> Published Star-Tribune Monday, January 5, 1998
>
> WCHA: Badgers polish off Denver
> Associated Press
>
> Wisconsin's 5-2 triumph at Denver on Saturday night gave coach Jeff Sauer his 556th
> victory, more than any coach in WCHA history. The victory moved Sauer past John
> MacInnes, who coached at Michigan Tech for 26 seasons.
>
> On Sunday night, the Badgers polished off a two-game sweep with a 7-3 triumph. Their
> fifth consecutive victory moved them ahead of idle North Dakota and into second place in
> the conference with 18 points, five behind St. Cloud State.
>
> Denver has lost six consecutive games, and 13 of 14.
>
> In Saturday night's history-making game, Dan Bjorlie had a goal and two assists for the
> Badgers, who got goals from five players.
>
> Wisconsin's Brad Englehart broke a 1-1 tie 12:33 into the first period, and the Badgers
> opened a two-goal lead when Erik Raygor beat Denver goaltender Stephen Wagner for a
> power-play goal 50 seconds into the second.
>
> Denver pulled to a goal behind on Paul Veres' goal late in the second period, but Bjorlie
> found Mark Smith for a score at 4:14 of the third, and Yuri Gusak added an insurance
> goal with 1:19 remaining.
>
> Wagner finished with 18 saves for Denver; Wisconsin goaltender Mike Valley had 17.
>
> Nonconference
> North Dakota 5, Western Michigan 1: Jeff Ulmer scored twice in the
> second period, and the Sioux won their fourth in a row, beating the CCHA's Broncos on
> Saturday night in Grand Forks, N.D. Jason Blake, David Hoogsteen and Wes Dorey also
> scored for North Dakota.
>
> Western Michigan (5-15-2), which suffered its 11th consecutive defeat, managed only 18
> shots on goal to North Dakota's 37. Karl Goehring had 17 saves in goal for UND, and
> Matt Barnes had 32 for the Broncos.
 
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