Bowling Green Falcons To Open 2019-20 Campaign Against Miami

Bowling Green Falcons (0-0-0, 0-0-0 WCHA)
vs.
Miami Redhawks (0-0-0, 0-0-0 NCHC)

GAME INFORMATION	Sunday, Oct. 6, 5:00 p.m. ET
LOCATION	Oxford, Ohio (Goggin Ice Center)
RADIO	Falcon Radio Network
LIVE STATS	miamiredhawks.com
LISTEN ONLINE	BGSUFalcons.com
GAME NOTES	Bowling Green

>>FALCONS ON TAP

The Bowling Green State University hockey team will open the 2019-20 season this weekend when they travel to Oxford, Ohio to renew an in-state rivalry with the Redhawks of Miami University. The Falcons and Redhawks will face-off on Sunday evening at 5:00 PM at the Goggin Ice Center.
This is the first of a two game home-and-home nonconference series BGSU will play this season against Miami. The Redhawks will travel to Bowling Green to play game two of the series on Dec. 30.

>>VERSUS MIAMI

All-time the Bowling Green Falcons hold a 62-49-9 advantage over the Miami Redhawks. These old CCHA rivals will meet for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign when Miami traveled up to Bowling Green for a two game series. The Redhawks would win the first game (Nov. 24, 2017) by a final of 6-3, with the second contest ending in a 2-2 tie. The Falcons would take the unofficial victory in double OT of the second game 3-2.
Bowling Green's last regulation victory over the Redhawks was during the 2016-17 campaign when the Orange and Brown defeated Miami in Oxford 4-1 on Oct. 29, 2016.
This past off-season saw BGSU's former head coach Chris Bergeron return to his alma mater Miami University as head hockey coach. Bowling Green hired an alumnus of their own in Bergeron's former assistant coach Ty Eigner, to take the helm of the program.

>>50 YEARS OF FALCON HOCKEY

The 2019-20 campaign will be the 51st season of competition for the Bowling Green State University hockey program. BGSU elevated from club to varsity in November of 1969. In 50 years of play the Bowling Green Falcons have amassed one national championship, nine regular season conference championships, five conference tournament titles, two Hobey Baker winners and an all-time winning mark of over 65 percent. The team will be wearing a special patch in recognition of their 50th anniversary this season.

>>2019-20 FALCON HOCKEY OUTLOOK

For the upcoming season, the Bowling Green will return 11 forwards, six defensemen, and two goaltenders from a 2018-19 campaign that saw BGSU post a 25-11-5 record. The Falcons advanced to the WCHA championship game for the second time in three years, and punched their ticket to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 29 seasons.
BGSU has been voted to finish second overall in both the 2019-20 Mankato Free Press WCHA Preseason Coaches' Poll, and the 2019-20 WCHA Preseason Media Poll. They garnered 82 points in the coaches' poll, and 89 points in the media's. The Orange and Brown also had one vote for the top finish on the year in the coaches' preseason poll.
Falcon defenseman and senior captain Alec Rauhauser along with junior forward Brandon Kruse were voted to the preseason All-WCHA team in both the media and the coaches' polls. Junior forward Max Johnson was also receiving votes in both polls.
Rauhauser's contributions to the 2018-19 campaign included 26 recorded points with 22 assists. This led all Falcon defensemen, and was second highest among blueliners in the WCHA. He also led the squad in plus/minus at +21 on the year, which was fourth best in the entire conference by season's end. Brandon Kruse led Bowling Green and the WCHA in assists last season with 31. His 41 total points were second most on the roster, and tied for third in the conference.
In total, there are a minimum of 17 opportunities to watch the team in the Slater Family Ice Arena. Season tickets are available for as low as $190 and provide the greatest value for fans. Full information is available by CLICKING HERE.

>>STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

With its 25-11-5 overall record, 2018-19 marked the fifth consecutive season that the Falcons have reached the 20-win milestone. Last year was also Bowling Green's highest win total since 26 wins during the 1995-96 season.
Last season BGSU led the country in team defense with a 1.78 goals against average. They were also second in scoring defense by allowing 1.83 goals per game. BGSU also finished last season second in penalty killing percentage (.886).
At season's end last year, Bowling Green sat seventh nationally in scoring offense holding a goals per game average of 3.24. Max Johnson not only led the team in points (43) and goals (19), but was also tied nationally with his teammate Connor Ford for the lead in power play goals with 10 each.

>>NATIONALLY RANKED

The Bowling Green Falcons enter their opener voted No. 17 in the preseason USCHO.com poll. This is the first time the Falcons have been ranked in the preseason poll since prior to the 2016-17 season (No. 14).

>>ON THE MIC

All games this season can be heard on the radio by tuning into the Falcon Radio Network and can be heard globally on www.bgsufalcons.com and WBGUFM.com. Falcon Hockey play-by-play broadcaster Ryan Vallon will begin the pregame show 30 minutes prior to the opening face-off, and can also be heard on WTOD/WQQO-HD2 (Talk Radio 100.7) and WLQR-FM (106.5 The Ticket).

>>FloHockey

All Falcon Hockey WCHA games and home non-conference games can once again be streamed live via FloHockey.TV. Additionally, all WCHA regular season, preseason, exhibition and nonconference games hosted by a league school and the entirety of the annual WCHA postseason tournament can be streamed on the platform. Fans will also have access to FloSports' additional college hockey coverage, which includes select Big Ten Conference hockey games through the company's distribution deal with the Big Ten Network.
Featuring live streaming of premier events, original video programming and weekly studio shows, FloSports is a leading provider in the collegiate space, including partnerships with the Big Ten Conference, the Big 12 Conference, Conference USA, the Mountain West Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
To access live and on-demand coverage of WCHA games, visit FloHockey.tv and become a monthly or annual PRO subscriber. Either subscription unlocks access to premium content across the entire FloSports network. Watch the games on all screens by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Roku or Apple TV 4.

>>LIVE STATS

Live stats for all Bowling Green home games and road matchups are available on the BGSU website at BGSUFalcons.com. Navigate to the hockey schedule for links to all available ways to follow the action while the Falcons are both at home and on the road.

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