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Bowling Green Hockey Finishes 2024 with Home Game against RIT
December 28, 2024 | Ice Hockey
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (5-7-2, CCHA 2-2-2) will close out the 2024 year with a Sunday afternoon match up against the RIT Tigers (4-14-1, AHA 3-8-1).
Weekend Schedule
Bowling Green vs. RIT | Sunday Dec. 29 | 3 p.m. ET | Midco Sports Plus | WBGU FM 88.1
Midco Sports Plus
Sunday's game against RIT will be streamed on Midco Sports Plus. A subscription is required to watch. 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
Bowling Green leads the series all time with a 6-1-1 record overall. The last time these two teams met earlier this season on Oct. 19, 2024, the Falcons came away with a 2-1 overtime victory. Before the match-up earlier this season, the two teams met on Oct. 11, 2019 with the Tigers winning 3-2 in a neutral match-up. Before the 2019 loss, the Falcons held a 5-0-1 record spanning from Dec. 28, 1986-Dec. 30, 2016.
How to Follow
Live stats can be found here. The game will also have live updates on Bowling Green Hockey's official X and Instagram page @BGSUHKY and @BGFalconHockey. Tickets to attend can be found here. To listen to the game, can be found here.
Opponent Outlook
Be sure to follow the Falcons hockey team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGFalconHockey
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgfalconhockey'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
Weekend Schedule
Bowling Green vs. RIT | Sunday Dec. 29 | 3 p.m. ET | Midco Sports Plus | WBGU FM 88.1
Midco Sports Plus
Sunday's game against RIT will be streamed on Midco Sports Plus. A subscription is required to watch. 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
Bowling Green leads the series all time with a 6-1-1 record overall. The last time these two teams met earlier this season on Oct. 19, 2024, the Falcons came away with a 2-1 overtime victory. Before the match-up earlier this season, the two teams met on Oct. 11, 2019 with the Tigers winning 3-2 in a neutral match-up. Before the 2019 loss, the Falcons held a 5-0-1 record spanning from Dec. 28, 1986-Dec. 30, 2016.
How to Follow
Live stats can be found here. The game will also have live updates on Bowling Green Hockey's official X and Instagram page @BGSUHKY and @BGFalconHockey. Tickets to attend can be found here. To listen to the game, can be found here.
Opponent Outlook
- The Tigers head coach Wayne Wilson (Bowling Green, 84 & '87) and associate head coach Brian Hills (Bowling Green, '83) both played for Bowling Green Hockey with Wilson captaining the 1984 national championship team.
- The Tigers are coming off three weeks without a game with their last game being played on Dec. 7, 2024.
- Sophomore forward Tyler Fukakusa entered the holiday break tied for eighth nationally in scoring with 21 points and tied for second with 16 assists.
- Freshman Jakub Krbeck made a career-high 43 saves against the Falcons earlier this season
- The Falcons are coming off a conference sweep against the Northern Michigan wildcats before going into the holiday break
- In the weekend, sophomore Brody Waters extended his team lead in goal to eight with two in the second game of the series
- Sophomore Adam Schankula appeared in his first game this season for the Falcons
- Waters is currently leading the team in power-play goals with six so far, which is good for third with the NCAA and first within the CCHA.
- The Falcons are leading the CCHA in face-off win percentage at 54.5%, while sixth within the NCAA
- Senior Ryan O'Hara leads the team with 11 assists and is tied for third within the CCHA in the category.
- The Falcons will be hosting a cheap skates night against the RIT Tigers, which includes $3 GA tickets and discounted concession items, while supplies last
Be sure to follow the Falcons hockey team on social media
Twitter - @BGAthletics and @BGFalconHockey
Instagram - 'bgfalcons' and 'bgfalconhockey'
Facebook - 'BGSU Athletics'
Players Mentioned
BG Hockey Press Conference 10.7
Tuesday, October 07
BG Hockey Postgame 10.4
Sunday, October 05
BG Hockey : Kevin Piel w/Dennis Williams
Friday, April 25
BG HKY Postgame 3/15/25
Sunday, March 16