BEMIDJI, Minn. – The No. 16/RV ranked Alaska Nanook hockey team faces off against Bemidji State to open up the Western Collegiate Hockey Association portion of the schedule The Nanooks are coming off a weekend split against Western Michigan last weekend.
Alaska (5-1-0) will face the Beavers (1-3-0) at 4:37 p.m. on Friday and 4:07 p.m. on Saturday. Both games are available to watch on WCHA.tv with a subscription. The games will also be broadcast by FOX 7 (live on Friday and a tape delay on Saturday, at 8:00 p.m.).
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ListenGame NotesWCHA Weekly Release Notes in Brief• The Alaska Nanooks (5-1-0) split their weekend series against Western Michigan University last weekend. The Nanooks won on Friday, 1-0 before losing 4-2 on Saturday.
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Sean Cahill earned his first shutout of the season, and second of his career, in the 1-0 win over WMU on Friday. Cahill stopped all 34 shots he faced, including 13 in a frantic third period of play.
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Nolan Kaiser scored his first goal of the season in Friday's win. The power play tally was only the second of his career for the senior defenseman.
• In Saturday's loss, another pair of Nanooks recorded their first goals of the season as
Garrick Perry and
Marcus Basara each opened their 2014-15 account. Perry scored on a penalty shot to end the first period, tying the game at one. Basara scored in the third period, to bring Alaska within one (3-2).
• Following their first lost of the season, the Nanooks remained No. 16 in the USCHO.com poll. They are still receiving votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polll.
• Perry leads the Nanooks with 5 points as he as collected four assists and a goal for the young season.
Austin Vieth leads Alaska with three goals while
Peter Krieger and
Colton Parayko each have two.
• Bemidji State enters the weekend on the back of a three game losing streak. After a 5-1 win over #2 North Dakota, the Beavers dropped its next three against ND and #1 Minnesota.
• Last season Alaska and Bemidji State played twice as part of WCHA action. In Bemidji, the Nanoos went undefeated with a 3-3 tie followed by a 5-1 win. Back in Fairbanks, the teams split with Alaska winning the first game, 3-0 and the Beavers taking the second, 4-0.
• Overall the Beavers hold the all-time series lead by a slim, 4-3-2 margin. Prior to last season, the Nanooks had not played BSU since back-to-back loses in 1984.
• Last season, the ttwo teams combined to score, on average, 4.75 goals per game. This season, the Nanooks are averigng 3.33. The Beavers, average 2.75.
