UND Hockey: Clarke Saunders to take Center Stage.

Coming into the weekend, there is some concern. UND lost their starting goaltender Zane Gothberg to the dreaded lower lower-body injury and will miss him for 2-to-3 weeks.

I know some of the fans are concerned about losing Gothberg, but Clarke Saudners hasn’t been all that bad in his career against Denver. What I am saying is don’t panic yet. Last season, Saunders played in 26-of-42 games last season compiling a 13-9-4 record, had a 230 GAA and a .917 save percentage.  

Obviously, Saunders numbers haven’t been that great this season (2-2-0, 3.60 GAA and a .900 save percentage), but he’s not a bad goaltender either. Saunders is a seasoned goaltender and the guys are behind him and trust him.

For his career, against DU, Sanders has a (3-2-1, 2.83 GAA, .904 SV%), with UND his record is 2-1-1. He was also 1-1 with Alabama Huntsville. When Saunders gives up 3 or fewer goals, his record is 3-0-1.

The Saunders File

With Huntsville, 01/06/2012, Beat DU 3-2 @DU

With Huntsville, 01/07/2012, Lost to DU 5-2 @DU

With UND, 2/07/2012, Tied 2-2 @UND

With UND, 2/08/2012, Beat DU 6-3 @UND

With UND, 02/22/2013, Lost to DU 4-5 @DU

With UND, 02/23/2013, Beat DU 6-1 @DU  

Some NCHC Stats

Here's a look at some of the NCHC statistics that I broke down for a post that was originally posted on the Hockey Writers. 

NCHC Goaltending Save Percentage Leaders (all games) – min 10 games.

1   Sam Brittain, DU, .935
Tie Lukas Hafner, WMU, .935
3    Ryan McKay, MU, .921
4    Zane Gothberg, UND, .916
5    Ryan Faragher, SCSU, .912

NCHC goaltending goals against average (all games) – min 10 games.

1    Lukas Hafner, WMU, 1.61
2    Sam Brittain, DU, 2.04
3    Zane Gothberg, UND, 2.20
4    Ryan Faragher, SCSU, 2.42
5    Ryan McKay, MU, 2.50

NCHC scoring offense (conference games)

1    St. Cloud State, 3.25 GPG
2    Western Michigan, 3.17 GPG
3    Nebraska-Omaha, 3.00 GPG
4    North Dakota, 2.92 GPG
5    Minnesota Duluth, 2.83 GPG>
6    Denver, 2.58 GPG
7    Miami, 2.42 GPG
8    Colorado College, 2.08 GPG

Scoring Defense NCHC games (goals against)

1    Denver, 2.33
Tie St. Cloud State, 2.33
3    Nebraska-Omaha, 2.42
4    Western Michigan, 2.83
5    Minnesota Duluth, 3.00
6    Miami, 3.08
Tie North Dakota, 3.08
8    Colorado College, 3.17

NCHC Rankings scoring offense (National)

7    St. Cloud State, 3.50
18  Miami, 3.14
22  Nebraska-Omaha 3.00
28  North Dakota, 2.86
31  Minnesota Duluth, 2.75
34  Western Michigan 2.71
38  Denver, 2.59
58  Colorado College, 1.77

NCHC Rankings scoring defense (National)

5    Denver, 2.12
14    St. Cloud State, 2.35
16   Western Michigan, 2.38
31   North Dakota, 2.73
32   Minnesota Duluth, 2.75
33   Miami, 2.77
45   Nebraska Omaha, 3.18
49   Colorado College,  3.36

NCHC  College Hockey Stats Net (College Hockey Stats)
NCHC Statistics (nchchockey.com)
National Statistics NCAA Division I (National Statistics)

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USCHO POLL: UND 18TH

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UND vs BSU game one

UND Forward Lines

21 Brendan O’Donnell–16 Mark MacMillan–15 Michael Parks (A)
28 Stephane Pattyn (A)–13 Connor Gaarder–11 Derek Rodwell

9 Drake Caggiula–19 Rocco Grimaldi–27 Luke Johnson
29 Bryn Chyzyk–17 Colten St. Clair–Wade Murphy

UND Defense Pairings

18 Dillon Simpson ©–24 Jordan Schmaltz
5 Nick Mattson–6 Paul LaDue

20 Gage Ausmus –  2 Troy Stecher

UND Goalies

31 Zane Gothberg
33 Clarke Saunders

Scratches: 4 – Keaton Thompson, 22 – Andrew Panzarella, 25 – Mitch MacMillan, 26 - Coltyn Sanderson, 30 – Matt Hrynkiw.

Bemidji State Beavers Forward Lines

23 Markus Gerbrandt–13 Cory Ward –28 Brendan Harms

18 Radoslav Illo–12 Jeff Jubinville –16 Danny Mattson
29 Phil Brewer–27 Mitch Cain–22 Charlie O’Connor
9 Phillip Marinccio –6 Nate Arentz – 26 Bob Kinne

Tigers Defense Parings

14 D.J Joes –4 Sam Windle
25 Ruslan Pedan –7 Matt Prapavessis ©

3 James Hansen–11Graeme McCormack

Beaver Goalies

30 Andrew Walsh
33 Reid Mimmack

On-Ice Officials: 14 – Brad Albers, 27 – Rodney Tocco Lines: 70 – Andy Dokken 79 – Matt Ulwilling.

UND Hockey: List of recruits from College Hockey INC

College Hockey INC has a nice section that lists where recruits that have committed  too and to what school they're committed to.

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UND Hockey: Add your Caption

Good to see @SchlossmanGF and @gfherald are up to their old tricks again! pic.twitter.com/TxPGebAnhb
— Brendan O'Donnell (@bodonnell21) January 12, 2014

Ha! I think this picture is a good one for add you caption.

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UND Hockey: Looking at the Numbers

Who’s Hot for UND

UND forward Rocco Grimaldi has seven-game points streak (3g-5a—8pts). Michael Parks has four-game points streak (2g-3a—5pts). UND forward Luke Johnson has scored points in 5-of-6 games (3g-4a—7pts). In the last six games, UND defenseman Jordan Schmaltz has (0g-7a—7pts). In the last five weekend series, UND forward Connor Gaarder has at least a point each weekend (2g-5a—7pts). During the seven-game win streak, UND goalie Zane Gothberg 7-0-0, 1.86 GAA, and a .926 save percentage. Bryn Chyzyk returned from a month suspension and scored (1g-2a—3pts) last weekend.

With the Sweep this weekend, Coach Hakstol now has a 146-56-22 record after Christmas break.

 

Second Half Team

Year	Before Xmas	After Xmas
2004-05	13-7-2 (.636)	12-8-3 (.587)
2005-06	12-7-1 (.625)	17-9-0 (.654)
2006-07	7-10-1 (.417)	17-4-4 (.760)
2007-08	8-6-1 (.567)	20-5-3 (.768)
2008-09	9-8-1 (.528)	15-7-3 (.660)
2009-10	9-6-3 (.583)	16-7-2 (.680)
2010-11	13-5-2 (.700)	19-4-1 (.813)
2011-12	9-8-1 (.528)	17-5-2 (.750)
2012-13	10-5-3 (.639)	12-7-4 (.609)
2013-14	9-7-2 (.555)	2-0-0 (1.00)
TOTAL	100-69-17 (.583)	146-56-22 (.700)

UND the Second Half Team

UND is known for being a second half team. Will there be a second half run again this season? UND is currently in a six-game winning streak and hasn't won six games in a row during the regular season since the 2009-10 season when UND won seven games in a row. UND also won 11 games during the 2010-11 season (counting the playoffs and the regular season).

 

Year 9Before Xmas After Xmas

2004-05 13-7-2 (.636) 12-8-3 (.587)
2005-06 12-7-1 (.625)  17-9-0 (.654)
2006-07 7-10-1 (.417) 17-4-4 (.760)
2007-08 8-6-1 (.567)  20-5-3 (.768)
2008-09 9-8-1 (.528) 15-7-3 (.660)
2009-10 9-6-3 (.583) 16-7-2 (.680)
2010-11 13-5-2 (.700) 19-4-1 (.813)
2011-12 9-8-1 (.528) 17-5-2 (.750)
2012-13 10-5-3 (.639) 12-7-4 (.609)
2013-14 9-7-2 (.555) 1-0-0 (1.00)

TOTAL 99-69-17 (.581) 145-56-22 (.698)

UND Hockey: The Weekend Ahead (01/10 – 1/11)

This weekend, the University of North Dakota entertains the Colorado College Tigers in an important two-game conference series at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. Last weekend, UND played two exhibition games in Burnaby, B.C., where they split (2-3 L, 4-3 W). This is the first series for the University of North Dakota in 2014.

Matchup: North Dakota (9-7-2, 5-5-0 NCHC) versus Colorado College (3-13-3, 2-5-3 NCHC).
Date: January 10-11, 2014.

Time: 7:38 p.m. Central Friday / Saturday 7:07 p.m. Central

Radio: UND 96.1 (KQHT-FM)  The Fox

Webcast: undsports.com (UND Insider)

TV:  Friday: CBS Sports Network (221 DirecTV) Saturday: Midco Sports Network

All-Time Series History

Record: All time, UND leads 139-79-10 (.632). In Grand Forks, ND, UND leads the series 83-20-6 (.789). Against the Tigers in Colorado Springs, CO UND trails 48-57-4 (.459). At Neutral sites UND leads the series 8-2-0 (.800). Under Hakstol UND leads the series 16-12-1 (.569 ) Last 10 games UND leads 6-4-0 (.600). Last season, UND went 1-2 against the Tigers, losing in the quarterfinals to C.C. 3-4.

Players to watch

North Dakota: Forwards: Rocco Grimaldi (6g-11—17pts), Drake Caggiula (5g-6a—11pts), Luke Johnson (4g-7a—11pts), Michael Parks (3g-8a—11pts), Stephane Pattyn (3g-4a—7pts), Connor Gaarder (2g-4a—6pts). Defense:  Dillon Simpson (3g-7a—10pts), Jordan Schmaltz (2g-8a—10pts), Paul Ladue (3g-5a—8pts), Nick Mattson (1g-5a—6pts), Troy Stecher (1g-5a—6pts),  Goaltenders: Clarke Saunders 2-2-0, GAA 3.60 and .900 save percentage, Zane Gothberg 7-5-2, 2.36 GAA and .917 save percentage.
Colorado College: Forwards Alexander Krushelnyski (4g-7a—11pts), Sam Rothstein (4g-4a—8pts), Alex Roos (4g-4a—8pts), Jeff Collett (3g-4a—7pts). Defense: Jacob Slavin (1g-8a—9pts), Gustov Olofsson (2g-2a—4pts), Eamonn McDermott (0g-2a—2pts). Goaltender: Josh Thorimbert 2-13-3, 3.08 GAA, .899 save percentage.

Who’s Hot for UND

UND forward Rocco Grimaldi has five-game points streak (2g-3a—5pts). In the last four games, UND forward Luke Johnson has scored (1g-3a—4pts). In the last four games, UND defenseman Jordan Schmaltz has (0g-6a—6pts). In the last four weekend series, UND forward Connor Gaarder has at least a point each weekend (2g-3a—5pts). In the last four weekend series, forward Stephane Pattyn has a least a point in each weekend (2g-2a—4pts).

Second Half Team

Year Before Xmas After Xmas
2004-05 13-7-2 (.636) 12-8-3 (.587)
2005-06 12-7-1 (.625) 17-9-0 (.654)
2006-07 7-10-1 (.417) 17-4-4 (.760)
2007-08 8-6-1 (.567) 20-5-3 (.768)
2008-09 9-8-1 (.528) 15-7-3 (.660)
2009-10 9-6-3 (.583) 16-7-2 (.680)
2010-11 13-5-2 (.700) 19-4-1 (.813)
2011-12 9-8-1 (.528) 17-5-2 (.750)
2012-13 10-5-3 (.639) 12-7-4 (.609)
2013-14 9-7-2 (.555) —
Totals 98-69-17 (.579) 144-56-22 (.698)

UND Official Web Page.
Colorado College Tigers Official Web Page.

Great West Showcase Games are streamed this weekend

RT if you are Watching Great Northwest Showcase Featuring @UNDsports @puhockey @sfuhockey and @ubctbirds #FHLive pic.twitter.com/17qyjJ5TWm
— FASTHockey (@FASTHOCKEY) January 3, 2014

You can pick up the games on line by going to this link. (Fasthockey.com)

UND Hockey: Tonight’s Game NMU vs. UND

Tonight, the University of North Dakota plays Northern Michigan University Wildcats in  game two of an important non-conference series.

Last night, the University of North Dakota beat the Northern Michigan Wildcats 4-1.  Tonight, North Dakota will go for their second consecutive series sweep. North Dakota has won four games in a row and is 6-3-1 in their last 10-games.

This is the last series for the University of North Dakota, until after the New Year.

Matchup: North Dakota (8-7-2, 5-5-0 NCHC) versus Northern Michigan (6-9-2, 4-5-1 WCHA).

Date: December 14, 2013.

Time: Saturday 7:07 p.m. Central

Radio: UND 96.1 (KQHT-FM)  The Fox

Webcast: undsports.com

TV:  Midco Sports Network

All-Time Series History

UND leads the all-time series 27-23-3 (.538). In Grand Forks, UND leads the series 19-8-1 (.696). In Marquette, Northern Michigan leads the series 14-6-2 6-14-2 (.682). At Neutral sites: UND leads the series 2-1-0 (.667). UND has never played Northern Michigan under head coach Dave Hakstol: First meetings. Last 10 games, UND leads the series 8-2-0 (.800).

North Dakota: Forwards: Rocco Grimaldi (6g-10a—14pts), Drake Caggiula (4g-6a—10pts), Luke Johnson (4g-6a—10pts), Michael Parks (3g-7a—10pts), Stephane Pattyn (3g-3a—6pts), Brendan O’Donnell (3g-2—5pts), Connor Gaarder (2g-4a—6pts). Defense:  Dillon Simpson (3g-7a—10pts), Jordan Schmaltz (2g-7a—9pts), Paul Ladue (3g-4a—7pts), Nick Mattson (1g-5a—6pts), Troy Stecher (1g-5a—6pts),  Goaltenders: Clarke Saunders 2-2-0, GAA 3.60 and .900 save percentage, Zane Gothberg 6-5-2, 2.47 GAA and .917 save percentage.

UND injuries: Brendan O’Donnell (Out).

Northern Western Michigan: Forwards Stephan Vigier (10g-5a—15pts), Ryan Daugherty (2g-7a—9pts), Reed Seckel (5g-2a—7pts).  Defense:  CJ Ludwing  (5g-7a—12pts), Mitch Jones (0g-9a—9pts), Luke Eibler (1g-6a—7pts).  Goaltenders Mathias Dahlstrom 5-7-2, 2.26 GAA, .924 save percentage, Michael Doan 1-2-0, 3.86 GAA, .863% save percentage.

NMU Injuries: CJ Ludwing (out for the year).

Second Half Team

Year Before Xmas After Xmas
2004-05 13-7-2 (.636) 12-8-3 (.587)
2005-06 12-7-1 (.625) 17-9-0 (.654)
2006-07 7-10-1 (.417) 17-4-4 (.760)
2007-08 8-6-1 (.567) 20-5-3 (.768)
2008-09 9-8-1 (.528) 15-7-3 (.660)
2009-10 9-6-3 (.583) 16-7-2 (.680)
2010-11 13-5-2 (.700) 19-4-1 (.813)
2011-12 9-8-1 (.528) 17-5-2 (.750)
2012-13 10-5-3 (.639) 12-7-4 (.609)
2013-14 8-7-2 (.529) —-

Totals 99-69-17 (.581) 144-56-22 (.698)

Traditionally, since Dave Hakstol has been the head coach, UND has been known for its second half surges. Here’s a breakdown of those numbers.

UND official Web Page

Northern Michigan University Web Page

UND Hockey: The Weekend Ahead (12/13-12/14)

This weekend, the University of North Dakota entertains Northern Michigan University Wildcats in an important two-game non-conference series. Last weekend, UND swept their conference series with Western Michigan (3-2 W, 3-2 W) at Lawson Arena. This is the last series for the University of North Dakota, until after the New Year.

Matchup: North Dakota (7-7-2, 5-5-0 NCHC) versus Northern Michigan (6-8-2, 4-5-1 WCHA).
Date: December 13-14, 2013.

Time: 7:37 p.m. Central Friday / Saturday 7:07 p.m. Central

Radio: UND 96.1 (KQHT-FM)  The Fox

Webcast: undsports.com

TV:  Midco Sports Network

All-Time Series History

UND leads the all-time series 27-23-3 (.538). In Grand Forks, UND leads the series 19-8-1 (.696). In Marquette, Northern Michigan leads the series 14-6-2 6-14-2 (.682). At Neutral sites: UND leads the series 2-1-0 (.667). UND has never played Northern Michigan under head coach Dave Hakstol: First meetings. Last 10 games, UND leads the series 8-2-0 (.800).

Players to watch

North Dakota: Forwards: Rocco Grimaldi (6g-8a—14pts), Drake Caggiula (4g-6a—10pts), Luke Johnson (3g-6a—9pts), Michael Parks (3g-6a—9pts), Stephane Pattyn (3g-3a—6pts), Brendan O’Donnell (3g-2—5pts), Connor Gaarder (2g-3a—5pts). Defense:  Dillon Simpson (2g-7a—9pts), Jordan Schmaltz (2g-5a—7pts), Paul Ladue (2g-4a—6pts), Nick Mattson (1g-5a—6pts), Troy Stecher (1g-4a—5pts),  Goaltenders: Clarke Saunders 2-2-0, GAA 3.60 and .900 save percentage, Zane Gothberg 5-5-2, 2.61 GAA and .914 save percentage.

UND injuries: Colten St. Clair (questionable), Brendan O’Donnell (Out).

Northern Western Michigan: Forwards Stephan Vigier (10g-5a—15pts), Ryan Daugherty (2g-7a—9pts), Reed Seckel (5g-2a—7pts).  Defense:  CJ Ludwing  (5g-7a—12pts), Mitch Jones (0g-9a—9pts), Luke Eibler (1g-5a—7pts).  Goaltenders Mathias Dahlstrom 5-6-2, 2.13 GAA, .929 save percentage, Michael Doan 1-2-0, 3.86 GAA, .863% save percentage.

Second Half Team

Year Before Xmas After Xmas
2004-05 13-7-2 (.636) 12-8-3 (.587)
2005-06 12-7-1 (.625) 17-9-0 (.654)
2006-07 7-10-1 (.417) 17-4-4 (.760)
2007-08 8-6-1 (.567) 20-5-3 (.768)
2008-09 9-8-1 (.528) 15-7-3 (.660)
2009-10 9-6-3 (.583) 16-7-2 (.680)
2010-11 13-5-2 (.700) 19-4-1 (.813)
2011-12 9-8-1 (.528) 17-5-2 (.750)
2012-13 10-5-3 (.639) 12-7-4 (.609)
2013-14 7-7-2 (.500) —-
Totals 98-69-17 (.579) 144-56-22 (.698)

Traditionally, since Dave Hakstol has been the head coach, UND has been known for its second half surges. Here’s a breakdown of those numbers.

UND official Web Page

Northern Michigan University Web Page

Poll Monday - UND receives votes

Game Day Stats: UND Hockey

I have been pursuing the Saturday game notes that Jayson Hajdu sent me, and here are a few stats of interest.  

 

Record by month

October 2-1-1

November 3-6-1

December 1-0-0

UND is 2-1-1 the last four games.

Last 8 games 4-3-1

Last 10 games 4-5-1

 

UND’s record when they…

Score on the power play 5-4-2

When UND scores more than one PP goal 3-0-0

UND leads after first period 3-1-1

UND leads are the second period 5-1-0

Opposition leads are the second period 0-5-0

Tied after the second period 1-1-2

Home record 3-4-1

Away record 3-3-1

NCHC home record 1-3-0

NCHC way record 3-2-0

 

Players of note…

 

North Dakota: Forwards: Rocco Grimaldi (5g-8a—12pts), Michael Parks (3g-6a—9pts), Drake Caggiula (4g-5a—9pts), Luke Johnson (3g-4a—7pts), Stephane Pattyn (3g-3a—6pts), Brendan O’Donnell (3g-2—5pts). Defense:  Dillon Simpson (1g-7a—8pts), Nick Mattson (1g-5a—6pts), Troy Stecher (1g-4a—5pts), Paul Ladue (1g-4a—5pts), Jordan Schmaltz (2g-2a—4pts).  Goaltenders: Clarke Saunders 2-2-0, GAA 3.60 and .900 save percentage, Zane Gothberg 4-5-2, 2.67 GAA and .913 save percentage.

Webcast note: Tonight’s game is available via webcast to UND Insider subscribers at no extra cost. Because it is a standard definition broadcast, it will not be available on iPhone or Android to UND Sports premium app users.

NCHC Hockey: Updated standing

Here's the updated NCHC Standings. UND has a 4-5-0 record in the NCHC play. Breaking the conference record down further, that's 1-3-0 at home and 3-2-0 on the road.  Overall, UND is 2-2-2 in non-conference play. That's, 2-1-1 at home in non-conference play and 0-1-1 away from the REA in non-conference play.

Saturday Morning Post: UND Hockey Moving on up

Good Morning… Last night, the University of North Dakota (6-7-2, 4-5-0 NCHC) Hockey team beat the Western Michigan University Broncos (6-6-3, 2-3 NCHC) 3-2 in a grind out hockey game in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

If I had to describe last night’s game, I would also use the words penalty feast. Both teams beat a path to the penalty box. I was thinking they might have to oil the doors on both penalty boxes at Lawson Ice Arena, this is due to all of the use that they got last night.

It’s ridiculous.

Don Cherry of Hockey Night in Canada once said, “Fans don’t come to the game to watch the officials call a game, the fans come to the game to watch the players play a hockey game.”

There seems to be a correlation between the number of penalties called, and head of officials Don Adam attending a NCHC hockey game. Last weekend, Don Adam was in the Ralph Engelstad Arena press box and there were a high number of penalties called last weekend as well.

Western Michigan took nine minor penalties for 18-minutes and North Dakota took 10 minor penalties for 20-minutes.  UND was 2/7 on the power-play and Western Michigan was 0/7. To date, Western Michigan has yet to score a power-play goal in league play. The Broncos are 0/24 on the power-play in NCHC play. UND on the other hand is 8/38 (21.1).

Links of Interest

Some Saturday morning tidbits on the @UNDMHockey travel blog 

Grand Forks Herald: UND grinds out 3-2 victory over Western Michigan

WMU hockey team unable to finish scoring chances in 3-2loss to North Dakota

Johnson emergence a good sign for UND

UND Hockey: The Weekend Ahead (12/6 -12/7

This weekend, the University of North Dakota travels to Kalamazoo, Michigan to play Western Michigan Broncos in an important two-game NCHC series. Last weekend, UND split their non-conference series with St. Lawrence Saints of the ECAC (2-5 L, 3-2) at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Matchup: North Dakota (5-7-2, 3-5-0 NCHC) versus Western Michigan (6-5-2, 2-2-0 NCHC).

Date: December 6-7, 2013.

Time: 6:36 p.m. Central Friday / Saturday 6:05 p.m. Central

Radio: UND 96.1 (KQHT-FM)  The Fox

Radio: WMU Friday's game will be broadcast on the Bronco Radio Network: 96.5 FM; Saturday's game will be on 590 AM WKZO.

Webcast: undsports.com

TV:  CBS Sports Network, Friday (DirecTV 221, Dish Network 152)

All-Time Series History

UND leads the All-time series 5-0-0 (1.000). In Grand Forks, ND, UND leads the series 2-0-0 (1.000). In Kalamazoo, Michigan, UND leads the seris 2-0-0 (1.000). Neutral sites, UND lead the series 1-0-0 (1.000). Under coach Dave Hakstol: UND leads the series 1-0-0 (1.000).

Players to watch

North Dakota: Forwards: Rocco Grimaldi (5g-7a—12pts), Michael Parks (3g-6a—9pts), Drake Caggiula (4g-5a—9pts), Luke Johnson (1g-4a—5pts), Brendan O’Donnell (3g-2—5pts). Defense:  Dillon Simpson (1g-5a—6pts), Nick Mattson (1g-5a—6pts), Troy Stecher (1g-4a—5pts), Paul Ladue (1g-4a—5pts), Jordan Schmaltz (2g-2a—4pts).  Goaltenders: Clarke Saunders 2-2-0, GAA 3.60 and .900 save percentage, Zane Gothberg 3-5-2, 2.75 GAA and .908 save percentage.

UND injuries: Colten St. Clair (Out), Mark MacMillan (Questionable)

Western Michigan: Forwards: Shane Berschbach (7g-12a—19pts), Justin Kovacs, (5g-9a—14pts), Josh Pitt (3g-6a—9pts), Chase Balisy, (1g-8a—9pts). Defense: Jordan Oesterle (2g-5a—7pts), Dennis Brown (2g-3—5pts). Goaltenders Frank Slubowsk 5-4-3, 2.23 GAA, .925 save percentage, Lukas Hafner 1-1-0, 0.50 GAA, .978 save percentage.

UND official Web Page

Western Michigan Web Page

Looking ahead: UND vs WMU

Western Michigan (6-5-3, 2-2-0 NCHC) vs North Dakota (5-7-2, 3-5-0 NCHC)

December 6-7, 2013 6:05 p.m. central

Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Lawson Ice Arena
TV: CBSSN (Friday), Webcast (Saturday)
Last 10: WMU 5-3-2, UND 3-6-1



National Rankings 

Goals for                WMU 46 – UND 35

Goals against        WMU 8   – UND  45  

Penalty Minutes     WMU 5  – UND 20

Power Play             WMU 49 (13.9) – UND 33 (17.9)

Penalty Kill             WMU 9 (85.9)  –  UND 25 (83.3)

 

Rocco Grimaldi (5g-7a-12pts) Michael Parks (3g-6a-9pts) Drake Caggiula (4g-5a-9pts) Dillon Simpson (1g-6a-7pts) Nick Mattson (1g-5a-6pts)

Shane Berschbach (7g-12a-19pts) Justin Kovacs (5g-9a-14pts) Chase Balisy (1g-8a-9pts) Josh Pitt (3g-6a-9pts) Colton Hargrove (3g-5a-8pts)

 

Zane Gothberg 3-5-2 2.75 Clake Saunders 2-2-0 3.60

Lukas Hafner 1-1-0 0.50 Frank Slubowski 5-4-3 2.23

 

Notes of interest

WMU has not scored a power play goal in conference play their (0/17).

This weekend, UND will face WMU junior goalie the “big” Frank Slubowsk 5-4-2, 2.23 GAA and .919 save percentage.

UND goalie Zane Gothberg is ranked 55th nationally for winning percentage.

UND goalies Zane Gothberg and Clarke Saunders are ranked 10th and 12th in the NCHC in save percentage.

UND goalies Zane Gothberg and Clarke Saunders are ranked 11^th and 18^th in the NCHC for goals against average.