BOARDMAN, OH – When Youngstown State University hockey player Michael Poljak scored with 2:36 left in the second period of the Penguins’ 7-2 win over Toledo on Saturday, it didn’t just give YSU a 4-0 lead over the visiting Rockets: it gave the junior his 100th career point as a Penguin.

He finished the game with a goal and three assists, giving him 101 points in just 45 games played at YSU. Penguins Head Coach Rocky Russo says Poljak’s incredible knack for being able to make plays is why he’s been able to hit the century mark in so few games played.

“Mike's offensive abilities are remarkable,” says Russo. “He makes everyone on the ice better when he is out there. It is no surprise that he has reached the 100 point mark so quickly.”

Poljak came to the Youngstown State program in its inaugural season of 2006-2007, and immediately made his mark in the ACHA, scoring 37 goals and 37 assists; good for fifth in all of Division I. The ACHA named him the Division I Rookie of the Year for his efforts.

After being spending the 2007-2008 season redshirted due to injury, Poljak returned to the ice this season and picked up right where he left off two years ago, rattling off 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points in just 13 games so far this year to put him at his current career mark of 101.

In addition to the Youngstown State all-time scoring mark, Poljak also holds the club’s record for points in a game, registering nine points against those same Toledo Rockets on December 3rd, 2006. In his career, Poljak has earned 2006 College Hockey Mid-America conference’s Player of the Year honors and was also named first-team All-CHMA for the 2006-2007 season.

Poljak and the #23 Penguins return to action on Friday when they travel to Bensenville, IL, to tangle with the #18 Robert Morris College Eagles in a two-game non-conference series.

The Youngstown State University Men’s Hockey Club is sponsored by the B.J. Alan Company - Phantom Fireworks, located in Youngstown, Ohio.