Falcons Close Out Regular Season With Home Series Against Michigan

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY FALCONS
vs
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

February 24-25, 2012
BGSU Ice Arena
7:05 p.m. EST

Game Notes*

Last Weekend
The Bowling Green State University ice hockey team lost 5-1 to the Ferris State Bulldogs Friday night, extending their losing streak to three games. Freshman Ted Pletsch scored the lone goal for the Falcons, while junior Andrew Hammond stopped 31-of-36 shots in the loss.

The Bowling Green State University ice hockey team dropped a 4-1 decision to Ferris State Saturday night at the Ewigleben Ice arena, giving the Bulldogs the series sweep. Freshman Adam Berkle scored the lone goal for the Falcons, while junior Andrew Hammond stopped 17-of-20 shots in the loss.

Welcome Back Fink
Sophomore Mike Fink's assist on the lone Falcon goal Friday night snapped a personal 15-game point drought, dating back to the Falcons shootout win over Miami (Nov. 19) in Oxford.

The PK
Bowling Green has now given up a power-play tally in five-straight games, dating back to the Falcons 3-2 win at Notre Dame (Feb. 4).

The PP
Bowling Green's current power-play goal drought now sits at nine games, covering 35 straight power-play opportunities. The Falcons previous season high power-play goal drought was seven games, spanning from Nov. 25 - Dec. 20.

Goals For Days
The 5-1 loss Friday night marks the first time the Falcons have allowed five goals or more since Dec. 8, when Bowling Green dropped a 6-1 decision to Western Michigan on the road.

Still Looking
Goaltender Andrew Hammond is having a career year in the wins department, setting a personal best with 9 victories this season. Hammond has yet to defeat Ferris State in his career however, going 0-5-0 in six appearances.

Third Time's A Charm
With the 4-1 Bowling Green loss Saturday night, the Falcons are now 0-16-3 when allowing three goals or more in a game this season.

First Timers
Freshman Ted Pletsch, sophomore Mike Fink and junior Bobby Shea were all involved in the lone Falcon goal Friday night, marking their first career points against Ferris State. Freshmen Adam Berkle, Connor Kucera and sophomore Jake Sloat were involved with the lone Falcon goal Saturday night, also marking their first points against the Bulldogs.

Goal Drought
Ted Pletsch's goal Friday night snapped a 121:25 goal drought for the Falcons, dating back to senior Cam Sinclair's third period goal against NMU last Friday.

Rookie Surprise
Freshman Ted Pletsch's goal Friday night gives him five on the year, second most among Bowling Green freshmen. Pletsch trails only Ryan Carpenter (8), and currently ranks fortieth in the conference in rookie scoring.

Losing Streak
Bowling Green is currently on a four-game losing streak, dating back to the Falcons 4-2 loss to Northern Michigan (Feb. 10). The Falcons longest losing streak of the year lasted five games, spanning from Oct. 22 - Nov. 5.

Ranked Teams
This weekend's set against Michigan marks the fifth straight nationally-ranked opponent Bowling Green has faced.

One Win Away
Bowling Green is sitting on nine wins this season, one away from their overall total (10) last season. At this point last season, Bowling Green was 8-22-4 overall. The Falcons four conference wins have already passed last year's total (3).

Michigan Last Season

- Oct. 28, 2010 Boxscore | - Oct. 29, 2010 Boxscore | - March 11, 2011 Boxscore | - March 12, 2011 Boxscore

The Falcons failed to secure a victory against Michigan last season, going 0-4-0, including two playoff losses that ended Bowling Green's season. The Wolverines outscored Bowling Green 5-17 last year.

A Long Time
The last time Bowling Green came away with a victory against Michigan was during the 2009-10 campaign. David Solway, Kyle Page, Tommy Dee and James Perkin all scored for the Falcons, while goaltender Nick Eno stopped 29-of-31 shots in the 4-2 win (Nov. 20, 2009). Including last year's playoff series, Bowling Green is currently on a seven-game losing streak to the Wolverines.

Lack Of Success In Bowling Green
The last time Bowling Green defeated Michigan at the BGSU Ice Arena was Feb. 9, 2007, when the Falcons came away with a 3-2 victory. Tomas Petruska, Kevin Schmidt and Derek Whitmore all scored in the contest, while goaltender Jimmy Pratt made 29 saves on 31 Michigan shots.

Hammond And The Wolverines
Goaltender Andrew Hammond has never beaten Michigan, going 0-3-0 in three appearances and two starts. Hammond has a career goals-against-average of 5.27 against UM, with a .874 save percentage.

One And Done
On the current roster, not one Falcon has scored more than one point against Michigan. Seven Falcons have registered a point against the Wolverines.

Conference Play
Freshman Ryan Carpenter has registered 20 points this season, the most on the Falcon roster. However, Carpenter is tied with fellow freshman Adam Berkle for the team lead in conference points. Both have collected 10 points in 26 CCHA games played.

PP Sniper
Sophomore Ryan Viselli has scored three goals this season, two of which were on the power play. Viselli leads the Falcons in power play shooting percentage (1.000), scoring on both of his shots on the power play this season.

Scouting The Wolverines
Junior defenseman Lee Moffie leads the Wolverine attack, recording six goals and 23 assists (29 points) on the year. Moffie's 29 points rank second among defensemen in the CCHA, trailing only Michigan State's Torey Krug (31). Freshman Alex Guptill and junior A.J. Treais share the Wolverine lead with 15 goals scored this season. Michigan has six players on the roster with 20 points or more this year.

Senior goaltender Shawn Hunwick has been the man between the pipes for Michigan this season, going 20-9-3 in 33 appearances. Hunwick carries a 2.05 goals-against-average, with a .932 save percentage. The Sterling Heights, Michigan native ranks second in the league in goals-against-average, save percentage and winning percentage (.672).

The Wolverines score the most goals in the CCHA, averaging 3.35 goals-per-game. Michigan allows just 2.21 goal-per-game, good enough for third in the conference. The Wolverines' power play (17.5 percent) and penalty kill (83.8 percent) have been mediocre, ranking eighth and sixth, respectively.

Head coach Red Berenson has been behind the Michigan bench for 27 years, winning the national championship twice (1995-96 and 1997-98) during his tenure.
Featured Michigan

Featured Michigan

Defense - Lee Moffie

Class: Junior
Hometown: Wallingford, Conn.
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 205
Position: D
Birthdate: 08/29/1990
S/G: L

Career
Games: 95
Goals:18
Assists:40
Points: 58

Forward - A.J. Treais

Class: Junior
Hometown: Bloomfeld Hills,Mich.
Height / Weight: 5-8 / 178
Position: F
Birthdate: 02/04/1991
S/G: R

Career
Games: 119
Goals: 31
Assists: 30
Points: 61

Goaltender - Shawn Hunwick

Class: RS Senior
Hometown: Sterling Heights, Mich.Height / Weight: 5-7 / 166
Position: G
Birthdate: 04/09/1987
S/G: L

Career
Games: 80
Record: 50-21-7
GAA: 2.09
Save%: .927
SO: 9

Radio
All games this season can be heard on the radio by tuning into 88.1 WBGU-FM. Everett Fitzhugh 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
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.

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