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CANISIUS (2-6-3, 2-1-2) AT AIC (3-8-2, 2-3-2)<br />

YOUTH MOVEMENT<br />

4There is a new look to the Griffs this season with the addition of 12 players to the 2011-12 roster.<br />

4The 12 freshmen are tied for the most in the country this season with Mercyhurst and Ohio State.<br />

4Overall, Canisius has only two seniors and six upperclassmen to go along with 20 underclassmen.<br />

THE LOST BOYS<br />

4The need for such a large freshmen class is due to the loss of a successful 2011 senior class.<br />

4Canisius lost 12 letterwinners from the 2010-11 squad who accounted for 53.6 percent of the<br />

team’s goals and 51.7 percent of its points — including the top two scorers in the program’s<br />

history in Cory Conacher (147 career points) and Vincent Scarsella (133 points).<br />

ADDING SIZE<br />

4One noticeable aspect of the incoming freshman class is size.<br />

4The 12 newcomers have an average height of nearly 6-2.<br />

4A small team in the past few seasons, Canisius added two inches in its average size to its roster<br />

this year. The average Griff is now 6-1, compared to 5-11 last season.<br />

4Only eight (of 26) Griffs are shorter than 6 feet in 2011-12, compared to 14-of-26 last season.<br />

TIMELY FIRST GOALS<br />

4Doug Beck, Mitch McCrank and Matthew Grazen are the first three freshman to score goals<br />

this season and they couldn’t have picked a better time to do so.<br />

4Beck netted his first collegiate score – an extra-attacker tally – with 6.0 seconds left in a 3-3<br />

draw at Air Force on Oct. 29. Grazen also scored in a tie, netting his first goal against No. 12 Lake<br />

Superior State on Nov. 19.<br />

4McCrank netted his first career goal – the game-winning third-period score – in a 3-1 win versus<br />

Bentley on Nov. 6.<br />

MORRISON SAVES THE DAY<br />

4One unit where the Griffs return a lot of experience is at<br />

the crucial goaltender position in senior Dan Morrison.<br />

4Morrison has totaled 2,475 saves during his career and is<br />

easily on pace to set the program’s standard.<br />

4The senior is just 296 saves shy of the mark set by Bryan<br />

Worosz from 2001 to 2005.<br />

Career Saves Record<br />

4Last season, Morrison accumulated a school-record 993 saves, 103 more than the previous<br />

record held by Worosz (2002-03).<br />

LOW ON CHANCES<br />

4Canisius has needed their goalies to be strong as the offense has not put up big numbers.<br />

4Canisius currently ranks 56th nationally and last in Atlantic Hockey with 1.55 goals per game.<br />

4One reason for the low scoring output is because of how few shots the Griffs are getting on goal.<br />

4Canisius is averaging 21.5 shots per game, the second-fewest in the country. Alabama-Huntsville<br />

is last with 20.4, while Sacred Heart has the second-lowest total in Atlantic Hockey with 23.2.<br />

4Twice this season, Canisius has been held under 10 shots in a game – a first in school history.<br />

SOPHOMORES BUILDING ON ROOKIE CAMPAIGNS<br />

4With more than half of the team’s offensive production<br />

lost to graduation from last season, the Griffs needed<br />

Scoring By Class<br />

the sophomore class to take the next step and build<br />

on their strong rookie seasons.<br />

4Through 11 games, the class has responded.<br />

4The six Canisius sophomore skaters who have seen<br />

action this season currently account for 48 percent of<br />

the team’s points , 41 percent of its goals and 52 percent of its assists.<br />

Career Saves<br />

Saves<br />

1. Bryan Worosz (2001-05) 2,771<br />

2. Dan Morrison (2008- ) 2,475<br />

3. Andrew Loewen (2006-10) 2,463<br />

Goals Assists Points<br />

Freshmen (12) 3 (18%) 7 (24%) 10 (22%)<br />

Sophomores (8) 7 (41%) 15 (52%) 22 (48%)<br />

Juniors (4) 5 (29%) 6 (21%) 11 (24%)<br />

Seniors (2) 2 (12%) 1 (3%) 3 (7%)<br />

4Sophomore Kyle Gibbons leads the Griffs with eight points and five assists, while classmate<br />

Taylor Law owns the team lead with four goals.<br />

SOPHOMORES ALSO CONTRIBUTING DEFENSIVELY<br />

4The Canisius sophomore class is not only leading the way on the offensive end, but the class also<br />

has contributed defensively.<br />

4Canisius’ eight sophomores own a combined plus/minus rating of +8 this year. The rest of the<br />

Griffs are -39 on the season. No single sophomore currently owns a negative plus/minus rating.<br />

A DEFENSIVE LEADER IN DANFORD<br />

4Sophomore defender Ben Danford is the anchor of the team’s blue line and looks to follow up a<br />

strong rookie season from last year.<br />

4In 38 games as a freshman, Danford set the program’s mark for assists by a blueliner (24) and<br />

points by a rookie defender (26).<br />

4In 11 games this season, Danford has recorded four assists, including a season-best two helpers<br />

in his most recent contest against No. 12 Lake Superior State.<br />

Canisius’ Record When…<br />

10-11 / 11-12<br />

Overall....................................................................13-19-6 / 2-6-3<br />

Home..................................................................... 6-6-3 / 2-2-1<br />

Away....................................................................7-13-3 / 0-4-2<br />

Neutral.................................................................. 0-0-0 / 0-0-0<br />

Atlantic Hockey...................................................10-12-5 / 2-1-2<br />

Home..................................................................... 6-5-2 / 2-1-0<br />

Away...................................................................... 4-7-3 / 0-0-2<br />

On Weekday............................................................. 3-3-1 / 1-0-1<br />

On Friday................................................................... 4-5-2 / 0-1-0<br />

On Saturday.............................................................. 4-7-3 / 0-3-2<br />

On Sunday................................................................ 2-4-0 / 1-2-0<br />

In October................................................................. 4-2-1 / 1-2-1<br />

In November............................................................ 2-4-3 / 1-4-2<br />

In December............................................................. 0-2-0 / 0-0-0<br />

In January.................................................................. 2-4-2 / 0-0-0<br />

In February................................................................ 3-5-0 / 0-0-0<br />

In March..................................................................... 2-2-0 / 0-0-0<br />

Following a win....................................................... 3-7-2 / 0-1-1<br />

Following a loss.....................................................6-10-3 / 2-2-1<br />

Following a tie......................................................... 3-2-1 / 0-2-1<br />

Scoring First.............................................................. 8-3-2 / 1-0-2<br />

Opponent Scores First........................................5-16-4 / 1-6-1<br />

Leading after First Period.................................... 7-1-1 / 1-0-0<br />

Trailing after First Period....................................3-12-1 / 1-4-0<br />

Tied after First Period............................................ 3-6-4 / 0-2-3<br />

Leading after Second Period.............................. 8-1-1 / 1-0-1<br />

Trailing after Second Period.............................1-15-1 / 0-6-1<br />

Tied after Second Period..................................... 4-3-4 / 1-0-1<br />

Overtime Games..................................................... 3-3-6 / 0-0-3<br />

One-Goal Games.................................................... 5-7-0 / 0-0-0<br />

Two-Goal Games.................................................... 2-0-0 / 2-3-0<br />

Three-or-more goal games...............................6-12-0 / 0-3-0<br />

Scoring 1 or fewer goals...................................... 0-8-2 / 0-5-1<br />

Scoring 2 goals........................................................ 0-6-1 / 0-1-1<br />

Scoring 3 goals........................................................ 4-3-2 / 2-0-1<br />

Scoring 4 or more goals....................................... 9-2-1 / 0-0-0<br />

Allowing 1 or fewer goals.................................... 2-0-2 / 2-0-1<br />

Allowing 2 goals..................................................... 5-1-1 / 0-1-1<br />

Allowing 3 goals..................................................... 4-7-2 / 0-1-1<br />

Allowing 4 or more goals..................................2-11-1 / 0-4-0<br />

Recording More Shots.......................................... 0-3-1 / 0-1-0<br />

Recording Fewer Shots....................................13-16-4 / 2-5-3<br />

Shots are even......................................................... 0-0-1 / 0-0-0<br />

Winning more faceoffs......................................... 6-7-2 / 1-2-0<br />

Losing more faceoffs...........................................7-11-4 / 1-3-3<br />

Faceoffs are even.................................................... 0-1-0 / 0-1-0<br />

More penalty minutes.......................................... 6-5-5 / 1-3-3<br />

Fewer penalty minutes.......................................5-13-1 / 0-2-0<br />

Penalty minutes are even.................................... 2-1-0 / 1-0-1<br />

Scoring on the power play.................................. 9-9-3 / 2-1-0<br />

Not scoring on the power play........................4-10-3 / 0-5-3<br />

Opponent scores on the power play.............6-17-2 / 1-5-2<br />

Opp. doesn’t score on the power play............ 5-2-4 / 1-1-1<br />

Scores a short-handed goal............................... 3-3-0 / 0-0-2<br />

Opponent scores a short-handed goal.......... 4-2-1 / 0-1-0

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