No rthernmi c hi g an Hockey 2 0 0 8 0 9 me d i ag ui d e s t a c d l Wi www. nmu. edu/ at hl et i c s Quick Facts Table of Contents N ational prominence and national dominance are what separates the Central Collegiate Hockey Association from the rest of college hockey. CCHA teams have won more NCAA Championships (8) in the last 25 years than any other conference. Bowling Green began the run in 1984, followed by Michigan State in 1986 and 2007. The Lake Superior State Lakers, who own the most titles of a CCHA-member team, captured three in a span of seven years (1988, 1992, 1994). Michigan’s pair as a CCHA member (1996, 1998) brings its overall NCAA Championship total to nine, the most in the nation. Northern Michigan won the crown in 1991 as a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The CCHA began in 1971-72 with four teams - Bowling Green, Ohio State and Ohio University from the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association and an independent, St. Louis University. Lake Superior State joined the league the following year. Northern Michigan’s arrival in 1977-78 brought the CCHA’s membership to six teams. Northern Michigan rejoined the conference in 1997-98 following 13 years as a member of the WCHA, bringing the CCHA membership to 11 teams. The 1999-00 campaign marked the addition of a 12th member - Nebraska-Omaha. The conference schedule features 28 games to determine the regular-season champion. The teams are divided into three “clusters,” with each team playing the other three members of its cluster four times - twice at home and twice on the road. The CCHA postseason tournament structure includes all 12 teams. The top four finishers during the regular season have a bye in the first round as finishers five through eight host nine through 12 in a best-of-three series. The winners of the four first-round series are re-seeded based on their regular season finish and travel to the campus of the teams who finished one through four in the regular season to play a best-of-three series. The winners advance to Joe Louis Arena for the CCHA Championship where they are re-seeded based upon their regular-season finish. The No. 1 seed plays the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed plays the No. 3 seed. The winners advance to the CCHA Championship. The winner of the CCHA Tournament receives the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. 2008-09 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Head Coach Walt Kyle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Coaching Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2008-09 Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pronunciation Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Player Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 1991 NCAA Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2007-08 Team Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2007-08 Individual Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2007-08 Game-by Game Scoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 NMU Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2008-09 Wildcat Hockey Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover NMU Quick Facts Location: Marquette, Mich. 49855 Founded: 1899 Enrollment: 9,500 School Colors: Old Gold and Olive Green Nickname: Wildcats National Affiliation: NCAA II, NCAA I for hockey Conference: Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Conference Members: Alaska, Bowling Green, Ferris State, Lake Superior State, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Michigan State, NebraskaOmaha, Northern Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Western Michigan President: Dr. Leslie (Les) Wong Athletic Director: Ken Godfrey Athletic Faculty Representative: Dr. Julie Rochester Home Arena: Berry Events Center Capacity: 3,902 Ice Surface: 200’ x 100’ Constructed: 1999 Press Box Phone: 906-227-1720 Head Hockey Coach: Walt Kyle Alma Mater: Northern Michigan University, 1981 Overall Record/Years: 122-104-21/6 NMU Record/Years: 122-104-21/6 Assistant Coach: John Kyle Alma Mater: Northern Michigan University, 1982 Assistant Coach: Robert Facca Alma Mater: University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2000 Sports Information Director: David Faiella Office Phone: 906-227-1013 Home Phone: 906-226-8435 E-mail: [email protected] Sports Information Fax: 906-227-2492 NMU Sports Hotline: 906-227-1014 World Wide Web Address: www.nmu.edu/athletics Team Information Northern Michigan University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, familial status, handicap/disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status in employment or the provision of services and provides, upon request reasonable accommodation including auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in all programs and activities. 2007-08 Overall Record: 20-20-4 2007-08 CCHA Record/Finish: 12-13-3, 6th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/3 Forwards: 9/2, Defensemen: 7/0 Goaltenders: 1/1 2008-09 Outlook E ntering the 2007-08 season the Northern seniors Tim Hartung (3-5-8) and Nathan record of 15-15-4, a 2.62 goal-against average Michigan University hockey team was an Sigmund (0-3-3). Sophomores Mike Maltese and a .918 save-percentage. “Stewart has the unknown: a group of untested players dotted (1-0-1) and Nicholas Kosinski (0-0-0) also potential to be one of the best goaltenders the roster. But after a rough start, the players return. in the league,” said Kyle. “He is a key guy for rebounded. Now the Wildcats are a us.” year older and have that experience Derek Janzen will back up Stewunder their belts. NMU was 1-8-0 afart. He saw action in eight games last ter nine games and only 7-10-1 at the year. Janzen was 1-1-0 with a 2.82 Christmas break. The second half of goal-against average and a .894 savethe season the Wildcats were 13-10-3. percentage. Two of last year’s top four scorDevan Hartigan will be the third ers were freshmen. Mark Olver led goalkeeper. Last year, he played for with 38 points on a team-leading 21 Port Hope in the Ontario Provincial goals and 17 assists, and Erik GustafsJunior Hockey League where he went son was in fourth with 27 points, all 4-1-0 with a 3.19 goal-against average assists. The now departed Matt Siddal and a .880 save-percentage. with (18-18-36) and senior Nick Sirota Northern will play with Bowling also (18-18-36) were the only nonGreen, Notre Dame and Lake Superior freshmen in the top four. State in CCHA cluster play, and see “We are cautiously optimistic each team four times during the season (two home and two away). Other about this year,” said Walt Kyle. I like Mark Olver led the 2007-08 Wildcats in overall points (38) and goals conference teams stopping by the the group of guys we had last year. I Berry Events Center include Alaska, thought our chemistry was good the (21) as a freshman. Ferris State, Michigan and Ohio State. second half of the year. The bulk of NMU begins the season by hosting two that is in place.” Phil Axtell, a sophomore, who last played games in the Superior Cup against MinnesotaKyle is entering his seventh season with at Michigan Tech in 2006-07, will hit the ice Duluth and Michigan Tech of the Western an NMU and overall collegiate record of for the ’Cats this season. He tallied nine Collegiate Hockey Association. The Huskies 122-104-21. He led the 2007-08 ’Cats to points on two goals and seven assists for the and ’Cats go home-and-home for two more Joe Louis Arena and the Central Collegiate Huskies. Three other freshmen could see games in December. NMU will travel to Hockey Association (CCHA) championships some ice time along the front line: Andrew Madison, Wis., to take on the Badgers to for the fifth time. The ’Cats ended the 2007Cherniwchan, Justin Florek and Tyler Gron. begin the new year (Jan. 2-3). 08 campaign with a 20-20-4 record and a Cherniwchan playing for the Nanaimo A top-four finish is not out of the ques12-13-3 mark in conference play. Entering the Clippers last year had 21 points on 12 goals tion and Kyle has proven he knows how to postseason last year the ’Cats were a sixth and nine assists. Playing 2006-07 for the get his team ready for the playoff push the seed as they defeated Ohio State in the first Drayton Valley Thunder, he put up 36 goals second half of the season, which has made the round and then went on the road to knock and 17 assists for 53 points. Florek played ’Cats very dangerous in March over the past the defending NCAA I National Champion, in the United States National Team Developfew years. According to Kyle, the framework the Michigan State Spartans, out of CCHA ment Program the past two seasons and had is there for this team to be good. All they tournament play. Northern lost to Michi59 points (26-33) for the U-17 team and have to do now is just come together. gan in the semifinal game (4-6) but defeated 16 points (8-8) for the U-18 team last year. Notre Dame in the consolation contest (2-1). Gron recorded 77 points (39-38) last year for Gone from last year’s squad at forward Ft. McMurray. are Siddall and Andrew Sarauer (3-6-9). All The blue line should be a big strength for the defensemen are back. Goaltender Reid the ’Cats with seven letterwinners back. VetEllingson has decided to play juniors this erans of the rear guard include seniors Blake season. He appeared in 11 games last year Cosgrove (0-7-7) and Derek May and started nine. Ellingson was 4-4-0 with a (0-3-3), along with juniors TJ 2.90 goal-against average and a .896 saveMiller (2-7-9) and Alan Dorich percentage. (0-7-7). Joining Gustafsson are Among the letterwinners returning, sophomores Andrew Fernandez Olver and Sirota should be at the top of the (0-2-2) and Erik Spady (2-2-4). scoring list this season also. “Mark Olver and Kyle and his staff only Nick Sirota are guys we are looking to for brought in one defenseman this leadership,” said Kyle. “Olver had a phenomyear: Ben Lindemulder, who enal year while Sirota had a great first half played 61 games last year for and tapered off the second half.” St. Albert in the Alberta Junior Jared Brown (9-16-25), Matt Butcher (8Hockey League (AJHL) and had 15-23) Phil Fox (13-5-18), Gregor Hanson (613 goals and 16 assists for 29 12-18), Billy Smith (4-11-15) and Ray Kaunisto points. (8-5-13) are returning forwards who were in Brian Stewart enters the the top 10 in scoring. season as the No. 1 goaltender. Other forwards who are back include He ended the last season with a Brian Stewart will be a key to the 'Cats success in 2008-09. 1 Coaches Head Coach Walt Kyle Walt Kyle, who enters his seventh season, was named the second head hockey coach in Northern Michigan University history on June 13, 2002. He took over for Rick Comley, who left to become the head coach at Michigan State University. Kyle has led the Wildcats to five 20-wins seasons. Kyle has guided the ’Cats to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Championship Tournament at Joe Louis Arena in five of his six years at the helm and is 122-104-21 at NMU. He was the head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team, which placed fourth at the 2006 Interntional Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in British Columbia, Canada. For the 2007-08 season the Wildcats were 20-20-4 overall and 12-13-3 in the CCHA for sixth place in the conference. The Wildcats defeated Ohio State in the first round of the CCHA Tournament in three games to advance. NMU upset Michigan State in the CCHA Tournament’s second round to advance to Joe Louis Arena. The ‘Cats lost to Michigan in the semifinals but defeated Notre Dame in the consolation game. Kyle’s squad in 2006-07 was 15-24-2 overall and 10-17-1 in the CCHA. The ’Cats finished in 10th place in the conference standings, making it the first time in Kyle’s tenure in which his team failed to win 20 or more games and advance to CCHA Championships in Detroit. NMU defeated Ohio State in the first round of the playoffs in three games before being eliminated by Michigan. Prior to his NMU return. Kyle was an assistant coach with the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers for two years under coach Ron Lowe. Glen Sather, the Rangers general manager who was the previous GM in Edmonton, brought Kyle to New York. Kyle was the coach of the American Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs, the Oilers’ top affiliate club. Kyle’s other NHL experience came with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim under Ron Wilson. He has coached NHL stars such as Mark Messier, Eric Lindros, Brian Leetch, Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne. His other professional coaching positions were with the AHL’s Baltimore Bandits, the International Hockey League’s San Diego Gulls and the Western Hockey League’s Seattle Thunderbirds (1992-94). Kyle was a two-time NMU letterman after transferring from Boston College. He captained the 1980 and ’81 Wildcat squads that advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four. Kyle appeared in 85 games for the ’Cats and scored 31 goals and had 59 assists for 90 points. He became the first person in NCAA hockey history to score a goal in two tournaments for two separate teams. Following graduation, he became a graduate assistant coach under Comley and was promoted to assistant coach in 1982, a position he held until 1992. Kyle was the program’s top assistant in 1991 when Northern won the NCAA Division I national title. Kyle graduated from NMU in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He attended graduate school at Northern, where he studied exercise physiology. An active participant in USA Hockey, Kyle was an assistant coach under Lou Vairo in 2001 for Team USA, which finished fourth at the World Championships in Germany, and under Wilson for the 1994 squad that competed in Milan, Italy. He also was a coach with the 1992 and ’93 U.S. Junior National Teams, the former which won the bronze medal – the highest finish ever by an American squad under the old format, and one of only three U.S. teams to medal at the World Championships at the time. He was the assistant coach of the national junior squad under Kevin Constantine in 1991. Kyle was named to the USA Hockey’s International Council in June 2002. Kyle and his wife, Ann, have four children: two daughters, Erin and Quinn; and two sons, Evan and Walt. Birthplace: Waterloo, Iowa Birthdate: June 11, 1956 Education: Bachelor’s Degree Northern Michigan University, 1981 Collegiate Coaching Experience Northern Michigan University Head Coach, 2002-present Assistant Coach, 1982-92 Graduate Assistant, 1981 Professional Coaching Experience New York Rangers, NHL Assistant Coach, 2000-02 Hamilton Bulldogs, AHL Head Coach, 1998-00 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, NHL Associate Coach, 1997-98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, NHL Assistant Coach, 1996-97 Baltimore Bandits, AHL Head Coach, 1995-96 San Diego Gulls, IHL Head Coach, 1994-95 Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL Head Coach, 1992-94 2 International Coaching Experience Team USA, Head Coach World Junior Championships British Columbia, Canada, 2006 Team USA, Assistant Coach World Championships Koln, Germany, 2001 Team USA, Assistant Coach World Championships Milan, Italy, 1994 Team USA, Head Coach World Junior Championships Gavle, Sweden, 1993 Team USA, Head Coach World Junior Championships Fusson, Germany, 1992 Team USA, Assistant Coach World Junior Championships Saskatoon, Canada, 1991 Meet the Wildcats Assistant Coach John Kyle John Kyle enters his sixth season as an assistant coach at Northern Michigan University under his brother, Walt Kyle. His primary responsibilities are off-ice operations and administration, and on-ice working with the Wildcat defensemen. Kyle earned four letters as a Wildcat defenseman from 1977-81, playing in 107 games and earning nine assists. He was part of NMU’s 1980 and ’81 squads that won Assistant Coach Rob Facca Robert Facca enters his second season as an assistant coach with Northern Michigan University. Before his arrival at NMU, Facca spent two years (2005-07) with CCHA foe, Nebraska- the Central Collegiate Hockey Association’s regular and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Championship. The 1980 squad (34-5-1, 17-3-0 CCHA) finished as runner-up to the national crown and the ’81 team (2714-3, 18-4-0 CCHA) was fourth. John (born 7/23/57) and his older brother, Walt (6/11/56), were the first brother combination in Northern hockey history. Kyle, a Waterloo, Iowa, native, was selected to the 1977 National Junior Team and was a member of the Austin Mavericks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 1975-77. He was the captain of the Maver- icks during the 1976-77 season. Following his graduation from Northern in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in geography/ earth science, he played professional hockey for two years in Dingolfing, Germany. Following his professional hockey career, he held various business and management positions in the Marquette area was involved with the Marquette Junior Hockey Association. Kyle’s hobbies include deer, turkey and partridge hunting. He also enjoys fishing and building projects. Kyle and his wife, Jane, have two children, John Jr. and Ella. Omaha. With the Mavericks, he assisted with on-ice practices and on the bench. He also was the director of coaching for O.M.A.H.A. Youth Hockey. Before that, he was an assistant coach with the Lincoln Stars of the USHL for two seasons (2003-05). The London, Ont., native played junior hockey with the Aylmer Aces of the Western Ontario Junior Hockey League. Facca was one of the first recruits to the UNO hockey program. He graduated from UNO in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. Facca, and his wife, Nikki, reside in Marquette. They have one son, Louie. Volunteer Assistant Coach Joe Shawhan Joe Shawhan enters his first season on the Northern Michigan University hockey coaching staff as a volunteer assistant. Shawhan spent three seasons (2005-08) as an assistant coach at CCHA member school Lake Superior State. He spent 10 years (1995-05) as the head coach and general manager of the Soo Indians Junior A Hockey program. With the Indians, Shawhan was the winningest coach in the history of the program. He had an overall record of 474-162-43, including two 50-win seasons, six 40-win stints and two seasons with over 30 wins. Over 100 Indians were placed in college hockey programs under Shawhan’s watch. Shawhan played his collegiate hockey at Lake Superior State (1982-87) where he totaled 1,130 saves and posted a career goalagainst average of 3.83 during his time with the Lakers. For the 1985-86 season he led the CCHA in both GAA and save percentage. From 1988-95, Shawhan served a variety of roles with the Lakers, from radio analyst to volunteer coach. Shawhan and his wife, Laura, have three children, Mia, Jordan and Rachel and reside in Marquette. Director of Hockey Operations Victor Wernholm Victor Wernholm begins his third season with the Northern Michigan University hockey program. It is his second as director of hockey operations. He is responsible for all video breakdown using the new XOS digital video com- puter system, which includes live breakdown during all games, scouting breakdown, game preparation and administrative duties. A native of Iron River, Mich., Wernholm lettered in three sports at West Iron County High School. In 1989 he was the valedictorian of his class at the Professional Baseball Scouting Academy in Anaheim, Calif. During his time with the Toronto Blue Jays organization, he drafted former NMU basketball player Dan Viitala. Wernholm also worked for the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox. He is a graduate of NMU with a degree in psychology and is pursuing a doctorate in sports psychology. Wernholm and his two sons, Dylan and Hunter, reside in Marquette. Coordinator of Athletic Training Jim Winkler Jim Winkler is entering his eighth season as the coordinator of athletic training for the Northern Michigan University athletic department. Directly responsible for all sports medicine needs of the student-athletes, Winkler primarily works day-to-day with the Wildcat ice hockey and football teams while oversee- ing one full-time assistant athletic trainer and four graduate assistant athletic trainers. Winkler returned to NMU in August of 2001 after working the 2000-01 academic year at Wayne State University in Detroit, where we was an assistant athletic trainer with the men’s and women’s ice hockey, football, baseball and women’s volleyball teams. Prior to his appointment at Wayne State, Winkler was a staff athletic trainer at Greater Flint Sports Medicine. The native of Gaines, Mich., earned a bachelor’s degree in health and fitness management from NMU in 1998. Following his National Athletic Trainer’s Association certification in May 1998, Winkler served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at NMU from 1998-2000. He received his master’s degree in exercise science in 2000 from NMU. Winkler and his wife, Leslie, reside in Marquette. 3 Meet the Wildcats Alphabetic Roster No 19 15 83 4 96 2 6 18 11 7 89 9 33 10 1 71 8 16 22 17 44 21 14 20 5 12 41 Player Phil Axtell Jared Brown* Matt Butcher** Blake Cosgrove** Andrew Cherniwchan Alan Dorich** Andrew Fernandez* Justin Florek Phil Fox* Erik Gustafsson* Tyler Gron Gregor Hanson* Devan Hartigan Tim Hartung** Derek Janzen* Ray Kaunisto** Nicholas Kosinski Ben Lindemulder Mike Maltese Derek May** TJ Miller** Mark Olver* Nathan Sigmund** Nick Sirota*** Billy Smith* Erik Spady* Brian Stewart** Pos. F F F D F D D F F D F F G F G F F D F D D F F F F D G Ht. Wt. 6-5 250 5-10 180 6-2 205 5-10 190 5-11 165 6-2 205 5-11 208 6-4 194 5-11 205 5-10 180 5-11 195 5-10 185 5-11 170 6-0 190 5-11 180 6-4 197 5-9 165 5-10 180 6-3 200 6-0 185 6-4 220 5-11 160 5-7 150 5-11 190 6-2 176 5-11 200 6-4 200 Yr. So So Jr Sr Fr Jr So Fr So So Fr So Fr Sr Jr Jr So Fr So Sr Jr So Sr Sr Jr So Jr S/C L R L L R R L L R L R L L R L L R L R R L L L R L R L Birthdate NHL 8/13/1986 2/21/1986 1/1/1987 VAN 4/3/1986 4/20/1989 7/12/1986 8/6/1986 5/18/1990 8/17/1985 12/15/1988 9/7/1989 2/17/1988 3/1/1987 7/9/1984 6/12/1986 2/7/1987 5/6/1986 3/30/1988 7/31/1985 9/18/1984 9/15/1986 N.J. 1/1/1988 COL 7/3/1986 1/28/1984 8/1/1986 6/1/1989 2/19/1985 Hometown Menominee, Mich. Gardner, Kan. Bellingham, Wash. Chilliwack, B.C. Hinton, Alta. Orland Park, Ill. Thunder Bay, Ont. Marquette, Mich. Stillwater, Minn. Kvissleby, Sweden Spruce Grove, Alta. Lidingo, Sweden Boise, Idaho Apple Valley, Minn. Abbotsford, B.C. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Marquette, Mich. Edmonton, Alta. Eastpointe, Mich. White Rock, B.C. Placentia, Calif. Burnaby, B.C. San Diego, Calif. Beaver Dam, Wis. Sterling, Alaska Deroche, B.C. Burnaby, B.C. Last Team (League) Michigan Tech (WCHA) Lincoln (USHL) Chilliwack (BCHL) Chilliwack (BCHL) Nanaimo (BCHL) Des Moines (USHL) Selkirk (MJHL) USNTDP U-18 (USHL) Fargo-Moorhead (NAHL) Timra (SSEL) Ft. McMurray (AJHL) Djurgarden (SSEL) Port Hope (OJPHL) Lone Star (NAHL) Langley (BCHL) Cedar Rapids (USHL) Marquette (NAHL) St. Albert (AJHL) Mahoning Valley (NAHL) Prince George (BCHL) Penticton (BCHL) Omaha (USHL) Spruce Grove (AJHL) Spruce Grove (AJHL) Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) Salmon Arm (BCHL) Alberni Valley (BCHL) *–letters won; S/C–shoots/catches Numerical Roster No. Name 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 33 41 44 71 83 89 96 4 Derek Janzen Alan Dorich Blake Cosgrove Billy Smith Andrew Fernandez Erik Gustafsson Nicholas Kosinski Gregor Hanson Tim Hartung Phil Fox Erik Spady Nathan Sigmund Jared Brown Ben Lindemulder Derek May Justin Florek Phil Axtell Nick Sirota Mark Olver Mike Maltese Devan Hartigan Brian Stewart TJ Miller Ray Kaunisto Matt Butcher Tyler Gron Andrew Cherniwchan Pos. Yr. G D D F D D F F F F D F F D D F F F F F G G D F F F F Jr Jr Sr Jr So So So So Sr So So Sr So Fr Sr Fr So Sr So So Fr Jr Jr Fr Jr Fr Fr By State/Country Alaska California Idaho Kansas Illinois Michigan Minnesota Washington Wisconsin Canada Alberta British Columbia Ontario Sweden By Birthdate 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 By Class Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen 1 2 1 1 1 5 2 1 1 10 3 6 1 2 3 3 10 3 4 3 1 5 7 10 5 Pronunciation Guide Andrew Cherniwchan: Alan Dorich: Justin Florek: Tyler Gron: Erik Gustafson: Devan Hartigan: Tim Hartung: Ray Kaunisto: Ben Lindemulder: Mike Maltese: Nathan Sigmund: Erik Spady: Churn-i-chan Door-itch Floor-eck Gr-on Gust-af-son Hart-ti-gan Har-tung Kan-is-toe Lin-de-mul-der Mall-tease Sig-mond Spade-ee Meet the Wildcats Seniors 4 Blake Cosgrove Senior • Defenseman 5’ 10” • 190 lbs. Chilliwack, B.C. Chilliwack Chiefs ’Cat Nips: Skated in 44 games during his NMU career and has one goal and 10 assists. Wore No. 3 first two years and now wears No. 4. Shoots left. 2007-08: Lettered for the second time. Skated in 44 games. Had seven points all on assists. Career high for both assists and points. Had a two-game assist and point streak for a career high (12/29/07 &1/4/08). 2006-07: Lettered for the first time. Skated in 25 games, had one goal and three assists for four points. Scored first collegiate goal at 11:03 of the third period against Ohio State (10/28). 2005-06: Did not appear in a game. 10 Tim Hartung Senior • Forward 6’ 0” • 190 lbs. Apple Valley, Minn. Lone Star Cavalry ’Cat Nips: Appeared in 90 games in his four years with the program and scored 25 (7-18) points. Switched from No. 15 to No. 10 in 2006-07. Played on the NMU men’s golf team during the fall. Shoots right. 2007-08: Lettered for second time by skating in 37 games. Had a goal and an assist at Ferris State (1/19). Had a goal in the CCHA consolation game against Notre Dame (3/22). 2006-07: Lettered after skating in 31 games. Had a career-high 10 points, all assists. Had two assists three times in a game during the season, at NebraskaOmaha (10/21), at Michigan (1/13) and vs. Michigan in the CCHA Playoffs (3/10). The two points were a career high for points in a game. 2005-06: Appeared in five games but did not earn any points. Granted a redshirt for the season because of an injury. 2004-05: Appeared in 16 games and had seven points (4-3). Scored first collegiate goal against Nebraska-Omaha (12/4) at 39 seconds of the first period. Scored first collegiate point on an assist against Lake Superior State (11/27). 17 Derek May Senior • Defenseman 6’ 0” • 185 lbs. White Rock, B.C. Prince George Spruce Kings ’Cat Nips: Appeared in 81 games in his first three years. Wore No. 21 in 2005-06 and No. 17 the past two seasons. Shoots right. 2007-08: Lettered for the second time after skating in 42 games. Scored first collegiate point on an assist at Bowling Green (11/17). All three points have been on assists. 2006-07: Lettered for the first time with action in 25 games. 2005-06: Appeared in 14 games. Before NMU: Skated for the Prince George Spruce Kings (59, 7-27-34) in 2004-05, the Langley Hornets (62, 8-28-36) in 2003-04, and the Vernon Vipers 2004-05: Skatied in 14 games and did not garner a point. Before NMU: Skated for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL for two years. Appeared in 56 games his final season as he registered 8-32-40. Named the Best Defenseman for the Chilliwack Chiefs for the 2003-04. Played for the Bantam AAA Chilliwack and for the Berlin Capitals. Personal: A 2004 graduate of Sardis Senior Secondary. Likes to golf. Majoring in management. Son of Lynn and Joe Cosgrove. Father played college football. Born on April 3, 1986. Cosgrove’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2004-05 14 0 0 0 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2006-07 25 1 3 4 11-30 0 0 0 -8 2007-08 44 0 7 7 16-43 0 0 0 +14 Totals 83 1 10 11 30-79 0 0 0 +5 Had a three-game point (2-1-3) streak for a career high (12/4-11). Scored a goal against Alaska at the CCHA Super Six. Before NMU: Skated for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL for 12 games. Played a year for the Lone Star Cavalry appearing in 52 games and registering 17-4158. He was the MVP of the Lone Star team and the top forward. Earned three letters in hockey at Eastview High School. Two-time all-conference selection. All-state pick. Also lettered in golf, where he was all-state and all-conference three times. Personal: A 2003 graduate of Eastview High School. Likes to golf and play cards. Majoring in finance. Son of Mary and Mike Hartung. Both brothers (Ryan and Kyle) played collegiate hockey at St. Thomas. Brother, Ryan, played hockey in the ECHL, WCHL and CHL. Born on July 9, 1984. Hartung’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2004-05 17 4 3 7 2-4 2 0 1 -1 2005-06 5 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 -1 2006-07 31 0 10 10 4-8 0 0 0 +2 2007-08 37 3 5 8 1-2 0 0 0 0 Totals 90 7 18 25 7-14 2 0 1 0 (33, 0-4-4) in 2002-03, all of the BCHL. Selected to receive Spruce Kings’ best defenseman, most dedicated and scholastic awards. Took best defenseman honors with Langley. Vernon Vipers won the regular-season and playoff titles in 2002-03 and played in the Doyal Cup against the Alberta champion. Personal: A 2002 graduate of Elgin Park Secondary. Likes music, waterskiing and lifting weights. Majoring in entrepreneurship. Son of Gerry and Anne May. Brother, Scott, was a standout at Ohio State from 2000-04. Born on September 18, 1984. May’s Career Stats Year GP G 2005-06 14 0 2006-07 25 0 2007-08 42 0 Totals 81 0 A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW 0 0 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 9-18 0 0 0 3 3 10-20 0 0 0 3 3 22-44 0 0 0 +/+2 -10 -4 -12 5 Meet the Wildcats 14 Nathan Sigmund Senior • Forward 5’ 7” • 150 lbs. San Diego, Calif. Spruce Grove Saints ’Cat Nips: Skated in 94 games in three years. Has four goals and 12 assists for 16 points in NMU career. Shoots left. 2007-08: Appeared in 21 games. Had a two-game assist and point streak (0-2-2) which tied a career high (10/26-27). Had three points all on assists. 2006-07: Had one goal on the power play at Western Michigan (11/18). Had a two-game assist and point streak (1-1-2, 11/4-10). 2005-06: Appeared in 32 games. Ended the season with three goals and five assists for eight points. Scored first career point with an assist on Matt Siddall’s goal at 13:38 of the first period against Michigan (12/12). Tallied first collegiate goal at Western Michigan (1/28) at 3:05 of the second period. Had two points 20 Nick Sirota Senior • Forward 5’ 11” • 190 lbs. Beaver Dam, Wis. Spruce Grove Saints ’Cat Nips: Appeared in 104 games for three letters and has 63 (33-30) points after three seasons. Shoots right. 2007-08: Earned third letter after skating in 43 games. Tied for second on the team in goals (18) assists (18) and points (36) . Had nine multi-point games. Had a seven-game point streak for a career high from 11/324/07 where he went 7-4-11. Tallied a hat trick against Michigan State (2/8). Has had three points in a game three times during the season all at home: Western Michigan on 11/10 (1-2-3), Michigan State on 2/ 8 (3-0-3) and Ohio State on 3/8 (2-1-3). Had a six-game goal streak for a career high from 11/3-23/07. Threegame assist streak (1-3-4) from 12/1-15/07 tied a career high. Had two assists in a game three times during the season for a career high (at Michigan, Western Michigan and Michigan). Goals, assists and points for the season are a career high. An assistant captain. Led the team with four short-handed goals. Named as a honorable mention selection to the CCHA all-conference team. 2006-07: Skated in 41 games to earn second letter. Third on the team with 10 goals, five were on the power play. Second on the team with three game-winning goals. Had a three-game assist and point streak for a season high (2/2-9). Had Juniors 83 Matt Butcher Junior • Forward 6’ 2” • 205 lbs. Bellingham, Wash. Chilliwack Chiefs ’Cat Nips: After 84 games has eight goals and 15 assists. Has earned two letters. Played all but one game as a rookie. Shoots left. 2007-08: Appeared in 44 games for second letter. Scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Michigan State to send the Wildcats to The Joe. Had eight goals and 15 assists for 23 points which are all career highs. Scored first collegiate goal against Western Michigan (11/10) at 4:56 of overtime. Had a three-game point streak during the season for a career high, 0-3-3 from 11/17-24/07, 2-2-4 from 1/19-2/2/08 and 2-2-4 from 3/15-21/08. Has three multi-point games for the season. 6 (1-1-2) at Lake Superior State (2/17) for a career high. Had a two-game assist and point streak (2/17-18) for a career high (1-2-3). Awarded the Don Waddell best freshman award. Before NMU: Skated for the San Diego Gulls AAA as a forward. Also played for the St. Albert Saints (48, 25-23-48) and the Spruce Grove Saints (64, 1528-43). Personal: A 2004 graduate of St. Albert Catholic High School. Likes lifting weights, mountain biking and playing roller hockey. Sports science major. Son of John and Barbara Sigmund. Born on July 3, 1986. Sigmund’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2005-06 32 3 5 8 10-20 0 0 0 +2 2006-07 41 1 4 5 16-32 1 0 0 -4 2007-08 21 0 3 3 2-4 0 0 0 -4 Totals 94 4 12 16 28-56 0 0 0 -6 three first goals. Was the recipient of the Steve Weeks Unsung Hero Award. 2005-06: Appeared in 20 games and had five goals, two assists for seven points for first letter. First collegiate point on a goal was against Western Michigan (12/18) at 19:31 of the first period, which turned out to be the game-winner. Had his first collegiate assist with a helper on Nathan Sigmund’s first collegiate goal at 3:05 of the second period at Western Michigan (1/28). Had a three-game goal and point streak (3-1-4) for a season high (2/17-25). Had two points against Ohio State (1-1-2) for a season high (2/25). Before NMU: Skated for Central Texas Black Hawks of the AWHL for a year. Also saw one year of action with Rogle of the Swedish Elite Junior League and with the Spruce Grove Saints (64, 23-26-49) of the AJHL. All-state running back, MVP and four-year letterwinner with prep football team. Personal: A 2002 graduate of Beaver Dam High School. Likes hunting, fishing, waterskiing, watching most sports and spending time with friends. Played in the Swedish Elite Junior League for a year. Majoring in construction management. Son of Bob and Ellie Sirota. Born on January 28, 1984. Sirota’s Career Stats Year GP G 2005-06 20 5 2006-07 41 10 2007-08 43 18 Totals 104 33 A 2 10 18 30 Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/7 2-4 0 0 1 +9 20 6-12 5 0 3 -3 36 15-30 5 4 2 +5 63 23-46 10 4 6 +11 2006-07: Skated in 40 games. Had four assists. Scored first collegiate point on Zach Tarkir’s goal at 2:54 of the second period against Wisconsin (10/7). Before NMU: Played for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL for three seasons (2003-06). Played in 165 games with 72 goals and 111 assists for 183 points. Coastal Conference MVP for 2005-06. Personal: A fifth-round selection by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft (138th overall). A 2005 graduate of Sardis Senior Secondary. Father, Garth, played in the NHL from 1982-96 for Vancouver, St. Louis and Toronto. Likes to play water polo. Majoring in entrepreneurship. Son of Tanya and Garth Butcher. Born on January 1, 1987. Butcher’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW 2006-07 40 0 4 4 14-28 0 0 0 2007-08 44 8 15 23 17-45 3 1 2 Totals 84 8 19 27 31-73 3 1 2 +/-15 +7 -8 Meet the Wildcats 2 Alan Dorich Junior • Defenseman 6’ 2” • 205 lbs. Orland Park, Ill. Des Moines Buccaneers ’Cat Nips: Appeared in 68 games over two years to pick up two letters. Shoots right. 2007-08: Skated in 44 games for second letter. Had seven points all on assists which is a career high. Had a two-game assist and point streak (0-2-2) from 3/8-9/08 which was against Ohio State in the playoffs. 2006-07: Picked up first letter by appearing in 24 games. Had five points, all on assists. Collected first collegiate point on a Dusty Collins goal at 7:30 of the third period at Western Michigan. Had a three-game assist (0-3-3) and 1 Derek Janzen Junior • Goalie 5’ 11” • 180 lbs. Abbotsford, B.C. Langley Chiefs ’Cat Nips: Played for the Wildcats in 2005-06 and lettered. Played at Langley in the BCHL for the 2006-07 season. Will wear No. 1 this season after wearing No. 37 for the 2007-08 campaign. Catches left. 2007-08: Appeared in eight games. Had 23 saves at Michigan State (10/27). Had 25 saves against Notre Dame in the CCHA consolation game (3/22) where he picked up the win in a 2-1 game. 2005-06: Appeared in nine games and went 4-4-0, posting a 3.12 goal-against average and a .886 save percentage. Had 21 saves in the second period at 71 Ray Kaunisto Junior • Forward 6’ 4” • 197 lbs. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Cedar Rapids RoughRiders ’Cat Nips: Was one of the rookies to crack the regular lineup to earn first letter in 2006-07. Will wear No. 71 for 2008-09. Shoots left. 2007-08: Earned second letter by appearing in 40 games. His 13 points of eight goals and five assists was a career high. Tied for the team lead with four game-winning goals. Scored two goals at Michigan State (10/26) for a career high. Had a three-game point streak from 11/17 and 3/15, both times with a goal and an assist, for a career high. 2006-07: Appeared in 41 games. Tallied three goals. Scored first collegiate goal against Notre Dame (12/30) at 13:22 of the first period. Two of his three point streak for a career high (1/13-20). Awarded the Ed Ward Most Improved Player Award. Before NMU: Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL for three seasons (2003-06). Had two goals and seven assists for nine points. Team won the USHL Clark Cup Championship in 2005-06. Personal: A 2004 graduate of Brother Rice/Valley High Schools. Likes other sports, reading and music. Majoring in finance. Son of Eva and Steve Dorich. Born on July 12, 1986. Dorich’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2006-07 24 0 5 5 7-14 0 0 0 +4 2007-08 44 0 7 7 32-75 0 0 0 +15 Totals 68 0 12 12 39-89 0 0 0 +19 Bowling Green (11/18) and 35 for the game for career highs. Before NMU: Tended net for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL for three years where he had 42 wins. The 2002-03 squad won the Coastal Conference Championship title. In 2004-05 he was named to the playoff all-star squad, chosen team MVP and voted the fan favorite award. Personal: A 2002 graduate of Sarnis High School. Likes golf, baseball and fishing. Majoring in marketing. Son of Darrel and Berenice Janzen. Born on June 12, 1986. Janzen’s Career Stats Year GP W-L-T 2005-06 9 4-4-0 2006-07 8 1-1-0 Totals 17 5-5-0 Minutes GA 461:46 24 213:02 10 674:48 34 GAA Saves SV% 3.12 187 .886 2.82 84 .894 3.02 271 .889 SO 2 0 2 goals were first goals. Before NMU: Played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL in 200506. Skated in 53 games and put up the numbers of 5-14-19. Played for the Soo Indians in the NAHL during 2004-05. Named to the NAHL all-rookie team. Personal: A 2005 graduate of Sault Area High School. Likes to hunt and fish. Majoring in entrepreneurship. Uncle, Joe Shawhan, is NMU’s volunteer assistant coach, played hockey for Lake Superior State and was an assistant coach with the Lakers. Son of Bonnie and Mike Kaunisto. Born on February 7, 1987. Kaunisto’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2006-07 41 3 0 3 15-30 1 0 0 -7 2007-08 40 8 5 13 22-44 0 0 4 +7 Totals 81 11 5 16 47-74 1 0 4 0 7 Meet the Wildcats 44 TJ Miller Junior • Defenseman 6’ 4” • 220 lbs. Placentia, Calif. Penticton Vees ’Cat Nips: Appeared in 79 games to earn two letters. Was a co-captain for 2007-08. Shoots left. 2007-08: Earned second letter by appearing 42 games. Had nine points on two goals and seven assists. Scored game-winning goal in first game of the season at Michigan Tech (10/12). 2006-07: Recorded two goals and 12 assists for 14 points. Scored first collegiate point on an assist on Mike Santorelli’s goal at 11:04 of the third period against Ohio State (10/28). Registered first collegiate goal against UM-Duluth (11/15) at 16:02 of the second period. Tallied four points on a goal and three assists against UM-Duluth (11/15) for a career high. Had a three-game point streak (1-2-3, 2/24-3/3/07) for a career high. Named the winner of the Don Waddell Best Freshman Award. 5 Billy Smith Junior • Forward 6’ 2” • 176 lbs. Sterling, Alaska Green Bay Gamblers Alaska Anchorage ’Cat Nips: Will don No. 5 for 2008-09 after wearing No. 27 in 2007-08. Shoots left. 2007-08: Picked up first letter by playing in 44 games. One of the assistant captains on the team. Tallied first NMU point on an assist against Western Michigan (11/10). Had two assists for two points against Lake Superior (11/23). Scored first NMU goal against Sacred Heart at 15:40 of the third period and also had an assist during the game. Named as NMU’s CCHA scholar-athlete. 41 Brian Stewart Junior • Goalie 6’ 4” • 200 lbs. Burnaby, B.C. Alberni Valley Bulldogs ’Cat Nips: Appeared in 48 games over career and has two letters. Career record is 18-18-4 Catches left. 2007-08: Went 15-15-4 with a 2.62 GAA and a .918 save-percentage to earn second letter. Named the CCHA goaltender of the week three times during the season, 12/17/07, 2/7 and 2/18. Recorded back-to-back shutouts against Michigan State and Ohio State in February. Had a career-high 46 saves at Ohio State on 2/15 and also picked up first career point on an assist. Had 19 saves in the third period against Michigan State on 3/15 for a career high. Received votes to the CCHA All-Conference Team. 2006-07: Had a 3.34 goal-against average and a .900 save percentage. Won two of the three playoff games against Ohio State. Had 42 saves at Ohio State in 8 Before NMU: Played in the BCHL with the Surrey Eagles (2004-05) and Penticton Vees (2005-06). Played in 53 games with Surrey and registered 12 (3-9) points. With Penticton skated in 60 games, scored 16 goals and 32 assists for 48 points. The Surrey team was BCHL champions and Interior division champions. Named the most improved player for Surrey. BCHL defenseman of the year (2005-06). Named the best defenseman for the Penticton Vees. Coach at Penticton was former NMU hockey player Bruno Campese. Personal: Selected by the New Jersey Devils in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft (107th overall). A 2004 graduate of El Dorado High School. Participated in wrestling and soccer. Majoring in management. Likes to go to the beach. Son of Myra and Curt Miller. Born on September 15, 1986. Miller’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2006-07 37 2 12 14 6-12 1 0 0 -3 2007-08 42 2 7 9 21-53 1 0 1 +2 Totals 79 4 19 23 27-65 2 0 1 -1 Before NMU: Played collegiately at Alaska Anchorage in 2005-06. Had eight points on four goals and four assists. Two of the goals were on the power play. Played two seasons of junior hockey with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. Had 32 points in 2004-05 with 14 goals and 18 assists. For 2003-04 had 22 points on 10 goals and 12 assists. Spent 2002-03 with the U.S. National Development Team. Personal: A 2004 graduate of Ashwaubenon High School. Likes to fish, hunt and watch favorite teams play. Captain of a salmon fishing boat. Majoring in entrepreneurship. Son of Kathlene and Chuck Smith. Born on August 1, 1986. Smith’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2007-08 44 4 11 15 17-45 0 0 1 +11 overtime in the second game of the CCHA Playoffs for a season high. Won the third game at Ohio State with 34 saves, including 17 in the third period. Before NMU: Was between the pipes for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs of the BCHL for 2005-06. Appeared in 50 games and was 33-13-2 with a 2.16 goalsagainst average and .925 save- percentage. Played with the Metro Moose in the CEHL where he was the Goaltender of the Year for 2003-04. Also played for the Cobourg Cougars in the OPJHL in 2004-05. Personal: A 2003 graduate of Bunaby North Secondary. Likes to play poker, video games and lacrosse. Majoring in physical education. Son of Linda and Robert Stewart. Born on February 19, 1985. Stewart’s Career Stats Year GP W-L-T Minutes 2006-07 13 3-3-0 556:41 2007-08 35 15-15-4 1993:30 Totals 48 18-18-4 2550:11 GA GAA 31 3.34 87 2.62 118 2.78 Saves SV% SO 280 .900 0 968 .918 3 1248 .914 3 Meet the Wildcats Sophomores 11 Phil Fox Sophomore • Forward 5’ 11” • 205 lbs. Stillwater, Minn. Fargo-Moorhead Jets ’Cat Nips: Earned letter by skating in 42 games, had 18 points with 13 goals and five assists. Shoots right. 2007-08: Had two goals against Michigan on 10/20, his first goal at 3:11 of the third period was his first career goal and point. Had three points (2-1-3) against Sacred Heart on 12/29 for a career high. Had a two-game point streak five times during the season for a career high. 15 Jared Brown Sophomore • Forward 5’ 10” • 180 lbs. Gardner, Kansas Lincoln Stars ’Cat Nips: Appeared in 43 games and recorded 25 points (9-16). Shoots right. 2007-08: Lettered for the first time by skating in 43 games. Scored first career point on a goal in first collegiate game at Michigan Tech on 10/12 at 13:24 of the first period (shorthanded). Had three points (1-2-3) against Ohio State on 3/9 for a career high. Had a career-high four-game point streak (2-3-5) from 2/16. Had a two-game goal streak against Nebraska-Omaha (2-1-3) the weekend of 2/22-23 for a 22 Mike Maltese Sophomore • Forward 6’ 3” • 200 lbs. Eastpointe, Mich. Mahoning Valley Phantoms ’Cat Nips: Took a redshirt in 2006-07 although he appeared in 15 games in 2007-08. Shoots right. 2007-08: Only point was on a goal and scored at Ferris State on 1/19 at 3:17 of the second period. Before NMU: Played for Youngstown during 2004-05 and Mahoning Valley in 2005-06. With Mahoning Valley skated in 58 games had 20 goals, 26 assists for 12 Erik Spady Sophomore • Defenseman 5’ 11” • 200 lbs. Deroche, British Columbia Salmon Arm Silverbacks ’Cat Nips: Appeared in 40 games. Shoots right. 2007-08: Earned first letter. Had four points on two goals and two assists. Recorded first collegiate point on an assist at Alaska on 12/1. Scored first collegiate goal at 13:39 of the second period against Sacred Heart on 12/29. Had a twogame point streak (1-1-2) for a career high from 2/16-22/08. Before NMU: Skated for Fargo-Moorhead of the NAHL for two seasons. Had 33 goals and 31 assists 2005-06. In 2004-05 had 22 goals and 38 assists. Also played for the Des Moines Buccaneers and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. Rookie of the Year (2000-01) and team MVP (2002-03) for Stillwater High School. Two-time all-conference selection. Personal: A 2003 graduate of Stillwater High School. Likes being outside. Marketing major. Son of Lynn and Tim Fox. Born on August 17, 1985. Fox’s Career Stats Year GP G 2007-08 42 13 A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/5 18 10-20 2 0 0 +7 career high. Before NMU: Skated for the Lincoln Stars of the USHL for two seasons (2005-06 and 2006-07). During 2006-07 played in 60 games, had 30 goals, 41 assists for 71 points. First season with Lincoln played in 56 games, registered 15 goals, 23 assists for 36 points. First team All-USHL in 2007. Played for the Santa Fe Roadrunners during 2004-05. Personal: A 2004 graduate of Keller High School. Likes to watch movies on TV. Majoring in physical education. Son of Karen Brewster and Steve Brown. Born on February 21, 1986. Brown’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2007-08 43 9 16 25 12-24 5 1 0 -1 46 points. He was that team’s captain and squad leader in short-handed goals. Personal: A 2003 graduate of Notre Dame High School. Lettered in hockey once. Team was Metro Catholic Division Champions. Also lettered in soccer and baseball three times and football once. Majoring in physical education. Son of Mary Ann and Mike Maltese. Father played baseball and basketball at Wayne State. Born on July 31, 1985. Maltese’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2007-08 15 1 0 1 1-2 0 0 0 0 Before NMU: Saw action with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the BCHL for two seasons (2005-07). In 2006-07 played 56 games and had 10 goals, 34 assists for 44 points. In 2005-06, had 14 points on four goals and 10 assists. Personal: A 2007 graduate of Hatzic Secondary. Likes to fish, hunt and show cattle. Son of Suzanne and Dean Spady. A pre-veterinary major. Born on June 1, 1989. Spady’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2007-08 40 2 2 4 8-16 1 0 1 -7 9 Meet the Wildcats 6 Andrew Fernandez Sophomore • Defenseman 5’ 11” • 208 lbs. Thunder Bay, Ont. Selkirk Steelers ’Cat Nips: Will wear No. 6 this season after wearing No. 28 last year. Appeared in 22 games as a freshman. Shoots left. 2007-08: Earned first letter. Had two points on two assists. Scored first collegiate point on an assist in first collegiate game at Michigan Tech on 10/12. Before NMU: Skated with the Selkirk Steelers of the MJHL, appearing in 7 Erik Gustafsson Sophomore • Defenseman 5’ 10” • 180 lbs. Kvissleby, Sweden Timra Red Eagles ’Cats Nips: Had 27 points, all on assists, for his freshman campaign after appearing in 44 games. Shoots left. 2007-08: Earned first letter. Led the team with 27 assists. Recorded first collegiate point against Michigan on 10/20. Had a five-game assist and point streak (0-10-10) for a career high. Had three points 9 Gregor Hanson Sophomore • Forward 5’ 10” • 185 lbs. Lidingo, Sweden Djurgarden J20 ’Cat Nips: Will wear No. 9 for his sophomore season after wearing No. 43 last year. Shoots left 2007-08: Lettered for the first time after appearing in 44 games. Had 18 points on six goals and 12 assists. Had a five-game point streak (1-4-5) from 10/19 for a career high. Tallied first collegiate point on an assist against Michigan on 10/19. Scored first collegiate 8 Nicholas Kosinski Sophomore • Forward 5’ 9” • 165 lbs. Marquette, Mich. Marquette Rangers ’Cat Nips: Wore No. 26 as a freshman and will wear No. 8 as a sophomore. Appeared in 10 games. Shoots right. 2007-08: Did not record a point in his 10 games of action. Before NMU: Skated for the Marquette Rangers of the NAHL in 2006-07. 10 56 games in 2006-07. Registered 14 goals, 34 assists for 48 points. Two-time top defenseman and most inspirational. Named MVP and was a nominee for league defenseman. Team won the Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship, Anavet Cup Champions. Played soccer in high school and team was the provincial champion in 2004. Personal: A 2004 graduate of St. Ignatius High School. Likes to golf and play soccer. Majoring in sports science. Son of Sharon Dell-Fernandez and Jose Fernandez. Born on August 6, 1986. Fernandez’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2007-08 22 0 2 2 4-8 0 0 0 -2 against Ohio State on 3/7 for a career high (0-3-3). A member of the CCHA All-Rookie Team. Before NMU: Played for the Timra Red Eagles for two seasons. Had seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points in 2006-07. Team played in the Swedish J-20 superelit league. Personal: A 2007 graduate of Timra Gymnasieskola. Likes to play soccer. Son of Marita and Andres Gustafsson. Undecided on major. Born on December 15, 1988. Gustafsson’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2007-08 44 0 27 27 6-12 0 0 0 +16 goal against Miami on 11/2 at 12:38 of the third period. Before NMU: Skated for the Djurgarden of the Swedish J-20 superelit league for two seasons. In 2006-07, appeared in 38 games and registered 15 goals, 28 assists for 43 points. Personal: A 2007 graduate of Gangsatra Gymnasium. Likes to golf and play soccer. Son of Angelica and Ola Hanson. Undecided on major. Born on February 17, 1988. Hanson’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2007-08 44 6 12 18 15-30 0 0 1 +1 Appeared in 61 games and had 18 goals, 32 assists for 50 points. Played juniors for the Cleveland Barons (NAHL) from 2004-06. Played for the Marquette Electricians. Won the Peter Bartanen Memorial Award (outstanding inspirartion and leadership). High school team went to state finals in 2001-02 and final four in 2002-03. Went to nationals with Barons. Personal: A 2004 graduate of Marquette Senior High School. Likes to hunt, fish and be outdoors. Undecided on major. Son of Kristin and John Kosinski. Born on May 6, 1986. Kosinski’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2007-08 10 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 0-2+16 Meet the Wildcats 21 Mark Olver Sophomore • Forward 5’ 11” • 160 lbs. Burnaby, B.C. Omaha Lancers ’Cat Nips: Led the team in goals (21) and points (2117-38) during freshman season after appearing in 39 games. Shoots left. 2007-08: Lettered for the first time. Tallied first collegiate point and goal of the weekend against Western Michigan on 11/9-10, scored first collegiate point on Friday night and first goal on Saturday night at 19:59 of the third period to tie the game and send it to overtime Had a sevengame point streak (6-4-10) from 2/8 for a career high. Had two games of three points against Sacred Heart (0-3-3) on 12/29 and against Ohio State (2-1-3) on 3/9. Had 10 multi-point games. Tied for the team lead with four game-winning goals and leads the team with eight power-play goals. Named the CCHA rookie of the week on 11/26 where he had four points against Lake Superior (2-2-4). 19 Phil Axtell Sophomore • Forward 6’ 5” • 250 lbs. Menominee, Mich. Cedar Rapids Roughriders Michigan Tech Named the CCHA rookie of the month for February. Named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team. Before NMU: Played junior hockey for the Omaha Lancers of the USHL for two seasons (2005-07). Had 29 goals, 35 assists for 64 points in 2006-07. During 2005-06 had five goals, 20 assists for 25 points. Named the forward of the year and Most Valuable Player for 2007. Played for the Marquette Electricians (2003-05) where he was the leading scorer in 2003, the MVP and leading scorer in 2004. Shoots left. Personal: A 2007 graduate of Millard North High School. Taken by the Colorado Avalanche in the fifth round (140th overall selection) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Brother, Darin, played at NMU from 2003-07 and father, John, was an assistant coach with the Wildcats from 2005-07. A physical education major. Son of Diana and John Olver. Born on January 1, 1988. Olver’s Career Stats Year GP G A Pts Pen-PIM PP SH GW +/2007-08 39 21 17 38 24-59 8 1 4 +9 Roughriders from 2004-06. Tallied 48 points (28-20) in two seasons with the Roughriders and was named fan favorite both seasons. Played for the Marquette Electricians from 2002-04. Personal: A 2004 graduate of South Carroll High School. Majoring in construction management. Son of Trish and Alfred Axtell. Born on August 13, 1986. in 2004. Before NMU: A transfer from Michigan Tech where he played in 2006-07 and registered nine points (2-7) in 27 games. Played juniors with the Cedar Rapids Freshmen 96 Andrew Cherniwchan Freshman • Forward 5’ 11” • 165 lbs. Hinton, Alberta Nanaimo Clippers Before NMU: Played for the Drayton Valley Thunder for two seasons (2005-07). The 2006-07 season had 53 points (36-17). During 2007-08 played for Nanaimo Clippers where he had 12 goals and nine assists for 21 points. Named the top forward and MVP for Drayton Valley in 2006. Personal: A 2007 graduate of Harry Collinge High School. Undecided on major. Son of Donna and Rick Cherniwchan. Born on April 20, 1989. 89 Tyler Gron Freshman • Defenseman 5’ 11” • 195 lbs. Spruce Grove, Alberta Ft. McMurray Before NMU: Played his junior hockey with Spruce Grove (2005-07) and Ft. McMurray (2007-08). Had 50 points for Spruce Grove in 2006-07 on 26 goals and 24 assists. Had 77 points (39-38) for Ft. McMurray. Named team MVP at Ft. McMurray. Personal: A 2007 graduate of Spruce Grove Composit. Majoring in management. Likes water sports. Son of Karen and Leroy Gron. Born on September 7, 1989. 18 Justin Florek Freshman • Forward 6’ 4” • 194 lbs. Marquette, Mich. USNTDP U-18 Before NMU: Played in the U.S. National Team system for two seasons (2006-08). Played for the U-17 team in 2006-07 and had 32 points (21-11). Led the team in goals. Tallied 16 points (8-8) with the U-18 team. Member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 World Championships. Personal: A 2008 graduate of Ann Arbor Pioneer High School. Undecided on major. Likes to hunt and fish. Son of Donna and Tom Florek. Born on May 18, 1990. 33 Devan Hartigan Freshman • Goalie 5’ 11” • 170 lbs. Boise, Idaho Port Hope Before NMU: Played junior hockey with Wasilla (2005-06) and Port Hope (2007-08). Skated with the Marquette Electricians (2003-05) where he was a two-time defensive MVP in 2004 and 2005. Also had stops with Trail (2006-07) and Prince George (2007) in the BCHL, and Port Hope (2007-08) in the OPJHL. Personal: A 2005 graduate of Marquette Senior High School. Majoring in biochemistry. Son of Cindi Bergen and John Hartigan. Born on March 1, 1987. 11 Meet the Wildcats “CHAMPS!” 16 Ben Lindemulder Freshman • Defenseman 5’ 10” • 180 lbs. Edmonton, Alberta St. Albert Mining Journal • March 31, 1991 Before NMU: Played in the Alberta Junior Hockey League for Ft. Saskatchewan for two seasons (2004-05 and 2006-07) where he had 30 points (8-22). Named the defenseman of the year for Ft. Saskatchewan in 2006-07. Played for St. Albert in 2007-08 and appeared in 61 games and had 13 goals and 16 assists for 29 points. Named the man of the year for the St. Albert Steel in 2007-08. Personal: A 2006 graduate of Edmonton Chrisian High School. Majoring in psychology. Son of Teresa and Ben Lindemulder. National Champions Game Summary 1990-91 Roster No. Name No. Name 1 Bill Pye 18 Jim Hiller 2 Dan Ruoho 19 Kevin Scott 3 Dave Huettl 20 Mark Beaufait 4 Geoff Simpson 21 Mark Olson 5 Brad Werenka 22 Ed Ward 6 Phil Neururer 23 Scott Smith 7 Steve Carpenter 24 Dave Shyiak 8 Phil Soukoroff 25 Tony Szabo 9 Mike Harding 26 Garett MacDonald 10 Dallas Drake 27 Bryan Ganz 14 Dean Antos 29 Jamie Welsh 15 Darryl Plandowski 30 Rob Kruhlak 16 Steve Woog 33 Joe Frederick 17 Scott Beattie 44 Lou Melone Head Coach: Rick Comley Assistant Coaches: Walt Kyle, Morey Gare T he Wildcats rolled through the greatest season in school history in 1990-91, compiling a 385-4 overall record and 25-3-4 record in WCHA play. They captured the WCHA regular-season and playoff titles and fashioned a season-ending, school-record 26-game unbeaten streak en route to Northern Michigan’s first national hockey title. Loaded with talented veterans such as Brad Werenka (the 1991 Hobey Baker Award runnerup and a first-team All-America choice), Scott Beattie (the 1990-91 WCHA MVP and a first-team All-America selection) and Bill Pye (a second-team All-America choice), the Wildcats set or tied more than 50 school records. Northern Michigan jumped out to an 8-0-1 record and No. 1 national ranking before suffering three losses and a tie during back-to-back weekends at Minnesota and Maine. 12 March 30, 1991 St. Paul, Minn. St. Paul Civic Center (12,564) Boston University Northern Michigan 3 0 0 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 BU - BU - BU - 0 1 – 7 – 8 First Period BU - Ronan 15 (Tomlinson, Ahola) 1:00 BU - Sacco 20 (McCann, Bavis) 8:24 BU - Ronan 16 (LaChance, Tomlinson) 9:26 Second Period NMU - Antos 17 (Werenka, Beattie) 1:33 PPG NMU - Beaufait 19 (Melone, Soukoroff) 5:24 NMU - Beattie 46 (Melone, Scott) 14:38 NMU - Plandowski 14 (Frederick, Antos) 14:45 NMU - Beattie 47 (unassisted) 17:18 Third Period NMU - Beattie 48 (unassisted) 3:08 BU - Tomlinson 30 (unassisted) 5:59 NMU - P l a n d o w s k i 1 5 ( S o u k o r o f f , M e l o n e ) 8:24 PPG A six-game winning streak then ensued before the ’Cats were handed a pair of shocking losses at St. Cloud State just prior to Christmas. Little did anyone know, though, that the Wildcats would not lose another game for the remainder of the season. A regular season-ending road sweep of Wisconsin preceded a first-round WCHA playoff sweep of Colorado College and wins over North Dakota and Minnesota in the WCHA semifinals and finals. Following an NCAA Tournament quarterfinal sweep over Alaska-Anchorage (which extended the Wildcats’ school-record home unbeaten streak to 33 games), NMU defeated Maine, 5-3, in the NCAA semifinals. Northern Michigan’s 1991 national title contest with Boston University was nothing short of a classic. The Wildcats, after falling behind 3-0 after Amonte 31 (McEachern, Tkachuk) 12:24 McEachern 34 (Amonte) 14:59 Sacco 21 (LaChance, McEachern) 19:21 First Overtime No scoring Second Overtime No scoring Third Overtime NMU - Plandowski 16 (Beaufait, Antos) 1:57 Penalties: BU 5-10; NMU 4-8 Power Play: BU 0-3, NMU 2-4 Saves BU - Bradley (37:18) 7-11-x-x-x-x–18 BU - Cashman (44:30) x-0-10-8-3-1–22 NMU - Pye (81:57) 8-7-11-2-5-0–33 the first period, stormed back to take a 7-4 lead midway through the third period, only to have the Terriers tie the game at 7-7 with 39 seconds left to play in regulation. The teams engaged in a back-and-forth struggle for two overtimes before the game’s final sequence developed early in the third extra period with Wildcat Darryl Plandowski carrying the puck across the Terrier blue line and leaving a drop pass for teammate Mark Beaufait. Beaufait took the puck wide to the left of Terrier goalie Scott Cashman, while Plandowski proceeded to the slot where he received a return pass from Beaufait and flipped the puck into the open net at the 1:57 mark. BU coach Jack Parker said of the contest: “That was not a hockey game. We created something different out there tonight.” 2007-08 Results 2007-08 Results Date 10/12 10/13 10/19 10/20 10/26 10/27 11/2 11/3 11/9 11/10 11/16 11/17 11/23 11/24 11/30 12/1 12/14 12/15 12/28 12/29 1/4 1/5 1/11 1/12 1/18 1/19 2/1 2/2 2/8 2/9 2/15 2/16 2/22 2/23 2/28 3/1 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/14 3/15 3/16 3/21 3/22 Opponent at Michigan Tech at Minnesota Duluth Michigan* Michigan* at #8 Michigan State* at #8 Michigan State* Miami* Miami* Western Michigan* Western Michigan* at Bowling Green* at Bowling Green* Lake Superior State* at Lake Superior State* at Alaska* at Alaska* Michigan Tech at Michigan Tech Dartmouth% Sacred Heart% Notre Dame Notre Dame Wayne State Wayne State at Ferris State at Ferris State at #2 Michigan at #2 Michigan Michigan State* Michigan State* at Ohio State* at Ohio State* Nebraska-Omaha* Nebraska-Omaha* at Lake Superior State* Lake Superior State* Ohio State# Ohio State# Ohio State# at Michigan State## at Michigan State## at Michigan State## Michigan### Notre Dame### Home games in bold * CCHA games Team Record Overall CCHA Home Away Neutral Overtime W-L-T 20-20-4 12-13-3 9-9-2 9-9-2 2-2-0 3-1-4 Score W 3-2 0-4 L 1-3 L 3-4 L 4-5 L 2-3 L 2-9 L 2-3 L 2-4 L W 4-3 OT 2-4 L W 3-2 W 4-2 W 3-1 1-4 L W 4-2 1-1 T OT W 2-0 1-4 L W 5-2 W 2-1 1-2 L 1-4 L 2-3 L 2-3 L W 4-1 3-3 T OT 3-3 T OT W 3-1 W 3-0 W 2-0 2-3 L W 6-4 W 4-3 OT 2-3 L 2-2 T OT 3-4 L W 4-2 W 6-1 1-5 L W 2-1 W 3-2 4-6 L W 2-1 % Denver Cup Record 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 1-4-0 1-5-0 1-6-0 1-7-0 1-8-0 2-8-0 2-9-0 3-9-0 4-9-0 5-9-0 5-10-0 6-10-0 6-10-1 7-10-1 7-11-1 8-11-1 9-11-1 9-12-1 9-13-1 9-14-1 9-15-1 10-15-1 10-15-2 10-15-3 11-15-3 12-15-3 13-15-3 13-16-3 14-16-3 15-16-3 15-17-3 15-17-4 15-18-4 16-18-4 17-18-4 17-19-4 18-19-4 19-19-4 19-20-4 20-20-4 # CCHA Playoffs – first round Attendance Total Home Away Neutral Goalie Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Janzen Stewart Ellingson Ellingson Stewart Stewart Ellingson Ellingson Ellingson Ellingson Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Ellingson Stewart Stewart Ellingson Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Janzen Att. 4154 4312 4076 4260 4671 4705 2613 3151 2853 3177 2074 2013 2227 2456 3094 3401 3475 3232 6031 6036 1894 2253 2072 2105 1183 1546 6779 6806 3302 3777 4279 8099 2585 2797 2147 2660 1788 2164 2177 4605 4758 3771 9471 17213 ## CCHA Playoffs – second round Games 49 20 20 4 Total 172,242 55,406 78,085 38,751 ### CCHA Championship Avg. 3,910 2,770 3,904 9,688 13 Individual Statistics No. Player 21 Mark Olver 29 Matt Siddall 20 Nick Sirota 7 Erik Gustafsson 15 Jared Brown 83 Matt Butcher 11 Phil Fox 43 Gregor Hanson 27 Billy Smith 13 Ray Kaunisto 25 Andrew Sarauer 44 TJ Miller 10 Tim Hartung 4 Blake Cosgrove 2 Alan Dorich 12 Erik Spady 17 Derek May 14 Nathan Sigmund 28 Andrew Fernandez 22 Mike Maltese 16 Brant Marple 41 Brian Stewart 26 Nicholas Kosinski TM Team Northern Michigan Opponent OVERALL GP 39 41 43 44 43 44 42 44 44 40 40 42 37 44 44 40 42 21 22 15 11 35 10 20 44 44 G 21 18 18 0 9 8 13 6 4 8 3 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 116 120 No. Name GP Min. 41 Brian Stewart 35 1993:30 37 Derek Janzen 8 213:02 35 Reid Ellingson 11 455:56 TM Empty Net 20 18:11 Northern Michigan 44 2 680:39 Opponent 44 2680:39 A 17 18 18 27 16 15 5 12 11 5 6 7 5 7 7 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 188 208 TP 38 36 36 27 25 23 18 18 15 13 9 9 8 7 7 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 304 328 Pen-PIM 24-59 40-116 15-30 6-12 12-24 17-45 10-20 15-30 17-45 22-44 8-16 21-53 1-2 16-43 32-75 8-16 10-20 2-4 4-8 1-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 5-10 285-678 253-577 PP 8 4 5 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 51 SH 1 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 GW 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 CCHA +/- +9 +12 +5 +16 -1 +7 +7 +1 +11 +7 -1 +2 0 +14 +15 -7 -4 -4 -2 0 +1 0 -2 0 +86 -96 GP 24 28 28 28 27 28 28 28 28 26 25 28 23 28 28 24 27 11 16 8 8 22 4 16 28 28 OVERALL GA EN GAA Saves Pct. 87 0 2.62 968 .918 10 0 2.82 84 .894 22 0 2.90 189 .896 0 1 0.00 0 .000 120 1 2.69 1241 .912 116 3 2.60 973 .893 W-L-T 15-15-4 1-1-0 4-4-0 0-0-0 20-20-4 20-20-4 GP 22 4 7 16 28 28 G A 13 10 13 12 15 12 0 17 5 11 4 10 7 3 6 9 2 8 6 2 1 4 0 5 2 3 0 3 0 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 76 123 78 137 TP 23 25 27 17 16 14 10 15 10 8 5 5 5 3 5 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 199 215 CCHA Min. 1230:04 154:02 308:12 11:18 1703:36 1703:36 GA 53 10 15 0 78 76 EN GAA 0 2.59 0 3.90 0 2.92 0 0.00 0 2.75 1 2.68 Pen-PIM 14-39 28-81 10-20 6-12 6-12 11-33 5-10 7-14 10-20 14-28 2-4 14-28 1-2 13-37 21-53 4-8 7-14 0-0 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-6 179-427 157-341 Saves 583 52 125 0 760 588 Pct. .917 .839 .893 .000 .907 .886 OVERALL CCHA Power Plays Northern Michigan Opponents Goals 29 51 Opp. 207 244 Pct. .140 .209 Power Plays Northern Michigan Opponents Goals 19 37 Opp. 130 153 Shots on Goal Northern Michigan Opponents Shots 1089 1361 Avg/G Pct. 24.75 .107 30.93 .088 Shots on Goal Northern Michigan Opponents Shots 664 838 Avg/G Pct. 23.71 .114 29.93 .093 Goals by Period 1 Northern Michigan 29 Opponents 37 14 2 41 41 3 43 41 OT 3 1 TotalGoals by Period 116 Northern Michigan 120Opponents 1 17 25 2 28 27 3 29 26 OT 2 0 PP 6 3 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 37 Total 76 78 Pct. .146 .242 2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2 4 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 4 7 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-3-3 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-2-2 0-3-3 0-2-2 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 7 10 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 10 11 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 1-0-1 2-1-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 11 12 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 12 Home games in bold; DNP-did not dress; goals, assists, points; Opponent at MTU at UMD UM UM at MSU at MSU MIA MIA WMU WMU at BGSU at BGSU LSSU at LSSU at UAF at UAF MTU at MTU vs DART vs SHU ND ND WSU WSU at FSU at FSU at UM at UM MSU MSU at OSU at OSU UNO UNO at LSSU LSSU OSU OSU OSU at MSU at MSU at MSU vs UM vs ND Opponent 13 14 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-0-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 13 14 15 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 15 16 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 16 17 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 17 20 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-2-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-0-1 1-2-3 2-0-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 1-0-1 3-0-3 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 20 21 22 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 1-1-2 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-2-2 DNP 2-0-2 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 2-0-2 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-3-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 DNP 2-0-2 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 DNP 2-1-3 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 21 22 25 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 25 26 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 26 27 28 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-2-2 DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 27 28 29 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 2-0-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-3-4 2-0-2 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-1-2 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-1-2 29 35 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 35 37 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 37 41 43 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 41 43 44 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 44 83 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 83 2007-08 Game-by-Game Scoring 15 NMU Profile Northern Michigan Campus Life T he University: A regional public, coeducational university founded in 1899, Northern offers learning opportunities to approximately 9,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Each full-time student is issued a notebook computer as part of tuition and fees. Location: NMU is located in an environment unrivaled by any other, on the south shore of Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan, voted one of “America’s Most Livable Communities,” with breathtaking vistas and 20,000 lucky residents. Campus: Named one of the “Most Unwired” campuses in the United States, we’re completely connected with the latest technology. We’re large enough to offer scenic spaces and 50 quality facilities. There are high-end specialty computer labs, a learning resource center, a theater, a speech and hearing clinic, a student art gallery and university art museum, a student radio station, public radio and TV stations, the Jacobetti Center for technical programs, an ice rink, a swimming pool and diving tank, a rock climbing wall, an all-events center and the Superior Dome, an 8,000 seat stadium (the largest wooden dome in the world). But we’re still small enough to keep everything within walking distance, which is especially nice in the winter. Faculty: NMU has talented faculty members and a low student-to-faculty ratio of 22-to-1. Our average class size is 23, our average lab size is 16 and our average seminar size is 10. Of all entrylevel courses, 70 percent are taught by career faculty. The Superior Edge: Learn to live a life that matters. Other universities have 16 leadership programs, but NMU is the only university in the country that packs leadership, community engagement, diversity awareness and real-world experience into one life-changing program. In the Superior Edge, students design their own volunteer, work and learning activities (up to 400 hours). Any NMU student regardless of class status or major is eligible to participate for free. Each Superior Edge graduate receives a student achievement transcript along with their academic transcript. NMU grads with proven experience, initiative, ethics, integrity, multicultural awareness and motivation to make a difference gain an edge in the job market and admission to grad schools. Residence Halls: NMU’S 10 residence halls are organized into living groups called “houses,” which include 40-45 students who actively shape their own living environments. Four students share a suite (two bedrooms and a bathroom) and all residence halls have great locations within five minutes of eating, learning and studying areas. Extracurricular: There are about 300 clubs and organizations on campus, including academic, service, social, professional, religious and special interest groups. We also have a full program of club and intramural athletics. Intercollegiate Athletics: NMU is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA).Varsity teams for women include basketball, cross country, Nordic skiing, soccer, swimming and diving, track and field and volleyball. Varsity teams for men include basketball, football, golf, hockey and Nordic skiing. All sports are NCAA Division II, except men’s ice hockey, which is Division I. Olympic Education Center: NMU is designated as the only United States Olympic Education Center by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Olympic athletes in five sports train for elite international competitions while pursuing their educations at NMU and Marquette Senior High School. Accreditation: NMU is accredited by the Northern Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (30 North LaSalle Street, Number 2400, Chicago, Illinois, 60602; 312-2630456). More than 20 academic programs are accredited by additional professional agencies. Facilities Berry Events Center The home of the NMU hockey and basketball teams, the Berry Events Center opened its doors in October 1999. The facility provides individual seating for approximately 3,800 fans, in addition to 16 luxury boxes, which includes a president’s suite. Along the perimeter of the arena are four large concession areas as well as standing room for approximately 400 fans. When used for hockey, the BEC has an Olympic-size ice sheet measuring 200’ by 100’. When rigged for basketball, the court sits on a protective flooring, which is placed over the ice, and seating for 500 fans is available courtside. Conversion from hockey to basketball can be completed in approximately five hours. The Berry Events Center also features locker rooms and support areas for the men’s and women’s basketball teams and the United States Short Track Speedskating Team along with four general-use locker rooms. In addition, skate rental and changing areas are located on the lower level of the complex. The hockey area includes a weight room, athletic training room, meeting rooms, locker room and support area. Also designed to host concerts and community events, the Berry Events Center is equipped with moveable theatrical rigging and lighting. Physical Education Instructional Facility The PEIF, as it is more commonly called, was opened in 1976 and houses the PEIF Pool, home of NMU swimming and diving team, and Vandament Arena, where the nationally-ranked Wildcat volleyball team plays. Vandament Arena, opened in 1995 and dedicated in 1997, is a 1,500-seat volleyballonly facility. As one of the finest facilities in Division II,Vandament Arena has three practice courts and one match court. Across the hall from the arena is an athletic training room and the volleyball locker room which features locker room facilities and a team meeting room. The PEIF pool features eight lanes and a diving tank with one- and three-meter springboards, as well as a 20-meter platform. The facility houses an auxiliary gymnasium that the Wildcat men’s and women’s basketball teams use for practice. The PEIF also houses a two-level Recreation Center, opened in December 1999, which is complete with a climbing wall, weight room, cardiovascular area, two basketball courts, a tennis court, two lounge areas, and a conference room. Also located in the PEIF are seven racquetball courts, a dance studio, athletic training facilities, locker rooms, classrooms and staff offices. Superior Dome The Superior Dome has been home to the Wildcat football team since 1991 and is the finest football facility in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, if not all of NCAA Division II. The Dome stands 14 stories high, and encompasses 5.1 acres under its roof. Constructed of 781 Douglas fir beams and 108.5 miles of fir decking, the Dome has a permanent seating capacity of 8,000, but the building can hold as many as 16,000 people. The facility features a diameter of 536 feet, and has the ability to withstand 60 pounds per square foot of snow and 80 mile per hour winds. The Dome features a retractable artificial turf carpet, the largest of its kind in the world. When it is extended, the turf has the ability to accommodate football, soccer and field hockey. Underneath the carpet is a synthetic playing surface that features three basketball/volleyball courts, two tennis courts, and a 200-meter track. The carpet is extended over a cushion of air and by 12 computerized winches and takes 30 minutes to retract. Full setup of the turf is completed in approximately two hours. Other Facilities Soccer fields Four fields are located behind the Superior Dome, along Lake Superior. Two are home to the NMU women’s soccer team; the other two are practice fields for the NMU football team. They are equipped with bleachers and a scoreboard. Cross county skiing Northern’s men’s and women’s teams have two designated practice locations, with lighted trails: the Al Quaal 3K and 5K ski trails in nearby Ishpeming and the four 5K loops at Blueberry Ridge in Sands, a few miles south of Marquette. Golf The official Wildcat course is the Wawanowin Country Club in Ishpeming. The 6,487-yard, 18-hole course has a three-star rating from Golf Digest. It has two practice greens and a driving range. key c anHo g hi c rthernmi No hedule c 9s 0 8 0 0 2 s t a c d l Wi Be r r yE v e n t sCe n t e r , h o meo ft h eNMUWi l d c a th o c k e yt e a m, Ma r q u e t t e , Mi c h i g a n .
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