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Three things I think I learned this weekend …<\/p>\n

Turning into a trend?<\/h4>\n

Lake Superior State improved to 4-0 to start the season, sweeping Union 6-5 in overtime and 3-2 on the road over the weekend. The Lakers are one of just four 4-0 teams and six unbeaten teams remaining in the country.<\/p>\n

Stephen Perfetto scored the overtime winner on Friday. He had three assists earlier in the game and ended up with a four-point night. He also had an assist on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Across the continent, Alaska-Anchorage came back to earth a bit with a 6-2 loss to Western Michigan on the first day of the Alaska Goal Rush in Fairbanks, Alaska. But this is a new Seawolves team. the next night it defeated WCHA defector Denver 3-2 in overtime thanks to a Matt Bailey goal. The win snapped a 10-game winless streak against the Pioneers.<\/p>\n

Alaska, meanwhile won its second straight Goal Rush with a win over Denver and a tie against its old CCHA foe Western Michigan. A shootout victory gave the Nanooks the tournament title.<\/p>\n

Old guys rule<\/h4>\n

Every coach will tell you that his seniors are going to lead the way. Glancing at the the early season scoring list, look which players sit at the top.<\/p>\n

Six of the top eight scorers in the WCHA are seniors (the other two are juniors), with Bryce Williamson, a forward for Bowling Green, leading the way with four goals and seven points. He had two goals and two assists in a win and tie against Colgate. Ferris State senior Garrett Thompson and junior Justin Buzzeo also have seven points apiece.<\/p>\n

Anchorage’s Bailey has four goals (and six points), as does Alaska’s Cody Kunyk. The top-scoring defensemen are seniors: Northern Michigan’s C.J. Ludwig and Lake Superior’s Zach Sternberg each have five points.<\/p>\n

Minnesota State’s Johnny McInnis had a three-assist weekend in the Mavericks’ sweep of Connecticut.<\/p>\n

Appreciate the candor<\/h4>\n

With league games beginning next week, coaches will start to tighten their lips when it comes to officiating, under the threat of fines.<\/p>\n

Out of conference, well, enjoy the honesty.<\/p>\n

Minnesota State’s Mike Hastings went off<\/a> on the eastern officials last week at Providence, and Sunday, Michigan Tech’s Mel Pearson spoke his mind<\/a> after his team received 85 minutes worth of penalties in a 7-3 loss at Notre Dame.<\/p>\n

“I was really disappointed in the refereeing today,” Pearson said in Michigan Tech’s press release. “I feel bad for the players, the fans, everyone.<\/p>\n

“We had a lot of guys play well, and I thought we were the better team when it was five-on-five and we’d tied the score. But when your top guys are killing penalties all night, it’s tough to get anything going offensively.”<\/p>\n

At Northern Michigan on Saturday, Nebraska Omaha’s Dean Blais, whose team is no longer in the WCHA, expressed frustration<\/a> with penalties after his team lost to the Wildcats at Marquette.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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