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2022–23 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season

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2022–23 Bowling Green Falcons
men's ice hockey season
Conference3rd CCHA
Home iceSlater Family Ice Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall15–19–2
Conference12–12–2
Home9–11–1
Road6–8–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachTy Eigner
Assistant coachesCurtis Carr
Stavros Paskaris
Captain(s)Alex Barber
Alternate captain(s)Evan Dougherty
Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 54th season of play for the program and the 44th in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. The Falcons represented Bowling Green State University and were coached by Ty Eigner in his 4th season.

Season

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Bowling Green began the season with a decent performance in the first two weeks, splitting a pair of series with above-average opponents. In week 3, however, the team's hopes were dealt a massive blow when starting goaltender, Zack Rose, suffered a torn labrum and missed the remainder of the season.[1] Coach Ty Eigner turned to Christian Stoever to man the pipes but the sophomore got off to a rocky start. After a week off, Stoever looked much more comfortable in the cage against Minnesota State and, though the team lost both games, the results were much more promising.

With Stoever settling into the starting role, the Falcons had to address another of their early-season problems; a lack of scoring. After scoring 6 goals in the opener, BG averaged just 2 goals per game over the next eight matches. Unsurprisingly, the team got off to a 2–7 start as a result. Once November rolled around, however, the offense began to coalesce around Austen Swankler and started scoring. After the poor start, the Falcons won six out of seven and brought themselves back up to .500. The team had a chance to establish itself a potential NCAA contender with a slate of 4 games against ranked teams to end the first half of their season. Unfortunately, BG lost each contest and were only close in one of the matches.

With their chances for an at-large bid near zero, Bowling Green kicked off the second half of its season with a 6-game winning streak that put it atop the CCHA standings. However, the Falcons were unable to keep their position and won just once in their final eight games. Despite the skid, the Falcons earned a home site for the quarterfinals and faced off against Ferris State. The two teams were evenly matched throughout both games though BG needed to score late to tie the score on both occasions. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs ended up with an overtime goal twice and upset the Falcons.[2]

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Cameron Babiak Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
Gabriel Chicoine Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Maine Mariners)
Chrystopher Collin Forward  Canada Left mid-season (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions)
Adam Conquest Forward  United States Transferred to Lindenwood
Sam Craggs Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Toledo Walleye)
Garrett Daly Defenseman  United States Transferred to St. Thomas
Chase Danol Forward  United States Left program (retired)
T. J. Lloyd Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Alaska
Trevor St. Jean Forward  United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jack Blake Defenseman  United States 21 Manhattan Beach, CA
Quinn Emerson Forward  United States 21 Manhattan Beach, CA
Sam Evola Goaltender  United States 21 Rochester, MI
Jaden Grant Forward  United States 20 White Lake, MI
Chase Gresock Forward  United States 24 Powell, OH; graduate transfer from Miami
Hunter Lellig Defenseman  United States 23 Waterloo, IA; graduate transfer from Minnesota Duluth
Brett Pfoh Forward  Canada 20 Port Moody, BC
Zach Vinnell Defenseman  Canada 24 Cochrane, AB; transfer from Merrimack

Roster

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As of August 6, 2022.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 British Columbia Ben Wozney Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2001-06-15 Richmond, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL)
4 Alberta Zach Vinnell Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-03 Cochrane, Alberta Merrimack (HEA)
5 Iowa Hunter Lellig Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-02-08 Waterloo, Iowa Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)
6 Ohio Alex Barber (C) Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-02-17 Dublin, Ohio Central Illinois (USHL)
7 Minnesota Spencer Schneider Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-09-11 Lakeville, Minnesota Aberdeen (NAHL)
8 Quebec Chrystopher Collin Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-05-05 Montreal, Quebec Edmunston (MHL)
10 Arizona Nathan Burke Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-12-21 Scottsdale, Arizona Minnesota (Big Ten)
11 Minnesota Taylor Schneider Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-02-18 Lakeville, Minnesota Dubuque (USHL)
12 Pennsylvania Austen Swankler Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-08-21 North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Erie (OHL)
13 British Columbia Brett Pfoh Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2002-01-22 Port Moody, British Columbia Spruce Grove (AJHL)
14 Michigan Dalton Norris Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2001-09-28 Oxford, Michigan Lincoln (USHL)
15 Michigan Evan Dougherty (A) Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-04-17 Kalamazoo, Michigan Waterloo (USHL)
16 Ontario Brayden Krieger Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2001-02-09 Elora, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
17 British Columbia Ethan Scardina Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-11-02 South Surrey, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL)
18 California Quinn Emerson Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-12 Manhattan Beach, California Wenatchee (BCHL)
20 Ontario Ryan O'Hara Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-07-18 Oakville, Ontario Waterloo (USHL)
21 Alberta Seth Fyten Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-11-23 Didsbury, Alberta Spruce Grove (AJHL)
22 Michigan Adam Pitters Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-02-09 Grosse Pointe, Michigan Aberdeen (NAHL)
23 Ontario Max Coyle Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-29 Tillsonburg, Ontario Alabama Huntsville (WCHA)
24 Alberta Eric Parker Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-01-15 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL)
26 California Jack Blake Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-09-21 Manhattan Beach, California Oakville (OJHL)
27 Ohio Chase Gresock Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-08-13 Powell, Ohio Miami (NCHC)
28 Michigan Jaden Grant Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-09-02 White Lake, Michigan Youngstown (USHL)
30 Michigan Christian Stoever Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-04-16 Northville, Michigan New Jersey (NAHL)
31 Ohio Peter Eigner Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-05-04 Bowling Green, Ohio Tri-State (Midget AAA)
33 Sweden Anton Malmström Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2000-03-18 Österhaninge, Sweden Djurgården J20 (J20 SuperElit)
35 Michigan Salvatore Evola Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-04-24 Rochester, Michigan Johnstown (NAHL)
40 Newfoundland and Labrador Zack Rose Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-07-03 Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador Victoria (BCHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#12 Minnesota State †* 26 16 9 1 2 4 1 52 83 56 39 25 13 1 126 81
#13 Michigan Tech 26 15 7 4 0 1 0 50 68 54 39 24 11 4 103 88
Bowling Green 26 12 12 2 0 2 1 41 89 76 36 15 19 2 114 114
Northern Michigan 26 14 12 0 3 0 0 39 82 77 38 21 17 0 123 103
Bemidji State 26 12 11 3 3 1 2 39 73 63 36 14 17 5 94 97
Ferris State 26 9 14 3 1 2 3 34 62 91 37 14 19 4 92 131
St. Thomas 26 10 14 2 1 1 0 32 69 81 36 11 23 2 86 117
Lake Superior State 26 8 17 1 2 1 1 25 52 80 36 9 25 2 71 118
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 1 6:07 PM at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan FloHockey Rose W 6–4  2,967 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 2 6:07 PM at Northern Michigan Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan FloHockey Stoever L 3–4 OT 2,064 1–1–0 (1–1–0)
October 7 7:00 PM at Michigan State* Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan BTN+ Rose W 3–1  5,472 2–1–0
October 8 7:07 PM Michigan State* Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Rose L 1–2  3,422 2–2–0
October 13 7:00 PM at #18 Western Michigan* Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Rose L 1–4  2,912 2–3–0
October 14 7:07 PM #18 Western Michigan* Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever L 2–8  2,816 2–4–0
October 22 7:00 PM vs. Adrian Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio (Exhibition) Cancelled [4]
October 28 8:07 PM at #8 Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterMankato, Minnesota KEYC Stoever L 2–3 OT 4,172 2–5–0 (1–2–0)
October 29 7:07 PM at #8 Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterMankato, Minnesota KEYC Stoever L 2–4  4,007 2–6–0 (1–3–0)
November 4 7:07 PM Michigan Tech Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever L 2–3  2,350 2–7–0 (1–4–0)
November 5 7:07 PM Michigan Tech Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever W 6–1  2,872 3–7–0 (2–4–0)
November 11 7:07 PM St. Thomas Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever W 3–2  2,204 4–7–0 (3–4–0)
November 12 7:07 PM St. Thomas Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever W 3–2  2,467 5–7–0 (4–4–0)
November 18 7:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan FloHockey Stoever W 6–0  1,497 6–7–0 (5–4–0)
November 19 7:07 PM at Ferris State Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan FloHockey Stoever L 1–4  1,904 6–8–0 (5–5–0)
December 2 7:07 PM at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Rose W 7–4  987 7–8–0 (6–5–0)
December 3 6:07 PM at Lake Superior State Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan FloHockey Stoever W 5–1  876 8–8–0 (7–5–0)
December 9 7:07 PM #16 Minnesota State Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever L 1–2  2,312 8–9–0 (7–6–0)
December 10 7:07 PM #16 Minnesota State Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever L 2–6  2,024 8–10–0 (7–7–0)
December 16 7:07 PM #14 Ohio State* Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever L 2–5  4,412 8–11–0
December 17 7:07 PM at #14 Ohio State* Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio BTN Evola L 4–9  5,271 8–12–0
December 29 7:07 PM Rensselaer* Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever W 3–1  1,678 9–12–0
December 30 7:07 PM Rensselaer* Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever W 5–2  1,989 10–12–0
January 6 7:07 PM Lake Superior State Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Evola W 5–2  2,371 11–12–0 (8–7–0)
January 7 7:07 PM Lake Superior State Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever W 5–3  2,339 12–12–0 (9–7–0)
January 13 7:07 PM Bemidji State Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever W 4–2  3,009 13–12–0 (10–7–0)
January 14 7:07 PM Bemidji State Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever W 5–2  3,339 14–12–0 (11–7–0)
January 19 8:07 PM at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota FloHockey Stoever L 2–4  490 14–13–0 (11–8–0)
January 20 8:07 PM at St. Thomas St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota FloHockey Stoever T 3–3 SOW 739 14–13–1 (11–8–1)
January 27 7:07 PM USNTDP* Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio (Exhibition) FloHockey Evola L 3–6  2,602
February 3 7:07 PM Ferris State Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever L 1–2  3,211 14–14–1 (11–9–1)
February 4 7:07 PM Ferris State Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever T 4–4 SOL 3,706 14–14–2 (11–9–2)
February 10 7:07 PM at #12 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Stoever W 5–2  3,938 15–14–2 (12–9–2)
February 11 5:07 PM at #12 Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan FloHockey Stoever L 2–4  4,019 15–15–2 (12–10–2)
February 24 7:07 PM Northern Michigan Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever L 2–4  3,103 15–16–2 (12–11–2)
February 25 7:07 PM Northern Michigan Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio FloHockey Stoever L 2–4  4,498 15–17–2 (12–12–2)
CCHA Tournament
March 3 7:07 PM Ferris State* Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio (Quarterfinal Game 1) FloHockey Stoever L 3–4 OT 1,686 15–18–2
March 4 7:07 PM Ferris State* Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio (Quarterfinal Game 2) FloHockey Stoever L 1–2 OT 1,638 15–19–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[5]

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Austen Swankler C 35 19 25 44 43
Chase Gresock C 36 11 20 31 12
Ryan O'Hara F 36 11 19 30 25
Nathan Burke F 36 17 12 29 12
Taylor Schneider LW 36 11 13 24 12
Alex Barber F 36 7 16 23 34
Zach Vinnell LW 36 1 19 20 10
Ethan Scardina F 31 11 5 16 14
Ben Wozney D 36 2 13 15 14
Max Coyle D 34 3 8 11 34
Dalton Norris C/LW 36 2 9 11 8
Jaden Grant F 36 3 5 8 12
Quinn Emerson LW 28 3 4 7 14
Adam Pitters F 27 2 5 7 32
Brayden Krieger F 28 1 5 6 4
Anton Malmström RW 33 3 3 6 16
Brett Pfoh D 24 2 3 5 10
Evan Dougherty D 32 2 2 4 12
Eric Parker D 8 1 3 4 2
Hunter Lellig F 34 0 4 4 34
Spencer Schneider RW 24 0 3 3 8
Seth Fyten D 7 2 0 2 6
Christian Stoever G 31 0 1 1 2
Pete Eigner G 1 0 0 0 0
Chrystopher Collin D 2 0 0 0 0
Salvatore Evola F 3 0 0 0 0
Zack Rose G 5 0 0 0 0
Jack Blake F 10 0 0 0 0
Total 114 197 311 370

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Pete Eigner 2 2:29 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.000 0.00
Christian Stoever 31 1802:20 11 17 2 86 914 1 .914 2.86
Zack Rose 5 244:43 3 1 0 14 115 0 .891 3.44
Salvatore Evola 4 127:03 1 1 0 9 56 0 .862 4.25
Empty Net - 21:53 - - - 5 - - - -
Total 36 2198:08 15 19 2 114 1089 1 .909 3.11

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[7]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Austen Swankler CCHA First Team [8]
Nathan Burke CCHA Second Team [9]
Dalton Norris CCHA Rookie Team [10]

References

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  1. ^ "CCHA RinkRap: Falcons Snap Home Losing Streak". FloHockey. November 7, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Ice Hockey Roster". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Bowling Green Exhibition with Adrian Canceled". CCHA. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Ice Hockey Schedule". Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Bowling Green State Univ. 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "All-CCHA First Team Honorees Revealed". CCHA. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Six Are All-CCHA Second Team Selections". CCHA. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Team Announced". CCHA. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.