The #14 Purdue Northwest ACHA DI Hockey team rebounded in dominant fashion on Day 2 of the ACHA Showcase, shutting out Oregon 5-0.

The Basics

• Records: #14 Purdue Northwest (9-7-1), Oregon (5-6)
• Location: Canlan Sports – Romeoville, Illinois
• Attendance: 150

Inside The Numbers

• Purdue Northwest controlled play from start to finish, outshooting Oregon 50-20.
• The Pride scored twice in the first period and three times in the second to build the 5-0 advantage.
• Junior Chase Solberg (Anchorage, Alaska/) led the Pride offensively with two goals.
• Purdue Northwest senior goaltender Cooper Olson (Maple Grove, Minn./) earned the shutout, stopping all 20 shots he faced.
• Neither team converted on the power play; PNW finished 0-for-4 while Oregon went 0-for-2.
• Oregon recorded 27 penalty minutes on seven infractions, including a major and game misconduct.
• PNW totaled 12 penalty minutes across six penalties.
• George Serbin made 45 saves for Oregon in a high-volume outing.

The Breakdown

• PNW struck early at 2:31 of the first period when Solberg opened the scoring off feeds from junior Brodie McIntyre and sophomore Connor Picard (Morris, Ill./).
• The Pride doubled the lead at 8:01 as junior Benji Rutkai (San Pedro, Calif.) buried a shot set up by senior Brennan Schidlowsky (Nipawin, Saskatchewan/) and senior Cooper Knott (Glenwood Springs, Colo./).
• PNW wasted no time extending the lead in the second period. Just 44 seconds in, sophomore Kolin Leduc (Macomb, Mich./) made it 3-0 off assists from freshman Brock Behrend (Luverne, Minn.) and sophomore Carson Finney (Holt, Mich./).
• At 5:47, Knott added the fourth goal, finishing a setup from senior Charlie Smith (Waterdown, Ontario/) and sophomore Michael Lucia (Streetsboro, Ohio/).
• The Pride added a fifth goal at 14:47 when Solberg struck again, this time short-handed, after a pass from McIntyre.
• Despite multiple penalties in the second period, including a stretch of simultaneous infractions resulting in extended special-teams play, PNW maintained full control of the pace.
• Oregon's frustration mounted in the third, highlighted by a major penalty and game misconduct at 9:51.
• Olson stayed sharp throughout the third period to secure the shutout as PNW continued to outshoot Oregon 17-7 in the final frame.

Up Next

• Purdue Northwest concludes its ACHA Showcase schedule with Day 3 action on Saturday, November 22 when they take on Arizona State. Puck-drop is set 3:50 PM CT at the Canlan Sports Arena Complex in Romeoville, Illinois.