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Michigan Tech Huskies sweep Wildcats after a 6-3 win Saturday
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech earned a CCHA series sweep of Northern Michigan after a 6-3 victory over the Wildcats on Saturday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. NMU held a 3-1 lead after the first period, but the Huskies scored five unanswered goals.
“I’m proud of the team for its resilience,” Tech coach Joe Shawhan said. “We didn’t give up a ton and the pucks went in for us tonight. Six points are big but what’s important to me is the way we played this weekend and in the last four games.”
Tech scored 32 seconds into the game when Lauri Raiman one-timed in a pass from Tom Leppa at the top of the circle. The line generated the first goal of the game for the second night in a row. Chase Pietila added the second assist.
NMU (1-7, 0-2 CCHA) then scored three straight before the first intermission. Grayden Slipec tied it with an unassisted tally at 7:15 and then gave the visitors the lead with a power-play goal at 12:21. Medrick Bolduc added another power-play goal with 1:07 left in the first for a 3-1 NMU lead.
The Huskies went to work early in the second. Marcus Pedersen made it a one-goal game 70 seconds in when he drove to the net and snuck in his first of the season and seventh of his career from Stiven Sardarian and Max Koskipirtti.
“We wanted to get that quick one. Stiven’s pass was perfect and I got a good look at it,” Pedersen said. “I don’t care who scores as long as I’m able to help us win.”
“Coach is always challenging us to be our best,” added Kukkonen. “We’re all rooting for each other in the locker room. We’re a really tight knit group, and it doesn’t matter who scores as long as we get the win.”
Tech dominated in shots 43-17. Derek Mullahy earned his second straight win with 14 saves. Ryan Ouellette stopped 37 shots for NMU.
The Huskies are now 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the CCHA and head to Ferris State for the first road series of the season.
Bowling Green Sweeps Ferris State for weekend sweep
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons (5-3-0, 2-0-0 CCHA) defeated the Ferris State Bulldogs (2-6-2, 1-3-0) with a 5-4 victory. With tonight’s victory, BGSU records their first conference sweep in the first opportunity since Jan. 3, 2021, when the Falcons swept Ferris State 6-1 and 4-2 to start WCHA play.
Sophomore Brody Waters, in the win, reached a new career milestone with his first career hat trick with three goals over the first and second periods. At the 10:07 mark in the third period, senior Jackson Niedermayer netted the eventual game-winner for his first goal as a Falcon and his first career-game winning goal.
Notables
- The Falcons record their first conference sweep under head coach Dennis Williams and second of the season
- Sophomore Brody Waters netted his first career hat trick in the win
- BGSU went 4-7 on the power play with Waters’ netting three powerplay goals
- Senior Jackson Niedermayer tallied his first career goal as a Falcon and first career game-winning goal
- Bowling Green recorded their largest goal tally in regulation since Mar. 9 2024 in a 5-6 loss to Michigan Tech in the CCHA Mason Cup Quarterfinals
Ohio State sweeps Lake Superior State in Non Conference Action
Ohio State is now 7-0-1 on the year
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 15 Ohio State men’s hockey team improved to 7-0-1 on the year with a 6-2 victory over Lake Superior State Saturday in Value City Arena. Ohio State led 1-0 after the first period and stretched the lead to 5-0 before the Lakers got on the board with eight seconds left in the second. LSSU (1-5-0) tallied early in the third but a Buckeye shorthanded empty net goal late closed out the win.
Riley Thompson led the Buckeyes with three assists and four points and Davis Burnside had a goal and two helpers for a three-point night. Jake Rozzi had two points, including his first career goal and assist, and Gunnarwolfe Fontaine had two helpers in the win.
How it Happened
- Buckeye Ryan Gordon scored the lone goal of the first period at 2:31, tallying on a backhand from in front. Brent Johnson and Jake Rozzi assisted on the goal.
- The Buckeyes put 14 shots on goal in the first, holding the Lakers to three.
- Ohio State extended the lead to 4-0 with three goals in the first 3:27 of the second period. Davis Burnside scored on a 2-on-1 with Riley Thompson 35 seconds into the period, with Gunnarwolfe Fontaine also assisting.
- At 2:06 Jake Rozzi notched his first collegiate goal, putting in a loose puck in front, assisted by Sam Deckhut.
- Burnside recorded his second of the game at 3:27, scoring from the slot off a pass from Fontaine. Thompson had the second assist on the tally.