Weekend Recap: Bears, Papermakers, Ice Dogs Grab Wins

Friday, January 16
Fond du Lac Bears 8, Sun Prairie Killer Bees 3
Fond du Lac turned a scoreless opening period into a runaway win, erupting for six goals in the second and cruising past Sun Prairie 8–3 on Friday night in Waupun. Malachi Buchholz led the Bears with a hat trick, scoring twice in the third to put the game out of reach, while Jordan Foster chipped in three assists. Fond du Lac overwhelmed the Killer Bees with relentless pressure, outshooting Sun Prairie 83–22, including a staggering 34–10 edge in the second period alone. Alex Kruger made 19 saves to earn the win as the Bears continued their strong offensive stretch with contributions throughout the lineup.
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Mosinee Papermakers 5, DePere Deacons 1
Mosinee broke open a scoreless game with two quick goals late in the second period and pulled away in the third to earn a 5–1 win over De Pere on Friday night at the Mosinee Rec. Center. Eli Robinson opened the scoring just 68 seconds into the middle frame, and T.J. Christensen followed 48 seconds later to give the Papermakers momentum heading into the third. Christensen added his second of the night, while Owen Ahlstrom and Nicholas D’Avolio capped the scoring for Mosinee. Carson Hilt provided the lone goal for De Pere midway through the third. Ryan Miech was sharp in net for the Papermakers, stopping 35 of 36 shots as Mosinee outshot the Deacons 43–38.
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Saturday, January 17
Fox Cities Ice Dogs 11, M&M Shamrocks 8
Fox Cities outlasted M&M in a wide-open, high-scoring affair Saturday night, pulling away late for an 11–8 road win at the Marinette Community REC Center. Jason McAloon delivered a monster performance, scoring seven goals and adding an assist to pace the Ice Dogs’ offense, including four tallies in the second period alone. Dustin Jonasson chipped in five points (2G, 3A), while Fox Cities racked up 55 shots on goal. M&M kept pace early with multi-goal nights from Dallas McLaughlin and Brennan Mason, and the Shamrocks entered the third period within reach. However, McAloon scored twice in the final seven minutes — including the empty-netter — to seal the win.
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