D1 Hockey Shines With Two Big Victories Against John Carroll

OVERVIEW – John Carroll 

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 7, John Carroll Blue Streaks 2 / Northwood 6, John Carroll 0 

RECORDS: Northwood (13-7-1-1, 4-0-0-0 GLCHL), John Carroll (12-7-1-0, 3-3-0-0 CHMA)  

LOCATION: Midland Civic Arena – Midland, Michigan  

RECAP: The Division 1 hockey team had two wins over the weekend against John Carroll University, with a 7-2 home win on Friday night (December 5) and a 6-0 home win on Saturday afternoon (November 6). 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS  

• The first period ended scoreless, with Northwood holding a ten-to-nine shot advantage. 

• Early in the second period, Cameron Duffany put Northwood ahead 1-0 on a power play, assisted by Jacob McLellan and Owen Croston. Croston made it 2-0 with help from Duffany and Alex Bedenko. John Carroll cut the lead to 2-1, but Northwood answered with goals from Bedenko, assisted by Zachary McCarthy and Duffany, and Duffany, set up by Croston and McLellan, to take a 4-1 lead into the break. 

• John Carroll scored early in the third period to make it 4-2, but Northwood sealed the win with two goals from Bryce Garber and another from McLellan. Garber's power-play goal was assisted by Robert Vanderdonck and Bedenko, and his second by Milos Todorovic and Donald Gooley. McLellan's tally came off feeds from Trevor Stenglein and Vanderdonck as Northwood closed out a 7-2 victory. 

GAME ONE STATS  

• Shots: Northwood 50, John Carroll 30 

• Saves: Northwood 28 (Mason Matthew), John Carroll 43 

• Power Plays: Northwood 2/6, John Carroll 0/3 

TOP NU PERFORMERS 

• Duffany: Goals (2), Assists (2) 

• Garber: Goals (2) 

• Bedenko: Goal (1), Assists (2) 

• Croston: Goal (1), Assists (2) 

• McLellan: Goal (1), Assists (2) 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS  

• Northwood struck in the opening minute, taking a 1–0 lead on Bedenko's goal set up by Lukas Nies and Colin March. 

• The Timberwolves doubled their lead to 2–0 when Trevor Stenglein scored off assists from Collin Baker and Vanderdonck. 

• Northwood put the game away with four goals in the third period, securing a 6–0 victory. Baker, assisted by Adam Moule and Bedenko, Vanderdonck, assisted by Gooley and March, Gooley, assisted by Garber and Jack Rivera, and Duffany, assisted by Croston and McLellan, all found the net. 

• Goaltender Peter Baldwin earned the shutout. 

GAME TWO STATS  

• Shots: Northwood 45, John Carroll 28 

• Saves: Northwood 28 (Peter Baldwin), John Carroll 39 

• Power Plays: Northwood 1/3, John Carroll 0/3 

TOP NU PERFORMERS 

• Baldwin: Shutout (1) 

• Bedenko: Goal (1), Assist (1) 

• Gooley: Goal (1), Assist (1) 

• Vanderdonck: Goal (1), Assist (1) 

UP NEXT  

Northwood will travel to Bensenville, Illinois to face Roosevelt University at The Edge Ice Arena on Friday (January 16) at 7:10 p.m. (CST) and on Saturday (January 17) at 7:20 p.m. (CST).