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Blue Devils Rally Past Yellowjackets

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UW-Stout 3, Yellowjackets 2
 
The Yellowjacket men's hockey team was in action Friday night when they took on UW-Stout in game one of the first round of the WIAC Playoffs. This marks the third season in a row the Yellowjackets and Blue Devils have played each other in the first round, with the Yellowjackets advancing both times. The Yellowjackets also entered the weekend series 7-1-1 all-time against UW-Stout in the playoffs.

That playoff record is now 7-2-1 following the Blue Devils come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Yellowjackets.

Stout got on the board first in this one. The Yellowjackets Owen Stauber (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown) took a penalty for hooking at 16:36 in the first, and the Blue Devils made them pay for it. Just over 30 second later, at 16:57, Stout's Justin Moody fired a shot that got by Yellowjacket goaltender Cory Simons (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) for his ninth of the year. Craig Lindegard and Jake Useldinger had the assists on the goal.

The Yellowjackets answered back in the second period when they scored a pair of goals. The first came at 12:15 in the second. Eric Shand (San Dimas, Calif./San Dimas) took the puck and fired a shot that beat Blue Devil goaltender Nick Schmit to tie the game up at 1-1. The goal was Shand's eight of the season. Ian Ecklund (Twig, Minn./Proctor) then gave the Yellowjackets the lead at 17:16 when he scored his 10th goal of the season. Wes Judnick (Virginia, Minn./Virginia) and Jimmy Hughes (Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial) assisted on the even strength tally.

Midway through the third things started to fall apart for the Yellowjackets. Stout tied the game up at 11:55 in the period on Gavin Smith's third goal of the season. Then less than five minutes later, at 16:54, Useldinger netted his ninth of the season, and just like that the Yellowjackets saw their 2-1 lead turn into a 3-2 deficit.

The Yellowjackets, in an attempt to tie the game up, pulled Simons in favor of an extra skater with a minute remaining. Unfortunately for the Yellowjackets, Schmit closed the door as Stout took game one.

Simons started in net for the Yellowjackets, allowing three goals while making 27 saves. He is now 4-4-0 on the season.

Schmit started in net for Stout, allowing two goals while making 28 saves. He is now 4-5-2 on the season.

The Yellowjackets took three penalties for six minutes. The Blue Devils took six for 12 minutes.

These two teams will face off again tomorrow, Saturday, February 20 to determine who moves on to the second round of the WIAC playoffs. Game time from Wessman Arena is set for 7:05 p.m. Should the Yellowjackets (8-15-3, 2-5-1 WIAC) defeat the Blue Devils to tie the series up at 1-1, a mini-game will be played following the conclusion of the regular game to determine who will advance. 
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Players Mentioned

Ian Ecklund

#4 Ian Ecklund

F
6' 3"
Sophomore
Jimmy Hughes

#24 Jimmy Hughes

F
5' 8"
Junior
Wes Judnick

#8 Wes Judnick

D
6' 3"
Senior
Eric Shand

#5 Eric Shand

D
6' 1"
Junior
Cory Simons

#30 Cory Simons

G
5' 10"
Junior
Owen Stauber

#22 Owen Stauber

D
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ian Ecklund

#4 Ian Ecklund

6' 3"
Sophomore
F
Jimmy Hughes

#24 Jimmy Hughes

5' 8"
Junior
F
Wes Judnick

#8 Wes Judnick

6' 3"
Senior
D
Eric Shand

#5 Eric Shand

6' 1"
Junior
D
Cory Simons

#30 Cory Simons

5' 10"
Junior
G
Owen Stauber

#22 Owen Stauber

6' 0"
Junior
D