Ferris State got goals from four different skaters as the host Bulldogs blanked Western Michigan, 4-0, Tuesday night.
Dan Riedel, Zac Pearson, Eric Vesely and Jim Jorgensen each scored to back Mitch O'Keefe's 24 saves.
Riley Gill, who seemingly has taken over the No. 1 goaltending job in Kalamazoo from Daniel Bellissimo, stopped 29 shots for the Broncos (5-6-1, 4-6-1 CCHA).
FSU (4-8-1, 2-6-1 CCHA) travels to Miami Dec. 1-2, while WMU plays a home-and-home with Michigan the same weekend, starting Dec. 1 in Ann Arbor.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Wolverines edge Spartans Tuesday night
T.J. Hensick broke a 1-1 tie 6:28 into the third period and Michigan held on for a 2-1 win over Michigan State last night at Yost Ice Arena."Kevin Porter found me in the slot and luckily I got in behind the defense," said Hensick of his game-winner. "With (MSU goalie Jeff) Lerg being as short as he is, he left open the upstairs over his glove. I'm not sure how it went in, but I just shot there, and it went in. It was a good feeling. I haven't scored in a while. My last goal was against Michigan State, actually. It was good to get back on the scoreboard."
Porter scored the other goal for the Wolverines and goalie Billy Sauer (pictured) made 24 saves, allowing only a Tim Kennedy goal in the first minute of the second period.
Four of Kennedy's seven goals this season have come against Michigan.
Lerg finished with 26 saves for MSU.
The Wolverines (10-3-0, 7-2-0 CCHA) have put together a six-game winning streak, dating back to its defeat of the Spartans (6-4-1, 4-4-1 CCHA) back on Nov. 4.
"It was a hard-fought game by both teams," U-M head coach Red Berenson said. "We weren't having our best game, but we got better as the game went on. It was a gut-check type game. Somehow, the referee put us on our heels in the last period. We had to kill off at least three penalties and that's a tough way to have to play at home. But we did it. We killed those penalties and we got the goaltending. It was a good team goal. The winning goal was something you can't coach, but you can recruit."
Both the Wolverines and Spartans head to the College Hockey Showcase this weekend to play at Wisconsin and at Minnesota.
Ferris State signs two forwards, two 'D'
Ferris State University announced four student-athletes have signed NCAA Letters of Intent to attend FSU and play hockey for the Bulldogs starting with the 2007-08 season.
Ferris has received commitments from left wing Pat Maroon, right wing Todd Pococke (Saginaw), defenseman Zach Redmond (Traverse City) and defenseman Scott Wietecha (Wolverine Lake) during the November early-signing period.
"We're (coaching staff) encouraged about the four players we signed during the early-signing period," said FSU head coach Bob Daniels, who's currently in his 15th year at Ferris State and is the Bulldogs' all-time winningest coach. "We believe they will lay the groundwork for a strong class coming in the fall of 2007."
"I believe we've once again attracted some of the top Michigan prospects," stated associate head coach Drew Famulak. "This group of freshmen are not only talented, but their personalities in terms of work ethic both on and off the ice will fit in extremely well with next season's team. All these guys not only possess good character, but are solid student-athletes and will serve as quality representatives of our program."
Maroon, a 6-4, 225-pound forward, is presently in his first season with the St. Louis (Mo.) Bandits of the North American Hockey League (NAHL)and has a squad-best 32 points on 13 goals with 19 assists in 19 contests. He also has tallied four power-play lamplighters and three short-handed markers. His 32-points total currently ranks third among the NAHL's overall points leaders. Maroon played the 2005-06 season at Texarkana (Ark.) and was named the Bandits' Rookie of the Year after finishing third in team scoring with 60 points on 23 goals and 37 assists in 57 games. Maroon, who was a juniors teammate of current Ferris State skaters Casey Haines and Aaron Lewicki at Texarkana, is listed on the National Hockey League's Central Scouting Service's 'B' prospects list. The NHL Central Scouting rates the 'B' prospects are those players who are potential late-round selections in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
"Pat is a big, strong left winger with good hands and vision," said Famulak. "He has the ability to finish around the net. With continued off-ice conditioning, he should be able to step in immediately and contribute offensively."
Like Maroon, Pococke is also currently skating for the St. Louis (Mo.) Bandits. The 6-2, 200-pounder has notched five goals and six assists for 11 points in 18 games. Pococke has produced two game-winning markers this season in helping St. Louis compile a NAHL South Division first-place 18-2-1 record, which is also tops in the NAHL overall standings. Prior to juniors, Pococke competed for Honeybaked at the midget level.
"Todd is a good character kid," said Famulak. "He's another big and strong individual who competes hard every night. He skates well and will add energy to our lineup."
The 6-1, 200-pound Redmond is midst his second season with the United States Hockey League's Sioux Falls Stampede. Redmond has posted seven points with two goals and five assists in 14 outings to date this campaign and is tied for first in team points among the Stampede's defensemen. In the 2005-06 campaign, Redmond totaled 11 points on four goals with seven helpers in 48 contests which represented the fifth-highest output for the squad's blueliners. Sioux Falls claimed both the Western Division title and were crowned the Anderson Cup Champions in 2005-06 as a result of being the overall league champion. Redmond played for the Compuware Ambassadors prior to competing in the junior ranks.
"Zach has the ability to create scoring opportunities from the offensive blueline," Famulak said. "He also has the skills to be a capable defender along with generating offense. Zach possesses a good shot and can be effective on the power play through his on-ice vision."
Wietecha, a 6-1, 205-pound defender, has presently registered four goals on two goals and assists apiece in seven 2006-07 games with the Cedar Rapids (RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League. In his first season (2005-06) with the RoughRiders, Wietecha garnered four points on a goal and three assists in 39 encounters. Before his arrival to Cedar Rapids, he helped Victory Honda to a first-place finish in the Midwest Elite League and a Michigan midget state title in 2004-05.
"Scott is a big, strong physical-type of defenseman who can dominate play in the defensive zone," said Famulak. "He has a great one-time slapshot from the offensive blueline."
Ferris has received commitments from left wing Pat Maroon, right wing Todd Pococke (Saginaw), defenseman Zach Redmond (Traverse City) and defenseman Scott Wietecha (Wolverine Lake) during the November early-signing period.
"We're (coaching staff) encouraged about the four players we signed during the early-signing period," said FSU head coach Bob Daniels, who's currently in his 15th year at Ferris State and is the Bulldogs' all-time winningest coach. "We believe they will lay the groundwork for a strong class coming in the fall of 2007."
"I believe we've once again attracted some of the top Michigan prospects," stated associate head coach Drew Famulak. "This group of freshmen are not only talented, but their personalities in terms of work ethic both on and off the ice will fit in extremely well with next season's team. All these guys not only possess good character, but are solid student-athletes and will serve as quality representatives of our program."
Maroon, a 6-4, 225-pound forward, is presently in his first season with the St. Louis (Mo.) Bandits of the North American Hockey League (NAHL)and has a squad-best 32 points on 13 goals with 19 assists in 19 contests. He also has tallied four power-play lamplighters and three short-handed markers. His 32-points total currently ranks third among the NAHL's overall points leaders. Maroon played the 2005-06 season at Texarkana (Ark.) and was named the Bandits' Rookie of the Year after finishing third in team scoring with 60 points on 23 goals and 37 assists in 57 games. Maroon, who was a juniors teammate of current Ferris State skaters Casey Haines and Aaron Lewicki at Texarkana, is listed on the National Hockey League's Central Scouting Service's 'B' prospects list. The NHL Central Scouting rates the 'B' prospects are those players who are potential late-round selections in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
"Pat is a big, strong left winger with good hands and vision," said Famulak. "He has the ability to finish around the net. With continued off-ice conditioning, he should be able to step in immediately and contribute offensively."
Like Maroon, Pococke is also currently skating for the St. Louis (Mo.) Bandits. The 6-2, 200-pounder has notched five goals and six assists for 11 points in 18 games. Pococke has produced two game-winning markers this season in helping St. Louis compile a NAHL South Division first-place 18-2-1 record, which is also tops in the NAHL overall standings. Prior to juniors, Pococke competed for Honeybaked at the midget level.
"Todd is a good character kid," said Famulak. "He's another big and strong individual who competes hard every night. He skates well and will add energy to our lineup."
The 6-1, 200-pound Redmond is midst his second season with the United States Hockey League's Sioux Falls Stampede. Redmond has posted seven points with two goals and five assists in 14 outings to date this campaign and is tied for first in team points among the Stampede's defensemen. In the 2005-06 campaign, Redmond totaled 11 points on four goals with seven helpers in 48 contests which represented the fifth-highest output for the squad's blueliners. Sioux Falls claimed both the Western Division title and were crowned the Anderson Cup Champions in 2005-06 as a result of being the overall league champion. Redmond played for the Compuware Ambassadors prior to competing in the junior ranks.
"Zach has the ability to create scoring opportunities from the offensive blueline," Famulak said. "He also has the skills to be a capable defender along with generating offense. Zach possesses a good shot and can be effective on the power play through his on-ice vision."
Wietecha, a 6-1, 205-pound defender, has presently registered four goals on two goals and assists apiece in seven 2006-07 games with the Cedar Rapids (RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League. In his first season (2005-06) with the RoughRiders, Wietecha garnered four points on a goal and three assists in 39 encounters. Before his arrival to Cedar Rapids, he helped Victory Honda to a first-place finish in the Midwest Elite League and a Michigan midget state title in 2004-05.
"Scott is a big, strong physical-type of defenseman who can dominate play in the defensive zone," said Famulak. "He has a great one-time slapshot from the offensive blueline."
Finlandia men sweep, women get point
The Finlandia men's team travelled to Northland last weekend and swept the host Lumberjacks.Friday night, the Lions took a 5-1 win and Saturday, a 7-3 victory.
Josh Paquette had a goal and two assists Friday and Ryan Sullivan, Joe Beaudry, Tiger Marcotte (penalty shot) and Keith Johnstone also scored. Joe Juntilla stopped 19 shots for FU, who put 54 shots on Northland goalie Bo Storozuk.
Seven different players - Paquette, Johnstone, Beaudry, Sullivan, Mike Parks, Kasey Kreuter and Derek Onkalo - scored for Finlandia Saturday night to back Lukas Alberer's 25 saves.
Beaudry and C.J. Fisher added two assists apiece for Finlandia.
The Lions sent 57 shots on Northland goalies Storozuk and Justin Grant.
FU (3-1-0, 3-1-0 MCHA) play in the Augsburg Tournament tonight against host Augsburg and tomorrow against Wisconsin-Superior or Bethel.
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The Finlandia women's team only gained a single point last weekend as they tied and lost at home to Lake Forest.
Friday, Courtney DeHoey's second goal of the game with 3:52 to play brought the Foresters into the 2-2 tie.
Brenda Peterson and Sara Sleik scored for FU and Corinne Czekaj stopped 25 shots in net.
Saturday, Lake Forest defeated the Lions, 5-4. Sleik and Peterson scored again and Carly Akers and Danielle Syrowik added singles for Finlandia (3-3-2, 0-1-1 NCHA). Czekaj started and made seven saves on 10 shots in the first period before Katie Markovich played the final 40 minutes and stopped 19 of 21 shots. Markovich took the loss.
The Lions host Wisconsin-Superior next Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 2-3).
Friday, Courtney DeHoey's second goal of the game with 3:52 to play brought the Foresters into the 2-2 tie.
Brenda Peterson and Sara Sleik scored for FU and Corinne Czekaj stopped 25 shots in net.
Saturday, Lake Forest defeated the Lions, 5-4. Sleik and Peterson scored again and Carly Akers and Danielle Syrowik added singles for Finlandia (3-3-2, 0-1-1 NCHA). Czekaj started and made seven saves on 10 shots in the first period before Katie Markovich played the final 40 minutes and stopped 19 of 21 shots. Markovich took the loss.
The Lions host Wisconsin-Superior next Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 2-3).
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
MiCHO Power Poll 11.21.06
The Michigan Wolverines' five-game winning streak and sweep of Ferris State in Big Rapids has them on top of our weekly MiCHO Power Poll for the third straight week. The Maize and Blue also sit at No. 7 in the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I Men's Poll, just one slot behind sixth-ranked Michigan State.
Lake Superior swept Wayne State and their three-game winning streak moves the Lakers up one rung to No. 4 in our poll, leapfrogging Michigan Tech.
1) Michigan, 9-3-0 (swept Ferris State, won five in a row)
2) Michigan State, 6-3-1 (split with Notre Dame)
3) Northern Michigan, 7-6-2 (split with Western)
4) Lake Superior State, 8-4-0 (swept Wayne State)
5) Michigan Tech, 6-4-2 (lost and tied at Denver)
6) Western Michigan, 5-5-1 (split with Northern)
7) Ferris State, 3-6-1 (swept by Michigan)
8) Wayne State, 2-9-0 (split at LSSU)
Each week, MichiganCollegeHockey.com editors Matt Mackinder and Tom Balog will compile the MiCHO Power Poll. The poll will comprise the eight Division I teams in the state of Michigan.
Lake Superior swept Wayne State and their three-game winning streak moves the Lakers up one rung to No. 4 in our poll, leapfrogging Michigan Tech.
1) Michigan, 9-3-0 (swept Ferris State, won five in a row)
2) Michigan State, 6-3-1 (split with Notre Dame)
3) Northern Michigan, 7-6-2 (split with Western)
4) Lake Superior State, 8-4-0 (swept Wayne State)
5) Michigan Tech, 6-4-2 (lost and tied at Denver)
6) Western Michigan, 5-5-1 (split with Northern)
7) Ferris State, 3-6-1 (swept by Michigan)
8) Wayne State, 2-9-0 (split at LSSU)
Each week, MichiganCollegeHockey.com editors Matt Mackinder and Tom Balog will compile the MiCHO Power Poll. The poll will comprise the eight Division I teams in the state of Michigan.
Wildcats receive three commitments
Northern Michigan University announced three forwards have committed to attend NMU and play hockey starting next fall.
Leading the list is Marquette native Nick Kosinski. Joining Kosinski are Jared Brown and Mario Lamoureux, the younger brother of current Wildcats' forward Jacques.
"This is the start of our recruiting class of 2007," said NMU head coach Walt Kyle. "We are excited to announce these players. They will all fill different roles and provide a different balance to our lineup."
The 20-year-old Kosinski (5-8, 165) is currently playing for the Marquette Rangers of the North America Hockey League. After 20 games with the Rangers, he has five goals and 14 assists for 19 points. During the 2005-06 season, he skated for the Cleveland Barons where he appeared in 54 games and had 37 points on 14 goals and 23 assists.
Brown (5-10, 185), another 20-year-old, has skated for the past two seasons with the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League. He currently has 18 points on five goals and 13 assists while appearing in 12 games. Last year, he appeared in 56 games as he registered 15 goals and 23 assists for 38 points.
Lamoureux (5-11, 190) has played for the Tri City Storm of the USHL for the past three seasons. This year after 12 games, the 18-year-old has two goals and three assists for five points. In 2005-2006, he collected 32 points on 13 goals and 19 assists while appearing in 57 games. His first season (2004-05) with the Storm, he skated in 59 games and had 22 points on seven goals and 15 assists.
Leading the list is Marquette native Nick Kosinski. Joining Kosinski are Jared Brown and Mario Lamoureux, the younger brother of current Wildcats' forward Jacques.
"This is the start of our recruiting class of 2007," said NMU head coach Walt Kyle. "We are excited to announce these players. They will all fill different roles and provide a different balance to our lineup."
The 20-year-old Kosinski (5-8, 165) is currently playing for the Marquette Rangers of the North America Hockey League. After 20 games with the Rangers, he has five goals and 14 assists for 19 points. During the 2005-06 season, he skated for the Cleveland Barons where he appeared in 54 games and had 37 points on 14 goals and 23 assists.
Brown (5-10, 185), another 20-year-old, has skated for the past two seasons with the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League. He currently has 18 points on five goals and 13 assists while appearing in 12 games. Last year, he appeared in 56 games as he registered 15 goals and 23 assists for 38 points.
Lamoureux (5-11, 190) has played for the Tri City Storm of the USHL for the past three seasons. This year after 12 games, the 18-year-old has two goals and three assists for five points. In 2005-2006, he collected 32 points on 13 goals and 19 assists while appearing in 57 games. His first season (2004-05) with the Storm, he skated in 59 games and had 22 points on seven goals and 15 assists.
WMU and NMU do the splits out west
Northern Michigan and Western Michigan each took a victory last weekend in Kalamazoo.
Western Michigan surrendered four power-play goals and couldn't recover in a 7-2 loss Friday night. Mike Santorelli registered a hat trick and Darin Olver registered two goals and an assist to lead the Wildcats, who scored four times in the second period.
"We dug ourselves in a hole and weren't very good on special teams," said WMU head coach Jim Culhane. "Hats off to Northern, they were the better team tonight."
WMU actually outshot NMU, 30-24, but Wildcat netminder Bill Zaniboni was up to the task, making 28 saves. On the other end, freshman Riley Gill suffered his first defeat in five starts, logging 17 saves.
Brian Bicek notched his team-leading seventh goal of the season for WMU, while freshman Chris Clackson scored his second marker of the year, with brother Matt assisting on the play.
Saturday night, Kevin Labatte's first game-winning goal couldn't have occurred at a more opportune time.
Labatte (pictured) buried a drop pass from Mark Letestu three minutes into overtime to lift Western Michigan to a 3-2 win over Northern Michigan.
Decked out in gold uniforms for the first time since the 1997-98 season, WMU built a 2-0 lead after two periods on goals from Jeff Pierce and Letestu. NMU rallied, however, behind a shorthanded goal from Santorelli and a power-play tally from Nathan Sigmund.
The teams exchanged two shots apiece in overtime. Gill made 30 saves to improve to 4-1-1 on the season. Zaniboni finished with 26 stops for NMU.
"I'm really proud of how our guys competed tonight," Culhane said. "We played with urgency and battled the entire game."
The Broncos (5-5-1, 4-5-1 CCHA) travels to Ferris State tonight. The Wildcats (7-6-2, 4-3-1 CCHA) are idle this weekend before playing a home-and-home series with Lake Superior State Dec. 1-2, starting in Sault Ste. Marie.
Western Michigan surrendered four power-play goals and couldn't recover in a 7-2 loss Friday night. Mike Santorelli registered a hat trick and Darin Olver registered two goals and an assist to lead the Wildcats, who scored four times in the second period.
"We dug ourselves in a hole and weren't very good on special teams," said WMU head coach Jim Culhane. "Hats off to Northern, they were the better team tonight."
WMU actually outshot NMU, 30-24, but Wildcat netminder Bill Zaniboni was up to the task, making 28 saves. On the other end, freshman Riley Gill suffered his first defeat in five starts, logging 17 saves.
Brian Bicek notched his team-leading seventh goal of the season for WMU, while freshman Chris Clackson scored his second marker of the year, with brother Matt assisting on the play.
Saturday night, Kevin Labatte's first game-winning goal couldn't have occurred at a more opportune time.
Labatte (pictured) buried a drop pass from Mark Letestu three minutes into overtime to lift Western Michigan to a 3-2 win over Northern Michigan.Decked out in gold uniforms for the first time since the 1997-98 season, WMU built a 2-0 lead after two periods on goals from Jeff Pierce and Letestu. NMU rallied, however, behind a shorthanded goal from Santorelli and a power-play tally from Nathan Sigmund.
The teams exchanged two shots apiece in overtime. Gill made 30 saves to improve to 4-1-1 on the season. Zaniboni finished with 26 stops for NMU.
"I'm really proud of how our guys competed tonight," Culhane said. "We played with urgency and battled the entire game."
The Broncos (5-5-1, 4-5-1 CCHA) travels to Ferris State tonight. The Wildcats (7-6-2, 4-3-1 CCHA) are idle this weekend before playing a home-and-home series with Lake Superior State Dec. 1-2, starting in Sault Ste. Marie.
Michigan State splits with Notre Dame
The home team won each game last weekend as Michigan State fell at Notre Dame Friday night, but rebounded for a shutout Saturday night at Munn Ice Arena.Jeff Lerg (right) made 28 saves, but the Spartans could only muster a goal from Bryan Lerg in Friday's 4-1 defeat. Noah Babin's goal in the first period snapped Lerg's scoreless streak at 104:45, dating back to last Tuesday's game against Ferris State.
Saturday night at home, Michigan State got a 25-save shutout from Lerg - his second in two weeks - to post a 2-0 victory over the Fighting Irish. Bryan Lerg and Tim Crowder potted goals for Michigan State, which remains unbeaten on its home ice this season (5-0-1) and is now 6-3-1 overall, 4-3-1 in CCHA play.
"I thought for this game we found that you can't be afraid to name a game `a big game," said MSU head coach Rick Comley. "That's what we talked about - if we want to finish in the upper part of the league and to be legitimate, this is one of the better teams and we had to say `OK, this is one of the games we have to win.' It doesn't end your season if you don't win, but I was impressed with the way we came out. We played very, very solid."
The loss snapped Notre Dame's unbeaten streak at nine games (8-0-1) and dropped their overall mark to 9-2-1, and gave the Irish their first loss in CCHA play (4-1-1).
The Spartans venture to Yost Ice Arena to play Michigan tonight.
Broncos sign trio for '07-08
Western Michigan University signed three student-athletes to National Letters of Intent this past weekend.
The newest Broncos who will enroll at WMU in 2007-08 are center Max Campbell, right wing Travis Paeth (Muskegon) and left wing/center Ryan Watson.
Campbell is off to a strong start in the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League, compiling 22 goals (including 11 power-play tallies) and 51 points in 20 games for Strathroy. He has built an eight-point lead in the WOJHL scoring race and is coming off a season where he tallied 17 goals and 35 points in 48 games. The 6-foot, 175-pound Campbell, who will turn 18 on Dec. 12, hails from the same junior program as Bronco great Jeff Campbell (no relation).
A west Michigan product, Paeth has been placed on the NHL Central Scouting Services' Players to Watch List as a candidate for the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. The 6-foot, 195-pound Paeth, 19, owns two goals and seven points in 11 games in his first season with Des Moines of the United States Hockey League. He is one of 11 players on the first-place Buccaneers club that have committed to Division I programs. Paeth skated for the Traverse City North Stars of the North American Hockey League in 2005-06, compiling 21 goals and 36 points in 54 games. He also played hockey at Mona Shores High School under former WMU player Shawn Zimmerman.
Watson is averaging 1.6 points per game, totaling 13 goals and 30 points in 19 games for first-place Cambridge (16-3-0) of the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League. He compiled 26 points (7-19) in 46 games last season to lead the Winter Hawks to a Sutherland Cup Championship. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Watson, 18, is the younger brother of Cam Watson, a freshman forward for the Broncos.
"This class adds to the depth of our program," said WMU head coach Jim Culhane. "Max Campbell possesses tremendous offensive skills while Ryan Watson has the ability to play both ways with his grit and determination. Travis Paeth plays with a lot of passion and can fill a number of different roles, including special teams play."
The newest Broncos who will enroll at WMU in 2007-08 are center Max Campbell, right wing Travis Paeth (Muskegon) and left wing/center Ryan Watson.
Campbell is off to a strong start in the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League, compiling 22 goals (including 11 power-play tallies) and 51 points in 20 games for Strathroy. He has built an eight-point lead in the WOJHL scoring race and is coming off a season where he tallied 17 goals and 35 points in 48 games. The 6-foot, 175-pound Campbell, who will turn 18 on Dec. 12, hails from the same junior program as Bronco great Jeff Campbell (no relation).
A west Michigan product, Paeth has been placed on the NHL Central Scouting Services' Players to Watch List as a candidate for the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. The 6-foot, 195-pound Paeth, 19, owns two goals and seven points in 11 games in his first season with Des Moines of the United States Hockey League. He is one of 11 players on the first-place Buccaneers club that have committed to Division I programs. Paeth skated for the Traverse City North Stars of the North American Hockey League in 2005-06, compiling 21 goals and 36 points in 54 games. He also played hockey at Mona Shores High School under former WMU player Shawn Zimmerman.
Watson is averaging 1.6 points per game, totaling 13 goals and 30 points in 19 games for first-place Cambridge (16-3-0) of the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League. He compiled 26 points (7-19) in 46 games last season to lead the Winter Hawks to a Sutherland Cup Championship. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Watson, 18, is the younger brother of Cam Watson, a freshman forward for the Broncos.
"This class adds to the depth of our program," said WMU head coach Jim Culhane. "Max Campbell possesses tremendous offensive skills while Ryan Watson has the ability to play both ways with his grit and determination. Travis Paeth plays with a lot of passion and can fill a number of different roles, including special teams play."
Monday, November 20, 2006
ACHA Report 11/20/06
Men's Division 1
Western Michigan University 12-5-1 (14th)
University of Michigan-Dearborn 8-8-1 (8th)
Eastern Michigan University 7-8-0 (11th)
Oakland University 6-7-1 (18th)
Numbers in parenthesis () are the current ACHA D1 rankings.
Men's Division 2
Davenport University 14-4-1 (1st)
Grand Valley State University 10-6-1 (2nd)
Central Michigan University 8-4-1 (4th)
University of Michigan 8-5-0 (7th)
Michigan State University 6-6-0 (3rd)
Ferris State University 3-7-2 (9th)
Northern Michigan University 2-7-1 (NR)
Michigan Tech 1-4-1 (NR)
Numbers in parenthesis () are the current ACHA D2 rankings.
Men's Division 3
Hope College 14-1-0-0 (1st)
Saginaw Valley 9-5-1-1 (4th)
Northwood 9-2-0-0 (2nd)
Alpena CC 8-9-0-0 (9th)
Oakland JV 7-6-0-0 (6th)
Calvin College 6-8-1-1 (5th)
Lawernce Tech 5-6-0-0 (7th)
Lake Superior State 4-6-0-0 (10th)
Ferris State JV 3-4-0-0 (8th)
Grand Valley State JV 3-7-0-1 (NR)
Albion College 1-8-0-0 (NR)
Lansing CC 1-6-0-0 (NR)
Numbers in parenthesis () are the current ACHA D3 rankings.
Women's Division 1
Western Michigan 11-3-0
Michigan State 3-3-0
University of Michigan 2-5-1
Northern Michigan 0-11-1
GVSU blanked at Michigan
The Grand Valley State University Lakers traveled to Yost Ice Arena this past weekend for a single game against the University of Michigan. The Lakers took the first game against the Wolverines at Georgetown earlier this season.In this game, however, nothing would go right for GVSU. The Wolverines got on the board twice early with hard shots from the point. Though GVSU did rebound with plenty of chances, they were unable put anything by Michigan's goaltender, Andrew Godoshian, who played an excellent game.
While GVSU, without leading scorer Nick Biondo, was pressing at the end of the game by playing four forwards and only one defenseman, Michigan was able to take advantage of the situation and put three more goals behind Laker goaltender Grant Lyon. The game ended in a 5-0 GVSU loss.
Lyon finished with 23 saves.
This was the first time GVSU was shutout since Nov. 12 of last season against Western Michigan University.
Grand Valley State gets the Thanksgiving weekend off, but will return to the ice the following weekend with two away games against Indiana University. IU is a GMHL opponent and split with GVSU last season.
Michigan Tech gets one in Denver
Michigan Tech travelled to the Mile High City and came home with a point as they tied Denver Saturday night, 3-3. Friday, the defense stood strong again, giving up only one goal, but it was not enough as the Huskies were unable to score.
MTU was unable to get one past DU netminder Glenn Fisher on Friday, but they did not have a lack of trying. Michigan Tech outshot (31-20) the Pioneers, but Fisher stood tall. MTU's Micheal-Lee Teslak ended the night with 19 saves and was named the player of the game.
Saturday started not so good for MTU as they outshot DU in the first, but found themselves down 2-0. In the second, it was Jordan Foote and Jimmy Kerr each tallying a goal for the Huskies to tie the game. It stayed tied going into the third where Denver again took the lead. It took MTU just over a minute to tie it back up as Ryan Angelow scored and knotted the game for good. MTU continued to carry the play, but it was not enough to get the win.
The Huskies outshot the Pioneers again on Saturday, 33-21. Rob Nolan started the game in net and made 18 saves on the night.
MTU (6-4-2, 3-3-2 WCHA) has this weekend off, but will continue WCHA play Dec. 1-2 when they host their fellow Huskies from St. Cloud State.
MTU was unable to get one past DU netminder Glenn Fisher on Friday, but they did not have a lack of trying. Michigan Tech outshot (31-20) the Pioneers, but Fisher stood tall. MTU's Micheal-Lee Teslak ended the night with 19 saves and was named the player of the game.
Saturday started not so good for MTU as they outshot DU in the first, but found themselves down 2-0. In the second, it was Jordan Foote and Jimmy Kerr each tallying a goal for the Huskies to tie the game. It stayed tied going into the third where Denver again took the lead. It took MTU just over a minute to tie it back up as Ryan Angelow scored and knotted the game for good. MTU continued to carry the play, but it was not enough to get the win.
The Huskies outshot the Pioneers again on Saturday, 33-21. Rob Nolan started the game in net and made 18 saves on the night.
MTU (6-4-2, 3-3-2 WCHA) has this weekend off, but will continue WCHA play Dec. 1-2 when they host their fellow Huskies from St. Cloud State.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Warriors split with Clarkson, UNH next
The Wayne State Warriors hosted Clarkson this past weekend. The Warriors defeated the Golden Knights 2-1 on Friday, thanks to freshman Brandi Frakie's game-winning goal.However, they could not maintain the momentum through Saturday night, and lost 6-3. The Warriors' record now stands at 5-7-0.
Clarkson struck first in Friday's game on a breakaway shot from Genevieve Lavoie that beat Valery Turcotte late in the first period. While Clarkson offensively dominated the game, outshooting Wayne State 30-15, Turcotte kept the game close for her teammates.
Sam Poyton scored midway through the third period to even the score. Chelsea Burnett assisted on Poyton's goal. It was then Frakie (pictured), with some help from Emily Berzins, who put the Warriors ahead for good.
Turcotte finished with 29 saves in the 2-1 win.
On Saturday, the Warriors kept the game close until a four-goal third period by Clarkson shut the door on Wayne State's hopes for a sweep.
The first period ended with the Warriors ahead 1-0 on a power-play goal by Melissa Boal, assisted by Lindsay DiPietro. Clarkson struck twice in the second, but by early in the third period, Poyton and Boal each scored to edge the Warriors into the lead. But Clarkson scored three power-play goals in the third period to run away with the lead.
Turcotte was pulled in the final minute to give the Warriors an extra attacker. The effort only resulted in an empty-net goal for the Golden Knights from Jessica Cloutier to seal the 6-3 victory for Clarkson.
Turcotte finished Saturday's game with 19 saves.
The Warriors will face some different competition on the road Thanksgiving weekend when they head the University of New Hampshire Tournament. They will play UNH on Friday and Boston College on Saturday.
Bulldogs drop two to Wolverines
The Ferris State Bulldogs continued to struggle on home ice as they lost a pair of CCHA contests to the University of Michigan Wolverines on Friday and Saturday.
Friday night, the Bulldogs opened the scoring on a Blair Riley goal at 9:49 of the first period as Wolverine goalie Billy Sauer fanned on a clearing pass to set-up the scoring opportunity. Cody Chupp and Joe Van Culin drew assists on the play.
Michigan retaliated just 24 seconds later as David Rohlfs burst between two defenders and rifled a shot over the shoulder of Ferris State netminder Mitch O'Keefe. Helpers were given to T. J. Hensick and Kevin Porter. Chad Kolarik followed with the second Michigan goal in a 32 second span as he pumped home his first goal of the night off a Ferris State turnover at its own blue line for a 2-1 Wolverine lead. Andrew Cogliano got the lone assist for U-M.
After a scoreless second period, the Wolverines scored their third goal on a 5-on-3 power play at 6:26 of the third period as Kolarik netted his second goal of the night assisted by Porter and Jack Johnson. The Bulldogs tallied at 19:36 to make it a 3-2 contest as Matt Verdone scored with assists credited to Zac Pearson and Chris Zarb, but couldn't get the equalizer in the final 24 seconds.
Sauer finished with 33 saves, while O'Keefe stopped 34 shots.
"Any time you win it's a good victory on the road," U-M senior defenseman and captain Matt Hunwick said. "We didn't come out and play the way that we wanted to. I think the first 10 minutes we played pretty well. We took a lot of penalties and so did the other team. It kind of threw our game off track a little bit. We never really got into the flow of the game. We were lucky to hang on and win that game 3-2."
On Saturday night, it was all Wolverines as the boys fron Ann Arbor skated to a 5-1 victory. Cogliano scored at 12:53 of the first period to give Michigan the lead. The Bulldogs knotted the score at 19:24 of the first on a power-play goal by Dan Riedel with assists to Jeremy Scherlinck and Verdone, but the Wolverines regained the lead just 31 seconds later at 19:55 on their own power-play goal by Rohlfs as the first period ended 2-1.
Michigan scored twice in the second period on Travis Turnbull and Kolarik goals to put the game out of reach for the Bulldogs. The Wolverines' Brian Lebler completed the scoring at 8:30 of the third to bring the final mark to 5-1.
Sauer made 33 stops and O'Keefe turned aside 29.
Michigan swept Ferris State in Big Rapids for the sixth time in program history. The last U-M sweep at Ferris State was Nov. 3-4, 1995, which was also the last time Michigan played a weekend series at FSU.
The Bulldogs (3-8-1, 1-6-1 CCHA) host the Western Michigan Broncos on Tuesday. The contest will be the third meeting between the two teams with the season series tied at one win each.
The Wolverines (9-3-0, 6-2-0 CCHA) entertain the Michigan State Spartans at Yost Arena on Tuesday.
Friday night, the Bulldogs opened the scoring on a Blair Riley goal at 9:49 of the first period as Wolverine goalie Billy Sauer fanned on a clearing pass to set-up the scoring opportunity. Cody Chupp and Joe Van Culin drew assists on the play.
Michigan retaliated just 24 seconds later as David Rohlfs burst between two defenders and rifled a shot over the shoulder of Ferris State netminder Mitch O'Keefe. Helpers were given to T. J. Hensick and Kevin Porter. Chad Kolarik followed with the second Michigan goal in a 32 second span as he pumped home his first goal of the night off a Ferris State turnover at its own blue line for a 2-1 Wolverine lead. Andrew Cogliano got the lone assist for U-M.
After a scoreless second period, the Wolverines scored their third goal on a 5-on-3 power play at 6:26 of the third period as Kolarik netted his second goal of the night assisted by Porter and Jack Johnson. The Bulldogs tallied at 19:36 to make it a 3-2 contest as Matt Verdone scored with assists credited to Zac Pearson and Chris Zarb, but couldn't get the equalizer in the final 24 seconds.
Sauer finished with 33 saves, while O'Keefe stopped 34 shots.
"Any time you win it's a good victory on the road," U-M senior defenseman and captain Matt Hunwick said. "We didn't come out and play the way that we wanted to. I think the first 10 minutes we played pretty well. We took a lot of penalties and so did the other team. It kind of threw our game off track a little bit. We never really got into the flow of the game. We were lucky to hang on and win that game 3-2."
On Saturday night, it was all Wolverines as the boys fron Ann Arbor skated to a 5-1 victory. Cogliano scored at 12:53 of the first period to give Michigan the lead. The Bulldogs knotted the score at 19:24 of the first on a power-play goal by Dan Riedel with assists to Jeremy Scherlinck and Verdone, but the Wolverines regained the lead just 31 seconds later at 19:55 on their own power-play goal by Rohlfs as the first period ended 2-1.
Michigan scored twice in the second period on Travis Turnbull and Kolarik goals to put the game out of reach for the Bulldogs. The Wolverines' Brian Lebler completed the scoring at 8:30 of the third to bring the final mark to 5-1.
Sauer made 33 stops and O'Keefe turned aside 29.
Michigan swept Ferris State in Big Rapids for the sixth time in program history. The last U-M sweep at Ferris State was Nov. 3-4, 1995, which was also the last time Michigan played a weekend series at FSU.
The Bulldogs (3-8-1, 1-6-1 CCHA) host the Western Michigan Broncos on Tuesday. The contest will be the third meeting between the two teams with the season series tied at one win each.
The Wolverines (9-3-0, 6-2-0 CCHA) entertain the Michigan State Spartans at Yost Arena on Tuesday.
Lake Superior State sweeps Wayne State
LSSU (8-4-0, 3-3-0 CCHA) put three second-period goals past
LSSU goaltender Jeff Jakaitis recorded 22 saves for his second shutout of season and ninth of his career to tie a school record for shutouts.
Saturday night, Perkovich scored his second goal of the weekend to get the Lakers on the board first with a power-play tally midway through the first period. Wayne State was able to tie the game with just 30 seconds remaining in the first period with Derek Bachynski scoring in an even strength situation.
The Warriors' Nate Higgins was able to capitalize for
LSSU's Troy Schwab put in the game-winning goal with a wrist shot finding the goal off of the Bothwell in the closing minutes of the third period. Campbell was able to cement the game for the Lakers with an empty-net goal with less than 10 seconds remaining.
Inglis finished with 19 saves and Bothwell turned aside 22 shots.
Next weekend,
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