Freddy's three thoughts (from afar):
1. Road weary? Not the goalie: Alaska Anchorage goaltender Chris Kamal stopped 27 of 28 shots as his team put just 10 pucks on goal to win Friday's game. The Seawolves returned to Anchorage on Thursday night after being stranded in Minnesota most of the week while the Mavericks had the time zone on their side after spending most of the week in Alaska. But Kamal withstood the pressure, only allowing Zach Stepan's power-play goal late in the first period, and Jordan Kwas' game-winner at 11:13 of the third period helped the Seawolves snap a nine-game winless streak against the Mavericks.
2. Second place but slipping: The loss kept the Mavericks in second place in the WCHA, now four points behind Ferris State (which has two games in hand). MSU has two games in hand on Bowling Green, but the Falcons' win on Friday moved them into a second-place tie with 20 points. Minnesota State has a chance to leave Alaska with four points, not bad for a 12-day road swing there, but five or six sure would have been nice and certainly expected for one of the league's better teams.
3. Getting healthy: Freshman forward Michael Huntebrinker played for the first time since suffering a broken wrist early in the season. He was the left wing on the fourth line and had three shots on goal, which was tied for second most on the team (Stepan led MSU with six shots on net). Huntebrinker replaced Brett Knowles in the lineup. On defense, Josh Nelson appeared to play a lot of minutes. Blake Thompson got the nod, as Casey Nelson was a scratch.
See the box score here.
Around the WCHA: Bowling Green 3, Alaska 0 ... Ferris State 1, Michigan Tech 0 ... Notre Dame 7, Alabama Huntsville 1 ... Bemidji State 5, Lake Superior 2
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