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St. Norbert 2, Stout 0
MENOMONIE (October 30, 2009) - St. Norbert scored twice in the third period to give UW-Stout a 2-0 loss in the Blue Devils' opener Friday at the Dunn County Ice Arena.
In a battle of two national heavyweights, the Green Knights' Adam Hammerbeck scored with about 10 minutes left in the third period, on an assist by Scott Pulak.
St. Norbert got an empty net goal with seven second left by Shane Wheeler to clinch the game.
The game was tight throughout the evening. The Knights put 15 shots on net in the first period, then 11 in the second period. Stout put seven shots on in the first period and nine in the second.
Blue Devil starter
Nick Hopper (Fr, Culver City, Calif) went down with an injury late in the third period, and gave way to
Tom Lescovich (Fr, Clifton Park, NY). Lescovich got a rude intro immediately into the game,b but turned back both shots in the second.
Hammerbeck put the eventual game winning goal when he got Lescovich stretched out and put the puck through the five hole.
Hopper finished the night with 24 saves and Lescovich had 14 saves. The Knights' BJ O'Brien had 21 saves.
The two teams will meet again Saturday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. at the Dunn County Ice Arena.
Game Preview
Thanks to the scheduler's pen, the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) season opens with a bang when the two top favored teams meet at the Dunn County Ice Arena tonight.
Eleventh ranked St. Norbert, which was picked to finish second in the NCHA, will travel to third ranked UW-Stout, which was picked to win the title. The puck is scheduled to drop at 7:30 p.m.
Stout last season advanced to their first NCAA Division III Frozen Four round, while the Green Knights, the 2007-08 NCAA Division III champions, did not make the NCAA playoffs for the first time in several years.
The game will be available in a live video stream by Blue Devil Video with Matt Kaskavitch on the play-by-play and Dan Walenski on the color commentary. The game will also be available in Live Stats.
