355 Thatcher Demko (VAN) Boston College JR 980 68 .9356 Nick Ellis Providence JR 916 64 .9357 Cam Johnson North Dakota SO 657 46 .9358 Merrick Madsen (PHI) Harvard SO 750 54 .9339 Jason Kasdorf (BUF) Rensselaer SR 916 68 .931

10 Chris Nell Bowling Green SO 921 69 .93011 Evan Cowley (FLA) Denver JR 353 27 .92912 Atte Tolvanen Northern Michigan FR 757 58 .92913 Cal Petersen (BUF) Notre Dame SO 1017 79 .92814 Charlie Lindgren St. Cloud State JR 994 78 .92715 Terry Shafer Robert Morris SR 935 74 .92716 Mitch Gillam Cornell JR 906 72 .92617 Gordon Defiel Lake Superior State SO 879 70 .92618 Drew Vogler Merrimack FR 350 28 .92619 Tanner Jaillet Denver SO 708 57 .92520 Greg Lewis Clarkson SR 617 50 .925

Points Per Game (Freshmen) GP G-A-P P/GM1 Kyle Connor (WPG) Michigan F 36 35-34-69 1.922 Brock Boeser (VAN) North Dakota F 38 25-26-51 1.343 Colin White (OTT) Boston College F 34 19-22-41 1.214 Dylan Gambrell Denver F 38 15-28-43 1.135 Max Letunov (ARI) Connecticut F 36 16-24-40 1.116 Miles Wood (NJD) Boston College F 34 10-24-34 1.007 Luke Kunin Wisconsin F 34 19-13-32 0.948 Joe Snively Yale F 31 10-18-28 0.909 Tage Thompson Connecticut F 36 14-18-32 0.89

Derek Barach Mercyhurst F 36 10-22-32 0.8911 Tommy Marchin Brown F 31 14-13-27 0.8712 Mason Jobst Ohio State F 35 12-18-30 0.8613 Jordan Masters Arizona State F 27 8-14-22 0.8114 Tyler Sheehy Minnesota F 37 12-18-30 0.8115 Lester Lancaster Mercyhurst D 36 9-20-29 0.8116 Cooper Marody (PHI) Michigan F 30 10-14-24 0.8017 Mikey Eyssimont St. Cloud State F 39 12-19-31 0.7918 Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson (BOS) Boston University F 38 10-19-29 0.7619 Adam Gaudette (VAN) Northeastern F 40 12-18-30 0.7520 Seamus Malone Wisconsin F 35 5-21-26 0.74

Winning Percentage W-L-T Win %1 Michael Garteig Quinnipiac SR 29-3-7 .8332 Cam Johnson North Dakota SO 20-4-2 .8083 Charlie Lindgren St. Cloud State JR 30-8-1 .7824 Nick Ellis Providence JR 25-6-4 .7715 Steve Racine Michigan SR 19-5-3 .7596 Thatcher Demko (VAN) Boston College JR 25-7-4 .7507 Tanner Jaillet Denver SO 15-4-5 .7298 Merrick Madsen (PHI) Harvard SO 18-6-3 .7229 Jamie Phillips (WPG) Michigan Tech SR 23-8-5 .708

10 Alex Lyon Yale JR 19-7-4 .700 Jason Pawloski Minnesota State FR 8-2-5 .700

12 Kevin Boyle UMass Lowell SR 23-9-5 .68913 Ryan Ruck Northeastern FR 20-10-4 .64714 Terry Shafer Robert Morris SR 19-10-2 .64515 Cal Petersen (BUF) Notre Dame SO 19-10-7 .625

Connor LaCouvee Boston University SO 8-4-4 .62517 Evan Weninger Omaha FR 13-8-0 .61918 Shane Starrett Air Force FR 16-9-5 .617

Darren Smith Ferris State FR 16-9-5 .61720 Sean Maguire (PIT) Boston University SR 13-8-1 .614

Eamon McAdam (NYI) Penn State JR 13-8-1 .614

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National Category LeadersGoals Per Game GP G G/GM

1 Kyle Connor (WPG) Michigan FR F 36 35 0.972 Tyler Motte (CHI) Michigan JR F 36 31 0.863 Jimmy Vesey (NSH) Harvard SR F 32 24 0.754 Greg Gibson Robert Morris SR F 39 29 0.745 Max French Bentley JR F 32 23 0.726 Brock Boeser (VAN) North Dakota FR F 38 25 0.667 Zac Lynch Robert Morris SR F 39 25 0.648 Tyler Morley Alaska SR F 29 18 0.629 Austin Ortega Omaha JR F 35 21 0.60

10 Ryan Fitzgerald (BOS) Boston College JR F 37 22 0.59 Andrew Poturalski New Hampshire SO F 37 22 0.59

12 Sam Anas Quinnipiac JR F 39 23 0.5913 Kyle Criscuolo Harvard SR F 33 19 0.5814 Brandon Denham Robert Morris SR F 39 22 0.5615 Colin White (OTT) Boston College FR F 34 19 0.56

Luke Kunin Wisconsin FR F 34 19 0.5617 Leon Bristedt Minnesota SO F 36 20 0.56

Justin Danforth Sacred Heart JR F 36 20 0.5619 Joey Benik St. Cloud State SR F 40 22 0.5520 Nick Lappin Brown SR F 31 17 0.5521 Jake Guentzel (PIT) Omaha JR F 35 19 0.54

Drake Caggiula North Dakota SR F 35 19 0.5423 Hudson Fasching (BUF) Minnesota JR F 37 20 0.5424 Nick Schilkey Ohio State JR F 36 19 0.5325 John Hayden (CHI) Yale JR F 31 16 0.52

Assists Per Game GP A A/GM1 JT Compher (COL) Michigan JR F 36 46 1.282 Tyler Kelleher New Hampshire JR F 37 36 0.973 Nick Schmaltz (CHI) North Dakota SO F 33 32 0.974 Kalle Kossila St. Cloud State SR F 40 38 0.955 Kyle Connor (WPG) Michigan FR F 36 34 0.946 Alexander Kerfoot (NJD) Harvard JR F 32 30 0.947 Trevor Moore Denver JR F 37 33 0.898 Andrew Poturalski New Hampshire SO F 37 30 0.819 Ethan Prow St. Cloud State SR D 36 29 0.81

10 Josh Mitchell RIT SR F 38 30 0.7911 Jake Guentzel (PIT) Omaha JR F 35 27 0.7712 David Friedmann Robert Morris SR F 39 30 0.77

Zac Lynch Robert Morris SR F 39 30 0.7714 Max French Bentley JR F 32 24 0.7515 Andrew Gladiuk Bentley SR F 38 28 0.74

Dylan Gambrell Denver FR F 38 28 0.7417 Justin Kloos Minnesota JR F 37 27 0.7318 Kyle Schmidt Bentley SO F 40 29 0.72

Zach Aston-Reese Northeastern JR F 40 29 0.7220 Tony Cameranesi (TOR) Minnesota Duluth SR F 36 26 0.7221 Drake Caggiula North Dakota SR F 35 25 0.7122 Danny O'Regan (SJS) Boston University SR F 38 27 0.71

Joe Gambardella UMass Lowell JR F 38 27 0.71 David Goodwin Penn State JR F 38 27 0.71

25 Miles Wood (NJD) Boston College FR F 34 24 0.71 Zach Werenski (CLB) Michigan SO D 34 24 0.71

Power Play Goals GP PPG/G PPG1 Tage Thompson Connecticut FR F 36 0.36 132 Kyle Connor (WPG) Michigan FR F 36 0.28 10

Sam Anas Quinnipiac JR F 39 0.26 104 Tim Clifton Quinnipiac JR F 35 0.26 9

Travis St. Denis Quinnipiac SR F 39 0.23 96 Jake Walman (STL) Providence SO D 27 0.30 8

Austin Farley Minnesota Duluth SR D 35 0.23 8 Dan Correale New Hampshire SR F 37 0.22 8 Andrew Poturalski New Hampshire SO F 37 0.22 8 Myles Powell RIT SO F 38 0.21 8 Ralph Cuddemi Canisius SR F 39 0.21 8 Brandon Denham Robert Morris SR F 39 0.21 8 Greg Gibson Robert Morris SR F 39 0.21 8 Nolan Stevens Northeastern SO F 40 0.20 8


Game-Winning Goals GP GWG1 Kyle Criscuolo Harvard SR F 33 8

Austin Ortega Omaha JR F 35 83 Drake Caggiula North Dakota SR F 35 7

Kyle Connor (WPG) Michigan FR F 36 7 Hudson Fasching (BUF) Minnesota JR F 37 7 Joey Benik St. Cloud State SR F 40 7 Teddy Blueger (PIT) Minnesota State SR F 41 7

8 Sam Vigneault Clarkson SO F 36 6 Shane Conacher Canisius JR F 39 6 Patrick Russell St. Cloud State SO F 40 6

11 John Hayden (CHI) Yale JR F 31 5 Jimmy Vesey (NSH) Harvard SR F 32 5 Austin Farley Minnesota Duluth SR F 35 5 Tim Clifton Quinnipiac JR F 35 5 Brandon Tanev Providence SR F 37 5 Greg Gibson Robert Morris SR F 39 5 Austin Poganski (STL) North Dakota SO F 40 5 Nolan Stevens Northeastern SO F 40 5

Shorthanded Goals GP SHG/G SHG1 Zac Lynch Robert Morris SR F 39 0.21 82 Ben Carey Air Force SR F 37 0.14 53 Miloš Bubela Rensselaer SR F 35 0.11 4

Justin Kloos Minnesota JR F 37 0.11 45 Kyle Cook Mercyhurst SR F 29 0.10 3

Eric Scheid Penn State SR F 34 0.09 3 Jake Guentzel (PIT) Omaha JR F 35 0.09 3 Justin Parizek Omaha JR F 35 0.09 3 Anthony Greco Ohio State SR F 36 0.08 3 Justin Danforth Sacred Heart JR F 36 0.08 3 Ryan Fitzgerald (BOS) Boston College JR F 37 0.08 3 Hudson Fasching (BUF) Minnesota JR F 37 0.08 3 Andrew Sturtz Penn State FR F 37 0.08 3 Judd Peterson (BUF) St. Cloud State SO F 37 0.08 3 Bryce Gervais Minnesota State SR F 41 0.07 3

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National Team LeadersTEAM SCORING TEAM DEFENSE

SCORING OFFENSE GP Goals G/GM1 Michigan 36 176 4.892 St. Cloud State 40 171 4.283 Robert Morris 39 158 4.054 Quinnipiac 39 151 3.875 Boston College 38 147 3.876 Penn State 38 140 3.687 Ohio State 36 128 3.568 North Dakota 40 142 3.559 Harvard 33 115 3.48

10 Michigan Tech 37 123 3.32Providence 37 123 3.32

12 Northeastern 40 132 3.3013 Minnesota 37 121 3.2714 Boston University 38 122 3.2115 Notre Dame 36 113 3.1416 Denver 38 119 3.1317 RIT 38 118 3.1118 UMass Lowell 38 117 3.0819 Holy Cross 36 109 3.0320 New Hampshire 37 112 3.0321 Mercyhurst 36 108 3.0022 Air Force 37 110 2.9723 St. Lawrence 37 106 2.8624 Omaha 36 103 2.8625 Bowling Green 42 118 2.8126 Minnesota Duluth 38 103 2.7127 Yale 31 84 2.7128 Dartmouth 35 94 2.6929 Ferris State 39 104 2.6730 Clarkson 38 101 2.6631 Wisconsin 35 93 2.6632 Bentley 40 106 2.6533 Sacred Heart 37 96 2.5934 Colgate 37 95 2.5735 Minnesota State 41 105 2.5636 Union 36 91 2.5337 Michigan State 37 93 2.5138 Bemidji State 39 96 2.4639 Connecticut 36 88 2.4440 Merrimack 39 95 2.4441 Rensselaer 40 97 2.4242 Brown 31 75 2.4243 Alaska 36 86 2.39

Miami 36 86 2.3945 Alaska Anchorage 34 81 2.3846 Canisius 39 92 2.3647 Northern Michigan 38 89 2.3448 Massachusetts 36 84 2.3349 Cornell 34 79 2.3250 Army West Point 38 88 2.3251 Western Michigan 36 80 2.2252 Vermont 40 86 2.1553 Alabama Huntsville 34 73 2.1554 American International 39 80 2.0555 Maine 38 76 2.0056 Colorado College 36 71 1.9757 Princeton 31 60 1.9458 Niagara 37 71 1.9259 Lake Superior State 41 74 1.8060 Arizona State 29 46 1.59

SCORING DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM1 Yale 31 54 1.742 UMass Lowell 38 69 1.823 North Dakota 40 74 1.854 Providence 37 69 1.865 Minnesota State 41 80 1.956 Quinnipiac 39 77 1.977 Boston College 38 76 2.008 Minnesota Duluth 38 78 2.059 Michigan Tech 37 77 2.08

10 St. Cloud State 40 85 2.1211 Bowling Green 42 91 2.1712 St. Lawrence 37 84 2.2713 Denver 38 87 2.2914 Notre Dame 36 83 2.3115 Air Force 37 86 2.3216 Harvard 33 77 2.3317 Army West Point 38 89 2.3418 Cornell 34 82 2.4119 Bemidji State 39 96 2.4620 Northeastern 40 99 2.4821 Clarkson 38 95 2.50

Holy Cross 36 90 2.5023 Ferris State 39 99 2.5424 Lake Superior State 41 105 2.5625 Rensselaer 40 104 2.6026 Boston University 38 99 2.61

Northern Michigan 38 99 2.6128 Union 36 96 2.6729 Vermont 40 107 2.6730 Miami 36 97 2.6931 Robert Morris 39 107 2.7432 Merrimack 39 108 2.7733 Minnesota 37 108 2.9234 Sacred Heart 37 109 2.9535 RIT 38 112 2.9536 Dartmouth 35 104 2.9737 Omaha 36 107 2.9738 Michigan 36 108 3.0039 Alaska Anchorage 34 103 3.0340 Bentley 40 124 3.1041 Canisius 39 121 3.1042 Alabama Huntsville 34 106 3.1243 Connecticut 36 114 3.1744 Princeton 31 99 3.1945 Mercyhurst 36 115 3.1946 Penn State 38 122 3.2147 Alaska 36 117 3.2548 New Hampshire 37 121 3.2749 Michigan State 37 124 3.3550 Maine 38 129 3.3951 Niagara 37 126 3.4152 Brown 31 107 3.4553 Ohio State 36 125 3.4754 Colgate 37 132 3.5755 Wisconsin 35 127 3.6356 Western Michigan 36 142 3.9457 Arizona State 29 116 4.0058 Colorado College 36 145 4.0359 Massachusetts 36 146 4.0660 American International 39 159 4.08

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National Team LeadersPOWER PLAY PENALTY KILL

POWER PLAY Totals SHA PP%1 Michigan 47/148 2 31.82 St. Cloud State 39/135 3 28.93 Robert Morris 49/173 4 28.34 Harvard 31/111 2 27.95 Quinnipiac 44/160 1 27.56 New Hampshire 37/155 5 23.97 Northeastern 39/166 2 23.58 Penn State 33/141 9 23.49 Boston University 28/131 2 21.4

10 Notre Dame 27/127 0 21.311 Michigan Tech 26/123 0 21.112 Boston College 33/157 1 21.013 Ohio State 29/138 5 21.014 RIT 31/148 2 20.915 Yale 22/106 0 20.816 Providence 33/161 1 20.517 Brown 14/70 3 20.018 Bemidji State 29/146 5 19.919 Connecticut 29/147 4 19.720 Minnesota 25/128 1 19.521 UMass Lowell 29/150 3 19.322 North Dakota 29/154 2 18.823 Wisconsin 22/118 9 18.624 Bowling Green 31/167 7 18.625 Mercyhurst 32/173 6 18.526 Colgate 23/126 3 18.327 Cornell 18/99 1 18.228 Miami 23/128 7 18.029 Western Michigan 22/125 6 17.630 Union 25/143 5 17.531 Massachusetts 22/127 7 17.332 Army West Point 28/163 5 17.233 Denver 22/129 2 17.134 Clarkson 21/126 1 16.735 American International 17/104 6 16.336 Colorado College 23/142 10 16.237 Alaska 22/136 6 16.238 Omaha 24/150 4 16.039 Minnesota State 30/189 6 15.940 Northern Michigan 23/145 5 15.941 Michigan State 23/147 3 15.642 Bentley 22/143 3 15.443 Holy Cross 21/139 8 15.144 Minnesota Duluth 23/153 4 15.045 Ferris State 27/182 4 14.846 Maine 19/135 0 14.147 Sacred Heart 20/145 5 13.848 Canisius 20/146 1 13.749 Lake Superior State 23/168 5 13.750 Merrimack 17/132 2 12.951 Arizona State 14/109 4 12.852 Rensselaer 13/106 1 12.353 Dartmouth 12/98 1 12.254 Air Force 16/132 4 12.155 St. Lawrence 15/127 2 11.856 Princeton 10/89 4 11.257 Vermont 16/147 4 10.958 Alabama Huntsville 15/140 4 10.759 Alaska Anchorage 13/130 7 10.060 Niagara 12/132 2 9.1

PENALTY KILL Totals SHF PK%1 Yale 82/87 1 94.32 Miami 120/132 1 90.93 Quinnipiac 127/142 4 89.44 Boston College 147/167 10 88.05 Minnesota Duluth 117/135 4 86.7

North Dakota 130/150 8 86.77 Michigan State 114/132 1 86.48 Minnesota State 126/146 7 86.39 Bemidji State 129/150 4 86.0

10 Bowling Green 140/163 6 85.911 Ferris State 138/161 2 85.712 Air Force 100/117 9 85.513 Clarkson 104/122 1 85.214 St. Lawrence 118/139 3 84.915 UMass Lowell 105/124 4 84.716 Providence 120/142 3 84.517 Northern Michigan 152/180 2 84.418 Lake Superior State 139/165 5 84.219 Sacred Heart 143/170 8 84.120 Notre Dame 118/141 1 83.721 Michigan Tech 107/128 4 83.622 RIT 137/164 3 83.523 Harvard 81/97 1 83.524 Rensselaer 116/139 7 83.525 Denver 97/117 5 82.926 Mercyhurst 135/163 5 82.827 St. Cloud State 96/116 7 82.828 Omaha 114/138 9 82.629 Holy Cross 85/103 3 82.530 Wisconsin 103/125 1 82.431 Alabama Huntsville 119/145 5 82.132 Boston University 126/154 2 81.833 Cornell 93/114 0 81.634 Ohio State 106/130 5 81.535 Army West Point 125/154 2 81.236 Robert Morris 154/190 10 81.137 Connecticut 115/142 4 81.038 Union 101/125 1 80.839 Merrimack 125/155 2 80.640 Penn State 115/143 12 80.441 American International 98/122 2 80.342 Dartmouth 89/111 2 80.243 Bentley 121/151 1 80.144 Niagara 123/154 0 79.945 Michigan 103/129 6 79.846 Alaska Anchorage 104/131 2 79.4

Northeastern 104/131 2 79.448 Princeton 75/95 0 78.949 Vermont 130/165 3 78.850 Alaska 122/155 6 78.751 Colgate 88/112 3 78.652 Maine 128/163 5 78.553 New Hampshire 96/123 1 78.054 Colorado College 110/141 2 78.055 Canisius 115/148 2 77.756 Minnesota 97/125 8 77.657 Massachusetts 98/129 1 76.058 Brown 64/86 1 74.459 Arizona State 92/127 1 72.460 Western Michigan 114/159 2 71.7

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