DUBUQUE, Iowa – The UW-Stevens Point men's hockey team (1-0-0) opened the 2026-27 season with a 5-3 win over No. 3 Aurora (0-1-0) at the Key City Classic.
The Spartans gained an early lead with a goal at the 5:22 mark of the first period.
Joe Manning tied the game just 40 seconds later, his first of the night.
Owen Dean (Calgary, Alberta/) and
Aiden Moser (Bismark, N.D./) had assists on the goal.
Aurora took the lead again in the second period with a power-play tally at 6:13.
Manning again tallied an equalizer at the 16:00 mark of the second period.
Camden Markham (Houghton, Mich./) had an assist on the goal.
The Spartans again gained the lead in the third period with a goal at 7:54.
Moser pulled the Pointers even at the 9:23 mark off an assist from
Alec Hamady (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./).
Markham put UWSP ahead for the first time at the 15:44 mark with a power-play goal.
Nico Chmelevski (Northville, Mich./) and
Gabe Randel (Hortonville, Wis./) assisted on the eventual game-winner.
Hunter Hastings (Scottdale, Ariz./) scored an empty-net shorthanded goal at 19:18.1 to seal the win.
UWSP goaltender
Ryan Maguire (Ridgefield, Conn./) made 21 saves to earn the win. Aurora goaltender Matt O'Donnell had 15 saves.
The Pointers will face Dubuque in the Key City Classic championship game on Saturday (Oct. 31) at 7:00 p.m.
