Friday, October 26
Bowling Green, Ohio
7:05 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
vs
Ohio State
Falcons Open CCHA Play With Ohio State This Weekend
October 24, 2012 | Ice Hockey
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY FALCONS
vs
OHIO STATE
Oct. 26/27, 2012
BGSU ICE ARENA
7:05 p.m./7:05 p.m.
Live Stats | Game Notes | Game Audio
Local Coverage: Sentinel-Tribune (Kevin Gordon) | BG News (Ryan Satkowiak)
Ohio State Feature
vs
OHIO STATE
Oct. 26/27, 2012
BGSU ICE ARENA
7:05 p.m./7:05 p.m.
Live Stats | Game Notes | Game Audio
Local Coverage: Sentinel-Tribune (Kevin Gordon) | BG News (Ryan Satkowiak)
Last Weekend
The Bowling Green State University ice hockey team defeated Colgate University Friday night, dropping the Raiders by a score of 3-1. Sophomores Dajon Mingo, Cam Wojtala and senior Bobby Shea all scored for the Falcons, marking their largest goal output of the season. Senior Andrew Hammond started the contest, but gave way to freshman Tommy Burke after suffering an injury at the start of the first period. Burke stopped 24-of-25 shots in his first collegiate game, giving him his first career win for the Orange and Brown.
The Falcons lost to Colgate Saturday night, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Raiders in the second game of the road series. Freshman Mark Cooper and Sophomore Ryan Carpenter scored for the Falcons, while freshman Tommy Burke stopped 23-of-27 shots in his first career start.
Streaks Over
Dajon Mingo and Adam Berkle failed to register a point in the Falcons' 4-2 loss Saturday, putting an end to their four-game point streaks. Berkle's streak set a career high, breaking his previous best of three games, set on two different occasions last season. Sophomore Ryan Carpenter also opened last season with a four-game point streak. Carpenter and Dan DeSalvo each recorded five-game point streaks last season, sharing the team high for the year.
Short-Handed Goals
The Falcons allowed a short-handed goal to Colgate Saturday night, marking their third short-handed goal allowed this season. Bowling Green allowed a total of three short-handed goals in 2011-12.
Introducing Tommy Burke
Senior Andrew Hammond started the contest Friday, but gave way to freshman Tommy Burke after suffering an injury at the start of the first period. Burke stopped 24-of-25 shots in his first collegiate game, giving him his first career win for the Orange and Brown. Burke's win marks the first freshman goaltender to earn a win for Bowling Green since Nick Eno, in a 5-3 victory against RIT on Oct. 19, 2007.
Earning The Start
Burke started Saturday's contest, allowing four goals on 27 shots. Burke's start marked the first time since Feb. 19, 2011 (Nick Eno) that a goaltender besides Andrew Hammond started a game for the Falcons.
Welcome Back Wally
Junior Andrew Wallace's assist on the first Falcon goal Friday night marked his first point of the season, and first since March 26 against Michigan in the playoffs last year.
Positive Results
Five Falcons are currently in the plus category for the season, led by sophomore Mike Sullivan with a plus -3. Junior Andrew Wallace is second with a plus -2, while Dajon Mingo, Jose Delgadillo and Rusty Hafner carry a plus -1 rating. At the end of last season, only three Falcons (DeSalvo, Carpenter and Kucera) finished with a positive on-ice rating.
The Faceoff Dot
As a team, the Falcons are only winning 46.8 percent of their draws, down from 49.1 percent last year. Andrew Wallace has once again been the best in the early part of the year, winning 62.4 percent of the time. Cam Wojtala ranks second with a 47.8 winning percentage, with Ryan Carpenter (41.2 percent) and Dan DeSalvo (33 percent) rounding out the top centermen.
Colgate Earns A Win
The Falcons' 4-2 loss to Colgate Saturday night marked the first win for the Raiders in the all-time series. Bowling Green now leads the all-time series 6-1-1.
DeSalvo Earns Two
Sophomore Dan DeSalvo registered two assists in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Colgate Saturday night, marking his first multi-point game of the season, and first multi-assist game of his career. DeSalvo's multi-point game was his first since March 19, 2011, when he recorded a hat trick in the series-clinching game against Ferris State in the CCHA playoffs.
Special Teams
Coming into the series with Colgate, the Falcons had recorded a power-play goal in every game of the season. Bowling Green was scoreless on the power play during the entire weekend, marking the first time this season the Falcons had been held without a power-play goal in back-to-back games.
Sullivan's Assists
Sophomore Mike Sullivan has already recorded three assists this season, matching his total from 2011-12. Combined with his three assists, Sullivan finished last year with one goal for four points.
Bowling Green CCHA Ranks
Scoring Offense: 2.20 G/GM (9th)
Scoring Defense: 3.20 G/GM (8th)
Power Play: 11.5% (7th)
Penalty Kill: 75% (10th)
National Poll
1. Boston College(27)
2. Minnesota(12)
3. Miami(4)
4. North Dakota(1)
5. Denver(3)
6. Michigan
7. Cornell(1)
8. Union(1)
9. Notre Dame
10. Western Michigan
11. Massachusetts-Lowell
12. New Hampshire
13. Boston University
14. Minnesota-Duluth
15. Northeastern
16. Northern Michigan
17. Harvard
18. Ferris State
19. Colorado College
20. Quinnipiac
Starting Conference Action
This coming weekend marks the first conference action of 2012-13, and the first time the Falcons have opened CCHA play at home since Oct. 8. 2010, against Michigan. The Falcons lost both games of that two-game set, falling 1-4 in game one, and 2-4 in the second tilt. The Falcons went 1-1 at Lake Superior to start conference play last year, including a 1-0 shutout (Hammond) in game one, and a 1-4 loss in game two.
Ohio State Last Season
Bowling Green skated to a 2-2-regulation tie with Ohio State in their first meeting last season, eventually defeating the Buckeyes in a CCHA shootout. Freshman Ted Pletsch and junior Marc Rodriquez lit-the-lamp for the Falcons, while junior goaltender Andrew Hammond stopped 18-of-20 shots in the contest.
The Falcons rallied late to tie Ohio State 1-1 in regulation in the second game of the series, before once again defeating the Buckeyes in a CCHA shootout. Sophomore Cam Wojtala scored the lone regulation goal for the Falcons, while junior goaltender Andrew Hammond stopped 31-of-32 shots in game two.
Looking For A Win
The last time Bowling Green recorded a regulation win against Ohio State was on Feb. 1, 2008, a 5-2 victory in Columbus. Including both ties last season, the Falcons have not defeated the Buckeyes in regulation in 11 games.
Wins At Home
The last time Bowling Green defeated Ohio State in regulation at the BGSU Ice Arena, was back on Jan. 7, 2006, a 2-0 Falcon victory.
Individual Numbers
Senior Andrew Hammond has never recorded a win against OSU, going 0-2-2 in his three previous seasons. Hammond has allowed 12 goals in four games played, with a 2.78 goals-against-average, and a .893 save percentage. Sophomore Ted Pletsch, junior Cam Wojtala and senior Marc Rodriguez are tied for the team lead with two career points against the Buckeyes.
The Bowling Green State University ice hockey team defeated Colgate University Friday night, dropping the Raiders by a score of 3-1. Sophomores Dajon Mingo, Cam Wojtala and senior Bobby Shea all scored for the Falcons, marking their largest goal output of the season. Senior Andrew Hammond started the contest, but gave way to freshman Tommy Burke after suffering an injury at the start of the first period. Burke stopped 24-of-25 shots in his first collegiate game, giving him his first career win for the Orange and Brown.
The Falcons lost to Colgate Saturday night, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Raiders in the second game of the road series. Freshman Mark Cooper and Sophomore Ryan Carpenter scored for the Falcons, while freshman Tommy Burke stopped 23-of-27 shots in his first career start.
Streaks Over
Dajon Mingo and Adam Berkle failed to register a point in the Falcons' 4-2 loss Saturday, putting an end to their four-game point streaks. Berkle's streak set a career high, breaking his previous best of three games, set on two different occasions last season. Sophomore Ryan Carpenter also opened last season with a four-game point streak. Carpenter and Dan DeSalvo each recorded five-game point streaks last season, sharing the team high for the year.
Short-Handed Goals
The Falcons allowed a short-handed goal to Colgate Saturday night, marking their third short-handed goal allowed this season. Bowling Green allowed a total of three short-handed goals in 2011-12.
Introducing Tommy Burke
Senior Andrew Hammond started the contest Friday, but gave way to freshman Tommy Burke after suffering an injury at the start of the first period. Burke stopped 24-of-25 shots in his first collegiate game, giving him his first career win for the Orange and Brown. Burke's win marks the first freshman goaltender to earn a win for Bowling Green since Nick Eno, in a 5-3 victory against RIT on Oct. 19, 2007.
Earning The Start
Burke started Saturday's contest, allowing four goals on 27 shots. Burke's start marked the first time since Feb. 19, 2011 (Nick Eno) that a goaltender besides Andrew Hammond started a game for the Falcons.
Welcome Back Wally
Junior Andrew Wallace's assist on the first Falcon goal Friday night marked his first point of the season, and first since March 26 against Michigan in the playoffs last year.
Positive Results
Five Falcons are currently in the plus category for the season, led by sophomore Mike Sullivan with a plus -3. Junior Andrew Wallace is second with a plus -2, while Dajon Mingo, Jose Delgadillo and Rusty Hafner carry a plus -1 rating. At the end of last season, only three Falcons (DeSalvo, Carpenter and Kucera) finished with a positive on-ice rating.
The Faceoff Dot
As a team, the Falcons are only winning 46.8 percent of their draws, down from 49.1 percent last year. Andrew Wallace has once again been the best in the early part of the year, winning 62.4 percent of the time. Cam Wojtala ranks second with a 47.8 winning percentage, with Ryan Carpenter (41.2 percent) and Dan DeSalvo (33 percent) rounding out the top centermen.
Colgate Earns A Win
The Falcons' 4-2 loss to Colgate Saturday night marked the first win for the Raiders in the all-time series. Bowling Green now leads the all-time series 6-1-1.
DeSalvo Earns Two
Sophomore Dan DeSalvo registered two assists in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Colgate Saturday night, marking his first multi-point game of the season, and first multi-assist game of his career. DeSalvo's multi-point game was his first since March 19, 2011, when he recorded a hat trick in the series-clinching game against Ferris State in the CCHA playoffs.
Special Teams
Coming into the series with Colgate, the Falcons had recorded a power-play goal in every game of the season. Bowling Green was scoreless on the power play during the entire weekend, marking the first time this season the Falcons had been held without a power-play goal in back-to-back games.
Sullivan's Assists
Sophomore Mike Sullivan has already recorded three assists this season, matching his total from 2011-12. Combined with his three assists, Sullivan finished last year with one goal for four points.
Bowling Green CCHA Ranks
Scoring Offense: 2.20 G/GM (9th)
Scoring Defense: 3.20 G/GM (8th)
Power Play: 11.5% (7th)
Penalty Kill: 75% (10th)
National Poll
1. Boston College(27)
2. Minnesota(12)
3. Miami(4)
4. North Dakota(1)
5. Denver(3)
6. Michigan
7. Cornell(1)
8. Union(1)
9. Notre Dame
10. Western Michigan
11. Massachusetts-Lowell
12. New Hampshire
13. Boston University
14. Minnesota-Duluth
15. Northeastern
16. Northern Michigan
17. Harvard
18. Ferris State
19. Colorado College
20. Quinnipiac
Starting Conference Action
This coming weekend marks the first conference action of 2012-13, and the first time the Falcons have opened CCHA play at home since Oct. 8. 2010, against Michigan. The Falcons lost both games of that two-game set, falling 1-4 in game one, and 2-4 in the second tilt. The Falcons went 1-1 at Lake Superior to start conference play last year, including a 1-0 shutout (Hammond) in game one, and a 1-4 loss in game two.
Ohio State Last Season
Bowling Green skated to a 2-2-regulation tie with Ohio State in their first meeting last season, eventually defeating the Buckeyes in a CCHA shootout. Freshman Ted Pletsch and junior Marc Rodriquez lit-the-lamp for the Falcons, while junior goaltender Andrew Hammond stopped 18-of-20 shots in the contest.
The Falcons rallied late to tie Ohio State 1-1 in regulation in the second game of the series, before once again defeating the Buckeyes in a CCHA shootout. Sophomore Cam Wojtala scored the lone regulation goal for the Falcons, while junior goaltender Andrew Hammond stopped 31-of-32 shots in game two.
Looking For A Win
The last time Bowling Green recorded a regulation win against Ohio State was on Feb. 1, 2008, a 5-2 victory in Columbus. Including both ties last season, the Falcons have not defeated the Buckeyes in regulation in 11 games.
Wins At Home
The last time Bowling Green defeated Ohio State in regulation at the BGSU Ice Arena, was back on Jan. 7, 2006, a 2-0 Falcon victory.
Individual Numbers
Senior Andrew Hammond has never recorded a win against OSU, going 0-2-2 in his three previous seasons. Hammond has allowed 12 goals in four games played, with a 2.78 goals-against-average, and a .893 save percentage. Sophomore Ted Pletsch, junior Cam Wojtala and senior Marc Rodriguez are tied for the team lead with two career points against the Buckeyes.
Ohio State Feature
Head Coach: Mark Osiecki (3rd season)
2011-12 Overall Record: 15-15-5
2011-12 Conference Record: 11-12-5-1 (T-8th)
2012-13 Overall/Conference Record: 1-2-1
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 20/7; 12/4 F, 6/2 D, 2/1 G
Key Returnees: Chris Crane, F, JR (14-10-24); Ryan Dzingel, F, SO (7-17-24); Curtis Gedig, D, JR (2-12-14); Brady Hjelle, G, SR (2-4-0, 2.53 GAA, .922Spct.); Max McCormick, F, SO (10-12-22)
Key Losses: Danny Dries, F (13-9-22), Sean Duddy, D (1-13-14); Cal Heeter,G (13-11-5, 2.45 GAA, .918 Spct.)
NHL Draft Picks (5): Collin Olson (CAR '12); Max McCormick (OTT '11) RyanDzingel (OTT '11); Chris Crane (SJS '10); Curtis Gedig (NJD '09)
Impact Freshmen: Sam Jardine, D, Camrose (AJHL); Collin Olson, G, U.S.NTDP (USHL)
Ohio State Last Week: The Ohio State men's hockey team skated to a 1-1 tie against No. 20 Quinnipiac at High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Conn., Friday night. Senior goalie Brady Hjelle totaled 31 saves, while sophomore forward Matt Johnson scored the team's lone goal.
The Buckeyes concluded their series with No. 20 Quinnipiac with a 3-1 loss at High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Conn., Saturday. OSU dropped to 1-2-1 on the season and the Bobcats improved to 3-1-1 overall.
Buckeye Names To Watch (2012-13 Stats)
Player GP G A Pts.
Max McCormick 4 1 2 3
Matt Johnson 4 2 0 2
Tanner Fritz 4 1 1 2
Alex Lippincott 4 0 2 2
Tyler Lundey 4 0 2 2
Goalies GP-GS W-L-T GAA Sv%
Collin Olson 2-2 1-1-0 2.01 .927
Brady Hjelle 2-2 0-1-1 3.36 .901
OSU CCHA Ranks
Scoring Offense: 1.75 G/GM (11th)
Scoring Defense: 3.00 G/GM (7th)
Power Play: 5.0% (11th)
Penalty Kill: 77.3% (9th)
Radio
All games this season can be heard on the radio by tuning into 88.1 WBGU-FM. Chris Cournan 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 main page under the calender section. Scroll down to the game, and click on the bars to the left that represent LiveStats.
Falcons And The Media
Every week, BGSU ice hockey head coach Chris Bergeron and select players will meet with the local media to discuss the previous weekend and upcoming opponents. Below is a video of Chris Bergeron and Dan DeSalvo.
2011-12 Overall Record: 15-15-5
2011-12 Conference Record: 11-12-5-1 (T-8th)
2012-13 Overall/Conference Record: 1-2-1
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 20/7; 12/4 F, 6/2 D, 2/1 G
Key Returnees: Chris Crane, F, JR (14-10-24); Ryan Dzingel, F, SO (7-17-24); Curtis Gedig, D, JR (2-12-14); Brady Hjelle, G, SR (2-4-0, 2.53 GAA, .922Spct.); Max McCormick, F, SO (10-12-22)
NHL Draft Picks (5): Collin Olson (CAR '12); Max McCormick (OTT '11) RyanDzingel (OTT '11); Chris Crane (SJS '10); Curtis Gedig (NJD '09)
Impact Freshmen: Sam Jardine, D, Camrose (AJHL); Collin Olson, G, U.S.NTDP (USHL)
Ohio State Last Week: The Ohio State men's hockey team skated to a 1-1 tie against No. 20 Quinnipiac at High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Conn., Friday night. Senior goalie Brady Hjelle totaled 31 saves, while sophomore forward Matt Johnson scored the team's lone goal.
The Buckeyes concluded their series with No. 20 Quinnipiac with a 3-1 loss at High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Conn., Saturday. OSU dropped to 1-2-1 on the season and the Bobcats improved to 3-1-1 overall.
Buckeye Names To Watch (2012-13 Stats)
Player GP G A Pts.
Max McCormick 4 1 2 3
Matt Johnson 4 2 0 2
Tanner Fritz 4 1 1 2
Alex Lippincott 4 0 2 2
Tyler Lundey 4 0 2 2
Goalies GP-GS W-L-T GAA Sv%
Collin Olson 2-2 1-1-0 2.01 .927
Brady Hjelle 2-2 0-1-1 3.36 .901
OSU CCHA Ranks
Scoring Offense: 1.75 G/GM (11th)
Scoring Defense: 3.00 G/GM (7th)
Power Play: 5.0% (11th)
Penalty Kill: 77.3% (9th)
Radio
All games this season can be heard on the radio by tuning into 88.1 WBGU-FM. Chris Cournan 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 main page under the calender section. Scroll down to the game, and click on the bars to the left that represent LiveStats.
Falcons And The Media
Every week, BGSU ice hockey head coach Chris Bergeron and select players will meet with the local media to discuss the previous weekend and upcoming opponents. Below is a video of Chris Bergeron and Dan DeSalvo.
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