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Men's Hockey

Men's Hockey to wrap up regular season hosting Northland Thursday/Saturday

The UW-River Falls men's hockey team is set to close out its regular season this week, hosting a two-game WIAC series against Northland College Feb. 13-15. 

UW-RIVER FALLS (12-10-1, 6-6-1 WIAC) VS. NORTHLAND (1-22, 0-13 WIAC)
Date: Thursday, Feb. 13
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Hunt Arena
Live Coverage: Stats // Video // Tickets

UW-RIVER FALLS (12-10-1, 6-6-1 WIAC) VS. NORTHLAND (1-22, 0-13 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 15
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Hunt Arena
Live Coverage: Stats // Video // Tickets

SENIOR NIGHT

AGAINST THE LUMBERJACKS

  • Tonight marks the 24th all-time meeting between UW-River Falls and Northland, with the Falcons leading the series 19-4.
  • The Falcons defeated the Lumberjacks previously this season on Nov. 23 in Ashland, Wis., winning 4-1. UWRF scored a pair of power play goals with four different goal scorers; Burke Simpson, Alex Atwill, Max Collette, and Reid Lune. Brennan Boynton made 24 saves in net.

FALCON NOTES

  • This past weekend, the Falcons split a WIAC series against UW-Eau Claire, winning 3-2 in overtime on Friday before falling 7-5 on Saturday.
    • Through two games, Jonny Meiers had two goals and two assists while Reid Lune had a goal and three assists, including the overtime game-winner on Friday.
  • Eight WIAC players have scored double-digit goals this season, including UWRF's Dylan Smith and Jonny Meiers, who have 10 goals each, tied for sixth most in the league. The pair also ranks sixth and seventh in the WIAC with 23 and 22 points, respectively.
  • Cole Teleki is the top scoring defenseman in the WIAC with 15 points off six goals and nine assists. Against the Blugolds over the weekend, he tallied nine blocked shots and leads the WIAC with 51 total on the season.
  • Brennan Boynton has started all 23 games in goal and ranks third in the WIAC with a 2.71 goals against average and a .906 save percentage. His 24.8 saves per game is second most.
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Players Mentioned

Gibb Coady

#28 Gibb Coady

F
6' 2"
Senior
Max Collette

#9 Max Collette

F
5' 9"
Junior
Jack Craycroft

#3 Jack Craycroft

D
6' 3"
Senior
Alex Davis

#2 Alex Davis

D
5' 11"
Senior
Joey Foss

#29 Joey Foss

D
6' 6"
Senior
Jonny Meiers

#17 Jonny Meiers

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Valentino Passarelli

#19 Valentino Passarelli

F
5' 10"
Senior
Burke Simpson

#7 Burke Simpson

F
6' 1"
Junior
Arsenii Smekhnov

#26 Arsenii Smekhnov

F
6' 2"
Senior
Dylan Smith

#8 Dylan Smith

F
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Gibb Coady

#28 Gibb Coady

6' 2"
Senior
F
Max Collette

#9 Max Collette

5' 9"
Junior
F
Jack Craycroft

#3 Jack Craycroft

6' 3"
Senior
D
Alex Davis

#2 Alex Davis

5' 11"
Senior
D
Joey Foss

#29 Joey Foss

6' 6"
Senior
D
Jonny Meiers

#17 Jonny Meiers

6' 0"
Sophomore
F
Valentino Passarelli

#19 Valentino Passarelli

5' 10"
Senior
F
Burke Simpson

#7 Burke Simpson

6' 1"
Junior
F
Arsenii Smekhnov

#26 Arsenii Smekhnov

6' 2"
Senior
F
Dylan Smith

#8 Dylan Smith

6' 1"
Junior
F