USHL Dubuque Fighting Saints

Guttman's Hatty Drives Saints Comeback in Madison

Published on April 7, 2017 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Dubuque Fighting Saints News Release


MADISON - Dubuque Fighting Saints forward Cole Guttman put the game in his own hands and delivered. A hat trick by Guttman, his third of the season, sent the Saints flying past the Madison Capitols 6-3 on Friday night at the Alliant Energy Center.

Guttman tied the game while flying off of the bench thanks to a turnover forced by Dallas Gerads. He snapped a one-time feed past Dryden McKay to tie things up at 3. Gerads and Guttman connected on the go-ahead goal just minutes later in a broken play on an odd-man rush.

Then, Guttman took the opportunity into his own hands, with fire in his eyes, dangled past the Madison defense singlehandedly and ripped a backhander past McKay for the insurance marker, and the hat trick goal, to make it a 5-3 game.

Scott Corbett added an empty net goal to put the game away for good.

The Saints appeared to get the jump in the first period following a Kamil Sadlocha shorthanded goal within the first minutes of the game. Madison took consecutive penalties following that goal, and the Saints made them pay on those consecutive opportunities.

First, it was Zach Solow who started the scoring for the Saints, who tied the game off of a pinpoint passing play. Jacob Hamacher gave the puck to Theisen, whose touch pass found Solow at the top of the right circle, and his bid found a way through McKay.

Just minutes later, Austin Rueschhoff made Madison pay for their lack of discipline. Another tic-tac-toe passing play found Rueschhoff on the back door, and he bashed the puck past McKay to put the Saints up one. But Madison did not go away, much like the season series prior.

First it was Noah Weber capitalizing on a rebound opportunity, and then it was Billy Jerry on the power play to close out the first period with Madison in the lead 3-2. Jaxon Castor got the hook after the first period, and Evan Fear came in to start the second period.

Fear did everything he needed to. He stopped all 17 shots that came his way in the second and third periods, and got the win, his fifth win in a Dubuque uniform.

The regular season comes to a close, with a game that will decide home ice, on Saturday, April 8 at home. The Saints host the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders for Fan Appreciation Night, presented by American Trust. $5,000 will be given away thanks to the Winning Edge promotion, and the first 1,000 fans will receive a team photo poster. For tickets, call the box office at 563.583.6880, or go to DubuqueFightingSaints.com.

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About the Dubuque Fighting Saints

The Fighting Saints returned to USHL play in the brand new Mystique Community Ice Center during the 2010-11 season, winning the Clark Cup in their first year back in the USHL. The Fighting Saints continued their success with a historic season in 2012 - 13, finishing with a franchise best 45 - 11â=80=908 record. The team claimed the Anderson Cup as the USHL's regular season champions for the first time in 30 years, and also earned the Clark Cup for second time in three seasons. In August 2013, the team took the Bronze Medal while representing the United States at the Junior Club World Cup in Omsk, Russia. The Fighting Saints have reached the Clark Cup Final three times in the past six seasons. The club has produced a number of players that moved on to NCAA Division I hockey and have been drafted by NHL teams, including Zemgus Girgensons, Johnny Gaudreau and Mike Matheson. The original Fighting Saints competed in the USHL for 21 seasons (1980-2001). The club won the Clark Cup as playoff champions on three occasions (1981, 1983, 1985) under head coach Jack Barzee. One of the most well-known alumni of the original Fighting Saints was Gary Suter, a 17â=80=90year NHL veteran, two-time Olympian, Stanley Cup champion, and member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

About Northern Lights Hockey, LLC

Northern Lights Hockey, LLC is the company that owns and operates the USHL franchise in Dubuque, Iowa. The owners of Northern Lights Hockey, LLC collectively provide an extensive background in both business and hockey, and represent interests on a national and local level. Philip Falcone, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of HC2 Holdings, Inc. and former part owner of the NHL's Minnesota Wild, is the company's principal owner. The ownership group also includes Peter Chiarelli, Edmonton Oilers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager, Mark Falcone, and Brad Kwong, Managing Partner of Northern Lights Hockey, LLC. Philip Falcone, Chiarelli and Kwong all played hockey together at Harvard University in the mid-1980s. The group also includes local Iowan partners Mark Falb and David S. Field, M.D. Falb currently serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Westmark Enterprises, Inc. and Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company. Dr. Field has practiced orthopedic surgery for 30 years and has been the driving force behind hockey in Dubuque. Dr. Field also owned the Dubuque Thunderbirds, the USA Hockey Tier III team that competed in the Central States Hockey League through the 2009-10 Season.

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