2009–10 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season
Introduction The '''2009–10 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season''' was the Falcons' 41st season of varsity hockey and 39th in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). The Falcons finished the year as the eleventh place team in the CCHA and in the first round of the CCHA Hockey Tournament, they lost to the sixth seed Nebraska Omaha. The team was coached by Dennis Williams in his first and only season as the program's head coach.
Preseason Following the 2008–09 season, the future of the ice hockey program at Bowling Green State University was put into doubt. Blog and the local media began to report that the university was planning on cutting the ice hockey program to save money. The reports were met by much criticism from Bowling Green alumni and residents of Northwest Ohio. In late March 2009, Bowling Green president Dr. Carol A. Cartwright officially announced that a feasibility study of the 43-year-old ice arena and the hockey program would be conducted. Cartwright stated the outline of a plan to decide the future of the BGSU Ice Arena and to explore options facing the University's Intercollegiate Athletics Department. Cartwright has assigned Dr. Edward G. Whipple, BGSU vice president for student affairs, to lead the arena effort and Greg Christopher, director of intercollegiate athletics, to head the athletics review. Bowling Green's hockey program's first head coach, Jack Vivian, was announced as the head of the arena working group, as he was a long-time, national consultant on ice arena operations.On July 22, 2009, Bowling Green and the Michigan Wolverines announced that they would play a game at the newly opened Lucas County Arena in downtown Toledo, Ohio on November 21.On July 31, 2009, BGSU announced that it was committing $2.5 million to improvements to BGSU Ice Arena and that another $1.5 million was secured from the state of Ohio by state representative Randy Gardner and state senator Mark Wagoner to assist with renovation plans for the Falcons hockey team's home ice facility. Along with the money committed by BGSU and received from the state of Ohio, the program began to receive donations from supporters and alumni, including $250,000 from Jack and Elaine Vivian and former figure skater and Bowling Green native Scott Hamilton donated $500,000 to endow the Scott Hamilton Hockey Scholarship.=== Coaching changes ===Head coach Scott Paluch would resign on June 30, 2009 and took up a position as regional manager for the United States National Developmental Team. In seven seasons as head coach at Bowling Green, Paluch compiled a record of 84–156–23.Paluch's assistant, Dennis Williams was named the interim coach for the 2009–10 season.=== Players leaving ===Bowling Green would see many players leave the team during the offseason, starting with sophomore forward Dan Sexton, who signed a professional contract with the Anaheim Ducks. Freshman defenceman Dean Petiot, who had left Bowling Green during the 2008–09 season, signed with the Huntsville Havoc of the Southern Professional Hockey League Sophomore forward Jacob Cepis left Bowling Green and transferred to the University of Minnesota and began his career at Minnesota against Bowling Green on January 2, 2010.Freshman defenceman Nick Bailen withdrew from Bowling Green and re-signed with his junior team, the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League. 2009 Exhibition Game Log 1–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) #  Date  Opponent  Score  OT  Decision  Attendance  Record 1  October 3  Wilfrid Laurier  7–3    Eno    1–0–0 2  October 15  US National Team Development Program  7–2    Hammond  1,450  1–1–0'''''Legend''''':
Regular season === Schedule ===2009–10 Season October: 0–5–1 (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 0–3–1) #  Date  Opponent  Score  OT  Decision  Arena  Attendance  CCHA  Pts  Overall  Recap 1†  October 9  @ Minnesota State  3–2   Verizon Wireless Center  3,349  Eno  0–0–0–0  0  0–1–0   L1 2†  October 10  @ Minnesota State  4–1    Verizon Wireless Center  3,546  Hammond  0–0–0–0  0  0–2–0   L2 3†  October 23  Providence  8–2    BGSU Ice Arena  1,575  Eno  0–0–0–0  0  0–3–0   L3 4†  October 24  Providence  3–1    BGSU Ice Arena  1,910  Hammond  0–0–0–0  0  0–4–0   L4 5  October 30  @ #12 Nebraska-Omaha  3–3  SOW  Qwest Center  7,152  Hammond  0–0–1–1  2  0–4–1   SOW1 6  October 31  @ #12 Nebraska-Omaha  3–1    Qwest Center  1,826  Hammond  0–1–1–1  2  0–5–1   L1November: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–3–1; Neutral: 0–1–0) #  Date  Opponent  Score  OT  Decision  Arena  Attendance  CCHA  Pts  Overall  Recap 7  November 6  @ Ferris State  5–1    Ewigleben Arena  1,275  Hammond  0–2–1–1  2  0–6–1   L2 8  November 7  @ Ferris State  3–2    Ewigleben Arena  1,279  Eno  0–3–1–1  2  0–7–1   L3 9  November 13  #9 Alaska  3–1    BGSU Ice Arena  1,759  Eno  1–3–1–1  5  1–7–1   W1 10  November 14  #9 Alaska  5–3    BGSU Ice Arena  1,969  Eno  1–4–1–1  5  1–8–1   L1 11  November 20  @ #16 Michigan  4–2    Yost Ice Arena  6,756  Eno  2–4–1–0  8  2–8–1   W1 12  November 21  vs. #16 Michigan  4–1    Lucas County Arena  4,027  Eno  2–5–1–1  8  2–9–1   L1 13  November 27  @ #14 Notre Dame  2–1  OT  Joyce Center Rink  2,857  Eno  2–6–1–1  8  2–10–1   L2 14  November 28  @ #14 Notre Dame  4–4  SOW  Joyce Center Rink  2,544  Eno  2–6–2–2  10  2–10–2   SOW1December: 0–4–0 (Home: 0–3–0; Road: 0–1–0) #  Date  Opponent  Score  OT  Decision  Arena  Attendance  CCHA  Pts  Overall  Recap 15  December 4  Lake Superior State  2–1    BGSU Ice Arena  1,665  Eno  2–7–2–2  10  2–11–1   L1 16  December 5  Lake Superior State  5–2    BGSU Ice Arena  1,536  Eno  2–8–2–2  10  2–12–2   L2 17  December 11  #13 Michigan State  3–2  OT  BGSU Ice Arena  1,990  Eno  2–9–2–2  10  2–13–2   L3 18  December 12  @ #13 Michigan State  4–1    Munn Ice Arena  4,116  Hammond  2–10–2–2  10  2–14–2   L4January: 2–4–2 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 0–3–1; Neutral: 1–1–0) #  Date  Opponent  Score  OT  Decision  Arena  Attendance  CCHA  Pts  Overall  Recap 19†^  January 2  @ Minnesota  3–1    Mariucci Arena  9,712  Hammond  2–10–2–2  10  2–15–2   L5 20†^  January 3  vs. Clarkson  4–3    Mariucci Arena  1,321  Eno  2–10–2–2  10  3–15–2   W1 21  January 8  @ Ohio State  7–2    Value City Arena  3,236  Eno  2–11–2–2  10  3–16–2   L1 22  January 9  @ Ohio State  4–3    Value City Arena  4,590  Hammond  2–12–2–2  10  3–17–2   L2 23  January 15  @ Northern Michigan  6–0    Berry Events Center  2,857  Hammond  2–13–2–2  10  3–18–2   L3 24  January 16  @ Northern Michigan  3–3  SOL   Berry Events Center  3,052  Eno  2–13–3–2  11  3–18–3   SOL1 25  January 22  Western Michigan  4–4  SOW  BGSU Ice Arena  2,121  Eno  2–13–4–3  13  3–18–4   SOW1 26  January 23  Western Michigan  3–2    BGSU Ice Arena  2,195  Eno  3–13–4–3  16  4–18–4   W1February: 1–5–2 (Home: 1–3–2; Road: 0–2–0) #  Date  Opponent  Score  OT  Decision  Arena  Attendance  CCHA  Pts  Overall  Recap 27  February 4  Michigan  2–1    BGSU Ice Arena  2,453  Eno  3–14–4–3  16  4–19–4   L1 28  February 9  @ Michigan  4–0   Yost Ice Arena  5,968  Hammond  3–15–4–3  16  4–20–4   L2 29  February 12  Miami (Ohio)  3–2   BGSU Ice Arena  2,339  Hammond  3–16–4–3  16  4–21–4   L3 30  February 13  Miami (Ohio)  10–2   BGSU Ice Arena  2,558  Hammond  3–17–4–3  16  4–22–4   L4 31  February 19  Notre Dame  4–3   BGSU Ice Arena  2,084  Eno  4–17–4–3  19  5–22–4   W1 32  February 20  Notre Dame  1–1  SOW  BGSU Ice Arena  2,746  Eno  4–17–5–4  21  5–22–5   SOW1 33  February 26  @ Michigan State  5–2   Munn Ice Arena  6,368  Eno  4–18–5–4  21  5–23–5   L1 34  February 27  Michigan State  2–2  SOW  Munn Ice Arena  3,027  Hammond  4–18–6–5  23  5–23–6   SOW1'''''Legend''''':Note: Points only applicable for conference games. The CCHA record is defined as W–L–T-SOW.Source:  2009–10 BGSU Hockey Schedule=== Standings ===
Playoffs  2010 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey TournamentFirst Round vs. (6) Nebraska–Omaha – Nebraska–Omaha won series 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1  March 5  Nebraska–Omaha  6–1   Hammond  Qwest Center  4,779  0–1   L1 2  March 6  Nebraska–Omaha  6–1    Eno  Qwest Center  6,417  0–2   L2'''''Legend''''':
Roster  Goaltenders#State'''Player'''CatchesYearHometownPrevious Team'''1'''Andrew HammondLFreshmanSurrey, British ColumbiaVernon (BCHL)'''30'''Phil GreerLSeniorFranklin, MassachusettsSanta Fe (NAHL)'''31'''Nick Eno (BUF)LJuniorHowell, MichiganGreen Mtn. (EJHL) Defensemen#State'''Player'''ShootsYearHometownPrevious Team'''2'''Ryan PeltomaRFreshmanBrainerd, MinnesotaNorth Iowa (NAHL)'''3'''Brian MooreRSeniorCarmel, IndianaBozeman (NAHL)'''4'''Kyle Page ('''C''')LSeniorWixom, MichiganIndiana (USHL)'''8'''Ian RuelLFreshmanAnn Arbor, MichiganOmaha (USHL)'''15'''Andrew KreloveRJuniorThunder Bay, OntarioDes Moines (USHL)'''23'''Max GroverRFreshmanKentwood, MichiganSioux Falls (USHL)'''25'''Reed RushingRFreshmanSeattle, WashingtonMarquette (NAHL)'''28'''Robert SheaRFreshmanHarrison Township, MichiganGreen Bay Gamblers (USHL) Forwards#State'''Player'''ShootsYearHometownPrevious Team'''5'''David Solway ('''A''')LJuniorGreen Bay, WisconsinSioux Falls (USHL)'''6'''Jerry FreismuthLFreshmanGrosse Pointe Woods, MichiganAlexandria (NAHL)'''7'''James PerkinLSeniorCalgary, AlbertaLincoln (USHL)'''10'''Marc RodriguezRFreshmanAurora, IllinoisSioux Falls (USHL)'''11'''Wade FineganRJuniorToronto, OntarioGeorgetown (OPJHL)'''13'''Nathan PageauLFreshmanGatineau, QuebecHamilton (OJHL)'''14'''Kai KantolaRSeniorRaleigh, North CarolinaFargo-Moorhead (NAHL)'''17'''James McIntoshLSophomoreHolland Landing, OntarioStouffville (OPJHL)'''18'''Tomas PetruskaRSeniorPrešov, SlovakiaCleveland (NAHL)'''20'''Cameron SinclairLSophomoreWindsor, OntarioSurrey (BCHL)'''21'''Jordan Samuels-Thomas (ATL)LFreshmanWindsor, ConnecticutWaterloo (USHL)'''22'''Brennan VargasLSophomoreCoon Rapids, MinnesotaBurnaby (BCHL)'''26'''Josh BoydLSeniorColumbus, OhioPortage (MJHL)'''27'''Tommy Dee ('''A''')RSeniorMaple Grove, MinnesotaBismarck (NAHL)Source:
Player stats === Skaters === Regular Season Player         33  11  13  24  −3   28          34  9   14  23  −7   30            32  5   13  18  −14  50               34  3   14  17  −18  30               33  8   7   15  −19  64           31  4   8   12  −10  57                      33  5   6   11  −6   44               33  6   5   11  −8   14           30  4   7   11  −10  20          27  3   3   6   −6   8                32  2   4   6   −5   48        23  2   4   6   4           6          32  3   2   5   −11  16            27  2   2   4   −9   26          20  1   3   4   −3   29                   34  0   4   4   −14  32              26  0   3   3   −13  55            26  0   2   2   −4   0           11  1   0   1   1           2                27  0   1   1   0           2         15  0   1   1   −4   10             10  0   1   1   −6   14            21  0   1   1   −4   10             17  0   0   0   3           51 Totals  34  69  118  187  −166  646 Playoffs Player                2  1   0   1   0           0          2  1   0   1   −2   0   2  0   1   1   0           2           2  0   1   1   −1   2                      2  0   1   1   −3   0            2  0   0   0   −1   2               2  0   0   0   −2   0               2  0   0   0   −1   4               2  0   0   0   −2   0           2  0   0   0   0           0                2  0   0   0   −2   2          2  0   0   0   −2   4            2  0   0   0   −4   2                    2  0   0   0   −5   4            2  0   0   0   −1   4             2  0   0   0   0           4              1  0   0   0   −1   0        1  0   0   0   −2   0            1  0   0   0   −1   0          1  0   0   0   −2   0 Totals  2  2  3  5  −32  30Source:  2009–10 BGSU Individual Statistics=== Goaltenders === Regular Season Player                    30  22  1343:28  5  12  4  74  3.30   637  .896  0   19  12  836:43   0  12  2  60  4.30   442  .880  0       2   0   5:31     0  0   0  1   10.88  1    .500  0 Totals  34  2185:42  5  24  6  135  3.71  1080  .889  0 Playoffs Player                    2  1  74:04  0  1  0  6  4.86  38  .864  0   2  1  42:37  0  1  0  6  8.45  31  .838  0       1  0  3:19   0  0  0  0  0.00  0   –     0 Totals  2  120:00  0  2  0  12  6.00  69  .852  0Source:  2009–10 BGSU Individual Statistics
See also * 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
References
External links *  Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey