College Hockey Game Devolves Into Bedlam As Bowling Green Trades Punches With Minnesota State

Minnesota State ultimately defeated Bowling Green during the college hockey game in Ohio on Friday but the Falcons did not go down without a fight. Quite literally.

A brawl during the second period resulted in a pair of ejections.

Fighting is strictly prohibited in college hockey and results in an automatic ejection. The players who were thrown out of the contest will also be required to sit out the next game.

Minnesota State defeated Bowling Green.

Bowling Green State University and Minnesota State University, Mankato took to the ice at Slater Family Arena with major seeding implications on the line. There are just three games left in the regular season and both programs are jockeying for position during the conference and NCAA tournaments.

The Falcons currently sit just outside the Top 25 at 16-9-6. The Mavericks are ranked No. 17 at 17-9-5.

It was a hard-fought seesaw battle from start to finish!

Minnesota State jumped out to an early 1-0 lead but Bowling Green responded with three-straight goals to go up 3-1 after the first period. And then the script flipped on its head.

The Mavericks scored three unanswered goals during the second period. The Falcons tied things right back up past the midway point of the third period. They were tied at five goals each until the 2:05-mark.

Jakob Stender scored the eventual game-winning goal for the visitors.