Falcons Start 2022 With First Trip To St. Thomas

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Bowling Green Falcons hockey team (9-8-3, 6-5-1-0) will open the 2022 portion of their season with a series against the St. Thomas Tommies (1-19-0, 1-13-0). The Falcons and Tommies will face off on Friday, Jan. 7, and Saturday, Jan. 8, with both games beginning at 8:07 p.m. ET in the St. Thomas Ice Arena. Friday's game marks BGSU's first CCHA game since their 2-1 victory over Ferris State on Dec. 11, 2021.

How to Follow
Both games will be streamed live on FloHockey, broadcast HERE. The games will also be broadcast on Tommie Sports Radio. Friday's game will be streamed HERE, and Saturday's game will be streamed HERE. Live stats for both games 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 are for sale beginning at $5. Friday's tickets are available for digital download HERE. Saturday's tickets are available for digital download HERE. Parking is available in the lots surrounding the St. Thomas Ice Arena. Per University of St. Thomas policy, properly fitted face coverings are required indoors.

Falcon Facts

Austen Swankler was named CCHA Rookie of the Month after tallying one goal and six assists in December. The forward scored at least one point in five of Bowling Green's six games, earning the CCHA Rookie of the Month award for the second consecutive month.
Sam Craggs enters the weekend with 164 games played in his BGSU career, one shy of tying Kevin Dahl, Alan Leggett, Scott Paluch, and Wayne Wilson for seventh place in program history. If Craggs plays in both games, he will stand alone in seventh place in school history with 166 games played.
In their first series against the Tommies, seven Falcons tallied a multi-point performance. In the first game, Chrystopher Collin and Seth Fyten both notched a goal and an assist, while T.J. Lloyd and Taylor Schneider recorded two assists each. The following night, Alex Barber and Austen Swankler tallied a goal and an assist, with Gabriel Chicoine adding two assists. The second game of the series also marked the first career victory for Christian Stoever, who made 18 saves in the shutout.

Series Info
For the first time in program history, the Bowling Green Falcons will travel to Minnesota for a series against the St. Thomas Tommies. In the first-ever series between the teams, Bowling Green swept St. Thomas in the Slater Family Ice Arena. BGSU won 4-2 on the first night and 3-0 on the second, giving them the 2-0-0 advantage in the all-time series. This series marks the first conference competition for either team in nearly a month.

Opponent Outlook
St. Thomas holds a 1-13-0 record in the CCHA with their lone victory coming over Ferris State. Freshman forward Kyler Grundy leads the Tommies with six goals this season, while senior forward Christiano Versich leads the squad in assists (8) and points (13). Senior Peter Thome has spent the most minutes in goal, compiling a save percentage of .864 and a GAA of 4.72. In their first series against the Falcons, Grundy tallied an assist, with Versich adding a goal and an assist. Junior forward Matthew Jennings also notched one goal and one assist.

Ty's Take
"Our goal is to focus on the things we can control and be ready to go right off the hop because we have to believe that everybody we play in the second half is looking at the same things we're looking at. They're looking at the CCHA standings and they're trying to put themselves in the best position for the playoffs, and St. Thomas is no different than anybody else.

They're going to be at home so that certainly gives them some more confidence. They won a league game at home against Ferris State earlier in the year, so they've got to feel good about that. I would assume that they're going to be excited to play Bowling Green, they're going to be excited to open up the second half, and if that means they have a chip on their shoulder, we have to be prepared for that."

Up Next
Bowling Green will continue CCHA competition with a home series against Bemidji State. The Falcons and Beavers will face off on Friday, Jan. 14, and Saturday, Jan. 15, with both games starting at 7:07 p.m. in Slater Family Ice Arena.

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