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2009-2010 Minnesota High School Hockey Class AA Sections

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Section 1AA	Section Record	Overall Record	GF	GA	+/-
Rochester Century	2-0-0	3-2-0	22	11	11
Winona	1-0-0	5-0-0	34	13	21
Farmington	1-1-1	1-2-1	18	18	0
Rochester John Marshall	1-2-0	1-5-0	12	31	-19
Owatonna	0-0-1	2-1-2	12	17	-5
Dodge County	0-0-0	3-2-0	15	14	1
Lakeville South	0-0-0	1-2-0	10	15	-5
Rochester Mayo	0-1-0	1-4-0	14	27	-13
Lakeville North	0-1-0	0-5-0	8	20	-12

Section 2AA	Section Record	Overall Record	GF	GA	+/-
Bloomington Jefferson	1-0-0	5-0-0	42	9	33
Edina	1-0-0	4-1-0	29	6	23
Prior Lake	1-0-0	3-1-0	14	13	1
Shakopee	1-1-0	2-2-0	9	16	-7
Chaska/Chanhassen	1-1-0	1-3-0	8	20	-12
Academy of Holy Angels	0-0-0	1-0-0	12	0	12
St. Peter/L-S/L/M-L	0-0-0	1-2-0	8	14	-6
Burnsville	0-1-0	2-3-1	14	20	-6
Bloomington Kennedy	0-2-0	3-2-0	21	16	5

Section 3AA	Section Record	Overall Record	GF	GA	+/-
Apple Valley	2-0-0	3-2-0	16	18	-2
Cretin-Derham Hall	1-0-0	4-0-0	14	7	7
Woodbury	1-1-0	4-3-0	21	19	2
Park (Cottage Grove)	1-1-0	1-2-0	8	8	0
Eastview	1-2-0	1-3-0	5	15	-10
Rosemount	1-2-0	1-4-0	12	25	-13
Eagan	0-0-0	3-1-1	11	8	3
Henry Sibley	0-0-0	4-2-0	23	23	0
Hastings	0-1-0	1-3-0	11	17	-6

Section 4AA	Section Record	Overall Record	GF	GA	+/-
North St. Paul	1-0-0	2-2-0	22	11	11
Stillwater Area	1-0-0	2-3-0	14	18	-4
Roseville Area	1-1-0	3-2-0	18	14	4
Hill-Murray	0-0-0	4-0-1	24	5	19
White Bear Lake	0-0-0	3-1-0	20	10	10
Tartan	0-0-0	3-2-0	21	17	4
St. Paul Saints	0-0-0	0-3-0	4	17	-13
St. Paul Como Park	0-1-0	3-2-0	13	24	-11
Mounds View	0-1-0	2-2-0	13	14	-1

Section 5AA	Section Record	Overall Record	GF	GA	+/-
Blaine	2-0-0	3-0-0	18	6	12
Centennial	2-0-0	2-2-0	13	15	-2
Maple Grove	1-0-1	3-2-1	18	14	4
Champlin Park	0-1-1	1-2-1	13	13	0
North Metro	0-0-0	1-3-0	4	24	-20
Irondale	0-0-0	1-4-0	17	26	-9
Osseo	0-1-0	2-1-1	23	12	11
Anoka	0-1-0	1-3-0	9	21	-12
Coon Rapids	0-2-0	1-3-0	6	23	-17

Section 6AA	Section Record	Overall Record	GF	GA	+/-
Minneapolis East	1-0-0	2-2-0	12	14	-2
Robbinsdale Cooper	1-1-0	2-3-0	17	20	-3
Wayzata	0-0-0	4-0-1	24	11	13
Minnetonka	0-0-0	4-0-0	30	1	29
Benilde-St. Margaret's	0-0-0	3-0-1	25	7	18
Eden Prairie	0-0-0	3-0-0	17	4	13
Robbinsdale Armstrong	0-0-0	2-4-0	17	29	-12
Hopkins	0-0-0	1-3-0	13	16	-3
Minneapolis West	0-1-0	0-3-0	7	15	-8

Section 7AA	Section Record	Overall Record	GF	GA	+/-
Duluth East	2-0-0	5-1-0	26	11	15
St. Francis	1-0-1	4-1-1	21	13	8
Elk River/Zimmerman	1-0-0	3-0-0	23	4	19
Grand Rapids	1-0-0	2-3-1	20	19	1
Princeton/Milaca	0-1-1	2-2-1	18	14	4
Forest Lake	0-0-0	3-0-0	11	8	3
Andover	0-1-0	2-1-0	15	7	8
Cloquet/E/C	0-1-0	2-4-0	21	23	-2
Cambridge-Isanti	0-2-0	1-4-0	14	20	-6

Section 8AA	Section Record	Overall Record	GF	GA	+/-
Moorhead	2-0-0	3-0-0	18	5	13
St. Cloud Tech	1-0-0	2-1-0	16	5	11
Bemidji	1-1-0	3-1-0	25	5	20
River Lakes	1-1-0	2-3-0	19	21	-2
Buffalo	1-1-0	1-4-0	11	31	-20
Roseau	0-0-0	4-1-0	37	14	23
Brainerd/P/P	0-0-0	3-1-0	21	8	13
Monticello/A/ML	0-1-0	0-3-0	2	15	-13
Becker/Big Lake	0-2-0	0-4-0	8	33	-25

Scoreboard: Saturday, December 12th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:01:00 +0000

REFRESH

Note: Numbers in parentheses ( ) are the total goals for the year for that player.

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Albert Lea 5, Rochester Mayo 1

Andover 2, Hermantown 1
A: Cal Decowski (7) 1g, 1a, Jay Ekman (3)
A: Matt Ray 31 Saves | Win
H: Adam Krause (7)
H: Tyler Ampe 18 Saves | Loss
Note: Andover scored twice in the first period. Hermantown scored their lone goal in the third.

Bemidji 7, St. Cloud Apollo 0
B: Kevin Larson (1, 2), Jesse Nemgar (4) 1g, 5a
B: Lucas Phillips (3) 1g, 2a, Mike Rees (2), Rylee Curb (3), Matt Hietala (1)
B: Axel Osborne 13 Saves | Shutout Win
SCA: Charlie Rentz 59 Saves | Loss

Benilde-St. Margaret's 10, Irondale 1
BSM: Brett Patterson (2, 3) 2g, 1a, Dan Pemberton (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Grant Besse (5, 6)
BSM: John Duda (2), William Nelson (1) 1shg, 1a, Patrick Graham (1) 1g, 1a
BSM: David Tranvik (1)
BSM: Jacob Meyers 7 Saves | Win
I: Jake Dalnes (3)
I: Lance Bortot 55 Saves | Loss
Note: Benilde-St. Margaret's scored seven goals in the third period.

Blaine 10, Coon Rapids 0
B: Jonny Brodzinski (3, 4) 2g |1sh|, 2a, Gunnar Meger (1, 2), Eric Scheid (1, 2)
B: Nick Bjugstad (4) 1g, 3a, Brandon Braastad (1), Marshall Johnson (2), Jake Jensen (1)
B: Tony Larson 2a, Briggs Fussy 2a
B: Colwell 7 Saves | Shutout Win
CR: Justin Olson 21 Saves | Loss
Note: Blaine scored four goals in the 1st period and five in the 2nd.

Blake School 6, Crookston 1
B: Kasey Boyd (4, 5, 6, 7) 4 goals, Spencer Chute (1), Charlie Velie (2)
B: George Ordway 3a, Ford Traff 3a
B: Hayes 28 Saves | Win
C: Zach Mercil (1)
C: Nick Biermaier 28 Saves | Loss

Bloomington Jefferson 10, Apple Valley 3
BJ: Caleb Herbert (7, 8) 2g, 2a, Zach Knight (4) 1g, 2a, Jake Perpich (1) 1g, 1a
BJ: Alex Nicholas (2) 1g, 1a, Tyler Dietzler (9), Ryan Siiro (7), Joe Faust (3) sh
BJ: Nick Nielsen (4), Colin Hernon (1)
BJ: Justin Woodley 17 Saves | Win
AV: Peter Sikich (1) 1g, 1a, Chris Fischer (1), A. J. Michaelson (4)
AV: Aaron Gretz 16 Saves | Loss

Bloomington Kennedy 5, Minneapolis East 2
BK: Dustin Miller (1), Nick Rice (3), Ryan Kutzler (3)
BK: Andrew LaMere (1), Sam Merchant (5)
BK: Basil 24 Saves | Win
ME: Peter Larson (1) 1g, 1a, Alec Kelly (4), Jack Kelly 2a
ME: Nial Hay 39 Saves | Loss

Burnsville 0, Eagan 0 OT-TIE
B: Bodhi Engum 36 Saves | Shutout Tie
E: Tommy Bodeker 36 Saves | Shutout Tie
Note: This is the 2nd 0-0 overtime final this year and it occurs in back-to-back days. St. Paul Johnson and Crookston tied 0-0 on Friday night.

Centennial 3, Champlin Park 2
C: Riley Colvard (3, 4) | Colvard scored the GWG w/ 1:02 left in the game
C: Jared Brunn (2)
C: Brett Larsen 19 Saves | Win
CP: Alec Robinson (3), John McDonald (2)
CP: Duberry 26 Saves | Loss
Note: Centennial outscored Champlin Park 2-0 in the third period.

Chaska/Chanhassen at Eastview | NO REPORT

Chisago Lakes Area 5, St. Paul Academy/MPA 1
CL: Tommy Johnson (3, 4) 2g, 1a, Cory Lushanko (1) 1g, 2a
CL: Matthew Peterson (1) 1g, 2a, Andrew Habel (1)
CL: Brian Hynes 30 Saves | Win
SPA: Mason White (1)
SPA: Peter Sampson 24 Saves | Loss
Note: Chisago Lakes scored four unanswered goals in the 3rd period.

Cretin-Derham Hall 3, Park (Cottage Grove) 2
CDH: Bob Kinne (4, 5), Jesse Perron (3) 1g, 2a
CDH: Joe Schneider 18 Saves | Win
PCG: Brandyn Graff (6), Luke Vogelgesang (1)
PCG: Jeremy Larson 24 Saves | Loss
Note: Cretin-Derham Hall's first line forwards (Kinne, Perron, Barbato) has now scored 13 out of 14 of the total goals the Raiders have scored this season. The Raiders are now 4-0-0.

Dodge County 6, La Crescent 3

Duluth East 6, Princeton/Milaca 3
DE: Jake Randolph (2) 1g, 2a, Kenny Mellin (4) 1g, 2a
DE: Dom Toninato (1) 1g, 1a, Nolan Meyer (4) 1g, 1a
DE: Zac Schendel (2), Kevin Brazerol (2)
DE: Joel Perlinger 14 Saves | Win
PM: Ian Robertson (3, 4), Ryne Grove (5)
PM: Ryan Carlson 35 Saves | Loss

East Grand Forks 4, Lake of the Woods 3
EGF: Jake Useldinger (6, 7) 2g, 1a, Cory Mack (5) 1g, 2a, Casey Ristau (1) 1g, 1a
EGF: Hunter Aubol 18 Saves | Win
LOW: Chad Reed (1) 1shg, 1a, Wade Holen (8) 1g, 1a, Brayden Bonhomme (4)
LOW: Alex Lyon 37 Saves | Loss
Note: East Grand Forks outscored LOW 2-0 in the third period. Casey Ristau scored the game-winner with 9:01 left.

Eden Prairie 4, Lakeville North 2
EP: Kyle Rau (6, 7, 8) Hat Trick, David Rath (1)
EP: Andrew Ford 15 Saves | Win
LN: Tyler Goss (1), Jack Pahl (1)
LN: Matt Arentz 34 Saves | Loss

Elk River/Zimmerman 8, North Metro 0
ERZ: Ben Jaremko (4, 5) 2g, 1a, Nick Filipovich (2) 1g, 2a, Chad Hennum (2) 1g, 2a
ERZ: Nick Lowe (1) 1g, 2a, Kyle Orrock (1) 1g, 1a, Garrett Aldrich (1), Austen Bryan (2)
ERZ: Anders Franke 8 Saves | Win
NM: Groth 37 Saves | Loss

Ely/T-S/B-E 6, Two Harbors 5
ETSBE: Sam Swanson (5, 6, 7) Hat Trick, 1a, Alex Koschak (3, 4) 2g, 1a
ETSBE: Nick Mathews (4), Storm Myers 3a
ETSBE: Cody Bialik 45 Saves | Win
TH: Scott Comrie (3, 4) 2g, 1a, Matt McDannold (1, 2), Ben Ruberg (5) 1g, 2a
TH: Micky Smith 37 Saves | Loss

Faribault 3, New Ulm 1
F: Bo Putrah (9, 10) 2g, 1a | Putrah scored the GWG at 1:17 into the third period
F: Colbey Hullett (1)
F: Aaron Forgaard 24 Saves | Win
NU: Zach Hoffman (2)
NU: Blake Burgau 44 Saves | Loss

Forest Lake 3, Roseville Area 2
FL: Danny Fick (1) 1g, 1a | Fick scored the GWG w/ 37 seconds left in the game
FL: Trevor Waldoch (1), Zach Mertes (1)
FL: Paige Skoog 19 Saves
R: Brian Jackson (2), Jake McCann (6)
R: Nick Lehr 31 Saves

Grand Rapids 5, Warroad 4
GR: Dustin Schulte (2) 1g, 1a | Schulte scored the GWG w/ 3:00 left in the game
GR: AJ Merritt (1) 1g, 3a, Travis Underwood (4) 1g, 1a, Patrick Moore (4) 1g, 1a
GR: Jordan Stejskal (1)
GR: Dom DeGuiseppi ?? Saves | Win
W: Brock Nelson (8, 9) 2g, 1a, Aaron Storey (1) 1g, 1a, Joey Olson (1)
W: Shawn Storey ?? Saves | Loss

Henry Sibley 7, Richfield 3
HS: Anthony Cascalenda (2, 3) 2g, 2a, Jeff Carlson (4) 1g, 2a
HS: Christian Baker (3) 1g, 1a, Chris Napier (1), Andrew McMenemy (1)
HS: Austin Bonk (1)
HS: Ryan Lynch 22 Saves | Win
R: Tyler Klopp (1), Jesse Phenow (2) 1g, 1a
R: Jonathon McGinness 33 Saves | Loss

Hill-Murray 4, South St. Paul 0
H-M: Jack Walsh (2, 3), 1a, Andy Faust (1), Chris Casto (3)
H-M: Tim Shaughnessy 11 Saves | Shutout Win
SSP: Adam Wilcox 42 Saves | Loss
Note: Hill-Murray scored all four goals in the 3rd period. University of Minnesota recruit, junior goaltender Adam Wilcox, saved 27 of 27 shots through the first two periods. Powerplays: Hill-Murray 2 for 6; South St. Paul 0 for 6

Hutchinson 2, Willmar 0
H: Michael Hantge (3, 4)
H: Zak Swenson 30 Saves | Shutout Win
W: Keifer Dahle 22 Saves | Loss

International Falls 4, Proctor 3 OT
IF: Jon McDonald (2) scored the GWG 44 seconds into the overtime
IF: Alex Bruess (2) 1g, 1a, Dylan Farmer (2), Matt Youso (3)
IF: Glenn Walls 9 Saves | Win
P: Frank Katzmarek (2), Andrew Michalski (1), Tom Rossiter (1)
P: Derek Robinson 32 Saves | Loss

Kittson County Central 3, Wadena-Deer Creek 1
KCC: Craig Lindegard (8) 1g, 2a, Nathan Younggren (1), Gabe Montoya (2)
KCC: Alex Chaput 15 Saves | Win
WDC: Logan Meyer (1)
WDC: Tyler Muehler 30 Saves | Loss

Mahtomedi 5, North St. Paul 4
M: Brandon Zurn (3, 4) 2g, 1a | Zurn scored the GWG w/ 11 seconds left in the game
M: Charlie Adams (4, 5), Johno May (1) 1g, 1a
M: Brad Wohlers 39 Saves | Win
NSP: Zac McCarver (5) 1g, 1a, Adam Slagle (4), Ben Hellquist (2), Shaun Kelley (1)
NSP: Peter Toy 26 Saves | Loss

Maple Grove 5, Anoka 3
MG: Alec Horton (4, 5) 2g, 1a, Adam Reichert (1) 1g, 1a
MG: Tony Paulson (3), Mike Frakes (1)
MG: Ryan Coyne 12 Saves | Win
A: Connor Iverson (1) 1g, 1a, Andrew Olek (2) 1g, 1a, Tyler Hong (1)
A: Cameron Blomlie 33 Saves | Loss
Note: Alec Horton scored two powerplay goals, the game-winner at 7:24 and an insurance goal at 9:40 of third period.

Moorhead 10, Buffalo 1
M: Kyle Kraemer (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick, 1a, Quinn Buckellew (2, 3) 2g, 1a
M: Tyler Larson (1) 1g, 3a, Braden Rahmen (2) 1g, 2a, Eric Brenk (1) 1g, 2a
M: Ben Doda (1), Brandon MacLeod 3a
M: Logan Marks 13 Saves | Win
B: Austin Perkins (4)
B: Blake Schmidt 35 Saves | Loss
Note: Moorhead scored six times in the 2nd period.

Moose Lake Area 4, Eveleth-Gilbert/Mesabi East 0
ML: Ville Mattala (3, 4), Michael Unzen (1) 1g, 1a, Tyler Cisar (1)
ML: Austin Lanoue 22 Saves | Shutout Win
EGME: Jesse Schilling 17 Saves | Loss

Morris/Benson Area 4, Windom Area 3
MB: Tyler Hansen (3, 4) 2g, 1a, Tanner Picht (4), Kelly Engquist (1)
MB: Alex Sinclair 24 Saves | Win
W: Hunter Johnson (5), Cody Mischke (2), Adam Eisenmenger (4)
W: Ethan Villenueve 28 Saves | Loss
Note: Morris/Benson scored all four of their goals in the 3rd period.

Mounds View 4, Hastings 2
MV: Morgan Puncochar (2) 1g, 1a, Casey Anderson (1) 1g, 1a
MV: Jeff Anderson (2), Chad Cuddihy (1)
MV: Dylan Culver 19 Saves | Win
H: Michael Rother (1), Austin Nelson (3)
H: Tommy Sieh 16 Saves | Loss

North Branch 9, Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 3

Orono 4, Robbinsdale Armstrong 1
O: Ross Luedtke (4, 5) 2g, 1a, Max Schroeder (2), Danny Willson (1)
O: David Crotteau 28 Saves | Win
RA: Jon Rodengen (2)
RA: Mike Davies 26 Saves | Loss

Osseo 9, Rogers 4
O: Tom Windle 6 goals (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
O: Tim Bonner (3) 1g, 2a, James Hansen (3), Casey Cardille (3)
O: Jared Mol 12 Saves | Win
R: Eric Moening (1) 1g, 1a, Zach Hnath (2), Chad Miller (1), Bryan Jungles (1)
R: Mark Schoephoerster 31 Saves
Note: Osseo 6'4" 195 lb senior forward Tom Windle scored four of his six goals in the 3rd period. He also had two shorthanded goals, one in the second, one in the third.

Owatonna 2, Farmington 2 OT-TIE
O: Erik Johnson (2) 1g, 1a, Jesse Ebeling (3)
O: Nick Paulson 25 Saves | Tie
F: Tylor Bambenek (3), Dan Handberg (3)
F: Aaron Dahl 35 Saves | Tie
Note: Farmington scored two first period goals and led 2-0 until less than seven minutes left in the game. Ebeling scored at 10:10 and Johnson at 12:25 to help the Huskies make the comeback to tie.

Park Rapids Area 6, St. Paul Saints 2

Pine City/Rush City 1, Silver Bay/Cook County 0
PCRC: Adam Olson scored the only goal of the game 10 seconds into the 2nd period.
PCRC: Thomas Pitzen 24 Saves | Win
SBCC: Darryl Hansen 31 Saves | Loss

Prior Lake 5, Mankato West 1
PL: Kyle Krueger (5, 6, 7) Hat Trick, Ryan Dorn (2, 3) 2g, 3a
PL: Max Messelt 12 Saves | Win
MW: Matt Campbell (5)
MW: Jake Kaufman 33 Saves | Loss

Providence Academy 2, Mound-Westonka 1
PA: John Noble (5), Cody Lowe (4)
PA: Brandon Wildung 33 Saves | Win
MW: Derek Swanson (2)
MW: Aaron Davis 31 Saves | Loss

Red Wing 3, Fergus Falls 0
RW: Kas Mapel (2, 3), Jake Oborsky (2)
RW: Sam Amendolar 15 Saves | Shutout Win
FF: Austin Carr 16 Saves | Loss

Robbinsdale Cooper 9, Meadow Creek Christian 8
RC: Dustin Therault (1) GWG, 1a | Therault scored the GWG w/ 2:35 left in the game
RC: Tim Roberg (4, 5, 6) Hat Trick, 1a, Jack Halverson (3) 1g, 5a
RC: Sam Morgen (1) 1g, 3a, Ryan Olson (3) 1g, 1a, Tom Monteiro (1), Ben Whelan (1)
RC: Trent Kallas 22 Saves | Win
MCC: Luke Pierro (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, 2a, Mike Seiple (1, 2) 2g |1sh|, 5a
MCC: Joe Schlagel (1, 2) 2g |1sh|, 4a, Isak Larson (1) sh
MCC: Tanner Balk 37 Saves | Loss
Note: In a WILD GAME, Meadow Creek Christian, down 8-4 in the third period, scored four goals between 3:15 and 13:28 of the period to tie the game at 8-8. Of those four goals, the last two were shorthanded.

Rochester Century 8, Rochester John Marshall 1
RC: Jordan Martini (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick, Cory Kautz (8, 9) 2g, 2a
RC: Connor Faupel (3, 4) 2g, 1a, Tyler Iverson (1), Drew Anderson 3a
RC: Brock Kautz 13 Saves
RJM: Tom Foley (1)
RJM: Bryan King 43 Saves

Roseau 6, Hibbing/Chisholm 0
R: Adam Knochenmus (9, 10, 11) Pure Hat Trick in the 1st period
R: Shane Omdahl (5, 6) 2g, 1a, Kevin Erickson (4) 1g, 1a, Cole Kostrzewski 2a
R: Ethan Kvidt 12 Saves | Shutout Win
HC: Nathan Tromp 31 Saves | Loss
Note: That is Knochenmus' third hat trick in three straight games.

Spring Lake Park 4, East Ridge 3
SLP: Nick Turbitt (3) 1g, 2a, Max Corrigan (2) 1g, 1a, Tommy Moe (3), Jorde Ranum (5)
SLP: Mike Nelson 23 Saves | Win
ER: Braedon Hyland (1) 1g, 1a, Alex Idso (2) 1g, 1a, Tim Wegleitner (1)
ER: Dillon Cooper 38 Saves | Loss

St. Cloud Cathedral 5, Duluth Denfeld 1
SCC: T. J. Bruce (4, 5), Jordan Revier (3) 1g, 1a
SCC: Alex Koopmeiners (1), Kyle Kudak (2), Jordan Palusky 2a
SCC: Nick Maiers 28 Saves | Win
DD: Keith Tomassoni (5)
DD: Christian Coffman 17 MIN, 10 Saves on 14 Shots | Loss
DD: Zach Thompson 33:27 MIN, 11 Saves on 12 Shots
Note: St. Cloud Cathedral jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first period. The Crusaders scored twice in the final minute of that period including Revier's goal with just 6 seconds left.

St. Francis 3, Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake 1
SF: Joey Benik (9, 10, 11) Hat Trick
SF: Andy Benik 25 Saves | Win
MAML: Dylan Lengyel (1)
MAML: Aaron Boros 17 Saves | Loss
Note: Andy Benik lost his shutout bid with 6:31 left in the third period.

St. Thomas Academy 10, Simley 2
STA: Zach Schroeder (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick |1sh|, 1a, Christian Isackson (5, 6) 2g, 2a
STA: Justin Crandall (2, 3) 2g |1sh|, 1a, A. J. Reid (3) 1g, 2a
STA: Peter Krieger (1), Tom Abbott (1)
STA: Zach Wynne 9 Saves | Win
SIM: Dustin MacIntyre (1) 1g, 1a, Brandon Reitberger (1)
SIM: Andrew Nelson 32 Saves | Loss

Tartan 6, Rosemount 1
T: Jake Horton (6, 7, 8) Hat Trick, Casey O'Sullivan (2) 1g, 2a
T: Matt Axelrod (1) 1g, 1a, Brandon Kaufman (3)
T: Goaltender Unknown ?? Saves | Win
R: Mike Cossalter (3)
R: Goaltender Unknown ?? Saves | Loss
Note: That is Tartan freshman Jake Horton's 2nd hat trick of the season.

Thief River Falls 4, St. Paul Johnson 1
TRF: Micah Ranum (6, 7), Mathew Lindquist (6) sh, Brady Johnson (2)
TRF: Zane Gothberg 13 Saves | Win
SPJ: Cory Ellis (2)
SPJ: Travis Kurth 14 Saves | Loss
Note: Powerplays: Thief River Falls 2 for 5; St. Paul Johnson 1 for 5

Totino-Grace 6, Minnehaha Academy 2
T-G: Xavier Fust (1) 1g, 1a, Collin Husted (1) 1g, 1a, TJ Roo (3) 1g, 1a
T-G: Danny Heck (2) 1g, 1a, Mike Parnell (3), Dylan Shively (1)
T-G: Nick DeMuth 17 Saves | Win
MA: Ryan Leo (1) 1g, 1a, Matt Wolpert (1) 1g, 1a
MA: Adam Lundeen 27 Saves | Loss

Virginia/MIB 6, Hopkins 3
VMIB: Garrett Hendrickson (6, 7, 8, 9) 4 goals, 1a | Pure Hat Trick in the 1st period
VMIB: Andrew Judnick (3, 4)
VMIB: Casey Myhre 27 Saves | Win
H: Matt Hazuka (2) 1g, 1a, Connor Thie (1), Tanner Holmquist (3)
H: Rob Weiner 21 Saves | Loss

Wahpeton (ND) 4, Bagley/Fosston 3

Webster (WI) 4, Minneapolis West 1
W: Joe Englehart 1g, 2a, Steven Labatt 1g, Russ Thoreen 1g, Matt Larson 1g
W: Thomas Labatt 46 Saves | Win
MW: Luke Norrgard (1)
MW: Patrick Kelliher 21 Saves | Loss

White Bear Lake 8, Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 2
WBL: Max Birkinbine (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Brandon Wahlin (1) 1g, 2a
WBL: Justin Hauswirth (2) 1g, 1a, Ryan Wolter (2) 1shg, 1a, Matt Pasma (1)
WBL: Zach Loesch (2), Jack Nasvik (1) sh
WBL: Michael Jordan 24 Saves | Win
CEC: Adam Hanson (4), Jack McFarlane (8)
CEC: Boyd Smith 34 MIN, 18 Saves on 25 Shots | Loss
CEC: Ryan Kedrowski 17 MIN, 10 Saves on 11 Shots

Winona 4, Mankato East/Loyola 3 OT
W: Kyle Florin (8) GWG, 1a | Florin scored the GWG w/ 2:10 left in overtime
W: Aaron Theis (5) 1g, 1a, Thomas Lueck (6), Kollin Johnson (2)
W: Garrett Welle 39 Saves | Win
ME: Taylor Ries (4) penalty shot goal, Zach Westerlund (2), Bo Borchardt (3)
ME: Lucas Weihe 36 Saves | Loss
Note: Mankato East/Loyola tied the game on a penalty shot with eight seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime.

Woodbury 3, Stillwater Area 0
W: Jason Eddy (2), Matt Pederson (2), Colin Keefe (1)
W: Michael Ness 22 Saves | Shutout Win
S: Tristan Pennella 35 Saves | Loss

Today's Schedule: Saturday, December 12th

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:06:00 +0000

If you are going to a game, especially an afternoon game, PLEASE text or email me with the final score. Many times afternoon games do not get reported until much later in the day or evening and sometimes not at all. And, with your help, it allows me to update the site a little at a time throughout the day instead of all of Saturday's 57 scheduled games at once later on this evening. As always, I would appreciate your help and I know other folks would appreciate it as well.

Thank you and enjoy YOUR game of the day!

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Albert Lea (1A) at Rochester Mayo (1AA), 7:30PM | Rochester Graham Arena
Anoka (5AA) at Maple Grove (5AA), 3PM | Maple Grove Community Center
Apple Valley (3AA) at Bloomington Jefferson (2AA), 7:30PM | Bloomington Ice Garden
Burnsville (2AA) at Eagan (3AA), 7:30PM | Eagan Ice Arena
Champlin Park (5AA) at Centennial (5AA), 7:30PM | Centennial Sports Arena
Chaska/Chanhassen (2AA) at Eastview (3AA), 7:15PM | Apple Valley Sports Arena
Chisago Lakes Area (4A) at St. Paul Academy/MPA (4A), 3PM | Drake Ice Arena
Cretin-Derham Hall (3AA) at Park (Cottage Grove) (3AA), 7:30PM | Cottage Grove Arena
Coon Rapids (5AA) at Blaine (5AA), 7:30PM | Fogerty Arena
Crookston (8A) at Blake School (2A), 3PM | Blake School Ice Arena
Duluth Denfeld (5A) at St. Cloud Cathedral (5A), 6PM | St. Cloud MAC Arena
East Grand Forks (8A) at Lake of the Woods (8A), 3PM | Baudette Arena
Eden Prairie (6AA) at Lakeville North (1AA), 3PM | Ames Arena
Eveleth-Gilbert/ME (7A) at Moose Lake Area (5A), 7PM | Riverside Arena
Farmington (1AA) at Owatonna (1AA), 8PM | Four Seasons Centre
Fergus Falls (6A) at Red Wing (1A), 2PM | Prairie Island Arena
Grand Rapids (7AA) at Warroad (8A), 2:30PM | The Gardens Arena
Hastings (3AA) at Mounds View (4AA), 3PM | Shoreview Ice Arena
Henry Sibley (3AA) at Richfield (2A), 3PM | Richfield Ice Arena
Hermantown (5A) vs. Andover (7AA), 3PM | Andover Arena
Hibbing/Chisholm (7A) at Roseau (8AA), 1PM | Roseau Memorial Arena
Irondale (5AA) at Benilde-St. Margaret’s (6AA), 2:30PM | St. Louis Park Rec Center
Kittson County Central (8A) at Wadena-Deer Creek (6A), 2PM | Wadena Comm Center
La Crescent (1A) at Dodge County (1AA), 7:30PM | Four Seasons Arena
Mahtomedi (4A) at North St. Paul (4AA), 7:30PM | Polar Arena
Mankato East/Loyola (1A) at Winona (1AA), 2PM | Bud King Ice Arena
Mankato West (1A) at Prior Lake (2AA), 7PM | Dakotah Ice Center
Minneapolis West (6AA) at Webster (WI), TBD | Grantsburg Hockey Arena
Minnehaha Academy (4A) at Totino-Grace (4A), 7:30PM | Parade Ice Garden
Moorhead (8AA) at Buffalo (8AA), 3PM | Buffalo Community Civic Center
Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A) at North Branch (5A), 7:30PM | Chisago Lakes Ice Arena
Mound-Westonka (2A) at Providence Academy (2A), 3PM | Plymouth Ice Center
New Ulm (3A) at Faribault (1A), 1:30PM | Faribault Ice Arena
North Metro (5AA) at Elk River/Zimmerman (7AA), 3PM | Elk River Ice Arena
Orono (2A) at Robbinsdale Armstrong (6AA), 7PM | New Hope Arena
Park Rapids Area (8A) at St. Paul Saints (4AA), 2PM | Minnesota State Fair Coliseum
Pine City/Rush City (5A) at Silver Bay/Cook County (7A), 6PM | Rukavina Arena
Princeton/Milaca (7AA) at Duluth East (7AA), 7:30PM | Superior (WI) Ice Arena (SAHA)
Proctor (5A) at International Falls (8A), 3PM | Bronco Arena
Robbinsdale Cooper (6AA) at Meadow Creek Christian (5A), 3PM | Schwan’s Super Rink
Rochester Century (1AA) at Rochester John Marshall (1AA), 3PM | Rochester Rec Center
Rogers (5A) at Osseo (5AA), 7:30PM | Dick Vraa Arena
Rosemount (3AA) at Tartan (4AA), 3PM | Tartan Arena
Roseville Area (4AA) at Forest Lake (7AA), 7:30PM | Maroon & Gold Arena
Simley (4A) at St. Thomas Academy (4A), 3PM | St. Thomas Ice Arena
South St. Paul (4A) at Hill-Murray (4AA), 8PM | Aldrich Arena
Spring Lake Park (4A) at East Ridge (4A), 7:30PM | Cottage Grove Ice Arena
St. Cloud Apollo (6A) at Bemidji (8AA), 5PM | Nymore Arena
St. Francis (7AA) at Monticello/A/ML (8AA), 7:15PM | Moose Sherritt Ice Arena
Thief River Falls (8A) at St. Paul Johnson (4A), 3PM | Phalen Arena
Two Harbors (7A) at Ely/T-S/B-E (7A), 3PM | Ely Ice Arena
Virginia/MIB (7A) at Hopkins (6AA), 3PM | Hopkins Pavilion Ice Arena
White Bear Lake (4AA) at Cloquet/Esko/Carlton (7AA), 3PM | Cloquet Area Rec Center
Willmar (6A) at Hutchinson (3A), 2PM | Burich Arena
Windom Area (3A) at Morris/Benson Area (6A), 3PM | Benson Civic Center
Woodbury (3AA) at Stillwater Area (4AA), 7:30PM | St. Croix Recreation Center

Scoreboard: Friday, December 11th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:43:00 +0000

REFRESH

Note: Numbers in parentheses ( ) are the total goals for the year for that player.

Friday December 11th, 2009

Academy of Holy Angels 12, Shakopee 0
AHA: Jake Erickson (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, 1a, Tyler Smith (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, 1a
AHA: Joseph LaBate (1, 2) 2g, 2a, Connor Reilly (1) 1g, 3a
AHA: Luke McNamara (1) 1g, 1a, Zach Hartley (1) 1g, 1a, Matt Benolkin (1)
AHA: Tommy Burke 10 Saves | Shutout Win
S: Augie Lawson 34 MIN, ?? Saves | Loss
S: AJ Dvorak 17 MIN, ?? Saves

Alexandria 4, Little Falls 1
A: Thomas Williams (2) 1g, 1a, Casey Vangsness (1) 1g, 1a
A: Nick Swanson (2), Tyler Iverson (1)
A: Erich Murphy ?? Saves | Win
LF: Hunter Hanowski (1)
LF: Michael Stumph ?? Saves | Loss

Breck School 8, St. Cloud Cathedral 3
B: Chase Nystedt Hat Trick (3, 4, 5), Tyson Fulton (4, 5), Wesley Iverson (2), 3a
B: Mike Morin (2), 1a, Conner Andrle (2)
B: John Russell 18 Saves | Win
SCC: Jordan Palusky (5), T. J. Bruce (3), Robbie Stocker (1)
SCC: Nick Maiers 52 Saves | Loss

Crookston 0, St. Paul Johnson 0 OT-TIE
C: Nick Biermaier 19 Saves | Tie
SPJ: Brandon Hoffman 28 Saves | Tie

Duluth Denfeld 5, Sauk Rapids-Rice 3
DD: Levi Talarico (3, 4) 2g, 1a, Logan Talarico (2) 1g, 2a
DD: Jason Johnson (1) sh, Keith Tomassoni (4)
DD: Zach Thompson 29 Saves | Win
SRR: Ethan Prow (2), Tyler Thelen (2), Mitch Gwost (1)
SRR: Aaron Clafton 20 Saves | Loss
Note: Duluth Denfeld scored three goals in the last 8:36 in the game. Logan Talarico scored the game-winning goal with 7:30 left.

Duluth East 4, White Bear Lake 1
DE: Kyle Lutzka (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick, Kenny Mellin (3)
DE: Jo Jo Jeannetta 14 Saves | Win
WBL: Nate Rogers (2)
WBL: Jared Schletty 13 Saves | Loss

Ely/T-S/B-E 12, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 4
ETSBE: Sam Swanson (1, 2, 3, 4) 4goals, 3a
ETSBE: Alex Koschak (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Nick Mathews (2, 3)
ETSBE: Bil Foy (2) 1g, 3a, Louis Gerzin (2) 1g, 1a, Greg Helget (3) 1g, 1a
ETSBE: Pat Leustek (1)
ETSBE: Cody Bialik ?? Saves | Win
WHA: Zach Standlie (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, Cullen Navratil (1) 1g, 1a
WHA: Evan Wilson ?? Saves | Loss

Hermantown 4, Hopkins 1
HERM: Charlie Comnick (5, 6), Adam Krause (6) 1g, 2a, Andrew Oakes (2)
HERM: Tiegen Brickson 29 Saves | Win
HOP: Archie Skalbeck (3)
HOP: Alex Fons 52 Saves | Loss

Lake of the Woods 5, Proctor 4 OT
LOW: Travis Tom (2) | Tom scored the GWG w/ 1:14 left in overtime
LOW: Travis Mollberg (5, 6), Brayden Bonhomme (3), Justin Peters (3)
LOW: Alex Lyon 24 Saves | Win
P: Justin Scanlon (1, 2), Jordy Carlson (4), Tom Oraskovich (1)
P: Derek Robinson 15 Saves | Loss

Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 8, Prairie Centre Area 1
LDC: Nate Adams (9) 2g, 2a, Andy Haataja (3) 2g, 1a, Quinn Impola (4) 1g, 1a
LDC: Tom Wold (2), Tanner Gassman (1), John Raisanen (1)
LDC: Bryce Johnson ?? Saves | Win
PCA: Cody Bartkowicz (2)
PCA: Aaron Olson ?? Saves | Loss

Moose Lake Area 4, Silver Bay/Cook County 2
ML: Adam Ryan (1, 2), Chris Gassert (1), Ville Mattala (2)
ML: Austin Lanoue ?? Saves | Win
SBCC: Ruslan Loeffler (1) 1g, 1a, Cody Larson (1), Ryan Deshaw 2a
SBCC: Darryl Hansen ?? Saves | Loss

New Prague 2, Holy Family Catholic 1 OT
NP: Adam Corr (2) | Corr scored the GWG w/ 1:46 left in overtime
NP: Thomas Fadden (3)
NP: Joe Morris 23 Saves | Win
HFC: Tim Fellner (6)
HFC: Willie Ogren 32 Saves | Loss

Red Lake Falls 7, Wahpeton (ND) 3
RLF: Garrett Schmitz (3, 4) 2g, 4a, Alex Derosier (2, 3)
RLF: Casey Mercil (1), Dylan Zutz (2), Cody Hanson (2), Andrew Jahnke 3a
RLF: Zach Page 17 MIN, 7 Saves on 10 Shots
RLF: Cole Larson 34 MIN, 25 Saves on 25 Shots | Win
W: Adam Wiertzema 2 goals, Justin Formaneck 1 goal
W: Wyatt Herrick 34 Saves | Loss

Redwood Valley 7, Luverne 1
RV: Eric Hanson (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick, 2a, Eric Lyrvall (4, 5) 2g, 1a
RV: Eric Miller (3) 1g, 4a, Logan Swan (1)
RV: John Rebstock 17 Saves | Win
L: Chase Hoffman (2)
L: Nathan Thompson 30 Saves | Loss

Sartell-St. Stephen 5, Fergus Falls 0
SSS: Ryan Nahan (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, 1a, Andrew Deters (1) 1g, 2a
SSS: Austin Guggenberger (1), Andrew Worzala 2a
SSS: Alex Halupczok 17 Saves | Shutout Win
FF: Unknown Goaltender 49 Saves | Loss

St. Paul Como Park 3, Park Rapids Area 2

Superior (WI) 3, Cambridge-Isanti 1
SUP: Mitch Konty 1g, 1a, Kellen McCoshen 1g, Nolan Holcombe 1g
SUP: Joel Pettingill 33 Saves
C-I: Branden Ziebarth (3)
C-I: Wyatt Soderquist 38 Saves

Thief River Falls 4, Blake School 1
TRF: Mathew Lindquist (4, 5), Micah Ranum (5), 1a, Brady Meunier (1)
TRF: Ryan Crosson 2a, Jacob Malwitz 2a
TRF: Zane Gothberg 26 Saves | Win
B: Ford Traff (3)
B: Ryan Hayes 27 Saves | Loss

Virginia/MIB 4, St. Francis 3
VMIB: Garrett Hendrickson (4, 5), Trey Carlson (1) 1g, 1a, Gavin Nichols (2)
VMIB: Andy Milbridge 16 Saves | Win
SF: Joey Benik (8) 1g, 1a, TJ Belisle (4) 1g, 1a, Dylon Koran (1)
SF: Andy Benik 23 Saves | Loss

Waconia 7, St. Peter/LH/L/ML 1
W: Charlie Smothers (2, 3, 4) Natural Hat Trick (2 in the first, 1 in the second)
W: Charlie Klos (3, 4), Maxx Williams (1, 2)
W: Nathan Kovach 8 Saves | Win
SP: Nathan Tiede (2)
SP: Chris Amsden 38 Saves | Loss

Warroad 5, Hibbing/Chisholm 3
W: Brock Nelson (6, 7), 1a, Brett Hebel (8, 9) |1sh|, 1a, Brandon Pearson (1)
W: Shawn Storey 21 Saves | Win
HC: Nick DeCenzo (2, 3), Marcus Bugliosi (1)
HC: Nathan Tromp 27 Saves | Loss

Today's Schedule: Friday, December 11th

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:09:00 +0000

If you can, please text me/email me with the final score as soon as the game is over. When I get the score from you, I will Twitter it out to everyone else. I know I and many other folks appreciate getting the score quickly every night. Thank you for your help!

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Breck School (2A) at St. Cloud Cathedral (5A), 7:15PM | St. Cloud MAC Arena
Cambridge-Isanti (7AA) at Superior (WI), 7:30PM | Wessman Arena
Crookston (8A) at St. Paul Johnson (4A), 7:30PM | Phalen Arena
Duluth Denfeld (5A) at Sauk Rapids-Rice (5A), 7:30PM | Sports Arena East
Fergus Falls (6A) at Sartell-St. Stephen (6A), 7PM | Bernick’s Pepsi Arena
Hermantown (5A) at Hopkins (6AA), 7PM | Hopkins Pavilion Ice Arena
Hibbing/Chisholm (7A) at Warroad (8A), 7:30PM | The Gardens Arena
Holy Family Catholic (2A) at New Prague (1A), 7PM | New Prague Community Center
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato (3A) at Prairie Centre Area (6A), 7:15 PM | Sauk Centre Civic Arena
Little Falls (6A) at Alexandria (6A), 7PM | Runestone Community Center
Luverne (3A) at Redwood Valley (3A), 7:30PM | Redwood Area Community Center
Park Rapids Area (8A) at St. Paul Como Park (4AA), 8PM | Minnesota State Fair Coliseum
Proctor (5A) at Lake of the Woods (8A), 7:30PM | Baudette Arena
Shakopee (2AA) at Academy of Holy Angels (2AA), 7:30PM | Richfield Ice Arena
Silver Bay/Cook County (7A) at Moose Lake Area (5A), 7:30PM | Riverside Arena
St. Peter/LH/L/ML (2AA) at Waconia (2A), 7PM | Waconia City Ice Arena
Thief River Falls (8A) at Blake School (2A), 7:30PM | Blake School Ice Arena
Virginia/MIB (7A) at St. Francis (7AA) 7PM | East Bethel Ice Arena
Wahpeton (ND) at Red Lake Falls (8A), 7PM | Cardin-Hunt Arena
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (8A) at Ely/T-S/B-E (7A), 7:30PM | Ely Ice Arena
White Bear Lake (4AA) at Duluth East (7AA), 7:30PM | Superior (WI) Ice Arena (SAHA)

Scoreboard: Thursday, December 10th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:14:00 +0000

REFRESH

Note: Numbers in parentheses ( ) are the total goals for the year for that player.

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Aquinas (WI) 4, La Crescent 3
A: Nic Barnes 2 goals |1sh| | Barnes scored the GWG w/ 29 seconds left in the game.
A: Peter Coppola 2 goals
A: Joe Burge 18 Saves | Win
L: Evan Friedl (2) 1g, 1a, Cody Fairey (3), Troy Traxler (2)
L: Zachary Kristoff 28 Saves | Loss
Note: La Crescent led 3-0 until Aquinas scored at 8:44 into the 2nd period. Aquinas scored one more time in the second period and then two more in the third.

Blaine 3, Osseo 2
B: Jonny Brodzinski (2) 1shg, 2a, Marshall Johnson (1), Gavin Tufte (1)
B: Dan Harper 30 Saves | Win
O: Patrick Bonner (3) 1g, 1a, Tim Bonner (2)
O: Jared Mol 22 Saves | Loss
Note: No scoring in the 3rd period. Osseo outshot Blaine 14-5 in the 3rd. Osseo had 22 penalty minutes and Blaine 6. Power plays: Blaine 1-7, Osseo 0-3

Bloomington Jefferson 9, Lakeville South 3
BJ: Tyler Dietzler (6, 7, 8) Hat Trick, 1a, Zach Knight (2, 3), Joe Faust (2) 1g, 3a
BJ: Ryan Siiro (6), 1g, 2a, Caleb Herbert (6) 1g, 1a, Nick Nielsen (3) 1g, 1a
BJ: Justin Woodley 30 Saves | Win
LS: Justin Parizek (3, 4), Alex Harvey (2)
LS: Jake Gustafson 32 MIN, 18 Saves on 27 Shots | Loss
LS: Brady Frahm 19 MIN, 7 Saves on 7 Shots
Note: If you didn't know already, the 4-0-0 Jaguars are G-O-O-D. They are averaging eight goals per game in their first four games and have not scored less than seven in a game yet.

Bloomington Kennedy 7, St. Louis Park 4
BK: Sam Merchant (3, 4) 2g, 2a, Neil Hultgren (2, 3) 2g, 2a
BK: Ryan Kutzler (2) 1g, 2a, Jordan Wolke (2), Nick Rice (1)
BK: Andrew Carpenter 30 Saves | Win
SLP: Tyler Burns-Broderson (1), Christian Erickson (1), Mike Nimmo 3a
SLP: Ryan Froom 28 Saves | Loss

Brainerd/Pillager/Pierz 7, St. Cloud Apollo 1
BPP: Brett Jenkins (4, 5, 6, 7) 4 goals, Mason Fussy (3, 4), Sean Halvorson (1) 1g, 2a
BPP: Reid Mimmack ?? Saves | Win
SCA: Dylan Babiracki (1)
SCA: Charlie Pentz ?? Saves | Loss
Note: Keep an eye on the 3-1-0 Warriors in Section 8AA. Their next two games are against Section foes St. Cloud Tech and Moorhead.

Buffalo 7, Becker/Big Lake 2
B: Austin Perkins (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, Buzz Tryggeseth (1, 2) 2g, 1a
B: Jack Becker (1), Cody Elletson (3)
B: Blake Schmidt 16 Saves | Win
BBL: Josh Arbogast (2) 1g, 1a, Max Monson (1)
BBL: Alex Darsow 49 Saves | Loss
Note: Win #1 for the Bison.

Burnsville 3, Apple Valley 1
B: Adam Smyth (2, 3) 2g, 1a, Jace Childs (5) 1g, 2a
B: Jack Bunce 31 Saves | Win
AV: A. J. Michaelson (3)
AV: Aaron Gretz 24 Saves | Loss
Note: Upset? Or, is Section 2AA just a whole lot better than 3AA?

Centennial 6, Coon Rapids 0
C: Riley Colvard (1, 2) 2g |1sh|, 1a, James Hughes (2, 3)
C: Adam Lovick (1), Charlie Aus (1)
C: Don Nalezny 12 Saves | Shutout Win
CR: Patrick Drazkowski 26 Saves | Loss
Note: The Cougars get their first win of the season in three games. I still expect the Cougars to be a contender in 5AA.

Champlin Park 4, Maple Grove 4 OT-TIE
CP: Travis Swan (1), Alec Robinson (2), Alex Borrell (1), Garrett VanTuyl (1)
CP: Alex Bickford 22 Saves | Tie
MG: Alec Horton (3) 1g, 1a, Steve Popowitz (2) 1g, 1a,
MG: Chase Carey (1), Tony Paulson (2)
MG: Ryan Coyne 18 Saves | Tie
Note: Maple Grove scored two late 3rd period goals to salvage the tie. Paulson scored for Maple Grove w/ 1:27 left and Horton scored w/ 42 seconds left.

Cretin-Derham Hall 5, Mounds View 4
CDH: Jesse Perron (2) 1g, 1a | Perron scored the GWG w/ 30 seconds left in the game
CDH: Tony Barbato (4, 5) 2g, 2a, Bob Kinne (3) 1g, 3a, Andy Read (1)
CDH: Joe Schneider 16 Saves | Win
MV: Phil Boje (1) 1g, 1a, Tony Gazich (1), Taylor Martin (1), Jeff Anderson (1)
MV: Culver 22 Saves | Loss
Note: Cretin-Derham Hall is 3-0-0 and is favored by some to win Section 3AA. In those three wins this season, Tony Barbato, Bob Kinne, and Jesse Perron have scored 10 of the team's 11 total goals. I think Cretin-Derham Hall will struggle to score when they face a team that can match up well defensively against that talented first line.

Delano/Rockford 3, St. Michael-Albertville 2 OT
D/R: Jack Emmer (4) | Emmer scored the GWG 41 seconds into overtime
D/R: Adam Ernst (2), Karsten McGowan (2)
D/R: Jason Dzurik 22 Saves | Win
STMA: Marty Mueller (4) 1g, 1a, Kevin Diers (1)
STMA: Jake Turnquist 31 Saves | Loss
Note: Delano/Rockford wins their fourth game in a row.

Dodge County 3, Austin 2
DC: Austin Head (3) 1g, 1a, Ben Langan (2), Nic Enerson (2)
DC: Dustin Stevens 24 Saves | Win
A: Isaac Gorman (2) 1g, 1a, Marcus Stoulil (3)
A: Aaron Dooley 40 Saves | Loss

Duluth Central 6, Pine City/Rush City 0
DC: Alec Lofdahl (2, 3), Mike Andrews (4), Kyle Rivers (1)
DC: Mitch Swenson (1), Ian Thoennes (1)
DC: Bret Gitar 18 Saves | Shutout Win
PCRC: Thomas Pitzen 30 Saves | Loss
Note: Kyle Rivers scored the first goal of the game and his first of the year after returning from serving a suspension. Duluth Central is now 3-0-0. Pine City/Rush City has yet to score this season after being shutout in their first two games.

Eagan 1, Lakeville North 0 OT
E: Alec Merchant (3) | Merchant score the GWG at 4:31 into overtime
E: Tommy Bodeker 22 Saves | Win
LN: Charlie Lindgren 39 Saves | Loss
Note: Eagan doesn't score a lot of goals but they win. Minus the loss to the U. S. Women's Olympic team, the Wildcats are 3-0-0.

Eastview 4, Rosemount 2
E: Max Smith (1) 1g, 1a, Jon Cobb (2), Kurt Bradley (1), Michael Chacich (1)
E: Ryan O'Shea 22 Saves | Win
R: Brady Loew (4, 5)
R: Fairchild 19 Saves | Loss
Note: After back-to-back games of being shutout and only having scored one lone goal this year, the Eastview Lightning found some spark against the Irish.

Eden Prairie 7, Chaska/Chanhassen 2
EP: Kyle Rau (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick |1sh|, 1a, Mitch Rogge (2, 3) 2g, 2a
EP: Luc Gerdes (2, 3) |1sh|
EP: Andrew Ford 17 Saves | Win
CC: Jack Storo (2), Corey Geehan (1)
CC: Danny Kreuser 25 Saves | Loss
Note: They changed the saves total for Ford from 35 to 17 and Kreuser from 48 to 25. I thought there had to be an error because the Eagles do not give up that many shots.

Elk River/Zimmerman 9, Anoka 1
ERZ: Ben Jaremko (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick |1sh|, 2a, Ryan Jaremko (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick
ERZ: Austen Bryan (2) 1g, 1a, Levi Lutz (1) 1g, 1a, Nick Lowe (1) 1g, 1a
ERZ: Chad Hennum 3a
ERZ: Anders Franke 11 Saves | Win
A: Erik Dahlgren (1)
A: Michael Leismeister 26 Saves | Loss
Note: Elk River/Zimmerman is ranked 8th in Class AA and I am starting to think they are underrated. The Elks are extremely tough. I am eyeballing their schedule next week. Specifically, they have Eden Prairie, Edina, and Grand Rapids next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The Elks could make some heads turn if they play well those three days.

Eveleth-Gilbert/Mesabi East 4, Two Harbors 3
EGME: Seth Korpi (1) 1g, 2a, Matt Roberts (1) 1g, 1a
EGME: Cole Axelson (1), Andy Swanson (1)
EGME: Jesse Schilling 22 Saves | Win
TH: Ben Ruberg (3, 4), Scott Comrie (2)
TH: Aaron Lee 20 Saves | Loss

Faribault 5, Mankato West 1
F: Bo Putrah (6, 7, 8) Hat Trick, George Richie (5, 6), Brandon Parker 3a
F: Aaron Forgaard 12 Saves | Win
MW: Matt Campbell (4)
MW: Jake Kaufman 34 Saves | Loss
Note: Right now, the Falcons are heads above the rest of the teams in Section 1A. They are 4-0-0 and they easily defeated perennial contenders New Prague and now Mankato West.

Hastings 4, East Ridge 1
H: Max Fox (1, 2), Nate Flynn (3), Austin Nelson (2)
H: Tommy Sieh ?? Saves | Win
ER: Zach Edwards (2)
ER: Dillon Cooper ?? Saves | Loss

Hill-Murray 10, Henry Sibley 0
HM: Ryan Holler (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick, 1a, Willie Faust (4, 5), Ben Bahe (1, 2)
HM: Chris Casto (2) 1g, 3a, Kevin Schulze (1), J. D. Cotroneo (1) 1g, 1a
HM: Jordan Johnson 3a
HM: Tim Shaughnessy 14 Saves | Shutout Win
HS: Lynch 41 Saves | Loss

Mahtomedi 11, Richfield 0

Marshall 3, New Ulm 2
M: Shane Kunde (3, 4), Aaron Antony (5)
M: Mitch Campion 35 Saves | Win
NU: Zach Hoffman (1) 1g, 1a, Adam Loose (1)
NU: Blake Burgau 16 Saves | Loss
Note: I thought Marshall could take this game and they did, BUT, from the game article I read in the New Ulm Journal and from perusing the stats, this game was only as close as Mitch Campion kept the Tigers in it. It's a big win for the Tigers in any respect because it gives them the head-to-head edge over New Ulm in determining the Section 3A seedings down the line. Marshall will face the other two 3A major contenders, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato and Hutchinson, in January and February. On the other side, New Ulm had been without many of their varsity players for the first two games of the year due to a suspension handed down because of an incident that took place during a school activity this past fall. The Eagles should be able to shake off these early season losses and get back on track.

Moorhead 4, Bemidji 3
M: Kyle Kraemer (1, 2), Bryan Christian (1) Sean Kunkel (1)
M: Logan Marks 13 Saves | Win
B: Braden Devescovi (3), Rylee Curb (2), Steve Heller (3)
B: Miah Graves 28 Saves | Loss
Note: I listened to most of this game on the internet. It sounded like Moorhead was in control for most of the game until about the last two minutes. Bemidji scored two goals during desperation time. Moorhead scored an empty net goal in between the two goals. So, it went 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3. So, as of now, Roseau is my top team in 8AA, Moorhead 2nd, Bemidji 3rd. By the way, Roseau is at Moorhead next Tuesday night.

Morris/Benson Area 8, Prairie Centre Area 5
MB: Tyler Hansen (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick, Mac Beyer (1, 2) 2g, 2a, Luke Schwarz (3, 4)
MB: Tanner Picht (4)
MB: Alex Sinclair 49 Saves | Win
PC: Tyler Schultz (1, 2) 2g, 2a, Nate Mettenburg (3) 1g, 3a
PC: Derek Holm (2), Jason Christianson (4)
PC: Justin Brever 15 Saves | Loss

Mound-Westonka 2, Rogers 1
MW: Colin Mayer (1), Riley Hanson (2)
MW: Ben Myers 22 Saves | Win
R: Zach Hnath (1)
R: Austin Eakman 24 Saves | Loss
Note: These are two teams that should be good but are struggling to score goals.

North St. Paul 7, Simley 0
NSP: Zac McCarver (3, 4) 2g, 3a, Cory Stepaniak (1, 2) 2g, 2a
NSP: Nick Hinz (2) 1g, 1a, Nate Cassidy (1), Tad Nielsen (1)
NSP: Peter Toy 5 Saves | Shutout Win
S: Andrew Nelson 51 Saves | Loss

Northern Lakes 3, Wadena-Deer Creek 1
NL: Sam Johnson (4, 5, 6) Hat Trick
NL: Joey Bergquist 15 Saves | Win
WDC: Brennan Wallace (3)
WDC: Tyler Muehler 47 Saves | Loss
Note: Sam Johnson's hat trick on Thursday night comes back-to-back with his 3-goal performance against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley on Tuesday night.

Park (Cottage Grove) 4, Woodbury 2
PCG: Brandyn Graff (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick, Kirby Quebodeaux (1) 1g, 1a
PCG: Jeremy Larson 36 Saves | Win
W: Mike Mezzano (1) 1g, 1a, Max Gaede (6)
W: Patrick Moore 37 MIN, 16 Saves on 19 Shots | Loss
W: Michael Ness 14 MIN, 9 Saves on 9 Shots
Note: Double-take! Woodbury lost to Park? Park was 4-21-1 last year. Woodbury beat Park twice last year by scores of 4-1 and 7-4. The year before that, 2007-2008, Woodbury beat Park in two games by a combined score of 10-1. Royals are/were expected to go far this year. Did the new school, East Ridge, have some sort of negative affect on Woodbury this year or are they just experiencing some unusual early season struggles? Kudos to Brandyn Graff and Park for a great win against the Royals. Is this a good sign of things to come for the Wolfpack?

Red Wing 4, Rochester Lourdes 2
RW: Patrick Noesen (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick | Noesen scored the GWG w/ 1:32 left
RW: Jared Nelson (1) en w/3.5 seconds left
RW: Sam Amendolar 30 Saves | Win
RL: Alex Dewitz (2), Alec Brandrup (1)
RL: Nick Heimer 8 Saves | Loss
Note: Red Wing needed this win. They were 0-3-0 and they were giving up an average of 7.33 goals per game to their opponents in their first three games. After three bad losses so far this season, the Wingers needed to find a cure that ailed them. Good goaltending with a win is a good prescription. Red Wing led this game throughout but they were outshot by Rochester Lourdes, 32-12.

Rochester Century 5, Albert Lea 2
RC: Cory Kautz (5, 6, 7) Hat Trick, Connor Faupel (3) 1g, 2a, Nick Raehsler (1)
RC: Brock Kautz 18 Saves | Win
AL: David Enstad (1), Luke Cheever (1)
AL: John Wrolson 26 Saves | Loss
Note: That is the first hat trick for Kautz and the first loss for Albert Lea this season.

Rochester John Marshall 5, Rochester Mayo 3
RJM: Zach Johnson (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick |1sh|, Matt Broman (1), Eric Mackey (1)
RJM: Bryan King 20 Saves | Win
RM: Spencer Lee (6) 1g, 1a, Marcus Nigbur (3), Alex Heroff (1)
RM: Alexander VanGalder 20 Saves | Loss
Note: John Marshall scored the only two goals in the third period to pick up the win. The last time John Marshall had defeated Mayo was back in the 2006-2007 season.

Roseau 12, East Grand Forks 2
R: Adam Knochenmus (6, 7, 8) Hat Trick, 2a, Cole Kostrzewski (4, 5) 2g, 2a
R: Kevin Erickson (2, 3) 2g, 1a, Josh Erickson (1) 1g, 3a
R: Travis Connell (1) 1g, 1a, Lyle Norman (1) 1g, 1a
R: Ryan Leverington (1), Chase Broten (2), Shane Omdahl 4a
R: Ethan Kvidt 20 Saves | Win
EGF: Cory Mack (3, 4), Jake Useldinger 2a, Brandon Peabody 2a
EGF: Shane Wasylow 13 Saves on 20 shots | Loss
EGF: Beau Scheving 19 Saves on 24 shots
Note: Knochenmus scores his 2nd hat trick in back-to-back games. The Rams can pretty much score at will but they do give up quite a few goals. That might be an issue when they face a team like Moorhead next week who are more focused on defense.

St. Cloud Tech 9, River Lakes 1
SCT: Blake Vogel (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick
SCT: Alex Kennedy (4, 5) 2g, 1a, Jobe Peterson (2, 3) 2g, 1a
SCT: Ryan Heaton (2), Cameron Kluver (1)
SCT: Cole Lundell ?? Saves | Win
RL: Joe Griffin (1)
RL: Tyler Sieben ?? Saves | Loss

Somerset (WI) 4, Robbinsdale Cooper 1
S: Robert Flom 1g, Isaac Haukom 1g, Sean Conrad 1g, Mikal Urhammer 1g
S: Dylan Rivard 39 Saves | Win
RC: Jack Halverson (1)
RC: Trent Kallas 21 Saves | Loss

Spring Lake Park 9, St. Paul Academy/MPA 2
SLP: Chris Benson (2, 3, 4, 5) 4 goals, Luke Gerding (3, 4) 2g, 2a
SLP: Jorde Ranum (4) 1g, 1a, AJ Fossen (3) 1g, 1a, Kirby Ronning (1), Nick Turbitt 4a
SLP: Mike Nelson 24 Saves | Win
SPA: Wyatt Wenzel (8), Ian Middlebrook (2)
SPA: Pete Simpson 33 Saves | Loss
Note: Spring Lake Park knows how to put the puck in the net. They are now 4-0-0 and averaging seven goals per game. I do not see anyone slowing them down any time soon.

St. Thomas Academy 7, Tartan 5
STA: Christian Isackson (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick, 1a, Zach Schroeder (1, 2) both sh
STA: Matt Kroska (1) sh, Noah Gavin (1), Justin Crandall 3a
STA: Kurt Altrichter 26 Saves | Win
T: Mitch Rowe (1) 1g, 2a, Jake Horton (5) 1g, 2a
T: Carl Krieger (1), Phil Spock (1), Sean Pavelich (1)
T: Alex Gierke 27 Saves
Note: St. Thomas Academy outscored Tartan 5-1 in the third period. The Cadets also had three shorthanded goals in the game, two by Schroeder.

Stillwater Area 7, Roseville Area 0
S: Alex Chuhel (3, 4) 2g, 1a, Wilson Housley (1) 1g, 1a, Brandon Schuman (1) 1g, 1a
S: Blake Dochniak (2), Cory Erchul (1), Sam Casey (2)
S: Tristan Pennella ?? Saves | Shutout Win
R: Brian Comiskey ?? Saves | Loss
Note: If this was the first game of the year, I would have expected this outcome because Roseville was one of the most depleted teams due to graduation in Class AA coming into this season. But, Roseville started out HOT by winning their first three games. They outscored their first three opponents 16-4. On the other side, Stillwater survived a 3-2 overtime win up in Grand Rapids in their first game but then were defeated convincingly their next two games. Stillwater looked hungry Thursday night and they took it out on the Raiders.

Waseca 8, Sleepy Eye Area 0
W: Pat Flor (1, 2) 2g, 3a, Pat O'Neil (1, 2) 2g, 2a, Brad McIntosh (2, 3)
W: Blake Malecha (1) 1g, 4a, Carter Hansen (1)
W: Tom Eaton ?? Saves | Shutout Win
SE: Josh Kopacek ?? Saves | Loss

Willmar 2, Sauk Rapids-Rice 1
W: Liam Johnson (6), Grant Schow (1)
W: Ben Leitch 33 Saves | Win
SRR: Ethan Prow (1)
SRR: Blake Legatt 11 Saves | Loss
W: Schow scored the game-winning goal w/ 6:05 left in the game.

Windom Area 7, Worthington/RL-B 1
W: Hunter Johnson (3, 4), Mitchell Baumhoefner (4), Cody Mischke (1),
W: Joseph Voth (1), Adam Eisenmenger (3)
W: Ethan Villeneuve 16 Saves
WRLB: Mitch Jensen (1)
WRLB: Goaltender Unknown 9 Saves

Winona 8, Farmington 6
W: Jay Moran (5, 6, 7, 8) 4 goals, Thomas Lueck (4, 5), Aaron Theis (4) 1g, 3a
W: Blake Wilcox (3)
W: Garrett Welle 32 Saves | Win
F: Matt Provost (1, 2) 2g, 2a, Tyler Grubb (4, 5) 2g, 2a, Dan Handberg (2) 1g, 2a
F: Justin Rees (1)
F: Trevor Zangs 25 Saves | Loss
Note: Winona's Jay Moran scored all four of his goals in the 3rd period to help the Winhawks to a comeback victory. Farmington led 5-4 going into the 3rd period. Farmington led 4-1 at one point in the 2nd period. Looks like I predicted the 8 goals correctly for Winona but the Winhawks are still giving up too many goals.

Today's Schedule: Thursday, December 10th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:56:00 +0000

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Albert Lea (1A) at Rochester Century (1AA), 7:30PM | Rochester Recreation Center
Apple Valley (3AA) at Burnsville (2AA), 7PM | Burnsville Ice Center
Aquinas (WI) at La Crescent (1A), 7:30PM | La Crescent Community Arena
Becker/Big Lake (8AA) at Buffalo (8AA), 7PM | Buffalo Community Civic Center
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Blaine (5AA) at Osseo (5AA), 7:30PM | Dick Vraa Ice Arena
:: Note: Osseo proved that they could play with undefeated and 9th-ranked Wayzata on Tuesday tying them 4-4. Now, they need to prove that they can give Section 6AA favorite and 7th-ranked Blaine a good game.

Blaine has only played one game so far and it was a memorable won. The Bengals traveled to Roseau and defeated the Rams in come back fashion, 5-4. Junior Nick Bjugstad's hat trick was the difference.

Two Windles (Sam and Tom), two Bonners (Patrick and Tim), and the Osseo D will be key in this game. They will need to score at least four goals in this game like they did against Wayzata and hold Blaine to less than four. But, I think that Bjugstad, Gavin Tufte, Eric Scheid, and goaltender Dan Harper will be too much for the Orioles in this one.
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Bloomington Jefferson (2AA) at Lakeville South (1AA), 7:30PM | Hasse Arena
Centennial (5AA) at Coon Rapids (5AA), 7:30PM | Cook Arena
Duluth Central (7A) at Pine City/Rush City (5A), 7:30PM | Pine City Civic Center
East Grand Forks (8A) at Roseau (8AA), 7:30PM | Roseau Memorial Arena
Eden Prairie (6AA) at Chaska/Chanhassen (2AA), 7:30PM | Victoria Ice Arena
Elk River/Zimmerman (7AA) at Anoka (5AA), 7:30PM | Anoka Arena
Eveleth-Gilbert/ME (7A) at Two Harbors (7A), 7:30PM | Lake County Arena
Faribault (1A) at Mankato West (1A), 7:30PM | All Seasons Arena
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Farmington (1AA) at Winona (1AA), 7:30PM | Bud King Ice Arena
:: Note: Winona can score! The Winhawks averaged 4.77 goals per game last season. The Winona skaters that scored 71% of the goals last year have returned and, so far in three games, this year's team averaged 7.33 goals per game. The bad news about last year's team was that they gave up a lot of goals. Senior forwards Aaron Theis, Jay Moran, and Kyle Florin and junior forward Thomas Lueck are going to score almost at will. Florin has seven goals, Moran four, and Theis three already in three games. They also have a good goaltender back in senior Garrett Welle. His personal stats were respectable last year for a team that gave up the 2nd most shots per game (over 30) in Section 1AA, 2nd only to Rochester John Marshall. So far, the Winhawks have given up just four goals (26 shots/gm) in three games including a shutout against Mankato West. Last year, Winona shutout only one team, Austin, 13-0. The offense is probably even better than last year and the defense/goaltending looks so far like it may have improved. If that continues, Winona will be a contender for Section 1AA.

Farmington is scoring goals too. They have averaged five goals in their first two games. Their offense is powered by junior forward Tyler Grubb and senior forwards Tylor Bambenek and Andrew Thomas.

If you like to watch a lot of goals being scored, go to this game. Last year, Farmington won 6-5 in Farmington. This may turn out to be an 8-3 game in Winona's favor this year.
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Hastings (3AA) at East Ridge (4A), 7:30PM | Cottage Grove Ice Arena
Hill-Murray (4AA) at Henry Sibley (3AA), 7:30PM | West St. Paul Arena
Lakeville North (1AA) at Eagan (3AA), 7:30PM | Eagan Ice Arena
Mahtomedi (4A) at Richfield (2A), 7:30PM | Richfield Ice Arena
Maple Grove (5AA) at Champlin Park (5AA), 7:30PM | Champlin Ice Forum
Marshall (3A) at New Ulm (3A), 7:30PM | New Ulm Civic Center
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Moorhead (8AA) at Bemidji (8AA), 7PM | John Glas FH - Bemidji State U
:: Note: Bemidji made the jump from Section 8A to Section 8AA this year. When I looked at the players coming back for both teams this year, Bemidji had more returning goal scorers and ALL of their defensemen back. Moorhead only had two defensemen return and do not have a lot of depth coming back in terms of goal production.

Moorhead has a very good goaltender in Logan Marks back. He was a major factor in the Spuds journey to the Class AA championship game against Eden Prairie last March. Marks and the Spuds have played only one game so far. They traveled to Grand Rapids and defeated the Thunderhawks on their home ice, 4-1. Marks had 17 Saves while four different skaters contributed one goal each for the Spuds.

Bemidji's Jeremiah Graves had only seven games of experience last year in goal but he has looked good so far two games into the season as the Lumberjacks starter. Graves has given up only 1 goal in two games and has saved 34 total shots. On offense, the Lumberjacks scored 15 goals in those two games. Five skaters have two goals while senior forward Jesse Nemgar (6'0", 170 lbs) leads the team with three.

On paper, Bemidji should be better than Moorhead. But, Moorhead is not a team to be taken for granted. The Spuds may not be quite ready to let the new team of the Section take their crown away. I am really curious to see if Bemidji is ready to step up and be a legitimate contender in Section 8AA this year.
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Mound-Westonka (2A) at Rogers (5A), 7PM | Rogers Ice Arena
Mounds View (4AA) at Cretin-Derham Hall (3AA), 7:30PM | Highland Arena
North St. Paul (4AA) at Simley (4A), 7:30PM | Vets Memorial Community Center
Park (Cottage Grove) (3AA) at Woodbury (3AA), 7:30PM | Bielenberg Ice Arena
Prairie Centre Area (6A) at Morris/Benson Area (6A), 7PM | Lee Community Center
Red Wing (1A) at Rochester Lourdes (1A), 7:30PM | Rochester Graham Arena
Rochester John Marshall (1AA) at Rochester Mayo (1AA), 7:30 PM | Graham Arena
Rosemount (3AA) at Eastview (3AA), 7:15PM | Apple Valley Sports Arena
Roseville Area (4AA) at Stillwater Area (4AA), 8:30PM | St. Croix Recreation Center
Somerset (WI) at Robbinsdale Cooper (6AA), 7:30PM | New Hope Arena
St. Cloud Apollo (6A) at Brainerd/Pillager/Pierz (8AA), 7PM | Brainerd Area Civic Center
St. Cloud Tech (8AA) at River Lakes (8AA), 7PM | River Lakes Civic Center
St. Louis Park (2A) at Bloomington Kennedy (2AA), 7:30PM | Bloomington Ice Garden
St. Michael-Albertville (2A) at Delano/Rockford (2A), 7:30PM | Delano Area Sports Arena
St. Paul Academy/MPA (4A) at Spring Lake Park (4A), 7:30PM | Fogerty Arena
St. Thomas Academy (4A) at Tartan (4AA), 7:30PM | Tartan Ice Arena
Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) at Northern Lakes (6A), 7PM | Breezy Point Ice Arena
Waseca (1A) at Sleepy Eye Area (3A), 7PM | Sleepy Eye Arena
Willmar (6A) at Sauk Rapids-Rice (5A), 7PM | Sports Arena East
Windom Area (3A) at Worthington/RL-B (3A), 7:30PM | Worthington Arena

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Scoreboard: Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:25:00 +0000

REFRESH

Note: Numbers in parentheses ( ) are the total goals for the year for that player.

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Alexandria 4, Brainerd/Pillager Pierz 2
A: Thomas Williams (1) 1g, 1a, Kirby Nelson (1), Nick Swanson (1), Garrett Skinner (1)
A: Jacob Rusch 23 Saves | Win
BPP: Brett Jenkins (3), Brandon Wing (1) sh
BPP: Reid Mimmack 36 MIN, 20 Saves | Loss
BPP: Jared Stearns 15 MIN, 9 Saves

Benilde-St. Margaret's 2, Hill-Murray 2 OT-TIE
BSM: Bret Patterson (1), Patrick Steinhauser (3)
BSM: Jacob Meyers 40 Saves | Tie
H-M: Willie Faust (2, 3)
H-M: Tim Shaughnessy 30 Saves | Tie
Note: Benilde-St. Margaret's took a 2-0 lead and dominated, in all aspects, the first period. Hill-Murray completely turned things around and they had the Red Knights backed up in their own zone for most of the 2nd and 3rd periods and during overtime. BSM goaltender Jacob Meyers was the difference. Not only did he stop several point blank shots by the Pioneers but Meyers also stopped a penalty shot by Jack Walsh with 1:12 left in the game. Walsh took a hard forehand shot to Meyers' glove side and Meyers caught it and the glove did not flinch an inch. It was a confident stop. After the 2nd goal by Willie Faust, Meyers was literally a brick wall. He was aggressively solid and unwavering. As I stated before, he was the best goaltender in the Elite League in October and November and, right now, he has my nod as the best net-minder in the state.

Blake School 3, Totino-Grace 1
B: Ford Traff (2), Kasey Boyd (3), Ryan Bullock (3)
B: Ryan Hayes 28 Saves | Win
T-G: Joe Hockert (1)
T-G: Joe Cullen 31 Saves | Loss

Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 10, Proctor 2
CEC: Jack McFarlane (4, 5, 6, 7) 4 goals, 2a, Ben Michaud (1) 1g, 5a
CEC: Adam Hanson (3) 1g, 2a, Corbin Morse (1) 1g, 2a, Paul Ryan (1) 1g, 1a
CEC: Chaise Jokinen (1), Max Reinertsen (2)
CEC: Boyd Smith 31 Saves | Win
P: Ian Ecklund (2), Tyler Pionk (2)
P: Derek Robinson 49 Saves | Loss

Delano/Rockford 4, Hutchinson 2
D/R: Tyler Heinonen (5, 6) 2g, 1a, Jack Emmer (3) 1g, 1a, Nick McLain (1) 1g, 1a
D/R: Jason Dzurik 25 Saves | Win
H: Trace Adams (1), Mitch McLain (1)
H: Zak Swenson 27 Saves | Loss

Duluth Central 5, Silver Bay/Cook County 2
DC: Ryker Holm (2, 3), Anthony DeCaro (1) 1g, 1a, Alec Lofdahl (2), Steven Moen (1)
DC: Bret Gitar 16 Saves | Win
SBCC: Drew Holmen (1, 2)
SBCC: Darryl Hansen 31 Saves | Loss

Duluth East 6, Anoka 2
DE: Phil Johnson (1, 2), Andy Welinski (2), Zac Schendel (1)
DE: Troy Olson (2), Kyle Lutzka (1)
DE: Joel Perlinger ?? Saves | Win
A: Max Grailer (1), Kyle Thorpe (2)
A: Cameron Blomlie ?? Saves | Loss
Note: Duluth East scored four unanswered goals in the 3rd period.

Duluth Marshall 12, Ashland (WI) 0
DM: Nate Rich (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Mac Dow (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Matt Morsette (1, 2)
DM: Josh Wentz (2) 1g, 3a, Dave Grannis (1) 1g, 3a, Patrick Hurley (1) 1g, 3a
DM: Aaron Dusek (1) 1g, 2a, Darrick Howard (1) 1g, 1a, Aaron Rich (1) 1g, 1a
DM: Max Elstad 10 Saves | Shutout Win
A: Jake Haukaas 26 Saves on 34 Shots | Loss
A: Dylan Hudson 17 Saves on 21 Shots

Edina 4, Woodbury 1
E: Michael Sit (2) 1g, 1a, Charlie Taft (3) sh, Jon Cote (2), Blake Chapman (4)
E: Johnny Ankeny 26 Saves | Win
W: Ben Konrad (1)
W: Mike Ness 25 Saves | Loss

Fergus Falls 6, Little Falls 3
FF: Adam Heifort (2, 3) 2g, 1a, Peter Gaustad (1) 1g, 2a
FF: Austin Glas (1) 1g, 1a, Josh Rachels (1) 1g, 1a, Devin Johnson (1)
FF: Austin Carr 27 Saves | Win
LF: Joey Hanowski (1, 2), Austin Bjorge (2) 1g, 1a
LF: Mike Sobieck 19 Saves | Loss

Grand Rapids 2, Virginia/MIB 2 OT-TIE
VMIB: Garrett Hendrickson (2, 3)
VMIB: Casey Myhre 24 Saves | Tie
GR: Travis Underwood (3), Dustin Schulte (1)
GR: Dom DeGuiseppi 34 Saves | Tie

Hermantown 8, Two Harbors 0
H: Adam Krause (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick, 3a, Willis Kantonen (2, 3)
H: Charlie Comnick (4) 1g, 1a, Andrew Mattson (1), Jared Thomas (1)
H: Tyler Ampe 5 Saves | Shutout Win
TH: Aaron Lee 63 Saves | Loss

International Falls 16, Eveleth-Gilbert/Mesabi East 0
IF: Jordan Christianson (3, 4, 5, 6) 4 goals, 2a, Michael Bounds (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick, 3a
IF: Matt Youso (1, 2), Willie Corrin (1) 1g, 6a, Chris Little (1) 1g, 2a
IF: Alex Bruess (1) 1g, 1a, Brett Musich (1) 1g, 1a
IF: Dylan Farmer (1), Dominic Casareto (1), Ryan Tomevi (1), Jon McDonald 5a
IF: Mike Hart 8 Saves | Shutout Win
EGME: Logan Koskela 36 Saves | Loss

Irondale 9, Minneapolis East 3
I: Mike O'Keefe (2, 3, 4, 5) 4 goals, 3a, Cameron Stimmler (1, 2), Zach Iverson (2) 1g, 4a
I: Luke Debruzzi (2) 1g, 2a, Jack Dalnes (2)
I: Lance Bortot 22 Saves | Win
ME: Sam Horstman (1), Nick Pnewski (2), Matt Burt (1)
ME: Nial Hay 19 Saves | Loss

Kittson County Central 5, Crookston 4
KCC: Craig Lindegard (4, 5, 6, 7) 4 goals, 1a, Gabe Montoya (1)
KCC: Alex Chaput 25 Saves | Win
C: Morgan Terpstra (3, 4), Nick Regeimbal (2), Seth Heppner (1)
C: Nick Biermeier 11 Saves | Loss
Note: Craig Lindgard scored the only three goals in the 1st period for a PURE hat trick.

Minnehaha Academy 10, Meadow Creek Christian 1
MA: Michael Fabie (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, Peter Knutson (2, 3) 2g, 3a, Ryan Leo (1, 2)
MA: Matt Wolpert (2) 1g, 3a, Andrew Knutson (1) 1g, 1a, Sam McGuire (1)
MA: John Seibel 4a, Chase Wichelmann 3a
MA: Tony Alexander 19 Saves | Win
MCC: Cody Cole (1)
MCC: Tanner Balk 26 Saves | Loss

Northern Lakes 10, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 1
NL: Sam Johnson (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, 1, Cody Chambers (1, 2) 2g, 3a
NL: Connor Chambers (1, 2), Collin Burke (1) 1g, 2a, Chris Smieja (3) 1g, 2a
NL: Brady Roy (1)
NL: Tyler Carraway 9 Saves | Win
WHA: Benson Ringle (2)
WHA: Evan Wislon 44 Saves | Loss

Orono 7, Prior Lake 0
O: Ross Luedtke (2, 3) 2g |1sh|, 1a, Guy Danielson (1, 2)
O: Matt Helling (1) 1g, 1a, Max Schroeder (1) 1g, 1a, Matt Donahoe (1)
O: David Crotteau 25 Saves | Shutout Win
PL: Max Messelt 17 MIN, 7 Saves | Loss
PL: Jak Justen 34 MIN, 18 Saves

Park Rapids Area 6, Greenway 2
PR: Kevin McMorrow (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Ian Johnson (3) 1g, 2a, Sam Coborn (6) 1g, 1a
PR: Levi Erickson (3), Jared Naeve (1)
PR: Scott Smith 10 Saves | Win
G: Nick Adams (1), Neal Sullivan (1)
G: Erikur Arnason 30 Saves | Loss

Providence Academy 5, Prairie Centre Area 3
PA: Cody Lowe (2, 3) | Lowe scored the GWG w/ 1:15 left in the 3rd period
PA: Sean Mostrom (3) 1g, 1a, Ryan Tapani (3), Marshall Klitzke (2)
PA: Jon Strand 7 Saves | Win
PCA: Nate Mettenburg (1, 2), Derek Holm (1)
PCA: Aaron Olson 25 Saves | Loss

Red Lake Falls 6, Bagley/Fosston 1
RLF: Channing Sanburg (1) 1g, 2a, Alex Derosier (1) 1g, 1a, Cody Hanson (1)
RLF: Dylan Zutz (1), Garrett Schmitz (2), Andrew Jahnke (1)
RLF: Zach Page 15 Saves | Win
B/F: Dillon Spray (7)
B/F: Gavin Ross 51 Saves | Loss

Robbinsdale Armstrong 3, St. Louis Park 2
RA: Danny Dmohoski (2) | Dmohoski scored the GWG w/ 4:13 left in the 3rd period
RA: Dan Nelson (1) 1g, 1a, Tyler Johnson (7)
RA: Mike Davies 26 Saves | Win
SLP: Alex Smith (1), David Petit (1)
SLP: Jordan Nelson 21 Saves | Loss
Note: Senior Tyler Johnson has at least one goal in each of Armstrong's first five games.

Robbinsdale Cooper 5, Minneapolis West 3
RC: Tim Roberg (2, 3), Evan Bern (1) 1g, 1a, Ryan Olson (2), Jack Halverson (1)
RC: Trent Kallas 48 Saves | Win
MW: Jack Behm (1, 2), Nathan Monsein (1)
MW: Griffan Thomas 31 Saves | Loss

Sartell-St. Stephen 4, Sauk Rapids-Rice 2
SSS: Austin Plaine (2), 1g, 1a, Nick Zierden (2), Matthew Husmann (1), Matt Nahan (1)
SSS: Brent Orndorff 22 Saves | Win
SRR: Dallas Weston (1), Tyler Thelen (1)
SRR: Blake Legatt 28 Saves | Loss

Shakopee 6, St. Paul Saints 0
S: Nick Feldemeier (1, 2) 2g|1sh|, 1a, David Madren (1), Kyle Miller (2)
S: Daniel Hespenheide (2), Patrick Fitzgibbons (1)
S: Augie Lawson 19 Saves | Shutout Win
SPS: John Bretzman 35 Saves | Loss
Note: Back-to-back shutouts for Shakopee. AJ Dvorak and the Sabers shut out Bloomington Kennedy on Saturday. The Sabers had only four wins all of last season and two of those were shutouts.

St. Cloud Tech 6, St. Cloud Apollo 0
SCT: Alex Kennedy (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, 1a
SCT: Jobe Peterson (1) 1g, 2a, Ryan Heaton (1) 1g, 2a, Trevor Wolseth (1)
SCT: Allen Patten 13 Saves | Shutout Win
SCA: Charlie Pentz 33 Saves | Loss

St. Francis 1, Princeton/Milaca 1 OT -TIE
SF: TJ Belisle (3)
SF: Andy Benik 38 Saves | Tie
P/M: Ryne Grove (4)
P/M: Ryan Carlson 23 Saves | Tie
Note: Teams must be figuring out a way to stop Joey Benik from scoring. This is the second game in a row where Benik has been held goalless. He did pick up an assist though on TJ Belisle's goal.

St. Michael-Albertville 6, Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 2
STMA: Sam Boisner (1, 2), Jake Larson (2, 3), Brandon Smith (1), Jordan Norton (1)
STMA: Jake Turnquist 21 Saves | Win
MHF: Darin Erickson (1), Anthony Pasillas (1)
MHF: Cody Bjornson 24 Saves | Loss

St. Thomas Academy 4, Breck School 3 OT
STA: Justin Crandall (1) 1g, 2a | Crandall scored the GWppG at 1:56 into overtime
STA: AJ Reid (1, 2), Christian Isackson (1) 1g, 1a
STA: Kurt Altrichter 23 Saves | Win
B: Riley Borer (3, 4) |1sh|, Tyson Fulton (3) sh
B: John Russell 52 Saves | Loss
Note: I was expecting St. Thomas Academy to be a little rusty because this was their first game of the season but, from watching them on streaming online video, they looked like a well-oiled machine. There was very little rest for the John Russell and the Mustangs in their own end. The Cadets fired 56 shots on Russell. Russell and two shorthanded goals kept Breck in the game.

U. S. Women's Olympic Team 5, Eagan 3
USWOT: Natalie Darwitz 1g, 1a, Jocelyne Lamoureux 1g, 1a, Jenny Potter 1shg
USWOT: Hillary Knight 1g, Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej 1g
USWOT: Molly Schaus 20 Saves | Win
E: Dylan Fodor (1), Ryan Lutz (2), Bryan Broders (1)
E: Alex Cimochowski 15 Saves | Loss

Warroad 8, Lake of the Woods 0
W: Brock Nelson (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick, 2a, Brett Hebel (6, 7) 2g, 4a
W: Nick Stoskopf (3) 1g, 1a, David Nelson (1), Eric Hebel (1)
W: Shawn Storey 8 Saves | Win
LOW: Alex Lyon 45 Saves | Loss

Wayzata 4, Osseo 4 OT-TIE
W: Tyler Klein (3), DJ Jones (1), Lucas Whelan (3), John Myhra (1)
W: Alex Clayton 20 Saves | Tie
O: Tom Windle (2, 3), Casey Cardille (1, 2)
O: Jared Mol 19 Saves | Tie
Note: Tom Windle scored for Osseo with 1:18 left in the game to force OT and the tie. Four must be Wayzata's magic number. They have scored four goals in each of their last four games. These two teams could not have not been more even in this game. Shots were 24-23 in favor of Osseo. Both teams converted on two powerplays (2 for 5 for Osseo, 2 for 3 for Wayzata), and both teams traded goals in the first two periods. It was 2-1-1 goals by period for Wayzata and 1-1-2 for Osseo. Osseo now faces Blaine on Thursday at Dick Vraa Arena in Osseo at 7:30. Wayzata is off for a week and will play Apple Valley next Tuesday.

Willmar 3, River Lakes 1
W: Grant Schow (1, 2), Gabe Amon (4)
W: Ben Leitch 22 Saves | Win
RL: Jess Engquist (3)
RL: Tyler Sieben 20 Saves | Loss

Postponed:

Austin at Owatonna | Rescheduled for 2/13
Chaska/Chanhassen at Cambridge-Isanti | Rescheduled for 1/25
Ely/T-S/B-E at Fort Frances (ON, CN) | Cancelled
Mankato East/Loyola at St. Peter/LH/L/ML | Rescheduling TBD
Marshall at Luverne | Rescheduled for 1/19
La Crescent at Sparta (WI) | Rescheduling TBD
New Ulm at Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato | Rescheduled to 1/7
Northfield at Holy Family Catholic | Rescheduling TBD
Redwood Valley at Waconia | Rescheduling TBD
Rochester John Marshall at Albert Lea | Rescheduling TBD
Rochester Lourdes at New Prague | Rescheduled for 12/14, 7PM
South St. Paul at Red Wing | Rescheduling TBD
Waseca at Mankato West | Rescheduling TBD

Wayzata Continues its Winning Ways

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:24:00 +0000

The Trojans celebrate their overtime win over Duluth East

The Wayzata boy’s hockey team moved to an undefeated 4-0 this week with victories over two high-ranked teams this past week, Centennial and Duluth East.

On Thursday, December 3rd, Wayzata hosted 8th ranked Centennial and sent them home with a 4-2 loss. The following Saturday Wayzata squeaked out a 4-3 OT victory over top-10 ranked Duluth East in a Heritage Center in Duluth.

Wayzata began the week was 9th and 11th by various AA state rankings. However, they look to move up in the rankings with these key victories.

“We have had a tough schedule to open the season, as 3 of our first 4 games have been against highly regarded competitors. I only believe this schedule will make our team that much better as move along into conference play,” said Carl Davis, Wayzata head coach. “I am looking forward to seeing what this team can do as we move along in the season. I think we have the talent to really be a contender this year.”

Lucas Whelan tries to tip one in against Centennial

Wayzata 4, Centennial 2
Wayzata jumped out to an early lead with a power play goal by sophomore forward Mario Lucia at 7:44 of the first period (assists: Tony Cameranesi, Seth Barnes). Defenseman Lucas Whalen sniped a shot past Centennial net minder Brett Larson at near the close of the period (assist: Lucia) to give Wayzata 2-0 lead.

Jared Brunn of Centennial scored the lone goal of the second period on a power play at 12:41 (assist: Riley Colvard). The teams went to the locker room with Wayzata up 2-1.

Whalen netted his second goal of the game at 4:33 of the third period to put Wayzata up 3-1 (assists: DannyWalsh, Tanner Jensen). Scott Holm put the game out of reach with an unassisted goal at 14:56 of the third. Jordan Lovick scored an unassisted goal for Centennial at 15:35 to make the final 4-2.

Wayzata junior goaltender Andrew McIntyre was awarded the victory.

Alex Clayton positions himself to face a shot from Duluth East

Wayzata 4, Duluth East 3, OT
Winning teams find a way to get it done, and that’s just what Wayzata did in this classic battle against Duluth East at the Heritage Center in Duluth.

Wayzata fell behind early after Duluth East’s Kenny Mellin scored on a powerplay at just 1:17 into the first period (assists: Andy Welinski, Jake Randolph). Wayzata regrouped and Lucia tied the score with a goal at 5:11 in the first period (assist: Miles Death).

Wayzata took the lead at 4:14 of the second period with an unassisted goal by senior Scott Holm. And while Duluth East out shot Wayzata 14 – 9 during the second period, goaltender Alex Clayton shut down several Duluth East scoring chances and the period ended with Wayzata ahead 2-1.

Duluth East came roaring back in the third period with two goals in eight seconds. Randolph scored his second of the game at 3:48 (assists: Phil Johnson, Mellin) followed by Nolan Meyer (assist: Luke Renier). Wayzata struggled through the period, being outshot 15-8, until Lucia set-up a break-away with a perfect half-rink pass to junior Tyler Klein as he exited the penalty box at 13:27 of the 3rd period. The game ended in a 3-3 tie.

Overtime play was more even, with shots at 3 apiece. After killing a penalty, Wayzata defenseman Death’s blast from the point at 4:53 sent the Trojans home with a victory (assists: Cameransi, DJ Jones).

Clayton made 37 saves for the Trojans.

Wayzata plays Osseo at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, December 8th, at Plymouth Ice Center. The JV game begins at 5:00 pm.

Miles Death celebrates his game-winning overtime goal

Today's Schedule: Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:10:00 +0000

If you know that a game is postponed today due to the weather, please email or text me.
Thank you!

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Ashland (WI) at Duluth Marshall (7A), 7:30PM | MARS Lakeview Arena
Austin (1A) at Owatonna (1AA), 7:30PM | Four Seasons Centre
Bagley/Fosston (8A) at Red Lake Falls (8A), 7PM | Cardin-Hunt Arena
Becker/Big Lake (8AA) at Webster (WI), 7PM | Grantsburg Hockey Association Rink
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Benilde-St. Margaret’s (6AA) at Hill-Murray (4AA), 8PM | Aldrich Arena | ON FSN!
:: Note: The Young Red Knights vs. Pioneer Pride, #5AA vs. #4AA, are on TV tonight. The Pioneers D-men and Tim Shaughnessy will need to slow the Red Knights down. The Red Knights scored nine goals against a Phil Housley defense-focused Stillwater team last Friday night. On paper, Benilde-St. Margaret's may be too much for Hill-Murray to stop. Yet, Hill-Murray Coach Bill Lechner teams are usually defensively strong. They did not allow an opponent more than five goals last season. Both teams played to a 3-2 overtime game in Benilde-St. Margaret's favor last year on the Red Knights home ice at the St. Louis Park Recreation Center. This should be a very good game to watch tonight.

Key Players:
Benilde-St. Margaret's: F Grant Besse (9), F Christian Horn (10), F Patrick Steinhauser (11), F Brett Patterson (12), G Jacob Meyers (12)

Hill-Murray: F Willie Faust (12), F Jack Walsh (12), D Chris Casto (12), D Jordan Johnson (12), D J. D. Cotroneo (11), G Tim Shaughnessy (11)
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Blake School (2A) at Totino-Grace (4A), 7PM | Parade Ice Garden
Brainerd/P/P (8AA) at Alexandria (6A), 7PM | Runestone Community Center
Chaska/Chanhassen (2AA) at Cambridge-Isanti (7AA), 7PM | Isanti Ice Arena
Duluth East (7AA) at Anoka (5AA), 7PM | Anoka Arena
Edina (2AA) at Woodbury (3AA), 7:30PM | Bielenberg Ice Arena
Ely/T-S/B-E (7A) at Fort Frances (ON, CN), 7PM | Memorial Sports Centre
Eveleth-Gilbert/ME (7A) at International Falls (7A), 7:30PM | Bronco Arena
Grand Rapids (7AA) at Virginia/MIB (7A), 7:30PM | Miners Memorial Arena
Greenway (7A) at Park Rapids Area (8A), 7:30PM | Park Rapids Community Center
Hutchinson (3A) at Delano/Rockford (2A), 7:30PM | Delano Area Sports Arena
Kittson County Central (8A) at Crookston (8A), 7:30PM | Crookston Civic Arena
La Crescent (1A) at Sparta (WI), 7:30PM | Sparta Youth Hockey Rink
Lake of the Woods (8A) at Warroad (8A), 2:15PM | The Gardens Arena
Little Falls (6A) at Fergus Falls (6A), 7PM | Fairgrounds Ice Arena
Mankato East/Loyola (1A) at St. Peter/LH/L/ML (2AA), 7:30PM | LeSueur Comm Arena
Marshall (3A) at Luverne (3A), 7:30PM | Blue Mound Ice Arena
Meadow Creek Christian (5A) at Minnehaha Academy (4A), 5PM | Minnehaha Acad Arena
Minneapolis East (6AA) at Irondale (5AA), 7PM | Schwan’s Super Rink
New Ulm (3A) at Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato (3A), 7PM | Litchfield Civic Arena
Northern Lakes (6A) at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (8A), 7PM | Walker Area Comm Ctr
Northfield (1A) at Holy Family Catholic (2A), 7PM | Victoria Ice Arena
Orono (2A) at Prior Lake (2AA), 7PM | Dakotah Ice Center
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#15AA Osseo (5AA) at #9AA Wayzata (6AA), 7PM | Plymouth Ice Center
:: Note: This is my third best game of the day. I am interested to see how good Osseo really is this year. They have the excellent potential to move ahead of Centennial and Maple Grove as the team that will challenge Blaine for the Section 5AA title this year. Osseo and Blaine will face each other on Thursday. But first, Osseo needs to beat a very good team in Wayzata. Wayzata is 4-0-0 and they have defeated three tough opponents already this season, including Centennial 4-2.
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Prairie Centre Area (6A) at Providence Academy (2A), 7PM | Plymouth Ice Center
Proctor (5A) at Cloquet/Esko/Carlton (7AA), 7:30PM | Cloquet Area Recreation Center
Redwood Valley (3A) at Waconia (2A), 6:30PM | Waconia City Ice Arena
River Lakes (8AA) at Willmar (6A), 7PM | Willmar Civic Center
Robbinsdale Cooper (6AA) at Minneapolis West (6AA), 7:00PM | Parade Ice Garden
Rochester John Marshall (1AA) at Albert Lea (1A), 7:30PM | Albert Lea City Arena
Rochester Lourdes (1A) at New Prague (1A), 7PM | New Prague Community Center
Sartell-St. Stephen (6A) at Sauk Rapids-Rice (5A), 7PM | Sports Arena East
Shakopee (2AA) at St. Paul Saints (4AA), 8PM | Minnesota State Fair Coliseum
Silver Bay/Cook County (7A) at Duluth Central (7A), 7:30PM | Heritage Arena
South St. Paul (4A) at Red Wing (1A), 7PM | Prairie Island Arena
St. Cloud Tech (8AA) at St. Cloud Apollo (6A), 7PM | St. Cloud MAC Arena
St. Francis (7AA) at Princeton/Milaca (7AA), 7PM | Princeton Ice Arena
St. Louis Park (2A) at Robbinsdale Armstrong (6AA), 7PM | New Hope Arena
St. Michael-Albertville (2A) at Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A), 7:30PM | Mora Civic Center
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#2A St. Thomas Academy (4A) at #1A Breck School (4A), 7:30PM | Anderson Ice Arena
:: Note: Too bad FSN couldn't have made it a doubleheader tonight. This is probably a better matchup than even Benilde-St. Margaret's and Hill-Murray. Both teams should make it the Xcel Energy Center next March. Both should have made it last year but Mahtomedi and the rest of us know that upsets do happen. Breck School has more depth returning but St. Thomas Academy arguably has the best first line in the state in Class A.

This is the first game of the season for St. Thomas Academy so they may have to shake off a little game-time rust. Breck School is 2-0-0 outscoring their opponents 15-4 in those two games.

Key Players:
St. Thomas Academy: F Zach Schroeder (11), F Christian Isackson (12), F A. J Reid (11), F Justin Crandall (12), D J. P. Graveline (12), F Noah Gavin (12), G Kurt Altrichter (12)

Breck School: F Tyson Fulton (12), F Riley Borer (12), F Charlie Borer (12), F Mike Morin (12), F Chase Nystedt (12), D Ben Gislason (12), F Cameron Born (12), G John Russell (12) and on and on.
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Two Harbors (7A) at Hermantown (5A), 7:30PM | Hermantown Area
U.S. Women’s National Team vs. Eagan (3AA), 7:30PM | Eagan Ice Arena
Waseca (1A) at Mankato West (1A), 7:30PM | All Seasons Arena

Scoreboard: Monday, December 7th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:50:00 +0000

REFRESH

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Windom Area 4, Fairmont 3
W: Adam Eisenmenger (2) | A. Eisenmenger scored the GWG w/ 2:25 left in the game
W: Nick Eisenmenger (4) 1g, 2a, Hunter Johnson (2) 1g, 1a, Mitchell Baumhoefner (3)
W: Ethan Villeneuve 29 Saves | Win
F: Luke Sandersfeld (2) 1g, 1a, Jacob Lemon (1), Cody Jacobsen (3)
F: Ryan Rivers 29 Saves | Loss
Note: Powerplays: Windom Area 3 for 6 | Fairmont 0 for 7

Class AA Top 10 - December 7th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:07:00 +0000

1. Minnetonka Skippers (4-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Hibbing/Chisholm 8-0
Defeated: Virginia/MIB 7-0

Goal scorers this season (30 goals - 10 skaters):
Max Gardiner 6, Thomas Schutt 6, Andrew Prochno 4, Derek Frawley 3, Jake Thornberg 3, Justin Holl 2, Troy Hesketh 2, Connor Ryan 2, Max Coatta 1, Tommy Lindquist 1

Goaltending (4-0-0, 0.25 GAA, .984 Save %):
Jim Kruger | 3-0-0, 0.33 GAA, .980 Save %
Alex Glockner | 1-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 Save %

I went back and forth on deciding if the Skippers should dethrone Eden Prairie from the top ranked spot. Even though Eden Prairie has only had one game and Minnetonka four games, it has been the Skippers dominate play that made the move to number one the right decision.

The difference may be as many as one more key loss due to graduation for Eden Prairie than Minnetonka. Minnetonka's key loss was Sam Coatta. Eden Prairie graduated the blue line 'quarterback' and now Minnesota Gopher defenseman Nick Leddy along with Taylor Wolfe. It's most likely not as simple as that. It may come down to fact that it may just be Minnetonka's year.

In two games last year, Eden Prairie won both games by a score of 4-2. The shots were even in game one in a regular season match-up but Minnetonka actually outshot Eden Prairie in the Section 6AA championship game, 36-24.

Minnetonka averaged 7.5 goals per game in their first four games this season and have given up an average of 0.25 goals and 16.25 shots. Those four opponents, three Class A and one Class AA, are 8-4-0 against opponents other than Minnetonka.

Games this week: None: The Skippers next game is Tuesday, December 15th.
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2. Eden Prairie Eagles (1-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Eastview 6-0

Goal scorers this season (6 goals - 5 skaters):
Kyle Rau 2, Mike Erickson 1, Luc Gerdes 1, Mitch Rogge 1, Danny Thayer 1

Goaltending (1-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 Save %):
Andrew Ford | 1-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 Save %

There is no logical reason to remove the defending Class AA Eagles from the top spot. They have a lot of talented depth back but, as I double-checked, so does Minnetonka. I do not expect Eden Prairie to give up their title as reigning state champions without an epic fight.

Eden Prairie averaged 6 goals per game in their first game this season and have given up an average of 0.00 goals and 14 shots. The one opponent, one Class AA team, is 0-2-0 against opponents other than Eden Prairie.

Games this week: 1
Thursday, December 10th: at Chaska/Chanhassen (2AA), 7:30PM | Victoria Arena
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3. Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars (3-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Chaska/Chanhassen 7-0
Defeated: Centennial 9-2

Goal scorers this season (23 goals - 10 skaters):
Tyler Dietzler 5, Caleb Herbert 5, Ryan Siiro 5, Nick Nielsen 2, Tim Donohue 1, Joe Faust 1, Zach Knight 1, Alex Nicholas 1, Jeffrey Pauluk 1, John Roisum 1

Goaltending (3-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .925 Save %):
Justin Woodley | 3-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .925 Save %

With all of the talk about Minnetonka, the Jaguars quietly ripped their first three opponents apart. Because of their dominance, I had to make the decision to move them up ahead of 2-0-0 Hill-Murray who I had ranked third last week and the preseason.

Jefferson did not have much depth coming back at the forward position but four to five solid defensemen are back. Three talented forwards did return in Tyler Dietzler, Caleb Herbert, and Zach Knight. Junior Ryan Siiro looks so far like he is filling the offensive need that A. J. Siiro (brother?) took with him when he graduated last spring. In goal, it looks like junior Justin Woodley is taking over just fine for the graduated Casey O'Connor, Minnesota's high school Goaltender of the Year for 2008-2009. Woodley is 3-0-0 with one shutout.

Bloomington Jefferson has averaged 7.67 goals per game in three games this season and have given up an average of 1.00 goals and 13 shots. The three opponents, all three in Class AA, are 2-3-0 against opponents other than Bloomington Jefferson.

Games this week: 2
Thursday, December 10th: at Lakeville South (1AA), 7:30PM | Hasse Arena
Saturday, December 12th: Apple Valley (3AA), 7:30PM | Bloomington Ice Garden
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4. Hill-Murray Pioneers (2-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Burnsville 5-2
Defeated: Duluth Marshall 3-1

Goal scorers this season (8 goals - 7 skaters):
David Bruchu 2, Kevin Becker 1, Chris Casto 1, J. D. Cotroneo 1, Willie Faust 1, Ryan Holler 1, Jack Walsh 1

Goaltending (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .932 Save %):
Tim Shaughnessy | 2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .932 Save %

The only thing Hill-Murray did wrong this past week was not dominate their opponents like the three teams above them did. I like how this whole team can score and they do not and will not rely on one line or even two lines to score goals. In the first two games, seven different skaters put one puck in the net, only one skater with two goals. The defense gave up more shots than I expected this past week but Tim Shaughnessy was strong in goal.

Bloomington Jefferson have averaged 4 goals per game in two games this season and have given up an average of 1.50 goals and 22.5 shots. The two opponents, one in Class AA & one in Class A, are 1-4-0 against opponents other than Hill-Murray.

Games this week: 3
Tuesday, December 8th: Benilde-SM (6AA), 8:00PM | Aldrich Arena | ON FSN!
Thursday, December 10th: at Henry Sibley (3AA), 7:30PM | West St. Paul Arena
Saturday, December 12th: South St. Paul (4A), 8:00PM | Aldrich Arena
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5. Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights (2-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: St. Cloud Tech 4-1
Defeated: Stillwater Area 9-3

Goal scorers this season (13 goals - 6 skaters):
Grant Besse 4, Christian Horn 4, Patrick Steinhauser 2, Patrick Daly 1, John Duda 1, Jake Horton 1

Goaltending (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .920 Save %):
Jacob Meyers | 2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .920 Save %

The Red Knights are young. Their two leading goal scorers are a freshman and a sophomore respectively. The other four scorers include three juniors and a sophomore (Horton). If this team sticks together the next couple of years and do not go off to the Juniors level, the Red Knights could be the the new titans of the Section 6AA and the state.

The Red Knights had no trouble with their first two Class AA opponents outscoring them 13-4. I moved them up one spot ahead of the Academy of Holy Angels because of the good week they had and I thought it would be nice to push them up right behind the team they will be playing on Tuesday night on TV on Fox Sports North.

Senior goaltender Jacob Meyers was the most outstanding goaltender in the Upper Midwest Elite League in September and October. It is carrying over nicely so far to the high school season.

Benilde-St. Margaret's has averaged 6.5 goals per game in two games this season and have given up an average of 2.00 goals and 25 shots. The two opponents, both in Class AA, are 1-1-0 against opponents other than Benilde-St. Margaret's.

Games this week: 2
Tuesday, December 8th: at Hill-Murray (4AA), 8:00PM | Aldrich Arena | ON FSN!
Saturday, December 12th: Irondale (5AA), 2:30PM | St. Louis Park Rec Center
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6. Academy of Holy Angels Stars (0-0-0)
Last week's results: None

Goal scorers this season (0 goals - 0 skaters):

Goaltending (0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .000 Save %):

Finally! The Stars will play their first game of the season on Friday, December 11th against Shakopee at Richfield Arena. It will be interesting to see how well Chaska transfer Jake Erickson plays with the Reillys and the rest of the Stars. Erickson was to be the best forward Chaska had coming back this year until the transfer.

Games this week: 1
Friday, December 11th: Shakopee (2AA), 7:30PM | Richfield Arena
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7. Blaine Bengals (1-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Roseau 5-4

Goal scorers this season (5 goals - 3 skaters):
Nick Bjugstad 3, Brad Benson 1, Jonny Brodzinski 1

Goaltending (1-0-0, 4.00 GAA, .875 Save %):
Dan Harper | 1-0-0, 4.00 GAA, .875 Save %

Blaine's first game of the year provided plenty of drama. The Bengals traveled 400-plus miles to play their first game of the year up where hockey is LIFE year around in Roseau. The Bengals star, Nick Bjugstad, broke through two defenders and knocked home the game-tying breakaway goal with 2:12 left in the game. That was goal number three for the University of Minnesota recruit and the hats flew over the glass from the Blaine faithful that made the trip up. They then went on, in State of Hockey fashion, to defeat the mighty Rams on their own ice with just 45 ticks left on the scoreboard. Junior Jonny Brodzinski put the game-winner in the net. Nice way to start the new season.

Blaine has averaged 5 goals per game in one game this season and have given up an average of 4.00 goals and 32 shots. The one opponent, in Class AA, is 2-0-0 against opponents other than Blaine.

Games this week: 2
Thursday, December 10th: at Osseo (5AA), 7:30PM | Dick Vraa Arena
Saturday, December 12th: Coon Rapids (5AA), 7:30PM | Fogerty Arena
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8. Elk River/Zimmerman Elks (1-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Andover 6-3

Goal scorers this season (5 goals - 3 skaters):
Ben Jaremko 2, Nash Bleyhl 1, Taylor Bryan 1, Nick Filipovich 1, Chad Hennum 1

Goaltending (1-0-0, 3.00 GAA, ??? Save %):
Anders Franke | 1-0-0, 3.00 GAA, ??? Save %

Down 1-0 going into the 2nd period, Elk River/Zimmerman scored four goals in the 2nd period and cruised to a 6-3 victory over Andover in the Elks first game of the year on Saturday night. I thought this game would be more defensive than it came out to be. Elk River/Zimmerman won both games last season by scores of 3-0 and 1-0 and neither team lost a lot defensively to graduation. It's a long season but I think Elk River/Zimmerman is the clear front-runner to win Section 7AA this year.

Elk River/Zimmerman has averaged 6 goals per game in one game this season and have given up an average of 3.00 goals and ?? shots. The one opponent, in Class AA, is 1-0-0 against opponents other than Elk River/Zimmerman.

Games this week: 2
Thursday, December 10th: at Anoka (5AA), 7:30PM | Anoka Arena
Saturday, December 12th: North Metro (5AA), 3:00PM | Elk River Arena
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9. Wayzata Trojans (4-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Centennial 4-2
Defeated: Duluth East 4-3 in overtime

Goal scorers this season (20 goals - 8 skaters):
Tony Cameranesi 5, Scott Holm 5, Mario Lucia 3, Tyler Klein 2, Lucas Whelan 2, Miles Death 1, Tanner Jensen 1, Kage Tiller 1

Goaltending (4-0-0, 2.22 GAA, .920 Save %):
Andrew McIntyre | 3-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .917 Save %
Alex Clayton | 1-0-0, 2.59 GAA, .925 Save %

Of the top nine Class AA teams, four, including Wayzata, are in Section 6AA. It looks like that three out of four very good teams that have a good shot of winning a state title will not even make the trip over to St. Paul next March.

Of the four victories so far for the Trojans, three opponents were ranked in the FollowThePuck.com Top 20. All three of those wins were hard fought, close games and it put Wayzata now on a short list of elite teams in Class AA.

I've mentioned it a couple of times on Twitter that Wayzata's Bantam A team were Minnesota state champions in 2008-2009. Will Wayzata's Bantam A title last year take them down the same road as Eden Prairie? In 2007-2008, Eden Prairie won the state Bantam A title. In 2008-2009, of course, Eden Prairie won the Class AA state high school championship.

Wayzata has averaged 5 goals per game in four game this season and have given up an average of 1.75 goals and 21.25 shots. The four opponents, all in Class AA, are 5-3-0 against opponents other than Wayzata.

Games this week: 1
Tuesday, December 8th: Osseo (5AA), 7:00PM | Plymouth Ice Center
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10. Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders (2-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Blake School 2-0
Defeated: Stillwater Area 4-1

Goal scorers this season (6 goals - ?? skaters):
Tony Barbato 1, Jesse Perron 1
Note: The game sheet vs. Stillwater Area on Saturday had not been posted at the time of this post.

Goaltending (1-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 Save %):
Joe Schneider | 1-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 Save %

Cretin-Derham Hall shutout a good Class A team in the Blake School for their first win of the year last Thursday. They allowed no goals on 21 shots. I expect the Raiders to be a strong, physical defensive team that won't typically score a lot of goals during the season but have the talented forwards in Jesse Perron, Tony Barbato, and Bob Kinne that can.

Cretin-Derham Hall has averaged 3 goals per game in two games this season and have given up an average of 0.50 goals and ?? shots. The two opponents, one in Class AA & one in Class A, are 3-1-0 against opponents other than Cretin-Derham Hall.

Games this week: 2
Thursday, December 10th: Mounds View (4AA), 7:30PM | Highland Arena
Saturday, December 12th: at Park (CG) (3AA), 7:30PM | Cottage Grove Ice Arena

Class A Top 10 - December 7th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:06:00 +0000

1. Breck School Mustangs (2-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Mahtomedi 7-1
Defeated: Red Wing 8-3

Goal scorers this season (15 goals - 11 skaters):
Riley Borer 2, Tyson Fulton 2, Chase Nystedt 2, Austin Rudnick 2, Connor Andrle 1, Cameron Born 1, Ben Gislason 1, Wesley Iverson 1, Michael Mooney 1, Mike Morin 1, Nate Traina 1

Goaltending (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, ?? Save %):
John Russell | 2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, ?? Save %

Breck School averaged 7.5 goals per game in their first two games this season and have given up an average of 2.00 goals and ?? shots. Those two opponents, both in Class A, are 1-2-0 against opponents other than Breck School.

Games this week: 2
Tuesday, December 8th: St. Thomas Academy (4A), 7:30PM | Anderson Ice Arena
Friday, December 11th: at St. Cloud Cathedral (5A), TBD | St. Cloud MAC Arena
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2. St. Thomas Academy Cadets (0-0-0)
Last week's results: None

Goal scorers this season (0 goals - 0 skaters):

Goaltending (0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .000 Save %):

St. Thomas Academy plays their first game of this season this week and it is a big one. They start out with #1A and defending Class A state champion Breck on Tuesday.

Games this week: 3
Tuesday, December 8th: Breck School (2A), 7:30PM | Anderson Ice Arena
Thursday, December 10th: at Tartan (4AA), 7:30PM | Tartan Arena
Saturday, December 12th: Simley (4A), 3:00PM | St. Thomas Ice Arena
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3. Warroad Warriors (2-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Mound-Westonka 5-0
Defeated: Orono 5-2

Goal scorers this season (10 goals - 4 skaters):
Brett Hebel 5, Brock Nelson 2, Nick Stoskopf 2, Adam Shaugabay 1

Goaltending (2-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .941 Save %):
Shawn Storey | 2-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .941 Save %

Warroad averaged 5 goals per game in their first two games of the season and have given up an average of 1.00 goal and 16 shots. Those two opponents, both in Class A, are 1-2-0 against opponents other than Warroad.

Games this week: 3
Tuesday, December 8th: Lake of the Woods (8A), 2:15PM | The Gardens
Friday, December 11th: Hibbing/Chisholm (7A), 7:30PM | The Gardens
Saturday, December 12th: Grand Rapids (7AA), 2:30PM | The Gardens
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4. Hermantown Hawks (1-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Sauk Rapids-Rice 8-2

Goal scorers this season (8 goals - 5 skaters):
Charlie Comnick 3, Adam Krause 2, Willis Kantonen 1, Corey Kolquist 1, Andrew Oakes 1

Goaltending (1-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .857 Save %):
Shawn Storey | 1-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .857 Save %

Hermantown averaged 8 goals per game in their one game of the season and have given up an average of 2.00 goals and 14 shots. The one opponent, in Class A, is 0-0-0 against opponents other than Hermantown.

Games this week: 3
Tuesday, December 8th: Two Harbors (7A), 7:30PM | Hermantown Arena
Friday, December 11th: at Hopkins (6AA), 7:00PM | Hopkins Pavilion Ice Arena
Saturday, December 12th: at Andover (7AA), 3:00PM | Andover Arena
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5. St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders (2-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: St. Cloud Apollo 7-1
Defeated: Sartell-St. Stephen 5-3

Goal scorers this season (12 goals - 7 skaters):
Jordan Palusky 4, TJ Bruce 2, Jordan Revier 2, Joe Janzen 1, Kyle Kudak 1, Tyler McMorrow 1, Joe Weir 1

Goaltending (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .902 Save %):
Nick Maiers | 2-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .902 Save %

St. Cloud Cathedral averaged 6 goals per game in their first two games of the season and have given up an average of 2.00 goals and 20.5 shots. The two opponents, both in Class A, are 1-0-0 against opponents other than St. Cloud Cathedral.

Games this week: 2
Friday, December 11th: Breck School (2A), 7:15PM | St. Cloud MAC Arena
Saturday, December 12th: Duluth Denfeld (5A), 6:00PM | St. Cloud MAC Arena
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6. Mahtomedi Zephyrs (1-1-0)
Last week's results:
Lost to: Breck School 1-7
Defeated: Red Wing 7-1

Goal scorers this season (8 goals - 4 skaters):
Charlie Adams 3, Mike Rose 2, Brandon Zurn 2, Tanner Jordan 1

Goaltending (1-1-0, 4.00 GAA, .837 Save %):
Sawyer Marshall | 1-1-0, 4.00 GAA, .837 Save %

Mahtomedi averaged 4 goals per game in their first two games of the season and have given up an average of 4.00 goals and 24.5 shots. The two opponents, both in Class A, are 1-2-0 against opponents other than Mahtomedi.

Games this week: 2
Thursday, December 10th: at Richfield (2A), 7:30PM | Richfield Arena
Saturday, December 12th: at North St. Paul (4AA), 7:30PM | Polar Arena
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7. Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl (2-2-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Little Falls 10-1
Lost to: Minnetonka 0-7

Goal scorers this season (13 goals - 10 skaters):
Travis Eddy 2, Andrew Judnick 2, Troy Nichols 2, Evan Burchell 1, Dan Chesser 1, Jace Friedlieb 1, Garrett Hendrickson 1, Wes Judnick 1, Gavin Nichols 1, Tom Norlander 1

Goaltending (2-2-0, 2.75 GAA, .906 Save %):
Casey Myhre | 2-0-0, 0.50 GAA, .984 Save %
Andy Milbridge | 0-2-0, 5.00 GAA, .818 Save %

Virginia/MIB averaged 3.25 goals per game in their first two games of the season and have given up an average of 2.75 goals and 29.25 shots. The four opponents, 2 in Class AA & 2 in Class A, are 4-6-0 against opponents other than Virginia/MIB.

Games this week: 3
Tuesday, December 8th: Grand Rapids (7AA), 7:30PM | Miner Memorial Arena
Friday, December 11th: at St. Francis (7AA), 7:00PM | East Bethel Arena
Saturday, December 12th: at Hopkins (6AA), 3:00PM | Hopkins Pavilion Ice Arena
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8. Faribault Falcons (3-0-0)
Last week's results:
Defeated: Farmington 6-5
Defeated: New Prague 5-1

Goal scorers this season (16 goals - 7 skaters):
Bo Putrah 5, George Richie 4, Jack Helgeson 2, Ryan Dwyer 1, Garrett Gulsvig, Sean Lipinski 1, Dan Mahoney 1, Brandon Parker 1

Goaltending (3-0-0, 2.33 GAA, .914 Save %):
Aaron Forgaard | 3-0-0, 2.33 GAA, .914 Save %

Faribault averaged 5.33 goals per game in their first three games of the season and have given up an average of 2.33 goals and 27 shots. The three opponents, 2 in Class AA & 1 in Class A, are 4-1-0 against opponents other than Faribault.

Games this week: 2
Thursday, December 10th: at Mankato West (1A), 7:30PM | All Seasons Arena
Saturday, December 12th: New Ulm (3A), 1:30PM | Faribault Arena
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9. Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres (0-1-0)
Last week's results:
Lost to: St. Cloud Cathedral 3-5

Goal scorers this season (3 goals - 3 skaters):
Blaine Kasianov 1, Austin Plaine 1, Nicholas Zierden 1

Goaltending (0-1-0, 5.00 GAA, .821 Save %):
Alex Halupczok | 0-1-0, 5.00 GAA, .821 Save %

Sartell-St. Stephen averaged 3 goals per game in their first game of the season and have given up an average of 5 goals and 28 shots. The one opponent, in Class A, is 1-0-0 against opponents other than Sartell-St. Stephen.

Games this week: 2
Tuesday, December 8th: at Sauk Rapids-Rice, 7:00PM | Sports Arena East
Friday, December 11th: Fergus Falls, 7:00PM | Bernick's Pepsi Arena
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10. Alexandria Cardinals (0-0-0)
Last week's results: None

Goal scorers this season (0 goals - 0 skaters):

Goaltending (0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .000 Save %):

Alexandria will get their season started this week facing both Brainerd/Pillager/Pierz and Little Falls at home.

Games this week: 2
Tuesday, December 8th: Brainerd/P/P (8AA), 7:00PM | Runestone Community Center
Friday, December 11th: Little Falls (6A), 7:00PM | Runestone Community Center

Scoring goals & giving them up, plus/minus

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:13:00 +0000

After week 1, here are the teams with the best goal differential (goals scored minus goals given up).

Class AA Top 10 Scoring Differential

1. Minnetonka 29 (30/1)
2. Edina 20 (25/5) - A 17-0 win over St. Louis Park helped it out a bit.
3. Bloomington Jefferson 20 (23/3)
4. Winona 18 (22/4)
5. Bemidji 14 (15/1)
6. Wayzata 13 (20/7)
7. Roseville Area 12 (16/4)
8. Benilde-St. Margaret's 9 (13/4)
9. Brainerd/P/P 9 (12/3)
10. River Lakes 8 (17/9)

Class A Top 10 Scoring Differential

1. Lake of the Woods 18 (23/5)
2. Marshall 17 (21/4)
3. Detroit Lakes 13 (26/13)
4. Providence Academy 12 (17/5)
5. Holy Family Catholic 12 (16/4)
6. North Branch 12 (16/4)
7. Park Rapids Area 11 (20/9)
8. Spring Lake Park 11 (19/8)
9. Breck School 11 (15/4)
10. Faribault 9 (16/7)

Royals look sharp in first game of new rivalry

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:11:00 +0000

VS.

Story by Ben Bakker (Email Ben)

In what was the beginning of a new cross-town rivalry in the city Woodbury, the Royals showed the young Raptors what it takes to be successful. Using their combination of size and speed, Woodbury dismantled the Raptors with a final score of 5-1.

East Ridge started out looking like a team determined to show Woodbury that just because they’re young doesn’t mean they can’t play. In front of a crowd that was half pro-Woodbury and half pro-East Ridge, the Raptors started with a solid forecheck that kept the Royals in their zone for the first couple of minutes. But as soon as Sean Rudin of the Raptors went off for tripping at 1:48 of the first period, the Royals started to take control of this game. Solid neutral zone play allowed Woodbury to keep control throughout the power play and put good pressure on East Ridge goaltender Andrew McDonough. As the period progressed, it became increasingly obvious what the tone of this game was going to be. Woodbury continued to dominate possession throughout the period, but when the Raptors would get a chance, they would often miss their shots from the slot, leading to more turnovers in the offensive zone. Woodbury kept up the pressure on McDonough, but he stood tall, making great save after great save from point blank range. The first period ended scoreless, but not without solid chances for Woodbury, who rang the post once and had a goal disallowed during the period.

As the second period moved on, the Royals continued their dominance over the Raptors with crisp passing and beautiful plays in the offensive zone. Max Gaede had multiple chances to put Woodbury up, but McDonough wasn’t letting anything through. At 8:18 of the second, Woodbury’s hard work finally paid off. A beautiful pass from Christian Turner to Jason Eddy put the Royals up 1-0, but that wasn’t the end of the action. Walker Hyland, one of the best players on the ice for this game, scored his second goal of the season with just over a minute remaining in the period, appearing to deflate the Raptors' spirits. After Gaede made it 3-0 less than 40 seconds later, the game was all but over going into the third period.

Michael Ness took over in goal for Woodbury to start the third, giving Patrick Moore a rest after a solid outing in the net. The change in goalies, though, did not change the pace of the game. Woodbury continued their charge into the East Ridge zone when at 6:39 Hyland made a great move through the offensive zone and fed the puck to Connor Delaney, who fired off a beautiful wrister to put the Royals up 4-0. Goals by Scott Carlson of Woodbury and Sean Rudin of East Ridge wrapped up the game, making it a 5-1 final in favor of the Royals.

As East Ridge gains more experience, this matchup should become increasingly more even. The Raptors are a new program, and this intense matchup was only the second game of their young season. Woodbury showed the potential that they have, using a physical presence to establish their game and highlighting their skill players with solid play through every zone on the ice.

My 3 stars of the game:

1) Walker Hyland (Woodbury): 1G and 1A. Played a spectacular game on both offense and defense.

2) Max Gaede (Woodbury): 1G. Constant pressure in East Ridge zone with solid forecheck.

3) Andrew McDonough (East Ridge): Played great, keeping East Ridge in the game for a period and a half.

Scoreboard: Saturday, December 5th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:39:00 +0000

REFRESH

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Apple Valley 6, Lakeville North 1
AV: Hudson Fasching (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick, A. J. Michaelson (1, 2), Alex Trenary (1)
AV: Aaron Gretz 12 Saves | Win
LN: Gordon Kappers (1)
LN: Charlie Lindgren 22 Saves | Loss

Austin 3, Luverne 2
A: Shayne Figliola (1) 1g, 1a, Isaac Gorman (1) 1g, 1a, Dylan Hoium (2)
A: Aaron Dooley 18 Saves | Win
L: Cody Christensen (3) 1g, 1a, Josh Connell (1)
L: Nathan Thompson 29 Saves | Loss

Bloomington Jefferson 9, Centennial 2
BJ: Ryan Siiro (3, 4, 5) PURE Hat Trick, 1a, Tyler Dietzler (4, 5) 2g, 3a
BJ: Caleb Herbert (4, 5), Nick Nielsen (1, 2), Jeffrey Pauluk 5 assists, Joe Faust 3a
BJ: Justin Woodley 18 Saves | Win
C: James Hughes (1), Joe Hess (1)
C: Brett Larsen 6 Saves | Loss
C: Don Nalezny 24 Saves
Note: Junior Ryan Siiro scored the first three goals of the game in the first 7:31 of the 1st period.

Brainerd/Pillager/Pierz 6, Crookston 2
BPP: Mason Fussy (1, 2), Matt Pohlkamp (1) 1g, 1a
BPP: Mitchel McLain (2), Michael Rinio (3), Brett Jenkins (2)
BPP: Jared Stearns 18 Saves | Win
C: Morgan Terpstra (1, 2)
C: Nick Biermaier 31 Saves | Loss

Breck School 8, Red Wing 3
B: Riley Borer (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Austin Rudnick (1, 2) 2g, 1a
B: Chase Nystedt (2) 1g, 1a, Ben Gislason (1) 1g, 1a
B: Connor Andrle (1), Cameron Born (1)
B: John Russell 17 Saves | Win
RW: John Mensing (2) 1g, 1a, Patrick Noesen (1) 1g, 1a, Jake Oborsky (1)
RW: Sam Amendolar 40 Saves | Loss

Champlin Park 6, Rochester Mayo 2
CP: Carl Ness (1) 1g, 1a, Alec Robinson (1) 1g, 1a, Max Heytens (1) 1g, 1a
CP: Shane Peterson (1) 1g, 1a, Guy Anderson (1), Mike Bickford (1)
CP: Zach Duberry 8 Saves | Win
RM: Spencer Lee (1), Marcus Nigbur (1)
RM: Stefan Elde 23 Saves | Loss

Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 7, Buffalo 2
CEC: Jack McFarlane (2, 3), Paul Johnson (1) 1g, 1a
CEC: Mark Savage (1), Adam Hanson (2), Tony Wilcox (1), Max Reinertsen (1)
CEC: Boyd Smith 17 Saves | Win
B: Cody Elletson (1, 2)
B: Blake Schmidt 31 Saves | Loss

Coon Rapids 4, Rochester John Marshall 1
CR: Jake Nelson (1) 1g, 1a, Adam Hopps (1), Bob Tellander (1), Brent Johnson (1)
CR: Justin Olson 20 Saves | Win
RJM: Jason Macken (1)
RJM: Bryan King 22 Saves | Loss

Cretin-Derham Hall 4, Stillwater Area 1
CDH: Bob Kinne (1, 2) 2g, 2a, Tony Barbato (2, 3) 2g, 1a
CDH: Joe Schneider 17 Saves | Win
S: Alex Chuhel (2)
S: Tristan Pennella 24 Saves | Loss

Delano/Rockford 5, New Ulm 1
D/R: Tyler Heinonen (4) 1g, 1a, Ben Ylitalo (1) 1g, 1a, Karsten McGowan (1) 1g, 1a
D/R: Jack Prinsen (1), Drake Hunter (1)
D/R: Jason Dzurik 25 Saves | Win
NU: Shane Traulich (1)
NU: Blake Burgau 21 Saves | Loss

Dodge County 4, Waconia 1
DC: Austin Head (1, 2), Ben Langan (1), Charlie Snyder (1)
DC: Dustin Stevens 32 Saves | Win
W: Tyler Burmeister (1)
W: Nathan Kovach 20 Saves | Loss

Duluth Denfeld 3, South St. Paul 2
DD: Keith Tomassoni (2, 3), Levi Talarico (2) 1g, 1a
DD: Christian Coffman 29 Saves | Win
SSP: Jesse Poznikowich (2), Tim Kohlmann (2), Matt Pilot 2a
SSP: Adam Wilcox 27 Saves | Loss

Eagan 5, Chaska/Chanhassen 2
E: Nick Kuchera (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Alec Merchant (2) 1g, 2a, Michael Zajac (1) 1g, 1a
E: Ryan Lutz (1)
E: Tommy Bodeker 19 Saves | Win
C/C: Peter Standbrook (1) 1g, 1a, Jack Storo (1)
C/C: Danny Kreuser 17 Saves | Loss

East Grand Forks 8, Park Rapids Area 3
EGF: Jake Useldinger (4, 5) 2g, 2a, Zach Lawdermilt (3, 4) 2g, 2a, Cory Mack (1, 2)
EGF: Tanner Dahlen (1) 1g, 1a, Jake Greenwood (1)
EGF: Shane Wasylow 26 Saves | Win
PR: Tucker Coborn (3, 4) 2g, Sam Coborn (5) 1g
PR: Mark Bravo 34 Saves | Loss

Eden Prairie 6, Eastview 0
EP: Kyle Rau (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Mitch Rogge (1) 1g, 2a, Mike Erickson (1) 1g, 1a
EP: Danny Thayer (1), Luc Gerdes (1), Chase Loken 3a
EP: Andrew Ford 14 Saves | Shutout Win
E: Ryan O'Shea 44 Saves | Loss

Edina 17, St. Louis Park 0
E: Jake Sampson (1, 2, 3, 4) 4 goals, Ryan Cutshall (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick, 2a
E: Steven Fogarty (3, 4) 2g, 4a, Blake Chapman (2, 3), David Jarrett (1) 1g, 4a
E: Ben Walker (2) 1g, 2a, Joey Kopp (1) 1g, 2a, Ben Ostlie (1) 1g, 1a
E: Preston Blanek (1), Michael Sit (1)
E: Connor Girard 6 Saves | Shutout Win
SLP: Ryan Froom 33 Saves | Loss

Elk River/Zimmerman 6, Andover 3
ERZ: Ben Jaremko (1, 2), Chad Hennum (1) 1g, 2a
ERZ: Nash Bleyhl (1) 1g, 1a, Taylor Bryan (1) 1g, 1a, Nick Filipovich (1)
ERZ: Anders Franke 12 Saves | Win
A: Cal Decowski (5, 6), Taylor Portner (2) 1g, 2a
A: Matt Ray 19 Saves | Loss

Eveleth-Gilbert/Mesabi East 5, Wadena-Deer Creek 2
EGME: Robbie Kaldahl (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, Dalton Johnson (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Cole Axelson 4a
EGME: Jesse Schilling 23 Saves | Win
WDC: Brennan Wallace (1), Taylor Bienusa (1)
WDC: Tyler Muehler 46 Saves | Loss

Faribault 5, New Prague 1
F: George Richie (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick, Brandon Parker (1) 1g, 3a, Jack Helgeson (2)
F: Aaron Forgaard 25 Saves | Win
NP: Thomas Fadden (2)
NP: Joe Morris 29 Saves | Loss

Fergus Falls 5, Detroit Lakes 4 OT
FF: Adam Heifort (1) | Heifort scored the GWG at 3:16 into overtime
FF: Derek Kinder (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, Cole Sonstebo (1) 1g, 1a
FF: Austin Carr 22 Saves | Win
DL: Tanner Lane (8, 9, 10) Hat Trick, Andy Schupp (2)
DL: Andrew Friesen 37 Saves | Loss

Forest Lake 5, Grand Rapids 4
FL: Lucas Kohls (2, 3) 2g, 2a | GWG sh goal for Kohls w/ 8:35 left in the 3rd
FL: C. J. Franklin (1) 1g, 2a, Ryan Suess (1) 1g, 2a, Kyle VanTassel (1)
FL: Christian Gaffy 28 Saves | Win
GR: Ryan Dumm (2) 1g, 1a, Adam Glorvigen (1), John Skrbec (3), Patrick Moore (4)
GR: Aaron Foss 30 Saves | Loss

Henry Sibley 4, Greenway 2
HS: Cole Chapman (2, 3), Luke Meyer (3), Jeff Carlson (3)
HS: Matt Harreity 10 Saves | Win
G: Adam Mendoza (2) 1g, 1a, Eric Stefanich (2)
G: Erikur Arnason 43 Saves | Loss

Hill-Murray 3, Duluth Marshall 1
H-M: Jack Walsh (1) 1g, 2a, Ryan Holler (1) 1g, 1a, Chris Casto (1)
H-M: Tim Shaughnessy 18 Saves | Win
DM: Dane Morin (1)
DM: Max Elstad 44 Saves | Loss

Holy Family Catholic 5, St. Michael-Albertville 1
HFC: Tim Fellner (4, 5), Garrett Riebling (2) 1g, 1a, Sam Stenson (1), Matt Jones (1)
HFC: Matt LaPrade 21 Saves | Win
STMA: Marty Mueller (3)
STMA: Jake Turnquist 42 Saves | Loss

International Falls 3, Little Falls 0
IF: Jon McDonald (1) 1g, 2a, Jordan Christianson (2) 1g, 2a, Michael Bounds (2)
IF: Glenn Walls 16 Saves | Shutout Win
LF: Michael Stumph 40 Saves | Loss

La Crescent 6, Minneapolis West 3
L: Cody Fairey (1, 2), Jared Paul (2, 3), Kilby Ivers (1), Evan Friedl (1)
L: Zachary Kristoff 16 Saves | Win
MW: Newton Fuller (1) 1g, 1a, Sam Bliss (1), Charlie Shepard (1)
MW: Patrick Kelliher 23 Saves | Loss

Lake of the Woods 12, Ely/Tower-Soudan/Babbitt-Embarrass 1
LOW: Wade Holen (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) 5 goals, Shae Pepera (2, 3, 4, 5) 4 goals, 2 assists
LOW: Brayden Bonhomme (2), Travis Mollberg (4) 1g, 2a, Justin Peters (2) 1g, 1a
LOW: Alex Lyon 17 Saves | Win
ETSBE: Greg Helget (2)
ETSBE: Cody Bialik 43 Saves | Loss

Lakeville South 6, Burnsville 4
LS: Justin Parizek (1, 2), Justin Kloos (1), 1g, 2a
LS: Travis Seurer (1) 1g, 1a, John Kloos (1) 1g, 1a, Alex Harvey (1)
LS: Brady Frahm 26 Saves | Win
B: Jace Childs (3, 4), Charlie Mosey (3), Chase Chapman (1)
B: Jack Bunce 23 Saves | Loss

Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 5, Morris/Benson Area 4
LDC: Nate Adams (5, 6, 7) Hat Trick, Andy Haataja (1) 1g, 1a, Chase Danielson (2)
LDC: Bryce Johnson 20 Saves | Win
M/B: Tanner Picht (2, 3) 2g, 1a, Tyler Hansen (2) 1g, 1a, Luke Schwarz (1)
M/B: Alex Sinclair 45 Saves | Loss

Mankato East/Loyola 9, Windom Area 3
ME: Ryan Willaert (4, 5) 2g |1sh|, 3a, Taylor Ries (3, 4) 2g, 3a
ME: Janne Viiala (2, 3) 2g |1sh|, 1a, Bo Borchardt (1, 2) 2g, 1a
ME: Zach Westerlund (1) 1g, 1a
ME: Mike Sargent 27 Saves | Win
W: Nick Eisenmenger (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick
W: Ethan Villenueve 26 Saves | Loss
W: Cale Pell 4 Saves

Minneapolis East 5, St. Paul Saints 2
ME: Alec Kelly (1, 2) |1sh|, Sam Horstman (1), Nick Pnewski (1), Peter McMahon (1)
ME: Jack Kelly 3a
ME: Nial Hay 26 Saves | Win
SPS: Brandon Leier (1), David Schuyler (1)
SPS: John Bretzman 15 Saves | Loss

Minnetonka 7, Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl 0
M: Max Gardiner (5, 6) 2g, 1a, Derek Frawley (2, 3)
M: Thomas Schutt (6) 1g, 1a, Troy Hesketh (2) 1g, 1a, Justin Holl (2)
M: Jim Kruger 20 Saves | Shutout Win
VMIB: Andy Milbridge 23 Saves
Note: In four games, Minnetonka has shutout three Class A opponents. Only Class AA ranked Woodbury has been able to score against the Skippers and that was one goal. So far this early season, Minnetonka 30, Opponents 1

North Metro 3, Northern Lakes 2 OT
NM: Jordan Stroh (2, 3) 2g | Stroh scored the GWG w/ 1:15 left in overtime
NM: Andrew Pitts (1)
NM: Josh Groth 28 Saves | Win
NL: Chris Smieja (2), Tyler Heinlen (1)
NL: Tyler Carraway 32 Saves | Loss

North St. Paul 8, St. Paul Como Park 1
NSP: Zac McCarver (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Adam Slagle (2, 3) 2g, 1a
NSP: Brian Richert (1) 1g, 1a, Chris Czech (1) 1g, 1a, Jeff Rada (1), Kyle Vanwager (1)
NSP: Peter Toy 17 Saves | Win
SPCP: Adam Crowley (6)
SPCP: Tom Bakker 40 Saves | Loss

Owatonna 6, New Richmond (WI) 0
O: Erik Peterson (1, 2), Jamie Rohrig (1) 1g, 1a
O: Alex Whited (1), Aren Peterson (1), Zach Olson (1)
O: Nick Paulson 16 Saves | Shutout Win
NR: Goaltender Unknown ?? Saves | Loss
Note: Owatonna wins the Ken Austin Holiday Classic

Prior Lake 4, Minnehaha Academy 1
PL: Tom Vidmar (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Kyle Krueger (4) 1g, 1a, Ryan Dorn (1)
PL: Max Messelt 14 Saves | Win
MA: Chris Wolpert (1)
MA: Adam Lundeen 28 Saves | Loss

Providence Academy 5, Richfield 4
PA: Ryan Tapani (2) GWG, 1a | Tapani scored the GWG w/ 8 seconds left in the game
PA: John Noble (3, 4), Cody Lowe (1), Sean Mostrom (2)
PA: Brandon Wildung 16 Saves | Win
R: Mick Dhein (2) 1g, 2a, Kyle Maloney (1), Tyler Martinez (2), Jesse Phenow (1)
R: Jonathon McGinness 22 Saves | Loss
Note: Freshman Ryan Tapani is the son of former Minnesota Twins pitcher Kevin Tapani.

Redwood Valley 4, Worthington/Round Lake-Brewster 3
RV: Eric Miller (2) 1g, 2a | Miller scored the GWG w/ 57 seconds left in the game
RV: Eric Lyrvall (2, 3), Brett Amberg (2) 1g, 1a
RV: John Rebstock 22 Saves | Win
WRLB: Cody Reese (1), Brandon Burger (1), Ethan Sofferan (1)
WRLB: Kyle Hain 30 Saves | Loss

River Lakes 8, Becker/Big Lake 0
RL: Jess Engquist (4, 5, 6) Hat Trick, 1a, Mitch Ejnik (1, 2) 2g, 2a
RL: Tanner Anderson (1) 1g, 1a, Joe Grotsun (2) 1g, 2a, Jesse Caldwell (2)
RL: Garrett Thompson 4a
RL: Tyler Sieben 14 Saves | Shutout Win
BBL: Goaltender Unknown ?? Saves | Loss

Robbinsdale Armstrong 8, Hibbing/Chisholm 5
RA: Tyler Johnson (5, 6) 2g, 2a, Casey Olson (2, 3), Jon Rodengen (1) 1g, 2a
RA: Matt Ripka (1) 1g, 1a, Danny Dmohoski (1) 1g, 1a, Ike Smith (1)
RA: Michael Greenberg 36 Saves | Win
H/C: Ryan Johnson (6, 7, 8, 9) 4 goals, Jake Stampohar (3), Marcus Bugliosi 3a
H/C: Tyller Rajkovich 34 MIN, 21 Saves | Loss
H/C: Nathan Tromp 17 MIN, 6 Saves

Roseau 9, Totino-Grace 4
R: Adam Knochenmus (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick, 2a, Cole Kostrzewski (2, 3) 2g, 4a
R: Trevor Baumgartner (1, 2) |1sh|, Mike Johnson (1), Chase Broten (1)
R: Ethan Kvidt 37 Saves | Win
T-G: Mike Parnell (1, 2), TJ Roo (2), Seth Noble (1)
T-G: Nick DeMuth 27 Saves | Loss
Note: Freshman Chase Broten scored his first career high school goal. Chase is the son of Shawn Broten. Shawn Broten is the cousin of Neal, Aaron, and Paul Broten.

Roseville Area 5, Mounds View 2
R: Jake McCann (4, 5), Tom Debace (2), Ryan Busch (1), Brian Jackson (1)
R: Brian Comiskey 25 Saves | Win
MV: Eric Bradley (2), Jack Messerly (2)
MV: Dylan Culver 19 Saves | Loss

Shakopee 2, Bloomington Kennedy 0
S: Daniel Hespenheide (1), Ben Scott (1)
S: AJ Dvorak 24 Saves | Shutout Win
BK: Patrick Koerble 13 Saves | Loss

St. Cloud Apollo 4, Prairie Centre Area 2
SCA: Jordan Jaeger (2, 3), Austin Haugen (1), Bryan Benson (1)
SCA: Charlie Pentz 15 Saves | Win
PC: Cody Bartkowicz (1), Jason Christianson (1)
PC: Aaron Olson 29 Saves | Loss

St. Francis 4, Cambridge-Isanti 3 OT
SF: Trent Montague (1, 2), Zach Foesch (2) 1g, 1a, Cory Johnson (1)
SF: Andy Benik 43 Saves | Win
C-I: Garrett D'Aigle (2), Peter Johnson (3), Jordan Sibell (1)
C-I: Wyatt Soderquist 37 Saves | Loss

St. Paul Academy/MPA 5, Simley 3
SPA: Wyatt Wenzel (6, 7) 2g, 2a, Nate Causey (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Bryce Holstad (1) 1g, 1a
SPA: Pete Simpson 24 Saves | Win
S: Jeremy Humenny (1, 2), Tyler Rock (1)
S: Andrew Nelson 34 Saves | Loss

St. Peter/L-H/M-L 4, Fairmont 1
SPLHML: Zach Steuck (1), Jack Swanberg (4), Jeff Leary (1), Nathan Tiede (1)
SPLHML: Kevin Renneke 17 Saves | Win
F: Richie Haycraft (2)
F: Zach Healey 23 Saves | Loss

Tartan 3, Rochester Century 2 OT
T: Jake Norton (4) | Horton scored the GWG in overtime at 4:10 into overtime
T: Casey O'Sullivan (1), Brandon Kaufman (2)
T: Alex Gierke 17 Saves | Win
RC: Cory Kautz (3, 4) 2 goals
RC: Brock Kautz 40 Saves | Loss

Thief River Falls 7, Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake 1
TRF: Micah Ranum (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick, Mathew Lindquist (3) 1g, 2a
TRF: Brady Johnson (1), Ryan Crosson (2) 1g, 1a, Riley Soderstrom (3)
TRF: Zane Gothberg 17 Saves | Win
MAML: Gage Torrel (1)
MAML: Aaron Boros 37 Saves | Loss

Two Harbors 5, Moose Lake Area 3
TH: Alex Anderson (1, 2), 2g, 1a, Scott Comrie (1) 1g, 2a, Sean Graden (1) 1g, 1a
TH: Ben Ruberg (2)
TH: Aaron Lee ?? Saves | Win
ML: Nick Daugherty (1), Rejean Carlson (1), Ville Mattala (1)
ML: Austin Lanoue ?? Saves | Loss

U. S. Women's Olympic Team 3, Hopkins 2
USWOT: Caitlin Cahow 1g, Hillary Knight 1g, Monique Lamoureux 1g
USWOT: Jessie Vetter 14 Saves | Win
H: Archie Skalbeck (2), Matt Hazuka (1)
H: Alex Fons 21 Saves | Loss

Warroad 5, Orono 2
W: Brett Hebel (3, 4, 5) Hat Trick |1sh|, Brock Nelson (2) 1g, 1a, Adam Shaugabay (1)
W: Shawn Storey 15 Saves | Win
O: Ted Ylitalo (1), Ross Luedtke (1)
O: David Crotteau 26 Saves | Loss

Wayzata 4, Duluth East 3 OT
W: Miles Death (1) | Death scored the GWG at 3:07 into overtime
W: Mario Lucia (3), Scott Holm (5), Tyler Klein (2)
W: Alex Clayton 37 Saves | Win
DE: Kenny Mellin (2), Nolan Meyer (3), Jake Randolph (1)
DE: Jo Jo Jeanetta 24 Saves | Loss

White Bear Lake 7, Hastings 1
WBL: Mac Jansen (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick, Brandon Wahlin (1) 1g, 2a, Casey Gjerde (1) 1g, 2a
WBL: Zach Loesch (1), Nate Rogers (1)
WBL: Jared Schletty 15 Saves | Win
H: Austin Nelson (1)
H: Tom Sieh 34 MIN, 16 Saves on 22 shots | Loss
H: Mike Porrez 17 MIN, 6 Saves on 7 shots

Winona 6, Mankato West 0
W: Jay Moran (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick, 2a, Kyle Florin (6, 7) 2g, 2a, Aaron Theis (3) 1g, 5a
W: Garrett Welle 22 Saves | Shutout Win
MW: Jake Kaufman 26 Saves | Loss

Woodbury 5, East Ridge 1
W: Eddy (1), Christian Turner (1), Max Gaede (5), Walker Hyland (2), Scott Carlson (2)
W: Michael Ness 12 Saves | Win
ER: Sean Rudin (1)
ER: Andrew McDonough 32 Saves | Loss

Today's Schedule: Saturday, December 5th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:38:00 +0000

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

My picks are in RED.

Austin (1A) at Luverne (3A), 1PM | Blue Mound Ice Arena
Becker/Big Lake (8AA) vs. River Lakes (8AA), 2PM | Princeton Ice Arena
Bloomington Kennedy (2AA) at Shakopee (2AA), 3PM | Shakopee Ice Arena
Brainerd/Pillager/Pierz (8AA) at Crookston (8A), 3PM | Crookston Civic Arena
Breck School (4A) at Red Wing (1A), 6PM | Prairie Island Arena
Buffalo (8AA) at Cloquet/Esko/Carlton (7AA), 7:30PM | Cloquet Area Recreation Center
Burnsville (2AA) at Lakeville South (1AA), 3PM | Hasse Arena
Cambridge-Isanti (7AA) at St. Francis (7AA), 2PM | East Bethel Ice Arena
Centennial (5AA) at Bloomington Jefferson (2AA), 7:30PM | Bloomington Ice Garden
Duluth Denfeld (5A) at South St. Paul (4A), 3PM | Wakota Arena
Duluth Marshall (7A) at Hill-Murray (4AA), 8PM | Aldrich Arena
Eagan (3AA) at Chaska/Chanhassen (2AA), 7:30PM | Victoria Ice Arena
Eastview (3AA) at Eden Prairie (6AA), 7:30PM | Eden Prairie Community Center
Elk River/Zimmerman (7AA) at Andover (7AA), 7:30PM | Andover Arena
Fairmont (3A) at St. Peter/LH/L/ML (2AA), 3PM | LeSueur Community Center
Fergus Falls (6A) at Detroit Lakes (6A), 7PM | Freeman Sports Arena
Faribault (1A) at New Prague (1A), 7PM | New Prague Community Center
Forest Lake (7AA) at Grand Rapids (7AA), 3:30PM | IRA Civic Center
Greenway (7A) at Henry Sibley (3AA), 7:30PM | West St. Paul Arena
Hastings (3AA) at White Bear Lake (4AA), 3PM | Aldrich Arena
Lake of the Woods (8A) at Ely/T-S/B-E (7A), 3PM | Ely Ice Arena
Lakeville North (1AA) at Apple Valley (3AA), 7:15PM | Apple Valley Sports Center
Little Falls (6A) at International Falls (7A), 4PM | Bronco Arena
Mankato East/Loyola (1A) at Windom Area (3A), 3PM | Windom City Arena
Minneapolis West (6AA) at La Crescent (1A), 3PM | La Crescent Community Arena
Minnetonka (6AA) at Virginia/MIB (7A), 3:15PM | Miners Memorial Arena
Monticello/A/ML (8AA) at Thief River Falls (8A), 3PM | Ralph Engelstad Arena
Moose Lake Area (5A) at Two Harbors (7A), 7PM | Lake County Arena
Morris/Benson Area (6A) at Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato (3A), 3PM | Litchfield Civic Arena
Mounds View (4AA) at Roseville Area (4AA), 7:30PM | Roseville Ice Arena
New Ulm (3A) at Delano/Rockford (2A), 3PM | Delano Area Sports Arena
North Metro (5AA) at Northern Lakes (6A), 3PM | Breezy Point Ice Arena
Park Rapids Area (8A) at East Grand Forks (8A), 4PM | East Grand Forks Civic Center
Prairie Centre Area (6A) at St. Cloud Apollo (6A), 2:15PM | St. Cloud MAC Arena
Prior Lake (2AA) at Minnehaha Academy (4A), 2PM | Minnehaha Academy Ice Arena
Richfield (2A) at Providence Academy (2A), 3PM | Plymouth Ice Center
Robbinsdale Armstrong (6AA) at Hibbing/Chisholm (7A), 3PM | Hibbing Memorial Building
Rochester Century (1AA) at Tartan (4AA), 3PM | Tartan Ice Arena
Rochester John Marshall (1AA) at Coon Rapids (5AA), 7:30PM | Cook Arena
Rochester Mayo (1AA) at Champlin Park (5AA), 7:30PM | Champlin Ice Forum
St. Louis Park (2A) at Edina (2AA), 7PM | Braemar Ice Arena
St. Michael-Albertville (5A) at Holy Family Catholic (2A), 7PM | Victoria Ice Arena
St. Paul Academy/MPA (4A) at Simley (4A), 1PM | Vets Memorial Community Center
St. Paul Como Park (4AA) at North St. Paul (4AA), 7:30PM | Polar Arena
St. Paul Saints (4AA) at Minneapolis East (6AA), TBD | TBD
Stillwater Area (4AA) at Cretin-Derham Hall (3AA), 7:30PM | Highland Arena
Totino-Grace (4A) at Roseau (8AA), 3:30PM | Roseau Memorial Arena
U.S. Women’s National Team at Hopkins (6AA), 7PM | Hopkins Pavilion Ice Arena
Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) at Eveleth-Gilbert/ME (7A), 5PM | Eveleth Hippodrome
Warroad (8A) at Orono (2A), 2PM | Orono Ice Arena
Wayzata (6AA) at Duluth East (7AA), 2:30PM | Heritage Arena
Winona (1AA) at Mankato West (1A), 2PM | All Seasons Arena
Woodbury (3AA) at East Ridge (4A), 7:30PM | Cottage Grove Ice Arena
Worthington/RL-B (3A) at Redwood Valley (3A), 3PM | Redwood Area Community Center

Owatonna Tournament | Four Seasons Centre
New Richmond (WI) vs. Owatonna (1AA), 7:30PM | Four Seasons Centre

Scoreboard: Friday, December 4th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:06:00 +0000

REFRESH

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Bagley/Fosston 8, Ely/Tower-Soudan/Babbitt-Embarrass 7 OT
B/F: Nelson Papke (2) GWG, 1a | Papke scored the GWG w/ 39 seconds left in overtime.
B/F: Dillon Spray (4, 5, 6) Hat Trick, 1a | Natural HT scored w/ one in 1st, two in the 2nd
B/F: Tal Iverson (2, 3, 4) Hat Trick, Aaron Leintz (1)
B/F: Gavin Ross 44 saves | Win
ETSBE: Storm Myers (1) 1g, 3a
ETSBE: Nick Mathews (1) 1g, 1a, Carter Manning (1) 1g, 1a, Bobby Shusta (1) 1g, 1a
ETSBE: Louis Gerzin (1), Bill Foy (1), Greg Helget (1)
ETSBE: Cody Bialik 38 saves | Loss
Note: In just three games so far this season, Bagley has doubled their number of wins of last year, one, and tied their number of wins from two years ago, two.

Bemidji 5, Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake 0
B: Jordan Heller (1, 2), Luke Burns (1), Jesse Nemgar (3), Mike Rees (1)
B: Miah Graves 18 saves | Shutout Win
MAML: Gary Welch 45 saves | Loss

Benilde-St. Margaret's 9, Stillwater Area 3
BSM: Grant Besse (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, 1a
BSM: Christian Horn (3, 4) 2g |1sh|, 1a, Patrick Steinhauser (1, 2) |1sh|, 1a
BSM: John Duda (1) 1g, 1a, Jake Horton (1), Brett Patterson 3a
BSM: Jacob Meyers 22 Saves | Win
S: Kyle Mogren (1), Sam Beutel (1), Sam Casey (1)
S: Rick Cotter 30 Saves | Loss

Blaine 5, Roseau 4
B: Nick Bjugstad (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick |1sh|, 1a, Jonny Brodzinski (1) GWG, 2a
B: Brad Benson (1)
B: Dan Harper 28 Saves | Win
R: Kevin Erickson (1) 1g, 1a, Shane Omdahl (4) 1g, 1a
R: Cole Kostrzewski (1), Jesse Braun (1)
R: Ethan Kvidt 33 Saves | Loss
Note: Roseau led this game 4-1 in the 2nd period. Nick Bjugstad scored on a breakaway w/ 2:12 left in the game to tie it. Jonny Brodzinski scored the game-winner with 45 seconds left.

Brainerd/Pillager/Pierz 6, East Grand Forks 1
BPP: Michael Rinio (1, 2), Mitchel McLain (1) 1g, 2a
BPP: Jordan Posch (1) 1g, 1a, Bret Jenkins (1) 1g, 1a, Josh Archibald (1)
BPP: Jared Stearns | 20 Saves | Win
EGF: Jake Useldinger (3)
EGF: Shane Wasylow | 28 Saves | Loss

Chisago Lakes Area 5, Pine City/Rush City 0
CL: Brett Lizotte (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, 1a | PURE HT in the 3rd period
CL: Riley Doriott (1), Tommy Johnson (1)
CL: Ben Bratrud 16 saves | Shutout Win
PCRC: Thomas Pitzen 43 saves | Loss

Grand Forks Central (ND) 7, Crookston 0
GFC: Casey Purpur 2g, 2a, David Sayler 1g, Jeremy O'Keefe 1g, Aaron Hatt 1g
GFC: Danny Ray 1g, Brenden Gust 1g
GFC: Seth Lang 12 Saves | Shutout Win
C: Nick Biermaier 24 Saves | Loss

Henry Sibley 3, Dodge County 1
HS: Troy Hoban (1) 1g, 1a, Christian Baker (2), Jeff Carlson (2)
HS: Ryan Lynch | 27 Saves | Win
DC: Joe Hughes (1)
DC: Dustin Stevens | 22 Saves | Loss
Note: This game was dedicated to former Dodge County goaltender Axel Johnson who passed away this past Summer from cancer.

Hermantown 8, Sauk Rapids-Rice 2
H: Charlie Comnick (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, 2a, Adam Krause (1, 2) 2g, 5a
H: Willis Kantonen (1) 1g, 2a, Corey Kolquist (1) 1g, 1a, Andrew Oakes (1)
H: Tiegen Brickson 12 saves | Win
SRR: Luke Richardson (1), Eric Peckskamp (1)
SRR: Blake Legatt 34 MIN, 12 saves on 16 shots | Loss
SRR: Aaron Clafton 17 MIN, 6 saves on 10 shots

Lake of the Woods 7, Silver Bay/Cook County 1
LOW: Travis Mollberg (3) 1g, 2a, Kyle Poolman (1) 1g, 2a
LOW: Travis Tom (1) 1g, 1a, Justin Peters (1) 1g, 1a
LOW: Brayden Bonhomme (1), Wade Holen (2), Kyle Noble (1)
LOW: Alex Lyon 15 Saves | Win
SBCC: Warren Carter (1)
SBCC: Darryl Hansen 23 Saves | Loss

Minnetonka 8, Hibbing/Chisholm 0
M: Andrew Prochno (3, 4) 2g, 2a, Max Gardiner (4) 1g, 3a
M: Jake Thornberg (3) 1g, 1a, Thomas Schutt (5) 1g, 1a, Tommy Lundquist (1), 1g, 1a,
M: Troy Hesketh (1) 1g, 1a, Connor Ryan (2) 1g, 1a
M: Alex Glockner 15 saves | Shutout Win
H/C: Nathan Tromp 41 MIN, 21 saves on 26 shots | Loss
H/C: Tyller Rajkovich 10 MIN, 2 saves on 5 shots
Note: Minnetonka scored SEVEN GOALS in the 1st period. The first FOUR goals of the game for the Skippers were scored from 6:34 to 7:26, 52 seconds, by four different scorers.

Moorhead 4, Grand Rapids 1
M: Braden Rahmen (1), Brandon MacLeod (1), Lucas Henry (1), Quinn Buckellew (1) sh
M: Logan Marks 17 saves | Win
GR: Travis Underwood (1)
GR: Aaron Foss 39 saves | Loss

Park Rapids Area 17, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 1
PR: Sam Coborn (1, 2, 3, 4) 4 goals, 3a, Kyle Kanten (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, 4a
PR: Dan Ricke (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, 2a, Tucker Coborn (1, 2) 2g, 4a
PR: Levi Erickson (1, 2) 2g, 2a, Ian Johnson (1, 2), Frank Moren (1) 1g, 2a
PR: Mark Bravo 10 Saves | Win
WHA: Benson Ringle (1)
WHA: Micah Bank 22 MIN, ?? Saves | Loss
WHA: Evan Wislon 29 MIN, ?? Saves

Rochester Lourdes 4, New Richmond (WI) 1
RL: Alex Kurth (1) 1g, 1a, Rory Vesel (2) 1g, 1a, Ryan Nicolay (1), Alex Dewitz (1)
RL: Mark Greve 9 Saves | Win

Sleepy Eye Area 2, Worthington/Round Lake-Brewster 0
SE: Jordan Hillesheim (1), Tyler Braulick (1)
SE: Josh Kopacek 16 Saves | Shutout Win
WRLB: Devon Dixon 16 Saves | Loss

St. Cloud Cathedral 5, Sartell-St. Stephen 3
SCC: T. J. Bruce (2) 1g, 1a, Jordan Revier (2) 1g, 1a
SCC: Joe Janzen (1), Tyler McMorrow (1), Joe Weir (1)
SCC: Nick Maiers 28 Saves | Win
SSS: Austin Plain (1) 1g, 1a, Blaine Kasianov (1), Nicholas Zierden (1)
SSS: Alex Halupczok 23 Saves | Loss

Thief River Falls 6, Totino-Grace 3
TRF: Mathew Lindquist (1, 2) 2g, 2a, Micah Ranum (1) 1g, 1a
TRF: Ryan Crosson (1), Jacob Malwitz (1), Brandon Skime (1)
TRF: Zane Gothberg 19 Saves | Win
T-G: TJ Roo (1), Nick Javorina (1), Danny Heck (1)
T-G: Joe Cullen 28 Saves | Loss

Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl 10, Little Falls 1
VMIB: Andrew Judnick (1, 2), Garrett Hendrickson (1) 1g, 5a, Dan Chesser (1) 1g, 5a
VMIB: Wes Judnick (1) 1g, 1a, Gavin Nichols (1), Troy Nichols (2), Tom Norlander (1)
VMIB: Evan Burchell (1), Jace Friedlieb (1)
VMIB: Casey Myhre 14 Saves | Win
LF: Austin Bjorge (1)
LF: Michael Stumph 25 MIN, 26 Saves on 33 shots | Loss
LF: Mike Sobieck 26 MIN, 8 Saves on 11 shots
Note: Virginia/MIB scored five goals in the first period.

Wadena-Deer Creek 3, Greenway 2
WDC: Brandyn Swanson (1), Brennan Wallace (1), Nick Letourneau (1)
WDC: Tyler Muehler 15 Saves | Win
G: Adam Mendoza (1), Eric Stefanich (1)
G: Trevor Guyer 31 Saves | Loss

Warroad 5, Mound-Westonka 0
W: Brett Hebel (1, 2) 2g, 2a, Nick Stoskopf (1, 2), Brock Nelson (1) sh
W: Shawn Storey 10 Saves | Shutout Win
MW: Aaron Davis 31 saves | Loss

Hermantown prepares for Hockey Day Minnesota 2010!

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:27:00 +0000

www.hockeyday2010.com

HERMANTOWN, MN – Fox Sports North and the Minnesota Wild have announced plans for Hockey Day Minnesota 2010 which will take place in Hermantown, a community located 5 miles outside of Duluth. This year’s event, scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 23, 2010, will be the fourth annual event. Previous events have taken place in Baudette and St. Paul. The event was created as a way to showcase, celebrate and promote the game of hockey.

Plans for Hockey Day Minnesota 2010 Hermantown are well underway. Three high school games are scheduled to take place at the Hermantown Hockey Complex (4309 Ugstad Road) on outdoor rink #3 and will air on Fox Sports North:

10:00 a.m.: Hopkins vs. Duluth Marshall

1:30 p.m.: Eden Prairie vs. Hermantown

4:30 p.m.: Duluth North Stars vs. Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall

A flyover by the 148th Fighter Wing Bulldogs is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

Information, tickets and event merchandise are available now by visiting the event website: www.hockeyday2010.com . Tickets are $12 for adults (age 19 and up) and $8 for students (K-12th grades). Ages 5 and under get in free. Tickets purchased are good for the entire event and must be worn on the outside of jackets at all times.

Event sponsorships are available at a $500 and $800 level. View the “Sponsors” link on the event website for more information.

Several volunteers are needed for specific duties the day of the event. A volunteer kick-off meeting will be held at The Lodge at Skyline Lanes in Hermantown on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Anyone interested in serving as a volunteer for Hockey Day Minnesota 2010 Hermantown is invited and encouraged to attend the kick-off meeting.

Hockey Day Minnesota 2010 Hermantown is being organized by a team of community volunteers with representations from the Hermantown High School athletics department, the City of Hermantown, Hermantown Amateur Hockey Association, Hermantown Arena board, Hermantown Boys High School Hockey program and the Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall Girls High School Hockey team.

For more information about the event, visit our website at www.hockeyday2010.com.

Today's Schedule | Friday, December 4th, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:32:00 +0000

Friday, December 4th, 2009

My picks are in RED.

Bagley/Fosston (8A) at Ely/T-S/B-E (7A), 7:30PM | Ely Ice Arena
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Blaine (5AA) at Roseau (7AA), 7:30PM | Roseau Memorial Arena
:: Note: This will be the first game of the year for Blaine. Roseau defeated Thief River Falls, 6-3, on Thursday in their first game. Down 3-1, the Rams offense exploded with five goals in the third period. Last year at Fogerty Arena in Blaine, Blaine defeated Roseau 4-1.

Key players:
Blaine: F Nick Bjugstad, F Gavin Tufte, D Tony Larson, G Dan Harper
Roseau: F Shane Omdahl, F Adam Knochenmus, G Ethan Kvidt
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Brainerd/P/P (8AA) at East Grand Forks (8A), 7:30PM | East Grand Forks Civic Center
Grand Forks Central (ND) at Crookston (8A), 7:30PM | Crookston Civic Arena
Henry Sibley (3AA) at Dodge County (1AA), 7:30PM | Four Seasons Arena
Hermantown (5A) at Sauk Rapids-Rice (5A), 7PM | Sports Arena East
Lake of the Woods (8A) at Silver Bay/Cook County (7A), 8PM | Rukavina Arena
Little Falls (6A) at Virginia/MIB (7A), 7:30PM | Miners Memorial Arena
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Minnetonka (6AA) at Hibbing/Chisholm (7A), 7:30PM | Hibbing Memorial
:: Note: Hibbing/Chisholm has a great 3-0 start to the season. They have allowed their three opponents an average of just 16.7 shots and 1.33 goals per game. Now, coming to Hibbing tonight is arguably the best offense in the entire state of Minnesota in high school hockey, the Minnetonka Skippers. The Skippers averaged 7.5 goals and 32 shots per game in their first two games this season against quality opponents in Duluth Marshall and highly-ranked Woodbury. It will be interesting to see if the Bluejackets can slow down the Skippers.
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Monticello/A/ML (8AA) at Bemidji (8AA), 7:30PM | Nymore Arena
Moorhead (8AA) at Grand Rapids (7AA), 7:30PM | IRA Civic Center
Park Rapids Area (8A) at Walker-H-A (8A), 7:30PM | Walker Area Comm Center
Pine City/Rush City (5A) at Chisago Lakes Area (4A), 7PM | Chisago Lakes Ice Arena
Sleepy Eye Area (3A) at Worthington/RL-B (3A), 7PM | Worthington Arena
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St. Cloud Cathedral (5A) at Sartell-St. Stephen (6A), 7PM | Bernick’s Pepsi Arena
:: Note: This should be a great game between two close communities. St. Cloud Cathedral will be without Alex Koopmeiners as he is healing from a fractured collarbone. He could be back next week. Sartell-St. Stephen had a few players on the football team that played in the Class 4A championship game so they are trying to regain their skating legs. Senior Brent Orndorff, Sartell-St. Stephen's starting goaltender, will not be playing in this game as he was on that football team and not ready to play hockey. The Sabres will most likely start Alex Halupczok in goal.

Key players:
SC Cathedral: F Jordan Palusky, F Kyle Kudak, G Nick Maiers
Sartell-SS: F Matt & Ryan Nahan, F Austin Plaine, F Andrew Worzala
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Stillwater Area (4AA) at Benilde-St. Margaret’s (6AA), 7PM | St. Louis Park Rec Center
Totino-Grace (4A) at Thief River Falls (8A), 7:30PM | Ralph Engelstad Arena
Wadena-Deer Creek (6A) at Greenway (7A), 7:30PM | Hodgins-Berardo Arena
Warroad (8A) at Mound-Westonka (2A), 7:30PM | Thaler Sports Center

Owatonna Tournament | Four Seasons Centre
Rochester Lourdes (1A) vs. New Richmond (WI), 7:30PM

Scoreboard: Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:41:00 +0000

REFRESH

Note: Numbers in parentheses ( ) are the total goals for the year for that player.

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Albert Lea 5, Northfield 2
AL: Casey Marka (2, 3) 2g, 2a, Tyler Brackey (2) 1g, 2a
AL: Cody Anderson (1) 1g, 1a, Dillon Stolt (1)
AL: John Wrolson 28 saves on 30 shots | Win
N: Jordin Crawford (1), Alex Knight (1)
N: Nathan Finger 24 saves on 29 shots | Loss

Andover 10, North Metro 0
A: Cal Decowski (1, 2, 3, 4) 4 goals, 3a, Jay Ekman (1, 2), Taylor Portner (1) 1g, 3a
A: Ryan Bennett (1) 1g, 2a, Josh Mellem (1) sh, Jonathon Bruesch (1)
A: Dane Erickson 20 Saves | Shutout Win
NM: Josh Groth 34 MIN, 30 Saves on 39 Shots | Loss
NM: Travis Plante 17 MIN, 5 Saves on 6 Shots

Anoka 4, Irondale 2
A: Andrew Olek (1) 1g, 1a, Tony Niederhaus (1) 1g, 1a, Max Grailer (1) 1g, 1a
A: Kyle Thorpe (1)
A: Jeff Ramstad 17 saves on 19 shots
I: Michael O'Keefe (1) 1g, 1a, Rumy Petkov (1)
I: Lance Bortot 26 saves on 30 shots
Note: Anoka scored all four of their goals in the 3rd period. Irondale led 1-0 going into the 3rd.

Apple Valley 4, Rosemount 3
AV: Hudson Fasching (1, 2) 2g, 1a|GWG | Fasching scored GWppG w/ 1:06 left in the 3rd
AV: Vince Pedrie (1) 1g, 2a, Michael Berens (1), AJ Michaelson 3a
AV: Collin Olson 10 saves on 13 shots | Win
R: Mike Cossalter (2) 1g, 1a, Josh Loew (1) 1g, 1a, Jared Newman (2)
R: Hank Fairchild 31 saves on 35 shots | Loss

Austin 7, Fairmont 4
A: Devin McCune (1, 2), Codie Miller (1, 2)
A: Dylan Hoium (1), Marcus Stoulil (2), Bobby Astrup (1)
A: Aaron Dooley 28 saves on 32 shots | Win
F: Dan Cole (1) sh, 1a, Cody Jacobsen (2), Kellen Fausch (5), Ross Wilken (1)
F: Ryan Rivers 28 saves on 35 shots | Loss

Bloomington Jefferson 7, Chaska/Chanhassen 0
BJ: Caleb Herbert (2, 3) 2g, 3a, Tyler Dietzler (2, 3), Jeffrey Pauluk (1) 1g, 3a
BJ: Joe Faust (1) 1g, 2a, Tim Donohue (1)
BJ: Justin Woodley 10 saves | Shutout Win
C/C: Danny Kreuser 24 saves on 31 shots | Loss

Burnsville 5, Lakeville North 4
B: Jace Childs (1, 2), Charlie Mosey (2), Mason Wyman (1), Alec Fischer (1)
B: Jack Bunce 15 saves on 19 shots | Win
LN: Brady Skjei (1, 2), Derek Wypyszynski (1) 1g, 2a, Nate Arentz (1)
LN: Matt Arentz 24 saves on 29 shots | Loss

Cretin-Derham Hall 2, Blake School 0
CDH: Jesse Perron (1) 1g, 1a, Tony Barbato (1)
CDH: Joe Schneider 21 saves on 21 shots | Shutout Win
B: Ryan Haynes 17 saves on 19 shots | Loss

Detroit Lakes 6, Northern Lakes 1
DL: Tanner Lane (7) 1g, 3a, Nate Baker (5) 1g, 1a, Brett Provo (1)
DL: Alex Phelps (3), Andy Schupp (1), Alex Deconcini (2)
DL: Andrew Friesen 27 saves on 28 shots | Win
NL: Chris Smieja (1)
NL: Joey Bergquist 25 saves on 31 shots | Loss

Duluth East 2, Maple Grove 1
DE: Kenny Mellin (1) GWG | Mellin scored the GWG w/ 2:26 left in the game
DE: Tyler Mass (1)
DE: Jo Jo Jeannetta 16 saves on 17 shots | Win
MG: Alex Mason (1)
MG: Ryan Coyne 21 saves on 23 shots | Loss

Eagan 2, Lakeville South 1
E: Alec Merchant (1) Will Merchant (1)
E: Tommy Bodeker 26 saves | Win
LS: Kyle Osterberg (1)
LS: Jake Gustafson 25 saves | Loss

Faribault 6, Farmington 5
FRB: Bo Putrah (2, 3, 4, 5) 4 goals, Sean Lipinski (1) 1g, 2a, Garrett Gulsvig (1)
FRB: Brandon Parker 5 assists
FRB: Aaron Forgaard 34 Saves | Win
FRM: Andrew Thomas (1, 2), Tyler Grubb (3) 1g, 1a, Dan Handberg (1) 1g, 1a
FRM: Jake Eldred (1)
FRM: Trevor Zangs 45 Saves | Loss

Grand Forks Red River (ND) 7, East Grand Forks 4
GFRR: Jake Ladoucer 2g, 3a, Casey Fugleberg 2g, 2a, Talor Steen 1g, 1a
GFRR: Brock Dahl 1g, 1a, Josh Heisz 1g
GFRR: Bryan Nies ?? Saves | Win
EGF: Zach Lawdermilt (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Jake Useldinger (2), Tucker Poolman (1)
EGF: Beau Scheving ?? Saves | Loss

Holy Family Catholic 6, Rochester John Marshall 0
HFC: Tim Fellner (1, 2, 3) Natural Hat Trick |2 in the 2nd, 1 in the 3rd|
HFC: Brett Green (2, 3), Garrett Riebling (1)
HFC: Matt LaPrade 20 saves on 20 shots | Shutout Win
RJM: Bryan King 28 saves on 34 shots | Loss

Hutchinson 8, Waconia 0
H: Logan Hahn (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, Michael Hantge (1, 2) 2g, 2a
H: Gabe Goodwater (1), Tanner Grina (1), Mason Bahr (1)
H: Zak Swenson 17 saves on 17 shots | Shutout Win
W: Cory McKeever | 9 saves | Loss
W: Nathan Kovach | 16 saves

Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 6, River Lakes 5
LDC: Nate Adams (4) GWG, 1a | Adams scored the GWG w/ 1:11 left in the game
LDC: Quinn Impola (2, 3), Jeff Janckila (2) 1g, 1a, Brandon DeWolf (1) sh, Tom Wold (1)
LDC: Bryce Johnson 32 Saves | Win
RL: Jess Engquist (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Garrett Thompson (1) 1g, 1a, Dylan Berg (1)
RL: Jesse Caldwell (1)
RL: Tyler Sieben 23 Saves | Loss

Mahtomedi 7, Red Wing 1
M: Charlie Adams (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick |1sh|, 2a, Mike Rose (1, 2) 2g
M: Brandon Zurn (2) 1g, 3a, Tanner Jordan (1) 1g, 3a
M: Marshall 16 Saves on 17 shots
RW: Jack Strusz (1)
RW: Sam Amendolar 23 Saves on 30 shots

Marshall 9, Windom Area 2
M: CJ Haukom (3, 4) 2g, 2a, Dereck Deutz (3, 4), Brian Willett (3) 1g, 1a
M: Evan VanderZiel (1) 1g, 1a, Shane Kunde (2)
M: Bryce Peterson (2), Aaron Antony (4)
M: Mitch Campion 16 saves on 18 shots | Win
W: Adam Eisenmenger (1) 1g, 1a, Mitchell Baumhoefner (2)
W: Goalie Unknown 13 saves on 22 shots | Loss

Meadow Creek Christian at Moose Lake Area | PPD to 1/21

Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 4, Prairie Centre Area 2
MHF: Michael Johnstone (1, 2), Michael Humphrey (1) 1g, 2a, Dylan Libra (1)
MHF: Cody Bjornson 18 saves on 20 shots | Win
PC: Robby Polipnick (1), Ryan Connor (2)
PC: Aaron Olson 22 saves on 25 shots | Loss

Mounds View 3, St. Paul Johnson 2
MV: Jack Messerly (1) GWG | Messerly scored the GWG w/ 4:11 left in the 3rd period
MV: Eric Bradley (1) 1g, 1a, Morgan Puncochar (1)
MV: Dylan Culver 27 saves on 29 shots | Win
SPJ: Brandon Busse (1), Bryan Standly (1)
SPJ: Brandon Hoffman 25 saves on 28 shots | Loss

New Prague 6, Mankato East/Loyola 4
NP: Tyler Witty (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, Cody Meyer (1) 1g, 1a, Sam Olson (1), Adam Corr (1)
NP: Sam Cassidy 22 Saves | Win
ME/L: Janne Viiala (2), Ryan Willaert (4), Taylor Ries (3), Zach Hermer (1)
ME/L: Lucas Weihe 27 Saves | Loss

New Ulm 6, St. Peter/LeSueur-Henderson/Mont.-Lonsdale 3
NU: Brody Peterson (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, 1a, Aaron Pfaff (1, 2), Zach Munce (2)
NU: Blake Burgau 13 saves on 16 shots | Win
SPLHML: Jack Swanberg (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick
SPLHML: Chris Amsden 36 saves on 42 shots | Loss

Osseo 8, Robbinsdale Armstrong 1
O: Blake Aakhus (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Patrick Bonner (1, 2), Tim Bonner (1) 1g, 2a
O: Tom Windle (1) 1g, 2a, Alex Watkins (1) 1g, 1a, James Hansen (1), Casey Cardille 4a
O: Jared Mol 24 saves on 25 shots | Win
RA: Tyler Johnson (4) sh
RA: Mike Davies 37 saves on 45 shots | Loss

Owatonna 3, Rochester Lourdes 3 OT-TIE
RL: Alex Funk (1), Rory Vesel (1), Matt Roth (1)
RL: Nick Heimer 10 Saves | Tie
O: Erik Johnson (1), Jesse Ebeling (2), Zach Olson (2)
O: Nick Paulson ?? Saves | Tie

Prior Lake 5, Bloomington Kennedy 4 OT
PL: Tim Mueller (1, 2) GWG | Mueller scored the GWG at 4:46 into overtime
PL: Kyle Krueger (1, 2, 3) Hat Trick, Cole Eckelman 3a
PL: Max Messelt 17 saves on 21 shots | Win
BK: Sam Merchant (2), Ryan Kutzler (1), Jordan Wolke (1), Nick Rice (1)
BK: Andrew Carpenter 44 saves on 49 shots | Loss
Note: Prior Lake scored two late 3rd period goals and the game-winner in OT to steal this one from Bloomington Kennedy.

Rogers 4, Hopkins 3
R: Brandon Bistodeau (1) GWG | Bistodeau scored the GWG at 1:19 into the 3rd period
R: Tony Block (1) 1g, 1a, Matt Limoseth (1), Andy Peterson (1)
R: Mark Schoephoerster 22 saves on 25 shots | Win
H: Jon Groom (1) 1g, 1a, Kyle Dalton (2), Tanner Holmquist (2)
H: Alex Fons 14 saves on 18 shots | Loss

Roseville Area 4, Champlin Park 1
R: Dan Betz (1) 1g, 1a, Spencer Sand (2) 1g, 1a, Jake McCann (3) 1eng, 1a
R: Connor Brausen (1)
R: Nick Lehr 24 saves on 25 shots
CP: John McDonald (1)
CP: Mike Bickford 13 saves on 17 shots

South St. Paul 2, Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 1
SSP: Tim Kohlmann (1) GWG | Kohlmann scored the GWG w/ 48 seconds left in the game
SSP: Austyn Young (3)
SSP: Adam Wilcox | 28 Saves | Win
CEC: Adam Hanson (1)
CEC: Boyd Smith | 33 Saves | Loss

Spring Lake Park 3, Princeton/Milaca 2
SLP: Max Corrigan (1), Steven Rethwill (1), Scott Benson (1)
SLP: Mike Nelson 23 saves on 25 shots | Win
PM: John Jelinek (1), Randy Johnson (1)
PM: Josh McLouth 40 saves on 43 shots | Loss

St. Francis 4, East Ridge 2
SF: Joey Benik (5, 6, 7) Hat Trick, Zach Foesch (1) 1g, 1a
SF: Andy Benik 29 saves on 31 shots | Win
ER: Zach Edwards (1), Alex Idso (1)
ER: Andrew McDonough 17 saves on 20 shots | Loss

St. Louis Park 5, Richfield 3
SLP: Jacob Wood (1, 2) GWG w/ 2:06 left, Brookes Patterson (1, 2), Steven Karl (1)
SLP: Mickey Hills 17 saves on 20 shots | Win
R: Mick Dhein (1) 1g, 2a, Michael Barton (1), Tyler Martinez (1)
R: Donovan Keller 19 saves on 24 shots | Loss

St. Michael-Albertville 3, Robbinsdale Cooper 1
STMA: Marty Mueller (1, 2) 2g, 1a, Jake Larson (1)
STMA: Jake Turnquist 14 saves on 15 shots | Win
RC: Ryan Olson (1)
RC: David Bajari 23 saves on 26 shots | Loss

Shattuck St. Mary's (Midget AAA) 10, St. Paul Academy/MPA 0
SSM: Paul Parisot 2g, 2a, Cody Marooney 2g, 1a, Denis Dalidovich 2g
SSM: Nicholas Weberg 1g, 2a, Orri Haman 1g, 1a, Peter Clements 1g, Chris Fricano 1g
SSM: Marcus Zelzer 34 Saves | Shutout Win
SPA: Pete Simpson 34 MIN, 29 Saves | Loss
SPA: Desmond McKeown 7 MIN, 5 Saves
SPA: Nick Anderson 10 MIN, 5 Saves

Wayzata 4, Centennial 2
W: Lucas Whelan (1, 2), Mario Lucia (2) 1g, 1a, Scott Holm (4) 1g, 1a
W: Andrew McIntyre 14 saves on 16 shots | Win
C: Jared Brunn (1), Jordan Lovick (1)
C: Brett Larsen 27 saves on 31 shots | Loss

Winona 9, La Crosse Central (WI) 3
W: Kyle Florin (2, 3, 4, 5) 4 goals, 1a, Aaron Theis (2) 1g, 2a, Thomas Lueck (3) 1shg, 1a
W: Logan Hemker (1), Blake Wilcox (1), Ryan Grant (1), Michael Durand 3a
W: Jeff Czaplewski 35 saves on 38 shots | Win
LCC: Nick LaRue 2g, 1a, Kyle Seubert 1g, 1a
LCC: Nick Maharis 24 MIN, 24 saves on 32 shots | Loss
LCC: Becky Heim 27 MIN, 25 saves on 26 shots

Woodbury 5, Eastview 0
W: Max Gaede (4) 1g, 2a, Andrew Herbert (1) 1g, 1a
W: Matt Pederson (1), Tyler Nowicki (2), Scott Carlson (1)
W: Patrick Moore 14 saves on 14 shots | Shutout Win
E: Ryan O'Shea 37 saves on 42 shots | Loss

Today's Schedule: December 3rd, 2009

followsports@gmail.com (Doug) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:45:00 +0000

I will be at a hockey game tonight so I will not be providing Twitter updates. However, I will be home by 9:30. If you are going to a game tonight, please text me with your final score.

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

My picks are in RED.

Andover (7AA) at North Metro (5AA), 7:30PM | Brooklyn Park Community Center
Apple Valley (3AA) at Rosemount (3AA), 7:30PM | Rosemount Community Center
Austin (1A) at Fairmont (3A), 7PM | Martin County Arena
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Blake School (2A) at Cretin-Derham Hall (3AA), 7:30PM | Highland Arena
:: Note: Some of Cretin-Derham Hall's players have only had a week of practice after winning the Class 5A football championship last weekend. Blake is good this year. Will CDH be ready for their first game?
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Bloomington Jefferson (2AA) at Chaska/Chanhassen (2AA), 7:30PM | Victoria Ice Arena
Burnsville (2AA) at Lakeville North (1AA), 7PM | Ames Arena
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Centennial (5AA) at Wayzata (6AA), 7PM | Plymouth Ice Center
:: Note: This would be my game of the night. Wayzata is poised to have a great year having started 2-0 after winning the Turkey Trot Tournament last weekend.

Key players:
Wayzata: THE defense, C Tony Cameranesi, W Scott Holm, W Seth Barnes, G Andrew McIntyre
Centennial: F Jordan Lovick, F Charlie Aus, D Brett Stern, G Brett Larsen
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Cloquet/Esko/Carlton (7AA) at South St. Paul (4A), 7:30PM | Wakota Arena
Detroit Lakes (6A) at Northern Lakes (6A), 7PM | Breezy Point Ice Arena
Duluth East (7AA) at Maple Grove (5AA), 7:30PM | Maple Grove Community Center
Eagan (3AA) at Lakeville South (1AA), 7:30PM | Hasse Arena
East Grand Forks (8A) at Grand Forks Red River (ND), 7:30PM | Purpur Arena
Farmington (1AA) at Faribault (1A), 7:30PM | Faribault Ice Arena
Holy Family Catholic (2A) at Roch. John Marshall (1AA), 7:30PM | Roch. Rec Center
Irondale (5AA) at Anoka (5AA), 7:30PM | Anoka Arena
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato (3A) at River Lakes (8AA), 7PM | River Lakes Civic Center
Meadow Creek Christian (5A) at Moose Lake Area (5A), 7:30PM | Riverside Arena
New Prague (1A) at Mankato East/Loyola (1A), 7:30PM | All Seasons Arena
New Ulm (3A) at St. Peter/LH/L/ML (2AA), 7:30PM | LeSueur Community Center
Northfield (1A) at Albert Lea (1A), 7:30PM | Albert Lea City Arena
Prairie Centre Area (6A) at Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson (5A), 7:15PM | Mora Civic Center
Prior Lake (2AA) at Bloomington Kennedy (2AA), 7:30PM | Bloomington Ice Garden
Red Wing (1A) at Mahtomedi (4A), 7:30PM | St. Croix Recreation Center
Robbinsdale Armstrong (6AA) at Osseo (5AA), 7:30PM | Dick Vraa Ice Arena
Rogers (5A) at Hopkins (6AA), 7PM | Hopkins Pavilion Ice Arena
Roseville Area (4AA) at Champlin Park (5AA), 7:30PM | Champlin Ice Forum
Spring Lake Park (4A) at Princeton/Milaca (7AA), 7PM | Princeton Ice Arena
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St. Francis (7AA) at East Ridge (4A), 7:30PM | Cottage Grove Ice Arena
:: Note: First game EVER for East Ridge High School. It will be a tough first test as they will have to face Joey Benik, TJ Belisle, and Andy Benik. They will be on Fox Sports North.
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St. Louis Park (2A) at Richfield (2A), 7PM | Richfield Ice Arena
St. Michael-Albertville (2A) at Robbinsdale Cooper (6AA), 7PM | New Hope Arena
St. Paul Academy/MPA (2A) at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, 7PM | Shattuck-St. Mary’s Ice Arena
St. Paul Johnson (4A) at Mounds View (4AA), 7:30PM | Shoreview Ice Arena
Waconia (2A) at Hutchinson (3A), 7PM | Burich Arena
Windom Area (3A) at Marshall (3A), 7PM | Schwan’s Ice Arena
Winona (1AA) at LaCrosse Central (WI), 7:30PM | Green Island Ice Arena
Woodbury (3AA) at Eastview (3AA), 7:30PM | Apple Valley Sports Arena

Owatonna Invitational | Four Seasons Centre
Rochester Lourdes (1A) vs. Owatonna (1AA), 7:30PM