2007-08: Served as an assistant captain ... named to the College Hockey America All-Academic Team ... played in all 38 games ... finished second on the team in goals (10), fifth in points (19), and sixth in assists (9) ... established career-highs in all three categories as well as in power-play goals (5) ... scored WSU's second goal Oct. 12 at Alaska Anchorage, snapping a 17-game drought ... recorded a power-play assist Oct. 19 at Ferris State and an extra-skater helper Nov. 9 against Lake Superior State ... notched an assist and an empty-net goal Nov. 17 versus BSU ... assisted on the game-tying goal Nov. 24 at St. Lawrence and earned another helper (PP) Dec. 14 at Niagara ... scored a power-play goal Jan. 11 at Northern Michigan and posted an assist the next night ... netted an even-strength marker Jan. 19 versus Niagara ... became the seventh player in school history to score two power-play goals in a game Jan. 26 against Alabama-Huntsville ... had an assist in each game Feb. 16-17 at UAH ... scored a power-play goal and had an even-strength helper Feb. 29 at Bemidji State ... netted an even-strength tally the next night in his 100th career game ... scored the game-winning goal in overtime Mar. 7 against Niagara and a power-play goal the following night ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2006-07: Named to the CHA All-Academic Team ... received WSU's Coaches' Award ... saw action in all 35 games ... scored a goal and seven assists to total eight points on the season ... garnered his first point (assist) Nov. 18 at Lake Superior State ... recorded an empty-net goal and two assists Dec. 16 against Western Michigan for a season-high three points ... earned a helper in back-to-back games Jan. 13 versus Ferris State and Jan. 19 against Robert Morris ... had an assist with a +2 plus/minus rating Jan. 27 at Niagara ... assisted on the first goal of the game Mar. 9 in the CHA quarterfinal versus Alabama-Huntsville ... had a plus/minus rating of even or better in 24 of his 35 games ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2005-06: Selected WSU's Rookie of the Year ... played in 31 games ... missed four straight games (Feb. 10-18) with an injury ... named to the insidecollegehockey.com all-name team ... scored first collegiate goal on Dec. 3 at Air Force ... won a season-best nine face-offs three times (Oct. 29 at Clarkson, and Dec. 2-3 at Air Force) ... had a season-high three shots on goal three times (Nov. 4 at Niagara, Dec. 9 vs. Merrimack and Dec. 31 vs. Western Michigan) ... assisted on WSU's second goal in Dec. 9 win over Merrimack ... had a career-best two assists in Dec. 31 win over WMU ... scored WSU's lone goal in Jan. 6 loss at Michigan State ... scored the game-tying goal Jan. 13 at Bemidji State ... also had an assist that game for second career multiple-point game ... scored the first goal of the game Jan. 27 vs. Alabama-Huntsville and added a power-play goal the next day to earn CHA Rookie of the Week honors ... assisted on WSU's lone playoff goal March 10 against UAH ... Game-by-Game stats.

Pre-College: Played the 2004-05 season with the Soo Indians and Texas Tornado of the North American Hockey League ... won the 2005 Gold Cup title with Texas ... played in a combined 32 regular-season games recording 19 points on nine goals and 10 assists ... scored three goals and added an assist for four points in 10 post-season games ... accumulated 39 points on 17 goals and 22 assists in 56 games during the 2003-04 season with the Indians ... selected as the NAHL's 2003-04 Scholastic Player of the Year ... attended both Detroit Catholic Central and Sault Area High Schools graduating in 2002 ... a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name--Derek W. Punches ... born February 24, 1984, in Ann Arbor ... son of Bill and Astrida Punches ... has two older sisters, Erika and Alexis ... is a business management major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2005 (4.00), Winter 2006, Fall 2006 (4.00), Winter 2007, Fall 2007 (4.00) and Winter 2008 (4.00) ... serves on the student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC).

Streaks - Longest Point Streak: 6 games -- 2/16/08 at Alabama-Huntsville to 3/8/08 vs. Niagara (4-3--7); Longest Goal Streak: 4 games -- 2/29/08 at Bemidji State to 3/8/08 vs. Niagara (4-1--5); Longest Assist Streak: 3 games -- 2/16/08 at Alabama-Huntsville to 2/29/08 at Bemidji State (1-3--4).

Most Goals Game/Series: 2/2

Most Assists Game/Series: 2/2

Most Points Game/Series: 3/3

First Collegiate Goal:
12/3/05 vs. Air Force

First Collegiate Point:
12/3/05 vs. Air Force - goal

Playoff Scoring: 0-2--2/4 games

Derek Punches' Career Statistics
Year	GP	G	A	PTS	PN/MN	PPG/SHG	GWG/GWA	HAT	GFG/ENG	MPG/PIG	MGG	+/-
2005-06	31	5	5	10	10/31	2/0	0/0	0	1/0	2/8	0	-12
2006-07	35	1	7	8	7/14	0/0	0/0	0	0/1	1/6	0	-3
2007-08	38	10	9	19	14/28	5/0	1/0	0	0/1	3/16	1	-3
Career	104	16	21	37	31/73	7/0	1/0	0	1/2	6/30	1	-18