2008–09 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season
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.
Pre-season
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) |
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | October 4 | Wilfrid Laurier | 1–5 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | — | 1–0–0 |
Recruiting
Standings
Schedule and results
- 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).
| 2008–09 Game Log |
| October: 3–3–1 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 1–3–0) |
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | CCHA | Overall |
| 1† | October 10 | RIT | 2–4 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 1,148 | 0–0–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
| 2† | October 11 | Niagara | 3–3 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 1,004 | 0–0–0–0 | 1–0–1 |
| 3† | October 17 | Bowling Green | 3–5 | Boston College | | Spratt | 4,360 | 0–0–0–0 | 1–1–1 |
| 4† | October 18 | Bowling Green | 3–4 | Providence | | Spratt | 1,392 | 0–0–0–0 | 1–2–1 |
| 5 | October 24 | Bowling Green | 1–0 | Alaska | | Spratt | 2,707 | 1–0–0–0 | 2–2–1 |
| 6 | October 25 | Bowling Green | 0–3 | Alaska | | Spratt | 2,888 | 1–1–0–0 | 2–3–1 |
| 7 | October 31 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2–3 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 1,246 | 2–1–0–0 | 3–3–1 |
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| November: 2–5–2 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 0–2–1) |
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | CCHA | Overall |
| 8 | November 1 | Nebraska-Omaha | 5–3 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 1,597 | 2–2–0–0 | 3–4–1 |
| 9 | November 7 | Bowling Green | 0–2 | Lake Superior State | | Spratt | 2,138 | 2–3–0–0 | 3–5–1 |
| 10 | November 8 | Bowling Green | 4–4 | Lake Superior State | SOL | Spratt | 2,394 | 2–3–1–0 | 3–5–2 |
| 11 | November 14 | Northern Michigan | 1–2 | Bowling Green | OT | Spratt | 1,959 | 3–3–1–0 | 4–5–2 |
| 12 | November 15 | Northern Michigan | 1–2 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 1,980 | 4–3–1–0 | 5–5–2 |
| 13 | November 21 | Bowling Green | 1–5 | Notre Dame | | Spratt | 2,857 | 4–4–1–0 | 5–6–2 |
| 14 | November 22 | Notre Dame | 9–1 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 3,422 | 4–5–1–0 | 5–7–2 |
| 15† | November 28 | Minnesota State | 2–2 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 1,494 | 4–5–1–0 | 5–7–3 |
| 16† | November 29 | Minnesota State | 5–2 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 1,562 | 4–5–1–0 | 5–8–3 |
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| December: 2–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–1–0) |
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | CCHA | Overall |
| 17 | December 12 | Notre Dame | 3–1 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 3,113 | 4–6–1–0 | 5–9–3 |
| 18 | December 13 | Bowling Green | 3–4 | Notre Dame | | Spratt | 2,857 | 4–7–1–0 | 5–10–3 |
| 19† | December 19 | Clarkson | 1–4 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 1,294 | 4–7–1–0 | 6–10–3 |
| 20† | December 20 | Clarkson | 1–3 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 1,220 | 4–7–1–0 | 7–10–3 |
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| January: 2–6–0 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–2–0) |
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | CCHA | Overall |
| 21 | January 9 | Ohio State | 8–5 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 1,781 | 4–8–1–0 | 7–11–3 |
| 22 | January 10 | Ohio State | 4–3 | Bowling Green | OT | Eno | 2,435 | 4–9–1–0 | 7–12–3 |
| 23 | January 16 | Bowling Green | 3–0 | Michigan | | Spratt | 6,815 | 5–9–1–0 | 8–12–3 |
| 24 | January 17 | Michigan | 1–0 | Bowling Green | | Sauer | 4,017 | 5–10–1–0 | 8–13–3 |
| 25 | January 23 | Lake Superior State | 3–4 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 2,178 | 6–10–1–0 | 9–13–3 |
| 26 | January 24 | Lake Superior State | 8–4 | Bowling Green | | Eno | 2,174 | 6–11–1–0 | 9–14–3 |
| 27 | January 30 | Bowling Green | 1–6 | Miami (OH) | | Eno | 2,398 | 6–12–1–0 | 9–15–3 |
| 28 | January 31 | Bowling Green | 2–3 | Miami (OH) | | Spratt | 3,183 | 6–13–1–0 | 9–16–3 |
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| February: 2–6–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–5–0) |
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | CCHA | Overall |
| 29 | February 6 | Bowling Green | 0–3 | Northern Michigan | | Spratt | 2,432 | 6–14–1–0 | 9–17–3 |
| 30 | February 7 | Bowling Green | 1–4 | Northern Michigan | | Eno | 2,481 | 6–15–1–0 | 9–18–3 |
| 31 | February 13 | Ferris State | 3–2 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 1,918 | 6–16–1–0 | 9–19–3 |
| 32 | February 14 | Ferris State | 1–3 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 2,029 | 7–16–1–0 | 10–19–3 |
| 33 | February 20 | Bowling Green | 2–3 | Michigan State | | Spratt | 5,891 | 7–17–1–0 | 10–20–3 |
| 34 | February 21 | Michigan State | 0–4 | Bowling Green | | Spratt | 3,311 | 8–17–1–0 | 11–20–3 |
| 35 | February 27 | Bowling Green | 2–5 | Western Michigan | | Spratt | 1,883 | 8–18–1–0 | 11–21–3 |
| 36 | February 28 | Bowling Green | 3–5 | Western Michigan | | Eno | 2,796 | 8–19–1–0 | 11–22–3 |
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| March: 0–2–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–2–0) |
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | CCHA | Overall |
| 37†° | March 6 | Bowling Green | 4–5 | Ohio State | | Spratt | 817 | 8–19–1–0 | 11–23–3 |
| 38†° | March 7 | Bowling Green | 1–7 | Ohio State | | Spratt | 956 | 8–19–1–0 | 11–24–3 |
† Denotes a non-conference game
° Denotes 2009 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament first round |
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| Sexton, DanDan Sexton | 38 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 20 |
| Svendsen, BrandonBrandon Svendsen | 38 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 36 |
| Solway, DavidDavid Solway | 38 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 62 |
| Kantola, KaiKai Kantola | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 63 |
| Bailen, NickNick Bailen | 37 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 58 |
| Perkin, JamesJames Perkin | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| Page, KyleKyle Page | 38 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 |
| Schmidt, KevinKevin Schmidt | 38 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Boyd, JoshJosh Boyd | 35 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Dee, TommyTommy Dee | 37 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 28 |
| McIlrath, ToddTodd McIlrath | 31 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Tiesling, PatrickPatrick Tiesling | 38 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| Cepis, JacobJacob Cepis | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Finegan, WadeWade Finegan | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Petruska, TomasTomas Petruska | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 44 |
| Krelove, AndrewAndrew Krelove | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 |
| Potacco, BryanBryan Potacco | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Sinkewich, RussRuss Sinkewich | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| McIntosh, JamesJames McIntosh | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| Sinclair, CameronCameron Sinclair | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Maxwell, TimTim Maxwell | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Petiot, DeanDean Petiot | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vargas, BrennanBrennan Vargas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Moore, BrianBrian Moore | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Goaltenders
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 |
| Spratt, JimmyJimmy Spratt | 34 | 1951 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 99 | 3 | .891 | 3.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eno, NickNick Eno | 7 | 328 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .805 | 4.58 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
References
- General
- 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 2 October 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Todd Reirden Named Assistant Coach". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. August 18, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Hockey Announces The Addition Of Frank Novock As Assistant Coach". BGSU Falcons. September 23, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Hockey Announces 2008-09 Captains". BGSU Falcons. September 16, 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Fighting Irish and Wolverines Split Top Spot" (PDF). Central Collegiate Hockey Association. September 30, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Hockey Is Picked To Finish Ninth By Coaches And Seventh By Media". BGSU Falcons. September 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Fifth Annual Preseason All-Conference Team announced" (PDF). Central Collegiate Hockey Association. September 30, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
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