Oakbank’s Caiden Gault honoured after strong weekend
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Caiden Gault had the best weekend of any forward in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, helping his Northern Michigan Wildcats to their first win of the season.
He had three goals over two games to lead the conference, and his eight on the season are the most by any Wildcats player this year.
Gault, who was born in Oakbank, transferred to Northern Michigan this year after three years suiting up for Ferris State University.
Gault opened the scoring in the Wildcats 3-2 win and their 4-3 overtime loss, both to Bowling Green. His third of the weekend was spectacular, as he set up at the point on the powerplay and ripped a one-timer slap shot perfectly into the top corner to give his team a 2-1 lead in the second period.
Gault played one season with the Eastman Selects U17 AAA team before moving onto the Rink Hockey Academy in 2017. He had an outstanding season with Selkirk in the MJHL during the 2019/2020 season, before joining Spruce Grove in the Alberta Junior league, where he potted 73 points in 58 games, nabbing an NCAA scholarship.