The crime of the hockey team from North University Michigan comes to dry in the 3-0 loss of the V. series opening. St. Thomas

From the left, Jesse Tucker at North University Michigan is fighting with Jake Bracini St. (Caden Sierra Photo Journal)

Marquette-Infraction was hard to achieve-fact, it was almost impossible-for the hockey team at North Michigan University on Friday night, when goalkeeper St. Thomas, Jake Sibell Event Center.

This was Sibell’s first collegial closure.

“I thought I had too many blocked photos”, “ Said NMU’s head coach Dave Shyiak. “This is obviously an ability to move laterally, to take Pucks on the net with screens in front and it was a little inconsistent for us.

“I still think there is a game there I could have won. I liked it (Nmu Netminder Ryan) Ouellette in the net, I liked our punishment killing, but the power games came to reach more pucks on the net. “

Both teams started with caution, changing the offensive area back and forth, but struggling to put it on the net in the opening minutes.

Tomies gradually took control, eliminating NMU 4-0 in the first five minutes before breaking 11:28 left over the period. A bump of Grant Docter took a lucky jumped from the end planks and diverted back to the net, ricoating from the back of the Ouellette skating, lifting St. Toma by 1-0. Ethan Elias and Caige Sterze were credited with the assistants.

About 3 1/2 minutes before the end of the period, Tomies duplicated his management. Matthew Gleason passed two defenders of NMU before finishing a song of Lucas Wahlin and Liam Malmquist, doing it with 2-0. Wildcats had a late press, including a dangerous chance at Jakub Alrtichter, but Sibell stood tall.

Saint Thomas took an advantage of 17-9 to the advantage of the goal in the first intermittent.

Leaving the break, Nmu looked like a different team. Wildcats controlled possession early, fixing Tomies in their area for the first minutes. However, their pressure did not translate on the marking panel.

In the middle of the period, Northern found himself in punishment issues. Grayden Daul was sent for cutting, giving Saint Thomas a chance to expand his advantage. But the killing of Nmu’s penalty remained strong and only a few minutes later, they were tested again when Grayden Slipec took a cross -verification penalty. Wildcats successfully killed both punishments, due to Ouellette’s sharp goal.

Less than five minutes to go in the period, Wahlin was released on a breakup, but Ouellette made a stop saving the emptiness to keep NMU striking. Wildcats surpassed St. Toma for a large part of the frame, but were still heading 2-0 heading in the third. Photos at this time were 30-15 in favor of Tomies.

The final period saw NMU to continue to make offense, but the defense of St. Toma remained solid. A glow of hope came when Ray Christy from Tomies took a 16 -minute sentence, putting Nmu on a power game for alone all night. Wildcats moved the puck well, but they failed to defeat Sibell.

As time checked, Shyiak pulled Ouellette for an additional attacker, but instead, Wahlin capitalized on the empty net to ensure three -goal victory.

“I am a good skating team”, “ Said Shyiak. “I thought they beat us on the net when I returned Pucks.

“Their transitional speed to the ice was greater than ours, we gave up too many free aspects, our” D “gaps must be better and that they are a wide speed. We need to do a better job, covering this and, if we manage a little better, it eliminates the race. Obviously, that should help us. “

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