University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

GAME CENTRAL

Date: Fri., Nov. 23/Sat., Nov. 24  |  Time: 7:35 p.m. EST/ 7:35 p.m. EST
Venue: Berry Events Center (Cap. 4,260)  |  Location: Marquette, Mich.

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CCHA Weekly Release   |   Alaska Notes   |   Northern Michigan Notes

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Alaska Nanooks hockey team is spending the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Marquette, Mich., where they will play a two-game Central Colleigate Hockey Association series against the Northern Michigan Wildcats this Friday and Saturday at 7:35 p.m. EST.

Here are the need to know notes about the NMU series and Alaska Hockey:

• The Nanooks and Wildcats have met 14 times with head coach Dallas Ferguson at the helm since 2008-09. Ferguson and his Nanooks are winless against NMU in that stretch with a 0-8-6-4 mark and Alaska's last win over the 'Cats was on Nov. 30, 2007.
• The Blue and Gold trail NMU 6-27-11 in the all-time series and are just 1-17-6 against the 'Cats on the road. The Nanooks only win at the Berry Events Center was a 2-1 decision on Feb. 5, 2005.
• The Blue and Gold are allowing 2.33 goals per game, which ranks 17^th best in the country. Their penalty kill is also 14^th overall with an 87 percent efficiency.
• Rookie goalie John Keeney ranks 10^th nationally (3^rd for CCHA netminders) with a 1.78 GAA  and sophomore Sean Cahill is 24^th at 2.22. Keeney's save percentage of .935 also ranks 13^th for Division I netminders. Friday night he recorded his second career victory and his first career assist.
• Alaska has had a balanced offense thus far this season with 18-of-22 players notching one or more points in the first 12 games of the season. Four players are tied for the team lead with eight points, including four goals and four assists by JR Colton Beck, FR Tyler Morley and SR Andy Taranto, and six more have at least five points already.
• Senior captain Adam Henderson is leading the Nanooks in the faceoff circle with 151 wins and a .570 win efficiency.
• Five of JR Colton Beck's eight points this season have been notched on the power play, which ranks him second in CCHA play with 3-2—5, and all eight of them have been scored in the eight league games played thus far.
• Alaska scored six goals in Friday's win over #9 Western Michigan, marking the most goals this season and since a 6-3 home win against Notre Dame on Jan. 27, 2012. It marked the 13^th time under head coach Dallas Ferguson that the Nanooks scored five or more goals in a game.
• Rookies Nolan Huysmans (2g, 2a) and Tyler Morley (1g, 3a) and their senior linemate Jarret Granberg (1g, 1a) accounted for half of the Nanooks points (8g, 12a) scored in the weekend split against the Broncos.