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Third annual Great Pasty Chase is Saturday

By Calumet Wolverines 06/25/2013, 5:00pm EDT

The third annual Great Pasty Chase 5k Run/Walk is being hosted on Saturday, June 29 in downtown Calumet as part of Main Street Calumet’s PastyFest celebration. This year’s race is sponsored by Portage Health, and will once again be a fundraiser for the Calumet Wolverines Senior “A” Hockey Club.

Registration will open at 8:30 a.m. on the corner of 5th Street and Portland Street. All racers will start together at 9:30. Registration is $10. Entry includes a pasty from Old School Baking Company at PastyFest and a giveaway from Portage Health. There is no pre-registration available.

The 10th annual PastyFest celebration will follow the race with a parade at 11 a.m., pasty bake off at 1 p.m. and a whole slew of activities at Agassiz Park in downtown Calumet throughout the day. RSVP to the event on the Wolverines Facebook page, and feel free to pass any questions along to hockey@calumetwolverines.com.

Wolverines top Pioneers, miss bid for GLHL Tournament semis

By Calumet Wolverines 04/07/2013, 10:45pm EDT

The Calumet Wolverines fell just short of a semifinal berth in the 2013 Great Lakes Hockey League Tournament in Eagle River, Wis. The Wolverines lost to the Fond du Lac Bears 4-3 Friday and defeated the Portage Lake Pioneers 6-5 Saturday, but lost the tiebreaker for a semifinal spot to the Madison Blues by way of goal differential.

In Friday’s win the Wolverines fell behind 2-0, but battled back to tie the score at 2 with Gust Junttila and Mike Babcock lighting the lamp.

The Bears once again earned a lead midway through the third period as they capitalized on the only power play of the game. Moments later, the Bears doubled the lead.

Calumet buzzed late in the game, and Junttila scored his second of the game with 57 seconds left in the period. The Wolverines couldn’t net the equalizer, though. Dylan Whittaker made 30 saves in the game, while the Wolverines had 35 shots.

In Saturday’s contest, the Wolverines came from behind in the last five minutes to tie and win the game, putting an even split on the Wolverines and Pioneers six-game season series.

Calumet had 1-0, 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3 leads in the game, but the pesky Pioneers kept tying it up, including a three-for-three run with the man advantage. Eventually the Pioneers earned a 5-4 lead midway through the third period.

Josh Harju buried a rebound with 4:45 left to tie the score at 5. Evan Salmela netted the winner with a minute left, coming across the middle after a nice passing play by Jeff Erkkila and Babcock.

Salmela and Logan Rastello had two goals apiece in Saturday’s contest, while Babcock had five assists. Emmett Bjorn also scored a power-play goal for Calumet. The Wolverines had a slight edge in shots, outshooting the Pioneers 37-29. Dylan Whittaker made 24 saves.

The Wolverines finish their season with a 12-12-1 record, including a 10-9-1 record in GLHL play, 1-2 record in the Gibson Cup and 1-1 record in the GLHL Tournament.

2013 GLHL Tournament schedule finalized

By Calumet Wolverines 03/31/2013, 10:45pm EDT

The Calumet Wolverines and Portage Lake Pioneers rivalry isn’t over for 2013 just yet. The two Copper Country Great Lakes Hockey League teams will meet Saturday at noon EST in both team’s final round robin game.

The Pioneers earned the top seed in the tournament with a 17-3-0 record in the regular season, while the Wolverines 10-9-1 record was good for sixth place. The two teams are in a tournament division with the 2012 tournament champion Fond du Lac Bears, who earned the ninth and final seed with an 8-12-0 record.

The Wolverines play the Bears Friday night at 7 p.m. EST, while the Pioneers play the Bears Friday at 12:30 p.m. All three games will be played in the “cube” rink in Eagle River.

After the three teams battle it out, one or two of them will earn a spot in the semifinals, which will be at either 7 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. EST in the main Eagle River arena. One of the three teams is guaranteed a spot in the semis, but the second spot is dependent on how the other six teams in the tournament do.

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