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Minnesota Duluth sweeps Gophers in men’s hockey behind Stillwater’s Jackson Cates

October 27, 2019 by St. Paul Pioneer Press Leave a Comment

DULUTH, Minn. — Minnesota Duluth sophomore wing Jackson Cates secured family bragging rights Friday night by picking up a goal and an assist in a 5-2 victory over Minnesota at 3M Arena at Mariucci.

Cates’ uncle Jay played three seasons for the Gophers from 1985-88. On Saturday in front of 6,655 at Amsoil Arena, Jackson Cates secured those bragging rights for the foreseeable future, scoring on an empty net to clinch a 2-0 Bulldogs victory and sweep of the Gophers.

Jackson Cates’ younger brother Noah is a freshman forward for UMD. Both are from Stillwater.

UMD senior goaltender Hunter Shepard made 21 saves for his first shutout of the season and 16th of his career. Bulldogs coach Scott Sandelin said the netminder from Cohasset was the difference in the game.

“Let’s not kid ourselves, our goalie was pretty good,” said Sandelin, whose Bulldogs improved to 10-2-1 against the Gophers over the past six seasons. “We were playing with fire for a while, and Shep bailed us out. That’s where you need your goaltender to win a game for you. Tonight he did that.”

Freshman forward Quinn Olson gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead six minutes into the game on a double-jeopardy play as the Gophers also received a slashing minor.

Olson, who 24 hours prior picked up his first collegiate point via an assist, had missed three of the Bulldogs’ first four games with a cracked rib and chipped vertebra. The Boston Bruins draft pick scored his first collegiate goal by volleying a bouncing puck from his backhand to his forehand.

Sophomore center Jesse Jacques began the attack, picking up an assist on the play along with freshman wing Brandon Puricelli.

“Jesse made a good play to Purcelli and Purcelli slid it over to me. All I had to do was tap it in,” Olson said. “It was just a little bit in front of me, and I was able to tap it through the five hole.”

In addition to being the first goal for Olson, that was the first point of the season for Jacques, who became the 13th Bulldog to find the scoresheet in the weekend sweep of the Gophers.

On Friday, three Bulldogs picked up their first goal of the season, five got their first point of the year and three freshman registered their first collegiate point ever.

The Bulldogs came into the weekend with a 1-3 record and just seven goals in their first four games. Those seven goals had come from five players, and just 10 Bulldogs had found the score sheet during the opening two weeks of the regular season.

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“It’s a good building block for our team, something to build off of here” Shepard said of the sweep. “Hopefully, we can string a few together.”

UMD Sophomore wing Tanner Laderoute, sophomore defenseman Hunter Lellig and freshman forward Brady Meyer all missed Saturday’s game because of injury. All three will have extra time to recover with the Bulldogs off next week before opening NCHC play Nov. 8-9 against Denver at Amsoil Arena.

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