It took the new-look Calumet Wolverines 14 seconds to get the home crowd on its feet.
Dylan Boberg scored unassisted 14 seconds into Friday’s home opener at the Calumet Colosseum. The Wolverines never trailed on the way to a 12-5 win over the McFarland Killer Bees in their first game of the 2026-27 Great Lakes Hockey League season.
Nathan Londo scored a hat trick. Boberg had two goals and three assists, and Sherman Mowery had two goals and two assists. Eight different Wolverines scored, and Calumet outshot McFarland 67-33.
Calumet built a 3-0 lead in the first period. Mowery scored at 11:50, assisted by Logan Rastello and Austin Rilei. Carson Kariniemi made it 3-0 less than a minute later, with assists from Donnie Nicely and Ben Frantti.
McFarland came back in the second. Joey Ferrero scored on the power play at 5:18 and Gio Mueller added another 43 seconds later to cut the lead to 3-2. Calumet answered with goals from Londo at 7:35 and Matt Yeo at 11:21, and Boberg assisted on both. Riley Jensen scored for McFarland at 16:08, but Mowery got that goal back 24 seconds later to make it 6-3 after two.
Jensen scored again 1:09 into the third to make it 6-4. Calumet then scored five straight goals to put the game away. Londo scored at 2:56. Boberg added a power-play goal at 8:26. Drake Niemela scored shorthanded at 10:34. Jackson Sintkowski scored unassisted at 13:30, and Londo finished his hat trick at 15:06 with assists from Yeo and Frantti.
Billy Storniello scored for McFarland at 16:16. Liam Pomroy closed the scoring at 17:49, assisted by Nicely and Mowery.
Rastello and Frantti each had three assists. Yeo had a goal and two assists, and Niemela had a goal and an assist. Gabe Coppo and Nicely each had two assists. Dan Wroblewski made 28 saves for the win in goal.
Thank you to The U.P. Pub for sponsoring game day. Thanks also to Soldier Salvation for running the chuck-a-puck. They raised $109 at the game! … and thank you to everyone who packed the Colosseum in pink. Prior to the game we had a moment of silence to remember Joy Newman, mother-in-law of Wolverines players Donnie Nicely and Garrett Parker. Newman brought joy to so many people while alive, and we were lucky enough to have her join us last February in a game as she helped us raise more than $1,500 for Keweenaw Random Acts of Community Kindness. Unfortunately, Joy passed away earlier this year. We miss you, Joy! <3
The Wolverines are back in action Saturday, Oct. 31, against the Mosinee Papermakers.
