GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.- The Calvin AHCA D1 hockey team defeated The University of Michigan-Flint, 11-0 at home on Tuesday night. Calvin is now 5-1-0 on the season and ranked 8th in the Nation.
Calvin scored 5 goals in the 1st period all from different goal scorers.
Steven Ickes struck 1st, followed by
Trent Benedict,
Billy VanSumeren,
Devin Nabozny, and
Dominic Mufarreh.
Steven Ickes also had a hat-trick of assists in the 1st period.
The Knights continued to pass the puck around with their 6th goal of the game coming from
Hayden Zimmerman to start the 2nd period.
Billy VanSumeren scored his 2nd goal of the game to put Calvin ahead by 7.
Marshall Beaker got on the board, as well as
Nate Vault, and
Dario Sacino to put Calvin ahead 10-0 at the end of the 2nd period.
Calvin slowed down in the 3rd period scoring just one goal.
Nick Justice became the Knights 10th goal scorer of the game with an assist by
Ayden Adamic. Calvin had 53 total shots on goal while The University of Michigan-Flint had just 12 shots on goal.
COACHES COMMENT: Head Coach
Josh Petrusma, "Tonight was a step in the right direction for us. We stayed committed to our structure and we were able to find the back of the net consistently. For the first time this season, I was happy with our effort across 60 minutes. We are looking forward to a quality Louisville team coming in on Thursday night."
NEXT UP: Calvin hosts the University of Louisville on Thursday October 22nd. The game will be at 7:30pm at Eagles Ice Center.