> Bulldogs win title behind MVP Nicklin
> News-Tribune
>
>
> SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Brant Nicklin took a wrong turn in
> the Syracuse Hotel and ended up in a room that housed the
> trophies for the Syracuse Invitational all-tournament team
> and its most valuable player.
>
> Sunday, the Minnesota-Duluth goalie made 24 saves and
> was named tournament MVP as the Bulldogs beat Colgate
> 6-2 in the championship game before 900 at Ononadaga
> County War Memorial.
 
***** ONLY 900 people?!?!? *****
 
> UMD (10-10) has won six of its last seven games, including
> three shutouts by Nicklin.
>
> The Bulldogs supported their goalie with three goals in the
> first period. Ken Dzikowski opened the scoring at 5:55 on a
> pass from Joe Rybar. Jason Haakstad added a goal four
> minutes later.
>
> Colgate's Dan Wildfong scored a power-play goal at 13:04
> of the first -- the only extra-man score in seven chances for
> the Red Raiders (10-4).
>
> UMD regained its two-goal lead 90 seconds later as
> Haakstad converted on a pass from Jason Garatti.
>
> Haakstad and defenseman Curtis Doell were also named to
> the all-tournament team.
>
> The Bulldogs pulled away with second-period goals by
> Shawn Pogreba and Colin Anderson. Garatti's goal early in
> the third period gave UMD a season-high six in one game.
>
> Nicklin made nine saves in the final period as the Bulldogs
> fought off three Colgate power plays.
>
> UMD is home Friday for a 7 p.m. exhibition game against
> HV-71 of Jankoping, Sweden.
>
>
> Colgate                 1-1-0--2
> Minn.-Duluth            3-2-1--6
>
> First period -- 1. UMD, Ken Dzikowski 2 (Mike Peluso,
> Joe Rybar), 5:55; 2. UMD, Jason Haakstad 5 (Curtis Bois),
> 9:53; 3. Col, Dan Wildfong 2 (Andy McDonald), 13:04
> (pp); 4. UMD, Haakstad 6 (Jason Garatti). Penalties --
> Mark Holdridge, Col (slashing), 7:02; Ryan Coole, UMD
> (holding), 11:08; Jeff Scissons, UMD (slashing), 11:54; Rob
> Mara, Col (highsticking), 19:39; Mike Peluso, UMD
> (highsticking), 19:39.
> Second period -- 5. UMD, Shawn Pogreba 7 (Peluso,
> Dzikowski), 7:34 (pp); 6. UMD, Colin Anderson 6, 16:24;
> 7. Col, Dru Burgess 13 (Tim Loftsgard), 18:44. Penalties --
> Bois, UMD (highsticking), 1:36; Wildfong, Col (slashing),
> 2:32; Rob Mara, Col (slashing), 5:47; Ryan Nosan, UMD
> (interference), 7:56.
> Third period -- 8. UMD, Garatti 1 (Peluso). Penalties --
> Peluso, UMD (highsticking), 5:55; Mark Gunderson, UMD
> (crosschecking), 11:09; Daryl Campbell, Col (highsticking),
> 14:01; Bois, UMD (slashing), 16:12; Col bench (too many
> men), 17:16.
> Goalies -- Brant Nicklin, UMD, 11-4-9--24; Dan
> Brenzavich, Col, 6-7-7--20. Power plays -- UMD 1 of 5;
> Col 1 of 7. Referee -- Harry Ammian; Asst. referees -- Joel
> Dupree, Jeff Fulton. A -- 900.
 
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