Bergeron's Redhawks in their respective coaching debuts at each school, with Eigner's Bowling Green team taking the win on the road, 7-4. The Falcons won a first round series on the road in Fairbanks, Alaska in March of 2020, sweeping the Nanooks 4-2, 3-2. On the Thursday before their semifinal series against Bemidji State, the WCHA and NCAA announced that the rest of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, ending Eigner's first season in charge with an overall record of 21-13-4. After having a difficult January, the Falcons finished with a 10-game unbeaten streak (8-0-2), longest in the nation. That year, Eigner coached defenseman Alec Rauhauser to his second WCHA Defensive Player of the Year award and a 2nd-team All-American (West) finish, adding to his successful track record of developing tremendous defensive hockey players. Also in 2019-2020, the redesigned Falcon power play unit scored the most goals in Division I, and Eigner helped Connor Ford to be named to the All-WCHA Third Team. In 2020–21, in the final year of the men's WCHA and a season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bowling Green started the season on a scorching pace, winning 12 of their first 13 games and finding themselves at 16-4-0 through 20 games. Unfortunately, the hot start did not last, and the Falcons went 4-6-1 down the stretch, including their first quarterfinal playoff series loss since joining the WCHA in 2013, losing to Northern Michigan in three games. Still, with their 20-10-1 record, there was a thought that they may still have a chance at an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, being one of the five programs in the country to win 20+ games on the season. However, those dreams were dashed on Selection Sunday, when the Falcons were left out for a 14-13-2 Notre Dame team from the Big Ten. Still, 2020–21 had some great moments, as Bowling Green won the program’s 1,000th game in program history on January 16, 2021. In addition, three of Eigner’s Falcons were named as First Team All-WCHA performers, in seniors Brandon Kruse and Connor Ford, and junior Will Cullen, who also claimed Bowling Green’s third WCHA Defensive Player of the Year award in four seasons. Head coaching record Footnotes References External links 1968 births Living people American men's ice hockey defensemen Rochester Mustangs players St. Paul Vulcans players Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey players Birmingham