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.