The Dordt hockey team will play a two game series against the Creighton Bluejays. The Defenders are coming off a sweep over the University of Nebraska last weekend. The games will be played in Sioux Center at the Vernon Ice Arena and will be livestreamed on the Dordt Defender Network.

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The Defenders come into this game with a 8-3-0 record and are currently on a five game win streak after sweeping Northern Illinois, University of Nebraska, and defeating the University of Nebraksa-Omaha.

Scouting Report:

• Coached by Thomas Flick
• 6-1-1 record with 19 points
• Zach Kubicek leads the team with 12 goals scored 
• Chuck Altier has six goals
• Joe Middleton ahs four goals
• Sam Sterle, Taam Swiler, and Sam Cook have three goals each
• Chuch Altier and Zach Kibicek both has six assists and lead the team
• Sam Sterle, Bishop Schugel, Hanry Sterle, and Joe MIddleton have four assists
• Ryan Lee has two games in goal with a 2-0 record and one goal allowed
• Charles Calderone has appeared in six games and has  a 4-1-1 record
• Calderone has given up 16 goals with 103 saves and a 2.64 GAA

Dordt Notes:

• Coached by Tyler Morgan and assisted by Logan Visser
• 8-3-0 overall record and 23 points
• Noah Wilmes leads the Defenders with 11 goals
• Griffin Lennes has eight goals
• Isaac Baart has scored seven goals
• Brady Espenson, Alex Espenson, and Tyson Wildeboer have five goals
• Griffin Lennes has 10 assists and leads the team
• Zach Espenson and Noah Wilmes each have eight assists
• Mason Carrels, Brady Espenson, Alex Espenson, and Connor Raiche have five assists
• Charlie Lang has played in three games in goal and has a 3-0-0 record with four goals allowed on 35 saves and a 1.33 GAA
• Graeme Edmund has played seven games in goal with a 4-3-0 record with 24 goals allowed with 230 saves and a 3.40 GAA 

History vs Creighton

• The Defenders are 6-9 all time against the Bluejays
• Five game win streak dating back to November 20, 2021
• Last two games have ended as a Dordt win in a shootout
• First match up was December 1, 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska, Defenders would lose 7-1