PORT HURON TWP.- Daryel McCarrel's former team defeated his current team in a hard-fought 2-1 game Saturday at Glacier Pointe Ice Complex.

McCarrel's Anchor Bay Tars fell behind 2-0 in the early going, but responded with a goal with five minutes remaining in the first period.

The defenses stood strong the rest of the way, and neither team scored in the final two periods.

"It was a lot of fun for our whole coaching staff," said McCarrel, who coached Northern for 17 years before stepping down after last season. "Everybody had butterflies but that was good."

Dan Turnbull scored both goals for Northern, and Ryan Axsom assisted on both. Matt Thompson and John Dewey added assists for the Huskies.

Mark Sandzik scored for the Tars (8-4-2), on a goal assisted by Kyle Handon and Chris Wachtmeister.

"For our program, to play a team like Northern tough is a great step for us," McCarrel said.

McCarrel said the crowd was around 700 people and was a "well mannered, but very intense crowd. We had a lot of past players and a lot of parents whose sons went through our program, and I think everybody had a good time."

Chris Roehr made 25 saves for Anchor Bay, while Justin Comstock had 19 saves.