The Falcons have played in Mankato once, on opening weekend of the 2009-10. The Mavericks swept that series, and they won and tied at Bowing Green the season before.
Bowling Green coach Chris Bergeron talked about the upcoming series on Tuesday. A few items from his press conference:
* The Falcons are hoping to be better on the road, going 0-2-1 away from their home rink so far. "From what I understand, Mankato's a tough place to play," Bergeron said. The MSU series starts a tough stretch that includes 6 of 8 games on the road. The home games over that month? Minnesota State on Nov. 22-23.
* Bergeron's impressed with MSU's depth, as well as with the job Mike Hastings has done in a season-plus. "I think they're well-coached," he said. "I know that's coming from a coach, but Mike Hastings went in and brought some structure or something since he's been there. ... To me it's pretty impressive. He went in there with a plan and saw immediate dividends.
* There had been some talk that the Falcons would get back last season's leading scorer, Ryan Carpenter, who has been out with a broken finger. Bergeron said Carpenter will miss this weekend's series and won't get the pins removed from the finger until early next week.
As for the Mavericks, Matt Leitner was back on the ice this week after missing last weekend's series at Bemidji State with a back issue.
More later ...
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