Rookie Petan Nets Hat Trick as Tech Rolls Brock 6-2
HOUGHTON, Mich. — Freshman Alex Petan
netted a hat trick in his collegiate debut to help Michigan Tech
defeat Brock 6-2 in exhibition play at the John MacInnes Student
Ice Arena tonight. The rookie posted one goal in each period.
Freshmen (four goals) and sophomores (two) contributed all the
scoring for the Huskies.
A total of 24 players dressed for Tech and all played, including
three goaltenders. Freshman Pheonix
Copley got the start and played the first period. Freshman Jamie
Phillips played the second and allowed one goal. Senior Kevin
Genoe played the third and allowed the other.
"This was a good game for us," said head coach Mel Pearson.
"There were a lot of things that I liked and still things to
improve on.
"It was great that we got a lot of people involved in the game and
got them experience. And we shook some rust off."
Tech struck first with a tally from Blake
Pietila. Milos Gordic
skated the puck behind the net and fed a pass out front to Pietila
who buried it top shelf 8:04 into the contest.
Petan tallied the first of his three seven minutes later as he
stuffed home a rebound.
Brock pulled within 2-1 on Andrew Boudreau's goal early in the
second period, but the Huskies answered with three more in the
frame.
Petan tipped a shot from the point past goaltender Kody Blois at
the 6:04 mark. Jujhar
Khaira scored after he won the faceoff to himself and fired a
quick shot. David
Johnstone scored the third of the period after a cross-ice pass
from Malcolm
Gould gave him an open net.
Petan finished off his hat trick with a power-play goal that was
banked off Blois from an odd angle 20 seconds into the third
period.
Boudreau tallied his second goal for the visiting Badgers to wrap
up scoring at the 14:42 mark of the third.
Tech finished 2-of-5 on the power play while Brock was 0-for-1.
The Huskies trio of netminders combined for 26 saves—7 from
Copley, 11 from Phillips and 8 from Genoe.
The Black and Gold held a 47-28 advantage in shots on goal.
Michigan Tech will be back in action tomorrow with an intrasquad
game in Calumet at 3 p.m. The game is part of a larger community
event at Calumet Colosseum sponsored by Aspirus Keweenaw that
begins with a tailgate party at 2 p.m.