Photo and Article via Jamestown Athletics
FREMONT, Neb.– Jake Huculak (SO/Jasper, Alberta) scored with eight seconds left, giving the University of Jamestown hockey team a 5-4 win over Midland University Saturday night.
The Jimmies led 4-2 going into the third period, but goals by Ryan Donovan at 1:24 and Zachary Weber at 19:06 brought the Warriors level.
Weber’s goal came after Midland pulled goaltender Ondrej Patha for an extra attacker. The move paid off as the Warriors took just 35 seconds after Patha left the ice to get the tying goal.
Huculak’s goal was set up by Greg Susinski (SO/Calgary, Alberta) and Jason Richter (SR/Kimberly, British Columbia) and was his first of the season.
Richter and Andrew Clark (SO/Spokane, Wash.) put the Jimmies ahead 2-0 in the first period, then Logan Berggren (SO/Cypress, Calif.) made it 3-0 at the 6:16 mark of the second. Donovan got Midland on the board at 9:29, and Ondrej Blaha made it a one-goal game at 13:00. Phillippe Lessard (FR/Edmonton, Alberta) scored his first goal as a Jimmie 39 seconds later, putting Jamestown ahead by two scores.
The Jimmies outshot Midland 61-38, including 26-9 in the first period. Tyson Brouwer (SR/Lethbridge, Alberta) made 34 stops while Patha had 56 saves in his first start of the year.
Susinski and Reid Wilson (SO/Castlegar, British Columbia) finished with two assists each for Jamestown, who will host Midland on October 15.
University of Jamestown 2 2 1 – 5
Midland University 0 2 2 – 4
1st Period-1, University of Jamestown, Richter 2 (Susinski), 1:31. 2, University of Jamestown, Clark 2 (Wilson), 13:58 (PP). Penalties-Dumont, UJ (interference), 10:39; Cornic, Mid (cross checking), 13:24.
2nd Period-3, University of Jamestown, Berggren 1 (Clark, Wilson), 6:16 (PP). 4, Midland University, Donovan 3 (Mros, Shearer), 9:29. 5, Midland University, Blaha 5 (Wright), 13:00. 6, University of Jamestown, Lessard 1 (Popoff, Cline), 13:39. Penalties-Eddington, Mid (slashing), 5:47; Cornic, Mid (charging), 7:26; Moe, UJ (cross checking), 14:55; Kromm, UJ (cross checking), 19:29.
3rd Period-7, Midland University, Donovan 4 (Blaha, Stepp), 1:24 (PP). 8, Midland University, Weber 1 (Blaha), 19:06. 9, University of Jamestown, Huculak 1 (Susinski, Richter), 19:52. Penalties-Dumont, UJ (roughing), 3:23; Campbell, Mid (checking from behind), 19:30.
Shots on Goal-University of Jamestown 26-20-15-61. Midland University 9-17-12-38.
Power Play Opportunities-University of Jamestown 2 / 4; Midland University 1 / 4.
Goalies-University of Jamestown, Brouwer 1-2-1-0 (38 shots-34 saves). Midland University, Patha 0-1-0-0 (61 shots-56 saves).