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  Tomas Petruska
Tomas Petruska

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Presov, Slovakia

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 200

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
03/01/1986

Experience:
1L

Pre-College:
Cleveland (NAHL)

2007-08: Played in 36 games, scoring 11 points (5g, 6a)...had three power-play points (1g, 2a)...one of five Falcons to finish with a plus rating on the year as he was plus-3...had three game-winning assists on the season...tallied his first goal of the season in BG's 3-2 overtime win at Western Michigan (Nov. 2)...tallied a helper on Kevin Schmidt's game-winning goal in overtime against Western Michigan (Nov. 3)...had a season-best two points on a goal and an assist in the Falcons' 6-3 loss at Michigan State (Feb. 29)...recorded two points in the Falcons' series win over Lake Superior State in the first round of the CCHA playoffs with a goal and an assist (Mar. 7-9)...had 14 penalties and 28 penalty minutes...finished with an even or plus rating in 31 games...also had 75 shots on goal.

2006-07: Played in 37 games, scoring 17 points (8g, 9a)...his 17 points were the most among the Falcon freshman...recorded his first collegiate point with an assist versus UAH...scored his first career collegiate goal with a game-winner at Providence...had two points (1g, 1a) in a 4-2 win over LSSU...had two points (1g, 1a) in a 3-2 win over Michigan...he scored the game winner with just 35 seconds remaining versus the Wolverines...scored his first playoff point with an assist versus UNO (Mar. 2).


Pre-College: Played the 2005-06 season with Cleveland of the NAHL, scoring 46 points (21g, 25a) in just 34 games • was also a member of the World Juniors for Team Slovakia • In 2004-05 he scored 19 points (7g, 12a) while sharing time with two teams in the USHL.

Personal: Full name -- Tomas Petruska • was born March 1, 1986 • has three brothers (David, Erik, Damel) and one sister (Ivana) • is the son of Imrich and Maria Petruska • is undecided in a major.

Petruska's Career Stats
Year         GP    G    A    PTS    PN/MN     PPG/SHG/GWG
2006-2007   37    8    9    17     22/55        1/0/0
2007-2008   36    5    6    11     14/28        1/0/0
Career        73    13  15   28     36/83        2/0/0