TORONTO - The Brock Badgers men's hockey team fell 6-2 versus the No. 8 TMU Bold on Thursday night in Toronto.
 
Despite outshooting TMU 35-28 in the Thursday night showdown, the Badgers continued to struggle against the No. 8 nationally ranked Bold. Brock has dropped both regular season meetings so far versus the Toronto based opponent, conceding a total of 12 goals in those two matches. The next meeting between the budding rivals won't take place until the new year, with Brock challenging TMU on home ice at Canada Games Park on Saturday, Jan. 7. 
 
Meanwhile on the ice Thursday, the Badgers delivered a strong opening 20 minutes which saw them ahead on the scoreboard 2-1 entering the first intermission.

A standout for Brock on the night, Cole Tymkin recorded both first period goals. The first came near the five minute mark of the opening frame as the Badgers found themselves on the powerplay and Tymkin delivered a tip on a point shot in front of the TMU net. His second of the night also came from in close to the Bold goal, as he was able to navigate a crowd in front of the net and bang in the loose puck. Tymkin has now registered a point in four of the last five games for the Badgers tallying three goals and two assists during this stretch.
 
Coming back from the break with the lead, Brock struggled defensively through the next two periods as they allowed five unanswered goals. This included two powerplay markers as the Badgers found themselves in penalty trouble accruing eight total penalties through the contest. The Bold finished the night with six different goal scorers and five players registering a multi-point game.
 
Brock starting goaltender Andy MacLean finished the evening with 22 total saves, while TMU goalie Kai Edmonds made 33 in the win.
 
The Badgers are back in action on Thursday, Dec. 1 when they welcome the York Lions to Canada Games Park for the first of three games in four days to finish the fall semester. Brock has been strong on home ice with a home record of 4-1 so far this year. Puck drop versus the Lions is  scheduled for 6 p.m. Tickets for Brock Badgers home games can be purchased at brocku.universitytickets.com, with the game also available to stream on OUA.TV.
 
BADGERS AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 12-5-1 (W-L-OTL)
Conference Record: 8-4-0

Next game: Thursday, Dec. 1 vs York Lions • 6 PM - Canada Games Park

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