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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 (20) Minnesota State 18 12 7 1 4 .750 35 25 18 8 6 4 .556 40 43 2 (14) Bowling Green 16 12 6 2 4 .667 26 23 17 9 3 5 .676 41 34 Michigan Tech 16 14 8 6 0 .571 39 30 16 9 6 1 .594 48 38 4 Ferris State 14 14 6 6 2 .500 33 39 18 7 7 4 .500 43 49 5 Northern Michigan 12 12 4 4 4 .500 27 25 16 5 5 6 .500 38 37 6 Alaska Anchorage 11 10 5 4 1 .550 25 24 16 8 6 2 .562 43 43 Lake Superior State 11 10 4 3 3 .550 19 20 18 6 9 3 .417 37 45 8 Bemidji State 10 12 4 6 2 .417 28 24 15 5 7 3 .433 37 35 9 Alabama Huntsville 6 12 2 8 2 .250 29 36 14 3 9 2 .286 36 43 Alaska 6 12 2 8 2 .250 26 41 16 4 10 2 .312 38 50

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Friday, december 111Ferris State at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m. ET*1Michigan Tech at Lake Superior State, 7:37 p.m. ET*1Alabama Huntsville at (20) Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT*1(14) Bowling Green at Bemidji State, 7:37 p.m. CT*1Alaska at Alaska Anchorage, 7:07 p.m. AT*!

SaTurday, december 121Michigan Tech at Lake Superior State, 7:07 p.m. ET*1Ferris State at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m. ET*1(14) Bowling Green at Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m. CT*1Alabama Huntsville at (20) Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. CT*1Alaska at Alaska Anchorage, 7:07 p.m. AT*!

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opening Face-oFF• Falcons and Mavericks in Top 20: After playing to a pair of 2-2 draws last weekend, two teams with seven-game unbeaten streaks

- Bowling Green (5-0-2) and Minnesota State (3-0-4) are the WCHA representatives in the national polls. The Falcons are No. 14 in both the USCHO.com and USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine rankings, while the Mavericks - who are 8-2-4 in their last 14 contests - are back in the USCHO.com poll (No. 20) for the first time since the second week of the season. Two additional WCHA teams - Michigan Tech and Alaska Anchorage - are receiving votes in the USCHO.com poll.

• Competitive Balance: Nearing the halfway point of the league schedule (this weekend marks the exact half-way point, after which 70 of the 140 games will have been played), seven teams are .500 or better in WCHA play. The standings reflect a tightly-contested circuit in which every night brings a challenge: Only four points separate the top four teams, while an additional four points mean the difference between fourth place (and home ice for the WCHA playoffs) and eighth place.

• A Superior Turn: The owner of the WCHA's second-best winning percentage in conference play since the calendar turned to November? None other than Lake Superior State, which has gone 4-1-3 (.688) in its last eight league games. Led by sophomore Gordon Defiel (league-best 1.38 conference GAA since Nov. 1) and freshman Nick Kossoff (36-save shutout this past Saturday), LSSU has yielded just 10 goals over that eight-game span for a league-best 1.25 per-game average. The Lakers, who swept Alaska in Fairbanks this past weekend, are unbeaten in WCHA road games this year (3-0-3).

• No Place Like...the Road?: Alaska Anchorage (at Michigan Tech) and Lake Superior State (at Alaska) posted road sweeps last weekend, lifting road teams to an overall 27-21-12 mark through the first 60 WCHA games.

• "Madhouse on Mercer": Bowling Green has made sure its home arena has lived up to the moniker, with a 13-game home unbeaten streak (9-0-4) that is the longest current run in the country. The Falcons are 5-0-4 on home ice this season and are 15-3-5 in their last 23 home contests.

• Elsewhere Around the WCHA: UAH snapped a seven-game winless skid last Saturday with a 1-1 tie behind a season-best 36 saves by Carmine Guerriero...At 8-6-2, UAA has already equaled its victory total from last season (8-22-4) and, with 11 league points, is one shy of matching its 2014-15 output...UAF Alternate Captain Zach Frye is tied for the lead among WCHA defensemen with 11 points (2g-9a)...BSU, which is 3-1-1 in its last five games, is sixth nationally in combined special teams at 55.9 percent (including 13 power play goals at home, tied with Penn State for the most)...In all seven of its WCHA series, FSU has earned two points...MTU is riding a six-game road unbeaten streak (5-0-1)...MSU freshman G Jason Pawloski is undefeated (5-0-4) and leads all NCAA rookies with a 1.75 GAA...NMU has skated to an NCAA-high six ties.

by The numberS• 7: Consecutive games with a goal by Tyler Heinonen, the longest by a Michigan Tech player since Gord Salt scored in 10-straight

during the 1978-79 season. He is tied for second nationally with eight goals since the streak began Nov. 14.

The Week ahead• Final WCHA League Games of 2015: This weekend's full slate of five WCHA series marks the final conference games of the 2015

calendar year. After Saturday, only UAH's two-game nonconference set with Colorado College on Dec. 18-19 remain prior to the Holiday Tournaments (MTU and NMU at the Great Lakes Invitational, Dec. 29-30; LSSU at the Catamount Cup, Dec. 29-30 and FSU at the Mariucci Classic, Jan. 1-2). The WCHA schedule will resume with a single series Jan. 2-3, before a four-series weekend Jan. 8-9.

• Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup and Michigan Rivalries Highlight Weekend: Alaska Anchorage hosts Alaska at the Sullivan Arena in the first two games of the annual Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup, won by the Nanooks six-years running. All four Michigan schools will stay in the state this weekend, with UP rivals Michigan Tech and Lake Superior State meeting in Sault Ste. Marie, and Northern Michigan welcoming Ferris State.

• Chargers-Mavericks and Falcons-Beavers: The other two WCHA series this weekend take place in Minnesota, as Alabama Huntsville visits 20th-ranked Minnesota State and Bemidji State hosts No. 14 Bowling Green.

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• In a series between two of the top three teams in the WCHA standings, both Minnesota State and No. 14 Bowling Green came away with two points each following a pair of 2-2 ties at the BGSU Ice Arena.

• Northern Michigan skated to a win and tie against host Alabama Huntsville in another tightly-contested series.

• Lake Superior State earned its first road sweep since Feb. 2014, scoring all six of its goals from special teams play en route to a pair of victories at Alaska.

• Meeting for the first time since the 2015 WCHA playoffs, Bemidji State and Ferris State split a pair of taut defensive contests in Big Rapids.

• Alaska Anchorage twice erased 2-1, third-period deficits to earn a series sweep in Houghton over No. 17 Michigan Tech.

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Minnesota State 2, at No. 14 Bowling Green 2 – OTMinnesota State 2, at No. 14 Bowling Green 2 – OTDec. 4 and 5 at BGSU Ice Arena; Bowling Green, Ohio In a series between two of the top three teams in the WCHA standings, both Minnesota State and No. 14 Bowling Green came away with two points each following a pair of 2-2 ties at the BGSU Ice Arena. Minnesota State got off to a great start Friday night, riding first-period goals by Zeb Knutson and Michael Huntebrinker to a 2-0 lead that they carried deep into the third period. However, Bowling Green finally got things going in the last five minutes of regulation, when Brandon Hawkins found the back of the net to cut the lead to 2-1 at the 16:18 mark. Going a man down with under a minute left, the Falcons pulled their goaltender to make it 5-on-5 hockey and, with just 6.7 seconds left in regulation, Ben Murphy scored to force overtime. MSU held a 3-1 advantage in shots, but neither team could score as BGSU's Chris Nell (33 saves) and the Mavericks' Jason Pawloski (19 stops) held serve. Saturday’s rematch ended with the same results, but this time it was Minnesota State that had to come from behind. A two-goal night from BGSU's Mark Cooper put Bowling Green ahead 2-1 heading into the third period. But, 7:34 into the final stanza, Knutson scored on the power play to even the game and force the eventual 2-2 draw. Pawloski (31 saves) and Nell (22 stops) again had excellent performances between the pipes.

Northern Michigan 4, at Alabama Huntsville 3Northern Michigan 1, at Alabama Huntsville 1 – OTDec. 4 and 5 at Van Braun Center; Huntsville, Alabama Northern Michigan skated to a win and tie against host Alabama Huntsville in another tightly-contested series. Scoring went back-and-forth between the two teams during the Friday night series opener. The game was not decided until 19:43 of the third period, when Dominik Shine was issued a short-handed penalty shot that he converted to complete a hat trick on the night and give the Wildcats a 4-3 victory. Alabama Huntsville outshot Northern Michigan 47-22 in the contest, but NMU goaltender Atte Tolvanen made an impressive 44 shots to keep the Wildcats in the game. Max McHugh, Chad Brears and Jetlan Houcher all scored for the Chargers, while NMU's Darren Nowick had a game-tying goal in the third period. Trailing 1-0 after John Siemer scored for the Wildcats just over four minutes into the second period Saturday night, the Chargers evened the contest with an early third-period goal from Frank Misuraca -- his first of the season. Northern Michigan outshot Alabama Huntsville 15-3 in the third period alone, but was unable to convert as Chargers' junior G Carmine Guerriero made a season-high 36 saves.

Lake Superior State 4, at Alaska 2Lake Superior State 2, at Alaska 0Dec. 4 and 5 at Carlson Center; Fairbanks, Alaska Lake Superior State earned its first road sweep since Feb. 2014, scoring all six of its goals from special teams play en route to a pair of victories at Alaska. All four Laker goals Friday night came from special teams, including a short-handed goal during the second period from Diego Cuglietta that was the eventual game-winner. A power-play goal from Chad Staley got the Nanooks within one during the third period, but the Lakers' special teams capitalized once again on the power play when Gus Correale made it a 4-2 lead that UAF could not come back from. Alex Globke and Anthony Nellis scored the other LSSU goals, while Justin Woods lit the lamp for the Nanooks. The Lakers held on to a 1-0 lead throughout most of Saturday's game, partially in thanks to the efforts of freshman netminder Nick Kossoff, who stopped all 36 shots that he faced - including 19 in the first period alone - for his second career shutout. Fellow rookie Gage Torrel scored the first goal for the Lakers while short-handed during the second period and J.T. Henke sealed the victory with an empty-netter.

Bemidji State 2, at Ferris State 0at Ferris State 2, Bemidji State 1Dec. 4 and 5 at Ewigleben Ice Arena; Big Rapids, Mich. Meeting for the first time since the 2015 WCHA playoffs, Bemidji State and Ferris State split a pair of taut defensive contests in Big Rapids. Bemidji State scored the only two goals on Friday night en route to a 2-0 victory. The shots were even at 25 apiece, but the Bulldogs could not solve Bemidji State netminder Michael Bitzer, who stopped all 25 shots he faced. BSU's Brendan Harms scored in the first period for the game-winner, while Markus Gerbrandt scored with 2:35 remaining in regulation to seal the win. For the second straight night, the Beavers got on the board first when Jordan Heller scored his first goal of the season during Saturday night's first period. The FSU power play came up big in the second period, as Gerald Mayhew tallied his fourth goal of the year and tied the game up 1-1. The tie stood until 14:28 of the third period, when Andrew Dorantes made a great play to get the puck to Corey Mackin, who scored to give the Bulldogs a late 2-1 lead and a win on home ice. FSU goaltender Charles Williams, making his first appearance since Nov. 14, stopped 30-of-31 shots for the victory.

Alaska Anchorage 3, at No. 17 Michigan Tech 2Alaska Anchorage 3, at No. 17 Michigan Tech 2Dec. 4 and 5 at John MacInnes Student Ice Arena; Houghton, Mich. Alaska Anchorage twice erased 2-1, third-period deficits to earn a series sweep in Houghton over No. 17 Michigan Tech. The Huskies looked to have the momentum in Friday night’s series opener, going up 2-1 and outshooting the Seawolves 25-12 after the first two periods. Alaska Anchorage was able to rally back with two goals of their own, including the game-winner by Tad Kozun with just 1:21 remaining, to win 3-2. UAA freshman Sean MacTavish scored the Seawolves' first two goals, including the tying marker at the 11:49 mark of the third period, while Olivier Mantha made 32 saves. Alex Petan and Tyler Heinonen both scored second-period goals for Michigan Tech. The Seawolves found themselves down by a goal heading into the third period once again during Saturday night’s series finale. Chase Van Allen started the UAA rally with a game-tying goal just 38 seconds into the final stanza, before Brad Duwe found the back of the net for an unassisted goal that put the Seawolves up 3-2 at the 14:49 mark. Mantha (24 saves) once again held off the last-minute offensive surge from Michigan Tech to help secure the win and sweep. Heinonen and Jarret Brown scored the Huskies' goals, while Matt Wintjes made 24 saves in his first start of the season.

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WCHA playerS oF The Week - nov. 30 - dec. 6, 2015

oFFenSive player oF The Week

Shine almost single-handedly led Northern Mich-igan to a 4-3 victory last Friday night at Alabama Huntsville, giving the Wildcats the lead with each of his three goals – including the game-winner on a short-handed penalty shot with just 17 seconds remaining in regulation. The junior from Pinck-ney, Mich. scored twice in the first period, open-ing the game’s scoring at the 8:17 mark and then putting NMU ahead 2-1 at the 15:21 mark. Shine then completed his first career hat trick in dramat-ic style: With the Wildcats on the penalty kill and under a minute remaining in the third period, he picked off a UAH pass, raced the other way on a breakaway and, after he was tripped up, converted on the tie-breaking penalty shot at the 19:43 mark. Shine added four shots on goal during Saturday’s game, in which NMU earned a 1-1 tie and three-point weekend. Also nominated:Tyler Heinonen, Jr., F, Michigan Tech;Michael Huntebrinker, Jr., F, Minnesota State;Max McHugh, So., F, Alabama Huntsville

dominik ShineJr., F, Northern Michigan

Pinckney, Mich.

deFenSive player oF The Week

Mantha backstopped Alaska Anchorage to an im-pressive road sweep at then-No. 17 Michigan Tech, negating the Huskies’ overall 66-45 advantage in shots by making 62 saves in a pair of 3-2 Seawolves’ victories. Friday night, UAA was outshot by a 34-18 margin; however, Mantha turned aside 32 shots. The sophomore from La Tuque, Quebec followed that up with a 30-save effort Saturday as UAA completed the sweep. The Seawolves erased 2-1, third-period deficits in both games by twice scoring a pair of final-stanza goals; Mantha stopped all 17 third-period shots he faced Friday and Saturday to help propel and maintain the UAA comebacks.

Also nominated:Michael Bitzer, So., G, Bemidji State;Carmine Guerriero, Jr., G, Alabama Huntsville;Nick Kossoff, Fr., G, Lake Superior State;Charles Williams, Jr., G, Ferris State

olivier manThaSo., G, Alaska Anchorage

La Tuque, Québec

rookie oF The Week

Torrel contributed a three-point weekend – tops among WCHA rookies – in helping Lake Superior State to its first road sweep since Feb. 21-22, 2014. The freshmen from Monticello, Minn. factored in both Lakers’ goals during a 2-0, sweep-clinching victory Saturday at Alaska. Torrel broke a score-less tie with a short-handed strike at the 18:41 mark of the second period for his first collegiate game-winning goal, and then assisted on a Lakers’ empty-net strike that sealed the victory. Torrel also assisted on a second-period, power-play goal Friday night that drew LSSU even at 1-1 en route to an eventual 4-2 victory.

Also nominated:Brett Boeing, Fr., F, Michigan Tech;Jetlan Houcher, Fr., F, Alabama Huntsville;Corey Mackin; Fr., F, Ferris State;Connor McDonald, Fr., D, Bowling Green;Sean MacTavish, Fr., F, Alaska Anchorage;T.J. Roo, Fr., F, Bemidji State

gage TorrelFr., F, Lake Superior State

Monticello, Minn.

Week of Offensive Defensive Rookie Oct. 5-11 Brennan Saulnier, So., F, Alabama Huntsville Michael Bitzer, So., G, Bemidji State Atte Tolvanen, Fr., G, Northern Michigan Oct. 12-18 Tayler Munson, So., F, Alaska Graeme McCormack, Sr., D, Bemidji State Wyatt Ege, Fr., D, Alaska Anchorage Oct. 19-25 Gerald Mayhew, Jr., F, Ferris State Olivier Mantha, So., G, Alaska Anchorage Atte Tolvanen, Fr., G, Northern Michigan Oct. 26-Nov. 1 Cody Marooney, Jr., F, Alabama Huntsville Atte Tolvanen, Fr., G, Northern Michigan Kurt Gosselin, Fr., D, Alabama Huntsville Nov. 2-8 Tyler Morley, Sr., F, Alaska Casey Nelson, Jr., D, Minnesota State Corey Mackin, Fr., F, Ferris State Nov. 9-15 Brendan Harms, Jr., F, Bemidji State Jamie Phillips, Sr., G, Michigan Tech Corey Mackin, Fr., F, Ferris State Nov. 16-22 Tyler Heinonen, Jr., F, Michigan Tech Gordon Defiel, So., G, Lake Superior State Atte Tolvanen, Fr., G, Northern Michigan Nov. 23-29 Teddy Blueger, Sr., F, Minnesota State Mark Friedman, So., D, Bowling Green Jason Pawloski, Fr., G, Minnesota State

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December 7, 2015 Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll 1 Providence (39) 11-0-3 986 1 2 Quinnipiac (10) 15-0-2 951 3 3 Boston College 13-1-1 898 2 4 North Dakota (1) 14-2-2 867 4 5 Omaha 12-3-1 771 6 6 St. Cloud State 12-4-0 742 7 7 Harvard 6-1-3 669 8 8 Massachusetts Lowell 10-3-4 629 5 9 Michigan 8-2-3 555 12 10 Cornell 8-1-2 514 15 11 Denver 7-5-2 459 9 12 Boston University 8-5-3 455 11 13 St. Lawrence 9-4-2 363 13 14 Bowling Green 9-3-5 325 14 15 Yale 5-4-2 300 10 16 Penn State 10-2-3 276 19 17 Minnesota Duluth 7-5-3 252 17 18 Notre Dame 8-4-4 182 20 19 Merrimack 6-4-4 141 16 20 Minnesota State 8-6-4 60 NROthers receiving votes: Michigan Tech 46, Robert Morris 23, Rensselaer 21, Holy Cross 7, Alaska Anchorage 4, Michigan State 4.

December 7, 2015Rank Team, Points (1st place) Last Wk Record Top 15 1. Providence, 496 (20) 1 11-0-3 10 2. Quinnipiac, 486 (14) 2 15-0-2 8 3. Boston College, 426 3 13-1-1 10 4. North Dakota, 418 4 14-2-2 10 5. Omaha, 347 6 12-3-1 10 6. St. Cloud State, 343 7 12-4-0 9 7. Harvard, 284 8 6-1-3 10 8. Massachusetts Lowell, 246 5 10-3-4 10 9. Michigan, 210 11 8-2-3 10 10. Cornell, 200 14 8-1-2 3 11. Boston University, 148 12 8-5-3 10 12. Denver, 145 9 7-5-2 10 13. St. Lawrence, 94 13 9-4-2 6 14. Bowling Green, 67 15 9-3-5 6 15. Yale, 59 10 5-4-2 10 Also receiving votes: Penn State, 44; Minnesota Duluth, 42; Notre Dame, 11; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 10; Robert Morris, 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 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0Alaska 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 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 2-2-0Bemidji State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-1Bowling Green 1-0-1 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 3-1-1Ferris State 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-2Lake Superior State 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 1-5-0Michigan Tech 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1Minnesota State 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-4-0 0-0-0 1-5-0Northern Michigan 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-2TOTALS: 3-0-1 6-4-5 2-0-0 1-1-0 1-10-2 1-3-0 14-18-8 (.875) (.567) (1.000) (.500) (.154) (.250) (.450)

By Site vs AHA vs B10 vs ECAC vs HEA vs NCHC vs. Ind TotalHome 1-0-0 2-2-2 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-3-2 1-2-0 7-8-4Away 1-0-1 4-1-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-5-0 0-0-0 5-6-4 Neutral 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 2-4-0TOTALS: 3-0-1 6-4-5 2-0-0 1-1-0 1-10-2 1-3-0 14-18-8 (.875) (.567) (1.000) (.500) (.154) (.250) (.450)

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UAH UAA UAF BSU BGSU FSU LSSU MTU MSU NMU W-L-TUAH --- 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-8-2UAA 1-0-1 --- 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 5-4-1UAF 0-0-0 0-0-0 --- 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-2-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 1-1-0 2-8-2BSU 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 --- 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-1-1 4-6-2BGSU 2-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 --- 0-0-0 0-0-2 1-1-0 0-0-2 2-0-0 6-2-4FSU 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-2 1-1-0 0-0-0 --- 1-1-0 2-2-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 6-6-2LSSU 0-2-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-2 1-1-0 --- 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-3-3MTU 2-0-0 0-2-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 0-0-0 --- 0-0-0 1-1-0 8-6-0MSU 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-2 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 --- 0-0-2 7-1-4NMU 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-1 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-2 --- 4-4-4

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chargerSuniverSiTy oF alabama in hunTSville

• UAH lost 4-3 in the series opener against Northern Michigan before tying the Wildcats 1-1 in the finale. The Blue and White are now tied for ninth in the conference standings with five league points, holding a 3-9-2 overall record and a 2-8-2 mark in league games.

• Sophomore Max McHugh had his strongest offensive performance of the season with three points from one goal and two assists in the series-opening loss to Northern Michigan. McHugh now leads the Chargers with 14 points from four goals and a team-best 10 assists, while rating tied for fourth in the WCHA in assists and tied for sixth in points.

• Freshman Jetlan Houcher chipped in his freshman-class leading third goal of the season – all coming on power plays – in Friday’s contest at the VBC. In total, the UAH freshman have accumulated nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points, with Kurt Gosselin leading the way with five points from two goals and three assists.

• Junior Carmine Guerriero had one of his most impressive showings in goal in the 1-1 tie on Saturday night, as the Montreal native totaled a season-high 36 saves -- including a game-best 15 saves in the third frame. Guerriero owns a .903 save percentage so far in 2015-16, ranking ninth in the WCHA.

• The Chargers penalty-kill unit had a bevy of success against NMU, holding the Wildcats scoreless in six total power-play opportunities. UAH rates fifth in the WCHA this season with 81.8 percent success rate on penalty kills.

• UAH ranks 20th in the country in face-off win-rate of .513, led by McHugh in 57th in the NCAA with a .566 winning percentage.

• The Blue and White travel to Mankato, Minnesota this weekend for a two-game WCHA series on Friday and Saturday night, with puck drop slated for 7:07 p.m. both nights. The Chargers are 19-25-6 all-time against MSU, while owning a 6-15-4 record when playing in Mankato.

• Looking ahead, the Chargers will host NCHC affiliate Colorado College next weekend at the VBC on Dec. 18-19 to round out the 2015 calendar year’s slate. UAH opened the 2014-15 season at Colorado College, falling in both contests in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

SeaWolveSuniverSiTy oF alaSka anchorage

• Alaska Anchorage returns to the Sullivan Arena, Dec. 11-12 to host in-state rival Alaska Fairbanks in Game 1 and 2 of the annual Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup. The puck is scheduled to drop at 7:07 p.m. AST both nights.

• The rivals meet following UAF’s sixth straight Cup title in 2014-15.• UAA won the first two Cup games last season in Fairbanks, before the

Nanooks retaliated with two wins in Anchorage to force the all decisive shootout. UAF won the shootout, 1-0.

• The Seawolves lead the all-time series, 86-59-11 and at UAA, 49-24-5. These will be the 157th and 158th all-time meetings between the teams.

• The Seawolves and Nanooks square off with UAF leading the all-time Cup record, 11-8. After UAA won three straight from 2006-09, UAF captured the Cup title in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 but due to NCAA violations, UAF’s Cup titles in 2010, 2011 and 2012 have been vacated.

• The Governor’s Cup, which started during the 1993-94 season, has gone into a shootout to determine the winner on seven occasions – last was 2014, with UAF winning the shootout, 2-1.

• This is the third time since 2007-08 that the Governor’s Cup was a four-game format. The Cup started as a two-game contest and continued for six seasons before changing to a four-game format for nine seasons. In 2008-09 the Cup reverted back to a two-game format up until 2013-14.

• UAA and UAF square off after the Seawolves swept then-No. 17 Michigan Tech Huskies in Houghton, 3-2, 3-2, on Dec. 4-5.

• Following the sweep, UAA is 8-6-2 overall and has already matched their win total from last season 8-22-4.

• UAA is 5-4-1 in league play, good for 11 points, where they sit tied for sixth place. The Seawolves already are just one point shy of matching their point total from last season (5-21-2).

• Picking up WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors Monday was sophomore G Olivier Mantha. Mantha is 7-6-2, and owns a 2.63 goals-against average and .914 save percentage after stopping 34 shots on Dec. 4 and 30 on Dec. 5.

• On Friday, freshman F Sean MacTavish furnished his first collegiate goals with two against the Huskies.

• Meanwhile, sophomore F Tad Kozun picked up his team-leading eighth of the season with the game winner.

• On Saturday, the Seawolves twice came back to tie the game before junior F Brad Duwe netted the game-winning goal in the third period. The last time Duwe scored was in the season opener against Arizona State.

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Head Coach: Matt Thomas (3rd season) Record at UAA: 34-44-10 2014-15 Overall Record: 8-22-4 (5-21-2)2015-16 Overall Record: 8-6-2 (5-4-1)

Head Coach: Mike Corbett (3rd season) Record at UAH: 13-70-72014-15 Overall Record: 8-26-4 (7-20-1)2015-16 Overall Record: 3-9-2 (2-8-2)

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• Alaska played its last home series of the 2015 calendar year last weekend against the Lake Superior State Lakers at the Carlson Center.

• The Nanooks drop to 4-10-2 overall (2-8-2 WCHA) after being swept by the Lakers (6-9-3 overall, 4-3-3 WCHA), falling 4-2 on Friday (Dec. 4) and 2-0 on Saturday (Dec. 5).

• Alaska remains in ninth place in the WCHA standings, tied with Alabama Huntsville with six total points in 12 games.

• The Nanooks will take on the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves this weekend in a two-game WCHA series, while simultaneously marking the beginning of the Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup four-game series. The Seawolves (8-6-2 overall, 5-4-1 WCHA) are tied for sixth place in the WCHA standings with Lake Superior State, both with 11 points.

• Alaska will look to rebound from their 0-2 record at the Sullivan Center in Anchorage this season, as the Nanooks fell to St. Cloud University and Arizona State University in the Kendall Classic Oct. 9-10

• The Nanooks are tied for first in the WCHA for shorthanded goals with three, Minnesota State and Lake Superior State are the only other teams with three goals while on the penalty kill.

• Saturday’s 2-0 loss marks only the second time the Nanooks were shutout all season, the first time coming in a 3-0 loss to St. Cloud University in the Kendall Classic Oct. 9

• Alternate Captain Zach Frye is tied for first amongst all WCHA defenseman in points with 11 (2 goals, 9 assists). Frye also leads all WCHA defenseman in assists, assists per game (0.56) and shorthanded goals. The Spokane, Washington native is tied for first place among all WCHA players in plus/minus with +10

• Senior forward Tyler Morley loves to shoot the puck, as the 2015-16 Captain is second in the WCHA in shots on goal with 62. Morley handily leads the league in shots on goal per game with 4.13. After this weekend’s series against MTU, Morley now has 105 career points with 49 goals and 56 assists in 113 games

• Freshman forward Chad Staley notched his second collegiate goal in Friday’s 4-2 loss. The Kennewick, Washington native’s tally marks the first two power play goals in back-to-back weekends for the Nanooks

• Sophomore forward Peter Krieger ranks fourth amongst all WCHA players in assists with 10, while freshman defenseman Jack Weiss is tied for first amongst all WCHA rookie defensemen in assists with four.

• Freshman goaltender Jesse Jenks ranks third among WCHA rookie goaltenders with a .928 save percentage in seven appearances in goal.

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• Bemidji State garnered a road split at Ferris State, Dec. 4-5. The Beavers earned a 2-0 victory over Ferris State Friday before the Bulldogs battled back from an early deficit to hand BSU a 2-1 loss Saturday. BSU moves to 5-7-3 on the season and 4-6-2 in WCHA play to sit eighth.

• BSU’s 2-0 victory Friday not only extended its unbeaten streak to four games, 3-0-1, it also snapped a three-game winless streak versus FSU (0-2-1).

• Gerry Fitzgerald sat out of the FSU series due to injury. Friday was the first game he has missed during his 51-game BSU career. He continues to lead the Beavers in scoring with 12 points, while his eight goals is tops among his teammates.

• Senior defender Graeme McCormack leads all BSU blueliners and is second on the team with 11 points (6g-5a). He has a team-best nine points (4g-5a) on the power play. He is tied for sixth on the national power-play scoring list despite failing to record a power-play point in the Beavers’ last five games.

• McCormack has a team-high 37 blocked shots, including a team-best nine in two games at FSU, to lead the WCHA and rank eighth in the country.

• Junior Charlie O’Connor added an assist in Friday’s game. He now has four points (1g-3a) in BSU’s last three contests.

• Freshman T.J. Roo logged his first collegiate point Saturday. It was the sixth game of his career.

• The Beavers are 3-3-1 on the road in 2015-16. The Beavers average 2.00 goals, while surrendering 1.71 goals per game. Only four teams in the country have held opponents to fewer than 1.71 goals per game away from their home ice.

• The BSU power-play has been at home at Sanford Center this season. The Beavers are 13-for-41 (.317) on the man advantage on home ice, while they are 1-for-22 (.053) in seven road games. BSU’s 13 power-play goals at home is double all WCHA program totals and tied with Penn State for the most in the country this winter.

• The BSU power-play unit was 0-for-5 in the series at FSU to move to 14-of-63 (.222), while posting a 10-of-52 (.192) effort in league play to rank third in the WCHA.

• BSU was held without a power-play goal Saturday, marking fifth straight game without a goal on the man advantage--extending the Beavers’ longest drought of the season (0-for-15).

• BSU successfully killed nine of FSU’s 10 power-play opportunities Dec. 4-5. On the season, BSU has surrendered seven power-play goals in 64 opponent opportunities. At nearly 90 percent (.891), BSU is seventh in the country.

• Killing 44-of-49 opponent power-play chances in league play, BSU’s unit leads the WCHA at 89.8%.

• BSU has snuffed out 36 of its opponents’ last 39 power-play chances (.923) dating back nine games to Oct. 24.

• In BSU’s seven losses this season, it has been outscored 9-0 in the third period. In its five wins and two ties, BSU has outscored its opponents 15-3.

• The Beavers have tied or out shot their opponents in their last 10 games and in 11 of 14 games this season for a 457-367 edge in shots. The Beavers are 4-4-2 when leading on shots on goal this season.

• Leading 1-0 to open the third period Friday marked just the second time this season BSU has owned a lead with 20 minutes to play (2-0-0). BSU is 3-4-2 when the game is tied after two and 0-3-1 when trailing to open the third.

• Bemidji State now shifts its focus to Bowling Green. The Beavers will host the Falcons at Sanford Center Dec. 11-12. Since the series got its start Dec. 30, 2011, the Falcons have taken a 4-3-1 edge in the the new rivalry.

• BSU is unbeaten, 3-0-1, versus BGSU at Sanford Center, which includes a Jan. 30-31 series a year ago.

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Head Coach: Dallas Ferguson (8th season) Record at UAF: 65-119-362014-15 Overall Record: 19-13-2 (14-12-2)2015-16 Overall Record: 4-10-2 (2-8-2)

Head Coach: Tom Serratore (15th season) Record at BSU: 232-231-642014-15 Overall Record: 16-17-5 (12-11-5)2015-16 Overall Record: 5-7-3 (4-6-2)

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• No. 14 Bowling Green tied WCHA leader Minnesota State twice over the weekend with a pair of 2-2 decisions. BGSU battled back from a 2-0 deficit to score twice in the final four minutes Friday and Minnesota State battled back from a one-goal deficit after two periods Saturday for the tie.

• Bowling Green carries a seven-game unbeaten streak to Minnesota for a weekend series at Bemidji State. The Falcons have climbed into a tie for second place in the WCHA standings, two points behind Minnesota State at the top.

• With two goals Saturday, Mark Cooper has a team-high eight goals on the season, surpassing the six he scored a year ago.

• Ben Murphy scored short-handed Friday night with just 6.7 seconds left in regulation to earn a 2-2 tie with Minnesota State. It was the second consecutive game in which the Falcons scored a short-handed goal with less than 10 seconds remaining in a period, following an overtime game-winner by Mitch McLain against Northern Michigan the previous Saturday night.

• Freshman defenseman Connor McDonald now has a career-best three-game point scoring streak. He had a +4 rating on the weekend, appearing on the ice for all four of the Falcons’ goals.

• All of BGSU’s games during their current seven-game unbeaten streak have been decided by one goal or fewer.

• Bowling Green has played in seven overtime games this year with a 2-0-5 record in those contests. It’s the most overtime games played through the first 17 games of a season for the program since 2003-04.

• BGSU is 4-3-1 all-time against Bemidji State, but 0-3-1 on the road against the Beavers.

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• Once again, Ferris State earned a split of its weekend series against the Bemidji State Beavers at Ewigleben Ice Arena in Big Rapids, Mich. The Bulldogs fell to BSU 2-0 on Friday night, but came from behind to earn a 2-1 win on Saturday evening. In all seven of their WCHA conference series so far this season, FSU has earned two points. Ferris State now has a WCHA record of 6-6-2 with 14 points, remaining in 4th place in the league standings.

• After falling behind 1-0 in the first period on Saturday night, the Bulldogs scored once in the second and once in the third while holding Bemidji State scoreless for the remainder of the contest to earn the victory. FSU now has an all-time record of 13-7-1 against the Beavers.

• Redshirt junior goaltender Charles Williams looked good on Saturday in his first start since a Nov. 14 loss to Alaska Anchorage, making 30 saves while allowing just one goal in the win. The victory was the second of the season for Williams, who also previously defeated Michigan Tech on Oct. 17.

• Saturday's game-winning goal came from freshman forward Corey Mackin, after a great move by his center, sophomore forward Andrew Dorantes. The Waterford, Mich. native finessed his way through a defender and made his way to the net front before dishing the puck back to Mackin, who wristed it home for his sixth goal of the year. Mackin’s six tallies lead the team, while Dorantes is now fourth on the squad with six assists.

• FSU’s only other goal on the weekend was scored by junior forward Gerald Mayhew, who upped his season point total to 16. Three of Mayhew’s four goals have come on the power play. The forward is tied with Michigan Tech’s Tyler Heinonen for most points among WCHA skaters. Mayhew also leads the league in assists, and is second in the conference with seven power-play points.

• This weekend Ferris State hits the road to take on Northern Michigan in its final weekend series of the calendar year. The teams will play a total of four WCHA conference games this season. Last year, the teams split a weekend series in Marquette Nov. 7-8. FSU had a 1-0 overtime win on a goal by Kenny Babinski in the Friday contest, before falling 2-0 to the Wildcats on Saturday. During the 2013-14 season, the Bulldogs posted a 3-0-1 mark against NMU, outscoring them 14-4 in the four-game series.

• Overall, NMU leads the all-time series between the two teams 46-26-5. The Bulldogs are 4-2-2 in their last eight meetings against the Wildcats inside the Berry Events Center.

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Head Coach: Chris Bergeron (6th season) Record at BGSU: 89-102-302014-15 Overall Record: 23-11-5 (17-8-3)2015-16 Overall Record: 9-3-5 (6-2-4)

Head Coach: Bob Daniels (24th season) Record at FSU: 404-416-932014-15 Overall Record: 18-20-2 (13-14-1)2015-16 Overall Record: 7-7-4 (6-6-2)

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• Lake Superior State returns home to face Michigan Tech this weekend, following a road sweep over Alaska last weekend.

• The Lakers defeated the Nanooks 4-2 on Friday night and 2-0 Saturday to ensure their first series sweep since sweeping Bemidji Sate at home last season on Jan. 16-17, 2015.

• The win also give the Lakers their first three-game winning streak dating back to last season following the Lakers sweep over the Beavers and defeating Bowling Green in the series opener the following weekend (1/23).

• The sweep in Alaska also marked the first time since Feb. 21-22, 2014 that the Lakers pulled off a road sweep (Alabama Huntsville). It also marked the first time since the 1996-97 season that the Lakers swept the Nanooks in Fairbanks, when both teams were members of the CCHA.

• The Lakers moved up in the WCHA standings with UAA for a tie at 6th place. • Gage Torrel led Lakers scorers with a goal and a pair of assists on the

weekend. Torrel assisted on goals in both games and scored a shorthanded game-winning goal in Saturday’s 2-0 victory.

• Torrel is now tied with Mitch Hults (4-5--9) for second on the Lakers in scoring. The fellow freshman standout, Hults, had a pair of assists on the weekend.

• Junior forward Alex Globke (4-2--6) scored a power-play goal to open the scoring for the Lakers on Friday night and marked his second-straight game with a goal. Globke has scored three goals in his last five games. All three goals have come while the Lakers were on the power play.

• Sophomore J.T. Henke continues to lead the Lakers in scoring with 6-5--11 after tallying an assist on Friday and cementing the sweep with an empty net goal on Saturday with four seconds remaining.

• All six of the Lakers goals last weekend came from special teams play. The Lakers scored four power-play goals and two shorthanded goals.

• Sophomore goaltender Gordon Defiel was sharp in Friday’s 4-2 victory, making 26 saves in securing his fourth victory of the season. Defiel is sporting a 2.57 goals against average to go along with a respectable .922 saves percentage.

• Since the start of November, Defiel has a league-best .953 saves percentage and a second-best 1.58 GAA. Defiel has gone 3-2-3 since the start of November, winning his last two starts. He is 3-1-1 in his last five games.

• Owen Headrick (3-4--7) added a pair of assists on the weekend and now leads all freshmen defensemen in league scoring. Headrick leads all rookie defensemen in power-play: goals (2), assists (4), and points (6).

• The Lakers lead the WCHA in second period goals with 20.• The Lakers rank 4th in power-play percentage with a 17.8 clip this season,

after going 4-for-10 (40 percent) against Alaska last weekend.• The Lakers are tied with Minnesota State for the nation’s lead in power play

opportunities with 90 attempts this season. The Lakers have been on the penalty kill 76 times this season, the 4th-highest nationally.

• The penalty kill continues to ranks 2nd among WCHA teams with a success rate of 85.5 percent. The Lakers have scored three shorthanded goals.

• The Lakers defense has blocked 232 shots this season to rank second in the league behind only Ferris State (260). The Lakers are blocking 12.89 shots per game on average.

• LSSU freshmen continue to lead the league’s freshmen classes in combined goals with 19 and assists with 33. The freshmen have combined for the 5th highest point output by a freshman group in the nation.

• The Lakers freshman class is tied with the Seawolves sophomore class for the league’s most goals by a class with 19 and leads the league in points by a class with 52 points combined (19-33--52).

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• Michigan Tech closes out the first half of its 2015-16 Western Collegiate Hockey Association schedule this weekend with a trip to play U.P. rival Lake Superior State. The Huskies and Lakers haven’t squared off in over one year, with the most recent meeting taking place Oct. 4-5, 2014, at LSSU.

• Friday's game is the 63rd all-time meeting between Tech and Lake State in a series that dates back to the 1969-70 campaign. The Huskies own a 37-21-4 advantage in rivalry, including a 13-10-3 mark on the road and a 4-1-0 record over the last five games. Michigan Tech opened last season with a two-game sweep over the host Lakers, the start of a 10-0-0 run to begin the year.

• The Huskies will look to continue their recent stretch of success against in-state competition, as they’ve compiled a 15-5-2 mark over the last 22 games vs. programs from #PureMichigan. That run includes five sweeps, nine wins on the road and a 9-2-1 record during the 2014-15 campaign.

• Michigan Tech has 18 players with game experience against the Lakers, including senior captain Alex Petan who has a team-high nine points (4-5) vs. LSSU. Petan, Reid Sturos, Dylan Steman, Alex Gillies and Joel L’Esperance all average a point-per-game or better in their careers against Lake Superior State, while goaltender Jamie Phillips is 4-1-0 with a 1.73 goals against average and .930 save percentage in 278 minutes of work.

• Michigan Tech is on an impressive run away from the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena this season. In nine road games, the Huskies are 6-2-1 and are currently riding a six-game unbeaten streak and have scored an average of 3.33 goals-per-game. MTU’s 30 goals in nine road outings ranks first in the WCHA and is the third-highest total in the nation. Tech is 21-7-1 away from home dating back to last season.

• The Huskies have been consistently good in the first game of weekend sets during the 2015-16 campaign. Tech is 6-2-0 in the first game of a series and has posted a 5-2-0 mark on Friday nights. Perhaps even more impressive is MTU’s ability to win its first game on the road, which it has done in four of five series openers. The Huskies’ .714 winning percentage on Fridays is tied for the best in the league and is the 11th-best percentage nationally.

• With a veteran cast of defensemen and one of the best goaltenders in all of college hockey, it’s no surprise that Michigan Tech is unbeaten when scoring three or more times in a game (the Huskies own a 7-0-1 mark when they reach the three-goal plateau). On the reverse side, Tech has struggled to win games when its opponent notches three or more - the Huskies are 2-6-1 when it surrenders three-plus.

• The Huskies have enjoyed big contributions from their upperclassmen during the first half of the season. Through 16 games, Tech’s seniors have combined for a WCHA-high 40 points (16-24) while the team’s juniors are second among junior classes in the league with 41 points (18-23). Michigan Tech’s 16 upperclassmen (seven seniors, nine juniors) have combined 81 points - the highest combined total in the WCHA and the 12th-best total in all of NCAA Division I college hockey.

• Michigan Tech is once again one of the leaders in nearly all statistical categories among WCHA programs. The Huskies rank first in scoring (3.00 goals/game), scoring margin (plus-10) and power-play efficiency (14-for-56, 25 percent). Tech is also in the top-half among WCHA foes in team defense (2.38 goals against/game) and shots on goal margin (plus-133).

• Junior winger Tyler Heinonen is on one of the most impressive runs in Michigan Tech hockey history. Heinonen is currently riding a seven-game goal streak, the longest such streak since Gord Salt scored in 10 straight during the 1978-79 season.

Head Coach: Damon Whitten (2nd season) Record at LSSU: 14-37-52014-15 Overall Record: 8-28-2 (7-20-1)2015-16 Overall Record: 6-9-3 (4-3-3)

Head Coach: Mel Pearson (5th season) Record at MTU: 81-74-182014-15 Overall Record: 29-10-2 (21-5-2)2015-16 Overall Record: 9-6-1 (8-6-0)

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• Minnesota State stands 8-6-4 on the year (7-1-4 WCHA) after forging a pair of 2-2 overtime ties at #14 Bowling Green last weekend.

• The Mavericks are unbeaten in their last seven games (3-0-4) and have gone 8-2-4 in their last 14 games.

• Minnesota State closes out its pre-holiday schedule with a pair of conference games vs. Alabama Huntsville visiting Verizon Wireless Center Friday and Saturday. Minnesota State stands 25-19-5 all-time in the series vs. the Chargers and is 14-0-2 in the last 16 meetings between the two schools. Minnesota State’s last loss to UAH was in 2001-02.

• Senior forward Teddy Blueger collected a trio of assists in Minnesota State’s two games at BGSU last weekend and enters the Alabama Huntsville series having racked up 1-7--8 in the last three games. The Riga, Latvia native leads the Mavericks in scoring with 4-11--15 in 18 GP this year and his 209 face-off wins this year rank fourth in the nation. Blueger has 24-64--88 in 133 career games as a Maverick to tie for 17th on the school’s career scoring list (NCAA DI-era).

• Junior forward Michael Huntebrinker scored his first goal of the season in Friday’s 2-2 tie at Bowling Green and followed up with two assists the next night in extending his point-scoring streak to six games (1-6--7). Huntebrinker has 1-9--10 on the year to tie for third on the team scoring charts and ranks second on the team in helpers.

• Freshman goaltender Jason Pawloski stands 5-0-4, with a 1.75 GAA and .909 save percentage in his first season with the Mavericks. Pawloski, who has started the last seven games, is one of six freshmen netminders in the country with at least five victories this year and his goals against ranks first amongst all first-year netminders.

• Senior forward Bryce Gervais, who enters the UAH series having played in 140 consecutive games with the Mavericks, has 3-1--4 in the last four games. Gervais leads the team in goals (7) and stands tied for third in points (10). Gervais has 58-27--85 in his four seasons with Minnesota State to tie for 19th on the program’s career scoring list (NCAA DI era). His 58 career goals tie for fifth for the school’s NCAA Division I-era (Tyler Deis is fourth with 60) and his ten career GWGs are tied for fifth all-time at Minnesota State.

• After scoring a goal in both games at BGSU last weekend, sophomore forward Zeb Knutson enters the UAH series riding a three-game point-scoring streak (3-1--4). Knutson has 4-2--6 on the year and in 25 career games, owns 6-3--9.

• Senior defenseman Jon Jutzi assisted on Michael Huntebrinker’s power play goal in Friday’s 2-2 tie and BGSU before scoring a power play marker Saturday in upping his 2015-16 numbers to 3-3--6 in 18 games played. His three power play goals this year stand tied for sixth in the nation amongst all blueliners. Jutzi has 7-28--35 in 121 career games and is +17 with 152 shots on goal and 137 blocked shots in his four years with the Mavericks.

• Freshman defenseman Alec Vanko assisted on Zeb Knutson’s goal last Friday at Bowling Green and owns 0-2--2 with three shots on goal with six blocked shots in six games played with Minnesota State this year.

• Freshman forward Max Coatta has appeared in 14 games in his maiden season with the Mavericks and MSU owns an 8-2-34 record in those games. Coatta has registered 2-1--3, 18 shots on goal and is +2 in his maiden season with the Mavericks.

• As a team Minnesota State is outshooting its opponents 582-417 through the team’s first 18 games this year.

• The Mavericks, who have outshot their opponents in 13 of their 18 games on the season, rank first in the nation for fewest shots on goal allowed per game (23.17) and rank fifth in shots on goal margin with a +9.17 SOGM mark.

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• Dominik Shine completed his first career hat trick in style Friday, potting his first game-winning goal since Oct. 17, 2014 on a penalty shot with 17 seconds remaining. The last Northern Michigan skater to convert on a penalty shot was Erik Higby Feb. 1, 2014 in a 5-1 loss to Minnesota State.

• Shine, who had never enjoyed a multi-goal effort entering the night, is the second Wildcat to net a hat trick this season, joining Robbie Payne, who pulled off the feat in a 6-3 win over Lake Superior State Oct. 16. Entering the 2015-16 campaign, the last Northern Michigan player to score a hat trick was Darren Nowick March 3, 2014 in a 5-2 win at Alabama-Huntsville.

• Over the weekend, Shine led the WCHA in goals (3) and tied four other players for the league lead in points (3). Among WCHA skaters who took at least five shots on net over the weekend, his shot percentage of .333 ranked first.

• Connor Frantti recorded his first collegiate point with the lone helper on Nowick's game-tying goal Friday. He also notched an assist Saturday.

• Atte Tolvanen once again faced the most shots in the WCHA over the weekend, 10 more than the second-place keeper. The freshman turned aside 72 of those 76 shots to help the Wildcats take three points from the Chargers. Overall, Tolvanen ranks second in the WCHA in save percentage (.933) and fourth in goals against average (2.21).

• In 2013-14, John Siemer led all Wildcat newcomers with seven goals, which was good for fourth on the team. He took a step back as a sophomore, only netting three despite skating in 34 games, 13 more than he did as a freshman. This year, through the first 16 games, he holds the team lead with six goals, four of which were the first Northern Michigan strike of the game.

• To date, 50 of the 60 Division I teams have skated to at least one draw. The Wildcats lead the nation with six, one more than second-place Bowling Green. Northern Michigan has only posted at least six ties in a single season five other times: 2000-01 (7), 2004-05 (7), 2009-10 (8), 2011-12 (6) and 2014-15 (6).

• Over their past eight games, the Wildcats have posted a penalty kill percentage of .897, which ranks tied for eighth in the nation in that time frame. Northern Michigan has only allowed three power play goals since Nov. 6; in their first eight games, the Wildcats gave up nine, recording a .775 penalty kill percentage.

Head Coach: Mike Hastings (4th season) Record at MSU: 87-42-112014-15 Overall Record: 29-8-3 (21-4-3)2015-16 Overall Record: 8-6-4 (7-1-4)

Head Coach: Walt Kyle (14th season) Record at NMU: 242-230-632014-15 Overall Record: 14-18-6 (11-13-4)2015-16 Overall Record: 5-5-6 (4-4-4)

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