Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, October 5
Bowling Green, Ohio
7:37 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
vs
Wilfrid Laurier
Falcons Welcome Wilfrid Laurier To Town Saturday
October 01, 2013 | Ice Hockey
Bowling Green will play Wilfrid Laurier in an exhibiton game at the BGSU Ice Arena this Saturday (Oct. 5).
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY FALCONS
vs
Wilfrid Laurier (Exh.)
Oct. 5, 2013
BGSU Ice Arena
7:37 p.m. EST
Game Notes Audio
Local Coverage: Sentinel-Tribune | (Kevin Gordon) | BG News (Alex Krempasky) | BGSUHockey.com: (Drew Evans, Mike Podesta, Todd Pavlack)
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's ice hockey team, led by fourth year head coach Chris Bergeron, will skate back onto the ice this Saturday (Oct. 5), taking on Wilfrid Laurier University in an exhibition affair. The game will take place at the BGSU Ice Arena as the puck is set to drop at 7:37 p.m.
Bergeron will feature 28 players on the roster for the 2013-14 season, including eight seniors, eight juniors, seven sophomores and five freshman.
Seniors: Brett Mohler Jake Sloat Chad Sumsion Ryan Viselli Andrew Wallace Bryce Williamson Cam Wojtala Scott Zacharias
Juniors: Adam Berkle Ryan Carpenter Dan DeSalvo Rusty Hafner Conner Kucera Marcus Perrier Ted Pletsch Mike Sullivan
Sophomores: Tommy Burke Mark Cooper Jose Delgadillo Ralfs Freibergs Dajon Mingo Ben Murphy Brent Tate
All-Time Series
The Falcons and Golden Hawks have met officially twice, dating back to 1975 when the two teams played each other on back-to-back nights. Both teams coming out victorious, with Bowling Green taking the second game by a score of 14-1. The last time these two teams played was in 2010-11, where the Falcons hosted the Golden Hawks, coming out victorious, 4-3, in an exhibition game.
Exhibition Success
The Falcons will enter Saturday's contest against Wilfrid Laurier with a record of 6-0 in exhibition games since the 2000-01 season. During that time, the Orange and Brown have outscored their opponents 45-12. All five of those games have also been played at the BGSU Ice Arena, home of the Falcons.
Captains Return (Again)
Senior Cam Wojtala and junior Ryan Carpenter step back out on the ice being named captains for the 2013-14 season, marking it the second consecutive year the duo will serve in the role of the Falcons. The duo has been captains of the Orange and Brown since the 2011-12 campaign, which marked the first season in the history of the program that Bowling Green did not select a captain. Wojtala recorded eight goals and eight assists for 16 points in 37 games, while Carpenter tallied 18 goals and 15 assists for 33 points in 41 games in the 2012-13 season.
30-point Club (Again)
Carpenter led Bowling Green with 33 points this past season, posting a team-high 18 goals and added 15 assists in 41 games played. It was the second consecutive season in which Carpenter reached the 30-point plateau, as he posted 11 goals and a team-high 19 assists in 44 games in the 2011-12 campaign.
Reaching the 60-Point Plateau
Speaking of, Carpenter reached the 60-point milestone a year ago with 63 career points, leading all Falcons on the current roster. Carpenter is the first Falcon to pass the 60-point mark since David Solway in 2010-11. However, he may not be the only Falcon to have reached that milestone on the current roster. Senior Cam Wojtala is five points away from the milestone with 55 career points, and junior forward Dan DeSalvo is 10 away from the mark with 50 career points.
100 Reasons to Feel Good
The Falcons scored exactly 100 goals last year, reaching the mark for the first time since the 2007-08 season, when Bowling Green scored 106 in 40 games. Under head coach Chris Bergeron, the Orange and Brown have increased in goal scoring every season, scoring 74, 85 and 100 goals respectively.
Burke Returns
Sophomore Tommy Burke returns for his second year as a Falcon. Burke started in 13 games in the net and also made 16 appearances in the 2012-13 season. He finished the season with at least 20 saves in four games and 30 saves in two, helping him finish the year with a .889 save percentage. On the year, Burke logged 841:55 minutes in the net finishing with a record of 5-6-2.
The Rookies
Five freshmen hit the ice for Bergeron and Bowling Green this season. Pierre-Luc Mercier, Kevin Dufour, Matt Pohlkamp, Sean Walker and Tomas Sholl will join the roster to make up the new Falcon faces of the 2013-14 team. The rookies feature three forwards (Mercier, Dufour, Pohlkamp), one defenseman (Walker) and one goaltender (Sholl).
The Players: Kevin Dufour Pierre-Luc Mercier Matt Pohlkamp Tomas Sholl Sean Walker
Bringing Back the Offense
The Falcons scored 100 goals last year, marking it the first time to reach that milestone since 2007-08. The good news? Well, the Orange and Brown returning members were responsible for 91 of those goals, over 90 percent for the entire team. The Falcons also return members that were responsible for 151 assists and 242 points.
Preseason Lovin'
The WCHA release its preseason coaches/media poll last week, picking the Falcons to finish fourth in both polls. The Orange and Brown received 58 total points, trailing Minnesota State (85), Ferris State (65) and Michigan Tech (64. It's the highest preseason ranking Bowling Green has received in the past 12 seasons.
Coaches Poll
1 Minnesota State (9) 81
2 Ferris State 65
3 Michigan Tech (1) 64
4 Bowling Green 58
5 Alaska 54
6 Northern Michigan 40
7 Bemidji State 35
8 Lake Superior State 18
10 Alabama Huntsville 10
Media Poll
1. Minnesota State (22) 244
2. Ferris State (2) 218
3. Alaska 168
4. Bowling Green State 149
5. Michigan Tech 144
6. Northern Michigan 137
7. Lake Superior State 117
8. Bemidji State (1) 108
9. Alaska Anchorage 54
10. Alabama Huntsville 36
Looking at Wilfrid Laurier: 2012-13 Leaders
| Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1. Trent Hawke (11) | 1. Tyler Stothers (15) | 1. Tyler Stothers (26) |
| 2. Tyler Stothers (11) | 2. Mitch Lebar (12) | 2. Trent Hawke (23) |
| 3. Greg Cerilli (11) | 3. Mitchell Good (12) | 3. Greg Cerilli (20) |
| 4. Mitch Lebar (7) | 4. Trent Hawke (12) | 4. Mitch Lebar (19) |
| 5. Mitchell Good (6) | 5. Derek Holden (11) | 5. Mitchell Good (18) |
Key Players For The Golden Hawks:
Key Notes: Tyler Stothers, who is a left winger from Oakville, Ont., earned Team Rookie of the Year honors for the 2011-12 season. In his two years as a Golden Hawk, Stothers has played in 49 games, totaling 21 goals and 25 assists (46 points).
Key Notes: Derek Schoenmakers, who played for the Kitchener Rangers (OHL) a year ago, will play for the Golden Hawks for the 2013-14 season. Schoenmakers won the Veternan Ontario Hockey League Player of the Year, logging eight goals and six assists (14 points) in 29 games.
Radio
All games this season can be heard on the radio by tuning into 88.1 WBGU-FM. Kevin Meyers will provide the play-by-play commentary. The pregame show will air 30 minutes prior to the opening face-off. The broadcast can be heard globally on www.bgsufalcons.com.
LiveStats
Live stats for all BGSU home games are available on the BGSU website- www.bgsufalcons.com - via Live Scoring. The stats can be accessed from the schedule page in the hockey section of the website by clicking on the "details" icon on the right hand side of the page, then by clicking "live scoring".
Falcons And The Media
BGSU ice hockey head coach Chris Bergeron spent some time with a few members of the local media to discuss the Falcons' off-season and the upcoming exhibition game against Wilfrid Laurier. Each week, coach Bergeron and selected players will meet with the local media to discuss the previous weekend and upcoming opponents. Below is a video of coach Bergeron. You can find the audio by CLICKING HERE.
Bowling Green will officially open the 2013-14 season on the road at Union, who is currently ranked 16th in the National Poll (USCHO), in a non-league series set for Oct. 11-12 in Schenectady, N.Y. The regular-season home opener is set for Tuesday, Oct. 15, as non-conference foe Ohio State University comes to town to play the Falcons at the BGSU Ice Arena, which is slated to start at 7:07 p.m.The First WCHA home series is slated for Nov. 1-2 against the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Single game tickets are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased in person at the BGSU Ticket Office (Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.) or by calling 877-BGSU TICKET.
2013-14 BGSU Hockey Single Game Ticket Prices
Bench Reserved* $15
General Admission* $13
Group of 20-49** $8
Group of 50+** $5
Remember that season ticket packages are still available, starting as low as $152, and will once again include tickets for a potential WCHA playoff home series. The Hockey Flex Pack option is back again in 2013-14, offering the ultimate in affordability and flexibility, including 12 Bench Reserved ticket vouchers redeemable in any combination for any regular season home game for only $132.
The Bowling Green State University Department of Athletics has also announce a new seating option, Ice Box, a new premium seating area designed to enhance the fan experience at the BGSU Ice Arena for the upcoming 2013-14 ice hockey season.
The Ice Box will provide seating for four at a high top table located behind the glass on the South side of the arena. In addition to the table and the four seats for the season, the package will include the same arrangements for any playoff games hosted by BGSU.
All of this can be purchased for $1200 ($300 per seat), which works out to be just under $16 a game. Similar to the Anderson Club seating in the Stroh Center, Ice Box account holders must be at the $500 annual Falcon Club giving level and in an effort to maintain consistency with premium seating in other venues, preference will be given based on lifetime giving as well as consecutive seasons as a hockey season ticket holder.
2013-14 Ice Box Seating Details
- Four (4) Seats to ALL Home BGSU Hockey games (includes your playoff tickets, if we are a host school)
- Personalized Reserved parking space at BGSU Ice Arena for all BGSU hockey games
- Host / hostess to deliver food or drinks that your box may wish to purchase throughout the game, so you don't miss the action
- BGSU Athletics "Ice Box" Gift
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