Michigan Tech added solid team defense to timely late-game scoring, edging No. 18 North Dakota 2-1 in the consolation match-up of the Great Lakes Invitational (GLI) tournament Sunday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.<\/p>\n
Jordan Baker’s ninth goal of the season at 14:02 of the third period gave Michigan Tech a 2-1 lead they wouldn’t relinquish. The Huskies had seen their own slim one-goal lead disappear earlier in the period on North Dakota’s only tally of the game by Evan Trupp.<\/p>\n
Baker found a rebound lying at the corner of the Fighting Sioux crease off a centering shot by Brett Olson and slipped it past North Dakota netminder Brad Eidsness for the deciding tally.<\/p>\n
“Olsen got a shot on net,” explained Baker. “It might have hit somebody and came right onto my stick. I just put it in the back of the net.”<\/p>\n
Although the Fighting Sioux managed to get 30 shots through to Michigan Tech goaltender Rob Nolan, their actual scoring chances were minimized by the Huskies’ solid team defense.<\/p>\n
“I thought we did a great job tonight,” said Nolan. “All 16 forwards did a good job blocking shots and getting into the (passing) lanes.”<\/p>\n
“I thought this afternoon we came to the rink with focus,” said Michigan Tech coach Jamie Russell. “Yesterday afternoon, we turned the puck over a lot.”<\/p>\n
Three crucial third period penalty kills preserved the Huskies’ win.<\/p>\n
“I thought our penalty kill was outstanding, especially in the third period,” said Russell. “Ryan Angelow also did a great job on faceoffs in the third period.”<\/p>\n
Playing the final GLI game of his career, Angelow finally broke the scoring ice with the game’s first goal late in the second period.<\/p>\n
Angelow broke in on the right wing and, using a teammate in the slot as a decoy, rifled a bullet from his off-wing over the shoulder of Eidsness at 17:18.<\/p>\n
Trupp’s third period one-timer from the right circle on a pass from Brett Hextall at 8:14 gave the Fighting Sioux an opening to take a lead of their own, but they couldn’t muster the offense for the comeback.<\/p>\n
“We had good effort,” said North Dakota coach David Hakstol. “But, we weren’t sharp enough. You have to be sharp against teams that play well defensively. Give Michigan Tech credit; they played a good, strong hockey game.”<\/p>\n
North Dakota (9-10-1) hops right back into action this coming weekend with a home-and-home pair of games with Bemidji St. The Huskies (5-15-2) take a weekend off before traveling to Denver for a two-game set with the Pioneers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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