Wolves hockey beats Adrian, loses to Oakland
Kyle Schafer
Issue date: 12/8/09 Section: Sports
The University of Michigan-Dearborn hockey team beat Adrian College and lost a pair to Oakland University in a bittersweet weekend that still leaves the Wolves' Nationals hopes up in the air.
The Wolves were coming off a Thanksgiving weekend that saw them take a 2-0-1 record off of some lower ranked opponents. In the series, Michael Macari led the team in scoring with nine points (5 G, 4 A), while Assistant Captain, Shawn Wilson totaled seven assists, including two playmakers, and sophomore, Matt McCaig got off the cold streak scoring six goals, including a hat trick.
Dearborn defeated #22 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, #20 Western Michigan, and lost to rival #25 Eastern Michigan. The Western game saw former-Wolf James Telfer's return to Dearborn, as he is now a WMU Stallion. It was not as high-scoring of an affair as was billed, and "Mac" scored a goal and an assist-the goal coming on a crucial penalty shot-and Telfer managed only an assist out of the night. Against Eastern, the Wolves ran into a hot goaltender, who stopped all but four of their 66 shots on net.
With the tryptophan out of their system and the pie all eaten, it was back to a full week for the team, as they prepared for a crucial set of three games. First on the docket were the #11 Bulldogs of Adrian College. The Wolves showed up at Arrington Ice Arena, in Adrian, Michigan, and got right down to business.
On the second shift of the game, just 100 seconds in, freshman Rob Zubke found Macari open for a shot, and he buried it for the first goal of the game. The first period was mostly one-sided, with Dearborn dominating the play, and near the end freshman "Gentleman" John Vella found a loose puck in the Bulldog zone and buried it for his fourth goal of the year.
At the 4:57 mark of the second period, the Wolves took to the powerplay, up 2-0, after a fortuitous tripping call. It took Dearborn most of the penalty, but Macari hit Wilson for a shot in the slot, and "Babawney" made things 3-0. The game was well in hand. "We didn't feel threatened the whole night," said Assistant Coach Don Massey after the game.
The Wolves were coming off a Thanksgiving weekend that saw them take a 2-0-1 record off of some lower ranked opponents. In the series, Michael Macari led the team in scoring with nine points (5 G, 4 A), while Assistant Captain, Shawn Wilson totaled seven assists, including two playmakers, and sophomore, Matt McCaig got off the cold streak scoring six goals, including a hat trick.
Dearborn defeated #22 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, #20 Western Michigan, and lost to rival #25 Eastern Michigan. The Western game saw former-Wolf James Telfer's return to Dearborn, as he is now a WMU Stallion. It was not as high-scoring of an affair as was billed, and "Mac" scored a goal and an assist-the goal coming on a crucial penalty shot-and Telfer managed only an assist out of the night. Against Eastern, the Wolves ran into a hot goaltender, who stopped all but four of their 66 shots on net.
With the tryptophan out of their system and the pie all eaten, it was back to a full week for the team, as they prepared for a crucial set of three games. First on the docket were the #11 Bulldogs of Adrian College. The Wolves showed up at Arrington Ice Arena, in Adrian, Michigan, and got right down to business.
On the second shift of the game, just 100 seconds in, freshman Rob Zubke found Macari open for a shot, and he buried it for the first goal of the game. The first period was mostly one-sided, with Dearborn dominating the play, and near the end freshman "Gentleman" John Vella found a loose puck in the Bulldog zone and buried it for his fourth goal of the year.
At the 4:57 mark of the second period, the Wolves took to the powerplay, up 2-0, after a fortuitous tripping call. It took Dearborn most of the penalty, but Macari hit Wilson for a shot in the slot, and "Babawney" made things 3-0. The game was well in hand. "We didn't feel threatened the whole night," said Assistant Coach Don Massey after the game.
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