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No. 13 Men's Hockey rolls 5-1 over Cobbers

Box Score

Justin Dade – Sports Information

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The No. 13 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's hockey team returned to their winning ways on Saturday night at Hobbs Ice Arena in a dominant win over the Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers (Minn.) 5-1.  

After three straight overtime games, the Blugolds left little doubt of who had the upper hand in this one thanks to a strong first period showing.

The Blugolds dominated in a first period that began with a 13-0 shots on goal advantage for UW-Eau Claire while the Cobbers failed to record a shot for the first 11 minutes of the period.

UW-Eau Claire struck first on a beautiful pass  behind the net from Todd Koritzinsky (Jr. – Verona, WI) to Mac Jansen (Jr. – White Bear Lake, MN) who buried it glove side less than five minutes into the game. Koritzinsky and Patrick Moore (Sr. – Grand Rapids, MN) were credited with the assists on Jansen's fifth goal of the year.

Jesse Tredinnick (Jr. – Onalaska, WI) recovered his own rebound in front of the net and put one past Cobbers' goalie Sam Nelson to give the Blugolds the 2-0 lead less than four minutes later. Moore picked up his second assist of the game along with Garret Clemment (Sr. - Wausau, WI) on the goal.

The Blugolds continued to pour it on just three minutes later on a goal from captain Jake Hopfner (Jr. – Eastpointe, MI) early in a power-play opportunity assisted by Koritzinsky and Lucas Kohls (Jr. – Forest Lake, MN) to make it 3-0 with 8:50 left to play in the first.

UW-Eau Claire tacked on yet another goal this time from Alex Strand (Fr. – Roseau, MN) scoring his first goal as a Blugold assisted by Colton Wolter (Jr. – Fairbanks, AK) and Scott Munro (Fr. – Vancouver, British Columbia) at the 5:18 mark.

The Blugolds took the 4-0 lead into the locker room with sizeable leads in both face-off wins and shots on goal.

After a fast start in the first frame, pace of play slowed down in the second period as both teams totaled just nine shots on goal in a scoreless period of play.

The Blugolds led in shots on goal 23-11 after two periods.

The third was period was more of the same until the Blugolds got a goal on a terrific deflection in front of the net by Koritzinsky who earned his third point of the night assisted by RJ Majkozak (Jr. – White Bear Lake, MN) and Janesn to make it 5-0 with 6:46 left in the game.

The Cobbers spoiled goaltender Jay Deo's (Sr. – Langley, British Columbia) first shut out of the season as Jordan Christianson scored on the power play to cut in the Blugolds' lead late in the period.

UW-Eau Claire would go on to win with the score of 5-1 in a much needed dominant win outshooting the Cobbers 35-16.

Deo (Sr. - Langley, British Columbia) saved 15 of the 16 shots he faced in the win to improve to 3-1-2 on the season.

The Blugolds (3-1-2) will look to use this win as momentum as they head deeper into the young season. UW-Eau Claire will be on the road next weekend for games with Concordia (Wis.) and Lake Forest (Ill.) The puck will drop at 7 p.m. both nights.

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Players Mentioned

Garret Clemment

#19 Garret Clemment

F
5' 10"
Senior
Jay Deo

#1 Jay Deo

G
5' 8"
Senior
DEE oh
Jake Hopfner

#23 Jake Hopfner

F
6' 0"
Junior
Mac Jansen

#13 Mac Jansen

F
5' 10"
Junior
Lucas Kohls

#27 Lucas Kohls

D
6' 3"
Junior
Todd Koritzinsky

#33 Todd Koritzinsky

F
5' 8"
Junior
RJ Majkozak

#22 RJ Majkozak

D
5' 8"
Junior
Patrick Moore

#21 Patrick Moore

F
5' 11"
Senior
Moore
Scott Munro

#4 Scott Munro

D
6' 1"
Freshman
Alex Strand

#18 Alex Strand

F
5' 10"
Freshman
Jesse Tredinnick

#25 Jesse Tredinnick

F
5' 10"
Junior
Colton Wolter

#8 Colton Wolter

F
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Garret Clemment

#19 Garret Clemment

5' 10"
Senior
F
Jay Deo

#1 Jay Deo

5' 8"
Senior
DEE oh
G
Jake Hopfner

#23 Jake Hopfner

6' 0"
Junior
F
Mac Jansen

#13 Mac Jansen

5' 10"
Junior
F
Lucas Kohls

#27 Lucas Kohls

6' 3"
Junior
D
Todd Koritzinsky

#33 Todd Koritzinsky

5' 8"
Junior
F
RJ Majkozak

#22 RJ Majkozak

5' 8"
Junior
D
Patrick Moore

#21 Patrick Moore

5' 11"
Senior
Moore
F
Scott Munro

#4 Scott Munro

6' 1"
Freshman
D
Alex Strand

#18 Alex Strand

5' 10"
Freshman
F
Jesse Tredinnick

#25 Jesse Tredinnick

5' 10"
Junior
F
Colton Wolter

#8 Colton Wolter

5' 9"
Junior
F