Third-ranked Wisconsin-Eau Claire (8-0-1) held off a furious Middlebury comeback bid during a 4-3 win in the championship game of the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout. The contest was played in Plattsburgh State’s Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. The Panthers (4-2-0), who had a four-game winning streak snapped, return to NESCAC action on Friday when they travel to Amherst for a 7:00 p.m. faceoff.
Middlebury took a 1-0 lead 3:19 into the game with a goal from Matt Danner. Tyler Capello won a faceoff on the left side between his legs to Danner, who wristed a shot over the shoulder of
