WELLS — The Escanaba Eskymos stuck to the basics here Friday night in a 6-1 hockey victory over the Calumet Copper Kings.

Senior forward Graham Johnson scored a hat trick in this contest, getting his first goal on a shot from the high slot for a 3-1 lead slightly more than halfway through the second period at the Hannahville Ice & Turf Complex.

“When Graham came in and cut across the offensive zone, he hit that goal,” Esky coach Andy Johnson said. “That was important. We carried that momentum through the rest of the game. We wanted to play simple hockey and do the little things well, and we did that.”

A shot from Graham Johnson which went into the net and quickly bounced outt, gave the Eskymos a 4-1 cushion 6:41 in the third stanza.

Graham completed his hat trick with a shorthanded goa

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