Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer
D1 Hockey Loses To No. 9 Adrian
Posted: Feb 27, 2026

D1 Hockey Loses To No. 9 Adrian

Box Score

OVERVIEW – Adrian 

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Adrian Valley Bulldogs 5 

RECORDS: Northwood (25-8-1-1, 12-0-0-0 GLCHL), Adrian Valley (28-6-1-1, 10-2-0-0 GL6) 

LOCATION: Arrington Ice Arena – Adrian, Michigan 

RECAP: The Division 1 hockey team lost 5-3 against Adrian on Thursday night (February 26) in the lead up to the ACHA National Championships. 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS  

  • Adrian opened the scoring in the first period to take a 1-0 lead. 

  • The Bulldogs extended their advantage in the second period, adding two more goals to go up 3-0. 

  • Northwood responded with back-to-back goals to cut the deficit to 3-2. Teagan Scheurer got the Timberwolves on the board, assisted by Leo Crawford, before Trevor Stenglein found the net with help from Alex Blankenship and Lukas Nies. Adrian answered with a power-play goal to make it 4-2, but Jacob McLellan brought Northwood back within one at 4-3, setting up a tense final two minutes. The Bulldogs sealed the game with a goal in the closing seconds to secure a 5-3 victory. 

GAME STATS  

  • Shots: Northwood 28, Adrian 49 

  • Power Plays: Northwood 0/1, Adrian 1/3 

TOP NU PERFORMERS 

  • McLellan: Goal (1) 

  • Scheurer: Goal (1) 

  • Stenglein: Goal (1) 

UP NEXT  

Northwood will travel to St. Louis to compete in the first round of the ACHA National Championships against No. 12 Utah on Thursday (March 12) at 10:15 AM.