D1 Hockey Dominates Wolverines in Weekend Wins

OVERVIEW – Michigan-Flint 

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 6, Michigan-Flint Wolverines 1 / Northwood 12, Michigan-Flint 1 

RECORDS: Northwood (17-7-1-1, 6-0-0-0 GLCHL), Michigan-Flint (8-20-0-0, 3-5-0-0 GLCHL)  

LOCATION: Crystal Fieldhouse Ice Arena – Burton, Michigan / Midland Civic Center – Midland, Michigan 

RECAP: The Division 1 hockey team had two wins over the weekend against the University of Michigan-Flint, with a 6-1 away win on Friday night (January 23) followed by a 12-1 home win on Saturday afternoon (January 24). 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS  

• Northwood came out firing, scoring three times in the first period to grab a 3–0 lead. Trevor Stenglein opened the scoring with help from Milos Todorovic and Chase Temple. Donald Gooley followed with a goal assisted by Alex Blankenship and Angelo Massaro, and Bedenko capped the period with a goal assisted by Teagan Scheurer. 

• The Timberwolves kept the momentum in the second period. Gooley added his second of the night on the power play, assisted by Temple and Leo Crawford, and Christian Rapp found the net with an assist from Todorovic to push the lead to 5–0. 

• Northwood struck again early in the third period with a power play goal by Bryce Garber, assisted by Adam Moule and Bedenko. The Wolverines managed a late goal, but the Timberwolves cruised to a 6–1 victory. 

GAME ONE STATS  

• Shots: Northwood 45, Michigan-Flint 16 

• Saves: Northwood 15 (Mason Matthew), Michigan-Flint 39 

• Power Plays: Northwood 2/2, Michigan-Flint 0/4 

TOP NU PERFORMERS 

• Gooley: Goals (2) 

• Bedenko: Goal (1), Assist (1) 

• Temple: Assists (2) 

• Todorovic: Assists (2) 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS  

• Northwood jumped out to a 2–0 lead in the first period. Owen Croston opened the scoring with assists from Jacob McLellan and Zachary McCarthy, and Robert Vanderdonck followed with a goal assisted by Garber and Scheurer. 

• The Timberwolves blew the game open in the second period, scoring four times. McLellan found the net off assists from Cameron Duffany and Croston, Trevor Stenglein scored with help from Temple and Lukas Nies, Nies added a goal assisted by Stenglein and Todorovic, and Garber capped the period with a goal assisted by Moule and Bedenko to make it 6–0. 

• Northwood kept pouring it on in the third period, extending the lead to 12–0. Goals came from Duffany (assisted by McCarthy and Croston), Nies (assisted by Temple and Gooley), Bedenko (assisted by Crawford and McCarthy), Duffany again (assisted by McLellan and Temple), Scheurer (assisted by McCarthy and Bedenko), and McCarthy (assisted by Gooley and Bedenko). The Wolverines scored one late, but Northwood rolled to a 12–1 victory. 

GAME TWO STATS  

• Shots: Northwood 86, Michigan-Flint 20 

• Saves: Northwood 19 (Peter Baldwin), Michigan-Flint 74 

• Power Plays: Northwood 2/2, Michigan-Flint 0/2 

TOP NU PERFORMERS 

• McCarthy: Goal (1), Assists (4) 

• Duffany: Goals (2), Assist (1) 

• Nies: Goals (2), Assist (1) 

• Croston: Goal (1), Assists (2) 

• McLellan: Goal (1), Assists (2) 

• Bedenko: Assists (3) 

• Temple: Assists (3) 

UP NEXT  

Northwood will travel to Livingston County, Michigan, to face Cleary University at 140 Ice Den on Friday (January 30) at 8:00 p.m. before hosting the Cougars on Saturday (January 31) at 4:35 p.m.