Broncos fall to Bluejackets 7-1 in season opener

Hibbing/Chisholm senior Aaron Jamnick tallied a hat trick and the Broncos — seeking revenge from a 3-1 defeat in last year’s section tournament — lost 7-1 Tuesday on the road in the season opener.

The Falls (0-1) surrendered four goals on special teams — two short-handed and two on the power play — and fell behind 6-0 in the second period before senior Jacob Casareto scored on the power play with an assist going to Willie Corrin.

“Every time we made a mistake, they capitalized on it,” Broncos coach John Prettyman said.

The Falls was seeking only its second victory over the Bluejackets since Hibbing combined with Chisholm prior to the 2005-06 season. The Bluejackets own a 7-1 record against the Broncos since that time, including the 3-1 win in last year’s Section 7A semifinals, which ended the Falls’ season with a 23-4 record.

“They’re power play was pretty good and like I said, they made good on their opportunities,” Prettyman said.

Drew Vechell had a 4-point night for the Bluejackets (2-1) with a goal and three assists. Marcus Bugliosi had two goals and an assist, Spencer Peratelo had a goal and an assist and Jake Stampohar tallied two assists.

Jamnick opened the scoring with an unassisted, short-handed tally at the 4:23 mark of the first period.

Mike Hart made 33 saves in the loss, while Nathan Tromp stopped 31 shots for the Bluejackets.

The Falls will look to rebound Friday across the river against Fort Frances.