>Well, at least the Halloween reference is out of the way. By now, most of you undoubtedly know that Miami took game one of the weekend series on Friday night at Northern Michigan, with a 4-3 win.

But what you may not know about, is the nightmare that this game could have turned into. The RedHawks had a 4-0 lead going into the third period, largely thanks to Justin Vaive’s first two goals of the season early on in the second period. Joe Hartman and Alden Hirschfeld also found the twine in the middle frame, marking the third time this season that Miami has scored four goals in one period and they outshout the ‘Cats 12-5.

But the third was quite a different story. The visitors seemingly took their collective foot off of the gas and the Wildcats came roaring back with three goals and outshot the RedHawks 12-4.

Game two from the Berry Events Center begins tonight at 7:35 PM. You can also listen to tonight’s action at this link and on 1450 WMOH-AM in the Hamilton/Oxford area.

Here is a link to the official website with a more comprehensive summary. Also, check out RedHawkey, an AWESOME Miami hockey blog for their thoughts on the weekend’s action.

Have a safe and Happy Halloween! Go RedHawks!