Riese Gaber score goals for the Fighting Hawks to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead and lift the Fighting Hawks to a 5-3 win over the Huskies.
“Those five minutes (first 5 minutes of the third period) just killed us,” St. Cloud coach Brett Larson said. “When they (UND) smell blood, they’re on you. That’s what good teams do.”
The Frozen Faceoff championship, coupled with UND’s Penrose Cup trophy as NCHC regular-season champion, marked the first time in the eight-year history of the league that one team has one both championships. It was also the first time UND has won the Frozen Faceoff.
With St. Cloud State leading Miami 1-0 about 10 minutes into the third period on Friday, the real action started, as the RedHawks quickly scored two goals en route to a 3-2 win over the 6th ranked Huskies.
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Jan 2, 2021 10:29 PM
One of the reasons UMD has been the reigning national champions for over 1,000 days now is the team’s relatively consistent ability to overcome adversity.
Adversity knocked on the Bulldogs’ door again Saturday night in St. Cloud, and once again UMD had a response, one good enough to pick up a 4-3 overtime win over St. Cloud State on a winning goal by junior captain Noah Cates.
Before we got there, UMD had to overcome a few things. St. Cloud State’s power play got on a heater, scoring on its first three opportunities, twice on a five-minute major called against Tanner Laderoute that was, um, interesting. That sequence came a few seconds after a two-on-zero rush for UMD was whistled down because of a penalty being called on, um, the other team.