Huskies humble CC, 5-2

CC Athletics
Colorado College has found a new nemesis. The WCHA-leading and third-ranked Tigers, who have enjoyed remarkable success against the league’s traditional powerhouses, no longer have Michigan Tech’s number. The Huskies, behind a goal and two assists by senior center Peter Rouleau, now have lost just once in their last seven meetings with CC after skating to a 5-2 victory Saturday at MacInnes Student Ice Arena in Houghton, Mich. The triumph allowed Tech to take three of a possible four points in the weekend series and effectively spoiled what should have been a special night for right winger Jimmy Kilpatrick, who became the 70th member of Colorado College’s elite “Century Club” with a power-play goal late in the second period. Kilpatrick’s 100th career point with 34 seconds left in the middle stanza pulled the Tigers to within 3-2, but that’s as close as the visitors would get as MTU added a pair of tallies late in the game to hand freshman netminder Richard Bachman his worst defeat of the season. Outshot by a 34-22 margin, Tech got 32 saves from junior goaltender Rob Nolan, who also gave up a red lighter to CC sophomore defenseman Nate Prosser. The Huskies set the tone early, grabbing a 1-0 lead when Jordan Foote deflected a shot past Bachman just 1:18 into the contest. Rouleau clicked on a power play to make it 2-0 at 12:54 of the opening period.