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Boston College toppled Canadian school New Brunswick over the weekend to officially kick off the Eagles’ season (photo: Melissa Wade).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our brand-new Monday 10 feature.<\/em><\/p>\n

1 – Marquee matchup<\/b>
\nThe Bob Motzko era at Minnesota got off to a successful start with the Gophers chalking up a win and a tie against Number One and defending national champions Minnesota Duluth. The teams skated to a 1-1 draw on Saturday with Minnesota taking the series with a 7-4 victory on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Brannon McManus scored the first two goals for the Gophers on Sunday, helping to stake them to a 3-0 lead after the first period. The Bulldogs outshot the Gophers 46-22 with Minnesota goaltender Mat Robson stopping 42 shots for the win.<\/p>\n

It was the first win by the Gophers against the Bulldogs in ten attempts dating back to 2014.<\/p>\n

2 – Upset alert<\/b>
\nThe opening night of the 2018-19 season saw the season’s first upset. Vermont defeated host and fourth-ranked Michigan 4-1 thanks to a 48 save performance by Catamount goaltender Stefanos Lekkas.<\/p>\n

“There was some ugly defensive hockey at times for both teams, but Stef was the difference tonight,” said Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon after the game. “Let’s be honest. Michigan put a big push on. We don’t normally give that many (shots) up. Michigan’s a heck of a team and certainly that’s a big win for us.”<\/p>\n

3 – No surprise<\/b>
\nThe other action on opening weekend involving a ranked team went off as predicted with sixth-ranked Providence defeating American International 3-1. Scott Conway had a goal and an assist for the Friars, who scored all three goals within a three minute span late in the first period.<\/p>\n

4 – Border war<\/b>
\nThe majority of games played this past weekend were exhibition contests against Canadian opponents. NCAA schools went 12-3 against foreign opposition on Saturday and 10-0-1 on Sunday. The lone tie was a 2-2 draw between Alberta and Air Force. After the game, Falcons coach Frank Serratore had high praise for senior goaltender Billy Christopoulos.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe weren\u2019t very tough to play against,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need more competitive snarl in our game. We probably didn\u2019t deserve to win the game. Billy had to make a lot more difficult saves than their goalie did. We got a tie because we have a great goalie.\u201d<\/p>\n

5 – Double oh<\/b>
\nArizona State got off to a perfect start with a pair of shutout wins over visiting Alaska. Sun Devils goaltender Joey Daccord stoped all 36 shots he faced in 5-0 and 3-0 victories.<\/p>\n

6 – Sweeps are sweet<\/b>
\nMiami also started the season off with a sweep, besting visiting Alabama Huntsville 5-1 and 4-0. Karch Bachman had a pair of goals and an assist for the RedHawks while Miami goaltenders Ryan Larkin and Jordan Uhelski each picked up wins. Uhelski squared off against his former team — he transferred from Huntsville to Miami in the offseason.<\/p>\n

7 – Sweeps are sweet (part two)<\/b>
\nAnother opening weekend sweep was recorded by Lake Superior State over host Merrimack in a pair of one-goal contests. The Lakers won Saturday’s 5-4 contest on a penalty shot by Anthony Nellis with 4:06 left in the contest.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Max Humitz’s second period goal stood up in a 1-0 win. Mareks Mitens stopped all 31 shots for the shutout.<\/p>\n

8 – A different story<\/b>
\nColorado College opened its season with a 10-2 thumping of Alaska Anchorage on Saturday, but Sunday saw the Seawolves turn the tables with a come-from-behind 4-3 win over the Tigers.<\/p>\n

Anchorage scored two third period goals for the victory, with Tomi Hiekkavirta’s game-winning tally coming with just under 10 minutes left in the contest.<\/p>\n

9 – Falcons soar<\/b>
\nBowling Green got off to a fast start with an 8-2 win over host Mercyhurst on Saturday. Stephen Baylis had a hat-trick performance for the Falcons, who outshot the Lakers 35-20.<\/p>\n

10 – Brotherhood<\/b>
\nThe postgame of Saturday’s 4-1 win by Union over Army West Point included an emotional gesture by the Black Knights towards Union forward Jack Adams, whose brother Mark (who won a national title with Providence in 2015) passed away suddenly three weeks ago.<\/p>\n

After the postgame handshake, the Black Knights surrounded Adams, who had a goal and an assist in the game, and offered hugs and words of encouragement.<\/p>\n

“We lost a game tonight but this young man lost his brother a few weeks ago. We wanted him to know that we were thinking of him and his family,” Tweeted Army West Point coach Brian Riley after the game.<\/p>\n

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We lost a game tonight but this young man lost his brother a few weeks ago. We wanted him to know that we were thinking of him and his family. https:\/\/t.co\/clwIEcecfe<\/a><\/p>\n

— Brian Riley (@Coach_BRiley) October 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n