DATE: Jan. 7, 2005
Game 17: Bemidji State 4, Air Force 2

Series Updates
• Bemidji State improves to 16-5-2 all-time against Air Force
• BSU improves its winning streak over Air Force to nine consecutive games dating back to Jan. 24, 2003
• BSU improves its unbeaten streak against Air Force to 12 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 19, 2002.
• BSU improves to 51-38-13 in regular-season College Hockey America play.

BSU Team Notes
• BSU improves to 858-392-69 (.677) in its 1,319th game and its 49th year of varsity competition.
• Bemidji State continued its recent domination of College Hockey America opposition, picking up its 25th victory in its last 32 regular-season CHA games (25-5-2). BSU’s 25 wins in that span equal its total in its first 70 all-time CHA regular-season games.
• Air Force scored goals at 0:18 and 0:38 of the first period...
...By scoring the game’s first goal, Air Force earned its first lead over Bemidji State at any point in a game since the Falcons scored the game’s first goal in an eventual 3-1 BSU victory on Jan. 2, 2004.
...Air Force held a 2-0 lead over BSU at the first intermission for the first time since Feb. 9, 2002. That game ended in a 2-2 tie.
• Bemidji State rallied from a two-goal deficit to win a game for just the fifth time in its Division I era...
...BSU’s last rally from two goals down to win came Jan. 26, 2002 at Ferris State. BSU trailed 3-1 at 11:55 of the first period and rallied to win 7-5.
...BSU improved to 5-75-3 in its Division I era when trailing by two goals in a game, and 4-31-0 when trailing by two goals in the first period.
...two of BSU’s five comebacks from two goals down to win have come against Air Force. BSU rallied from an 0-2 deficit at 5:32 of the first period to win 5-4 in overtime on March 12, 2000 in the consolation game of the inaugural CHA Tournament.
• Bemidji State tied a Division I-era record by scoring two short-handed goals in a single game. BSU’s only other game with two short-handed goals came against Wayne State on Feb. 18, 2000.
...BSU has scored a short-handed goal in three of its last five games.
• BSU scored all four of its goals on special teams - two via the power play and two short-handed...
...scoring all four of its goals in a game via special teams set a Division I era record. BSU had twice previously scored each of three goals in a game via special teams - Nov. 23, 1999 vs Findlay (3 power-play goals) and Dec. 10, 1999 vs Princeton (3 power-play goals).
...four special-teams goals is tied for fifth-most in a game in BSU’s Division I era and fell just one short of its single-game record.
...four consecutive team goals scored via special teams is tied with three others for the third-longest streak in school history and is just one shy of the school record, set on two occasions.
• BSU out-shot Air Force, 28-19...
...BSU extended its streak of consecutive games without being out-shot on its home ice to 31. BSU has not been out-shot at home since Dec. 7, 2002.
...BSU has out-shot its opponents at John Glas Fieldhouse this season by a combined margin of 303-182 (+121 shots, 13.44 shots/gm).
...Air Force managed just 19 shots on net; it entered the game leading CHA with 35.8 shots per game.
• Air Force went 0-for-4 on the power play...
...the Falcons are now 10-for-84 (.119) against BSU with the man advantage since the inception of CHA.
...Under Tom Serratore (since 2001-02), BSU has held Air Force to 4-for-55 (.073) on the power play.

BSU Head Coach Tom Serratore
• Improved to 56-52-16 in 124 games at Bemidji State.
• Improved to 39-18-9 in 66 career regular-season games against College Hockey America
• Improved to 11-0-1 in 12 career meetings with Air Force.
• Extend his winning streak over Air Force to nine consecutive games dating back to Jan. 24, 2003

Player Notes
• Brendan Cook (Sr, LW; Reston, Manitoba) scored two goals and had an assist during BSU’s three-goal second-period rally...
...scored points no. 19, 20 and 21; goals no. 9 and 10; assist no. 11 this season.
...scored his third short-handed goal this season and his fourth power-play goal this season.
...scored career points no. 81, 82 and 83; career goals no. 44 and 45; career assist no. 38.
...extended his own College Hockey America career record with his ninth short-handed goal at 13:25 of the second period.
...45 career goals moves him within two of Marty Goulet’s BSU career Division I-era record (47, from 1999-2003), and moves him into a tie with Ala.-Huntsville’s Steve Charlebois for 10th place on the College Hockey America career list.
...Cook became the first BSU player to score short-handed and on the power play in the same game since he performed the feat against Ala.-Huntsville on Dec. 13, 2003. Cook now has three career games in which he has scored both power-play and short-handed goals in the same game, and is the only player in BSU’s Division I era to have accomplished the feat.

• Lou Garritan (Jr., RW; Pittsburgh, Pa.) scored a short-handed empty-net goal at 19:23 of the third period...
...scored point no. 3, goal no. 3 this season.
...scored career point no. 8, career goal no. 6.
...second short-handed goal this season, second of his career.
...first career empty-netter.
...first career unassisted goal; fourth unassisted goal by BSU this year.

• Andrew Murray (Sr, C; Selkirk, Manitoba) scored a goal and an assist in BSU’s three-goal second period rally...
...points no. 23 and 24 this season; goal no. 10 this season; assist no. 14 this season.
...scored career points no. 100 and 101; career goal no. 40; career assist no. 61.
...Murray’s assist on Brendan Cook’s short-handed goal at 0:26 of the second period was his 100th career point...
...Murray’s 101 career points move him past Marty Goulet for first place on BSU’s career Division I-era scoring list. Goulet scored 47-53=100 points for BSU from 1999-2003.
...Murray’s 101 career points move him into a tie for 49th place on BSU’s all-time career scoring list with Garry Bock (46-55=101; 1971-74) and Marc Lafleur (37-64=101; 1995-99).
...Murray became just the 10th player in College Hockey America history to reach 100 career points scored.
...Murray moved past Goulet for sole possession of ninth place on the CHA career scoring list.
...Murray’s 61st career assist extended his own BSU career Division I-era record and moved him past Tyler Butler (Ala.-Huntsville) for eighth place on the CHA career list.

• Peter Jonsson (Sr, D; Astorp, Sweden) assisted on Cook’s second-period power-play goal...
...scored his 10th assist and his 12th point of the season.
...for his career, scored point no. 45 and assist no. 38.
...moved into a tie with Dave Geatz (1981-85) for 39th place on BSU’s career scoring list for defensemen.

• Rob Sirianni (Jr, RW; Edmonton, Alberta) had two assists.
...scored his 12th and 13th point of the season, assists no. 5 and 6 this year.
...scored career points no. 30 and 31, career assists no. 15 and 16.
...first multi-assist game this season; third of his career.

• Matt Climie (Fr, G; Leduc, Alberta) picked up the victory in goal in relief of Layne Sedevie.
...Climie saved all 17 shots he faced and evened his season record at 2-2-0.
...Climie played 59:22, setting a BSU Division I-era record for minutes played in relief. The previous record of 54:19 was set by Bob Tallarico in relief of Grady Hunt at Findlay on Nov. 17, 2000.
...in Climie’s two victories, he has allowed just one goal in 119:15 of work - an 0.50 goals-against average.

• Layne Sedevie (So, G; Bismarck, N.D.) was pulled after allowing two goals on two shots in 38 seconds of work.
...Sedevie’s 38-second start was the shortest by a goalie in BSU’s Division I era. The previous record was held by Grady Hunt, who lasted just 5:41 at Findlay on Nov. 17, 2000. Hunt allowed three goals on eight shots in that contest.
...Sedevie earned no decision when BSU rallied with three second-period goals. He is 7-2-0 in his last 10 starts ans is 10-2-1 in 14 career starts against College Hockey America foes.