Posted: Oct 05, 2025

D1 Hockey Dropped Two Close Games Against Hope

OVERVIEW – Hope

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Hope Flying Dutchman 4 / Northwood 2, Hope 3

RECORDS: Northwood (1-5-0-0, 0-0-0-0 GLCHL), Hope (4-0-0-0, 0-0-0-0 GL6)

LOCATION: Griffs IceHouse West – Holland, Michigan / Midland Civic Arena – Midland, Michigan

RECAP: The Division 1 hockey team dropped two close games against Hope College over the weekend. The Timberwolves fell 4-3 on the road Friday night (October 3) and 3-2 at home Saturday afternoon (October 4).

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

Hope struck first eight minutes into the opening period, but Northwood responded as Cameron Duffey tied the game 1-1 off an assist from Samuel Assinewai.

The second period saw a flurry of scoring. Hope regained the lead early, but a goal from Bryce Garber, assisted by Jacob McLellan and Alex Bedenko, brought it back to 2-2. The Flying Dutchman quickly answered with another goal, then added a power-play goal to take a 4-2 lead into the third.

With five minutes remaining, Owen Croston scored on a power-play to cut the deficit to one, making the score 4-3. Northwood pulled goaltender Peter Baldwin in the final minutes but couldn't find the equalizer.

GAME ONE STATS

Shots: Northwood 33, Hope 32

Saves: Northwood 28 (Baldwin), Hope 30

Power Plays: Northwood 1/6, Hope 1/1

TOP NU PERFORMERS

Duffany: Goal (1)

Garber: Goal (1)

Croston: Goal (1)

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

Both teams were held scoreless in a tight first period, with Mason Matthew keeping Hope off the board early.

Hope broke through eight minutes into the second period to take a 1-0 lead. Bedenko tied the game at 1-1 with assists from James Sigmon and Bryce Garber, but the Flying Dutchman responded to go up 2-1 before the second intermission.

Hope extended their lead to 3-1 with five minutes remaining in the third. Trevor Stenglein, assisted by Milos Todorovic and Sigmon, scored a power-play goal in the final minute, but the Timberwolves ran out of time.

GAME TWO STATS