Northwood Hosts MCHC East Tournament
The Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference will hold their East Division Playoffs at the Midland Civic Arena this weekend, February 22 and 23. The East Division will battle for the top two spots in the division which will advance to the MCHC League Playoffs to determine the 2012-2013 Vezina Cup Champions. The schedule for the East Division Tournament is posted below.
MCHC East Division Tournament
Date
|
Home |
Away |
Time |
Rink |
Friday, Feb 22
|
#1 Adrian College Gold |
#8 Kettering University |
6:30pm |
NHL-South Rink |
| Friday, Feb 22 |
#2 Univ. of Mich. -Flint |
#7 Univ. of Detroit Mercy |
7:00pm |
Olympic RInk |
Friday, Feb 22
|
#3 Oakland University |
#6 Lawrence Tech. University |
9:00pm |
NHL-South Rink |
| Friday, Feb 22 |
#4 Saginaw Valley |
#5 Northwood University |
9:30pm |
Olympic Rink |
| Saturday, Feb. 23 |
Highest Remaining Seed |
Lowest Remaining Seed |
4:15pm |
Olympic Rink |
| Saturday, Feb. 23 |
Highest Remaing Middle Seed |
Lowest Remaining Middle Seed |
6:45pm |
Olympic Rink |
T-Wolves Split with LTU
NU split a two game series with Lawrence Tech University. The Timberwolves came out strong Friday night with an 8-5 win with only 11 skaters. Underclassmen Stahl and Gannon stepped up for the T-wolves scoring 2 goals each. New addition #22 Nate Scurfield also scored 2 goals on the night. MacDonald and Tecmire had the additional goals. Ryan VanBommel, D.J. Saylor and Tecmire each earned a playmaker with 3 assists on the night.
Northwoods short bench played a factor Saturday night on the Olympic ice. NU fought a hard battle but fell 4-3 to the Blue Devils. Tecmire had a pair of goals to give the Timberwolves a 2-1 lead. LTU responded with 3 unanswered goals. NU emptied the net in the final minutes of the game; Gannon scored with just 11 seconds left for the 4-3 final.
Timberwolves top Kettering at home
Northwood defeats Kettering 4-2 at home Saturday night. An empty net goal by Lee MacDonald sealed the victory late in the 3rd period. AJ Zale stopped 30 shots on the night keeping the Timberwolves in the game. Northwood goals scored by Stahl, Tecmire, Gannon and MacDonald. Assists came from Nelsen, Saylor, Zale (2) and Tecmire (2). Northwood takes on Kettering again Sunday @ Kettering at 12:45pm
Final seconds goal gives Timberwolves a Victory.
NU faced off against Delta College Friday night after a long Thanksgiving Break. A back and forth game led up to a 3-3 game in the final half of the 3rd period. Gannon scored the game winning goal with 5 seconds left in the game from a pass from Stahl on a faceoff won by Tecmire to give the Tiberwolves a 4-3 victory. NU goals scored by VanBommel, Tecmire (2) and Gannon.
Tailgate Event FRIDAY NOV. 9!
Northwood Hockey will be hosting a Tailgate prior to their game vs Adrian Gold this Friday, Nov. 9. Tailgate will begin at 6:00pm. Puck drop is at 8:20pm.
$5 tickets will provide you food and game entry.
**Funds raised at this event will help Senior Captain #10 Mike Tecmire travel to Europe over winter break. Tecmire has been selected to join the ACHA DIII National Selects team. The National team will go on a 10 day tour playing 5 games in 3 countries against European All-Star teams.
Skate with the Timberwolves
Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7:30pm at the MCA
Free event! All are welcome! Come skate with your Northwood Timberwolves Hockey team and participate in many chances to win prizes
Northwood Splits with UDM.
After a tough weekend against Oakland, Northwood took on University of Detroit Mercy in their first weekend of MCHC league play. The Timberwolves defeated UDM 7-3 Friday night. Mike Tecmire recorded 4 goals and 3 assists on the night, Chris Zale scored 2 PP goals and Zach Stahl also had a goal. Lee MacDonald had 3 assists. Saturday the Timberwolves dropped the rematch to UDM in a shootout with a final score 4-3. NU goals scored by D.J. Saylor, Stahl and Zale. Tecmire tallied 3 assists; MacDonald also had 2 assists.
Northwood vs. Delta College
Wednesday, Oct. 24 8:35pm at the MCA
Northwood splits with Aquinas.
Northwood faced Aquinas with a short bench this weekend. The Timberwolves suffered a tough loss Friday night at home with a final score of 7-1. AJ Zale faced 47 shots on the night while Mike Tecmire scored the lone Timberwolf goal on a powerplay. Saturday the Timberwolves traveled to Aquinas where they came away with a 4-3 OT win. AJ Zale kept the T-wolves in the game by stopping 47 shots while freshmen Ryan VanBommel scored his first career goal. Freshmen Sam Gannon recorded his first career hat trick with his game winning goal just 7 seconds into OT. Seniors Chris Zale and Mike Tecmire had 3 assists each on the night.
