The No. 16 Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team (0-1-0) fell at No. 10 Boston College Eagles (1-0-0) in a tough opening season road loss, 5-3, Friday night. The highly-anticipated freshman classes for both Wisconsin and Boston College stood out in their collegiate debuts. Cole Caufield, the 15th overall draft pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, scored his first two collegiate goals, both on the power play, with one in the first period and another one in the second. Freshman Owen Lindmark added his first collegiate marker with the Badgers shorthanded and killing a five-minute major to cut into a what was then a 4-1 deficit. Caufield’s second power-play tally made it 4-3, but BC score early in the third period to regain a two-goal lead. Junior forward Linus weissbach chipped in two assists, while freshman forward Alex Turcotte recorded his first career point with an assist.Gamblers beat Chicago
The Green Bay Gamblers beat the Chicago Steel 5-3 at the Resch Center on Friday.
Tied 1-1 after one period, the Gamblers took a 4-3 lead after two periods and went to pick up the win.
Green Bay got three goals from Chad Hillebrand and one each from Jake Schmaltz and Alex Servagno.
Tyler DesRochers had two assists with McKade Webster and Tyler Paquette getting one each.
Gavin Enright had 26 saves on 29 shots for Green Bay while Chicago’s Ian Shane had 26 saves on 31 shots.
The Gamblers host Des Moines at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at the Resch Center.
