The Dordt Defenders will conclude pool play at the ACHA Division III National Hockey Tournament on Friday, March 20 and are 1-1 entering the final play in the four-team pod. Dordt looks for an upset of the top seed Calvin to conclude pool play and keep its hopes of advancing to the semifinals alive.
 
THE SCHEDULE
Wednesday, March 10
Nebraska-Omaha def. Dordt 6-4  Box Score 
Calvin def. Purdue 5-1 Box Score
 
Thursday, March 11
Dordt def. Purdue 3-2 ot Box Score
Calvin def.  Nebraska-Omaha 5-2 Box Score
 
Friday, March 12
11:15am Purdue vs Nebraska-Omaha
8:15pm Dordt vs Calvin
 
POOL RECORDS

Calvin	2-0
Nebraska-Omaha	1-1
Dordt	1-1
Purdue	0-2

 
THE FORMAT
The winner of each of the four-team pools will advance to the semifinals and single elimination bracket play.

COVERAGE
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Dordt Season Stats 
Calvin Season Stats
 
CALVIN
Overall Record: 21-4  
Losses: Grand Valley State 5-3; Northwood 6-4; Schoolcraft 6-5, 7-2
 
The 2025-26 Numbers

• Calvin has outscored teams 131-47
• Myles Radersma | 15g | 18a
• Zach Westrick | 13g | 12a
• Nathan Sova | 12g | 22a
• Joel Dieleman | 10g | 13a
• Ryan Worosz | 15-2 | 1.32gaa | 495 saves
• Trent Goheen | 6-2 | 2.88gaa | 210saves

DORDT
2025-26 Overall Record: 28-4
Losses: Waldorf 5-3; Nebraska-Omaha 6-2, 3-1
 
The 2025-26 Numbers

• Dordt has outscored teams 231-55
• Rylan Veenstra | 34 goals | 40assists
• Reuben Horneman | 32goals | 23assists
• Mason Spejcher | 28goals | 30assists
• Tegan Doelman | 18goals | 22assists
• Zach Espenson | 14goals | 28assists
• Nicholas Espenson | 16 goals | 19 assists
• Isaac Baart | 17 goals | 20 assists
• Mason Carrels | 17 goals | 20 assists
• Levi Loken | 9 goals | 21 assists
• Tim Nanson | 16-3 | 1.11gaa | 400 saves
• Isaiah Van Noord | 11-1 | 2.83gaa | 294 saves

BEFORE NATIONALS
Dordt beat Nebraska Omaha in the MACHA Championship game on February 23, 2-0 .  Box Score  
 
Purdue beat Miami 5-2 on February 22 in the ICHC Championship.  Box Score
 
Calvin beat Oakland on February 28, 3-2 in the MCHC Championship.  Box Score
 
HISTORY
Calvin leads the series with Dordt 3-0 and the last meeting was in the 2012-13 school year.
 
NEXT
There are four, four-team pools at the tournament and the champions of each pool advance to semifinal play.