tHe matcH upThe Bemidji State University men’s ice hockey team breaks the seal on it second season as members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association this weekend as it hits the road for two-game set at Colorado College. The nationally-ranked Tigers welcome the Beavers to World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. to open the series Friday at 8:37 p.m. (CST) before wrapping up the series Saturday at 8:07 p.m. (CST). Bemidji State is coming off of a 1-1 nonconference weekend at then-No. 1 Miami University (Ohio). The Beavers knocked off the nation’s top-ranked team. 5-3, Friday before falling in the series finale, 3-2. BSU finished its first season in the WCHA with an 8-15-5 mark in league play before making a run through the first round of the WCHA playoffs and winning its Red Baron WCHA Final Five quarterfinal match up with Minnesota Duluth, before bowing out to Denver in the semis. BSU returns 20 players from its 2010-11 roster, including Jordan George. The junior forward was the team’s scoring leader a year ago posting 17-19--36 points and the team top goaltender in senior Dan Bakala. Bakala saw time in 31 games, posting a 14-13-4 record with three shutouts, a .919 save percent-age and a 2.47 goals against average. Friday’s series-opener also serves as the Tiger’s official season-opener. CC played two game during the exhibition season defeating McGill, 3-2, Oct. 2 and dropping the U.S. Under-18 team Oct. 8, 5-0. The Tigers capped the 2010-11 season 23-19-3 overall and a 13-13-2 mark in league play to finish sixth. A healthy Jaden Schwartz returns to the CC line up for 2011-12. The sophomore led the Tigers in scor-ing a year ago with 17 goals and a team-high 30 assists, despite missing 15 games due to injury. CC also returns the services of its goaltender corps. Joe Howe led the crew posting a 2.94 goals agasint average and .903 save percentage playing in 36 games. tHe rivalryThe Beavers and Tigers enter the weekend with a very short history. The teams have logged just six previous head-to-head contests with CC holding a 3-2-1 edge in the series and a 3-1-0 advantage in Colorado Springs. With that said, BSU was unbeaten in two WCHA meetings with the Tigers a year ago. The teams played the Feb. 18 series opener to a 5-5 tie before BSU captured a 2-1 victory Feb. 19. The BSU-CC series got its start with a single nonconference game Dec. 12, 2000.
tHe uNparalleled traditioNThe 2011-12 season represents the 13th at the NCAA Division I level, and the 56th year of intercollegiate com-petition, for a BSU program which has assembled one of the finest traditions in all of American collegiate sport.u BSU owns 13 NAIA, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III national titles.u The Beavers have captured 21 conference titles in 55 seasons of intercollegiate competition.u In 2009, BSU became the first No. 16 seed to ever earn a spot in the Frozen Four. In just its 10th year at the NCAA Division I level, only one team, the 1958 Denver Pioneers, found its way to college hockey’s grandest stage faster. u BSU has developed seven NHL players, six Olympians and 82 All-America honorees.u BSU has compiled an all-time record of 982-487-91 (.658) in 1,562 games.
curreNt recordOverall 1-1-0WCHA 0-0-0Home 0-0-0Away 1-1-0Neutral 0-0-0
Beavers opeN league campaigN at No. 8 colorado collegeBemidji state officially begins second season in the WcHa
Bemidji stateBeavers1-1-0; 0-0-0 WCHA
iN tHe pollsRV USCHO.comRV USAToday/USA Hockeyn/a PairWise Rankings
top playersGoals: Aaron McLeod 2 Assists: Brad Hunt 3Points: McLeod/Hunt 3Goals Against Avg: Dan Bakala 3.03
settiNg tHe sceNeDate: Oct. 14-15, 2011Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.Time: 8:37/8:07 p.m. (MST)Venue: World ArenaSize / Capacity: 200x100 / 7,380Local Radio: KKBJ FM Mix 103.7 Play-by-play: Brian SchultzInternet Audio: beaverradionetwork.comLocal Television: NoneLive Stats: www.cctigers.comLive Webstream: http://www.b2livetv.com
player to WatcHJunior aaron Mcleod opens the WCHA season after a ca-reer weekend at Miami Oct. 7-8. McLeod helped BSU down the nation’s No. 1 team, 5-3, Friday with a career-best two goals, and after an assist, three points. The Junior now has 10-8=18
carrer points, but in the Beavers’ last 28 games, McLeod has contributed 7-5=12.
colorado collegetigers0-0-0; 0-0-0 CCHA
iN tHe polls7 USCHO.com 8 USAToday/USA Hockeyn/a PairWise Rankings
10-11 top playersGoals: Tyler Johnson 20 Assists: Jaden Schwartz 30Points: Jaden Schwartz 17-30=47Goals Against Avg: Josh Howe 2.94
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usatoday/usaHockeyMagazine•preseason:sept.26,2011 team pts lW rec1 Boston College 495 (27) 5 2-0-02 Notre Dame 428 (3) 2 1-1-03 uDenver 399 (2) 4 0-0-04 uMiami 384 1 1-1-05 Michigan 338 9 3-0-06 uNorth Dakota 328 3 1-1-07 Boston University 314 (1) 6 1-0-08 uColorado College 306 7 0-0-09 uMinnesota Duluth 252 10 1-1-010 Yale 234 (1) 8 0-0-011 Union 163 11 1-0-012 Western Michigan 146 13 2-0-013 Merrimack 61 NR 1-0-014 uMinnesota 60 NR 2-0-015 uNebraska Omaha 47 14 1-1-0
Othersreceivingvotes: New Hampshire 43, Maine 21, uWisconsin 15, Colgate 10, Cornell 7, Ferris State 6, Northern Michigan 6, Alaska 5, Dartmouth 5, RPI 3, uSt. Cloud State 2 Be-midjistate1, RIT 1.
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u.s.CollegeHockeyOnline•Week2:Oct.,2011 team Rec pts lW1 Boston College (36) 2-0-0 973 52 Notre Dame (7) 1-1-0 861 13 uDenver (2) 0-0-0 807 44 Michigan 3-0-0 806 65 uMiami (1) 1-1-0 742 26 uNorth Dakota 1-1-0 710 37 uColorado College 0-0-0 682 78 Boston University (3) 1-0-0 669 109 uMinnesota Duluth 1-1-0 665 810 Yale (1) 0-0-0 623 911 Union 1-0-0 514 1112 Western Michigan 2-0-0 451 1313 Merrimack 1-0-0 363 1514 uMinnesota 2-0-0 294 1915 New Hampshire 0-1-0 256 1216 uNebraska-Omaha 1-1-0 230 1417 Maine 1-1-0 201 1618 uWisconsin 1-1-0 157 1719 Cornell 0-0-0 98 2020 Rensselaer 1-1-0 77 18
Others receiving votes: Colgate 71, Ferris State 60, Dartmouth 31, Northern Michi-gan 29, Bemidji state 24, uSt. Cloud State 23, Alaska 18, Air Force 14, uAlas-ka-Anchorage 13, RIT 8, Harvard 6, uLake Superior 6, Michigan State 5, Massachu-setts 3, Quinnipiac 3, uMinnesota State 2, Northeastern 2, Ohio State 2.
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pollsuperlativesusCHO Weeks in Poll (2011-12) 1 Weeks in Poll (all time) 116 Weeks Ranked (2011-12) 0 Weeks Ranked (all-time) 34 Highest Ranking 4 (12/7/09) Most Points 843 (12/7/09)
usatoday/usaHockeyMagazine Weeks in Poll (2011-12) 1 Weeks in Poll (all time) 53 Weeks Ranked (2011-12) 0 Weeks Ranked (all-time) 28 Highest Ranking 4 (11/30/09 & 12/7/09) Most Points 398 (12/7/09)
WCHAa - regular season onlyWCHAb - conference playoffs
staNdiNgs & raNkiNgstHe coacHesu Bemidji State’s tomserratore (Bemidji State ‘86) is in his 11th season has an overall record of 179-147-38 (.544) as BSU’s head coach. In addition to directing the Beavers to seasons of at least .500 hockey in seven of the last eight seasons, Serratore’s teams won CHA Regular-season championships five times since 2003-04 and made trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010, with a 2009 appearance in the Frozen Four. He is a five-time CHA Coach of the Year recipient and was Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year Runner-up in 2009.uIn 13 seasons at the helm of the Colorado College men’s hockey program, scottOwens has posted a 281-169-41 (.614) overall record. A 1979 graduate of CC, Owens has led the Tigers to three WCHA regular-season titles and seven appearances in the NCAA Tournament. His teams have average better than 23 wins per season since he took over the program.
last for tHe BeaversBemidji State University officially opened its 56th season of intercollegiate hockey Oct. 7-8 with a trip to then-No. 1 Miami. Behind a three-point effort from forward Aaron McLeod, the Beavers topped the RedHawks, 5-3 in the opener. Saturday, the Beavers allowed a 5-on-3 goal and a short-handed goal late to allow MU to escape with a series split, 3-2.
Beavers picked to fiNisH teNtHWestern Collegiate Hockey Association coaches picked Bemidji State to finish 10th in the 41th Annual Grand Forks Herald Preseason Coaches’ Poll. A tenth-place finish is just where the Beavers end the 2010-11 season with a 8-15-5 mark in league play. The Beavers garnered 30 points in the poll to six points behind University of Alaska-Anchorage. Denver University was forecast as the favorite to win the 2011-12 regular-season and the MacNaughton Cup. The Pioneers garnered seven of 12 first-place votes and 115 points to edge University of North Dakota (110).
oH captaiN, my captaiNJunior forward BenKinne (St. Paul, Minn.) will captain the Beavers during the 2011-12 cam-paign. Senior defenseman BradHunt (Ridge Meadows, British Columbia) and junior blueliner Jakeareshenko (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) will have the “A” on their jerseys designating them as alternate captains.
playiNg close to HomeSeven of the 28 players on the Beavers’ 2011-12 roster hail form the state of Minneso-ta. DrewFisher calls International Falls his hometown, sheaWalters is from Hibbing, samRendle is from Grand Rapids and BenKinne, from St. Paul, DannyMattson, from Minneapolis, MattHartmann, who calls Hugo home, and samWindle, from Maple Grove, are from the Twin Cities-metro area.
coNfereNce opeNersIn the 42 years during which the BSU hockey program has been affiliated with a conference, the Beavers have opened their conference season with a victory on 26 occasions. The Beavers are 26-15-1 (.646) in league season-openers and are 50-29-5 ((.638) in conference schedule-opening series. The Beavers have yet to win a WCHA-season-opening game (0-1-0) after dropping last year’s opener to North Dakota, 5-2.
familiar looktomserratore returns 20 letter winners from a year ago including JordanGeorge and BradHunt. George posted a career-high 17-19=36 points in 2010-11 to lead the team, while Hunt registered 3-18=21 to finish fourth on the team. BSU returns 59 percent of scoring for a year ago, which includes 62 percent of its assist scoring (90-of-145), 49 percent of its goal scoring (43-of-89).
road WarriorsThe Beavers will have to adapt to playing on the road quickly in 2011-12 as eight of their first 10 game of the season will take place away from home. BSU was 7-9-2 on the road a year ago, including a 7-4-3 stretch on the road after Jan. 7, 2011. The Beavers are already 1-1-0 this season.
tHree is tHe magic NumBerIn 2010-11, the three-goal mark was a threshold for Bemidji State. The Beavers were 0-15-2 when allowing more than two goals and were 13-3-2 when scoring at least three. BSU won just one game last season when scoring fewer than three times--a Feb. 12 1-0 victory at Michigan Tech and garnered two points when allowing more than two goals--a 5-5 tie with Colorado College Feb. 18 and a 3-3 deadlock with Minnesota March 4. In 2011-12 BSU is 1-0-0 when scoring in excess of three goals, and is 0-1-0 when scoring fewer than three.
WiNs versus tHreeLast weekend, BSU won the opening game of the series at Miami, 5-3. That victory marked the first time in 52 games that the Beavers had allowed three goals and gained a victory. The last time BSU was victorious when its opponent scored three-or-more goals was a 5-4, overtime victory at Minnesota Duluth Jan. 23, 2010.
InternetservicesBemidji State provides extensive Internet in-formation resources for those covering BSU men’s ice hockey and its 14 other programs. BSUBeavers.com contains schedules, rosters, updated statistics and some histori-cal information from previous seasons. Print-quality photos of BSU players and coaches are also available for download.Official BSU athletics web site:• www.bsubeavers.comAdditionally, information on Bemidji State men’s ice hockey is available on other reputable web sites which cover college men’s ice hockey:• http://www.wcha.com• http://www.uscho.com• http://www.collegehockeystats.net
WeeklyGamenotesBemidji State’s weekly game-notes pack-age is completed and made available on-line Wednesday afternoons during the season, fol-lowing the release of national players of the week by USCHO. BSU’s game notes are in Adobe PDF format and will be distributed via electronicmeansonly (e-mail or Web). Due to the size of the release, fax distribution will be by request basis only. In addition to the complete game-notes release, a one-sheet “tear sheet” is also pro-duced. This tear sheet contains bullet-point notes on the BSU team and players and is dis-tributed in conjunction with the full release. Please contact the BSU Athletic Media Relations Office if you wish to be added to the BSU men’s ice hockey e-mail distribution list.
Game-DayservicesGameday packages containing programs, game notes and other information will be available in the BREC press box prior to all home games. Final statistics include an official NCAA box score, game summary, individual and team statistics. Game notes and quotes from coaches and selected players will also be avail-able upon request. Telephone, copier, wireless Internet and fax services are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Credentials/passlistSeason credentials will be issued to all media covering the Beavers on a regular basis. For single-game passes and credentials, contact the BSU Athletic Media Relations Office no later than Wednesday before the scheduled event. Credential requests must be submitted via email. Credentials will be issued only to rep-resentatives of an accredited media outlet who will be working in an official capacity to cover a BSU event. No credentials will be issued to friends, spouses, children or family members. Creden-tials remain the property of Bemidji State Uni-versity and may be revoked at any time.
InterviewpoliciesAll player interviews outside of post-game must be arranged through the BSU Athletic Media Relations Office. Tom Serratore is availabel each Wednesday from 2:00-2:30 p.m. Contact the Athletic Media Relations Office at (218) 755-4603. By NCAA rule, no player interviews will be available on gameday until the conclusion of that day’s contest.
media iNformatioNBsu 18tH iN all-time WiNsBemidji State became the 18th program among the 58 current members of NCAA Divi-sion I to post its 900th all-time victory when it defeated Ala.-Huntsville, 3-2, on Dec. 15, 2006. BSU’s 980 victories currently rank 18th all-time among current members of Division I. Cornell is next ahead of BSU, in 17th all-time with 1,002 victories. Seventeen Division I programs have posted 1,000 wins, including 2010-11 BSU foe Minnesota which leads Divi-sion I with 1,631 all-time victories, and is the only program in the nation with 1,600 or more all-time wins, while Michigan is second with 1,528 victories.
Quick to strikeScoring first in 20 of 38 contests of 2010-11 the Beavers lit the lamp during the first minute of play three times a year ago. Even more, the Beavers found the back of the net on their first shot on goal in six games last season. BSU was 10-8-2 when scoring first. BSU has yet to score first in 2011-12.
climBiNg Bsu’s divisioN i assists li stBradHunt has accumulated 70 assists dur-ing his first 114 games, or three complete seasons as a Beaver to settle into second on the BSU Division I assists list and seventh on BSU’s all-time assist-scoring by defensemen list. His three assists versus Miami Oct. 7-8 helped him to climb past BSU greats An-drew Murray (2001-2005) and Luke Erickson (2003-07) on BSU’s Division I-era assists list to second behind Matt Read (2007-11) (78).
Bsu versus tHe NatioNally-raNkedIn 2010-11 the Beavers played 17 games against teams holding down one of the na-tion’s top 15 rankings, which included three of the top four teams according to USA-Today and USA Hockey Magazine. BSU was 7-8-2 versus the nation’s top 15 last season. After going 0-5-1 versus nationally-ranked competition during the first two months of 2010-11, the Beavers are 8-4-1 versus the top 15 since Dec. 3. BSU is 1-1-0 versus the nationally-ranked in 2011-12 Since the Beavers made the jump to the NCAA Division I ranks for the 1999-2000 campaign, BSU is 15-46-4 (.262) versus teams in the top-15. With that said, BSU is now 13-11-2 (.583) versus the top 15 since the beginning of the 2008-09 campaign.
offeNsive defeNsemaNJunior defenseman BradHunt has been a big factor for BSU on both ends of the ice since becoming a Beaver in 2008-09. In addition to his duties in BSU’s defensive zone, he has been a true offensive threat--especially on the power play. As a freshman, he was third on the team scoring 9-23=32 points with a team-leading 7-16=23 coming on the man advantage. As a sophomore he had seven goals and a team-leading 26 assists to pace all BSU defenders, while ranking sixth among the nation’s top bluelin-ers (0.89 ppg). His 17 points (5-12=17) on the power play again paced the team. Last season, he had two goals and 18 helpers. Twelve points (2-10=12) have come on the man advantage to place him fourth on the team in power-play scoring. This season he enters the second week of play tied for the team lead in points (0-3=3) and leading the team with three assists and has one power-play point (0-1=1).
175 iN tHe BooksIn his 11th season as a collegiate head coach, BSU’s bench boss tomserratore recently achieved another milestone--his 175th victory as a head coach. He is 179-147-38 (.546) since inheriting the Beaver hockey program from legendary R.H. “Bob” Peters prior to the 2001-02 season. Serratore is second at the school in victories by a head coach behind Peters, who posted 702 wins at BSU from 1966-2001.
put it iN tHe Books after tWoSince making the jump to NCAA Division I in 1999-2000, the Beavers are 154-10-12 when leading after two periods of play, which includes an 11-1-0 mark in 2010-11. Heading into its March 5, 2011 game, BSU had not lost a contest when taking a lead into the third period since Jan. 18, 2008 at Colorado College--a streak spanning 48 games (46-0-2). But the Gophers mounted a comeback to tie the game in regulation and win 20 seconds into overtime ending the nation’s longest current streak of wins without blowing a lead after two periods.
tHe HuNt for poWer-play goalsIn his fourth season, defenseman BradHunt has piled up 14 power-play goals, including seven in 2008-09, which matched a BSU Division I-era record for power-play goals by a defender. Hunt is currently tied Clay Simmons (1999-02) for BSU’s
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nCaaall-timeVictorieswMinnesota 1,631Michigan 1,528Boston College 1,435Boston University 1,405wNorth Dakota 1,327Clarkson 1,317Harvard 1,231wDenver 1,302Michigan State 1,204Yale 1,148New Hampshire 1,139wMichigan Tech 1,107wColorado College 1,093Army 1,083wWisconsin 1,069Dartmouth 1,026Cornell 1,002uBemidji State 980Rensselaer 954
penaltyMinutes1 220 Jean-Guy Gervais 2002-062 209 David Deterding 2004-083 185 Cody Bostock 2005-094 184 Marty Goulet 1999-035 162 Bryce Methven 2000-046 153 John Haider 2001-057 150 Riley Weselowski 2004-088 142 Matt Read 2007-11t9 137 Bill Methven 2000-04t9 137 Frank Udovich 1999-02
GoaltendingVictories1 45 Matt Climie 2004-082 39 Grady Hunt 2000-043 34 uDanBakala 2009-p4 29 Layne Sedevie 2003-075 20 Matt Dalton 2007-096 7 Bob Tallarico 1999-017 6 Orlando Alamano 2004-09t8 5 Dannie Morgan 2000-04t8 5 uMathieuDugas 2009-p10 4 Adam Pavlatos 1999
Goaltendinglosses1 51 Grady Hunt 2000-042 30 Matt Climie 2004-083 22 uDanBakala 2009-p4 21 Layne Sedevie 2003-075 15 Bob Tallarico 1999-006 14 Matt Dalton 2007-097 12 Orlando Alamano 2004-098 9 Adam Pavlatos 19999 8 Dannie Morgan 2000-0410 7 uMathieuDugas 2009-p
Goaltendingties1 12 Grady Hunt 2000-042 11 Matt Climie 2004-083 7 uDanBakala 2008-pt4 4 Dannie Morgan 2000-04t4 4 Layne Sedevie 2003-P6 2 uMathieuDugas 2009-pt7 1 Adam Pavlatos 1999t7 1 Kelly Shields 2002t7 1 Matt Dalton 2007-09
saves1 2,717 Grady Hunt 2000-042 2,201 Matt Climie 2004-083 1,701 uDanBakala 2008-p4 1,289 Layne Sedevie 2003-075 864 Matt Dalton 2007-096 780 Bob Tallarico 1999-007 473 Dannie Morgan 2000-048 465 Orlando Alamano 2004-099 376 Adam Pavlatos 199910 315 uMathiueDugas 2009-p
Goals-againstaverage1 2.29 Matt Dalton 2007-092 2.42 uDanBakala 2009-p3 2.45 Matt Climie 2004-084 2.88 Layne Sedevie 2003-075 3.07 Grady Hunt 2000-04min. 1,500 minutes played
shutouts1 12 Matt Climie 2004-082 6 uDanBakala 2008-p3 5 Grady Hunt 2000-04t4 3 Dannie Morgan 2000-04t4 3 Matt Dalton 2007-095 2 Layne Sedevie 2003-07
div. i-era recordsdiv. i-era recordsDivision I-era mark for power-play goals by a defenseman.
Beaver scoriNg By classBuoyed by career scoring numbers from MattRead and Ian lowe, the Beavers’ 2010-11 seniors class led the points race with 42 goals and 56 helpers. The junior (15-46=61) class ranked second with a five-point cushion over the sophomores (22-34=56), while the fresh-man class, which has 19 points (10-9=19) to its credit, rounds out the group. This season’s juniors currently lead BSU’s scoring race with 5-3=8 points after the first weekend. Next is the seniors with 1-4=5 points, followed by the sophomores (1-1=2). The BSU freshman class has yet to log a point this season.
doN’t call it a sHutoutHeld scoreless in a Dec. 11 game at Wisconsin, BSU was been shutout twice in 2010-11. The last time the Beavers were blanked three times in a season was 2000-01.
peNalty killers...This season, BSU has killed off 8-of-11 (.727) opponent power-play opportunities. In 2010-11, BSU’s penalty-kill unit held opponents scoreless on 133-of-168 opponent man advan-tage opportunities (.792) and was 106-for-134 (.791) in WCHA play.
freaky fridayAlthough Bemidji State was victorious in the first game of series three times after the start of the new year, in 2010-11 BSU was a meager 4-10-4 in the first game of the weekend, while the team has experience much greater success, a 10-7-1 record, in the final game of a series. The Beavers was been out scored 55-43 in game one this season, which included a 48-36 deficit in 14 Friday contests versus WCHA competition.
maN advaNtageBSU has struggled to get its power-play unit clicking early. In 2011-12, BSU is just 1-of-6 (.167). Bemidji State finished the 2010-11 season 26-for-127 on the power play (.205), while it was 21-of-99 on the man advantage in WCHA play.
poWer sHortageBSU completed 2010-11 12th in the league in penalties taken with only 99 power-play oppor-tunities in WCHA play--that is 51 fewer opportunities than Colorado College and North Dakota which led the league in chances with 150 apiece.
sHoot tHe puckBSU was out shot 25 times last season to the tune of 1,146-951 overall and 939-712 in league play. BSU was 8-14-3 in those games.
tHeN tHere Were seveNMattRead, a 2011 graduate of Bemidji State and the Beavers’ Division I-era scor-ing leader, made the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2011-12 opening-day roster and scored his first NHL goal in the Flyer’s second game of the season. Read’s trip to the NHL makes seven products of the Beaver Hockey program to skate in the NHL ranks. He joins former BSU goaltender MattClime (2005-2009) and his teammate andrewMurray(2001-05) as the only other former Bea-vers currently in the NHL.
its sHare of otExtending their March 17 WCHA Final Five quarterfinal game versus Minnesota Duluth to overtime, the Beavers completed the 2010-11 seasons playing in 12 overtime games, marking its most since playing in a school-record 15 in 2002-03. In the 11 years since the Beavers moved to Division I, they have escaped overtime with at least a tie in 75 percent (64) of the 85 games that have needed extra time to decide the outcome. Since March 11, 2006, BSU is 11-6-17 in games extended to sudden death, including a 3-4-5 record in extra time in 2010-11.
directioNs to tHe scoriNg columNWith nine new faces in the BSU line up, the opening of the WCHA season brings with it many collegiate firsts--games, goals, assists. Sophomore Garrettladdand junior MattHartmann (0-0=0) remain the only BSU veterans without a point to their name.
assistaNce from tHe creaseJanuary 7, BSU’s blueliners produced a goal and three assists including a helper from goaltender DanBakala. The assist was the third of his career and first to come from between the pipes for the Beavers since Bakala contributed to a goal Nov. 12. With three in his career, he is just two behind Jim Scanlan who holds BSU’s all-time record with five during his career.
oNe-goal WiNs...BSU’s victory at MTU Feb. 12 stands as just the sixth 1-0 in the history of the program and is the first
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since scoring the only goal of the game Dec. 1, 2006 to defeat Wayne State University. Since making the jump to NCAA Division I for the 1999-2000 campaign, BSU is 2-54-7 when scoring only one goal.
its a fiNe liNe...Last season, 19 of BSU’s 38 games were decided by one goal or less, which included seven one-goal losses by the Beavers. Bemidji State was 7-7-5 in games decided by a goal or less. BSU is 0-1-0 in one-goal games this season.
i am iroN maNBrad Hunt is BSU’s current Ironman. Since stepping on campus in the fall of 2008, he has dressed and played in each of the Beavers’ 114 games consecutively. Matt Read set a new mark for game played during BSU’s Division I era a year ago, playing in 147 games for BSU, which included 143 consecutively.
Bak-stoppiNg Bemidji stateDanBakalaturned away 210 of 227 shots in BSU’s final six outings of 2010-11, which included three consecutive 40-plus save efforts and a career-high 46 versus Nebraska Omaha Mar. 11. He finished the seasons ranked third in the WCHA in total saves trailing the league-leader, John Falkner (931) of UNO, by 56 saves despite playing in eight fewer games
HuNtiNg for 100Alternate Captain Brad Hunt is quickly approaching the 100-point plateau. During his three seasons in the green and white, he has accumulated 19-70--89 points and has already climbed to 10th on BSU’s all-time defensemen scoring list. With one point this weekend, he will match Greg Ambrose (1995-99) for ninth with 90 career points. In the history of the BSU hockey program, only five blueliners have topped the 100-point mark with the last being Jude Boulianne Jr. in 1994-95.
Back iN tHe saddleBSU captain Ben Kinne is back in action this season after missing the entire 2010-11 season after suffering a stroke in the offseason. He has been practicing, is in good health and has been cleared to play. In his first two seasons at BSU he piled up 18-21=39 points and played a significant role on BSU’s power-play and penalty-kill units.
players may come...Bemidji State welcomes a group of nine new players into the fold - eight freshmen and one transfer with six playing forward, two looking for a home on the blue line along with a goalie. Freshmen forwards Sean Rudy, Cody Strang, Danny Mattson, Tyler Tosunian and Mitch Cain are looking to earn their way into the BSU lineup, while the sixth forward in the mix is sophomore transfer David Boehm. He is in his second sea-son with the Beavers after sitting out and practicing with the team in 2010-11 after transferring from UMass. Sam Windle and Matt Prapavessis are the team’s new defensemen. While they possess very different games, both bring great length to the Beavers’ line up as both stand over 6-1, which Windle measuring in at 6-4. Prapavessis is an of-fensive defender and will see time on the Beavers’ power-play, while Windle is a hard-nosed defender. The final addition is Andrew Walsh. The goaltender comes into the 2011-12 campaign from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, where he also played junior hockey in the NAHL.
...aNd players may goThe conclusion of the 2010-11 campaign, meant the end of the collegiate careers of BSU’s six seniors. The 2011 seniors make up a class that has been a part of three Col-lege Hockey America regular-season championships, a CHA Tournament title, BSU’s first at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament a trip to the 2009 Frozen four and the tran-sition into a new building-Sanford Center--and the WCHA. BSU’s 2011 senior class includes: Ryan Adams, Emil Billberg, Ryan Cramer, Dan MacIntyre, Matt Read and Ian Lowe. Read, now with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers, left his mark on the program more than any of his departing teammates.. Read left BSU as its Division I-era leading scorer (143) and tops the list in goals scoring (65) assist scoring (78) games played (148) and ranks 18th on BSU’s all-time scoring list.
Bakala iN tHe creaseBSU goaltender Dan Bakala enters his senior season atop the BSU all-time save percentage list. In 3,700 minutes between the pipes for the Beavers, he made 1,661 saves at a clip of .918. In addition, his total of six shutouts is tied for fourth all-time at BSU and he is third in goals-against average at 2.40. He finished 2010-11 making an appearance in 31 of the Beavers’ 38 games. He was 14-13-4 with a 2.47 GAA and a .919 save percentage.
macQueeN vs. tHe tigersSenior forward Jamie MacQueen is certainly excited to face CC this weekend. In two career games versus the Tigers, He has two goals with one of the standing as a game-winner.
Bsu coNNectioNCC goaltender Joe Howe has a close tie to Bemidji State. His grandfather was a defenseman for the Beavers from 1948-50. He posted 3-6=9 points in 13 games.
Bsutied0-0Otat Western Michigan (0-0 OT) Jan. 2, 2010
As Bemidji State has made inroads in its devel-opment as a Division I program, its progress in the classroom has been remarkable. In its 11th year under head coach Tom Serra-tore, the BSU program has become an academic juggernaut, annually dominating the academic honor roll while members of College Hockey America and have now carried that tradition on to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. In addition, BSU has had 14 College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District V selections over the last eight years and has passed the NCAA’s first five Academic Prog-ress Rate performance checks with flying colors. Overall, the BSU men’s ice hockey team car-ries a cumulative GPA of over 3.5.
nCaaacademicprogressRateBemidji State men’s hockey received a score of 970 in the May 2009 release of the NCAA’s Aca-demic Progress Rate (APR) score. BSU helped the sport of men’s ice hockey achieve an aggre-gate score of 970, the third-highest of any men’s sport in the Division. The NCAA has established an APR cut rate of 925, which equates to a graduation rate of ap-proximately 50 percent, for all NCAA Division I sports. Programs which fail to meet the cut rate when 2006-07 numbers are added to the 2005-06 and 2004-03 data risk reductions in scholar-ships.
academicall-WCHaBSU led College Hockey America in Academic All-CHA honorees each of its final eight years in the league. In 2010-11, the Beavers began a new tradition of excellence in the WCHA. BSU led the Association with 21 of its 26-man roster earning a place on the Academic All-WCHA squad. In addition, Bemidji State placed a league-leading 11 players selected for the WCHA’s prestigious Scholar Athlete award. BSU has an all-time total of conference 161 Academic picks at the NCAA Division I level and 153 honorees have come in the last 10 years un-der head coach Tom Serratore.
CHastudent-athleteoftheYearKyle Hardwick was named 2010 CHA Student-Athlete of the year at the league’s 2010 awards banquet. The honor is the second to be garnered by a member of the BSU hockey team since the leagues inception. Andrew Murray became the first player in CHA history to be named Player of the Year and Student-Athlete of the Year, picking up the historic sweep at the 2005 CHA awards banquet. Murray, a unanimous First-Team All-CHA pick, became the first BSU skater to be named CHA Student-Athlete of the Year.
academicall-DistrictVOver the last eight years, 14 Beavers have been honored on the CoSIDA Academic All-District V At-Large Team. In 2005, Peter Jonsson became just the second BSU men’s hockey player to be named Academic All-America. He was the only men’s hockey player in the nation to earn First-Team laurels in 2005. He was a two-time Aca-demic All-District V selection, so honored in 2004 and 2005. BSU’s other Academic All-District picks in-clude Riley Weselowski (2006-07-08), Andrew Murray (2005), Bryce Methven (2003-04), Bill Methven (2003) Travis Winter (2008-09), Cody Bostock (2009), Kyle Hardwick (2009-10) and Ryan Adams (2010-11).
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BBemidji State HockeyNumerical rosterno name pos Yr2 Sean Rudy F Fr.3 Cody Strang F Fr.4 David Boehm F Jr.5 Matt Carlson D Jr.6 Darcy Findlay F Jr.7 Brance Orban F Jr.8 Jake Areshenko (A) D Jr.9 Ben Kinne (C) F Jr.11 Shea Walters F Sr.12 Jeff Jubinville F So.13 Drew Fisher F Sr.14 Aaron McLeod F Jr.15 Sam Windle D Fr.16 Danny Mattson F Fr.17 Jamie MacQueen F Sr.18 Radoslav Illo F So.19 Tyler Tosunian F Fr.20 Sam Rendle D So.21 Matt Hartmann F Jr.22 Matt Prapavessis D Fr.23 Garrett Ladd F So.25 Brady Wacker F Jr.26 Kyle Brodie D So.27 Mitch Cain F Fr.28 Jordan George F Jr.29 Brad Hunt (A) D Sr.30 Andrew Walsh G Fr.33 Dan Bakala G Sr.35 Mathieu Dugas G Jr.
retired NumBers10 Bryan Grand F 1967-7024 Joel Otto F 1980-84
geograpHical BreakdoWNunitedstates 14 California 1 Colorado 1 Florida 1 Michiagn 1 Minnesota 7 North Dakota 1 Wisconsin 2
Canada 14 Alberta 3 British Columbia 3 Ontario 5 Quebec 2 Saskatchewan 1
slovakia 1
class BreakdoWNupperclassmen 15 Seniors 6 Juniors 9
2011-12 alpHaBetical rosterno name pos Ht Wt Yr s/C Hometown(previousleague/team)8 Jake Areshenko (A) D 6-0 200 JR L Port Coquitlam, British Columbia (USHL/Fargo)33 Dan Bakala G 5-11 185 SR L Calgary, Alberta (AJHL/Calgary)4 David Boehm F 5-9 180 JR R Naples, Fla. (NCAA/UMass)26 Kyle Brodie D 6-0 195 SO L Northglenn, Colo. (NAHL/Wenatchee27 Mitch Cain F 6-2 200 FR R Fort Frances, Ontario (USHL/Des Moines)5 Matt Carlson D 6-3 210 JR L Grand Forks, N.D. (NAHL/Fairbanks)35 Mathieu Dugas G 6-0 165 JR R L’Assomption, Quebec (NAHL/Wenatchee)6 Darcy Findlay F 5-10 205 SR R Bristol, Quebec (CJHL/Cornwall)13 Drew Fisher F 6-3 215 SR L International Falls, Minn. (NCAA/Minnesota)28 Jordan George F 5-8 155 JR L Madison, Wis. (NAHL/Topeka)21 Matt Hartmann F 6-0 200 JR R Hugo, Minn. (NAHL/Topeka)29 Brad Hunt (A) D 5-9 175 SR L Ridge Meadows, British Columbia (BCHL/Burnaby)18 Radoslav Illo (ANA) F 6-0 190 SO L Bystrica, Slovakia (USHL/Tri-City)12 Jeff Jubinville F 5-10 170 SO L Edmonton, Alberta (NAHL/Wenatchee)9 Ben Kinne (C) F 6-0 190 JR L St. Paul, Minn. (USHL/Sioux City)23 Garrett Ladd F 5-9 180 SO L Fenton, Mich. (NAHL/Marquette)17 Jamie MacQueen F 6-1 185 SR L St. Thomas, Ontario (OPJHL/Vaughn)16 Danny Mattson F 5-10 180 FR R Minneapolis, Minn. (USHL/Youngstown)14 Aaron McLeod F 5-9 165 JR L Ottawa, Ontario (CJHL/Ottawa)7 Brance Orban F 5-9 160 JR L Lethbridge, Alberta (AJHL/Olds)22 Matt Prapavessis D 6-1 195 FR R Oakville, Ontario (USHL/Lincoln)20 Sam Rendle D 5-11 170 SO L Grand Rapids, Minn. (NAHL/Bismarck)2 Sean Rudy F 6-2 190 FR L Long Sault, Ontario (OJHL/Wellington)3 Cody Strang F 5-9 160 FR R Madison, Wis. (USHL/Youngstown)19 Tyler Tosunian F 5-8 175 FR R Whittier, Calif. (CJHL/Pembroke)15 Sam Windle D 6-4 201 FR R Maple Grove, Minn. (USHL/Des Moines)25 Brady Wacker F 5-7 155 JR R Jansen, Saskatchewan (SJHL/Humbolt)30 Andrew Walsh G 6-2 190 FR L Dawson Creek, British Columbia (NAHL /Dawson Creek)11 Shea Walters F 5-11 180 SR R Hibbing, Minn. (NAHL /North Iowa)
HeaDCOaCH: Tom Serratore (Bemidji State ‘87) / 178-146-38 (11th year)assIstantCOaCH: Bert Gilling (Minnesota Duluth ‘99 / 13th year)assIstantCOaCH: Ted Belisle (Bemidji State ‘01 / ninth year)GRaDuateassIstant: Danny MacKinnon (Acadia ‘10 / second year)
proNuNciatioN guideplaYeRs plaYeRs
Jake ARESHENKO ah-ray-SHEN-ko Matt PRAPAVESSIS prap-ah-VES-is
Dan BAKALA BACK-a-lah Tyler TOSUNIAN toh-SOO-nee-en
David BOEHM BOHME Sam WINDLE WIN-duhl
Kyle BRODIE BROH-dee SHEA Walters SHAY
MATHIEU DUGAS MATH-Yoo DOO-gah COaCHInGstaFF
RADOSLAV ILLO RAD-oh-slav EE-loh Tom SERRATORE ser-a-TOR-ee
Jeff JUBINVILLE JOO-bin-vil Ted BELISLE bell-EYE-el
Ben KINNE KIN-ee Bert GILLING GILL-ing
Aaron MCLEOD mac-LOWD Danny MacKinnon mac-KIN-in
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yBemidji State Hockey2011-12 liNe comBiNatioNs Bsu roster By positioN
no. name pos. Yr.2 Sean Rudy F Fr.3 Cody Strang F Fr.4 David Boehm F Jr.5 Matt Carlson D Jr.6 Darcy Findlay F Jr.7 Brance Orban F Jr.8 Jake Areshenko (A) D Jr.9 Ben Kinne (C) F Jr.11 Shea Walters F Sr.12 Jeff Jubinville F So.13 Drew Fisher F Sr.14 Aaron McLeod F Jr.15 Sam Windle D Fr.16 Danny Mattson F Fr.17 Jamie MacQueen F Sr.18 Radoslav Illo F So.19 Tyler Tosunian F Fr.20 Sam Rendle D So.21 Matt Hartmann F Jr.22 Matt Prapavessis D Fr.23 Garrett Ladd F So.25 Brady Wacker F Jr.26 Kyle Brodie D So.27 Mitch Cain F Fr.28 Jordan George F Jr.29 Brad Hunt (A) D Sr.30 Andrew Walsh G Fr.33 Dan Bakala G Sr.35 Mathieu Dugas G Jr.
Forwards2 Sean Rudy F Fr.3 Cody Strang F Fr.4 David Boehm F Jr.6 Darcy Findlay F Jr.7 Brance Orban F Jr.9 Ben Kinne (C) F Jr.11 Shea Walters F Sr.12 Jeff Jubinville F So.13 Drew Fisher F Sr.14 Aaron McLeod F Jr.16 Danny Mattson F Fr.17 Jamie MacQueen F Sr.18 Radoslav Illo F So.19 Tyler Tosunian F Fr.21 Matt Hartmann F Jr.23 Garrett Ladd F So.25 Brady Wacker F Jr.27 Mitch Cain F Fr.28 Jordan George F Jr.
Defensemen5 Matt Carlson D Jr.8 Jake Areshenko (A) D Jr.15 Sam Windle D Fr.20 Sam Rendle D So.22 Matt Prapavessis D Fr.26 Kyle Brodie D So.29 Brad Hunt (A) D Sr.
Goaltenders30 Andrew Walsh G Fr.33 Dan Bakala G Sr.35 Mathieu Dugas G Jr.
geograpHical BreakdoWNunitedstates 14 California 1 Colorado 1 Florida 1 Michiagn 1 Minnesota 7 North Dakota 1 Wisconsin 2
Canada 14 Alberta 3 British Columbia 3 Ontario 5 Quebec 2 Saskatchewan 1
slovakia 1
forWardsFirstline(1)leftWing Center RightWing Gp Gs ppG points Record*Kinne George McQueen 2 2 1.00 1-1=2 1-1-0 total 2 2 1.00 1-1=2 1-1-0
secondline(1)leftWing Center RightWing Gp Gs ppG points Record*Illo Walters Boehm 2 0 1.00 1-1=2 1-1-0total 2 0 1.00 1-1=2 1-1-0
thirdline(1)leftWing Center RightWing Gp Gs ppG points Record*Jubinville McLeod Tosunian 2 0 2.00 2-2=4 1-1-0total 2 0 2.00 2-2=4 1-1-0
Fourthline(1)leftWing Center RightWing Gp Gs ppG points Record*Orban Fisher Findlay 2 0 1.00 1-1=2 1-1-0total 2 0 1.00 1-1=2 1-1-0
Bsu’s record WHeN... 2011-12 DivisionIeraBsuplaysat...Home 0-0-0 104-59-22Away 1-1-0 76-125-19Neutral Site 0-0-0 18-12-2IntermissionsBSU leads at first 0-0-0 101-34-17BSU trails at first 1-1-0 24-98-10Game tied at first 0-0-0 69-58-15BSU leads at second 0-0-0 154-10-12BSU trails at second 1-0-0 16-139-13Game tied at second 0-1-0 29-41-18In overtime 0-0-0 21-21-43Gamesdecided...Ties 0 43By one goal 0-1 54-69By two goals 1-0 59-42By three or more goals 0-0 83-83shotsonGoalBSU leads 1-0-0 126-67-23BSU trails 0-1-0 58-116-19Shots even 0-0-0 10-6-1Game’sFirstGoalBSU scores first 0-0-0 145-68-23Opponent scores first 1-1-0 50-121-19
key:Pts - points received in pollRk - rank or (rank if poll were extended)P15 - points out of Top 1511-12- weeks in poll in 2011-12 / (x) consec. weeksAll- weeks receiving votes in poll all-time
key:Pts - points received in pollRk - rank or (rank if poll were extended)P20 - points out of Top 2011-12 - weeks in poll in 2011-12 / (x) consec. weeksAll- weeks receiving votes in poll all-time
2011-12 poll History
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yBemidji State HockeyWcHa players of tHe Week
Bsuplayershavewon...0 WCHA Offensive Players of the Week0 WCHA Defensive Players of the Week0 WCHA Rookies of the Week
Ryanadams(sr.,D,Deloraine,Manitoba)Alternate CaptainWCHA Defensive Player of the Week (1/18/11)2011 WCHA Scholar AthleteAll-WCHA Academic Team
Jakeareshenko(so.,D,portCoquitlam,BritishColumbia)2011 WCHA Scholar AthleteAll-WCHA Academic Team
DanBakala(Jr.,G,Calgary,alberta)INCH National Player of the Week (12/6/10)WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (12/7/10)USCHO First Star of the Week (12/8/10)All-Mariucci Classic Team (1/1/11)Mariuci Classic MVPWCHA Defensive Player of the Week (1/3/11)WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (2/5/11)INCH National Player of the Week (3/14/11)2011 WCHA Scholar AthleteAll-WCHA Academic Team
emilBillberg(sr.,F,stockholm,sweden)2011 WCHA Scholar AthleteAll-WCHA Academic Team
travisBosch(so.,G,Regina,saskatchewan)All-WCHA Academic Team
MattCarlson(Jr.,D,GrandForks,n.D.)All-WCHA Academic Team
RyanCramer(sr.,F,InternationalFalls,Minn.)All-WCHA Academic Team
MathieuDugas(so.,G,l’assomtion,Quebec)2011 WCHA Scholar AthleteAll-WCHA Academic Team
DarcyFindlay(Jr.,F,Bristol,Quebec)2011 WCHA Scholar AthleteAll-WCHA Academic Team
DrewFisher(Jr.,F,InernationalFalls,Minn.)2011 WCHA Scholar AthleteAll-WCHA Academic Team
MattHartmann(so.,F,Hugo,Minn.)All-WCHA Academic Team
JordanGeorge(so.,F,Madison,Wis.)WCHA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (11/9/10)All-Mariucci Classic Team (1/1/11)
BradHunt(Jr.,D,RidgeMeadows,BritishColumbia)INCH Preseason All-America Second TeamAll-WCHA Academic Team
BenKinne(Jr.,F,st.paul,Minn.)INCH Preseason All-America Second TeamAll-WCHA Academic Team
Ianlowe(sr.,F,Bradwardine,Manitoba)Alternate CaptainAll-WCHA Academic Team
DanMacIntyre(sr.,D,FortFrances,Ontario)All-WCHA Academic Team
JamieMacQueen(Jr.,F,st.thomas,Ontario)2011 WCHA Scholar AthleteAll-WCHA Academic Team
aaronMcleod(so.,F,Ottawa,Ontario)2011 WCHA Scholar AthleteAll-WCHA Academic Team
BranceOrban(so.,F,lethbridge,alberta)2011 WCHA Scholar AthleteAll-WCHA Academic Team
MattRead(sr.,F,Illderton,Ontario)CaptainAll-Mariucci Classic Team (1/1/11)Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award FinalistAll-WCHA Academic Team
samRendle(Fr.,D,GrandRapids,Minn.)All-Mariucci Classic Team (1/1/11)
BradyWacker(so.,D,Jansen,saskatchewan)2011 WCHA Scholar AthleteAll-WCHA Academic Team
sheaWalters(Jr.,F,HIbbing,Minn.)All-WCHA Academic Team
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BBemidji State Hockeyall-time series results
Date Rank notes loc ResultCmb12/2/00 - 10 a L 1 2 312/29/06 - 8 a W 3 2 512/30/06 - 8 a L 3 5 81/18/08 - 3 a L 4 5 92/18/11 - 18 * h T 5 5 ot 102/19/11 - 18 * h W 2 1 310/14/11 RV 8 * a10/15/11 RV 8 8 a
Key:Rank- BSU/Opponent rank in USA Today /USA Hockey Magazine poll on date of game*= Western Collegiate Hockey Ass’n game
Quicklyuseries: Bemidjistatetrails,2-3-1 Last win: 2-1; Feb. 19, 2011 in Bemidji Last loss: 4-5; Jan. 18, 2008 in Colorado Springs Last tie: 5-5 (ot); Feb. 18, 2011 in BemidjiuInBemidji: 1-0-1 Last win: 2-1; Feb. 19, 2011 Last loss: - Last tie: 5-5 (ot); Feb. 18, 2011uInColoradosprings: Bemidjistatetrails,1-3-0 Last win: 3-2; Dec. 29, 2006 Last loss: 405; Jan. 18, 2008 Last tie: -uneutral: none Last win: - Last loss: - Last tie: -
C onventional sports wisdom has long contended it is never wise to follow a legend. However, sporting a remarkable laundry-list of achievements after nearly nine years as head coach at Bemidji State, it appears Tom
Serratore is more than comfortable in the role. The legacy Serratore was asked to continue upon accepting the role as Be-midji State’s seventh head coach in 2001 is one of the finest in all of collegiate athletics. Serratore walks by the trophy case on his way to practice each day, in full view of the 13 small-college national championship trophies enshrined therein, trophies won by future hockey Hall of Fame member R.H. “Bob” Peters. Serratore not only had the challenge of inheriting one of the true dynasties in the history of collegiate athletics, he also was called to oversee its growth into a Division I program. While Serratore will be the first to admit he’ll not be able to replicate Peters’ achievements, there can be little doubt the program is in the right hands. BSU finished 4-26-4 in 2000-01, the year before Serratore took control of the program. He led BSU to a 12-18-5 record during his rookie campaign and increased BSU’s win total each of the four years that followed. BSU finished 23-13-1 in 2004-05, giving the Beavers a school-record for wins in a Division I season and back-to-back 20-win campaigns for the first time as a Division I program. In 2008-09 Serratore led the Beavers through the regular season to post their fourth CHA championship in six years before their third CHA Tourna-ment championship, the program’s first NCAA Division I Tournament victory and a chance represent the university and the CHA in the Frozen Four for the first time. The 2009-10 campaign served as the Beaver’s last as a member of College Hockey America and Serratore’s BSU squad went out with a bang. The team posted a 23-10-4 overall record with a 14-3-1 mark in CHA play en route to the team’s third consecutive league regular-season championship and fifth in nine seasons as members of the league. Bemidji State capped the season by earning its first at-large bid and its fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Under Serratore’s guidance, 28 BSU skaters earned All-CHA honors, including two-time First-Team All-CHA picks Marty Goulet (2002-03), Bryce Methven (2003-04), Matt Climie (2006-07), Travis Winter (2006-07, Cody Bostock (2007-08), Brad Hunt (2009-2010) and Matt Read (2009-2010) with four Beavers earning CHA Rookie of the Year laurels. BSU had multiple skaters named First-Team All-CHA seven of its final eight seasons in the league, including a school-record three first-teamers in 2003. Academic excellence has been a staple of the BSU program under Serratore and that trend has continued in the WCHA. The Beavers had a 21 skaters named to the 2010-11 WCHA All-Academic Team with 11 players earning WCHA Scholar Athlete laurels--both numbers were far and away the highest among league member institutions. Under Serratore’s guidance have a league-high 153 student-athletes have been named to confer-ence all-academic teams over the last 10 years. In addition, BSU has had nine CoSIDA Academic All-District V selections during his reign, including 2005 First-Team Academic All-America selection Peter Jonsson. Serratore’s achievements have not gone unnoticed. He is a five-time CHA Coach of the Year, winning the honor in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010 in 10 years as a collegiate head coach he has been named a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award, given annually to the American Hockey Coaches Association’s National Coach of the Year, five times, including a runner-up finish in 2009. Serratore took the reigns as the seventh head coach at Bemidji State in 2001 after having spent the previ-ous three seasons as the associate head coach for Peters. Prior to coming to BSU, Serratore spent five years as recruiting coordinator for the WCHA’s St. Cloud State Huskies, where he recruited several NHL draft picks.
Bsu Quick facts
BemidjistateuniversityLocation: Bemidji, Minn. (15,000)Founded/Enrollment: 1919 (5,171)Conference: Western Collegiate Hockey Association
programHistoryFirst Year of Hockey: 1947-48 First Season in Division I 1998-99Overall Record: 982-487-91 (56th year/.659) Division I record: 196-193-43 (13th year/.503)CHA Championship: 5 (2004-05-08-09-10) CHA Tournament Championship: 3 (2005-06-09)Years in Post-Season Play: 30 ...in Div. I Post-Season Play: 4 (2005-06-09-10)National Championships: 13 NCAA Division II (5): 1984-93-94-95-97 NCAA Division III (1): 1986 NAIA (7): 1968-69-70-71-73-79-80
Bsu career coacHiNg victories1. R.H. “Bob” Peters 702 1966-20012. utomserratore 179 2001-p3. Vic Weber 42 1959-’664. Mike Gibbons 30 1982-’835. Eric Hughes 17 1948-’506. Wayne Peterson 10 1964-’657. Jack Aldrich 2 1947-’48
Bsu career games coacHed1. R.H. “Bob” Peters 1,044 1966-20012. utomserratore 364 2001-p3. Vic Weber 63 1959-’664. Mike Gibbons 37 1982-’835. Eric Hughes 30 1948-’506. Wayne Peterson 12 1964-’657. Jack Aldrich 10 1947-’48
serratore at Bemidji stateyear overall conf. notes2001-02 Bemidji State 12-18-5 8-7-4*2002-03 Bemidji State 14-14-8 10-6-4* First .500 finish as a Division I program2003-04 Bemidji State 20-13-3 16-3-1* BSU’s 1st 20-win season in Division I; CHA regular-season champions2004-05 Bemidji State 23-13-1 16-4-0* CHA regular-season & tournament champions; NCAA Northeast Regional2005-06 Bemidji State 20-14-3 12-7-1* BSU loses school-record nine one-goal games; NCAA Midwest Regional2006-07 Bemidji State 14-14-5 9-6-5* BSU-record 11-game unbeaten streak vs CHA; records 100th career win2007-08 Bemidji State 17-16-3 13-4-3* CHA regular-season champions2008-09 Bemidji State 20-16-1 12-5-1* CHA Champions; CHA Tournament Champions; First Frozen Four appearance2009-10 Bemidji State 23-10-4 14-3-1* 7-0-1 BSU’s best start to a season since 1984-85 (11-0-0); CHA Champions2010-11 Bemidjistate 15-18-5 8-15-5 FirstseasonintheWCHa;FinalFivesemifinal2011-12 Bemidjistate 1-1-0 0-0-0 totals 179-147-38 118-60-25 (110-45-20 in CHA play and 8-15-5 in WCHA play)*College Hcokey America .544 .640
serratore’sMilestoneWins1a 10/12/01 vs Minnesota St.25 3/14/03 vs Findlay43b 2/27/04 at Air Force50 11/19/04 at Niagara75 11/11/05 at Wayne St. (Mich.)100 1/5/07 vs Wayne St. (Mich.)125 11/29/08 vs. Michigan Tech150 11/21/09 vs. Ala.-Huntsville175 2/19/11 vs. Colorado Collegea- coaching debut
Bemidji state Head coacH tom serratore
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Beaver Hockey 2011-12 game Notes
schedule & results Record Overall Home away neutral OvertimeAll Games 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Conference (WCHA) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Non-Conference 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Date Opponent W/l score shots Overall WCHa time attend GoalieofRecord Oct. 7, 2011 (1) Miami (Ohio) W 5-3 24-20 1-0-0 - 2:20 3,406 Bakala (1-0-0) Oct. 8, 2011 (1) Miami (Ohio) L 2-1 21-26 1-1-0 - 2:20 3,081 Bakala (1-1-0) Oct. 14, 2011 (8) Colorado College Oct. 15, 2011 (8) Colorado College
(x) opponent’s rank in USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll / # overtime / $ sellout crowd / a= freshman / *= decision in relief• Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season contest / ^ Western Collegiate Hockey Association postseason contest / 5 WCHA Red Baron Final Five
GOalsBYpeRIOD 1 2 3 Ot total GOalsBYpeRIOD 1 2 3 Ot total
Bemidji State 0 3 4 0 7 Bemidji State 0 0 0 0 0
Opponents 2 2 2 0 6 Opponents 0 0 0 0 0
2011-12 Bemidji state overall statistics
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FIRstpeRIOD2:10 MU 0-1 6x5 PP Curtis McKenzie (1) (Mason) seCOnDpeRIOD1:44 BSU 1-1 6x6 Aaron McLeod (1) (Jubinville) 3:16 MU 1-2 6x6 Jimmy Mullin (1) (Wideman, Weber) tHIRDpeRIOD5:06 BSU 2-2 6x6 Jake Areshenko (1) (McLeod, Hunt) 8:30 BSU 3-2 6x6 Aaron McLeod (2) (unassisted) 15:10 MU 3-3 6x5 PP Alex Wideman (1) (Schilling, Hirschfeld)18:05 BSU 4-3 6x6 uDarcy Findlay (1) (unassisted) 19:41 BSU 5-3 5x6 SH EN Sam Rendle (1) (Boehm)
Bemidji state 5(1) miami 3October 7, 2011Oxford, Ohio - Steve Cady ArenaAttendance : 3,406
scoringsummary 1 2 3 Final
Bemidji State (1-0-0) 0 1 4 5
Miami (0-1-0) 1 1 1 3
sHots oN goal1 2 3 Final
Bsu 7 7 10 24Mu 4 6 10 20
peNalties & poWer playspen Min sHG ppG/O pct.
Bsu 6 12 1 o-for-2 .000Mu 3 6 0 2-for-5 .400
goalteNdiNgBsu 1 2 3 tot Min GaBakala (1-0-0) 3 5 9 17 60:00 3Mu 1 2 3 tot Min GaReichard (0-1-0) 7 6 6 19 58:55 4Empty Net - - 0 0 0:46 1
Bemidji state liNes1F Kinne George MacQueen 0-0=0pts2F Illo Walters Boehm 0-1=1 pts 3F Jubinville McLeod Tosunian 2-2=4 pts4F Orban Fisher Findlay 1-0=1 pts1D areshenko Hunt 1-1=2pts2D Rendle Prapavessis 1-0=1 pts3D Carlson Wacker 0-0=0 ptsbold=startingline tOtal 5-4=9pts
OXFORD, Ohio (Steve Cady Arena) -- Junior forward aaron Mcleod scored twice and the Bemidji State University men’s ice hockey team got two goals in the final 6:10 of play to defeat No. 1 Miami University 5-3 at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford, Ohio. After a shaky first period, BSU seemed to get better as the game rolled on. The tentative Beavers got whistled for a penalty early and the RedHawks capitalized, taking a 1-0 lead on a goal just 2:10 into the game. The power-play marker came off the backhand of Curtis McKenzie. BSU regrouped after allowing the early goal and despite trailing 1-0, held a 7-4 edge in shots on goal. Bemidji State shook the butterflies before the second period and knot-ted the score just 1:44 in. McLeod finished an end-to-end rush putting the puck over the shoulder of Cody Reichard for BSU’s first goal of the 2011-12 season. Sophomore JeffJubinville earned and assist on the play after carrying the puck into the neutral zone, fighting through a hook and put the puck on the stick of McLeod between the circles. The momentum would quickly switch ends as it took the top-ranked RedHawks just 1:32 to regain the lead (3:16). Chris Wideman funneled the puck to the net and Blake Coleman deflected it past BSU goaltenderDanBakala and into the back of the cage. Entering the final frame trailing by a goal, the Beavers netted four goals to solidify the win. Just over five minutes in (5:08), Jakeareshenko potted his second col-legiate goal unleashing a shot form the point that glanced of the left post and off the skate of MU goaltender Reichard before sliding beyond the goal line. McLeod picked up his second point of the night as he and senior defender BradHuntearned assisted on the scoring play. McLeod would give the Beavers their first lead of the game, 3-2, when he netted and unassisted goal at the 8:30 mark of the period, but BSU would not make it easy on itself. DrewFisher was whistled for a penalty with 6:10 left in the game. It took 1:40, but MU connected on its second power-play of the night when Alex Wideman tucked a rebound past Bakala. Bemidji State would gain momentum and the lead less than three min-utes later (18:05). DarcyFindlay intercepted a pass out of the corner and buried a backhand to put the Beavers up 4-3. BSU was called for its sixth penalty of the game immediately following the goal setting the RedHawks up on the man advantage for the final 1:50 of regulation. MU would later pull its goaltender, but DavidBoehm came up with the puck, found samRendle and the Grand Rapids, Minn. native secured the 5-3 win with an empty-net goal. Bakala made 17 saves in the game, collecting his first win of the season (1-0-0). In the loss, Reichard (0-1-0) turned away 19 BSU shots and allowed four goals. Tonight’s game was a momentous occasion for three BSU players. Boehm, Mattprapavessis and tylertosunianeach made their debuts for the Beavers. BSU has now won 41 of 56 season-openers all time and is 2-3-0 versus Miami, with both wins coming over the RedHawks when they carried the nations No. 1 ranking.
FIRstpeRIOD8:06 MU 0-1 6x6 Matt Tomassoni (1) (Czarnik, Hirschfeld)
seCOnDpeRIOD4:03 BSU 1-1 6x5 PP Shea Walters (1) (Orban, Hunt) 10:20 BSU 2-1 6x6 Jordan George (1) (Kinne, Hunt) 12:10 Mu 2-2 6x4 PP Chris Wideman (1) (Wideman, Coleman) tHIRDpeRIOD15:05 MU 2-3 5x6 SH uMatt Tomassoni (2) (Vogelhuber, Schilling)
Bemidji state 2(1) miami 3October 8, 2011Oxford, Ohio - Steve Cady ArenaAttendance : 3,081
scoringsummary 1 2 3 Final
Bemidji State (1-1-0) 0 2 0 2
Miami (1-1-0) 1 1 1 3
Bemidji state liNes1F Kinne George MacQueen 1-1=2pts2F Illo Walters Boehm 1-0=1 pts 3F Jubinville McLeod Tosunian 0-0=0 pts4F Orban Fisher Findlay 0-1=1 pts1D areshenko Hunt 0-2=2pts2D Rendle Prapavessis 0-0=0 pts3D Carlson Wacker 0-0=0 ptsbold=startingline tOtal 2-4=6pts
OXFORD,Ohio (Steve Cady Arena) -- The Bemidji State University men’s ice hockey team went toe-to-toe with the nation’s top-ranked team, Miami Uni-versity, for 55 minutes Saturday, but a short-handed goal by Matt Tomassoni in the game’s final minutes proved too much as the RedHawks earned a 3-2 victory to split in the season-opening, nonconference series in Oxford, Ohio. Bemidji State alternate captainBradHunt collected a pair of assists, his second and third of 2011-12, in the game to lead the Beavers and BSU con-verted its first power-play goal in six chances this season, but it was special teams situations that ultimately cost BSU the game. The Beavers put the RedHawks on a 5-on-3 power-play opportunity late in the second frame to allow MU to tied the score 2-2 and a power-play miscue led to the short-handed, go-ahead goal with just under five minutes to go in the third. For the second consecutive night, Miami was the first to light the score-board. Tomassoni took a pass from Austin Czarnik and beat BSU goaltender DanBakalaat the 8:06 mark of the first period to put MU up 1-0. Trailing 1-0 to open the second period, sheaWalters collected a loose puck on the doorstep and buried his first goal of the season. Hunt got the play started with a shot form the blueline. Orban picked up the shot off the boards and left it in front for Walters and the Beavers converted their first power-play chance of the season. Just over six minutes later (10:20) the Beavers took the lead, 2-1, whenJordanGeorge put a rebound past the Miami goaltender Connor Knapp for his first tally of 2011. Captain BenKinneand Hunt were credited with assists on the play. Following the goal BSU’s RadoslavIllo and Jakeareshenkowere called for slashing penalties separated by just 14 seconds to gave the RedHawks a 1:46 5-on-3 opportunity. Miami took full advantage of the chance scoring the equalizing goal just 63 seconds later on a Chris Wideman slapshot from the blueline. With 5:26 to play and the score knotted at 2-2, the Beavers got the break it needed when Steven Spinell was whistled for slashing. The penalty supplied the Beavers with their fourth power-play opportunity of the evening. But it was the RedHawks that would use the opportunity to snatched the lead. When Mattprapavessis fell trying to keep the puck in the zone, MU’s Trent Vogel-huber picked up the puck and led the short-handed rush with a shot. Bakala made the initial save, but Tomassoni was there to put the rebound past the BSU goaltender and give the nation’s top-ranked team the lead for good. As time wound down, the Beavers pulled Bakala for an extra attacker, but were unable to score to force overtime. Bakala finished with 23 saves in 58:57 of action. He allowed three goals as his record evens at 1-1-0 on the season. Each teamed completed the night 1-for-4 on the man advantage, with MU’s short-handed marker standing as the decisive goal. BSU his now 2-4-0 versus Miami all-time.
sHots oN goal1 2 3 Final
Bsu 10 5 6 21Mu 6 7 13 26
peNalties & poWer playspen Min sHG ppG/O pct.
Bsu 6 12 0 1-for-4 .250Mu 4 8 1 1-for-6 .167
goalteNdiNgBsu 1 2 3 tot Min GaBakala (1-1-0) 5 6 12 23 58:57 3Empty Net - - 0 0 1:03 0
Mu 1 2 3 tot Min GaKnapp (1-0-0) 10 3 6 19 59:48 2Empty Net 0 0 0 0 0:07 0
