2009–10 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season

      2009–10 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season
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      Conference 11th CCHA
      Home ice BGSU Ice Arena
      Rankings
      USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine -
      USCHO.com/CBS College Sports -
      Record
      Overall 4-20-4 (2-13-3-2)
      Home 2-8-1
      Road 1-12-3
      Neutral 1-1-0
      Coaches and Captains
      Head Coach Dennis Williams
      Captain(s) Kyle Page
      Alternate captain(s) Tommy Dee
      David Solway

      Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey seasons
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      The 2009–10 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey team is the Falcons' 41st season of varsity hockey. They represent Bowling Green State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Dennis Williams in his first season as the program's head coach and play their home games at BGSU Ice Arena.

      Preseason

      Following the 2008-09 season, the future of the ice hockey program at Bowling Green State University was put into doubt. Blog and the local media began to report that the university was planning on cutting the ice hockey program to save money. The reports were met by much criticism from Bowling Green alumni and residents of Northwest Ohio.[1] In late March 2009, Bowling Green president Dr. Carol A. Cartwright officially announced that a feasibility study of the 43-year old ice arena and the hockey program would be conducted. Cartwright stated the outline of a plan to decide the future of the BGSU Ice Arena and to explore options facing the University's Intercollegiate Athletics Department. Cartwright has assigned Dr. Edward G. Whipple, BGSU vice president for student affairs, to lead the arena effort and Greg Christopher, director of intercollegiate athletics, to head the athletics review. Bowling Green's hockey program's first head coach, Jack Vivian, was announced as the head of the arena working group, as he was a long-time, national consultant on ice arena operations.[2]

      On July 22, 2009, Bowling Green and the Michigan Wolverines announced that they would play a game at the newly opened Lucas County Arena in downtown Toledo, Ohio on November 21.[3]

      On July 31, 2009, BGSU announced that it was committing $2.5 million to improvements to BGSU Ice Arena and that another $1.5 million was secured from the state of Ohio by state representative Randy Gardner and state senator Mark Wagoner to assist with renovation plans for the Falcons hockey team's home ice facility.[4] Along with the money committed by BGSU and received from the state of Ohio, the program began to receive donations from supporters and alumni, including $250,000 from Jack and Elaine Vivian[5] and former figure skater and Bowling Green native Scott Hamilton donated $500,000 to endow the Scott Hamilton Hockey Scholarship.[6]

      Coaching changes

      Head coach Scott Paluch would resign on June 30, 2009 and took up a position as regional manager for the United States National Developmental Team. In seven seasons as head coach at Bowling Green, Paluch complied a record of 84-156-23. Paluch's assistant, Dennis Williams was named the interim coach for the 2009-10 season.[7]

      Players leaving

      Bowling Green would see many players leave the team during the offseason, starting with sophomore forward Dan Sexton, who signed a professional contract with the Anaheim Ducks.[8] Freshman defenceman Dean Petiot, who had left Bowling Green during the 2008-09 season, signed with the Huntsville Havoc of the Southern Professional Hockey League[9] Sophomore forward Jacob Cepis left Bowling Green and transferred to the University of Minnesota and began his career at Minnesota against Bowling Green on January 2, 2010.[10] Freshman defenceman Nick Bailen withdrew from Bowling Green and resigned with his junior team, the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League.

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      Regular season

      Standings

      Conference Overall
      GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
      #3 Miami (OH)† 28 21 2 5 2 70 100 39 44 29 8 7 147 86
      Michigan State 28 14 8 6 2 50 73 64 38 19 13 6 115 97
      #14 Ferris State 28 13 9 6 4 49 79 66 40 21 13 6 118 92
      #13 Northern Michigan 28 13 9 6 3 48 86 72 41 20 13 8 124 104
      #15 Alaska 28 11 9 8 4 45 73 70 39 18 12 9 108 93
      Nebraska–Omaha 28 13 12 3 2 44 85 83 42 20 16 6 124 116
      #8 Michigan* 28 14 13 1 0 43 83 69 45 26 18 1 148 102
      Ohio State 28 10 12 6 4 40 81 93 39 15 18 6 110 122
      Notre Dame 28 9 12 7 2 36 65 76 38 13 17 8 90 102
      Lake Superior State 28 10 15 3 2 35 66 90 38 15 18 5 93 118
      Bowling Green 28 4 18 6 5 23 58 102 36 5 25 6 71 138
      Western Michigan 28 4 17 7 2 21 62 87 36 8 20 8 76 104
      Championship: Michigan
      † indicates conference regular season champion
      * indicates conference tournament champion
      Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

      Roster

      As of December 2009.[11]

      Goaltenders
      # State Player Catches Year Hometown Previous Team
      1 British Columbia Andrew Hammond L Freshman Surrey, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL)
      30 Massachusetts Phil Greer L Senior Franklin, Massachusetts Santa Fe (NAHL)
      31 Michigan Nick Eno (BUF) L Junior Howell, Michigan Green Mtn. (EJHL)
      Defensemen
      # State Player Shoots Year Hometown Previous Team
      2 Minnesota Ryan Peltoma R Frsehman Brainerd, Minnesota North Iowa (NAHL)
      3 Indiana Brian Moore R Senior Carmel, Indiana Bozeman (NAHL)
      4 Michigan Kyle Page (C) L Senior Wixom, Michigan Indiana (USHL)
      8 Michigan Ian Ruel L Freshman Ann Arbor, Michigan Omaha (USHL)
      15 Ontario Andrew Krelove R Junior Thunder Bay, Ontario Des Moines (USHL)
      23 Michigan Max Grover R Freshman Kentwood, Michigan Sioux Falls (USHL)
      25 Washington (state) Reed Rushing R Freshman Seattle, Washington Marquette (NAHL)
      28 Michigan Robert Shea R Freshman Harrison Township, Michigan Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
      Forwards
      # State Player Shoots Year Hometown Previous Team
      5 Wisconsin David Solway (A) L Junior Green Bay, Wisconsin Sioux Falls (USHL)
      6 Michigan Jerry Freismuth L Freshman Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Alexandria (NAHL)
      7 Alberta James Perkin L Senior Calgary, Alberta Lincoln (USHL)
      10 Illinois Marc Rodriguez R Freshman Aurora, Illinois Sioux Falls (USHL)
      11 Ontario Wade Finegan R Junior Toronto, Ontario Georgetown (OPJHL)
      13 Quebec Nathan Pageau L Freshman Gatineau, Quebec Hamilton (OJHL)
      14 North Carolina Kai Kantola R Senior Raleigh, North Carolina Fargo-Moorhead (NAHL)
      17 Ontario James McIntosh L Sophomore Holland Landing, Ontario Stouffville (OPJHL)
      18 Slovakia Tomas Petruska R Senior Prešov, Slovakia Cleveland (NAHL)
      20 Ontario Cameron Sinclair L Sophomore Windsor, Ontario Surrey (BCHL)
      21 Connecticut Jordan Samuels-Thomas (ATL) L Freshman Windsor, Connecticut Waterloo (USHL)
      22 Minnesota Brennan Vargas L Sophomore Coon Rapids, Minnesota Burnaby (BCHL)
      26 Ohio Josh Boyd L Senior Columbus, Ohio Portage (MJHL)
      27 Minnesota Tommy Dee R Senior Maple Grove, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL)


      Tournaments

      The Falcons competed in the following tournaments:

      • Dodge Holiday Classic in Minneapolis, Minnesota (hosted by Minnesota) from January 2–3.

      Schedule

      •        Green background indicates win (2 points).
      •        Red background indicates loss (0 points).
      •        White background indicates tie (1 point).
      2009–10 Game Log[12]
      February: 0–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 0–1–0)
      Game Date Opponent Score Location Attendance Decision CCHA Overall
      27 February 4 Michigan 2–1 BGSU Ice Arena 2,453 Eno 3–14–4–3 4–19–4
      28 February 9 @ Michigan 4–0 Yost Ice Arena 5,968 Hammond 3–15–4–3 4–20–4
      29 February 12 Miami (Ohio) BGSU Ice Arena
      30 February 13 Miami (Ohio) BGSU Ice Arena
      31 February 19 Notre Dame BGSU Ice Arena
      32 February 20 Notre Dame BGSU Ice Arena
      33 February 26 @ Michigan State Munn Ice Arena
      34 February 27 Michigan State Munn Ice Arena

      † Denotes a non-conference game
      ^ Denotes Dodge Holiday Classic
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      Player stats

      Skaters

      Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

      Regular season
      Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
      • †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Wranglers. Stats reflect time with the Wranglers only.
      • ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season.
      • (G)Denotes goaltender.

      Goaltenders

      Note: GPI = Games Played In; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; SV% = Save Percentage

      Regular season
      Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
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      See also

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      References

      1. ^ Markey, Matt (March 13, 2009). "BGSU talk of ending hockey irks alumni". Toledo Blade. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
      2. ^ Press Release (March 31, 2009). "BGSU Announces Ice Arena Study And Review Of Athletic Programs". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
      3. ^ Staff (July 22, 2009). "BG, UM to play hockey at Lucas County Arena". Toledo Blade. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
      4. ^ Staff (July 31, 2009). "BGSU commits $2.5 million for ice arena improvements". Toledo Blade. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
      5. ^ Staff (November 15, 2009). "Vivians donate $250,000 to BG Ice Arena". Toledo Blade. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
      6. ^ Gilbert-Cunningham, Meghan (December 18, 2009). "Scott Hamilton to fund scholarship at BGSU". Toledo Blade. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
      7. ^ Staff (July 1, 2009). "Paluch resigns as Bowling Green head coach". Toledo Blade. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
      8. ^ Staff (April 9, 2009). "Former Wildcat Sexton signs with Ducks". Times Record News. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
      9. ^ Staff (September 11, 2009). "Havoc re-sign McCreary, sign Petiot". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
      10. ^ Murphy, Brian (January 2, 2010). "Minnesota Gophers men's hockey team unleashes new weapon". American Chronicle. Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
      11. ^ 2009-10 Bowling Green Ice Hockey Roster Bowling Green State University Official Athletic Site
      12. ^ Bowling Green State University. "2009–10 Falcon Hockey Schedule". Retrieved January 17, 2010. 
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