Miami forward Greg Hogeboom

while allowing opponents a little more than 18 shots per outing. Three skaters have already racked up more than 10 points this season. Junior Mike Kompon, with six goals and nine assists, ranks tied for second nationally in total points. Fellow junior and linemate Greg Hogeboom has 5-7—12 through eight games, including four power-play goals, the third-best total nationally.

Blasi says the offensive explosion starts at their own zone.

Fit to be tied – The NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee has ruled the Maverick Stampede semifinal game between Colgate and Nebraska-Omaha is officially a tie and only the statistics for the first 65 minutes of play will count. The Oct. 11 game was played with a five-minute overtime, followed by a 20-minute period when the game was still tied. According to the NCAA, the only way to break ties in order to determine advancement in an in-season tournament are 20-minute overtimes to conclusion or a five-minute overtime followed by shootout. The game is officially recorded as a tie under the second scenario. UNO advanced to the Stampede title game on a Scotty Turner power-play goal with 1:15 left in the second OT.

Workin' overtime – Bemidji State, off to a 0-1-3 start, has gone to overtime in each of its first four games. The Beavers posted a pair of ties in their season-opening series vs. Sacred Heart. BSU dropped a 4-3 decision to Union Friday on Jordan Webb's second goal of the game two minutes into the extra session before earning a 5-5 draw with the Skating Dutchmen the following night.

Strange, but true – Last weekend's Michigan's sweep of Alaska-Fairbanks at Yost Ice Arena marks the first time the Wolverines have taken both ends of a home regular-season series from the Nanooks since Nov. 17-18, 1995.

Departures – Nebraska-Omaha freshman defenseman Craig Zubersky left the Mavericks this week and has joined the Western Hockey League's Kootenay Ice. The Victoria, B.C., product, who didn't record a point in two games with UNO. Meanwhile, Bowling Green has suspended sophomore defenseman Matt Lynn for violating team academic rules. His status will be re-evaluated upon the completion of the fall semester. Lynn hadn't scored in six games this season.

Like Mike – Most of the credit for Ferris State's strong start (the team's best since 1983-84) goes to forward Chris Kunitz and the Bulldog offensive arsenal. But sophomore goaltender Mike Brown is quietly putting together the beginnings of an all-league – if not All-American – season. A 2002 all-CCHA rookie team selection, Brown ranks second in the conference with a 1.67 goals against average and boasts an otherworldly .951 saves percentage, trailing only Denver's Adam Berkhoel among NCAA netminders in that category. It's not as if Brown's not seeing rubber – he averages a little more than 31 saves per game. Among CCHA goalies, only Bowling Green's Tyler Masters make more saves per game.

With six you get egg roll – Denver senior forward Kevin Doell, who Monday was named the WCHA's Offensive Player of the Week, recorded a six-point game (one goal, five assists) in Friday's 7-0 win against Alabama-Huntsville. He's the first Pioneer to notch a half-dozen points in one game since Brent Cary turned the trick vs. Air Force on Dec. 27, 1995.

Wayne's world revisited – Wayne State extended the nation's longest current unbeaten streak to 14 games with a pair of wins against visiting St. Lawrence last weekend. The path gets tougher for the Warriors, however, as coach Bill Wilkinson's group plays 10 of its next 12 games on the road – at Vermont and Dartmouth this weekend, at Ferris State for two with the high-octane Bulldogs and then a league series with Bemidji State. A pair of home contests with Alabama-Huntsville follows, then it's back to visitor status with series at Michigan Tech and Alaska-Fairbanks.

Pardon us if we brag – Congratulations to former Michigan State defenseman and designer of this web site, Mike Weaver. He was recalled by the Atlanta Thrashers Wednesday after starting the season with Chicago of the AHL.

Check it out – Don't miss this recent feature on CCHA.com – Ohio State defenseman Scott Titus' first-person account of resuming his career after sitting out the 2000-01 due to a bone infection in his arm. Good stuff.