Last season, the defensive pairing of Erik Autio and Vince Pedrie was one of the best pairs not only on the team, but in the Big Ten as a whole.
With Vince Pedrie gone to the NHL, someone had to fill his shoes.
Freshman Cole Hults got the first opportunity to do that in Sunday’s exhibition game against Ottawa, and it was an eventful first game for the pair.
“They both had some turnovers that they would want back,” coach Guy Gadowsky said.