When Kruzich arrived at Bowling Green he joined a team that has won the conference title the previous year but had been passed over for the NCAA tournament when they lost their conference tournament championship in overtime . Over the course of his freshman season Kruzich beat out three other Falcon goaltenders to take over the starting position , ending the season with a record of 21-5-2 and finishing fourth in the nation with a 2.87 g.a.a. Despite his superb play Bowling Green could n't capitalize on their third consecutive conference title and fell in the conference semifinal to Western Michigan in double overtime . Despite the setback Kruzich 's regular season exploits helped the Falcons to a 31-7-2 record which was good enough for the selection committee to place the Falcons as the third western seed
conference title
1983 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Gary Kruzich