FAIRMONT — Points worth dozens of bakery items.
After New Ulm hockey teammates Ian Bruderie, Kayden Larson and Austin Uecker left Fairmont’s Martin County Arena on Thursday night, the giant trio improved their season total to 13 points apiece.
Brudley had a game-high six points with five goals and one assist, Larson had two goals and three helpers, and Uecker had a hat trick as the visiting Eagles took on the Fairmont Area Cardinals. It sparked a 15-1 Big South Conference rout.
“Our goal came from the offensive zone cycle, where it’s the line’s job to find the soft spots on defense.” New Ulm head coach Ryan Newman said. The team outscored its opponents 38-2 in four games. “When you find the seam, you put the puck in the net, and that’s what they did tonight.
“We preach selflessness on the ice.”
Bluederry, who improved his season tally to eight goals and five assists, and Larson, who scored in double figures with 10 goals and supplemented three goals as a helper, combined for five of the Eagles’ six points in the opening game.
Bluederry slid hard out of the right corner and hit a top shelf unassisted riser right to left into the webbing for a 1-0 lead at the 14:09 mark.
Brudley slipped a low entry pass to Larson just 17 seconds into the ensuing faceoff, and Larson chipped a shot that sailed over the head of Fairmont Area goaltender Carson Johnson and into the twine. Ta.
With six helpers, Uecker, who now has seven goals remaining, pushed in the rebound of Briar Lang’s first left-field liner with 11 minutes, 19 seconds left in the first inning, increasing the Eagles’ lead to 3-0.
After Brody Nordby threw a cross pass to Larson, who sunk a wrister into the left pipe for a 4-0 lead, New Ulm converted two of its three power-play opportunities for back-to-back goals for six goals. concluded the first frame. .
Larson proved to be the triggerman in both of Blue Derry’s twine discovery explosions, using a one-player advantage. Blue Derry turned on the lamp at the 4:52 and 1:55 mark, creating a commanding 6-0 advantage.
But Lucas Somers breathed new life into the Cardinals’ offense with a breakaway to create a high-percentage scoring chance at the start of the second period.
Somers evaded New Ulm defenders, aimed directly at Eagles netminder Graham Glazer and slid a low, drilling liner into the proverbial five-hole at the 13:56 mark, ruining the visitors’ shutout victory. .
The Cardinals’ Luke Kester hit Glazer with two wide-angle shots, and Glazer made 2 of 14 saves to prevent further damage on the scoreboard.
Uecker showed off a precise backhand on a slip play, followed by a sliding flip shot into the net and a counter at 10:05 for his second goal.
Casey Cope scored a power-play goal with an assist from Nordby at 5:08, and Keaton Weston scored his first of two goals of the night with 38 seconds left in the middle for a 9-1 lead.
Lang connected Nordby’s third assist of the game for a goal to lead off the third goal, and a connection from Brudry to Larsson worked its magic to stop Uecker’s third goal.
Joey Finland and Weston scored solo goals with 8 minutes, 23 seconds left in regulation time to close the gap to victory and 14 goals.
Carson Johnson repelled a staggering 46 shots on net, a game-high for the Cardinals.
Fairmont Area (0-6) travels to Worthington on Tuesday night, while New Ulm (4-0) heads to Luverne for another league game tonight.
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NU 6-3-6–15
FMT 0-1-0–1
Scoring the play
1st period
NU–Ian Brudelie (unassisted), 14:09.
NU–Kaden Larson (Blue Derry), 13:52.
NU–Austin Uecker (Briar Lang), 11:19.
NU–Larson (Brody Nordby), 10:32.
NU–Brudelie (Larson), PP., 4:52.
NU–Brudelie (Larson), PP., 1:55.
2nd period
FMT – Lucas Somers (unassisted), 13:56.
NU-Uecker (unaided), 10:05.
NU–Casey Koop (Nordby), PP., 5:08.
NU – Keaton Weston (Caleb Forstner), 0:38.
3rd period
NU-Lang (Norby), 15:52.
NU–Blue Dery (Larson), 13:37.
NU–Uecker (unaided), 9:51.
NU – Blue Derry (Larson), 9:08.
NU – Joey Finland (Ben Alfred), 8:23.
NU-Weston (Brock Wellman), 6:03.
Shots on goal: New Ulm 22-20-19–61; Fairmont Area 7-7-1–15.
Saves: Carson Johnson (Fairmont) 46; Graham Glaser (New Ulm) 14.
Penalty: 6 minutes at Fairmont Area 3. New Ulm 2 is 4 minutes long.
Power Play Opportunity: New Ulm 3-on-3. Fairmont Area was 0-for-2.