The Middlebury men's hockey team bounced back with a 7-3 win over #7 Wisconsin-Stout on day two of the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout at Norwich. The ninth-ranked Panthers return to action this weekend when they host Southern Maine on Friday night in the team's home-opener.

After a wild 3-3 first period, Middlebury settled down to score the game's final four goals to earn the 7-3 victory. Martin Drolet had a big game for the Panthers, scoring twice while assisting on three others to earn All-Tournament team honors.

Mathieu Dubuc earned two goals and an assist in the game, while Charles Nerback, Ken Suchoski and Charlie Townsend each scored solo goals. Bryan Curran added two assists in the win as Middlebury held a 38-26 advantage in shots.

Senior Max Kennedy earned the win for the Panthers in goal making 23 saves in his second career game and first career start.

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