Saturday Recap: Worth the Wait

No. 19/20 Michigan Tech topped No. 14/18 Minnesota, 3-2, to open their 2026-27 season, while Bemidji State need overtime to edge St. Cloud State, 3-2. Ferris State battled to a 5-5 tie at Canisius and Bowling Green took No. 2/2 Michigan to the brink, falling 4-3. Northern Michigan settled for a split with Miami (OH), falling on Saturday, 4-1.

Lake Superior State claimed a 5-2 exhibition win at the University of Winsor, while Augustana dropped its exhibition opener at No. 4/4 North Dakota, 4-1.

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No. 19/20 Michigan Tech 3, No. 14/18 Minnesota 2

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HOUGHTON, Mich. – After waiting an extra day, No. 19 Michigan Tech opened its 2026-27 season with a 3-2 victory over No. 14 Minnesota on Saturday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. Matthew Van Blaricom had two goals and an assist for the Huskies ... (full story)

Miami (OH) 4, Northern Michigan 1

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MARQUETTE, Mich. -- The NMU hockey team dropped game two of the weekend series against (RV/RV) Miami (OH) 4-1 ... (full story)

No. 2/2 Michigan 4, Bowling Green 3

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – No. 2 Michigan's Jayden Perron the game-winning goal to score a 4-3 comeback victory over Bowling Green in NCAA men's hockey action Saturday evening at the Slater Family Ice Arena ... (full story)

Canisius 5, Ferris State 5 (OT)

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Ferris State University men's ice hockey squad closed out its season-opening road series on Saturday (Oct. 3) night against Canisius, battling to a 5-5 overtime deadlock versus the Golden Griffins in Buffalo. ... (full story)

Bemidji State 3, St. Cloud State 2 (OT)

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BEMIDJI, Minn. – A power-play goal from junior defenseman Hudson Thornton 3:14 into overtime lifted the Bemidji State University Men's Hockey team to a 3-2 season-opening victory over St. Cloud State University Saturday night at Sanford Center in non-conference action ... (full story)

Exhibition: No. 4/4 North Dakota 4, Augustana 1

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Augustana fell to No. 4 North Dakota 4-1 on Saturday night in an exhibition game. Augustana finished with 17 shots and went 0-for-6 on the power play, while the Fighting Hawks scored three times on five power-play chances ... (full story)

Exhibition: Lake Superior State 5, Windsor 2

Cooper Foster, Joey Potter and Måns Toresson scored third period goals, while Anders Miller made 35 saves as Lake Superior State beat Windsor 5-2 to wrap a weekend exhibition series. Toresson scored a pair of shorthanded goals in the game, delivering the victory Saturday afternoon at the Essex Centre Sports Complex ... (full story)