Windigo shut out Wilderness in Wisconsin

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. — The Minnesota Wilderness started November with a shutout loss in St. Cloud and started December with a shutout loss in Wisconsin, falling 3-0 to the Wisconsin Windigo on Friday, Dec. 1 in North American Hockey League play.

Windigo goaltener Maxwell Beckford stopped all 23 shots for his team, while Adam Prokop made 23 of a possible 26 saves for the Wilderness in the meeting of the Midwest Division’s top two teams.

Elliott Gulley broke the scoreless deadlock 8:29 into the second period and was followed late in the period by Logan Nickolaus, while Erick Comstock tacked one on 6:29 into the third.

Minnesota (16-8-2) still leads the Windigo by four points in the division standings. The teams meet again in Eagle River on Saturday, Dec. 2.

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