Falcon Hockey Prepares For Holiday Face-Off

MILWAUKEE – The Bowling Green Falcons hockey team (8-7-3, 6-5-1-0) will compete in the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off, held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Falcons begin the tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 28, with a 5 p.m. ET game against the No. 16 Providence Friars (14-7-0, 6-5-0). Based on the results of that game, the Falcons will play in the consolation game or championship game, held on Wednesday, Dec. 29. The consolation game is slated for a 5 p.m. ET puck drop, with the championship game scheduled for an 8:30 p.m. ET start. BGSU will face the Wisconsin Badgers (5-12-1, 3-7-0-1) or Yale Bulldogs (3-7-0, 2-6-0) on Wednesday.

How to Follow
All Holiday Face-Off games will be streamed on various Bally Sports networks, as well as Big Ten Network Plus. For a full list of the Bally Sports channels carrying each game, please click HERE. All games broadcast on Bally Sports will be streamed online based on your cable subscription and which outlet you receive. For full information and online streaming links, please visit ballysports.com and bigtenplus.com.

Live stats for Tuesday's game are available HERE. Live stats for Wednesday's game are available HERE.

The games will also have live updates on Bowling Green Hockey's official Twitter page, @BGFalconHockey.

Tickets, Parking, and Attendance Guidelines
Tickets for both games can be purchased by calling the BGSU Ticket Office at (419) 372-0000. Parking is available in various lots around the Fiserv Forum. Per Fiserv Forum policy, masks are strongly encouraged for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, in public, indoor settings. Face shields or scarves may not be worn in place of a face mask, but may be worn in addition to a face mask. Bandanas, gaiters, costume masks, face coverings with vents and face coverings with only a single layer of fabric are not permitted. For more information on parking and COVID-19 policies, please visit fiservforum.com/plan-your-visit.

Falcon Facts

Through 18 games, three Falcons have tallied a team-best 12 assists: seniors Gabriel Chicoine and Taylor Schneider, and freshman Austen Swanker.
Swankler leads the Falcons with 19 points this season while ranking third in the NCAA in assists by a freshman. Chicoine ranks tenth in the nation in defenseman assists, while leading the Falcons in multi-assist games with four. Schneider leads the Falcons in multi-point efforts with six.
Freshman goaltender Christian Stoever has compiled a .916 save percentage, ranking 2^nd in the CCHA and 22^nd nationally. He ranks fourth among freshmen in the NCAA with a 2.55 GAA.

Series Info: Providence
For the first time since Oct. 24, 2009, the Bowling Green Falcons and Providence Friars will battle on the ice. The Friars won the 2009 meeting, 3-1. Bowling Green's last victory in the series came on Oct. 20, 2006, a 4-2 triumph. The all-time series between the Falcons and Friars is even at 5-5-0, with Providence winning both neutral-site games.

Opponent Outlook: Providence
Providence is ranked No. 16 in the country, earning a 14-7-0 overall record and a 6-5-0 record in Hockey East competition. The Falcons and Friars have one common opponent (Minnesota State), with both teams being ousted by the No. 1 Mavericks. Brett Berard leads Providence with 12 goals and 24 points, with Nick Poisson tallying a team-best 18 assists. Goaltender Jaxson Stauber has a 13-7-0 record, with a save percentage of .923 and a GAA of 2.13. All three totals rank top-20 nationally.

Series Info: Wisconsin
A matchup with Wisconsin would be Bowling Green's first battle with the Badgers in exactly 14 years, a 5-3 victory for UW. The Badgers lead the all-time series, 5-1-1, with BGSU's lone win coming in the consolation game of the 1978 NCAA Tournament, held at the Providence Civic Center. The 4-3 Falcon victory secured a third-place finish in the NCAA Tournament, one of two times the Orange and Brown earned a berth in the NCAA Semifinals. The other came in 1984 when Bowling Green won the National Championship.

Opponent Outlook: Wisconsin
Wisconsin has compiled a 5-12-1 record this season, including a 3-7-0-1 mark in the Big Ten. Brock Caufield leads the Badgers with 11 points this season, with Tarek Bakers scoring a team-best five goals. Also playing for Wisconsin is Max Johnson, who spent four years with BGSU and scored 123 points.

Series Info: Yale
A matchup with Yale would be Bowling Green's first in over 19 years, when the Bulldogs earned a 5-1 victory. The Falcons hold the advantage in the all-time series, leading 4-2-0. Bowling Green's last win over the Bulldogs came on Dec. 28, 1998, a 4-1 victory at the Bank One Badger Showdown, also held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Opponent Outlook: Yale
Yale enters the tournament with a 3-7-0 overall record and a 2-6-0 clip in the ECAC. All three of their wins have come in the last four games, including an overtime victory against Dartmouth. Niklas Allain leads the Bulldogs in goals (4) and points (7). Nathan Reid, Luke Pearson, and Connor Hopkins have all spent time in goal, with Reid earning all three wins for the Bulldogs. Pearson leads the trio with a .913 save percentage and 2.28 GAA. Yale leads the country in penalty minutes per game, sitting nearly 18.80 minutes per game.

Ty's Take
"It's great that we jump right into a really good holiday tournament. It's good opponents, it'll finish up our non-conference season, and there aren't very many of these holiday tournaments left. "

Up Next
The Falcons will begin the 2022 portion of their schedule with the second half of CCHA competition. BGSU will travel to Saint Paul, Minn., for a series against St. Thomas. The series begins on Friday, Jan. 7, and concludes on Saturday, Jan. 8. Both games begin at 8:07 p.m. ET.

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