10/12/12 NMU hockey line charts: Wildcats vs. Badgers at Resch Center in Green Bay

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. — Northern Michigan University hockey team opens the 2012-13 regular season playing host to the Wisconsin Badgers at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Tonight and tomorrow’s games both start at 7:05 p.m. CDT/8:05 p.m. EDT.

For everything you need to know about this weekend’s series, check out this week’s NMU Hockey Series Snapshot.

If you haven’t read any of the Inside 1401 Sports Blog’s Complete 2012-13 NMU Hockey Season Preview, make sure to check that out as well.

Below are tonight’s line charts for the Wildcats and Badgers. The Wildcats will be without junior defenseman Wade Epp tonight, who has been limited all preseason with an upper body injury.

For updates from the game, follow @mattwellens on Twitter.

Oct. 12, 2012 line charts

Northern Michigan

Forwards

Ryan Aynsley-Stephan Vigier-Ryan Daugherty

Reed Seckel-Matt Thurber-Kory Kaunisto

Cohen Adair-Erik Higby-Justin Rose

Brian Nugent-Darren Nowick-Robert Lindores

Defensemen

Kyle Follmer-Scott Macaulay

Jake Baker-Mitch Jones

Austin Handley-CJ Ludwig

Goaltenders

Jared Coreau

Michael Doan

Scratches: Ryan Kesti, Ryan Trenz, Nate Taurence, DJ Vandercook, Jake Johnson, Wade Epp (inj)

Wisconsin

Forwards

Joseph Labate-Mark Zengerle-Tyler Barnes

Matt Paape-Derek Lee-Michael Mersch

Brad Navin-Brendan Woods-Keegan Meuer

Ryan Little-Jefferson Dahl-Sean Little

Defenseman

Chase Drake-John Ramage

Jake McCabe-Frankie-Simonelli

Kevin Schulze-Joe Faust

Goaltenders

Joel Rumpel

Landon Peterson

Adam Miller