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Michael Hage is on fire: he scores two more goals tonight
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It’s Friday night, so it’s the night when many of the Habs’ prospects are in action in the AHL and NCAA, as is the case with Michael Hage, who is off to a great start to the season so far with seven points, including two goals, in just two games with the University of Michigan.

Well, the player picked up where he left off with another solid two-goal performance tonight. His first goal came early in the first period with less than two minutes to go when Hage, after receiving a beautiful pass from Nick Moldenhauer on the zone entry, deftly foiled the opposing goalie with a beautiful deke. Tyler Duke also picked up an assist on the play.

Then, the Habs prospect did it again in the second period when he made himself look like Patrik Laine by unleashing a quick shot near the face-off circle to score on the power play.

Hage also had five shots in the game as the Wolverines defeated the Providence College Friars 5-1. This was already Hage’s eighth and ninth points in just three games this season.

That’s already more than a quarter of his rookie-season output, when he scored 34 points, including 13 goals, in 33 games. And for those wondering, the NCAA single-season points record belongs to Tony Hrkac, who scored 116 points in 48 games.

For his part, LJ Mooney also had a good night, earning an assist on Brodie Ziemer’s goal in addition to scoring in the shootout.

So far, the diminutive forward has one goal and two assists in four games with the University of Minnesota.

’Overtime’

– Interesting.

– À Écouter!

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– His first of the season.

– A placement problem?

This article first appeared on Dose.ca and was syndicated with permission.

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