Shyiak gets first win as Wildcats’ Head Coach
MARQUETTE, Mich. – Dave Shyiak and the Northern Michigan University hockey team got the first win of the 2024/25 season, defeating the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves 2-1 on opening night from the Berry Events Center.
Tanner Latsch opened the scoring for the Wildcats in the first period, continuing his hot streak from last season. Latsch now has two goals and three points in three games this season, and nine goals and 11 points in 11 career games.
Medrick Bolduc scored his first career collegiate tally, a hard-working goal in the second period which would turn out to be the eventual game winner.
Senior netminder Ryan Ouellette earned his first career win as a Wildcat, making 31 saves that included 13 in the third period.
The Wildcats now improve to 1-2-0 on the early season, and now look to get back to all square with another win tomorrow night. Puck drop from the Berry Events Center is set for 6:07 PM.
Cat Nips
- Tanner Latsch is off to a hot start again, scoring his second goal of the season
- Medrick Bolduc scored his first career collegiate goal in his first career game, also the game winner
- Tynan Ewart recorded his first career point as a Wildcat with an assist. Ryan Duguay added an assist of his own to round out the Wildcat scorers
- Ryan Ouellette earned his first career win, making 31 saves
- Medrick Bolduc, Tanner Latsch, and Ryan Ouellette were named the three stars of the game
How It Happened
Ewart picked up an errant breakout pass on his own blueline before turning on the jets and heading downhill toward the Anchorage end. Tynan played a pass to Duguay who, while under pressure and falling along the Seawolf bench, played a one-touch back to Ewart who skated in on a two-on-one with Latsch. Tanner received a pass from Tynan at the right hash marks and fired a wrister past the outstretched glove hand of Krivtsov.
The Seawolves tied the game just over two minutes into the second frame, as the Wildcats were unable to break out of the defensive zone and the Seawolves flipped a turnover into a two-on-one. The cross-crease pass was on and off the stick of the attacker before Ouellette could get square.
Bolduc reclaimed the lead for the ‘Cats, as he caused the netminder to turn the puck over in the trapezoid behind his own net. Medrick stripped the defenseman of the puck and beat the netminder to the near post before he could get his pad flush.
