Wednesday
UJ D-1 Hockey
Dakota College -Bottineau 5 Jamestown 3
Jake Huculak (FR/Jasper, Alberta) recorded the ninth hat trick in Jimmie program history, but it was not enough as Jamestown lost 5-3 to Dakota College Bottineau Wednesday night at John L. Wilson Arena.
The Lumberjacks took the early lead just 4:06 into the game as Riley Olson scored on an assist by Bubba Strain.
DCB made it 2-0 at 8:48 of the first on Blake Carpenter’s goal, set up by Tanner Clyne and Phil Parisien.
Huculak answered for UJ 32 seconds later, taking a Nathan Cohen-Wallis (FR/Canmore, Alberta) pass and beating goaltender Matthew Trulsen to cut the lead in half.
Tyler Pringle’s goal at 10:52 of the second period gave the Lumberjacks another two-goal lead, but Huculak struck again at the 11:32 mark to make it 3-2. Jed Butler (FR/Mazama, Wash.) and Cohen-Wallis assisted on the goal.
Huculak completed the hat trick at 9:42 of the third period, tying the game at 3. The shorthanded goal was assisted by Carter Johnson (JR/Meeteetse, Wyo.).
Pringle broke the tie 30 seconds later, giving DCB a 4-3 lead, then Joben Smith added an empty-net goal with 43 seconds left to round out the scoring.
Jaysen MacLean (FR/Port Alberni, British Columbia) finished with 30 saves for the Jimmies while Trulsen made 43 stops for DCB.
UJ was 0-for-2 on the power play and the Lumberjacks 1-for-6.
Jamestown hosts Minot State University on Saturday with puck drop set for 7:30 p.m.
