DULUTH, Minn. – Saturday the Yellowjacket men's hockey team played their second non-conference game in as many days, facing off against the Saints from St. Scholastica inside MARS Lakeview Arena. Following a game with No. 15 Saint John's (Minn.) that saw Superior win 6-1, the offense poured over into Saturday in an 8-3 victory over the Saints.
Game Notes
- Charlie Smith (Milford, Mich./Milford) converted on the power play at 6:06 in period one, getting the 'Jackets going with assists going to Daniel Rozsival (Chicago, Ill./North Shore Country Day) and Nick DeGeorge (Chicago, Ill./Bartlett).
- Blake Setter (Calgary, Alberta/Central Memorial) scored twice within a 5:30 span. He lit the lamp at 12:21 shorthanded after receiving feeds from Easton Schmit (New Richmond, Wis./New Richmond) and Vinay Junek (Yorkton, Saskatchewan/Yorkton Regional) before Alexey Yarmulnik (Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge) and DeGeorge set him up for his second tally of the day.
- Roope Tuomioksa (Tuusula, Finland/Mäkelänrinne Sports High) took feeds from Andrew Larson (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld) and Schmit at 9:21 in the second period to lead 4-2 before Setter completed the hat trick at 11:09. He received a helper from Justin Dauphinais (Val Caron, Ontario/École Secondaire Catholique Horizon), who then fired a power play goal at 19:16 from Schmit and Larson.
- Despite another Saints goal, the 'Jackets responded with two more in the third, as Schmit and Larson each found the back of the net at 16:24 and 18:23, respectively.
- Kobe Grant (Vernon, British Columbia/South Kamloops Secondary) drew the start and got the win, making 27 saves in a full 60 minutes.
The 'Jackets are back home Friday, November 20 where they begin Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) play with UW-Eau Claire. The opening faceoff is set for 7 p.m. inside Wessman Arena.
