Bemidji is not afraid to bang with teams if needed. They like to get up and down the ice and forecheck very aggressively. But with that said, they don't get caught very often in odd man rushes. Once in the offensive zone, they like to get it down low and cycle and get teams out of position. But with that said, they don't get caught very often in odd man rushes. They roll all four lines and try to keep eveyone fresh. It was kind of funny this year when they played UMD in Duluth, BSU started gaining momentum and Duluth shortened the bench while Bemidji kept rolling all four lines. BSU ties the game up with two seconds left and wins 30+ seconds into overtime.
Matt Read (junior), Jordan George (freshman) and Brad Hunt (sophomore) are the standouts, but this team plays very well as a team. The line of Read, George and Ian Lowe is the high scoring line, but all lines have chipped in this year, and that has really helped with the success of the team. Dan Bakala has filled in nicely in net, starting his sophomore season with nothing but three exhibition games under his belt. Not a flashy goalie, but controls the rebounds well and is sound positionally Freshman Mattheiu Dugas has been able to hold the fort nicely when called upon in relief.
The team went 9-5-2 outside of the CHA, but 11 of those games were on the road and went 3-2-0 in their non-conference home games. So road games don't seem to scare the team at all.
The last two + years, they have played a more aggressive and fast paced hockey style. People still brand them as a defensive or trapping team since they tend to play very tight defensively.
