Jan. 15, 2008

ADRIAN, Mich. - The Adrian College men's varsity hockey team and their strong start to the program have placed them among the leaders in several different team and individual statistical categories.

The Bulldogs currently boast an overall record of 12-3-0 with a 9-1-0 mark in Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (MCHA) play. Some of the various categories in which the Bulldogs are highlighted include team winning percentage and scoring offense while five individual skaters are among the most scoring-productive players in the nation. A full listing of current statistical standings can be found below.

In addition to being among the best teams statistically, the Adrian College men's varsity hockey team graced the USCHO.com Top 15 in the Monday, January 14 installment of national rankings. In their first-ever ranking, the Bulldogs currently sit as the number 15 team as compiled by USCHO.com.

Team Winning Percentage:

8

Adrian

12-3-0

.800

Scoring Offense:

		Games	Goals	G/GM
1	Adrian	15	91	6.07

Scoring Margin:

		Games	GF	GF/G	GA	GA/G	Margin
2	Adrian	15	91	6.07	45	3.00	3.07

Power Play:

		Totals	SHA	PCT
8	Adrian	31/107	2	29.0

Points Per Game:

			GP	G- A- P	P/GM
1	Neil Trimm	Neumann	13	13-22-35	2.69
2	Shawn Skelly	Adrian	15	16-20-36	2.40
3	Eric Miller	Adrian	15	17-16-33	2.20
4	Mike Hedden	Neumann	16	25-10-35	2.19
5	Adam Krug	Adrian	15	10-22-32	2.13

Points Per Game (Defensemen):

			GP	G- A- P	P/GM
1	Mike Gooch	Neumann	16	2-21-23	1.44
2	Mike Westerman	Bowdoin	11	6-9-15	1.36
3	Russell Smith	Elmira	13	3-14-17	1.31
	Nicolas Dumoulin	Elmira	13	9-8-17	1.31
5	Quinn Waller	Adrian	15	4-15-19	1.27

Points Per Game (Rookies):

			GP	G- A- P	P/GM
1	Shawn Skelly	Adrian	15	16-20-36	2.40
2	Eric Miller	Adrian	15	17-16-33	2.20
3	Eric Tufman	UMass Boston	11	9-9-18	1.64
4	Ryan Leary	Bowdoin	9	13-1-14	1.56
5	Brad Houston	Adrian	13	10-9-19	1.46

USCHO.com NCAA D-III Ranking (01/14/08)

	Team (First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	St. Norbert (17)	15-1-1	296	1
2	Elmira ( 3)	11-0-2	280	2
3	Plattsburgh	15-2-0	261	3
4	St. Thomas	10-2-1	232	4
5	Wis.-River Falls	12-2-3	221	6
6	Hobart	12-2-0	192	9
7	Manhattanville	9-3-1	160	5
8	Southern Maine	10-1-2	145	7
9	Wis.-Stout	12-3-1	129	8
10	Middlebury	8-2-1	125	12
11	Norwich	10-3-0	120	10
12	Bowdoin	9-2-0	69	15
13	Babson	8-2-2	61	11
14	Oswego	10-4-2	33	14
15	Adrian	12-3-0	24	NR