Men's Ice Hockey | 2/11/2020 5:30:00 PM

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks hockey team returns home to start their final home-stretch of the 2019-20. Bowling Green comes to Fairbanks for the only meeting between the two teams during the regular-season.
 

Opponent	Bowling Green Falcons (15-13-2, 10-10-2-2 WCHA)
Location	Fairbanks, Alaska – Carlson Center
Dates, Times & Promotions	Friday, February 14 vs. Bowling Green at 7:07 p.m. AKT Saturday, February 15 vs. Bowling Green at 7:07 p.m. AKT Military Appreciation Night – The Nanooks will be welcoming current military personnel from Fort Wainwright and Fort Eielson. We will be recognizing those in the crowd throughout the game.
Follow Along	Live Video: FloHockey.tv ($$$) Live Radio: KSUA 91.5 FM Online Radio: KSUAradio.com Live Stats: CollegeHockeyStats.net
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Follow Along
Fans who are unable to join fellow Nanooks fans in the Carlson Center for this weekend's series, can stream the games live on FloHockey.tv, as well as every contest for the remainder of the 2019-20 Nanooks hockey season. Longtime Nanooks hockey commentator, Bruce Cech can also be heard on KSUAradio.com as well as KSUA 91.5 FM.

Last Time Out
The Nanooks are coming home to end the 2019-20 regular-season after going on the road for the final time last weekend. The 'Nooks road tripped to Huntsville, Alabama to face-off with the Chargers of UAH. In game one of the series, the Nanooks fell behind early, trailing the Chargers 1-3 after the first period. Quickly into the second period, the Nanooks pulled the game even at 3-3. Alaska once again fell behind at the end of the period, going into the third period down 4-6. After 15 minutes of no scoring, the Nanooks struck for two goals late in the third period, tying the game at 6-6 and forcing overtime.

Nobody scored in the first 5-on-5 overtime, but only 29 seconds into the 3-on-3 overtime, Tyler Cline put a backhand into the back of the net for the Nanooks, giving the 'Nooks an extra WCHA point on top of the official tie.

Game two of the series went the way of the Nanooks. Only two minutes into the game, while on the power play, Alaska struck behind their captain, Kylar Hope. Hope took a pass from the Jandric brothers and slotted the shot home, putting the Nanooks up 1-0. While on the power play in the second period, the 'Nooks struck again. This time it was Tyler Cline, for his second goal of the weekend. Tristan Thompson grabbed the third and final goal for Alaska with a 150-foot empty-netter. His goal came with only three seconds remaining in the game, giving him his fifth goal of the season.

Hobey Baker Update
Junior forward, Max Newton is still in contention for the top-10 finish needed to advance to the second round of voting. Newton currently finds himself in 22nd overall place as we near the cutoff in the fan-vote portion of the award. You can still add your vote everyday if you go to HobeyBaker.com/vote. Each fan is given one vote per day up until March 9, 2020.

The Vancouver, B.C.-native is coming off of a four-point game against Huntsville on Friday, Feb. 7, grabbing one goal while assisting on three others.

Can't Stop Jandric
Steven Jandric, the junior forward from Prince George, B.C., has been on a role in the last month. After not picking up a point on Jan. 10 against Lake Superior State, Jandric now has a streak of seven games with at least one point. It all started on Jan. 11, the second game against Lake State when Jandric assisted on a goal in the Nanooks tie. After that, Jandric put up one point, three points, two points, one point, two points and two points, helping the Nanooks remain in the WCHA playoff picture and now helping them in their fight for home-ice.

Military Appreciation
The Alaska Nanooks hockey team took a field trip to Fort Wainwright on Monday, Feb. 10, handing out 300+ ticket vouchers to service men and women. During their tour of the base, Nanook hockey members were able to ask questions and learn about those who serve in the Military. Members from both Fort Wainwright and Fort Eielson will be in the crowd at the Carlson Center and recognized throughout the night.

Scouting the Opponent – Bowling Green State Falcons
The Bowling Green State Falcons come into this weekend's matchup with a 15-13-2 record, while being .500 in WCHA play at 10-10-2-2. The Falcons are coming off of a series-sweep of the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7-8. On the first night, BGSU won in OT, picking up a 5-4 victory before taking the Saturday game easily, 4-1 over UAA.

On the offensive side of the puck, the Falcons are led by five players with over 20 points. At the top of that list is Alec Rauhauser, a senior from Bismarck, North Dakota. The defenseman has collected 28 points through 30 games, scoring nine goals and assisting on 19 others. Cameron Wright, a junior forward from Newmarket, Ontario is the most lethal goal-scorer for the Falcons. He currently leads BGSU in the goals column with 17 on the season, scoring four game-winning goals and grabbing one hat trick on the season.

The top goaltender for Bowling Green State has been Erik Dop. Dop, a junior out of Lewis Center, Ohio, has seen the most time in net, 26 games, and has started all 26 of those appearances. Dop has made 584 saves on the season, while compiling a .900 save percentage and gives up an average of 2.48 goals per game. While giving up nearly two and a half goals per game, Dop has compiled a 14-11-1 record for the Falcons, giving them strong consistency in net.

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