FAIRBANKS - The Nanooks hockey team fell to the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (2-0-0) on Saturday, Oct. 4 to fall to 0-2 on the season.

How it Happened
UMD needed just 18 seconds to score the first goal of the night. Jayson Shaugabay picked up the first goal of the night. 6:10 later, UMD made it 2-0 on a Harper Bentz goal. They eventually added a third in the first period on a Scout Truman goal, his first of two on the night. He'd add another in the third after both teams skated to a scoreless second. Truman's second came on an empty net and made it 4-0 Bulldogs. 

Michael Citara picked up his first goal as a Nanook with 16 seconds left in the third, making it a 4-1 final. Citara took a pass from Rylen Roersma and found the back of the net from outside the faceoff circle. Liam Fleet picked up the secondary assist as Fleet and Roersma tallied their first-career points as Nanooks. 

Inside the Numbers

• Both sides were perfect on the penalty kill. Alaska went 7-7 on the kill while UMD went 5-5. 
• Calvin Vachon made 2 saves in his debut for the Nanooks. He made three saves in the first before nine in both the second and third. 
• Alaska posted 18 blocked shots tonight. Adam Cardona finished with four while Noah Barlage and Carson Reed blocked three each. 
• Chase Dafoe led the Nanooks with 13 wins in the faceoff circle. He won 50% of his bouts. 

What's to Come
The Nanooks hit the road and head to Tempe, Ariz. for the Icebreaker Tournament in Mullett Arena on the campus of Arizona State. They'll open up the tournament against Quinnipiac on Friday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. before playing again on Saturday, Oct. 11 against either Arizona State or Notre Dame depending on results from Friday night. 

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