BLAINE, Minn. – The Yellowjacket men's hockey team took to the road Saturday to finish their home-and-home series with Bethel at the National Sports Center. The Royals took the upper hand in the first period, but two unanswered goals and a strong defensive showing from the Yellowjackets led them to a 2-1 victory, their first of the 2026-27 season.
Game Notes
- Connor Brazil lit the lamp for Bethel at 7:07 in the first period, taking an assist from Luke Lindsey.
- Not even a full minute later, the 'Jackets saw Jordan Gibbs (Redwood Falls, Minn./Jefferson) level the game with a one-timer. Assists handed out to Daniel Rozsival (Chicago, Ill./North Shore Country Day) and AJ Reed (Milwaukee, Wis./Menomonee Falls) at 8:02.
- Vinay Junek (Yorkton, Saskatchewan/Yorkton Regional) lit the lamp for Superior in the third period off a tic-tac-toe play, as he took feeds from Reed and Roope Tuomioksa (Tuusula, Finland/Mäkelänrinne Sports High) to take the first lead of the season.
- Jack Boschert (Florissant, Mo./Duchesne) was dynamite in net for the Yellowjackets, making a total of 55 saves. He now ranks fourth in the Yellowjacket record book for saves made in a single game.
- A total of 10 penalties were assessed in the game, six of which were called on Superior.
- UWS went 1-3 on the power play while shutting out the Royals on all six power play opportunities.
The 'Jackets will stay on the road Friday where they take on Saint John's. The opening faceoff is set for 7 p.m. inside the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in Collegeville, Minn.
