Bowling Green Hockey Looks to Defend Home Ice against Northern Michigan in Conference Matchup

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (5-7-2, CCHA 2-2-2) will defend home ice for an in-conference match-up against the Northern Michigan Wildcats (1-14-1, 0-9-1) on Friday and Saturday night.

Weekend Schedule
Bowling Green vs. Northern Michigan | Friday Dec. 13 | 7:07 p.m. ET | Midco Sports Plus | WBGU FM 88.1
Bowling Green vs. Northern Michigan | Saturday Dec. 14 | 7:07 p.m. ET | Midco Sports Plus | | WBGU FM 88.1

Midco Sports Plus
Both games this weekend will be streamed on Midco Sports Plus. A subscription is required to watch both games. To learn more about subscriptions and pricing of Midco Sports Plus, it can be found here. Please note to receive CCHA and Bowling Green Hockey Content, you need to subscribe to one of two possible plans: Midco Sports Plus All In (29.99/month) or Midco Sports Plus 2 (24.99/month).

Match-Up History
Northern Michigan leads the series all time with a 62-59-11 record overall. The last time these two teams met on March 2, 2024, the Wildcats came away with a 1-0 victory. Last season, the two teams met for two series. In the first series at Bowling Green, Ohio., the Falcons split the series, while in the second series the Wildcats swept the series. BGSU will look for their first win against the Wildcats since Nov. 24, 2023, and first series sweep since Jan. 16, 2021.

How to Follow
Live stats can be found here. The games will also have live updates on Bowling Green Hockey's official X and Instagram page @BGSUHKY and @BGFalconHockey. Tickets to attend both games can be found here. To listen to the game, can be found here.

Opponent Outlook

The Wildcats are coming off a weekend series against the Ferris State Bulldogs
Northern Michigan head coach Dave Shyiak will be coaching against Bowling Green for the first time as a head coach after seeing the Falcons during stints as an assistant coach at Northern Michigan and associate coach at Western Michigan
NMU is one of the youngest teams in collegiate hockey with the largest freshman class in the country with 16 and 20 underclassmen in total
The Wildcats roster gained 24 new players in the offseason with four returners after a coaching change

Falcon Facts

The Falcons are coming off an overtime loss to Minnesota State, 3-2 OT.
Last weekend, freshman Adam Zlnka recorded his first collegiate goal.
Sophomore Brody Waters is currently leading the team in power-play goals with five so far, which is good for third with the NCAA and first within the CCHA.
Senior Ryan O'Hara leads the team with 10 assists and is tied for third within the CCHA in the category.
The Falcons are leading the CCHA in face-off win percentage at 54.1%, while graduate Ethan Scardina is tied for second in CCHA in the category
Sophomore Matvei Kabanov transferred from Northern Michigan in the off-season after skating in 27games for the Wildcats in his freshman season.
After Saturday night's game, BG hockey will be hosting skate with the Falcons, where fans will have an opportunity to skate with the Bowling Green Ice Hockey players.

Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons hockey team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGFalconHockey
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgfalconhockey'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'

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