By the Numbers: WCHA Final Five

Xcel Energy Center - March 15-March 17
Thursday (play-in game) @ 7:07 pm: #5 Wisconsin vs. #4 Michigan Tech
Friday @ 2:07 pm: #3 North Dakota vs. #2 St. Cloud State
Friday @ 7:07 pm: Play-in Winner vs. #1 Minnesota
Saturday @ 2:07 pm: Third place game
Saturday @ 7:07 pm: Championship game

North Dakota Fighting Sioux
Record 21-12-5 (13-10-5 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Ryan Duncan 51
2t. Jonathan Toews 41
2t. T.J. Oshie 41
4t. Robbie Bina 26
4t. Taylor Chorney 26

PIM
1. Kyle Radke 90 (45 penalties)
2. Zach Jones 70 (27 penalties)
3. Brian Lee 67 (28 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1t. Michael Forney 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Taylor Chorney 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Scott Foyt 1 (0) 1.000
4. Jonathan Toews 373 (263) .586
5. T.J. Oshie 174 (128) .576

+/-
1. Joe Finley +20
2. Jonathan Toews +18
3. Ryan Duncan +16

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Philippe Lamoureux 2.31 (.914) 32
2. Aaron Walski 2.96 (.857) 2
3. Anthony Grieco 3.49 (.884) 8

For more Sioux stats, information about the WCHA Final Five, and notes of interest about the Sioux check out this week's Sioux Hockey press release.

St. Cloud State Huskies
Record 22-8-7 (14-7-7 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Andreas Nodl 43
2. Andrew Gordon 42
3. Ryan Lasch 37
4. Nate Dey 29
5. Dan Kronick 24

PIM
1. Dan Kronick 54 (27 penalties)
2. Nate Raduns 49 (19 penalties)
3. Justin Fletcher 35 (12 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1t. Jon Ammerman 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Craig Gaudet 1 (0) 1.000
3. Grant Clafton 2 (1) .667
4. Gary Houseman 84 (76) .525
5. Andrew Gordon 50 (47) .515

+/-
1. Justin Fletcher +24
2. Matt Stephenson +19
3t. Andrew Gordon +16
3t. Andreas Nodl +16

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Bobby Goepfert 2.08 (.932) 32
2. Jase Weslosky 2.68 (.899) 6

More St. Cloud State stats are found here.

Michigan Tech Huskies
Record 18-16-5 (11-12-5 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Peter Rouleau 30
2. Tyler Shelast 24
3. Lars Helminen 21
4t. Jimmy Kerr 19
4t. Geoff Kinrade 19

PIM
1. Jimmy Kerr 55 (26 penalties)
2. Jake Wilkens 52 (22 penalties)
3. Mike Batovanja 40 (20 penalties)

Faceoffs
Not Available

+/-
1. Geoff Kinrade +18
2. Malcolm Gwilliam +13
3. Alex Gagne +11

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Michael-Lee Teslak 1.90 (.919) 21
2. Rob Nolan 2.26 (.910) 20

More Michigan Tech stats are found here.

Wisconsin Badgers
Record 17-17-4 (12-13-3 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Andrew Joudrey 25
2. Jake Dowell 23
3t. Michael Davies 22
3t. Ross Carlson 22
5t. Jack Skille 16
5t. Jamie McBain 16

PIM
1. Blake Geoffrion 62 (27 penalties)
2t. Davis Drewiske 46 (23 penalties)
2t. Jake Dowell 46 (20 penalties)
2t. Kyle Klubertanz 46 (19 penalties)

Faceoffs
Not Available

+/-
1. Jeff Likens +15
2. Andrew Joudrey +8
3. Jake Dowell +6

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Shane Connelly 0.98 (.957) 6
2. Brian Elliot 2.11 (.923) 33

More Wisconsin stats are found here.

Minnesota Golden Gophers
Record 28-9-3 (18-7-3 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1t. Kyle Okposo 39
1t. Jay Barriball 39
3. Alex Goligoski 36
4. Blake Wheeler 33
5. Mike Vannelli 31

PIM
1. Ben Gordon 54 (20 penalties)
2. Ryan Flynn 52 (26 penalties)
3t. Jim O’Brien 51 (24 penalties)
3t. Mike Carman 51 (20 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1t. R.J. Anderson 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Alex Goligoski 2 (0) 1.000
3. Evan Kaufmann 62 (43) .590
4. Ben Gordon 11 (9) .550

+/-
1t. Alex Goligoski +19
1t. Mike Vannelli +19
3t. Kyle Okposo +15
3t. Derek Peltier +15

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Kellen Briggs 2.10 (.917) 25
2. Jeff Frazee 2.36 (.900) 18

More Minnesota stats are found here.

By the Numbers: 1st Round WCHA Playoffs Minnesota State @ North Dakota(best of three)

Fighting Sioux
Record 19-12-5 (13-10-5 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Ryan Duncan 49
2. T.J. Oshie 39
3. Jonathan Toews 38
4. Robbie Bina 25
5t. Brad Miller 23
5t. Taylor Chorney 23

PIM
1. Kyle Radke 90 (45 penalties)
2. Zach Jones 68 (26 penalties)
3. Brian Lee 67 (28 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1t. Michael Forney 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Scott Foyt 1 (0) 1.000
3t. Jonathan Toews 343 247 .581
3t. T.J. Oshie 172 124 .581

+/-
1t. Joe Finley +18
1t. Jonathan Toews +18
3. Ryan Duncan +18

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Philippe Lamoureux 2.36 (.911) 30
2. Aaron Walski 2.96 (.857) 2
3. Anthony Grieco 3.49 (.884) 8

For more Sioux stats, information about the 1st Round WCHA Playoffs Minnesota State @ North Dakota best of three series, and notes of interest about the Sioux check out this week's Sioux Hockey press release.

Mavericks
Record 13-17-6 (10-13-5 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Travis Morin 39
2. Steve Wagner 29
3. Joel Hanson 27
4. Jon Kalinski 26
5. Mick Berge 18

PIM
1. Brian Kilburg 90 (30 penalties)
2. Trevor Bruess 85 (22 penalties)
3. Jon Kalinski 68 (27 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1. Nick Canzanello 1 (0) 1.000
2. Kael Mouillierat 11 (5) .688
3. Matt Tyree 3 (2) .600

+/-
1. Brian Kilburg +6
2. Trevor Bruess +4
3t. Jon Kalinski +3
3t. Jerad Stewart +3

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Mike Zacharias 2.92 (.897) 24
2. Chris Clark 3.68 (.844) 5
3. Dan Tormey 4.26 (.857) 12

More Maverick stats are found here.

By the Numbers: St. Cloud State

Fighting Sioux
Record 18-12-4 (12-10-4 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Ryan Duncan 48
2. T.J. Oshie 38
3. Jonathan Toews 35
4t. Robbie Bina 22
4t. Taylor Chorney 22

PIM
1. Kyle Radke 90 (45 penalties)
2. Zach Jones 68 (26 penalties)
3. Brian Lee 61 (25 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1t. Scott Foyt 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Michael Forney 1 (0) 1.000
3. Jonathan Toews 323 (223) .592
4. T.J. Oshie 172 (121) .587

+/-
1. Jonathan Toews +19
2t. Ryan Duncan +17
2t. Joe Finley +17

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Philippe Lamoureux 2.36 (.911) 28
2. Aaron Walski 2.96 (.857) 2
3. Anthony Grieco 3.49 (.884) 8

For more Sioux stats, information about the St. Cloud State series, and notes of interest about the Sioux check out this week's Sioux Hockey press release.

Huskies
Record 20-6-6 (14-6-6 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Andrea Nodl 40
2. Andrew Gordon 39
3. Ryan Lasch 34
4. Nate Dey 27
5. Justin Fletcher 22

PIM
1. Dan Kronick 52 (26 penalties)
2. Nate Raduns 49 (19 penalties)
3. Justin Fletcher 31 (10 penalties)

Faceoffs
Not Available

+/-
1. Justin Fletcher +27
2. Matt Stephenson +19
3. Andrew Gordon +15

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Jake Weslosky 1.80 (.928) 5
2. Bobby Goepfert 2.11 (.931) 27

For more St. Cloud State stats go here.

By the Numbers: Denver

Fighting Sioux
Record 17-11-4 (11-9-4 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Ryan Duncan 43
2. T.J. Oshie 33
3. Jonathan Toews 32
4. Taylor Chorney 22
5. Robbie Bina 20

PIM
1. Kyle Radke 84 (42 penalties)
2. Zach Jones 68 (26 penalties)
3. Brian Lee 55 (22 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1t. Scott Foyt 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Michael Forney 1 (0) 1.000
3. Jonathan Toews 294 (202) .593
4. T.J. Oshie 170 (120) .586

+/-
1. Jonathan Toews +19
2. Joe Finley +18
3. Ryan Duncan +17

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Philippe Lamoureux 2.39 (.907) 26
2. Aaron Walski 2.96 (.857) 2
3. Anthony Grieco 3.49 (.884) 8

More Sioux stats can be found here.

Pioneers
Record 20-11-3 (12-9-3 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Brock Trotter 36
2. Rhett Rakhshani 32
3t. Ryan Dingle 31
3t. Tyler Ruegsegger 31
5. Chris Butler 24

PIM
1. Geoff Paukovich 63 (30 penalties)
2. Andrew Thomas 59 (24 penalties)
3. J.P. Testwuide 57 (19 penalties)

Faceoffs
Not Available

+/-
1. Tyler Ruegsegger +13
2. T.J. Fast +6
3t. Chris Butler +5
3t. Brock Trotter +5

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Danny King 0.00 (.000) 1
2. Peter Mannino 2.00 (.929) 16
3. Glenn Fisher 2.27 (.922) 21

More Pioneer stats can be found here.

By the Numbers: Minnesota Duluth

Fighting Sioux
Record 16-11-3 (10-9-3 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Ryan Duncan 41
2t. Jonathan Toews 31
2t. T.J. Oshie 31
4. Taylor Chorney 22
5. Brad Miller 19

PIM
1. Kyle Radke 80 (40 penalties)
2. Zach Jones 66 (25 penalties)
3. Brian Lee 55 (22 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1t. Scott Foyt 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Michael Forney 1 (0) 1.000
3. Jonathan Toews 274 (185) .597
4. T.J. Oshie 167 (119) .587

+/-
1t. Joe Finley +17
1t. Jonathan Toews +17
3. Ryan Duncan +15

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Philippe Lamoureux 2.52 (.904) 24
2. Aaron Walski 2.96 (.857) 2
3. Anthony Grieco 3.49 (.884) 8

More Sioux stats are found here.

Bulldogs
Record 10-17-3 (6-14-2 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Mason Raymond 38
2. Matt Niskanen 28
3t. Bryan McGregor 21
3t. MacGregor Sharp 21
5. Josh Meyers 19

PIM
1. Drew Akins 53 (17 penalties)
2. Travis Gawrylets 47 (18 penalties)
3. Mike Curry 39 (14 penalties)

Faceoffs
Not Available

+/-
Not Available

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Josh Johnson 3.21 (.885) 9
2. Alex Stalock 3.34 (.881) 23

More Bulldog stats are found here.

Hockey For Dummies: The First Edition

Before we even started our blog we had this idea for a series of posts that would attempt to inform certain fans of some hockey basics they seem to struggle with. Most often this will be inspired by comments and questions overheard at games. Now we're sure most of our readers (if we have readers) know these things but there are some fans who can't quite grasp what is happening on the ice. Whether they be girls who were forced by their boyfriends to go to the game, corporate guests, or that annoying guy who always yells shoot from the time the power play begins, we hope to make things a little bit easier for them.

We're going to start with the basics because apparently there are some Sioux fans out there who struggle with the roster. If you don't, you can quit reading now. (Consider that your warning. If you continue to read and get irritated, it's your own fault. ) Now the roster is a listing of a team's players. A basic roster will tell you the player's name, number, and position. The position listed is the player's primary position. Sometimes players are asked to play a different position. For example, Kyle Radke is listed as a defensemen but is currently playing at the forward position.We have included a basic roster for your viewing pleasure. We also threw in a pronunciation guide in case you feel the need to scream at the players, now you can do so without fear of a mispronunciation. (We didn't make this pronunciation guide so don't ask about Chay's last name. We're not sure how it's supposed to be said. Also, Ryan Martens is #8, not #14. We don't know what they were thinking when they put this thing together.) This pronunciation guide was found in a weekly Fighting Sioux hockey press release. For the official roster, complete with pictures, you can visit the Fighting Sioux website.

By the Numbers: Minnesota State

Fighting Sioux
Record 15-11-2 (9-9-2 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Ryan Duncan 36
2. T.J. Oshie 29
3. Jonathan Toews 25
4t. Brad Miller 19
4t. Taylor Chorney 19

PIM
1. Kyle Radke 66 (33 penalties)
2. Zach Jones 52 (22 penalties)
3. Joe Finley 46 (19 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1t. Scott Foyt 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Michael Forney 1 (0) 1.000
3. Jonathan Toews 244 163 .600
4. T.J. Oshie 163 119 .578

+/-
1. Joe Finley +13
2. Jonathan Toews +12
3. Ryan Duncan +10

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Aaron Walski 1.68 (.917) 1
2. Philippe Lamoureux 2.43 (.908) 22
3. Anthony Grieco 3.49 (.884) 8

More Sioux stats are found here.

Mavericks
Record 10-15-5 (7-11-4 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Travis Morin 32
2. Steve Wagner 21
3. Jon Kalinski 20
4. Joel Hanson 18
5. Mick Berge 14

PIM
1. Brian Kilburg 82 (26 penalties)
2. Jon Kalinski 66 (26 penalties)
3. Trevor Bruess 64 (17 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1. Nick Canzanello 1 (0) 1.000
2. Kael Mouillierat 11 (5) .688
3. Matt Tyree 3 (2) .600

+/-
1. Brian Kilburg +9
2. Jerad Stewart +6
3t. Trevor Bruess +4
3t. Jon Kalinski +4

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Mike Zacharias 2.58 (.908) 19
2. Chris Clark 3.55 (.863) 3
3. Dan Tormey 4.28 (.856) 10

More Maverick stats are found here.

By the Numbers: Minnesota

Fighting Sioux
Record 13-11-2 (7-9-2 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Ryan Duncan 29
2. T.J. Oshie 25
3. Jonathan Toews 20
4. Brad Miller 19
5. Chris Porter 17

PIM
1. Kyle Radke 62 (31 penalties)
2. Zach Jones 52 (22 penalties)
3. Joe Finley 40 (16 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1t. Scott Foyt 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Michael Forney 1 (0) 1.000
3. Jonathan Toews 220 (139) .613
4. T.J. Oshie 157 (116) .575

+/-
1. Joe Finley +10
2. Jonathan Toews +8
3. Ryan Duncan +5

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Aaron Walski 1.68 (.917) 1
2. Philippe Lamoureux 2.37 (.908) 20
3. Anthony Grieco 3.49 (.884) 8

More Sioux stats are found here.

Golden Gophers
Record 21-3-3 (13-2-3 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Alex Goligoski 29
2. Blake Wheeler 27
3t. Jay Barriball 26
3t. Mike Vannelli 26
5. Kyle Okposo 25

PIM
1t. Ben Gordon 45 (17 penalties)
1t. Alex Goligoski 45 (13 penalties)
3t. Jim O’Brien 41 (19 penalties)
3t. Mike Carman 41 (15 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1. Alex Goligoski 2 (0) 1.000
2. Ryan Kaufmann 58 (38) .604
3. Ben Gordon 8 (6) .571

+/-
1. Alex Goligoski +20
2t. Mike Vannelli +17
2t. Kyle Okposo +17
2t. Derek Peltier +17

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Kellen Briggs 1.72 (.935) 15
2. Jeff Frazee 1.99 (.913) 12

More Gopher stats are found here.

By the Numbers: Bemidji State University

Fighting Sioux
Record 11-11-2 (7-9-2 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Ryan Duncan 27
2. T.J. Oshie 20
3. Brad Miller 17
4. Chris Porter 16
5. Jonathan Toews 15

PIM
1. Kyle Radke 58 (29 penalties)
2. Zach Jones 50 (21 penalties)
3. Joe Finley 38 (15 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1t. Scott Foyt 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Michael Forney 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Brad Miller 1 (0) 1.000
4. Jonathan Toews 186 (117) .614
5. T.J. Oshie 153 (114) .573

+/-
1. Joe Finley +9
2. Jonathan Toews +7
3. Ryan Duncan +5

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Aaron Walski 1.68 (.917) 1
2. Philippe Lamoureux 2.35 (.909) 18
3. Anthony Grieco 3.49 (.884) 8

More Sioux stats are found here.

Beavers
Record 12-7-3 (7-2-3 CHA)

Points Leaders
1. Travis Winter 22
2. Rob Sirianni 18
3. Blaine Jarvis 16
4. Tyler Scofield 13
5t. Luke Erickson 12
5t. Joey Moggach 12

PIM
1. Riley Weselowski 36 (18 penalties)
2. Ryan Miller 35 (12 penalties)
3t. Rob Sirianni 29 (9 penalties)
3t. Tyler Scofield 29 (9 penalties)

Faceoffs
Not Available

+/-
1. Nathan Schwartzbauer +10
2. Travis Winter +8
3. Riley Weselowski +7

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Matt Climie 2.70 (.912) 18
2. Orlando Alamano 2.70 (.912) 5
3. Layne Sedevie 9.19 (.787) 2

More Bemidji State stats are found here.

By the Numbers: Alaska Anchorage

Fighting Sioux
Record 10-11-1 (6-9-1 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Ryan Duncan 23
2. T.J. Oshie 18
3. Brad Miller 16
4t. Chris Porter 14
4t. Brian Lee 14

PIM
1. Kyle Radke 50 (25 penalties)
2. Zach Jones 46 (19 penalties)
3. Joe Finley 36 (14 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1t. Scott Foyt 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Michael Forney 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Brad Miller 1 (0) 1.000
4. Jonathan Toews 162 (102) .614
5. T.J. Oshie 144 (113) .560

+/-
1. Joe Finley +7
2. Jonathan Toews +4
3t. Brad Miller +3
3t. Chay Genoway +3
3t. Erik Fabian +3

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Aaron Walski 1.68 (.917) 1
2. Philippe Lamoureux 2.48 (.902) 16
3. Anthony Grieco 3.49 (.884) 8

More Sioux stats are found here.

Seawolves
Record 10-10-2 (6-10-0 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Justin Bourne 25
2. Paul Crowder 17
3t. Jay Beagle 15
3t. Chad Anderson 15
5. Josh Lunden 14

PIM
1. Kevin Clark 63 (15 penalties)
2. Chris Tarkir 54 (16 penalties)
3. Jay Beagle 53 (21 penalties)

Faceoffs W (L) %
1t. Jared Tuton 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Nils Backstrom 1 (0) 1.000
1t. Chad Anderson 1 (0) 1.000
4. Merit Waldrop 11 (7) .611
5. Charlie Kronschnabel 156 (103) .602

+/-
1. Chad Anderson +12
2. Josh Lunden +3
3. Peter Cartwright +2

Goaltenders GAA (SV%) Games Played
1. Nathan Lawson 2.82 (.895) 17
2. Jon Olthuis 3.64 (.882) 7

More AA stats are found here.

By the Numbers: Colorado College

Fighting Sioux
Record 9-10-1 (5-8-1 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Ryan Duncan 23
2. T.J. Oshie 18
3. Brad Miller 16
4t. Chris Porter 14
4t. Brian Lee 14

PIM
1. Kyle Radke 46 (23 penalties)
2. Zach Jones 42 (17 penalties)
3. Joe Finley 36 (14 penalties)

Faceoffs W L %
1t. Scott Foyt 1 0 1.000
1t. Michael Forney 1 0 1.000
1t. Brad Miller 1 0 1.000
4. Jonathan Toews 162 102 .614
5. T.J. Oshie 123 94 .567

+/-
1. Joe Finley +7
2t. Brad Miller +4
2t. Jonathan Toews +4

Goaltenders GAA SV% Games Played
1. Aaron Walski 1.68 .917 1
2. Philippe Lamoureux 2.70 .893 14
3. Anthony Grieco 3.49 .884 8

More Sioux stats are found here.

Tigers
Record 12-7-1 (8-4-0 WCHA)

Points Leaders
1. Jimmy Kilpatrick 21
2. Chad Rau 20
3. Scott McCulloch 18
4t. Lee Sweatt 13
4t. Brian Connelly 13

PIM
1. Jake Gannon 46 (12 penalties)
2. Brandon Straub 41 (15 penalties)
3. Lee Sweatt 37 (13 penalties)

Faceoffs W L %
Not Available

+/-
Not Available

Goaltenders GAA SV% Games Played
1. Matt Zaba 2.81 .906 15
2. Drew O’Connell 2.63 .895 6
3. Chris Kawano 3.02 .786 1

More CC stats are found here.