The 2008–09 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. Their regular season began on October 10, 2008, against RIT and concluded on February 28, 2009, against Western Michigan. Despite finishing last in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, Bowling Green advanced to the 2009 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament where they were eliminated two games to none by Ohio State in the opening round.
| 2008–09 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | 12th CCHA |
| Home ice | BGSU Ice Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine | — |
| USCHO.com/CBS College Sports | — |
| Record | |
| Overall | 11–24–3 |
| Home | 9–9–2 |
| Road | 2–15–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Scott Paluch |
| Captain(s) | Kyle Page |
| Alternate captain(s) | Kevin Schmidt Brandon Svendsen |
| Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey seasons « 2007-08 2009-10 » | |
Pre-season edit
In May 2008, assistant coach and former Falcon player, Doug Schueller, left the team to become the head coach of the ice hockey team at Saint John's (MN), becoming the 22nd head coach in the Johnnies' history.[1] and was replaced by another former Falcons player and graduate assistant, Dennis Williams, in July.[2] Once again in August, the hockey team lost another assistant coach, when Todd Reirden took a position as assistant coach with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League under former Bowling Green teammate Dan Bylsma[3] and was replaced with Frank Novock who was an assistant with Wayne State University's ice hockey program before it was disbanded.[4]
A month before the season, Paluch named senior defenseman Tim Maxwell and junior defenseman Kyle Page as co-captains for the upcoming season.[5] At the CCHA media day, the Falcons were voted to finish ninth by the league's coaches with 56 points and seventh by the league's media partners with 444 points.[6][7] Also at the media day, sophomore forward Jacob Cepis was named an honorable mention to the preseason all-conference team.[8] The Falcons entered the season returning 21 letter winners, while losing six including Buffalo Sabres prospect, Derek Whitmore who scored 102 points during his four-year career with Bowling Green.[7]
| 2008 Exhibition Game Log: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | ||
| 1 | October 4 | Wilfrid Laurier | 1–5 | Bowling Green | Spratt | — | 1–0–0 | |||
Recruiting edit
| 2008–09 Recruits | |||||
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| State | Player | Shoots | Position | Hometown | Previous Team |
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Nick Bailen | R | D | Fredonia, New York | Indiana (USHL) |
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James McIntosh | L | RW | Holland Landing, Ontario | Stouffville (OPJHL) |
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Dean Petiot | L | D | Daysland, Alberta | Camrose (AJHL) |
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Bryan Potacco | L | RW | Kinnelon, New Jersey | St. Michael's (OPJHL) |
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Cameron Sinclair | L | LW | Windsor, Ontario | Surrey (BCHL) |
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Brennan Vargas | L | RW | Coon Rapids, Minnesota | Burnaby (BCHL) |
Standings edit
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| GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #4 Notre Dame†* | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 95 | 52 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 135 | 69 | |
| #5 Michigan | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 98 | 51 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 145 | 84 | |
| #2 Miami | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 89 | 57 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 128 | 89 | |
| Alaska | 28 | 0^ | 28^ | 0^ | 0^ | 34 | 54 | 51 | 39 | 0^ | 39^ | 0^ | 74 | 68 | |
| Ohio State | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 87 | 85 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 143 | 119 | |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 72 | 73 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 111 | 103 | |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 75 | 86 | 41 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 111 | 130 | |
| Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 62 | 76 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 98 | 103 | |
| Ferris State | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 58 | 68 | 38 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 90 | 105 | |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 73 | 86 | 39 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 110 | 115 | |
| Michigan State | 28 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 43 | 85 | 38 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 62 | 118 | |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 60 | 96 | 38 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 89 | 131 | |
| Championship: Notre Dame † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll ^ Alaska was retroactively required to forfeit all wins and ties due to player ineligibilities.[9] | |||||||||||||||
Schedule and results edit
- Green background indicates shootout/overtime win (conference only) or win (2 points).
- Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
- White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (conference only) or tie (1 point).
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Player statistics edit
Skaters edit
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Dan Sexton | 38 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 20 |
| Brandon Svendsen | 38 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 36 |
| David Solway | 38 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 62 |
| Kai Kantola | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 63 |
| Nick Bailen | 37 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 58 |
| James Perkin | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| Kyle Page | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 |
| Kevin Schmidt | 38 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Josh Boyd | 35 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Tommy Dee | 37 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 28 |
| Todd McIlrath | 31 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Patrick Tiesling | 38 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| Jacob Cepis | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Wade Finegan | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Tomas Petruska | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 44 |
| Andrew Krelove | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 |
| Bryan Potacco | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Russ Sinkewich | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| James McIntosh | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| Cameron Sinclair | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Maxwell | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Dean Petiot | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brennan Vargas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Moore | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Goaltenders edit
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA | G | A | PIM |
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| Jimmy Spratt | 34 | 1951 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 99 | 3 | .891 | 3.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Eno | 7 | 328 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .805 | 4.58 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
References edit
- General
- Schedule and results: "Bowling Green Falcons: 2008–2009 Men's Hockey Schedule/Results". U.S. College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- Player statistics: "Bowling Green Falcons Men's Hockey 2008–2009 Statistics: Overall". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ Klinkner, Ryan (May 16, 2008). "Doug Schuller Named New Hockey Coach". Saint John's University (MN). Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ^ "Dennis Williams Named New Assistant Hockey Coach". BGSU Falcons. July 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ^ "Todd Reirden Named Assistant Coach". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. August 18, 2008. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ^ "Hockey Announces The Addition Of Frank Novock As Assistant Coach". BGSU Falcons. September 23, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hockey Announces 2008-09 Captains". BGSU Falcons. September 16, 2008. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ^ "Fighting Irish and Wolverines Split Top Spot" (PDF). Central Collegiate Hockey Association. September 30, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ^ a b "Hockey Is Picked To Finish Ninth By Coaches And Seventh By Media". BGSU Falcons. September 30, 2008. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ^ "Fifth Annual Preseason All-Conference Team announced" (PDF). Central Collegiate Hockey Association. September 30, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ^ "NCAA bans Nanooks from postseason, takes away victories". Anchorage Daily News. November 5, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
External links edit
- Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey Archived 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine