Brian Faison - University of North Dakota

Forward Matt Watkins played in 168 career
games, tied for third all-time at UND, and was a
three-time All-WCHA Academic selection.
LEADERS OF THE PACK
Senior F Ryan Duncan (Calgary, Alberta)
served as captain of the 2008-09 Fighting
Sioux.
Senior F Matt Watkins (Aylesbury,
Saskatchewan) and senior D Joe Finley (Edina,
Minn.) and Zach Jones (Lisle, Ill.) served as
assistant captains.
FEELING A DRAFT
UND’s 2008-09 roster included 13 players
who have been drafted by National Hockey
League teams. The group included goalie Brad
Eidsness (Bu� alo), defensemen Joe Finley
(Washington), Derrick LaPoint (Florida), Corey
Fienhage (Bu� alo) and Ben Blood (Ottawa)
and forwards Andrew Kozek (Atlanta),
Jason Gregoire (New York Islanders), David
Toews (New York Islanders), Matt Watkins
(Dallas), Matt Frattin (Toronto), Brad Malone
(Colorado), Brett Hextall (Phoenix) and Chris
VandeVelde (Edmonton).
A total of 21 Fighting Sioux have been drafted
during the tenure of � fth-year head coach
Dave Hakstol, including � rst-rounders Finley
(2005), Brian Lee (Ottawa, 2005) and T.J. Oshie
(2005) and Jonathan Toews (Chicago, 2006).
ON THEIR WAY
Three members of UND’s 2009 senior class
signed professional contracts following the
season, and all three made their professional
debuts in the American Hockey League by the
end of the year.
Senior D Joe Finley (Edina, Minn.) signed with
the Washington Capitals, who drafted Finley in
the � rst round (27th overall) of the 2005 NHL
Entry Draft. Finley reported to the Capitals’ AHL
a� liate in Hershey (Penn.) and made his pro
debut with the Bears on April 12.
Senior F Ryan Duncan (Calgary, Alberta), an
undrafted free agent, signed an amateur tryout
agreement with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers,
the AHL a� liate of the New York Islanders.
Duncan appeared in two regular season games.
Senior F Andrew Kozek (Sicamous, British
Columbia), a second-round draft pick (53rd
overall) of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2005, inked
an amateur tryout agreement with the AHL’s
Chicago Wolves. Kozek appeared in � ve games
with the Wolves and scored two goals in his
third professional game.
During the o� season, three more graduated
seniors inked professional contracts.
Defenseman Zach Jones (Lisle, Ill.) signed with
the South Carolina Stingrays of the East Coast
Hockey League.
Forward Ryan Martens (Selkirk, Manitoba)
signed a deal to play in Germany with EHC
Dormund.
Defenseman Brad Miller (Alpharetta, Ga.)
signed a two-way AHL-ECHL contract to play
with Dallas’ new AHL a� liate in Austin, Texas.
The ECHL a� liate of the Stars is the Idaho
Steelheads.
Forward Matt Watkins (Aylesbury,
Saskatchewan), a � fth-round draft pick of
Dallas in 2005, became a free agent during the
summer and had not yet signed a contract as
of press time.
Brad Miller, who scored a career-high 35 points
as a senior after switching from forward to defense,
is the only Georgia native ever to play
hockey at UND.
2008-09 SEASON RECAP
2009-10 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA MEN’S HOCKEY MEDIA GUIDE
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Poll
Rk Team (1st votes) W-L-T Pts. PR
1. Boston University (27) 31-6-4 977 2
2. Notre Dame (23) 31-5-3 973 1
3. Michigan 29-11-0 882 3
4. Denver 23-11-5 832 4
5. Yale 24-7-2 803 7
6. Northeastern 25-11-4 727 5
7. North Dakota 24-14-4 661 6
8. Minnesota Duluth 21-12-8 621 17
9. Cornell 21-9-4 578 9
10. Princeton 22-11-1 541 8
11. Vermont 20-11-5 506 10
12. New Hampshire 19-12-5 465 11
13. Miami 20-12-5 399 12
14. Ohio State 23-14-4 243 18
15. St. Lawrence 21-12-5 239 14
16. Mass.-Lowell 20-16-2 228 19
17. Wisconsin 20-16-4 201 16
18. Air Force 27-10-2 192 NR
19. Minnesota 17-13-7 175 13
20. Boston College 18-14-5 150 15
Others receiving votes: Alaska 40, Air Force 37, Northern
Michigan 21, St. Cloud State 11, RIT 7, Minnesota State 4,
Bemidji State 2.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Rk Team (1st votes) Pts. PR W-L-T
1. Boston University (34) 510 1 35-6-4
2. Miami 456 4 23-13-5
3. Vermont 402 3 22-12-5
4. Notre Dame 374 2 31-6-3
5. Michigan 334 5 29-12-0
6. New Hampshire 290 6 20-13-5
7. Denver 280 7 23-12-5
8. Minnesota Duluth 258 8 22-13-8
9. Bemidji State 226 12 20-16-1
10. Yale 194 13 24-8-2
11. Northeastern 190 11 25-12-4
12. Cornell 184 9 22-10-4
13. North Dakota 178 10 24-15-4
14. Air Force 100 14 28-11-2
15. Princeton 92 15 22-12-1
Others receiving votes: Ohio State 6, St. Lawrence 4,
Mass.-Lowell 2.
INCH Power Rankings
Rk Team W-L-T Preseason
1. Boston University 35-6-4 6
2. Miami 23-13-5 14
3. Vermont 22-12-5 28
4. Notre Dame 31-6-3 3
5. Michigan 29-12-0 2
6. Denver 23-12-5 5
7. Minnesota Duluth 22-13-8 30
8. New Hampshire 20-13-5 7
9. Bemidji State 20-16-1 36
10. Yale 24-8-2 27
11. Cornell 22-10-4 17
12. North Dakota 24-15-4 18
13. Northeastern 25-12-4 19
14. Air Force 28-11-2 20
15. Princeton 22-12-1 9
16. Ohio State 23-15-4 26
17. St. Lawrence 21-12-5 42
18. Mass.-Lowell 20-16-2 25
19. Wisconsin 20-16-4 13
20. Boston College 18-14-5 1
Bubble-licious: Minnesota, Northern Michigan, Alaska
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