Game Thread: Bowling Green @ Dodge Holiday Classic

[BGDrew]

Bowling Green @ Dodge Holiday Classic

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Last Time Out
The Falcons (2-14-2, 2-10-2-2) started strong against the Spartans on Friday but gave up a 2 goal lead before falling in Overtime. Sparty would finish the sweep on Saturday at East Lansing.
12/11: 2-3 OT L
12/12: 1-4 L


Game 1
1/2/2010: 7:07pm CST BGSU vs. UM (Mariucci Arena)

Radio: 88.1 WBGU
Play-by-Play: Everett Fitzhugh
Pre-game will start 1/2 hour before game time. Webcast available at http://www.bgrso.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or BGSUFalcons.com

TV: Fox Sports North
For those with DirecTV or Dish Network's sports packs the game will be broadcast on Fox Sports North. See your program guide for more information.

Game 2
1/3/2010: 4:07pm CST BGSU vs. CU/NMU (Mariucci Arena)

Radio: 88.1 WBGU
Play-by-Play: Everett Fitzhugh
Pre-game will start 1/2 hour before game time. Webcast available at http://www.bgrso.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or BGSUFalcons.com.


Media Notes
Bowling Green: http://bgsufalcons.com/news/2009/12/29/ ... 93835.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Minnesota: TBP
Clarkson: http://www.clarksonathletics.com/news/2 ... 93609.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Northern Michigan: TBP
CCHA: http://bgsufalcons.com/documents/2009/1 ... pdf?id=621" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Around the CCHA
[/i]Wednesday[/i]
Rensslar/Michigan vs Michigan State (Great Lakes Invitational - Detroit, MI)
4:05/7:35 p.m. ET

Mich St./MichTech vs Michigan (Great Lakes Invitational - Detroit, MI)
4:05/7:35 p.m. ET

Friday
Nebraska-Omaha at Denver (Denver Cup - Denver CO)
7:37 p.m. MT

Saturday
Nebraska-Omaha vs St. Lawrence (Denver Cup - Denver, CO)
4:07 p.m. MT

Northern Michigan vs Clarkson (Dodge Holiday Classic - Minneapolis, MN)
4:07 p.m. CT

Ferris State vs Yale (Badger Showdown - Madison, WI)
4:07 p.m. CT

Colgate vs Notre Dame (Shillelagh Tournament - Hoffman Estates, IL)
6:05 p.m. CT

Lake Superior at Robert Morris
7:05 p.m. ET

Bowling Green at Minnesota (Dodge Holiday Classic - Minneapolis, MN)
7:07 p.m. CT

Bemidji State at Western Michigan
7:35 p.m. ET

Sunday
NorthnMI/Clarkson vs Bowling Green (Dodge Holiday Classic - Minneapolis, MN)
4:07 p.m. CT

Bowl Grn/Minnsota vs Northern Michigan (Dodge Holiday Classic - Minneapolis, MN)
4:07/7:07 p.m. CT

Merrimack/Wisconsn vs Ferris State (Badger Showdown - Madison, WI)
4:07/7:07 p.m. CT

Bemidji State at Western Michigan
4:35 p.m. ET

Niagara /N Dakota vs Notre Dame (Shillelagh Tournament - Hoffman Estates, IL)
5:05 p.m. CT

Lake Superior at Robert Morris
5:05 p.m. ET

Monday
USA Under-18 Team at Michigan State (Exhibition)
7:05 p.m. ET



Pre-season Polls
Coaches Poll

Team | (first-place votes),Points
1. Michigan (5),114
2. Notre Dame (4),111
3. Miami (2),104
4. Ohio State 90
5. Northern Michigan (1),85
6. Nebraska-Omaha 63
7. Alaska 61
8. Ferris State 50
9. Michigan State 46
10. Lake Superior State 29
11. Western Michigan 28
12. Bowling Green 11

Media Poll
Team | (first-place votes),Points
1. Michigan (24),731
2. Notre Dame (20),712
3. Miami (20),707
4. Ohio State (1),547
5. Northern Michigan 502
6. Alaska 386
7. Nebraska-Omaha 377
8. Michigan State (1),332
9. Ferris State 314
10. Western Michigan 256
11. Lake Superior State 189
12. Bowling Green 95


National Rankings
Courtesy of USCHO.com

[sbkbghockey]

Should be an interesting game. MN transfer and former Falcon Jacob Cepis is eligible for the first time since the transfer and is expected to be in lineup and make his Gopher debut Saturday night.

The Gophers got off to a slow start and also ran into some injuries but looking to rebound as they get back to action this weekend. MN will be without one of their top players, sophomore Jordan Schroeder, who is playing for Team USA in the World U20 Junior Championship.

In the last action for the teams: BG comes into this weekend 2-14-2 and dropped a home-and-home to Michigan State, one of the top teams in the CCHA and nation. Including a heartbreaking OTL at home for the Falcons. Minnesota comes into this weekend 8-9-1 and got a pair of one-goal/ 3-2 wins on the road against Michigan Tech. Tech is a team much like BG, last in their conference (WCHA) and one of the poor teams in the national ranking (3-16-0). The Gophers have stuggled at home this season, only 3-6-0, but BG is 1-7-2 away.

[Spectator]

Great analysis Drew and SBK. The other thing to factor in is the long Christmas break. How will this affect the Falcons? I know I would love to see their first sweep of the season.

[Freddie]

Live TV on FSNorth.

Direct TV #668
Dish Network #436

[MACMAN]

Live TV on FSNorth.

Direct TV #668
Dish Network #436

Sweet! I had not yet checked to see if it was on, this is great news!

[bgbill]

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_141 ... ck_check=1

It's a balmy subzero here in the Twin Cities.

[Freddie]

Did you notice this article about Dan Sexton? It's on the bottome of the pake you linked us to.
http://www.twincities.com/wild/ci_14090 ... xheadlines" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[bgbill]

NMIU 4 clarkson 0. After 2

[BGDrew]

Here's your lines for tonight's game:
BG
F1: JST - Perkin - Petruska
F2: Rodriguez - Solway - Dee
F3: Pageau - Boyd - Kantola
F4: Vargas - McIntosh - Finegan
D1: Page - Ruel
D2: Grover - Krelove
D3: Peltoma - Rushing
G: Hammond - Eno
Minny
F1: Hoeffel - Carman - Sacchetti
F2: Lucia - White - Hansen
F3: (Name Redacted) - Matson - Flynn
F4: Birkholz - Larson - Budish
D1: Leddy - Fischer
D2: Ness - Fairchild
D3: Wehrs - Heigeson
G: Kangas - Patterson - Kremer

[sbkbghockey]

Here's your lines for tonight's game:
BG
F1: JST - Perkin - Petruska
F2: Rodriguez - Solway - Dee
F3: Pageau - Boyd - Kantola
F4: Vargas - McIntosh - Finegan
D1: Page - Ruel
D2: Grover - Krelove
D3: Peltoma - Rushing
G: Hammond - Eno
Minny
F1: Hoeffel - Carman - Sacchetti
F2: Lucia - White - Hansen
F3: (Name Redacted) - Matson - Flynn
F4: Birkholz - Larson - Budish
D1: Leddy - Fischer
D2: Ness - Fairchild
D3: Wehrs - Heigeson
G: Kangas - Patterson - Kremer

Cepis in the 3rd line with Matson and Flynn should be interesting, Matson and Flynn will have his back if the Falcons get aggressive against their old teammate. and if they keep similar lines with other teams when Jake gets talking

[sbkbghockey]

Matson just found out who Kai Kantola is!!!!


ooo Kai with another huge hit and drew a penalty, good pp for BG no goals but 4 shots and some nice chances
Falcons putting some pressure on and looking good!

[BGDrew]

Scoreless after 1. Seems like a little rink rust in the early minutes. Shots are in favor of the Gophers 13-8. We are dominating the faceoffs though, 13-7.

[sbkbghockey]

GOAL BGSU!!!!!! JST scores 1:27 into the 2nd! Assist from Perkin. (he tried to take a shot that got blocked by the skate of a Gopher and landed right on JST's stick!)

[BGDrew]

JST cleans up the garbage to give BG the early 1-0 lead at 1:27 in the 2nd.

[sbkbghockey]

Gophers putting some pressure on now but some nice saves by hammond. Glove a cpl mins ago and just made a nice kick save!

edit: some more great saves on a one timer set up by Cepis (OMG he passed the puck!!) and then a few more big blasts from MN!!