University of Minnesota Athletics
NHL: Schroeder Makes Season Debut
10/11/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Hockey
MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) -- The Minnesota Wild called up Jordan Schroeder under emergency conditions on Saturday and quickly put the former Gophers All-American into the lineup for the team's home opener -- a 3-2 win at Xcel Energy Center.
With Schroeder's appearance, the University of Minnesota has now featured 12 alums in the NHL this season -- Nick Bjugstad (Florida Panthers), Alex Goligoski (Dallas Stars), Erik Haula (Minnesota Wild), Erik Johnson (Colorado Avalanche), Phil Kessel (Pittsburgh Penguins), Nick Leddy (New York Islanders), Paul Martin (San Jose Sharks), Kyle Okposo (New York Islanders), Nate Schmidt (Washington Capitals), Jordan Schroeder (Minnesota Wild), Thomas Vanek (Minnesota Wild) and Blake Wheeler (Winnipeg Jets) making the cut. Additionally, Todd Richards returns to the bench as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Darby Hendrickson continues to serve as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Wild and Paul Holmgren is the president of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Noteworthy
*Phil Kessel scored his first goal with the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 2-1 loss.
*Erik Johnson's goal last night was the first of five unanswered tallies in a 6-3 Colorado win.
*Nick Bjugstad tallied the eventual game winner in a 7-1 rout for Florida. The forward's tally was one of four goals in the first 6:46 of the game -- a modern NHL record.
*Thomas Vanek had an assist in the Wild's win.
*In the AHL, Mike Reilly tallied his first professional goal in a 4-1 loss for the Iowa Wild.
